Why Islamic education?
American society today is drifting aimlessly in a sea of problems: • Crime • Guns and violence including rape • Sexual promiscuity and immorality • Drugs • Homosexuality • Poverty • Divorce • Single parent families • Children traumatized emotionally and psychologically as a result of broken families • Disrupted upbringing • One million teen-age pregnancies of unmarried mothers per year • Sexually abused children • Spousal abuse • Child abuse All of this has great influence on and impacts the Muslims living in America, especially the children and youth. The parents try to teach Islamic values and morals to the children, hence children are to maintain these values at home environment. Outside the home, the children are in a totally different environment. At times the outside social environment is in opposition to what Muslim children are learning at home. As a result of this conflict, children are fighting a psychological battle in their minds. Islam is very deeply concerned with the wel
