Parents' Classes - Radiant Hearts

What is the programme about‭?‬

For Parents

Parent classes run parallel to the children’s classes for each lesson. Each lesson is directly referenced to a chapter from the children’s book, and taught at an adult level. The programme has been planned and based on our tried and tested method involving classes for pupils and parents. This will allow you as a parent to be equipped with the necessary insight to support your child in their learning. Discussing the lessons at home, and practicing the virtues each week in small steps as a family will help you gain maximum benefit from the course, and instills long lasting positive change in character and relationships.

For Adults & Educators
Our Parent/ Educator classes led by expert teachers are a core component of our programme. These are also available as a stand alone course for use independently for teacher training, aid lesson planning for Ghazali project lessons, as well as by adults in general for learning and self development.

Home school groups and schools can purchase a group license for their students, and also use the children’s lessons to facilitate face to face teaching.

Advice for parents

Parents are indeed their children’s primary companion, specifically in their earliest years. Along with learning how to walk and talk, they also absorb the mannerisms, social habits , values and often parts of the personality of one or both parents. More importantly, the foundational knowledge of their religion is acquired through how it is practiced at home.

Radiant Hearts Adult program has been structured specifically to aid parents bring the ethical and moral teachings of our religion into our daily lives. Each lesson starts with an Essential Question and ends by explaining one Virtue of the Week, which can be practiced by the whole family together. If your children see you praying regularly, eating in a healthy way, reading, and donating to charity, there is a high likelihood your children will begin to join you in prayer, make good food choices, enjoy reading, and be compassionate as well.

Show_more

There is a famous saying by Sayyidina Ali ibn Abi Talib رضي الله عنه to play with your children for the first seven years of their lives, teach them for the next seven years, and then advise them for the next seven years and thereafter. The Radiant Hearts lessons are age appropriate and the Adult Lessons compliment each age group. The prime time to teach your children is from the ages of seven to fourteen. These years need to be used to their full advantage because they pass very quickly. If your child is ten or even fourteen, don’t worry. Make the most of the time you have.

The Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلّم spoke about the importance of companions and how we take on their likeness. He صلى الله عليه و سلّم said if you spend time in the company of a blacksmith your clothes may be burnt. However, if you spend time in the company of a perfume seller, you may purchase something from him or he may gift you with something, you may benefit from his pleasant smell.

It is up to the Parents whether their children acquire a perfumed nature or the opposite. A good gauge is to see how your children speak to their younger siblings or even a pet, their kindness or harshness is often a reflection of how they in turn have been spoken to at home.

An excellent example of self-development and improvement was Imam al-Ghazali. He went to great lengths to change himself and impacted not only his generation, but generations to come.While improving ourselves may not have the same massive effect as Imam al-Ghazali, it will impact our children and the people we interact with. For example, even a small action, like counting to three before responding, to help ourselves not shout or scold, will make the world a kinder place for them. InshaAllah, our children will then take these etiquettes into the world and be like perfume sellers to others.

Only Allah The Merciful knows the full extent of our earnest supplications, and of how changing just one of our habits will echo through our own and future generations. It is for us to know that Allah عزّ و جلّ has given us the potential to profoundly change others by changing ourselves and to act on that by following the best example given in the values and characteristics of our beloved Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلّم, starting at home with our families.

How often do these classes run?‬

The parent/educator classes accessed via a weekly and correspond to the chapter of the book taught in the children’s class in the same week.

Who will be teaching the classes?‬

The classes are taught by fully qualified and trained teachers in the Sacred Sciences. We currently have the following amazing teachers as part of our team: Shaykh Sjaad Hussain, Ustadha Anika Arshad and Ustadh Wajid Hussain.

Is there an extra cost/fee for these classes?

The parents’ classes are free to access for any parent parent enrolling their child/children on to the Ghazali Childrens Programme.

Stand-alone Adult and Educator Purchase

We offer a standalone purchase for those who want to only purchase the adults classes, as these classes have been prepared in a way to benefit all adults in general and to facilitate teaching and teacher training.