| 1 | O you who believe! Let it be said: Al-Qayyum; |
| 2 | The Guardian, the Provider, the Subsisting; |
| 3 | And the twentieth name of Allah, the One, the Absolute, the Almighty. |
| 4 | The mother that protects and nurtures her children; |
| 5 | The father that is kind, yet firm to his sons and daughters; |
| 6 | This is the way of Allah as the parent of all people and life. |
| 7 | Allah is the loving but firm parent. |
| 8 | Allah is the forgiving parent. |
| 9 | Allah is the respectful parent. |
| 10 | The parent that watches over and protects all children, |
| 11 | Even those who disavow their heritage. |
| 12 | Allah is never the absent father. |
| 13 | The father who is absent from the support and schooling of their children without right cause, |
| 14 | Is guilty of a crime against Allah. |
| 15 | Allah is the greatest of all parents. |
| 16 | The greatest father is one who bestows love and respect to his children, |
| 17 | That is equal to even an ounce of the love of Allah to him. |
| 18 | Allah seeks only the best for his children. |
| 19 | A father who does wicked acts risks not only his soul, |
| 20 | But those of his children; |
| 21 | For it is to our parents that children first turn for example. |
| 22 | Admonish your wife with kindness. |
| 23 | O you who believe! Let is be said: |
| 24 | A Muslim must not hate his wife; |
| 25 | And if he be displeased with one bad quality in her, |
| 26 | Then let him be pleased with another that is good. |
| 27 | A Husband is forbidden to beat his wife. |
| 28 | Any man who defies the commands of Allah and beats his wife is no Muslim. |
| 29 | Verily, A man who beats his wife in private is a coward, |
| 30 | And guilty of a grave crime against Islam. |
| 31 | If such a coward is discovered, |
| 32 | Let him be beaten in kind for his cowardice and exiled from praying at a mosque. |
| 33 | He is the most perfect Muslim whose disposition is best; |
| 34 | And the best of all who behaves with respect and honor to his wife. |
| 35 | A man is bound to do good to his parents, |
| 36 | Although they may have injured him. |
| 37 | In the Way of Islam, parenthood is a blessing and an obligation. |
| 38 | Verily, parenthood is a solemn obligation; |
| 39 | An obligation to which Allah shall hold every father accountable; |
| 40 | Not only for any acts of evil and ignorance of the father, |
| 41 | But any actions of their children. |
| 42 | Parents who bring three or more children into a life of poverty and hardship, |
| 43 | Do not honor Allah, nor their community. |
| 44 | Any teacher or scholar that claims Allah is pleased with large families for those that live in poverty, |
| 45 | Seize them and rid yourselves of such evil imposters. |
| 46 | For leaders who encourage the poor to bring hungry mouths into this world, |
| 47 | Seek to breed ignorance and fear for their own ends. |
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Sufa 22 - The Parents (Al-Asula)