23. Al-Mu’minun/The Believers
I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah
The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.
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a. Indeed, The Believers will succeed.
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a. The Believers are those who humble themselves in their Salat/Prayers,
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a. and those who avoid frivolous talk and behavior,
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a. and those who regularly pay out the Zakat/annual charity,
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a. and those who guard their chastity -
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except from their spouses or from those whom their right hands possess -
for then, indeed, they are free from blame.
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a. But whoever seeks beyond that limit, those - they are the transgressors,
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a. and those who faithfully keep their trusts, pledges, contracts, and promises,
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a. and those who guard their Salat/Prayers from worldly distractions.
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a. It is they - they are the inheritors -
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who will inherit the Paradise of Firdaws,
they will live therein forever!
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And, indeed, WE created the human being out of the essence of clay.
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Thereafter, WE made him as a mingled drop in a secure repository of the female’s womb.
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And, then, WE made an embryo/clot from the drop,
and then WE made a lump from the embryo/clot,
and, then, WE made bones from the chewed-up lump,
and, then, WE clothed the bones with flesh and muscles.
And, then, out of that tiny drop, WE structured him into yet another creation.
So Exalted is Allah - the Best Creator of all creators!
Before the advent of Islam, a woman was considered as property, with no rights at all. They did not have the right to choose a husband. Islam liberated women and gave them the basic rights. Unfortunately, in Pakistan many parents and legal guardians misinterpret and misuse the guardianship of their children, especially with reference to marriage. They deny some religious rights to their children because of local traditions, customs and taboos. Forcing children to marry against their wishes, does not conform to the Islamic code. Forced marriages are considered illegle in Shariah. Even in the case of marriage of a minor arranged, by a father or a grandfather, the girl has the right to cancal it on reaching Puberty. According to Shariah the boy and the girls has the right to turn to a court for a settlement of the issue.
The aim of this present study was to examine the relationship of parental styles and effects of these parental
styles on personality functioning dimensions (cooperativeness & effectiveness) of students at secondary level.
The focus of this study was on four parental styles (permissive, uninvolved, authoritarian and
authoritative).The objective of the study was to find out relationship between parental styles and personality
functioning dimensions of students at secondary level. Parental styles have been identified as a contributing
factor in child personality. In Pakistan very few researchers have focused on personality functioning
dimensions (cooperativeness and effectiveness).
The population of this study was including all the secondary level students of government schools and
students' parents from Faisalabad city.
The sample of this study comprised of two hundred male students and two hundred female students and their
parents. Two research instruments were developed by researcher. One questionnaire was for students which
contained thirty one statements and the one was for student's parents which contained thirty statements. The
researcher translated these two instruments into Urdu and used them after pilot testing. Sixteen null
hypotheses were tested to see the relationship between parental styles and personality functioning
dimensions (effectiveness and cooperativeness) of students at secondary level. Data was analyzed by using
Pearson Correlation. After analysis it was found that mostly parents has authoritarian parental style.
It was concluded that all parental styles have significant effect on child's personality. It was found that
uninvolved parents are very few. It was observed at the offspring's of uninvolved parents are negative and
confused individuals. Along with it results show that the children of authoritative parents are more effective
and cooperative in their dealings.