Education – Your Children - Don’t Raise Followers — Raise Thinkers & Believers

 Parents: Your Child’s Tomorrow Starts with Your Decisions Today

Education – Your Children - Don’t Raise Followers — Raise Thinkers & Believers

Dear Parents,

Your children are under your care, protection, and supervision until the age of 18 to 21. After that, they will walk into life — alone — equipped only with the values, skills, and mindset you helped build.

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
Each of you is a shepherd, and each of you is responsible for his flock. (Sahih Bukhari & Sahih Muslim)

This includes your child’s guidance, education, and moral direction — for which you will be questioned by Allah.

Ask yourself sincerely:

·         Have you given them the right guidance — spiritually, morally, and intellectually?

·         Are they in an environment that encourages them to think, solve problems, and live with purpose?

·         Are they being raised as strong, responsible Muslims — or just as memorizing machines chasing grades?

Think About This:

We meet 16-year-olds who can’t speak confidently.
We see 12-year-olds who panic in exams because they’ve never been taught to think — only to memorize.
We talk to teenagers who don’t know their own strengths, values, or purpose in life.

This is not education. This is silent destruction.

Islam’s Emphasis on True Education:

·         Are those who know equal to those who do not know? Surah Az-Zumar 39:9

·         Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim — male and female. (Sunan Ibn Majah)

But not just any knowledge — knowledge that leads to awareness, truth, character, and connection with Allah. Not the kind that leads to blind following, ego, and directionless living.

It’s time to reflect:

·         Is your child’s education building curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking — or just copying and cramming?

·         Are they learning to chase exam scores — or becoming capable of solving real-world problems?

·         Are they being raised to contribute meaningfully — or just following the crowd, lost in confusion?

Look Around You:

• Children who can’t speak with confidence.
• Teens who can’t think independently.
• Youth who can’t make decisions without help.

And tomorrow, they would not need your money — but they will need the strength, wisdom, and faith you were supposed to build in them.

Feeding the stomach is not our only duty.
We are dignified human beings — not a race of sheep.

If you are unsure about your child’s direction — or even your own decisions — it’s time to act now.

·          Talk to us — even if your child studies somewhere else.

·         Visit The Founders School — see a true learning environment in action.

·         Attend our next Parent Awareness Session — where we guide with facts, not fear, through both modern needs and Islamic values.

On the Day of Judgment, we will be asked about the trust (amanah) of our children.
Let’s prepare not just for this world — but for the Hereafter.

Your decisions today will echo in your child’s tomorrow — and in your accountability before Allah.

Let’s build Thinkers. Doers. Believers.
Let’s raise children who know their aim in life and the life after.

Warm regards,
Noor Alam Shah Qureshi
Managing Director
The Founders School / Foundation Model Public School