Excerpt From--
MOM
By Grandma Jeddah
You heard it from friends and family when the kids were toddlers:
“You think the terrible twos are bad . . . just wait until your kids reach their teens!”
Well now your kids are teens and boy were they right! You never imagined it would be this difficult.
Of course no isolated book--other than Quran--has all the solutions to help your teen with his or her life problems. Grandma Jeddah’s e-book, Mom, I’m stressed! Stress Help for Muslim Teens and Youth, guides your child back to the principles of Islam to solve their everyday stresses . . . and hopefully, make life a little bit easier for you, too, Mom!
With an Islamic perspective, Grandma Jeddah guides your child with practical steps for managing some of the most common problems youth are struggling with today, from drug use to feeling sad and depressed.
It’s well known that the present generation has no time for long drawn out explanations, so the book is quick and easy reading. THe following is an excerpt from the book:
Your best friend smokes
marijuana now. He’s been asking you to try it . . . as a matter of fact, he keeps
asking you to try it. “What’s wrong with just one quick toke?” he asks you.
“You’re really missing out”, he taunts. “It’s just having fun!”
You’re starting to second guess your own
thoughts about refusing to try “weed”. Maybe if I just try it once they’ll
leave me alone, you consider.
Consider this before you reconsider:
The harmful and long term devastating
effects of using alcohol, taking drugs, or smoking marijuana are far too
harmful to take the risk of trying it “just this one time”.
No one ever became addicted to marijuana
without trying it once. You might think
you won’t get addicted. After all, your friend still gets good grades in school
and beats you in basketball . . . and he
smokes weed.
Don’t be deceived by Shaitan’s
deceptions. He works slowly and has plenty of time to lead you and your friend
astray down the wrong path. Not many people would try drugs if they immediately
saw the harmful effects of it right after someone used it. Visit a rundown area
of your town where there are alleys and hangouts for homeless people who sleep
on the ground. Not that all homeless people are drug addicts, but a significant
number of people who have dropped out of mainstream society and live on the
streets can directly link their situation to drug use. This type of disgraceful
lifestyle is often the result of starting to use drugs during one’s youth.
They
ask you about alcoholic drink and gambling. Say: ‘In them is a great sin.’ (Quran
2:219)
1.
If you are finding difficulty avoiding drinking alcohol or using
drugs, make du'a often, asking Allah to make you strong.
2.
Find a friend who isn’t involved in drinking or taking drugs. This
will take away a significant amount of the pressure you are experiencing
regarding trying drugs or alcohol.
3.
Drill into your brain that using drugs ruins
people’s lives physically, mentally, morally and spiritually. It lessens drive
and motivation to improve oneself in school, work and relationships.
4.
Don’t be persuaded by arguments that
marijuana is Islamically lawful because it is not alcohol. Narrated by
Umme-Salmah: The Prophet (saw) prohibited
every intoxicant and muftir (every substance which slackens the mind).
5. O
you who have believed! ‘Khamr’ (all types of intoxicants) . .
. are all terrible works of Shaitan; so, stay (far) away from
these so that you may attain success.
Shaitan only wants to cause between you
animosity and hatred through intoxicants and gambling and to avert you from the
remembrance of Allah and from prayer. So will you not give it up? (Quran 5: 90-91)
6.
Be aware that in many non-Muslim countries, marijuana is being legalized
with the initial premise that it has medicinal properties. This has been the
door opening for lawful recreational use of marijuana in certain states such as
Colorado, USA. Even lollipops and cookies are being laced and sold with
marijuana extract. Because the amount of
marijuana in these products is not regulated, the ingestion of these products
has led to hospitalization and even death!
Don’t be
deceived by Shaitan’s tricks and deception. Avoid using marijuana, alcohol and
drugs.
(To be continued, insha'Allah)
Order and read the entire book today, insha'Allah at: http://www.grandmajeddah.com/Mom-Im-Stressed-Stress-Help-for-Muslim-Teens-and-Youth-145.htm
Grandma Jeddah is the mother of 11 children and 13 grandchildren. She has taught hundreds of students for over 30 years at an Islamic school in Los Angeles, California.She is the author of, Discipline without Disrespecting: Discover the Hidden Secrets of How to Effectively Discipline Your Muslim Child--And Keep Your Peace of Mind while at It. Order her e-books at: http://www.grandmajeddah.com/
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