وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا
Your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him, and that you be kind to parents.
Quran 17:23
A journey of honor
Honor Your Parents
A cinematic short film on kindness to parents in Islam.
Honor Your Parents
After you watch
If you type the words, “kindness to parents” in Google ,ten of the first ten results are Islamic articles stressing the importance of being dutiful and kind to parents. Why is this so? Islam is a religion that stresses the qualities of mercy, tolerance and respect.God has ordained the good treatment of parents and warned us against treating them with disrespect.There are several verses in the Quran where kindness to parents is even coupled with the most important aspect of Islam, worshipping God alone.This indicates that being kind to parents, honouring and respecting them, is extremely important in the way of life that is Islam
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Sacred Words
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Hadith
Quran
What Islam Says About Parents
Verses and narrations that remind us of the honor, mercy, and responsibility we owe those who raised us.
الجنة تحت أقدام الأمهات
Paradise lies at the feet of mothers — a reminder of the immense honor Islam gives to parents.
An-Nasa'iوَاخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ الذُّلِّ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ
And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy, and say: My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small.
Quran 17:24
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