Psychological Aspects of Adolescents as Ignored by Parents and Preachers

2. Psychological Aspects of Adolescents as
Ignored by Parents and Preachers
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3.  Islam has presented complete family and social setup, according to
psychological need of human of all classes and all generations.
 Young generation has turned away from learning overemphasized and self
printed picture of Islam.
 They feel so many restrictions with sectarian violence in Muslim society that
they seek relief in movies and other carefree, relaxing activity.
 Qur'anic verses reveal that Islam is a modern religion with blessings
and forgiveness for detractors. Allah like the people who should
follow the middle path as there is no place of extremism and
perfectionism and only god is perfect.
 One of ignore areas in the Muslim community is the avoidance of knowledge
of psychology of adolescents and their issues.

4. Adolescence
Adolescence is the most sensitive age in all human when sentiments,
instincts and urges for satisfaction of newly emerging physical forces
prevail over insight and ethics or judgments.
Psychologically, it is an age of storm, stress and strain in human life.
It is the stage of human development , full of curiosity to explore one's own
self and others.
To prepare a strong adolescent mentally equipped with true religious
practices and comprehensive knowledge of Qur’an , the parents, teachers
and preachers must pay serious attention to adolescents and their
psychosocial aspects.

5. How To Satisfy Adolescents
The best formula for satisfying the teenagers is to come to their
emotional and mental level and after listening to them, then gradually
providing them knowledge with reason and not with fear to repress the
newly emerging self identity and self respect.
Psychologically, it is observed that lots of revolutionary thoughts and
aggression which emerges in the adolescents is based on the early
training and reaction to authorities.
At this stage peer pressure and romantic TV presentation, dual standard
of elders/religious preachers, and family clashes derailed them and they
get involved in antisocial activities.

6.  The female play mysterious role which remain unnoticed till some
unforeseen situations and embracing family issues becomes unmanageable.
 Mostly people talk and preach ideal goes but practically they do not present
any attractive role model to these emotional adolescents who resultantly
take religious knowledge just as stories as the preachers personality has the
least impact on their belief system.
 They take Qur’anic reading as just reading or reciting foreign language
poetry without any comprehension.
 By taking prayers as ritual practice , even grownups at times forget what
they have completed in prayer because under such conditioned activity, one
may be physically present while mentally involved elsewhere.
 At adolescent age, there are varieties of challenges, emotional, social and
future plans which occupy the mental functioning and create concentration
problems. It has impact on memory and reproduction.

7.  In adolescence , if confused data or overloaded advice system is imposed on
them, it may create various perceptual issues and decision making process.
 Semi-educated mullahs present a furious and horrible picture of God along
with dreadful picture of hellfire (which are described for aggressive
opponents of Islam) opposite to the kind, forgiving and blessed invitations of
Creative.
 V-6:116, “And if you obey most of those upon the earth, they will mislead you
from the way of Allah. They follow not except assumption, and they are not
but falsifying”
 All the problems are due to not introducing the practices of understanding
Quran in its meaning amongst the masses, particularly the young generation.
Unhealthy Practices In Teaching Quran

8.  Adolescent boys and girls get involved in perfectionism, obsessive compulsive
thoughts, regression, depression and repression like early age fixation because
when they remain under over-protection and dependence impact of elders, they
lose self confidence and get guilty feelings leading to self punishment of their
repressed thoughts and id impulses.
 Due to an unhealthy practices in teaching Quran under rigorous punishment
practices and blind imposition of rigid interpretation of Islam, adolescents get
crazy and are involved in extremism and Terrorism.
 Those psychological factors have worst impact in non Arabic
countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan etc., where cultural pressures, ignorance of
Quranic verses, and personal interpretation of certain mullahs have been the
causes of terrorism which is mostly funded and sponsored by certain influential
middle Eastern countries.

9. The mullahs and narrow-minded preachers presents God’s concept as if
he is looking after a minute faults of mankind and bent upon harsh
punishment, without presenting His great mercy and forgiveness in
plenty of surah in Quran to guide the sinners with unlimited blessings,
V-4:26-32, “Allah wishes to make clear (what is lawful and what is
unlawful) to you, and to show you the ways of those before you, and
accept your repentance, And Allah is All-knower, All-Wise.
Allah wishes to accept your repentance, but those who follow their
lusts, wish that you (believers) should deviate tremendously away from
the Right Path”.

10. “Allah wishes to lighten (the burden) for you and man was created
week.
O you who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves
unjustly except it be a trade amongst you, by mutual consent. And do
not kill yourself (nor kill one another). Surely Allah is most merciful
to you. And whoever commits that though aggression and injustice,
We shall cast him into the fire, and that is easy for Allah. if you avoid
the great sins which you are forbidden to do, we shall remit from you
your (small) sins, and admit you to a Noble Entrance (i.e. paradise).
And wish not for the things in which Allah has made some of you to
excel others. For men there is reward for what they have earned, (
and likewise ) for women there is reward for what they have earned,
and ask Allah of His bounty. Surely Allah is ever All-Knower of
everything.”

11.  In order to handle the physical and emotional pressure of this age, they need
understanding and outlets in a rational form from their family members , teachers ,
religious Scholars and social workers . Physical activities to channel energy are
important for reducing the thinking pattern in the depressed and repressed
adolescents.
 There is a need for a fair and free interaction between the teacher and taught
otherwise imposing loaded knowledge without insight will be just conditioned
knowledge and learner will act blindly and be unable to satisfy the religion queries
raise by opponent of religion.
 A Muslim teacher, preacher or scholar play key role in religion enhancement and
educational skills in sensitive age.
The Role Of Parents And Preachers

12. Terrorism
 Highly frustrated adolescents look toward the terrorist recruits who enroll them
to meet their goals to sabotage the existing political forces and use suicidal
bombing, sectarian violence and killing the innocent public.
 Presently terrorism has become a professional approach to gain power and
control.
 It is against the soul message of peace and mutual understanding in life that as
Islam spread in the world and Islam is a religion of peace and ask for mutual
understanding in life affairs.
 Surah Al-Baqra is full of such details revealed to Muslims for a lesson in life. In
this respect ,terrorist groups are bent upon using these traditions in the Islamic
society. These methods were refuted in Islam and do not see the verses of the
Quran in which such actions are equated with the deeds of munafqeens (V-2:11-
14-18 & 27-28)

13. One should follow the key rule of Quran as reviewed in
V-11: 115,”And be patient; verily, Allah loses not the reward of the good-
doers”.
V-35:18, “And no person can carry the burden of someone else’s sin. If one
person asked for (help to decrease) their sin, none of it could be decreased
even if they asked their relative (to take away some of their sin, they could not
do it). You (Prophet Muhammad) can only warn those who fear their Lord
unseen, and who pray to Him (God). The person who cleans them self (from
sin by asking God for forgiveness and repenting), cleans (them self of sin)
only for their own benefit. (No creation has the power to remove another
person’s sin, only God the creator has that power). To God (the creator) is the
destination (for every creation)”.

14. THANK YOU
References
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Shoaib Shahid
Psychological foundation of the Qur’an