Citation

Ibrahim MI, Kumo MA, Idris A. Billiri J. Multidiscip. Res. 2023; 1(1): 31-41.

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(Copyright © 2023, College of Education)

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Abstract

Children are gift from the Allah (SWT) to parents. As a gift from the almighty, parents should be able to take care and raise their children with love and affection. Children themselves are unable to take care of themselves from consequences of their actions. Child abuse refers to a range of maltreatments towards children. Identifying risk factors of this typical abuse is a difficult task since the definition of the term abuse is dynamic and socially constructed.

DISCUSSIONs on the issue of child abuse lead to a growing demand for a cross cultural understanding of the respected term, and it seems to be in accordance with the spirit of Islam as religion and as a way of life. Thus, this paper explored Islamic perspective concerning child rights, child abuse and child protection. Data was collected from secondary sources and analyzed using content and analytic review.

FINDINGS reveal that Islamic perspective, as depicted in the glorious Qur'an and the Hadith of Prophet (SAW), have a set of directions about ideal childrearing. Islam also promotes the protection of children by providing a comprehensive guidance for the parents about the rights of their children.


Keywords: Child right, Child abuse, child protection, Islamic perspective

Language: en