Raising Children Is Our Future

In this chapter, the author presents childrearing not as a personal duty of parents, but as a national, spiritual, and generational responsibility. Education here means not merely teaching behavior, but cultivating the soul, shaping worldview, and refining consciousness.

Key insight:

“A child without upbringing is an internal threat to the future of the nation. Education is the foundation of both sharia and tradition.”

The author stresses the importance of nurturing not only intellect, but also the heart, intuition, and inner emotional world of the child. Traditional Kazakh pedagogy is built not on control, but on alignment with the child’s inner world, via example and subtle influence.

Examples:

“Telling a child ‘be good’ is not enough. You must let them feel goodness, see it, absorb it.”
 “The Kazakh did not discipline by force, but by instilling shame — not external judgment, but an internal compass.”

He identifies three pillars of true education:
 – Language — shapes thought;
– Example — shapes perception;
– Prayer (duğa) — nourishes the heart.

The chapter emphasizes not only parental responsibility but also the social and spiritual environment that forms a child’s values.

Main topics:
 – Education as spiritual cultivation
 – Quranic ideas about prenatal and maternal influence
 – The Kazakh proverb: “What one sees in the nest, one carries into flight”
 – Core values: faith, shame, respect, patience
 – Parents educate less with words, more with who they are