We experienced the most beautiful atmosphere this weekend while learning to appreciate the divine speech that is with us. Oh, if only we would look for it, how are life would change. You can never feel lonely, you can never feel hungry, you can never feel bored when you know you have such a treasure with you to be opened. So many important points he mentioned. One of them...
Someone asked him how we can make our kids interested in Sunday School. We don't seem to be teaching them anything..
He told her: 'stop teaching'. There has never been any institution that has been able to teach a language in a few hours a week. The first thing we have to do with these kids is become their friend. Play with them, talk to them. Let them get comfortable with you. Let them come to you for their problems. They are not even in the stage where they believe truly in Islam. They don't even have the basic tenets. So first we have to develop their Islamic character.Only after the character, knowledge will come.

It's so true, Murat has the same beliefs. He started having the Turkish brothers spend time with our kids in the masjid just playing with them. Then we have to slowly and wisely put in knowledge, maybe 10% and then 15% to build up.

We can truly be successful as educators after we develop some kind of relationship with our students. May Allah help us teach with wisdom.