Family’s Responsibility In Protecting the Right of the Child In Terms of Religious Education


Despite the rapid changes in the socio-cultural, economic and political fields in the world, the family, which is the most basic institution of social life, continues to maintain its importance and existence. Because it is an indispensable element of the construction of society on solid foundations. The family is the first environment in which the socialization process for the child takes place, basic values and norms are given, and these are turned into behavior. It is the most important responsibility of parents to be careful about the best upbringing of the child in all aspects. The ability of parents to fulfill this responsibility is largely related to their awareness of their rights and responsibilities towards children. The development of this awareness in the parent is an important factor in determining the future behavior of the child as well as influencing the current behavior of the child. The parent, which is the most effective element in every stage of the child's development process, has a strong relationship with him directly or indirectly. Islam has given parents the right and duties for the child's role in material and spiritual development. In order to understand the development of children's rights in the historical process, it is useful to first look at the development of the concept of childhood and the meaning that societies give to children in ages. Children's rights, which have been neglected for ages in the historical process and that there are almost no legal arrangements, only the 20th century has also been an issue addressed. Increasing the value given to the child as an individual in the last century, accepting that childhood is a separate process from adulthood, and accepting that children should have some special rights due to their developmental needs have brought up the necessity to regulate children's rights and secure them by law. In the historical process, societies attributed different values to the child and childhood, depending on time, development levels and sociocultural structures. The practices of Islamic societies about children are generally based on religious and legal norms. Because Islam stated important norms related to children's rights. According to the Qur'an, the relationship between parents and children is based on the fulfillment of common rights and responsibilities. The first task for responsibility falls to the parent.The fulfillment of these responsibilities is both the religious and legal rights of the child, but it is the main responsibility of the parents. The aim of our study is to provide a perspective of Islam in the prevention of violations of rights arising from not knowing or neglecting these rights and responsibilities. Also, the processing of this subject has been discussed and interpreted in the context of the relevant literature.


Keywords


Religious Education, Family, Parents, Child, Development, Right, Responsibility

Author : Süleyman GÜMRÜKÇÜOĞLU
Number of pages: 177-209
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29228/TurkishStudies.42034
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Turkish Studies-Comparative Religious Studies
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