Strong Family, Strong Society || National Campaign: February 19 to 28, 2021 || Ladies Wing, Jamaat e Islami Hind
Chennai, February 18th, 2021: Family is the basic structural and functional unit of
a flourishing society. Its strength and stability constitute the core of a
healthy society. They provide the most intimate social environment to a family
– a place where a human being begins the vital process of socializing and
learning partnership with the near ones, which eventually helps to survive and
thrive in society.
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David R Mace, a pioneer in the field
of marriage, rightly said, “Nothing in the world could make human life happier
than to greatly increase the number of strong families.” Marriage is the legal
process of initiating a family structure. When a man and a woman from different
families come together in a marriage, there has to be a contract with necessary
conditions to live and grow. These conditions need not have to be strictly
understood in terms of loss or gain for one or the other partner, but have to emphasize on mutuality, with
receiving and sending of emotions and feelings, joy and happiness that
eventually contribute to the establishment of a strong, healthy and balanced
relationship.
An individual gets his identity when his birth takes
place in a family. His birth is celebrated and announced with considerable joy
and ecstasy. He learns a lot from the first university of mother’s lap as well
as interaction with other relatives in the family circles to give and take in
society. He is taught to love youngsters and respect elders. He practices the art of sacrifice and
inclusiveness.
Thus, a complete value-based life is practised within the family, which helps
him become a noble citizen of society.
The answer is a big NO. Social interaction and
mobility becomes limited and artificial in these kinds of families. Skill
development in individuals is lowered and transfer of skills is almost
neglected. The overall personality of each member is under-developed. The youth
of today is depressed due to these issues they face while growing up, which
affects their later life as well.
The relationship between spouses has now come down to
a mere competition. Parents and children, affected by a vast generation gap,
face difficulties in communication and understanding each other, causing
friction within homes. Children are more disobedient and careless towards their
parents. This can be seen in the increase in the number of older citizens and
parents being abandoned or sent to old age homes, where they may have a roof
over their heads but little in terms of familial warmth or companionship.
Until we were all forced to be indoors due to the
lockdowns, many of these aspects of our society had gone largely unnoticed or
at least had been brushed under the carpet. Now, with a long period of
increased proximity and contact within families, the cracks have begun to
appear and we have realized how fractured our family lives have become, and
what impact this has had on society. It has come to a point where the smallest
and most fundamental unit of a civilization has failed to maintain peace among
its cohabitants.
One of the more serious effects of this close proximity and
its resultant fissures has also been the increase in the number of violence, particularly on women at homes. When
women are unsafe within the four walls of their homes – a space ideally of
security and safety – it’s time we raise our voices for them, help them and get
them their rights. In addition, men are also facing numerous psychological
problems that are hardly spoken about due to societal stigma and taboo. On the
whole unrest, disturbance, lack of communication and conflict are very
prominent in most of the homes. It has its impact on the peace and productivity
of society.
Hence, it’s the urgent need of the hour to reshape and
re-establish the core of the family structure. It’s time to spread awareness
and speak about the effects of this disharmony in family life. It’s late but
not too late to educate the masses to improve relationships within families so
that the new generation is provided with a conducive atmosphere to be stable
emotionally and spiritually. A generation with stabilized emotions is
consequently financially and socially stable.
When the society is stable with active groups working in various fields, it is a sign of prosperity. As Indian citizens, we need to strengthen the core of our society by fixing its basic cell – family.
Women’s Wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has come up with
a campaign:
1. To create general awareness that the strength and
success of society depends upon the strength and peace that prevails in each
home.
2. To warn people on the dangers of the pursuit of
happiness and peace outside marriage and the importance of morality as the
guiding rule in human relationships.
3. To educate on the duties of every member in family
in establishing peace and justice and creating a suitable environment to
nurture future generations and protect the rights and respect the old and weak.
4. To bring into public discussion the common family
values in every culture.
We welcome you to join hands in this noble endeavour
to strengthen our families and save our society at large.
“And of His Signs is that He has created mates for you from your own kind that you may find peace in them and He has set between you love and mercy. Surely, there are Signs in this for those who reflect.” (The Qur’ān 30:21)
Contact:
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH)
Tamilnadu & Puducherry
IFT Complex,
138, Perambur High Road,
Chennai – 600012.
Ph: 044-26621101
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