Literature

ONCE a medical college professor said to his students: “If you want to make good money as a physician, choose paediatrics as a career.”

The time to take heed of this message is now. Conversely, using the wrong writing style gets in the way of conveying ideas and expressing emotions. A common tendency among many writers of Islamic orientation is to rush to preach and sermonise. In the first major encounter, the Battle of Badr, the Islamophobes of Makkah suffered a humiliating defeat. However, it was not so in the early days of Islam. But, that does not compensate the need for Muslim writers to produce books for children. If this genre of literature is to thrive in a society, it needs to be given the right importance. The imagination of children is undeniably rich and lively. If children's literature is not generally felt to be an identifiable art, important in its own right, potentially creative minds will not be drawn to it, and it will languish or become a mere article of commerce. He wrote it in all sincerity, appreciating the crying need for children's literature grounded in Islamic values and traditions. Many lament the decline in their children's reading activities, while others worry about the types of books that grab the attention of younger family members. In other words, there is a heightened concern among parents about the (physical) health of their children.