The Crescent and the Cradle

The following is excerpted from Voices Behind the Veil, edited by Ergun Caner coauthor of Unveiling Islam, and published by Kregel. (Used with permission.) The main role of the Muslim mother is to raise children according to the wishes of her husband. With that said, she desires to rear children who will become good Muslims in hopes they will receive the ultimate heavenly reward from Allah, the