Our Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A) once saw a man who had dust and sand all over his face. His hair was ruffled adn dirty, his hands and face were unwashed. 'His mouth was dirty and stank, and his clothes were grubby and untidy.
            The Holy Prophet became unhappy at the sight of that man and told him, "Why do you live like this? Don't you know that cleanliness is part of religion? Don't you know that Allah loves those who are clean? A Muslim must be clean and make use of Allah's blessings.
            "Since there is water," he continued, "wash yourself and keep yourself clean and tidy."
* Cleanliness is a part of religion. Muslims must always be clean.*

            Let's offer prayer and, in the prayer, talk to our Kind and Merciful Allah. Prayer is a pillar of religion, and the Prophet tells us:
            "Whoever thinks little of the prayer and neglects it is not one of my followers."
            Islam instructs fathers and mothers to teach the prayer to their children, to train them in the habit of praying from the age of seven, to constantly remind them to pray, and to call them to prayer.
            For boys and girls who have reached the age of maturity it is obligatory for them to offer the prayer themselves, and if they don't offer their prayers, they have been disobedient and are just like criminals.
* God loves children who pray and gives them beautiful rewards.*

            A person who wants to pray must first take "wuzu". Wuzu is a religious wash that is taken in this order:
            1. We make intention that we take wuzu to please Allah.
            2. We wash our faces form the place where our hair begins to grow, to our right hand.
            3. We wash our right arm from our elbows to the tips of our fingers from up to down.
            4. We wash our left arm from our elbows to the tips of our fingers form up to down.
            5. We wipe our right hand, with the wetness still on it, across te top of heads from the back to                 the front.
            6. We wipe our right hand, with the wetness sitl on it, across the top of our right foot, from                     the tip of our toes to the place in front of the two ankles.
            7. We wipe our hand, with the wetness still on it, across the top of our left, from the tip of our toes to the place in front of two ankles.
* Take wuzu in front of your father, mother or teacher and ask if you have done it properly.*

            The religion of Islam teaches us the noblest and manners of daily life and contains programmes for us to live in the best way. If we put all those programmes into practice, we willlive in happiness and bliss forever. It has even expalined the best way for us to eat and drink.

Table Manners:

            1. Before eating, wash your hands with clean water, for it is possible that your hands are dirty
                and are carrying germs and if the germs enter your body, you will become ill.
            2. Begin your meal in the name of Allah, and say "Bismillahir- Rahmanir-Rahim."
            3. Take your food in small mouthfuls and chew it till it is sof and smooth, for the smoother
                food is chewed the sooner and better it is designed, and this assists the body's health.
            4. Always take the food that is in front of you, and don't eat too much.
            5. Stop eating when you are nearly full and don't eat too much.
            6. After finishing the meal, be grateful to Allah and say: "Alhamdu-lilahi Rabbil-
               'alamin" ("Praise be Allah's Lord of the Universe).
            7. We think about the poor and those who are hugry, and we help them.
* We begin our food with the name of Allah and thank Him when we have finished.*

            Our Prophet Muhammad(A.S) tells us: "I am the teacher of the people and I give them lessons in religion."
            Imam 'Ali(A.S) tells us: "Rise from your place in respect for your father and your teacher."
            The Fourth Imam, Imam Zain al-'Abidin(A.S), tells us: "A teacher has certain rights over his students:
            First-that the students treat their teacher with great respect.
            Second-that they listen carefully to waht he says.
            Third-that they constantly face towards him.
            Fourth-that their wits are totally engaged in learning the lesson.
            Fifth-that they appreciate and are thankful for their lesson."
            We follow all this guidance. We like our teacher, we respect him, and we know that, like our parents, he has many rights over us.

            A Christian physician once asked Imam Sadiq (A.S), "Is there anything concerning health in your Quran and in t he instructions of your Prophet"?
            Imam Sadiq (A.S) told him, "Yes! In the Quran man is told: 'Eat and drink; but in eating and drinking don't be immoderate.' and our Prophet has told us: 'Don't eat until hungry for it is the source of all illnesses, while eating little and wisely is the source of all cures."
            The Christian physician stood up and said, "What good and perfect health instructions your Quran contains! And what a sensible recommendation your Prophet has made about health."
* Allah tells us: "Eat and drink; but don't be immoderate.*

            At the end of the year, when the pupils receive their school reports, some of the children are happy and smiling. They show their reports to others and everybody congratulates them; these children have worked harda and have succeeded.
            And some of the children become unhappy when they take their reports. They hang their heads in shame and say to themselves, "How I wish I had learnt my lessons! How I wish I had worked hard! How I wish........."
            On the Day of Resurrection too some will be happy and smilling and will receive their reports in their hands. They will go to Paradise and will live ther with good friends in lush gardens full of fruits.
            Paradise is the reward for their good ad beautiful deeds.
            But some of the people will receive their reports in their left hands. These are unhappy and crying and they hang their heads in shame and say to themselves, "How I wish I had been good in the world. How I wish I didn't make trouble for anybody. How I wish....."
            These go to hell and they receive nothing but pain nad fire. The burning hell is the punishment of their bad and oppressive deeds.
* The Day of Resurrection is the Day of Separation."