Halal Parenting was created by Gulnaz Ahsan in 2018 to give parents a valuable resource that she wished she had been able to access when her children were young. Over the course of the last 20+ years, she has been focused on growing and raising her family, and during that time has become increasingly aware of the need for Muslim parents to center their parenting strategy around the example of Rasul’Allah (pbuh).

Recognizing the strong similarities between the tenets of Positive Discipline and the Sunnah of Rasul’Allah (pbuh), Gulnaz combines these two platforms to help parents strive towards emulating the habits, interactions, and teachings of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) using the tools and skills provided by Positive Discipline. She understands the struggle that today’s parents face in moving away from traditional cultural discipline methods that are rooted in punishment, fear, and threats, and is motivated to help those parents lead with love, respect, and firmness, instead.

At Halal Parenting, we firmly believe that learning how to handle our own emotions can help us to understand and help our younger ones deal with their own big feelings in a safe and positive way.  We understand that becoming a parent doesn’t just mean handling the physical changes and needs of our babies, we also need to learn how to address their emotional needs.

We hope that by going through the video course and supplementing with our online magazine, we can help parents make small easy changes that can make a big impact, with the focus on Prophetic example over cultural precedent.

Rasul’Allah (pbuh) NEVER hit children to discipline them. Instead, he (pbuh) corrected briefly, encouraged respectful communication with children, teaching them not only what is right and wrong, but also the reasons behind it. He (pbuh) taught us to empower our children towards self-control.

Positive Discipline teaches us to raise our children without physical or emotional punishment, and how to be both kind and firm at the same time. We learn tools that help teach our children how to self-regulate. Mutual respect is a core theme that runs through this parenting style, gently reminding us of our connection to Rasul’Allah (pbuh).