THE Fitnah We Are Seeing – A Wake-Up Call for Parents in Hyderabad

The Fitnah We Are Seeing – A Wake-Up Call for Parents in Hyderabad

I was scrolling through social media and came across a disturbing video from Hyderabad. In the video, Muslim girls wearing burqas were smoking cigarettes, and the video appeared to have been taken at a Ramadan expo.

SubhanAllah. The contradiction itself is shocking.

Ramadan is supposed to be a month of taqwa, modesty, Qur’an, and repentance, yet what we are seeing in many Muslim communities today is the exact opposite.

Events, exhibitions, night gatherings, and “Ramadan festivals” in Muslim areas have increasingly become places where fitnah spreads rapidly. Free mixing, immodesty, smoking, music, and other forms of fahashi are becoming normalized — even during the most sacred month of the year.

This should deeply worry every Muslim.

However, blaming only the youth is not the real solution.

The Real Responsibility Lies with Parents

Allah says in the Qur’an:

“O you who believe, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones.”
(Qur’an 66:6)

This is a direct command from Allah.

The first responsibility of tarbiyah (upbringing) belongs to the parents.

If parents themselves are spending their nights outside in restaurants, gatherings, and parties — coming home late — then what example are they setting for their children?

Children do not learn from lectures.

They learn from what they see at home.

If the home is empty… the phone becomes the teacher.

If the parents are absent… social media becomes the role model.

What Should Parents Be Doing Instead?

Ramadan should transform the home into a place of worship and learning.

Parents should:

• Sit with their children
• Teach them Tawheed
• Teach them the Qur’an
• Teach them the Sunnah
• Explain the virtues and etiquettes of Ramadan
• Teach them good character and modesty
• Even teach them business, responsibility, and discipline

A strong family environment is the first shield against fitnah.

When the home is strong, the outside world cannot easily corrupt the children.

A Warning for Our Communities

This is not to say that every Hyderabadi Muslim is like this. There are many righteous families and practicing Muslims.

But we cannot ignore the reality that a large portion of the community is drifting toward normalization of fahashi and heedlessness.

And seeing such behavior even during Ramadan is heartbreaking.

If this trend continues unchecked, the consequences for the next generation will be devastating.

A Moment of Reflection

We must pause and reflect.

Before blaming society, we must ask ourselves:

What kind of environment are we creating at home?

Are we raising children upon Tawheed and Sunnah?

Or are we leaving them to be shaped by the streets and social media?

The future of our communities depends on what happens inside our homes.

Otherwise, all we can say is:

“Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.”