The Türkmen man should lead his family efficiently and direct them to goodness.

(18) 

Intellectual and wise, the Türkmen father should set a good example to educate his children; he should approach his children with love and should choose for them and offer them modesty, happiness, and compassion; he should treat them equally and justly. The Türkmen child should not commit illegitimate acts, and should be both physically and spiritually healthy. Thus, a Türkmen child should have a sense of humor, and be generous and loyal to his/her parents and the country, in addition to having a sense of responsibility. After all these, the parents’ duties to their children are as follows: 

first, they should ensure they gain knowledge of a valid science, 

then help them to have a home and, 

third, help them to marry. 

The Türkmen man should be on his own after these aids. We take these three responsibilities seriously in Türkmen territory. In each subject and area, our road be bright.

(18) 

If the father does not regret that he made certain mistakes, it is a fact that the child will repeat these mistakes. Therefore if you love your child, stay away from improper and unlawful deeds and show regret for what you have done improperly!

If the child does not observe ethical conduct, then he cannot be expected to display such conduct. The best way to conduct oneself ethically is by imposing certain restrictions upon oneself. It would cause social disrespect against one if one did whatever one wanted and tried to fulfil every improper desire, ambition and sexual desire. That would also result in others’ being ignorant of your words. That would also make one ashamed. The disrespect toward a person is a great shame for that person’s child.

The parents’ hearts reside in their child.

But the child needs beautiful examples, not insincere advice.

Dear mothers and fathers, I ask of you to do the following:

Show the difference between the proper and improper; permissible, lawful, and forbidden, unlawful;

Show the difference between the truth and falsehood;

Show the difference between the good and the bad;

Show the difference between honourable labour and work driven by greed;

Show the difference between knowledge and ignorance;

Show the difference between benevolence and malevolence; good and evil;

Don’t do this through words. If you have understood the difference for yourself, in this case you will have provided proper guidance for your children. Benevolence means sacrificing your own interests, and malevolence is the disregarding of others’ interests. The damage caused by malevolence and the benefit that benevolence generates are not immediately obvious.

The malevolent man blames time and society for his faults, without ever looking at himself. Teach your child to improve himself, he will do the rest himself.

Don’t do favours for the sake of gaining title or reputation.

Faith in Allah is the greatest guarantee that you will serve the public.

Avoiding difficult tasks, turning to improper and forbidden deeds because they are easier is a betrayal of your child. A person seeking worldly benefits by doing favours to others could easily engage in improper and unlawful deeds too.

Protect your child so that he doesn’t become like that!

(330-332) 

(333) 

Teach your child how to be pure.

Suspicion of others is a burden on the heart. Being suspicious of one’s fellow, of society and the state is in fact the first step toward committing a sin.

Improper, forbidden and unlawful deeds say, “We are the proper and lawful thing to do.” For that is the only way they can exist. Man must use the permissible and lawful as a shield.

Proper deeds do not say, “We are the proper thing to do,” for that would be meaningless.

Purity, integrity and humanity are the protectors of the proper, permissible and lawful. It is when he has bodily cleanness combined with internal purity that the human being becomes a proper man. If one has bodily cleanness but lacks internal purity, then that is the most despicable condition.

The child is indebted to his parents to an enormous extent. The child cannot repay the value of even one single day’s effort spent by his parents even if he serves them for a whole lifetime.

(333-334)