How to Raise a Teenager: An Islamic Guide to Love & Boundaries
About this lecture
In this heartfelt and practical lecture, the speaker addresses the immense challenge of raising teenagers in today's world, exploring the pressures of digital addiction, identity crises, and dual cultural identities that Muslim youth face. Drawing on neuroscience, decades of parenting research, and the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ — including his compassionate approach with young companions like Ibn Abbas and Anas — the speaker offers parents concrete, faith-centered strategies for building connection, instilling iman, and balancing love with firm boundaries. The talk is as much a reminder to trust in Allah as it is a practical guide to tarbiyah.
Shaykh Saad Tasleem is an AlMaghrib Institute instructor. In his past life, Shaykh Saad was the lead singer of a punk rock band, and used to snowboard and skateboard, but he's still rocking his Converse sneakers like a boss! There’s probably nobody better than him to understand the plight of Muslim youth in the face of today’s pop culture pressures. Shaykh Saad studied Art History, Modern Art, Graphic Design, and Psychology at the University of Maryland. He started his Islamic education at IIASA in Fairfax, VA. He then went on to study in the Islamic University of Madinah where he dedicated himself to the study of Islamic Sciences. He graduated with a Bachelor’s from the Faculty of Shariah, University of Madinah.
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