Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan addresses the topic of the hour and a pertinent problem amidst the Muslim youth - a crisis of faith, and a crisis of confidence in the religion. our struggling Muslims friends and family that are Muslim are barely holding on to their faith, and they’re barely holding on to any semblance of Islam in their lives.
How do we solve this predicament? A feasible solution needs to be adopted. There needs to be a kind of mentorship happening at the community level so that our younger boys are spending time with some of the older boys, especially the ones that are mature in their religion and those who have chosen to submit themselves to Islam. Doing this helps us achieve two objectives - it gives young people someone to look up to, and it gives older kids a sense of responsibility. It makes them realize that others have their eyes on them, they have to answer to a higher standard because they set the tone for others.
On a long term basis, we can hope to have forums where our young people can talk about the real questions they have without being afraid of reactions from their parents or their Imam or their scholar, or their speaker. We shouldn’t put them into a position of them feeling intimidated for them to even want to be able to ask a question. We need to create an environment where they feel comfortable enough to be able to ask certain kinds of questions.