Islam and the Children: What the Doctrine Demands, and What the West Is Ignoring
RAIRFoundation.com | Vlad Tepes
Elaine Ellinger | perspectivesonislam.substack.com
This article details how Islamic doctrine impacts children, both in Islamic societies and in the West. Drawing from primary Islamic texts — including the Koran, Hadith, and Reliance of the Traveller — it shows how children are expected to begin religious practices by age 7, are beaten by age 10 if they resist, and may be denied secular education. Practices such as child marriage, honour killings, and female genital mutilation are shown to be rooted in doctrine, not cultural misunderstandings.
It documents real-world consequences: the child martyrs of Gaza, the enslavement of Yazidi girls, the denial of education for Afghan girls, and the systemic rape of non-Muslim children by grooming gangs in the West. Meanwhile, Western children are being softened up through Islamic rituals disguised as cultural inclusion — kneeling in mosques, fasting for Ramadan, and celebrating ‘world hijab day’ in classrooms.
The core message is this: while Muslim children are weaponized, non-Muslim children are indoctrinated. In both cases, the source is Islamic law — sharia — which demands early and total submission. Too many still dismiss this as harmless, yet it is the children who will inherit the damage we ignore.
Introduction
A recent incident in Italy highlights a growing concern: a Catholic kindergarten took a group of 3-to-5-year-old children to a mosque where they were instructed to kneel, place their foreheads to the ground, and recite prayers facing Mecca [1]. These are not ‘cultural’ gestures; they are religious acts of submission to Allah. This incident is not isolated. Across the Western world, similar events are unfolding as Islamic doctrine quietly enters classrooms, cafeterias, and school policies — under the guise of multicultural inclusion.
But what does Islamic doctrine actually say about children?
Islamic Doctrine: Children as Early Adherents to Sharia
Islamic law places strict boundaries on what constitutes appropriate education for children. According to ‘Reliance of the Traveller, a Classic Manual of Islamic Law’ (ROT t3.16), the duty of a guardian is limited to teaching the child Islamic behaviour , including purification, prayer, and fasting. There is no doctrinal obligation to provide broader secular education or nurture critical thinking. The goal is obedience, not inquiry. According to Sharia — the ordained way of Islam — children are expected to begin observing the foundational practices of Islam at a young age:
- By age 7, children must begin praying and fasting (ROT f1.2).
- By age 10, if they do not comply, they are to be beaten (ROT m3.13).
- Adoption is forbidden (Koran 33:4–5), because Mohammed wanted to marry his adopted son’s wife. Zayd had not sought divorce until it became clear Mohammed desired her , then a revelation declared that an adopted son is not a true son. This allowed the marriage and established a rule: Islamic law prioritizes blood lineage and inheritance, excluding non-Muslims entirely.
- They must not take non-Muslim children as friends, except as a pretense (Koran 3:28)
The doctrine treats children not as developing individuals with autonomy but as vessels for early indoctrination. Their highest purpose, according to foundational texts, is to serve the ummah through strict obedience and, ultimately, through jihad even if they oppose it (Koran 2:216).
Even a child’s name is not neutral in Islam. Naming is one of the earliest forms of indoctrination. Islamic baby naming guides often emphasize qualities like “warrior,” “victorious,” or “servant of Allah” — not simply as personal traits, but as markers of allegiance. From birth, children are taught that the world is divided into Muslims and enemies, with the non-Muslim (Kafir) seen as an ever-present threat [2]. The child learns that non-Muslims wish them harm (Koran 3:118) and that they are the “worst of creatures” (Koran 98:6). This early identity programming instills fear and mistrust from infancy.
Jihad and the Child Martyr Ideal
Children are not exempt from jihad. In Gaza, children are trained to fight [3]. In Victoria, British Columbia, Sheikh Younus Kathrada — a Canadian imam — publicly praised child martyrs, calling them braver than others for their willingness to die for Islam. This isn’t fringe; it is drawn directly from Islamic texts and teachings.
Islamic eschatology also reinforces this. The Hadith (Bukhari 2926) predicts that Muslims will fight and kill Jews before the end times. This teaching has appeared in Saudi and Palestinian schoolbooks, in sermons, and in madrassas (Islamic schools), where children are taught that this conflict is not only inevitable but divinely ordained [5].
Children have been stabbed and killed in non-Islamic countries in lone-wolf attacks. Recent examples include involved a toddler fatally stabbed by an Afghan man in a German park, and the Southport murders — a dance class full of little girls, three died, 10 others stabbed, all traumatized with fear [6, 7]. While each case must be examined on its own, it’s important to understand that Islamic doctrine permits the killing of children if they are expected to grow up as disbelievers. As stated in Sahih Muslim 1812b, “…so that you killed the (prospective) non-believer and left the (prospective) believer aside.” This foundational precedent strips children of innocence if they are born outside Islam.
Yazidi Women and Children: Victims of Doctrinally Sanctioned Enslavement
On a larger scale, in 2014, thousands of Yazidi women and children were abducted in Iraq. These captives were subjected to systematic sexual slavery, with girls as young as six being raped and sold in markets [8]. This horrific treatment was not merely a byproduct of war but was justified by Islamic doctrine. The group cited Koran 4:24, which discusses the permissibility of sexual relations with those “whom your right hands possess,” to legitimize their actions. Additionally, the Reliance of the Traveller (o9.13) outlines the distribution of war captives, further providing a framework for such enslavement. Coptic Christians in Egypt, Nigerian, and Hindu girls in India are similarly being kidnapped, forced to convert, and sold into prostitution in Saudi Arabia [9–11].
While the Yazidi tragedy unfolded in the heart of the Islamic world, the same doctrinal logic has taken root in Western countries — not through war, but through migration and legal appeasement — enabling the systematic grooming, rape, and trafficking of Kafir girls on non-Muslim soil [12].
Grooming Gangs: Children as Spoils of Jihad
The grooming gang crisis in the U.K. — particularly in Rotherham, Rochdale, and Oxford — reflects another dark consequence of Islamic doctrine applied to non-Muslim children. Over decades, Muslim men, often of Pakistani origin (and in Holland, Moroccan origin), systematically abused, raped, and trafficked underage non-Muslim girls while authorities remained silent out of fear of being labeled racist or Islamophobic. This silence allowed the abuse to flourish [13].
As detailed in Easy Meat by Peter McLoughlin, these crimes are not merely ‘cultural’. They are rooted in a doctrinal framework that treats non-Muslim women and children as permissible spoils — the property of Muslims when Islam is dominant or advancing. Koran 4:24 permits sexual relations with captive women, and when applied today, it fuels the belief that non-Muslim girls are fair game and easily identified as such , unveiled and targeted.
- Ibn Kathir, Tafsir on Koran 33:59 (14th Century commentary)
“Ibn ‘Abbas said that Allah commanded the believing women, when they went out of their houses for some need, to cover their faces from above their heads with the Jilbab, leaving only one eye showing…. If they do that, it will be known that they are free, and that they are not servants or whores.”
This ‘custom’ is enforced by ‘morality police’ in some Islamic states, but also by individuals in non-Islamic states who regard it as ‘Allah’s’ law and not to be trifled with.
Islamic law legitimizes the enslavement and use of women and children captured in jihad. Reliance of the Traveller (o9.13) outlines how a caliph may distribute slaves taken in war. But how does Islamic doctrine define war?
- Ibn Kathir, Tafsir on Koran 5:33
‘waging war against Allah and His Messenger,’ means to ‘oppose or contradict’ — punishable by death or severe punishment and ‘it includes disbelief… blocking roads, and spreading fear.
Though there is no caliphate today, the idea persists — especially among those influenced by dawa (proselytizing propaganda) and the supremacist ideology of Islam.
These girls were seen not as equals, but as Kafir — vulnerable and outside the protection of Islamic law. They were not just abused, but used to demonstrate dominance. The grooming gang scandal is not an aberration; it is an application [14].
Afghan Girls and the Denial of Education
When girls were barred from attending school in Afghanistan, Western media was quick to assume this was a deviation from Islamic principles. But the doctrine tells a different story. Reliance of the Traveller (a4.2, t3.16) requires only that children be taught Islamic behaviour: purification, prayer, and fasting. There is no mandate for secular education , especially not for girls whose very existence is viewed as a source of fitna (social/sexual disorder), their primary role defined as reproductive and domestic.
Islamic authorities — including many Imams and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) — denied that this has anything to do with Islam, using careful doublespeak to mislead Western audiences [15]. Their argument? The Koran says nothing about keeping girls out of school. But the absence of secular education in foundational texts is exactly what permits its denial. And behind these denials, thousands of girls are locked out of classrooms — not for security, but for doctrine [16].
Child Abuse Hidden in Doctrine
Islamic doctrine sanctions practices that pose grave risks to children:
- Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Justified by Hadith (Koran 30:30, Dawud 5271), FGM is most prevalent in Muslim populations and has spread to the West via migration [17].
- First-cousin marriage: Doctrinally permissible, it is linked to elevated rates of stillbirth, disability, and mental impairment , especially in the U.K. amongst Pakistani Muslims [18–20]
- All Children are born Muslim: The belief that “No child is born except on al-Fitra (Islam)…” Koran 30:30. This underpins the justification for indoctrinating children — Muslim or not — into Islamic beliefs, whether through school visits to mosques or public accommodation of sharia practices. This belief similarly justifies the killing of apostates who have reached puberty , children who rebel against Islam. They have no choice. ROT o8.1
- Honour killings: and familial violence against disobedient children is justified by sharia principles that permit parents and grandparents to kill children without penalty. (Koran 18:80–81, ROT o1.2) [21].
Child marriage: There is no lower age limit for marriage in Islamic law. Girls may be married off by their male guardians at any age and to whoever they choose, including old men (ROT m3, m4). They must be veiled, supervised, and their childhood joy , including dancing, singing, and open laughter , is discouraged or forbidden. Their role is submission, not play. A 15-year-old boy in Iraq was beheaded for listening to Western music [22].
Deception and Cultural Entrapment in Western Schools
Western children are being slowly conditioned to view Islam as just another religion , even a fashionable or exotic one. But while hijabs are offered in classrooms as ‘cultural’ fun, their legal status is pursued in courts as religious rights. Schools serve halal meals to all students to avoid kitchen complications. Non-Muslim students are encouraged to fast during Ramadan to “support” their peers [23].
In cases across Italy, the U.K., Canada, and the U.S., children have been taken on mosque tours, taught to pray in Arabic, or pressured into classroom conversions [24]. These are not innocent gestures. They are acts of ‘dawa’, the outreach mission of Islam, carried out through schools and sanctioned by curriculum advisors who are either ideologically motivated, complicit, or dangerously naïve [25, 26].
A Doctrine of Subjugation
Islam is not a faith that merely coexists. It is a system of governance — a complete model for society — and it demands submission [27]. The Koran (9:29) instructs Muslims to fight non-Muslims until they submit, pay the jizya, and feel themselves ‘subdued’. This is not metaphorical. It is applied wherever Islam is strong enough to enforce it.
While Western children are being groomed to see Islam as peaceful and tolerant, Muslim children in Islamic societies are being trained to obey, to fight, and to die. The contrast could not be starker. Yet one side is hiding the truth, and the other is too blind to see it.
Conclusion
Children are being used — Muslim and non-Muslim alike. In the Islamic world, they are weaponized. In the West, they are softened up. But in both cases, the mechanism is the same: sharia. Islamic doctrine demands conformity, and it begins with the youngest and most vulnerable (ROT a1.4).
This must be exposed. The doctrine is not hidden — it is widely available and it is being implemented in plain sight.
Child protection is a duty that belongs to all of us. If not for yourself, at least speak out for them.
Sources:
[1] Christian kindergarten children taken to mosque https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/outrage-kindergarten-takes-christian-children-mosque-kneel-and-praise-allah?ref=confidentialdaily.com
[2] Hareen, Ali. Dictionary of Islamic Names p.44, Darussalam 2009
[3] Video: Gaza children
[4] Video: Sheikh Kathrada
[5] School texts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_textbook_controversy
[6] Germany https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/22/afghan-man-arrested-after-deadly-knife-attack-in-german-park
[7] Southport https://dailysceptic.org/2024/10/29/southport-attacker-charged-with-having-al-qaeda-manual/
[8] Yazidi https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31962755
[9] Ibrahim, Raymond (Egypt Aug/23): https://www.copticsolidarity.org/2023/08/30/targeted-for-conversion-how-organized-muslim-networks-prey-on-christian-women-in-egypt/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=9ae4ed55-4278-4bc7-86b0-eb11e8cc8253
[11] Bangladesh https://perspectivesonislam.substack.com/p/whats-the-difference-between-a-civil
[12] Chattel slavery https://perspectivesonislam.substack.com/p/chattel-slavery-is-halal
[13] Easy Meat (2016), New English Review Press https://www.perlego.com/book/2699422/easy-meat-inside-britains-grooming-gang-scandal-pdf:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
[14] Kafirs https://perspectivesonislam.substack.com/p/the-kafir-islams-doctrine-of-permanent
[15] Afghanistan https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-girls-education-islam-takeover-anniversary/32546094.html
[16] Girls’ education https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c36wyzl3n00o
[17] FGM https://cspi-web-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/documents/CSPII_FGM_INDEX_2025.pdf
[18] Cousin marriage https://perspectivesonislam.substack.com/p/7th-century-or-21st-its-time-to-make
[19] Cousin marriage https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/birth-defects-risk-for-married-cousins-estimated-in-uk-1.1356317
[20] Cousin marriage https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/4442010.stm:contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
[21] Honour killings https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/muhammad-parvez-killer-daughter-hijab-clash-1.4002891
[22] Boy beheaded https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3452533/ISIS-execute-15-year-old-boy-beheading-caught-listening-western-music-Iraq.html
[24] Video: Peer pressure
[25] Canadian classrooms https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/montreal-bedford-school-parti-quebecois-secularism
[26] New Jersey schools https://jihadwatch.org/2024/11/jihad-tied-islamic-group-penetrates-nj-schools-teachers-converted-trained-to-enforce-sharia-indoctrinate-children
[27] Ellinger, article https://perspectivesonislam.substack.com/p/islam-is-not-a-religion
Photo Credit: Zerohedge
RELEVANT DOCTRINE:
Koran 33:4–5 https://legacy.quran.com/33/4-5
Koran 3:28 https://legacy.quran.com/3/28
Koran 2:216 https://legacy.quran.com/2/216
Koran 3:118 https://legacy.quran.com/3/318
Koran 98:6 https://legacy.quran.com/98/6
Koran 4:24 https://legacy.quran.com/4/24
Koran 33:59 https://legacy.quran.com/33/59
Tafsir Ibn Kathir K33:59 https://quranx.com/Tafsir/Kathir/33.59
Koran 5:33 https://legacy.quran.com/5/33
Tafsir Ibn Kathir K5:33 https://quranx.com/Tafsir/Kathir/5.32
Koran 18:80–81 https://legacy.quran.com/18/80-81
Koran 30:30 https://legacy.quran.com/30/30
Koran 9:29 https://legacy.quran.com/9/29
Hadith Bukhari 2926 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2926
Hadith Bukhari 4775 https://sunnah.com/bukhari:4775
Hadith Muslim 1812b https://sunnah.com/muslim:1812b
Hadith Dawud 5271 https://sunnah.com/abudawud:5271
Sharia, ‘Reliance of the Traveller’ (t3.16. f1.2, m3.13, o9.13, 14.2, o8.1, o1.2, m3, m4, a1.4), Nuh Ha Mim Keller, Amana Publications 2015 https://archive.org/details/relianceofthetravellertheclassicmanualofislamicsacredlaw
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