Great generation starts at home with father's role as a leader - PM Ismail Sabri

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said to produce a great generation to bring the country to greater heights and shape the world should ideally starts from home with the father's role as a leader.

As such, he said, men should avoid being "'a less involved father at home' by playing a more active role at home.

"Many people dream of becoming a father, but let us not be a father who only gives money without giving the best education to our children.

"For the Muslim families, we need to refer to the Quran and hadis as on the role of a father to inculcate noble values in the family.

"These noble values will help to build a prosperous family that will grow to respect both similarities and differences in others," he said in his speech when opening the 2nd World #QuranConvention today.

The programme, with the topic "Fatherless Homes', Rumah Tanpa Ayah, #AdaBagaiTiada, #TiadaBagaiAda", emphasises the importance of a father figure as a leader to bring the family to heaven based on the teachings of the Quran.

Meanwhile, the prime minister said the two-day convention on the topic of fatherhood would be a momentum of change in producing fathers who are able to play a role in building a good family for the building of a prosperous country.

"I call on all members of the society, family-related agencies, fathers and future fathers in all organisations and various institutions, to take advantage of this convention to obtain guidance, based on the Quran, to produce Quranic Based Family as a model of a Muslim family," he added.

-- BERNAMA