Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain



The brain has a major revamp during the adolescent years. The adolescent experiences a greater sense of self as an individual along with a heightened emotional state. During the baby and toddler stage, parents teach through play; primary children learn and follow examples. But for  the adolescent years, parents need use advice and reasoning. 



Allow them a safe environment to practice their newly found independence. Have open discussions about “awkward topics”Remember, while you can’t always “protect them from making bad decisions”, the Prophet (S) put a lot of trust in young talent.

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Shaykh Muhammad West spent most of is youth growing up in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Muhammad West went on to complete a degree in Islamic theology and dawa at the Islamic University of Madina while studying a degree in accounting science through the University of South Africa via correspondence concurrently.

Muhammad West returned to Cape Town in 2011 where he qualified as a chartered accountant of South Africa.

Muhammad West is a married father of 3, the resident imam of the Boorhaanol Islam mosque and senior accountant at one of the world’s largest clothing retailers.