The View of Islam and Religious Leaders about How to Confront Cruetly towards Children

In Islam, it is a great sin to wrong and cause offence to someone who has no protector but God. The present paper explains the instances, reasons and consequences of child abuse and reviews the view of Islam, the infallible Imams and religious authorities on this issue. It is a qualitative research in which a descriptive-documentary method is used. In Islam, it is forbidden to inflict cruelty, particularly in educational affaires, on people, including children, who have been honoured by God. Parents are by no means allowed to cause psychological or physical injury to their children. The Holy Quran and the lifestyle of infallible Imams (pbut) put into action the idea of defending children's rights at a time when there was no international institution, organization or convention to defend their rights. By attending to all the needs of children and defending their rights, Islam prepares the ground for their development in all aspects. Therefore, it is necessary to refer to religious teachings and the views of religious scholars to see how to deal with children, bring them up and prevent child abuse which is now prevalent in the societies the world over.