How religious and tight knit was your upbringing?

Growing up I've known neighbors who would have their kids read quran everyday and would go to mosque regularly and would eat together at the same time.

In my upbringing we went to weekend islamic school on and off. At home we were scolded for not praying and other things like most kids. But we didnt have a schedule for anything religious. I didnt feel close to my faith growing up and still feel like I dont know much more than a non muslim. I didnt realize how much I didnt know until I was well beyond my teen years.

My father knew arabic but he never taught us how to speak it or spoke it around us growing up. But he would converse with someone who spoke arabic every know and then.

All he ever taught me and my siblings is to write in arabic and to stay away from the major sins and how to do wudu and pray. But nothing in depth despite knowing so much more. He read a lot. He wasnt too busy to teach us he drove a taxi. So I guess I'm a bit disapointed he didnt try more.

There are no parents in our family who live around us that I know who actually teach their kids islam in depth. They just drop their kids off at weekend islamic classes hoping that will be enough. Many of us stopped going to classes when we reached our teens for some reason. Also these classes are all of different quality and prices some are more organized and teach hadith and tafsir. While most just make you read quran and teach a few lessons but are not really in depth.

Now that I'm older I feel it's harder to learn because of being so busy. I dont know why more muslim parents dont realize this and try to teach as much as they can to their child while they still have so much free time. But I guess it shouldnt suprise me since most of the ones Ive encountered arent even interested in educating themselves about their own religion and are still repeating the same popular hadiths theyve known since youth and never try learning anything new.

How religious was your household growing up and do you think your parents taught you enough?

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