Teenage Religious Rebellion
I can understand your problem, because a person also learns from the experiences of others. I myself am a teenager; I am currently fifteen years old. My mother used to worry a lot about me and would repeatedly tell me to pray, but when I didn’t even know the meaning behind these things, why would I perform prayer just as a physical exercise? Sometimes, if someone stood up during prayer, people would say, “This person isn’t even a Muslim,” but such comments didn’t really affect me.Then there came a time when I started feeling disappointed with the world. I felt as if I might fall into depression. During that phase, I read a book called Don’t Be Sad by Aaidh ibn Abdullah Al-Qarni. Since he was a Muslim writer, it sparked my interest in Islam. Later, I stopped reading that book and then read Kitab-e-Ma‘rifat by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. That book explained religion to me in a rational and intellectual way.Alhamdulillah, today I am trying to understand Islam consciously. In my opinion, you should encourage your daughter to read the Qur’an with meaning, or give her Kitab-e-Ma‘rifat by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. I hope this message will be helpful for you.