Preparing for Life: How to Help One's Children Become Mature and Responsible Adults

About the author

Muhammad Abdul Bari: Muhammad Abdul Bari (b. 2 October 1953 CE) is a Bangladeshi-born British educationalist, parenting consultant, author, and community leader. Born in Tangail, then East Pakistan and now Bangladesh, he trained as a physicist and earned a doctorate from King's College London in 1986, alongside a teaching qualification and a management degree from the Open University. He went on to work as a science teacher and a special educational needs specialist focused on behavior support, before becoming a freelance consultant on parenting and community issues. He served as Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from June 2006 to June 2010, completing two terms, and was a former chairman of the board of trustees of the East London Mosque. He was also a founding member of The East London Communities Organisation (TELCO), part of the wider Citizens UK alliance bringing together mosques, churches, and other civil society groups. He was appointed MBE in 2003 and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His writing centers on family, parenting, and Muslim identity in Britain. Notable works include Marriage and Family Building in Islam, A Guide to Parenting in Islam, Race, Religion and Muslim Identity in Britain, and his memoir A Long Jihad: My Quest for the Middle Way (2018). He has also written on humanitarian concerns, including The Rohingya Crisis: A People Facing Extinction.