Hasan Abdul Hakim | Language: English | Format: PDF | Pages: 14 | Size: 1 MB
The Concept of God in Islam: There is no God but Allah (SWT). The first part of the Muslim confession of faith (the Shahada) is the basis for the concept of God in Islam. The Muslim bears witness that: “There is no god but God”. or “no divinity but the (one) Divinity”. The revealed Scripture of Islam, the Qur’an, is like a vast commentary on this simple statement, drawing from it all its implications for human life and thought.  This book higlights Islams conception of diety through a concise look at Qur’anic verses and our everyday surroundings. Overall this brief book provides a good introductory guide to a muslims primary belief in God.

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Al-Ansâriyah Publications | Language: English | Format: PDF | Pages: 55 | Size: 1 MB
In these times of hastening and being busy, of ‘no time’ and ‘o, I forgot,’ we want to give ourselves a guide to help us in our worship through each day. The Muslim Diary contains a practical list on which you can mark the acts of worship and good deeds you did that day. The list is a selection of the most recommended acts of ‘ibadah [worship] in a schedule with all week days. All the deeds are being explained in an easy but powerful way through Qur’anic verses and Ahadith.   How to use The Muslim Diary. You can use the diary to strive to start practising all the mentioned points. There are many more things you can do, but The Muslim Diary is just a guide for a few very useful acts which carry great rewards. You can also use The Muslim Diary as a tool to improve yourself. What did I do last month? What can I do this month to make it better? Possible ‘shortcomings’ will be visible this way. The name ‘diary’ already says it and this is how you should treat it. Make sure it becomes something personal and show it to nobody else. All the acts being ticked or coloured are between you and Allah the Most High.   Abu Hafs ‘Umar bin al-Khattab [ra] said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah [saw] saying: Actions are only by intentions, and every man has only that which he intended. Whoever’s emigration is for Allah and His Messenger then his emigration is for Allah and His Messenger. Whoever’s emigration is for some worldly gain which he can acquire or a woman he will marry then his emigration is for that for which he emigrated.” [Bukhari, Muslim]   That is why we should keep trying to make our intentions pure and sincere. For any deed to be accepted by Allah, the Most High, must be done for Allah the Glorious, the Most High alone and it must be done the way Allah, the Exalted and His Prophet Muhammad [saw] legislated.   We ask Allah the Glorious, the Mighty, by His beautiful Names and sublime Attributes to accept this as being done sincerely for His Face alone. May those who read it and those who have had any role in distributing it or supported in publishing it, greatly benefit from it. Surely He, glory is to Him, is Capable of all things.

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CONTENTS PAGE

x Publisher’s Preface …………… 8
x Virtues of the Remembrance Of Allah [swt] …………… 11
*1 – The mandatory prayers …………… 18
*2 – The Sunnah prayers …………… 19
*3 – Siwaak …………… 23
*4 – 33×33x33x …………… 24
*5 – Ayat ul-Qursi …………… 25
*6 – 1x Surah al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq, An-Naas …………… 27
*7 – Stay in the Masjid after Salah al-Fajr …………… 30
*8 – Salah ad-Duha …………… 30
*9 – Qiyam al-layl and Witr Salah …………… 32
*10 – Read Qur’an …………… 34
*11 – Da’wah …………… 36
*12 – Seek knowledge …………… 37
*13 – 100x Ask Allah for forgiveness …………… 38
*14 – 100x Subhan Allah …………… 39
*15 – 100x Subhan Allahi wa bihamdihi …………… 39
*16 – 100x La ilaha illallahu, wah’dahu …………… 40
*17 – 3x Surah Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Naas ……………. 41
*18 – 7x Hasbiyallahu… …………… 41
*19 – 4x Allahumma inni …………… 42
*20 – 1x Allahumma ma asbah’a …………… 43
*21 – 3x Radeetu billahi Rabban …………… 44
*22 – 10x ask blessings for the Prophet [saw] …………… 45
*23 – Dua’ against shirk …………… 45
*24 – 3x Paradise. 3x Hell …………… 46
*25 – Before sleeping 33×33x34x …………… 46
*26 – Sadaqah …………… 46
*27 – Fasting …………… 47
x Be constant & steadfast …………… 49
x In the end …………… 51
x Valuable advice …………… 51

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Abul Ala Mawdudi | Language: English | Format: PDF | Pages: 251 | Size: 3 MB
Maududi’s translation and commentary on the Qur’an “The Meaning of the Qur’an” ranks as one of the best such works in existence today. Unlike many early translators Maududi uses the standard technique of providing an explanation of the Qur’anic verses from the Sunnah of the Prophet (sas) including the historical reasons behind the verses.

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Tanda awal, kehancuran tamadun dunia dan kehadiran Jesus Christ dan Seorang pemimpin kebenaran yang bapanya merupakan dari keturunan Ishmael dan Ibunya dari keturunan Ishaq. Dia mengenal siapa Jesus dan saat itu akan tiba.

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Qiamat menghampiri, dan persediaan perang hanya ada pada mereka yang tahu. Dan, lebih ramai orang yang sedang terlena.

Takut mati? Kenapa takut pada suatu yang pasti? Takutlah pada yang tidak pasti, kerana ketidakpastian adalah punca segala perpecahan dan punca kepada kehancuran dalam diri sendiri.

This Qur’anic verse reveals that the wisdom of mentioning the stories and events of prophet Hazrat Mohammed (Salla Allahu ta’ala’alayhi wa sallam) was to stand fast the heart of the last prophet Hazrat Mohammed (Salla Allahu ta’ala’alayhi wa sallam). And it is obvious that we are, also today, in need of being stand fast. We must know that how; the prophet of Allah (Allah’s Grace and Peace be upon him) faced the problems of his time so that we may face the problems of our times according to the Sunnah. Therefore Milad un Nabi (Salla Allahu ta’ala’alayhi wa sallam) provides us an opportunity to know about the affair of the prophet Hazrat Mohammed (Salla Allahu ta’ala’alayhi wa sallam) In the holy quran in many places Allah (Azzawajal) has made reference:

“Wa rafana laka zikrak”

(And raised high the esteem you are held)
(Chapter 30 Surah Nashrak)

“la khad ja kum rasoolim min un fusikum”
(O believers you have amongst your ummant)

“la khad minulaalah ho allul mumineena uz lay faheem e rassola”

(I have done a favour on all believers that I gave you the holy prophet (Salla Allahu ta’ala’alayhi wa sallam))

“Waz kuru niyamat illahi alaykum”
(Remember Allah (Azzawajal) favours)

“Wama arsalnaka illah rehmatullil alameen”
(I have sent as blessing for whole mankind)

“By all means The Prophet Mohammed (Salla Allahu ta’ala’alayhi wa sallam) is the uzma of Allah (Azzawajal)”

“Allah (Azzawajal) in the holy quran has said in Surah duha chapter 30 (para)”

“Remember Allah (Azzawajal) blessing which is upon you Surah Al-Imran chapter 4 (para)”

By doing milaad sharif you are performing prophet Mohammed (Salla Allahu ta’ala’alayhi wa sallam) zikr, in the above aayats Allah (Azzawajal) has ordered to do zikr of prophet Mohammed (Salla Allahu ta’ala’alayhi wa sallam).

1. Khulfa-e-Rasheedeen Hazrat Abu Bakar Siddique (radi allahu anhu) has said “who so ever spend even as little as 1 dhiram(pence) in milaad sharif will be with me in paradise”

2. Hazrat Umar Farooque kayde azam (radi allahu anhu) has said “who ever repects the milaad sharif has given life to islam”

3. Hazrat Usman Ghani (radi allahu anhu) has said “who ever spend as little as 1 dhiram (pence) is like that person was amongst those who fought in the battle of badar and hunnaiyn”

4. Hazrat Ali Karimullah wajhul kareem (radi allahu anhu) has said “who so ever respect the milaad sharif and trys to preach wil leave the world with faith and will enter paradise without questions”

5. Hazrat Khwaja Hasan Basri (radi allahu anhu) has said “If I had gold as much as the mountain of uhad I would spend it on milaad-un-nabi”

6. Hazrat Imam Jallaludin sayuti (radi allahu anhu) has said “whose house,mosque and area hold the milaad ceremony of the beloved prophet Mohammed (Salla Allahu ta’ala’alayhi wa sallam) then on this Allah (Azzawajal) blessed angels would surround these homes,mosques and areasand read Darood upon them”

7. Hazrat Imam Shafi (radi allahu anhu) has said “those who gather people for milaad, cook for them, make arrangements in their home for them and give reason for people to attend then for him on the day of judgment Allah (Azzawajal) will raise him amongst the Siddiquin, Showdaye and Saleheen and his place will be in jannat-e-naeem”

8. Hazrat Maroof Kharkhi (radi allahu anhu) has said “those who gather people for milaad-un-nabi he will be protected by all Ambiya’s and Allah(Azzawajal) will protect his household from theft, misfortune and any evil eyes”

We pray to Allah (Azzawajal) to give us the strength and love to celebrate the glorious milaad-un-nabi, follow the path of the prophet Mohammed (Salla Allahu ta’ala’alayhi wa sallam) and give us the courage to follow all of the prophet Mohammed (Salla Allahu ta’ala’alayhi wa sallam) Sunnah. Ameen.

The Situation

A trial version of the Sony game LittleBigPlanet had a track by a Malian musician who had included two quranic verses in his song. When Sony realized that these verses had made it into the videogame as this track played, they issued a recall of the game and ensured the public that the track would be removed. They were determined, they claimed, to make sure that not a single solitary soul was offended.

Being as Unoffensive as Possible

Now, I appreciate that they did this. My friend JDsg and I often discuss the importance of not causing offense to others unnecessarily (see the Quran Read-A-Long posts), and I think it’s great that Sony is so determined to set things right. They are a global company with global responsibilities and in addition to doing what’s right for their business and public relations interests I imagine they also think they’re doing what’s right on a basic social level. And in pretty much all these cases I would say they are. Kudos, Sony.

However, what I’m wondering is where the decision to use this song came from in the first place. What I mean is, surely they got the rights to use the song in the game – at least I hope so – which means that either the artist himself or his producer/agent/label (though admittedly I’m unsure of how the Malian music business works) had to have signed off on this. Did no one warn Sony that this might be a problem or consider sharing with them that in using the song they were including two quranic verses in their videogame? Though it’s nice this was caught at the beta level of the game, I feel like someone didn’t do their homework at an earlier stage, and I’m a bit puzzled.

A Whole Lot of Questions

Second, which quranic verses were they? I’d be most interested to find out. Moreover, what is the game about? Does it relate to the verses because on some level it relates to the song? What about the song itself? Is it a secular song, and if so, is it as potentially offensive for the artist to have included the verses in his song as it is for Sony to have inadvertently used the song (and therefore the lyrics) in its game? Is it just that the singer has less to lose? Moreover, and this becomes more hypothetical, what if the game is about doing good and has positive messages (I have no idea what the game is about, by the way) – then is it acceptable to include a song with quranic verses, or the verses in writing if they actually reinforce the positive messages of the game? Is this along the same lines as depicting Mohammed? What if it was a Muslim videogame or even a videogame designed to teach children about the Quran? Then would it be allowed to include quranic verses?

I guess all these questions get at one big thing that I don’t get. I get that this could have been a potentially offensive situation to Muslims, but I guess I fail to see exactly why, and if it is because there is a policy as straightforward as “including quranic verses in videogames (in whatever fahion?) is wrong and offensive” what exactly is offensive and are there exceptions to this rule (e.g. Muslim games)?

A Post-Update

I would like to add that the author of the song has come out and said that he is a Muslim and in his culture singing verses from the Quran in songs is absolutely normal and acceptable. He’s also said it was not blasphemous and is bothered by this huge row. Apparently he was well aware that his song was being used and saw no problem or conflict. In fact, it is the Muslim Forum think tank that is opposing what he’s saying and insisting that it is unacceptable to have put the words of God to music like that.

So interestingly, though Sony was doing what it thought was right (and probably still is) in order to offend as few Muslims as possible, they’re definitely pissing off one by pulling his song on the grounds that it could be blasphemous in the first place when he insists that it’s not. It seems that this case is one of Muslims not having a consensus and western business interests definitely trying to save face in the process of offending as few people as possible. Is something wrong here?

Summary

What do you think about all this? Can you shed some light on any of my questions or puzzlement?

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Buku yang ada di tangan anda, penulisnya, Profesor Muhammad Mustafa al-‘Azami, sudah lama saya kenal. Kepeduliannya terhadap karya negatif pihak Orientalis menjadi fokus perhatiannya sejak awal. Beliau salah seorang ilmuan terkemuka yang memiliki latar belakang pendidikan Timur dan Barat. Di dunia Islam beliau dikenal sebagai seorang ilmuan kenamaan di bidang ilmu hadith. Tentunya tidak seperti kebanyakan ilmuan lain, yang biasanya, setelah ditraining dalam institusi pendidikan Barat, merasa silau dan bahkan muji-muji ketinggian budaya dan sistem kajian Islam mereka tanpa daya analisis dan kritis. Justru sebaliknya, risalah Ph.D-nya yang diajukan pada Cambridge, secara lugas membahas kekeliruan pihak Orientalis dalam memahami asal usul ilmu hadith yang begitu unik. Penguasaannya terhadap sumber keislaman khususnya dalam bidang ilmu hadith ini telah mengantar beliau ke pentas international dalam bidang studi Islam. Rasanya, sangat tepat Yayasan Raja Faesal yang bermarkas di Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, telah menganugrahkan kepadanya Hadiah Malik Faesal atas karya-karya di bidang ilmu hadith yang beliau geluti sejak dulu.

Penulis merasa betapa pentingnya mengcounter pendapat Orientalis yang seringkali mengelirukan dengan menggunakan argumentasi ilmiah. Karya ini sangat penting untuk disimak apalagi dalam cuaca akademis pasca pemerintahan Soeharto yang banyak diwarnai polarisasi pemikiran yang begitu beragam yang, kadang-kadang, cenderung destruktif terhadap kesucian ajaran Islam. Kami merasa prihatin atas imbas pemikiran Orientalis yang semakin mekar dan ini pula yang mengilhami pemikiran kami menugaskan empat ilmuan asal negeri ini, Dr. Sohirin M. Solihin, Dr. Anis Malik Thoha, Dr. Ugi Suharto dan Lili Yulyadi, yang tengah bertugas sebagai staf pengajar pada universitas kami untuk menterjemahkannya ke dalam bahasa Indonesia. Dalam pemantauan kami, pihak Orientalis sedang mengalihkan perhatian begitu besar terhadap perubahan pemikiran Islam di Indonesia yang sudah bermula sejak awal tahun 1980-an. Karya-karya ilmuan Muslim yang mengikuti jejak Orientalis seperti Hassan Hanafi, Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid, Muhammad Arkoun, dan lainnya cukup mampu menarik minat di kalangan ilmuan Muslim.

Buku ini membahas, antara lain, berbagai kritikan yang dilontarkan pihak Orientalis tentang Al-Qur’an dari berbagai dimensi pemikiran. Tudingan terhadap perbedaan susunan surah-surah, sistem bacaan yang berbeda, kelainan mushafpara sahabat dengan mushaf ‘Uthmani, semuanya dibahas secara lugas dalam mematahkan hujjah yang seringkali didewakan pihak Orientalis. Nuktah-nuktah kritikan Orientalis ditangkis oleh penulis dengan menyentuh akar permasalahan dari kesalahan sumber-sumber yang mereka pakai dan kejahilan terhadap sistem studi Islam yang dipoles dengan kajian mereka terhadap kitab suci orang Barat (The Bible) yang, katanya, betul-betul rapuh dan tidak representatif Yang lebih menarik lagi, beliau mampu mengetengahkan pendapat yang meyakinkan tentang asal usul penulisan Perjanjian Lama dan Perjanjian Baru yang betul-betul, kata beliau, meragukan dan jauh berbeda dengan ke¬utuhan kitab suci Al-Qur’an yang terpelihara sejak diturunkannya. Bukti-bukti yang dipakai bukan dilandasi oleh sikap emosional melainkan dilacak dari sumber-sumber ilmiah dan otoritatif guna membuktikan kepalsuannya.

Jika kita telusuri, nampak kekentalan komitmen penulis terhadap ajaran Islam sebagai landasan berfikir, prilaku, budaya, dan konstitusi. Nampak juga beliau ingin meletakkan pendapatnya sebagai bamper dalam menghadapi se¬gala bentuk serangan negatif pihak Orientalis terhadap Al-Qur’an dan ajaran¬Nya. Salah satu cara yang efektif, begitu kata penulis, Orientalis ingin me¬nyihir para ilmuan Muslim agar mau menerapkan sistem studi Islam dari sisi pandangan Barat dalam mengkaji Alkitab (The Bible).

Nampaknya, penulis benar-benar geram dan apa pun rencana pihak Orientalis terhadap Al-Qur’an, tidak dapat dihadapi dengan slogan kosong seperti yang biasanya dipakai oleh sementara kelompok yang kebesaran semangat tanpa mempelajari segi-segi kelemahan agama dan budaya pihak lain dari sumber yang autentik. Saat pihak Orientalis menuding kelemahan kompilasi Al-Qur’an, pengaruh ajaran Judeo-Christian terhadapnya, dan Muhammad sebagai imposter, penulis menangkis semua tuduhan dengan menguak asal usul Alkitab (The Bible) yang penuh kerancuan. Hujah-hujah yang dipakai sangat signifikan bagi yang berminat menggali lebih dalam tentang sejarah Perjanjian Baru (PB) dan Perjanjian Lama (PL). Jika di awal tahun 1980an Maurice Buccaile sempat menyajikan kajian ilmiah Kitab Suci Al-Qur’an, di mana kebenarannya sengaja ingin ditutup-tutupi oleh dunia Barat, konstribusi Mustafa al-‘A,zami adalah pembuktian ilmiah atas dasar sumber-sumber Barat tentang kerancuan Alkitab dan agenda tertentu pihak Orientalis yang dimanfaatkan oleh kepentingan Barat sebagai senjata ampuh dalam menundukkan kembali dunia Islam sebagai slavery baru. Barangkali sementara pihak ada ber¬pendapat tidak perlu mengangkat permasalahan seperti ini demi mempererat kerjasama Timur dan Barat: Islam dan Kristen. Nampaknya sikap ‘Azami sengaja ingin mendemonstrasikan bagaimana pihak Orientalis menghujat tentang kompilasi Al-Qur’an melalui metode pendekatan sistem studi agama Barat yang ingin dipaksakan dalam kajian Al-Qur’an. Kami harap karya ini dapat memberi sumbangan yang berarti dalam memenuhi khazanah keilmuan Islam sebagai panduan hidup seperti diharap oleh pengarangnya

A Moroccan Islamic theologian, Mohamed Ben Sheikh Abderrahman Al Maghraoui, has caused a great stir by stating “A nine-year-old girl has the same sexual capacities as a woman of 20 and over”

He issued a fatwa (Islamic edict) where he “legalizes” the union between a child and an adult male. “We found that girls of that age give better benefits than adult women,” he says. “Consequently they are so trained to marry as young of 20 years.”

In the Islamic world, especially in the Arabian Peninsula, marriage between girls and adult males is relatively common, but Muslim theologians have not gone so far in justifying the practice.

Al Maghraoui, a well-known Salafist sheikh, and the author of half a dozen books of theology, posted the fatwa on the website of his association Preaching in the Koran and Sunna. His critics argue that he probably has done it to defend, from a religious point of view, the marriage contracted in secret by one of his friends.

His pronouncement has caused a major scandal in Morocco, but so far there has been no reaction from the authorities. The radical theologian bases his edict in the example of the prophet Muhammad. “Aicha, recalls, had only six years when she became her fiancée but was not married until she turned nine”.

There are “vicious theologians who are capable of putting religion in the service of paedophilia” writes the socialist daily Al Ittihad al Ichtiraki. “The era of our Prophet is completely different from ours. These days a marriage of the kind would be a true injustice towards the girl. A true aberration” says Naji Adib, who heads the association No ones touch my Children, who campaigns in Morocco against this scourge.

“This type of people look at Islam from the point of view which is convenient for them. It is a restrictive vision of Islam. And it is bad. Fatwas like these show the lack of reasoning from those who issue them. I cannot understand via what intellectual road or for what mental construction they come to such aberrations” she added.

Faced with the passivity of the authorities, a lawyer from Rabat, Mourad Bakouri, has taken the initiative to denounce Al Maghraoui for “violation of the Family Code and violation of children’s rights.” The new Moroccan law, which came into force in 2005, stipulates that the minimum age for marriage is 18 years.