Monday, July 21, 2008
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalamu'alaikum (May peace be unto you)
Begin with all praise is due to Allah s.w.t, we seek his help and we ask for His foregiveness. And we seek refuge from Allah s.w.t from the evil of ourselves and for the evil consequence of our evil actions. Whomsoever Allah s.w.t guides, there is none to misguide, and whomsoever Allah s.w.t leaves to fall astray, there is none to guide. And I testify that there is no diety that is worthy of worship accept Allah s.w.t and Muhammad s.a.w is His last and final messenger. After that, the best speech is the book of Allah s.w.t and the best guidance is Muhammad s.a.w. And the worst of all the affairs are the matters that are newly introduced in the religion. Every matter that is newly introduced is an innovation, all of the innovation is misguidance, all of the misguidance is going astray, and all the going astray is in the fire.
People walk through life adopting many forms and sets of the way most of them desire to live by it. People talk about cultures, religion, and their way of life daily and as a routine. As how people 'talk' about their way of life can be in a form of language that is spoken, through the actions of our limbs, as well of the intentions of the heart. Thus, people lead their life based upon principles and this may vary from culture to culture, race to race, or even from individual to another individual. We talk and share about alot of amazing things about our life(culture, religion, etc.) in general and sometimes we also may adopt certain attributes from a different cultures and so forth. Indeed, all this varies from places to places, but then what about religion? People have dissimilar sets of beliefs and what not, certainly we should respect one another and not to mock each other. However, with regards to religion which seems to be a very controversial topic nowadays to be brought into discussion, whereby religion is suppose to be followed upon the truth. Because in a religion it consists with alot of aspects with our everyday life, as a matter of fact it is a way of life that we are practicing. So do we follow our religion blindly? following without seeking knowledge on how to perform or practice our religion? Do we follow this 'way of life' because our parents, grandparents, and our ancestors practices? Perhaps, we should ask ourselves with these questions and find out what is our reason for doing so.
Religion as defined from wikipedia: "A religion is a set of beliefs and practices, often centered upon specific supernatural and moral claims about reality, the cosmos, and human nature, and often codified as prayer, ritual, or religious law. Religion also encompasses ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology, as well as personal faith and religious experience. The term "religion" refers to both the personal practices related to communal faith and to group rituals and communication stemming from shared conviction. In the frame of European religious thought,[1] religions present a common quality, the "hallmark of patriarchal religious thought": the division of the world in two comprehensive domains, one sacred, the other profane.[2] Religion is often described as a communal system for the coherence of belief focusing on a system of thought, unseen being, person, or object, that is considered to be supernatural, sacred, divine, or of the highest truth. Moral codes, practices, values, institutions, tradition, rituals, and scriptures are often traditionally associated with the core belief, and these may have some overlap with concepts in secular philosophy. Religion is also often described as a "way of life" or a Life stance"[cut and pasted from wikipedia.org]. Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianism, Judaism, Islam, etc. are some of the few religions that are widely known throughout the world. What about atheism? secularism? humanism? or any "-ism"'s that is practiced as a way of life, can all of these be qualified as a religion? Certainly I am not here to define what it means, it is just to have a better understanding insyaAllah(through Allah's will) on the weight of the term 'religion' actually carries. Certainly not a subject that should be taken lightly for it is a way of life that is at stake here my brothers and sisters. Perhaps at the very least we, including myself, ought to contemplate and to ponder about.
One of the few things in life that we are particular about, is when we tend to be extra cautious and concern when trusting something, someone, etc. For instance, if a guys comes knocking on our door wearing all this leather jacket, leather pants, leather boots, t-shirt that has a skull on it, bald headed, and big beard, just to deliver a mail for example and he claims that he is from the established mailing company in your country. Most of us wouldn't even open the door, or atmost we would call the mailing company and check with them whether or not such guy wearing such and such is making the deliveries from one house to another. We would call and ask for identification so that we can check with the 'suspicious' person knocking on your door. Well this is just to illustrate the situation. It may not be the best example in the world but I hope the point is delivered insyaAllah.
Look how particular or careful a person can be, but when it comes to religion there seems to be a double standard. Perhaps the majority would follow the masses of people because everyone is doing it, or otherwise, Allahu'alam(Allah knows best). But think for a moment, sit back, and spend some time thinking on this very serious matter I must say because it will affect the end results. Negligence, ignorance; that most us would deny that we actually are. Just the thought of it, how arrogant have we become? What ever happen to humility? Having the sense of respect towards our brothers and sisters instead of pulling them down and pushing them away, what has become of us?
So what is our purpose really? Do we have a sense of purpose in life? Do we really? For those brothers and sisters who understands our purpose in this life, Alhamdulillah (praises be to Allah Azza Wa Jal), then share and deliver the message to others insyaAllah. So much time wasted when so many things that could have been done but heads up. While there is still time, fill it with knowledge and share it with others insyaAllahu ta'ala.
Glory be to Allah Azza Wa Jal, I testify that there is no diety that is worthy of worship accept Allah s.w.t and Muhammad s.a.w (peace and blessings be upon him) is the last and final messenger, I beg for His (Allah Azza Wa Jal) forgiveness in all the shortcomings that I have made.
May Allah Azza Wa Jal increase us in knowledge and guide us to the straight path that He(Allah Azza Wa Jal) loves, Ameen(May it be so).
Fi Amanillah
Wassalamu'alaikum wa rahmatuLLAH hiwa barakatuh
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalamu'alaikum (May peace be unto you)
Begin with all praise is due to Allah s.w.t, we seek his help and we ask for His foregiveness. And we seek refuge from Allah s.w.t from the evil of ourselves and for the evil consequence of our evil actions. Whomsoever Allah s.w.t guides, there is none to misguide, and whomsoever Allah s.w.t leaves to fall astray, there is none to guide. And I testify that there is no diety that is worthy of worship accept Allah s.w.t and Muhammad s.a.w is His last and final messenger. After that, the best speech is the book of Allah s.w.t and the best guidance is Muhammad s.a.w. And the worst of all the affairs are the matters that are newly introduced in the religion. Every matter that is newly introduced is an innovation, all of the innovation is misguidance, all of the misguidance is going astray, and all the going astray is in the fire.
People walk through life adopting many forms and sets of the way most of them desire to live by it. People talk about cultures, religion, and their way of life daily and as a routine. As how people 'talk' about their way of life can be in a form of language that is spoken, through the actions of our limbs, as well of the intentions of the heart. Thus, people lead their life based upon principles and this may vary from culture to culture, race to race, or even from individual to another individual. We talk and share about alot of amazing things about our life(culture, religion, etc.) in general and sometimes we also may adopt certain attributes from a different cultures and so forth. Indeed, all this varies from places to places, but then what about religion? People have dissimilar sets of beliefs and what not, certainly we should respect one another and not to mock each other. However, with regards to religion which seems to be a very controversial topic nowadays to be brought into discussion, whereby religion is suppose to be followed upon the truth. Because in a religion it consists with alot of aspects with our everyday life, as a matter of fact it is a way of life that we are practicing. So do we follow our religion blindly? following without seeking knowledge on how to perform or practice our religion? Do we follow this 'way of life' because our parents, grandparents, and our ancestors practices? Perhaps, we should ask ourselves with these questions and find out what is our reason for doing so.
Religion as defined from wikipedia: "A religion is a set of beliefs and practices, often centered upon specific supernatural and moral claims about reality, the cosmos, and human nature, and often codified as prayer, ritual, or religious law. Religion also encompasses ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology, as well as personal faith and religious experience. The term "religion" refers to both the personal practices related to communal faith and to group rituals and communication stemming from shared conviction. In the frame of European religious thought,[1] religions present a common quality, the "hallmark of patriarchal religious thought": the division of the world in two comprehensive domains, one sacred, the other profane.[2] Religion is often described as a communal system for the coherence of belief focusing on a system of thought, unseen being, person, or object, that is considered to be supernatural, sacred, divine, or of the highest truth. Moral codes, practices, values, institutions, tradition, rituals, and scriptures are often traditionally associated with the core belief, and these may have some overlap with concepts in secular philosophy. Religion is also often described as a "way of life" or a Life stance"[cut and pasted from wikipedia.org]. Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianism, Judaism, Islam, etc. are some of the few religions that are widely known throughout the world. What about atheism? secularism? humanism? or any "-ism"'s that is practiced as a way of life, can all of these be qualified as a religion? Certainly I am not here to define what it means, it is just to have a better understanding insyaAllah(through Allah's will) on the weight of the term 'religion' actually carries. Certainly not a subject that should be taken lightly for it is a way of life that is at stake here my brothers and sisters. Perhaps at the very least we, including myself, ought to contemplate and to ponder about.
One of the few things in life that we are particular about, is when we tend to be extra cautious and concern when trusting something, someone, etc. For instance, if a guys comes knocking on our door wearing all this leather jacket, leather pants, leather boots, t-shirt that has a skull on it, bald headed, and big beard, just to deliver a mail for example and he claims that he is from the established mailing company in your country. Most of us wouldn't even open the door, or atmost we would call the mailing company and check with them whether or not such guy wearing such and such is making the deliveries from one house to another. We would call and ask for identification so that we can check with the 'suspicious' person knocking on your door. Well this is just to illustrate the situation. It may not be the best example in the world but I hope the point is delivered insyaAllah.
Look how particular or careful a person can be, but when it comes to religion there seems to be a double standard. Perhaps the majority would follow the masses of people because everyone is doing it, or otherwise, Allahu'alam(Allah knows best). But think for a moment, sit back, and spend some time thinking on this very serious matter I must say because it will affect the end results. Negligence, ignorance; that most us would deny that we actually are. Just the thought of it, how arrogant have we become? What ever happen to humility? Having the sense of respect towards our brothers and sisters instead of pulling them down and pushing them away, what has become of us?
So what is our purpose really? Do we have a sense of purpose in life? Do we really? For those brothers and sisters who understands our purpose in this life, Alhamdulillah (praises be to Allah Azza Wa Jal), then share and deliver the message to others insyaAllah. So much time wasted when so many things that could have been done but heads up. While there is still time, fill it with knowledge and share it with others insyaAllahu ta'ala.
Glory be to Allah Azza Wa Jal, I testify that there is no diety that is worthy of worship accept Allah s.w.t and Muhammad s.a.w (peace and blessings be upon him) is the last and final messenger, I beg for His (Allah Azza Wa Jal) forgiveness in all the shortcomings that I have made.
May Allah Azza Wa Jal increase us in knowledge and guide us to the straight path that He(Allah Azza Wa Jal) loves, Ameen(May it be so).
Fi Amanillah
Wassalamu'alaikum wa rahmatuLLAH hiwa barakatuh
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