Sunnah

The word Sharī’ah was mentioned only once in the Quran 45:18 addressing Prophet Mohammad. “[O Muhammad,] We have set thee on a way by which the purpose [of faith] may be fulfilled”. In the verse, the Prophet is being identified as a messenger to fulfill a purpose of faith. What is the purpose of faith that Sharī’ah is set to fulfill? An Islamic vision for a divine-human relationship is concerned with the higher objectives (Maqāṣid) of the Lawgiver (al-Sharī’). Linguistically, Sharī’ah is…

The relationship between rationality and religious scripture has often been seen as a contentious one. Especially in the European intellectual tradition, much has been made of the dichotomy between medieval blind following of the Catholic clergy and the Age of Enlightenment, based on science and reason, which succeeded it. The infamous Galileo affair in the 1610’s if oftentimes cited by modern partisans of science as proof of the inherent incompatibility of religious belief and scientific,…

The mind is the most wonderful gift God has ever given to man because with only the mind that we can trust to Allah and we can reach the please of Him The core of science is the mind - just like a baby to the mother. What makes man different from the other living or non-living creature in this world and make man achieve a higher level than of others is the mind. The kalimah in the Qur’an such as “do they not look?”, “think!”, “do they not ponder?” and a lot more shows that the Qur’an lead man…

Imam al –Ghazali born in the middle of the fifth century AH in the above era and later he received education up to higher level. After he had completed his studied then he became a Rector of the Nizamiyyah of Baghdad, the famous university during that time. Soon he was appointed in the legal court to handle such a big case which is to mediate between the caliph of the Abbasid and the ruler of the Saljuq. Then, suddenly at this time he realise that he should focus on other responsibility which…

1.2.2. The Santri Variant The term of “santri” has a broad and narrow meaning. In the narrow sense, it demonstrates “a student in a religious school which so-called as pondok or pesantren”, the latter name constructed as a root and place for santris. In the broad and more common sense, it denotes to a devout Muslim group of the Indonesia population who take their Islam seriously, praying, going to mosque on Friday, fasting in the Ramadhan month and so on (Geertz, 1960: 178). As the basic ritual…

THE AFTERLIFE Brad Go Religion 30S March 23, 2015 “And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” This quote from the bible shows that during the afterlife, Catholics believe that if people lived a well-behaved life, we will rest in peace in paradise which indicates Heaven. If not, they will end up in Hell. In Buddhism however, they believe in reincarnation. People will be reincarnated until they gain enlightenment. In Islam, the belief is…

Islamic Fundamentalism and Liberal Democracy in the United States Every day on the news we hear about car bombings, “terrorist” threats, and lists of the men and women who have been wounded or killed during the War on Terror. In the United States we proudly fight to keep liberal democracy and we encourage others to join the freedom that we hold. Yet, liberal democracy may not always run smoothly within other religions and cultures. A major world religion, Islam, strongly opposes a liberal…

"I have never seen anyone who smiled more continuously than the Messenger of Allah" Narrated by Al-Tirmathi. These ahadeeth explain how we should treat everyone non Muslim or not. The prophet used to smile so much and we should too because it is Sunnah and it shows good will. One day the Prophet stood up…

Waqf in Arabic, is hold confinement or prohibition. In North and West Africa Waqf is called awqaf. The word Waqf is used in the Islamic law in the meaning of holding certain property and preserving it for the cantoned benefit of certain philanth and prohibiting any use or disposition of it outside it is specific objective. Whose benefit and usufruct can be extracted without consuming the property itself, Therefore, Waqf itself relates to land and building, there are awqaf of…

through its bases. There are many characteristics of Islamic culture. Islamic culture is based on the Qur’an and the Sunnah (Ahadis) but it is also based on human experience and learning. Learning things from other cultures is encouraged in Islam as it allows Muslims to progress and improve Islamic culture. However, the teachings of other cultures should not contradict the Qur’an and Sunnah or the previous teachings taught by Muslims of high stature in the earlier times. So, wherever we live in…