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Islam : A way of life

Musbri MohamedPengarah UrusanYayasan PEKIDA Malaysia

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WHAT IS ISLAM?

•Islam comes from an Arabic root word i.e aslama meaning "peace" and "submission."  

•The religion of Islam is the acceptance of and obedience to the teachings of God which He revealed to His last prophet, Muhammad s.a.w.

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TO KNOW GOD

He who created the eye of the mosquito is the one who created the sun.

The very first revelation:

Read, in the name of your Lord, who created – created human from tiny thing that clings. Read, for your Lord is the Most Bountiful, who taught the use of the pen, taught human what he did not know. (96:1-5)

The use of pen: KNOWLEDGE

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PILLARS OF FAITH

• Must be based on al-Qur’an & as-Sunnah – 6 pillars of faith (rukun iman)

– Belief in Allah– Belief in His Angels– Belief in His Messanger– Belief in His Books– Belief in Hereafter– Belief in Qada’ & Qadar

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Adam a.s was sent charged with such a duty that the unfolding of all mankind's spiritual progress and the revealing of all mankind's potentialities and man's essential nature being a comprehensive mirror to all the Divine Names, are the results of it.

If Adam a.s had remained in Paradise, his rank would have been fixed like that of the angels; man's potentialities would not have unfolded.

Our journey began by Adam a.s

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• Aqidah (Belief)

• Ibadah (Worship)

• Akhlak (Ethics)

FOUNDATION OF ISLAMIC SYSTEMS

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SOURCES OF ISLAMIC LAW SOURCES OF ISLAMIC LAW AndAndCIVILIZATIONCIVILIZATION

1.THE QUR’AN1.THE QUR’AN (absolute & final authority)

2.THE SUNNAH2.THE SUNNAH(explanation of the Qu’ran)

3.3. Al IJMA’ Al IJMA’ (unanimous agreement of the muslim community)

4. Al QIAS4. Al QIAS (reasoning)

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Dr. Maurice Bucaille said in his book "The Bible, the Qur'an and Science", which was published by the American Trust Publications 1979:

"Thanks to its undisputed authenticity, the text of the Qur'an holds a unique place among the books of Revelation, shared neither by the Old nor the New Testament. In the first two sections of this work, a review was made of the alterations undergone by the Old Testament and the Gospels before they were handed down to us in the form we know today. The same is not true for the Qur'an for the simple reason that it was written down at the time of the prophet".

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• Aqidah (freed man from worshiping other God than Allah)

• Syariah (justice and mutual aid among men)

• Akhlaq (molding a well rounded personalities)

The Teaching in the Quran can be Divided into:

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How Islamic inventors changed the world

Sina KhayyamBiruni

Razi

The Independent, UK

From coffee to cheques and the three-course meal, the Muslim world has given us many innovations that we take for granted in daily life.

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"Mohammad is the most successful of

all Prophets and religious

personalities. " Encyclopedia

Britannica

"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in

America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our

people..."HILLARY RODMAN

CLINTON, Los Angeles Times, May 31, 1996, p.3

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"If a man like Mohammad were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems that would bring it the much needed peace andhappiness."

George Bernard Shaw

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"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular level."

--Michael H. Hart, THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY , New York: Hart Publishing Company, Inc., 1978, p. 33.

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Could it be that in this context, some long-term thinkers in Washington and elsewhere have devised a strategy of establishing US military control of all strategic sources of oil for the one potential power rival, Eurasia, from Brussels to Berlin to Moscow and Beijing? The dollar vulnerability and debt problems are well known in leading policy circles.

As Henry Kissinger once noted,

"Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world."

Can Malaysia succeed in convincing the Islamic countries to revive their 'gold dinar' as a common currency, as this is 'necessary' to get rid of the influence of the west in trade and business dealings, and other economic issues.

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Gold and silver are the most stable currency the world has ever seen

From the beginning of Islam until today, the value of the Islamic bimetallic currency has remained surprisingly stable in relation to basic consumable goods: A chicken at the time of the Prophet, salla'llahu alaihi wa sallam, cost one dirham; today, 1,400 years later, a chicken costs approximately one dirham.

In 1,400 years inflation is zero.

Could we say the same about the dollar or any other paper currency in the last 25 years?

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"You want to be radical? You don't need to blow up the bank, just burn your bank account. For that you need an alternative. What is the alternative? E-dinar."

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The success of the gold dinar as a united Islamic currency will depend on the level of demand of the countries that want to deal with it as the primary currency in the international commercial dealings.

Malaysian Ex-Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, a big supporter on the subject of reviving 'gold dinar', believes that this would help in containing the dominance of the World Bank and the IMF in economic and financial affairs of the Muslim world.

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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Maryam meriwayatkan bahwa beliau mendengar Rasulullah salallaahu 'alayhi wasallam bersabda,

"Masanya akan tiba pada umat manusia, ketika tidak ada apapun yang berguna selain dinar dan dirham."

(Masnad Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal).

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Malays are not lazy, says NajibNST 03 Feb 2007Shamini Darshni

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malays are not a lazy indigenous group, having proven themselves over time in numerous fields, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said yesterday.

He claimed the British had used the alleged indolence of the Malays as an excuse to sideline them from the development process and prevent them from holding down senior positions.

"Today, Malays have proven that since independence, they have succeeded in holding important positions that have led to international recognition," he said when asked to elaborate on a point he raised in his opening address at the Third International Conference on Malay Civilisation.

Earlier in his speech, he said the stigma of Malays being lazy was a "baseless myth".

Meanwhile, Najib outlined three strategies that could help create first-class human capital, with the first being the development of human capital based on Islam.

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"That is why the family role is very important. Every Malay family should have a deeper understanding of Islam (as) only with a good education and an understanding of Islam, can we be a model Islamic country respected by both friends and foes," he said.

The second strategy was to develop human capital which valued a sound education.

"We can build civilisation with knowledge, and Muslims should strive to gain deeper knowledge."

The final strategy was to develop human capital which practised an excellent work culture.

"Excellence does not come in dreams or exist in a vacuum, but is the result of hard work with a clear focus on principles, by having the right attitude and holding on to good moral values," said Najib.

The conference was organised by Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris.

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We are tested in this world so that we may become clarified, purified, attain virtue and perfectionthrough our choice (free will)

We find trials and tests in every aspect of our lives.

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When you approach God by an arm’s length, He approaches you by two, and if you come to Him walking, He comes to you running. (Hadith, saying of Muhammed)

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Assuredly we will try you withsomething of danger and hungerand loss of some worldly goods, and of lives and the fruits of your labor. But give glad tidings to those who are patient in adversity,- those who, when calamity befalls them, say, “Truly, to God we belong and, truly, to Him we shall return.”

(2:155-156)

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There is only one God, Allah, who alone is worthy of being worshipped. Mankind has been guided at various times by the messengers of Allah of whom the most prominent were Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Mohammed.

The final message was sent to the last prophet, Mohammed, which replaces all previous messages.

Please save yourself by embracing Islam.