Is Diploma Chapter 1

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ISLAMIC STUDIESMPW 1143/2143

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MPW 1143/MPW 2143ISLAMIC STUDIES

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CHAPTER 1: Islam and basic ConceptsDefinition of Islam, Iman and Ihsan

Islam as Al-din ( a way of life)

Narrated by 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (radiAllahi anhu), and isfound in sahih Muslim;

"One day we were sitting in the company of theMessenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him,when there appeared before us a man dressed in purewhite clothes, his hair extraordinarily black. There wereno signs of travel on him. None of us recognized him. Hesat with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.Resting his knees against his and the palms of his handson his thighs, he said, 'O Muhammad, tell me aboutIslam'.


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ISLAM

DefinitionLiterally, Islam issalamathat contributes into three main definitions:

1. Pure and clean2. Peace and harmony3. Loyal and surrenderTerminologically, Islam means:

1. Oneness of Allah, sincere to Him by having good faith with the trueteaching of Allah that was brought by the Prophet Muhammad S.A.W.

2. Oneness of Allah, sincere in fulfilling the tasks and all His teachings thatwas brought by the Prophet Muhammad S.A.W.

Five pillars of Islam:Recite Shahadah, performing Pray, alms giving, fasting and performing Hajj.


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The Messenger believes in what has been revealed to him from HisLord, as do men of faith.Each of them believes in Allah, His Angels,His books and His Messenger.(Quran 2:285)

Six pillars of Iman:

1. Belief in God.

2. Belief in the Prophet of God.

3. Belief in Gods Books (kitab)

4. Belief in the Angels of God.

5. Belief in the Hereafter (Day of Judgement).

6. Belief in Qadaand Qadar


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Propheat said, Ihsan (perfect goodness) is that you worship God as ifseeing Him; for even if you do not see Him, He certainly sees you.

IHSAN

1. Brave 2. Calm 3. Optimist

HAPPINESS

1. World 2. Hereafter


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Islam as Al-Din (a way of life)

Means:

Surrender to Allah.

Islam is a high quality religion that nothing can be compared with.

Islam have not separated between its personal actions of human

relationship and his God only and nothing to do with the society.

A definition of power, loyal and surrenders.

A way of life that determines the style of behavior and communicationamong human and human with his Creator.


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Religion is divided into two:

1.Revealed Religion.It is a religion that assert its followers to be pious to Allah, to Angels,books, Messengers, Hereafter and to qadaand qadar.Examples: Islam, Jews and Christianity.

2.Unrevealed Religion.

It is a religion that is not designed by Allah (God) and it does notdemand its followers to submit themselves to the rules and regulation ofthe God.Examples: Hindu, Budha and Zoroastrianism (Majusi).


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CHAPTER 1: Islam and basic ConceptsThe Fundamental of Islamic Syariah (teaching of Islam)

ELEMENTS

OF ISLAM

Aqidah-----

Syariah

Akhlak

Tauhid Ar-Rububiyah

Tauhid Asma was Sifaat

Tauhid Al-Ebaadah


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1) TAUHID AR-RUBOOBEEYAH

(MAINTAINING THE UNITY OF LORDSHIP)

Concept that Allah alonecaused all things to existwhen there was nothing; Hesustains and maintainscreation without any need

from it or for it; and He is thesole Lord of the universe andits inhabitants without anyreal challenge to Hissovereignty.


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2) TAUHID AL-ASMA WAS-SIFAAT

(MAINTAINING THE UNITY OF ALLAHS NAMES AND ATTRIBUTES)

This concept has five main aspects:1. Allah must be referred to according to how He and His Prophet(saws) have described Him.2. Its involves referring to Allah as He has referred to Himselfwithout giving Him any new names or attributes.

3. Allahnames and attributes is referred to Him without giving Himthe attributes of His creation.4. Its requires that man not be given the attributes of Allah.5. Allah's names in the definite form cannot be given to His creationunless preceded by the prefix 'Abd meaning "slave of" or "servant of'.


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3) TAUHID AL-EBAADAH

(MAINTAINING THE UNITY OF WORSHIP)

Means: All forms of worship must be directed only to Allah becauseHe alone deserves worship, and it is He alone who can grantbenefit to man as a result of His worship. Furthermore, there is noneed for any form of intercessor of intermediary between man andGod.
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SYARIAH

Sharia is regarded as divinely ordained, concrete and timeless for allrelevant situations. It also has certain laws which derived from

principles established by Islamic lawyers and judges (Mujtahidun).

THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF SYARIA:1- Al-Quran2- Sunnah

3-Ijma4- Qiyas

TWO MAIN DIVISION:1- The acts of worship2- Human interaction
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AKHLAK

The Islamic concept of morality is based on certain basic beliefs.God is the Creator, Master and Sovereign of the entire universe,and all truth, goodness and beauty spring from Him.

The code of behavior suggested by the Messengers forms thebasis of Islamic morality (Divine Revelation).

Islam engraves in us a strong belief in God Who is Present fromWhom nothing remains hidden. Thus, faith alone can keep aMuslim individual and Muslim community on the right path ofvirtue and goodness.
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CHAPTER 1: Islam and basic ConceptsThe objectives of Islamic Divine Law

This includes five basic and universal necessities orprioritieson which the lives of people depend, andwhose neglect leads to total disruption and chaos.

These five necessities are:

1- Religion2- Life3- Intellect4- Procreation5- Property


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SIMPLICITY, RATIONALITY,PRACTICALITY

Islam is a religion without anymythology. Its teachings aresimple and intelligible.

Everybody may approach theQur'an directly and translate itsdictates into practice. Islamawakens in man the faculty ofreason and exhorts him to use hisintellect. It enjoins him to seethings in the light of reality.

UNITY OF MATTER AND SPIRIT

A unique feature of Islam is that itstands not for denial of life but forthe fulfillment of life.

It does not ask man to avoidmaterial things. It holds that

spiritual elevation is to be achievedby living piously in the rough andtumble of life.slam advises man to be moderateand keep away from extravagance.


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A COMPLETE WAY OF LIFE

Islam is a complete way of lifeand is present in every field ofhuman existence. Islam providesguidance for all aspects of life -individual and social, material andmoral, economic and political,legal and cultural, and nationaland international.

Islams objectives are thepurification of the soul and thereform and reconstruction ofsociety.

BALANCE BETWEEN THEINDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY

Islam believes in the individual

personality of man and holdseveryone personally accountable toGod. Islam also guarantees thefundamental rights of theindividual and does not permitanyone to tamper with them.

Islam removes all of theseimpediments and proclaims theideal of the whole of humanitybeing one family of God.


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PERMANENCE AND CHANGE

The elements of permanence and

change coexist in human societyand culture and are bound toremain so

The Quran and the Sunnahcontain the eternal guidance given

by the Lord of the universe. Thus,through ijtihad(intellectual effortto arrive at the truth) that peopleof every age try to implement andapply the divine guidance to theproblems of their times.

COMPLETE RECORD OFTEACHINGS PRESERVED

The Qur'an has been in existence

for the last fourteen hundred yearsin its original form. Detailedaccounts of the life of the Prophetand of his teachings are availablein their pristine purity.

These aspects have appealed tomillions of people in the past andthe present and have made themaffirm that Islam is the religion oftruth and the right path formankind.


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CHAPTER 1: Islam and basic ConceptsThe concept of God, Mankind and World

HUMAN BEINGS ARE INTELLIGENT ANDWILLFULL BEINGS INTO WHOMBREATED HIS SPIRIT

The human have perfect vision system andperfect hearing system.

The human visual system is so developedthat no camera produced with the latesttechnology can attain the quality of image.

The human ear is more advanced then themost modern sound system.


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EMBROYONIC

LIFE

LIFE ONEARTH

LIFE INGRAVE

LIFE ATDAY OF

JUDGEMENT

HEREAFTERLIFE

From where? Nowadays Where we will go?

HUMAN WISDOM

DOOMSDAY

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The Noblest Human Being inAllahs Eyes.

The noblest man in Allah is the most religious person to Allah. This isGods justice. God does not look at mans face, race or ethic group butHe looks at his deeds, which reflect his piety to Allah.

Purpose of Mans Creation

Servant of Allah

Vicegerent of Allah


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THE FLAWLESS ORDER OF THEUNIVERSE FALSIFIES CLAIMS THAT

IT CAME ABOUT ABOUT BYCHANCES

Discoveries, especially those made inabout by chances 21st centuries, haveshown that the flawless design of the

universe is clearly the work of a supremeintelligence. It is God.

Thus, human beings carry the responsibilityto govern the creation according to the lawsof God.


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PROOFS OFALLAHS

EXISTENCE

Nature

Five senses

Aqal/logic

DivineScriptures

Glorify AllahBelief in Him

aloneIs God

Conclusion: With such acomprehensive consciousness ofpurpose, human beings willtransform into guides forhumankind, showing the way torighteousness.

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CHAPTER 1: Islam and basic ConceptsIslamic Epistemology and Axiology

Epistemology:

Means of knowledge.It also explains the root of knowledge, how it occurs and itsrelationship with mans experience.Relates to the debate of intellect (aqal), knowledge clarification,specification and limitation of intellect in understanding information.

Axiology:Means science of value and system of value.Value is an element which portrays the behaviour of man.Information and knowledge about daily routine and it create referencewhich enables us to observe ourselves, environment, and relationshipbetween man and God.


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HIERARCHY OFACQUISITIONAL

3) Intuition

2) Inspiration

4) Senses

1) Revelation

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HIERARCHY OFKNOWLEDGE

RECIPIENT

3) Hukama

2) Righteous

4) Public

1) Prophetsand Messenger

Sasssssss


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TYPE OFKNOWLEDGE IN

THEHIERARCHICAL

FORM

3) RationalKnowledge

2) Inspirationtional

Knowledge

4) EmpiricalKnowledge

1) ReveledKnowledge

Sasssssss


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HierarchyOf Values

Good Values

Bad Values

Obligatory

Recommended

Permisseble

Abominable

Forbidden

Performing values in life:

A good is the one that is accepted and blessed by Allah.Every mans action will be valued in the Hereafter.Prophet Muhammad was sent to human community as the finalMessenger to correct and perfect mans morality.Islamic moral system is based on believe in Allah so man couldworship Allah.

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MPW 1143/MPW 2143ISLAMIC STUDIESType of obligatory

Fardhu Ain :

For all Muslims

Learn it is essential andobligatory to be a true Muslim asa true guidance towards Syariahaims.

Fardhu Kifayah :

For certain Muslim aslong as to maintain theneeds for Muslims andIslamic Country.

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JihadJehd: Struggle and strive or

exerting the best afford.

Maximum struggle and striveand sacrifice of a Muslim,physically, mentally and

meterially, in the cause of Islam

Catogories of Jihad:

1 Jihad al-Akbar

Strive against ones own self andrestrain oneself from all evil desires.

2Jihad bil IlmStrive with knowledge and wisdom.

3 Jihad bil Mal

Strive with wealth especially duringthe hard time.

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CHAPTER 1: Islam and basic ConceptsJihad (Holy War)


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