BROTHERHOOD IN ISLAM

QUR'ANIC ADVICES (SURAH: AL-HUJRAT, VERSE: 10-13)

(10) The Believers are but a single brotherhood: so make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; and fear God (Allah) that ye may receive mercy.

(11) O ye who believe! Let not some men among you laugh at others: it may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): nor let some women laugh at others: it may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames: ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used of one) after he has believed: and those who do not desist are (indeed) doing wrong.

(12) O ye who believe! Avoid suspicion as much (as possible): for suspicion in some cases is a sin: and spy not on each other, nor speak ill of each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor it. But fear God: for God is Oft-returning, Most Merciful.

(13) O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into a nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of God (Allah) is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well-acquainted (with all things).

Reference: The Holy Qur'an: Text and Translation by: 'Abdullah Yusuf 'Ali.

LUQMAN ADVICE TO HIS SON

AL-QUR'AN, SURAH LUQMAN, VERSE: 12-19.

Meaning:

(12) "We bestowed (in the past) wisdom on Luqman: Show (thy) gratitude to God (Allah)". Any who is so grateful does so to the profit of his own soul: but if any is ungrateful, verily God is Free of all wants, Worth of all praise.

(13) Behold. Luqman said to his son by way of instruction: "O my son! join not in worship (others) with God: for false worship is indeed the highest wrong doing".

(14) And We have enjoined on man (to be good) to his parents: in travail upon travail did his mother bear him, and in years twain was his wearing (hear the command), "Show gratitude to Me and to thy parents: to Me is (thy final) Goal".

(15) "But if they strive to make thee join in worship with Me things of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not; yet bear them company in this life with justice (and consideration), and follow the way of those who turn to Me (in love) in the End the return of you all is to Me, and I will tell you the truth (and meaning) of all that ye did".

(16) "O my son!" (said Luqman), "If there be (but) the weight of a mustard seed and it were hidden in a rock, or (anywhere) in the heavens or on earth, God will bring it forth: for God (Allah) understands the finest myteries, (and) is well-acquainted (with them).

(17) "O my son! establish regular prayer, enjoin what just, and forbid what is wrong: and bear with patient constancy whatever betide thee; for this is firmness (of purpose) in (the conduct of) affairs".

(18) "And swell not thy cheek (for pride) at men, nor walk in insolence through the earth; for God loveth not any arrogant boaster".

(19) "And be moderate in thy pace, and lower thy voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass".

Reference: The Holy Qur'an: Text and Translation, by: 'Abdullah Yusuf 'Ali.

HADITH OF THE DAY

ON THE MERIT OF KNOWLEDGE

It is narrated by 'Uthman Ibn 'Affan (May Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) said: (The best among you is the one who learned the Qur'an and taught it to others). (Related by Al-Bukhari).

On the same subject, it is also narrated by Anas Ibn Malik that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) said: (The aquisition of knowledge is compulsory for every Muslim (man and woman). Related by Ibn Majah).

HADITH OF THE DAY

WHAT ALLAH'S FORBIDDEN AND DISLIKED

Saying of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.):

"Allah has forbidden you:
1) to be not dutiful to your mothers
2) to withhold (what you should give) or
3) demand (what you do not deserve), and
4) to bury your daughters* alive.

AND ALLAH HAS DISLIKED THAT:

A) you talk too much about others
B) ask too many questions (in religion), or
C) waste your property".

(Sahih Al-Bukhari)

* It is the behavior of the Arab during Jahiliyyah (Ignorance) period to bury their daughters alive. When Islam came, it has forbidden Muslims to do it.

HADITH OF THE DAY

LOVE OF RASULULLAH (S.A.W.) AS PART OF FAITH

Anas Bin Malik reported that Rasulullah (s.a.w.) said: (None of you will have faith until I become more beloved to him than his father, his children and all mankind). (Agreed upon- Muttafaqun 'Alaihi).

USTAZ MACEDA MAROHOM INTERINO

Ustaz Maceda Marohom Interino is originally from the town of Balabagan, Lanao Del Sur, Philippine. He is the son of Hadji Ismail (Guti) Marohom and Hadjah Mariam R. Interino. Hadji Ismail is originally from the town of Puwalas, Lanao Del Sur. And Hadjah Mariam is the daughter of Sultan Interino, the late Sultan of Balabagan.

Ustaz Maceda did his bachelor degree and master in Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh) at International Islamic University Malaysia. Currantly doing his PhD in Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the same university.

He served as President of World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) students' Club, Malaysia in 2006-2007.

He also served as Head Trainer of "LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT TRAINING", a credited subject under Co-curricular Activities Centre (CCAC), International Islamic University, Malaysia, for more than four (4) years and one of the centre's module writers of its Guidebook name "LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT GUIDEBOOK".

Currently serving as Head of Muttaqin Development Centre, ADNI Islamic School, Malaysia. The task given to this Department is to develop the character of the students (character building) to produce young Qur'anic generation in our school. Planing and implementation of programs and activities are the main job of this department. This department is also entasked to monitor all programs and activities of other departments to make sure that they are inline with the vision and mission of the school and most importantly, they are inline with the teaching of Islam.

Apart from Head of Muttaqin Development Centre, he also given responsibility to lead the Discipline Unit of the school as Head of Discipline Masters.

Another task that he has been serving since two years with Muttaqin Department, is Head Coordinator of Islamic Studies Department. He is entasked of looking into the syllabus not only Islamic Studies but also other subjects to ensure that Islamization and Integration are fully implemented.

HADITH OF THE DAY

THE IMPORTANCE OF FIVE DAILY PRAYERS

Buraidah reported that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) has said: (The pledge (promise*) between us and the people (Kuffar) is prayer. One who abandons it**, does an act of disbelief). (Narrated by Tirmizi and Nasai).

* Pledge: the deference between us and the none Muslims.
** One who abandons it: leave it with intention that prayer is not important.

HADITH OF THE DAY

THE IMPORTANCE OF FIVE DAILY PRAYERS

Malik said on the authority of Yahya Bin Sa'eed: (I have come to know that the prayer is the first deed of a man to be checked (on the Day of Judgement). Once it is accepted, the rest of his deeds would be looked into as well. But if it is not aceepted, none of his other deeds would be looked into). (Narrated by Malik).

The Political Framework of Islam by: The Reading Islam Team

The political system of Islam is based on the three principles of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah), Risalah (Prophethood) and khilafah (humans’ moral responsibility).

Tawheed means that Allah (God) alone is the One and Only Creator, Sustainer and Master of the universe. He alone has the right to command or forbid. Worship and obedience are due to Him alone.

Hence, it is not for us to set the ethical and moral codes or invent our frames of reference, though every nation, group or individual is entitled to contextualize Allah’s commandments and guidance that were revealed in succeeding religious messages within their own time and space; hence religious devotion is a dynamic and not a static condition. This principle of the Oneness of Allah does not contradict the concept of the legal and political sovereignty of the political community; hence the different models of Islamic democratic governance through Islamic history.

The Risalah is the message of the prophets. Islam is the last revealed religion and the Qur’an is the last testament. Muslims believe in the previous messengers and their messages and their original and authentic Holy Books. The Qur’an lays down the broad principles on which human life should be based universally, as it is the last revealed message from Allah, and Muhammad, the Prophet of Allah, established a model system of Islamic life in accordance with these principles. The combination of these two elements — Tawheed and risalah — is called the Shari ‘ah (Law).

Khilafah means representation. Humans — both men and women — according to Islam, are the representatives of Allah on earth, His vicegerents.

To illustrate what the previous notions mean, let us take the example of an estate of yours which someone else has been appointed to administer. There are four conditions in this relation: First, the real ownership of the estate remains vested in you and not in the administrator; second, he administers your property directly in accordance with your instructions; third, he exercises his authority within the limits prescribed by you; and fourth, in the administration of the trust he executes your will and fulfills your intentions and not his own. Any representative who does not fulfill these four conditions will be abusing his authority and breaking the covenant which was implied in the concept of delegation.

This is exactly what Islam means when it affirms that man is the representative (khalifah) of Allah on earth. Hence, these four conditions are also involved in the concept of khalifah. The state that is established in accordance with this political theory will, in fact, be a caliphate under the sovereignty of Allah. It should rule with the power of the people in accordance with the principles of justice and welfare. Such a society carries the responsibility of the khilafah as a whole, and each one of its individuals shares in it.

Hence the form of Islamic government might be called theo-democracy, a combination fully different from the Western historical experience of the relation between church and state.

Reference:
(www.islamonline.net)
Date: 05th March 2009

HADITH OF THE DAY

PRINCIPAL TENETS OF ISLAM AND FAITH

Abdullah Bin Umar Ibn al-Khattab (r) said that he heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) saying: (Islam is built on five duties; testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; performing the prayers (Solat); paying the Zakah; making the pilgrimage to the House (Hajj); and fasting (Sawm) in Ramadhan). (Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim).

HADITH OF THE DAY

THE IMPORTANCE OF INTENTION

'Umar Ibn al-Khattab (r) said that he heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) saying: (Actions are determined by intention, and every man shall have that which he intended. So, he whose migration was for Allah and His Messenger, his migration was for Allah and His Messenger, and he whose migration was for some worldly benefit or to take some woman in marriage, his migration was for that which he migrated for). (Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim).

HADITH OF THE DAY

CONTROL THE ANGER

It is narrated by Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) said: (The strong one is not he who can over-power his rival in wrestling, but rather he who keeps himself under control when roused to anger). (Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim).

HADITH OF TODAY

THE STRONG BELIEVER

Abu Hurayrah said, Prophet peace be upon him said:(The strong believer is better and dearer to God than the weak believer…)( (Narrated by Muslim).