Hakikat Ilmu Tauhid Menuju Kesempurnaan Ibadah Wajib
Akhlak Seorang Pemimpin. Pemimpin dalam kontek keislaman disebut Imamah / imam atau ketua, dan didalam wadah organisasi imamah biasa diistilahkan dengan khalifah atau penguasa. Imam juga berarti pedoman, Al Quran nul karim adalah pedoman bagi umat manusia. Begitu juga baginda Rasulullah Saw disebut juga sebagai imamah, sebab Beliau adalah pemimpin para pemimpin yang segala sunah …
Keresahan Spiritual – Rasulullah Saw bersabda “ Laksanakan amanat kepada orang yang memberikannya kepadamu dan janganlah kamu melakukan pengkhianatan sekalipun terhadap orang yang mengkhianatimu. Sesungguhnya Allah menyuruh kamu menyampaikan amanat kepada yang berhak menerimanya, dan menyuruh kamu apabila menetapkan hukum diantara kamu ( manusia ) supaya menetapkanya dengan adil. Sesungguhnya Allah maha mendengar lagi maha …
Ramadan Health – Safety and Health of Ramadan Fasting for Muslims – The fast of Ramadan is rigorous, particularly during long summer days when it may be required to resist all food and drink for as many as sixteen hours at a time. This strain may be too much for people with certain health conditions.
Behind the anti-Muhammad movie – a new pastor Terry Jones? – There is no online profile for ‘Sam Bacile,’ who has told reporters he’s an Israeli who wrote and produced the movie that sparked protests in Libya and Egypt. But there is information about one of his collaborators, Steve Klein, who has ties to evangelical …
Three Steps to a Happy Life – Happiness is the universal goal of people from all walks of life – be they philosophers of a high intellectual caliber or unlettered laborers – everyone strives in search of happiness and looks for ways to escape the worries of life. However, most people achieve only partial or …
The Islamic Lifestyle – In Islam, religion is a complete way of life, not just a spiritual yearning. When a person believes that God has created the world and has sent guidance to human beings, it naturally follows that a believer would want to follow His guidance. Islam provides an entire spiritual and social structure …
Respect for Parents and Elders – A Muslim’s duties to his or her parents are secondary only to duties toward Allah, their Lord and Creator. The Prophet Muhammad once asked his companions, “Shall I inform you of the biggest of the major sins?” He repeated the question three times, until the people answered, “Yes, please …
A characteristic of believers – The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to highlight the nature of faith and its effects on people, their characters and behavior. He would not, however, group these together and explain them in total so as to give a clear and complete picture of faith and what having faith means …
The Status of Parents in Islam – All religions and all societies have given parents an honorable status. From a purely material viewpoint, we find ourselves indebted to our parents, particularly our mother. She not only nourished us in her womb, but went through pain and suffering. She loved us even before we were born. …
How do I tell my parents and family I’ve become a Muslim? – This is probably the hardest thing you will have to do as a new Muslim. For many people, it poses the prospect of opening up old wounds, risking hurt feelings on both sides, and threatens to rip apart familial relationships. For others, …
Who Wrote The Bible and Why It Matters – Apart from the most rabid fundamentalists among us, nearly everyone admits that the Bible might contain errors — a faulty creation story here, a historical mistake there, a contradiction or two in some other place. But is it possible that the problem is worse than that …
The Beauty of Following the Guidance of God – I said in my last post that Islamic thought divides human beauty into two basic sorts, innate and acquired. Innate beauty is the harmonious balance of the entire range of divine attributes present in the human substance, such as life, consciousness, desire, power, speech, compassion, justice …
Do Muslims celebrate Halloween? How is Halloween perceived in Islam? To make an informed decision, we need to understand the history and traditions of this festival.
This is a dark side of our humanity – A pastor from a small non-denominational Church in Florida has received unprecedented world wide coverage for his plan to burn a few copies of the Quran. Whether he decides to carry out this stunt or not the fact that a person who claims to be a …
Islam the “Peaceful Religion” – And then there is the question of characterizing Islam as “peaceful” and doing so under duress. That is, when you are being pursued and hounded by people who brand you as totally irrational and uncontrollably violent.