A true Muslim believes in Divine Destiny (Qada and Qadar) which means the belief in Destiny and Allah's Timeless Knowledge.it also means belies in His Power to determine and execute His Determination.Allah is not indifferent to this world nor is He is neutral to it.His Knowledge and Power are in action at all times to keep order in His dominion and maintain command over His creation.
It is the belief that Allah has predetermined things according to His limitless Knowledge,Power and Wisdom.He willed things, and then brought them into existence according to His Knowledge.Their happening does not change anything in Allah's knowledge.Allah is Wise,Just, and Loving and whatever He does must be for the good,although we may fail sometimes to understand it fully.
This does not make man fatalistic or helpless.It simply draws the line between what is within God's Knowledge and what is man's responsibility.Because we are,by nature finite and limited,we have only a finite and limited degree of power and freedom.We cannot do anything,and He Graciously holds us responsible only for the things we do.The things we cannot do,or the things which He Himself does are not in them realm of our,responsibility.He is Just,and has given us limited power to match our finite nature and limited responsibility.
On the other hand,the Timeless Knowledge and Power of Allah to execute His commands,do not prevent us from making our own plans in our own limited sphere of power.On the contrary,He exhorts us to think,plan and make sound choices,but if things do not happen the way we plan,we should not lose faith or surrender ourselves to mental stress and shattering worries.We should try again and again and if the result are not satisfactory,then we know have tried our best,and the final decision is with Allah.
We should have strong faith in Allah and accept whatever He does because our knowledge is limited and our thinking is based on human consideration,whereas His knowledge is limitless and His Commands are Supreme.Muslims call this article of faith Divine Destiny (Qada and Qadar),which-simply means that the Divine Decree of Allah,anticipates events and that events take place according to the Divine Knowledge of Allah.
Jumat, 22 Februari 2008
Sabtu, 29 Desember 2007
One God,Allah
A muslim believers in Allak alone,Supreme and Eternal,Infinite and Mighty,Merciful and Compassionate,Creator and Povider.Allah has no father,no mother no sons,and no daughters.He has not fathered anyone nor was he fathered.None is equal to Him.He is Allah for all mankind,not for a special tribe or face.
Allah is High and Supreme but He is very near to all pious and thoughtful believers;He answers their prayers and helps them.He loves those who love Him and forgives their sins.He gives them peace,happiness,knowledge and prosperity.
Allah is the Loving and the Provider,the Generous and the Benevolent,the Rich and the Independent,the Forgiving and the Clement,the Patient and the Gracious,the Unique and the Protector,the Judge and Peace.These are some of Allah's attributes mentioned in the Qur'an.
Allah given man the capability to understand,the conscience to be good and righteous,the feelings and sentiments to be kind and humane.if we try to count His favors upon us,we cannot,because they are countless.In return for all the great favors and mercy,Allah does not need anything from us,because He is Hegemonic.Allah ask us to know Him,to love Him and to obey His Law for Our own benefit and our own good
Allah is High and Supreme but He is very near to all pious and thoughtful believers;He answers their prayers and helps them.He loves those who love Him and forgives their sins.He gives them peace,happiness,knowledge and prosperity.
Allah is the Loving and the Provider,the Generous and the Benevolent,the Rich and the Independent,the Forgiving and the Clement,the Patient and the Gracious,the Unique and the Protector,the Judge and Peace.These are some of Allah's attributes mentioned in the Qur'an.
Allah given man the capability to understand,the conscience to be good and righteous,the feelings and sentiments to be kind and humane.if we try to count His favors upon us,we cannot,because they are countless.In return for all the great favors and mercy,Allah does not need anything from us,because He is Hegemonic.Allah ask us to know Him,to love Him and to obey His Law for Our own benefit and our own good
Kamis, 27 Desember 2007
Belief in Allah
The fundamental principle of faith in Islam is the beleif in Allah -His Existence,His Oneness and Uniqueness and that He is The One and Only God.
The existence of Allah is a self evident truth,since nothing exists without having someone bringing it ot existence.Even the simplest,the most primitive man kowns well that one cannot be the creator ot one's self:there ought to be a Creator of us all,the entire universe.
The Oneness of Allah is arational truth,proved by the unity of the universe and its law.The existence of various gods indicates disunity in the system of the universe.Belief in polytheism will entail the difficulty of dividing powers among several gods,if not conflicts among them.One can easily see that all that is in the universe is interdependent.Man,for example,requires the aid of plants,metals,animals and stars even as each ane of these objects needs another's help in one way or the other.The division of Divine Will thus the becomes impracticable.
Faith in islam means to believe that Allah is the One God who has total sovereignty over the entire universe with His creatures.The Divinity of Allah means the bondage of all creatures to Allah,The One.Bondage to Allah is an absolute necessity.But bondage of Man is deliberately chosen by believers as shown in their obedience to Allah in faith,behavior and actions.
Monotheism in islam requires submission to all the laws Allah has sent down by Allah.However,this does not prevent human freedom from legislating issues not revealed in Divine text or any giudance from Allah and His Messengers.But human legislation should not contradict the general ordinance of islamic laws,any Quranic text,authentic tradition (Sunnah) or any ruling based on these.
The existence of Allah is a self evident truth,since nothing exists without having someone bringing it ot existence.Even the simplest,the most primitive man kowns well that one cannot be the creator ot one's self:there ought to be a Creator of us all,the entire universe.
The Oneness of Allah is arational truth,proved by the unity of the universe and its law.The existence of various gods indicates disunity in the system of the universe.Belief in polytheism will entail the difficulty of dividing powers among several gods,if not conflicts among them.One can easily see that all that is in the universe is interdependent.Man,for example,requires the aid of plants,metals,animals and stars even as each ane of these objects needs another's help in one way or the other.The division of Divine Will thus the becomes impracticable.
Faith in islam means to believe that Allah is the One God who has total sovereignty over the entire universe with His creatures.The Divinity of Allah means the bondage of all creatures to Allah,The One.Bondage to Allah is an absolute necessity.But bondage of Man is deliberately chosen by believers as shown in their obedience to Allah in faith,behavior and actions.
Monotheism in islam requires submission to all the laws Allah has sent down by Allah.However,this does not prevent human freedom from legislating issues not revealed in Divine text or any giudance from Allah and His Messengers.But human legislation should not contradict the general ordinance of islamic laws,any Quranic text,authentic tradition (Sunnah) or any ruling based on these.
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