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BEAUTY OF ISLAAM (Continued from page 1) there are things that we don’t know ISLAAM - THE BALANCED WAY
and which we don’t need to know.
Adam, from their loins, their seed Islaam has a complete system regard-
(or from Adam's loin his offspring) HOW TO LIVE OUR LIFE ing every aspect of our society. It has
and made them testify as to them- a complete economic system – there is
We know that Allaah is Merciful and zakaat, charity, the means by which
selves (saying): "Am I not your He talks and hears and He does all this
Lord?"…” [Al-A’raaf 7:172] individuals can own things and there is
with absolute perfection. We don’t a balance between what an individual
THE FITRAH need to know ‘how’ He talks or ‘how’ needs and the money of the society.
He hears, we just need to know that There is also a social system i.e. how
The Prophet Muhammad said “All there is absolute perfection in His you treat your father and your rela-
children are born upon the fitrah.” [Al- hearing and that He can hear every- tives, how you marry, treat your wife,
Bukhaaree and Muslim] When the hu- thing, everywhere, including all voices, raise your children, how you divorce
man is born he is upon the fitrah, he and He can hear them all at the same and how your money is distributed
knows that it is Islaam, but his father time. when you die. We also have a political
or mother changes and diverts his
fitrah i.e. the worship of Allaah. This
fitrah is knowing that there is a creator “Islaam, this religion that we believe in, has a complete
who we should believe in, and wor-
ship. Allaah did not leave us in this system regarding every aspect of our society.”
(life) but He sent us the Messenger
and He gave us the Book that contains
the details of how we should worship, We have just enough knowledge that system which is complete - who
and who we should worship, and what allows us to live comfortably, and to should be the leader, what the leader’s
the reward of the worshipper and the know why we live and what to expect rights are on his people and the peo-
non-worshipper is. So, we know all of after our death. We cannot worship ples’ rights on the leader. Also the se-
this and this is really a ni’mah (favor) Allaah as we like; we must only wor- curity system and the punishment
for which we should be grateful and ship Allaah the way Prophet Muham- (Penal) system which creates a very
thankful to Allaah . mad showed us. This is the meaning secure and very safe environment that
of ‘Bearing witness that Muhammad is people can live in i.e. you can be very
SEEKING KNOWLEDGE the Messenger of Allaah’. This Religion comfortable about your money, your
has also shown us how to treat our- house, and not being killed. Because
All praise is due to Allaah for provid- selves, what manners we should have, this penal system punishes the people
ing us with this evidence. However, we how we should face problems, how we who deserve to be punished, the soci-
need to acquire knowledge by studying should perceive life, how we must deal ety can live happily. It is a system that
the Qur’aan and the authentic Sunnah with sickness, or if we get rich, how to
in order to see the truth clearly. As we is from Allaah and that is why it is
talk to people and how to treat other perfect.
seek more knowledge and attain more people. It shows us the relationship
understanding of the Qur’aan and the (that should exist) between us and oth- CONCLUSION
Sunnah our belief will grow stronger ers – with one’s wife, husband, chil-
and deeper. This is why the belief of We should be very happy and very
dren, parents, neighbours and with
some of the Companions was as if pleased to be Muslims; we should try
those in the Muslim society. It also
they were seeing Heaven and Hell. to spread the word of Islaam to all
shows us how to treat the non-
This needs work on our part because those who we love and all those who
Muslims; our relationship with them
eemaan increases and decreases. Allaah we know so that we will have a reward
must be based on peace and love for
mentions in the Qur’aan that it in- from Allaah. This is our life, and it is
all human beings. Allaah said about
creases by our good deeds and de- very important. Our self (life) is very
His Prophet , “And We have sent
creases by our bad deeds. valuable to us and we have to work
you (O Muhammad ) not but as a
very hard to save it, to live a happy life,
This Religion is complete by virtue of mercy for the 'Alameen (mankind,
and to do mainly what we have been
being able to understand the whole jinns and all that exists)” [Al-
created for i.e. to worship Allaah .
picture. We don’t seek knowledge of Anbiyaa’ 21:107]
♦♦♦ Taken from www.albaseerah.org
everything as Allaah has told us that
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In the last issue we mentioned that the scholars (angels) taught anyone (such Averting or turning away from
have said that there are several ways that one
may apostate from Islaam, and we mentioned
things) till they had said, "We are
only for trial, so disbelieve not (by
10 the religion of Allaah, by not
learning it nor acting upon it. The Al-
five (5) of the most dangerous of these nullifi- learning this magic from us).} [Al- mighty says, {And who does more
ers. In this issue we will discuss the remaining Baqarah 2:102] wrong than he who is reminded of
five (5) mentioned by the Shaykh. the Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses,
Supporting the polytheists and lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of
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