Slideshare [nusms-ntums] - 'adab-in-working-life' lecture)-16-july-2012

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH,
MOST COMPASSIONATE,
MOST MERCIFUL.

Presentation by Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail
for ”Young Muslim Graduates 2012 “ organize
by NUSMS/ NTUMS/ APEX & Aspire Achieve
through Mentorship (AAM) Singapore
Monday , 16 July 2012 –26 Sha’ban 1433
8 pm @ NUS Kent Ridge campus
Faculty of Science Building LT 20
All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2012)
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• Arabic (plural) of Adab : meanings – “good breeding, decency,
nurture, good manners, refinement, cultured, decorum, courteous,
etiquette, propriety, social grace, to educate, discipline, the
humanities, etc.”

sense of proportion and knowledge of their
rightful place in the order of things, the
absence of which indicates injustice

All Rights Reserved© Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2012)

“We are (much) in need of a little adab, from
(that of) going out (seeking) after much of
‘ilm (knowledge)”
– Imam ‘Abdullah al-Mubarak


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P ARA
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Hadith from Ibn Mas’ud r.a.:

“Verily! The Qur’an is Allah’s Banquet on earth,
so learn thoroughly, then, from (or of) His Banquet.” [1]

[1] S.M.Naquib Al-Attas “Islam and Secularism” page 150
TASAWWUR ISLAM

• Thus,“ Adab” in the original basic sense (in Arabic) as it is applied in
this Hadith (MA’DABAH) is the “inviting to a banquet.”

• The idea of a banquet implies the host is a man of honour and
prestige, and that many people are present; that the people who
are present are those who in the host’s estimation are deserving of
the honour of the invitation, and they are therefore people of
refined qualities and upbringing who are expected to behave as
befits their station, in speech, conduct and etiquette.” [1]

[1] S.M.Naquib Al-Attas “Islam and Secularism” page 149
TASAWWUR ISLAM

TASAWWUR ISLAM

“Ta’-dib” ( ) – preferred term for ‘education’, from the
term ‘Adab’ ( ) meaning: –

“good breeding, nurture, manners, refinement, cultured,

decorum, propriety, social grace, educated, etc.”

TASAWWUR ISLAM

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SI
BA

“From amongst the rights of a children upon their parents are,
that they be instilled (to be educated by them) with Adab and
to be given a good name.”

(Hadith of the Prophet s.a.w. reported by Baihaqy
from Ibnu ‘Abbas r.a.)
TASAWWUR ISLAM

S
SI
BA

“Educate (nurture – ‘addibu’) your children with the best
education (ADAB).”

(Hadith of the Prophet s.a.w. narrated by Ibnu Majah)

TASAWWUR ISLAM

S
SI
BA

“My Lord educated me, and made
my education most excellent.”
(Hadith)

TASAWWUR ISLAM

S
SI
BA

“Educate (nurture with Adab – ‘addibu ’) your children upon
three things: To Love your Prophet (s.a.w.), and to love the
Family members of his household (Aali Muhammad), and
(learn) to recite Al-Qur’an.”
(Hadith of the Prophet s.a.w. narrated by Tabrani)

TASAWWUR ISLAM

S
SI
BA

“ Teach your children and your family members with the best, and
educate them (instil in them Adab).”

((Hadith of the Prophet s.a.w. reported by ‘Abdur Razaq and Sa’id ibn
Manshur as quoted by Dr. ‘Abdullah Nashih ‘Ulwan)

TASAWWUR ISLAM

S
SI
BA

“There is no gift (that you can give) to your children
better than (instilling in them) the good Adab.”

(Hadith of the Prophet reported by Tirmidzi )

TASAWWUR ISLAM

S
SI
BA

“Honour your children by (educating) instilling
in them the best Adab.”

(Hadith of the Prophet s.a.w. reported by Ibnu Majah
from Ibnu ‘Abbas r.a.)

TASAWWUR ISLAM

“The sign of the truly learned is the
humility – in the presence of the All-
Knowing, being aware of the overall
Reality (HAQIQAH) in His Divine plan –
and striving to act with utmost justice and
decorum accordingly –
While those who are heedless and
arrogant may be said to breach the ADAB”

TASAWWUR ISLAM

MOST COMPASSIONATE,
MOST MERCIFUL.

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MOST COMPASSIONATE,
MOST MERCIFUL.

And [mention] when your Lord took from the children
of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and
made them testify of themselves, [saying to them],
"Am I not your Lord?"

They said, "Yes, we have testified."

[This] - lest you should say on the day of
Resurrection, "Indeed, we were of this unaware."
(Qur’an: A’raf: 7: 172)

)

MOST COMPASSIONATE,
MOST MERCIFUL.

“Has there not been over Man a long period of
Time, when he was nothing--(not even)
mentioned?― Verily We created Man from a
drop of mingled sperm, in order to try him:
so We gave him (the gifts), of Hearing and
Sight.
We showed him the Way: whether he be
grateful or ungrateful (rests on his will).”
(Qur’an: Al-Insan: 76: 1-3)

)

“Allah witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and
[so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is]
maintaining [creation] in justice (QISTw). There is no
deity except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise."
(Qur’an: Aali ‘Imran: 3: 18)


By retracing our life, we start with understanding
our basic nature as a human being - having
inherent powers and their potentialities to be
developed.


In our relationship regarding our Education – we
are to encounter, i.e. assisted by our educators -

with what is referred to as, “knowledge”.


Yet, we are born helpless and have to be cared,
nurtured, to be inculcated with discipline, taught and
developed by a Murabbi’ (EDUCATOR) – the first of
whom are our PARENTS.


NAFS al-AMMARAH
AD-DEENUL-ISLAM (Commanding self)

Link to various
TIME Quwwah (powers):

[1] shahwiyya
(desires)
[2] ghadabiyya
BODY (anger)
SELF HEART [3] Wahmiyah
(imaginative)
TONGUE [4] ‘aqliyya
DESIRE (thoughts)
MIND

Islam: to submit the entire
self (body, tongue, heart and
Mind) – Freeing it from desire
which needs to always be guided
to the Will of Allah. THE WORLD

Relationship with the Parents and Teacher
Beginning of
education: Obedience to Parents and teachers
[1] Tarbiyya pertains
to training of the soul
still attached to TIME
desires, etc. KNOWLEDGE
TEACHERS
PARENTS
Teacher/Educator:
[1] Parent BODY SELF HEART
[2] Teacher
TONGUE
Although ultimate is DESIRE
Knowledge, (both MIND
theoretical and
practical) – initial
disciplining, rote learning, Islam: to submit the entire
memorization, etc. may be self (body, tongue, heart and
crucial. Mind) – Freeing it from desire

RASULULLAH
AHLIL-BAYTIHI ASHAABIHI
AL-QUR’AN
Relationship AS-SUNNAH HISTORY *Seerah
Tashri’
towards the Tabaqat
KNOWLEDGE TIME
Prophet s.a.w. his Islamic
S.E. Asia
household & The World
TEACHERS
companions, and PARENTS
reciting al-Qur’an
SELF

“Educate (nurture) your children upon three things:
[1] To Love your Prophet (s.a.w.),
[2] And to love the Family members of his household (Aali Muhammad),
[3] and (learn) to recite Al-Qur’an.”
(Hadith narrated by Tabrani)
THE WORLD

ALLAH RASULULLAH
AL-QUR’AN
HEREAFTER AS-SUNNAH

TIME

BODY SELF HEART
TONGUE
DESIRE
MIND

Islam: to submit the entire
self (body, tongue, heart and
Mind) – Freeing it from desire

RASULULLAH
ALLAH AHLIL-BAYTIHI

ASHAABIHI
AL-QUR’AN
HEREAFTER AS-SUNNAH IMAM MADZAAHIB

TIME AL-‘ULAMA
KNOWLEDGE
TEACHERS
PARENTS

BODY SELF HEART
TONGUE
DESIRE
MIND

WHAT ISLAM ?:
Adab demands that we know this religion “Deen of Al-Islam”
as only that which has been faithfully transmitted (connected)
through the unbroken the chains of generations of
‘students- teachers- scholars’ up to the Prophet s.a.a.w. THE WORLD
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• Thus Education, from Islamic perspective, it must not be mere
learning of subjects but must have specific objectives i.e. towards
fulfilment of obligations which has to be carried out in our Being
(thoughts, words and deeds) – but not divorced (dichotomised)
from the bigger objective or purpose of our being a Muslim.
• These obligations are what have been fixed (FARDH) or ruled as
such (WAJIB) by Allah and is Messengerbs.a.a.w. - dependent upon
our condition, situation and state of Being (spiritual station –
‘HAAL’ or ‘MAQOM’).


• It begins with the most basic state of Islam (submission), which one
gradually progresses towards higher stations, culminating with
TAQWA – the state which Allah distinguishes difference in nobility
amongst mankind.
• And the reality (HAQIQAH) of our existence is that we are always
being tested in matter of our relationships – from inner to outer,
from creations to the Creator, from self to family, to neighbours, to
society, to nations, to world and beyond – from the world to the
Hereafter, etc.


• And it requires our adherence to a single consciousness – within a
TAUHEEDIC worldview – without ever being disloyal or false to our
claim of being Witnesses to Allah’s Absolute Oneness and gratefully
acknowledging His Compassionate Justice (QISTw).
• Thus beginning with inculcation of foundational basic knowledge of
Islam – ‘ULUM AD-DEEN, the quantum may be increased and more
importantly, the quality of state of being (HAAL) of a Muslim - may
always change, increase/decrease.
• An important bestowal that we seek from Allah in this pursuit
towards excellence is “ISTIQOMAH ” – when Allah grant us firmness
in our station (MAQOM) thus attained.


“Allah (SHAHIDA) witnesses that there is no deity except Him,
and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is]
maintaining [creation] in justice (QISTw). There is no deity
except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is AL-ISLAM. And those
who were given the Scripture did not differ except after
knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity
between themselves. And whoever disbelieves in the verses of
Allah, then indeed, Allah is swift in [taking] account.”
(Qur’an: Aali ‘Imran: 3: 18-19)


• To strive with TAQWA, requires the presence of mind and
sobriety in our judgment (applying values), remembering every
aspects or thing which are important and relevant towards the
truth and our well-being in the scheme of life we make for
ourselves.
• Islam teaches Muslims that for every matter, things, situation,
circumstance we encounter or are connected in life-
relationship, there are always a ruling (HUKM’) which we may
be made to be accountable (under SHARI’AH) in how we fulfill
our respected responsibilities towards them. ADAB is to know
their place and to treat them respectfully and rightfully.

• These, on the following charts, are the general overview of
whom we need to relate with our “ADAB” to – while we are in
this world. To know their places and accord them their due.
• It is suggested that for which ever lessons, mind-map should be
drawn and annotated wherever relevant as we go along. The
subject matter may seem disparate, but actually they are
interconnected wholistically – i.e. connected to the Divine Plan.
• The wholistic bigger picture (worldview) must not be ignored.
• For “we are in the world but not of this world.”

WaAllaahu a’lam.


ONLY FOR THOSE MEANT TO BE SUBDUED


APPENDIX
RASULULLAH
ALLAH AHLIL-BAYTIHI

ASHAABIHI
AL-QUR’AN
HEREAFTER AS-SUNNAH IMAM MADZAAHIB
HISTORY
TIME AL-‘ULAMA AD-DA’WAH
ANCESTORS KNOWLEDGE
TEACHERS MUJAAHID
SIBLINGS PARENTS
SPOUSE IN-LAWS
CLASSMATES BODY
SELF HEART CHILDREN
FRIENDS TONGUE HEALTH
DESIRE
CO-WORKERS MIND WEALTH
EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE AL-UMMAH STATUS

FELLOW MUSLIMS NEIGHBOURS AMBITIONS

NGO’s/GO’s NON-MUSLIMS
THE WORLD
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Say: “Have you ever considered [this]: If Allah had willed that there
should always be night about you, without break, until the Day of
Resurrection - is there any deity other than Allah that could bring
you light? Will you not, then, listen [to the truth]?”
(Qur’an: Qasas: 28: 71)

Say: “Have you ever considered [this]: If Allah had willed that there
should always be daylight about you, without break, until the Day
of Resurrection - is there any deity other than Allah that could
bring you [the darkness of] night, wherein you might rest? Will you
not, then, see [the truth]?”

“For it is out of His grace that He has made for you the night and
the day, so that you might rest therein as well as seek to obtain
[what you need] of His bounty: and [He gave you all this] so that
you might have cause to be grateful.”


“[NOW,] BEHOLD, Qarun was one of the people of Moses;
but he arrogantly exalted himself above them - simply
because We had granted him such riches that his treasure-
chests alone would surely have been too heavy a burden
for a troop of ten men or even more. When [they perceived
his arrogance,] his people said unto him: “Exult not [in thy
wealth], for, verily, Allah does not love those who exult [in
things vain]!”


“Seek instead, by means of what Allah has granted
thee, [the good of] the life to come, without forgetting,
withal, thine own [rightful] share in this world; and do
good [unto others] as Allah has done good unto thee;
and seek not to spread corruption on earth: for, verily,
Allah does not love the spreaders of corruption!”


“SUCH of the believers as remain passive - other than the
disabled - cannot be deemed equal to those who strive hard
in Allah's cause with their possessions and their lives: Allah
has exalted those who strive hard with their possessions and
their lives far above those who remain passive. Although
Allah has promised the ultimate good unto all [believers],
yet has Allah exalted those who strive hard above those who
remain passive by [promising them] a mighty reward -”
(Qur’an: An-Nisa’: 4: 95)


RELATIONSHIP IN WORKING LIFE ALLAH
“.. fulfil (all) obligations” RASULULLAH
(Qur’an: Maidah : 5: 1)

HEREAFTER TIME
KNOWLEDGE
TEACHERS
SIBLINGS PARENTS

CLASSMATES
SELF
HEALTH
AMBITIONS WEALTH

NEIGHBOURS BE RESPONSIBLE TOWARDS ALL
CONTRACTS AND OBLIGATIONS
“Be conscious of Allah (TAQWA) wherever you may be,...
(Hadith of the Prophet reported by Tabrani) THE WORLD


HEREAFTER TIME
KNOWLEDGE
TEACHERS
SIBLINGS PARENTS

SELF
FRIENDS
HEALTH
CO-WORKERS
AMBITIONS WEALTH
EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE
BE RESPONSIBLE TOWARDS ALL


HEREAFTER TIME
KNOWLEDGE
TEACHERS
SIBLINGS PARENTS
SPOUSE IN-LAWS

SELF CHILDREN
FRIENDS
HEALTH
CO-WORKERS
AMBITIONS WEALTH
EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE
BE RESPONSIBLE TOWARDS ALL

“O YOU who have attained to faith! Be true to
your covenants! Lawful to you is the [flesh of
every] beast that feeds on plants, save what is
mentioned to you [hereinafter]: but you are not
allowed to hunt while you are in the state of
pilgrimage. Behold, Allah ordains in accordance
with His will.”
(Qur’an: Maa-idah: 5: 1)


“BEHOLD, Allah bids you to deliver all that
you have been entrusted (AMANAH) with
unto those who are entitled thereto, and
whenever you judge between people, to
judge with justice (‘ADL). Verily, most
excellent is what Allah exhorts you to do:
verily, Allah is all-hearing, all-seeing!”


“O you who have attained to faith! Pay heed
(obey) unto Allah, and pay heed (obey) unto the
Messenger and unto those from among you who
have been entrusted with authority; and if you are
at variance over any matter, refer it unto Allah and
the Messenger, if you [truly] believe in Allah and
the Last Day. This is the best [for you], and best in
the end.”


“And nothing is the life of this world but a play and
a passing delight; and the life in the hereafter is by
far the better for all who are conscious of Allah.
Will you not, then, use your reason?”
(Qur’an: An-’am: 6: 32)


“Well do We know that what such people say grieves
thee indeed: yet, behold, it is not thee to whom they
give the lie, but Allah’s messages do these evildoers
deny.”
(Qur’an: An-’am: 6: 33)

“And, indeed, [even] before thy time have messengers
been given the lie, and they endured with patience all
those charges of falsehood, and all the hurt done to
them, till succour came unto them from Us: for there is
no power that could alter [the outcome of] Allah's
promises. And some of the histories of those
messengers have already come within thy ken.”
(Qur’an: An-’am: 6: 34)


A
M
PA ALA
NT Y
“Halia ini tanam-tanaman, UN

Ke barat juga akan rebahnya,

Dunia ini pinjam-pinjaman,
Ke akhirat juga akan sudahnya”


English translation
A
M
PA ALA
NT Y
“Ginger is a plant that grows in clumps, UN
Towards the west it’s shoot will turn,

Life in this world is but on borrowed times,
For the Hereafter is where all must
eternally return”


“ALLURING unto man is the enjoyment of worldly
desires through women, and children, and heaped-
up treasures of gold and silver, and horses of high
mark, and cattle, and lands.
All this may be enjoyed in the life of this world - but
the most beauteous of all goals is with Allah.”


“Say: "Shall I tell you of better things than those
[earthly joys]? For the God-conscious (MUTTAQIN)
there are, with their Sustainer, gardens through
which running waters flow, therein to abide, and
spouses pure, and Allah's goodly acceptance." And
Allah sees all that is in [the hearts of] His servants -.”


“LET IT NOT deceive thee that those who are bent on
denying the truth seem to be able to do as they please on
earth: it is [but] a brief enjoyment, with hell thereafter as
their goal - and how vile a resting place! -”


“O MANKIND! Partake of what is lawful and
good on earth (HALALAN-TOYYIBATAN), and
follow not Satan's footsteps: for, verily, he is
your open foe, and bids you only to do evil, and
to commit deeds of abomination, and to
attribute unto Allah something of which you
have no knowledge.”
(Qur’an: Baqarah: 2: 168-169)


“Work for your worldly needs, as though you are going
to live forever, and strive (also to prepare) for your
Hereafter, as though you are going to die tomorrow.”

(Hadith reported by Baihaqy)


“What I have forbidden to you, avoid; what I have ordered
you [to do], do as much of it as you can. It was only their
excessive questioning and their disagreeing with their
Prophets that destroyed those who came before you.”

(Hadith reported by Bukhary & Muslim)


“O YOU who have attained to faith! Do not devour
one another's possessions wrongfully - not even by
way of trade based on mutual agreement - and do
not destroy one another: for, behold, Allah is
indeed a dispenser of grace unto you!
And as for him who does this with malicious intent
and a will to do wrong - him shall We, in time,
cause to endure [suffering through] fire: for this is
indeed easy for Allah.”
(Qur’an: An-Nisa’: 4: 29-30)


“There will come a time for mankind (in future),
when they (people) will not care how they work (to
get their wealth), whether it is Halal (through legal
means) or Haram (through illicit ways)”
(Hadith reported by Bukhary and an-Nasa-i)


“Verily, the flesh and blood which grew from partaking
food which are Haram (forbidden) will never enter the
Paradise. The fire (of Hell) is most appropriate for
such.”

(Hadith reported by Tirmidzi and Ibnu Hibban)


“O you who have attained to faith! Partake of the good
things (TOYYIBAT) which We have provided for you as
sustenance, and render thanks unto Allah (SHUKRULLAH), if
it is [truly] Him that you worship. He has forbidden to you
only carrion, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that
over which any name other than Allah's has been invoked;
but if one is driven by necessity - neither coveting it nor
exceeding his immediate need -no sin shall be upon him: for,
behold, Allah is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace.”
(Qur’an: Baqarah: 2: 172-173)


Say: "Verily, my Sustainer has forbidden only
shameful deeds (FAWAHISHA), be they open or
secret, and [every kind of] sinning (ITHMI), and
unjustified envy (BAGHY), and the ascribing of
divinity to aught beside Him (SHIRK) - since He
has never bestowed any warrant thereof from
on high and the attributing unto Allah of aught
of which you have no knowledge.“
(Qur’an: A’raf: 7: 33)


“Blessed is He (Allah) in whose hand is dominion, and He is
over all things competent -[He] who created death and life to
test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the
Exalted in Might, the Forgiving -.”
(Qur’an: Mulk: 67: 1-2)

“Allah keeps firm those who believe, with the firm word, in
worldly life and in the Hereafter. And Allah sends astray the
wrongdoers. And Allah does what He wills.”
(Qur’an: Ibrahim: 14: 27)


“Have you not considered those who exchanged the
favour of Allah for disbelief and settled their people [in]
the home of ruin?”
(Qur’an: Ibrahim: 14: 28)


• What is your ambition in life?
• Is it ambition that leads to your career or your
career that leads to your ambition?
• What do we really want in life?
• Do we have a choice? Am I in control?
• Are my ambition consistent with my true aim in life?
• How do I re-align my career ambition towards
conforming with my life aim?


TEACHERS
ROLE-MODELS
CAREER GUIDES
MEDIA SCHOOL
STREAMING
AWARENESS ACQUAINTANCE
OF HISTORY
SELF FRIENDS
RELIGION
DESIRES
FAMILY
ECONOMIC
INTEREST CIRCUMSTANCES
SOCIAL / POLITICAL
AWARENESS
Actually we are all seeking after
SUB-CULTURE “HAPPINESS” … but what is happiness?


“And [tell them that] I have not created the invisible
beings and men to any end other than that they may
[know and] worship Me. [But withal,] no sustenance
do I ever demand of them, nor do I demand that they
feed Me: for, verily, Allah Himself is the Provider of all
sustenance, the Lord of all might, the Eternal!”
(Qur’an: Dzariyat: 51: 56-58)


“HAS THERE [not] been an endless span of time before
man [appeared - a time] when he was not yet a thing
to be thought of? Verily, it is We who have created
man out of a drop of sperm intermingled, so that We
might try him [in his later life]: and therefore We
made him a being endowed with hearing and sight.
Verily, We have shown him the way: [and it rests with
him to prove himself] either grateful or ungrateful.”
(Qur’an: al-Insan: 76: 1-3)


“O YOU who have attained to faith! Shall I point out to
you a bargain that will save you from grievous suffering
[in this world and in the life to come]?

You are to believe in Allah and His Messenger, and to
strive hard in Allah's cause with your possessions and
your lives: this is for your own good - if you but knew it!”
(Qur’an: Saff: 61: 10-11)


“[If you do so,] He will forgive you your sins, and [in the life
to come] will admit you into gardens through which running
waters flow, and into goodly mansions in [those] gardens of
perpetual bliss: that [will be] the triumph supreme!
And [withal, He will grant you] yet another thing that you
dearly love: succour from Allah [in this world], and a victory
soon to come: and [thereof, O Prophet,] give thou a glad
tiding to all who believe.”
(Qur’an: Saff: 61: 12-13)


“[But] do you think that you could enter paradise
without having suffered like those [believers] who
passed away before you?
Misfortune and hardship befell them, and so shaken
were they that the messenger, and the believers with
him, would exclaim, "When will Allah's succour
come?" Oh, verily, Allah's succour is [always] near!”
(Qur’an: Baqarah: 2: 214)


“LET IT NOT deceive thee that those who are bent on
denying the truth seem to be able to do as they please
on earth: it is [but] a brief enjoyment, with hell
thereafter as their goal - and how vile a resting-place!
whereas those who remain conscious of their
Sustainer shall have gardens through which running
waters flow, therein to abide: a ready welcome from
Allah. And that which is with Allah is best for the truly
virtuous.-”


TASAWWUR ISLAM

"Be ye (Robbaniyin) worshippers of Him (Who is truly the Cherisher of all)
for ye have taught the Book and ye have studied it earnestly." (Q:3:79)

Human perfection
Further ‘MUJAAHADAH’ , emulating
“INSAN KAAMIL”
Prophet Muhammad s.a.a.w
with TAUFIQ from Allah - to attain “INSAN ROB-BANI”

“SELF-PURIFICATION”
Tazkiyyatun-Nafs

RIGHTEOUSNESS & PIETY (Bir/ Taqwa)
Esteem, HONOUR & SELF-ESTEEM, (‘Izzat/Ikram)
Love / belonging SENSE OF BELONGING (Usrah/Ummah)
Safety, SECURITY, (Ahkam/Jihad/Salaam)
Physiological, BASIC NEEDS (Halal/Haram)

GUIDED BY THE “SHARI’AH”
ISLAM BEGINS WITH
SELF-ACTUALIZATION WITH ‘SHAHADATAIN’
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My message to my brothers and sisters


“It is He (Allah) Who has sent amongst the Unlettered
a messenger (Muhammad) from among themselves,
to rehearse to them His Signs, to sanctify them, and
to instruct them in Scripture and Wisdom― although
they had been, before, in manifest error― .“

(Qur’an: Jumu’ah: 62: 2)


“and [to cause this message to spread] from them
unto other people as soon as they come into contact
with them: for He alone is almighty, truly wise! Such
is Allah's bounty: He grants it to anyone who is
willing [to receive it]: for Allah is limitless in His great
bounty.“

(Qur’an: Jumu’ah: 62: 3-4)


“And thus have We willed you to be a community of the middle way
(UMMATAN WASOTAN) [i.e. justly balanced], so that [with your
lives] you might bear witness to the truth before all mankind
(SHUHADAA-A - ‘ALAN-NAAS) , and the Messenger as a witness over
you.“
(Qur’an: al- Baqarah: 2:143)
EXCERPTS FROM FARDHU-’AIN COURSE

“And when Allah guides a single person (to Islam),
through you (with your sincere effort), (the reward) for
you is better than (if you are given) the whole world
and whatever it contains.”
(Hadith of the Prophet )


“Whomsoever that Allah wishes for him goodness, He will
make him a FAQIH (learned) in matters of the
religion(Deen); and for everything there is a pillar, and the
pillar of this religion is AL-FIQH – (the profound
understanding of the Deen); a learned scholar (of the Deen)
is more difficult upon satan than a thousand worshippers.”

(Reported by Bukhary and Muslim)


“Among the believers are men who have [always] been true
to what they have vowed before Allah: Of them some have
fulfilled their obligations (with their lives), and some of them
are still waiting (for its fulfillment) without having changed
[their resolve] in the least.”
(Qur’an: al-Ahzab: 33: 23)


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