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Creator Human Relation: An Islamic Perspective

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Agenda

Background & Motivation

Importance of Topic

Explanation of Topic (Fiker & Tareeq)

What is beyond?

Summary

Background

Proof of Allah (Creator), Book, and Messenger

Established Relation with Allah SWT

Motivation

There is no god but Allah, Muhammad [peace be upon him] is the messenger of Allah.

I bear witness that there is no god but Allah; One is He, no partner hath He, and I bear witness that Muhammad [peace be upon him] is His Servant and Messenger.

What's so Important?

What do these words really mean?

What do these words imply?

What is so special about these words?

What would be the role of these words in our life?

It's a contract

The words represent a contract between two partiesAllah (SWT)

Human (individually i.e., not in collection)

What's a contract?Binding between parties

Gains and losses attached with full-filling and breaking it

E.g., contract between university and student

How many contracts in this room?

AHHHHHHHH

AHAllah

Human

Who directs to who

An illustration of explaining nature of contract

So I have a contract with Allah independent from all of you, and likewise same applies to all of us.

However, this contract is same for us all

It's a contract so don't overlook it :)

What does it mean?

When we understand it we will be able to follow it in a more better way than without understanding it.

Understanding the Contract

Composed of two partsThere is no god but Allah (Fiker; thinking)

Muhammad [peace be upon him] is the messenger of Allah (Tareeq; methodology)

HumanThinks, which leads to act (i.e., Fiker drives action)

But how to Act (based on thinking) (leads to Tareeq)

E.g.,: play soccer (thinking) how to play (requires coaching of rules)

Fiker (Thinking or Idea) Al-Tafkeer (1/3)

Islamic Fiker; nothing is Good except what Allah has definedEvery good is known to Allah as He is all powerful and knowledgeable, and nobody knows any better than Him, so our fiker is that there is no good outside of what Allah has defined

What does illaha mean?Except, only

Fiker (Thinking or Idea) Al-Tafkeer (2/3)

Two types of fikerFundamental thought (Aqeedah; Creed)

Resultant thought (Haasil)

Fiker (Thinking or Idea) Al-Tafkeer (3/3)

Aqeedah or core could be easily observed as:Say, Allah is One. (Al Ikhlas; 112:1)

Resultant rules ( Ahkam ) are derived from the doctrine and used for solving the issues of life in general.Those who take riba (usury or interest) will not stand but as stands the one whom the demon has driven crazy by his touch. That is because they have said: Sale is but like riba., while Allah has permitted trading, and prohibited riba... ( Al Baqara; 2:275 )

The above ayah results in thoughts related to specific relationships, i.e. the economy.

Other ayah have thoughts related to the conditions for and confirmation of the Islamic viewpoint towards men and women, rules related to business transactions, politics (Khilafah), food, clothing, etc.

Tareeq (methodology or Tareeqah) (1/2)

The method is the material manifestation of the idea which seeks to bring the ideology (way of complete life) into application.

Islamic Tareeq; follow Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in performing actions as he is the example for fulfilling the fiker in a right way

Indeed, in the messenger of Allah a 'good example (uswatun hasana / )' has been set for the one who seeks Allah and the Last Day and thinks constantly about Allah. (Qur'an 33:21)

Tareeq (methodology or Tareeqah) (2/2)

Method addresses three subjectsImplementation of the solutions

Preserving the Aqeeda (creed)

Conveying the Islamic Call (Idea+method)

Every action as part of method requires Daleel (evidence)Salah, Hajj, Jihad, etc.,

So, obligatory daily Salah can't become six, must remain fiveforbidden to modify ( add, delete, or alter )

How Do Fiker and Tareeq Influence Life of a Muslim Daily?

HumanHumanRights of each defined by Norms& humans?Norms, customsChoice of Human?Norms, customsChoice of Human

HumanHumanRights of each defined by AllahAllahRights of each defined by AllahAllahRights of each defined by AllahIslamic way

UnIslamic way

Fiker & Tareeq (Summing up)

Fiker

Tareeq

Steps to achieve goal, Prophet Muhammad SAW is the example

What is the goal? Allah SWT knows every positivity

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Reality of Western Clichs

Is Robin hood a good example/hero? Not according to Islam? Why?

Is Ends justify the means correct? Not according to Islam? Why?

If a solider dies in the defense of a nation with an intent to claim credit of bravery, is he a hero? Not according to Islam? Why?

Complete Code of Life

Islam is complete code of lifeIt has Fiker of everything

Tareeq for everything

Applying set theory (how many of you know set theory?)Universal set of goodness (UG)= Islam

UG Union B = UG Allowed (but Set B not needed)Set B must be subset of UG

UG Union C = Z Not allowed (that's bidda', if Z != UG)Set Z is not a subset of UG

Strong Reminders from Allah SWT
(1/2)

Do you, then, believe in some parts of the Book, and disbelieve in others? So, what can be the punishment of those among you who do that, except disgrace in present life? And, on the Day of Judgment, they shall be turned to the most severe punishment. And Allah is not unaware of what you do. (Al Baqara; 2:85 )

Strong Reminders from Allah SWT
(2/2)

O you who believe, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. Then, if you quarrel about something, revert it back to Allah and the Messenger,if you believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is good, and the best at the end. -Have you not seen those who claim that they have believed in what was revealed to you and what was revealed before you? They want to take their disputes to the Taghut,while they were ordered to reject it. Satan wants to mislead them to a remote wrong way. -When it is said to them, Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger, you will see the hypocrites turning away from you in aversion. (Al-Nisa 4;59-61)

Some More Information Beyond Today's Talk (1/2)

Style (Usloub) is different from method" And prepare as much power for them ( the enemy ) as possible. " ( Al Anfal 8:60 )

The Means (Waseelah) using car instead of horses (general permission for traveling, means of objects are not restricted)

Plan (Khittah) policy directed towards accomplishing a particular goal dictated by the Aqeedah and the Method

Some More Information Beyond Today's Talk (2/2)

Price of action in IslamFardh (Obligation)

Mandoob (Recommended)

Mubaah (Free to Decide)

Makrooh (Not Recommended)

Haram (Impermissible)

Importance of Knowledge

The Prophet (saw) said: "Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim" [Ibn Maajah (Al-Albaani: Saheeh)]

Hazzam bin Hakeem narrated from his uncle from the Messenger of Allah (SAW) who said: You are in a time of many jurisprudents (fuqaha), few speakers, many who give and few who ask; so action in this time is better than knowledge. There will soon come a time of few jurisprudents, many speakers, many who beg and few who give; so knowledge in this time is better than action. [reported by tabarani in his Alkabeer]

Summary

Allah has a contract for everyone in individual capacity

Law-abiding Muslim personality will take care of following two points, making absent any of the two will hurt personality of human from Shaksiya al IslamiyaThinking (Fiker) shall be taken from what Allah (SWT) has defined

Methodology (Tareeq) shall be taken from Seerah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

Questions

Caliph Umar (RA) traveled to take keys of Jerusalem from the Romans where he said famous words, We were a people who lived in humiliation before. Allah gave us honour through Islam. If we sought honour through anything else (at the cost of Islam) then Allah will humiliate us again.