“Life as it is”
Darul Arqam
Sunday, May 9, 2010 || 3:15 AM
I'm going to blog about a special place. The place's a real wonder, and the existence of this place makes me ever so proud of being a Muslim. My aunt teaches there, and she has brought me there a few times when I was young. As you all know, Harindra is not a Muslim, and I don't know whether it's necessary to include the word 'yet' after the word 'Muslim'. Although I would honestly say, I was pretty offended when he asked about the reliability of this place. He's not to be blamed, of course. He's still a stranger. And I'm going to do a short post on this.
Introduction to Islam Click the link, but if you're too lazy (...) then here's something I've copied and pasted. Awed? Click the link ;)
Definition
Islam is an Arabic term which means submission and obedience. Submission is to accept Allah's commands and one who submits to Allah's command is called a Muslim. Acceptance of Allah's commands requires one to act and behave in a specific way. That is, one has to put into practice His commands. Only then he would have obeyed Allah and thus submitted to His commands. Submission to His commands reflects one's submission to Allah Himself. Allah's commands cover all aspects of a man's life. That is why Islam is referred ,to as "ad-din" - a complete way of life. Islam provides guidance for man from Allah, the Creator of the Universe. As a complete way of life, it gives guidance in respect of conducting man's private, social, political, economic, moral and spiritual affairs. Islam provides answers to man's most pressing questions on life, such as the purpose of creation, final destiny and man's place in the Universe and among its other creatures.
Submission and obedience to Allah bring peace. That is why the word 'Islam' also means peace or as a means to establish peace. There is peace in everything. From the high mountain to the deep blue sea, from the bird in the sky to the worm in the soil, all submit to Allah's commands they find peace in their existence and in their relations with the rest of the creation. And there is no contradiction in His creation. Everything fits in the realm of creation perfectly and harmoniously to collectively for the universe.
Subhanallah. You should go see the website, it's really breathtaking. There is also other sub-topics, like these:
The Message of Islam
Islam by Choice
Islam and Muslim
Complete way of life
Purpose of Creation
Origin of Islam
Allah and Angels
The first pillar of Islam
The second pillar of Islam
The third pillar of Islam
The fourth pillar of Islam
The fifth pillar of Islam
Knowing Islam Session
Imagine what it's like to be STUDYING there!
okay let's talk about strangers like, say, Harindra. He's not 100% clueless, but he needs to start from somewhere, correct? There's courses like:
BEGINNERS COURSE ON ISLAM [ENGLISH AND MANDARIN]
This is an introductory course which provides a comprehensive overview of the basic beliefs and practices of Islam. ... The Division also offers a follow-up programme to the BCI in the form of prayer tutorials. Registration is open to all, including non-Muslims. It is advisable that a newcomer joins the class at the very beginning to avoid confusion.
The BCI will cover:
What is Islam
The 6 Articles of Faith
The 5 Pillars of Islam
At-Taharah (Purification)
Introduction to Salah Fardhu (compulsory prayers) including Friday Prayer
The Shariah (Islamic Law) & some common terminologies
There's also many other courses, focusing on 1) Solat, 2)Quran Reading and 3)Others (go check out the website)
Okay fine, I'm not a good blogger. I don't post the whole content here, that's because I believe I left a link somewhere up up up? Haha
And it's 3.14am, not the best time to blog actually.
All I can say to myself is, to have faith. (:
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