Sunday, January 30, 2011

MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

THE CONCEPT OF ISLAMIC BROTHERHOOD

" The Believers are a single Brotherhood: So make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; and fear Allah, that ye may receive Mercy."

"O ye who believe! Let not some men among you laugh at others: It may be that the (latter) are better than the (former): Nor let some women laugh at others: It may be that the (latter are better than the (former): Nor defame nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by (offensive) nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name connoting wickedness, (to be used of one) after he has believed: And those who do not desist are "(indeed) doing wrong.  
Al-Hujraat : 10 - 11



All Muslims are brothers. Therefore, if a fight they must unite again and brothers as usual. This is reinforced by the prohibition of the Prophet Muhammad to the enmity between Muslims. Abu Ayyub al-Anshary narrated that the Messenger of Allah said, "Not a Muslim decides kinship with other Muslims over three nights each of which when met each other away. The best among them is the start saying hello to the others. "(Bukhari and Muslim)


Brotherhood is not intended by geneologi ties, but by bonds of faith and religion. This is hinted at in Allah ban people who are not Muslims pray after their deaths. Word of God Almighty: "Nor should the prophet and those who believe to ask forgiveness (of Allah SWT) for the polytheists, idolaters even though it is relative." (At-Tauba: 113)

This in no way means that a Muslim is allowed to ignore his family ties with relatives although non-Muslims. Giving priority to the Islamic brotherhood is more than the others and did not affect blood ties, even with non-Muslim relatives.Prophet of Islam emphasize the importance of building brotherhood within the practical constraints in the form of caring and helping each other. For example, he said, "Allah Almighty to help His servant as long as the servant helps his brother" (H.R.Muslim)


The third pillar of Islam, zakaat, is a duty for the rich or relatively rich to give up some of their annual savings to poor people, is a manifestation of social and economic responsibility of brotherhood. Because, although the generosity highly recommended by Islam as a religion which by others, this responsibility in Islam institutionalized and levied by the state to ensure the economic viability of the poor. Actually, all the economic laws of Islam has always stressed the protection of the rights of brotherhood. Economic practices that in some way benefit or harm members of the community members are forbidden hard. So the loan is recognized in Islam is a loan without interest, for loans with interest rates generally take unfair advantage of others.


The Authenticity principles of Islamic brotherhood which includes all the religious rites and laws of Islam have been and continue to be a key factor in attracting people all over the world to convert to Islam.The weakness that hit the Muslim life today, ranging from the collapse of the Islamic state until the decline of Islamic countries that have become part of the third world, is one of the most obvious indication of a declining sense of brotherhood among Muslims themselves. The divisions among the people who have the interests of groups involved to destroy the pillars of  Islamic brotherhood. So the key word to be able to enforce Islam in the entire universe, is to strengthen brotherhood among Muslims and get rid of far-away feeling ta'asubiyah (group), and full conviction that nationalism is not from our part at al.