Muslim Family

Brought in an Islamic family is yearning and aspirations of each Muslim. But to get to the highest dignity and glory, the various factors into consideration while determining the future orientation. The family is the smallest unit in society consisting of father, mother and child. The family became "a true garden of love" children in the formation of the potential, talent, character and personality traits.

Parental love is unconditional of all time and is a pure love in raising and educating their children. Pure love it is the ability of parents to love and be loved by unselfish and without taking into account social rewards.

Islamic law provides the demarcation line that every Muslim is obliged to establish and maintain good Islamic family. The family of a harmonious, happy, prosperous and unseen, living quiet serene, peaceful and loving (sakinah mawaddah, warahmah) according to instructions the Koran and the Prophet Muhammad exemplary household. Married life is a Sunnah of the Prophet as well as enhancements to the value of worship. The Prophet said: "If a servant has a family, it means that he has perfected half of the practice of religious teachings, then the fear of God against the other half

The purpose of family life is not simply legitimize a sexual relationship of two different sexes, but more is to produce quality offspring by considering several aspects, creating a calm life of the world. Through the family, there was a mechanism to maintain the existence of life in order to continue the regeneration of mankind on earth. Allah says: "Among the signs of God's power is created for you spouses of your neighbor's life so that you find rest and placed his affection among you. Indeed such was the power of God's signs for those who think. " (Ar-Rum, verse 21)

Modern society, particularly Muslims, was dragged by the further development of civilization. Oriental traditional religious values following the once proud, now faded, faded due to the fragility of the fortress of faith and cultural censorship of imported institutions, non-Islamic lifestyle that global. Even in the field of religion is quite sacred ones. As views on the meaning of a marriage or family, are experiencing a shift in values and underestimate the significance, as if impressed that the wedding reception for example, only to squander the money in a ceremonial and formality, with no amount of worship was built, developed and preserved. No longer meaningful as an expression of light towards spiritual elevation ark Islamic household

Life now has tinged mindset that completely practical, simple and instant, More details can be seen some changes in attitudes and views of modern society on the meaning of marriage or family that has changed drastically in this period,

So we all decide to stay, what kind of family that we want in the future. let us antisipai to return to the basic ideas that marriage is not only to justify sexual relations, but also to establish an Islamic family, maintain and nurture generations of human existence Kurani. During this mindset that says "a lot of kids a lot of luck" should be interpreted and translated into many children in accordance with the provision that the child's ability to achieve this. In realizing that families of high and noble dignity.

The family is the "land nursery" noble values for the entire race. We must be able to put the family as a source of strength in building the morality of a sovereign nation. Today's modern century life quite different to his previous life. Challenges, trials, obstacles and the threat of increasingly complex and diverse. So obligatory for us, that to establish an Islamic family in the modern era is not easy and lightweight, but require sacrifice and struggle at the same time requires discipline, mental readiness, resilience faith in accordance with Quran and Sunnah

Hopefully we will not surrender to face the situation and conditions At present, no demoralization drifted, so that we can create an Islamic family in order to create lasting peace and tranquility on Earth.
Amen

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.

What makes Islam one of the fastest growing religions?

When a person reads a translation of The Qur'an, he or she finds that it answers all the questions about why Judaism and Christianity miss the mark; why they have some strange ideas in them. The Qur'an reveals what the original and true message of Moses was as well as what the original and true message of Jesus was. Not only that, even medical science and astronomy newly discovered after the actual 19th century has been described in the Qur'an during the Prophet Muhammad, this proves that the Qur'an is truly a revelation from God, not written by humans. there was also explained about the process of human creation, which comes from the food extract ingested by humans, resulting in a seed on the body. later described the meeting as well boys and girls between the sperm in the uterus and form a lump of blood to the human form and spirit breathed into the human body, all have been explained in the Qur'an.

how the earth revolved around the sun so as to create day and night, also described the process of planet in the solar system revolved around the sun with a different shaft and not collide with each other, neatly arranged in such a galaxy is, until the formation of rain, wind and all the events on earth described in the Qur'an.
how could humans could write a book that explains about the universe, without sophisticated equipment such as this .....? al qur'an is a revelation from god, Allah SWT the almighty.

In order for you to completely understand why this is so, you would have to learn about Islam and see for yourself, however, my view, and please note, this my personal view, is that there is a beauty and tranquility found in Islam which you will not find anywhere else, primarily due to the fact that we as human beings are put on this earth for the purposes of worshipping one God.
So many of us have been caught up in this world that is focused on man made issues like governments and economies, that we have forgotten why God puts us here, and in so doing, we create our own misery. Look at the world around you for proof of this, all those that worship money, end up in wars, or create such vast differences between rich and poor that misery becomes the norm.
Islam clarifies what your focus should be, and if you submit to this purpose, you cannot possibly be unhappy

The Story of the Elephant

Yemen is a place in Arabia to the south of Makkah. A long time ago, it was ruled by people who worshipped other gods than Allâh. The ruler of those people, Dhu Nawâs, used to oppress the Christians who lived there. Once he had a big ditch or trench dug and put fire in it. Then he threw into it about 20,000 Christians. All those people died except one or two of them who ran away and came to the emperor of Syria for help.

The emperor of Syria wrote to the king of Abyssinia (Habashah), who was a Christian, and asked him to take revenge. So the Abyssinian leader (whose title was Najâshi) sent a huge army under the leadership of two commanders named Irbât and Abraha. Dhu Nawâs ran away from Yemen and later drowned, so Yemen came under the rule of the Abyssinians. After some time, an argument happened between the two commanders and a civil war broke out in which Irbât was killed and Abraha became the governor of Yemen.

At that time, all the Arabs used to make Hajj to the Ka’bah in Makkah. Even though they worshipped other gods than Allâh and did many wrong things, Allah kept His House a place which people always visited. Abraha saw them doing this and wanted to turn them away from it, so he built a huge cathedral in a city in Yemen called San’â. This church was so big that its roof could not be seen from the ground. It was decorated with gold, silver and pearls. Abraha announced that nobody should travel to the Ka’bah anymore. Rather, they should all come to this cathedral to perform worship.

Even though they were idolaters, the Arabs had great respect for the Ka’bah. So when Abraha made his announcement, they were very angry. Some of the Quraysh of Makkah went to the cathedral in secret and threw dirty stuff all over the floors and walls of it. Some also lit fire to it. When Abraha found out that these things were done by the Quraysh, he swore that he would take apart every brick of the Ka’bah and destroy it.

Abraha began gathering a big army. He asked permission from the Najâshi, who sent his personal elephant, Mahmûd, and eight other elephants with Abraha’s army. When the news of Abraha’s plan reached the Arabs, they prepared to oppose the attack. Abraha defeated the armies of several Arab tribes along the way to Makkah, and he took one of their leaders, Nufail bin Habeeb, as a prisoner and used him for a guide. As he approached Makkah, the people of Tâ’if decided that instead of trying to fight Abraha, they will help him out, so that he would not destroy their own temple. So they sent with him one of their leaders named Abû Righâl.

Abraha reached with his army up to Mughammas, a place close to Makkah. There were some camels feeding there, and the army overcame the herdsmen and captured these camels. Of these camels, 200 belonged to Abdul Muttalib, the grandfather of the Prophet , who was at that time the leader of the Quraysh. Abraha then sent a messenger to tell the people of Makka that he only wanted to destroy the Ka’bah and did not come to kill any people if they left him alone.

Abdul Muttalib came back with the messenger to meet Abraha. Abdul Muttalib, being the grandfather of the Prophet , who was the best of creation, was himself a very handsome and striking personality. So, when Abraha saw him, he came down from his throne to sit next to Abdul Muttalib, even though this was not what the kings commonly did. He asked Abdul Muttalib what he had to say. Abdul Muttalib said that he wanted his camels back.

Abraha was very surprised. He said, “When I first saw you, I thought you were a very respectable and honorable man, but the first thing you have said has made me change my mind. I have come to destroy your Ka’bah and all you are worried about is your camels?!”

Abdul Muttalib replied, “I am the owner of the camels and they are my concern; while Allâh is the owner of the Ka’bah and He will defend it.”

Abraha replied, “Your Lord cannot defend it from me.”

Abdul Muttalib said, “Then do as you wish.” So Abraha gave back the camels and Abdul Muttalib returned to Makkah.

In Makkah, Abdul Muttalib went first to the Ka’bah and made a prayer to Allâh to protect the Ka’bah. Then all the people in Makkah left the city and went to the mountains around Makkah to see what would happen.

In the morning Abraha prepared to enter the city. He put Mahmûd, the elephant, in the front of the army. However, Nufail bin Habeeb, the captured Arab, secretly whispered into the elephant’s ear, “Kneel down! - Return safely from where you have come, for you are in the Secure Land (Balad Amîn).” After this, the elephant sat down and would not go forward. Abraha’s men tried to poke it and push it but it would not move. If they turned it around to face Syria or Yemen then it would start walking, but as soon as they faced it towards the Ka’bah it would sit down again. This was the sign of Allâh’s Power.

Suddenly, while this was happening, came the punishment which is mentioned in Sûrah Fîl of the Qur’an (Sûrah 105). Hundreds of birds which had never been seen before flew towards Makkah from the ocean. Each bird had 3 little stones- one in the beak and one in each foot. They flew over Abraha’s army and dropped the pebbles. Each pebble went straight through the bodies of the men. The elephants started running like crazy and the people were running back and forth getting killed. Some people, like Abraha, did not die right away. Instead they became extremely sick and died later on.

The result of this happening was that the Quraysh became very famous and respected among the other Arabs. No one else would dare to attack them or their caravans which they would send on business trips to Syria and Yemen. These trips are mentioned in the following sûrah (Sûrah 106) of the Qur’an, where Allâh says they should be worshipping and thanking Allâh Who gave them so many blessings of food, wealth and safety.

This amazing event was not a coincidence. The year in which this happened was the same blessed year in which the Prophet was born, in the month of Rabî’-ul-Awwal. This event was one of many things which happened around the time of the birth of the Prophet , which proved to the world that a wonderful person had been born, the last of the prophets, who would bring the message of Islâm which will last now until the Day of Judgment. When we study the life story of the Prophet we find proof and evidence beyond doubt of his being the Messenger of Allah and the Last Prophet. May Allâh give us all the strength of imân to learn all about the life of the Prophet and use it as our example in our lives.

(This story is recorded in one of the most authentic books of commentary on the Qur’an called Tafsîr Ibn Kathîr.)