If you realize that you have no success in one job where you’re trained to do it, retrain and complete yourself with another job that give you a chance to success for a better future. Don’t depend on one skill only. Remember, a man have ability to learn a new skill, jump down into another field of effort. Don’t believe with assumption that we must life and dead in one part of job. If other could success, so you are.
A fail doesn’t mean you fail. But you’ve not success yet. A fail doesn’t mean you achieve nothing. But you had learned something. A fail doesn’t mean you are stupid because you had tried. Those are indication that you are dared, though. Be proud.
A fail doesn’t mean you have no success. But it needs patient. A fail doesn’t mean a last journey. But you still have a chance to restart, and try another new thing.
A fail doesn’t mean GOD left you. But He has a better plan. So, that’s right!! A fail never ends.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
SMART FOR SUCCES: POSITIVE THINKING
Indeed, GOD has created this universe full of perfects. With His goodness, so this life is so beautiful. But, sometimes we found some people feel stifled.
This caused of they don't have ability to think positive.
A man who cannot think positive usually view everything full of suspects, and hard life.
And then his heart never feels good. A happiness depends on ourselves. Therefore, when we face a problem, introspect us first. Look deep ourselves, so we will find the solution according to the problem. This is a smart way...be positive!
This caused of they don't have ability to think positive.
A man who cannot think positive usually view everything full of suspects, and hard life.
And then his heart never feels good. A happiness depends on ourselves. Therefore, when we face a problem, introspect us first. Look deep ourselves, so we will find the solution according to the problem. This is a smart way...be positive!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
The Environmental Problem and The Islamic View
The environmental issue has never received as much attention throughout the history of mankind as it has in the past couple of decades as a result of the disruption in the environmental balance resulting from the negative consequences of the industrial revolution and man’s consumption of natural
resources. The World now fears a devastating deterioration of the environmental condition. Amongst the most debated issues in this context is climate change and global warming, the concern of which is not limited to a single country, but rather encompasses the whole world since there is no region or State which is not affected by it. As a result global warming has received a large amount of international attention. Several scientific conferences, international summits and forums have been held in order to debate the causes of the problem, how it can be solved and the extent of co-operation between the different countries to counter it. The organizers of these meetings have sought international agreements, which oblige the compliance to what is regarded as the solution to the climate problem, tackling its causes and harmful consequences in a manner that balances between safeguarding the standard of living and need for natural
resources on the one hand, and respect for the climate on the other. With the participation of several heads of states and governments as well as a great number of governmental delegations, experts and researchers, the Copenhagen Climate Conference, which is held from the 7th of December till the 18th of December 2009 A.D, is regarded as part of a long series of international conferences.
Whoever follows these conferences and the commitments and proposed agreements, and studies the research specifically done by western scientists, experts and thinkers will realize that the occupation with the issue of environment
has taken a wrong direction from the beginning. This is due to the fact that the debate has primarily been limited to the symptoms of the imbalance of the environment and the immediate causes behind it such as greenhouse gases, which affect the atmosphere and the role of industry in this context. These causes are the effects of the problem rather than the real causes. Hence there has been no significant progress in resolving the environmental issue. Progress will remain stunted and deficient as long as the diagnosis and treatment
of the problem remains flawed. We do not believe that the actual causes behind the environmental problem are to be found in production, technological development or the exploitation of natural resources for the benefit of mankind. This is due to the fact that Allah (the Glorified and Exalted) has ordained the earth with everything contained in it to the service of mankind. He (the Glorified and Exalted) has thus called on people to cultivate the Earth and seek subsistence therein, and to explore the natural laws to take advantage of them by putting everything which is upon the Earth and within the atmosphere in their service to meet their needs, satisfy their hunger and further develop the means of life. Mankind has lived on this earth and enjoyed its benefits without it leading to shortage or imbalance. Allah (the Glorified and Exalted) says:
“And the Earth We have spread out (like a carpet); set thereon mountains firm and immovable; and produced therein all kinds of things in due balance. And We have provided therein means of subsistence― for you and for those for whose sustenance you do not uphold. And there is not a thing but its (sources and) treasures (inexhaustible) are with Us; but We only send down thereof in due and
ascertainable measures.” [TMQ. Al-Hidjr 15: 19-21]
In my view the environmental problem, in its complete meaning, is due to causes of intellectual dimensions as well as a deep ideological dilemma that has resulted in a lasting practice leading to the emergence and deterioration of the
environmental problem. We can confirm that the industrial revolution, which has been attributed the major responsibility for the environmental problems, arose and evolved in the West. The western world continues to lead in this field, whilst
the rest of the world follows in its footsteps. The western world in which the western culture is prevalent has formed the ideological foundation and the intellectual framework that has dominated the industrial revolution and its achievements. This culture is materialistic and benefit-oriented, and its
philosophy dictates that the Creator (the Glorified and Exalted) should be separated from the affairs of life, just as it calls for freedom, including freedom of property and personal freedom. It makes benefit the criterion for actions and
believes that man’s happiness is achieved through the realization of his maximum share of sensual pleasures. This culture also considers the economic problem as being the scarcity of goods and services, makes the state a tool to
protect the freedoms, and assigns man the right to legislate.
As a result of these beliefs, this culture contains the seeds of the problems across various aspects of life, including the environmental problem. This culture directs man, society and the state towards destruction. It has paved the way to the formation of the individual who does not feel Allah’s surveillance or fear of Allah’s accounting; a man whose boundaries are defined by his material interests and who strives for the achievement of maximum wealth and material pleasure. This culture has extinguished the glow in the nature of man and distanced him from his spiritual needs. Therefore due to his beliefs, such a man was suited to be greedy and violate the rights of others without regard for moral boundaries or spiritual values. Similarly, this man is characterized by an uncontrolled consumption of goods and services, as he is driven by the desire to own without any real need. Several homes in the West thus accumulate goods such as electrical appliances, clothes, beauty products and so on, which are continually replaced by new products simply because a new model has been produced or because fashion has changed, or because there is no longer any need for them. As a result, western societies are described as consumer societies that do not take the environmental impact of superfluous consumption into account.
National Income and economic growth has been made the criterion of economic success as a result of this culture’s proclamation that the economic problem is the scarcity of goods and services, as well as the solution to this problem
consisting of the increase of production. Hence, states are driven to focus on production and its increase in order to reach the highest possible level of National Income and to increase economic growth, without paying any regards to the environment. Major industries and manufacturing companies engage in a ruthless exploitation of natural resources and filled the markets with products in huge quantities to achieve profits with boundless greed, without any regard for anything other than the material gain. These companies and industries made their governments as well as those of the poorer nations subservient in order to realize their own economic interests. Similarly, they were able to exert considerable influence on different legislation and legislators to benefit their own profit and economic objectives. All this is done without regard to the dangerous consequences that affect man, animals or the environment. Furthermore, there is a Capitalist understanding that there is a constant trade-off between development on one hand and the environmental and human issues on the other. This view is fundamentally flawed since economic development and
prosperity do not necessitate violations against humans, animals or the surrounding environment, and any solution based on this erroneous view will only lead to an escalation of the problem. Similarly, the solutions proposed by the western politicians, whether they are solutions from the Kyoto-Conference, the EU's Climate Plan or the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen (COP15) all confirm the lack of interest in the environment and climate if the western
companies have to pay the price. It is only natural that the western culture’s dominance of the world and the implementation of the Capitalist system lead to
fatal consequences in the shape of hunger, poverty, colonization, wars of aggression, mass killings of civilians, economic crises and the emergence of western led dictator regimes in the Muslim world and other poor countries. The
repeated abuse of the environment and the emergence of the environmental problem are merely fruits of this Capitalist system.
Today, mankind is standing at a crossroad, and further continuation on the path of Capitalism will without any doubt leave mankind to the mercy of an unimaginable tsunami of disasters. The emergence of the crises that we bear witness to in our time is nothing other than the legacy of this ideology on its death bed, which only maintains its existence through the brutal repression of other nations and ideas. Islam has a fundamentally different view regarding this
matter. Islam offers mankind a solution that can deliver real economic progress, stability and development for the whole of mankind, without being at the expense of the environment or for the interests of a small elite. The Muslims have the ability, if they have strong will, to change the path of life and choose the method of Islam, which will not only provide tranquility to man, but also respect nature and the environment, which is a necessity for the survival of mankind.
Islam’s view on the environment
Islam does not view man’s relation to nature as one of conflict or contradiction. On the contrary, because the universe and life itself, just like man, are all Allah’s creations, Islam treats their relations as being mutually complementary. Also, Allah has put the universe in man’s service and He assigned man to cultivate the land. Allah (the Glorified and Exalted) says:
”It is Allah Who have created the heavens and the earth and sends down rain from the skies and with it brings out fruits wherewith to feed you; it is He Who has made the ships subject to you that they may sail through the sea by His command; and the rivers (also) He made subject to you. And He made subject to you the sun and the moon, both diligently pursuing their courses: and the Night and the Day He (also) made subject to you.” [TMQ. Ibrahim 14: 32-33]
And He (the Glorified and Exalted) says:
”Behold thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a vicegerent on earth." They said "Will You place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood? Whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and glorify Thy holy (name)?" He said: "I know what ye know not.” [TMQ. Al-Baqarah 2: 30]
Persevering and avoiding both the material and the immaterial mischief on the earth are all necessities to the cultivation of it. Allah (the Glorified and Exalted) says:
” Do no mischief on the earth, after it has been set in order, but call on Him with fear and longing (in your hearts): for the Mercy of Allah is (always) near to those who do good!” [TMQ. Al-A’raf 7: 56]
Islam considers deprivation on the earth a detestable crime. Allah (the Glorified and Exalted) says:
”There is the type of man whose speech about the wordly affairs may please you and he calls Allah to witness about what is in his heart; yet is he the most contentious of enemies. (204) When he turns his back his aim everywhere is to spread mischief through the earth and destroy crops and cattle. But Allah loves not mischief.” [TMQ. Al-Baqarah 2: 204-205]
Also, Islam has clarified that in the universe and on the earth is a balance and a purposeful and exact measure for all kind of things. Allah (the Glorified and Exalted) says:
”And the earth We have spread out (like a carpet); set thereon mountains firm and immovable; and produced therein all kinds of things in due balance.” [TMQ. Al-Hidjr 15: 19]
Furthermore, Allah (the Glorified and Exalted) says:
”Verily, all things have We created in proportion and measure.” [TMQ. Al-Qamar 54: 49]
These and similar Quran verses suffice to illustrate the Islamic view on nature and the environment, and indicate the necessity to preserve the environment and the prohibition of imbalance therein. The texts mould a Muslim that is eager to
cultivate and preserve the earth as well as looking after his interests hereon. Additionally there are many Shariah texts in the Quran and Sunnah that are related to details concerned with the preservation of the environment, which indicate that Islam is not confined to a general and wide treatment of the matter. On the contrary, Islam goes beyond that and deals with the details, so man is prevented in damaging and contaminating the environment. Islam did not leave the relationship between the Muslim and nature according to his own individual desires and interest without regard for nature or human lives. The following are some narrations from the Prophet (pbuh) that suffice to show these details:
Relationship with water
It was mentioned in the narration from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said, that the messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “None of you may urinate in stagnant water, and then use it for bathing” (Bukhari and Muslim).
Muadh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Prophet (pbuh): "Avoid the three actions that bring people's curses: defecating in water sources, on roads, and in the shade." (Abu Dawud and ibn Majah)
Abdullah ibn Ámru bin Al-Ás (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "That the messenger of Allah (pbuh) happened to pass by Sa'd as he was performing ablution. Whereupon he said: Sa'd what is this squandering? Sa'd said: Can there be any idea of squandering (israf) in ablution? Whereupon he (the Prophet) said: Yes, even if you are by the side of a flowing river." (Ibn Majah)
Removal of harm
The messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "Iman is some 70 or 60 branches, the highest is to testify there is no god besides Allah, and the lowest of which is to remove something harmful from the road" (Muslim)
The messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "To remove something harmful from the road is a charity." (Bukhari)
The messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "A man found a thorny branch on his way, whereupon he picked it up. Allah was then pleased and applauded his action and forgave him” (Bukhari).
Crops and plants
The messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "There is no Muslim who plants a tree or grows crops, and a bird, a human or an animal eats from it, except that it will be counted as a charity for him.” (Bukhari).
The messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “Whoever cultivates barren land, it belongs to him” (Abu Dawud).
The messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "If the time of judgment comes, and in one's hand is a sapling, one has to plant it if it is possible" (Ahmad).
When the Prophet (pbuh) sent his companions to Jihad he (pbuh) used to advise them with the following words: “Go forth in the name of Allah…. and do not cut down any tree, except the trees which prevent you from fighting or constitute a barrier between you and the Polytheists” (Bayhaqi).
Birds and animals
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra that the messenger of Allah(pbuh) said: "While a man was on a road, he became very thirsty and he found a well and went down into it. He drank and then came out. There was a dog panting and eating mud
out of thirst. The man said, 'This dog has become as thirsty as I was.' So he went down the well and filled up his shoe with water and the let the dog drink. So Allah thanked him and forgave him.'" They (companions) said, "Messenger of Allah,
do we have a reward for animals?" He (pbuh) said, "There is a reward for every living thing (with a moist liver)." (Bukhari)
Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated, that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “A woman was doomed to Hell on account of a cat, because she tied it. She had not given the cat anything to eat nor did she free it to enable it
to feed itself from among insects and other creatures of the earth till it died (due to losing weight)". (Bukhari).
It was narrated by Anas, who said: “The messenger of Allah (pbuh) has forbidden the shooting of tied or confined animals.” (Muslim)
The messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "Whoever kills a sparrow or anything bigger than that without a just cause, Allah will hold him accountable on the Day of Judgment." The listeners asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what is a just cause?"
He replied, "That he will kill it to eat, not simply to chop off its head and then throw it away." (Nasai).
Islam prohibits harm and that which leads to the forbidden
Most of the Shariah principles which are related to environmental pollution to a great extent are the principles concerning harm that are derived from a series of narrations, including the Prophet's words: "No harm and no harming." (Daraqutni).
Examples of these principles are: "the essence of harm is prohibition”, "harm is removed" and "any permitted (mubah) element that is harmful or leads to harm, is prohibited, but the matter remains permissible." Dealing with the environment should therefore be done in a way that is not harmful or leads to harm. Like the principles of harm there is the principle: "the means of the forbidden is forbidden", which is derived from the Shariah texts. According to this principle, any relationship with nature which leads to something that Shariah has prohibited
will also be prohibited, even if there is not a text with a specific prohibition. It is therefore forbidden according to Shariah to pollute the environment so that it is harmful, or leads to harm, or leads to something forbidden during the process of manufacturing, economic development or exploitation of natural resources, such as contaminating the water, air and soil, with poison, disease and destruction of the soil, animal resources and fisheries. This is regardless of the cost there may be to avoid this, which means that the Shariah has ignored the discussion of economic losses related to countering environmental harm and combating pollution.
Regarding the destruction of the community life in a particular area, such as pollution of public land, rivers, lakes, meadows and forests, Islam does not allow the subjugation of the lives of people to individuals. On the contrary, Islam places public property under state supervision which ensures the safeguarding of people and prohibits harming them. The state is also obliged to remove harm from the community, such as forbidding factories to dispose their harmful waste products
into rivers and oceans.
Islam has defined the property and framed the type of ownership and the manner of acquisition, without interfering in the amount. This is in contrast to the quota solutions which the climate agreements have set, where limiting the amount is
made as the basis of manufacturing. This shows that the climate agreements are designed to serve companies and industrialized countries and not to remove the real harm. The one who closely examines the issue will realize that the
production quantity is not the problem. The problem lies in the type and the manner of acquisition. For example, when factories are built in residential areas with harmful results, it is then due to the location of the factory and not the quantity the factory produces. Hence, one should prohibit the construction of such factories in residential areas. If the factory produces goods whose waste products are harmful, then the solution lies in how you handle and dispose these
waste products so as to preserve human life and the environment. The solution is not found in prohibition of the production or in the reduction of the amount. Factory owners or the State who oversee the industry are responsible for
removing the harm.
The Solution to the Global Problem
The problem lies in the ruthless behavior of Capitalist countries in their pursuit of achieving material prosperity at the expense of others and at any price. The reason for this behavior is inhumane doctrine of the Capitalist ideology. The
Capitalist countries refuse to take any responsibility, not even from a moralistic perspective for their and their companies' behavior. The world is suffering under this doctrine and is exploited in a manner which is contrary to the most basic of
human values.
The solution to the global environmental problems and problems concerning poverty and other global issues is to remove and discard the real reason, which has caused these problems, i.e. by a global rejection of the inhumane Capitalist
doctrine, which still controls the destinies of nations, and by looking for an alternative that ensures mankind's happiness and tranquility. I present the alternative to you, which is Islam, with its idea and method. Islam is the solution to the world’s problems. Islam’s political, economical, social, environmental and other solutions are the only solutions which will save the world from the injustice and darkness that the Capitalist system has thrown it in. Islam is the alternative
that takes people from worshiping other people to the worship of the Lord of mankind. And Islam takes people away from the injustice of various doctrines and ways of life (Capitalism, etc.) to the justice of Islam.
”We sent you, only as a mercy for all creatures.” [TMQ. Al-Anbiyaa’ 21: 107]
(wallahu a’lam)
resources. The World now fears a devastating deterioration of the environmental condition. Amongst the most debated issues in this context is climate change and global warming, the concern of which is not limited to a single country, but rather encompasses the whole world since there is no region or State which is not affected by it. As a result global warming has received a large amount of international attention. Several scientific conferences, international summits and forums have been held in order to debate the causes of the problem, how it can be solved and the extent of co-operation between the different countries to counter it. The organizers of these meetings have sought international agreements, which oblige the compliance to what is regarded as the solution to the climate problem, tackling its causes and harmful consequences in a manner that balances between safeguarding the standard of living and need for natural
resources on the one hand, and respect for the climate on the other. With the participation of several heads of states and governments as well as a great number of governmental delegations, experts and researchers, the Copenhagen Climate Conference, which is held from the 7th of December till the 18th of December 2009 A.D, is regarded as part of a long series of international conferences.
Whoever follows these conferences and the commitments and proposed agreements, and studies the research specifically done by western scientists, experts and thinkers will realize that the occupation with the issue of environment
has taken a wrong direction from the beginning. This is due to the fact that the debate has primarily been limited to the symptoms of the imbalance of the environment and the immediate causes behind it such as greenhouse gases, which affect the atmosphere and the role of industry in this context. These causes are the effects of the problem rather than the real causes. Hence there has been no significant progress in resolving the environmental issue. Progress will remain stunted and deficient as long as the diagnosis and treatment
of the problem remains flawed. We do not believe that the actual causes behind the environmental problem are to be found in production, technological development or the exploitation of natural resources for the benefit of mankind. This is due to the fact that Allah (the Glorified and Exalted) has ordained the earth with everything contained in it to the service of mankind. He (the Glorified and Exalted) has thus called on people to cultivate the Earth and seek subsistence therein, and to explore the natural laws to take advantage of them by putting everything which is upon the Earth and within the atmosphere in their service to meet their needs, satisfy their hunger and further develop the means of life. Mankind has lived on this earth and enjoyed its benefits without it leading to shortage or imbalance. Allah (the Glorified and Exalted) says:
“And the Earth We have spread out (like a carpet); set thereon mountains firm and immovable; and produced therein all kinds of things in due balance. And We have provided therein means of subsistence― for you and for those for whose sustenance you do not uphold. And there is not a thing but its (sources and) treasures (inexhaustible) are with Us; but We only send down thereof in due and
ascertainable measures.” [TMQ. Al-Hidjr 15: 19-21]
In my view the environmental problem, in its complete meaning, is due to causes of intellectual dimensions as well as a deep ideological dilemma that has resulted in a lasting practice leading to the emergence and deterioration of the
environmental problem. We can confirm that the industrial revolution, which has been attributed the major responsibility for the environmental problems, arose and evolved in the West. The western world continues to lead in this field, whilst
the rest of the world follows in its footsteps. The western world in which the western culture is prevalent has formed the ideological foundation and the intellectual framework that has dominated the industrial revolution and its achievements. This culture is materialistic and benefit-oriented, and its
philosophy dictates that the Creator (the Glorified and Exalted) should be separated from the affairs of life, just as it calls for freedom, including freedom of property and personal freedom. It makes benefit the criterion for actions and
believes that man’s happiness is achieved through the realization of his maximum share of sensual pleasures. This culture also considers the economic problem as being the scarcity of goods and services, makes the state a tool to
protect the freedoms, and assigns man the right to legislate.
As a result of these beliefs, this culture contains the seeds of the problems across various aspects of life, including the environmental problem. This culture directs man, society and the state towards destruction. It has paved the way to the formation of the individual who does not feel Allah’s surveillance or fear of Allah’s accounting; a man whose boundaries are defined by his material interests and who strives for the achievement of maximum wealth and material pleasure. This culture has extinguished the glow in the nature of man and distanced him from his spiritual needs. Therefore due to his beliefs, such a man was suited to be greedy and violate the rights of others without regard for moral boundaries or spiritual values. Similarly, this man is characterized by an uncontrolled consumption of goods and services, as he is driven by the desire to own without any real need. Several homes in the West thus accumulate goods such as electrical appliances, clothes, beauty products and so on, which are continually replaced by new products simply because a new model has been produced or because fashion has changed, or because there is no longer any need for them. As a result, western societies are described as consumer societies that do not take the environmental impact of superfluous consumption into account.
National Income and economic growth has been made the criterion of economic success as a result of this culture’s proclamation that the economic problem is the scarcity of goods and services, as well as the solution to this problem
consisting of the increase of production. Hence, states are driven to focus on production and its increase in order to reach the highest possible level of National Income and to increase economic growth, without paying any regards to the environment. Major industries and manufacturing companies engage in a ruthless exploitation of natural resources and filled the markets with products in huge quantities to achieve profits with boundless greed, without any regard for anything other than the material gain. These companies and industries made their governments as well as those of the poorer nations subservient in order to realize their own economic interests. Similarly, they were able to exert considerable influence on different legislation and legislators to benefit their own profit and economic objectives. All this is done without regard to the dangerous consequences that affect man, animals or the environment. Furthermore, there is a Capitalist understanding that there is a constant trade-off between development on one hand and the environmental and human issues on the other. This view is fundamentally flawed since economic development and
prosperity do not necessitate violations against humans, animals or the surrounding environment, and any solution based on this erroneous view will only lead to an escalation of the problem. Similarly, the solutions proposed by the western politicians, whether they are solutions from the Kyoto-Conference, the EU's Climate Plan or the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen (COP15) all confirm the lack of interest in the environment and climate if the western
companies have to pay the price. It is only natural that the western culture’s dominance of the world and the implementation of the Capitalist system lead to
fatal consequences in the shape of hunger, poverty, colonization, wars of aggression, mass killings of civilians, economic crises and the emergence of western led dictator regimes in the Muslim world and other poor countries. The
repeated abuse of the environment and the emergence of the environmental problem are merely fruits of this Capitalist system.
Today, mankind is standing at a crossroad, and further continuation on the path of Capitalism will without any doubt leave mankind to the mercy of an unimaginable tsunami of disasters. The emergence of the crises that we bear witness to in our time is nothing other than the legacy of this ideology on its death bed, which only maintains its existence through the brutal repression of other nations and ideas. Islam has a fundamentally different view regarding this
matter. Islam offers mankind a solution that can deliver real economic progress, stability and development for the whole of mankind, without being at the expense of the environment or for the interests of a small elite. The Muslims have the ability, if they have strong will, to change the path of life and choose the method of Islam, which will not only provide tranquility to man, but also respect nature and the environment, which is a necessity for the survival of mankind.
Islam’s view on the environment
Islam does not view man’s relation to nature as one of conflict or contradiction. On the contrary, because the universe and life itself, just like man, are all Allah’s creations, Islam treats their relations as being mutually complementary. Also, Allah has put the universe in man’s service and He assigned man to cultivate the land. Allah (the Glorified and Exalted) says:
”It is Allah Who have created the heavens and the earth and sends down rain from the skies and with it brings out fruits wherewith to feed you; it is He Who has made the ships subject to you that they may sail through the sea by His command; and the rivers (also) He made subject to you. And He made subject to you the sun and the moon, both diligently pursuing their courses: and the Night and the Day He (also) made subject to you.” [TMQ. Ibrahim 14: 32-33]
And He (the Glorified and Exalted) says:
”Behold thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a vicegerent on earth." They said "Will You place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood? Whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and glorify Thy holy (name)?" He said: "I know what ye know not.” [TMQ. Al-Baqarah 2: 30]
Persevering and avoiding both the material and the immaterial mischief on the earth are all necessities to the cultivation of it. Allah (the Glorified and Exalted) says:
” Do no mischief on the earth, after it has been set in order, but call on Him with fear and longing (in your hearts): for the Mercy of Allah is (always) near to those who do good!” [TMQ. Al-A’raf 7: 56]
Islam considers deprivation on the earth a detestable crime. Allah (the Glorified and Exalted) says:
”There is the type of man whose speech about the wordly affairs may please you and he calls Allah to witness about what is in his heart; yet is he the most contentious of enemies. (204) When he turns his back his aim everywhere is to spread mischief through the earth and destroy crops and cattle. But Allah loves not mischief.” [TMQ. Al-Baqarah 2: 204-205]
Also, Islam has clarified that in the universe and on the earth is a balance and a purposeful and exact measure for all kind of things. Allah (the Glorified and Exalted) says:
”And the earth We have spread out (like a carpet); set thereon mountains firm and immovable; and produced therein all kinds of things in due balance.” [TMQ. Al-Hidjr 15: 19]
Furthermore, Allah (the Glorified and Exalted) says:
”Verily, all things have We created in proportion and measure.” [TMQ. Al-Qamar 54: 49]
These and similar Quran verses suffice to illustrate the Islamic view on nature and the environment, and indicate the necessity to preserve the environment and the prohibition of imbalance therein. The texts mould a Muslim that is eager to
cultivate and preserve the earth as well as looking after his interests hereon. Additionally there are many Shariah texts in the Quran and Sunnah that are related to details concerned with the preservation of the environment, which indicate that Islam is not confined to a general and wide treatment of the matter. On the contrary, Islam goes beyond that and deals with the details, so man is prevented in damaging and contaminating the environment. Islam did not leave the relationship between the Muslim and nature according to his own individual desires and interest without regard for nature or human lives. The following are some narrations from the Prophet (pbuh) that suffice to show these details:
Relationship with water
It was mentioned in the narration from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said, that the messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “None of you may urinate in stagnant water, and then use it for bathing” (Bukhari and Muslim).
Muadh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Prophet (pbuh): "Avoid the three actions that bring people's curses: defecating in water sources, on roads, and in the shade." (Abu Dawud and ibn Majah)
Abdullah ibn Ámru bin Al-Ás (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "That the messenger of Allah (pbuh) happened to pass by Sa'd as he was performing ablution. Whereupon he said: Sa'd what is this squandering? Sa'd said: Can there be any idea of squandering (israf) in ablution? Whereupon he (the Prophet) said: Yes, even if you are by the side of a flowing river." (Ibn Majah)
Removal of harm
The messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "Iman is some 70 or 60 branches, the highest is to testify there is no god besides Allah, and the lowest of which is to remove something harmful from the road" (Muslim)
The messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "To remove something harmful from the road is a charity." (Bukhari)
The messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "A man found a thorny branch on his way, whereupon he picked it up. Allah was then pleased and applauded his action and forgave him” (Bukhari).
Crops and plants
The messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "There is no Muslim who plants a tree or grows crops, and a bird, a human or an animal eats from it, except that it will be counted as a charity for him.” (Bukhari).
The messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “Whoever cultivates barren land, it belongs to him” (Abu Dawud).
The messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "If the time of judgment comes, and in one's hand is a sapling, one has to plant it if it is possible" (Ahmad).
When the Prophet (pbuh) sent his companions to Jihad he (pbuh) used to advise them with the following words: “Go forth in the name of Allah…. and do not cut down any tree, except the trees which prevent you from fighting or constitute a barrier between you and the Polytheists” (Bayhaqi).
Birds and animals
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra that the messenger of Allah(pbuh) said: "While a man was on a road, he became very thirsty and he found a well and went down into it. He drank and then came out. There was a dog panting and eating mud
out of thirst. The man said, 'This dog has become as thirsty as I was.' So he went down the well and filled up his shoe with water and the let the dog drink. So Allah thanked him and forgave him.'" They (companions) said, "Messenger of Allah,
do we have a reward for animals?" He (pbuh) said, "There is a reward for every living thing (with a moist liver)." (Bukhari)
Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated, that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “A woman was doomed to Hell on account of a cat, because she tied it. She had not given the cat anything to eat nor did she free it to enable it
to feed itself from among insects and other creatures of the earth till it died (due to losing weight)". (Bukhari).
It was narrated by Anas, who said: “The messenger of Allah (pbuh) has forbidden the shooting of tied or confined animals.” (Muslim)
The messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "Whoever kills a sparrow or anything bigger than that without a just cause, Allah will hold him accountable on the Day of Judgment." The listeners asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what is a just cause?"
He replied, "That he will kill it to eat, not simply to chop off its head and then throw it away." (Nasai).
Islam prohibits harm and that which leads to the forbidden
Most of the Shariah principles which are related to environmental pollution to a great extent are the principles concerning harm that are derived from a series of narrations, including the Prophet's words: "No harm and no harming." (Daraqutni).
Examples of these principles are: "the essence of harm is prohibition”, "harm is removed" and "any permitted (mubah) element that is harmful or leads to harm, is prohibited, but the matter remains permissible." Dealing with the environment should therefore be done in a way that is not harmful or leads to harm. Like the principles of harm there is the principle: "the means of the forbidden is forbidden", which is derived from the Shariah texts. According to this principle, any relationship with nature which leads to something that Shariah has prohibited
will also be prohibited, even if there is not a text with a specific prohibition. It is therefore forbidden according to Shariah to pollute the environment so that it is harmful, or leads to harm, or leads to something forbidden during the process of manufacturing, economic development or exploitation of natural resources, such as contaminating the water, air and soil, with poison, disease and destruction of the soil, animal resources and fisheries. This is regardless of the cost there may be to avoid this, which means that the Shariah has ignored the discussion of economic losses related to countering environmental harm and combating pollution.
Regarding the destruction of the community life in a particular area, such as pollution of public land, rivers, lakes, meadows and forests, Islam does not allow the subjugation of the lives of people to individuals. On the contrary, Islam places public property under state supervision which ensures the safeguarding of people and prohibits harming them. The state is also obliged to remove harm from the community, such as forbidding factories to dispose their harmful waste products
into rivers and oceans.
Islam has defined the property and framed the type of ownership and the manner of acquisition, without interfering in the amount. This is in contrast to the quota solutions which the climate agreements have set, where limiting the amount is
made as the basis of manufacturing. This shows that the climate agreements are designed to serve companies and industrialized countries and not to remove the real harm. The one who closely examines the issue will realize that the
production quantity is not the problem. The problem lies in the type and the manner of acquisition. For example, when factories are built in residential areas with harmful results, it is then due to the location of the factory and not the quantity the factory produces. Hence, one should prohibit the construction of such factories in residential areas. If the factory produces goods whose waste products are harmful, then the solution lies in how you handle and dispose these
waste products so as to preserve human life and the environment. The solution is not found in prohibition of the production or in the reduction of the amount. Factory owners or the State who oversee the industry are responsible for
removing the harm.
The Solution to the Global Problem
The problem lies in the ruthless behavior of Capitalist countries in their pursuit of achieving material prosperity at the expense of others and at any price. The reason for this behavior is inhumane doctrine of the Capitalist ideology. The
Capitalist countries refuse to take any responsibility, not even from a moralistic perspective for their and their companies' behavior. The world is suffering under this doctrine and is exploited in a manner which is contrary to the most basic of
human values.
The solution to the global environmental problems and problems concerning poverty and other global issues is to remove and discard the real reason, which has caused these problems, i.e. by a global rejection of the inhumane Capitalist
doctrine, which still controls the destinies of nations, and by looking for an alternative that ensures mankind's happiness and tranquility. I present the alternative to you, which is Islam, with its idea and method. Islam is the solution to the world’s problems. Islam’s political, economical, social, environmental and other solutions are the only solutions which will save the world from the injustice and darkness that the Capitalist system has thrown it in. Islam is the alternative
that takes people from worshiping other people to the worship of the Lord of mankind. And Islam takes people away from the injustice of various doctrines and ways of life (Capitalism, etc.) to the justice of Islam.
”We sent you, only as a mercy for all creatures.” [TMQ. Al-Anbiyaa’ 21: 107]
(wallahu a’lam)
Sunday, December 20, 2009
HOW TO BE CONFIDENCE?
Everybody is not the same.
We have different strength and weakness.
It’s an indicator to act different.
And then make some different perception in everything, each situation and each people around us.
Steps for self confidence:
1. Explore your unique and strength: find your talents and abilities. Dig and sharp them.
2. Face your fear. Fight the criticism and failure.
3. More active, more talk, more friendship, more communicate.
4. Check your mentality. Find how far your achievements, your confidence enough or not.
5. Be strong! Be patient from negative people, 100% focus on your principle to become a confident.
We have different strength and weakness.
It’s an indicator to act different.
And then make some different perception in everything, each situation and each people around us.
Steps for self confidence:
1. Explore your unique and strength: find your talents and abilities. Dig and sharp them.
2. Face your fear. Fight the criticism and failure.
3. More active, more talk, more friendship, more communicate.
4. Check your mentality. Find how far your achievements, your confidence enough or not.
5. Be strong! Be patient from negative people, 100% focus on your principle to become a confident.
How to master a presentation
1. mapping the topic: ex. What book we want to discuss; what page; what is the whole topic.
2. collect the relevance main topic: (a) books, newspapers, magazines, and other reference which equal with the topic we want to discuss; (b) make interview with some experts; (3) make exercise; (4) recite the arguments; (5) remember our personal experiences.
3. present the topic by focus.
4. avoid the boring speech.
2. collect the relevance main topic: (a) books, newspapers, magazines, and other reference which equal with the topic we want to discuss; (b) make interview with some experts; (3) make exercise; (4) recite the arguments; (5) remember our personal experiences.
3. present the topic by focus.
4. avoid the boring speech.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Islam: A Complete Way of Life
Islam is more than a mere set of rituals; rather it is a complete way of life. Islam does not confine the relationship between man and his Creator to his personal sphere. Instead, Islam properly recognizes that man needs guidance from Allah سبحانه وتعالى in all affairs, especially in the matters of siyasah (politics), which is "taking care of the affairs of the Ummah according to Shar'a rulings". As such, it is part of our Deen to be concerned with the affairs of our brothers and sisters across the world. Allah سبحانه وتعالى revealed:
إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
"The believers are nothing else than brothers. So make reconciliation between your brothers, and fear Allah, that you may receive mercy." [Al-Hujraat, 49:10]
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "You will see the believers in their mutual kindness, love and sympathy just like one body. When a limb complains, the whole body responds to it with wakefulness and fever." [Muslim & Bukhari]
The ayah and hadith make it clear that it is part of our Deen to be concerned about the Ummah. Just as our hearts fill with joy when we see our brothers and sisters in their success, we are also overwhelmed with sadness and pain when we see their hardship and suffering. As a result, it is only natural that when we meet our fellow Muslims - be it at Hajj or after prayer at the masjid - that we discuss our problems and the solutions on how to resolve them.
Siyasah in the Gatherings of Muslims
When we look to the example of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Sahabah (ra), we see that the Muslims gathered and engaged in siyasah (politics) be they in Hajj, or outside of Hajj.
In the Hujat-al-Wada sermon which occurred during the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم Hajj, RasulAllah صلى الله عليه وسلم discussed many issues that concern the affairs of Muslims including the property of a Muslim, riba, the obligations of men towards women and the equality of all Muslims with the exception of their Taqwa.
The masjid itself (which today is known only as a place of Juma, Jamat, Qiyamul-Layl and maybe some Islamic education) used to be the center of all activities. During the time of RasulAllah صلى الله عليه وسلم it was a place to congregate and discuss the affairs of the Ummah. For example, the news of Zayd (ra), Jafar (ra) and Abdullah ibn Rawaha (ra) being martyred at the Battle of Mua'ta was relayed to the Muslims by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in the masjid while he was on the minbar.
After the death of RasulAllah صلى الله عليه وسلم and prior to burying his body - an action which Shar'a requires urgency - the Sahabah (ra) gathered, discussed and debated as to who should be the leader of all Muslims. It was after heated discussions that Abu Bakr (ra) was nominated as the Khaleefah. Only after the appointment of Abu Bakr (ra) was the body of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم buried.
During the Khilafat of Abu Bakr (ra) the tribes in the Arabian Peninsula apostatized and rebelled against the Islamic State. He then gathered the Sahabah (ra) in the masjid to discuss whether the Muslims should declare war on the apostates and rebels. When Umar (ra) was the Khaleefah, he used to meet the Wulaa (governors) during Hajj to discuss their activities and any issues of the Muslims in the region.
We can also see throughout the Islamic history stories of how the Ummah would not let any wrong pass by their eyes without correcting it even if it was the doing of a governor or the Khaleefah himself. Those in authority did not respond by imprisoning, suppressing or torturing these people rather they were quick to correct themselves as they understood the great responsibility and accountability they had before Allah سبحانه وتعالى.
When Umar (ra) was the Khaleefah, he received some cloth and distributed it equally amongst the Muslims by giving them one piece each. When he was on the minbar it was apparent that he was wearing 2 pieces of cloth. Immediately, Salman al-Farsi (ra) said, "By Allah, we will not hear you, because you prefer yourself to your people." At this point Abdullah ibn Umar (ra) explained that he gave his father his cloth. Salman al-Farsi (ra) responded by saying: "Now we shall hear you."
In another incident, Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan who was a governor ordered a person to sell a silver utensil received from the spoils of war for payment to the soldiers who went out in battle. The news of (this state of affairs) reached Ubada bin Samit (ra) and he stood up and said, "I heard Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم forbidding the sale of gold by gold, and silver by silver, and wheat by wheat, and barley by barley, and dates by dates, and salt by salt, except like for like and equal for equal. So he who made an addition or who accepted an addition (committed the sin of taking) interest." So the people returned what they had received. This reached Mu'awiya and he stood up to deliver an address. He said, "What is the matter with people that they narrate from the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم such tradition which we did not hear though we saw him and lived in his company?" Thereupon, Ubada bin Samit (ra) stood up and repeated that narration, and then said, "We will definitely narrate what we heard from Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم though it may be unpleasant to Mu'awiya. I do not mind if I do not remain in his troop in the dark night."
Seeking Solutions
The Ummah is seeking solutions to the problems that are currently plaguing it. The Muslims are growing tired of insincere rulers who would rather host a concert with scantily clad women than permit our Muslim sisters to wear the niqab at universities, as has happened in Egypt. It is fear that drives these despotic rulers to try their utmost to clamp down on any sincere gathering of Muslims working to free the Ummah of the problems that ail it. They are aware that they are sitting on borrowed thrones which do not rightfully belong to them, but rather belong to a sincere leader who will rule only by what Allah سبحانه وتعالى has revealed and fear no one but Him. It is only then that we can see this great Ummah return to the state that it was. Insha-Allah we will again see rulers who follow the method of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and fulfil their covenant towards Allah سبحانه وتعالى and the Ummah.
With ample evidence that all of Islam was discussed and that there was no separation between the rituals and other aspects of Islam we must take it upon ourselves to reclaim Islam from the treacherous rulers. By obeying only the commands and prohibitions of Allah سبحانه وتعالى we must return Islam back to the norm by making Muslim gatherings such as Hajj, the masjid and even family gatherings an arena to discuss the current affairs of the Muslim Ummah.
May Allah سبحانه وتعالى replace the current rulers with one who will work with the Ummah to resolve our issues in a manner that is pleasing to Allah سبحانه وتعالى.
وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاء بَعْضٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاَةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَيُطِيعُونَ اللّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ أُوْلَـئِكَ سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ اللّهُ إِنَّ اللّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
"The believers, men and women, are Auliya' of one another; they enjoin (on the people) Al-Ma‘ruf, and forbid (people) from Al-Munkar; they perform As-Salat, and give the Zakat, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah will have His Mercy on them. Surely Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise." [At-Tawba, 9:71]
إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
"The believers are nothing else than brothers. So make reconciliation between your brothers, and fear Allah, that you may receive mercy." [Al-Hujraat, 49:10]
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "You will see the believers in their mutual kindness, love and sympathy just like one body. When a limb complains, the whole body responds to it with wakefulness and fever." [Muslim & Bukhari]
The ayah and hadith make it clear that it is part of our Deen to be concerned about the Ummah. Just as our hearts fill with joy when we see our brothers and sisters in their success, we are also overwhelmed with sadness and pain when we see their hardship and suffering. As a result, it is only natural that when we meet our fellow Muslims - be it at Hajj or after prayer at the masjid - that we discuss our problems and the solutions on how to resolve them.
Siyasah in the Gatherings of Muslims
When we look to the example of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Sahabah (ra), we see that the Muslims gathered and engaged in siyasah (politics) be they in Hajj, or outside of Hajj.
In the Hujat-al-Wada sermon which occurred during the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم Hajj, RasulAllah صلى الله عليه وسلم discussed many issues that concern the affairs of Muslims including the property of a Muslim, riba, the obligations of men towards women and the equality of all Muslims with the exception of their Taqwa.
The masjid itself (which today is known only as a place of Juma, Jamat, Qiyamul-Layl and maybe some Islamic education) used to be the center of all activities. During the time of RasulAllah صلى الله عليه وسلم it was a place to congregate and discuss the affairs of the Ummah. For example, the news of Zayd (ra), Jafar (ra) and Abdullah ibn Rawaha (ra) being martyred at the Battle of Mua'ta was relayed to the Muslims by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in the masjid while he was on the minbar.
After the death of RasulAllah صلى الله عليه وسلم and prior to burying his body - an action which Shar'a requires urgency - the Sahabah (ra) gathered, discussed and debated as to who should be the leader of all Muslims. It was after heated discussions that Abu Bakr (ra) was nominated as the Khaleefah. Only after the appointment of Abu Bakr (ra) was the body of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم buried.
During the Khilafat of Abu Bakr (ra) the tribes in the Arabian Peninsula apostatized and rebelled against the Islamic State. He then gathered the Sahabah (ra) in the masjid to discuss whether the Muslims should declare war on the apostates and rebels. When Umar (ra) was the Khaleefah, he used to meet the Wulaa (governors) during Hajj to discuss their activities and any issues of the Muslims in the region.
We can also see throughout the Islamic history stories of how the Ummah would not let any wrong pass by their eyes without correcting it even if it was the doing of a governor or the Khaleefah himself. Those in authority did not respond by imprisoning, suppressing or torturing these people rather they were quick to correct themselves as they understood the great responsibility and accountability they had before Allah سبحانه وتعالى.
When Umar (ra) was the Khaleefah, he received some cloth and distributed it equally amongst the Muslims by giving them one piece each. When he was on the minbar it was apparent that he was wearing 2 pieces of cloth. Immediately, Salman al-Farsi (ra) said, "By Allah, we will not hear you, because you prefer yourself to your people." At this point Abdullah ibn Umar (ra) explained that he gave his father his cloth. Salman al-Farsi (ra) responded by saying: "Now we shall hear you."
In another incident, Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan who was a governor ordered a person to sell a silver utensil received from the spoils of war for payment to the soldiers who went out in battle. The news of (this state of affairs) reached Ubada bin Samit (ra) and he stood up and said, "I heard Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم forbidding the sale of gold by gold, and silver by silver, and wheat by wheat, and barley by barley, and dates by dates, and salt by salt, except like for like and equal for equal. So he who made an addition or who accepted an addition (committed the sin of taking) interest." So the people returned what they had received. This reached Mu'awiya and he stood up to deliver an address. He said, "What is the matter with people that they narrate from the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم such tradition which we did not hear though we saw him and lived in his company?" Thereupon, Ubada bin Samit (ra) stood up and repeated that narration, and then said, "We will definitely narrate what we heard from Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم though it may be unpleasant to Mu'awiya. I do not mind if I do not remain in his troop in the dark night."
Seeking Solutions
The Ummah is seeking solutions to the problems that are currently plaguing it. The Muslims are growing tired of insincere rulers who would rather host a concert with scantily clad women than permit our Muslim sisters to wear the niqab at universities, as has happened in Egypt. It is fear that drives these despotic rulers to try their utmost to clamp down on any sincere gathering of Muslims working to free the Ummah of the problems that ail it. They are aware that they are sitting on borrowed thrones which do not rightfully belong to them, but rather belong to a sincere leader who will rule only by what Allah سبحانه وتعالى has revealed and fear no one but Him. It is only then that we can see this great Ummah return to the state that it was. Insha-Allah we will again see rulers who follow the method of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and fulfil their covenant towards Allah سبحانه وتعالى and the Ummah.
With ample evidence that all of Islam was discussed and that there was no separation between the rituals and other aspects of Islam we must take it upon ourselves to reclaim Islam from the treacherous rulers. By obeying only the commands and prohibitions of Allah سبحانه وتعالى we must return Islam back to the norm by making Muslim gatherings such as Hajj, the masjid and even family gatherings an arena to discuss the current affairs of the Muslim Ummah.
May Allah سبحانه وتعالى replace the current rulers with one who will work with the Ummah to resolve our issues in a manner that is pleasing to Allah سبحانه وتعالى.
وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاء بَعْضٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاَةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَيُطِيعُونَ اللّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ أُوْلَـئِكَ سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ اللّهُ إِنَّ اللّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
"The believers, men and women, are Auliya' of one another; they enjoin (on the people) Al-Ma‘ruf, and forbid (people) from Al-Munkar; they perform As-Salat, and give the Zakat, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah will have His Mercy on them. Surely Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise." [At-Tawba, 9:71]
Saturday, December 12, 2009
the art of being well
THE ART OF BEING WELL
Dr. Drauzio Varella
If you don’t want to be ill……SPEAK YOUR FEELINGS.
Emotions and feelings that are hidden, repressed, end in illness as: gastritis, ulcer, lumbar pains, spinal. With time, the repression of the feelings degenerates to the cancer. Then we go to a confidante, to share our intimacy, ours “secret”, our errors! The dialogue, the speech, the word, is a powerful remedy and an excellent therapy!
If you don’t want to be ill……MAKE DECISIONS.
The undecided person remains in doubt, in anxiety, in aguish. Indecision accumulates problems, worries and aggressions. Human history is made of decisions. To decide is precisely to know the renounce, to know to lose advantages and values to win others. The undecided people are victims of gastric ailments, nervous pains and problems of the skin.
If you don’t want to be ill……FIND SOLUTIONS.
Negative people do not find solutions and they enlarge problems. They prefer lamentation, gossip, pessimism. It is better to light a match that to regret the darkness. A bee is small, but produces one of the sweetest things that exist. We are what we think. The negative thought generates negative energy that is transformed into illness.
If you don’t want to be ill……DON’T LIVE BY APPEARANCES.
Who hides reality, pretends, poses and always wants to give the impression of being well. He wants to be seen as perfect, easy-going, etc. but is accumulating tons of weight. A bronze statue with feet of clay. There is nothing worse for the health than to live on appearances and facades. These are people with a lot of varnish and little root. Their destiny is the pharmacy, the hospital and pain.
If you don’t want to be ill……ACCEPT.
The refusal of acceptance and the absence of self-esteem, make us alienate ourselves. Being at one of ourselves is the core of a healthy life. They who do not accept this, become envious, jealous, imitators, ultra-competitive, destructive. Be accepted, accept that you are accepted, accept the criticisms. It is wisdom, good sense and therapy.
If you don’t want to be ill……TRUST.
Who does not trust, does not communicate, is not opened, is not related, does not create deep and stable relations, does not know to do true friendship. Without confidence, there is not relationship. Distract is a lack of faith in you and in faith itself.
If you don’t want to be ill……DO NOT LIVE LIFE SAD.
Good humor. Laughter. Rest. Happiness. These replenish health and bring long life. The happy person has the give to improve the environment wherever they live. “Good humor saves us from the hands of the doctor”. Happiness is health and therapy.
Dr. Drauzio Varella
If you don’t want to be ill……SPEAK YOUR FEELINGS.
Emotions and feelings that are hidden, repressed, end in illness as: gastritis, ulcer, lumbar pains, spinal. With time, the repression of the feelings degenerates to the cancer. Then we go to a confidante, to share our intimacy, ours “secret”, our errors! The dialogue, the speech, the word, is a powerful remedy and an excellent therapy!
If you don’t want to be ill……MAKE DECISIONS.
The undecided person remains in doubt, in anxiety, in aguish. Indecision accumulates problems, worries and aggressions. Human history is made of decisions. To decide is precisely to know the renounce, to know to lose advantages and values to win others. The undecided people are victims of gastric ailments, nervous pains and problems of the skin.
If you don’t want to be ill……FIND SOLUTIONS.
Negative people do not find solutions and they enlarge problems. They prefer lamentation, gossip, pessimism. It is better to light a match that to regret the darkness. A bee is small, but produces one of the sweetest things that exist. We are what we think. The negative thought generates negative energy that is transformed into illness.
If you don’t want to be ill……DON’T LIVE BY APPEARANCES.
Who hides reality, pretends, poses and always wants to give the impression of being well. He wants to be seen as perfect, easy-going, etc. but is accumulating tons of weight. A bronze statue with feet of clay. There is nothing worse for the health than to live on appearances and facades. These are people with a lot of varnish and little root. Their destiny is the pharmacy, the hospital and pain.
If you don’t want to be ill……ACCEPT.
The refusal of acceptance and the absence of self-esteem, make us alienate ourselves. Being at one of ourselves is the core of a healthy life. They who do not accept this, become envious, jealous, imitators, ultra-competitive, destructive. Be accepted, accept that you are accepted, accept the criticisms. It is wisdom, good sense and therapy.
If you don’t want to be ill……TRUST.
Who does not trust, does not communicate, is not opened, is not related, does not create deep and stable relations, does not know to do true friendship. Without confidence, there is not relationship. Distract is a lack of faith in you and in faith itself.
If you don’t want to be ill……DO NOT LIVE LIFE SAD.
Good humor. Laughter. Rest. Happiness. These replenish health and bring long life. The happy person has the give to improve the environment wherever they live. “Good humor saves us from the hands of the doctor”. Happiness is health and therapy.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
TODAY IS ALL THAT YOU HAVE
TODAY IS ALL THAT YOU HAVE
When you wake up in the morning, do not expect to see the evening – live as though today is all that you have. Yesterday has passed with its good and evil, while tomorrow has not yet arrived. Your life’s span is but one day, as if you were born in it and will die at the end of it. With this attitude, you will not be caught between an obsession over the past, with all its anxieties, and the hopes of the future, with all its uncertainty. Live for today: During this day you should pray with a wakeful heart, recite the Quran with understanding, and remember Allah with sincerity. In this day you should be balanced in your affairs, satisfied with your allotted portion, concerned with your appearance and health.
Organize the hours of this day, so that you make years out of minutes and months out of seconds. Seek forgiveness from your Lord, remember Him, prepare for the final parting from this world, and live today happily and at peace. Be content with your sustenance, your wife, your children, your work, your house and your station in life.
As mention in the Quran:
(So hold that which I have given you and be of the grateful.) (Quran 7: 144)
Live today free from sorrow, bother, anger, jealousy, and malice.
You must engrave onto your heart one phrase: Today is my only day. If you have eaten warm, fresh bread today, then what do yesterday’s dry, rotten bread and tomorrow’s anticipated bread matter?
If you are truthful with yourself and have a firm, solid resolve, you will undoubtedly convince yourself of the following: Today is my last day to live. When you achieve this attitude, you will profit from every moment of your day, by developing your personality, expanding your abilities, and purifying your deeds. Then you say to yourself.
Today I shall be refined in my speech and will utter neither evil speech nor obscenity. Also, I shall not backbite.
Today I shall organize my house and my office. They will not be disorderly and chaotic, but organized and neat.
Today I will be particular about my bodily cleanliness and appearance. I will be meticulous in my neatness and balanced in my walk, talk, and actions.
Today I will strive to be obedient to my Lord, pray in the best manner possible, do more voluntary acts of righteousness, recite the Quran, and read beneficial books. I will plant goodness into my heart and extract from it the roots of evil –such as pride, jealousy, and hypocrisy.
Today I will try to help others –to visit the sick, to attend a funeral, to guide the one who is lost, and to feed the hungry. I will stand side by side with the oppressed and the weak. I will pay respect to the scholar, be merciful to the young, and reverent to the old.
O’ past that has departed and is gone, I will not cry over you. You will not see me remembering you, not even for a moment, because you have traveled away from me never no return.
O’ future, you are in the realm of the unseen, so I will not be obsessed by your dreams. I will not be preoccupied about what is to come because tomorrow is nothing and has not yet been created.
‘Today is my only day’ is one of the most important statements in the dictionary of happiness, for those who desire to live life in its fullest splendor and brilliance.(taken from 'Don't Be Sad', DR.Aidh Al Qarni)
When you wake up in the morning, do not expect to see the evening – live as though today is all that you have. Yesterday has passed with its good and evil, while tomorrow has not yet arrived. Your life’s span is but one day, as if you were born in it and will die at the end of it. With this attitude, you will not be caught between an obsession over the past, with all its anxieties, and the hopes of the future, with all its uncertainty. Live for today: During this day you should pray with a wakeful heart, recite the Quran with understanding, and remember Allah with sincerity. In this day you should be balanced in your affairs, satisfied with your allotted portion, concerned with your appearance and health.
Organize the hours of this day, so that you make years out of minutes and months out of seconds. Seek forgiveness from your Lord, remember Him, prepare for the final parting from this world, and live today happily and at peace. Be content with your sustenance, your wife, your children, your work, your house and your station in life.
As mention in the Quran:
(So hold that which I have given you and be of the grateful.) (Quran 7: 144)
Live today free from sorrow, bother, anger, jealousy, and malice.
You must engrave onto your heart one phrase: Today is my only day. If you have eaten warm, fresh bread today, then what do yesterday’s dry, rotten bread and tomorrow’s anticipated bread matter?
If you are truthful with yourself and have a firm, solid resolve, you will undoubtedly convince yourself of the following: Today is my last day to live. When you achieve this attitude, you will profit from every moment of your day, by developing your personality, expanding your abilities, and purifying your deeds. Then you say to yourself.
Today I shall be refined in my speech and will utter neither evil speech nor obscenity. Also, I shall not backbite.
Today I shall organize my house and my office. They will not be disorderly and chaotic, but organized and neat.
Today I will be particular about my bodily cleanliness and appearance. I will be meticulous in my neatness and balanced in my walk, talk, and actions.
Today I will strive to be obedient to my Lord, pray in the best manner possible, do more voluntary acts of righteousness, recite the Quran, and read beneficial books. I will plant goodness into my heart and extract from it the roots of evil –such as pride, jealousy, and hypocrisy.
Today I will try to help others –to visit the sick, to attend a funeral, to guide the one who is lost, and to feed the hungry. I will stand side by side with the oppressed and the weak. I will pay respect to the scholar, be merciful to the young, and reverent to the old.
O’ past that has departed and is gone, I will not cry over you. You will not see me remembering you, not even for a moment, because you have traveled away from me never no return.
O’ future, you are in the realm of the unseen, so I will not be obsessed by your dreams. I will not be preoccupied about what is to come because tomorrow is nothing and has not yet been created.
‘Today is my only day’ is one of the most important statements in the dictionary of happiness, for those who desire to live life in its fullest splendor and brilliance.(taken from 'Don't Be Sad', DR.Aidh Al Qarni)
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Smart For People
Assalamualaikum, wr.wb
Hello, how do you do?
I make this blog for all of you to know about anything about smart people is. I think, the smart people is not only smart in some knowledges they have (like: science, technology, etc.). Although those aspects are important and become a part of smart. But the real smart people is the people who knows what is the objection of this life. In my opinion, the objection of this life is how to worship to who created this world.
A smart people, when they knew what is the object of this life will make them be smart through this life. They will not corrupt, and destruct this life as they want.
Insha Allah in this blog I would like to give some information about smart people is view this world. In my perspective of course. Or any information about this includes: health, thinking, politics, economics, social, or else.
Thank you
Hello, how do you do?
I make this blog for all of you to know about anything about smart people is. I think, the smart people is not only smart in some knowledges they have (like: science, technology, etc.). Although those aspects are important and become a part of smart. But the real smart people is the people who knows what is the objection of this life. In my opinion, the objection of this life is how to worship to who created this world.
A smart people, when they knew what is the object of this life will make them be smart through this life. They will not corrupt, and destruct this life as they want.
Insha Allah in this blog I would like to give some information about smart people is view this world. In my perspective of course. Or any information about this includes: health, thinking, politics, economics, social, or else.
Thank you
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