Islam and Materialism.

Islam and Materialism

the questions have been circulating around since many years back then.

and many times i have opted to not answer the question.

that was none other because i didnt have the exact words to get my answer linear to the islamic law.

"Syed, kenapa baju kau kena ikut design ni?"

"Syed, kenapa kau dress up macam ni?"

and many other similar questions. all regarding to material.

friends and readers.

talking sometimes does not bring any change. talking sometimes cannot answer a question properly. action speaks louder than words.

the reason i am so (materially) is simply because i want to prove that Islam does not reject material and muslims are not left behind in terms of material.

Islam is not only the religion about the unseen, but also gives concern on the physical world.

Have we forgotten that Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to dress up smartly?

Have we forgotten Imam Abu Hanifah that used to dress up smartly?

I admit, there are many muslims out there dressing up smartly. But the question is, do they bring the Islamic identity along with their dress? Even if i fail to portray the Islamic akhlaq to convey to beauty of Islam, i always hope that with my dressing, people will get the message that Islam wants us to look good, and Islam is not about dressing with rugs.

Islam rejects Materialism, but Islam does not reject material.

p/s: looking forward to post about skepticism in Islam.

man and past.

Future and present

since i was little, my dreams are always as big as nobody can think.

at six, i dreamt to be an astronaut.

and i kept sticking to the dream,

coz i dont have any other ambition that caught my attention.

later then, when i found out that my physique wont allow me to be an astronaut,

i changed my ambition to be a doctor.

but that was when my fikrah has undergone some evolutions.

i wished to be a doctor,

but a doctor that can istinbat laws,

that can build his own house and hospital,

that can give detail explanation on every single quranic verse and narrations.

in short, reviving the legacy of muslim scholar.

to be like shafie.

to be like avicenna.

to be like abuqrat.

but have you forgotten that shafie memorized the whole quran when he was seven?

and he started to give fatwa when he was 15?

and i'm 20. still, im nobody.

Past

'Umar al-khattab. during his believing age, he cant still forget his past.

he wept very badly about his attitudes during jahiliyyah.

that's an evidence that we cannot run from our past.

do u ever regret something that you have done in the past?

can you ever deny the fact that how many backwards the past has been,

the bad is still done by you?

who you are today. what's your status today. how good you are today. what age you are today.

can you deny that you have done bad in the past?

yes. we can never escape from the past.

you are right. let's dont make this as an obstacle for us to move forward.

let's repent. repent. and repent.

and remember that dark past.

so that our future would not be as dark as the past.

let's keep weeping for the dark past.

so that we would be more careful to not be near to the darkness.

"Wahai Tuhan Kami, jangan Kau palingkan hati kami setelah Kau kurniakan kepada kami hidayah"

baru kau tau?

it has been about one month since the semester has started.

and life has been typical. quite typical for a human being.

ups and downs. tests and fails. (and passes?)

packed days and lengthy days. tight sleep and sleepless nights.

well i regard that as stereotypical life. why, you ask?

because this is life. so that's how it should be.

hardness, relaxation, plain sails, painfulness, tense and all.

what do you expect?

this is not heaven, after all.

you want to relax?

you want all your desires fulfilled?

you want non-stressing, happy sunny days?

work hard for heaven, and you will earn even more than what you can imagine over there.

the best point is, all those pleasures are everlasting. there's no end.

interested? let's start working for heaven!

p/s : this is islamic worldview. it gives concern to this current life, and the next eternal life.