Moderation means the “quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes”; or “to be within limits that are not excessive”. Moderation is always considered an excellent, praiseworthy quality. Inherent in the concept of moderation is the idea of ‘the means’-i.e. the limit to be observed in every conduct for it to be deemed moderate. What is…
Some people erroneously think that open-mindedness means to accept all opinions and to avoid making judgement over those opinions. A rational person will not make a blind, hasty or an uninformed judgement nor will he accept ideas and opinions indiscriminately. He will listen to what others have to say and suspend judgement until what is…
It takes knowledge in order to affirm or deny something of something. The act of affirming or denying something of something is called judging. It assumes that reality exists, and that it can be known objectively. This is the philosophy of common people, or a common-sensical philosophy, and the foundation of all philosophical and scientific…
Every way of life is based upon a certain way of looking at life. The way one looks at life is one’s philosophy, and since there are many ways of looking at life there are many philosophies. So, what is called ‘western philosophy’ is western way of looking at life; why should a muslim follow…
Knowledge and action are two fundamental elements making up the conceptual structure of Islam. Islam is a conscious and willing submission to God. It is a submission that is made ‘knowingly’ and ‘freely’, without any compulsion. As such, the submission is not possible without knowledge. Islam does not concede to a dichotomy between knowledge and…
Artikel ini telah diterbitkan pada 07 Mei 2008 di akhbar Utusan Malaysia Zaman ini adalah zaman orang menuntut hak dan kebebasan. Di sana sini riuh rendah golongan itu dan ini menuntut apa yang didakwa hak mereka, yang mesti diserahkan dan dibebaskan dari belenggu itu dan ini. Salah satu hak yang heboh diperdebatkan akhir-akhir ini ialah…
Every rightly guided Muslim holds that he is obliged to follow the law of Allah, namely the Shari’ah. It is the revealed law, the path shown by Allah through His messenger, Muhammad. To the mind of an unbeliever, perhaps, it is rather strange that the Muslims today still want to maintain and follow the law…
“Those who can make you believe”, says Voltaire, “can make you commit atrocities.” It is true that ideas do have consequences. Hence, we have the duty to believe carefully. The sincerity of conviction alone is in no way beneficial. Many people have acquired belief not by sincere patient investigation, but by stifling their doubts. This,…
Tatkala si anak masih kecil dan di bawah jagaan orang tua dia tidak ditaklifkan dengan apa-apa tanggungjawab. Dia hanya mahu dijaga dan diberikan kasih sayang. Dia tidak akan faham kenapa dia direbut dan dipisahkan dari ibunya. Yang dia rasai ialah kesedihan dan kedukaan akibat kehilangan kasih sayang seorang ibu. Bagi si ibu pula, sudahlah dia…
There are so many verses of the Qur’an that contain the command and encouragement to repent, and the statement that God loves those who turn unto Him in sincere repentance. The Prophet himself, according to the well known tradition, used to seek God’s forgiveness between seventy and one hundred times a day. “One who has…
