Islam Encourages Love of the Homeland

As we are still flushed from both the National Day and Malaysia Day celebrations, it is not too late to reflect and ponder for a while on the position of Islam in regard to the love of the homeland or country where one is born and brought up based on the practices shown by the Prophet SAW and his companions. The word “love” in Arabic is mentioned in several other synonymous words in the Qur’an or al-Hadith such as: “hub”, “mahabbah”, …