In a hadith celebrated as being of immense importance by Muslim scholars, the Prophet Muhammad was reported to have said that, the major portion of Religion (al-Din) consists of “sincere conduct” (al-nasihah) towards Allah, His Book, His Messenger, leaders of Muslims, and Muslims in general (narrated by Imam Muslim from Tamim al-Dari). Commenting on this…
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) — We are living in a period overwhelmed by media. If in those days we only had the theatres and televisions as the main media outlet, now we have satellite TV and Internet, and right on our palms the iPod, mobile phone, video games and the list goes on. With…
Kita hidup dalam zaman yang penuh dengan media. Kalau dulu kita hanya memiliki media wayang gambar dan televisyen, sekarang sudah ada tv-satelit serta internet, membawa kepada iPod, telefon mudah-alih, permainan video dan sebagainya lagi. Justeru ada golongan yang beranggapan bahawa mereka berhak untuk tidak diganggu dan tidak ditapis dalam menyatakan pendapat kepada masyarakat umum, apatah…
The fact that the language of the Qur’an and, as such, the primary language of Islam is Arabic is evident. But, the reason as to why the Qur’an was revealed in the Arabic language might not be as evident to many. For Muslims, it cannot be for no reason that Allah chose the Arabic language…
Islam requires mankind to be humble servants of Allah, who are gracious in character, who always strive to purify their heart and control their bestial faculties of anger and desire. Now, specifically pertaining to the appetitive desire, whilst animals generally know their limits for food and drink, mankind may more often than not expose himself…
‘Information’, ‘science’, ‘understanding’ and ‘wisdom’ all point to a hierarchy in the pyramid of Knowledge; weighed in the epistemological scale, each having different values. ‘Science’ has more epistemic values compared to ‘information’, while ‘understanding’ is of more importance in relation to the pedantic, systematized knowledge referred to as ‘science’. In its turn, ‘wisdom’ is the most estimable of all human intellect; indeed, ‘wisdom’ is the ultimate aim of life long…
“Globalisation” is too general a term, pointing to a complex process of a rapid increase of connectivity as well as convergence in contemporary ways of life. Admittedly, the momentum of globalisation is pronounced in global economies, punctuating the fact that “economic development” is a leading notion of the modern era. So much so that, as…
Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM) membuka jemputan kepada masyarakat Malaysia untuk turut serta dalam “Persidangan Antarabangsa mengenai Peranan Negara Islam dalam Dunia Sejagat.” Persidangan ini dijadualkan berlangsung pada 17-18 Julai 2007, bertempat di Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Islam tidak memisahkan antara Agama dan Negara. Sebagai satu contoh, Aqa’id al-Nasafi yang ditulis sekitar abad keenam…
Pada zaman Rasulullah, para pegawai kerajaan diarahkan supaya menyimpan apa sahaja yang mereka terima sebagai hasil Negara dalam Perbendaharaan Awam. Rasulullah turut memberi peringatan, “Wahai manusia! Sekiranya ada di kalangan kamu yang dilantik sebagai wakil pentadbir oleh kami, dan kemudian menyorokkan daripada kami walaupun hanya sebatang jarum, ataupun lebih, dia telah berkhianat, dan akan membawanya…
Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM) membuka jemputan kepada masyarakat Malaysia untuk turut serta dalam Seminar Kebangsaan “Pemerkasaan Televisyen dan Peralatan Komunikasi sebagai Saluran Berkesan dalam Mendidik Masyarakat.” Seminar ini dijadualkan berlangsung pada 20-21 Mac 2007, bertempat di Dewan Besar IKIM, Kuala Lumpur. Masyarakat yang maju harus memiliki sifat kritis dalam memberi penilaian dan menghargai institusi-institusi…
