Introduction to Islam
Muhammad Subky Hasby, M.Ag.
Lecturer Brawijaya University of Malang
Presentation: Introduction What is Islam? God in Islam Muhammad the Prophet Beliefs of Muslims Qur’an: the book The Five pillars of Islam
Why Islam is a misunderstood Religion in the West?
History of East-West conflicts Educational system Media Images of the “Islamic Countries” Muslims!
The Prophets of Islam!
Jacob (Yaqub) Joseph (Yousuf) David (Dawood) Solomon (Sulaiman) Mary (Mariam) Jesus (Isa) Muhammad
Adam Noah (Nooh) Abraham (Ibrahim) Ishmael (Ismaeel) Isaac (Ishaq) Moses (Musa) John (Yahya)
All of Prophets!Say: We believe in God and that which is revealed unto us and that which was revealed unto Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and that which was given to Moses and Jesus and the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and unto Him we have surrendered as Muslims. (3:84)
قل آمنا بالله وما أنزل علينا وما أنزل
على ابراهيم واسماعيل واسحاق ويعقوب واألسباط
وما أوتي موسى وعيسى والنبيون من
ربهم ال نفرق بين أحّد( منهم ونحن له
)آل عمران: مسلمون84)
What does Islam mean?
Submission / surrender Submission to the will of God Salam: peace, greetings
“Assalamu Alaikum” (Peace be with you)
The Seal of the Prophets!
Muhammad the man:
Muhammad as a child The young man The family man The Trusted “Al-Ameen” Meditation
The first contact
Read in the name of your Lord who created,
Created man from a clot,
Read, and your Lord is most bountiful,
God who taught by the use of the pen,
Taught man what he know not (96: 1-5)
باسم ربك اقرأالذي خلق
خلق اإلنسان من علق
اقرأ وربك األكرمالذي علم بالقلم
علم اإلنسان ما لم ( 5-1)العلق: يعلم
What Did Muhammad Leave?
All parts of the revelation were written All parts were memorized by many of
the companions
The essence of Islam
There is no god but God,
God
اللهال إله إال
الله
The One God!Say: God, the One and Only.
God, the Satisfier of all needs .
Neither born, nor giving birth,
And there is none like God who is unique. (112)
أحّد الله هو قلالصمّد الله
يولّد ولم يلّد لمكفوا له يكن ولم
:أحّد. -1اإلخالص)4)
Man & God in Islam
No intersession No visual images Only as God has reveled Himself
99 Beautiful Names
The Greatالكبير
The Generousالكريم
The Creatorالخالق
The Evolverالبارئ
The Fashionerالمصور
The Gentleاللطيف
The Nobleالمجيّد
The Truthالحق
The Responsiveالمجيب
The All Seeingالبصير
The All Hearingالسميع
The Awareالخبير
The Openerالفتاح
The Self Sufficientالغني
The Guideالهادي
The Preserverالحافظ
The Judgeالحكم
The Praiseworthyالحميّد The األول
First
The Last اآلخر
The Aliveالحي(
Closer than one’s self!
We verily created man and We know what his soul wispereth to him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein. (50: 15)
ولقّد خلقنا اإلنسان ونعلم ما توسوس به نفسه
نحن أقرب إليه من حبل الوريّد.
(15 )ق:
Who comes just after God?
Your Lord has decreed, that you worship none save God, and that you show kindness to your parents.
If one of them or both attain to old age with you, say not “Fie” unto them nor repulse them, but speak unto them a gracious word.
And lower unto them the wings of humility through mercy, and say: my Lord, have mercy on them as they did care for me when I was little.
(17:23-24)
تعبّدوا أال ربك وقضىو إياه بالوالّدينإال
إما إحساناالكبر عنّدك يبلغن
كالهما أو أحّدهماتقل فال
تنهرهما وال أف لهما . كريما قوال لهما وقلالذل جناح لهما واخفضرب( وقل الرحمة منربياني كما ارحمهما
:صغيرا. -23اإلسراء )24(
The essence of Islam
Muhammad is the messenger of God رسول محمّد
الله
The Prophets in the Qur’an!
Jacob 16Joseph 27David 36Solomon 17Mary 34Jesus 25Muhammad 4
Adam 25
Noah 43
Abraham 69
Ishmael 12
Isaac 17
Moses 136
John 20
The Shahadah (Testimony):
There is no god but God ,
Muhammad is the messenger of God
الله إال إله الرسول محمّد
الله
The Faith (Iman):
1. The Oneness of God
2. God’s Angels
3. God’s Books
4. God’s Messengers
5. The Hereafter
The miracle! Yet they say: why are not signs sent down to him from his Lord?Say: I am indeed a clear Warner and is it not enough for them that We have sent down to thee the book which is rehearsed to them. Verily in it is mercy and a reminder to those who believe (29: 50-51)
وقالوا لوال أنزل عليه آيات من ربه قل إنما اآليات عنّد الله وإنما
أولم أنا نذير مبين. يكفهم أنا أنزلنا عليك
يتلى عليهم إن الكتابفي ذلك لرحمة
وذكرى لقوم يؤمنون(51-50)العنكبوت:
The Open Book
Say: travel in the land, and see how God originated creation, then God brings forth the other life, God is able to do all things (29: 20)
في سيروا قلفانظروا األرض
ثم الخلق بّدأ كيفالنشأة ينشئ الله
الله إن اآلخرةشيء كل على
: قّدير )20العنكبوت )
We shall show them our signs on the horizon, and within themselves until it manifest to them that it is the truth..
(41: 53)
سنريهم آياتنا في وفي اآلفاق
حتى أنفسهميتبين لهم أنه
الحق أولم يكف بربك أنه على كل
شيء شهيّد( 53)فصلت:
Arabic speaking Muslims
Qur’an on Humanity:
O mankind, We have created you male and female, and appointed you races and tribes, that you may know one another .
Surely the noblest among you in the sight of God is the most conscious .
God is All-knowing, All-Aware. (49: 13)
يا أيها الناس إنّـا خلقناكم من ذكر وأنثى وجعلناكم
شعوبا وقبائل إن أكرمكم لتعارفوا
عنّد الله أتقاكم إن الله عليم خبير
( 13)الحجرات:
Hadith of the Prophet
There is a piece of flesh in the body.
If it is sound, the entire body is sound.
If it is unsound, the entire body is unsound.
It is the heart.
الجسّد في إنإن لمضغة،صلح صلحت
كله، الجسّدفسّد فسّدت وإنكله، الجسّد
وهي أالالقلب.
Two blessings most people undervalue them; health and free time
مغبون نعمتانمن فيهما كثيرالناسوالفراغ الصحة
Every child is born in a state of (Fitra) good nature
يولّد مولود كلالفطرة على
Where is Paradise?
Paradise is at mothers’ feet
تحت الجنةأقّدام
األمهات
The Prophet & knowledge:
Who so ever goes out seeking knowledge, God facilitates his/her way to paradise,
And the angels put down their wings in appreciation for the one who is learning.
من سلك طريقا يلتمس فيه علما
سهل الله له طريقا إلى الجنة،
وإن المالئكة لتضع أجنحتها لطالب العلم
رضا بما صنع.
The 5 pillars of Islam:1. Testimonies (Tawheed)
2. Prayer (Salah)
3. Almsgiving (Zakah)
4. Fasting Ramadan (Saum)
5. Pilgrimage (Hajj)
The 5 daily prayer:
1. Fajer (dawn)
2. Zuhur (midday)
3. Aser (mid-afternoon)
4. Maghreb (after sunset)
5. Isha’a (nightfall)
Pay Zakah 2.5 % of savings Every year Minimum amount (£1000) Minimum duration (a year) For any good cause
Fasting: Between first light and sundown Entire lunar month (29-30) Adults In good health Abstain: food, drink, sex Vices, lying, backbiting… Time for more charity Ends with Eid Al-Fitr