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م�ض�ان� ر�RAMADHAN: RAMADHAN:

A DIVINE GIFT TO A DIVINE GIFT TO MANKINDMANKIND

THE GIVEN TOPIC

THE GIVEN TOPIC

OrganiserDarul Arqam (Muslim Converts Assaociation of Singapore)

REFLECT ON THIS:

• Praise belongs to Allah who guided us to His praiseand placed us among the people of praise,that we might be among the thankful for His beneficenceand that He might recompense us for thatwith the recompense of the good-doers!

OPENING DU’A OF IMAM ‘ALI IBN HUSSAIN ZEIN-AL-’ABIDEEN (al-Sajjad) A.S.

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REFLECT ON THIS:• And praise belongs to Allah who

showed favour to us through His religion,singled us out for His creed,and directed us onto the roads of His beneficence,in order that through His kindness we might travel upon themto His good pleasure,a praise which He will accept from usand through which He will be pleased with us!


REFLECT ON THIS:• And praise belongs to Allah who appointed

among those roads His month,the month of Ramadan,the month of fasting,the month of submission,the month of purity,the month of putting to test,the month of standing in prayer,in which the Qur'an was sent down as guidance to the people,and as clear signs of the Guidance and the Separator!


REFLECT ON THIS:• He clarified its excellence over other months

by the many sacred things and well-known excellencies which He placed therein,for He made unlawful in it what He declared lawful in others to magnify it,He prohibited foods and drinks in it to honour it,and He appointed for it a clear time which He(majestic and mighty is He) allows not to be set forward and accepts not to be placed behind.


RAMADHAN IS NOT A GIFT TO MANKIND !

MY COMMENT ON THE MY COMMENT ON THE GIVEN TOPICGIVEN TOPIC

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ONLY THE OPPORTUNITY


TO BEHOLD THE GIFTS.TO BEHOLD THE GIFTS.

AN OPPORTUNITYAN OPPORTUNITYTO CONSIDER AND TO CONSIDER AND

PERHAPS TO ACCEPT PERHAPS TO ACCEPT THE DIVINE GIFTTHE DIVINE GIFTSENT FOR THE SENT FOR THE

WORLDSWORLDS

MY COMMENT ON THE MY COMMENT ON THE GIVEN TOPICGIVEN TOPIC


WHAT IS THE MOST WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT GIFT ? IMPORTANT GIFT ?


““Now hath come unto you an messenger Now hath come unto you an messenger (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves: (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves: it grieves him that you should perish: it grieves him that you should perish: ardently anxious is he over you: to the ardently anxious is he over you: to the Believers is he most kind and merciful.”Believers is he most kind and merciful.” ( (Qur’an: Taubah: 9:128Qur’an: Taubah: 9:128))

THE REAL GIFT FORTHE REAL GIFT FOR

MANKIND IS THIS :MANKIND IS THIS :


““We have not sent thee (O Muhammad) but We have not sent thee (O Muhammad) but as a (Universal) Messenger to all mankind, as a (Universal) Messenger to all mankind, giving them Glad tidings, and warning them giving them Glad tidings, and warning them (against sin), but most men understand (against sin), but most men understand not.” not.”

( (Qur’an: Saba: 34: 28Qur’an: Saba: 34: 28))




“ “We do not sent you (O Muhammad) except We do not sent you (O Muhammad) except as a mercy for the worlds. as a mercy for the worlds.

Say (tell them): It is only inspired in me that Say (tell them): It is only inspired in me that your God is One God. Will ye then surrender your God is One God. Will ye then surrender (unto Him)?” (unto Him)?”

( (Qur’an: Anbiya: 21: 107-108Qur’an: Anbiya: 21: 107-108))



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TASAWWUR TASAWWUR ISLAMISLAM


Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

( (Qur’an: Az-Zumar: 39: 53Qur’an: Az-Zumar: 39: 53))




YET THERE IS NO YET THERE IS NO FORCE OR FORCE OR

COMPULSION UPON COMPULSION UPON ANY ONE TO ACCEPTANY ONE TO ACCEPT

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We are only to peacefully We are only to peacefully invite all to the way of our invite all to the way of our Lord .....Lord .....


LET THEM CONSIDER LET THEM CONSIDER THE SIGNS, THINK AND DECIDE ..THE SIGNS, THINK AND DECIDE ..

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““Let there be no compulsion in religion. Let there be no compulsion in religion. Truth (the right way) stands out clear from Truth (the right way) stands out clear from Error; whoever rejects Evil and believes in Error; whoever rejects Evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah

heareth and knoweth all things.” heareth and knoweth all things.” ((Qur’an: Baqarah: 2:256Qur’an: Baqarah: 2:256))


IT IS ALL ABOUT IT IS ALL ABOUT UNDERSTANDING UNDERSTANDING

MEANINGSMEANINGSOF ‘SIGNS’OF ‘SIGNS’


STOP !STOP !

READY TO STOPREADY TO STOP

GOGO

PARABLE OF THE PARABLE OF THE TRAFFIC LIGHTSTRAFFIC LIGHTS



““Read: Read: In the name of thy Lord In the name of thy Lord (the Divine Creator) Who creates” (the Divine Creator) Who creates”

((Qur’an: ‘Alaq: 961Qur’an: ‘Alaq: 961))


THE FIRST REVELATION

THE FIRST REVELATION


�ة ”Aayat - “Signs”Aayat - “Signs - آي

�ة �ي ”Qau-liyyah – “spoken”Qau-liyyah – “spoken – ق�و�ل

�ة �ي �و�ن ”Kauniyyah – “created”Kauniyyah – “created – ك

ع�ار ”Shi-’aar - “Symbol - ش�19

READ WHAT ?READ WHAT ?



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READ WHAT ?READ WHAT ?


THE MESSAGE FROM

THE MESSAGE FROM

THE SIGNS OF THE

THE SIGNS OF THE

DIVINE CREATOR

DIVINE CREATOR

THUS, ALTHOUGH MOST MUSLIMS THUS, ALTHOUGH MOST MUSLIMS MAY HAVE NEGLECTED TO CARRY MAY HAVE NEGLECTED TO CARRY OUT THE CALL (OUT THE CALL (DA’WAHDA’WAH) TO ALL ) TO ALL MANKIND, YET ALLAH S.W.T. (THE MANKIND, YET ALLAH S.W.T. (THE ONLY ONLY DIVINEDIVINE BEING) HAS MADE THE BEING) HAS MADE THE WAY OF LIFE OF MUSLIMS TO WAY OF LIFE OF MUSLIMS TO MANIFEST SIGNS OF THE TRUTH AND MANIFEST SIGNS OF THE TRUTH AND BEAUTY OF HIS RELIGION... BEAUTY OF HIS RELIGION... AD-DEEN AD-DEEN AL-ISLAMAL-ISLAM..


““And thus have We willed you to be a community And thus have We willed you to be a community of the middle way ( of the middle way (ummatan wasotanummatan wasotan) [i.e. ) [i.e. justly balanced], so that [with your lives] you justly balanced], so that [with your lives] you might bear witness to the truth before all might bear witness to the truth before all mankind (mankind (shuhadaa-a ‘alan-naasshuhadaa-a ‘alan-naas) , and the ) , and the Messenger as a witness over you.“Messenger as a witness over you.“

(Qur’an: Baqarah 2:143(Qur’an: Baqarah 2:143))


THE MONTH OF THE MONTH OF RAMADHANRAMADHAN IS IS A A SHI’ARSHI’AR (SYMBOL) WHERE (SYMBOL) WHERE MUCH SIGNS OF THIS MUCH SIGNS OF THIS DIVINELY DIVINELY INSPIRED RELIGIONINSPIRED RELIGION CAN BE CAN BE OBSERVED, BY ANY ONE, THOSE OBSERVED, BY ANY ONE, THOSE WHO SEEK FOR GUIDANCE. WHO SEEK FOR GUIDANCE.


THEREFORE, WE THEREFORE, WE REFLECT UPON REFLECT UPON

THESE SIGNS OF THESE SIGNS OF THE DIVINE THE DIVINE

““Knowledge –Knowledge – is the arrival of meaning to is the arrival of meaning to the soul, or the arrival of the soul to the soul, or the arrival of the soul to meaningmeaning.”.”

((S.M.Naquib Al-AttasS.M.Naquib Al-Attas))


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We have been advised by world renown contemporary We have been advised by world renown contemporary scholar-thinker, S. M. Naquib Al-Attas, that:scholar-thinker, S. M. Naquib Al-Attas, that:

“The learned and wise among Muslims must use constant vigilance in detecting erroneous usage in language which impinges upon semantic change in major key elements and creates general confusion and error in the understanding of Islam and of its worldview.”

Quote: Prof. S M Naquib al-Attas “The Concept of Education in Islam” pp. 37-38

AND I AM OF THE VIEW THAT THE SUGGESTED TOPIC TO BE AND I AM OF THE VIEW THAT THE SUGGESTED TOPIC TO BE CLAIMING SOMETHING, WHICH MAY NOT BE ACCURATE .....CLAIMING SOMETHING, WHICH MAY NOT BE ACCURATE .....


SO, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO MODIFY THE TOPIC .....
