Bible and Terrorism

(by Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi)

It is important that we study the religious texts in their proper context. When these texts are not read in their
proper textual and historical contexts they are manipulated and distorted. It is true that some Muslims manipulate
some verses from the Holy Quran for their own goals.

But this is not only with Islamic texts, it is also true with the texts of other religions. I can quote dozens of verses
from the Bible which seem very violent, if taken out from their historical context. These Biblical texts have been
used by many violent Jewish and Christian groups. Crusaders used them against Muslims and Jews. Nazis used
them against Jews. Recently Serbian Christians used them against Bosnian Muslims. Zionists are using them
regularly against Palestinians. Let me mention just a few verses from the Old Testament and New Testament and
tell me what do you say about them:

“When the LORD your God brings you into the land where you are entering to possess it, and clears away many
nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and
the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and stronger than you. And when the LORD your God delivers
them before you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them
and show no favor to them." (Deutronomy 7:1-2)

“When you approach a city to fight against it, you shall offer it terms of peace. If it agrees to make peace with you
and opens to you, then all the people who are found in it shall become your forced labor and shall serve you.
However, if it does not make peace with you, but makes war against you, then you shall besiege it. When the
LORD your God gives it into your hand, you shall strike all the men in it with the edge of the sword. Only the
women and the children and the animals and all that is in the city, all its spoil, you shall take as booty for yourself;
and you shall use the spoil of your enemies which the LORD your God has given you… Only in the cities of these
peoples that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you shall not leave alive anything that breathes."
(Deuteronomy 20:10-17)

"Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man intimately. But all
the girls who have not known man intimately, spare for yourselves." (Numbers 31:17-18)

Even in the New Testament we read the following statements attributed to Jesus saying to his disciples:

“I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does
have shall be taken away. But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here
and slay them in my presence." (Luke 19:26-27)

"Do not think that I have come to send peace on earth. I did not come to send peace, but a sword. I am sent to
set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in law"
(Matthew 10:34-35)

Muslims believe in all Prophets sent by Allah, and so do not misuse or misinterpret the religious texts of other
faiths in order to defame them. Even in recent times, Muslims have and are facing genocidal campaigns in
Bosnia, Kosova, Chechnia, Kashmir, and Palestine - but they have not questioned Judaism and Christianity.
Such spirit needs to be reciprocated.

Hearing Problem

A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing
aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem.

The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give the Doctor a
better idea about her hearing loss.

Here's what you do," said the Doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal
conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so
on until you get a response.

"That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the den. He says to himself,
"I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens." then in a normal tone he asks,
'Honey, what's for dinner?"
No response. So the husband moves to closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats,
"Honey, what's for dinner?"

Still no response. Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife and
asks, Honey, what's for dinner?"

Again he gets no response so; He walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away.
"Honey, what's for dinner?"
Again there is no response. So he walks right up behind her.
"Honey, what's for dinner?" ...."

She replied: “James, for the FIFTH time I've said, CHICKEN!"

Moral of the story:
The problem may not be with the other one as we always think,
could be very much within us...!

4 Mazhab

Mazhab Hanafi

Dinisbahkan mazhab ini kepada Imam an-Nu'man bin Thabit ( 80 H- 150 H) . Terkenal dengan gelaran
al-Imam Abu Hanifah. Keturunan beliau berasal dari Parsi,bgmnpun beliau menjadi ahli Iraq.
Beliau dianggap pemimpin aliran 'ahli ra'yi', dan juga dikira sebagai pelopor ilmu qias (perbandingan).

Usul Mazhab beliau adalah :

a. Al-Quran al-Karim.- Beliau tidak menerima pemakaian 'mafhum mukhalafah'.- Tidak terhenti menghukum
pd zohir ayat bahkan, mengkaji 'illat serta meneliti ruh tasyri'. Tidak memegang hanya pd zohir nas al-Quran.
b. As-Sunnah an-Nabawiyah.- Berpegang kpd hadith mutawatir dan masyhur.- Berpegang kpd hadith Ahad
tetapi dgn syarat2 tertentu.
c. Al-Ijma'
d. Qawl Sahabat dan Tabi'e
e. Al-Qias
f. Istihsan
g. Al-'Uruf
h. Al-Masolih al-Mursalah dan al-Istishob.


Mazhab Maliki

Dinisbahkan kepada Imam Malik Bin Anas al-Asbahi ( 93 H - 179 H). Beliau digelar Imam dar al-Hijrah, ini
adalah kerana beliau ahli Madinah. Dikebumikan di perkuburan baqi', Madinah. Beliau salah seorg drpd Imam
madrasah ahli al-Hadith.

Usul Mazhab beliau adalah :

a. Al-Quran al-Karim.- Mengambil zahir nas, umumnya, juga menerima 'mafhum mukhalafah' dan
'mafhum Muwafaqah'
b. As-Sunnah an-Nabawiyah- Menerima hadith Ahad tanpa syarat.- Menerima Hadith Mursal.- Mendahulukan
'Amal Ahli Madinah' daripada Hadith Ahad.
c. Al-Ijma'
d. Qawl Sahabat
e. Al-Qias
f. Al-Maslahat al-Mursalah serta kerap menggunakannya.
g. Al-Istihsan.
h. Saddu al-Dzara'ik


Mazhab Syafi'e

Dinisbahkan kepada Imam Muhammad Bin Idris as-Syafi'e (150 H- 204 H), keturunannya beremu dgn
keturunan Rasulullah SAW pada Abd al-Manaf. Dilahirkan di gazza, Palestin. Setengahnya mengatakan
di 'asqolan, meninggal di Mesir. Membesar di Mekah sehingga diizinkan memberikan fatwa ketika berumur
15 tahun, berpindah ke Madinah dan menuntut dgn Imam Malik dan Yaman, kemudian ke Baghdad, menuntut
dgn Imam Muhd bin Hasan al-Hanafi, akhirnya berpindah ke Mesir dan wafat di sana.
Beliau telah menggabungkan ilmu drpd kedua2 aliran ahli ra'yi dan ahli al-hadith. Ini menyebabkan beliau
sgt dihormati oleh kedua2 aliran.

Usul Utama Mazhab:

a. Al-Quran al-Karim.- Beramal dgn Al-Quran serta as-Sunnah menjadi pengtakhsis, penjelas serta pentaqyid
bgnya.- Memegang zahir Nas sehingga terdpt dalil yang membawa maksud lain dr zahir.
b. As-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah.- Memegang hadith dgn syarat bersambung dan shohih sanad, iaitu dgn perawi
yg 'thiqah', 'Sadiq', Wara', Memahami apa yang diriwayatkannya, 'dhobid', serta- mendengar hadiith secara
langsung dari orang yang diambilnya.- Tidak menyetujui Abu Hanifah dalam syart pemakaian Hadith Ahad.
- Tidak menyetujui Imam Malik dalam mendahulukan amal ahli Madinah ke atas Hadith Ahad. - Berlainan dari
tiga mazhab lain dlm pemakaian hadith Mursal, di mana ia menerima Hadith Mursal dari Kibar at-Tabi'en spt
Sa'id Musayyab.
c. Qawl Sahabat.- Tidak berhujjah dgn qawl Sahabat krn mungkin ia dtgnya dari ijtihad, lalu berkemungkinan
untuk silap.
d. Ijma'- Berhujjah dgn Ijma' Qawli shj.
e. Al-Qias- Sederhana dlm menerima qias. Tidak meluas spt Abu Hanifah dan tidak terlalu sempit spt
Imam Ahmad.
f. Al-Istihsan - Menolak pengamalan istihsan serta menyifatkan ia perkataan bersandar nafsu.


Mazhab Hanbali

Dinisbahkan kepada Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal as-Syaibani ( 164 H - 241 H). Lahir di Baghdad serta wafat di
sana. Salah seorg Imam Aliran Ahli Al-Hadith. Menumpukan banyak masa beliau mengumpulkan hadith
yang dinamakan Musnad, mengandungi lebih kurang 40,000 hadith. 10,000 drpdnya berulang. Ia diambil drpd
750,000 hadith yang dihafaznya. (As-Sunnah wa makanatuha fi at-Tasyri', Dr Mustafa as-Siba'ie, cet al-Maktab
al-Islami, hlm 482)

Usul Utama Mazhab :

a. Al-Quran dan As-Sunnah.
b. Mengambil Qawl Sahabat.
c. Mengambil Hadith Mursal dan Dhoif. Mendahulukan hadith dhoif ke atas qias.
d. Ijma'
e. Istishob, Masalih al-Mursalah, Sadd al-zara'ik



Oleh :
Ust. Zaharuddin Abd. Rahman
Jabatan Feqh dan Usul Feqh
Universiti al-Yarmouk, Jordan

$17

There was once a man who was going to travel to a dangerous land. He goes to the house of a
man well known for his honesty. He knocks on the door and tells him: "I'm giving you $1440 to
keep with you as I am traveling to a dangerous place. When I get back, I only want $17 back."
The honest man stood their perplexed but agreed.

The next day, the traveler comes back to the honest man's house and asks him for the $17.
The honest man tells him that he forgot and that he had spent it all. The traveler forgave him
since he knew that this man is honest enough to give it back later.

The next day, the same man travels to the same dangerous place and gives the same honest
man $1440 to keep and at the end of the day, he will take $17 back. The traveler returns from
his travels and asks the honest man for his $17. The honest man replies that he was so
engrossed in having a good time with his friends, that he spent all the money again.
Once again, the traveler forgives him, knowing he didn't do it deliberately.

This same incident starts to happen everyday, whereby the honest man is given $1440 and is
expected to return only $17 but fails to do so.

Later on, his child becomes sick and the doctor giving the treatment tells the honest man that
if he wishes for his child to be looked after, the fee is $1440. The honest man starts to panic
realizing he can't afford $1440. It then struck him that the traveler used to give him that same
amount. He runs to the traveler’s house and asks him in a panic for $1440.

The traveler told him that due to his feeble excuses, he has stopped going to his house as he
has lost faith in his honesty.

The irony is that this story has once been directly relevant to each and every single one of us.

It is quite remarkable that Allah s.w.t. gives us 1440 minutes each day and only specifies 17
minutes of that back in prayer. But due to the ignorance of people and the whisperings of
Shaitaan the accursed, we are blinded towards the minute scale of what we are giving back.
This story points out three things:

1. The importance of Solat and how little we have to give back.
2. The mercy of Allah that he forgives us even after such blunders.
3. The fact that we only realize how important something is (in this case the gift of wealth)
until it is gone.

Keep Your Wife's Love Guaranteed

Ahmad Shehab - 60 Ways to Keep Your Wife's Love Guaranteed

1. Make her feel secure and sakinah - don't threaten her with divorce
2. Give sincere salaams
3. Treat her gently - like a fragile vessel
4. Advise in private, at the best time, in the best way and atmosphere
5. Be generous with her
6. Warm the seat for her, you will warm her heart
7. Avoid anger, keep wudu at all times
8. Look good and smell great for your wife
9. Don't be rigid or harsh-hearted or you will be broken
10. Be a good listener
11. Yes for flattery, No for arguing
12. Call your wife with the best names, cute nicknames, names she loves to hear
13. A pleasant surprise
14. Preserve and guard the tongue
15. Expect, accept, and overlook her shortcomings
16. Give sincere compliments
17. Encourage her to keep good relations with her family
18. Speak of the topic of her interest
19. Express to her relatives, how wonderful she is
20. Give each other gifts
21. Get rid of routine, surprise her
22. Have a good opinion of each other
23. Have good manners, overlook small things, don't nitpick
24. Add a drop of patience, increase during pregnancy, menses
25. Expect and respect her jealously
26. Be humble
27. Sacrifice your happiness for hers
28. Help at home, with housework
29. Help her love your relatives, but don't try to force her
30. Let her know that she is the ideal wife for you
31. Remember your wife in dua
32. Leave the past for Allah subhanahu wa ta ala, don't dwell on, dig into, or bring it up
33. Don't act as if you are doing her a favor by working or providing, Allah is the Provider,
the husband is the carrier of the sustenance to the family
34. Take shaytaan as your enemy, not your wife
35. Put food in your wife's mouth
36. Treat your wife like she is the most precious pearl that you want to protect
37. Show her your smile
38. Don't ignore the small things, deal with them before they become big
39. Avoid being harsh-hearted
40. Respect and show that you appreciate her thinking
41. Help her to find and build her inner strengths and skills
42. Respect that she might not be in mood for intimacy, stay within halal boundaries
43. Help her take care of the children
44. Give her gifts with your tongue, be an artist with your compliments
45. Sit down and eat meals together
46. Let her know that you will be traveling or returning from travel, give her sufficient notice
47. Don't leave home in anger
48. Maintain the secrecy and privacy of the home
49. Encourage each other in ibaadat
50. Respect and Fulfill her rights upon you
51. Live with her in kindness, goodness, fairness in good and bad times
52. Kiss your wife, foreplay, "Don't jump on her like a bull"
53. Keep disputes between the two of you, don't take it outside
54. Show care for her health and well-being
55. Remember you are not always right or perfect yourself
56. Share your happiness and sadness with her
57. Have mercy for her weaknesses
58. Be a firm support for her to lean on
59. Accept her as is, she is a package deal
60. Have a good intention for her

Kepupusan Mujahid Islam

Assalamulaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatu
Waalaikumsalam Warahmatullahi Wabarakatu

Menurut ahli2 falsafah, Globalization, Empiricism, Materialism, Secularism, dan Post-Modernism
semakin menular dlm abad ke-21 ini. Makin hari manusia mengejar untuk kehidupan yang LEBIH
selesa. Adakalanya sanggup mengorbankan agamanya untuk mencari rezeki. Sungguhpun bala
demi bala diturunkan oleh Allah s.w.t., namun kita seolah2 tidak pedulikan kesemua itu dan sering
juga mencari alasan.

Jika dibandingkan dengan Kaum Hawa , Kaum Adam sedang mengalami masalah demi masalah
yang merisaukan Umat Islam. Berhentilah menuding jari. Hisablah diri kita sebelum kita dihisabkan.

Dizaman Rasullullah s.a.w., Kaum Hawa telah diselamatkan daripada terus dihina. Dizaman ini pulak,
Kaum Adam yang sedang dihina (dlm sedar atau tidak). Siapakah yang akan menolong Kaum Adam
sekarang?. Pelbagai tohmahan dilemparkan, pelbagai fitnah diwujudkan, namum MUJAHID ISLAM
mestilah tabahkan diri demi mempertahankan ISLAM yang syumul ini.

Akan tetapi, Apakah punca kepupusan MUJAHID ISLAM ?
Simply to say, ibu bapa , pengaruh rakan sebaya, dan pengaruh barat. Ini kalau soalan SPM bolehla
jawab camtu. Tetapi, sebagai intellectual ISLAM apakah punca sebenar?.

Bapa Perubatan (Ibnu Sina) yang merupakan intellectual Islam telahpun menghafal al-Qur'an ketika
beliau berusia 10 tahun. Jika dibandingkan dengan intellectual Islam dizaman ini, jauh perbezaannya.
Beliau (Ibn Sina) mendalami ilmu perubatan. Tidak ada alasan untuk kita nak berdalih daripada hakikat ini.
Kesemua intellectual-intellectual islam mempunyai latar belakang yang baik baik. Remaja dizaman ini
pulak sedikit sangat yang inginkan suasana seperti dizaman kegemilangan Islam dahulu.

Maka, kalau hendak menghasilkan mujahid islam, perkara yang pertama sekali mesti dibetulkan ialah:-
KAUM HAWA

Statistic Jenayah menunjukkan 35% Kaum Hawa dan 65% Kaum Adam.

Apakah kaitan dengan Kaum Hawa dengan masalah kepupusan Mujahid Islam?.

Dizaman jahiliyyah dulu, perempuan ditanam hidup-hidup, dianggap membawa sial. Pendek kata
perempuan tak guna langsung. Bila Islam datang, barulah perempuan dibebaskan dari belenggu pemikiran
jahilyyah itu.Semakin zaman berubah, kebebasan ini semakin dikembangkan sehinggalah dizaman ini,
perempuanlah segala-galanya. Di Malaysia umpamanya, Universiti2 dibanjiri oleh perempuan - 65% Kaum
Hawa, dan hanya 35% Kaun Adam. Sector economi pula mula dikuasai oleh Kaum Hawa.

Dalam masa yang sama, perlu diingat bahawa, nisbah lelaki kepada perempuan semakin menigkat.

Maka, wujudlah satu phenomena yang bakal mengerunkan mujahid Islam. Wanita mula disanjung,
mula menarik perhatian, dan seterusnya mula menguasai dunia. Yang lemah menjadi mangsa. Maka
berlakulah kemasukan budaya barat. Pelacuran semakin berlelausa, CD-CD lucah dijual secara terang2
dipasar malam, stesen2 radio dan tv sudah semakin bebas untuk melariskan stesen mereka termasuklah
memasukkan budaya2 barat. Chatting sudah menjadi salah satu keperluan harian. Datting tak payah nak
cakaplah, lagi banyak …malah semakin teruk. Bertenet, bergayut, sudah menjadi satu trend kehidupan.

Pendek kata globalisasi menjadikan umat Islam semakin terleka. Jika direnungkan, semua gejala2 yang
disebutkan diatas 80% berPUNCA daripada Kaum Hawa. Kalau dijaga adab-adab, tak wujudlah istilah
bergayut dan berdating ni. Kalau dijaga aurat, tak wujudlah pelacuran dan sebagainya. Kalau didik dengan
betul, tak berlakulah kemasukan budaya budaya barat.

Jadinya, IBU, KAKAK, GURU, dan ISTERI memainkan peranan yang penting dalam menghasilkan mujahid
Islam. Oleh itu, ingatlah wahai Kaum Hawa, kelalaianmu mampu menghancurkan umat islam. Janganlah
kerana kecuaian ini, terpupus Mujahid Islam.


Oleh yang demikian, WAHAI KAUM HAWA:-

1. Jagalah suaramu. Suaramu yang lunak itu mampu meleburkan keimanan Kaum Adam. Kurangkanlah
bercakap dengan Kaum Adam. Kalau perlu sangat pun janganlah lunakkan suaramu.

2. Pergaulanmu yang bebas mampu melalaikan Kaum Adam.

3. Jagalah tingkah-lakumu dikala berdepan dengan Kaum Adam kerana ianya mampu menarik perhatian
baik ianya yang elok mahupun yang tidak elok.

4. Tutuplah aurat mu dengan secukupnya. Pendedahan auratmu mampu merosakkan mujahid Islam.

Ingatlah wahai Kaum Hawa, Islam kini ketandusan Mujahid Islam. Janganlah hanya kerana keasyikkan
dalam mencari HAK WANITA, diabaikan pulak ISLAM yang bersifat syumul ini.
ISLAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE RELIGION……..janganlah kita nak secularkannya.

Al-Quran Surah An-Nur (30-31)

Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad) kepada orang-orang lelaki yang beriman supaya mereka menyekat
pandangan mereka (daripada memandang yang haram) dan memelihara kehormatan mereka. Yang
demikian itu lebih suci bagi mereka; sesungguhnya Allah Amat Mendalam PengetahuanNya tentang
apa yang mereka kerjakan.
Dan katakanlah kepada perempuan-perempuan yang beriman supaya menyekat pandangan mereka
(daripada memandang yang haram) dan memelihara kehormatan mereka dan janganlah mereka
memperlihatkan perhiasan tubuh mereka kecuali yang zahir daripadanya; dan hendaklah mereka menutup
belahan leher bajunya dengan tudung kepala mereka; dan janganlah mereka memperlihatkan perhiasan
tubuh mereka melainkan kepada suami mereka atau bapa mereka atau bapa mertua mereka atau anak-anak
mereka, atau anak-anak tiri mereka atau saudara-saudara mereka atau anak bagi saudara-saudara mereka
yang lelaki atau anak bagi saudara-saudara mereka yang perempuan, atau perempuan-perempuan Islam
atau hamba-hamba mereka atau orang gaji dari orang-orang lelaki yang telah tua dan tidak berkeinginan
kepada perempuan atau kanak-kanak yang belum mengerti lagi tentang aurat perempuan dan janganlah
mereka menghentakkan kaki untuk diketahui orang akan apa yang tersembunyi dari perhiasan mereka
dan bertaubatlah kamu sekalian kepada Allah, wahai orang-orang yang beriman, supaya kamu berjaya".

Kesimpulannya, dalam kita mengharungi kehidupan duniawi ini, ingatlah
"Dunia ini jambatan emas yang menghubungkan duniadengan alam akhirat"
Sentiasalah kita mujahadah, sentiasalah kita muhasabah, sentiasalah pertingkatkan amalan2 kita.

Jadikanlah hari ini lebih baik dari semalam…..

"Like the gunner, you have to take aim if you hope to hit the target".

Rancang dengan apa yang ada ditangan, bukan apa yang diangan-angankan. Binalah cita-cita dan
harapan, bukan mimpi dan igauan. Perancangan perlu diperhati agar tertib rapi dan teliti. Umpama
batu yang teratur menjulang keawan.

Semua yang baik itu datangnya dari allah….Dan yang tidak baik itu datang dari diri saya sendiri…..
Sekian….wabillahitaufiq walhidayah……wassalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatu…..