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“Towards becoming
Muslims - and its
challenges.”
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“Towards becoming Muslims -
and its challenges.”
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the basic
characteristics of
being a Muslim…?
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To be a community who bear
Witness of Islam unto all nation
ً۬ م
ة ُ
َّ م أۡ ُ جعَ ۡلن َ ٰـك َ
ك ِ ـ ل ٲ
ذ َ َ وَك
َ
َش َہدَاء ُ ْ ڪـــونُوا ُ َ سطل ِّت وَ َ ً۬ا
س اَّ عَلَىٱلن
ِ
ۡ ُ ل عَل َ ۡيك
م ُ سو ُ ّرَ ل ٱ نَ وَيَك
و ُ
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َۗ ً۬ا
شهيد 3
To be a community who bear
Witness of Islam unto all nation
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Aspects of Faith (al- iiman)
The Challenge
Believe in Allah – Weak or even
Tawhiid ignorance of ‘Ilm-
(Attestation to the at-Tawhiid.
Oneness of God). Rampant cases of
“shirk” and
“Irtidad”.
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Aspects of Faith (al- iiman)
The Challenge
Believe in Allah – Weak or even
Tawhiid ignorance of ‘Ilm-
(Attestation to the at-Tawhiid.
Oneness of God). Rampant cases of
“shirk” and
“Irtidad”.
How to manage
contemporary
lifestyles and other
‘distractions’?
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Aspects of Faith (al- iiman)
The Challenge
Believe in Angels, Evangelical
Revealed Books movement and
and the anti-Islamic media
Prophethood –Ar- reporting.
Risaalah (The
Message of the
Last Prophet of
God).
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Aspects of Faith (al- iiman)
The Challenge
Believe in Angels, Evangelical
Revealed Books movement and
and the anti-Islamic media
Prophethood –Ar- reportings.
Risaalah (The Deviant teachings
Message of the e.g.. Qadianis,
Last Prophet of ingkar-sunnah,
God). ‘kebatinan’,
pseudo- Mu’tazilis,
pseudo-Sufis,
modernists,
secularists.
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Aspects of Faith (al- iiman)
The Challenge
Believe in the Day Educational
of Judgement and emphasis towards
Life after death –Al- materialistic
Aakhirah (The worldview.
concept of Life in
the Hereafter).
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Aspects of Faith (al- iiman)
The Challenge
Believe in the Day Educational
of Judgement and emphasis towards
Life after death –Al- materialistic
Aakhirah (The worldview.
concept of Life in Changing in values
the Hereafter). towards:
- Skepticism;
- Materialistic;
- Hedonistic;
- Liberalism;
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“SECULARISM &
SECULARIZATION”
[1] Cornelis van Peursen, quoted by Harvey Cox ref: “Islam & Secularism” S.M.Naquib
al-Attas p 17
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“SECULARISM &
SECULARIZATION”
“Secularization”
It encompasses:
“Secularization”
It implies:
Note to distinguish:
“Secularism” is the
‘ideology’
whereas ‘Secularization’, the
‘process’.”
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ISLAMIC RESPONSE TO
SECULARISM
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“ISLAMIZATION
: brief notes to understand
[1] Wan Mohd Nor Wan Daud’s “The Educational Philosophy and Practice of Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-
Attas” (ISTAC publication 1998) p 312
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“ISLAMIZATION
: brief notes to understand
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“ISLAMIZATION
: brief notes to understand
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“ISLAMIZATION
: brief notes to understand
“Islamization” (epistemologically) – refers to the
liberation of human intellect from doubt (shakk),
conjecture (zann) and vain argumentation (mira’) to
the attainment of certainty (yaqin) of the truth
(haqq) concerning spiritual, intelligible and material
realities. The process for liberation depends:
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“ISLAMIZATION
: brief notes to understand
“Islamization” (epistemologically) – refers to the
liberation of human intellect from doubt (shakk),
conjecture (zann) and vain argumentation (mira’) to
the attainment of certainty (yaqin) of the truth
(haqq) concerning spiritual, intelligible and material
realities. The process for liberation depends:
- initially on scientific knowledge (ilmu pengetahuan)
but it is always ultimately founded in and guided by
a special form of knowledge, ma’rifah (ilmu
pengenalan). This special form of knowledge
includes fard ‘ayn while the scientific ones includes
fard kifaayah.
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“ISLAMIZATION
: brief notes to understand
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“ISLAMIZATION
: brief notes to understand
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“ISLAMIZATION”
: some cautionary notes
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