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Al-Qur'an Memerintahkan Kita Berdoa kepada-Nya || Ustaz Husein Alattas dan Ustaz Hamzah Alattas

Hal Yang Sering dianggap Sial Oleh Banyak Masyarakat

Kenapa Islam Masih disebut Agama Perang?

Cara Terbaik untuk Mengenal Allah || Ustaz Husein Alattas

Ustaz Husein Alattas dan Ustaz Hamzah Alattas || Ushul Ats-Tsalatsah Subtema Tauhid Asma' was Shifat

Apa Benar Syirik Terjadi Pada Tauhid Uluhiyah Tidak Pada Rububiyah

Ustaz Husein Alattas || Ibadah Dimaksudkan untuk Bertauhid kepada-Nya

Ibadah Menjadi Tujuan Penciptaan Manusia || Ustaz Husein Alattas

Ustaz Husein Alttas & Ustaz Hamzah Alattas || Menjawab Dialog di Youtube "Islam itu Kejam dan Keras"

Ustaz Husein Alattas dan Ustaz Hamzah Alattas || Pokok-pokok Risalah para Nabi dan Rasul

Menjawab Komentar YouTube "Benarkah Informasi yang Dibawa Al-Quran itu Ghoib"

Menjawab Syubhat syubhat yang Dilontarkan kepada Al Qur'an Part 3

Ustaz Husein Alattas & Ustaz Alfan Sunardi - Kaum Muslimin Mundur, Sementara Kaum Non Muslim Maju

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Braille In the name of Allah, the Most
Gracious, the Most Merciful. Peace be
upon you, and Allah's mercy and
blessings.
O Allah, send prayers upon our master
Muhammad and upon the family of our
master Muhammad. Praise be to Allah, we
meet again this morning. A morning that
is so bright. Bunda Alfan is also here
with us, making us feel enthusiastic.
There is Ondi on camera, also Candra
and Bima. Well, we meet again in the
Ulumul Quran program. We will still
take up the theme of why the Muslim
community is regressing while
non-Muslims are experiencing progress.
Well, we are still at the Gazebo, and
Ustaz Husein is here, as well as Ustaz
Alfan. Peace be upon you, Ustaz Husein.
Ustaz Alfan.
Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy
and blessings.
We start this program by reciting
Al-Fatihah.
I seek refuge in Allah from the
accursed Satan. In the name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Master of the Day of Judgment. You
alone we worship, and You alone we ask
for help. Guide us to the straight path
. The path of those upon whom You have
bestowed favor. Not of those who have
evoked [Your] anger or of those who are
astray. Amen. Praise be to Allah, we
have finished reciting Al-Fatihah. May
Allah make it easy for us to understand
what is conveyed by Ustaz Husein and
Ustaz Alfan. This program is also
broadcast to Radio Latan Sukabumi,
Radio Sela FM in Batam, Radio
Habibullah in Banyuwangi, Radio Rasa in
Palembang, Radio Rasil Mersi in
Yogyakarta, Radio Almas in Magelang,
then also Radio Luciana Number One in
Semarang, and community radio in
Bondowoso. Well, we meet again in the
Ulumul Quran program. We will still
take up the theme of why the Muslim
community is regressing while
non-Muslims are progressing. The
introduction will be delivered by Ustaz
Alfan Sunardi. To Ustaz Alfan, please
proceed.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious
, the Most Merciful. Peace be upon you,
and Allah's mercy and blessings. Peace
be upon you too.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
Abundant, good, and blessed praise as
our Lord loves and is pleased with. O
Allah, send prayers and peace upon Your
servant and messenger, our master
Muhammad, and upon his family, the pure
and clean, and his honorable companions
, the righteous and chosen, and those
who follow them with excellence until
the Day of Judgment. Exalted are You;
we have no knowledge except what You
have taught us. Indeed, it is You who
is the Knowing, the Wise. My Lord,
expand for me my chest, ease for me my
task, and untie the knot from my tongue
, so they may understand my speech.
Furthermore. Brothers and sisters of
the congregation, loyal listeners and
viewers of Silaturahim television, we
hope and pray to Allah that we are
always protected by Allah with His
mercy so that we are spared from anger,
danger, disaster, disease, and what has
recently been happening everywhere. As
small, weak human beings, whose
knowledge is very limited, we are
unable to save ourselves except by
asking for help and pinning our hopes,
preceded by diligent effort. Raising
hands, weeping, praying, admitting our
oppression, darkness, and faults to
Allah. Constantly reciting istighfar is
one of the keys for Allah to help us
all. Congregation honored by Allah, we
are still discussing a question: why is
the Muslim community backward and left
behind, while other communities are
advancing? And this is a reality that
we are witnessing right now. Where
countries consisting of people who do
not believe in Allah are enjoying
prosperity. They are moving forward.
Even when we look at their natural
resources, they also do not have
natural resources. One example is
Singapore. What does Singapore have?
Yet they are advanced. So it is
appropriate for us to address this
question primarily to ourselves. Why is
Singapore advanced? While we are people
who believe in Allah Subhanahu wa
ta'ala. Why are we backward? In line
with this, Allah also describes, for
example, in Surah An-Nahl verse 112,
Allah says: "And Allah presents an
example: a city which was safe and
secure, its provision coming to it in
abundance from every location, but it
denied the favors of Allah. So Allah
made it taste the garment of hunger and
fear for what they had been doing." The
conclusion from this verse is that
Allah has provided a parable of a
country that is beautiful, a country
that is fertile, extraordinary. Its
natural resources all around its
borders are truly very impressive. But
it is not prosperous. Why? Fakafarat
bi-an’umillah (They denied the favors
of Allah). Its people are ungrateful to
Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala, not
realizing the sharia laws from Allah.
So Allah afflicted them with a garment
that is very worrying, in the form of a
garment of hunger and fear. Well, it
seems that what fits and is very
suitable as an example of this verse is
our own country. Our country is fertile
, extraordinary, but we are full of
fear and worry. The proof is that
disasters happen everywhere. Which
overlap and take turns, never ending.
So what is wrong with our country?
Therefore, we also ask this basic
question to our teacher together, to
Ustaz Husein, what is happening in our
country? Even though Allah promised
that the believers would become leaders
. And to prepare to be these leaders,
on average, the believers live in
fertile lands. But in reality, until
now, we are not yet sovereign, not yet
prominent, not yet clear, not yet
advanced. These Muslims, it is
precisely those who do not believe who
are advanced, enjoying extraordinary
prosperity. Now, as an opening or as a
preamble, that is the material that we
contemplate and ask about. God willing,
our teacher will elaborate, and
hopefully, we will gain knowledge so
that we are each motivated to become an
advanced society. Therefore, we welcome
you to the time and place. That is all,
Ustaz.
I seek refuge in Allah from the
accursed Satan.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious
, the Most Merciful. All praise is due
to Allah, Lord of the worlds. An
abundant, good, and blessed praise as
our Lord loves and is pleased with. O
Allah, send prayers, greetings, and
blessings upon Your servant and Your
messenger. Our master and our Prophet
Muhammad, and upon his family and
companions, and grant peace. Exalted
are You, we have no knowledge except
what You have taught us; indeed, it is
You who is the All-Knowing, the Wise.
And there is no power and no strength
except by Allah, the Most High, the
Almighty. Our Lord, increase us in
knowledge. O Allah, we seek refuge in
You. From being humiliated. O Allah,
benefit us with what You have taught us
. Furthermore. Brothers and sisters,
listeners and viewers of Radio TV
Silaturahim who are blessed by Allah.
Ustaz Alfan Sunardi, who is
accompanying us this morning in our
morning dialogue. Also accompanied by
Ibu Ustaz Muhammad Presna Oni and all
the crew of our children who are
conducting training. To all Muslim men
and women, to all the children of the
nation. Who are listening to our
broadcast and watching this morning, in
order to. examining and understanding
the causes of the decline of Muslims
and the progress of those outside of
Islam. Whereas Allah Subhanahu wa
ta'ala promised those who believe and
do righteous deeds that He would make
them successors on earth. Just as
history records the believers among the
followers of Noah, the followers of the
Prophet of Allah Hud, the followers of
the Prophet of Allah Salih, the
followers of the Prophet of Allah
Abraham, the followers of the Prophet
of Allah Shu'ayb. Likewise, the
followers of the Prophet of Allah Moses
. How Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala honored
them after the bitter struggles they
faced, being chased, hunted, and
intimidated. They emerged from their
suffering when they believed in Allah,
when they answered the call of Allah
Subhanahu wa ta'ala. Likewise the
followers of the prophets who came
after that. As we witness the glory
once experienced by David, Solomon. And
the honor that Allah gave to Joseph
because of his faith, patience, and
piety. Not because of following the
crowd, or following the temptations of
desires. But he explained the reason
for the honor he obtained. Innahu
yattaqi waasbir fainnallaha la yudiu
ajral muhsinin. Indeed, those who are
pious toward Allah, and uphold the
messages of Allah's guidance. Are
patient in facing various trials and
tribulations; Allah will not let the
reward for those who do good go to
waste. At the beginning of Joseph's
life, he was persecuted. He was opposed
by his own half-brothers. They even
heartlessly threw him into a well. Then
Joseph was sold in the slave market
until he was cared for by a leader of
the land of Egypt. Then he faced trials
from the woman who was the wife of the
leader of Egypt, with her beauty and
status. But he still refused. He truly
wanted to walk in the pleasure of Allah
. For the sake of maintaining the
purity of his life, he was willing to
go to prison. He did not complain even
in the slightest. Until finally, after
Allah proved his character before
mankind, Allah raised him up before the
leaders of the land of Egypt. Allah
Subhanahu wa ta'ala honored him before
his envious and jealous brothers until
they said, "Laqadarakallahu alaina."
Indeed, Allah has preferred you over us
. With what? With patience, piety, and
struggle. Likewise the Prophet of Allah
Jesus, peace be upon him. Allah
Subhanahu wa ta'ala honored him. Allah
raised him to His side, and He made his
followers until the Day of Judgment—
what are they? They are those who are
in the highest position. Who are the
followers of Jesus? Those who follow
Jesus are those who follow our Prophet.
Because what was conveyed by our
Prophet is the same as what was
conveyed by Jesus, from prophet to
prophet, from messenger to messenger,
generation after generation, all
conveying the same trust because the
One who sent them was
Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala with the same
message, inviting mankind to return to
Allah and leave the worship of false
idols, as the worship of desires is
part of the worship of idols instead of
Allah. Abandoning Allah is also a form
of worship. Therefore, on this
morning's occasion, we will enter our
second session in answering the
question: limza taakharal muslimuna wa
taqaddama ghairuhum. Why are Muslims or
the Islamic community falling behind,
while those outside of Islam are moving
forward? Well, I greet the listeners
and viewers with what Allah has taught
us. Salamullahi warahmatullah
wabarakatuh.
Brothers and sisters, listeners and
viewers, may you be honored by Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala. When Allah
Subhanahu wa ta'ala promises us, the
believers, and those who do righteous
deeds, that He will honor them above
other nations. What is that promise
linked to? To a condition. Linked to a
condition. When Allah says, "
Waadallahuladzina amanu minkum
wa'amilush-shalihat." Allah promises
those among you who believe and perform
righteous deeds. So we must understand
that those promised by Allah are those
who believe. Then they prove it by
performing righteous deeds. As for
those who claim to be Muslims but do
not fulfill these two conditions, they
are not included in the promise of
Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala. And we need
to understand that religion is not just
limited to the readings we read in
books, whether in holy scriptures or
written by scholars, or by memorizing
hundreds of thousands of hadiths, or by
our ability to dialogue at major
gatherings to prove the truth of Islam.
It is not just limited to this; this is
only theoretical. But religion only
becomes a faith that fulfills its
promise when we integrate it into our
lives. What does religion command us
all to do? To make Allah the only
object of our worship and the purpose
of our lives. Where we connect every
aspect of our lives, both small and
large, with Allah.
Therefore, there is not a single part
of our lives, small or large, that is
detached from what? The guidance and
direction of Allah, if we claim to be
believers. Just as Allah asserts, "Qul
inna salati wa nusuki." Not just prayer
and worship. "Wamahyaya wa mamati
lillahi rabbil 'alamin, la sharika lahu
, wa bidzalika umirtu wa ana awwalul
muslimin." When we connect our lives to
Allah, obeying His guidance and
instructions, then Allah's promise will
be fulfilled. Religion is not just what
we memorize from the verses of Allah,
from the hadiths of His Prophet, or the
large number of books we read. But
religion guides us toward a righteous
life. "Inna hadzal Qur'ana yahdi
lillati hiya aqwam." Indeed, this
Qur'an guides us toward a life that is
more righteous. Therefore, The Qur'an
with its guidance, and the Messenger
with his sunnah, invite us to live with
noble character. Not pretense, not just
a label or packaging or an accessory,
but really what? We adorn ourselves
with morals and character, where the
word' akhlaq 'is taken from' khuluq '.
The root word is the same as' khalaqa
yakhluqu khalqan '. It is said that'
akhlaq 'are things that are truly what?
Things that are integrated into our
personalities. Not just pretense, not
just manners that we display. Because
that is not' akhlaq ', but ethics.
Because ethics, originally taken from
the Greek language, is' ethos ', which
means a mask. Therefore, we witness
business ethics and marketing ethics.
That is what is displayed by them when
they are offering, marketing what?
Their goods or their business, but it
does not represent their personality.
Like a flight attendant who greets us
kindly on a plane. What is that? Ethics
taught to flight attendants to welcome,
yes, those who are, who are, um,
passengers and their clients to attract
the passengers. But once we meet at
immigration, in the waiting room, if we
ask them for service like we asked on
the plane,
they won't even turn to look at us at
all. Because what they are doing is not
character. What are they doing?
Ethics.
Ethics.
Image building. Image building. Well,
God does not want religion to be just
image building. Wearing a cap,
wearing a robe, wearing a turban. But
what God wants is for religion to truly
integrate into our hearts, influencing
our character and our personality.
And that falls into the category of
righteous deeds.
Now, this is what is called a righteous
deed. Honesty, for example, and
trustworthiness. These two traits will
what? They will truly build trust in
the life of the nation and state;
without honesty and trustworthiness,
then what? Then no trust will be born
among the nation's children, among one
another, or between the people and
their leaders or leaders and the people
. When honesty and trustworthiness
vanish, what will happen is unrest.
What will happen is instability that
will plague the life of the nation and
state. Now, we encounter countries
where the majority of the population is
Muslim, like, let's say, Saudi Arabia,
the Arab Emirates, yes, including
Indonesia. If we look, there are many
clever people in our country. The
clever people in our country are very
many, but those who are truly honest
and have the trait of trustworthiness
are very few, not only among officials
or the general public, but even within
the circles of scholars. As if religion
were only a display. As if religion
were only mastery from an intellectual
perspective, not an internalization and
practice. Whereas to become an advanced
nation, knowledge is needed. What is
needed? Knowledge. But knowledge
without being practiced honestly will
not produce results. Is that not true?
For example, an engineer, when they are
constructing a building, supposedly
with the demands of their knowledge,
they must truly be honest. Because
nature does not accept lies. Nature
does not accept what? Lies. Even if
it's covered up, the symptoms will
appear when they reduce what? Reducing
the depth of the foundation. Where that
foundation should be in a solid and
strong condition. Its capacity adjusted
to the height of the building. A
foundation only capable of supporting a
five-story building, suddenly built to
10 stories. In normal times, it's not
visible. But once there is a tremor or
an earthquake, yes, the building has
the potential to collapse and be
destroyed. This is proven by what we
experienced in Egypt. Egypt is a region
safe from earthquakes. Safe from
e-earthquakes. It is an area considered
relatively safe. Therefore, look at the
pyramids that have lasted thousands of
years, without any damage. When we were
in Egypt, the Egyptians, the ones who
built their structures, many engineers
committed fraud. Buildings were meant
for five floors, but they built ten.
With a number of flats, what kind of
flats? Apartments, that exceeded the
foundation's capacity. There was
cutting corners here and there. The
buildings were finished, people moved
in, and belongings were brought inside.
Glory be to God. Unexpected events
occurred. An earthquake struck Egypt
that they hadn't anticipated at all. As
soon as the earthquake hit, almost the
majority of buildings in Cairo
collapsed. Because these new buildings
were all constructed without meeting
structural requirements. Even though
they were built by educated people. But
because they betrayed their knowledge,
were dishonest and untrustworthy, it
finally caused terrible casualties. The
same thing happened at the sports arena
built for what? For a student dormitory
for those from abroad, called Madinatul
Buut al-Islamiyah, the city inhabited
by what? By foreign students, where we
resided. Across from it, they built a
sports arena. Once finished, the
inspectors saw the condition of the
building and its construction, and they
refused to give their approval. And
what happened? The engineers were
arrested for committing betrayal.
Cracks appeared; when they performed a
stress test, it turned out the building
was completely unfit due to fraud. So,
the damage occurred because of a lack
of honesty and integrity. This is an
act detested by Allah Subhanahu wa
Ta'ala. Whereas, the requirements for
believers promised salvation, success,
and victory by Allah are those who are
faithful to their trusts, and
their promises. Those who truly guard
their trusts and their promises—that
is one of what? One of the criteria for
those promised success and prosperity.
Up to the word of Allah. Now, how can
we Muslims progress and trust one
another if honesty and integrity are
lost? But many people who understand
religion think this is a minor issue.
After that, we donate the proceeds of
what? Our dishonesty; a portion we
spend in the way of Allah. We invite
scholars to ask for forgiveness for us,
to pray for us. Bridges they built
through cheating, which didn't meet
construction requirements, they
summoned scholars, clerics, and
descendants of the Prophet to pray over
them. It turns out nature, or Allah,
does not accept lies. Not long after,
the bridge suffered damage. Then the
Muslims, instead of admitting their
mistakes, they say what? "O Allah, we
gave charity when we built it.""We
invited scholars, clerics, and
descendants of the Prophet when it was
finished.""Why is the bridge we Muslims
built easily damaged, while the bridge
built by disbelievers lasts so long?"
Instead of them doing what?
Self-reflection, right? Noticing their
mistakes so they can correct them, but
instead, they do what? Blaming the
destiny of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala.
Now, this kind of religious
understanding is one that can damage
our religious life and even create
doubts about religion. Meanwhile, for
people outside of Islam, we look at
those who we consider to not share our
faith. Witness how New Zealand is
currently the country that has most
quickly avoided COVID. To the point
that the COVID outbreak is said to no
longer be spreading in New Zealand.
While in our country, Indonesia,
it is still a scourge.
It is still a scourge. It has already
claimed 1 million victims. What is the
reason? It is not because Allah is
unjust, but because we have forgotten
the guidance of our religion. Lies are
still rampant, dishonesty continues,
and even the money used to combat COVID
is what?
Still being corrupted. Social aid is
also being corrupted. We witness how,
in the midst of this disaster, we
should return to repenting to Allah. We
still act arrogant and haughty. We even
commit injustices by shedding the blood
of innocent people without any basis of
truth. How will Allah's help come to us
? Therefore, those who desire progress
must do so through knowledge. It must
be with knowledge; without knowledge,
it is impossible for us to experience
progress. Therefore, the first verse
revealed in the Qur'an, which was
revealed to our Prophet Muhammad, may
Allah honor him and grant him peace,
began with what? In the name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Read. But not just any "read." Because
if it is just reading without
connecting to Allah, it will not
receive the promise from Allah. But "
read in the name of your Lord who
created." Read in the name of your Lord
who created. The command to read here
does not specify a particular object.
So what does it mean? The command here
instructs us to learn and to seek
knowledge. Seek knowl, seek knowledge.
But all of that cannot be separated
from what? The goal of seeking Allah's
pleasure. Even though at the time this
verse was revealed, Gabriel showed the
pages of the Qur'an. The pages of the
Qur, the Qur'an. But it is not limited
to just reading and studying the Qur'an
. Therefore, Allah did not specify the
object. Even though Gabriel said to the
Prophet, "Iqra, read." So, read in the
name of your Lord who created. Read in
the name of your Lord who created. The
entire universe is Allah's creation.
Study it, reflect on it. Allah in the
Qur'an invites us to do what? To
reflect on the signs of His greatness
and majesty. Where in this universe,
nothing is created in vain, without
purpose, or by chance. Everything is
truly what? Created with laws and rules
that are interconnected according to
the laws set by Allah. And the one who
established these laws is—therefore,
when Allah wants to prove His oneness,
to prove what? His oneness, His purity,
Allah says, "Glorify the name of your
Lord, the Most High." Glorify the name
of your Lord, the Most High. Because
Allah is an entity that we cannot
possibly what? We can depict. An entity
that is most pure, most great, who is
not bound by dimensions of space or
time, and who is beyond the reach of
our sight. So, God makes His name the
object that we should do what with?
Glorify. Sabbihismaikal a'la. Glorify
the name of your Lord, the Most High,
the Supreme. Alladzi laisa kam alladzi
khalaq, the Creator. Fasawa, creating
everything with perfect balance. When
creating something, when exactly?
Placing or creating things in their
proper state with perfect balance and
perfection. Maaro fi khalqir rahman min
tafaud. You will not find any imbalance
in the creation of the Most Merciful.
Alladzi khalaqo fasawa. Then after that
, God continues, walladzi qaddaro
fahada. And for the creatures God
created, He established measures, laws,
and rules. Yes, measures, laws, and
rules. Then God Subhanahu wa ta'ala
guides us to study and understand them.
Giving us intellect, teaching us
knowledge so we can study the natural
laws governing this universe. From
these laws, it turns out, in the past,
Muslims researched and studied until
they were known as what? As nations
that produced advanced scientists in
the fields of science. Before the West
advanced, they were still in the Dark
Ages. Muslims were already advanced,
becoming pioneers of knowledge. And the
West witnessed or testified to that
fact. But since Muslims abandoned their
religious guidance where religion and
their lives did not unite, where
religion did not sink into their hearts
, religion only became what? Became a
discourse. Religion was only limited to
theory that what? That is debated and
discussed, not becoming a guide for
life. From that moment, Muslims fell
behind, while people outside of Islam
experienced progress. Once Muslims were
not honest, were not trustworthy, and
betrayed their religious guidance,
their behavior naturally deviated.
Those who were once honest became what?
Liars. Those who were once trustworthy
became treacherous. Because of what?
Because they were no longer bound by
God's guidance. Meanwhile, the West or
people outside of Islam realized that
it is impossible for them to advance,
impossible to develop without knowledge
. But with knowledge alone, it is not
enough. Honesty, trustworthiness, and
hard work are required. This is what we
see, yes, from where? From the advanced
nations today. If we were to compare
Indonesia's natural wealth with
Singapore, Singapore is nothing in
comparison. In fact, Singapore is
richer than Indonesia. If we compare
Indonesia with Korea, Korea South Korea
, which we know is advanced today,
competing with Japan. A country that
has no natural resource wealth. Most of
their land is what? Uncultivable and
they don't even have natural wealth.
But they worked hard when Korea
demanded reparations from Japan because
Japan colonized them and mistreated
them. When Japan asked, "What do you
want?" They wanted technology transfer.
They wanted technology transfer. Japan
gave them technology. Whereas Indonesia
, which was once colonized by Japan,
when receiving war reparations, didn't
ask for technology but asked for what?
To have the Musi bridge built. Do you
want things instant, do you want to
look fast? Fast progress, fast
appearance, right? But education for
the people remains stagnant, not
developing at all. It means we crave
what is instant. We aren't truly
educating our people to become
knowledgeable individuals capable of
producing such technology, or using the
technology provided to produce and
drive progress. Now Korea has become a
country truly able to compete with
Japan. Including Taiwan, a small nation
that had nothing. Meanwhile, we, the
Muslims in Indonesia, are left behind.
Even Malaysia, in the 70s or even the
80s, was still looking for teachers to
teach in Malaysia. Their students
interned at Pertamina. They studied at
UI and various universities in
Indonesia. Then, uniquely, how did
Malaysia view Indonesia? As an idol and
a benchmark. But if we look now, we
have been left behind by Malaysia,
which once viewed us with such
admiration. I remember in the 70s, when
Koreans came to Indonesia, they were
amazed. We still remember the
Anniversary Cup Football Tournament in
Jakarta, where the Koreans came to
Indonesia. We considered them what?
Still old-fashioned. They saw Indonesia
and were amazed. Subhanallah. Time
passes, and those who work earnestly,
those who are honest, those who are
serious about building their nation,
yes, and practice the knowledge they
learn, they move forward. Meanwhile, we
Muslims, from time to time, experience
decline. From time to time, we
experience decline. How could Allah
fulfill His promise to us if we
trivialize and ignore the religious
guidance that Allah revealed and was
seriously conveyed by His Messenger for
us to practice? Yet, we expect Allah's
promise? And how will we progress and
develop rapidly? Every mistake we make,
we always link it to Allah's destiny,
instead of reflecting on ourselves.
Whereas people outside of Islam, when
what they make or do fails, they don't
blame Allah's destiny. They check and
research what flaws exist in what they
created. Like the TWA plane that sank
in the Atlantic, they immediately
grounded all similar planes before they
found the flaw in the aircraft. After
they found the flaw and fixed the
system, they flew again. The Concorde
plane, because it experienced what?
Experienced failure, yes. Immediately,
all Concorde flights were stopped.
Until they found the error, they
finally stopped Concorde flights
because it was deemed what? There was a
defect or error in the plane. If we
Muslims experience anything, it's "
Allah's destiny." Covid spreading
rampant, it's "Allah's destiny." We
forget that Allah's destiny is neutral.
It is neutral. If we put our hand into
fire, it burns, as Allah ordained fire
to be burning and hot. Don't say that
if it's not our destiny to burn, we
won't burn. What is that called?
Denying Allah. Denying the laws. If we
take a knife and stab our own heart
while saying, "If it's not my time to
die, I won't die." That is a violation
of Allah's decree. Why is that? Human
life is governed by laws and rules. If
we violate and break these laws, it
will cause damage to our lives.
Therefore, Muslims must truly improve
their understanding of religion
correctly. This religion is a set of
legal rules, what is it called? Norms
of Sharia or takdir tasyri'i (
legislative decree). Allah's decree
which is the Sharia directly
established by Allah for us to use as a
guide to manage our lives with peace
and goodness. Then, besides takdir
tasyri'i, there is takdir takwini or
natural norms. Laws discovered by
humans, be it laws of physics,
astronomy, and so on, are part of
takdir takwini. They don't come from
the West, they don't come from Einstein
, they don't come from Newton, they
don't come from where? From scientists
wherever they may be. But these laws
are things they study from the norms
found in this universe. Thus various
branches of science were born, biology,
geology, astronomy, including physics.
Those are all results of human research
on Allah's laws found in the universe.
Now, if we betray these Sharia norms,
do not expect Allah's pleasure or
Allah's support to come to us. Likewise
, if we betray, betray what norms?
Natural norms or takdir takwini that
come from Allah, it is impossible for
us to produce what? What we desire. For
example, if someone wants to make opor
(curry), do they have to follow the
rules? If they just toss in spices
without measuring, then say, "If it's
Allah's will to be opor, it will be,"
that's impossible. You must follow the
rules. But we Muslims want to be
careless and expect to produce
something of what kind? Something truly
orderly and perfect. This is impossible
. Now, we find that the understanding
of religion in our society is mostly
like this. The mistakes they experience
, the setbacks that happen to them, as
well as diseases that spread, they
attribute to Allah's decree. But
strangely, their successes, they claim
as their own efforts. The earthquake
that occurred in Aceh which caused the
tsunami. They say it's fate,
the decree of Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala
. Humans do not research, they do not
study the causes behind everything at
all. Besides natural causes, there are
also causes that return to human
actions. Because Allah Subhanahu wa
ta'ala says, "Doharal fasadu fil barri
wal bahri bima kasabat aidinnas."
Corruption has appeared on land and sea
because of what the hands of men have
earned. So when Allah Subhanahu wa
ta'ala revealed the first verse to His
prophet, it started with His word, "
Iqra bismi rabbikalladzi khalaq." Read
in the name of your Lord who created.
Khalaqal insana min. at a time when the
Arab nation lived in darkness, drowning
in darkness. Far from education. It
turns out Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala, in
the very first verse revealed in the
Qur'an. Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala
invites the Arab nation to think about
what? To think more deeply, far beyond
what? Their environment and nature.
That is very visionary. Truly very
visionary, inviting them to think ahead
, right?
If today, scholars, well, they adjust
their speech to what? To ignorant
people. So it is not the ignorant who
are lifted to become knowledgeable.
Instead, scholars adjust their speech
to the ignorant. Ignorant people who
like to speak foully, speak unkindly,
and are arrogant. The scholars end up
speaking like that too. The laypeople
should be invited to what? To move
forward. Now, look at how in such a
backward era, left behind in darkness,
where science had not yet developed
among them. Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala
invited them to open their minds. "
Alladzi khalaqal insana min," who has
created the being called human, this
man and woman. "Min alaq." Back then,
they said what is "alaq"? A clot of
blood. It turns out the word "alaq" in
Arabic comes from the root "aliq ya'lu.
"
Which is attaching.
Something that clings. Something that
adheres. When humans, well, perform
fertilization or when fertilization
occurs between sperm and the ovum, the
egg from the woman. Subhanallah. Inside
the womb, when fertilization occurs, it
creates what is called a zygote. For
what? For its survival, Allah lets it
attach to the wall of the womb. Similar
to a leech. Attached to the womb wall.
Back then, before scientific
discoveries, before humans could see
the condition of a child's growth at
that early stage, they only said what?
A clot of blood, according to their
understanding. It turns out. The more
accurate meaning describes something
that clings to the womb wall, so weak
and dependent in its life on what? On
the mercy of Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala.
"Khalaqal insana min alaq." After that,
Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala invites
humans to open their horizons of
thought. "Iqra," read, without
mentioning the object. Inviting us to
learn, to be knowledgeable. Do not let
ourselves become passive people, who
are what? Who only drift along with our
desires, our worldly pleasures,
celebrating, but not learning from what
we see, learning from what we hear. So,
instead of moving forward day by day,
because we drift along with our lusts
and the temptations of the devil, we
become dull-witted, without reason,
becoming lazy people who possess no
fighting spirit at all. People like
this will have no hope of making
improvements among their nation. Read,
"warabbukal akram." And your Lord who
is most generous, His mercy and
generosity are abundant at every moment
. But others are the ones taking
Allah's generosity, while you, the
Muslims, are instead doing what?
Closing your doors, closing your
windows, closing the curtains, living
in darkness, frustrated. Then you say
it is the destiny of Allah Subhanahu wa
ta'ala. "Iqra," read. And your Lord is
the Most Generous. Indeed, your Lord is
Al-Akram, the Most Generous. He who
taught by the pen. Who taught us
various kinds of knowledge through the
medium of a pen. Through the pen, Allah
teaches various kinds of knowledge. He
taught man that which he knew not.
Teaching the creature called man
everything he did not know until he
becomes knowledgeable, a scientist, a
scholar. Instead of arrogance or pride,
it should make him grateful before
Allah, humble before His greatness, and
share his knowledge among mankind.
Inviting them to advance in
enlightenment. Not using his knowledge
to fool the public, not using his
knowledge to exploit the public through
their ignorance. Now, we witness in our
country that truly religion is no
longer what? No longer something we use
as a life guide to live in harmony with
, but religion is made merely into
discourse or a tool to seek worldly
gain. Then we incite, divide among
mankind, pitting them against each
other. Instead of actually bringing
enlightenment to them. Different from
the teachings of the Qur'an which are
visionary, seeing what? Seeing forward,
inviting the Muslim community to
advance. Try to reflect on the verses
of the Qur'an that are rarely
contemplated, which speak of the cosmic
verses. The verses
of the universe.
The cosmic verses are so amazing, yet
rarely read. But what is often conveyed
among the people? The differences
between those who perform Qunut and
those who do not. Those who do 11 or 23
Rak'ahs of Tarawih. The differences in
placing hands on the chest or below the
navel, or moving our fingers. That is
what is discussed among the people,
making the community increasingly
regressive and truly what? Losing their
common sense, then carried away by
hatred. Hating one another. If this is
the kind of religion, this is a
religion that will truly destroy its
people, making them a laughingstock. So
, there is no other way for us but to
return to the religion of Allah. Making
it our guide in life. We live in
harmony with religion by truly honoring
the greatness and majesty of Allah.
Then, as commanded by Allah.
Yes, this is a problem, Ustaz. The
problem from the earlier explanation is
that if we want to advance, it must be
accompanied by righteous deeds. Now,
the righteous deeds have already been
explained. Meanwhile, we see Ustaz who
should be the sectoral leaders in this
progress are preaching things that are,
you know, trivial and funny. Because
the references they read also reflect
that kind of thing. We often hear that
women were created from a crooked rib.
It ends up becoming a joke on a pulpit
that should have been used to wake
people up to strive and become people
who are serious about their righteous
deeds. But it only becomes a subject of
jokes like this, Ustaz. Allah Subhanahu
wa ta'ala truly hates those who treat
the religion of Allah as a game and a
joke. To the point that Allah Subhanahu
wa ta'ala reminds His Prophet. And
leave those who take their religion as
amusement and diversion. They are
deluded by the life of this world. If
you encounter people who treat the
verses of Allah as a game, as a joke,
or as mockery, what should you do? You
turn away and leave them until they
switch to another topic of conversation
. Even when the Prophet was still in
Mecca, he was commanded to avoid and
leave them. If you forget, as soon as
you remember, you should not sit with
them any longer. Then, when the Prophet
moved to Medina, Allah Subhanahu wa
ta'ala again reminded the Prophet and
the Muslims, "Waq nazala' alikum
kitabum.""When you hear the verses of
Allah being denied and mocked, do not
sit with them until they engage in
another conversation." Allah has
revealed to you in the Book, hinting at
what He mentioned in Surah Al-An'am,
that if you hear the verses of Allah
Subhanahu wa ta'ala being denied or
mocked, you should not sit and gather
with them. "Innakum idan mithluhum." If
you continue to sit with them, then it
means you are just like them. Allah
will group you together with them. "
Innallaha jamiul munafiqina wal
kafirina fi jahannama jamiah." Indeed,
Allah will gather the hypocrites who
treat Allah's verses as a game together
with the disbelievers in the fire of
Hell. Now, we see many ustads and kyais
on the pulpit using religion as what?
As a material for games. Jokes and
laughter. Then it is considered what?
Considered*dakwah bil hikmah*(preaching
with wisdom). It is not preaching to
invite people to Allah, but preaching
to invite people to themselves. The
people are exploited for their own
interests, then they claim that this is
preaching for Allah. Whereas they have
truly damaged what? The image and
opinion of our society. So that when
invited to be serious, they do not
respond. But if invited to play, laugh,
and be humorous, they respond with
great enthusiasm. Therefore, notice the
preachings with the most viewers on
YouTube; they are preachings with humor
, laughter, and jokes. But if it is
serious preaching, inviting them to
return to Allah, reflect on His holy
verses, and strive in His path, they
will not respond. So returning to our
study this morning, Allah Subhanahu wa
ta'ala truly promises those who believe
and do righteous deeds that He will
make them successors on earth. But it
is not just an empty promise; it is a
promise accompanied by what? Conditions
. Therefore, in Surah Muhammad, Allah
says, "In tansurullaha yansurkum." If
what you are fighting for and defending
is Allah's religion and His pleasure,
Allah will surely defend you. But if
you are fighting for worldly gains
while using Allah's religion as a front
, do not expect Allah to step in and
provide help for you. Therefore,
Allah's promise to the Children of
Israel: "O Children of Israel, remember
My favor which I have bestowed upon you
, and fulfill your covenant with Me, so
that I will fulfill My covenant with
you." O Children of Israel, remember
the blessings that I have bestowed upon
you. Fulfill the agreement that you
made with Me. I will fulfill My
covenant to you. "When the Children of
Israel fulfilled their covenant, Allah
fulfilled His covenant to them. But
when they betrayed it, Allah eventually
let enemy forces seize Jerusalem,
ravage it, even expel them, destroy
their sons, and humiliate their women.
May Allah protect us from that. Finally
, they were left destitute in the
wilderness in a state of disgrace,
separated from their beloved families.
Likewise, when the Muslim community in
the Prophet's time fought alongside our
Prophet with sincerity, purity, and
piety, fulfilling the discipline that
Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala commanded,
they achieved victory. But as soon as
they broke that discipline, failing to
obey the commands of Allah and His
Messenger, they suffered defeat. Let us
look at the Battle of Uhud, what
happened? The leader was our Prophet
Muhammad, sallallahu alaihi wasallam.
The same goes for the Battle of Hunayn.
Hunayn.
These are two lessons. One, in the
Battle of Uhud, during the early wars
in Medina. The second, a battle that
occurred after the Conquest of Mecca.
Where the number of Muslims was greater
than their enemies. At that time, they
felt certain they would defeat their
enemies, filled with pride and
arrogance. Ultimately, they suffered
defeat. Most of them fled in chaos when
facing critical conditions. Meanwhile,
those who remained steadfast with the
Messenger were those who fought
faithfully and honestly alongside our
Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu alaihi
wasallam. Eventually, after the defeat,
they attained victory—not won by
sheer numbers, but by those truly
sincere in fighting for the sake of
Allah. Now, pay close attention to the
question posed by the Muslims who
suffered defeat in the Battle of Uhud,
in verse 165 of Surah Al-Imran. Verse
165. of Surah Al-Imran." A-wa lamma
asabatkum musibatun qad asabtum
mithlayha qultum anna hadha. "Do you
ask yourselves when you are struck by a
calamity, having suffered a defeat?" Wa
qad asabtum mithlayha. "Even though
before that, before the Battle of Uhud,
what had you done? You had achieved
victory many times over, defeating your
enemies. Now, at the Battle of Uhud,
you were struck by the calamity of
defeat. You ask," Anna hadha? "Why did
all of this happen? Are we not the
Muslims who fight for the truth and are
led directly by the Messenger of Allah?
Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala answers," Qul
huwa min 'indi anfusikum. "" Say, all
of this is a result of your own actions
in failing to obey the Messenger. "
Where the troops left their posts meant
to guard the rear of the enemy or the
rear of the Muslims. It turned out that
because of their desire and love for
the world, they rushed down and left
their posts. Finally, from the verge of
victory, they suffered defeat." Qul
huwa min' indi anfusikum, innallaha '
ala kulli shay-in qadir. "Indeed, Allah
is All-Powerful over all things. Allah
could grant you victory. But if you
were not taught a lesson for your
transgressions, you would assume that
your actions were correct. Therefore,
in the continuation," wa ma asabakum
yawmal-taqal-jam'ani fa bi-idhnillah. "
What befell you when the two armies met
and you suffered a defeat? Everything
is by the permission of Allah.
Walya'lamal mukminin. With the aim of
knowing those who truly believe.
Walya'lamalladzina nafaqu. And also to
know who the hypocrites are. Finally,
through that trial, those who were
truly sincere became apparent. Those
who were truly sincere. Then, in which
surah does Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala
recount this? In Surah Al-Imran, also
verse 152. The cause of their defeat.
Walaqad sadaqakumullahu wa'dahu id
tahussunahum bi'idznihi. Indeed, Allah
has proven the truth of His promise to
you when you, what? Defeated your
enemies, yes. Destroyed them by His
permission in the Battle of Badr. Hatta
idza fasyiltum. Likewise, at the
beginning of the Battle of Uhud. The
Muslims defeated them, destroyed their
strength. Hatta fasyiltum watanaza'tum
fil amri wa'ashaitum ba'dimaa araakum
maa tuhibbun. Until when you
experienced failure Hatta fasyiltum
watanaza'tum fil amri—and you began
to dispute the matter, no longer
obedient, submissive, and united, you
began to dispute with one another.
Wa'ashaitum ba'dimaa araakum maa
tuhibbun. You began to oppose, to
disobey, after Allah showed you what
you love of the ornaments of the world.
Faminkum man yuridud dunya waminkum man
yuridul akhirah. Among you are those
who desire the world, the spoils of war
, and there are also those who desire
the hereafter. Then Allah turned you
away from the victory that was almost
in your hands to test you. Wa'afaa'
ankum—and Allah has forgiven your
mistakes even though they caused such
great casualties. Wallahu dzuu fadlin '
alal mu'minin. Wa'afaa' ankum—Allah
has forgiven you, and Allah possesses
great bounty for the believers. So,
Allah explains the cause of the defeat
here, because of what? Because they
failed, disputed in their affairs, were
tempted by worldly life, until they
disobeyed the command of the Messenger
of Allah, peace be upon him. Even
though the leader was the Messenger,
the army suffered defeat. So, to
achieve victory, we must fulfill its
conditions. Now, have we, the Muslims,
fulfilled the conditions required by
Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala? Adhering to
the norms of His Sharia, and also
adhering to what norms? His cosmic
norms, the natural laws of His decrees,
yes, which are regulated by Allah and
give rise to various kinds of
scientific knowledge. What are we, the
Muslim community, actually? Standing in
the middle of the stairs, it's similar
to someone in the middle of a staircase
. Not reaching the top, and not at the
bottom either. Not bound by religion.
Even though we claim to be Muslims, we
are not bound by religious guidance.
Then they consider those who are bound
by religion as extremists, extre-
radical groups. Because they are bound
to what? To Allah's guidance, and they
want to return to Allah and invite the
people to return to Allah. But on the
other hand, in science, in worldly
affairs, it turns out they are also,
what? Not in, what? A good position. So
, neither this world nor the hereafter.
Then they hope that Allah, by His
destiny, will grant them victory. At
the time they are experiencing what?
Difficulties. Only then do they perform
istighatha, praying and asking for
Allah to send down His mercy upon them.
As soon as they are comfortable again,
they forget and commit sins against
Allah. If we do not wake up after this
COVID, I fear something even more
terrifying than COVID will come. Allah
tests us so that we are serious about
our religion. So that we truly respect
the demands of Allah Subhanahu wa
ta'ala, the benefits of which return to
us, not to Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala,
with His guidance meant to lead us
toward a better and more noble life,
just as experienced by our Prophet
Muhammad sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam
and the companions who fought by his
side, and as experienced also by the
Prophet of Allah David, and the Prophet
of Allah Solomon, when the Children of
Israel were obedient to Allah Subhanahu
wa ta'ala and obedient to the prophets
and messengers sent among them. So, if
someone asks us," Why are Muslims
backward, while those outside of Islam
are advanced? "The simple answer is
that we, as Muslims, are firstly not
bound to the religion of Allah, and the
teachings of Islam are merely clothing
and packaging. Secondly, we also do not
care at all about science, nor are we
honest and trustworthy in carrying out
the commands of Allah or what is
required by science. In fact, many
Muslims still assume there is a
dichotomy between religion and science.
They assume that religion and science
cannot be unified. This is actually a
call from the colonizers who want to
keep us ignorant. Science comes from
Allah, as it is the laws of nature that
Allah has established. Likewise, the
Sharia of Allah comes from Allah. How
could there possibly be a contradiction
between the two? So let us, brothers
and sisters who are blessed by Allah
Subhanahu wa ta'ala, come together. Let
us be truly serious in practicing the
religion of Allah. Serious in pursuing
knowledge, in learning. Do not become
passive people, people who only want to
enjoy things instantly, follow their
desires, be euphoric, and do not let
religion be conveyed as a joke or a
game. All of these are things that will
invite the punishment of Allah
Subhanahu wa ta'ala, which will bring
disaster upon us and our nation, and
shame us among other nations. Glory be
to You, O Allah, and with Your praise.
I bear witness that there is no god but
You, I seek Your forgiveness and repent
to You, and I apologize to you all. May
the peace, mercy, and blessings of
Allah be upon you. Alhamdulillah,
brothers and sisters, we just listened
to Ulumul Quran with Ustaz Husin Alatas
and Ustaz Alfan, discussing the theme"
Why Muslims Are Backward While
Non-Muslims Are Advanced. "Everything
has been answered, right? God willing.
Thank you, Ustaz Husin and Ustaz Alfan.
Alhamdulillah. Alright, we will meet
again next week. I, Muhammad Krishna,
Ondi Saputra, Bima Candra, then also
Fahri, then Anis Mual Im, and Yusuf
Subangkit, bid you farewell. May Allah
grant success and guidance. May the
peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be
upon you.