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- Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy
- and blessings. All praise is due to
- Allah, may peace and blessings be upon
- our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and
- companions. O Allah, increase my
- knowledge and grant me beneficial
- knowledge. Broadcasting from Jalan
- Masjid Silaturahim number 36,
- Kalimanggis, Cibubur, Bekasi, Radio
- Silaturahim and Rasil Visual for the
- one Islam. My brothers and sisters who
- are blessed by Allah Subhanahu wa
- ta'ala, wherever you are listening and
- tuning into our broadcast. May you be
- in good health this afternoon. this
- afternoon. It is a pleasure for me,
- Angga Aminuddin, to be greeting you
- again. Brothers and sisters. I am
- accompanied by Yusuf Subangkit at the
- operator desk and also Muhammad Neza as
- the cameraman. We are here for the
- Thursday afternoon Tausiyah program.
- And as usual, for the Thursday
- afternoon Tausiyah, we will present our
- guest speaker, Ustaz Zainal Hadidi.
- Alhamdulillah, our teacher has arrived
- in the studio. Peace be upon you, and
- Allah's mercy and blessings.
- And peace be upon you too, and Allah's
- mercy and blessings.
- Are you well, Ustaz?
- Alhamdulillah, I am well. So, on this
- occasion, we will discuss the topic of
- Surah Al-Alaq. Understanding Surah
- Al-Alaq is part of Makrifatul Quran as
- well, right, Ustaz?
- The edition is still the Makrifat
- edition, right? Makrifatul
- Quran.
- Prophet. Makrifat of the Prophet.
- Yes. Now we will explore Quran Surah
- Al-Alaq, Ustaz.
- Yes.
- Yeah.
- That was the question from before
- regarding the moon being extinguished
- or erased.
- Yeah. Yeah.
- Surah Al-Isra verse 12. Correct. Surah
- Al-Isra.
- Al-Isra verse
- 12.
- 12, right.
- That initially had light then was
- extinguished.
- Yes.
- Because there are humans.
- Yes.
- If both the sun and the moon were
- shining, there would be no night, right
- ?
- Yes.
- That would mean it would be hot all the
- time, right?
- Yes.
- If it continued, how long would it take
- for us to burn?
- If there were no day and night and the
- sun and moon were extinguished, we
- would freeze.
- Hm.
- Well, that is the wisdom of Allah in
- creating it. Hm.
- Subhanallah.
- Alright. Regarding Surah Al-Alaq, we
- often also know it as Surah Iqra.
- Iqra. Yes.
- Why is it called Surah Iqra? Even
- though its name is Surah Al-Alaq.
- Oh, just call it Iqra. Well, the term
- used when studying is like that, Ustaz.
- Even though its name is Surah Al-Alaq.
- Just like Surah Al-Ikhlas. People say "
- read Qulhu". Even though the name is
- Al-Ikhlas. That seems to be a habit of
- Indonesian people, Ustaz. Correct.
- Maybe to make it easier to remember.
- Yes, that's right. He
- Yasin, they just call it Yasin, Surah
- Yasin, and then
- Yes. Alright, we will listen to the
- topic regarding Surah Al-Alaq with
- Ustaz Zainal Hadidi. Please, Ustaz.
- Thank you. In the name of Allah, the
- Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All
- praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the
- worlds. Praise and gratitude be to the
- presence of Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala.
- The God we worship, whom we glorify, in
- whom we place our greatest hope, whom
- we love the most, whom we respect the
- most, and for whom we feel the most
- shame. He is Allah, the God who created
- everything, created us, sustains us,
- and guarantees our food, drink, and all
- our needs. Truly, He is the Most
- Compassionate and the Most Merciful.
- Blessings and peace be upon His beloved
- messenger Prophet Muhammad, as well as
- his family and his companions.
- Listeners who are dear to Allah. Peace
- be upon you, and the mercy and
- blessings of Allah. Yes, part of our
- knowledge on this occasion, God willing
- , next week is knowledge of Allah.
- Surah An-Nahl.
- Surah An-Nahl contains much about the
- greatness of Allah. God willing, next
- week, but now we discuss
- this understanding of Surah Al-Alaq.
- Al-Alaq.
- This is very necessary. In the name of
- Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most
- Merciful. Read in the name of your Lord
- who created. We have known this since
- we were small. I also have known "Read"
- (Iqra) since I was small. Back then,
- Allah revealed this to Prophet Muhammad
- , "Read." Then Prophet Muhammad said, "
- Maqori," I cannot read. "Read,""I
- cannot read," three times. Now that I
- have studied and researched this
- continuously. It turns out that account
- is not quite right. It is impossible
- that Allah would not know His prophet
- could not read. Why would He command
- him? That would mean Allah somehow did
- not know. This hadith is said to be
- narrated from Siti Aisyah, about this
- revelation in Mecca. Siti Aisyah was
- not even born yet, it was a long time
- away. It was a long time after the
- Prophet moved to Medina that she was
- born. How could she narrate this hadith
- ? Someone is using her name. Factually,
- it is impossible for us to accept that.
- It’s like a game. The angel comes and
- says, "Read.""I cannot read.""Read,"
- this is like kindergarten business. It
- is not appropriate for the Prophet to
- be like that. And it is impossible for
- Allah to be like that. Not knowing His
- prophet could not read. Actually, the
- Quran was revealed twice. There is
- Nuzul and there is Tanzil. When we
- commemorate the Nuzul Quran day, are we
- commemorating the day of the revelation
- of "Read"(Iqra)? Just Surah Iqra or
- commemorating the revelation of the
- entire Quran?
- Everything.
- The whole Quran, right? That means when
- the Prophet was told to read, the Quran
- was already within him.
- That is what is called Nuzul. Nuzul
- happens all at once. The revelation of
- surahs or verses one by one is called
- Tanzil. So, when "Read"(Iqra) was
- revealed, it was Tanzil, not Nuzul. The
- Nuzul had already occurred.
- It was there in the Prophet, "Read,"
- yes. Then he recited it. Ah, this is an
- important understanding like this. And
- we must try to be brave; not everything
- we are used to is necessarily true, and
- it is impossible that new
- understandings are wrong. So.
- Let our hearts be open to accept what
- is true. It is impossible that Allah
- did not know the Prophet could not read
- . "Read,""I cannot read.""Read,""I
- cannot read." That did not happen like
- that. For Allah who is All-Knowing,
- Al-Alim. He already knew He had
- revealed the Quran, so when He
- commanded to read, it was the descent
- at once, which is Nuzul; we commemorate
- Nuzul Quran as the commemoration of the
- entire Quran descending at once, God
- willing. The word "Iqra" here is also
- our understanding. Let’s try
- translating it into Indonesian, it
- means "read." But here, it signifies "
- read." What is the essence of reading?
- To think.
- Hmm.
- You can't read if you don't have a mind
- . You are told to think, to use your
- intellect. Use your mind when reading
- the name of Allah. Ismi rabbika. Not
- just bismillah, but reading coconut
- trees, reading the ocean, reading the
- forest, reading fuel. Everything on
- this earth should be read, even the
- fish. Read traffic jams too. How do you
- read a traffic jam, Sir? Sir, a traffic
- jam isn't all bad. There are many
- benefits to a traffic jam. In a traffic
- jam, there are no accidents, no
- collisions. Maybe just minor bumps
- because everything is moving slowly.
- Collisions happen in empty places
- where people speed
- and where things overturn and flip over
- . So, not everything bad is entirely
- bad.
- Try to think. If I want to think while
- stuck in traffic, I think, "Wow, this
- traffic is good." If there were no
- traffic, many people would die in
- collisions; that's how to read it. So,
- think about what you see and
- contemplate it. Reading nature and
- reading the Quran also means thinking.
- Understand its meaning. Do it as best
- as you can. So, children are taught
- from a young age to think. People over
- there saw boiling water, the steam
- lifting the pot lid, eventually leading
- to airplanes. Thinking started from
- there; they kept thinking, "Wow, this
- is steam power." They made steam trains
- , kept at it, until fuel was discovered
- , and so on. All of that comes from
- thinking. The scholars of the past were
- like that. Not all of them were like us
- today, learning only jurisprudence or
- just hadith. Ibn Sina was into medicine
- , right?
- Yes.
- Who was his teacher? Imam Jafar Sadiq,
- the Prophet's grandson. Back then, they
- learned everything. The source of
- knowledge originated from Islam. So,
- they didn't just study jurisprudence or
- hadith, but all kinds of knowledge
- derived from the intellect. This
- intellect can achieve anything as long
- as you want to use it, want to think,
- and want to discover everything. Let's
- look at the next verse. Wa 'allama
- al-asmaa wa' allama al-insana ma lam
- ya'lam...Allah has taught the knowledge
- , it has been spread. That's it.
- Whoever pursues that knowledge will
- obtain it. Many non-Muslims have
- obtained it. The person who discovered
- electricity was fired from school for
- being stupid. I already told you,
- didn't I?
- Last year.
- Thomas Edison, right? Because he was "
- stupid," he was kicked out of
- elementary school. "Take this letter
- and give it to your parents." He took
- the letter and gave it to his parents.
- His parents cried because the letter
- said their child was kicked out because
- he was too stupid.
- Huh.
- Then...the child asked, "What is the
- name of the person who discovered
- electricity?"
- Thomas Alva Edison.
- What did his mother say about Thomas
- Alva Edison? "I am crying out of joy."
- Why? "This letter says you were
- expelled from that school because you
- are too smart.""The teachers couldn't
- teach you.""You need a special school."
- It wasn't because he was stupid. It was
- true that he was "stupid"(in their eyes
- ). But his mother encouraged him by
- saying he was too smart.
- Huh.
- His mother taught him, or rather he was
- taught at home with homework and tasks,
- building things and all sorts of
- equipment. Then he kept thinking, kept
- trying out experiments, one experiment
- after another. He never gave up until
- he discovered electricity. I asked, "
- Ustaz, if the person who discovered
- electricity contributed so much to
- humanity, do they go to heaven or hell?
- They are an infidel." That is God’s
- business. I hope God lets him into
- heaven. But he is an infidel, Ustaz.
- That is God’s right. Whatever God
- wants to do, that is His affair. Even
- Muslims who are evil, killing people
- everywhere, aren't necessarily going to
- heaven. According to the Quran, whoever
- kills intentionally, hell is their
- place. This man didn't kill; he
- provided benefits to humanity. But in
- the Quran, Ustaz, infidels are in hell
- forever; that is a law for us, not for
- God.
- In the book Zubat by Ahmad bin Ruslan
- Asyafi'i, he wrote a poem there: "Waisa
- alallahi saiun yajibu." For God, there
- are no obligations. Nothing can force
- Him to be bound by any rule. And no one
- can forbid Him or tell Him how to act.
- It is entirely up to Him. The Quran
- says "yagfiru liman yasya." God
- forgives whoever He wants, and punishes
- whoever He wants. He can punish whoever
- He likes. So what is the answer? Only
- God knows. That is God’s business.
- Whether someone goes to heaven or hell,
- that is God’s affair. Even if you
- insist, "Ustaz, it's impossible, he's
- an infidel, he must go to hell." Okay,
- let's say he goes to hell. I am using
- my reason here; it could be right, it
- could be wrong. Because there is no
- definitive verse. There are verses
- about infidels going to hell. But there
- are other verses saying He can forgive
- whoever He likes. He can punish whoever
- He likes. So it is completely up to Him
- . Even if he is in hell, his hell could
- be a paradise especially for him. His
- home could be paradise, even while
- located in hell. Like Prophet Ibrahim
- in the fire, but it was paradise for
- him. See, this is a matter we do not
- know. We should think positively of God
- , we will see it in the hereafter, okay
- ? Even Muslims, if their hearts are not
- good, if they do not respect or glorify
- God, or if they belittle God and His
- teachings, they go to hell too. Even
- Muslims; the Quran criticizes many
- people around you, the people of Medina
- , many were hypocrites. And those
- around you, O Muhammad, were also
- hypocrites. Ah, look at the Quran. But
- the Quran also mentions that the early
- ones, the companions, the Muhajirin and
- Ansar, are well-pleased by God. So,
- some are, and some are not, it’s like
- that. But there are other verses
- stating God does not erase the good
- deeds of humans. Good deeds. Let us
- continue. Iqra. Read. Think with your
- reason. Afala taqilun. Do you not think
- ? Huh? Afala tatafakarun. Not thinking.
- Not using one's intellect. Not using
- reason, failing to understand, failing
- to grasp many things. The example I
- gave, those prayers written in the Arab
- lands. We read them here every day,
- often people ask for rain. Asking for
- heavy rain. We are currently flooding
- and we ask for heavy rain, what will
- happen? Well, that is not thinking.
- Maybe he knows Arabic, but he is not
- thinking. That prayer was made in the
- desert where it rarely rains. Look at
- the meaning. Our point is not about
- trickery—what is forbidden is
- tricking the religion, changing laws
- for political interests or whatever,
- but understanding it must be done with
- reason. What did the imams of the
- schools of thought use to create
- jurisprudence? Huh? From the Quranic
- verses they understood, they derived
- their opinions from their understanding
- . The transmitted evidence does not
- exist for everything. Many things have
- no hadith for them. All of that uses
- reason. Imam Shafi'i's necessity-based
- rulings, that is the intellect of his
- usul fiqh. Imam Malik's*istishab*, that
- what is originally halal remains halal.
- A goat is halal, so what is in its
- stomach is also halal. *Istihsan*in the
- Hanafi school, taking a policy-based
- approach. All of those things. The
- result of analogical reasoning, it is
- all thinking, they all used their
- intellect. What is the difference
- between their intellect and ours? Only
- the date of birth, the year we are in
- is different. Many clerics perform*
- ijtihad*and just happen to be correct.
- If it is right, we accept it; if it is
- not, they still get a little reward.
- There is no need to make a fuss unless
- it is dangerous. If it is not dangerous
- , just let it be. Does touching one's
- wife invalidate wudu or not? If someone
- asks me, "Does it invalidate it?""It
- does." Even though I know there is
- evidence that it doesn't. Because I
- know that since childhood, they have
- felt it invalidates it. If we say it
- doesn't invalidate, they will be
- anxious in their prayer. If they are
- someone from our brothers who say it
- does not invalidate, and they ask me, I
- say, "Yes, it does not invalidate."
- Brothers, let us look at the effect of
- these words. Making people doubt their
- worship is not allowed. Do not make
- people confused. If it is the result of
- ijtihad, whichever school of thought is
- followed, God willing, it will be
- forgiven by Allah. Let us not all be
- judges constantly, okay? Thinking, I
- mean thinking—*iqra*, read, and think
- by researching. Conducting research
- will lead to much knowledge because the
- knowledge has already been spread by
- Allah. Read all the creations of your
- Lord who created. Read His creations.
- Like that. The Prophet once went to the
- mosque. Upon arriving at the mosque,
- there were three groups. One group of
- congregants who were reading the Quran.
- Two, a group of congregants who were
- reciting*wird*(litanies), reading
- litanies. Third, a group of congregants
- who were studying knowledge. The
- Prophet chose to join those studying
- knowledge. Why? Because those reading
- the Quran, if without knowledge, their
- reading would be messy, just reading
- for the sake of reading. Those reciting
- litanies also, if they do not have the
- knowledge of*ma'rifatullah*, they are
- just reading. That is why the Prophet
- chose those studying knowledge. That is
- the most fundamental, the most
- important, and the obligatory one. What
- kind of knowledge is useful for humans
- besides the knowledge of worship, of
- course. Like that. Then the second
- verse is verse 1, the second verse.
- Iqra (Read). Iqra is clear, right? It's
- not just about reading. Reading means
- understanding and thinking. You can
- read religious texts, you can also read
- worldly texts. Everything should be
- read. Everything is to be read, then "
- khalaqal insana min alaq." Humans are
- created from an embryo. Yes, we have
- discussed the womb, the embryo is the
- fruit, so there is the abdominal layer,
- the uterine layer, and the fetal layer.
- That is to protect the baby from
- impacts. If the mother's stomach gets
- bumped, this way or that way, the baby
- remains safe, the fetus remains safe.
- That is the meaning of "khalaqal insana
- min alaq." Read about how that 'alaq'(
- clot/embryo) happens. The egg enters
- continuously. So from that moment,
- menstruation stops. We discussed last
- week that menstruation stops. Why? That
- blood is used to create protective
- layers. So a home is built for the
- fetus; once the egg attaches, a home is
- made with security and protection in
- the stomach, in the abdominal wall, in
- the womb, and so on. That is the letter
- —what was it—we discussed yesterday
- , Az-Zumar verse 6. "Yakhluqukum fi
- butuni ummahatikum." Allah creates you
- in your mothers 'wombs, in your wombs.
- "Khalqan min ba'di khalq" in that
- process until fertilization occurs. "Fi
- zulumin thalath." Thalath means three,
- within three layers. Protected within
- three protections. Protective layers.
- This was 1400 years ago. So these are
- miraculous verses, right? Miraculous
- verses. Then "iqra wa rabbukal akram."
- Read, pay attention. Read the Quran,
- pay attention to its contents, its
- meaning. Extraordinary. Very
- extraordinary. There is a lot of
- knowledge there. A great deal. It's
- amazing, isn't it? Wind power, water
- power, it's extraordinary; it's often
- mentioned that one can destroy a
- country with wind. Ah, that. There are
- many such events. We could just make a
- weapon that sprays wind like a
- compressor.
- Make the dynamo bigger, make it big
- enough so that the wind comes out and
- flips cars over. Now, that energy, if
- we think about it, we could build a
- powerful weapon from it. From wind,
- from water, from anything. Sound. Sound
- amplified to the greatest extent. It
- destroys. Living things, life can be
- destroyed. When a jet flies low here,
- everything vibrates, windows break.
- That's not even how loud sound can get.
- But if Allah gives one loud blast, all
- humans will die. Now, that is knowledge
- right there if you want to think about
- war weapons. We just don't want to
- think; we just want to buy. That is
- where we are wrong; if we think, we can
- create anything. The knowledge has
- already been spread by Allah. Whoever
- thinks, searches, and does research
- will find it, whether they are Muslim
- or not. In the end, those who think see
- and discover all sorts of things. We
- just buy. Train children from a young
- age, tell them to read the Quran and
- reflect; reading nature is meant for
- research, reading is seeking knowledge.
- So we must do a lot of research; a
- nation cannot progress if its knowledge
- hasn't progressed. There are rich
- people and rich countries that buy
- everything. But if they lack knowledge,
- they won't even be able to use the
- weapons they've bought. They'll lose a
- war against the poor. Even with piles
- of weapons. Human resources must be
- improved before we improve material
- things, buildings, and the like. If
- human resources are of high quality,
- then the country will advance. That's
- right, sir. Yes, knowledge must be
- spread. Don't just keep doing politics.
- It's headache-inducing. When will we
- progress if we are constantly fighting
- in politics? I dislike that parties do
- anything to win, even at the cost of
- this country. Whereas the goal of a
- party is to build the country, protect
- the country, ensure its security,
- safety, and progress. But if they are
- destroying their own country, what is
- the party for? Dishonesty is carried
- out in all sorts of ways. We don't side
- with any party. We side with what is
- right. We are bound to truth and
- justice. Not bound to anything else. We
- are not bound to parties, schools of
- thought, or anything else. Bound to the
- teachings of Allah. Justice, truth, and
- humanity. In humanity, we are
- anti-oppression, anti-tyranny; there
- must be justice. Defending the
- oppressed, defending the weak, that is
- the teaching of Islam, along with
- researching and exploring. To speak
- frankly, the jurisprudence of zakat is
- already outdated. Let scholars think
- about creating a zakat jurisprudence,
- specifically for zakat, because it was
- written hundreds of years ago. It is
- good, and we should be grateful to our
- scholars. Without scholars, we can't do
- anything. But not all opinions from
- hundreds of years ago are suitable for
- the present day. That was the result of
- their thinking. The Quran, for example,
- says in Surah Al-Baqarah, in the Alif
- Lam Mim section. Wa mimma razaqnahum
- yunfiqun. From the sustenance We have
- provided, they spend in charity. Now,
- many things are not subject to zakat
- because people don't understand it. It
- just needs to be re-examined. The
- jurisprudence only covers goods that
- existed in the land of Arabia. True for
- the olden days. But there is so much
- now. It hasn't been addressed. God
- willing, the Ulema Council can create a
- modern jurisprudence. Many things
- haven't been addressed: what is the
- zakat on taxis, what is the zakat on
- hotels? Make a distinction, distinguish
- between rental properties. Small rental
- houses on the outskirts shouldn't be
- taxed; that's for their survival. Those
- rented properties in Menteng, or
- whatever they are? Those expensive ones
- are not the same. Why is everything 2.5
- %? That's not right. 2.5, 5, or even 10
- percent. Those expensive rental
- properties that charge in dollars,
- surely that's not the same. This is
- where scholars need to step in. Don't
- let everything be about politics. When
- will we ever move forward? There is
- already a political sector; those who
- want to enter politics, go ahead, we'll
- just watch, supervise, and warn if
- they're wrong—if they don't want to
- listen, then that's that. But now, how
- do we make progress, and for everyone
- to progress, is by donating zakat. I
- repeat once again, the flat 2.5%
- deduction for civil servants is unfair.
- Those who are just getting by shouldn't
- be forced to pay zakat. Take from the
- wealthy, there is so much zakat from
- rental properties. I mean zakat from
- luxury rental houses. There must be
- fairness. Zakat is mentioned in the
- Quran to be taken from the rich for the
- benefit of the poor. Those who are in
- need. "Poor" means lacking, not beggars
- . If the salary is only a few million,
- in Jakarta that is still not enough. I
- am speaking the truth as it is; the
- Quran says take from the rich and give
- to the poor. If those earning a few
- million are poor, why take from them?
- They have the right to receive justice
- from the wealthy. Why don't you want to
- take from the rich? Why not collect
- zakat from those expensive assets?
- There are many hotels owned by Muslims.
- Taxes are taxes, but zakat must be paid
- . There are so many expensive rental
- homes. There are many other businesses
- owned by the wealthy. Why not take from
- there? Why must it be from the
- employees? Employees with large
- salaries might be okay, but I don't
- think they are that large. What level
- of Echelon? Echelon one, perhaps. Hmm.
- Echelon one, how much is that? Echelon
- two, perhaps that is still small,
- actually. The military's is also still
- small. The police's is still small. Yes
- . Their salaries.
- Measured against the price of goods and
- so on. So it must be fair; if it is not
- fair, that is ijtihad, but our standard
- must be justice. Every Friday we hear,
- "Innalillaha ya'muru bil' adli wal
- ihsan."
- It is good, "Alladzi 'allama bil qalam,
- " Allah who taught with the pen, from
- the pen it is researched, don't stop
- there in knowing Allah by writing with
- a pen or pencil, A-L-L-A-H. We knew
- Allah when we were small, but now that
- is gone, discard that, get to know
- Allah directly. His names and
- attributes are manifest, His actions
- are manifest, but His essence is hidden
- . Now, if we see fire from here, there
- is big smoke over there on the highway,
- it means we are all convinced there is
- a fire or flames below because there is
- smoke. That means seeing the existence
- of the fire. The fire itself is not
- visible. Allah is like that. But these
- actions of Allah, I exist, all of you
- exist. Yes, Allah exists. If Allah
- didn't exist, we wouldn't exist. Which
- prophet claims to have created us? No
- one dares to claim it. No god of any
- kind dares to claim it. You can read
- any religious book. No god dares to
- claim to have created us. Only Allah
- Subhanahu wa ta'ala in the Quran. I
- created you. You were covered in three
- layers. Then I sent food through the
- placenta. Subhanallah. Allahu Akbar.
- Read. Allah is the Most Generous, the
- Most Noble. Then "bil qalam," from the
- pen, taught and continuously developed.
- Read the introduction of that writing,
- and after that, do you want to see
- God's writing anymore? It's enough to
- see His creations, just say subhanallah
- , a little subhanallah, Allahu akbar,
- what are you going to eat? Eating
- durian. Allahu Akbar. The durian is so
- soft like that. If the skin were thin,
- it wouldn't work; it must be written
- thick so it isn't finished by animals,
- so thorns are given. Subhanallah. The
- durian tree can't just make those
- thorns on its own. That's why it's
- called durian, the skin is thorny to
- protect what's inside. Why? The
- contents are for my servants, the
- humans. Allahu Akbar. That’s how much
- God gives sustenance, until it's
- protected, so protected. But humans eat
- durian and never want to think. Iqra,
- read the durian. Where is the factory?
- It’s in the tree. Who built that
- factory? Ah, the durian is delicious,
- and the wood is used too. Why have you
- been eating durian since you were small
- without ever thinking? Why are there
- seeds? Throw the seeds in the ground
- and later a tree will grow again, it
- never ends. H Iqra, read that. Read
- everything. Look at the fish, read how
- well it swims. Why is that? It has
- bubbles in its body, right? Well, so
- it's a bit lighter. It's in salt water
- but never becomes salty. It’s as if
- it says, "If you want to salt me, you
- can only do it when I'm already dead."
- True. H, only when it's dead can it be
- salted. While alive in salt water, it
- is not salty. Ah, that’s like a
- Muslim human, mixing anywhere but not
- becoming "salty." Still guarding their
- faith well. Alamal insan maam. This is
- it, alama fil mah. God has taught man.
- This knowledge has been spread for
- mankind. Whatever humans didn't know is
- already there. Our ancestors didn't
- know there would be flying iron, they
- didn't know there would be talking iron
- . Huh?
- Yes.
- Even in the hadith, at the end of time,
- belts will speak. That's the pagers,
- right? I mean, flying iron is an
- airplane. Ah, talking iron is radio, TV
- , and so on. At that time, the
- knowledge hadn't been discovered yet.
- Now it has been discovered. Our voices
- don't disappear. When recorded, they
- are captured, on tapes back then, right
- ? Now on discs, anything works.
- Vinyl records weren't there before.
- Now, if you don't record, where does it
- stick? It sticks to the walls, wherever
- it sticks. Humans haven't found the
- science to tap into the voices of
- ancient humans on walls yet. Maybe
- later. Later, the next generation will
- find a tool and they will surely go to
- Mecca to tap into Prophet Muhammad’s
- voice.
- But unfortunately, many have collapsed.
- Maybe it's still in the Kaaba. Who
- knows, maybe the stones have been
- replaced. Well, that’s it. So
- that’s a small example, think. Think.
- Religion tells us to think, because if
- Muslim humans don't think. In the end,
- they act without understanding. That is
- why in this Islamic country, it is
- strange that everyone asks, "Why in
- Islamic countries are there so many
- thefts, corruption, and murders?" It is
- strange; the teachings are so noble.
- Why are the followers not noble? Some
- of them, that is. Because they do not
- think. Told to commit suicide, you get
- heavenly maidens. Commit suicide, go
- ahead, keep on committing suicide.
- Where is their logic? Since when would
- heavenly maidens like someone who
- commits suicide? So, this is the result
- of not wanting to think. We should
- invite our children to discuss and
- practice thinking. Allah commands "iqra
- "(read). Iqra means read, examine,
- investigate, research. Thinking will
- help you read nature, read books, read
- the Quran, and gain knowledge from
- there. Bismirabbikalladzi khalaq.
- Allamal insan malam. Yes, Allah teaches
- human beings. Humans do not know what
- is out there in nature. Study it, get
- fertilizer, make this, make that, make
- earthquake-proof houses. Learn from the
- bamboo tree. Bamboo trees are elastic.
- If there is an earthquake, they can
- sway with the wind. Coconut trees use
- fibrous roots. Look at them when hit by
- strong winds; they only sway. They
- rarely get uprooted or fall over. So,
- build structures by mimicking that.
- Coconut trees are tall, enduring strong
- winds. They do not just sway on their
- own. If you can discover that, the
- foundation will at least withstand
- earthquakes, just swaying without
- collapsing. That is what needs to be
- studied, iqra, read. Until now,
- shoulder poles are still made of bamboo
- . Why? It is elastic, that is why. If
- you use something other than bamboo, it
- hurts, it hurts significantly. It is
- just that we have not yet investigated
- what else bamboo can be used for. In
- our country, there is a lot of bamboo;
- it could be utilized for the greater
- good if we wanted to. If I had majored
- in that, I would have thought about it
- too. But it is not my field. I am
- currently thinking about the Quran,
- about Fiqh laws that are mostly
- outdated, especially regarding social
- issues. When it comes to worship, there
- is no ijtihad. What the Prophet
- practiced until the Day of Judgment,
- that is worship. But social issues and
- such change according to the times.
- Zakat is the most left behind. Zakat is
- we are busy arguing at the MUI (
- Indonesian Ulema Council). There should
- be a research institute to update Fiqh
- so that it fits the present time. Take
- from the scholars' opinions, but select
- the ones that are relevant; if they do
- not fit, use ijtihad. If there is no
- ijtihad, then we are ruined. Do not do
- ijtihad alone; do it together so the
- results are fair. at the MUI. Make
- ijtihads like that. Zakat on taxis,
- zakat on ships, zakat on all sorts of
- things. Mining. Zakat on mining is in
- the Fiqh, 20%. So, what kind of mines?
- State it clearly to be honest. People
- do not know if those who dig for coal
- should pay zakat on their profits or
- not. Well, that is giving to Muslims.
- Tell them, the zakat rate is 20%. That
- is Fuel 20%, minerals. In jurisprudence
- , it's called 'maadin', and every
- school of thought says 20%. You know.
- If it's easy to obtain and abundant,
- the zakat is high. Yeah, it's not all
- just 2.5%. If there are rental
- properties around this source, rental
- houses wouldn't be included. Their
- income is just for food, right?
- Expensive things have high zakat, cheap
- ones have low zakat. That's how it is.
- Muslims in the past used to think that
- way. That's why science back then—the
- imams and scholars possessed broad
- knowledge, anatomy, botany; all great
- scholars 'works were translated into
- foreign languages. So Westerners who
- continue it now, they keep thinking and
- looking at Islam. We who are stagnant
- and rigid must be thawed out. Now, many
- encourage thinking to thaw that
- rigidity. You won't progress just by
- buying things, you won't. Once the
- weapons are gone, where will you buy
- more from? You can think about how to
- build new weapons, how to build strong
- buildings. Educate the children, think
- about everything. Regarding the
- Ciliwung. Everyone's making a fuss.
- Just noise. It's actually easy if you
- want to think. Dig the earth from the
- Ciliwung itself, move the soil to the
- riverbanks from before Manggarai all
- the way to Depok. Fill it in, raise the
- banks on the left and right by a meter
- or two. Raise it, but make it wide
- enough for the Jakarta-Depok highway on
- the right and left sides. One side for
- heading to Bogor. The other side for
- heading to Jakarta. There, free roads
- along the river. Just fill it in, then
- lay the asphalt. The river becomes
- deeper. That's how you think; don't
- just give up. Whatever it is,
- especially our problem here, traffic
- jams. Let's try this, please listen.
- Maybe the Governor can hear, please
- convey what isn't there yet. If you
- don't hear it, I am close to the
- Governor, I'll convey it. To reduce
- traffic congestion. Working hours in
- Jakarta must be differentiated. Some
- start at a certain time for 8 hours.
- Start at 6:00, 8 hours, until what time
- ? That time. Yes. Some start at one
- time and end at another. Some start at
- 8:00 and end at another. Some start at
- 9:00 and end at 5:00. Some start at
- 10:00 and end at another. So they don't
- leave at the same time, they don't
- return at the same time. That is
- thinking to reduce traffic jams. It's
- not difficult, nobody gets hurt.
- Everyone can work, just the work hours
- are different. Instead of all that
- traffic piling up at the same hour. It
- becomes empty. Yes, think. Being a
- parliament member is about thinking.
- How to properly overcome traffic jams.
- There's no risk. Minimal risk. Traffic,
- you know. If there's traffic in the
- city, unravel it, but don't speed
- either. Being too empty isn't good if
- you speed. Many accidents. Back when it
- was empty and there were few people in
- Jakarta, there were still many
- accidents every day. Now accidents
- mostly happen on outside roads. Out of
- town, where people speed. Subang, for
- example, the road is straight. It's
- nice. Many accidents there. It's not
- because there are ghosts there. No. It
- has nothing to do with ghosts.
- Managing it must be done neatly.
- Alright, let's continue. Alamal insan
- malam. All scientific knowledge already
- exists. Look for the science that can
- make rice harvest every two months or
- every month. There is fertilizer for it
- . Think, search, it's possible. But
- those currently thinking are the
- Japanese, Vietnamese, and Americans.
- What are we doing here? Oh, we are busy
- arguing about schools of thought and
- political parties. Every year from when
- I was a child until now, time is wasted
- on politics, defending sects, and
- defending parties. Even though those
- are just means, not the goal of this
- nation, of the people in this country.
- Until now, it’s getting chaotic;
- everyone is fighting to win, but win
- for what? And once you have the
- position, what do you want to do? Gosh,
- where is the concept? All the concepts
- sound good. I already know from now. I
- don’t even need to read it to know.
- Some can be done, some cannot be done.
- Everything is too grandiose. See, one
- should think before becoming a member
- of parliament; have a concept and think
- about what you want to do. Don't wait
- until you're a member of parliament to
- start learning. Pity this nation. Pity
- the children in elementary, middle, and
- high school—that is their future.
- Create clean air for them. Clear away
- the dirty air, discard the bad habits.
- It's because we pity our children.
- Kalla innal insana la yat. Ah, these
- are God's words. It is not like that.
- It's a pity, God teaches so much
- knowledge, but it's a shame. Many
- humans forget themselves. Arrogant,
- with little knowledge they already feel
- they know a lot and blame this and that
- . Even the Prophet is blamed. That is
- excessive arrogance because of having
- knowledge. There is arrogance because
- of wealth, there is arrogance because
- of being powerful. There is the
- arrogance of feeling like you know the
- most. Those are all forms of arrogance
- that God really hates. From that
- arrogance, they want to be better than
- the Prophet, they blame the Prophet.
- That comes from arrogance, not from
- other things. Layat, forgetting oneself
- . Their weight. They weigh 70 kilos but
- feel like 100 kilos. Weigh yourself so
- you know. We need to know our own
- measure. Arrogant people forget, they
- are not aware. They are small but feel
- big. That is the fate of the arrogant,
- puffing themselves up beyond their
- reality. That is what is called
- arrogant. From this arrogance will come
- all sorts of calamities and disasters.
- The rich, with their arrogance, say, "
- Well, I'm stronger, I have lots of
- money, why not buy as many weapons as
- possible." No need to think. Just buy
- them. "Let other countries submit; I am
- strong, I am rich. What do you want?"
- And the powerful ones are the same. "I
- am a strong country, what do you want?"
- That was the era of Pharaoh, like that.
- God really dislikes people who puff
- themselves up like that. Be humble. We
- all have weaknesses. Be aware that we
- are weak. We are social beings. We need
- other people. We need other people. Hah
- . Rich people, powerful, high-ranking,
- and wealthy too. They don't need their
- neighbors. Take the example of if their
- toilet is broken, if the waste area is
- damaged, they can't fix it themselves.
- They can't, they must call someone,
- right?
- Yes.
- So, we must realize that no matter how
- high we are, we are weak. No matter how
- pious, we are weak. No matter how high
- the position, we will be weak. If not,
- eventually we retire and become weak.
- If we don't realize this, it will be a
- disaster. There are many now who act
- beyond their limits, chasing power
- excessively. God willing, we will
- change. Change.
- Political parties. Remember that a
- party is a ladder, like a ladder to
- climb upwards. What is stepped on are
- the members. Without members, one
- cannot climb; without the rungs, one
- cannot go up. The members are like
- those ladder rungs. People climb them
- to become parliament members, ministers
- , presidents, and so on. These members
- are what they need, they are stepped on
- so they can climb. After they climb up,
- do they remember the rungs they stepped
- on to get there? There are the people.
- As the people, we must think. Don't
- just be a stepping stone. Choose people
- who truly want to change this country
- for the better. Are we just victims to
- be stepped on? We must make this
- country better, not more ruined. So,
- don't be attracted to those lying
- campaigns. Think for yourself. "Iqra,"
- read, read about the candidates
- yourself, read the news that isn't fake
- , not the lies, ask for guidance from
- Allah through istikhara, choose who is
- best for this country. There must be a
- good one, it's impossible there isn't.
- Choose carefully, don't be deceived by
- campaigns. Or by being given money. If
- you are poor, take the money. But the
- voting is private, isn't it? If they
- say you'll be marked, that's a lie. If
- they say a marked ballot is spoiled,
- the committee knows. That's clear,
- right? For the sake, security, and
- future of this country. Our children
- live here. Why do humans become
- arrogant and excessive? They feel they
- are already strong, rich, and pious.
- That's it, they feel they don't need
- anyone else. Especially after achieving
- success, after being rich, and being
- knowledgeable. That's what makes people
- arrogant. Wealth, position, and riches
- make people arrogant. If their faith is
- not grounded, they will act arrogantly.
- If arrogant, they will exceed limits
- and act chaotically, arbitrarily, and
- so on. Do they not realize "Inna ilaihi
- raji'un"? Are they not aware that they
- will return to Allah? Right now we are
- "raji'un,""ruju'" is "raji'un,""raji'un
- ." All of us are on our way to the
- afterlife, we are walking now, it's
- getting close. The young can also die
- before the old. Life is like a coconut
- blossom, falling before the old fruit,
- white and small when it falls. Many
- small ones fall to the ground. The
- young ones fall from the coconut tree.
- The old ones are still up there. Human
- life is like that too. Sometimes the
- young pass away before the old. The one
- visiting the sick person dies, while
- the sick one still lives. Sometimes
- things like that happen. Be careful.
- What does Allah say about it?
- Araitalladzi yanha. Do you not see
- someone who forbids? Forbidding with
- all their might. Forbidding what? Abdan
- , a human being, when he prays, when he
- sends blessings, he is forbidden. What
- is this? Abdan, when he prays. Prayer
- has two meanings. "Salat" and "selawat,
- " with "selawat" being the plural of "
- salat." Salat to Allah, salat to the
- Prophet. Selawat and salat are just
- different. Why? Innallaha wa
- malaikatahu yusalluna alan nabi. Allah
- sends blessings. The angels send
- blessings to the Prophet. Ya
- ayyuhalladzina amanu shallu alaihi
- wasallimu taslim. O you who believe,
- send blessings upon Prophet Muhammad.
- It is Allah's command to send blessings
- . Allahumma shalli ala Muhammad wa ali
- Muhammad. Allahumma shalli ala Muhammad
- wa Ali Muhammad. This is Allah's
- command. It is a must. Selawat is noble
- . It is noble because it is sending
- blessings to the Prophet. So, the
- blessing is noble because of the
- Prophet, not the Prophet noble because
- of the blessing. We do not make the
- Prophet more noble; he is already noble
- . His rank is already higher. Whether
- we praise him or not, it does not
- matter; he is already exalted. Allah is
- the one who praises him. Innaka la'ala
- khuluqin adzim. You possess a high
- moral character. The Prophet is already
- praised. Indeed, praising the Prophet
- is the same as praising Allah. Loving
- the Prophet is the same as loving Allah
- . Hating the Prophet is the same as
- hating Allah because he is the
- Messenger of Allah. Allah’s messenger
- , Allah’s beloved. Abdan, does he not
- ......you do not know? Do you know?
- What if you knew that the person you
- call a disbeliever and a deviant, an
- innovator, is actually a pious servant
- of Allah, someone who has received
- guidance? How will it be in the
- hereafter if it turns out that way? A
- amar bit taqwa. And you know that
- person invites others to piety, why do
- you call him a disbeliever? Araitain
- kadzaba wat tawalla. Do you know that
- the person who does the excommunicating
- is actually a liar and far from
- religion? Alam ya'lam bi-annallaha yara
- . Is he not aware that his actions are
- known by Allah? Is he not aware that
- Allah sees him? If he does not feel
- seen by Allah while he looks, it means
- he has not yet understood the attribute
- of Allah, Al- 'Alim. He has not
- understood the attribute of Allah,
- Al-Basir. Allah is the All-Seeing.
- Everyone memorizes that. Allah is
- All-Seeing, but they don't feel seen.
- That is not called memorizing. What is
- memorized is just the word "Basir."
- What is memorized is just the word "
- Basir." If one memorizes "Allah is
- Basir," the memorization means feeling
- seen. He remembers that he is being
- watched. He remembers it at all times.
- The memorization is the feeling of
- being watched. That is what is called
- memorizing the Most Beautiful Names.
- That is why the Hadith says whoever
- memorizes the Most Beautiful Names
- enters heaven. True. But it is not just
- memorizing the words of the Most
- Beautiful Names. It is memorizing their
- meaning. Feeling that Allah is Basir.
- Feeling that Allah is Raziq. Every time
- you swallow food, remember this is from
- Allah. That is called knowing the
- attributes of Allah. Know and memorize
- that Allah is Al-Raziq (The Provider).
- Whatever you want to eat. O Allah, I
- could not have made this. Thank you.
- That is memorizing the self of Allah,
- Al-Raziq. When you want to drink water.
- O Allah. In the name of Allah, the Most
- Gracious, the Most Merciful. This water
- , Allah made it reach me. Especially if
- there is sugar or anything else in it.
- O Allah, O Kareem, this water. Thank
- you, water. In the Quran, Allah states
- that from water everything is made
- alive. O water, ask permission from
- Allah to bring my heart to life. In the
- name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the
- Most Merciful. Allah, [I am] drinking.
- So, there is a feeling to it.
- Memorizing Asmaul Husna (The Beautiful
- Names) should be felt, not just
- memorized as text. Let them be; if they
- do not want to stop, I will remove
- their brain. What happens? I don't know
- , that brain in the front, the nasiah.
- In medical terms, the frontal lobe is
- here, the place where you plan evil,
- wickedness, and lies; it is all here.
- Ugliness, all lies, and evil intentions
- are here. Khatiah, nasiah, kadibah; the
- nasiah brain is for liars and those who
- always do wrong, it comes out from here
- . But if there are thoughts of planning
- to do evil, say "Astagfirullah,
- astagfirullah," and stroke your
- forehead. That is "falyad'u nadiyahu,"
- let him call whoever his backers are,
- says Allah. Then what? "
- Sanad'uz-zabaniyah," We will call the
- Zabaniyah angels. It is all over; if
- the Zabaniyah angels come, what will
- happen? "Kalla la tuti'hu," that is
- right, do not obey them, and prostrate
- to draw closer to Allah. Now, since we
- are sitting here, some are in cars or
- elsewhere and cannot perform the
- prostration of recitation (sujud
- tilawah). This is a place for sujud
- tilawah. So those at home on their
- prayer mats can prostrate. It is called
- sujud tilawah because of the command "
- wasjud," and prostrate to draw near to
- Allah. We who are in cars or vehicles,
- just bowing the head is enough. In the
- name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the
- Most Merciful. Glory be to Allah. Glory
- be to Allah. Glory be to Allah. Tasbih.
- Glory be to Allah.
- Allah is the Greatest. If I do sujud
- tilawah or regular tasbih prostrations,
- I recite Surah Al-Hadid verses 1 to 6,
- the verses of Tawhid, "Sabbaha lillahi
- ma fis-samawati wal-ard," everything in
- the heavens and earth glorifies Allah.
- Now, we discussed this last week. Just
- glorifying (tasbih) is not understood.
- Purifying Allah (Tanzih). Wait, Allah
- is most pure, so why does He need to be
- purified further? How so? Purifying
- Allah means we purify our brains and
- our feelings regarding Allah. Allah has
- no flaws. Allah is never wrong. Allah
- will never be sleepy. Allah does not
- make mistakes. Allah's wisdom is always
- right. His decree is always good. That
- is purifying Allah. If you think Allah
- is not generous, saying "O Allah, give
- me provision if You want.""If not, it's
- okay." Astagfirullahalazim. That is not
- purifying Allah. Still having
- suspicions about Allah, that is not
- right. You are not allowed to purify
- Allah like that. God is the one most
- feared, most respected, most loved, and
- the one we believe can do anything.
- That is what is meant by glorifying God
- . So, the utterance, "Subhanallah." If
- one does not feel that way, they are
- merely reciting "Subhanallah." They are
- not yet sanctifying God when they say "
- Subhanallah." Yes, that is clear. Yes.
- Wasjud wa-iqtarib. Prostrate and draw
- near to God. Just a little more at the
- end. Oh, this is the verse from
- yesterday, Al-Isra verse 12. It is here
- in this textbook. Waja'alna al-layla
- wan-nahara. We made the night and the
- day two lights, two signs. The term'
- ayat 'is interpreted as' verse 'in
- writings as well. Even though here it
- does not mean a Quranic verse, but a
- sign from God. A sign from God is all
- of His greatness in His creation. Those
- are the sun and the moon. The
- understanding of' ayat-ul-layl 'is that
- we erased the sign of the night; the
- moon became dark. It has light from the
- sun, but it does not have its own light
- . And we made the sign of the day—the
- sun—constantly burning so that humans
- can seek their livelihood and can count
- the dates, time, years, months, and so
- on. You see, it used to be day all the
- time, but the moonlight meant there was
- no night. If there is no night, is
- there a day?
- There is no night.
- None. There is no night.
- There is no day.
- Right.
- There is no Thursday if there is no
- night. So, God dimmed the light of the
- night. God said, so that you can rest,
- the light is a reflection of the
- sun’s dim rays, and you can know the
- date and day. Because today is Thursday
- , tomorrow is Friday; it must be night
- first, to reach tomorrow, Friday. If
- there were no night, would there be a
- Friday? No. There wouldn't be; no days,
- no years, no months, no dates. So the
- moon was dimmed so there would be night
- , for rest. Daytime, if you call it the
- light of the day, is for earning a
- living and for time to exist.
- H.
- If there were no day, and no night,
- there would be no time. Subhanallah.
- This is a miraculous verse. 1,400 years
- ago, God stated that the moon and the
- sun both shone, and then the moon was
- dimmed. Science only discovered this
- about 100 years ago.
- Heh.
- May it be useful and solidify the
- belief that the Quran is entirely the
- word of God. The verse from before, the
- one about the layers of the fetus, is
- also Subhanallah. Subhanallah, 14
- centuries ago, there was no science at
- all. The Quran mentions three layers.
- Modern science confirms it. Amantu
- billah. We believe in God. We believe
- in the Quran as a miracle of God. We
- believe in Prophet Muhammad, the coming
- of the Day of Judgment, and the
- existence of heaven and hell.
- God willing, we will be safe in this
- world and the hereafter. We will
- continue next week. God willing.
- God willing. Alright. Those who are
- blessed by Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala.
- Understanding Quran Surah Al-Alaq. That
- was what was conveyed by Ustaz Zain
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