Most of us might face a situation where, you question about the true meaning of life, you question everything, why you are born a Muslim, why we have to prostrate to ALLAH? who is this ALLAH? I don't even know Him. Does He really exist? Was all this rules and everything a sick joke to prank people from enjoying their lives thoroughly? Why do we even have to have a religion? Can't we just be free, without getting bounded to a religion that forbid you to do almost everything?
Sounds familiar?
Usually we are afraid of asking these kinds of questions because we have been taught the art of not questioning 'certain' things. We are afraid that people might accuse us of thinking of jumping into apostacy(murtad) so we let the questions stay at the back of our heads, performing a ritual each and everyday, without knowing the WHY that made us do what we do, the reason we prostrate to ALLAH, the reason we are Muslims.
Pardon me if i am being harsh but if this situation keeps on going, i would no longer be surprised if the statistics of apostacy increased threefold each year. I am not blaming the society in which we are developed, i am just sad by the fact that more and more Muslims converted each and every second of our waking minutes.
This is one of the major leading factors that lead to high statistics of people becoming agnostics and converts(murtad ke agama lain). This issue might look like a small matter, but in the long run, it is going to hurt us all. We are going to be judged by ALLAH and questioned for not simply not sharing our faith and beliefs. I, too, possess such problem, where i get so scared to ask about things pertaining Islam, questioning the need to prostrate to ALLAH, questioning if ALLAH really do exist and what if Charles Darwin was right all along? Things like that. But you know what?
To question is not wrong, to question is not sinful, but to leave the question hanging at the back of our heads and not even trying to find the answers? That is one serious problem.
We are so afraid to question that we didn't realize the ibadah that we are doing is based on the foundation of our faith. We are so worried of being judged by people if we were to ask such questions that we forget that by questioning and knowing the answers, our faith and iman would be stronger and inshaALLAH more concrete than before.
For example, is there really right or wrong? Was it really necessary to follow the rules according to the right or wrong?
If this question is asked by an atheist for example, i would make an analogy. What if we are to sign an agreement that an amount of money will be divided equally once we gained our profit from our business. Imagine me taking all of the profit for myself and i am very sure that the atheist would tell me that i am WRONG.
So, he or she do believe that there is a right or wrong. But this is just one of the examples.
I can give you more answers to Famously Asked Questions But Hidden At The Back Of Our Heads.
For example, if ALLAH is so High and Mighty, why did He create us to prostrate to Him?
The answer is simple. What else do you expect He wants you to do?
Surah Az-Zariyat, verse 56-57, told us clearly that ALLAH created us to serve Him, and that He doesn't need us to provide sustenance or feed him. In Layman's term, it means," Hey human, i don't even need you." True enough? Its not like His powers will increase each time we prostrate to Him. He doesn't need us, we are the ones who need Him.
And why do we need to pray 5 times a day?
Again, ALLAH do not need us. It doesn't give Him any benefit but He provide guidelines for us for our own good. Everything He suggested were for our own good, for He is the Creator so He knows our nature best. Besides, by instructing us to pray 5 times a day, it is to test whether you are a person of taqwa or not. So that is why you have to do it, as a sign of obedience to our Lord. ALLAH have stated in the Quran that solat is a difficult thing to do, except for people of taqwa. :)
There are a lot more questions but i can't quite remember. Perhaps you can suggest the questions and i help you answer them. In a way, i can learn more too. :) So help me to help you. There is no question without answers. :)
The reason why we need to question things are because a few reasons,
1) To increase our faith and strengthen our iman.
2) To prevent apostacy.
3) To know our purpose of living.
Let's begin the habit of questioning. After all, one who doesn't understand his or her own religion, will not be able to stand for anything at all. Try to clear your doubts, than let the doubts cloud your judgement. :)
"Jangan banyak tanya la, nanti murtad."
Sounds familiar?
Pardon me if i am being harsh but if this situation keeps on going, i would no longer be surprised if the statistics of apostacy increased threefold each year. I am not blaming the society in which we are developed, i am just sad by the fact that more and more Muslims converted each and every second of our waking minutes.
This is one of the major leading factors that lead to high statistics of people becoming agnostics and converts(murtad ke agama lain). This issue might look like a small matter, but in the long run, it is going to hurt us all. We are going to be judged by ALLAH and questioned for not simply not sharing our faith and beliefs. I, too, possess such problem, where i get so scared to ask about things pertaining Islam, questioning the need to prostrate to ALLAH, questioning if ALLAH really do exist and what if Charles Darwin was right all along? Things like that. But you know what?
IT IS OKAY.
To question is not wrong, to question is not sinful, but to leave the question hanging at the back of our heads and not even trying to find the answers? That is one serious problem.
We are so afraid to question that we didn't realize the ibadah that we are doing is based on the foundation of our faith. We are so worried of being judged by people if we were to ask such questions that we forget that by questioning and knowing the answers, our faith and iman would be stronger and inshaALLAH more concrete than before.
For example, is there really right or wrong? Was it really necessary to follow the rules according to the right or wrong?
If this question is asked by an atheist for example, i would make an analogy. What if we are to sign an agreement that an amount of money will be divided equally once we gained our profit from our business. Imagine me taking all of the profit for myself and i am very sure that the atheist would tell me that i am WRONG.
So, he or she do believe that there is a right or wrong. But this is just one of the examples.
I can give you more answers to Famously Asked Questions But Hidden At The Back Of Our Heads.
For example, if ALLAH is so High and Mighty, why did He create us to prostrate to Him?
The answer is simple. What else do you expect He wants you to do?
Surah Az-Zariyat, verse 56-57, told us clearly that ALLAH created us to serve Him, and that He doesn't need us to provide sustenance or feed him. In Layman's term, it means," Hey human, i don't even need you." True enough? Its not like His powers will increase each time we prostrate to Him. He doesn't need us, we are the ones who need Him.
And why do we need to pray 5 times a day?
Again, ALLAH do not need us. It doesn't give Him any benefit but He provide guidelines for us for our own good. Everything He suggested were for our own good, for He is the Creator so He knows our nature best. Besides, by instructing us to pray 5 times a day, it is to test whether you are a person of taqwa or not. So that is why you have to do it, as a sign of obedience to our Lord. ALLAH have stated in the Quran that solat is a difficult thing to do, except for people of taqwa. :)
There are a lot more questions but i can't quite remember. Perhaps you can suggest the questions and i help you answer them. In a way, i can learn more too. :) So help me to help you. There is no question without answers. :)
The reason why we need to question things are because a few reasons,
1) To increase our faith and strengthen our iman.
2) To prevent apostacy.
3) To know our purpose of living.
Let's begin the habit of questioning. After all, one who doesn't understand his or her own religion, will not be able to stand for anything at all. Try to clear your doubts, than let the doubts cloud your judgement. :)
the only reason i would imagine someone would rebuke a question is because he couldn't answer it.
ReplyDeleteespecially or religion where it is such an important thing to a person.
Semalam secara tak sengaja terbincang dengan kawan-kawan tentang perkara ini. Perbincangan tercetus apabila saya membuka cerita tentang senior sekolah saya yg murtad & kini menjadi paderi kristian.
ReplyDeletePersoalan yg dibiarkan terawang-awang tanpa jawapan yg baik drpd ustaz & ustazah di Malaysia menyebabkan anak-anak muda di Malaysia terus berada di dalam keraguan.
Hal ini dengan mudahnya dimanipulasi oleh misionari. Maka, ramailah anak-anak muda kita terpesong akidahnya lalu murtad.
Pembelajaran agama di negara kita tidak menerapkan kefahaman sebenar Islam itu, dan hanya fokus pada peperiksaan.
Ustaz & ustazah serta kebanyakan masyarakat muslim sendiri selesa dengan islam keturunan dan tidak berusaha utk meningkatkan kefahaman tentang agama ini. Ilmu pengetahuan yg dimiliki tidak memenuhi kehendak masyarakat muslim.
Keadaan ini sangat bahaya. Saya setuju dgn tulisan di atas. Terutamanya, tiga sebab itu. Tapi harus dipimpin oleh kefahaman yg betul dan bimbingan orang alim.
Jgn terlalu banyak tanya dan jgn tak tanya langsung. Keseimbangan itu penting...
Soalan itu kunci ilmu.
A good article. Keep up writing!!
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