Salaam Alaykum, here again in neokhilafah blogspot. This time should be better than last time...
I mean, I'm gonna to change the way I manage the blog which according to my sense and desire in design rather than pulling my sacred idea to sketch a simple writing. However, it is still a chance to me to sketch but... in term of art, design, pattern on the basis of Islamic content.
In this trial of triumph, I would like to introduce my design which I name it as Makrifatullah ( fe lughatul Arabia ), which mean... knowing Allah
Knowing something properly will allow us to respond it properly. It is important to know Allah properly in order for us to be able to make proper response upon Him. Allah is the name of God to Whom the Moslem worship to. Allah has many names called al-Asma' al-Husna (the good names). Every of His name represents His noble characters, for example Allah introduce Himself as al-Rahiem which means the merciful. Allah posseses three predicates namely rabb (creator, protector), malik (leader,king,the law-maker), and ilah (god). Moslems are required to believe in Allah as the only creator, king and god of the universe. This concept is called tauhid (the Oneness). The principle of faith (tauhid) is absolute in nature. Meaning to say any compromy is not allowed. There are two kinds of trangression against the principle of Islamic faith namely:
1. To reject to believe in Allah (called kufr), and
2. To acknoledge another figure beside Allah (syirk)
Kufr and Syirk are considered as the most serious sin. There is no hope for Kafirun (people who practice 'kufr') and Musyrikun (people who practice 'syirk')in here after.
How to know him?
There are several ways to know him as guided by the primary, secondary, tertiary ... source. We may feel Him by the favour He provide, by the world around, by the sky upon, by the sea and soil beneath, by the stream that flow, by the creation of the all living and non-living thing... All worship Him.
How ever, we as a human his perfect and beautiful creation always tend to forget him... what ashamed! We are all created to be a khalifah ( on be half of Him in this world ) and take good care of environment and worship Him, bow to him, prostrate to Him as comanded...
His love make us still breath, still able to continue living in this world which claim as the medium to test us whether we be able to live in the Heaven or Garden in eternity of the Hereafter... How about if we fail? We shall be throw in to burning fire, Hell ( Na'uzubillah )
Selected Interest Of The Quran
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful,
“Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?”
[Ar-Rahman [The All-Merciful] 55:13]
The opening word of this Surah, which was revealed in Makkah, is Ar-Rahman (The All-Merciful). One of the reasons why this Surah opens with this Name and Attribute of Allah SWT is that the disbelievers of Makkah were unaware of this word. They used to say, “What is Ar-Rahman?” And this name has been given here to let them know.
There are a hundred parts to Rahma (Mercy). Allah The Most High has distributed one part to mankind to be shared between all of creation, and Allah has kept the other ninety nine parts of Mercy for Himself Alone. That is why none besides Allah SWT can ever be called Ar-Rahman, and it is Haram (forbidden) for anyone to do so.
This Surah mainly describes the bounties and favors of Allah SWT to mankind and Jinn. This includes bounties and favors of this world (physical) as well as of the Hereafter (spiritual). The verse “Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinns and men) deny?” is repeated deliberately in this Surah for emphasis. That is why this verse is repeated 31 times in this Surah, and it is only used after each time Allah SWT reminds His creation about a new favor or blessing bestowed upon us.
The greatest of all bounties bestowed on creation is the knowledge of the Holy Qur’an because it is an all-comprehensive Book guiding man in worldly and spiritual matters. Rasulullah SAW said, “I recited this Surah to the Jinns, on the night of Jinn, and their receptive response was better than yours! Whenever I recited Allah’s statement ‘O mankind and Jinn, which of the bounties of your Lord will you deny?’ They said, “None of your bounties do we deny, our Lord. All praise is due to You.’”