SEHAT SEPERTI RASULULLAH MUHAMMAD SAW

Rasulullah Muhammad SAW wafat pada usia 63 tahun, di mana sepanjang hidupnya beliau hanya mengalami dua kali sakit ringan. Bahkan hingga menjelang wafatnya, beliau masih gemar makan daging kambing, terutama paha kambing. Oleh karena kesehatan beliau yang prima, maka kita layak belajar dan mencontoh gaya hidup sehat beliau.

Dalam Hadist Riwayat Tirmidzi disebutkan bahwa Aisyah RA menyatakan, bahwa Rasulullah Muhammad SAW sering makan mentimun dicampur dengan kurma basah. Inilah tradisi Rasulullah Muhammad SAW dalam menjaga kesehatannya.

Mentimun mengandung: (1) protein 0,65 %, (2) lemak 0,1 %, dan karbohidrat 2,2 %. Selain itu mentimun mengandung zat bermanfaat, seperti: kalsium, zat besi, magnesium, fosforus, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, dan vitamin C. Oleh karena itu, mentimun sangat baik bila digunakan sebagai tonik (untuk menjaga kesehatan).

Jus mentimun dapat mendinginkan badan, dan menurunkan panas saat seseorang demam. Mentimun juga berguna untuk menurunkan tekanan darah pada pasien hipertensi, dan menyehatkan saluran pencernaan makananan.

Selain mentimun, Rasulullah Muhammad SAW juga gemar makan labu. Dalam Hadist Riwayat Muslim disebutkan bahwa Anas RA menyatakan, bahwa ia berangkat bersama Rasulullah Muhammad SAW menghadiri jamuan makan. Kepada Rasulullah Muhammad SAW tuan rumah menghidangkan roti dari gandum serta kuah berisi labu dan dendeng. Anas RA melihat Rasulullah mencari labu dari mangkok kuahnya.

Oleh karena sangat menggemari labu, Rasulllah Muhammad SAW pernah berpesan kepada Aisyah RA untuk memperbanyak labu dalam masakannya. Buah labu bersifat dingin dan basah sehingga memberi asupan gizi ringan. Biji labu mengandung asam amino khusus yang berkhasiat mencegah dan mengatasi hipertrofi, atau pembesaran prostat.

Demikianlah sekelumit konsumsi Rasullah Muhammad SAW. Tetapi perlu diketahui bahwa Rasulullah Muhammad SAW juga menjaga kesehatan akal dan pikirannya. Untuk itu Rasulullah Muhammad SAW mengelola pola pikir, sikap, tindak, dan perilaku yang khas, yaitu: fathonah, amanah, shiddiq, dan tabligh.

Berbekal kesehatan fisik, akal, dan pikirannya, sepanjang hidupnya Rasulullah Muhammad SAW giat memperjuangkan aqidah, ibadah, muamallah, adab, dan akhlak. Melalui perjuangannya, Rasulullah Muhammad SAW berikhtiar membangun peradaban yang: (1) transenden atau meruhani, yaitu bertaqwa kepada Allah SWT; (2) humanis atau manusiawi, yaitu mampu mempertuhankan Allah SWT dan sanggup rahmatan lil’alamiin; dan (3) emansipatoris atau pembebasan, yaitu membebaskan manusia dari jerat kejahiliahan, baik jahiliah kuno, maupun jahiliah modern.

Inilah cara Rasulullah Muhammad SAW menjaga kesehatannya. Selamat mencoba cara tersebut, semoga Allah SWT berkenan meridhai...

GOD HAS STATED

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) said, that:

First, whosoever removes a worldly grief from a beliver, God (Allah) will remove from him/her one of the griefs of the day of judgement.

Second, whosoever alleviates the lot of a needy person, God will alleviate his/her lot in this world and the next.

Third, whosoever shield a moslem, God will shield him/her in this world and the next. God will aid a servant of God so long as the servant aids his/her brother.

Fourth, whosoever follow a path to seek knowledge therein, God will make easy for him/her a path to paradise. No people gather together in of the houses of God and studying it among themselves, without tranquility descending upon them, mercy enveloping them, the angels surrounding them, and God making mention of them amongst those who are with God.

Fifth, whosoever is slowed down on the path to paradise by his/her actions will not be hastened by his lineage.

Who is The Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him)?

First, The Prophet Muhammad (peace on him) is a direct descendant of Ishmael, the first son of The Prophet Abraham (peace be on him).

Second, Muhammad was born in Makkah in 570 CE. By the time Muhammad was twenty five, he had become well known in the city for the integrity of his disposition and the honesty of his character. He became known as the trustworthy, and the truthful.

Third, Muhammad was 40 years old, when he was visited by angel Gabriel (peace be on him) received his first message from God. These visits continued for the next 23 years until his death.

Fourth, The Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) only a man. He is only "the comforter" or "the spirit of truth" (look at The New Testament, John 14:16, 15:26, and 16:7), who would guide human beings into all truth.

Fifth, The Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) shall not speak of him self, but shall speak of God words.

Sixth, God has stated, "Truly, the religion on the sight of God is Islam" (QS.3:19).

PREVAILING OVER ALL

When The Prophet Muhammad wife, Aisyah, was asked to described the mode of his life and conduct, she replied, "His morals are The Holy Qur'an." This book is the words of God (Allah), which consist of 114 chapter of varying length. Each chapter is made up of single or multiple revelations.

In other words, his daily life was a true picture of The Qur'anic teachings. He was an embodiment of all the virtues which have been enunciated by The Holy Qur'an. The record of his life which shed light on his conduct as a child, as a father, as a neighbor, as a merchant, as a preacher, as a persecuted fugitive, as a friend, as a warrior, as an army commander, as a conqueror, as a judge, as a law giver, as a ruler and above all, as a devotee of God (Allah), and was all an exemplification on The Book of God (Allah). The sincerity and purity of his pious living was clearly revealed in his daily routine.

But The Prophet Muhammad only a man. He is only "the comforter" or "the spirit of truth", who would guide human beings into all truth. He shall not speak of him self, but shall speak of God (Allah) words.

If anyone has a real desire to be a moslem and has full conviction and strong belief, that Islam is the true religion ordained by God (Allah) for all human beings, then one should pronounce, that Shahada, "I bear witness that there is no deity worthy to be worshipped but Allah, and I bear witness the Muhammad is His (Allah) servant and messenger.

The Holy Qur'an is explicit in this regard as God (Allah) has stated, "Truly, the religion on the sight of Allah is Islam" (Qur'an 3:19). In another verse of The Holy Qur'an, God (Allah) has stated, "And whosoever desire a religion other that Islam, never will it accepted of him, and in the hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who are lost" (Qur'an 3:85).

In addition, Islam is the only religion prevailing over all other religions. God (Allah) has stated in The Holy Qur'an, "And to thee. We have sent The Book (The Holy Qur'an) in truth. This Qur'an confirming the scripture that came before it, and a witness over it" (Qur'an 5:48).

The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said, "Islam is based on five pillars: testifying that there is no God worthy to be worshipped but Allah, and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah and His servant; performing the prayer (shalat); paying the zakat (obligatory charity); fasting the month of Ramadhan (shaum); and performing hajj (yearly pilgrimage)."

ISLAMIC VALUES IS SIMPLE AND REASONABLE

Prophet Muhammad is a direct descendant of Ishmael, the first son of Abraham (peace be on all prophets). Muhammad was born in Makkah in 570 CE. By the time Muhammad was twenty five, he had become well known in the city, for the integrity of his disposition, and the honesty of his character. He became known as the trustworthy, and the truthful. Muhammad bring Islamic values to the humans in the world.

Islamic values is a simple, reasonable, practical religion, and free from priestcraft and the above charge. It is away of life for the social, moral, and trascendental development of humanity. It does not demand of man to surrender his reasoning faculties, nor does it demand a blind faith in obscure and inexplicable mysteries. It teaches the purest form of monotheism and regards polytheism as an unpardonable sin.

The other fact, Islam (moslems) relation with West have polarized. Continously devastating condition of Palestinians, who have tyrant and unjust authoritizing by Israel (Jew or Zionist). NATO and USA (Jew, Zionist, and Christian) invations on Afghanistan (2002 until now), and Iraq (2003 until now), had destruction and killings of several hundred thousand people (moslem, or Islamist) of Afghanistan and Iraq. Evil treatment of prisoners by USA Military (Jew, Zionist, and Christian) in Abu Ghraib (Iraq region) and Guantanamo (Cuba region) are some of the major factors which have turned the world into a lawless, and unjust global village.

The other of other fact, the New Testament says, in the words of Jesus: First, "And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another comforter, that he may abide with you for ever" (John 14:16). Second, "But when the comforter is come, whom I will send unto you, from the Father, even the spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me" (John 15:26). Third, "Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is expedient for you that I go away, for the if I go not away, the comforter will not come unto you. But if I depart, I will send him unto you" (John 16:7). Fourth, "I have yet many things to say unto you, but he can not bear them now. Howbeit when he, the spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth. For he shall not speak of him self. But whatsoever he shall hear, that he shall speak, and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me, for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you" (John 16:12-14).

The comforter whose mean on the New Testament is the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the man whose bring the Islamic values from God (Allah) to human being in the universe. All prophets from Adam until Muhammad (peace be upon them) came to preach the same religion, which continued to grow and grow, until it reached perfection at the hand of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Although Islam is regarded as the youngest of all revealed religions, it is not a new religion, but a continuation of the first religion of God (Allah) to man, purged, and purified, time after time, from all human adulterations, and restored to its original purity.

Prophet Muhammad was 40 years old, when he was visited by angel Gabriel (peace be on him), received his first message from God (Allah). These visits continued for the next 23 years until his death. All of the message thus received were put together by the Prophet Muhammad in a book called the Holy Qur'an. For moslems, the Holy Qur'an is the word of God (Allah). In the interpretation of the verses, must be use historic context, events that moslems were facing at that time, and the Sunnah matter.

Sunnah refers to the sayings, approvals, and disapprovals of the Prophet Muhammad. These are compiled in separate books, known as Hadith Books. Unlike the Holy Qur'an which was compiled by Prophet Muhammad himself, the Hadith Books were compiled after the death of the Prophet Muhammad.

THE WORDS OF GOD

Prophet Muhammad is a direct descendant of Ishmael, the first son of Abraham (peace be on all prophets). Muhammad was born in Makkah in 570 CE.

Kaaba is a small cubical house in Makkah, first built by Prophet Abraham and Ishmael. It is the place where Abraham had left baby Ishmael and his mother Hager, by the command of God. It is the house towards which all muslims face in prayers. It is also the house visited by millions of muslims during Hajj (yearly pilgrimage), and other times.

By the time Muhammad was twenty five, he had become well known in the city (Makkah) for the integrity of his disposition and the honesty of his character. He became known as the trustworthy, and the truthful.

Prophet Muhammad was 40 years old, when he was visited by angel Gabriel (peace be on him), received his first message from God. These visits continued for the next 23 years until his death. All of the message thus received were put together by the Prophet Muhammad in a book called The Holy Qur'an.

For moslems, the Holy Qur'an is the words of God. The Holy Qur'an consist of 114 chapters of varying length. Each chapter is made up of single or multiple revelations. Chapter names are based on a word that appears in the chapter itself. In the interpretation of the verses, historic sontext, events that moslems were facing at that time, and the Sunnah matter.

SHALAT TARAWIH

Assalamu'alaikum Wr.Wb.

Pembaca blog yang dirahmati Allah SWT, blog "NU Online" (http://www.nu.or.id) dalam postingnya tanggal 24-6-2008 pernah menulis artikel menarik, berjudul "Praktik Bid'ah Hasanah Para Sahabat Setelah Rasulullah Wafat". Artikel itu memberi contoh salah satu praktik bid'ah hasanah adalah Shalat Tarawih berjamaah di Bulan Ramadhan.

Artikel itu menjelaskan, bahwa Umar ibn Khattab R.A. mengumpulkan sebagian Umat Islam untuk mendirikan Shalat Tarawih berjamaah pada Bulan Ramadhan. Ketika Umar ibn Khattab R.A. melihat orang-orang berkumpul untuk Shalat Tarawih berjamaah, ia berkata, "Sebaik-baik bid'ah adalah ini."

Setelah membaca blog tersebut, saya kemudian mencari definisi bid'ah. Akhirnya saya menemukan definisi bid'ah menurut Imam Asy Syathibi. Menurutnya, bid'ah adalah suatu cara dalam beragama (beribadah) yang dibuat untuk menandingi syari'at yang ada. Imam Asy Syathibi juga menjelaskan, bahwa bid'ah menjadikan seseorang berlebih-lebihan dalam beribadah.

Sementara itu, saya teringat dalam suatu pengajian di Masjid Darunnajah Kampus STPN-Yogyakarta tahun 2008, seorang ustadz menjelaskan tentang perbedaan antara ibadah dengan muamallah. Menurut ustadz tersebut: Pertama, dalam ibadah, pada prinsipnya segala sesuatunya dilarang, kecuali yang diperintahkan. Kedua, dalam muamallah, pada prinsipnya segala sesuatunya dibolehkan, kecuali yang dilarang.

Kemudian saya mencoba menelusuri sikap dan perilaku Rasulullah Muhammad SAW pada Bulan Ramadhan. Ketika membaca "Terjemah Hadits Shahih Bukhari" Jilid I - IV, yang diterjemahkan dari teks aslinya oleh Zainuddin Hamidy dan kawan-kawan, serta diterbitkan oleh Penerbit Fa. Wijaya Jakarta bekerjasama dengan CV. Wicaksana Semarang, saya menemukan Hadits No.587, sebagai berikut:

Diceritakan dari Aisyah R.A., bahwa pada suatu malam di Bulan Ramadhan, Rasulullah Muhammad SAW berada di masjid. Rasulullah Muhammad SAW shalat, maka orang banyak mengikuti pula beliau shalat. Malam berikutnya Rasulullah Muhammad SAW shalat, maka orang yang mengikuti beliau shalat bertambah banyak. Pada malam ketiga, orang semakin banyak berkumpul, tetapi Rasulullah Muhammad SAW tidak datang. Keesokan paginya Rasulullah Muhammad SAW bersabda, "Sesungguhnya aku telah tahu apa yang kamu lakukan. Tidak sesuatupun yang melarangku untuk keluar, untuk shalat malam bersama-sama kamu sekalian. Hanya aku khawatir, kalau-kalau perbuatan itu menjadi wajib atasmu."

Berdasarkan Hadits Shahih No.587 yang diriwayatkan Bukhari, maka diketahui bahwa Rasulullah Muhammad SAW tidak melaksanakan Shalat Tarawih berjamaah di Bulan Ramadhan sebagaimana yang dilakukan sebagian Umat Islam saat ini. Rasulullah Muhammad SAW telah mencontohkan Shalat Lail (Malam) yang dilakukan secara individual (perseorangan), semasa hidup beliau, termasuk pada Bulan Ramadhan.

Oleh karena itu, nampaknya lebih tepat jika Umat Islam mendahulukan Shalat Lail seperti yang dicontohkan oleh Rasulullah Muhammad SAW. Untuk aktivitas Ramadhan yang memakmurkan Masjid, dapat dilakukan kajian tentang nilai-nilai Islam, yang topiknya dipilih yang paling mendesak urgensinya dalam membangkitkan kemajuan Umat Islam.

Inilah sekedar bahan pemikiran kita bersama, sebagai upaya mencontoh Rasulullah Muhammad SAW dan menggapai ridha Allah SWT. Akhir kata, demikian yang dapat disampaikan, mohon maaf bila ada kesalahan.

Wassalamu'alaikum Wr.Wb.

HUMAN BROTHERHOOD

All prophets from Adam until Muhammad (peace be upon them) came to preach the same religion, which continued to grow and grow, until it reached perfection at the hand of The Prophet Muhammad. This man (The Prophet Muhammad) bring Islam from God to humans.

Islam is true religion ordained by God, and the only religion prevailing over all other religions. Most people know that The Holy Qur'an is the holy book on Islam. The Holy Qur'an is a human guidance book to live and life in the universe (world). Moslems grant a very high place of honor to The Holy Qur'an in their mind, hearts, and lives.

The facts have proved that The Holy Qur'an is held to be flawless completely unassailable in what it says, and both in fact and doctrine.

Because of this completeness and perpection, Islam had to become the ultimate religion, the final religious revelation from God to mankind, and superseding all previous belief system.

Unity of mankind is an essential of the fundamental Islamic concept of “the God is one”, and then mankind is also one. The distinctions created by nationality, race and color are artificial and have no place in a religion, which stands for human brotherhood. The Holy Qur’an clearly states that people were created as one nation, but became divided because of their differences (Qur’an, 10:19). Conflicts of interest, prejudices, exploitation and misuse of power have taken their toll in dividing mankind.

However, the ultimate objective of Islam is to reunite all of them (Qur’an, 11:119). Islamic values have the concept of dual ownership: First, the concept of ownership by human being. Second, the concept of ownership by God (Allah). The divine ownership is coupled with repeated The Holy Qur’an to the effect that all of humanity benefits from nature’s resources.

UNJUST GLOBAL VILLAGE

Moslems (Islam) relation with West (Israel, NATO, and USA government) have polarized. Continously devastating condition of Palestinians, who have tyrant and unjust authoritizing by Israel. NATO and USA invations on Afghanistan (2002 until now), and Iraq (2003 until now), had destruction and killings of several hundred thousand people (moslem, or Islamist) of Afghanistan and Iraq. Evil treatment of prisoners by USA military in Abu Ghraib (Iraq region), and Guantanamo (Cuba region) are some of the major factors which have turn the world into a lawless, and unjust global village. So, West had become a International Evil Community (look The Holy Qur'an 2:120 and The Holy Qur'an 114).

Allah (God) said, "O mankind, God have created you from a male and female, and have made you into nations and tribes, for you to know one another. Truly, the noblest of you with God is the most pious. Truly, God is All Knowing, and All Aware" (The Holy Qur'an 49:13).

As a moslem, a person must declare, that he or she believe there is no god (the other God), but God (Allah), and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. This declare is perhaps the bedrock belief in Islam. Without this declare a person is not considered a moslem, he or she still an unbeliever. This phrase is the essential step in a conversion to Islam, by someone who is not a born moslem. This creed will often be repeated by moslem constantly.

Allah (God) said, "God is Allah, the One and Only. Allah is God, on whom all depend. Allah begets not, and nor begotten; and none is like Allah (The Holy Qur'an 112:1-4).

WHO TO BE PRAISED

All prophets from Adam until Muhammad (peace be upon them) came to preach the same religion, which continued to grow and grow, until it reached perfection at the hand of The Prophet Muhammad. He was foretold in earlier scriptures, i.e. The Holy Bible. Thus Christians and Jews ought to recognize, that he was the final prophet of God (Allah).
This phenomenon has a symbolic, that God has commanded people to praise God, with follow a man who to be praised. This man is The Prophet Muhammad, who bring Islam from God to peoples. Islam is true religion ordained by God, and the only religion prevailing over all other religions.
The core of moslems identity are their status as worshipers of God. Through The Holy Qur'an 51:56, God said that God have only created human (man and women) that they may serve or worship of God. This is make every moslems are focused to create a benefit for the universe, or to create humanity in the world.
Now, compare with the act of west government (USA, NATO, and Israel) who destruction of humanity in the world. The west civilization since 14-th century until now, had killed millions moslem people, and destruction many village, country, state, and region of moslem. Ancient colonialism and imperialism since 14-th century until 19-th century, and modern colonialism and imperialism since 19-th century until now, was evidences about the worst of the west civilization. Phenomenons on Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq (include Abu Ghraib scandal), and Guantanamo was evidences about this worst civilization (look at Qur'an, 2:120).
The west civilization has fallen to build humanity in the world, when they killed millions moslem people in the world. Now, the world need Islam to build humanity, with Islamic values, as the ultimate values from God to peoples in the world (universe).
Most people know that The Holy Qur'an is the holy book on Islam. The Holy Qur'an is a human guidance book to live and life in the universe (world). Moslem grant a very high place to honor to The Holy Qur'an in their mind, hearts, and lives.
Moslems know that The Holy Qur'an is perfect, and they know that The Holy Qur'an is the complete revelation of God to mankind. The facts have proved that The Holy Qur'an is held to be flawless, completely unassailable in what it says, and both in fact and doctrine. Because of this completeness and perfection, Islam had to become the ultimate religion, the final religious revelation from God to mankind, and superseding all previous belief system.
God has stated, "And whosoever desire a religion other that Islam, never will it accepted of him/her religion, and in the hereafter he/she will be in the ranks of those who are lost" (Qur'an, 3:55). God also has stated in The Holy Qur'an, "And to thee. We have sent the Book (The Holy Qur'an) in truth. This Qur'an confirming the scripture that came before it, and a witness over it" (Qur'an, 5:48).

THE SIGHT OF GOD

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) said, that: First, whosoever removes a worldly grief from a beliver, God (Allah) will remove from him/her one of the griefs of the day of judgement.
Second, whosoever alleviates the lot of a needy person, God will alleviate his/her lot in this world and the next.
Third, whosoever shield a moslem, God will shield him/her in this world and the next. God will aid a servant of God so long as the servant aids his/her brother.
Fourth, whosoever follow a path to seek knowledge therein, God will make easy for him/her a path to paradise. No people gather together in of the houses of God and studying it among themselves, without tranquility descending upon them, mercy enveloping them, the angels surrounding them, and God making mention of them amongst those who are with God.
Fifth, whosoever is slowed down on the path to paradise by his/her actions will not be hastened by his lineage.
Who is The Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him)? First, The Prophet Muhammad (peace on him) is a direct descendant of Ishmael, the first son of The Prophet Abraham (peace be on him).
Second, Muhammad was born in Makkah in 570 CE. By the time Muhammad was twenty five, he had become well known in the city for the integrity of his disposition and the honesty of his character. He became known as the trustworthy, and the truthful.
Third, Muhammad was 40 years old, when he was visited by angel Gabriel (peace be on him) received his first message from God. These visits continued for the next 23 years until his death.
Fourth, The Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) only a man. He is only "the comforter" or "the spirit of truth" (look at The New Testament, John 14:16, 15:26, and 16:7), who would guide human beings into all truth.
Fifth, The Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) shall not speak of him self, but shall speak of God words.
Sixth, God has stated, "Truly, the religion on the sight of God is Islam" (QS.3:19).

THE QUR'ANIC TEACHING

The Prophet Muhammad is a direct descendant of Ishmael, the first son of Abraham (peace be on all prophets). Muhammad was born in Makkah in 570 CE. By the time Muhammad was twenty five, he had become well known in the city for the integirty of his disposition and the honesty of his character. He became known as the trustworthy, and the truthful.
The Prophet Muhammad was 40 years old, when he was visited by angel Gabriel (peace be on him), received his first message from God (Allah). These visits continued for the next 23 years until his death. All of the messages thus received were put together by The Prophet Muhammad in a book called "The Holy Qur'an". This book is the words of God (Allah), which consist of 114 chapter of varying length. Each chapter is made up of single or multiple revelations.
When The Prophet Muhammad wife, Aisyah, was asked to described the mode of his life and conduct, she replied, "His morals are The Holy Qur'an." In other words, his daily life was a true picture of The Qur'anic teachings. He was an embodiment of all the virtues which have been enunciated by The Holy Qur'an.
The record of his life which shed light on his conduct as a child, as a father, as a neighbor, as a merchant, as a preacher, as a persecuted fugitive, as a friend, as a warrior, as an army commander, as a conqueror, as a judge, as a law giver, as a ruler and above all, as a devotee of God (Allah), and was all an exemplification on The Book of God (Allah). The sincerity and purity of his pious living was clearly revealed in his daily routine.
But The Prophet Muhammad only a man. He is only "the comforter" or "the spirit of truth", who would guide human beings into all truth. He shall not speak of him self, but shall speak of God (Allah) words. Compare with The New Testament, John 14:16, 15:26, and 16:7 please...
If anyone has a real desire to be a moslem and has full conviction and strong belief, that Islam is the true religion ordained by God (Allah) for all human beings, then one should pronounce, that Shahada, "I bear witness that there is no deity worthy to be worshipped but Allah, and I bear witness the Muhammad is His (Allah) servant and messenger.
The Holy Qur'an is explicit in this regard as God (Allah) has stated, "Truly, the religion on the sight of Allah is Islam" (Qur'an 3:19).

RASULULLAH MUHAMMAD SAW

Rasulullah Muhammad SAW adalah Rasulullah terakhir, setelah datangnya Rasulullah Musa AS dan Rasulullah Isa AS. Oleh karena itu, sudah selayaknya manusia menjadikan Rasulullah Muhammad SAW sebagai idola universal atau universal idol. Kedatangan Rasulullah Muhammad SAW memenuhi doa yang dilantunkan Rasulullah Musa AS dan Rasulullah Isa AS kepada Allah SWT.
Ketika Islam telah diturunkan ke muka bumi (down to earth), maka Allah SWT menetapkan, bahwa: Pertama, Islam diperuntukkan bagi Umat Manusia, maka janganlah mati melainkan dalam keadaan muslim (lihat QS.2:132). Kedua, agama yang diridhai oleh Allah SWT hanyalah Islam (lihat QS.3:19). Ketiga, tidak ada paksaan bagi manusia untuk menjadikan Islam sebagai agamanya, karena sudah jelas perbedaan antara kebenaran (the truth) dengan kesalahan, namun segenap pikiran, sikap, dan perilakunya akan membawa konsekuensi baginya (lihat QS.2:256). Keempat, barangsiapa beragama selain Islam, maka Allah SWT menolak agamanya tersebut (lihat QS.3:85).
Keberatan pihak-pihak di luar Islam, terhadap ketetapan Allah SWT ini tidaklah dapat digugatkan kepada Umat Islam, karena Umat Islam hanyalah pelaksana segenap ketentuan Allah SWT. Gugatan selayaknya dihaturkan kepada Allah SWT, Tuhan Yang Maha Esa dan Maha Kuasa. Hanya saja gugatan ini menjadi irasional, karena penggugat (manusia) adalah pihak yang tak berhak menggugat, sebab pihak tergugat adalah pihak Yang Maha Kuasa.
Oleh karena itu, Allah SWT sejak abad ke-7 telah mengingatkan, bahwa kelompok manusia yang telah diberi kitab-kitab sebelum Al Qur'an, sesungguhnya telah mengenal Rasulullah Muhammad SAW sebagaimana mereka mengenal anak-anak mereka sendiri, tetapi mereka mendustai Allah SWT, sehingga mereka menolak Rasulullah Muhammad SAW (lihat QS.6:20). Allah SWT juga menjelaskan, bahwa kedustaan mereka (para penentang Islam dan Rasulullah Muhammad SAW) masih ditambah lagi dengan "kitab suci" hasil buah pikiran manusia, dengan mengatakannya sebagai firman Tuhan.
Allah SWT berfirman, "Maka kecelakaan besarlah bagi orang-orang yang menulis Al Kitab dengan tangan mereka sendiri, lalu dikatakannya, "Ini dari Allah." Karena mereka hendak memperoleh keuntungan dari perbuatan itu. Maka kecelakaan besarlah bagi mereka, atas hal-hal yang ditulis oleh tangan mereka itu, dan kecelakaan besarlah bagi mereka, atas hal-hal yang mereka kerjakan" (QS.2:79).

THE FACTS OF ISLAM

The fact is that Islam is a simple, reasonable, practical religion, and free from priestcraft and the above charge. It is away of life for the social, moral, and trascendental development of humanity. It does not demand of man to surrender his reasoning faculties, nor does it demand a blind faith in obscure and inexplicable mysteries. It teaches the purest form of monotheism and regards polytheism as an unpardonable sin.
The other fact, Islam (moslems) relation with West have polarized. Continously devastating condition of Palestinians, who have tyrant and unjust authoritizing by Israel (Jew or Zionist). NATO and USA (Jew, Zionist, and Christian) invations on Afghanistan (2002 until now), and Iraq (2003 until now), had destruction and killings of several hundred thousand people (moslem, or Islamist) of Afghanistan and Iraq. Evil treatment of prisoners by USA Military (Jew, Zionist, and Christian) in Abu Ghraib (Iraq region) and Guantanamo (Cuba region) are some of the major factors which have turned the world into a lawless, and unjust global village.
The other of other fact, the New Testament says, in the words of Jesus: First, "And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another comforter, that he may abide with you for ever" (John 14:16). Second, "But when the comforter is come, whom I will send unto you, from the Father, even the spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me" (John 15:26). Third, "Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is expedient for you that I go away, for the if I go not away, the comforter will not come unto you. But if I depart, I will send him unto you" (John 16:7). Fourth, "I have yet many things to say unto you, but he can not bear them now. Howbeit when he, the spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth. For he shall not speak of him self. But whatsoever he shall hear, that he shall speak, and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me, for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you" (John 16:12-14).
The comforter whose mean on the New Testament is the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the man whose bring the Islamic values from God (Allah) to human being in the universe. All prophets from Adam until Muhammad (peace be upon them) came to preach the same religion, which continued to grow and grow, until it reached perfection at the hand of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Although Islam is regarded as the youngest of all revealed religions, it is not a new religion, but a continuation of the first religion of God (Allah) to man, purged, and purified, time after time, from all human adulterations, and restored to its original purity.

THE HOLY QUR'AN

Prophet Muhammad was 40 years old, when he was visited by angel Gabriel (peace be on him), received his first message from God. These visits continued for the next 23 years until his death. All of the message thus received were put together by the Prophet Muhammad in a book called The Holy Qur'an.
For moslems, the Holy Qur'an is the word of God. The Holy Qur'an consist of 114 chapters of varying length. Each chapter is made up of single or multiple revelations. Chapter names are based on a word that appears in the chapter itself. In the interpretation of the verses, historic sontext, events that moslems were facing at that time, and the Sunnah matter.

PROPHET MUHAMMAD

Prophet Muhammad is a direct descendant of Ishmael, the first son of Abraham (peace be on all prophets). Muhammad was born in Makkah in 570 CE.
Kaaba is a small cubical house in Makkah, first built by Prophet Abraham and Ishmael. It is the place where Abraham had left baby Ishmael and his mother Hager, by the command of God. It is the house towards which all muslims face in prayers. It is also the house visited by millions of muslims during Hajj (yearly pilgrimage), and other times.
By the time Muhammad was twenty five, he had become well known in the city (Makkah) for the integrity of his disposition and the honesty of his character. He became known as the trustworthy, and the truthful.

AKTIVITAS SAAT RAMADHAN

Assalamu'alaikum Wr.Wb.
Pembaca blog yang dirahmati Allah SWT, hari ini saya membuka blog "NU Online" (http://www.nu.or.id). Dalam blog itu terdapat artikel menarik, berjudul "Praktik Bid'ah Hasanah Para Sahabat Setelah Rasulullah Wafat", yang diposting tanggal 24-06-2008. Artikel itu memberi contoh salah satu praktik bid'ah hasanah adalah Shalat Tarawih berjamaah di Bulan Ramadhan.
Artikel itu menjelaskan, bahwa Umar ibn Khattab R.A. mengumpulkan sebagian Umat Islam untuk mendirikan Shalat Tarawih berjamaah pada Bulan Ramadhan. Ketika Umar ibn Khattab R.A. melihat orang-orang berkumpul untuk Shalat Tarawih berjamaah, ia berkata, "Sebaik-baik bid'ah adalah ini."
Setelah membaca blog tersebut, saya kemudian mencari definisi bid'ah. Akhirnya saya menemukan definisi bid'ah menurut Imam Asy Syathibi. Menurutnya, bid'ah adalah suatu cara dalam beragama (beribadah) yang dibuat untuk menandingi syari'at yang ada. Imam Asy Syathibi juga menjelaskan, bahwa bid'ah menjadikan seseorang berlebih-lebihan dalam beribadah.
Sementara itu, saya teringat dalam suatu pengajian di Masjid Darunnajah Kampus STPN-Yogyakarta, seorang ustadz menjelaskan tentang perbedaan antara ibadah dengan muamallah. Menurut ustadz tersebut: Pertama, dalam ibadah, pada prinsipnya segala sesuatunya dilarang, kecuali yang diperintahkan. Kedua, dalam muamallah, pada prinsipnya segala sesuatunya dibolehkan, kecuali yang dilarang.
Kemudian saya mencoba menelusuri sikap dan perilaku Rasulullah Muhammad SAW pada Bulan Ramadhan. Ketika membaca "Terjemah Hadits Shahih Bukhari" Jilid I - IV, yang diterjemahkan dari teks aslinya oleh Zainuddin Hamidy dan kawan-kawan, serta diterbitkan oleh Penerbit Fa. Wijaya Jakarta bekerjasama dengan CV. Wicaksana Semarang, saya menemukan Hadits No.587, sebagai berikut:
Diceritakan dari Aisyah R.A., bahwa pada suatu malam di Bulan Ramadhan, Rasulullah Muhammad SAW berada di masjid. Rasulullah Muhammad SAW shalat, maka orang banyak mengikuti pula beliau shalat. Malam berikutnya Rasulullah Muhammad SAW shalat, maka orang yang mengikuti beliau shalat bertambah banyak. Pada malam ketiga, orang semakin banyak berkumpul, tetapi Rasulullah Muhammad SAW tidak datang. Keesokan paginya Rasulullah Muhammad SAW bersabda, "Sesungguhnya aku telah tahu apa yang kamu lakukan. Tidak sesuatupun yang melarangku untuk keluar, untuk shalat malam bersama-sama kamu sekalian. Hanya aku khawatir, kalau-kalau perbuatan itu menjadi wajib atasmu."
Berdasarkan Hadits Shahih No.587 yang diriwayatkan Bukhari, maka diketahui bahwa Rasulullah Muhammad SAW tidak melaksanakan Shalat Tarawih berjamaah di Bulan Ramadhan sebagaimana yang dilakukan sebagian Umat Islam saat ini. Rasulullah Muhammad SAW telah mencontohkan Shalat Lail (Malam) yang dilakukan secara individual (perseorangan), semasa hidup beliau, termasuk pada Bulan Ramadhan.
Oleh karena itu, nampaknya lebih tepat jika Umat Islam mendahulukan Shalat Lail seperti yang dicontohkan oleh Rasulullah Muhammad SAW. Untuk aktivitas Ramadhan yang memakmurkan Masjid, dapat dilakukan kajian tentang nilai-nilai Islam, yang topiknya dipilih yang paling mendesak urgensinya dalam membangkitkan kemajuan Umat Islam.
Inilah sekedar bahan pemikiran kita bersama, sebagai upaya mencontoh Rasulullah Muhammad SAW dan menggapai ridha Allah SWT. Akhir kata, demikian yang dapat disampaikan, mohon maaf bila ada kesalahan.
Wassalamu'alaikum Wr.Wb.

PESAN BUAT KAUM WANITA

Adalah keliru atau mungkin bahkan fitnah yang keji, bila ada seseorang yang mengatakan bahwa Allah SWT tidak menyayangi kaum wanita. Sesungguhnya Allah SWT sangat menyayangi kaum wanita. Bukankah Allah SWT adalah Dzat Yang Maha Pengasih dan Penyayang kepada umat manusia (termasuk wanita)?
Oleh karena sayangnya kepada kaum wanita, maka dalam nilai-nilai Islam pesan-pesan yang disampaikan kepada wanita, seringkali melalui pesan Allah SWT kepada istri-istri Rasulullah Muhammad SAW. Bukankah Rasulullah Muhammad SAW adalah manusia yang paling dimuliakan oleh Allah SWT? Maka istri-istri beliau tentulah wanita-wanita yang paling dimuliakan oleh Allah SWT.
Dalam pesanNya buat kaum wanita, Allah SWT meminta agar wanita tidak melakukan perbuatan keji (lihat QS.33:30), yaitu melakukan "nusyuz" atau bersifat angkuh dan membangkang terhadap suami yang saleh (lihat Tafsir Al Mishbah, 11:259). Ketika dalam konteks wanita, "nusyuz" dipandang sebagai perbuatan keji, maka hal ini menunjukkan betapa bermartabatnya wanita dalam tataran sosial Islami.
Martabat ini bukan muncul karena "tidak melakukan nusyuz" menunjukkan kepatuhan, melainkan karena "tidak melakukan nusyuz" menunjukkan kesungguhan wanita (sebagai istri) untuk bersinergi dengan laki-laki (sebagai suami) dalam membina keluarga, dan menghasilkan generasi penerus (anak-anak) yang saleh (bertaqwa kepada Allah SWT).
Dalam positioning keluarga sebagai mozaik-mozaik Umat Islam, maka kehadiran generasi penerus yang saleh sangatlah penting dan sangat berarti. Oleh karena itu, kehadiran pihak yang bersedia bersinergi untuk menghasilkan generasi penerus yang saleh sangatlah penting dan sangat berarti. Pihak yang sangat penting dan sangat berarti ini adalah wanita, sosok bermartabat yang dimuliakan Allah SWT dan dihormati oleh Rasulullah Muhammad SAW.
Konsekuensinya, bila Allah SWT dan Rasulullah Muhammad SAW memuliakan dan menghormati wanita, maka segenap manusia (terutama laki-laki) haruslah juga memuliakan dan menghormati wanita.

PENTINGNYA MEMPELAJARI HADIST

Hadist (sunnah) Rasulullah Muhammad SAW merupakan sesuatu yang penting dalam nilai-nilai Islam. Hadist merupakan perkataan, perbuatan, dan takrir (diam sebagai tanda setuju atas perbuatan para sahabat) Rasulullah Muhammad SAW.
Hadist merupakan sumber hukum kedua setelah Al Qur'an dalam Agama Islam. Allah SWT berfirman, antara lain sebagai berikut: Pertama, "Siapapun yang taat kepada Rasul (Muhammad), maka sungguh dia telah taat kepada Allah, dan siapapun yang berpaling (menentang), maka Kami (Allah) tidak mengutus engkau (Rasul) sebagai penjaga atas mereka" (QS.4:80).
Kedua, "Sungguh pada diri Rasulullah (Muhammad) itu terdapat teladan yang baik bagi kamu, serta bagi orang yang mengharap rahmat Allah, meyakini hari kemudian (hari kiamat), dan banyak mengingat Allah" (QS.33:21).
Ketiga, "... Segala sesuatu yang disampaikan Rasul (Muhammad) kepadamu, maka ambillah (laksanakanlah); dan segala sesuatu yang dilarangnya kepadamu, maka hentikanlah; serta bertaqwalah kamu kepada Allah. Sesungguhnya Allah keras (tegas) siksaNya (sanksiNya)" (QS.59:7).
Fungsi hadist sebagai sumber hukum kedua setelah Al Qur'an dalam Agama Islam, adalah untuk menguraikan segala sesuatu yang telah disampaikan secara singkat dalam Al Qur'an. Contoh, Allah SWT berfirman, "Bacakanlah segala sesuatu yang diwahyukan kepadamu (Muhammad) dari Kitab (Al Qur'an), dan dirikanlah (kerjakanlah) shalat. Sesungguhnya shalat akan mencegah (manusia) dari perbuatan keji dan munkar. Sungguh Allah mengingat lebih banyak, dan Allah mengetahui segala sesuatu yang kamu kerjakan" (QS.29:45).
Dalam QS.29:45 tersebut Allah SWT tidak memberikan petunjuk tentang cara melaksanakan shalat, dan jumlah rakaatnya. Maka Rasulullah Muhammad SAW menerangkan dan mencontohkan cara shalat, dan jumlah rakaatnya melalui hadist. Rasulullah Muhammad SAW berkata, "Shalatlah kamu, sebagaimana kamu melihat aku shalat" (HR: Bukhari).
Kesediaan serta kesiapan Umat Islam untuk mempelajari hadist, sesungguhnya juga menunjukkan kecintaan mereka kepada Rasulullah Muhammad SAW. Kesediaan serta kesiapan mempelajari hadist, juga akan memebantu Umat Islam dalam mengenali hadist-hadist palsu yang disebarkan oleh orang-orang kafir, fasiq, musyrik, dan munafik.
Kesediaan serta kesiapan mempelajari hadist, akan semakin "mengakrabkan" hubungan Umat Islam dengan yang dicintainya (Rasulullah Muhammad SAW). Hal ini penting, agar Umat Islam dapat mengenali dan menolak klaim kerasulan dan kenabian dari para oportunis (pencari kesempatan) dan orang-orang sesat, yang berupaya menyesatkan manusia.