Weekly Ta'lim SSE
As a SMILY’s commitment to disseminate the dakwa of The Prophet, we develop a monthly program of Islamic study group (ta’lim) into the weekly one. Every Monday, SMILY invites students to stop the routine for a while and conduct a series of worship.
It is started from Tadarus Quran, breaking sunnah fast, congregational Maghrib prayer, then discussing sirah nabawi, and is ended with the congregational Isya prayer.
Why we prefer to study about sirah Nabawi? Sirah, or history, especially about the history of prophecy, is an ocean of knowledge from which we can reap the knowledge as guidance for our life. The summary of the discussions is shown below as a reminder for us.
*Note: Although there is an agenda “buka bersama”, it does not mean that this event is only for people who are fasting, but is opened also for all SSE Muslim students.
ITSAR
April 11th 2011
There were many wars in time of the Prophet, but that does not mean that the Prophet taught his faithfuls to violate others. There are always reasons for the wars and mostly because Muslims were injured and oppressed by others. There are two kinds of war committed in that time: ghozwah and sariyyah. Ghozwah is a war led by the Prophet directly, while sariyyah was led by the companions of the Prophet. One example of sariyyah is Yarmuk war; a war between Muslim communities and the Romans.
Anyway, it is not about a strategy or tactic of war that will be discussed here. There is another story tucked in between the horse galloping and troopers’ yell. There are many lessons that show how great their sacrifice.
In this war, there was a faithful of the Prophet who named Dhirar bin Al-Azur, a faithful who was included into soldiers and was seriously injured after the war. At that moment, there were paramedics who offered a cup of water for him. Apparently, Dhirar refused the water. He said "Give this water to the people who really need it, give it to other soldiers." They were surprised at Dhirar’s attitude. They kept forcing him to drink, but he continued to refuse. They gave up; a cup of water was offered to the other soldiers. Amazingly, all the soldiers refused to drink it and suggested that they should give to the soldiers beside them. Finally, that cup was back to Dhirar, who had passed away.
What can we draw from this story? One of them is about how we are taught to make some sacrifices for the sake of others, even when we really needed it. In Arabic it is known as itsar. To be noticed, itsar is only encouraged in muamalah, not ibadah. We do not need to do itsar in ibadah, because it is not liked by Allah. So, let us compete in goodness (fastabiqul Khairat)!
Anyway, it is not about a strategy or tactic of war that will be discussed here. There is another story tucked in between the horse galloping and troopers’ yell. There are many lessons that show how great their sacrifice.
In this war, there was a faithful of the Prophet who named Dhirar bin Al-Azur, a faithful who was included into soldiers and was seriously injured after the war. At that moment, there were paramedics who offered a cup of water for him. Apparently, Dhirar refused the water. He said "Give this water to the people who really need it, give it to other soldiers." They were surprised at Dhirar’s attitude. They kept forcing him to drink, but he continued to refuse. They gave up; a cup of water was offered to the other soldiers. Amazingly, all the soldiers refused to drink it and suggested that they should give to the soldiers beside them. Finally, that cup was back to Dhirar, who had passed away.
What can we draw from this story? One of them is about how we are taught to make some sacrifices for the sake of others, even when we really needed it. In Arabic it is known as itsar. To be noticed, itsar is only encouraged in muamalah, not ibadah. We do not need to do itsar in ibadah, because it is not liked by Allah. So, let us compete in goodness (fastabiqul Khairat)!
People Who Will be Given Blessings
April 18th 2011
In the opening surah of the Qur'an, Al-Fatihah: 6-7, it is stated that we ask our God to guide us to the right way, which is a way of the people who have been given blessings. Then, what kind of ways of people who have been given blessings? Surah An-Nisa verse 69 answers that the people who get blessings are the Prophet, Shiddiq, syuhada and shaleh.
No more other people after the Prophet Muhammad who was sent as a prophet, because the Prophet Muhammad is khatamul Anbiya (The Last Prophet). This means that we will not be able to get the highest blessings. The next group is Shiddiq, or people who always justify the words of the Prophet. The example is Abu Bakr Ash-Siddiq, the first companion of the Prophet who admitted the truth of Isra 'Mi'raj event. In this era, it seems that not everyone is able to do so. Thus, at least we can reach the levels as syuhada and pious people in order to be classified into those who are blessed.
Syuhada (people who died as martyrs), according to most ulema, can be divided into two parts, “syahid besar” and “syahid kecil. The example of syahid besar is Islamic heroes who died when they struggled for Islam. Of course, terrorism that came from the spirit without any knowledge is not included in this category. Then syahid kecil is people who died by drowning in the sea, died after giving birth and died on the way in seeking knowledge. While the pious man is one who do not only run the command and interpret the meaning of his religion, but also apply the knowledge he has. The opportunity to become pious people is wider in front of us. Will we take it in order to put us into a group of people who get blessed?
No more other people after the Prophet Muhammad who was sent as a prophet, because the Prophet Muhammad is khatamul Anbiya (The Last Prophet). This means that we will not be able to get the highest blessings. The next group is Shiddiq, or people who always justify the words of the Prophet. The example is Abu Bakr Ash-Siddiq, the first companion of the Prophet who admitted the truth of Isra 'Mi'raj event. In this era, it seems that not everyone is able to do so. Thus, at least we can reach the levels as syuhada and pious people in order to be classified into those who are blessed.
Syuhada (people who died as martyrs), according to most ulema, can be divided into two parts, “syahid besar” and “syahid kecil. The example of syahid besar is Islamic heroes who died when they struggled for Islam. Of course, terrorism that came from the spirit without any knowledge is not included in this category. Then syahid kecil is people who died by drowning in the sea, died after giving birth and died on the way in seeking knowledge. While the pious man is one who do not only run the command and interpret the meaning of his religion, but also apply the knowledge he has. The opportunity to become pious people is wider in front of us. Will we take it in order to put us into a group of people who get blessed?