assalamulaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatahu Br. this is a thought provoking article - may Allah bless your efforts pls continue this article and enlighten us to the best way of acquiring/followingand teaching Islamic knowledge correctly. Wasalam Rizvana
Rizvana Ahmed Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: Prince Of Destiny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], >[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], >[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], >[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], >[EMAIL PROTECTED], >[email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED], >[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], >[EMAIL PROTECTED], >[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], >[EMAIL PROTECTED], >[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], >[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [IslamCity] How Muslims Study Islam Today : The Way of Thinking >Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 13:10:19 -0800 (PST) >MIME-Version: 1.0 >X-Originating-IP: 216.155.196.96 >X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Received: from n1a.bulk.scd.yahoo.com ([66.94.237.35]) by >mc4-f6.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Fri, 18 Mar 2005 >12:45:24 -0800 >Received: from [66.218.69.1] by n1.bulk.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 18 Mar >2005 20:42:18 -0000 >Received: from [66.218.66.32] by mailer1.bulk.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 18 >Mar 2005 20:42:18 -0000 >Received: (qmail 84112 invoked from network); 18 Mar 2005 20:42:16 -0000 >Received: from unknown (66.218.66.172) by m26.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; >18 Mar 2005 20:42:16 -0000 >Received: from unknown (HELO n9a.bulk.scd.yahoo.com) (66.94.237.43) by >mta4.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 18 Mar 2005 20:42:16 -0000 >Received: from [66.218.66.59] by n9.bulk.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 18 Mar >2005 20:42:15 -0000 >Received: from [66.218.66.92] by mailer8.bulk.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 18 >Mar 2005 20:42:14 -0000 >Received: (qmail 60356 invoked from network); 17 Mar 2005 21:10:21 -0000 >Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m29.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; >17 Mar 2005 21:10:21 -0000 >Received: from unknown (HELO web61007.mail.yahoo.com) (216.155.196.96) by >mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 17 Mar 2005 21:10:21 -0000 >Received: (qmail 66494 invoked by uid 60001); 17 Mar 2005 21:10:20 -0000 >Received: from [69.134.173.254] by web61007.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, >17 Mar 2005 13:10:19 PST >X-Message-Info: JGTYoYF78jEVm8eqfxlRrL9Q1eFEl/LR3ru6yXf+G3k= >X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: groups-email >X-Apparently-To: [email protected] >Comment: DomainKeys? See http://antispam.yahoo.com/domainkeys >DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; >b=BKJ8dt/haQhmJ4NUJjuycpZpjK7u92YDE85WwzeMZS9DfATpp9pi994hFON895dzqMwzGofJfOPxxLBv9goH7R/tD6RvXejCiVrMJDDCvdFMDLapp36rvX1bJ5GngYIlcHFijgkxjOMCdR0OfhIME7NlObyonjl41kN1+Z69RW8= > > ; >X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:12:0 >X-Yahoo-Profile: prince0fdestiny >X-eGroups-Approved-By: islahcity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> via web; 18 Mar >2005 20:41:59 -0000 >Mailing-List: list [email protected]; contact >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Delivered-To: mailing list [email protected] >List-Id: <islamcity.yahoogroups.com> >Precedence: bulk >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Return-Path: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Mar 2005 20:45:24.0915 (UTC) >FILETIME=[690CA830:01C52BFB] > > > > >Salaam aley kum warahmahtullah > >How Muslims Study Islam is the third chapter... i request you all to pay >close >attention from now on, the subject goes into more details methods of >understanding >issues and using u r aqal or mind in way that doesn;t contradict wot islam >as >explained to us.. > >PLEASE read the last posting "FACT SHOULD ALWAYD BE KEPT IN MIND" thats >prerequiste >to understand the upcoiming chapters.. if failed to understands THOSE >FACTS,it wud >be hard for u to graps the others.. these are the foundations.. > >really, i m trying very hard to make it easier for u every way possible. i >kept on >encouragin people to ask me questions n read ..... but i only get few >questions... > >relaly i dont mind answering any questiosn.. ask me if anything u see is >confusing.. >or hard to understand. PLEASE HELP ME TO HELP YOU.. > > How Muslims Study Islam Today > >Ma-salama > >Prince of Destiny > >How Muslims Study Islam Today > > > >Examining Muslims today shows that the Muslims acquire Islam through three >principle >methods > >The Scholastic, or Academic, Method > >This method emphasizes delivering Islam as a curriculum in a scholastic >format in >which information, and not concepts and thoughts, is the substance. The >student-teacher relationship is the approach of this method, and giving >instructions >constitutes its style. If the student graduates, he will resemble a book >that >carries information and spits it out, and Islam would consist of nothing >more than >information dictated to him. Such a person would repeat quotations from >scholars and >their works without any critical thinking or consideration to the evidences >and >arguments simply because he cannot do so. His capability would be confined >to >relaying the information that was handed to him just as a database would >download >information when programmed to do so. > >Studying Islam in this erroneous method will produce neither a thinker >based on >Islam nor a mujtahid, but will produce human textbooks whom the extent of >their >contributions will be limited to copying the works of others and writing >some >commentaries on them. Such a method could be useful in studying an >information-based >discipline such as geography or history. However, it cannot be taken as a >method of >studying the Aqeedah and the thoughts because the Islamic Aqcedah and its >thoughts >must be acquired intellectually through a dynamic process of relating the >thoughts >to the situation until they become firmly-rooted thoughts and not just >theoretical >information carried by the person like the words on the pages of a book. > >The Emotional Method > >The essence of this method entails bringing stories and preaching Islamic >personalities. It depends on the emotional approach and not the thinking >process in >order to push a person to function. Because this approach realizes that >emotions by >their intrinsic nature can got out of control, it depends on programming >the >individual in a specific way. The individual who acquires Islam through >this method >will start learning that discipline and obedience towards the shaykhs and >the >mas'ooleen is a part of Islam. > >This method is, relatively speaking, a new method because it was influenced >by the >psychological-based sciences that came with disciplines such as psychology, >sociology, and education. This approach does not regard man, life and the >universe >as the subject of thinking and research but instead places the human psyche >and its >development as the ultimate objective. The scope of thinking and research >remains >restricted to the psyche of the individual through promoting its positive >aspects >and treating its negative aspects. Also, it connects such individuals with >the >mas'ooleen and the shaykhs emotionally in the same manner that a person is >connected >with his father or therapist. As a result, those who acquired Islam in this >way are >attached to certain personalities whom they regard as holy and follow as >examples >without any thinking. > >Such a method does not produce intellectuals, thinkers, or mujtahids, nor >does it >claim to produce them. It could be used in dealing with the young children >or with >those who do not think and therefore look forward to those who would think >on their >behalf and relieve them of the burden of thinking. This approach could also >apply to >those who do not think and are seeking a group of people to associate with >in order >to enjoy the social environment and activities that this group or tribe >provides >them, such as friendship, visits, and collective activities involving >ibadat, trips, >and sports. Therefore, this method cannot initiate the revival of the >Ummah, nor can >it provide the Ummah with the thought and the awareness needed for such a >revival. > > > >A > > > > >Ma-Salama >Prince oF Destiny http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Revival-Of-Muslim-Mind/ > > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! >http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > > > > > > >*************************************************************************** >{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with >wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair >preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord >knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of >those who are guided.} >(Holy Quran-16:125) > >{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes >in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] >invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, >and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) > >The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if >Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of >camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] > >The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever >calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who >follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." >[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not >in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or >approved otherwise. > >If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a >daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to >change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at >[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? 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Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." 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