onsdag 28. mai 2014

Jihad betyr ikke krig

Hamza Ansari, medisinstudent og styremedlem i Minhaj Ungdom, skrev en oppklarende artikkel i aftenposten som ble publisert igår. Artikkelen omhandler jihad og hva det innebærer. 
Jihad er et av verdens mest misforståtte begreper. Begrepet som opprinnelig handlet om indre renselse, en kamp mot det onde og strid for et samfunn med sosial velferd, blir i dag knyttet opp mot ekstreme elementer som selvmord, blodbad og global terrorisme. 
Det er ingen tvil om at jihad er et sentralt begrep innenfor tradisjonell islamsk lære. Selv i Koranen er ordet nevnt ved 35 anledninger. Problemet oppstår først når enkeltindivider med liten tilknytning til islams primærkilder, skal tolke dette begrepet. 
Det være seg ekstremister med tilknytning til ulike religiøse miljøer, eller vestlige religionsvitere som ikke har grundig nok forankring i islamsk vitenskap.Ordet jihad har sitt etymologiske opphav i det arabiske order jahd, som hverken betyr hellig eller krig. 
Begrepets faktiske betydning er å streve: Streve i henhold til din egen kapasitet, for å oppnå det gode. Dette begrepet er ment for å styrke menneskeheten, ikke for å skade eller drepe den. Begrepet er i dag blitt kapret av uvitende individer, og dets reelle betydning er blitt lagt skjul på.
Jihad er et flerdimensjonalt begrep. Det omfatter både spirituelle, veldedige og akademiske aspekter. Blant annet er jihad mot sine egne onde lyster betegnet som den store jihad (jihad al akbar) i profetiske tradisjoner. 
Den veldedige dimensjonen av jihad er en del av islams fem søyler. Det er en mulighet for enhver muslim å hjelpe trengende og bidra etter evne og kapasitet. Det er jihad å fremme sosial velferd. 
Det faktum at jihad i all hovedsak knyttes opp mot krigselementer, er misvisende, og en forvrengt tilnærming til begrepet. Muslimer har som alle andre rett til å forsvare seg selv dersom man blir utsatt for vold og terror. Dette åpner imidlertid ikke for at enkeltindivider og lokale aktører skal få lov til å ta loven i egne hender. 
Det er derfor for eksempel Talibans aktiviteter i Pakistan aldri kan legitimeres. Selv hevder de å kjempe mot Vesten og USA, men har flere tusen sivile drap på samvittigheten. Dette kan aldri kobles opp mot jihad. Deres handlinger er ikke annet enn ren terrorisme. 
Selv under krigstilstander er det ulovlig, ifølge islamsk lov, å drepe kvinner, barn og eldre. Prester og andre religiøse ledere skal få lov til å opprettholde sine gudstjenester uten forstyrrelser, og de skal bli behandlet som sivile borgere. 
Når islam, selv under krigstilstander, forbyr drap av uskyldige sivile, hvordan kan denne religionen støtte ekstreme handlinger gjort overfor sivile under vanlige omstendigheter? 
Ekstreme grupperinger og selvutnevnte talspersoner må ikke få lov til å definere sentrale islamske begreper. Disse må imøtekommes og utfordres med islamske primærkilder -  fatwaen mot selvmordsbombing og terrorisme av Dr. Qadri er et verdifullt verktøy i den sammenheng.
Kilde: http://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/Jihad-betyr-ikke-krig-7583433.html#.U4W-FJR_tbm  

fredag 16. mai 2014

Vakre sitater av Yasmin Mogahed

"As humans, we don’t deal well with emptiness. Any empty space must be filled. Immediately. The pain of emptiness is too strong. It compels the victim to fill that place. A single moment with an empty spot causes excruciating pain. That’s why we run from distraction, and from attachment to attachment." - Yasmin Mogahed

"If our inner state is dependent on something that is by definition inconstant, that inner state will also be inconstant. Depend on the One Constant - God." - Yasmin Mogahed

“If you allow dunya (creation/world) to own your heart, like the ocean that owns the boat, it will take over. You will sink down to the depths of the sea. You will touch the ocean floor.” - Yasmin Mogahed

"The more we run after the dunya, the more it runs away from us. The more we chase wealth, ironically, the more poverty we feel." - Yasmin Mogahed

"Remeber that how others treat you is about them, not you. And how you treat others is about you, not them." - Yasmin Mogahed

"If you want God to help you, help another person. And if you want God to forgive you, forgive another person." - Yasmin Mogahed

"Be a person of principle. Treat all people well - regardless of how they treat you." - Yasmin Mogahed

"The secret to happiness is being a giver. The secret to unhappiness is being a taker." - Yasmin Mogahed

"Growing in religion should only make us grow in compassion, not in judgment. The heart filled with God is sofetned, not hardened." - Yasmin Mogahed

"I searched a thousand words, but found peace in silence." - Yasmin Mogahed

“If there is one recipe for unhappiness it is that: expectations.” - Yasmin Mogahed

“Some hearts understand each other, even in silence.”  - Yasmin Mogahed

"Life is seeking and finding. Life is in redemption. Each moment is a new birth. A new chance to come back, to get it right and to make it better." - Yasmin Mogahed

"Sometimes you fall only to rise higher than you were before. You fell. Now rise." - Yasmin Mogahed

"Sometimes, the ocean floor is only a stop on the journey. And it is when you are at this lowest point, that you are faced with a choice. You can stay there at the bottom, until you drown. Or you can gather pearls and rise back up—stronger from the swim, and richer from the jewels.”  - Yasmin Mogahed

“Never curse a fall. The ground is where humility lives.” - Yasmin Mogahed

"Sometimes the treatment hurts..."






onsdag 14. mai 2014

En indianer

En indianer fortalte sitt barnebarn: 

"I alle mennesker bor det to ulver som sloss. Den ene er ond. Det er sinne, frykt, misunnelse, sjalusi, grådighet, arroganse, selvmedlidenhet, løgn, hovering, overlegenhet og egoisme. 

Den andre er god. Det er fred, glede, kjærlighet, håp, ro, ydmykhet, velvilje, empati, sannhet og tillit."

"Hvilken ulv vinner?" spurte barnet.

"Den du mater" svarte bestefaren.



fredag 9. mai 2014

Be...

Be strong, but not rude
Be kind, but not weak
Be bold, but not bully
Be humble, but not shy
Be confident, but not arrogant 







torsdag 1. mai 2014

Religion og vitenskap

Den stadige utvidelsen av den menneskelige kunnskapen får noen til å hevde at vitenskapen har svaret alt - til og med de dype spørsmålene i livet. Men hva med mysteriet av eksistens? I enkeltes folk sinn står vitenskap og religion i sterk opposisjon, men er dette virkelig tilfellet?  

Vitenskapen er et fantastisk verktøy. Den kan vise oss mye hvordan universet, og alt det det innebærer, er oppbygd og fungerer. Men de spøsmålene som vitenskapen kan takle, er likevel begrenset i omfang. 

Ut ifra et islamsk perspektiv regnes, vitenskap, studier av naturen, for å være knyttet til konseptet av tawheed (Guds enhet). I islam er ikke naturen sett på som en egen enhet, men snarere som en integrert del av det helhetlige synet på Gud, menneskeheten og verden. Denne koblingen innbærer et hellig aspekt for muslimer i jakten på vitenskapelig kunnskap. Ifølge flere historikere ble den moderne vitenskapelige metode som vi kjenner den i dag, først utviklet av muslimske vitenskapsmenn, med Ibn Al-Haytham (Alhazen) i spissen. 

Naturen i seg selv blir i Koranen beskrevet som noe som peker i retning av det gudommelige. Koranen oppfordrer også til å sette spørsmål, reflektere og undre over skapelsen. Det var med denne forståelsen at vitenskapen ble studert og forstått blant muslimer, spesielt under det åttende og sekstende århundre, før koloniseringen av den muslimske verden. 

Mer om denne tiden kan du lese i dette innlegget: http://fjorderogmoskeer.blogspot.no/2013/11/islamic-golden-age.html

Linker: 
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/oct/28/science-religion-life-universe-questions
http://www.forskning.no/artikler/2006/februar/1139567237.79 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_and_science

søndag 20. april 2014

Vitenskapelige argumenter for Gud

"Det er en myte at jo mer vitenskapen finner ut om universet, jo mindre plass blir det for gudstro. Tvert i mot peker flere vitenskapelige gjennombrudd mot eksistensen av en skaper" - Espen Ottosen


Ottosen, teolog og forfatter, forklarer i kronikken hvorfor:

Surah Al-Kahf (45-49)

lørdag 19. april 2014

Ayat


Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. (2:286)

Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease. (94:6)

Whoever does a good deed - it is for his own soul; and whoever does evil - it is against his soul. Then to your Lord you will be returned. (45:15)

But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not. (2:216)


Repel, by [means of] what is best, [their] evil. We are most knowing of what they describe. (23:96)

So remember Me; I will remember you (2:152).

Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest. (13:28)

And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it, but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation - his reward is [due] from Allah . Indeed, He does not like wrongdoers. (42:40)

And not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become] as though he was a devoted friend. (41:34)

(People!) Whatever you have been given is only the passing enjoyment of the present life. But much better and more lasting is that (reward) wich Allah has for those who belive and put there trust in their Lord. (42:36)







torsdag 17. april 2014

Reborn vidoer

Har lagt ut en god del revertitt-videoer allerede, men syntes det alltid det er like fascinerende å høre om alle de ulike menneskene som finner islam og om deres grunner og måter å komme til religionen.







Her er noen videoer som er lagt ut i tidligere inlegg:

tirsdag 15. april 2014

Muhammad i Bibelen

Det er muligheter for at Profeten Muhammeds (fvmh) allerede er nevnt i bibelen. Det eksisterer flere vers i bibelen som antyder profetens komme hvor av de mest kjente er kapittel 18 i femte mosebok vers 18-20. Også kapittel 29 verd 12 i Jesaja er rimelig oppsiktvekkende når det nevnes at en mann vil få en bok og ikke være i stand til å lese. Profeten Muhammed (fvmh) fikk nemlig nettop åpenbaringer som samlet ble til boken Koranen. Vi vet ifra flere historiske tekster at Muhammed i tillegg ikke kunne lese eller skrive og den første reaksjonen på den første åpebaringen som ba ham om å lese/resitere, var  "jeg kan ikke lese". 



Intervju med Shabir Ally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-1O4GLe0Qk#t=128 
Adnan Rashid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWhSMHYmJYE

onsdag 19. mars 2014

Hadither

Her eksempler på en rekke hadither av profeten (fvmh):
  • A man came to the Prophet and said, ‘O Messenger of God! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship? The Prophet (pbuh) said: Your mother. The man said, ‘Then who?’ The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man further asked, ‘Then who?’ The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man asked again, ‘Then who?’ The Prophet said: Then your father. (Bukhari, Muslim)
  • Ibn 'Abbas and Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah, Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) said, "If a son of Adam were to own a valley full of gold, he would desire to have two. Nothing can fill his mouth except the earth (of the grave). Allah turns with mercy to him who turns to Him in repentance". (Bukhari and Muslim).
  • Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "No one of you becomes a true believer until he likes for his brother what he likes for himself". (Bukhari and Muslim).
  • Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "There are three signs of a hypocrite: When he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he is trusted, he betrays his trust." (Bukhari and Muslim).
  • Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "The believers who show the most perfect Faith are those who have the best behaviour, and the best of you are those who are the best to their wives".(At-Tirmidhi).
  • `Amr bin Shu`aib (May Allah be pleased with him)on the authority of his father who heard it from his father reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "He is not one of us who shows no mercy to younger ones and does not acknowledge the honor due to our elders".(At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud).
  • Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "Visit the sick, feed the hungry, and (arrange for the) release of the captive.'' (Bukhari).
  • Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "A woman is married for four things: for her wealth, for her lineage, for her beauty or for her piety. Select the pious, may you be blessed!". (Bukhari and Muslim).
  • Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Allah, the Almighty, says: `Whosoever does a good deed, will have (reward) ten times like it and I add more; and whosoever does an evil, will have the punishment like it or I will forgive (him); and whosoever approaches Me by one span, I will approach him by one cubit; and whosoever approaches Me by one cubit, I approach him by one fathom, and whosoever comes to Me walking, I go to him running; and whosoever meets Me with an earth-load of sins without associating anything with Me, I meet him with forgiveness like that". (Muslim)
  • Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Three (things) follow a dead person: Members of his family, his property and his deeds. Two of them return; and one remains with him. The people and his wealth return; his deeds remain with him". (Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
  • K`ab bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "Two hungry wolves sent in the midst of a flock of sheep are no more destructive to them than a man's greed for wealth and fame is to his Deen.'' (At-Tirmidhi)
  • Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to Ashaj Abdul-Qais (May Allah be pleased with him), "You possess two qualities that Allah loves. These are clemency and tolerance.'' (Muslim)
  • Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man asked the Prophet (pbuh) to give him advice, and he (peace be upon him) said, "Do not get angry.'' The man repeated that several times and he (peace be upon him) replied (every time), "Do not get angry.'' (Bukhari).
  • Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "The strong man is not the one who wrestles, but the strong man is in fact the one who controls himself in a fit of rage.'' (Bukhari and Muslim).
  • Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "He who believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him show hospitality to his guest; and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him maintain good relation with kins; and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day,  let him speak good or remain silent.'' (Bukhari and Muslim).
  • Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "Allah makes the way to Jannah (Paradise) easy for him who treads the path in search of knowledge.'' (Muslim).
  • Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) “It is obligatory for every Muslim, male or female, to acquire knowledge”. (Al-Bayhaqi).
  • “Remember Allah during times of ease and He will remember you during times of hardship.” [Narrated by Ahmad]
  • A believer must not hate his wife, and if he is displeased with one bad quality in her,then let him be pleased with one that is good in her. (Muslim)
  • The most excellent jihad is when one speaks a true word in the presence of a tyrannical ruler. (Tirmidhi)
  • The Prophet (pbuh) said: "Do not regard any good deed as insignificant, even if it be that you meet your brother with a smiling (pleasant) face." (Muslim)
  • Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said, "Do not be people without minds of your own, saying that if others treat you well you will treat them well and that if they do wrong you will do wrong; but accustom yourselves to do good if people do good and not to do wrong if they do evil." Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 
  • Narrated by Umar bin Al-Khattab: I heard Allah Apostle saying, "The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get reward according ti what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for wordly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for. "
  • The prophet (pbuh) said: "Allah will have mercy on those who are merciful to others. If you treat the dwellers of the earth kindly, then He who dwells in the heavens will treat you kindly." (Abu Dawud)
  • The prophet (pbuh) said: "Whoever follow a path seeking knowledge thereby, Allah will make a path to Paradise easy for him." (Muslim)
  • "Richness dies not lie in the abundance of the wordly goods, but richness is the richness of the soul (heart, self)." (Muslim)
  • "Before Allah, the most hated are quarrelsome devaters." (Bukhari)
  • "A person who does not renounce dalse speech and practicing falsehood while he fasts, Allah cares not for his abstinence from food or drink." (Bukhari)
  • Narrated by Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said “Thinking well of others is part of good worship.” (Abu Dawud)