[Slideshare] fiqh-course (august 2014-batch) -# 16-a-muslims-response-to-maslow's-(10-december-2014)

““IINNTTRROODDUUCCTTIIOONN TTOO TTHHEE
SSTTUUDDYY OOFF FFIIQQHH ””
IInntteerrmmeeddiiaattee LLeevveell IIssllaammiicc ccoouurrssee iinn EEnngglliisshh ffoorr AAdduullttss
ccoonndduucctteedd bbyy UUssttaazz ZZhhuullkkeefflleeee HHjj IIssmmaaiill
IINN TTHHEE NNAAMMEE OOFF AALLLLAAHH,,
MMOOSSTT CCOOMMPPAASSSSIIOONNAATTEE,,
MMOOSSTT MMEERRCCIIFFUULL..
LLEESSSSOONN ## 1166 ––
All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail (2014))
And say: O Lord! Increase for me my knowledge
UUssiinngg tteexxtt && ccuurrrriiccuulluumm hhee hhaass ddeevveellooppeedd eessppeecciiaallllyy ffoorr
MMuusslliimm ccoonnvveerrttss aanndd yyoouunngg AAdduulltt EEnngglliisshh--ssppeeaakkiinngg MMuusslliimmss..
““TToo sseeeekk kknnoowwlleeddggee iiss oobblliiggaattoorryy uuppoonn eevveerryy MMuusslliimm ((mmaallee && ffeemmaallee))””
UUPPDDAATTEEDD –– 1100 DDEECCEEMMBBEERR--22001144
AAUUGGUUSSTT 22001144 -- IINNTTAAKKEE
RE-ORIENTING THE
MUSLIMS’ WORLDVIEW
REGARDING THEIR
LLIIFFEE--MMOOTTIIVVAATTIIOONN
EEvveerryy WWeeddnneessddaayy
nniigghhtt @@ 88ppmm –– 1100ppmm
WWiissmmaa IInnddaahh,, 445500
CChhaannggii RRooaadd,,
##0022--0000 nneexxtt ttoo MMaassjjiidd
KKaassssiimm

Every tree begun from aa sseeeedd,, aanndd wwoouulldd
ggrrooww iinn ssttaaggeess –– ffrroomm sseeeeddlliinngg iinnttoo aa ppllaanntt
wwhhiicchh ffrroomm iittss oonnsseett ddeevveellooppss sseevveerraall
iimmppoorrttaanntt ccrruucciiaall ccoommppoonneennttss vviizz.. IIttss rroooottss,,
iittss sstteemmss wwhhiicchh tthheenn ggrrooww iinnttoo ttrruunnkk aanndd
bbrraanncchheess,, iittss bbaarrkkss aanndd lleeaavveess eettcc..
AAllll ooff tthheessee hhaass ttoo bbee nnuurrttuurreedd aanndd lleett ttoo
ggrrooww iinn ttaannddeemm –– aass aanndd wwhheenn ccoonnddiittiioonnss
ppeerrmmiittss..
IIff aannyy ooff tthheessee iiss nneegglleecctteedd,, oorr pprroocceessss ffoorr
tthheeiirr ggrroowwtthh ssttyymmiieedd ttoo oonnllyy aallllooww oonnee
ccoommppoonneenntt ttoo bbee ffuullllyy ddeevveellooppeedd wwiitthhoouutt
tthheessee ootthheerrss –– tthheenn tthhee ttrreeee mmaayy bbee hhaarrmmeedd..

INFANT
PRE-SCHOOL
Parents may already provide
nurturing in accordance with
Islamic traditions. Yet although
much time spent confined at
home, we must also become
aware of strong influences
through exposures of the mass
media and our family lifestyle
and parental behavior.

SCHOOLING
PERIOD
EXPOSURE TO
TODAY’S “TEENS
SUB-CULTURE”
Although some basic knowledge
of Islam may have been
provided, yet when they sent
the children to formal school,
stress towards “academic
excellence” only and tend to
neglect the “Aqeedah-mic”
element in their education.
This must continuously be
complimented in tandem with
their development while in and
throughout their schooling age.

EXPOSURE TO
TODAY’S “TEENS
SUB-CULTURE”
With lesser contact-time at
home, and inadequate
mentoring & monitoring
Islamically by parents, their
education becomes
“secularized”.
Children may be left to peers
and media influences. Islamic
values may began to be
subsumed by negative trends
and sub-cultures opposed to
Islam.
Some may begin to have
doubts about Islam or even
loose their Muslim identity.

COLLEGE &
VARSITY –
NATIONAL
SERVICE
TASTE OF
WORKING LIFE
At this level, our young may
become more independent (less
attached to family influence);
their idealism may lead them to
‘try out’, to adapt and adopt
values alien to Islam itself.
Serious crisis of identity usually
occur at this stage – usually
when they become ‘worldly-wise’
but unfortunately their
knowledge of Islam stagnates at
“kindergarten - primary” level.

IIss ppaarrtt--ttiimmee IIssllaammiicc
ccllaasssseess aaddeeqquuaattee??
No, if approach to
learning Islam merely as
subjects to be learnt
rather than a lifestyle
and character building.

No, if parents merely
delegate tasks to
teachers without they
themselves participating
in child’s holistic
development, and
providing good role
models.
No, if approach to
learning Islam merely as
subjects to be learnt
rather than a lifestyle
and character building.

No, when learning does
not conform to its
systematic ways
according to tradition –
fardh ‘ayn before
kifaayah; and to begin
with eclectic before
specialization

No, when learning does
not conform to its
systematic ways
according to tradition –
fardh ‘ayn before
kifaayah; and to begin
with eclectic before
specialization
No, when their identity
as Muslims allowed to be
eroded by other values
and “idols” as role
models.”

IIss IIssllaammiicc eedduuccaattiioonn
aacchhiieevveedd bbyy
iinntteeggrraattiinngg
kknnoowwlleeddggee??
Mere integration (formal school with
Islamic class) does not make it an
Islamic education.

It is only when the dominant worldview,
approach and philosophy for their education
is that of Islam; and the conscious objective
is of moulding an Islamic identity becomes
the primary concern.

That it must proactively equip them to
discern between ‘haqq’ (truth) and
‘baatil’ (falsehood); between ‘hasanat’
(goodness) and ‘sai-yi’at’ (evil) etc. when
learning from other systems.

That the three primary ‘Tawhidic’
development of iiman, ‘amal and ihsan
(paradigm) continues to be nurtured.

““O YOU who hhaavvee aattttaaiinneedd ttoo ffaaiitthh!! DDoo nnoott ppuutt yyoouurrsseellvveess
ffoorrwwaarrdd iinn tthhee pprreesseennccee ooff [[wwhhaatt]] AAllllaahh aanndd HHiiss MMeesssseennggeerr
[[mmaayy hhaavvee oorrddaaiinneedd]],, bbuutt rreemmaaiinn ccoonnsscciioouuss ooff AAllllaahh:: ffoorr,, vveerriillyy,,
AAllllaahh iiss aallll--hheeaarriinngg,, aallll--kknnoowwiinngg!!””
((QQuurr’’aann:: HHuujjuurraatt:: 4499:: 11))

(Say:) ”Behold, my prayer, and [all] my acts of worship (sacrifices),
my living and my dying are for Allah [alone, Who is], the
Sustainer of all the worlds, in whose divinity none has a share: for
thus have I been bidden – and I shall [always] be foremost among
those who surrender themselves to Him (Muslimeen).”
(Qur’an: Surah al-An’am:6:162)
18

““TThhee hheeaadd ooff tthhee mmaatttteerr iiss AAll--IIssllaamm;;
iittss ppiillllaarr iiss tthhee ((oobblliiggaattoorryy)) pprraayyeerr ii..ee.. SSwwoollaahh;;
aanndd iittss hhiigghheesstt ppiinnnnaaccllee iiss JJiihhaadd ((ssttrriivviinngg wwiitthh uuttmmoosstt))
iinn tthhee wwaayy ooff AAllllaahh..””
((HHaaddiitthh rreeppoorrtteedd bbyy MMuusslliimm))

“AD-DEEN” - usually translated as “the religion” more
accurately it should be “a total way of life or a
comprehensive system of living”
 a Muslim regard his/her entire life as
a religious experience. Islam provides
for guidance in, not only matters of
worship, but as to how he/she is to
conduct oneself in daily matters - be it
social, economic etc.
FROM THE BEGINNERS’ COURSE MODULE

 Usually translated as “religion” – (borrowed from the
available Western equivalent, but it does not accurately
convey the Arabic significance of this term).
 In Arabic, a word is derived from its tri-lateral roots
(when written has no vowels) which can be variously
pronounced (with vowels and other emphasis) from a broad
semantic field of meanings possible from this root:

 from root word “daa-na “which can also mean : “be
indebted; to owe one’s thanks; to be subjected; bow;
yield; owe allegiance.”
 from “dain ” which means “debt; obligation; liability.”
 from “dai-nuu-na ” which means “judgement; Last
Judgement.”
 related to the word “maad-dana ” which means “to build
or found cities to civilise, to refine and to humanise” from
which is derived the word “tamaddun ” meaning
“civilization and refinement in social culture”

 The primary significations of the term “deen ” thus can be
reduced to four:
(1) Indebtedness
(2) Submissiveness/submission/surrender
(3) Judicious power
(4) Natural inclination or tendency

 Thus, the implication of “religion ” in the ordinary usage which
tends to be affected by secular thoughts is not in accord to
Islam’s concept of religion which is life in totality, all-encompassing
and where worldly and heavenly concern cannot
be dichotomised.
 A Muslim always is mindful that ultimately he is a servant of
God whether in mosque or in the market place, in private or in
public etc. Life of this world is intrinsically linked with the
Hereafter (also referred to as ‘Yaum al-Deen’ -The day of
Judgement).

“ …. it is very much related to the Islamic concept of Education -
for ADAB is recognition and acknowledgement of the Reality, and
knowing of one’s place in the order of things; capable of putting
the right thing in their rightful place, in their rightful manner;
rendering just due to whomsoever has the right, and in our
acquisition of rightful things to be in accordance with the right
proportion and under the right circumstance …. It is very closely
related to the Islamic concept of al-’Adl (the justice)*, the
upholding of which leads to TAQWA (the consciousness of Allah)”
Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail – course on “Islamic CCoonncceepptt ooff AAddaabb””
* Including al-QISTw –higher form of justice (tampered with IHSAN)

ONLY FOR THOSE MMEEAANNTT TTOO BBEE SSUUBBDDUUEEDD

““HHaavvee yyoouu sseeeenn hhee wwhhoo hhaass ttaakkeenn aass hhiiss ggoodd hhiiss [[oowwnn]] ddeessiirree,, aanndd AAllllaahh
hhaass sseenntt hhiimm aassttrraayy dduuee ttoo kknnoowwlleeddggee aanndd hhaass sseett aa sseeaall uuppoonn hhiiss
hheeaarriinngg aanndd hhiiss hheeaarrtt aanndd ppuutt oovveerr hhiiss vviissiioonn aa vveeiill?? SSoo wwhhoo wwiillll gguuiiddee
hhiimm aafftteerr AAllllaahh?? TThheenn wwiillll yyoouu nnoott bbee rreemmiinnddeedd??””
((QQuurr’’aann:: JJaatthhiiyyaa:: 4455:: 2244))

• In the discourse regarding human motivation, eevveerr ssiinnccee MMaassllooww’’ss
““hhiieerraarrcchhyy ooff nneeeeddss”” tthheerree hhaass bbeeeenn mmaannyy ssuubbsseeqquueenntt tthheeoorriieess wwhhiicchh
wweerree ccrriittiiccaall ooff iitt aanndd aalltteerrnnaattiivveess aarree bbeeiinngg ooffffeerreedd.. TThheessee iinncclluuddee::
• TThheeoorryy XX aanndd TThheeoorryy YY
• HHeerrzzbbeerrgg 22--FFaaccttoorr TThheeoorryy
• DDaavviidd MMccCClleellllaanndd''ss TThheeoorryy ooff NNeeeeddss
• CCooggnniittiivvee EEvvaalluuaattiioonn TThheeoorryy

• GGooaall--SSeettttiinngg TThheeoorryy
• MMaannaaggeemmeenntt bbyy OObbjjeeccttiivveess ((MMOOBB))
• SSeellff--EEffffiiccaaccyy
• RReeiinnffoorrcceemmeenntt TThheeoorryy
• EEqquuiittyy aanndd JJuussttiiccee TThheeoorryy
• EExxppeeccttaannccyy TThheeoorryy
YYeett,, MMaassllooww’’ss oobbsseerrvvaattiioonn rreeggaarrddiinngg tthhee hhuummaann nnaattuurraall pprreeffeerreennccee oorr
tteennddeenncciieess ttoowwaarrddss ffuullffiillmmeenntt ooff hhiiss bbaassiicc nneeeeddss bbeeffoorree aassppiirriinngg ttoowwaarrddss
bbeeiinngg aallttrruuiissttiicc,, hhoolldd ttrruuee iinn mmoosstt iinnssttaanncceess ((aalltthhoouugghh tthheerree aarree
eexxcceeppttiioonnss))..

• Due to the popularity of Maslow’s Theory (despite the criticism), we begin
our discussion on motivation using his pyramid as a base comparison.
Hoping that it being familiar to all those engaged in discourse on
motivation, it would aid easy appreciation when compared.
• This presentation, Insha'Allah, intends to present a Muslim’s response of
Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs Theory” including an explanation of what
motivates a Muslim. I have long asserted that a Muslim’s worldview
requires him to focus on different ‘drivers’ (considerations) as motivation.

AllRightsReserved©Zhulkeflee2005
*Diagram3 3from Wikipedia
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a theory in
psychology that Abraham Maslow (1908 –1970)
proposed in his 1943 paper “A Theory of Human Motivation”
TTAASSAAWWWWUURR IISSLLAAMM

Maslow’s observation of peoples’ tendencies ttoowwaarrddss bbeeiinngg
sseellff--cceennttrreedd;; wwhhoossee iinnssttiinncctt ffoorr ssuurrvviivvaall,, ffoorr sseellff--pprreesseerrvvaattiioonn,,
nnoott uunnlliikkee tthhee aanniimmaall ssppeecciieess -- eecchhooeess tthhee ““DDaarrwwiinniiaann”” tthheeoorryy
ooff tthhee ““OOrriiggiinn ooff SSppeecciieess bbyy mmeeaannss ooff NNaattuurraall SSeelleeccttiioonn”” aanndd
tthhee ssuurrvviivvaall ooff tthhee ffiitttteesstt.. WWhheetthheerr oorr nnoott MMaassllooww ssuubbssccrriibbee ttoo
DDaarrwwiinniissmm,, iiss iirrrreelleevvaanntt.. PPeerrhhaappss iitt iiss ccooiinncciiddeennttaall..

Maslow does acknowledge the role of rreelliiggiioonn wwhhiicchh ssoommeehhooww
mmoottiivvaatteess mmaann ttoowwaarrddss sseellff--aaccttuuaalliizzaattiioonn wwhhiicchh hhee aaccttuuaallllyy
aaddmmiirreess,, aallbbeeiitt aass tthhee eexxcceeppttiioonn.. YYeett,, ffoorr hhiimm aanndd mmaannyy
sseeccuullaarr--hhuummaanniissttss,, bbeehhaavviioouurraall ppssyycchhoollooggiissttss eettcc.. ggeenneerraallllyy,,
tthheeyy vviieeww mmaann’’ss ppootteennttiiaall ttoowwaarrddss ppuurreellyy aallttrruuiissttiicc mmoottiivvaattiioonn
ccaann bbee ppoossssiibbllee oonnllyy aafftteerr mmoosstt ooff hhiiss bbaassiicc nneeeeddss && wwaannttss aarree
aaddddrreesssseedd aaddeeqquuaatteellyy..

This equates human still to be on the same lleevveell aass tthhaatt ooff
aanniimmaallss,, aass tthhoouugghh nnaattuurraallllyy,, mmaann iiss uunnaabbllee ttoo rreessiisstt hhiiss pprriimmaall
iinnssttiinnccttss aanndd uurrggeess ffoorr ssuurrvviivvaall.. BBuutt aarree hhuummaann nnoott
ddiissttiinngguuiisshheedd ffoorr hhaavviinngg ffrreeee--wwiillll aanndd ccaappaabbllee ooff bbeeiinngg mmoorraall??
SSuurreellyy bbeeiinngg hhuummaann mmuusstt eennttaaiill tthhiiss ddiiffffeerreennccee..

• We, Muslims differ from this view that hhuummaann iiss aann ssppeecciiee
eevvoollvveedd ffrroomm tthhee aanniimmaall ((aass iinn ““DDaarrwwiinniiaann””)),, bbeeccaauussee wwee
bbeelliieevvee tthhaatt hhuummaann iiss aa uunniiqquuee aanndd sseeppaarraattee ssppeecciiee aallttooggeetthheerr,,
wwhhoo aallrreeaaddyy ppoosssseessss iinntteelllleecctt,, ffrreeee--wwiillll aanndd iinnnnaattee mmoorraall
ccoonnsscciieennccee wwhhiicchh ddiiffffeerreennttiiaattee uuss ffrroomm bbeeaassttss.. AA mmaann wwhhoo
ddeenniieess oorr bbyy iiggnnoorriinngg tthhiiss iinn hhiimmsseellff,, aanndd ttoo mmeerreellyy ffoollllooww hhiiss
ddeessiirreess iiss ttoo ssttoooopp iinnttoo bbeeccoommiinngg iinnhhuummaann ((ttoo ddee--hhuummaanniissee))..

• Yet Maslow and other secular psychologists, may be partly
correct in their observation of human behaviour, perhaps
because those whom they have observed were generally the
immoral, the irreligious and selfish people of his time, even
those who claim to follow religion – because admittedly there
are such human-beings.

““HHaavvee yyoouu sseeeenn tthhee oonnee wwhhoo ttaakkeess aass hhiiss ggoodd hhiiss oowwnn ddeessiirree??
TThheenn wwoouulldd yyoouu bbee rreessppoonnssiibbllee ffoorr hhiimm?? OOrr ddoo yyoouu tthhiinnkk tthhaatt
mmoosstt ooff tthheemm hheeaarr oorr rreeaassoonn?? TThheeyy aarree nnoott eexxcceepptt lliikkee
lliivveessttoocckk.. RRaatthheerr,, tthheeyy aarree [[eevveenn]] mmoorree aassttrraayy iinn [[tthheeiirr]] wwaayy..””
((QQuurr’’aann:: FFuurrqqaann:: 2255:: 4433--4444))

• In applying his theory on motivation -- ffoolllloowwiinngg ssttrriiccttllyy hhiiss
hierarchy of needs pyramid – thus it may only be effective
regarding those who are still driven by their desires, ego, selfish
considerations.

• But, this hierarchy of needs theory is irrelevant regarding the
religiously inclined, or those who already subscribe to an altruistic
philosophy in life, the self-actualised – especially the Muslims,
because Islam’s approach to a human (Muslim) development
begins firstly with conscious affirmation or declaration towards
self-actualization (as a Witness - ).
• Islam’s teaching for human development in fact begins by “Self-actualising”
each and every Muslim. So, Maslow’s observations of
an ‘self-actualised’ person is indeed interesting for Muslims to
relate to.

IN ENUMERATING TRAITS OF SELF-ACTUALIZED
PEOPLE, WE TEND TO AGREE WITH MASLOW,
FOR TO US, HE IS AS THOUGH IN FACT ALSO
DESCRIBING A MUSLIM ADHERING TO THE TRUE
TEACHINGS OF ISLAM.
‘Self-actualization’ — a concept Maslow attributed to Kurt Goldstein.

11.. AAwwaarreenneessss::
efficient perception of reality
freshness of appreciation
peak experiences
ethical awareness
22.. HHoonneessttyy::
philosophical sense of humour
social interest
deep interpersonal relationships
democratic character structure

33.. FFrreeeeddoomm
need for solitude
autonomous, independent
creativity, originality
spontaneous
44.. TTrruusstt
problem centred
acceptance of self, others, nature
resistance to enculturation - identity
with humanity

““aann eeppiissooddee oorr ssppuurrtt iinn wwhhiicchh tthhee ppoowweerrss ooff tthhee ppeerrssoonn ccoommee ttooggeetthheerr iinn
aa ppaarrttiiccuullaarrllyy aanndd iinntteennsseellyy eennjjooyyaabbllee wwaayy,, aanndd iinn wwhhiicchh hhee iiss mmoorree
iinntteeggrraatteedd aanndd lleessss sspplliitt,, mmoorree ooppeenn ffoorr eexxppeerriieennccee,, mmoorree iiddiioossyynnccrraattiicc,,
mmoorree ppeerrffeeccttllyy eexxpprreessssiivvee oorr ssppoonnttaanneeoouuss,, oorr ffuullllyy ffuunnccttiioonniinngg,, mmoorree
ccrreeaattiivvee,, mmoorree hhuummoorroouuss,, mmoorree eeggoo--ttrraannsscceennddiinngg,, mmoorree iinnddeeppeennddeenntt ooff
hhiiss lloowweerr nneeeeddss,, eettcc.. HHee bbeeccoommeess iinn tthheessee eeppiissooddeess mmoorree ttrruullyy hhiimmsseellff,,
mmoorree ppeerrffeeccttllyy aaccttuuaalliissiinngg hhiiss ppootteennttiiaalliittiieess,, cclloosseerr ttoo tthhee ccoorree ooff hhiiss
bbeeiinngg,, mmoorree ffuullllyy hhuummaann.. NNoott oonnllyy aarree tthheessee hhiiss hhaappppiieesstt aanndd mmoosstt
tthhrriilllliinngg mmoommeennttss,, bbuutt tthheeyy aarree aallssoo mmoommeennttss ooff ggrreeaatteesstt mmaattuurriittyy,,
iinnddiivviidduuaattiioonn,, ffuullffiillmmeenntt -- iinn aa wwoorrdd,, hhiiss hheeaalltthhiieesstt mmoommeennttss..””
AllRightsReserved©Zhulkeflee2005 45

““aann eeppiissooddee oorr ssppuurrtt iinn wwhhiicchh tthhee ppoowweerrss ooff tthhee ppeerrssoonn ccoommee ttooggeetthheerr iinn
aa ppaarrttiiccuullaarrllyy aanndd iinntteennsseellyy eennjjooyyaabbllee wwaayy,, aanndd iinn wwhhiicchh hhee iiss mmoorree
iinntteeggrraatteedd aanndd lleessss sspplliitt,, mmoorree ooppeenn ffoorr eexxppeerriieennccee,, mmoorree iiddiioossyynnccrraattiicc,,
mmoorree ppeerrffeeccttllyy eexxpprreessssiivvee oorr ssppoonnttaanneeoouuss,, oorr ffuullllyy ffuunnccttiioonniinngg,, mmoorree
ccrreeaattiivvee,, mmoorree hhuummoorroouuss,, mmoorree eeggoo--ttrraannsscceennddiinngg,, mmoorree iinnddeeppeennddeenntt ooff
hhiiss lloowweerr nneeeeddss,, eettcc.. HHee bbeeccoommeess iinn tthheessee eeppiissooddeess mmoorree ttrruullyy hhiimmsseellff,,
mmoorree ppeerrffeeccttllyy aaccttuuaalliissiinngg hhiiss ppootteennttiiaalliittiieess,, cclloosseerr ttoo tthhee ccoorree ooff hhiiss
bbeeiinngg,, mmoorree ffuullllyy hhuummaann.. NNoott oonnllyy aarree tthheessee hhiiss hhaappppiieesstt aanndd mmoosstt
tthhrriilllliinngg mmoommeennttss,, bbuutt tthheeyy aarree aallssoo mmoommeennttss ooff ggrreeaatteesstt mmaattuurriittyy,,
iinnddiivviidduuaattiioonn,, ffuullffiillmmeenntt -- iinn aa wwoorrdd,, hhiiss hheeaalltthhiieesstt mmoommeennttss..””

AANNDD WWHHEENN RREELLIIGGIIOONN OORR
MMEETTAAPPHHYYSSIICCSS CCAANN BBEE
TTHHEE MMEEAANNSS TTOO AACCHHIIEEVVEE TTHHIISS,,
TTHHEERREEFFOORREE ::

““OO yyoouu wwhhoo hhaavvee aattttaaiinneedd ttoo ffaaiitthh!! SSuurrrreennddeerr yyoouurrsseellvveess wwhhoollllyy uunnttoo
AAllllaahh,, aanndd ffoollllooww nnoott SSaattaann''ss ffoooottsstteeppss,, ffoorr,, vveerriillyy,, hhee iiss yyoouurr ooppeenn ffooee..““
((QQuurr’’aann:: BBaaqqaarraahh:: 22--220088))
GGUUIIDDEEDD BBYY TTHHEE ““SSHHAARRII’’AAHH””
Human perfection
ISLAM BEGINS WITH
SELF-ACTUALIZATION WWIITTHH ‘‘SSHHAAHHAADDAATTAAIINN’’
50

""BBee yyee ((RRoobbbbaanniiyyiinn)) wwoorrsshhiippppeerrss ooff HHiimm ((WWhhoo iiss ttrruullyy tthhee CChheerriisshheerr ooff aallll))
ffoorr yyee hhaavvee ttaauugghhtt tthhee BBooookk aanndd yyee hhaavvee ssttuuddiieedd iitt eeaarrnneessttllyy.."" ((QQ::33::7799))
Human perfection
Esteem,
Love / sense of belonging
Safety,
Physiological,
RRIIGGHHTTEEOOUUSSNNEESSSS && PPIIEETTYY ((BBiirr// TTaaqqwwaa))
HHOONNOOUURR && SSEELLFF--EESSTTEEEEMM,, ((‘‘IIzzzzaatt//IIkkrraamm))
SSEENNSSEE OOFF BBEELLOONNGGIINNGG ((UUssrraahh//UUmmmmaahh))
SSEECCUURRIITTYY,, ((AAhhkkaamm//JJiihhaadd//SSaallaaaamm))
BBAASSIICC NNEEEEDDSS ((HHaallaall//HHaarraamm))
ISLAM BEGINS WITH
51
ISLAM EMPHASISE FURTHER

Human perfection
Esteem,
Love / belonging
Safety,
Physiological,
ISLAM BEGINS WITH
52
ISLAM EMPHASISE FURTHER
““SSEELLFF--PPUURRIIFFIICCAATTIIOONN””
TTaazzkkiiyyyyaattuunn--NNaaffss

Human perfection
ISLAM BEGINS WITH
53
Thoroughly shedding every base,
egoistic, animalistic, devilish,
materialistic tendencies &
desires, for higher angelic
spiritual traits – termed ‘selfless
Godliness’ - “RobbaaniyIn”
modelled after Prophet
Muhammad’s noble traits or
disposition (Akhlaq).

Human perfection
Esteem,
Love / belonging
Safety,
Physiological,
ISLAM BEGINS WITH
54

FurthHeur ‘mMaUnJA pAeHrAfDeAcHti’o , nemulating
Prophet Muhammad s.a.a.w
with TAUFIQ from Allah - to attain
Esteem,
Love / belonging
Safety,
Physiological,
““IINNSSAANN KKAAAAMMIILL””
““IINNSSAANN RROOBB--BBAANNII””
ISLAM BEGINS WITH
55

FurthHeur ‘mMaUnJA pAeHrAfDeAcHti’o , nemulating
Prophet Muhammad s.a.a.w
with TAUFIQ from Allah - to attain
Esteem,
Love / belonging
Safety,
Physiological,
““IINNSSAANN KKAAAAMMIILL””
““IINNSSAANN RROOBB--BBAANNII””
ISLAM BEGINS WITH
56
""BBee yyee ((RRoobbbbaanniiyyiinn)) wwoorrsshhiippppeerrss ooff HHiimm ((WWhhoo iiss ttrruullyy tthhee CChheerriisshheerr ooff aallll))
ffoorr yyee hhaavvee ttaauugghhtt tthhee BBooookk aanndd yyee hhaavvee ssttuuddiieedd iitt eeaarrnneessttllyy.."" ((QQ::33::7799))

“LET IT NOT deceive thee that those who are bent on
denying the truth seem to be able to do as they please on
earth: it is [but] a brief enjoyment, with hell thereafter as
their goal - and how vile a resting place! -”
(Qur’an: Aali ‘Imran: 3: 196-197)

““SSeeeekk iinnsstteeaadd,, bbyy mmeeaannss ooff wwhhaatt AAllllaahh hhaass ggrraanntteedd
tthheeee,, [[tthhee ggoooodd ooff]] tthhee lliiffee ttoo ccoommee,, wwiitthhoouutt ffoorrggeettttiinngg,,
wwiitthhaall,, tthhiinnee oowwnn [[rriigghhttffuull]] sshhaarree iinn tthhiiss wwoorrlldd;; aanndd ddoo
ggoooodd [[uunnttoo ootthheerrss]] aass AAllllaahh hhaass ddoonnee ggoooodd uunnttoo tthheeee;;
aanndd sseeeekk nnoott ttoo sspprreeaadd ccoorrrruuppttiioonn oonn eeaarrtthh:: ffoorr,, vveerriillyy,,
AAllllaahh ddooeess nnoott lloovvee tthhee sspprreeaaddeerrss ooff ccoorrrruuppttiioonn!!””””
((QQuurr’’aann:: QQaassaass:: 2288:: 7777))

““Work for your worldly needs, aass tthhoouugghh yyoouu aarree ggooiinngg
ttoo lliivvee ffoorreevveerr,, aanndd ssttrriivvee ((aallssoo ttoo pprreeppaarree)) ffoorr yyoouurr
HHeerreeaafftteerr,, aass tthhoouugghh yyoouu aarree ggooiinngg ttoo ddiiee ttoommoorrrrooww..””
((HHaaddiitthh rreeppoorrtteedd bbyy BBaaiihhaaqqyy))

““What I have forbidden to you, avoid; wwhhaatt II hhaavvee oorrddeerreedd
yyoouu [[ttoo ddoo]],, ddoo aass mmuucchh ooff iitt aass yyoouu ccaann.. IItt wwaass oonnllyy tthheeiirr
eexxcceessssiivvee qquueessttiioonniinngg aanndd tthheeiirr ddiissaaggrreeeeiinngg wwiitthh tthheeiirr
PPrroopphheettss tthhaatt ddeessttrrooyyeedd tthhoossee wwhhoo ccaammee bbeeffoorree yyoouu..””
((HHaaddiitthh rreeppoorrtteedd bbyy BBuukkhhaarryy && MMuusslliimm))

““There will come a time for mmaannkkiinndd ((iinn ffuuttuurree)),,
wwhheenn tthheeyy ((ppeeooppllee)) wwiillll nnoott ccaarree hhooww tthheeyy wwoorrkk ((ttoo
ggeett tthheeiirr wweeaalltthh)),, wwhheetthheerr iitt iiss HHaallaall ((tthhrroouugghh lleeggaall
mmeeaannss)) oorr HHaarraamm ((tthhrroouugghh iilllliicciitt wwaayyss))””
((HHaaddiitthh rreeppoorrtteedd bbyy BBuukkhhaarryy aanndd aann--NNaassaa--ii))

““VVeerriillyy,, tthhee fflleesshh aanndd bblloooodd wwhhiicchh ggrreeww ffrroomm ppaarrttaakkiinngg
ffoooodd wwhhiicchh aarree HHaarraamm ((ffoorrbbiiddddeenn)) wwiillll nneevveerr eenntteerr tthhee
PPaarraaddiissee.. TThhee ffiirree ((ooff HHeellll)) iiss mmoosstt aapppprroopprriiaattee ffoorr
ssuucchh..””
((HHaaddiitthh rreeppoorrtteedd bbyy TTiirrmmiiddzzii aanndd IIbbnnuu HHiibbbbaann))

““Blessed is He (Allah) in whose hand iiss ddoommiinniioonn,, aanndd HHee iiss
oovveerr aallll tthhiinnggss ccoommppeetteenntt --[[HHee]] wwhhoo ccrreeaatteedd ddeeaatthh aanndd lliiffee ttoo
tteesstt yyoouu [[aass ttoo]] wwhhiicchh ooff yyoouu iiss bbeesstt iinn ddeeeedd -- aanndd HHee iiss tthhee
EExxaalltteedd iinn MMiigghhtt,, tthhee FFoorrggiivviinngg --..””
((QQuurr’’aann:: MMuullkk:: 6677:: 11--22))

““Allah keeps firm those who believe, wwiitthh tthhee ffiirrmm wwoorrdd,, iinn
wwoorrllddllyy lliiffee aanndd iinn tthhee HHeerreeaafftteerr.. AAnndd AAllllaahh sseennddss aassttrraayy tthhee
wwrroonnggddooeerrss.. AAnndd AAllllaahh ddooeess wwhhaatt HHee wwiillllss..””
((QQuurr’’aann:: IIbbrraahhiimm:: 1144:: 2277))

““Have yyoouu nnoott ccoonnssiiddeerreedd tthhoossee wwhhoo eexxcchhaannggeedd tthhee
ffaavvoouurr ooff AAllllaahh ffoorr ddiissbbeelliieeff aanndd sseettttlleedd tthheeiirr ppeeooppllee [[iinn]]
tthhee hhoommee ooff rruuiinn??””
((QQuurr’’aann:: IIbbrraahhiimm:: 1144:: 2288))

AND WITH ALLAH
IS THE GUIDANCE
AND TRUE SUCCESS

””All praise is due to Allah, who hhaass gguuiiddeedd uuss uunnttoo tthhiiss;;
ffoorr wwee wwoouulldd cceerrttaaiinnllyy nnoott hhaavvee ffoouunndd tthhee rriigghhtt ppaatthh
uunnlleessss AAllllaahh hhaadd gguuiiddeedd uuss!!””
68

And salutations of Allah and Peace be upon the
Messenger of Allah and upon His household
69
and Companions .

"Our Lord! Make of us Muslims bowing to Thy ((WWiillll)) aanndd ooff oouurr
pprrooggeennyy aa ppeeooppllee MMuusslliimm bboowwiinngg ttoo TThhyy ((WWiillll)) aanndd sshhooww uuss oouurr
ppllaacceess ffoorr tthhee cceelleebbrraattiioonn ooff ((dduuee)) rriitteess;; aanndd ttuurrnn uunnttoo uuss ((iinn
MMeerrccyy));; ffoorr TThhoouu aarrtt tthhee OOfftt--RReettuurrnniinngg MMoosstt--MMeerrcciiffuull..
((QQuurr’’aann:: BBaaqqaarraahh:: 22:: 112288))
70

““Our Lord ! Grant that our spouses and our ooffffsspprriinngg bbee aa jjooyy ttoo
oouurr eeyyeess,, aanndd ccaauussee uuss ttoo bbee ffoorreemmoosstt aammoonnggsstt tthhoossee wwhhoo aarree
ccoonnsscciioouuss ooff TThheeee!! ((aass ‘‘mmuutt--ttaaqqqqiinn’’))..””
((QQuurr’’aann :: aall--FFuurrqqaann:: 2255:: 7744))
71

"Our Lord! pour out constancy on us and mmaakkee oouurr sstteeppss ffiirrmm;;
HHeellpp uuss aaggaaiinnsstt tthhoossee tthhaatt rreejjeecctt ffaaiitthh..""
((QQuurr’’aann:: BBaaqqaarraahh:: 22::225500))
72

““OOuurr LLoorrdd !! LLeett nnoott oouurr hheeaarrttss sswweerrvvee ffrroomm tthhee ttrruutthh aafftteerr YYoouu
hhaavvee gguuiiddeedd uuss;; aanndd bbeessttooww uuppoonn uuss tthhee ggiifftt ooff TThhyy GGrraaccee
((MMeerrccyy)):: vveerriillyy,, YYoouu aarree tthhee ((ttrruuee)) ggiivveerr ooff GGiiffttss ((bbeessttoowwaallss))..””
((QQuurr’’aann :: AAaallii ‘‘IImmrraann :: 33 :: 88))
73

““Our Lord ! Condemn us not if we forget or ffaallll iinnttoo eerrrroorr;; OOuurr
LLoorrdd!! LLaayy nnoott oonn uuss aa bbuurrddeenn lliikkee tthhaatt wwhhiicchh YYoouu ddiidd llaayy oonn
tthhoossee bbeeffoorree uuss :: OOuurr LLoorrdd !! LLaayy nnoott oonn uuss aa bbuurrddeenn ggrreeaatteerr
tthhaann wwee hhaavvee ssttrreennggtthh ttoo bbeeaarr.. BBlloott oouutt oouurr ssiinnss,, AAnndd ggrraanntt
uuss ffoorrggiivveenneessss,, HHaavvee MMeerrccyy oonn uuss.. YYoouu aarree oouurr pprrootteeccttoorr ::
HHeellpp uuss aaggaaiinnsstt tthhee uunnbbeelliieevveerrss..””
((QQuurr’’aann :: aall--BBaaqqaarraahh :: 228866))
75

""OOuurr LLoorrdd!! GGiivvee uuss ggoooodd iinn tthhiiss wwoorrlldd aanndd ggoooodd iinn tthhee HHeerreeaafftteerr
aanndd ssaavvee uuss ffrroomm tthhee ttoorrmmeenntt ooff tthhee ffiirree!!""
((QQuurr’’aann :: aall--BBaaqqaarraahh:: 22 :: 220011))
76

““((May) Allah grant His Reward upon MMuuhhaammmmaadd,, ssaalluuttaattiioonnss
ooff AAllllaahh aanndd PPeeaaccee bbee uuppoonn hhiimm aanndd hhiiss ffaammiillyy,, iinn aaccccoorrddaannccee
wwiitthh wwhhaatt hhee ddeesseerrvveess ((iinn AAllllaahh’’ss kknnoowwlleeddggee && eessttiimmaattiioonn))..””
77

And salutations ooff AAllllaahh aanndd PPeeaaccee bbee
uuppoonn oouurr LLeeaaddeerr MMuuhhaammmmaadd,, aanndd uuppoonn
78
HHiiss hhoouusseehhoolldd aanndd CCoommppaanniioonnss ..

”Glory to thy Lord the Lord, of Honour and Power! (He is free) from what
they ascribe (to Him)! And Peace on the Messengers! And praise to
Allah, the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds.”
(Qur’an : Saffat: 37 : 180-182)
79

““Grant us (tthheessee oouurr ssuupppplliiccaattiioonn)),,
bbyy YYoouurr MMeerrccyy,, ((OO AAllllaahh,, YYoouu aarree)) tthhee
MMoosstt MMeerrcciiffuull ooff tthhoossee wwhhoo sshhooww MMeerrccyy!!””

AAllll wweellccoommee ttoo vviissiitt mmyy wweebb--bblloogg::
http://an-naseehah.blogspot.com/
http://introductiontotauhid.blogspot.com/
http://oyoubelievers.blogspot.com/
http://al-amthaal.blogspot.com/
http://zhulkeflee-archive.blogspot.com/
http://criteriaforaholybook-quran.blogspot.com/
http://with-the-truthful.blogspot.com/
http ://muqaddam-nurul.blogspot.com/

[Slideshare] fiqh-course (august 2014-batch) -# 16-a-muslims-response-to-maslow's-(10-december-2014)

Recommandé

Recommandé

Contenu connexe

Similaire à [Slideshare] fiqh-course (august 2014-batch) -# 16-a-muslims-response-to-maslow's-(10-december-2014)

Similaire à [Slideshare] fiqh-course (august 2014-batch) -# 16-a-muslims-response-to-maslow's-(10-december-2014) (20)

Plus de Zhulkeflee Ismail

Plus de Zhulkeflee Ismail (20)

[Slideshare] fiqh-course (august 2014-batch) -# 16-a-muslims-response-to-maslow's-(10-december-2014)