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SECULARISM AND SECULARIZATION:

The promotion of secularism is against the conclusion of mainstream Islamic thought

because Islam cannot accept the separation of human life from religion, spirituality and thehereafter; this is the position understood from revelation, prophethood and the

understanding of sound human intellect as well as intellectual consensus in the

Community. Acceptance of secularism amounts to excluding oneself from the sacredcommunity.

IQBAL VS SEPARATION OF RELIGION AND STATE: THE RECONSTRUCTION

He says: The state is the essential factor in national life which determines thecharacter and function of all other factors. They, therefore, reject old ideas

about the function of State and Religion, and accentuate the separation of

Church and State. Now the structure of Islam as a religio-political system, no

doubt, does permit such a view, though personally I think it is a mistake tosuppose that the idea of state is more dominant and rules all other ideas

embodied in the system of Islam. In Islam the spiritual and the temporal are

not two distinct domains, and the nature of an act, however secular in itsimport, is determined by the attitude of mind with which the agent does it. It is

the invisible mental background of the act which ultimately determines its

character

IAIS Malaysia and Department of National Unity and Integration, Prime Minister's Department

hosted the Closed Door Roundtable Discussion in conjunction with the World Interfaith

Harmony Week celebration. With the theme 'Strengthening Commonalities, Minimizing andRespecting Differences', YBhg Emeritus Professor Dato Dr Osman Bakar (Deputy CEO, IAIS

Malaysia) moderated the roundtable discussion. 27.2.2012

Mercy descends when the Righteous are mentioned

and remembered." ~ Abdullah ibn Mubarak (may

Allah be well-pleased with him)

Al-Bara bin Azib radhi Allahu 'anh reported that

Sayyiduna RasoolAllah sal Allahu 'alayhi wa sallamas saying,

"Beautify the Qur'an with your voices."

[Ahmad, Abu Dawud, ibn Majah, Darami]

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah

As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu

Revelation - 8th Rabi al-Thani 1433 (1st March 2012)

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Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (Radi-Allahu 'anhu):

Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) was the most generous of all

the people, and he used to reach the peak in generosity in the month of

Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night ofRamadan to teach him the Qur'an. Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi WaSallam) was the most generous person, even more generous than the strong

uncontrollable wind (in readiness and haste to do charitable deeds).

Bukhari Vol. 1 : No. 5

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah

As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu

Tawheed - 6th Rabi al-Thani 1433 (28th February 2012)

Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi-Allahu 'anhu):

The people of the Scripture used to read the Torah in Hebrew and explain it

to the Muslims in Arabic. Then Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi WaSallam) said, "Do not believe the people of the Scripture, and do not

disbelieve them, but say, 'We believe in Allah and whatever has been

revealed...' "(3.84)

Bukhari Vol. 9 : No. 632

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah