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Kita Masih Murji’ah: Mencari Akar Teologis Pemahaman Keagamaan Umat Islam di Indonesia Fauzan Saleh
TSAQAFAH Vol 7, No 2 (2011): Islamic Theology
Publisher : Universitas Darussalam Gontor

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (276.664 KB) | DOI: 10.21111/tsaqafah.v7i2.1

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Generally speaking, Muslims’ life, be it in socio-cultural, political, or economicaspects, is determined by one’s theological insight. Probably, it might not be fullyrealized, since the theological outlook is by nature latent, being integrated intoone’s inner life. However, it has a considerable contribution to constructing one’sweltanschauung. It is true that theology is the knowledge about God. Yet, humanunderstanding about God, who He is, and how human should establish his orher relationship with Him, will disclose the veracity of human behavior and conduct.Theology, being not so far different from philosophy, may play an instrumentalrole in the shaping of one’s principle of life. Up to now, one of the most influentialtheological doctrines in Islam is the one formulated by the Murji’ites. Thistheological school of thought emerged in the same period as some othercontemporaneous sects, the Kharijite, and the Mu’tazilite..Today, these theologicalschools have in effect disappeared, and thus they are not recognized any longer.Nevertheless, some elements of Murji’ite doctrines remain influential, beingintegrated into the currently surviving Islamic theological school, the Sunnite.Characteristically, the Murji’ite tends to be permissive, less decisive, and is allowingthe moral problems that occur in human life to be solved by God alone, not byhuman. It is believed that only God can judge.
Why Muslims should Maintain their Dignity in Worldly Life: A Critical Consideration on Said Nursi’s Insight on the Meaning of “Theology of Hope” as Reflected in His Damascus Sermon Fauzan Saleh
Sunan Kalijaga: International Journal of Islamic Civilization Vol 1, No 1 (2018)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga

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“At one time Muslim culture led the world in knowledge and prosperity. Now, in most respect, it lags far behind. What are the factors that led to its rise and subsequent fall?” (Perkins, 2003). Muslims fell under the Western domination for many centuries. As a result, they have lost their authority to administer their own matters independently. Whereas Muslims believe that they should attain worldly contentment and after life happiness altogether, in reality, they gain only a modest attainment to improve their prosperity and accordingly lose their political as well as cultural dignity. They have been overshadowed by the West in many aspects of political and cultural affairs. But what made the West prosperous and triumphant over Muslim nations in general? To some extent, as one might believe, it is because they have adopted “prosperity theology.” While the term itself is controversial among Christian theologians, the issue has roused a profound awareness among Western people about the importance of personal empowerment, proposing that it is God’s will for humans to live prosperously. What did Nursi say about the necessity of cultivating prosperous life in Islam and what did he say about the demand to maintain dignity in this worldly life? This article tries to examine Nursi’s idea on the necessity of gaining worldly prosperity for advancing Muslim civilization as well as of maintaining their dignity by examining his insights on the “theology of hope” as reflected in his “Damascus Sermon” and other works compiled in his voluminous Risalei Nur.
Kita Masih Murji’ah: Mencari Akar Teologis Pemahaman Keagamaan Umat Islam di Indonesia Fauzan Saleh
TSAQAFAH Vol. 7 No. 2 (2011): Islamic Theology
Publisher : Universitas Darussalam Gontor

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21111/tsaqafah.v7i2.1

Abstract

Generally speaking, Muslims’ life, be it in socio-cultural, political, or economicaspects, is determined by one’s theological insight. Probably, it might not be fullyrealized, since the theological outlook is by nature latent, being integrated intoone’s inner life. However, it has a considerable contribution to constructing one’sweltanschauung. It is true that theology is the knowledge about God. Yet, humanunderstanding about God, who He is, and how human should establish his orher relationship with Him, will disclose the veracity of human behavior and conduct.Theology, being not so far different from philosophy, may play an instrumentalrole in the shaping of one’s principle of life. Up to now, one of the most influentialtheological doctrines in Islam is the one formulated by the Murji’ites. Thistheological school of thought emerged in the same period as some othercontemporaneous sects, the Kharijite, and the Mu’tazilite..Today, these theologicalschools have in effect disappeared, and thus they are not recognized any longer.Nevertheless, some elements of Murji’ite doctrines remain influential, beingintegrated into the currently surviving Islamic theological school, the Sunnite.Characteristically, the Murji’ite tends to be permissive, less decisive, and is allowingthe moral problems that occur in human life to be solved by God alone, not byhuman. It is believed that only God can judge.