And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully. [17:26]

*

Those who join that which Allah has commanded to be joined (i.e. they are good to their relatives and do not sever the bond of kinship), fear their Lord, and dread the terrible reckoning (i.e. abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which Allah has forbidden and perform all kinds of good deeds which Allah has ordained). [13:21]

*

O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife [Hawwa (Eve)], and from them both He created many men and women and fear Allah through Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever an All-Watcher over you. [4:1]

*

Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, Allah does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful. [4:36]

*

Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded. [16:90]

Abu Ayyub al-Ansari told that a bedouin came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, while he was travelling. He asked:

“Tell me what will bring me near to the Garden and keep me far from the Fire.”

He replied:

“Worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him, perform the prayer, pay zakat, and maintain ties of kinship.“

[Adab al-Mufrad, Bukhari, Hadith 49]

*

Abdu’r-Rahman ibn ‘Awf heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say:

“Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, said:

‘I am the Merciful (ar-Rahman). I have created ties of kinship and derives a name for it from My Name. If anyone maintains ties of kinship, I maintain connection with him, and I shall cut off anyone who cuts them off.‘”

[Adab al-Mufrad, Bukhari, Hadith 53]

*

Abu Hurayra heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say;

“Anyone who wants to have his provision expanded and his term of life lengthened should maintain ties of kinship.“

[Adab al-Mufrad, Bukhari, Hadith 57]

*

It is reported that al-Miqdam ibn Ma’dikarib heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say:

“Allah enjoins you to be dutiful to your mothers. Then He enjoins you to be dutiful to your mothers. Then He enjoins you to be dutiful to your fathers. Then He enjoins you to be dutiful to your next closest relative and then to your next closest relative.“

[Adab al-Mufrad, Bukhari, Hadith 60]

We were forbidden that we should ask anything (without the genuine need) from the Holy Prophet. It, therefore, pleased us that an intelligent person from the dwellers of the desert should come and asked him (the Holy Prophet) and we should listen to it.

A man from the dwellers of the desert came (to the Holy Prophet) and said:

“Muhammad, your messenger came to us and told us your assertion that verily Allah had sent you (as a prophet).”

The Holy Prophet remarked:

“He told the truth.”

He (the bedouin) said:

“Who created the heaven?”

He (the Holy Prophet) replied:

“Allah.”

He (the bedouin again) said:

“Who raised these mountains and who created in them whatever is created there?”

He (the Holy Prophet) replied:

“Allah.”

Upon this he (the bedouin) remarked:

“By Him Who created the heaven and created the earth and raised mountains thereupon, has Allah in fact sent you?”

He (the Holy Prophet) said:

“Yes.”

He (the bedouin) said:

“Your messenger also told us that five prayers (had been made) obligatory for us during the day and the night.”

He (the Holy Prophet) remarked:

“He told you the truth.”

He (the bedouin) said:

“By Him Who sent you, is it Allah Who ordered you about this (i.e. prayers)?

He (the Holy Prophet) said:

“Yes.”

He (the bedouin) said:

“Your messenger told us that Zakat had been made obligatory in our riches.”

He (the Holy Prophet) said:

“He has told the truth.”

He (the bedouin) said:

“By Him Who sent you as a prophet, is it Allah Who ordered you about it (zakat)?”

He (the Holy Prophet) said:

“Yes.”

He (the bedouin) said:

“Your messenger told us that it had been made obligatory for us to fast every year during the month of Ramadan.”

He (the Holy Prophet) said:

“He has told the truth.”

He (the bedouin) said:

“By Him Who sent you as a prophet, is it Allah Who ordered you about it (the fasts of Ramadan)?”

He (the Holy Prophet) said:

“Yes.”

He (the bedouin) said:

“Your messenger also told us that pilgrimage (Hajj) to the House of Ka’bah had been made obligatory for him who is able to undertake the journey to it.”

He (the Holy Prophet) said:

“Yes.”

The narrator said that he (the bedouin) set off (at the conclusion of this answer, but at the time of his departure) remarked:

“By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I would neither make any addition to them nor would I diminish anything out of them.”

Upon this, the Holy Prophet remarked:

“If he were true (so what he said) he must enter Paradise.”

[Muslim, The Book of Faith, Hadith 9]

Do they not look at the camels, how they are created. Indeed, it is an amazing creation, and the way it has been fashioned is strange. For it is extremely powerful and strong, yet gentle, carrying heavy loads. It allows itself to be guided by a weak rider. It is eaten, benefit is derived from its hair, and its milk is drunk. They are reminded of this because the most common domestic animal of the Arabs was the camel.

Then Allah says, And at the mountains, how they are rooted. Meaning, how they have been erected. For indeed they are firmly affixed so that the earth does not sway with its dwellers. And He made them with the benefits and minerals they contain.

And at the earth, how it is outspread. Meaning, how it has been spread out, extended and made smooth.

Thus, He directs the bedouin (the people of the desert) to consider what he himself witnesses. His camel that he rides upon, the sky that is above his head, the mountain that faces him, and the earth that is under him; all of this is proof of the power of the Creator and Maker of these things. These things should lead him to see that He is the Lord, the Most Great, the Creator, the Owner, and the Controller of everything. Therefore, He is the God other than Whom none deserves to be worshipped.

Reference: Tafseer Ibn Kathir

The one who strive to rectify his or her bad deeds

Bakara, 160

“Except for those who repent and correct themselves and make evident (what they concealed). Those – I will accept their repentance, and I am the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.”

Nisa, 146

“Except for those who repent, correct themselves, hold fast to Allah, and are sincere in their religion for Allah, for those will be with the believers. And Allah is going to give the believers a great reward.”

Necm, 32

“Those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, only (committing) slight ones. Indeed, your Lord is vast in forgiveness. He was most knowing of you when He produced you from the earth and when you were fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. So do not claim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of who fears Him.”

* İbadetin tadını alan kimse ibadetten usanmaz. Usanan kimse, Allahü teâlâyı az tanıdığı için usanır.

* Hiçbir şey, kaybedilmiş vakti telafi edemez.

* Cahil kimseler, ilimle birbirlerine karşı övünürler. Onların ilimden nasibi sadece övünmeleridir.

* Kul, Allahü teâlâ için neyi terk ederse, Allahü teâlâ, ona karşılık daha hayırlısını verir.

* Allahü teâlâyı unutmaktan büyük günah yoktur.

* Akıllı, sustuğu vakit tefekkür, konuştuğu vakit zikreder, baktığı vakit de ibret alır.

* Her kap içine bir şey konuldukça daralır. Ancak bilgi kabı bundan müstesnadır. O, bilgi konuldukça genişler.

* Bedeninle dünyada, kalbinle ahirette ol.

* Saadet, ömrü uzun ve ibadeti çok olanındır.

* Kıymetli ömrünüzü faydasız, boş şeyler arkasında, oyun ve eğlence ile geçirmemek için uyanık olunuz.

* Eğer cahiller susup, konuşmasalardı, insanlar arasında ihtilaf olmazdı.

* İlim, insanı Allahü teâlânın emrettiği şeylere götürür, zühd ise o şeylere erişilmesini kolaylaştırır.

* Gönlü kırık, zavallı ve garip birini görürsen, yarasına merhem ol! Onun yoldaşı ve yardımcısı olmaktan çekinme!

Zühd

1. Şüpheli olmak korkusu ile mübâh şeylerin çoğundan sakınmak.

Zühd, insanın kalbini dünyâ sıkıntılarından uzak tutar. Allahü teâlânın yüceliğini ve büyüklüğünü tanımayı, tövbe etmeği, te’min eder. (Hâris el-Muhâsibî)

2. Dünyâdan ve dünyâlık olan şeylerden uzak durmak.

Zühd, kalbe ve bedene rahatlık verir; dünyâya rağbet ise, düşünce ve hüzün verir. (Hadîs-i şerîf-Câmi-üs-Sagîr)

“Müslümanlar neden birlik ve beraberlik bağları kuramıyor?” diye sürekli hayıflanmadan önce belki de ilk cevaplamamız gereken soru “Müslüman ülkeleri ne kadar tanıyor ve onlarla ne kadar ilgileniyoruz?” sorusudur…

Geçtiğimiz hafta bu konuyla ilgili olarak sosyal medya üzerinden bir anket çalışması yapmıştık. Anket sorumuz “Dünyada en fazla Müslüman nüfusu barındıran ülke hangisidir?” şeklinde basit bir soruydu.

Ankete katılan yaklaşık 1.000 kişinin yarısından fazlası doğru cevabı işaretledi ancak (anketi, binlerce takipçisi olan “dini içerikli” sayfalarda yaptığımızı ve Google’dan kopye çekenlerin de olabileceğini hesaba katarsak;) bilmeyenlerin ya da yanlış bilenlerin sayısı da azımsanmayacak kadar fazlaydı… 

Konuyla ilgilenenler için açıklayalım; dünyanın en kalabalık Müslüman ülkesi ve aynı zamanda dünyanın (nüfus yoğunluğu bakımından) en büyük dördüncü ülkesi, yaklaşık 250 milyonluk nufusuyla Endonezya’dır. Güneydoğu Asya’da yer alan ve yaklaşık 17 bin adadan oluşan ülke, büyük nüfusuna rağmen el değmemiş doğa alanlarıyla dünyanın en büyük ikinci biyoçeşitliliğine ev sahipliği yapmaktadır. Maalesef zengin doğal kaynaklarına rağmen günümüz Endonezya’sında fakirlik çok yaygındır.

Resmi kayıtlarda Endonezya halkının % 87′si Müslüman olarak gözükmektedir. Ancak bu oran İslamiyeti gereği gibi anlayıp yaşayabilenlerin oranı değildir. Gerek sömürge döneminde, gerekse bağımsızlık sonrasında izlenen misyonerlik faaliyetleri neticesinde cahilleştirme, yozlaştırma ve halkı İslam’dan uzaklaştırma politikaları hala devam etmektedir. Ne ilginçtir ki, bugün ülkenin en büyük eyaleti Yogyakarta’da 17 adet kilise ve 5 adet kilise üniversitesi (bizdeki vakıf üniversitesi gibi) kurumlar bulunmaktadır.

Ancak İslamiyeti gereği gibi yaşamaya çalışanların sayısı da az değildir. Özellikle son yıllarda dinî şuurlanma daha da hız kazanmış ve camiler cemaatlerle dolup taşmaya başlamıştır. Bunun yanı sıra halkı yeniden İslamî kimliğine kavuşturma ve aynı zamanda sosyal dayanışmayı sağlama amacı taşıyan çalışmalar ve organizasyonlar da giderek artmaktadır.

Bu organizasyonlar içerisinde Mahmud Es’ad Coşan Vakfı‘nın önemli bir yeri var.  Türkiye’de yetişmiş ender ilim adamlarından ve kanaat önderlerinden merhum Prof. Dr. Mahmud Es’ad Coşan, bu ülkeyle yakinen ilgileniyor; konuşmalarında, yazılarında, sohbetlerinde sık sık bu konuyu dile getiriyordu. “Endenozya’ya gidin, oradaki kardeşlerinizle tanışın, kaynaşın, ticari ilişkiler oluşturun, gerekirse oradan evlenip dostluğunuzu geliştirip onlarla akrabalıklar kurun. Onların size maddi ve manevi olarak ihtiyaçları var…“ diyerek kendisini sevenlerin de yakinen ilgilenmesini tavsiye ediyordu.  

Hocaefendi 4 Şubat 2001′de Avustralya’nın Dubbo kentinde müphem bir trafik kazası sonucu ahirete irtihal eyleyince, onun hizmetlerini devam ettirmek; fikir ve ideallerini hayata geçirmek amacıyla cemaatin şuan ki lideri M. Nureddin Coşan tarafından, merkezi Avustralya’da bulunan M.E.C. VAKFI kuruldu.

M.E.C. Vakfı kurucusu M. Nureddin Coşan hocaefendi ve merhum babaları

Bu faaliyetler içerisinde en önemli yeri, 2006’dan beri her yıl düzenlenen Kurban Organizasyonu alıyor.

Mahmud Es’ad Coşan Vakfı’nın resmi websitesi www.mecvakfi.org ’da yer alan bilgiye göre, son 5 yıldır düzenlenen kurban organizasyonuyla Endonezya’daki yardıma muhtaç, gerçek ihtiyaç sahibi yüzbinlerce aileye yardım eli uzatılıyor. Yardım edilecekleri “kardeş”, yardım şeklini ise “paylaşmak” olarak tanımlayan vakıf, “sağ elin verdiğini sol elin bilmemesi” yönündeki Peygamberî tavsiyeyi benimseyip, “Hiçbir karşılık beklemeden sadece Allah cc. rızası için yardım etmek, paylaşmak ve Allah cc. sevgisini yaymaya çalışmak” ilkesiyle hareket ediyor.

Yerel halkın neredeyse tamamı tarafından tanınan vakfın çalışmaları;  kurban faaliyetlerinin ana merkezi olan Yogyakarta eyaletinin üst düzey yöneticileri, eyalet sultanı ve medya tarafından her yıl ilgiyle takip ediliyor. Organizasyonun büyüklüğü ve yapılan yardımın mahiyeti karşısında memnuniyetlerini ve hayranlıklarını ifade eden Endonezyalılar kurban bağışlarının önemli bölümünün Türkiye’den yapılmış olmasına da ayrıca seviniyorlar.

Bu organizasyon sayesinde dünyanın dört bir köşesine yayılmış, en ücra köşelerde bulunup birbirini “bilme” imkanı olmayan onbinlerce insan arasında dostluk bağları kuruluyor ve kardeşlik duyguları oluşuyor. Böylece “yaklaşmak, yakın olmak” manalarına gelen kurban ibadetinin, anlamına ve amacına uygun olarak yerine getirilmesi suretiyle; hem Allah cc. rızasına yaklaşma
hem de dünyanın diğer ucundaki kardeşlerimizle yakınlaşma imkanı hasıl oluyor. 

Bu anlamlı faaliyete siz de ortak olmak ve sevdiklerinizi de ortak etmek için bu yıl ki organizasyonu kaçırmayın… Detaylı bilgi ve online kurban bağışı için www.mecvakfi.org‘u tıklayabilirsiniz.

Bu vesileyle, dünyanın bize en uzak ülkelerinde yaşayanlar dahil, içinde Allah inancı ve sevgisi olan tüm din kardeşlerimizin mübarek Kurban Bayramı’nı en içten dileklerimizle kutlarız.

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“… It is, for those who believe, a guidance and cure…” [41:44]

“… the Quran, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion…” [2:185]

“Indeed, this Quran guides to that which is most suitable and gives good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a great reward.” [17:9]

“This (Quran) is enlightenment for mankind and guidance and mercy for a people who are certain (in faith).” [45:20]

“We have not sent down to you the Quran that you be distressed. But only as a reminder for those who fear Allah.” [20:2-3]

“These are verses of the wise Book, as guidance and mercy for the doers of good.” [31:2-3]

“… And We have sent down to you the Book as clarification for all things and as guidance and mercy and good tidings for the Muslims.” [16:89]

“Say, (O Muhammad), The Pure Spirit has brought it down from your Lord in truth to make firm those who believe and as guidance and good tidings to the Muslims.” [16:102]

“And We have certainly made the Quran easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?” [54:17]

Jarir reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

“Allah will not show mercy to a person who does not show mercy to other people.”

[Adab al-Mufred, 375]

The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “He who does not show mercy to our young or show esteem for our elders is not one of us.”

[Bukhari, 360]

The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “He who is not merciful to others, will not be treated mercifully.”

[Bukhari, 8/42]

Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “One day a man became very thirsty while walking down the road. He came across a well, went down into it, and drank and then climbed out. In front of him he found a dog panting, eating the dust out of thirst. The man said: “This dog is as thirsty as I was.” He went down back into the well and filled his show, putting it into his mouth (in order to climb back up) and then gave the dog water. Therefore Allah thanked him and forgave him.”

They said: “Messenger of Allah, will we have a reward on account of animals?”

He said: “There is a reward on account of every living thing.”

[Adab al-Mufred, 378]

Abu Umama reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Anyone who shows mercy, even to an animal meant for slaughtering, will be shown mercy by Allah on the Day of Rising.”

[Adab al-Mufred, 381]

“Allah is He Who has created the heavens and the earth and sends down water (rain) from the sky, and thereby brought forth fruits as provision for you; and He has made the ships to be of service to you, that they may sail through the sea by His command; and He has made rivers (also) to be service to you.

And He has made the sun and the moon, both constantly pursuing their courses, to be of service to you; and He has made the night and the day to be of service to you.

And He gave you of all that you asked for, and if you try to count the blessings of Allah, never will you be able to count them. Verily, man is indeed an extreme wrongdoer, ungrateful.” [14:32-34]

Allah mentions some of the favors He has done for His creatures, such as creating the heavens as a protective ceiling and the earth as a bed. He also sends down rain from the sky and, in its aftermath brings forth a variety of vegetation, fruits and plants of different colors, shapes, tastes, scents and uses. Allah also made the ships sail on the surface of the water by His command and He made the sea able to carry these ships in order that travelers can transfer from one area to another to transport goods. Allah also created the rivers that flow through the earth from one area to another as provision for the servants which they use to dring and irrigate, and for other benefits.

“And he has made the sun and the moon, both constantly pursuing their courses, rotating by night and by day,

“It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor does the night outstrip the day.  They all float, each in an orbit.” [36:40]

“He brings the night as a cover over the day, seeking it rapidly, and (He created) the sun, the moon, the stars subjected to His command. His is the creation and commandment. Blessed is Allah, the Lord of all that exists!” [7:54]

The sun and the moon rotate in succession, and the night and the day are opposites, each taking from the length of the other or giving up some of its length,

“Allah merges the night into day and merges the day into night.” [35:13]

“And He has subjected the sun and the moon. Each running (on a fixed course) for an appointed term. Verily, He is the Almighty, the Oft-Forgiving.” [39:5]

Allah said next, “And He gave you of all that you asked for,

He has prepared for you all that you need in all conditions, and what you ask Him to provide for you, and if you try to count the blessings of Allah, never will you be able to count them. Allah states that the servants are never able to count His blessings, let alone thank Him duly for them.

In Sahih al-Bukhari (hadith book) it is recorded that the Messenger of Allah used to supplicate:

“O Allah! Allah praise is due to You, without being able to sufficiently thank You, nor ever wish to be cutoff from You, nor ever feeling rich from relying on You; our Lord!”

It was reported that Prophet Dawud, peace be upon him, used to say in his supplication:

“O Lord! How can I ever duly thank You, when my thanking You is also a favor from You to me.” Allah the Exalted answered him, “Now, you have thanked Me sufficiently, O Dawud!” Meaning; when you admitted that you will never be able to duly thank me.

Reference: Ibn Kathir