Invitation to Understanding Islam Sharing and living Islam Buy a translation of The Qur'an and present it to a non-Muslim friend. Subscribe to an Islamic magazine and circulate the copies to others after you have read them. Select a good Islamic website and add it to your favourite list of websites for regular reading. Read books on Islam and other subjects that interest you. Join a Qur'an recitation class to learn or improve your recitation. View/listen to at least one Islamic programme on TV/radio every week. Memorize one surah of The Qur'an that you are not able to recite from memory. Pray as many obligatory prayers as possible in congregation in a mosque. Visit a Muslim welfare organization to find out how you can help in their actvities. Start saving for your Hajj. ISLAMIC OUTREACH-ABIM 3402 Jalan Ampang Hilir 2 55000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel:+603-4256 9822 Fax: +603-42574500 www.islamicoutreach.com.my
Razumjeti Islam DIJELITI I ŽIVJETI ISLAM Kupite prijevod Kur'ana i poklonite ga vašem ne-Muslimanskom prijatelju. Pretplatite se na neki muslimanski časopis i proslijedite kopije drugima nakon što ste ga pročitali. Odaberite dobru islamsku web stranicu i dodajte ju svojoj listi najdražih stranica i čitajte je redovno. Čitajte knjige o Islamu i drugome što vas zanima. Pridružite se razredu za učenje Kur'ana da naučite i unaprijedite vaše učenje. Gledajte/slušajte barem jedan islamski program na tv/radiju tjedno. Zapamtite jednu suru Kur'ana koju ne možete učiti napamet. Molite koliko više možete u zajednici ili u džamiji. Posjetite muslimansku organizaciju socijalne skrbi i pronađite kako možete pomoći njenom djelovanju. Počnite štedjeti za vaš Hadž. ISLAMIC OUTREACH-ABIM 3402 Jalan Ampang Hilir 2 55000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel:+603-4256 9822 Fax: +603-42574500 www.islamicoutreach.com.my
Select a sunnah and make it a part of your daily practice. For example. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) never delayed the performance of his daily obligatory prayers. Get permission from an orphanage to let an orphan spend a weekend with you. Find the answers to three commonly asked questions about Islam that you are currently not able to answer satisfactorily. Get to know someone who has converted to Islam, and help to strengthen his/her faith. Make your time in the car productive by listening to good audio tapes on Islam. Read bedtime stories to your young children -in your reading, include stories that highlight Islamic values and stories from the lives of the Prophet (pbuh) and great Muslim men and women. Make the breaking of fast in Ramadan in your home closer to the real message of Ramadan by avoiding a lavish spread of food on the dining table. If you know of a public lecture on Islam, tell others about it and try to attend it. If you have a good idea that will help the ummah, mention it to those that you think will take it to the next level. Be upfront with others when you have to perform your Islamic duties by saying, for example, "Excuse me for a few minutes, I need to pray to my Creator." Write a letter of appreciation and encouragement to a Muslim brother or sister who is doing a lot to help the ummah. Do not delay your marriage by waiting for the perfect partner for you as there is no such person and only Allah is Perfect! Spend time with someone who has recently
returned from the Hajj to get a first hand description of the Hajj experience. Make a list of things that prevent you from achieving khushoo (devotion) in your prayer, and work towards removing them one by one. For example, you can ensure that there is nothing in your shirt pocket that will fall off and distract your prayer. Gather your family members for a 15-minute Islam course every month to explain basic concepts of Islam. For example, one session could be devoted to explaining the difference between zakat and sadaqah. Take advantage of Muslim travel packages to many places including China, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Europe to learn first-hand about other cultures and how Muslims live in those places. Develop the habit of reciting The Qur'an for about 5 to 10 minutes everyday after the dawn prayer or any other time convenient to you. Invite one Muslim family in your neighbourhood to your home for a meal as a way to strengthen your bonds of Islamic brotherhood and sisterhood.
With compliments: BAITULMAL (Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan)
Odaberite sunu i učinite je dijelom vaše svakodnevice. Na primjer, Poslanik Muhammad (pbuh) nikad nije odgađao izvođenje svojih dnevnih obveznih molitava. Zatražite dozvolu nekog sirotišta da neko siroče provede vikend sa vama. Pronađite odgovor na tri česta pitanja o Islamu na koja trenutno ne možete zadovoljavajuće odgovoriti. Upoznajte se s nekim tko se preobratio na Islam, i pomozite mu/joj da ojača svoju vjeru. Učinite vrijeme provedeno u autu korisnim slušajući dobre audiosnimke o Islamu. Čitajte priče za laku noć vašoj mladoj djeci - pri čitanju uvrstite priče koje objašnjavaju islamske vrijednosti i priče iz života Poslanika (pbuh) i značajnih muslimanskih muškaraca i žena. Učinite prekid posta u Ramadanu kod kuće bližim pravoj poruci ramadana izbjegavajući trpanje preobilja hrane na stol za objedovanje. Ako znate za javno predavanje o Islamu, recite drugima o tome i pokušajte mu prisustvovati. Ako imate dobru ideju koja će pomoći umi, spomenite to onima za koje mislite da će to prenijeti sljedećoj razini. Budite otvoreni prema drugima kad trebate učiniti svoje islamske dužnosti, recite na primjer, "Oprostite mi za nekoliko minuta, trebam se pomoliti svojem Stvoritelju." Napišite pismo zahvale i podrške muslimanskom bratu ili sestri koja mnogo čini da pomogne umi. Ne odgađajte vjenčanje čekajući savršenog partnera za sebe, jer takva osoba ne postoji a samo Allah je savršen! Provedite neko vrijeme s nekim tko se nedavno
vratio sa Hadža da biste iz prve ruke dobili opis iskustva Hadža. Napravite listu onoga što vas sprečava da postignete khushoo (devotion) u vašoj molitvi, i radite na tome da to uklonite jedno po jedno. Na primjer, možete provjeriti da nemate ništa takvo u džepu košulje što bi moglo ispasti i poremetiti vašu molitvu. Okupite članove obitelji na 15-minutni tečaj Islama svakog mjeseca da objasnite osnovne koncepte Islama. Na primjer, jedno okupljanje možete posvetiti objašnjenju razlike između zakat i sadaqah. Koristite prigode muslimanskih putnih paketa u mnoga mjesta uključivši Kinu, Južnu Koreju, Hong Kong, Tajvan i Europu da iz prve ruke naučite o drugim kulturama i kako tamo Muslimani žive. Naviknite se učiti Kur'an 5 do 10 minuta dnevno poslije jutarnje molitve ili koje drugo vrijeme koje vam odgovara. Pozovite neku muslimansku obitelj iz susjedstva svojoj kući na obrok kako biste pojačali vašu povezanost u bratstva i sestrinstva Islama.
With compliments: BAITULMAL (Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan)
Keep a donation box in your home and encourage your family members to put their donation into it. At the end of the year, use the money to buy something useful for a poor family. Keep copies of The Qur'an in your home within easy reach of your family members. The Qur'an was not sent to be kissed, embraced or put inside a cabinet to gather dust but for men and women to read and contemplate about its contents. Invite one non-Muslim family in your neighbourhood for a meal and use the opportunity to find out what aspects of Islam that they don't understand. If you are unable to explain, find out from others and convey the explanation to them. A little effort by every Muslim family will go a long way towards a correct understanding of Islam in the community. Start developing your own data bank of interesting facts about The Qur'an. For examples: the longest chapter in The Qur'an, how many verses does it contain, and the last verse that was revealed. Knowledge of these facts will enrich your discussions about The Noble Qur'an. Before the year is over, make sure you have paid your obligatory zakat, and performed your prayer to seek Allah's HH forgiveness for all your sins. I
Seek refuge in Allah from Satan and invoke the name of Allah in everything you do. This is your guarantee of success. Dr Y Mansoor Marican, Ph. D www.islamalways.net
Imajte kod kuće kutiju za donacije i ohrabrite članove obitelji da u nju stave svoj prilog. Na kraju godine, tim novcem kupite nešto korisno nekoj siromašnoj obitelji. Imajte kopiju Kur'ana kod kuće na dohvat članova vaše obitelji. Kur'an nije bio poslan da ga poljubimo, zagrlimo i odložimo u vitrinu da skuplja prašinu, nego da ga čitaju i razmišljaju o njegovom sadržaju. Pozovite neku ne-muslimansku obitelj iz susjedstva na ručak i koristite priliku da nađete što o Islamu oni ne razumiju. Ako sami niste u mogućnosti objasniti, saznajte od drugih i tada im prenesite objašnjenje. Mali napor svake muslimanske obitelji dovesti će do pravilnog razumijevanja Islama u društvu. Počnite razvijati vlastitu banku podataka zanimljivih činjenica o Kur'anu. Na primjer: Najdulji odjeljak u Kur'anu, koliko redaka ima u njemu, i koji je zadnji objavljeni stih. Poznavanje tih činjenica će obogatiti razmatranja o Plemenitom Kur'anu. Prije kraja godine, osigurajte da ste platili vaš obvezni zakat, i učinili vašu molitvu da tražite Allahov oproštaj za sve vaše grijehove. U Allaha tražite utočište pred Šeitanom i zazivajte ime Allaha u svemu što radite. To je garancija vašeg spasa. Dr Y Mansoor Marican, Ph. D www.islamalways.com