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Masjid Al-Aqsa, terletak di dalam Kota Lama Baitulmaqdis yang bersejarah, merupakan salah satu tapak yang paling dihormati dan suci dalam Islam. Masjid ini memiliki sejarah agama yang dalam dan penting bagi umat Islam di seluruh dunia. Dalam artikel ini, kita akan menjelajahi warisan dan pentingnya Masjid Al-Aqsa dalam Islam.

Setelah Kaaba di Mekah dan Masjid Nabawi di Madinah, Masjid Al-Aqsa memiliki kehormatan sebagai tapak ketiga tersuci dalam Islam. Keagungan tapak ini bersumber dari tradisi Islam dan peristiwa-peristiwa yang terkait dengan kehidupan Nabi Muhammad. Nama masjid ini, “Al-Aqsa,” bererti “yang paling jauh” dalam bahasa Arab, merujuk pada lokasinya yang jauh dari Mekah. Diyakini bahwa Nabi Muhammad dibawa dari Kaabah di Mekah ke Masjid Al-Aqsa di dalam peristiwa ‘Isra’, menjadikan masjid ini penting dalam sejarah Islam.

Lokasi Masjid Al-Aqsa di Kota Lama Baitulmaqdis telah menjadikannya titik fokus konflik antara Israel dan Palestin. Ketegangan politik dan agama yang kompleks di kawasan tersebut telah menyebabkan pergaduhan dan perselisihan berkala berlaku. Pelbagai usaha telah dilakukan untuk mengatasi tentangan ini, tetapi situasinya tetap rumit.

Masjid Al-Aqsa, dengan sejarahnya yang mendalam, merupakan simbol warisan Islam. Ini adalah tempat ibadah dan refleksi bagi umat Muslim, dan keindahan terus memikat pengunjung dari seluruh dunia. Namun, konflik yang berlangsung di wilayah ini melalui sifat yang kompleks dan sensitif dari tapak suci ini, menjadikannya subjek perhatian dan keprihatinan global.

اللَّهُمَّ يَا مَلِكَ الْمُلُوكِ، يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالإِكْرَامِ كُنْ عَوْنًا لِإِخْوَانِنَا فِي فِلِسْطِيْنِ، وَانْصُرْهُمْ عَلَى عَدُوِّنَا وَعَدُوِّهِمْ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْن

يَا قَهَّارُ، يَا شَدِيدَ الْبَطْشِ، يَا عَظِيمَ الْقَهْرِ، يَا مَنْ لَا يَعْجِرُهُ قَهْرُ الْجَبَابِرَةِ وَلَا يَعْظِمُ عَلَيْهِ هَلَالُ الْمُتَمَرِّدِينَ

اللَّهُمَّ الْقِ عَدُوَّهُمُ الرَّدَى وَسَلَّطْ عَلَيْهِمْ عَاجِلَ الْنِقْمَةِ فِي الْيَومِ وَالْغَدِ وَبَعْدَ الْغَدِ، اَللَّهُمَّ بَدِدْ شَمْلَهُمْ اللَّهُمَّ فَرِقٌ جَمْعَهُمْ، اللَّهُمَّ قَلِلْ عَدَدَهُم

اللَّهُمَّ انْصُرُ إِخْوَانَنَا الْمُجَاهِدِيْنَ فِي سَبِيْلِكُ، اَللَّهُمَّ انْصُرْ إِخْوَانَنَا فِي فِلِسْطِيْنِ، اَللَّهُمَّ انْصُرْهُمْ عَلَى عَدُوّكَ وَعَدُوّهِمْ، اَللَّهُمَّ اجْمَعْ كَلِمَتَهُمْ، وَوَحِدٌ صُفُوفَهُمْ، يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِي أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَفِرِينَ، وَصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمْ

Maksudnya: “Ya Allah, Wahai tuhan raja segala raja. Wahai tuhan yang memiliki keagungan dan kemuliaan, bantulah saudara kami di Palestin, bantulah mereka menghadapi musuh kami dan musuh mereka wahai tuhan sekalian alam.

Wahai tuhan yang maha perkasa, wahai tuhan keras siksaannya, wahai tuhan yang agung penaklukannya, wahai tuhan yang tidak akan kalah dengan keangkuhan golongan yang angkuh, tidak besar bagi-Nya kebinasaan golongan penderhaka.

Ya Allah, kenakan kecelakaan kepada musuh saudara kami di Palestin, dan timpakanlah ke atas mereka balasan kemurkaan-Mu pada hari ini, esok dan seterusnya. Ya Allah cerai-beraikan kumpulan mereka, Ya Allah pisahkan kesatuan mereka, Ya Allah kurangkan jumlah mereka.

Ya Allah, bantulah saudara-saudara kami para pejuang di jalan-Mu. Ya Allah, bantulah saudara-saudara kami di Palestin, Ya Allah, bantulah mereka, Ya Allah, bantulah mereka berdepan dengan musuh-Mu dan musuh mereka, Ya Allah, satukanlah kalimah mereka, dan saf-saf mereka, wahai Tuhan sekalian alam, Wahai Tuhan kami ampunilah dosa kami dan perbuatan kami yang melampau, teguhkanlah pendirian kami dan bantulah kami mencapai kemenangan menghadapi golongan kafir. Selawat dan salam ke atas Nabi Muhammad, ahli keluarga dan para sahabat baginda.”

The term Shari’ah encompasses the entirety of the Islamic faith, which Allah has selected for His servants to guide them from ignorance into enlightenment. It comprises the rules and guidelines He has ordained for them, encompassing both commands and prohibitions, what is lawful (halal), and what is forbidden (haram).

Success awaits those who adhere to Allah’s Shari’ah, recognizing what He permits as permissible and what He forbids as prohibited.

Anyone who opposes Allah’s Shari’ah subjects themselves to His displeasure, wrath, and the prospect of His punishment.

Allah says in the Al-Quran:

ثُمَّ جَعَلۡنَٰكَ عَلَىٰ شَرِيعَةٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡرِ فَٱتَّبِعۡهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعۡ أَهۡوَآءَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

Now We have set you ˹O Prophet˺ on the ˹clear˺ Way of faith. So follow it, and do not follow the desires of those who do not know ˹the truth˺.

Al-Jaathiya: Ayah 18

One of the Sunnah practices before sleep is to recite “Bismillah” and switch off or turn off fires, lights, etc. This is as per Hadith in Bukhari.

Next, dust the bed three times with your hands. This is also a Sunnah practice according to Hadith in Bukhari.

Also, part of the Sunnah is to brush your teeth and perform your Wudu (ablution) before sleep.

Furthermore, Hadith in Bukhari advises sleeping on the right side, facing the Qibla, with the right hand underneath the head like a pillow and with the knees slightly bent.

Don’t forget to recite the Du’a before sleep. It is also good to recite Ayatul Kursi and the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah.

These simple preparations are easy to follow. May you have the opportunity to perform all these Sunnah practices. Insha’Allah.

Uwais Al-Qarni hidup semasa zaman Rasulullah ﷺ , tetapi beliau tidak dapat bertemu dengan baginda kerana beliau sedang menjaga ibunya di Yemen sambil tetap berada di sisi ibunya. Dia dianggap sebagai Tabiin, seorang hamba Allah yang tidak peduli dengan dunia (zuhud), dan Sahabat memujinya kerana kenyataan yang dibuat oleh Nabi Muhammad ﷺ tentangnya. Dia kehilangan nyawanya dalam Perang Siffin pada tahun 37 Hijrah ketika bersama angkatan Saidina Ali bin Abi Talib RA.

Hal ini sebagaimana hadith,

Daripada Umar berkata, “Aku pernah mendengar Rasulullah ﷺ bersabda:

“Nanti akan datang kepada kamu seseorang bernama Uwais bin ‘Amir bersama serombongan pasukan dari Yaman. Dia berasal dari Murad, dari Qaran. Dia menghidap penyakit kulit, kemudian dia sembuh daripadanya kecuali sebesar satu dirham. Dia memiliki seorang ibu dan sangat berbakti kepadanya. Sekiranya dia bersumpah kepada Allah, maka akan diperkenankan yang dia pinta. Jika kamu mampu agar dia memohon pada Allah keampunan bagimu, maka lakukanlah.”

[Hadith Riwayat Muslim]

The Tabi’in are those who lived after the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and who did not personally encounter him. Instead, they interacted with and learned from the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

(Tabi’ al-Tabi’in) Individuals who followed the Tabi’in are individuals who encountered the Tabi’in and gained knowledge from them rather than the Companions of the Prophet of Allah ﷺ.

The one who first encountered the Companion is known as the Tabi’i in hadith terminology, although the accurate interpretation does not require that he should have spent a lot of time with him. Everyone who interacted with the Companions and passed away as a Muslim is a Tabi’in, albeit some are more deserving than others.

Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi said: The Tabi‘in is the one who met the Companion. From the words of al-Hakim, it may be understood that the name Tabi‘in may be applied to the one who met the Companion and narrated from him, even if he did not spend time with him.

Example of Tabi’in is: Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyib, ‘Urwah ibn az-Zubayr, al-Hasan al-Basri, Muhajid ibn Jabr, Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, ‘Ikrimah the freed slave of Ibn ‘Abbas, and Nafi‘ the freed slave of Ibn ‘Umar.

Al-Bukhari (3651) and Muslim (2533) narrated from Ibn Mas‘ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The best of people are my generation, then those who come after them, then those who come after them. Then there will come people whose testimony will come before their oath, and their oath before their testimony.”

Sunnah holds a significant place in Islam. It refers to the way of life and actions practiced by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , who serves as a role model for Muslims. Sunnah teaches us how to live a good and righteous life according to the teachings of our faith.

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ not only delivered Allah’s message in the form of the Quran but also demonstrated a virtuous life through his actions and words. His actions, whether big or small, are emulated by Muslims as a means to draw closer to Allah.

For instance, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ showed how to perform prayers, give charity, interact with others, and behave ethically in all aspects of life. What he did and said serves as a good guide for us to follow.

Sunnah isn’t just about actions; it also encompasses the noble way of living and morals exemplified by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. For instance, he emphasized the importance of honesty, compassion, and kindness towards all of Allah’s creations.

Following the Sunnah helps us become better human beings and better Muslims. It also helps us draw closer to Allah. By following the example of Prophet Muhammad (Salallahu Alaihi Wasalam), we learn how to be kind to ourselves, our families, and our communities.

Knowing and following the Sunnah is a part of our faith as Muslims. It guides us to live in a way that is filled with religious and moral values. When we practice the Sunnah, we also honor and remember the teachings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, who guided humanity to the right path.

Therefore, as Muslims, we are encouraged to study and practice the Sunnah in our daily lives. This is not only a means to draw closer to Allah but also to become good examples for others. By following the Sunnah, we show respect and love for Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, strengthen our faith, and deepen our relationship with Allah.

It is good to remember a verse in Surah Ali Imran , 31:

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If you ˹sincerely˺ love Allah, then follow me; Allah will love you and forgive your sins. For Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

Salam, or peace, is a universal concept that transcends cultural and linguistic boundaries. It’s not just a mere greeting, but a profound expression of goodwill, harmony, and respect. Whether you’re in the bustling streets of a metropolis or a serene village, the act of giving salam has the power to create a positive ripple effect in our lives and the lives of those around us.

Spreading Positivity:

Have you ever noticed how a sincere salam brightens up someone’s day? Your greeting can have a domino effect – the person you greeted with salam might pass it on to the next person they meet, creating a chain reaction of positivity. This contagious goodwill has the potential to create a more harmonious and joyful atmosphere in our communities.

Breaking Barriers:

Salam breaks down barriers not only between individuals but also between different societal groups. It’s a gesture that transcends religion, ethnicity, and nationality. By sharing salam with people from diverse backgrounds, we’re actively participating in building a more inclusive world. This simple practice contributes to breaking down stereotypes and dispelling prejudices.

Hadith:

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “By Him in Whose Hand is my life! You will not enter Jannah until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I inform you of something which, if you do, you will love one another? Promote greetings (Salam) amongst yourselves.” [Muslim].

In Conclusion:

The practice of giving salam holds immense value in our lives. It’s a powerful tool for promoting understanding, unity, and empathy. By embracing this tradition, we can contribute to a world where peace is not just a distant ideal, but a tangible reality we experience daily. So, whether you’re in a crowded market or at a family gathering, remember the magic of salam , a small word that holds the potential to make a big difference.

Allah says in Quran:

وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

Man will not get anything unless he works hard

Surah An-Najm: Ayah 39

• There is no doubt about the fact that man cannot make any progress without effort and hard work.