Islamic Youth

Youth of Islam: today is a picture of the future of Islam. If either of the young people it will be good also Islam in it. Dr. Shakir Ali Salim argued, Islam is a cornerstone young people. existensinya therefore very necessary in society.

"Did you suppose, that we created you play games (only) and that you will not be returned to us" QS. al-Mu'minuun: 115

The role of youth in the stage of history
Kenalkah you with Nabiyullah AS Ibrahim.? Abraham is the figure of young man who mentioned the kingdom of God that is able to deter namruz. He said: "they say; we heard there was a young man who denounced these idols are called Ibrahim" QS.21: 60.

Ibn abbas said r.a. there was a prophet sent from God, but he was chosen among the youth (ie 30-40 years). Similarly, no one has ever been learned science melinkan he (only) from among the youth. Ibn Abbas then read the word of Allah: they said: we were with a young man who denounced these idols named Ibrahim: QS. al-anbiyaa: 60 Tafseer Ibn Katheer III/183).

Allah He will say:

"They are the people who have been given favor by God, namely the prophets from Adam, and of the people we angkatbersama Noah and the descendants of Abraham and Israel and of the people who have guided us and we have chosen . If recited the verses of Allah the almighty merciful to them, then they see themselves fall down with prostrate and weeping. " QS. 19:58

Likewise with ashab kahf
Ashab kahf Who is it?
None other than their young followers of the Prophet Isa. God enshrined, for refusing to return to the religion of his fathers and prefer seclusion and shelter into the cave.

Prophet Mohammad SAW was also appointed as an apostle when the king was 40 years old. The followers of the king on the first generation is also mostly from among the youth, even as a child, including:

1. Ali ibn Abi Talib and Zubair bin Al-Awwam age of 8 years;
2. Talha bin Ubaidillah, 11 tahuin;
3. Arqaam bin Abil Al Arqaam, 12 years;
4. Abdullah bin Mzhum, 17 years;
5. Jafar ibn Abi Talib, 18 years;
6. Qudaamah bin abi mazhun, 19 years;
7. Said ibn Zayd and Shuhaib arrumi under 20 years;
8. Amir bin Fahirah, 23 years;
9. Mushab and al Miqdad bin Umair bin Al Stone, 24 years;
10. Abdullah bin al Zahsyi, 25 years;
11. Umar ibn al Khattab, 26 years;
12. Abu Ubaydah ibn Utbah bin zarrah and Rabbinic, Rabbinic amir bin, bin Nu'aim abdillah, Usman bin Abu Salamah mazhun, Abdurrahman bin auf and all of them about 30 years;
13. Ammar ibn Yasir between 30-40 years;
14. Abu Bakr al Siddiq 37 years. Hamzah bin Abdul mutholib 42 years and Ubaydah ibn al Harith of the oldest among them is 50 years.

They were able to conquer the world's great empires (Roman and Persian) they also managed to do the expansion to various countries namely sind in southwest India, Khazars in the north, Armenia and Russia, as well as Sham (Syria), Egypt, Tripoli and some African. This conquest can be completed successfully only within a period of 35 years.

They sail across the ocean, thus making geographic boundaries. they changed the vast empire reaching turkistran, even to the east to the territory of China and westernized country in europe spain. they have been able to show the breadth of power the world will be Islamic.

Utbah bin nafs who stood on the coast of Atlantic Ocean on the west end prayed to God: "By Robb Muhammad, were it not for this stretch of ocean is a barrier, surely I will conquer the entire universe is, in order to raise Thy sentence, O Robbku Bear witness! " meanwhile diufuk east, Qutaibah al bahilly continue to break through until he could reach the Chinese border.

They had spent his youth untus something very valuable, championed the sentence of God with all their abilities, so his name engraved in gold ink in the stage history of Islamic civilization. What about our youth??

Do we include the above categories of youth?
Or as God has described in His Word:
"Then there came after them, substitute (the ugly) who wasted prayers and indulge their desires, then they will meet later apostasy."

Based on survey results Komnas anakbekerjasama with child protection agency (LPA) in 12 provinces in 2007 revealed as many as 93.7% and smu smp surveyed claimed to have done kissing and oral sex.

And as much as 62.7% of children surveyed admitted smp was not a virgin. And 21.2% high school teens surveyed penah abortion. And another 97% of junior high and high school students surveyed claimed to love to watch movies forno.

Approximately 1.5% of the entire population of Indonesia is a drug user. This means there are approximately 3.2 to 3.6 million Indonesian population are struggling with drug abuse such terlalarang.

Of that number about 15 thousand people have setaiap year dying because memekai drugs. No less than 78% of victims who died due to drugs are young people aged 19-21 years antaar.

That figure does not include those affected by others due to drug cases. More than 500 thousand people positively affected by AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syindrome) or loss of immune syndrome that has yet found a cure.

Which path we choose?
We should choose the path blessed by Allah.
Adapum some provision for the youth of Islam are diwasiatkan by the scholars are:

1. Useful knowledge

"Whoever does not learn in his youth, then bertakbirlah 4 times as a gesture of his death."
"Learn, because no one is born with the knowledgeable." (Imam Shafi'i)

2. Steady faith (al faith daqiiq)

Faith is stuck deep into the bottom of my heart is not easily shaken, so as to sustain the tree of religion is entirely ..

such as the Word of God:
"Surely those who believe only those who believe in Allah and his messenger, then they did not hesitate, and they strive with their wealth and their souls on the path of Allah, they are the right people." QS.49: 15

Strength is what causes the noble Islamic youth.
"Allah will exalt those who believe among you and those who were given some degree of science .........."

3. The perfection of morality

"Surely I was sent to perfect morality."

Example: Lukman education provided to children.
Word of God:
"And do not memalinkan face of the man (for pride), nor walk proudly on earth. Allah loveth not those who pride themselves proud again." QS.31: 18

4. Do for the glory of Islam and the Muslims

Allah says:
"He has mensyari'atkan for you about what religion has diwasiatkan him to Noah and what We have revealed to you and what have we wasiatkan to Abraham, Moses and Jesus are: Establish the religion [1340] and do not be broken to pieces about it . Very much for the idolaters of religion that you call them to him. God's people attracted to the religion what He will and gives guidance to (religious) people who back him (unto Him). ". QS.42: 32

"He it is Who sent His Messenger with guidance and true religion that He might win it over all religions even though the idolaters hate." QS.61: 9

wallahu'alam bishowab ....

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