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Look at how Allah has honoured humankind. He blesses them with countless blessings. Allah grants them with His bounties. The Holy Prophet s.a.w. had manifested this respect for humanity in his life. The Prophet s.a.w. did not discriminate against anyone in offering them a helping hand or respect, not for their wealth or poverty, nor for their background.

 

With this, we can contribute to the good of all mankind. We cannot continue to benefit from others only. The spirit of contributing and spreading goodness must run in our blood, as the followers of Rasulullah s.a.w. For this is the path of Allah s.w.t. The path that leads to success and happiness in this world and the hereafter.

A Muslim who is truly grateful to Allah for the blessings of the intellect and mind, and the complete senses of sight, hearing and others, will certainly observe the world around him. Science explains to us many of Allah’s creations, and points to His Greatness through His creations. With this, we will discover the intricate details of the Greatness of Allah, by observing the complexities of His creations. Through this, we will be humbled and submit ourselves in obedience to our Creator.

A resilient faith grounded in deep knowledge and understanding, will not make us weaken at the sign of challenge or difficulty. Instead, such a Muslim will be able to confidently hold on to his faith, despite the enormity of challenges that he face.

Have we started to plan on how to upgrade and develop ourselves for this year? There is a lot of knowledge and skills out there to learn and benefit from? For those of us who are fathers, we ought to ask ourselves at the start of this new year: How can we develop and upgrade ourselves so as to benefit our young and teenage children?

 Singapore Muslim community in general, has an important role to uplift the religious life in this particular secular state. Let us continue to strive to uplift ourselves as a contributive community. Let us support the good iniciatives that has been done for our benefits. That is by either taking part in the programmes or to give positive feedbacks. If there are any shortcomings and weaknesses, we, as a community member have the right to share ideas which are rational, factual and accurately presented. This will enhance the academics discussion's culture objectively.  

 As the creations and servants of Allah s.wt, let us be grateful to Him for the gift of life. Our life is an opportunity for us to gather as much good deeds as possible to prepare for our afterlife. But as Allah’s creations on earth, we know that we have limited time and we do not live forever. With this limitation, we must use our time in the best possible manner. 

 We, as the ummah of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w., must apply these pure values in our daily lives. For example, a Muslim who applies the values of effort and reliance to Allah in his life will make efforts to remove his family members and himself from the shackles of problems. He will always remind himself of Allah’s words which means: (Allah is with us) whenever he is faced with any trial, tribulation or misfortune. This is because Allah s.w.t. will never disregards the good deeds and efforts done by His slave. The slave, who always turns to Allah, while making efforts with determination, will never be left in misery.

With the ushering in of the new year, we seek to renew our resolutions and breathe in fresh air. Let us therefore, think of the role each one of us can and should play to strengthen our community and overcome these issues collectively as one community. Consider the following guidelines from our religion. They are preventive in nature, and will make us proactive in forging a respectable and competitive community amidst a global and fast growing society...

 Just look at ourselves. We are blessed every second that we breathe well and comfortably. Our bodies that move and function despite how small or minute they may be, our eyes that see, our mouths that speak, our ears that listen, all these are the blessings of Allah s.w.t. upon us.

 If we refer to the Holy Quran, beyond only recitation and worship, but probing into its profound knowledge and deep sciences, we will find that more than fourteen centuries ago, we have been inspired by the Holy Quran to speak to the universe. Not only to Arabs, Persians, Chinese, Indians or others, but to the whole universe.

The world's temperature has increased by 1.4 degree Celsius. This small increase in temperature has resulted in the melting of ice in the arctic and many animals such as polar bears, seals and penguins are affected by this change. Coral reefs which protect many sea lives and are sensitive to temperature change are dying.

 We cannot separate knowledge from iman (faith) as both iman and knowledge form the complete teachings of Islam. Our iman will be incomplete if it is not based on real understanding and knowledge. Similarly, without iman (faith), we will not be able to see and accept the truth. For us, Muslims, the Holy Quran revealed to the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. forms a comprehensive source of fundamental knowledge, on matters relating to this world and the hereafter.

 Muslim scholars explain that what it means by the Quran being a guide for all things is in terms of its principles. The Holy Quran provides the general principles and guidelines to which Muslims should hold on strongly, for them to understand and surmount challenges and issues in life.

 How best it is if we can do good deeds on the basis of IHSAN. Because IHSAN will guide us to do anything in the most excellent manner. When we are conscious that Allah The All-Knowing is monitoring us, we will always do our best.