Islam Way - Concept Of Living

Rabb- Nourisher

You buy a parrot with the purpose of bringing him up. You carefully put the bird in a cage, so that he may not be taken away by a cat. Then you provide him food and water to promote the growth of his body. You also take pains to teach him mimicry and take care that he learns to imitate some good words. In Arabic language this whole programmed is called Rabubiyyat, which means to provide nourishment, physical as well as mental. The one Who does so is called Rabb - Nourisher. In Quran the word Rabb come for Allah Almighty because He has created means for the nourishment of human body and has also created the faculty of learning in man. But in spite of all that, you know that there are so many people in the world who do not get enough food to appease their appetite, nor enough clothes to cover their bodies, nor do they own houses to live in, nor have they got enough means to get themselves treated during illness and nor have they any arrangement for the education of their children. In other words, they have not got enough means either for their own nourishment or for the physical and mental development of their children. Why it so happen, inspite of the fact that Allah Almighty has provided enough means for the maintenance of human beings? This is because the proper arrangement do not exist.  It is the duty of Momins - Believers to make adequate arrangements so that all human beings are properly fed and their children are brought up in a proper way. The society in which such arrangements exist is called an Islamic Society or Islam symbol, and the way in which it get accomplished is called Islamic Moashrat, which means to live a life of Mutual cooperation, under Divine guidance.

As stated earlier, to promote peace and harmony in the human world and to provide physical and intellectual development to individuals, it is necessary to establish an Islamic Society on to true Islam way. It is apparent that only that Society which is established on the basis of the laws initiated by Allah Almighty and which never goes against these laws, could be called Islamic. The next question arises what is the source of these laws. These are the laws which have been given to the Mohammad peace be upon him by God Almighty by means of revelation and which now lie safely inside the Quran. These very laws are called the injunctions of the Quran. About a society which leads a life in consonance with these laws, the Holy Quran says; The fact is that We had sent them the Torah which contained guidance and light. Their Anbia who surrendered to Allah Almighty Laws used to settle their disputes according to it. The Rabbis and guardians of Law who were vested with the responsibility of safeguarding Allah's Revelation and they also bore witness to its truth, did likewise. So, O Jews! fear none except Me and do not barter My Injunctions for a paltry price. Mark this: Those who do not decide their affairs according to what Allah Almighty has revealed - they are the one who in fact are the Kafireen- Chapter 5 Verse 44.

Thus the difference between a believer and a non-believer, is that the former believes and acts according to the Quranic injunctions and the latter do not do so. The word Kafir is not an abuse. It only means a non-member to the Islamic Society. 

Dear reader! The field of Quran's injunctions is much wider. When you grow up, you shall learn much more about them. This book comprises only the injunctions which concern our everyday life. Please read them carefully and try to understand them thoroughly. Not only that, you must also act upon them. Only those things are useful, on which you act upon. On the other hand, if you do understand certain things but do not act upon them, they remain no more useful. For example, if you come to understand that physical exercise builds up your body but in practice you do not do any physical exercise, you can not expect yourself to become healthy and strong. Similarly mere understanding of the Quranic laws is not useful unless you act upon them.