Saturday, June 22, 2013

Sayyidina Umar advice on Culture Replicate

Medina is the heart of Islamic civilization at the time. Muslims still maintain a relatively simple lifestyle as taught by the Prophet Muhammad. But far beyond the city of Medina, the situation is slightly different. Many cities that have known Roman Empire or Persian culture has a habit of putting their leaders in majestic buildings, fancy dress and other aristocratic habits. 

As Caliph Umar felt worried the authorities would face disease individualistic (no matter the condition of the people), materialistic (accumulate personal wealth) and hedonisitik (momentary pleasure hunt) as the rulers of Persia and Rome. 


He worried that the negative foreign culture can undermine the values ​​of Islam understated that have been built by the Prophet. For that Umar felt it necessary to send a letter to the mayor of Azerbaijan, Uthbah bin Farqad. 


In the saga of Abu Uthman An Nahdi, Umar had sent a letter to Uthbah, the mayor Azerbaijan. The letter contained a warning that says Omar  "O Utbah bin Farqad! The post was not the result of your labor and toil nor your father and mother. Because the feast of the Muslims in their country with what is glut in your house, avoid extravagance, avoid wearing clothing experts shirk and avoid wearing silk. " 


Umar's rebuke based hadith of the Prophet, "Whoever resembles a people means he's part of the people." 


Thus umar interpret impersonation (tasyabuh) the negative cultural as something dangerous. Imitation was also indicated weak chameleon personality that's easy to create a generation adrift and it works just tagging along. 


While culture is trailing reworded by the Prophet in the hadith: "You have to follow the sunnah of those before you inch by inch, cubit by cubit. So if they get into the lizard hole, you still follow them. "
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