SECULAR VS ISLAM

Which is the best way of

life ?

What do you understand about

secular
System of
beliefs which
reject all
forms or
religious faith

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Principle of natural
morality that
independent of
revealed religion
RISES OF
SECULARIST
S
STATEMENTS
ON THE
SOCIETY

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Of this thing
Temporal and related
to worldly things

The right of
Postulate
freedom of every man to
think for
thought
himself

Emphasize on worldly
affairs regardless of what
happen in the hereafter

SECULARISM
Emphasize of the replacement of
religion with scientific and rational
thoughts
G.A Almond and G.A Powell
secularization
men
become
increasingly rational, analytical and
empirical in their action
Arnold Toynbee
replacement of religion with
technology
Wilbert G.Moore
substitution solution of human
situations with rational ones.
Harvey Cox
Loosing of the world from
religious understanding itself.
Breaking of all supernatural myths.
symbolie liberation of human
minds.

What Syed naquib al attas

(Islam
and Secularism)
He mention
:
mention
about
secularism?

man may no longer

regard nature as
divine entity which
allow them to act
freely , according
to their needs
and plans.
Power of authority
Religious value in
cultures and
systems are
relative and not
fixed

So , here is the question.

Does being secular is the

best way in our life ?
Yes or No ?

NO !
ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE :
This is wrong because Islam has already fixed its value system or
morality, which will not change throughout ages. i.e : Adultery
Forbidden 1400 years ago and will always be forbidden.
Secularism implies , that divine guidance , workship of God, and
obedience to Him should be confined to a personal life of man and all
other affairs in this world should be determined by his own wishes and
convenience.
Dissociates the influence of God and religion in all aspects of human of
mans life : education , politics and economy.
The acceptance of a system formulated by man means a preference of
the humans limited knowledge and experience over Divine Guidance .

For muslim society , the acceptance of secularism

means the rejection of Islam as a way of life and the
abandonment of shariah.
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Social and cultural aspect

With the ideas of separating religion with worldly activities , secularism
gives a very bad impact on the morality of people and turns them to the
state of jahiliyah (ignorance).

Homosexuali
ty USA- legalized

the practice of
homosexual
marriage in
the name of
freedom of
expression and
choice.
Focus on the
happiness that
can be achieve
in the world.

Abortio
n
Avoid

responsibility
Denies the
role of family
institution
Solving
solutions
scientifically and
by technology
The act of abortion
is strictly
prohibited in
Islam

murder
Cruel act that
destroy feelings of

Education Aspect
(serious and dangerous since it directly responsible for the
intellectual quality of human beings )

Knowledge is gain through certain

methods.

Scientism- most valuable parts in human learning , only

reliable and valid way to acquire knowledge. Assume that
scientific knowledge provide accurate description of reality
and the
Rise
oftruth.
scientific positivism: Ideology by Auguste

Comte

Scientific method are worthy of replacing the theological and

metaphysical approaches. Try to eliminate reality from human
consciousness in declaration of questions that cannot be
answered bymaterialism
sciences is illegimate.
Scientific
: way person

shape his life

Believer act only in which it is line with scientific conclusions.

Consequently , mans life will accordingly be guided by such
limited knowledges as acquired by his intellectual faculties.

Statement : The objective of seeking knowledge in secular

education is simply to cultivate certain abilities of men, which
will enable them to develop their country as well as to
improve standard of living.

A world purpose only , devoid any spiritual element.

As such, one can achieve success in his life and at
the same time , be an alcoholic , adulterer and
atheist may commit any immoral act without
consequences.
Meanwhile , religious education gives emphasis on
the teaching of adab or virtue because human
action is countable on the Day of judgement.

Education in Islam
Knowledge should be gained and be used for better life in this
world as well as here after.
Secular only concentrate on acquired knowledge and world alone.
The result is that man is no longer concerned about who is he ,
where he comes from , what is his purpose of existence , who is
his God and so on.
Consequently , produces doctors engineers architects who lack
of religious foundation.
Acquired
God-given
knowledge
knowledge and
includes all
religious sciences,
natural and social
about belief ,
sciences such as
divinity proper
physics ,
conduct .
chemistry ,
Should be the
biology
utmost priority
astronomi and
Foundation for
more.
ones thoughts
or worldview.

Political aspects
Separation of religion and state (X)
Politics make decisions based on secular reasons.
Deceive people with democratic slogans like personal freedom,
people governing people, no religion in politic , no politic in
religion , religion is for God and state is for people.
Secularist view Islam as a religion to be practised in ritual
worships only and deny it as code of life.
Argued that prophet has not establish the formal system of
government and no such defines in Quran or sunnah.
Challenge the source of authority
Problems occurs nowadays are vary and secular are parallel with
modernization . Hence , it support the modern elements in land
refoms , legal code and courts to adjudicate civil and commercial.

Moral aspects.
In religious point of
view , morality
system can never
be formulated by
man due to his
limitations and
weaknesess, like
prejudice, greed and
selfish desires.
Mans knowledge
and experience are
limited.

Secular system of morality :

Religion should have no
control over the code of
behaviour. There is no need
to refer to any guidance in
the circle of social morality.

The code of conduct which is

provided by God through his
Divine guidance will always be
perfect as Allah knows and
provided the best way for his
mankind.

A very important universal concept in Islam is Ummah (Nation). Ummah

transcends all limitations implied by the term nation by encompassing all people
regardless of race, color, or sex. Allah emphasized this great Islamic principle in
the verse (which means);

"Mankind was [of] one religion [before their deviation];

then Allah sent the prophets as bringers of good tidings and
warners and sent down with them the Scripture in truth to judge
between the people concerning that in which they differed.
And none differed over it [i.e. Scripture] except those who were
given it-after the clear proofs came to them-out of jealous
animosity among themselves.
And Allah guided those who believed to the truth concerning that
over which they had differed, by His permission.
And Allah guides whom He wills to a straight path." [Quran 2:2 13]

CONCLUSION
There is no other way or system that urges the active
worship of Allah in its general and most comprehensive
sense other than Islam.
Fox example, Islam teaches that Muslims should fast
for a month every year (i.e. Ramadan) in order to
acquire piety and self-discipline and to develop
awareness of the needs and problems of others who
are starving or are in desperate need of food.
Such an awareness of the needs of others is not
enough on its own. Therefore, Zakaah (obligatory
charity) is prescribed to be distributed among the
segments of society that are in need of individual and
communal assistance.