Ulul Albab: Those possessed of understanding

*Lately, The Chukai Insider has lots in his minds and hence the boring articles. Dia sedang berusaha membiasakan diri supaya tidak kekok menulis dalam Bahasa Melayu sebab dia kurang pandai menulis dalam lenggok bahasa yang tidak skema kerana pada dirinya hanya Bahasa Melayu Terengganu yang paling selesa digunakan namun ramai yang tidak faham kot!

Few weeks ago, a friend of mine mentioned the concept of Ulul Albab and since I come from Terengganu, he made the effort to mention about the concept being implemented in the state. Tahniah kepada Terengganu!

Why should we say Tahniah to this lovely state of mine?

I've been reading Dr. Asri's Islam in Malaysia: Perceptions and Facts for these couple of days and found out about the concept of Ulul Albab. And Alhamdulillah, even Dr. Asri mentioned about the concept being applied in the education system of Terengganu.

Why would this Ulul Albab being so special? Why should I bother writing about it?

In his book, Dr. Asri puts forward the fact that The Noble Quran itself champions the term Ulul Albab- it is not an invention of the ulama, or a motivational speaker or a political leader. The term Ulul Albab itself appears 16 times in the Al-Quran (Asri, 2010) and it is therefore the one that we should be striving for.

Ulul Albab means those who are 'possessed of understanding'.

“Sesungguhnya dalam penciptaan langit dan bumi dan silih bergantinya malam dan siang terdapat tanda-tanda bagi Ulil Albab (orang yang berakal)” AlImran :190

Those who possessed understanding therefore should have mature minds and accurate judgements. Let us strive for these and fulfil the concept of Ulul Albab instead of championing other slogans which are just not as complete as the Words of Allah SWT. 

Apabila kita berusaha untuk mencapai tahap itu, maka seharusnya perangai dan kata-kata kita berubah. Bagaimana? Ilmu menjadi jawapan untuk kita mendidik diri ke arah kecemerlangan diri. 

Sebelum kita bertempik dan meraung mengharapkan perubahan orang lain dan perubahan dalam negara, seharusnya kita merubah diri sendiri dulu. Tidak guna jika kita berkumat-kamit mengenai Ulul Albab tanpa berusaha untuk menjadikan diri kita salah seorang daripadanya. Dan ingat, bukan tugas kita untuk menentukan adakah kita Ulul Albab atau tidak, namun usaha yang kita buat perlu diambil berat.

Untuk memenuhi seseorang yang 'possessed of understanding' kita seharusnya bertindak bijak dan matang. Menjawab 'tukar je kerajaan baru' bukanlah jawapan kepada masalah sosial di negara ini. 

I cannot stress this further but changes in the country starts with you- not the country. 

“Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change it themselves (with their own souls)” 13: 11

I know many of us have heard this before and those speaking about politics are  mostly the ones who heard it mostly but ignore to these Words of Allah SWT the most. It is true what my friend said to me when I ask 'should you involve in politics' and she answered 'only if they are smart enough'. The Ulul Albab generation therefore is therefore the right ones who can get involved in politics. And hence, politics will be clean and Bersih. No Seksualiti Merdeka, no corruptions, no grafts, no leaders who cannot cover aurat properly, no poverty, no people putting other thing than what Allah SWT has ordered to be more important.

Let us be of the Ulul Albab, and not those of slow thought. -The Chukai Insider