Man is one proof of the existence of
God. The creation of a human begins with the fertilization of the ovum by sperm
in the womb for nine months and finally becomes the perfect human being born in
the world to be greeted by the baby's cry. Later, this baby will be the
successor of the future milestones of Islamic struggle. God makes man the most
perfect being because God gives reason as a tool for thinking. It is with this
reason that man can determine what is good and bad.
Besides, God also conferred to man
in the form of conscience. So there is a sense of affection among humans,
although different sex, race, race, and religion. All these things do not
become a barrier to love each other. With a conscience, man will always do good
without feeling self-interest. If affection begins to grow, then God will also
love us. Regarding this matter, Rasulullah SAW said:
عن عبد الله بن عمر قال قال رسول الله
الراØمون يرØمهم الرØمن ارØموا
From 'Abdillah ibn Umar RA said: Rasulullah SAW said:
those who love will be loved by Ar Rahman, affectionate to anyone on earth,
undoubtedly Who in the heavens will love you. [1]
Islam is a religion that teaches
compassion toward others. Love is not only to express our fellow Muslims,
non-Muslims also need to be loved and loved. Even not only limited to humans,
but to animals, plants, and all the creatures that exist in this universe.
God with the nature of Rahman and
His womb exemplifies how to love and care for His creatures. Allah gives rizki
to all creatures, even ants that are in the hole though. The nature of Rahman
has a very wide meaning of God's Grace covering everything in this Nature that
is given to all beings without exception [2]
. While the nature of the womb will only be given to servants who believe only
when the end of the day.
Rasulullah SAW as a human choice and
as a role model for his people also exemplify megenai nature of affection. He
loves all his friends do not see from the background that they have. He also
respects people of different faiths with him. Therefore, Allah calls Prophet
Muhammad SAW as rahmatan lil 'alamin . In the Qur'an surah al Anbiya:
107 Allah says:
"And we have not sent thee (muhammad) but to
be a mercy unto all nature."
The point in this verse that
explains that Prophet Muhammad (s) as rahmatan lil alamin is Allah sent
the Prophet Muhammad to spread a peaceful religion of Islam, love each other
and teach the good. Others argue that Allah created the Prophet Muhammad as a
mercy for all people. Someone who gets this grace and is grateful then he will
get happiness in the afterlife. As for those who reject and deny this mercy he
will be wretched. [3]
Islam as a
religion that rahmatan lil 'alamin certainly emphasizes the behavior to
respect among human beings. We recognize the term tolerance in everyday life.
Tolerance itself has the meaning of being or being tolerant (appreciating,
allowing allowance) of opinion (opinions, views, beliefs, habits, behavior and
so on) that are different and contrary to one's own opinion. [4]
Tolerance is very important to be
empowered in religious communities in Indonesia. Given Indonesia is a
multicultural nation and has a different religion. To realize harmony among
religious people, we need a sense of mutual respect (tolerance). When
non-Muslims are worshiping we should not harass them. Let them do what they do.
The teaching in Islam itself states
that we are required to respect the opinions of others. However, today there is
a group of people who are in the name of Islam saying that those who disagree
with them must be eliminated from the face of this earth. We need to be careful
of such things, so as not to be influenced by radical ideas.
Actually in a relationship with non
Muslims we must know about the boundaries. No Muslim should be more familiar to
his non-Muslim brother than his Muslim brother. There are some things we need
to consider in making friends with non Muslims, including:
- If they are not hostile to us, then we can be friends with him
- Must not be too familiar beyond the familiarity of fellow Muslims
- Making friends only for the benefit of the world
The benefit of self-tolerance is the
existence of a peaceful and peaceful life, no overlap in society. With
tolerance we are trained to respect the beliefs or opinions of others.
Togetherness will manifest and cause a sense of affection among others.
Islam is very concerned about human
relationships. Because Islam knows that humans are social beings who need to
interact in their lives. However, humans also need to choose a good friend and
can lead him to a straight path. Therefore, Islam organizes everything in a
rule contained in the Qur'an and Hadith.
Sufficient as a Muslim, we apply
tolerance in our daily lives. Starting from the small scope of the family and
penetrated into a large scope of this world. Tolerance is characteristic of the
Islamic religion that teaches us to respect each other's beliefs or opinions.
Thus, it will manifest the function of the Islamic religion that is as rahmatan
lil 'alamin.
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