Islam Iman Ihsan Mahabatullah

“ISLAM, IMAN, IHSAN, MAHABATULLAH:
THE HOLISTIC AND INTEGRATED WORLDVIEW OF

ISLAM”
Speech by M. Kamal Hassan, 2021
1. CRISES AND PROBLEMS IN MUSLIM SOCIETIES AS A

CONSEQUENCE OF SUPERFICIAL, FRAGMENTED,
PARTIALISTIC OR FAULTY UNDERSTANDING OR
PERCEPTIONS OF ISLAM LEADING TO PARTIAL
MANIFESTATIONS OF ISLAM IN MUSLIM SOCIETY:
 UNISLAMIC BUT DOMINANT CONCEPTIONS AND

MODELS OF DEVELOPMENT, UNDER-DEVELOPMENT,
LEAST DEVELOPED, MOST DEVELOPED, ADVANCED
SOCIETIES AND COUNTRIES.
 OTHER MISCONCEPTIONS INCLUDE: KNOWLEDGE,

WISDOM, DEVELOPMENT, PROGRESS, MODERNITY,
SUCCESS, HAPPINESS, MODERATE AND
FUNDAMENTALIST MUSLIMS, ISLAMISTS, SHARI`AH,
 Muslim countries in a big mess with captive-minded and

corrupt leaders and ignorant masses.
2. THE HADIITH JIBRIIL SUMS UP THE UNITY, INTEGRATION

AND WHOLISM OF THE DEEN OF ISLAM:
a) ISLAAM AS BASIC REQUIREMENT OF BEING A MUSLIM

(AL-MUSLIM) WITH MINIMUM RELIGIOUS OBLIGATIONS;
b) IIMAAN AS FUNDAMENTAL FOUNDATION AND

WORLDVIEW OF THE DEEN OF ISLAM WHICH SHAPES
THE SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRUE
BELIEVERS (AL-MU’MINUUN);
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Then he (the man) said, “Inform me about Ihsan.” He (the Messenger
of Allah) answered, “It is that you should serve Allah as though you
could see Him, for though you cannot see Him yet (know that) He
sees you.”
c) IHSAAN AS THE HIGHER SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS

AND CONSTANT GOD-AWARENESS OF THE TRUE
BELIEVERS OR THE SINCERE SERVANTS OF ALLAH;
Quotation from Hadith of Jibreel A.S. [part 111] -

Quran Academy (https: //quranacademy.io. 12 May
2018)
What is Ihsan?
Ihsan is an extremely comprehensive term that includes all
acts of goodness towards others. It encompasses dealing
with others in a goodly manner, perfecting something and
doing it with excellence in order to please Allah, giving your
best to people around you, fulfilling your duty as a good
slave to Allah and a good person to His creation and so on
and so forth. Doing acts of goodness include using your
wealth, knowledge, position and body to do good to others.
In short, a person with ihsan does no harm to himself or
others through his deeds/words/actions.
Have You Achieved Ihsan?
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One of the easiest ways to know if you achieved this high
level of ihsan is to assess yourself in your worldly and
religious dealings. Examples include (but not limited to):
 Do you always bring Allah into the equation when you

talk to people, deal with them, work for them or care for
them?
 Do you constantly remind yourself that Allah is
watching and therefore, you have to be nothing short
of excellent in your dealings?
 Is your heart thinking about pleasing Allah all the time?
 Are you trying to please the people (rather than
pleasing Allah)?
 Do we crave to perform acts of worship and find delight
while doing so?
 Do you anxiously desire to get closer to Allah?
 Are you careful about not oppressing people through
your words/deeds/actions?
How Are People with Ihsan Different From the Rest of the
Pack?
In this hadith, our Prophet highlights two levels of ihsan, with
one being higher than the other.
The higher one is:

“It is that you should serve Allah as though you could see
Him…”
People with ihsan, known as “muhsineen”, achieve a very

lofty status when they do acts of worship as if they could
see Allah. These are known as “al-mushaahadah”, the
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personal witnesses. They can feel the presence of Allah in
their heart. [Please note, no one can literally see Allah in this
life.] Their hearts and minds are vigilant and in tune with
every single word they utter in salah because they feel a
powerful presence of Allah while performing acts of
worship, therefore, they will be shy to do anything that
doesn’t please Allah.
The lower one is:

If you cannot reach that level of ihsan, then the Prophet
says “…though you cannot see Him, yet (know that) He sees
you.”
This level of ihsan is equally important too, because, when

you realize and understand that Allah sees every single
thing you and your behavior towards others around you,
you will automatically question yourself when you know
you’re overstepping the line or are violating someone else’s
rights. These people are known as “al-muraaqabah” (the
level of one who is being watched or observed).
THE SIGNS OF THE HOUR
d) AMAARAAT AL-SAA`AH AS PART OF THE RELIGIOUS

KNOWLEDGE OF BELIEVERS, THE ESCHATOLOGY OF
ISLAM; TO INSTIL IN THE MIND OF BELIEVERS THAT:
In continuation with the hadith….

He (Jibreel AS) said, “Inform me about the Hour.” He (the
Messenger of Allah) said, “About that, the one questioned
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knows no more than the questioner.” So he said, “Well,
inform me about the signs thereof.” He said, “They are that
the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress, that you will see
the barefooted, naked, destitute, the herdsmen of the sheep
(competing with each other) in raising lofty buildings.”
Thereupon the man went off. I waited a while, and then he
(the Messenger of Allah) said, “O Umar, do you know who
that questioner was?” I replied, “Allah and His Messenger
know better.” He said, “That was Jibril (the Angel Gabriel).
He came to teach you your religion.””
Inform Me about the Hour

This knowledge is known only to Allah, so anyone claiming
to know when it’s going to happen has lied. The purpose of
this question was to put an end to people’s constant
questioning about when the Day would occur.
So he said, “Well, inform me about the signs thereof.”….
“The slave girl gives birth to her mistress:”
According to Ibn Hajr, there are four opinions to explains

this:
1. Al-Khattaabi says Islam will spread and dominate the

lands of the disbelievers and take their inhabitants as
salves. A man will have a child through a slave girl,
then, the child will be like her master because he/she is
the child of the master. An-Nawawi says this is the
opinion of the majority of scholars. This opinion is
slightly problematic. Ibn Hajr says these things existed
during the time of the Prophet (pbuh). Another
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interpretation says a woman will give birth to a child
who ends up being the king of the land and would later
buy his own mother who was a slave out of ignorance
or knowingly, to use her as a servant.
2. Slave girls who give birth to the owner’s children will
be sold by the owners. With excessive selling, the
woman’s own son will buy her later and realize that it is
her mother.
3. A woman gives birth to a child by committing adultery
or fornication. Then, the mother is sold until her own
child buys her.
4. The children will disobey their mother and end up
treating them like a salve, showing disdain. Ibn Hajr
prefers this point of view.
“…the barefooted, naked, destitute, the herdsmen of the

sheep (competing with each other) in raising lofty
buildings…”
Al Qurtubi says:
 The affairs will be turned upside down.

 The Bedouins will take over through force.
 Those not qualified to be in charge will be running the
affairs.
 They will be in control of wealth but will not deal with
it properly leading to extravagance.
 After having wealth in their hands, their only concern
will be to compete in building tall buildings and boast
about it.
1. THE LAST HOUR IS NOT TOO FAR AWAY,
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2. THE SYMPTOMS OF FITNAH OR AFFLICTIONS ARE
PART AND PARCEL OF HUMAN SOCIETY IN THE
AAKHIR AL-ZAMAAN.
3. THE NEED TO REMAIN STEADFAST AND

CONSISTENT IN IIMAAN.
3.MAHABBATU’LLAAH
3.1.It is a necessary condition of the true Believers: from
Obedience to Love.
3.2.It is lacking in the lives of many Muslims and Muslim

societies, because of emphasis on Rituals or Mere Obedience.
3.3.It is the opposite of Hubbu’d-Dunyaa and Karahiyyatu’l-

Maut which are the main reasons why Muslims are being
oppressed, persecuted, threatened and made targets of global
hatred (Islamophobia) and conspiracy of global KUFR and
SHIRK.
‫شك اْل َمم أَن‬ ِ ‫سله َم يو‬ َ ‫علَي ِه َو‬

َ ‫صلهى هللا‬ ِ ‫ان قَا َل قَا َل َرسول ه‬
َ ‫َّللا‬ َ ‫عَن ثَو َب‬
‫علَيكم َك َما تَدَاعَى اْل َ َكلَة ِإلَى َقصعَتِ َها فَقَا َل قَائِ ٌل َو ِمن قِله ٍة نَحن‬ َ ‫تَدَاعَى‬
‫سي ِل َولَيَن َزع هَن ه‬
‫َّللا‬ ‫اء ال ه‬ ِ َ‫ير َولَ ِكنهكم غثَا ٌء كَغث‬ ٌ ‫يَو َمئِ ٍذ قَا َل بَل أَنتم َيو َمئِ ٍذ َك ِث‬
‫َّللا فِي قلو ِبكم ال َوه َن فَقَا َل‬ ‫ور عَد ِوكم ال َم َهابَةَ ِمنكم َو َليَق ِذ َف هن ه‬ ِ ‫ِمن صد‬
‫ت‬ِ ‫ب الدُّنيَا َوك ََرا ِهيَة ال َمو‬ ُّ ‫َّللا َو َما ال َوهن قَا َل ح‬ ِ ‫قَائِ ٌل يَا َرسو َل ه‬
Thawban reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be
upon him, said, “Soon the nations will be summoned to you just like
one is invited to a feast.” It was said, “Will we be few in that day?”
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The Prophet said, “No, rather, you will be many in that day,
but you will be scum like such flowing down a torrent. Allah
will remove your esteem from the chests of your enemies
and Allah will insert feebleness in your hearts.” It was said,
“O Messenger of Allah, what is this feebleness?” The
Prophet said, “Love for the worldly life and hatred of death.”
(Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4297)
3.4 HOW TO INCREASE, DEEPEN AND SUSTAIN

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“ISLAM, IMAN, IHSAN, MAHABATULLAH:

THE HOLISTIC AND INTEGRATED WORLDVIEW OF

Speech by M. Kamal Hassan, 2021

1. CRISES AND PROBLEMS IN MUSLIM SOCIETIES AS A

 UNISLAMIC BUT DOMINANT CONCEPTIONS AND

 OTHER MISCONCEPTIONS INCLUDE: KNOWLEDGE,

 Muslim countries in a big mess with captive-minded and

2. THE HADIITH JIBRIIL SUMS UP THE UNITY, INTEGRATION

a) ISLAAM AS BASIC REQUIREMENT OF BEING A MUSLIM

b) IIMAAN AS FUNDAMENTAL FOUNDATION AND

c) IHSAAN AS THE HIGHER SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS

Quotation from Hadith of Jibreel A.S. [part 111] -

Have You Achieved Ihsan?

 Do you always bring Allah into the equation when you

The higher one is:

People with ihsan, known as “muhsineen”, achieve a very

The lower one is:

This level of ihsan is equally important too, because, when

THE SIGNS OF THE HOUR

d) AMAARAAT AL-SAA`AH AS PART OF THE RELIGIOUS

In continuation with the hadith….

Inform Me about the Hour

So he said, “Well, inform me about the signs thereof.”….

“The slave girl gives birth to her mistress:”

According to Ibn Hajr, there are four opinions to explains

1. Al-Khattaabi says Islam will spread and dominate the

“…the barefooted, naked, destitute, the herdsmen of the

 The affairs will be turned upside down.

1. THE LAST HOUR IS NOT TOO FAR AWAY,

3. THE NEED TO REMAIN STEADFAST AND

3.2.It is lacking in the lives of many Muslims and Muslim

3.3.It is the opposite of Hubbu’d-Dunyaa and Karahiyyatu’l-

‫شك اْل َمم أَن‬ ِ ‫سله َم يو‬ َ ‫علَي ِه َو‬

3.4 HOW TO INCREASE, DEEPEN AND SUSTAIN

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