Syurga Nabi Adam - Syurga dunia atau akhirat?

AL-IMAM as-Syaukani di dalam tafsirnya, al-Fath al-Qadir meriwayatkan hadis daripada Anas, sabda Rasulullah s.a.w.: Sesungguhnya Allah s.w.t. memerintahkan Adam supaya bersujud, lantas ia sujud, kemudian dikatakan bagi kamu syurga dan sesiapa yang sujud daripada keturunanmu, dan diperintahkan iblis supaya bersujud tetapi iblis enggan untuk bersujud, lantas dikatakan bagi kamu neraka dan sesiapa yang enggan daripada keturunanmu untuk sujud. Semoga Allah menjadikan kita golongan orang yang bersujud kepada-Nya.

Di antara nikmat kurniaan Allah kepada Adam selepas itu, ialah dimasukkan sebagai penghuni syurga bersama isterinya Hawa. Ini dijelaskan seperti ayat berikut, firman Allah yang bermaksud :

DAN KAMI BERFIRMAN: ``WAHAI ADAM! TINGGALLAH KAMU DAN ISTERIMU DI DALAM SYURGA INI, DAN MAKANLAH MAKANANNYA SEPUAS-PUASNYA APA SAHAJA YANG KAMU BERDUA SUKA, DAN JANGANLAH KAMU HAMPIRI POKOK INI; (JIKA KAMU MENGHAMPIRINYA) MAKA KAMU AKAN TERMASUK DALAM GOLONGAN ORANG-ORANG YANG ZALIM. (Surah al-Baqarah Ayat 35 )

Allah menegaskan : `Dan Kami berfirman: ``Wahai Adam! Tinggallah kamu dan isterimu di dalam syurga', iaitu menetaplah kamu di dalam syurga yang kekal bersama isterimu, Hawa. Ibn Jarir at-Thabari berkata dalam tafsirnya, bahawa ayat ini menjadi dalil yang terang di atas kebenaran siapa yang berkata, sesungguhnya iblis dikeluarkan dari syurga selepas takbur enggan bersujud kepada Adam, dan Adam menetap di dalam syurga sebelum iblis di turunkan ke bumi.

Ibn Jauzi dalam kitabnya, Zad al-Masir menulis, terdapat dua pendapat di kalangan ulama tentang syurga yang dihuni oleh Nabi Adam : Pertama, Jannah al-adn. Kedua, Jannah al-Khuld. Imam an-Nasafi berkata, ia disediakan bagi orang yang bertakwa, berdasarkan kepada nukilan yang masyhur, kerana `lam' pada `al-Jannah' adalah untuk takrif, iaitu pengenalan.

Al-Imam al-Fakhru ar-Razi dalam kitabnya, at-Tafsir al-Kabir berkata, ulama telah khilaf tentang syurga yang dinyatakan dalam ayat ini, sama ada di bumi atau di langit, dan kalau ditakdirkan di langit, adakah ia syurga sebagai tempat balasan pahala, atau syurga al-Khuld atau syurga lain ? Abu al-Qasim al-Bakhi dan Abu Muslim al-Asfahani berpendapat, bahawa ia syurga di dunia, dengan menanggung kalimah turun bermaksud berpindah dari satu tempat ke satu tempat yang lain. 

Imam Rashid Ridha melalui tafsirnya, al-Manar menaqalkan pendapat Imam Abu Mansur al-Maturidi daripada tafsirnya yang bernama at-Ta'wilat berkata, kami beriktikad bahawa syurga ini merupakan kebun dari kebun-kebun di mana Adam dan isterinya mendapat nikmat padanya, dan tidak wajib ke atas kamu menentukannya serta mengkaji di mana letaknya. Inilah Mazhab Salaf dan tiada dalil khusus yang menentukan tempatnya.

As-Syeikh as-Sya'rawi menegaskan bahawa syurga yang didiami Adam selepas kejadiannya, bukan merupakan syurga kekal. Beliau berhujah dengan banyak dalil, sama ada berdasarkan dalil naqli atau aqli, di antaranya ia bukan syurga balasan kerana syurga balasan tidak dimasuki oleh manusia kecuali selepas hisab yang membabitkan pahala. 

Syeikh al-Maghari dalam tafsirnya, Tafsir al-Maghari menaqalkan hujah al-Imam al-Alusi dalam tafsirnya, Ruhu al-Ma'ani yang menyokong pendapat bahawa syurga Adam bukan syurga akhirat nanti, di antara hujahnya ialah : Pertama, bahawa Allah menciptakan Adam di bumi untuk menjadi khalifah di dalamnya, begitu juga zuriat keturunannya. Tidak harus dikatakan bahawa kewujudan Adam di dunia serta zuriatnya merupakan pembalasan hukuman daripada Tuhan.

Kedua, Allah tidak menyatakan selepas penciptaan Adam di bumi, dinaikkannya ke langit. Sekiranya ia berlaku, sudah pasti ia akan disebut dan merupakan perkara yang besar. Ketiga, bahawa syurga yang dijanjikan dengannya pada Hari Akhirat, tidak akan dimasuki kecuali oleh orang-orang yang bertakwa lagi beriman. Bagaimana mungkin syaitan yang kafir dapat masuk dan melakukan was-was kepada Adam.

Keempat, syurga bersifat negeri yang penuh nikmat dan tempat berehat, bukan negeri taklif seperti mana telah ditaklifkan Adam dan isterinya supaya jangan memakan buah dari pohon kayu tersebut. Kelima, bahawa tidak ditegah kepada penghuni syurga untuk merasai segala kenikmatan dan melakukan apa sahaja. Keenam, bahawa tidak berlaku di dalam syurga sebarang maksiat dan kesalahan kerana ia negeri suci, bukan negeri kotor dan najis.

Berdasarkan kepada senarai ini, maka segala keterangan yang telah disifatkan dengannya berhubung dengan syurga yang dijanjikan, dan kurniaan tanpa henti dan terputus, sudah tentu tidak sesuai dan tidak menepati syurga yang didiami oleh Adam tersebut.

Kemudian Allah menyebut : `Dan makanlah makanannya sepuas-puasnya apa sahaja kamu berdua suka', iaitu kamu berdua bebas memakan apa sahaja buah-buahan yang ada di dalam syurga, tetapi Allah menyebut : `Dan janganlah kamu hampiri pokok ini', yang bermaksud jangan sekali-kali kamu menghampiri pokok ini. 

Syeikh Abdur Rahman as-Sa'di dalam tafsirnya, Taisir al-Karim berpendapat, bahawa larangan kepada kedua-duanya supaya tidak menghampiri pohon tersebut, sama ada ia merupakan ujian, bala atau hikmah yang tidak kita ketahui. Ibn Abbas menafsirkan sebagai pokok anggur. Sementara itu terdapat enam pandangan daripada para ulama berhubung dengan pohon yang dimaksudkan itu:

Pertama, Ia sejenis tumbuhan yang wangi, iaitu pendapat Ibn Abbas, Abdullah bin Sallam, Ka'ab al-Ahbar, Wahab bin Munabbih, Katadah, A'tiah al-'Aufi, Muarith bin Dathar dan Muqatil.

Kedua, iaitu pohon anggur, sebagaimana riwayat Ibn Ma'id, Ibn Abas, Said bin Jubair dan Ja'dah bin Khabirah.

Ketiga, pokok tin, seperti riwayat al-Hasan, A'ta' bin Abi Rabah dan Ibn Juraij.

Keempat, ia pokok yang dikenali sebagai pokok ilmu, seperti yang dikatakan oleh Abu Soleh daripada Ibn Abbas.

Kelima, Pokok Kafur, seperti yang dinaqalkan oleh Ali bin Abi Talib.

Keenam, Pokok Kurma, seperti riwayat Abi Malik al-Ashja'ie.

Adapun pendapat yang menyatakan ia dikenali sebagai Pokok Kekal, seperti yang diriwayatkan oleh Wahab bin Munabbih, ini tidak dikira kerana Allah menamakannya sebagai Pokok Kekal, mengikut kaedah kalam daripada jenisnya, kerana (jika kamu menghampirinya) `maka kamu akan termasuk dalam golongan orang-orang yang zalim'. Ertinya, jika kamu memakannya nescaya jadilah kamu berdua termasuk dalam golongan orang-orang yang menzalimi diri mereka sendiri, dengan terperangkap dalam maksiat kepada Allah. 

Al-Mawardi dalam tafsirnya an-Nukat Wa al-'Uyun mengemukakan dua pendapat:

Pertama, ia termasuk dalam golongan yang melampau dengan sebab memakan benda yang tidak diharuskan baginya.

Kedua, ia termasuk dalam golongan orang yang menzalimi diri mereka sendiri dengan sebab memakan bahan-bahan yang dilarang Allah.

At an educational institution: Professing to be wise, they became fools ....

"LET ME EXPLAIN THE problem science has with God."

The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.

"You're a Muslim, aren't you, son?"
"Yes, sir."
"So you believe in God?"
"Absolutely."
"Is God good?"
"Sure! God's good."
"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?"
"Yes."

The professor grins knowingly and considers for a moment.

"Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help them? Would you try?"
"Yes sir, I would."
"So you're good...!"
"I wouldn't say that."
"Why not say that? You would help a sick and maimed person if you could in fact most of us would if we could... God doesn't."

[No answer]

"He doesn't, does he? My brother was a Muslim who died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him. How is this God good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?"

[No answer]

The elderly man is sympathetic.
"No, you can't, can you?" He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax. In philosophy, you have to go easy with the new ones. Let's start again, young fella."
"Is God good?"
"Er... Yes."
"Is Satan good?"
"No."
"Where does Satan come from?" The student falters.
"From... God..."
"That's right. God made Satan, didn't he?"

The elderly man runs his bony fingers through his thinning hair and turns to the smirking, student audience.

"I think we're going to have a lot of fun this semester, ladies and gentlemen."

He turns back to the Muslim.

"Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?"
"Yes, sir."
"Evil's everywhere, isn't it? Did God make everything?"
"Yes."
"Who created evil?"
[No answer]
"Is there sickness in this world? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All the terrible things - do they exist in this world?"

The student squirms on his feet.

"Yes."
"Who created them? "
[No answer]

The professor suddenly shouts at his student.

"WHO CREATED THEM? TELL ME, PLEASE!"

The professor closes in for the kill and climbs into the Muslim's face. In a still small voice:
"God created all evil, didn't He, son?"
[No answer]

The student tries to hold the steady, experienced gaze and fails.Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace the front of the classroom like an aging panther.The class is mesmerised.

"Tell me," he continues,"How is it that this God is good if He created all evil throughout all time?"

The professor swishes his arms around to encompass the wickedness of the world.

"All the hatred, the brutality, all the pain, all the torture,all the death and ugliness and all the suffering created by this good God is all over the world, isn't it, young man?"
[No answer]
"Don't you see it all over the place? Huh?"

Pause.

"Don't you?"
The professor leans into the student's face again and whispers, Is God good?"
[No answer]
"Do you believe in God, son?"

The student's voice betrays him and cracks.

"Yes, professor. I do."

The old man shakes his head sadly.

"Science says you have five sensesyou use to identify and observe the world around you. You have never seen God, Have you?
"No, sir. I've never seen Him."
"Then tell us if you've ever heard your God?"
"No, sir. I have not."
"Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God or smelt your God...in fact,do you have any sensory perception of your God whatsoever?"
[No answer]
"Answer me, please."
"No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't."
"You're AFRAID... you haven't?"
"No, sir."
"Yet you still believe in him?"
"...yes..."
"That takes FAITH!" The professor smiles sagely at the underling.According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol,science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son? Where is your God now?"
[The student doesn't answer]
"Sit down, please."

The Muslim sits...Defeated. Another Muslim raises his hand.

"Professor, may I address the class?"

The professor turns and smiles.
"Ah, another Muslim in the vanguard!Come,come, young man. Speak some proper wisdom to the gathering."

The Muslim looks around the room.

"Some interesting points you are making, sir. Now I've got a question for you.
"Is there such thing as heat?"
"Yes," the professor replies.
"There's heat."
"Is there such a thing as cold?"
"Yes, son, there's cold too."
"No, sir, there isn't."

The professor's grin freezes. The room suddenly goes very cold. The second Muslim continues.

"You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat,white heat, a little heat or no heat but we don't have anything called 'cold'.We can hit 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold,otherwise we would be able to go colder than 458 - - You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold."
"Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy.Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it."

Silence. A pin drops somewhere in the classroom.

"Is there such a thing as darkness, professor?"
"That's a dumb question, son. What is night if it isn't darkness?What are you getting at...?
"So you say there is such a thing as darkness?"
"Yes..."
"You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something, it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the word. In reality, Darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker and give me a jar of it. Can you...give me a jar of darker darkness,professor?"

Despite himself, the professor smiles at the young effrontery before him.This will indeed be a good semester.

"Would you mind telling us what your point is, young man?"
"Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with and so your conclusion must be in error...."
"The professor goes toxic. "Flawed...? How dare you...!"
"Sir, may I explain what I mean?"

The class is all ears.

"Explain... oh, explain..."

The professor makes an admirable effort to regain control. Suddenly he is affability itself.He waves his hand to silence the class, for the student to continue.

"You are working on the premise of duality," the Muslim explains."That for example there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science cannot even explain a thought.It uses electricity and magnetism but has never seen, much less fullyunderstood them. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, merely the absence of it."

The young man holds up a newspaper he takes from the desk of a neighbour who has been reading it.

"Here is one of the most disgusting tabloids this country hosts,professor. Is there such a thing as immorality?"
"Of course there is, now look..."
"Wrong again, sir. You see, immorality is merely the absence of morality. Is there such thing as injustice? No. Injustice is the absence of justice. Is there such a thing as evil?"

The Muslim pauses.

"Isn't evil the absence of good?"

The professor's face has turned an alarming colour. He is so angry he is temporarily speechless.

The Muslim continues.

"If there is evil in the world, professor, and we all agree there is, then God, if he exists, must be accomplishing a work through the agency of evil. What is that work, God is
accomplishing? Islam tells us it is to see if each one of us will,choose good over evil."

The professor bridles.

"As a philosophical scientist, I don't vie this matter as having anything to do with any choice; as a realist, I absolutely do not recognize the concept of God or any other theological factor as being part of the world equation because God is not observable."
"I would have thought that the absence of God's moral code in this world is probably one of the most observable phenomena going," the Muslim replies.
"Newspapers make billions of dollars reporting it every week! Tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolvedfrom a monkey?"
"If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process,youngman, yes,of course I do."
"Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?"

The professor makes a sucking sound with his teeth and gives his student a silent, stony stare.

"Professor. Since no-one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavour,are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist,but a priest?"
"I will overlook your impudence in the light of our philosophical discussion. Now, have you quite finished?" the professor hisses.
"So you don't accept God's moral code to do what is righteous?"
"I believe in what is - that's science!"
"Ahh! SCIENCE!" the student's face splits into a grin.
"Sir, you rightly state that science is the study of observed phenomena. Science too is a premise which is flawed..."
"SCIENCE IS FLAWED..?" the professor splutters.

The class is in uproar.The Muslim remains standing until the commotion has subsided.

"To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, may I give you an example of what I mean?"

The professor wisely keeps silent. The Muslim looks around the room.

"Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen air, Oxygen,molecules, atoms, the professor's brain?"

The class breaks out in laughter. The Muslim points towards his elderly, crumbling tutor.

"Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain...felt the professor's brain, touched or smelt the professor's brain?"

No one appears to have done so. The Muslim shakes his head sadly.

"It appears no-one here has had any sensory perception of the professor's brain whatsoever. Well, according to the rules of empirical, stable,demonstrable protocol, science, I DECLARE that the professor has no brain! As we can't feel it, we can't touch it, we can't ever smell it using our sense.

NOW IT IS EVERYONE'S CHANCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ISLAM, ABOUT GOD, ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF EXISTENCE OF CREATION AND LIFE, ABOUT THE MESSENGERS OF GOD, & ABOUT HIS HOLY BOOKS, ESPECIALLY THE HOLY QUR'AAN. THEN IT IS YOUR CHOICE TO BECOME A MUSLIM, OR NOT.

Allah says in the His Holy Book:

There is no compulsion in religion; truly the right way has become clearly distinct from error; And he who rejects false deities and believes in Allaah(The God) has grasped a firm handhold which will never break. and Allaah is ALL-Hearing, All-Knowing 2:256

Allah is the Protecting Guardian of those who believe. He brings them out of the darkness into the light; As for those who disbelieve,their guardians are false deities. They bring them out of light into darkness...(257)"


The Muslim sits... Because that is what a chair is for!!!

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~This is a must-read articles for moslems who are about to study abroad or even in local higher institution because it is the islam's enemy strategy to impose such thing in higher institution to shaken our faith toward the Almighty; Allah. It is about the time as well, we wake up from being 'bullied' by the non-believers, not to fight physically against them, but to convince and help them to see the rightest path way. in order to do that, we as moslem, should, by any means, have to show the best in islam, practicing values that the Prophet Muhammad SAW had thought us to.~

source: iluvislam.com

Tidak terlambat rasanya kami, seluruh warga K19 dengan penuh kegembiraan dan kesyukuran mengucapkan SELAMAT HARI LAHIR kepada saudara MOHAMAD FAZUAN BIN MOHAMAD NOR (5 Disember 2010) dan saudari NUR EZZAH BINTI ZAINOODIN (13 Disember 2010) atas ulang tahun kelahiran mereka yang ke-18. Semoga dengan ini Allah mencurahkan rahmat-Nya yang tidak terhingga, dan hari-hari kalian diterangi dengan kebahagiaan dan ketenangan.