(Akidah Akhlak) Materi 1 - "Islam sebagai jalan hidup" oleh Drs. Iqbal Noor, M.M

Islam as a Way of Life

The lecture presents Islam as a comprehensive guide for human life. It shapes belief, worship, relationships with others and the natural world, and personal conduct.

Meaning of Islam and Muslim

• In the lecture’s explanation, Islam comes from the Arabic root aslama and means submission, obedience, and surrender—ultimately, to Allah.
• In religious terms, Islam is the religion revealed by Allah through His messengers. Its teachings guide people in their relationship with Allah, one another, and the world around them.
• A Muslim is someone who submits to and follows Allah’s teachings.
• The lecture says that the prophets, from Adam to Muhammad, taught the same central principle: the oneness of Allah. Particular practices may have differed, but the principle of monotheism remained the same.

Goals and Functions of Islam

The lecture describes Islam’s aims and functions as follows:

• Forming good individuals and society: Islam aims to develop a complete person and, through good individuals and families, an ideal society grounded in spiritual and moral values.
• Guiding daily life: Islamic teachings help people navigate life and maintain relationships with Allah, other people, and the natural world.
• Supporting success in both worlds: Success is not measured only by wealth, status, or career. It includes a stable and meaningful worldly life as well as success in the hereafter.
• Bringing calm in difficulty: The lecturer encourages believers to turn to Allah during hardship, trust in divine decree, and respond patiently. A hardship endured with faith and patience may also serve as atonement for sins.
• Controlling conduct and desires: Islam provides moral boundaries and discourages greed and excessive attachment to worldly life.

Three Main Areas of Islamic Teaching

The lecture identifies three broad areas of Islamic teaching, associated with the concepts of iman, Islam, and ihsan:

1. Aqidah (belief): The foundation of faith, including belief in Allah, angels, messengers, revealed books, and the Last Day. The lecturer stresses accepting Allah’s commands even when people do not fully understand their reasons.
2. Sharia (religious law and practice): The system of duties and rules based on the Qur’an, the Prophet’s Sunnah, and ijtihad. Muslims are expected to fulfil obligations such as prayer, fasting, zakat, and Hajj when applicable. Some duties depend on a person’s means, while prayer remains obligatory, with allowances for particular circumstances.
3. Akhlaq (morality and character): The way belief and worship should be reflected in behavior. This includes good conduct toward Allah, other people, and the environment, as well as respect and courtesy in university settings.

The lecturer emphasizes that worship should be reflected in character: prayer, fasting, and charity should contribute to better conduct rather than be detached from it. Together, aqidah, sharia, and akhlaq are presented as the basis for a complete and balanced personality and for success in this world and the hereafter.

Practical Examples of Akhlaq

Examples raised in the lecture include respecting teachers and fellow students, behaving appropriately in the mosque and on campus, and dressing in a manner the lecturer considers respectful and modest. The overall lesson is to maintain good manners consistently, both on and off campus.

Assignments and Study Instructions

• Handwrite and submit these Qur’anic passages in the shared class folder. The lecturer specifically says not to type or copy and paste them:
  • Al-Baqarah 2:132
  • Al-Hajj 22:78
  • Yusuf 12:101
  • Yunus 10:84
  • Ali ‘Imran 3:52
  • An-Naml 27:30–31

These passages are assigned in connection with the lecture’s discussion of the Islam of earlier prophets.

• Read at home: Al-Baqarah 2:183 and 2:208.
• The lecturer also urges students to study Islam, read the Qur’an, pray on time—preferably in congregation—and cultivate good character.

Speaker and Sources

• Speaker: Drs. Iqbal Noor, M.M., identified in the video title and delivering the lecture.
• Religious sources mentioned: The Qur’an, including the passages listed above and Al-Baqarah 2:183 and 2:208; the Prophet’s Sunnah; and a hadith framework relating iman, Islam, and ihsan.