لنستخرج كنوزا من المعرفة و الإبداع و العلم و الأفكار
With relate to the word man or “someone” in the above hadith as understood by the majority is a word for mufrad (a person). Because of that, there are some who believed that mujaddid consists of an individual who was involved with problem solving at that time.
According to al-Hafiz al-Zahabi and Ibn Athir, man in this hadith is also addressed to jamak (many people), not solely for mufrad (one or a person). Imam al-Nawawi, on the other hand, asserted that it is possible that the emergence of mujaddid on every century to be in the form of a group of people from various backgrounds and areas corresponding to their grandeur and expertise such as in warship, fiqh, hadith, tafsir (interpretation) or anyone who enjoins what is right and forbids what is wrong. This is based on the hadith
(there always will be a group of my servants who uphold the truth) which clearly indicated that the truth will surely be enforced by a group of people chosen by Allah. It is also not necessarily that mujaddid will emerge simultaneously in one state or place (Ibn Kathir , 1998).
As a conclusion, it can be said that mujaddid does not necessarily have to be an individual as happened in the past, but also can be in the form of a group. Maybe they are a group that has an organization, a thinking flow or a movement. This is based on the reason that the damage that engulfed the Muslims has almost penetrated and sneaked into all of the important aspects: aqidah (creed), thinking, behavior, social lives, economy, and politics. Most probably if mujaddid is an individual, he will not be able to fight and face the major damage that overwhelmed us (Ibn Kathir , 1998).
Even though the struggle of the mujaddid can be either individually or in a group, the differences of manhaj (the methodology of receiving, analyzing and applying knowledge) in the practice for the sake of Islam and the many groups in the framework of tajdid is not something that is condemned by Allah and the believers, as long as the differences is in terms of diversity and not rivalry and disunity (Ibn Kathir , 1998).
The word religion in this hadith carries two meanings. The first definition is the religion which refers to the teachings sent down by Allah SWT to the Prophet Muhammad SAW which contain the aspects of aqidah, ibadah (obedience to Allah by worshipping Him), akhlaq (ethics, morals or manners) and syariat (Islamic laws or rules). The teachings contained in Islam aimed at managing the affairs of humans and their God as well the affairs of humans to other humans. If analyzed from the basics, this teachings are qat‘I (solid) matters which do not take changes or renewals (Ibn Kathir , 1998).
Meanwhile, the second definition is related to humans’ conditions and their connections to the teachings as explained in the first definition. This is to see how far the Muslims hold on to the teachings of Islam which is assessed in terms of their understanding, thinking, practice and appreciation.This is what is meant by religion in this hadith which is the ever-changing appreciation towards religion by the Muslims. People’s comprehension towards religion always change based on their level of faith which sometimes become strong and sometimes weak (Ibn Kathir , 1998). Therefore, it is clear here that religious tajdid does not mean performing tajdid on the religion of Allah, rather it means performing tajdid on the people of this religion.
4.0 ISLAH AND TAJDID AS THE APPROACH TO REBUILDING THE CIVILIZATION
The fact that needs to be known by the Muslims is the downfall of a civilization does not mean the downfall of Islam. However, a downfall is a sign that shows the life journeys of humans which were created by Allah SWT to become His khalifah to prosper this world has derailed from its original platform and deviated from the main purpose of humans’ creations which is to worship Allah SWT. Consequently, the Muslims not only faced with the downfall of a civilization, but also faced with humanity crisis which resulted from the factors that caused the downfall of this civilization (Ahmad in Bahari & Ibrahim, 2009)
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