Monday, October 18, 2010

Moslem and Religion Language

Writer : Herlina Bayu P.S.

I. Introduction
We say something and give idea, opinion, to another with language. In other words religion give us guide in our lives. Religion and language are important thing in our lives. This paper will give description about religion and language. Are there any relation among them ?

II. Content
According to Heidegver, "Language is the house of beings". It means that language is the center of life. By language, human being can express something, give information, etc. In the other words language used to make something, as we used a knife to cut something. We learn language as a child gives us not only a system for communication but more importantly, it dictates the type and the form of the communication. Moslem or human being and language can not separated, so that the quality and the style language of human being have showed us the quality of individuality and the culture where we was bomb. Filosof said : language is shining soul, if our mind were confusion, certainly the language was confusion. On the contrary, when the language got population, it influenced to our mind and our attitude. Well spoken is a good expression of clear concept, regulated nicely, attractive and can be enjoyed to hear and it can not be misunderstanding g among them.

Religion language is the language which used in religion term. Religion and language have near relation. The characteristic of religion language is :
  1. The object of the religion language is metaphysics. It is about the concept of God, and the role of life, the description of heaven hell judgment day etc.
  2. The subject matter of religion is holy book. There are many teaching, warning, reminder in the holy book people are invited to follow the role of life to make our life better.
  3. Religion language consists of utterances, expressions, although people are using mother language. The example from statement is prayer with local language. If it is said by Arabic people, of course we are (as Indonesia people) difficult to differentiate between Al Qur’an utterance, Hadist and daily language. Beside it there are several difficulties about religion language are :
  • The language of the holy book itself. Such as we know that holy Qur’am use Arabic language, it makes Moslem in another country difficult to understand it. They need translation of Qur’an.
  • Little explanation form the master of religion (people need enough explanation about the information in the holy book).
Moslem is Islamic person who believed to God and followed what is rasulullah said. Moslem had differentiated mean with musrik. Sometimes, the faither is Moslem by all of Moslem did not followed what is rasulullah said. It means that they are Moslem in different mean (Allah said in Al imran 84-85).
The meaning:
Say: "We believe in Allah, and in what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus, and the Prophets, from their Lord: we make no distinction between one and another among them, and to Allah do we bow our will (in Islam)."

If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good).

In Islam concept, well spoken can make some one near with-their God or far from him, beside it can invite them to the hell or to the paradise. Actually someone who has spoken without though before, until has gotten determent and regret. The concept of religion usually associate with the concept of God. Human being or Moslem better to speak and do something profit than speak or do something –lass. Because something lass can make human being or Moslem directed to bad character. Who's believe or faith to our God and doomsday, them they must be good spoken or must be silent (Muttaq'alaih by Abu Hurairah)

Religion consist of the system of value wish used a guide a daily. The one of function in language especially in religion language term is as media to understand religion. The religion language, as (Allah prophet, etc) very important to increase of faith. Language is the house where we are birth life and grow. Moreover for believers "Religion is the way of being" like language which it follow wherever we go. For example : when the Moslems met with another, they will be saying: Assalamu'alaikum but there aren't said it too. There are Moslems with different concept of religion. Some of them said that the mean of good relationship did not attended to another Moslems but they said that the mean of good relationship was saying a great to another. It is one of style form good relationship. Beside it Allah said (Al Hujurot, 13):
The meaning
Mankind we created you from a single (pair) of a male or a female and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other (not that you may despise (each other) verily the most honoured of you in the sight of God is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well acquaited (with all things). (Al Hujurat; 13)

These are about human being to know one and others. Allah did not know for yaa ayyuhalladzina-amanu but yaa ayyuhannassu. A good relationship did not for Moslems but for all human being. In other verse, Allah said (Al Qoof, 16-18)
The meaning:
16. I was who created man and we know what dark suggestions his soul makes to him. For we are nearer to him than (his) jugular vein.
17. Be hold, two (guardian angels) appointed to learn (his doings) learn (and not them), one sitting on the right and one on the left.
18. Not a word does he4955 will bring truth (before his eyes) "this was the thing which thou was not trying to escape!"

4955 Then each "word" spoken is taken down by a "sentinel" (raqib) this has been contrued to mean that the sentinel only records word, not thoughts which are not uttered. Thoughts maybe forgiven if not uttered, and still more if they do not issue in action. At the stage at which we clothe a thought in word, we have already done an action. The recorders mentioned in the last verse make a complete record, in order supply motives and springs of actions, which will affect the degrees or status in the spiritual the honorable recorders.

There are many teaching, warning, reminder. From the holly book, this holly book invited us to follow the role of life to make our life better.

III. Conclusion
Moslems, language, religion always related each other. Sometimes Moslem haven't ability to reserve. But with it Moslems must increase their ability to gotten best faith in their life. Because the best Moslem is who believed and followed rasulullah said. Even though Moslem lived in religious society or community but they did not be lived to God. They did not Moslem. Than the best Moslem is they can give example for everything such as from their attitude, language, and etc.

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