On Islam & Being Malay

Author: Siddiq Fadzil
Publisher: Insitut Darul Ehsan
ISBN: 9789672066378
Weight: 0.407 kg
Pages: 257pp
Year: 2022
Price: RM69

The book On Islamic & Being Malay highlights the role of Islam in the formation of Malay identity, views and ethos. So great was the contribution of Islam to the Malays that without Islam, the Malays lost everything. Thus, it is Islam that has elevated their human sovereignty in the past, and it is Islam that will determine their dignity in the future. The struggle for the empowerment of the nation must be centred on the concept of al-izzah, the gift of excellence from God, to the people who meet the requirements of the authenticity of faith. This real excellence can only be achieved through the agenda of character building of the nation, which is based on the pure values of piety. Therefore, this nation must return to its roots in its Islamic tradition, in addition to adapting as the necessity to the current reality.

Awareness of dignity is the foundation of the rise of a nation, creating a dignified and honourable life. A dignified nation will never want to live in humiliation, being deceived, ridiculed and fooled. They are ashamed to be in a dilapidated cultural environ ment, dirty and full of corruption, slander, tyranny and dishon esty. The decent life for a nation that knows shame is the life of tayyibah, the idealism of quality of life based on faith and pious deeds.