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for example if it is
combined with (something) then it means to repair; if it is combined with (to him) then it means to do/act good; if it is combined with the pronoun (its) then it means to allow, correct, improve or beautify; when it is combined with (amongst them) then it means to eliminate conflicts and rivalry between both of them; when it is combined with (in his/her work) or
(in his/herendeavors) then it means come with something good and beneficial (cited in Abdurrahman, 2015).
From the above definitions of Islah, it is clear that Islah is being widely used and it carries various meanings covering various aspects. In the al-Qur’an for instance, the word Islah and its fragments are used in all aspects of human lives from improving oneself and repenting, to reconciliation ofa husband and a wife when in disputes, up to the extent of solving the matters of the nation. In fact, it is also being used as a prophetic and an apostolate message in upholding Allah’s words (Yaacob, 2006).
The concept of Islah technically means an effort to repair the conditions of the Muslims which have impaired or transgressed from the teachings of al-Qur’an and Prophetic Sunnah (verbally transmitted record of the teachings, deeds and sayings, silent permissions (or disapprovals) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad) by the method of summoning the Muslims to return to the level of the Muslims in early generation of Islam, under the leadership and guidance from Rasulullah SAW or at least reaching near their levels and conditions. Islah does not mean to change the religious teachings to make it fit to the times, instead it is the humans themselves who have to change in order to fit to the Islamic teachings which is based on al-Qur’an and theSunnah of Rasulullah SAW (Yaacob, 2006).
Tajdid, according to Ibn Manzur (1990), originated from jaddada and yujaddidu. Tajdid means sayyarahu jadidan which is to make it new or it breathes new. The basis for the concept of tajdid among the Muslims is based on the hadith of the prophet Muhammad SAW:
Translation: From Abu Hurairah r.a.from Rasulullah SAW he said: “Verily Allah will send to this nation at the top of every one hundred years the people who renew (to the nation) the religion.”
(Hadith narrated by Abu Daud)
Al-Qaradhawi (1994) in his book Min Ajli Sahwah Rashidah Tujaddidu al-Din wa Tanhadu bi al-Dunya mentioned, al-Azizi defined tajdid as reviving things learned from al-Qur’an and al-Sunnah and other matters corresponded to both of them. This type of tajdid is more prone towards tajdid amal (renewals of attitude towards work/actions. He also suggested tajdid as an effort and attempt to restore something to its original condition.
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