When The Almighty created the openings of atmosphere, expanse of firmament and strata of winds, Hu flowed into it water whose waves were stormy and whose surges leapt one over the other. Hu loaded it on dashing wind and breaking typhoons, ordered them to shed it back (as rain), gave the wind control over the vigour of the rain, and acquainted it with its limitations. The wind blew under it while water flowed furiously over it. (Imam Ali (AS))

“he who feeds a hungry Mo’min, Allah will feed him from the fruits of The Garden; and he who quenches the thirst of a Mo’min, Allah will quench his thirst from the pure, sealed nectar (on the day of reward). And he who clothes a Mo’min, Allah will clothe him with green brocade (of heaven), and he will remain under the protection of Allah, Most High, as long as a thread of that cloth remains upon him (i.e. the Mo’min whom he clothed).” (Imam Zainul Abideen (AS))

Indonesia is often held up by the imperialists as a “moderate Muslim country.”

Perhaps one reason for this is because the elites have allowed an unhindred exploitation of the country’s people.

This video examines global exploitation in general, and specifically the case of Indonesia.

The first step toward worship of Allah is to know Him, and the root of that knowledge is in recognizing His Oneness; And the principle of that recognition lies in negating all definitions from Him; Every reason guides to the fact that anything defined is created, And every created one testifies that it has a creator, who is not created. (Imam Al-Ridha (AS))

Allah (swt) in Sura Ar Rahman (55) reminds humans and jinn of the beauty and abundance that we have been given here, and what awaits us in the next.

But not only are we forgetful of this beauty, we actively deny Allah’s bounties, and disrupt the balance. And, as a result, cause immense zulm (oppression) on others, and on ourselves.

This Sura provides the finest reminder of our obligation to care for our environment - because this is a gift from Allah. When we ignore and destroy our ecology, we turn away and deny a beautiful gift from our Sustainer. And when we deny the next world - it is as if we are living a delusion.
This flash presentation is not quite complete - you can read the English interpertation for about a 1/4 of the Sura, and I may change some of the photographs. Click here to view flash presentation.