Integrasi Ilmu Usuluddin dalam Pengajian Agama di Masjid

Integration of Usuluddin Knowledge in Religious Education at the Mosque

Abstract

Ilmu Usuluddin merupakan ilmu asas yang diperlukan oleh setiap individu Muslim, Ilmu ini membincangkan berkenaan asas akidah yang perlu bagi umat Islam. Hujah-hujah bagi menjelaskan akidah dan juga untuk mempertahankannya dari serangan atau keraguan pihak lain. Integrasi ilmu Usuluddin dengan aspek kehidupan sangat penting bagi membentuk individu Muslim yang berkualiti dan menjaga batasan agamanya. Pengajian ilmu Usuluddin di Masjid merupakan salah satu cara masyarakat Islam mendapatkan pengetahuan berkenaan perkara akidah. Penulisan ini akan meneliti berkenaan integrasi ilmu Usuluddin dalam pengajian agama di masjid. Penulisan ini lebih menumpukan berkenaan kandungan atau metodologi pengajian ilmu Usuluddin di masjid. Oleh itu ia bukanlah kajian yang meneliti pengajian sedia ada di masjid sebagaimana dilakukan oleh sebahagian pengkaji.

Muslim scholars have been discussing the influence of Aqidah in the daily activities of human life for many decades. The gap available between the theoretical aspect and the practical aspect of Islam caused significant influence in the development of Muslim ummah. The study of Usuluddin in the mosque is one of the ways how the Muslim obtains knowledge on matters of Akidah. Usuluddin is a pillar of religion that is required for every Muslim individual to hold on. It discusses the fundamental beliefs needed for Muslims. It also explains the faith and defends it from criticism or doubts from other parties. The integration of Usuluddin knowledge with various aspects of life is crucial to establish quality Muslim individuals and to maintain their religious boundaries. This paper will examine the integration of Usuluddin with daily activities of Muslim life. This research uses the textual analysis methodology based on the works of previous Muslims scholars and their study on religious text from the Qur’an and the Sunnah. The research finds that an integrated understanding of Usuluddin necessary in the contemporary world. Every Islamic discipline, including Akidah, need to be understood and practised based on this integrated understanding to close the gap between theoretical and practical aspects of Islam.