UNITY IN ISLAM

Ukhuwah in Islam means “unity”. This word is adopted from Arabic and it’s familiar for Indonesian, especially Muslim. Talking about unity seems a basic in every group such as, organization or community.we can take an example from the building that consist of many materials. So each of them is impossible to stand by itself. The analogy is the same as the human in common. Ukhuwah Islamiyah (united of Muslim) is the first kind. We often find many ideologies of Islam in Indonesia, moreover around the world. Even though they have difference in some motions and reading of Salat (prayer), in fact even in the basic things about Islam, but they are all Muslims. secondly is Ukhuwah Basyariyah ( united of humanity ). This kind is more universal than the first one and it relates one another. People try to respect and appreciate other people. They don’t care about background and many more differences that can be an obstacle to have a sense of unity. Lastly, is Ukhuwah Wathoniyah (united nations). Not only moslem and human race, but also country is observed by Islam. We are familiar to United Nation that hands all affairs of state. But sometimes they ( the committee ) don’t give a good treatment in solving problems of the world, for instance wars, territorials, economic and so on and so forth. The positive thing that we can take is “unity” gives us attention to the right of every people. 

KAMAL  ABDUL  AZIZ