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SHARED WISDOM 13

The Heart of

the Problems

Boils Down to

the Problems

of the Heart

by Prof. Ulung Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Kamal Bin Hassan
4th Halaqah Bicara Intelek

Reflection by
Muhammad Faisal Kamarul Zaman

very problem has the root cause. properly. In facts, many problems has al-Kitab. The prophet Muhammad
Rev Pastor J John commented already risen due to misguided shift (PBUH) was the best manifestation
Ethe New Testament when Jesus of the new paradigm. of the mixture. This connection bring
said the heart contain the seed to the heart to the Creator, The All-
destroy the world, so the comments With the full-driven attitude and Knowing.
is, “You can always do your best willpower to change the paradigm,
to alleviate the symptoms but many solutions came up with Without this guidance, heart and
you have to tackle the root of the irreligion or pseudo-religion mind could fall astray. People might
problem”. suggestions such as humanrigthisme, become arrogant when he came
pluralism, liberalism, LGBT and many unto a very high status, or he might
Today’s world has seen great others. fall into deceptions. These happened
advancement in various aspects, but many times before to the Sufis and
it also witness the rise to a deepening If we look in the religion perspective, scholars as written in many history.
civilization crises of the 21st century heart is the most important aspect in Delusional and deceptions might
which shared by many including the whole solution. This is shared by caught them unguarded and the
non-Muslims. Many intellectual almost all religion in the world. Heart inflicted with the problems they do
discourse have been discussing the is not just the emotional place of not aware of. This is very dangerous.
problems and many agreed that human being, but it has everything
it is a systemic failures yet all the connected and relevant to the heart. We are looking at a deepening crises
solutions suggested didn’t cure the through various symptoms with has
problem totally. Heart and mind must be in unity. multiple cause and give rise to many
For instance, in Islam, desires has immediate problems. We usually
There is the need for paradigm shift. to be controlled. This will need the find solutions to cure the immediate
This is also agreed by the Russian strength of heart and mind. Wise cause and alleviate the symptoms.
intellectuals, but the next question actions came in the consideration of But, in order to eliminate the root
will be, where should the new all things. cause, we must look into the heart of
paradigm heading to? the human dealing with the causes.
Quranic idea of wisdom is not We share the deviant wisdom so we
This question is very important quite the same as what the idea of do not need to go through the crisis
because it may lead to a new set philosophers of wisdom. In Quran, again.
of problems if we do not look into wisdom is always connected with