Thursday, July 28, 2011

Zero Based Philosophy

Zero is a special number which is weird and unexplainable. For instance, 4/2 = 2 thus 2 X 2 = 4. However, 4/0 = Infinity but 0 X Infinity not equal to 4, following the mathematics as above.  If we  come across with a house under fire we commonly just watch and maybe ask around about the owner of the house or whether anybody trap inside it.  We may further ask whether someone had contacted the firemen for the rescue.  Similarly, if we happen to be at a seaside and someone is drowning we may ask more or less the same kind of questions such as whether someone had called for the rescue, etc.  If we change the situation where inside the burning house is our baby or loved one we would definitely without any delay, rush into the house to rescue the person.  We would waste no time asking questions like calling for the rescue etc.  Same goes to the drowning case.  This is a situation called a Zero Based where we forget who we are and whether we will survive or not and etc. Instead, we  leave it to the God to determine our fate as we deeply believe that our intention is absolutely good and pious.  That is a moment where nothing is important to us other than saving the life of our loved one and we solely submit our life entirely to God.  Thus, if we believe that doing takaful is a pious act from Islamic point of view and shariah jurisprudence, we should zero based ourselves with takaful company we are in, and fully commit and contribute to deliver the best results of the company.  The rest is up to Allah swt to determine our outcome and fate.  The more you give the more you get and doing good deeds will result in good return.