Authors : Mohamed Akhiruddin Ibrahim, Zulkifli Mohd Yusoff, Azizah Abdul Majid and Fatin Wahidah Safiai
Abstract: Tongue is a wonderful gift from the Almighty. It is very small in size but it creates so much havoc between human. It can cause damage more than any other organs of the body. Thus, it is important for us to know that the Almighty has created the tongue so beautifully when he has put 32 sharp guards which are teeth around that tongue to make sure we think many times before we utter words. Tongue reflects what is in the heart. If the heart is pure, then we can see a Muslim will only speak good things. But, if the heart corrupts, the words that come out from the tongue are bad. Refraining from damaging words includes anyone. Even some preachers are uttering bad words when giving their lecture in front of society. This is relatively negative practice that we should restrain ourselves from. Also from becoming a norm in our society. However, this refrain can only be achieved if a Muslim has a good understanding towards the importance of restraining the tongue as the Almighty has mentioned in His Book. The objective of this study is to identify the understanding among students toward the importance of restraining the tongue in accordance with the Quran. In order to carry out this study, the research is conducted by using documentation and questionnaire methods. Questionnaires are distributed among students of Quranic and Sunnah studies (QS) in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) to collect data about their understanding of restraining the tongue in daily life. The preliminary results show that the students have lack of understanding of it. Thus, it leads to the misuse of tongue among them. The worst case scenario, it may influence their speech in everyday life and in the future. In conclusion having a good understanding of the importance of restraining the tongue is very crucial as it reflects to the purity of heart and behavior. Some recommendations on guarding the tongue will be also presented in this study.
Mohamed Akhiruddin Ibrahim, Zulkifli Mohd Yusoff, Azizah Abdul Majid and Fatin Wahidah Safiai, 2017. The Understanding among Students Toward the Importance of Restraining the Tongue in Accordance with the Quran. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 3477-3484.