Saturday, January 29, 2011

ya Allah...ya Rabbi

people used to turn to God whenever they face difficulties and obstacles in their life.. we face different kind of things everyday, things that will keep us busy and busy...
muslim are very fortunate...they have Allah, in everyday of their lives. i'm not saying that other people with other religion haven't got any, but muslim have their prayers five times a day...
imagine, if you meet your lover for five times a day, your love towards him/her, will blossom right?
that's why i stress that  muslim are very fortunate indeed.

to have a blossomed love towards Him, let's have our khusyuk in solat, in every part of lives, things we done everyday. if we are committed towards somethings, we will do all out for that particular things right?
same goes with solat. if we are khusyuk in solat, what we got back is beyond that.
solat will fix our small heart in the right place, will shield us from the bad doings and will protect us in everyday of our lives.

along with solat, let's have a prayer or do'a. do'a is a weapon muslim have, a virtual weapon we have in our lives. please say a prayer if you want anything, be committed with that things, seek for His help, for His guidance, for His mercy. pray alot..solat a lot...
we do not have everyday in our lives.. it could be that the little next hour is our last hour we have in this earth... please bear in mind that the world will end real soon. it could be this friday, or next week friday...or any friday..

then we will face the afterlife.. are you sure that you have enough preparations to answer the questions to be asked later by Him? as for me, i really do not have enough preparations. we make mistakes, lots of them everyday, and even that, we have the chances to repent... until the day comes.

Friends, soddiqi.... let's place our hearts properly to Allah(SWT)..and His Prophet(pbuh).
let's have khusyuk in solat... and remember, Malaikat Maut, come to see us 70 times per day.. to see us, to check on us..

ya Allah...ya Rabbi

people used to turn to God whenever they face difficulties and obstacles in their life.. we face different kind of things everyday, things that will keep us busy and busy...
muslim are very fortunate...they have Allah, in everyday of their lives. i'm not saying that other people with other religion haven't got any, but muslim have their prayers five times a day...
imagine, if you meet your lover for five times a day, your love towards him/her, will blossom right?
that's why i stress that  muslim are very fortunate indeed.
to have a blossomed love towards Him, let's have our khusyuk in solat, in every part of lives, things we done everyday. if we are committed towards somethings, we will do all out for that particular things right?
same goes with solat. if we are khusyuk in solat, what we got back is beyond that.
solat will fix our small heart in the right place, will shield us from the bad doings and will protect us in everyday of our lives.
along with solat, let's have a prayer or do'a. do'a is a weapon muslim have, a virtual weapon we have in our lives. please say a prayer if you want anything, be committed with that things, seek for His help, for His guidance, for His mercy. pray alot..solat a lot...
we do not have everyday in our lives.. it could be that the little next hour is our last hour we have in this earth... please bear in mind that the world will end real soon. it could be this friday, or next week friday...or any friday..
then we will face the afterlife.. are you sure that you have enough preparations to answer the questions to be asked later by Him? as for me, i really do not have enough preparations. we make mistakes, lots of them everyday, and even that, we have the chances to repent... until the day comes.
Friends, soddiqi.... let's place our hearts properly to Allah(SWT)..and His Prophet(pbuh).
let's have khusyuk in solat... and remember, Malaikat Maut, come to see us 70 times per day.. to see us, to check on us..

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Sudden changes, surprise developments, unexpected ups and downs in a person's life are actually great blessings specially created for him

I take this article from the harunyahya.net . beside this one article, you may find many more useful articles, books, journals etc at  the site. I recommended this site since the books, articles etc. available is a useful source for the further reading for the Islamic understanding. He(Harun Yahya) himself is also a well-known writer.

Article:Sudden changes, surprise developments, unexpected ups and downs in a person's life are actually great blessings specially created for him. - ENGLISH
August 2010
Sudden changes, surprise developments, unexpected ups and downs in a person's life are actually great blessings specially created for him.Some people want to have very placid and steady lives. They dream to lead the life they are accustomed to without facing sudden and surprise developments, big ups and downs, until the end of their lives.

Of course the reason of this preference of the mentioned people is that they assume this is the best for them. They presume that they will be happy in the extent that their lives are the same and placid, and that the minimum the order they are accustomed to changes, the more they will be happy.

However this is not always a demand that would bring advantage to a person. Sometimes the order in a person's life, the stabilities in the life style do not provide the expected gain to that person. On the contrary the real gain for such a person would be the sudden developments, surprise incidents, big ups and downs.

Since man has a limited wisdom, he can't know what exactly the real thing that would benefit him is. But Allah is the Owner of infinite wisdom. And Allah creates the ups and downs in the life of this world, sometimes the shortcomings of this life like difficulties, troubles, poverty and illnesses and sometimes the increases in the blessings, with a great wisdom.

The human soul likes placidness, to live a life as he used to, in line with his expectations, without facing any big surprises. Of course there is a certain amount of comfort, peace and easiness those conditions provide for man. However the placidness, the stagnancy, the monotony and living in a routine life style has its own damages as well.

One of the most important reasons why people like to live without stepping out of their habits is that this life style necessitates using their intelligence, wisdom, conscience and will in the minimum level.

In such a life style a person attains the possibility of living a life without having to use his mind, without taking risks, without trial and error, within the rules he had memorized and approved after numerous tests by making minimum mistakes.

The sudden changes, surprise developments, unexpected ups and downs are situations in which a person would need to use his mind in the maximum level. Under such conditions; having to use his mind in a speedy and serial manner, taking instant and rational decisions, finding out and applying the necessary precautions for the conditions to change, acting courageous and determined, taking risks, making life sustaining attempts become almost indispensible necessities. For a person with normal intelligence it is generally not possible to act indifferent, calm and uninterested in the face of troubles and difficulties. He inevitably starts looking for ways to get out of these materialistic and spiritual difficulties.

In that moment, most people may not be aware of a very important fact. However the tough conditions people are in; the sudden developments that violate their order; that cause them to abandon their routine; that keeps them apart from the placid lives they used to have, are actually great blessings created for them.

This is because the human soul, when left on its own, does not have a structure that could develop on its own. It can only make progress when worked hard with patience and strong will.

And these surprises Allah creates in a man's life, the sudden downs, surprise ups, imperative changes are very important and influential ways for that person to make very fast-track progress. No matter how much a person would want to train and improve himself, he cannot create such unexpected changes in his life on his own. However the natural strain developing under such conditions almost obligates a person to use his power in the highest possible level. Consequently –even if his lower self dislikes that at that moment or even if he faces real difficulties- those incidents he lives through turn out to be great blessings for him.

It is very difficult to make change in personality unless one faces a determined pressure from inside or outside. To make such changes a person should behave seriously strong-willed. He has to use his intelligence and conscience very seriously and be very resolute and patient. Such changes Allah creates as the necessities of the test He puts man through, provide great convenience to him in this respect. They become instrumental in him making fast alterations and improvements in his personality.

For that reason, instead of being in search of things he is used to have in his life and being uncomfortable when something is missing, a person should see the prosperity and wisdom in those changes Allah creates and should try to embrace the beauties in them.

For instance a person might be living in a location very near to his work, his relatives, his friends or his school and might be very happy because of the order he had established in his live and the conveniences and comfort it provides him. When he is obliged to move from that place out of a sudden necessity, he becomes disturbed because he would lose the comfort he is used to have in many matters and face various difficulties. However the place he will move next has been created especially for him. There are special events, new friends, new progresses awaiting for him there. In that location, Allah might "provide him from places he least expects, increase his means, create progress and blessings for him." Or it might be the exact opposite and that person might face difficulties and troubles he had never faced before in his life. But as the result of this strain his personality will develop; he would find the means to outdo himself in many points he was inadequate before and to attain new abilities and specialties.

Or it could be that a person who is not that extravert and talkative, who is not able to communicate easily with others, who cannot act comfortably, had found the solution in living a simple life and in never establishing a dialogue with anyone unless it is absolutely necessary. And within this order he established he might both be comfortable and extricate himself from taking risks. When such a person is given a responsibility at his school or his workplace which requires him to communicate with people one by one, he would think that he is facing a –supposedly- disaster. This is indeed a difficulty and a problem for a person like that. But that person could only be obliged to change his personality under such an imposition. If he is left alone and lead the placid life he is accustomed to, he might not change himself until the end of his life and thus never become a talkative and extravert person.

A person can never know any of these. But Allah knows all of those and everything else beyond. And He creates the best for man. A person should trust Allah very deeply and –no matter what happens- even if it is the biggest shortcoming, the biggest difficulty on earth, he should be aware that there are thousands of goodness and wisdom hidden in all of those. Allah promised man the best of everything both in this world and in the Hereafter when he becomes aware of this truth:

Those who have taqwa of Allah are asked, ‘What has your Lord sent down?’ their reply is, ‘Good!’ There is good in the world for those who do good, and the abode of the Hereafter is even better. How wonderful is the abode of those who have taqwa. (Surat An-Nahl: 30)

... It may be that you hate something when it is good for you and it may be that you love something when it is bad for you. Allah knows and you do not know. (Surat Al-Baqara: 216)

Saturday, January 1, 2011

malu itu...

that day i bought this one majalah...SOLUSI...
there's this one artikel...membahaskan pasal sifat malu...
ada 4 hadis utama wat berkaitan sifat malu dan kelebihannya..malah Imam Nabawi sdiri telah conclude bahawa "Berkata para ulama: hakikat malu itu ialah satu akhlak yang meninggalkan yang buruk dan menghalang diri drpd mengabaikan hak kepada yang sepatutnya"

Hadis pertama ialah. Daripada Ibn Umar r.a bahawasanya Rasulullah(SAW) melewati seorang sahabat ansar yang menasihati seorang saudaranya kerana pemalu, kemudian Rasulullah(SAW) bersabda maksudnya ' biarkanlah ia begitu, sesungguhnya malu itu sebahagian drpd iman' (Riwayat Al-Bukhari dan Muslim)
tegas dan ringkas je pesanan Rasulullah (SAW)...sifat ini kalau didifahami dgn baik..insyaAllah akn membawa kpd pengukuhan dan penambahan iman.

Hadis kedua, Daripada 'Imran bin Hushain r.a. berkata Rasulullah(SAW) bersabda yang bermaksud 'Malu itu mendatangkan kebaikan semata-mata'..malah dlm Riwayat Muslim pun dikatakan 'Semua malu itu adalah baik'.(Riwayat Al-Bukhari dan Muslim)
see..Nabi sdiri tegaskan bahawa malu hanya membawa kepada kebaikan je..malu kpd Allah akan menyebabkan kita meninggalkan perkara mungkar..malu kepada manusia akan memelihara kita dri bt perkara2 wat akan menyakitkan hti orang..malu kepada diri sdiri akan menyebabkan kita menjauhi perkara wat akan mengaibkan diri kita..ok?

Hadis ketiga..Daripada Abu Hurairah r.a. bahawasanya Rasulullah(SAW) bersabda yang bermaksud 'Iman itu mempunyai enam puluh lebih atau tujuh puluh lebih cabang. Yang paling utama ialah ucapan La ilaha illallah dan yang paling tendah ialah membuang sesuatu dri jalan. Dan malu adalah sebahagian drpd iman' (Riwayat Al-Bukhari dan Muslim)
so...hadis ini lagilah menyokong sifat malu..dalam byk2 cabang iman..malu adalah sebahagian daripadanya...MasyaAllah...malu adalah sifat yang membawa kepada kebaikan..malah sifat yang membawa kepada amalan yang ia sendiri merupakan sifat wat berdiri dgn sendirinya!

Hadis keempat..Daripada Abu Said al-Khudri, beliau berkata "Rasulullah(SAW) adalah orang yang paling pemalu melebihi pemalunya seorang gadis pingitan. Apabila Baginda melihat sesuatu yang tidak disukainya maka kami akan dapat mengetahuinya melaui wajahnya." (Riwayat Al-Bukhari dan Muslim)
hadis ini jelas menggambarkan kat kita tentang peribadi Rasulullah (SAW) yang amat indah peribadinya. even salah seorang sahabat Baginda,Abu Said al-Khudri menyatakan bahawa Rasulullah(SAW) lebih pemalu dari dibandingkan dengan anak dara yang malu ketika pertama kali bersendirian bersua dengan suaminya. Malah sahabat-sahabat sendiri blh mengetahui dri riak wajah Baginda ketika Baginda melihat perkara yang Baginda tidak disukainya.

lagi..korang igt x akan satu ayat kat dalam Al-Quran wat menyebut psl 'jika tiada sifat malu dalam diri perempuan itu, maka buatlah sesuka hatinya'. Truthfully ak x sure akan ayat full ni...tp ak igt dia membicarakan pasal aurat or adab kita sesama ajnabi dengan bukan ajnabi. x pe..nnt kalau ak ingat kat surah mane, ak post ok?

so korang..ada sifat malu x merugikan ape2 pun.malah untung ade la..nnt kalau kita malu kat orang, means nnt kita akan lebih besemangat x nk bt the same thing lg wat akan mengundang malu kita kat orang kan? kan bagus tu...kalau kita rasa malu kat Maha Pencipta sebab bgn solat Subuh lewat, solat lambat2, jarang jawap azan..insyaAllah nnt, sebagai manusia kita akan slalu baiki diri kita... maka akan lebih mendekatkan diri kita kat Allah(SWT)
korang...x rugi tau kita malu...ak pun mudah rs malu...and aku knl beberapa kawan ak wat ada sifat malu ni. ..malu ini nanti akan jadi perisai kita, sbgai golongan hawa tau..

P/S: ak slalu fail tgk mata orang time becakap..tp depends gak..kalau non-ajnabi...ok je... ^^

a dream to reach within

hm....dah agak lame dah ak x citer psl dream ak kat orang len...mungkin sbb ak malu kot..haha...segan pun ye jgk..yela..kalu aku ckp, " wei korang thu x...dream ak ialah...ak nk jd tour guide...bwk org kliling dunia..." msti org akan ckp.." la...dah apasal mu ambek dentistry..bkpo x ambek international relationship je..." :| JERK!!!
ak pantang btul kalu ak jumpa manusia2 wat memperlekehkan cita2 mulia orang lae ni...
ok...stop talking about that...but yes..my dream is to be a tour guide and to visit every single country in the world..wahhh....gaya princess diana g2...haha...kalu ak kawen ngan prince brunei bru ak jd mcm princess diana..haha..but not the assassination part ok?!
oh...thirah....get real!!
ok..ak dream to be a tour guide since 15 or younger kot...x ingt tp ak btul2 pgg dream ni agk lame... so bioe org kata kat ak...get real la thirah..nsib ko nnt, hri2 ngadap gg org..tp ak x thu nk describe mcm mane..but i got this feeling...i will not JUST be a dentist..(insyaAllah) i will also be someone else...(er...tp ak x bipolar ok! or schizo) i just dpt rs mcm tu...
enough about that...

p/s: row row row the boat...gently down the stream..
      merrily merrily merrily...life is but a dream...