Why Islam? Nape Islam? Pourquoi l'Islam?

Mine is 4: 34 (ITS AWESOME to be a Girl!) , what about you?

2012-01-06T23:46:00.003+01:00

Salam ( Peace be upon you ) & bonjour, ;-)

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful

Quick question, do you have a favourite quote? Or a life principles, or a philosophy you live by?
The way Timon & Pumba hold on to " Hakuna Ma Ta Ta ", in ways that Rancho a.k.a P. Wangdu hangs on to " All is well " ?

What about the verses from the Quran? Our love letters from The Creator Himself to his creations. Do you have any favourite ayah from The Book ?

I have one form An- Nisa' ( Women ), verse 34 ;

" Laki-laki (suami) itu pelindung bagi perempuan (isteri) kerana Allah telah melebihkan sebagian mereka (laki--laki) atas sebagian yang lain (perempuan), dan karena mereka (lelaki) telah memberikan nafkah dan hartanya. Maka perempuan-perempuan yang saleh, adalah mereka yang taat (kepada Allah) dan menjaga diri ketika (suaminya) tidak ada, karena Allah telah menjaga (mereka).
Perempuan-perempuan yang kamu khawatirkan akan nusyuz, hendaklah kamu;
- beri nasihat kepada mereka,
- tinggalkanlah mereka di tempat tidur,
- dan (kalau perlu) pukullah mereka.
Tetapi jika mereka menaatimu, maka
JANGANLAH KAMU MENCARI-CARI ALASAN UNTUK MENYUSAHKANNYA.
SUNGGUH, ALLAH MAHA TINGGI, MAHA BESAR. "

"Men are (meant to be righteous and kind) guardians of women because God has favored some more than others and because they (i.e. men) spend out of their wealth. (In their turn) righteous women are (meant to be) devoted and to guard what God has (willed to be) guarded even though out of sight (of the husband).
As for those (women) on whose part you fear ill-will and nasty conduct,
admonish them (first),
(next) leave them alone in beds
(and last) beat or separate them (from you).
But if they obey you,
then seek nothing against them.
Behold, God is most High and Great.

- Translation by Dr. Ahmad Shafaat

Isn't it obvious how much He loves us (women). ;-), and men, are you not scared off His threat reminding you, no matter how strong, how 'awesome', how superior you may think of yourself over others, verily HE, is Most High, Most Great. In short - HE WOULD ALWAYS BE STRONGER, AWESOME-ER and definitely THE GREATEST.

I like the fact that HE has pass the reponsibility to look after women, to guard them to men. But should a man fail to do so there has always been Al- Muhaimin. THE Protector of All Protectors.

That is how beautiful this deen is, how Islam protects the women and respects men. Even in obeying the parents our mother comes before our father.
A man came to the Prophet and said, ‘O Messenger of God! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship? The Prophet said: Your mother. The man said, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man further asked, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man asked again, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your father. (Bukhari, Muslim).

Even after marriage our mother-in-laws have the same right on us, just as our mother.

Kewajipan anak lelaki, pertama kepada Allah, kedua rasul, ketiga emak dan emak mentua, keem pat bapa dan bapa mentua dan kelima baru isteri. Isteri kena faham, kalau dia sayang dan melebihkan ibu bapa, itu memang wajar.
"Sebaliknya anak perempuan, yang pertama Allah, kedua rasul dan ketiga suami... Jalan pintas ke syurga bagi anak-anak selain Allah adalah emak dan ayahnya.

See how special women are in Islam. And how Just He is that in exchange, after marriage, for woman, her spouse comes before her parents, but only because God has entrusted the responsibility on men to regard the in laws just as his own family. God is too Awesome for words.. He's got our back.

But again, if your wife has been good to you, helping you, being your other half, completing you..

It is generally known that whatever you give a woman, she will make it better;
Give her a house, she'll give you a home.
Give her groceries, she'll give you a meal.
Give her a smile, she'll give you her heart.

So, if you you fail to love women in ways He commands you to and how The Prophet teaches us to (and vice versa of course),
Then be sure, The Almighty will judge you Justly. As what we deserve, for He is The All-Seeing, All Knowing.

A woman came out of a mans rib.
Not from his feet to be walked on,
not from his head to be superior over,
but from his side to be his equal.
Under the arm to be protected,
and next to the heart to be loved..

Wallahu'alam.

-dedicated to all women, daughter,mothers and wives.

New Year's inspiration for all of us

2012-01-01T21:06:00.005+01:00

It all starts with the smallest step..Bismillahirahminirrahim..n our niat (intentions). ;-)

InsyaAllah, Ar Rasheed will guide us through it all.

Reflect on this: Sometimes we lose hope in turning to God and asking for His help because we feel like we have done too much wrong. And yet think of a child who has just angered his mother and immediately after trips and falls on the stairs. Even if that child had just angered his mother to tears, the moment he falls and cries for help, she runs to him. This is human mercy. And God is infinitely more merciful than a mother is to her child. So, do you think--no matter what you've done--when you're falling and cry out to the *most* merciful...He wouldn't come save you?
-Yasmen Mogahed

If you trip, dont have to wait for another New Year's Eve to start again. Each breath that we take is Allah giving us another chance to be better. So don't wait, cause no one knows when we'll be taking our last breath..

Its 2012

2012-01-01T08:35:00.002+01:00

In the name of God, The Most Gracious, Most Merciful..

Just a short entry on New Year's Day.

Reflect on this: Sometimes we lose hope in turning to God and asking for His help because we feel like we have done too much wrong. And yet think of a child who has just angered his mother and immediately after trips and falls on the stairs. Even if that child had just angered his mother to tears, the moment he falls and cries for help, she runs to him. This is human mercy. And God is infinitely more merciful than a mother is to her child. So, do you think--no matter what you've done--when you're falling and cry out to the *most* merciful...He wouldn't come save you?

*If you trip, dont have to wait for another New Year's Eve to start again. Each breath that we take is Allah giving us another chance to be better. So don't wait, cause no one knows when we'll be taking our last breath.

Wallahu'alam.

Cerite tentang selai python bername Jenny.

2011-12-13T17:31:00.000+01:00

Salam wbt & salam sejahtera.

Ini merupekan sebuah kisah benar yg telah diceritakan kpdku via kakakku yg mendegr cerita ini dari salah seorang sahabat akrabnya, Kak Ainul Huda.

Anyway, ceritanye mengenai seorg kenalan yg membele selai Python ataupun lebih mesre dgn name melayu nye, ular sawa sbg haiwan peliharaan.

Encik David (bukan name sebenar) telah membele, membelai dan menjage Jenny (juga bukan name sebenar) dgn penuh kasih syg ...ibarat manatang minyak yg penuh sejak si Jenny kontot dan kenit lagi. Makan minum dijage..malah Jenny turut tidur bersame David tatkala malam menjelang (Yes, manusie, sekatil dgn ular)

Jenny pun membesar dgn sihat dan seperti ular yg normal. (Omg, gile cuak type ular bebyk kali) ok anyway,

satu hari, si Jenny yg telah meningkat remaja (ikut lifetime Python ok), enggan utk makan...bukan sahaja polar pemakanannya telah berubah..malah polar tidurnye juga tidakla seperti selalu. Jenny si Python yg selalunye tidur berlingkar persis selai ular kini tidur dgn cara melunjurkan badannya...
David semakin risau dan kasihankan Jenny kesygn kerana tingkahlakunya yg seperti sakit gtu.
Hal ini telah berlalu bagi beberapa ketika sehinggalah David mengambil keputusan utk membawe Jenny menemui pakar perubatan (a.k.a Veterinarian lah).

Setelah menjelaskan keadaan Jenny kepada Doktor tersebut. Ha, nk tawu Doktor tu kate ape? Ikutilah perbualannye..:

Doctor : Hmm..kes ini agak serious..dan saya rasa moleklah jike En. David tinggalkan Jenny di sini.

David : (Dgn penuh kerisauan)..Lame ke dokter sy kene tinggalkan die? Kenape dgn die?

Doctor : Sebenarnye si Jenny nie... bukanlah saket secare sengaje..cume die sdg mempersiapkan dirinye..

David : (Eh..my baby dah nak mati ke..??...)

Doctor : ...Sebenarnye..die sdg mempersiapkan dirinye utk mnjdkan En. David sbg mangsanye. Perilaku nya yg tidak mkn adalah kerana die sedang mempersiapkan dirinya, menahan perut, ibarat puasa..kerana ingin menyimpan perut bg menelan Encik..Dan apabila dia tidur dlm keadaan melunjur adalah kerana...die sdang mengukur dan membudget kepanjangan badannya..Jike die mampu menelan habis Encik David.

haaaaa...sentap kan!?! My first reaction to this story was....Kurang aja punye ular! Like literally..statement ini telah disuarekan buat beberape kali..utk seberape ketike..

I was like mcm..OMG ular ni..takde budi bahase ke..Org tu da jage kau bagai..Jahat taw sesenyap buat plan.

I was quite angry at this Jenny for quite sometime until I manage to rationalize things..

An ustaz once reminded my friends and I about the definition of zalim... Zalim is when when we place something bukan pada tempatnya...Meletakkan sesuatu bukan pada tempatnye. ( It can mean alot of course)
But in this context I guess.. All of this wouldnt happen if David tak decide utk membele Jenny di selai tempat yg bukan merupekan habitat semulajadinye.. Theres a reason why snakes never made it to te domestic pets category.. it belongs to the wild...Living with other wild animals..Singing circles of life. or if die tak teri nyanyi lagi english they would probably nyanyik lagu Bangau oh Bangau.
Anyway, my point is..Snakes were never meant to live with us..
So in Jenny's defense...its not really her fault..Its just how she is.. Shes probably not proud of it.. But. tula..She is how she is la.
Edward Cullen pn paling2 vegetarian he can get pon lahap mountain lions and bears juge kan.

But yes..I do pity David (seb baekla kau angkut si Jenny tu pegi Kelinik on time abang oi)..I pity him in a sense that..yela si Jenny nie kalau ye pn..kasik warning la dl..kau sesenyap buat plan nk telan si David yg dah besarkan kau cm ank sendiri ..ape cer..

But..yes I know..David juge bukanlah Harry Potter mahupun Voldemort yg mampu berbahasa Parseltongue. Siape tahu kan..tah2..mmg si Jenny cube beberape kali untuk memberitahu si David..tapi si David nie buat bodo je..yelah dah mamat tu x faham.

So anyway, I guess my conclusion is...jgnlah menzalimi diri, menzalimi makhluk Allah yg laen atau ape sahaje lah dgn meletakkan sesuatu bukan pade tempat yg sepatutnye..dan melawan fitrah hidup. If it was never eant to be..It will never be. And if we try to go against what He has ordained for us..
Bad things will happen eventually..
Sesungguhnye..Dielah yg Maha Bijaksana and Maha Mengetahui atas segale sesuatu.

Wallahu'alam

Selamat beramal~
;-)

Why do people have to leave each other?

2011-12-01T15:38:00.000+01:00

Part I

When I was 17 years old, I had a dream. I dreamt that I was sitting inside a masjid and a little girl walked up to ask me a question. She asked me: “Why do people have to leave each other?” The question was a personal one, but it seemed clear to me why the question was chosen for me.
I was one to get attached.
Ever since I was a child, this temperament was clear. While other children in preschool could easily recover once their parents left, I could not. My tears, once set in motion, did not stop easily. As I grew up, I learned to become attached to everything around me. From the time I was in first grade, I needed a best friend. As I got older, any fall-out with a friend shattered me. I couldn’t let go of anything. People, places, events, photographs, moments—even outcomes became objects of strong attachment. If things didn’t work out the way I wanted or imagined they should, I was devastated. And disappointment for me wasn’t an ordinary emotion. It was catastrophic. Once let down, I never fully recovered. I could never forget, and the break never mended. Like a glass vase that you place on the edge of a table, once broken, the pieces never quite fit again.
But the problem wasn’t with the vase. Or even that the vases kept breaking. The problem was that I kept putting them on the edge of tables. Through my attachments, I was dependent on my relationships to fulfill my needs. I allowed those relationships to define my happiness or my sadness, my fulfillment or my emptiness, my security, and even my self-worth. And so, like the vase placed where it will inevitably fall, through those dependencies I set myself up for disappointment. I set myself up to be broken. And that’s exactly what I found: one disappointment, one break after another.
But the people who broke me were not to blame any more than gravity can be blamed for breaking the vase. We can’t blame the laws of physics when a twig snaps because we leaned on it for support. The twig was never created to carry us.
Our weight was only meant to be carried by God. We are told in the Quran: “…whoever rejects evil and believes in God hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And God hears and knows all things.” (Qur’an 2: 256)
There is a crucial lesson in this verse: that there is only one handhold that never breaks. There is only one place where we can lay our dependencies. There is only one relationship that should define our self-worth and only one source from which to seek our ultimate happiness, fulfillment, and security. That place is God.
But this world is all about seeking those things everywhere else. Some of us seek it in our careers, some seek it in wealth, some in status. Some, like me, seek it in our relationships. In her book, Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert describes her own quest for happiness. She describes moving in and out of relationships, and even traveling the globe in search of this fulfillment. She seeks that fulfillment—unsuccessfully—in her relationships, in meditation, even in food.
And that’s exactly where I spent much of my own life: seeking a way to fill my inner void. So it was no wonder that the little girl in my dream asked me this question. It was a question about loss, about disappointment. It was a question about being let down. A question about seeking something and coming back empty handed. It was about what happens when you try to dig in concrete with your bare hands: not only do you come back with nothing—you break your fingers in the process. And I learned this not by reading it, not by hearing it from a wise sage. I learned it by trying it again, and again, and again.
And so, the little girl’s question was essentially my own question…being asked to myself.
Ultimately, the question was about the nature of the dunya as a place of fleeting moments and temporary attachments. As a place where people are with you today, and leave or die tomorrow. But this reality hurts our very being because it goes against our nature. We, as humans, are made to seek, love, and strive for what is perfect and what is permanent. We are made to seek what’s eternal. We seek this because we were not made for this life. Our first and true home was Paradise: a land that is both perfect and eternal. So the yearning for that type of life is a part of our being. The problem is that we try to find that here. And so we create ageless creams and cosmetic surgery in a desperate attempt to hold on—in an attempt to mold this world into what it is not, and will never be.
And that’s why if we live in dunya with our hearts, it breaks us. That’s why this dunya hurts. It is because the definition ofdunya, as something temporary and imperfect, goes against everything we are made to yearn for. Allah put a yearning in us that can only be fulfilled by what is eternal and perfect. By trying to find fulfillment in what is fleeting, we are running after a hologram…a mirage. We are digging into concrete with our bare hands. Seeking to turn what is by its very nature temporary into something eternal is like trying to extract from fire, water. You just get burned. Only when we stop putting our hopes indunya, only when we stop trying to make the dunya into what it is not—and was never meant to be (jannah)—will this life finally stop breaking our hearts.

We must also realize that nothing happens without a purpose. Nothing. Not even broken hearts. Not even pain. That broken heart and that pain are lessons and signs for us. They are warnings that something is wrong. They are warnings that we need to make a change. Just like the pain of being burned is what warns us to remove our hand from the fire, emotional pain warns us that we need to make an internal change. That we need to detach. Pain is a form of forced detachment. Like the loved one who hurts you again and again and again, the more dunya hurts us, the more we inevitably detach from it. The more we inevitably stop loving it.
And pain is a pointer to our attachments. That which makes us cry, that which causes us most pain is where our false attachments lie. And it is those things which we are attached to as we should only be attached to Allah which become barriers on our path to God. But the pain itself is what makes the false attachment evident. The pain creates a condition in our life that we seek to change, and if there is anything about our condition that we don’t like, there is a divine formula to change it. God says: “Verily never will God change the condition of a people until they change what is within themselves.” (Qur’an, 13:11)
After years of falling into the same pattern of disappointments and heartbreak, I finally began to realize something profound. I had always thought that love of dunya meant being attached to material things. And I was not attached to material things. I was attached to people. I was attached to moments. I was attached to emotions. So I thought that the love of dunya just did not apply to me. What I didn’t realize was that people, moments, emotions are all a part of dunya. What I didn’t realize is that all the pain I had experienced in life was due to one thing, and one thing only: love of dunya.
As soon as I began to have that realization, a veil was lifted from my eyes. I started to see what my problem was. I was expecting this life to be what it is not, and was never meant to be: perfect. And being the idealist that I am, I was struggling with every cell in my body to make it so. It had to be perfect. And I would not stop until it was. I gave my blood, sweat, and tears to this endeavor: making the dunya into jannah. This meant expecting people around me to be perfect. Expecting my relationships to be perfect. Expecting so much from those around me and from this life. Expectations. Expectations. Expectations. And if there is one recipe for unhappiness it is that: expectations. But herein lay my fatal mistake. My mistake was not in having expectations; as humans, we should never lose hope. The problem was in *where* I was placing those expectations and that hope. At the end of the day, my hope and expectations were not being placed in God. My hope and expectations were in people, relationships, means. Ultimately, my hope was in this dunya rather than Allah.
And so I came to realize a very deep Truth. An ayah began to cross my mind. It was an ayah I had heard before, but for the first time I realized that it was actually describing me: “Those who rest not their hope on their meeting with Us, but are pleased and satisfied with the life of the present, and those who heed not Our Signs.” (Qur’an, 10:7)
By thinking that I can have everything here, my hope was not in my meeting with God. My hope was in dunya. But what does it mean to place your hope in dunya? How can this be avoided? It means when you have friends, don’t expect your friends to fill your emptiness. When you get married, don’t expect your spouse to fulfill your every need. When you’re an activist, don’t put your hope in the results. When you’re in trouble don’t depend on yourself. Don’t depend on people. Depend on God.
Seek the help of people—but realize that it is not the people (or even your own self) that can save you. Only Allah can do these things. The people are only tools, a means used by God. But they are not the source of help, aid, or salvation of any kind. Only God is. The people cannot even create the wing of a fly (22:73). And so, even while you interact with people externally, turn your heart towards God. Face Him alone, as Prophet Ibrahim (as) said so beautifully: “For me, I have set my face, firmly and truly, towards Him Who created the heavens and the earth, and never shall I give partners to Allah.” (Qur’an,6:79)
But how does Prophet Ibrahim (as) describe his journey to that point? He studies the moon, the sun and the stars and realizes that they are not perfect. They set.
They let us down.
So Prophet Ibrahim (as) was thereby led to face Allah alone. Like him, we need to put our full hope, trust, and dependency on God. And God alone. And if we do that, we will learn what it means to finally find peace and stability of heart. Only then will the roller coaster that once defined our lives finally come to an end. That is because if our inner state is dependent on something that is by definition inconstant, that inner state will also be inconstant. If our inner state is dependent on something changing and temporary, that inner state will be in a constant state of instability, agitation, and unrest. This means that one moment we’re happy, but as soon as that which our happiness depended upon changes, our happiness also changes. And we become sad. We remain always swinging from one extreme to another and not realizing why.
We experience this emotional roller coaster because we can never find stability and lasting peace until our attachment and dependency is on what is stable and lasting. How can we hope to find constancy if what we hold on to is inconstant and perishing? In the statement of Abu Bakr is a deep illustration of this truth. After the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ died, the people went into shock and could not handle the news. But although no one loved the Prophet ﷺ like Abu Bakr, Abu Bakr understood well the only place where one’s dependency should lie. He said: “If you worshipped Muhammad, know that Muhammad is dead. But if you worshipped Allah, know that Allah never dies.”
To attain that state, don’t let your source of fulfillment be anything other than your relationship with God. Don’t let your definition of success, failure, or self-worth be anything other than your position with Him (Qur’an, 49:13). And if you do this, you become unbreakable, because your handhold is unbreakable. You become unconquerable, because your supporter can never be conquered. And you will never become empty, because your source of fulfillment is unending and never diminishes.
Looking back at the dream I had when I was 17, I wonder if that little girl was me. I wonder this because the answer I gave her was a lesson I would need to spend the next painful years of my life learning. My answer to her question of why people have to leave each other was: “because this life isn’t perfect; for if it was, what would the next be called?”

Taken from;
http://www.suhaibwebb.com/personaldvlpt/character/why-do-people-have-to-leave-each-other/

Super Expensive Cars, Roadtax, Life and God.

2011-11-25T10:33:00.000+01:00

Salam (May peace be upon you),

Bismillahirrahmannirahim.

Ever got stuck in a traffic jam or as the french call it "embouteillage"- just love the word. Anyhow, ever got stuck in a traffic and;

- laugh at all the other people stuck there with you?

- curse or make fun of the ones using the emergency lane for their own selfish benefit. (Especially only to get arrested by the policemen waiting a few meters ahead) Ha Ha Ha!

- feel sorry for those driving those kerete mewah seperti jaguar, lamborgini, ferarri, BMW, a Bugatti Veyron maybe dan sebagainye, kerane walau bagaimane awesome pun kerete mereke..ia tetap tak boleh terbang to avoid the traffic.

[Come to think of it, having one of those flying horses yg cam Navi Avatar naek tu seems like a more appealing choice of transport. Awesome nye!] And tak paya bayar insuran and roadtax! Wohoo~

Anyway, I was just thinking, thats one of the things I like about Him. The fact that He overlooks wealth, physical appearance and looks solely into our heart before passing any judgements.

Kinda like cars and traffic. Just because a person drives an Aston Martin, and another person drives some ancient Nissan or Datsun...We all have to abide by the road rules, by the traffic lights etc. Sure the roadtax we pay may differ based on the car we're driving. But in the end, if the traffic light is red, you still have to stop, and even if ure using the fastlane (Smartag/ Touch 'n Go) you still have to pay. And when you find yourself in the midst of a traffic jam. You're stuck..just like the others.

And that is what so beautiful about the Creator Himself and The Deen He entrust us with.

The fact that all that matters is a beautiful and pure Heart.
Jikalau baik dan suci dlmnye...nescaye akan terselah lah keindahannya diluar,insyAllah.

To be able to love us for all that we are...and to know us inside out, the good the bad...Especially the good deeds we do even when others perceive it badly. But He knows we never intend to hurt anyone, that, that one mistake we did, we did it with good intentions..He knows it all for He is The All Knowing.

50:16- And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein.

God is so awesome, kan? ;D

In the end we will all be judge..befittingly, rightfully,fairly.

So despair not those who think this life is unfair, for the real life is not here, yet.
Maybe those evil person got away with the things they did, because no else found out bout it.
And maybe we know about it but its beyond our power to punish them.
Do not be angry..For He knows..and He'll know how to deal with them.
Everyone will finally get what they deserve.
Including us.
So be good people. Til next time.

Wallahu'alam.

Another article which has inspired me-
http://www.suhaibwebb.com/personaldvlpt/reflections/this-life-a-prison-or-paradise/

Its okay..if you're not perfect..

2011-10-26T17:46:00.000+02:00

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

To my future husband (whoever you maybe),

Assalammualaikum w.b.t.

I just wanted you to know that Im okay with you not being perfect.

I will learn to accept your flaws. I might not react calm and collected all the time..
But I assure you deep down and in time I'll be okay with it.

The truth is..I don't think I can afford you being perfect and all that I ever wished for.. as the verse goes

2:216 -...and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows of that which we don't.

Most importantly, Im scared that if youre flawless,my heart would be all yours,
that I would come to love you more than myself..
that I would love you more than I love Him.
that I would think about you all the time to the extend of forgetting Him.
that my whole life would revolve around you..instead of Him.

So my other half..

With that being said, indirectly speaking, I also wish that you would come to understand, why I'll never be perfect, and the the reason why He created me to have all this flaw, and to err from time to time.
So that from all the hurt and heartache I might cause you.. through it all..
you will find it in your heart to love Him..more than you love me.
That you would devote yourself to Him..and not me..for Im just one of His creations..

I have to be imperfect..so you that you can put Him..above it all.

However,

It doesnt mean that I want you to put up with my imperfections,
Teguran is always welcome..but please..I'd appreciate it if you'd do it in the utmost gentle way..
with hikmah. The way our beloved Prophet would, to his wives.. After all, he is the best example there is..right?
And I promise you, I would try my best..everyday to become a better person,
to live by what is required by our Deen.

And from you, my dear..if its not too much, I would like to ask you ..to do the same..
A similar promise..that you would try your best each day..to become a better caliph in this life..for Him..
and Only Him.

Therefore future husband...

its okay if you're not perfect..Cause I need you to be as you are.

And if I never had the chance to meet you I this lifetime...Its alright,

because He already knows that I would probably give you all of my heart,
leaving none for Him.

After All..He is Al-'Alim..The All Knowing ;-)

And its okay..cause life is too short anyway.
Its no place to spend forever with your loved ones.

" And what is life of this world except the enjoyment of delusion "(3:185)

Wallahu'alam.

Alone

2009-10-31T10:16:00.002+01:00

Peace be upon you dearest readers..

Sorry for abandoning this blog. I now officially have a bigger project

Im x longer, Ive found a league of people whos writing for the same reason,same passion..

http://www.superheroes-10.blogspot.com

See you soon!

Tk cr

Hati baru??

2009-09-17T17:14:00.000+02:00

Pesan Imam Ghazali:

“Carilah hatimu di tiga tempat…

Temui hatimu sewaktu bangun membaca Al Quran.

Tetapi jika tidak kau temui,

carilah hatimu ketika mengerjakan solat.

Jika tidak kau temui juga,

kau carilah hatimu ketika duduk tafakkur mengingati mati.

Jika kau tidak temui juga, maka berdoalah kepada Allah,

pinta hati yang baru...

kerana hakikatnya pada ketika itu kau tidak mempunyai hati”

semoga Ramadhan yg tinggal tidak disiekan...

Salam wbt

Lost love...is still love..

2009-09-17T17:11:00.002+02:00

Another quote I'd like to share from Mitch Albom's
The 5 people you meet in heaven..

"Lost love is still love,Eddie.It takes a different form,that's all.You can't see their smile or bring them food or tousle their hair or move them around a dance floor.But when those senses weaken,another heightens.Memory.Memory becomes your partner.You nurture it.You hold it.You dance with it.
Life has to end...Love doesn't.."

May the rest of your ramadhan is filled with blessings..Til next time

salam

Mistakes,Apologize,Sorry,Forgive me?

2009-08-20T17:30:00.003+02:00

Bimillahirrahmanirrahim

Salam to all dear readers...

A random thought crossed my mind today...

If we were perfect then words like 'apologize','sorry' and 'forgive me' wouldn't be in our vocabulary,would it?
In fact,man are such an imperfect being,prone to making mistakes.
We erred so often that we need to find various ways to express it,
not just by words..but by our own actions as well...

I understand very well that some mistakes are maybe harder or even impossible to just forgive and forget.
But,trust me,its worth a try...

Besides, anger is a poison that would only eat you from the inside.We thought by being angry at someone or hating someone,we would actually harm that person..But many of us fail to realize..Hatred is a curved blade..And the harm we do,we do to ourselves...-Mitch Albom.

Anger is a poison,hatred is curved blade

2009-08-12T07:37:00.002+02:00

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

Peace be upon you loyal readers...

Ive just finished reading Mitch Albom's The five people you meet in Heaven .Its a good book.They even made a movie about it.Anyway,I would just like to share a few brief lines that I find highly interesting:

Page 149:

Holding anger is a poison.It eats you from inside.
We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us.
But hatred is a curved blade.
And the harm we do,we do to ourselves.

Love is a leap of Faith.The 'supposedly' wedding speech...

2009-07-11T03:56:00.000+02:00

The best of you...Are those who are best to their wives
- Prophet Muhammad S.A.W

Woman was created not from man's feet, Where she would be below him.. Nor from a man's head, where she would be above him.. Rather she was created from his rib which is next to him, to be equal to him.. Under his arm to be protected by him And next to his heart to be loved by him..

First and foremost,Alhamdulillah, I thank the almighty for making all these things possible. And I hope you two newlyweds...and all the other couples out there will never forget to thank Him for each moment you get to spend with your other half.
When you look at your loved ones...how beautiful/handsome they are,how amazing...or how perfect they seem to you. Imagine, He who created your other half and how He must be like...
I hope each day ..til death do you part,you will never forget to thank Him,for making it all possible in the first place.As without Him, Izham wouldnt be with Irina today,just as Eve wouldnt have been created for Adam.And just as Khadijah wouldnt have crossed path with Muhammad saw..

Love can be define in various ways. As to my 22 years of life,I've witnessed all kinds of love and even experienced some of them myself.And theres no doubt to the fact love needs sacrifice. A whole lot of 'em.

A mother may gather all the strength she can ,and dress up even if she can't hardly stand...just to make sure shes there for her the happiest day of her child's life,her wedding day.

A father who burnt the midnight oil to sow a curtain for his little girl's room,with the fabric of her favourite colour just to see a smile on the daughter's face when she returns after leaving home for months..

Siblings who never gave up faith searching for one another after 21years without news...Though hope is frail and chances are thin. They never give up with the belief that one day,the family will be complete..again.

Even a friend, who took the train from one end to the other to come to help for YOUR sister's wedding preparation, who only had few hours of sleep. Spending the night in house full of strangers she never met before.

The kind of love Abu Bakar As-Siddiq had for his bestmate,Muhammad s.a.w when he was stung repeatedly by snakes and refused to make even a slight movement..afraid of waking up the beloved prophet whos fast asleep,resting his head on Sayidina Abu Bakar's knee..

The crazy things people do,the un-thinkable things we do in the name of Love.

Loving someone,til your overlook all their weaknesses...all their flaws. That the hurt and pain they've caused you,it didn't matter...
Caring for another being soo much that you didn't care if you gt hurt,that you had to sacrifice, be self-less,putting others' need beyond your own..as long as that other person is happy,then you know you'll be alright.
Because they mean the world to you. Their existence is what makes yours,worthwhile.

But sometimes...just as the beautiful leaves of spring would leave the trees,and soon giving us ice cold,gloomy winter. Love also can be very...winter-ish.
Sometimes, you need to let go of the sun,and make way for rain...to find the rainbow in the end...

Its like having to save a sleeping loved one from a burning house.
Would you serenade him/her and say nice,beautiful things to make 'em wake up and leave the house to save their lives...
Or would you do anything..anything at all to save 'em?
Even if it means carrying them on your back..even if they weigh tons..
Even if it means hitting them,or kicking them on the sides to wake them up..
Even if you have to push them out of the window and cause them/yourself injury
just to save their life...

Sometimes people have to hurt you to protect you/save you...

And last but not least...Love is also about learning to let go...
Sometimes the younger sister have to learn to let her elder sis go and pursue marriage life..even if it means boring weekend and gossip-free/pillow talk-free nights...

Bro Izham and my beloved sister Irina..I hope your home would always be filled with love and blessings from the Big Guy.And I also hope you wouldnt be wasting your time bickiering and pulling face at one another because of silly misunderstandings...cause nobody can predict the future..and we'll never know when we might loose our loved ones.People only realize what they've got til its gone..And I wish both of you wont have to go through that..
Know that how lucky you are to be able to spend your days with eachother...To be waking up in eachother's arm..To see that smile on each others face..
and to know that you're never alone to face the world..

I wish that you bring out the best in one another...and look after each other..and guide one another to get the best reward of life and the hereafter...Hereafter..whe

re 'forever' actually means something..

And Izham a.k.a Optimus...I hope you'll never hurt her.Cause if you do...then you know Im not kidding bout the 3 samurai sword displayed in our living room..If you hurt her..you hurt me too
(not too mention the whole clan.And knowing our family..I know you wouldnt want to get on our dark side...lol)
And to Irina,my kakak or even sometimes my adik...I love you with all my heart.
You're my sister... therefore one part of me...
And NOBODY can ever change that.
I hope that both of you will live your life without regrets cause you truly deserve each other.

Someone once reminded me..
Take a risk.Dare to move.Love is a leap of faith.

A LEAP OF FAITH.

Salam wbt.
Selamat Pengantin Baru..

Majlis Akad Nikah Irina & Izham:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mswkJDpoxyY

Positive Thinking

2009-05-08T05:11:00.002+02:00

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

Salam dear readers.

Today's theme: Islam = positive thinking

I was walking down the street with my housemate the other day when a flying bird decides to dispose its 'waste' on us.

Well, don't get too worked up about it.

Someone told me once, when bird ''poops' on you...just smile and be thankful that cows don't fly..

:-)

have a nice positive day~

Kecil Hati,Merajuk?Ukkhuwah fillah abadan abada?

2009-05-05T08:14:00.002+02:00

Salam,

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Entry ini di 'kidnap' dari sini

Bila sahabat-sahabat berkongsi tazkirah tentang Jangan Kecil Hati Dengan Sahabat, terasa tersentuh juga. Sebabnya selalu/mudah juga hati ini mengalami fenomena 'makan hati'. Makan hati, kecil hati, merajuk, ialah biasa berlaku dalam berukhuwwah, dalam menjalinkan silaturrahim. Kerana silaturrahim yang murni, ukhuwwahfillah itu dibenci syaitan. Lalu dia akan sentiasa berusaha meniup 'rasa-rasa ' yang tak sepatutnya dirasai dalam bersahabat. Paling kerap mengalami gangguan emosi ini ialah perempuan. Bukan maknanya perempuan itu lemah, tapi emosi begini memberi kata lain, betapa halusnya jiwa seorang perempuan.

Namun, tersinggung jangan berpanjangan. Buanglah yang keruh, ambillah yang jernih. Jangan tertipu dengan pujukan syaitan yang sentiasa mahu mencari teman dineraka. Meskipun payah, berusahalah, agar hatimu akan kembali tenang. Kita takkan tenang selagi mana urusan ukhuwwah/hati ini belum selesai.

Adapun, antara perkara yang mungkin menjadi faktor ialah seperti :-

Prasangka.

"Wahai orang-orang beriman, jauhilah kebanyakkan dari prasangka kerana sebahagian prasangka itu dosa" (49:12)

Bermakna disini, apa-apa sahaja yang kita tidak tahu, tak perlulah kita berprasangka dengan sahabat-sahabat kita. Kita pun tahu yang kita selalu tersalah tafsir, based pada experience kita yang banyak tu. Oleh itu, sebelum kita berprasangka yang pelik-pelik, mintalah penjelasan yang benar dari sahabat kita.

"Wahai orang-orang beriman, jika datang kepadamu orang-orang fasiq membawa berita maka periksalah dengan teliti agar kamu tidak menimpakan suatu musibah kepada kaum tanpa mengetahui keadaannya yang menyebabkan kamu menyesal atas perbuatanmu itu" (49:6)

Sesungguhnya, Tahap ukhuwwah yang paling rendah ialah berlapang dada, paling tinggi ialah ithar (melebihkan orang lain). Pasti ada sebab, mengapa perlu dinilai sifat berlapang dada baru dinilai itharnya. Belum dikira benar-benar ithar jika belum benar-benar ikhlas. Ikhlas datang dari kelapangan hati yang benar-benar dalam dari iman yang mendalam.

Sebelum berakhir, Biarlah perkara-perkara ideal ini menjadi titik ukur kita. Moga-moga diri menjadi lebih baik. Apapun, hubungan dengan Allah yang baik, menjamin hubungan yang baik sesama makhluk.

Wallahua'lam.

Temanku...

2009-04-29T02:07:00.003+02:00

Izinkanku memimpinmu...memikul bahumu ke sana...

Tidakkah kau rasa persahabatan dan persaudaraan ini

hanyalah satu kerugian yang besar

jika ianya terhenti

saat antara kita menghembuskan nafas terakhir...

Sahabatku...

2009-04-27T20:26:00.002+02:00

Dahulu kita pernah berjanji
Saatku jatuh, kau disana menyambutku,
Kini kau jatuh..jauh ke dalam..
Dan aku disini untuk menyambutmu
Tapi kau berpaling,
Kau sangka ku tidak lagi pedulikanmu,
Ku sudah tidak lagi fahami perasaanmu..

Namun tidakkah kau sedar
Kerana terlalu sayangkan dirimulah..aku begini
Aku tidak mahu persahabatan kita berhenti di dunia..
Tapi untuk selamanya..

Tidakkah kau sedar, tatkala Izrail datang menjemput
ku tidak lagi terdaya membantumu...

Wherever you are...Death will find you out

2009-04-15T06:35:00.000+02:00

This is the tale of an average man,
Who acts contrary to Allah's plan,
If you are reflected herein,
Then repent and commit no sin.
It was early in the morning at four,
When death knocked upon a bedroom door,
"Who is there?" The sleeping one cried,
"I am izrael (the angel of Death), let me Inside".
At once the man began to shiver,
As one sweating in deadly fever,
He shouted to his sleeping wife,
"Don't let him take away my life",
"Please go away, O angel of Death,
Leave me alone, I'm not ready yet,
My family on me depend,
Give me a chance O please perpend !
The Angel knocked again and again,
"Friend, I'll take your life without a pain,
It is your soul that Allah require,
I come not with my own desire,
Bewildered the man began to cry,
"O' Angel, I'm so afraid to die,
I'll give you Gold, and be your slave,
Don't send me to the unlit grave."
"Let me in, O' friend ! the Angel said,
"Open the door get up from your bed,
If you do not allow me in,
I will walk through it like a Jinn"
The man held a Gun in his right hand,
Ready to defy the Angel's stand.
"I'll point my gun towards your head,
You dare come in I'll shoot you dead."
By now, the Angel was in the room,
Saying "O friend, prepare for your doom,
Foolish man, Angels never die !.
Put down you gun and do not sigh."
"Why are you afraid? Tell me O man,
To die according to Allah's plan ?
Come, smile to me! do not be grim,
Be happy to return to Him."
"O' Angel, I bow my head in shame,
I had no time to take Allah's name,
From morning to dusk, I made my wealth,
Never even caring for my health."
"Allah's commands, I never obeyed,
Nor five times a day, I ever prayed.
A Ramdan came and a Ramdan went,
But no time I had to repent."
"The hajj was already Farz on me,
But I would not part with my money,
All charities, I did ignore,
Taking Usury more and more."
"Sometimes I sipped my favourite wine,
With flirting women, I sat to dine,
O' Angel, I appeal to you,
Spare my life for a year or two."
The laws of Quran, I'll obey,
I'll begin to Salaat this very day,
My fast and hajj, I will complete,
And keep away from self-conceit."
"I will refrain from Usury,
And give all my wealth to Charity,
Wine and wenches I will detest,
Allah's oneness ! I will attest,
"We angels, do what Allah demands,
We cannot do against this demand.
DEATH is ordained for everyone,
Father, Mother, Daughter or Son."
"I'm afraid this moment is your last,
Now be reminded, more of your past,
I do understand your fears,
But its now too late for tears."
"You lived in this World two score or more,
Never did you, your people adore,
Your parents, you did not obey,
Hungry beggars you turned away."
"Your two ill-gotten female off-springs,
In night-clubs, for livelihood they sing,
Instead of making more Muslims,
You made your children non-Muslims."
"You ignored the Muazzin's Azaan,
Nor did you read the Holy Quran,
Breaking promises all your life,
Backbiting friends and causing strife.
"From hoarded goods, great profits you made,
And your poor workers you, underpaid,
Horses and Cards were your leisure,
Money making was your pleasure."
"You ate Vitamins, and grew more fat,
With the very sick you never sat,
A pint of blood, you never gave,
Which could a little baby save."
"O human, you have done enough wrong,
You bought good properties for a song,
When the farmers appealed to you,
You did not have mercy, it's true."
"Paradise for you? I cannot tell,
Undoubtedly you will dwell in Hell,
There is no time for you to repent,
I?ll take your soul, for which I'm sent."
The ending, however is very sad,
Eventually, the man became mad,
With a cry he jumped out of Bed,
And suddenly .. He fell down Dead!

Taken from :

If a prophet comes and pay us a visit...

2009-04-11T00:38:00.002+02:00

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim,

Assalammualaikum wbt.Peace be upon you ...

Today I'd like to share a poem I found while browsing through the web his morning..;-)

May it'll be beneficial to all of us,insyaallah.:-)

Poem taken form:

I Wonder...?

If prophet Muhammad visited you just for a day or two,
If he came unexpectedly I wonder what you would do.

Oh, I know you'd give your nicest room
To such an honoured guest,
And all the food you'd serve him would be the very best,

And you would keep assuring him,
Your glad to have him there,
That serving him in your home,
Is joy beyond compare.

But... when you saw him coming,

Would you meet him at the door,
With arms outstretched to your visitor?
Or... would you have to change your clothes before you let him in?
Or hide some magazines and put the Qur'an where they had been?

Would you still watch the same movies
On your T.V set?
Or would you switch it off
Before he got upset?

Would you turn off the radio
And hope he hadn't heard?
Or wish you hadn't uttered that last hasty word?

Would you hide all your worldly music,
And instead take hadith books out?
Could you let him walk right in,
Or would you have to rush about?

And I wonder if the prophet spent
A day or two with you,
Would you go right on doing,
The things you always do?

Would you go on saying,
The things you always say?
Would life for you continue,
As it does from day to day?

Would your family squabbles,
Keep up their usual pace,
And would you find it hard each meal
To say a table grace?

Would you keep up each and every prayer
Without putting on a frown?
And would you always jump up early
For prayer at dawn?

Would you sing the songs you always sing?
And read the books you read?
And let him know the things on which,
Your mind and spirit feed?

Would you take the prophet with you
Everywhere you plan to go?
Or, would you maybe change your plans,
Just for a day or so?

Would you be glad to have him meet
Your very closest friends?
Or, would you hope they stay away
Until his visit ends?

Would you be glad to have him stay
Forever on and on...
Or would you sigh with great relief
When he at last was gone?

It might be interesting to know,
The things that you would do...
If prophet Muhammad, in person,
Came to spend some time with you.

Its up to you to BELIEVE it OR NOT...

2009-04-05T23:14:00.003+02:00

Salam dear readers...

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...

Just a video to share...Enjoy..

A picture is worth a thousand words...

Dear God

2009-04-03T22:05:00.002+02:00

I found this one caption while I was browsing through the net, thought I should share it...

Owh pardon me for being rude, peace be upon you readers.

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

It goes something like this...

" Whenever we encounter a big problem,never say "Oh God, I have a big problem!"Instead say, "Hey problem, Ive got a BIG God!"...

:-)

Derma Darah

2009-03-31T19:01:00.003+02:00

Please click here--->

http://akhisalman.blogspot.com/2009/02/menderma-darah-menurut-perpsektif-islam.html

Superman Vs Batman II

2009-03-27T15:21:00.010+01:00

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

Peace be upon you dear readers...

So if you read my last post..you'll know how I came up with this next theory:

If you can't stand Kryptonite, then forget about being Superman, be Batman...

Why?

Because we're human and I think we can all relate to him,unlike Superman who comes from planet Krypton who's almost perfect (i.e: Bulletproof body, can fly, lazer eyes, super strength etc.) but when it comes to Kryptonite..He's helpless.

So why Batman?

Because the Dark Knight puts an effort to all his weaknesses. He can't fly, but he invents gadgets to make it possible from him to go from one place to another.
His body may not be bulletproof (he's still has scars and he bleeds whenever he's hurt), but he solves it by making a bulletproof costume.
He may not be fast, but he has his batmobile and his motocycles etc.
He doesn't have superstrength but he works out to make his body more resistant.
Whatever weaknesses he has, he uses his brain to solve the complications.
He doesn't just sit around and wait for help to come, he does something so that he can be the best hero anyone could ever be.
Hes human..just like us.
He may be wealthy, but he doesn't spend all his money lavishly.

And he doesn't care what other people thinks of him. People may look at him as a rich-good-for-nothing-playboy even if he's Gotham's City number 1 crimefighter.
He doesn't have the need to justify he's the hero.
He just simply..do the job.

And don't get me wrong,he has his fears too. He's afraid of bats. But that does not stop him from doing his job. He works on his fear...Thats what he do..find a solution.

I talked about this with a sister and she did add few more useful points on my outtakes:

X : Same thing when we read the tales of the prophet's companions....... as long as we have that mindset "Of course they can do (this and that), they're the prophet's companion..etc". For as long as we think they are SuperHuman we will never learn from them.
We can read tons of the tales of Muhammad's companions, but will merely just be a wonderful fairytale everybody loves...We will never learn from them...
Only until the point where we realize, they really are just normal human beings..Just like us.
Only then,we'll gain something from their life stories.

Y : Exactly..Sometimes people fail to see the point. Even from the Prophet himself. God had purposely chosen the prophets among the people,among us humans, so we can relate to them and learn.
(Instead, we always use this as an excuse, he's a prophet,of course he's capable of things. Well, Im not trying to say that men like Adam,Moses,Jesus,Abraham,Muhammad (etc.) are not special. They're the chosen one after all. But they're also humans,never forget that. Hey,even the prophet is warned by God himself (Surah 'Abasa).

X : Yes... but often we always think of them as SuperHuman from the past. We fail to relate to them. We,ourselves create barriers.

Conclusion: They're human,we're human. If they can be the best of humankind. Why can we ourselves try to be the best person we can be.
Evrybody have their own strength...Everyone's gifted. ;-)

Okay fine, still insist on being Superman? Sure theres nothing wrong in choosing him. But don't work alone then...Hey even the Man of Steel needs his companions, the Justice League.
(Surah As-Saff)

Fight with those whos fighting for the same cause as you...Two heads are better than one. Working in a team makes a person stronger and much more solid.
We complete eachother.What we lack, others complete it.
As I said, we all have our own weaknesses and we all posess different strength...

Finalement, we all are like pieces of puzzle. Completing eachother to get that one final perfect picture..:-D

Beautiful isn't it?

Superman VS Batman I

2009-03-27T11:48:00.004+01:00

Part 2 on:

[How may we help others if we can't even help ourselves?]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

Salam.

I chatted with a brother on this topic and this was how the converstion goes:
...
A: ...what do you think of the phrase [If we can't even help ourselves,how may we help others?]

B: Well..I think we can always help others even when we ourselves are helpless, but it depends on the situation,by help,what kind of help are you refering to?

A: Hmm...everyone has their own weaknesses,right? Take Superman for example ,his weakness is Kryptonite...right? Pardon me for the random example. Anyway, so when we get hit by an element that weakens us, sometimes we get too busy trying to help ourselves from that element that we forgot about others around us..We felt as if how could we help others if we can't even help ourselves?

B: Personally, for me,it depends on the impact of the hit, how hard it hits us. But if God wills it, this shouldn't be a problem. I think we all can help other even if we ourselves have problems of our own. Because in this world, no one is problem-free. Everybody has their own worries, nobody is perfect. As for me, we should try our best,insyaAllah,everything would be okay...
I'll give you an analogy of a glass...
We have one empty glass, and our friend have his (or her) own glass which is also empty.
So when the water gets poured into our glass and we'd like our friend to have some water too...We are not obliged to wait until our glass is filled with water to help him/her.
Even with a half-filled glass or even a quarter-filled glass ,we should be able to help this friend of ours.

A: That is a beautiful analogy...hmm...But what if the glass breaks?

B: Then we should pour the water before it breaks...But if it breaks beforehand, if its unavoidable, then we have no choice but to fix the glass first.
Just like when it comes to spreading the truth, we don't need to be a preacher to be qualified to preach to others...even withe the knowledge we have, we can spread goodness to others. /even if its just a phrase,a word,insyaallah, it'll be usefull to others,and ourselves (as reminders)

A: Well understood, thank you for reminding. But..what if a person were to teach another being to wear a shoe when he/she herself don't even like the idea if wearing a shoe. Again,random example but I hope it'll do..

B: Personally, if that were the case, then it is better for us to ask from others to teach us wearing the shoe properly first, because its crucial for us to be good at something before we can teach it to others...But that shouldn't stop us from teaching our friend others things that we already know. Everybody have their own strength and weaknesses, and thats where we complete one another. Two friends are like 2 hands, one washes the other, and vice versa. :-)

A: Alhamdulillah, sharing thoughts and give me new inspirations, thank you. Sometimes we get scared cause we keep thinking 'bout what others would think of us when we do something. We tend to think too much.
A wise lady once told me, we have to stop making assumptions. Because when we come up with assumptions, it'll keep us from proceeding with our work. We would end up thinking too much and not doing anything.

B: Yes, I tend to think too much too. So sometimes I just say to myself "Just do it,lets just get this over and done with"

A: Thank you again. Well,nobody said life would be easy right? Its full of sacrifice to be made..(But as long as we're doing the right thing, He did promise He would be with us every step we take ;-))
And as long we're doing the right thing..Why should we be afraid,right?
...

As for the theory on Batman Vs Superman...We'll continue on the next post..:-),insyaAllah.

Fragment of my thought

2009-03-26T04:19:00.002+01:00

What do you think of this phrase:

[How may we help others if we can't help ourselves]

This particular phrase has been circulating my mind since earlier this evening.
Result:Its 4.24 a.m and I'm still up.

I talked to a friend of mine.and this was how the conversation goes..

Ilani Muis: what do you think of this phrase
Ilani Muis: [if we can't ourselves,how may we help others]
itik berenang: ha?
itik berenang: random nye
Ilani Muis: I;d just like to know
Ilani Muis: your views
Ilani Muis: youre a sensible person
itik berenang: haha...klaka la
itik berenang: i drp dulu
itik berenang: slalu terfikir about this phrase
itik berenang: org kan slalu cakap..u have to make sure that u're good enough before u can help other
itik berenang: or tegur others
itik berenang: or anything along that line
itik berenang: i mcm agree to a certain extent la
itik berenang: ish i tatau nak jawap camane
itik berenang: u nak i ckp dari context ape..ayah ajar anak? a muslim to another muslim?
Ilani Muis: any context
Ilani Muis: it depends on how you see it
itik berenang: ha ok..i bagi dari religious context la kan contohynye..
itik berenang: *contohnye
itik berenang: haha
itik berenang: ha anyway
itik berenang: contohnye..u nak help org supaye be a better person..so u nak tegur kalau org tu buat silap
itik berenang: but then if u berpegang on that phrase kan
itik berenang: it's a bit impossible la
itik berenang: because..
itik berenang: like the phrase said...'if we cant ourselves, how may we help other'
itik berenang: then maknenye lebih kurang mcm kalaw u nak tegur org..u kene la perfect dulu
itik berenang: if u can make urself a perfect person
itik berenang: than u barulah boleh help people
itik berenang: tapi kan impossible
itik berenang: u nak tunggu diri u perfect
itik berenang: smpai bile pon takboleh
itik berenang: ha camtu la contohnye
itik berenang: but then again i agree to a certain extent...contoh yang typical yang i boleh bagi..
itik berenang: ayah smoke, but suruh anak jangan smoke
itik berenang: if u cant stop urself, how r u gonna teach ur son not to do it kan
itik berenang: huhu
itik berenang: eh betol ke i ckp ni
itik berenang: kang membebel panjang2
itik berenang: tak jawap soalan pn
Ilani Muis: yeah
Ilani Muis: sensible
Ilani Muis: huhu
Ilani Muis: it really is complicated kan
Ilani Muis: even if u terbalekkan the phrase
Ilani Muis: like
Ilani Muis: [how may we help others,if we cant help ourselves]
Ilani Muis: cm bole interpret laen
Ilani Muis: i find it to be rather
Ilani Muis: negative
itik berenang: yeah...i slalu rase phrase mcm ni sgt negative
itik berenang: sangat tak membantu org untuk berkembang
itik berenang: sebab for me..in the process of u helping other people pn..u will learn so many things
itik berenang: so mcm u're helping urself la jugak
itik berenang: so if u cannot help other ppl sebab u dnt have what it takes...i rase takde sesiapa pn dlm dunia ni will help anyone
itik berenang: masing2 sibuk nak jadi perfect before they can help others
Ilani Muis: n nobody will ever be..cuz nobody is perfect..x matter how,x matter what
Ilani Muis: so
Ilani Muis: conclsion
Ilani Muis: just try to be strong
Ilani Muis: n be ready to accept ur weakness,but do try to be better nx tym?
itik berenang: a'a
itik berenang: exactly
itik berenang: i rase...org yang kluwakan phrase mcm ni..adelah org yang tanak terima help from other people
itik berenang: sebab terlampao ego..org melayu kan suke cakap..'nak cakap org, cermin la diri sendiri'
itik berenang: cakap as mengumpat mmg la..
itik berenang: but then cakap as in tegur and tolong tu...mcm takbetul la dlm context ayat tu
itik berenang: hahaha
itik berenang: ape i merepek ni
Ilani Muis: haha
Ilani Muis: well
Ilani Muis: its your views
Ilani Muis: so
Ilani Muis: its very subjective
Ilani Muis: diff people
Ilani Muis: have diff outakes
Ilani Muis: you honestly this trying to be better get a little harder..Im trying but at times tersungkur and I start to reflect byk bende,which just make things even more complicated cause
Ilani Muis: you just tend to think alot
Ilani Muis: and see things from different angles
Ilani Muis: and it just occupise you soo much
Ilani Muis: you realized it wasting your time
Ilani Muis: then you just wann stop
Ilani Muis: but you end up beating around the bushes
itik berenang: wahahahaha
itik berenang: iye betol
Ilani Muis: which is why
Ilani Muis: i x tdo lg
Ilani Muis: You turn to Him
Ilani Muis: cause that is the best kan
Ilani Muis: but you end up wanting to talk to a person jugak
Ilani Muis: in hopes it would help
itik berenang: a'a betol
Ilani Muis: but then you also have the tendency to think why am i thinking too much bout my own problems when I could use the tyime in helping others
itik berenang: ahahaha..sometimes u just have to figure out things before moving on
itik berenang: i slalu camtu
itik berenang: hehe
Ilani Muis: yup,but sometimes you just couldnt seem to find the answer,and u end up immobile,just where you started
Ilani Muis: some people might say,this is also apart of the evil part of a human,like eveil whispering mcm nk lmahkan smgat u
Ilani Muis: so u be so busy thinking psl masalah sndr
Ilani Muis: when others around u masalah lg besar

So...Readers,what do you think?

P/S- Ya Jabbar...grant me strength...Please..Guide me. You're the onlyOne who knows whats inside my mind and my heart.So please,help me...

Islam & Alcohol

2009-03-24T02:12:00.000+01:00

Why does Islam prohibit the consumption of alcohol?

Alcohol has been the scourge of human society since time immemorial. It continues to cost countless human lives, and causes terrible misery to millions throughout the world. Alcohol is the root cause of several problems facing society. The statistics of soaring crime rates, increasing instances of mental illnesses and millions of broken homes throughout the world bear mute testimony to the destructive power of alcohol.

1. Prohibition of alcohol in the Qur’an

The prohibition of alcohol in Islam is derived from the following verse of the Glorious Qur'an:
"O ye who believe! Intoxicants and Gambling, (Dedication of) stones, And (divination by) arrows, Are an Abomination – Of Satan's handiwork; Eschew such (abomination), That ye may prosper." [Al-Qur'an 5:90]

2. Prohibition of alcohol in the Bible

The Bible prohibits the consumption of alcohol in the following verses:

a. "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging; and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise." [Proverbs 20:1]
b. "And be not drunk with wine." [Ephesians 5:18]

3. Can Alcohol be beneficial?

Some research indicates that limited consumption can have some health benefits. This is consistent with the verse of the Glorious Qur’an:
They ask you (O Muhammad, peace be upon him) concerning alcoholic drink and gambling. Say: "In them is a great sin, and (some) benefit for men, but the sin of them is greater than their benefit."
[Al-Qur’an 2:219]

4. Alcohol inhibits the inhibitory centre

An Alcohol Awareness Poster at Ball State University, Indiana

Human beings possess an inhibitory centre in their brains. This inhibitory centre prevents the person from doing things that he considers wrong. For instance a person does not normally use abusive language while addressing parents or elders. The inhibitory centre prevents a person from answering the call of nature in public.
When a person consumes alcohol, the inhibitory centre itself is inhibited. That is precisely the reason why an inebriated person is often found be indulging in behaviour that is completely uncharacteristic of him. For instance a person who is drunk may use abusive language with people he or she respects and/or make sexual advances towards them, and regret the actions later after becoming sober.

5. What about drinking in ‘moderation’?

Some argue that it is possible to drink in moderation and exercise self-control in order to prevent oneself from getting intoxicated. Investigations reveal that most alcoholics started off as ‘social drinkers’. Suppose a ‘social drinker' loses self-control just once. In a state of intoxication he or she might commit a terrible crime, with life changing consequences. The scores of deaths and injuries due to accident involving drunk drivers bring untold grief to thousands of families every year.
According to National Crime Victimization Survey Bureau of Justice (U.S. Department of Justice) in the year 1996 alone everyday on an average 2,713 rapes took place. The statistics tell us that the majority of the rapists were intoxicated while committing the crime. Even if the act is later regretted, a normal human being is likely to carry the guilt throughout his life. Both the victim and perpetrator are marred for life.

6. Diseases associated with alcoholism

There are several scientific reasons for the prohibition of consumption of intoxicants i.e. alcohol. The maximum number of deaths in the world related to any one particular cause is due to the consumption of alcohol. Millions of people die every year only because of intake of alcohol. Below is a simple list of few of the alcohol related illnesses:

1. Cirrhosis of the liver (the most well known alcohol associated disease).

2. Cancers of the Oesophagus, of the head and neck, of the liver (Hepatoma) and of the bowel.

4. Coronary Artherosclerosis, Angina and heart attacks are linked to heavy alcohol intake. Similarly strokes and different types of paralysis are linked to alcohol intake.

5. Beriberi and other deficiencies are not uncommon among alcoholics. Even Pellagra occurs in alcoholics.

6. Delerium Tremens is a serious complication that may occur during recurrent infection of alcoholics or post operatively. It also occurs during abstention as a sign of withdrawal effect. It is quite serious and may cause death even if treated in well equipped centers

7. Recurrent infection is very common among chronic alcoholics. The resistance to disease and the immunological defense system are compromised by alcohol intake.

8. Chest infections are notorious in alcoholics. Pneumonia, Lung Abcess, Emphysema and Pulmonary Tuberculosis are all common in alcoholics.

9. During acute alcoholic intoxication, the drunk person usually vomits, the cough reflexes which are protective are paralysed. The vomitus thus easily pass to the lung causing Pneumonia or Lung Abscess. Occasionally it may even cause suffocation and death.

10. The ill effects of alcohol consumption on women deserves special mention. Females are more vulnerable to alcohol-related Cirrhosis than men. During pregnancy alcohol consumption has a severe detrimental effect on the foetus. Foetal Alcohol Syndrome is being recognized more and more in the medical profession.

11. Skin diseases are also related to alcohol indulgence.

12. Eczema, Alopecia, Nail Dystrophy, Paronychia (infection around the nails) and Angular Stomatitis (inflammation of the angle of the mouth) are common diseases among alcoholics.

7. Is Alcoholism a disease ?

If alcohol is a disease, it is the only disease that:

- Is sold in bottles

- Is advertised in newspapers, magazines, on radio and television

- Has licensed outlets to spread it

- Produces revenue for the government

- Brings violent deaths on the highways

- Destroys family life and increases crime

- Has no germs or viral cause

ALCOHOLISM IS NOT A DISEASE – IT IS SATAN'S HANDIWORK

Islam is called the "Deen-ul-Fitrah" or the natural religion of Man. All its injunctions are aimed at preserving the natural state of man. Alcohol is a deviation from this natural state, for the individual as well as for society. Hence the consumption of alcohol is prohibited in Islam.

The Health Benefits of Wine by Gerrman JB, Walzem RL, Department of Food Science, University of California at Davis

For further reading: http://www.whyislam.org/FAQ/tabid/165/Default.aspx#Q12

My hijab,my liberty

2009-03-09T21:01:00.004+01:00

May peace be upon all of you whos searching for answers.
Praise to the lord.Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Sisters: Do you wear the hijab? Why or Why not? If you do, do you ever feel like taking it off? I feel like Allah wouldn't want to pose a burden on women (like when it's hot out) by forcing them to wear hijab.

Before I answer this question, I do have a few questions myself. Why do the nuns cover their head? and Mother Mary?and the jews? I find that covering your head is part of the teachings in most religion. Have you ever wondered why? Some say its a sign of modesty & humility.While others..well different people have different views.

First of all,yes I do wear the hijab,Ive just started it awhile ago.Now that I have it on,I dont have any intentions of taking it off,but sometimes the whispers of Shaitan do get the best of me.But Alhamdulillah,until now I have never taken it off('cept when Im home alone,or with other sisters).I wear it first of all because He asked me too. (Tout simplement,on se pose pas des questions sur ce que le Dieu nous demande.)
And because I want to please our Lord.Its just like when we're trying to please other human beings,surely we would do things that would please them wouldnt we?For example,a daughter would send flowers to her mother to please her mother,or a worker would invite his boss to lunch to please the boss(if he's lucky,he might even get a promotion).
I wear the hijab as I wish to please God and in hopes that He will place me in paradise with other mu'minun.InsyaAllah.
I have faith in Islam,in oneness of God,and I trust His words and His sayings (Holy Quran).

Why do I trust God?
Because I believe that He is the Creator of All.The Almighty.And surely a Creator knows Best 'bout His creations.
Just like an inventor of a machine would know best about his invention better than anyone else.
Ask Bill Gates about Microsoft and Im sure He has alll the answer.

As for hijab,there is a few verse in Quran which commands the women to wear a veil etc.It can be found in Surah Al-Ahzab and An-Nurr,for give me if I am mistaken.So,God has commanded women to put on their veils...Surely He has His reasons behind this.As a human being,I have no right to claim that my knowledge is any better than others,especially compared to Allah,the All-Knowing.
But He has also granted me with a brain and heart,to search for answers,to think and to understand alhamdulillah.I can give a few answers insyaallah.
And I think its mostly because God knows how it is not easy for a man to control his lust especially towards the opposite sex. So He asked the women to cover themselves in order to make it easy for men to control their lust.
Imagine a woman in bikini,a woman well covered and a man or a raper trapped in a room.Who do you think will most likely get raped first?...
My dear brothers and sister..God has grant us with brains.Think for a second...Its all logic isnt it?Maybe if all the women were to cover themselves properly,insyaAllah,there wont be as many crimes (mainly rape etc) as today..
And I do prefer people to judge me for who I am inside,evryone always says that its the thought,the heart that counts.Its how we are on the inside that matters,not how we look on the outside.Right?.Cause that wouldnt be fair,to anybody.And God is Fair.Besides,the outside beauty would fade sooner or later,but the inside beauty..It stays on forever,insyaAllah.:-D.Sisters and brothers...would we prefer for people to love us for what we are?or how we look like?...

Besides,whats the harm in wearing one?If people have liberty of dressing up the way they want, why can't we have the liberty of wearing our hijab? ;-D.

Plus, I do think its beautiful,the fact that you reserve your beauty for your husband and not just any men...:-)

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/165027/?page=1&

Wallahu'alam.

Our differences...

2009-02-23T12:29:00.003+01:00

Look into my eyes
Tell me what you see
You don't see a damn thing
'cause you can't relate to me
You're blinded by our differences
My life makes no sense to you
I'm the persecuted one
You're the red, white and blue

Each day you wake in tranquility
No fears to cross your eyes
Each day I wake in gratitude
Thanking God He let me rise
You worry about your education
And the bills you have to pay
I worry about my vulnerable life
And if I'll survive another day
Your biggest fear is getting a ticket
As you cruise your Cadillac
My fear is that the tank that has just left
Will turn around and come back

Yet, do you know the truth of where your money goes?
Do you let the media deceive your mind?
Is this a truth nobody, nobody, nobody knows?
Has our world gone all blind?

Yet, do you know the truth of where your money goes?
Do you let the media deceive your mind?
Is this a truth nobody, nobody, nobody knows?
Someone tell me ...

Ooohh, let's not cry tonight
I promise you one day it's through
Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters
Ooohh, shine a light for every soul that ain't with us no more
Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters

See I've known terror for quite some time
57 years so cruel
Terror breathes the air I breathe
It's the checkpoint on my way to school
Terror is the robbery of my land
And the torture of my mother
The imprisonment of my innocent father
The bullet in my baby brother
The bulldozers and the tanks
The gases and the guns
The bombs that fall outside my door
All due to your funds
You blame me for defending myself
Against the ways of my enemies
I'm terrorized in my own land (what)
And I'm the terrorist?

Yet, do you know the truth of where your money goes?
Do you let the media deceive your mind?
Is this a truth nobody, nobody, nobody knows?
Has our world gone all blind?

Yet, do you know the truth of where your money goes?
Do you let the media deceive your mind?
Is this a truth nobody, nobody, nobody knows?
Someone tell me ...

Ooohh, let's not cry tonight, I promise you one day it's through
Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters,
Ooohh, shine a light for every soul that ain't with us no more
Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters,

American , do you realize that the taxes that you pay
Feed the forces that traumatize my every living day
So if I won't be here tomorrow
It's written in my fate
May the future bring a brighter day
The end of our wait

(pause)

Ooohh, let's not cry tonight, I promise you one day it's through
Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters,
Ooohh, shine a light for every soul that ain't with us no more
Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters,

[with kids]
Ohh let's not cry tonight I promise you one day is through
Ohh my brothers! Ohh my sisters!
Ooh shine a light for every soul that ain't with us no more
Ohh my brothers! Ohh my sisters!

...So what?!

2009-02-18T23:02:00.002+01:00

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down

by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, there may be jealousy;
Be happy anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;

It was never between you and them anyway.

P/S: Never hesitate in doing good and let people talk...That's all they can do anyway.

Discovered on: verslalumiere.com

Taken from: iluvislam.com

Magic Words: Please & Thank You

2009-02-13T20:13:00.002+01:00

Hello again dear readers....May Peace be upon us all,insyaAllah.

Bismilahirrahmanirrahim, in the name of God, the Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Alhamdulillah (Thank you God),
for giving me another chance to walk on this earth of yours...
:-)

How are we all doing today? My mum once told me : Whether its going to be a happy day or sad day for you today...
It's you who decide the moment you wake up each day.
So, what would it be for you today?
A day full of smiles and happyness? Or sulking and grouching until night falls?
C'est a vous de decider...(Its up to you to decide...)

SMILING IS CHARITY

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"Charity is prescribed for each descendant of Adam every day the sun rises."
He was then asked: "From what do we give charity every day?"
The Prophet answered: "The doors of goodness are many...enjoining good, forbidding evil, removing harm from the road, listening to the deaf, leading the blind, guiding one to the object of his need, hurrying with the strength of one's legs to one in sorrow who is asking for help,
and supporting the feeble with the strength of one's arms
--all of these are charity prescribed for you."
He also said: "Your smile for your brother is charity."
- Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 3, Number 98

Today I'm going to talk about Magic Words,insyaAllah.

Readers,do you remember the first few words your parents
(or the person who looks after you when you were kid) taught you when you were just a toddler?
Words known as "Magic words"

Remember when you asked for something, the adult would say
" What's the magic word young man ?"(I'm not a sexist,this is just an example ;-p)
Young Man: Pleaseeeeeeeeeeee.....? (accompanied by the sweetest smile imaginable)

Or remember when you received something from others (i.e: a birthday present)...again an adult would ask
" Now..what should you say young lady?" (see..told ya Im not a sexist ;-p).
Or for malaysians maybe the phrase "Cakap apeee..?" would be more up our alley?

Basically Magic Words such as Please & Thank you are crucial in everything,right?
We say please for things we want....And thank you for the things we get
(even if sometimes we didnt even ask for it)

Why are 'please' & 'thank you' so important?

First, to avoid any serious injuries...Caused by any 'abusive' adult..Hehe (Kene pukul kang...)

Secondly, to avoid getting scold at in front of everybody...or worse...getting the 'cold stare' of your parents...(pandangan maut) especially from a mother...
If you happen to have one whos like mine. ;-p

Then, theres also the possibility of not getting anymore presents or any goodies at all if you are so persistent in not saying these Magic Words...Right?

So,why am I telling you things you already know?

....because I'm trying to make a connection here between God & our blessings...

We asked for a happy life...we smile and laugh every now and then...
We asked for company so we'll never feel lonely...family and friends never left our side...
We asked for a healthy body...we're still breathing, walking, talking, texting

But sometimes...
We didn't pray that we will have food to eat..But He never left us to starve...
We didn't pray so that our home won't be burn down while we're asleep...But He protected us anyhow...
We didn't ask so that our parents won't fall down when they're walking down the stairs, back at home, miles away from us...
But yet,He still give us the chance to hear their voice on the phone..just moments ago.

Sometimes there are things we didn't even think of asking...
But we got it anyhow...

Yet,
we even dare to complain when we receive things we didn't particularly like from our parents...
we smug when our friend gave us a green keychain instead of blue
it even upsets us to see that our favourite shirt is still in the laundry...

We asked for it, He gave it,
We didnt even say please...We got it anyhow
We didn't even ask for it...
but our days are still blessed with love,happiness and friendship.

But....
Still we turn our back on Him
Sometimes we even forget Him

"Alhamdulillah...Thank you God.."

Is it soo hard to be muttered by the mouth,the lips,the voice that He grant us with...?

Why?

Don't you think our Creator,the Giver deserve atleast our thanks to Him?

Dating dgn kekasih hati...

2009-02-11T19:27:00.004+01:00

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...

Okay this time around Im going to write this post the way I talk. Which means there'll be malay and a few english words...For those who only understands english and wish for me to explain..do leave a comment..;-)...Please & thank you

Kenapelakan...klu kite janji dgn manusie..klu lambat sepuloh menet...kite da bwat muke.
Klu yg couple tu..boleh gado sampai nk clash..hanye kerane 10 menet...

Tapikan kalau dgn Die...Bayangkan klu setiap solat tu diibaratkan macam 'dating' dengan yang Maha Penyayang. Tergamak kite buat die tertunggu2 sampai waktu kite menghadap Die...Kekdang bukan setakat 10 menet,boleh sampai 20 menet,30 menet...Kdang2 kite skalikan je terus 'date' yg first dengan 'date' yang sterusnye.
Cth: (Dialog biase)

Manusie (sambil melihat jam tangan): Eh da nk masuk maghrib nie..Tapela,tunggu la lg siket nak Asar..Takyah amek wudhu' lagi da..Sekalikan je terus..Pas Asar tnggu kejap then Maghrib. Senang siket...

Cube tanye diri sendiri pernah tak ayat-ayat sebegini terlintas kt otak kite?

Cube bayangkan kite buat macam tu dgn orang yg kite janji nk jumpe....
Dekatkan trus 'date' atau klu org french panggil 'rendezvous'
,kalau skalikan je rendezvous yg first dgn yg second...Camane tu?

Klu dengan yang tersayang...uish,bukan maen lg,siap-siap,wangi-wangi...
Tak boleh lambat..Kene On-time!

Tapi....
Kenapa kite boleh tergamak nak buat macam tu (melambatkan 'date') dengan yang Maha Mengasihi kite...?
Umpame kite buat Die tertunggu-tunggu,kadang-kadang setengah jam...
Klu yang isya' kdangkale berejam..Trus tunggu subuh kan?
Takpon kekdang ade antare kite yang terus 'cancel' je 'date' nie...

Kenape?

Lepas tu bile hari kite macam 'suwey' siket ade yang even berani salahkan Die and saying things like..
'Life's not fair,hidup tak adil,nape mesti aku...etc'
Sedangkan...Do we ourselves even take time during the days to remember Him, to thank Him?
Kite tak ingat pon kt Die...By right, layakkah kite diingati Die...?

Sedangkan Die lah Segalenye.
Dari Die datang sumenye, tanpe die,tadelah family kite,tadelah rezeki kite utk makan berpakaian etc.
Tanpe die,takan bertemulah kite dengan org tersayang kite tu...

Maybe its time for us to muhasabah diri and think...

Sume yang baik dtg dr Rabbi 'alamin...
Dan yg tidak baik dtg dr kelemahan diri saye sendirik
juge Syaitan-syaitan yang busy membisik di depan,blakang,kiri dan kanan saye..

فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَا . لَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ

[Al-Maa'uun 107:4 .107:5]

[4]
(Kalau orang yang demikian dikira dari bilangan orang-orang yang mendustakan ugama), maka kecelakaan besar bagi orang-orang Ahli Sembahyang -
[5]
(laitu) mereka yang berkeadaan lalai daripada menyempurnakan sembahyangnya;

My True Love, My Purpose, My Everything

2009-02-10T09:04:00.005+01:00

After all these years of searching...

Alhamdulillah, I've finally found what I've been looking for,
the perfect companion, apart of me which I didn't know exist.

Him.

1) He protects me and makes me feel safe even in the darkest hour of night, even in the most lonely and quiet street.

2) He is my strength when Im weakened by my surroundings...or even by my own weaknesses.

3) He's willing to forgive me even when Ive comitted the biggest mistake imagineable.

4) He listens to me, even when there are thousand others who turn to him.

5) Sometimes I can express myself in any language, still he understands me.

6) Sometimes...I don't even have to talk. Still he knows whats bothering me.

7) He made me feel loved like no one has ever before

8) I trust him with all of my heart because I know he would never break it

9) Its because of him I won that basketball competition when I was 16..Its because of him I passed my exams with flying colors..He always gives me gifts. Even when I didn't ask for it. Often, I forget to thank him. But still he's patient with me.

10)Sometimes he punishes me whenever Ive crossed the line. But I'm not angry or anything cause I know the only reason he does that is because he cares about me.

11) Even if I can't see him, I know he's always there to guide me, I know this because he left me 114 love letters to remind me of him.

12) I'm not scared to love him...Cause I know he would never ever leave me...He would always be there.

13) He's my friend,

14) My first, my last and my one and only true love...the incomparable...

Who is it Im reffering to? Well he is...

1)Al-Muhaimin 2)Al-Jabbar 3)Al-Afu 4)As-Sami 5)Al- Wasi 6)Al-Khabir 7)Al-Wadud 8)Al-Wakil 9) As-Sabur & Al-Basit 10) Al-Muntaqim 11)Al-Batin, Ar-Rasheed & Al-Hadi 12) As-Samad & Al Baqi' 13) Al-Wali 14) Al-Awwal, Al-Akhir, Al-Wahid...Al-Badi'

اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاء الْحُسْنَى
[Surah Taa-Haa 20:8]

Allah! There is no God but Him! To Him belong the Best Names.

If you'd like to know Him better:

http://www.islamcan.com/99names/index.shtml

(You'll find another 78 attribute of His)

;-)

God never gave me what I wanted...

2009-02-06T13:50:00.009+01:00

Slide 1

I asked for strength... God gave difficulties to make me strong.

I asked for wisdom... God gave me problems to solve.

I asked for courage...God gave me obstacles to overcome.

I asked for Love... God gave me troubled people to help.

I asked for favors... and God gave me opportunities.

Maybe I received nothing I wanted...

But I received EVERYTHING I needed.

Alhamdulillah, Thank you Allah.

Slide 2

كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْقِتَالُ وَهُوَ كُرْهٌ لَّكُمْ وَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُواْ شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَعَسَى أَن تُحِبُّواْ شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ وَاللّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ

[Al-Baqarah: 216]

Jihad is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it,
and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you,
and that you like a thing which is bad for you.
Allah knows but you do not know...

The Cow

2009-02-06T13:49:00.004+01:00

Repeat after me and answer the question that follows;

* Silk,silk,silk

What do cows drink?

;-p

Kudos to those who answered 'water' but to those who answered 'milk'...

Oops..Sorry,wrong answer. Didn't I just remind you to;

Think before you speak?

;-)

Have a nice day~

And He *winked at me...

2009-02-05T16:37:00.003+01:00

:-)

Hello readers...May peace be upon us all.

Alhamdulillah again I'm given another day to live and to tell a tale...

Bismilahirrahmanirrahim, in the name of Allah,the Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Today, with the blessings of Allah, Al-Barr, the Benign (yang Banyak Membuat Kebajikan),
I've experienced such a wonderful moment while I was out running my errands.

(...)
I was at the cashier,I was about to pay when I realized I didn't have enough money on me.
As I was trying to negociate with the lady by reducing one of the items I bought,
(I was praying so that God will help me out of this mess at the same time, rummaging through my pockets in hopes of finding 10 cents)
Suddenly, the gentleman behind me offered to pay for all of the items (his & mine) and he took my money (the one thats lacking 10 cents)
At first I thought it was because my pathetic effort to pay was holding up the queue and that he was in a hurry.
After collecting my stuff, I looked up and saw the men who helped me just now.
He smiled and winked at me...Then he left.
It was then that I realized, what he did really was an act of generosity.

Then I thought: where does all this Goodness comes from....

I smiled to myself when I think of Him, Al-Kareem, the Generous.
I smiled even more when I think of Him, Al-Mujeeb, the Responder to our Prayers.
I kept smiling when I think of Him, Al-Walee, the Supporter,the Protecting Friend

The gentleman winked at me...That gentleman is a creation of Him, Al-Khaliq...
That gentleman may not be God Himself...
But by his act of generosity is an attribute of God.
His goodness and kindness are only present because of Allah.
Allah grants this men with such wonderful qualities...

When that gentleman winked at me...
I felt as if it was God's way of communicating to me to tell me:

"Told you I'd be there for you...All you have to do is come and look for me..."

I left the supermarket, and drops of rain fell down on me...So did the tears from my eyes.

;-)

God is Great.And I thank You for EVERYTHING.

Subahanallah,walhamdulillah,walailahailallah wallahuakhbar...

P/S-
To the gentleman that helped me, may God bless you, Que le Dieu vous benisse.
Only Allah can repay what you have done for me.
(Semoga dirimu ditempatkan bersama orang2 yang dikasihi-Nya)

Hadith Nawawi 26

Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu 'anhu, reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said :

"On every person's joints or small bones (i.e. fingers and toes), there is sadaqah (charity) every day the sun rises. Doing justice between two people is sadaqah; assisting a man to mount his animal, or lifting up his belongings onto it is sadaqah; a good word is sadaqah; every step you take towards prayer is sadaqah; and removing harmful things from pathways is sadaqah."

[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]

SMILING IS CHARITY

S.i.l.l.y Us:H.u.m.a.n.

2009-02-04T22:20:00.004+01:00

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, (in the name of God,the most Gracious,most Merciful)

May peace be upon all of you (and me ;-p).

Have we count our blessings today? ;-). Have we thanked Him enough?

If death were to claim us tonight, would we be ready?

(Constantly, reminding one's self about about leaving the world is one of the key of being a better muslim ;-) )

Dear readers, it is never too early to repent our sins, neither it is too late to ask for forgiveness.

Don't forget: He is Al-Ghafur , the ALL-Forgiving & Al-Wadud, the Loving. ;-)

Tonight I'll try to make this entry short but nice, insyaAllah.

[Phone conversation with my beloved mother today ;-)]

Mak : Nani, tikus ape ade 2 kaki?
[Nani,which mouse posesses 2 limbs?]

Nani: Err....(Saye nie lembab sket bab teka-teki ;-p)
[I'm a little slow in these kind of games]

Lilo answering enthousiastically: Mickey Mouse!

Nani: Ha! Mickey Mouse!
(Dasar maen tipu, kalaula Lilo tade...hehe)
[Lol, lucky me Lilo's by my side]

Mak: Okay,now...itek ape ade 2 kaki?
(Alright, now... which duck posesses 2 limbs?)

Nani: DONALD DUCK!!
(Dengan penuh semangat menjawab, tidak akan kubiarkan diriku terpedaye lg)
[Perhaps I answered that a little too enthousiastically, I won't let myself be fooled again, this time around]

Mak: (Gelak dengan sangat suke hati) Oi, (sambung gelak lagi) Sume itek ade 2 kaki la...
[Lol. My dear ...(smiling [Well, I don't really know if she's smiling or not, Im just guessing from the sound of her voice)...All ducks have only 2 limbs..]

-the end-

1st reflect : Gosh...talk about not wanting to be fooled again...I am such a loser...
(Kusangakakanku takkan tertipu lagi...Rupenye..masih sengal...)

2nd reflect : We REALLY DO NEED to THINK before we do or say anything...
Or we would end up making ourselves look silly. Like me, the Fooled-one.

Jazzakillah for reading.

Praise to Allah,for ALL GOOD things come from Him, Al-Hakeem ,the Wise.

Til next time,insyaAllah.

Remember : THINK FIRST BEFORE DOING ANYTHING
(Or we would end up doing something we might regret...)

P/s- Reminding people of something that gives them benefit is also part of the teachings of
Islam. ;-) ...therefore an obligation to all muslims...

Being a muslim is about...Being the best person you can be

2009-02-03T09:10:00.007+01:00

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, in the name of God,the most Gracious,most Merciful.

May peace be upon all of you.

Alhamdulillah (praise to God) I'm given another day to live and be among my loved ones.
Today I'm gonna talk a bout what it takes to be a muslim,InsyaAllah.
Its about trying to be a better person each day.
(Harini lebih baik dari semalam,esok lebih baik dari harini)
So I'm going to list down the things I need to remind myself everyday,
maybe you should try it.
Each person is unic, therefore my list of to-do-things may differ from yours.;-D

So,what should I do today?

I should be more responsible. Take all of my responsibilities seriously,all of it.
Being a daughter, a student, a roomate,a sister,a friend, a citizen etc.
Which means I have to:

a) Love my mother and not to discriminate my father ;-p. Call or text them. Both of them.

b) Finish my homework, revise,avoid any "last-minutes", respect,be kind & responsive to the teacher/prof.

c) Be patient,nice & understanding to my roomate. Never forget,I'm not the only one who's paying the rent.

d) Be there for my family,relatives, talk to them, don't dissapear on them. After all, blood IS thicker than water (pesanan mak slalu),right?

e) Attend to my friends, listen to them, be their shoulder to cry on, through good times and bad ones, help them whenever possible.

f) Smile ;-D to everyone, every single soul I see in the streets, friends and strangers alike. Help if I ever come across a person in distress (damsel or not :-p). Move any object that might harm others...

Last but not least, do good be kind, and if I don't have anything nice or beneficial to say, then don't say anything,at all.

Hadith Nawawi 13

Abu Hamzah Anas bin Malik, radiyallahu 'anhu, who was the servant of the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, reported that the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said:

"None of you truly believes (in Allah and in His religion) until he loves for his brother (i.e: men & women alike,muslim,non-muslim) what he loves for himself"

[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]

Hadith Nawawi 36

It was related on the authority of Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu 'anhu, that the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said:

"Whosoever relieves from a believer some grief pertaining to this world, Allah will relieve from him some grief pertaining to the Hereafter. Whosoever alleviates the difficulties of a needy person who cannot pay his debt, Allah will alleviate his difficulties in both this world and the Hereafter. Whosoever conceals the faults of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his faults in this world and the Hereafter. Allah will aid a servant (of His) so long as the servant aids his brother. Whosoever follows a path to seek knowledge therein, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. No people gather together in one of the houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among themselves, except that tranquility descends upon them, mercy covers them, the angels surround them, and Allah makes mention of them amongst those who are in His presence. Whosoever is slowed down by his deeds will not be hastened forward by his lineage."

[Muslim]

Conclusion: Think before doing or saying anything, remember Ar-Rasheed, the Guide. Commence with "Bismillahirrahmanirrahim". Try the best way possible to be a good muslim. Put an effort in doing anything (good of course), strive for the best and leave the rest to Him, al-Muqtadir, the Powerful.
InsyaAllah,(if He wills it) everything will be okay.

Puryfying your heart is also apart of being a muslim...Avoid heart disease,cure them...
How may we do that? InsyaAllah, I'll share it with you in the coming post..

For now, Rabbuna yusahhil to you dear readers..
And lets all of us strive to be a better person, so the world will be a much better place to live in.
Biiznillah.

:-)

Dawud Wharnsby, What did I do today

A sister's video on what it takes to be a muslim

Embracing Islam

2009-02-01T11:02:00.004+01:00

Salam w.b.t,

Praise to God,Al-Muqtadir,the Powerful (Yang Maha Berkuasa) for giving me the air to breath, the hand to write and the mind to think and to share my thoughts with your dear readers.

Bismillahirrahmannirrahim,
in the name of God,The Most Gracious,The Most Merciful

Dear readers, Im sorry for I may not have that much time to share my thoughts on Islam today.
I have a few errands to run. As a muslim, I too must not forget my other responsibilities in life.
Islam is not just professing the syahadah,praying 5 times a day,fasting during ramadhan,paying the alms (zakat) & performing the Haj if capable.
Its much more than that.
As I said,Islam consists of everything we do & leaves nothing (syumul)

Islam is also about smiling to your mother,(it is in fact an obligation to smile to our mother)
its about helping your brothers (not just siblings,just anyone who's in trouble),
its about looking after the earth: protecting the plants & animals,
its about how you sell your goods,how you treat ur guests,
Islam also encourages people to learn, be curious,discover new things,to think.
Its about being content about what you have no matter how bad your situation is.

A friend once told me, sometimes we complain about not having the right shoes to match, or the right sneakers to run and all until we forget,there are people who's lost their leg.
(Kite bising tade kasut,ade orang tade kaki)
Its impossible to list down.Like I said.Islam consists of EVERYTHING.

But for now, I would have to leave you,dear visitors with a few videos that I think might be beneficial,InsyaAllah (or Biiznillah in other words ;-))

Enjoy the video...

1. A muallaf (Nicole Queen) (newly converted) talks about why she chose to embrace Islam
(I think even born-muslims like me can relate to this,as I said in my earlier post it feels like Ive just embraced Islam)

2.Little boy with BIG FAITH

I have to go...To all of you still seeking for answers...
Don't give up,never give up.
It is not going to be easy, but trust me,it's worth it.
It's like when you're looking for something valueable. ;-D
But have faith in God,in yourself,for every hardship will always come Ease
(Surah Al-Sharh/Al-Insyirah, 94:5,94:6)
I wish all of you,
Allahu yusahhil alaik/ Rabbuna Yusahhil
May God makes it easier for you in your doings.
(Semoga Allah permudahkan urusan kamu)

Salam.w.b.t

A new beginning...No turning back...InsyaAllah

2009-01-28T18:29:00.006+01:00

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim,
in the name of Allah the Most Gracious,the Most Merciful

This will my first post for a whole new beginning. For those who don't know me, my name is Ilani Hariati.Daughter of Abdul Muis & Maimunah Nazarene.Born in SJMC,Subang Jaya on the 8th of June 1987. Then moved to Melawati,then Bukit Sentosa,Rawang.Sister of Erwin Dani,Irma Hariati,Iwan Dani & Irina Hariati. Why am I telling all these?I know I said,who I am is not important,but its what I write about. Well, it is for you,dear readers to relate yourself to my life. Some of you may know me & some of you might meet me one day if ever,our path shall cross [if God wills ;-)]. Hmm my intentions of giving my personal details may not seem clear. But that is for me to know,and for you to find out (or not?!=p).

Why start re-blogging?

Simple, because "sharing is caring". And Ar-Rahman,the Gracious (Maha Penyayang) asked me to share with others whenever I have something good & beneficial.

What/who changed me?

Alhamdulillah,it is Al-Hadi, the Guide (Yang Memberi Petunjuk ) who changed me.

Why?

Again,I thank An-Noor,the Light (Cahaya) for giving me the chance to learn and understand Islam.People always said "Tak Kenal Maka Tak Cinta",or english that it means " Not Loving something/someone is a result of Not Knowing them in the first place"-Wow.A little too long for a translation I guess.Suggestions are always welcome btw.:-D
So,now that I have better knowledge of Islam, I love it even more.;-)
(Btw,Islam comes from the same root word as salam in arabic,you try to look it up to see what it means,generally slam means-peace.)
Sometimes to do something without trying to understand it in the first place is rather, foolish don't you think?

i.e:

Why do we eat?(Mainly cuz we're hungry)

Why do we sleep?(Generally cuz we're sleepy)

Why do we study?(Well, the answer for this varies)

The thought of doing something without any reason makes it hard for us to do it,right?
Its like forcing yourself...And I think we all know how it feels like when we have to force ourselves to do something.=\

Imagine eating without having the feeling to eat.Sleeping without having the need to sleep.Studying without knowing the reasons why we study...Its just terrible.For me atleast.

How does it feel like? (to change)

Well,it feels like Ive found what Ive been looking for all these time.
My purpose of life.
It feels good,it makes me happy, I find it rather peaceful.
I feel as if Ive just embraced Islam...Its soo wonderful.
Words are not enought to explain.
Do you remember the first time you've fallen in Love?
Like nothing is impossible,its like you can fly~.
You're not afraid of anything cuz your sweetheart is there for you.
Well,its kinda like that,only better.:-)

Why too drastic ?(some people might think)

Because Islam is a Deen,a way of life.
It consists all (syumul) and leaves nothing.
I want to a be a full-time muslim, not part-time.
Its rather a challenge isn't it? I love challenges.
May Al-Jabbar,the compeller (Yang Maha Kuat), give me strength for this.

Before I proceed,allow me to ask a few question to you,dear readers,just for you to ponder upon;

Daughters,what would you do if you wish to please your parents?
Brothers/gentlemen,what would you do to win the heart of your loved ones?
Workers,what do you do to get promoted?
Students,what do you do to get good grades?

If I may resume, I think we would all come out with almost the same answers.
When we want something from a certain someone,surely we would do the thing that pleases that person,and we would try to avoid evrything that makes them upsets.
Am I not right on this point? Do correct me if I erred,I still have alot to learn.:-)

A daughter would probably buy her father golf balls for his birthday (the gift depends on the father's preference,of course) ,or help her mother with the dishes. It might be because she's really sincere or simply cause she's eye-ing for that new hot pink Honda Jazz.:-p

A brother/gentlemen would probably get their loved ones flowers or even make that little effort to stop hanging out with his friends (especially girl friends) just to proove to the girl he wants that he's willing to do anything just to win the girl's heart. Right?

A worker would invite his/her boss to lunch (Random thought,I havent start working yet,so I'm not too familiar with this situation) in hopes that he/she might get promoted.(Dlm erti kate laen bodek), (lacher ses bottes).

A student would try to participate during class or some might want to try their luck in being a teacher's pet to get good marks.

These are all just random examples.It has nothing to do with those who are dead or alive. (Contoh membute semate-mate,tiade kene mengene dgn yg hidup mahupun yang sudah meninggal dunie)

All I wish to say is that, Im doing this because I want to please, Al-Nafi',the propitious (Yang Memberi Manfaat) in hopes that He will place me with others (mu'minin) in His Paradise,InsyaAllah.

Besides,He is the one who provides me with everything that i have in this life:my life,my family,my friends,the clothes on my back,the house that I live in,the food that I eat.
EVRYTHING.
Without Him, NOTHING is POSSIBLE
He is Al-Razzaq,the provider (Yang Maha Pemberi Rezeki)
It seems natural that I thank & please Him,doesn't it?;-)

Alhamdulillah I have finished my first post,
Every good and beneficial words that Ive said comes from Him,
the bad ones are either from me & my weaknesses or form the whispers of the Shaitan around me.
Wallahualam bisawab...
Have a pleasant day/night.
Salam w.b.t.