Monday, 4 June 2007

Admonish Where We Still Can....

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious Most Merciful

Praises be to Allah , the Lord and the Only Sovereignty Who has created us and bless us with bountiful and countless blessings. Alhamdulillah, we should feel grateful that Allah is our Lord and He has bestwoed on us Iman and Islam. Allah S.W.T. emphasize persistently in Al-Quran that He has granted us ni'mat which we can never count them. For instance , refer to Surah Ibrahim , versus 34.....

Our utmost thanks should next be to Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. for his sacrifices that brought Islam into existence until today.

Focusing on today's topic "Adomonish Where We still Can.." should indeed touch our heart immensely. In the fast-moving world nowadays, people have opted for more condusive live and to a certain extent neglect the importance of giving advices and admonition. Allah S.W.T. tells us in Surah Az-Zariyyat, versus 55 that reads;

"Give admonition, for it is beneficial to mu'minin"

In this short essay, I would therefore urge myself and friends to start to continously give admonitions. Society is actually devoid of this and hence, they proceed live unchecked whether they are on the right track or otherwise. Common , we are not to just give admonition but also willing to accept it and to apply in our daily lives. Allah has told us that only believers will take admonition, so if we don't really want to listen to admonition and advices, are we eligible to be called as true Islam believers? Ask ourselves.

Banyak orang tak nak buat sesuatu yang baik kerana tak nak rasa penting buat baik...
Banyak orang tak nak jadi cemerlang kerana tak nak fikir dan rasa kepentingan jadi cemerlang kepada diri, agama, ummah dan negara
Banyak orang sanggup buat jahat kerana tak rasa Allah sangat dekat malah lebih dekat dari jugular vein
Banyak orang tak nak nangis fikir masalah ummah dan dosa yang dilakukan kerana hati tak nak jadi sensitive terhadap perkara tersebut..

Jadi apa lagi tunggu , pertama

Sensitivekan hati supaya dapat rasa diri sebagai hamba Allah
Kedua - bina motivasi diri yang tinggi dan start pimpin diri- perasaan tak kadang-kadang kita sibuk nak pimpin orang lain tapi terlupa nak pimpin diri sendiri
Ketiga- Start admonish diri dan orang lain because that is an effective way to keep us and others on the right track.
Finally - ingat kalau kita tak nak bagi admonition sekarang, nanti dalam kubur dah tak boleh dah....mcam mana ni..dlam kubur dah tak boleh ibadah..kalu nak ibadah pulun sungguh2 dekat dunia ni..plz seruan pada diri sendiri dan rakan2..

To deliver is to practise.

InsyaAllah.....

BOSAN , PENYAKIT YANG MEMBUNUH MAHASISWA DAN MASYARAKAT

Dengan nama Allah Yang Maha Pengasih lagi Maha Pemurah.

Segala puji dan syukur bagi Allah S.W.T. yang telah menghidupkan diri ini untuk sekian tempoh sebelum pertemuan dengan-Nya pada suatu masa nanti dan telah menanugerahkan nikmat yang tidak terhitung oleh jari-jemari ini. Allah adalah Tuhan / Khaliq kita yang menjadikan kita untuk Dia uji siapa di antara kita yang paling baik dari segi amalnya.( Rujuk Surah Al-Mulk , Ayat 2 ). Allah juga telah memberitahu dan mengingatkan kita tentang suatu masa di mana kita tidak ada malah masih belum diwujudkan untuk kita refleksi diri kita.( Surah Al-Insaan, ayat 1). Semuanya ini, untuk mengajak kita berfikir sedalam-dalamnya dan belajar bersungguh-sungguh untuk bersyukur kepada Pencipta kita. Perasan tak selalu kita allocate masa untuk belajar macam – macam, tapi sangat sedikit atau tak ada pun yang kita peruntukkan untuk belajar bersyukur kepada Allah.

Baik, seterusnya selawat dan salam kepada jumjungan besar Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. kerana dengan perjuangan dan da’wah baginda dan of course dengan izin serta bantuan Allah ,Islam dapat terus tersebar mekar dan diamalkan oleh masyarakat seantero dunia. Mari kita berselawat ke atas Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. dan berdoa untuk kesejahteraan baginda, para ahlul – bait dan para sahabat.

Bosan, suatu perasaan atau emosi yang sering dialami oleh manusia sering diisi untuk melakukan perkara-perkara yang memuaskan dan menggembirakan hati. Sesetengahnya mengisi perasaan bosan ini dengan melakukan hobi masing-masing tetapi ada juga mereka yang mengisinya dengan perkara-perkara yang negative. Sedar atau tidak, sebenarnya perasaan bosan ini berpotensi untuk menjadi satu penyakit yang mengganggu diri dan mampu untuk merebak. Sebagai akibat, perasaan bosan yang asalnya merupakan suatu yang marginal mengambil tempat di dalam hati untuk mengarah seseorang melakukan sesuatu yang disukai hati. Bila kita cakap pasal hati, lumrahnya kita bercakap pasal apa yang bad side of hati suka, betul tak? Jadinya, lama-kelamaan rasa malas untuk melakukan kebaikan datang, bila kata nak dengar ceramah jer , alaah bosan la, bila ajak belajar, alaah bosan laa..tapi bila ajak jom tengok Manchester lawan Chelsea, orang akan tanya, eh pukul berapa tu, kat mana, siaran langsung ke, eh…aku tak sanggup nak pit stop lama-lama untuk solat..eh biarlah periksa ke tak esok asalkan aku tengok match tu.

Ketahuilah, bosan sebenarnya adalah satu perasaan yang sebenarnya, insyaAllah kita ada kekuasaan dan kemampuan untuk lawannya. Hidup akan jadi bosan bila kita tidak tahu bagaimana nak corakkan hidup kita supaya ceria dan gembira mengikut landasan Islam. Saya ada pengalaman nak kongsi dengan rakan-rakan, saya rasa ramai orang ada pengalaman nih..tapi tak kira, nak cerita gak. Kadang-kadang kan, saya rasa bosan tau..biasalah tu, sifat manusia kan, jadi saya pegila buang masa kejap buat perkara-perkara yang saya tidak rancang…lepas habis buat perkara-perkara lagha tu, nak sambung buat ikut plan, lepas tu masa tak cukup, lepas tu banyak kerja lain , nak tunda itu dan ini, last kali Ya Allah , menyesalnya dah buang sangat banyak masa..tengok!!! kesan bosan. Kita banyak buang masa. Saya tidak kata kita kena teruskan kerja walaupun dah bosan, cuma isilah masa kebosanan itu dengan suatu yang menarik dan berfaedah. Ingat , masa itu pedang. Kalau kita tak potong dia, dia potong kita.

Saya ada beberapa seruan untuk diri sendiri khasnya dan untuk pembaca…

Jom start lumba lari dengan masa, tengok siapa lagi laju

Jom lawan nafsu, tengok siapa kuat, kita ke nafsu!

Jom start set mentality “Aku hidup hanya sehari”, Ya Allah, kalau aku rasa bosan buat kebaikan, nanti dalam kubur dah takleh buat kebaikan, kalau tak nak jadi baik cemerlang, nanti kat akhirat muflis dah takda harta nak kutip.

Jom start set mentaliti macam ni..

Aku adalah pemimpin diri sendiri. Setiap apa yang aku fikir ,bertindak,dan bercakap, aku perlu menjawabnya nanti di depan Allah S.W.T.

Kalau kita set macam ni, insyaAllah, kita tak ada masa untuk rasa bosan..ingat bosan hanya satu perasaan dan ia boleh diganti dengan perasaan yang lain, jika anda tahu teknik yang betul….fikirkan dan mula bertindak.

Saturday, 2 June 2007

3Q TO ANWER 3Q

3Q TO ANSWER 3Q

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious Most Merciful

All praises be to Allah, the Lord Who sustains all things and set on all things. He is Alpha and Omega, meaning He is the One Who begins all things and He is also the One who puts an end to all things. He is the Only One worth worshipped, worth to be praised and to Him shall we make our return. Let us take every opportunity in life to make great relation and connection with Him because, He is always with us all time.

Salawat and Peace be upon the prophet, Muhammad s.a.w. and His Companions for the struggles to bring back people from the darkness(jahiliyyah) to the light of truth(siratal mustaqimm).

The topic, 3Q to answer 3Q may trigger numerous distinct thoughts among the readers. Basically, the topic intends to put forth the foundation for the Muslims as well as people around the globe to ponder over 3 important questions using 3 quotients. In motivational discourses, talks and so on, it is quite normal to listen to the motivator stressing about the need to fortify the three quotients :

  • Intelligent quotient
  • Emotional quotient
  • Spiritual quotient

Well, yes, basically they are all important but for what reasons? Hmm… of course, some may say, all those things are important in order to face the challenge of the world, others may say they are important to lead happy and blissful life. I might say all the answers are true but quite superficial.

Let us get into more sobering thoughts. Actually, in any thing we do, there are three questions we need to always ask so to aware ourselves.

  1. Where do we come from?
  2. Why basically are we here?
  3. Where are we heading to?

The answer that we give, base on the level of quotient that we have, may lead to the action that we may take. If the answers to all the questions are wrong, believe me, we are never to reach the destination happily and successfully. In essence, humans feel themselves lonely and live without any certain direction because they are in search of the answers to those questions. People try to do many freak things, to use their senses and brains to figure out the answers. Yes, basically, humans are dying for the answers but the incapability to get the correct answers make them to follow the answers they think are correct.( Eh, faham tak nih, pusing-pusing sikit, tapi macam tu la..)

Al-Quran and Hadith provide mankinds with the answer. There are many places in the Holy Quran whereby Allah mentioned:

(First and third question)

It is from Allah that we come and to Allah shall we make our return

For the second question :

In surah Al-Mulk , verse 2, Allah mentions that He makes us rise from dead to test who among us are best in conduct.

Surah Az-Zariyyat, verse 56,

“ Tidak Aku menjadikan jin dan manusia melainkan untuk beribadah kepada-Ku.”

Therefore, it is imperative to cling to the answers and work accordingly. Banyak orang tidak nampak jalan dan bertindak tidak seperti sepatutnya kerana mereka tidak faham matlamat hidup mereka.

So, how about us? We know the answers and do we will to become the same as the one who do not know. If we still act like people who do not know, then, we should remember that we are even worst than them.

Mari ambil masa untuk berfikir dan bertindaklah mengikut fikrah berlandaskan Al-Quran dan Hadith. Tidak ada nilai perkataan dan kata-kata melainkan ianya dilahirkan dalam bentuk amalan dan tindakan. Semoga Allah memimpin hati-hati ini kea rah jalan-Nya..

To deliver is to practise.

Communication and Understanding, A bless to mankind.

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, MOST GRACIOUS MOST MERCIFUL

Communication and Understanding, A bless to mankind.

First and foremost, let us bring back ourselves to the state of syukur to Allah S.W.T. for all the bountiful blessings that He has bestowed upon mankind. It is rather easy to see our day of collapse, it is definitely when Allah turns away from blessing and granting His rahmat to us. An advise to myself as well as to the readers, it is of great importance to crucially pay attention on our relation with Allah S.W.T. He is Our Lord, He deserves all of our submissions to Him and Allah has clearly explained on the fact that He is the One to which all things depend. Alhamdulillah, Allah has granted Islam and Iman to us, making us understand Signs that He has created. Allah explains Himself in Al-Quran and the Signs that He has created for men of understanding. To know Allah, we need to really think and ponder over the well-structured system of creation that runs continuously throughout our lives. We are fakir to Allah S.W.T., hence we desperately need Him all the time.

Salawat and Salam to Prophet Muhammad pbuh, for his struggles, perspiration and sacrifices to carry the Deen of Allah S.W.T. to enclose and light the barbaric kind of living humans used to have before. Rasulullah s.a.w. is the Messenger of Da’wah and Risalah, he came to mankind to bring the glad tidings to faithful people and stern warnings to those astray from the reminders.

Communication and Understanding, it is a common thing to mankind and even other creatures, but I suppose its main function and benefit has been very much overlooked, thus cause us not to feel grateful with it. So today, I would want to highlight this issue in a slightly different manner. Let us cogitate over this story to really understand and feel grateful of these blessings that Allah has given us.

One day, there were three men cycling around the templar park somewhere in Selangor( Templar Park kat Selangor kan , kalau tak silap…???). As they enjoyed the fresh air and beautiful scenery in that wonderful morning, one of the men broke the silent when he suddenly said that the templar was somewhat cool. Perhaps, due to his slurred speech, the other two men understand him as saying it was cold. It follows that they disagreed with the first man’s idea. Angry towards the two men, the first men dropped down his bicycle and started to quarrel with the the other two ( ini mungkin contoh extreme, takkan salah sikit gitu sampai nak gaduh teruk tak, kalau ada idea yang lebih bernas boleh kongsi).

What I am trying to highlight here, people’s life will never be in peace when we fail in our communication and fail to make people understand. If we say something and people start to understand differently, we will gradually start to feel unhappy or angry. If Allah does not give us the ability to understand each other, life will definitely going to be so disorder and disorganize. But, in many situations this does not happen , we should thank Allah for granting us this.

To deliver is To Practise……

Perjalanan Masih Jauh

Perjalanan Masih Jauh

How Many Percent of Malaysian Muslim Population Do You Think Is Able To Read Al-Qur'an?