cahayaNya yang pasti

 

Bila malam, pasti ada siang.

Bila gelap, pasti ada terang.

Bila turun, pasti ada naiknya.

Bila sedih, pasti ada bahagia.

Bila tawa, pasti ada airmata.

Begitulah hidup seorang insan,

hambaNya yang lemah lagi kerdil.

Hidup bagai roda yang berputar,

beruntunglah mereka yang melompat

lebih tinggi apabila kecundang.

Mereka yang jatuh,

tetapi jatuh ke hadapan.

Hanya kerna sumber kekuatan hakiki

sentiasa di jiwa mereka.

 

Bila cahaya dhuhaNya menyinari pagi,

terhapuslah malam yang kelam.

Seperti itu aku mengharapkan kesedihan ini

ditelan kebahagiaan yang menanti di hujung perjalanan.

Amin.

the moulding age

 

assalamualaikum.

 by ~Gazza NZ of Deviant Art

my journey back to malaysia hold many interesting stories. this is one of them. i sat beside a bussinessman on my 8-hours flight to malaysia. he is a full-time amway distributor in australia. as expected, he began to promote amway to me. while he seemed to endlessly tell me how great amway is, i have something else in my mind.

he chose to dedicate his life to amway and earn money from it. he chose to spend all of his time thinking how to widen his amway networks. he chose to be doing that for the rest of his life, until his golden age. that’s his decision. that’s his direction of life.

once you reach 20s, you start to think about your life, the meaning of it and how you will mould it. this age range is the time for most people to shape their perspectives towards life, to start to orientate their life into their chosen direction and finally to dedicate their whole life for it.

unlike Nuh as who lived for 950 years, our average lifespan is only around 60-100 years old. not to mention the fact that we could die anytime that He wants. then, will you use the very short time given by Him for something that is not beneficial for your akhirat, the forever Hereafter?  

“And the life of this world is nothing but play and amusement. But far better is the abode of the Hereafter for those have Taqwa. Will you not then understand)” (Al-an’am 6:32)

hence, what will you dedicate your life for?

endlessly earning money?

“And what will his wealth avail him when he

goes down (in destruction)” (Al-Layl 92:11)

or the sought-after ‘Dr’ title ?

it’s your life, it’s your age, it’s your story.

it’s your akhirat, it’s your ending.

the Heaven full of indescribable pleasures.

“(They will be) on thrones, Mawdunah. Reclining thereon, face to face. Immortal boys will go around them (serving). With cups, and jugs, and a glass of flowing wine,Wherefrom neither Yusadda`un nor Yunzifun. And with fruit that they may choose. And with the flesh of fowls that they desire.And (there will be) Hur with wide lovely eyes.Like preserved pearls.A reward for what they used to do. No Laghw (evil vain talk) will they hear therein, nor any sinful speech. But only the saying of: "Salaman! Salaman!'' (Al-Waqi’ah 56:15 – 26)

or the dark Hell.

But no! Verily, he will be thrown into Al-Hutamah.And what will make you know what Al-Hutamah is, The fire of Allah, Al-Muqadah, Which leaps up over the hearts. Verily, it shall Mu'sadah upon them, In pillars stretched forth. (Al-Humazah 104: 4-9)

 

may Allah the Most Merciful guide our hearts always. aminn.

a woman’s choice

 

bismillah. assalamualaikum.

by Osokin on DeviantArt

nobody denies that a woman is made beautiful by Allah SWT. however, what is the value of a woman? so valuable that nothing could be compared to a woman? or of so little worth that even small amount of tip for serving red wine could cherish a woman? well, that was what i’d seen on my flight back to malaysia.  which one best describes you? it’s totally up to you. the choice is yours.

 

as mentioned in the Quran, Asiyah is in the first category. being the wife of an undeniably wealthy pharaoh , she definitely lived in luxury. however, she was never attracted to those fake worldly indulgence. Allah SWT gave her the strength to resist the greatest challenge that a woman could face, wealth.

وَضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلاً لّلَّذِينَ ءامَنُواْ امْرَأَةَ فِرْعَوْنَ إِذْ قَالَتْ رَبّ ابْنِ لِى عِندَكَ بَيْتاً فِى

الْجَنَّةِ وَنَجّنِى مِن فِرْعَوْنَ وَعَمَلِهِ وَنَجّنِى مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّـلِمِينَ

“And Allah has set forth an example for those who believe: the wife of Fir`awn, when she said: "My Lord! Build for me a home with You in Paradise, and save me from Fir`awn and his work, and save me from the people who are wrongdoers.” (At-Tahrim 66:11)

 

maryam as was another exceptional example. turning away from appealing temptations that the world could offer, she chose to dedicate her life and soul to the Lord Almighty.

وَمَرْيَمَ ابْنَةَ عِمْرَانَ الَّتِى أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِنَا

وَصَدَّقَتْ بِكَلِمَـتِ رَبَّهَا وَكُتُبِهِ وَكَانَتْ مِنَ الْقَـنِتِينَ

“And Maryam, the daughter of `Imran who guarded her chastity (private part). And We breathed into it through Our Ruh, and she testified to the truth of her Lords Kalimat, and His Kutub, and she was of the Qanitin” (At-Tahrim 66:12)

 

ironically enough, being close to His obedient servants did not guarantee the wives of Nuh as and Lut as to obtain His Light

 

ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلاً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ امْرَأَتَ نُوحٍ وَامْرَأَتَ لُوطٍ كَانَتَا تَحْتَ عَبْدَيْنِ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا صَـلِحَيْنِ فَخَانَتَاهُمَا فَلَمْ يُغْنِينَا عَنْهُمَا مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئاً وَقِيلَ ادْخُلاَ النَّارَ مَعَ الدَخِلِينَ

Allah sets forth an example for those who disbelieve: the wife of Nuh and the wife of Lut. They were under two of our righteous servants, but they both betrayed them. So, they availed them not against Allah and it was said: "Enter the Fire along with those who enter!'' (At-Tahrim 66: 10)

 

Allah SWT has inspired us to two paths. the path that brings us closer to Him Love and the more tempting path that leads us astray. the rest is in our hand. the choice is ours. whether you want to be an obedient woman like asiyah and maryam or merely someone that could easily be deceived by the temporary indulgence.

 

By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it; And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right; Truly he succeeds that purifies it, And he fails that corrupts it! (As-Shams 91: 7-10)

for Allah is the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, He is always there to help us making a choice.

So he who gives (in charity) and fears ((Allah)), And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss. But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient, And gives the lie to the best, We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery; (Al-Layl 92: 5-10)

 

nowhere but here

 

bismillah.salam.

sometimes i do ask myself ‘why am i here?’. having to learn all about indigenous health and australian health system from scratch really made me think ‘why do i have to learn things that aren’t related to me before?’ i can choose to study medicine in malaysia while be active in many community activities that do not involve partying and partying like in australia. there is must be a reason why Allah sends me here.

 

whenever i cycle passing mt stuart on my way back to home, the story of Muhammad SAW came to my mind. Allah SWT had inspired him to be alone in the Hira’ cave while many others were worshipping idols and lost in the deceiving world. Allah SWT had protected him and his soul in the isolated cave. as a result, Muhammad SAW became a great man. a mercy to the whole world. a man with great patience and other noble manners.

  

He has beautifully arranged my life. everything is in His hand. He had placed me in this isolated small town (though many aussies think townsville isn’t that rural) so that i can build my inner strength without being impeded by negative influences. self-development i would say. to be a better servant of His. to be closer to Him. insyaAllah.

       

mencari secebis keikhlasan

bismillah. assalamualaikum.



keikhlasan itu halus. keikhlasan itu tersembunyi jauh di dalam sudut hati. kadangkala, ia terbenam di sebalik perasaan riak, sombong dan takbur. hanya secebisnya diperlukan untuk amalan kita diterima Allah swt.

tapi harganya mahal.
semahal secubit garam yang datang jauh dari lautan dalam hanya untuk menaikkan rasa makanan di kala kelaparan.

keikhlasan sukar dicari.
sesukar mencari semut-semut hitam di atas batu yang hitam pada malam yang pekat.

di sebalik amalan kita yang terlalu sedikit ini, terselitkah secebis keikhlasan? hadirkah ia atau tiada kah ia?

adakah amalan kita kerana terpaksa? kerana mahu dilihat atau dipuji orang lain?
adakah amalan kita yang terlalu sedikit ini diterimaNya? atau ia bagai debu-debu yang tidak bernilai di mahkamahNya kelak?

sudah cukupkah kebajikan di dalam kitab amal ku untuk dipersembahkan di hadapanNya jika aku dijemput malaikat izrail pada esok hari?

"dan diletakkanlah kitab (catatan amal), lalu engkau akan melihat orang yang berdosa merasa ketakutan terhadap apa yang (tertulis) di dalamnya, dan mereka berkata, "betapa celaka kami, kitab apakah ini, tidak ada yang tertinggal, yang kecil dan yang besar melainkan tercatat semuanya," dan mereka dapati (semua) apa yang telah mereka kerjakan (tertulis). Dan Tuhanmu tidak menzalimi seorang jua pun." (Al-Kahf:49)

ingatlah bahawa amalan yang banyak bukanlah jaminan untuk mencium haruman firdausiNya jika keikhlasan itu tiada.

Demi Allah Yang tiada Tuhan melainkanNya,
sesungguhnya salah seorang dari kalangan kamu akan beramal dengan amalan ahli syurga, sehingga jarak antaranya dan syurga tidak lebih dari sehasta, lalu dia didahului oleh ketentuan tulisan kitab lantas dia mengerjakan amalan ahli neraka lalu dia memasuki neraka. Dan sesungguhnya salah seorang dari kalangan kamu akan beramal dengan amalan ahli neraka, sehingga jarak antaranya dengan neraka tidak lebih dari sehasta, lalu dia didahului oleh ketentuan tulisan kitab lantas dia mengerjakan amalan ahli syurga lalu dia
memasuki syurga. [Bukhari dan Muslim]


semuanya terletak pada kekuasaanNya.

tapi ingatlah Allah itu Maha Pengasih lagi Maha Penyayang. Rahmat kasih sayang Nya melangit luas.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: There are one hundred (parts of) mercy for Allah and He has sent down out of these one part of mercy upon the jinn and human beings and the insects and it is because of this (one part) that they love one another, show kindness to one another and even the beast treats its young one with affection, and Allah has reserved ninetynine parts of mercy with which He would treat His servants on the Day of Resurrection. [muslim; book 37, hadith 6631]

ingatlah hanya dengan rahmat dan redhaNya membolehkan kita mengecapi syurgaNya.

berdoalah padaNya dan tetap berusahalah untuk mencari secebis keikhlasan yang hilang itu.
ingatlah Allah tidak pernah meninggalkan kita walau kita seringkali alpa.

Dari anas ra berkata, saya mendengar rasulullah saw bersabda, Allah swt berfirman,

"wahai anak Adam, selama engkau memohon kepadaKu dan berharap kepadaKu nescaya Aku ampuni segala dosamu yang telah kamu lakukan dan Aku tidak peduli.
wahai anak Adam, jika dosamu sampai setinggi langit lalu engkau minta ampun kepadaKu nescaya Aku ampuni.
wahai anak Adam, jika engkau datang kepadaKu dengan membawa kesalahan seluas bumi lalu engkau bertemu denganKu dalam keadaan tidak menyekutukanKu sedikitpun, nescaya Aku datang kepadamu dengan ampunan seluas bumi pula." (HR Tirmidzi)

ini untuk kalian

salam.

bingkisan ini khas buat mereka. As-sabiqunal awwalun yang ku cintai. yang ku cintai kerana Allah.

Allah SWT telah mengikat erat hati-hati kita di atas namaNya. di atas akidahNya. alangkah indahnya ikatan hati ini. tidak terbayang kemanisannya. tidak terkata perasaanku.
sesungguhnya Allah itu Maha Kuasa. di saat kita di tebing jurang neraka, Ar-Rahman telah menyelamatkan kita dengan rahmat dan kasihNya. Ar-Rahim telah mempersatukan hati kita. bukan sekadar itu, ukhuwah kita dieratkan dan dihangatkan lagi dengan kalimah-kalimahNya setiap hari. alangkah indahnya ikatan hati kita ini.

"dan berpegang teguhlah kamu semuanya pada tali (agama) Allah, dan janganlah kamu bercerai berai, dan ingatlah nikmat Allah kepadamu ketika kamu dahulu (masa jahiliah) bermusuhan, lalu Allah mempersatukan hatimu, sehingga dengan kurniaNya kamu menjadi bersaudara, sedangkan (ketika itu) kamu berada di tepi jurang neraka, lalu Allah menyelamatkan kamu dari sana. Demikianlah, Allah menerangkan ayat-ayatNya kepadamu agar kamu mendapat petunjuk." (Aali-Imran :103)


merekalah saudaraku. Allah telah mengutuskan kalian untukku. agar hidupku bertambah kemanisannya. bertambah keindahannya. kalianlah saudara seperjuanganku. sungguh, jalan yang bakal kita tempuhi ini dipenuhi onak duri. tapi ku pasti, di kala ku kepenatan dan kegelisahan, dengan rahmat dariNya, pasti kalian akan menenangkan jiwa ini. pasti kepenatan itu akan berlalu pergi seperti ia tidak pernah berkunjung tiba. inilah harga sebuah ikatan di atas akidahNya. tidak terkata manisnya. tidak terbeli mahalnya. hanya Allah SWT yang mampu melakukannya.

“Aku mencintaimu kerana agama yang ada padamu,
jika hilang agama dalam dirimu maka hilanglah cintaku” (imam nawawi)

marilah kita menyuburkan bumi ini yang ketandusan akidahNya walau jalan itu dihiasi kesusahan dan dugaan yang tak berkesudahan. kerana syurgaNya itu mahal. semahal usaha yang menggegarkan dunia. marilah kita bangkit dari lena yang panjang ini. marilah saudaraku kita menjadi tentera agamaNya.

ku sayang kalian dan sayangku tidak terbatas di dunia sahaja. ku sayang kalian hingga ke syurgaNya. walau nyawa kita bakal dijemputNya pada bila-bila masa, ku harap dapat bertemu kalian semula di syurgaNya kelak. sesungguhnya, itulah kemenangan yang teragung.

"sesungguhnya Allah membeli dari orang-orang mukmin, baik diri mahupun harta mereka dengan memberikan syurga untuk mereka. mereka berperang di jalan Allah; sehingga mereka membunuh atau terbunuh, (sebagai) janji yang benar dari Allah di dalam Taurat, Injil, dan Al-Quran. dan siapakah yang lebih menepati janjinya selain Allah? maka bergembiralah dengan jual beli yang telah kamu lakukan itu, dan demikian itulah kemenangan yang agung." (At-Taubah:111)

Diriwayatkan daripada Anas r.a katanya: Nabi s.a.w bersabda : Tiga perkara, jika terdapat di dalam diri seseorang maka dengan perkara itulah dia akan memperolehi kemanisan iman : Seseorang yang mencintai Allah dan RasulNya lebih daripada selain keduanya, mencintai seorang hanya kerana Allah, tidak suka kembali kepada kekafiran setelah Allah menyelamatkannya dari kekafiran itu, sebagaimana dia juga tidak suka dicampakkan ke dalam Neraka. [Bukhari & Muslim]

Diriwayatkan daripada Nu'man bin Basyir r.a katanya : Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda: Perumpamaan orang-orang mukmin dalam hal berkasih sayang dan saling cinta-mencintai adalah seperti sebatang tubuh. Apabila salah satu anggotanya mengadu kesakitan, maka seluruh anggota tubuh yang lain turut merasa sakit. [Bukhari & Muslim]

jazakumullah khairan kathira kepada kalian

for death is a must

bismillahirrahmanirrahim

salam.

D.E.A.T.H.
for death is a must, it's always right there beside us. accompanying us every single second, waiting for the angel of death, izrail to come and fetch our soul. to be parted with our body. death is like a door opening to the next phase of our life. life in our 6-feet deep cemetery.

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ أُجُورَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَـمَةِ فَمَن زُحْزِحَ
عَنِ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ وَما الْحَيَوةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ مَتَـعُ الْغُرُورِ

Everyone shall taste death. And only on the Day of Resurrection shall you be paid your wages in full. And whoever is moved away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception. (Ali Imran3:185)

why are we still so busy thinking of deceptive worldly matters that are uncertain compared to preparing ourselves for death which is a must. which something that everyone shall taste its pain and agony.

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ وَنَبْلُوكُم بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ
Everyone is going to taste death, and We shall test you with evil and with good
by way of trial. And to Us you will be returned (Al-Anbiyaa' 21:35)

Rasulullah saw said "be in this world as if you were a stranger
or a traveler." (bukhari)

what a traveler does at his current pit stop? he's always worried preparing and collecting as much supply as he can for his final destination. where is our final destination? the eternal Hereafter. where we will be immortal. to live painfully in agony in His Hell forever or to indulge in pleasures of His jannah. 2 choices are given and the rest is in our hands.

the world is like a bridge leading us to the final destination. for the bridge can collapse anytime, cross it and do not build anything on it.

wallahu'alam