a woman’s choice

 

bismillah. assalamualaikum.

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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

"Let's have some fun"

bismillahirrahmanirrahim

assalamualaikum.
today i had a quizmania for my cardiovascular medicine and respiratory medicine subjects. the questions were undeniably quite challenging. it's more like a game where we answer questions in groups and the students were also asked to dress up. yup, there were all having fun. fun that allow a male to become a female.

do we need fun in life?
do we really need it to have a content life or is it just a blindly accepted dogma? for most people, fun is important to ease their stress or problems. for me, i dont have much fun but i do have a content heart. i dont need fun to help me coping with my life. for fun means He is in the second place in our heart. i find happiness and tranquility in remembering Him.

الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ أَلاَ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ

Those who believed and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah. Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest. (13:28)

i may not laugh while others are laughing their lungs out at some jokes for i dont want to cry on the Day of Resurrection. life is just too short to fill it with things that wont contribute to our Hereafter. i dont want to ask myself "what have i done in my life?" when i'm facing my agonizing moments of death. i dont mind if others regard me as a serious and restless person as for me, a muslim does have a peaceful heart, but not a peaceful mind. a muslim's mind should always ponder and think. never stop thinking. for mind that distinguishes us from animal beings.

إِنَّ فِى خَلْقِ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ وَاخْتِلَـفِ الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لاّيَـتٍ لاٌّوْلِى الاٌّلْبَـبِ
Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the Earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding. (3:190)

yes, call me a workaholic. and my profession is to be always closer to Him and collecting my deeds for my Hereafter. that's my permanent profession till my last breath.

وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَزِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَـمَةِ فَلاَ تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئاً وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا وَكَفَى بِنَا حَـسِبِينَ

And We shall set up Balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything. And if there be the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it. And sufficient are We to take account (21:47)


وَكُلَّ إِنْسَـنٍ أَلْزَمْنَـهُ طَـئِرَهُ فِى عُنُقِهِ وَنُخْرِجُ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَـمَةِ كِتَابًا يَلْقَـهُ مَنْشُوراً - اقْرَأْ كَتَـبَكَ كَفَى بِنَفْسِكَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكَ حَسِيبًا
And We have fastened every man's Ta'irah (deeds) to his neck, and on the Day of Resurrection, We shall bring out for him a Book which he will find wide open. It will be said to him: "Read your Book. You yourself are sufficient as a reckoner against you this Day" (17:13-14)

salam.

let Him be the first

bismillahirrahmanirrahim

either you are happy or sad,
let Him be the first that you turn to.
be it such a wonderful day with bright sunshine,
let Him be the first that you praise to.
even if you feel like being in a narrow space, suffocated with everything,
let Him be the first to listen to your grievance.
even if you feel like everything seems so endlessly,
let Him be the first to see your tired face.
even if you feel like everything feels so heavy and unbearable,
let Him be the first to see your tears.

for He is the only one that will relieve your tiredness.
He's the only one that will wipe away your tears.
He's the only one that will light up your journey.
He's the only one that will give you strength to move on.
He's the only one that will forgive you.


for He could do anything, let Him be the first
in anything in your life.

وَللَّهِ غَيْبُ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ وَإِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُ الاٌّمْرُ كُلُّهُ فَاعْبُدْهُ
وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَيْهِ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَـفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

And to Allah belongs the Ghayb of the heavens and the earth, and to Him return all affairs (for decision). So worship Him and put your trust in Him. And your Lord is not unaware of what you (people) do. (11:123)