::Episodes Of My Life::

Allah...help...

2012-01-27T09:52:00.001+08:00

ive tried to do what you asked me to. Have i failed? im sorry that im not strong enough.. ),=

You

2011-12-28T02:25:00.001+08:00

I live this life because You gave me purpose,
I am strong because You challenge me,
I am smart because You teach me,
I am beautiful because You created me,
I pray because You humble me,
I can live this life only if I have You,
then, what am I without You?

what happen to you?

2011-08-24T01:05:00.002+08:00

"Bladder, bladder..ive always been amazed at how flexible & poised that I thought you're a dancer! but in truth you're a pesilat,eh? very cool...the way you sit and move. anw,ive really enjoyed your company these past few wks.nice having someone to kacau and joke with,makes me feel very familiar with you even though we've just known each other. Its also amazing how you're just 1 year older than me but seems you're 1 thousand yrs wiser. i love hearing whatever you're saying n all the reminders that you give. i really look fwd to working with you more in the future. thank you for making me smile so many times during this camp!"

as i was clearing my dusty notes, ive stumbled upon afew antiques. one of those, was this note. As i read it again, it felt so far that i was the person she was writing about. I have not figured out if it was for the better or worse.

oh Allah..

يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِى عَلَى دِينِكَ

“Oh turner of the hearts (Allah, the Most High), keep our hearts firm on your religion“

Its UNACCEPTABLE!!!

2011-06-28T18:48:00.001+08:00

MOHKSIN WAKE UP! U CANNOT SUCK TWICE!!! TSKK TSKK!

The places i want go with my wife! (whoever that may be)

2011-05-10T10:45:00.000+08:00

1. To see the first Aurora in my life!
2. Chek Jawa Trail=D

Life as a Muslim...

2011-04-06T01:07:00.000+08:00

Doa Seorang Pencari Cinta

2011-03-31T00:11:00.000+08:00

Because He knows best.

2011-03-23T23:31:00.001+08:00

“Then when you have taken a decision, put your trust in Allah, certainly, Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him).”
Surah Al-'Imran 3:159

how can it hurt, if you do it for the sake of Allah (=

2011-03-06T21:49:00.002+08:00

yes... because i am a Muslim and an aspiring Mukmin

2010-11-23T14:48:00.002+08:00

Theres a time and place for everything. Unfortunately, I dont know best. Allah knows. (=

One of your bestest implementations must be sholat Istikharah! =D

When the time comes....

we tend to forget

2010-11-09T15:04:00.000+08:00

That challenges are all part of Allah's plan...

Oh Allah, if its pain that You r inflicting on me, pls give me e strength to withstand it but if it is pleasure n happiness that You grant me, pls give me a heart that is thankful to You... ('=

mohksin... you suck...

2010-10-30T14:38:00.001+08:00

focus!

work! work! work! work! work! work! work! work! work! work!

HARDER!!!

this is it!!

2010-10-18T01:10:00.001+08:00

yupz.. this is really it... dont get scared now..

its time to work harder! harder! harder!

hurhurhur..!

are we doings things for the right niat?

2010-10-06T16:25:00.002+08:00

If we did, heartaches would not have happened.

Marriage is an 'ibadah... how can it cause heartaches?

The only viable reason is, we didnt do it for the right niat.

Ya muqallibal qulub..tsabbit qulubana 'ala deenik..

& probably.. only Allah knows... ('=

2010-09-24T00:11:00.001+08:00

because im stupid...

2010-09-17T01:16:00.001+08:00

y?

2010-09-03T15:42:00.000+08:00

Y is y the same as why?

Y am i staying on e 10th floor?

Y r U and YOU the same?

Y do U exist?

Y was i so blinded when U were right there?

menanti...

2010-09-02T03:08:00.001+08:00

Sejak lama aku berdiri

Dalam sepinya rongga hati

Tak satu pun burung

Mampu menjawab

*

Hanya padaMu ku bertanya

Lewat setiap sujudku ini

Siapakah nanti

Cinta untukku

Wahai penilai hati lihat batinku

Nyaris bernanah karna luka tersayat

Merana menantikan kisah dan kasih hidupku

Rahasia itu hanya Kau yang tahu

Namun aku tak mau jadi tuna cinta

Tuntun hatiku dalam sabar menanti jodohku

Wahai penilai hati lihat batinku

Nyaris bernanah karna luka tersayat

Merana menantikan cinta dan kasih hidupku

Rahasia itu hanya Kau yang tahu

Namun aku tak mau jadi tuna cinta

Tuntun hatiku dalam sabar menanti jodohku

Rahasia itu hanya Kau yang tahu

Namun aku tak mau jadi tuna cinta

Namun harus ku ikhlaskan semua nasib cintaku padaMu

Save Our Soul

2010-02-25T20:18:00.000+08:00

http://www.saveoursoul.sg/

hasnt He show enough? (= Subhanallah

2010-02-15T00:19:00.001+08:00

reminder to dear self...

2010-02-10T12:47:00.001+08:00

Which Woman to marry?

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, “A woman is married for four things, i.e., her wealth, her family status, her beauty and her religion. So you should marry the religious woman (otherwise) you will be a losers.

(Bukhari, 7:62)

The Pleasure of "NikMud"

2010-02-09T15:05:00.001+08:00

I quote this from a Note on FB by a respected friend of mine Sheikh Umar Abd Aziz (=

Dipetik dari nota FB Akh Md Zakariah Zainal 'Abidin.

(Asalnya, ditulis dalam bahasa Indonesia, tapi telah diubahsuai oleh diri yang lemah lagi banyak melakukan kesilapan ni. Moga bermanfaat dan dapat dijadikan panduan.)

As-Salaamualaikum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuh,

Nikmud?? Pasti ramai teman-temanku tertanya-tanya. Apa yang dimaksudkan dengan "Nikmud"? Yang sebenarnya, ini adalah istilah yang saya sendiri buat. Nikmud itu adalah 'Nikah Muda'. Wow...nikah. Inilah topik yg paling seronok dan rasa terpanggil untuk dibahaskan selain masalah Cinta. Jadi, yang akan saya bicarakan disini adalah tentang Nikah Muda.

Sebenarnya, apa nikmatnya menikah pada usia muda ni? Saya sendiri pun belum merasakannya lagi. Hehehe..belum ada yang nak offer kat saya ni, hahaha..Tapi dengan matlumat yang saya dapat dari buku-buku, pengajian di kelas, discussion dengan teman2 dan artikel-artikel, mudah-mudahan sedikit sebanyak ia dapat memberi sebuah gambaran.

Apabila kita dengar kekata 'Nikah Muda', apa sebenarnya yang ada di benak fiiran kita? Nikah awal? Yup...memang betul. Nikah Muda itu adalah nikah pada usia yang masih muda. ah...sekarang ini trend nikah muda masih baru lagi.. Umur berapa eh yg sesuai? Kira2 dalam linkungan umur 20-25 tahun gitu lah. Ramai teman-teman kita yang memilih jalan yang satu ni. Kenapa? Kenapa ye, cepat...??? Siapa yg tahu???

Antaranya, ada yg kata, sebab pemahaman agama, ada pula untuk lebih menjaga hati dan menjauhi zina. Yup...bagus itu.

Tetapi bukan itu saja sebab yang mereka berikan. Selain itu mereka juga ingin merasakan bagaimana indahnya dan nikmatnya membentuk suatu keluarga yg sakinah, mawaddah, wa rahmah, dan diredhai Allah s.w.t.. Wow...siapa eh yang tak nak cam tu? memiliki keluarga yg diredhai Allah s.w.t.. Bukan sahaja bahagia di dunia, bro. Tapi bahagia di akhirat juga.

Ada pula yang ada sebab yang lain. Terlanjur atau istilahnya "shotgun" kerana tak dapat kawal nafsu. Dan tak boleh sabar atau istilahnya 'tak leh carry'. Terjadilah hal2 yang tidak diinginkan. Seks sebelum nikah. Seram.... Untuk kelompok yg satu ini, saya pernah baca di salah satu artikel, ada yang mengistilahkan dengan PEMILU. Hah...???? Pemilu? Pemilu itu pengantin hamil dulu. Kalau istilah orang 'mat saleh' sana dan yang common di kalangan anak2 muda ialah 'MBA' alias married by accident. Ish,ish, ish....janganlah sampai ke tahap itu , Na'udzubillaahi min dzaalik....

Ya....suatu kalau awalnya buruk, biasanya jarang berakhir dengan baik. Begitu juga dalam pernikahan. Meskipun bahagia di masa bermatair, tidak menjamin akan bahagia setelah bernikah. Apalagi kalau sudah "kecelakaan" itu tadi. Fikirlah dulu sebelum bertindak.

Yang terakhir ini tadi adalah jalan para pemuda yang meniti jalan yang salah. Lain halnya dengan pemuda yang meniti jalan taqwa. MBA atau pemilu bukan suatu pilihan bagi mereka. Itu adalah hal yang mereka jauhi. Ada jalan yang halaalan thoyyiban, dapat pahala lagi, tapi pilih jalan yang salah dan bahaya. Takde kerja lain agaknya.

Ada juga pemuda-pemudi yang memilih jalan taqwa dengan nikah muda itu kerana tidak mahu BGR (boy girl relationship). Yup....BGR memang tidak ada dalam islam. Bukan BGR dulu, baru bernikah. Tapi bernikah dulu, baru BGR. ah...kalau nikah dulu selepas itu BGR dengan isteri, hendak buat apa sahaja bebas. Terserah...kan sudah jadi ibadah, automatic dapat pahala. Lain halnya dengan BGR dulu baru nikah. Kalau BGR dulu, banyak dosanya. Bukan dapat pahala, malah dapat dosa. Kenapa? Tak kan tak tahu? kan masih bukan muhrimnya.. berpegangan tangan sahaja sudah mendekati zina tau. Dan sesungguhnya zina itu adalah perbuatan yang keji dan jalan yang buruk.

Firman Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) dalam surat Al-Isra ayat 32,

"Janganlah kamu mendekati zina, sesungguhnya zina itu adalah suatu perbuatan yang keji dan suatu jalan yang buruk".

ah...apa lagi eh manfaat yang boleh kita dapt dari nikah muda??? Jeng jeng jeng....jangan salah bro...banyak sangat manfaat yg kita dapat dari rezeki yang halal ini dan dari ibadah yang paling baik ini. Salah satunya ialah kita telah menyempurnakan separuh dari agama kita. Selain itu kita juga menjadi manusia baru yang mempunyai satu jiwa dari dua raga.

Cey bah..pheweet..satu jiwa dua raga...;)

Yup...betul tu. Satu jiwa dua raga. Kenapa??? Kerana kita tidak sendiri, kita menjalaninya bersama. Seberat apapun akan terasa ringan ketika kita merasa diri kita tidak sendiri. Kita kena sama-sama bergandeng bahu untuk menuju Redha Ilahi. Kita juga akan lebih matang dalam sikap kita, kita tidak akan terburu-buru membuat sesuatu keputusan. Dengan perancangan yang matang dan teratur, dapat melancarkan perjalanan. Setiap input boleh diberikan tidak kira suami ataupun isteri, supaya kemungkinan kita untuk gelabah jadi sikit kerana saling menguatkan.

Tadi sudah disebutkan manfaatnya. Sekarang ni, apakah tujuan sebenar dari nikah itu???

ah...tujuan sebenar dari pernikahan adalah agar para pemuda-pemudi yang sudah menjadi suami isteri dapat melaksanakan syari'at islam dalam rumahtangganya. Rumahtangga yang ditegakkan padanya hukum-hakam berdasarkan syari'at islam itu wajib tau bro. Maka, dari itu, setiap muslim dan muslimah, pemuda dan pemudi yang ingin membina rumah tangga yang Islami, Islam telah memberikan beberapa criteria tentang calon pasangan yang ideal.

Wah....apa eh tu??? Siapa yang tahu, cepat.... criterianya yaitu kafa'ah dan solehah. Apa eh kafa'ah itu??? Apa pula Solehah itu??? Siapa tahuuuuuuu..???

Kafa'ah itu adalah kesamaan, atau kesepadanan. Suami isteri itu seharusnya sepadan atau sama. Baik tingkat sosialnya, mahupun akhlaknya.

Manakala Solehah dalam pernikahan menurut islam, adalah lelaki yang mahu bernikah harus memilih wanita yang solehah dan wanita harus memilih lelaki yang soleh. Pemuda memilih pemudi yang solehah, dan pemudi memilih pemuda yang soleh.

Tapi bukan semudah itu tau bro. Jangankan nikmud atau nikah muda. Nikah yang berumur normal sahaja tidak semudah yang dibayangkan. Banyak para pemuda dan pemudi bingung, bimbang, ragu. Peniiiiiiing!!

Kenapa???salah satu sebabnya adalah kerana belum punya pekerjaan yang stable. Dan peliknya.Ishh...tiba-tiba je jadi pelik??? Ya pelik.....orang lelaki yang dah kerja stable pun masih ada perasaan bimbang. Sebahagian dari mereka tetap ragu dengan gaji besar dengan Singapore dollar mereka tu. Dalam fikiran mereka tertanya....."cukup ke dengan gaji cam ini boleh memenuhi keperluan keluarga????" Yess...memang itu yg banyak dipermasalahkan.

Yang perlu ditekankan dan diingatkan dalam masalah ini adalah kesanggupan memberi nafkah dan terus bekerja untuk memenuhi keperluan keluarga. Percayalah..optimislah...dan bersangka baiklah (husnuzon) pada Allah s.w.t.. Pasti Allah s.w.t. akan menolong kita yang akan menikah bro. Allah s.w.t. itu Maha Adil. Bila tanggungjawab kita bertambah dengan kewajiban memberi nafkah isteri dan anak2nya, maka Allah s.w.t. akan memberi rezeki yang lebih. Apa eh tu??? lah..takkan tahu kot...

seperti firman Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) dalam surat An-Nuur ayat 32 dibawah ni..

"Dan kahwinkanlah orang-orang yang sendirian diantara kamu dan orang-orang yang layak (berkahwin) dari hamba-hamba sahayamu yang laki-laki dan perempuan. Jika mereka miskin, Allah akan memampukan mereka dengan karuniaNya. Dan Allah Maha Luas (PemberianNya) lagi Maha Mengetahui."

Sebelum kita mengambil keputusan untuk nikah, kita seharusnya sudah fikirkan hal itu tadi. Yaitu masalah financial. Tapi kita harus ada keyakinan yang jitu untuk tidak lupa bahawa rezeki sudah diatur Allah s.w.t.. Jadi jangan ada rasa ragu. Jalan terus bro..... meh jom, meh....

Selain masalah financial itu tadi, untuk bernikah itu kita harus cuba ubah diri kita tau bro...Apa yang harus kita ubah???? lebih kurang cam ni....

1. Yang pertama dan paling utama adalah foundationnya. Kita harus ready menunjukkan tanggungjawab kita, terutama dalam masalah Agama.

2. Selain itu bro....kita mesti bersikap terbuka dan bijak menghuraikan masalah-masalah yang ada. Jangan nak rahsiakan aje semuanya dan pendam sendiri.

3. Lepas tu, kita harus kembangkan sikap matang dalam diri, termasuk boleh membetulkan dan menasehati anak isterinya, cukup dengan kadar keperluan mereka.

4. Jangan ada yang dirahsiakan antara suami isteri, tapi kalau di luar rumah, kita harus menutupi rahsia rumahtangga, saling menutupi kekurangan dan aib masing-masing. Jangan kita buka kekurangan pasangan.

5. Kalau sudah siap hidup berumahtangga harus juga siap hidup bermasyarakat. Atau dalam istilah jawa berumahtangga itu mesti "mlumah": saling terbuka, "mengkurep": saling memberikan tanggungjawab.

haaaah...amaciam??? agak2 teringin dan ready untuk nikah muda??? Saya pon ada keinginan untuk nikah ni. Hahaha....

Kalau sudah sedia dengan tanggungjawab yang akan dipikul, kenapa harus takut nikah muda? Kalau sudah punya niat yang baik, niat ingin mencari Redha Allah s.w.t., kenapa harus takut atau ragu?? Dalam Islam pun menganjurkan kita untuk segera menikah kalau kita telah mampu untuk itu.

Dalam hadith Bukhari dan muslim, Nabi Muhammad (sallAllaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) bersabda,

"Wahai para pemuda. Barangsiapa diantara kalian yang sudah berkemampuan untuk bernikah, maka nikahlah, kerana nikah itu lebih menundukkan pandangan, dan lebih memelihara kemaluan. Dan barangsiapa yang tidak mampu, maka hendaklah ia berpuasa, kerana dengan berpuasa itu dapat memelihara dirinya."

Untuk itu, bagi pemuda-pemudi yang belum menikah, segeralah menikah. Tapi ingat, pilihlah yang baik agamanya agar tidak menyesal di kemudian hari.

"Maka carilah olehmu yang beragama, maka engkau akan bahagia"

Allahu musta'an.

________________________________________

Wallaahu a'lam.

:)

MasyaAllah!!

2010-01-31T11:56:00.002+08:00

Narrated by Abu Hurairah r.a.; the Prophet s.a.w. said, “Allah says:

I am just as the slave thinks I am and I am with him
if he remembers Me.

If he remembers Me in himself,
I too remember him in Myself.

If he remembers me in a group of people,
I remember him in a group that is better than them.

And if he comes one span nearer to Me,
I go one cubit nearer to him.

And if he comes one cubit nearer to Me,
I will go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him.

And if he comes to me walking,
I will go to him running.

Hadith: Bukhari and Muslim

ahhhh.... (=

2010-01-29T18:53:00.000+08:00

The Fisherman.

An investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The investment banker complimented the fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.

The fisherman replied, “Only a little while.”

The investment banker then asked, “Why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more fish?”

The fisherman said, “With this I have more than enough to support my family’s needs.”

The investment banker then asked, “But what do you do with the rest of your time?”

The fisherman said, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, stroll into the village each evening and spend time with my family, I have a full and busy life.”

The investment banker scoffed, “I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing; and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat: With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats. Eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor; eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to a big town and eventually to the the city where you will run your ever-expanding enterprise.”

The fisherman asked, “But, how long will this all take?”

To which the investment banker replied, “15 to 20 years.”

“But what then?” asked the fisherman.

The investment banker laughed and said that’s the best part. “When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions.”

“Millions?…Then what?”

The investment banker said, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings and spend time with your family.”

Awaken

2010-01-20T13:24:00.000+08:00

We were given so many prizes
We changed the desert into oasis
We built buildings of different lengths and sizes
And we felt so very satisfied
We bought and bought
We couldn't stop buying
We gave charity to the poor 'cause
We couldn't stand their crying
We thought we paid our dues
But in fact
To ourselves we're just lying

Oh...I'm walking with my head lowered in shame from my place
I'm walking with my head lowered from my race
Yes it's easy to blame everything on the west
When in fact all focus should be on ourselves

We were told what to buy and we'd bought
We went to London, Paris and
We made show we were seen in the most exlusive shops
Yes we felt so very satisfied

We felt our money gave us infinite power
We forgot to teach our children about history and honor
We didn't have any time to lose
When we were.. (were)
So busy feeling so satisfied

I'm walking with my head lowered in shame from my place
I'm walking with my head lowered from my race
Yes it's easy to blame everything on the west
When in fact all focus should be on ourselves

We became the visuals without a soul
despite the heat
Our homes felt so empty and cold
To fill the emptiness
We bought and bought
Maybe all the fancy cars
And bling will make us feel satisfied

My dear brother and sister
It's time to change inside
Open your eyes
Don't throw away what's right aside
Before the day comes
When there's nowhere to run and hide
Now ask yourself 'cause Allah's watching you

Is He satisfied?
Is Allah satisfied?
Is Allah satisfied?
Is Allah satisfied?

Oh..I'm walking with my head lowered in shame from my place
I'm walking with my head lowered from my race
Yes it's easy to blame everything on the west
When in fact all focus should be on ourselves

-Mahir Zain

its tough being...

2010-01-07T16:13:00.002+08:00

It feels lonely when you are playing a managing role. No longer I can rub shoulders with my comrades like the way we used to. no longer I can worry about things not working out like the way I used to.

But this change is important. This change is necessary. If I keep doing it, I wouldn't be giving the juniors their chance to experience it and grow. I just have to keep reminding myself that this is for the greater good and that my role has evolved and it is equally as important. Mentoring can be such a pain but I believe this is the way to go. There are many ways to achieve that Khaira Ummah and this is the way I choose to struggle with and these are the people You chose for me to move together in that direction.

Thank You Allah. pls bless the little efforts that we do to reignite the fire of Islam in our hearts and the hearts of others.

Thank You Allah. Pls continue to help us in this journey, ultimately to attain Mardhatillah.

Thank You Allah. If its not much to ask, pls let ALL of us enter Your jannah. I understand we are unworthy of it bcos of soo many shortcomings. But we can never be able to withstand your wrath and the torment of Your hell.

Rabbi Yassir wa la Tua'assir.

yeah, fulfilling this new role is lonely but I know i am never truly alone (=

ganbate self.

doing what you can..

2009-12-29T21:53:00.002+08:00

To begin this entry, I'd like to begin talking about reflection. How much time in a day do we actually reflect?

or possibly, a better question would be, why reflect at all?

It is because we are humans, that we need to reflect. It is because we err in our daily dealings and if we do not reflect, we would definitely repeat the same mistakes.

For people like me, who is always around other people, it is good to take maybe 3-5mins to reflect everyday at your own convenience. before sleep? in the bus? while driving? while riding? your call.

After the reflection, we should strive harder and explore new grounds/trying something new. I think being raised as a Singaporean Muslims, we are fortunate to be facing many challenges. It is because of these challenges that we become more resilient isn't it?

Thank you Allah for all the challenges You have challenged us with. Pls help us to see everything that happens has hikmah. And also help us to see the positive sides of the challenges we face.

Personally, im at a phase trying to be the best at what Im doing. and to achieve that, I might change my personality, so id like to apologise in advance to anybody if in this process, I would unintentionally hurt you.

Rabbi yassir wa la tu'assir. Allahummasta'an.

Muslim Youths and Falling in Love...

2009-12-28T12:28:00.000+08:00

By Latiefa Achmat-

If you notice, all baby creatures are cute, and most of them require love and care. Even baby wolves and baby rats are somewhat lovable. Human beings have been created with a need to be loved and are both cute and lovable to help the process along.
Most often the baby’s need for love and attention is satisfied by the mother and then by the wider family circle extending to friends, teachers, and classmates. As we go through life we keep searching for love and acceptance, and this doesn’t change when we grow up.

There are also different kinds of love, and people might love us for different reasons because they appreciate different qualities about us. A mother and father’s love is entrenched; they just love us anyway! But when people grow up, their parents’ love is not enough and they seek someone who will love them, care for them, and appreciate them on a different level—a complete love.

In modern terms this is called “falling in love” and I’m sure we all know about it—perhaps from the time we were young and read stories about the princess and the prince and how they lived happily ever after. We read such stories and perhaps our notion of what it means to fall in love and have a partner for life grew out of those ideas. However, at the same time we live in a period in human history when the family is being torn apart and when many marriages end up in divorce. This leaves young people feeling disillusioned: How does the “happily ever after” idea fit into the real-life context of marriage and divorce in the world today?

We have to acknowledge that the need to love and be loved is inherent in every human being. Along with this is the desire to have a family and achieve one’s potential in life. People need to feel secure, and lasting changes usually come slowly. Love has a lot to do with this.

The feeling of love is a gift from the Almighty. After speaking to many Muslim couples, I discovered that the feeling of love they share after being married for some time has grown. I found that when young people meet in the Islamic way—I mean being introduced to each other and speaking together and getting to know each other while understanding the background of the other person including family, friends, interests, education, work, and so on—the couple will form an idea about whether or not they are suited to each other and they will either have or not have the desire to know more about the other person.

At this point in the process of marriage, it’s important that both parties are honest with each other and mention clearly what they expect from a marriage partner and what they can give to the marriage:hopes and fears and so on. Both parties much seek Allah’s guidance through praying Istikharah (prayer for guidance in making a decision) to ensure Allah’s blessings.

When the couple marry, they are at the point of knowing some basic things about each other, and marriage is the first step to discover each other and learn how to share their lives. If the couple follow Allah’s guidance and are merciful, kind, helpful, generous, cooperative, forgiving, and patient with each other, love will grow from this seed because these behaviors nurture this feeling and allow it to grow. Everyone likes to be treated well and this is the basis of marriage in Islam.

The divorce that occurs so often in the world is very often the result of people basing their marriage only on emotional feelings, infatuation for example, and calling it “falling in love.” In any approach to marriage, the basis of communication should be honesty, sincerity, and straightforwardness. It’s easy for someone to act in a certain way to catch a marriage partner. But then when reality sets in, it’s like buying something you thought was a good value then taking the sticker off and finding it says “made in ——.” It’s better to get to know someone, including his or her background, interests, hopes, and goals, before the feelings begin to grow. In this way, if you find out something you don’t like about that person, it’s easy to just call things off.

Too often people present themselves in a certain way before marriage only later to reveal their hidden selves, which may or may not be what the other person expects or wants. So don’t get caught up in the world of emotional feeling that is really infatuation or desire instead of basing your relationship on behavior that nurtures the human soul and the feeling we all seek—love.

how can I not be humble?

2009-12-27T21:56:00.002+08:00

One learns much from life experiences and events. Its not something you can read from a book or by someone telling you. Its happens in unique moments that Allah has specifically "block out" for you to experience it and at the same time letting you notice of His presence.

In a very recent event, it really made me feel humbled. an incident that reminds me of Allah's supremacy. That Allah puts men's best dream to shame.

Oh Allah, pls continue to let me see Your Greatness and not let me be blinded by the worldly challenges.

it just so happen...

2009-12-19T23:49:00.002+08:00

Salam All! I've just came back from a short jog but deep thinking. hehe. I know people have their new year resolution up because of Muharram and potentially the new 2010 ahead. For me, Ive never really had a new year resolution. I just feel that its abit too far fetch for me to plan that way. (=

Instead of calling it new year resolution, I would call it... baby steps to life improvement.

Ive heard of stretch goals and all but ill stick to what i think i can do first =D so here goes.

1. blogging! - ill start blogging again (= once a week for the next 4 weeks

2. exercise! - ill be joining this crazy adventure race. need to train endurance and strength! anybody else interested?

3. fityan! - get updates weekly from all comm so that i can manage better, insyaAllah

3 1st la. hehe.

Cambodia Muslim Boys...

2009-11-15T23:06:00.003+08:00

The boys with dreams as BIG as mine, if not Bigger (=

do help them realise their dreams...

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=43492&id=1171658517&ref=nf

http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=656094474#/event.php?eid=178616421164&index=1

Batman

2009-11-14T16:43:00.000+08:00

DPI IT class lesson

2009-11-14T16:33:00.001+08:00

Today, my trainer is such a nice person.

DPI Class 29.08.09

2009-08-29T16:15:00.003+08:00

Salam semua!

Hari ini saya berada di Madrasah Aljunied untuk kelas DPI IT bersama kawan kawan.

editting.

dead and gone...

2009-08-18T08:53:00.001+08:00

I've been travelin
On this road too long
Just trying to find
My way back home
The old me
Is dead and gone....

- Justin Timberlake

wisdom...

2009-08-13T23:09:00.001+08:00

" you are too concerned with what was and what will be. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, today is a gift, that's why it's called the present." by Oogway, Kungfu Panda..

hehe..lawak jenaka..

2009-08-05T16:21:00.001+08:00

Beautifully imperfect...

2009-08-04T12:14:00.000+08:00

sekadar untuk menghibur hati

2009-08-03T10:25:00.001+08:00

SILA cuba cakap dgn laju!

I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit.

A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk stunk.

hehe..

oh mama...saya mau kawen=P

2009-08-03T00:11:00.005+08:00

Alhamdulillah, I had an unplanned fruitful Sunday! It really amplifies that Allah is in fact, the best of Planners (=

Referring to my previous blog entry on hunger and such. I was placed in almost that exact situation where food was wasted.

I was at a malay wedding and I was fortunate to be part of the kendarat to be able to experience the BAD habit of some(most probably more) people attending the wedding.

I think personally, when I picked up a plate with plenty of dishes on it, I felt like telling that person off but I had to always bear in mind that it wasn't my majlis.

At the same wedding, while I was clearing the rubbish at the disposal point, there was this chinese guy who came forward and pass me an almost empty plate(it was just chicken bones left). That guy didn't look like he's from a well to do background and the fact that he is a non-Muslim, he really made my day.

Oh Allah, we have been tested with the nikmat of food and wealth. Pls let us not waste it as there are those who requires them as their lives depend on it. Pls also let us always remember to thank/praise You in our prayers as You are the Giver of Rizq.

And give to the kinsman his due and to the Miskîn(poor) and to the wayfarer. But spend not wastefully (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift. Verily, spendthrifts are brothers of the Shayatîn (devils), and the Shaitân (Devil Satan) is ever ungrateful to his Lord.
Al- Isra: 26-27

Mental Note: for my wedding, i wanna put this ayat at the buffet location and I would want to put a Thank You note for those who finishes their food!!

Food, Taste & Hunger

2009-08-02T09:46:00.001+08:00

A video for US to PONDER on how fortunate we are and ACT so that we can at least be fair(=

3 words...

2009-07-26T20:11:00.002+08:00

After I came back from Australia, somebody asked me..

"Mohksin, in 3 words, describe your trip"

Obviously at that exact point in time, I didnt thought i could answer it. but somehow, something did come out...

"errrr...i was lost...ya...lost..."

and as i said those words...it made sense and i continued...

"lost...and found" (=

the little little things i missed...

2009-07-23T06:30:00.002+08:00

To some of us, life dont have to be big.

Ive been away for 2 months and i missed the simplest of simple things. let me share that list...

1. the kancheong/kiasu-ness (Australians are very laid back people..when i was at the airport for my flight back, JUST when the announcer said "Passengers on flight TR717 to Singapore may start boarding" even b4 she finished her announcement, there was this Indian Singaporean man who stood up and rush..i gave myself a little chuckle at the sight of this.)

2. wet toilets (in Australia, their toilets are dry...dont ask me why i like wet toilets..i just..miss them..)

3. reckless driving..(b4 i left for Aussie, i thot Singapore drivers were conservative and law abiding.. but Australia? OMG! they are even MORE law abiding.. if its 40km/h.. they'll drive at 40km/h..if its 25km/h, they'l do just that!..and yeah i enjoy it while it lasted..but i bet u know whats coming when im back in Singapore!=P )

4. the smell..(aussie's air always smell the same..mayb bcos its low humidity..although Singapore smells, mcm2..hmm..it smells like..Singapore=D )

ok, i think thats enough..Basically.. i miss home.. i think.. hehe..

the beginning of the end...

2009-07-22T09:43:00.001+08:00

as one chapter closes...the next opens...

ganbate.

that sad dream...

2009-06-21T09:15:00.002+08:00

Have you ever had a dream that u have control over how it ends? I did but that wasnt how It ended last night.

I guess I was soo affected by recent events that my ownself let it flow.

Day and night I think about it. The thought of losing you is hard to comprehend but thats alright because its not going to happen. (=

You know what makes a good person and you know what you want. Thank you.

It is because this life is just a stop over for another life that is everlasting, I would want to sacrifice everything to be better. If im good, be better!

"Oh Allah..on top and above all these, there is no greater loss than to lose You. Please let me be steadfast in the good 'amal and ibadah I have and will be doing."

"Oh Allah, please use me to spread good onto this world for that is the reason of my existence"

"Oh Allah, make it not difficult for me to reach u in times of need and not forgetting in times of nikmah"

La ilaha illa Anta subhanaka, inni kuntu minadh-dhalimeen

"There is no god but You, You are Glorified, I was indeed the wrongdoer"

"Oh Allah, please give me strength to be better every DAY, every HOUR, every MINUTE, every SECOND and every MICROSECOND also can?" huhu..

اللَّهُمَّ لا سَهْلَ إلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلاً وَ إنْتَ تَحْعَلُ الْحزْنَ إذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلاً

O Allah, there is nothing easy except what You make easy, and You make the difficult easy if it be Your Will.

The office id call home...

2009-06-04T22:15:00.003+08:00

This was the award winning office for hari raya decoration!! hehe..

Services,

Corporate Services Deparment

In the picture is kak Lehon! Kak Lehon rox my stomach!! everyday, there'll be breakfast ready=D
Thats my table... very neat rightttt? =P

Thats the Corporate Services Family + Education

And thats my buddy in the background, Nurasrul Effendi Asngari! eh beb! aku spell betol uh nama kau!! We do lots of stupid stuffs at work. oh, i got the "shades" from this IT company. cool kan. haha.

Thats my desk b4 i left the company. even more NEATER kan~~~

ok, the reason im doing this is because im offloading all my HP pix and i thot sayang kan kalau delete ajer. so i decided to blog sket lah. not much though.

My experience at Mendaki was great due to the people i work with directly! Thank you En Latiff, Kak Lehon, Kak Liyah, Kak Sab and Asrul.

Those memories, shall remain.

everybody...meet jack!

2009-06-04T22:06:00.003+08:00

Jack! meet everybody!=D

Jack's a good horse and im just a bad rider. lolz! he almost threw me off! haha..
FYI, hes a multiple gold medalist jumper.

yeahh..im gonna get fat! hehe..

2009-06-04T21:34:00.004+08:00

Ever since I came to Perth, ive been getting all sorts of breakfast! and its different everyday for the past 14 days! One of those is this French toast spread with kaya and melted cheese.....mmmmm...SedapPpp~~~~

Here another look at it.
My Aunt is so creative. Thank you Allah for the rezeki and the family!=D

i would never call myself a lifeguard in Australia

2009-05-30T20:24:00.005+08:00

i got bullied by the waves!!!

tapi tak serik jugak... lolz..

LAGI!

Rule in the ocean!

1. Dont Panic!
2. Dont PANIC!!
3. Dont PANIC!!!

hahaha.i thot i find this amusing...

2009-05-30T13:58:00.001+08:00

The Backpacker Code

1. I am a traveller, not a tourist

2. I shall ask every person I meet 'How long have you been away? Where have you been? Where are you off too next?

3. Oh and how much did you pay for a. your bus fair to... b. your room. c. those fake Diesel trainers?

4. I shall endeavour to play either Bob Marley or Jack Johnson on my iPod at least once every day.

5. I shall email my poor unfortunate friends back home on a regular basis, taking great pleasure in letting them know what an amazing time I'm having - all the great people I'm meeting and the fantastic places I've seen....surprising really as I seem to spend most of my time in Internet Cafes, emailing said friends!

6. I shall wear my flip flops with pride, constantly. Even though they're not really that comfortable for walking.

7. I shall regale my new found traveller buddies with stories of strange and exotic foods consumed but secretly long for yet another banana pancake.

8. I shall become extremely adept at playing pool whilst at the same time drinking copious amounts of strangely alcoholic Asian beer and whisky.

9. When I get home I will proudly venture out to my local pub sporting my travellers tan, my Thai fisherman's trousers and my hair in dreads/beads. I will look a bit of a pratt.

http://www.travellerspoint.com/forum.cfm?thread=17563

thank you (=

2009-05-29T23:21:00.001+08:00

I can almost see it
That dream I'm dreaming but
There's a voice inside my head sayin,
You'll never reach it,
Every step I'm taking,
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking but I
Got to keep trying
Got to keep my head held high

There's always going to be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing,
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down but
No I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm going to remember most yeah
Just got to keep going
And I,
I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on.

Miley Cyrus. The Climb.

anepp!! for u la sehh... =P

2009-05-25T12:23:00.001+08:00

hehe...

The only time....

2009-05-23T22:18:00.002+08:00

...i perspired after a long day walk....

is while eating at kuey teow goreng here.. -_-"

if i could...

2009-05-20T14:31:00.000+08:00

i wanna kage buunshin now!!!

betol betol betol...

2009-05-04T10:36:00.001+08:00

Jodoh itu rahsia Allah... (=

it is a challenge when...

2009-04-27T00:15:00.001+08:00

you are jack of all trades but master of none...

Challenges are meant to be overcome..

ganbate self.

Harapan PadaMu Subur Kembali

2009-03-24T17:50:00.002+08:00

..Saujana..

Wahai Tuhan ku yang Esa
Bila kenangkan QaharMu
Rasa gerun di hatiku
Kerana takutkan seksaMu

HambaMu rasa putus asa
Siapakah dapat bersihkan diri
Dari segala dosa yang memburu
Setiap hari setiap ketika

Tika mengenang GhafarMu
Putus asa tiada lagi
Semangatku pulih kembali
Harapanku subur kembali

Ujian menimpa menekan di jiwa
Tak sanggup meneruskan perjuanganku
MehnahMu itu penghapus dosaku
Mengganti hukumanMu di akhirat

Di waktu mengenang rahmatMu
Terasa diri kurang bersyukur
PadaMu harusku memohon
Moga syukurku bertambah
Alangkah susahnya
Mendidik nafsuku
Yang tidak dapat melihat kebenaranMu
Bantulah hambaMu
Dalam mendidik jiwaku ini

- - -
Hasbunallahu wa ni'mal-wakeel
Allah is sufficient for us and is the best one to put trust in

Tan Hong Ming..

2009-03-22T01:57:00.000+08:00

hehe...

Syeikh Ahmad Yassin the "terrorist"?

2009-03-06T09:56:00.004+08:00

Sorry guys. im on a roll. my simple question is... why....why would a NEARLY blind man, on a wheelchair,CRIPPLED be targetted? at the end of it, he was killed by an Israeli helicopter after subuh prayers, 22 March 2004.

Im posting such entries to give myself the extra kick in the butt to be more motivated to do more good.

I believe that is the least we can do as our brothers and sisters experience their fate at their homeland. It is the homeland of our forefathers. It is where imam Syafie was born. That homeland is named Ghaza, Palestine.

Be excellent in whatever we do and dont forget to give prayers to our brothers and sisters.

Akhir kata, sebuah hadith qudsi, “Maka jika Aku mencintainya, Aku adalah pendengarannya yang dia gunakan untuk mendengar, Aku adalah penglihatannya yang dia gunakan untuk melihat, Aku adalah tangannnya yang dia gunakan untuk memukul, dan Aku adalah kakinya yang dia gunakan untuk berjalan.” (HR. Bukhari). sudahkah kita mencapai sebegini?

jom! fastabiqul khairaat!

Article ini dari seorang ikhwah,

Saya taipkan petikan ucapan As Syahid Syeikh Ahmad Yassin selepas cubaan membunuh beliau gagal pada 6/9/2003. Tanpa dapat menahan airmata, saya kongsikan sebahagian darinya....terlalu sebak untuk menghabiskannya.

Semoga kata-kata beliau ini akan menyemarakkan lagi usaha kita di dalam membantu umat islam di Palestine dan semua saudara kita yang ditindas dan dizalimi....

Petikan ucapan As Syahid Syeikh Ahmad Yassin selepas cubaan membunuh beliau gagal pada 6/9/2003

“Tidakkah kalian lihat wahai bangsa Arab, sudah sampai ke tahap mana keadaan ini?. Sesungguhnnya aku ini seorang tua, seorang tua yang lemah, tidak mampu memegang pena dan menyandang senjata dengan tanganku yang sudah mati (lumpuh). Aku bukan seorang penceramah yang lantang yang mampu menggegarkan semua tempat dengan suaraku (yang perlahan ini). Aku tidak mampu untuk ke mna-mana tempat untuk memenuhi hajatku kecuali jika mereka menggerakkan (kerusi roda) ku. Aku, yang sudah beruban putih dan berada dipenghujung usia. Aku, yang diserang pelbagai penyakit dan ditimpa bermacam-macam penderitaan.

Adakah segala macam penyakit dan kecacatan yang tertimpa ke atasku turut menimpa bangsa Arab hingga menjadikan mereka begitu lemah. Adakah kalian semua begitu wahai bangsa Arab, kalian diam membisu dan lemah, ataukah kalian semua telah mati binasa.

Adakah hati kalian tidak bergelora melihat kekejaman yang berlaku terhadap kami sehingga tiada satu kaum pun bangkit menyatakan kemarahan kerana Allah…Tiada satu kaumpun (di kalangan kalian) yang bangkit menentang musuh-musuh Allah yang telah mengistiharkan perang antarabangsa ke atas kami dan menukarkan kami daripada golongan mulia yang dianiaya dan dizalimi kepada pembunuh dan penjenayah serta pengganas…(Tidak adakah yang mahu bangkit menentang musuh-musuh) yang telah berjanji setia untuk menghancurkan dan menghukum kami.

Tidak malukah umat ini terhadap dirinya yang dihina sedangkan padanya ada kemuliaan. Tidak malukah negara-negara umat ini membiarkan zionis dan sekutu antarabangsanya tanpa memandang kami dengan pandangan yang mampu mengesat airmata kami dan meringankan bebanan kami.

Adakah pertubuhan-pertubuhan umat ini, pasukan tenteranya, parti-partinya, badan-badannya dan tokoh-tokohnya tidak mahu marah kerana Allah dengan kemarahan sebenarnya, lalu mereka keluar beramai-ramai sambil melaungkan, “Ya Allah, perkuatkanlah saudara-saudara kami yang sedang dipatah-patahkan, kasihanilah saudara-saudara kami yang lemah ditindas dan bantulah hamba-hambamu yang beriman!

Adakah kalian tidak memiliki kekuatan berdoa untuk kami? Seketika nanti kalian akan mendengar mengenai peperangan besar ke atas kami dan ketika itu kami akan terus berdiri dengan tertulis di dahi kami bahawa kami akan mati berdiri dan berdepan dengan musuh, bukan mati membelakang (dalam keadaan melarikan diri) dan akan mati bersama-sama kami, wanita-wanita, orang-orang tua dan pemuda-pemuda”.

Dipetik dari buku “Gugurnya Dua Mutiara – Ahmad Yassin Dan Rantisi Dalam Kenangan”

Video Israel Doesn't Want You to See

2009-03-04T22:30:00.001+08:00

its a mistake?!! thats an UNDERSTATEMENT!!

Even the UK MP thinks so...

2009-03-04T22:15:00.000+08:00

being a kid forever?

2009-03-03T13:41:00.001+08:00

"The problem is the world won't let me stay a kid forever, so I can't lie around crying about it, either"

-Nara Shikamaru

sometimes...

2009-02-24T22:41:00.002+08:00

Oh Allah, I feel I have not been able to articulate my thoughts and feelings well these days. I owe 23-24feb class an apology if I have not been helpful in any sense. May be this is a test from You if I would give up. May be I should try harder. I know I have been better and I am capable of it!

Oh Allah, pls loosen u the knot from my tongue! I have no knowledge except what You have taught me! Oh Allah, pls grant me the skill to inspire people to do good and also excel not only in akhirat but also in dunya!

Bleach!

2009-02-21T08:54:00.001+08:00

Now, we head towards the battlefield!
BELIEVE, and our blades will not break!
BELIEVE, and our hearts will not bend!
Though the roads we take may be different,
our iron hearts will beat as one!

-Abarai Renji

we WILL NOT go down!

2009-01-20T11:06:00.001+08:00

WE WILL NOT GO DOWN (Song for Gaza)
(Composed by Michael Heart)
Copyright 2009

A blinding flash of white light
Lit up the sky over Gaza tonight
People running for cover
Not knowing whether they’re dead or alive

They came with their tanks and their planes
With ravaging fiery flames
And nothing remains
Just a voice rising up in the smoky haze

We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In Gaza tonight

Women and children alike
Murdered and massacred night after night
While the so-called leaders of countries afar
Debated on who’s wrong or right

But their powerless words were in vain
And the bombs fell down like acid rain
But through the tears and the blood and the pain
You can still hear that voice through the smoky haze

We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In Gaza tonight

All Music and Content Copyrighted. All rights reserved. © 2009

heal the world...

2009-01-16T21:54:00.006+08:00

"Dan jangan sekali-kali engkau menyangka orang-orang yang terbunuh (yang gugur Syahid) pada jalan Allah itu mati, (mereka tidak mati) bahkan mereka adalah hidup (secara istimewa) di sisi Tuhan mereka dengan mendapat rezeki." Al-imran:159

There's A Place In
Your Heart
And I Know That It Is Love
And This Place Could
Be Much
Brighter Than Tomorrow
And If You Really Try
You'll Find There's No Need
To Cry
In This Place You'll Feel
There's No Hurt Or Sorrow

There Are Ways
To Get There
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Little Space
Make A Better Place...

Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

If You Want To Know Why
There's A Love That
Cannot Lie
Love Is Strong
It Only Cares For
Joyful Giving

If We Try
We Shall See
In This Bliss
We Cannot Feel
Fear Or Dread
We Stop Existing And
Start Living

Then It Feels That Always
Love's Enough For
Us Growing
So Make A Better World
Make A Better World...

Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

And The Dream We Were
Conceived In
Will Reveal A Joyful Face
And The World We
Once Believed In
Will Shine Again In Grace
Then Why Do We Keep
Strangling Life
Wound This Earth
Crucify Its Soul
Though It's Plain To See
This World Is Heavenly
Be God's Glow

We Could Fly So High
Let Our Spirits Never Die
In My Heart
I Feel You Are All
My Brothers
Create A World With
No Fear
Together We'll Cry
Happy Tears
See The Nations Turn
Their Swords
Into Plowshares

We Could Really Get There
If You Cared Enough
For The Living
Make A Little Space
To Make A Better Place...

Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me

There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough
For The Living
Make A Better Place
For You And For Me...

Two Choices...

2008-12-15T02:24:00.000+08:00

Two Choices

What would you do? You make the choice. Don't look for a punch line, there isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice?

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: 'When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?'

The audience was stilled by the query.

The father continued. 'I believe that when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child.'

Then he told the following story:

Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play?' Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, 'We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning.'

Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next to bat.

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.

However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.

Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, 'Shay, run to first! Run to first!' Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.

Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!' Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball.... the smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the second baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions, so he too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third baseman's head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.

All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the way Shay'.

Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, 'Run to third! Shay, run to third!'

As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, 'Shay, run home! Run home!' Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team.

'That day', said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, 'the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world'.

Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

AND NOW A LITTLE FOOTNOTE TO THIS STORY: We all send thousands of jokes through the e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending messages about life choices, people hesitate. The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion about decency is too often suppressed in our schools and workplaces.

If you're thinking about forwarding this message, chances are that you're probably sorting out the people in your address book who aren't the 'appropriate' ones to receive this type of message. Well, the person who sent you this believes that we all can make a difference. We all have thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the 'natural order of things.' So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice: Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?

A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least fortunate amongst them.

Qurban :: an answering to sufferings and pain ::

2008-12-01T11:24:00.004+08:00

Dear all,

As Singaporeans, we are all sadden by the news of Singapore's first casualty to international terrorism.

I am sure like many others, we were especially distraught by the revelation.

Violence and killing or all other conflicts are tremendous casualties that the human race needs to begin to do without though any student of history would attest that that is almost an impossibility. This is since, the history of the human species has shown that while there are those few that work tirelessly for peace and harmony yet there are many more others that decide to go for the emotionally quick fixed solution.

Having said that and as we mourn for the loss of the Singaporean live, let us also reflect on the many more lives that have become casualties in a conflict that has lasted more than 50 years through state or legislated terrorism.

This is equally wrong and far more de-generative since in such cases it displace more lives and what is made worse is the resources that are avail for a state as compared to a pool of under-resourced amateurs are far and deep.

As a result, refugee camps all over the world houses these innocent civilians in Central Africa, Lebanon and other parts of the world whom carries with them memories of violence and conflicts by the state or the very own authorities that were suppose to take care of them. Many of whom have also lost their love ones.

The closing date for Saff Perdaus' Qurban 2008 for Refugees from Palestine and Darfur is on: 5th December 2008 which is about 5 more days.

We are still far from our intended 5000 cans of meat but we do hope that with your encouraging support - the help we seek to offer, collectively, becomes a reality.

For order or more information, call Sis Nur Afifah (Saff Perdaus, Executive Officer) today at 6513 2305 or afifah@perdaus.org.sg

Thank you.

Khairu Rejal
Saff Perdaus
www.saff.org.sg

"makanan utk fikiran.."

2008-11-18T21:00:00.002+08:00

An organisation is only as "fast" its "slowest" member...

for a friend....

2008-11-16T19:13:00.001+08:00

Sahabatku...

Kulayarkan kerinduan di lautan memori
Mengimbau kenangan indah
Yang menyentuh emosi

Masih segar di ingatan
Saat mesra berputik
Hadirmu bawa sinaran cahaya inspirasi

Sahabat,
Kau sesungguhnya temanku
Dikala suka & lara

Tika ku buntu diselubungi sendu
Kau tiupkan ketabahan
Untuk ku ukir senyuman

Bagaikan embun hilang di terbit fajar
Kau pergi jauh mengejar cita
Menggapai redha yang Esa

Duhai sahabat dengarkanlah
Bicara hatiku ini
Meskipun jarak memisahkan
Namun tiada noktah kasih

Biar waktu menentukan
nilai ukhuwah yang terjalin
Teruskanlah perjuangan hingga
Ke titisan darah terakhir

Biarlah waktu menentukan
nilai ukhuwah yang terjalin
Teruskan perjuangan
Ke titisan darah yang terakhir

Dan aku
Masih disini terus mendaki
Puncak tertinggi hidupku

Dan aku
Terus menanti saat yang manis
Akan berulang kembali

- An! lagu ni utk anta! (=

Kembali

2008-11-14T00:13:00.000+08:00

Wahai Tuhan yang Maha Pemurah,
Terangilah ku dengan nurimanmu,
Hanya kau tempat ku berserah,
Mohon magfirah di dalam syahdu..

Wahai Tuhan yang Maha Pengasih,
Ampunilah segala dosaku,
Laksana bumi di laut memutih,
Hanyut ditelan gelombang nafsu..

Hari hari yang telah aku lalui,
Ingin ku tinggalkan terus bersemadi..

Ingin aku kembali kepada fitrah insani,
Tak sanggupku jelajahi rimba duniawi,
Bebaskan lah diriku dari di belenggu,
Dosa noda nafsu durjana..

Terimalah taubatku ya Allah,
Bimbinglah daku ke jalan redhamu,
Moga sinarmu terangi hidupku,
Didalam kegelapan..
Aku kan kembali padamu Rabbi,
Mengadapmu Ya Rabbulizzati,
Segala ketentuan ku pasrahkan,
Di hujung penghayatan..

Wahai Tuhan yang maha pemurah..
Ampunilah segala dosaku,
Laksana bumi di laut memutih,
Hanyut ditelan gelombang nafsu...

- Far East

I am in REAL need of You....

2008-11-12T08:22:00.002+08:00

"And when My slaves ask you concerning Me, then I am indeed near. I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he/she calls on Me(without mediator or intercessor). So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be led right"

Al-Baqarah:186

i am in need of....

2008-11-09T22:15:00.002+08:00

1. a better me
2. guidance
3. ilmu
4. the strength to shoulder "this" responsibility...
5. my fellow ikhwah....

perjalanan...

2008-11-02T16:29:00.002+08:00

setiap perjalanan pasti akan ada penghujung...
setiap pertemuan pasti akan ada perpisahan...

sekiranye perjalanan dan pertemuan kita sampai disini sahaja...harap di maafkan salah silap dari hamba Allah yang kerdil ini...

im going to musafir for a few days...if Allah wills it, ill come back a better Muslim! (=

Teruskan perjuangan everybody!!=D

are we empty?

2008-10-13T21:50:00.001+08:00

An emperor was coming out of his palace for his morning walk when he met a beggar. He asked the beggar, “What do you want?”

The beggar laughed and said, “You are asking me as though you can fulfill my desire!”

The king was offended. He said, “Of course I can fulfill your desire. What is it? Just tell me.”

And the beggar said, “Think twice before you promise anything.”

“I will fulfill anything you ask. I am a very powerful emperor, what can you possibly desire that I can not give to you?”

The beggar said, “It is a very simple desire. You see this begging bowl? Can you fill it with something?”

The emperor said, “Of course!” He called one of his viziers and told him, “Fill this mans begging bowl with money.” The vizier went and got some money and poured it into the bowl, and it disappeared. And he poured more and more, and the moment he would pour it, it would disappear. And the begging bowl remained always empty.

The whole palace gathered. By and by the rumor went throughout the whole capital, and a huge crowd gathered. The prestige of the emperor was at stake. He said to his viziers, “If the whole kingdom is lost, I am ready to lose it, but I cannot be defeated by this beggar.”

Diamonds and pearls and emeralds, his treasuries were becoming empty.The begging bowl seemed to be bottomless. Everything that was put into it — everything! — immediately disappeared, went out of existence. Finally it was the evening, and the people were standing there in utter silence. The king dropped at the feet of the beggar and admitted his defeat. he said, “Just tell me one thing. You are victorious - but before you leave, just fulfill my curiosity. What is the begging bowl made of?”

The beggar laughed and said, “It is made up of the human mind. There is no secret. It is simple made up of human desire.”

This understanding transforms life. Go into one desire — what is the mechanism of it? First there is a great excitement, great thrill, adventure. you feel a great kick. Something is going to happen, you are on the verge of it. And then you have the car, you have the yacht, you have the house, you have the woman, and suddenly all is meaningless again.

What happens? Your mind has dematerialised it. The car is standing in the drive, but there is no excitement anymore. The excitement was only in getting it. You became so drunk with the desire that you forgot your inner nothingness. Now the desire is fulfilled, the car in the drive, the woman in your bed, the money in your bank account - again excitement disappears. Again the emptiness is there, ready to eat you up. Again you have to create another desire to escape this yawning abyss.

That’s how one moves from one desire to another desire. That’s how one remains a beggar. Your whole life proves it again and again — every desire frustrates. And when the goal is achieved, you will need another desire.

The day you understand that desire as such is going to fail comes the turning point in your life.

The other journey is inwards. move inwards, come back home.

- qisas.com

adoi! sakit nyeeee~~

2008-10-13T08:26:00.001+08:00

"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up."

- Vince Lombardi

war cry!

2008-10-09T10:37:00.001+08:00

Hold your ground! Hold your ground!

Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers,

I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me.

A day may come when the courage of men fails,

when we forsake our friends

and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day.

An hour of wolves and shattered shields,

when the age of men comes crashing down,

but it is not this day!

This day we fight!!

By all that you hold dear on this good Earth,

I bid you stand, Men of the West!!!

-King Aragorn, King of Gondor
Lord of the Rings

rahmat Allah (=

2008-10-03T10:04:00.000+08:00

Pohonlah rahmat Allah setelah beramal soleh

Muhammad bin Almunkadir dari Jabir r.a. berkata: "Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. keluar kepada kami dan bersabda: "Malaikat Jibril tadi datang kepadaku dan berkata: "Ya Muhammad, demi Allah yang mengutuskan mu sebagai nabi yang besar, sesungguhnya ada seorang hamba Allah yang beribadat selama lima ratus tahun diatas sebuah bukit yang lebar, panjangnya tiga puluh hasta kali tiga puluh hasta dan dikelilingi oleh laut seluas empat ribu farsakh dari tiap penjuru, disitu Allah s.w.t. mengeluarkan sumber air yang segar selebar satu jari dari bawah bukit, juga pohon delima pada tiap hari berbuah sebuah delima, maka bila siang hari turunlah orang itu untuk wuduk dan memetik delima, lalu dimakannya, kemudian berdiri sembahyang dan ia minta kepada Tuhan supaya dimatikan dalam sujud, dan supaya badannya tidak disentuh bumi atau lain-lainnya hingga bangkit dihari kiamat sambil sujud, maka Allah s.w.t. telah menerima permintaannya, kerana itu tiap kami naik turun dari langit selalu melaluinya ia sedang sujud. Jibril berkata: "Kami dapat dalam ilmu, bahawa ia akan dibangkitkan pada hari kiamat dan dihadapkan kepada Allah s.w.t. , lalu Allah s.w.t. menyuruh: "Masukkanlah hambaKu itu kedalam syurga dangan rahmatKu." Maka berkata orang itu: "Dengan amalku." Maka Allah s.w.t. menyuruh Malaikat supaya menghitung semua amalnya dan nikmatKu iaitu nikmat melihat (penglihatan), tiba-tiba nikmat penglihatan itu telah mengelilingi ibadatnya selama lima ratus tahun, sedang nikmat-nikmat Allah s.w.t. yang lain-lainnya belum. Maka Allah s.w.t. berfirman: "Masukkan ia kedalam neraka." dan ketika ditarik menuju keneraka, ia berkata: "Masukkanlah aku kedalam syurga dengan rahmatMu."

Maka Allah s.w.t. berfirman kepada Malaikat: "Kembalikanlah ia." Lalu ditanya oleh Allah s.w.t.: "Hambaku, siapa yang menjadikan kau daripada tidak ada?" Jawabnya: "Engkau Tuhan." Lalu dutanya: "Apakah itu kerana amalmu atau rahmatKu?" Jawabnya: "Dengan RahmatMu." Lalu ditanya: "Siapakah yang memberi kekuatan kepadamu untuk beribadat lima ratus tahun?" jawabnya: "Engkau Tuhanku." Lalu ditanya lagi: "Dan siapakah yang menempatkan kau diatas bukit dan ditengah laut dan mengeluarkan air segar yang tawar dari tengah-tengah laut yang masin getir dan menumbuhkan buah delima tiap pagi, padahal buah itu hanya berbuah satu tahun satu kali, lalu kau minta kepadaKu untuk mati sujud, siapakah yang berbuat itu semua?" Jawabnya: "Engkau Tuhanku." Firman Allah s.w.t. : "Maka semua itu dengan rahmatKu." Malaikat Jibril berkata: "Segala sesuatu terjadi dengan rahmat Allah s.w.t.."

Kesimpulannnya, pasti ada dua perkara: Yang pertama, memperbaik amalan. Yang kedua, bergantung kepada Allah dan menyingkirkan selainNya.

Keterangan dari Al-Quran dan Hadith

Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, janganlah kamu menurut jejak langkah Syaitan; dan sesiapa yang menurut jejak langkah Syaitan, maka sesungguhnya Syaitan itu sentiasa menyuruh (pengikut-pengikutnya) melakukan perkara yang keji dan perbuatan yang mungkar. Dan kalaulah tidak kerana limpah kurnia Allah dan RAHMATNYA kepada kamu, nescaya tidak ada seorang pun di antara kamu menjadi bersih dari dosanya selama-lamanya; akan tetapi Allah membersihkan sesiapa yang dikehendakiNya (menurut undang-undang peraturanNya); dan (ingatlah Allah Maha Mendengar) lagi Maha Mengetahui. (An-Nur:21)

Dan tiadalah aku (Nabi Yusuf a.s) berani membersihkan diriku; sesungguhnya nafsu manusia itu sangat menyuruh melakukan kejahatan, kecuali orang-orang yang telah diberi RAHMAT oleh Tuhanku (maka terselamatlah ia dari hasutan nafsu itu). Sesungguhnya Tuhanku Maha Pengampun, lagi Maha Mengasihani." (Yusuf: 53)

Dan demi sesungguhnya! Jika Kami beri dia merasai sesuatu RAHMAT dari Kami sesudah ia ditimpa sesuatu kesusahan, berkatalah ia (dengan sikap tidak bersyukur): "Ini ialah hakku (hasil usahaku semata-mata), dan aku tidak fikir bahawa hari kiamat akan berlaku; dan kalaulah aku dikembalikan kepada Tuhanku (sekalipun), sudah tentu aku akan beroleh kebaikan di sisiNya (seperti kesenanganku sekarang ini)!" Maka demi sesungguhnya! Kami akan memberi tahu kepada orang-orang yang kufur ingkar itu akan keburukan apa yang mereka telah kerjakan, dan Kami akan beri mereka merasai azab seksa yang seberatberatnya. (Fussilat: 50)

Dari jabir r.a katanya, dia mendengar Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda:”Bukan amal seseorang yang memasukkannya ke syurga atau melepaskannya dari neraka, termasuk juga aku, tetapi ialah semata-mata rahmat Allah S.W.T belaka.” (Riwayat Muslim)

Abul-Laits meriwayatkan dengan sanadnya dari Muhammad bin Alfadhel daro Ibn Abi Ruwad dari ayahnya berkata: "Allah s.w.t. menurunkan wahyu kepada nabi Daud a.s.: "Hai Daud, gembirakan orang-orang yang berdosa, dan peringatkan kepada orang-orang siddiq." Maka Nabi Daud a.s bertanya: "Bagaimana menggembirakan orang-orang yang berdosa dan mengancam orang-orang yang siddiq?" Allah s.w.t. berfirman: "Gembirakan orang-orang yang berdosa bahawa tidak ada dosa yang tidak dapat Aku ampunkan dan peringatkan pada orang siddiq supaya mereka tidak berbangga (sombong) dengan amal perbuatan mereka kerana bila Aku tegakkan keadilanKu dan perhitunganKu pada seseorang pasti binasa."

from : http://cahayamukmin.blogspot.com/

what counts?

2008-09-22T16:21:00.000+08:00

" It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. "

(Theodore Roosevelt; April 23, 1910)

promise to self...

2008-09-19T22:04:00.000+08:00

Dear self,

I will be better not tomorrow, but today, now....

one rule toward excellence

2008-09-09T11:18:00.001+08:00

"Knowing is not enough, we must apply...Willing is not enough, we must do"

-Bruce Lee

Permata yang dicari

2008-08-27T08:53:00.001+08:00

Hadirnya tanpa kusedari
Menggamit kasih cinta bersemi
Hadir cinta insan padaku ini
Anugerah kurniaan Ilahi

Lembut tutur bicaranya
Menarik hatiku untuk mendekatinya
Kesopanannya memikat di hati
Mendamaikan jiwaku yang resah ini

Ya Allah
Jika dia benar untukku
Dekatkanlah hatinya dengan hatiku
Jika dia bukan milikku
Damaikanlah hatiku
Dengan ketentuan-Mu

Dialah permata yang dicari
Selama ini baru kutemui
Tapi ku tak pasti rencana Ilahi
Apakah dia kan kumiliki
Tidak sekali dinodai nafsu
Akan kubatasi dengan syariat-Mu
Jika dirinya bukan untukku
Redha hatiku dengan ketentuan-Mu

Ya Allah
Engkaulah tempat kubergantung harapanku
Kuharap diriku sentiasa di bawah rahmat-Mu

i want to give more....

2008-08-26T05:30:00.002+08:00

ya Allah, have i reached my maximum capacity? Is this all that i can give? I want to give more! Pls give me the strength to do so. I want to play apart in your Khaira Ummah. Pls give me that chance.

Even if I am alone doing this, I am never really alone because You will always be there!

I must push! Even if I die doing this alone! I dont want to regret not doing anything! my limit is You!
*a promise to self*

Be hard on yourself, be easy on others - Imam Syafi'e

Doa seseorang Da'i

2008-08-16T23:40:00.003+08:00

Ya Allah, selamatkan para du'atMu dari fitnah-fitnah dunia yang boleh merosakkan perjuangan kami.

Bersatu dan bersihkanlah niat dan hati kami.

Berikanlah kami kekuatan untuk menempuhi ujian yang Kau telah sediakan.

Sayangi dan peliharalah kami.

Janganlah Kau berpaling dari kami kerana kebodohan dan keangkuhan kami. Sesungguhnya, kami hambaMu yang lalai dan alpa.

Jika Kau berpaling dari kami, kepada siapakah harus kami meminta pertolongan ya Allah?

Tiada siapa lagi yang boleh kami menadarkan kedua belah tangan kami kepada kecualiMu.

Berilah kami kesedaran ya Allah. Engkaulah pemilik-pemilik hati ini.

what more can we ask for?

2008-08-11T23:37:00.000+08:00

A person came crying and weeping to Shaikh Shiblee Rahamatullahi alayh and said, ‘O Shaikh, I have destroyed myself; make du’aa for me that may Allah take me away from this world.’

People, whose relationship with Allah is strong, will never ever dream of committing suicide. Those people who enjoy the pleasures of this world; alcohol, drug, women, dubbing, etc., they are the people who will ultimately, want to commit suicide because they will get sick of this world. Those who enjoy the pleasures of this world by committing sins will be surrounded by problems from all four sides. They have brought these problems upon themselves through disobedience to Allah Ta’aalaa.

Such people begin to feel they will only find peace, if they are dead. An Urdu poet has said: Now out of fear you desire to die (But) even after death, if you do not find peace, where will you go?

Now, overpowered by calamities and problems, you desire to die and you consider death a solution to all your problems, but if, after death, you do not find peace in the grave, if you do not find peace on the Day of Qiyaamah, if you do not find peace on the Pul Siraat and you are deprived of entry in Jannah, then where will you go?

So the person said to Shaikh Shiblee, ‘I have a big problem. Make du’aa that may Allah Ta’aalaa take me away from this world.’

The Shaikh said, ‘Calm down, take it easy, what is the problem?’ He replied, ‘I had a very close friend, and I loved him very much. We were friends for a very long time. He sacrificed everything for me and I sacrificed everything for him. I had never thought that he will ever leave me but he has left me. Now my heart is empty. I cannot survive without him. I love him so much that I want him back, and if I cannot have him back, then I want to die.’

The Shaikh soothed him and asked him to calm down saying, ‘Look, there is no need to lose hope. Why do you want to die when there is a solution to your problem?’

He quickly said, very happily, ‘Tell me what is the solution, tell me quickly! Since he has left me I have not been eating, drinking or sleeping. There is no joy in my life. Please tell me quickly.’

The Shaikh replied, ‘The only way to forget a friend who has left you is to make a new friend.’ He said, ‘O Shaikh, after ten to fifteen years of loyal friendship, he has left me and I am suffering. And you are telling me to make a new friend. I fear that if the same thing happens, then what will become of me.’

Shaikh Shiblee said, ‘What if I find you a friend who will never leave you. In fact, if you are disloyal to him and after years of disloyalty, you go back to him saying O my friend! Forgive me. I want to be your friend again, he will immediately accept you again as a friend.’ He said, ‘O Shaikh! Show me this friend! Who is this friend that is so loyal.’

The Shaikh replied, ‘Turn to Allah and make friendship with Him.’(=

::qisas.com::

rintihan seorang hamba

2008-08-10T17:28:00.001+08:00

Ya Allah, jadikanlah aku hambaMu yang selalu berdoa kepadaMu dengan setulusnya ketika dalam keadaan tenteram sebagaimana tulusnya doa orang-orang yang terpaksa kerana berada dalam kesempitan...

hehe.

2008-08-08T08:25:00.002+08:00

My advice to you is to get married. If you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not you'll become a philosopher.

-anonymous

shall we start to practice this?=D

2008-08-06T09:48:00.000+08:00

“The key to sincerity is Qiyaamul-Layl, because only the sincere wake and stand when others are lying asleep.”

-[Imam al-Haddad]

Which wonders of Allah's power, will you deny?

2008-08-05T09:09:00.001+08:00

In his tape, ‘Sifat al-Hayaa’, Shaykh Muhammad Hassan* mentions an incredible incident which happened to him when he went to Makkah - a great story of conviction, certainty and firm belief in Allah. He says:

“Let me mention the story of one of our elders from Dumyat (area in north Egypt). This was a man afflicted with paralysis and he travelled to London, France, and America, and the doctors took every measure possible but were unable to cure him. This noble man then left to go to the Sacred House of Allah (Makkah). He took a promise from his sons (that they would help him) and so they carried him, entered him into the haram whilst he was in his wheelchair & drew him closer to the Ka’bah - though he had been paralysed for years.

In Makkah he spoke to me about this, he said ‘Wallahi Shaykh Muhammad, I didn’t call upon Allah except with this one du’aa.’ I asked, ‘What did you say?’ He said, ‘By Allah! I am not going to leave Your House except upon my two feet or in a coffin.’ Wallahi, I didn’t say anymore than that - I (repeated it and) started to scream it out and weep so much until a very painful headache overwhelmed me and sleep overtook me. So I slept in my wheelchair. In my sleep, I heard a caller in my right ear shouting to me saying, ‘Get up and walk! Get up and walk!’ So I awoke, got up and walked towards the Ka’bah when I suddenly remembered my paralysis!

So I screamed ‘O King of Kings! Wallahi You do not fail the one who turns to You.’

One of the righteous used to say, “By Allah, I do not know which two blessings I should be thankful for: Sins which my Lord has hidden for me and He has not humiliated me with it in front of his creation such that they ridicule me, or should I thank Allah for the love and affection which He has put in the hearts of His servants for me, for which my deeds have not reached nor attained.”

* [True story of a paralysed man who started to walk once more after making du’a in the Haram - related by Shaykh Muhammad Hassaan in his audio tape, Sifat al-Hayaa’]

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We are powerful...

2008-07-22T23:46:00.000+08:00

Youths of today....Leaders of tomorrow?

are we ready?

oh Allah..forgive me...

2008-07-12T20:13:00.002+08:00

"It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters. It doesn't matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over."

-The Zahir by Paulo Coelho

nooo good...

2008-07-04T09:16:00.002+08:00

I speed to work almost every single day... *sigh*

does my supplication make you happy?

2008-06-29T21:49:00.003+08:00

Oh Rasulullah...i miss you.. ='(

” Verily, there has come to you a Messenger from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you should experience any injury or difficulty. He is anxious over you; for the believers, he is full of pity, kind, and merciful.“
[at-Tawbah; 128]

‘A’ishah narrated:

“Once, when I saw the Prophet in a good mood, I said to him: “O Messenger of
Allah! Supplicate to Allah for me!”

So, he said: “O Allah! Forgive ‘A’ishah her past and future sins, what she has hidden, as well as what she has made apparent.“

So, I began smiling, to the point that my head fell into my lap out of joy.

The Messenger of Allah said to me: “Does my supplication make you happy?“

I replied: “And how can your supplication not make me happy?”

He then said: “By Allah, it is the supplication that I make for my Ummah in every prayer.“

Reported in ‘Sahih Mawarid adh-Dhaman’ (# 1875), and it is in ‘as-Silsilah as-Sahihah’

Qisas.com

The ultimate Provider

2008-06-24T17:36:00.000+08:00

Prophet Sulayman (peace be upon him) in response to his special prayer to Allah was granted Kingdom and was given power over the forces of nature, over the Jinns and men and devils and other living creatures. He was also endowed with knowledge of their language and could easily communicate with them.

Prophet Sulayman (peace be upon him) once was sitting on the bank of a lake deeply engrossed in the beauties of nature around and appreciating the various forms of Allah’s creation on earth.

Suddenly Prophet Sulayman’s (peace be upon him) attention was drawn towards an ant creeping forward with a grain of wheat in its mouth. As it reached near the water, a tortoise came out, opened its mouth and the ant crept into it. The tortoise closing its mouth disappeared under the water. After a while, the tortoise again sprung out of the water and standing on the bank opened its mouth and the ant came out. But this time it had no grain of wheat in its mouth.

Prophet Sulayman (peace be upon him) became anxious to know what had been happening under water. On inquiring, the ant explained that at the bottom of the lake, was a stone and underneath it lived a blind ant. Allah had created it there and because of blindness, it could not move about. The ant further said that “I have been appointed by Allah to provide its daily sustenance with the assistance of the tortoise and hence, I do perform this duty everyday.”

Let us ponder over one thing. If a tiny creature like an ant living under a stone at the bottom of a sea is not denied its sustenance, why should man the noblest of all creatures ever suspect loss of his sustenance from Almighty Allah? Why should we worry so much about our food, wealth, daily food, if Allah is the Ultimate Provider? Should we not turn to Him first?

Source: Qisas.com - Inspire Yourself :: www.qisas.com

blue is the colour...

2008-05-27T11:49:00.002+08:00

John Terry has written an open letter to Chelsea fans following the Champions League Final.

The Chelsea captain wrote:

'To all the Chelsea fans, all my team-mates, the manager and staff at the club.

I am so sorry for missing the penalty and denying you the fans, my team-mates, family and friends the chance to become European champions.

Many people have told me I don't need to say that but I feel I need to, that's just me. I have relived that moment every minute since it happened. I have only slept a few hours and wake up every time hoping it's all been a bad dream.

I have had some amazing support from fans, current and ex-players, family and friends and I need to thank everyone for that. But I am a big man and I take responsibility for us not winning.

I am and ALWAYS will be Chelsea through and through. I will give my all on and off the pitch to win this trophy as a player and one day as a manager. And I am sure we will win it.

That night in Moscow will haunt me forever and I feel I have let everybody down and this hurts me more than anything. I am not ashamed about crying. This is a trophy I have tried so hard year after year to win and it was just an uncontrollable reaction, I wear my heart on my sleeve, everybody knows that.

The road to Rome starts here, we have to try and turn this experience to our advantage. I am very proud of how far we have come this season with everything that has gone on.

Thank you for all your support for the team this season.'

We'll be right with you!

Blue Flag
The only place to be Every other Saturday
Is strollin' down the Fulham Road
Meet your mates and have a drink
Have a moan and start to think
Will there ever be a blue tomorrow?

We've waited so long But we'd wait for ever
Our blood is blue and We would leave you never
And when we make it It will be together, together.....

Chelsea Chelsea , Chelsea Chelsea ... We're gonna make this a Blue Day
Chelsea Chelsea, Chelsea Chelsea ... We're gonna make this a Blue Day

oiii.....lalalalala..., lalalalala..., lalalalala...,

We've got some memories Albeit from the Seventies when
Ossie & Co restored our pride Now we've got hope, and a team
And suddenly, it's not a dream We'll keep the Blue Flag flying high

We've waited so long But we'd wait for ever
Our blood is blue and We would leave you never
And when we make it It will be together, together.....

Chelsea Chelsea , Chelsea Chelsea ... We're gonna make this a Blue Day
Chelsea Chelsea, Chelsea Chelsea ... We're gonna make this a Blue Day

oiii.....lalalalala..., lalalalala..., lalalalala...,

Now even Heaven Is Blue today,
You should hear the Chelsea roar, Hear the Chelsea roar.... (And Now "THE WAIT" Is Over !!)
aaaaaaa.....
Chelsea Chelsea , Chelsea Chelsea ... We're gonna make this a Blue Day
Chelsea Chelsea, Chelsea Chelsea ... We're gonna make this a Blue Day
Chelsea Chelsea, Chelsea Chelsea ... We're gonna make this a Blue... Day...

Blue is the colour!
Blue is the colour, football is the game.
We're all together, and winning is our aim.
So cheer us on through the sun and rain.
'cause Chelsea, Chelsea is our name!

Here at the Bridge whether rain or fine.
We can shine all the time.
Home or away, come and see us play.
You're welcome any day.

Come to the Shed and we'll welcome you.
Wear your blue and see us through.
Sing loud and clear until the game is done.
Sing Chelsea everyone!

heartbreaking..

2008-05-22T06:22:00.003+08:00

some people waited an entire lifetime for that moment........

and I will continue to wait..

Man Utd 1 - 1 Chelsea

Man Utd won on penalties 6-5.

ehh..wats up?

2008-05-08T20:16:00.002+08:00

What is it? Its a Climbing Clinic + Volunteer Induction Day
Yessar!!! When? On the 17th MAY Saturday 9AM - 2PM!
Cool!! Where? Safra Yishun ah!!
Oooo.. Need to pay? Free ah beb!!
Best!! Who can come? You, you, you, you and yes you! The one behind you! Its for everyone and anyone!

To register please send us your name and contact number to:
hafiz@perdaus.org.sg
or call Bro Hafiz @
91734292

Visit us @ www.safff.org.sg

TanpaMu...

2008-04-20T18:54:00.001+08:00

Resah dan gelisah ku rasa
Hidup penuh pancaroba
Roda masa pantas berputar
Menduga iman di dada
Daku yang lena dan terleka
Tenggelam di lautan dunia

Kabur pandangan mataku
Pada nikmat yang menggunung
Mendustakan kurniaanMu
Tiba murkaMu menghukum
Keangkuhanku kian hancur
Lantasku jatuh dan tersungkur

TanpaMu kasih (oh kekasih)
Ku tak berdaya (ku terpedaya)
Hilang punca dan arah (pada helah dan dusta)
Hanyut alpa di arus bergelora

Kasih (oh kekasih)
Daku derita (tangisku hiba)
Lemah dalam sengsara (dan mengalir oh air mata)
Jiwa dan tubuh kepedihan
Terseksa, terhukum
Menanggung kifarah dariMu

Telah ku lalui semalam
Jalanan kelam dan suram
Lampaui batasan insan
KeagunganMu kulupakan
Rahmat dariMu kudambakan
KeampunanMu kupohonkan

Tuhan, aku tak berdaya
Tempuh segalanya
Tanpa kasihMu

Hatiku ini merindu
Sinar cintaMu Yang Agung
Pasrah merayu redhaMu
Ampuni dosa-dosaku
Rahmat dariMu ku dambakan
KeampunanMu ku pohonkan

TanpaMu - In Team

ready?

2008-04-17T12:05:00.001+08:00

oh Allah, am I ready for You??

sakit itu kafarah!

2008-04-10T00:32:00.002+08:00

Salam alaikum wr wb semua!

Entri yang saya karang ini sangat relevan bagi saya pada waktu ini. Dalam masa yang sama, harap ia dapat menjadi satu peringatan bagi yang membaca dan yang masih hidup!

Alhamdulillah, masih diberi nikmat bernafas ni! kalau tak, tak kesampaian lah entri ni eh=D

Sudah beberapa hari nikmat kesihatanku diuji. batok mcm takde org nye masalah(like nobody's business), hampir hampir demam dan skarang ni hampir hilang suara.

kerap kita mengeluh apabila dalam kesakitan kerana merasa lemah. saya tak dikecualikan pon! cuma bila teringat janji Allah yang tak mungkin diingkari, lega kesakitan tu! betol!

Ummul ‘Ala’ berkata, “Rasulullah s.a.w. mengunjungiku ketika aku sakit, lalu beliau bersabda;

“Bergembiralah, hai Ummul ‘Ala, sesungguhnya apabila seorang muslim sakit, Allah akan menghilangkan kesalahan-kesalahannya sebagaimana api menghilangkan karatnya emas dan perak.” (H.R. Abu Dawud)

Rasulullah s.a.w. bersabda, “Tidak ada seorang muslim yang ditimpa cubaan/ujian berupa sakit dan sebagainya, melainkan dihapuskan Allah Ta’ala akan dosa-dosanya, seperti pohon kayu menggugurkan daunnya.” (H.R. Muslim)

happy nye gugur dosa!!! sesungguhnya kite ni semua tak lepas dari kesalahan dan dosa kan? (=

peringatan buat diri yang lemah dan juga sesiapa yg membaca entri ini (=