Tears will fall after reading this...they will, sooner or later!!!
A young man had been to Wednesday Night Class of Quranic Studies. The Mualim had shared about listening to Allah and obeying Allah through intuition.
The young man couldn't help but wonder, 'Does Allah still speak to people through intuition?'. After Lessons, he went out with some friends for coffee and pie and they discussed the message. Several different ones talked about how Allah had led them in different ways and that at the end you'll know it was Allah SWT Who has directed you.
It was about ten o'clock when the young man started driving home. Sitting in his car, he just began to pray, 'Allah...If you still speak to people, speak to me. I will listen. I will do my best to obey.'
As he drove down the main street of his town, he had the strangest thought to stop and buy a gallon of milk. He shook his head and said out loud, 'Allah is that you?' He didn't get a reply and started on toward home.
But again, the thought, buy a gallon of milk came into his head.
'Okay, Allah, in case that is you, I will buy the milk.' It didn't seem like too hard a test of obedience. He could always use the milk. He stopped and purchased the gallon of milk and started off toward home. As he passed Seventh Street, he again felt the urge, 'Turn Down that street'. This is crazy he thought, and drove on past the intersection.
Again, he felt that he should turn down Seventh Street. At the next intersection, he turned back and headed down Seventh. Half jokingly, he said out loud, 'Okay, Allah, I will.'
He drove several blocks, when suddenly, he felt like he should stop. He pulled over to the curb and looked around. He was in a semi-commercial area of town. It wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst of neighborhoods either. The businesses were closed and most of the houses looked dark like the people were already in bed.
Again, he sensed something, 'Go and give the milk to the people in the house across the street.' The young man looked at the house. It was dark and it looked like the people were either gone or they were already asleep. He started to open the door and then sat back in the car seat.
'Allah, this is insane. Those people are asleep and if I wake them up, they are going to be mad and I will look stupid'. Again, he felt like he should go and give the milk.
Finally, he opened the door, 'Okay Allah SWT, if this is you, I will go to the door and I will give them the milk. If you want me to look like a crazy person, okay. I want to be obedient. I guess that will count for something, but if they don't answer right away, I am out of here.'
He walked across the street and rang the bell. He could hear some noise inside. A man's voice yelled out, 'Who is it? What do you want?' Then the door opened before the young man could get away.
The man was standing there in his jeans and T-shirt. He looked like he just got out of bed. He had a strange look on his face and he didn't seem too happy to have some stranger standing on his doorstep. 'What is it?' The young man thrust out the gallon of milk'. 'Here, I brought this to you'.
The man took the milk and rushed down a hallway. Then from down the hall came a woman carrying the milk toward the kitchen. The man was following her holding a baby. The baby was crying. The man had tears streaming down his face.
The man began spea! king and half crying, 'We were just praying. We had some big bills this month and we ran out of money. We didn't have any milk for our baby. I was just praying and asking Allah SWT to show me how to get some milk'.
His wife in the kitchen yelled out, 'I ask him to send an Angel with some. Are you an Angel?'. The young man reached into his wallet and pulled out all the money he had on him and put in the man's hand. He turned and walked back toward his car and the tears were streaming down his face. He knew that Allah SWT still answers prayers...
So...
Believe Allah...
Wassalam~
being a MOTHER~
Daniel's Diary~
19/07/09-9.57pm...at office
Today I was stay back at my office after office hours for some work. Suddenly I though to write this diary after I have not writing about 1 years ago.
* * * * *
One day...
After 17 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, 'I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.'
* * * * *
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been alone for 20 years, but the demands of my work and my two boys had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.
* * * * *
That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.
* * * * *
'What's wrong, aren't you well,' she asked?
* * * * *
My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.
* * * * *
'I thought it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,' I responded. 'Just the two of us.'
She thought about it for a moment, and then said, 'I would like that very much.'
* * * * *
That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last birthday on November 19th.
* * * * *
She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angels. 'I told my friends that I was going to go
out with my son, and they were impressed,' she said, as she got into that new white van. 'They can't wait to hear about our date'.
* * * * *
We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my
arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. 'It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,' she said. 'Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor,' I responded.
* * * * *
During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation-nothing extraordinary but catching up
on recent events of each other's life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.
* * * * *
As we arrived at her house later, she said, 'I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.' I agreed.
* * * * *
'How was your dinner date ?' asked my wife when I got home. 'Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined,' I answered.
* * * * *
A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her.
* * * * *
Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place
mother and I had dined. An attached note said: 'I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife.
You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.'
* * * * *
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: 'I LOVE YOU' and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till 'some other time.'
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Somebody said it takes about 6 weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby....somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, 'normal' is history.
Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct... somebody never took a three-year-old shopping.
Somebody said being a mother is boring.... somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit. Somebody said if you're a' good' mother, your child will 'turn out good'....
somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a guarantee.
Somebody said you don't need an education to be a mother.... somebody never helped a fourth grader with his math.
Somebody said you can't love the second child as much as you love the first.... somebody doesn't have two children.
Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and delivery.... somebody never watched her 'baby' get on the bus for the first day of kindergarten ... or on a plane headed for military 'boot camp.'
Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married....somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or daughter-in-law to a mother's heartstrings.
Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home....somebody never had
grandchildren.
Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to tell her.... somebody isn't a mother.
This isn't just about being a mother; it's about appreciating the people in your life while you have them....no matter who that person is~
19/07/09-9.57pm...at office
Today I was stay back at my office after office hours for some work. Suddenly I though to write this diary after I have not writing about 1 years ago.
* * * * *
One day...
After 17 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, 'I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.'
* * * * *
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been alone for 20 years, but the demands of my work and my two boys had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.
* * * * *
That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.
* * * * *
'What's wrong, aren't you well,' she asked?
* * * * *
My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.
* * * * *
'I thought it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,' I responded. 'Just the two of us.'
She thought about it for a moment, and then said, 'I would like that very much.'
* * * * *
That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last birthday on November 19th.
* * * * *
She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angels. 'I told my friends that I was going to go
out with my son, and they were impressed,' she said, as she got into that new white van. 'They can't wait to hear about our date'.
* * * * *
We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my
arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. 'It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,' she said. 'Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor,' I responded.
* * * * *
During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation-nothing extraordinary but catching up
on recent events of each other's life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.
* * * * *
As we arrived at her house later, she said, 'I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.' I agreed.
* * * * *
'How was your dinner date ?' asked my wife when I got home. 'Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined,' I answered.
* * * * *
A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her.
* * * * *
Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place
mother and I had dined. An attached note said: 'I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife.
You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.'
* * * * *
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: 'I LOVE YOU' and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till 'some other time.'
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Somebody said it takes about 6 weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby....somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, 'normal' is history.
Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct... somebody never took a three-year-old shopping.
Somebody said being a mother is boring.... somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit. Somebody said if you're a' good' mother, your child will 'turn out good'....
somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a guarantee.
Somebody said you don't need an education to be a mother.... somebody never helped a fourth grader with his math.
Somebody said you can't love the second child as much as you love the first.... somebody doesn't have two children.
Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and delivery.... somebody never watched her 'baby' get on the bus for the first day of kindergarten ... or on a plane headed for military 'boot camp.'
Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married....somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or daughter-in-law to a mother's heartstrings.
Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home....somebody never had
grandchildren.
Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to tell her.... somebody isn't a mother.
This isn't just about being a mother; it's about appreciating the people in your life while you have them....no matter who that person is~
1 day u have to go alone...
Assalamualaikum warahmatullah...
First of all...Open your heart, open your mind~
Did you ever stop for a while and asked yourself...
What is going to happen to me the first night in my grave?
What have I prepared for death?
Will I be in heaven or Hell fire?
How often do I remember death?
Think about the moment your body is being washed and prepared to enter your grave...
Think about the day people will be carrying you to your grave..
and your families crying...
think about the moment you are put in your grave
Just imagine...
imagine yourself in your grave...
down there in that dark hole...
ALONE...
it's too DARK...
you cry for help, but there is no answer...
Nobody can help you...
it's too NARROW...
your bones are squashed....
You regret all the bad things you've done during your life...
you regret missing the 5 PRAYERS
you regret listening to music
You regret your disrespectful manners towards everyone, especially your parents...
you regret not wearing your hijab
You regret ignoring the orders of ALLAH...
YOU REGRET IGNORING THE KNOWLEDGE OF ISLAM
YOU REGRET ALL THE BAD THINGS YOU'VE DONE..
THERE IS NO ESCAPE..
YOU WILL FACE YOUR PUNISHMENT FOR EVERY LITTLE THING YOU'VE DONE...
You are ALONE in your grave only with your DEEDS...
no money,
no jewelry,
nothing..
ONLY YOUR DEEDS..
AND WHEN IT IS SHUT,
YOU FEEL LIKE SCREAMING AND TELLING EVERYONE NOT TO GO..
TO STAY BESIDE YOUR GRAVE
BUT, YOU CAN'T BE HEARD..
THEY LEAVE YOU AND GO AND YOU HEAR THEIR FOOTSTEPS..
AND HEAR THEM CRYING THEY WALK AWAY ...
YOU THOUGHT YOU WOULD LAST FOREVER IN THIS WORLD,
YOU THOUGHT YOU WILL STAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES FOREVER...
YOU THOUGHT YOU WILL HAVE FUN FOREVER...
NO!! YOU WERE WRONG!!!
THEY LEFT YOU ALONE...
JUST SPEND FEW MINUTES AND LOOK AT YOUR FUTURE HOMES...
AND SPEND THE WHOLE OF YOUR LIFE PREPARING FOR THEM...
YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO IGNORE THIS,
YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THIS EVERY MINUTE,
EVERY HOUR,
EVERY DAY..
EVERY TIME YOU ARE ABOUT TO COMMIT A SIN,
REMEMBER THE DESTROYER OF PLEASURES.
~DEATH
First of all...Open your heart, open your mind~
Did you ever stop for a while and asked yourself...
What is going to happen to me the first night in my grave?
What have I prepared for death?
Will I be in heaven or Hell fire?
How often do I remember death?
Think about the moment your body is being washed and prepared to enter your grave...
Think about the day people will be carrying you to your grave..
and your families crying...
think about the moment you are put in your grave
Just imagine...
imagine yourself in your grave...
down there in that dark hole...
ALONE...
it's too DARK...
you cry for help, but there is no answer...
Nobody can help you...
it's too NARROW...
your bones are squashed....
You regret all the bad things you've done during your life...
you regret missing the 5 PRAYERS
you regret listening to music
You regret your disrespectful manners towards everyone, especially your parents...
you regret not wearing your hijab
You regret ignoring the orders of ALLAH...
YOU REGRET IGNORING THE KNOWLEDGE OF ISLAM
YOU REGRET ALL THE BAD THINGS YOU'VE DONE..
THERE IS NO ESCAPE..
YOU WILL FACE YOUR PUNISHMENT FOR EVERY LITTLE THING YOU'VE DONE...
You are ALONE in your grave only with your DEEDS...
no money,
no jewelry,
nothing..
ONLY YOUR DEEDS..
AND WHEN IT IS SHUT,
YOU FEEL LIKE SCREAMING AND TELLING EVERYONE NOT TO GO..
TO STAY BESIDE YOUR GRAVE
BUT, YOU CAN'T BE HEARD..
THEY LEAVE YOU AND GO AND YOU HEAR THEIR FOOTSTEPS..
AND HEAR THEM CRYING THEY WALK AWAY ...
YOU THOUGHT YOU WOULD LAST FOREVER IN THIS WORLD,
YOU THOUGHT YOU WILL STAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES FOREVER...
YOU THOUGHT YOU WILL HAVE FUN FOREVER...
NO!! YOU WERE WRONG!!!
THEY LEFT YOU ALONE...
JUST SPEND FEW MINUTES AND LOOK AT YOUR FUTURE HOMES...
AND SPEND THE WHOLE OF YOUR LIFE PREPARING FOR THEM...
YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO IGNORE THIS,
YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THIS EVERY MINUTE,
EVERY HOUR,
EVERY DAY..
EVERY TIME YOU ARE ABOUT TO COMMIT A SIN,
REMEMBER THE DESTROYER OF PLEASURES.
~DEATH
JIKA AKU JATUH CINTA~
ya Allah, jika aku jatuh cinta
cintakanlah aku pada seseorang yang melabuhkan cintanya pada-Mu
agar bertambah kekuatanku untuk menyintaiMu
ya Muhaimin, jika aku jatuh hati
izinkahlah aku menyentuh hati sesorang yang hatinya bertaut padaMu
agar tidak terjatuh aku dalam jurang cinta nafsu
ya Rabbana, jika aku jatuh hati
jagalah hatiku padanya
agar tidak berpaling daripada hatiMu
ya Rabbul Izzati, jika aku rindu
rindukanlah aku pada seseorang yang merindui syahid di jalanMu
ya Allah, jika aku menikmati cinta kekasihMu
janganlah kenikmatan itu melebihi kenikmatan
indahnya bermunajat di sepertiga malam akhirMu
ya Allah, jika aku jatuh hati pada kekasihMu
jangan biarkan aku bertatih dan terjatuh dalam perjalanan panjang menyeru manusia kepadaMu
ameen~~~
cintakanlah aku pada seseorang yang melabuhkan cintanya pada-Mu
agar bertambah kekuatanku untuk menyintaiMu
ya Muhaimin, jika aku jatuh hati
izinkahlah aku menyentuh hati sesorang yang hatinya bertaut padaMu
agar tidak terjatuh aku dalam jurang cinta nafsu
ya Rabbana, jika aku jatuh hati
jagalah hatiku padanya
agar tidak berpaling daripada hatiMu
ya Rabbul Izzati, jika aku rindu
rindukanlah aku pada seseorang yang merindui syahid di jalanMu
ya Allah, jika aku menikmati cinta kekasihMu
janganlah kenikmatan itu melebihi kenikmatan
indahnya bermunajat di sepertiga malam akhirMu
ya Allah, jika aku jatuh hati pada kekasihMu
jangan biarkan aku bertatih dan terjatuh dalam perjalanan panjang menyeru manusia kepadaMu
ameen~~~
Why do we read al-Quran, even if we can't understand a single arabic word???
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficient, the Most Merciful~
This is a beautiful story of an Old American Muslim lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Qur'an. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could. One day the grandson asked,
"Grandpa! I try to read the Qur'an just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Qur'an do?"
The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied,
"Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water."
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said,
"You'll have to move a little faster next time,"
and sent him back to the river with the basket totry again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead. The old man said,
"I don't want a bucket of water, I want a basket of water. You're just not trying hard enough,"
and he went out the door to watch the boy try again. At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house. The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said,
"See Grandpa, it's useless!"
"So you think it is useless?"
The old man said, "Look at the basket."
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.
"Son, that's what happens when you read the Qur'an. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Allah in our lives.
This is a beautiful story of an Old American Muslim lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Qur'an. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could. One day the grandson asked,
"Grandpa! I try to read the Qur'an just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Qur'an do?"
The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied,
"Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water."
The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said,
"You'll have to move a little faster next time,"
and sent him back to the river with the basket totry again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead. The old man said,
"I don't want a bucket of water, I want a basket of water. You're just not trying hard enough,"
and he went out the door to watch the boy try again. At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house. The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said,
"See Grandpa, it's useless!"
"So you think it is useless?"
The old man said, "Look at the basket."
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.
"Son, that's what happens when you read the Qur'an. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Allah in our lives.
Allah hanya panggil kita 3 kali sahaja seumur hidup...
Assalamualaikum warahmatullah...
Pada suatu hari..
"Ibu, ada cerita yang menarik dari Makkah?" aku bertanya.
Kemudian, Ibu memberikanku tausyiahnya.
Ibu berkata..."Kakak, Allah hanya memanggil kita 3 kali sahaja seumur hidup"
Keningku berkerut..."sikitnya Allah memanggil kita"
Ibu tersenyum lalu ibu berkata..."iya, Kakak tau x apa 3 panggilan tu?"
Aku menggelengkan kepala.
"Panggilan pertama adalah AZAN", kata ibu.
"Itu adalah panggilan Allah yang pertama. Panggilan ini sangat jelas terdengar di telinga kita, sangat kuat terdengar. Ketika kita solat, sesungguhnya kita menjawab panggilan Allah. Tetapi Allah masih fleksibel. Dia tidak cepat marah akan sikap kita kerana melewatkan solat atau langsung tidak melaksanakan solat kerana malas. Allah tidak marah seketika. Dia masih memberikan rahmatNya, masih memberikan kebahagiaan kepada umatNya, baik umatNya itu menjawab panggilan AzanNya atau tidak. Allah hanya akan membalas umatNya ketika hari Kiamat nanti".
Aku terpaku...mataku berkaca-kaca. Aku membayangkan yang aku masih melambat-lambatkan solat sbb tgk tv la, study la, main la dan lain2...Masya-Allah...
Ibu meneruskan.."Kakak, panggilan yang kedua adalah panggilan HAJI. Panggilan ini bersifat halus. Allah memanggil hamba-hambaNya dengan panggilan yang halus dan bersifat bergilir. Hamba yang lain mendapatkan kesempatan yang berbeza dengan hamba yang lain. Caranya bermacam-macam. Yang xde duit jadi ade duit, yang tidak merancang pula akan pergi, ada yang memang merancang dan terkabul. Ketika kita mengambil niat haji, berpakaian Ihram dan melafazkan 'Labaik Allahuma Labaik', sesungguhnya ketika saat itu kita menjawab panggilan Allah yang ke2. Saat itu kita merasa bahagia, kerana panggilan Allah sudah kita jawab, meskipun panggilan itu sangat halus. Allah berkata, laksanakan haji bagi yang mampu'.
Mataku semakin berkaca-kaca. "Subhanallah". Hanya itu sahaja yang dapat ku katakan.
"Dan panggilan ke-3", tambah Ibu, "adalah KEMATIAN. Panggilan yang kita jawab dengan amal kita. Allah tidak memberikan tanda-tanda secara langsung, dan kita tidak mampu menjawab dengan lisan dan gerakan. Kita hanya menjawabnya dengan amal soleh. Kerana itu Kakak, manfaatkan waktumu sebaik-baiknya. Jawablah 3 panggilan Allah dengan hatimu dan sikap yang husnul khatimah. InsyaAllah syurga adalah balasannya.."
** Mataku basah, aku segera sujud bertaubat pada Allah kerana kelalaianku dalam menjawab panggilanNya. Kala itu hatiku semakin yakin akan kebesaranNya dan kasih sayangNya.
Pada suatu hari..
"Ibu, ada cerita yang menarik dari Makkah?" aku bertanya.
Kemudian, Ibu memberikanku tausyiahnya.
Ibu berkata..."Kakak, Allah hanya memanggil kita 3 kali sahaja seumur hidup"
Keningku berkerut..."sikitnya Allah memanggil kita"
Ibu tersenyum lalu ibu berkata..."iya, Kakak tau x apa 3 panggilan tu?"
Aku menggelengkan kepala.
"Panggilan pertama adalah AZAN", kata ibu.
"Itu adalah panggilan Allah yang pertama. Panggilan ini sangat jelas terdengar di telinga kita, sangat kuat terdengar. Ketika kita solat, sesungguhnya kita menjawab panggilan Allah. Tetapi Allah masih fleksibel. Dia tidak cepat marah akan sikap kita kerana melewatkan solat atau langsung tidak melaksanakan solat kerana malas. Allah tidak marah seketika. Dia masih memberikan rahmatNya, masih memberikan kebahagiaan kepada umatNya, baik umatNya itu menjawab panggilan AzanNya atau tidak. Allah hanya akan membalas umatNya ketika hari Kiamat nanti".
Aku terpaku...mataku berkaca-kaca. Aku membayangkan yang aku masih melambat-lambatkan solat sbb tgk tv la, study la, main la dan lain2...Masya-Allah...
Ibu meneruskan.."Kakak, panggilan yang kedua adalah panggilan HAJI. Panggilan ini bersifat halus. Allah memanggil hamba-hambaNya dengan panggilan yang halus dan bersifat bergilir. Hamba yang lain mendapatkan kesempatan yang berbeza dengan hamba yang lain. Caranya bermacam-macam. Yang xde duit jadi ade duit, yang tidak merancang pula akan pergi, ada yang memang merancang dan terkabul. Ketika kita mengambil niat haji, berpakaian Ihram dan melafazkan 'Labaik Allahuma Labaik', sesungguhnya ketika saat itu kita menjawab panggilan Allah yang ke2. Saat itu kita merasa bahagia, kerana panggilan Allah sudah kita jawab, meskipun panggilan itu sangat halus. Allah berkata, laksanakan haji bagi yang mampu'.
Mataku semakin berkaca-kaca. "Subhanallah". Hanya itu sahaja yang dapat ku katakan.
"Dan panggilan ke-3", tambah Ibu, "adalah KEMATIAN. Panggilan yang kita jawab dengan amal kita. Allah tidak memberikan tanda-tanda secara langsung, dan kita tidak mampu menjawab dengan lisan dan gerakan. Kita hanya menjawabnya dengan amal soleh. Kerana itu Kakak, manfaatkan waktumu sebaik-baiknya. Jawablah 3 panggilan Allah dengan hatimu dan sikap yang husnul khatimah. InsyaAllah syurga adalah balasannya.."
** Mataku basah, aku segera sujud bertaubat pada Allah kerana kelalaianku dalam menjawab panggilanNya. Kala itu hatiku semakin yakin akan kebesaranNya dan kasih sayangNya.
Ainul Mardhiah Bidadari Tercantik Di Syurga
Bidadari merupakan satu anugerah Allah kepada seorang lelaki yang masuk ke dalam syurga. Bagi seorang wanita yang solehah, maka bidadari bagi suaminya adalah dikalangan bidadari2 kurniaan Allah dan dia (isteri solehah merupakan ketua akan segala bidadari-bidadari). Berjihad pada agama Allah merupakan satu amalan yang menjadi kesukaan Allah swt dan ini merupakan sunnah besar Nabi Muhammad SAW dan kalangan sahabat-sahabat. Setiap manusia yang mati walaupun berapa umurnya maka akan ditanya dimanakah masa mudanya dihabiskan.
Ainul Mardhiah merupakan seorang bidadari yang paling cantik dikalangan bidadari-bidadari yang lain (bermaksud mata yang di redhai).
Suatu pagi (dalam bulan puasa) ketika Nabi Muhammad SAW memberi targhib (berita-berita semangat di kalangan sahabat untuk berjihad pada agama Allah), katanya "siapa yang keluar di jalan Allah dan tiba-tiba ia syahid, maka dia akan dianugerahkan seorang bidadari yang paling cantik dikalangan bidadari2 syurga". Mendengar berita itu, seorang sahabat yang usianya sangat muda teringin mengetahui bagaimana cantiknya bidadari yang disebutkan. Tetapi dia malu nak bertanyakan kepada Nabi Muhammad SAW kerana malu pada sahabat-sahabat yang lain. Namun dia tetap memberi namanya sebagai salah sorang yang akan pergi berjihad. Nabi Muhammad SAW akan tidur sebentar(sunnah Nabi), maka sahabat yang muda tadi juga turut bersama jemaah tadi tidur bersama-sama. Dalam tidur tersebut dia bermimpi berada di satu tempat yang sungguh indah, dia bertemu dengan seorang yang berpakaian yang bersih dan sangat cantik dan mempunyai muka yang berseri-seri lalu ditanyanya dimanakah dia. Lalu lelaki itu menjawab inilah syurga. Dia menyatakan hasrat untuk berjumpa dengan Ainul Mardhiah. Lalu ditunjuknya di suatu arah, maka dia berjalan ke arah yang ditunjukkan. Di suatu pepohon, beliau mendapati ada seorang wanita yang tidak pernah dia lihat kecantikannya yang sebegitu. Tak pernah dilihat didunia ini. Lalu diberi salam dan dia bertanya andakah Ainul Mardhiah.
Wanita itu menjawab "ehh tidak. Saya khadamnya. Ainul Mardhiah ada di dalam singgahsana sana". Lalu dia berjalan dan memasuki satu mahligai yang cukup indah dan mendapati ada seorang lagi wanita yang kecantikannya berganda-ganda dari yang pertama tadi sedang mengelap permata-mata perhiasan di dalam mahligai Lalu diberi salam dan di tanya lagi adakah dia ainul mardiah lalu wanita itu menjawab "eh tidak. Saya hanya khadamnya di dalam mahligai ini. Ainul Mardiah ada di atas mahligai sana", lalu dinaikinya anak-anak tangga mahligai permata itu yang kecantikkannya sungguh mengkagumkan. Lalu dia sampai ke satu mahligai dan mendapati seorang wanita yang berganda-ganda cantik dari yang pertama dan berganda-ganda cantik dari yang kedua. Dan tak pernah dia lihat di dunia. Lalu wanita itu berkata "akulah Ainul Mardhiah, aku diciptakan untuk kamu dan kamu diciptakan untuk aku". Apabila lelaki itu mendekatinya. Wanita itu menjawab "nanti! Kamu belum syahid lagi". Tersentak pemuda itu lalu dia pun terjaga dari tidurnya. Dia menceritakan segala-galanya kepada seorang sahabat yang lain, namun, dia memesan agar jangan menceritakan cerita ini kepada Nabi Muhammad SAW. Tetapi sekiranya dia syahid barulah diceritakan kepada Nabi Muhammad SAW.
Pada petang itu, pemuda tersebut bersama-sama dengan jemaah lain dan Nabi Muhammad SAW telah keluar berperang. Ditakdirkan pemuda tadi telah syahid. Pada petang tersebut, ketika semua jemaah telah pulang ke masjid, ketika hendak berbuka puasa. Maka kawan sahabat yang syahid tadi telah bangun dan merapati Nabi Muhammad SAW lalu diceritakan perihal sahabat Nabi Muhammad SAW yang syahid tadi. Ketika sedang bercerita, Nabi Muhammad SAW menjawab benar... benar... benar... sepanjang cerita tersebut diceritakan. Akhirnya Nabi Muhammad SAW berkata memang benar cerita sahabat kamu tadi dan sekarang ini dia sedang menunggu untuk berbuka puasa di syurga. Subhanallah...
Kesimpulannya. Tiada rehat atau terputusnya kehidupan selepas hidup di dunia. Selepas seseorang mati maka kehidupannya terus bersambung dengan kehidupan barzakh, akhirat etc. Tiada sebarang perjanjian untuk hidup bahagia di akhirat melainkan bekalan taqwa dan iman yang sempurna serta amal yang soleh.
Ainul Mardhiah merupakan seorang bidadari yang paling cantik dikalangan bidadari-bidadari yang lain (bermaksud mata yang di redhai).
Suatu pagi (dalam bulan puasa) ketika Nabi Muhammad SAW memberi targhib (berita-berita semangat di kalangan sahabat untuk berjihad pada agama Allah), katanya "siapa yang keluar di jalan Allah dan tiba-tiba ia syahid, maka dia akan dianugerahkan seorang bidadari yang paling cantik dikalangan bidadari2 syurga". Mendengar berita itu, seorang sahabat yang usianya sangat muda teringin mengetahui bagaimana cantiknya bidadari yang disebutkan. Tetapi dia malu nak bertanyakan kepada Nabi Muhammad SAW kerana malu pada sahabat-sahabat yang lain. Namun dia tetap memberi namanya sebagai salah sorang yang akan pergi berjihad. Nabi Muhammad SAW akan tidur sebentar(sunnah Nabi), maka sahabat yang muda tadi juga turut bersama jemaah tadi tidur bersama-sama. Dalam tidur tersebut dia bermimpi berada di satu tempat yang sungguh indah, dia bertemu dengan seorang yang berpakaian yang bersih dan sangat cantik dan mempunyai muka yang berseri-seri lalu ditanyanya dimanakah dia. Lalu lelaki itu menjawab inilah syurga. Dia menyatakan hasrat untuk berjumpa dengan Ainul Mardhiah. Lalu ditunjuknya di suatu arah, maka dia berjalan ke arah yang ditunjukkan. Di suatu pepohon, beliau mendapati ada seorang wanita yang tidak pernah dia lihat kecantikannya yang sebegitu. Tak pernah dilihat didunia ini. Lalu diberi salam dan dia bertanya andakah Ainul Mardhiah.
Wanita itu menjawab "ehh tidak. Saya khadamnya. Ainul Mardhiah ada di dalam singgahsana sana". Lalu dia berjalan dan memasuki satu mahligai yang cukup indah dan mendapati ada seorang lagi wanita yang kecantikannya berganda-ganda dari yang pertama tadi sedang mengelap permata-mata perhiasan di dalam mahligai Lalu diberi salam dan di tanya lagi adakah dia ainul mardiah lalu wanita itu menjawab "eh tidak. Saya hanya khadamnya di dalam mahligai ini. Ainul Mardiah ada di atas mahligai sana", lalu dinaikinya anak-anak tangga mahligai permata itu yang kecantikkannya sungguh mengkagumkan. Lalu dia sampai ke satu mahligai dan mendapati seorang wanita yang berganda-ganda cantik dari yang pertama dan berganda-ganda cantik dari yang kedua. Dan tak pernah dia lihat di dunia. Lalu wanita itu berkata "akulah Ainul Mardhiah, aku diciptakan untuk kamu dan kamu diciptakan untuk aku". Apabila lelaki itu mendekatinya. Wanita itu menjawab "nanti! Kamu belum syahid lagi". Tersentak pemuda itu lalu dia pun terjaga dari tidurnya. Dia menceritakan segala-galanya kepada seorang sahabat yang lain, namun, dia memesan agar jangan menceritakan cerita ini kepada Nabi Muhammad SAW. Tetapi sekiranya dia syahid barulah diceritakan kepada Nabi Muhammad SAW.
Pada petang itu, pemuda tersebut bersama-sama dengan jemaah lain dan Nabi Muhammad SAW telah keluar berperang. Ditakdirkan pemuda tadi telah syahid. Pada petang tersebut, ketika semua jemaah telah pulang ke masjid, ketika hendak berbuka puasa. Maka kawan sahabat yang syahid tadi telah bangun dan merapati Nabi Muhammad SAW lalu diceritakan perihal sahabat Nabi Muhammad SAW yang syahid tadi. Ketika sedang bercerita, Nabi Muhammad SAW menjawab benar... benar... benar... sepanjang cerita tersebut diceritakan. Akhirnya Nabi Muhammad SAW berkata memang benar cerita sahabat kamu tadi dan sekarang ini dia sedang menunggu untuk berbuka puasa di syurga. Subhanallah...
Kesimpulannya. Tiada rehat atau terputusnya kehidupan selepas hidup di dunia. Selepas seseorang mati maka kehidupannya terus bersambung dengan kehidupan barzakh, akhirat etc. Tiada sebarang perjanjian untuk hidup bahagia di akhirat melainkan bekalan taqwa dan iman yang sempurna serta amal yang soleh.
The 10 Most Beautiful Surah's
Surah Al-Fatihah - prevents the anger of your Rabb.
Surah Yasin - prevents the thirst of Qiyamah.
Surah Ad-Dukhaan - prevents the terror of Qiyamah.
Surah Al-Waqiah - prevents poverty.
Surah Al-Mulk - prevents the punishment of the grave.
Surah Al-Kauthar - prevents the antagonizing of the opponent.
Surah Al-Kafirun - prevents disbelief at the time of death.
Surah Al-Ikhlas - prevents hypocrisy.
Surah Al-Falaq - prevents jealousy.
Surah An-Nas - prevents whispering of Shaitaan.
when the Quran is read, listen to it with attention, and hold your peace that may receive Mercy~
dosa boleh menghalang cahaya ilmu
Banyak melakukan dosa membuatkan hati seseorang itu rosak kerana bercampur antara baik dan buruk. Maka jadilah hati seperti yang disabdakan oleh Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. yang bermaksud: "(Hati yang) tidak lagi menganggap baik perkara yang baik dan tidak menganggap buruk perkara yang buruk, melainkan apa yang disukai oleh hawa nafsunya".
Orang yang banyak melakukan dosa semakin renggang hubungannya dengan Allah dan orang mukmin lain. Ini kerana apabila seseorang itu patuh kepada perintah Allah, ia dekat kepadaNya. Orang yang sentiasa melakukan dosa selalu memandang perbuatan dosa itu sebagai perkara kecil. Dalam hal ini, Ibnu Masud berkata: "Sesungguhnya seorang mukmin itu melihat dosanya seperti sebuah bukit yang dibimbangi akan menimpanya. Manakala, seorang yang selalu melakukan dosa akan memandang dosa itu seperti seekor lalat yang hinggap di atas hidungnya".
Dosa yang dilakukan itu akan membawa kehinaan, manakala ketaatan pula dapat melahirkan kemuliaan kepada pelakunya. Dalam hal ini Allah berfirman yang maksudnya: "Sesiapa inginkan kemuliaan, maka sesungguhnya segala kemuliaan itu kepunyaan Allah jua". Orang yang melakukan dosa berasa sempit dadanya, manakala mereka yang taat lapang dadanya. Allah berfirman yang bermaksud: "Maka sesiapa yang Allah hendak beri hidayat nescaya Allah memberi kelapangan dadanya untuk menerima (ajaran) Islam. Sesiapa yang Allah hendak menyesatkan nescaya Allah sempitkan dadanya dan dalam kesukaran seolah-olah ia memanjat langit (kerana tidak cukup oksigen)". Dosa boleh menggelapkan hati sebagaimana amalan kebajikan itu boleh menyinarinya. Ibnu Abbas berkata: "Sesungguhnya kebajikan itu memberi cahaya kepada hati, kemurahan rezeki, kekuatan jasad dan disayangi oleh makhluk yang lain. Manakala kejahatan pula boleh menggelapkan rupa, menggelapkan hati, melemahkan tubuh, sempit rezeki dan makhluk lain mengutuknya". Dosa boleh menghalang seseorang itu daripada mendapat cahaya ilmu.
Satu ketika, Imam Malik terpegun melihat Imam Syafie (masih remaja ketika itu) kerana kepandaian dan kecerdikannya, lantas beliau berkata: "Sesungguhnya aku melihat Allah mencampakkan ke dalam hati kamu cahaya, maka jangan kamu padamkan cahaya iu dengan kegelapan maksiat". Dosa boleh menyebabkan seseorang itu malas untuk membuat ketaatan. Seseorang pernah berkata kepada Ibnu Masud: "Kami tidak mampu untuk bangun malam (untuk beribadat)". Jawab Ibnu Masud: "Dosa kamu menjauhkan kamu (daripada ibadat di waktu malam)". Oleh yang demikian, hampirilah kebajikan yang akan memberi cahaya kepada hati dan jauhilah kejahatan yang boleh menggelapkan hati seterusnya menghalang cahaya ilmu."
Orang yang banyak melakukan dosa semakin renggang hubungannya dengan Allah dan orang mukmin lain. Ini kerana apabila seseorang itu patuh kepada perintah Allah, ia dekat kepadaNya. Orang yang sentiasa melakukan dosa selalu memandang perbuatan dosa itu sebagai perkara kecil. Dalam hal ini, Ibnu Masud berkata: "Sesungguhnya seorang mukmin itu melihat dosanya seperti sebuah bukit yang dibimbangi akan menimpanya. Manakala, seorang yang selalu melakukan dosa akan memandang dosa itu seperti seekor lalat yang hinggap di atas hidungnya".
Dosa yang dilakukan itu akan membawa kehinaan, manakala ketaatan pula dapat melahirkan kemuliaan kepada pelakunya. Dalam hal ini Allah berfirman yang maksudnya: "Sesiapa inginkan kemuliaan, maka sesungguhnya segala kemuliaan itu kepunyaan Allah jua". Orang yang melakukan dosa berasa sempit dadanya, manakala mereka yang taat lapang dadanya. Allah berfirman yang bermaksud: "Maka sesiapa yang Allah hendak beri hidayat nescaya Allah memberi kelapangan dadanya untuk menerima (ajaran) Islam. Sesiapa yang Allah hendak menyesatkan nescaya Allah sempitkan dadanya dan dalam kesukaran seolah-olah ia memanjat langit (kerana tidak cukup oksigen)". Dosa boleh menggelapkan hati sebagaimana amalan kebajikan itu boleh menyinarinya. Ibnu Abbas berkata: "Sesungguhnya kebajikan itu memberi cahaya kepada hati, kemurahan rezeki, kekuatan jasad dan disayangi oleh makhluk yang lain. Manakala kejahatan pula boleh menggelapkan rupa, menggelapkan hati, melemahkan tubuh, sempit rezeki dan makhluk lain mengutuknya". Dosa boleh menghalang seseorang itu daripada mendapat cahaya ilmu.
Satu ketika, Imam Malik terpegun melihat Imam Syafie (masih remaja ketika itu) kerana kepandaian dan kecerdikannya, lantas beliau berkata: "Sesungguhnya aku melihat Allah mencampakkan ke dalam hati kamu cahaya, maka jangan kamu padamkan cahaya iu dengan kegelapan maksiat". Dosa boleh menyebabkan seseorang itu malas untuk membuat ketaatan. Seseorang pernah berkata kepada Ibnu Masud: "Kami tidak mampu untuk bangun malam (untuk beribadat)". Jawab Ibnu Masud: "Dosa kamu menjauhkan kamu (daripada ibadat di waktu malam)". Oleh yang demikian, hampirilah kebajikan yang akan memberi cahaya kepada hati dan jauhilah kejahatan yang boleh menggelapkan hati seterusnya menghalang cahaya ilmu."
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