Assalamualaikum wbt
I have to settle something in UITM Shah Alam, this Monday. I asked my mom "Mama, its better for me to drive or to take a bus there?" Her answer "If I say yes, then I know, you are so eager to drive alone there, If I say no, you will eagerly plead me: alaa mama, bolehlaaa, hehe.."
Hehe, so I'll drive there. And I will stay at Zanna's house for a night, then we'll go to UITM Shah Alam, then have a journey to UKM Bangi (insya Allah).
I never had a chance in Selangor or KL (Its a no-no for me). Then I put my status in my YM: "Sape tau jalan dari serdang ke shah alam".
I got lot of responses..Ada tu "go straight don't belok2, yes no thank you". Hehehe, it was funny, but i really appreciate that. At least it brightens up my day. Papepun I really hope that I have a save journey and also a blessed journey.
Orang yang bermusafir ketika disapa oleh malaikat "Ke manakah kamu ingin pergi?" Aku hanya ingin bertanya khabar sahabatku" Lantas terus diberi rahmat oleh Allah swt. Moga perjalananku ini kan diberi ganjaran sebegitu..Amin...
PS :Is it a hadith? If it is a hadith,can someone help with the correct sanad and matan?Jzkk :)
July 31, 2008
Formula Solat Sempurna
"Formula Solat Sempurna"
Penulis : Ustaz Zaharuddin Abd Rahman
Penerbit: Telaga Biru
Harga : RM 27.50
Review
Isra' Mi'raj adalah satu mukjizat kedua terbesar yang diberikan Allah kepada hambaNya yang teristime Nabi Muhammad SAW. Ketika peristiwa besar inilah solat telah diamanahkan kepada kesemua umat Muhammad SAW.
"Kamu dirikanlah solat sebagaimana kamu melihat aku solat" HR Bukhari.
Jika selama ini solat kita adalah berdasarkan ilmu yang diperolehi ketika sekolah rendah, pernah kah kita menaik tarafkan ilmu kita tentang solat ini? Adakah sebelum ini solat kita hanya berdasarkan ikut-ikutan atau benar-benar sebagaimana yang telah diajarkan oleh Rasulullah SAW?
Bagaimana kita hendak menunaikan solat sebagaimana solat Rasulullah saw, seandainya kita tiada ilmu tentangnya? Buku ini disarankan kepada semua, ketika mana kita berkelahi tentang, kedudukan jari ketika tasyahud, menyapu muka setelah solat, bacaan-bacaan yang menjadi khilaf. Kesemua ini adalah khilaf daripada ulama' sebelum ini yang nyata khilaf ini juga berdasarkan daripada sumber hadis-hadis yang sahih dan hassan.
Barangkali kalian mengatakan, ianya perkara kecil, tetapi ingatlah:
"Amalan yang mula-mula dihisab daripada seorang hamba pada hari qiamat ialah solat. Maka berkata Allah swt kepada para malaikatNya, dan Ia Maha Mengetahui " Telitilah solat hambaKu, adakah ia sempurnakannya ataupun kurang. Sekiranya lengkap sempurna tulislah sempurna, kiranya ada yang kurang, maka berkatalah Allah swt :"Telitilah sekiranya terdapat solat-solat sunatnya bagi membantu menyempurnakan solat fardhunya" HR Abu Daud : sahih
Ingat ya? Hanya solat yang sempurna yang akan memelihara diri dari munkar dan keji.
.....................
2 minggu lepas, saya dijemput oleh pihak SHARODZ untuk sesi tazkirah dan 'motivation talk'. Saya diminta untuk menjadi imam untuk solat maghrib dan Isya', mengetuai bacaan yassin, dan solat hajat beramai-ramai.
Usai solat maghrib, saya hanya berzikir sendirian. Bacaan yassin, saya minta adik-adik BADAR untuk mengetuai, dan solat hajat, saya berpesan kepada adik-adik, " Niat sendirian ya?"
"Kenapa akak tak conduct zikir tadi?" Saya hanya senyum, saya katakan, "Akak buat apa yang Rasulullah saw buat"
Andai kata saya berkata "Ooh, tu bid'ah dik.Setiap bida'ah tu sesat!Tu sebab akak tak zikir kuat-kuat, akak tak solat hajat ramai-ramai" Tentu sahaja air muka adik itu akan jadi berubah, dan akan disebarkan kepada semua pelajar-pelajar SMKASR "wei, selama ni kita buat benda sesat. Camne ni?!" Saya tidak ingin perkara itu berlaku. Saya bukan penghukum untuk mengatakan apa yang telah diadatkan di SHARODZ itu satu kesalahan. Adik-adik itu, solat pun masih ada yang ditinggal-tinggalkan, tak kan lah pula saya masih nak berkeras "Bidaah itu sesat!".
Kepada salaifians, bersabar ya? Jangan anggap saya menyokong apa-apa yang tidak dilakukan rasulullah saw.Cumanya pendekatan kita terhadap isu-isu ini, harap diberikan ruang masa kepada semua sasaran kita. Jangan terlalu berkeras, ya?
......
Penulis : Ustaz Zaharuddin Abd Rahman
Penerbit: Telaga Biru
Harga : RM 27.50
Review
Isra' Mi'raj adalah satu mukjizat kedua terbesar yang diberikan Allah kepada hambaNya yang teristime Nabi Muhammad SAW. Ketika peristiwa besar inilah solat telah diamanahkan kepada kesemua umat Muhammad SAW.
"Kamu dirikanlah solat sebagaimana kamu melihat aku solat" HR Bukhari.
Jika selama ini solat kita adalah berdasarkan ilmu yang diperolehi ketika sekolah rendah, pernah kah kita menaik tarafkan ilmu kita tentang solat ini? Adakah sebelum ini solat kita hanya berdasarkan ikut-ikutan atau benar-benar sebagaimana yang telah diajarkan oleh Rasulullah SAW?
Bagaimana kita hendak menunaikan solat sebagaimana solat Rasulullah saw, seandainya kita tiada ilmu tentangnya? Buku ini disarankan kepada semua, ketika mana kita berkelahi tentang, kedudukan jari ketika tasyahud, menyapu muka setelah solat, bacaan-bacaan yang menjadi khilaf. Kesemua ini adalah khilaf daripada ulama' sebelum ini yang nyata khilaf ini juga berdasarkan daripada sumber hadis-hadis yang sahih dan hassan.
Barangkali kalian mengatakan, ianya perkara kecil, tetapi ingatlah:
"Amalan yang mula-mula dihisab daripada seorang hamba pada hari qiamat ialah solat. Maka berkata Allah swt kepada para malaikatNya, dan Ia Maha Mengetahui " Telitilah solat hambaKu, adakah ia sempurnakannya ataupun kurang. Sekiranya lengkap sempurna tulislah sempurna, kiranya ada yang kurang, maka berkatalah Allah swt :"Telitilah sekiranya terdapat solat-solat sunatnya bagi membantu menyempurnakan solat fardhunya" HR Abu Daud : sahih
Ingat ya? Hanya solat yang sempurna yang akan memelihara diri dari munkar dan keji.
.....................
2 minggu lepas, saya dijemput oleh pihak SHARODZ untuk sesi tazkirah dan 'motivation talk'. Saya diminta untuk menjadi imam untuk solat maghrib dan Isya', mengetuai bacaan yassin, dan solat hajat beramai-ramai.
Usai solat maghrib, saya hanya berzikir sendirian. Bacaan yassin, saya minta adik-adik BADAR untuk mengetuai, dan solat hajat, saya berpesan kepada adik-adik, " Niat sendirian ya?"
"Kenapa akak tak conduct zikir tadi?" Saya hanya senyum, saya katakan, "Akak buat apa yang Rasulullah saw buat"
Andai kata saya berkata "Ooh, tu bid'ah dik.Setiap bida'ah tu sesat!Tu sebab akak tak zikir kuat-kuat, akak tak solat hajat ramai-ramai" Tentu sahaja air muka adik itu akan jadi berubah, dan akan disebarkan kepada semua pelajar-pelajar SMKASR "wei, selama ni kita buat benda sesat. Camne ni?!" Saya tidak ingin perkara itu berlaku. Saya bukan penghukum untuk mengatakan apa yang telah diadatkan di SHARODZ itu satu kesalahan. Adik-adik itu, solat pun masih ada yang ditinggal-tinggalkan, tak kan lah pula saya masih nak berkeras "Bidaah itu sesat!".
Kepada salaifians, bersabar ya? Jangan anggap saya menyokong apa-apa yang tidak dilakukan rasulullah saw.Cumanya pendekatan kita terhadap isu-isu ini, harap diberikan ruang masa kepada semua sasaran kita. Jangan terlalu berkeras, ya?
......
July 27, 2008
Khutbah Palestine (fwd)
KHUTBAH JUMAAT FRIDAY
25th July 2008/ 22 Rejab 1429By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Omar bin Yaakob
My dear brothers in Islam,Today we are on the 22nd day of Rajab
In this month of Rajab, we commemorate an important event, asignificant happening, a landmark incident.
On the 27th Rejab the 11th Year Nubuwah (Prophethood) , ProphetMuhammad (saw) went of a night journey from Masjidil Haram in Makkahto Masjidil Aqsa in Jerusalem and then ascend to the highest heavens.
My dear brothers in Islam,
Yes the event of Isra' wal mi'raj is important. However, it is notthe purpose of this khutbah to dwell on the events of Isra' mi'raj.Instead today, the khatib wishes to share with you the fate of theHoly Mosque of Masjidil Aqsa which is closely asociated with theisra' and mi'raj and current events happening in the city of Jerusalemor Baitul Maqdis.It is this Masjid in Baitul Maqdis that is mentioned in verse 1 of Surah AlIsra'.
Glory to (Allah) Who did take His servant for a Journey by night fromthe Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We didbless,- in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He isthe One Who heareth and seeth (all things)(AlIsra':1)
Masjidil Aqsa which is mentioned in this eternal words of Allah cameunder Israeli control Israeli control in 1967. Since then it was andis in perpetual danger.In 1969, an attempt was made to burn it down.Since then, various efforts were made by the Zionist enemies toendanger the mosque, demolish it and in its place establish a newjewish temple which they call the Beit HaMikdash.This planned destruction of Masjidil Aqsa by our enemies is associated with years of aggression against the Muslims of Palestine, continuedterrorism by Israel and its allies against the Muslims of Palestine.
Remember, that blessed Land of Palestine is ours, the Masjidil Aqsa is ours and the Muslims of Palestine are our brothers and sisters.My dear brothers in Islam,If any of us feels that this Palestinian question has nothing to do with us here in Malaysia, then think again. There is something wrong with our viewpoint as Muslims.
What do we say this?
First is, such a viewpoint is the result of the destruction of theconcept of "ummah", which has been replaced with the concept of"nation states", as forced upon Muslim countries by westerncolonisation for centuries.
This ummah has been acknowledged by the Qur'an as one united ummah.Allah s.w.t. says,
Verily, this Brotherhood of yours is a single Brotherhood, and I amyour Lord and Cherisher: therefore serve Me (and no other).(Al-Anbiyaa':92)
My dear brothers in Islam,
Due to the deeply-ingrained concept of "nation state" as introduced bythe colonists, today we no longer consider Muslims from outside ourcountry's borders as our brothers, worthy of being protected and defended. What is worse, sometimes we feel that we are superior and we look down upon Muslims who are of a different race or from a different country.
Because of the destruction of the concept of ummah, the enemies ofIslam have succeeded in their goal to shatter our unity. They clearlyrealise Unity is our strength and that the key to Muslim unity is notour economy, but the bond of brotherhood, the result of a firmfoundation of faith.The colonialist drew artificial political borders until 67 Muslimnation states came into being. If you see the Map of most African andMiddle Eastern states, you will know that the borders are straightlines drawn and divided on paper. Egypt and Sudan, Libya and Tunisia,Morocco and Mauritania, Somalia and Ethiopia, as are Jordan andPalestine, Syria and Iraq. Even Malaysia and Indonesia are separatedby an imaginary line in a British-Dutch treaty in 1824.
Thus the 67 broken up and separated Islamic countries around the world, home to 1.6 billion Muslims, are incapable of defending their brothers over in Palestine, unable to lift a finger against the enemies of Islam.
My dear brothers in Islam,
Our apathy, couldn't care less attitude, is worse than a failure to answer the call and obligation of brotherhood. This is becausePalestine is not only an Islamic territory under occupation; it isalso one of our holy lands.
We should be very concerned with the struggles of all Muslims all over the world. But, the position of the Muslims and the land of Palestinedeserves a special treatment.
Why special?
This is because the fate of the the land and the people of Palestinehas a lot of significance to us.Unlike Chechnya and Kashmir, the Muslims in Palestine are facing themost organised terrorist group in the world; the illegitimate state ofIsrael itself.Unlike the struggle of our brothers Rohingya Muslims in Burma orBangsa Moros Muslims in the Phillipines, in the case of Palestine the whole of the Western apparatus, the United States, the EuropeanNations and the United Nations are propping up and defending this illegal Zionist government at the expense of the Muslims and thePalestinian interest.Unlike Afganistan, Iraq and other places which are all still underforeign colonial domination, Baitul Maqdis, Jerusalem and MasjidilAqsa have relations to our religious obligation.
In the land of Palestine lies the blessed land.. alQuds, in whichthere is Masjidil-Aqsa, our first Qiblah and our third most importantmosque.
" Abu Huraira reported it directly from Allah's Apostle that he said:Do not undertake journey but to three mosques: this mosque of mine(Medina), the Mosque of al-Haram (Mecca) and the Mosque of Aqsa (Baital-Maqdis). Sahih Muslim
The fact that al-Aqsa Mosque is the transit point of our ProphetMuhammad s.a.w. in the remarkable Isra' Mi'raj journey signifies the enormous value of Jerusalem to us.
In addition, al-Aqsa Mosque itself is special in other ways, accordingto many related hadith. Praying at Al-Aqsa Mosque bestows upon theworshipper five hundred times the reward of praying in an ordinarymosque, as mentioned in the hadith by at-Tabrani:
"Praying at Masjidil Haram is the same as praying 100,000 times (atother places), and praying at my own mosque (in Madinah) is the sameas 1000 times of prayer, and praying at Jerusalem is the same as 500times of prayer."
My dear brothers in Islam,
This is the land. This is the City. This is the Mosque. It wasupon this land that the illegal state of Israel was established 60years ago in 1948. It is from this land that millions of Muslims were evicted.It is in this land that tens of thousands of your brothers andsisters lost their lives, children became orphans and wives becamewidows.It is around this Mosque that Muslims were terrorised, capture and torture of Muslims become a norm and order of the day. Muslims were subjected to incessant attacks using tanks and aircrafts. Children are prevented from going to schools and 8m concrete walls were erected to segregate and enforce ethnic cleansing.It is this mosque that the Zionists are planning to demolish and establish in its stead their Beit HaMikdash.They are not sitting quietly.If you search the internet, you will see various websites detailing plans for the destruction of the mosque and reestablishment of their temple.You will see various Jewish organisations, NGOs and societies commitedto the destruction of AlAqsa.Under the pretext of archeological excavation they have been digging around the Masjid, undermining its foundation. They are building more jewish homes in areas close to the mosque and evicting Muslims who have been living in the areas for many,many centuries.
My dear brothers in Islam,
Let us ask ourselves,Who amongst us are defending our Mosque? Who are making effort to rescue our Holy Land? Who are fighting to prevent the continuing killings, torture, rape and capture of the Muslims?Who are the persons answering the call of Allah:
How should you not fight in the way of Allah and of the feeble amongmen and of the women and the children who are crying: Our Lord! Bringus fort from this town of which people are oppressors! Oh, give usfrom your presence a protecting friend! Oh, give us from your presencesome defender! (an-nisa':75)
The answer is,
Not me and not you, but a dedicated group of brothersand sisters, fighters in Allah's way, lead by the HAMAS movement.These Palestinian brothers choose the noble way of defending our holyland with their life and blood in order to save our Mosque fromdestruction, to resist the continuing colonisation of our land.These brothers are fighting on our behalf. They are resisting aggression of the Israelis for Islam and for the sake and on behalf ofMuslims all over the world. They are at the frontline.For now at least, they have been successful in preventing the destruction of Al-Aqsa.
However, they are paying a heavy price.Because of their refusal to bow down to Israel and Western pressures,they are bearing the brunt of terror.Their homes are bulldozed, their lands confiscated, their families are separated, their men are killed, imprisoned and tortured.My dear brothers in Islam,Even after winning the 2006 election with more than 60% votes and forming their government in a democratic manner, HAMAS was not allowed to rule in peace. They were boycotted, sanctions were imposed and treated in the most despicable manner, by none other than the so-called democratic states of Europe and America,The citizens of Gaza now face fuel and medical sanctions, their electricity is cut off, no goods are allowed to be brought in or out,they are severely lacking in food and other basic needs, so much so that even chlorine for the treatment of drinking water is also deniedto them.
Today, patients die solely because hospitals lack electricity andcannot provide them with medicine for such chronic ailments as kidney failure, diabetes and cancer.Meanwhile, the Israeli army continue their attacks on civilians using tanks, mortars and helicopter gunships. In the first three months of 2008 alone number of those who were killed by these attacks comes upto 300. Yes 300 Muslim lives.
My dear brothers in Islam,
At this moment, while the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza are besieged by their Israeli aggressors to the point of being murdered daily, should we turn a blind eye on the situation?Imam Bukhari reported that Abdullah ibn Umar asked Rasullah s.a.w.,"Oh Prophet of Allah, explain to us the ruling related to visitingJerusalem." He replied, "Visit it, and perform prayers there. If thatis not possible (visiting and praying) then send oil for the lamps (tolight up the mosque)."
If sending oil to light up the lamps in the Masjidil Aqsa is theresponsibility of the entire Muslim ummah, more so is the duty to freeit from the shackles of occupation.We may not be able to join physically the Jihad, fighting in the battlefield in Allah's cause, which is being carried out by our brothers and sisters in Palestine defending the Masjidil Aqsa and our Holy Land.But there are other ways for us to contribute within our means.
First, We need to raise our sense of awareness and sensitivity towardsthe threats posed by the Zionists to our Holy Land, and sanctity ofAl-Aqsa.We should feel hurt and sensitive by the continued oppression of ourbrothers and sisters, killings, torture and rape of our sisters, womenand children.Second, We must dessiminate correct information to the our friends andn eighbours and not fall into the trap of western media propaganda which regard Palestine and masjdil Aqsa defenders such as HAMAS as terrorists.Third, We must support the boycott of companies known and proven to bestrong supporters of the Zionist regime. We should not allow a singlesen of our money to flow to Israel to be used to buy the bullets andmissiles that will kill Muslims children and damage the MasjidilAqsa.Fourth, We must continue to contribute and donate to the Fund for theDefence of Masjdil Aqsa and to relieve the sufferings of Palestinian widows and Orphans.
My dear brothers in Islam,
We hope and pray that Masjidil Aqsa which we commemorate every yearwith the event of Isra' and mikraj will continue to exist and remainsin our hands.Let us work together to ensure that it will not be destroyed by ourenemies. We must not allow the Mosque only to be known by name andexist only in pictures for our future generations.May we all be included in contributing to the group that workstogether to liberate Palestine, the Holy Lands, Baitul Maqdis and theMasjidil Aqsa from the grip of our enemies.
.
25th July 2008/ 22 Rejab 1429By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Omar bin Yaakob
My dear brothers in Islam,Today we are on the 22nd day of Rajab
In this month of Rajab, we commemorate an important event, asignificant happening, a landmark incident.
On the 27th Rejab the 11th Year Nubuwah (Prophethood) , ProphetMuhammad (saw) went of a night journey from Masjidil Haram in Makkahto Masjidil Aqsa in Jerusalem and then ascend to the highest heavens.
My dear brothers in Islam,
Yes the event of Isra' wal mi'raj is important. However, it is notthe purpose of this khutbah to dwell on the events of Isra' mi'raj.Instead today, the khatib wishes to share with you the fate of theHoly Mosque of Masjidil Aqsa which is closely asociated with theisra' and mi'raj and current events happening in the city of Jerusalemor Baitul Maqdis.It is this Masjid in Baitul Maqdis that is mentioned in verse 1 of Surah AlIsra'.
Glory to (Allah) Who did take His servant for a Journey by night fromthe Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We didbless,- in order that We might show him some of Our Signs: for He isthe One Who heareth and seeth (all things)(AlIsra':1)
Masjidil Aqsa which is mentioned in this eternal words of Allah cameunder Israeli control Israeli control in 1967. Since then it was andis in perpetual danger.In 1969, an attempt was made to burn it down.Since then, various efforts were made by the Zionist enemies toendanger the mosque, demolish it and in its place establish a newjewish temple which they call the Beit HaMikdash.This planned destruction of Masjidil Aqsa by our enemies is associated with years of aggression against the Muslims of Palestine, continuedterrorism by Israel and its allies against the Muslims of Palestine.
Remember, that blessed Land of Palestine is ours, the Masjidil Aqsa is ours and the Muslims of Palestine are our brothers and sisters.My dear brothers in Islam,If any of us feels that this Palestinian question has nothing to do with us here in Malaysia, then think again. There is something wrong with our viewpoint as Muslims.
What do we say this?
First is, such a viewpoint is the result of the destruction of theconcept of "ummah", which has been replaced with the concept of"nation states", as forced upon Muslim countries by westerncolonisation for centuries.
This ummah has been acknowledged by the Qur'an as one united ummah.Allah s.w.t. says,
Verily, this Brotherhood of yours is a single Brotherhood, and I amyour Lord and Cherisher: therefore serve Me (and no other).(Al-Anbiyaa':92)
My dear brothers in Islam,
Due to the deeply-ingrained concept of "nation state" as introduced bythe colonists, today we no longer consider Muslims from outside ourcountry's borders as our brothers, worthy of being protected and defended. What is worse, sometimes we feel that we are superior and we look down upon Muslims who are of a different race or from a different country.
Because of the destruction of the concept of ummah, the enemies ofIslam have succeeded in their goal to shatter our unity. They clearlyrealise Unity is our strength and that the key to Muslim unity is notour economy, but the bond of brotherhood, the result of a firmfoundation of faith.The colonialist drew artificial political borders until 67 Muslimnation states came into being. If you see the Map of most African andMiddle Eastern states, you will know that the borders are straightlines drawn and divided on paper. Egypt and Sudan, Libya and Tunisia,Morocco and Mauritania, Somalia and Ethiopia, as are Jordan andPalestine, Syria and Iraq. Even Malaysia and Indonesia are separatedby an imaginary line in a British-Dutch treaty in 1824.
Thus the 67 broken up and separated Islamic countries around the world, home to 1.6 billion Muslims, are incapable of defending their brothers over in Palestine, unable to lift a finger against the enemies of Islam.
My dear brothers in Islam,
Our apathy, couldn't care less attitude, is worse than a failure to answer the call and obligation of brotherhood. This is becausePalestine is not only an Islamic territory under occupation; it isalso one of our holy lands.
We should be very concerned with the struggles of all Muslims all over the world. But, the position of the Muslims and the land of Palestinedeserves a special treatment.
Why special?
This is because the fate of the the land and the people of Palestinehas a lot of significance to us.Unlike Chechnya and Kashmir, the Muslims in Palestine are facing themost organised terrorist group in the world; the illegitimate state ofIsrael itself.Unlike the struggle of our brothers Rohingya Muslims in Burma orBangsa Moros Muslims in the Phillipines, in the case of Palestine the whole of the Western apparatus, the United States, the EuropeanNations and the United Nations are propping up and defending this illegal Zionist government at the expense of the Muslims and thePalestinian interest.Unlike Afganistan, Iraq and other places which are all still underforeign colonial domination, Baitul Maqdis, Jerusalem and MasjidilAqsa have relations to our religious obligation.
In the land of Palestine lies the blessed land.. alQuds, in whichthere is Masjidil-Aqsa, our first Qiblah and our third most importantmosque.
" Abu Huraira reported it directly from Allah's Apostle that he said:Do not undertake journey but to three mosques: this mosque of mine(Medina), the Mosque of al-Haram (Mecca) and the Mosque of Aqsa (Baital-Maqdis). Sahih Muslim
The fact that al-Aqsa Mosque is the transit point of our ProphetMuhammad s.a.w. in the remarkable Isra' Mi'raj journey signifies the enormous value of Jerusalem to us.
In addition, al-Aqsa Mosque itself is special in other ways, accordingto many related hadith. Praying at Al-Aqsa Mosque bestows upon theworshipper five hundred times the reward of praying in an ordinarymosque, as mentioned in the hadith by at-Tabrani:
"Praying at Masjidil Haram is the same as praying 100,000 times (atother places), and praying at my own mosque (in Madinah) is the sameas 1000 times of prayer, and praying at Jerusalem is the same as 500times of prayer."
My dear brothers in Islam,
This is the land. This is the City. This is the Mosque. It wasupon this land that the illegal state of Israel was established 60years ago in 1948. It is from this land that millions of Muslims were evicted.It is in this land that tens of thousands of your brothers andsisters lost their lives, children became orphans and wives becamewidows.It is around this Mosque that Muslims were terrorised, capture and torture of Muslims become a norm and order of the day. Muslims were subjected to incessant attacks using tanks and aircrafts. Children are prevented from going to schools and 8m concrete walls were erected to segregate and enforce ethnic cleansing.It is this mosque that the Zionists are planning to demolish and establish in its stead their Beit HaMikdash.They are not sitting quietly.If you search the internet, you will see various websites detailing plans for the destruction of the mosque and reestablishment of their temple.You will see various Jewish organisations, NGOs and societies commitedto the destruction of AlAqsa.Under the pretext of archeological excavation they have been digging around the Masjid, undermining its foundation. They are building more jewish homes in areas close to the mosque and evicting Muslims who have been living in the areas for many,many centuries.
My dear brothers in Islam,
Let us ask ourselves,Who amongst us are defending our Mosque? Who are making effort to rescue our Holy Land? Who are fighting to prevent the continuing killings, torture, rape and capture of the Muslims?Who are the persons answering the call of Allah:
How should you not fight in the way of Allah and of the feeble amongmen and of the women and the children who are crying: Our Lord! Bringus fort from this town of which people are oppressors! Oh, give usfrom your presence a protecting friend! Oh, give us from your presencesome defender! (an-nisa':75)
The answer is,
Not me and not you, but a dedicated group of brothersand sisters, fighters in Allah's way, lead by the HAMAS movement.These Palestinian brothers choose the noble way of defending our holyland with their life and blood in order to save our Mosque fromdestruction, to resist the continuing colonisation of our land.These brothers are fighting on our behalf. They are resisting aggression of the Israelis for Islam and for the sake and on behalf ofMuslims all over the world. They are at the frontline.For now at least, they have been successful in preventing the destruction of Al-Aqsa.
However, they are paying a heavy price.Because of their refusal to bow down to Israel and Western pressures,they are bearing the brunt of terror.Their homes are bulldozed, their lands confiscated, their families are separated, their men are killed, imprisoned and tortured.My dear brothers in Islam,Even after winning the 2006 election with more than 60% votes and forming their government in a democratic manner, HAMAS was not allowed to rule in peace. They were boycotted, sanctions were imposed and treated in the most despicable manner, by none other than the so-called democratic states of Europe and America,The citizens of Gaza now face fuel and medical sanctions, their electricity is cut off, no goods are allowed to be brought in or out,they are severely lacking in food and other basic needs, so much so that even chlorine for the treatment of drinking water is also deniedto them.
Today, patients die solely because hospitals lack electricity andcannot provide them with medicine for such chronic ailments as kidney failure, diabetes and cancer.Meanwhile, the Israeli army continue their attacks on civilians using tanks, mortars and helicopter gunships. In the first three months of 2008 alone number of those who were killed by these attacks comes upto 300. Yes 300 Muslim lives.
My dear brothers in Islam,
At this moment, while the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza are besieged by their Israeli aggressors to the point of being murdered daily, should we turn a blind eye on the situation?Imam Bukhari reported that Abdullah ibn Umar asked Rasullah s.a.w.,"Oh Prophet of Allah, explain to us the ruling related to visitingJerusalem." He replied, "Visit it, and perform prayers there. If thatis not possible (visiting and praying) then send oil for the lamps (tolight up the mosque)."
If sending oil to light up the lamps in the Masjidil Aqsa is theresponsibility of the entire Muslim ummah, more so is the duty to freeit from the shackles of occupation.We may not be able to join physically the Jihad, fighting in the battlefield in Allah's cause, which is being carried out by our brothers and sisters in Palestine defending the Masjidil Aqsa and our Holy Land.But there are other ways for us to contribute within our means.
First, We need to raise our sense of awareness and sensitivity towardsthe threats posed by the Zionists to our Holy Land, and sanctity ofAl-Aqsa.We should feel hurt and sensitive by the continued oppression of ourbrothers and sisters, killings, torture and rape of our sisters, womenand children.Second, We must dessiminate correct information to the our friends andn eighbours and not fall into the trap of western media propaganda which regard Palestine and masjdil Aqsa defenders such as HAMAS as terrorists.Third, We must support the boycott of companies known and proven to bestrong supporters of the Zionist regime. We should not allow a singlesen of our money to flow to Israel to be used to buy the bullets andmissiles that will kill Muslims children and damage the MasjidilAqsa.Fourth, We must continue to contribute and donate to the Fund for theDefence of Masjdil Aqsa and to relieve the sufferings of Palestinian widows and Orphans.
My dear brothers in Islam,
We hope and pray that Masjidil Aqsa which we commemorate every yearwith the event of Isra' and mikraj will continue to exist and remainsin our hands.Let us work together to ensure that it will not be destroyed by ourenemies. We must not allow the Mosque only to be known by name andexist only in pictures for our future generations.May we all be included in contributing to the group that workstogether to liberate Palestine, the Holy Lands, Baitul Maqdis and theMasjidil Aqsa from the grip of our enemies.
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July 25, 2008
A typical Venusian,Me!
Salam
My UKM dental collegue asked me to join UKM as a trainee but they only offer oral biology, prosthodontics and also periodontics (uhhh uhh..I'm sick with those specialities), and at the same time she asked me to accompany her to join any unis as she doesn't want to be posted in Kedah (gosh, do i have to sacrifice just to accompany her..huhuhu), then, a friend of mine said, "once you join KKM, KKM will never easily let you go". And now I can see her reason, why is she pushing me so eagerly to join any unis now. Hmm, so which one is which?
And then,I realized I lost my HP and my handy drive when I was at home from the UKM-Melaka journey, then I have to decide, either to terminate my celcom number or to retain it as I have two handphones to be cared off, then I called my Nisa' fren informing her that I will only use one number, that is Maxis, then I have to decide again, "uh uh..am I doing the right thing?". I surfed the websites comparing the rate, and the conclusion here is, MAXIS is much more cheaper (postpaid), but her words keep uttering in my brain "Hmm, tapi Maxis kan CEO nya bukan orang Islam?"..Hmm, so which one is which?
Another decision to be made. I bought a ticket to KB, to settle my handpiece thingy. We planned to settle together. But she had to cancel the trip. Its ok, I understand her condition. But me again, going there alone (like I never did before!), should I go, should I not? Yalah, I dont really want to spend two days just for a handpiece! Its better to stay at home, enjoying House MD Seoason 4, waiting eagerly for hours while I do some cooking or flipping through my Prosthodontics books (hehe, flipping through je eh, masuk otak tak?)
Now I realized, I am a true Venusian. Venusian doesn't like to make a decision, even for herself! :)
Ps : As Venusians talk about their feelings and their day, they find the solutions. Yeah, I have made my mind, I am now more cherished and I am motivated to do anything when I am cherished. I am a typical Venusian :)
My UKM dental collegue asked me to join UKM as a trainee but they only offer oral biology, prosthodontics and also periodontics (uhhh uhh..I'm sick with those specialities), and at the same time she asked me to accompany her to join any unis as she doesn't want to be posted in Kedah (gosh, do i have to sacrifice just to accompany her..huhuhu), then, a friend of mine said, "once you join KKM, KKM will never easily let you go". And now I can see her reason, why is she pushing me so eagerly to join any unis now. Hmm, so which one is which?
And then,I realized I lost my HP and my handy drive when I was at home from the UKM-Melaka journey, then I have to decide, either to terminate my celcom number or to retain it as I have two handphones to be cared off, then I called my Nisa' fren informing her that I will only use one number, that is Maxis, then I have to decide again, "uh uh..am I doing the right thing?". I surfed the websites comparing the rate, and the conclusion here is, MAXIS is much more cheaper (postpaid), but her words keep uttering in my brain "Hmm, tapi Maxis kan CEO nya bukan orang Islam?"..Hmm, so which one is which?
Another decision to be made. I bought a ticket to KB, to settle my handpiece thingy. We planned to settle together. But she had to cancel the trip. Its ok, I understand her condition. But me again, going there alone (like I never did before!), should I go, should I not? Yalah, I dont really want to spend two days just for a handpiece! Its better to stay at home, enjoying House MD Seoason 4, waiting eagerly for hours while I do some cooking or flipping through my Prosthodontics books (hehe, flipping through je eh, masuk otak tak?)
Now I realized, I am a true Venusian. Venusian doesn't like to make a decision, even for herself! :)
Ps : As Venusians talk about their feelings and their day, they find the solutions. Yeah, I have made my mind, I am now more cherished and I am motivated to do anything when I am cherished. I am a typical Venusian :)
July 24, 2008
Mabruk!
Dan Dia (pula) yang menciptakan manusia dari air, lalu Dia jadikan manusia itu (punya) keturunan dan mushaharah dan adalah Tuhanmu Maha Kuasa.(QS. 25:54)
“Semoga Allôh memberkahimu dalâm anak yang diberikan kepadamu. Kamu pun bersyukur kepada Sang Pemberi, dan dia dapat mencapai de-wasa, serta kamudikaruniai kebaikan-nya.” Sedang orang yang diberi ucapan selâmat membalas dengan mengucap-kan: “Semoga Allôh juga memberkahi-mu dan melimpahkan kebahagiaan untukmu. Semoga Allôh membalasmu dengan sebaik-baik balasan, mengaru-niakan kepadamu sepertinya dan melipatgandakan pahalâmu.” Lihat Al-Adzkar, karya An-Nawawi, hal. 349, dan Shahih Al-Adzkar lin Nawawi, oleh Salim Al-Hilali 2/713
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"Diyana, I wanna tell you something..Hehe"
"Hmm, what? Hehe"
"I'm pregnant!!"I can hear her voive full of happiness.
"Really? Alhamdulillah, Subhanallah. Happy nye Diyana!Ya Allah, Masha Allah!Congrats!!" Me upon hearing this, feeling so happy, feeling so delightful, feeling so cherished. Subhanallah, alhamdulillah, tahniah ya sahabat kesayanganku.
Mungkin kerana sahabat itu adalah sahabat yang diizinkan Allah, adalah sahabat yang sejati disamping seorang lagi sehabat, yang sama-sama mengingatkan, yang sama-sama menasihati, yang sama-sama berkongi susah dan duka, yang sama-sama berukhwah insya Allah keranaNya, tidak kisah meminjamkan duit atau apa jua dalam keadaan terdesak mahupun senang, kegembiraan sahabat itu adalah kegembiraan yang amat sangat buat kami berdua. Ya Allah, senangnya hati kami mendengar kegembiraan teman yang satu itu.
"Diyana, kita dah jadi makcik..Hehehe". SMS teman saya yang seorang lagi itu.
Hmm, buat teman kesayanganku, tahniah buatmu ya ukhti. Kegembiraanmu kegembiraanku jua. Temanku, moga segala-galanya dipermudahkan Allah. Moga kan terus-terusan dikurniakan 'quratul aina yang seterusnya menjadi pimpinan golongan orang-orang bertaqwa seterusnya menjadi Ibadurrahman. Ya ukhti, ketahuilah, Allah telah berjanji mereka yang berdoa untuk pasangan yang menyejukkan mata serta memohon zuriat yang soleh adalah tergolong dalam Ibadurrahman, hamba Yang Maha Penyang sebagaimana yang dinukilkanNya dalam surah al Furqan : 74
"Dan orang-orang yang berkata: `Ya Tuhan kami, anugerahkanlah kepada kami isteri-isteri kami dan keturunan kami sebagai penyenang hati (kami), dan jadikanlah kami imam bagi orang-orang yang bertakwa"
Ya ukhti, kudoakan agar dirimu kan terus tabah dalam perjuangan membina syurga di dunia ini. Ya ukhti, kudoakan agar kalian bisa mentarbiyah generasi kalian terpelihara dari api nerakanya Ya ukhti, diri ini juga sebenarnya berpesan buat diri sendiri, buat persiapan diri sendiri juga.
Didiklah anakmu, kenalkanlah generasimu dengan keagungan Yg Khaliq, gentarkanlah jiwa mereka dengan amaran Yang Adil, gembirakanlah hati mereka dengan janji Ya Rabb. Contohilah Luqmanul Hakim, dalam mendidik mereka. Moga generasi kalian adalah benar-benar generasi al mutaqeen, doaku kan terus mengiringi kalian..
"Dan (ingatlah) ketika Luqman berkata kepada anaknya, di waktu ia memberi pelajaran kepadanya: `Hai anakku, janganlah kamu mempersekutukan Allah, sesungguhnya mempersekutukan (Allah) adalah benar-benar kezaliman yang besar.
Dan Kami perintahkan kepada manusia (berbuat baik) kepada dua orang ibu bapaknya; ibunya telah mengandungnya dalam keadaan lemah yang bertambah-tambah, dan menyapihnya dalam dua tahun. Bersyukurlah kepada-Ku dan kepada dua orang ibu bapakmu, hanya kepada-Kulah kembalimu.
Dan jika keduanya memaksamu untuk mempersekutukan dengan Aku sesuatu yang tidak ada pengetahuanmu tentang itu, maka janganlah kamu mengikuti keduanya, dan pergaulilah keduanya di dunia dengan baik, dan ikutilah jalan orang yang kembali kepada-Ku, kemudian hanya kepada-Kulah kembalimu, makan Ku-beritakan kepadamu apa yang telah kamu kerjakan.
Luqman berkata): `Hai anakku, sesungguhnya jika ada (sesuatu perbuatan) seberat biji sawi, dan berada dalam batu atau di langit atau di dalam bumi, niscaya Allah akan mendatangkannya (membalasinya). Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Halus lagi Maha Mengetahui
Hai anakku, dirikanlah shalat dan suruhlah (manusia) mengerjakan yang baik dan cegahlah (mereka) dari perbuatan yang mungkar dan bersabarlah terhadap apa yang menimpa kamu. Sesungguhnya yang demikian itu termasuk hal-hal yang diwajibkan (oleh Allah).
Dan janganlah kamu memalingkan mukamu dari manusia (karena sombong) dan janganlah kamu berjalan di muka bumi dengan angkuh. Sesungguhnya Allah tidak menyukai orang-orang yang sombong lagi membanggakan diri.
Dan sederhanalah kamu dalam berjalan dan lunakkanlah suaramu. Sesungguhnya seburuk-buruk suara ialah suara keledai." Surah Luqman :13-19
Ya ukhti semoga sentiasa dalam keberkatan. Semoga sentiasa dalam lindungan Allah. Ketahuilah kegembiraanmu kegembiraanku jua :). Teruskan sandaramu kepadaNya :)
Semoga kalian kan terus bahagia hingga ke syurgaNya. "Kamu akan bersama mereka yang kau sayangi"
July 22, 2008
Please dont' let me be Misnderstood
People, do you understand me now,
If sometimes I feel a little mad
Don't you know no one alive can
Always be an angel
When things go wrong
I seem a little sad
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
You know sometimes,
I'm so carefree
With a joy that's hard to hide
Sometimes seems that all I have is worry
And then you're bound to see my other side
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
If I seem edgy,
I want you to know
That I never mean to take it out on you
Life has its problems and I get more
Than my share
But that's one thing
I never mean to do
I don't mean it
People, don't you know
I'm only human
Don't you know
I have faults like any one
But sometimes
I find myself alone regretting
Some little thing; some foolish thing
That I have done,
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Don't let me be misunderstood
I'm just someone whose intentions are goodDon't let me be misunderstood,Don't let me be misunderstood
Yusuf Islam
To listen to the song, click here
If sometimes I feel a little mad
Don't you know no one alive can
Always be an angel
When things go wrong
I seem a little sad
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
You know sometimes,
I'm so carefree
With a joy that's hard to hide
Sometimes seems that all I have is worry
And then you're bound to see my other side
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
If I seem edgy,
I want you to know
That I never mean to take it out on you
Life has its problems and I get more
Than my share
But that's one thing
I never mean to do
I don't mean it
People, don't you know
I'm only human
Don't you know
I have faults like any one
But sometimes
I find myself alone regretting
Some little thing; some foolish thing
That I have done,
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Don't let me be misunderstood
I'm just someone whose intentions are goodDon't let me be misunderstood,Don't let me be misunderstood
Yusuf Islam
To listen to the song, click here
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