Salam Eidul Adha 1430H

Kullu 'Am Wa Antum bi Alfi Khair
TAQABBALALLAH MINNA WA MINKUM

P/S: The Prophet Muhammad's last sermon was offered on the occasion of the only Hajj he ever performed in his lifetime. Peace and blessings be upon him. Read the sermon not only for the wisdom it offers, but also, try to close your eyes and picture yourself there, with the thousands of other Muslims who were. It will be hard not to cry.

What’s Hurting Me?

When the Prophet s.a.w stood on the plain of Arafah and gave his farewell speech he said to the Ummah,
"Treat the women kindly!"

Memang sukar untuk ku melupakan peristiwa itu. Bila dikenangkan, ku hampir menitiskan air mata. Kecewa, sedih dan terkejut dengan apa yang berlaku. Tapi itulah susunan Allah, pasti terselit hikmah untuk dijadikan pedoman masa hadapan. Ku pujuk jua hati ini untuk menerima kerana setiap manusia tak terlepas dari melakukan kesalahan. Cuma yang pasti, tidak mungkin Islam akan tertegak andai kita mencampurkan sistem Islam dengan sistem jahiliyah. Oleh itu, perlu kita berusaha semaksimum mungkin untuk mengikis karat-karat jahiliyah yang sudah lama bertamu di hati.


Sama-sama kita mengambil ikhtibar...


Madah dari Hukama: "KALAU ORANG MENGHINA KITA, BUKAN KITA TERHINA, YANG SEBENARNYA ORANG ITU MENGHINA DIRINYA SENDIRI." Kita tak perlu takut akan ancaman manusia kerana dia tak mampu untuk memudaratkan diri kita tanpa keizinan dari Allah. Asalkan pandangan Allah didahulukan dan diutamakan itu lebih baik bagi seorang mukmin. “Barang siapa mencari keredhaan manusia dengan kemarahan Allah nescaya dia akan diserahkan oleh Allah kepada manusia, barang siapa yang mencari redha Allah dengan marahnya manusia nescaya dia akan dicukupkan Allah dari perbelanjaan manusia”


Madah dari Hukama: "MENASIHATI ORANG YANG BERSALAH, TIDAK SALAH. YANG SALAH MEMIKIRKAN KESALAHAN ORANG" Kadang-kadang kita tak perasan perbuatan atau arahan yang dikeluarkan jelas bertentangan dengan syara’. Menjadi tanggungjawab sahabat handainya untuk menegur dengan hikmah bukan dengan cara berdendam hingga menjadi tomato yang busuk dan tidak menyenangkan. Ya Allah, berilah kekuatan kepada ku untuk berkata benar walaupun pahit.


Akhir sekali, kita perlu selalu berdoa kepada Allah supaya kita dapat membezakan antara yang haq dan batil kerana selalunya kita terlalu lemah dan doif dalam membuat penilaian. Allahumma arinal-haqqa haqqan warzuqnat-tiba'ah, wa arinal-batila batilan warzuqnaj-tinabah, bi rahmatika ya arhamar-rahimeen. O Allah! Let us see the good as good, and bless us with following it. And show us the falsehood as falsehood, and bless us with staying away from it, with Your mercy, O Most Merciful!


Wallahu'alam.

KMK Ke-10 [Zon Selatan]

The Last Sermon of the Prophet

In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful

After praising, and thanking Allah the Prophet s.a.w said:

"O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and TAKE THESE WORDS TO THOSE WHO COULD NOT BE PRESENT HERE TODAY.

O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust. Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners. Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your LORD, and that HE will indeed reckon your deeds. ALLAH has forbidden you to take usury (interest), therefore all interest obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, however, is yours to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity. Allah has Judged that there shall be no interest and that all the interest due to Abbas ibn 'Abd'al Muttalib (Prophet's uncle) shall henceforth be waived...

Beware of Satan, for the safety of your religion. He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.

O People, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to your women, but they also have rights over you. Remember that you have taken them as your wives only under Allah's trust and with His permission. If they abide by your right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers. And it is your right that they do not make friends with any one of whom you do not approve, as well as never to be unchaste.

O People, listen to me in earnest, worship ALLAH, say your five daily prayers (Salah), fast during the month of Ramadan, and give your wealth in Zakat. Perform Hajj if you can afford to.

All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do not, therefore, do injustice to yourselves.

Remember, one day you will appear before ALLAH and answer your deeds. So beware, do not stray from the path of righteousness after I am gone.

O People, NO PROPHET OR APOSTLE WILL COME AFTER ME AND NO NEW FAITH WILL BE BORN. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand words which I convey to you. I leave behind me two things, the QURAN and my example, the SUNNAH and if you follow these you will never go astray.

All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those to others again; and may the last ones understand my words better than those who listen to me directly. Be my witness, O ALLAH, that I have conveyed your message to your people".


This sermon was delivered on the 9th Day of Dhul Hijjah 10 A.H. in the 'Uranah valley of Mount Arafat' (in Mecca).

A Short Break

Praise be to Allah.

Inter semester vacation already started on 20th November which is Friday last week but since I’ve got programmes to attend and organize so I have to stay at IIU for a while. Now I’m still in Kuala Lumpur and I’m not allowed to go home at Johor Bahru since I have to do the washing and cleaning the house in KL before my parents here. We were told that most probably we are going to move back to KL. So need to start tidying up and arrange all of them properly. Too bad both of my brothers working, I have to do it all by myself.

Ahmad Faisal

Anyway, trying to steal some time to write something here. First of all is that I greatly miss my family. Hope they will arrive here safely as soon as possible. As usual, Ahmad must have been waiting for my chocolates again. He must have been a big boy right now. It had been a long time I haven’t meet him since Eidul Fitri break.

Ciwan standing on right side

Next, I would like to wish a hearted congratulation to Ciwan who pass his UPSR with flying colours. I pray and hope that he could consistent with the result and bring back the glory of Islam. Being a good Muslim ourselves isn’t sufficient. Islam was never meant to be an individualistic faith, reserved for the "chosen few". We have a duty to spread the Deen. But one crucial thing to put in mind is that to establish Islam in ourselves, then Islam will be established at our place, insyaAllah.


Last but not least, wishing Basyirah and all MATRI’s students who are sitting for SPM this year to do the best and beat the rest. Hmm…I’m not sure how she’s getting on right now after I heard that she accidently fell from the stairs. It’s great to hear that there’s no fracture but still worried about her muscle damage. Hope that she accept it as her lessons for being too careless all the time…ish3x… Xpe2, Allah izin. Kejap je sakit tu, insyaAllah ada ubatnya…

Till then, Salam.

Study Mode

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatahu,

Just wanted to give everyone a head’s up that I’ll be taking a short leave from the blogging world. Insha Allah I’ll be back and blogging with full force after I finished focusing and concentrating on my work and study for this semester, which is my fifth semester in IIUM main campus.

Jom, kita belajar dan bekerja sungguh2 kerana Allah!

One thing to note is that our actions and deeds are not just for the Day of Judgment. It is also for the sake of the success in this temporarily and momentarily world. Even though it is surely in the short term if it is compared to akhirah, but Muslims ought to perform their best in each and every action. Indeed, Allah wouldn’t waste our deeds and there is a reward either in-this-world or in the life-to-come insha Allah. That is what the Law Maker state in the Quran.

“Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, We do not waste the reward of him who does a good work.” (Al-Kahfi, 18: 30)

“For such the reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens with rivers flowing underneath,- an eternal dwelling: How excellent a recompense for those who work (and strive)!” (Ali Imran, 3: 136)

“So, he who has done an atom's weight of good shall see it. And he who has done an atom's weight of evil shall see it.” (Al-Zalzalah, 99: 7-8)

Another last verse and the divine social rule that I would like to share is:

“Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change it themselves (with their own souls)” From Surah Ar-Ra'd: verse 11

This law is not an empty logo, but it is the only way to get out of the hardships the Muslims are suffering. But we have to realize that no change will happen in the Ummah’s lives except if we start by changing ourselves. The injustice that is being inflicted on Muslims will not be removed except if we change ourselves. Seriousness and high spirits should replace laziness and dullness. Positivism should replace negativity. Fruitful and important work should replace emptiness and wasting the time in unimportant things.

Remember, our small actions today may change the millions of life of others by pondering and put into action these words of God’s divine guidance. The solutions to the problems of the Muslims world today are in the hand of the youth of the Ummah. May Allah reward us for our life's work. Amin.

WoRk HaRd, PlAy HaRd BUT PrAY HaRdEr

Dalam memenangi pandangan dan redhaMu,
Safi ArRahman

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Salam Syawal 1430 H

Syawal has just arrived. Another Ramadan has come and gone! 30 days of fasting, 30 days of reading Qur’an, 30 nights of Qiamul Lail and Tarawikh. Finally, Eid comes again.

Hence, I would like to send out the warmest Eidul Fitri greetings to you and your families! May Allah accept our good deeds and continue to shower us all with His Mercy, ameen! Kullu'am wa antum bikhair. TaqabbAllahu minna wa minkum. Shiamana wa shiamakum!

Semoga Ramadhan yg dlalui meningkatkan taqwa dan semoga Syawal yg tiba adalah hari kemenangan jiwa yg dsambut dengan penuh keimanan. kekalkan madrasah Ramadhan supaya kt tidak menjadi hamba Ramadhan tetapi berjaya menjadi hamba Allah yg bertaqwa.

Kalau ada salah itu namanya manusia,
kalau ada terluka itu khilafnya hamba,
kalau ada terasa itulah lemahnya kita,
bulan baik hari mulia maka
disusun sepuluh jari mencuci dosa
seadanya yang tercipta.

MAAF ZAHIR & BATIN

Tulus ikhlas,
Safi Ar-Rahman
Kejuruteraan Aeroangkasa,
Universiti Islam Antarabangsa

O Allah, make us among those people who benefit from every Ramadan,
who have our sins forgiven and become better people for all time after that!
Ameen ajma’een!

A Farewell Party

An ad hoc farewell party which was held on 7th September, last Monday was unpredicted. Actually we were planning to have iftar together for third year aerospace students. But the plan changed when someone came up with the idea to invite Madam Nabilah as well. Madam’s going to set off to London to pursue her studies. So we wouldn’t see her after this Raya celebration. Somehow, I’m starting to miss her. Absence really makes the heart grow fonder.

Behind the silver lining of the clouds,
there are destinies to be discovered.

In each book that is written,
there are facts to be known.

In every picture that is painted,
is a memorable meaning captured.

Delightful, appetizing and mouthwatering dishes – ikan siakap 3 rasa, tomyam campur, sotong tepung, telur bungkus, sayur campur & rojak.

The spirit of togetherness - 13 of us including madam: Eiz, Syah, Farih, Cnar, mdm, Wani, Ainin, Safi, Haf, Dila, kAfif, along. Not in the pic: Nina

Token of appreciation. Oh ya, we look forward for souvenirs from UK too.hee…. (0_o)

Till then, just a short reminder for me and you guys. Don’t miss to grab the golden opportunity of the last ten days of Ramadhan where Lailatul Qadr is most likely occurred. Lailatul Qadr is the most blessed night. A person who misses it has indeed missed a great amount of good. We ought to strive to encounter this night and to pass it in worship and obedience. So let the stimulating begin!

Jummat,
21 Ramadhan 1430H,
11th September 2009.