Are we Still?

Bismillahi Ar-Rahmani Ar-Rahim.

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, the one who does not forgive shirk, yet forgives anything less than that for whomsoever he wills. Peace and blessings be upon Muhammad ibn Abdullah, the Imam of the Muwahhidin, the one who was ordered in the Quran to follow the path of the people who attain blessings and love of Allah.

In this short entry, I wish to share with you guys our previous theme nasyid for Kian Mekar VII. I can't stop listening to it. Great lyrics with a catchy tune! It’s about our relationship with Allah, the bond which most of us take for granted and easily forgotten. We should realize that our very existence and our continuing survival are dependent on Allah. Whatever praise is due to Him alone, for nobody has the power or the resources to give you anything except by His will. His bounties and blessings are countless.

نقبل بقلوبناعلى الله
لا خوف ولا حزن لمن هداه
حبله متين لا يندفر
رزقه دائم لمن يفتقر

Chorus:
في كل مكان وكل زمان
فوقك رب عظيم يرعاك
في اي مكان واي زمان
لك رب يحبك لن ينساك
اما زلنا اما زلنا نخشى
اما زلنا نرى نعم الله
اما زلنا اما زلنا نخشى
اما زلنا نحمده ام نسينا
اناعبا

نعيش في ملكه ما يشاء
نغوص في جوده بالدعاء
نطمع في افضاله بالرجاء
منادنا ادا اشتد البلاء

Repeat Chorus

قلبي لله, روحي لله, امالي لله
قلبي لله, روحي لله, امالي لله
لله

Approaching God with our hearts
No fear nor grief for whom He guides
His rope is strong and will never waver
His provision is there for all who are in need

In every place, at every time
Above you is The Glorious Caretaking Lord
In every place, at every time
You have a Lord who loves you and will never forget you

Do we know our Lord?
Do we see our Lords blessings?
Do we know our Lord?
Do we thank Him... or have we forgotten..
that His servants... we are

In His Dominion we exist for as long as He wills
And we call upon His bounty through prayer
And seek His favors through hope
For He is our refuge when difficulty strengthens its hold

In every place, at every time
Above you is a Gloriouscare Taking Lord
In every place, at every time
You have a Lord who loves and will never forget you

Do we know our Lord?
Do we see our Lords blessings?
Do we know our Lord?
Do we thank Him... or have we forgotten..
that His servants... we are

My heart is Allahs,
My soul is Allahs,
My wealth is Allahs

On The Move

Bismillahi Ar-Rahmani Ar-Rahim.

Assalamualaikum my dear friends, time comes and goes, life slips and goes forth, what is to come? No creation knows huh… As a morning lost is a morning lost. Once that time has gone by, it’ll never return. For I would have wish to stay at home a bit longer, than just the remaining 3 days. Why? Well, mid-semester break was supposed to be a time recovery to me, where I usually used this time to cover up my studies and to gain back of something that I lost. I lost my time in renewing my intention, I lost my time in doing some of muhasabah and of course I also lost my rest time.

So I’m on the move, busy doing one thing after another. Then trying to go forward and making some progress. I have already list down Things-To-Do as I wouldn’t like to miss the things behind like the previous semester. I forgot to pay my tuition fees. Well, I thought that my sponsor would have paid it for me. Unfortunately, they didn’t and I have to pay it by myself. Huhu…Never mind about that, it was my fault and my mistake for not being aware of the notice. Thus first, I have to settle my tuition fees before 5th February which will cost RM 1,302.50. I hope that I could remember once the lectures starts. No, bad idea, better for me to settle it before the break ends.

Apart from that, actually I have to find an appropriate place of camp site for the upcoming programs. We went to Air Terjun Serendah on last Saturday to look at the venue. But in terms of safety and security, it wouldn’t be the best choice for us to sleep there. Because it is open to public and I don’t want to lose any precious things of course. Perhaps, it is suitable to have picnic or rehlah. So, I’m looking forward to have programs over there next time. It is super extra beautiful and wonderful. I love the waterfalls, Subhanallah! So, in spite of that I have to survey for a venue again on this coming Sunday insha Allah. Anyway, thank you to Sha, Saidah kak Khairiah and Hanisah for accompanying and being beside me. I’m glad that you guys did enjoy the scenery, Alhamdulillah.

Bergambar dengan Auntie. hehe...Thanx to Uncle Mustaza for taking the picture.

For my academic division, there are lots of midterm examinations, submit assignments, project and presentation waiting for me of course. These are the routines task for a university student. I took eight subjects for this semester after I dropped my skill even though it’s only 0.5 credit hour. You see, I was too scared of not being able to cope with it, that’s why. 5 core-course subjects, 1 experimental aerodynamic, 1 aerospace lab and the last one is Engineering Management, which I really hope that I would have loved it very much. I realize that I wasn’t good in economics or business. Even though, most of my friends did score for that subject. Hmm…maybe I didn’t put my full efforts in it. I’ll try this time, Insha Allah. Do pray for me!

Ya Allah, pimpinlah aqalku, fikiranku dan kefahamanku untuk menguasai pelajaran2 ini. Ya Allah, keluarkan aku dari gelapnya kebingungan dan muliakan aku dengan cahaya pemahaman. Mudahkanlah aku untuk menghafal dan mengingat ketika aku memerlukannya, wahai yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Penyayang

By then, when time flies easily you will realize how precious the time is. It is a gift from Allah that we ought to be grateful and thankful to Him. Each and every time is a time to take a step forward to Allah. Don’t you think so? I might have lose my specific time to study or I might have less time for rest, but the main key point is that I don’t want to lose Allah in my life. Life is meaningless, worthless and empty without Him. You’ll lose the blessings in this life and the life after.

Hence, let’s ponder, reflect and find the real purpose in this life. In the end, we are all on the move. We are on the move from this temporary world to the everlasting hereafter. May Allah allow us to make use of our time and increase the barakah in all of our actions, amen!

*Vocab: On the move
1. Going from one place to another
2. Busy doing one thing after another
3. Going forward, or making progress

Congratulations to The Couples

Bismillahi Ar-Rahmani Ar-Rahim,

Assalamualaikum, it has been for a while since I have had a chance to update this blog. I wouldn’t talk too much in this entry since I have a lot of stuffs to settle before the mid-semester breaks ends. Let the pictures speaks by itself. Hee… Actually, I did try to steal some time to post this entry before the New Year comes, but too bad I failed to do so. Sorry for the delay though. Okay, here are some pictures of the weddings that I had been last month.

Kak Shahidah Muslimah dan pasangannya

Rombongan dari UIA. Sangat meriah, hadiah pun besar.

kak Mashitah Aminah & Jefri

Raudhah & Ust Muzakkir

kak Azah & Khalid

There are lots of invitations apart from them but unfortunately I didn’t manage to fulfill all of them due to time constraint. Though, I would always pray for you guys to live happily ever after. Ewah…I mean in this world and the life to come. May Allah showers His blessings on your special day and ease you in being an obedient servant to Him always.

-Click Here- for more pictures of other couples. They are of course my seniors and juniors from my best ever school, MATRI. Oh ya…I couldn’t possibly miss it. A Bride-to-be: Farhah Hazirah bt Hamdan & Asma bt Shamjuddin (They both are my schoolmates too, batch SPM ‘04)

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a man marries, he has fulfilled half of his religion, so let him fear Allah regarding the remaining half."

Dear Sinners

Dear Sinners,

I saw you yesterday as you began your daily chores. You awoke without kneeling to pray Fajr. As a matter of fact, you didn't even say Bismillah before your meals, or pray Isha before going to bed last night. You are so unthankful, I like that about you. I cannot tell you how glad I am that you have not changed your way of living, Fool, you are mine. Remember, you and I have been going steady for years, and I still don't love you yet.

As a matter of fact, I hate you, because I hate Allah. I am only using you to get even with Allah. He kicked me out of heaven, and I'm going to use you as long as possible to pay him back. You see, Fool, ALLAH LOVES YOU and HE has great plans in store for you. But you have yielded your life to me, and I'm going to make your life a living hell. That way, we'll be together twice. This will really hurt Allah.

Thanks to you, I'm really showing Him who's boss in your life with all of the good times we've had. We have been watching dirty movies, cursing people, out stealing, lying, being hypocritical, fornicating, overeating, telling dirty jokes, gossiping, Being judgmental, back stabbing people, disrespecting adults, and those in leadership positions, No respect for the Mosque, bad attitudes. SURELY you don't want to give all this up. Come on, Fool, let's burn together forever. I've got some hot plans for us.

This is just a letter of appreciation from me to you. I'd like to say "THANKS" for letting me use you for most of your foolish life. You are so gullible, I laugh at you. When you are tempted to sin, you give in - HA HA, HA, you make me sick. Sin is beginning to take its toll on your life. You look 20 years older, and now, I need new blood. So go ahead and teach some children how to sin. All you have to do is smoke, get drunk or drink while under-aged, cheat, gamble, gossip, fornicate, and live being as selfish as possible. Do all of this in the presence of children and they will do it too. Kids are like that.

Well, Fool, I have to let you go for now. I'll be back in a couple of seconds to tempt you again. If you were smart, you would run somewhere, repent for your sins, and live for Allah with what little bit of life that you have left. It's not my nature to warn anyone, but to be your age and still sinning; it's becoming a bit ridiculous. Don't get me wrong, I still hate you. IT'S JUST THAT YOU'D MAKE A BETTER FOOL FOR ALLAH.

Yours Sinfully, SHAYTAN

P.S. If you really love me, you won't share this letter with anyone.

Credits: iMuslimah

Now you realized that we have enemies; someone who’s their goal is to mislead, misguide and drag us into the Hellfire. It is through their whispers that causes all of us to stray off into the darkness of evil. That’s their full-time job, no vacation and no breaks! I don't want to be fooled by them and I'm pretty sure you wouldn't like to be under their yoke too. So let's struggle against them. Ya Allah, protect us from the Evil Whisperer of Syaitan.

Disebalik 'S'

Sabar, Study, Semangat, Success

To be frank and honest, I always had the feeling of that I don't have enough time to study. When I'm trying to focus in the class, it would always end up sleeping at the back. It's too obvious and all my classmates and lecturers realized it. hmm...really need to do something.

Ibn Umar narrates: one day I was with the Messenger of Allah s.a.w. He then turned to me, held my shoulders with both of his blessed hands, and said: "Be in this life like a stranger or a traveler."

And whenever Ibn Umar narrated this to his students he would add: "If you reach the evening, do not await (to be alive) by dawn, And if you reach dawn, do not await (to be alive) by evening. Take advantage of your Health before you fall sick. And take advantage of your life, before you die." - Bukhari

This hadith really makes me ponder...how life is sure very short and brief.

Burning to Succeed

Bismillahi Ar-Rahmani Ar-Rahim, In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Alhamdulillah, thanks and perfect praise is only for Allah. The One who gives me the opportunity to further my study, widen my knowledge and eventually buildup the fact that how tiny and powerless we are. Every single step that I travel, every sign that I have observed and all the lessons that I take in I came to one conclusion that there is no God except Allah, The One and Only Master of all creation and the best Planner to all human being, MashaAllah.

A new semester recommenced signifies a new process of learning lies ahead of us. Throughout this period, we should apply our mind as much as we could. That’s what Dr.Waqar keeps telling aerospace students again and again: “Apply your Mind!”. In the end, you should realize that the sweetness of iman lies in the fruits of knowledge. The result of the process of thinking is absolutely awesome indeed.

All the way through my study as an aerospace student, there are lots of times where we learnt the behavior of air. Well, can you imagine how the mixture of gases which forms atmosphere has an ability to lift a heavy weighted aircraft? To lift an airplane you should simply have to apply your mind by manipulating the upper and lower pressure. And these require some technique. It is by then that you realize that all of the ecosystem or solar systems are in dynamically equilibrium. Masha Allah…We should really reflect, ponder and think! These are all the signs of how Mighty and Powerful He is, don’t you think so???

So, lets the stimulating begins!

P/S If you are burning to succeed, flash back to any page in the Quran.

The page will be the fuel to burn.

With best wishes to see you succeed,
Safi Ar-Rahman, Aerospace Engineering Student

First-Rate Version of Yourself

Bismillahi Ar-Rahmani Ar-Rahim.

My esteemed friends and valued readers, Assalamualaikum!

Alhamdulillah, all praise and thanks is for Allah for giving me the golden opportunity to write and share here. Life is sure short and I understand that I wouldn't be long in this world. Life-to-come is a time without end. At that time there are no more turning back, not even a teeny-weeny chance. In spite of that the perfect praise is only for Allah.

A few days ago I’ve found Zain Bhikha’s new album “1415: The Beginning” which was released on 23rd October 2009 if I’m not mistaken (sorry I’m not very sure). 1415 simply marks the year where Zain Bhikha began recording that is in 1994/1415H. Most of his nasheed is well loved by all state of ages either teenagers or adults all over the world including me..hehee... Zain always stress on simplicity but with deep and reflective messages. A true nasheed always brings the remembrance of Allah and reminds us about our duty as a Muslim agent. Among of his popular nasheeds which I adore and enjoy is Eid-un Saeed-un, Go Forward Young Muslims, Turn to Allah, I Am a Muslim, Heart of a Muslim, Give Thanks to Allah, Cloud of Islam. You should try to listen to them sometimes for those who haven’t heard of it yet. It's very refreshing.

By the way, in this entry I would like to focus on his new nasheed from his new album entitled "Who I Am". Yeah...I couldn’t help liking it so much hence I wish to share it with you guys too. It’s very impressive and awesome, I’m pretty sure that this nasheed won’t let you down inshaAllah. I guarantee you two thumbs up. Here, take a look at this lyrics and listen to the melodious nasheed sung by Zain Bhikha featuring with Abdul Malik Ahmad:

Social Expectation drowns us all inside
What you have should be what I want
Cos what I have just aint alright
The clothes I wear, the way I comb my hair
How I live, oh I don’t care

chorus:
This is who I am, this is me
Nothing, everything, can’t you see
Who I am, just let me be
Cos like it or not but God loves me
Who I am

He said, she said, they all did
What’s expected of them all
To get to the top don’t matter
If somebody’s gotta fall
You gotta brace the storm, the norms to conform
Get what you wants’ gonna kill us all

(chorus)

Beyond the body that you see
There’s so much more to me
And I feel best when my soul is free

(chorus)

They tell me this is the way
that I need to reform
If I continue to stray,
I’m gonna start up a storm

Wear this, drive that, like this, not that
Don’t dare lose track or you’ll fall way back
But if my Lord loves me then I know that I’m free
You can say what you please just let me be

I know if I’m real and it’s not a disguise
You’ll love who I am if you open up your eyes
I insist that you see, I aint a mystery
It’s who I wish to be, this is me

It’s what’s true within,
come and look again
Looking through the skin
This is Who I Am

(chorus)

There. Allah has created each human unique at the same time He also revealed the perfect way of life that fits with human nature. As a result Islam is a religion which caters our different personalities and diverse lifestyles yet Islam provides boundaries to keep us away from destructive and ruined elements. We ought to realize that there is nothing in Islam that is forbidden unless it is harmful to us and there is nothing in Islam which is obligatory unless there is benefit in it.

Allah has made Islam an easy religion for us to follow and it is a perfect and always suits with our daily lives. If we wish to please Allah and earn His Paradise then we have to stop worrying about what people will say and stop trying to please them, because our reward is within Allah’s hand, not with the people. As a Muslims, we have our own identity and principles. We shouldn’t imitate others especially the disbelievers and live up to people’s expectations if it is contradicted to syari’ah. Bare in mind that each of us will die and meet Allah individually so let us be the best Muslims for Allah even if it doesn’t meets peoples expectation. Maybe being ourselves would be a means of opening other people’s eyes to what Islam really teaches and the true meaning of taqwa.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself that earns Allah’s pleasure,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else that earns Allah’s displeasure.

Wallahu’alam.

Zain Bhikha, a Muslim singer and songwriter

Tegarkah Aku

Rasulullah s.a.w pernah bersabda yang bermaksud:

“Aku melihat ke dalam syurga, maka aku melihat kebanyakan penduduknya adalah fuqara (orang-orang fakir) dan aku melihat ke dalam neraka maka aku menyaksikan kebanyakan penduduknya adalah wanita.” (Riwayat Bukhari dan Muslim daripada Ibnu Abbas dan Imran serta selain kedua-duanya)

Imam Qurthubi rahimahullah menjelaskan hadis di atas dengan pernyataannya:

“Penyebab sedikitnya kaum wanita yang masuk syurga adalah hawa nafsu yang mendominasi pada diri mereka, kecenderungan mereka kepada kesenangan-kesenangan dunia, dan berpaling dari akhirat kerana kurangnya akal mereka dan mudahnya mereka untuk tertipu dengan kesenangan-kesenangan dunia yang menyebabkan mereka lemah untuk beramal...”

Ini bukan pertama kali aku membacanya. Cuma baru-baru ini, bila terbaca balik perasaan gentar dan takut menyelinap di hati. Takut akan seksaan dan murka Allah. Kenapa? Sebab kematian itu suatu kepastian dan kita akan ditanya! Ujian di sana tidak seperti ujian di dunia yang jika gagal kita boleh ulang mengambil peperiksaan lain. Kegagalan di sana NERAKA tempatnya yang panasnya 70 kali ganda panas api di dunia ini. Soalan di sana bukan dijawab oleh mulut tetapi amal. Apakah yang kita akan jawab jika hidup kita bergelumang maksiat, suruhan Allah ditinggalkan dan larangan Allah dibuat?

Bila diteliti balik sabda Rasulullah s.a.w di atas ia bukan kenyataan ataupun ungkapan yang kosong semata-mata. Memang benar terdapat satu hadis Rasulullah s.a.w yang menceritakan pengalaman baginda bertemu Allah SWT di Sidratul Muntaha malam Israk Mikraj, di mana Allah SWT telah memperlihatkan kepadanya keadaan wanita yang kebanyakan mereka dihumban ke dalam api neraka lantaran beberapa kesalahan semasa berada di dunia.

Aku lihat ada perempuan digantung rambutnya, otak kepalanya menggelegak.

Aku lihat perempuan digantung lidahnya, tangannya diikat ke belakang dan timah cair dicurah ke dalam halkumnya (tekak).

Aku lihat perempuan yang digantung kedua-dua kakinya terikat, tangannya diikat ke ubun-ubunnya, didatangkan ular dan kala.

Aku lihat perempuan yang memakan dagingnya sendiri, di bawahnya dinyalakan api neraka.

Aku lihat perempuan mukanya hitam dan memakan tali perutnya sendiri.

Aku lihat perempuan yang telinga pekak dan matanya buta, diisikan ke dalam peti yang diperbuat daripada api neraka, otaknya keluar daripada lubang hidung, badan bau busuk kerana penyakit kusta dan sopak.

Aku lihat perempuan yang kepalanya seperti babi, badannya seperti himar dengan pelbagai kesengsaraan dihadapinya.

Aku lihat perempuan yang rupanya seperti anjing, kala dan ular masuk ke kemaluannya, mulut dan pelepasnya (punggung). Malaikat memukulnya dengan corong api neraka.

Sistem pesanan ringkas yang ku terima dari senior ku:

Dengan kecantikanmu, kau lebih elok dari matahari,
Dengan akhlakmu, kau lebih wangi dari haruman,
Dengan rendah hatimu, kau lebih tinggi dari rembulan,
Dengan kelembutanmu, kau lebih halus dari rintik hujan

Ya Allah, tegarkah aku dalam mempertahankan keindahan ini,
Menjadi sayap kiri perjuangan, penegak kalimah Allah di muka bumi.


Duhai diri,

Dan serikandi mujahidah sejati,
Jagalah diri, Hiasi peribadi,
Seindah mawar berduri,
Moga Allah senantiasa di hati

Dalam memenangi pandangan dan redhaMu,
Safi Ar-Rahman

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.