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
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.
“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
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.
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!
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).
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…
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
