Friday, April 23, 2010

Kita sudah bertunang =)


*Story cited from http://niqobgirl.blogspot.com/2010/01/saya-sudah-bertunang.html*

Hari-hari berlalu yang dilewati seakan sudah bertahun lamanya, namun yang perlu diakui ialah ianya baru beberapa minggu lalu. Iya, hanya beberapa minggu lalu. Berita itu aku sambut dengan hati yang diusahakan untuk berlapang dada. Benar, aku berusaha berlapang dada. Terkadang, terasa nusrah Ilahi begitu hampir saat kita benar-benar berada di tepi tebing, tunggu saat untuk menjunam jatuh ke dalam gaung. Maha Suci Allah yang mengangkat aku, meletakkan aku kembali di jalan tarbiyyah dan terus memimpin untukku melangkah dengan tabah.

Aku hanya seorang Insyirah. Tiada kelebihan yang teristimewa, tidak juga punya apa-apa yang begitu menonjol. Jalan ku juga dua kaki, lihat ku juga menggunakan mata, sama seperti manusia lain yang menumpang di bumi Allah ini. Aku tidak buta, tidak juga tuli mahupun bisu. Aku bisa melihat dengan sepasang mata pinjaman Allah, aku bisa mendengar dengan sepasang telinga pinjaman Allah juga aku bisa bercakap dengan lidahku yang lembut tidak bertulang. Sama seperti manusia lain.

Aku bukan seperti bondanya Syeikh Qadir al-Jailani, aku juga tidak sehebat srikandi Sayyidah Khadijah dalam berbakti, aku bukan sebaik Sayyidah Fatimah yang setia menjadi pengiring ayahanda dalam setiap langkah perjuangan memartabatkan Islam. Aku hanya seorang Insyirah yang sedang mengembara di bumi Tuhan, jalanku kelak juga sama... Negeri Barzakh, insya Allah. Destinasi aku juga sama seperti kalian, Negeri Abadi. Tiada keraguan dalam perkara ini.

Sejak dari hari istimewa tersebut, ramai sahabiah yang memuji wajahku berseri dan mereka yakin benar aku sudah dikhitbah apabila melihat kedua tangan ku memakai cincin di jari manis. Aku hanya tersenyum, tidak mengiyakan dan tidak pula menidakkan. Diam ku bukan membuka pintu-pintu soalan yang maha banyak, tetapi diam ku kerana aku belum mampu memperkenalkan insan itu. Sehingga kini, aku tetap setia dalam penantian.

Ibu bertanyakan soalan yang sewajarnya aku jawab dengan penuh tatasusila.

"Hari menikah nanti nak pakai baju warna apa?"

Aku menjawab tenang.. "Warna putih, bersih..."

"Alhamdulillah, ibu akan usahakan dalam tempoh terdekat."

"Ibu, 4 meter sudah cukup untuk sepasang jubah. Jangan berlebihan."

Ibu angguk perlahan.

Beberapa hari ini, aku menyelak satu per satu... helaian demi helaian naskhah yang begitu menyentuh nubari aku sebagai hamba Allah. Malam Pertama... Sukar sekali aku ungkapkan perasaan yang bersarang, mahu saja aku menangis semahunya tetapi sudah aku ikrarkan, biarlah Allah juga yang menetapkan tarikhnya kerana aku akan sabar menanti hari bahagia tersebut. Mudah-mudahan aku terus melangkah tanpa menoleh ke belakang lagi. Mudah-mudahan ya Allah.

Sejak hari pertunangan itu, aku semakin banyak mengulang al-Quran. Aku mahu sebelum tibanya hari yang aku nantikan itu, aku sudah khatam al-Quran, setidak-tidaknya nanti hatiku akan tenang dengan kalamullah yang sudah meresap ke dalam darah yang mengalir dalam tubuh. Mudah-mudahan aku tenang... As-Syifa' aku adalah al-Quran, yang setia menemani dalam resah aku menanti. Benar, aku sedang memujuk gelora hati. Mahu pecah jantung menanti detik pernikahan tersebut, begini rasanya orang-orang yang mendahului.

"Kak Insyirah, siapa tunang akak? Mesti hebat orangnya. Kacak tak?"

Aku tersenyum, mengulum sendiri setiap rasa yang singgah. Maaf, aku masih mahu merahsiakan tentang perkara itu. Cukup mereka membuat penilaian sendiri bahawa aku sudah bertunang, kebenarannya itu antara aku dan keluarga.

"Insya Allah, 'dia' tiada rupa tetapi sangat mendekatkan akak dengan Allah. Itu yang paling utama."

Berita itu juga buat beberapa orang menjauhkan diri dariku. Kata mereka, aku senyapkan sesuatu yang perlu diraikan. Aku tersenyum lagi.

"Jangan lupa jemput ana di hari menikahnya, jangan lupa!"

Aku hanya tersenyum entah sekian kalinya. Apa yang mampu aku zahirkan ialah senyuman dan terus tersenyum. Mereka mengandai aku sedang berbahagia apabila sudah dikhitbahkan dengan 'dia' yang mendekatkan aku dengan Allah. Sahabiah juga merasa kehilangan ku apabila setiap waktu terluang aku habiskan masa dengan as-Syifa' ku al-Quran, tidak lain kerana aku mahu kalamullah meresap dalam darahku, agar ketenangan akan menyelinap dalam setiap derap nafas ku menanti hari itu.

"Bila enti menikah?"

Aku tiada jawapan khusus.

"Insya Allah, tiba waktunya nanti enti akan tahu..." Aku masih menyimpan tarikh keramat itu, bukan aku sengaja tetapi memang benar aku sendiri tidak tahu bila tarikhnya.

"Jemput ana tau!" Khalilah tersenyum megah.

"Kalau enti tak datang pun ana tak berkecil hati, doakan ana banyak-banyak!" Itu saja pesanku. Aku juga tidak tahu di mana mahu melangsungkan pernikahan ku, aduh semuanya menjadi tanda tanya sendiri. Diam dan terus berdiam membuatkan ramai insan berkecil hati.

"Insya Allah, kalian PASTI akan tahu bila sampai waktunya nanti..."

Rahsia ku adalah rahsia Allah, kerana itu aku tidak mampu memberikan tarikhnya. Cuma, hanya termampu aku menyiapkan diri sebaiknya. Untung aku dilamar dan dikhitbah dahulu tanpa menikah secara terkejut seperti orang lain. Semuanya aku sedaya upaya siapkan, baju menikahnya, dan aku katakan sekali lagi kepada ibu...

"Usah berlebihan ya..."

Ibu angguk perlahan dan terus berlalu, hilang dari pandangan mata.

"Insyirah, jom makan!"

Aku tersenyum lagi... Akhir-akhir ini aku begitu pemurah dengan senyuman.

"Tafaddal, ana puasa."

Sahabiah juga semakin galak mengusik.

"Wah, Insyirah diet ya. Maklumlah hari bahagia dah dekat... Tarikhnya tak tetap lagi ke?"

"Bukan diet, mahu mengosongkan perut. Maaf, tarikhnya belum ditetapkan lagi."

Sehingga kini, aku tidak tahu bila tarikhnya yang pasti. Maafkan aku sahabat, bersabarlah menanti hari tersebut. Aku juga menanti dengan penuh debaran, moga aku bersedia untuk hari pernikahan tersebut dan terus mengecap bahagia sepanjang alam berumahtangga kelak. Doakan aku, itu sahaja.

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"innalillahi wainna ilaihi rajiun..."

"Tenangnya... Subhanallah. Allahuakbar."

"Ya Allah, tenangnya..."

"Moga Allah memberkatinya...."

Allah, itu suara sahabat-sahabat ku, teman-teman seperjuangan aku pada ibu.

Akhirnya, aku selamat dinikahkan setelah sabar dalam penantian. Sahabiah ramai yang datang di majlis walimah walaupun aku tidak menjemput sendiri.

Akhirnya, mereka ketahui sosok 'dia' yang mendekatkan aku kepada Allah.
Akhirnya, mereka kenali sosok 'dia' yang aku rahsiakan dari pengetahuan umum.
Akhirnya, mereka sama-sama mengambil 'ibrah dari sosok 'dia' yang mengkhitbah ku.

Dalam sedar tidak sedar...

Hampir setiap malam sebelum menjelang hari pernikahan ku... Sentiasa ada suara sayu yang menangis sendu di hening malam, dalam sujud, dalam rafa'nya pada Rabbi, dalam sembahnya pada Ilahi. Sayup-sayup hatinya merintih. Air matanya mengalir deras, hanya Tuhan yang tahu.

"Ya Allah, telah Engkau tunangkan aku tidak lain dengan 'dia' yang mendekatkan dengan Engkau. Yang menyedarkan aku untuk selalu berpuasa, yang menyedarkan aku tentang dunia sementara, yang menyedarkan aku tentang alam akhirat. Engkau satukan kami dalam majlis yang Engkau redhai, aku hamba Mu yang tak punya apa-apa selain Engkau sebagai sandaran harapan. Engkau maha mengetahui apa yang tidak aku ketahui..."

Akhirnya, Khalilah bertanya kepada ibu beberapa minggu kemudian...

"Insyirah bertunang dengan siapa, mak cik?"

Ibu tenang menjawab... "Dengan kematian wahai anakku. Kanser tulang yang mulanya hanya pada tulang belakang sudah merebak dengan cepat pada tangan, kaki juga otaknya. Kata doktor, Insyirah hanya punya beberapa minggu sahaja sebelum kansernya membunuh."

"Allahuakbar..." Terduduk Khalilah mendengar, air matanya tak mampu ditahan.

"Buku yang sering dibacanya itu, malam pertama..."

Ibu angguk, tersenyum lembut... "Ini nak, bukunya." Senaskah buku bertukar tangan, karangan Dr 'Aidh Abdullah al-Qarni tertera tajuk 'Malam Pertama di Alam Kubur'.

"Ya Allah, patut la Insyirah selalu menangis... Khalilah tak tahu mak cik."

"Dan sejak dari hari 'khitbah' tersebut, selalu Insyirah mahu berpuasa. Katanya mahu mengosongkan perut, mudah untuk dimandikan..."

Khalilah masih kaku. Tiada suara yang terlontar. Matanya basah menatap kalam dari diari Insyirah yang diberikan oleh ibu.

"Satu cincin ini aku pakai sebagai tanda aku di risik oleh MAUT. Dan satu cincin ini aku pakai sebagai tanda aku sudah bertunang dengan MAUT. Dan aku akan sabar menanti tarikhnya dengan mendekatkan diri ku kepada ALLAH. Aku tahu ibu akan tenang menghadapinya, kerana ibuku bernama Ummu Sulaim, baginya anak adalah pinjaman dari ALLAH yang perlu dipulangkan apabila ALLAH meminta. Dan ibu mengambil 'ibrah bukan dari namanya (Ummu Sulaim) malah akhlaqnya sekali. Ummu Sulaim, seteguh dan setabah hati seorang ibu."

* Kisah ini bukan kisah ana (Insyirah), ianya kisah KITA (semua yang sedang membaca/tak) *

Mulai hari ini, jangan bersoal tika melihat ana memakai cincin. Kerana, ana sudah bertunang! Bertunang dengan kematian, tidak tahu bila ana akan dinikahkan dan tidak tahu bagaimana rezeki di malam pertama. Tetapi, sekurang-kurangnya apabila sudah dirisik dan bertunang, kita sama-sama akan mempersiapkan diri sebaik-baiknya walaupun bukan yang terbaik untuk hari pernikahan dengan KEMATIAN. Wallahua'lam.

Cukuplah kematian itu mengingatkan kita... Cukuplah kita sedar kita akan berpisah dengan segala nikmat dunia. Cukuplah kita sedar bahawa ada hari yang lebih kekal, oleh itu sentiasalah berwaspada. Bimbang menikah tergesa-gesa, tahu-tahu sudah disanding dan diarak seluruh kampung walau hanya dengan sehelai kain putih tak berharga.

Setidak-tidaknya, Insyirah (watak di atas) sudah 'membeli' baju pernikahannya... Arh... Untungnya Insyirah. (Cemburu! Cemburu! Cemburu!)

~ Kullu nafsin za'iqatul maut ~

Insyirah Soleha,
19 Januari 2010
Baiti

Friday, April 2, 2010

O single Muslim!

O single Muslim!
How chaste are you!
While others engage in haraam and fulfill their desires,
You shun the many calls to sin,
For fear of the hellfire!

O single Muslim!
How modest are you!
While others are 'alone',
They loose their fear of Allah,
But alone or not, you lower your gaze...,
Refusing to look at haraam!

O single Muslim!
How sensible are you!
While others waste away their hours watching bollywold flicks,
You spend it worshipping Allah,
Fasting and increasing in ilm!

O single Muslim!
How devoted are you!
While others memorize lyrics to the latest songs,
You make an effort to memorize duaas and Quran!

O single Muslim!
How upright are you!
While others foolishly throw Quran and Sunnah to the side,
You strive to learn and implement them both into your life!

O single Muslim!
How blessed are you!
While others gossip,
And partake in useless matters,
You spend your time reflecting,
And preparing for the herafter!

O single Muslim!
How aware are you!
While others fall for the first person who plays the sweet card,
You know the tricks of shaytan,
And remain constantly on guard!

O single Muslim!
How steadfast are you!
While others loose their modesty and dignity along the way,
You remain chaste and honorable,
And your sabr only increases each day!

O single Muslim!
How fortunate are you!
While others rack up sins for forming illicit relationships,
You gain reward from Allah for your trials and hardships!

O single Muslim!
How intelligent are you!
While some make marriage their ultimate goal,
You know it's only a means,
To reach the final abode!

O single muslim,
How wise are you!
While others desire spouses,
With only beauty and riches,
You desire an upright person,
With good character and religion!

O single Muslim,
How successful are you!
While others spend their time in grief,
Regretting their foolishness and haste,
For your steadfasteness and patience:
Allah grants you one of His most righteous slaves!

And O single Muslim,
How honored are you!
While others who lived in sin,
Will be humiliated on Qiyamah,
You will be granted honor and shade,
On the Day when there is NO shade,
Except under the throne of ALLAH!

--by UmmGhareebah--

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Mueller Building

Assalamualaikum =)

Since this blog is indeed entitled inspirations~ it is not only limited to nasihat2 or serious things to be shared, to raise one's spirits, but it can also be in the form of.. Laughter? :P

Tension2 asyik ckp serious2, let's loosen up a little with someone's severe forgetfulness ;p

Tadi I was on my way to... Somewhere.. (okie terlupa, maap2) n tgh la jalan2 antara bangunan2. As usual, adela ramai2 orang sedang lalu-lalang jgak sbb mmg interval between classes.

Then adela I ternampak one guy who was walking, tiba2 berhenti tgh2 jalan n was looking around. When I came about he asked me: "Excuse me, do you know where the Mueller building is?"

Right that instant, my brain trus berkata2, hence my mouth as well XD :
"Oh I'm not sure where it is, but it's somewhere around here."
He thanked me anyways and we were on our way.

Then I quickly said to myself; Okay, Mueller building sounds so familiar!! Tp tak brani nak main tunjuk to that guy which building it was nnt tersalah kang kesian dia, but I was sure it was around that area yg that guy stop to ask me where it was.

Jalan3...

Then aha! I saw the Mueller building! (ada the name of the building on the wall)

....It was right beside where that guy asked me where the building was.

Andddd bukannya tak pernah masuk that building. Last sem selalu je masuk building tu, naek tangga to 4th floor utk jumpa TA utk BIOL141.

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*MLR stands for Mueller.. Jaooohnyaaa XD*


Being forgetful ade pros and cons dia,
but this is certainly one of the conssssss!!! XD

*malu2* maap2 ye chinese guy!!! XD Hope u did find the building since it was right beside us XD

*pelupa2 haiiihhh*

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Wahai Mereka yang serba Kekurangan..

Pernahkah sesekali anda merasakan..
diri anda itu tidak sempurna?

Pernahkah anda merasakan..
orang lain sentiasa lebih baik daripada kita?

Lebih Beriman,

Lebih Bijaksana,

Lebih Sopan,

Lebih kurus,

Lebih cantik,

Lebih tinggi,

Daripada kita?

Lebih Beruntung,

Lebih Disayangi,

Lebih Berharta,

Daripada kita?

Wahai kawan-kawan yang saya sayangi, yang saya hormati, yang saya kenali..
Saudara-saudara saya yang seagama yang mungkin tidak saya pernah kenali.

Ingatlah kamu..

Bahawa Allah lebih menyayangi kalian semua..
Lebih Mengenali kalian semua,

daripada sesiapa pun di muka bumi ini.

Wahai kawan-kawan yang saya sayangi, saudara-saudara saya..

Janganlah kamu semua lupa.

Kamu, termasuklah diri saya ini sendiri,
mempunyai kekurangan yang amatlah banyak.

Rakan-rakan kamu yang kamu katakan

Lebih Bijak,

Lebih Beriman,

Lebih Cantik,

atau apa2 sekalipun yang kamu rasakan
merupakan kelebihan yang dia ada
yang tiada pada kamu

Ingatlah kawan-kawan yang saya sayangi..
Bahawa rakan kamu itu

Juga mempunyai kekurangannya yang tersendiri.


Wahai kawan-kawan yang saya sayangi,saudara-saudara saya sekalian..

sekiranya kamu rasakan diri kamu itu kurang bijak,

tidak berjaya mendapatkan 4 flat atau A di sekolah,

lantas merasakan diri dipandang rendah oleh orang lain..

Ingatlah kamu!

Di akhirat kelak, Allah tidak akan memandang 4 flat atau A kamu di sekolah.

Pahala-pahala dan dosa-dosa kamu,

yang dicatatkan dgn terperinci

Oleh Rakib dan Atid

yang akan dipandang oleh Allah S.W.T.

Wahai kawan-kawan yang saya sayangi,saudara-saudara saya sekalian..

Jika kamu merasakan kamu tidak cantik,

tidak kacak,

tidak tinggi,

tidak kurus,

gemuk,

muka tak licin,

kaki tidak cantik..

Jika benar sekalipun kesemua kekurangan fizikal yang kamu katakan itu

Sedarkah kamu

Bahawa kamu mempunyai peluang

yang jauh lebih tinggi

untuk mendapat pasangan yang mencintai kamu dgn seikhlas hati

yang langsung tidak memandang pada paras wajah kamu?

Sedarlah kawan-kawan, saudara-saudara saya..

Berbanding rakan-rakan kamu

yang lebih cantik,

lebih tinggi,

lebih kurus,

Kamulah yang lebih senang untuk mendapatkan dan menikmati

Cinta sejati.

Sedarkah kamu?

Bahawa rakan-rakan kamu yang mempunyai kelebihan

dari segi fizikal

perlu tempuhi kesusahan

untuk mencari cinta

yang tidak berdasarkan paras rupa?

Daripada kekurangan kita ini

Sebenarnya mempunyai kelebihan yang selalu kita tidak sedari.

Dan ingatlah kamu!

Bahawa Allah S.W.T. tidak mungkin melihat pada fizikal kamu di akhirat kelak..

Tetapi Iman itulah, yang akan Dia sayangi pada kalian.

Wahai kawan-kawan yang saya sayangi,saudara-saudara saya sekalian..

Ingatlah bahawa setiap kejadian,

Setiap musibah

Setiap dugaan itu

pasti ada hikmahnya.

Setiap kekurangan yang kita ada

janganlah biarkan ia mengaburi

kelebihan-kelebihan kita yang lain

yang telah Allah kurniakan kepada kita.

Wahai kawan-kawan yang saya sayangi,saudara-saudara saya sekalian..

Jika kamu merasakan iman kamu itu

tidak setanding Ustat dan Ustazah

Sedarkah kamu

bahawa Ustat dan Ustazah kita itu

telah berusaha untuk menuntut ilmu

untuk meningkatkan imannya

terhadap Allah

dan bukanlah kerana

mereka telah duduk bersenang lenang?

Mungkin juga,

mereka pada waktu dahulu

adalah sama sahaja dengan kita

yang muda dan masih jahil ini.



Janganlah biarkan kekurangan yang ada pada kita

mengaburi kelebihan yang Allah telah kurniakan

kepada kita.

Janganlah berputus asa

untuk meningkatkan iman!

Untuk Menggalakkan

dan melakukan kebaikan

dan mencegah kemungkaran.


Imbangkanlah dunia dan akhirat kamu.

Jangan lupa pada akhirat yang kekal

Namun jangan juga lupa pada dunia yang sementara.


Bagaimanakah kita dapat berjaya di akhirat

Sekiranya mengabaikan tanggungjawab kita di dunia?

tanggungjawab kepada keluarga,

ibu bapa,

anak-anak,

dan umat Islam.


Wahai kawan-kawan yang saya sayangi,saudara-saudara saya sekalian..

Gunakanlah kelebihan yang ada pada kamu,

untuk mengatasi kekurangan yang kamu rasakan.

Tiada yang sempurna di dunia ini,

kecuali Allah S.W.T.

Selagi matahari belum terbit dari barat,

Pintu taubat itu masih luas terbuka.

Allah itu,
Maha Pengampun, dan Maha Penyayang.

Assalamualaikum w.b.t.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Quran Explorer

Assalamualaikum =)

Here is a website shared from a friend of mine which is very very very beneficial for everyone! =D

It is an online Quran, complete with it's translation! You are also able to hear the recitation of the Quran, as well as the reading of the translation or BOTH if you wish =)
There is also a hadith online provided, where hadiths from Muslim, Bukhari and many more are available to you on the web!

Please do feel free to have a look at the website, as everything is indeed FREE! =)

I personally really like the website, especially when I am bored with hearing songs from itunes, and I wanted to hear recitation from the Quran~ and this website is perfect! Plus, the reciters have such beautiful voices =))

Please do share this website with your family and friends! =)

http://quranexplorer.com/


Friday, October 23, 2009

My rings, my bags..




Assalamualaikum w.b.t. =)

Let's continue with the title of this blog, shall we?

..my stuffed toys, my drawing books, my keychains, my accessories, my PSP, ipod touch..

Adoi byk plak kn, tak abis2 nnt list ni XD

Well, you might have figured out already what the list above implies to me.
Yup2, those are the things that I really like, or somewhat the things you can say that are my favs or considered 'important' to me.

Hehe, since this would be another 'seriuos' blog that I will post, let's make this one more interactive! =D
Go on, take a paper or open up Microsoft word, and list down all the important Things to you in your life =)

I'll give u a minute or two.. Take your time aite? =)

*all u have to do is actually scroll down once u're down haha adoi*

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Okie, da abis da? =)

Alright, let's go through your list, shall we?

Since I do not have any telephatic powers or such, here are a few questions for you to answer based on your list XD :

How many things that you have listed down are alive? How many are of non-living items? (you don't have to count them out, just take note of them XD)

Of the many living things, are they your friends, family, loved ones or pets?










Of the non-living items, are they something that you use daily? Something so convenient to you that you can't live without?






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You may have noticed that the things that I listed above~ are indeed just Things. The non-living ones. Harta Dunia.





Give yourself a pat on the back if you have indeed listed your loved ones and families or friends =) *buk3

Alhamdulillah, if you had even listed Allah or Nabi Muhammad S.A.W. or both in your list. =)

If you had listed a few non-living items that are important to you~ laptop, handphone, backpack, wallet, $$ etc etc, fear not I will not hit you with anything for listing them XD
But let's review them, shall we? =)

Out of the non-living items that you have listed..
What would you do if one day, it goes missing or someone stole it?

Would you be really2 upset?
or would you be... aAAaaaaa takleh hidup la klu tak jumpa!!





Would you throw a tantrum or brush off all your friends that day because you simply could not find it anywhere?

If your answer is that you'll be a little bit upset, then that is fine.
If your answer is yes yes yes I will be very very upset!! Mahal tu beli laptop pastu rosak tibe2...

.. =)

You might already be able to figure out the main point of this blog by now.
Cinta pada harta dunia. The love for worldly things.



I am not trying to imply that I am 1000000% tak suke langsung to any worldly things, or not dependent on them at times. Yes, I might be upset if my laptop tibe2 rosak and I can't do any assignments if I could not connect to the internet at all.

However, I do try to reduce my dependency and love for them.

There was this one incident, that made me realize this very important point in our lives.

Alhamdulillah, Allah has blessed my family with more than enough rezeki. Whatever we would want, we are able to get.
Alhamdulillah, ini adalah rezeki Allah.
Even so, alhamdulillah once again, my siblings and I do not misuse this great gift of Him.



We do not glamorize ourselves. We do not show off the extra things that we are able to get from His blessings to others. We do not suppress the poor simply because they had lesser rezeki than we did.

To be frank, my siblings and I are actually quite kedekot (kedekot bertempat) and yes, we do go OMG MAHAL GILA when we see a branded shirt, which has only like 3 lines of pattern and tagged at RM80++++
We do go OMG to branded watches of 100+, shoes, handbags that could even reach 500+++
And yes, we do have our moments of;

Wah cantiknya this baju!
*flips price tag*
.....
Jom carik baju laen!!!


XD



Alhamdulillah, I am very glad that my siblings and I, despite being able to be spendthrift and live a luxurious life with our more-than-enough rezeki, we do not do so.
In fact, we do go for buy 1 free 1 stuffs~ OMG murahnya jom beli!! XD

Even so, we sometimes do not realize that we are attached to certain worldly things. As the saying always goes, you will only realize the value of something or someone, when you lose it or him or her.

I had this gameboy color back in the days, and I really liked it. (maen game mana tak suke kn? XD)



But somehow, I left it in the backpocket of the carseat. I think I forgot to take it out when we went somewhere, and had left it there for a few weeks as school was going on and I did not have the time to play it.

One day, that very car of my father's was almost stolen by some carjacker. My father parked the car (note that it was a Proton Saga, not a fancy2 car) at the parking lot for Friday's prayers, and when he got back to the car, his briefcase was missing.


*couldn't find a blue proton saga, but it was this shape XD

Thankfully his briefcase that he left in the car only had unimportant documents. No money or important items. But since the housekeys were in the briefcase, my father had to change the locks in our home.
I couldn't remember whether the car had a broken window or such, but it was obviously broken in by someone, and thankfully, due to a lock at the pedal and steering wheel, the thief was not able to steal the car.

My father got back and told us about the incident, changing the house lock and all.

Then something struck me.

My Gameboy! Could it be..

I went into the car to check the backseat pocket.
And yup, it was gone.
Sempat plak dia nak curik gameboy!! XD
Well I guess since he couldn't steal the car, he ransacked the car for anything that he could find. Cisss pencurik! XD

From that very incident, I realized on how upset I was when I noticed it was gone.
However, I wasn't even really playing it everyday before it was stolen.
So how could I be so upset despite my frequency of using the item?
Imagine what it would be like, if I actually lost something that I really really used everyday and needed so desperately.

Another good example of something I value very much; my drawings. I used to get really really upset when I was drawing something with so much commitment and care, when my sister would simply push my hand with the pen and ssiiiiiikkk~ there goes my drawing! (arghhhhh!!!!!! XD)





I would either cry or get into a fight with my sister.

How ignorant I was back then.
Drawings.. As well as other worldly things, are indeed just things.
Is my sister so much less important that I am willing to scold her for ruining a sheet of paper with just a cartoon drawn over it with ink?

My papers and books of comics and drawings also made me realize..

If you would just grab them all and throw them into a burning fire,..
That's it.
They will be gone. Just like that.



Hours and hours of effort, years of drawing..
They could all be destroyed in an instant.

I guess my mother really knows that I like rings, the cheap ones; stainless steel XD
Even so, whenever one would go missing, I would search for it frantically.

Senang betul cincin sebegitu untuk hilang. Despite it's cheap value (compared to gold or diamond rings XD), I still searched high and low whenever one goes missing.

From both the incident, and my long poundering of all my worldly things.. On how easily they could be gone, either stolen, burned, dikoyakkan, or simply goes missing as you might have misplace it somewhere or tercicir tengah2 jalan,..

Why should I be so upset on things that could go missing or be destroyed so easily?
I should love what is more important.
In this sense.. Our family, our friends, our brothers and sisters, including all muslims and the non-muslims. Humankind.

And what matters the most, the love for what is PERMANENT and could never be destroyed, will never go missing no matter how many times you forget them.



Allah S.W.T.
His prophet, Nabi Muhammad S.A.W.


Why not love Him.. For He will never let us down by going missing, though we may not see him with our eyes.
If we believe that wind exists thought we could not see it, what makes Allah any different? What more He is the creator of that very wind.

Yes, he might give us Tests during our lifetime. But they are only to make us improve ourselves, be a better human being, be stronger, be more patient. He wants to see what we will do under these circumstances. Will we BLAME Him for our mishap, or seek his help with faith and making an effort to overcome the challenges?

Allah itu Maha Pemurah, dan Maha Penyayang..



Yes, He is capable of being angry at all the sinners and he could destroy them in an instant. BUT! His LOVE for all His creations is more than his anger. He could push aside his anger today, for His Great LOVE to you.
He still blesses you with his rezeki. He is still making your heart pump blood, your immune system work, your sanity, your eyes, hands, legs...

Why would they still work if He does not love you anymore?

Allahuakbar, betapa besarnya cintaMu ini pada ciptaan2Mu yang kerdil.


I have heard that the Love that we are experiencing here on earth, is only 1/100 of His Great Love.

Hence, I know that it might be impossible to be 100% not to love worldly items. But do try to reduce them =)
It is a normal thing for us to feel upset when we lose something. We are indeed, just human beings.
But have more love for Him than any other =) It will benefit you in so many ways, insya-Allah =)

I myself, get upset when I lose an item or two. But now, I am able to think and look at them in a different perspective..
Takpelah, tu sume harta dunia. Boleh beli baru, or lukis balik. Tak kisah pon =)

Alhamdulillah, I will not be able to come to this state without His permission and guidance.
I am able to see how unimportant wealth could be compared to other more important things, with being blessed with wealth.

I am still constantly praying to not fall in love too much with things that are not permanent~ as I am indeed very forgetful XD
Insya-Allah, you and I will be able to overcome this until the Day of Judgement, together =)

In my personal opinion, even other living things are not permanent as well, though they are indeed much more important than non-living things. Our families, friends and pets will one day return to Him. We are all going to leave this world. The only difference is how and when, which not all of us know, and not all of us will share the same fate.



Hence, I am loving my family and friends, by loving Him.

Everytime I feel very happy to be with my loved ones, I thank Him with all my heart. For I will not be able to feel this beautiful and wonderful love with my loved ones, if He did not create them in the first place. If he did not create me, as well.
If He did not create you, I wonder if the pieces of my heart would have floated away, into the dark deep ocean. Never to come back, nor recover..

Alhamdulillah. Ya Allah, hamba ini sangat bersyukur... Let me love the people that you have created and given me, by loving and appreciating You.

I love you, very very much.




=)

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

You work in the most mysterious, yet wondrous ways..

Assalamualaikum w.b.t.

I have always known that He would be there to help us whenever we are in need.
I have known that His challenges for us on earth are a sign of His love to us, as well as to test our Faith in Him.
I have just recently know that maybe, all of our sufferings on earth, are simply a way He forgives our past sins.

Dear Allah,
though at times we might not see that Your tests and challenges, no matter how bad they may seem, actually have more good than bad, Wallahualam.

Dear Allah,
sometimes we do not realize that You have actually helped us in our times of need.

The day seemed so gloomy, with many things on my mind.
Everything was good, Alhamdulillah, except for this one thing I have no clue on how to solve.
With spirits laying low, other responsibilities had to be fulfilled.

Facing the 15-inch screen, it was time to complete another tough quiz of organic chem. Past score was 2 out of 5.
Answering the questions had left me with no hope of getting more than another similar score as the past.

4 out of 5.

Dear Allah,
how you work in such mysterious ways, to ease the spirit of one of your humbled, and tiny creation out of all the wonders of the world and space that belongs to You.
Such a small thing could actually raise my spirit miles away. Oh Allah, You are indeed the All-Knowing. I thank you with all my heart.

Alhamdulillah-hirabbilalamin.