the delusion of kibr

Posted: Monday, September 20, 2010 by ZFCM in Labels:
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do u think you are smart? Or talented?. Do you aware that each and every nikmah that Allah give, will be asked what you do with them.wether for fisabilillah or to do mischeive or being a vanglorius boaster.what has given to you is a rensponsibilites, not a thing to be boastful of. It is like a rich people, they will be late for paradise because the wealth that were placed by Allah in their hand during their life time. For me, it also apply to knowledge, healthy body, time, as all of these are more valuable than material wealth. Because of that, scholar would be among those who will be tormented severely if he hide the truth while he possesed the knowledge.the value of a person, lies not in his tremendous knowledge but his effort to emerge the knowledge into practicality. The reality that we need to digest is that time is life. Do you can buy ur life like a prepaid topup? No one will be given a second chance.this world is the place to beg, to ask forgiveness,to believe, there is no more deed will be accounted except for 3 things when soul is taken away from the body.wallahua'lam. May Allah protect my heart and your heart from kibr.ameen

the ideal muslim

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Islam requires of the Muslim, first and foremost, that he be a true and sincere believer in Allah,
closely connected to Him, constantly remembering Him and putting his trust in Him, while making the effort to help himself. The Muslim should feel in the depths of his soul that he in constant need of the help and support of Allah, no matter how much he may think he can do for himself. The true and sincere Muslim is alert and open- minded to the magnificence of Allah ’s creation. He knows that it is Almighty Allah Who is in control of the affairs of the universe and
of mankind. He recognizes the signs of His unlimited power in every aspect of creation, and so his faith in Allah increases, he remembers Him constantly and puts his trust in Him: Means :

“Behold!In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of Night and Day – there are indeed Signs for men of understanding – men who celebrate the praises of Allah, standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate the [wonder of] creation in the
heavens and the earth, [with the thought]: ‘Our Lord! Not for naught have You created [all] this! Glory to You! Give us salvation from the Penalty of the Fire.’”
(Qur’an 3: 190-191)

Obedient to the commands of his Lord It comes as no surprise, then, that the sincere Muslim is humbly obedient to Allah in all matters. He never transgresses the limits, and he follows Allah ’s
commands and guidance even when they are contrary to his own desires. The test of the Muslim’s faith lies in the following of the commands of Allah and His Messenger (SAW) in all matters, great and small, with no hesitation or reservation: Means : “None of you (truly)
believes until his inclination is in accordance with what I have brought. ”
(An-Nawawi’s Forty Hadith, hadith no. 41, p.124.)

Means : “But no, by the Lord, they can have no [real] Faith, until they make you judge in all disputes between them, and find in their souls no resistance against your decisions, but accept them with the fullest conviction.”
(Qur’an 4: 65)

It is the matter of absolute submission and complete obedience to Allah and His Messenger. Without both of these, there is no faith and no Islam. Therefore the sincere Muslim does not
deviate from the guidance of Allah or ignore the commands of His Messenger, whether these
concern him as an individual or those over whom he has authority and for whom he is responsible (i.e., the members of his family). He accepts the will and decree of Allah The sincere
Muslim is always content to accept the will and decree of Allah, remembering the hadith :

Means : “How amazing is the affair of the Muslim! His affairs are all good. If he experiences ease, he is grateful, and that is good for him. If he experiences hardship, he faces it with patience and perseverance, and that is also good for him. ”
(Bukhari)

The sincere Muslim is convinced that belief in the will and decree of Allah is one of the pillars of
faith. Whatever befalls him in life cannot have been avoided, because Allah has decreed it. His
acceptance of the divine will and decree will earn him a great reward from Allah, Who will count of the successful, obedient believers. This is why the hadith says that Muslim ’s affairs are all good. If he goes through a time of ease, he will give much thanks to his generous Lord for His bounty, and if he goes through a time of hardship he will beat it with patience and fortitude,
following the commands of his Lord and accepting His will and decree. Whatever the case, it is truly good for him. The one who turns to Allah in repentance The Muslim may find himself
becoming neglectful and slipping from the Straight Path, so that he may commit a sin which does not befit him as a humble and vigilant believer, but he will soon remember his Lord, turn away from his error and seek forgiveness for his feelings: Means :

“ Those who fear Allah, when a thought of evil from Satan assaults them, bring Allah to remembrance when lo! They see [aright ]!”
(Qur’an 7: 201)

The heart filled with love and fear of Allah will not be overcome by negligence. It is those who
ignore Allah’s commands and guidance who will be led astray. The heart of the sincere Muslim is
ever eager to repent and seek forgiveness, and rejoices in obedience, guidance and the pleasure of Allah.
His main concern is the pleasure of his Lord The sincere Muslim seeks to earn the pleasure of Allah in everything that he does. He is not concerned with seeking theapproval of others, an indeed he may incur the wrath and hatred of people in the course of his efforts to win divine favor, as the Prophet
(SAW) said: Means :
“ Whoever seek the pleasure of Allah at the risk of displeasing the people, Allah will take care of him and protect him from them. But whoever seeks the pleasure of he people at the risk of angering Allah, Allah will
abandon him to the care of the people. ”
(Tirmidhi, Al- Qadaai and Ibn ‘ Asaakir. Its isnad is hasan)
Consequently, he measures all his deeds against his desire to attain the pleasure of Allah, and will retain or discard any practice accordingly. Thus the Muslim will have appropriate standards, and the Straight Path will be clearly signposted for him. He will avoid falling into ridiculous contradictions whereby he obeys Allah in one matter and disobeys Him in another, or he regards something as halaal (legal) one year and haraam (illegal) the next. There is no room for contradictions as long as the standards are correct and the principles are sound. One often notices people who pray devotedly in the mosque, then when one sees them in the marketplace, they are dealing with riba (usury or interest), or if one sees them in home, the street, the school or the neighborhood, it is apparent that they are not applying the laws of Allah to their own selves, their wives, their children or any of those under their care. These people are afflicted by a severe misunderstanding of the reality of Islam, this holistic religion that in all affairs directs the Muslim towards a greater purpose, namely the
pleasure of Allah, may He be glorified. This greater purpose leads the Muslim to measure all his deeds against to be “semi- Muslims” : they are Muslims in name only. This split personality is one of the greatest dangers that Muslims are currently facing. He regularly performs the duties and good deeds required by Islam The sincere Muslim performs all obligatory deeds and adheres to the pillars of Islam, completely and devotedly. He does not slacken, nor does it halfheartedly or seeks excuses not to do it. So he establishes prayer, performing each of the five daily prayers on time, for prayers is the pillar of the faith – whoever establishes prayer establishes faith, and whoever neglects prayer destroys the faith.
(See Ihyaa’ ‘uloom ad-Deen, 1/147.)
Prayer is the best of deeds, as is made clear in the hadith narrated by Ibn Mas ’ood (r.a.) (may Allah be pleased with him) in which he said: Means :
“I asked the Messenger of Allah: ‘What deed is most loved by Allah ?’ He said, ‘To offer each prayer as soon as it is due. ’ I asked him, ‘Then what?’ He said, ‘Treating one’s parents with honor and respect. ’ I asked him, ‘Then what?’ He said, ‘Jihad for the sake of Allah. ’”
(Bukhari and Muslim)
Prayer is so important because it is a direct link between the servant and his Lord, in which he distances himself from the concerns of daily life and focuses himself entirely on his Lord, asking Him for help, guidance and perseverance to continue along the Straight Path. So it is hardly surprising that prayer is considered to be
the best of deeds, because it is the source from which the believer may replenish his taqwa (piety) and the spring in whose pure water he may cleanse himself of his sins.Abu Hurayrah (r.a.) said: 
“I heard the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: Means : ‘What would you think if there were a river running by
the door of any of you, and he bathed in it five times every day, would any trace of dirt be left on him ?’ The people said, ‘There would be no trace of dirt on him. ’ He said: ‘This is like the five daily prayers, through which Allah erases sin. ’” (Bukhari and Muslim)
Jaabir (r.a.) said:
“ The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: Means : ‘The five daily prayers are like a deep river flowing by the door of any of you, in which he bathes five times each day.’” (Muslim)
Ibn Mas’ood (r.a.) said:
“A man kissed a woman, then he came to the Prophet and told him what he had done. Then Allah revealed the saayah (verse): Means : ‘And establish regular prayers at the two ends of the day and at the approaches of the night: for those things that are good remove those that are evil …’
(Qur’an 11: 114)
The man said, ‘ Does it apply to me?’ The Prophet (SAW) said: ‘It applies to all of my ummah. ’” (Bukhari and Muslim)
Abu Hurayrah (r.a.) said that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: Means : “The five daily prayers, from Friday to Friday, are an expiation for the sins committed in the time between prayers, so long as no major sins
(kabaa ’ir) are committed.” (Muslim)
‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan (r.a.) said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: Means : ‘There is no Muslim man who, when the times for prayer comes, performs wudoo ’ (ablution) properly, concentrates on his prayer and bows correctly, but the prayer will be an expiation for the sins committed prior to it, so long as no major
sin has been committed. This is the case until the end of time.’” (Muslim) 
The ahaadeeth and reports that extol the virtues of prayer and describe its importance and benefits are many. It is not possible to quote all of them here.

(source : The Ideal Muslim, by
Dr. Muhammad ‘ Ali al-Hashimi…
translated by Nasiruddin al- Khattab …
publisher: IIPH, Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia)

the ideal muslimah

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One of the most prominent distinguishing features of the Muslim woman is her deep faith in Allah ta ’ala (the Exalted) and her sincere conviction that whatever happens through the will and decree of Allah; whatever befalls a person could not have been avoided, and whatever does not happen to a person could not have been made to happen. A person has no choice in this life but to strive towards the right path and to do good deeds – acts of worship and other acts – submitting to His will, and believing that he is always in need of Allah ’s help and support. The story of Haajar (Propet Ibraheem ’s wife) offers the Muslim woman the most marvelous
example of deep faith in Allah and sincere trust in Him. The Prophet Ibraheem (Abraham) a.s. (may peace be upon him) left her at the Ka ’bah in Makkah, above the well of Zamzam, at a time when there were no people and no water in the place. Haajar had no one with her except her infant son Isma ’eel (Ishmael). She asked Ibraheem, calmly and with no trace of panic: “Ha Allah commanded you to do this, O ’ Ibraheem?” Prophet Ibraheem a.s. said, “Yes.” Her responds reflected her acceptance and optimism: “ Then He is not going to abndon us.” Reported by Bukhari in Kitab al-Anbiya. [1]
Here was an extremely difficult situation: a man left wife and infant son in barren land, where there were no plants, no water, and no people, and went back to the distant land of Palestine. He left nothing with her but a sack of dates and skin filled with water. Were it not for the deep faith and trust in Allah that filled
Haajar ’s heart, she would not have been able to cope with such a difficult situation; she would have collapsed straight away, and would not have become the woman whose name is forever remembered day and night by those who perform Hajj and ‘Umrah at the house of Allah, every time they drink the pure water of Zamzam, and
run between the mounts of Safa and Marwah, as Haajar did on that most tiring day.
This deep faith and awareness had an amazing effect on the lives of Muslim men and
women: it awoke their conscience and reminded them that Allah ta ’ala witnesses and
knows every secret, and that He is with a person wherever he may be. Nothing gives a
clearer idea of the consciousness and fear of Allah at all times than the story of the young Muslim girl related in Sifat as-Safwah and Wafiyat al- A ’yaan, and
cited by Ibn al- Jawzi in Ahkaam an-Nisaa ’ (pp. 441,442):
“Narrated ‘Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Aslam, from his father, from his grandfather,
who said: ‘When I was accompanying ‘ Umar ibn al- Khattab r.a. (may Allah be pleased with him) on his patrol of Madeenah at night, he felt tired, so he leant against a wall. It was the middle of the night, and (we heard) a woman say to her daughter, ‘ O’ my daughter, get up mix that milk with some water. ’ The girl said, ‘O’Mother, did you not hear the decree of Ameer al- Mu ’mineen (chief of the
believers – the caliph) today?’ The mother said, ‘What was that?’ The girl said, ‘He ordered someone to announce in a loud voice that milk should not be mixed with water.’ The mother said, ‘ Get up and mix the milk with water; you are in a place
where ‘Umar cannot see you.’ The girl told her mother, ‘I cannot obey him in public and disobey him in private. ’ ‘Umar heard this, and told me: ‘O’ Aslam, go to that place and see who that girl is, and to whom she was speaking, and whether she has a
husband. ’ So I went to that place, and I saw that she was unmarried, the other woman was her mother, and neither of them had a husband. I came to ‘Umar and told him what I had found out. He called his sons together, and said to them: ‘Do any of you need a wife, so I can arrange the marriage for you? If I had the desire to get married, I would have been the first one to marry this young woman. ’ ‘Abdullah said: ‘I have a wife.’ ‘AbdulRahmaan said: ‘I have a wife.’ ‘Asim said: ‘I do not have a wife, so let me marry her. ’ So ‘Umar arranged for her to be married to ‘ Asim. She gave him a daughter, who grew up to be the mother of ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul-‘Aziz.’’” This is the deep sense of awareness that Islam had implanted in the
heart of this young woman. She was righteous and upright in all her deeds, both in public and in private, because she believed that Allah ta ’ala was with her at all times and saw and heard everything. This is true faith, and these are the effects of that faith, which raised her to the level of ihsaan (excellence). One of the
immediate rewards with which Allah honoured her was this blessed marriage, one of whose descendants was the faith rightly-guided khaleefah, ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul-‘Aziz r.a. . The ‘Aqeedah (faith) of the true Muslim woman is pure and clear, uncontaminated by any stain of ignorance, illusion or superstition. This ‘Aqeedah is
based on faith in Allah, the One, the Most High, the Eternal, Who is able to do all things, Who is in control of the entire universe, and to Whom all things must return:
“Say: ‘Who is it in Whose hands is the governance of all things – Who protects [all], but is not protected [by any]? [Say] if you know. ’ They will say, ‘[It belongs] toAllah, ’ Say: ‘Then how are you deluded?”’
(Qur’an 23: 88-89)
This is the pure, deep faith which increases the character of the Muslim woman in
strength, understanding and maturity, so that she sees life as it really is, which is a place of testing whose results will be seen on the Day which will undoubtedly come:
“Say: ‘It is Allah Who gives you life, then gives you death; then He will gather you together for the Day of Judgement about which there is no doubt ’: but
most men do not understand. ” (Qur’an 45: 26)
“Did you think that We had created you in jest, and that you would not be brought back to Us [for account ]?”
(Qur’an 23: 115)
“Blessed is He in Whose hands is Dominion; and He over all things has Power – He
Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed; and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft- Forgiving. ”
(Qur’an 67: 1-2)
On that Day, man will be brought to account for his deeds. If they are good, it will be good for him, and if they are bad, it will be bad for him. There will not
be the slightest injustice:
“That Day will every soul be requited for what it earned; no injustice will there be that Day, for Allah is Swift in taking account. ”
(Qur’an 40: 17)
The Balance (in which man ’s deeds will be weighed) will measure everything with the utmost precision, either in a person’s favour or against him: “Then shall
anyone who has done an atom ’s weight of good, see it! And anyone who has done
an atom ’s weight of evil, shall see it. ”
(Qur’an 99: 7-8)
Nothing could be hidden from the Lord of Glory on that Day, not even if it were as insignificant as a grain of mustard seed:
“We shall set up scales of justice for the day of Judgement, so that not a soul will
be dealt with unjustly in the least. And if there be [no more than] the weight of a
mustard seed, We will bring it [to account]: and enough are We to take account. ”
(Qur’an 21: 47)
No doubt that the true Muslim woman, when she ponders the meaning of these verses,
would think about that crucial Day and would turn to her Lord (Allah) in obedience,
repentance and gratitude, seeking to do as many righteous deeds as she is able, in
preparation for the Hereafter.

(source : The Ideal Muslimah,
by Dr. Muhammad ‘Ali al-Hashimi…
translated by Nasiruddin al- Khattab …
publisher: IIPH,
Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia)

start reading qur'an al-karim

Posted: Sunday, September 19, 2010 by ZFCM in Labels:
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How much of us read the qur'an. I mean not reciting it, but read it with full of understanding and taking benefit from it. The book of Allah azzawajalla has being created to be a guide for humanity.had it being hard to understand it has failed it purpose to clarify the right path. But indeed theres ayah thats clear in meaning and ayah that vague in meaning. Allah know best the reason behind this. Should we not try to tafsir the ayah but only tadabbur since .its good to read the translation but i recommend tafsir.because the level of understanding is higher that way. we are also able to grap more stories behind the ayah. Like tafsir ibnu khatir, type:attafsir bi riwayah. Meaning its using hadith and riwayah from companions like ibnu 'abbas to explain the ayah.some time it explain the reason behind a certain ayah, futher discuss difficult words and much more so that when we recite we are able to feel the true meaning of the ayah and not come from our understanding that maybe influence by so many factor. For hadith, i prefer fathul bari'. But cnt find it yet. Heard of it but never read it.just need to be more careful.wallahua'lam.

unreachable satisfaction

Posted: Saturday, September 18, 2010 by ZFCM in Labels:
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no matter how much we try, how hard we struggle we can never change the fact that we can only be happy if we satisfied our fitrah. We can keep denying the truth of this, but until when? Until we are worn out by trying to fulfill the boundless desire? And in the end, at the verge of death only then we realise, the satisfaction of following our desire and lust is only last for a fleeting moment and we keep asking for more like a severely addicted drug addict. It had never being there,the satisfaction is just a deceitful illusion. we were in delusion of attaining happiness. What fitrah am i talking about? Its islaam. Allah created us, so its just logical for a creator to know exacty what we need. The quran is the manual, and rasulullah s.a.w is the living qur'an. He is the perfect example, a mercy from rabb al-a'lamiin. We shouldnt seperate the elements or essences of islaam, we shouldnt just worship Allah but neglect and abuse our relationship with human. All the elements must integrate to be a true servant of God. Only then, the heart will experiance sweetness that even last when hardship strike. For those forsake his desire to please Allah, he will feel sweetness in ibadah insyallah. Wallahua'lam

principle of life.

Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2010 by ZFCM in Labels:
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"one of the most profound learning of my life is this: if you want to achieve your highest aspirations and overcome your greatest challenges, identify and apply the principle or natural law that governs the results you seek."-Stephen R.Covey,THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE m/s 7.

"identify and apply the principle or natural law that governs the results you seek" I think this is the fruit and essence of this book or should I say "knowledge". How things going never change, what happen thousands of years ago will repeat the cycle again and again. If you throw a glass upward, it will then accelerate downward and then shattered to pieces. Through this observation, we identify that the earth has a invisible pulling force. Further, scrutinizing all the details we will come the conclusion that all object regardless of mass, will experience the same acceleration that is 9.8ms-2. Because all of these have become common sense, people lack of amazement towards all these phenomenon and forget to be grateful to God. However, when things going against the norm it will be the talk of the town. All this are also apply in our life. There are a lot of pattern to be identified, complex, and time consuming. Just after we sort out everything our life is at the verge of death. Time is not gold, it is incomparable to anything else but our life. Yes, time is life. All praise to Allah for sending His messenger to guide us to the truth, not merely in the matter of the unseen but also regarding the life in this earth. Should we not waste our effort but to follow the sunnah of Rasulullah s.a.w. If we delve deeper in the Sirah nabawiyyah the character of Rasulullah is so great that until all sort of people foes, or friends never cease to respect him. He is truly an example that should be followed.

playing with logic

Posted: Monday, August 16, 2010 by ZFCM in Labels:
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praise to Allah that belongs to Him mulk of the heaven and earth and whatever between them.
if something is progressing or developing, it is indeed must have a begining and end. This world is said to be progressing or developing, human intellect changes with time. In this limited knowledge that I have , I assume that no former civilization should surpass the later civilization. Allah know best.
If something have begining we shall then never doubt that this world have a creator. If not how can we explain the first existance of this world that some scientist refer as singularity? If there is nothing how can we create something from nothingness? there is only one answers, there a creator. If we futher doubt this, can we imagine how impossible for us to even exist if the creation of us is by chance? The probability is 0. I dont need much to prove that. even using the intelligence of human it takes 200 years for human to comprehend the mechanisms of walking. if u a robot enthusiast there is yet no perfect design to immitate walking. Even in filming blockbuster movies, the only way to get real walking is by capturing the motion of the actor using some kind of device call.. of no forgot what its name. Never mind, the conclusion is the everything around us is not created by a mere chances but design and planned carefully with lots of perfection. That is why, by looking at the creation of god we will find the attributes of god. We may not see Him now, but in his creation we may see how wisdom He is.
If there is god, then which religion is the religion of god? some religion is not from god- ideals of a person, and some religion maybe altered. so, which is the pure one? I cannot be as fair as I should be when talking about this. it maybe biased. But I believe it is islam. I may have not being in other religions, but the more I refute the more I find truthfulness in this religion of fitra (islam). To compare the sacred texts of all religion to proof my standing is not something I can do as full knowledge is needed.
Once I text to a friend, " I love not controlling myself, it is easier that way, But I hate the result, my parent will upset with me, I may hurting a friend, or fail to achieve my dreams. I hate to control myself, to remain patience in hard situation, but I like its result. People are comfortable with me, I am respected, my dreams becomes true, and there is less problems" by controlling oneself, He or she is only regain freedom not restriction. Some people who said the have right to be free, and having a life without restriction- they will only jailing themself or being a servant to their own lust and desire. the only feeling they get is suffocating and emptiness. True religion will guide a person towards releasing themself from slaving their soul to their own lust and desire. There more he/she follow the religion, the more she/he feels free.
Constant reminder and gaining knowledge is the key to steadfast in islam. knowledge is light from God. It only enters heart that is pure. wallahua'lam.
praise to Allah, I come to this world alone and I will be return to Him alone.If creating me is not a problem, then it is easier to raise me up from the dust of my bone. The day where all that is concealed is zahir, may Allah hide my fault from even me myself.
assalamua'laikum