tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86211186610050375942024-02-07T10:51:35.838+08:00Towards The FewFatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-21563239123748924122014-09-30T14:03:00.001+08:002014-12-14T09:38:27.239+08:00MemoriesThe spacious room was dimly lit in orange lights, with bodies lying around everywhere. Adult bodies as well as babies. Well, they're not dead, just sleeping. Almost everyone was asleep except the two of us, whispering in the middle of the room, sharing thoughts and emotions like normal girls do. (Hmm.. this is one of the reasons why i don't mind babysitting. most often than not, its not just the babies that go to sleep, their babysitters too! leaving the room all to ourselves. *mischievious grin* Note: you just have to strategise so that all babies sleep at the same time. (Babysitters would follow suit.)<br />
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As i listened to k'Thuaibah sharing her memories bersama arwah k'Ziq, from how k'Ziq has always been a person full of spirit dalam usaha mentarbiyyah diri, from how she has always wanted to have someone with the name 'Bilal' in her family.. to how, when she died in the bus accident together with her arwah zauj, it was revealed that the child she was carrying was intended to be named 'Bilal'.. ya Allah.. truly.. manusia memang hanya sekadar boleh merancang, hanya Allah yang menetapkan.<br />
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As much as the death of k'Ziq, her husband, her unborn child, in short her whole family, has brought important tazkirah to us all, how much would the death of ourselves and our families bring to everyone? And, what 'kind' of tazkirah would we bring? Would it merely be a tazkirah that "innalillah, everybody will die one day"? Or would it be more than that? Would it simply be a tazkirah of how they have loved and missed our akhlak, or would it include awakening their sleeping souls and forcing their slump bodies to take actions. Would people reflect on us for the 'right' reasons? Would their reflections ever become the never ending benefits for us in our graves?<br />
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Husbands, Parents, Siblings, Children, close Friends and Relatives may be the people we hold dear to our hearts now. We might not hesitate to even die for them. It's not seldom to read newspapers reporting a mother sacrificing her life for her child when they were being attack, or a father jumping into the river to save his drowning child, with the child coming out alive but never did he. Yet, these exact people may unfortunately be our most hated enemies later on in akhirah. If we are not careful now.<br />
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Cheating, Back biting, Back stabbing, Loss of trust, have always been the things that hurt relationships, leading to never ending bickering, fights and arguments and sometimes physical harm. When those things happen in akhirah, we couldn't imagine how much worse our fights would become then. Husbands would be shouting at us for spending his money on our selfish needs and wants. Children would be screaming at us for not teaching them islam, not monitoring them and scolding them. Even parents would be blaming us for not being the child that would have benefited them after their death.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">al A'raf,7:38 - .. <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23.9999980926514px;">Every time a nation enters, it will curse its sister until, when they have all overtaken one another therein, the last of them will say about the first of them "Our Lord, these had misled us, so give them a double punishment of the Fire.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">al Ahzab, 33:66-68 - <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">The Day their faces will be turned about in the Fire, they will say, "How we wish we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger."</span><span style="background-color: #fffff2; line-height: 24px;">And they will say, "Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our masters and our dignitaries, and they led us astray from the [right] way.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">Our Lord, give them double the punishment and curse them with a great curse."</span></span><br />
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So much for love till jannah.<br />
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Except the muslims and those granted with Allah swt's mercy and grace. Only these people would be said unto them, salamun and the gates of Heaven would open up for them to enter. And the muslim families would enter, recognising one another and relief to be together, again. This time in jannah.<br />
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May our now loving families, or our new, future loving families, continue to be the loving ones we will see and have during those eternal days to come.<br />
<br />Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-25337097777185503082014-04-08T00:10:00.000+08:002014-12-14T09:32:59.265+08:00TailormadeThere are things in life that sometimes are just simply tailormade for you. :") totally tailormade for you masyaa Allah, its like a dream come true! Fabi ayyi aalaai rabbikuma tukazziban.. dan beruntunglah orang yang bersyukur T_T<br />
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Be it a tailormade someone *blush*, a tailormade something *smile*, or a tailormade event.. beruntunglah orang yg bersyukur dan tetap dalam kesyukurannya.<br />
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Keuntungan itu bukanlah kerana untungnya dapat ni'mat dunia tersebut tetapi kerana untungnya akhirat hasil kesyukuran tersebut.T_T<br />
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Oftentimes we think beramal in regards to this is easy when in fact its not at all. You can just take yourself as the proof and see how many small easy peasy deeds you couldnt even consistently do to express your syukr. And you very well know that one day of syukr is not enough. Heck even a year is not enough. How can a year of syukr be enough for a dream come true? You'll need a lifetime and more. Ya Rabbi.. iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in..<br />
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<br />Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-11871593520673300552014-03-09T01:53:00.000+08:002014-03-09T03:52:08.826+08:00Khasyyah4 ciri ulama':<br />
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- mempunyai ilmu <br />
- mengamalkan ilmu <br />
- menghayati amal<br />
- memiliki khasyyatullah (fathir : 28 - <em>sesungguhnya hanyalah para ulama' yang memiliki khasyyah kepada Allah</em>)<br />
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the last one is said to be the highest stage. tiada ilmu yang bermanfaat jika tidak membawa kepada perasaan takut akan Allah. and its not merely any kind of takut. because its not khauf. its khasyyah. <br />
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that being said, if amalan tak seperti yang dipertuturkan, jangan haraplah khasyyatullah T_T<br />
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<br />Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-84618621099316919822014-02-25T13:01:00.000+08:002014-02-25T21:00:37.940+08:00Do you feel secure?A few months ago, the Boss was reviewing my proposal paper, when i remembered there was this one documentation i had not gotten a formal written approval for. the realisation of such a careless mistake drew blood off my face and with cold fingers and thumping chest, all i could do was pray, may she be a bit forgiving that day. Alhamdulillah.<br />
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Somehow, the nervous reactions still feel so fresh to me.Ya Allah, if only we can feel as anxious and scared every time a sin is done, every time even a smallest sin is done. If only we never feel secure from You.<br />
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<strong>67: 16 - 17</strong><br />
<em>Do you feel secure that He Who is over the heavens (Allah), will not cause you to sink into the earth, when it quakes?</em><br />
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<em>Or do you feel secure that He Who is over the heavens(Allah), will not send a storm of stones upon you?</em><br />
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<strong>7: 97- 99</strong><br />
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<span style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What! do they feel secure from Allah’s plan? But none feels secure from Allah’s plan except the people who shall perish.</span></span></em><br />
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<span style="line-height: 21px;"><em>Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe.</em></span><br />
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Forgive us, ya al'Afuwwun Ghafur.Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-58535905684603816152013-06-25T13:27:00.000+08:002013-06-25T15:24:56.626+08:00Kun Sabbaqan !!<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Sudah - Sudahlah ...</span><br />
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Duhai ikhwah akhowat<br />
Sudah-sudahlah ...<br />
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Hari ini<br />
Dikau mengalirkan air mata tangis<br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">Kononnya menginsafi betapa peritnya umat yang sedang tragis ..<br />Esok-esoknya<br />Dikau bangkit menghilai tawa<br />Bersenda gurau membunuh masa ..<br /><br />Sudah-sudahlah ...<br /><br />Hari ini<br />Dikau semangat membara<br />Menyelar ideologi hedonisma pujaan uda dan dara ..<br />Esok-esoknya<br />Dikau terkinja-kinja<br />Menjerit melolong menyanyi berdansa bersama ..<br /><br />Sudah-sudahlah ...<br /><br />Hari ini<br />Dikau terkebil menggelengkan kepala<br />Melihat idola siswa yang tiada wibawa ..<br />Esok-esoknya<br />Dikau masih orang yang sama<br />Tiada usaha kurang membaca ..<br /><br />Sudah-sudahlah ...<br /><br />Hari ini<br />Dikau membebel menyumpah seranah<br />Keadaan umat yang tak sudah berbalah ..<br />Esok-esoknya<br />Dikau mendiam membisu sendirian<br />Tiada disapa rakan dan taulan ..<br /><br />Sudah-sudahlah ...<br /><br />Hari ini<br />Dikau tunduk sesal nasuha<br />Pada dosa yang tiada terkira ..<br />Esok-esoknya<br />Dikau ulang semula<br />Seolah malaikat sudah tiada nyawa ..<br /><br />Sudah-sudahlah ...<br /><br />Hari ini<br />Dikau teruja memasang cita<br />Berangan lagak remaja Gaza, segak mengangkat senjata..<br />Esok-esoknya<br />Dikau nyenyak Subuh di atas tilam baldu<br />Selimut nipis umpama besi berat nan beribu ..<br /><br />Sudah-sudahlah ...<br /><br />Hari ini<br />Mulut mencebik geram. hati rasa meluat<br />Melihat mereka yang terhegeh selalu mengelat dan terlewat ..<br />Esok-esoknya<br />Dikau orang yang paling akhir<br />Hadir usrah tugasan pun selalu tercicir ..<br /><br />Sudah-sudahlah<br />Sudah-sudahlah ..<br />Sudah-sudahlah ...<br /><br />Kita sudah suntuk masa<br />Mengumpul pemuda yang tinggi izzah Islamnya ..<br /><br />Kita sudah suntuk masa<br />Menyusun tenaga menonjol idola wibawa<br /><br />Kita sudah suntuk masa<br />Perbaiki ummah yang parah dan celaru identitinya ..<br /><br />Kita sudah suntuk masa<br />Mempersiap jawaban tuk ketemu Tuhan Yang Esa ..<br /><br />(Umatku, masihkah punya harapan?)<br /><br />Kalau tidak sekarang bila lagi?<br />Kalau tidak kita siapa lagi?</span><br />
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Kun Sabbaqan!<br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><b>Jalinan Ukhuwah Musim Panas ISMA UK-Eire, </b></span><br />
<b>#JUMP2013</b><br />
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Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-5431540484131382842013-04-08T21:24:00.002+08:002013-04-17T20:31:15.959+08:00Leaving (exiting) home<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><u>The Manners of the Woman Leaving (exiting) home:</u></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">- A light walk, so that the (bing) noise of her shoes is not heard, Allah swt says: “…and let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment.” [Suratun-Noor: 31]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">- And if she walks with her sister and there are some men, she does not speak with her companion (i.e. her sister), and this </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">does not mean that the woman’s voice is ‘awrah, but the men hearing the voice of the woman, it is possible that it could lead to fitnah.<br /><br />- That she should ask for permission from her husband if she is married<br /><br />- If she is going a distance which is considered traveling, she doesn’t exit except with a mahram<br /><br />- Not mixing with men<br /><br />- To be endowed with shyness<br /><br />- To lower her gaze<br /><br />- Not taking off her clothing in other than her house, if she means with that displaying (herself), verily it comes </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; line-height: 18px;">on the </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) that he said,</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> “any woman who takes off her clothes in other than her husband’s house, verily revealed (unveiled) the sutrah between her and her Lord”</span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The Messenger of Allaah (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "And the worst of your women are the ones who commit Tabarruj, who strut around in arrogance. They are the hypocrites. None from among them (i.e. these women) will enter Paradise except (those who are) like the rare crow." </span><br style="font-size: 13px;" /><br style="font-size: 13px;" /><span style="font-size: 13px;">(Reported by al-Bayhaqi in his Sunan 7/82 and authenticated by al-Albanee in hi</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-size: 13px;">s as-Saheehah (4/1849)<br /><br />Commenting on this hadeeth, Imaam al-Albaanee (rahimahu Allah) said: "What is meant by the rare crow is that which has a red beak and red legs, as occurs in a hadeeth that states the small amount of women that will enter Paradise. (The hadeeth Imaam al'Albaanee is referring to is the one by 'Amr bin al-Aas who said: "One day we were with the Messenger of Allaah on this mountain path when he said: "Look! Do you see anything? We said: We see a crow that is very strange. Its beak and its legs are red." So Allaah´s Messenger said: " No one among will enter Paradise except for those who have the similitude of this crow in strangeness."</span></span><br />
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<i style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">rabbi yassir wa laa tu'assir </i><br />
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mother: panjangnya jam..</div>
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lil boy: yes! mak masuk je dlm jam tu ye? lama dah kita tak makan jem, strawberry jam.</div>
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mother: senyap2, mak nak fikir ni..</div>
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lil boy: ok, mak fikir lah masak-masak tapi ingat, jangan sampai hangus. </div>
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Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-65290990940495726542013-03-24T19:09:00.000+08:002013-03-24T19:47:53.442+08:00Thaif<br />
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" Ya Allah, hanya kepadaMu jua aku mengadu kelemahan kudratku, kekurangan daya usahaku dan kehinaanku di sisi manusia. Engkau Yang Paling Mengasihani, Engkau Tuhan orang-orang yang ditindas, Engkau Tuhanku. Kepada siapakah Engkau akan serahkah daku? Kepada orang jauh yang menyerangku, atau kepada musuh yang Engkau jadikan menguasaiku? Jika Engkau tidak murka kepadaku, ( maka itu sudah memadai), aku tidak peduli ( lagi kepada yang lain). Tetapi perlindunganMu lebih luas bagiku. Aku berlindung dengan cahaya wajahMu yang menerangi segala kegelapan dan mengelokkan urusan dunia dan akhirat, daripada ditimpa kemurkaanMu atau terkena kemarahanMu. Hanya kepadaMu jua aku mohonkan keredhaan sehinggalah Engkau redha. Tidak ada daya dan tidak ada kekuatan kecuali dengan Engkau jua "</div>
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<i>Tsabbit qulubana, ya Allah.</i></div>
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Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-71291473735034572452012-11-03T01:30:00.000+08:002012-11-04T00:23:37.580+08:00Wanita MelayuA very good read, by Ustaz Emran Ahmad : <a href="http://ustaz.blogspot.com/2011/03/wanita-melayu-mengaku-tuhan-dan-allah.html">Wanita Melayu Menjadikan Allah sebagai Jin Lampu</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">اَللّهُمَّ اَنَّانَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ اَنْ نُشْرِكَ شَيْءًا نَعْلَمُهُ<br />وَنَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا </span><span style="color: black; font-family: VERDANA,ARIAL, HELVETICA; font-size: large;">لاَ</span><span style="font-size: large;"> نَعْلَمُهُ</span></div>
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On a side note, What's the difference between istighfar and taubah?</span><br />
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The verb ghafara does not linguistically mean “to forgive”; rather, it means to shield, to protect, to conceal, and to cover. Like a helmet, which is called a “mighfaar.” From the root word ghafara comes istighfar and two of Allah swt's names, Allah al-Ghaffur wal-Ghaffar.</span><br />
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In a talk, Sheikh Yahya Ibrahim once said, (from my understanding coupled with extra reading, mafhumnya) like a mighfaar, which the Arabs used in fights to cover their heads from injuries and dust, - dust that creeps up into their eyes, blinding them from an otherwise easy victory, we ask Allah to forgive us and along with that forgiveness,</span><br />
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1. cover up our sins from being publicly exposed, ( e.g. due to us mencari2 ke'aiban org lain " .. maka barangsiapa yg mengintip ke'aiban saudaranya, nescaya Allah akan mengintip ke'aibannya, dan siapa yang diintip Allah akan ke'aibannya, maka Allah akan membuka ke'aibannya walaupun dirahsiakan di lubang kenderaannya" as in HR Tirmizi )</span><br />
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2. protect us from being held accountable down till the nth degree level of sins ( e.g the fitnah we create from our negative akhlak or wrong words of advice as in HR Ibnu Majah; " .. <span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">sesiapa yang merintis kepada kejahatan lalu diikuti maka dia </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">menanggung dosanya dengan sepenuhnya dan dosa-dosa mereka yang mengikutinya tanpa dikurangi dosa mereka itu sedikitpun.</span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">), and</span><br />
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3. protect us from the sins that creeps up unbeknownst to us (e.g. syirik kecil and riya' as in the HR Ahmad: "<span style="background-color: white;">Shirku'l-Khafi in the Muslim nation is more inconspicuous than the creeping of a black ant on a black stone in the darkness of the night." ). </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">In a shorter version, a scholar Barmawi explains in a commentary of Imam Bukhari that</span> it is protecting man from the commission of sin or protecting him from the punishment of a sin that he has committed.<span style="background-color: white;"> There's also an opinion that it includes asking for strength and Allah's protection from the hawa' that had led us to sin and to avoid repeating, especially since " Seorang mu'min tidak akan jatuh ke dalam satu lubang dua kali" (HR Bukhari wal Muslim). </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">On the other hand, Taubah, is "returning". Syarat2 dia are menyesal, meninggalkan, berazam x buat lagi, selesaikan hutang manusia, but those are simply the rules untuk taubat diterima, it is not the taubat itself. Taubat is kembali kepada Allah - its an action. Literally. Whether you actually change your action/course/attention or not. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">You can't say, saya bertaubat, without action. Okay, stopping the sin is an action by itelf iA, but you have to 'kembali' jugak. It's like, if you rebelled and ran away from home, then you menyesal and decided to come back again. It's whether you actually do make the effort to come back. Or is it just a decision without action, where you simply sit down at the place you stopped and cry hoping your parents will miraculously find you. So when you make a U-turn towards your house, that U-turn is the taubat.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">InsyaAllah, Allah melihat pada usaha, bukan hasilnya.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">When we say, astaghfirullah al Azhim wa atubu ilaih, we're asking (begging) for Allah's forgiveness and saying (declaring to Allah) that we are returning to Him and His orders. Dengarkanlah Ya Allah, I'm returning to You.. Those words are nothing unless accompanied by the heart and limbs. You can't say I'm returning I'm returning 100x a day without actually doing it. Moga kita tak termasuk dalam golongan munafik.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Allah at-Tawwab means, Allah the Oft-Returning, scholars say it</span> means that when we turn to Allah swt with a sincere heart, Allah swt turns even more to us, like in HR Bukhari where Allah swt says " ..<span style="background-color: #fafafa;"> and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running." Allah is at-Tawwab.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>Sam</b></span><span lang="EN-GB">: Do you remember the Shire Mr
Frodo? It’ll be spring soon, and the orchards will be in blossom, and the birds
will be nestling in the hazel thicket, and the whistle in the summer barley in
the Lower Fields, and eating the first of the strawberries with cream. Do you
remember the taste of strawberries?</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>Frodo</b></span><span lang="EN-GB">: No, Sam. I can’t
recall the taste of food, nor the sound of water, nor the touch of grass..</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">That was Frodo, after such hardships along the
journey. Tired. They were already so close, yet the pain and darkness were now
becoming too much for him to bear. And, even until the end, Frodo never did
recover..</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Pain and sufferings can have an everlasting effect.
The sufferers of long-term illnesses may have different perceptions of life.
Children who suffered childhood abuses may carry their fear and helplessness
over into their adulthood. War victims may never look at people and buildings
the same way again. Some recover, some may not. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">Be it physical abuse,
emotional abuse, psychological abuse, when it stretches for too long or when
the severity is too great, the traumatised victims lose energy, hope and will.
All happiness will seem to fade away. Senses and thoughts are on their edges
and can only revolve themselves around the present pain. There’s no more
capacity in the mind to be diverted back to those fond memories of yesteryears,
nor is there any more energy to produce happy hormones for positive wishful
thinking of the future.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Our situations in an-Naar are way, beyond that.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></div>
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the world)<span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"> except for an ‘</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-image: initial; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Ashiyyah</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-image: initial; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">’</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-image: initial; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">(the
time it takes for the sun to set below the horizon)<span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"> or the period of
twilight.”</span></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></b><br />
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</span></span></b>Rasulullah s.a.w said: "One of the people of Hell who found the
most pleasure in the life of this world will be brought forth on the Day of
Resurrection, and will be dipped into the Fire of Hell. Then he will be asked:
O son of Adam, have you ever seen anything good? Have you ever enjoyed any
pleasure?" He will say, "No, by Allah (swt), O
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<span lang="EN-GB">How much depression would we get if in an-Naar we
wouldn’t remember even a second of goodness on earth? </span>How can we ever imagine its traumatic effect on ourselves if the ‘earth-level’ torments can already result in suicides? (And earth’s worth is less than even a mosquito’s wing to Allah swt).Whether we bear the torture with patience or not, we will
certainly continue being the end receiver of never ending physical and
emotional abuses and tend to lose all hope of a lesser punishment, what more
numbness to pain or to ever come out.<br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span><span lang="EN-GB"> Sometimes we sympathise those with psychological disorders here. But if we’re
prisoners of an-Naar, we’ll be worse. </span>Mentally
and physically, we’ll be brought down to become the lowest of lowlife.We’ll
loathe our own existence, wishing we’re dust.<o:p></o:p><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">At least, for future safety, let the strivers strive.
Ittaqullah.. Ittaqullah.!!</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></div>
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save ourselves. If we fall down, we get back up again. If need be by force so be it. There
is no rest, for there never is a rest. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Rest is only when the feet enters Jannah.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></div>
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Towards the Few.</span><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></div>
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Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-39953654257946285092012-09-03T22:38:00.000+08:002012-10-11T20:49:13.006+08:00The Inevitable<div style="text-align: left;">
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For our suffering ummah around the globe,<br />
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Make us identifiable by Rasulullah,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Make us the front liners of Your
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Make us love Your akhirah more than Your
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Ya Zaljalali wal ikram, Ya Arham Arahimin, Ya Muqallibal Qulub, Ya
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allow us to die as almuttaqin,
walmuqarrabin, wasshadiqin, wasshuhada', wasshalihin.<o:p></o:p></div>
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i miss this place! and the taken for granted view!<o:p></o:p></div>
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the meeting point junction for most
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Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-70844396237184170892012-03-10T10:23:00.001+08:002012-09-03T23:44:23.836+08:00Shahadah: Daily Renewal<div style="text-align: center;">
“Aku bersaksi bahawa tiada Tuhan yang selayaknya aku tujukan segala
bentuk amal ibadahku, dari hatiku, lidahku, amalanku, melainkan kepada
Allah, dan aku bersaksi bahawa Muhammad itu pesuruh Allah, yang telah
Allah lantik untuk menyampaikan risalah dan syariatNya, dan dengan
pengakuan ini aku cerminkan di dalam setiap tingkah laku seharianku
sebagai orang yang berserah diri kepada Allah dan mengikuti ajaran
Rasulullah saw”.<br />
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Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-4962737052722509642012-02-20T14:17:00.020+08:002012-09-03T23:28:19.491+08:00Yes it's not easy<m:smallfrac m:val="off"> <m:dispdef> <m:lmargin m:val="0"> <m:rmargin m:val="0"> <m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440"> <m:intlim m:val="subSup"> <m:narylim m:val="undOvr"> </m:narylim></m:intlim> </m:wrapindent> </m:defjc></m:rmargin></m:lmargin></m:dispdef></m:smallfrac><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">The heart carries most of what we present to Allah when we return. Whose iman is the most complete? Whose taqwa level is the highest? All are matters of the heart, so who, has, the purest heart?</span></div>
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“Rasulullah saw was asked which of the people are best. He saw said: “Every person with a makhmum heart, and every person with a truthful tongue.” So they said: “We know what a person with a truthful tongue is but who is the one with the makhmum heart?” He saw said: <b>“The (heart) that is pious and pure, with no sin in it, or transgression (injustice) or envy.”</b> [Ibn Maajah]</div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Imagine the humility, the shame, when we’re called forth to show our hearts to Allah. Each passing thought, exposed. All feelings you used to have towards anybody or anything, good or bad. All unsaid words, unseen hawa’ kept secret due to ke’aiban if revealed. All the sins you don’t know whether forgiven, all the sins you don’t even know are sins due to your lack of ‘ilm, and all the sins you don’t even remember doing due to your lack of taqwa. I guess that's why Rasulullah said, "Buatlah sesuka hatimu, jika kamu tidak malu"(Bukhari) The regrets we’d have when all hidden contents of the heart are questioned and judged on that Day,</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">On that Day, only those who come to Allah with a sound heart will be saved.<i> </i>Baik hati, baiklah segala galanya.<i> </i></span><span lang="EN-GB">Sakit mata, patah kaki, pedih luka sana sini x apa lah, as long as our islam heart is still intact, ‘aqidah and iman still safe and sound.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">And the same is needed for the heart. To be tightly sealed and aggressively guarded from all sources of evil darkness, external and within.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">When Frodo Baggins got the ring, (that one ring to rule 'em all) he went all out to guard it and complete his mission, fully aware that it may cost him his life.. ok that’s fiction!.. When we alhamdulillah receive one thing we’ve secretly wished for and liked. Or when we’re given one task, one chance to prove our worth. We wouldn’t wanna screw it. If a peasant was given a durian runtuh of gold, ‘happy giller’ would be an understatement as to what he’s actually feeling. And you can predict his next steps in securing the fortune. If a drowning man, ( say, who is helplessly tied up, unable to swim, and doesn’t wanna die ), is suddenly rescued and pulled towards the surface at the very last second he can hold his breath, his gratitude for that first gasp of air is undoubtedly indescribable. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Know that to have islam in our hearts is way more precious than all those glorious ni’mat. Alhamdulillah.</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">But hidayah might come to us only once. </span><span lang="EN-GB">What’s more even if it did touch our hearts, it may or may not stay.</span><span lang="EN-GB"> So let's not blow this gifted opportunity away. Surrender our hearts and embrace Islam fully. What is better than sibghah Allah? It's the one liberation never ever <i>ever</i> to be taken for granted. Our gratitude for it’s coming, our acts and expressions in cherishing it, and our fierce determination to protect it, should be up to the level of INFINITY, and beyond! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Ni’mat terbesar ialah islam dan iman. Our love towards our iman can be measured by the extent we go to keep it, either from the nasty evil tyrant as how the ashabul kahfi experienced, or simply from our own lower self like how Yusuf a.s did when seduced by his master's wife. Berbahagialah mereka yang tetap teguh, sedangkan untuk mengerjakan sekecil kecil kebaikan pun adalah dengan keizinNya. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The night of 22<sup>nd</sup> jan marked my last night with Azeem in melb, together as students. We’ve had our fair share of moments and now it’s time to say goodbye, just as expected since the very beginning of 2009. Tears of sebakness streaked down my face again as I remembered, yet again, the good old times we’ve shared, from conflicts to apologies, from I’m-gonna-die-in-this-pet-camp to oh-yeah-comfy-cs-apartments, from tears-of-joy to tears-of-sorrow, from bookworming-in-the-libraries to phototakings-in-the-suburbs, from stressing-my-mind-crazy to after-exam-detox, from nothing-to-do-ness to too-much-work-ness, from insecurity-of-the-future to contentment-of-the-present, from I’ve-had-enough-of-you’s to am-missing-you’s, from you’re-embarassing-me to all-right-i-trust-you, from annoyance to acceptance, from pillow talks to speeches, from secrets to sharings, from feverish selesema mornings to sweaty sporty evenings. Yeapp, we’ve had our moments. Tsk tsk...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Thank you for being the shoulder I lean on, my punching bag, my pillar of strength, and thank you for letting me be the shoulder you lean on,your punching bag, your pillar of strength. Thank you for being my personal mentor and thank you for allowing me be your mentor. Thank you for being a part of my growing up and I hope I played a good role in your growing up too. Jazakillah khayr. Moga terus tsabat, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Everybody wants the best, everybody wants syurga. The problem is many of us are too occupied tending to our mixed priorities, thus hindering us from selecting the best deed, gaining the best reward and reaching the highest point. For instance, how many of us try our hardest to be the best kind of friend as stated in the above hadith? It really is difficult to get disciplined and rational minded when your al hawa’ keeps pulling you to the other side. Not to mention the whisperings and temptations of shaytan everywhere. Understanding Fiqh al awlawiyat iA can help us make wiser choices in our everyday life bi iznillah. In economics the term would be for us to make more efficient allocation of our limited resources. By limited, think about time, energy, health, money, intellect, raw materials, people...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">"Orang kaya yang memiliki banyak harta, dan hatinya merasa sayang untuk menyumbangkan hartanya itu: maka sadaqah hartanya dan kerelaan hatinya untuk menyumbangkan hartanya itu lebih utama baginya dibandingkan qiyamullail dan berpuasa sunnah di siang hari. Orang yang berani dan kuat, yang ditakuti musuh: keikutsertaannya dalam pasukan jihad walau sebentar, dan berjihad melawan musuh-musuh Allah, baginya lebih utama dibandingkan melaksanakan ibadah haji, berpuasa, bersedekah dan melakukan ibadah sunnah. Orang yang berpengetahuan, yang mengetahui sunnah nabi, ilmu halal haram, dan ilmu tentang mana yang baik dan mana yang tercela menurut agama: baginya bergaul dengan manusia, mengajarkan mereka, dan memberikan mereka nasiat dalam agama, itu lebih utama daripada mengucilkan diri, menghabiskan waktunya untuk solat, membaca al Qur'an dan bertasbih. Pejabat pemerintah yang memegang urusan manusia: baginya duduk sbentar untuk mengurusi perkara masyarakat, membantu orang yang dizalimi, menjalankan hadd Allah, membantu pihak yang benar, melawan pihak yang salah, itu lebih utama baginya daripada beribadah bertahun tahun."</span> ( 'Uddatu as Shaabiriin wa Dzakhiiratu asy Syaakiriin)</div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A gift of tazkirah for you zm! Reminders can go a long way iAllah. Haaa! apa take home msg? Homework: cari and buat some more amal2 yang awla’=P Jom mengarang manusia. Take care and keep in touch <3 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-74695561033767257222012-01-17T07:52:00.007+08:002012-01-18T08:34:12.511+08:00Allah al Waliyesterday evening was soooooooooooooooooooooooo.., i cant find words to describe it but, i pray Allah would always keep me reminded of those intense feeling of pasrah and reliance on Him. please dont let me forget, please guide me towards the path of those who are forever bertaqwa. havent felt such nervousness, non study oriented nervousness, for a very very long time..maybe ever since my first flight to australia. always have a good laugh everytime i recall those moments on the plane, me, being scared of heights, did everything in my power that came to mind to meditate (forcefully), be it, berzikir out loud, much to the embarrassment of azeem and iman next to me haha.<br />
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so yesterday was a very similar case, and i do not know why! sleepless nights of thinking, wondering, practicing and praying did no good to help me relax. and i think i flunked it.. 1st impression: FAILED.. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! T_T<br />
may Allah bring out the best of everything.<br />
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from another point of view, i appreciate this feeling of total helplessness and in desperate need of support from the All Mighty. wouldnt mind having to face it everyday, at least that would get me constantly reminded and on my toes.<br />
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hey, by the way, its interesting to note that the english idiom of "on your toes" is in line with the islamic comparison of taqwa.<br />
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being on your toes would generally refer to someone being alert and always ready to go/ react, right?.<br />
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while taqwa can be compared to as walking through a narrow path with thorny bushes on both sides and the person walking though tries his best to keep his clothes from being torn, with the clothes resembling iman and the thorns resembling sins. this opinion of one salaf illustrated a picture of a person walking on tip toes and being alert on the every location of the thorns.<br />
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so when you look at your feet and toes, remember how cautious you should be, how you should always be on your toes regarding everything every time.<br />
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back to yesterday. i didnt eat the whole day, and i couldnt really sleep the night before. but i'm still energetic and 'on my toes' when evening comes haha. must be the nervous hormones keeping me awake. hmm, they're pretty handy when caffeine is not around yea. so thankful for this amazing experience, strengthening my belief on my everlasting unconditional need for Allah al Waliy.<br />
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ya Allah al Waliyy, ya Allah al Waliyy, ya Allah al Waliyy<br />
ya Allah my Wali, ya Allah my Protector, ya Allah my Guardian.<br />
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the example of Allah as al Waliyy is significant in many surahs in the alqur'an, from how Allah is the Wali when Rasulullah saw and his friend were in the cave when the Quraisy were searching for them and were just near the cave entrance, to how Allah was the Wali to Nabi Yusuf as. his whole life was dependent on the mercy of Allah swt.<br />
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yusuf as said,<br />
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12:101: "Creator of the heavens and earth, You are my Wali in this world and in the Hereafter"<br />
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and indeed,<br />
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2:257: "Allah is the Wali of those who believe"<br />
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when a girl is to get married, her father (or her other closest adult male relative) is the wali, to hand her over to the future husband. for the wife, its the husband.<br />
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for children, the father/mother is the wali in all their affairs, be it in signing school record books and payments, or just in any mischief they do. when neighbours get angry, they complain to the father/mother.<br />
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for orphans, their wali might be their nearest relative alive, or they may get adopted and have a non blood related person as their wali.<br />
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for a person in court, her wali is her lawyer whom she trusts, fighting for her best interest.<br />
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wali is simply, the one who has custody over us, who is our guardian and helper, closest friend whom we can put our whole trust and reliance on. the wali is the the one who talks on our behalf, the one whom our actions and decisions are based upon and the one to whom we seek refuge to.<br />
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and on top of all these mortal walis of ours, is the most perfect, our ilah, our rabb, Allah al Wali.<br />
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may Allah increase our iman, and our iman in Him as our ultimate, sole, one and only al Waliyy.Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-58088844702194290732012-01-12T14:14:00.001+08:002012-01-17T08:46:13.666+08:00with al haq2011 has gone so fast! think last year was the year that went fastest pour moi! undoubtedly due to the busy schedules. and summer in melb was the bomb man, c'est the truth. merci beaucoup to all my guests and friends who stayed for summer, you girls made my months, holidays not to forget. alhamdulillah.<br />
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and last year was also the toughest of the toughest of years so far! phewww to have survived alive still standing. i will soooo miss my friends :') you girls were with me through the thick and thin, only Allah can repay, i pray. xxxx<br />
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and jan 2012 welcomed me with such good news and hopes, thank you Allah, thank you Allah. alhamdulillah alhamdulillah..<br />
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c'est la vie of a student. you study hard, and long for the holidays. you struggle, and then you rest.<br />
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after hardship comes ease, after hardship comes ease.<br />
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how easy was it for Rasulullah to submit to these words when they were first revealed? people threatened him, Muslims were tortured, hatred towards the muslim minority were everywhere expressed, no, it wasnt easy. but al fatah did come after all, apres beaucoup of faith and struggles, and after many tests separating the real mujahids and munafiqs.<br />
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if we were born during those times, which path would we have chosen?<br />
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i remember there was a gift card once i saw in a shop it read: "families are but accidents, you're just born in it." it would have been such an honour to have been born during Rasulullah's time, living in the community of the salfusshaleh. learning the sunnah fresh and live, seeing the revelation itself, living with our most beloved.<br />
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but yeahhh nowadays we have edgy tech savvy stuffs, we have electricity, travel convenience, and education opportunities, al qur'an as sunnah are compiled and distributed, a much easier life by farrrrrrrr, who wouldnt wanna miss that.<br />
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then let us be thankful for our qada' and qadar, to be born in this generation, in our particular family, it is iA a gift in itself, with reason and al haq, by the careful planning of The One All mighty, perfect in every way, and never need to rest. Allah chose you family for you. its not, an accident.<br />
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after hard ship comes ease. after hardship comes ease.<br />
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but lets not allow our ease be the cause of our eternal hardship, on the day where many would so wish that they were turned to dust, were never born, never been given life.Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-85515394297464590292011-11-29T09:00:00.002+08:002012-01-24T21:21:40.135+08:00Dalam Sirah ada Bekalan<div style="text-align: center;">... and whose seerah has the most bekalan?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Amr Khaled's: <a href="http://www.gawaher.com/lofiversion/index.php/f475.html">On The Path of The Beloved</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-9769385330474632052011-11-21T16:05:00.001+08:002011-11-21T16:08:14.125+08:00Futur<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><strong>Erti Futur</strong></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Futur adalah perkataan dari bahasa Arab asalnya ia bermakna terputus, berhenti, malas dan lambat, setelah sebelumnya konsisten dan rajin. </span></span><br />
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<div align="justify" style="background-color: white;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Moga kita tidak mati dalam keadaan Futur</span></b></div><div align="justify" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Apabila seseorang itu berlama-lama dalam keadaan futur sehingga menjadi kebiasaannya, maka ia menanggung risiko besar untuk mati dalam keadaan sedemikian kerana dia tidak tahu akan masa kematiannya. Adalah ditakuti, jika Allah taala mengambil nyawanya sedangkan dia dalam keadaan futur, sedangkan Allah taala menghisab amal manusia berdasarkan akhir hayatnya. Maka sebab itulah, Rasulullah s.a.w mengajar umatnya agar sentiasa berdoa dengan doa;</span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>“Ya Allah, sesungguhnya aku memohon perlindungan kepadaMu dari kesusahan dan kesedihan, aku berlindung kepadaMu dari penyakit lemah dan malas...” (Riwayat Abu Daud)</i></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div align="justify" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Di dalam sebuah hadits, Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda yang bermaksud;</span></div><div align="justify" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div align="justify" style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>“Sesungguhnya seorang hamba itu ada yang melakukan amalan ahli neraka padahal ia termasuk ahli syurga, dan ada pula yang mengamalkan amalan ahli syurga padahal ia termasuk ahli neraka. Sesungguhnya amal itu tergantung pada kesudahannya.” (Riwayat Al-Bukhari)</i></span></div></div>Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-76972857716082413722011-11-06T20:23:00.006+08:002011-11-06T20:36:17.850+08:00al Hijr : 99<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Traditional Arabic'; font-size: 40px; line-height: 52px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Traditional Arabic'; line-height: 52px;">وَاعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَكَ الْيَقِينُ</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Traditional Arabic'; font-size: 40px; line-height: 52px;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 21px;">(And worship your Lord until the certainty comes to you.)</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><i><b>"And worship your Lord until the certainty comes to you"</b></i> al Hijr: 99</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Al Bukhari explained that certainty in this context is "death". </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">So ber'ibadah lah till death comes to you. Berdzikir lah till you die. Berinfaqlah till you die. Bayar zakat lah till you die. Bersederhana lah till you die.Solat lah till you die. Tahajjud lah till you die. Berakhlak mulia lah till you die. Senyum lah till you die. Zuhud lah till you die. Mencari ilmu lah till you die. Bersilaturrahim lah till you die. Bersabarlah till you die. Tutuplah aurat till you die. Jagalah pergaulan till you die. Amar ma'ruflah till you die. Berda'wah lah till you die. Berjihadlah till you die. </span></span><br />
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Seorang 'abid (yang beribadah) merasakan manisnya iman dalam hatinya, kenikmatan bermunajat dalam dzikir mereka, ketenangan dan ketentraman jiwa ketika ruku' dan sujud. Semua ini adalah kenikmatan ibadah yang sebenarnya diharap oleh nafsun muthmainnah (jiwa yang tenang).<br />
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Hal ini sebagaimana yang diungkapkan oleh Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam dalam sabdanya:<br />
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وَ<b>جُعِلَتْ قُرَّةُ عَيْنِي فِي الصَّلَاةِ</b><br />
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<em>“Dan dijadikan penyejuk mataku di dalam shalat.”</em> (HR. An-Nasai, dihasankan Asy-Syaikh Muqbil dalam Ash-Shahihul Musnad, 1/82)<br />
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Beliau saw memberikan kenyataan seperti ini karena beliau mendapatkan kelezatan dan kebahagiaan hati ketika mengerjakan shalat. Panjangnya shalat malam beliau merupakan satu bukti kemanisan yang diperoleh tatkala bermunajat kepada Rabb-nya.<br />
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Menjelang wafat, Mu’adz bin Jabal radhiallahu 'anhu menangis. Namun ia bukan menangisi ajal yang akan menjemputnya. Berikut sebab tangisnya:<br />
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<b>إِنَّمَا أَبْكِي عَلَى ظَمَأِ الْهَوَاجِرِ وَ قِيَامِ لَيْلِ الشِّتَاءِ وَ مُزَاحَمَةِ الْعُلَمَاءِ بِالرُّكَبِ عِنْدَ خَلْقِ الذِّكْرِ</b><br />
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<i>“Aku menangis hanyalah karena aku tidak akan merasakan lagi rasa dahaga (orang yang berpuasa) ketika hari sangat panas, bangun malam untuk melaksanakan shalat di musim yang dingin, dan berdekatan dengan orang-orang yang berilmu saat bersimpuh di halaqah dzikir."</i><br />
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Kenikmatan yang dirasakan seorang hamba dalam ibadahnya tadi merupakan anugerah Allah terbesar baginya. Dia akan selalu rindu dengan ibadah dan senantiasa menunggu-nunggu kehadirannya. Sebelum waktu ibadah itu tiba, dia sudah bersiap diri menyambutnya.<br />
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<strong><em>Namun, tidak semua orang yang beribadah merasakan kenikmatan tersebut. Allah sebutkan tentang kondisi orang munafikin yang kosong dari kenikmatan dalam melaksanakan ibadah yang paling utama, yaitu shalat.</em></strong><br />
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وَ<b>إِذَا قَامُوا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَامُوا كُسَالَى يُرَاءُونَ النَّاسَ وَلَا يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ إِلَّا قَلِيلً</b>ا<br />
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<strong><em>"Dan apabila mereka berdiri untuk shalat mereka berdiri dengan malas. Mereka bermaksud riya (dengan shalat) di hadapan manusia. Dan tidaklah mereka menyebut Allah kecuali sedikit sekali." (QS. An Nisa': 142)</em></strong></span></span><br />
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</em></strong>Imam Ibnu Kathir rahimahullah berkata dalam menfasirkan ayat di atas, "inilah sifat orang munafikin terhadap amal ibadah yang paling mulia, utama, dan terbaik, yaitu shalat. Jika melaksanakannya, mereka berdiri dengan malas. Hal ini disebabkan karena tidak ada niat dalam dirinya, tidak mengimaninya, dan tidak memahami maknanya."<br />
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Sesungguhnya orang yang merasakan kenikmatan ibadah memiliki tanda-tanda zahir sebagaimana iman juga memiliki tanda tanda zahirnya. Allah berfirman,<br />
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"Tanda-tanda mereka tampak pada muka mereka dari bekas sujud." (QS. Al Fath: 29)<br />
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Abu Darda', salah seorang sahabat Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam berkata: "Wahai Ahlul Madinah, kenapa aku tidak melihat kenikmatan iman pada diri kalian? Demi Dzat yang jiwaku berada di tangan-Nya, kalau seandainya seekor hewan merasakan kenikmatan iman pasti akan terlihat manisnya iman padanya." (Dalam az Zuhd libni al Mubarak dan Syu'ab al Iman milik Imam al Baihaqi: III/130)<br />
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<em>Di antara tanda-tanda orang merasakan nikmatnya ibadah adalah bersegera melaksanakan ketaatan, memperpanjang bacaan shalat, merutinkan puasa, memperbanyak tilawah al Qur'an, merasa rugi jika tertinggal dari melaksanakan ketaatan, dan rindu bertemu dengan Allah untuk merasakan kenikmatan terbesar.</em></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> Dia berusaha <b><i>agar tidak didahului oleh orang lain</i></b> dalam masalah ibadah. Sebagaimana dia tidak mau menjadi urutan pertama dalam urusan dunia dan terlambat dalam urusan akhirat. Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda,</span><br />
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<em style="font-size: 14px;">"Janganlah menjadi orang yang pertama kali masuk ke dalam pasar dan yag terakhir keluar darinya." </em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">(HR. at Thabrani dalam al Kabir dengan sanad shahih dan al Baihaqi dalam Syu'ab al Iman) karena pasar menjadi markaz syetan dan dikibarkan bendera mereka. Hal ini menunjukkan agar seorang mukmin tidak berlumba lumba mengejar urusan dunia, tapi mereka hanya berlumba lumba dalam urusan akhirat. Berlumba lah kamu dalam melaksanakan kebaikan.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> Berllumba lumba menjadi juara dalam urusan akhirat tidaklah termasuk kategori perlumbaan yang tercela. Bahkan mengalah dalam hal ini tidak diperbolehkan. Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> ا</span><b style="font-size: 14px;">لتُّؤَدَةُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَيْرٌ إِلَّا فِي عَمَلِ الْآخِرَةِ</b><br />
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<em style="font-size: 14px;">"Mengalah (mendahulukan yang lain) dalam segala sesuatu itu baik, kecuali dalam urusan akhirat."</em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> (HR. Abu Dawud dan dishahihkan oleh al Hakim dan disepakati oleh al Dzahabi dari Sa'id bin Abi Waqqash dalam Shifatus Shafwah (III/304).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> 'Adi bin Hatim, salah seorang shabat, sudah bersiap-siap melaksanakan shalat sebelum datang waktunya dan selalu rindu dengan kehadirannya. Dia menyatakan, "tidaklah datang waktu shalat kecuali aku sudah siap. Dan tidaklah datang waktu shalat kecuali aku sudah sangat rindu melaksanakannya."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> Al Imam al Qari', 'Ashim bin Abil Junud ketika melewati sebuah masjid pasti beliau mampir untuk melaksanakan shalat di sana. Hal ini karena beliau sangat rindu dengan shalat.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> . . . syaitan berusaha keras agar seorang mukmin terlambat melaksanakan ibadah . . .</span><br />
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Dari sini, Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam melaksanakan qiyamullail dengan membaca surat al Baqarah, Ali Imran, dan An Nisa' dalam satu rakaat. Tidak terasa waktu yang lama itu karena terisi nikmatnya munajat.<br />
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Begitu juga yang dijalankan oleh para sahabat beliau shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam dan para pengikut mereka. Diriwayatkan dari khalifah Utsman bin 'Affan, beliau mengkhatamkan Al Qur'an dalam satu rakaat. (Diriwayatkan Abu 'Ubaid dalam Fahlaa-il al Qur'an: hal. 90).<br />
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Beliau bisa begitu karena tidak merasa penat lamanya berdiri dalam shalat karena merasakan nikmatnya membaca Al Qur'an. Beliau sendiri pernah berkata:<br />
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لَ<b>وْ طَهُرَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ مَا شَبِعْتُمْ مِنْ كَلاَمِ رَبِّكُمْ</b><br />
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<em>"Jika hati kalian bersih, pasti tidak akan pernah kenyang untuk membaca al Qur'an." (HR. Ahmad dalam Zawaid al Zuhd: 155)</em><br />
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Tamim ad Daari, Sa'id bin Jubair, dan Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahumullah mengkhatamkan Al Qur'an dalam satu raka'at bersama beberapa orang, sebagaimana yang didokumentasikan oleh oleh Imam Nawawi rahimahullah, "boleh jadi ini pada malam musim dingin yang panjang, ditambah lagi berkahnya masa pada zaman itu." (At Tibyan fi Aadaab Hamalah Al Qur'an: 81)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Abu Ishaq al Sabi'ii rahimahullah ketika sudah tua tidak mampu berdiri shalat sehingga harus dibantu. Jika sudah berdiri shalat, beliau membaca seribu ayat. Beliau mengatakan, "aku sudah tua dan tulangku sudah lemah, sungguh hari ini, aku berdiri shalat dengan membaca surat Al Baqarah dan Ali Imran."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Subhanallah, di kala sudah tua dan lemah, beliau berdiri shalat dan tidak ruku' kecuali setelah membaca surat Al Baqarah dan Ali Imran. Untuk membaca kedua surat tadi, paling tidak dibutuhkan waktu satu seperempat jam.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Di bawah itu ada 'Atha bin Abi Rabbaah (w. 114 H.) pada saat sudah tua dan lemah, beliau melaksanakan shalat dan membaca dua ratusan ayat dari suarat Al Baqarah dengan berdiri, selama itu beliau tidak bergeser dan tidak bergerak. (Dikeluarkan oleh al Baihaqi dalam Syu'ab al Imaan: 6/783)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Khalid bin Daarik berkata, "kami memiliki seorang imam di Bashrah. Dia mengkhatamkan Al Qur'an empat hari sekali selama bulan Ramadlan. Dan kami menilainya sudah meringankan bacaan." Maksudnya dia membaca seperempat Al Qur'an setiap harinya, dan masih dianggap telah meringankannya. Tidak ada pentafsiran lain kecuali mereka itu jika sudah menghadap Rabb-nya Yang Maha Suci dan Maha tinggi, mereka lupa kepada selain-Nya.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ada bentuk memanjangkan shalat yang lain, yaitu shalat Shubuh dengan wudlu isya'. Dan sudah banyak ulama Salafus Shalih yang mengerjakannya. Maknanya mereka tidak tidur semalaman, waktunya diisi dengan ibadah dan berkhalwah (menyendiri) dengan Allah 'Azza wa Jalla.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Di antara mereka adalah Sa'id bin Musayyib rahimahullah. Disebutkan bahwa beliau melakukan shalat Shubuh dengan wudlu Isya' selama lima puluh tahun. Ini adalah imam at tabi'in dan pemimpin mereka. Dalam amalnya tidak ada yang diingkari. Hal itu tidak hanya dikerjakan satu atau dua tahun. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ulama salaf lainnya adalah Sulaiman al Taimi al Bashri rahimahullah yang shalat shubuh dengan wudlu' isya' selama 40 tahun.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Antara salafus Shalih ada <i><b>yang bersungguh-sungguh ibadah sehingga kalau dikatakan kiamat terjadi besok hari, dia tidak bisa lagi menambah amal ibadahnya, karena sudah dikerjakan melebihi kemampuan. </b></i>Antara mereka ada Abu Muslim al Khaulani rahimahullah, beliau berkata, "kalau dikatakan padaku, Jahannam sudah dinyalakan, maka aku tak bisa lagi menambah amalku."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kenikmatan ibadah yang dirasakan sebagian ulama menjadikan mereka berdoa kepada Allah agar menganugerahkan shalat di kuburnya. Harapannya supaya boleh merasakan nikmatnya shalat di alam kubur sebagaimana yang dirasakannya di dunia.<br />
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</strong>Tsabit bin Aslam al Bannaani al Bashri rahimahullah berkata, "tidak ada sesuatu yang kurasakan dalam hatiku lebih nikmat daripada qiyamullail." Dan beliaupun berdo'a "Ya Allah, jika Engkau masih memberikan kesempatan untuk shalat dalam kuburnya, maka berikan aku kesempatan shalat dalam kuburku." (Dikeluarkan oleh al Baihaqi dalam Syu'ab al Imaan: 6/402)<br />
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<em><b>Mereka menghidupkan malamnya dengan ketaatan kepada Rabb-nya</b></em></span></div><div align="center"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
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Air mata mereka mengalir dengan deras<br />
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Di waktu malam laksana rahib, dan ketika berjihad<br />
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menghadapi musuhnya, mereka panglima paling berani<br />
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Di wajahnya terdapat bekas sujud pada tuhan-nya<br />
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Imam al Syatibi rahimahullah berkata, "yang disebutkan tentang orang shalih terdahulu berupa <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">amal-amal mereka yang berat </span></i></b>yang tidak bisa dikerjakan kecuali oleh individu individu yang telah Allah persiapkan untuk melaksanakannya dan menyiapkannya untuk mereka. <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Allah telah menjadikan mereka suka kepada amal-amal itu</i></span></b>. Hal itu tidaklah menyimpang dari sunnah, bahkan mereka tergolong dalam kelompok as Sabiqiin (bersegera melaksanakan ketaatan), semoga Allah menjadikan kita dalam barisan mereka. Hal itu disebabkan alasan yang menjadikan dilarangnya beramal yang berat telah hilang dari diri mereka. Maka larangan itu tidak berlaku atas mereka." (Al Muwafaqaat: 2/140)<br />
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Sesungguhnya kenikmatan ibadah bukan ada pada zaman dahulu saja. Alhamdulillah, zaman kita sekarang juga masih ada. Syaikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Bazz rahimahullah selalu menjaga qiyamullail dalam kondisi muqim atau safar. Dikisahkan oleh salah seorang sahabat beliau, dalam sebuah perjalan darat dari Riyadl ke Makkah. Di pertengahan malam, pukul 24.00 waktu setempat, Syaikh berkata: "Bagaimana kalau kita tidur dulu di sini kemudian kita lanjutkan perjalanan esok pagi?" Orang-orang yang dalam rombongan beliau setuju. Lalu mereka tidur, sedangkan Syaikh minta air untuk wudlu kemudian shalat sebanyak yang beliau mau, setelah itu beliau tidur. Ketika bangun shalat Shubuh, mereka dapati Syaikh telah lebih dulu bangun dan sudah shalat. (Sekilas biografi Syaikh Abdul 'Aziz bin Bazz oleh Andurrahman al Rahmah : 236-237)<br />
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Suatu kali beliau diundang ke Jeddah -waktu itu beliau berada di Makkah-, beliau menerima undangan itu. Beliau kembali ke rumahnya di Makkah pada pukul 02.00 malam. Orang-orang dalam rombongan beliau tidur. Ketika sudah masuk waktu untuk shalat tahajjud, sekitar pukul 03.00, beliau membangunkan mereka untuk shalat. Kamudian beliau shalat hingga masuk shubuh. Setelah shalat, beliau menyampaikan ceramah sebentar lalu melakukan mu'amalah.<br />
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Itulah beliau, di tengah-tengah agenda harian beliau yang padat, tidak pernah meninggalkan qiyamullail.<br />
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<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Wahai saudaraku, karena Allah, contoh-contoh yang disebutkan di depan terasa jauh dari angan-angan kita. Jika kita mahu, pasti boleh Insya Allah. Caranya, laksanakan secara bertahap, sedikti-demi sedikit. Mulailah shalat malam dengan beberapa surat pendek. Setelah berjalan beberapa hari, mulailah membaca surat-surat panjang. Lama-kelamaan, kita akan terbiasa melaksanakan shalat dengan lama. Jangan seperti orang yang langsung shalat dengan bacaan panjang lalu berhenti, tidak melaksanakannya lagi. Sesungguhnya amal yang paling disukai Allah adalah yang istiqamah walaupun sedikit.</span></i></b><br />
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Sesungguhnya 'amal yang paling disukai Allah adalah yang istiqamah walaupun sedikit.</span></div><div align="justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Man Jadda wa Jadda, Barangsiapa yang bersungguh sungguh pasti akan Mendapatnya</i></b></span></div><div align="justify" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div align="justify" style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Source </span><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">: <a href="http://www.voa-islam.com/index.php?view=full">Voice of al Islam</a></span></div>Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-44594777681008331902011-10-16T06:51:00.003+08:002012-09-03T23:53:52.482+08:00Ibadah and Thaqhut<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><b>Author:</b> Shaykh 'Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Hasan (d.1258H)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><b>Published:</b> Monday 31st October, 2005 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><big>The Meaning of Ibadah (Worship</big>)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><b>The statement of Allaah - the Most High:</b></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">"I did not create the Jinn, nor mankind, except to worship Me." [az-Dhaariyaat 51:56] </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (d.728H) - rahimahullaah - said:</span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">"Worship (al-'Ibaadah) is<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>obedience to Allah</i></span> </b>by following that which He ordered upon the tongues of His Messengers." He also said, "Worship (al-'Ibaadah) is a comprehensive term covering everything that Allaah loves and is pleased with - whether saying, or actions, outward and inward." [Majmoo'ul-Fataawaa (10/149) of Ibn Taymiyyah] </span><br />
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Ibnul-Qayyim (d.751H) - rahimahullaah - said:</div>
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"Worship revolves around fifteen principles. Whosoever completes them has completed the stages of 'uboodiyyah (servitude to Allaah).<i> </i>The explanation of this is that 'ibaadah is divided between the heart, the tongue, and the limbs. And that for each one of these three come five types of rulings, covering all actions: waajib (obligatory), mustahabb (recommended), haraam (prohibited), makrooh (disliked), and mubaah (permissible)." [Madaarijus-Saalikeen (1/109)]</div>
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Imaam al-Qurtubee (d.671H) - rahimahullaah - said:</div>
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"The root of 'ibaadah is <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>humility and submissiveness</b></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">.</span> The various duties that have been prescribed upon the people are called 'ibaadaat (acts of worship), since what is required is that these acts of worship must be done with humility and submissiveness to Allaah - the Most High." [Al-Jaami' li-Ahkaamil-Qur'aan (1/225), and (17/56) of al-Qurtubee]</div>
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Ibn Katheer (d.774H) - rahimahullaah - said:</div>
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"And 'ibaadah is obedience to Allaah by acting upon what He commands, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i><b>and abandoning what He forbids</b></i></span>; and this is the reality and essence of Islaam. And the meaning of Islaam is: istislaam (submission and surrender) to Allaah - the Most High - along with the utmost compliance, humility, and submissiveness to Him."</div>
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He also said whilst explaining the above aayah:</div>
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"Indeed Allaah - the Most High - created the creation so that they could worship Him alone, without associating any partner with Him. Whoever obeys Him will be completely rewarded, whereas whoever disobeys Him would be punished with a severe punishment. And He has informed that He is neither dependant, nor does He have any need for them. Rather, <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">it is they who are in dire need of Him</span></i>,</span></b> in every condition and circumstance, since He is the One who created, sustains, and provides for them." [Tafseerul-Qur'aanil-'Adtheem (7/402)]</div>
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<big>The Meaning of Taaghoot</big></div>
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The statement of Allaah - the Most High:</div>
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"And to every nation We sent Messengers, ordering them that they should worship Allaah alone, obey Him, and make their worship purely for Him; and that they should avoid at-Taaghoot." [Sooratun-Nahl 16:36]</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">And at-taaghoot is from the word at-tughyaan, which means: </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>going beyond the limits.</b></span></i></div>
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'Umar Ibnul-Khattaab (radi-Allaahu 'anhu) said:</div>
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"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>The taaghoot is Shaytaan</b></span></i>.</span>" [Related by at-Tabaree in Jaami'ul-Bayaan 'an-Ta'weelil-Qur'aan (no. 5834), al-Haafidh Ibn Hajr said in Fathul-Baaree (8/251), "Its chain of narrators is strong."]</div>
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Jaabir (radi-Allaahu 'anhu) said:</div>
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"The taaghoots are the soothsayers and fortune-tellers <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">upon whom the devils descend.</span></i>"</b></span> [Related by at-Tabaree in his Tafseer (no. 5845)]</div>
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Imaam Maalik (d.179H) - rahimahullaah - said:</div>
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"Taaghoot is that which is <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">worshipped besides Allaah</span></i>.</span></b>" [Related by as-Suyootee in ad-Durarul-Manthoor (2/22), by way of Ibn Abee Haatim]</div>
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So this is what has been mentioned by certain people.</div>
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However, Imaam Ibnul-Qayyim - rahimahullaahu ta'aalaa - has given a very comprehensive definition, so he said,</div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">"The taaghoot is all that which causes the person to exceed the limits with regards to that which is worshipped, followed, or obeyed. So the taaghoot in any nation is whosoever turns to other than Allaah and His Messenger for matters of judgement; or is pleased to be worshipped besides Allaah; or is followed without a clear proof from Allaah; or is obeyed in that which is known to be disobedience to Allaah."</span></b> </span></i>[I'laamul-Muwaqqi'een (1/53)]</div>
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Wallahu a'lam</div>
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Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-26137178407820669082011-09-14T04:23:00.001+08:002011-10-08T14:00:56.993+08:00Woe to every Lumazah<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">"Woe to every slanderer and backbiter." [The Qur'an 104:1]</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">"What should be avoided and shunned totally is gossip which means transmitting words from one person to another, or from one group to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">another, or from one tribe to another, with the aim of causing trouble and creating problems between them. It means disclosing that which </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">should not be disclosed, whether it is disliked by the one from whom it is transmitted or the one to whom it is transmitted or a third party, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">and whether it is disclosed verbally, in writing, in symbols or by gestures, and whether what is transmitted is words or actions, and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">whether it refers to a fault or shortcoming in the person from whom it is transmitted or not. A person should keep quiet about whatever he </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">sees of people’s situations, unless speaking of it will bring some benefit to a Muslim or ward off some harm." </span><br />
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</span></span>Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-35920268315788229852011-08-17T12:06:00.000+08:002011-08-17T12:06:05.714+08:00Ramadhan half way gooooneeeeee....=(<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Ibn 'Uyayna said that Mutarrif b. 'Abdallah would repeat the following prayer, "O Allah! I seek Your forgiveness for that which I sought your repentance but to which I subsequently returned; I seek Your forgiveness from that which I rendered to You from my self, but then, I was not able to maintain faithfully; and, I seek Your forgiveness from that by which I claimed I desired your Face but my heart became corrupted with that which I did."</span>Fatimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487911671841802865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621118661005037594.post-54076428735992544622011-07-31T08:00:00.004+08:002011-07-31T08:09:06.991+08:00Ramadhan, la'allakum tattaquun<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Upon entering the month of Ramadhan, we can all appreciate the value of time and how quickly the months pass us by. It hardly feels as though nearly a year has passed since last Ramadan. This transient nature of time is evident in the Quran when Allah swears by his creation. He only swears by things that require contemplation which is why He swears by Time in Surah al Asr.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">During Rajab, and Sha’baan, the two months directly before the month of Ramadan, our beloved Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) would ask Allah to allow him to live until Ramadan because of the great potential for reward during this blessed month. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) never requested to live longer except in these two months. He (pbuh) used to say:</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white;">“Oh Allah, bless us in the months of Rajab and Sha’baan and let us live till Ramadan.”</span></b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white;">Related by Ahmed and Tabarani</span></b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fasting (sawm) is one of the 5 Pillars of Islam, but what is the reason for fasting? What is the purpose of Ramadan? Why do we go without food and water all day? Why do we read the Quran more than any other time of the year? Why do we pray at night during this blessed month?</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In attempt to answer these questions we often try to explain the many benefits in different ways. Benefits such as learning to appreciate food and drink, learning self discipline, strengthening our family ties, gaining knowledge of Allah’s words through the Quran, understanding what it is like for those who are suffering from hunger and encouraging us to give charity are among the many benefits that we can derive from the month of Ramadan.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The above mentioned are only some of the many benefits of Ramadan, however Allah explicitly states why He has prescribed the month of Ramadan to us in the second chapter of the Quran:</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>“O Believers! Fasting has been prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, that you main attain “Taqwa” (2:183)</b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is ultimately from Allah’s words that we understand Ramadan has been prescribed in order for us to achieve Taqwa. What is Taqwa?</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Taqwa is a common word that is used amongst Muslims. We often tell people to: “Have Taqwa of Allah.” We also ask Allah to help us achieve Taqwa. The first verse in Soorah al Baqara after the opening of the Quran states:</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>“this is the book in which there is no doubt, guidance to those who have Taqwa.”</b></i>(2:2). </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thus the first command in the Quran is to Worship Allah in order to attain Taqwa.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Upon looking up the translation of “Taqwa” we find the definition includes words such ‘Piety’ or ‘God Consciousness’. We may also read the translation as “to ward off evil”, to be “mindful of Allah” or “fear of Allah”. However fear is different to Taqwa; in Classical Arabic, fear is “KHAWF” which is known as a very primitive reason to encourage obedience. For example, to fear someone or something often suggests that one will obey in order to prevent some form of affliction. This concept of fear goes against the religion of Islam which is based upon peace and mercy. Our worship of Allah should not be out of fear, rather it should be out of love. Similar to that of a child in a loving family where the child does not fear punishment from their parents, but want to make their parents happy and do not want to upset them by being disobedient.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In Arabic, every word is based on a root word which consists of two, three or sometimes four letters. Looking in to the root of the word opens up many meanings to rhetoric of the Quran and there have been many great scholars who have contributed immensely to Arabic grammar and rhetoric of the Quran. People such as Imam Ibn Manzur who wrote the famous “lisaan al-arab” ("The Arab Tongue"), Imam Al-Zamakhshari who wrote “asaas albalagha” (“foundations of rhetoric”), Imam Abd</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">al-Qahir al-Jurjani who wrote “Asrar alBalaghah” (“The Secrets of rhetoric”) and many others. One thing to note about each of these scholars is that none of them were Arabs and most of the scholars of the Arabic language were non-Arabs. This goes to show that we do not have to be of Arab origin in order to understand the in depth meanings of the Quran.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The root word for “Taqwa” is وقى which means Protect, shelter or guard. The letter ت (T) Which is the first letter in the word Taqwa is described by Imam Ibn Manzur as “an increasing letter” which means that when a verb starts with a ت T, this means that it is telling us to exert effort and strive to fulfil. So what does striving to attain protection have to do with Ramadan and being obedient to Allah? It would be difficult for anyone to explain in a few words as Allah’s words have no limit to what can be understood from them; scholars have written much on this one word.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Taqwa in the Islamic Tradition means to protect ourselves from displeasing Allah by doing good actions. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) advised, “Protect yourselves from Allah (Taqwa) even with a piece of a date”. Meaning give even a piece of a date in charity in order to seek Allah’s pleasure and avoid his anger.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Allah tells us in the Quran,</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>“Oh Believers, Protect yourselves (Taqwa) and your families from the fire" (66:6)</b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Imam Razi commented on this verse in his explanation of the Quran explaining that the act of protecting one’s self here is attained by “Leaving the unlawful and carrying out good deeds.”</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So Allah tells us to save ourselves when we usually ask Alllah: “Oh Allah Save Us!” One may ask “how do we save ourselves?” We save ourselves by carrying out what Allah has ordered us to do and avoiding what he has prohibited for us. Allah cannot save us if we do not take heed of the message He has sent us. Allah has given each of us the means for our salvation and it is our choice to follow the message, and fulfil our obligations, or to ignore the message and follow our own desires.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For the <i>shar’i</i> meaning of التَّقْوَى , the following definitions have been forwarded:</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(a) اتِّقَاء الْمَعَاصِيْ (<i>ittiqaa’ al-ma’asi</i> = warding off, avoiding sins, disobedience); this meaning seems to be very apt for the kind of <i>Taqwa</i> that we envisage to gain during the course of Ramadhan, since during Ramadhan we refrain from things that are normally <i>halaal</i> (lawful) so as to make it doubly easy for us to refrain from things that are <i>haraam</i> (unlawful). Ibn ‘Ashur gives an interesting reason as to how <i>sawm</i> teaches and trains us to ward off and refrain from sinful acts.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He says that sinful acts are of two types:</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> (i) sinful acts which require us to sufficiently reflect on its detriments in order to abandon them, such as drinking wine, gambling, stealing, usurping other people’s property, etc., and</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> (ii) sinful acts that stem from anger and natural desire which might be difficult to just</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> abandon through mere reflection on its negative aspects, and for this reason sawm has been</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> legislated to help us overcome and refrain from these sinful acts.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thus the act of sawm accomplishes or effects through regulating and controlling one’s lower desires through elevating and raising the individual from being immersed and steeped in base materialism to the lofty heights of the spiritual world. <i>Sawm</i>, then, is a means through which ones engages in the sublime activities of a sinless spiritual world to gain control over the sinful and base desires of an animalistic world. <i>Sawm</i>, then, becomes as the hadith says: a shield that safeguards and protects one from not only falling into sin and disobedience but also from falling into the depthless Fire of the <i>Jahannam</i> in the Hereafter. Moreover, it also serves as a shield that protects us from illnesses and sicknesses that befall people who indulge in lust and desire without the slightest restraint.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(b) Ali ibn Abi Talib’s definition: هي الخوف من الجليل، والعمل بالتنزيل، والقناعة بالقليل، والاستعداد ليوم الرحيل</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Taqwa</i> is Fearing Allah, the Majestic, acting according to Revelation, being contented with little, and making preparation for the Day of the Journey</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(c) another common definition is: <i>Taqwa</i> is when a servant places between him and what he fears a barrier that will protect him from it</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(d) Ibn Abbas says that the <i>Muttaqun</i> (people of <i>Taqwa</i>) are those who fear Allah and His Punishment</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(e) Abdullahi ibn Mas’ud says concerning the meaning of Qur’anic statement: اتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ (Fear Allah as He should be feared):</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">أن يُطاع فلا يُعصى، ويذكر فلا ينسى، وأن يشكر فلا يكفر</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(that Allah must be obeyed and not be disobeyed, that He must be remembered and not be forgotten, that He be shown gratitude and not ingratitude)</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">These then are some of the definitions of <i>Taqwa</i>, and by studying them closely one realises that <i>Taqwa</i> is one of those terms whose meaning whose meaning is so all-encompassing so as almost to leave nothing out. It seems to me that this all-encompassing property and trait of <i>Taqwa</i> stems from the fact that it creates the person who possesses <i>Taqwa</i> a certain type of consciousness and awareness of Allah such that it permeates his whole being and radiates his whole life and existence, with the result that everything he does is done with that consciousness and awareness of Allah. Being in that frame of mind certainly brings out the best in you, and causes you to engage only in good and refrain from evil.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Scholars have simplified the meaning of taqwa in a very short statement which really helps in our understanding of Taqwa as being:</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“ For Allah to find you where you should be, and not find you where you shouldn’t be”</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Allah ordered us to pray. When the prayer times come, He should find us praying. He ordered us to pay charity, when we earn, He should find us giving in charity. He ordered us not to backbite, he</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">shouldn’t find us backbiting. He ordered us not to part from the unity of the community, therefore he should find us united.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Allah mentions a verse in the Quran that we usually hear in the opening of Friday Prayers. And that is:</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>“Oh Believers, Observe your duty to Allah (Taqwa) with right observance” (3:102)</b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One may say it is difficult to observe everything Allah orders us to do and stay away from everything he has ordered us not to? How do we know if we have achieved Taqwa? We can find out by weighing out our actions at the end of the day. None of us will ever be able to achieve 100% Taqwa but if we were to evaluate ourselves at the end of each day, for example question things such as did I pray today? did I hold back from any wrong that I was tempted to do? How would I weigh up my day overall?</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When the companions of the Prophet (pbuh) heard this verse they became worried as they knew that it was impossible to achieve complete Taqwa, so soon after the following verse was revealed:</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>“So have Taqwa of Allah as best you can” (64:16)</b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This demonstrates the mercy and compassion that Allah has for his servants. As sons of Adam & Eve, we were not created to be perfect without making any mistakes. It is part of our nature to make mistakes, but it is also a part of our nature to acknowledge our mistakes and turn back to Allah in repentance which will help us live a happier life free of confusion and sorrow. In doing so we are fulfilling the concept of Taqwa which leads to many benefits. Allah tells us how it is within our souls to strive for Taqwa in the following verses:</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>"And by the Soul and He Who perfected it.</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Then He inspired it to understand Immorality and Taqwa" ( 91:7-8)</b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">The Quran prescribes fasting for believers in these words, <i><b> </b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i><b>"O you who believe, the fasts have been enjoined upon you as they were enjoined upon those before you, so that you may have taqwa"<span style="color: #444444;"> (</span>2:183<span style="color: #444444;">).</span></b></i><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Hence, the intent and effect of fasting as described in the ayah is to acquire taqwa. Presence of taqwa helps protect from committing sins and overcome the passions of flesh. There is no equivalent English word for taqwa. In Islamic terminology, taqwa refers to a state of consciousness where one constantly feels the presence of his Creator, obeys His commands to attain His pleasure, and avoids disobedience to Him, not only out of His fear but also for the love of Him.<br />
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Sayyidna Ubay Ibn Ka'b gave a comprehensive explanation of taqwa in response to a query from Hadrat Umar Farooq radi Allahu anhuma. Hadhrat Ka'b questioned, "O Amirul Momineen, have you ever walked on a path full of thorns?" Hadhrat Umar replied, "Yes". Hadrat Ka'b then enquired, "What did you do?" In reply, Hadhrat Umar stated, "I gathered my clothing and lifted it up to my shin, thereafter I watched my steps and took each step carefully from the fear of thorns lest they prick me". Hadrat Ka'b said, "This is taqwa".<br />
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In Hadrat Ka'b elucidation of taqwa, the world is a like a passage full of thorns (sins), a believer treads through it very carefully saving himself from the harm of sinful actions and attractions by adhering to the do's and don'ts of Islam.<br />
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Taqwa is a measure of a person's real worth. A slave with a higher level of taqwa is better than the master, and a pauper with greater conscious of Allah is more respectable than a prince. Allah judges a person's honor and esteem according to the level of his taqwa. In a hadith, Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wassalam tells us that some people, who are poor, weak, and have no position in society, if they take oath by Allah, Allah will fulfill it because of their purity and strength of piety (taqwa). In the sight of Allah, the honorable are not the ones with wealth and position, but with taqwa. The most honorable is the one with the most taqwa.<br />
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A belief in Allah, His Prophets, and His Books will save a person from eternal condemnation, but mere belief minus taqwa will not be enough to save him from the punishment in the hereafter, except the one on whom Allah has mercy. A conscientious Muslim strives to develop taqwa in his life for he knows, "Allah will deliver those who had taqwa to their place of salvation: no evil shall touch them, nor shall they grieve" <i><b>(39:61</b></i><span style="color: black;"><i><b>),</b></i> and, that Allah has prepared jannah for the muttaqeen, people of taqwa. <i><b>(</b></i></span><i><b>3:133</b></i><span style="color: black;"><i><b>)</b></i> </span><br />
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Human beings are weak and susceptible to fall into errors and sin; it takes a little distraction and heedlessness to slip from virtue to vice and from piety to perversity. To protect men and women straying from the path of righteousness and falling into transgression, Islam has chalked out spiritual programs on a daily and yearly basis for its adherents, if followed sincerely and faithfully it will greatly minimize the chance of straying from the right course.<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> Among the various program intended to awaken the spiritual life of a believer, Ramadan, the month of fasting, contains the most intense training to instill taqwa in the hearts of believers.<br />
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The paramount significance of Ramadan can be seen from the love and yearning the Holy Prophet showed for the month. He used to start preparing for Ramadan two months in advance in Rajab with the supplication, "O Allah, make the months of Rajab and Sha'ban blessed for us, and let us reach the month of Ramadan (allow us to live till coming Ramadan so that we may benefit from its blessings)."</span><br />
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Ramadan is a month of fasting from dawn to sunset. It is a month of special nightly prayers (tarawih). In one of its nights, good deeds performed are better than a thousand months of virtuous deeds. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i><b>so that you may have taqwa</b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Itikaf, secluding into Masjid, away from worldly distractions, in the last ten days of Ramadan with the intention of seeking closeness to Allah, gives a tremendous boost to a believer's spiritual life. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i><b>so that you may have taqwa</b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Umrah in the month of Ramadan is as one has performed hajj in the company of the Holy Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam. A voluntary good deed in Ramadan merits the same reward as an obligatory act in any other month, and an obligatory deed is rewarded seventy times over. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i><b>so that you may have taqwa</b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Of all the pious exercises connected with Ramadan, fasting is the main feature and the only obligatory act of the holy month. The remaining activities are supererogatory but of immense importance and value in breathing new life into spiritual body that may have become dormant during the year.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> <br />
As heart is the spiritual center of the human soul, the belly is the center of sensual appetite. When the belly is pampered, the fleshly desires are stimulated, which in turn may lead to sin and arrogance and disinvest one of taqwa. On the other hand, controlling one's appetite and eating just enough to satisfy hunger keeps a person away from lust and evil thoughts and the weakness of soul that comes with the over indulgence of food. A belly filled to brim tends to be rebellious, while a bit empty stomach remains calm and conforming.<br />
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Hence the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam advised moderation in consuming food and drink, he said, <i><b> </b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i><b>"A human being does not fill any vessel worse than his stomach. Enough for the son of Adam are a few morsels to keep his back straight. If it cannot be avoided, then a third is for food, a third for drink, and a third for breath."</b></i> </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">He also said, <i><b> </b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i><b>"We are a people who do not eat until we are hungry and when we do eat, do not eat our fill." </b></i><br />
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As it is said that the "lusts of stomach leads to the lusts of the flesh"; satiety in food is sexual stimuli and sexual stimuli triggers sexual arousal. To an unmarried person gluttony may lead him to satisfy his desires in sinful ways. To reign in sexual temptations, fasting is recommended. Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "O young men! Whoever among you can afford to get married, let him do so, for it is more effective in lowering the gaze and protecting one's chastity. Whoever cannot afford it, let him fast, for it will reduce his sexual desire".<br />
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Fasting in the ordinary sense of the word simply means depriving the flesh from the pleasure of food and drink. The Ramadan fast also means the same, however, the physical abstinence from food and drink in Ramadan, with the intent to obey and worship Allah, takes a higher and nobler dimension, it becomes the nourishment of the soul. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i><b>so that you may have taqwa</b></i></span><br />
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A fasting person's soul experiences an exhilarating sense of taqwa when on a long hot summer Ramadan day his throat is dry, stomach is growling, no one is watching him, and yet he abstains from taking a few sips of water or a few morsels of food. What makes him curb his desires in seclusion, away from the eyes of people? It is the consciousness of presence of Allah that causes him to control his hankering for sustenance and submit to Allah's Will and Command. The voluntary denial of food and water to body nourishes the soul to be strong and virtuous and become a shield against the evil thoughts and acts, and a mean to protect from the hellfire. This is what the Holy Prophet meant when he eloquently said, "Fasting is a shield." </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i><b>so that you may have taqwa</b></i></span><br />
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However, a mere voluntarily abstaining from food and drink is not enough for the fast to be accepted or effective in purifying soul and inculcating taqwa. With giving up food and drink, it is imperative that the fasting person must also faithfully heed all prohibitions and perform all duties prescribed by Allah and His Holy Prophet. The Holy Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam made this point abundantly clear in more than one of his sayings. At one occasion he said, </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i><b>"Whoever does not give up vain speech and evil actions, Allah is not in need of his fasting", </b></i>i.e. Allah will not accept his fasting.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> <br />
In an another hadith, the Holy Prophet warned, <i><b> </b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i><b>"How many persons fast and get nothing out of their fasting except hunger and thirst and how many persons pray at night and get nothing out of it except sleeplessness." </b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> <br />
These and other hadith tell a fasting person that the fast from food and drink must accompany the fast of tongue for his fast to be valid and beneficial. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i><b>so that you may have taqwa</b></i></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Fast of tongue means one should completely protect his speech from vain talk and foul language including lying and slandering. Also, fasting without the five daily obligatory prayers is of little avail; it becomes devoid of spiritual benefits. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><i><b>so that you may have taqwa</b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br />
The fasting in the blessed month of Ramadan is of vital importance among the scheme of things that Islam has planned for a believer to secure the motivation and acquire taqwa. If done properly, fast will take a believer forward to the next eleven months to live in Allah's Will.<br />
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Ramadan is aptly called a taqwa training month.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Taken from : articles posted in Lisanul Arab, Khutbah Bank and Islam City. Jzkkk.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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