Yesterday i learned lots of things.my wise advisor took out some of his precious time and enlightened me on some issues related to the dos and donts in the religion. he felt that he wasn't talking logic but from experience. so i told him i'm new so anything that i have never come across, i would definitely take it as a logical advise or information. i even told him i dont have many referrals whom i can seek help with, and he suddenly kept quiet.wonder what will he do to help me?
yesterday was also my tawhid lesson. tawhid lessons have always been one of my favourite subject. tawhid= oneness of God. and i never failed to miss any of the lessons. uh-ah, not because of the teacher but because of the invariable amount of knowledge that the teacher has shared with the class with his style of teaching. he always ask intriguing questions. questions that will spur your mind to think hard for the answers. and even though i was already so tired by the time the class starts at 8pm, i would sit up straight, listen attentively and actively participate in answering his questions. i'm into module 2 already. so sometimes he would bring up questions he had asked before in module 1. so when my classmates and i had recalled his examples, and throw similar answers back to him, he was so surprised that we would still remember what he said.
every ustaz would seem so concerned about the welfare and development of converts, because every now and then, they heard stories about them embracing islam because of marriage. he felt that this reason would not suffice or provide a solid foundation of Islam in their hearts. because if the man is found to be unfaithful, the wife would probably be also 'unfaithful' to islam, and would head back as an unbeliever again. this of course is very bad and unhealthy he said. and my fiqh teacher would always get so agitated whenever he talks about converts that do not pay attention to issues like not performing prayers as required after conversion, or covering up the aurat as required etc... he caught one of my class mate removing her scarf the moment she left the school. when the teacher said that, she and her boyfriend and me looked at each other...
everytime when they talk about these converts, i'm thankful that i'm not one of those converts who dont take religion seriously.i'm really really grateful, thankful and in full deep appreciation towards God for giving me this opportunity to learn about islam in my life. because of his mercy and his guidance, i've learned to love, study and follow his teachings wholeheartedly. alhamdullilah. i've embraced islam because i want to, not because i need to do it for marriage. the teacher then relates an example between a born muslim as a person who has won a car and a muslim convert who bought a car with his hard earned money.for the owner of the won car, even if there are scratches, he wouldnt care.and to the person who works hard to buy the car with his own means, would treasure the car with so much love and care. we know how important the truth is for us and we really are serious about keeping and strengthening our faith.
nonetheless, no one is perfect. human beings are created weak as quoted in the Quran. human beings are also prone to desires. It is the freedom of choice that God gave that creates 'accountability'. with the freedom of choice given, any individual is given the freedom to choose whatever religion they want, and whichever idol they want to worship. you just have to be responsible for the choice that you made for yourself. so Al-Fatihah has this verse that says: 'Guide us on the straight path.' because the path would always be laden with boogey traps, tests and tribulations, we must always seek guidance from God to maintain, sustain our faith on the right path. we will just have to remind ourselves everytime.
anyone can have their own beliefs. so i'm not influencing anyone with my choice of belief. just take it or leave it.
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