Saturday, October 31, 2009

God consciousness

Those whose breats God has expanded, by allowing them to confirm the truth in their hearts, to long for the means that lead to Him, and to adhere to the way of those possessing intellects by carefully minding the limits established by the divine law.

It is related that a desert Arab asked the Messenger saw,"Who is the best of all people?" He responded,"One who is blessed with a long life accompanied with good deeds." One given these two things, a long life filled with righteous deeds has truly been blessed.

What are the means that lead to God? Those means are all of the things that lead you, or draw you near, to God, Most High. Obeying His commandments, avoiding His prohibitions, reciting and acting on His scripture, engaging in His remembrance, worshipping Him as He commanded us to do on the basis of knowledge and truth, seeking the assistance of righteous, learned Muslims, sitting in the company of pious people, praying to God that He helps us; all of these are valid means that lead to God. Some scholars have described other means that might be deemed controversial. What we have mentioned here is sufficient, for cautiousness in dealing with controversial matters is one of the best manifestations of true religiosity.

God mentions in the Quran, 'O Believers! Be dutifully mindful of God and pursue the means that lead unto Him; strenuously exert yourselves for His sake in order to be successful.'
(Surah al-Maidah 5:35)

In this verse, we are minded that the essence of God-consciousness lies in leaving off harmful and forbidden things, even though the soul may have a deep craving for them. The essence of pursuing the means to God lies in doing those things He has commanded, even though the soul may find those things difficult and undesirable. Hence, we commanded to exert ourselves strenuously, because the path the believer walks in this world is a difficult one and one has to work arduously to remain on it.
..............Treatise for the Seekers of Guidance

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Sunday, October 25, 2009

The Reality

Allah swt (or God) is real....

Jannah (Paradise) is real....

Jahanam (Hell) is real....

The rewards are real.....

The punishment are also real....

and......

this world is not real....

Allah swt created this world (dunya) as an enjoyment to the non believers; a prison for the believers and a testing ground for those who do good works and are righteous.

Allah swt has been presenting so many of His manifest signs to mankind; warning us since 1400yrs ago.

What have we prepared for the life to come before us?

Thursday, October 22, 2009

A lesson on patience

Friends around me had all becoming pregnant; some having their 1st, whilst others are having a 2nd. Even those who were married after me are already making their way to the hospitals for their ante-natal exercises and check-ups.

Time and time again, i repeat the same old statement in my head;"Don't worry, for Allah swt knows best, and He is the best of Planners." He knows better when is the time suitable for me to be a mommy. Maybe there's still a lot to improve about myself before i become a mother to my child.

And it isn't just a lesson on trust but on being truly patient and sincere, in what Allah swt has decreed upon.

We could only pray for Allah's guidance and blessings to be bestowed with pious and pure offspring. ameen.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Reap the benefits

This dunya is the sowing ground for our akirah.

We sow the seeds here and reap the benefits there.

And isn't what this life here, is all about?

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

When the heaven is split asunder (1)
And attentive to her Lord in fear, (2)
And when the earth is spread out (3)
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty (4)
And attentive to her Lord in fear! (5)
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence). (6)
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand (7)
He truly will receive an easy reckoning (8)
And will return unto his folk in joy. (9)
But whoso is given his account behind his back, (10)
He surely will invoke destruction (11)
And be thrown to scorching fire. (12)
He verily lived joyous with his folk, (13)
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah). (14)
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him! (15)
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset, (16)
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth, (17)
And by the moon when she is at the full, (18)
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane. (19)
What aileth them, then, that they believe not (20)
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah)? (21)
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny; (22)
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding. (23)
So give them tidings of a painful doom, (24)
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing. (25)
Surah al-Inshiqaq 84: 1~25

Friday, October 16, 2009

Still a Muslim

Ever since I spilled the beans to him, things have changed quite a bit. Well, perhaps shy guys like him need a little push and constant reminding on how to please one’s wife.

Besides repeating the same old thing over and over again but in a different style, using different terms, I really wished I don’t have to do this time and time again. It made me looked like as though I’m the one who is displeased with everything and he’s not.

I reflect upon my own behaviour continuously, reprimanding myself if I had lapses during any time of our relationship. In Allah, all knowledge is with Him. But I know jolly well how I fared badly in this life I loaned from Him.

I will continuously pray to Allah swt for showing and guiding me on this straight path; expose my faults to myself so that I may learn to change them; I would never dream to be a Mukmin until I have better myself as a Muslim.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

And only Allah knows best

我的伤心,也只有阿拉懂。
我的悲伤,也只有阿拉明白。
我的流泪,也只有阿拉知道是为谁而流。

告诉别人,他们也未必能了解我所经历的悲伤。

已经很久没有让我开心的事了,所以脸上的笑容都消失了。
尽然,他都没有发觉到。

直到那晚。。。。

Friday, October 09, 2009

Timely reminders

Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) had this advice:
"Virtue will never disappear and sins are never forgotten and the Glorious One who cherishes us all never wanes. So do what you will.... but rest assured that you will be held accountable for all your deeds."



Your Lord, whose love and care has sustained you since you were a drop of 'mingled water' is immensely kind and gracious to those who believe and put their trust in Him. If you are sincerely trying to avoid sin, He'll replace the blunders you make with the good deeds that are part of a Muslim's everyday life.He understands all our imperfections and failings, and what He, in His unfathomable mercy, requires of us is not perfection but sincerity. For He knows. and He cares. Let each mistake be a lesson, and a reason to move ahead with greater fervour. For this is what Taubah means: returning.


Even if a true believer commits a serious sin incidentally, he should remember that the doors of repentance and atonement are always open. and i saw this from the hadith that says, the gates of paradise are open on Mondays and Thursdays. Here's another verse from the Book:
"Those who avoid great sins and shameful deeds, only (falling into) small faults,- verily thy Lord is ample in forgiveness. He knows you well when He brings you out of the earth, And when ye are hidden in your mothers' wombs. Therefore justify not yourselves: He knows best who it is that guards against evil." (53:32)