don't wait!

(1) Iwani Khalid

Never wait for others to be kind to us before we are, be it at home or elsewhere

Acts of kindness will always return to us in a greater way!

In fact if each individual excels in kindness we will be surrounded by the most wonderful people living in the ideal home or society.

Never wait for others to be kind to us before we are, be it at home or elsewhere.

Let US start the trend! The reward will be felt almost immediately.

Above that we will be recompensed in an even better way in the hereafter

NASI & LEMAK: DAKWAH ATAU AKHWAT?

NASI & LEMAK: DAKWAH ATAU AKHWAT?

Kita bukan orang biasa-biasa. Kita bernafas dengan oksigen dakwah. Kita hidup hanya kerana mencari redha Allah. Tidak semua tempat. Tidak semua masa hubungan ini dibolehkan. Ada batas-batasnya tersendiri kerana Allah nak jaga kita. Kerana Allah sangat sayang kita.

Jagalah hatimu. Dan aku akan jaga hatiku.

KISAH BANI ISRAEL

Pedoman - Teladan dari Kisah Bani Israel

ilahi
anta jihadi

kareemun anta wahab

finding my way home

allahumma anta salam
wa minka salam

ilahi
anta jihadi

every day is a struggle
help me get up and walk
O Lord ..



sifat2 buruk israel
- degil
- keras hato
- tak mo terima hakikat

peribadi tercela
- lemah imn
- mudah terpedya
-cerewet
- suka berdolak dalih
- banyak soal jawab
- lemah semangat!

larangan dari turun tangkap ikat hari sbtu
- utk hormati hari besar

"Andai Islam Seperti Sebuah Bangunan Usang Yang Hampir Roboh, Maka Akanku Berjalan Ke Seluruh Dunia Mencari Jiwa-Jiwa Muda. Aku Tidak Ingin Mengutip Dengan Ramai Bilangan Mereka, Tapi Aku Inginkan Hati-Hati Yang Ikhlas Untuk Membantuku Dan Bersama Membina Kembali Bangunan Usang Itu Menjadi Sebuah Bangunan Yang Tersergam Indah.."-HAB

Dh|ya-ulkahf| Arts: SAB

"Andai Islam Seperti Sebuah Bangunan Usang Yang Hampir Roboh, Maka Akanku Berjalan Ke Seluruh Dunia Mencari Jiwa-Jiwa Muda. Aku Tidak Ingin Mengutip Dengan Ramai Bilangan Mereka, Tapi Aku Inginkan Hati-Hati Yang Ikhlas Untuk Membantuku Dan Bersama Membina Kembali Bangunan Usang Itu Menjadi Sebuah Bangunan Yang Tersergam Indah.."-HAB

IT'S JUST ANOTHER DAY

NASI & LEMAK: IT'S JUST ANOTHER DAY

Many years ago, our father Ibrahim (AS) made a choice. He loved his son. But He loved God more. The commandment came to sacrifice his son. But it wasn’t his son that was slaughtered. It was his attachment to anything that could compete with his love for God. So let us ask ourselves in these beautiful days of sacrifice, 

which attachments do we need to slaughter?

Restaurateur Q & A

Restaurateur Q & A

Restaurateur Q & A

The hall will have an additional 60 – 70 seats and we can expect to have birthdays, engagement parties, bridal showers, and student graduating parties there.

Mohammed Azhar,
Pak Centre Halal Restaurant,
Scarborough, Ontario

By Gary Lipovetsky, President of MenuPalace.com

There is much to be said for the family-owned restaurant. Whether it’s the years of familiarity that just seems to pour into every tasty dish, or the mere fact that tradition somehow plays a more pivotal role when it comes to kin: a good ol’ family restaurant just can’t seem to be beat. Such is the case with Mohammed Azhar and his parents, brothers and extended family members who’ve helped take Pak Centre Halal Restaurant from its humble beginnings to its new, modern heights. 

MP: How did you get involved in the restaurant business?

MA: We actually started out in a small 10 x 10 stall in the Downsview Flea Market, selling our food in a stall. It was a great experience and we did really well, so after a couple of years we decided to do something different, and moved the business to a small take out restaurant on Midland Avenue in Scarborough. We gained a lot of loyal customers there and the great response pushed us to take the risk and open up Pak Centre Halal Restaurant. We’ve been open now for about a year and half.

to free and to be free

to free and to be free

of mutarabbi. 

Tertarik dengan sedikit kata-kata pakcik Osland.

Manipulation is a very inefficient way of managing motivation because it requires that you as a manager maintain control of the carrot and stick.

Huhu sangat betul. And as an effect, kena fikir dan plan macam mana nak motivate, on a day-to-day basis.

No wonderlah punya banyak ayat makiyyah, semuanya pasal kenalkan Allah, semuanya berciri ukhrawi, dan semuanya mengingatkan tentang motivasi terbesar, yakni yaumuttaghabun! hari yang semua orang akan claim dari semua orang hak dan pahala.

sebab Allah nak pastikan, yang tertanam di hati, yang menggerakkan amal, adalah motivasi yang sebenar. bukan sebab terpsycho dengan satu kisah abu dzar. bukan sebab termanipulate dengan satu kisah ka'ab bin malik, dan sebagainya.

harus suci murni, termotivasi kerana Allah semata.

kalau tak akan sangat lelah, bagai tukul dan paku, sekali ketuk sekali masuk.  

dan di kala sangat lelah, ingat, bukan salah sesiapa, bukan silap teknikal mana-mana, tapi muhasabah hubungan kita dengan Allah.

Allah je yang boleh bagi.

12 Things You Should Know for Sure

12 Things You Should Know for Sure: "when you know better, you do better."

'via Blog this'

maybe I should do a travelogue!

(42) Muhammad Aiman Azlan: ""Inilah pelajaran berharga yang saya pelajari di Turki. Soal komunikasi dan perhubungan, tidaklah bergantung sepenuhnya kepada persoalan bahasa. Hubungan dalam ukhuwah akan berjaya atau gagal, bukan pada sejauh mana kita menguasai bahasa semata, malah ia bergantung kepada kemahuan hati. Jika hati mahu berukhuwah, soal bahasa menjadi kecil. Sepuluh patah perkataan, sudah cukup untuk membutirkan mesra dan rasa bersaudara. Didiklah hati agar mahu bersaudara, bentuklah diri agar menjadi kawan, nescaya saudara akan bertambah, kawan akan datang berukhuwah. Jadilah kawan, tak perlu mencari-cari kawan.

...

Apa yang mengikat hati kami adalah rasa mahu berkongsi tujuan hidup. Hidup sebagai hamba, yang saling mengasihi kerana Allah, bertemu dan berpisah kerana-Nya. Sesungguhnya bersaudara kerana Allah memang indah. Bertemu tidak jemu, berpisah tidak gelisah."

[Petikan daripada buku "Secangkir Teh Pengubat Letih" oleh Ustaz Hasrizal Abdul Jamil, m/s 212-213]"

'via Blog this'

Fav part

(42) Muhammad Aiman Azlan: ""Apa yang berlaku kepada dirimu, tidaklah sepenting apa yang berlaku dalam dirimu.

Ujian yang datang, seperti tiupan angin yang tidak boleh ditentu. Namun, bagaimanakah kita menyambut ujian itu, bagaimanakah kita menafsirkannya, adalah layar perahu yang kita kawal. Arah angin tidak boleh ditentu, namun layar perahu boleh dipandu. Mahu menyambut realiti kehidupan secara positif atau negatif, anda pilih sendiri.

Mukmin menafsirkan kesusahan dan kesenangan, kedua-duanya adalah pelajaran daripada Allah.

Tafsirkanlah setiap liku hidup ini sebagai bahasa Tuhan mengajar insan.

'Dialah yang telah menjadikan mati dan hidup (kamu) sebagai ujian untuk menzahirkan siapakah antara kamu yang lebih baik amalnya; dan Dia Maha Kuasa (membalas amal kamu), lagi Maha Pengampun, (bagi orang-orang yang bertaubat).' (al-Mulk: 2)"

[Petikan daripada buku "Secangkir Teh Pengubat Letih" oleh Ustaz Hasrizal Abdul Jamil, m/s 205 - 206]"

'via Blog this'

sweet birthday letter

Life: 20 and Counting

A letter to thyself

Dear future Izhar,

Life is never easy. It's confusing, challenging and part of the way, there is a series of insecurity, pain, and sometimes jovial. On your journey, you'll encounter many things. But before you can continue your steps, always remember your sole purpose of your existence.

Tidak aku ciptakan jin dan manusia melainkan hanya untuk beribadah kepada-Ku 

[Adz-Dzariyat, 51: 56]

Put God on top of anything for once you have Allah by your side, you don't need anything else. Your deen is your priority. In search of thyself, is to know your Creator. And in search of barakah, is to follow His guidance. Years ahead, you'll be walking alone and for that reason, you need a stronger heart. As you need to eat to fill your stomach and to gain energy, the food for soul are patience and gratefulness.

A wise and pious man always gets benefits whether in time of good or bad. He who endures problems with patience and cherishes comfort with gratefulness.

Many more years to come, you'll be walking on the path you chose. Never regret once you made a choice but also, be cautious every time you have to decide. Don't make decision when you're angry. Once it's decided, put your best into everything you do and let God do the rest. Never give up. Hope doesn't last without prayers, and prayers are meaningless without efforts.

Don't hold your tears. A man's tear is as powerful as a woman's. To cry doesn't mean you're weak. It's to let you know your potential. Cry when you need to cry, and laugh when you need to laugh. You'll also meet many people that come and go in you life. Never judge unless you've been in their shoes and experience the same thing.

Everyone is struggling to fight their own battle. So have heart - Nadia Ashari

Among those you meet, be sure to know who is friend and who is foe. Take care of your good friends as they are jewels in life. Nowadays, it's hard to find a friend that's always there for you especially in time of need. Cheer your friendships and repay their kindness. Remember the time they all came sitting next to you when you were sick? They didn't utter a word, just sat there and read comics but they were there when you need them.

Be careful of your foes, but always forgive them. A strong man is not someone who can lift 100 kg of stone, but the one who can control himself when in anger and the one that is forgiving.

Who spend (in the cause of Allah) during ease and hardship and who restrain anger and who pardon the people - and Allah loves the doers of good;

[Al-Imran, 3: 134]

Family. Be a good man that loves his family the most. Treat your father and mother the way they treated you. Take care of their welfare when they grow old. Express your gratitude to them, ask for their forgiveness, pray for their prosperity in this world and the Hereafter. Make them feel your love and always make them proud. Make dua for them everyday in your prayer. That's the best thing you can do.

And We have enjoined upon man (care) for his parents....

[Al-Luqman, 31: 14]

The same goes to your siblings. I know you guys fight a lot but that's just how siblings express their love to each other. Remember all the happy faces when all of us gather during holidays, during Raya, and the precious moment you've shared together. No one understand you best like your own family.


Don't live in the past. Learn from them. There are many lessons for you take from every single thing that happened in your life. Keep you head held high. Be confident but don't lose that crazy attitude of yours. Every group needs a clumsy guy that can crack a joke and makes them laugh sometimes.

Be calm in whatever situations. Don't be a lazy bump and a sleepy head. I mean, reduce it to a minimum level. Procrastinate when you feel like doing so. Sometimes, you need to take a break from everything but not too often. Or else, it'll become cancer :)

Love equally. Love is subjective and tougher than calculus. You've been there and you know you're not ready. But when you are, I'm sure you'll meet someone special like no other. And she just suits you best. Everything will be worth the wait, and in the meantime, never lose hope and keep praying. Be honest to her, be loyal to her. Because in the next phase of your life, she'll be the one that provides support to you, lend her ears to your stories, share your heart and love, and a hug from her will make every sickness and worry disappear.

Bila lafaz cinta itu halal, memang lain rasanya - Aiman Azlan

Keep dreaming. You know what you want to achieve. You've been in the bathroom for more than 30 minutes thinking what to do next year. Dream is not something to be laughed at. Now you know your goals, pursue them with courage. Like every pain makes muscle grows stronger, fear makes you braver. Don't afraid of trying and falling down. Be motivated. If everyone else can do it, why not you?

Be yourself. Be Khairul Izhar. Live to that name, and make your life awesome.

Happy 20th Birthday

Another year older, another year wiser.

And when you turn 21, write another letter to Mr. 22. Keep the tradition going because

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Neither does bathing. That's why we recommended it daily 

-Zig Ziglar-

Err, in our case, it's yearly :)

Sincerely,

Present Izhar, or should I say Past Izhar?

http://paperjetplane.blogspot.ca/2011/12/life-20-and-counting_31.html

start sweet end

Start the day with something sweet and end it with something sweeter

 

 

http://paperjetplane.blogspot.ca/2011/10/life-morning-alarm-clock.html

cool light

I searched for light in vain, every night it became a nightmare, but one thing I learnt, a crucial knowledge, is never to lose hope.

I kept praying, at the same still struggling to fight the doubts and worries that resided in my heart, I lost. I tried to regain strength, I did but the battle was already over. And what's left, was to decide on my next path. So I did. Honestly, I wish to keep all my memories of 2011 in a Pandora's Box where only time has the key to open it.

But that's just pathetic. Compared to others, this is nothing I guess. Everyone has their own fights, everyone feels the same occasionally, and this time, unfortunately, I was chosen. It's better to be this early, I need to learn the lesson anyway. God has His own plan, and for sure, I'll gain benefits out of it sometime in the future.

There are more to these, and I tell true story. But only a part of it. People, often drive by curiosity, but not a helping hand. And that's why I chose to be silent. Silence is not the best solution, until I found a way, I'll keep it this way. And I'm sorry for all the mistakes and sins. For I'm also a normal human being.

I already have the end in mind. God willing, I'll be packing my stuffs once again, to leave for another terminal and set foot on a new journey. I'm trying to learn to see things differently, judging things based on a new perspective, and perhaps this is the time to improvise, fixing things that needed to be fixed, before setting sail again.

And if that came true, maybe I'll see the world clearer than once I did.

Cheers to a year of friendship, learning, love and living. And what's great to be born on the last day of the year, you're able to reflects on many things in the past and a new resolution for next year.

Probably too early, but

Happy New Year 2012

 

http://paperjetplane.blogspot.ca/2011/12/life-hello-2012-goodbye-2011.html

 

Anonymous said...

well written!i hope i could write one like this..

January 4, 2012 9:55 PM

izhar kasim said...

Thanks. It's just an expression of feeling :)

January 5, 2012 12:24 AM

 

self-reflection

Judging others is easier as we are not placed in the same boat as them, thus we don't experience what they have gone through, putting us in a stable state of mind and we are able to evaluate everything without any mental disturbance although there is a flaw as we may have pursue such action according to our own knowledge, experience and belief which may not coincide with that targeted people.

Factuality, self-reflection is not as easy as we thought. Separating one's mind into two, and to hope one portion is capable of judging the other half, seeing through our problem and finding a solution are not realistic. The potential we see in ourselves is somewhat inadequate and insufficient. But in reality, it is needed and it does make sense.

By the time we try to do a self-reflection, we may not have come to a conclusion. To improvise when we lack in knowledge and common sense, we decide impromptu to just continue what we are doing as when matter involves emotional-attachment and wrong reasons, it's hard to perceive things as a whole. Self-reflection requires seeing yourself as a totally different entity, and to inspect every part of that entity as a whole in term of physical, emotional and spiritual aspects.

 

 

The meaning of life is to give life a meaning. So what's your raison d'etre?

 

 

 http://paperjetplane.blogspot.ca/2012/09/how.html

we are human. we are living.

The novel was amazing. The story, mind blowing.  

“To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.” - Yann Martel, Life of Pi

p/s: You know, when you read a book, you kinda feel yourself as the main character. You feel what they feel, you thought what they thought, and the journey seems similar. Maybe, because we are human. Maybe, because we are living. 

http://paperjetplane.blogspot.ca/2012/09/vid-life-of-pi.html

cara pandang

pandang masalah kita sebagai satu cabaran untuk mencabar kelemahan diri sendiri. Keluar dari ketakutan yang sudah menjadi keselesaan diri, minda kita dan memulakan hidup baru dari satu titik permulaan yang keliru.

p/s: the best way out is to walk through it

source: satu fikir


Ketika baginda dilahirkan, baginda tidak dapat pernah merasa kasih sayang seorang bapa, Abdullah. Pada umur kanak-kanak, baginda kehilangan lagi kasih sayang seorang ibu, Aminah. Nasib baik ada datuk, Abdul Mutalib dan bapa saudara, Abu Talib yang penyayang. Tidak lama selepas itu, datuk kesayangan pula pergi lenyap dari hidup baginda.  Tinggallah baginda bersama-sama bapa saudaranya sehingga ditemukan jodoh oleh Allah dengan seorang perempuan hebat, Khadijah. Tetapi kegembiraan itu tidak berpanjangan apabila isteri tercinta lebih awal pergi menghadap Ilahi dan sekitar masa yang sama, bapa saudara tersayang juga pergi tanpa pernah mengucapkan syahadah.

Hebat. Sungguh hebat dugaan yang Allah berikan kepada kekasihNya. Untuk apakah dugaan-dugaan sebegini diberikan.? Jelas untuk mengajar baginda supaya tidak meletakkan kebergantungan kepada manusia yang baginda sayangi. Sebab itu orang tersayang baginda diambil Allah silih berganti. Ia mengajar baginda untuk meletakkan pengharapan hanya padaNya. Sebab itu juga, hati baginda menjadi kuat. Menjadi sangat kuat melalui hikmah-hikmah sebegini.

Justeru (justeru gittew :p) untuk menjadi kuat seperti baginda, ayuh kita belajar untuk redha dalam setiap kehilangan dan memandang kepada hikmah dalam setiap dugaan.  Dan sentiasa remind diri, kebergantunganku 100% hanyalah kepada Allah. Annyong.!

http://farahinlee.blogspot.ca/2012/10/kebergantunganku.html

 

rabbaniyah 10 Zulhijjah. Let's marathonn!!!

1. berjihad dengan harta dan jiwanya, ia memperoleh syahadah dan hartanya habis, tidak tersisa sedikitpun darinya
2. Umat Islam sekarang ini melewati hari-hari baru
3. mewajibkan kita untuk menguatkan Rabbaniyah dan hubungan yang intens dengan Allah
4. untuk meraih pertolongan dan supports dari Allah secara berterusan
5. kita PERLU
1. tambahan taqarrub pada Allah,
2. meminta pertolongan kepada-Nya,
3. merendah diri di hadapan-Nya karena Allah Dzat Pemberi pertolongan
4. menghadap kepada-Nya dengan sepenuh hati dan anggota tubuh kita

1. Kita beribadah
   kepada Pencipta kita dengan Rabbaniyah

surat Al-Hajj:41.

 "orang-orang yang jika Kami teguhkan kedudukan mereka di muka bumi niscaya mereka "

1. mendirikan sembahyang,
2. menunaikan zakat,
3. menyuruh berbuat ma’ruf dan mencegah dari perbuatan yang mungkar; dan
4. kepada Allah-lah kembali segala urusan.”

HIDUPKAN 10 Zulhijjah!

1. hendaknya kembali mendekat kepada Allah dengan taubatan nashuha dan mensucikan hati.
2. berusaha untuk shalat berjama’ah tepat waktu di masjid pada hari-hari ini
3. kemudian menjaga shalat sunnah qabliyah dan bakdiyah 12 rakaat

Dari Abu Hurairah ra. dari Nabi saw.:

“Tidaklah seorang muslim berangkat ke masjid untuk shalat dan dzikir, kecuali Allah akan merindukannya sebagaimana kerinduan orang yang lama tidak berjumpa kemudian ia kembali menemuinya.” HR. Ibnu Majah

• menjaga shalat nawafil harian, terutama shalat Dhuha, Witir dan Qiyamullail
• “Siapa yang memusuhi kekasih-Ku, maka Aku menyatakan perang kepadanya. Dan tiada mendekat kepada-Ku seorang hamba-Ku dengan sesuatu yang lebih Ku sukai daripada menjalankan kewajibannya, dan hamba-Ku senantiasa mendekat kepada-Ku dengan melakukan sunnat-sunnat, sehingga Ku sukai. Maka apabila Aku telah kasih padanya, Akulah yang menjadi pendengarannya dan penglihatannya, dan sebagai tangan yang digunakannya dan kaki yang dijalankannya, dan apabila ia memohon kepada-Ku pasti Ku-kabulkan, dan jika berlindung kepada-Ku pasti kulindungi.” HR Bukhari
• khotmul Qur’an dengan membacanya minimal satu kali pada 10 hari Dzulhijjah, artinya satu hari tiga juz.
• berpuasa pada hari-hari tersebut sesuai kemampuan kita, minimal hari Senin, Kamis dan hari Arafah. Siapa yang dikehendaki Allah shaum semuanya dengan sungguh-sungguh, maka pahalanya menjadi kewajiban bagi Allah atasnya, dan itu merupakan keutamaan dari Allah yang diberikan kepadanya.

1. berupaya untuk senantiasa berdzikir dan berdoa pada hari-hari ini, terutama dzikir pagi dan petang, berusaha dzikir kondisi tertentu, do’a khutmul Qur’an, dzikir mutlak (minimal 1000 perhari) seperti istighfar, tasbih, tahmid, tahlil, takbir dan memperbanyak shalawat atas nabi saw.
2. menghadirkan kewajiban haji di hatinya, merasakan manasik haji dan syi’ar-syi’ar lainnya seakan-akan ia bersama mereka. Merasakan makna pengorbanan, pengabdian dan keta’atan.
3. semangat dalam berdo’a pada hari-hari ini
4. memperhatikan waktu-waktu mustajab
1. setelah shalat, ketika sujud, ketika ifthor, sahur.
2. Jangan lupakan do’a untuk kemenangan dan kemajuan umat Islam keseluruhan,
3. terutama saudara-saudara kita di Suriah, Palestina, Burma dan negara-negara minoritas Muslim agar
4. kezhaliman diangkat dari mereka dan dijauhkan dari bencana
5. infaq fi sabilillah, terutama sadaqah rahasia, karenanya bisa memadamkan kemarahan Tuhan.
6. berusaha untuk ibadah di Masjid.
7. berdiam diri antara waktu fajar sampai matahari terbit, minimal dua kali pada hari-hari ini

“Siapa yang shalat shubuh berjamaah kemudian duduk mengingat Allah hingga matahari terbit kemudian shalat sebanyak dua rakaat, maka untuknya pahala sebagaimana pahala haji dan umrah yang sempurna, sempurna dan sempurna” HR. Tirmidzi

• menghidupkan sunnah berkorban, berazam untuk melaksanakannya dikarenakan fadhilah dan pahala yang besar
• hendaknya seorang muslim menganjurkan keluarganya; istri dan anak-anaknya untuk menyambut jamuan Allah swt ini, membantu mereka untuk melaksanakan kebaikan dan keta’atan pada hari-hari ini, sehingga Rabbaniyah hidup di rumah kita.
• hendaknya setiap muslim berusaha melaksanakan taujihat dan pesan-pesan ini di lingkungannya bersama teman-temannya, dengan tetangganya dan menganjurkan mereka melaksanakannya,
• “Siapa yang menunjukan kebaikan baginya pahala persis seperti orang yang melakukannya” sehingga manfaatnya meluas dan suasana keta’atan melingkupi semua umat Islam.

source :  http://muharikah.com/rabbaniyah-di-10-hari-bulan-dzulhijjah/

 

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from kak azzah' page.

FAITH without OBEDIENCE is a MEANINGLESS.
OBEDIENCE without FAITH is mere rituals and may lead to hypocrisy.

together, FAITH + OBEDIENCE must lead to Righteousness with IHSAN.

IHSAN = Focus on INTENTION to sincerely serve Allah.
3 aspects that will DEFINE TRUE SUBMISSION to ALLAH!

iman
- belief
- faith
- conviction

amal
- submission
- obedience
- practice

ihsan
- best or righteous conduct.

Nor A'zzah shared Ilm Companions's status.

October 7

AlhamdulilLah, a beautiful reminder :)

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf:

"All the roads lead to death, but only one of them leads to a good death, and that's the road of Ihsaan - of being a beautifier, being somebody that makes the world a better place than you found it. That when you leave the world, the world was better for having you in it. And this is the ultimate criterion of a human being."

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Ya, macam2 alasan boleh kita guna untuk keluar usrah.
Tak pass exam
Mak marah
suami tak kasi keluar malam
Ada exam bulan depan
list go on and on..
tapi, sabarlah. Nak masuk syurga tak senang. Seperti mana awak rasa susah nak gi usrah, mmg itulah bayarannya untuk dapat syurga Allah.
Kene sabar, kene chill, cool. Kena faham usrah ini jantung kehidupan kita. Boleh kita hidup tanpa jantung kita? Of course takkan?
Kesemua itu memberikan bekalan. Di hening malam yang tiada makhluk yang bangun kecuali kita, kita alunkan ayat-ayat dakwah. Satu persatu air mata kita gugur dan hati kita yang keras berkarat menjadi selembut mata air.
Itu memberi bekalan buat kita.
Melihat sungai, langit, matahari, bintang, semua itu juga adalah bekalan buat kita.
Barangkali Allah mahu tarbiyahkan kita bahawa:
Apabila kita dilanda halangan di jalan dakwah, kita harus cari penyelesaian. Bukan lari darinya.
Untuk kita memberikan teguran berhikmah serta berterusan membina diri sendiri. .
Sabarlah dalam perjuangan ini sayangku. Kau akan temui kebahagiaan di penghujungnya.
Semua orang struggle dalam usrahnya walaupun pada orang yang hebat dalam dakwahnya.

http://muharikah.com/oh-usrahku/

kerana pujian

Kerana kamu mahukan pujian manusia, Tuhan tidak mahu bertemu denganmu….

http://mawarnafastari.blogspot.ca/2012/09/mawar-menulis_17.html

limit of sharing

The more u write the more u can write.. vice versa. Well, for me... I didn't intend to stop blogging. It's simply the time constraint that I was facing as a new teacher..pregnant some more..huhu..and how to set the limit on what to share and what not to share. Being a married person, of course it is not appropriate to share so many things about my married life.. Right? So I was always struggling, trying to decide on the best way to publicly write... To share and to educate but not to reveal too much. Because at times it is soo tempting to share everything. And then comes the nawaitu part... What is my purpose of writing. One thing for sure, I want to inspire people and I need to remind people about agama stuff.. My life was quite messy this year... And I didn't find it inspiring at all. And when me myself was in that horrible condition, I found myself inadequate to write reminders here. 

http://anis-girl.blogspot.ca/2012/10/writing-again.html

Life checklist

1. Solat sunat, Quran, sedekah, berkata baik atau diam, bersangka baik.

2.Do things to please hubby, mama, papa, kakak, kakchik, abang, in order to please Allah.

3. Contact friends & sisters secara berkala.

4. Jaga perbelanjaan.

5. Ensure semua benda always in place.

6. Hidup bersistem - plan and carry out the plans.

7. Meet more people, spread dakwah. Jangan malas.

8. Read a lot! Minimum : 2 books a month.

9. Healthy eating please!

10. Fasobrun jamil. Jangan cepat reactive and defensive.

Paling tinggi ketauhidan kita hanya di peringkat akal atau fikiran sahaja kerana tahu dan percaya itu perkara akal. Kita dikatakan orang yang berfikiran tauhid, bukan yang berjiwa tauhid.

Mengenal Tuhan ialah langkah pertama untuk mendapat khusyuk. Setelah mengenali Tuhan barulah kita akan dapat merasakan kehebatan dan keagungan Tuhan di hati kita kerana kenal itu perkara hati.
Barulah kita akan dapat rasa bertuhan. Selagi hati kita tidak dapat rasa bertuhan, ia tidak akan dapat rasa kehambaan dan ia tidak akan dapat rasa khusyuk.

Ada hadis berbunyi: “Awal-awal agama adalah mengenal Allah” Maksudnya, selagi kita tidak kenal Allah, agak sukar untuk kita beragama. Kita tidak akan boleh khusyuk.
Selagi kita tidak boleh khusyuk kita sebenarnya belum berjiwa Tauhid. Kalau kita belum berjiwa Tauhid kita tidak akan mampu mengamalkan dan menegakkan syariat Islam secara lahir dan batin.
Mungkin kita boleh laksanakan syariat lahir tetapi batinnya kosong. Tidak ada khusyuk, tidak ada roh dan tidak ada jiwa. Padahal Islam itu mesti ada lahir dan batinnya.


soul as dai'e switched on!

khusyuk.

Lalai berpunca daripada pengaruh dunia. Kalau dunia berada di hati amat sukar untuk mendapat khusyuk dalam sembahyang. Dunia akan terbawa dalam sembahyang.

Sebab itu kalau dalam sembahyang hanya ada rasa-rasa keduniaan seperti seronok baru berjumpa kawan, teringat polis saman kereta kita salah parking atau bimbang tak sempat pergi ke bank sebelum bank tutup dan sebagainya.

Rasa-rasa ini ialah rasa dunia yang melalaikan, bukan rasa-rasa khusyuk. Sekiranya kita tidak kenal Tuhan, hanya setakat tahu dan percaya sahaja,
kita tidak akan dapat rasa khusyuk.

http://www.islamituindah.my/lalai-solat-kerana-pengaruh-dunia

The purpose of life : a simple truth

The layers of paint beautifying the canvas arise, ultimately from our inner connection with the Almighty. We trust that whatever the situation may be, God will pull us through, for He is all-knowing, all-wise. Reflecting upon God's different attributes, His infinite Grace, Mercy and Majesty, contemplating over His Justice and Power and driven by a Love for Him, we nurture this sacred, irreplaceable bond.

If life is a painting, then as muslims, our purpose to create a masterpiece, each brushstroke a reflection of the truths of islam and the spirit in which the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him lived his life.

knowledge and wisdom

"Knowledge can be called wisdom, when we start using it and benefiting from it. It takes action to transform knowledge into wisdom"

- Ernie J. Zelinski -