::Wa Nalqa' Al-Ahibba'::

:Muhammad the Conqueror:

His start was a small dream that compelled him through the encouragement of his tutor who planted in him an aspiration, ever since he was ten years old. This aspiration was that he could be the one in whom the Prophet (pbuh) said: “Constantinople shall be conquered, its commander shall be the best commander ever and his army shall be the best army ever.” So his tutor used to tell him: “Why couldn’t this person be you Muhammad?”

The commander, hence, started preparing himself for this mission… He used to ride his horse venturing into the sea until the water would almost reach the bridle of the horse. Little by little he used to come closer to the fortified walls of Constantinople and yell at the top of his lungs, as if addressing Allah’s messenger, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh): “I will be that person.”

He then got back to learn the art of management, the art of governing and the art of war… He mastered 6 languages and kept increasing to his experience… He had this target in front of his eyes.

Then when he became 21 years old, he conquered Constantinople.

~see, isn't it great to be a muslim =)?

Thanks to AmrKhaled

bismillah ....
::I am proud, I am happy, and I am thankful to be a Muslim::

Yeay!
I am proud to be a Muslim!
Everyday when I wake up, I thank God for the fact I am alive for another day as a Muslim.

Yeay!
I enjoy to be a Muslim!
Every Muslims whom I meet, I can greet her/him for everyone is my sister or brother.

Yeay!
I am happy to be a Muslim!
Every seconds of my life, I am always in service for God.

Yeay!
I am grateful to be born as a Muslim!
From my very first breath, I am in full submission to God.

Yeay!
Alhamdulillah,
Thank you Allah for this wonderful,priceless faith!

~~the straight and narrow path to our final abode

Ramadhani Vs Rabbani

Ramadhan is over, so what about after ramadhan?

Ramadhanis only read and finish the Quran during Ramadhan
They go to the mosque only during Ramadhan
They give out charity and do a lot of good deeds only in Ramadhan
Everything stops once Ramadhan is over

Rabbanis continue to read the Quran thru out the year
They continue to go to the mosque every single day
They give charity and do good deeds continuosly
Everything goes on even after Ramadhan

Ramadhan comes and goes
but Allah never leave us even for a split second...

Bismillah

"ehem..ehem"...berdehem-dehem kecil Imam Ibrahim melangkah masuk ke dalam masjid. Sambil membetul-betulkan kopiah di kepala, matanya meninjau-ninjau ke sekitar ruang sembahyang di situ. Dilihatnya ada Tuk Mat, Tok Ali, dan beberapa lagi 'rakan sebaya'nya. "Erm....muka-muka yang biasa juga hari ini..", desis hati Imam Ibrahim. Bukan dia tidak suka dengan orang-orang yang di hadapannya itu, cuma ada sedikit rasa kekecewaan yang membungkam di dadanya, sejak sekian lama. Apa tidaknya, yang hadir ke masjid hanya orang-orang yang sudah di hujung senja seperti dirinya. Tidak kelihatan kelibat anak-anak muda yang tadinya dilihat ramai di padang di seberang jalan bertentangan masjid. Dia tahu malam ini ada perlawanan bola di sana. "Mungkin 'jemaah' besar anak-anak muda sedang berkumpul dan sibuk bermain masa ini", bisik hati Imam Ibrahim lagi.

Perlahan-lahan dia meminta Che Mat yang sudah penuh beruban kepala dan misainya mengalunkan azan dan kemudian iqamat. Seperti biasa, Imam Ibrahim mengetuai jemaah yang tidak lebih dari sebelas orang itu. Selepas solat dan munajat yang agak panjang, Imam Ibrahim mencapai mikrofon berusia entah berapa tahun dan memulakan kuliahnya . Bila dilihatnya kawan-kawan sebaya di hadapannya sudah mula 'tunduk khusyuk' dan 'memancing-mancing ikan', Imam Ibrahim pun menaikkan sedikit suaranya sambil berkata, "InshaAllah saya akhiri kuliah saya pada kali ini dengan.." dan dilihatnya dengan tidak semena-mena semua muka menjadi ceria. Lalu Imam Ibrahim pun menghabiskan kata-katanya,

"Narrated Abu Hurairah radiaAllahu anhu, the prophet (pbuh) said, "No salat is more heavy for the hypocrites than the fajr and the isya' prayer, but if they knew the reward for these salat at their respective times, they would certainly present themselves(in the mosques) even if they had to crawl. The Prophet (pbuh) added, "certainly, I intended (or was about) to order the mua'ddhin to pronounce iqamah and order a man to lead the salat, and then take a fire flame to burn all those who had not yet left their houses for the salat (in the mosques)"

Lalu orang-orang yang di hadapannya pun terdiam dan tergaru-garu kepala..entahlah samada memikirkan keseriusan hadeeth ini atau kehairanan dengan ke'terrer'an Imam bercakap bahasa Inggeris malam itu...

Bismillah
Ummi,
Terasa sunyi sekali di sini. Tinggal bersendiri dan duduk di sini.
Dalam tidak sedar, pantas masa berlalu. Rasa-rasanya hayatku sudah makin menuju akhirnya.

Sunyi semakin terasa
Makin banyak ku palit titik hitam dosa di jendela hatiku
Dalam tidak sedar ruang di dalamnya sudah makin kegelapan
Cahaya yang suatu ketika terang dan tak tehalang
Kini makin malap dan tertutup
Rasa-rasanya sudah semakin jauh aku dari cahaya Tuhanku

Malam semakin sunyi
Gelap tidak bercahaya
Tasik airmata bagaikan kontang
Diserap dengan timbunan lalai yang menggunung
Rasa-rasanya hati menangis sendiri

Ummi,
bulan mulia ini tidak jemu menemani
tapi untuk sekejap ini sahaja
tapi aku abaikan dia kala dia bertamu
kebetulan pada masa ini aku tidak punya cukup waktu
Tapi bila terkenang ruginya tidak menghabiskan masa dengannya
Rasa-rasanya ini hanya dolak-dalihku

Siyam....

Pabila malam terasa begitu cepat berlalu
dalam qiyamku di hadapan tuhan
Fasih sang imam mengalunkan kalimah suci
makmum akur mendengar

Di manakah aku
di sunyi sepertiga malam
lena panjang di dalam dakapan kedinginan musim
bilamana perindu-perindu ampunan tuhan
mengalunkan pengharapan menumpah titisan air mata

Pabila siyam ku terasa begitu pantas berakhir
dalam kekalutan mengejar rentak kehidupan
Manusia disibukkan dunia
Aku semakin jauh ketinggalan

Di manakah aku
dalam suci bulan ramadhan ...

-tuhan, berilah kami kekuatan...ameen-

Silence

Today is Friday
Ramadhan starts on last Friday
okay ..
only two days left before the second phase of ramadhan
What have I done in these past 8 days..

People are busy
Are we busy fasting and praying?
or are we busy procrastinating?

What are you going to do tonight?
go to the cinema or walmart?
Or to a soccer tournament?
or just staying at home watching tv and sleep earlier?

What about performing teraweeh?
and reading some verses from the Quran?
Let's do some justice to our souls.....