:: Work harder! Let's compete for the Hereafter! ::

~Competition of the Hereafter : open, unlimited (because of the mercy of Allah azzawajall)
[competition of the dunya - only one of the two parties will get rewarded and this causes animosity]

Love of Ibadah : do it a lot!
Fasting is about the state of the heart someone is in
Solat (qiyamullail) will be rewarded on (one of them) how tired a person is ..
->Be thankful, use the ni'mah of Allah to gain the pleasure of Allah

Kisah : a boy (ghulam) who told the king how to kill him,"Take an arrow from my quiver and shot the arrow by saying, By the name of the God of this boy,"
->The boy didn't told the king to kill him out of nothing, it was for all the people to embrace Islam.

Jannah is after striving. Why are we not striving for the matter of the religion?
::many people sold their souls for a very low price of this dunya

Always refer to the Quran for guidance
:: If not, who is going to guide us?

~to be able to pray five times a day is great jihad

[notes from tazkirah by Imam Ibrahim at Uqbah Mosque, ramadhan 1425AH]

Betapa mudahnya utk hilang fokus terhadap sesuatu

-tadi, logged 0n to campus mail untuk check email TA for time and venue of the final review. Then, masa dah logged in, nampak banyak sangat junk mails. So, perused through the emails before deleting them, just to make sure I would not delete any 'serious emails' that were sent by 'real people' whom I knew. Alhamdulillah, I've deleted the junk emails, and signed out.

Erm, ... did I forget something?
Yeah, I didnt even look for my TA's email regarding the review. I totally forgot about it after being 'preoccupied' for a few seconds with the junk emails.

Erm ... any thoughts?
Try to relate this situation with our daily lives as 'ibaadullah.
How easy it is to forget our real intentions are. In a matter of seconds, we might forget who we are and what are we supposed to do ......

:: Then where are you going? ::
[81:26]
Look around us, how many people are not muslims?
To be a Muslim is not easy; many reverts have struggled to find the truth and guidance from Allah ta'ala. They have gone through years and years without Islam, and indeed it is painful.
Being Muslims as early as we were born is a fantabolous ni'mah ever!

Okay, let's say a travel agent called and told you that you have won a free return ticket.
"Yeay! a free flight ticket!, but wait a minute ... I've got the ticket, but where am I going?"

This is exactly the same question that we should ask ourselves, "Yeay! I am a Muslim, but what am I supposed to do now? Where am I going?"

Alhamdulillah, Allah azzawajal has given us the perfect travelling planner and map for us to travel safely and happily in this world. Take al-Quran and ahaadeeth with us whenever and wherever we go. InshaAllah we will not lose focus on the exact, straight path that we should take and the exact, recommeded things that we are supposed to do during our short journeys.

Do not lose the 'ticket' for it is the key to get the 'boarding pass' to Jannah.
Do not become too preoccupied with this world for it may make us 'miss' the flight.

~Having a bussiness-class flight ticket but not coming to the right airport at the right time brings no benefits at all ....
~And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - The Lord of a'lamin [81:29]

:: Quran ::
15:2 (Al-Hijr - The Rocky Tract)

How much will those who disbelieved desire that they were muslims
[ .. - this will be on the Day of Resurrection when they will see the disbelievers going to Hell and the Muslims going to Paradise]

At the time of Rasulullah, there was a Jew boy who love to be with Rasulullah and help him SAW with daily chores. One day, this boy became very sick and Rasulullah (pbuh) visited him. At the boy's death bed, Rasulullah invited him to Islam. The boy, who was a very good and obedient son, asked the permission of his father to become muslim. His father allowed him to follow Rasulullah. Finally, the boy said shahadah and died as a muslim.

Dear friends, why would you think Rasulullah wanted this boy to become Muslim? The boy was about to die and would not live longer to be with Rasulullah and to worship Allah. The answer is no other than to die as a Muslim who testifies the oneness of Allah Ta'ala and the prophethood of Rasulullah: the biggest event ever in one's life!

Today, we all should be extremely happy that we are Muslims. Just imagine, the moment after we have just finished the last paper in the final: we were very relieved and for a second or two, forgot all the tiredness due to our sleepless nights during the final week. However, this relief is not even a comparison to our joys of being muslims! If we look back at the verse above, you can imagine how thankful, proud and happy the Muslims will be on the day of judgement to enter the Jannah of Allah with HIS forgiveness, while the disbelievers are in vain and regrets.

>> to be continued insha Allah

:: Tulis -tulis ::

:: If I am a full time worker .. ::
Awak keje tak?
Erm .... haah
Keje aper?
Part time jer ... kat lab
Owh..erm....bape jam seminggu?
Sikit jer .. dalam 10 jam. Itupun kalau aku rajin

Owh..gitu...
Haah..naper? Awak nak keje gak ker?
Erm...takdelah..tak larat kot
Abis tuh?
Tak..tadi kat masjid imam ada cakap pasal part time, full time ni
Ape die?

Imam suh kite reflect balik diri kita..kita ni muslims part time ker muslims full time..
Ehehe...tricky soklan tuh

Erm...tulah pasal..aku asyik terfikir jer pasal kita ni betul-betul serius atau tak dalam menjaga agama...
Sebab kadang-kadang, kita jadi muslims part time jer. 5 kali sehari. Lain dari tuh, kita pun tak pasti identiti aqidah kite.
Aduish .... kena jadi muslims full time nih..

Ehehe...tak boleh jugak. Sebab kalau orang kerja full time pun, paling lama kerja dari pukul 8 pagi sampai 5 petang, isnin sampai jumaat. Kalau kita nak jadi muslims full time...parah jugak tuh...
Apsal lak?

Cuba fikir...kalau jadi muslims setakat full time jer...kite hanya akan jadi muslims siang hari jer...masa bersama-sama kawan. Isnin sampai jumaat. Malam hari dan weekends kita rehat sekejap dari jadi muslims. Sedih betulla kalau macam tu...
Ermm...betul gak tuh. Habis tu macam mana?

Well, imam kata..jadilah Muslims kini dan selamanya..Tiap saat kita kena jadi muslims. Maknanya, setiap perkataan, perlakuan, dan pendek kata 101% aspek hidup kita kenalah sebagai muslims...
Betul gak...kalau tak macam mana kita nak cita-cita mati dalam keadaan Islam kan....

Haah...sebab Allah kata wala tamutunna ILLA wa antum muslimun..Janganlah kamu mati melainkan dalam keadaan muslim.....dan kita tak tahu bila turn kita.
Okes...meh sedia payung sebelum hujan. Btw, nak keluar nanti jangan lupa bawa payung sbb kat luar tengah hujan lebat tuh =)

ok..sekian....

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