20091030
One True Love
just makes me smile... and cry.
Allahumma Solli 'ala Sayyidina Mustafa, 'ala HabibiKa wa nabiyyiKa Mustafa.
20091021
More Proof of Life After Death
...bismillah...
Just over a month ago, I posted the Proof of Life After Death.
And now I find out that a scientist is actually testing out, experimenting, to recognise his own consciousness.
Just what does make me, 'me'?
And how apt is it, when we read from the article:
[ Deep sleep is a time when we surrender our consciousness ]
Did not the Prophet (shalallahu 'alahiwasalam) say: "Sleep is the brother of death"?
So if we surrender our consciousness at sleep, at death we return it back to the Lord!
Just over a month ago, I posted the Proof of Life After Death.
And now I find out that a scientist is actually testing out, experimenting, to recognise his own consciousness.
Just what does make me, 'me'?
And how apt is it, when we read from the article:
[ Deep sleep is a time when we surrender our consciousness ]
Did not the Prophet (shalallahu 'alahiwasalam) say: "Sleep is the brother of death"?
So if we surrender our consciousness at sleep, at death we return it back to the Lord!
And we find in the Holy Quran, God explicitly saying this:
"It is Allah that takes the souls (of men) at death; and those that die not (He takes) during their sleep: those on whom He has passed the decree of death, He keeps back (from returning to life), but the rest He sends (to their bodies) for a term appointed verily in this are Signs for those who reflect"
azZumar : 42
azZumar : 42
Thus, our consciousness, our soul, lives on after death! Then, and only then, will we face the consequences of our actions in this life! So let our actions be good, that we receive good!
Ya Allah, grant us the best of death - us pleased and well-pleasing unto You!
Ya Allah, grant us the best of death - us pleased and well-pleasing unto You!
(To the righteous soul will be said) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction! Come back thou to thy Lord, well-pleased (thyself) and well-pleasing unto Him!"
alFajr : 27 - 28
alFajr : 27 - 28
20091017
Who Are The Bankrupt?
...bismillah...
From Sahih Muslim, Abu Hurayrah (radhiallahuanhu) narrates:
From Sahih Muslim, Abu Hurayrah (radhiallahuanhu) narrates:
The Messenger of Allah (shalallahu 'alahiwasalam) asked his Companions: "Whom do you consider as a bankrupt?" They said: "The one who does not have a dinar or a dirham (money)." The Prophet (shalallahu 'alahiwasalam) said: "The real bankrupt is the one who comes with mountains of good deeds but he also comes having slandered that one, beaten that one, insulted this one, consumed the wealth of this one, and shed the blood of that one. So on the Day of Judgement, those whom he harmed will be given some of his good deeds and when his good deeds run out before justice is done, some of their sins will be passed to him, then he will be cast into the Fire."
May we persevere and restrain ourselves from harming others. For it would be of manifest loss for us to work so hard at earning good deeds only to give them away because we attack others.
If we sin against God, we have hope in the All-Merciful. If we sin against our fellow human beings, how much hope do we have in their being merciful? They might want to bring it to the Court of God. Once it is brought there, the only currency used for exchange (for justice) is the deeds that we have brought.
Ya Allah, help us become among those who will not be bankrupt in Your Court!
If we sin against God, we have hope in the All-Merciful. If we sin against our fellow human beings, how much hope do we have in their being merciful? They might want to bring it to the Court of God. Once it is brought there, the only currency used for exchange (for justice) is the deeds that we have brought.
Ya Allah, help us become among those who will not be bankrupt in Your Court!
20090924
Dust Storm Envelops Sydney
...bismillah...
[ A large stretch of Australia's east coast, including the largest city Sydney, has been shrouded in red dust blown in from the desert outback. ]
Desert storm chokes Sydney
I guess the meteorologists didn't see this coming.
O Man! Vain is thy technology! Vain is thy knowledge! Vain is thy power!
For ye could not even save thy own selves!
The Almighty One merely sent one of His little breezes and ye are plunged in darkness! And what could ye do? Nothing!
Only then did ye seek help with prayer!
[ A large stretch of Australia's east coast, including the largest city Sydney, has been shrouded in red dust blown in from the desert outback. ]
Desert storm chokes Sydney
I guess the meteorologists didn't see this coming.
O Man! Vain is thy technology! Vain is thy knowledge! Vain is thy power!
For ye could not even save thy own selves!
The Almighty One merely sent one of His little breezes and ye are plunged in darkness! And what could ye do? Nothing!
There is no god but He: It is He Who gives life and gives death: The Lord and Cherisher to you and your earliest ancestors.
Then watch thou for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke (or mist) plainly visible,
Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous.
adDukhan : 8 - 11
Only then did ye seek help with prayer!
(They will say:) "Our Lord! remove the Penalty from us, for we do really believe!"
How shall the message be (effectual) for them, seeing that a Messenger explaining things clearly has (already) come to them.
Yet they turn away from him and say: "Tutored (by others), a man possessed!"
adDukhan : 12 - 14
adDukhan : 12 - 14
So the Most Merciful One grants thy arduous pleas out of His Infinite Compassion.
But ye shall surely return to thy ungrateful ways, setting up other gods beside Him!
*weeps*
. . . . . . .
The above is NOT an interpretation of the related verses from the Holy Quran. The mufassirun (interpreters of the Quran) differ as to what kind of smoke it is, and when it will come about.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
But ye shall surely return to thy ungrateful ways, setting up other gods beside Him!
We shall indeed remove the Penalty for a while, (but) truly ye will revert (to your ways).
One day We shall seize you with a mighty onslaught: We will indeed (then) exact Retribution!
adDukhan : 15 -16
Had the dust storm not dissipated after that, who is there to bring ye sunlight?
Had it stayed on, clouding thy vision, masking the sun, how could ye get light?
[ Sydney resident Andrew Hawkins said "it was like waking up to see that Armageddon is upon us. ]
When will we learn?
Had the dust storm not dissipated after that, who is there to bring ye sunlight?
Had it stayed on, clouding thy vision, masking the sun, how could ye get light?
Say, "What if Allah made the night perpetual, until the Day of Resurrection? Which god, other than Allah, can provide you with light? Do you not hear?
Say, "What if Allah made the daylight perpetual, until the Day of Resurrection? Which god, other than Allah, can provide you with a night for your rest? Do you not see?
It is mercy from Him that He created for you the night and the day in order to rest (during the night), then seek His provisions (during the day), that ye may be grateful."
alQasas : 71 - 73
Say, "What if Allah made the daylight perpetual, until the Day of Resurrection? Which god, other than Allah, can provide you with a night for your rest? Do you not see?
It is mercy from Him that He created for you the night and the day in order to rest (during the night), then seek His provisions (during the day), that ye may be grateful."
alQasas : 71 - 73
[ Sydney resident Andrew Hawkins said "it was like waking up to see that Armageddon is upon us. ]
*weeps*
. . . . . . .
The above is NOT an interpretation of the related verses from the Holy Quran. The mufassirun (interpreters of the Quran) differ as to what kind of smoke it is, and when it will come about.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
20090920
عيد الفطر مبارك...=)
كل عام و انتم بخير
amin!
20090906
Proof of Life After Death
...bismillah...
Half the blessed month of Ramadhan has passed. May our ibadah be accepted and may we persevere towards doing more in its last days.
The materialists look down upon a 'life after death'. For them, if you cannot see it, cannot put it under a microscope, cannot analyze it ... it doesn't exist.
A simple proof of life after death can easily be explained.
Let's place a pair of exact, identical twins: Jack and John. Nothing distinguishes one from the other physically. So if one of them commits murder, can we hang the other?
Common sense says no of course. But what makes one twin know that he is not the other? What makes Jack know he is not John and John know he is not Jack?
Consciousness. A word that makes the scientist run away in fear - because he cannot explain it.
The Prophet (shalallahu 'alaihiwasalam) said: "Sleep is the brother of death."
And how true that is! Take a look at the sleeping, unconscious one! His heart is beating, his brain is functioning, yet he is not conscious! Death is similar to that. The body is gone, the body is dead. But the consciousness, our soul, is not!
Our body is made up of atoms and molecules. These same atoms and molecules are found in everything else in the universe. So what makes up consciousness? What makes this collection of atoms and molecules have feelings, perceptions, and ideas? It is the soul.
And it is this soul that will pass on into the next life.
This body, this physical tool, made of atoms and molecules, will simply turn to dust!
What have we prepared for our souls, in the next life?
Half the blessed month of Ramadhan has passed. May our ibadah be accepted and may we persevere towards doing more in its last days.
The materialists look down upon a 'life after death'. For them, if you cannot see it, cannot put it under a microscope, cannot analyze it ... it doesn't exist.
A simple proof of life after death can easily be explained.
Let's place a pair of exact, identical twins: Jack and John. Nothing distinguishes one from the other physically. So if one of them commits murder, can we hang the other?
Common sense says no of course. But what makes one twin know that he is not the other? What makes Jack know he is not John and John know he is not Jack?
Consciousness. A word that makes the scientist run away in fear - because he cannot explain it.
The Prophet (shalallahu 'alaihiwasalam) said: "Sleep is the brother of death."
And how true that is! Take a look at the sleeping, unconscious one! His heart is beating, his brain is functioning, yet he is not conscious! Death is similar to that. The body is gone, the body is dead. But the consciousness, our soul, is not!
Our body is made up of atoms and molecules. These same atoms and molecules are found in everything else in the universe. So what makes up consciousness? What makes this collection of atoms and molecules have feelings, perceptions, and ideas? It is the soul.
And it is this soul that will pass on into the next life.
This body, this physical tool, made of atoms and molecules, will simply turn to dust!
What have we prepared for our souls, in the next life?
20090823
رمضان مبارك...
It is our job to find a meaning to this Ramadhan...
May Allah assist us in our searching..
Ramadhan Mubarak min Faruq wa ana to all our kenalan Muslimin Muslimaat :)
20090815
The Prophet's Advice
...bismillah...
Two hadiths of scientific significance:
Rasulullah (shalallahu 'alahiwasalam) said:
"Allow your food to cool a bit, for hot food lacks blessing."
Two hadiths of scientific significance:
Rasulullah (shalallahu 'alahiwasalam) said:
"Allow your food to cool a bit, for hot food lacks blessing."
- Reported by ad-Daylami, taken from Content of Character by Shaykh al-Amin al-Mazrui
I first heard of this hadith from Ustaz. He mentioned that whatever we eat (or drink) should be cooled down slightly before consumption. He gave an example of some of us who, when the rice, or mee or whatever food is served piping hot, that we have to blow it to cool it, we still tuck them in. Wait first, let it cool down by itself.
Science has proven the Messenger of God (shalallahu 'alaihiwasalam) right (not that he needs it):
Hot tea linked to throat cancer
[ Those who drank hot tea (between 65-69 degrees Celsius, 149-156 degrees Fahrenheit) were twice as likely to develop throat cancer compared with those who drank warm or lukewarm tea, whose temperature was 65 C (149 F) or less. ]
The Messenger of God (shalallahu 'alahiwasalam) was reported to have said:
"When one of you becomes angry while standing, he should sit down. If the anger leaves him, well and good; otherwise he should lie down."
Science has proven the Messenger of God (shalallahu 'alaihiwasalam) right (not that he needs it):
Hot tea linked to throat cancer
[ Those who drank hot tea (between 65-69 degrees Celsius, 149-156 degrees Fahrenheit) were twice as likely to develop throat cancer compared with those who drank warm or lukewarm tea, whose temperature was 65 C (149 F) or less. ]
The Messenger of God (shalallahu 'alahiwasalam) was reported to have said:
"When one of you becomes angry while standing, he should sit down. If the anger leaves him, well and good; otherwise he should lie down."
- Reported by Abu Dharr, in the Sunan of Abu Dawood
Insults are better taken lying down, claim scientists
[ Those who received their insults while lying down, however, did not experience the same angry brain reaction. ]
There's another tip from the Prophet (shalallahu 'alahiwasalam) to diffuse anger:
"Anger comes from the devil, the devil was created of fire, and fire is extinguished only with water; so when one of you becomes angry, he should perform ablution."
[ Those who received their insults while lying down, however, did not experience the same angry brain reaction. ]
There's another tip from the Prophet (shalallahu 'alahiwasalam) to diffuse anger:
"Anger comes from the devil, the devil was created of fire, and fire is extinguished only with water; so when one of you becomes angry, he should perform ablution."
- Reported by Atiyyah as-Sa'di in the Sunan of Abu Dawood
Maybe those scientists should perform this experiment next : )
20090806
Scattered Dust
...bismillah...
Yaqub ibn Shaybah and ibn Abi al-Dunya record on the authority of Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hudhayfah (radhiallahu anhum) that the Messenger of Allah (shalallahu 'alahi wasalam) said:
"A group of people will be brought on the Day of Judgement with deeds like Mount Tihamah and Allah will render their deeds to dust and they will be thrown face first in the Fire."
Salim said: "I fear that I am one of them!"
He (shalallahu 'alahi wasalam) said: "They would fast, pray, and apportion some of the night for worship, but in secret, when an opportunity to do something forbidden presented itself, they would take it and as such Allah will invalidate their deeds."
A person could have his deeds annulled because of showing off or arrogance and the likes yet not even be aware of it!
- Taken from The Journey to Allah by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
I fear that I am one of them! *weeps*
Yaqub ibn Shaybah and ibn Abi al-Dunya record on the authority of Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hudhayfah (radhiallahu anhum) that the Messenger of Allah (shalallahu 'alahi wasalam) said:
"A group of people will be brought on the Day of Judgement with deeds like Mount Tihamah and Allah will render their deeds to dust and they will be thrown face first in the Fire."
Salim said: "I fear that I am one of them!"
He (shalallahu 'alahi wasalam) said: "They would fast, pray, and apportion some of the night for worship, but in secret, when an opportunity to do something forbidden presented itself, they would take it and as such Allah will invalidate their deeds."
A person could have his deeds annulled because of showing off or arrogance and the likes yet not even be aware of it!
- Taken from The Journey to Allah by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
I fear that I am one of them! *weeps*
20090730
Missing Him
...bismillah...
(While walking back to our locker room...)
Me: I miss him, bro.
Akhi: Who?
Me: The one who brought light to the heavens and the earth.
Akhi (thinks...) ... God?
Me: No, the one He sent. The best one.
Akhi: (still thinking) ... Nabi?
Me: Yes, shalallahu 'alahi wa salam.
Akhi: How can you miss him - you've never seen him?
Me: (smiling) That's why you have to read about him, brother.
Me: You'll miss him too if you know him...
Ya Allah, sampaikan rinduku pada kekasihMu... *weeps*
(While walking back to our locker room...)
Me: I miss him, bro.
Akhi: Who?
Me: The one who brought light to the heavens and the earth.
Akhi (thinks...) ... God?
Me: No, the one He sent. The best one.
Akhi: (still thinking) ... Nabi?
Me: Yes, shalallahu 'alahi wa salam.
Akhi: How can you miss him - you've never seen him?
Me: (smiling) That's why you have to read about him, brother.
Me: You'll miss him too if you know him...
Ya Allah, sampaikan rinduku pada kekasihMu... *weeps*
20090720
The Night Ascension
...bismillah...
The grandest day for the Ummah of the Prophet Muhammad (shallallahu 'alaihi wa salam) is the day of his birth. But for the man himself, the grandest day for him is the night (the night of 27th Rajab) he ascended into the heavens and entered into the presence of the Lord Almighty Himself. He went where no other creature, not angel, man or jinn has gone before or will ever go to.
There's a mention of this in this beautiful nasyid of the famous Qasidah Burdah.
How close was Rasulullah (shallallahu 'alaihi wa salam) to the Omnipotent One?
The grandest day for the Ummah of the Prophet Muhammad (shallallahu 'alaihi wa salam) is the day of his birth. But for the man himself, the grandest day for him is the night (the night of 27th Rajab) he ascended into the heavens and entered into the presence of the Lord Almighty Himself. He went where no other creature, not angel, man or jinn has gone before or will ever go to.
There's a mention of this in this beautiful nasyid of the famous Qasidah Burdah.
How close was Rasulullah (shallallahu 'alaihi wa salam) to the Omnipotent One?
Then he approached and came closer, and was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer
anNajm : 8 - 9
anNajm : 8 - 9
SubhanaAllah!
20090704
Trust in God
...bismillah...
Infiq maa fiil jaib, ya'tiik maa fiil ghaib
Roughly translated: "Give away whatever is in the pockets, and will descend upon you from the Unseen."
A saying from Yemen, which I learnt from class.
Ustaz gave an example: If we have $50 and someone asks for it, we simply give it away. Not give $20 and keep $30. Give it away and God will provide.
Someone asked if it depended on the situation. What if you're left with $2 and needed the money for transport back home? Amidst laughter, Ustaz replied that that is the test. Give away all that you have.
For indeed it is in the Quran: the famous verse of 1000 Dinar.
Infiq maa fiil jaib, ya'tiik maa fiil ghaib
Roughly translated: "Give away whatever is in the pockets, and will descend upon you from the Unseen."
A saying from Yemen, which I learnt from class.
Ustaz gave an example: If we have $50 and someone asks for it, we simply give it away. Not give $20 and keep $30. Give it away and God will provide.
Someone asked if it depended on the situation. What if you're left with $2 and needed the money for transport back home? Amidst laughter, Ustaz replied that that is the test. Give away all that you have.
For indeed it is in the Quran: the famous verse of 1000 Dinar.
"And for those who fear Allah, He (ever) prepares a way out, and He provides for him from (sources) he could never imagine. And if anyone puts his trust in Allah, sufficient is (Allah) for him. For Allah will surely accomplish his purpose: verily, for all things has Allah appointed a due proportion."
atTalaq : 2 - 3
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