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Thursday, August 16, 2012

EACH WORD IS a FORM OF PRAYERS.


Today, let’s talk about WORD.  As a human being, we have so many words which we acquired / learnt / taught etc…  Do we actually realized that every single word slips from our tongue is actually a prayer? Each words is so Powerful until we didn’t even realized, it can actually affect one’s life, no matter on others or even on us, ourselves.

That word can be a GOOD WORDS and it can be a BAD WORDS too. I’m not going to waste my time on saying BAD WORDS because I already said it’s a form of prayer. Let have an example of GOOD WORD. I chose an Arabic word: BISMILLAH IR RAHMAN IR RAHIM. This word is the most commonly used by Muslim before we start doing any activities of daily living. You might wonder why? And what is the meaning?

Bismillah ir Rahman ir Rahim means “In the name of ALLAH, Most Gracious, and Most Compassionate". See… how beautiful this simple word means…

We have recited it over and over, and it becomes a habit. This is the 1st lesson taught to us by our parent since we born…

 Sometimes, we don’t even realize it that we are actually praying to ALLAH for HIM to lay HIS Mercy and Compassion on us.

For those who understand and practice it, you will feel the different whenever you didn’t recite it. It feels so incomplete… Even then, if you forgotten to say it in the beginning, you’ve been given another option or should I say opportunity to do so, by reciting BISMILLAHI AWWALUHU WA AKHIRUHU.

MASYAALLAH ("As ALLAH has Willed"-- this phrase is used when admiring or praising something or someone, in recognition that all good things come from God and are blessings from Him) .… at beginning, I only wanted to talk about a simple GOOD WORD and I chose the phrase of BISMILLAH IR RAHMAN IR RAHIM. Then, another word comes out: BISMILLAHI AWWALUHU WA AKHIRUHU.

Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim, Al-Awwal and Al-Akhir, these are just part of the 99 MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES (ASMAUL HUSNA)  which attributes of ALLAH, and only can be found in HOLY QURAN.

"Al-Rahman al-Rahim" are two of the Attributes of Allah which remind people of His mercy, of the fact that His act of affecting goodness and rewards reach whomsoever He pleases, thus warding off evil from them. Al-Rahim is the One Who bestows countless blessings

Allah has said, "He it is Who sends His blessings on you, and (so do) His angels, so that He may bring you out of utter darkness into the light, and He is Merciful to the believers" (Quran, 33:43).

Your Allah is one Allah! There is no god but He; He is the Beneficent, the Merciful. (2, 163)

"Inform My servants that I am the Forgiving, the Merciful" (Quran, 15:49).

"Al-Awwal" means the timeless, the perpetual, the One Who has neither a beginning nor an end. He is the First without a beginning; He exists on His own even before His creatures were ever there.

“Al-Akhir” is the Last without having to have a first, the Last in His Attribute of eternity and perpetuity; He is the First to grant guidance; He is the Last to look after those whom He guides.


He is the First (al-Awwal) and the Last (al-Akhir) and the Ascendant (over all) and the One Who knows hidden things, and He is Cognizant of all things" (Qur’an, 57:3).

So, morale of the story is… when we are angry / upset, think 1st before we talk /
saying something. Always use GOOD WORDs, even though the world goes upside down, and always remember: 

EACH WORD IS a FORM OF PRAYERS.





Sunday, August 5, 2012

Bismillahi Tawakal to al Allah, Wa La Hawla Wa La Quwwata Illa Billah (means: In Your Name Allah, I put my trust in, and there is no other power or force except Allah).



We said, we believe… but what did we believe in?
We said, we have faith… but do we really have one?
We forgotten from where we came from… to where we going to be…
We forgot either when we are happy or when we are sad…
We forgot that neither HE FORGET nor NEGLECT…
We forgot that HE ALWAYS BE THERE… waiting for our DUA (supplication) to asks for HIS FAVOR.

Turn our anxiety, our fear and our concern into DUA because HE is “Al-Samee” .
His hearing encompasses everything: He hears the pleas of those who are in distress; He responds to the supplications of those in need;
He helps those who are desperate for help; He hears the praising of those who praise Him, so He rewards them for it, and the supplication of those who plead to Him, so He responds to them.

"Call on your Lord with humility and in private: for Allah loveth not those who trespass beyond bounds. Do not make mischief on the earth, after it hath been set in order, but call on Him with fear. And longing (in your hearts): for the mercy of Allah is (always) near to those who do good" (Quran 7:55-56).




Thursday, July 26, 2012

THE CIRCLE OF TRUST

Hmmm…was thinking what I should write today. Searching for a good topic is not an easy thing to do… ahah… maybe I should talk about TRUST. YESSSSS…. THAT WILL BE MY TOPIC OF THE DAY.

I’m a person that easily gives trust to people. Even though, sometime we can judge people from the 1st 5 minutes we met them but sometimes I feel that it’s unfair to make a conclusion of what kind of person they are, when we don’t know them personally. Usually, I give them chance to proof me that whatever judgment that I have made towards them are wrong. That’s Good point and also my Weakness point. Whenever, the trusted person betray me, hurt me… it leave a GREAT SCAR in my heart which usually I won’t show immediately. If I can still swallow the pain, I will swallow but until to the stage that I couldn’t tolerate, then, sorry to say, that will be the last time.

Sometimes, I’m wondering myself, why all this must happen to me? It’s not the 1st time I had this type of experiences but why I kept letting people to hurt my feelings? I totally have no idea to answer this question myself. BUT, I do believe that everything happen in our life is for a reason. The reason which only ALLAH know and had plan for us. HE tested us with something that He knows that we can handle it if we deal it correctly. HE’s not trying to torture us or make our life misery. HE wants to see how strong we are in handling such matters because HE wants to reward us with something else which is far greater than whatever we have lost. That’s how HE shows us how much HE loves us…

HE gives us so many things in our lives, yet, most of the time we always forgotten to look up there to say, ALHAMDULILLAH (THANK YOU ALLAH)...


P/S: while I was searching what I should write, I found this.... and somehow it is reflecting me...




She Has Secrets You'll Never Know Or Understand,
She Appears So Strong On The Outside,
But On The Inside Her World Is Spinning Upside Down.
She's Smiling And Standing Tall 2 The Outta World,
She’s Crying And Breaking Down In Her Inner World.

She Appears So Happy 2 Her Mates,
But Alone, She Shares Her Tears With Her Pillow.
She Knows Not 2 Get Her Hopes Up,
As They Always Come Crashing Down.
She’s Heard It All Before & Felt It All.
She’s Experienced More Then Her Fair Share.
1 Touch, & She'll Flinch
1 Harsh, Word & She'll Cry
1 Bad Moment, & She'll Break Down

She Trusts No1, Because The People She Has, Hurt Her & Leave Her 2 Pick Up The Pieces
She Believes No1, Because The People She Has, Lie & Betray Her.
So For Now She'll Keep 2 Herself & Pretend Everything Is Fine, When Everything Is Wrong

I Know This Girl, Because This Girl...
Is Me.