Last Monday, I bumped into a sister at the Uni masjid. She asked me if I was going to attend the lecture. So I thought, “There’s a lecture?” :O So from that brief meeting, I gathered that they have a lecture every Monday at the Uni masjid. I attended last night’s lecture and, masya Allah, it almost brought tears to my eyes. No words can describe how HAPPY I was. Finally, after weeks of living in this foreign country, I finally felt like “home”. I finally felt “content”. Finally, I was amongst other fellow muslims who share the same passion for Islam.

Last night’s lecture was an overview of Surah Ar-Rahman. The main message of that surah is that we should be thankful for all the bounties given to us by Allah. Our life is surrounded by the blessings from Allah - having being born as a muslim, the food we eat, the ability to talk and see, the difficult situations we are sometimes faced with. Thus, we should ALWAYS give our thanks to Allah by doing dzikir - subanallah walhamdulilah walaailahaillallah waulahuakbar - and performing other ibadah. One of the advice that I think is worth sharing is whereby in terms of dunya, we should compare ourselves with those who are less “fortunate” than us, so that we could be thankful for our current situation. Whereas in terms of akhirah, we should always compare ourselves against those who does more amalan than us so that we’d strive to do more than them.

The Uni’s Islamic Society (ISOC) has a weekly sisters’ halaqah too at a sister’s house. Will be coming to my first one this coming Thursday. And who would’ve thought that the venue would be just 2 seconds away from where I live? Alhamdulilah. I take this as a sign from Allah. I believe that THIS is the path that Allah wants me to take.  THIS is what he wants me to do. Insya Allah.

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قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَآ 

 

 

 

أَذًى وَاللّهُ غَنِيٌّ حَلِيمٌ 

 

 

 

(Al Baqarah : 263)

 

 

A kind word and the veiling of another’s want (forgiveness and other fine characteristics) is better than a charitable deed followed by hurt; and Allah is self-sufficient, forebearing.

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1. Forgiving others can be hard, especially if they’ve done us wrong. To actually say, “I forgive you”, with complete sincerity after all the hurt and injustice they’ve done to us can be very challenging. It requires a lot of perspective reshuffling to come to terms with the reasons for the rifts in our relationships, and to finally have the courage and strenght to forgive and seek forgiveness. I’ve been in this spot and I might still be in this spot, and I know how draining it could be. But after everything, I can assure you that you’d feel a whole lot better and “lighter” afterwards. Every act of kindess gives me that extra peace and calmness in this once very erractic mind and soul.

2.So often we make the mistake of showing our insincerity in helping others. We’d sigh, complain, insinuate reluctance and annoyance while “helping” our mom buy the groceries, giving that bit of cash to our little brother so he could buy a pencil, or cooking for our unexpected guests. Did it ever occur to us that such seemingly tiny acts could’ve actually offended them?

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There is a reason why Al-Fatihah is amongst one of the greatest Surahs in the Al-Quran. After reading the article below, it has helped me to further understand the beauty of Surah Al-Fatihah. The knowledge of the interaction that occurs between Allah and His servants while reciting the Al-Fatihah has helped me to become more kusyuk during my prayers.

Sabda Rasullallah SAW:

“Allah telah berfirman (dalam sebuah hadis qudsi): Aku bagi surah Al-Fatihah antara Aku dan hamba-Ku. Setengahnya untuk-Ku dan sebahagian yang lain utunk hamba-Ku. Dan akan Kukabulkan apa-apa yang dimohon oleh hamba-Ku.

Apabila hamba-Ku berkata:

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـَنِ الرَّحِيم - ” Dengan nama Allah Yang Maha Pengasih dan Maha Penyayang, “

Allah Azza wa Jalla menjawab:

“Hamba ku telah memulai dengan menyebut nama-Ku. Dan kerananya Aku berhak untuk menyempurnakan segala perkaranya serta memberkati seluruh keadaannya.”

Apabila hamba-Ku berkata:

الْحَمْدُ للّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِين - “Segala puji bagi Allah, Tuhan alam semesta,”

maka Allah Azza wa Jalla berkata:

“Hamba-Ku telah memuja-Ku; dia tahu bahawa nikmat yang ada di sisinya adalah dari-Ku dan bencana yang dijauhkan darinya adalah lantaran kasih sayang-Ku. Kupersilakan kepada kalian bahawa kini Aku tambahkan nikmat-nikmat akhirat di samping nikmat-nikmat dunia; dan akan ku jauhkan darinya bencana-bencana akhirat sebagaimana Kujauhkan darinya bencana-bencana dunia.”

Apabila hamba-Ku berkata:

الرَّحْمـنِ الرَّحِيم - ” (Allah) Yang Maha Pengasih, Maha Penyayang”

maka Allah Azza wa Jalla berkata:

“Hamba-Ku telah menyaksikan-Ku bahawa Akulah Yang Maha Pengasih dan Maha Penyayang; kini Kupersaksikan kepada kalian bahawa Aku akan penuhi nasib hidupnya dengan rahmat-Ku, dan akan Kukurniai hayatnya dengan pemberian-pemberian-Ku.”

Apabila hamba-Ku berkata:

مَـالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّين - ” Yang Menguasai hari Pembelasan”

maka Allah Azza wa Jalla berkata:

“Kupersaksikan kepada kalian sebagaimana yang diakuinya bahawa Akulah yang berkuasa pada hari pembalasan itu, dan akan Kupermudahkan hisabnya pada hari hisah kelak serta akan Kumaafkan segala kesalahannya.”

Apabila hamba-Ku berkata:

إِيَّاك نَعْبُدُ - “Hanya Engkaulah yang ku sembah”

maka Allah Azza wa Jalla berkata:

“Hamba-Ku benar ketiak dia menyembah-Ku. Kini Kupersaksikan kepada kalian bahwa Aku akan berikan kepadanya ganjaran kerana ibadahnya sehingga orang-orang tidak sama sepertinya akan merasa iri kepadanya.”

Apabila hamba-Ku berkata:

 وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِين  - “Hanya kepada Engkaulah kami memohon pertolongan,”

maka Allah azza wa Jalla berkata:

“Hamba-Ku telah minta pertolongan dari-Ku dan kembali kepada-Ku. Kini Kupersaksikan kepada kalian bahawa Aku akan menolongnya dalam setiap urusannya Aku akan membatunya dalam kesulitan-kesulitannya dan akan Kuhulurkan tangan-Ku kepadanya pada saat dukanya.”

Apabila hamba-ku berkata:

اهدِنَــــا الصِّرَاطَ المُستَقِ يمَ , صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنعَمتَ عَلَيهِمْ غَيرِ المَغضُوبِ عَلَيهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّالِّين  - ” Tunjukilah kami jalan yang lurus, (iaitu) jalan orang-orang yang telah Engkau anugerahi nikmat; bukan (jalan) mereka yang dimurkai dan bukan (pula jalan) mereka yang sesat,”

maka Allah azza wa Jalla berkata:

“Bahagian ini untuk hamba-Ku. Mereka berhak mendapatkan apa yang mereka mohonkan. Aku telah kabulkan permohonan hamba-Ku; Aku telah berikan kepadanya apa yang diharapkannya. Aku telah menyelamatkannya dari apa yang dia mohonkan dengan perlindugan-Ku”

Source:

Salam, T.I. (1999). Surah Al-Fatihah: Aku Dan Hamba-Ku. 100 Kisah Terbaik: Motivasi Mencapai Kejayaan. Jasmin Enterprise.pg. 14-16.

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