Hadith: Balance in Life and Worship

In our youth, there's always an added sense of enthusiasm in whatever we do. So when a Muslim brother in his youth gives much time in learning the Deen and the ways of The Prophet (S) and the Sahaba (R), he becomes prepared to strive for the cause of Deen and go through any amount of hardship. The spirit of Islam drives away their sleep, they stay up each night in Salat, many fast regularly and keep themselves involved in Deeni works all day. Many young muslim brothers become so much enthusiastic that they lose all sorts of interest in worldly matters like studies, jobs, business, family affairs etc. But it's the Sunnah of The Beloved Prophet (S) to maintain a fine balance between all these things, not to abandon them totally. This can be clearly understood from a beautiful hadith from the Sahih Bukhari:

Anas ibn Malik Radiyallahu Anhu narrates that a group of three (men) came to the house of the wives of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam asking about the worship of Allah by Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam. So when they were informed, it seemed less (than their expectation). They said: Where are we, compared to Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam when Allah has forgiven his past and future sins. So one of them said: As for me, I will offer Salat throughout the night forever, and another said: I will fast forever and I will not break my fast. And another said: I will forsake woman, never to marry. Then Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam came to them and said: Are you the ones who have said such and such? Behold. By Allah! Indeed I am the one who fears Allah most amongst you, and the most pious amongst you. Yet (is spite of that) I fast, and break fast, and offer Salat and I sleep (at night) and I marry women, so whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not from me! (Bukhari)

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Life; MIne

:: My first memory is …

Going to Gramedia with my dad when I was little because we used to do that every week

:: My childhood hero was …

Wonder Woman, because she’s powerful, not dominated by men, and pretty

:: In high school I was …

Huge??

:: Friends describe me as …

Sarcastic

:: Describe yourself in 3 words

Introvert, unpredictable, sensitive

:: I’d never …

Hang out wearing a non-sleeve shirt

:: The proudest moment of my life …

Being able to buy stuff with my own money

:: I laugh at …

Stupidity

:: And cry at …

Neglection & Loneliness

:: My happiest moment was …

Too many to mention

:: I always have with me …

Phone, wallet, lip balm

:: I look up to …

The Prophet, though I have never seen him

:: Fave food

Blueberry Rocky Milk from breadtalk bakery ;-)

:: Fave place …

Bedroom

:: A perfect weekend?

Watching a funny movie at home while pigging out

:: My greatest fear

Heights, caterpillars, leeches, snails, worms, snakes, anything that slithers, death

:: Fave song

A lot!

::My wish for the world

Peace

:: I still want to …

Be a bit slimmer

:: I’d like to have drinks and chat…

With The Prophet, Oprah, My dad

:: What’s unforgivable?

cheating, mutilating and murdering people,

:: The ugly side of being a teacher?

Having to pretend to be nice

:: Do u fear aging?

Not aging, but dying

:: I’m thankful for…

everyone around me

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BACK TO BLOGGING, FINALLY

Finally, gw bisa nulis lagi. Setelah berjuang mencari tahu alamat blog serta passwordnya, berhasil juga menulis satu postingan blog malem ini. Seminggu ini, jadwal ngajar gw ngga terlalu menyusahkan, cuma senin dan rabu lalu agak berat, mulai jam 10 pagi dan selesai 7.30 malam, tapi gpplah, toh gw nya sendiri masih kuat untuk berjalan kaki 10 menit pulang kerja sebelum akhirnya berhasil naik angkot, =p

Btw, tentang angkot tadi, sebulan ini, gw memilih untuk naik angkot aja, selain memang lebih irit, daripada harus minta adek gw anter kerja ya mending ngangkot aja deh. Sebenernya kalo bicara tentang adek gw yang bontot ini, agak menyebalkan juga. kepingin marah rasanya, but the thing is I cant tell you why. Terlalu rahasia soalnya, xixiixixix

How I miss the feeling after finishing the last sentence of a post. it is like I am talking directly to anyone reading my blog. I know, everybody does I am sure, that I am no blogger who writes only about one topic, for instance I don't blog on make up because i am not  a big fan of branded cosmetics, I don't also blog on fashion since I am fashion-blind, neither do I blog on food or recipes since i am not really good at both. So there you go, i blog because i feel like it. I think that is what matters.

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On the Path of Revival - Part 2

Ibn Abbas Radiyallahu Anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam said: Today you listen to me about Deen; tomorrow you will be heard. And then it will be heard from those, who heard from you. (Abu Dawud) 

 Although I’ve been acquainted with Tabligh for several years now, but only after going in this jamaat that I finally got to see and participate in the Dawah activities in full swing. The effort that is going on in the name of ‘Dawat-e-Tabligh’ in every corner of the globe now is the effort to re-establish the missing bond among Muslims. Deen cannot be rejuvenated in the hearts of the Muslims without the proper understanding of Allah Subhanu Ta’ala. So our Dawah consisted of just that, to remind the people of Allah’s identity as the controller of the whole creation. The goal of the Dawah is not to preach to others and give Hidaayat, but to acquire Hidayat from Allah for ourselves by preaching the very words that we want to set in our own hearts. Once this purpose of Dawah is clear, you’ll never be disappointed or grow tired in calling people towards Allah. The urge to improve your own Imaan and set your Yaqeen straight will drive you onwards.
So wherever we went in Khulna, we got totally blended in with the local people. We stayed in a total of twelve masjids in and around the main Khulna town, so that’s a dozen different localities. In the period of forty days, me and my Saathis (it’s a norm in Tabligh to call another fellow Tablighi a ‘Saathi’ which means companion in the dialect of the subcontinent) got acquainted with numerous people, and we truly got acquainted with them. I mean we didn’t only get to know their names and whereabouts, but they truly became our brothers. Even when we changed a masjid and went over to the next one, the connection with the people of the previous area were not hampered, we would often visit them, keep in touch over the phone, and often they would come over to our current masjid to join us for lunch or dinner. Even now after almost two months, I call many of them back in Khulna regularly, and they call me as well.
In each of the areas we visited, there was a great stir in the place due to our work there. Thanks to Allah, all the members of our jamaat spent a lot of time in Gasht (preaching walks), talking to people in all sorts of places. Houses, tea stalls, shops, student dorms, you name it, we’ve been there. So within the very first day of our arrival at an area, the local people were well aware of our presence. And I must admit, I loved the people of Khulna. The hearts of the people are much softer compared to the stone cold people of Dhaka that I’ve come to see for all these years. In attitude they are much more cordial and polite, and more importantly they are eager to listen whenever the words of Allah and Islam are spoken to them. The foundation of our bond with the people of those areas was the Dawah towards Allah, and when you love someone for the sake of Allah alone, the bond that’s created is the strongest. So we totally blended into the lives of those people, who were just a few days ago total strangers to us. This is indeed a very basic necessity of Dawah, to create a true brotherly connection with the Ummah. Once that happens, the work of Dawah becomes much easier and fun, and the effect becomes more prominent. Thanks to Allah, through our work there, twenty four people returned with us to Kakrail for the purpose of spending time on the path of Allah at the end of our time in Khulna. Among them were brothers from varying levels like students, businessmen, government officers and even a renowned Mufti of Khulna. So, we went to Khulna sixteen men, and came back forty!

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On the Path of Revival - Part 1

How can we correct ourselves if we don’t know what to correct? How can we adhere to Deen Islam if we don’t know what it asks from me? How can we follow the Sunnah of the Prophet (S) if we don’t understand its importance? How can we obey Allah if we don’t love Him? How can we love Allah if we don’t even know Him?

It’s not possible to understand the value of something if there’s no effort behind it. Those who are brought up in rich families don’t understand how precious food is, because they never had to struggle for it, they never knew hunger.

We claim nowadays that just because we have recited the Kalima we’ve become Mu’min. But how strange is our Imaan that it cannot prevent us from an action which we ourselves know is a grave sin, in what level is our Imaan that it cannot improve our behavior, doesn’t make us humble, kind and soft hearted. What kind of Imaan do we posses that makes us arrogant and selfish? What sort of Imaan do we have that it cannot take us to the masjid when the muazzin calls? It is thus evident that the faith that we claim to have is not enough to keep us in the path of Deen, in the path of Allah’s satisfaction. The reason behind this miserable frailty of our Imaan is the simple fact that we have never struggled for it, never put effort for its betterment. Striving in the path of Allah, struggling against diversities to uphold the order of Allah makes our Imaan stronger, and that’s the very thing that we lack. And that’s why it is absolutely necessary now to spend some time in the path of Allah for the improvement our own faith and correct the concepts that we have towards Allah and the Deen Islam.

Since I’m acquainted to Tabligh for several years now, I’ve been raring to go out on a Jamaat for a long period for quite a while. The completion of my BSc presented the opportunity I was looking for. So after getting over my exams and dealing with the thesis papers, I left home for the sake of Deen on 22 March.
The first step is always the most difficult one. And I felt it on the early morning of that day. I got to Kakrail Masjid, which is the Markaz (center) of the Tabligh movement in Bangladesh (and one of the three major centers of the world), and enlisted myself in a Jamaat of 16 men. I have never met any of the other guys in my life, so the first moments were a bit uneasy I must admit. Our Jamaat was designated to work in Khulna city, due south.

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A TIRING AND HOT WEDNESDAY IN JAKARTA

Here I am, in one of my classes. The students are all busy doing their computer work and I am even busier blogging and writing about stuff that's been happening today. Not all of them are too important to be put here but it's okay I assume. So this morning I had to go to Kuningan to sign a contract between some company and myself. The agreement took less than an hour but the traffic of going there was super horrible. It almost made me swear all the way there. I almost had a fight with somebody regarding the heat and traffic.

Then I decided to go to work instead of going home directly because I realized it was already past one.

Arriving at work, I thought there was a powercut in the building. Indeed there was but at exactly the same time I entered my office the powercut came back to normal. It was like I was magical.How relieving. Remembering how hot the weather this afternoon, being able to feel the breeze of air conditioner did make my day better. Still, my hair was such a mess!

By the way I haven't eaten anything proper today. I am just not that hungry, or perhaps I am pretending not to be hungry. All those comments on my weight has been too much and strangling me, literally. I mean, I dont really think I am overweight, but how I have been criticised makes me lose more confidence day by day. How can I lose weight when others are judging me all the time?

In front of those liking to give me criticisms, I always try to look okay with it. But it's got on my nerves and it's making me sick! I am not blaming them, I am just feeling so pitiful for them for having the time to actually care about how I look. Don't they have other things to do? 

Well, I need to go back to reality. Go back to class and entertain students by teaching them. How cynical I am today huh. have a great day folks

I'll keep posting, x

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Mathematical Miracles of The Quran - Tested in Video

I've read about many mathematical miracles that can be found on The Holy Quran, but I've never actually seen a video or presentation that actually tests them. These two videos test some of the mathematical miracles in ways that you can perform yourself.





I would like to draw particular attention to the last example of the 2nd part. That one proves that addition or removal of any Ayat (verse) from The Holy Quran would hamper the code. So those who dare to say that The Quran has some Ayats that have been added by man, are proved wrong. Subhanallah.

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