WHAT IS THIS SITE ABOUT?


This site is dedicated to establish the fact that our ultimate success in this Dunia and Akhirat is only in religion - obedience to Allah s.w.t and following the Sunnah of Nabi s.a.w.

I think before we venture into a sacred and holy issue like religion, we should at least qualify ourselves, right? So, I have posted this three mind-boggling questions for all of us to answer or just ponder.

What is your purpose of life here on earth?
What are your necessities in life on earth and who fulfilled it?
What are your responsibilities in life here on earth?

This simple qualification is togauge our awareness on our purpose, neccessities and responsibilities.

In this blog, I shall commit to these basic tenets....

-I shall not dwell into hukum hakam, halal haram as those are better handled by an Ustaz or Alim. After all, hukum hakam is just 1/6 of the Quran! What is the other 5/6? Muslims are already engaged in thousands of arguments and we don't need to further fan the fire or "tragedy". I was told, even in Solat, there are more than 200 "point of disagreement"!

-I shall not dwell into furu', Fiqh and other intricacies. Islam has 2 major sects, 4 major Mazhabs, more than 20 types of fikrah, many ideologies, different political affiliations and other trends. Discussions on this is filled to the brim, some already exploded! So, I am not wasting time in any war of words on any issues with anyone.

-I shall dwell into sharing with you some food for the soul. As our body needs nutrients, our soul too needs nur (light) in the form of reminders from the Quran, Hadith, Hayatus Sahabah, provoking questions and fikir to enlighten our hearts! An enlightened heart ( heart filled with the Greatness of Allah and the love of Nabi s.a.w, virtues of amal and promises of Allah etc) will drive us to amal, insya Allah. It is all about our iman (faith) and our amal ( deeds)

-I shall dwell into instilling the fikir, risau and bimbang ( thoughts, worries and anxiety) of Nabi s.a.w towards his ummat and the fikir, risau and bimbang about the state of our iman and the quality of our amal.

-I shall dwell into imparting the virtues of amal ( fadhillat amal) so that we can value each amal and be convinced of the promises of Allah s.w.t behind each amal. Only when we know the virtues of amal would we be encouraged to amal!

-I shall qualify that most posts here are excerpts or notes dictated from the many sermons I attended the last fifteen years and books, audio and video presentations by many Ulama's, Hafiz, Muhaddith, Alims and Maulanas from all over the world. I shall also qualify that the posts here can be referred to many Muktabbar books on Islam.

-I shall qualify that our limited knowledge on Quran and the known Muktabbar books of Islam may lead us to perceptions, misinterpretation and assumptions on some issues. If to understand Quran needs 17 key ilm (knowledge) and with 300000 Hadith in different Books and 4 different Mazhabs with different interpretations, I think we can agree the huge task for all of us to grasp Islam. However, there is indeed, today, although very rare and few, people who are a Hafiz, a Muhaddith and an Alim of the four Mazhabs! Yes! We just need to "identify" their traits and if possible, muzakarrah with them. However, identifying that trait is a different ilm altogether!

-I shall ensure that contents of this blog is about self-correction, not correcting others! It was not intended to be educational nor producing decrees or fatwa! You can't be an Ustaz by visiting this Blog! It is for you and me to gauge the state of our iman and amal. When we know our state of iman and amal, measured against a certified yardstick i.e yardstick in the eyes of Allah swt and Rasulullah s.a.w, we will know "how good or bad we are"! So, from there we would begin to see what we need to do to enhance our iman and amal!

Agree? Are you with me?

I hope, from this blog, you would get that "food for your soul" and eventually be able to gauge your state of iman and quality of amal. Again, this blog is about self-correction, not correcting others!

I am also happy to hear your comments! By the way, for the benefit of all, I do mix English and Malay in my blog purely to maintain the authenticity of the notes and messages. Please comment...

May Allah give us hidayat. Doa...

Friday, April 10, 2009

IS THERE ANY TRUTH IN WHAT THE MUSLIMS OF TODAY SAID?

Muslims said laailah hailallah, there is no ilah (sustainer) but Allah s.w.t but who do they se seek, hope, choose and want as their ilah ( sustainer) so much so that they are willing to offer their maximum effort and work tirelessly even to the extent of acting against the commands of Allah s.w.t to achieve it?

Muslims said laa haula wala quwatailah billah, there is no strength except for the strength bestowed upon me by Allah s.w.t (Muslims openly denying their strength in the face of Allah' s.w.t's powers) but they still insist and want to attain power as though Allah.s.w.t's strength and power is inadequate!

Muslims said hasbiallah hu wanikmal wakeel, Allah s.w.t is sufficient as their abode but to whom did they rely, depend and surrender their fate to?

Why aren't Muslims convinced that Allah s.w.t is their only sustainer, strengthener and abode?

Ulama' said the ayats of Quran was sent upon Muhammad s.a.w and his companions (the Sahabah). Each of the ayats of Quran descended in a certain situation, at a particular time, to a particular person or question and indeed, with it's own designated purpose and intent of which only Allah s.w.t knew! Also, 5/6 of the content of the Quran highlighted the Tauhid of Allah s.w.t, attributes of the Angels, the dakwat of all Anbiyas. the stories of those who reject the Call and stories of the obedient souls! In the Quran, only 1/6 of it covers the commands and Laws of Allah s.w.t! Ulama said, Fiqh is just a small portion of the Quran compared to the 5/6 which stressed, enforced and referred to the importance and virtues of Iman ( faith).

Ulama' asked: How could Muslims of today grasp and attain true Iman (faith) if they are void of the "learning" of what is inside 5/6th of the Quran, Hadith of Nabi s.a.w, Hayatus Sahabah (depictions of the life of the Sahabah, those whom Allah s.w.t had blessed and accepted as radhiallah huanhu, the true faithful, upon whom most ayat were descended to and impressed upon) and Asbabul Nuzul ( the reason each ayat were sent down)? How could they?

Muslims today were bombarded daily with Fiqh and the Laws of Allah s.w.t more than what's inside the 5/6th of the Quran, Hadith, Hayatus Sahabah and Asbabul Nuzul! What is the result? They became well-versed in every aspects of the Laws of Allah up to the extent that to them the Laws of Allah is all there is to this Deen of Islam! They have reached a state where they can indict everyone as apostates or Munafiqs for not accepting the Laws of Allah s.w.t! Isn't Solat a Law of Allah s.w.t? Do we need a written law to implement it? Wasn't it already performed without any Law decreeing it? Why this happened? Muslims today were instilled with mostly Fiqh and thoughts of ulama' akhir zaman. It was impressed upon them that they (the Muslims) must attain power so that the Laws of Allah s.w.t and Islam can be forced upon all, not that Allah s.w.t is the One that will bestow power upon whom Allah s.w.t wants ( i.e the Mukminin)! It was impressed upon them that only when Laws of Islam is implemented, Deen is upheld, complete and glorified! Is that all what Allah s.w.t wants and Muhammad s.a.w brought? Is that how Allah s.w.t ordered? Is that the Sunnah of Nabi s.a.w?

What is complete Deen? Isn't complete Deen encompasses Imaniat, Ibadat, Muamallat, Muasyarat and Akhlak of the insan or ummat? How is the Imaniat of the ummat today? How is the Ibadat of the ummat today? How is the Muamallat of the ummat today? How is the Muasyarat of the ummat today? How is the Akhlak of the ummat today? Ulama asked: Of this five traits, which MUST comes first? Can we attain Akhlak without Imaniat? Can we attain acceptance of our Ibadat without the right Imaniat? Is our Muamallat accepted if we are not a Mukmin and Abid of Allah s.w.t? , Isn't Muhammad s.a.w, the beholder of this Deen, sent to save all mankind from Jahannam by accepting Allah s.w.t as God? Can anyone be saved from Jahannam without Imaniat, Ibadat, Muamallat, Muasyarat and Akhlak? Do we measure Deen as how Allah s.w.t and Muhammad s.a.w measured Deen? Can a Kafir with a good "Akhlak" be better than a Muslim with weak "Imaniat"?

So, is there any truth in what the Muslims of today said? Is Allah s.w.t is their only sustainer, strengthener and abode?


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