this is special for dora honey and the rest of our sisters (macam cikgu bedah speaking london gitu). thanks to dora, i thus ponder further into this topic. i'll try my utmost to make it simple and easy to comprehend, for me and all of you who care to read this entry. pardon and correct me if i make mistakes along the way for i am only a beginner.
Islam is easy if we know how, therefore we need to constantly learn. hendak seribu daya, taknak seribu dalih.
Bidayatul Hidayah by Al Imam Hujjatul Islam Al Ghazali r.a, is the book we use for our weekly halaqah nites. it is broken up into 3 parts :

1st - ways and manners which we carry out in worshipping Allah swt
2nd - ways to abandon maksiat (big sins etc)
3rd - ways and manners we observe and carry out with the social community and in friendships and interactions

from my weekly sunday classes with bonda hjh raja zubaidah and with sis muna on fridays, i feel so acquainted with the book right from the beginning i touched my fingers on the cover.

bonda always stress that for us to be that closer to Allah, it all starts from the basics. things like the way we keep our body clean, performing ablutions, intentions and carrying out prayers. when it comes to prayers all others come into effect - body movements, al-fatehah recitation, as-syahadah and khusyuk (concentration). if any of these are not done properly the others will tumble and fall. just like an impressive architecture with weak foundation, it will eventually lean and kiss the earth.

it is that simple to adopt the 'take-it-easy' attitude like some others will think "takper, Islam tak membebankan umatnya, yang penting nawaitu". oh people, let's us not adopt this approach all the time. true enough, Allah tahu niat hambanya. Allah loves all His creations, and he loves more those who make an effort to know Him, love Him deeply.

imagine in school, the educators are to teach the same syllabus over and over again. you'll be stuck in the same ditch.
same goes in taqwa. while we already testify that there is no god but Allah and we testify that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, what do we do next to go to the level where we can prove to ourselves that we actually say and mean it?

this is where bidayatul and nihayatul hidayah come into effect - the journey to taqwa. and this book gives us guides and amalan harian in the life of a muslim. but learning without a teacher is dangerous. but please, don't say this "takperlah, aper aper nanti kau bilang aku aper kau belajar maser kelas tadi". it's just not the same when you hear from someone else, it's best to attend one yourself. Insyaallah, every good deeds will be rewarded many folds by Allah. every sin we commit will be forgiven by Allah for He is the most forgiving, the most merciful.

start loving Him if you haven't for He has already loved us even before we know Him. such is the magnitude of Allah's blessings and love. do not disappoint Him. we hate ourselves if we disappoint our boyfriend, husband, friends but aren't we ashamed that we let Him down?

so kekawan ku sekelian (hah, ni baru betol cikgu bedah ori), snap out of your slumber and quit basking in the glory of worldly gains. no more excuses, no more procrastination.
i quote what bonda said "satu hari, dua hari Allah maafkan kerana dia lah yang maha pengampun dan memang itu antara sifatNya. tapi kalo dah berbulan bertahun macam gitu jugak, mandi tak sempurna, solat tak betol amacam sekarang? kenaper hamba aku yang sorang ni tak nak jugak belajar kenal aku, tak bersungguh-sungguh, tak nak ikut betol betol aper yang aku suroh?
Tapi Allah tetap akan mendengar doa-doa kiter dan dia tetap akan mengabulkan permintaan hambanya tapi kira macam lu relaks one koner dulu lah eh....ada patients lain yang lebih perlukan perhatian aku...nanti i get back to you okay?"

i conclude an example in an A&E dept lah konon. yang sakit perot, ceret beret, muntah-ber(ak), patah tangan, mata tembel harap isi borang dulu dan duduk di ruangan non-emergency. yang badly injured tapi masih bernafas separoh nyawa...hah meh sini biar Dr kejerkan, biar cepat baik".

pokok akarnya, kalau kita tidak bersunggoh-sunggoh kepadaNya how do we expect Him to put us kat front line, top of His list? kalo nak kat anak dara, hantarlah pinangan, gubahan bekodi kodi, hantaran tinggi tinggi. pasti sang teruna jadik top priority, calon menantu no. 1"
priority beb, priority.

nak contoh lagik??

YANG BAIK SEMUANYA DATANG DARI ALLAH. YANG BURUK HANYA DARI MANUSIA. AMIN.


melayuku tetap no. 1. tak sia sia cikgu pungot buang ajar aku. top malay student 5 years straight beb..betol, tak bedek (winks to dora). Tuesday, August 07, 2007