Brotherhood

Teringat pada satu petang, gerabak monorel yang saya naik agak sesak. Tak ada satu pun tempat pemegang yang bebas dari tangan-tangan sasa. Terdetik, "Mana aku nak pegang nih? Satgi monorel gerak mesti aku langgaq habih semua." Tiba-tiba, ada bro gaya gangster Chow Kit bangun & suruh saya duduk di tempat dia. Gaya dia suruh pun brutal. Mungkin terlalu jelas riak muka saya yang dalam keadaan risau. Risau kalau ada yang ambil kesempatan, risau kalau tak mampu nak 'guard' diri ni daripada berlanggar dengan yang lain.

Brother tu berdiri sambil pegang tiang kat depan saya. Sepanjang monorel bergerak, walaupun keadaan sesak & padat, dia sangat berjaga-jaga supaya kaki dia tak langgar kaki saya. He also make sure that nobody touch me. Saya agak tergamam juga waktu tu sebab di sebalik mukanya yang serius, tindakannya jelas menunjukkan keprihatinannya terhadap seorang muslimah. Well, on that day I learned what's the meaning of a phrase, "don't judge a book by its cover".

Monorel yang sesak pada setiap petang adalah situasi biasa di KL tapi tindakannya merupakan sesuatu yang luar biasa. Tak semua orang sensitif dengan keadaan macam tu. We don't know each other, we never met before. But along the way to my destination in that monorail, he protect me like a brother. I know in Islam, we need to look after the other muslims like they are our family members. But many people had overlook about this or maybe we just don't know how to do it right.

The brotherhood in Islam should be very strong. Just look at muslims when they pray. We need to stand closely to one another. White next to black, rich next to poor, older next to younger. In the moment of heartbroken by looking & hearing at some muslims cursed & slammed each other in this country, I'm glad Allah lead me to met him. He gave me the experienced to taste the brotherhood in Islam. May Allah guide him to be a better muslim as he's doing good. May Allah always guide us to the right path and edify us too. Amin. 

MH370: Pray for the best

Since Day 1 when I heard about the missing plane MH370, I've become one over millions of people around the world who stuck with the press conference everyday. Whenever I'm working in front of pc, I'll turn on the online media. Alhamdulillah, no one from my family members were in that plane. However, I do feel uneasy because I was once had the experienced travelling on that path. I had travel to Beijing about 2 years ago, visiting the Peking's University. 

I'm tired to read lots of speculation running on the social media & also news by the other countries. If you don't have something good to say then just shut up. I'm touched to look at the unity of our citizens. Despite the difference in races, religions & political views, everybody pray for the best outcome. We pray to find the MH370 and all passengers on board in safe. We try our best and leave it to Allah. Insya Allah, everything gonna be okay. Somehow, I get frustrated with people around the world who only focus on the 'false ritual' in KLIA. Hello, we are deadly worried here about the missing plane and they, especially those who doesn't even give a hand in the rescue mission are busy laughing at Malaysians.You only look at the one ritual & judge us. In fact, there are many more muslims here doing solat hajat everyday. For non muslims, either Christians, Buddhist, Hindus or whatever religions they are, everybody pray according to their ways and why they didn't have a look at this? 

Instead of helping, they are only put a lot of pressure on Malaysians. Plus, I'm sick to look at those who are writing the negative statement in the social media. The situation is getting tensed day by day and those words, although it's true doesn't help to ease worry among family members involved. Instead of thinking that all things happen now are the punishment from Allah, why don't you think that this is the sign from Him to lead us back to the right path. Allah is Merciful. Allah's mercy precedes His anger. Allah will accept the repentance from those who are sincerely repent, Insya Allah. Enough with bad mouth, enough with the searching for other faults', enough with the negative statements and enough with speculations. Again, I stress here if we don't have something good to say, shut up. If we are not sure about a news then don't spread it. For muslims, we believe in the Hereafter we will be asked for each words that we say or write. So before we say/ write something or spread news, think that we will be responsible for it.

While I feel frustrated and sad with what people accuse, I found verses which soothe my heart:

"And not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become] as though he was devoted friend. But none is granted it except those who are patient, and none is granted it except one having a great portion [of good]."

The verses are the translations from Surah Fussilat verses 34-35. Waallahua'lam.

Manusia

Manusia

Ada keinginan ada kemahuan

Adakalanya impian menggesa hati

Laksana ombak menampar pantai

Laksana bayu memukul pohon

Ke kirinya atau ke kanannya ia

Tiada pilihan pada arah tujuan

Manusia

Saat ia mendamba sesuatu

Sanggup diredah belukar beribu batu

Kadang hati terbeku bak dihembus salju

Kadang terbakar dek teriknya mentari

Peluh mula membasahi diri

Tangis mula menitis sendiri

Manusia

Kejadiannya lemah

Jika iman & akalnya rebah

Jika diangkat nafsu dibiar hatinya bernanah

Dunia ini dicipta untuk kita lelah

Suatu hari ia pasti akan musnah

Lihatlah duhai manusia

Seterik mana pun mentari, ia akan terbenam

Sesejuk mana pun salju, ia akan mencair

Sekuat mana pun tangis, ia akan berhenti

Segagah mana pun insan, akhirnya roh berpisah dari diri

Kerana yang di sini tiada abadi

Bahagialah jika tidak diberi

Gembiralah tatkala diri diuji

Yang disimpan di sisi-Nya itu abadi

Tak terlihat dek mata sendiri

Hanya bersinar cemerlang di mata hati

T.E.S.T

Kabhi hasna hai, kabhi rona hai

Jeevan sukh dukh ka sangam hai

(Sometimes you laugh, sometimes you cry

Life is the union of happiness and pain)

Everybody was gifted with something special. But most of the times, we don't realize our potential except when we face a situation which required for us to give all out. There is quote saying that "you won't know how strong you are unless being strong is the only choice." There will be times where Allah try us with the thing that we always thought that it is impossible for us to do. But in order to survive, we are force to face it and make out the best so that everything will be fine in the end. After that, we will look back and say, "How I did it?" 

Had you ever experienced it? I did. Many times. But sometimes when we face another difficulties, we tend to feel weak. That's human. Easily to  forget. We tend to forget that Allah had said, " Allah does not charge a soul except [with what within] its capacity...... (Al-Baqarah: 286) There are no accidents. Everything happen for a reason. We make a choice and whatever happen is the effect of what we had chose. Sometimes, we are tested with sudden difficulty that we never imagined about. But always believe, The One who can give you something you didn't wish for can also take it back and bless you with something that you never think of. In His way, at the right time.

Some of the analogy about test. If we did not test something, how could we know the level of it strength. If there is no exam, how could we measure the understanding of students towards a subject? If we didn't examine a car by crash it on a wall, how could we know the momentum that a car can handle? If we didn't carry out a pilot study in research, how could we find the most suitable type of methods to be use? 

Who, when disaster strikes them, say,"Indeed we belong to Allah and indeed to Him we will return." 

(Al-Baqarah: 156)

The above verse is a powerful verse to soothe the hearts of those being tested. Whatever come from Him will returned to Him as well. Nothing will last forever in this world. If Allah bring you to it, He will bring you through it. I had lived for 20++ (oppsss....can't mention the actual age =D). When I look back at my life since primary school until now, it's a wonderful journey that Allah had created for me. Far much wonderful than I imagined. Every difficulties, pain and scars that I had during childhood had become my strength as I enter the adulthood. So, you, yes you the one who read this, take a time to think back about your life. See how much you had grown up and how things that you faced before had prepared you to be who you are now. Whatever path you choose, there will thorns along the way. What important is not the thorns but the way you walk and handle it.

This is my 100th post. Subhanallah. I pray that this article will give benefits to all readers. Waallahua'lam.