Ramadhan! Not Anymore Just Another Month!

Assalamualaikum wbt.

Just to share an ebook which hopefully help assist us make plan and work on becoming better Muslims through this one month workshop of Ramadhan! Download the ebook below ;-)

Credits: Sister Aimi Hamizah

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Salam Ramadhan to all of you.

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Second Episode: Warrior and Worrier

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Assalamualaikum wbt.

Alhamdulillah, all praise be upon Allah alone. With His sole permission, now the second episode is up.

The title is 'Warrior and Worrier.'

I do not plan to write a long piece here, however, allow me to make some brief descriptions about the video.

Before that though, just so that you know, I have authored 5 articles previously, which are highly related to this subject in the second episode, so please run your eyes through them and click on which that pull your interest. I suggest you read them all, if you have time ;-)

Superwomen

Mahal Ke Murah (Expensive or Cheap?)

Feminist Revolution

Mother's Day

Marriage


My effort in this video is to try explain how in Islam we value our parents very high. Then I attempt to connect this important fact through the status of motherhood which should invalidate the blatant accusation and misconception about Islam with regard to its treatment towards women.

My prayers may you benefit from this video and do share it around. Please take note that I only intend to share, and I put myself at my best intention and effort to produce this piece, with no intention to show off or dictate my opinions upon anyone. So, please have a positive attitude and give this video its rightful place.

About the reference I mentioned in the video, you can go there by clicking here.

Wallahuaklam. Wassalamualaikum wbt.

Ahlan wasahlan Ramadhan. Your presence we long for, your leave soon shall make me weep. Take care all!

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Alhamdulillah saya sakit!

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Assalamualaikum wbt

Nota: Artikel ini ialah bahagian kedua sebagai pelengkap kepada perbincangan tentang perkara ghaib (The Unseen) yang saya sampaikan tidak lama dahulu. Bahagian satu boleh dibaca di sini dan perkongsian video pula di sini.

'Chill' tak mamat nih?

"Maka apakah orang yang beriman sama seperti orang yang fasiq (kafir)? Mereka tidak sama."

Surah As-Sajdah (32:18)

1. Kita semua dilahirkan dalam keadaan fitrah. Namun, dek malam dan siang yang silih berganti, kita membesar dengan pengaruh yang ada di sekeliling kita lantas mungkin lari daripada fitrah.

2. Pun begitu, kita tidak boleh biarkan diri kita hanyut, tetapi mesti mengekalkan sifat fitrah dan suci kita. Hanya dalam keadaan suci kita boleh memasuki syurga Firdaus empunya Yang Maha Esa. Kaedahnya tidak lain hanyalah dengan kembali kepada Allah melalui jalan-Nya.

3. Kali ini, saya akan cuba kupas tentang bagaimana kepercayaan kita kepada janji Allah dan perkara ghaib yang diajar-Nya akan mendidik dan mentarbiyah kita menjadi seorang individu yang paling pelik dan ganjil di dunia.

4. Mungkin perkataan yang lebih sesuai ialah unik. Bukankah kita umat islam umat yang unik dan lain dari yang lain? Kali ini, keunikan yang dimaksudkan adalah tentang bagaimana kita mendepani sakit sebagai ujian daripada Allah.



5. Ya, dan ia tidak akan berjaya dimiliki sehinggalah kita niatkan dulu dalam hati bahawa kita percaya akan janji Allah dan keyakinan ini adalah satu bentuk iman kita kepada perkara ghaib.

6. Tentu pelik bagi orang yang tidak beriman bila mereka mendengar seorang yang beriman mengucapkan terima kasih dan alhamdulillah kepada Allah ketika ditimpa ujian ataupun ketika sakit. Secara logiknya, memang aneh pun bukan?

7. Seolah-olah meminta sakit dan bala? Mari saya bawa kita meneliti sudut pandangan yang berbeza.

8. Teliti dulu hadis ini:

Rasulullah SAW bersabda, "Barangsiapa yang Allah menghendaki kebaikan padanya, maka Allah menimpakan kepadanya musibah."

-Hadis Riwayat Bukhari-

9. Awak, tolong tutup sikit mulut tu, karang lalat masuk. Saya tahu, mungkin bunyinya agak menggerunkan. Seolah-olah lebih baik kita tak minta kebaikan, nanti kena musibah. Tidak hairan jika kita terpegun dan ternganga mulut. Tapi di sinilah menarik ceritanya sahabatku.

10. Sebelum saya menjelaskan dengan ayat saya sendiri, lebih elok kiranya saya padankan dulu dengan hadis di bawah, sebagai jawapan balas kepada hadis di atas:

Rasulullah SAW bersabda, "Tidaklah seorang Muslim ditimpa rasa lelah, sakit, kegundahan, kesedihan, gangguan dan kesulitan, hinggakan duri yang mengenainya pun, kecuali Allah akan menghapuskan dosa-dosanya dengannya."

-Hadis Riwayat Bukhari dan Muslim-

11. Sekarang faham ke belum? Beginilah Islam mengajar kita. Setiap kesusahan dan kesakitan yang kita alami, tidak sama dengan orang yang tidak beriman kepada Allah. Hal ini kerana Allah SWT 'membeli' sedikit kesihatan kita (yang memang milik-Nya pun) agar Dia yang amat menyayangi kita akan menghapuskan dosa-dosa kita sebagai balasannya.

12. Kalau tidak dihapuskan, ia akan berkumpul dan tempat yang selayaknya baginya hanyalah api neraka yang tidak ada seorang pun yang sanggup merasa, jika kita tahu betapa pedih dan azabnya. Sayang tak Allah pada kita?

Tenang-tenangkan diri dalam mencari hikmah hidup dan kebijaksanaan-Nya ;-)

13. Allah dengan jelas menerangkan kebijaksanaan-Nya yang mungkin tidak pernah kita ketahui atau fahami sepanjang hayat kita.

"Tetapi boleh jadi kamu tidak menyenangi sesuatu padahal itu baik bagimu, dan boleh jadi kamu menyukai sesuatu padahal itu tidak baik bagimu. Allah mengetahui, sedangkan kamu tidak mengetahui."

Surah Al-Baqarah (2:216)

14. Saya pernah membaca satu komentar yang cukup meresap ke dalam hati. Komentar itu menyebut, untuk orang Mukmin, tatkala dia menghampiri saat-saat kematiannya, dan Allah memberinya sakit yang tenat, atau demam yang berat, hal itu adalah lebih baik untuknya, kerana sakit yang dideritainya itu adalah sebagai penghapus dosa, dan apabila tiada lagi dosa, dia mati dalam keadaan suci dan mulia.

15. Manakala, ada orang bukan Islam yang matinya langsung tidak ada sakit pada saat mautnya. Rupa-rupanya Allah ingin menunjukkan kekayaan-Nya yang tiada tolok banding kerana Dia Maha Adil. Bukankah orang bukan Islam juga pernah melakukan amal kebajikan sewaktu hidupnya? Mungkin menolong orang yang miskin atau merawat yang sakit? Maka, atas sifat belas dan adil Allah, dia permudahkan mati orang sebegini sebagai balasan amalnya di dunia. Jadi, pada hari akhirat, langsung tiada bekalan pahala untuk orang ini kerana sudah dibalas di dunia, maka tinggallah hanya dosa dan kehinaan padanya kerana tidak percaya kepada Allah sewaktu hidupnya.

16. Begitulah sedikit contoh akan bijaknya Allah SWT dalam mendidik hamba-Nya kita semua.

17. Ayuh kita renungi satu lagi hadis yang cukup istimewa pengajarannya:

Dari Abu Hurayrah RA, rasulullah SAW bersabda: "Cubaan itu akan selalu menimpa seorang mukmin dan mukminah, baik pada dirinya, pada diri anaknya, ataupun pada hartanya, sehingga ia bertemu dengan Allah tanpa dosa sedikit pun."

-Hadis Riwayat Tirmidzi-

18. Hari ini, ingatlah kita. Selagi mana kita beriman kepada Allah dan rasul-Nya, kita akan terus menerus senyum dan tertawa walaupun ditimpa musibah dan ujian oleh-Nya. Orang yang beriman, dia menganggap semua itu sapaan lembut daripada Allah agar kita mengingati-Nya. Adakah orang yang tidak beriman mungkin mempunyai pemikiran yang sama? Sudah tentu tidak sama sekali.

19. Bayangkan kita menjadi orang yang tidak pernah sedih. Bila mendapat nikmat, kita bersyukur lalu ditambah lagi nikmat itu. Rujuk Surah Ibrahim (14:7). Bila ditimpa musibah pula, kita sabar dan senyum kerana kita faham itu mungkin teguran daripada Allah dan sapaan lembut-Nya untuk menghapuskan dosa kita. Dalam soal ini, adakah lagi sebab kita perlu bersedih dan mengeluh? Alangkah istimewanya bagi orang yang benar-benar beriman.

"Apakah manusia mengira bahawa mereka akan dibiarkan hanya dengan mengatakan, "Kami beriman." dan mereka tidak diuji?"

Surah Al-Ankabut (29:2)

20. Marilah kita sama-sama bersangka baik terhadap Allah dalam apa jua keadaan dengan sifat sabar dan mendirikan solat dengan mengharapkan rahmat dan kasih sayang serta keampunan-Nya. Allah tidak akan menguji kita dengan apa yang tidak mampu kita lalui. Rujuk Surah Al-Baqarah (2:286). Jika mungkin terkadang terlalu berat untuk kita tempuhi satu-satu ujian itu, maka kita mintalah pertolongan daripada-Nya dengan senjata sabar dan juga doa (mendirikan solat) sujud merendah diri kepada-Nya.

"Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, mohonlah pertolongan (kepada Allah) dengan sabar dan solat. Sungguh! Allah bersama-sama orang yang sabar."

Surah Al-Baqarah (2:153)



Ingatlah, hidup ini hanya satu perjalanan yang sementara, menuju destinasi kekal di sana ;-)

21. Demikianlah sedikit sebanyak yang dapat saya kongsikan untuk kali ini. Sebagai penutup, ingin saya tekankan juga di sini bahawa kita perlu ingat walaupun Allah menguji kita dengan musibah dan ujian yang pelbagai, adalah selayaknya kita merendah diri mengakui bahawa setiap yang melanda kita adalah hasil kelemahan dan kesalahan diri kita sendiri. Itulah yang selayaknya. Siapalah kita untuk sentiasa sempurna.
  

"Dan musibah apa pun yang menimpa kamu adalah kerana perbuatan tanganmu sendiri, dan Allah memaafkan banyak (dari kesalahan-kesalahanmu)."

Surah As-Syura (42:30)

22. Bersyukurlah kita kepada Allah dan yakinlah akan janji-janji-Nya. Moga-moga dengan semangat ini, kita akan sentiasa hidup bahagia sama ada ketika hidup di dunia mahupun pada hari akhirat kelak amin..

Nabi Ya'qub AS pernah melafazkan:

"Hanya kepada Allah aku mengadukan kesusahan dan kesedihanku."

 

Surah Yusuf (12:86)

 

Wallahuaklam wassalamualaikum wbt



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Complementary: The Unseen (Part 1)

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Assalamualaikum wbt.

As a complementary set to the brief lecture I presented in my video 'The Unseen,' this is the first article for your soul to indulge. I hope it benefits us all. I have tried my best to include Quranic reference and hadith as much as I could. I hope Allah will bless me and my family and please make dua (prayers) for me as I am preparing for my second episode insya Allah. ;-)

Note: For Quranic reference that is only presented with which surah and verse, please kindly check in your Al-Quran for the translation.

1. Life is short. It is meaningless. We could not perceive it as something solid and physical. We only feel and experience it instead.

2. But the real taste of living is unseen and is ahead of us. It is in the Hereafter, and there will be no existence of time.

3. If we have a dictionary there, surely we’ll agree to remove the word short and long from our bank of words. Or at least not to use it to describe about time anymore. It is eternal with no second, minute or hours.

4. This world is beautified and made so as a test to mankind. Allah describes this in Surah Al-An’am, verse 32.

5. Allah then gives us this thing we know as free will so that we on our own decide which path to follow. Refer Surah Al-Insan (76:3) and Surah As-Syams (91:8-10).

6. The rule of this test is simple. Only those whom believe and are righteous, will be granted Paradise and live an eternal life, blessed by Allahu ta’ala. The people of taqwa (righteousness) are described by Allah as having several important criteria, which begins with the belief in the unseen (Al-Ghaib). Refer Surah Al-Baqarah (2:2-3)

7. Before I expound on the unseen, we shall firstly elaborate on righteousness or taqwa, because when we understand what and why we must have taqwa, then it’s easier to understand why we must be a person whom believes in the existence of the unseen. They are all interconnected.

8. We live in this mortal world as wayfarers. We do not own it. We mere travel upon it and therefore need some provisions to survive.

9. What is the best provision for us?

“Take necessary provisions with you for the journey, and taqwa is the best provision of all.”

Surah Al-Baqarah (2:197).

10. And in this journey, the destination is surely the unseen world, either Paradise or Hellfire. The path to it is not easy and straight but it is worth taken.

11. In fact, every difficulty we face will be sorted out by the help of Allah through a way out that He prepares for us, when even we could not expect that it will come. The condition is, however, by having taqwa in the first place.

“He that fears (have taqwa in) Allah may be provided a way out by Him, and given sustenance from the sources he could never imagine.”

Surah At-Thalaq (65:2-3)

12. The significance of having taqwa through believing is absolutely the best thing to have. Allah honors someone as His best servant from the one who has the most taqwa in Him. Refer Surah Al-Hujurat (49:13).

13. How many of the scientific descriptions are there in the Quran, and how many of these that were totally believed by the companions can be proven in the laboratory during that time? Wait a minute. Was there even a laboratory? But they still believed, didn’t they? Can we imagine their level of taqwa and faith that Allah has instilled in their heart? Isn’t this not a point of wonder and a point to ponder?

14. Not to forget the resistance from shirk and slavery to mankind portrayed by Bilal when he was terribly tortured under the hot scorching sun with only the word ‘Ahad’ (Allah is One and Only) as his shield do we remember?

15. Investigate the Quran and see the beauty of its methodology in teaching us Islam. The chapters that feature the thirtieth part or juz in the Quran are mostly Makiyyah in origin (revealed in Makkah) and this group of earliest chapters tells us stories and reminders that revolve around the concept of taqwa and belief in the Judgement Day, Paradise and Hellfire, all of which are the subject of unseen we are talking about.

16.  It was this fundamental teaching of Islam that prepared Muslim for about 13 years before an Islamic nation can finally be established in Medina (Madinah) as a strong baby government that finally grew to become the strongest Islamic Empire.

17. What more then can veil our eyes from seeing the importance of having faith, taqwa and to believe in al-ghaib? Is there any?

18. Yes there is. It’s this transient world of luxury and deception. The moment we are attached to it and inflicted by this heart disease called wahn, our life is already doomed, unless we repent and turn back to Him. Because even if we are not willing to, we shall finally die and return to Him too by the way (and will be surely judged). Refer Surah Al-‘Ankabut (29:57).

19. Don’t underestimate the wrath of Allah for people whom disobey Him, and never underestimate his love for the people of taqwa.

20. If we do not begin now and it is too late to repent later, the total regret and loss we shall taste during the Judgement Day will be one that is indescribable. The unbelievers will certainly suffer the most of everything till they wished they were mere dust when they lived in this world. Refer Surah An-Naba’ (78:40).

21. My message is straight forward here. In this current world that promises us the greatest trial man could ever face throughout history, the only answer to pass the test is to have taqwa and strong faith.

22. Let me conclude my article with this very inspiring and persuasive hadith by Prophet SAW recorded in the book of Sahih Muslim, Chapter 11, Book 39, hadith number 6738.

“Anas b. malik reported that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said that one amongst the denizens (inmates) of Hell who had led a life of ease and plenty amongst the people of the world would be made to dip in Fire only once on the Day of Resurrection and then it would be said to him: O son of Adam, did you find any comfort, did you happen to get any material blessing? He would say: By Allah, no my Lord. And then that person amongst the persons of worlds is brought who had led the most miserable life (in the world) from amongst the inmates of Paradise. And he would be made to dip once in Paradise and it would be said to him: O son of Adam, did you face any hardship? Or had any distress fallen to your lot? And he would say: By Allah, no my Lord. Never did I face any hardship or experience any distress.”

23. Read the hadith again and put your deepest thought to it. By feeling it, allowing it to enter our hearts, there should be nothing else that can stop us from having the willingness and desire to go through any hardship in this life, for we know, that what will be granted in return, is something irreplaceable, something no one could ever imagine, but it will be there, waiting for us, the people of faith, the people of taqwa.

“No one knows what delights of the eye have been kept hidden for them as a reward for their good deeds.”

Surah As-Sajjadah (32:17)

Wallahua'lam. Wassalamualaikum wbt ;-)

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MASIH BERSIH OH KEKASIH?

Assalamualaikum wbt

Segala hujah dan intipati kandungan yang anda baca dalam artikel ini ialah buah fikiran peribadi penulis. Maka penulis bertanggungjawab atas apa yang diluahkan dan penulis mohon agar pembaca membuka fikiran, hati dan menenangkan perasaan serta menapis isi kandungannya jika perlu.

Nak gaduh pun bagi sedekah (senyum) la dulu bro.. ;-)

Nota tangan:  Artikel ini adalah tentang pendapat peribadi saya mengenai perhimpunan BERSIH. Sila baca habis dan fahami konteks pemikiran saya secara menyeluruh sebelum meloncat kepada kesimpulan awal.

"Dan tegakkanlah keseimbangan itu dengan adil dan janganlah kamu mengurangi keseimbangan itu." Surah Ar-Rahman, (55:9)

1.Saya mulakan dengan beberapa fast facts atau fakta kilat (sabung menyabung) yang akan saya kaitkan dan huraikan dalam perenggan yang berikutnya.

a) Kolesterol menjadi salah satu zat makanan penting kepada badan kita untuk membentuk dinding sel dan fungsi yang lain. Terlebih kolesterol memang bahaya tapi tak bermakna kita langsung tak perlukannya.

b) Konsep keadilan dalam Islam ialah dengan meletakkan sesuatu di tempat yang sepatutnya.  

Bayangkan bomba siram jenteranya sendiri di tempat kejadian kebakaran. Tak adil bukan?

2. Sebelum saya melencong lebih jauh ke penghujung buana, elok kiranya saya terus lurus ke titik (straight to the point). Saya secara peribadi tidak punya masalah dengan perhimpunan BERSIH malah menyokongnya. Pandangan saya, ia baik untuk kerajaan serta juga pembangkang. Tapi lebih utama, ia baik untuk kemaslahatan rakyat.

3. Pertama sekali, saya memuji kedua-dua belah pihak yang mempunyai pendirian anda sama ada menyokong atau tidak perhimpunan BERSIH. Jika saya mahu menegur, saya akan mulakan dengan menegur sikap tidak mahu mengambil bahagian dan tidak menyebelahi mana-mana pihak kerana ia langsung tak membantu. Sebab itu saya mulakan dengan mengetengahkan pendirian saya, maaf jika kita berbeza. Mungkin tiada jodoh.

4. Mari kita analisa cerita BERSIH ini.

5. Pertamanya, saya rasa kita sudah salah faham dan tertipu dengan media dalam melihat identiti BERSIH 2.0 yang sebenar. Saya pun terpedaya. Ya, dek tak berapa nak ambil tahu dan tenggelam sekejap dalam lautan persediaan menghadapi gelora dan badai peperiksaan (saya beremosi jiwang malam ini hehe), saya awalnya menyangka BERSIH buatan tangan pembangkang.

6. Akibatnya, BERSIH dilihat cuba mengkhianati kerajaan dan memburuk-burukkan kerajaan. Akhirnya mereka diburukkan media. Isu perkaitan dengan komunis dan agenda Kristian saya rasa memang kelakar. Rakyat diajar untuk takut dengan bayang-bayang sendiri. Saya syorkan kita tangkap semua guru subjek Sejarah di semua sekolah di seluruh negara sebab dalam sukatan pelajaran, kita ada belajar bab komunis.

7. Kelakar tak? Tak nak gelak takpe, saya tak marah.

8. Pokoknya, BERSIH  dilihat cuba membawa kesedaran kepada rakyat tentang hak kita terhadap pilihan raya yang adil dan bersih kerana tanpanya, rakyat tak kan pernah ada kuasa sebenar dalam politik. Kita hanya akan tertipu. Jika kita letakkan maslahah dan kebajikan rakyat sebagai yang utama dan bukan hanya nak gula-gulakan pihak pemerintah mahupun pembangkang insya Allah kita telah meletakkan isu ini di tempat yang betul.

9. Dengan kuasa di tangan rakyat, kerajaan dan pembangkang sekarang boleh bertukar status. Biar rakyat yang membuat pilihan.

10. Saya menyanjung tinggi keperibadian Yang Dipertuan Agung Tuanku Mizan yang mahukan keadilan ditegakkan. Saya difahamkan keadaan bertambah baik sekarang. Pihak BERSIH pun sudah bersetuju mengadakan perhimpunan di stadium. Biarlah suara rakyat didengari. Malah pihak kerajaan melalui Perdana Menteri juga dijemput mempersembahkan polisi dan pendirian mereka.

11. Kolesterol dan keadilan ada kaitannya di sini. Mudah sahaja. Tak boleh lebih, tak boleh kurang, tapi bersederhana, sekadar yang perlu. Begitulah kolesterol.. Begitulah keadilan. Kalau pening, hantuk kepala kat kawan sebelah. Ok tak, saya bagi contoh lebih mudah.

12. Cuba timbang emas dan kapas. Nak bagi seimbang dua-dua belah atas penimbang, rasanya sama tak seketul emas dengan segumpal kapas. Tak kan? Emas seketul mungkin perlu seguni kapas. Ini namanya keadilan. Meletakkan semua di tempat betul. Kaitannya celoteh saya dengan isu yang kita bincangkan ialah tentang sifat fanatisme. Janganlah terlalu taksub dengan parti politik sehingga kawan sendiri pun dimusuhi.

13. Janganlah kerana kawan kita berlainan pendapat tentang BERSIH, kita tak boleh berimamkan dia di surau atau masjid. Seolah-olah politik penentu syurga neraka.

Comel kan?

14. Selagi mana kita berpegang kepada kalimah tiada tuhan selain Allahu ta'ala, nabi Muhammad rasul Allah dan hamba-Nya, ada sebab lebih besar kah kita perlu menyisih orang yang lain pendapat dengan kita? Inilah taksub pada saya.

15. Mesej saya mudah. Bersihkanlah balik hati kita semua dan nilai tujuan hidup. Kepada pihak pemerintah negara yang dihormati, adillah terhadap pembangkang. Buktikan anda lebih baik daripada mereka. Kalau takut tewas di pilihan raya, jangan salah guna kuasa. Rakyat sekarang tidak bodoh seperti dulu. Perkara yang sama juga ditujukan kepada pembangkang, kerana mungkin suatu hari mereka yang memerintah.

16. Saya menyokong sepenuhnya persaingan politik sihat di negara kita. Kewujudan pihak pembangkang seharusnya disyukuri. Kalau tidak pihak pemerintah hanyut dengan dunia fantasi sendiri tanpa sebarang cabaran. Sistem demokratik begini sihat dan bersih maka janganlah kotorinya dengan pemanipulasian.

17. Semoga Allah berkati seluruh pemimpin dan rakyat Malaysia.

Dirgahayu tanah milik Allah.

Wallahuaklam. Assalamualaikum wbt.

P/S: Saya tak mahu hurai panjang tentang perarakan jalanan, tetapi pada saya, jika pihak pemerintah tidak takut dan memberi kerjasama, huru-hara tak sepatutnya berlaku. Mungkin perlu tukar topik sekarang, kerana kelihatannya memang tidak akan ada perhimpunan jalanan.

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Why IH.DE.NA?

Assalamualaikum wbt

1. The videos for my IH.DE.NA below are only part of the whole subject entitled The Unseen I am trying to address. Insya Allah, I will produce 2 more articles regarding the subject, a more comprehensive compilation which will be put up in our magazine, As-Shifa' for July i.e. one in Focus column, and in Global column for the other.

2. Alhamdulillah, after about 24 hours of availability on YouTube, it has now reached more than 100 views, which is much more than the expected figure. Though what matters more to me is not the number of views, but how much benefit we can get from it. I said 'we' because wallahi, the one who speaks has to do more jobs than the one who watches. So many valuable lessons can be learnt, and if it's about popularity in the first place, my episode one will certainly be my first and my last. 

3. Now I'd firstly like to thank all of you whom have given valuable and meaningful feedbacks about my videos. They are absolutely useful and will help me produce a better one in the future, which may not be so soon though. Now is a time to begin on doing research and reading again.

4. My aim for establishing IH.DE.NA is simple. I think it's time to work harder on studying Islam, and therefore I need a good motivation to do so. I chose to put myself in a responsibility that I have to share Islam through this way. The more I think I need to share, the harder I will work to fulfil this humble job. I want to become a student of knowledge, who learns it and then spread it to others.

5. Uthman RA narrates that our Prophet Muhammad SAW said, "The best amongst you is one whom learns Al-Quran and then teaches it." (Bukhari, Abu Dawud, Tirmidzi, Nasa'i, Ibn Majah)

 

6. Not to forget, I personally think that through IH.DE.NA, I will learn English better. For that I also want to apologize for some grammatical mistakes and inapproriate usage of words found in my videos. I noticed some major errors regarding subject verb agreement and of course as a student of knowledge I don't take it lightly and will improve where necessary insya Allah.

7. However, it's worth noting here that I spent more time on preparing the content and mastering Al-Quran's passages because there's no doubt here that these divine words should be more carefully presented, and therefore studied in a more careful and thorough manner.

8. For more information on what IH.DE.NA means, you can visit my page which is IH.DE.NA itself. Insya Allah, as we go along, I'll do more research and share more, and also possibly in other languages too.

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9. So far, I've also shared some free stuffs and the above poster leads in terms of number of downloads alhamdulillah. At the time of writing, by right (from the statistics in the website), it is already being downloaded 214 times.

10. To conclude, I again thank you for your support and my prayers that every reward I get will also be granted upon each one of you, through your effort helping to share every message of Islam. May Allah bless us all.

11. If you still wonder why I am using Ibnu Hanaffi as my pseudonym, here's an article that explains it all (read).

Take care all and assalamualaikum wbt.

"Then, whoever has done an atom's weight of good shall see it there, and whoever has done an atom's weight of evil shall see it there."

Surah Al-Zalzalah, (99:7-8) 

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As-Shifa' Magazine (June 2011)

Assalamualaikum wbt

As promised, the following is our magazine for June, where you can find my article (previously posted on this blog) together with many other great articles from great authors from IMU. Download your free copies and hesitate not to share around ;-)

Jazakumullah, may Allah bless us all. Pray for my exam insya Allah =)

This is only decorative; the theme is transformation, not exactly transformers =p

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Paradigm: A Shift or Caps Lock?

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Author's note: This article is reserved for the next edition of As-Shifa' Magazine (in Global column) which will be released and distributed soon insya Allah ;-)

1. This time, my article will be relatively a lot more factual than many previous ones, but I think it is important, as a reference and therefore as points for us when we face Muslims and non-Muslims alike with regard to Islam and terrorism. 

2. The idea though is very simple. Islam itself by definition means peace through one of its derivations in Arabic language, from the word salam.

Peace (^_^)V

3. In fact we give salam to each other when we meet and greet by saying peace be upon you. 

4. Peace is achieved when Islam is practised, and the practice of Islam is only ones that are taught by Allah the owner of your soul and my soul and He does this by revealing Al-Quran and through the examples set by our beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW, the seal of all prophets.

5. Terrorism is against peace but is almost always associated with Islam. 

6. Islamophobia that results is indicative of how the reality is twisted in a way that always puts Islam as rightly blameworthy. 

7. As it will be too long though to discuss on how this takes place, I will skip this part.

 

8. Instead of being in defense mode, I think it’s better to propose how in reality Islam is an ultimate religion of peace. 

9. This is not only by theory or its teaching, but also through crude facts I will present that will hopefully open your eyes and your mind.

Just another eye-catching scene ;-)

10. We’ll play with some numbers now.

11. First, as analyzed from Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) database, there have been 318 terrorist cases in the United States from 1950 until 2005. This includes 209 bombings and 43 arsons.

12.  Out of these, 42% were committed by Latino groups, 24% by Extreme Left Wing groups, 7% by Jewish Extremists and only 6% by Muslim Extremists.

13. Let me put this into context. First, these facts are provided by FBI, which is not even an Islamic organization.

14. So quite automatically, you can’t say that this is a bias that favors the Muslims. 

15. Second, the statistics are absolutely the opposite of the impression we get from the worldwide media i.e. Muslims are world number one terrorists. 

16. Third, we should distinguish between Islam and Muslim. 

17. What a Muslim does may or may not be in the teaching of Islam. 

18. As far as all terrorist incidents by Muslims are concern, these people are extremists and may not truly represent Islam, so it is unfair to postulate from there that Islam promotes terrorism.

19. I will try to further expound on the real concept Islam teaches us with regard to achieving peace but before that, here are few more staggering facts we should dare to swallow.

20. The US government-funded RAND Corporation reported that since September 11, 2001 until 2009, only 3 from 83 acts of terrorism were committed by the Muslims and they were the extremists. 

21. In addition, the Europol’s report titled “EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report” stated that 0.4% terrorist attacks from 2006-2008 were committed by Muslim Extremists. 

22. Do your maths now. Does that not mean that the other 99.6% were the non-Muslims?

23. Islam through Al-Quran clearly explains that peace is always the first and the best choice for Muslims. Islam teaches to forgive. Islam teaches that the most important thing is to spread the message of truth. 

24. In Surah At-Taubah, (9:5-6), even in a battle or war, Islam teaches Muslims to forgive the enemies and even escort them to protect them to a safe place, if they repent and accept Islam. 

25. I don’t think there is any other philosophy or teaching in this world except Islam that still opens the door for forgiveness and acceptance even in a war. 

26. Also, in Surah Al-Anfal, (8:69) it says, “But if the enemy inclines towards peace, do you (also) incline towards peace, and trust in Allah: for He is the One that hears and knows (all things)” which explicitly demonstrates how Islam has the inclination towards peace more than anything else.

27. Had Islam taught Muslims to become terrorists, there should be no room for forgiveness, let alone to even think about achieving peace with the enemy!

28. I shall end with this powerful message. Surah Al-Maidah, (5:8) communicates to us that we must do justice even to the people whom have hatred in us. 

29. That means, Islam strictly prohibits any form of injustice but to treat and deal with these people justly and give them what they deserve. This is the real justice!

Islam leads us to ultimate justice, by His will ;-)

30. To conclude, I hope this article will benefit Muslims and non-Muslims alike by separating the sentiment of terrorism with Islam, because there is no relationship between the two at all. 

31. We need this paradigm shift because Islam has for so long been accused and victimized with skewed and untrue portrayal. So change your paradigm now, or just lock it with the caps lock on your keyboard. OK forget it. I know, I don’t understand what I said too.

Wallahua’lam.

P/S: You can download the report by RAND titled 'Would-be Warriors' here or read a well-composed article that refutes the accusation towards Islam in terrorism here.

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More Free Download: (Islam: The Way of Life)

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May Allah bless us all insya Allah. Wassalamualaikum wbt =D

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