Goal saya mula dari Ramadhan ni, untuk berkongsi tentang al-Fatihah sahaja. Bacaan yang kita ulang-ulang, yan wajib kita lafazkan setiap kali solat. Nak habiskan satu buku yang saya rasa sangat membantu. Nipis je. InsyaaAllah kita ulang-kaji sama-sama, ya.

Ni pembahagian kandungan surah al-Fatihah secara umum.

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Setengah ulama' ada juga membahagikan kandungan surah al-Fatihah seperti berikut :

1. Menerangkan perkara yang berkaitan dengan tauhid kepada Allah iaitu mengesakan Tuhan Yang Satu.

2. Menerangkan janji-janji baik dan berita gembira buat orang-orang yang beriman.

3. Menerangkan janji-janji buruk serta peringatan bagi orang-orang yang kufur dan mereka yang melanggar perintah Allah.

4. Menerangkan konsep ibadah yang sebenar dan menerangkan jalan kebaikan serta kebahagiaan di dunia dan akhirat.

5. Menerangkan kisah orang-orang yang beriman dan mereka yang taat serta patuh kepada Allah dan menerangkan kejayaan mereka.

6. Menerangkan kisah orang-orang yang engkar (derhaka) terhadap Tuhan mereka dan menerangkan penyesalan mereka.

InsyaaAllah during this Ramadhan I will share about al-Fatihah. This is the surah I don't miss explain to my non-Muslim guests and friends. Simple, straight forward yet packed with almost all important aspects of our life.

Something I always tell everyone, Islam is for all mankind. Quran is for all mankind. Hadith is for all manking.

You can practice it regardless what your religion is, so don't worry.

For quick updates, check out my instagram @bulanbooks I try to create pretty infographic there.

It's a place for me to flow out designing juice from my brain. I have been participating in almost any kind of organisations (good or bad, haha) - and designing is one of the part I loved most.

So, there you go! Let's together be part of this charity chain and spread positivity. May Allah count this as our deeds. 

Dari Aisyah radhiallahu ‘anha, beliau bertanya kepada Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam:
. يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ عَلِمْتُ أَيُّ لَيْلَةٍ لَيْلَةُ القَدْرِ مَا أَقُولُ فِيهَا؟ قَالَ: قُولِي: اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عُفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي .

Ertinya: Wahai Rasulullah, jika aku menjumpai satu malam merupakan lailatul qadar, apa yang harus aku ucapkan di malam itu?

Beliau menjawab: Ucapkanlah: Allahumma Innaka ‘Afuwwun Tuhibbul ‘Afwa Fa’fu ‘Annii... .

(HR. Ahmad 25384, At-Tirmizi 3513, Ibn Majah 3850, An-Nasai dalam Amal Al-yaum wa lailah, dan Al-Baihaqi dalam Syua’bul Iman 3426).

Doa ni juga dipanggil Doa Malam Lailatul Qadar. Tapi kita mana lah tahu bila malam istimewa tu, kan? Jadi, masa bulan Ramadhan ni jangan tidur selagi tak baca doa ni ya.

By the way, selain menulis di blog, saya suka himpunkan pengajaran dalam bentuk gambar di instagram juga. Nama account @bulanbooks jemput ya. Saja buat lepas gian designing! InsyaaAllah bulan Ramadhan banyak update kat situ. Lubuk pahala kan bulan ni.

Kepada yang bertahan seorang diri tanpa keluarga, awak hebat! Awak lah pejuang yang mengekalkan keselamatan Malaysia. Terima kasih tau berkorban untuk negara. Semoga Allah balas dengan pahala berganda-ganda bulan ni. :)

Iklan, atau "ads" (merujuk kepada advertisements) adalah salah satu cara kita menjadikan blog sebagai mata pencarian wang. Saya tak berapa pasti tentang procedure, atau how it works technically sebab saya belum berkesempatan menceburi kaedah ni. Tapi ada juga terbaca, cuma.. Entahlah, blog cipisan je. Suka-suka menulis untuk latih berfikir, jadi belum lagi masanya.

"Janganlah jual,"

"Berhenti je kerja situ,"

Hakikatnya, tak semudah itu. InsyaaAllah, Dia yang Maha Berkuasa dan Maha Kuat untuk beri kita kekuatan.

3. Dalil keharaman judi

a) Al-Quran

Mereka bertanya kepadamu (Wahai Muhammad) mengenai arak dan judi. Katakanlah: "Pada keduanya ada dosa besar dan ada pula beberapa manfaat bagi manusia tetapi dosa keduanya lebih besar daripada manfaatnya…” (Surah Al Baqarah, 219)

Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Bahawa sesungguhnya arak, dan judi, dan pemujaan berhala, dan mengundi nasib dengan batang-batang anak panah, adalah (semuanya) kotor (keji) dari perbuatan Syaitan. Oleh itu hendaklah kamu menjauhinya supaya kamu berjaya. (Surah Al-Maidah, 90)

b) Hadis

Dalam sebuah hadis yang diriwayatkan daripada Abdullah bin Amr R.Anhuma, Nabi SAW bersabda: Maksudnya: “Sesungguhnya Allah telah mengharamkan keatasku, atau diharamkan arak, judi, al-kubah (sejenis permainan yang menggunakan papan, buah dan dadu, juga dikenali sebagai tabal atau nard).”
Riwayat Abu Daud (3696), Al-Baihaqi dalam al-Sunan al-Kubra (21519), Ahmad (2476) dan Ibn Hibban (5365)

4. Mengiklankan perkara haram

Hadis yang diriwayatkan daripada Abu Hurairah R.A, Rasulullah SAW bersabda: Maksudnya: “Barangsiapa yang berkata pada temannya: Marilah kita berjudi/bertaruh! Maka hendaklah dia bersedekah.
 Riwayat al-Bukhari (4860) dan Muslim (1647)

Imam Nawawi berkata: Ulama menyebut bahawa perintah bersedekah adalah sebagai penghapus kesalahannya pada perkataannya dalam maksiat ini. Al-Khattabi berkata, maksudnya bersedekahlah dengan kadar ajakan untuk berjudi/bertaruh tersebut. Imam Nawawi kemudian berkata: Yang benar di sisi ahli muhaqqiq – dan ia adalah zahir hadis – bahawa tidaklah dikhususkan dengan kadar tersebut, bahkan bersedekahlah dengan apa yang dia mampu. (Lihat al-Minhaj fi Syarh Sahih Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, 11/107)

Kesimpulan

Bila terdetik dalam diri saya, "eh boleh ke benda aku buat ni?" saya cepat-cepat berhenti. Bagi saya, terdetik dalam hati adalah cara Allah tegur saya. Mula ada rasa ragu-ragu, baik berhenti sekejap dulu. Baru fikir. Selagi mampu lah.. Faham, bila dah buat akad dengan manusia, tak semudah itu - tapi kita usaha.

Sementara berhenti, baru cepat-cepat usaha cari dalil yang sokong benda tu salah! Haha. Berat, tapi, kena jugak. Ni benda saya suka ingatkan diri saya. Sebab kita sebagai manusia berakal, memang mudah nak justify sesuatu yang kita tak nak berhenti. Mulalah cari pun, jumpa ke arah tu je.

Contoh, kalau terdetik, "eh kedai makan Korea ni ada halal ke?" -

Saya terus Google, "Kedai XX haram". Cari je terus haram! Gali sehabis mungkin bacaan yang ada dalil ayat al Quran, hadis, atau kata-kata Mufti sahaja. Pendapat orang macam-macam ada je nak justify nanti.

Sebab itu, saya tulis sebagaimana saya nak baca. Dalil, dalil, dalil.

Semoga bermanfaat.

Rujukan :
1. https://muftiwp.gov.my/en/artikel/bayan-linnas/3619-bayan-linnas-siri-ke-207-bahaya-judi
2. http://www.muftins.gov.my/v1/category/pertanyaan-hukum/umum/page/4/

Seorang sahabat Blogger saya menjemput untuk memberi pandangan tentang Ads yang turut mengiklankan perjudian. Berdasarkan pemahaman saya, kita ambil contoh iklan di TV :

Kita tonton channel TVMAX (rekaan semata-semata), dan selingan di antara drama yang kita tengok, ada tayangan iklan susu Dutchman selama 15 saat. Saya sebagai syarikat TVMAX menerima bayaran daripada syarikat Dutchman sebanyak RM20.00 untuk setiap kali iklan saya ditonton seramai 100 penonton.

Begitu juga Ads di blog. Kita sebagai pemilik blog (syarikat TVMAX) menerima bayaran daripada syarikat yang kita ikat contract untuk siarkan iklan dia (susu Dutchman). Dalam periklanan di alam maya pula, kebiasaannya dah ada syarikat pengiklanan besar, kita setuju dengan perjanjian syarikat pengiklanan tersebut, dan jenis iklan untuk disiarkan adalah bebas pilihan syarikat pengiklanan tadi. Ada beberapa garis panduan seperti bahan dewasa, dan sebagainya.

-- tetapi, perjudian tak termasuk dalam perkara yang "terlarang" dalam contract syarikat tersebut, macam mana?

Bermakna, syarikat pengiklanan tersebut bebas untuk menyiarkan iklan perjudian pada blog kita.

Ini adalah pendapat peribadi saya, berdasarkan pemahaman saya tentang Ads dan promosi perkara haram. 

1. Akad penjualan ruang Ads

Bagi saya, menyediakan platform Ads dengan menerima bayaran adalah penjualan. Telah berlaku 'akad bahawa kita setuju untuk meletakkan iklan-iklan seperti yang syarikat pengiklanan tawarkan, dan kita akan menerima bayaran. Telah berlaku sesi jual beli antara kita sebagai penjual dan syarikat iklan sebagai pembeli.

-- Kita menjual ruang iklan.

2. Perjanjian jenis iklan yang dipersetujui

Saya pasti kita dah baca "Terms and Condition" sebelum kita click "Agree", kan? Kebiasaannya kita hanya diberi pilihan bahan terlarang dari segi undang-undang civil sahaja. Terang-teranglah kalau syarikat pengiklanan milik Muslim, bahan terlarang dari segi undang-undang Syariah adalah bahan terlarang dari segi undang-undang civil kan!

Benda ni macam posisi penjaga cashier Muslim di 7E yang menjual arak.

7E bukan kedai dia ;

Arak bukan milik dia ;

Tak minum arak ;

Tak ada dalam contract pun sama ada dia setuju atau tak setuju untuk key in arak tu kat cashier.

Senanglah kita cakap,

Sejak lebih kurang dua tahun yang lalu, saya diberi peluang untuk berkhidmat sebagai masjid tour guide di salah sebuah masjid terbesar di Asia Tenggara.

Selain minat untuk bersosial, ya, saya extrovert orangnya, tapi tujuan utama saya nak libatkan diri sebagai “masjid tour guide” ni sebab saya nak gunakan kebolehan saya bertutur dengan fasih dalam Bahasa Inggeris dan Bahasa Jepun. Hampir 80% pelancong yang hadir ke masjid tersebut adalah dari Jepun.

Kisah ni berlaku minggu lepas. Saya terlihat dua pasangan pelancong Jepun, berumur sekitar 80 tahun - duduk di ruang menunggu. Suaminya memakai kaca mata dan bertongkat seperti yang digunakan oleh OKU penglihatan.

Macam biasa, saya bertanya sama ada mereka telah selesai melawat masjid atau belum. Senang untuk saya bantu tindakan selanjutnya, memakaikan jubah dan tudung yang disediakan, atau beri penerangan ringkas sementara menunggu giliran mereka untuk melawat masjid.

“Tak, kami hanya menunggu rakan-rakan kami yang lain. Kami tak ikut melawat kerana suami saya tak boleh melihat. Saya temankan sahaja di sini,”.

Oh, rupanya pasangan ini salah seorang peserta kumpulan pelancong yang sedang melawat.

“Dah berapa lama kumpulan Puan naik?”, saya bertanya sebab saya nak estimate ada lagi berapa lama masa jika saya ingin bawa pasangan ni melawat masjid.

“Dalam 15 minit,”. Jawab isterinya dengan senyuman. Suaminya juga turut tersenyum ceria.

“Ok, Puan, Encik, saya boleh bawa naik sekejap untuk melawat masjid. Tak lama, kita naik sikit tangga ni, tengok dome masjid, dan masuk ke ruang solat. Jalan pun tak banyak sangat. Dalam 10 minit sahaja. Encik pun jom naik sekali, tak nampak pun tak apa, kita jalan-jalan tengok.”.

Saya nak sangat bawa pasangan ni masuk ke ruang masjid. Saya percaya, ketenangan yang setiap pelancon rasa tatkala berada di dalam masjid, terutama sekali ruang solat, adalah dari Allah. Ruang yang penuh dengan malaikat. Ruang yang dibaca al-Quran. Ruang kita semua orang Islam menunaikan solat berjemaah.

Mendengarkan itu, suami yang lebih banyak berdiam tadi terus bersuara,

“Awak pergi! Ni mungkin kali terakhir kita travel bersama. Jangan kesiankan saya, tak perlu teman saya. Saya tak nak awak rugi.”

“Betul awak tak apa?”, banyak kali si isteri nak kepastian.

“Betul, jangan risau. Ni peluang awak. Guide nak bawa sikit ke atas dah, awak pergilah saya tunggu kat sini,”.

Isterinya setuju. Dia nampak gembira sangat. Cepat-cepat ikut saya untuk pakaikan jubah dan tudung. Saya pun bawa beliau tanpa suami, mengikut laluan pelancong seperti biasa, ke tempak wuduk dan terangkan wuduk, dan naik ke bahagian atas melihat dome. Saya kurangkan penjelasan yang terperinci. Biar dia lihat saja keindahan seni reka bina masjid.

Saya suka perhatikan dahulu, apa cara penjelesan yang terbaik untuk setiap pelancong. Kalau dalam masa yang cepat, tunjukkan benda basic. Ada menara untuk azan, seni khat, ruang solat, macam mana kita beratur untuk solat berjemaah. Dari segi reka bina di dalam, tunjukkan mihrab – sekaligus, boleh jelaskan tentang kiblat dan kenapa kita solat menghadap sana. Seterusnya, mimbar.

Secara peribadi, saya suka pelancong yang tua. Sebab saya terbiasa terangkan dalam Bahasa Jepun, kalau pelancong tua warganegara Jepun, memang saya seronok sangat! Rasa macam jalan-jalan dengan nenek sendiri.

Dia tak banyak bercakap. Sekadar melihat, tenung lama-lama. Tak tangkap gambar. Hanyak focus dan capture dalam penglihatan mata sendiri barangkali. Saya pun tak nak kacau. Saya tunggu. Dia pun ajak saya turun.

“Bukan apa, saya takut nanti menyusahkan kumpulan saya. Saya tak nak nanti kami pasangan tua buat pergerakan terbantut, ahli kumpulan yang lain tertunggu-tunggu kami.”. Allah.. Memikirkan orang lain sampai macam tu sekali. Siapa yang tak sayangkan warga emas macam Puan ni? Bisik saya dalam hati.

Kami pun turun ke bawah.. Nampak kegembiraan kedua-dua pasangan tu. Berkali-kali ucapkan terima kasih. Gaya orang Jepun tu lah, tunduk-tunduk. Haha.

Dakwah tak bermakna pada masa sekarang, dia syahadah di depan mata kita. Dakwah ni ada peringkat. Segala kebaikan yang kita tunjuk atas ajaran Islam, adalah dakwah. Ajak orang lain dekat kepada Islam, dengan tunjukkan sikap yang baik, layan dengan baik – mereka dah one step dekat kepada Islam. Kita ni pengantara sahaja, Hidayah milik Allah. Allah yang pilih siapa dia nak bagi, dalam bentuk apa. Tugas kita buat je.

Ada satu benda yang saya menyesal tak buat hari tu.. Saya tak ambil gambar beliau. Gambar pada post ni pasangan yang lain, sekadar hiasan. Kalau boleh, saya nak tangkap gambar beliau di depan kubah atau dalam ruang solat utama, cetak, dan hantarkan ke kediaman beliau di Jepun nanti. Tak apalah, tak ada rezeki..

To survive Ramadhan is a piece of cake, but to survive Ramadhan productively is something most of us tend to forget. As someone tiny, rather underweight, I admit, I get weak. By the time it's another an hour or less to Maghrib, I get dizzy and most of the time my vision turns black. Just black. I even fainted once during Ramadhan. Hahaha.. Used to be so strong when I was a kid, but not now anymore, I guess? Need to eat properly + work out again to get fit back..! So, the key to survive productively is start your preparation now.

Next Ramadhan : 6th June 2016 ;)

Before we begin, why do we need to stay productive during Ramadhan? Yes, theoretically it helps us comprehend the poor, purification of body from toxins, educing of weight, purity of brain, rejuvenation of body, living of life with happiness, looking younger, and to fulfill the obligation as a Muslim, but most importantly it is because Ramadhan is a month of Blessings! You don't wanna miss that by getting tired all day, you gotta cherish the month! Even the daily works, your smile to your mother, the rewards will be multiplied, jyeahh. It's like a bonus month from Allah. Hehe. Some of the reasons why Ramadhan is special are:

1. Revelation of Holy Quran
2. Doors of heaven are open
3. Doors of hell are closed
4. Devils are chained down
5. Ramadhan -to- Ramadhan: Whoever fasts two consecutive months of Ramadhan with good intention will receive forgiveness for the mistakes committed throughout the year.
6. Multiplication of Rewards: Doing good = 10x, 70x, 700x or more during the month of Ramadhan.

And much more! Read it here.

Other than realistic tips that I'm about to share, the most important tips that I believe in is your niat - intention. Before Fajr, when you're having your meal, set up your mind. For example, "I'm going to fast from 5 am till 7 pm, for the sake of Allah, and it's what Prophet Muhammad did as well,". It's amazing how when I've made up my mind that way, I won't feel hungry but during the normal days when I don't, I'm starving by 12 noon!! Yepp I'm a girl who eats a lot (self-claimed)! Hahaha


1. Start with half day
For a beginner, set your target maybe from Fajr until noon. Waking up for Fajr itself is tough for me. Ahaha.. Continue for a week, or alternate days, and gradually increase by the week after until finally you are able to fast from Fajr until Maghrib for a day! Yes, one day is a huge achievement, congratulations!!

2. Fast once a week
Now that you've managed to fast perfectly, do it once a week. Proceed for few weeks, until your body gets accustomed with it.

3. Fast on Monday and Thursday

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to fast on Mondays and Thursdays. It was said: “O Messenger of Allah, why do you fast on Mondays and Thursdays?” He said: “On Mondays and Thursdays Allah forgives every Muslim except two who have forsaken one another. He says: ‘Leave these two until they reconcile.’

Besides it's Prophet Muhammad's diet,  "whether you call it the every other day diet, alternate day fasting, intermittent fasting, or calorie cycling, studies have suggested that alternating days of higher calorie intake with very low-calorie intake is just as good for your health and waist as typical dieting.

According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, calorie restriction could be replaced with another dietary regimen, termed alternate-day fasting (ADF) ADF regimens generally involve a ‘feast day’ on which food is consumed ad libitum that alternates with a ‘fast day’ on which food is withheld or reduced" (Reader's Digest)

On top of that, if you have never fasted before, you can make use of this time to familiarize the people around you that there are certain days where you will fast, for health reason and also humanity. It's easier to explain if you're only fasting for once a week, rather than out of the blue you start fasting the whole month during Ramadhan! Of course your Mum would get worried!! LOL
4. A month before Ramadhan!
Fast as much as you can. Really, I'm serious. What I do is from Monday until Thursday (4 days a week) for a month before Ramadhan. This is what Prophet Muhammad did as well. ;) You have to get ready. Fasting a month straight is no joke! Thank God ladies have excuses on few days.. LOL :P

5. Ramadhan
Ok this is the most tricky part.. Now that all the preparations have been done, all you gotta do is pray. Pray for strength physically and mentally. I start fasting when I was 7 (I think), but because my Mum got us ready very well, alhamdulillah I was indifference with any other kids. I served the meals during lunch and played as hard as them! Hahaha I thought it was normal, but then now that I'm surrounded with Muslim, they were kinda amazed.. LOL 

It's ok to be a good person only for a month, who knows the habit will sticks with you even after Ramadhan? ;)

Besides that, study a bit about foods that keep you full for a longer duration. Foods that are easily digested like porridge makes you hungry quick. Personally oat worked for me. Not to mention get supplements, if possible natural ones. Like olive oil, black seeds, etc. Oh anyway, I just came across of article about Middle East food / Mediterranean diet is good for health! Gotta do more research and share it here. Hehe

Last but not least, learn about Ramadhan. Ask why. Why should we fast? I remember few years ago, my friend A who was a Hindhu, she was fasting because she believed that's her way of effort to pray to God to heal her mother quickly. And then my Sikh friend B voiced out a question, "why should you starve yourself and expect God will heal your mother?". Ahaaaa there starts a healthy debate. Which I love. Haahaha.

So, ask anyone, from the Imam to kids who fast, the more people you ask is better. Get a lot of different opinions because from there, you get to find what is your own true understanding. Not just about fasting, but about anything. That's why I love meeting new people, making new friends. Hehe ;)

Ever had someone close to you find / reverted to any religion?

I shared with my Japanese Muslim Friend A about Dr Zakir Naik's talk in Tokyo. So he went there with Friend B who wasn't a Muslim.

And then Last two nights I received a text from friend A about Friend B becoming a Muslim, but I kinda "ignored" the text because I was tired and the line was terrible in Janda Baik where I spent last weekend. Haha

Why does Muslim say "Al-Fatihah" when someone pass away?

Honestly, I don't know either! Based on my research from the internet, there is no hadis (whatever actions or quotes from our prophet Muhammad that has been narrated from trustworthy, specific people) that proves that Rasulullah SAW (prophet Muhammad) has done it. Please tell me if there is. 

In fact, there are few scholar who have the opinion that this practice is unreasonable. To me, from a humble point of view based on my knowledge, as long as it is not against the guide line of Islam, there is nothing wrong with it. Unless it's about a compulsory practice in Islam, that must be based on Al-Quran or Hadis.

However, during school, I remember one of my friend asked our teacher, Ustaz Makhzun (only now I realized how good he is.. :/), 

"Do people that has passed away hear when we recite al-Fatiha?"

I know what she meant was everything we recite. From the prayers, or tahlil (a feast usually done by the family. In Malay culture, it consists of specific reading, usually lead by imam). So here is the answer from my teacher :

It is not about whether they hear it or not. It's about the intention of the reciter, to convey the reward of reciting the Al-Quran with someone who has passed away.

Thus, to lighten the burden of the person, or to show that we love and care for the people who pass away, we can recite any verses of al-Quran, with the intention of sharing the reward.

 Do we have to recite the Al-Fatihah?

The most important thing is, based on a hadis, we have to pray for the best towards the dead. I'm sorry I couldn't find the hadis, please share if you find one! Pray for their well-being, to be forgiven, because that's the only thing we can do.

Recite.

Recite as I have written below, don't just write "al-Fatihah" in the comment section, or just say "al-Fatihah to bla bla bla". It is not a quote, it's not a greeting, it's not something like "salaam" or "my condolence". As a Muslim, you have to recite any of the verses of al-Quran (not only al-Fatihah, you can even read the whole al-Quran!) or prayer sincerely with the intention of lightening the burden of the dead.

For a non-Muslim, thank you so much for noticing about the "al-Fatihah", I'm sorry for any of us giving a wrong conception about al-Fatihah, I hope we are all enlightened a bit from my writing, full of lack.. Nonetheless, you are welcomed to pray for us sincerely, thank you so much. That's what matters more. Still, thank you so much for saying the "al-Fatihah" to remind us all, Muslims, to read it for the dead. Thank you. There's nothing wrong with it. Just sharing some extra knowledge. :)

The meaning of the verses of Al-Fatihah in English

1. Bismillaah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem
In the name of Allah , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
2. Al hamdu lillaahi rabbil ‘alameen
(All) praise is (due) to Allah , Lord of the worlds 
3. Ar-Rahman ar-Raheem Maaliki yaumid Deen
The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
4. Maaliki yaumid Deen
Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
5. Iyyaaka na’abudu wa iyyaaka nasta’een
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
6. Ihdinas siraatal mustaqeem
Guide us to the straight path
7. Siraatal ladheena an ‘amta’ alaihim, Ghairil maghduubi’ alaihim waladaaleen
The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked (Your) anger or of those who are astray.
Aameen.

As you can see, Al-Fatihah (or written as Al-Fatiha, سورة الفاتحة) is one of the verses in Al-Quran, the Holy book for Muslim. 

Google

I recently watched a session discussing the topic above in Youtube, here's the link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdb_KDG0CH8 I'm not putting it here because it's inappropriate.

I was attracted to the title because at a glance, I thought it was a debate. It was not. To conclude, she only praised how good bikini is and how bad niqab is. That's not a debate, that's just a video of a woman, talking about her opinion which was totally biased I must say.

I have my respect towards anyone, regardless their attire. I don't mind at all, I don't judge, I've never thought of them as any of those negative thoughts, NO! I understand they just wanna feel beautiful, just how I love being beautiful. We just have our own way and beautiful itself is subjective. That's why I kinda disagree with the lady in the video generalizing women who wear niqab.. So unfair and rude.. :/

If you don't want others to generalize hookers = bikini, don't generalize Muslims either! Only some of Muslim cover themselves because of those negative reason, just like how only few people who wear bikini just to look like a hooker. Am I right? Bikini is just a swim wear and niqab is just a fashion unusual to some of us, that's all, respect it!

What is a bikini?

Generally, it's a two piece swimming suit. In a simple word, it's a two piece woman underwear, made of fabric like lycra. Fabrics which won't make you heavy in water..

What is a niqab?

A niqab is commonly worn by Muslim women in Middle East, it covers the entire face, revealing only their eyes. It's a very thin, breathable piece of cloth. It is not an obligation for Muslim women. Muslim women are allowed to expose only their face and hands (from wrist to finger).

I'm not going to elaborate what she talks, here's my version of Bikini vs Niqab. ;)

Women wear what makes them feel beautiful.

Bikini : Yes, I can't disagree more. That's the truth. Only insecure women feels unconfident about showing their body. Nobody can deny the fact that women is naturally a beautiful creature. (LOL seriously, grow up!)

If so, why does some women cover up themselves when they go out? Before that, let me clarify the two types of  "covered up women" :

1. Because she is insecure about herself as I mentioned earlier

2. Simply because she wants to, only when she go out ; at home, they're the dancing queen!

3. Covered up only because it's obligation, she still wear out standing cloth 

It's undeniable there are some of the 1 and 3 women among Muslim, but that's not limited among Muslims! They exists among any women around the world.

So I'm going to talk about the 2 women : because they want to cover up when they go out. These women are very confident about herself, she doesn't need to show her body to everyone, just so she can feel beautiful. No. She doesn't need those. Sounds silly?

How does Bikini makes women feel confident and beautiful? Because she is able to show her skin, walk with pride, and proves that she is not being ashamed of her body.

Things happen for reasons. Whatever happens around us, it is our responsibility as an active khalifah to find out what is the reason and what you can learn from that. It's kinda what I believe in. Hehe.

Saturday, March 8

Flight takes off: Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 departs at 12:41 a.m.local time on Saturday, and is due to land in Beijing at 6:30 a.m. on the same day. The flight was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members. The passengers are of at least 12 different nationalities; all crew on-board are Malaysians.

Mysterious disappearance: The flight loses contact with air traffic controllers about an hour after taking off. The last-known position of the plane was 120 nautical miles off the east coast of the Malaysian town of Kota Bharu, Malaysia Airlines chief executive Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said. The aircraft was flying in good weather conditions and disappeared without warning or a distress signal.

Monday, March 24

Confirmation of flight's fate:Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak says fresh analysis of satellite data tracking MH370 shows the flight ended its journey with passengers and crew members in the southern Indian Ocean, west of Perth - a remote location, far from any possible landing sites. 

1. Respect everyone.
When the news came out, most of us came out with their own theories, worse, make fun of it! I've even seen people compare with movies they've seen. Words like "how can it just disappeared? Blackhole?". It's really stupid. If you were one of the relatives of the passenger, would you say it? The news was "missing", as long as the status is "missing", everyone is still hoping (except you heartless people). Imagine if your sister hadn't contacted you for 8 hours, you'd get upset if people say she's been kidnapped right? Just wait for update. She might be sleeping over her friends house, lost her phone, etc, isn't it? So stop being a Detective Conan!

2. Hold responsibility bravely.
For example, I refer to these three people :
a) Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein (Menteri Pertahanan)
b) Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman (Ketua Pengarah DCA)
c) En Ahmad Jauhari Yahya (CEO MAS)
They answered to every questions and criticism so professionally during the conference. Reminded me of Rasulullah who always spoke nicely, especially towards people with lack of knowledge. I think people who kept on saying bad things about these people who stood out when the rest of the world are saying otherwise, are just blind. Haha. Something is really bad with your heart, you should get a treatment.

3. Don't make up things just to gain respect.
I noticed one of the sickness in our culture is that everyone is kind of self-conscious, insecure. That's not really the right word but heyy.. We all are so desperate to be respected, to be seen intelligent, that we are willing to do anything! Come out with our own theories, to the extend of causing some chaos, just because nobody wants to lower down the ego. Like a duck and a chicken quarreling about how a cat meow. Huh

Relax, just wait for any update from the conference. Unless you've flown your own jet and went to the scene. Or have decades of experience in aeronautical field. If not, just wait. That doesn't make you less-intelligent at all, it's just we're living in a society, every one of us are intelligent in our own field. You'd ask mother if you lost something instead of father, right? Because you know mother always know where to find, does it make your father less-intelligent? No, right?

4. Trust those working on the scene.
The latest nincompoop thing I hear is "how can it took so long to capture the satellite image?". Pfftt. That's why I always say to my friends not believe what you see on tv, movies, they're just our fantasy. Keep your feet on the ground and ask the people with knowledge of that particular topics. Simple analogy : you don't ask Mathematics problem to Biology teacher right?

I read a Chinese article saying that it takes 3 days, almost 72 hours (yes they work 24 hours!!) just to analyse any satellite image! Even if I didn't read it, just work your brain, have you ever seen the satellite image from google? It's the data of several days, months, ago! If a satellite image can be seen like you use a telescope, how can the data on google image takes so long to update, right?

So stop ruining our own nations by discussing with your friends how lazy Malaysian army, leaders, are! They are the one who wants the problem to be solved as soon as possible. They have to work days and nights, through the storms, you know how harsh the whether is? Not going home, missing their families, families worried about the safety of those searching, you ever thought of this?

My family and I once visited a zoo/farm in overseas, without realizing that we went into an area where they let these miniature pigs run around everywhere. LOL. They are really friendly, went cuddle towards any legs they see like cats, which was quite a bothersome to us, Muslim. :D But we didn't kick or harm them, Ayah just sort of chase them way, while we stood on some small bench. Hahaha..

As a Muslim, we have to cleanse (in a special way) any parts of us touching a pig skin, otherwise our prayer isn't valid. That's why it's sort of bothersome. And I think it has proven that without special cleansing, some harmful dirt will leave on us, human, what's more eating it? No we don't hate them or anything, they're just another Allah's creature on Earth that we have to respect, any of His creature must have reason behind it.

Anyway, there's a TV series in TV Al-Hijrah on 7.30 PM, talking about their experience in Japan. Today's story was about their visit to farm. And yes, as far as I know, there are so many farms that children can visit over there! The children together with their mother get to milk the cow (am I saying it right? LOL), watch how dogs chase all the farm animals, and other activities in farm.

When we're being exposed to experience like this, we will grow up into someone who cares about animal, see how the work is done, thus making us more appreciative towards any rezeki. Not to forget, Rasulullah was a shepherd during His P.B.U.H childhood.

"In the name of God the most gracious and the most merciful", or just "bismillah"


A non-Muslim friend of mine asked me about this, so I thought I might share it here as well, in my simple understanding. I see some people get scared and say things like "stop it~ you're so pious~" when we say phrases we've been taught to say in Arabic like alhamdulillah, insya Allah, and so on.

It's actually just a phrase to remind us to be a better student, child, teacher, and most of all, a better person in His' eyes (which is our main goal!). So don't get scared.. I'm forgetful, that's why I need to remind myself with these phrases.. Hehehe

By beginning any words, works, (basically anything in our life that we do "specifically") with the quote, it's like we setting up our mind to do that work sincerely and will do it the best that we can, without any bad intentions, because when we say His name, we know He is always there to observe whatever we do (in our belief).

For example, in class, if we recite the quote before the lecturer begin the lesson, it reminds us to respect the lecturer especially, and also the rest of the classmates by not to bother others' focus, and to always learn as it's our responsibility for now.

Or maybe before we go out and have fun with friends, so that we won't act overboard and always obey the guidelines He has provided, for example the relationship between different genders, our attires, and also the kind of entertainment we choose.

And not to forget, by finishing any opinion with Wallahua'lam : Only He knows best

Because we're just a human, we make mistake and always be open for any rectification.

世界まる見え!TV特捜部　志の高い人2時間SP　1月20日

Isn't it obvious? I know I've talked about this so many times. The emcees, guests' clothing doesn't hurt the eyes of viewers which consist of young kids ~ adults. Yes, they're famous with pornography, stupid things but believe me (at least) it's not as obvious as here for general program viewed by wide range of age.

Not to mention they provide sooo many intellectual TV program which are very interesting to watch!

But heyy don't forget, Malaysia's coming towards this kind of development as well, esp in the channel Al-Hijrah yeayyyy the dramas are great, they also wear decent clothing!

To me, as the first step, it doesn't matter about covering the aurah or not, but to wear decently. Why? Because our knowledge about aurah itself is too lacking. :( I just wanna say that it's not enough to just cover the hair, hijab is much more than that!

Even wearing "decently" is very difficult nowadays, people are trying to modernize the original hijab, so I guess I'll learn to teach myself to wear decent. Alhamdulillah I'm very blessed with strict mother who always forced me to cover them. Hehehe..

May we are all blessed with His hidayah to wear properly as one of the way to get ourselves closer to him. :)

Arrival at King Abdulaziz Airport

As we stepped out of the shuttle and the coldness strike towards your bone, I know I'm now standing at Madinah. This is the land that has been walked by Rasulullah and many of his sahabat. It feels really amazing, and makes you think of how much Rasulullah loves us.

Our day start as early as 4 in the morning, we went to Masjid Nabawi. I was really eager to hear my first azan in Madinah, I waited for it and yessss got it recorded! Subhanallah.

Brief history about Masjid Nabawi :

 "What is between my house and my mimbar is one of the meadows of the Garden, and my mimbar is on my watering-place (al-Hawd)."

The area between is now called "Raudhah" and you may grab the opportunity to pray over there!
     

Good morning from Madinah! :)

If I'm not mistaken there are two kubah in Masjid Nabawi, and there is only one kubah with dark green covering as seen in this photo.

Beneath the green kubah is where our Prophet Muhammad SAW's maqam is located. :') I heard that we used to be allowed to visit inside, but it's prohibited now BUT, you can still see from ar-Raudhah, the outside of Rasulullah's maqam, Sayyidina Abu Bakr's, and Sayyidina Umar al-Khattab's.

Masya Allah.. I can still feel goosebumps just reminiscing the memory of being there..

(This is my experience of performing Umrah during winter from 24th December 2013 - 5th January 2014. You can find other posts by going to the posts labelled MakkahMadinah which can be found at the right side of my blog. Thank you.)

Nabawi = Nabi (refers to propher Muhammad SAW). The mimbar he used to stand at is located here, nearby his house. His actual house isn't there anymore but according to one hadith, 

www.boycotthalal.com

These are some of the ingredients that I could think of ; they're not necessary haram because some of them can be derived from plants or animals. When it's from animals, it includes any animals so unless you're really sure it's from halal source, even if it's from cow, the cow need to be slaughtered Islamically, you may consume. 

I've heard some people say, "what's wrong with using skin care, shampoo etc, which contains unsure ingredients? Because we're not eating it,". As far as I understand, this statement only applicable on alcohol. Here's a simple analogy : If your shampoo has ingredient derived from pork, what do you have to do? 

Feel free to complete the list or rectify, or anything you may want to do! Spread the words, yes you may copy and paste it because this is our duty as a khalifah on this Earth! :) As the phrase goes, you are what you eat, I strongly believe we need to be particular on what's going to be part of our FLESSHHH.. 

Besides that, I also would like everyone to simple ask the manufacturer, by calling etc. Don't be afraid. If you can't explain about Halal and Haram, just tell them you're a vegetarian. Hee 

Please do some research as well cause I'm only going to list out in this post. 

1. Glycerin - Animal/Plant source 

2. Alcohol

3. Whey powder - may contain rennet 

4. Vanilla extract, essence, flavour - may contain ethanol

5. Rennet

6. Bacon

7. Diglyceride emulsifier

8. Gelatin - Animal/plant

9. Glycerol

10. Lard, tallow

11. Pepsin

12. Shortening - Animal/plant

13. Sodium phosphate

14. Cochineal 

15. Balsamic vinegar

16. Cider

17. Ham

18. Tartaric acid

Ahhh.. It's so hard to bring out those ingredients from my brain!  Hahaha. With some research as well, these are the ingredients that are commonly used.. I usually can can point out from the ingredients I read, but to write like this is quite challenging, what's more it's been years since I've moved to Islamic country, where we simple can find a Halal certificate! Hehehe

Some say it's for "lesson" for others, yes, it is, there are times we are allowed to talk about others' bad behavior.

The problem is, how many of us would take it as a lesson when you obviously showing the face of the person?

If yes, when you see them, you say astaghfirullah, then good.

But instead I found many of us will say things like,

"She's terrible!", "this is too much,", "what were she thinking?", "she doesn't respect Islam,", "she's insulting our religion,". She's this, she's that, who are you to talk about her? Even God never talked about you like that to anyone (for the time being, at least!).

The solution? Share things like this among people with good intention like you. People who would pray for her, people who would think of her as their own sister and try to find a solution.

Not simply with anyone, in this social media.

If it's really necessary to show these kind of attire to let people know what's happening in our society, I think that's wrong. It's like you're supporting the current drama ideas of showing murder, free sex, drugs, to be shown in public. They act with such indecent way, repent, and done.

And one more thing, if you say you're sharing it for the sake of "lesson", why didn't you share the sexy photos of our actress who has repented, but now wearing properly according to Islam?

Isn't it a discrimination when you think it is okay to share bad behavior of bad people as a lesson, but it is wrong to share bad behavior of a nice people? Since just now you said they were only for lesson ; it can be shown from anyone right?

Nahh, it was raining breezily in Makkah on our last day of staying there. I don't know if it was the right word to describe, but yes the rain felt so refreshing, calming, and.. I don't know I just love it, maybe because it was the Holdy land? :D

Oh yes I went to perform the Umrah. One of the reason why I couldn't write much, not to mention 2 weeks after coming back (which is now) I'm having my final examination.. Phew it was a little hectic but alhamdulillah insya Allah everything goes well.

Winter in Madinah & Makkah was really pleased. I will share my experience once the final examination finishes insya Allah! ;)

From syahirul.com :)


“Apabila saya terlibat dengan kerja dakwah, barulah saya tahu saya telah banyak melakukan zina hati,” kata seorang pemuda.

Maksudnya: Sesungguhnya Allah mencatatkan bahagian zina yang tidak dapat tidak berlaku ke atas anak-anak Adam. Zina mata itu adalah pandangan, zina lidah itu adalah ucapan, nafsu mengharap dan berkeinginan, dan kemaluan itu mengiyakan atau mendustakannya. Hadith riwayat Bukhari (6/2438, no 6238), Muslim (4/2046, no 2657), Abu Daud (2/246, no 2152), dan Imam Baihaqi dalam Shu’ab Iman (4/365, no 5428).

“Itulah dulu pun saya ada kekasih, dan kami saling cinta menyintai dan merancang untuk berkahwin apabila sampai masanya, tapi apabila saya tahu hubungan saya dengan dia tu menyebabkan saya dan dia terjebak dengan zina hati maka saya putuskan”

Seringkali saya mendengar kata-kata seperti itu keluar melalui kata-kata atau tulisan daripada mereka yang melibatkan diri dengan gerak kerja persatuan-persatuan Islam atau kerja-kerja dakwah remaja. Pada mulanya saya buat tak kisah atau dengan kata lain buat tak port kerana saya menganggap kes-kes itu sebagai kes terpencil yang biasanya berlaku di zaman sekolah menengah. Biasalah tu budak-budak sekolah yang baru dalam proses pra-matang kepada matang, baru nak up orang kata, pedulikanlah.

Tapi apabila ada pelajar di peringkat universiti yang mengeluarkan kenyataan-kenyataan mirip sebegitu, saya mula tertanya-tanya dan bersyak wasangka, “Eh takkanlah pelajar universiti yang bakal keluar sebagai pemimpin masyarakat pun tak faham-faham lagi, mustahillah”. Tapi ternyata, sangkaan saya itu meleset sama sekali. Mimpi buruk melanda diri setelah melancong ke laman-laman web internet yang mempromosikan keislamikkan mereka. Saya terkejut apabila mendapati ketempangan yang cukup serius dalam memahami apa yang diistilahkan sebagai zina hati.

MAKSUD ZINA HATI DAN ZINA KECIL YANG LAIN

Sabda Rasulullah s.a.w:

(إِنَّ اللهَ كَتَبَ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ حَظَّهُ مِنَ الزِّنَا أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ لاَ مَحَالَةَ، فَزِنَا الْعَيْنِ النَّظَرُ، وَزِنَا اللِّسَانِ الْمَنْطِقُ، وَالنَّفْسُ تَمَنَّى وَتَشْتَهِي، وَالْفَرْجُ يُصَدِّقُ ذَلِكَ وَيُكَذِّبُهُ). رواه البخارى (6/2438، رقم 6238)، ومسلم (4/2046، رقم 2657)، وأبو داود (2/246، رقم 2152)، والبيهقى فى شعب الإيمان (4/365، رقم 5428).

وفي رواية مسلم: (كُتِبَ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ نَصِيبُهُ مِنْ الزِّنَا مُدْرِكٌ ذَلِكَ لَا مَحَالَةَ فَالْعَيْنَانِ زِنَاهُمَا النَّظَرُ وَالْأُذُنَانِ زِنَاهُمَا الِاسْتِمَاعُ وَاللِّسَانُ زِنَاهُ الْكَلَامُ وَالْيَدُ زِنَاهَا الْبَطْشُ وَالرِّجْلُ زِنَاهَا الْخُطَا وَالْقَلْبُ يَهْوَى وَيَتَمَنَّى وَيُصَدِّقُ ذَلِكَ الْفَرْجُ وَيُكَذِّبُهُ).

 

That's very harsh.. :/ Once I found a saying by a sahabat I think, really not sure if it's a hadis or what, but it says,

"To a mukmin, show how awful is the Hell, but to a fasik (I meant someone who isn't really religious. Is that the right word?), show the beauty of Heaven,"

And please don't give us the look towards a criminal.

It's not easy to change, to covering the aurah and so on, and now you're terrifying us with Hell fire and all? :( Some of us don't even really believe in Hereafter, now what's the point? If you're only talking among yourselves, again, what's the point? We want to spread the teaching Rasulullah has brought us to, right. Remember how nice He was towards everyone? People who literally threw shit, the kafir lady who's been mocking Him, remember how nice Rasulullah was when she got sick?

Shouldn't it be like, "Jom tutup aurat, kita ke syurga,". For jahil people like me. For people like me with lack of knowledge.

We're stupid, we don't know what's best for us. That's why we need rules. Even Allah has made rules for us, because He knows that's beyond our knowledge. Still, He gives us the logical thinking to think. Why. And able to relate with the world He has prepared us for.

When we were a kid, performing solah was totally clueless. We just do. As we grow up, we know. It's because we're a Muslim, and it's an obligation - but one thing I can't totally certain is, why? How can I relate. with my life. Because I believe, everything Allah has prepared for us is beneficial to us. No hesitation. There are some scientific facts about how good praying is to our health, but one thing I can't is.. To really feel that we are connected with Allah through prayer. Masya Allah.. :( I wish I could.. Otherwise I'm no different with kids in the kindergarten I used to teach.. :'(

Even though I understand the meaning, they can't still reach my heart.. Hm that would be a very long discussion..

Anyway now I would like to relate with our daily life. If we're clever enough, intelligent enough, we won't cross the speed limit. We will wear helmets, seat belt, drive as what we've been taught in driving school. Literally.

We know the consequences, we know how dangerous it is sometimes, but just because of our own, I don't know satisfaction, maybe? Or fun, we forget what's the priority! Dumb.