Road To Deen "Shorts" (Final Part)

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Gadis melampau menerima padah

Menurut majalah Manar Islam, pada suatu hari, seorang gadis yang terpengaruh dengan cara hidup masyarakat Barat menaiki sebuah bas mini untuk menuju ke destinasi di wilayah Iskandariah. Malangnya walau pun tinggal dibumi yang terkenal dengan tradisi keislaman, pakaian gadis tersebut sangat menjolok mata.. Bajunya agak nipis dan seksi hampir terlihat segala yang patut disembunyikan bagi seorang perempuan dari pandangan lelaki ajnabi atau mahramnya.

Gadis itu dalam lingkungan 20 tahun. Di dalam bas itu ada seorang tua yang dipenuhi uban menegurnya. “Wahai pemudi! Alangkah baiknya jika kamu berpakaian yang baik, yang sesuai dengan ketimuran dan adat serta agama Islam kamu, itu lebih baik daripada kamu berpakaian begini yang pastinya menjadi tuntutan agama itu dijawab oleh gadis itu dengan jawapan mengejek. “Siapalah kamu hai orang tua? Apakah di tangan kamu ada anak kunci syurga? Atau adakah kamu memiliki sejenis kuasa yang menentukan aku bakal berada di syurga atau neraka?” Setelah menghamburkan kata-kata yang sangat menghiris perasaan orang tua itu gadis itu tertawa mengejek panjang.

Tidak cukup setakat itu, si gadis lantas cuba memberikan telefon bimbitnya kepada orang tua tadi sambil melafazkan kata kata yang lebih dahsyat. “Ambil hanphone ku ini dan hubungilah Allah serta tolong tempahkan sebuah bilik di neraka jahannam untukku,” katanya lagi lantas ketawa berdekah-dekah tanpa mengetahui bahawasanya dia sedang mempertikaikan hukum Allah dengan begitu biadab. Orang tua tersebut sangat terkejut mendengar jawapan dari si gadis manis. Sayang wajahnya yang ayu tidak sama dengan perilakunya yang buruk. Penumpang-penumpang yang lain turut terdiam ada yang menggelengkan kepala kebingungan. Semua yang di dalam bas tidak menghiraukan gadis yang masih muda i tu yang tidak menghormati hukum hakam itu dan mereka tidak mahu menasihatinya kerana khuatir dia akan akan menghina agama dengan lebih teruk lagi.

Sepuluh minit kemudian bas pun tiba perhentian. Gadis seksi bermulut celupar tersebut di dapati tertidur di muka pintu bas. Puas pemandu bas termasuk para penumpang yang lain mengejutkannya tapi gadis tersebut tidak sedarkan diri. Tiba tiba orang tua tadi memeriksa nadi si gadis. Sedetik kemudian dia menggelengkan kepalanya. Gadis itu telah kembali menemui Tuhannya dalam keadaan yang tidak disangka. Para penumpang menjadi cemas dengan berita yang menggemparkan itu. Dalam suasana kelam kabut itu, tiba tiba tubuh gadis itu terjatuh ke pinggir jalan. Orang ramai segera berkejar untuk menyelamatkan jenazah tersebut. Tapi sekali lagi mereka terkejut. Sesuatu yang aneh menimpa jenazah yang terbujur kaku di jalan raya. Mayatnya menjadi hitam seolah olah dibakar api. Dua tiga orang yang tersebut juga kehairanan kerana tangan mereka terasa panas dan hampir melecur sebaik saja menyentuh tubuh si mayat. Akhirnya mereka memanggil pihak keselamatan menguruskan mayat itu.

Begitulah kisah ngeri lagi menyayat hati yang menimpa gadis malang Nauzubillah, sesungguhnya Allah itu Maha Berkuasa di atas segala sesuatu. Sangat baik kita jadikan ikhtibar dan pelajaran dengan kisah benar ini sebagai muslim sejati. Jangan sekali sekali kita mempertikaikan hukum Allah dan mahupun sunnah RasulNya saw dengan mempersendakan atau ejekan. Kata kata seperti ajaran Islam tidak sesuai lagi dengan arus kemodenan dunia hari ini atau sembahyang tidak akan buat kita jadi kaya dan seumpamanya adalah kata kata yang sangat biadab dan menghina Allah, pencipta seluruh alam. Ingatlah teman, kita boleh melupakan kematian, tetapi kematian tetap akan terjadi bagi kita. Hanya masanya saja yang akan menentukan bila kita akan kembali ke alam barzakh. Janganlah menjadi orang yang bodoh, siapakah orang yang bodohitu? Mereka itulah orang yang ingin melawan Tuhan Rabbul alamin. Pabila anda enggan melaksanakan suruhan Tuhan bererti anda ingin melawan arahan Tuhan.

Sewaktu di sekolah anda tertakluk dengan undang-undang sekolah, dalam pekerjaan anda tertakluk dengan undang-undang yang di lakar oleh majikan anda, di dalam negeri anda tertakluk di bawah undang-undang negara anda. Begitu taksub sekali anda terhadap undang-undang itu hingga terlalu prihatin takut kalau melanggar undang-undang itu. Apabila anda berpijak di bumi ini, anda juga tertakluk dengan undang-undang yang telah di gubal oleh yang menjadikan bumi ini. Setiap Sultan ada taman larangannya, begitu juga Allah swt. Taman laranganNya adalah perkara-perkara yang telah diharamkan bagi hamba-hambaNya di muka bumi ini. Sama samalah kita memohon agar Allah sentiasa memberi kita petunjuk di atas jalan yan g benar dan kekuatan agar sentiasa dapat menjaga lidah kita.

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Sluggish Connection

Allah made many comparisons between humans and animals in the Qur’an. The All-Mighty said humans if they do not behave according to the policies made by Him, our rank can go lower than animals or even worse than animals.

We need to understand we are of His best creation of ALL of his creations. We are equipped with a brain which enables us to think. We think about different sorts of things all the time. We think about where should we eat for lunch; what kind of cap and what the color should you buy for your spouse; what time should you sleep tonight; will it be enough; will it be too early; what time should I leave the house; will the traffic be worse tomorrow; all sorts of questions and all sorts of doubts. And this is something that animals and insects don’t possess.

Ever wonder why they have mouse traps installed? Ever wonder why there are fresh dead cats on the road? And ever wonder why animals are doing it in public and why married couples do it behind locked doors? It’s because, animals cannot think but humans can. If mice have had brains, we can never outsmart them, not unless we try very hard. Unfortunately, most of us are too lazy to even brush their teeth before solah.

It would be a very scary situation if animals did have brains. Not so long ago, people in the west produced a movie entitled “planet of the apes”. I have never actually watched it but I’m sure it turned out great! I think the movie was about the devious plan set up by monkeys to take over the world and that humans will be their slaves. Sounds like that brilliant cartoon called “pinky and the brain”.

Cats, they are so curious to know what’s on the other side of the road that they just jumped into the thick traffic at broad daylight without looking left or right that they don’t even know what hit them. That’s what I called curiosity killed the cat. On the contrary, when we were kids, we were told by our parents and our teachers to always look left or right before crossing the road.

We can understand now that humans can think and won’t act foolish, like jumping off a bridge or doing drugs or openly accepts an invitation for a porn audition. That’s why you won’t be able to see “live shows” in public because every single human instinctively knows that its just not humane to do it in public except in a country that sees strip clubs as entertainment. And that’s why you won’t find any pornography on the Internet. Huh!?

That is exactly the point, humans CAN go lower than animals, they even had cameras, webcam and all sorts of imaging devices set up to record and celebrate their sincere (illegal) love to one another, paid or not paid. Just imagine a couple of years down the road; you would see countless single mothers bearing 2 to 4 children without a proper father. Without a stable job, how can this mother support her children? These unfortunate children will then be left hungry, confused, angry and feeling all sorts of emotions. In Indonesia, most of these children became prostitutes just because of the mother’s uncalled for mistakes. Not because they want to but because they have to get the day by. Whose fault is it?

Are we influenced by animals? ANIMALS!! What do they know, they can have all fun they want because they have no ability to think BUT they do have a motherly instinct. So does humans. If humans didn’t have motherly instinct, we would see child being thrown in disposal areas, buried alive and suffocated. Hang on!? Something is wrong about this post. Are animals better than humans? Because so far, animals sounded more thoughtful when compared to humans. No offence to animals. JUST in case they HAVE the ability to READ since obviously they ARE much more mindful than humans.

Are humans forming into some sort of “manimals”? Are we descending in that order? Are will really lower than animals? There are a couple of ways to find out and they are as below (not in any particular order):

1) You think that watching pornography is normal;
2) You think that gossiping is fun;
3) You think wearing revealing clothes are sexy;
4) You think not performing solah on time is not a sin;
5) You are cool with looking at other people’s aurat;
6) You think that kissing is second base (not married);
7) You think Palestinians are terrorists;
8) You think Qur’an is only for decoration;
9) You think that having intercourse from behind is halal;
10) You think that drinking alcohol beverages are is ok, just as long as, noone watching;
11) You see nothing wrong with killing a child;
12) You see nothing wrong with having a scandal;
13) You see saying nasty words are cool;
14) You think having “accidents” are normal;
15) You see nothing wrong with exchanging handshakes with the opposite sex (besides your family members);

Are humans not thinking enough? Is our brain not functioning as it should? When did we suddenly decide to become retards? Is time moving too fast for us or we’re just moving too slow? Do you feel like you are always running out of time? Do you feel like you are in a different time zone? Do you think you are going crazy? One thing is certain, muslims all over the world are labeled “lazy” by other religions (Islam is the only religion there is).

How can they say such false claim? We read the Qur’an, pray 5 times a day, wake up while everybody’s asleep for tahajjud, we practice what’s in the Qur’an, we show good examples to others, we help the poor, we give a hand to the needy, we invent wanted super cars which are exported all over the globe and replaced intel created by Zionist, we tell our family to do good, we don’t let our daughters go out with strangers, we smile at our neighbors, we don’t support public entertainment or contents, if it’s time to pray, its time to pray, we don’t waste time, we don’t try to magnifies other’s flaws, we never question the policies of Allah..? Didn’t we do all these? Do they have evidence?

If we did, then, why do certain people or body say awful things about muslims? Muslims top clerics even! Maybe, its time to reflect back how we were, how we are now and how we imagine ourselves will be in the future. Its important because, muslims all over the world needs to be brainwashed, needs to be aware of the threats that we are facing now. If we continue to behave like this, I fear that the future of our children, their children, their children’s children will be bleek. Who knows if we even make onto the next phase. But Allah does.

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Ni'mat Tuhan (Mata)

Ketahuilah bahawa sesungguhnya, Allah Maha Melihat keadaan hamba2-Nya. Ada di antara mereka yang hidup untuk mencari keRedhaan-Nya dan ada pula yang mencari selain itu. Pernah disebutkan bahawa semasa diakhirat kelak, ahli neraka akan meminta izin kepada Allah untuk menangis, lalu setelah mendapat keizinan dari Allah, mereka pun menangis sehingga keluar air mata darah. Lalu, malaikat yang sentiasa patuh dan taat kepada perintah Allah berkata, "alangkah baiknya jika mereka menangis semasa di dunia".

Apakah cara yang terbaik untuk membersihkan hati kita melalui mata? Iaitu dengan mengeluarkan air mata di atas dosa2 yang pernah kita lakukan samaada kita sadari atau tidak. Kita kadang2 tidak sedar bahawa apa yang kita lihat itu adalah perkara yang boleh mendatangkan dosa, jadi, kita bangun ditengah malam semasa orang lain sedang nyeyak di atas katil masing dan merayu kepada Tuhan dengan perasaan hind dihadapan Tuhan dan memohon kepada-Nya agar kesalahan kita yang telah lepas dan akan datang diampunkan. Seperti sabda nabi, "sesiapa yang menitiskan setitik airmata kerana takutkan seksa di akhirat kelak, maka Allah akan mengharamkan neraka baginya". Kita hendaklah ikhlas apabila mengeluarkan air mata kerana tanpa keikhlasan, semua yang menjadi debu2 yang berterbangan.

Selain dari tangisan, kita juga perlu menjaga mata kita daripada terlalu memerhatikan orang2 ataupun benda2 yang boleh menimbulkan fitnah kepada diri kita. Kita perlu menjadi orang yang tidak liar pandangannya. Mungkin, kita ada mengenali kawan2 kita ataupun ahli keluarga kita yang begini. Jika ada, perhatikanlah kelakuannya dan para pembaca mungkin mendapati sesuatu. Hanya Allah yang mengetahui keadaan sesuatu tetapi kita sebagai manusia yang penuh dengan kekurangan perlu memerhatikan kebesaran dan tanda2 kebesaran Allah yang MAHA MULIA. Tiada siapa yang lebih mulia dari Allah SWT..

Proses perubahan demikian hendaklah dilakukan secara berterusan kerana mungkin banyak daripada kita menyangka bahawa apa yang kita lakukan sekarang mungkin akan memasukkan kita ke dalam syurga tapi bagaimana kita tahu kita akan melakukan kebaikan hingga nafas kita yang terakhir? Jika kita singkap sejarah di zaman Rasulullah dan sahabat2 Baginda, banyak kisah2 yang menyebut tentang bagaimana niat ataupun kelakuan semasa hujung hayatnya menyebabkan ia masuk syurga ataupun neraka. Oleh sebab itu, Allah menyukai orang yang sikit amalannya tapi berterusan daripada orang yang banyak amalannya tapi tidak berterusan. Kalau boleh, janganlah kiranya kita menjadi orang yang banyak amalannya di dalam bulan Ramadhan SAHAJA tetapi dibulan lain, batang hidung pun tidak nampak.

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Ni'mat Tuhan (sambungan)

Syukur kepada Tuhan yang masih lagi peluang untuk membaca lanjutan daripada siri yang pertama dalam tajuk ni'mat.

Kepada mereka yang sedar akan hakikat ni'mat yang besar ini akan lebih berwaspada apabila berhadapan dengan perkara2 yang diharamkan oleh Allah. Kita dapat perhatikan betapa ramai maksiat yang berlaku secara terbuka. Satu perkara yang sering berlaku ialah ramai daripada "orang awam" akan menyangka bahawa maksiat itu hanyalah dari segi perbuatan-perbuatan yang melampaui batas seperti zina, minum arak, berjudi, melihat adengan2 lucah dan sebagainya. Perkara ini adalah salah kerana maksiat itu boleh terjemahkan sebagai apa saja perbuatan yang boleh mendatangkan dosa, baik kecil apatah yang besar.

Membuka aurat, bukan hanya ia boleh menimbulkan fitnah bahkan, ianya akan menyebabkan orang lain berdosa kerana bukan sahaja orang yang membuka aurat itu mendapat dosa bahkan, orang yang melihat akan mendapat dosa juga. Kenapa? Kerana mata kita sentiasa liar memerhatikan perkara2 yang diluar jangkaan kita. Sebagai contoh, semasa kita memandu, kita mungkin akan terserempak dengan wanita yang tidak memakai tudong sedang melintasi jalanraya ataupun jika juga pernah berada dalam situasi dimana kita akan terlihat iklan2 yang menunjukkan aurat wanita yang tidak sepatutnya memandangkan negeri kita adalah negeri yang menganut agama Islam. Bukan sahaja itu, kita juga kadang2 terperangkap didalam situasi yang amat dahsyat lagi, iaitu apabila kita berdepanan dengan mereka yang lebih jahil dari kita dengan agama. Mereka ini pula akan memandang kita dengan keadaan yang menghinakan. Itupun disebabkan oleh kita mempratikkan agama Islam secara total (menyeluruh).

Banyak perkara2 yang lain lagi yang boleh menjatuhkan ataupun mengelapkan hati kita yang sudah pudar. Mata boleh "menjulingkan" mata kerana kadang2 semasa kita berada direstoran ataupun di tempat2 awam, mata kita akan memandang ke kiri dan ke kanan dan apabila ada orang yang baru sahaja masuk ke dalam restoran tersebut, kita akan melihat samaada kita kenal atau tidak orang itu. Muda mudi sekarang menggangap perkara ini sebagai perkara yang lumrah kerana mereka menggunakan peluang semasa diluar rumah untuk "mencuci mata" baik bagi lelaki mahupun perempuan.

Betullah apa yang disabdakan oleh nabi kita. Manusia membuat dosa tidak kurang daripada 70 kali dalam sehari. Akan disambung jika umur dipanjangkan...insya Allah

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Ni'mat Tuhan

Ucapan terima kasih yang tidak terkira banyaknya kepada Tuhan bagi sekalian alam diatas ni'mat2 yang dikurniakan-Nya. Ni'mat itu terbahagi kepada dua, ni'mat kecil dan ni'mat besar. Kadang2 kita akan menganggap bahawa ni'mat yang besar itu adalah seperti kekayaan dari segi harta benda, tanah yang berlambak, isteri yang cantik, anak2 yang comel lagi pandai dan sebagainya. Akan tetapi, tanpa kita sedari, kita telah lupa akan ni'mat yang lebih berharga dan lebih besar daripada ni'mat2 yang disebutkan tadi. Perlu diketahui bahawa nikmat2 yang disebutkan itu adalah nikmat kecil, yakni, ianya boleh dibeli dan diganti. Samalah halnya seperti sebiji tayar yang pecah, dengan duit kita akan dengan mudah mendapatkan tayar ganti dengan mudah.

Pernahkah kita terfikir apakah dia ni'mat yang besar itu? Suatu makhluk Tuhan yang sangat ketara, yang terlalu sayang untuk dibiarkan begitu sahaja tanpa mendapat tempat dihati kita. Ni'mat besar seperti ini banyak yang lupa sehinggakan tergamak kebanyakan daripada manusia membuat aniaya kepada meraka. Ni'mat yang dimaksudkan disini ialah ni'mat anggota2 badan kita seperti kaki, tangan, mata, telinga, hidung, mulut, lidah dan sebagainya. Jika kita amat-amati, kita akan tersentak bila menyedari bahawa jika sekiranya kita bangun pada suatu pagi hanya mampu melihat hitam (kegelapan), tanpa mampu mendengar azan, tanpa mampu berjalan, tanpa berkemampuan untuk menghidu udara yang nyaman. Sudah tentu kita akan merasa sedih tapi apa halnya jika ni'mat sudah juga diambil oleh Tuhan...Apabila orang yang kita sayang kembali kepada Tuhan, kita tidak mampu untuk menangis kerana oleh disebabkan kita tidak pernah menangis tentang dosa2 yang kita pernah lakukan, Allah telah menarik makhluk yang bernama sedih. Di waktu itu, kita hanya mampu ketawa melihat orang kesayangan kita dikuburkan perlahan-lahan.

Banyak lagi perkara yang kita semua mesti sedari tentang ni'mat Tuhan yang lebih berharga daripada wang sejuta, lebih berharga daripada takhta dan lebih bernilai daripada berlian satu tan. Mata yang tidak digunakan untuk melihat dan memerhatikan kebesaran Ilahi boleh menyebabkan seseorang itu boleh dikategorikan orang yang melakukan penganiyaan terhadap dirinya dan akan dituntut diakhirat jika tidak bertaubat. Kita lihat sekeliling kita betapa ramai adik2 dan abang2 seagama yang sudah jauh dibuai dengan alunan musik orang yang bukan islam, kita lihat betapa ramai orang islam sendiri menyerupai cara kehidupan orang kafir dan yang sedih lagi banyak pula yang sudah terjebak dalam hubungan yang haram dan kita hanya mampu MENYAKSIKAN tanpa berbuat apa..Apakah ini tidak dinamakan kufur dengan ni'mat Tuhan..? Sepatutnya mata kita digunakan untuk melihat betapa indahnya ciptaan Tuhan. Dari sana kita dapat mempelajari bahawa setiap ciptaan itu ada tujuannya dan kita akan lebih menghargai dan menjaga padangan kita.

Tugas kita adalah untuk menyampaikan apa yang kita tahu

Akan disambung...Wallahu'alam

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Road To Deen "Shorts" (Part 2)

I just realized they have no names...Let's see what happens next on the final issue of Road To Deen "Shorts"

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Hehe...i think you're funny

"Siapa yang berbuat dosa dalam ketawa,akan dicampakkan ke neraka dalam
keadaan menangis."

haha hihi hehe...Banyak manusia yang suka ketawa tanpa menyedari akibatnya. Salah satu akibatnya ialah ianya akan mengelapkan hati. Tanpa disedari hati seseorang yang banyak ketawa akan menjadi (gelap) hitam, yakni, tidak dapat menerima sesuatu yang iktibar ataupun pengajaran yang baik dengan hati yang terbuka. Orang yang begini akan bersikap agresif dan cepat marah apabila menerima teguran. Orang sebegini juga akan bersikap malas dan lebih suka bercakap perkara2 yang tidak mendatangkan manfa'at baik bagi dirinya dan bagi orang sekeliling.

Beberapa kisah pernah menyatakan betapa indahnya senyuman dan ketawa (tidak overdose) nabi kita, Nabi Muhammad. Baginda adalah orang yang paling sempurna budi pekertinya. Tiada siapa yang dapat menandingi baginda baik dari segi amalan dan juga kelakuan. Baginda mempunyai akhlak yang tinggi, mempunyai cinta yang murni kepada Pencipta kita. Baginda hanya tersenyum apabila sahabat2 membuat lawak jenaka, tiada siapa yang pernah melihat Baginda melihat ketawa terbahak-bahak. Pernah juga disebutkan yang orang yang banyak ketawa akan banyak menangis di akhirat dan sebaliknya...logik?

Bagaimana pula dengan kita? Dunia (hancur) atau akhirat (kekal)?

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Sketchy But Perfect

By: Brother Rino.
Time taken: 10 minutes
Location: From Yayasan Complex
Weapon of choice: Normal pen

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Just A Thought (Part 8)

i also thought maybe, negative habits kept him extra slow and steady. Since primary one, i would be told what to do and was never asked to do more. All the teachers at school were kind enough to ask i and his classmates to copy what was on the dark greenboard and finish as soon as possible. They all would listen quietly when it was time for story telling session and some would just do crazy gymnastic tricks even before it starts. Red riding hood, robin hood and the rabbit and the turtle were some of the titles i could remember. It was the perfect setup for sleeping session for some.

In school, i was taught the history of how a nation and other nations gained their independence and how outstanding warriors drove out the transgressors out from their land. It was interesting because, if it wasn't for the effort by the great ancestors, i won't probably be sitting in the livingroom, breathing and drinking cold coco. i was beginning to think that the westernization as well as colonization by the different powers shaped him. Each colonization left each the nation with something to remember them by. Religion, education, military, trade, economy, technology were all affected. i never thought that colonization would effect his mind. At first, i thought that colonization was all about getting piece of the action (land) and trying to take charge of everything, EVERYTHING.

Its like they knew that they have done their part in that country and would just stop it with by signing a treaty. But so little i and everyone knew what strategy they had cooked up even before they even begin to make their way to the nation. It was a cunning plan. It seemed as if they had left the area where they terrorized for good but we forgot one thing. During their stay, they managed to pull some of the key players and pursuaded them to wear shorts (for men) and skirts (for women), let females lose their veil, let them eat what has been forbidden so on and so forth. To some who had lacked islamic values could just easily saw this as a sweet gesture since the troops made them looked more "fashionable", "up-to-date" and more "fashion driven". Its like they managed to infiltrate to the local's minds. They were the so-called baby boomers of that time shaped the nation where i live in now.

The rest who were just normal citizens would just take everything in. Meaning, most of them see this as an opportunity to improve their life, status and name. A better standard of living. From that day onwards, i and the rest would just be fed with facts and information we all become fond of and we all speak so much of without knowing the negativites it brings to the nation's development of its blind folded resources. i was one of the many victims of spoon feeding and a mere victim of colonization.

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Fear Allah...

Based from the mini survey conducted for almost two weeks, we all had instinctively feared Allah and not satan. Sure...why not? We are ALL God-fearing and we know the consequences of betraying Him. We all (muslims or non-muslims) know that Allah can destroy us in split seconds or snatch away our belongings and pride we hold so close to our chest. He is able to replace us with another group which will be more pious than us, more giving, caring and helpful towards one another. [47:38].

If this data WAS to represent the whole nation, that would mean, every muslim men and women would pray on time, they would cover their body accordingly, they would be cautious when eating out, they wouldn't gossip at all, they wont show how smooth and silky their hair looks or show how tone their skin is to others except to those who is halal, they wouldn't laugh as hard, all would be humble, help those who are poor and most of all, not only they stay away from what has been forbidden and do good deeds but they would also ask others to do good and ask them not to do sinful activites.

All praise only to Allah, if it wasn't for his supreme character, we probably won't even know what the result of this poll. What's that now? Notice how all of us say we fear Allah most (based from the above result) but we still wait until the last minute to perform solah, we still eat at doubtful restaurants, we still show ponytails when wearing hijab (for women) and women still wear outfits which reveals their body shapes and men still wear shorts (above knee), mini shorts anyone? We still watch porn (when you know Allah is watching), we still hold hands in the public (not in MARRIAGE), and we still talk about how bad our bosses are and how annoying our teachers were / are, we still haven't helped those who are in need, those who are poor and those who are hungry. Worse of all, we'd be spooked out if someone said there was a ghost sitting behind you, hiding under your bed or inside the cupboard. Correct me if i'm wrong. Please.

It's NEVER too late too repent and cry for our past mistakes as Allah is The Most Patient (As-Sabur) as well as The Most Forgiving (Al-Ghafur), He let us go on with our lies, not life. In fact, He still let us roam this world freely and let us enjoy and reap a little fraction of this meaningless worldly life. A world which fooled many, a world which will only be realized temporary when we scream our lungs out in agony in our burial ground. Insya Allah.

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Just A Thought (Part 7)

i thought that nobody seemed to be really bothered to find out why they were a muslim. Maybe, everyone just assumed that islam was JUST a religion, just like other beliefs such as chritianity, hinduism and so on. And it was only for spiritual purposes, not for anything else. Islam was not about business (in practice), it was not about the economy, it was not about the people, corporate governance and it was not about self-growth and self-worth. Islam in the past was more about individualism, i thought.

There would be occassional Qur'an classes during fridays and sundays. There would be tahlil every now and then, recital of Surah Yaseen during friday nights and the gatherings of all sorts to remind of the death of the deceased in the family which was annually done. There was a time when i was sitting in one of the ceremony and wondered why i was there. Sure, i could see the closeness amongst the family and the bond fostered but i could not hear any conversation directing towards the Prophet or about how to become a better a muslim or how to develop a technology wanted by all that only a muslim can produce. They would talk about where they children was schooling, how their business were running or how their bosses were treating them.

i was no different, he would talk about the flintstones, smurfs, toys, The A Team, spiderman, incidents which happened at school and so on. Logically speaking, this was the norm and was widely recognized. There could be many factors that added to the growth and development both for its people and the nations itself. Everything was sluggish. i never realized the impact colonization had made to the future of the nation. It left i and every single men and women in the nation dead in a sense that they all inherited, not wealth, but social-economic issues that made how are things today.

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Road To Deen "Shorts" (debut)

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Guide To "Road To Deen" (will be up soon, insya Allah)

Road to Deen...

Its not just another comic strip but it is a book which will show sketches of daily activities or situations of an average muslim and maybe non-muslim boy or girl in their quest to pure betterness.

Maybe, there will be readers who will be a little baffled as to which direction the book should be read. That is why I have provided this guide below. Allah is the Best Guide there is and there will ever be.

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Just A Thought (Part 6)

I WONDERED A LOT. i sometimes wondered why he was alive, why the world was round and why was he able to wonder, even!. i often looked at how insects such as ants, bees, grasshoppers move. i thought it was interesting how ants managed to carry food (crumbs) 10 times bigger than their body size, how grasshoppers can hop in such dexterity & how unneeded things are findable and how they suddenly vanished when needed.

Speaking of “acts of disappearance”, i enjoyed playing hide and seek with his siblings, his friends and his cousins, especially. During school holidays, they would do sleepovers at their grandparent’s house or anyone of the relative’s house. It was interestingly fun how the game was conducted. They would go silently crazy when playing this game. The only thing that scared i was the spooky tale about how kids who actually disappeared during playing hide & seek. i didn’t even know if the story was authentic or not. Nonetheless, that really didn’t stop from hiding in closets, in cupboards, behind curtains, under sofas, behind doors and any locations that looked unsearchable. Those who were able to hide without being caught would reveal themselves only when the “searcher” just gave up wholly or when the “searcher” caught them soft giggling until they burst out to laughter.

After a period of hide & seek, i eventually stopped playing. This was after a tragic incident that left me torn. i really didn’t know what really happened but i knew it bothered him and on and off flashbacks just seemed surreal. i remembered being questioned with a lot of questions. That day changed him because it was a turning point of i’s life. From that day onwards, i became more cautious than before. It took him quite a while to pass over that tragedy. i started wondering more and more.

i had so many questions left unanswered, left so may puzzles ruined and left himself unexplained. He began questioning about why certain things happened. Why things or events, even though seemed dreadful / melancholy happen. Most importantly, i often wondered why he IS a muslim…

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Just A Thought (Part 5)

..and still no feedback. i really didn't know the real purpose of having that progress book during RS. Maybe it was created for the sake of doing it and having no purpose at all. Just like having a batallion of police but still you don't see them anywhere except a few..very few.The only time you see them during big celebrations and such. Let's just leave it there, shall we?
On the other side of the page, i wasn't really keen in sports but i was quite an active person, he would do run, jump and hide. He would play football with one of his neighbours. Literally speaking. i was quite lucky because he had a professional footballer as a neighbour. So, i would just see him level the ball with his feet. i thought that that was rather spectacular how he was able to run back and forth and still managed to keep the ball alive.

i would also play marbles, kite-flying, riding bicycles, go swimming and experince other exciting activites with his bestfriends. They would play marbles everywhere; inside the classrooms, on sand, on grass, on the concrete, everywhere. It was all about who had the most marbles and who had the skills to aim, hit and take.

During those times spent with his bestfriends, i noticed one thing..i noticed that he had no friends who were interested in islam per se. Not that they were not muslims..they were but none of them had exhibited i how to be a outstanding muslim. Most of them were typical. Typical in a sense that everything was the same. Everyone had the same shorts on, everyone had the same t-shirts on and everyone had their minds set to gear S (stagnant)...

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Terrorists beware!

Do you believe all the news and stories you read / saw on the internet / newspapers or any “official” news channels are true? Would it be an overstatement to say that news aired on television and printed out on morning papers are LIES?

Do you believe that if one movement, body or a nation controls the media i.e. television, newspapers, radios and such have the power to control how stories are depicted / written / broadcasted? Has it ever occur to you that maybe…just maybe; the everyday stories are twisted facts and information which are being transmitted through out the world are wrong?

Ironically, when was the last time you question the practicality of Islam? When was the last time you argued about the laws and principles of Islam? Worse, when was the last time you DOUBT the words of ALLAH (The Qur’an) as well as the teachings brought by Prophet Muhammad?!! Recent maybe…

Do you know who control almost 100% of the media in the West, or even in the EU? Have you ever heard of Zionism? Do you know who are Jewish? Do you know anything about what is REALLY happening to Palestinians in the tiny strip of land called Gaza strip. Palestinians are clinging for their lives just to get the day by, without food or water, without shelter and power (electricity). Young children awaits for the life to be taken as you read this…, elders wait for their turn to be shot dead using rockets by Israel militants. Palestinians have become strangers in their own land.

WHO DO YOU THINK is THE REAL TERRORIST HERE?!!

A) Israelis. Hotels and houses, oversupply of food and drinks, entertainment, prostitutes, bars, alcohol, weapons & so on.
B) Palestinians. Terrorized home. No electiricty, no food or water, dusts, sky as roof and soil ground as floors, pebbles / stones as weapons of choice.

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Just A Thought (Part 4)

On the contradictory, attending RS wasn't all that bad. When there's bad, there must be good. We wouldn't know the meaning of hungry, if we were full all the time. Thin or fat so on and so forth. RS taught i the basics of becoming a muslim. They would teach i how to perform solah, how to read the Qur'an with proper tajweed, how to transact with buying and selling and how to divide wealth amongst the living of one's death according to Islam and how important it is to write a will.

i remembered during RS where each and every one of us would be given a book progress which had tiny cells. The top row of the book would be The five daily prayer including Juma'at prayer and the right column would be the days for that particular month. The task was simple. All we need to do is fill in each cells with the prescribed tickmarks as above.

Like everyting else, tickmarks had its meaning and these ticks were no exception. The first tick indicated that you have performed solat on time. Tick X is an indication of performing solah OUTSIDE its allocated time and tick O would mean not performing solat at all. So, at the end of a week, this book was supposedly checked and signed by a teacher. And by the end of the month, all must filled in each boxes by hook or by crook. Like everyone else, somehow, i wasn't able to achieve this and had to find other means to resolve this issue. Therefore, i would just fill in every single space according to his "instincts" whether its correct or false.

It really didn't matter to him or i's friends if the data they submitted to the teacher was correct or not because the teachers weren't that rigorous themselves and they never actually given us any feedback..any feedback at all...

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Just A Thought (Part 3)

Like any other muslims, i also attended religious classes held in the morning. i didn't quite like religious classes due to several factors which i will explain in a bit. i would switch schools every now and then due to different placements given to i's father. i finally sticked to one religious school during his final 2 years. That was a relief because i didn't like moving around cause it affected his friends and moving onto another school equals...

Induction ----> Awkwardness ----> Assimilation ----> Acceptance or Rejection

For i, religious school (RS) had no aim and no purpose (during) because i "thought" that in the end of the day, after you've completed the 6 years, the certificate has no meaning and would not bring him anywhere in this world. Thats two reasons why i didn't like religious school. The other reason would be, the characters of the teachers who taught i and his fellow mates during RS weren't that keen either. Most of them would just read out off the syllabus given.

NOTHING was exciting and nothing that made us wanted to be eager to attend class every school days except for chatting, fooling around during solat and the 50 cents rice packet. Until this day i never had actually taken his offical transcript...

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Just A Thought (Part 2)

Normally, i would spend most of his time in front of the television because back then there weren't much to entertain yourself with except for THAT, playing football, throwing marbles & kite flying. The activities are mostly outdoor. Although, i never actually made it through his art classes but i was quite good with drawing / painting pictures and coloring. i was quite a quiet person in some sense...

i was a happy child with little care about what is going around himself and his surounding. Let alone, what is going on around the world. i would try to climb up a tree once in a while and had difficulties climbing down. i would pick out fruits off a tree and just enjoy the time as much as he can. He really didn't know what he was doing. His objective, purpose & goal weren't so clear.

i was all about fun, fun and more fun. His duties and obligations towards Allah wasn't that consistent because i really didn't know how important it was to perform the daily prayers. Besides, i could not recall any memory of him being "smacked" for not praying when he was 10 years old..

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