Ummu Amiir's Point of View

Clicked here and got this reading....

Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted or talented, but modest...Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who's extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expects the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize it taked a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over it if that trust is ever broken.



yek?

My eyes failed me last night... i tucked Amiir to sleep at 10.. woke up at 11, did some dishwashing.. AbuAmiir already deep in dreams..

Dalam cahaya lampu tidur tu... I looked at Abu Amiir.. I gazed at Amiir.. I got everything i wanted... but masih sikit rasa syukur.. masih tegar buat dosa... terfikir akhirat kelak andai tak dapat bersama mereka seperti hari ini...

dapat masuk syurga ke aku?..

oh..dosa besar tak buat...ada harapan kut ye?. dosa kecil.?..umph.............

too many to list....:( mungkin kerana memandang enteng akan sakitnya siksaan neraka..

Sabda Kekasih Allah:"Berhati-hatilah kalian terhadap dosa kecil, sebab jika ia berkumpul dalam diri seseorang akan dapat membinasakannya." (HR ahmad dan Thabrani dalam Al Awsath).





"Tak ada dosa kecil jika dilakukan terus menerus dan tak ada dosa besar jika diiringi istighfar. "-Qaul ulama'




marhaban Ramadhan..... saufa asjud ilaika ya Rabb fi layali.....





2.00 a.m... tidur menanti kehadiran Ramadhan....tidur mengharapkan keampunan ilahi...

bravo to the chef!! hehe.. the compliment must actually go to mamaHasif and my SIL, mek na.. they searched the recipe for me and infact mamahasif too had gulai budu for dinner.. the cuisine's temptation got into his kelantanese-dr-hubby upon mentioning it..

Kelantan has actually fantastic food on offer... Abg Wan (toyool99) listed me a few.. singgang daging.. singgang ikan.. gulai darat.. otak masak pedas..(drooling)

well..I share with you the recipe of gulai budu.. I'm sorry if i can't give you the specific measurement... since I'm used to masak campak campak...and i'd rather write it in malay.. My cooking vocab (read: budu.. lengkuas bla bla) are very limited

ingredients:

bawang merah - giling
bawang putih- giling
serai
lengkuas- giling
cili giling (sedikit utk rasa pedas)
santan
asam keping
budu of course..
gula secukup rasa

main course: fish or egg or sotong or etc ( org kelantan biasa buh apa ye?)

1. tumis semua bahan kisar sampai pecah minyak
2. bubuh budu dalam 3 sudu.
3. kalau bubuh sotong or ikan bolehlah dimasukkan sekali. buh asam keping and a pinch of gula.
3. buh santan and biar mendidih..(kalau nak bubuh telur.. pecahkan lepas mendidih and biar masak)

takyah bubuh garam since budu dah already masin..

sedap or not.. try lah.. but for AbuAmiir yesterday- it's finger licking..:)

easy meh ?.. hmm i think mak's house ade otak lembu hari tu.. let's give it a try.. kalau jadi.. I'll share the recipe

Aida .. u should put an article on how to flatter our husband.. the first list should be cook what he likes.. malay proverb says : tawanlah suami melalui perutnya..:)

I love cooking especially after getting married to a man who really enjoys whatever i cook...hehe.. he furnished me with the kitchen cabinet to make me comfortable cooking in the small kitchen compound of ours.. and for that i would just do my best to serve or cook whatever he desires (easy ones.. hardone's like sup gearbox i surrender:P )... tak jadi tu lain cerita.. try and error..

Now..now, Today abuAmiir's fasting.. and he was like listing down foods that i could cook for him, or foods that he is longing to eat.. now here come's the problem.. i think he suddenly remembered this gulai budu that he used to eat back at kelantan... he was like "lamo dok make gula (read:gulai) budu...""tanyolah ma ko.. mek (grandmama) ko resepi dio..""alah mace masak lemak tapi warna budu..buh satte kut"...i've searched the web for the recipe.. .....help kelantanese out there....anyone knows???


tanya MIL?... last resort..heh heh (kena berlagak pandai dulu :P)..

I wasnt blogging for quite some time.. why?.. ahah because i got hooked on to reading online views about this tv reality show - The Apprentice.. ish ish..sunday nights will make me glued on to the stupid box.. Smallville is already in Abuamiir and mine's favourite list...


The Apprentice

Well, eventually i found the website and can't help myself skimming though all the weekly dossiers and episode recaps....and of course got to know who won.. Bill Rancic! thank god it wasnt Sam nor Omarasa!!.. I can't help to see these two person out of the game! Baru ku tau siapa Donald trump... Sooooooo rich.. he have buildingssssssss using his name.Jeesh..where was I all this while for not knowing bout him ....and saw his apartment???? claimed to be the most finest and luxurios apartment in New York..

As the women awed it there..I awed through the tv... -mouth opened! How backwards we in Malaysia are..The apprentice that was aired last sunday was actually from the first season... They are airing the second season now.. and Bill is called in as Donald's trustee...The first season of 'The Apprentice' was the #1 new show of the television season among total viewers and among adults 18-49. An average of 20.7 million people watched each week and 40.1 million watched all or some of the finale. Excluding a single run of a reality series (the first "Joe Millionaire"), "The Apprentice" is the top-rated new series on any network in five years in adults 18-49. It is also NBC's #1 series of the season and NBC’s #1 new series in five years. "The Apprentice" is tied with NBC's "The West Wing" as primetime's most upscale program.

As the winner of the competition, the 'apprentice' will be granted the dream job of a lifetime with The Trump Organization and a hefty six-figure salary... (UmmuAmiir's eye rolling)

well.. reality shows are really getting huge audiences and fans nowadays... in fact...Trump's famed dismissal notice "you're fired!!" topped the TV buzzword list issued for the 2003/2004 season by Global Language Monitor (www.LanguageMonitor.com), a group which keeps track of word use. ( huh malaysian people going johnny..johnny over AF)

I'm sceptical that malaysia can come out with quality reality shows like this.. but explorace is a good start... please dont mention about Akademi Fantasia... Oh Malaysian producers.. please make something that can benefit the nation...

ok!.. I'm to continue my reading...:)

Hadith Palsu Rejab, Sya'ban
Mohd Asri b. Zainul Abidin(moasriza@yahoo.com)

Agama wajib dipelihara ketulenannya supaya tidak berlaku campur aduk antara rekaan manusia dan perintah Allah dan RasulNya. Jika agama boleh direkacipta, maka wahyu sudah tentu tidak diperlukan, juga Rasul tidak perlu diutuskan. Oleh itu Islam mengharamkan pembohongan di atas nama agama.

Kita melihat di akhir-akhir ini perkembangan yang lebih mendukacitakan, dimana adanya individu-individu tertentu yang tidak mempunyai latar belakang pengajian Islam atau sekadar sebulan dua di pusat pengajian tertentu kemudiannya muncul di tengah masyarakat dengan membawa huraian-huraian yang salah tentang Islam di sana-sini.

Fonomena ini mendukacitakan kita, akhirnya manusia mengambil agama daripada golongan jahil lalu mereka diselewengkan.Bahkan bukan sahaja golongan yang tidak pernah mengikut pengajian Islam membuat kesalahan dalam memetik dan menghuraikan hadith bahkan ada di kalangan yang menggunakan lebel nama sebagai ustaz juga sering membuat kesalahan dalam persoalan memetik dan menghuraikan hadith-hadith Nabi s.a.w. Sebenarnya gelaran ustaz bukan bererti seseorang itu tahu segalanya dalam ilmu-ilmu Islam. Sebaliknya ada golongan yang digelar ustaz hanya kerana sepatah dua kalimat yang dihafalnya.

Berbalik kepada persoalan hadith, ramai di kalangan kita yang begitu tidak berdisplin dalam memetik hadith-hadith Nabi s.a.w., begitu juga dalam menghuraikannya. Sebahagiannya langsung tidak mengambil berat persoalan kethabitan iaitu kepastian di atas ketulenan sesebuah hadith. Apa sahaja yang dikatakan hadith terus sahaja dibacakan kepada masyarakat tanpa meneliti takhrij dan tahqiq (keputusan) para ulama hadith terhadap kedudukannya. Lebih malang ada yang menyangka apa sahaja yang dikatakan hadith maka pastinya sahih dan wajib diimani. Dengan itu apa sahaja yang mereka jumpai daripada buku bacaan, yang dikatakan hadith maka mereka terus sandarkan kepada Nabi s.a.w. tanpa usul periksa, sedangkan mereka lupa akan amaran yang diberikan oleh baginda Nabi s.a.w. dalam hadith yang mutawatir: "Sesungguhnya berdusta ke atasku (menggunakan namaku) bukanlah seperti berdusta ke atas orang lain (menggunakan nama orang lain). Sesiapa yang berdusta ke atasku dengan sengaja, maka siaplah tempat duduknya dalam neraka" (Riwayat al-Bukhari, Muslim, dan selain mereka) Hadith ini adalah mutawatir (lihat: Ibn al-Salah,`Ulum al-Hadith, m.s. 239, cetakan: Dar al-Fikr al-Mu`asarah, Beirut)

Berbohong menggunakan nama Nabi s.a.w. adalah satu jenayah yang dianggap sangat barat di dalam Islam. Perbohongan atau berdusta menggunakan Nabi s.a.w. ialah menyandar sesuatu perkataan, atau perbuatan, atau pengakuan kepada Nabi s.a.w secara dusta, yang mana baginda tidak ada kaitan dengannya. Ini seperti menyebut Nabi s.a.w. bersabda sesuatu yang baginda tidak pernah bersabda, atau berbuat, atau mengakui sesuatu yang baginda tidak pernah melakukannya.

Maka sesuatu yang dikaitkan dengan Nabi s.a.w. samada perkataan, atau perbuatan atau pengakuan, maka ianya disebut sebagai al-hadith. Namun menyandar sesuatu kepada Nabi s.a.w. secara dusta, bukanlah hadith pada hakikatnya, Cuma ianya disebut hadith berdasar apa yang didakwa oleh perekanya dan ditambah perkataan al-Maudu', atau al-Mukhtalaq iaitu palsu, atau rekaan. Maka hadith palsu ialah: "Hadith yang disandarkan kepada Nabi s.a.w secara dusta, ianya tidak ada hubungan dengan Nabi s.a.w." (lihat: Nur al-Din Itr, Manhaj al-Nadq fi `Ulum al-Hadith, m.s.301, cetakan: Dar al-Fikr al-Mu`asarah, Beirut)

Perbuatan ini adalah jenayah memalsu ciptakan agama, kerana Nabi adalah sumber pengambilan agama. Seperti seseorang yang memalsukan passport di atas nama sesebuah kerajaan. Ianya sebenarnya melakukan pembohongan dan jenayah terhadap kerajaan tersebut. Kedudukan Nabi s.a.w tentunya lebih besar dan agung untuk dubandingkan. Oleh itu dalam riwayat yang lain Nabi s.a.w. menyebut:

"Jangan kamu berdusta ke atasku, sesiapa berdusta ke atasku maka dia masuk neraka" (Riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim).

Kata al-Hafizd Ibn Hajar al-`Asqalani (meninggal 852H) dalam mengulas hadith ini: "Ianya merangkumi setiap pendusta ke atas Nabi s.a.w. dan semua jenis pendustaan ke atas baginda. Maksudnya: Jangan kamu sandarkan pendustaan ke atasku (menggunakan namaku) (rujukan: Ibn Hajar al-`Asqalani, Fath al-Bari, jld 1, m.s. 270, cetakan: Dar al-Fikr, Beirut).

Bukan sahaja membuat hadith palsu itu haram, bahkan meriwayatkannya tanpa diterang kepada orang yang mendengar bahawa ianya adalah hadith palsu juga adalah sesuatu yang haram. Kata al-Imam Ibn al-Salah (meninggal 643H): "Tidak halal kepada sesiapa yang mengetahui ianya hadith palsu meriwayatkannya dalam apa bentuk sekalipun, melainkan disertai dengan menerangkan kepalsuannya" (Ibn al-Salah,`Ulum al-Hadith, m.s.98)

Misalnya di tanahair kita, didapati apabila munculnya bulan Rejab dan Sya`aban maka hadith-hadith palsu mengenai mengenai bulan-bulan tersebut akan dibaca dan diajar secara meluas. Antaranya hadith: "Rejab bulan Allah, Sya`aban bulanku dan Ramadhan bulan umatku". Ini adalah hadith palsu yang direka oleh Ibn Jahdam. (lihat: Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyyah, al-Manar al-Munif fi al-Sahih wa al-Dha`if, m.s. 95, cetakan: Maktab al-Matbu`at al-Islamiyyah, Halab, Syria)

Nama penuhnya Ibn Jahdam ialah `Ali bin `Abdillah bin Jahdam al-Zahid. Beliau meninggal pada tahun 414H. Beliau adalah seorang guru sufi di Mekah. Dia juga dituduh membuat hadith palsu mengenai solat Raghaib (iaitu solat pada jumaat pertama bulan Rejab). (lihat: al-Imam al-Zahabi, Mizan al-`Itidal fi Naqd al-Rijal,. 5, m.s. 173, cetakan: Dar al-Kutub al-`Ilmiyyah, Beirut).

Sebab itulah al-Imam Ibn al-Salah (meninggal 643H) menyebut: Ada beberapa golongan yang membuat hadith palsu, yang paling bahaya ialah puak yang menyandarkan diri mereka kepada zuhud (golongan sufi). Mereka ini membuat hadith palsu dengan dakwaan untuk mendapatkan pahala. Maka orang ramai pun menerima pendustaan mereka atas thiqah (kepercayaan) dan kecenderungan kepada mereka. Kemudian bangkitlah tokoh-tokoh hadith mendedahkan keburukan mereka ini dan menghapuskannya. AlhamdulilLah. (Ibn al-Salah, `Ulum al-Hadith, m.s. 99)Golongan penceramah, imam, khatib, dan media massa pula, ada menjadi agen menyebarkan hadith-hadith palsu mengenai amalan-amalan yang dikatakan disunatkan pada bulan-bulan tersebut.

Kata al-Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyyah (wafat 751H):Hadith-hadith mengenai solat Raghaib pada jumaat pertama bulan Rejab kesemuanya itu adalah palsu dan dusta ke atas Rasulullah s.a.w. Begitu juga semua hadith mengenai puasa bulan Rejab dan solat pada malam-malam tertentu adalah dusta ke atas Nabi s.a.w. Demikian juga hadith-hadith mengenai solat pada malam Nisfu Sya`aban (kesemuanya adalah palsu). Solat-solat ini direka selepas empat ratus tahun munculnya Islam (Ibn al-Qayyim, al-Manar al-Munif, m.s. 95-98).

Sebenarnya hadith sahih mengenai kebaikan malam nisfu Syaaban itu memang ada, tetapi amalan-amalan tertentu khas pada malam tersebut adalah palsu. Hadith yang boleh dipegang dalam masalah nisfu Sy`aaban ialah: "Allah melihat kepada hamba-hambaNya pada malam nisfu Syaaban, maka Dia ampuni semua hamba-hambaNya kecuali musyrik (orang yang syirik) dan yang bermusuh (orang benci membenci) (Riwayat Ibn Hibban, al-Bazzar dan lain-lain). Al-Albani mensahihkan hadith ini dalam Silsilah al-Ahadith al-Sahihah. (jilid 3, .m.s. 135, cetakan: Maktabah al-Ma`arf, Riyadh).

Hadith ini tidak mengajar kita apakah bentuk amalan malam berkenaan. Oleh itu amalan-amalan tertentu pada malam tersebut seperti baca Yasin, solat-solat tertentu adalah bukan ajaran Nabi s.a.w. Kata Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi dalam menjawab soalan berhubung dengan Nisfu Syaaban: "Tidak pernah diriwayatkan daripada Nabi s.a.w. dan para sahabat bahawa mereka berhimpun di masjid pada untuk menghidupkan malam nisfu Syaaban, membaca do`a tertentu dan solat tertentu seperti yang kita lihat pada sebahagian negeri orang Islam. Bahkan di sebahagian negeri, orang ramai berhimpun pada malam tersebut selepas maghrib di masjid. Mereka membaca surah Yasin dan solat dua raka`at dengan niat panjang umur, dua rakaat yang lain pula dengan niat tidak bergantung kepada manusia, kemudian mereka membaca do`a yang tidak pernah dipetik dari golongan salaf (para sahabah, tabi`in dan tabi' tabi`in). Ianya satu do`a yang panjang, yang menyanggahi nusus (al-Quran dan Sunnah) juga bercanggahan dan bertentang maknanya...perhimpunan (malam nisfu Syaaban) seperti yang kita lihat dan dengar yang berlaku di sebahagian negeri orang Islam adalah bid`ah dan diada-adakan.

Sepatutnya kita melakukan ibadat sekadar yang dinyatakan dalam nas. Segala kebaikan itu ialah mengikut salaf, segala keburukan itu ialah bid`ah golongan selepas mereka, dan setiap yang diadakan-adakan itu bid`ah, dan setiap yang bid`ah itu sesat dan setiap yang sesat itu dalam neraka." (Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi, jilid 1, m.s. 382-383, cetakan: Dar Uli al-Nuha, Beirut).

Inilah kenyataan Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi, seorang tokoh ulama umat yang sederhana dan dihormati. Namun dalam masalah ini beliau agak tegas kerana ianya ternyata bercanggaha dengan apa yang dibawa oleh Rasulullah s.a.w.Justeru itu hadith-hadith palsu mengenai Rejab dan Syaaban ini hendaklah dihentikan dari disebarkan ke dalam masyarakat.

Kita perlu kembali kepada agama yang tulen. Hasil dari memudah-mudahkan dalam hal seperti ini maka muncullah golongan agama yang suka mendakwa perkara yang bukan-bukan. Dengan menggunakan nama agama segala rekaan baru dibuat untuk kepentingan diri dan kumpulan. Islam tidak pernah memberi kuasa kepada kepada golongan agama, atau sesiapa sahaja untuk mendakwa apa yang dia suka kemudian menyandarkannya kepada agama. Agama kita rujukannya ialah al-Quran dan al-Sunnah yang pasti kesabitannya mengikut yang diputuskan oleh para ulama hadith. Kata al-Syeikh Muhammad bin Muhammad Abu Syahbah (seorang ulama hadith al-Azhar): "Masih ada para penceramah yang tidak ada ilmu hadith, samada ilmu riwayat atau dirayah (mengenai teks hadith). Mereka hanya membaca hadith apa yang mereka hafal dan dari tulisan-tulisan tanpa mengetahui kedudukan hadith tersebut. Apa yang mereka pentingkan hanyalah reda orang ramai. Lalu mereka menyebut perkara yang berlebih-lebih, pelik dan ajaib yang Islam tiada kaitan dengannya. Mereka ini sepatutnya dihalang dari berceramah, memberi nasihat dan bertazkirah." (Abu Syahbah, al-Wasit fi `Ulum wa al-Mustalah al-Hadith, m.s. 322, cetakan: Dar al-Fikr al-`Arabi, Kaherah)>

Penulis menyeru diri sendiri, para penceramah, ustaz-ustaz, media elektronik dan cetak juga semua pihak yang membaca sesuatu hadith memastikan kesahihannya dahulu. Semoga Rejab dan Syaaban tahun ini tidak dibaluti dengan pembohongan terhadap Nabi s.a.w.

p/s :Untuk pengetahuan semua, Al-Ustaz Jamil Khir dari KAGAT ketika mengulas tajuk SUNNAH DAN BID'A berpendapat bahwa sesuatu amalan yg ditujukan khas Untuk Nisfu Sya'baan dan meyatakan ianya adalah merujuk kepada perbuatan Rasulullah SAW maka ianya adalah bid'a. Tetapi jika ianya hanya sekadar puasa sunat biasa, ataupun solat Qiyam Al-Lail mengikut sunnah seperti malam-malam lain, ataupun berselawat seperti biasa seperti hari-hari yg lain, berdzikir seperti biasa tanpa berniat khusus untuk nisfu Sya'baan maka ianya di galakkan. Tak payah nak tunggu Nisfu Sya'baan baru nak buat semua tu.

Amiir wakes up at 7 (that is after i persuade him to wake up).. will look and play with umi and baba for few minutes before we drop him at mama nisah's (read:Amiir's babysitter) . Since the new working hour 8.30 -5.30 was implemented, umi and Abuamiir will fetch Amiir at 6.30 p.m .. well that's a total of 11 hours at mama nisah's! .. after some playing and eating.. he will normally sleep at 9.30 p.m.. aha.. not to forget.. maghrib prayer's is bubu (read: poo) hours for our Amiir.. then he'll doze off till morning.. wake once or twice for feeding..

so let's culculate..

Amiir's time at mama nisah's:

7.30 to 6.30 = 11 hours
11 hours x 5(days in a week) x 4(weeks in a month) =220 hrs

Amiir's wake up time at home with umi and baba :

6.30-9.30 =3 hours
3(hours) x 5 (days in a week) x 4(weeks in a month) + (28 hours (sats and suns)x4(weeks))=172 hrs

*assuming a month has 28 days..

uhuu.... Amiir's spending more time at mama nisah's than us.. do i feel sad? yes i do.. but i have no choice.. to quit my job.. i think I'm not financially ready.. I've read some mother's blog on wanting to be housewives.. I'm vice versa.. i dont think i can be a full time domestic engineer... *wink to hany .. .. saya akan mati kutu!.. but i do have some plans to work from home.. that'll be my secret wish.. shh..

Hmm I just wonder... macamana kids distinguish which person is his mother.. hmph.. kalau ade orang tanya ummuamiir that question.. the only thing i can answer is "itulah hikmah Allah ciptakan kantung susu " .. yeap read this all walking-milk-bottles ...orang lain boleh beri segala kasih sayang.. more than we can give.. but it's just not the same as those precious hours menyusukan anak..:).. that's how the baby knows his mother..

for all those hours spent at either nursery, maid or babysitter's.. ummuamiir pesan..carilah pengasuh yang baik..we're passing the role of mother to them..so the character of orang yang jaga anak kita pasti terpercik dan membentuk character anak kita.. hence, make sure they pray... dan ada akhlak yang baik...

Suatu ketika datang seorang lelaki menghadap Khalifah Umar bin Khatthab mengadukan kedurhakaan anaknya. Kemudian Umar r.a mendatangkan anak itu untuk menceritakan kedurhakaannya dan kelalaiannya terhadap terhadap hak-hak orang tuanya.

Anak itu memulai dengan suatu pertanyaan: "Wahai Amirul mu'minin ! Bukankah anak juga mempunyai hak-hak yang harus dipenuhi oleh bapanya ?."
Jawab Umar :" Tentu !"
"Apakah itu ya Amirul mu'minin ?" Tanya anak itu selanjutnya.
Umar r.a menjawab " Memilihkan untuknya ibu yang sholihah, memberinya nama yang baik, dan mengajarinya Al Qur'an !"
Lalu anak itu berkata : "Wahai, Amirul mu'minin, sesungguhnya bapaku belum pernah melakukan salah satupun diantara semua itu. Adapun ibuku adalah orang yang tidak mengenal Islam, aku diberinya nama Ju'al ( kumbang kelapa ), dan belum pernah diajarinya aku satu hurufpun dari al Qur'an ."
Umar r.a lantas menoleh kepada lelaki itu dan berkata: "Engkau telah datang kepadaku untuk mengadukan bahwa anakmu telah berbuat durhaka kepadamu !, padahal sesungguhnya engkau telah mendurhakainya sebelum ia mendurhakaimu !"

Kisah di atas menghuraikan 3 perkara:
· Pemilihan ibu sholihah (ini bermula dari pemilihan calon isteri .. langsung pemilihan pendidik pada anak tersebut)
· Pemberian nama yang baik
· Pengajaran Al Qur’an


Amiir's quite fortunate..Alhamdulillah mama nisah's mother teaches Quran to children near the neighbourhood.. so Amiir's morning will be filled with dhuha prayers and quran recitations.. petang dengan nenek ajar anak anak jiran mengaji... I'm very thankful to Allah for that.. moga impian kami untul melihat Amiir jadi Al-hafiiz dimudahkan..


oh.. I miss my Amiir...!!!

I hope i got the arabic word for kuffa right which means.. peliharalah ...kuffa alaika haza was referring to pelihara lah ini (lidah).. nanti balik I'll check.. kata-kata tu actually terngiang ngiang di telinga dari pagi tadi.. I heard it from Ustaz Shamsuri's ceramah which AbuAmiir pasang dalam kereta... It's actually from a hadith .. hiwar baina Rasululah wa Muadz (read: conversation between Rasulullah and Muadz).. (note: I'm using a lot of arabic terms in my blog to benefit iena's arabic study.. and other too hopefully..eheh)

here goes the hadith:

Dari Mu'adz bin Jabal r.a. berkata:
"Aku bertanya, "Wahai Rasulullah,ceritakanlah kepadaku tentang satu amal yang memasukkan aku ke surga danmenjauhkanku dari neraka!"

Rasulullah saw menjawab, 'Engkau menanyakankepadaku tentang perkara besar yang sebenarnya mudah bagi orang yangdiberi kemudahan oleh Allah untuk menjalankannya yaitu hendaklahengkau beribadah kepada Allah tanpa menyekutukan-Nya dengan sesuatu pun,mendirikan shalat, membayar zakat, shaum di bulan Ramadhan danpergi haji ke Baitullah.'

Kemudian beliau bersabda, 'Tiadakah kau kuberitahutentang pintu-pintu kebaikan? Shaum itu adalah perisai, sedekah memadamkandosa atau kesalahan seperti air membunuh api dan shalat di tengah malam.'

Lalu Rasulullah saw membaca ayat betikut: 'Lambung mereka renggang daritempat tidurnya sedang mereka berdoa kepada Rabb-nya dengan rasa takutdan penuh harap serta menafkahkan sebagian rezeki yang Kami berikan kepadamereka. Seorang pun tidak mengetahui apa yang disembunyikan untuk mereka,yaitu (bermacam-macam nikamat) yang sedap dipandang mata sebagai balasanterhadap apa yang telah mereka kerjakan.' (As Sajdah 16-17).***

Lalu beliau bersabda, 'Tidakkah kau kuberitahukan tentang pokok segalaperkara, tiang dan puncaknya?'

Aku menjawab,

"Tentu, wahai Rasulullah!"Maka beliau berkata,

'Pokok segala perkara ialah Islam, tiangnya ialahshalat, puncaknya adalah jihad!' 'Tiadakah kau kuberitahu tentangpenopang semuanya itu?' tanya beliau lagi.

"Ya," jawabku.

Maka Rasulullahmemegang lidahnya sambil bersabda,'Peliharalah ini!'

Kemudian akubertanya, "Wahai Nabiyullah, apakah kita akan disiksa karena pembicaraann kita?"

Maka Rasulullah saw bersabda, 'Hai ... ibumu kehilanganmu!Bukankah wajah (atau hidung) manusia disungkurkan ke api neraka,lantaran dosa-dosa dari tergelincirnya lidah-lidah mereka?'"

(Tirmidzi. Menurut beliau, hadits ini hasan shahih)

yang Allah perintahkan dipelihara dalam hadis ni.. adalah peliharalah lidah.. :) Usahkan Islam, orang melayu pun mementingkan memelihara lidah..kalau tak..takkan ade ungkapan..terlajak perahu boleh diundur..terlajak kata tiada gunanya .

Islam dari awal lagi sentiasa mengingatkan umatnya bahaya penyalahgunaan nikmat lidah. Rasulullah pernah bersabda bermaksud: "Kebanyakan dosa anak Adam adalah kerana lidahnya"– (Hadis riwayat Tabarani dan Baihaqi).

Well.. is that a reason why people blog nowadays.. ?:)

Actually what i'm trying to stress out is that when we blog doesnt mean that kita terlepas dosa tidak memelihara lidah.. mengumpat ke kita.. mencerca ke kita atau membuka aib sama juga seperti ape kita zahirkan dengan lidah sebab ade mata yang membaca suara hati kita...






bezanya of course.. blogging boleh backspace and delete..and modern peribahasa should sound terlajak perahu boleh diundur.. terlajak blog delete sahaja

p/s : Abuamiir had this stern look when I told him about how my girlfriends duk cerita pasal orang orang kenamaan yg terlibat dengan khalwat dan jenayah... "tgk tu orang perempuan kalau bercerita......."

ummuamiir lam hati... "erkh...perempuan mesti associate dengan ngumpat..apsal laki tak plak ehh?"

Abuamiir is very benign enough to buy me a new handphone!! ahah true enough after being wanting to throw my previous one in the ocean.. My previous phone decided to go hairwire.. I seldomly can't make out calls... can't receive calls.. my voice can't be heard...I even got a message from my boss because one of the manager cant reach me via my phone.. (the ultimate reason i agreed to buy this phone)..

Well, before i did agree to buy one, i made some rules of what the phone "must-have"
-cheap!.. so that if it gets lost or rosak i wont be so crappy about it..
-camera's and colur screens won't be necessary..
-boleh dibaling and unbreakable.. (after so many occasions of terrrrrrrjatuh handphone)

anyway, i strictly believe that my phone is only for conversations and messages...(besides I'm not good in taking care of a phone)


and at last..abuamiir bought me a nokia (he's an anti nokia fan).. well.. can't really find yg unbreakable.. if there is it would might be made of steel..hhehe


note: Our Amiir has been drooling a lot.. today i just knew heavy drooling are symptoms of getting their new 'pearl'.

Chef chief I'm not.. but what i know is that my assistant chef, zueika didnt came for the desert preparation as promised.. hehe.. mujur she came to the rescue as pembantu rumah contract during the occasion yesterday..thanks to you and laily!! Last sunday was quite tiring but i enjoyed it.. We had our fellow friends at home.. about 40 of them.. Abuamiir asked me to cook the most simple dishes... but when i decided on mihun goreng... he asked me to cook something different.. heh.. so i went on with mee rebus.. and some popiah.. it was a pot luck occasion so... when the dhuyuf (guests) came.. the side dishes overflood the main dish... Laily brought her yummy bread pudding with raisins on top .. kak ema with her puding caramel , kak kamy with he taman tun nasi lemak and kak ija with her sweet corn porridge .. to name a few.. :) i ate like a ... err.. :P... orang melayu kata.. mentakedarah..:P

We also had some pengisian rohani from a speaker... a story that I'd like to share..

"An incident involving Suraqah and the Messenger (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam), when Suraqah caught up with the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) and was powerless to reach him, confirmed if not provided proof of the prophet hood of Muhammad (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam). At such a time, the legs of Suraqah's mare were sinking into the sand while he headed towards the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam), but when Suraqah dismounted and directed the mare towards Makkah, she stood up from her place. When once again he tried to prod her towards the Messenger (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam), the horse's powerlessness resumed and it stumbled. Could this be possible to anyone other than the messenger who is subject to Allah's help? Certainly, not. Suraqah understood this and called upon the Messenger to grant him safety. He acknowledged that the Prophet was divinely protected and that no man would be able to surmount the protection of Allah. Thus, Suraqah was pleased with the loss of the bounty and the declaration of the messenger's promise to him of the bracelets of Chosroes, the King of Persia.

The Messenger's (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) promise to Suraqah of the bracelets of Chosroes constitutes another miracle because a man who seems to be fleeing from his people rarely conceives that he will conquer a land like Persia and take the treasures of Chosroes, unless, of course, if one is a messenger. The Messenger's (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) promise to Suraqah was fulfilled. Suraqah asked Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (radiallahu 'anhu) to fulfill the messenger’s promise when he saw the bracelets of Chosroes in the booty. Umar (radiallahu 'anhu) personally placed the bracelets on Suraqah while all of the companions watched. He thanked Allah, the One Who stripped Chosroes of his bracelets, and made Suraqah Ibn Jasham (radiallahu 'anhu), the bedouin, wear them. One after another, miracles took place during the emigration in order to strengthen the believers’faith after seeing and experiencing them. Such miracles also ascertained to those who received the earlier revelations, who have denied or hesitated to believe in the Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam), certain that he was the Messenger of the Lord of the Worlds. "

Islam itu jamiil kan ?... (Islam jamiil mush?)...unable to get the rest since amiir was wanting umi to be his endoi..

above all.. the most i enjoyed was having to meet all dear friends and getting to know new ones too...petang tu.. we went to Hany and Zainals house.. to visit the newborn and his mum and dad of course.. :).. bak kata orang..terpancar keseronokan menjadi ibu dan bapa.. walaupun both baru bangun dari tidur.. :).. best yek? Amiir tambah geng.. and the baby's name pun (which his father insisted us to keep it from the others until hari ke-7) ada rhythm with Amiirs name.. apa pun.. semoga dia menjadi anak soleh jua..wait till hany post up the baby's pict..

till then... I'f unkymood can potray what I'm feeling right now.. I'll choose..UmmuAmiir is feeling proud to be a muslim!!!..dot.

He attracted a round of boos from some delegates when his name was announced.....yeap.. I'm talking about K.J, PM's son in law

NST Wrote:
His humility won him generous applause. He then went on to state his role in the movement. "The role of a number two in any organisation is to help the head. In football, there is only one captain. In Umno Youth, there is only one leader, and that is Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein."We only have one vision and one agenda," he said.

UmmuAmiir kata: loh.. orang yang taktau kata Umno Youth ade conflict dalaman pun secara tak langsung tau with this statement..membuka pekung di dada..

Like other speakers from the movement, Khairy also made an oblique reference to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and other former Umno members who had left the party to form Parti Keadilan Nasional. He noted that the Opposition alliance included traitors who were once with Umno Youth."They are not only traitors to the party but also to the race. They were willing to set up another party and even contest against us," he said, offering to lead the fight against traitors.

UmmuAmiir kata: oh ahah.. yek?.. and why was Khairy among the first UMNO leaders that went to DSAI's house after he was released?hmm hmm

Hishammuddin said those unfamiliar with Umno might think the booing was a sign of protest. "Umno is unique, and members have ways and means to send a message to those who are coming in. But at the end of the day, things work out."

And what did Khairy think of his first day as the deputy head of Umno Youth? About the booing, he said: "It is the traditional welcome for a new leader and should be a lesson for all incoming leaders. "

And reading this....Ummu Amiir can't stop laughing...hehehehe


err.. if he's not PM's SIL, will he be up in front as yesterday (in his 20's)?

SMS between UmmuAmiir and Abu Amiir lewat petang semalam

UmmuAmiir : Would u like to go out for a date tonight?... I'll treat u for dinner.
AbuAmiir : Mana?..Sian Amiir dia nak ikut..
UmmuAmiir: Amiir can stay at Tok's. We'll be back before 9.
AbuAmiir : As long as semua barang dia complete kat umah tok okla kot. Btw, kalau weekend takmo?
UmmuAmiir : (sheesh).. ok, weekend (and of course..dating with amiir tagging along)

Oh ..bye bye to those time when we we're able to go anywhere anytime.. heh heh..

Ams, mendapat perkhabaran berita dari dua orang kawan baik , Alhamdulillah kedua-duanya mengandung setelah setahun menunggu...Sorang 3 bulan dah dan sorang lagi baru aje menjangkau 6 minggu.

Ummu amiir tertarik dengan peribahasa arab Quwwatul Intizor (kekuatan menunggu) yg dikupas dalam Anis bulan ni..

Menilik dari pengalaman diri...memang perit farsah (tempoh) penantian tu.. apa juga penantian .. hatta menanti someone on an appointment.. perlukan kekuatan.. bg ummuamiir..penantian yg paling menunut kekuatan UmmuAmiir adalah waktu menunggu hadirnya orang baru dalam hidup kami.. 9 bulan di usik dan dihambat dengan soalan bila?.. kenapa?.. bila lagi?.. memang mengajar erti kesabaran.. pasal tu.. bila mendengar berita gembira dua orang sabahat ni ..UmmuAmiir turut rasa gembiranya...Dulu.. selain nasihat AbuAmiir , kalimah " Insyaallah ada hikmah di sebalik penantian ni” dah basah jadi nasihat pujuk diri...apa pun...UmmuAmiir belajar satu perkara hasil dari penantian tu.. macam yg ternukil dalam Anis.."Tidak ada yang lebih manis dalam hidup apabila kesabaran dan kekuatan yg dipasak dalam diri setelah sekian lama menunggu ditemui jalan penyudah.."

Ahah.. masih terbayang wajah AbuAmiir masa di beritahu keputusan ujian positif.. Sungguh! Allah Maha mendengar!

Jadi, sahabat sahabat yg Allah kurniakan rezeki sejurus lepas walimah ...bersyukurlah.. and for mereka yang macam Pn. limaunipis.. double bersyukur for your second baby.. murah rezeki!

And utk those yg masih menanti saat bergelar isteri.. and waiting for the right man… pasakkan quwwatul intizor dalam diri.. InsyaAllah nihayahnya pasti manis..btw, ieka .. this is from your brown tiger punya reading "Men are attracted to your mysterious atmosphere, but you tend to be very careful, and not fall in love too easily." Bukan takde orang nak kot..:P

and utk sahabat-sahabat yang lain yg masih "menanti" .... Yakinlah dengan jalan yg Allah dah coretkan utk kita..:)

Excerpt: Shaping Excellent Character; a manual for parents

Eastern Culture

1. In our eastern culture, specifically Malay culture, we seldom give acknowledgement when our child has done something good.
2. Usually we keep quiet, giving no praise, and this sometimes causes our children to feel unappreciated.
3. We always assume (wrongly) that our children will understand – that when we keep quiet it means that we are pleased, and are satisfied with their behavior.
4. On the other hand, when we find our children doing something wrong, it is so easy for us to scold then, raising our voices at them and punishing them.
5. Indirectly, our children are concluding that many things that they do are not right and that they might incur our anger no matter what they do.
6. In the Malay culture (and probably other cultures too), parents seldom or never praise their children, especially after they have started schooling, and this lack of praise gets even worse when our children become teenagers.
7. Sometimes we feel awkward and embarrassed to tell our children that we appreciate them, and how much we love them.
8. This problem is compounded by the fact that the vocabulary for expressing praise in the Malay Language (and perhaps other languages) is poorer compared to that of the English language.
9. To overcome this problem, we need to be creative and invent our own phrases to express appreciation and give praise to our children’s good behavior or positive traits.
   These words of appreciation and praise, after frequent expression, will come to flow out naturally in due time.
10. We need to remind ourselves to constantly praise our children, but praise them only at the right time and only for the right reasons.

heh...imagining AbuAmiir cakap "saya cintakan awak" *wink*

Sabtu lepas, AbuAmiir dapat jemputan bg pengisian pada satu liqa' di Melaka.. Lama tak dengar AbuAmiir bagi pengisian di majlis .. :) Pengisian baru nih lebih menjurus pada kehidupan berjemaah, akhlak berjemaah and etc... I like it when he relates it with seerah or real life stories..nantilah..kalau ade kesempatan.. I'll share pengisian dari kertas kerja dia here.

Dikesempatan itu jugak... diketemukan dengan Qmar.. sorrylah qmar kalau dulu pernah jumpe tapi akak tak kenal.. this time insyaAllah terpahat dalam ingatan..and other sisters too..:) Subhanallah..rindunya kenangan gather macam tu di MMU dulu... gitulah kalau ukhuwwah dah sampai ke tahap ta'liful Qalb (perpaduan hati).. hasil dari benih taaruf..:)

Auntie ieka & Uncle Faizal a.k.a digitalsy datang menziarah Amiir semalam... Thanks Ieka.. sembang sembang balik baru terperasan yang if not because of Faizal, mungkin UmmuAmiir and ieka won't be as close as today or mungkin tak kenal kot ieka ek ?.. eheh.. well credit goes to Faizal.. And kalau dah start sembang dengan ieka.. woo.. semua orang pun tau..susahnya nak brek.. hehe.. tarik nafas.. tekan minyak dari pukul 4 petang..sampai lepas maghrib baru stop.. itupun di berhentikan.. hehe.. When ieka and faizal recalled kenangan kenangan di MMU.. ade some of them yang memang terhazaf dari ingatan.. lupe... hmm betul kut ek orang kata.. lepas bersalin cepat lupa..

Senada dengan tajuk indahnya ukhuwwah, UmmuAmiir perturunkan beberapa tuntutan berukhuwwah

1.Bermuka cerah ketika bertemu:

Berdasarkan riwayat Muslim dr Abu Dzar r.a. berkata, bersabda Rasulullah[SAW];"Jangan meremehkan kebaikan apapun bentuknya walau sekadar bermuka cerahketika bertemu saudaramu."

2.Mengadakan kunjungan persahabatan:

Dlm kitab Al Muwatha’ Imam Malik meriwayatkan bahwa Nabi SAW bersabda,Allah [SWT] berfirman dlm hadits qudsi; "Wajib mendapatkan kecintaanKu barangsiapa bercinta karena Aku, bermajlis karena Aku saling memberi karena Aku."

3.Menaruh perhatian dan memenuhi keperluan:

Diriwayatkan oleh Muslim dari Abu Hurairah r.a. dari Nabi SAW bersabda;"Allah senantiasa menolong hambaNya selama hamba tersebut menolongsaudaranya."



Oh ya... Akhirul kalam: Our Amiir dah 4 months old today...:) and Happy 25th Birthday Zaza!

ETON!!..
since you're reading this blog..
I recall eton when i watched "Enot the movie..".. Enot and shamsul ghau ghau and eton and sh... in real world.. cute match!.

anyway.. I've nothing to write actually but coincidentally , i met eton on the road, and she was like "nanti aku kepoh satu dunia" about my blog.. so I think i'l just write this as an honour to this minah kaypo of mine..

Eton has been a close friend of mine since PRe-U.. with gebu,nik and nadia.. U all should really get to know her..She can be as alim as when she gave me a souvenir plate as a present with a hadith narrated by Dar Qutni engraved on it..The hadith reminded of Solat di Masjid... uuuuuu...

and she can even be mischevious enough to the extend of decorating our neighbours cars with cans and paper shreds..with a note (happily married) sticked at the plate of the car..
But One thing that I'll never forget that made me lock myself in the toilet sebab marah!!.. ahah eton, gebu,nik, nadia.. u know the story, tak payah aku rewind!!.. anyway..thank you!. I'm married and tu antara kenangan kami..keh keh..

oh.. nih belum bukak story pasal gebu nik and nadia lagi..!!! heheh... Dah ler tu Eton ... insapla dari duk ngusik orang nihhhh..........

I received a comment from someone like this

"Yie (is a name of endearment for hubby used by his family) tu takde duit ke, qin duk pakai baju yg sama aje"

whoops!!.. I turned pink cheek when i heard that from my sis in law.. If the comment was straight forwarded to me without mentioning dear hubby, I won't care much ...but whoah.. this comment means that my hubby is badly judged because of me!!! When i told him bout it.. he didnt commented a thing.. dont know whether it's because the comment came from his mother or because he agrees that i'm so... poor abg..

It disturbed me really... I do buy clothes.. but not to the extend buying monthly or whenever ada occasion.. as long as baju tu boleh pakai.. my POV.. kenapa nak membazir right?.. or am i the only one thnking like that?.. I'm not ashamed to admit I still wear the jubah i wore during my pre U's.. during those times hubby suka tengok orang pakai jubah time.. :)..(ops.. i just got to knew that after marriage aa) and jangan tak percaya.. I wore it even when i was 9 months pregnant!.. I love jubahs...multipurpose!

But then i realized. I do buy clothes occasionally (tak sekerap my in laws kot heh).. but biasanya for office use.. not for casual occasions.. or decent ones which i can wear masa balik kg in front of the in-laws at home.. by the way,,I realized too that I haven't been taking care of my appearances since during my pregnant months... shame on you nuun!

Lesson learnt...

1. I'll have to x-ray my closet for casual dresses..
2. I'm going to the pharmacy to buy lotions and bla bla for self appearance depan hubby!!

and abg.. sorry buat abg malu...:(

A 5 years old -half balded-boy with his mum,playing and indulging in the world of his own... once in while looks at his mama and said something which only his mom understands.. After few months time, he will know how a "sound" sounds like.. he just had his first coclea implant.. and will have another in months time...

A lady in her 50th, washing and tendering his 10 year old son on bed lying motionless.. she was talking to him.. but the boy was not responding... he doesnt talk.. he cant walk.. cant sit.. doesnt respond.. he'll eat via tube, but he is mainly alive because his heart is still beating..and his hands and feets can still move... he can still smile once in a while out of nothing.. and that old woman have been caring for her son for two whole years in the hospital.... O Allah..grant me the patience of this old woman.

there was another boy.. lying with all tubes.. the ogygen machine still beeping.. and the mother standing worryingly.. I swear there were tears in her eyes .. hoping that the beat won't suddenly stop..

ala kulli haal... i thanked Allah for making us healthy.. I broke into tears just imagining the pain those kids had to endure.. and how patient or strong shall i be if I'm in their shoes.. That was partly my experience during the Read ALoud Session at the paedetric ward last Saturday organized by UMMIKUSAYANG Charity team.. I salute sis Elisa and Sis Filzah in their lively way of reading aloud to children and made them to participate..




Ya Allah.. Alhamdulillah... sungguh sikit syukurku berbanding nikmatMu....

Alhamdulillah, we've successfully brought up our three and a half m.o Amiir healthy and most important ...alive :) Amiir got his three month jab last week.. Amiir faham je bila umi ngan baba bisik.. Amiir waladun shujja'.. (brave) wa qawiyy (strong)..:) satakunu hakaza insyaAllah ..

Buat masa nih..Amiir dah pandai mengelekek.... suka benar dia bila orang agah.. and read books to him.. nak beli buku banyak banyak.. biar Amiir jadi macam baba and tokwan dia yg ulat buku..

My..my... Amiir dah kuat dan besar sekarang.. hari tu umi and baba amiir bawak amiir balik kg baba dia for the first time.. mujur dia tak fussy on the road.. seronok betul jumpe semua.. especially his tok ma dan ayah su.. masalahnya.. semua tok tok sedara amiir still young.. jadi semua volunteer nak turun pangkat..:)

Alhamdulillah jua.. berkesempatan menjejakkan kaki ke Muktamar PAS di PUTIK.. sekadar tempat jualannya aje.. itupun waktu Muktamar dah berakhir.. Cik Nuun amat berhajat kalau kalau boleh berjumpa dengan Tok Guru.. mintak tok guru doakan Amiir... tapi takde rezeki.. apa pun pertemuan dengan UStaz Mujahid dan famili, Ustaz Riduan Noor, Ustaz Taib Azamuddin pun dah cukup buat kami seronok.. Ustaz Mujahid usap kepala Amiir.. ambik berkat ye Amiir..:) Thanks Abg.. first time menjejak kaki dan tengok PUTIK.. mujur jugak sempat gih dalam terkejar waktu tu..

tok ma kata : kecik kecik dah gih muktamar... dah jadi pembangkang heh..

umi kata : Besar nanti jadi AMIR dan DA'IE...lil Islam..mintak mintak masa tu tak perlu lagi jadi pembangkang

My soul has been empty from ceramah and kuliyyah's.. pengisian mendidik jiwa.. So when one day dear hubby brought back a compilation of ceramah ustaz shamsuri.. kitab bahrul mazi, forums from al-kulliyah series and played it along our journey to and from kampung, it really made me sayu. lama sungguh tak rasa layyin qalbi.. lembut hati.. some even made my eyes filled with tears.

One of them was a story of Abu Ubaidah Al Jarrah.. Ustaz Shamsuri really descripted him well.. naik bulu roma mendengar kekuatan Islam para sahabat.. betul kata Ustaz, sahabat rasulullah ramai.. jangan hanya kita mendalami 5 orang khulafa' rasyidin tu sahaja... UStaz infact cadangkan buat forum khas.. just untuk cerita pasal para sahabat..Well.. here goes something about Abu Ubaidah Al-Jarrah...salah seorang dari 10 sahabat rasulullah yg dijanjikan syurga... oh how I was touched!..

The Honest Of The Nation
’Abû ‘Ubaidah Ibn Al Jarrâh
May Allah be pleased with him

Ult li albi bissaraha (Aku membuka hatiku dengan kejujuran)
Hayya nab'idil karaha (Hindarilah kebencian dan dendam)
Syakkireena a' kulli na'ma (Marilah kekalkan syukur dgn apa yg kita ada)
Ba' ideena anil fattana (Hindarilah segala penipuan dan dosa²)

Aku yang memandang di dlm lubuk hati
Mencari-cari rahsia yg katanya tersembunyi
Aku yg melihat alam meliputi ujud menyertai
lalu kupindahkan alam ke dlm mata hati
Aku hakiki aku mengerti segala yg terjadi di langit dan di bumi
Gunanya tiada fantasi pelik dan benar qada' dan qadar
Kau berilahku kekuatan agar dapatku hindarkan segala kesesatan
Usah kau biarkan nafsuku terliur
Dari pandangan majazi ini
Aku yg bodoh lagi hina amat benar merindui
Moga cahaya lelatu tak membutakan mataku
Semoga segala puji takku meninggi diri
Moga segala janji dpt juga ku penuhi
Moga dpt ku hadang tikaman dr belakang
Lidah setajam pisau
Ku tidak akan risau
Dgn dugaan cabaran
Sepanjang perjalanan ku pasrah ku akur
786 Alhamdulillah Syukur!


Have always been wondering the meaning of 786 in the song Alhamdulillah by TOO PHAT and YASSIN, A sister from UKS forwarded the answer....

Issue and Questions on the meaning of 786

In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

When the mathematical miracle of the Quran was discovered by Dr. Khalifa in the early 1970's, the Muslim world treated him like a hero. He was invited to appear on TV shows and give many Radio talks. The news of the miracle was published in many newspapers and magazines in the Islamic world. The mathematical miracle of the Quran was included in the Islamic classes taught in some of the Islamic Universities. Many famous Muslim scholars tried to be part of it by writing about it and discussing it on their talk shows or classes.

Dr. Khalifa subsequently declared the truth and his conviction that the miracle of the Quran also confirms that Quran alone is the only source for religious law in Islam. It confirmed also that Hadiths and Sunna books are corrupted beyond belief and have no more than their historical value. A value that reflects many errors, innovations and distortion of the true Islam. Since then, the same scholars who praised Dr. Khalifa for the discovery of the miracle attacked him , his views and tried to discredit the mathematical miracle of the Quran.

One of the techniques they used in their attempt to discredit the miracle of the Quran, was to dispute the number of letters in the Basmallah (Bismillah) ( verse one of sura one) (1:1). They failed to understand that the mathematical miracle of the Quran has never been dependent on one factor only and some of the great discoveries have no dependence whatsoever on alphabets but rather on the numbers used in the Quran. The scholars thus claimed the Basmallah does not contain nineteen letters hoping to destroy the miracle of the Quran and the credibility of Dr. Khalifa , he obtained from the mathematical structure. A meeting of some of the most prominent scholars was convened in Saudi Arabia and after long discussion they declared that they do not really know how many letters are in Basmallah. According to them, the count of the letters could be 21 or 23 but NOT 19. !!!!

However, in the past few years two well known Sunni leaders, former Director of the Islamic Center in Washington DC and the other the director of the Islamic Center of Orange county, California answered a question about the meaning of 786 that is usually used to indicate the Basmallah (Bismillah). Both of them answered for the truth unaware or having forgotten earlier attempts, by traditional Muslims who are dismayed by the Quranic miracle and other scholars in in Saudi Arabia, to declare Basmallah as having "unknown number of letters". The leaders without thinking , forced by God Almighty to speak the truth that the number of letters in Basmallah are nineteen. Here is one of these questions which is still posted on one of the Pakistani discussion boards.

Q 2. I never quite understood the idea behind the number "786". Is it possible for you to explain its significance at your earliest convenience? (Asim)

A 2. "786" is the total value of the letters of "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim". In Arabic there are two methods of arranging letters. One method is the most common method known as the alphabetical method. Here we begin with Alif, ba, ta, tha etc. The other method is known as the Abjad method or ordinal method. In this method each letter has an arithmetic value assigned to it from one to one thousand. The letters are arranged in the following order: Abjad, Hawwaz, Hutti, Kalaman, Sa'fas, Qarshat, Sakhaz, Zazagh. This arrangement was done, most probably in the 3rd century of Hijrah during the 'Abbasid period, following other Semitic languages such as Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Chaldean etc.

If you take the numeric values of all the letters of the Basmalah, according to the Abjad order, the total will be 786. In the Indian subcontinent the Abjad numerals became quite popular. Some people, mostly in India and Pakistan, use 786 as a substitute for Bismillah. They write this number to avoid writing the name of Allah or the Qur'anic ayah on ordinary papers. This tradition is not from the time of the Prophet -peace be upon him- or his Sahabah. It developed much later, perhaps during the later 'Abbasid period. We do not know of any reputable Imams or Jurists who used this number instead of the Bismillah.

Editor's note:

Earlier Muslim scholar Fakhreddin Ar-Razi, in his famous book et-Tafsir-ul Kabir, links the 19 letters of Basmalah with 19 guardians of Hell. Other scholars did not question the number of letters in Basmalah until after the discovery of the the mathematical miracle of the Quran.
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