Milestones

Assalamualaikum,

I'd like to share a touching story with u guys. First, I shall start by sharing a couple of verses from the Quran before i begin my story.

" And the likeness of those who spend their wealth seeking Allâh's Pleasure while they in their ownselves are sure and certain that Allâh will reward them (for their spending in His Cause), is the likeness of a garden on a height; heavy rain falls on it and it doubles its yield of harvest. And if it does not receive heavy rain, light rain suffices it. And Allâh is All-Seer of (knows well) what you do. " (2:265 Al Quran)

In this verse, Allah has said about spending our "wealth", it can be as a symbol for any sort of "wealth" He has granted us. Our health is also a part of our "wealth". Our leisure time is a sort of wealth for us. What about energy? If anything is spent in Allah's way, anything at all, maybe even sleep in order to do da'wah, will be blessed a great reward. But one must always remember that syaithan always reminds us of poverty. Poverty does not mean in materialistic means. Poverty means in a constant state of in need. Syaithan always tells us to be selfish, not spend anything in Allah's path. But we should ask ourself, who do we love more? Is it Allah who promises us Jannah, or syaithan who promises us destruction?

So what is the story that I am gonna share today. Well, there was this girl, whose name was Fatimah. She was in the Supermarket with her mother, and she saw this beautiful fake pearl necklace hanging on one of the shelves. Fatimah is a little girl (ghulam in arabic). When she saw that necklace, she was so excited and told her mother "Mummy, Mummy! Can I have that necklace? Please.....". Mother looked at it, and it costs $2.00. She asked Fatimah how much she had with her. Fatimah checked her pocket, and sadly, she said she only had 80cents. Her mother replied "Ok, tomorrow's your birthday. Granny's gonna give you $1, and with that u have a total of $1.80. Then you could probably do some chores to earn extra money. "

So Fatimah went home happy, and she did just that. She did some chores to earn some extra cash. She finally got enough money the next day to come and buy her fake pearl necklace at the Supermarket. She loved that necklace so much. She would wear it everywhere she went, even shen she slept, except when she bathed because it was a fake necklace. Mother had said that it would leave green marks on her body if she wore the fake necklace during her baths.

As usual, every night before she went to sleep, Dad would come in and say her a bedtime story. One day, Dad asked Fatimah, "Do you love me Fatimah?". She replied "Oh yes Dad, sure, I love you so much." Dad said "Give me your necklace." She said "Noooooo, you can take anything except that." So Dad left her alone. The next night he came in as usual. After reading her bedtime story, he asked her. "Do you love me Fatimah?". She said "Oh yes Dad, I love you sooo much.". "Give me your necklace,"he replied. "Oh nooo, you can take anything except my necklace Dad. Here, take this teddy you gave me for my birthday last year. Take anything you want except my necklace." So Dad just left her and went out of the room.

Now, the next 2 days, Dad did not come in as usual. On the third night, Dad came in as usual. And Fatimah was all teared at that moment. Her eyes were red. And just as she saw Dad, she opened her hand clutch and there was her fake pearl necklace in it. "Here Daddy, you can take the necklace. I love you more than the stupid necklace. Please don't leave me anymore next time, " she said while sobbing. Dad took the necklace, and put it in his pocket. Then, he took out something from his other pocket and handed it to Fatimah. She looked at it through her teary eyes. It was a real pearl necklace.

" (As for) those who spend their property in the way.of Allah, then do not follow up what they have spent with reproach or injury, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and they shall have no fear nor shall they grieve." (2:262 Al Quran)

Just some parables from the Quran worth giving a thought... :)

Wassalam.
Rina

posted by RR @ 7:46 PM 0 comments

Assalamualaikum,
Kenapalah dunia ini penuh dengan kerosakan?? Patutkah mereka disalahkan kerana menjadi mangsa situasi dan keadaan? Bagaimana aku boleh mengubahnya? Sudah tentu aku tidak berdaya utk mengubah dunia ini. Setelah suatu dinding ghaib antara hatiku dan haq dikeluarkan, barulah aku sedar selama ini aku telah meletakkan status dunia ini pada suatu tahap yang sgt tinggi. Entahlah, semuanya telah berubah setelah aku menjejakkan kaki ke Australia. Rakan-rakan baruku dan ukhuwwah yang terjalin berdasarkan kalimah la ila ha ilallah seolah-olah mengejutkan aku dari mimpi. Tiba-tiba dunia dirasakan tunduk kepadaku, dan aku memandangnya dgn hina. Ada hadith yg mengatakan bahawa kita patut hidup di dunia ini sebagai musafir, kerana ini bukan tempat tujuannya. This is not the goal. Bayangkan kalau kita dari Selangor, nak Kedah. Singgah sebentar di Perak utk bermalam. Mesti kita duduk kat Perak tu ikut cara musafir. Cuba bayangkan kalau kita tiba-tiba bina rumah kat Perak pulak. Orang lain semua mesti tertanya-tanya sama ada betulkah niat kita nak ke Kedah. Sebab nampaknya kita nak duduk di Perak sahaja.
Like if we are on a journey to another country. I am sure we will equip ourselves with the knowledge we have about the country, and all the diseases. We will take jabs or immunity injections to immune ourselves from the diseases there. And save up some money to be spent there. Imagine a person who goes to another country, not totally equipped with knowledge of that country. And when he goes there, he gets the the diseases n gets sick there. Everybody will call him a fool, won't they. Coz he was going to an unknown country to him and he didn't prepare? What about us, where the Quran has explicitly stated about the HereAfter. And the punishments in the HereAfter. And yet we do not prepare. Aren't we double triple fools then? We think we will live forever. For those who have repented, alhamdulillah. But just imagine, what if u had died a month before today? Wouldn't it all have been a waste? What about those who have not repented yet? Still waiting for tomorrow?
There are so many people I know whom I just wish like conveying to them this message. But it is useless when they are not ready to receive it yet. When they are still unaware of reality. It's like there is a cup of water in front of you, but you are not thirsty. Knowledge and truth is in front of you friends, wake up! Will u not wake up now, before it is too late?

Wassalam
Rina

posted by RR @ 8:11 PM 0 comments