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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

SIMPLY SAID



THE SUPREME HAPPINESS IN LIFE IS THE 
CONVICTION THAT WE ARE LOVED - Victor Hugo

Fresh flowers are such a lovely thing of beauty. Once in a while I pick a bouquet or a single perfect rose to give to a neighbour, friend or relative.

Early one morning I gathered a beautiful bouquet of sweet-smelling long-stemmed roses for myself.  The roses were definitely a delight for my eyes.  While I thought about how pleasing they were for me to enjoy, a calm gentle voice outside of myself simply said, Give them to your friend.

I went straight into the house and arranged the roses in a vase.  Then I wrote this note as small as I could.... For my friend.  I went across the street to my neighbour's who is also one of my closest friends, and I left the bouquet at the front door.

Later that day my friend called to thank me.  She said the flowers were a true blessing.  Late the night before she had been arguing with one of her children.  Being cruel, as teenagers can sometimes be, her child said to her, "You have no friends."

What a surprise when she went to leave for work that morning and found not just the blessings of the bouquet of flowers, but the tiny note which simply said "For my friend."   




Friday, December 16, 2011

JENNIFER...A CHRISTMAS STORY...(sob...sob)

MERRY CHRISTMAS. Love, Jennifer

(In the previous story, Merry Christmas, Jennifer, Wayne Furrow sent his departed daughter, Jennifer, a Christmas letter via the Internet. It was picked up by a few people and shortly after, Mr. Furrow received this reply.)

Dad,

I did get to experience the Internet and you're right .... I love it. I don't think it's the same Net you are on though. I travel the universe - no downtime, flames, smears, nothing like that at all.

I am with you Christmas morning. Actually, I'm with you every morning. Haven't you felt my presence? Heard my voice? Seen me in a thousand different places? I can do that for a while but eventually I will have to spend more and more of my time spreading around the things you taught me: love, caring, giving, loyalty.


I can't say that I miss you because where I am there are no feelings that are sad. Honestly! Not ever! I do know when you think of me and I am happy. Did you know that I can view my whole life with you and Sarah and Mom in just a few seconds! Can you imagine?


I have so many other people here that are the greatest. Someday you'll find out for yourself. Just remember this Daddy, I'm never sad. I have a feeling that someday this great feeling will be even greater. That's because you'll be with me. Don't be in any rush though. There are a lot of neat things that you can do down there that I can' t do up here, like, love Mom a lot.

Love, Jennifer



Mr. Furrow, I lost a wife and a child a long time ago. I wish I could have received one last letter. God be with you and please forgive an old man's sentimentality. Your letter touched me at the very core of my being.

Every blessing to you.
Fr. Howard Gorle


MERRY CHRISTMAS, Jennifer

Hi, sweetheart. Christmas won't be the same without you this year, but we will try to cope with the many memories of our 19 years spent with you. All I want for Christmas is to have you back with us, but knowing that is impossible I will settle for a letter to you: God will hopefully hand-deliver it in time for the holiday.

I missed having you being here to help me with my Christmas shopping. You always had a sense of what your mom liked. I managed okay, I think you were probably helping me. Your mom will love the gift you sent her from Heaven! Sarah too!

Your mom has done a lot of baking this week; uncooked cake, date squares, etc. Surprised, eh?

Our traditional Christmas get-together will be at your Uncle Steve's place this year. We don't know how we will handle it, but will cross that bridge when we come to it.

Sarah is doing okay, still dating Brian (which has really helped her).

We know she misses you mostly at nights, when you two would do so much talking. She misses her big sister's advice and odd spat!

I have to go to the cemetry tomorrow and shovel 3 1/2 feet of snow, in case some of the family want to visit your grave site. We decorated the poles, hung a white and red bird and a few bells for you to hear when the wind blows. It really looks nice. We know Patrick misses you, and you him. Sorry I wasn't more supportive of your relationship, that will bother me until I can apologise in person.

I'm sorry you never got to experience the Internet, Jenny. You would have loved it! I have met some wonderful people online, families that have also lost children. They have helped me tremendously in coping with your death. Most times, other than your mom, it has been my only release. Losing one's child is the most pain a parent can experience, and being able to correspond with others in the same situation is surely a blessing. Jennifer, we will miss you always. We will never stop loving you or ever forget you!

Love, Sarah, Mom and Dad Furrow




THANKS .....AGAIN!

A British family journeyed to Scotland for a summer vacation. The mother and father were looking forward to enjoying the beautiful Scottish countryside with their young son. But one day the son wandered off all by himself and got into trouble. As he walked through the woods, he came across an abandoned swimming hole, and as most boys his age do, he took off his clothes and jumped in. He was totally unprepared for what happened next. Before he had time to enjoy the pool of water, he was seized by a vicious attack of cramps. He began calling for help while fighting a losing battle with the cramps to stay afloat.

Luckily, it happened that in a nearby field a farm boy was working. When he heard the frantic cries for help, he brought the English boy to safety. The father whose son had been rescued was of course very grateful. The next day, he went to meet the youth who had saved his son's life. As the two talked, the Englishman asked the brave lad what he planned to do with his future. The boy answered, "Oh, I suppose I'll be a farmer like my father." The grateful father said, "Is there something else you'd rather do?" "Oh, yes!" answered the Scottish lad. "I've always wanted to be a doctor. But we are poor people and could never afford to pay for my education." "Never mind that," said the Englishman. "You shall have your heart's desire and study medicine. Make your plans, and I'll take care of the costs." So, the Scottish lad did indeed become a doctor.

There is more. Some years later, in December of 1943, Winston Churchill became very ill with pneumonia while in North Africa. Word was sent to Sir Alexander Fleming, who had discovered the new wonder drug, penicillin, to come immediately. Flying in from England, Dr. Fleming administered his new drug to the ailing prime minister. In doing so, he saved Churchill's life for the second time. For it was the boy Winston Churchill whom Alexander Fleming had rescued from the swimming hole so many years before.




Friday, October 21, 2011

NEGATIVE TALKING IS CONTAGIOUS

PERSEVERE (EVERY DAY)

Never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
- HARRIET BEECHER STOW

A man who lived by the side of the road and sold hot dogs was hard of hearing, so he had no radio. He had trouble with his eyes, so he read no newspapers. But he sold good hot dogs. He put up signs on the highway advertising them. He stood on the side of the road and cried, "Buy a hot dog, mister?" and people bought his hot dogs. He increased his meat and bun orders. He bought a bigger stove to take care of his trade.

He finally got his son to come home from college to help out. But then something happened. "Father, haven't you been listening to the radio?" his son said. "Haven't you been reading the newspaper? There's a big recession on. The European situation is terrible. The domestic situation is worse."

Whereupon the father thought, "Well, my son's been to college, he reads the papers and he listens to the radio, and he ought to know."

So the father cut down his meat and bun orders, took down his signs and no longer bothered to stand out on the highway to sell his hot dogs. His sales fell overnight.

"You're right, son," the father said to the boy. "We certainly are in the middle of a big recession."

Has someone else's negative attitude ever changed your actions?



Saturday, January 22, 2011

YEAR 2011 - HAVE FUN!





This is a "forward" article: subject Mathematical Fun: This Year. Thank you cousin Sulaiman Ahmad

QUOTE

"As you can see some people have fun working out things"










THIS YEAR we will experience 4 unusual dates:

1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11....

NOW go figure this out .... take the last 2 digits of the year you were born, plus the age you will be on your birthday this year and it WILL EQUAL TO 111.... Does it work for everybody? INTERESTING!!!

UNQUOTE

Maths class was nightmarish during my student days. YES correct, = 111 Made my DAY!

Writer




Sunday, December 19, 2010

'MALAIKAT KECIL'




Subject: Malaikat Kecil - Tapi Ayah, Adakah Manusia Tidak Masuk Neraka Jika Hari Hujan??


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Malaikat Kecil – Tapi Ayah, Adakah Manusia Tidak Masuk Neraka Jika Hari Hujan?

Pada setiap petang Jumaat, selepas solat Jumaat, selepas melayani para jamaah di Masjid, Imam dan putera lelakinya yang berumur 11 tahun akan keluar ke bandar untuk mengedarkan risalah bertajuk “Jalan Ke Syurga” dan juga menyampaikan ceramah agama.

Pada petang Jumaat itu, seperti biasa Imam dan putera lelakinya akan keluar untuk mengedarkan risalah. Bagaimanapun pada petang tersebut keadaan di luar rumah sangat sejuk dan hujan pula turun dengan sangat lebat.

Budak itu memakai baju sejuk dan baju hujan dan berkata “OK ayah, saya sudah bersedia”. Ayahnya berkata “Bersedia untuk apa?”. Budak itu menjawab, “Ayah, masa telah tiba untuk kita keluar mengedarkan buku-buku tentang Islam ini”. Ayahnya membalas “Anakku, di luar sana sangat sejuk dan hujan lebat pulak”.

Dengan muka yang kehairanan, budak itu bertanya ayahnya, “Tetapi ayah, adakah manusia tidak masuk neraka jika hari hujan?”

Ayahnya menjawab, “Anakku, Ayah tak akan keluar dengan cuaca begini..”

Dengan nada sedih, budak itu bertanya, “Ayah, boleh tak benarkan saya pergi?”. Ayahnya teragak-agak seketika, kemudian berkata, “Anakku, awak boleh pergi. Bawalah buku ini semua dan berhati-hati”.

Kemudian, budak itu telah keluar dan meredah hujan. Budak sebelas tahun ini berjalan dari pintu ke pintu dan lorong-lorong sekitar bandar. Dia memberikan risalah dan buku kepada setiap orang yang ditemuinya.

Setelah dua jam berjalan dalam hujan, akhirnya tinggal hanya satu naskhah padanya. Ketika itu dia telah basah kuyup dan berasa sejuk hingga ke tulang. Budak itu berhenti di satu penjuru jalan sambil mencari seseorang untuk diberikan buku tersebut. Namun keadaan di situ lengang.

Kemudian dia berpatah balik ke rumah pertama yang dia lalu di lorong itu.

Dia berjalan di kaki lima menuju ke rumah tersebut. Bila sampai di pintu hadapan, dia menekan suis loceng namun tiada sesiapa yang membuka pintu.

Dia tekan lagi dan lagi, tetapi masih tiada jawapan. Dia tunggu lagi tetapi masih tiada jawapan. Akhirnya dia berpaling untuk meninggalkan rumah tersebut, tetapi seperti ada sesuatu yang menghalangnya. Dia kembali ke pintu itu dan menekan lagi suis loceng dan buat pertama kalinya mengetuk pintu dengan kuat. Dia tunggu, kemudian seperti sesuatu di anjung rumah itu menghalangnya supaya jangan pergi. Dia menekan suis loceng sekali lagi dan kali ini dengan perlahan pintu dibuka.

Berdiri di hadapan pintu itu seorang perempuan tua yang berwajah kesedihan.

Dengan perlahan perempuan tua itu bertanya, “Apa yang boleh saya bantu awak, wahai budak?”.

Dengan senyuman serta mata yang bersinar yang boleh menyinarkan bumi, budak itu berkata, “Makcik, saya mohon maaf kalau saya telah mengganggu makcik. Saya hanya ingin memberitahu bahawa Allah sangat sayang dan sentiasa melindungi makcik. Saya datang ini hendak memberikan sebuah buku yang terakhir ada pada saya ini. Buku ini menerangkan semua tentang Tuhan, tujuan sebenar Tuhan menjadikan kita dan bagaimana untuk mencapai kebahagiaan daripada-Nya” .

Kemudian, budak itu menyerahkan buku terakhir itu dan berpaling untuk balik. Sebelum berjalan balik, perempuan itu berkata, “Terima kasih ya anak dan semoga Tuhan memberkatimu” .

Selepas solat Jumaat pada minggu berikutnya, Imam menyampaikan ceramah agama seperti biasa. Dia menamatkan ceramahnya dengan bertanya, “ Ada sesiapa yang ingin bertanya soalan atau ingin berkata sesuatu?”.

Dengan perlahan, di barisan belakang di kalangan tempat duduk muslimat, suara seorang perempuan tua kedengaran di speaker, “Tiada di kalangan jemaah yang berkumpul ini mengenali saya. Saya tidak pernah hadir sebelum ini. Sebelum hari Jumaat yang lepas, saya belum lagi memeluk agama Islam bahkan tidak terfikir langsung untuk memeluknya. Suami saya telah meninggal dunia beberapa tahun yang lalu, meninggalkan saya sebatang kara, saya benar-benar keseorangan di dunia ini."

Pada petang Jumaat yang lepas, ketika cuaca sejuk dan hujan lebat, saya telah bertekad untuk membunuh diri kerana sudah putus harapan untuk hidup.

Jadi saya mengambil seutas tali dan sebuah kerusi lalu menaiki loteng di rumah saya. Saya ikat tali tersebut dengan kuat pada kayu palang di bumbung

rumah kemudian berdiri di atas kerusi, hujung tali satu lagi saya ikat di sekeliling leher saya. Sambil berdiri di atas kerusi, saya berasa benar-benar keseorangan, patah hati. Saya hampir-hampir hendak melompat tiba-tiba loceng pintu berbunyi di tingkat bawah dan saya tersentak. Saya berfikir untuk menunggu sebentar, dan pasti orang itu akan pergi. Saya tunggu dan tunggu, tetapi bunyi loceng semakin kuat dan bertubi-tubi.

Kemudian orang yang menekan suis loceng itu, mengetuk pintu pula dengan kuat. Saya berfikir sendirian lagi “Siapalah di muka bumi ini yang boleh buat begini? Tiada siapa pernah tekan suis loceng itu atau nak berjumpa dengan saya”. Saya longgarkan tali ikatan di leher dan kemudian pergi ke pintu hadapan. Ketika itu bunyi loceng kuat dan semakin kuat.

Bila saya buka pintu dan lihat, sukar untuk dipercayai oleh mata saya, di anjung rumah saya itu berdiri seorang budak yang sangat comel yang bersinar wajahnya seperti malaikat, tidak pernah saya jumpa sebelum ini di dalam hidup saya. Budak itu tersenyum. Oh! Saya tidak dapat hendak gambarkan kepada anda semua. Perkataan yang keluar daripada mulutnya menyebabkan hati saya yang telah lama mati tiba-tiba hidup semula, seruan budak itu seperti suara bayi yang sangat comel. “Makcik, saya datang hendak memberitahu bahawa Allah sangat menyayangi dan sentiasa melindungi makcik”. Kemudian dia memberikan kepada saya sebuah buku bertajuk “ Jalan Ke Syurga” yang saya sedang pegang ini.

Bila “malaikat kecil” itu telah pulang meredah sejuk dan hujan, saya menutup pintu dan membaca dengan perlahan setiap perkataan yang tertulis di dalam buku tersebut. Kemudian saya naik semula ke loteng untuk mendapatkan semula tali dan kerusi. Saya tak perlukannya lagi.

Oleh sebab di belakang buku ini ada tertera alamat tempat ini, saya sendiri datang ke masjid ini ingin mengucapkan syukur kepada Tuhan. Tuhan kepada budak kecil yang telah datang tepat pada waktunya, yang dengan demikian telah terhindar jiwa saya daripada keabadian di dalam neraka.

Ramai yang berada di dalam masjid ketika itu menitiskan air mata. Mereka melaungkan TAKBIR…ALLAH HU AKBAR…gemaan takbir bergema di udara. Imam iaitu ayah kepada budak itu turun dari mimbar pergi ke barisan hadapan di mana “malaikat kecil” itu sedang duduk.

Dia mendakap puteranya dengan air mata keluar tanpa disedarinya. Mungkin tidak ada jemaah yang memiliki saat yang lebih mulia ini dan mungkin di alam semesta ini belum pernah melihat seorang ayah yang penuh kasih sayang dan penghormatan terhadap anaknya. Inilah satu peristiwa..

Berbahagialah anda kerana membaca kisah ini. Jangan biarkan kisah ini di sini sahaja. Bacalah lagi dan sampaikan kepada yang lain. Syurga adalah untuk umat-Nya. Ingatlah, dengan menyebarkan firman Allah boleh mengubah hidup seseorang yang hampir dengan anda. Sila kongsi kisah menarik ini.

Sebarkanlah kalimah Allah, kalau kita bantu Allah, Allah akan membantu kita dalam semua perkara yang kita buat.

Maksud firman Allah dalam Surah al-Maidah ayat 3;

“…pada hari ini, orang-orang kafir telah putus asa (daripada memesongkan kamu) dari agama kamu (setelah mereka melihat perkembangan Islam dan umatnya), sebab itu janganlah kamu takut dan gentar kepada mereka, sebaliknya hendaklah kamu takut dan gentar kepadaKu. Pada hari ini, Aku telah sempurnakan bagi kamu agama kamu, dan Aku telah cukupkan nikmatKu kepada kamu, dan Aku telah redakan Islam itu menjadi agama untuk kamu, maka sesiapa yang terpaksa kerana kelaparan(memakan benda-benda yang diharamkan) sedang ia tidak cenderung hendak melakukan dosa (maka bolehlah ia memakannya), kerana Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Pengampun, lagi Maha Mengasihani"

Thank You & Appreciate.


Tuesday, June 1, 2010

TAKING A LEAF OUT OF THE PROPHET'S LIFE


This article was published in the Natal Mercury Paper on Thursday 27 May 2010



By: Mufti Zubair Bayat: Director of the Darul Ihsan Islamic Services Center in Durban

The recent Mail & Guardian cartoon, which attempts to depict the Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him) lying on a psychiatrist's couch and supposedly lamenting the lack of humour of his followers, has evoked an angry response and strong objection from the Muslim community.

Depicting images of God and the Prophet (pbuh) are strictly forbidden in Islam. The rationale for the prohibition of depicting the image of God is because He is beyond human perception. The rationale for the prohibition, inter alia, of depicting the Prophet (pbuh) is that he was too sublime to be truely portrayed. Furthermore, attempts at portraying him could result in his image being distorted. There are therefore no records of any authentic image or portrait of the Prophet (pbuh) anywhere in the world, from any period of Islamic history, which is a significant point to note.

Two things are wrong with the cartoon. Firstly, any attempt to depict him in illustration is an attempt to depict the sacrosant, which is not allowed.

Secondly, the nature of cartoons is to satirise and trivialise. This is clearly not acceptable in the case of a personality which is held in the highest esteem by over a billion people globally.

In this particular cartoon, the insinuation is that the Holy Prophet (pbuh) is in need of psychiatric help - an idea which prejudiced and hostile Orientalists have always attempted to project in their works. This dimension of the cartoon adds insult to injury and serves to rub the proverbial salt deeper into the wound.

When Muslims object, the stock response is that they do not appreciate freedom of expression. The media and others view this as an infringement of the right to freedom of speech. So it is made out, George Bush style, that you are either for freedom of expression or against it! However, one aspect that is often overlooked is that no right is absolute; there are inherent limitations. Every right is counterbalanced against other rights. Every right comes with responsibility. And responsibility was certainly not displayed by the publishers of this cartoon.

Motive

Irrespective of what the motive was for publishing the cartoon- whether it was a cheap publicity stunt, a gimmick, to boost waning sales, a deliberate provocation, or sheer ignorance - it was grossly offensive and highly insensitive.

The worldwide anger and protests following the publication of the Danish cartoons of the Prophet (pbuh) made it amply clear that Muslims will not accept his depiction as a caricature or a cartoon figure.

The media has a duty to act responsibly to respect of sensitive issues and not to push the right to freedom of expression to such ridiculous levels, where the line of distinction between the profound and the profane are virtually obliterated.

Sensible leaders around the world, including the Pope, issued strong statements condemning the inflammatory Danish cartoons when they appeared.

A spokesman for the US State Department Kurtis Cooper, was equally strong with his condemnation. "These cartoons are indeed offensive to the belief of Muslims."

"We all fully recognise and respect freedom of the press and expression, but it must be coupled with press responsibilities. Inciting religious or ethnic hatred in this manner is not acceptable."

Muslims for their part, accept the principle of wholesome and constructive freedom to wantonly insult, which is sometimes deviously and deceptively masqueraded as freedom of expression. True freedom of expression is freedom from insult, not freedom to insult. Freedom to insult has ultimately resulted in hatred, bigotry and even destruction. Studies indicate that reckless use (or rather abuse) of freedom of expression contributed to a great extent to the genocide in Rwanda, as an example, leaving over a million dead. Muslim outrage is often simplistically misconstrued as a lack of humour and over-sensitivity. Yet the idea that Muslims do not appreciate humour is far from the truth.

The Holy Prophet (pbuh) himself would indulge in light heartedness and humour with his companions, which is clearly recorded in his biography. But humour should not descend to the point of gratuitous and senseless belittling of the religion of another. Humour that is disrespectful, insensitive and offensive, is not humour, but is in fact hubris.

Each faith community feel a deep-rooted emotional attachment to the symbols and personalities it reveres. Muslims are no different.

Respect

The value system of Islam is underpinned by respect and reverence - reverence for God, for all the messengers of God, including the Prophets Abraham, Adam, Noah, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (peace be upon them all), the angels, the holy scriptures, the holy cities, religious symbols and place of worship, and respect for elders, teachers, leaders, religious scholars, parents, relative, all of humanity and the creation as a whole.

In our country, which has just emerged from the ugly era of racial segregation, cartoon or writings that perpetuate stereotypes and promote prejudice are unacceptable, as they malign sections of the community. Our beloved country desperately require bridge-building exercise, and not the breeding of animosity and distrust especially in the wake of the recent xenophobia and racial tensions.

With the World Cup barely a few days away, it was utterly irresponsible to publish the offensive cartoon, the anger this would provoke in the Muslim community was more than predictable. Was there a deliberate attempt to evoke a negative reaction from Muslims at this very crucial juncture? On the eve of an unprecedented international event in our country.

An act such as this endangers a negative atmosphere which certainly does not serve our national interest.

Despite this, the appeal from all Muslim religious bodies to the Muslim community is that they should not allow this provocation to lead to irresponsible action, for that is not what the Holy Prophet (pbuh) himself would have approved of.

Although Muslims are outraged, it is important that any contemplated protest action be carried out responsibly through legitimate channels, and that Muslims continue to remain a law-abiding community.

The Prophet (pbuh) was the subject of vilification, abuse and mockery in his life-time, but he always tolerated, forgave and displayed magnanimity, even to his sworn enemies, a fact which is recorded and attested to by every one of his biographers.



MUSLIMS AND NON-MUSLIMS ALIKE CAN TAKE A LEAF OUT OF HIS SUBLIME EXAMPLE!




Thursday, February 11, 2010

NASIHAT KEHIDUPAN




1. KETIKA MENCARI CALON
Janganlah mencari isteri, tapi carilah ibu bagi anak-anak kita
Janganlah mencari suami, tapi carilah ayah bagi anak-anak kita
2. KETIKA MELAMAR
Anda bukan sedang meminta kepada orang tua/wali si gadis, tetapi meminta kepada Allah melalui orang tua/wali si gadis
3. KETIKA AKAD NIKAH
Anda berdua bukan menikah di hadapan penghulu, tetapi menikah di hadapan Allah
4. KETIKA RESEPSI PERNIKAHAN
Catat dan hitung semua tamu yang datang untuk mendoa'kan anda, kerana anda harus berfikir untuk mengundang mereka semua dan meminta maaf apabila anda berfikir untuk BERCERAI kerana menyia-nyiakan do'a mereka.
5. KETIKA MALAM PERTAMA
Bersyukur dan bersabarlah. Anda adalah sepasang anak manusia dan bukan sepasang malaikat.
6. SELAMA MENEMPUH HIDUP BERKELUARGA
Sedarilah bahawa jalan yang akan dilalui tidak melalui jalan bertabur bunga, tapi juga semak belukar yang penuh onak dan duri.
7. KETIKA BIDUK RUMAH TANGGA GOYANG
Jangan saling berlepas tangan tapi sebaliknya justeru semakin erat berpegang tangan
8. KETIKA BELUM MEMILIKI ANAK
Cintailah isteri atau suami anda 100%
9. KETIKA TELAH MEMILIKI ANAK
Jangan bagi cinta anda kepada (suami) isteri dan anak anda, tetapi cintailah isteri atau suami anda 100% dan cintai anak-anak anda masing-masing 100%.
10. KETIKA EKONOMI KELUARGA MERUDUM
Yakinlah bahawa pintu rezeki akan terbuka lebar berbanding lurus dengan tingkat ketaatan suami dan isteri.
11. KETIKA EKONOMI BERKEMBANG
Jangan lupa akan jasa pasangan hidup yang setia mendampingi kita semasa menderita
12. KETIKA ANDA ADALAH SUAMI
Boleh bermanja-manja kepada isteri tetapi jangan lupa untuk bangkit secara bertanggung jawab apabila isteri memerlukan pertolongan anda.
13. KETIKA ANDA ADALAH ISTERI
Tetaplah berjalan dengan gemalai dan lemah lembut, tetapi selalu berhasil menyelesaikan semua pekerjaan.
14. KETIKA MENDIDIK ANAK
Jangan pernah berfikir bahawa orang tua yang baik adalah orang tua yang tidak pernah marah kepada anak, kerana orang tua yang baik adalah orang tua yang jujur kepada anak.
15. KETIKA ANAK BERMASALAH
Yakinlah bahawa tidak ada seorang anakpun yang tidak mahu bekerjasama dengan orang tua, yang ada adalah anak yang merasa tidak didengar oleh orang tuanya.
16. KETIKA ADA PIL
Jangan diminum, cukuplah suami, isteri sebagai ubat.
17. KETIKA INGIN AMAN DAN HARMONIS
Gunakanlah formula 7 K
1. Ketaqwaan
2. Kasih sayang
3. Kesetiaan
4. Komunikasi dialogis
5. Keterbukaan
6. Kejujuran
7. Kesabaran

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

BAGAIMANA KITA SOLAT ....

Seorang ahli ibadah bernama Isam Bin Yusuf, sangat warak dan khusyuk solatnya. Namun, dia selalu khuatir kalau-kalau ibadahnya kurang khusyuk dan selalu bertanya kepada orang yang dianggapnya lebih ibadahnya, demi untuk memperbaiki dirinya yang selalu dirasainya kurang khusyuk.
Pada suatu hari, Isam menghadiri majlis seorang abid bernama Hatim Al-Assam dan bertanya, "Wahai Aba Abdurrahman, bagaimanakah caranya tuan solat?"
Hatim berkata, "Apabila masuk waktu solat, aku berwudhu' zahir dan batin."
Isam bertanya, "Bagaimana wudhu' zahir dan batin itu?"
Hatim berkata, "Wudhu' zahir sebagaimana biasa iaitu membasuh semua anggota wudhu' dengan air".

Sementara wudhu' batin ialah membasuh anggota dengan tujuh perkara:-

*Bertaubat

*Menyesali dosa yang telah dilakukan

*Tidak tergila-gilakan dunia

*Tidak mencari/mengharap pujian orang (riya')

*Tinggalkan sifat berbangga

*Tinggalkan sifat khianat dan menipu

*Meninggalkan sifat dengki.

Seterusnya Hatim berkata, "Kemudian aku pergi ke masjid, aku kemaskan semua anggotaku dan menghadap kiblat.

Aku berdiri dengan penuh kewaspadaan dan aku rasakan:

1. Aku sedang berhadapan dengan Allah

2. Syurga di sebelah kananku

3. Neraka di sebelah kiriku

4. Malaikat Maut berada di belakangku, dan

5. Aku bayangkan pula aku seolah-olah berdiri di atas titian "Siratal Mustaqim" dan menganggap bahawa solatku kali ini adalah solat terakhir bagiku, kemudian aku berniat dan bertakbir dengan baik."

"Setiap bacaan dan doa didalam solat, aku faham maknanya kemudian aku rukuk dan sujud dengan tawadhuk, aku bertasyahud dengan penuh pengharapan dan aku memberi salam dengan ikhlas. Beginilah aku bersolat selama 30 tahun."

Apabila Isam mendengar, menangislah dia kerana membayangkan ibadahnya yang kurang baik bila dibandingkan dengan Hatim.


AL-BASIT - THE EXPANDER





"Allah enriches and make poor, and to Him you shall return." (2:245, Al-Quran)
Allah gives abundantly to whoever He will. "Allah extends His bounty and reduces His provision to whoever He will." (13:26, Al-Quran)
"The Jews have said, 'Allah's hand is fettered.' May their own hands be.... fettered, and may they be cursed for what they have said. Nay, but His hands are both outspread; He bestows as He will ." (5:64, Al-Quran)
Allah extends His forgiveness to people all the time; all we have to do is ask for it. Prophet (SAW) said, "Allah, Most High, stretches out His hands at night for the day sinner to repent, and

He stretches out His hands in the day for the night sinner to repent, until the sun rises from the west." (Muslim)
A Muslim gives to charity, never fearing poverty. "Who will grant Allah a good loan? He will repay him many times over. Allah enriches and makes poor." (2:245, Al-Quran)
It is a sign from Allah for people to reflect upon, that He spread the earth, though spherical in form, like a carpet. "And Allah has laid the earth for you as a carpet." (17:19, Al-Quran)
Another fact which is scientifically significant is the way Allah, Most High, spreads clouds in the sky: "Allah is He that looses the winds, that stir up clouds, and He spreads them in heaven how He will, and scatters them; then thou seest the rain issuing from the midst of them." (30:48, Al-Quran)


Friday, January 29, 2010

TAXI - A TOUCHING STORY.....

PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU SAID - BUT THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL





So I walked to the door and knocked. "Just a minute", answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 90's stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940s movie.
By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets.
There were no clocks on the walls, no knick-knacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.
"Would you carry my bag out to the car?" she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman.

She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. "It's nothing", I told her, "I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated".

"Oh, you're such a good boy", she said. When we go in the cab, she gave me an address, and then asked, "Could you drive through downtown?"

"It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly.

"Oh, I don't mind, " she said. "I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a hospice".

I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. "I don't have any family left," she continued. "The doctor says I don't have very long." I quietly reached over and shut off the meter.

"What route would you like me to take?" I asked.

For the next two hours, we drove through the city.

She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator.

We drove through the neighbourhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds. She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, "I'm tired. Let's go now".

We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico.

Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been expecting her.

I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.

"How much do I owe you?" she asked, reaching into her purse.

"Nothing," I said.

"You have to make a living," she answered.

"There are other passengers," I responded.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly.

"You gave an old woman a little moment of joy," she said.

"Thank you."

I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.

I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift?

What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away?

On a quick review, I don't think that I have anything more important in my life

We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments.

But great moments often catch us aware - beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

HE SENT HER ROSES .....

This beautiful story is contributed by a friend of more than 40 years whom we both cherish our friendship ....








Sunday, May 3, 2009

SUJUD

This is a contributed article



Orang Yahudi ketika melakukan ibadah mereka menggoyangkan kepala mereka untuk mengaktifkan otak dan menambah oksigen di kepala. Sebagai orang Islam kita sebenar nya punya cara untuk mengaktifkan otak yang jauh lebih baik dari orang Yahudi. Cara nya.....SUJUD ..... 34 kali sujud yang di ulang ulang dalam Solat 5 waktu.
Sujud melibatkan daerah "prefrontal" yang bertugas mengatur fungsi khusus otak "frontal cerebrum" (otak besar) merupakan pusat dorongan perencanaan dan memulai gerakan ini lah tempat "cortex" (data simpanan memori di otak) menyatu dan kawal segala pemikiran. Ia berfungsi sebagai sistem refleksi yang memproses pandangan mata, pendengaran, penciuman dan pencernaan indera.
Sewaktu sujud terjadi proses penekanan kepada sistem saraf otak kerana posisi kepala yang menekan ke bawah membuat proses peredaran darah yang membawa oksigen ke dalam otak mencapai tahap maksimum dan membuat darah kotor menjadi bersih kembali. Maka kesan yang di timbulkan adalah kejernihan fikiran dan ketenangan.
Menurut ilmu reflexology Cina pula bahawa titik saraf kelancaran darah bagi seluruh tubuh berada pada kaki. Dalam posisi sujud telapak kaki di tegakkan dan jari jari kaki di bengkokkan kearah kiblat dengan kadar maksimum. Keadaan ini akan mengakibatkan tertariknya semua titik saraf yang menyalurkan darah keseluruhan tubuh sehingga menyuntik darah yang deras ke bahagian atas tubuh secara alami.
Sujud adalah anugerah Allah yang sangat berharga bagi manusia. Dengan sujud manusia menyatukan diri dengan alam semesta kerana sesungguhnya tubuh manusia merupakan replika bagi alam semesta.
Solat membentuk jati Diri Seorang Muslim......

Thursday, April 2, 2009

TAKE A BREAK!

"The happiest people in the world are not those who have no problems, but those who learn to live with things that are less than perfect."

A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the simple and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases, it is just more expensive and some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... Then you began eyeing each other's cups."

Now consider this, said the professor, "Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us. Enjoy your coffee!"

The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. Four things to take note in life:

1. Live simply 2. Love generously 3. Care deeply 4. Speak kindly

Addendum by writer: 5. Being honest - down to earth (kejujuran top most)

Another good say: "Happiness must come from doing your life's work and the money that comes is only a by-product" - Adam Khoo - Singapore's youngest millionaire

THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE


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