Showing posts with label Heart and Soul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heart and Soul. Show all posts

Friday, September 23, 2011


"Ya Allah, jadikan hamba-Mu ini mencintai orang yang beriman dan jadikanlah orang yang beriman mencintaiku." (Riwayat Muslim no. 2491)

Membina ikatan persis membina sebuah mahligai terindah, tapaknya perlu kukuh atas landasan kecintaan, dilengkapi batu bata kepercayaan dan diperteguh tiang kasih sayang. Tampak cantik dihias rona bebunga di taman, saat mentari pagi menyimbah cerlang sinarnya. Si Tiung singgah mengalun, berkicauan lagu cinta, saksi romantisnya jiwa. Namun, membinanya bukanlah semudah menyaksikannya, nampak kirana di mata tetapi memerlukan kudrat dan keringat dalam memacunya.

"Lelaki yang baik diciptakan untuk perempuan yang baik, perempuan yang baik diciptakan untuk lelaki yang baik."

Dalam memateri sebuah ikatan, elemen setia dan sedia menjadi perlambangan sejauh mana kekuatan sebuah ikatan. Berseminya ikatan tanpa kesetiaan, ibarat menunggu rumah ditelan rebah. Bertautnya ikatan tanpa kesediaan, ibarat menanti mahligai musnah berkecai.

Saat memilih untuk membina ikatan, eloklah diteliti apakah kita telah melengkapi keduanya. Bersetia menjalin cinta dan menongkah badai kehidupan bersama. Tidak pernah goyah diduga godaan, tidak pernah rebah diuji cabaran apatah lagi gundah disuntik rintangan. Hidup bersama rencahnya berjuta. Tika itulah kesetiaan benar-benar memainkan peranan.

Apabila lengkap elemen kesetiaan, lihatlah pula kepada elemen kesediaan. Usah sekadar terpesona dengan lafaz dan janji di bibir manis, namun intailah kesediaan menerima yang tak pernah gerimis. Ilmu agama disisip kemas di dada, agar hasutan syaitan dan iblis bisa ditepis. Sedia membimbing dan dibimbing. Nafsu amarah bukan wasilah melampiaskan kemarahan bukan pada tempatnya. Toleransi sebagai benteng utuhnya rukun sebuah ikatan.

''Sebaik-baik perhiasan di dunia ini ialah wanita solehah''

Ketahuilah wanita solehah, bahawa dirimu amat bernilai. Selautan emas waima segunung permata bukan tandinganmu kerana dirimu jauh lebih tinggi nilainya di kaca mata Islam. Usah mudah memberi cinta, kelak binasa jiwa. Sebaliknya, ujilah si dia agar simpulan kasih tidak mudah terungkai, ikatan sayang tidak mudah bercerai.

Jika ingin memilih membina ikatan, maka bersiagalah kerana era penuh air mata dan duka akan menantimu. Kuatkanlah keteguhan nalurimu agar segala yang ditempuhi mendapat inayah-Nya. Ingatlah bahawa mencari bahagia itu tidak ubah seperti menanam si mawar berduri. Sebaik ditanam tidak terus berputik bunga kirana, tetapi tumbuh dahulu duri yang berbisa.

Sabda Nabi S.A.W yang bermaksud: "Manusia yang utama adalah orang mukmin yang alim. Jika diperlukan dia diberikan manfaat, jika tidak diperlukan, dia pun kaya dengan dirinya sendiri."

Bagi arjuna, keperkasaan bukanlah bukti kelelakian sebenarmu. Layar bahtera akan dapat terus menyusur pantai impian, walau badai merempuh apabila mahligai ikatan dinakhodakan oleh lelaki yang beriman. Bisa melindungi dan membajai kasih sayang yang tidak berbelah bagi.

Menjadi pemimpin terulung kebanggaan pasangan, menyalur bimbingan dan pendidikan kepada ahli keluarga dan tidak merelakan diri menjadi dayus sehingga di akhirat kelak mendapat celaka. Bijaksana dalam merencana keputusan agar tidak menyinggung hati dan perasaan. Rasulullah menjadi tauladan dalam menjadi suami idaman. Suami ibarat mentari, memberi cahaya dan kehangatan. Isteri bagai bulan, cantik dan indah dipandang.

''Selembar benang berkait, akhirnya berpakai jua, setapak kaki berdikit, akhirnya berdiri juga''

Kepada sesiapa yang merasa diri masih bergelut dalam kekurangan dan belum memenuhi elemen-elemen ini, jadi bermulalah sekarang. Andai diri tidak setia, belajarlah memahami hakikat kesetiaan, signifikannya dalam ikatan.

Andai diri tidak sedia, namun mengharap bunga di taman larangan, penuhilah pengetahuan agama di dadamu. Kalungkanlah di jiwamu rasa tanggungjawab walaupun rasa jahil membelenggumu. Muhasabahlah diri agar terbinanya hubungan berkekalan hingga penghujungnya.

Sumber : iluvislam.com

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Air Mata Seorang Wanita...


Berhati-hatilah jika kamu membuatkan seorang wanita menangis, kerana Allah SWT mengira air matanya. Wanita datang dari tulang rusuk lelaki, tidak dari kakinya untuk berjalan di atasnya, bukan dari kepalanya untuk menjadi lebih degil, tetapi dari sisinya, di bawah lengan untuk dilindungi dan di sebelah sisi hatinya untuk disayangi....

Monday, January 3, 2011

Menanti Hikmah - Mawi


Hembusan bayu memecah sunyi penjuru
Alam maya yang diciptakan oleh Pencipta
Siang dan malam silih berganti
Di bumi ini ketenangan yang dicari
Tapi apakah akan ditemui

Hanya berserah padaNya
Kerna Dia maha segalaNya

Tanpa Disangka dugaan tiba
Turut kata pasti akan binasa
Hebatnya badai melanda
Menggooncang jiwa

Oh..Kita berdoa agar ditemukan cinta ini
Dengan yang lebih memahami
Ohh hati ini..yeyy
Kasihku

Antara dua hampiri..menagih jiwa
Ketentuan tidak mengenal siapa
Redha dengan apa takdirnya
Pasti ada tersirat hikmahnya

Tanpa disangka dugaan tiba
Turut kata pasti akan binasa
Hebatnya badai melanda
Menggoncang dunia

Ohh.. Kita berdoa agar ditemukan cinta ini
Dengan yang lebih memahami
Ohh hati ini.. yeyy
Kasihku

Tanpa disangka dugaan tiba
Turut kata pasti binasa
Hebatnya badai melanda
Menggoncang jiwa

Saturday, November 14, 2009

the ways to raise your self-esteem..

kat sini da beberape cara @ langkah yang kite nak share dengan korang cam ner nak tingkatkan keyakinan diri....jom kite explore....hhehee

1. Start thinking more highly of yourself.

2. Think positive thoughts instead of Negative Thoughts.

3. Dream big dream and think big thoughts.

4. Picture yourself succeeding.

5. Set goals.

6. Read Positive,Motivational Books and Listen to Positive Tapes.

7. Learn some new word.

8. Live consciously.

9. Live purposefully.

10. Don't let setbacks hold you back from living.

11. Believe in yourself.

12. If you don't do something, then nothing will get better.

13. Think like a winner.

14. Love and serve others.

15. Take some risks.

16. Learn to think for yourself.

17. Expand your appeal.

18. Become a more interesting person.

19. See the humorous side of life.

20. Work hard to overcome Self-Destructive habits that are holding you back from being all you can be.

21. Realize the power of the subconscious mind.

22. Don't invest to much energy in worrying.

23. Deside you desire to chance is stronger than you decide to stay the same.

24. Always, Always look your best and accentuate your positive points.

25. Learn to "Let Go" and be yourself.

Sumber dari buku " You Can Be Positive,Confident and Courageous, the author is Aaron Limpkin"

Thursday, November 5, 2009

10 Nasihat Untuk Orang Bercinta

Berikut adalah nasihat-nasihat berguna untuk orang-orang yang bercinta:

1. Janganlah kau membiarkan kemanisan bercinta dihirup sebelum engkau berkahwin dengan 'si dia'.

2. Bercintalah kau dengan nya dengan sekadarnya. Kelak mungkin 'si dia' mungkin bukan jodoh untukmu.

3. Jika kau ingin berbahagia seumur hidup, tahanlah dirimu untuk berbahagia sebelum kau berhak menjadi milik 'si dia'.

4. Jika engkau menyintainya, binalah asas perkahwinan dengan tidak melaggar syariatNYA.

5. Kebahagiaan yang kau lihat sebelum berkahwin hanya palsu, yang hakikinya adalah selepas kau diijabkabulkan.

6. Jikalau engkau inginkan pasangan hidupmu yang terbaik untukmu, maka engkaulah yang patut menjadi yang terbaik dahulu.

7. Membina keserasian sebelum berkahwin bukanlah dengan cara ber'dating', cukuplah sekadar engkau tahu apa yang perlu kau tahu.

8. Bercintalah untuk mencapai cintaNYA.

9. Jika engkau masih belum bercinta, tahanlah dirimu untuk bercinta sehingga yakin cinta tersebut membawamu ke gerbang perkahwinan.

10. Jangan biarkan nafsumu dengan cinta yang tidak diterima disisi ALLAH, kelak ALLAH akan tarik kebahagian darimu.

Oleh : ibnulatef
Editor : ibnulatef

www.iluvislam.com

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

10 Tips How to be a Successful Husband




1. Dress up for your wife, look clean and smell good.When was the last time us men went shopping for designer pajamas? Just like the husband wants his wife to look nice for him, she also wants her husband to dress up for her too. Remember that Rasul Allah - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam - would always start with Miswak when returning home and always loved the sweetest smells.

2. Use the cutest names for your wife. Rasul Allah - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam - had nicknames for his wives, ones that they loved. Call your wife by the most beloved names to her, and avoid using names that hurt their feelings.

3. Don't treat her like a fly. We never think about a fly in our daily lives until it 'bugs' us. Similarly, a wife will do well all day - which brings no attention from the husband - until she does something to 'bug' him. Don't treat her like this; recognize all the good that she does and focus on that.

4. If you see wrong from your wife, try being silent and do not comment! This is one of the ways Rasul Allah - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam - used when he would see something inappropriate from his wives - radi Allahu 'anhunn. It's a technique that few Muslim men have mastered.

5. Smile at your wife whenever you see her and embrace her often. Smiling is Sadaqah and your wife is not exempt from the Muslim Ummah. Imagine life with her constantly seeing you smiling. Remember also those Ahadith when Rasul Allah - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam - would kiss his wife before leaving for Salah, even if he was fasting.

6. Thank her for all that she does for you. Then thank her again! Take for example a dinner at your house. She makes the food, cleans the home, and a dozen other tasks to prepare. And sometimes the only acknowledgement she receives is that there needed to be more salt in the soup. Don't let that be; thank her!

7. Ask her to write down the last ten things you did for her that made her happy. Then go and do them again. It may be hard to recognize what gives your wife pleasure. You don't have to play a guessing game, ask her and work on repeating those times in your life.

8. Don't be little her desires. Comfort her. Sometimes the men may look down upon the requests of their wives. Rasul Allah - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam set the example for us in an incident when Safiyyah - radi Allahu 'anha - was crying because, as she said, he had put her on a slow camel. He wiped her tears, comforted her, and brought her the camel.

9. Be humorous and Play games with your wife. Look at how Rasul Allah - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam - would race his wife Aisha - radi Allahu 'anha - in the desert. When was the last time we did something like that?

10. Always remember the words of Allah's Messenger - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam: "The best of you are those who treat their families the best. And I am the best amongst you to my family." Try to be the best!

In conclusion: Never forget to make Dua to Allah - azza wa jall - to make your marriage successful. And Allah ta'ala knows best !!
Prepared by : Muhammad AlShareef

Mum, I've decided I want to follow Allah

Western women are turning to Islam in rapidly increasing numbers. KAY JARDINE discovers why they are so keen to become Muslims

Bullying, depression, and insomnia made Kimberley McCrindle's teenage years particularly difficult. Taunts from classmates about her weight and how she looked left the 19-year-old student feeling like she didn't really fit in, and always searching for something that would make her feel happy, that would make her feel she belonged.

McCrindle, from a family of atheists, did not encounter religion until she began religious studies at high school in Penicuik, when her new interest prompted her to start going to her local church on Sundays. But the peace and happiness McCrindle was looking for eluded her until she started college in Edinburgh, where she made friends with some Muslim people and discovered Islam.

"I was looking for peace," she says. "I'd had a rough past. My teenage years weren't great: I was bullied at school, people called me fat and ugly, and I was looking for something to make me happy. I tried to go to church once a week but I wouldn't class myself a Christian; I was just interested. But it wasn't for me, I didn't feel in place there.

"When you walk into a mosque you feel really peaceful. Praying five times a day is really focused. It gives you a purpose in your life. The Koran is like a guide to help you: when you read it, it makes you feel better."

McCrindle became a Muslim three years ago and is now known by her married Arabic name, Tasnim Salih. She is one of a rapidly increasing number of British women turning to Islam, thought to be the fastest growing religion in the world. Although there are no official figures on the subject, there is no doubt that the number of converts is on the rise and the majority are women, according to Nicole Bourque, a senior lecturer in social anthropology at Glasgow University and an expert in conversion to Islam in Britain.

"There are people converting all the time," she says. "I would estimate that there are probably around 200 converts to Islam in Glasgow alone, but that's just a rough estimate. The data is difficult to acquire." Other estimates put the Glasgow figure closer to 500.

Mohammad Faroghul-Quadri, imam at the Khazra mosque in Glasgow, says that whichever religion people choose to reach God, whether it's Christianity or Islam or something else, the important thing is that they are getting peace of mind and heart, and proper guidance from God.

The appeal of Islam to liberated western women is difficult for many to understand, largely because of the widespread perception in the west that it treats women badly. A forthcoming documentary, Mum I'm a Muslim, addresses this very issue by talking to converts in Sheffield about their experiences. At a preview in Glasgow, I asked a group of converts from Glasgow and Edinburgh what motivated them to change every aspect of their lives, including their names, to become Muslim.

For 27-year-old Bahiya Malik, or Lucy Norris to her parents, it's difficult to explain. Bahiya, who lives in Edinburgh, her twin sister, Victoria, and their brother, Matthew, grew up as practising Christians in a rural area in the West Midlands, where they attended Sunday school in the little church at the top of their road. As they got older, the three stopped going to church and seven years ago, at the age of 20, both Bahiya and her sister converted to Islam - six months after their brother.

"Maybe all through our teenage years we hadn't been that happy. I can't really say what it was. I don't know if we felt there was something missing or that we didn't fit in. We were a little bit shy and we weren't really outgoing sort of people," she says. At the time, Bahiya was two years into a media and television course in Edinburgh but was feeling uninspired. After around six months of learning about Islam, Bahiya realised that living her life according to the rules of Islam was what would make her happy and, during an emotional visit to a mosque in London, made her declaration of faith.

"I think it's something you feel in your heart, this pull," she says. "You can't really put it into words. It's like your heart speaking, something you feel inside and you know it's for you. Allah has chosen this for you, it's out of your power."

Women who turn to Islam are aware of the widespread western perception that they are oppressed and discriminated against, but insist that the depiction is a false image. For many it is a spiritual journey, which, far from repressing them, improves their social status and gives them new rights.

"You seem to be really looked after," says Tasnim. "As a Muslim woman, Muslim men really respect you; they do everything for you. You're highly thought of and protected." Bahiya says: "I feel that because you cover yourself up you're not seen as a sex symbol, and because people can't judge you on your appearance, they have to judge you as a human being. That's quite liberating."

As an act of modesty, many Muslim women don't wear make up outside the home and it is often a part of their old life that new female converts are happy to discard because of the liberating feeling that comes from knowing their appearance doesn't matter. They resist being shown as they were before their conversion.

Hafsa Hashmi, who lives in Glasgow, converted to Islam 24 years ago and felt life outside Islam was like having to "keep up with the Joneses". Under Islam, however, she says: "Your aim is not for this life, your aim is for the afterlife. To some people that sounds pretty horrific: they can't think about death, but in Islam belief in the afterlife is one of its main features, because you know if you're doing the right thing you've got a better life to come. So why go for all the material things?"

Converting to Islam usually means a complete change of lifestyle for those who take the plunge, including a different diet, often a new Arabic name, and your time revolving around the five daily Islamic prayers. In the workplace, some people organise with their employer a room where they can have some peace and quiet to pray. Wherever they are in the world, all Muslims face in the direction of the Kab'aa, or the Holy House in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, during prayer.

For female converts, the experience can also involve a quite dramatic change in appearance. Muslim law provides that women must dress modestly. The hijab, or the head scarf, is a particular focal point and can be a tricky area for new Muslim women to deal with. Dr Bourque suggests this is because it is such a visible symbol of the faith. Tasnim wore the hijab straight away, although she found wearing it in public scary at first because she felt people were looking at her. She was then forced to take it off when she was out because of some of the comments directed at her.

"People would shout, 'Go back home to your own country'. I had someone spit at me once when I was standing at the bus stop at college."

Now, though, she wears it all the time and says: "People don't say anything to me now and I feel more confident about wearing it." Bahiya was happy wearing the hijab from the beginning, but her parents found it quite difficult. She says her sister, her brother, and herself were lucky because their parents were "quite good" about their conversion. For others, however, families are not always so accepting, often because they know little about the religion and why their loved ones want to follow it. For Tasnim, telling her parents, who are atheist, was nerve-wracking. "They thought I was going through a phase at first but they realised when I started wearing the hijab that I was serious. They started getting angry when I began to talk about getting married. They weren't too pleased that I'd met someone older than me, who was Muslim as well, and a different nationality."

While Tasnim and her mother are still close and enjoy a good relationship, they tend not to talk about her faith much. She and her father no longer speak. For Hafsa, telling her parents 24 years ago was perhaps even more difficult because converting to Islam then was anything but a common occurrence. The reactions of her parents were totally opposite. "I think my mother felt that I was only becoming a Muslim because of who I was marrying, but that wasn't the case because I had been introduced to Islam about four years previously although I didn't convert until I got married. It took her practically her whole life to get over it. When we got married, my mum said, 'If you're happy, I'm happy', but obviously she wasn't. My dad said it and he meant it, that was the difference between them."

Tasnim has been married to Sabir, who is Sudanese, for two years, and says she has never been happier. "I met my husband at college and it seemed like the right thing to do. I was teaching him English and he was talking to me about Islam, and we just fell in love," she says. Bahiya's husband, Sharafuddin, is also is also a convert, formerly known as Cameron. They have two children, aged two and four.

For Tasnim, Bahiya, and Hafsa, life revolves around the five daily prayers, they cannot eat certain foods, or drink alcohol. But the women say they miss nothing from the days before they converted to Islam. "Islam is enough for me," says Bahiya. "You don't need anything else once you've found it."

Becoming Muslim has provided Tasnim with the happiness and belonging she was looking for. "It's a complete change in your attitude, behaviour, and the way you think," she says. "I'm now more confident, happy and satisfied. I've achieved the fulfilment I was looking for."

Mum, I'm a Muslim can be seen on Channel Four on Sunday at 8pm.

- March 8th

Source : http://www.theherald.co.uk/

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

25 suggestions to add to your life




1. Start off each day with 'azkar al-istiyqaz' (waking up supplications), thanking Allah for waking up in good shape.

2. Put Allah (swt) and then Prophet Mohammad (saw) before anything else in your life.

3. Broaden your horizons-learn 5 New verses from the Quran, travel to pray the Fajr in the mosque to brighten your day, take up a booklet having azkar-alsaba7 (morning supplications) and read them.

4. Pray Salat Al-duha (after sunrise) and also the remaining 4 obligatory salaat of the day.

5. If someone says something mean to you, just shrug it off and dismiss it in a friendly, laidback manner, and pray that Allah shall forgive him or her. They will probably get the message that they're not triggering your anger and they will stop.

6. When you get angry, remember Allah, and how short and worthless life is to waste in being Angry.

7. Remember that you can never have too many friends, but you can have few quality friends that help you fulfil the purpose of your creation (i.e live for Allah.)

8. When you're happy, try to share your happiness with others thank Allah for that, and pray its continuation.

9. When something bad or embarrassing happens to you, just think that it could always be worse, remember the reward of patience, and thank Allah that it's not worse than it is.

10. Do something extra of goodness once in a while, like feeding a poor person, or caressing an orphan's head.

11. Never stop believing that you can win Allah's love and thus work for it. Then you can win the love of Allah's slaves.

12. Spend some time thinking of Allah's amazing creation.

13. Always love those who love Allah unconditionally. This way you will ensure that you live for Him, love for Him, and hate for Him (those who are enemies of Him)

14. Find the righteous ways to express yourself, and if you think that what you are about to say shall cause no benefit, maintain silence (this is tough!)

15. Every now and then, give yourself a break. play sports, give time to your family, friends, but always remember Allah and watch that He is watching you (Ihsan).

16. Pray for blessings to come to your enemies, and pray Allah to guide them to the right path.

17. Show love to your parents and always obey them (except orders that are against Islam, which they’ll never do) especially to your mother as Junnah is under the feet of your mother.

18. Smile to everyone, to all brothers and sisters, for your smile makes a big difference to them and you are rewarded.

19. Forgive, forget and smile.

20. Tears are not for women only... tears are for all human beings with feelings remaining in them. Don't restrain your tears when remembering Allah.

21. When people criticize your actions and effort, revise your actions and see if they please Allah or not. If they do, then ignore those criticism and remember how the Prophet(s) and the Sahaba (ra) were criticized, made fun of and even physically harmed, so have patience.

22. Read the Quran daily and try to have a schedule for completing it every month (or as much as you could) as long as you open the Quran daily, and read with observing, try to understand and traansform them into action, not just passing your eyes through the words.

23. Don't let popularity go to your head, for it never lasts and you may lose from it more than gain.

24. Never look down on anybody, for they may be better than you in Allah's eyes.

25. After praying the salaatul Isha and before going to bed ask yourself whether you have gained some points for the day or are you loosing. Make repentance for things you have done wrong and think of ways to improve yourself in the following day.

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