depends on Him

Ibn Abbas (radiallahu anhu) said, ‘Sufficient unto us is Allah and He is the best to depend upon.’ This was said by Ibraheem AS when he faced the fire, and Muhammad SAW said it when they said to him; “The people have gathered against you, so fear them.” Their faith only increased and they said, “Allah is sufficient for us and the best to depend upon.”

Allah’s saying; “Depend upon Allah, if you are indeed believers.” (Surah Al-Maidah 5:23)

This is the concept of tawakkal. The word used in Qur’an is “Tawakkal” which is derived from “Tawakkul”.

“Tawakkul means that you should bind the camel with its rope, then say that you have trust in God that He will protect your camel. You should not have confidence in the rope only, because many camel has been stolen together with its rope; and, likewise, you should not neglect the rope, because binding with the rope is a part of Tawakkul.”

So basically tawakkul means dependence of the heart on Allah, believing Him to be Sufficient against all others for His slaves. The spirit of tawakkul is when we try our best in doing things, and then we trust in God that He will make our work succeed insyaAllah. It is absolutely nonsense to not doing anything to gain something and say that Allah will do all our work for us as He says in Qur'an: "And that man can have nothing but what he strives for." (53:39)

A high standard of Tawakkul was set when Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (a.s) asked some idle persons who they were.

“We are those who have confidence in Allah”, came the answer,

‘Ali asked: “How is your confidence in Allah?”

They said: “We eat when we get food; and we have patience when we do not get it.”

‘Ali retorted: “Yes! That was very nature of a dog.”

Stunned, they asked him to explain the true meaning of Tawakkul in contrast to their own belief. ‘Ali (a.s) said: “When we get, we give to others; but when we do not get, we thank Allah.”

It means that we try our best to improve our condition by having confidence in Allah that He will make our efforts fruitful instead of trusting our own power and wisdom. Then, if we succeed, try to help our fellow friends with the fruits of our labour but if we fail then, we must also be thankful to Allah. Seems a bit irony here eh? Why should we thank Allah even when we do not succeed? Because success or failure is not our responsibility. We were expected to do our best and we did it. Be thankful to Allah that we were able to perform what was expected from us. It is our efforts which matter the most. Success or failure is not our province.

May Allah give us all the best in life insyaAllah. May He surround us with light and happiness, and put light into our heart and every vessel through our body. Ameen.

“And whosoever depends upon Allah, then He is sufficient for him.” (Surah Al-Talaq 65:3)

chaiyo h5!!!!!!!!!;)

seek Him first

in a week's time

25th May 2010

Ya Allah Ya Rahman Ya Rahim

Ya Rabbi grant me wisdom

give me strength

give me confidence

give me peace and solace

so that I can perform well ameen..

May Allah give me the best result insyaAllah

Wish me all the best! ^_^

"So verily, with the hardship there is relief

Verily, with the hardship there is relief"

~some duaas to ask Allah for help

To increase knowledge:
Rabbi zidnee ilma
O my Lord! Advance/Increase me in knowledge

For orals, vivas, clinical exams, etc:

Rabbishrahlee sadree. Wayassir lee amree. Wahlul 'uqdatan min lisanee. Yafqahoo qawlee.

O my Lord! Expand my chest; Make easy my task for me; And remove the impediment from my speech, So they may understand what I say. (Ta-ha: 25-28)

For protection against the shaytaan and his whisperings:

Rabbi a'ooth

u bika min hamaza

tish shayat

een

i.

Wa a'ooth

u bika rabbi an yahd

uroon

My Lord! I seek refuge in You from the whisperings (suggestions) of the devils. And I seek refuge with You, My Lord! lest they should come near me.

(Al-Mu’minoon: 97-98)

For those who need Allah to ease their difficulties and worries:

h

asbiya Alla

hu la

ila

ha illa

huwa 'alayhi tawakkaltu wa huwa rabbul 'arshil 'adz

eem (7X)

Allah is sufficient for me: there is no god but He: On Him is my trust,- He the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme! (At-tawbah: 129)

~We ask Allah to make us succeed in this world and cause us to be among those who are victorious and saved in the Hereafter, for He is the All-Hearing Who answers prayer

insyaAllah ameen..

the catastrophe

The tragedy of an-Nakbah or catastrophe officially unfolded on the 15th May of 1948 with the birth of the illegitimate state of Israel. It was the culmination of the systematic usurpation of Palestinian land by Jewish settlers since the 1920’s and ended with the mass exodus of more than 800,000 Palestinians vacating their homes and land to save dear life. Sixty two years have past to date, and these displaced Palestinians or their children and children’s children are still living in refugee camps across the middle east, longing to return to their homes in historic Palestine.

It all started with the notorious Balfour Declaration passed in the British House of Commons in 1917, giving the rights to the people of Jewish descent to migrate and populate the British mandated territory of Palestine. It marked the success of the International Zionist movement started and led by Teodor Hertzl in 1897, which after much consultation settled for Palestine for the Jewish National Home. They came and settled in Palestine, buying over land or taking over from absentee landlords. Thanks to the great Mufti of Palestine, al-Haj Amin Husaini, a religious edict was passed by the council of muslim scholars which forbade Palestinians from selling their lands to Jewish settlers.

Things came to a head after the Second World War, when displaced jews of Europe as a consequent of Hitlers pogrom, or the Holocaust, flocked to Palestine in their hundreds of thousands. They formed armed groups like Haganah and Irgun, terrorizing Palestinians by conducting raids and massacres on Palestinian villages. To resolve the situation in Palestine, the United Nation formed the UNSCOP (United Nation Special Committee on Palestine) to preside over the issue, and they came up with the Partition Plan, whereby historic Palestine was divided into Arab and Jewish territory. Fifty five percent of Palestinian territory was carved up for the Jewish immigrants from Europe. The Partition Plan was tabled in the United Nations General Assembly in 1947 and was passed as the Resolution 181 with majority votes. As Arab and Islamic countries have yet to become members of the United Nation, as they were still under the colonial yoke, the outcome of the motion was a forgone conclusion. What’s worst was the Palestinian people, the rightful owner of the land was ignored as if they were non existent.

Nineteen years later, the zionist State of Israel annexed the remaining 23% of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jarusalem (Baitul Maqdis), what’s left of the Arab territories from the first Arab-Israeli War of 1948. Right to this day, every single inch of these remaining territory has been under occupation. Despite of repeated calls by the United Nations to withdraw to the Green Line of 1967, as stipulated by the UN Resolution 242 and 338 Israel remain defiant. The longstanding occupation now has lead to other more demeaning and sinister moves by the Zionist regime to carve up more land by buiding jewish-only settlements on Palestinian lands, constructing the notorious wall that snakes through the West Bank from north to south, disrupting daily movements of the Palestinian people and blocking access to schools, farms and water sources. Against every sense of justice and international laws and convention, Israel has been laying siege on the densely populated Gaza strip since 2006, turning it into the biggest terrestrial prison on earth. The population of Gaza was collectively punished for putting up resistance against the occupation, an act that is sanctioned even by the United Nations and the Geneva Conventions. The siege was than followed by a massive military strike against a deprived population that lasted for 22 days with the aim of breaking the spirit of the Palestinian people. But the Palestinian people survived the terrible ordeal and came out stronger.

These episodes only prove one thing i.e. no power can frustrate a national aspiration for freedom. The Palestinian people will continue to remain steadfast in their struggle to liberate their land and restore their dignity in the face of the most oppressive regime the world has ever known. They have put up sixty two years of honourable fight to regain their freedom and they are showing no signs of letting up.

PACE proudly stood by the Palestinian cause. The Palestinian people deserve a standing ovation for such an increadible feat.

Source: PACE (Palestine Centre of Excellence)

banyak penyakit

Penyakit bicara adalah bohong
Penyakit ilmu adalah lupa
Penyakit ibadah adalah riak
Penyakit budi pekerti adalah memuji diri sendiri
Penyakit berani adalah aggressive
Penyakit pemurah adalah menyebut pemberiannya
Penyakit cantik adalah sombong
Penyakit bangsawan adalah bangga
Penyakit malu adalah lemah
Penyakit mulia adalah menonjolkan diri
Penyakit kaya adalah kikir
Penyakit royal adalah berlebih-lebihan
Penyakit agama adalah hawa nafsu!

The last bit is so true..i believe everything comes from our own desire be it positive or negative. If we can't control ourselves, all the 'diseases' might spread out and became a pandemic to all. By that time even a great doctor can't heal us no more, right doc?