"Segala puji bagi Allah Tuhan Sekalian Alam, Yang Maha Pemurah Lagi Maha Mengasihani,Yang Menguasai Hari Pembalasan,Sesungguhnya Hanya Engkaulah Tuhan Yang Kami Sembah dan;Hanya kepadaMu kami memohon pertolongan,Tunjukkanlah kami jalan yang lurus,Yakni jalan orang2 yang telah Engkau berikan nikmat kepada mereka,Sedang mereka itu bukan orang2 yang dimurkai bukan pula orang2 yang sesat.." (Surah Al-Fatihah).



Sesekali teringat masa lalu yang indah. Mahu tak mahu terpaksa mengaku sememangnya cabaran lebih hebat yang menguji iman adalah di tanahair sendiri. Hari-hari dilalui kadang-kadang berlalu begitu saja tanpa pelajaran. Mungkin kurang mereflek kut.Rimas? Sedikit. Mungkin sangat tapi inilah ujian. Ternyata jangkaan saya terhadap situasi di tanahair jauh sedikit dari gambaran dan expectation saya. Sabar dengan situasi! Sabar dengan situasi! That's what I've been telling myself over and over again.



There's one thing that I always love doing. And I really hope I will be given the oppurtunity to do it for the rest of my life.



Below is a poem I'd like to share. Taken from jannah.org.

I'M TOO BUSY

Everyday as i wake up at dawn

My mind start working the moment i yawn

There were many things to do, o dear!

That's why i hastily did my Subuh prayer

I didn't have the time to sit longer to praise the Lord

To me rushing out after prayer is nothing odd...

Since school, i had been busy every minute

Completing my tutorials and handing it in

My ECAs took up most of my time always

No time did i have to Allah to pray

Too many things to do and zikir is rare

For Allah, I really had no time to spare..

When i grew up and started my career

Working all day to secure my future

When I reached home, I prefered to have fun

I chatted on the phone but i didn't read the Quran

I spent too much time surfing the Internet

Sad to say, my faith was falling flat...

The only time i have left is weekends

During which i prefer window shopping with friends

I couldn't spare time to go to the mosque

I'm too busy, that's the BIG EXCUSE...

I did my five prayers but did so quickly

After prayer, I didn't sit longer to reflect quietly

I didn't have time to help the needy ones

I was loaded with work as my precious time runs

No time at all to visit a sick Muslim friend

To orphans and elderly, I hardly lent a hand

I'm too busy to do community service

When there were gatherings, I helped the least

My life was already full of stress

So i didn't counsel a Muslim in distress

I didn't spend much time with my family

B'coz i thought, doing so is a waste of time..

No time to share with non-Muslim about Islam

Even though I know, inviting causes no harm

No time to do Sunnah prayers at all

All these contribute to my imaan's fall..

I'm busy here and busy thereI've no time at all, that's all i care

I went for religious lessons, just once in a while

Coz i'm too busy making a pile...

I worked all day and i slept all night

Too tired for Tahajjud and it seemed not right

To me, earning a living was already tough

so i only did basic deeds but that's not enough..

No time at all, to admire God's creation

No time to praise Allah and seek His Compassion

Although I know how short is my life

For Islam, I really didn't strive..

Finally the day comes, when the Lord calls for me

And I stood before Him with my Life's History

I feel so guilty b'coz i should have prayed more

Isn't that what a Muslim lives for?

To thank Allah and do more good deeds

And the Quran is for us all to read..

Now at Judgement Day, I'm starting to fret

I've wasted my life but it's too late to regret

My entry to Paradise depend on my good behaviour

But i've not done enough nor did proper prayer

My "good deed book" is given from my right

An angel opened my "book" and read out my plight.

Then the angel chided me....

"O You Muslim servant, you are the one,

Who is given enough time, yet not much is done

Do you know that your faith is loose?

saying "no time" is only an excuse.

Your "good deed book" should be filled up more with all the good work you stood up for..

Hence, I only recorded those little good deeds

As I say this, I know your eyes will mist..

I was about to write some more, you see

But i did not have, THE TIME to list"



.......THE END.......



"dan kehidupan dunia ini, hanyalah permainan dan senda gurau.Sedangkan negeri akhirat itu, sungguh lebih baik bagi orang2 yg bertakwa.(6:32) Tidakkah kamu mengerti?"

Are we created to live like this only? If it is so, then what's the purpose of having the afterlife?

"We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand."
- Paolo Coelho in The Alchemist

Some people write (in blogs) as if it's easy to rule a country. Change is good but let's see how much those elected will make it. I've learned that one of the characteristics of a Muslim individual is to have their own 'pendirian'.
Banyak kerana ingin mencapai sesuatu mengorbankan prinsip dan pendirian mereka. Ianya lebih baik dari yang jahil daripada yang tahu tapi tergamak melakukan apa sahaja demi kepentingan sesuatu dalam masa singkat sedangkan sesuatu itu lebih baik dicapai seperti air yang mengalir di celahan batu, lembut tapi penuh hasil walaupun mungkin masanya lama.

Everything is meant to be done Islamically. Ber hikmah.

Allah knows best.