Versus [6:70] : Cure to Heart-ache

Menjadi seorang Muslim dan seorang penganut Islam tidak mudah dan bukan senang. tidak segampang yang dilihat oleh mereka-mereka yang merasakannya sebagai perkara remeh umpama petik jari. hakikat sebenar menjadi golongan yang Allah pilih untuk disinari cahayaNya dalam kegelapan rupanya tak semudah yang dibayangkan.

Bila kita (aku sendiri) diberi fahaman istimewa untuk memahami hakikat sebenar seorang hamba pada tuhan, maka automatik fahaman tersebut cuba diwarisi pada insan sekeliling, lebih-lebih lagi insan rapat dan disayangi. dalam kata mudahnya, dakwah. dan sebab mudahnya untuk berdakwah itu adalah kerana kita mahu mereka dapat apa yang kita dapat, faham apa yang kita faham. dan paling utama, kita nak ajak mereka ke syurga bersama-sama (walaupun sebenarnya kita pun belum pasti syurga itu kita dapat jejak atau tidak). tapi, bukankah syurga itu impian semua tidak kira sehina apa pun kita di dunia ini. 

Namun, kadangkala yang kita rancang, yang kita hajatkan tidak kesampaian. dan saat itu satu perasaan bernama kecewa atau sedih akan datang mengetuk pintu hati. hatta kita (aku jugak sebenarnya) berguling-guling dalam tab mandi sekalipun belum tentu jadi tenang. kadang terasa payah nak husnuzon dengan Dia. tapi benarlah kata para pendokong agama, kitab terhebat tu punya segala macam penyembuh dan penawar untuk mereka yang sakit. tidak kira sakit luar atau sakit dalam. ayat-ayat cinta dariNya memang tidak pernah mengecewakan..

Dan aku sendiri tersenyum di saat mata menatap beberapa baris ayat terjemahan beberapa hari lalu. Nah, rupanya mentadabbur 'novel cinta' ini lebih mudah dari berguling dalam tab mandi.  =D

Versus [8:11] : Sleeping Dose

Memandangkan seminggu dua ni hati kurang stabil, emosi senget benget, dan iman pula huyung-hayang, maka kadang-kadang diri terasa bagai hampir tumbang. bila teringat balik kes semalam, lucu juga. hanya kerana satu masalah kecil, air mata jadi begitu murah. tak padan dengan jiwa taiko yang selalunya boleh redah main buat tak tau je. hihi

Aku percaya tiap orang ada cara tersendiri untuk selesaikan masalah. untuk tenangkan hati dan fikiran. mungkin bila aku cakap macam ni akan ada yang bagi cadangan: bace quran, solat, amik wuduk, lean to shoulders you can rely on, bersiar-siar or even makan coklat. tapi aku lebih memilih untuk tidur. yeahh! no matter how sad i am, how big the problem is, or how many pails the tears aku tadah, tidur adalah ubat yang mujarab. and believe me, once bila dah wake up from the sleeping, kepala memang serius ringan dan ada kebarangkalian untuk lupa masalah sebelum tidur.

Dan semalam, ada akhawat yang berkongsi satu ayat ni yang buat aku terlopong beberapa saat. ternyata formula tidur aku rupanya punya sokongan kukuh dari 'novel cinta'. heh, rupanya aku tidak membuat kesimpulan sendiri. hee

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" (Ingatlah) ketika Allah membuat kamu mengantuk untuk memberi ketenteraman dariNya, dan Allah menurunkan air (hujan) dari langit kepadamu untuk menyucikan kamu dengan (hujan) itu dan menghilangkan gangguan-gangguan setan dari dirimu dan untuk menguatkan hatimu serta memperteguh telapak kakimu (teguh pendirian)." [8:11]

"Advice To My Son"

This article was shared from Omar Mahmood via facebook. This issue particularly concerns on women and girls. Well, mr. gentlemen, you may read this. You have to.  :)

Dear son,

Many of the following points apply to ALL people. But I am specifically focusing here on your interaction with women and girls. We live in a world where, unfortunately, there is a bias against females that takes the form of unequal opportunities, pay/compensation discrepancies, unfair judgments, objectification, etc that tends to benefit males… It is frequently demonstrated that although a female may be more deserving or more qualified… she may unjustly end up with less than she deserves.

Try your best to be aware of this bias. Be kind and chivalrous to women (even if chivalry seems dead in the people around you). Do not hesitate to offer help to a woman. But, if she declines your help, then respect that also and don't assume that all females are in need of rescuing. Some of the strongest, most intelligent, most inspiring people you will meet in your life will be women. Look to history for some examples of great women. Study the great women of our ummah, Fatima az Zahrah and the Mothers of the Believers (may God be pleased with them). Look around you in the present time to see and learn from great women. The first person who ever taught me the ahkam of tajweed (rules for Quranic recitation) was a learned woman. Many of your teachers and professors will be women. And of course, reflect on the rank of your own mother, and ponder why the Prophet (peace be upon him) said that Paradise is at her feet.

Understand that the Prophetic tradition demands love, honor, and respect for women. The Prophet (peace be upon him) valued the contribution of women to society, and he valued their presence, their opinions, and their beauty.

Keep in mind that every person has something beautiful about them. Treat everyone with respect and acknowledge their beauty. They are the children of Adam and Eve and were all ennobled by God… even if they may not know it or may have forgotten it. Because of this reality, all women are beautiful. Whether they are your classmates during your school years, or your professional colleagues later in life, you should remember that each and every female you encounter is a beautiful person.

You will start to notice, early on (even in grade school), that some girls are treated "better," some are ignored, and some are treated quite badly all based on other people's opinions of what is "pretty" or what is "ugly." Don't fall into this shallow way of thinking. Each and every girl you interact with deserves your respect and should be treated with kindness. Don't ever make fun of someone for having certain characteristics or traits. You will be faced with a lot of social pressure to conform to these judgments of people's outward characteristics. Other guys will try to convince you of this.. even some of the women will play along with these notions of defining beauty through a limited and superficial lens. You must defend anyone who is ridiculed for these reasons, and never participate in hurting someone's feelings. 

Remember that there are some people who outwardly seem "pretty" but inwardly are horrible. Likewise, there are people who maybe don't have all the stereotypical features that are deemed "beautiful" by others, but inwardly they have personalities that will cause your heart to shake in awe of the grace and beauty God can put in a human being. Most people have a mixture of attractive and unattractive qualities, inwardly and outwardly… and we are all imperfect beings with a breath of the Divine in our lives. While remembering this, it is your job to keep an open mind and heart when dealing with others.

If you can do this, you will start to see beauty where you may not have expected it. You will be amazed by the number of beautiful women and girls (and more generally, beautiful people) that God has placed on this Earth.