.Morning.

'' We have risen this morning (evening) and 
sovereignty is all Allah's. 

Praise is due to Allah alone, He has no partner, 
there is no God but Him, 

unto whom is the return. ''

.Beza Antara Merebut Nama Allah Dan Mempertahankan Akidah.

In the name of Allah, the most beneficent, the most merciful..
intresting article to share by DR Maza, on a current issue in Malaysia..

** Dr. Mohd Asri bin Zainul Abidin enggan mengulas mengenai isu nama Allah 

yang telah diputuskan di mahkamah, sebaliknya berikut merupakan artikel lama 

yang telah ditulis beliau dan dicadangkan untuk pembacaan.

Banyak pihak mendesak saya memberikan pandangan tentang penggunaan

nama Allah oleh agama lain khususnya agama Kristian di Malaysia ini.

Pada awalnya, saya selalu mengelak, cuma memberikan pandangan ringkas
dengan berkata: “Isu ini bukan isu nas Islam, ianya lebih bersifat pentadbiran
atau tempatan.

Peraturan ini mungkin atas alasan-alasan setempat seperti kenapa
sekarang baru ditimbulkan isu ini? Kenapa hanya Bible dalam bahasa melayu
sahaja yang hendak menggunakan panggilan Allah, tidak pula edisi inggerisnya?
Adakah di sana ada agenda tersembunyi? Maka wujudnya tanda soal dan beberapa
prasangka yang mungkin ada asasnya. Maka lahirlah kebimbangan terhadap kesan
yang bakal timbul dari isu itu nanti.

Namun, akhir-akhir ini saya terus didesak. Saya kata: jika anda hendak tahu
pendirian Islam bukanlah dengan falsafah-falsafah tentang akar bahasa itu dan ini
yang diutamakan. Rujuk terdahulu apa kata al-Quran dan al-Sunnah. Lepas itu kita
bincang hukum berkenaan bertitik tolak dari kedua sumber tersebut.

Kadang-kala kesilapan kita dalam mempertahankan perkara yang tidak begitu penting,
boleh melupakan kita kepada isu yang lebih penting. Isu yang terpenting bagi saya adalah
kefahaman mengenai keadilan dan kerahmatan Islam yang mesti sampai kepada setiap
rakyat negara ini, muslim atau bukan muslim. Supaya gambaran negatif yang salah terhadap
Islam dapat dikikis dari minda mereka yang keliru.

Di samping itu, hendaklah kita jelas bahawa yang membezakan akidah Islam dan
selainnya bukanlah pada sebutan, atau rebutan nama Allah, sebaliknya pada ketulusan
tauhid dan penafian segala unsur syirik. Di samping, kita mesti bertanya diri kita:
mengapakah kita sentiasa merasakan kita akan menjadi pihak yang tewas jika orang lain
memanggil tuhan Allah? Mengapakah kita tidak merasakan itu akan lebih memudahkan kita
menyampaikan kepada mereka tentang akidah Islam?. Maka, apakah isu ini bertitik tolak
dari nas-nas Islam, atau kebimbangan disebabkan kelemahan
diri umat Islam itu sendiri?

'' And if thou ask them who created them, they will surely say: Allah. 

 How then are they turned away? (87) And he saith: O my Lord! Lo! these are 

a folk who believe not. (88)  

Then bear with them (O Muhammad) and say: 

Peace. But they will come to know. (89) '' 

(al-zukhruf : 87-89)

 
click here for further reading

.2010. - never give up

As salamualaikum, (peace be upon you,)
sharing a story taken frm an email,

One day I decided to quit...
I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality...  

I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.

"God", I said.  
"Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"
His answer surprised me...
"Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"
"Yes", I replied.
When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, 
I took very good care of them.
I gave them light. I gave them water.
The fern quickly grew from the earth.
Its brilliant green covered the floor.
Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed.
But I did not quit on the bamboo.
In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful.
And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed.
But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said.
"In the third year, there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. 

But I would not quit. In the fourth year, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. 

"I would not quit." He said. "Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth.

Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant... 

But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.

It had spent the five years growing roots.

Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. 

I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."

He said to me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, 

you have actually been growing roots."

"I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you.  

"Don't compare yourself to others ..." He said.  

"The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern ... Yet, they both make the forest beautiful."

Your time will come, "God said to me. " You will rise high!  

"How high should I rise?" I asked.

How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.

"As high as it can? " I questioned.

"Yes. " He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can. "

I left the forest and bring back this story.

I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you.

He will never give up on you.

Never regret a day in your life.

Good days give you happiness

Bad days give you experiences;

Both are essential to life.

A happy and meaningful life requires our continuous input and creativity.
It does not happen by chance. It happens because of our choices and actions. 

And each day we are given new opportunities to choose and act and, in doing so, 

we create our own unique journey." Keep going...(love this quote)

Happiness keeps you Sweet, Trials keep you Strong, 
Sorrows keep you Human, Failures keep you humble, 
Success keeps you glowing, but only God keeps you going!

- winter break, family trip
p/s sorry for nt updating for quite a long time, as I have lost
interest in blogging (writing tht is)..bt inshaAllah I will try
to push myself to write next time...even if tis just a quote...

NEVER GIVE UP, 

'' and those who strives in Our cause, We will certainly 
guide them to Our paths, for verily Allah is with those wo do right '' 

(al-ankabut :69)

exam is within a week..!!