The Syahadah

In the name of Allah most gracious, most merciful.

Last sunday, I attended one lecture in Al Khaadem. Here is just a brief of what i remember and take note from the lecture.

In Islam we believe that all the prophets are send by Allah s.w.t and all of them came with one message. The message is to worship none but Allah and the only religion besides Allah is Islam.

Say ye: "We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between one and another of them: And we bow to Allah (in Islam) (Al Baqarah :136)

 The Religion before Allah is Islam (submission to His Will) (Al Imran :19)

We know that All muslim will recite the shahadah a lot of times in their life. But how many of us actually know what is the meaning and also implication of it? How many of us know what is the implicaiton of it? and how many of us know what is the condition in becoming a muslim.

To become a muslim / the condition in reciting the shahadah, one must have the following :

1. Knowledge : This is the knowledge of knowing what the testimonial (shahadah) entails. In simple, we need to know what is the meaning of the shahadah.

2. Certainty : Certainty of the truth of the testimony. In simple, we need to be sure of the truth of the testimony.

3. Acceptance : Accept the testimonial not only with tougue but also with the heart. As a muslim, we have to accept all that we know which is from pure source. This is because once we have prove that it is from pure source, we have to abide by it as Allah has ask us to enter/follow Islam teaching completely. Pharoh is very certain that prophet Musa a.s is a messenger of Allah but he rejected him.

4. Submission and compliances : Do everything that Allah and the prophet ask to do. After we have accept by tougue and heart the truth, we have to submit to it through doing it. It is true that every one will commit sin, but true believers will recognize that they have done a sin and repent after doing it. It is different from people who have done sin but yet still feel it is not wrong.

5. Truthfullness : When the person recite the shahadah, it has to be sincere and truthfully from the heart. There should be totally no force and also not because of any benefit that we can get after reciting the shahadah. There should be no compulsion at all in reciting the shahadah as Allah has already stated in the Quran :

Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things. (Al Baqarah :256)

6. Purity : We say the shahadah purely for the sake of Allah.

7. Love : When we recite the shahadah, we love the shahadah, we love the implication of it, and we love the people who do what Allah ask to do.

8. Denying other object beside Allah : If we have notice this, when we recite the shahadah, Allah has actually instruct to us to deny worshipping other before bear witness in worshipping him.

I bear witness that there is none worthy of woship : Denying part

9. Adhere to the testimonial until die : As a muslim we should always try our best to adhere to this testimonial until we die. This is because we may not know whether we will die as a muslim or not. None can guarantee that he/she will die as a muslim whether he/she is a born muslim / revert / non muslim. All things that happen is because of Allah's will and not our will.

A kind reminder to all : Dont simple judge a person faith when we ourself is not even guarantee to die as a muslim.

Question to all : A normal muslim who will perform their 5 times solat will at least recite the shahadah 9 times in a day. The question is how many times that we actually fullfill all the 9 conditions when we recite the shahadah ? 

Allah knows best.

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Life is a test

In life from time to time, we will hear that a lot of people's sufferings. When these people suffer in their life, some turn away from Allah in which they say that Allah is not there when they needed Him. But yet some remain to believe in Allah promises. How fortunate for those who continue to believe in Allah promises even when they face a lot of difficulties and trials in their life.

Here I share a simple story which I heard before.

There was once a village. In that village there live a very wealthy man. The wealthy man wealth is almost impossible to finish and he is the owner of the village. One day, the wealthy man go out and announce to all that he will conduct a test to all. He will close his door and all the poeple in the village are compulsory to participate in the test. He promise that the one who waited faithfully at his door until he open it will be made wealthy also.

The first day, all of the villagers waited at in front of the door. But the wealthy man didnt open his door. All the villagers continue to wait. On the third day, some of the villagers begin to question about the sincerity of the owner of fullfilling his promised. Day by day, villagers that wait in front of the owner house reduced. Some of the villagers also start leaving when they are influence by other villagers who left. After ten day, there is only 3 person waiting outside the door. At the tenth day evening, finally the door is open and the three person that is still waiting outside the house is invited into the house and made wealthy after that. The wealthy man kept his promise.

The story above is a simple story but yet it is the same concept as our life. Allah has promises us heaven if we are faithfully to his commandment. The only thing we need to do is continue to believe in Him and do His work and at the end, Insyaallah Allah will reward us.

In the Quran, Allah has promise us that :

If any do deeds of righteousness,- be they male or female - and have faith, they will enter Heaven, and not the least injustice will be done to them. (An Nisa :124)

For Muslim men and women,- for believing men and women, for devout men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who are patient and constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for men and women who give in Charity, for men and women who fast (and deny themselves), for men and women who guard their chastity, and for men and women who engage much in Allah's praise,- for them has Allah prepared forgiveness and great reward. (Al Ahzab: 35)

Some of us may ask, why do Allah want to test us and not just giving us heaven. In the Quran , Allah has given the answer to all.

That which is on earth we have made but as a glittering show for the earth, in order that We may test them - as to which of them are best in conduct. (Al khaf :7)

He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving (Al Mulk :2)

Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere (Al Baqara : 155)

Here Allah has stated that He will definately test us to know which of us is best in conduct or sincere to Him.

But bear in mind that Allah will not test us beyond our capabilities.

On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear (Al Baqara : 286)

Sometimes it is true that we may not get what we want, but it may be because of some reason such as :

If Allah give you want you want straight, it means He love you.
If Allah give you what you want a bit late, it means He want to test you but He still love you.
If Allah don't give you what you want, it means He is giving something better to you.

It is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not. (Al Baqara: 216)

Some of us may fill very stress when facing the test from Allah, but Allah has told us:

And be not infirm, and be not grieving, and you shall have the upper hand if you are believers. (Al Imran : 139 )

Hmm, some of us may also ask how are we going to face the test ?

And seek assistance through patience and prayer, and most surely it is a hard thing except for the humble ones (Al Baqara :45)

Some will also ask, to whom I can depend on when I am facing this test ?

But if they turn back, say: Allah is sufficient for me, there is no god but He; on Him do I rely, and He is the Lord of mighty power. (Al Tawba :129)

When a person say that he give up, Allah has say to them :

Despair not of Allah's mercy; surely none despairs of Allah's mercy except the unbelieving people. (Yusuf : 87)

There may be times where we tend to judge the test face by some people that their test is not heavy compare to those they have seen, but my question to them is who are we to judge whether their test is heavy or not ? It is Allah who give us our test. The test we feel heavy may be light for others and it goes the same for others. When we see others in trouble, we pray for them that Allah help him and guide him and do not burden us with test that we can't handle. Amin

Allah has promise to be with us and help us when we are in test. Be patient and do not give up !

Insyaallah Malay version

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Nice Song

Just listen back one artist which i like before I revert to Islam and found one song which is nice. hehe. Here is the song.

Title : 新家 from the artist 阿杜

Lyric :

＊天堂的家什麼樣　是不是都長了翅膀
風暴將臨　帶我們逃

我們用愛打造　原諒過往　再擁抱希望
緊緊擁抱　我們的新家

＃家　是每個小孩的夢想　淚和汗水流過的胸膛
愛　一塊一塊的砌上　裝上門窗　迎接陽光

＃家　是每個心靈的天堂　傷痛了逃回的方向
愛　一天一天的茁壯　家就是天堂

Repeat ＊,＃,＃

Simple lyric but with wonderful meaning.

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Love in Islam

Love In Islam

Since I revert to Islam, I have heard more about the punishment of Allah than about the love of Allah. I started feeling that: do Allah like only to punish? But Alhamdulillah after attending one class, I realize that Allah really love us human even though in the Quran Allah didn’t state that He love us. But the marvelous way is that Allah show us that He love us through practical way. Below I will try to explain about the love in Islam according to Quran and also some Hadith.

Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Az-Zumar 39:53)

"Turn ye to our Lord (in repentance) and bow to His (Will), before the Penalty comes on you: after that ye shall not be helped.

(Az-Zumar 39:54)

This verse is to show us that Allah will forgive us all the time if we really repent on our sins. No matter what sin that we commit, if we have not yet die, Allah will forgive it. But if a person has die, Allah will also forgive all his sins except for one.

Allah forgiveth not that partners should be set up with Him; but He forgiveth anything else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up partners with Allah is to devise a sin Most heinous indeed.

(An-Nisa 4:48)

But does it mean that those who don’t know about Islam will also be punish? The answer is a NO. This is because Allah is always just. This is mention through the below verse.

Who receiveth guidance, receiveth it for his own benefit: who goeth astray doth so to his own loss: No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another: nor would We visit with Our Wrath until We had sent an messenger (to give warning).

(Al Isra 17:15)

For those who don’t know about Islam, Allah will send messenger to them so that they know about Islam. But how about those age where there is no more messenger? If there is no more messenger, then the duty of spreading about Islam drop to the ummah after the Messenger such as Daie.

Below is one verse that show Allah is never unjust in the least degree.

Allah is never unjust in the least degree: If there is any good (done), He doubleth it, and giveth from His own presence a great reward.

(An Nisa 4:40)

Allah is always ready to double our reward. This is also shown in the Quran and  hadiths.

He that doeth good shall have ten times as much to his credit: He that doeth evil shall only be recompensed according to his evil: no wrong shall be done unto (any of) them.

(Al Annam 6:160)

For Deeds Allah multiply by 10 times. Waoo really a lot, but sin Allah didn’t multiply it. Allah really love us in which don’t want us to bear so many sins. And always ready to forgive us.

l      Sahih Bukhari 8:498, Riwayat Ibnu Abbas

–        Niat buat kebaikan tapi tak dilakukan, dibalas pahala penuh

–        Niat buat kebaikan dan dilakukan, dibalas 10 hingga 700 kali ganda pahala

–        Niat buat kejahatan tapi tak dilakukan, dibalas pahala

–        Niat buat kejahatan dan dilakukan, dibalas satu dosa

Here also shown about multiplication of deeds in which some may be multiply to 700 times ! Waooh.

Here is most best part in Quran

Unless he repents, believes, and works righteous deeds, for Allah will change the evil of such persons into good, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful,

(Al Furqaan 25:70)

Allah change the sins to deeds ! unexpected gift from Allah.

At the end also, Allah has always remind us to repent on our sins so that we may be admitted to heaven and not to be condemn to hell.

He is the One that accepts repentance from His Servants and forgives sins: and He knows all that ye do.

(Ash Shura 42:25)

Allah always ready to forgive us and always encourages us to do deeds through giving us multiplication of deeds. 

One conclusion which I get is that: The forgiveness of Allah is bigger than the mistakes of human.

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I realized how weak I am

From time to time,

I realized how weak I am without you O Allah,

sometimes I may have done something wrong without realizing it,

when I realized about it, it is already too late to save the situation,

I tried to apologize to the person several time,

but yet it come to a dead end situation where I don't know what to do,

when at that situation,

I pray for your guidance,

and also so that you may heal the person heart whom I like,

for I realize everything happen according to Your will and not mine,

and it may also be a test from You O Allah to test us on our sincerity towards You.

Please grant us the guidance O Allah that we will be able to understand the one we like more and more,

Even if there is a situation where we may unintentionally hurt them,

Please grant us the wisdom and also guidance to solve it,

for You alone hold the answer to every problems that we face in our life

Ameen

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24 HOUR free consultant of life

If you have any problem in life, you are always welcome to consult Him, for He is always free for you and also always listening to you. He already prepare for you the manuscript on what is your purpose of life and also how you should live it even before you are born to this earth.

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Cinta kepada Mu

Orang yang beriman itu sangat kuat kecintaannya kepada Allah (Al-Baqarah 2:165)

Sesungguhnya Allah telah memberi kita nikmat yang begitu banyak sekali namun Allah hanya meminta sesuatu untuk segala-galanya yang diberi olehnya. Iaitu dengan mengaku bahawa Tiada tuhan melainkan Allah dan Nabi Muhammad s.a.w merupakan pesuruh Allah.

Mengapa kita perlu cintakan Allah? Jawapannya mudah sebab Allah yang paling mencintai kita. Allah mencintai kita lebih daripada sesiapa sahaja yang telah, sedang atau akan mencintai kita.

Bertapa malangnya manusia yang tidak mengenal Allah dari masa lahir sehinggalah dia meninggal. Ada juga yang sangat bernasib baik di mana dalam sesuatu peringkat hidupnya Allah memberinya hidayah. Lalu orang tersebut tersentak bahawa cinta sebenar adalah cinta kepada Allah.

Tanda Cintakan Allah

Sahl bin Abdullah berkata, "Tanda cintakan Allah adalah cintakan al-Quran. Tanda cintakan al-Quran adalah cintakan Nabi s.a.w. Tanda cintakan Nabi s.a.w adalah cintakan sunnah Baginda. Tanda cintakan sunnah Baginda adalah cintakan akhirat. Tanda cintakan akhirat adalah tidak mencintai diri sendiri. Tanda tidak mencintai diri sendiri adalah membenci dunia. Dan tanda benci dunia adalah tidak mengambil daripada dunia melainkan kadar yang mencukupi untuk sara hidup."

Mati Syarat Bertemu Allah

Imam al-Qurtubi menerusi satu kisah yang diriwayatkan oleh Abu Nu'aim dalam kitabnya al-Hilyat menyatakan: ketika Nabi Ibrahim a.s. didatangi Izrail untuk mencabut nyawanya, berkata Ibrahim kepada Allah s.w.t : "Wahai Izrail, pernahkah seorang kekasih mencabut nyawa seorang kekasihnya sendiri?' Lalu Izrail memberitakan pertanyaan Ibrahim ini kepada Allah s.w.t . Maka Allah s.w.t. memerintahkan Izrail menyampaikan jawapannya kepada Ibrahim sebagaimana firman-Nya yang bermaksud: "Wahai Ibrahim, Apakah kamu pernah melihat seorang kekasih yang tidak gembira untuk bertemu dengan kekasihnya sendiri?" Apabila Ibrahim mendengar jawapan Allah menerusi Izrail ini, berkata Ibrahim: " Wahai Izrail, cabutlah nyawaku saat ini juga!"

Inilah kesempurnaan mahabbah hamba terhadap Rab-nya. Ia pasti terhasil apabila sifat kehambaan itu dihayati dan diterjemahkan dalam kehidupan yang singkat ini.

Resipi Menambah Cinta Terhadap Allah

1. Menjaga ibadah-ibadah yang wajib

2. Membaca dan tadabbur al-Quran

3. Sentiasa berzikir kepada Allah s.w.t

Sesungguhnya saya cukup kesal sebab lambat mengenalMu Ya Allah, namun saya bersyukur kerana Allah masih sentiasa cinta kepada saya dan memberi hidayah kepada saya walaupun kadang-kala saya jauh dariNya.

Ya Allah, sekiranya diizinkan olehMrefu, matikanlah hamba dalam keadaan beriman kepadaMu.

Wallahua'lam.

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Story of My Journey to Islam

In the name of Allah most gracious, most merciful.

All praise to Allah Almighty for everything that He has done on me and also planned for me.

With this I began my story. I am born as a roman catholic, been baptized and go through the same process as most of the Christian will go through. My family is a normal practicing catholic. We will go to church every Sunday. And being an active person that I am, I will try my best to participate in the church ministry. Beginning as a helper of the priest (Altar Server) to an organist. My life has been a normal person life. During the time when I was young, I will go to Sunday classes every week. At there, we will be taught about the basic Christian faith and also their practice. Been a small boy, I am the quiet type and this has actually made me too shy to ask any question. This goes on until when I was in form five. During form five, I have already being confirmed in the sacrament of confirmation. After I myself has been confirm, I am out to the world to spread the good news of Jesus Christ (pbuh).

For me the test of my Christian faith came when I enter into University. During my university period, I am staying in a house with 8 Malays and also 1 Indian. During that period I myself have a thought of spreading the religion to the Muslim and also the Hindu. This is due to that time the impression of Muslim which I know is really bad and I myself is really confident that Christianity is the one and only true religion. During the first year in university, I have been close with one of the Muslim and we have discussion regarding our differences in faith and the similarities. During the period when staying with them, I have noticed a few things from Muslim which really amazed me and change my image of Muslim:

1. No matter how busy, they will always remember to pray.
2. The female in Muslim will wear tudung which for me is really polite and beautiful.
3. During their prayers, the Muslims really concentrate 100% on their prayers, and not on handphone and other stuff.

Besides this two main factor which really amazed me, I myself also started to like nasyid during the period when I was staying there. Even though some of the nasyid is about praising their God (Allah s.w.t) but the music really attract me. I still remember the first nasyid which I learn to sing was ‘Insan bernama kekasih’. The song was really beautiful and attracts me a lot.

During the first semester, I try fasting with the Muslim during the Ramadan month. And I am really impress with them cause they would get up early around 5am to eat (sahur) and after that fast the whole day until around maghrib only break their fast. The Muslim way of fasting is different from the Christian way of fasting. Christian have several way of fasting during Christian fasting month (lent season) in which some Christian will fast on meat whereas some will fast meat only on Friday. Whereas Muslim will fast on food and drinks including water. I try one day and give up in the middle of the day cause really can’t stand the feeling of thirsty. And it really amazed me when the Muslim can fast for 30 days!

During the second year of university, I continue my discussion with my Muslim friends regarding our question in each other faith from time to time. During the end of my second year, I join scuba diving class, during one of my class in the 5m pool, i was so playful that I get drowned and almost die during the incident. I was hospitalized for 4 days after I drowned. After I return back to study, I continue my life as normal.

During my third year in university, life started to change for me, being a loyal Christian, I myself couple with a Muslim girl and this really makes me wonder whether I have done the right thing. But things didn’t turn out to be what it supposes to be and we break up peacefully and are friends till today. After I break up, I started to wonder what the purpose of life to me is and question regarding Christian faith started to rise up from my mind. I myself try to answer it but yet it still cant be answer. Having no one to approach, I continue to be amazed by the discipline of the Muslims in their prayers and also the way they pray. Therefore I started to approach one of my close Muslim friends asking him to tell me more about Islam.

This close Muslim friend of mine brings me to a mosque. But being a Christian who I am, I myself don’t really want to go. But thinking back, if my faith is strong, going anywhere will not affect one’s faith. Therefore I went to a mosque in Bangsar. At that day I get to know a person named Bro Mas-yuri. He started to ask me what I want to know. Then I reply him saying I want to know more about the differences between Islam and Christianity. But he suggest to me to get to know about the similarities first before going to differences. During that time, he started with similarities from the basic of faith between Islam and Christianity. I do agree with his point that we believe in God and also all from Prophet Adam (pbuh) until Jesus. Then it came to the differences. The things which really shocked me is that he show me all the proves regarding the prophecy of the coming of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in the bible to me and somehow it seems like he know the bible more than me. At that day also I got one book which is a debate between a Christian and Muslim regarding each other faith.

After that discussion with the brother, I still wanted some clarification on the matter which I am confuse in Christianity from Christian people themselves. Therefore I ask one of the teachers which teach at the church, but the answer which I get somehow did not convince me. Therefore I went around searching in the internet and some other sources hoping to search for answer. Finally without much result, I start to read the book which the Brother gave me. I was really amazed at how the Ustaz in the book convince the Christian regarding Islam using Bible. That time my faith regarding Christianity has really shaken. My faith in Christianity went from shaken to collapse when I watch the debate between some overseas priests and one muslim scholar name Sheikh Ahmad Deedat. At that moment, my heart is convince that Islam is the true religion. But I myself is still finding for something which I myself can’t really tell.

This goes on until 8 of august of the year 2008. That time I was still in my practical training period. That day my close friend called me to a talk at UTM, KL. I found out from my friend that the talk was given by people who have reverted to Islam. Therefore on that night, I went for the talk. I was actually just planning to get more info about Islam. But what I have plan is not what Allah s.w.t plan for me on that day. During the speech, when one of speaker describe about God in Islam (Allah) and also its attributes using Surah Al-Ikhlas and also its translation as following :

Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him.

At that time, I felt in my heart saying that THIS IS THE ‘THING’ WHICH I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR. Therefore without much doubt and hesitation, I tell my friend that I decided to revert to Islam. To cut the story short, I revert in front of around 200 students after the speech.

After I revert to Islam, my close friend has introduced to me about some of the famous debate VCD between Ahmad Deedat and also other Christian priest. After I watch a few of it, I get to know more about the weaknesses which is in the bible. At the same time also, my faith in Islam grow stronger.

By watching the comparative religion VCD, it actually made me more interested in going more into comparative religion. Therefore I approach a few friends of mine to learn more about Islam and also Christianity.

After I revert there is a lot of challenges which I faced. From my parents to my relative, all has posted a lot of question to me till this day. There has been time of difficulties for me about how to solve some problem and how to handle some problem in life. But I treat all this problems and challenges as a test from Allah s.w.t as to test on my faith and also to make me grow wiser in life.

I would say anyone who reverts to Islam will have his/her test from Allah. As is written in the Quran, “Allah does not burden any soul with more than it can bear. (Al-Baqarah: 286)

In conclusion, I would say that the only religion recognized by Allah is only Islam and Quran is his words in which it won’t have a single error and contradiction. For Allah has already thrown to us the challenge in Quran which is: “If it (Quran) had come from other than Allah, they surely would have surely found in it many contradictions.”

I end my story with a sentences from a famous person (Albert Einstein): Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind”

I pray so that what I have written will be accepted by Allah the almighty whom I pray for mercy and guidance. Amin.

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