Saturday 20 October 2012

Al-Hajj 22:27




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(extract from Ibn Qayyim's poem on Hajj)


The Hajj - The Journey

By Him whose House the loving pilgrims visit,
Responding with ihram as the appointed limit,

Uncovering their heads in total humility,
Before One to Whom faces bow in servility.

They exclaim in the valleys,

"We have responded to You"
"All Praise is Yours, and Kingdom too"

He invited and they answered,
with love and pleasure.

When they called upon Him,
nearer came the Divine treasure.

You see them on their mounts,
hair dusty and disheveled.

Yet never more content,
never happier have they felt.

Leaving homelands and families,
due to holy yearning.

Unmoved are they,
by temptations of returning.

Through plains and valleys,
from near and far,

Walking and riding,
in submission to Allah.



Saturday 18 August 2012

Thursday 17 May 2012

Ar-Rad (13) : Verse 11

Surah Al-Rad

"For each (such person) there are (angels) in succession, before and behind him: they guard him by command of Allah. Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change it themselves (with their own souls). But when (once) Allah willeth a people's punishment, there can be no turning it back, nor will they find, besides Him any to protect." (11)



Surah Al-Rad

"Bagi tiap-tiap seorang ada malaikat penjaganya silih berganti dari hadapannya dan dari belakangnya, yang mengawas dan menjaganya (dari sesuatu bahaya) dengan perintah Allah. Sesungguhnya Allah tidak mengubah apa yang ada pada sesuatu kaum sehingga mereka mengubah apa yang ada pada diri mereka sendiri dan apabila Allah menghendaki untuk menimpakan kepada sesuatu kaum bala bencana (disebabkan kesalahan mereka sendiri), maka tiada sesiapapun yang dapat menolak atau menahan apa yang ditetapkanNya itu dan tidak ada sesiapapun yang dapat menolong dan melindungi mereka selain daripadaNya." (11)



(Interpretation of the meaning from Islam Question and Answer (Read : here)


Praise be to Allaah.

This is an important verse which indicates that Allaah, may He be blessed and exalted, in His perfect justice and wisdom does not change the condition of the people from good to bad or from bad to good, from ease to hardship or from hardship to ease, unless they change their condition themselves.

So if they are in a state of righteousness and goodness and they change, Allaah will change things for them with punishment, calamities, hardship, drought, famine, disunity and other kinds of punishments as appropriate requital. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):


“Whoever works righteousness benefits his own soul; whoever works evil, it is against his own soul: nor is thy Lord ever unjust (in the least) to His servants.” [Fussilat 41:46].


"Sesiapa yang mengerjakan amal soleh maka faedahnya akan terpulang kepada dirinya sendiri dan sesiapa yang berbuat kejahatan maka bahayanya akan menimpa dirinya sendiri dan Tuhanmu tidak sekali-kali berlaku zalim kepada hamba-hambaNya."[Fussilat 41:46]



Or He may give them respite and give them time so that they might turn to the right path, but if they do not then they will be seized unexpectedly, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):


But when they forget the warning they had received, We opened to them the gates of all (good) things, until, in the midst of their enjoyment of Our gifts, on a sudden, We called them to account, when lo! they were plunged in despair!” [al-An’aam 6:44].


"Kemudian apabila mereka melupakan apa yang telah diperingatkan mereka dengannya, Kami bukakan kepada mereka pintu-pintu segala kemewahan dan kesenangan, sehingga apabila mereka bergembira dan bersukaria dengan segala nikmat yang diberikan kepada mereka, Kami timpakan mereka secara mengejut (dengan bala bencana yang membinasakan), maka mereka pun berputus asa (dari mendapat sebarang pertolongan."[al-An’aam 6:44].



Meaning despairing of all goodness -- we seek refuge in Allaah from the punishment and wrath of Allaah. Or they may be given respite until the Day of Resurrection, when their punishment will be more severe, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):


Never think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers are doing. He is but giving them respite up to a day when the eyes shall remain upraised (in terror).”[Ibrahim 14:42],


"Dan janganlah engkau (wahai Muhammad) menyangka Allah lalai akan apa yang dilakukan oleh orang-orang yang zalim; sesungguhnya Dia hanya melambatkan balasan mereka hingga ke suatu hari yang padanya terbeliak kaku pemandangan mereka, (kerana gerun gementar melihat keadaan yang berlaku)." [Ibrahim 14:42],


Meaning that they are given respite until after death, and that will be a greater and more severe punishment.


Or they may be in a state of evil and sin, then they repent to Allaah and turn back to Him, and they regret their sins and adhere to obedience, so Allaah changes their state of wretchedness, hardship and poverty to ease, unity and righteousness because of their good deeds and their repentance to Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted.

It says in another verse (interpretation of the meaning):


That is so because Allâh will never change a grace which He has bestowed on a people until they change what is in their ownselves. And verily, Allâh is All-Hearer, All-Knower.” [al-Anfaal 8:53].


"(Balasan) yang demikian itu, ialah kerana sesungguhnya Allah tidak akan mengubah sesuatu nikmat yang telah dikurniakanNya kepada sesuatu kaum sehingga mereka mengubah apa yang ada pada diri mereka sendiri dan (ingatlah) sesungguhnya Allah Maha mendengar, lagi Maha Mengetahui." [al-Anfaal 8:53]



This verse tells us that if they are in a state of ease, comfort and goodness, then they change and turn to sin, their situation will be changed -- there is no power and no strength except with Allaah -- or they may be given respite, as stated above.

The opposite is also true: if they were in a state of evil and sin, or disbelief and misguidance, then they repent, regret their sin and adhere to obedience to Allaah, Allaah will change their situation from bad to good; He will change their disunity into unity and harmony; He will change their hardship to ease, well being and plenty; He will change their situation from draught, famine, , lack of water and so on to rainfall, fertile land and other kinds of goodness.

End quote.


Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn Baaz (24/249-251)

Friday 30 March 2012

Surah Al-Humazah / ... Tongue...(Lisan)




Allah said in Surah Al-Humazah (The Slanderer) :

1. Woe to every slanderer and backbiter.

2. Who has gathered wealth and counted it,

3. He thinks that his wealth will make him last forever!

4. Nay! Verily, he will be thrown into the crushing Fire.

5. And what will make you know what the crushing Fire is?

6. The fire of Allah, kindled,

7. Which leaps up over the hearts,

8. Verily, it shall be closed in on them,

9. In pillars stretched forth (i.e. they will be punished in the Fire with pillars, etc.)





Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudree (radyAllaahu ‘anhu) reported that the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“When the Son of Adam wakes from his sleep, all of his body parts seek refuge from his tongue, saying: ‘Fear Allah with regard to us, for indeed we are part of you. So if you are upright, then we will be upright and if you are corrupt, then we shall be corrupt.”



Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri RA meriwayatkan bahwa Nabi Shallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam bersabda:

“Ketika anak Adam bangun dari tidurnya, setiap bagian tubuhnya memohon perlindungan kepada lidahnya, berkata: “Takutlah kepada Allah tentang kami karena sesungguhnya kami adalah bagian darimu. Maka apabila engkau lurus maka luruslah kami, dan jika engkau rusak maka rosaklah kami.”

Wednesday 15 February 2012

Surah Al-Rad(13) : Verses 29 - 30

سُوۡرَةُ الرّعد




ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ طُوبَىٰ لَهُمۡ وَحُسۡنُ مَـَٔابٍ۬ (٢٩) كَذَٲلِكَ أَرۡسَلۡنَـٰكَ فِىٓ أُمَّةٍ۬ قَدۡ خَلَتۡ مِن قَبۡلِهَآ أُمَمٌ۬ لِّتَتۡلُوَاْ عَلَيۡہِمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ وَهُمۡ يَكۡفُرُونَ بِٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ‌ۚ قُلۡ هُوَ رَبِّى لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيۡهِ تَوَڪَّلۡتُ وَإِلَيۡهِ مَتَابِ (٣٠)



"For those who believe and work righteousness, is (every) blessedness and a beautiful place of (final) return." (29) Thus have We sent thee amongst a People before whom (long since) have (other) Peoples (gone and) passed away; in order that thou mightest rehearse unto them what We send down unto thee by inspiration; yet do they reject (Him), the Most Gracious! Say: "He is my Lord! There is no god but He! On Him is my trust and to Him do I turn!" (30)


Orang-orang yang beriman dan beramal soleh, beroleh kebahagiaan yang amat menggembirakan dan tempat kembali yang sebaik-baiknya. (29) Demikianlah, Kami utuskan engkau (wahai Muhammad) kepada satu umat yang telah lalu sebelumnya beberapa umat yang lain, supaya engkau membacakan kepada mereka Al-Quran yang Kami wahyukan kepadamu, sedang mereka kufur kepada (Allah) Ar-Rahman. Katakanlah: Dialah Tuhanku, tiada Tuhan (yang berhak disembah) melainkan Dia. KepadaNyalah aku berserah diri dan kepadaNyalah tempat kembaliku (dan kamu semuanya). (30)

Friday 10 February 2012

(Du'aa) @ As-Shu'ara (26) : verses 83 - 85






رَبِّ هَبۡ لِى حُڪۡمً۬ا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِى بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ (٨٣) وَٱجۡعَل لِّى لِسَانَ صِدۡقٍ۬ فِى ٱلۡأَخِرِينَ (٨٤) وَٱجۡعَلۡنِى مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ (٨٥)





"Wahai Tuhanku, berikanlah daku ilmu pengetahuan agama dan hubungkanlah daku dengan orang-orang yang soleh; (83) Dan jadikanlah bagiku sebutan yang baik (nama yang harum) dalam kalangan orang-orang yang datang kemudian; (84) Dan jadikanlah daku dari orang-orang yang mewarisi Syurga Jannatun-Naim" (85)


"O my Lord! Bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous; (83) Grant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest (generations); (84) Make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss" (85)


Amiin

Wednesday 8 February 2012

Al-Ankabut(29) : verse 56

"Wahai hamba-hambaKu yang beriman! Sesungguhnya bumiKu adalah luas (untuk kamu bebas beribadat); oleh itu, (di mana sahaja kamu dapat berbuat demikian) maka hendaklah kamu ikhlaskan ibadat kamu kepadaKu." (ayat : 56)



"O My servants who believe! Truly, spacious is My Earth: therefore serve ye Me (and Me alone)!"(verse : 56)

Friday 3 February 2012

Surah Luqman (31) : Verse 22



۞ وَمَن يُسۡلِمۡ وَجۡهَهُ ۥۤ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحۡسِنٌ۬ فَقَدِ ٱسۡتَمۡسَكَ بِٱلۡعُرۡوَةِ ٱلۡوُثۡقَىٰ‌ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡأُمُورِ (٢٢)


Dan sesiapa yang berserah diri bulat-bulat kepada Allah (dengan ikhlas) sedang dia berusaha mengerjakan kebaikan, maka sesungguhnya dia telah berpegang kepada simpulan (tali agama) yang teguh dan (ingatlah) kepada Allah jualah kesudahan segala urusan. (22)


Whoever submits his whole self to Allah, and is a doer of good, has grasped indeed the trustworthy hand-hold: and with Allah rests the End and Decision of (all) affairs. (22)

Wednesday 1 February 2012

An-Nuur (24) : Verses (37 - 38)




رِجَالٌ۬ لَّا تُلۡهِيہِمۡ تِجَـٰرَةٌ۬ وَلَا بَيۡعٌ عَن ذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِ وَإِقَامِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءِ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ‌ۙ يَخَافُونَ يَوۡمً۬ا تَتَقَلَّبُ فِيهِ ٱلۡقُلُوبُ وَٱلۡأَبۡصَـٰرُ (٣٧)




Ibadat itu dikerjakan oleh) orang-orang yang kuat imannya yang tidak dilalaikan oleh perniagaan atau berjual beli daripada menyebut serta mengingati Allah dan mendirikan sembahyang serta memberi zakat; mereka takutkan hari (kiamat) yang padanya berbalik-balik hati dan pandangan. (37)


(By men whom neither traffic nor merchandise can divert from the Remembrance of Allah nor from regular Prayer, nor from the practice of regular Charity: their (only) fear is for the Day when hearts and eyes will be transformed (in a world wholly new)― 37)





لِيَجۡزِيَہُمُ ٱللَّهُ أَحۡسَنَ مَا عَمِلُواْ وَيَزِيدَهُم مِّن فَضۡلِهِۦ‌ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَرۡزُقُ مَن يَشَآءُ بِغَيۡرِ حِسَابٍ۬ (٣٨)





(Mereka mengerjakan semuanya itu) supaya Allah membalas mereka dengan sebaik-baik balasan bagi apa yang mereka kerjakan dan menambahi mereka lagi dari limpah kurniaNya dan sememangnya Allah memberi rezeki kepada sesiapa yang dikehendakiNya dengan tidak terhitung. (38)


(That Allah may reward them according to the best of their deeds, and add even more for them out of His Grace: for Allah doth provide for those whom He will, without measure.  - 38) 




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