Well, this story is somehow a little late to be told... but this story has always give me the warmth of love that I wish to share with u guys~~
Last winter 2011/12, me and my friends went to UK and Ireland for our own little Jaulah Shitawiyyah.
This was my first experience going on jaulah because usually during holidays, we went to other countries for sightseeing, maniac-shopping spree with ridiculous non-stop photo shooting and filling our stomachs until it reached our esophagi. Those kind of vacations were so much fun, exhilarating, and really refreshed our mind after months of studying and struggling our heart out to cope with Russians and their aggressiveness, weather of way below the freezing point and our own limited abilities of cooking. But, somehow I realized that it never really fulfill what my soul needed.
So, this Jaulah means so much to me and will forever be one of the sweetest memories I am proud to tell everyone. Because it has marked a different history inside of me and somehow changed my view of life to the better.
One of the things that I remembered the most during this Jaulah was what people called unconditional love :)
I always believe that unconditional love only happened when we are blood-related especially when we are family but somehow I stand corrected..
Before we went to Ireland, one of my seniors could not reach the person who her house we are going to stay at during our holidays in Ireland because they are having their final examinations...
Therefore, with nothing but only the address of that house, we headed our way to Ireland anxiously...
When we arrived at the airport, we seemed a little bit lost and were kind of confused on what to do next..
after passing through the customs and collecting our luggage, we went out to hire a taxi or ride any public transport to that house..
Luckily, we saw 2 Malaysian muslimahs sitting at the arrival... “hmm...maybe they can be of some help??”
So, we gathered our courage and with the sweetest smile we can pull of, we walked towards them to ask for their help and the direction to the house..
It happened that these 2 muslimahs were actually waiting for us!!
I was astounded and flabbergasted
Can you believe this?? They didn't even know at what time we will arrive and doesn't even have our contact numbers!!!they also didn't know us and obviously they didn't know how we look like!!
they somehow just waited there and put all their faith in Allah that they will meet us...
and only Allah knows how long they've waited there...
I felt like crying...thank you Allah~~ thank you sisters~~
During my stay in Dublin , the sisters of Dublin had showered me with love and warmth abundantly that I don't know how to repay them...
Even most of the sisters around Dublin came to pay us a short visit although they live quite far away...
They are so friendly, lovely, caring and they really took a great care on us that I felt like being home..
they cooked for us in every meals, and even provide us with an extremely delicious fried pasta for us to bring during sightseeing...(we need to left before dawn because of the bus timetable..and obviously they woke up earlier to make that pasta)
We have a little bit of sharing the next morning, at that time, I felt so close to them...
I grow to love them so much that in 2 days, I don't feel like going anyway at all...
Ya Allah, how can someone sacrifice so much for somebody that they didn't even know??
Ya Allah, it is really a miracle how I can love them and miss them so much even at this very time even though I stayed with them only for two days...
Ya Allah, only You knows how sad and heartbroken I was when I need to part with them...
- ".. if you had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have brought their heart together. Indeed, He is Exalted in Might and Wise"[al- anfal; 8:63]
Because Allah is the One and Only that hold our hearts and instilled the love to His believers...
- The believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your brothers. And fear Allah that you may receive mercy. (Al-Hujurat 49:13)
-
- Because all of His believers
- are brothers and sisters
- even though we are worlds apart
- We are always together by heart..
At Ireland, we didn't went to many places due to the limited time...we spent 1 day sightseeing in Galway and the next day we went to Trinity College to snap some pictures...
However, my heart is filled with joy and contentment that can't be described with words....
Thank you Allah..thank you Allah..thank you Allah
for allowing me to taste the sweetness of ukhuwwah
may we stay strong and istiqamah..
my dear sisters, till we meet again in Jannah :)
p/s: Thank you so much to all the sisters I met in Dublin, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester and London...only Allah can repay your kindness...
15.4.12
Unconditional love
25.3.12
THE AFRICAN KING & HIS FRIEND
A story is told about a king in Africa who had a close friend that grew he grew up with. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) by remarking,... “This is good, Almighty knows best”
One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting expedition. The friend would load and prepare the guns for the king. The friend had apparently done something wrong in preparing one of the guns, for after taking one of the guns from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.
Examining the situation the friend remarked as usual, “This is good! Almighty knows best”
To which the king replied, “No, this is not good”” and ordered his soldiers to put his friend in jail.
About a year later, the king was hunting in an area that he should have known to stay clear of. Cannibals captured the king and took him to their village. They tied his hands, stacked some wood, set up a stake and bound him to the stake.
As they came near to the set fire to the wood, they noticed that the king was missing a thumb. Being superstitious, they never ate anyone who was less than whole. So after untying the kind, they chased him out of the village.
When the king reached his palace, he was reminded of the event that had taken his thumb and felt remorse for his treatment of his friend. He went immediately to the jail to speak with his friend.
“You were right” the king said, “It was good that my thumb was blown off.” And he proceeded to tell his friend all that just happened. “I am very sorry for sending you in jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this.”
“No,” his friend replied, “This is good ... Almighty Knows Best”
“What do you mean, ‘this is good’! How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?”
The king’s friend replied: “Remember that the Almighty Knows best and if I had NOT been in jail, I would have been with you (on this hunting trip).”
IT COULD BE THAT YOU DISLIKE SOMETHING, WHEN IT IS GOOD FOR YOU; AND IT COULD BE THAT YOU LIKE SOMETHING WHEN IT IS BAD FOR YOU. ALLAH KNOWS AND YOU DO NOT KNOW [2:16]
source:productive muslim
A story is told about a king in Africa who had a close friend that grew he grew up with. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) by remarking,... “This is good, Almighty knows best”
One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting expedition. The friend would load and prepare the guns for the king. The friend had apparently done something wrong in preparing one of the guns, for after taking one of the guns from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.
Examining the situation the friend remarked as usual, “This is good! Almighty knows best”
To which the king replied, “No, this is not good”” and ordered his soldiers to put his friend in jail.
About a year later, the king was hunting in an area that he should have known to stay clear of. Cannibals captured the king and took him to their village. They tied his hands, stacked some wood, set up a stake and bound him to the stake.
As they came near to the set fire to the wood, they noticed that the king was missing a thumb. Being superstitious, they never ate anyone who was less than whole. So after untying the kind, they chased him out of the village.
When the king reached his palace, he was reminded of the event that had taken his thumb and felt remorse for his treatment of his friend. He went immediately to the jail to speak with his friend.
“You were right” the king said, “It was good that my thumb was blown off.” And he proceeded to tell his friend all that just happened. “I am very sorry for sending you in jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this.”
“No,” his friend replied, “This is good ... Almighty Knows Best”
“What do you mean, ‘this is good’! How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?”
The king’s friend replied: “Remember that the Almighty Knows best and if I had NOT been in jail, I would have been with you (on this hunting trip).”
IT COULD BE THAT YOU DISLIKE SOMETHING, WHEN IT IS GOOD FOR YOU; AND IT COULD BE THAT YOU LIKE SOMETHING WHEN IT IS BAD FOR YOU. ALLAH KNOWS AND YOU DO NOT KNOW [2:16]
source:productive muslim
23.2.12
Innama al-A'malu binniat
Bismillah
Bismillah
Bismillah
Apa ertinya?
Dengan nama Allah..
Ya. Inilah bukti kita melakukan sesuatu dengan nama Allah, menyediakan niat melaksanakan sesuatu kerana Allah. Yang menjadikan amalan seorang mu'min diterima, dihisab sebagai amalan, dan dengan rahmat Allah, kita layak menjejakkan kaki ke syurga!
Hanya dengan memulakan sesuatu, dengan nama Allah Taala.
Allah Al-Malik, Al-Quddus, As-Salam. Bagi-Nya nama-nama yang terbaik.
Allah, yang digambarkan Asmaul Husna, bersifat sempurna. Seorang manusia yang memahami hakikat Allah sebagai Tuhan yang mempunyai nama-nama yang sempurna, dia tidak akan lalai.
Sedarlah wahai diri! Yang mencipta kamu adalah Allah atas kasihNya. Yang mengajar kamu Al-Quran adalah Allah kerana kasihNya. Yang mengajar kamu boleh berbicara dan berkomunikasi adalah Allah, kerana apa? Kerana sifatNya Yang Maha Pengasih!
Bersyukurkah kita?
Bahkan, menggunakan tumpahan kasih Allah ini kepada perbuatan melalaikan, melupakanNya.
Peringatan ini untuk diri saya yang masih compang-camping dalam mendahulukan Allah. Masih melebihkan perasaan diri dari Allah dalam ibadah.
Usaha mujahadah, sangat pedih! Perit rasanya, terpaksa menelan hempedu semasa beribadah.
Ya Allah, bilakah tiba kemanisan iman itu?
Jawapannya,
Allahumma barik lahu
Bismillah
Bismillah
Apa ertinya?
Dengan nama Allah..
Ya. Inilah bukti kita melakukan sesuatu dengan nama Allah, menyediakan niat melaksanakan sesuatu kerana Allah. Yang menjadikan amalan seorang mu'min diterima, dihisab sebagai amalan, dan dengan rahmat Allah, kita layak menjejakkan kaki ke syurga!
Hanya dengan memulakan sesuatu, dengan nama Allah Taala.
Allah Al-Malik, Al-Quddus, As-Salam. Bagi-Nya nama-nama yang terbaik.
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Sedarlah wahai diri! Yang mencipta kamu adalah Allah atas kasihNya. Yang mengajar kamu Al-Quran adalah Allah kerana kasihNya. Yang mengajar kamu boleh berbicara dan berkomunikasi adalah Allah, kerana apa? Kerana sifatNya Yang Maha Pengasih!
Bersyukurkah kita?
Bahkan, menggunakan tumpahan kasih Allah ini kepada perbuatan melalaikan, melupakanNya.
Peringatan ini untuk diri saya yang masih compang-camping dalam mendahulukan Allah. Masih melebihkan perasaan diri dari Allah dalam ibadah.
Usaha mujahadah, sangat pedih! Perit rasanya, terpaksa menelan hempedu semasa beribadah.
Ya Allah, bilakah tiba kemanisan iman itu?
Jawapannya,
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"Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Bersabarlah kamu, dan kuatkanlah kesabaranmu, dan tetaplah bersiap sedia dan bertakwalah kepada Allah agar kamu beruntung."
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Allahumma barik lahu
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