Salam and good day!
Miles away, oceans apart
never in my sight but always in my heart
the love is always there it will never die
only growing stronger a tears rose down my eye
I am thinking all the time
when the day will come
standing there before You
accept this Hajj of mine
standing in ihram, making my tawaf
drinking blessings from your well
the Jali to Safa and Marwah
rekindles my imaan
O Allah! I am waiting for the call
praying for the day when I can be near the Kabah wall
O Allah! I am waiting for the call
praying for the day when I can be near the Kabah wall
I feel alive and I feel strong
I can feel Islam running in my Veins
to see my muslim brothers, their purpose all the same
greeting one another, exalting one True Name
I truly hope one day that everyone’s a Muslim.
that they remember you in everything they say
standing in ihram making my tawaf, making my tawaf
drinking blessings from your well
the Jali to Safa and Marwah
rekindles my imaan
O Allah! I am waiting for the call
praying for the day when I can be near the Kabah wall
O Allah! I am waiting for the call
praying for the day when I can be near the Kabah wall
Kucing adalah binatang kesayangan Rasulullah
-Gambar Hiasan-
Salam and good day!
The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever.
The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, thefish were not fresh.
The Japanese did not like the taste.
To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats.
They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish.
The frozen fish brought a lower price. So fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little thrashing around, the fish stopped moving. They
were tired and dull, but alive.
Unfortunately, the Japanese could still taste the difference. Because the fish did not move for days, they lost their fresh-fish taste. The Japanese preferred the lively taste of fresh fish, not sluggish fish.
So how did Japanese fishing companies solve this problem? How do they get fresh-tasting fish to Japan? If you were consulting the fish industry, what would you recommend?
How Japanese Fish Stay Fresh:
To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks. But now they add a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively state. The fish are challenged.
Have you realized that some of us are also living in a pond but most of the time tired and dull, so we need a Shark in our life to keep us awake and moving? Basically in our lives Sharks are new challenges to keep us active and taste better...
The more intelligent, persistent and competent you are, the more you enjoy a challenge.
"If your challenges are the correct size, and if you are steadily conquering those challenges, you are Conqueror. You think of your challenges and get energized. You are excited to try new solutions. "
Salam. Good day!
Pernahkah anda mengingati seseorang, dan tiba-tiba orang itu muncul ataupun sms anda bertanyakan khabar? “Hah, panjang umur..” itulah ungkapan yang biasa kita ucapkan. Betul tak?
Saya pernah dan banyak kali mengalami situasi ini. Pernah suatu ketika, saya teringatkan seseorang (kawan perempuan yee..) yang saya namakan N. Sokmo teringatkan die. Tapi takde pulak inisiatif nak sms die, or calling die ke. Teruk betul lah. Bukan ape, cume terfikir maybe tiba-tiba aje ingatan ni. Nanti hilanglah.. lama-kelamaan ingatan tu makin pudar. Sampailah satu hari, saya terjumpa dengan adik N ni. “Kak Ida baca doa ape kat saya ah... saya sokmo teringat Kak Ida. Kak Ida je dok teringat ke saye..huh” kata N buat-buat merajuk. “Eleh, ngade-ngade... ni mesti rindu Kak Ida ni kan. Bakpe dok sms ke, telefon ke.. Ke ade wat salah ni..dok pung kutuk Kak Ida..ye dok?” duga saya. “Dok baik buruk sangka tu.. orang ingat sokmo kat die. Dakpe-dakpe..hehe” gurau adik N balik. Selepas itu kami pun berbual seperti biasa.
Selepas itu saya terfikir balik.. patut lah asyik teringat adik ni, rupanya adik ni pun teringatkan saya. SubhanaLlah. Ini lah yang dikatakan keberkatan ukhuwwah. Apabila kita teringatkan sahabat kita, yang paling afdhal adalah mendoakan kesejahteraan die..walaupun dia tidak tahu kita mendoakan kebaikan padanya. Paling tidak pun sms pada sahabat kite. Saya pernah sms pada sahabat-sahabat yang diingati, ada yang berbalas, ada yang sunyi sepi je. Takdok kredit agaknya saya menduga. Tak mahu sangka buruk. Ataupun memang jenis sahabat kite yang jenis tak suke balas sms. Ni pun ada jugak perangai gini.. kalau kita ikhlas mengingati sahabat, tapi orang lain tak ingatkan kita...it’s ok. Bukan ke kita dah dapat kebaikan di sisi Allah dengan berbuat baik pada orang lain. Orang lain tak mahu hargai, takpelah. Huhu..macam sedih je.
Aura ukhuwwah ini memang hebat. Saya masih ingat mase usrah di universiti dulu.. masa itu, masih budak-budak lagi dahagakan ilmu agama yang disampaikan oleh naqibah dan ustaz di masjid. Pernah diceritakan,ahli-ahli ikhwanul muslimin mampu untuk merasai masalah yang dihadapi oleh sahabat-sahabat mereka walaupun terpisah ribuan batu jauhnya. Apabila dapat merasakan sahabat mereka dalam kesusahan, mereka terus pergi kepada sahabat mereka datang membantu tanpa diminta. Mereka bukan meneka, tapi memang benar-benar sahabat mereka ditimpa kesusahan. Malahan boleh tahu apa musibah menimpa sahabat mereka itu. SubhanaLlah..hebatnya orang-orang ini. Meremang bulu roma mendengar kisah ini. Saya terfikir, walaupun dah bertahun-tahun aku duduk dalam jemaah..masih jauh lagi rupanya perjalanan aku. Masih kerdil lagi aku dibandingkan kehebatan para pejuang yang lain... Kalau setakat nak balas sms dan emel pun tak lulus lagi..huhu
Dalam saya menulis pasal aura ni, saya terjumpa satu artikel dari H.M Tuah. Nak katakan saya peminat setia penulis ni taklah sangat.. Cuma saya selesa dengan penulisan die dan idea-idea yang mudah difahami. Kalau ke kedai buku, mesti cari nama H.M Tuah atapun Kang Habib. Even tajuk novel mereka jiwang-jiwang gitu, boleh dipercayai untuk membelinya insyaAllah . Jom kita hayati;
Apabila anda mengingati seseorang dan jika ingatan anda itu jujur, ikhlas dan bertanggungjawab dan tiada sebarang gangguan, anda sebenarnya telah menghantar gelombang minda kepada orang berkenaan. Anda mungkin akan mendapat tindak balas yang menakjubkan. Jika ingatan anda terhadapnya adalah yang baik-baik; dalam masa yang sama InsyaAllah dia akan mengingati yang baik-baik juga tentang anda.
Maka kerana itulah, sesekali pada saat-saat tertentu anda terkenangkan seseorang yang telah lama tidak anda temui secara tiba-tiba. Barangkali pada saat itu orang berkenaan sedang memikirkan tentang anda dan gelombang mindanya telah mengembara dan akhirnya sampai kepada anda. Gelombang yang lemah akan tersasar atau tidak sampai ke matlamat ataupun ghaib begitu sahaja ditelan gelombang-gelombang yang lebih kuat yang sentiasa bersimpang-siur.
Barangkali kerana itulah, sesetengah gelombang minda ini lambat sampai kerana begitu banyak berdepan dengan cabaran dalam pengembaraannya. Tatkala A teringatkan B dan A segera menghubungi B, B sudahpun memikirkan hal lain. Mungkin B akan berkata,” Ya, saya memang terkenangkan awak tetapi itu tiga hari yang lepas”.
Gelombang minda akan lebih hebat kesannya terhadap mereka yang mempunyai jalinan emosi ataupun pertalian darah yang rapat misalnya suami isteri, ibu dan anak, adik-beradik kembar dan rakan seiras.
Apakah anda tidak merasakan betapa imaginasi sebenarnya mampu melakukan jauh lebih hebat daripada apa yang anda fikirkan? (Aku Di Hatimu-H.M Tuah)
Saya masih ingat.. YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT-DO-WANT-THINK. Saya dapat ilmu dari satu program di ‘KL’. Jika kita fikir positif, maka aura positif akan terpancar dari tubuh dan wajah kita. Jika sebaliknya, memang jelas ke’negatif’an yang kita rasai. Senyum itu adalah sedekah. Kenapa senyum itu sampai jadi sedekah? Senang sahaja, senyuman yang ikhlas kepada seseorang adalah umpama mendoakan kebaikan kepada orang tersebut. Aura kebaikan yang kita salurkan kepada orang itu akan mengalir kepadanya, maka secara automatik orang itu juga akan tersenyum. Cuma bab senyum ni, ada macam-macam senyum. Ada senyum sinis, senyum tawar, senyum paksa, senyum ada makna, dll. Terpulang pada persepsi masing-masing. Namun ada juga masanya kita senyum tapi orang buat dek je. Mungkin aura kita tak kuat kot..hehe. Takpelah tak mau senyum pun, asal kita tak buat orang lain susah.
Bagaimana nak cipta aura yang hebat? Pada pendapat saya, tak perlu modal yang banyak pun. Jaga diri dan iman, jaga solat, jaga hati maka aura kebaikan akan terpancar jelas. Tak yah lah nak susah-susah beli penapis air bio aura..huhu. ok, selamat mencuba dan mencipta aura positif. Moga kita sentiasa positif dan optimis. insyaAllah.
Salam. Good day!
Cerita ini diterima dari sahabat saya dan dipetik dari blog seorang sahabat dari Saudi...
The Young Man From Riyadh
I would like to share a true story that happened several months ago, and it was big news at the time this event happened.
There was a young man who lived with his parents in a downtown district of Riyadh. His family was not rich and he could not afford to get married early. He finished school with low grades and chose to become a private taxi driver instead.
He loved and respected his parents and would try to fulfill anything that he was asked to do, except one thing…. He did not want to pray. Everyday his parents would nag and scold him for not doing the Salah as what every Muslim is obliged to do. His mother was very worried and always prayed for his beloved son to do his Salah.
One day, a Mutawwa (pious man) asked this young man to bring him to Makkah. After negotiating the fare, this young man finally agreed and embarked on the trip that took 10hours. Arriving in Makkah, the Mutawwa paid him the fare and asked him to come and pray in Masjidil Haram. The young man refused.
“Ya Shabab (young man)!” the Mutawwa said. “You have driven all the way here and you do not want to take the golden chance to pray in Al-Haram? Not everyone is given by Allah the opportunity to come to Baitullah (House of Allah) and you are wasting it just like that?”
After much persuasion, the young man finally relented. He was in deep thought and said “Right….I have done too much bad things and I never prayed. Let me pray now and hopefully Allah will accept my Salah”.
And of all things that went, this young man died in his Sujood…..inside Masjidil Haram. The news of his remarkable death spread quickly throughout Saudi Arabia and arrived to his parents, and they were in disbelief yet grateful to Allah the Almighty!
Everyone, including his parents was wondering what deeds that he do to be given such privilege by Allah, although they had never seen him doing his Salah!
Finally, one man from a nearby area came and told them the story of this young man. “I have a neighbor who is an old widow and very poor. After her husband died, she was left alone to fend for herself. But because of her age and health, she could not do any work and she does not have any children.”
“Your son”, he continued “would come there every day without fail to bring her some food. I saw him buy some food from the restaurant, left the package in front of her door, knocked the door and immediately left”. “He did this for years, until his death”.
“The old lady never get the chance to see him by the face, but I overheard her…everytime she picked up the food….praying to Allah to Give this man Husnool Khatimah (Good Ending)!”
And indeed…it was the best ending any Muslim could have dreamt of!
p/s: motivasi diri bahawa hanya dengan rahmatNya jua kita mendapat syurgaNya. Satu lagi, setiap kali orang berbuat baik kepada kita, JANGAN LUPA MENDOAKAN KEBAIKAN MEREKA! Jangan kedekut, kerana setiap kali kita mendoakan kebaikan orang lain, maka kebaikan yang sama juga akan kita terima. Inilah keuntungan yang Allah janjikan kepada hambaNya yang bertaqwa. InsyaAllah.
