Sunday, April 24, 2011

Which One Do You Prefer?


Assalamu'alaykum!

Read this BRUTALLY honest article! (well, at least this is how the writer described it herself ;)

Debunking The "Pretty Woman" Myth: How Romance Novels and Films Delude Youth

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"..So which one is it going to be, ladies?

Do you want the delusive, fair-seeming mirage, or the sweet-tasting but down-played reality?

Do you want the euphoric but temporary pleasure of lust and amore, or the more subtle but permanent love and companionship that is independent of youth and physical attributes, yet spans decades?

Do you want the kind of guy who will give you the giddy but short-lived haramrelationship, or the one who will give you the most phenomenally rewarding and long-term, halal one?

Wake up, girl! Do you really want to be the hottie that catches the eye of guys driving by in Lotus Esprits, or do you want to be the preserved gem – whose earnest prayers can change the decree of your Benevolent Creator – to find you the man who will treat you with the romantic love, kindness and respect that you deserve?

O wannabe “Vivienne”, you deserve much more than $100 dollars a night in a fancy hotel penthouse! اَعُوذُ بِاللّه

Strive to become the jewel that will make you deserve a palace of pearls in the middle of Al-Firdaus - the best place to dwell in, with the man who loves you unconditionally, under the shade of the throne of the One Who loves you both, for eternity.."

*Read the article to know more:

Exhibit A?

Exhibit B?

Which one do you prefer? :)

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"O Ever Living One.. O Eternal One, by Your mercy i call on You to set right all my affairs.. Do not place me in charge of my soul even for the blinking of an eye (a moment).."

Sound hadeeth: Al-Hakim (Fortress of The Muslim)

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Ukhty Alima: Love Unveiled

Bismillah....
Assalamu'alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh!

Here's an eBook that i want all of my sisters to subscribe [click below]:

By Ukht Alima Ashfaq

And here's her page I am Alima (FB)


"WHY SHOULD I SUBSCRIBE?.."

Hope the glimpses of this eBook will give you the main ideas on what's happening here!
EnchaAllah~

1. What is the Mysterious thing called LOVE?
" You need to know what is love is, so you can differentiate between LOVE and LUST. Whether it's BEFORE marriage or AFTER. Once you know what it's not-YOU CAN FOCUS ON ACHIEVEING WHAT IT IS.."

2. Marriage in Islam?
"Once you understand the importance of MARRIAGE IN ISLAM, your desire to get married will increase, and you will want to DO IT CORRECTLY in order to attain happiness within this relationship If you're married, you will learn the IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING THIS RELATIONSHIP in the good times and bad, as it's something that is emphasized in the Shari'ah and Allah wants the best for you.."

My comments: And here, in this part it goes on correcting your misconceptions on marriage. Marriage is not to just SATISFY one's LUST as many people think, alright? Not to be perceived as a one-day picnic where people just have fun for quite some time and leave after the 'picnic moment' is over! It's more than that. It's all about RESPONSIBILITY-beautifully and happily carried upon the married couples if they do things right.. :)

3. Mekka and Madina
"Two blessed lands, yet very unique and different in their own ways. Once you learn the importance of the other and give both its due right-life will be at ease.... Your marriage will be at ease!"

EnchaAllah!

My comments: Beautiful analogy! Instead of having "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus", now we have "Men Are from Mekka, Women Are from Medina".. How sweet! MashaAllah..

4. I Want You.... But I Fear Allah!
"This life is a test and you have to protect yourself. once you understand the importance of protecting yourself from falling into haraam, you will actively seek to stay away from this and success will be yours.."


I'm telling you this once again: YOU MUST SUBSCRIBE to this eBook. EnshaAllah you will benefit a LOT from here.. :)

"It's your choice. The life you choose to lead is due to the choices you make. If you make them right with the intelligence then you won't go wrong. If you're hasty and you go into a road without a calculated decision then you're setting yourself up for trouble.."

pss: Recall on what a wise man said to me once, "Marriage is no longer significant to many men today because the world is so corrupted-that they have all those means to get what they want, at anytime, anywhere.. So why should they burden themselves with responsibilities (marriage)?"

Allah musta'an.
Wallahu alam..

Monday, March 21, 2011

Why NIQAB?


Bismillah..

Assalamu'alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh..

"If you’re going to start ‘hooking up with your deen again’, take it step by step.."

A short advice i got from a blogpost.. So true indeed..

Check out these links advising our new-practising muslimaat on NIQAB. Since many are asking me how to start wearing niqab, maybe these links would b a bit of help. InshaAllah :)




Here some videos that i suppose will help to motivate my dear niqabis :)

Why Muslim Women are Beautiful? :)

Wny I Love Niqab..

And here's fatwa regarding Niqab, a scholarly view that takes Niqab as an obligation, given by Sheikh Muhammad Salih al-Munajjid:

And more dalil for Niqab according to Al-Quran and As-Sunnah:

To read and discover more of the scholarly arguments on why Niqab isn't an obligation, i suggest my dear sisters to read a book entitled "Muslim Women's Dress: Hijab or
Niqab" written by Syed Mutawalli ad-Darsh. Here some links you can refer to know more on this book:



And the most important thing is: DO THE RIGHT THING WITH THE RIGHT INTENTION AND RIGHT WAYS OF DOING IT



May Allah guide us to what pleases HIM.. Amin! (^_^)


~In Islam, women are precious~

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

STOP THAT!

STOP calling your sisters with bad names..
STOP classifying, judgementing them..
STOP hurting their feelings by any means!


START making friends with your sisters.
START loving them for Allah's sake!

Who knows if you could be the START for them to know/practise ISLAM BETTER THAN EVER?

SHARE the beauty of ISLAM-SISTERHOOD with every sister you know/ meet, even if it's to be a SIMPLE SMILE..

I love my sisters..
No matter where you are from..
Who you are..
Whatever you are..
However you are..


We are all here to help, complete each other..
InshaAllah..

~May our sisterhood brings us benefits in all of our affairs in this world and the hereafter. Aaaamin!~



Wassalamu'alaykum warahmatullahi wa barakatuh..



Saturday, January 8, 2011

Women-Beauty



ASsalamu'alaykum..

My dear sisters..

How could you refuse to wear hijab?
How could you refuse jannah?

If you are to be the Miss Universe, know that you are not as beautiful as Prophet Yusuf a.s..
If you are to be the MIss Popular, know that you are not as popular and great as Prophet Muhammad (saw)
If you are to be a millionaire, know that you are not as rich as Prophet Sulayman a.s..

Your beauty, popularity, money-none will remain forever!
So it's not worth it to forgo you obligations in covering your awra just for all these temporary pleasures?
I'd rather cover my awra for the sake of permanent pleasure: Jannah..

InshaAllah.. May Allah be pleased with all of our deeds fiddunya wa akhira.. :))

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Untukmu, Bakal Isteriku..


Assalamu'alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh..
Sekadar perkongsian daripada seorang sahabat ana yg dikasihi demi keredhaanNya..

Untukmu, Bakal isteriku..

Tangan ini mula menulis apa yang telah dikarangkan oleh hati ini di dalam kalbu. Aku mula tertanya-tanya adakah aku sudah seharusnya mula mencari sebahagian diriku yang hilang. Bukanlah niat ini disertai oleh nafsu tetapi atas keinginan seorang muslim mencari sebahagian agamanya. Acap kali aku mendengar bahawa ungkapan "Kau tercipta untukku."
Aku awalnya kurang mengerti apa sebenarnya erti kalimah ini kerana diselubungi jahiliyah. Rahmat dan hidayah Allah yang diberikan kepada diriku, baru kini aku mengerti bahawa pada satu hari nanti, aku harus mengambil satu tangungjawab yang sememangnya diciptakan khas untuk diriku, iaitu dirimu. Aku mula mempersiapkan diri dari segi fizikal, spiritual dan juga intelektual untuk bertemu denganmu.
Aku mahukan pertemuan kita yang pertama aku kelihatan 'sempurna' di hadapanmu walaupun hakikatnya masih banyak lagi kelemahan diri ini. Aku cuba mempelajari erti dan hakikat tanggungjawab yang harus aku galas ketika dipertemukan dengan dirimu. Aku cuba membataskan perbicaraanku dengan gadis lain yang hanya dalam lingkaran urusan penting kerana aku risau aku menceritakan rahsia diriku kepadanya kerana seharusnya engkaulah yang harus mengetahuinya kerana dirimu adalah sebahagian dariku dan ianya adalah hak bagimu untuk mengetahui segala zahir dan batin diriku ini.

Apabila diriku memakai kopiah, aku digelar ustaz. Diriku diselubungi jubah, digelar syeikh. Lidahku mengajak manusia ke arah makruf digelar daie. Bukan itu yang aku pinta kerana aku hanya mengharapkan keredhaan Allah. Yang aku takuti, diriku mula didekati oleh wanita kerana perawakanku dan perwatakanku. Baik yang indah berhijab atau yang ketat bert-shirt, semuanya singgah disisiku. Aku risau imanku akan lemah. Diriku tidak dapat menahan dari fitnah ini.

Rasulullah S.A.W pernah bersabda, "Aku tidak meninggalkan setelahku fitnah yang lebih bahaya untuk seorang lelaki melainkan wanita."

Aku khuatir amalanku bukan sebulatnya untuk Rabbku tetapi untuk makhluknya. Aku memerlukan dirimu untuk menghindari fitnah ini. Aku khuatir kurangnya ikhlas dalam ibadahku menyebabkan diriku dicampakkan ke neraka meninggalkan kau seorang diri di syurga. Aku berasa bersalah kepada dirimu kerana khuatir cinta yang hak dirimu akan aku curahkan kepada wanita lain. Aku sukar untuk mencari dirimu kerana dirimu bagaikan permata bernilai di antara ribuan kaca menyilau. Tetapi aku pasti jika namamu yang ditulis di Luh Mahfuz untuk diriku, nescaya rasa cinta itu akan Allah tanam dalam diri kita. Tugas pertamaku bukan mencari dirimu tetapi mensolehkan diriku. Sukar untuk mencari solehah dirimu andai solehku tidak setanding dengan ke’solehah’anmu. Janji Allah pasti kupegang dalam misi mencari dirimu.
"Wanita yang baik adalah untuk lelaki yang baik."

Jiwa remaja ku ini mula meracau mencari cinta. Matang kian menjelma dan kehadiran wanita amat terasa untuk berada di sisi. Setiap kali aku merasakannya, aku mengenangkan dirimu. Di sana engkau setia menunggu diriku, tetapi di sini aku curang kepadamu andai aku bermain dengan cinta fatamorgana. Sampaikan doamu kepada diriku agar aku dapat menahan gelora kejantananku disamping aku mengajukan sendiri doa diperlindungi diri.


Bukan harta,rupa dan keturunan yang aku pandang dalam mencari dirimu. Cukuplah agama sebagai pengikat kasih antara kita. Saat di mana aku bakal melamarmu, akan ku lihat wajahmu sekilas agar mencipta keserasian diantara kita kerana itu pesan Nabi kita. Tidak perlu alis mata seakan alis mata unta, wajah bersih seakan putih telur ataupun bibir merah delima tetapi cukup cuma akidah sekuat akar, ibadah sebagai makanan dan akhlak seindah budi.

"Kahwinilah isteri kerana empat perkara; keturunan, harta, rupa dan agama. Dan jika kau memilih agama, engkau tidak akan menyesal.” Jika aku dipertemukan dengan dirimu, akan ku jaga perasaan kasih ini supaya tidak tercurah sebelum masanya. Akan ku jadikan syara’ sebagai pendinding diri kita. Akan ku jadikan akad nikah itu sebagai cop halal untuk mendapatkan dirimu. Biarlah kita mengikuti nenek moyang kita, Nabi Adam dan Siti Hawa yang bernikah sebelum disatukan agar kita dapat menikmati kenikmatan perkahwinan yang menjanjikan ketenangan jiwa, ketenteraman hati dan kedamaian batin. Doakan diriku ini agar tidak berputus asa dan sesat dalam misi mencari dirimu kerana aku memerlukan dirimu untuk melengkapkan sebahagian agamaku.

Dariku, Bakal suamimu..


Thursday, September 16, 2010

Nouman Ali Khan : Lolzzzzzzzz...Funny , But True

Assalamu alaykum..

A very funny video (A very good reminder as well) showing how important understanding the Al-Quran (learn the arabic!) is..

May Allah bless this brother.
MashaAllah.. A MUST_WATCH