Sunday, February 19, 2012

Its monday, we say alhamdulilah

Today is Monday, indeed a blessed day. A day our Beloved Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam was born and Abu Jahl, his uncle was spared from the punishment in the grave due to his happiness when the Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam was born and he freed 2 slaves. It is because of this he was spared from the hellish torment. Can you imagine how about the Sahaba radiaAllahuanhum ajmain? They sacrifice their lives, their wealth and they will do anything out of love for the beloved Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam even it meant to cost their life and losing every single thing they owe be it materialistic or family.

For us its easier to say 'oh we love the Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam' but we are not going through the same experience like how the family and companions of Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam did as we read in history. The pain, the suffering and bitterness in life. The war, the hunger, the strike and the humiliation in 'Taif whereby the Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam was stone and cast away and yet HE sallahu alaihiwasalam told Syaidina Gibril alaihisalam not to destroy the community and HE sallahu alaihiwasalam prayed for them in saying also if they are not going to be Muslims perhaps their upcoming generations will be. It was through the trials and tribulations, they got the strength in their certainty with Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam to be closer to Allah swt.

We learn the 'seerah' of Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam through the reading of Manuals such as the Mawlid Dibai, Barzanji, Simtud Duror and Burdah (I know there are many Mawlid out there). The purpose of reading these Blessed manuals which were composed by the people of God who came after the time of Prophet sallahu alahiwasalam and the companions who express their desire and loveliness to love the Prophet sallahu alahaiwasalam is that we understand the journal and biography of our Beloved Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam. So we are able to cultivate the blessed characteristic of Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam into ourselves, molding it to be part of us. The blessed beautiful characther of Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam is a manifestation of a servanthood. A servant required to obtain such noble character such as humility, perseverance, patience. Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam himself declared I am here for noble character.

To learn what the Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam went through and yet HE sallahu alaihiwasalam is thankful to Allah swt for everything, is a lesson to us to reflect on the important of being shukr (gratitude) Isnt the Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam said to his Beloved wife Syadatina Aisha radiaAllahanha Am I not a thankful servant? After SHE radiaAllahuan saw the blistered leg of Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam when he prayed all night. To be able to pray and praise Allah swt is already a big nikmah which require one to be shukr. Shukr leads you to greater understanding of who is Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam who many think is a man but he is more than just being merely a man like you and me.

Shukr leads you to the reality of Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam.The reality of Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam is not about seeing him in dream or awake. It is an opening in the heart that lead you to an act of steadfast and sincerity trying to be like Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam which will lead you to the reality. A reality that enhance the heart to be present in prayer, not to miss prayer, pray the sunnah, reading the Quran daily, remembering Allah swt constantly. The reality of Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam is to be able cry in the middle of the night when everyone asleep. To feel everything that you do and gain is the meryc of Allah. To love your brother more than you love yourself. To be with those who are poor, orphan and oppressed. It drew you closer to Allah swt. This is why Awliyah and Ulama feel the nikmah, mercy of solat. Praise be only to Allah for HIS guidance as we are unable to worship him if not for the guidance and strength that He had inspired and gave us from each moment of our breath without asking anything in return except to be thankful to HIM.

May we gain the reality of Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam through the virtue of cultivating the noble charactheristic of Prophet sallahu alaihiwasalam in ourselves by reading the Mawlid, Burdah and Qasidah. May Allah guide our hearts to remember HIM only.

p/s: Forgive me for the bad English.

Focus

Oh gosh! Its been a very long time since I had posted something here..Oh my..how time flies. I am not sure if I should continue this blog or changing it to a new name but my wife often refused to allow me to do so for some nostalgia moment. Well, in life we always have this moment of nostalgia, phrasing from one stage to another. My English is not good enough for me to write even though I am trying hard enough to be a writer. I realize passion alone wont be able to make you a good writer. One thing I learn for sure, when you discpline yourself well and focus on things you need to achieve. You will get the result through certainty which you gain from the journey you are going through from time to time. In the end what matter the most is that we realize it is Allah who make things happen. So discipline and focus. Biznillah