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"Be in this world as a traveler." Here is where I'll dump relatively heavier thoughts on life and Islam as seen through my eyes. Disclaimer: Bear in mind that I am aware of the importance of studying with a teacher and the dangers of self-studying. However, I believe that the first step comes from within. The next will be to find teachers, insyaallah. May Allah guide all of us, and make us those who accept the truth, and those who strive to please Him rather than our own desires. Ameen.

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1 week ago

Asbabun Nuzul

Al-Qur’an adalah kitab suci kaum muslimin dan menjadi sumber ajaran Islam yang pertama dan utama yang harus diimani dan diaplikasikan dalam kehidupan agar  memperoleh kebaikan di dunia dan di akhirat. Karena itu, tidaklah berlebihan jika selama ini kaum muslimin tidak hanya mempelajari isi dan pesan-pesannya. Tetapi juga telah berupaya semaksimal mungkin untuk menjaga otentitasnya. Upaya itu telah mereka laksanakan sejak Nabi Muhammad Saw masih berada di Mekkah dan belum berhijrah ke Madinah hingga saat ini. Dengan kata lain upaya tersebut telah dilaksanakan sejak al-Qur’an diturunkan hingga saat ini. Mengenai mengerti asbabun nuzul sangat banyak manfaatnya. Karena itu tidak benar jika orang-orang mengatakan, bahwa mempelajari dan memahami sebab-sebab turunnya Al-Qur’an itu tidak berguna, dengan alasan bahwa hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan ayat-ayat al-Qur’an itu telah masuk dalam ruang lingkup sejarah. Di antara manfaatnya yang praktis ialah menghilangkan kesulitan dalam memberikan arti  ayat-ayat Al-Qur’an.

Imam al-Wahidi menyatakan; tidak mungkin orang mengerti tafsir suatu ayat, kalau tidak mengetahui cerita yang berhubungan dengan ayat-ayat itu, tegasnya untuk mengetahui tafsir yang terkandung dalam ayat itu harus mengetahui  sebab-sebab ayat itu diturunkan.

Ulama salaf tatkala terbentur kesulitan dalam memahami ayat, mereka segera kembali berpegang pedoman asbabun nuzulnya. Dengan cara ini hilanglah semua kesulitan yang mereka hadapi dalam mempelajari al-Qur’an tentang “Asbabun Nuzul”.

Dalam hal ini penulis mencoba menuangkan dalam bentuk makalah yang berjudul “ASBABUN NUZUL” dengan harapan semoga makalah ini dapat menambah keimanan dan keilmuan kita baik di dunia maupun di akhirat kelak. Amin.

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(Source: ibutina.com)

1 week ago

Links to e-books and stuffs

So many books to read. It’s best to read books that add value to one’s self rather than reading books that takes you to imaginary places and making you wish you were there instead of here.

3 months ago

I’ve never seen such solidarity. Moga mereka di dalam golongan yang disebutkan Al-Mujadilah Ayat 22:

“… orang-orang yang dalam hatinya telah ditanamkan Allah keimanan dan Allah telah menguatkan mereka dengan pertolongan yang datang dari Dia.”

3 months ago | 1 note
Often I find myself losing sight of the greater goal in life, in pursuit of little ones such as finding a job that pays well and doing well in school. It’s important to channel all our actions to only one intention- to be closer to Allah.
Reminders come in the form of advice from good friends. It may come in the form of online friends. The best, I feel, are the ones that speak to us from the pages of the Quran.
May we never lose sight of the greater goal in life in pursuit of smaller ones.

Often I find myself losing sight of the greater goal in life, in pursuit of little ones such as finding a job that pays well and doing well in school. It’s important to channel all our actions to only one intention- to be closer to Allah.

Reminders come in the form of advice from good friends. It may come in the form of online friends. The best, I feel, are the ones that speak to us from the pages of the Quran.

May we never lose sight of the greater goal in life in pursuit of smaller ones.

3 months ago

On Anger

Book 41, Number 4878: 
Narrated Sa’id ibn al-Musayyab: 

While the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) was sitting with some of his companions, a man reviled AbuBakr and insulted him. But AbuBakr remained silent. He insulted him twice, but AbuBakr controlled himself. He insulted him thrice and AbuBakr took revenge on him. Then the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) got up when AbuBakr took revenge. 

AbuBakr said: Were you angry with me, Apostle of Allah? 

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) replied: An angel came down from Heaven and he was rejecting what he had said to you. When you took revenge, a devil came down. I was not going to sit when the devil came down. 


5 months ago

On fasting in the 9th and 10th day of the month of Muharram

Funny Ive never fasted outside of Ramadhan before. Funny how it took a friend to sms a reminder about fasting on the 9th and 10th day of Ramadhan. Funny how my mum then asked if anyone wants to fast. 

I said yes. Saw a post on a friend’s Facebook wall regarding the hadiths related to the fast. Hopefully, this continues in the coming years.

7 months ago | 1 note

A good reminder to me. Where I’m from, spreading Islam this way isn’t really common. Nor do we share about Islam actively. Everyone’s quietly practicing except for the occasional “Can you excuse me for a few minutes? I need to pray.”, and answering innocent questions like “Why do Muslims pray so much? Why must women cover up? Why don’t some women cover up? Why can’t Muslim eat pork?”

Currently, the only dakwah that I hope I’m doing is by portraying a good image of a Muslim, sharing videos on Facebook and hoping someone clicks and watches it. 

It seems that friends aren’t too welcoming when it comes to having religion on their Newsfeed. Well, secretly I’m hoping and praying the Allah opens my friends’ hearts and move them to embrace Islam. Wouldn’t the world be a better place?

9 months ago | 23 notes

Issues

Time and time again, issues such as these surface. In life, there’s so many things to know and learn. And whenever I stumble upon something and can’t really make the time to read it, I’ll put it up here in the hopes that I’ll come back to read and understand.

9 months ago | 1 note

Never made time to read through this surah along with it’s translation. Realised that Al-Kahf translates to The Cave. Realized the similarity between Kahf and Cave. Now, whenever I think about retreating into my cave, I’ll be thinking about this surah. Insyaallah.

9 months ago

On Friends

“Know that not everyone is suitable to be your friend…” 

1 - Allah Said:

{Ah! Woe to me! If only I had never taken so-and-so as a friend! He indeed led me astray from the Reminder after it had come to me!”

[al-Furqan; 28-29]

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(Source: kalamullah.com)