Blogging~

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
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I started blogging since form 3. It was because our family had just installed streamyx to our old house. The intention started from my big brother but at that time, it wasn't blogspot that was popular. It was modblog that catchs the eye.

My intention of blogging at that time was just to make a live journal of what I do and the things that I go through in life. Then I wanted to share it with the whole world.

I stopped blogging when I was in late form 4. At that time, I was quite busy with things. I had little time with the internet and so, my modblog was unupdated. After a few while, I realised that modblog had closed it server. Reason? Even I don't know why.

In the late form 5, I created a blog using wordpress, but it didn't last long for I didn't like the preferences of wordpress. So, I changed to blogspot. It was quite new to me and maybe other people at that time.

The then blogspot wasn't like it is right know, for the preference was much more complicated. I have to understand a little bit of HTML/Javascript in order to enable me to adjust my blog. But it didn't go well. For I was near my SPM at that time. So, the blogspot was abandoned for some time.

After SPM, still didn't touch my blog for I had no idea what to write or share though I had gone through a lot of things during those period.

It was after I went to Pulau Jawa under the program "Road 2 Jawa" had I been able to write something. But it wasn't on the same blog that created before. I created a new one (flimsy89). And so, there goes the first post for this blog [here].

After that, I wrote things according to what I went through in life. Most of them, my experience. It was quite like a private site for me to shout out my feelings. But as time goes by, I learned to write things maturaly. I learned to write about what I see in a better words so others could understand. I learned to extract info from books or articles that I read. And it really helps a lot for I did do a lot of readings. So, my general info was quite vast (though not as vast as my little sister..She had more readings than I do).

From blogging too, I knew a lot of people and I learned how they think. There were many types of people I met through this digital realm. I met politicians, artist, novelist, cool friends, dark friends, liberalist, chauvanist, normal people and many more. And the thing that I learned from these people is that, I learn to respect them for who they are.

Now, I blog to share the understandings of what I achieved throughout the past journeys I went through. It may not be to make people change, but I hope it could bring some light in their dark life.

My reasons for why I blog? Its to share what I understand about life so we can together live peacefully in the after life.

*p/s : This entry was from the intention to improve my English. Need to sharpen it. Huhu~

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He was the best ever~

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
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I was quite astonish with the findings of Michael H. Hart in the book of "Bukti-bukti sains dan sejarah : Kerasulan Muhammad SAW" by Dr. Danial Zainal Abidin. The original idea was from the book "The 100 : A ranking of the Most influential Persons in History" by Micheal H. Hart. The first person he put on the rank was the prophet Muhammad SAW.

I have heard about this before sometime ago, but it did not hit me much for at that time I have always known that the prophet SAW was always the best mankind ever created by god. It was narrated by muslim from the prohpet SAW:

Indeed, Allah has chosen Kinanah amongs the sons of Ismail, and He has chosen Quraisy from Kinanah, and He has chosen Hashim from Quraisy dan He has chosen me (Muhammad SAW) from the descendants of Hashim.

But as I read the book from Dr. Danial, I was wondering why it made Mr. Micheal put the prophet SAW as the most influential person. As I read through, this is what he said,

My choise of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may suprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both religion and secular levels. Of humble origins, Muhammad founded and promulgated one of the world's great religions and became immensely effective political leader. Today, thirteen centuries after his death, his influence is still powerful and pervasive.

Indeed, it is true. For he brought up the original religion from the first man alive, the prophet Adam AS.

From the beginning of mankind itself, there was only one purpose [Quran,51:56]. But as time goes on, man changes religion accordingly to their desire. For what they like, they keep and what they dislike, they throw.

But the prophet Muhammad SAW renewed this religion which came from Abraham (Ibrahim), Moses (Musa), Aaron (Harun), Joseph (Yusuf), Zechariah (Zakaria) and Jesus (Isa) with Allah's words (Al-Quran). It is not more than to fulfill mankinds fitrah as humans and to fulfill the obligations given to them by Allah. And it is what is Islam. The way of life.

As I read through, there were other people who acknowldge the prophet SAW as the best person ever. And each of them came up with rational reasons to support their statement.

One of them was Professor Jules Masserman. He stated that,

Leaders must fulfill 3 functions:
1. the leader must provide for the well-being of the followers,
2. the leader or would be leader must provide a social organization in which people feel relatively secure,
3. this leader must provide his people with one set of beliefs.

He then stated,

People like Pasteur and Salk are leaders in the first sense. People like Gandhi and Confucius, on one hand, and Alexander, Caeser and Hitler on the other, are leaders in the second and perhaps the third sense. Jesus and Buddha belong in the third category alone. Perhaps the greatest leader of all times was Mohammad, who combined all three functions. To a lesser degree, Moses did the same.

It was very intresting to read about other people's opinion about the prophet SAW and how they came up with their perceptions about him. Sometimes, people just need more evidence to be convinced with the truth. Which to me, it is a very good effort.

Somehow, I pondered and thought, why is it that these people can think like this, about the prophet SAW but us (the muslim community) more or less doesn't care about it.

What is it that made them so ignorant to understand and know the truth about the prophet SAW? Why do they get so freaking mad when some westeners create insulting cartoons about the prophet SAW but in the other hand, do they follow his sunnah? Do they even understand the divine words from God through him? hmm...

If other people can understand the prophet's attitude, actions and acknowledge his deeds to the highest level, why can't we? We are his followers, aren't we? We are muslims, aren't we?

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Hormat itu diberi atau diminta?~

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
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Kadang-kadang dalam hidup kita, selalu kita mengharapkan orang menghormati diri kita. Selalu nak suruh orang lain hormat harta kita, nama kita, maruah kita, agama kita dan macam-macam. Kadang-kadang permintaan tu selalu berlebih-lebihan. Kita nak dihormati lebih daripada apa yang sepatutnya.

Sebenarnya, kalau difikirkan, adakah penghormatan ini diberi atau pun ia diminta?

Kebanyakkan orang selalu nak diri mereka dihormati tapi jarang sekali mereka cuba menghormati orang lain. Kenapa ini berlaku? sebabkan ego ke? atau sebab rasa diri dah cukup hebat? atau...

Apa pun, bukanlah sikap ini yang diajar oleh baginda SAW. Cuba kita renung balik seerah Ar-Rasul SAW. Kenapa baginda digelar al-amin suatu ketika dahulu oleh kaum quraisy. Baginda tak minta pun untuk digelar sedemikian rupa, tapi disebabkan budinya, akhlaknya, rendah dirinya, hormatnya pada yang lain, maka baginda mendapat gelaran tersebut.

"Demi sesungguhnya bagi kamu, pada diri Rasulullah itu contoh ikutan yang baik, iaitu bagi orang yang sentiasa mengharapkan (keredaan) Allah dan (balasan baik) hari akhirat, serta dia pula menyebut dan mengingati Allah banyak-banyak (dalam masa susah dan senang)." [Al-Ahzab, 33 : 21]

Kadang-kadang bila sesetengah orang dapat kuasa atau jawatan, sering kali mereka mengharapkan diri mereka dihormati, dipandang tinggi oleh kebanyakan orang. Ingin diri mereka dinilai lebih daripada orang lain kerana status yang dimiliki. Untuk itu, mereka akan melakukan apa sahaja untuk mendapatkan penghormatan sedemikian.

Tapi persoalannya berbaloikah? Berbaloikah penghormatan itu diberikan pada orang macam ini? Kembali kepada persoalan asal, adakah penghormatan ini diberi atau diminta?

Hmm...sudah tentu ia diberi, betul tak? Sudah tentu orang lain yang akan menilai keperibadian kita. Sudah tentu mereka yang justifikasi perilaku kita. Merekalah yang tentukan status kita pada diri mereka. Andai kata dengan akhlak dan perilaku kita mampu menyebabkan mereka menjadi hormat, maka itulah yang selayaknya kita miliki. Tapi kalau dah perangai pun macam...dan juga macam...perlu kah rasa hormat itu diberikan?

hmm...terpulang juga kepada individu yang menilai. Mungkin penilaian setiap orang berbeza. Level of hormat daripada setiap orang juga sudah tentu berbeza. Sebab karakteristik setiap kan berbeza.

Apa pun, kesimpulan mudah daripada saya, kiranya kita ingin dihormati orang, maka hormatilah orang lain terdahulu. Kerana orang lain juga ada kelebihan, kita juga punya kekurangan. Tidak semua perfect.

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I look, I look, I see~

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
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Allah berfirman :

"Katakanlah: Sesungguhnya sembahyangku dan ibadatku, hidupku dan matiku, hanyalah untuk Allah Tuhan yang memelihara dan mentadbirkan sekalian alam." [Al-An'am, 6 : 162]

I Look I See - Yusuf Islam

I look, I look, I look, I see
I see a world of beauty
I touch, I touch, I touch, I feel
I feel a world around so real
And everything I do
I dedicate to You
Cause You made me
I am for You

I listen, listen, listen, I hear
I hear the words of God so clear
I read, I read, I read, I know
It helps my knowledge grow
And everything we do
We dedicate to You
Cause You made us
We are for You
I listen, listen, listen, I hear

He sent the Prophet to show us the way
He made Religion perfect that Day
Peace be upon him, upon him we pray
Salatullah, wa salamu 'alyhi

I sleep I sleep, I sleep, I dream
I dream I'm in a garden green
I wish, I wish, I wish I pray
I pray to be here everyday
And everything I do
I dedicate to You
Cause You made me
I am for You

I work, I work, I work, I strive
To make something of my life
I seek, I seek, I seek, I find
I find another hill to climb
And everything we do
We dedicate to You
Cause You made us
We are for You
I look, I look, I look, I see

He sent the Prophet to show us the way
He made Religion perfect that Day
Peace be upon him, upon him we pray
Salatullah, wa salamu 'alyhi (x2)

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Kehilangan insan tersayang 2~

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
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sambungan...

Kalau dilihat dari konteks masa, kematian Siti Khadijah dan Abu Talib berlaku 10 tahun sesudah kerasulan Baginda. Saat ini merupakan saat kemuncak zaman makiyyah. Saat ini juga saat paling getir bagi ummat Islam kerana mereka menerima penghinaan dan penentangan yang cukup hebat daripada kaum Quraisy terutamanya baginda SAW yang memimpin risalah ini.

Tetapi bukankah Allah sudah menentukan segalanya dengan cukup rapi dan cantik sekali? Sememangnya terdapat hikmah disebalik kematian Siti Khadijah dan Abu Talib.

Cuba kita lihat andai kata Abu Talib di kurnia usia yang panjang dan mampu bersama dengan Rasulullah SAW hingga baginda berjaya membangunkan sebuah negara Islam. Bukankah nanti akan ada sesetengah pihak yang akan mempertikai kepimpinan baginda dan mengatakan kejayaan baginda adalah kerana baginda SAW mendapat sokongan yang kuat daripada Abu Talib, seorang pimpinan Quraisy juga seorang yang bukan Islam. Bukankah ini akan menjejaskan kredibiliti baginda sebagai Qudwah hassanah?

Kemudian, Allah ingin menanamkan keyakinan kepada ummat Islam dan juga baginda SAW bahawa kejayaan dan kemenangan Islam adalah bergantung kepada pertolongan Allah SWt sahaja. Allah sahajalah yang sanggup memelihara dan melindungi baginda SAW dari sesiapa pun. Pendek kata, jika wujud atau tidak sokongan dan perlindungan daripada tentangan orang-orang Quraisy, dakwah Rasulullah SAW tetap akan mencapai kemenangan dan Taufiq kerana Allah telah menjamin ia.

Lagi pun, sememangnya kita tahu, betapa liciknya orang-orang orientalis, yahudi dan nasara dalam nak mencari kelemahan baginda SAW serta Islam. Sekali pun dengan kesempurnaan yang telah Allah berikan kepada Baginda SAW dan juga Islam, namun demikian, ada sahaja perkara yang mereka ingin perlekehkan terhadap Rasulullah SAW dan Islam yang dibawanya. Semuanya tidak lain dan tidak bukan akibat daripada kedengkian mereka yang begitu kuat. Dan Allah menyuruh kita berlindung daripada orang-orang yang sebegini rupa [Al-Falaq, 114 : 5].

Hakikatnya, kehilangan Siti Khadijah dan Abu Talib dalam kehidupan baginda bukanlah untuk melemahkan semangat baginda. Tetapi untuk meneguhkan baginda SAW agar baginda lebih kritis dan kreatif dalam melaksanakan dakwah kepada kaum Quraisy pada ketika itu. Rentetan daripada peristiwa ini juga berlakunya peristiwa hijrah kubra ummat Islam ke kota Yathrib demi menyelamatkan Akidah Islam yang suci.

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Kehilangan insan tersayang 1~

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم---

Satu ketika, Rasulullah SAW pernah menghadapi saat-saat yang cukup perit kerana terpaksa berhadapan dengan kehilangan dua orang insan yang paling rapat dengan baginda iaitu Isterinya yang tercinta, Siti Khadijah dan juga bapanya saudaranya iaitu Abu Talib. Sebelum kematian kedua orang ini, merekalah yang banyak memberikan bantuan kepada dakwah Rasulullah SAW ketika di Makkah.

Siti Khadijah merupakan teman setia Rasulullah SAW. Dialah insan yang Rasulullah SAW bercerita tentang keperitan dakwah dan dialah yang sentiasa memberikan motivasi yang hebat kepada Rasulullah SAW agar meneruskan perjuangan yang di bawa.

Ketika pertama kali Rasulullah SAW menerima wahyu daripada Allah di gua Hira', Siti Khadijah lah orang pertama yang menenangkan Rasulullah SAW serta menemani baginda pada malam penerimaan wahyu tersebut. Kalau lah tiada Siti Khadijah dalam kehidupan Rasulullah SAW, mungkin keadaan hari ini berbeza, tapi itulah ketetapan Allah. Segalanya sudah tertulis.

Pakciknya Abu Talib sekali pun tidak masuk Islam, tapi kerana sayangnya pada anak saudaranya ini menyebabkan Abu Talib sanggup melindungi baginda daripada ancaman kaum Quraisy. Beliau juga sanggup bersama-sama dengan Rasulullah SAW ketika ummat Islam di pulau oleh penduduk Makkah.

Dan sayangnya baginda terhadap bapa saudaranya hingga ke saat terakhir nafas Abu Talib, baginda cuba jugak untuk mengislamkan Abu Talib. Namun, kerana termakan dengan kata-kata pimpinan Quraisy yang lain, akhirnya Abu Talib meninggal dalam keadaan Kufur. Begitu sedih Rasulullah SAW kerana kehilangan insan yang sangat di kasihi tetapi bukan dalam keadaan muslim.

"Sessungguhnya engkau (Wahai Muhammad) tidak mampu memberikan hidayah kepada orang-orang yang engkau sayangi, tetapi Allah jualah yang mampu memberikan hidayah kepada sesiapa yang dikehendakiNya dan Dialah yang mengetahui akan orang-orang yang mendapat hidayah" [Al-Qasas, 28 : 56]

Kehilangan kedua orang yang Rasulullah SAW sayangi ini menyebabkan pintu-pintu dakwah Rasulullah SAW semakin tertutup. Dahulu, ketika adanya mereka berdua, dakwah Rasulullah SAW lebih lancar dan baik. Ramai yang menerima dakwah baginda sekali pun punyai tentangan yang hebat daripada kepimpinan Quraisy.

Namun dengan kehilangan mereka berdua, penerimaan orang ramai mula susut dan dakwah baginda menjadi lebih sukar kerana tiada lagi orang yang boleh membantu baginda.

Tetapi hikmah perancangan Allah itulah yang terbaik. Segalanya sudah di atur Allah untuk baginda SAW. Tidak mungkin Allah meninggalkan kekasihNya kesunyian dan kesepian. Sudah tentu Allah menyiapkan sesuatu yang lebih baik untuk baginda SAW.

bersambung...

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Flowers are red~

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Kadang kala, pemikiran kanak-kanak selalu dilimitasikan oleh orang-orang dewasa dengan pemikiran mereka. Harapan mereka supaya kanak-kanak menjadi seperti mereka. Amat malang kehidupan kanak-kanak yang baru sahaja ingin mengenali dunia dengan intuasi mereka tapi di konkong minda mereka dengan pemikiran orang-orang dewasa.

Sepatutnya, kanak-kanak dibiarkan berimaginasi, bermimpi tentang sesuatu yang mereka sukakan agar minda mereka sentiasa berkembang. Apa yang sepatutnya dilakukan orang-orang dewasa adalah membimbing perkembangan minda kanak-kanak supaya ia terarah ke tempat yang betul. Bukan membina tembok di sana sini. Biarlah mereka menjadi insan yang kreatif dan kritis bila melihat dunia ini agar bila mereka dewasa, segala permasalahan yang dilalui, mampu mereka hadapi kerana kredibilti yang dibina sejak kecil sudah terasah.

Flowers are red - Zain Bikha

A little boy went first day at school

He got some crayons and he started to draw

He put colors all over the paper

For colors was what he saw

The teacher said, "What you doin' young man?"

"I'm paintin' flowers see"

"Well this is not the time for art young man

And anyway flowers are green and red

There's a time for everything young man

a way it should be done

You've got to show concern for everyone else

For you're not the only one"

And she said...

"Flowers are red

Green leaves are green

There's no need to see flowers any other way

Than they way they always have been seen "

But the little boy said...

"There are so many colors in the rainbow

So many colors in the morning sun

So many colors in the flower and I see every one"

Well the teacher said… "You're sassy

There's a way that things should be

And you'll paint flowers the way they are

So repeat after me..."

she said...

"Flowers are red

Green leaves are green

There's no need to see flowers any other way

Than they way they always have been seen "

But the little boy said again...

"There are so many colors in the rainbow

So many colors in the morning sun

So many colors in the flower and I see every one"

Well the teacher put him in a corner

She said… "It's for your own good…

And you won't come out 'til you get it right

responding like you should"

Well finally he got lonely

Frightened thoughts filled his head

And he went up to that teacher

And this is what he said

"Flowers are red, green leaves are green

There's no need to see flowers any other way

Than the way they always have been seen"

Well time went by like it always does

he moved to another town

And the little boy went to another school

And this is what he found

The teacher there was smilin'

She said..."Painting should be fun

And there are so many colors in a flower

So let's paint every one"

that little boy painted flowers

In neat rows of green and red

And when the teacher asked him "why"

This is what he said..

"Flowers are red, green leaves are green

There's no need to see flowers any other way

Than the way they always have been seen."

But there must still be a way to have our children say,

There are so many colors in the rainbow

So many colors in the morning sun

So many colors in the flower and I see every one

There are so many colors in the rainbow

So many colors in the morning sun

So many colors in the flower and I see every one

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