PURPOSE OF LIFE

Its a wonderful text ✨💖

This testimony has blown me apart. May I live  for Him alone not for the things of this world.
Read it soberly please...

People ask me, What is the purpose of life?

And I respond:
In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were not made to last forever, and Allah wants us to be with Him in Heaven.

One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the *end of my body*... but not the *end of me.*

I may live *60 to 100 years on earth*, but I am going to spend *much much more than trillions of years in eternity.*
This is the warm-up act ...the dress rehearsal. Allah wants us to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity..

We were made by *Allah and for Allah*, and until you figure that out, life isn't going to *make sense.*

Life is a series of problems:
*Either you are in one now,* OR *you're just coming out of one,* OR *you're getting ready to go into another one.*

The reason for this is that *Allah is more interested* in *your character* than *your comfort;* Allah is more interested in making *your life holy* than He is in making *your life happy.*

We can be *reasonably happy* here on earth, but that's not *the goal of life.* The goal is to grow in *character, in the prophet (saw) likeness.*

No matter how *good* things are in your life, there is always something *bad* that *needs to be worked on.*

And no matter how *bad* things are in your life, there is always something *good* you can *thank Allah* for.

You can focus on *your purposes*, or you can focus on *your problems:*

If you focus on your problems, you're going into *self-centeredness*, which is my problem, my issues, my pain. *But one of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is to get your focus off yourself and onto Allah and others.*

We need to ask ourselves: Am I going to live for possessions? Popularity?

Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt? Bitterness? Materialism?  am I going to be driven by Allah's purposes (for my life)?

When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed and say, Allah, if I don't get anything else done today, *I want to know You more and love You better.*

Allah didn't put me on earth just to fulfill *a to-do list.* He's more interested in *what I am* than *what I do.*

That's why we're called *human beings*, not *human doings.*

--Happy moments, *PRAISE Allah.*
--Difficult moments, *SEEK Allah.*
--Quiet moments, *WORSHIP Allah.*
--Painful moments, *TRUST Allah.*
--Every moment, *THANK Allah.*

*--If you do not pass this  on, nothing will happen.*

But it will just be nice to pass it on to your friends and loved ones.....TQ.

‎جزاك الله خيراً

DOA KETIKA ANGIN KENCANG

Doa Ketika Angin Ribut/Bertiup Kencang

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا وَخَيْرَ مَا فِيْهَا وَخَيْرَ مَا أُرْسِلَتْ بِهِ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا وَشَرِّ مَا فِيْهَا وَشَرِّ مَا أُرْسِلَتْ بِهِ

“Ya Allah, sesungguhnya aku mohon kepadaMu kebaikan angin (ribut ini), kebaikan apa yang di dalamnya dan kebaikan tujuan angin ini dihembuskan. Aku berlindung kepadaMu dari kejahatan angin ini, kejahatan apa yang di dalamnya dan kejahatan tujuan angin ini dihembuskan.”

(HR. Muslim no. 899)

WATCH IT

Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character. 
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

My Ship of Life

I was once the captain of the ship before the mutiny. Sailing on the Sea of Dunya.

Then, the mutiny happened.

Now, I am ignored by the rebellious First Mate and crew and  confined to the brig left to fend for myself.

I am considering whether to abandon ship or win back my command. Questions that need answers...

Struggling in the storms of tribulations....

Help me, help me, help me....

O Allah help me, I cannot face the journey wihout You...

LUPA ALPA

lupa. alpa.

berapa banyak tamadun yang runtuh
berapa banyak empire yang jatuh
kaum yang pupus lupus.

firaun wa namruz
satu ditimbus laut
satu telinga nya di masuki nyamuk.

aad..madyan wa thamud
aad dibinasa angin kering
madyan...binasa
hanya dengan satu tempikan
thamud ranap ditimbus bumi terlingkup.

i.
kita ini mengapa
menjadi lupa dan alpa
sejarah yang belum pun begitu lama..
jatuhnya sebuah empire
akibat durja dan sengketa
yang datang bertimpa
di bumi sekangkang kera.

sudah lupa
sang rajuna tapa membuka pintu kota
si kitul mengadu dumba
meracun..racun yang bisa
hingga terbunuh paduka seri bendahara
dek angkara murka sang maharaja..

sudahkah juga  lupa
peringgi datang dengan meriam dan bedil
tidak tersangga olih keris dan lembing..
belanda datang inggeris datang
siam dan jepun turut datang menawan.
hingga kita menjadi bumi yang  terjajah  di sepanjang sejarah .

bagaimana kita akan lupa
istiwa kominis masuk hutan
sejarah hitam perjuangan..
darah tumpah memancut bersemburan
jasad terbujur gugur bergelimpangan
mempertahankan bumi..bangsa dan agama
menebus maruah dan kemenangah.

ii.
sungguh kita sudah lupa
di abui olih alpa
sekarang mengunggun api sengketa
membakar bumi tanah pusaka.

kita membakar segala pertimbangan
lupa alpa kita kata2 tua
jong pecah
yu juga yang kenyang
rumah terbakar
tikus lari bertempiaran
menang jadi abu
kalah jadi arang.

firaun wa namruz
aad..madyan wa thamud...
lagikan hilang di dunia..
takkan melayu hilang di dunia ?

iii.
faraun wa namruz
aad..madyan wa thamud
semuanya binasa
bersama empire perkasa
di tangan YANG MAHA ESA
MAHA PERKASA..

k. terengganu    Abg Li.
15. 04. 2018.

POWER OF CHOICE - BE AN EAGLE OR BE A DUCK

I  was waiting in line for a ride at the airport in Dubai. When a cab pulled up, the first thing I noticed was that the taxi was polished to a bright shine. Smartly dressed in a white shirt, black tie, and freshly pressed black slacks, the cab driver jumped out and rounded the car to open the back passenger door for me.

He handed me a laminated card and said: 'I'm Abdullahi, your driver. While I'm loading your bags in the trunk I'd like you to read my mission statement.'

Taken aback, I read the card. It said: Abdullahi’s Mission Statement:
To get my customers to their destination in the quickest, safest and cheapest way possible in a friendly environment.

This blew me away. Especially when I noticed that the inside of the cab matched the outside. Spotlessly clean!

As he slid behind the wheel, Abdullahi said, 'Would you like a cup of coffee? I have a thermos of regular and one of decaf.'

I said jokingly, 'No, I'd prefer a soft drink.'

Abdullahi smiled and said, 'No problem. I have a cooler up front with regular and Diet Coke, Lassi (savoury drink), water and orange juice.'

Almost stuttering, I said, 'I'll take a Lassi.'

Handing me my drink, Abdullahi said, 'If you'd like something to read, I have The Star and Sun Times today.'

As we were pulling away, Abdullahi handed me another laminated card, 'These are the stations I get and the music they play, if you'd like to listen to the radio.'

And as if that weren't enough, Abdullahi told me that he had the air conditioning on and asked if the temperature was comfortable for me.

Then he advised me of the best route to my destination for that time of day.    He also let me know that he'd be happy to chat and tell me about some of the sights or, if I preferred, to leave me with my own thoughts.

'Tell me, Abdullahi ,' I was amazed and asked him, 'have you always served customers like this?'

Abdullahi smiled into the rear view mirror. "No, not always. In fact, it's only been in the last two years. My first five years driving, I spent most of my time complaining like all the rest of the cabbies do. Then I heard about POWER OF CHOICE one day.

The Power of choice is that you can be a duck or an eagle.

'If you get up in the morning expecting to have a bad day, you'll rarely disappoint yourself. Stop complaining!'

'Don't be a duck. Be an eagle. Ducks quack and complain. Eagles soar above the crowd.'

'That hit me. really hard' said Abdullahi.

'It is about me. I was always quacking and complaining, so I decided to change my attitude and become an eagle.   

I looked around at the other cabs and their drivers.The cabs were dirty, the drivers were unfriendly, and the customers were unhappy.   

So I decided to make some changes, slowly ... a few at a time.When my customers responded well, I did more.'

'I take it that it has paid off for you,' I said.

'It sure has,' Abdullahi replied.  'My first year as an eagle, I doubled my income from the previous year. This year I'll probably quadruple it.My customers call me for appointments on my cell phone or leave a message on it.'

Abdullahi made a different choice. He decided to stop quacking like a duck and start soaring like an eagle.

Start becoming an eagle today ... one small step every week..next week... And next...And....

Thought for today…...

You don't die if you fall in water, you die only if you don't swim.That’s the Real Meaning of Life. Improve yourself and your skills in a different way.

Be an EAGLE.

~Author Unknown~

22 AMALAN HARIAN YANG PERLU DILAKUKAN UNTUK MENJADI MUSLIM SEJATI

22 AMALAN HARIAN YANG PERLU DILAKUKAN UNTUK MENJADI MUSLIM SEJATI

1. Solat Tahajud di waktu ¾ malam sekurang-kurangnya 2 rakaat & solat sunat Witir sekurang-kurangnya 1 rakaat sebelum masuk waktu Subuh- Tahajjud merupakan jalan orang-orang yang soleh, amalan para Nabi dan Wali-wali Allah yang terdahulu. Jangan ditinggalkan. Solat Witir juga boleh dilakukan sebelum tidur sepertimana yg biasa dilakukan dlm bulan Ramadhan . Nabi SAW tidak pernah meninggalkan solat Witir dan mazhab Hanafi berpendapat solat Witir adalah wajib hukumnya, manakala mazhab selain Hanafi , meletakkan hukum sunat muakad bg solat Witir, jgn tinggalkan.

2. Selepas Subuh, zikir 300pagi {100x [tasbih,tahmid dan takbir], 100x selawat & 100x istighfar}. Zikir sangat penting kerana semasa kedatangan DAJJAL hanya zikir sebagai sumber makanan dan minuman. Hanya orang yang benar-benar jaga zikir shj mempunyai sumber makanan dan minuman pada waktu itu. Selainnya akan mengikut DAJJAL untuk mendapat makanan dan minuman.

3. Kemudian bacalah surah Yasin- Allah janji segala hajatnya pada hari itu akan dipenuhi.

4. Kemudian selepas 26 min naik matahari, solat sunat Isyraq 4 rakaat- Allah janji akan menolong kamu menyempurnakan segala urusanmu pada hari itu.

5. Kemudian solat sunat Dhuha, boleh dilakukan bermula 20 minit selapas Isyraq (di antara jam 8-12 tghari). Nabi SAW bersabda: “Sesiapa mengerjakan solat Dhuha 2 rakaat, dia tidak tergolong di dalam golongan orang-orang yg lalai dan lupa.” Solat Dhuha juga memudahkan urusan dan memberkati rezeki.

6. Selepas solat Zohor, bacalah surah Ar-Rahman- Nabi SAW bersabda: “Segala sesuatu itu mempunyai mempelai, dan mempelai bagi Al-Quran adalah surah Ar-Rahman.” Surah Ar-Rahman menanam sifat syukur di dalam hati atas nikmat-nikmat Allah dan dengan amalan membaca Surah Ar-Rahman juga sangat baik untuk meningkatkan kecerdasan otak.

7. Selepas solat fardhu Asar, zikir 300 petang, {100x [tasbih,tahmid dan takbir], 100x selawat & 100x istighfar}

8. Kemudian baca Surah An-Naba’ – Nabi SAW bersabda: “ Jika kamu tahu fadhilat dan besarnya pahala membaca surah An-Naba’, maka kamu akan berhenti daripada tugas-tugas kamu, lalu mempelajari surah tersebut dan mendekatkan diri kepada Allah dengan membacanya. Sesungguhnya Allah akan mengampunkan dosa-dosa mereka yang mengamalkan membacanya selain dosa syirik.”

9. Selepas solat Maghrib, solat sunat Auwabin-Allah janji akan memberi keampunan terhadap dosa-dosa melainkan dosa syirik kepadaNya.

10. Kemudian bacalah surah Al-Waqiah-Allah janji sesiapa yang istiqamah mengamalkannya pada setiap malam, kebuluran & kemiskinan tidak akan menemuinya.

11. Selepas Isya’ bacalah surah Al-Mulk-Allah janji akan memelihara daripada azab kubur. Nabi SAW tidak akan tidur selagi tidak membaca surah Al-Mulk dan surah As-Sajdah.

12. Setiap malam bacalah Ayatul Kursi dan “Amanar-Rasul” hingga habis. Sangat-sangat penting untuk melindung diri daripada pengaruh syaitan dan kejahatan

13. Sebelum tidur, solat sunat Taubat dan tidur beradab seperti mana Nabi SAW tunjuk ajar.

14. Setiap malam apabila hendak tidur, Muhasabah diri, pohonlah keampunanmu kpd Allah diatas dosa-dosa dan bagi setiap amalan yang baik, nyatakan kesyukuranmu kepada Allah.

15. Sebelum tidur fikirkan dan renunglah(muqarabah) juga mengenai mati dan peristiwa-peristiwa selepas maut. Muqaraba adalah perlu untuk membentuk sifat Taqwa.

16. Setiap hari bacalah al-Quran (Tilawatul Quran) walaupun hanya satu ‘ain’. Latihan tilawah sangat memberi kesan kepada hati. Hati yang tidak ada al-Quran seumpama hati yang mati. Pembacaan Al-Quran janganlah ditinggalkan. Hak Al-Quran adalh perlu dikatamkan dua kali setiap tahun.

17. Setiap pagi Jumaat bacalah surah Al-Kahfi, kalau tak mampu habiskan seluruh surah, bacalah seberapa banyak yang boleh- Allah janji ‘cahaya’ di hari kiamat dan diampunkannya diantara dua Jumaat. Nabi SAW bersabda: ‘Sesiapa membaca surah Al-Kahfi pada hari Jumaat, maka bersinarlah cahaya drpd bawah kakinya hingga ke langit.’

18. Hendaklah hati & lidah sentiasa sibuk dengan berzikir didalam apa jua kegiatan sama ada berjalan, duduk atau bekerja. Berzikirlah ‘Lailahailallah’ sebagai amalan tetap dan berkekalan.

19. Puasa sunat Isnin & Khamis, juga puasa sunat pada hari-hari yang digalakkan dalam Islam. Untuk puasa-puasa sunat, mintalah keizinan daripada suami-suami kamu.

20. Cubalah sedaya-upaya berada dalam keadaan berwudhu’. Sabda Nabi SAW: ‘Wudhu’ adalah senjata orang-orang mukmin.’ Faedah wudhu’ sangat besar.

21. Tatkala Haid, jangan tinggalkan zikrullah. Meninggalkan zikir akan mengeraskan hati dan melayukan cahaya rohaniah bagi hati.

22. Tetaplah dengan usaha kamu melawan hawa nafsu. Jagalah mata, telinga, lidah dan hati. Mengumpat dan mengata-ngata orang lain adalah bencana yang sangat besar. Ia menghapuskan dan melenyapkan pahala dan kesan ibadat.

Amalkan sedikit demi sedikit yg mana mampu. Inshaa Allah

THE FALL FROM GRACE

U r the CEO of an organization. After years together, ur seemingly faithful deputy suddenly decides to quit and asked to leave. Citing disagreement wt ur leadership.....how would u respond?

In the beginning, the organization prospered despite initial hurdles. Challenges were overcome and the organization grew in size, income and net assets. After a troubled period, the organization stabilized in prosperity. It was during this time, despite good intentions, the CEO made some bad calls, several decisions were erroneous and the organization started to falter. The deputy CEO, up to now, a faithful and obedient assistant who supported the CEO strongly in every decision, started to disagree and questioned the CEO's judgements and decisions. Their relationship became more and more strained, to the extent of openly arguing in front of staff, instead of quietly ironing out their disgreements. This caused consternation to the staff, and tension was thick in the premises. The mood of the staff was negatively affected and their perfomance started to suffer. Some of them started to blame the CEO for the trouble and began to lose respect for him. To the extent of wishing him to leave or be replaced.

The deputy CEO has tendered resignation and while waiting for approval, has taken leave of absence. And will maybe take some of the staff along. Question: what is your take of the situation? Do you think the deputy has made the right choice to leave? What is the alternative?

The CEO n the deputy partnered to build the organization. Despite it all, the CEO values the partneship n are grateful for the deputy's contribution n wish the partnership to continue. Whatever mistakes n miscalls he made was regretted very much n he hope to continue the partnership in a better more open way. But the deputy is adamant. What is the correct n what is the right thing to do? A sad ending to a long term relationship....☹ but an unavoidable one? Is there no room for compromise?

Well, nothing is ever permanent. What started as something hopeful and magic, which should benefit the partners, can over the years, turn into something ugly and tragic, without hope of compromise and reconciliation. The splitting and winding up of a business is oftimes, a messy n painful affair. Staff gets retrenched, staff resigned, whatever properties related to the business got fought over, there will be legal suits etc. 😩😩😩 Sad. How do one cope with such losses?

One could imagine the CEO reminiscing the good times, memories of the toil of blood, sweat and tears in the beginning, his deputy's strong backing, who always stood by his side, the camaraderie, the affection...it must be tough for him but accept the situation he must and move on, if he submits to the Will of Allah...😟

Otherwise, life does not seem to worth the pain....😖

5 PERASAAN YANG MEMBAWA KE NERAKA

5 PERASAAN YANG MEMBAWA KE NERAKA.

1) TAKABBUR (Membesar2kan amalan sendiri)
Contoh: bro skrg aku tgh tawaf yang ke99 kali di depan ka' bah

2) RIAK (Melakukan ibadah kerana ingin manusia lihat)
Contoh: sambil memasukkan duit dlm tabung surau, berkata di dalam hati, mesti si zul tu teruja dengan sedekah aku tiap pagi kat surau ni.

3) UJUB (Puji diri sendiri)
Contoh: Aku ni soleh orangnya, baik dan jujur.

4) GHURUR (Merasa diri hebat dan memperlekehkan orang lain)
Contoh: Ko ingat ko ni bagus ke, aku ni lagilah lulusan PHD dari university XYZ, mana ada orang boleh challenge aku.

5) SUM'AH (Bahagia dengan pujian)
Contoh: Wah bestnya orang panggil aku penceramah hebat, harap2 esok2 dpt masuk TV.

Jum sama2 kita hindari..

INSYAALLAH - YANG DISURUH DAN YANG DILARANG

*InsyaAllah – yang Diperintah dan yang Dilarang.*

PERINTAH
Kita diperintahkan menyebut InsyaAllah bila kita hendak menceritakan setiap sesuatu yang akan kita buat di masa hadapan. Sebagaimana firmanNya :

“Dan jangan sekali-kali kamu mengatakan tentang sesuatu, ‘Sesungguhnya aku akan mengerjakan ini esok, kecuali (dengan menyebut) Insya Allah…..” (Al-Kahfi 23,24)

Selalulah kita sebut insyaAllah (contoh) hatta kita sedang berada di kaunter tiket sedang nak beli tiket sekalipun, kita sebutkan “Saya nak beli tiket ke Ipoh, InsyaAllah”.

LARANGAN
Kita dilarang menyebut insya Allah di dalam doa, sebagaimana disebut dalam Hadis Rasulullah SAW bersabda:

“Janganlah di antara kamu berdoa dengan mengucapkan “Ya Allah, ampunilah aku bila Kamu menghendaki, ya Allah berilah rahmat kepadaku bila Kamu menghendaki” . Hendaknya bertetapanhati (bersungguh-sungguh) dalam meminta kerana demikian itu tidak dibenci” – Shahih Bukhari.

Ramai orang menyebut “Semoga Allah masukkan kita semua ke dalam syurga insyaAllah” atau “Semoga…..sekian, sekian… insyaAllah” , berdoa sebegini adalah dilarang.

Wallahu a’lam.

Credit to: Halim Bede