where do the children play?
well... here..
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Monday, October 08, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Quotable Quotes
Got this from a friend of mine quite some time ago, he said:
"A man who is married is proven to be handsome." ~ something to ponder eh?
Another friend said: "Nikah (marriage) is the cure of many diseases." ~ again, another to ponder upon.
Why I'm putting it here? Well, just to share with you readers, before I forget.
Throw your comments if you have :)
Thanks for reading this post anyway....
"A man who is married is proven to be handsome." ~ something to ponder eh?
Another friend said: "Nikah (marriage) is the cure of many diseases." ~ again, another to ponder upon.
Why I'm putting it here? Well, just to share with you readers, before I forget.
Throw your comments if you have :)
Thanks for reading this post anyway....
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
THE FINAL RETURN - A story for thought
A police officer in a Muslim country wrote the following letter to a Shaykh describing the events that led to his return to Allah.
He recalls: Seeing accidents and crash victims was a normal part of my day, but one incident was different. My partner and I had parked on the shoulder of the highway and began to chat. In a random second, the scene shattered to the hideous sound of metal bodies becoming one. We threw our heads back to see what had happened: a head-on collision, the result of a vehicle slipping into the lane of the oncoming traffic.You couldn't describe the carnage.
Two young men sprawled in the first car, both in critical condition. We carried them gently away from the car and rested them on the ground. Quickly we returned to assist the owner of the second car. He was dead. Back we went to the two young men lying side by side on the pavement. My partner began dictating the Shahadah to them. "Say: La iIaha illAllah (there is no god but Allah), La iIaha illAllah." ... their tongues wouldn't acknowledge. They started humming the hypnotic lyrics of some song.
I was terrified. My partner had experience however and he kept repeating his instruction. I stood watching, no movement, eyes locked. Never in my life had I seen anything similar to what was going on before me. In fact, I've never actually seen someone die, and never in such a satanic way. My partner continued to instruct them to say the Shahadah but there was no use. The hum of their song came to a slow silence, slowly.
The first one stopped and then the other. Not a stir. Dead. We carried them to our patrol car, my partner made no effort to speak. Not a whisper between us two as we carried the corpses to the nearest hospital...
The police officer fell back into routine, as he narrates, and started to drift from Allah. But another event happened to him that sealed the return.
He continues: ... What an odd world. After some time, about six months, a strange accident took place. A young man was moving along the highway normally, but within one of the tunnels leading to the city, he was maimed by a flat tire. To the side of the tunnel he parked and stepped to the back to remove the spare tire. The whistle of a speeding car from behind. In a second, it collided with the crippled car, the young man in-between. He fell to the ground with critical injuries.
I rushed to the scene, myself and another partner other than the first. Together we carried the young man's body into our patrol car and phoned the hospital to prepare for his arrival. He was a young adult in his blossom years. Religious, you could tell from his appearance.
He was mumbling when we carried him, but in our rush, we had not paid attention to what he was saying. However, when we placed him on his back in the patrol car we could make it out. Through the pain his heart was reciting Qur'an! He was so immersed in the recitation ... Subhan Allah, you would have never said that this person was in intense pain.
Blood had soaked his clothes crimson red, his bones had clearly snapped in several places. To tell the truth, he looked like he was staring into the eyes of death. He continued to read in his unique, tender voice. Reciting each verse in proper rhythm. In my entire life, I had never heard any recitation like it.
I said to myself, I'm ... I'm going to instruct him to say the Shahadah just like I saw my friend doing; especially since I had previous experience. My partner and I listened intently to that soft voice. I felt a shiver shock my back and up my arm, the hair stood. Suddenly, the hymn ceased. I watched silently as his hand rose softly. He had his index finger pointed upward to the heavens, saying the Shahadah (La ilaha illa Allah/There is no god but Allah).
Then ... his head slumpt. Nothing. I jumped to the back seat, felt his hand, his heart, his breathing. He was dead! I couldn't stop staring at him. A tear fell but I hid it in shame. I turned back to my partner and told him that the boy's life had ceased - he burst out loud crying.
Seeing a man cry like that, I could not control myself and my partner faded away behind the fall of my own tears. The patrol car fogged from the emotions. We arrived at the hospital. As we rushed through the corridors, we told all the doctors, nurses, and onlookers what had happened. So many people were affected by what we said, some stood there speechless and tearful. No one wanted to lose sight of the boy until they had been assured of the time and place he would be buried. One of the hospital staff phoned the boys home. His brother picked it up and was told of the accident.
His brother told us about him: He used to go out every Monday to visit his only grandmother outside of town. Whenever he visited her, he made sure to spend time with the poor children idling the streets and the orphans. The town knew him - he was the one that would bring them the Islamic books and tapes. His dusty Mazda would be filled with rice and sugar and even candies - couldn't forget the candies - for those families who were in need. He would not stand for anyone to discourage him from the long journey to that town. He would always politely reply that the long drive gave him time to review his Quran and listen to Islamic lectures on his cassette deck. And ... and that with every step to the town he hoped for the reward he would find with Allah...
It is true, brothers and sisters, that Allah is Merciful and forgives and forgives. [Yet I am quite Forgiving ... ] But to whom? [ ... towards anyone who turns (in repentance) and believes and acts honorable; then he will be guided.] - Surah Taha 20/82 [O our people! Respond to Allah's Caller (Muhammad - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) and believe in him, Allah will forgive you of your sins and will save your from a painful torment.]- Surah al-Ahqaf 46/31
Just like we reply someone's call when they phone us - this is Allah and His Messenger calling us! Let us answer. There is a verse in the Qur'an that when Shaytaan read it he cried and felt regret. Read this verse, it is the door to our happiness in this life and the next: [And those who, if they commit an immorality or wrong themselves, remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins - and who can forgive sins except Allah? - and who do not persist in what they have done while they know.]
Allah then continues: [For those - their reward is forgiveness from their Lord and gardens beneath which rivers flow (in Jannah), wherein they shall abide eternally. Excellent is the reward of the (righteous) workers.] - Surah Al-Imraan 3/135,136
Allah sent the Prophets and the books; He sent the warners and glad tiders; and He sent the reminders. And atop all that, Allah comes down to Samaa' ad-Dunya - in a way befitting of His Majesty - in the third portion of the night - every night - calling to every one of His servants: "Is there anyone who shall make Dua' so that I shall accept His Du'a? Is there anyone who shall ask for pardon so that I may pardon him?"
Dear brothers and sisters, let us make a pledge tonight to set our alarm clocks at 3am in the morning. We all know that if there was some special sports event or someone had to catch a plane at that time they would be capable of waking up. Let's set the alarm to pray only 2 raka'at to Allah. And in Sajdah, recall just one sin - just one - between us and Allah and ask Allah Ta'ala to forgive us for that sin, pledging that we shall never return to it.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
O' Allah... Make every word that I say, Every step that I take, Every action that I do, Solely for You...only for the cause of You.
He recalls: Seeing accidents and crash victims was a normal part of my day, but one incident was different. My partner and I had parked on the shoulder of the highway and began to chat. In a random second, the scene shattered to the hideous sound of metal bodies becoming one. We threw our heads back to see what had happened: a head-on collision, the result of a vehicle slipping into the lane of the oncoming traffic.You couldn't describe the carnage.
Two young men sprawled in the first car, both in critical condition. We carried them gently away from the car and rested them on the ground. Quickly we returned to assist the owner of the second car. He was dead. Back we went to the two young men lying side by side on the pavement. My partner began dictating the Shahadah to them. "Say: La iIaha illAllah (there is no god but Allah), La iIaha illAllah." ... their tongues wouldn't acknowledge. They started humming the hypnotic lyrics of some song.
I was terrified. My partner had experience however and he kept repeating his instruction. I stood watching, no movement, eyes locked. Never in my life had I seen anything similar to what was going on before me. In fact, I've never actually seen someone die, and never in such a satanic way. My partner continued to instruct them to say the Shahadah but there was no use. The hum of their song came to a slow silence, slowly.
The first one stopped and then the other. Not a stir. Dead. We carried them to our patrol car, my partner made no effort to speak. Not a whisper between us two as we carried the corpses to the nearest hospital...
The police officer fell back into routine, as he narrates, and started to drift from Allah. But another event happened to him that sealed the return.
He continues: ... What an odd world. After some time, about six months, a strange accident took place. A young man was moving along the highway normally, but within one of the tunnels leading to the city, he was maimed by a flat tire. To the side of the tunnel he parked and stepped to the back to remove the spare tire. The whistle of a speeding car from behind. In a second, it collided with the crippled car, the young man in-between. He fell to the ground with critical injuries.
I rushed to the scene, myself and another partner other than the first. Together we carried the young man's body into our patrol car and phoned the hospital to prepare for his arrival. He was a young adult in his blossom years. Religious, you could tell from his appearance.
He was mumbling when we carried him, but in our rush, we had not paid attention to what he was saying. However, when we placed him on his back in the patrol car we could make it out. Through the pain his heart was reciting Qur'an! He was so immersed in the recitation ... Subhan Allah, you would have never said that this person was in intense pain.
Blood had soaked his clothes crimson red, his bones had clearly snapped in several places. To tell the truth, he looked like he was staring into the eyes of death. He continued to read in his unique, tender voice. Reciting each verse in proper rhythm. In my entire life, I had never heard any recitation like it.
I said to myself, I'm ... I'm going to instruct him to say the Shahadah just like I saw my friend doing; especially since I had previous experience. My partner and I listened intently to that soft voice. I felt a shiver shock my back and up my arm, the hair stood. Suddenly, the hymn ceased. I watched silently as his hand rose softly. He had his index finger pointed upward to the heavens, saying the Shahadah (La ilaha illa Allah/There is no god but Allah).
Then ... his head slumpt. Nothing. I jumped to the back seat, felt his hand, his heart, his breathing. He was dead! I couldn't stop staring at him. A tear fell but I hid it in shame. I turned back to my partner and told him that the boy's life had ceased - he burst out loud crying.
Seeing a man cry like that, I could not control myself and my partner faded away behind the fall of my own tears. The patrol car fogged from the emotions. We arrived at the hospital. As we rushed through the corridors, we told all the doctors, nurses, and onlookers what had happened. So many people were affected by what we said, some stood there speechless and tearful. No one wanted to lose sight of the boy until they had been assured of the time and place he would be buried. One of the hospital staff phoned the boys home. His brother picked it up and was told of the accident.
His brother told us about him: He used to go out every Monday to visit his only grandmother outside of town. Whenever he visited her, he made sure to spend time with the poor children idling the streets and the orphans. The town knew him - he was the one that would bring them the Islamic books and tapes. His dusty Mazda would be filled with rice and sugar and even candies - couldn't forget the candies - for those families who were in need. He would not stand for anyone to discourage him from the long journey to that town. He would always politely reply that the long drive gave him time to review his Quran and listen to Islamic lectures on his cassette deck. And ... and that with every step to the town he hoped for the reward he would find with Allah...
It is true, brothers and sisters, that Allah is Merciful and forgives and forgives. [Yet I am quite Forgiving ... ] But to whom? [ ... towards anyone who turns (in repentance) and believes and acts honorable; then he will be guided.] - Surah Taha 20/82 [O our people! Respond to Allah's Caller (Muhammad - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) and believe in him, Allah will forgive you of your sins and will save your from a painful torment.]- Surah al-Ahqaf 46/31
Just like we reply someone's call when they phone us - this is Allah and His Messenger calling us! Let us answer. There is a verse in the Qur'an that when Shaytaan read it he cried and felt regret. Read this verse, it is the door to our happiness in this life and the next: [And those who, if they commit an immorality or wrong themselves, remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins - and who can forgive sins except Allah? - and who do not persist in what they have done while they know.]
Allah then continues: [For those - their reward is forgiveness from their Lord and gardens beneath which rivers flow (in Jannah), wherein they shall abide eternally. Excellent is the reward of the (righteous) workers.] - Surah Al-Imraan 3/135,136
Allah sent the Prophets and the books; He sent the warners and glad tiders; and He sent the reminders. And atop all that, Allah comes down to Samaa' ad-Dunya - in a way befitting of His Majesty - in the third portion of the night - every night - calling to every one of His servants: "Is there anyone who shall make Dua' so that I shall accept His Du'a? Is there anyone who shall ask for pardon so that I may pardon him?"
Dear brothers and sisters, let us make a pledge tonight to set our alarm clocks at 3am in the morning. We all know that if there was some special sports event or someone had to catch a plane at that time they would be capable of waking up. Let's set the alarm to pray only 2 raka'at to Allah. And in Sajdah, recall just one sin - just one - between us and Allah and ask Allah Ta'ala to forgive us for that sin, pledging that we shall never return to it.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
O' Allah... Make every word that I say, Every step that I take, Every action that I do, Solely for You...only for the cause of You.
another new beginning
salam and a happy new greeting to all who have been coming to my blog despite its inactivitiy for almost a year....
so what's new here? well, nothing new, only that I've just got married, and I'm proud to announce it to the world!!!
There;s no really big deal about being married itself, except the hype before it. Now I experienced what it's like to be married and having to go through the nikah process and having a walimah and being "raja sehari" (king of the day) - well, it's "raja 2 hari" (king of 2 days) since the walimah on the bride's side was on saturday 14 april; and on my side - on sunday 15 april....
the only thing i know about the bridegroom is that ... we got broke by the end of everything....
anyway, to get to the bright side of things, here's my photo (slideshow):
Nikah & 1st Day Day
2nd Day
so enjoy!
so what's new here? well, nothing new, only that I've just got married, and I'm proud to announce it to the world!!!
There;s no really big deal about being married itself, except the hype before it. Now I experienced what it's like to be married and having to go through the nikah process and having a walimah and being "raja sehari" (king of the day) - well, it's "raja 2 hari" (king of 2 days) since the walimah on the bride's side was on saturday 14 april; and on my side - on sunday 15 april....
the only thing i know about the bridegroom is that ... we got broke by the end of everything....
anyway, to get to the bright side of things, here's my photo (slideshow):
Nikah & 1st Day Day
2nd Day
so enjoy!
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Friday, May 26, 2006
Legacy of A Prophet
For those who may be interested in Muhammad (peace be upon him), the video of this documentary is at the following url:
Documentary on Muhammad (SAW): Legacy of A Prophet
Documentary on Muhammad (SAW): Legacy of A Prophet
Friday, March 17, 2006
Le Grand Voyage - Singapore Version
Just happened to read about a fellow Muslim brother who intends to reach Mecca for Hajj by motorbike from Singapore. Here's his blog for your reference: http://road2mecca.blogspot.com/
In an attempt to re-live the film "Le Grand Voyage" (a French movie about 2 persons - a father and son - driving to Makkah to perform Hajj - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Grand_Voyage), I don't think he's the first person to ever attempt to do that.
But I do admire his courage and bravery to travel the road less travelled by fellow Singaporeans. I had read from articles that the road in the Central Asia especially is notorious, but I hope this brother would be well and safe in reaching his destination.
You may want to help him raise funds (as far as I'm concerned, I don't know this guy, so there's no vested interest here, just help our fellow Muslim brother right?).
Let us all pray for him too, amin.
In an attempt to re-live the film "Le Grand Voyage" (a French movie about 2 persons - a father and son - driving to Makkah to perform Hajj - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Grand_Voyage), I don't think he's the first person to ever attempt to do that.
But I do admire his courage and bravery to travel the road less travelled by fellow Singaporeans. I had read from articles that the road in the Central Asia especially is notorious, but I hope this brother would be well and safe in reaching his destination.
You may want to help him raise funds (as far as I'm concerned, I don't know this guy, so there's no vested interest here, just help our fellow Muslim brother right?).
Let us all pray for him too, amin.
time to sit or squat?
Believe it or not, I found this website, which is commercial in nature but quite informative about the activity close to all of our hearts or rather rectums, which is going to the toilet, sitting on the throne - pedestal. They even include medical studies done on "internal mechanics of evacuation". Cool eh?
Well after reading through, I'm pretty convinced enough to change the way I will go about my business, if you know what I mean... Hehe...
Here's the article:
Exposing The Sitting Toilet for What It is: A Health Threat
Although human beings are designed to evacuate waste in the squatting position, not many practise it nowadays, for two main reasons. One, sitting appears to be more 'dignified'. Two, a preference for form and design, not what is better. This is a tragedy, for contrary to popular belief, sitting toilets do NOT facilitate effective waste elimination…
In fact, the modern sitting toilet poses a GRAVE threat to health, and has been linked to many serious ailments and diseases such as appendicitis, constipation, prostate disorders and colon cancer. The TRUTH is that in the sitting position, it is physically impossible for you to evacuate waste completely and effectively.
If you still have a choice of using sitting or squatting toilets, the information we present would help you understand why squat toilets are better. However, if you only have sitting toilets at home, you have two options, if you want to switch from sitting to squatting:
(1) Replace at least one sitting toilet with a squat type; or
(2) Find a way to squat (not on the toilet bowl - it's not safe) over your existing sitting toilet(s).
The first option is best. But if it is not feasible, we can help with the second option, by means of the Evaco Squat Platform.
By investing in one, you can - without doing anything to your sitting toilets - answer the call of nature the RIGHT Way: SQUATTING. It takes so little effort on your part... and it is so easy... yet, by choosing to squat for your bowel movements, you would reap a lifetime of health dividends...
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well, we'll reap dividends alright.......
Well after reading through, I'm pretty convinced enough to change the way I will go about my business, if you know what I mean... Hehe...
Here's the article:
Exposing The Sitting Toilet for What It is: A Health Threat
Although human beings are designed to evacuate waste in the squatting position, not many practise it nowadays, for two main reasons. One, sitting appears to be more 'dignified'. Two, a preference for form and design, not what is better. This is a tragedy, for contrary to popular belief, sitting toilets do NOT facilitate effective waste elimination…
In fact, the modern sitting toilet poses a GRAVE threat to health, and has been linked to many serious ailments and diseases such as appendicitis, constipation, prostate disorders and colon cancer. The TRUTH is that in the sitting position, it is physically impossible for you to evacuate waste completely and effectively.
If you still have a choice of using sitting or squatting toilets, the information we present would help you understand why squat toilets are better. However, if you only have sitting toilets at home, you have two options, if you want to switch from sitting to squatting:
(1) Replace at least one sitting toilet with a squat type; or
(2) Find a way to squat (not on the toilet bowl - it's not safe) over your existing sitting toilet(s).
The first option is best. But if it is not feasible, we can help with the second option, by means of the Evaco Squat Platform.
By investing in one, you can - without doing anything to your sitting toilets - answer the call of nature the RIGHT Way: SQUATTING. It takes so little effort on your part... and it is so easy... yet, by choosing to squat for your bowel movements, you would reap a lifetime of health dividends...
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well, we'll reap dividends alright.......
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