Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Smoking: Makruh?




Assalamu'alaikum...

Smoking is makruh?
Or was makruh?

Smoking WAS makruh

Was?
Why?

Simple...
Long long ago some scholars use the daleel that prohibit Muslims to come to the mosque if they had consumed garlic just before that...
Because it'll disturb other people when praying...

At that time, scholars didn't know the long term effects of smoking such as lung cancer and so on....

Smoking not only affects the smoker, it also affects people around and the environment...

Smokers not only kill themselves, but everyone else...

Contemporary scholars concluded that smoking IS haram due to the fact that it brings more harm than good...

Smoking is an addiction...
Just like drugs...
It's not easy to stop...

Ramadhan is the best opportunity for smokers to quit smoking...

If you love yourself, your God, your family, and the environment, please STOP smoking...

It's never too late for anything...

I still remember a pantun in front of a clinic in my old house in Taman Selasih:

Ayam berkokok di atas batang,
Hisap rokok penyakit datang.

Let music do the talking...


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Fear Factor...

Assalamu'alaikum...

"Fear is not a factor for me"

This is the line that must be said by the winner of Fear Factor if he/she wins the game show...
Have you ever watched Fear Factor?
It's a game show which plays with our darkest fears such as height, venomous predators, insects, and.......bull's testicles as dessert...

Yummy???

Ewww!!!

Fear drives human...
This isn't a new thing to us...
Everyone knows it...
Some even take advantage of it...

And this doesn't exclude politicians...
I've seen, read, heard many dirty political tactics that play with human emotions especially fear...

September 11 tragedy...
Kepala Lembu tragedy...
The possession of weapon of mass destruction excuse...

and MANY more...

Some so-called intelligent people always use fear for many personal or political purposes...

To stay in power, to steal other nations' natural resources, to cause disharmony among people....
and so on...

These people use media such as TV, internet, and newspaper to spread terror, fear among people...

Fear can lead to hate if it is uncontrolled...

A so-called leader may use fear and hate to unite his followers...
For example, by creating a common enemy that is feared and hated by all his followers,
he/she can strengthen his/her position on top...

Sometimes, simple issues can be used as their weapon...
In some countries, from my point of view, it's the race, religion, culture cards that are always played by some irresponsible people...


This is the perfect ingredient for disharmony...

The funny thing is, "Unity" is used as their front cover...
Talk about the irony...

Mainstream media are always used to spread lies that will eventually lead to fear and hate...

If you tell a lie enough times, eventually it will be believed as the truth...

As a human being, we need to be smarter than this self-proclaimed geniuses...
Always be alert...
Listen to both sides of the stories...
Don't make wild accusations...

Handle all issues like an adult...
or like a human, at least...

Don't be fooled by some fools...

These fools always know how, when, and where to strike...

But...We aren't stupid either...
Let's open our minds...

Friday, September 11, 2009

Don't Be Mad...It's aTest...


Assalamu'alaikum...

These Qur'anic verses are very meaningful to me...
(Of course all the verses in Al-Qur'an are meaningful...)

But these verses have a sentimental value...(to me at least)

These verses are the 1st few verses that I've learned in the subject Tafsir when I was in Form 1...

Thus, alhamdulillah, I remember it vividly...

Anyway, I think it applies to me today...

Because of miscommunication, I missed my Sahur and I only woke up at 6.11 am on the 21st night of Ramadhan...

How tragic was that?

Honestly, I'm quite disappointed...
Maybe it's not my rezki...

As Big Mike of the Buymore (in Chuck series) said,
I've to be "calm and composed"...

Well, these verses also relevant for yesterdays...
and for tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and so on...

Because that's Al-Qur'an...
Always relevant until...forever...

وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِنَ الأمْوَالِ وَالأنْفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ


002.155 Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere,


الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

002.156 Who say, when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return":-


أُولَئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَاتٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُهْتَدُونَ


002.157 They are those on whom (Descend) blessings from Allah, and Mercy, and they are the ones that receive guidance.

Al-Qur'an, 002.155-157 (Al-Baqara [The Cow])



Text Copied from DivineIslam's Qur'an Viewer software v2.9

Friday, September 4, 2009

Life Isn't A Game...

Assalamu'alaikum...

"Who are those who said life is just a game..."

This is a line from "Faraway" by John's Mistress (Malaysian band)

"Life is a game and we're the players..."

If life isn't a game, and we're not the players, who are we?

We Are The Champions...

Ok...cut it out, man...

Life isn't a game because in games we have "lives"...
We can even restart the game if we failed miserably...

But in reality?
..................

You may argue that everyone deserves a second chance...
Yeah, we can repent...
Start doing things right...

But YOU CAN NEVER TURN BACK TIME...

Because time never stops, clock may...
This very moment you finish reading this line,
you already LOST 3 SECONDS of your life which WON"T COME BACK...

In games, you have the chance to repeat the same level again...
In life you just can't...

In games, if you die, you can respawn...
In life you can't...

"Once broken considered sold"

In games, you have unlimited opportunities...
In life, you have limited opportunities...
Once your time comes,
there's NO TURNING BACK...

The moral of the story is, why we're still breathing, make full use of our life...
For the sake of this world
and the OTHER SIDE of the world
for when DEATH comes knocking on your door,
the door will always open
whether we're ready or not...


This reminder is for myself.
But if there's anyone who can gain benefits from it, Alhamdulillah.
Feel free to spread the word.