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Taqwa : suatu sifat yang berada dalam hati seseorang yang membuat orang itu menjauhkan diri dari larangan Allah lalu mematuhi perintah Allah. Dalam sifat taqwa, terkumpul segala kebaikan dunia dan akhirat.

Apabila manusia itu bertaqwa; manusia boleh berjaya; mencapai kehormatan; mencapai kesempurnaan; mencapai kebahagiaan; manusia mampu membezakan ketika timbul kekeliruan; manusia dapat melepaskan diri dari bencana; manusia terpelihara dari tekanan hidup; manusia mendapat rezki melimpah ruah tanpa diduga; manusia hidup berlapang dada; manusia mendapat ganjaran yang besar pula; manusia mendapat keampunan atas dosa-dosanya.

Siapa yang bertaqwa kepada Allah, Mendapat keuntungan berlimpah-ruah.

Mampukah engkau bertaqwa?

Bertaqwalah kepada Allah sekadar yang termampu olehmu. (64:16)

Maka sedalam mana ketaqwaan mu, sebesar itulah keuntungan yang diperoleh. Keuntungan yang berbagai-bagai.

Waallahu'alam.

23. Then seest thou such a one as takes as his god his own vain desire? Allah has, knowing (him as such), left him astray, and sealed his hearing and his heart (and understanding), and put a cover on his sight. Who, then, will guide him after Allah (has withdrawn Guidance)? Will ye not then receive admonition?

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Surah An Nahl 78: 80

[78] Dan Allah mengeluarkan kamu dari perut ibu kamu dengan keadaan tidak mengetahui sesuatupun dan Dia mengurniakan kepada kamu pendengaran dan penglihatan serta hati (akal fikiran); supaya kamu bersyukur.

Any who is (so) grateful does so to the profit of his own soul... S Luqman: 12

28. How can ye reject the faith in Allah.- seeing that ye were without life, and He gave you life; then will He cause you to die, and will again bring you to life; and again to Him will ye return.

There's a hurt in my heart that I am ignoring as I question myself the need to be hurt. A deafening silence in my head as I pushed every thought away. Is it worth my time all this while? I feel unwelcomed and unappreciated. I asked myself what's next?

Shall I walk away? Shall I pretend that it never existed? Shall I bury every thought of reconciliation? The more I think of it, the more I feel the tightness of my chest.

Thus, I keep myself busy. I know you will find your way to me if you want. I shall not take any further actions and I must find happiness in that choice.

It's been a very long time since I posted anything about Luqman. Now that I am in school waiting for time to passby. I thought hey let's update about Luqman.

My boy Luqman is 19 months 3 weeks old. He started walking when he was 11 months. It explains why I have not been updating my blog regularly kan? I have been chasing him around... ehehhe he doesn't seem to get tired.

From 0 to 3 months, I showed Luqman black and white cards that I printed out myself from the infant stimulation website I looked up. He showed alot of interest and each designed made him express different reactions. He was happy with some and frowned at some. It was pleasant watching his expressive features.

I started showing him Your Baby Can Read series since he was 3 months old. Alhamdulillah, he has a bibik who shows him the video regularly especially during meal times. So he views it at least twice a day. He was not very consistent in showing his ability to read and know his body parts until he was 15 months. Yet, it was all dependent on his mood to show you that he knows what you are referring to.

I also spent alot of time on the computer with him showing online learning games especially by fisher and price. It's amazing how he loved the websites. I could see his interesting in reading black and white figures. He may not exactly what is it but he shows much interest to see if it was something familiar to him.

What can Luqman do now?

He can read! Yup... he will actually verbalize the words except that it may not be totally clear; especially words with more than 1 syllabus.

First word he recognize was cat. I printed out the some words on paper and put it in the car to entertain him on our car rides. So one fine day... errmm that was when he was 16 or 17 months old.... so one fine day, his bibik showed him the words to read out to him. She would show the word and pause before she say out the word. When the word cat appear before he eyes, he said cat. In a very english kind of slang. Hehe obviously the following the video's slang lah!

His next word that he verbalized was shake and he started to shake his hands! Uhuh... so it's all about stimulating your child. It's never too early. So am I stressing my child up? Of course not, I am just stimulating him. Wether he shows the results or not, it wasn't my aim. However, the stimulation has proven to me wonderful!

 Now Luqman can count 1 to 10 in order. 11 to 20 with some missing numbers.. heheh.. he identifies words like comb, bowls, spoons, cat, shake, car, watch, apron... any many more. He is basically making associations of the shape of the word with it's sound that he has heard and learn from the books that I read to him and the videos that I have showed him.

The next step is to wait for him to be able to verbalize words that he has never seen before.

Nevertheless, I am proud of my son's progress. Alhamdulillah.

Luqman is also quite advanced in his motor skills. He can let go of a ball and kick the ball. That requires coordination between the hand and the legs! Well unfortunately, that makes his leg very "light". He will at almost anything. Haiz...

Oh yea... the other day I was amazed when he actually spinned his toy such that it spin like a top. He would actually twist his wrist and spin the toy. Well that's after observing his family members (mom, dad, bibik, pak ngah, pak long, abg khairun and so on) does it after 5 months. Hehe... anyways... again it's all about exposure and stimulation. It depends on what the family shows to the child and the child will soon pick it up.

His favorite song..... how much is that doggy at the window (uurff urrff) hahaha! shucks (thanks to the bumblee bee action words CD) and Umbrella by Rihanna.... he would sing... Awa awa.. eh eh ... awa awa eh eh...

and in deed... when he sees the word umbrella.... he would say out.. awa.. 

What CDs I dont buy??? I don't buy Barney, Hi 5 and all those singing stuffs without numbers and words appearing on the screen. He loves to watch them on TV and that's the way I'll keep it. Because now he is even choosing out of his 10 CD collections.. which he would rather watch. I am not saying they are bad.. I am saying that's not what I'd like to stimulate Luqman with so often.

Nevertheless, I must thank his bibik for also contributing in his education. Now the puzzling part for me... is in inculcating values. So far, I have been too "academic". I know that values are learnt through examples. What values have I been showing to Luqman?

Beberapa minggu yang lalu... aku merasakan kepedihan hati seorang insan. Adik yang aku sayangi... walaupun tiada kata terucap.. biarpun senyuman diukir... sekiranya aku berada dalam keadaannya.. aku tahu betapa pedihnya melalui sangat yang getir itu....

Dan pada malam ini... apabila aku terpandang gambar 2 insan yang bahagia... aku dapat merasakan lagi... betapa pedihnya hati adikku itu... walaupun tidak akan iya lafazkan... walaupun tidak akan iya gambarkan.... biarlah aku yang mengambarkannya... biarlah aku yang merasakan kepedihannya....

Ya Allah... kau lapangkanlah hati adikku itu. Kau hilangkanlah kepedihan hati adikku itu. Temukanlah adikku itu dengan insan yang jauh lebih baik... yang sesuai dengan dirinya.. yang akan membangkitkan jiwa dan semangatnya... Ya Allah... sekiranya salah dugaanku ini. Ampunilah daku... tapi sungguh aku merasakan pedihnya.. maka janganlah sampai adikku itu merasakan kepedihan yang lebih daripada apa yang aku rasakan ini ya Allah.

Adikku sayang... walaupun akak tak berani untuk melafazkannya langsung dan terus padamu. Ketahuilah... akak mengerti... namun jauh di sudut hati akak... moga moga akak tersilap... moga kau berhati yang amat besar sehinggakan titisan airmata mu adalah titisan airmata yang bahagia. sekiranya titisan airmata mu adalah sebaliknya... jangan lah kau merasa kecil... kerana sekiranya aku berada di tempat mu... akulah yang lebih banyak menitiskan airmata... dan moga malam ini... aku lah yang lebih banyak menitiskan airmata daripada mu wahai adikku sayang.

Yang mengingati mu... dan menyayangi mu... biarpun jauh namun sentiasa dekat di hati.

I am not one who likes to forward emails.. especially what comes in the form of a spam or chain mail... so I just feel that this is worth sharing... insya Allah.. it was said to be from Rasulullah (saw), however I dare not quote for I have not checked it's authenticity.

> > 1) Four things that make your body sick:
> > a) Excessive talking
> > b) Excessive sleeping
> > c) Excessive eating and
> > d) Excessive meeting other people
> >
> > 2) Four things that destroys the body:
> > a) Worrying
> > b) Sorrow (Sadness/Grief)
> > c) Hunger
> > d) Sleeping late in the night
> >
> > 3) Four things that dry the face & take away its
> > happiness:
> > a) Lying
> > b) Being disrespectful / impudent (insisting on something
> > wrong knowingly)
> > c)! Arguing without adequate knowledge & Information.
> > d) Excessive immorality (doing something wrong without
> > fear).
> >
> > 4) Four things that increases the wetness of face & its
> > happiness:
> > a) Piety
> > b) Loyalty
> > c) Generosity (being kind)
> > d) To be helpful to others without he/she asking for that.
> >
> > 5) Four things that stop! the Rizq (Sustenance):
> > a) Sleeping in the morning (from Fajr to sunrise)
> > b) Not Performing Namaz or Ir-regular in Prayers
> > c) Laziness / Idleness
> > d) Treachery / Dishonesty
> >
> > 6) Four things that bring / increase the Rizq:
> > a) Staying up in the night for prayers.
> > b) Excessive Repentance
> > c) Regular Charity
> > d) Zikr (Remembrance of Allah / God).
> >
> > The Holy Prophet (SAW), also said to communicate to others
> > even if you
> > listen One Verse (Ayah) & this one verse will stand on
> > the Day of Judgment
> > for intercession.
> >
> > The Holy Prophet (SAW) said, Stop doing everything during
> > the Azaan, even
> > reading the Quran, the person who talks during the Azaan
> > will not be able to
> > say the
> > Kalima AShah ad a on his/her death bed......

> >
> > READ THIS DUA FOR BETTER LIFE
> >
> > Allahumma- inni- ala- Zikr-ika -wa Shuk-rika wa husni-ibadatika

"He who removes from a believer one of his difficulties of this world, Allah will remove one of his troubles on the Day of Resurrection; and he who finds relief for a hard-pressed person, Allah will make things easy for him on the Day of Resurrection; he who covers up (the faults and sins) of a Muslim, Allah will cover up (his faults and sins) in this world and in the Hereafter. Allah supports His slave as long as the slave is supportive of his brother…”
Sahih Muslim

Hari ini aku diperingatkan... Khairunnas anfa uhum linnas.. Manusia yang paling baik adalah manusia yang bermanfaat pada manusia yang lain. Dan hadith yang diingatkan dari blog seorang teman mengingatkan aku di antara perkara yang boleh dilakukan supaya kita menjadi manfaat pada yang lainnya.

Seringkali, kita berkata tanpa menyedari perasaan orang lain mahupun menyedari akan diri sendiri. Mengata dulang paku serpih, mengata orang diri sendiri yang lebih. Inikan pula di sebalik tabir alam maya ini memang mudah untuk membaling batu dan menyembunyikan tangan.

Aku menjadi menginsafi diri dan bermuhasabah diri kerana nya. Memang aku mudah tersentuh. Astarghfirullahal 'adzim.

Narrated by Abu Huraira:-
Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should talk what is good or keep quiet, and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not hurt (or insult) his neighbour; and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should entertain his guest generously.
(Hadith: Bukhari)

Sempena Hari Raya ni... tentu mendapat ramai tetamu.. maka jadilah orang rumah yang murah hati pada tetamu-tetamunya. :D

Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Kamu diwajibkan berpuasa sebagaimana diwajibkan atas orang-orang yang dahulu daripada kamu, supaya kamu bertakwa. Al Baqarah(183)

Satu-satunya tujuan puasa adalah supaya kita menjadi orang yang bertakwa. Apakah puasa kita 2 hari yang lalu telah berupaya mencapai matlamatnya? Apakah tanda-tandanya?

Dan (nyatalah bahawa) yang membawa kebenaran (tauhid dan hukum agama) serta dia (dan pengikut-pengikutnya) mengakui kebenarannya (dengan mematuhi hukum itu), mereka itulah orang-orang yang bertakwa. Az Zumar(33)

Setiap detik, setiap penafasan orang yang berpuasa itu adalah ibadah. Dengan menjalankan puasa dengan kesempurnaan  itulah takwa. Apabila kita dapat mematuhi hukum-hukum puasa itu... itulah takwa. Kerana setiap penafasan kita ketika kita berpuasa itu perlu kita ingat bahawa banyak perkara yang boleh merosakkan pahala puasa.

Sekiranya dalam berpuasa itu kita sedar bahawa kita berpuasa dan ingin menjaga kesempurnaan puasa maka itulah takwa. Kerana kita akan sedar akan hukum Allah dan kita akan menjaga diri kita daripada melanggar hukum Allah.

Namun kasihan bagi yang kita yang tidak berilmu dan tidak mengenal hukum Allah. Kita tidak akan sedar bahawa kita telah melanggar hukum Allah. Kasihan bagi kita yang nampak kuman di seberang tapi tidak nampak gajah di hadapan mata. Maka beristighfarlah.

Hanya Allah yang akan dapat menghitung pahala puasa bagi setiap insan. Dan pahala puasa satu orang tidak akan sama dengan yang lainnya. Maka puasa itu adalah untuk Allah. Dan Allah tidak memerlukan lapar dan dahaga kita. Tetapi malahan yang lebih utama adalah kesedaran kita bahawa kita sedang menjalankan ibadah berpuasa.

Dan puasa itu seharusnya memudahkan kita untuk mengingat Allah kerana kita merasa lapar dan dahaga dan kita teringat.. kita berpuasa... kerana apa kita berpuasa?? Kerana kita beribadah pada Allah... kerana apa kita beribadah kepada Allah... kerana kita ingin mempertingkatkan ketakwaan kita pada Allah.

Dan untuk mempertingkatkan ketakwaan kita wahai insan yang dhaif dan lemah (diri ku sendiri), kita perlukan ilmu untuk mengetahui pula apa hukum Allah. Apa yang sunat? Apa yang wajib? Apa yang haram?

Subhanallah... Allah maha kaya dan tidak memerlukan lapar dahaga kita... tidak memerlukan ibadah kita.... Namun Dia mengurniakan kita pahala yang berlipat ganda apabila kita melakukan yang sunat dalam bulan yang mulia ini. Padahal pada bulan inilah yang paling mudah untuk kita ingat bahawa.... inna solati wanusuki wamayahya wamamati .... sesungguhnya solat ku.. amalanku.. hidupku.. matiku... adalah untuk Allah... benarkah yang kita lafazkan?? Apakah yang kita lafazkan dalam solat kita 5 waktu benar benar kita lakukan??

Beristighfarlah.... hinanya diri ini hinggakan tidak dapat mengalirkan air mata atas kekurangan diri ini.... hinanya diri ini dan bongkaknya diri ini hinggakan tidak dapat rasa kekurangan diri...

Ya Allah...  jadikanlah taubatku taubat nasuhah ya Allah.... taubat yang sebenar-benarnya....

adakah orang yang telah dilapangkan Allah dadanya untuk menerima Islam, lalu dia tetap berada dalam cahaya (hidayat petunjuk) dari Tuhannya, (sama seperti orang yang tertutup mata hatinya dengan selaput kederhakaan)? Maka kecelakaan besarlah bagi orang-orang yang keras membatu hatinya daripada menerima peringatan yang diberi oleh Allah. Mereka yang demikian keadaannya, adalah dalam kesesatan yang nyata. Surah Az Zumar (22)

Ya Allah.... kau lembutkan hati ini... lapangkan dada ku untuk menerima jalan mu yang benar dan tetapkanlah aku di dalam cahaya petunjuk mu. Al Fateha..amin.

Yang benar itu adalah daripada Allah... maka siapakah di antara kamu yang mampu mengingkarinya? Yang batil itu adalah daripada kekurangan insan yang dhaif ini.

Surah Az Zumar 

Had Allah wished to take to Himself a son, He could have chosen whom He pleased out of those whom He doth create: but Glory be to Him! (He is above such things.) He is Allah, the One, the Irresistible. (4)

He created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions): He makes the Night overlap the Day, and the Day overlap the Night: He has subjected the sun and the moon (to His law), each one follows a course for a time appointed. Is not He the Exalted in Power― He Who forgives again and again? (5)

He created you (all) from a single person: then created, of like nature, his mate; and He sent down for you eight head of cattle in pairs: He makes you, in the wombs of your mothers, in stages, one after another in three veils of darkness. Such is Allah your Lord and Cherisher: to Him belongs (all) dominion. There is no god but He: then how are ye turned away (from your true Center)? (6)

If indeed thou ask them who it is that created the heavens and the earth, they would be sure to say: "Allah." Say: "See ye then? The things that ye invoke besides Allah― can they, if Allah wills some Penalty for me, remove His Penalty?― Or if He wills some Grace for me, can they keep back His Grace?" Say: "Sufficient is Allah for me! In Him trust those who put their trust." (38)

What! Do they take for intercessors others besides Allah? Say: "Even if they have no power whatever and no intelligence?" (43)

Say: "To Allah belongs exclusively (the right to grant) Intercession: to Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth: in the End, it is to Him that ye shall be brought back." (44)

Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Guardian and Disposer of all affairs. (62)

To Him belongs the keys of the heavens and the earth: and those who reject the Signs of Allah― it is they who will be in loss. (63)

Subhanallahi amma yushrikun.

There are no other gods that claimed to be God. All the others that is being worshipped are man created. It was man who claimed divinity for the things other than Allah that they worshipped.

Only Allah has the right to be worshipped and invoked. Lailahaillallah