ALLAH TIDAK MENCIPTAKAN DUA QALBU DALAM RONGGA ANAK ADAM
Al Ahzab (33:4). مَّا جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لِرَجُلٍ مِّن قَلْبَيْنِ فِي جَوْفِهِ
Allah swt has not placed two hearts inside any man…
Sahl Al Tustari said: The one who has directed himself to Allah swt, Mighty and Majestic is He, and is intent upon (qaṣdan) [Him], [does not] avert his gaze (iltifāt) [from Him]. For whoever pays attention to anything other than Allah swt is not truly intent upon his Lord. Indeed Allah swt, Exalted is He, says, Allah swt has not placed two hearts inside any man…
It has been said: [That is, he does not have] one heart (qalb) with which he approaches Allah swt, and another heart with which he manages the affairs of this world.
[On the other hand], the intellect (ʿaql) does have two natures (ṭabʿān): a nature which is orientated towards this world, and a nature which is orientated towards the Hereafter. The nature which is orientated to the Hereafter is in coalition (mūʾtalif) with the spiritual self (nafs al-rūḥ), whereas [the intellect’s] worldly-orientated nature is in coalition with the lustful self (nafs shahwāniyya).
It was due to this that the Prophet [prayed], ‘Do not leave me to myself for the blinking of an eye.’
For truly the servant, as long as he is occupied with Allah swt, will be veiled from himself, and as long as he is occupied with himself will be veiled from Allah swt, Mighty and Majestic is He.
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Al Ahzab (33:4) Allah sekali-kali tidak menjadikan bagi seseorang dua buah hati dalam rongganya;
Sahl Al Tustari berkata:
Seseorang yang telah putus tekadnya berkiblatkan hanya kepada Allah swt, dan ke'asyiqan qasadnya kepadaNya (qasdan) itu, tidak mengkalihkan hadhir mengadap dan memandang hatinya (iltifāt) dariNya sedikitpon; (kerana seseorang yang mengkalihkan hadhir hatinya kepada selain Dia swt, belum sebenarnya "iltifat" terhadap Tuhannya); maka itu Allah swt berfirman, "Allah sekali-kali tidak menjadikan bagi seseorang dua buah hati dalam rongganya".
Iaitu:
Ia tidak mempunyai satu hati yang dengannya ia mendekati Allah swt, dan satu hati lain yang dengannya ia mengurus percintaannya dengan dunia.
Begitu juga ‘aqal. Ia tidak mempunyai dua wajah (ṭabʿān)… yang menghadap ke akhirat dan kedunia pada masa yang sama …. (kerana adalah mustahil si makhluk itu menloeh ke kiri dan ke kanan pada masa yang sama)
Wajah ('aqal) yang menghadap ke akhirat berpasangan (Allah pasangkan) dengan diri2 keruhanian (nafs al-ruh); manakala wajah (akal) yang menghadap ke dunia berpasangan (Allah pasangkan) dengan diri2 syahwat (nafs syahwaniyyah).
Kerana inilah Rasulullah saw (mengajarkan) berdoa, “ Dan janganlah Engkau serahkan aku kepada diri ku walau sekelip mata pon."
Sebenarnyalah, si hamba itu, selagi ia (hatinya) disibukkan beserta Allah swt (ma’aAllah), ia akan terhijab dari dirinya. Sebaliknya jika ia tersibuk dengan dirinya (nafs rendahnya), ia terhijab dari Allah swt.
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KHALID SAMAD DAN "ALLAH"NYA.
Menghujjah (dalam kurungan dan berhuruf besar) dakwaan Khalid Samad tentang Allah.
PETIKAN DARI POSTINGNYA, "1. Al-Quran sendiri mempunyai banyak ayat-ayat yang menunjukkan bahawa orang bukan Islam, samada golongan musyrikin, Yahudi mahupun Nasrani menggunakan perkataan ‘Allah’ apabila mereka memaksudkan Tuhan semesta alam. ... bla .. bla .. bla ....... seperti “Wa Kaalatil Yahudu Uzair ibnu Llah” yang bermaksud “Dan berkata orang-orang Yahudi Uzair adalah anak Allah”? "
KHALID MERUJUKKAN KITA KEPADA (9:30) SURAH AT TAUBAH IAITU:-
وَقَالَتِ ٱلۡيَهُودُ عُزَيۡرٌ ٱبۡنُ ٱللَّهِ وَقَالَتِ ٱلنَّصَـٰرَى ٱلۡمَسِيحُ ٱبۡنُ ٱللَّهِۖ ذَٲلِكَ قَوۡلُهُم بِأَفۡوَٲهِهِمۡۖ َ
BERMAKSUD "Dan orang-orang Yahudi berkata: Uzair ialah anak Allah dan orang-orang Nasrani berkata: Al-Masih ialah anak Allah..."
YANG BERKATA DEMIKIAN IALAH ALLAH. HANYA ALLAH BERKATA "ALLAH" DALAM QALAM QADIMNYA AL QURAN. SEGALA MAKHLUK, YANG KAFIR, YANG BERIMAN BAHKAN RASULULLAH S.A.W. SENDIRI SEKALIPUN TIDAK BOLEH, TIDAK LAYAK, MUSTAHIL BERKATA SESUATU APA PUN DALAM AL QURAN.
DENGAN MENDAKWA ORANG KAFIR PUN BERKATA-KATA DALAM AL QURAN, SDR KHALID SUDAH MELETAKKAN HAMBA SETARAF DENGAN ALLAH, SUDAH MELAKUKAN SYIRIK, KUFUR, INGKAR, MELAWAN ALLAH SAMA SEPERTI KAUM YAHUDI DAN KRISTIAN YANG MENDAKWA UZAIR ANAK ALLAH ATAU ISA IBN MARYAM ANAK ALLAH. SDR KHALID PADA HAKIKATNYA MEMPUNYAI KEIMANAN SEPERTI KAUM YANG MENDAKWA DEMIKIAN SAMBIL BERPURA-PURA MEMBELA ISLAM MELALUI WHATEVER PERJUANGAN SDR KHALID.
CUBA PERHATIKAN SAMBUNGAN AYAT (9:30) DI ATAS:-
ذَٲلِكَ قَوۡلُهُم بِأَفۡوَٲهِهِمۡۖ يُضَـٰهِـُٔونَ قَوۡلَ ٱلَّذِينَ ڪَفَرُواْ مِن قَبۡلُۚ قَـٰتَلَهُمُ ٱللَّهُۚ أَنَّىٰ يُؤۡفَڪُونَ
BERMAKSUD "Demikianlah perkataan mereka dengan mulut mereka sendiri, (iaitu) mereka menyamai perkataan orang-orang kafir dahulu; semoga Allah binasakan mereka. Bagaimanakah mereka boleh berpaling dari kebenaran?"
BOLEH DIAMBIL FAHAM PERKATAAN SDR KHALID MENGENAI ALLAH UNTUK KRISTIAN ATAU YAHUDI ADALAH PERKATAAN YANG KELUAR DAR MULUT SDR KHALID SENDIRI TETAPI DIDAKWAKAN KEPADA ALLAH. KHALID TELAH BERDUSTA TENTANG ALLAH DAN BERDUSTA KEPADA PARA MUKMIN.
PERKATAAN SDR KHALID MENYAMAI PERKATAAN ORANG-ORANG KAFIR DAHULU.
ALLAH SENDIRI MELAKNAT PERBUATAN DAN KAUM PERUSAK SEBIGINI DENGAN FIRMANNYA "qatalahumu Allahu anna yufakoona" BERMAKSUD "Dila’nati Allah-lah mereka; bagaimana mereka sampai berpaling?"
SDR KHALID TELAH MELAYAKKAN DIRI SDR KHALID DAN KUMPULAN MUKMIN YANG SDR WAKILI KEDALAM GOLONGAN JANJI LAKNAT ITU.
WAL IYAZUBILLAH.
PETIKAN DARI POSTINGNYA, "1. Al-Quran sendiri mempunyai banyak ayat-ayat yang menunjukkan bahawa orang bukan Islam, samada golongan musyrikin, Yahudi mahupun Nasrani menggunakan perkataan ‘Allah’ apabila mereka memaksudkan Tuhan semesta alam. ... bla .. bla .. bla ....... seperti “Wa Kaalatil Yahudu Uzair ibnu Llah” yang bermaksud “Dan berkata orang-orang Yahudi Uzair adalah anak Allah”? "
KHALID MERUJUKKAN KITA KEPADA (9:30) SURAH AT TAUBAH IAITU:-
وَقَالَتِ ٱلۡيَهُودُ عُزَيۡرٌ ٱبۡنُ ٱللَّهِ وَقَالَتِ ٱلنَّصَـٰرَى ٱلۡمَسِيحُ ٱبۡنُ ٱللَّهِۖ ذَٲلِكَ قَوۡلُهُم بِأَفۡوَٲهِهِمۡۖ َ
BERMAKSUD "Dan orang-orang Yahudi berkata: Uzair ialah anak Allah dan orang-orang Nasrani berkata: Al-Masih ialah anak Allah..."
YANG BERKATA DEMIKIAN IALAH ALLAH. HANYA ALLAH BERKATA "ALLAH" DALAM QALAM QADIMNYA AL QURAN. SEGALA MAKHLUK, YANG KAFIR, YANG BERIMAN BAHKAN RASULULLAH S.A.W. SENDIRI SEKALIPUN TIDAK BOLEH, TIDAK LAYAK, MUSTAHIL BERKATA SESUATU APA PUN DALAM AL QURAN.
DENGAN MENDAKWA ORANG KAFIR PUN BERKATA-KATA DALAM AL QURAN, SDR KHALID SUDAH MELETAKKAN HAMBA SETARAF DENGAN ALLAH, SUDAH MELAKUKAN SYIRIK, KUFUR, INGKAR, MELAWAN ALLAH SAMA SEPERTI KAUM YAHUDI DAN KRISTIAN YANG MENDAKWA UZAIR ANAK ALLAH ATAU ISA IBN MARYAM ANAK ALLAH. SDR KHALID PADA HAKIKATNYA MEMPUNYAI KEIMANAN SEPERTI KAUM YANG MENDAKWA DEMIKIAN SAMBIL BERPURA-PURA MEMBELA ISLAM MELALUI WHATEVER PERJUANGAN SDR KHALID.
CUBA PERHATIKAN SAMBUNGAN AYAT (9:30) DI ATAS:-
ذَٲلِكَ قَوۡلُهُم بِأَفۡوَٲهِهِمۡۖ يُضَـٰهِـُٔونَ قَوۡلَ ٱلَّذِينَ ڪَفَرُواْ مِن قَبۡلُۚ قَـٰتَلَهُمُ ٱللَّهُۚ أَنَّىٰ يُؤۡفَڪُونَ
BERMAKSUD "Demikianlah perkataan mereka dengan mulut mereka sendiri, (iaitu) mereka menyamai perkataan orang-orang kafir dahulu; semoga Allah binasakan mereka. Bagaimanakah mereka boleh berpaling dari kebenaran?"
BOLEH DIAMBIL FAHAM PERKATAAN SDR KHALID MENGENAI ALLAH UNTUK KRISTIAN ATAU YAHUDI ADALAH PERKATAAN YANG KELUAR DAR MULUT SDR KHALID SENDIRI TETAPI DIDAKWAKAN KEPADA ALLAH. KHALID TELAH BERDUSTA TENTANG ALLAH DAN BERDUSTA KEPADA PARA MUKMIN.
PERKATAAN SDR KHALID MENYAMAI PERKATAAN ORANG-ORANG KAFIR DAHULU.
ALLAH SENDIRI MELAKNAT PERBUATAN DAN KAUM PERUSAK SEBIGINI DENGAN FIRMANNYA "qatalahumu Allahu anna yufakoona" BERMAKSUD "Dila’nati Allah-lah mereka; bagaimana mereka sampai berpaling?"
SDR KHALID TELAH MELAYAKKAN DIRI SDR KHALID DAN KUMPULAN MUKMIN YANG SDR WAKILI KEDALAM GOLONGAN JANJI LAKNAT ITU.
WAL IYAZUBILLAH.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Dr. Jeffrey Lang: His Journey To Islam
Qur-an al kareem -(7:172)
And (remember) when your Lord brought forth from the Children of Adam, from their loins, their seed (or from Adam's loin his offspring) and made them testify as to themselves (saying): "Am I not your Lord?" They said: "Yes! We testify," lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection: "Verily, we have been unaware of this."
Ringkasnya, apabila Allah jadikan kita di alam roh dahulu, Allah bertanya, “Bukankah Aku Tuhan mu?” Dalam lain perkataan, “Apa hubungan Aku dengan engkau?”
Kita jawab, “Aku akui Engkau Tuhanku.” Dalam lain perkataan, “Hubungan kita ialah Engkau Tuhanku, aku hambaMu.”
Sesiapa yang tidak dapat menjawab sedemikian, ketika melalui hidup didunia nanti, dia tidak dapat menjalin hubungan dengan Allah melalui syahadah “Asyhadu al lailaha illallah wa asyhu anna Muhammad ar rasu lallah”.
Sejak permulaan kita lagi, Allah telah menjalin hubungan dengan kita. Beruntunglah hamba, yang berjihad mengekalkan hubungan itu …
Mari kita hayati contoh bagaimana rasanya hubungan ini melalui pengakuan seorang hamba Allah bernama Dr. Jeffrey Lang dalam pengembaraannya menjalin hubungan melalui Islam menuju Allah.
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Dr. Jeffrey Lang: His Journey To Islam
“Dad, do you believe in heaven?”
When young Jeffery asked his father about the existence of heaven as they walked their dog along the beach, it was apparent that this child possessed a highly inquisitive mind. There perhaps was also a sign that he would subject things to a logical scrutiny and validate them from a rational perspective. Little surprise was it, then, that one day he would end up being a professor of mathematics, a matter where there is no place for anything but logic.
During his senior years at the Notre Dam Boys High, a Catholic school, he formed certain rational objections against belief in the existence of a Supreme Being. Discussions with the school Priest, his parents, and classmates could not convince him of the existence of God, and to the dismay of the Priest and his parents, he turned into an atheist at the age of eighteen. He was to remain so for the next ten years throughout his undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral studies. It was a little before or after his becoming an atheist that he first saw the following dream:
It was a tiny room with no furniture, and there was nothing on its grayish-white walls. Its only adornment was the predominantly red-and-white patterned carpet that covered the floor. There was a small window, like a basement window, above and facing us, filling the room with bril¬liant light. We were in rows; I was in the third. There were only men, no women, and all of us were sitting on our heels and facing the direction of the window.
It felt foreign. I recognized no one. Perhaps I was in another country. We bowed down uniformly, our faces to the floor. It was serene and quiet, as if all sound had been turned off. All at once, we sat back on our heels. As I looked ahead, I realized that we were being led by someone in front who was off to my left, in the middle, below the window. He stood alone. I only had the briefest glance at his back. He was wearing a long white gown, and on his head was a white scarf with a red design. And that is when I would awaken.
During the next ten years of his atheist life, he was to see the same dream several times. He would not be disturbed by the dream, however, for he would feel strangely comfortable when he awoke. But not knowing what it was, he could not make any sense out of it and thus gave no importance to it despite its repetitions.
Ten years later in his first lecture at the University of San Francisco, he met a Muslim student who attended his mathematics class. He was soon to develop a friendship with him and his family. Religion, however, was not the topic of discussion during the time he shared with that Muslim family, and it was much later that one of the family members handed to him a copy of the Qur’an.
He was not looking for a religion. Nevertheless, he started reading the Qur’an, but with a strong prejudice. “You cannot simply read the Qur’an, not if you take it seriously. You either have surrendered to it already or you fight it. It attacks tenaciously, directly, personally; it debates, criticizes, shames, and challenges. From the outset it draws the line of battle, and I was on the other side.” Thus he found himself in an interesting battle. “I was at a severe disadvantage, for it became clear that the Author knew me better than I knew myself.” It was as if the Author was reading his mind. Every night he would make up certain questions and objections, but would find the answer in his next readings as he continued his readings in the accepted order. “The Qur’an was always way ahead of my thinking; it was erasing barriers I had built years ago and was addressing my queries.”
He fought vigorously with objections and questions, but it was apparent that he was loosing the battle. “I was being led, working my way into a corner that contained only one choice.”
It was early 80’s and there were not many Muslims at the University of San Francisco campus. He discovered a small place at the basement of a church where a few Muslim students made their daily prayers. After much struggle in his mind, he came up with enough courage to go and visit that place. When he came out of that place a few hours later, he had already declared the shahada, the proclamation of a new life – “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His messenger.”
After he made his proclamation, it was the time for the afternoon prayer and he was invited to participate. He stood up in rows with other students behind a prayer leader named Ghassan, and started following them in prayer –
We bowed down in prostration with our faces on the red-and-white carpet. It was serene and quiet, as if the sound had been turned off. And then we sat back on our heels again.
As I looked ahead, I could see Ghassan, off to my left, in the middle, below the window that was flooding the room with light. He was alone, without a row. He was wearing a long white gown and on his head was a white scarf with a red design.
The dream! I screamed inwardly. The dream exactly! I had forgotten it completely, and now I was stunned and frightened. Am I dreaming? I wondered. Will I awaken? I tried to focus on what was happening to determine whether I was asleep. A rush of cold flowed through my body, making me shudder. My God, this is real! Then the coldness subsided, succeeded by gentle warmth radiating from within. Tears welled up in my eyes.
Everyone’s journey to Islam is unique, varying from one another in many different ways, but Dr. Lang’s is an interesting one. From one who challenged the existence of God, he became a firm believer in God. From a warrior who fought a fierce battler against the Qur’an, he became one who surrendered to it. From one who never knew love and who only wanted to live a comfortable materialistic life until he died and became “long-forgotten soil underneath an unmarked grave”, he turned into one whose life became full of love, mercy, and spiritualism. “God will bring you to your knees, Jeffery!”, said his father when he denied the existence of God at the age of eighteen. Ten years later, that became a reality. He was now on his knees, and his forehead on the ground. The highest part of his body that contained all of his knowledge and intellect was now on the lowest ground in complete submission before the Majesty of God.
Like all Muslim reverts, Dr. Lang felt that he was favored by God’s mercy and that it was God Himself who directed him to Islam. “I perceived that God was always near, directing my life, creating the circumstances and opportunities to choose, yet always leaving the crucial choices to me. I was awestruck by the realization of the intimacy and love that reveals, not because we deserve it, but because it is always there and all we have to do is turn to Him to receive it. I cannot say with certainty what the meaning of that vision was, but I could not help seeing in it a sign, a favor, and a new chance.”
Dr. Lang is author of two books – both make interesting readings and are useful for both Muslim converts and born Muslims to read. He is married with three daughters. It is no surprising that his children shared some of his inquisitive mind. The boy who threw questions at his father, was now a father himself who was to face questions from his children. One day he was confronted by his eight-year-old daughter Jameelah after he finished the noon prayer with her –
“Daddy, why do we pray?”
Her question caught me off guard. I didn’t expect it from an eight year old. I knew of course the most obvious answer — that as Muslims we are obligated to — but I did not want to waste the opportunity to share with her the experience and benefits of salah. Nevertheless, as I tried to put together a reply in my mind, I bought a little time by beginning with, ‘We pray because God wants us to!’
‘But why, daddy, what does praying do?’ she asked.
‘It is hard to explain to a young person, honey. Someday, if you do the five prayers every day, I’m sure you’ll understand, but I’ll do my best to answer your question.’
‘You see, sweetheart. God is the source of all the love, mercy, kindness, and wisdom — of all the beauty — that we experience and feel. Like the sun is the source of the light we see in the daytime, God is the source of all of these and much more. Thus, the love I feel for you, your sisters, and mommy is given to me by God. We know that God is kind and merciful by all the things He has given us in this life. But when we pray, we can feel God’s love, kindness, and mercy in a very special way, in the most powerful way.
For example, you know that mommy and I love you by the way we take care of you. But when we hug you and kiss you, you can really feel how much we love you. In a similar way, we know that God loves and is kind to us by the way He takes care of us. But when we pray, we can feel His love in a very real and special way.’
‘Does praying make you a better daddy?’ She asked me.
‘I hope so and I would like to think so, because once you are touched by God’s love and kindness in the prayer, it is so beautiful and powerful, that you need to share it with those around you, especially your family. Sometimes, after a hard day at work, I feel so exhausted that I just want to be alone. But if I feel God’s kindness and mercy in the prayer, I look at my family and remember what a great gift you are to me, and all the love and happiness I get from being your daddy and mommy’s husband. I’m not saying that I am the perfect father, but I believe I would not be as good a father without the prayers. Am I making any sense at all?’
‘I kind of understand what you mean,’ Jameelah answered.
Then she hugged me and said, ‘And I love you, Daddy!’
‘I love you too, sweetie pie. I love you too.’
Note: Jeffrey Lang is currently an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Kansas. In addition to numerous articles, he has written three books that are widely read among American Muslims.
Struggling to Surrender, Beltsville, 1994
Even Angels Ask, Beltsville, 1997
Losing My Religion: A Call for Help, Beltsville, 2004
He gives lectures at various universities as well as at Islamic conferences and conventions.
Source:
http://islam.thetruecall.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=180&mode=&order=0&thold=0
And (remember) when your Lord brought forth from the Children of Adam, from their loins, their seed (or from Adam's loin his offspring) and made them testify as to themselves (saying): "Am I not your Lord?" They said: "Yes! We testify," lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection: "Verily, we have been unaware of this."
Ringkasnya, apabila Allah jadikan kita di alam roh dahulu, Allah bertanya, “Bukankah Aku Tuhan mu?” Dalam lain perkataan, “Apa hubungan Aku dengan engkau?”
Kita jawab, “Aku akui Engkau Tuhanku.” Dalam lain perkataan, “Hubungan kita ialah Engkau Tuhanku, aku hambaMu.”
Sesiapa yang tidak dapat menjawab sedemikian, ketika melalui hidup didunia nanti, dia tidak dapat menjalin hubungan dengan Allah melalui syahadah “Asyhadu al lailaha illallah wa asyhu anna Muhammad ar rasu lallah”.
Sejak permulaan kita lagi, Allah telah menjalin hubungan dengan kita. Beruntunglah hamba, yang berjihad mengekalkan hubungan itu …
Mari kita hayati contoh bagaimana rasanya hubungan ini melalui pengakuan seorang hamba Allah bernama Dr. Jeffrey Lang dalam pengembaraannya menjalin hubungan melalui Islam menuju Allah.
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Dr. Jeffrey Lang: His Journey To Islam
“Dad, do you believe in heaven?”
When young Jeffery asked his father about the existence of heaven as they walked their dog along the beach, it was apparent that this child possessed a highly inquisitive mind. There perhaps was also a sign that he would subject things to a logical scrutiny and validate them from a rational perspective. Little surprise was it, then, that one day he would end up being a professor of mathematics, a matter where there is no place for anything but logic.
During his senior years at the Notre Dam Boys High, a Catholic school, he formed certain rational objections against belief in the existence of a Supreme Being. Discussions with the school Priest, his parents, and classmates could not convince him of the existence of God, and to the dismay of the Priest and his parents, he turned into an atheist at the age of eighteen. He was to remain so for the next ten years throughout his undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral studies. It was a little before or after his becoming an atheist that he first saw the following dream:
It was a tiny room with no furniture, and there was nothing on its grayish-white walls. Its only adornment was the predominantly red-and-white patterned carpet that covered the floor. There was a small window, like a basement window, above and facing us, filling the room with bril¬liant light. We were in rows; I was in the third. There were only men, no women, and all of us were sitting on our heels and facing the direction of the window.
It felt foreign. I recognized no one. Perhaps I was in another country. We bowed down uniformly, our faces to the floor. It was serene and quiet, as if all sound had been turned off. All at once, we sat back on our heels. As I looked ahead, I realized that we were being led by someone in front who was off to my left, in the middle, below the window. He stood alone. I only had the briefest glance at his back. He was wearing a long white gown, and on his head was a white scarf with a red design. And that is when I would awaken.
During the next ten years of his atheist life, he was to see the same dream several times. He would not be disturbed by the dream, however, for he would feel strangely comfortable when he awoke. But not knowing what it was, he could not make any sense out of it and thus gave no importance to it despite its repetitions.
Ten years later in his first lecture at the University of San Francisco, he met a Muslim student who attended his mathematics class. He was soon to develop a friendship with him and his family. Religion, however, was not the topic of discussion during the time he shared with that Muslim family, and it was much later that one of the family members handed to him a copy of the Qur’an.
He was not looking for a religion. Nevertheless, he started reading the Qur’an, but with a strong prejudice. “You cannot simply read the Qur’an, not if you take it seriously. You either have surrendered to it already or you fight it. It attacks tenaciously, directly, personally; it debates, criticizes, shames, and challenges. From the outset it draws the line of battle, and I was on the other side.” Thus he found himself in an interesting battle. “I was at a severe disadvantage, for it became clear that the Author knew me better than I knew myself.” It was as if the Author was reading his mind. Every night he would make up certain questions and objections, but would find the answer in his next readings as he continued his readings in the accepted order. “The Qur’an was always way ahead of my thinking; it was erasing barriers I had built years ago and was addressing my queries.”
He fought vigorously with objections and questions, but it was apparent that he was loosing the battle. “I was being led, working my way into a corner that contained only one choice.”
It was early 80’s and there were not many Muslims at the University of San Francisco campus. He discovered a small place at the basement of a church where a few Muslim students made their daily prayers. After much struggle in his mind, he came up with enough courage to go and visit that place. When he came out of that place a few hours later, he had already declared the shahada, the proclamation of a new life – “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His messenger.”
After he made his proclamation, it was the time for the afternoon prayer and he was invited to participate. He stood up in rows with other students behind a prayer leader named Ghassan, and started following them in prayer –
We bowed down in prostration with our faces on the red-and-white carpet. It was serene and quiet, as if the sound had been turned off. And then we sat back on our heels again.
As I looked ahead, I could see Ghassan, off to my left, in the middle, below the window that was flooding the room with light. He was alone, without a row. He was wearing a long white gown and on his head was a white scarf with a red design.
The dream! I screamed inwardly. The dream exactly! I had forgotten it completely, and now I was stunned and frightened. Am I dreaming? I wondered. Will I awaken? I tried to focus on what was happening to determine whether I was asleep. A rush of cold flowed through my body, making me shudder. My God, this is real! Then the coldness subsided, succeeded by gentle warmth radiating from within. Tears welled up in my eyes.
Everyone’s journey to Islam is unique, varying from one another in many different ways, but Dr. Lang’s is an interesting one. From one who challenged the existence of God, he became a firm believer in God. From a warrior who fought a fierce battler against the Qur’an, he became one who surrendered to it. From one who never knew love and who only wanted to live a comfortable materialistic life until he died and became “long-forgotten soil underneath an unmarked grave”, he turned into one whose life became full of love, mercy, and spiritualism. “God will bring you to your knees, Jeffery!”, said his father when he denied the existence of God at the age of eighteen. Ten years later, that became a reality. He was now on his knees, and his forehead on the ground. The highest part of his body that contained all of his knowledge and intellect was now on the lowest ground in complete submission before the Majesty of God.
Like all Muslim reverts, Dr. Lang felt that he was favored by God’s mercy and that it was God Himself who directed him to Islam. “I perceived that God was always near, directing my life, creating the circumstances and opportunities to choose, yet always leaving the crucial choices to me. I was awestruck by the realization of the intimacy and love that reveals, not because we deserve it, but because it is always there and all we have to do is turn to Him to receive it. I cannot say with certainty what the meaning of that vision was, but I could not help seeing in it a sign, a favor, and a new chance.”
Dr. Lang is author of two books – both make interesting readings and are useful for both Muslim converts and born Muslims to read. He is married with three daughters. It is no surprising that his children shared some of his inquisitive mind. The boy who threw questions at his father, was now a father himself who was to face questions from his children. One day he was confronted by his eight-year-old daughter Jameelah after he finished the noon prayer with her –
“Daddy, why do we pray?”
Her question caught me off guard. I didn’t expect it from an eight year old. I knew of course the most obvious answer — that as Muslims we are obligated to — but I did not want to waste the opportunity to share with her the experience and benefits of salah. Nevertheless, as I tried to put together a reply in my mind, I bought a little time by beginning with, ‘We pray because God wants us to!’
‘But why, daddy, what does praying do?’ she asked.
‘It is hard to explain to a young person, honey. Someday, if you do the five prayers every day, I’m sure you’ll understand, but I’ll do my best to answer your question.’
‘You see, sweetheart. God is the source of all the love, mercy, kindness, and wisdom — of all the beauty — that we experience and feel. Like the sun is the source of the light we see in the daytime, God is the source of all of these and much more. Thus, the love I feel for you, your sisters, and mommy is given to me by God. We know that God is kind and merciful by all the things He has given us in this life. But when we pray, we can feel God’s love, kindness, and mercy in a very special way, in the most powerful way.
For example, you know that mommy and I love you by the way we take care of you. But when we hug you and kiss you, you can really feel how much we love you. In a similar way, we know that God loves and is kind to us by the way He takes care of us. But when we pray, we can feel His love in a very real and special way.’
‘Does praying make you a better daddy?’ She asked me.
‘I hope so and I would like to think so, because once you are touched by God’s love and kindness in the prayer, it is so beautiful and powerful, that you need to share it with those around you, especially your family. Sometimes, after a hard day at work, I feel so exhausted that I just want to be alone. But if I feel God’s kindness and mercy in the prayer, I look at my family and remember what a great gift you are to me, and all the love and happiness I get from being your daddy and mommy’s husband. I’m not saying that I am the perfect father, but I believe I would not be as good a father without the prayers. Am I making any sense at all?’
‘I kind of understand what you mean,’ Jameelah answered.
Then she hugged me and said, ‘And I love you, Daddy!’
‘I love you too, sweetie pie. I love you too.’
Note: Jeffrey Lang is currently an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Kansas. In addition to numerous articles, he has written three books that are widely read among American Muslims.
Struggling to Surrender, Beltsville, 1994
Even Angels Ask, Beltsville, 1997
Losing My Religion: A Call for Help, Beltsville, 2004
He gives lectures at various universities as well as at Islamic conferences and conventions.
Source:
http://islam.thetruecall.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=180&mode=&order=0&thold=0
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Kitab Tanpa Tulisan
Dolah, Amid;
Apabila benar bagai dikata ...
Berkenaan Allah dan urusan duniawi mu
.........
Kalau dalam perang,
Kamu telah jual pedang
(yang paling tajam)
Disalut dengan peta
Strategi serangan pasukan
kepada musuh.
Kalau dalam ibadah,
Kamu sudah dirikan patung
Lalu kamu sembah
Lalu kamu istihar
Perbuatanku ini salah
Mari sembah beramai-ramai.
Kalau dalam toharah,
Kamu sudah basuh pakaian mu
Dengan air kencing anjing mu
Lalu kamu pakai mengimami sembahyang
Dalam masjid islam hadhari mu.
Dengan Nama Allah
Dengan Haq Ismul A’zam
Seluruh saf jemaah mu
Dengan niat hanya Allah tahu
Meludah ka muka mu
Phaet .. .. .. tui.
Lalu bermufaraqah.
Kerana bagi tiap makhluk
Yang dikristiankan
Melalui pedang
Yang kamu jual,
Atau patung yang kamu bina,
Atau pakaian yang kamu basuh,
Kamu menerima saham sama,
Dari sisiNya.
=====================
Update: 28th Feb 2009; 8:25pm.
Alhamdulillah
28/2/09 - 8:21 mlm
KDN mengumumkan pembetulan
Larangan masih berkuatkausa
Dolah dan Amid
Menikmati rahmat dan perlindungan Allah,
Mudah-mudahan.
Apabila benar bagai dikata ...
Berkenaan Allah dan urusan duniawi mu
.........
Kalau dalam perang,
Kamu telah jual pedang
(yang paling tajam)
Disalut dengan peta
Strategi serangan pasukan
kepada musuh.
Kalau dalam ibadah,
Kamu sudah dirikan patung
Lalu kamu sembah
Lalu kamu istihar
Perbuatanku ini salah
Mari sembah beramai-ramai.
Kalau dalam toharah,
Kamu sudah basuh pakaian mu
Dengan air kencing anjing mu
Lalu kamu pakai mengimami sembahyang
Dalam masjid islam hadhari mu.
Dengan Nama Allah
Dengan Haq Ismul A’zam
Seluruh saf jemaah mu
Dengan niat hanya Allah tahu
Meludah ka muka mu
Phaet .. .. .. tui.
Lalu bermufaraqah.
Kerana bagi tiap makhluk
Yang dikristiankan
Melalui pedang
Yang kamu jual,
Atau patung yang kamu bina,
Atau pakaian yang kamu basuh,
Kamu menerima saham sama,
Dari sisiNya.
=====================
Update: 28th Feb 2009; 8:25pm.
Alhamdulillah
28/2/09 - 8:21 mlm
KDN mengumumkan pembetulan
Larangan masih berkuatkausa
Dolah dan Amid
Menikmati rahmat dan perlindungan Allah,
Mudah-mudahan.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Is It Yours To Give?
Setiap ketua akan disoal akan keketuaannya. Samada ketua darjah atau ketua keluarga atau ketua samseng atau ketua hakim atau ketua negara.
Bila bertemu dengan Penciptanya esok mereka akan ditanya, "Apa kamu buat dengan amanah kamu sebagai ketua?" Ketika itu tiada siapa yang mampu berkata-kata melainkan yang benar, samada baik atau buruk.
Ada satu amanah yang Tuhan beri. Gunung, bumi, langit dan semua tidak sanggup menerimanya kecuali manusia. Kerana manusia merasa dia mempunyai akal, maka dia terima amanah ini dari Allah. Kerananya manusia nanti akan ditanya, "Bagaimana telah kamu sempurnakan amanah ini?" "Bagaimana telah kamu jaga Kesucian NamaKu?" dan lain sebagainya.
Ketua mana yang memberi kebanaran supaya musuh Allah mengkontaminate, mengadultrate, mencemar Nama Allah melalui penulisan-penulisan mereka? Tidakkah boleh menjawab pendesak ini dengan, umpamanya "Dari aku tiada kebenaran. Kerana Kebenaran ini bukan aku tuannya. Kamu mintalah sendiri dariNya."
Apabila sungguh ketua sebegini telah memberi kebenaran ini, maka ketua ini telah memberi sesuatu yang bukan dia punya untuk diberi ... dan diberi kepada yang nyata telah menolak pemberian ini dari mula lagi.
Dalam lain perkataan dia telah melanun. Jika dia Islam Muslim, dia adalah Islam Muslim yang mempersendakan tuhannya. Orang berakal ini tidak tahu dia telah mempersendakan siapa.
Soal orang Arab buat yang serupa. Orang Indonesia buat yang serupa. Itu soal mereka dengan tuhan mereka. Sekarang ini ialah soal si ketua kita ini, si orang yang ini dengan tuhannya, soal kita dengan ketua kita dengan tuhan kita yang juga tuhannya. Sungguh kita berlepas diri dari ketua ini. Kalau kita ditanya besok kita akan berkata, "Ya Allah Engkau lebih mengetahui. Sungguh aku tidak bersekongkol dengannya (dalam hal ini)."
Walaupun ketua sebigini menyebut subhanaallah sebanyak bulu seekor kambing dalam sehari, hakikat perbuatannya dalam membenarkan Nama Allah untuk dikontaminate, diadultrate, dicemari melalui cetak/sebaran dalam keluaran mingguan / bulanan mereka adalah sama dengan dia sendiri yang mengkontaminate, mengadultrate, mencemar Nama Allah.
Na'uzubillahi min dhalik.
Dengan NamaMu, kami percaya Engkau akan kurniai kami dengan apa yang telah Engku tetapkan untuk kami.
I believe in Him, His angels,
His books, and His messengers.
I listen to His command,
obey Him, proceed towards
whatever pleases Him, and
submit to what He decreed,
longing for His obedience
and fearing His punishment,
for He is Allah against
Whose schemes no one
should feel secure, nor
should anyone be in fear of
injustice from Him.
Amin.
Bila bertemu dengan Penciptanya esok mereka akan ditanya, "Apa kamu buat dengan amanah kamu sebagai ketua?" Ketika itu tiada siapa yang mampu berkata-kata melainkan yang benar, samada baik atau buruk.
Ada satu amanah yang Tuhan beri. Gunung, bumi, langit dan semua tidak sanggup menerimanya kecuali manusia. Kerana manusia merasa dia mempunyai akal, maka dia terima amanah ini dari Allah. Kerananya manusia nanti akan ditanya, "Bagaimana telah kamu sempurnakan amanah ini?" "Bagaimana telah kamu jaga Kesucian NamaKu?" dan lain sebagainya.
Ketua mana yang memberi kebanaran supaya musuh Allah mengkontaminate, mengadultrate, mencemar Nama Allah melalui penulisan-penulisan mereka? Tidakkah boleh menjawab pendesak ini dengan, umpamanya "Dari aku tiada kebenaran. Kerana Kebenaran ini bukan aku tuannya. Kamu mintalah sendiri dariNya."
Apabila sungguh ketua sebegini telah memberi kebenaran ini, maka ketua ini telah memberi sesuatu yang bukan dia punya untuk diberi ... dan diberi kepada yang nyata telah menolak pemberian ini dari mula lagi.
Dalam lain perkataan dia telah melanun. Jika dia Islam Muslim, dia adalah Islam Muslim yang mempersendakan tuhannya. Orang berakal ini tidak tahu dia telah mempersendakan siapa.
Soal orang Arab buat yang serupa. Orang Indonesia buat yang serupa. Itu soal mereka dengan tuhan mereka. Sekarang ini ialah soal si ketua kita ini, si orang yang ini dengan tuhannya, soal kita dengan ketua kita dengan tuhan kita yang juga tuhannya. Sungguh kita berlepas diri dari ketua ini. Kalau kita ditanya besok kita akan berkata, "Ya Allah Engkau lebih mengetahui. Sungguh aku tidak bersekongkol dengannya (dalam hal ini)."
Walaupun ketua sebigini menyebut subhanaallah sebanyak bulu seekor kambing dalam sehari, hakikat perbuatannya dalam membenarkan Nama Allah untuk dikontaminate, diadultrate, dicemari melalui cetak/sebaran dalam keluaran mingguan / bulanan mereka adalah sama dengan dia sendiri yang mengkontaminate, mengadultrate, mencemar Nama Allah.
Na'uzubillahi min dhalik.
Dengan NamaMu, kami percaya Engkau akan kurniai kami dengan apa yang telah Engku tetapkan untuk kami.
I believe in Him, His angels,
His books, and His messengers.
I listen to His command,
obey Him, proceed towards
whatever pleases Him, and
submit to what He decreed,
longing for His obedience
and fearing His punishment,
for He is Allah against
Whose schemes no one
should feel secure, nor
should anyone be in fear of
injustice from Him.
Amin.
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