Showing posts with label faith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label faith. Show all posts

23 February 2012

Beating of Hearts

Our lives are all tied and interconnected. Everyday, we meet people, we interact with people, we bond with them. And this bond. Someone once said to me it was a thin string holding us together. It is so fragile it could snap at any given moment. Had it not been too thin for the naked eye, it would've snapped easily. He may be true. But I failed to see it as he saw it - easily broken and weak. I failed then, I still fail now.

Personally, I think a bond is much much stronger than anything. Stronger than glue, tape and the strongest of chains. And my views are not without proof.

It started out with this:

I was one of the many there that night. We were all there as brothers. Not in blood but brothers still. Standing tall together, going down together. When one spoke, the rest listened intently. Once he finished, we stood by what was said, agreeing on the truth of truths.

My one hand over the other. Everyone was the same. None held on to differences. We were all treated as one. And in that moment, I almost cried. In His house, we were of the same stand. Skin colour, height, size, language was not a limiting factor anymore. The young and the weak stood as tall as the strong. The white and the black mixed without prejudice. Hand over hand. Hand in hand.

Thud... Thud... Thud...

Breathing slowly, even our breathing were one. Our hearts? Even more so. We were engaged in a ritual as old as time itself. We were in a formation so formidable - war general at the tip. His right-hand man just behind followed by the rest of the armada standing shoulder to shoulder in a wall unbroken and straight. But we were not facing a seen enemy, only battling a battle unseen.

Thud... Thud... Thud...
Bonds. I feel it!

Four skirmishes later, we broke formation. The procession of brothers dispersed, no longer bound physically. But as we walked apart, strings thicker than elephants' trunks pulled us in more directions than we dared count. Up, down, left, right, everywhere, bonds renewed and revived joint our hearts until that moment tomorrow when it would pull us together once again, only to start the historical ritual all over again.

10 July 2011

Long Time No Hair

Hahaha, I know the title sounds funny but hey, what can I do? :)

A long line of regrets go to those of you not here to see me in the flesh. I hope we'll see one another soon enough.

Truth be told, I miss you guys like hell. Gone were the times we would play futsal while cramping the tiny space we had with God-knows-how-many people played each evening. Gone were the days we would run through the desert others call field laughing ourselves shitless while chasing ball. Gone were the days when the whole world went off after the Friday prayers - where the compound seemed ghostly and no sound permeates the halls of knowledge.

I miss those days...

What I would give to experience it just once more. To feel the sleepiness creeping up on my body. To sing and shout at the top of our lungs in the dead of night. To live with vampires and werewolves and ghouls of the night. To be in the company of friends all through till morning. And then to look at others' faces - tired and worn, barely able to muster the slightest of focus, and then to blur out of focus. All the while nodding in unison. There but absent.

What I would give to walk those corridors I grew up to love. Where we ran and played at night. Where we learned and mingled in the day. Where memories - sweet, sour, salty and bitter - were made and buried. How I long for the day we would all stand together as one. Day, come fast. Let me smile again. Put that hair back where it came from. And then split us as you will, only for the cycle to begin anew. Until one day. The day we follow in the footsteps of our one friend who has gone with the wind.

Footsteps dug into the sands. They disappear just as fast as they appear. An ever-present subject, always behind us. Imitating our every moment, each step of the way. Morning. Noon. Then evening comes bringing with it the orange tinge of sunset. There he is! Our friend! Leading us into the sunset. Shifting from the solid person he is into a silhouette of black into a tiny speck of dot. At last, night.

Night..Night...Night...

14 May 2011

Fresh is the new lame!

When I say your name, I find peace.
When I touch you, I feel electric.
When you lay naked, I see nothing but you.
When I held you, nothing else matters.
When I try to know you, you disappear.
When I am lost, you never fail to find me.
When I am sound, I never fail to lose you.
Wherever I go, I have you.

I have chosen to be with you.
Your words are truth.
Your face is beautiful in every cover.
Your body is beautiful in every size.
You go great in all colours.
Everyone wants you, and everyone can have you.
Everyone can have you, yet no one can hold you.

When I say your name, you came.
Whatever I do, you stay the same.
Wherever I go, you tamed.
Coz I know fresh is the new lame.

07 April 2011

My angel

Sleep my friend,
Sleep my angel,
Sleep till the end,
May you wake all well.

Dream my friend,
Dream my angel,
Dream you'll find,
At the bottom of hell.

Rest my friend,
Rest my angel,
Lest you send,
Me to hell.

27 March 2011

Going south?

Relationship? To me it's like food. Good food go well together, they compliment one another and though they don't always look okay when put next to each other, they're still great!

Whatever it is (how bad your relationships may seem) only you can tell if it'll go north or south. Some food class like to go through the ileum, others prefer to end up going through the lacteal and others... well, let's just say they go north or south (depending on which way is up..)

While everyone has their own views on this matter (take out food from the context please~) I trust the best answer goes to religion. The Book has taught us guidelines in maintaining a healthy relationship + a bonus on healthy gastronomical system! (*does the term even exist? :p).

Whatever you choose, choose carefully. Coke doesn't go great with mentos and you won't do so great with someone too. Remember that, live your life as it is, make the necessary changes if needed & move on when all else fails! God-willing, someone better is waiting for you at the end of the line :D

Pray hard, be strong, be happy and S-M-I-L-E =)

22 March 2011

Result, oh Result~

Result oh Result~

I know I've done You a lot of wrongs, 
but please forgive me, oh Result~
I know You've given me everything I've ever asked for and more,
but please grant me my wish, oh Result~
I know I have not done all in my power to repay You,
but please do pay me for my efforts, oh Result~
I know I've failed to remember You sometimes,
but please continue to remember me, oh Result~
I know I'll probably forget You like I've always done before,
but please don't You forget me, oh Result~
I know You know better of my future,
So I put my future in Your hands, oh Result~

REPLACE RESULT WITH ALLAH,
THAT IS MY DOA~
AMIN YA RABBAL A'LAMIIN

16 March 2011

Sebab Musabab Tanah Bergerak & Tamadun Bergolak

Assalamualaikum y'all ! Salam sejahtera & salam pertemuan!

Okay, dlm entry sebelum ni aku ada bercerita tentang muzik & kuasanya. Dalam entry itu jugaklah aku ada memberi hint about teori aku berkenaan isu di Middle East. So, keeping to my word, aku akan elaborate lagi idea aku itu.

Untuk memahami pandangan aku, korang perlu teliti dulu kata-kata seorang tokoh Islam yang hebat bernama Ali bin Abi Talib. Beliau pernah menjawab kepada para sahabat apabila dipersoal mengenai maksiat. Katanya : "Jangan kau lihat betapa kecilnya maksiat yang hendak dilaksanakan, sebaliknya lihatlah betapa besar & agung zat Tuhan yang hendak dilakukan kepada-Nya maksiat itu."

Now, ape kaitan kata-kata imam Ali dengan situasi  di Libya, Bahrain, Mesir dan Tanah Arab secara amnya?? Jawapannya terdapat dalam surah al-Jin. Dalam surah ini, Allah merakamkan perihal jin. Diceritakan kepada kita bagaimana jin-jin setelah mendengar 'al-huda' telah mengakui kebesaran Tuhan yang maha esa.

Sedangkan al-jin pun sedar bahawa tiada satupun tempat langsung - biar di langit mahupun di bumi untuk mereka lari dari azab Allah sekiranya mereka melakukan maksiat. Jin berkomunikasi & direkod dlm Quran : Kami (langit, bumi serta seluruh isinya) dalam genggaman Tuhan.

Mengikut tafsiran & kajian ulama' ayat ini menerangkan satu sifat - sifat yang mana jin telah dijadikan satu contoh buat manusia. Tak pelikkah? Korang mesti selalu dengar orang cakap : Sebaik-baik jin itu sejahat-jahat manusia & vice versa kan? Tapi kenapa Quran berkata ada situasi yang sebaliknya? Tidakkah pelik bahawa orang yang dahulunya disembah telahpun bertaubat tetapi yang menyembah masih belum bertaubat? Analoginya begini : bayangkan Ayah Pin sewaktu pengikut-pengikutnya sedang sujud pada dia, tiba-tiba mengaku & bertaubat lalu terus bersyahadah.

  Ayah Pin : Aku Islam skang...selama nie aku poyo je... saje terasa nak jadi tuhan, kn? So, hah, ape lagi? Udah-udahlah sembah aku. Kang aku bajet jambu lak... *tersengih-sengih

  Anak Pin : *Bagai orang tak paham bahasa terus sujud pada org yg dh terang-terang mengaku berdusta.


Bodoh tak manusia ini? Inilah dia manusia yang cover diri baik habis dengan mengeluarkan kata-kata " I lebih baik dari jin kot...kira okay la tu der!" & juga makhluk yang berakal tapi tak menggunakan akal - mereka lagi teruk dari haiwan peliharaan.

Satu lagi kisah untuk y'all. Kali ini about Khalifah Umar al-Khatab. Setiap kali Saidina Umar selesai solat, sahabat melihat benda yang pelik terjadi. Sewaktu memberi salam Umar akan menangis kemudian ketawa. Selesai solat. Salam ke kanan, dia menangis. Kemudian salam ke kiri, dia ketawa. Para sahabat pelik wal ajaib. Gila ke ape? Lalu mereka bertanya. (Baikkan orang dulu? Tak membuat konklusi & speculation sewenang-wenangnya tentang sesuatu perkara. Tak tahu bertanya bukannya touch-up memvavi vuta. Result SPM anak siapaa laaa yang kate keluar 14Mac? Banyak dosa dia tanggung sebar dusta...nauzubillah).

  Sahabat : Wahai khalifah Allah, kenapa apabila kau memberi salam ke kanan kau mengangis dan apabila kau memberi salam ke kiri kau ketawa?

  Saidina Umar : *Tersenyum mendengar pertanyaan itu. 'Kamu nak tahukah? Kenapa? Pelik?'

  Sahabat : Ya, kami ingin tahu kerana agak pelik. Orang lain salam ke kanan melihat (membayang) syurga dan salam ke kiri melihat (membayang) neraka. Kenapa pula kau melihat syurga sedih tapi melihat neraka gembira wahai khalifah?

*Cerita ini dipendekkan untuk cut entry yang aku rasa dah cukup panjang. Untuk dialog penuh sebelum Umar finally jawab pertanyaan, sila cari sendiri.

  Saidina Umar : Setiap kali aku memberi salam ke kanan, aku teringat hidup aku sebelum Islam. (*Dengan sebak) Aku teringat anak perempuan aku yang aku tanam hidup-hidup kerana risau nama aku dihina oleh kafir yang lain. Sedangkan dalam Islam anak itu suci dan perempuan itu suci.

 Sahabat : Owh, begitu...Jadi, kenapa pula salam ke kiri kau ketawa?

  Saidina Umar : Setiap kali aku memberi salam ke kiri, aku teringat hidup aku sebelum Islam. (*Dengan tersenyum) Aku teringat aku sering pergi ke pasar. Kemudian aku membeli kurma yang paling baik, paling mahal di pasar. Sesampai di rumah, aku menyusun biji-biji kurma itu membentuk sesuatu. Lalu aku sembah tuhan yang aku sendiri cipta itu. Selesai aku sembah, aku terasa lapar. Aku makan tuhan aku. Sedangkan dalam Islam bagaimana hendak aku makan Tuhan...

Sambung balik pasal pandangan ulama' tadi...mereka (ulama' okay bukan Anak Pin or Cucu Pin)  berpendapat orang yang mencapi tahap iman seperti para jin ini, tidak kira di maaana jua dia berada sifatnya pasti sama. PASTI! La syakku bihi.


  • Dalam Masjidil Haram di hadapan Kaabah mahupun di Las Vegas
  • Di percutian mahupun di tempat kerja
  • Di padang bola mahupun di dalam bilik (dalam bilik??)
  • Di khalayak ramai mahupun sewaktu seorang diri
  • Walhal di arena politik mahupun dalam rumahtangga....
SAMA!

Pendek kata...sekiranya ketua-ketua negara dipilih dari kalangan jin, maka amanlah dunia. Dan sekiranya rakyat Malaysia mengundi parti jin, maka majulah Malaysia...tapi tidak logik untuk kita diperintah oleh jin kerana manusia yang lebih sepadan & manusia jugalah yang telah dipertanggungjawabkan menjadi khalifah di muka bumi ini. Konklusinya, kalau tidak mahu jin jadi wakil rakyat, pilihlah orang yang hampir-hampir sifatnya dengan para jin yang baik-baik lebih baik dari manusia, okay? Confirm aman damai sejahtera sentosa dunia sampai akhir zaman~

P/S: Tidak semua jin itu baik. Tidak semua manusia itu baik. Pandai-pandailah menilai sendiri.