POST RAMADHAN SYNDROME

Assalamu'alaikum...


There was a talk entitled POST RAMADHAN SYNDROME at Roger Steven Building yesterday at 5.15 p.m by Brother Usama. As we all know, everyone finds their iman and taqwa dips a few weeks after Ramadhan ends and the main objective of this talk is hopefully to be our booster shot to get us back to the prayer mat. I would like to share some of the points that I feel strongly about after listening to this enlightening talk especially to those who couldn't attend the talk [mainly to remind myself]..InsyaALlah...

The Holy Quran is the biggest and the holiest miracle from Allah s.w.t. It was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. to be passed on to the rest of mankind. People would say that they will believe in Allah s.w.t by heart when they see with their own eyes that the Red Sea parting and people can walk through the sea (Miracle of Prophet Musa a.s) and so as when they see dead people become alive with their own eyes (Miracle of Prophet Isa a.s.). Allah s.w.t has said that the Holy Quran is the biggest and the holiest miracle which He revealed to our beloved Prophet Muhammad s.a.w, i.e. they should believe in Allah s.w.t and His deen when they read the Quran, agree? But sadly, majority of people living in this earth do not want to admit this even we as muslims do not read, learn and practice the Quran and take this holiest miracle for granted.

There will be a time in where there won't be a single ayat in the muslims heart, even yaasiin or bismillahirrahmanirrahim..The younger generations only knows about kalimah Laa ilahaillallah from their parents and they do not know the actual meaning of the kalimah. Sisters don't even know that hijab is an obligation as a believer, yet they claim wearing hijab as a culture and are optional for them to wear them. [It seems like that is happening nowadays]. In order to preserve the quran in muslims heart, we have to read the quran and don't just read, but practice the content.

When the quran was revealed, democracy goes under Islam, imperialism goes under Islam, socialism goes under Islam and other systems goes under Islam..The dunia changed when al-Quran being revealed by Allah. Allah s.w.t creates us, and definitely He knows what's best for us, what's system is best for us, what's rules and regulations we should obey.

I was so impressed when he said about hijab very frankly even though there were quite a number of sisters who do not wear hijab came to his talk. He said that "It seems to me that a lot of you put a serious face on what I'm talking about. I'm not trying to offend any of you sisters. You are my sisters in Islam. This is an advice to you and really you should know that wearing hijab is Allah's command. Believe me if you are in trouble, I'm the first one who'll come and protect you, my sisters in Islam, biiznillah.." ----> that's nice, agree?

Unlike our people [through my observation], we tend to hesitate to advice our brothers and sisters on something that we think as "sensitive issues" to them. Brother Usama said, how many people from other religions, name it Nasara, Jews..they spread their religion in public without being apologetic because they believe their religion is true. But we muslims? We tend to say, "Owh, I'm not the scholars, that's not my duty to do so...What would other people think about me if I do so?" and the excuses go on and on. And we don't have that courage, that strength to do so..why is that happening? Probably our imaan is not strong enough, and we don't practice Islam fully although we claim we have done so.

He also mentioned about Surah Al-Jin. "Al-Jinn" is the name of this Surah as well as the title of its subject matter, for in it the event of the Jinn's hearing the Qur'an and returning to their people to preach Islam to them, has been related in detail. Come on...Even the jinn listen to Qur'an and return to their people to preach Islam to them..Human being is the best creature on the earth. Imagine if we do not do as what the jinn are doing; doesn't that indicate that we are worse than the jinn? [Speak to yourself balqis]

And last but not least, recitation of the Qur'an will bring sakinah [tranquility] to the recitor. Ala bizikrillahi tathmainnal qulub...Read al-Quran continuously, learn it and practice it in our daily life. May we become better muslims and mukmins from day to day. InsyaAllah...

p/s: Sorry for the grammatical errors. I don't bother to recheck the entry..heh..Ive got so much things to cover for this coming exam..do pray for our success okay? =)

wallahu'alam..

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