The Passion of The Muslims

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

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"...Across the Middle East, young people like Mr. Fawaz, angry, alienated and deprived of opportunity, have accepted Islam as an agent of change and rebellion. It is their rock ’n’ roll, their long hair and love beads. Through Islam, they defy the status quo and challenge governments seen as corrupt and incompetent..."
-New York Times, December 23, 2008

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Why don't you try? Just Let Allah Guide.

May Allah Guide you.

Managing Friends

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Introduction



Today's post is about managing friends. Most of my friends respond is: "What!!!". Yes they are. The idea of this post is when I got some trouble in managing my friends. First I don't think about it, but as life goes on, I'm starting to learn more and more about responsibility. Now for you, who think that managing friends is important, let me show you the right path.

How to Manage Friends



1. Keep smiling to them

Oh yes, that really work. It can make you friend comfort being with you. If you hang out with them, one of a hundred way to make them comfort is smile, and its easiest either. So keep smiling. But there is one problem: How when your friend is far from you (Long distance friendship)? Keep reading...

2. Ask their e-mail address or phone number

This can fix the problem. At least you communicate with your friend. It will be useless when you jut ask for their e-mail address or phone number but you don't send anything or call them. That is exactly one of a thousand reason why you got to pray (Shalat), you got to pray because if you don't communicate (in this case pray) with Allah, then you're not His servant, just like, when you don't communicate with your friends then you're not their friend. Think about it.

3. Manage your time

This is the most important among all of these guide. Managing time could manage everything. If you want to manage your friends, manage your time, so you'll never miss your appointment with them. Believe it. So Manage, when you should learn, hang out, watch T.V, etc...

4. Always try to help

This is very important. When you help someone, their respect to you will be more and more. Now, what is the use of respect in friendship? Let me tell you:

When someone respect you, he will keep your secret, never talk bad about you and believe whatever you talk.

Friend should be someone who can keep your secret, right? But before you want respect from others, respect others.

5. Never talk bad to them neither hear gossips about them

There is one good story about this. I'm sure after you read this story, you'll understand this part.


Long time ago in ancient Greece, there was a man named Socrates who was highly knowledgeable and an esteemed philosopher. He was approached by a fellow one day. That person told Socrates that he has some information to tell him about his friend. Before he could even start talking about his friend, Socrates told him to take a test known as the Triple Filter Test.

The first test was the filter of truth. Socrates asked him if the information he had was the truth. The person said that he had just heard it on the way and was not sure if it was the absolute truth. The second filter was that of Goodness. He asked if the information was regarding anything good about his friend. The man said it was actually the opposite. The third filter was that of Usefulness. Socrates asked if the information was useful to him in any way. The man replied in the negative.

Socrates then replied that when the information regarding a friend is not true, good or useful, then why it should be conveyed at all. The moral of the story is that

you may always participate in loose gossip, but when it comes to your friends it is just not worth it.

You know your friends better than others. So you must avoid talking behind the back of your dearest friends. It only leads to strained relations and shows that you are not reliable or trustworthy as a friend. Think about it.

Before I end this post, I want to wish "A Happy Birthday" to my best friend: Muhammad Nur Hakim. May peace always be upon our prophet, Muhammad, his family, friends, and all who follow his path, until the judgment day. Wallahu A'alam.

Signs of the Usefull Knowledge

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Have you ever Ask yourself about signs of useful knowledge? Look at these signs, do you have these signs? The signs are:

1. When you learn it, You do what you learned.
2. When you learn it, You won't be selfish on that knowledge.
3. When you learn it, You become more "Tawadhu'".
4. When you learn it, You dislike popularity, and material things.
5. When you learn it, You're not claiming that you're smart.
6. When you learn it, You think that you're bad, but others good, so you wouldn't talk bad to them.

Do you know? That, That is the signs of useful knowledge.

So every knowledge, that contain those six principles, it will be useful, for you. This type of knowledge that you should learn more and more. You'll get more from life and "Akheera". This type of knowledge will be useful for your Faith. You will be also useful for Muslims.

Not all knowledge have those six principles, only knowledge of Religion (Such as Fiqh, Tawheed, Aqeeda, Tafseer, Hadeets, etc...) that naturally contain those principles. But you miss something. Don't you realize? (If you're a real detective you'll realize it). Let me show what you missed.

"...it will be useful, for you...This type of knowledge will be useful for your faith...also useful for Muslims..."

Now you should realize, something that useful for you, doesn't mean useful for humanity. Something that is useful for Muslims, doesn't mean useful for Islam. Now what is exactly Islam need? Muslims should realize this.

"Racism against Islam Rocketed since 9/11"(http://www.socialistworker.co.uk, dated 11 February 2006)"

So what we should do for Islam? We should get its name clean, by showing the kindness of Islam to the world, not showing Brutality. Our religion told so. Show to the world that Islam is religion of Kindness and Mercy. Our prophet, Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is the most kind person, what should we do is follow him (Peace be upon him).

If you asking, how to show kindness of Islam? The answer is simple: Be kind to others. Start with your neighborhood. We should be kind even to non-Muslim, like our prophet (Peace be upon him) does. Beside being kind to others, there is one thing, that all of us (Muslimin) has forgot.

Islam is loosing its name in knowledge, not only in religious knowledge, Islam is also loosing science knowledge. A lot of Muslims says that science is unimportant. This is definitely wrong. Why? because Allah said in Soora Al-Ra'd Aayaa 4: "Behold verilyin these things there signs for those who understood." Now who understand it? Who that Allah said: "...Those who understood"? Its the scientists and the thinkers.

Muslims today (Since 1901), has underestimated the importance of science (Including: Medic, etc...). They won't realize, that they are the future of Islam. Brothers in Islam, realize: "Education is a matter of life and death for us. The world is progressing so rapidly that without requisite advance in education, not only shall we be left behind others but may be wiped out altogether". So brothers and sisters, lets get back to the real Islam.

Wallahu A'alam...

World Today (For Teenagers)

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Introduction

It is sad to see our world today. Human just having fun without thinking what they suppose to think. Everyday, when we go out to our school, a hundred of other children just stay at their home, have nothing to do. Even when we stay at our home, there is no insurance to stay safe. Everyone is trying to have fun, they just care about money making, because they think that can make them happy. But unfortunately, even money can't satisfied them. Because human is so selfish, even to themselves.

Our prophet (Peace be upon him) said: If son of Adam is given one golden cave, they will ask another. Today: A lot of people don't eat, just because others waste their money to have fun and don't use it for Shadaqa. This is not a speech, it is just a reminder. For he who forgot.

World Today

"More than 160 US NATO vehicles burned in Pakistan, Riots in two Greek cities after teen killed, McCain: Afghanistan situation will get harder, 10 gunmen soldier killed in shootout in Mexico, etc..."

Do you know why all of this terrible things happen? The answer is too simple: "Because we are human". And that is exactly what human do: They are thinking something that is not their job. Just let big people do big things, without our interruption. Because we are not smarter then them, and if we are, we'll be at their position. It is ego that led to that way.

If we just do our job (also social job) that is not more than what we should do, like learning, praying, giving shadaqa, helping neighborhood and parents, etc, this kind of thing should not happen. Remember: "Every bad things come from human's hand, and the good one come from Allah".

So don't talk politic (or something like that) with your friends at school, it will just decrease your focus on studying. You should realize that you are teenager, so do teenagers stuff. But don't forget to advice others because our prophet (Peace be upon Him) said: (This) religion (It means: Islam) is Nasheeha (Advice). But while you are advising others, don't forget yourself. Allah said:
أتأمرون الناس بلبر و تنسون أنفسكم

So teenagers, brothers in Islam, save yourself and your family from hell. Lets get back to Islam. May peace also be upon our prophet, Muhammad, Messenger of Allah, and all human who follow his way until the judgment day. Wallahu A'alam.