Ini Jalanku.. October 21, 2009
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Bila hati berkata-kata…
“Islam itu bersifat meruntuh dan membina. Ia meruntuhkan kejahatan JAHILIYYAH dan kemudian ia membina kerikil TAUHID.Untuk menundukkan jahiliyyah, ia memerlukan senjata TARBIYYAH,”
“Untuk menggenggam TARBIYAH, memang tidak mudah, memang payah.”
“Biarlah orang kata jalan TARBIYAH itu lambat dan perlahan. Kerana jalan tarbiyah dan dakwah bukan seperti lebuh raya yang lebar dan selesa, apatah lagi ditaburi bunga. Tidak sama sekali!”
“Oleh itu,jangan pernah mengalah. Kerana jalan tarbiyah bukan jalan untuk kalah. Kita berada di jalan ini adalah untuk menang. Menang pada timbangan Allah.”
كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لاّغْلِبَنَّ أَنَاْ وَرُسُلِى إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ
(Al mujadilah: 21)
Allah telah menetapkan ” Allah dan rasul-rasulKu pasti menang. Sungguh Allah Maha Kuat, Maha Perkasa.
- ayuh, jadilah batu bata dakwah!
“kejatuhan khilafah islamiyah hanya seperti gerhana yang datang menyinggah, ia bukannya matahari yang telah terbenam!”
Ini jalanku! semangat ! 
halawatul iman
Salsabila, Broomhall.
Sheffield.
30 Syawal 1430 H.
Bedah Buku: Toriquddakwah (Jalan Dakwah) October 21, 2009
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Bidang: Dakwah
Tajuk: Toriqud Dakwah : Jalan Dakwah
Penulis: Mustafa Masyhur
Penerbit: Pustaka Salam
Diulas oleh: NFMA
“Jalan dakwah adalah jalan yg satu. Diatas jalan inilah Rasulullah (s.a.w) dan para sahabatbaginda (r.a.) berjalan. Demikian juga kita dan para pendukung dakwah berjalan dengan taufik dari Allah (s.w.t) Kita dan mereka berjalan berbekalkan iman, amal, mahabbah (kasih sayang) dan ukhuwwah (persaudaraan). Rasulullah (s.a.w) menyeru mereka kepada iman dan amal, kemudian menyatupadukan hati-hati mereka di atas dasar cinta dan ukhuwwah. Berpadulah kekuatan iman dan kekuatan aqidah dengan kekuatan harakah. Jadilah jemaah mereka jemaah contoh tauladan. Kalimahnya mesti lahir dan dakwahnya mesti menang walaupun ditentang oleh semua penghuni muka bumi ini”
– Syeikh Mustafa Masyhur – Toriquddakwah (Jalan Dakwah)
Syeikh Mustafa Masyhur
Itulah kata-kata hikmah Syeikh Mustafa Masyhur pada pemulaan buku “Jalan Dakwah” ini. Kata-kata yang menyingkap segala mesej yang hendak disampaikannya pada helaian-helaian yang seterusnya. Jika dulu saya mengulas mengenai buku “Bekalan di sepanjang jalan Dakwah” oleh penulis yang sama, kini saya ingin menulas tentang buku yang menerangkan apakah sebenarnya jalan dakwah itu sendiri.
Buku ini bagaikan sebuah ‘road-map’ bagi seorang pendokong dakwah untuk meneliti & memahami dengan sebenar-benarnya jalan yang bakal mereka harungi kelak. Mari kita sama-sama menghayati perjalanan ‘road map’ ini bab demi bab bersama syeikh Mustafa Masyhur dengan pengalamannya yg meluas di dalam bidang ini insyaAllah.
Penulis memulakan perjalanan kita dengan penjelasan secara am tentang jalan yang bakal kita harungi ini. Penulis memberikan penekanan tentang kepentingan jalan dakwah serta hala tujunya agar kita mulakan langkah kita dengan satu tujuan yang pasti; tiada yang lain kecuali menuju Allah & redhaNya (Allahu Ghoyatuna!). Jalan inilah yang ditempuh oleh Rasullullah (s.a.w) bersama sahabat-sahabatnya (r.a) untuk mengeluarkan manusia dari cengkaman pengaruh Jahilliyyah Arab ketika itu. Dan kini, kitalah penyambung rantai-rantai dakwah yang akan meneruskan jalan yang sama dalam mengeluarkan manusia dari cengkaman pengaruh jahiliyyah zaman moden pula insyaAllah.
Dalam mengikuti langkah Ar-Rasul, perjalanan dakwah kita seharusnya tidak lari dari perlaksanaan tiga wasilah umum yang penting:
1) Imanul Amiq (iman yang mendalam)
2) Taqwinul Daqiq (pembentukan yang rapid an kemas)
3) Amalul Mutawasil (amal yang berterusan)
Dan seterusnya amal yang berterusan inilah yang nantinya akan membawa kita kepada usaha yang beransur-ansur menaiki 7 tangga maratib amal (dari Individu Muslim sehingga Akhirnya membina Ustaziatul Alam) sehingga tiada lagi ganguan mahupun fitnah, dan Agama itu seluruhnya hanya untuk Allah
“Dan perangilah mereka sehingga tidak ada lagi fitnah dan (sehingga) menjadilah agama itu semata-mata kerana Allah. Kemudian jika mereka berhenti maka tidaklah ada permusuhan lagi melainkan terhadap orang-orang yang zalim.”
(Al Baqarah: 193).
Selain itu, penulis juga mengingatkan tentang marhalah dakwah yang harus dilalui dalam menyeru manusia kejalan Allah & seterusnya membawa mereka untuk turut sama menyertai Jalan Dakwah ini. Marhalah dakwah yg dimaksudkan ialah:
- Marhalah at-Ta’arif : Marhalah menyebarkan, memperkenalkan, menggambarkan fikrah dan menyampaikan kepada orang ramai di setiap lapisan masyarakat.
- Marhalah at-Takwin : Marhalah pemilihan para pendokong dan akngkaran dakwah serta penyiapan dan pembentukan mereka melalui pentarbiyyahan yang tersusun. Mereka dipilih dari golongan yang telah menyambut seruan dakwah.
- Marhalah Tanfiz: Marhalah perlaksanaan, beramal, berusaha untuk mencapai tujuan.
Itulah method-method mengharungi jalan dakwah yang diterangkan oleh penulis melalui buku ini, untuk diwariskan kepada generasi penyambung pelapis dakwah sesudahnya.
Inilah jalan yang sahih yang insyaAllah bakal membawa mereka yang tetap mengharunginya untuk menikmati syurga yang telah dijanjikan Allah kepada mereka. Namun dalam keghairahan membawa manusia untuk sama-sama mencapai cita-cita yang agung ini, penulis tidak leka dalam mengingatkan kita bahawa “ jalan ini juga adalah jalan yang mahal, yang dipenuhi denagan segala yand dibenci oleh hawa nafsu dan bukanlah jalan yang ditaburi bunga-bunga indah”. Ini merupakan satu realiti yang diterangkan oleh penulis melalui beberapa rintangan dan penyelewengan yang bakal dihadapai oleh para daie di dalam menempuh jalan ini. Itulah mahar yang perlu dibayar untuk mereka yang mengimpikan kehidupan yang abadi di syurga dengan segala nikmat yang dijanjikan didalamnya.
Moga Allah menetapkan hati kita dan menggolongkan kita antara mereka insyaAllah.
“Apakah manusia itu mengira bahawa mereka dibiarkan (sahaja) mengatakan: “Kami telah beriman”, sedang mereka belum diuji? Dan sesungguhnya Kami (Allah) telah menguji orang yang sebelum mereka, maka sesungguhnya Allah mengetahui orang yang benar, dan sesungguhnya Dia (Allah) mengetahui orang yang dusta.”(Al Ankabut: 2-3)
BooM!! welcomes you to Leicester~ October 11, 2009
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3. Study skills
4. Course specific- Medic, Maths,Physics etc
Common Misconceptions about istikharah October 2, 2009
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Article by: Sheikh Muhammad b. `Abd Al-`Azîz al-Musannad
Taken from: www.islamtoday.com
The istikhârah prayer is a blessing to us from Allah. It is a means for us to place our trust in Him when it comes to the decisions we need to make in our lives. There are, unfortunately, some misconceptions that people have about the istikhârah prayer that cause them to miss out on some of the benefits that the prayer has to offer.
Misconception #1
Some people think that the istikhârah prayer is only prescribed when a person has to decide between two options. People arrive at this misunderstanding since the word “istikhârah” literally means “to seek (someone else’s) decision on a matter”. Some people jump to the conclusion that this means that they must be in a situation where they have to decide between two things.
However, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said we should offer the istikhârah prayer whenever we are thinking about embarking upon something. He said: “When one of you thinks to embark upon something, he should offer two units of prayer other the obligatory prayer” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî]
He did not say: “Whenever you are wavering between two options…”
Therefore, the istikhârah prayer is prescribed for us whenever we have a concern to embark upon a course of action but have not yet developed a firm and unwavering resolve to do so. Even if it is a single course of action with no alternative option open to us, we still have the choice between undertaking that course of action or not undertaking it. We should offer the istikhârah prayer.
On the other hand, if there are multiple options open to us, we should first consult with knowledgeable people we trust as to which course of action is best for us. Then we should pinpoint the course that appears to be the best to us and offer the istikhârah prayer about that choice, seeking Allah’s decision on the matter.
Misconception #2
Some people think that the istikhârah prayer is prescribed only for a limit set of actions, like marriage and travel. Others feel that the prayer is only for actions of paramount importance, and not for everyday decisions. Both of these ideas are wrong. This misconception leads people to avoid praying the istikhârah prayer on many occasions where it would benefit them to do so. The prayer is prescribed for all of our decisions.
The narrator of the hadîth tells us: “He used to teach us the istikhârah prayer for all of our concerns…” This is general for all decisions, major and minor.
Misconception #3
There is an idea that the istikhârah prayer requires the offering of two units of formal prayer exclusively with the intention istikhârah. This is really not a misconception, since there is legitimate scholarly disagreement on this issue. Nevertheless, I would still strongly argue that such a restriction is incorrect, because the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “…offer two units of prayer other than the obligatory prayer.” This is general for all non-obligatory prayers, including the two-units we observe upon entering the mosque or after performing ablutions, and the two-unit Sunnah prayers we offer along with our obligatory prayers.
This means that we can beseech Allah with the istikhârah supplication after any two-unit voluntary prayer we make, whatever our initial intention was to offer that two-unit prayer. In this way, we can get the benefit of two acts of worship together, by intending a certain voluntary prayer and then offering the istikhârah supplication after it.
Misconception #4
Some people assume that it is essential to experience some sort of resolve in the heart after performing the istikhârah prayer. There is no evidence to support this assumption. In fact, the istikhârah supplication belies this idea:
O Allah! I seek Your decision through Your knowledge and your facilitation through your power and I ask You of Your tremendous grace. For indeed, You are capable while I am not, and You know while I know not, and You are the Knower of the Unseen. O Allah! If you know this affair to be best for me in my religion, my livelihood, and in the final outcome (or: in my immediate life and my future one), then decree it for me and facilitate it for me and then bless me in it. And if You know this affair to be worse for me in my religion, my livelihood, and in the final outcome (or: in my immediate life and my future one), then turn it away from me and turn me away from it and decree for me what is good, wherever it may be, and then cause me to be contented with it.
If we consider what we are asking Allah in our istikhârah supplication, we are really leaving the decision in His hands. Whether or not we feel comfortable or happy with the course of action, we are asking Allah to bring it about for us if He knows it to be best for us and to keep it away from us if He knows it to be in our best interests not to be involved in it.
Allah says: “It is possible that you dislike a thing that is good for you, and that you love a thing that is bad for you. But Allah knows, and you know not. ” [Sûrah al-Baqarah: 216]
The assumption that some people have that the istikhârah prayer is supposed to manifest a sign or resolve in our hearts about the course of action has led to no end of confusion. They repeat their istikhârah prayers over and over again waiting to experience this resolve. When they do not experience it, their sense of confusion only increases. This is unfortunate, since the istikhârah prayer is supposed to help us shrug off our confusion by putting the matter in Allah’s hands.
Misconception #5
Another common misconception is that a person who offers the istikhârah prayer is supposed to have a dream that night revealing the correct decision. Many people who think this way will put off their decision and not embark upon their course of action until or unless they have this dream. However, there is absolutely no basis for this idea. What we are supposed to do after entreating Allah with the istikhârah prayer is to put our trust in Allah and go forward. If we have a dream telling us what to do, that is good and well and we can benefit from our dream. However we should not expect to have such a dream and we should certainly not wait for it.
These are but some of the most common misconceptions that people have about the istikhârah prayer. Unfortunately, sometimes even those who are looked upon as people of knowledge contribute to spreading these ideas. This comes from blindly following conventional wisdom instead of referring back to the sacred texts.
And Allah knows best.
Welcome to Sheffield! September 1, 2009
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Kami warga MSM Sheffield mengucapkan selamat datang kepada bakal warga Sheffield yang baru!
Ahlan wa shalan!
