Sedikit tentang baginda s.a.w....

........hidung baginda s.a.w yang mulia,mancung dan bersinar-sinar,
sinarannya.....seringkali menimbulkan sangkaan bagi orang yang tidak memerhatikannya dengan teliti,mereka akan berkata bahawa hidung Rasululullah s.a.w terangkat.

....Janggut baginda s.a.w penuh barakah dan tebal...sepasang mata baginda s.a.w besar,cantik dan hitam.

.....apabila baginda s.a.w berjalan ,terangkat kakinya dari tanah dengan jalan yang cergas dan kuat,namun demikian langkah baginda tenang bersahaja.perjalanannya teratur tetapi langkah baginda s.a.w sopan dan segera.Apabila baginda s.a.w berjalan kelihatannya seperti Rasulullah s.a.w sedang menuruni tangga.

Rasulullah s.a.w sentiasa berada di dalam kesedihan yang berpanjangan,sentiasa berfikir dan tidak mempunyai kerehatan.Tidak bercakap melainkan perlu,baginda s.a.w selalu diam berpanjangan....
Baginda selalu memulakan dan menyudahkan percakapan dengan menutup mulut sepenuhnya.
Baginda s.a.w bercakap dengan kalimah-kalimah yang ringkas,tetapi mempunyai makna adan hikmah yang mendalam....
Perbicaraanya jelas tanpa berlebihan mahupun berkurangan.Budi bahasa baginda s.a.w lembut,tidak rakus mahupun menghinakan...SENTIASA MEMBESAR-BESARKAN NIKMAT WALAUPUN SEDIKIT.

......TIDAK BERTINDAK DISEBABKAN KEMARAHAN,tetapi jika kebenaran dicabar baginda s.a.w akan menjadi teramat marah sehingga tiada seorangpun yang dapat mengawal kemarahan baginda s.a.w
.....Jika baginda s.a.w menunjuk ke arah sesuatu baginda akan menunjuk dengan seluruh tapak tangannya.

......Apabila baginda s.a.w marah,baginda akan berpaling secara keseluruhannya dari kemarahan tersebut ataupun dari punca yang menyebabkan kemarahan itu.
Apabila baginda s.a.w bergembira......Baginda s.a.w akan selalu tersenyum.Senyuman baginda s.a.w seumpama embun dingin di waktu pagi.
......Baginda s.a.w selalu menggembirakan manusia,merendahkan diri,memuliakan orang tua dan mengasihi kanak-kanak.

Rasulullah s.a.w pernah bersabda yang maksudnya "Apabila kamu bertemu dengan orang yang di dalam keperluan,maka hendaklah kamu membantu atau memimpinnya....

Quote from hadith yang telah diriwayatkan oleh At Tirmidzi di dalam syamailnya daripada Hassan bin Ali r.huma.Diriwayatkan oleh Al-Baihaqi di dalam kitan Ad-Dalail daripada Al-Hakim dengan isnad daripada Al-Hassan.Hafiz Ibnu Katsir dalam kitabnya AL-Bidayah.

we miss u so much ya Rasulullah.....

Suatu kisah ;Rasulullah s.a.w,Khadijah r.ha dan Halimah Saa’diah r.ha.

Assalamualaikum wrh mth wbrkath..
Hari ini saya ingin berkongsi sedikit petikan dari buku yang telah saya baca baru-baru ini.Ianya adalah berkisar tentang kehidupan Sayidatina Khadijah Alkubra r.ha.Perkara yang paling menarik minat saya tentang buku ini adalah bagaimana ianya menggambarkan perasaan-perasaan kagum,kasih,rindu dan hormat Khadijah r.ha kepada Rasulullah s.a.w.Membaca buku ini menambahkan lagi rasa rindu dan kasih saya kepada Rasulullah s.a.w..Membaca buku ini hampir sama seperti membaca novel cinta zaman sekarang,begitu indah digambarkan peribadi hero atau watak utama dalam cerita itu sehingga membuatkan kita pun jatuh cinta…

Tapi apa yang saya petik hari ini adalah kisah yang menyentuh hati saya,kisah bagaimana sebenarnya Rasulullah s.a.w sangat merindui belaian seorang ibu…

….Nabi Muhammad s.a.w terus beribadah di biliknya.Hatinya bimbang,dia merasakan dirinya amat bertanggungjawab untuk membimbing kaumnya yang telah menzalimi diri mereka sendiri dan mensyirikkan ALLAH S.W.T.Namun apakah dia mampu untuk menghadapi kejahilan dan kerosakan itu sendirian?Sebenarnya Rasulullah s.a.w tidak pernah sendirian,ALLAH S.W.T sentiasa bersamanya.Memberikan cahaya untuk pandangan,akal,hati dan keyakinannya.ALLAH S.W.T sentiasa melapangkan hati baginda.
Nabi Muhammad s.a.w keluar dari bilik ibadahnya dengan wajah yang berseri-seri.Baginda menanggalkan pakaian labuhnya dan kemudian duduk beralaskan pakaian itu.Sayidatina Khadijah r.ha mendapatkan baginda dengan gembira dan kemudian berbual dengan lemah lembut.Suara merdu nabi,benar-benar menyentuh hatinya…Kata-kata hikmah yang keluar dari mulut suaminya begitu mendamaikan jiwa..
Seorang daripada jariah Khadijah r.ha datang menemui mereka”Halimah Saa’diah mahu berjumpa puan”beritahu jariah tersebut.
Mendengar kata-kata itu,mekar dan segar semula rasa kasih-sayang di hati baginda s.a.w.Kenangan suka-duka kehidupannya di zaman kanak-kanak yang beralun antara padang pasir Bani Saad,Kaabah,Yathrib dan saat paling duka dalam memori hidupnya ketika dia sesat dan ketika kematian datuknya yang dikasihi.

Belum sempat Khadijah r.ha bangun mendapatkan tetamunya dia telah mendengar baginda s.a.w memanggil ,“Ibu!Ibu!”Suara sayu baginda s.a.w menggetarkan jiwanya.Khadijah r.ha menoleh kepada suaminya .Terpancar kelembutan dan kasih-sayang yang mendalam .Khadijah r.ha melihat nabi Muhammad s.a.w mendakap erat ibu susuannya dengan perasaan kasih-sayang .Sinar kegembiraan terpancar dari sepasang mata baginda s.a.w yang indah bercahaya.Baginda s.a.w seolah-olah sedang duduk di pangkuan Aminah binti Wahab yang bangkit dari kuburnya.
Baginda s.a.w menghamparkan kain selempangnya dan mempersilakan ibu susuannya duduk di atas hamparan kain itu.Baginda s.a.w mengalu-alukan kedatangn ibu susuannya dengan sangat baik dan menyambutnya dengan penuh kasih-sayang.Suasana itu menggetarkan perasaan Khadijah r.ha.Air matanya bergenang di kelopak matanya,lantas dia masuk ke dalam bilik untuk mengesat air matanya.
Pertemuan yang penuh mesra itu membuatkan Halimah terlupa seketika akan penderitaanya,bahkan dia hampir-hampir terlupa akan anak dan suaminya yang sedang menanti di pintu.Halimatussa’diah menceritakan kesusahan yang dialaminya dan kemarau yang berlaku di Hawazin kepada nabi Muhammad s.a.w sebaik sahaja baginda s.a.w bertanyakan tentang keadaannya.Nabi Muhammad bertanya tentang ayahnya Harith dan abangnya Abdullah.Halimah memberitahu bahawa kedua-duanya berada di luar.Nabi Muhammad s.a.w segera mendapatkan kedua mereka dan mempersilakan mereka masuk dengan hati yang gembira.Kemudiannya baginda s.a.w duduk bersama-sama mereka dan mendengar cerita-cerita mereka dengan penuh perhatian.
Nabi Muhammad merasa amat sedih mendengar peristiwa yang menimpa keluarga itu kemudian menceritakannya semula kepada Khadijah r.ha dengan hati yang sayu.Khadijah r.ha menghadiahkan 40 ekor unta dan kambing kepada keluarga itu.Khadijah sememangnya kan sentiasa bermurah hati demi mendapatkan keredaan suaminya yang tercinta. …..

Khadijah oh Khadijah…
Saya begitu mencemburui kehidupanmu,
Ku kira engkau adalah wanita yang paling bertuah di dunia dan akhirat…
Engkau menyintai dan dicintai oleh insan yang sangat sempurna…yang dikagumi kesempurnaannya oleh penduduk langit dan bumi.
Pasti teramat indah memandang wajahnya,mendengar suaranya,memerhati gerak-gerinya,mengkhidmatinya sebagai isteri…
Pasti teramat nikmat bernaung di bawah limpahan cahaya rahmatan lil a’lamin..
Dan yang terpaling indah baginda s.a.w juga terlalu menyintaimu,Sayidatina Aisyah r.ha juga cemburu,namun tidak dapat berbuat apa-apa kerana sememangnya engkau layak menjadi ratu di hati baginda…
Kerana keluhuran akhlakmu,ketulusan budimu,keikhlasan kasihmu,keunggulan pengorbananmu untuk Rasulullah s.a.w.
Wahai ibuku Khadijah al-Kubra r.ha,pasti dan pasti engkau sedang sangat berbahagia di sisiNYA.
Saya ingin mengucapkan terima-kasih kerana telah membuatkan Rasulullah s.a.w bahagia. Bertuahnya menjadimu Sayidatina Khadijah…
Semoga ALLAH S.W.T beri kekuatan,taufiq dan hidayah supaya kita dapat menjalani hidup mirip2 Khadijah r.ha dan Rasulullah s.a.w. Amin Ya ALLAH.

Who where history great leaders?

The Weekly Newsmagazine "TIME"dated July 15 1974,carried a selection of opinions by various historians,writers,military men,businessmen and others on the subject:
"Who Were History's Great Leaders"?Some said it was Hitler,others said Gandhi,Buddha,Lincoln,etc.But Jules Masserman a United States psychoanalyst put the standard straight by giving the correct criteria herewith to judge.He said "Leaders must fulfil three functions:-"

1. proovide for the well-being of the led,
2. provide a social organization in which people relatively secured and
3. provide them with one set of belief.

With the above three criteria he searches histories,analyses-Hitler,Pasteur,Ceaser,Moses,Confucius and alot more than ultimately concludes:-

"People like Pasteur and Salk are leaders in the first sense.People like Gandhi and Confucius on one hand,and Elexander,Caesar and Hitler on the other,are leaders in the second and perhaps the third sense.Jesus and Buddha belong in the third category alone.PERHAPS THE GREATEST LEADER OF ALL TIMES WAS MOHAMMED WHO COMBINED ALL THREE FUNCTIONS.To a lesser degree,Moses did the same.

"The ultimate criterion of a true prophet is the moral character of his teaching" (Prof Dummelow)

nasihat nabi Adam a,s kepada puteranya Nabi Syits a.s

1. Janganlah kamu berpuas hati dengan dunia. Aku telah berpuas hati dengan syurga yang di dalamnya terdapat kehidupan yang kekal, akan tetapi ALLAH tidak menyukainya lalu mengeluarkan aku dari syurga.

2. Janganlah kamu berbuat sesuatu menurut kehendak isterimu. Aku telah menuruti keinginan isteriku iaitu memakan buah khuldi dan dengan sebab itu, aku telah mendurhakai ALLAH.

3. Berfikirlah dahulu sebelum kamu berbuat sesuatu. Jika dahulu, aku berfikir dahulu sebelum berbuat sesuatu sudah tentu aku tidak akan menyesal dikemudian hari.

4. Jangan kamu melakukan perbuatan yang kamu merasa ragu terhadapnya. Aku merasa ragu ketika mahu memakan buah khuldi tetapi aku tidak berhati-hati lalu aku menyesal sehingga sekarang.

5. Bermesyuarahlah dalam segala hal kerana jika aku bermesyuarah dengan para malaikat satu ketika dulu, sudah tentu aku tidak mengalami kesulitan ini.
Rasulullah bersabda ketika sedang duduk-duduk dengan sahabatnya, 'Saya menyukai 3 hal dari dunia ini iaitu wangi-wangian, wanita dan solat sebagai penyejuk mataku.'

Maka disambut oleh Abu Bakar pula, 'saya menyukai tiga perkara iaitu melihat wajahmu ya rasulullah, membelanjakan harta untuk mu dan menikahkan puteriku dengan mu.'

Omar juga ingin turut serta lalu dia berkata,' saya menyintai 3 hal, memakai pakaian yang bertampal, menyeru manusia kepada yang maaruf dan mencegah manusia dari kemungkaran.'

Usman pula menambah, saya mencintai 3 hal, memberi makan orang yang lapar, memberi pakaian orang yang telanjang dan membaca al quran,'

manakala Ali pula menyukai 3 hal, berpuasa saat dipanas terik, menjamu tetamu dan memancung leher musuh ALLAH.'
ketika itu Jibrail pun datang turut serta dan mengatakan yang dia mencintai orang-orang soleh, menolong keluarga yang miskin dan memberi petunjuk kepada orang-orang yang sesat.Maka ALLAH mencintai 3 hal dari hamba-hamba Nya iaitu mereka yang berjuang di jalanNya dengan harta dan dirinya, menangis kerana dosa-dosanya dan bersabar kerana lapar.

PERISTIWA PERANG KHANDAK

Peristiwa luar biasa di medan Khandak
IMAM Bukhari meriwayatkan dalam Sahih Bukharinya yang dinukil dari Jabir r.a. katanya:
"Pada hari persiapan perang Khandak, kami bekerja keras menggali parit. Tiba-tiba kami dapati satu bungkah batu besar dalam parit yang sedang digali, lalu kami maklumkan kepada Nabi s.a.w. Setelah mendengar berita itu, Nabi s.a.w. menyatakan untuk turun sendiri ke dalam parit bagi mengatasi masalah batu besar itu.Ketika Nabi s.a.w. turun menghampiri batu besar itu, aku terlihat beberapa ketul batu dibalut dengan kain dan diikat pada perut Nabi s.a.w..Sudah tiga hari kami menggali parit dalam keadaan tiada sebarang makanan untuk mengalas perut kami. Semua bekerja dalam keadaan lapar, Nabi s.a.w. sendiri menanggung lapar sehingga perutnya dialas dengan ketul-ketul batu untuk mengurangkan rasa lapar yang sangat mencengkam."Demikianlah keadaan Nabi membuat persiapan perang dalam keadaan lapar.

Meskipun demikian namun Nabi s.a.w. tidak menyerah kalah dengan halangan batu besar yang hampir menggagalkan rancangan membina parit bagi menghalang kemaraan tentera al-Ahzab.Dengan sebuah tukul besi yang berat, Nabi s.a.w. menghayun dan menghentaknya ke atas batu pejal dengan sekuat hati. Dengan izin Allah batu besar itu pecah berkecai.Dilihat secara zahir, batu besar itu tidak mudah untuk dihancurkan. Namun Nabi s.a.w. tetap berusaha dengan kudrat yang ada. Allah SWT mendatangkan pertolongan-Nya dengan bantuan mukjizat, batu besar itu dapat dihancurkan.Setelah itu Jabir minta izin dari Nabi untuk pulang ke rumah. Sampai di rumah, Jabir memberitahu isterinya keadaan di medan Khandak sudah tiga hari tiada makanan.

Keadaan Nabi s.a.w. sendiri sangat menyedihkan, baginda terpaksa mengikat perut dengan batu-batu berbalut kain, bagi mengurangkan rasa lapar supaya dapat meneruskan kerja-kerja membina parit."allahummadollialasayyidamuhammad"

Jabir dan isterinya berusaha menyediakan sedikit makanan untuk alas perut terutama untuk Nabi s.a.w. Mereka hanya mempunyai sedikit gandum dan seekor anak kambing yang sangat kurus. Jabir menyembelih satu-satunya kambing yang dimiliki, dan isterinya mengisar gandum untuk buat roti.Kemudian Jabir bergegas semula ke medan Khandak mempersilakan Nabi s.a.w. ke rumahnya untuk makan ala kadar. Jabir juga minta Nabi mengajak seorang dua sahabat untuk bersama menjamah makan. Kerana makanan yang disediakan oleh isterinya hanya beberapa keping roti dan seperiuk sup seekor anak kambing yang kurus.Nabi s.a.w. memberitahu jabir, makanan tersebut cukup untuk menjamu semua tiga ribu petugas Khandak. Lalu Nabi berpesan kepada Jabir supaya periuk sup kambing itu tidak dialih dari dapur, dan tunggu sehingga Nabi s.a.w. datang membahagi-bahagikan makanan itu kepada ribuan ahli Khandak itu.Sebelum Jabir pulang kerumahnya, Nabi s.a.w. memaklumkan kepada semua ahli Khandak, bahawa Jabir dan keluarganya telah menyediakan makanan yang banyak. Semua para petugas Khandak dipersilakan ke rumah Jabir untuk menikmati jamuan tersebut.Jabir agak terkejut dan bergegas pulang dengan cemas, memberitahu isterinya tentang pengumuman Nabi s.a.w. menjemput semua (tiga ribu) ahli Khandak.Dia agak kebingungan dan mungkin akan mendapat malu besar apabila hanya segelintir dari mereka yang akan dapat menjamah makanan, kerana hanya sedikit makanan yang dapat disediakan.

Tetapi Isteri Jabir merasa cukup tenang apabila mendengar bahawa Nabi s.a.w. sendiri yang akan membahagi-bahagikan makanan itu.Dia berserah kepada Allah SWT dan terserah kepada Rasul-Nya membahagikan rezeki yang sedikit untuk sajian ribuan manusia.Nabi s.a.w. minta agar ahli Khandak masuk bergilir-gilir dan jangan berebut-rebut, kerana rezeki yang akan disajikan lebih dari mencukupi.Nabi s.a.w. mula membahagikan makanan setiap seorang dengan sepotong roti dan seketul daging sup kambing. Setiap kali Nabi s.a.w. mengoyak roti dan mengaut daging kambing dengan senduk dari periuk yang sama, makanan itu tetap berbaki meskipun telah dibahagikan kepada sejumlah besar manusia.Begitulah seterusnya Nabi s.a.w. mengoyakkan roti dan meletakkan seketul daging, sehingga semua tiga ribu orang dapat menikmatinya dengan masing-masing merasa sangat kenyang. Yang anihnya roti dan daging kambing di dalam periuk itu sentiasa ada dan tidak berkurangan.Setelah semua ahli Khandak selesai menikmati hidangan yang luar biasa itu, lalu Nabi s.a.w. menyerahkan semula baki roti dan sup kambing itu kepada Jabir dan keluarganya.Nabi mempersilakan Jabir dan isterinya makan, di samping menganjurkan supaya memberikan makanan itu kepada penduduk kampung, kerana tahun itu Madinah sedang menghadapi kekurangan makanan.Demi Allah, kata Jabir bukan saja tiga ribu ahli Khandak dapat menikmati makanan yang disediakan oleh isterinya, malah hampir seluruh penduduk Madinah yang datang kerumahnya pulang dalam keadaan kenyang. "ALLAHU AKBAR!"

RASULULLAH S.A.W dan pengemis yahudi

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Di sudut pasar Madinah Al-Munawarah seorang pengemis Yahudi buta hari demi hari apabila ada orang yang mendekatinya ia selalu berkata “Wahai saudaraku jangan dekati Muhammad, dia itu orang gila, dia itu pembohong, dia itu tukang sihir, apabila kalian mendekatinya kalian akan dipengaruhinya”.

Setiap pagi Rasulullah SAW mendatanginya dengan membawa makanan, dan tanpa berkata sepatah kata pun Rasulullah SAW menyuapi makanan yang dibawanya kepada pengemis itu walaupun pengemis itu selalu berpesan agar tidak mendekati orang yang bernama Muhammad. Rasulullah SAW melakukannya hingga menjelang Beliau SAW wafat. Setelah kewafatan Rasulullah tidak ada lagi orang yang membawakan makanan setiap pagi kepada pengemis Yahudi buta itu.

Suatu hari Abubakar r.a berkunjung ke rumah anaknya Aisyah r.ha. Beliau bertanya kepada anaknya, “anakku adakah sunnah kekasihku yang belum aku kerjakan”, Aisyah r.ha menjawab pertanyaan ayahnya, “Wahai ayah engkau adalah seorang ahli sunnah hampir tidak ada satu sunnah pun yang belum ayah lakukan kecuali satu sunnah saja”. “Apakah Itu?”, tanya Abubakar r.a. Setiap pagi Rasulullah SAW selalu pergi ke ujung pasar dengan membawakan makanan untuk seorang pengemis Yahudi buta yang berada di sana”, kata Aisyah r.ha.

Ke esokan harinya Abubakar r.a. pergi ke pasar dengan membawa makanan untuk diberikannya kepada pengemis itu. Abubakar r.a mendatangi pengemis itu dan memberikan makanan itu kepada nya. Ketika Abubakar r.a. mulai menyuapinya, si pengemis marah sambil berteriak, “siapakah kamu ?”. Abubakar r.a menjawab, “aku orang yang biasa”. “Bukan !, engkau bukan orang yang biasa mendatangiku”, jawab si pengemis buta itu. Apabila ia datang kepadaku tidak susah tangan ini memegang dan tidak susah mulut ini mengunyah. Orang yang biasa mendatangiku itu selalu menyuapiku, tapi terlebih dahulu dihaluskannya makanan tersebut dengan mulutnya setelah itu ia berikan pada ku dengan mulutnya sendiri”, pengemis itu melanjutkan perkataannya.

Abubakar r.a. tidak dapat menahan air matanya, ia menangis sambil berkata kepada pengemis itu, aku memang bukan orang yang biasa datang pada mu, aku adalah salah seorang dari sahabatnya, orang yang mulia itu telah tiada. Ia adalah Muhammad Rasulullah SAW. Setelah pengemis itu mendengar cerita Abubakar r.a. ia pun menangis dan kemudian berkata, benarkah demikian?, selama ini aku selalu menghinanya, memfitnahnya, ia tidak pernah memarahiku sedikitpun, ia mendatangiku dengan membawa makanan setiap pagi, ia begitu mulia…. Pengemis Yahudi buta tersebut akhirnya bersyahadat dihadapan Abubakar r.a.

1 SUBUH BERSAMA RASULULLAH S.A.W

Dini hari di Madinah Al-Munawwarah. Aku saksikan sahabat-sahabat berkumpul di masjidmu. Angin sahara membekukan kulitku. Gigiku gemeretak, kakiku berguncang.
Tiba-tiba pintu hujrahmu terbuka. Dan kau datang, ya Rasulallah. Kami pandang dikau. “Assalamu ‘alaika ayyuhan nabi warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,” kudengar salam disampaikan bersahut-sahutan. Kau tersenyum, ya Rasulallah. Wajahmu bersinar. Angin sahara berubah hangat. Cahayamu memasuki seluruh daging dan jiwaku. Dini hari Madinah berubah menjadi pagi yang indah. Kudengar kau bersabda, “Adakah air pada kalian?”
Cepat-cepat kutengok gharibah-ku. Kulihat para sahabat yang lain sibuk memeriksa kantong mereka, “Tak ada setitik air pun, ya Rasulallah.” Kusesali diriku, mengapa tidak kucari air yang cukup sebelum tiba di masjidmu. Beruntung benar sekiranya kubasahi wajah dan tanganmu dengan percikan air dari kantung airku.
Kudengar suaramu yang indah, “Bawakan padaku wadah yang masih basah.” Aku ingin loncat mempersembahkan gharibah airku tapi ratusan sahabatmu berdesakan mendekatimu. Kau ambil satu gharibah air yang kosong. Kau celupkan jari jemarimu yang mulia. Subhanallah, kulihat air mengalir dari sela-sela jemarimu. Kami berdesakan, berebutan berwudhu dari pancuran sucimu. Betapa sejuk air itu ya Rasulallah. Betapa harum air itu ya Nabiyallah. Betapa lezat air itu, ya Habiballah. Kulihat Abdullah bin Mas’ud pun mereguk sepuas-puasnya.
Qad qamatish shalah, qad qamatish shalah…
Alangkah bahagianya aku bisa salat di belakangmu, ya Sayyidal Anam. Ayat-ayat suci mengalir dari suaramu. Melimpah, memenuhi jantung dan seluruh pembuluh darahku.
Usai salat subuh, kau pandangi kami, masih dengan senyum yang indah itu. Cahaya wajahmu, ya Rasulallah, tak mungkin aku lupakan. Ingin kubenamkan setetes diriku dalam samudera dirimu. Ingin kujatuhkan sebutir pribadiku pada sahara tak terhingga pribadimu.
Kudengar kau berkata, “Menurut kalian, siapakah mahluk yang paling menakjubkan imannya?”
Kami jawab serempak, “Malaikat, ya Rasulallah.”
“Bagaimana mereka tak beriman, padahal mereka berada di samping Tuhan mereka?” jawabmu.
“Kalau begitu para nabi, ya Rasulallah.”
“Bagaimana mereka tak beriman, bukankah wahyu turun kepada mereka?”
“Kalau begitu kami, sahabat-sahabatmu, ya Rasulallah.”
“Bagaimana kalian tak beriman padaku padahal aku berada di tengah-tengah kalian? Bagaimana sahabat-sahabatku tidak beriman? Mereka menyaksikan apa yang mereka saksikan.” Aku tahu, ya Rasulallah, kami telah saksikan mukjizatmu. Kulihat wajahmu yang bersinar, kulihat air telah mengalir dari sela jemarimu, bagaimana mungkin kami tak beriman kepadamu. Kalau begitu siapa ya Rasulallah, orang yang kau sebut paling menakjubkan imannya?
Langit Madinah bening, bumi Madinah hening. Kami termangu. Ah, gerangan siapa mereka itu? Siapa yang kaupuji itu, ya Rasulallah? Kutahan napasku, kucurahkan perhatianku. Dan bibirmu yang mulia mulai bergerak, “Orang yang paling menakjubkan imannya adalah kaum yang datang sesudahku. Yang beriman kepadaku, padahal mereka tak pernah melihat dan berjumpa denganku. Yang paling menakjubkan imannya adalah orang yang datang setelah aku tiada. Yang membenarkan aku padahal mereka tak pernah melihatku. Mereka adalah saudara-saudaraku.”
Kami terkejut. “Ya Rasulallah, bukankah kami saudaramu juga?”
Kau menjawab, “Benar, kalian adalah para sahabatku. Adapun saudaraku adalah mereka yang hidup setelah aku. Yang beriman kepadaku padahal mereka tak pernah melihatku. Merekalah yang beriman kepada yang gaib, yang menunaikan salat, yang menginfakkan sebagian rezeki yang diberikan kepada mereka

(QS. Al-Baqarah; 3)”.
الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ
Kau diam sejenak ya Rasulallah. Langit Madinah bening, bumi Madinah hening. Kudengar kau berkata, “Alangkah rindunya aku berjumpa dengan saudara-saudaraku. Alangkah beruntungnya bila aku dapat bertemu dengan saudara-saudaraku.”
Suaramu parau dan butiran air mata tergenang di sudut matamu. Kau ingin berjumpa dengan mereka, ya Rasulallah. Kau rindukan mereka, ya Nabiyallah. Kau dambakan mereka, ya Habiballah…
Wahai Rasulullah, kau ingin bertemu dengan mereka yang tak pernah dijumpaimu, mereka yang bibirnya selalu bergetar menggumamkan shalawat untukmu. Kau ingin datang memeluk mereka, memuaskan kerinduanmu. Kau akan datang kepada mereka yang mengunjungimu dengan shalawat. Masih kuingat sabdamu, “Barangsiapa yang datang kepadaku, aku akan memberinya syafaat di hari kiamat.”
Ya wajihan ‘indallah, isyfa’lana ‘indallah.
Wahai yang mulia di sisi Allah, berikanlah syafaat kepada kami di sisi Allah.

YOU MUST KNOW THIS MAN

You Must Know This Man

You may be an antheist or an agnostic; or you may belong to any of the religious denominations that exist in the world today. You may be a communist or a believer in democracy and freedom. No matter what you are, and no matter what your ideological and political beliefs, personal and social habits happen to be -- YOU MUST STILL KNOW THIS MAN.

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA confirms:
"....a mass of detail in the early sources show that he was an honest and upright man who had gained the respect and loyalty of others who were like-wise honest and upright men." (Vol. 12)

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW said about him:
"He must be called the Saviour of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it much needed peace and happiness." (THE GENUINE ISLAM, Singapore, Vol. 1, No. 8, 1936)
He was by far the most remarkable man that ever set foot on this earth. He preached a religion, founded a state, built a nation, laid down a moral code, initiated numerous social and political reforms, established a powerful and dynamic society to practice and represent his teachings and completely revolutionized the worlds of human thought and behavior for all times to come.
"HIS NAME IS MUHAMMAD" May Peace of God Be Upon Him (pbuh)
He was born in Arabia in the year 570 C.E. (common era), started his mission of preaching the religion of Truth, Islam (submission to One God) at the age of forty and departed from this world at the age of sixty-three.
During this short period of 23 years of his Prophethood, he changed the complete Arabian peninsula from paganism and idolatry to worship of One God, from tribal quarrels and wars to national solidarity and cohesion, from drunkenness and debauchery to sobriety and piety, from lawlessness and anarchy to disciplined living, from utter bankruptcy to the highest standards of moral excellence. Human history has never known such a complete transformation of a people or a place before or since - and IMAGINE all these unbelievable wonders in JUST OVER TWO DECADES.
LAMARTINE, the renowned historian speaking on the essentials of human greatness wonders:
"If greatness of purpose, smallness of means and astounding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with Muhammad? The most famous men created arms, laws and empires only. They founded, if anything at all, no more than material powers which often crumbled away before their eyes. This man moved not only armies, legislation, empires, peoples and dynasties, but millions of men in one-third of the then inhabited world; and more than that, he moved the altars, the gods, the religions, the ideas, the beliefs and souls....his forbearance in victory, his ambition, which was entirely devoted to one idea and in no manner striving for an empire; his endless prayers, his mystic conversations with God, his death and his triumph after death; all these attest not to an imposture but to a firm conviction which gave him the power to restore a dogma. This dogma was two-fold, the unity of God and the immateriality of God; the former telling what God is, the latter telling what God is not; the one overthrowing false gods with the sword, the other starting an idea with the words.

"Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior, conqueror of ideas, restorer of rational dogmas, of a cult without images, the founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is MUHAMMAD. As regards all the standards by which Human Greatness may be measured, we may well ask, IS THERE ANY MAN GREATER THAN HE?" (Lamartine, HISTOIRE DE LA TURQUIE, Paris, 1854, Vol. II, pp 276-277)
The world has had its share of great personalities. But these were one-sided figures who distinguished themselves in but one or two fields, such as religious thought or military leadership. The lives and teachings of these great personalities of the world are shrouded in the mist of time.
There is so much speculation about the time and place of their birth, the mode and style of their life, the nature and detail of their teachings and the degree and measure of their success or failure that it is impossible for humanity to reconstruct accurately the lives and teachings of these men.
Not so this man. Muhammad (pbuh) accomplished so much in such diverse fields of human thought and behavior in the fullest blaze of human history. Every detail of his private life and public utterances has been accurately documented and faithfully preserved to our day. The authenticity of the record so preserved are vouched for not only by the faithful followers but even by his prejudiced critics.
Muhammad (pbuh) was a religious teacher, a social reformer, a moral guide, an administrative colossus, a faithful friend, a wonderful companion, a devoted husband, a loving father - all in one. No other man in history ever excelled or equaled him in any of these different aspects of life - but it was only for the selfless personality of Muhammad (pbuh) to achieve such incredible perfections.

MAHATMA GANDHI, speaking on the character of Muhammad, (pbuh) says in YOUNG INDIA:
"I wanted to know the best of one who holds today's undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind....I became more than convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to this friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission.
"These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle. When I closed the 2nd volume (of the Prophet's biography), I was sorry there was not more for me to read of the great life."

THOMAS CALYLE in his HEROES AND HERO WORSHIP,

was simply amazed as to:
"how one man single-handedly, could weld warring tribes and wandering Bedouins into a most powerful and civilized nation in less than two decades."

DIWAN CHAND SHARMA wrote:
"Muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him." (D.C. Sharma, THE PROPHETS OF THE EAST, Calcutta, 1935, pp. 12)
EDWARD GIBBON and SIMON OCKLEY speaking on the profession of ISLAM write:
"'I BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, AND MAHOMET, AN APOSTLE OF GOD' is the simple and invariable profession of Islam. The intellectual image of the Deity has never been degraded by any visible idol; the honor of the Prophet has never transgressed the measure of human virtues; and his living precepts have restrained the gratitude of his disciples within the bounds of reason and religion." (HISTORY OF THE SARACEN EMPIRES, London, 1870, p. 54)
Muhammad (pbuh) was nothing more or less than a human being. But he was a man with a noble mission, which was to unite humanity on the worship of ONE and ONLY ONE GOD and to teach them the way to honest and upright living based on the commands of God. He always described himself as, 'A Servant and Messenger of God,' and so indeed every action of his proclaimed to be.

Speaking on the aspect of equality before God in Islam, the famous poetess of India, SAROJINI NAIDU says:
"It was the first religion that preached and practiced democracy; for, in the mosque, when the call for prayer is sounded and worshippers are gathered together, the democracy of Islam is embodied five times a day when the peasant and king kneel side by side and proclaim: 'God Alone is Great'... I have been struck over and over again by this indivisible unity of Islam that makes man instinctively a brother." (S. Naidu, IDEALS OF ISLAM, vide Speeches & Writings, Madras, 1918, p. 169)

In the words of PROF. HURGRONJE:
"The league of nations founded by the prophet of Islam put the principle of international unity and human brotherhood on such universal foundations as to show candle to other nations." He continues: "The fact is that no nation of the world can show a parallel to what Islam has done towards the realization of the idea of the League of Nations."
The world has not hesitated to raise to divinity, individuals whose lives and missions have been lost in legend. Historically speaking, none of these legends achieved even a fraction of what Muhammad (pbuh) accomplished. And all his striving was for the sole purpose of uniting mankind for the worship of One God on the codes of moral excellence. Muhammad (pbuh) or his followers never at any time claimed that he was a Son of God or the God-incarnate or a man with divinity - but he always was and is even today considered as only a Messenger chosen by God.

MICHAEL H. HART

in his recently published book on ratings of men who contributed towards the benefit and upliftment of mankind writes:
"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels." (M.H. Hart, THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY, New York, 1978, p. 33)
K. S. RAMAKRISHNA RAO, an Indian Professor of Philosophy in his booklet, "Muhammad, The Prophet of Islam," calls him the "PERFECT MODEL FOR HUMAN LIFE."

Prof. Ramakrishna Rao explains his point by saying:
"The personality of Muhammad, it is most difficult to get into the whole truth of it. Only a glimpse of it I can catch. What a dramatic succession of picturesque scenes! There is Muhammad, the Prophet. There is Muhammad, the Warrior; Muhammad, the Businessman; Muhammad, the Statesman; Muhammad, the Orator; Muhammad, the Reformer; Muhammad, the Refuge of Orphans; Muhammad, the Protector of Slaves; Muhammad, the Emancipator of Women; Muhammad, the Judge; Muhammad, the Saint. All in all these magnificent roles, in all these departments of human activities, he is alike a hero."
Today after a lapse of fourteen centuries, the life and teachings of MUHAMMAD (pbuh) have survived without the slightest loss, alteration or interpolation. They offer the same undying hope for treating mankind's many ills, which they did when he was alive. This is not a claim of Muhammad's (pbuh) followers but also the inescapable conclusion forced upon by a critical and unbiased history.
The least YOU could do as a thinking and concerned human being is to stop for a moment and ask yourself: Could these statements sounding so extraordinary and revolutionary be really true? And supposing they really are true and you did not know this man MUHAMMAD (pbuh) or hear about him, isn't it time you responded to this tremendous challenge and put in some effort to know him?
It will cost you nothing but it may prove to be the beginning of a completely new era in your life.
We invite you to make a discovery of this wonderful man, MUHAMMAD (pbuh), the like of whom never walked on the face of this earth.

TEARS OF RASULULLAH S.A.W

Suddenly, there was a person said salaam.“May I come in?” he asked.But Fatimah did not allow him enter the room.I’m sorry, my father is ill,” said Fatimah turned back and closed the door.She went back to her father who had opened his eyes and asked Fatimah,
“Who was he, my daughter?”“I don’t know, my father. It was the first time for me to see him,” Fatimah said gently.Then, Rasulullah looked at his daughter with trembled look, as if he wantedto reminisce about every part of her daughter’s face.“Know one thing! He is who erases the temporary pleasure; he is who separates the companionship in the world.
He is the death angel,” said Rasulullah .

Fatimah bore the bomb of her cry. The death angel came toward him,
But Rasulullah asked why Jibril did not come along with him.Then, Jibril was called. Jibril was ready in the sky to welcome the soul ofHabibullah and the leader of the earth.“O Jibril, explain me about my rights in front of ALLAH?” Rasulullah asked with a weakest voice.“The doors of sky has opened, the angels are waiting for your soul.”“All jannats open widely waiting for you,” Jibril said.

But, in fact, those all did not make Rasulullah relieve, his eyeswere still full of worry.“You are not happy to hear this news?” asked Jibril.“Tell me about the destiny of my people in future?”“Don’t worry, o Rasul ALLAH . I heard ALLAH told me: ‘I make Jannat haramfor every one, except the people of Muhammad”Jibril said.It became closer and closer, the time for Malaekat Izrail to do his work.Slowly, Rasulullah’s soul was pulled. It was seemed that the body of Rasulullah was full of sweat; the nerves of his neck became tight.“Jibril, how pain this sakaratul maut is!”Rasulullah uttered a groan slowly. Fatimah closed her eyes, Ali sat besideher bow deeply and Jibril turned his face back.“Am I repugnant to you that you turn your face back o Jibril?”Rasulullah asked to the Deliverer of Wahyu.“Who is the one who could see the Habibullah in his sakaratul maut,” Jibril said.Not for a while, Rasulullah uttered a groan because of unbearable pain.

“O ALLAH, how greatest is this sakaratul maut. Give me all these pains,don’t to my people.”

The body of Rasulullah became cold, his feet and chest did notmove anymore.His lips vibrated as if he wanted to say something, Ali took hisear close to Rasulullah .“Uushiikum bis shalati, wa maa malakat aimanuku - take care the saalat andtake care the weak people among you.”Outside the room, there were cries shouted at each other, sahabahheld each other. Fatimah closed her face with her hands and, again, Ali tookhis ear close to Rasulullah’s mouth which became bluish.
“Ummatii, ummatii, ummatii?” - “My people, my people, my people.”And the life of the noble man ended.
Could we love each other like him? Allahumma sholli ‘ala Muhammadwa baarik wa salim ‘alaihi. How deep is Rasulullah’s love to us.

Note:Send this to all your Muslim friends so that the awareness to love ALLAH and His Rasul appears as ALLAH and His Rasul love us - because -truly -the other loves, except it is only fana thing. Ameen.

~Don’t worry if people hate you because there are many others who love and care you in the earth. But be worry if ALLAH hates you because there is no other who loves and cares you in akhirat~

A TO Z of MUHAMMAD S.A.W

Considering the qualities and teachings of Muhammad, peace be upon him, testified to by some many people throughout history and even testified to by Allah Himself, we conclude the following to be only a partial list of the qualities, morals and virtures of Muhammad, peace be upon him.

A. Articulate - Muhammad, peace be upon him, although unable to read or write throughout his entire life, was able to express himself in clear and decisive terms and in the best of classical Arabic language.

B. Brave - Muhammad, peace be upon him, was praised for his courage and bravery during and after his life by his followers and opponents alike. He has always been an inspiration to Muslims and even non-Muslims throughout the centuries.

C. Courteous - Muhammad, peace be upon him, always put other people's feelings ahead of his own and was the most courteous of hosts and the best of guests wherever he went.

D. Dedicated - Muhammad, peace be upon him, was determined to carry out his mission and present the message with which he had been sent, to all the world.

E. Eloquent - Muhammad, peace be upon him, claimed he was not a poet, yet he could express himself in the most concise manner, using the least amount of words in a most classic manner. His words are still quoted by millions of Muslims and non-Muslims today everywhere.

F. Friendly - Muhammad, peace be upon him, was noted for being the most friendly and considerate of all who knew him.

G. Generous - Muhammad, peace be upon him, was most generous with his possessions and never wanted to keep anything if there was anyone who was in need. This was true of gold, silver, animals and even food and drink.

H. Hospitable - Muhammad, peace be upon him, was indeed, noted to be the most gracious of hosts and taught his companions and followers to be the best of hosts to all their guests as a part of their religion.

I. Intelligent - Muhammad, peace be upon him, has been proclaimed by many commentators who have studied his life and actions, to be of the most intelligent of all men who ever lived.

J. Just - Muhammad, peace be upon him, was most fair and just in all of his dealings. Whether in business or in giving judgment in any matter, he practiced justice on all levels.

K. Kindness - Muhammad, peace be upon him, was kind and considerate to everyone he met. He tired his best to present the message of worship of the Creator instead of the creations to all he met in the kindest fashion and most considerate manner.

L. Loving - Muhammad, peace be upon him, was the most loving toward Allah and to his family members, friends, companions and even those who did not accept his message but remained peaceful to him and his followers.

M. Messenger of Mercy - Muhammad, peace be upon him, is proclaimed in the Quran by Allah, as being sent to all of the world as the "Mercy to all mankind and jinn."

N. Noble - Muhammad, peace be upon him, was the most noble and distinguished of all men. Everyone knew of his fine character and honorable background.

O. "Oneness" - Muhammad, peace be upon him, is most famous for his proclamation of the "Oneness of Allah" or monotheism (called "Tawheed" in Arabic).

P. Patient - Muhammad, peace be upon him, was the most steadfast and forbearing in all of the trials and tests he lived through.

Q. Quiet - Muhammad, peace be upon him, was often very quiet and never was heard to be boastful, loud or obnoxious on any occasion.

R. Resourceful - Muhammad, peace be upon him, was most clever and resourceful in handling even the most serious of difficulties and problems confronting him and his companions.

S. Straightforward - Muhammad, peace be upon him, was known by all to speak directly to a subject and not twist things around in his speech. He also used a minimal amount of verbiage and considered excessive talk to be vain and unproductive.

T. Tactful - Muhammad, peace be upon him, was the most delicate and tactful in his dealings with the people. He never scratched the dignity of someone, even though unbelievers often insulted him and maligned him.

U. Unmatched - Muhammad, peace be upon him, is known throughout the world today as the man who most influenced the lives of so many people during his own time and for all times to come.

V. Valiant - Muhammad, peace be upon him, gave new meaning to the word valiant and he was always most honorable in all of his affairs, whether defending the rights of orphans or preserving the honor of widows or fighting for those in distress. He was not intimidated when outnumbered in battle, nor did he turn away from his duties in protecting and defending the truth and freedom.

W-Wonderful.He's the most wonderful creation of ALLAH in the entire universe

X. "X" - Muhammad, peace be upon him, could neither read nor write, not even his own name. In today's world he would have to use an "X" to "sign" a document. He used a signet ring worn on the little finger of his right hand to seal any documents or letters sent to the leaders of other lands.

Y. Yielding - Muhammad, peace be upon him, would yield his own desires and forego his own ideas in favor of whatever Allah directed him to do. While considering opinions from his followers, he often accepted their ideas over his own, preferring to yield in favor of others as much as possible.

Z. Zealous - Muhammad, peace be upon him, was the most zealous of all the prophets of Allah, in carrying out his mission of "Peace through the submission to the Will of God." He truly was the most enthusiastic in regard to delivering the message with which he had been entrusted by Allah; the message of "Laa elaha illa-allah, Muhammadar-Rasoolulah"

(There is none worthy of worship, except Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah).Alief. "AJEEB" (AMAZING) - We couldn't resist the chance for one more letter - even if it is the first letter of the Arabic alphabet ("" alief). Muhammad was truly amazing in every respect. He deliverd a message of a complete and total way of life, encompassing everything from the time a person wakes up until time to sleep and from the cradle to the grave. And if someone were to follow this Way of Life ("deen" in Arabic), they would achieve the greatest success here in this life and the greatest success in the Next Life as well.

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