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the tazkirah.

i shall start with this hadith from our beloved prophet Muhammad s.a.w

'There is a month full with greatness and kindness, Ramadhan.and there is also a night that is way better that 1000 months...and who does not care of the month, he shall not be in Allah's grace forever.'

i think that is what the ustaz said just now.and yeah, u can understand it in this way,

pretend there is a big sale at a supermarket nearby ur house.buy one free ten.whoaa, imagine that.but not only that, who ever wants to go to the supermarket are given all the privileges such as green light all the way and a smooth ride.and the ppl who doesnt want to go to the supermarket are banned from blocking other ppls way.and yet, with all the reward and kesenangan, there are certain type who doesnt even care abt it.in other words, they are not at all interested.so, to make things easy, they will not get the offer.same as if you do not care to do any kind of good deed in this fasting month Ramadhan, you will not get Allah's grace forever.

and what not, have it ever crossed ur mind that fasting is such a waste of time?well, maybe u dont.but this guy does.

his name is Habib Bourguiba.he is the president of Tunisia and he banne dthe country from fasting during the month of Ramadhan during the year 1961.this is what he said abt the reason why

although Tunisia was described in its constitution as an Islamic country, Bourguiba had little patience for what he viewed as the anachronisms of religious observance. Thus, he advocated abandoning the obligatory fast during the month of Ramadan, arguing that the consequent loss of worker productivity interfered with the country's development.

but is you think logically, why blame islam?wht not blame the laziness of the muslims?sorry, no offence yaa.but, its not logical.seriously.

and the 2nd point is on how ppl see Ramadhan.rytee, maybe u often hear ppl say ' okay, puasa ni aku nak kurus' or 'nak kurangkan makan bende2 xhealthy' or 'nak dpt duet sbb berniage kat bazaar ramadhan' suit urself.

as the prophet said ' berpuasa lah kamu.nescaya ia akan menyihatkan kamu'

wrong aim?no, not exactly.ahha, thats when thes quote comes in.'what you see is what you get'. if you think that u wanna fast to be slim for gradnyte or whatsoever, that is the only thing u will get.

okay, cut short.

and yess.the last point.what does it really mean, Ramadhan?i mean, to fast?if its not eating, or not drinking, again, thats all u will get.actually, what i do understand now, fasting means to refrain urself from doing things that ur not ought to do, and saying no.

and yes that includes not getting into fights, saying whats not good, not buying extra food at the bazaar, and the list goes on.its just a simple test to prove that u are worthy of refraining urslf from doing things ur not ought to do.for example, SMOKING! haha.

and when you are specifically aimed at, or di serang with words during Ramadhan.u are obliged to not fight.instead, just say 'im fasting' its to let the heat out, the tension out, but in a very mannerful way(:

last but not least, i shall end this with a verse from the holy quran 45:23 --> that means surah 45 verse 23.hehs.

in bahasa, if i may

maka pernahkah kamu melihat orang yang menjadikan hawa nafsunya sebagai tuhannya dan Allah membiarkannya sesat berdasarkan ilmunya ( Allah membiarkan org itu sesat kerana Allhan telah mengetahui bahawa dia tidak menerima petunjuk2 yang diberikan kepadanya) dan Allah telah mengunci mati pendengaran dan hatinya dan meletakkan tutupan atas penglihatannya? Maka siapakah yang akan memberikannya petunjuk sesudah Allah (membiarkan sesat). Maka mengapa kamu tidak mengambil pelajaran?

till then, goodnight(:


p/s: HAPPY BIRTHDAY FATIN TAMIMAH(: