Don't take it for granted

Assalamualaikum. ;]

This is a reminder for myself and to my brothers & sisters.

As we all known dalam Al-Quran ada banyak cerita-cerita pasal umat-umat terdahulu? Okay, perasan tak every time umat-umat itu ingkar dengan utusan Allah, mereka dapat 'bayaran tunai' from Him. Now, have you ever wonder why, kita, umat Nabi Muhammad S.A.W. bila ingkar arahan Allah, we still alive! Tak ada tiba-tiba 'final destination'..

And, have you ever wonder why in 2004, Dia hantar Tsunami dekat Aceh, and the news spread all around the world dengan pantasnya.. Kita panggil apa? Natural Disaster. And where does the 'natural' come from? It came from Allah, the Creator. Why He sent the Tsunami? He know what we don't know. And Dia nak warn everyone di Dunia dan Dia nak tunjukkan kebesaran Ilahi.

Yet.. mereka, kita masih di-awang-awangan. Ada satu ketika dahulu, Baginda mohon kepada Allah, hold 'bayaran' terhadap umatnya. Why? Sebab Baginda sayang sangat dengan kita. And Allah agreed. Why? Sebab Allah juga turut sayang dengan kita. He's giving us chances.. So many chances.. No payment needed. Free oxygen, etc.. Hoping that one day we will realize and repent. Repent is not a choice. It is an obligation.

Do you want, because of what we do, Rasulullah S.A.W. weep. He will cry because He feel pity for us, our action will lead us to opposite of the Jannah. How can He, a lovely, kind, Prophet tengok umat dia astray.. After all the signs that has been shown to us, from Allah..

All the Malays, yang muslim.. We have been raised in a muslim family, thus sometimes kita rasa "Tak apa, tak ___, aku dah Islam". Do not take it for granted. Haven't you look around? Those Reverts, ilmu Islam mereka lebih mendalam dari kita. I salute them! MashaAllah. Bila dalam Majlis Ilmu, penceramahnya adalah seorang Revert. Yang akan banyak tanya soalan tentang itu-dan-ini dalam Islam, is orang Islam yang dah bertahun-tahun dalam Islam. Tak rasa segan ke? Kita yang sejak kecil dah mengaji Quran, still kekurangan ilmu agama.

Why? Sebab kita take it for granted! Para reverts, once they enter Islam, they work so hard, mendalami Islam. They appreciate Islam macam itu la nyawa mereka. They do lot of researches  readings, untuk fully understand Islam, and live as a Muslim ikut Al-Quran & Sunnah.

Ya, memang benar dalam Ayat Kursi ada sebut "Allah hanya akan beritahu kita apa yang Dia hendak kita tahu". Tapi, kalau kita tak berusaha nak ambil tahu, memang forever la you tak akan tahu.

Allah tak akan ubah kita selagi kita tak ubah diri kita sendiri.

Read the Al-Quran daily, and understand the meaning. Baca terjemahan. If ada tak faham, ask around, Ustaz/Ustazah.

Oh and! Always renew your Syahadah.. Penting! ;]

"There is no Illah except Allah"

JZKK