Epilog : The Little Things

The little things.

The little things that keeps our spirits in the right path.
The little things that keeps our clocks of life ticking.
The little things that make us see the world from a different point of view.
How beautiful and fortunate that we get the opportunity to experience them.
Day after day, we go about our own ways, we see things as they are, its all in its right place.
But sometimes, its the little things, insignificant it maybe in all of the other available days around the year, but just once, you see things differently. The beautification of your view at that instance, that very moment, is priceless.

Sometimes we take for granted things as they might seem insignificant and it picture paints a lack of value.
Look. A couple of days back someone virtually congratulated me upon acquiring a new land-line telephone number, no matter how insignificantly absurd it may seem, but to them it has value, and surely to me, it pinches my insides a lil' bit. It was a feeling, of appreciation. Of being thankful and grateful, even-though I don't half understand the idea of it all.

But it is the "insignificant" things, the littlest of efforts, the smallest of details, that makes us click and allows us to go on day by day. Before you learn to appreciate them, you'd best learn to discover them, on a greater frequency. Yes?

Epilog: A Ten Hut!

Soldiers. Highly disciplined, thorough, knows no word such as quitting unless it is to shut themselves free of this incoherent world. 

Soldiers. Never afraid of death. Always staring it into its deceitful eyes with peril. Knowing that death is jockeying close just as the shadow does follow during the day.

Soldiers. They are not slaves. They are not machines, just plain obedient beings. When instructed they listen, they observe, they put themselves to task, near perfection, close, but no cigar.

Like soldiers we must be, like soldiers we must see, like soldiers we must believe, like soldiers we must not retreat! 

Because the battles ahead is naught but a faint dream, it is a condescending truth that comes with a heavy price, of sacrifice.

I reminisce those times, where order was at sight, order was in place, we obeyed, we listened, we grew from it. A better person, a better abiding citizen. A complete being!

Epilog: of Tittering and Tremors

I recalled one day engaging myself in a light conversation with Tuan Hj Abbas, now the former Dean of CFS-IIUM (centre for foundation studies).

He told me how he feels when he realizes he is not in the know of a certain particular matter, he'd quickly go on and search for books,articles and every source imaginable to help him acquire this particular matter that is amiss from his mind.

That hunger, that drive, that is the thrill to gain, to learn...Talb'ul Ilmi...A vivification, a dream.

That is the level of commitment he had. Once he knew he was lost in a particular topic of conversation,he'd be frustrated and go on and read up on it, not to brag about it, but to fulfil, to feed his passion of learning. Of knowing. 

Half of his commitment and I am good to go!

Berusahalah! Bacalah! Jangan bertangguh-tangguh! 

FEED YOURSELF A MINDFUL THEN! 

8 rabi'ul awal 1434H

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Elegi: Masa

Kata dusta pembuka bicara,
Maka benarlah kata mereka,
Ya'ni akan masa mencemburui kita,
Menyusul dari rahim ibu hinggalah kembali padaNya,
Jelas sudah dunia berpaksikan masa,

Namun kita tidak mahu berputar dengannya,
Kalam nan agung Sang Pencipta,
Meskipun Dia bersumpah "DEMI MASA"!
Kita masih terpinga-pinga,
Akhir dunia gelap gelita,
Perbicaraan abadi bakal bermula,
Sungguhlah pengalaman bersulamkan masa,
Namun hanya bagi yang pantas dan bijaksana,
Mencatur teliti setiap gerak norma,
Agar tidak diperjudikan amanat kita,
Bagai jarum minit terengsot mengejar ibunya! 

Epilog : ISLAM kau TIDAK relevan!!

Islam kau tidak relevan!

Islam aku paling betul, adakah kau Muslim? Serius, adakah kau Muslim?!?! (ulang sampai relevan)

Antara persoalan dan kontroversi hari ini adalah bagaimana semua orang ingin terjun menjadi "Islamic", pada ini kita katakan Alhamdulillah, namun tidak duduk beberapa minit selepas mereka "berubah" mereka mula menjadi lebih besar dari Al-Ustaz, mula merendah-rendahkan orang lain, mula melihat dengan pandangan yang serba marah.

Begitu jua dengan orang yang sudah terbina Islam dalam dirinya sejak dari azali, maksud terbina disini adalah, batu bata Ad-din yang tersusun atau disusun oleh institusi kekeluargaan yang memupuk mereka, alam persekolahan yang mengajar mereka, rakan-rakan kelompok yang membimbing mereka dan pelbagai lagi.

Kebanyakan yang lahiriyah mereka dari kelompok ini tidak nampak bigger picture , kadang-kadang terlampau terperangkap dalam dunia mereka sendiri. 

Terlampau dibuai dengan utopia Islami mereka lupa realiti Malaysia masa ini, bukan sahaja berbilang kaum dan agama, bahkan dalam Agama Islam sendiri Kaum Muslimin bukan semuanya ditahap-tahap mereka.

Kita semua idamkan utopia Islami seperti yang dikecapi dahulu kala, namun ia tidak berlaku jika kita(Kaum Muslimin) tidak sedar akan relevan kepelbagaian umat, kepelbagaian jenis manusia di muka bumiNya ini.

• Bukan semua orang Islam lahiriyah mereka dalam keluarga "Islamic". 

• Bukan semua orang Islam punya cerap pemikiran yang sama pada ramai orang Islam yang ditarbiyah oleh jemaah-jemaah Islam sedia ada.

• Bukan semua orang Islam punya exposure Islami sepertimana sesetengah kita rasa.

• Bukan semua orang Islam dibimbing oleh bulatan-bulatan usrah mingguan yang kerap mengisi rohani mereka.

• Bukan semua orang Islam pandai mengaji apatah lagi bukan semua orang Islam adalah mufassir Quran.

• Bukan semua orang dipupuk susur galur pemikiran Ulama-ulama terdahulu.

• Bukan semua orang Islam berpeluang menjalani persekolahan dalam suasana Islamically conducive, mereka bukan produk Maahad, mereka bukan produk Sekolah Agama Rakyat, mereka jua bukan dari Darul Tahfiz mahupun sekolah Pondok.

[credit to the owner of the image is reserved]

Kerna manusia itu pelbagai. Kerna Insan maksud akarnya pelupa. Kerna semuanya tidak terbina dengan cinta, Kerna ada kala kita harus tarik, kita harus bimbing..Bukanya kita herdik, dan bukannya kita caci. Tapi kita toleransi sambil memberi inspirasi dan mengajak ke arah raj'ie.

Kerna manusia itu Raja Lalai. Dibuai alunan nafsu', Dihasut Shaitaan secara bertalu, Kita harus bangkit, Sebarkan dan Sedarkan. Membangun bersama-sama, Kita bina batu bata kehidupan yang penuh bermakna.

Never fan any flames, Be the one that lights up the darkness, be the one that resolves disputes.

Marilah. Genggam erat janjiku..Merentas batasan duniawi untuk cita-cita ukhrawi yang hakiki!


Salam Maal Hijrah 1434H