MOTIVASI

Melahirkan Hafiz

TARBIYAH BERMULA DI RUMAH
Pengalaman Seorang Ayah Melahirkan 3 orang Hufaz

Majalah ANIQAH September 2008

Wajah anak lelaki saya yang kedua Muhammad Widyan mensohorkan kesedihannya dan tiba-tiba dia menitiskan air mata pada satu pagi semasa saya menziarahinya bersama isteri di Maahad Hafiz di birai Sungai Kelang pada awal tahun 1996.

Saya tiba-tiba terasa sayu dan dapat membayangkan susahnya untuk melahirkan seorang hafiz yang dihadapkan dengan 21 mata pelajaran akademik dan pada masa yang sama terpaksa menghafaz al-Quran.

Dalam hati ini berdetik adakah sebagai seorang ayah saya begitu zalim untuk membebankan anak justeru aspirasi dan pengharapan yang begitu tinggi untuk melihat anak berjaya dalam bidang akademik dan pendidikan agama.

Itulah mukadimah kepada proses untuk melahirkan hafiz setelah saya sendiri mendidik kesemua lima orang anak saya membaca al-Quran ketika mereka berusia 4 tahun dan ketika berumur 11 tahun mereka khatam membaca 30 juzu’ al-Quran.

Peribahasa Inggeris “Charity begins at home” itu memang menepati konsep pendidikan atau tarbiyyah awal yang perlu dicernakan dalam sebuah keluarga Muslim dan ia bukan sahaja menjadi tanggungjawab ayah semata-mata tetapi dengan dokongan seorang ibu.

Untuk melahirkan generasi al-Quran yang unik ia bermula dengan kesedaran dan perlu kepada ilmu tentang al-Quran dan kerana ia adalah pembimbing dan satu-satunya tinggalan wahyu yang akan kekal hingga akhir zaman.

Oleh kerana Al-Quran itu diturunkan dalam bahasa Arab, maka untuk menggali sumber ilmu itu kita perlu mempunyai kemampuan memahaminya dengan mempelajari bahasa Al-Quran.

Secara peribadi saya mula berjinak-jinak mempelajari Bahasa Arab secara persendirian semasa saya berada di Amerika di salah satu pusat bahasa Tentera Udara Amerika di San Antonio Texas.

Apabila saya pulang ke Malaysia saya berguru secara talaqi mempelajari Bahasa Arab dengan seorang ustaz warga negera Indonesia yang kini menjadi imam di masjid Melbourne Australia.
Semasa saya melanjutkan pelajaran di universiti saya mengambil Bahasa Arab sebagai mata pelajaran elektif selama dua tahun dan kerana saya biasa mempraktikkannya saya tidak mempunyai masalah untuk bertutur dengan baik.

Lantas saya mentarbiyyah anak-anak saya dengan dua bahasa iaitu Bahasa Inggeris dan Bahasa Arab berselang-seli bercakap sama ada di rumah atau semasa berjalan atau di restoran.

Buang sifat malu untuk bercakap Bahasa Arab sebab kalau kita perhatikan di sekeliling kita rakyat Malaysia ini sudah terbiasa bercakap rojak sekejap menggunakan bahasa ibunda sekejap menjadi Mat Salleh.

Ini bukan untuk menunjuk-nunjuk tetapi untuk membudayakan kehidupan kita sebagai manusia Muslim dan tidak ada apa yang perlu dimalukan kerana Bahasa Arab adalah bahasa yang mulia yang dipilih Allah sebagai bahasa wahyu.

Untuk membudayakan Al-Quran sebagai teman dan wirid harian kita perlu mempunyai azam dan tekad sekurang-kurangnya kalau kita tidak membaca Al-Quran, kita perdengarkan kaset atau CD Al-Quran umpamnya di komputer atau di kereta.

Apabila Al-Quran itu sudah menjadi lumrah dan sering dibaca dan dihayati serta menjadi halua telinga maka kita akan merasakan kemanisan Al-Quran dan lama kelamaan hati itu akan menolak apabila selain daripada Al-Quran itu diperdengarkan.

Memang Allah itu sentiasa benar dan benarlah firman-Nya yang mafhumnya dengan berzikir itu akan tenanglah hati dan zikir itu datang daripada mendengar ayat-ayat Allah.

Hidup dengan Al-Quran itu adalah satu kesinambungan dan proses tarbiyah untuk anak-anak di rumah itu bermula sejak hari pertama seseorang itu menjalani kehidupan berumah tangga dan acuannya dimulai dengan Al-Quran.

Saat berbulan madu sebagai suami isteri hanya sebentar kerana tanggungjawab mengemudikan sebuah kehidupan bermula dengan suami mengimamkan solat bersama isteri.

Al-Quran itu dijadikan satu rutin di dalam kehidupan dan suami isteri perlu duduk bersama membaca Al-Quran dan bertadabbur dengan ayat-ayat yang dibaca.

Saya masih ingat ketika ibu mertua saya dalam keadaan sakaratulmaut, saya berkejar mengambil dua orang anak di Maahad Hafiz dan mereka yang masih dalam tingkatan tiga dan tingkatan satu bergilir-gilir membaca Al-Quran.

Susana hening berlalu apabila lima minit sebelum ibu mertua saya menghembuskan nafas yang terakhir, dia masih sempat menghulurkan tangannya kepada anak-anak saya dah berkata,”terima kasih cu kerana doakan wan”, saya tidak dapat menahan air mata.

Sebenarnya semasa mula menghantar anak untuk belajar akademik dan tahfiz di sebuah sekolah swasta itu, hati kecil ini berkata apakah saya akan jadikan anak sebagai bahan eksperimen untuk melahirkan seorang hafiz dan apakah masa depan mereka?

Masa depan mereka terjawab apabila hafiz yang pertama Muhammad Widyan diterima belajar di Universiti Al-Azhar, yang kedua Muhammad Syahid di Universiti Islam Madinah dan yang ketiga Muhammad Irsyad di Universiti Islam Antarabangsa.

Anak saya yang ke Al Azhar mengambil bidang Qiraat, anak hafiz kedua yang mengambil bidang sains semasa SPM menyambung pelajarannya dalam bidang hadith manakala hafiz yang ketiga mengambil bidang undang-undang.

Kini saya memerhatikan anak-anak saya dengan rasa lega dan proses pentarbiyahan ini perlu diteruskan untuk melahirkan generasi Al-Quran yang istiqamah dan mengambil Islam sebagai Manhajul Hayah.

Mukhayyam PESKIL '09

Peserta termuda Mukhayyam MTA '09 - Abdullah al-Akhyar

HOW MUSLIMS DRESS ?

Invitation To Understanding Islam
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HOW MUSLIMS DRESS?

Allah makes a natural covering for all His creatures but not for His best creation: the human being. Instead, Allah tells us why and how we should clothe ourselves. Then Allah leaves us to choose whether to obey.

True Muslims always choose to obey Allah's commands.

The Noble Qur'an says:

“O children of Adam! We have sent clothing to you to cover the shameful parts of your body and to serve as a protection and decoration; but the best clothing is the clothing of piety” [7:26]

WHY COVER?

In Islam, dress has 4 functions.

1. COVERING

Dress conceals the private parts of the body that are called 'aurah in Islam. Muslims do not expose what Allah commands to be kept private. Allah forbids nudity.

2. PROTECTION

"And (Allah) has made garments to protect you from the heat (and cold)... " [16:81]

Dress protects the body from the weather; or heat, cold, wind and rain.

People living in desert region cover their heads and faces to prevent sand carrying living microorganisms entering their ears, noses, eyes and mouths.

3. ADORNMENT

Dress is worn to adorn and beautify the human personality, bestowing on it dignity.

Allah is Beautiful and He loves beauty.[Sahih Muslim]

4. MORAL FUNCTION

Islamic dress helps safeguard the modesty and decency of a person and the moral ideal of society, where sex is permitted only in marriage.

There is a deep impact which outer modesty makes on inner spiritual well-being. Also, inner spirituality is reflected on one's appearance.

In Islam, both men and women should be custodians of the morality and society.

What Allah says in the Noble Qur'an :

-Modesty of Men

"Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that will make for greater purity for them: and Allah is well acquainted with all that they do."[24:30]

-Modesty of women and their dress in public

"And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments (in public) beyond what may decently be apparent. Hence, let them draw their head-coverings over their bosoms. And let them not display (more of) their charms to any but their husbands, or their father,..."[24:31]

-Protection for women

"O Prophet! Tell your wives, daughters and the believing woman that they should draw their outer garments (hijab), over their persons (when in public). That is more proper that they should be recognized (as decent women) and not molested." [33:59]

When should Muslims be dressed best?

"O cildren of Adam! Wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer." [7:31]


ISLAMIC DRESS : An Identity, not a uniform!

Islam, being a universal religion, has not set any particular form or style of dress. All manner of dress is acceptable as long as certain guidelines are followed. These guidelines apply to both men and women.

WHAT TO COVER?

Islamic dress must cover the 'aurah. 'Aurah is the parts of the body which cannot be exposed to others. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) defined 'aurah.

'Aurah is different for men and women.

A man's 'aurah extends from his navel to his knees. Most men choose to cover more than this minimum requirement. A woman's 'aurah outside her home and/or in the presence of non-mahram (not close relatives) men is her whole body except her face, hands and feet. Some scholars also include her feet. The head covering or hijab is a command of Allah. The face-veil or niqab is not a requirement, but some Muslim women choose to wear it for greater modesty, out of conviction that Islam requires it, or because of cultural tradition.

Muslim women are not permitted to cover their faces during prayer, while performing the pilgrimage rites in Mecca, when giving legal testimony, or when identification is crucial for security purposes. In her home, Muslim women may uncover their heads, arms, feet and legs below the knees. And in privacy with her husband, no part of her needs to be covered.

HOW TO COVER?

The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) admonished:
" Do not appear naked while fully clothed."[Bukhari]

Dress should not be transparent, showing the skin or so tight-fitting that it reveals the shape and sexual contours of the body. Loose-fitting clothes make prayer easier to perform.Dress should not be so outlandish or glamorous that it is provocative. However, Muslims may be as provocatively dressed (or undressed) as they like when they are with their spouses in private.

GENDER-APPROPRIATE

Men are not allowed to dress (and behave) like women, or as women. They are forbidden to wear pure silk and gold. Muslim men must be manly!

Likewise, women should not imitate men in dress (and behaviour too). Muslim women are feminine. Islam sets distinct and complementary roles for men and women in harmony with the natural disposition of goodness (fitrah) that Allah created them with.

Gender-appropriate dressing helps men and women fulfill their roles better.

MEN IN WHITE, WOMEN IN BLACK

In Islam, there is no "holy" colours. Islam does not require women to be always dressed in black or blue in public. This is cultural tradition practiced in some Muslim countries, or a rule imposed by certain Muslims authorities so as to enforce greater morality. Darker colours are worn because they conceal better.

Muslim men need not always wear white. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) wore clothes of various colours. However he recommended that white clothes be worn on Fridays and other assemblies.

"The purity and simple beauty of white befits the honour and dignity of man" [An Nasa'i]

The Prophet (pbuh) also grew a beard and often wore a turban on his head. Muslim men, out of their love for the Prophet, emulate him not only in character and conduct but also in dress and grooming.


HUMILITY AND THANKFULNESS

The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said : “Allah likes to see the signs of His bounties on His servants. “ [Tirmidhi]

He also said: “ Eat, drink, wear clothes, and give charity without extravagance and conceit.” [Bukhari]

Allah has not forbidden fine clothes, unless worn in arrogance and wastefulness. Allah’s bounty should not be flaunted lest it provokes envy and ill-feeling. Humility before The Creator and fellow human beings is a virtue. It’s difficult to be humble when one is decked in thousand dollar suits! However, Allah also dislikes slovenliness as a pretentious show of one’s poverty. Moderation and simplicity is always the preferred way.

THE LIBERATED MUSLIM WOMAN (AND MAN)

Islamic dress does not degrade or oppress women. Rather, it gives them dignity because it protects them from exploitation as sexual objects, and enslavement by the fashion, cosmetics, film and advertising industries. Dignity and protection, together with many rights that Islam grants women (which modern world has recognized only in the last 60 years) guarantees the high status of women in Islam. The incorrect practice of Islam in many Muslim countries does not represent TRUE ISLAM. Regrettably, the movie industry has now begun to blatantly exploit male sexuality. Islamic dress also preserves men’s dignity.


THE MUSLIM IDENTITY

Muslim men and women who dress as Allah commands them present an image of dignity, modesty and morality. This is the Muslim identity, unmistakably recognized anywhere in the world. Obey Allah and be loved by Him!

By: Fatima Ebrahim Munshi

Contohi Keimanan Ashabul Ukhdud, Ashabul Kahfi dan Keluarga Yasir

Contohi Keimanan Ashabul Ukhdud, Ashabul Kahfi dan Keluarga Yasir
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dihantar oleh: Hamba99
karangan asal: Ustaz Zainudin Hashim
Editor: deynarashid

Persoalan akidah amat penting dalam kehidupan harian umat Islam walau di mana jua mereka berada. Kedudukan dan pangkat bukan menjadi ukuran, tetapi akidahlah menjadi teras untuk dilihat oleh Allah s.w.t.

Inilah yang membezakan antara golongan yang beriman dan kafir (menentang) Allah dan Rasul-Nya, tetapi apabila seseorang itu berjaya menguasai diri dengan nilai-nilai iman yang berkualiti di sisi Allah, pasti dia akan menjejaki kejayaan yang maksima.

Begitulah yang perlu ada kepada umat Islam hari ini, satu mekanisme atau contoh terbaik untuk tujuan itu, sejarah telah membuktikan bagaimana al-Quran, Sunnah Nabawiyah dan sirahnya yang berjaya mencungkil individu-individu atau kelompok manusia yang beriman hingga tahap yang cukup tinggi, hingga tidak takut kepada makhluk walaupun bertindak kejam terhadap mereka.

Ashabul Ukhdud (orang-orang yang dicampakkan dalam parit api yang bernyala-nyala), merupakan generasi manusia yang hanya beberapa saat menerima Islam sebagai pegangan hidup hingga ke akhir hayat, namun mereka diuji sama ada mahu meninggalkan agama Islam yang dipegangnya ataupun ingin selamat daripada seksaan dengan menyembah raja yang zalim.

Akhirnya mereka tetap memilih Islam yang bertuhankan Allah dan terus dicampakkan dalam parit, tidak kira orang tua, wanita, kanak-kanak, mahupun bayi yang baru dilahirkan.

Begitu juga sikap kental golongan Ashabul Kahfi, di mana kisah mereka dirakamkan Allah dalam surah Al-Kahfi, jelas mangajak seluruh umat Islam agar berakidah seperti mereka, yang hanya takut kepada Allah.

Ia merupakan satu kisah yang cukup menarik untuk dikongsi oleh segenap individu muslim hari ini, yang meletakkan Islam sebagai agama yang terbaik antara agama-agama yang ada di dunia.

Tidak kurang juga kisah penderitaan yang dialami oleh keluarga Yasir di zaman baginda Rasulullah s.a.w., isterinya Sumaiyah (wanita pertama syahid sebelum hijrah) dan anaknya, Ammar, di mana Yasir dan Sumaiyah hanya beberapa hari memeluk Islam di tangan anaknya di kalangan hamba sahaya, mereka diuji dengan pelbagai tindakan kezaliman yang dilakukan oleh pembesar-pembesar Quraisy bagi memastikan mereka meninggalkan agama Islam yang menjadi pilihan terakhir mereka.

Tapi apakah sebenar hubungan peristiwa berkenaan di atas dengan agenda umat Islam hari ini? Ia tidak lain, agar mereka menjadikan al-Quran sebagai rujukan utama untuk melonjakkan diri menjadi insan-insan yang dinaikkan taraf di sisi Allah s.w.t.

Mengapa tidak, kalau kisah di atas menceritakan bagaiamana mereka yang hanya beberapa saat, hari menerima Islam tetapi tetap berpegang teguh tanpa rasa ragu dan goyah, bagaimana pula dengan kita hari ini.

Tanyalah diri sendiri, adakah kita baru seminggu memeluk agama Islam, atau baru sebulan, malah kebanyakan daripada kita berpuluh-puluh tahun menjadi orang Islam, tetapi mengapa masih ramai yang tidak percaya kepada undang-undang Islam dengan memilih fahaman-fahaman ciptaan manusia yang serba kekurangan dalam segenap hal.

Tidakkah kita rasa malu dengan menikmati keindahan bumi ciptaan Allah serta menghirup udara segar pemberian-Nya sedangkan kita tidak sama dengan mereka yang terdahulu daripada kita seperti yang telah ditegaskan di atas.

Marilah kita sama-sama menginsafi dan sering melakukan muhasabah diri sebelum kita dihisab di hadapan Allah di mahkamah-Nya pada hari Kiamat, di mana pada hari itu tidak ada naungan melainkan naungan Allah di waktu matahari yang panas terik berada hanya sejengkal di atas kepala, yang boleh menolong ita pada hari itu ialah Nabi Muhammad s.a.w itupun berdasarkan amalan, kepercayaan, pegangan yang betul kepada agama Islam.

Learn English 2 : The Law of Seed

The Law of Seed
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Kiriman: suhana_nur
Editor: b_b

Take a look at an apple tree. There might be five hundred apples on the tree, but each apple has just ten seeds. That's a lot of seeds! We might ask, "Why would you need so many seeds to grow just a few more apple trees?" Nature has something to teach us here. It's telling us: "Not all seeds grow. In life, most seeds never grow. So if you really want to make something happen, you had better try more than once."

This might mean: You'll attend twenty interviews to get one scholarship. You'll interview forty people to find one good employee. You'll talk to fifty people to sell one book, one car, one vacuum cleaner, or a business idea. And you might meet a hundred acquaintances just to find one special friend. When we understand the "Law of the Seed", we don't get so disappointed. We stop feeling like victims. We learn how to deal with things that happen to us. Laws of nature are not things to take personally. We just need to understand them, and work with them.

Successful people fail more often. But they plant more seeds. When things are beyond your control, here's something that you must NOT DO so as to avoid misery in your life:
- You must not decide how you think the world SHOULD be.
- You must not make rules for how everyone SHOULD behave.
- Then, when the world doesn't obey your rules, you get angry!
- That's what miserable people do!

On the other hand, let's say you expect that:
- Friends SHOULD return favours.
- People SHOULD appreciate you.
- Planes SHOULD arrive on time.
- Everyone SHOULD be honest.
- Your husband or best friend SHOULD remember your birthday.

These expectations may sound reasonable. But often, these things won't happen!
- So you end up frustrated and disappointed.
- There's a better strategy.

Demand less, and instead, have preferences!
- For things that are beyond your control, tell yourself: "I WOULD PREFER "A", BUT IF "B" HAPPENS, IT'S OK TOO!"

This is really a change in mindset. It is a shift in attitude, and it gives you more peace of mind. You prefer that people are polite... but when they are rude, it doesn't ruin your day. You prefer sunshine... but if it rains, it is ok too!

To become happier, we either need to
a) Change the world, or
b) Change our thinking.

It is easier to change our Thinking! It is not the problem that is the issue, but rather it is your attitude attending to the problem that is the problem. It's not what happens to you that determine your happiness. It's how you think about what happens to you!

Learn English 1: Did We Get a Bill From Allah (SWT)?

Thank You Allah (SWT): Did we get a bill from Allah (SWT)?
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Dihantar Oleh: NJ maniac*
Editor: b_b

A man reached 70 years of age and was affected by a disease which made him unable to urinate. The doctors told him that he needs an operation to cure the disease. He agreed to do the operation as the problem was giving him severe pain for days. When the operation was completed the doctor gave him a bill which covered all the costs. After looking at the bill, the man started crying. Upon seeing this, the doctor said, "If the cost is too high then we could make some other arrangements for you." The old man replied, "I am not crying because of the money but I am crying because Allah (SWT) let me urinate for 70 years and HE never sent me a bill!" SubhanAllah!

And He gives you of all that you ask Him; and if you count Allah's favors, you will not be able to number them; most surely man is very unjust, very ungrateful.
- Noble Qur'an (14:34)

Moral: We rarely thank Allah (SWT) for these things which are indeed great favors. Take a little pause and think for a while about the bounties of Allah Almighty within yourself. May Allah (SWT) grant us the ability to recognize His bounties and thank Him more often.

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* Source: islamicoccasions.com