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16:41 - “To those who leave their homes in the cause of Allah, after suffering oppression, We will assuredly give a goodly home in this world: but truly the reward of the Hereafter will be greater. If they only knew!”

Thursday, February 19, 2009

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Feeling a little down? Read me (:

Such a line also exists between hope and despair. Hope befits reason and rationale, while despair is utterly against it.

For instance, one may fail a test despite studying hard. Let’s assume that he has been shaken and fallen into despiar, since he worked so hard but still failed. He obviously does not benefit from such a mood and the ensuing distress and trouble harms his body and soul.

But in reality, Allah wills another good for him. Rather than attending college that year, it might be better for him to prepare for the entrance exam. Or perhaps his chosen college or profession could have become a source of trouble and hardship in his future life.

It may be that he will enter an even better college next year or choose a different profession which will be better for him in the future.

Throughout their lives, people encounter events that seem to serve no clear purpose:
They cannot get a job they like, lose some money they desperately need, lose something they cherish, or lose through theft possessions that they could buy only after years of hard work. Such events may happen to everyone.

Indeed, Allah makes it clear that poeple are tested by their souls and possessions. In one of his sayings, our Prophet (saas) made this clear:

Whatever Allah takes is for Him, and whatever He gives is for Him. Everything with Him has a limited fixed term (in this world), and so people should be patient and hope for Allah’s reward.

(Sahih Bukhari)

Thus, those who remain patient will attain good, whereas those who rebel and despair will lose.

It is vital to fully comprehend the importance of being hopeful and to be patient in order to gain Paradise. Being positive is obligatory, as the following verse shows:

Do not despair of solace from Allah. No one despairs of solace from Allah except for people who do not believe.

(Surah Yusuf : 87)

As Allah commands that we have this attitude, we must realize that He dislikes any type of despair. Thus, we must take Allah as our Friend and try to act according to His will.

[Excerpt from Harun Yahya's 'Hopefulness in the Qur'an']

Reflecting back, I realise things I initially thought were useless are incredibly useful now. I also realise that some things have not been given to me for very good reasons.

I also realise that the hard times I've gone through was a test of my faith in Him. It's not an easy road, to learn to depend entirely on Him, to really,truly put your wholehearted trust in Him, and to learn to be positive about choosing to do all that.

It involves a whole lot of pain and in most cases, a lot of sacrifices. Especially on the ego, and some 'basic human needs' (some Freudian theory thingy) (:

But that's just me. Maybe you'll learn to do so some other less painful way? Haha.

Just Trust Him (:

Wallahu'alam

Someone tagged me on that note on Facebook. I think it's useful. Don't get me wrong, I'm not feeling down because of Economics yesterday. Actually I'm feeling kinda okay because it wasn't as horribly tough as I expected it to be. Therefore all I can do now is leave it to god because I know I tried my best to do the paper.

Anyway, this is a good note I think. People should read it and think hard. I mean if you're a muslim since this note is a muslim thing that involves Allah s.w.t.