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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Whosoever ALLAH Guides No One Can Misguide Him

Whosoever ALLAH Guides No One Can Misguide Him


Allahumma innee a'oodhu bika an adil aw udal, aw azil aw uzal, aw azlima aw uslam, aw ajhal aw yujhal 'aliiyy.... Ameen Ya Rabb

Friday, December 30, 2011

Thriving in Mud, Yet Untainted

Like the Lotus Flower in its Pristine State as amongst the infinite Proofs....Such is the Glorious Munificence of the Supreme Creator, ALLAH Subhanallaahi wa bihamdihi! 

Indeed, no toxic contaminants can blemish or defile  a pure HEART :)

Victims of Sendong hold their dead | ABS-CBN News


Two women hold their children killed during the passage of tropical storm Sendong at a village in Iligan City on Saturday.  Nearly 600 are feared dead after Sendong unleashed mammoth floods that affected the provinces of Iligan and Cagayan De Oro.


The LEASE of LIFE


Abdullah bin Masood reported that the Prophet once drew a square and a line in the middle of the square, which extended outside the square. He then drew some lines on both sides of the middle line. He then asked whether they knew what it was. The companions replied that only God and His Messenger knew best.


He then explained to them that the square represented the lease of life, the middle line a human being and the sidelines on both its sides were the calamities and diseases, which continuously tear him/her apart. If one calamity missed him another one befell him. The line outside the square was hope. (Bukhari, 1971, Vol.8, Hadith No.426, p.285)


Wednesday, December 28, 2011

DEFENSE OF MUSLIMAT FORTRESS: NO DEARTH OF LAWS, ONLY DEATH


DEFENSE OF MUSLIMAT FORTRESS: NO DEARTH OF LAWS, ONLY DEATH
By: Neocatalyst


“There is no dearth of laws, but there is death of laws,” commented Warina Sushil A. Jukuy, Coordinator for Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA-WESMIN). She said that there is no dearth of laws, memoranda, issuances, department orders and yet disrespect for the right to wear hijab as a sign of piety prevails. I personally resonate with her observation that strict compliance of hijab legal guidance is actually met with outright defiance by personnel of the very agencies that issued them. Could this non-compliance be due to unprofessionalism, discrimination or mere ignorance?

Recent reported cases of disallowing the right to hijab are happening not only in hospitals, schools, universities, colleges, but are also either fully violated (mandatory removal of hijab) or partially violated (requiring ears exposure) as photo requirements in government agencies such as the Civil Service Commission (CSC), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Ms Jukuy said that the most appalling case of hijab transgression is the latest denouncement by concerned Filipino Muslims of what is transpiring in Doha, Qatar. Allegedly, undisclosed source bewailed that "Muslim women are not only asked by a male NBI Personnel to expose their ears, but they are FORCED to remove all head cover in the supposedly required NBI Photograph thereby exposing their hairs, faces and necks. This same male NBI personnel working in the Philippine Embassy in Doha is also the one who 'guides' the thumb marking part where he holds the Muslim Women hands and fingers saying that this needs to be done to ensure proper thumb marking, though this can be easily solved by having a female staff for the 'guiding' the process." In addition, recurring violations on hijab-niqab still persist in some Universities, Colleges, Health Care Institutions, and agencies. I wonder why other agencies are still ignorant about the existing laws about hijab when in fact as government agencies “they are duty-bound to know the policies on hijab-niqab so as to protect the rights of the veiled Muslimat and ultimately exercise their right to education as well as right to freedom of religion in legal conformity with their dignity and substantive rights duly protected not only by Divine Law but also by the Philippine Constitution including the Universal Declarations of Human Rights amongst United Nations.”

Nonetheless, PAHRA-WESMIN Coordinator asserted that the NBI Memo 28 series of 2008 by its director Atty. Nestor M. Mantaring is the most fulfilling in terms of providing relief to the undue vexation experienced by NBI clearance Muslim lady applicants in the process of photo-taking; although most of us understandably are still unaware of it but it is unforgivable for NBI personnel to be oblivious to it. Item 3 of said memo states to wit:

xxx“…3. Use of head scarf for religious and medical reasons is allowed, (i.e. Muslim women, nuns, cancer patients with hair loss/alopecia). However, the scarf should not cover any portion of the face of the applicant. As much as possible, both ears of the applicant should be visible. It is acceptable if the ears of a Muslim woman-applicant or of applicants who is a member of Religious Order (nuns), ARE NOT visible on the photograph…”xxx

The hijab peace advocacy in proactive defense of our Muslimat Fortress is still on!” The most recent fight for the protection of hijab was the Round Table Dialogue on Muslimat Human Security Peace Agenda: Putting Hijab at the Forefront- Part 2 held last October 1, 2011, Saturday, at the Convention Hall of Amil’s Tower, Pilar Street, Zamboanga City. The RTD was convened by the joint effort of two non-stock, non-profit organizations which are in the forefront of asserting the Muslimat’s right to religious freedom, the Islamic Medical Association of the Philippines (IMAN) and Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA-WESMIN); and attended by various government line agencies and Muslim stakeholders such as Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Department of Health (DOH), Center for Health Development (CHD), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), National Ulama Conference of the Philippines (NUCP-the one who sponsored the event), National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), Darul Iftah Council of the Philippines, Young Moro Professionals Network (YMPN-WESMIN) and Federation of Muslim Students Association (FMSA), Markaz Ad-Dhiya Inc., Al-Furqan Islamic Cultural Center, Markaz at-Tarbiya as well as actively supported by other various Markaz, Mahad, and Madaris in the Philippines. Alhamdulillah, albeit handwritten in pen, commitment - to co-own the issue, collaborate and take action on the strict compliance and dissemination of said legal guidelines- was signed by all RTD Panel discussants.

Alhamdu lillaahi, as a by-product of the multi-stakeholders vigilant hijab advocacy in partnership with DOH, DepED, CHR, NCMF along with the all out support of our Muslim leaders (from the elders and the youth), such as the NUCP, Darul Ifta’ Council, FMSA, YMPN-WESMIN various Mehad, Marakez and Madaris--- hijab legal guidelines were collated along with the most recently signed issuances and resolution for adequate dissemination to ensure its strict compliance in order to end hijab transgression.

Among the many legal documents collated for IEC campaign are the following: NCMF Issuance Re: Legal Guidelines on Hijab by Bureau on Legal Affairs issued by Commissioner Atty. Edilwasif T.Baddiri dated September 20, 2011; Resolution No. 44, Series of 2011 approved and signed by Hon. Bai Omera D. Dianalan-Lucman and Commissioners of National Commission on Muslim Filipinos dated October 05, 2011; NBI Order Re: Memorandum Order No. 28 S. 2008, Guidelines on Photo Requirements and Picture Taking for NBI Clearance Purposes approved by Atty. Nestor M. Mantaring, Director of NBI Central Office, Manila in response to the appeal of Deputy Mufti Shaykh Abdulwakil S. Tanjilil; DOH Memo and Order namely DOH MEMO No. 2009-0107 issued by DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III, MD MSc. (Re:Strengthening the Protection of Religious Rights of Muslim workers, including but not limited to students and trainees in health facilities), which was duly reiterated by DOH MEMO No. 2011-0232dated 16 August 2011 Re: Reiterating Compliance to DOH MEMO No. 2009-0107 by Nemesio T. Gako, MD, MPH, CESO II, Asst Secretary of Health, Internal Finance and Administration Technical Cluster- lobbied by IMAN President Sherjan Kalim, MD; Strengthening the Protection of Religious Rights of Students (DepED Order No. 53 s. 2001 by Sec Raul S. Roco; and CHED MEMO dated 26 August 2008 signed by OIC Dr Nina S. Ricafort).

Laudably, the most comprehensive legal guidelines are from NCMF which condensed all the aforesaid legal documents except that of NBI Memo Order; as well as included constitutional basis: 1987 Philippine Constitution: The Bill of Rights, Article 3, Section 5 and Republic Act No. 9710, The Magna Carta of Women. In the NCMF issuance, Commsr Baddiri recommends the following: Disseminate information on the pertinent laws and government guidelines on the wearing of hijab by Muslim Filipino women thru press releases, radio and television announcements and official communication to pertinent schools and hospitals in your area of jurisdiction; Visit all heads of pertinent schools and hospital to dialogue on matters relating to the wearing of hijab by Muslim Filipino women; Conduct events to promote respect for the freedom of religious practice.

Relentlessly, hijab peace advocacy in proactive defense of our Muslimat Fortress is still on! Along this tone, NUCP Shaykh Jamal S. Munib reiterated: “We are not asking for what is not ours; we are asking for what we deserve!” After all, “there is no reason why the pious' and the righteous' rights must NOT be asserted, protected, defended, and fulfilled by the State especially so that it is not contrary to public customs, public morals, and public policy. Vigilance of Muslims and our menfolk's sense of gheerah or chivalry to protect the vulnerability of our Muslim ladies won.” Not only is CHEDRO-9 Rep Dr Rody Garcia (a Muslim revert) is with us when he urged: “Let us go out there and campaign for hijab!”; not only is the United Nations is with us when UN Sec Gen Ban Ki-Moon declared: “On this day, I urge all champions of democracy and peace throughout the world to make your voices heard. The United Nations stands with you.”; but most of all, Allah is with us in waging Islam for peace, Alhamdu lillaahi.

Let us always remember and be inspired by Allah’s verse in Surah Al-Imran, as He promised us “So do not weaken and do not grieve, and you will be superior if you are [true] believers.” Al-Qur’an Surah al-Imran 3:139.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Napu-aw Ha Lawum Pukaw, Biyula namuh Nabiyul (Roused from Wakefulness, My Violin's Off-Key)

Napu-aw Ha Lawum Pukaw, Biyula namuh Nabiyul (Roused From Wakefulness, My Violin's Off-key)

   By Manik_Buwangsi on May 3, 2009 at 1:52pm

Bismillaahi walhamdulillaah was salaatu was salaamu 'alaa rasuwlillaah.

Ha landuh sin pamissuku jimatuh ha hulah, ghasad pikilan pangatayan sin Raayat jurjanah. Ka dayyoothan agad di ka-imanan, in parasahan nyanam makaluppus nyawalihan. Bukun sadja satru nanghinang usibaan, lamud pagkahi naggulal Muslim in matawakkal himinang kajawlakaan, timabuk syulabit bulawan, byulakay in Muslimeen ha tiranan.

[Due to worsening oppressive condition in the land, 
Sulu Citizenry's body, heart, and soul are beleaguered. 
Being utterly weakened to fight back is almost unbearable, 
the restlessness felt robs the soul of its existence. 
Not only did the enemies dishonor us, even brethren who called themselves "Muslims" have the temerity to plunder us, 
as they received gold purses, 
they sowed divisiveness in our midst.]

Talus sin Raayat ha adlaw mahuli bang yawmil akhirah mabut na, in sila sin Nagpapanjari masumariyah, di taymaun in da-awa in sila hi’na’ lyungkupan sin ha pamissuku nagpasad way imatubang. Hangkansah way rapat in sila subay ha masamut mig dayng ha kyaruunan.

In naglumpang basi labay hangin na ka atawa alun, nagmaylad na, in myagad bangka, jungkung, buggu-buggu mamarahi na in nanumpang nanumpang na, in myagad ha lurang simampay ra. In makatakin manaw umuntas ha babaw dagat biyah kan Nabi Isa AS kyarulan na. In mapudlun in daghal di magguna isbuggul (scuba ba tuwan), ha gihtung karajum nagpalaruy sadja.

Amunasa kapi nyu na. Raayat ha katan binaybayan nagmaylad. Unu pa in pasisilan iban kadairahan byah sapantun hangkasasaat tyangsuan nyawalihan. Ha pila adlaw limabay maitung pa sin tudlu agad gulamay lima mabut na in duwa siki ta, nagkugkuyag in katan nagnanakura in nafsu nila mamarinta kadulan na, makapagdul baya na sila ha hulah kyalangkuman sin kawasa nila.

Aha! Pagsahi mapuas ha kamataan iban jaga-baran nila nakapin, lyawag lawag sin taynga nila in ulangig sin tatawagan maluuy, wayna tumawag kanila Unurabul! Syumu ra lyuhdukan ha lasa ku ama ku ina ku apu ku pagkarungugan. In IRA nila wala na sin parinta piyara. Way na in raayat, hisyu pa in pagnakuraan nila? Way na mamumutu, hisyu pa in mutu kanila? Napapas hangkasasaat in hulah ha padduman, diskuwalipay ha papyulisun.

Pag-abut 2010, dimatung in iluksyun. Muslim Tausug in dimaug nagmayul ha Daira Sambwangan. In nagbarangay kapitan, tarbilang ha ka-ulamaan. In Maharlika Bilids sin Taguig, ha taud sin bakwit nahinang Maharlika Sitti (CITY)!

Nabiyul in biyulah namuh. Di namuh na talusun in panganyaman sin pikilan, napuaw kami ha tagainup sin asal pukaw.

Allahumma Anta Rabbi, la ilaha illa Anta, khalaqtani wa ana abduka, wa ana ala ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu, a'udhu bika min sharri ma sana'tu, abu'u laka bini'matika alayya, wa abu'u bidhanbi faghfir li, fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa Anta...

Wa sallallaahu ‘alaa nabiyyinaa Muhammad wa ‘alaa aaaalihi wa sahbihi ajma’een.


http://fortyhadith.iiu.edu.my/hadith24.htm
(Pag-maafan nyu ra kuman, in kami kabus ha waktu iban gaus (Alhamdulillaah! Tunggal Allaah in Awun Gaus) di namuh pa katakinan tarjuman kaniyu pa Bahasa Sinug.)

It was relayed on the authority of Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, radiyallahu 'anhu, that the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wasallam, said, of waht he related from his Lord, magnified and exhalted be He, Who said:

"O My servants, I have made oppression unlawful for Me and unlawful for you, so do not commit oppression against one another. O My servants, all of you are liable to err except for those whom I guide on the right path, therefore seek guidance from Me so that I should direct you to the right path. O My servants, all of you are hungry (needy) except for those whom I feed, therefore seek food from Me so that I may feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked (need clothes) except for those whom I provide garments, therefore seek clothing from Me so that I should clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by day and I am there to pardon your sins, therefore seek forgiveness from Me so that I should grant you pardon. O My servants, you can neither do Me any harm nor can you do Me any good. O My servants, even if the first amongst you and the last amongst you and the whole human race of yours and that of Jinns become as pious as the most pious heart of any one amongst you, it will not add anything to My Power or Kingdom. O My servants, even if the first amongst you and the last amongst you and the whole human race of yours and that of Jinns become as wicked as the most wicked heart of anyone amongst you, it will not decrease anything from My Power or Kingdom. O My servants, even if the first amongst you and the last amongst you and the whole human race of yours and that of Jinns gather together on a sector of land and all ask of Me and if I were to give everyone of them what they asked, that will not in any way decrease what I have anymore than a needle decreases what is in the ocean when it is put into it. O My servants, these deeds of yours which I am recording for you I shall reward you for them, so he who finds good should praise Allah and he who finds other than that should not blame anyone but himself."

[Muslim]

background

This hadith stresses on the prohibition of all forms of injustice and oppression in Islam. It commands its followers to practice justice which is one of the main objectives of the Shariah. It also encourages Muslims to seek guidance from Allah by means of supplication (du'a) and relying on Allah alone (Tawakul).

Even though we are commanded to do our best efforts in carrying out our daily activities, one should not be materialistic and rely on his efforts alone. It is only with Allah's permission and support and His tawfiq that our efforts becomes successful. Hence, this hadith confirms certain aspects of al-qadar which have been pointed out before and the choice is Allah's Glory, the all-Gracious and Powerful.

lessons

As also mentioned in many verses of the Qur'an, Allah subhana wa ta'ala affirms His absolute justice and negates that He has never committed any kind of injustice towards anyone. Some verses of the holy Qur'an in this regards are:

In Surah Fussilat (41), Ayah 46 : "Your Lord is not at all unjust to His slaves"

In Surah al-Zukhruf (43), Ayah 76 : "No wise shall We be unjust to them but it is they who have been unjust to themselves"

In Surah Ghafir (40), Ayah 31 : "And Allah wills no injustice for His slaves"

In Surah al-Imran (3), Ayah 108 : "...and Allah wills no injustice to the world"

In Surah al-Nisa (4), Ayah 40 : "Surely Allah wrongs not even of the weight of an atom"

In Surah al-Kahf (18), Ayah 49 : "...and your Lord treats no one with injustice"

The forbidden injustices include all forms. The first, the highest level and the most extreme form of injustice is al-shirk or associating partners with Allah. Allah says in the Qur'an:

"Verily joining others in worship with Allah is a great form of injustice indeed"
[Surah Luqman (31) : Ayah 13]

The second form is unjust towards one ownself such as committing sins. The third form is dhulm or unjust towards others whether human beings or other creatures.

It is a must that a Muslim should avoid injustice as it displease Allah subhana wa ta'ala and leads to His severe punishment.

Ibn Taymiyyah points out that good and bad may be related to one's worldly life or one's religion. The guidance and forgiveness that are mentioned in the hadith are related to one's religion. Food and clothing are related to one's worldly needs. These are examples of what every one of us needs.

The hadith shows us that humans are always in great need for Allah. We need Allah for everything because we are poor and needy. Allah is the only One Who does not need anybody. He does not need anything from us. He is the Almighty and the Most Powerful. So a Muslim should show his or her need to Allah all the time and should seek Allah's support and Tawfiq in whatever he or she does. That is why we are ordered to do a lot of dhikr all the time because it expresses our needs to Allah subhana wa ta'ala.

It is by the help of Allah that we are able to do things. We are able to move and walk. We are able to sleep and wake up and do all our activities. All our internal bodily systems such as breathing, blood circulation and digestion and so on depend and work on Allah's Will. If any of these functions stop working, no one can bring it back to normal except Allah. So we should always be grateful to Allah subhana wa ta'ala.

Most people remember Allah only when there is a problem. For example, when one of our bodily functions does not work properly (e.g. an injured muscle, a broken finger, etc.), it is only then that we remember the bounties of Allah and what He provided us. But we should not wait until a problem occurs to be grateful to Allah. We have to be grateful to Him all the time and thank Him for all His Ni'mah on us. This will increase our iman because the more we show our needs to Allah, the more we feel the bounty of Allah. People who are not grateful to Allah are considered arrogant because they do not recognize the bounties of Allah given to them.

Guidance is a great mercy and ni'mah from Allah the Almighty. It is very important for every Muslim to know that the most valuable thing that we have in our life is this guidance. Allah has guided us to the right path or iman and we have to be grateful to Him. This guidance in the form of the Qur'an was revealed to us by Allah through His Messenger, Muhammad, sallallahu alayhi wasallam. So we should stick to its guidance and follow its teachings as a guide for us in everything we do in our lives. Our efforts alone cannot guide us. Even though we have our own will and choice, they are not independent. They are under Allah's will and choice and belong to Him. We have aql (mind) but again it is created by Allah. We also have fitrah or the natural deposition but it is also created by Allah and belongs to Him. All these things are created by Allah. Allah showed us the right way to follow and be guided and warn us against Shaitan who is our greatest enemy and cause of our wrongdoings and misguidance. Allah also showed us how to deal with our own desires which He created in us. He told us that we should not be misled by these desires. We have to use them in the right ways.

When it comes to the issue of misguidance, we must know that it is not from the choice of Allah because He does not want us to be misguided. It is from our own will and choice. When someone is misguided it is his or her own attitude and behavior and it is he or she who chooses it to be like that. For example, takabur (arrogance) is one source of misguidance but it is a person's character and attitude which affect the heart and cause misguidance. So when a person chooses to be misguided he or she will be so by his or her own will and not by Allah's misguidance. Allah's misguidance comes later as punishment for the person who chooses to be misguided. But if the person is misguided because of external factors which is out of his hands, he will be excused. For example, if the person did not receive the message of Islam at all or he received it but not in a clear way, then he will be excused for that misguidance. People who live in periods between two prophets (Ahlul Fatrah) are considered as being in excusable situations because they could not receive the messages of Allah at that period of time.

At the end of the hadith it is mentioned and stressed that whoever finds good record he should be thankful to Allah and praise Him for that, and anyone who finds other than that, which means bad record, he should not blame anyone except himself. This is a clear statement that shows the personal responsibility of one's actions. It is the person's own will and choice and not Allah's. Allah is al-A'dil or Just. He never does injustice to His servants. In the Qur'an, we can find many verses that explain how people blame themselves during the Day of Judgment for not following the right path. It is the people themselves who chose to be misguided and hence they cannot blame any one else but themselves. This is also an important aspect of al-qadar that should be understood.

According to the scholars there are four types of guidance:

1. Guidance needed for the welfare of the worldly life. This type is general guidance for all living beings. They include Muslims and non-Muslims, animals and also other creatures. All are guided by Allah for their worldly well-being.
2. Guidance which benefits mankind in the religious sense. This type is beneficial for life in the Hereafter.
3. Guidance in terms of placing faith and guidance into the heart of a person. This can be done only by Allah, as mentioned in Surah al-Kahf, Ayah 117.
4. Guidance in the Hereafter as stated in Surah Yunus, Ayah 9. This fourth guidance is a result of the second guidance. Those who follow the message of Allah are guided to the right path and will be guided in the Hereafter.

The door of Taubah or repentance is open for all. The acceptance of our repentance is always available. Islam is a practical religion. It acknowledges our weaknesses. People are always subject to wrongdoings. They may neglect or delay performing obligations (wajib) or they may even indulge in sins (ma'asi') but Allah subhana wa ta'ala is Oft-Forgiving and His door is open to all wrongdoers.

We are given the chance to repent and come back to Allah. This is a mercy from Allah. If we truly repent to Allah, our sins will be forgiven and even the bad records will be changed into good ones. Allah is telling us that He is Forgiving, Merciful and Compassionate. He requires us to come to Him and seek His forgiveness. We should know that the door of Allah is open to us all the time. If we do something wrong at night, we should come back to Him in the morning and if we do something wrong in the morning, we should come to seek His forgiveness during the night. We are always encouraged to do istighfar, which means to remember Allah and praise Him by reciting His Dhikr. We should maintain this istighfar regularly, for example, during the morning and evening times. It is also recommended to recite these adhkar after the salah and in some other specific times. We are encouraged to read these dhikr in our hearts.

The hadith shows the generosity of Almighty Allah. Allah gives His servants a lot of bounties and favours. The more they ask Him, the more He gives them His Ni'mah and countless Bounties. He wants us to ask Him more and seek His help and support. This is different from human beings because humans do not like to be asked frequently. The more you ask a human, the more they hate you and eventually will turn away from you. But the more we ask Allah the more He gives us. He wants us to come closer to Him and show Him our needs and humbleness. He will be pleased by our frequent taubah and repentance. This is also a kind of ibadah which is required to be practiced.

The early scholars (al-Salaf) used to ask Allah a lot and always seek His help in everything, even when a part of their shoe is cut they ask Allah to repair it for them. This shows that they were totally relying on Allah subhana wa ta'ala in their lives. We should also depend on Allah alone. We should not depend on our material aspects such as money and wealth as they cannot do anything for us. It is Allah alone Who deserves to be relied on. So every Muslim should be closer to Allah and seek His help and support. This will give us strength in our faith and iman. It will also give us more barakah (blessings) in our deeds and actions as explained in many verses of the Qur'an.

Istighfar is also one way to acquire good rizq or wealth because when we do istighfar we will get barakah in our rizq. It is this barakah or blessing of Allah which makes our wealth more beneficial regardless of how much money we earn. Some people earn a lot of money but there in no barakah in their wealth because they do not do istighfar nor are they grateful to Allah. People should show their need and humbleness to Allah who is the Master and Sustainer of the world.

conclusion


The hadith shows us the proper relationship between mankind and Allah. It shows us the many attributes of Allah such as being Merciful, Forgiving, Powerful and Compassionate. In contrast, we as human beings are poor, needy and weak. We are in continuous need for Allah, our creator and sustainer. We need His Guidance, Help and Support. That is why in every raka'ah of our salah we are required to recite Umu al-Kitab or Surah al-Fatihah. We recite it at least 17 times everyday. It reminds us of our extreme need for our Lord and His Guidance and Support. Also this will strengthen our faith and iman.

In many verses of the Qur'an and in the hadiths of the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wasallam, it is explained the importance of showing our need and humbleness to Allah and the worthiness of frequent taubah or repentance to Him. He will listen to us and will accept our supplication and repentance. He will be pleased by our du'a and prayers. He will shower on us His Mercy and Blessings and that is what we continuously need. We want to be guided, supported and forgiven. We seek the pleasure of Allah and it is the most important thing that a Muslim may achieve in life. Those who achieve it are described as Fa'izun or the most successful people.

Allah can turn HISTORY 180 degrees if He Wills

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20 : "O Allah , Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things competent.

 اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَاءُ وَتَنزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَاءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَاءُ ۖ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Surah Al-Imran ,verse 26

24. “Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was instructed to make this supplication in Surah Al-Imran. This verse refers to the situation of the Israelites. They had the kingdom, and Allah took it away. Israelites, who were a living nation, are turned into a spiritually dead community. Arabs, who were spiritually at the abyss, are now bustling with life with the message of Islam brought by Muhammad (PBUH). Any student of history will attest that many nations and kingdoms, which were once blessed by Allah are in a dismay now. Allah made them spiritually dead, politically and financially bankrupt, just because these people went away from Truth. In our daily situation when we are at the pit of troubles and devastated morally, spiritually or in worldly affairs, only Allah can bring us back. When we are in distress, a sincere supplication to Allah can turn things 180 degrees.”
Jihad al Akbar
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W. Jukuy's Poems



Below are some of the poems contributed by Ms. Warina S. Jukuy to Indaginislangan Blog. We are very much thankful to her for these wonderful and meaningful poems. All the poems posted here are her masterpieces.

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NAG-ANYAM ASTANAH BUHANGIN HA TAAS HANGIN
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PART 1:

Audhu billaahi minashaytanir rajiim
Bismillaahir rahmanir rahiim
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakatuhu…

Yari ka’ muh imalup
Tuan Manik Buwangsi limingkud
Yaun simandig, nagpahayang
Iban matuud uyum niya lapat taguban!

Mamaan niya bulawan durukan
Ha saputangan puti yaun pyakulang.

Timawakkal duhul lima namuh
Pa mamaan dimuis
Timaalluk pa gantah tyupungan
Matummun kami simupah sin mamah sampurnah!

Umukab kita kabtangan ha ka-awwal
Di ra baha kamu Tuwan ma-ummus?
Amu sadtu in kyahanggaw namuh
Hali-hali kamu ha lawum halli

Amu sadtu Tuan duli kami mangdamat
Misan manga hangkasasaat…

Sartah nafas pa guwah nafas pa lawum
Alisuwad namuh subay pirungun
Ha lawum katigidluman namuh kamuh patungun
Buku’ dila in palabtikun, tasdik sin galak qadimun
Duhul tudlu ra kuman in papamungun.

Mura-murahan mabut pa akhiir
Makapag-atay puti sawasa
Hasupaya di pikitan gaha
Ha Tetanus landuh kita umayad
Makakansing tapping iban simud, maka-umagad!

Bismillaah!
Mayta baha HIZBULLAAH di natuh patindugun
Pagdatung 2010 sambat mu “iluksyun”? ;)
Subhanallaah!
Mayta isab hipagmabugah?
Tuput ALLAH subay kita gawgut magmabugah

Baytaan ta kamu
Katan “asma” sampurnah sin satru kyulidji pyagsammal
Kadayyusan bang di kasulayan labayun bunu-pikilan
Putusun ta in nasammal sin tahir kasawasaan
Katan ligatib (-) Tuan, pa pasitib (+) ta bukuhan

Pangatayan sussihun, Yaqin tattap pakayun
Hipamahalayak pa mahadjanah hambaraayat
Sampurnah mahna sin muliyya lapal kabtangan
Byah na kaagi sin HIZBULLAAH lapay na JAMAA ISLAMIYAAH
Mapatut manga kabtangan ini palaslaytan pasawahun
Bukun biyah sin an-Nameemah kyabyaksahan dungugun
Atawa ha katas pyasaplag pagkabassahun.

PART 2:

Gablaan!

Mayta isab ma parinta gablaan?
Buku’ ka maksud nila biyah ra sin kita
Kasambuhan iban Kasajahitraan?
Mayta isab di makapagbatuk lyupian?
Baluy na ka kikitilan hanig-kama
Jinis barapa na ka ha tugilaan
Bang asl bat magkalupi ra
Asal na sa makapagbatuk ra
Insha’ALLAAH!

Baytaan ta kamu
Katan “asma” sampurnah sin satru kyulidji pyagsammal
Kadayyusan bang di kasulayan labayun bunu-pikilan
Liguun ta in nasammal sin tahir kasawasaan
Byah ra ka-agi sin ligatib (+) subay pagkahugasan
ampa tumampal in “pattah” kasaminan

pagka bukun da sa ha “boto” magdaug
sah ha Tumpukan Pulitik magdaug kusug
(Saun timbangun ha Pulitikal Parti)
Kadtu-I nyu kunuh bang katan
Panday Pandikal, Halul Akkal Bayan Buddiman
Sin Ummat Islam
Pa Tumpukan Pulitik dumusmug!

Bukun pa L nakibih atawa pa Lam Dal Fa
Ghain dapan U sah pa HIZBULLAAH tumuku’
Katakinan baha sin syulagan Muslim
Pa PARTY sin ALLAAH sila magtayakkup?
La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah!

Unu in hikabugah mu?
Bukun munkar in hamparuhun mu?
Undang Undang Sara Parinta way narugtul mu?
Labi-luba Sara sin Allaah byawgbugan mu?

Jawab sin Pilihan: Hal Pulitik malummi!
Hangkan sila di manglyamuri
Mahukaw sila wudhu mabahtal
Ha Kamaruan-martabbat awun paruli

Jawab namuh majawab
(NgWL: Kan Tuan Manik Buwangsi kimundat)
Tubig kulla tahir di ma-us-us kahadasan
Misan tubig bayriin nasa kalummih

Huya! Kadtu-I nyu kunu isab
Anak-anak tabalit byah kaagi
Sin mussik chlorine tablit
Masampurnah mahalal inumun sin bakwit!

Mataud in magdarabdab:
Satru, kafir, zalimun, munafiq
Tambilawang, kulampira, fasiq
In kitanyu katan Muslimeen
Awun ijin atawa way pyaglunggu pyagdasa-dasaan!
La hawla wa la quwwata illa billaah…


PART 3:


Lanyap ha Yawmil Hisaab
Dyulan natuh piya-ig Hijab sin Hulah
Dyaak pahubuan, naghubu na baran-baran
Wala na timagad kamaruan kalay'san
Nafsu Imawat Tubig, Sampuyu Kya-akkalan

Unu pa yaun in Kabatinan sin Taming-Hulah
Timampal pa mata sin Satru ballug myantang
Anduh kailu isab, unu na in kimugdan katunyu?
Ah.. yaun... Hulah ta kahantang sin anggawtah
Nangampu’ sin Tamungun-Awwal…

Karagun mayta naman ba umumban
Pa manga bingkuk pamikilan
Magparuhun sin kadayyusan
Di umatu magbunu-pikilan
Pangannal sa lama-lama sila mahinang batu!
( Way magkahinang batu, amura hinda Jose Rizal kay Bonifacio!)

Nyawa natuh tangsuun
Sin Malakal Mawt
Ha umatu kita atawa
di Manglamud-lamud
Katan kitanyu pa gumi’ asal sumud!
Inna lillaahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun…

Kamaruan pyasaran
Martabbat pyagtasak-tasakan
Wayna kailu nagmasusa
Kalis sin Sahali Pyabali Na Nila

Huun…in ihtikad myugtu na
Byah sapantun guma
Hat makaminsan bi’tad
Magtuy himutad nabugtu nila!

Waktu na magtayyakkup
Pikilan-pangatayan taayyun mahup
Katan nagbutas-myutas
ha SiraaturRahiim Ikhlas
sumugpat
Ha supaya in Ummat Islam
Magbalik Mahambuuk
( O Maas Namuh Panglima Ilidji angan-angan nyu asal di mugtu!)



PART 4:

Kapatut, altah, dugu iban nyawa sin Muslimeen
Kyatawwakkalan pyangandul pa manga kafireen
Dayng ha jaman yadtu ha ka-awun sin Parinta Pilipin
In sila baha bang mabut in waktu tumawakkal katu tumakin?

Dahun natuh magtukas
Hasupaya makalipuas Haqq
Manglipuas kataksilan pa huling bata’
Waktu sin Panaisi alupun

Bat bang bunnal in Muslimeen
Wala nila siylang ha pihak
Tumawakkal baha isab in Hambaraayat Pilipinu
Muslim in mag-prisidin pagdatung 2010?!?

Ha aras sin Malakanyang sawpama
In mamansan limingkud hambuuk Atty Adel Tamano?!?
(kalu baha siya ha kahandak sin AL-ADL
hidayatan Niya gunahun Mamarinta Adil?
Magad siya ha gulalan kaniya ADL,
hikapakita Niya Mutlaq Sara’ sin Agama
mag-amu ra ha Intilnasyunal Jurisprudence
bang sadja in Islam ha kasawasaan ma-implemen:
NgWL kami kay Tuwan M_B :
byah nagkatanak na yaun in ta'ba ha simud niya
di na katahanan in pag-NgWL.
Pungut niya lumut-gaddung byah sapantun Khidr!)

Bismillaah!
Mayta baha HIZBULLAAH di natuh patindugun
Pagdatung 2010 sambat mu “iluksyun”? ;)
Subhanallaah!
Mayta isab hipagmabugah?
Tuput ALLAAH subay kita gawgut magmabugah
Dayng ha 24 sinitur pa bays prisidin mabut na pa prisidin
Ha HIZBULLAAH tumarbilang katan Muslimeen!
Way hangsulag butu in hitukbal pa kafireen…
Ha katan pirisink sin katilingkal Pilipin!

Baytaan ta kamuJ
Katan “asma” sampurnah sin satru kyulidji pyagsammal
Kadayyusan bang di kasulayan labayun bunu-pikilan
Putusun ta in nasammal sin tahir kasawasaan
Katan ligatib (-) Tuan, pa pasitib (+) ta bukuhan

Pangatayan sussihun, Yaqin tattap pakayun
Hipamahalayak pa mahadjanah hambaraayat
Sampurnah mahna sin muliyya lapal kabtangan
Byah na kaagi sin HIZBULLAAH lapay na JAMAA ISLAMIYAAH
Mapatut manga kabtangan ini palaslaytan pasawahun
Bukun biyah sin an-Nameemah kyabyaksahan dungugun
Atawa ha katas pyasaplag pagkabassahun.

Ha panday pandikal jinisan ilmuh syugpatan hikmat
Wala sah bangsa ta kyabus simawud dayng ha Allaah barakat
Ha Bay Dakula Hukuman manjari magfaqih dayng ha Ummat Islam da
Angan-angana kunu bang mamilang ha ARMM Faqih Dakula AbdulBaqi natuh?

Damikkyan magkongirisman, mag-gubnul, mag-bays, mag-mayul
Katan halul akkal bayan Buddiman, sakali in mag-upiksa ha tiyap kawman
Manga Barangay Kapitan amun tarbilang ha kaulamahan

Imam-Kapitan in umayad ha jama’a nya kyalangkuman
Way pagtipu-akkal jumatu, way pagkustaw pilak
Sin Raayat, pamissuku, Amanat in hitukbal pa Raayat
Pyagkawasahan.

Bitarun ta puspus madtu in angan-angan…
Allaahu akbar!
In MNLF, MILF mabut na pa ASG kyahidayatan magtayakkup
Magta-ayyun, magmawpakkat umayad gumaus-bawgbug
Bilang Kaput-Balis sin HambaRaayat…Ameen Ya Malikul Mulk!

Waltakun Minkum 'Ummatun Yad`ūna 'Ilá Al-Khayri Wa Ya'murūna Bil-Ma`rūfi Wa Yanhawna `Ani Al-Munkari Wa 'Ūlā'ika Humu Al-Mufliĥūna
وَلْتَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ أُمَّة ٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَأُوْلَائِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ

Tiyap-syulagan IRA sin namamarinta
Bahagiun maglima
Hasupaya tumindug in KalimatusShahadah
Hipagpagun sin Lima Parukunan sin Agama
Katakinan baha sin sila?
Bi idhnillaah! Ameen! Ya Malikul Mulk!

Wa Al-Mu'uminūna Wa Al-Mu'uminātu Ba`đuhum 'Awliyā'u Ba`đin Ya'murūna Bil-Ma`rūfi Wa Yanhawna `Ani Al-Munkari Wa Yuqīmūna Aş-Şalāata Wa Yu'utūna Az-Zakāata Wa Yuţī`ūna Allāha Wa Rasūlahu 'Ūlā'ika Sayarĥamuhumu Allāhu 'Inna Allāha `Azīzun Ĥakīmun

وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْض ٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاَةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَيُطِيعُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ~ُ أُوْلَائِكَ سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيم

PART 5

Sartah unu baha bang katan biyah taibuh imuplut
Ha waktu nagsulabay in kilat iban dawgdug
Naggulal na ka atawa na-gulal sultan Abdul Mulk
Syasal ha Dila-Kayu’ syunug

Masha’ALLAAH! Napatli salsilah nila nahambuuk
Ha Pang-uhan sin Sultan Jamalul Kiram hika-tu
Pa Ngan sin Ar Rahmannir Rahiim
Allaah…Simumba, timaalluk

Sabah arta’ luggiya’ sin Raayat Suluk, amanat iyaran sin Sultan
Duun ha tu’u lima niya in Qur’an, sartah ha lawa’ niya iyulinan
Puddang Awwal Jaman ha liug hipanumbayi’ sin baran
Bang in MahaMulliya Qur’an di niya kabawgbugan.
MagKhilafa umulin Amanat bihan in hantang kabuhgat.

Damikkyan in Parinta Malaysia nagmalillaah
Ha Sabah pyagdapatan hanggatus katluan tag-isa tahun pagsandah
Atay tuhlid kyugdan, natalus sin pikilan
Dyungdungan sin Sara’ in Dawwat pyagsanda'an
Waktu way tubtuban asal awun katitipuhan

1878 in sandah lima ngaibu meksikan dalar ha ka-awwal
In tunguran ha ipun kutkutun mabali in dublun
Pagsahi nahinang lima ngaibu ringgit pilak Malaysian
Rakuman! Way lumaggu pilak in piyag-agan
Lima tahun na pa bihaun hinang hangibu lima dalar Milikan
Sin manga tagkapatut, makasiyam pa pagbahagi-an

Way na pyag-asagan dugu’, misan pyaglugatan
Ugat ha liug agun mugtu wayruun na
Sah in Sabah imuli' na sadja in kulang pyajukup
Tyukbal ha kahihilasan hasupaya manghinguli
Pangatayan sin HambaRaayat Sulukan.

Ameen!

In katan lyuran sin masa’ ka-awwal pa akhir
Katan bantug in Ngan ha Sarsila sin Pulitik
Nagtulus ikhlas timabang sin ingat kapandayan
Hasupaya sumung in pag-usaha kabuhianan

Fisaabilillaah

Na-awun in Waqaf naghamparu pa Masakeen Raayat
Way pagsilang pihak tyap syulagan Muslim Pilipinu
Muna-muna pyahampit sin Amanat Sampurnah

Ameen!

Di lumugay madrasa, mahad, markaz, university
Uspital, library, radio station, internet, cable TV
Simaplag ha Hulah amun sin Ummat pyaruli
Pilak Gusi’ na-awun ha Ulung KasiLasa sin TuHan Ampun
Agama Islam dimagbus, namansan, timindug
Sakaba umulangig in Adhan iyaabayan sin Sahaya-Imaan.

Ha panussi sin Tubig Tahir timubud
Ha Jantung Jambangan timubu’
Simampay panginduwa’a natuh tattap
Tyasdik sin nafas iban galak

Kalimatus Shahadah di magbugtu’
Dayng ha lawum pakandangan
Pa byugsakan mabut pa lyang lahad
Di magkamatay in pag-Niyat Saksi’
Ha lawum kamatay atawa kabuhi SHAHID.

SHE IS THE RIB THAT LEAVES ME WEAK
(SIYA IN GUSUK HANGKAN AKU NANGLUNUK)

(From a Maiden’s Perspective of a Swain’s Perspective)

Originally Composed March 23, 2005

She is the Rib that leaves Me weak
No courage left for Me to speak
The brilliance of Her Light makes Me meek
Is She that Woman this Heart long to seek?

Siya in Gusuk hangkan Aku nanglunuk
Wayna isug nakapin hilabtik sin dila
In Sahaya Niya makaraug sipug
In Fatima myuhut ha jantung Siya na baha?

My heartbeat peals like racing bells
My spirit soars to seventh Heaven
My pulse beats with angel wings
to Eternity
Still I ask: Is she the Woman of my dreams?

Tasdik sin atay byah bagting nag-aapas
Pa pitunglapis langit, In ruh imangkat
Tasdik sin galak pa Akhiira dya sin pikpik-malaikat
Masi aku hi-ma’: Siya na ka in iyangan-angan ku Fatima?

I confound to sorcery the sweet torment
I suffer from Her eyes
My Faith wavers as Her
Graceful tapered fingers hover
I long to know in anguish how
Her Body would feel against mine (Istighfar)

Dyalil hinang-hinang in limu’ sin Tandas
Daing ha mata Niya aku kyaruhunan
In Iman ku napilad
Lingkat sin gulamay-lima niya wala’ dimagpak
Pyagdukka-sitta-an ku ingatun
In parasahan sin Baran niya dumaggut pa gimpaisan (istighfar)

The flesh is willing but even so
This Spirit is more than willing…

In ghasad saddiya in baya, sumagawa labi-luba’