We leave the blessed month of Ramadan, its beautiful days and its fragrant nights. We leave the month of the Qur'an, taqwa, patience, jihad, mercy, forgiveness and freedom from hellfire…

• Have we fulfilled the requirements of taqwa and graduated from the Ramadan school with the diploma of the god-fearing?
• Have we fought our souls and desires and defeated them, or have we been overtaken by our customs and blind imitations?
•  Have we performed our actions in a way that fulfills the conditions for receiving mercy, forgiveness and release from the Fire?

Many questions and numerous thoughts come to the heart of the sincere Muslim, who asks and answers with truthfulness.

What Have We Gained From Ramadan?





Ramadan is a school of imaan and a 'stop to recharge one's spiritual batteries'- to acquire one's provision for the rest of the year.For when will one take a lesson and change for better if not in the month of Ramadan?

The noble month is a true school of transformation in which we change our actions, habits and manners that are in variance with the Law of Allah 'azza wa jall.

 Verily, Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.(Quran, 13:11)

If you are from those who benefited from Ramadan, fulfilled the requirements of taqwa, truly fasted the month, prayed in it with truthfulness, and strove against your soul, then praise and thank Allah, and ask Him for steadfastness upon it until you meet your death.

·    Be not like one who has sewn a shirt and then destroyed it... Have you seen one who sewed a shirt or thaub, so when she looked at it, she liked it. Then she destroyed it pulling a thread by thread for no reason. What would people say about such a person?!

·    Or have you seen one who earns a fortune trading throughout the day, then when the night comes, he throws away all that he earned, dirham by dirham. What would people say about such a person?!

This is the condition of one who returns to sinning and evildoing after Ramadan and leaves obedience and righteous actions. So after he was favored with the blessing of obedience and enjoyment of communicating with Allah he returned to the blaze of sins and evil actions. How evil are the people who know Allah only in Ramadan!

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My dear ones,
Falling short in one's commitment to Islam after Ramadan is manifested in many ways, including:

1. Men leaving the five prayers in congregation, after they filled mosques for Taraweeh prayers, thus going to the Masjid for recommended prayers and leaving obligatory ones.
2. Return to musical entertainment, forbidden films, women displaying their adornment beyond that which ordinarily appears thereof, free mixing etc.

This is not thankfulness for blessings and favors, nor is it the sign of acceptance of one's actions, rather this is opposition to favors and absence of thankfulness.

• If the fasting in Ramadan has ended, then there remains voluntary fasting, such as fasting six days in Shawwal, on Mondays and Thursdays, the three days in the middle of the month, the days of `Aashoora and `Arafat, and others.
•  If standing in prayer at night during Ramadan has ended, then there remains voluntary night prayer throughout the year."They used to sleep but little of the night." (Quran, 51:17)
• If the charity in Ramadan and Zakat ul-fitr have ended, then there is the obligatory Zakat, and also there are many other open doors to charity, voluntary actions and jihad.
• Reading of the Qur'an and contemplating it is not only for Ramadan, rather it is for all times

O Allah, Who turns the hearts, keep our hearts steadfast upon Your Deen 

I ask Allah to accept from us and you our fasting, our prayers and other righteous actions, that our condition after Ramadan be a better one, that the state of our Ummah improves, that we are granted honour and that we truly turn to our Lord…Ameen.

He may be an intelligent man but he is not necessarily wise

Ramadan dan Syawal 1431H ini,umat diasak pelbagai isu yang menuntut kreativiti dalam memberi penyelesaian selain hanya lontaran kecaman sebagai tanda protes.Di saat negara dilecehkan segelintir  saudara sebangsa(barangkali seaqidah jua) dan Islam 'diganyang' ke tahap promosi melukis gambar Nabi S.A.W yang mulia dan keinginan untuk berjemaah membakar Al-Quran!

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Kita banyak berkongsi dengan Indonesia,dari sejarah hingga budaya,dari bahasa sampai agama.Resam adik-beradik sesekali bertegang urat berkelahi.Kita yakin kewibawaan dua kerajaan berbekal kecekapan saluran diplomatik mampu menguruskan hal ini dengan bijaksana.

Pengalaman ngobrol bersama bapak Nana Banna sedikit sebanyak membuka pemahaman saya mengenai apa yang berlaku di tanah seberang.Antaranya...

1. Demonstrasi bisa tercetus di mana-mana dan pada bila-bila masa,asalkan punyai upah.
2. Walaupun demonstrasi mengecam negara lain dan mampu menggugat hubungan diplomatik,ianya untuk kepentingan politik tempatan justeru menekan parti pemerintah sedia ada.

Walaupun hati kami panas dengan aksi minoriti penduduk Indonesia ini,apa gunanya kita bersengketa sesama saudara di bulan mulia?Ayuh sama-sama kita bermuhasabah.




Dalam kehangatan protes ke atas projek Masjid di Ground Zero,usah kita melayan kerenah 1-2 paderi yang beria-ia untuk membakar Al-Quran.Ya,kita perlu marah tika agama kita dihina sebegitu rupa, cuma kita tidak perlu bantuan ekstremis untuk mengulang semula skrip 9/11 yang 'berjasa' menyebarkan Islamophobia di dunia Barat.  

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Namun,di balik kejayaan suara-suara bantahan yang menyebabkan iklan tersebut ditarik balik , apakah peranan pendakwah yang kini melata dan tak kurang popular di kaca TV?Di sini pada hemat saya perlunya orang dakwah terjun dalam bidang seni dan penyiaran secara aktif,di samping penglibatan giat dalam bidang nasyid.Mungkin langkah-langkah awal ada sumbangnya,namun perlu dihargai seperti penghasilan filem Ayat-Ayat Cinta,Ketika Cinta Bertasbih,dan karya tempatan Cinta Sempurna.Memetik kata-kata Allahyarham Ustaz Rahmat Abdullah,antara pengasas PKS Indonesia

Kita perlukan sekian banyak jurnalis,sekian editor,sekian penyiar radio,penyiar televisyen,sekian banyak tenaga ahli...

Dalam kemeriahan budaya balik kampung dan bermaaf-maafan sempena Syawal ini,marilah kita menjadi kiambang yang bertaut kembali,hatta biduk mahupun tsunami yang membadai agar ummah ini kembali mempunyai izzah,dihormati tidak lagi dihina keji.

He who fasts Ramadan, and six of Shawwal, it will be (in terms of rewards) as if the fasted a whole year. [Muslim, at-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ahmad, Ibn Majah]