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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Why do we read al- Quran?


An old American Muslim lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Quran. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could. One day the grandson asked, 'Grandpa! I try to read the Quran just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Quran do?' The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, 'Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.' The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, 'You'll have to move a little faster next time,' and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead. The old man said, 'I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You're just not trying hard enough,' and he went out the door to watch the boy try again.. At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house. The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said, 'See Grandpa, it's useless!' 'So you think it is useless?' The old man said, 'Look at the basket.' The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out. 'Son, that's what happens when you read the Quran. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Allah in our lives.' Let’s read Al Quran together. Insya’ Allah.

Friday, November 6, 2009

"Kemudian akan kembali Khilafah di atas jalan kenabian.."

"Kemudian akan kembali Khilafah di atas jalan kenabian.."
- HR Ahmad.

Rasulullah SAW bersabda: “Bahawasanya Imam itu bagaikan perisai, dari belakangnya umat berperang dan dengannya umat berlindung.” [HR. Muslim]

Ijma’ Sahabat yang menekankan pentingnya pengangkatan Khalifah, nampak jelas dalam
kejadian bahawa mereka menunda kewajipan menguburkan jenazah Rasulullah SAW dan
mendahulukan pengangkatan seorang Khalifah pengganti beliau. Padahal menguburkan mayat secepatnya adalah suatu kewajipan dan diharamkan atas orang-orang yang wajib menyiapkan pemakaman jenazah untuk melakukan kesibukan lain sebelum jenazah dikebumikan. Namun, para Sahabat yang wajib menyiapkan pemakaman jenazah Rasulullah SAW ternyata sebahagian di antaranya justeru lebih mendahulukan usaha-usaha untuk mengangkat Khalifah daripada menguburkan jenazah Rasulullah.

Sedangkan sebahagian Sahabat lain mendiamkan kesibukan mengangkat Khalifah tersebut, dan ikut pula bersama-sama menunda kewajipan menguburkan jenazah Nabi SAW sampai dua malam, padahal mereka mampu mengingkari hal ini dan mampu mengebumikan jenazah Nabi secepatnya. Fakta ini menunjukkan adanya
kesepakatan (ijma’) mereka untuk segera melaksanakan kewajipan mengangkat Khalifah
daripada menguburkan jenazah. Hal itu tak mungkin terjadi kecuali jika status hukum
mengangkat seorang Khalifah adalah lebih wajib daripada menguburkan jenazah.