Umar Al-Khattab: The Separator between Truth and Falsehood.

(Sorce: Solusi magazine, Issue no. 16, 2010)

One day, the son of Egypt Governor Amru Ibn al-'As had a horse race with an Egyptian Qibti Arab man and he lost, eventually he slapped the man.

Because the Qibti Arab felt that he won't be judged fairly, he met the Amirul Mukminin Sayidina Umar r.a in the city of Medina. Sayidina Umar r.a summoned the Egypt Governor and his son to come to the Medina city to be judged and asked of the truth regarding the incident and the governor's son action.


When the truth is confirmed, Sayidina Umar ordered the Qibti to slap back the governor's son as qisas punishment. Sayidina Umar r.a. then reminded his people with a statement that should be written with a golden ink, among his words, "Since when did you take human as your slaves, when their mother had given birth to them in an independent state?"

See how beautiful it is the justice of Islam which don't recognize looks, life status, bloodlines, wealth, position and job.


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The Satan Runs Away Frantically

(Source: Solusi magazine, Issue no. 16, 2010)

The Satan who disguised as Suraqah bin Malik bin Ju'shum al-Mudliji, when seeing the Angels came down to help the Muslim army, started to run away frantically by turning backward. Then, a fight happened between the Satan and the Musyriq army.

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Musyriq army: "Where do you think you're going O Suraqah (satan)? Didn't you said that you'll be our protector and won't separate from us?"

Satan: "I see what you can't see. I truly fear Allah for His  punishment is very hard."

And so, satan continued to run away and jump into the sea.

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A Cautionary Tale

(Source: Oceanography by Tom Garrison, ch.18 (Introduction), pp.505)

Let me tell you a story.

Easter Island -Rapa Nui- was a home to a culture that rose to greatness amid abundant resources, attained extraordinary levels of achievement, and then died suddenly and alone, terrified, in the empty vastness of the Pacific. The inhabitants had destroyed their own world.

European first saw Easter Island in 1722. The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen encountered the small volcanic speck on Easter morning while on a scouting voyage. The island, dotted with withered grasses and scorched vegetation, was populated by a few hundred skittish, hungry, ill-clad Polynesians who lived in caves. During his one-day visit, Roggeveen  was amazed to see more than 200 massive stone statues standing on platforms along the coast. At least 700 more statues were later found partially completed, lying in the quarries as if they had just been abandoned by workers. Roggeveen immediately recognized a problem: "We could not comprehend how it was possible that these people, who are devoid of thick heavy timber for making machines, as well as strong ropes, nevertheless had been able to erect such images." The islanders has no wheels, no powerful animals, and no resources to accomplished this artistic technical, and organizational feat. And there were too few of them -600 to 700 men and about 30 women.

When Capt. james Cook visited in 1774, the islanders paddled to his ships in canoes "put together with manifold small planks...cleverly stiched together with very fine twisted threads." Cook noted the natives "lacked the knowledge and materials for making tight the seams of the canoes, they are accordingly very leaky, for which reason they are compelled to spend half the time in bailing." The canoes held only one or two people each, and they were less than 3 meters (10 feet) long. Only three or four canoes were seen on the entire island, and Cook estimated the human population at less than 200. By the time of Cook's visit, nearly all the statues had been overthrown, tipped into pits dug for them, often onto a spike placed to shatter their faces upon impact.

Archesological research on Easter island has revealed a chilling story. Only 165 square kilometers (64 square miles) in extent, Easter Island is one of the most isolated places on Earth, the easternmost outpost of Polynesia. Voyagers from the Marquesas first reached Easter Island about A.D. 350, possibly after being blown off course by storms. The place was a miniature paradise. In its fertile volcanic  soils grew dense forest of palms, daisies, grasses, hauhau trees and toromino shrubs. Large oceangoing canoes could be built from the long, straight, buoyant Easter Island palms and strengthened with rope made from the hauhau trees. Toromino firewood cooked the fish and dolphins caught by the newly arrived fishermen, and forest tracts were cleared to plant crops of taro, bananas, sugarcane, and sweet potatoes. The human population thrived.

By the year 1400 the population had blossomed to between 10,000 and 15,000 people. Gathering, cultivating and distributing the rich bounty for so many inhabitants require complex political control. As number grew, however, stresses began to be felt: the overuse and erosion of agricultural land caused crop yields to decline, and the nearby ocean was stripped of benthic organisms, so the fishermen had to sail greater distances in larger canoes. As resources became inadequate to support the growing population, those in power appealed to the gods. They redirect community resources to carve worshipful images of unprecedented size and power. The people cut down more large trees for ropes and rolling logs to place the heads on huge carved platforms.

By this time, the island's seabirds had been consumed, and no new birds came  to nest. The rats that has hitchiked to the island on the first canoes were raised for food. Palm seeds were prized as a delicacy. All available land was under cultivation. As fesorces continues to shrink, wars broke out over dwindilng food aand space. By about 1550 no one couldd venture offshore to harpoon dolphins or fishes because the palms needed to constuct seagoing canoes had all been cut down. The trees used to provide rope lashing were extinct, their wood burned to cook what food remained. The once-lush forest was gone. Soon the only remaining ready source of animal protein were being utilized: The people began to hunt and eat each other.

Central authority was lost, and gangs arose. As tribal wars raxged, the remaining grasses were burned to destroy hiding places. The rapidly shrinking population retreated into caves from which raids were launched against enemy forces. The vanquished were consumed, their statues tipped into pits and destroyed. Around 1700 the human population crashed to less than a tenth of its peak numbers. No statues stood upright when Cook arrived.

Even if the survivors had wanted to leave the island, they could not have done so. No suitable canoes existed; none could be made. What might the people have been thinking when they chopped down the last palm? Generations later, their successors died, wondering what the huge stone statues had been looking for.

As you read this chapter, you may be struck by similarities between Easter Island and Earth. Here we will survey the pollutants, the mismanagement of living resorces, and the global changes that are currently stressing the planet's environment. It's a depressing list, but at the end you'll find a glimmer of hope. After all, the Easter Islanders had no books and no histories of other doomed societies. We might be able to learn from their mistakes.


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The Obama Deception (What YOU Must Know)

Souce: Taken from Youtube.com (made by ChangeDaChannel)

READ BY HEART: The end of a mother's journey..

(Source: Solusi magazine issue no.16, 2010, page 45)


A young mother who just stepped into a new world asked herself, "Is this journey gonna be long?".

A voice answered her curiosity,"Yes, and it'll be a winding course but the end of this journey is more meaningful than the start."

The young mother started her journey. Her love for her young children is undivided. Playing with her children, plucking the fruits along the journey, wash her children when they pass the crystal clear waterfall and many more. The young mother felt so content. She cried while saying, "Nothing feels more beautiful and can make me feel more content than this."

When the night falls, rain and thunderstorm come. The road they taken became dark. The children felt scared and cold. The mother covered her children with blanket and hug them. The children told their mother,"Mother, we don't feel scared anymore because you're with us."

When the day comes, the mother woke up from her sleep. The sun was shining brightly. There were no more storms like last night. In front of them, stood a hill. They climbed up toward it's top. The mother and children became tired. But the mother adviced, "Please endure it a little bit more darling, we'll reach the top in a while." The children didn't give up and continue the climbing. When they arrived to the top, the children said,"Mother, we won't reach here if it's not for you.

The day retreated, darkness covered the sky. The mother lied down looking up to the twinking stars while saying,"Today is more meaningful than yesterday and I felt so happy. My children had learned how to be patience while facing hardship. Yesterday I gave them courage and today I gave them strength."

The next day, dark clouds filled the sky. Those are the clouds of hatred and evil. The children were fumbling in the darkness and fell onto the the ground. The mother said,"My children, be a brave person. Allah will always be with us."

The children started to realize and once again feel at peace. Those words made them guided in the darkness. At night, the mother monologued with herself, "Today is the best of my life. I show them the right path."

The days flew by. Weeks come and go. And years gone. The mother now is old and weak. Meanwhile, the children grew up and became the person who can stand on their own.

Now, it's time for the mother to go back to the eternal world. She said, "I have come to the end of my journey. Now I realized the end of this journey is more meaningful to me than the start. Now my children had became strong. Not as weak as when they were still young. They were able to face life's difficulty and are guided to the right path. Now I can go with peace because their prayers will always accompany me."

End of the World: The sign is clear.

So, I have received this article through e-mail in November 2010 but only have the hardworking-ness and time to translate it today. I find this very interesting and I'd like to share it with you: Read the dates and think of it because the world is at the end of it's life. One more thing, my English is not that perfect so forgive me if you can't understand some translation.

(27-11-2009) Eidul adha "Friday"
(18-12-2009) Hijriah New Year "Friday"
(25-12-2009) Christmas "Friday"
(1-1-2010) New Year "Friday"
(26-2-2010) Maulidur Rasul "Friday"
(2-4-2010) Good Friday "Friday"
(28-5-2010) Wesak Day "Friday"
(10-9-2010) Eidul Fitri "Friday"
(27-8-2010) Nuzul Al-Quran "Friday"
(5-11-2010) Deepavali "Friday"

Is KIAMAT (The end of the world/Judgement Day) getting closer??
In Al-Quran, Allah told that KIAMAT will happen on FRIDAY.
Let us double our istighfar and pray to Allah to seek for His forgiveness upon our sins...


22 Signs that Kiamat Is Near

1. Prayer is neglected
2. Lust and desire is encouraged and is widespread through the internet, advertisements, books, pictures, newsletter or films.
3. Criminals become leaders and most of them lack religious knowledges and give lots of deviant fatwas to their followers. (Take Israeli former Prime Minister or the recent Syiah issue in Malaysia)
4. Right becomes wrong and wrong becomes right. Hard to distinguish what's halal and haram because what's haram is considered halal and vice versa.
5. Lying becomes a need in life and it is also considered if one does not lie,  it's hard to live comfortably/get rich.
6. Paying zakat (property, bussiness and income) is considered a burden.
7. People who live according to religious principle are oppressed and their heart always grieving because ma'siat (sins/bad deeds) is widespread but they are unable to prevent it.
8. Rain pouring out of its usual season/period and rain does not brings any benefit to the creatures on Earth.
9. Phenomena of men marrying another men (homosexual) and women desire over another women (lesbian) become increasing.
10. Women control men using potion, black magic, and other satanic method.
11. Children neglect and go against their parents (Parent becomes slaves and children become master).
12. Good friends are treated badly, while enemy is given good treatment. Frienda are thought as enemy and enemies are thought to be friends and are against those who calls for good deeds. (Take Hosein Mubarak, Egypt's Prime Minister as example)
13. Sins are taken lightly in fact people feel proud doing sins such as adultery/sex outside marriage, drinking alcohol, unrestricted socializing between women and men, skipping pray, exposing aurat and gambling.
14. Mosque is beautifully decorated/crafted but empty, isolated, locked and many occurence of stealing valueable mosque properties happen.
15. Lots of people perform the prayer but munafiq and pretentious. When praying they promise to follow what's been asked by Allah but outside the prayer they go against His guidance.
16. The time will come when a group of people from the West control the weak (in iman) and lots of them are influenced by the Western such as how they dress, socializing their love in partying.
17. Al-Quran is copied/published beautifully but only become an ornamentation and rarely read nor its teachings being implement in life.
18. Riba (eg.the practice of interest in loan) become widespread to the point even educated people(alim people) are involved.
19. Human blood is taken lightly, many occurence of murder, war and crime.
20. Muslims do not want to follow religious teaching and don't want to stand up for it nor spread it.
21. There will be time where the number of female singer become increasing (women who don't have iman/faith is a good satan's weapon)

World At The End Of It's Life

1. Occupation of Baitulmuqaddis.
• From Auf bin Malik r.a , he said, Rasullulah pbuh had said: "I'm counting 6 occurences when the kiamat is near."The prophet said among them is occupation of Baitulmuqaddis."  -Sahih Bukhari.
• it's already happen..what's more they even established the state of Israel (What the hell..)
2. Adultery become widespread.
• "And what's left is humans who behave badly, who commit adultery as they pleased like a donkey. During their age, kiamat will come" -Sahih Muslim.
• we witness this kind of news many times already..
3. Music instrument conquered.
• "Near the end of the world there will be landslides, riot, and change in Earth surface. Someone asked Rasullullah; "O Rasulullah, when will this happen?" He replied: "When sounds (music) and female singers conquered (become widespread)" - Ibnu Majah
• even in my muslim country Malaysia we have tonnes eg. Mentor, Malaysian Idol, Akademi Fantasia, Music Award...
4. Decorating the mosque grandly and become smug of it.
• "Among the signs that kiamat is getting close is people become smug (showy) in building mosque" -Riwayat Nasai..
• we already saw it..
5. Appear despicable acts, cutting off blood ties and relationship with neighbours sours/not good.
• " Kiamat will not come until lots of despicable acts and words, cutting off blood ties (silaturrahim) and ugly attitude among neighbourhood occur." -Riwayat Ahmad and Hakim.
• there's even children who don't admit having mother/father because they're ashamed of it and speaking of neighbourhood, I remember just 2 days ago, my uncle had an argument with his not-so-good SOON TO BE neighbour..[sigh]
6. Lots of good(soleh) people die.
• "Kiamat will not come until Allah took in the good people and religion on Earth, so nothing left on it except ugly people who don't know ma'ruf (goodness) and don't fight bad deeds." - Riwayat Ahmad.
• we can actually count how many ulama' (religious people) left..And this reminds me of as-syahid Eduardo Agnielli whom I just knew recently through YouTube.
7. Despicable people are given high status.
• Among the signs of kiamat getting near is the world will be conquered by Luka' bin Luka' (people who's ***** & despicable). Then the most good person at that time is a person with iman(faith) who's accompanied by two honourable persons" - Riwayat Thabrani
• George Bush, Ariel Sharon, Benjamin Netanhayu & even in my country Malaysia there's such people....
8. Spreading salam only towards those whom they recognized.
• "Truly among the signs of Kiamat nearing is people don't want to give salam towards others except whom they recognized." -Riwayat Ahmad.
• sometimes, even neighbours among Muslims don't talk to each other...
9. Women wear clothes but in reality they're naked.
• It's been retold by Abu Hurairah r.a. "Among the signs that kiamat is near is there will exists female clothes and when they wear them, their appearance is like they're naked.
• fashion nowadays (bareback dress, tube, spaghetti strap, g-string, bikini etc...you name it)
10. New moon looks big
• "Among the signs of Kiamat getting close is growing (increasing in size) of new moon." -Riwayat tabrani.
• don't believe it?Why don't you see it for yourself...
11. Lies and inaccuracy in telling news is abundant.
• "Near the end of the world there will be big liars who come to you bringing news that you never heard of and never been heard by your ancestors, because of that stay away from them so they will not deviate you and spreading fitna(lies) about you." -Sahih Muslim.
• popular private and goverment news broadcasting channel, daily newspaper and magazines nowadays....you don't have to search far, I give you an example: FOX News.
12. Lots of false witness and keeping the truth.
• "Truly, before kiamat comes, there'll be lots of false witnessing and the truth is kept secret." Riwayat Ahmad.
• just look at Iraq War case...
13. Arab countries turn into grass fields and river.
• "Kiamat won't come until Arab countries turn back into grass fields and river." -Sahih Muslim.
• FYI, snow has took over Dubai..Mina had been through floods...

By The Way, PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO YOUR FRIENDS WHEN YOU HAVE THE TIME!


From Abdullah bin 'Amir r.a., Rasulullah pbuh had said: "Spread my words even if one sentence..."


DEFINITION OF IMAN


-From the language perspective: Confident and believe in
-From the meaning perspective: Allow by your heart, admit by your tongue and ACT THROUGH YOUR BODY.


"Don't just read but try to read it by heart, don't just know but try to implement what you know, don't just think of goodness for yourself but think of goodness for others especially those whom you love and close to you."

Cure for all disease.

I just read Solusi magazine (Issue no. 16,2010)  and found these interesting hadith.

Know this, truly in a body, exits a kind of meat, when it is good, the whole body will be good. And when it is bad, the whole body will be damaged. Know this, it is the heart.

Imam al-Tarmizi had quote that a person is still considered a Mukmin if he/she has two characteristics: that is when the person did something good, his/her heart feels happy and when the person did something bad, his/her heart feels uneasy or troubled. This is an indicator that we seek as to determine  whether our heart is still good, sick or weary.

In a hadith by Imam Muslim through a sahabah named Hudzaifah, Rasullullah pbuh told us that there are some hearts of humans that reach a state where it's totally blackened by sins and bad deeds, to the point where they "do not recognize good deeds and do not go against bad deeds, all that they know is whatever been given by their lust/desire." This is a situation where the heart is weary.