Umno dan Pas Perlukan Perubahaan!




Khabarnya di Machang 13 April 2009 lalu Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat menyerahkan kepada para perwakilan muktamar parti PAS untuk menentukan barisan kepimpinan parti tersebut, termasuk bagi jawatan presiden.

Isyarat yang diberikan oleh beliau menunjukkan ia satu 'restu' supaya sekiranya perlu, maka Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang sendiri perlu dilengserkan . Isyarat tanpa lapik tersebut amat mengejutkan beberapa teman saya dalam PAS.



Tuan Guru juga dilaporkan berkata, barisan kepimpinan parti sedia ada tidak semestinya kekal, dan jika para perwakilan inginkan perubahan maka ia wajar dilakukan ketika berlangsungnya muktamar parti itu kelak.

"Kalau ada yang perlu diubah, ubahlah. Ia bergantung kepada ahli-ahli di peringkat cawangan dan perwakilan yang dipilih untuk mengundi nanti. Malah kalau ada sesiapa rasa berkemampuan bertanding, tidak salah untuk tawarkan diri kerana mereka mempunyai hak."

Nik Abdul Aziz mengulas kemungkinan berlaku perubahan barisan kepimpinan parti itu untuk disesuaikan dengan 'tuntutan keadaan'.

Sekiranya Mursyidul Am PAS sendiri sudah menyarankan yang sekiranya 'perlu' Presiden PAS wajar ditukar, maka mungkinkah juga ada gerakan untuk menukar Mursyidul Am itu sendiri?



Merujuk perlembagaan PAS, Fasal 7: Hukum, Kekuasaan dan 'Majlis Syura Ulama' pada bahagian 4 kurungan (d) kita akan dapati mesyuarat majlis syura ulama berhak melantik Mursyidul Am dan Timbalannya dalam kalangan ahli majlis tersebut. Jawatan Mursyidul Am ada had masanya iaitu 3 tahun (ingat: 3 tahun); dengan syarat ia boleh berhenti sebelum cukup tempoh tersebut dan boleh diberhentikan dengan persetujuan dua pertiga daripada ahli-ahli Majlis Syura Ulama dan boleh pula diperbaharui setelah tamat tempoh (sekiranya perlu).

Tiga tahun adalah satu tempoh yang munasabah. Tempoh yang terlalu lama akan mendorong pemimpin tersebut melakukan lebih banyak kesilapan.



Untuk setiap ahli politik, mereka ada expiry date. Sekiranya kita mendengar rungutan ahli, kita akan mendapati terlalu ramai yang berasa tidak puas hati dengan Mursyidul Am, terutamanya 'pergeseran' beliau secara terbuka termasuk menulis surat terbuka kepada Presiden yang tentunya tidak perlu di zaman ada emel, sms, mms dan telefon bimbit. Mereka bagaimanapun tidak ada telor untuk menyuarakan hal ini secara terbuka; dan antara cara untuk meluahkan perasaan ialah dengan menelefon saya di tengah-tengah malam, dan merungut macam kerbau berkubang.

Menurut mereka, kecenderungan Mursyidul Am mempertahankan kumpulan moderat-liberal dalam parti Islam tersebut membimbangkan. Tambahan pula Tuan Guru telah ikut turun padang melancarkan buku aktivis Islam Liberal yang menurut sesetengah ahli PAS begitu menjolok mata.



Ingat, iklim politik boleh berubah dan mengena batang hidung sendiri. Gorbachev menggalakkan perubahan dan reformasi dalam pentadbirannya di Soviet Union, dan akhirnya beliau sendiri menjadi mangsa sistem ciptaan sendiri. Seperti juga Pak Lah yang terbalik dan diterbalikkan oleh kumpulan yang mahu mengekalkan status quo 'isme'nya.

Episod politik UMNO amat menarik apabila Mahathirisme kembali bertakhta. ini kita akan melihat pula apakah PAS akan menjadi parti memperjuangkan Islam yang sebenar atau menjadi Parti Islam Liberal sepenuhnya.



Justeru, saya kira jangan salah seruan seperti memberi isyarat merubah kepimpinan sewenang-wenangnya; kerana jawatan di dunia ini tidak selamat dan tidak kekal. Hari ini orang boleh suka, esok orang boleh benci.



Pandai-pandai memilih. UMNO perlu berubah, PAS juga perlu berubah. Jika kedua-duanya tidak berubah kemaraan jaringan liberalis penyokong kebebasan mutlak, free-market dan anti pemurnian budaya akan terus berkembang.



Ingat musuh kita bukan 'sesama sendiri'. Tetapi musuh kita adalah 'dalam kalangan kita sendiri', yang duduk dalam selimut, dengan guntingan yang akan menjahanamkan agama, bangsa dan negara. Tidak cukup dengan front sendiri, 'ejen', biak dan juak mereka juga mara dalam kedua-dua parti, dan jika politikus kita terus leka peradaban dan agama akan seluruhnya runtuh.

*Pautan dari Blog Faizal Tehrani

Solawat!

Mawkeb-ul Abaa:
Perjalanan Duka Zainab al Kubra dari Karbala ke Damsyik



FILEM Mawkeb-ul Abaa atau dalam bahasa Inggerisnya The Caravan of Pride, adalah sebuah filem dengan naratif Islami, yang menyorot peristiwa pembunuhan Saidina Husin serta perjalanan duka keluarga Rasulullah saw ke Damsyik, Syria.

Filem ini sungguh luar biasa sinematografinya, berbekas dari segi lakonan dan paling penting ia berusaha mengangkat secara tepat apa yang berlaku ke atas keluarga Nabi Muhammad saw setelah 72 orang pengikut Saidina Husin diseligi, dibantai dan disembelih di Karbala.

Justeru, plot Mawkeb-ul Abaa menghimpunkan sorotan pandangan sejarah dari sejarawan terkemuka dunia sunni mahupun syiah bagi menghidupkan peristiwa malang yang menimpa umat Islam. Ini memberi keistimewaan pertama buat filem ini yang akan menjawab beberapa tohmahan kumpulan salafi seperti, siapakah pengkhianat sebenar di Kufah, mengapakah golongan syiah mengenangi dan meratapi kesyahidan Saidina Husin selain membongkar kejelekan dan kezaliman bani Umayyah. Filem ini juga menunjukkan awal permulaan revolusi menuntut tajdid ke atas agama dengan kekuatan watak dan perwatakan Zainab al Kubra, anak perempuan Saidina Ali dan Sayyidah Fatimah Zahra yang kurang dikenal orang hari ini.

Mawkeb-ul Abaa juga menonjolkan watak Imam Ali Zainal Abidin, piut Rasulullah saw. Untuk menghidupkan watak, setiap dialog yang dituturkan oleh watak ini digubah berdasarkan riwayat hidup baginda. Maka tidak menghairankan, filem ini dipenuhi dengan ayat al-Quran, hadis Nabi Muhammad saw dan memahamkan kita bagaimana ayat al-Quran dan hadis baginda Rasulullah saw telah dimanipulasi oleh penguasa bani Umayyah untuk tujuan politik pada waktu itu. Kesannya, umat Islam hari ini menerima agama yang dititahkan dari istana serta sama sekali berlainan dengan apa yang diajarkan oleh Nabi Muhammad saw.

Mawkeb-ul Abaa dibuka dengan tampang Saidina Husin (tanpa wajah) dan tangan baginda memegang pedangnya yang tersohor sedang bersiap untuk berangkat dari tanah suci Madinah menuju ke Kufah. Syot berpindah ke arah wajah Ummul Mukminin Ummu Salamah yang sedang berasa tidak sedap hati. Dan ia segera beralih kepada perlakuan Yazid bin Muawiyah, pembunuh dan penjahat umat ini. Kemudian, sepuluh minit pertama filem menunjukkan sisi paling gelap dan malapetaka di Karbala. Adegan menyayat hati Zainab al Kubra, adindanya Saidina Husin menangis sambil mendepangkan tangan ke langit dan berkata ”Ya Allah, terimalah ini pengorbanan kami” sungguh mengharukan dan berjaya memberi kesan yang dramatik.

Gambaran karektor Yazid bin Muawiyah amat tepat. Sebagai penjahat yang memusuhi agama ia telah dilakonkan dengan baik sekali sehingga berjaya membangkitkan rasa benci kepada musuh Allah dan Rasul ini. Tidak hairan sekali perwatakan Yazid dalam filem ini dipaparkan sebagai peminum arak dan suka bermain dengan kera dan anjing. Malahan ulama terkenal Nusantara, Hamka dalam prakata buku terjemahan karya alHamid al Husaini berjudul Al Husain bin Ali menulis:

‘Husain pun berangkat dengan kaum keluarganya terdekat, menuntut haknya, berpuluh orang, tidak sampai seratus. Setelah Yazid menerima berita itu dikirimnya tentera tidak kurang dari 4 ribu orang di bawah pimpinan Abdullah bin Ziyyad. Maka terjadilah peperangan hebat di padang Karbala di antara dua kekuatan tidak seimbang, di antara puluhan termasuk anak-anak dan perempuan pengiring setia Husain dengan 4 ribu tentera Yazid dari Damsyik, yang bagaimana pun gagah perkasa perlawanan Husain, perlawanan yang hancur, dan yang kacau, beliau sendiri mati terbunuh, kepalanya, dipotong dan dibawa oleh Abdullah bin Ziyyad menghadap Yazid bin Muawiyah.’

Penabalan Yazid bin Muawiyah adalah titik celaka politik buat umat Islam kerana sejak itulah umat dipaksakan dengan sistem monarki (raja-raja) yang menyalahi ajaran Islam yang dibawa oleh Rasulullah saw. Hal ini misalnya diakui oleh tokoh gerakan Islam Pakistan, Maulana Abu ‘Ala al Maududi dalam bukunya Khilafah wal Mulk, beliau menulis:

‘Demikian itulah awal peralihan yang amat penting itu, kemudian menjadi makin kukuh dan makin dalam akar-akarnya setelah penunjukan Yazid sebagai putera mahkota, sedemikian rupa sehingga tidak pernah sistem khilafah ini tergoncang di suatu saat sekeras itu, sejak masa itu sampai dengan dihapuskannya sistem khalifah sama sekali oleh Mustafa Kamal Attaturk dalam abad sekarang ini. Maka sejak itu (yakni sejak berkuasanya Muawiyah) tercetuslah cara yang permanen untuk pembaitan secara paksaan serta tumbuhnya dinasti-dinasti tirani. Dan semenjak itu sampai hari ini tidak pernah, dalam garis perjalanan hidup kaum muslimin muncul satu kesempatan pun untuk kembali ke sistem khilafah yang terpilih.’



Sesungguhnya menonton filem Mawkeb-ul Abaa ini adalah ibarat menghidupkan kembali kedukaan sesudah 10 Muharram di mana sebaik sahaja Saidina Husin dan sahabatnya disembelih, para wanita dan ahli keluarganya (ahli keluarga Rasulullah saw) digiring bagaikan tahanan dan hamba untuk dibawa ke Kufah, kemudian ke Damsyik. Perjalanan duka itu diiringi oleh kepala Saidina Husin dan sahabatnya yang tertancap di hujung tombak.

Menonton filem ini juga dapat memahamkan mengapa segelintir orang percaya Yazid kononnya tidak bersalah. Kerana setelah Yazid yang jahat itu terkesima gagal menjawab bicara Zainab yang fasih di istananya pengaruh politiknya kian merosot, bahkan umat Islam tertentu digegarkan oleh kezaliman umat Islam lain yang berani membunuh keluarga Rasulullah saw demi membalas dendam kesumat bani Umayyah sejak perang Badar. Menyedari kuasa politiknya mungkin terjejas, untuk itu Yazid berpura-pura melakukan kebaikan buat ahlul bait Nabi Muhammad sedangkan semuanya sudah terlambat. Inilah puncanya mengapa sesetengah agamawan dan sejarawan hari ini percaya Yazid kononnya tidak mengetahui pembunuhan Imam Husin. Tontonilah filem ini, untuk mengetahui bagaimana umat Islam telah terjerumus dalam feudalisme seperti yang diamalkan oleh raja-raja Rom dan Parsi. Ia dapat menerangkan pemikiran anda bagaimana ada ulama yang bekerja untuk mengangkat kepentingan istana seperti yang bersepahan hari ini.

Banyak filem telah dihasilkan mengenai peristiwa Karbala, pembunuhan yang mengerikan dan menyayatkan hati tersebut sungguh menggegarkan isi langit dan bumi, akan tetapi sedikit sekali filem yang menyorot apa yang berlaku setelah kejadian itu. Mawkeb-ul Abaa berusaha untuk mengangkat bahagian paling memilukan, iaitu kepedihan dan kesedihan mendalam umat Islam apabila ahlul bait dibunuh.


Solawat !

ABU TALIB

Polemik status agama Abu Talib
SUSUNAN SITI AINIZA KAMSARI (Utusan Malaysia Online)

Makam isteri Nabi Muhammad, Siti Khadijah Khuwailid di Ma'la yang berhampiran makam anak baginda, iaitu Kassim yang wafat dalam usia yang masih kecil.
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TIADA niat untuk mempolemikkan status agama bapa saudara Nabi Muhamad SAW, Abu Talib bin Abdul Mutallib yang dikatakan meninggal dunia dalam keadaan tidak beriman kepada Allah.
Tetapi ada pihak yang masih bertanyakan mengenai 'kelainan' kisah-kisah sebenar di sebalik kematian Abu Talib itu. Ini memerlukan untuk kita melanjutkan kisah itu dari tulisan al Mubarakfuri dalam bukunya Sirah Nabawiyyah mengenai peristiwa sejurus bapa saudara baginda itu meninggal dunia.

Rasulullah SAW mungkin begitu kesal dengan kematian bapa saudaranya itu. Namun yang baginda kesalkan adalah apabila sehingga di saat kematian bapa saudaranya itu pun, Abu Jahal masih tidak berputus asa menghalang penyebaran Islam. Walau bagaimanapun baginda menerima ketentuan yang seperti ini dan lalu berkata: "Akanku pohonkan keampunan (dari Allah) untuk mu wahai bapa saudaraku selagi aku tidak dilarang berbuat demikian". Lalu Allah turunkan ayat surah at-Taubah, ayat 113 bagi menjawab persoalan mengenai kematian Abu Talib itu. Firman Allah yang bermaksud: Tidaklah dibenarkan bagi Nabi dan orang-orang yang beriman, meminta ampun bagi orang-orang musyrik sekalipun orang itu kaum kerabat sendiri, sesudah nyata bagi mereka bahawa orang-orang Musyrik itu adalah ahli neraka.



Begitu juga firman Allah yang bermaksud: Sesungguhnya engkau (wahai Muhammad) tidak berkuasa memberi hidayah petunjuk kepada sesiapa yang engkau kasihi (supaya dia menerima Islam), tetapi Allah jualah yang berkuasa memberi hidayah petunjuk kepada sesiapa yang dikehendaki-Nya (menurut undang-undang peraturan-Nya) dan Dialah jua yang lebih mengetahui akan orang-orang yang (ada persediaan untuk) mendapat hidayah petunjuk (kepada memeluk Islam). (al-Qasas: 56) Kata al Mubarakfuri, kita tidak perlu menghuraikan tentang perlindungan dan pengawalan yang selama ini diberikan oleh Abu Talib (kepada Rasulullah). "Dia adalah kubu yang teguh memelihara dan dakwah Islamiah daripada serangan-serangan orang yang takbur dan bodoh. "Sayangnya dia tetap berpegang kepada agama nenek moyangnya. Justeru dia tidak mendapat kejayaan yang sebenar," katanya. Dalam hadis-hadis riwayat Al Abbas bin Abdul Mutalib, bahawa dia pernah bertanya kepada anak saudaranya, baginda Rasulullah mengenai kematian Abu Talib itu. "Apakah engkau tidak dapat menolong bapa saudaramu sedangkan dia melindungi kamu dan marah demi keranamu," tanya Al-Abbas.
Lalu baginda menjawab: "Abu Talib berada dalam tempat yang paling cetek di neraka (hukuman paling ringan). Kalaulah tidak kerana aku, nescaya dia berada di lapisan terbawah dari neraka".
Sementara seperti yang diriwayatkan oleh Abu Said Al Khudriy, bahawa Al Abbas pernah mendengar baginda bersabda (mengenai nasib Abu Talib): "Boleh jadi ada gunanya syafaatku kepadanya pada hari kiamat kelak, di mana dia akan diletakkan dalam tempat yang cetek dari neraka sehingga sampai ke buku lalinya".

Sementara dalam bukunya, Fiqh Al-Harakah - Dari Sirah Nabawiyyah (Dewan Pustaka Fajar, 1992) Abdul Hadi Awang pula menulis bahawa menurut pendapat mazhab syiah dan beberapa orang di kalangan Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah bahawa Abu Talib telah menganut Islam berdasarkan beberapa riwayat yang membuktikan bahawa bapa saudara Nabi itu bukanlah meninggal dunia dalam keadaan musyrik. Bahawa Al Abbas (r.a) telah mendengar Abu Talib pernah berkata: "Sesungguhnya aku telah mengetahui bahawa agama yang dibawa oleh Muhammad adalah agama yang paling baik (min khaira adyani) di kalangan agama-agama yang dianut oleh makhluk ini".



Mereka mempertahankan bahawa Abu Talib telah menerima Islam dengan mengemukakan beberapa alasan yang lain:

1) Abu Talib mengambil sikap mempertahankan Islam, mempertahankan Rasulullah dan mempertahankan mereka yang menganut Islam di samping keluarnya ucapan dari mulutnya yang menunjukkan betapa kasihnya kepada nabi dan para sahabatnya.

2) Abu Talib menyanjung tinggi segala tuntutan Nabi kepadanya. Tidak ada riwayat yang menunjukkan bahawa beliau pernah memuja (menyembah) berhala.

3) Diriwayatkan dari Al Abbas bahawa Abu Talib pernah mengucapkan dua kalimah syahadah. Namun para ulama hadis menolak riwayat ini hanya kerana Al Abbas pada masa itu belum lagi memeluk Islam.

Namun bagi mereka yang dapat menerima riwayat dari Al Abbas ini, cuba mempertahankannya dengan bertanya: "Adakah berani kita mengatakan Al Abbas, iaitu salah seorang lagi bapa saudara kesayangan dan dikasihi Nabi itu adalah seorang yang pembohong?"

Hadi Awang kemudiannya menukilkan pendapat Al Syaikh Muhammad Abu Zahrah (r.a) yang menegaskan: "Bahawa aku berpendapat Abu Talib bukanlah seorang Musyrik. Ini kerana mereka yang musyrik itu menyembah berhala. Sedangkan amalan Abu Talib dan termasuk juga kata-kata dan pendiriannya menunjukkan bahawa beliau berpendapat menyembah berhala itu suatu kebatilan. Oleh itu aku lebih cenderung beristighfar untuknya".

ADA sesetengah pendapat lain mengatakan bahawa Abu Talib adalah seorang Muslim apabila jenazahnya disempurnakan cara Islam. Dikatakan setelah kering air mata baginda ekoran kesedihan atas kematian bapa saudaranya itu, dengan suara pilu lalu baginda menyuruh anak Abu Talib, iaitu Saidina Ali untuk menguruskan jenazah. "Mandikanlah, kafanilah dan kuburkanlah! Semoga Allah mengampuni dan merahmatinya," kata baginda. Dalam hal ini jika Rasulullah menyuruh Ali agar memandikan ayahnya bermakna hanya jenazah mereka yang Muslim sahaja layak diuruskan dengan cara itu.

Pada hal, Islam tidak membolehkan orang Islam memandikan (jenazah) orang kafir mahupun menguruskan jenazah orang kafir secara Islam. Lalu sebagai seorang yang begitu mempunyai makna dan pengaruh yang sangat besar dalam kehidupan Nabi Muhammad, apakah hakikat sebenar mengenai status agama Abu Talib ini? Namun yang jelas, pemergian Abu Talib sangat meninggalkan kesan yang sangat mendalam kepada diri Rasulullah. Sehingga dalam nada yang sebak baginda berkata: "Orang-orang Quraisy tidak pernah meninggalkan sesuatu yang tidak disukai sedikitpun kepadaku sehinggalah Abu Talib meninggal (dunia)."

Yang jelas, Abu Talib tidak sekadar tokoh besar yang sangat dihormati dan dimuliakan oleh lawan dan kawan terutama di kalangan para pembesar Mekah. Namun beliau merupakan tokoh yang tidak sekadar memberi perlindungan kepada seorang Rasul mahupun sekadar bapa saudara yang membesarkan anak saudaranya tetapi yang jelas tanpanya, Islam itu sendiri sukar untuk disebarkan. Tiga hari kemudian iaitu selepas kematian bapa saudara kesayangan, baginda bagaikan jatuh bertimpa-timpa. Kali ini isteri kesayangan baginda, Saidatina Siti Khadijah pula menurut jejak Abu Talib.

Siti Khadijah meninggal dunia di saat baginda sedang mencari kekuatan baru selepas kematian Abu Talib. Khadijah wafat pada tanggal 10 atau 11 Ramadan tahun ke 10 kenabian dan dimakamkan di Pemakaman Ma'la di sebuah kawasan bernama Hujun. Rasulullah tidak melakukan solat jenazah terhadap jenazah isterinya itu kerana pada saat itu perintah untuk solat jenazah belum disyariatkan.

Namun baginda sendiri turun ke dalam makam untuk menguruskan persemadian terakhir Khadijah. Baginda juga menimbunkan tanah pada makam Khadijah.
Pada tahun 950 H, sebuah bangunan berkubah didirikan di atas makam Khadijah yang kemudiannya dibaik pulih semula pada tahun 1298H. Namun pada hari ini, semua itu tiada lagi. Kubah dan bangunan itu telah dirobohkan.

Solawat!

Death: A Beautiful GIFT FOR A Believer (Death: An Islamic Perspective, Death in Islam, Death in Holy Qur'an)

"To Allah (Almighty God) we belong, and to Him is our return." "To Allah (Almighty God) we Belong, and to Him is our return." (Holy Qur'an 2:156) (Holy Qur'an 2:156)

Multitudes of men have walked on the surface of this Earth. Multitudes of men have walked on the surface of this Earth. They all belonged to different nations and cultures. They all belonged to different regulation and Cultures. A few of them made history for which they were remembered, whereas others were never to be mentioned again. A few of them made history for which THEY were remembered, whereas others were never to be mentioned again. Although each one was personally different from another - their habits, thinking and tastes differed - they all had two things in common, first, they were all delivered from their mothers womb (birth) and second, they all tasted death. Although each one was personally different from another - Their Habits, thinking and tastes differed - THEY all limits of two things in common, first, THEY were all delivered from their Mothers womb (birth) and second, THEY all tasted death. Who claims he has lived a thousand years? Who claims he has LIVED a thousand years?

"The Sun travels to an appointed place. This is the decree of the Mighty, the All-Knowing." "The Sun Travels to an appointed place. This is the Decree of the Mighty, the All-Knowing." (Holy Qur'an 36:38) (Holy Qur'an 36:38)

Almighty God blesses us with all His gifts. Almighty God blesses us with all His gifts. The Sun gives us light during the day to help us see and it helps our crops grow so that we can eat. The Sun Gives us light during the day to help us see and it helps our crops grow so that we can eat. But the Sun also teaches us other things. But the Sun also teaches us other things. Almighty God causes the day to die with its setting and allows the night to take over, which is a time for rest. Almighty God causes the day to die with its setting and allows the night to take over, which is a time for rest. In this way, He may be showing us that all of us will eventually have to die just like the day. In this way, He may be showing us that all of us will eventually have to die just like the day. And when the Sun rises in the morning again after our period of rest, it is as if Almighty God is telling us that we too will be raised to life after we have died. And when the Sun rises in the morning again after our period of rest, it is as if Almighty God is telling us that we too will be raised to life after we have died. These are all signs of Almighty God to teach us to take care of our life. These are all signs of Almighty God to teach us to take care of our life.

One thing that we must remember is that death is inevitable, and everything except the Almighty God of course, will perish. One thing that we must remember is that death is Inevitable, and everything except the Almighty God of course, will perish. Signs of death can be seen all around us. Signs of death can be seen all around us. At funerals we see people who were once walking among us being buried in their graves. At funerals we see people who were once walking among us being buried in their Graves. In the fall we see the leaves turn from green to yellow and fall one at a time, and in the winter we see trees, lifeless. In the fall we see the Leaves turn from green to yellow and fall one at a time, and in the winter we see trees, lifeless. In this way, all things in this world will wither away and die. In this way, all things in this world will wither away and die.

According to an old fable, a man made an unusual agreement with Hazrat Izraeel (pbuh) - the angel of death. According to an old fable, a man made an agreement with Unusual Izraeel Jesus (pbuh) - the angel of death. He told Izraeel (pbuh) that he would be willing to accompany him (as though he had a choice) only if Izraeel (pbuh) would send him a notice well in advance. He told Izraeel (pbuh) that he would be willing to accompany him (as though he limits of a choice) only if Izraeel (pbuh) would send him a notice well in advance. The agreement was made. The agreement was made. Weeks became months and the months into years. Weeks became months and the months into years. One bitterly cold night, as the man sat alone thinking of his success in life, Izraeel (pbuh) tapped on his shoulder. One bitterly cold night, as the man sat alone thinking of his success in life, Izraeel (pbuh) tapped on his shoulder. "You are here too soon" the man cried out. "You are here too soon" the man TURUN out. "You sent no messenger. I thought we had an agreement!" "You sent no messenger. I thought we had an agreement!" Izraeel (pbuh) whispered "Notice your hair, once it was full and black, now it has streaks of silver in it! Observe your face in the mirror and see the wrinkles. Yes! I have sent many messages through the years! I have kept my part. I am sorry that you are not ready for me but the order of Almighty God cannot be averted!" Izraeel (pbuh) whispered "Notice your hair, once it was full and black, now it has streaks of silver in it! Observé your face in the mirror and see the wrinkles. Yes! I have sent many messages through the years! I have kept my part. I am sorry that you are not ready for me but the order of Almighty God can not be averted! "

Hence, hair color turning gray from black or wrinkles on the face are also the signs of nearing death, and the Almighty God is the only one who can bring the dead back to life. Hence, hair color turning gray from black or wrinkles on the face are also the signs of nearing death, and the Almighty God is the only one who can bring the dead back to life.

Surely all men die, and just surely Almighty God give them life with His ability, and judges them on their deeds and actions. Surely all men die, and surely just Almighty God give them life with His ability, and Judges them on their deeds and actions. We know Almighty God is the Creator and can recreate us, because if one can do something he has the ability to do it again. We know Almighty God is the Creator and can recreate us, because if one can do something he has the ability to do it again.

For instance, if your teacher asks you to draw a picture on the blackboard and color it. For instance, if your teacher Vision you to draw a picture on the Blackboard and color it. Then if after you have drawn it with beautiful colors, the teacher asks you to rub it out and do it again, could you repeat the same drawing again? Then if after you have Drawn it with beautiful colors, the teacher Vision you to Rub it out and do it again, could you repeat the same drawing again?

Of course you would be able to repeat the picture. Of course you would be able to repeat the picture. It is what you created and are capable of doing again. It is what you created and are capable of doing again.

From this example, we can understand Almighty God is able to give life to the dead because it is He Who created us in the beginning. From this example, we can understand Almighty God is able to give life to the dead because it is He Who created us in the beginning. Almighty God can surely give life to the dead. Almighty God can surely give life to the dead. He judges them on their deeds. He Judges them on their deeds. On Resurrection Day He will re-create the dead for judgment, and then allow the doer of good to enter paradise but cast the evil-doer into hell. On Resurrection Day He will re-create the dead for judgment, and then allow the doer of good to enter paradise but cast the evil-doer into hoodoo.

Hatred towards death and love of the world is the outcome of an ignorant person's mind, who thinks that the happiness of this world is his prosperity and good fortune. Hatred Towards death and love of the world is the outcome of an ignorant person's mind, who thinks that the happiness of this world is his Prosperity and good fortune. The world beset with numerous troubles and anxieties is about to end in misery and does not enjoy eternity, perpetuity and sincerity. The world beset with numerous troubles and anxieties is about to end in misery and does not enjoy eternity, perpetuity and sincerity. A poet has referred to this in the following words - "Do not give your heart to this world, for its example is of an unfaithful bride who has never loved you, even for a night." A poet has referred to this in the Following words - "Do not give your heart to this world, for its example is of an Unfaithful Bride who has never Loved you, even for a night."

Imam Ali (pbuh) says: "If man will see how speedily his death is coming toward him he will abhor ambitions and will give up admiring the world." Imam Ali (pbuh) says: "If man will see how speedily his death is coming toward him he will abhor ambitions and will give up admiring the world."

It is of utmost importance that man should hold death dear and consider it an opportunity of meeting with his Almighty, and not hate it and consider it as evil, but should take lessons from it. It is of importance that man Pus death should hold dear and consider it an opportunity of meeting with his Almighty, and not hate it and consider it as evil, but should take lessons from it. He should ask forgiveness from Almighty for his sins and tame the rebellious self (Nafs). He should ask forgiveness from Almighty for his sins and tame the rebellious self (Nafs). When the call of his Lord comes, he should welcome it with open arms accepting it to be a blessing from Almighty. When the call of his Lord comes, he should welcome it with open arms Accepting it to be a Blessing from Almighty. He should be contented with the decree (Qadr) of Almighty. He should be contented with the Decree (Qadr) of the Almighty. He should also rejoice that shortly he would be taken to the presence of Ahlul Bait [Household of Prophet] (pbut) and meet his deceased companions and other believer brothers. He should also rejoice that he would shortly be taken to the presence of Ahlul Bait [Household of the Prophet] (pbut) and meet his companions and other deceased brothers Believer. He should also not be disheartened by the delay in death but should consider it as an opportunity afforded by Almighty to him to repent. He should also not be disheartened by the delay in death but should consider it as an opportunity afforded by Almighty to him to repent. This delay would give him a chance to gather provisions useful for his journey to the other world, for the journey is tiresome and full of dangerous valleys and difficult paths. This delay would give him a chance to Gather useful provisions for his journey to the other world, for the journey is tiresome and full of dangerous valleys and Difficult paths.

In fact a believer always remembers death, since his or her main goal is to reach the Almighty God. In fact a Believer always remembers death, since his or her main goal is to reach the Almighty God. Hazrat Qasim (pbuh), the son of Imam Hasan Al-Mujtaba (pbuh) , when asked concerning death at Karbala, answered: "death to me is sweeter than honey." Hazrat Qasim (pbuh), the son of Imam Hasan Al-Mujtaba (pbuh) , when asked concerning death at Karbala, answered: "death to me is sweeter than honey." Therefore true believers, those who are sincerely devoted to the Almighty God, anticipate death since to them it signifies the long-awaited meeting with their creator. Therefore true believers, those who are Sincerely should complete to the Almighty God, anticipate death since to them it signifies the long-awaited meeting with their Creator.

During imprisonment, Imam Ali An-Naqi, Al-Hadi (pbuh) had a grave dug up ready by the side of his prayer mat. During imprisonment, the Imam Ali An-Naqi, Al-Hadi (pbuh) limits a grave dug up ready by the side of his prayer mat. Some visitors expressed concern or surprise. Some visitors expressed concern or surprise. The Imam explained, "In order to remember my end I keep the grave before my eyes." The Imam explained, "In order to remember my end I keep the grave before my eyes."

Before a believer approaches the final moment of his/her life and death overtakes him, it is necessary that he wakes up from the state of negligence and prepares for the final everlasting place. Before a Believer approaches the final moment of his / her life and death overtakes him, it is necessary that he wakes up from the state of negligence and Prepares for the final everlasting place. This way he will be able to avoid bewilderment and the fear of the so-called untimely death. This way he will be able to avoid bewilderment and the fear of the so-called untimely death.

At the time of leaving this world, as attested to by the Holy Qur'an, a person will be in one of two states - either he will be of the Companions of the Right, or the Companions of the Left (Refer Holy Qur'an 56:7-56). Leaving at the time of this world, as attested to by the Holy Qur'an, a person will be in one of two states - either he will be of the Companions of the Right, or the Companions of the Left (Refer Holy S. ' an 56:7-56). If he is counted amongst the Companions of the Right, he will be in a good, final state, but if he is one of the Companions of the Left, he will be of those who have suffered a great loss. If he is counted amongst the Companions of the Right, he will be in a good, final state, but if he is one of The Companions of the Left, he will be of those who have suffered a great loss. For more details on Death: An Islamic Perspective, Death in Islam, Death and Islam, Death in Holy Qur'an, Death: A Beautiful Gift For A Believer, Preparation for Death and etc., please download free EBook below. For more details on Death: An Islamic Perspective, Death in Islam, and Islamic Death, Death in Holy Qur'an, Death: A Beautiful Gift For A Believer, Preparation for Death and etc


Living after your Death:
The Importance of Time
By Muhammad Alshareef, from "Hitch your wagon to the Qur'an and Sunnah"


"It’s important for a person to know that nobility of the era he is living in and the value of time. A Muslim should not waste his time in things that do not bring him closer to Allah, putting that which is very important ahead of that which is important, whether it be in the things he says or does. A Muslim should always keep a good intention kindled, always desiring to do good, without any laziness.
I recall a group of scholars from the past that used to capture every moment. It was said that a man asked Aamir ibn Qays to speak with him. He told him, “Capture the sun!”

And Thabit al-Bunaanee said, “When my father was in his death pangs, I went to assist him in pronouncing the Shahaadah. He told me, ‘Son! Leave me alone, for I have recited all my supplications 5 times and I’m on my sixth cycle now.’”

And once some members of the community entered upon a scholar whilst he was in his final breaths. He was praying and they asked him why he was pushing himself so much. He said, “My scrolls shall be rolled up in a few moments.”

Thus if a person knows that death is going to sever his actions, he should work hard in his life doing things which will continue to reap reward for him after his death. So, if he has a farm, for example, he should plant a tree or flow a river to bring water to others and work hard on raising children who shall remember Allah. Then all that reward shall be his after death.

Or, he should write a book about Islam (if he is capable of doing that), for indeed a book is a scholar’s immortal child. And he should perform good works - knowledgeable of what it is he is doing - so that people will pass down and imitate his good work.

This is the Muslim that has not died! People have died but with humanity they remain alive.

Everyone is scared of dying and rightly so. The uncertainty of what lies beyond is frightening. It may be that of all religions, Islam, provides the most graphic details of what comes after death and lies beyond. Islam views death to be a natural threshold to the next stage of existence.

Islamic doctrine holds that human existence continues after the death of the human body in the form of spiritual and physical resurrection. There is a direct relation between conduct on earth and the life beyond. The afterlife will be one of rewards and punishments which is commensurate with earthily conduct. A Day will come when God will resurrect and gather the first and the last of His creation and judge everyone justly. People will enter their final abode, Hell or Paradise. Faith in life after death urges us to do right and to stay away from sin. In this life we sometimes see the pious suffer and the impious enjoy. All shall be judged one day and justice will be served.

Faith in life after death is one of the six fundamental beliefs required of a Muslim to complete his faith. Rejecting it renders all other beliefs meaningless. Think of a child who does not put his hand in fire. He does not do so because he is sure it will burn. When it comes to doing school work, the same child may feel lazy because he does not quite understand what a sound education will do for his future. Now, think of a man who does not believe in the Day of Judgment. Would he consider belief in God and a life driven by his belief in God to be of any consequence? To him, neither obedience to God is of use, nor is disobedience of any harm. How, then, can he live a God-conscious life? What incentive would he have to suffer the trials of life with patience and avoid overindulgence in worldly pleasures? And if a man does not follow the way of God, then what use is his belief in God, if he has any? The acceptance or rejection of life after death is perhaps the greatest factor in determining the course of an individual’s life.

The dead have a continued and conscious existence of a kind in the grave. Muslims believe that, upon dieing, a person enters an intermediate phase of life between death and resurrection. Many events take place in this new “world”, such as the “trial” of the grave, where everyone will be questioned by angels about their religion, prophet, and Lord. The grave is a garden of paradise or a pit of hell; angels of mercy visit the souls of believers and angels of punishment come for the unbelievers.

Resurrection will be preceded by the end of the world. God will command a magnificent angel to blow the Horn. At its first blowing, all the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth will fall unconscious, except those spared by God. The earth will be flattened, the mountains turned into dust, the sky will crack, planets will be dispersed, and the graves overturned.

People will be resurrected into their original physical bodies from their graves, thereby entering the third and final phase of life. The Horn will blow again upon which people will rise up from their graves, resurrected!

God will gather all humans, believers and the impious, jinns, demons, even wild animals. It will be a universal gathering. The angels will drive all human beings naked, uncircumcised, and bare-footed to the Great Plain of Gathering. People will stand in wait for judgment and humanity will sweat in agony. The righteous will be sheltered under the shade of God’s Magnificent Throne.

When the condition becomes unbearable, people will request the prophets and the messengers to intercede with God on their behalf to save them from distress.

The balances will be set and the deeds of men will be weighed. Disclosure of the Records of the deeds performed in this life will follow. The one who will receive his record in his right hand will have an easy reckoning. He will happily return to his family. However, the person who will receive his record in his left hand would wish he were dead as he will be thrown into the Fire. He will be full of regrets and will wish that he were not handed his Record or he had not known it.

Then God will judge His creation. They will be reminded and informed of their good deeds and sins. The faithful will acknowledge their failings and be forgiven. The disbelievers will have no good deeds to declare because an unbeliever is rewarded for them in this life. Some scholars are of the opinion that the punishment of an unbeliever may be reduced in lieu of his good deeds, except the punishment of the great sin of disbelief.

The Siraat is a bridge that will be established over Hell extending to Paradise. Anyone who is steadfast on God’s religion in this life will find it easy to pass it.

Paradise and Hell will be the final dwelling places for the faithful and the damned after the Last Judgment. They are real and eternal. The bliss of the people of Paradise shall never end and the punishment of unbelievers condemned to Hell shall never cease. Unlike a pass-fail system in some other belief-systems, the Islamic view is more sophisticated and conveys a higher level of divine justice. This can be seen in two ways. First, some believers may suffer in Hell for unrepented, cardinal sins. Second, both Paradise and Hell have levels.

Paradise is the eternal garden of physical pleasures and spiritual delights. Suffering will be absent and bodily desires will be satisfied. All wishes will be met. Palaces, servants, riches, streams of wine, milk and honey, pleasant fragrances, soothing voices, pure partners for intimacy; a person will never get bored or have enough!

The greatest bliss, though, will be the vision of their Lord of which the unbelievers will be deprived.

Hell is an infernal place of punishment for unbelievers and purification for sinful believers. Torture and punishment: for the body and the soul: burning by fire, boiling water to drink, scalding food to eat, chains, and choking columns of fire. Unbelievers will be eternally damned to it, whereas sinful believers will eventually be taken out of Hell and enter Paradise.

Paradise is for those who worshipped God alone, believed and followed their prophet, and lived moral lives according to the teachings of scripture.

Hell will be the final dwelling place of those who denied God, worshipped other beings besides God, rejected the call of the prophets, and lead sinful, unrepentant lives.

Arrivals

Solawat!

Good Muslim, Good Human Being
Taken from Albalagh






Ihsan is a special Islamic term, defined by the famous hadith known as the Hadith-Jibreel. Once Angel Jibreel, alayhi salam, visited the Prophet, Salla-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, in the guise of a man and in the presence of companions. This happened toward the end of the Prophetic mission and its purpose to summarize some fundamental teachings of Islam for the education of all of us. Jibreel, alayhi salam, asked questions about Islam, Iman, Ihsan, the Day of Judgement, and Fate. Regarding Ihsan, the Prophet, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, responded: "It is that you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him. For though you see Him not, verily He is seeing you." Obviously, our worship will be at its best when performed with that feeling. Ihsan, therefore, means striving for excellence in achieving piety, through an overwhelming feeling of closeness to Allah.
For anyone seeking spiritual purification, this is the goal. Abdul-Hameed Siddiqi, well known for his English translation of Sahih Muslim, notes that what is implied by the term tassawuf is nothing but Ihsan. With that in mind we can understand the joy of the person who once reported to his mentor that he had achieved Ihsan in his prayers. He felt being in the presence of Allah every time he stood up for prayers. "It is great that you should feel that way while praying, " his mentor replied. "But, do you have the same feelings when you are dealing with others? Have you attained Ihsan in relations with your spouse and children? In relations with friends and relatives? In all social relations?" To the perplexed disciple he went on to explain that one must not restrict the concept of Ihsan to the performance of ritual prayers. The term is general and applies to all endeavors in our life.



The Sufi mentor in this story was Dr. Abdul Hai Arfi, himself a disciple of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi. One of the many great contributions of Maulana Thanvi was that he reintroduced Islamic teachings regarding social relations and dealings with others as a religious issue. His message: You must become a good human being before you can ever become a good Muslim. This message destroys a disastrous and tragic misconception that reduces Islam to only the performance of the ritual acts of worship---the pillars---thus robbing it of much of the rest of the building. (Some others try to construct the building without the pillars---an even more devastating and futile act---but that is another subject). A very important and integral section of that building deals with our social relations. It is concerned with how we behave in the family. How we interact with relatives, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and all the rest of humanity.

The cornerstone of Islamic teachings in this area is the requirement that we do not cause anyone any hurt through our words or actions. A famous hadith states, "A Muslim is the one from whose hands and tongue other Muslims are safe." [Tirmidhi]. Keeping others safe from our hands and tongues does not only mean that we do not hurl stones or abuses at them, it also means that we do not say or do anything that will hurt them.

This hadith clearly describes this as a defining trait of a Muslim. While it refers to "other Muslims," scholars agree that it is a general requirement that equally applies to non-Muslims except those who are at war with the Muslims. A person who, through his intentional or careless actions or words inflicts unjustified pain on others is not worthy of being called a Muslim.

We can begin to appreciate the value of this teaching by realizing that most problems in our lives are man-made. Life can become living hell if there are problems within the family: the tensions between the spouses, the frictions between parents and children, the fights between brothers and sisters and other relatives. Today these are common stories everywhere. But can these problems occur and reach the intensity they do if everyone is genuinely concerned about not hurting others? The same applies to relations between friends, neighbors, colleagues, and communities.

Islam wants to build a society, which is a model of civility, courtesy, and consideration for others. It does so by emphasizing these attributes at a matter of faith. One hadith says that Iman (faith) has seventy-seven branches. The highest one is the declaration that there is no God except Allah and the lowest one is the removal of harmful objects from the path. This is consideration. And obviously, there is no trace of Iman below this.

We see this consideration for others throughout the life of the Prophet Muhammad Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam. Of course, such an attitude shows itself in "minor" details. For example, whenever the Prophet Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam visited a group were some people were asleep and others were not, he would greet them with a low enough voice so those awake could hear him while those asleep would not be disturbed. Every night when he used to get up for Tahajjud (midnight prayer)---a voluntary prayer for the rest of us---he would walk out of the bed very quietly so as not to disturb his sleeping wife.

Whenever he saw someone commit a wrong that needed to be corrected in public for the education of others, he would mention it in general terms, not naming the person who did it. This last practice also shows the two extremes in this regard that must be avoided. On the one hand is the temptation to compromise on the issue of right and wrong to avoid hurt feelings. On the other is the temptation to correct the wrong with total disregard to the fact that one might be insulting or injuring the other person. While we may see these extreme attitudes in people who seem to be poles apart in terms of their practice of religion, both stem from the same narrow vision of religion that holds our dealings with others as worldly affairs, outside the realm of Islam!

It is good to remember that Islam is a way of life. We must submit our whole life, not a small subset of our choosing, to the commands and teachings of Allah and His Prophet, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam. Our commitment to Islam must not only be life-long but also life-wide.





Solawat!

Sepanyol dan Andalusia

KEJATUHAN KERAJAAN ISLAM DI SEPANYOL.


Menara kembar Kharaghan yang dibina pada tahun 1067 mengandungi kubur putera-putera Seljuk.

Ulul Albab: Meratapi Andalus Demi Merapatkan Umat, oleh Abdurrahman Haqqi.
Permusuhan, kesenangan serta kecintaan terhadap dunia faktor keruntuhan kerajaan Islam di Sepanyol.

“MENANGISLAH anakku bak kaum wanita menangis ke atas kerajaanmu yg hilang krn kamu tidak dapat memeliharanya seperti kaum lelaki.” Begitulah ucapan seorang bonda Raja dlm sejarah Islam di Andalus, Sepanyol. Ia diucapkan oleh Aisyah kpd anaknya Abu Abdullah drpd puak Bani al-Ahmar, Raja terakhir kerajaan Islam Granada pd 21 Muharram 897 Hijrah (H) yg memeterai perjanjian penyerahan kerajaannya kpd Raja Kristian Sepanyol, Ferdinand dan Isabella. Dgn itu, berakhirlah era kerajaan Islam di bumi Eropah yg berkuasa selama 800 tahun.



Almoravid empire

Bani al-Ahmar adalah puak yg menguasai wilayah Islam terakhir di Sepanyol iaitu Granada drpd 620 H hingga 897 H, pd tahun di mana perjanjian di atas dimeterai. Perjanjian yg membabitkan 67 perkara itu termasuk jaminan keselamatan orang Islam di Sepanyol yg pd akhirnya tidak pernah direalisasikan bahkan selepas 300 tahun kemudian, Islam dan tanda-tandanya terhakis di bumi Sepanyol, seolah-olah Islam dan tamadunnya tidak pernah wujud di negara itu walaupun ia pernah menyinari dan menerajuinya selama 800 tahun. Perjanjian ini akhirnya dimeterai krn menerima banyak tekanan drpd orang Kristian Sepanyol termasuk kejadian paling memilukan dlm sejarah Islam pd 892 H. Pd masa itu ribuan umat Islam yg dijanjikan boleh menyelamatkan diri dgn berlayar ke Afrika dibunuh beramai-ramai secara kejam dan tidak berperikemanusiaan.


Gambar foto tentang manuskrip zaman pertengahan oleh Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi (1236–1311), seorang ahli falak Parsi. Imej ini menggambarkan model planet kisar.

Dlm kejadian itu, ribuan umat Islam mati bergelimpangan bermandi darah selepas tentera Kristian membunuh mereka. Sebelum itu, ketika mereka bersembunyi di dlm rumah, dgn lantang tentera Kristian membuat pengumuman bahawa orang Muslim Granada boleh keluar dr rumah mereka dgn aman bagi membolehkan mereka menaiki kapal utk berlayar keluar dr Sepanyol dgn membawa barang keperluan masing-masing. Tentera Kristian turut memaklumkan keselamatan orang Islam yg ingin meninggalkan Sepanyol terjamin. Ramai umat Islam yg meragui tawaran tentera Kristian itu. Bagaimanapun, selepas umat Islam melihat sendiri kapal yg akan membawa mereka berlabuh di pelabuhan, mereka kemudian mengambil keputusan menerima tawaran itu.

Keesokan harinya, ribuan penduduk Muslim Granada keluar beramai-ramai membawa seluruh barang keperluan mereka pergi ke pelabuhan itu. Bagaimanapun, ada umat Islam yg tidak mempercayai tawaran tentera Salib itu terus bertahan dan bersembunyi di rumah masing-masing. Selepas ribuan umat Islam Sepanyol berkumpul di pelabuhan, dgn pantas tentera Kristian menggeledah rumah yg ditinggalkan mereka sebelum membakarnya. Ribuan umat Islam yg berada di pelabuhan pula tergamam apabila tentera Kristian membakar kapal yg dikatakan akan mengangkut mereka keluar dr Sepanyol. Kapal itu kemudian tenggelam dan umat Islam tidak dapat berbuat apa-apa krn mereka tidak bersenjata. Kebanyakan mereka adalah wanita dan kanak-kanak, sedangkan tentera Kristian mengepung mereka dgn pedang terhunus.

Selepas menerima arahan pemimpin, ribuan tentera Kristian itu kemudian membunuh umat Islam Sepanyol tanpa perasaan belas kasihan. Jerit tangis dan takbir terdengar tetapi dgn buas tentera Kristian terus membunuh warga awam yg sama sekali tidak berdaya. Seluruh Muslim Sepanyol di pelabuhan itu habis dibunuh dgn kejam. Darah bergenang di mana-mana. Laut yg biru berubah menjadi merah kehitam-hitaman. Itulah kisah menyedihkan dalam sejarah umat Islam yg tidak boleh dilupakan. Banyak cerita yang menyayat hati seperti ini dibukukan seperti al-Ihatah fi Akhbar Gharnatah (Berita Menyeluruh Mengenai Granada) dan al-Muqtabas min Akhbar al-Andalus (Sekelumit Sejarah Andalus), malah seorang ulama terkenal seperti Ibn Hazam menceritakannya dlm kitab mashurnya al-Fisal fi al-Milal wa al-Nihal.
Selepas kejadian itu dan memerintah Sepanyol selama 300 tahun, tidak ada tanda atau simbol Islam yg kekal di negara itu. Umat Islam juga diugut dan diseksa oleh tentera Kristian Sepanyol dgn pelbagai ugutan dan seksaan yg sangat kejam, mengerikan dan menakutkan dan tidak ada belas kasihan. Orang Kristian di Sepanyol tidak mahu Islam wujud lagi. Oleh itu kita dapati umat Islam sangat tersepit sehingga ada yg mengaku Kristian padahal mereka seorang Muslim krn terlalu perit dugaan yg dialami mereka.

Islam mula masuk ke Sepanyol pada 92 H di bawah kepemimpinan panglima Tariq bin Ziyad, Musa bin Nusair dan Abdul Aziz bin Musa. Selepas kemasukan mereka melalui Jabal Tariq (Gibral Tar) pd tahun itu, Sepanyol beransur-ansur muncul menjadi sebuah negeri yg makmur. Pasukan Islam tidak saja berhenti di Sepanyol, malah terus meluaskan empayar di negeri sekitar seperti Perancis. Kota Carcassone, Nimes, Bordeaux, Lyon, Poitou, Tours dan sebagainya jatuh ke tangan umat Islam. Walaupun pasukan Islam sangat kuat dan memiliki kekuasaan yg luas, mereka masih tetap memberikan toleransi kepada suku Goth dan Navaro di daerah sebelah Barat yg juga kawasan pergunungan.

Islam sudah menerangi Sepanyol dan oleh krn sikap penguasa Islam begitu baik dan rendah hati, maka ramai orang Sepanyol yg tulus dan ikhlas memeluk Islam. Mereka bukan hanya beragama Islam, namun mereka sungguh-sungguh mempraktikkan kehidupan secara Islam. Mereka tidak hanya membaca al-Quran malah bertingkah laku berdasarkan al-Quran. Keadaan tenteram seperti itu berlangsung hampir 6 abad lamanya.


Manuskrip Seljuk dari abad ke-13 yang menggambarkan Socrates (Soqrāt) berbincang dengan murid-muridnya.

Penguasa dan pemimpin Islam pd masa itu sangat berwibawa dan digeruni. Abdul Rahman al-Dakhil, sebagai contoh, adalah orang yg mendirikan Khilafah Bani Umayyah di Andalus. Ketika dijemput pemimpin Kristian yg dibantunya dalam memerangi musuh mereka, beliau dipelawa minum arak, tetapi beliau menolak secara diplomasi dgn katanya: “Aku memerlukan tambahan utk otakku bukan utk mengurangkannya.”

Bagaimanapun, selama Islam berada di Andalus berabad-abad lamanya itu, mereka tetap di keliling orang kafir Sepanyol yg sedia menanti utk menghapuskan Islam di negara itu, namun mereka selalu gagal. Beberapa kali dicuba tapi selalu tidak berhasil. Mereka kemudian menghantar perisik utk mengkaji kelemahan umat Islam di Sepanyol. Akhirnya perisik itu menemui cara utk menakluki Islam di Sepanyol, iaitu melemahkan iman mereka dgn serangan pemikiran dan budaya.

Mereka secara senyap menghantar arak dan rokok secara percuma ke wilayah Sepanyol. Muzik diperdengarkan utk memujuk kaum mudanya agar lebih suka menyanyi dan menari drpd membaca al-Quran. Mereka juga mengirim sejumlah ulama palsu yg kerjanya meniupkan perpecahan di kalangan umat Islam Sepanyol. Akhirnya usaha mereka membuahkan hasil apabila satu persatu daerah di Sepanyol jatuh.

Di samping itu, antara punca lain yg membuat Andalus hilang drpd peta sejarah umat Islam adalah perbalahan dan permusuhan sesama sendiri antara mereka sehingga menjadi lebih daripada 20 puak yg mempunyai negeri sendiri. Antaranya Bani Jahur, Bani ‘Ibad, Bani al-Aftas, Bani Nun dan lain-lain. Dgn wujudnya ramai puak ini, mudahlah musuh Islam di Andalus merebut kembali tanah mereka krn mereka mengetahui kelemahan umat Islam. Apa yg menyedihkan ada umat Islam yg menjual agama dan negara demi kepentingan peribadinya.

A later illustration, depicting the Jewish Soldiers fighting alongside the forces of Muhammed IX, Nasrid Sultan of Granada, at the Battle of Higueruela, 1431.

Sebagai contoh, Abu Zaid, gabenor daerah Balansiah ketika rakyatnya memberontak dia membuat perjanjian dgn Raja Kristian Choinawi utk membantu memadamkan pemberontakan itu. Sebagai habuannya, Abu Zaid akan memberikan beberapa kawasan kpd Choinawi dan membayar ‘jizyah’ tahunan kpdnya. Jizyah dlm Islam mesti dibayar bukan Islam kpd pemerintah Islam, tetapi apa yg dilakukan Abu Zaid yg beragama Islam adalah terbalik apabila berjanji membayar jizyah kpd Choinawi yg beragama Kristian.

800 tahun bukan masa yg singkat. Selepas umat Islam ‘menghidupkan’ Sepanyol dan menjadikannya bangsa yg bertamadun, berbanding bangsa lain di Eropah, akhirnya ia seolah-olah tidak pernah wujud di negara itu? Peristiwa ini amat menyedihkan bagi umat Islam sepanjang zaman. Sepanyol sekarang bukan Sepanyol dahulu. Sepanyol hari ini bukanlah Andalus pd satu masa dulu. Sepanyol sekarang adalah Sepanyol yg mempunyai seorang menteri pertahanan wanita, Carme Chacon yg boleh memeriksa barisan tentera negaranya walaupun dlm keadaan hamil seperti dilaporkan akhbar pd 14 April lalu.


Tin-glazed Hispano-Moresque ware with lusterware decoration, from Spain circa 1475.

Sebenarnya musuh Islam dan umatnya tetap satu. Dari dulu hingga sekarang musuh Islam tetap ada, cuma ia berbeza orang dan jenteranya. Mereka tetap ingin melenyapkan Islam sedapat mungkin dga apa juga cara. Dgn mengambil contoh Andalus yg hilang dan mencari sebab kehilangannya termasuk kelemahan akidah dan terlepas drpd jalur yg lurus, permusuhan sesama sendiri, berpihak kpd bukan Islam, kesenangan yg tidak terkawal dan kecintaan terhadap dunia, tidak mustahil ia juga akan berlaku di mana-mana. Dan ketika itu ucapan bonda Aisyah pd permulaan tulisan ini akan terdengar kembali. Wallahu a’lam.

INTI PATI:
Perubahan hebat berlaku ke atas tamadun di serata dunia tidak terlepas drpd pengaruh Islam dan kebangkitan tamadun Eropah Barat Moden dicorakkan oleh Islam yg pernah berkuasa selama 800 tahun di Sepanyol dan Andalusia. Cahaya Islam pernah meresap masuk menguasai Eropah. Islam sudah berlabuh di Sepanyol hingga ke tembok Vienna. Islam tidak memisahkan agama dr negara dan menolak sekularisme dlm bentuk apapun yg bertujuan memisahkan agama drpd kehidupan yg menjadikan kehidupan lepas bebas drpd neraca agama. Apabila ketiga-tiga ciri dapat direalisasikan generasi Islam kini, konspirasi musuh Islam akan dapat diatasi.

FAKTA:
• Islam memerintah Sepanyol dari 711 hingga 1492.
• Banyak warisan ditinggalkan tamadun Islam di Sepanyol.
• Tariq ibni Ziad mendarat di Gibralta pada 30 April 711 dan menamakan Sepanyol sebagai Al-Andalus.
• Pemerintah Islam membina istana yg besar dinamakan Alhambra dan masjid besar dinamakan Qardoba.

Hasil Nukilan :
Dr. Danial Zainal Abidin

Solawat dan Takbir!

April-Fool yang tersurat dan tersirat.

Tinggalan sejarah

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.....

Assalamualaikum wbh.

Ikutilah cerita sedih di sebalik April Fool’s Day sebagai renungan bersama. Setiap kali menjelang 1hb April, orang kita begitu gah dan taksub dengan budaya ‘pandang ke barat’.



Berbalik kepada perayaan April Fool’s Day ini, adalah ia mula dirayakan sewaktu kejatuhan kerajaan Islam di Sepanyol. Setelah bertapak berkurun-kurun lamanya di Granada, Sepanyol, kerajaan Islam akhirnya runtuh diserang tentera-tentera Kristian.

Penduduk-penduduk Islam di Sepanyol (Moors) terpaksa berlindung di dalam rumah masing-masing untuk menyelamatkan diri. Tentera-tentera Kristian bagaimanapun tidak berpuas hati dan berusaha untuk menghapuskan orang-orang Islam dari Sepanyol.


Almohad dynasty and surrounding states, c. 1200

Penduduk-penduduk muslim ini, diberitahu bahawa mereka boleh berlayar keluar dari Sepanyol dengan selamat bersama-sama barang-barang keperluan mereka dengan menggunakan kapal-kapal yang berlabuh dipelabuhan. Orang-orang Muslim yang risau sekiranya tawaran tersebut merupakan suatu penipuan, telah pergi ke perlabuhan untuk melihat kapal-kapal yang dimaksudkan.


The caravel was heavily influenced by Muslim vessel designs

Setelah berpuas hati, mereka membuat persiapan untuk bertolak. Keesokan harinya (1April), mereka mengambil semua barangan yang telah disiapkan menuju ke perlabuhan.

Pada masa inilah pihak Kristian mengambil kesempatan untuk menggeledah dan kemudian membakar rumah penduduk-penduduk Islam ini.


The first vertical-axle windmills were built in the Islamic world

Mereka juga tidak sempat untuk menaiki kapal kerana semuanya dibakar. Pihak Kristian kemudiannya menyerang kaum muslim dan membunuh kesemuanya, lelaki, perempuan, serta anak-anak kecil. Peristiwa berdarah yang menyedihkan ini kemudiannya diraikan oleh tentera Kristian.


(Granada، Al-Andalus)

Keraian ini akhirnya dirayakan setiap tahun bukan sahaja di Sepanyol tetapi juga di serata dunia.

Yang menyedihkan, orang-orang Islam yang jahil mengenai peristiwa ini turut meraikan April Fool’s Day tanpa menyedari mereka sebenarnya merayakan ulang tahun pembunuhan beramai-ramai saudara seIslam mereka sendiri.

Semoga Allah sentiasa membuka pintu taubat untuk kita.

Solawat!

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