You Are Absolutely Beautiful, My Dear Sisters...

Which of Allah's favors can we deny?

Above all creatures, he chose us to be high

To him we belong, to him is our return

Life in this world is only sojourn

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi ta'ala wabarakatuhu,

May Allah's peace and blessings be upon you.

How's is it going my dear sisters?

Hope you are always under the auspices and mercy of Allah.

My blessed sisters,

Have you ever taken a look on your reflection at the mirror?

Just do it once again.

See, how beautiful you are. Look at your pretty face, pretty skin, lovely eyes, and so on.

Smile! Verily, Allah Loves Us

Assalamualaikum,
Peace be upon you all.

When the calamity afflicts us.
And the sorrow comes out with no hope.
You feel the whole universe is changing.
No body's gonna wipe your tears away.
You don't know what to do.
And you feel Allah is unjustice.

WAIT!
THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT TRUE!
Don't rush to think that Allah is not fair.


Let's take a look on this verse in the Qur'an.

"So verily, with the hardship, there is relief. Verily, with the hardship, there is relief (i.e. there is one hardship with two reliefs, so one hardship cannot overcome two reliefs). So when you have finished (from your occupation), then stand up for Allah's worship (i.e. stand up for prayer). And to your Lord (Alone) turn (all your intentions and hopes and) your invocations. (Ash-Sharh 5-8)

When Allah test a slave with calamity, it means he loves that slave so much.

He just wanted to see our patience so that he can increase our degree in his side.

Indeed, calamity is a great blessings (in disguise).

All you have to do is just be patient and never give up.

Verily, with the hardship, there is relief.

Allah will alleviate every pain and sadness.

Don't get misunderstood anymore.

Remember,

Whenever you get caught in calamity.

Smile, verily, Allah loves us!

Say,

To Him we belong to, to Him is our return.

May Allah console our heart with his grace and mercy.

Wassalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh

Siti Fatimah

Depok, Indonesia

January 2, 2011

6.35 am

Don't Give Up

Assalamualaikum my sisters...
May Allah's peace and blessings be upon you all...

When no one helps you to reach your dreams,
And you feel life's too hard, 
Don't give up!
Verily, Allah is there to help you.


When everyone looks down on you,
The whole world disparages you,
Don't give up.
Indeed, Allah always appreciates what you have done.


When you feel no one believes you,
And you feel the things you've done by yourself were useless and in vain,
Whereas you have done your best,
Don't give up!
Truthfully, Allah knows your effort.
He will surely reward you for your good deeds.

When all the people let you down,
And no one consoles you,
Don't give up!
Just believe, Allah will alleviate all pain and sadness.

When you feel all alone,
And you need somebody to rely on,
But no one gives a shoulder,
Don't give up! 
As a matter of fact, you've never been alone.
Allah is always with you. He always looks after you and shelters you.


Say,
No matter what people say,
I never want to give up!
Allah is enough for me.


Wassalam,
Siti Fatimah Zahra

Depok, January 1, 2011
9.44 pm

Nikmat Tuhan yang Manakah yang Kamu Dustakan?

 
Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,
Semoga rahmat dan keberkahan Allah menyertaimu.

Saudariku,
Pernahkah engkau menyadari betapa besar karunia dan cinta Allah pada kita?
Jika kita menghitung nikmat yang Allah berikan, niscaya tak kan sanggup kita menghitungnya.


Lihatlah, betapa banyak orang-orang yang tergeletak tak berdaya di ranjang-ranjang putih rumah sakit.
Betapa banyak orang yang bernafas harus menggunakan tabung oksigen yang sangat mahal.
Betapa banyak orang yang kehilangan penglihatannya.
Betapa banyak orang yang tak bisa mendengar.
Betapa banyak orang yang kuat tersenyum karena bencana yang menimpa mereka.
Betapa banyak orang yang tak punya tempat tinggal untuk berteduh dari panas dan hujan.
Betapa banyak orang yang menjerit karena kelaparan.
Betapa banyak orang yang menginginkan kebebasan, namun is terperangkap di dalam jeruji besi.
Betapa banyak orang yang kehilangan akal sehat mereka karena putus asa dengan rahmat Allah.


Lalu sekarang, lihatlah dirimu.
Betapa Allah sangat menyayangimu.
Engkau masih diberi kesehatan oleh Allah, sehingga mampu untuk berdiri dan melakukan aktivitas.
Engkau masih dapat menghirup udara secara gratis,
Engkau masih dapat melihat keindahan ciptaan-Nya.
Engkau masih dapat mendengar.
Engkau masih memiliki tempat untuk berteduh dari panas dan hujan.
Engkau masih merasakan nikmatnya makan.
Engkau masih dapat berpikir secara rasional.
Serta masih banyak nikmat Allah lainya yang tak kita sadari.
Maka bersyukurlah dengan memuji nama Allah Yang Maha Pemurah.


Wahai saudariku yang dirahmati Allah...
Allah yang maha pengasih dan penyayang selalu mencurahkan kasih sayangnya untukmu.
Tak sedetikpun berlalu tanpa mengurusmu.
Dia selalu ingat akan hamba-Nya. 
Namun apakah kita juga selalu mengingat-Nya?
Sadarkah kita akan kasih sayang-Nya?


Saudariku,
Ingatlah Allah, ingatlah karunianya yang begitu besar, agar kita senantiasa bersyukur dan selalu merasa puas atas apa yang telah Allah berikan.


Semoga Allah melimpahkan rahmat dan hidayahnya untuk kita semua.


Wassalamualaikum,
Siti Fatimah 

Don't Be Sad...

Assalamualaikum my dear sisters...

Have you ever felt all alone in this world?
There's nobody to count your tears.
No one reaches out a hand for you to hold.

Have you ever felt like no one believes you?

When you have done the things by yourself, 

but people judging you.

And you felt that the things you've done were in vain.
 

Have you ever felt like no one understands you?

When you do have a good intention to spread the world about your faith,

And you felt that the whole world seems look down upon you. 

Honestly, I personally did.

And yes, it was really hurt...

And I was terribly sad...

I was about to give up.

But then I realized that there is no benefit by being sad, when I read La Tahzan (Don't Be Sad) book. It's written by Dr. 'Aaidh Al Qarni. He says in his book,

Don't Be Sad...

Do not be sad, because sadness causes you to regret the past, to have misgivings concerning the future, and to make you waste away you’re present.

Do not be sad, because it causes the heart to contract, the face to frown, the spirit to weaken, and hope to vanish.

Do not be sad, because your sadness pleases your enemy, angers your friend, and makes the jealous rejoice.

Do not be sad, because by being sad, you are complaining against the divine decree and showing vexation at what is written for you.

Do not be sad, because grief cannot return to you the one that is lost or is gone away. It cannot resurrect the dead; it cannot change fate, or bring any benefit whatsoever.

Do not be sad, because sadness is often from the devil and is a kind of hopelessness.

"Have we not opened your breast for you [O' Muhammad]? And removed from you your burden, which weighed down on your back? And raised high your fame? So verily, with the hardship, there is relief, Verily, with the hardship, there is relief [i.e. there is one hardship with two reliefs, so one hardship cannot overcome two reliefs]. So when you have finished [from your occupation], then stand up for Allah's worship [i.e. stand up for prayer]. And to your Lord [Alone] turn [all your intentions and hopes and] your invocations."  (Qur 'an 94: 1-8)

SubhanAllah...

My heart's  thrilled when I read this.

That's absolutely true.

I realized that I was wrong.

Then I promised not to give up anymore.

No matter what people say, I'll keep going.

I don't wanna be imprisoned in grief.

My sisters...

Even though you are sad and all the people let you down,

just believe, ALLAH KNOWS!

Even though no one believes you, but YOU HAVE ALLAH.

If someone disparages you, just say ALLAH IS ENOUGH FOR ME.

He is the one who knows the best.

He knows what you have done and what your intention is.

He knows all the things that we hide or express.

Forgive the one who made you sad. That would make you feel better.

DON'T BE SAD! BE PATIENT! DON'T GIVE UP!

ALLAH KNOWS! ALLAH IS WITH YOU!

YOU'VE NEVER BEEN ALONE!

May Allah alleviate our all pain and sadness.

Wassalam...

Siti Fatimah Zahra.