Tuesday, October 17, 2006


Ada apa dengan Cinta?

Assalamualaikum wrh. wbt.

An ukhti once told us, while we were all sitting in a halaqah (circle):

"When you read the Qur'an, you should read the translation of the ayat as well. Read it as if each sentence were sent down on this earth for you."

And she related the story of a sahabat, Tsabit ibn Qais who came across an ayat that asked people to not raise their voices to the Prophet [pbuh] (49:2).

It was a general ayat, and the asbabul nuzul (reason for the ayat being sent down) was not him. But he did have a loud voice, and he was aware of it (I personally am 'ouch'ed by this).

So he went to the Prophet [pbuh] in a hurry, asking,
"Ya Rasulullah, was this ayat sent down for me?"

Rasulullah neither yayed nor nayed him, and simply gave a quiet smile.
"Do you feel as if it is sent down for you?"

And Tsabit [r.a.] felt that it was -- that Allah was displeased with his behaviour -- and this sahabat broke down crying, secluding himself from everyone else from across the road.

And when he came back to the people, he never raised his voice -- ever again, till the day he died.

The power of the Qur'an over those who truly try to understand it, people.

So this morning, after the wake-up call (jazakillahu khayr, KimKatkeBlack), I read Suratul Maryam.
(And discovered how far I am from the 1 juzu' a day routine.)

And I came across this ayat:

Indeed those who believed and did good deeds - the Most Gracious will appoint love for them (In the hearts of other believers).
(19:96)

So my main question to myself is:



Where have I gone wrong?




*Credit to ukhti einhyatt for the name of the sahabbah. JKK.

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