Do'a hamba yang bersyukur

Nabi Sulaiman (a.s) mempunyai kerajaan yang tak dapat ditandingi oleh sesiapa sebelum dan sesudahnya.Baginda boleh bertutur dengan burung-burung, menguasai tentera dari kalangan manusia dan jin dan unggas, mengawal angin   

Allah menceritakan kehebatan kerajaan Nabi Sulaiaman:

Dan dihimpunkan bagi Nabi Sulaiman bala tenteranya, dari jin dan manusia serta burung; lalu mereka dijaga serta diatur keadaan dan perjalanan masing-masing.(Annaml: 17) 

Kemudian Kami tundukkan kepadanya angin yang berhembus dengan baik menurut ke mana saja yang dikehendakinya.(Sod:36)   

Baginda boleh berbangga, boleh menyombong diri, boleh mendabek dada.   Namun, renungilah doa baginda: 

  "Wahai Tuhanku, ilhamkanlah daku supaya tetap bersyukur akan nikmatMu yang Engkau kurniakan kepadaku dan kepada ibu bapaku, dan supaya aku tetap mengerjakan amal soleh yang Engkau redai; dan masukkanlah daku - dengan limpah rahmatMu - dalam kumpulan hamba-hambaMu yang soleh" (Annaml:19). 

  Yang didambakan ialah keupayaan untuk bersyukur akan nikmat Allah dan dapat mengerjakan amal soleh dan tergolong di dalam golongan hamba Allah yang soleh.   

Bagaimana dengan kita apabila menerima nikmat yang pelbagai? Bersyukur atau takbur?

Admit it!

Recognising and admitting our own mistake will not degrade us, but instead it will elevate us

Allah janjikan kesenangan pasti datang bersama setiap kesukaran

Di segenap kesusahan, dugaaan, cubaan dan musibah, ada kesenangan dan kemudahan. Ingatlah pesan Allah di dalam surah al-Insyirah (alam Nasyrah):

"..Oleh itu, maka (tetapkanlah kepercayaanmu) bahawa sesungguhnya tiap-tiap kesukaran disertai kemudahan, (Sekali lagi ditegaskan): bahawa sesungguhnya tiap-tiap kesukaran disertai kemudahan.... .." (Al-Insyirah:5-6)

In every cloud there is a silver lining...

Langit tak selalu cerah, adakalanya mendung
Malam tak sentiasa berbintang
Di sebalik mendung ada hujan membawa rahmat dan untung
Di sebalik ketiadaan bintang ada sang rambulan yang bakal mengambang

Cheated by The Roman Army Guys...

I was in Rome, visiting the ruins of the Coliseum..

As I was walking alone with my camera,  I met two guys in Roman army paraphernalia complete with mock-up swords, shields and armour. " Hello my friend, where are you from", one of the stocky guy called me. "Malaysia!", I replied.  " Oh.. I know, I know, tallest building in the world.. twin tower..yes, nice country...", I felt so pleasantly surprised. My small country way,way in the far east is known to this Roman Soldier wanna be.

I didn't know that the Romans were so friendly and knowledgable, I thought to myself.

"Come, we take photo", he invited me to stand next to him and his pal. Then he called one of the tourists walking by to snap a few photos of the three of us. Then as the guy gave me back my camera,  my Roman army 'friend' said, " 20 Euros please!". "What??", I said. "That was for the photo, 10 for me and 10 for him, pointing to his pal.  I was dumbfounded. 20 Euros is lot of money, about 80 Ringgit can buy a lot of Kentucky Fried Chicken in my country!

But looking at their well built body and swords (though fake still can inflict damage), I relented.. "I don't have that much money, 5 Euros OK?".  " Ok 5 for me 5 for him, OK 10 Euros", he replied. And so I parted  with my lunch money.... :-)

Although I was furious just after the  incident but now I  tell it  with a smile when I think of how  foolish and gullible I was.

I will not fall for such tricks again.