Sunday, February 19, 2006

Conundrum, enigma, puzzle etc... solve this please =)

Looking for feedbacks after she went to the talk (rujuk : Alhamdulillah... step one... 16/02/2006) I decided to have a nice chat with her (conveniently, dia dok sblah aku aritu)... Long story short, one thing lead to another and we ended up discussing about her beliefs... I asked her whether she's happy being a Christian... and her answer slightly shocked me... "I wouldn't call myself a Christian," she said... "I have got a few issues that I don't agree with Christianity..." I said to myself, ada harapan nih... and i asked, "For instance?"...

"For instance why would an Al-Forgiving God banish someone to an eternity of sufferings (i.e. hell)?"... "But I do belief that God exists and Jesus is the son of God... and that we should all live to please God etc" more or less what she said...

At that point I have got a few pointers in mind, and trying to decide whether to defend the concept of Hell or not... Decided not to in the end (or rather put the idea on hold); fearing insufficient knowledge that could potentially end up with her having even stronger grip on her belief that I definitely know is wrong... In other words, fearing not being able to explain to her clearly... nasib baik dia tgh cakap psal Christianity, bole escape kejap...

She fell sick later that day, not terribly shocking as she did sneeze quite a lot before then (although still cheerful)

So bros & sis(s), camner ek nk citer? I have got a few ideas but would rather not share them with you to maintain authenticity of your answer(s)... when answering, keep in mind siapa dia and kepercayaan dia...

Syukran jazilan in advance... aku ada rasa cam aura2 yg ada cahaya di hujung terowong utk dia... insya Allah...

P/S - ym bole, skype bole, mana2 pun bole...

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Picturesque 5





13th Muharram 1427H, 11th February 2006 : Cliffs of Moher, The Burren, Galway, Ireland

لَوْ أَنزَلْنَا هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى جَبَلٍ لَّرَأَيْتَهُ خَاشِعًا مُّتَصَدِّعًا مِّنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ وَتِلْكَ الْأَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا

لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

"Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain, verily, thou wouldst have seen it humble itself and cleave asunder for fear of Allah. Such are the similitudes which We propound to men, that they may reflect. "

هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ هُوَ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ

"Allah is He, than Whom there is no other god;- Who knows (all things) both secret and open; He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. "

Surah Al-Hasyr (Exile) : verse 21 & 22

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Alhamdulillah... step one... many more coming up? God willing...

Alhamdulillah... we had a religious talk yesterday... Muhammad : The Man Who Changed the World... dia datang... first time ever i supposed... dia kata dia taktau apa2 psal Islam... for whatever reason most importantly dia datang... hidayah tu urusan Allah... me? i'm only His 'messenger-boy'... frankly speaking, the ideal world would be she coming to me... not the other way around... the latter is quite hard but that is the case most of the time..

"O Allah, if pre-destined that i'm the one to bring this friend of mine to You, give me strength and bravery... give me the intelligence to work with hikmah..."

Ameen...