Moderatia

I am not that old to be too matured and not too young to be so naive...but somehow, I personally believe that by taking a quiet personal time to indulge in reminiscence, one could identify their weaknesses in the past and build a plan for better days ahead...

I hate reflecting on the past citing how things 'used to be' and I don't want to be like a drunk person whining about everyone's fault here and there...but things do changed over time...and with these changes...I have to change....

After a few years abroad, I am a changed man myself...I tend to see things differently..interpret things from a broader points of view...and lead my life based on my personal knowledge and understandings, which should be, under the guidance of Al-Quran and Hadith as a normal Muslim does...

But right now, I feel like I am in the mid of a really really big expressway with so many lanes...feeling a little bit lost...all are heading to the same direction which are moving forward ahead but with differences in difficulties and practices...Some people said that you will be caught in your own mind if you try to venture too depth into things unknown to you (Aqida', Fiqh, Islamic thought) without the guidance from a real wise scholar (Mursyid)...I have read many books, learned from videos and web information (and maybe too many) without suitable discussions and corrections which I used to have from my God-sent KISAS (Sultan Ahmad Shah Islamic College, a renowned high school of Islamic studies) pals (Tawil in Asasi UM, Hidhir in 2nd Residential College UM, Firdaus Wahab during my 1st year and 2nd year in Japan)...Back in MCKK, there were Nik Nazmi (Nur Islam's pen-name: Tajdid Hadhari), Pok Ya, Pok Li, Mas Mohd. Sukri and Mad (to name a few from BRU) who contributed balanced opinions and thoughts to me...and currently...I do miss those good old times...where we could discuss and debate our opinions towards certain Islamic issues...either it is fundamental or applied...
In my current situation, I prefer drifting than drowning...

When trapped between ideologies...Islamic liberalism, Islamic Intellectual Anarchism, Islamic Spiritual Bohemian, Neo-Muslim and Muslim Conservatism...I think I will go along the route of moderation...

Say: "O people of the Book! exceed not in your religion the bounds (of what is proper), trespassing beyond the truth, nor follow the vain desires of people who went wrong in times gone by,- who misled many,and strayed (themselves) from the even way" (Al-Maidah (5):77)

May God (Allah) lead us to the righteous way and bless us all...

Religion is to do right, it is to do good. It is to love, it is to serve, it is to think, it is to be humble...So are you religious?
(quoted and modified from Azmi Rasheed Khan's status)

Hail the start of a new spring…

[In reply to a friend] It is true…that sometimes…in Japan, you could feel so lonely and naked…I always believed in the “do your best and God will do the rest”…

[Quoting anonymous comment] In life, everything that revolves around heart is bound to be complicated and hurtful…streams of tears will be your loyal companion and the feeling of your heart sunk deep down is almost way to usual...but then again that's what makes u stronger…be thankful that you have your loving family's support...don’t ever let your heart interfere when you're making a decision that could last a life time…get the fact straight ..MOST IMPORTANTLY don’t ever give regret a chance to take place...always remember that regret exist only when the one that we care about are no longer within our reach…BE WISE...BE VERY WISE…

Am I wise enough? m(_ _)m

[Quoting another anonymous comment] Time is limited…So don’t waste it living someone else’s life…Don’t be trapped by dogma-which is living by the results of other people’s thinking…Don’t let the noise of others opinion drown out your inner voice…And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition…They somehow already know what you truly want to become...

As much as I hate to disagree with your opinions, you have been my inspirational light of hope…Blessed I am to know such a wonderful person like u…I’ll die forever in debt of your kindness…For whatever reasons it seemed being there in your life; I can thank no other but Allah that our path crossed…For being you, just being plain you, I can no other answer make, but thanks n thanks…

[Chartlotte in Charlotte’s Web] You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, and we die. A spider's life can't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that...

In remembrance of Spring 2008 and in celebration of Spring 2010, I repost this…..

In life, when your path crossed into someone else’s lane, it should not choked you speechless and turn you into somebody else. This is due to the fact that you may be destined by God to come into their life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. Each which you will never knew until you end your chapter with them.

When you are into someone life for a reason, it is usually to meet a need they have expressed. Maybe you are their answered prayers or just plain Godsend. You have come to assist them through a difficulty, to provide them with guidance and support, to aid them physically, emotionally or spiritually. You are there for the reason they need you to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, the person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that their need has been met, their desires fulfilled, so your work is done. The prayer they sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Sometime you come into someone else’s life for a season, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. You bring them an experience of peace or make them laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season!

People said that lifetime relationships should teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

For all, thank you for giving me a chance to be part of your life either it is for a reason, a season or hopefully for an ongoing lifetime later on. I do really appreciate it and please forgive me if I have blown my chance to do things at my best during my tenure in your life. Hope I have made your life complete. Have a good day!!!

"It is always possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for ye, and that ye love a thing which is bad for ye. But Allah knoweth...and ye know not" (Al-Baqarah:216)

[After all, if there is only one life and you’re not making something good with it, then what is the point of living…]