Amar Razali

World of the Unseen Summary 1

2010-02-23T09:02:38-06:00

Session One: Belief in the Last Day

Belief in the Last Day is one of the pillars of Eeman. A person is not a Believer without belief in this pillar.

"And those who believe in that which has been sent down to you (Muhammad SAS) and in [the Books] which were sent down before you and they believe with certainty in the Hereafter." [2:4]

"Those who establish As-Salah and give Az-Zakah and they believe with certainty in the Hereafter." [27:3]

Allah often combines mentioning belief in Him with belief in the Last Day.

"It is not Al-Birr (piety, righteouness) that you turn your faces towards East and (or) West (in prayers); but Al-Birr is (the quality of) the one who believes Allah, in the Last Day, the Angels, the Book, the Prophets.." [2:177]

We can also call it Belief in Al-Akhirah (The Hereafter), Al-Ba'th (The Resurrection) etc. Approximately 1/3 of the Qur'an discusses its coming and details of its events. The Qur'an and the Sunnah frequently mention the Last Day. Most of Makkah Surahs confirm its occurence.

What does Belief in the Day of Judgement entail?
1. Belief that there will be another life after this one.
2. This life is not the end, but there will be a Judgement Day, with recompense in Al-Jannah (Paradise) or An-Naar (Hellfire)
3. Scholars of 'Aqeedah include the following sub-topic under this subject:

The End of Time (Apocalypse) and its Signs
Death, the Soul, and Life in the Grave
Resurrection
The Day of Judgment
Paradise and Hellfire

3. The term Hour (Sa'ah) is used in two ways. It is used to refer to death, as death is the end of this life for each individual. It is also used to refer to the end of time for all (Apocalypse).
4. The same applies to the term "Day of Judgment". An individual's judgment begins upon his death, whereas the judgment of all creation will occur on "The Judgment Day."

The effects of Belief in the Last Day
1. Demonstrates the completeness, greatness, and uniquness of Allah's Names and Attributes.
2. Increases the love for meeting Allah (SWT) in the hearts of the believers.
3. Establish fear of Allah (SWT).
4. Aids a Muslim in hastening towards good deeds.
5. Aids in patience and perseverance in doing good.
6. Aids in patience in abstaning from wrong.
7. Aids in patience during times of hardship.
8. Establishes asceticism (Zuhd) towards matters of this life.

The Names of the Last Day

Yawm al-Qiyaamah
Yawm ad-Deen
Yawm al-Hisaab
Yawm an-Nushoor
As-Saakhah
At-Taamah al-Kubra
Yawm at-Tanaad
Al-Qari'ah
Al-Waqi'ah
Al-Haaqah
Yawm al-Fasl
Yawm al-Jam'
Yawm al-Khulood
Yawm al-Wa'ed
Yawm al-Khurooj
Al-Aazifah
Dar al-Qaraar
As-Saa'ah

Session Two: The Hour and its Signs

No one knows when the Hour will come!
"They ask you about the Hour (Day of Ressurection): "When will be its appointed time?" Say: "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (Alone). None can reveal its time but He. Heavy is its burden through the heavens and the earth. It shall not come upon you except all of a sudden." They ask you as if you have a good knowledge of it. Say: "The knowledge thereof is with Allah (Alone) but most of mankind know not." [7:187]

The Hour is near.
"The hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder." [54:1]

The Hour will fall on a Friday.
Abu Hurairah reports that the Messenger of Allah sallalahu'alayhi wasallam said: "The best day which the sun rises is Friday. [On Friday] Adam was created and on that day he entered paradise and on that day he was expelled from paradise. And the Hour will come pass on Muslim." [Muslim]

Signs are classified into Major Signs & Minor Signs. Minor signs can be classified into those that have already occured in the past and ended, those that have begun occuring and continue, and those that have yet to occur.

To be continued, inshaAllah.
23.02.2010

p/s: I need to revise this again because I will sit for an exam on WOTU this weekend, inshaAllah.

We all need constant reminder..

2010-02-20T22:08:05-06:00

As-salaamu'alaikum,

All praise is due to Allah, so we praise Him, and seek His pardon and we turn to Him. We seek refuge with Allah from the evils of ourselves and from the evil consequences of our deeds. Whom Allah guides aright there is none to lead him astray.

Alhamdulillah - Composites Testing Laboratory Asia Sdn. Bhd. (CTLA) is officially incorporated on 11 January 2010. All staff of CTRM AC Composites Testing was delighted with this wonderful news - and actually the ground works are already started since last year such as looking for the new location, potential customers, and buying new testing equipments. Since we support CTRM aero composites manufacturing panels for our primer customers such as Airbus, Boeing (via Spirit US), Goodrich, CASA, SONACA, PaG and etc., now we need to get their qualifications & approvals - which can be a long & stringent process. But at positive note, these will give an excellent opportunity for our company to be approved by those big companies and this will attract the potential customers with confidence inshaAllah.

I have to lead the team in terms of transformation plan, qualifications & accreditations. We have several site visits from the existing customers and the earliest one will be from Airbus' Procurement Aerostructures Supply Chain & Quality and Operation Supplier to supervise our transfer of work process. Several presentations will be made and then there will be a telephone conference meeting as well with Airbus Operations during the site visit. That is just for Airbus - we have to deal with probably 8 other customers with their specific requirements for transfer. We have to prepare several Qualification Proposals for each customer to suit their needs. InshaAllah, although there will be a lot of works that need to be done, we will go through this together as a team.

Sometimes there will be moments when we feel like we are too busy with these worldly matters and forget to remind ourselves about our preparation for the life in the hereafter - and that's what I feared the most. Although my house is just a few steps away from the local masjid, there are a few times I missed the congregation prayers because of working overtime. Nonetheless IKIM.fm, several Eman Rush CDs, Youtube, and downloaded audio & video Islamic lectures are my remedies, alhamdulillah.

"Verily, in the remembrance of God do hearts find rest." [Surah Ar-ra'd (13:28)]

This May, there will be another alKauthar Malaysia course - Mercy to the Worlds by Shaykh Tariq Appleby. It will be held from 1st - 2nd May 2010 inshaAllah. InshaAllah I am planning to join this course, and already registered for it alhamdulillah during the World of the Unseen class (and I got RM50 off for early registration). Of course I am inviting you to join this class as well. Please register quickly since there are a lot of people interested to join this class, and previously the class was packed out mashaAllah.

From my previous class experience, I can tell you that if you want to feel the atmosphere of learning Islam when you are in US - this will give you the glimpse. There were many Muslims from various backgrounds and nationalities, and we were all in thirst to learn about this deen.

Mercy to the Worlds is the first in the series of in-depth courses on the life of the greatest man that ever lived - ar Rasul sallalahu'alayhi wasallam.

Remember my friend - knowledge is power. It increases when you give it. It is needed by Kings and beggars alike. It eases the path to paradise. We are constantly reminded in the Qur'an and Sunnah of the importance of gaining Islamic knowledge so as to apply it in our lives.

I pray to Allah to guide us all to be on the straight path, and not to make us too busy with worldly matters to the extent that we forget about our preparations for the hereafter, which are far more important than anything else. Ameen.

Malam Kilauan Kencana IPG Ilmu Khas

2010-02-20T19:10:00-06:00

As-salaamu'alaikum,

Saya tidak ingat bilakah kali terakhir saya mengunjungi maktab perguruan, atau kininya dikenali sebagai Institut Pendidikan Guru (IPG). Sememangnya saya mempunyai kenangan tersendiri kerana saya pernah dibesarkan di beberapa kuarters guru di maktab - antaranya seingat saya ketika di Maktab Perguruan Kota Baru, Kelantan (ketika itu saya masih kecil - Abg Yu bersekolah di SMS Sultan Muhammad Faris Petra), kemudian ke Maktab Perguruan Pasir Panjang dan kemudian ke Maktab Perguruan Batu Rakit.

Malam semalam saya menemani mama ke Malam Kilauan Kencana sempena sambutan 50 tahun Jubli Emas di IPG Kampus Ilmu Khas, Kuala Lumpur. Mama dijemput untuk merasmikan Dewan Dato' Razali Ismail di IPG tersebut. Sambutan diserikan lagi dengan kehadiran YBhg. Tan Sri Dr Haji Zulkurnain bin Haji Awang, Ketua Setiausaha, Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia dan YBhg. Dato' Asariah binti Mior Shaharuddin, Timbalan Ketuan Pengarah Pelajaran Malaysia, Sektor Pembangunan Profesionalisme Keguruan - kedua-dua mereka merupakan dahulu rakan sekerja almarhum papa.

Majlis tersebut juga mengumpulkan ramai bekas pelajar IPG Ilmu Khas sejak penubuhannya pada tahun 1959. IPG Ilmu Khas dahulunya dikenali sebagai Specialist Teacher's Training Institute (STTI). Sudah menjadi kebiasan, apabila ramai bekas pelajar berkumpul, tentunya pelbagai nostalgia akan dikenang.

Saya mendoakan agar IPG Ilmu Khas terus melahirkan bakal pendidik yang berwibawa sebagai pemimpin dan pendorong kecemerlangan dunia pendidikan negara, inshaAllah, ameen.

Where Is The Satisfaction In Life?

2010-02-19T21:38:57-06:00

MashaAllah - fantastic naseehah by Shaykh Yasir Qadhi. May Allah preserve him.
How I missed so much the Friday khutbah in US (especially at Vandy)!

All the best Mat Yuh!

2010-02-10T08:14:01-06:00

Mat Yuh ialah sepupu saya yang paling akrab dan rapat dengan saya. Kami membesar bersama-sama di Kuala Terengganu. Banyak kenangan bersama-sama dengannya yang sungguh tidak dapat saya lupakan; suka, duka, pahit, manis - segala-galanya sudah dirasai bersama.

Kini Mat Yuh sudah berada di Adelaide, Australia untuk menyambung pengajiannya dalam Master in Architecture di University of South Adelaide. Kepada tetamu blog saya yang mungkin belajar di UniSA, atau tinggal berhampiran dengan kawasan tersebut, saya berharap saudara/saudari sudi membantu Mat Yuh sekiranya perlu, inshaAllah.

Kepada Mat Yuh, didoakan semoga mu berjaya di sana, jangan tinggal sembahyang, selalulah berhubungan dengan kami di sini.

All the best Mat Yuh!

Beautiful Hadith

2010-02-08T07:46:40-06:00

Narrated Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said, "Allah has some angels who look for those who remember (glorify for the Praise of) Allah on the roads and paths. And when they find some people remembering (glorifying the Praises of) Allah, they call each other saying, "Come to the object of your pursuit."

Rasulullah (may peace be upon him) added, "Then the angels encircle them with their wings up to the nearest heaven to us." He (may peace be upon him) added, "[After those people remembered (glorified the Praise of) Allah, and the angels go back to Allah], their Lord (the Mighty and Majestic) asks them (those angels) - though He knows better than them - "What do My slaves say?"

The angels reply, "They say: Subhan-Allah, Allahu Akbar, and Al-hamdu lillah."

Allah then says, "Did they see Me?"

The angels reply, "No! By Allah, they didn't see You."

Allah says, "How it would have been if they saw me?"

The angels reply, "If they saw You, they would worship You more devoutly and remember You (glorify Your Praises) more deeply, and declare Your freedom from any resemblance to anything more often."

Allah says (to the angels), "What do they ask Me for?"

The angels reply, "They ask You for Paradise."

Allah says (to the angels), "Did they see it?"

The angels say, "No! By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it."

Allag says (to the angels), "How it would have been if they saw it?"

The angels say, "If they saw it, they would have greater covetousness for it and and would seek it with greater zeal and would have greater desire for it."

Allah says, "From what do they seek refuge?"

The angels reply, "They seek refuge from (Hell) Fire."

Allah says, "Did they see it?"

The angels say, "No! By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it."

Allah says, "How it would have been if they saw it?"

The angels say, "If they saw it they would flee from it with extreme fleeing and would have extreme fear from it."

Then Allah says, "I make you witness that I have forgiven them."

[Sahih Al-Bukhari, 8/6408 (O.P.417)]

World of the Unseen - Day 1

2010-02-06T08:02:22-06:00

As-salaamu'alaikum,

I just came back from World of the Unseen by AlKauthar Institute in Kuala Lumpur, taught by Ustadh Yahya Ibrahim. Alhamdulillah! I was so excited and grateful to Allah for giving me another chance to join this 'imaan recharging' course.

Will write more about this later on, inshaAllah.

Seeker of Knowledge

2010-01-30T07:47:14-06:00

I found a very good article & would like to share with you as well inshaAllah.

Why Should I Study Islam by Muhammad al Shareef

Iqamat-as-Salat

2010-01-26T10:12:29-06:00

Iqamat-as-Salat: Performing of Salat (prayers). It means that:

a) Every Muslim, male or female, is obliged to offer his Salat (prayers) regularly five times a day at the specified times; the male in the mosque in congregation and as for the female, it is better to offer them at home. As the Prophet (peace be upon him) has said, "Order your children to offer Salat (prayer) at the age of seven and beat them (about it) at the age of ten." The chief (of a family, town, tribe) and the Muslim rulers of a country are held responsible before Allah in case of non-fulfillment of this obligation by the Muslims under their authority.

b) One must offer the Salat (prayers) as the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to offer them with all their rules and regulations, i.e., standing, bowing, prostrating, and sitting. As he (peace be upon him) has said, "Offer your salat (prayers) the way you see me performing them." [Sahih Al-Bukhari 9/7246 (O.P.352)] [For the characteristic of the Salat (prayer) of the Prophet (may peace be upon him) see Sahih Al-Bukhari, 1/735-737, 756, 823, and 824]

Narrated Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) The Prophet (may peace be upon him) said, "No Salat (prayer) is heavier (harder) for the hypocrites than the Fajr and the 'Isha prayers, but if they knew the reward for these Salat (prayers) at the respective times, they would certainly present themselves (in the mosques) even if they had to crawl." The Prophet (may peace be upon him) added, "Certainly, I intended (or was about) to order the Mu'adhdhin (call-maker) to pronounce Iqamah and order a man to lead the Salat (prayer) and then take a fire flame to burn all those (men along with their houses) who had not yet left their houses for the Salat (prayer) (in the mosques)." [Sahih Al-Bukhari, 1/657 (O.P.626)]

Taken from my handy "The Noble Qur'an, A Summarized Version of At-Tabari, Al-Qurtubi, and Ibn Kathir with comments from Sahih Al-Bukhari" page 660. Refer Verse 22 ayaat 41).

May Allah guide us all to the straight path. Ameen.

AlKauthar Malaysia - A Journey Like No Other

2010-01-23T09:41:15-06:00

AlKauthar Malaysia Presents:

Kuala Lumpur 6th & 7th February 2010
Taught by: Ustadh Yahya Ibrahim
APIIT (UCIT) Asia Pacific University College Of Technology & Innovation,
Technology Park Malaysia, Bukit Jalil, 5700 Kuala Lumpur

Asslamu'alaikum. It is with great pleasure that we welcome Ustadh Yahya Ibrahim to deliver Kuala Lumpur's next course:
WORLD OF THE UNSEEN - BELIEF IN THE LAST DAY

As many of our previous students will remember, this course proved to be one of the most popular ever for AlKauthar and many were unable to attend as the course was sold out. Alhamdulillah you have another chance this chance to attend.

REGISTER NOW

Subhanallah. Say it out!

2009-12-23T05:16:20-06:00

As-salamu'alaikum,

I want you for a moment to take a look at these pictures below, then look up at a grown human being in the room (or simply look at yourself in the mirror), and then...

Become UTTERLY CONSCIOUS of the POWER of Allah ta'ala to make you from this to that. Subhan Allah! Subhan Allah!

Subhan Allah! How Allah begins your creation..

Subhan Allah! How we survive and swim in a 'water' world by the permission of Allah..

Subhan Allah! How Allah promised to provide for us...

Subhan Allah! How Allah creates us stage after stage, in 3 layers of darkness, untouched by humans...

Subhan Allah! How Allah creates the bone inside our delicate flesh, in 3 layers of darkness...

Subhan Allah! Say it from the heart when you bow and prostrate in Salah today! To all those who associate partners with Allah, WHO??? amongst them can claim that they have anything to do with this creation of Allah!

And next time a friend at school or work says they don't believe in God, ask them, "Which of the favors of your Creator do you deny?"

p/s: Jazak Allah khaer to Bro. Muhammad AlShareef

Zara Airis Sofia

2009-12-20T02:58:07-06:00

The first child of my brother (Abg. Yu) and his wife (Kak Diha).
Zara Airis Sofia was born Tuesday, December 8 2009 at AnNur Bangi.

p/s: Maya, you have a little sister now =p