The Determination of An Ant

Ants

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There was an ant with only three legs, who decided to go on Hajj. On the road from Damascus to Makkah, he came to the Hijaz desert. He had travelled for some distance into the desert when he came across another ant, returning from Makkah.


The second ant looked at the three-legged ant and asked, "Where are you going?"


The three-legged ant replied, "I am on the way to Makkah."


The other ant said, "You'll never make it! It's a terribly difficult journey, even for an ant with six legs. You'll die along the way!"


The three-legged ant looked at him. He thought for a moment. Then he smiled and said,

"What does it matter if I die?


At least I'll die on the road to Makkah."
DR  ISMAIL KASSIM

Uways Al Qarnanin The Dearest Friend of RasoolAllah SAW

UWAIS AL QARNI & HIS MOTHER

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Hadrat Uways al-Qarni Radi allahu Anhu and his Mother

The great Saint Uways of Qaran! Was presented the blessed cloak of Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam on the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam's instruction. It is preserved in Istanbul, Turkey. He reached his Spiritual status due to obedience to his mother.

Uways Radi allahu Anhu was from the village of Qaran, in Yemen. He had asked his mother's permission to visit Allah's Most Beloved Messenger Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, and she said: "You have my permission to go, see him once, and come straight back. If the Messenger Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam is at home, you may meet with him; if not, come straight back here." Uways made a journey of three months on foot, from the Yemen to Madinah the Illuminated. When he reached Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam's house, he knocked on the door and Hadrat Aisha Radi allahu Anha, wife of the Chosen Prophet and Mother of the Believers opened the door. She told him that Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam was in the Masjid.

Uways Radi allahu Anhu remembered his promise to his mother and replied: "Please convey my salaams to my Beloved Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. Kindly inform him that Uways came from the Yemen, did not find him at home, and is returning to the Yemen, since he does not have permission from his mother to meet him in the mosque."

When the Rasul Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam came home from the mosque, he found the radiance of Uways in his house. Hadrat Aisha Radi allahu Anha told him what had happened, and conveyed Uways's salutations. His blessed eyes looked towards Yemen and the Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam said: "The fragrance of our friend is reaching us." The noble Companions asked: "If Uways is your friend, why did he not stay to see you?" Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam replied: "He complied with a promise given to his mother and he is serving her."

The Beloved Prophet Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam said "Uways will come back to Madinah the Illuminated, to meet me, but we will not meet physically, for I shall then be united with my Lord "

Rasulullah Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam said that when Uways Radi allahu Anhu came back to Madinah he was to be given his cloak, and asked to pray for the Community of Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam. He also mentioned that a light was visible on one of Uways's hands.

During Hadrat Umar Radi allahu Anhu's Caliphate, a number of Yemeni's visited Madinah the Illuminated and Hadrat Ali and Hadrat Umar Radi allahu Anhu ajmain approached them and enquired about the Saint, Uways Radi allahu Anhu, from the village of Qaran. The Yemenis said they knew of no such saint, but they did point out that a camelherd from that village, who seldom mixed with other people, preferring to spend his time in worship, alone among the camels. Hadrat Ali and Hadrat Umar Radi allahu Anhu ajmain then approached Hadrat Uways Radi allahu Anhu, greeted him, conveyed the greetings of the Messenger Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, and presented him with his blessed cloak. But he was reluctant to accept. "Surely there is some mistake!" he exclaimed, in his desire to hide himself. Seeing the light upon his hand, however, they cried: "You are the saint described to us by Allah's MessengerSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, for he told us about the light on your hand." They also reported to him the wish of the blessed MessengerSalla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam that he should pray for the Community of Muhammad.

Hadrat Uways Radi allahu Anhu rubbed the blessed cloak over his face and eyes and kissed it. Then he asked to be left alone. When he was alone he held the cloak and began to pray: "0 Allah this cloak is the cloak of Your beloved Messenger. He has presented it to me, but I refuse to wear it unless You pardon the Community of Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam." He then repeated his prayer in exactly the same words. As he was about to repeat his prayer a third time, Hadrat Ali and Hadrat Umar Radi allahu Anhu ajmain came beside him. He cried: "Oh, you came too soon! Upon my first supplication, Allah granted me forgiveness for one third of the Community; on my second, He forgave two-thirds of the Community. In my third request I was pleading for pardon for the entire Community of Muhammad - then you came along!"

As with people in every age, the Yemenis were unaware of the presence in their midst of such a saint, whose prayers were accepted. They imagined him to be an ordinary camelherd. The Friends of Allah, do not seek fame, and as such hide themselves away from other people.

Those who serve their mothers with love will be resurrected with Hadrat Uways Radi allahu Anhu. Those who are good to their parents will be happy in this world and the Hereafter.

The Journey of the Nafs

Imam Nawawi's  (The wonderful Garden of Gnostics),

Imam Shafi'iSultanul Arifeen said, may God have mercy on him: "Only the sincere one (mukhlis) knows hypocrisy (riya')." And only the Sincere seekers Knows the Dangers of the Nafs, This means that it is impossible to know the reality of hypocrisy and see its hidden shades except for one who resolutely seeks (arada) sincerity. That one strives for a long time (yajtahidu azmanan) searching and meditating and examining at length within himself until he knows or knows something of what hypocrisy is. This does not happen for everyone. Indeed, this happens only with the special ones (al-khawass). But for a given individual to claim that he knows what hypocrisy is, this is real ignorance on his part.

As mentioned in many of the sessions before in which you will see a type of wonder that will cool your eyes. To illustrate the great extent of the concealment of hypocrisy we only need relate the following from the Teacher and Imam Sultanul Arifeen [the sufi shaykh], may God have mercy on him, from his 'Risala' with our isnad previously mentioned.

He said: "I heard Muhammad ibn al-Husayn say: I heard Ahmad ibn 'Ali ibn Ja'far say: I heard al-Hasan ibn 'Alawiyya said: I was for twelve years the blacksmith of my ego (haddadu nafsi), then for five years I became the mirror of my heart (mir'atu qalbi), then for a year I looked at what lay between the two of them and I saw around me a visible belt [i.e. of kufr = the vestimentary sign of a dhimmi]. So I strove to cut it for twelve years and then looked again, and I saw around me a hidden belt. So I worked to cut it for five years, looking to see how to cut. Then it was unveiled for me (kushifa li) and I looked at creation and saw that they were all dead. So I recited the funeral prayer over them."

I say: That hypocrisy should be as inscrutable as this to the peerless master in this path [i.e. tasawwuf] is enough to show how greatly hidden it lies. His phrase: "I saw them dead" is the apex of worth and beauty, and seldom do other than the Prophet's words, Blessings and Peace be upon him, gather up such wealth of meanings. I shall touch upon its meaning briefly. It means that after he had struggled long and hard (lamma jahada hadhihi al-mujahada) and his ego had been disciplined (tahadhdhabat) and his heart illumined (istanara qalbuhu), and when he had conquered (istawla) his ego and subdued it (qaharaha) and achieved complete mastery over it (malakaha mulkan tamman), and it had subjected himself to him totally, at that time he looked at all created beings and found that they were dead and completely powerless:

1. they cannot harm nor can they benefit;
2. they cannot give nor can they keep back;
3. they cannot give life nor can they give death;
4. they cannot convey nor can they cut off;
5. they cannot bring near nor can they take away;
6. they cannot make happy nor can they make sad;
7. they cannot bestow nor can they deprive;
8. they possess for themselves neither benefit nor harm,
9. nor death, nor life, nor resurrection.

This, then, characterizes human beings as dead: they are considered dead in all of the above respects, they are neither feared nor entreated, what they have is not coveted, they are not shown off to nor fawned upon, one does not concern oneself with them, they are not envied nor disparaged, their defects are not mentioned nor their faults pursued and exposed, one is not jealous of them nor thinks much of whatever God-given favors they have received, and they are forgiven and excused for their shortcomings, although the legal punishments (al-hudud) are applied to them according to the Law. But the application of such punishment does not preclude what we have mentioned before, nor does it preclude our endeavoring to cover up their faults without disparaging them in the least.

This then is how the dead are viewed. And if someone mentions human beings in a dishonorable manner we forbid him from entering into that subject in the same way that we would if he were going to examine a person who died. We do not do anything for their sake nor do we leave Him for them. And we no more stop ourselves from fulfilling an act of obedience to God on their account than we do on account of a dead person, and we do not over-praise them. And we neither love their own praise for us nor hate their insults, and we do not reciprocate them.

In sum, they are as it were non-existent in all the respects we have mentioned. They are under God's complete care and jurisdiction. Whoever deals with them in such a way, he has combined the good of the next world with that of the lower world. May God the Generous grant us success towards achieving this. These few words are enough to touch upon an explanation for his saying -- May God be well pleased with him.

Blessings and Peace upon the Purified Prophet, his Family, and his Companions

20 Attributes of Almighty Allah SWT

The Attributes of Nafsiyah - Sifat Nafsiyah 
This attributes also named as " Thubutiyyah"

The Attributes of  Salbiyah  - Sifat Salbiyah 

This attributes also named as Attributes of Adamiyyah - Which indicates not belonging to Almighty Allah,
This attributes should be comprehended so as to understand attributes that can not be assigned to Almighty


The Attributes of Ma'ani - Sifat Ma'ani 


This attributes also named as Wujudiyyah [ Attributed to the Existences]

The Attributes of Ma'nawiyaah - Sifat Ma'nawiyyah 


This attributes are also named as Halliyyah - [ Related to the Existences of Situations]

Spiritual Weekend Retreat At Pulau Besar Part 2 [ Bahar Personal Log] July 2011 080910

Continuation From Baharudeen Shahs personal Log on the Spiritual Retreat at Pulau Besar Melaka
08-09-10 / 07 / 2011


1.0           invitation of Sheikh Dr Ismail. It was a blessing to learn that the Doa recited by uztaz Harun Yahya was the Doa of the Wali wali Allah where upon Sheikh Dr Ismail acknowledge the significant of the Doa. recited at the end of the prayer. – SubhanaAllah.. 

2.0           My brothers and sisters, kindly allow me to continue with my next observation during the lunch session. I was rather surprise to see the food menu laid by the women team members. I was then busy snapping some impromptu pictures of the members enjoying the serenity atmosphere by the sea side. I notice that our Brother Tengku Baha was busy serving the jemaah members and I was  just on time to pick up the plate of rice from Tengku Baha while others were already half way with their food.

3.0            As I sat around the members and savouring the delicious lunch , I learnt that  our Brother Isa looked a little carried away with his sadness. It was only a little longer that I learnt the rice has finished and our poor brother Isa has missed his plate of rice, leaving the bread for him to savor the left over curries and such. Deep in my heart I felt guilty eating by myself not knowing that Bro Isa who was sitting beside me has missed his rice. By then, I over heart that our Brother Tengku Baha said  he would rather sacrifice his plate if he knew the shortage  -  but by then our Brother Isa was quietly sitting by himself savouring the bread and the left overs while his beloved wife was seen uneasy of this un-presented oversight to serve her beloved husband. I knew she could have  felt guilty somehow while  The next rice will only be cooked and ready in 15-30  minutes time !! 

4.0           My dear brothers and sisters, what can we make out of this scenario ?  We all know that Brother Isa will take all his time to be part of the active organiser of the event But yet it seems that he was the unfortunate one  to be left out ! – perhaps no one is to be blamed but somehow it just happened. I asked my self what was the Hikmah from this incident ?  Could God be testing our Brother Isa’s Iman and patience ?  Will he blame on someone or blamed God for omitting the rezeki together with others. Of course and Honestly,  I  do not have the slightest notion to make the worst out of it But it is a HIKMAH that our Brother Isa will have to accept the reasons for it. The food was there but perhaps it was not probably meant for him at that particular instance. If I have the will to turn the time back, I will be the first to honor my plate to Brother Isa and i believe the rest will do the same, InsyaAllah.

5.0            By 4.00 pm, we were all heading towards Makam Sultanul Arifeen Sheikh Ismail which took us about 15 minutes walk while the elderly took the van.  We did  our Asaar prayer at the Makam surau nearby and adjourn shortly to Makam Sultanul Arifeen. All of the congregation sat  together in front of the Makam and Sheikh Dr Ismail started with the Zikirullah. It was a vibrating zikir and tasbih performed by the congregation.

6.0            In the midts of it I was taken by a sudden sensational smell of jasmine and shortly I was drifted by the Iblis into a short nap. In my sub-conscious  mind I could feel the sweat of my whole body when suddenly I was awaken by the scented smell again. This awaken me to a conscious state of mind again and I continued with the Zikir  which ended 10 minutes after that and it was followed by the Doa recited by Sheikh Dr Ismail.  I noticed in the midts of the Doa ,Sheikh was not himself and the tone of his voice appears to be speaking like he was facing up to someone or a divinity force before him. At that particular instance I felt that there was no sight of any wall bearer or grill between where Sheikh was sitting with his head up and his hand rising together deeply in trance within the prayers and his  Doa. I was sitting next to him on his right side and i could see and hear clearly what  was happening at Sheikh as my focus was on him.

7.0           It was at this juncture that I felt the third scented smell and this time it was a little longer then the two earlier ones that  I experience during the zikir.  Suddently, I felt a little sensation in my hands while I was raising apart during  the Doa recital. It appears to be moving slowly and coming into one formation closely . It was then I felt another sensation that a kind of unseen weight that is being dropped into my palms or rather pushing momentously downwards as though I am receiving some kind of weight put into my palms. This momentum feeling appears to be happening in three continuous times.

8.0           Consiously, i was in the Beta state of mind, Not in Alfa neither in any Tetha level state of mind. I knew this was something out of the ordinary was happening. I could feel that kind of sensation and I kept saying Alhamdulillah, Alhamdullillah. However , it was awhile the feeling just slipped away and so does the scented smell of jasmine, melor and the beautiful fragrance just vanished from the scented  breath that i was inhaling. Nevertheless, I was certain that what I was receiving was meant for the congregation and  it is NOT  for myself as I was very certain I did not make any specific or particular wish for my self except devoting my self to the Doa of which Sheikh was reciting at that particular moment of time. How can I explain this phenomenon? The only doa I make was for my mother’s health after the session.-  ... SubhanaAllah

9.0           The congregation adjourn and returned to the Bangalows for the Magrib solat for the continuing of the programs – each of the jemaah carrying the spiritual experiences in their heart which will be shared for the night session. Each of the members seems to experience significant sighting i.e spiritual sighting of the light, wali-wali appearance, scented smell, sensational experience and other unexplainable phenomenom. My mother told me that she notice Sheikh’s daughter was looking up at the Makam as though she was acknowledging someone in her sight. While Asraf ( and Brother Isa)  has other significant sighting happening to his grand son . Another lady jemaah member had the chance to  sight their parents  –  All these phenomenom experiences are the Baraqah and blessing of the Wali-wali -    SubhanaAllah..

10.0        Back at the bungalow, the program proceeded with the recital of 70,000 kalimah  LA ILAHA ILLALLAH

Special intentions and hajaat of the jemaah for the Iman, taqwa, Knowledge,Protection, Mercy,Rezeki,Rewards forthe parents and doa foa all the families and loved ones. The session hardly took less than forty minutes and we adjourned for the Isyak solat.

11.0        The Recital vibration of the 70,000 KALIMAH  was indeed felt by all the congregation members. There were admission of divinity sight and spiritual experience.  These were all confirmed by the jemaah members that they felt the vibration connection of the wali-wali presence , divinity sight and such and such . Again , I would rather leave it to the congregation members to reveal these phenomenon experiences where words are hardly for me to describe the significant beauty of their spiritual experiences.

12.0         The actual climax of the session came after the SOLAT  Isyak when we continued to the next session for the MAWLID. It was the most sensational experience in my life and I hope the same experience was also felt largely by all the congregation members.  

13.0        In the midts of the Centred MAWLID with the full force of the congregation spiritual tasbih and zikirullah, the ultimate sensation of the event  evolves when the ‘ selected  members’  of the congregation started to experience deep transformation of spiritual enhancement .It started with Mawar  and Brother Ramli’s wife. They felt into divinity state of spiritual depths  and it was followed by Sheikh Dr Ismail who was leading the congregation.  The three forceful members were beyond the imagination of any one to explain the spiritual re-action of their  inner sight with the presence of spiritual force within the MAWLID congregation.

14.0         I was deeply taken aback from the experience of these phenomenon. My sister was in the state of spiritual hysteria, followed suite with my mother and Ramli’s wife  while Sheikh Dr Ismail was already sobbing and crying uncontrobally like a lost child. The whole congregation was almost at a halt when the ladies were shaken up badly. I saw our brother Dr Yahya was wiping his eyes with the scroll around his neck. Brother Tengku Baha was consoling Sheikh while Sheikh’s  head was resting on Tengku Baha’s shoulder. Every other jemaah members were deeply touched  But the strength of the MAWLID spirit  was within the ambience of control situation. Brother Isa, Brother Hj Ibrahim, Brother Dr  Yahya, Brother Asraf, Brother Omar, Brother Suleiman and others male jemaah was up in the spirit to continue the MAWLID tasbih and zikirullah  and these added more tense to the situation. I was also shedding my tears and I notice every one was trying hard to hold up to their tears as well. 

15.0        In the name of Allah – what was happening – the strength , the force and  the significant revelation of the spiritual zikiruallah was really overwhelmed and it was getting into the jemaah soul. Nevertheless, the atmosphere and the energy of the Mawlid spiritual strength is beyond the comprehension of any unsound mind unless there is an existent of a  truthful Iman.  ..... SubhanaAllah  

16.0        When calmness was restored , after the significant turn of event, everybody was back to themselves. Each of the members were able to comprehend  what when through and the beauty of the spiritual retreat that we are all enduring.  I adjourned myself to my bedroom as it was already almost 2.30 am. I believe everyone will carry this experience in their dreams.

17.0        I did my Tahjut prayers  and zikirullah as usual at 3.30am. I had the most significant contentment during the Fajar and trying  to re-call and digesting the trauma experience of yesterday’s event. I finally took the morning bath at 5.00am and did my sunat prayers while awaiting the others to wake up. I took a short walk by the seaside at did my silent zikir over looking the beach while awaiting for the Subuh Azan.

18.0         The serenity and tranquillity of the early Fajar added the spiritual calmness as I recite the zikir until the congregation started the Subuh solat.  I was the jemaah beside Sheikh whereby Brother Dr yahya was the Imam. Suddenly, when we were in the first rekaat, our Sheikh Dr Ismail started to sob in between when Dr Yahya was reciting the second verse (surah) of the first rekaat. That emotional sob really touched my heart as I was wondering deeply what was the meaning of the Surah that actually touchéd our Sheikh to sob. It was not the similar kind of Surah but surely it has deep meaning to make our Sheikh Dr Ismail to sob and cried the instant it was recited.

19.0        I began to develop this feeling and the Subuh prayer seems to be unusual when it was continued with the Zikir after that. I was overwhelmed with the spiritual sensation in my soul which I couldn’t describe. It felt that the day is coming to an end, it was a feeling when you use to experience that people cried (yang Beriman) when they know the Ramadan month is coming to an end. I was almost in tears again But i was  too shy enough to allow  the tears to drop !. I was holding hard on my tears until the last session of the zikir. The intense feeling doesn’t seem to go away and that was the reason I quickly adjourn my self to the outside veranda trying to control my emotions. I notice brother Omar came outside for awhile but i tried not to reveal this expression and started to create short conversation with him. But that emotion is still lingering inside of me awaiting the outburst. I held on to it for the next half an hour until all of us adjourned for the breakfast session. I know our brother Omar was able to see those expression.

20.0        The next turn of event started again, when we were about to  continue with the Munakin program, my stomach started to up set me despite I have been to the toilet twice during the intermediate period of the breakfast. I felt cramps in my stomach and I will waste another precious moment of the last program. As the congregation started to assemble at the hall, I quietly took my shahadah and middle finger and  pressed against my stomach. I  spoke silently to God to take away this miserable pain as I do not want to miss this last session of the program. – By God Grace, the pain just when off !!   SubhanaAllah...

21.0        As the Munakin program was about to end, I didn’t expect that everyone will have to give his final testimonial experience of this Retreat ! Oh my God. There are so many things for me to share But these spiritual experience is too much for me to explain in words. When the microphone came to me,  I was just lost of words and my emotions was hardly conceal.

22.0        Conclusion: Honestly, it has taken me almost 27 painful years for me in the quest of this spiritual knowledge. I have been around with five or six sects of Tarikat groups in between the years. Unfortunately, none have actually open up my spiritual contentment to this level of spiritual retreat. Despite the frustration, I was actually hesitant  to follow up with this jemaah when I was introduced by my sister, Mawar. I though, I will end up the same – emptiness. At that period of time I was somehow in the cross road of a lost soul despite having some Hakikat knowledge of the ILMU. I was just like a dead encyclopaedia.

23.0        The confirmation of this connection with Sheikh Ismail Kassim wisdom of spiritual knowledge only confirmed my acceptance during the third follow up at the Janda Baik session with the Johor Jemaah  group Mauled when Sheikh Dr Ismail took over the session of the final Mauled recital. A sudden electrifying diodes just pierce into my soul and I am not shy to confess that immediately after the session I rush to find Sheikh and kiss his hand when he was walking up for the Isyak prayers.

24.0        I must admit that my first de factor encounter was also at the Janda Baik session during the beloved Sheikh  “SHAKAR’ visit sometime in early June 2011 . If you can recall, my family was the only one who stayed overnite at Janda Baik while the rest of the congregation left after the event.  I remembered praying beside Sheikh (Shakar) on the front sauf during the Isyak prayers. I was told to be in his direct eye contact if I wanted to have his attention and Shafaat during his sermons after the prayers. I did what I was told but I was a bit doubtful of  this expectation to be in the eye of a  divine connection knowing that Sheikh Shakkar is the line of the Wali. ( I wasn’t sure whether I deserve that opportunity)

25.0        The next morning,I was strolling alone at the Janda Baik Surau where the congregation held the prayers with Sheikh “Shakar”. My intention was to seek one of the books of Wadi Hussein that was left somewhere at the surau.  Suddenly,  as I was about to leave the surau , I notice the Sofa chair and the set of jar together with the half filled glass at the exact place where Sheikh Shakar sat that night. I remembered everyone was running to be near to him when he left the prayers and everyone was engrossed to have the group photograph with him when Wadi Hussein requested for a remembrance snap shot. I was right in front of Sheikh but I decided not to be in the group photo as I wish to have Sheikh Shakar image registered in my mind but not idolising him through any pictures!! Anyway, I took the opportunity and drank that glass of water and sat on the chair for awhile. Something tells me that I shouldn’t  finish the whole jug of water. It should be left there. I did as what my instinct told me and I left the room. I wasn’t sure what I did was a significant thing and I didn’t tell Mawar or my mother about it until a few weeks later  after that !!

26.0        Another turn of event is that, as time passed by, I have been able to wake up  for my Tahjut prayers without fail. I don’t need any alarm clock to wake me up. No matter how late I slept, how exhausted my physical or mental , I am awaken at the precise time between 2.30 am – 3.30 am. I reckon I must have set my sub-conscious mind to that schedule other than any divine intervention expaination.

27.0        Finally, my last revelation, I must admit that I have the opportunity to experience the spiritual tasbih after one of my Tahjut paryers. Yaa Robbie, Yaa  Rasul, Yaa Muhamamdan Rasulullah, Yaa habie , Yaa Rasul,  Yaa Muhammadan Rasulullah. It just slip out from my mouth when I was doing the nafas zikir. I can only recall that whenever, i recite this tasbih , my tears just simply flows for the next few days. That spritual tasbih has been my daily zikir. – SubhanaAllah.

28.0        Today,I feel more contented then before , peace and full of spiritual enthusiasm. I have no intention to be gifted with spiritual sighting in order to attest my Iman. What I have experienced and what lies before me everyday of my life is the significant testimonials of the Almighty. And that is the testimonial of what zikir nafas lies in my breath 7/11 , 24 hours of my life.

29.0        At the same time, I am most contented that my Doa ( Allah humastajib doa ana)   is the truth of Allah promised to his servant who has his absolute submission to HIM- Allah. ( Ask and I will Give - .If you remember ME , I will Remember you)

30.0        Surah  Al-Rahman  - (  Fa-biayyi Alaa’ Irabbikuma  tukadziban...) – Maka Nikmat Tuhan kamu manakah yang kamu  dustakan ? -. This question has been repeated 31 times from the surah Ar-Rahman in the 78 ayat of it .

31.0        I Praise Almighty Allah Equivalent as the numbers of drops of waters on all oceans and the rains that has fallen since the beginning of the world. My Salam and Salawat to Beloved RasoolAllah SAW. Never ever I shall forget to give all my rewards to Sultanul Awliya and Sultanul Arifeen through whom i and every one I enjoying experiences  beyond any words can explain.

32.0        My utmost appreciation to Sheikh  Ismail Kassim of which through This  Protocol that I am able to reach the divinity of this spiritual quest in the Divine Way.

33.0        SubhanaAllah, Walhamdulillah, Walailla Ha illallah Huwallah hu Akhbar. Waala hualawala Quwattan Illah  Billah hil azimmi wabihamdih.                                                                        Amin Yarabil A lamin......

Spiritual Weekend Retreat At Pulau Besar [ Bahar Personal Log] July 2011 080910

A SPIRITUAL WEEKEND RETREAT AT PULAU BESAR MELAKA                                            8^TH – 10^TH. JULY 2011

My personal Log of the event.

In the name of Allah S.W.T. my utmost syukur Alhamdulillah to HIM for giving me the insight and syahadah for me to compile my humble spiritual experience in HIS Gift of Merciful and Compassion that allows me the opportunity of my presence through all of the jemaah members in the weekend Spiritual Retreat at Pulau Besar Melaka during the short period of time, 8^th-10^th.July 2011.

Even then, Before I could begin to compile this experiences through my writings as for my personal reference, I  have always pray that the True Guidance from Allah S.W.T  will at all times guide me with my sincere trepidation and honesty dictation in my confession and revelation of this significant spiritual experience. ..SubahanaAllah.

At the same time, I have also reminded my self to continue with the Zikirullah and Astafar – in order to avoid the conflict from the influence of the Iblis & Syaitan to deviate my mind and soul from being ‘riak’ and restrain myself from groundless assertions and conjectures. 

1.0          First of all,  I would like to thank Allah S.W.T, ALL ALMIGHTY for Gracing HIS COMPASSION with the utmost delicate arrangement to make this Faithful Spiritual mission a success. ( we are HIS humble servants, we can only planned for ourselves, But  the Ultimate Decision is HIS- He knows what is best for us) . With our sincere and honest Nawaitu , Niat and Doa – By God Grace, this is what HE has Granted us. Alhamdulillah.

2.0           It all began with an unpresented proposal from our beloved brother ,Tengku Baha after one of our  Saturday weekly session at Sheikh ‘s house who then suggested this program and logistic of the venue. With the blessing from our  beloved and respectful Sheikh Dr Ismail Kassim, it was sooner than expected that it bercame a Testimonial chain of event for all of our jemaah members. It became a divine mission at “One Destinated Place”, for ‘One Definite Mission”: in our quest to seek the Divine Spiritual Truth and Devine knowledge of HIM – Alhamdulillah....  

3.0          The question of “Why we were there ?” or “Why I was there ?” –  I sincerely believe with my humble opinion and gesture -  Only with “Iman and Taqwa” will each of us be able to attest the ‘answer’  to this Question  by submitting ourselves to HIS Will – the possible way of spiritual understanding and knowledge are we able to seek the divinity spiritual experience and truth. –

4.0           As I humbly referred myself, - There are many questions in reaching to a Definite Answer, And likewise there are many uncertainty Answers in respond towards a Definite Question in our search for the supreme divinity knowledge of Allah.  – Only, those with the ILMU, AMAL AND HONESTY will be able to have this ANSWER. ( .... Binasalah orang yang Berilmu itu jika dia tidak Beramal Dan Binasalah orang yang berilmu dan beramal sekiranya Dia tidak IKHLAS ).

5.0            My dear brothers and sisters, before I continue with this compilation of events, I wish to stress that my writings are purely based on my personal experiences and observation during the short quest of our divine retreat. I hope some of the experiences may have touched us one way or another. Perhaps, you may disagree with me at certain juncture and i will leave it to your honest judgement to digest every moment of it as we are the witness to that testimonial circumstances of event during those period of time. Some of you may have a different opinion based upon your own perspective view, experience and understanding. I will leave it to your own judgement of the truth.   

6.0           I am taking into account of my observation on the very first day of the trip ( 8^th.July 2011) .                   - From the jemaah consensus during our musyawarah earlier ( at Brother Isa’s house) , we were suppose to gather at Kentucky Sungai Besi by 11 am. Alhamdulillah, we all gathered during the expected time and somehow we have taken more than an hour before we started our convoy towards Melaka. Our journey started sometime at 12.30 pm.

7.0           I believe, all of us took our leisure time to reach Melaka as we all expected to catch the Ferry at 5.00 pm. Somehow, we all reached the Ferry terminal at about 2.30 p.m. Upon reaching, I notice our brother Tengku Baha was busy urshering and directing  all of us to hurry up to the ferry as it was already leaving, otherwise we will have to wait for the next 5.00 pm schedule trip !!

8.0           Looking at the unexpected schedule, I was a little confuse as i saw only two of the convoy cars that had arrived at the parking lot. Nevertheless, I hurriedly headed towards the terminal together with my sisters and my elderly mother. I was wondering where the rest of the convoy. Anyway, as I reached the ferry deck , I saw our brother Haji Ibrahim was already unpacking his full load of luggage from his pick up truck. I just couldn’t imagine the kind of luggage and the significant big box was part of the things that needed to be up-loaded into the ferry. Besides, I notice our jemaah members (Tengku Baha,  Brother Asraf, Brother Suleiman, Brother Omar and others) were busy carrying the other luggages (including the food stuff, i.e onions, potatoes, bread,eggs, rice paked, kitchen utensils etc) onto the ferry despite enduring the sweating afternoon heat. It was the swetiest moment of sight for me – it seems like a huge family excursion !

9.0           Well, the amount of luggage was fine But the Big Black Fibre Glass Box measuring the size of 5feet x 4feet x 21/2 feet depth, with the weight of approximately 100kg is something to reckon !! How on earth are we getting this onto the ferry..?   I looked at the ferry and in my whole life experience of boarding the same  kind of commercial ferry, it  was not possible to load this kind of luggage size ! The obstacles were many -  The Ferry entrance door was too small to make way for the box if it needed to be up-loaded onto the roof top, the gap between the ground deck at the ferry deck is unstable  and if we could get it onto the deck , it would be another task to get it onto the ferry again as the ferry is not berthed firmly and I can’t imagine where on earth will this huge box be placed onto the ferry. 

10.0        When I first approach the box, i only saw our brother Dr Yahya was standing alone and  When I asked him what  was in that box,  he said sadly that this box weight like a huge coffin !!  Anyway, the box was full with the kitchen stuff and such.

11.0        During that period of time, I saw one of the ferry staff who was walking agitately and saying that the box is obviously too big to be loaded onto the ferry and he told us that was the first time in his entire service that he ever saw a passenger bringing such kind of box- to him it was rediculus and he told us bluntly he will need to have the Captain’s pernmission if we insisted or  alternatively it has to be unloaded into smaller parcels/boxes to have it up onto the ferry and he just walked away. 

12.0        That particular moment of time, Tengku Baha came and spoke to him to get help from others. Within seconds, out of the blues, I saw three staff came walking from the end deck and was looking down on us. They told us to lift up the box and they will assist it from that point. Well, to tell the truth, it was quite difficult at first glance to lift the box up onto the fragile grill step as it was too narrow and unstable. Furthermore, holding up the box really hurts your fingers when you grip the edges of the heavy box. The box cover was not tight and should it slip and drop, the whole content will just drop over and fall into the sea !! I was crossing my fingers and at the same time I prayed that it will not happen ! o la la

13.0        Anyway, by God’s will,  three of us ( Dr Yahya, Haji Ibrahim and myself)  lifted the box in such  a position and slide it up onto the railing and up to the deck for them to reach it. I can tell you from my heart that, the moment i lifted the box it was weighless (lighter) than i ever imagine from the first time I carried and move the box !! It just went up and slight smoothly on the grill deck for the workers to grap it from the deck and subsequently it went straight to the front deck of the Ferry without much hastle.- What can I say about this – ALHAMDULLILLAH – God is great – HE simplifies all the hurdles.- Neither, the Captain or any of the crew members were grumbling about it anymore despite the number of other luggages from 25 members of our jemaah team were nicely packed inside the ferry – it appears that the ferry deck floor seems to be ample enought to accommondate all those luggages - and the ferry just make its destination to Pulau Besar. – Our brother Suleiman told me he was rather surprise that all those luggage just fit into the floor space compartment.!!

14.0        Perhaps, in the eyes of others, some may have not notice what had actually happened. But that was the “little’ help from God (but it was really a huge relieve for us) to solve the problem of HIS humble servants in their course of a sincere will to meet the divinity journey. For me , the little observation is more than enought for me  to Praise Him with all my heart. In conclusion, we reached Pulau Besar very much earlier than we anticipated. This was not in our itinerary schedule at all. Can anyone explain this change of event. ...Allahu Akhbar.      

15.0        Being early at Pulau Besar, gave us ample time to organize ourselves and for the Azar prayers. Our programe proceeded smoothly as schedule and the atmosphre was rather calm. Thought , there was no attendance from the expected jemaah group from Johor Bahru, we were joint by Uztaz Nasohah and Uztaz Harun Yahya with three other members. This added to the congregation of the group.

16.0        Our Tazkirah and Mawlid program were carried out by our beloved Sheikh Dr Ismail Kassim. I would rather confess The Mawlid congregation with the zikirullah was so overwhelmed by the spirit of the congregation spiritual attention. The atmosphere was really calm where most of the congregation members appears to experience spiritual enhancement which are unexplanable in words. There were peace, calmness, serenity and tanquility divine experience from all the members. Almost , all of us are moved to tears . I notice that even Uztaz Nasohah and his members were rather surprise to this kind estraordinary spiritual experience. I had a glance at their faces and deep in my heart I know it was an acknolwledgement of their contenment to the results of this zikirullah.

17.0        There were sincere testimonials of divine and spiritual experience from each members. The presence of the wali-wali, malaikat and Divine presence through out the spiritual zikirullah session. Personnally, I felt total calmness while others felt more than they expected and were move by tears. I would rather leave it to each members to make their individual testimonials despite some have sincerely and honestly attest to that spiritually experience -  Devine sighting, spiritual feeling, the smell of devine fragrance that surrounded them and such and such where words alone are unable to describe the serenity beauty of those experiences.   –  SubhanaAllah.... 

18.0        The  congregation adjourn sometime at  2.00 am where i hurriedly make myself up to my bedroom. I believe all the members were mentally exhausted by then. As usual , I have the experience of fulfilling my Tahjud prayers. I was spiritually awaken sometime  at 3.30 am and performed my Tahjud and zikirullah quietly by the side of my bed until 5 am.  After the prayer , I looked out from my bedroom balcony. I could feel the tranquillity  breeze as I stand alone looking over the seaside and the early fajar  morning was so calm and there were continuous small cool breeze blowing over my face as though it was cleaning and wiping my tears away. I did a silent zikir for that precious moment of time.   SubhanaAllah...

19.0        Saturday, 9^th.July 2011 -  By 5.30 am I was down stairs where I notice our Sheikh Dr Ismail was already with his tasbih sitting quietly at a chair. Our brother Isa was soundly asleep at the hall and several minutes later he was awaken. By then , our beloved  Brother Dr Yahya was preparing for the Subuh Azan and the serenity sound of the Azan has indeed awaken the rest of the jemaah for the Subuh prayers by 6.30am and continued with the Syuruk prayers by 7.15am. 

20.0        I was informed from my mother that before the Subuh prayers started, while she was with Mawar at the veranda over looking the sea front, she had a glimpse of the sea was covered with land instead of the sea water. Due to that presence feeling she abruptly acknowledge the divinity sensation within herself. The same was also felt by Mawar but it was not revealed till the later part of the night. Other then that scenario, I will leave it to my mother and sister to share their actual divinity experience. It would be better to hear from the horse mouth.

21.0        By 10am we continued with our next program – Majlis ILMU. It was led by Sheikh Dr Ismail and continued shortly by Uztaz Harun Yahya in the general hakikat  knowledge of

22.0        The climax of the Majlis ILMU started when Sheikh Dr Ismail took over the session again on the divinity significant  of the spiritual zikirullah and shortly after then the members of the congregation were asked to share their spiritual experience of the Zikir Nafas.  Each members gave an in-depth revelation of their spiritual experience and I would rather say that it was the most ‘touching’ moments of my life hearing each testimonial. I can see and feel the sincerity and honesty of their experiences.  Again, I will leave it to the imagination of the members to visualize each testimonial of the members . It would be an honor if all the effected members could be able to pen their experiences for the benefit of the congregation members.

23.0        However, when it came to my turn, I hardly have the strength to explain my experiences as I was overwhelmed with such divinity experience of my life. I was deeply moved to say anything to such clarity of my testimonials other then acknowledging  the zikir nafas has indeed moved me closer to the divinity experience.

 Once again, during my observation of the session, I notice that Uztaz Harun Yahya was out of words to the experiences that he was hearing from the jemaah members despite that he himself is knowledgeable on the significant of the Hakikat  knowledge of the Kalimah. I notice that he has eagerly prepared 2 pieces of papers  ( notes about the Kalimah ) which he wish to continue if given the chance but unfortunately his desire to pursue was short leave by the intense climax of the members testimonials. We then adjourn for our Zohor prayers which was led by Uztaz Harun Yahya upon the 

Paradise Created For Humanity And Hell For Devils Jinns

Talk at Pulau Besar Melaka
The Spiritual Center of Sultanul Arifeen Shaykh Sayed Ismail Ibn Syed Jabbar [RA].
08-08-2011

Paradise is specially created for Humanity. And the hell is created only for Devils , Jinn , Binn and Hinns.
[ The Lower classes and categories of Jinns] , and Almighty The Creator of the Paradise proved His Intention and Promise by admitting into the paradise [ the highest of the paradise]both the first and second of the Creations among the Humans Adam [AS] and Hawwa [ AS] and made them to live happily until they obeyed the Devil and Evil self by Disobeying the Commands and authority of Almighty Allah.

Adam obeyed the Evil Self and Hawwa our First mother Hawwa obeyed the command of the accursed syaitan , accursed devil easily can influence the women folk while the menfolk can be easily deceived by his Nafs.This is a perfect example of a great wisdom to show us that power of influence of Nafs and devil is greater in its effect displacing the Greatest Command of Almighty.

Now the question arises whether we really originated from heaven? , What is the proof that our parents were from Paradise and what did they inherit into us to say we originated from heavens ?. We have that idelible proof that we originated from heavens and we have the 7 elements of heavenly substances in us that will make us to realize the Heavenly components inside is the greatest proof of Almighty's power on this earth.
We will discuss the 7 elements in the next discourses.

May Allah Bless us with more Divine Knowledge to bring us nearer to the turth.