Assalamualaikum w.b.t,
Alhamdulillah, after four months, I've got a chance to update my blog, pheeew, what a long time, isn't it ?
So, I'll update with a story about the fabulous event conducted on 15th April 2013. The event was called Reclaim Your Heart. A talk by Sis Yasmin Mogahed, one of the international speakers. You can see the trailer up there :)
It was started with a recitation of Holy Quran by Ustazah Zainab Talha. Oh by the way, the MC of the day was Sis Wardina Safiyyah. Then, there was a play by students from Sekolah Islam Adni entitled The Flowers of Gaza. They did a marvelous job even they were just cute little children. Their English were ah-may-zing. Kudos ! After that, the video entitled A Story That Has To Be Told was screened. It was about the story of people in Gaza. The people who have been visited Gaza shared their experience. Their experience which they could not and will not forget for the entire life. I really do want to go and visit Palestinians people, one day, inshaaAllahutaala, one fine day. I want to experience it myself.
After a long wait, then Sis Yasmin Mogahed's turn to deliver a talk. The participants were full of enthusiastic energy. The talk was such a motivation to all. It's awesome. Those were notes that I managed to write.
- Angels do not have choice, while us as human being (caliphs of Allah) do have choice. Never to allow arrogant to take over ourselves. It is our human nature to slip. So, we have choice to either repentance or be arrogant and blame others for the wrongdoings as what shaytan did.
- The example given was the story about Adam a.s and iblis. Look at the story of Adam. Even he did break the rules of Allah not to eat the forbidden fruit, he never blame shaytan but he turned to Allah and repentance. While vice versa to the iblis which he blame Allah for the reason he was thrown away from Jannah.
- Our situation will not change until we change ourselves, until we acknowledge Allah & until we prostrate sincerely to Him as a true believer.
- The more you run for the creation, the more they push you away. The more you run for Allah, the more He comes closer to you.
- Allah is Al-Wadud, the source of love. If you want real love, you have to seek the One who created love. Only then, you'll find true love.
- When you put your trust in Allah and do something for the sake of Allah, Allah will return it back in the better form in this dunya and hereafter.
- Never lean on creation, you can use it but do not depends on it, for Allah is The One who controls everything.
- Know firmly that Allah will make way out for you so put all your trust in Allah.
- Sometimes, we are too focus on the gifts that Allah gave which are called as false attachment. So, Allah take it back so you can be detached from whatever things and refocused yourself and know that the true attachment you need is Allah 'Azzawajalla.
- If we want to be close to Allah during our time of hardship, we must be close to Allah during our time of ease.
- Every good deed that you do is not a gift from you to Allah, but it's a gift from Allah to you.
- When we are far from Allah, the heart becomes hard. When the heart becomes hard, the eyes become dry.
- If Allah leaves us in a blink of an eye, we collapse.
- We act. We strive. We put our effort. But remember, we have no power of the results. The results are from Allah. Work hard, but trust Him.
- Focus on Allah when ease, then it will be more easier when the hardship strikes you.
That was part of the talk. Hopefully, it helps :)
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| The pass to enter the talk :) |
Jazakillah khayr for your time spent to read this post. May Allah bless.
Assalamualaikum dear readers.
