
- Slm again.. this entry is actually a reply to a message from UnKnoWn123 from the shoutbox
- UnKnoWn123
the ONE thing im afraid right now is stepping out into he real world where we're free from school rules.
- UnKnoWn123
i've cum 2 realised dat d rules r wats keepin me safe all dis while n d real world seem so cruel n harsh
- 2009-12-14 5:34 PM
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- UnKnoWn123
4 example, is it possible 2 b a gd muslim once ur outside wid ur peers without ur parents keepin an eye on u ? i'm growin up faster than i thought ha3
ok, so regarding the short IM from the shoutbox,
honestly, its a problem in which nobody can escape..
i myself find difficulty in adjusting to this 'new' environment..
i've once heard of a story of a smoker, an old fella.. he's a really heavy smoker.. then one day he stops smoking, and when asked, he said that its simply ur heart's desire, if u believe that it is bad, u believe that it causes bad effect to u and ur family, and u really want to live happily and healthily, u can stop smoking.. and he did, with no need for chewing gums in replacement or wutsoever..
the moral from this is that it all comes from you, if u really believe that its not good, if u really want to get Allah's grace and if u really believe in Allah's promise of paradise, i dont think u'll be interested in doing anything else..
there's one thing we as muslims need to remember, our priority. if we can manage to set the rules straight, as for example: i am going to spend an hour reading the quran before sleep, i am going to wake up early for tahajjud, then no problem..
but that's just how it is, easier said than done, i myself has been in ur shoes, trust me, the few days in my room felt like being in sin city.. but in time, i started to listen to bilal assad and his lectures about Paradise, and alhamdulillah, i'm back on the right track..
so going back to ur question, YES it is possible to live a muslim life, forget about the prophet Muhammad's SAW era, lets look at our own society. we have muslims all over the world, the muslim population is ever growing, we have muslim communities in USA, in Australia, in Britain, in Japan.. its everywhere, so how do u think these people survive in these 'harsh' conditions. i believe they live in a much more cruel and harsh world than we do.. imagine the muslim brothers who got arrested just because they have beards and made them look like a taliban member.. think about the muslim sisters who has been forced to take off their hijab at the airport.. the only thing that keeps them on the right track is FAITH. faith is everything. faith in Allah, faith in His promises of paradise for the believers..
to UnKnoWn123 : u already took the first step in trying to find help, it shows that u have the intention of changing.. and that is already imaan.. the most important thing in Islam is ur heart, the prophet SAW once said that there is one piece of flesh(if i'm not mistaken) that if the flesh is good, then everything else is good, and that is ur heart.. u already have the heart to change, have faith in Allah and insyaAllah, everything will be fine..
the world is a prison to the believers, and a paradise to the disbelievers
if ur feeling the pain of having to endure the world full of sins, and u have a deep hatred for sins, then ur a believer..
life is what u look at it, sometimes the grass is much greener on the other side, if u luk at the muslim community in Malaysia, we're quite strong if compared to 20 years ago, even with all the entertainment and etc, we still have a strong muslim community only if u luk close enuff, u have everything u need abt islam on the net.. in ur neighbourhood im sure u can find classes for tilawah and arabic language and such.. Islam is available, only if we search for it.. Allah will only change the fate of a race if they themselves strive to change..
oh and 1 more thing, the easiest way to live a muslim life is to be around muslim friends ie ppl who actually understands and practice Islam ..
sorry for this long entry, that's just how my brain works. haha
Let us take the good advice from this entry, and forgive the author for all the mistakes and inaccuracy.. i am a human being just like you, and cant possibly escape any faultiness
Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh..
PS : judging by the style of writing, i think i noe who u are UnKnoWn123, but lets just act like i dont know you.. its better that way.. haha