25 Zulkaedah 1431

Assalamualaikum warahmatullah..

Yesterday, I was thinking about how I need 2 b closer 2 my creator...so, i started looking around..looking at de sky n de trees n plants around me...den, i was tinking..perhaps, i shd take it a step further n reflect on wat i was seeing...

so, i decided to reflect on the plants...its beauty, its variety, its benefits...n den i remembered a hadith dat we covered in class recently..so, i decided dat 4 my 1st hadith reflection, i'd like to reflect on dis hadith...

Dari Ibnu Umar r.a., katanya Rasulullah s.a.w. bersabda: "Di antara beberapa pohon, ada pohon yang tidak gugur daunnya; pohon itulah perumpamaan seorang muslim. Terangkanlah kepadaku, pohon apakah itu?" Orang-orang yang hadir ketika itu menebak, "Pohon dalam hutan belukar." Kata Ibnu Umar, "Saya menebak pohon korma. Tetapi saya malu mengatakannya." Kata mereka, " Tunjukkanlah kepada kami, ya Rasulullah! Pohon apakah itu?" Jawab Nabi, "Pohon korma!"

Narrated ibn Omar (radiyAllahu anhu):

The Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wasallam) said, “Amongst the trees, there is a tree, the leaves of which do not fall and is like a Muslim. Tell me the name of that tree.” Everybody started thinking about the trees of the desert areas. And I thought of the date-palm tree but felt too shy to answer. The others then asked, “What is that tree, O Allah’s Apostle?” He replied, “It is the date-palm tree.”

So, anyway, since Rasulullah s.a.w. has said dat a date tree is like a muslim, i went to look up on the benefits of the date tree and date fruits...so, here are some links to share...

http://www.ayushveda.com/dietfitness/benefits-of-dates/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_dactylifera

so, y r we muslims compared to de date tree? It's precisely coz date trees are beneficial...as in they r useful in society..be it the leaves, the fruits, the wood...hence, what we shd contemplate on is how r we as muslims in our society? do we contribute to society? do we make ourself of use to others in the community?

as my ustadz touched on d other time, what kind of legacy will we leave behind when we die? what will people remember us for?

for me, i dun tink i've done much in my life for the society...guess it's sumting i need to work on..=/

hmm...im not sure if dis reflection is gg on well...

btw! i found a muslim manga website! i was amazed dat dere is such a website..alhamdulillah.. i luv reading comics so, perhaps now, i can try to read wat's up at muslim manga..=) i've included it in my links section on the left hand side of the blog..

yupz...ok den, shall go off..

Assalamualaikum!

Luv,

Amal Hayati.