kesian haiti

Tomorrow I will be going back to house no 1. Its now 2 weeks in kuching and 2 weeks in shah alam. Until the ship finally harbours. Where will this poor harbour be, I don't know, I leave it to Allah swt. Anywhere I end up being, I hope only for a good ending, husnul khotimah.

Someone told me, at this present time of akhir zaman, we can only hope to die with iman, how we die, we don't know. Good people are not spared in Gaza, in Afganistan, Iraq,  in the earthquakes that are becoming more frequent than before, most recent in Haiti which is really heart rending.  The political unrests  that seemed to catch on in countries all over the world. Violence,  bombings and economic gloom that have tarnished our optimism for the future. We are worried by what is happening around us, worried if things does not improve.

To me, not much point worrying.  We must work hard to see that we have done our responsibilities before our time here is up. Repent for our past sins, live properly in our present and prepare for the future.  Make sure we do our fulfill our obligatory ibadats, lead an honest life and live on halal earnings, use our spare time in beneficial ways, use our spare provisions in the ways that brings us the blessings of Allah. As is stated in the Quran;

"(Mereka itu ialah) orang-orang yang bertaubat, yang beribadat, yang memuji Allah, yang mengembara (untuk menuntut ilmu dan mengembangkan Islam), yang rukuk, yang sujud, yang menyuruh berbuat kebaikan dan yang melarang daripada kejahatan, serta yang menjaga batas-batas hukum Allah. Dan gembirakanlah orang-orang yang beriman (yang bersifat demikian)" (Surah at-Taubah 112)

And accept whatever that is to come with the same openheartedness as we do during the good times. Because lahaulawalakuwata illa billah. We have no power over what will happen, but if Allah wills good on us, no bad will ever befall on us and vice versa.  But at least,  when bad things befallen upon us, we have something to bring with us to our graves.