Nikmat Islam - Blessings of Islam

Dah 11 hari Abah left us. Just few days ago, a high school friend lost her husband. Heart attack while he was cycling. I felt shocked and bewildered by the news. I can't imagine her feelings. No one is ready to lose their loved ones. Then, another cycling friend lost his son due to dengue. The son just got married end of Dec. Again, who would imagine losing someone like that. Yesterday a uni friend lost her MIL who passed away peacefully while asleep. Sigh! I felt the sadness because the pain of losing Abah is still so fresh. Otherwise, it would be just a prayer of Inna lillahi wainna ilaihi rajiuunnn... and moved on with my life. I felt the need to share the points below because Islam has a way to manage loss and sadness... Jannah.

Nikmat Islam

1) Nikmat mengetahui kehilangan yang dialami ialah sementara. Sedih duka pun sementara. Kehidupan kekal ialah di akhirat. Semua yang kita sayang akan jumpa di sana insyaAllah. Dengan syarat... cari syurga Allah.

Bayangkan mereka yang tidak tahu atau tidak percayakan hari akhirat yang kekal... yang sedih kehilangan tersayang dan disitulah pengakhirannya.

2) Nikmat mengetahui kesusahan hidup di dunia adalah sementara. Segala apa yang kurang di dunia ini, semoga akan dapat yang lebih baik di akhirat. Syarat... redha dan usaha.

Bayangkan ada yang tak tahu semua ini akan putus asa dengan kesusahan kehidupan. Cara mudah melarikan diri ialah bunuh diri.

* jadi bersyukurlah diberi nikmat menjadi orang Islam. Bukan semua org dapat dengan mudah.

The Blessings of Islam

1) The blessing of knowing the loss we experienced is temporary. The grief and sadness is temporary. Our eternal life is in the Hereafter. Everything that we love God willing will be there. Provided... seek ways to get into Allah's paradise.

Imagine those who do not know or do not believe in the eternal hereafter... the sadness of losing loved ones, that is the end.

2)  Blessing of knowing the hardships of life in this world is temporary. All that is lacking in this world, will be much better in the afterlife. Provided... acceptance and make effort.

Imagine those who do not know all this would be discouraged by difficulties of life. An easy way out is suicide.

* So be grateful to be given the blessings of Islam. Not everyone got it easily.