My interpretation of sacrifice
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.
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The absence of the festivity implores me to spend my Eid morning working on my Sociology essay in front of the laptop, accompanied by the voice coming from TV Al-Hijrah. The house is empty. The boys are at the surau, probably watching the cows & goats being slaughtered and ayah is maybe helping the pak cik slaughtering the animals. Ibu is sending the food to the relatives' houses.
I am multi-tasking. Doing research for my essay, watching TV and taking care of Hasif at one time.
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Today's topic is sacrifice.
As a student, what I am sacrificing now is my time. Sacrificing the nafs for entertainment, the nafs to sleep, merely for the sake of studying, insyaAllah for Him.
The sacrifice doesn't need to be huge and prominent to the world. Let it just be known to ourselves and it's sufficient to be presented to Allah soon. As long as the niat is pure and sincere, Allah will reward us for the sacrifice that we make as a child, student, khalifah and His servant in this life.
Oh yes. This evening, I am going back to KMS. Yes, you are right! Going back to college during Eid Adha and I may include this as another type of sacrifice..hmm?
Just imagine..
At the time of happiness, I have to sacrifice the need of being near to my family. I must go back to college as I still have the responsibility as a student and I certainly think that this is a BIG sacrifice, no?
(I keep on giving the same example because I am a student, and I am merely giving the clear view of sacrifice from a student's perspective)
Allah forbids us to make sacrifice by injuring our body, by hurting ourselves etc etc. Allah loves kindness and of course, He would never allow His servants to make such a foolish thing merely as a mean to gain His forgiveness. Allah akan sentiasa memberi balasan; walau sekecil zarah, walau sebesar gunung, Allah sentiasa tahu tentang pengorbanan kita.
Be it choosing to restrain our hands from doing evil acts or merely following what the administration has to say; the students must be present at the college for tomorrow's lecture, the sacrifice made is noted by the angels beside us.
Allah has promised us,
O you who believe! Endure and be more patient (than your enemy), and guard your territory by stationing army units permanently at the places from where the enemy can attack you, and fear Allah, so that you may be successful. (Aali Imran 3:200)
Be patient, love.
(semoga penulisan ini tak terselit rasa bangga/riak atau apa-apa)
-- mana yang salah harap betulkan
--- ini penulisan bebas dan personal, bukan hukum yang boleh diambil secara serius
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The absence of the festivity implores me to spend my Eid morning working on my Sociology essay in front of the laptop, accompanied by the voice coming from TV Al-Hijrah. The house is empty. The boys are at the surau, probably watching the cows & goats being slaughtered and ayah is maybe helping the pak cik slaughtering the animals. Ibu is sending the food to the relatives' houses.
I am multi-tasking. Doing research for my essay, watching TV and taking care of Hasif at one time.
*
Today's topic is sacrifice.
As a student, what I am sacrificing now is my time. Sacrificing the nafs for entertainment, the nafs to sleep, merely for the sake of studying, insyaAllah for Him.
The sacrifice doesn't need to be huge and prominent to the world. Let it just be known to ourselves and it's sufficient to be presented to Allah soon. As long as the niat is pure and sincere, Allah will reward us for the sacrifice that we make as a child, student, khalifah and His servant in this life.
Oh yes. This evening, I am going back to KMS. Yes, you are right! Going back to college during Eid Adha and I may include this as another type of sacrifice..hmm?
Just imagine..
At the time of happiness, I have to sacrifice the need of being near to my family. I must go back to college as I still have the responsibility as a student and I certainly think that this is a BIG sacrifice, no?
(I keep on giving the same example because I am a student, and I am merely giving the clear view of sacrifice from a student's perspective)
Allah forbids us to make sacrifice by injuring our body, by hurting ourselves etc etc. Allah loves kindness and of course, He would never allow His servants to make such a foolish thing merely as a mean to gain His forgiveness. Allah akan sentiasa memberi balasan; walau sekecil zarah, walau sebesar gunung, Allah sentiasa tahu tentang pengorbanan kita.
Be it choosing to restrain our hands from doing evil acts or merely following what the administration has to say; the students must be present at the college for tomorrow's lecture, the sacrifice made is noted by the angels beside us.
Allah has promised us,
O you who believe! Endure and be more patient (than your enemy), and guard your territory by stationing army units permanently at the places from where the enemy can attack you, and fear Allah, so that you may be successful. (Aali Imran 3:200)
Be patient, love.
(semoga penulisan ini tak terselit rasa bangga/riak atau apa-apa)
-- mana yang salah harap betulkan
--- ini penulisan bebas dan personal, bukan hukum yang boleh diambil secara serius
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