To all fathers who are reading this posting,may I wish you and also myself a very Happy Father's Day today.We had dinner of foot long sandwiches at Subway last night.(as shown in the photo)
As a father ,may I record my special thanks to my wife for assisting me in trying harder to be a good father to my children.To my kids,my thanks for your patience and tolerance with me.
By the way, thanks for the present.
Today ,my mother showed me a 'kendi' that she inherited from my great grand mother Halimah.By coincidence my mother's name is also Halimah.
Below is a short note written by my schoolmate and posted at our alumni mailinglist.When I read this note, I cried for his 8-year old daughter who lost her mother a few years ago.
There's a note purposely put on the table by my daughter (8 years-old) that i read last night when i reach home from work...
"Mama,Zizi tahu mama dah tak ada tapi Zizi sangat sayang dekat mama.Zizi rindu sangat dekat mama sebab mama baik,cantik,
putih,macam awan.Mama... Zizi nak sangat peluk mama.Zizi sangat sayang mama".
Cuma airmata yang mengalir dipipi saya selepas membaca nota itu.Dan memandang kewajahnya yang sedang tidur...saya hanya mampu mengucup dahinya dan membelai rambutnya...
Selamat hari ibu.
The above was reproduced verbatim with written consent from my schoolmate to share with you.My apologies for not being able to translate the above in English.
Let's be grateful to Allah that many of us still have our mothers,especially me who can still talk and hug my mother(who is 73 years old and my grandmother who is 90+ years old).
Below is my cut/paste reference in the Qur'an and Hadith relating to mothers: The Quran
First,let me thank Allah swt,The Lord of All The Worlds,Seen and Unseen,Known and Unknown for giving me the best mother and also for my wife ,the mother of my three boys.Thank you and I am forever grateful,My Rabb for your mercy and kindness.
I offer my apologies to my mother and my wife for my failings and weaknesses for not not being able to convey in full my gratitudes to both of you for your unconditional love and tireless sacrifices for me and my three children.Only my hugs and kisses to both of you as always...
1. "We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents; in pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth" (46:15).
2. "Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honor. And out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say: ‘My Lord! bestow on them Thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood' "(17:23-24).
3. "We have enjoined on man and woman kindness to parents; but if they (either of them) strive (to force) thee to join with Me anything of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not'" (29:8).
4. "We have enjoined on man and woman (to be good) to his/her parents; show gratitude to Me and to thy parents; to Me is (thy final) Goal. If they (parents) strive to make thee join in worship with Me things of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not; yet bear them company in this life with justice (and consideration) and follow the way of those who turn to Me (in love)" (31:14-15).
The Hadith
1. The Prophet Muhammad said, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him: Your Heaven lies under the feet of your mother (Ahmad, Nasai).
2. A man came to the Prophet and said, ‘O Messenger of God! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship? The Prophet said: Your mother. The man said, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man further asked, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man asked again, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your father. (Bukhari, Muslim).
3. Abu Usaid Saidi said: We were once sitting with Rasulullah when a man from the tribe of Salmah came and said to him: O Messenger of Allah! do my parents have rights over me even after they have died? And Rasulullah said: Yes. You must pray to Allah to bless them with His Forgiveness and Mercy, fulfill the promises they made to anyone, and respect their relations and their friends (Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah).
4. Abdullah ibn Amr related that the Messenger of Allah said: The major sins are to believe that Allah has partners, to disobey one's parents, to commit murder, and to bear false witness (Bukhari, Muslim).
5. It is narrated by Asma bint Abu Bakr
that during the treaty of Hudaibiyah, her mother, who was then pagan, came to
see her from Makkah. Asma informed the Messenger of Allah of her arrival and
also that she needed help. He said: Be good to your mother (Bukhari, Muslim).
Selamat Pengantin Baru,Shariah!
I am very happy indeed to attend your weddinglast night.I had great time meeting our relatives from far and near.On the day you were married(Thursday 20/03/08),I cried when your brother performed the akad nikah as the wali.How I wish my beloved uncle Dato' Haji Mohd Shahir(your late father) was the one to do it.But as you knew, he could not be with us on this auspicious day..He was called to his Rabb about a year ago on 1/3/2007.That ceremony reminded me of my only sister's marriage.My own father died a few years before my sister got married and I was the wali.
My du'a for you ,Shariah-Selamat Berbahagia sehingga ke akhir hayat.
Note on the photo: After the ceremony , afew of my family members took turn to take photos with the couple.
First,let me thank Allah swt for the successful get together to celebrate Eidul Fitri for my relatives who live in Kuala Lumpur.I am grateful to Allah swt for the good weather and thankful to all my relatives for taking time to join me in the walk,talk and makan(WTM).One of the objectives is to improve silaturrahim among family members especially among the younger generations.I am happy to note that everyone enjoyed the gathering and insyaAllah, we will do it again from time to time..
The photo shows a candid shot of my grandma when I visited her some time ago.She was not aware that I was there taking her photo because she could not see anymore.Her age is in the late 90's.
Yesterday, at her house,she was waiting for the body of her son (my uncle whom I mentioned in yesterday posting) to arrive.Eight months ago,she lost her eldest son and yesterday was her second eldest son.Two deaths in a year for her and may Allah swt be pleased with her patience.Despite her age and losing her two sons within eight months,she is quite strong emotionally.
This incident reminds me of the what happened on 5th Dec,1980.It was the day that shocked my family,especially my beloved and dearest mom.During that night, her father passed away and the next morning her husband passed away-in the same house!.I just hugged her- no words came out from my mouth,only tears flowing...
If you still have a mother, never keep her waiting for you.If you can't go home as often as you wish, a phone call is good enough to brighten her day.
This morning,I received a call that my uncle Mohd Shukri Abdullah has passed away at about 9am. He was admitted to HUSM,Kubang Kerian Kelantan since 6/10/2007.During the Hari Raya Puasa ,I have visited him a few times.He suffered a major stroke and failure of kidneys.
To my fellow muslims/muslimahs who are reading this posting,may I ask you a favour to 'sedakah' Al-Fatihah to my late uncle. He will be buried today.May Allah bless his soul and accept his ubudiyyah and place him among the solihin and grant him al-Jannah.
From Allah we all come, and to him all shall return.
Al-Fatihah.
NB: I will be at my kampong for the next few days.
I don't have a pc with me.The only way I can update this blog is via a web app installed in my Treo680 AND provided it can get connected to DIGINET.
I noticed a few spelling errors in my previos postings.My apologies.
Today is another hectic day for me.The first event is the wedding of my cousin's son in Besut.Then my alumni gathering followed by open house at my sister's home.Before the end,we are going our uncle who is the HUSM hospital undergoing treatment.
All my kids now are back in KL.
Begitu pantas datang dan pergi nya Ramadhan-panas dan lapar dahaga..Besok Shawal menjelang tiba.Hari ini ibu mengajak aku dan isteri ke bazar Ramadhan di kampungku.Terlihat pelbagai lauk pauk dan kueh mueh kesukaan ku semasa aku kanak2 dulu.
InsyaAllah kami adik beradik dan anak2 kami akan berbuka di rumah ibu bersama nenek yg berusia hampir 100tahun.Semalam ibuku senyum gembira melihat telatah anak cucu yg hampir 30 orang.Begitu meriah suasana dikampung menjelanh hari raya..
Selamat tinggal Ramdhan.InsyaAllah jumpa lagi ditaun depan.Illa liqaq.
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