Heart attack is one of the main killers in Malaysia.I am not a doctor to expound the reasons for heart failures,but one of the main reasons is because we do don't take care of our hearts.
Similarly,we must also take care of our other "heart" i.e qalbu.I don't know how many of our qalbu have been paralysed or died spiritually.To the best of my knowledge,no statistics have been published and no equipments have been invented to detect or measure the qalbu's failures. IMHO,our deeds and behaviours reflected the state of our hearts.
Our qalbu is being attacked everyday by external and internal enemies-there is a war zone inside there,whether we realise it or not.To protect it,we must know our enemies and ourselves.
To protect our qalbu,we must continously strenghten it and build and maintain its defence.
Let's keep our qalbu in good state,so that we are safe from ourselves and for the good of others as well.
(posted via Treo650)
//adib//
Abedib,
Thanks for sharing. My late father passed away due to sudden heart attack almost 8 years ago.
Btw, have started reading the Perjalanan Rabbani. My mom and I both agree that we musn't read and interpret in on our own. Kena refer "Tok Guru" jugak... :-)
Posted by: the jamie | Friday, May 27, 2005 at 12:06 PM
Reader,
You have written heart stimulating blog. We have doctors to look after our physical heart, some even the luxury of a personal physician. Yet we are letting our real heart to wrot, trampled and rampaged by onslaughts via the senses by all barbarianism of todays multimedia.
While our heart quirm under the onslaught, we are happily trudging along, condoning all those and refused treatments, let alone supplementary diets and vitamins for its care. Under such circumstances, where would our heart end? In what pitiful state would it end up to be?
But before that, how many of us know what is the food for the heart? What is the vitamins needed? What regiment of exercise is needed to keep it healthy? That is a food for thought..........
Posted by: Gukita | Friday, May 27, 2005 at 12:26 PM
Thanks Gukita for your thought provoking inputs.May I have some answers to his questions.
For those who wish to know about our hearts,please read a book by Hamka entitled Tasawuf Moden. It cost about RM15.
Posted by: Adib | Friday, May 27, 2005 at 06:23 PM
Abedib, I bought the book last year. But only a few pages read. :-( I will reread the book. Discipline. I will make a date with the book.
Posted by: mhi | Friday, May 27, 2005 at 08:56 PM
MHI,
That is grreat!Make a DATE with the good book(put it in your TODO list in your new Nokia 9500;-).When it comes to the MATTERS of the heart,it should be our priority.
Posted by: Adib | Friday, May 27, 2005 at 09:37 PM
Abedib...
Many thanks for this Friday tazkirah. It is indeed very poignant... how many of us do take really care of our heart (go for special diet, taking ECG tests etc)...but not our 'qalbu'. May Allah bless u & yr family.
Adik Di
Posted by: Adik Di | Friday, May 27, 2005 at 11:04 PM
will do Sir.. will do. :-) yesterday I went to see a doctor (our sdara sister) and she said my heart is good. Alhamdulillah. Now will take care the qalb as well. Thanks for the reminder.
Posted by: mhi | Saturday, May 28, 2005 at 06:59 AM
The more I reflect, the more I realise that my qalbu has been sakit for a long while. I guess as you travel on this earth, you lose perspective a little bit if you are not careful. And you forget certain things.
I only hope that Allah will not take away his rahmat altogether & terus tak nampak jalan.
Posted by: the kimster | Monday, May 30, 2005 at 09:32 AM
The Kimster,
As we travelled, there were so many things that distracted our attentions and many of us were fascinated by the 'bright lights' that may blind our heart. It is a good first step to stop and to reflect.But that should not be the end.We must do something to our hearts and actions(qalbu dan amalan).
Posted by: Adib | Monday, May 30, 2005 at 12:09 PM
Readers,
After we eat, we feel satisfied/full. After we eat stale food we get stomach ache. After we eat poisonous food we get ill. Similiarly after we feed our qalbu with good food, we must feel something..... What is the feeling like readers?... If you feel nothing, then your qalbu is dead, similiar to not feeling anything after taking food. Are we sensitive enough to notice? Friends, please take care to notice, else we may be eating all the poisonous things and the qalbu been sending sickness signal all along without we noticing anything!!!!!
Posted by: Gukita | Monday, May 30, 2005 at 05:08 PM