Kisah WANITA Yang Selalu / Sentiasa Berbicara Dengan menggunakan Al-Quran

Kisah wanita yang selalu bicara dengan Al-Qur'an

Berkata Abdullah bin Mubarak Rahimahullahu Ta'ala :

Saya berangkat menunaikan Haji ke Baitullah Al-Haram, lalu berziarah ke makam Rasulullah saw. Ketika saya berada disuatu sudut jalan, tiba-tiba saya melihat sesosok tubuh berpakaian yang dibuat dari bulu. Ia adalah seorang ibu yang sudah tua. Saya berhenti sejenak seraya mengucapkan salam untuknya. Terjadilah dialog dengannya beberapa saat.

Dalam dialog tersebut wanita tua itu , setiap kali menjawab pertanyaan Abdulah bin Mubarak, dijawab dengan menggunakan ayat-ayat Al-Qur'an. Walaupun jawabannya tidak tepat sekali, akan tetapi cukup memuaskan, karena tidak terlepas dari konteks pertanyaan yang diajukan kepadanya.
Abdullah : "Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakaatuh."
Wanita tua :
"Salaamun qoulan min robbi rohiim." (QS. Yaasin : 58)
("Salam sebagai ucapan dari Tuhan maha kasih")

We love Knowledge Linda Delgado

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We love Knowledge Linda Delgado, a policeman with the rank of Sergeant in Arizona, USA. He received the guidance of Allah and embrace Islam as the world shaken by terrorism. Follow the story of how youth he converted to Islam and his experiences like grief.

FIVE years ago, my age 52 years and is a Christian. I am not a member of either church, but throughout life, I always look for the truth. I attended many churches and learn from their teachers. They are incomplete and I realize there is no truth except Allah. Since the age of 9 years I read my Bible every day. Can not say that, since long years, I often find the pure truth.

For many years during my quest for the truth, I learned some religious teachings. I learned more than a year old twice a week with a Catholic priest, but can not accept the Catholic faith. Then I studied for a year and the Jehovah's testimony can not accept their beliefs. I spent almost two years with a Mormon and still can not find the truth. I went to some Protestant churches, some for several months, trying to find answers to my questions.

My heart says Jesus is not God, but is a prophet. My heart says Adam and Eve were responsible for their sin, not me. My heart says I must worship God and no other. I say I feel responsible for the good and bad of me, and God will never be the man appeared to tell not my responsibility. He does not need to live and die as a man, because He is God.

That's my position, the full question and request prayer to God for help. I was afraid to face death without knowing the truth. I pray and keep praying.

I received responses from the priests and missionaries say, "This is a mystery."

I feel that God wants man to enter heaven, so he will not make it a mystery to get there, how to manage this life, and how to know Him. I know my heart I state that what I hear all this is not true. I live in Arizona, the United States and at the age of 52 years have not been talking to Muslims. I like many Westerners, had read a lot through the media about Islam as a religion of fanatics and terrorists, so I have not reviewed any books or information about Islam. I do not know anything about religion.

MY FINDINGS

Four years ago, I retired after serving for 24 years as a police officer. My husband is a police retirees. A year before we retired, I was a police sergeant and supervisor. Police around the world have the same bond, we call a brotherhood of Law Enforcement. We always help each other no matter where the police department or country whatsoever.

The year that I received a message that needs help from a group of policemen from Saudi Arabia who came to the United States to study English at university and set up near a police training academy in the city in which I live. Arab members of the police is still searching for their home stay with their host families to learn about American culture and practice the English they have learned.

Raising my son, my granddaughter as a single parent. I help her find housing near our house so that we can take care of grandchildren. I talked with my husband and we agree it's good we are helping the police earlier. It also provides an opportunity for my son to learn about people from other countries. I was told that young Muslim and I am just wondering so.

An interpreter from Arizona State University led a young Arab named Abdul to meet with us. We show the young man to the bedroom and bathroom which he will use when staying with us. I continue to prefer Abdul. Perwatakannya good and win the respect of our hearts!

Fahd later brought to our house. He is young and shy, but a lively young. I became their tutor and we shared a lot of experience of police work, the United States and Saudi Arabia, Islam and others. I watched how they mutually assist each other as well as 16 members of Saudi Arabia other police who came to learn English.

During their years here, I respect Fahd and Abdul are not letting their influence in American culture. They went to mosque every Friday prayer at all times even if they are tired, and always be careful what they eat and so on. They showed me their traditional dishes and they took me to Arab markets and restaurants. They were so good with my grandchildren. They always give my grandchildren presents, jokes and friends. They treat me and my husband with the utmost respect. Each day they will ask if they need to help me buy goods on the market before they went to study with the other members of the Arab police. I teach them how to use computers, and I subscribe to the Arabic newspaper online and began to search the Internet to learn more deeply about them, their culture and their religion. I do not want to do things that offend them.

One day, I asked them if they have it better. I want to read what is said in it. They make the application of their embassy in Washington DC and have my Quran translation in English, cassettes and pamphlets. The instance I, we started to discuss about Islam (they are forced to speak English and this became the focus of the learning session).

I started to love these young people, and they told me that I was the first non-Muslims they teach Islam!

After a year, they completed their studies, and training in the police academy. I was able to assist them in police studies, because I was a police instructor. I call many of their police friends to my house to complete the university and practice English. One of them took my wife to America, and I were invited to their house. They were so good and I spoke to her about the dress of Islam, Wudu and other matters.

A week before "adopted children" I returned to Saudi Arabia, I plan to have dinner with traditional dishes (I'm buying half of them did not know to cook). I buy a hijab and aged (long dresses). I want them back I remember wearing proper Islamic women.

Profession of faith would come

Before we start to eat, I like the two clauses of the testimony. Young people are just crying and laughing and it was so extra special. I believe in my heart, God has sent these young people as a reply to my answer in my prayers for this. I believe God has chosen me to see the truth in the light of Islam. Do I believe God sent Islam to my door. I commended him on the nature of forgiveness, caring and loving him to me.

Adventure MY IN ISLAM

Arab foster children I returned to their homes a week after I converted to Islam. My very long for them, but still feel happy. I have attended the mosque near my residence as soon as I embraced Islam and I sign up as a Muslim. I expect a good response from the local Muslim community. I think that all Muslims were like my adopted children have with me a year ago. My family is still in a state of shocked! I think they will stick to this new religion is only for the time being, the conditions are not, and move on to other religions, as I did before. They were surprised by the changes in my daily life. My husband is an excellent, so he bought halal food when I say we will eat halal and haram food away, he agreed.

Next change is to move all the pictures of human and animal pictures of all rooms in our house. One day when my husband from work she found the pictures that hung on the wall before, had been arranged in albums. He is seen without any comment. Next I wrote a letter on my non-Muslim family and told them my situation and explain how it will change the family relationship. I explained some fundamental Islam. My family will stand with them, and I continued to learn the prayer and reading the Quran. I became active in a group of Muslim women via the Internet and is easy to study.

I also attended the basic class of Muslims at the mosque when I was not working. I'm still a police sergeant at the time and it is difficult - impossible to sebenarya uncovered. This is so annoy me and I was worried. Only eight months away and I can retire, so I make an application, and allowed to work three days a week for me to plan and research projects.

Six months passed, Muslim in the mosque not ignore me. I feel disappointed. I feel like an outsider. I am so confused. I try to be active in the community with some good Muslim to me. I am looking if they are good, loyal friend and a good attitude shown by the merged young Arab police on a daily basis.

I do a lot of mistakes in the mosques, such as speaking in prayer. I went off to the community and eat with your left hand; I use the nail polish and was scolded. I take Wudu incorrectly and is regarded with suspicion. I became faint.

In one day I received a package from my Muslim friends who I know through the Internet. In the bungkunsan some abayas, hijabs, silk socks, and a welcome note that my admission into the religion of Islam. Women from Kuwait. There are a good Muslim hearts and send telekung sejadah that he was his own. Both women live in Saudi Arabia.

I received an e-mail that I always remember when I felt like a stranger. Note the e-mail reads: "I feel happy you convert to Islam, before I met many Muslims." This is not an insult. It is a reminder that Islam is perfect and we are Muslims who are not perfect. Myself as a weakness, so also the brothers of my Islam.

I also began to understand what I believe in God in Islam: the Islamic brotherhood.

Four years later, my life has changed significantly. My family received the good sense and tolerance that I am a Muslim and will always be in the Islamic. Praise be to Allah that I tried to embrace Islam and dealing with families trying to remove me from Islam.

Gradually, I got a local friend, and through cyber space, many of my Muslim friends was a Muslim family that I help, love and friends. Last year I converted to Islam first, I fell ill with a dangerous disease. I hold fast to the rope of Islam and give thanks to the black seed tea and water from Zamzam and the prayers of my friends around the world.

After my health condition became worse I became weak. I had to stop work and the community apart from the Muslim community in the vicinity. I work hard in the prayers I have difficulty to pronounce the Arabic word, but never gave up. Teachers who teach Islam to make a few cassettes, and my friend took him to my house. After two years, I have learned four verses of the Quran. This may seem a little on most of the Muslims, but to me it is a major accomplishment. I learned to understand the spoken verses in the prayer, the struggle for two years.

Islamic third year, I hit a heart attack and had to go through heart surgery. It is a very sad time for me, because I know I will not touch my forehead to the floor during prayers, but will forever have to sit on a chair to pray. At this time I understand the facilities provided in the worship of Allah. Prayer is sitting on a seat is allowed and not fasting when the illness is possible. I do not think I'm not Islamic, when I do it in such circumstances.

After visiting several mosques, they are like mini United Nations, I can see some small groups in mosques produced by language and culture is not caused by love or dislike in a person. I'm happy even though there are many differences, I can always get his "Hi" and smile.

Then, I began to get acquainted with those who convert to Islam like me. There are many similarities between us - we face the same test as the non-Muslim family members, difficulty saying the word Arab, feel the silence on the Islamic festival, and has no family members to break the Ramadan. Islamic Sometimes we will lead our old friends who can not accept the changes in ourselves, or because of activities that we can together with the non-Muslims such as dance and the free mixing of men and women.

When I was not able to do community service, I work with others for the betterment of the Muslim community. I continuously seek Allah's aid in this regard.

One day, my son suggested that I write a book about my adopted children from Saudi Arabia, Islam and my family's experience with Islam. I decided to write a book and include the story of a group of girls, Muslims and non Muslims. The stories included the problems faced by girls at school and at home, and I will use my knowledge of Islam as a guide to characters in the book. I started writing a series of books called "Islamic Rose Books." I form a group of Muslim women writers and writers and aspirations of the Islamic Writers Alliance association terhasillah (Islamic Writers Alliance). This alliance is an international organization that provides support to Muslim women writers and writers aspirations. Our main goal is to promote our work to readers and publishers.

I also decided to help the two Muslim Food Fund by helping them create a database that is used for inventory, customers, and to produce reports required for the purpose of sponsoring and financing. I also decided that I will spend the bulk of the book sales profits to buy books and libraries are placed in children. I find that many libraries with many empty spaces where children's book of Islam.

Many more that I need to learn about Islam. I never tired of reading it and I love reading stories about prominent Islamic ideal. When I am in doubt about anything, I will refer to the Prophet's sunnah I'll see how he's will to act in a situation and I will make it as a guide.

My adventure in Islam will continue, and I always look forward to new experiences. I am grateful to Allah for forgiveness of his nature, and his caring nature

Kami cinta Ilmu = Mendapat Hidayah : LINDA DELGADO

Kami cinta Ilmu LINDA DELGADO, seorang anggota polis berpangkat Sarjan di Arizona, Amerika Syarikat. Beliau menerima hidayah Allah dan memeluk agama Islam ketika dunia digegarkan dengan isu keganasan. Ikuti kisah beliau bagaimana belia memeluk agama Islam dan suka duka pengalaman beliau.

LIMA tahun yang lalu, usia saya 52 tahun dan merupakan seorang Kristian. Saya bukannya ahli pada mana-mana gereja, tapi sepanjang hidup, saya sentiasa mencari kebenaran. Saya menghadiri banyak gereja dan belajar daripada guru-guru mereka. Semuanya tidak lengkap dan saya menyadari tiada apa yang benar melainkan Allah. Sejak usia saya 9 tahun saya membaca Injil setiap hari. Tidak dapat dikatakan, sejak sekian tahun lamanya, kerap kali saya mencari kebenaran yang hakiki.

Bertahun-tahun lamanya sepanjang pencarian saya untuk kebenaran, saya mempelajari beberapa ajaran agama. Lebih setahun lamanya saya belajar dua kali seminggu bersama seorang paderi Katolik, tapi tidak boleh menerima kepercayaan Katolik. Kemudian selama setahun saya mempelajari Kesaksian Jehovah dan juga tidak dapat menerima kepercayaan mereka. Saya menghabiskan masa hampir dua tahun bersama Mormon dan masih tidak menjumpai kebenaran. Saya pergi ke beberapa gereja Protestan, sesetengahnya selama beberapa bulan, cuba mencari jawapan pada persoalan saya.

Hati saya mengatakan Jesus bukannya Tuhan tapi adalah merupakan Nabi. Hati saya mengatakan Adam dan Hawa bertanggungjawab atas dosa mereka, bukan saya. Hati saya mengatakan saya mesti menyembah Tuhan dan tiada yang lain. Perasaan saya mengatakan saya bertanggungjawab atas usaha baik dan jahat saya dan Tuhan sesekali tidak akan menjelma menjadi manusia untuk memberitahu bukan saya yang dipertanggungjawabkan. Dia tidak perlu hidup dan mati sebagai manusia, kerana Dia ialah Tuhan.

Begitulah kedudukan saya, penuh persoalan dan memohon doa kepada Tuhan untuk pertolongan. Saya begitu takut menghadapi maut tanpa mengetahui kebenaran. Saya berdoa dan terus berdoa.

Saya menerima jawapan daripada paderi-paderi dan mubaligh-mubaligh mengatakan, “Ini ialah satu misteri”.

Saya merasakan Tuhan mahukan manusia masuk ke syurga jadi Dia tidak akan menjadikan ianya satu misteri untuk pergi ke sana, bagaimana untuk menguruskan kehidupan ini, dan bagaimana untuk mengenali Dia. Saya tahu hati saya menyatakan iaitu apa yang saya dengar selama ini tidak benar. Saya tinggal di Arizona, Amerika Syarikat dan pada usia 52 tahun belum pernah bercakap dengan orang Islam. Saya seperti kebanyakan orang Barat, telah membaca banyak melalui media mengenai Islam sebagai agama fanatik dan teroris, jadi saya tidak pernah mengkaji apa-apa buku atau maklumat mengenai Islam. Saya tidak tahu apa-apa mengenai agama tersebut.

PENEMUAN SAYA

Empat tahun yang lalu, saya bersara setelah berkhidmat selama 24 tahun sebagai pegawai polis. Suami saya juga pesara polis. Setahun sebelum kami bersara, saya merupakan seorang sarjan polis dan penyelia. Anggota polis seluruh dunia mempunyai ikatan yang sama, kita panggil sebagai Persaudaraan Penguatkuasa Undang-Undang. Kita sentiasa membantu antara satu sama lain tidak kira polis dari jabatan mana atau negara mana sekalipun.

Tahun tersebut saya menerima satu risalah yang memerlukan bantuan daripada sekumpulan anggota polis dari Arab Saudi yang datang ke Amerika Syarikat untuk belajar bahasa Inggeris di universiti berdekatan dan mengadakan latihan di akademi polis di bandar tempat tinggal saya. Anggota polis dari Arab ini sedang mencari rumah untuk mereka tinggal bersama keluarga angkat bertujuan untuk mereka mempelajari budaya Amerika dan mempraktikkan bahasa Inggeris yang mereka pelajari.

Anak lelaki saya membesarkan cucu perempuan saya sebagai bapa tunggal. Saya membantunya mencari rumah berhampiran rumah kami agar kami dapat menjaga cucu. Saya berbincang dengan suami saya dan kami bersetuju ada baiknya kita membantu anggota polis tadi. Ianya juga merupakan satu peluang untuk cucu saya mempelajari mengenai orang daripada negara lain. Saya diberitahu anak-anak muda tadi beragama Islam dan saya begitu tertanya-tanya.

Seorang jurubahasa dari Arizona State University membawa seorang pemuda Arab bernama Abdul untuk bertemu dengan kami. Kami menunjukkan kepada pemuda tadi bilik tidur dan bilik mandi yang dia akan guna apabila tinggal bersama kami. Saya terus sukakan Abdul. Perwatakannya yang baik dan menghormati orang memikat hati kami!

Kemudian Fahd dibawa ke rumah kami. Dia lebih muda dan pemalu, tapi seorang anak muda yang ceria. Saya menjadi tutor mereka dan kami berkongsi banyak pengalaman kerja kepolisian, mengenai Amerika Syarikat dan Arab Saudi, Islam dan lain-lain. Saya memerhatikan bagaimana mereka saling bantu membantu antara satu sama lain dan juga 16 anggota polis Arab Saudi yang lain yang datang mempelajari bahasa Inggeris.

Sepanjang tahun mereka di sini, saya menghormati Fahd dan Abdul yang tidak membiarkan budaya Amerika mempengaruhi mereka. Mereka ke masjid setiap hari Jumaat, menunaikan solat pada setiap waktu walaupun mereka keletihan, dan sentiasa berhati-hati apa yang mereka makan dan seterusnya. Mereka menunjukkan kepada saya masakan tradisional mereka dan mereka membawa saya ke pasar dan restoran Arab. Mereka begitu baik dengan cucu saya. Mereka sentiasa memberi cucu saya hadiah, berjenaka dan bersahabat. Mereka melayan saya dan suami saya dengan penuh hormat. Setiap hari mereka akan bertanya sekiranya mereka perlu membantu saya membeli barangan di pasar sebelum mereka pergi belajar bersama anggota polis Arab yang lain. Saya mengajar mereka bagaimana menggunakan komputer, dan saya melanggani akhbar Arab online dan mula membuat carian di internet untuk mempelajari lebih mendalam mengenai mereka, budaya mereka dan agama mereka. Saya tidak mahu melakukan perkara yang boleh menyinggung perasaan mereka.

Satu hari, saya menanyakan mereka jika mereka ada Quran lebih. Saya hendak membaca apa yang diperkatakan didalamnya. Mereka membuat permohonan daripada kedutaan mereka di Washington DC dan mendapatkan saya Quran terjemahan bahasa Inggeris, kaset-kaset dan risalah-risalah. Atas kehendak saya, kami mula berbincang mengenai Islam (mereka terpaksa bercakap bahasa Inggeris dan ini menjadi fokus sessi pembelajaran).

Saya mula menyayangi anak muda ini, dan mereka memberitahu saya bahawa sayalah orang bukan Islam yang pertama mereka mengajarkan Islam!

Setelah setahun, mereka menamatkan pengajian mereka serta latihan di akademi polis. Saya telah dapat membantu mereka dalam pengajian kepolisian, kerana saya pernah menjadi jurulatih polis. Saya mengajak ramai kawan-kawan polis mereka ke rumah saya untuk menyiapkan projek universiti dan mempraktikkan bahasa Inggeris. Seorang daripada mereka membawa isteri ke Amerika, dan saya diajak ke rumah mereka. Mereka begitu baik dan saya berbicara dengan isterinya mengenai pakaian Islam, wudhu dan perkara lain.

Seminggu sebelum “anak-anak angkat” saya pulang ke Arab Saudi, saya merancang untuk mengadakan jamuan makan malam dengan hidangan tradisional mereka (saya membeli separuh daripadanya kerana tidak tahu memasaknya). Saya membeli hijab dan baya (gaun panjang). Saya hendak mereka pulang mengingati saya memakai pakaian wanita Islam yang sempurna.

MENGUCAP DUA KALIMAH SYAHADAH

Sebelum kami mula hendak makan, saya mengucapkan dua kalimah syahadah. Anak-anak muda tadi menangis dan ketawa dan ia sungguh istimewa sekali. Saya percaya dalam hati saya, Allah telah menghantar anak-anak muda ini sebagai membalas jawapan saya dalam doa-doa saya selama ini. Saya percaya Allah telah memilih saya untuk melihat kebenaran pada cahaya Islam. Saya percaya Allah telah menghantar Islam ke pintu rumah saya. Saya memuji-Nya atas sifat keampunan, penyayang dan pengasih-Nya kepada saya.

PENGEMBARAAN SAYA DALAM ISLAM

Anak-anak angkat Arab saya pulang ke kampung halaman mereka seminggu selepas saya memeluk agama Islam. Saya amat rindukan mereka, tapi masih terasa gembira. Saya telah menghadiri masjid berdekatan tempat tinggal saya sebaik sahaja saya memeluk agama Islam dan mendaftarkan diri saya sebagai seorang Islam. Saya menjangkakan sambutan yang baik daripada masyarakat Islam tempatan. Saya menyangka semua orang Islam adalah seperti anak-anak angkat saya yang telah bersama saya setahun yang lalu. Keluarga saya masih dalam keadaan terperanjat! Mereka menyangka saya akan berpegang pada agama baru ini hanya untuk sementara waktu, menjadi tidak ketentuan, dan beralih ke agama lain, seperti mana yang saya lakukan sebelum ini. Mereka begitu hairan dengan perubahan pada kehidupan harian saya. Suami saya seorang yang serba boleh, jadi dia membeli makanan halal apabila saya katakan kita akan makan makanan halal dan menjauhkan makanan haram, dia setuju.

Perubahan seterusnya ialah mengalihkan semua gambar manusia dan gambar haiwan daripada semua bilik di rumah kami. Satu hari apabila suami saya pulang kerja dia mendapati gambar-gambar yang digantung di dinding sebelum ini, telah disusun dalam album. Dia hanya melihat tanpa sebarang komen. Seterusnya saya menulis surat pada keluarga saya yang bukan Islam dan memberitahu mereka keadaan saya dan menjelaskan bagaimana ianya tidak akan mengubah hubungan kekeluargaan. Saya menerangkan sedikit asas Islam. Keluarga saya tetap dengan pendirian mereka, dan saya meneruskan usaha belajar sembahyang dan membaca Quran. Saya menjadi aktif dalam kumpulan wanita Islam melalui internet dan ini memudahkan pembelajaran saya.

Saya juga menghadiri kelas asas Islam di masjid apabila saya tidak bekerja. Saya masih seorang sarjan polis ketika itu dan ianya adalah sukar – sebenarya mustahil untuk bertudung. Ini begitu menggusarkan saya dan amat saya bimbang. Hanya lapan bulan lagi dan saya boleh bersara, jadi saya membuat permohonan, lalu dibenarkan untuk bekerja tiga hari seminggu untuk saya membuat perancangan dan projek penyelidikan.

Enam bulan berlalu, muslimah di masjid tidak begitu mengendahkan saya. Saya merasa kecewa. Saya terasa seperti orang luar. Saya jadi keliru. Saya cuba bergiat aktif dalam komuniti bersama segelintir muslimah yang baik dengan saya. Saya tercari-cari mereka yang baik hati, setia kawan dan sikap yang baik yang ditelah ditunjukkan oleh anak-anak muda polis Arab pada setiap hari.

Saya melakukan banyak kesilapan di masjid, seperti bercakap di tempat sembahyang. Saya pergi ke majlis komuniti dan makan dengan menggunakan tangan kiri; saya menggunakan ‘nail polish’ dan telah dimarahi. Saya mengambil wudhu dengan cara yang salah dan dipandang serong. Saya menjadi lemah semangat.

Pada satu hari saya menerima bungkusan daripada kawan muslimah saya yang saya kenal melalui internet. Dalam bungkunsan tersebut terdapat beberapa abayas, hijabs, stokin sutera dan sekeping nota yang mengalu-alukan kemasukan saya ke dalam agama Islam. Wanita ini daripada Kuwait. Seterusnya seorang muslimah yang baik hati mengirimkan telekung dan sejadah yang dia buat sendiri. Wanita baik ini tinggal di Arab Saudi.

Saya menerima e-mel yang saya sentiasa ingat apabila saya terasa seperti orang asing. Nota dalam e-mel tersebut berbunyi: “Saya merasa gembira anda memeluk agama Islam, sebelum saya menemui ramai orang Islam”. Ini bukanlah penghinaan. Ianya adalah peringatan iaitu Islam itu sempurna dan kita sebenarnya orang Islam yang tidak sempurna. Sepertimana diri saya sendiri yang mempunyai kelemahan, begitulah juga saudara-saudara Islam saya yang lain.

Saya juga mula memahami apa yang saya percaya sebagai anugerah Allah pada umat Islam: iaitu persaudaraan dalam Islam.

Empat tahun berlalu, kehidupan saya berubah dengan begitu ketara. Keluarga saya telah menerima dengan rasa baik dan toleran yang saya adalah seorang Islam dan akan sentiasa berada dalam keIslaman. Segala puji bagi Allah yang telah menguji saya yang memeluk Islam dan berhadapan dengan keluarga yang berusaha untuk mengeluarkan saya daripada Islam.

Beransur-ansur, saya mendapat kawan setempat dan melalui ruangan siber, ramai kawan-kawan muslimah saya telah menjadi keluarga Islam saya yang membantu, mengasihi dan menjalinkan persahabatan. Penghujung tahun pertama saya memeluk Islam, saya telah jatuh sakit dengan penyakit yang membahayakan. Saya berpegang teguh pada tali Islam dan bersyukur dengan pemberian teh biji hitam dan air zam-zam serta doa daripada sahabat saya serata dunia.

Setelah keadaan kesihatan saya bertambah teruk saya menjadi lemah. Saya terpaksa memberhentikan kerja komuniti dan terpisah daripada komuniti Islam setempat. Saya berusaha keras dalam solat saya, menghadapi kesukaran untuk menyebut perkataan Arab, tapi tidak pernah putus asa. Guru yang mengajar Islam membuat beberapa kaset, dan sahabat saya membawanya ke rumah saya. Setelah dua tahun, saya telah belajar empat surah daripada Quran. Ini mungkin nampak sedikit pada kebanyakan orang Islam, tapi untuk saya ianya adalah suatu pencapaian yang besar. Saya belajar memahami ayat-ayat yang diucapkan didalam solat, perjuangan selama dua tahun.

Tahun ketiga keIslaman saya, saya terkena serangan sakit jantung dan terpaksa melalui pembedahan jantung. Ianya waktu yang begitu sedih untuk saya, kerana saya tahu saya tidak akan dapat menyentuh dahi saya ke lantai ketika solat, tapi akan selamanya terpaksa duduk atas kerusi untuk menunaikan solat. Pada masa inilah saya memahami kemudahan yang Allah berikan dalam ibadah. Bersembahyang secara duduk di atas kerusi adalah dibolehkan; tidak berpuasa apabila keuzuran adalah dibolehkan. Saya tidak merasakan keIslaman saya kurang apabila saya melakukannya dalam keadaan yang demikian.

Setelah menziarahi beberapa buah masjid, ianya adalah seperti Mini Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu, saya dapat melihat beberapa kumpulan kecil di masjid yang terhasil mengikut bahasa dan budaya bukannya disebabkan oleh suka atau tidak suka pada seseorang. Saya merasa senang walaupun terdapat banyak perbezaan, saya sentiasa boleh mendapatkan ucapan “Assalamualaikum” dan senyuman.

Kemudian, saya mula berkenalan dengan mereka yang memeluk Islam seperti saya. Terdapat banyak persamaan antara kita – kami menghadapi ujian yang sama, seperti ahli keluarga yang bukan Islam, kesukaran menyebut perkataan Arab, terasa kesunyian pada hari perayaan Islam, dan tidak mempunyai ahli keluarga untuk berbuka pada bulan Ramadhan. Adakalanya keIslaman kami akan mengakibatkan sahabat lama kita yang tidak boleh menerima perubahan pada diri kita, atau disebabkan oleh aktiviti yang kita tidak dapat bersama dengan mereka yang bukan Islam seperti menari serta pergaulan bebas lelaki dan perempuan.

Apabila saya tidak berupaya melakukan khidmat komuniti, saya berusaha dengan cara lain untuk kebaikan komuniti Islam. Saya berterusan memohon pertolongan Allah dalam hal ini.

Pada satu hari, cucu saya mencadangkan agar saya menulis buku mengenai anak-anak angkat saya daripada Arab Saudi, Islam dan pengalaman keluarga saya dengan Islam. Saya membuat keputusan untuk menulis buku dan termasuk juga cerita mengenai sekumpulan gadis, Islam dan bukan Islam. Cerita tersebut termasuklah masalah yang dihadapai oleh anak gadis di sekolah dan di rumah dan saya akan menggunakan pengetahuan saya dalam Islam sebagai panduan untuk karektor dalam buku tersebut. Saya mula menulis beberapa siri buku yang dipanggil “Islamic Rose Books”. Saya membentuk kumpulan penulis wanita Muslim dan penulis aspirasi dan seterusnya terhasillah persatuan Islamic Writers Alliance (Perikatan Penulis Islam). Perikatan ini ialah organisasi antarabangsa yang memberi sokongan untuk penulis wanita Islam dan penulis aspirasi. Matlamat utama kami ialah untuk mempromosi hasil kerja kami kepada para pembaca dan penerbit.

Saya juga membuat keputusan untuk membantu dua Tabung Makanan Islam dengan cara membantu mereka membuat pangkalan data yang digunakan untuk tujuan inventori, pelanggan, dan untuk menghasilkan lapuran yang diperlukan untuk tujuan penajaan serta pembiayaan. Saya juga membuat keputusan iaitu saya akan membelanjakan sebahagian besar keuntungan hasil jualan buku tersebut untuk membeli buku dan ditempatkan di perpustakaan kanak-kanak. Saya dapati banyak perpustakaan yang mempunyai banyak ruangan kosong ditempat buku kanak-kanak Islam.

Banyak lagi yang saya perlu pelajari mengenai Islam. Saya tidak pernah jemu membaca Quran dan saya gemar membaca kisah-kisah mengenai tokoh-tokoh Islam yang unggul. Apabila saya merasa ragu-ragu dalam sesuatu perkara, saya akan merujuk pada sunnah Rasul s.a.w. Saya akan melihat bagaimana Baginda saw akan bertindak dalam sesuatu situasi dan saya akan menjadikannya sebagai panduan.

Pengembaraan saya dalam Islam akan berterusan, dan saya sentiasa mengharapkan pengalaman-pengalaman baru. Saya bersyukur kepada Allah atas sifat keampunan-Nya dan sifat penyayang-Nya

Perbincangan Keajaiban al-Quran: Semut yang bercakap

Kupasan Islam dan sains hari ini adalah tentang semut. Antara kisah-kisah yang menarik dalam al-Quran ialah kisah Nabi Sulaiman dengan semut. Kisah ini direkodkan pada surah al-Naml, ayat 15-19.

[27:15]
Dan sesungguhnya kami telah mengurniakan ilmu pengetahuan kepada Nabi Daud dan Nabi Sulaiman; dan mereka berdua bersyukur dengan berkata: "Segala puji tertentu bagi Allah yang dengan limpah kurniaNya memberi kami kelebihan mengatasi kebanyakan hamba-hambaNya yang beriman".
[27:16]
Dan Nabi Sulaiman mewarisi (pangkat kenabian dan kerajaan) Nabi Daud; dan (setelah itu) Nabi Sulaiman berkata: "Wahai umat manusia, kami telah diajar mengerti bahasa pertuturan burung, dan kami telah diberikan serba sedikit dari tiap-tiap sesuatu (yang diperlukan); sesungguhnya yang demikian ini adalah limpah kurnia (dari Allah) yang jelas nyata".
[27:17]
Dan dihimpunkan bagi Nabi Sulaiman bala tenteranya, dari jin dan manusia serta burung; lalu mereka dijaga serta diatur keadaan dan perjalanan masing-masing.
[27:18]
(Maralah angkatan itu) hingga apabila mereka sampai ke "Waadin-Naml", berkatalah seekor semut: "Wahai sekalian semut, masuklah ke sarang kamu masing-masing, jangan Sulaiman dan tenteranya memijak serta membinasakan kamu, sedang mereka tidak menyedari".
[27:19]
Maka tersenyumlah Nabi Sulaiman mendengar kata-kata semut itu, dan berdoa dengan berkata:" Wahai Tuhanku, ilhamkanlah daku supaya tetap bersyukur akan nikmatMu yang Engkau kurniakan kepadaku dan kepada ibu bapaku, dan supaya aku tetap mengerjakan amal soleh yang Engkau redai; dan masukkanlah daku - dengan limpah rahmatMu - dalam kumpulan hamba-hambaMu yang soleh".

Selama ini, saintis berpendapat bahawa semut berkomunikasi dengan menggunakan signal-signal berbentuk kimia dan tidak menggunakan bunyi sebagai bentuk komunikasi mereka. Pendapat saintis ini adalah bercanggah sama sekali dengan ayat al-Quran seperti yang saya tunjukkan diatas kerana dalam ayat 16:18 dan 16:19, didapati bahawa semut bercakap (berkomunikasi dengan bunyi). Dan bunyi ini pula didengari oleh Nabi Sulaiman A.S. serta difahaminya dengan ilmu yang dikurniakan Allah S.W.T.

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There are many cases cured every day by reciting the Koran; we cannot deny that because recovery does happen; it happened to me when I was reciting specific verses for a specific illness and the illness was cured!

Koran Healing is a critical issue which wasn’t given enough study or research, so I thought about starting this journey and asked Allah to guide me, give me the useful knowledge, show me the right and help me do it, and show me the wrong and help me avoid it. One of the most important fruits of this research, which continued for years, was that I came out with an important result: Allah had put in every verse of the Koran a healing power for a certain disease if this verse was recited for a specific number of times.

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Al-Ruqyah with the Qur’an and the Du`a (the Prayer) in Islamic Medical Tradition*

Nurdeen DEURASEH*

*Dr., Department of Government and Civilization Studies Faculty of Human Ecology Universiti Putra, Malaysia

E-mail: inasanis@hotmail.com

Summary

Nearly all primitives and the people in ancient civilization believe that God answers prayers if they are performed in the proper ritualistic way. After reading and analyzing the Ahadith of the Prophet (s.a.w) in Kitab al-Tibb of Sahih Bukhari, it is found that Islam has its own way of prevention and treatment of disease caused by Jinn and Devil, known to some people as supernatural powers. Imam al-Bukhari in his Sahih Bukahri has decided to provide special chapter relating to al-Ruqyah with the Qur’an and the Du`a (prayer).

Key words: The Medicine of the Prophet (al-Tibb al-Nabawi); Ruqyah with the Qur’an, Ruqyah with the Du`a (the Prayer); and Ruqyah with the Mu`awwidhat Verses.

Muslim’s Views on al-Ruqyah

Before we mention the common verses of the Qur’an and how they were used in ruqyah, let we look on briefly the Muslim’s view in regard to the use of the Qur’anic verses in ruqyah. We have to bear in mind that whatever the concept of Islam have been discussed, there is pro and contra on the issue. In this regard, there was a debate among the Muslims on ruqyah with reciting of Quranic verses, du`a and muawwidhat over a sick person for purpose of treatment of disease. Some people held of the opinion that it is not permissible especially for ordinary people to use the Qur’an to treat a disease by ruqyah. Others viewed, it is permissible to use it with the condition that the Raqi, the one who recites verse of the Qur’an or du`a, has sufficient knowledge and has to know recitation of the Qur’an, that he used in ruqyah, besides he has to be sound belief, righteous and pious (taqwa) person. This view is mainly based on the Qur’anic verses stating that man may use its verses in treatment of disease because al-Qur’an is itself cure (shifa’) as Allah (s.w.t) said: “We reveal of the Qur’an what is healing and merciful for the believers,”[i] This verse indicates that al-Qur’an is not only a source of legal and illegal matters but also a source of healing. The term Shifa’, which is one of the names of the al-Qur’an, applies that al-Qur’an is a book of healing and restoration of health.

Al-Ruqyah with the Qur’an

Imam Bukhari listed down the Ahadith of the Prophet (s.a.w) on al-Ruqyah with the Qur’an in many chapters of kitab al-tibb.[ii] Among them are: chapter on al-Ruqya with the Qur’an and the Mu`wwidhat (Bab al-Ruqa bi al-Quran wa al-Mu`awwizat); chapter on ruqyah by reciting surah al-fatihah (Bab al-Ruqa bi Fatihat al-Kitab); chapter on the conditions required for ruqyah (Bab al-shurut fi al-ruqyah bi fatihah al-kitab); chapter on ruqyah for an evil eye (Bab ruqyah al-`ayn); chapter on the effect of the evil eye is a fact (Bab al`ayn haqq); chapter on treating snakebite and scorpion sting with ruqyah (Bab ruqyah al-hayyah wa al-uqrab); chapter on the ruqyah of the Prophet (Bab al-nafth fi al-ruqyah); chapter on the blowing saliva while treating with ruqyah (Bab mash al-raqi al-waj` biyadihi al-ymna); chapter on a woman treating a man with ruqyah (Bab al-mar’ah tarqa al-rajl); chapter on not treating with ruqyah (Bab man lam yarqa).[iii] In these chapters, Imam Bukhari reported that:

During the Prophet's fatal illness, he used to recite the Mu'awwidhat (Surat An-Nas and Surat Al-Falaq) and then blow his breath over his body. When his illness was aggravated, I used to recite those two Suras and blow my breath over him and make him rub his body with his own hand for its blessings. Ma'mar asked Al-Zuhri: How did the Prophet use to blow? Al-Zuhri said: He used to blow on his hands and then passed them over his face.[iv]

Some of the companions of the Prophet passed by some people staying at a place where there was water, and one of those people had been stung by a scorpion. A man from those staying near the water, came and said to the companions of the Prophet, "Is there anyone among you who can do Ruqya as near the water there is a person who has been stung by a scorpion." So one of the Prophet's companions went to him and recited Surat-al-Fatiha for a sheep as his fees. The patient got cured and the man brought the sheep to his companions who disliked that and said, "You have taken wages for reciting Allah's Book." When they arrived at Medina, they said, ' O Allah's Apostle! (This person) has taken wages for reciting Allah's Book" On that Allah's Apostle said, "You are most entitled to take wages for doing a Ruqya with Allah's Book.” [v]

Abu Said al-Khidri said: A group of companions of God’s Messenger went on a journey. On their way, they came by a camp of Bodouins and solicited their hospitality. The Arab Bedouins refused to welcome them, so the companions stayed nearby and took a rest. Meanwhile, the chief of the Beduins became ill of a scorpion bite. His immediate circle tried everything they knew but no avail. Finally, they went and asked the companions if they had anything to cure their chief. One of the companions replied: “Indeed, Glory be to Allah (s.w.t), I know what effective prayers to recite as cure for poisonous bite. However, we asked you to lodge us and you refused to confer such hospitality, and I will not perform such prayers unless you make us an offer.” The Arab Bedouin then cheered them and promised to reward them with a group of sheep if they succeed in curing their chief. Immediately, the companion went to the chief’s tent and sprinkled him with his spittle while reciting the Opening Chapter (surah al-fatihah).  When the companions left him, the chief had regained all his strength. After the Arab Bedouins fulfilled their promise, the companions said: “Let’s divide the reward.” The one who performed the ruqya prayers replied: “Do nothing until we get back to God’s Messenger and relate our story.” Later on, when they came before him and told him what happened, the Prophet (s.a.w) commented: How did you know that al-fatihah is a ruqya? Indeed, you were right. Now, divide what you have among you and allow a share in it for men too. [vi]

In the light of these ahadith we feel much more confident to conclude that it is permissible for raqi to treat a disease with Quranic verses. As mentioned before, the Raqi should understand and know the essence of the meaning of the Quran. He is not essentially to have knowledge of all branches of Qur’an in depth. Surah al-Fatihah, for example, has been recited easily and frequently five times a day in the prayers. The Prophet (s.a.w) had expected the Muslim is able to recite and use it for medical purpose. In connection to the medical benefit of surah al-fatihah, Ibn al-Qayyim in his al-Tibb al-nabawi said: “If one’s faith, soul, and spirit are strong, and if he adapts himself to the essence of the Opening Chapter (al-fatihah), and by Allah’s leave, by reciting its holy words and blowing them on the affected person followed by his spittle upon the victim, Allah willing, such reading will incur the reaction of the evil spirits and cause the elimination of their evil act--Allah knows best.” [vii]

We are aware that the recommendation to recite Surah al-Fatihah over a patient is strange and not logical to some people especially non Muslim, however, we have to understand that the social condition in the time of Prophet (s.a.w) where disease is well understood as the logical consequence of patient’s falling to the evil spirit, needed to be treated by the spirit power of verses of the Qur’an. Now, why is exactly surah al-fatihah commonly used in prevention and treatment of disease? Some commentators were of the opinion that the central point of medical benefits in surah al-fatihah which is known as umm al-kitab, is in the power and blessings of the words: “Thee we worship (iyyaka na`budu), and Thy help we seek  (iyyaka nasta`in)” These words, worship (na’budu) and help (nasta`in), are the strongest elements of the most effective cure for illness. This is an extremely noble means because, we directly ask the help from the Healer (al-Shafi) whom we rely on, trust, shelter for recovery, recognizing one’s need and dependence upon the Sole Sustainer who acknowledges one’s need. This is why surah al-fatihah is one of recommended surah to be recited for recovering from illness, weather spiritual, mental or physical.[viii] In Bab Fadl Fatihat al-Kitab of Kitab Fada`il al-Quran, Imam Bukhari reported that:

Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Mu'alla: While I was praying, the Prophet called me but I did not respond to his call. Later I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I was praying." He said, "Didn't Allah say: 'O you who believe! Give your response to Allah (by obeying Him) and to His Apostle when he calls you'?" (8.24). He then said, "Shall I not teach you the most superior Surah in the Qur'an?" He said, '(It is),  'Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. ' (i.e., Surat Al-Fatiha) which consists of seven repeatedly recited Verses and the Magnificent Qur'an which was given to me."[ix]

After mentioning the above hadith, Imam Bukhari reported that:

Abu Said Al-Khudri: While we were on one of our journeys, we dismounted at a place where a slave girl came and said, "The chief of this tribe has been stung by a scorpion and our men are not present; is there anybody among you who can treat him (by reciting something)?" Then one of our men went along with her though we did not think that he knew any such treatment. But he treated the chief by reciting something, and the sick man recovered whereupon he gave him thirty sheep and gave us milk to drink (as a reward). When he returned, we asked our friend, "Did you know how to treat with the recitation of something?" He said, "No, but I treated him only with the recitation of the Mother of the Book (i.e., Al-Fatiha)." We said, "Do not say anything (about it) till we reach or ask the Prophet so when we reached Medina, we mentioned that to the Prophet (in order to know whether the sheep which we had taken were lawful to take or not). The Prophet said, "How did he come to know that it (Al-Fatiha) could be used for treatment? Distribute your reward and assign for me one share thereof as well."[x]

After Bab Fadl Fatihah, Imam Bukhari mentioned ahadith relating the spiritual powers of Surah al-Baqarah in Bab Fadl Surah al-Baqarah which consists 286 verses. One of them is verse 256 known as Ayat al-Kursi. In this regard, Imam Bukhari reported that Allah 's Apostle said: “…when you go to your bed, recite Ayat-al-Kursi, for then there will be a guard from Allah who will protect you all night long, and Satan will not be able to come near you till dawn."[xi] This view has foundation from the meaning of Ayat al-Kursi itself as Allah (s.w.t) says:

Allah! There is no god but He, the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) Before or After or Behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of His knowledge except as He willeth. His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is the Most High, the Supreme (in glory). [xii]

In spite of the fact that we have no scientific and rational explanation of the saying of the Prophet: “when you go to your bed, recite Ayat-al-Kursi, for then there will be a guard from Allah who will protect you all night long, and Satan will not be able to come near you till dawn,” however, psychologically, there can be no doubt if the reader recites the verse sincerely with full of concentration to God alone, such a prayer can be considered as a means for protection, prevention from evil. Because, when he recites the verse, he believes that Allah (s.w.t) alone is the true God who is the only One worthy for worship. He is alone lives absolutely and everlasting who is looking after all of His creation and providing them with everything they need in maintaining their respective living process. Secondly, the reader believes that He is free from tiredness and never feels sleepy and by this He alone can controls all that are in the heavens, the earth with an absolute and all-embracing authority. Thirdly, the reader believes that He is at liberty absolutely to do as He pleases. He needs nobody and nothing but everybody and everything depends on Him. Fourthly, the reader believes that He knows completely the condition of all His creation, including everything they see or that which is not seen by them. This is because He alone is the supreme Administrator and therefore, His knowledge and greatness embracing the heavens and the earth. Lastly, the reader believes that He alone posses ultimate power by which there is no difficulty and burden for Him to watch over and look after the heavens and the earth and everything that is in and on both. All these indicate that He is not like any other person or things that we know or can imagine because His qualities and nature are Unique.

There is another Surah which is commonly used by Muslims in prevention and treatment of disease namely Surah Yasin. It is possible that those who are convinced of the benefit of Surah Yasin are aware of the saying of the Prophet (s.a.w) that “On the Day of Judgment, God will not account with the person who reads Surah Yasin, but will grant him forgiveness and will make him an intercessor for many others.” Whoever has traveled to Muslim countries may see the Muslim recites certain verses of Surah Yasin for different medical purposes. For instance, it is said that if one is suffering from toothache, verse 78, wadaraba lana mathalan wanasiya khalqahu qala man yuhyi al-`izam wahiya ramim, to the end of the Surah Yasin is advised to relieve the pain by writing the mentioned verse on paper and hung over the ear on the side of the aching tooth and it will cure the pain. In addition, Muslim uses certain verse of Surah Yasin to protect his property and his household. Thirdly, Muslim is of the opinion that if one has an enemy he wishes to harm and that without injury to himself or one whose love he wishes to gain, he recites seven parts of Surah Yasin. At each mubin part, which ending with the word mubin, which means open or clear, he ties a knot in a cord he has ready at hand. When the recitation is completed he nails the cord into the ground, then, he might get his desire.

We also find that Muslims have attempted to use the Qur’an not only by recitation of its verses but also by writing it on a certain materials. These are commonly practices in the Muslim world for the purpose of prevention, treatment as well as protection one’s property, his household and his person from Jinn and evil eye. The idea was that the evil spirits, Satan of mankind and Jinn can be protected by hanging the verses of Qur’an most notably by mu`awwidhat verses. According to Ibn Hajar the mu`awwidhat verse consisted in three major surahs of the Quran namely surah al-falaq, surah al-Nas and surah al-Ikhlas.[xiii] In other words, the mu`awwidhat were used primarily in the case of spiritual disease to counteract the devil (Satan) that had taken hold of an individual in a general way or, more commonly, to derive out a devil from the body. As we have known that surah al-Ikhlas has special medical benefits since surah al-Ikhlas contains the perfect affirmation of God’s Unity. The confirmation of God’s Unity its self necessarily confirms that all perfection is His, as well as, all created beings betake themselves to Him in their needs: that is, creation, from highest to the lowest, seeks Him and directs itself towards Him. Surah al-Ikhlas denies begetter and begotten and any equal. His name the Eternal (al-Samad) confirms all perfection; the denial of any equal declares none is like unto Him. Therefore, it is said that Surah al-Ikhlas equals a third of the whole Qur’an.

Bear in mind that the Muslim think differently. For the Muslim, reciting al-mu`awwidhat, as the word means, is crucial for protection from the devil i.e., Satan and Jinn. In Bab Ruqyah al-Nabiyy (Ruqyah of theProphet) of Kitab al-Tibb, Imam al-Bukhari, in order to show the spiritual benefit of mu`awwidhat, reported that 'Aisha (r.a) said: “Whenever Allah's Apostle went to bed, he used to recite Surat-al-Ikhlas, Surat-al-Falaq and Surat-an-Nas and then blow on his palms and pass them over his face and those parts of his body that his hands could reach. And when he fell ill, he used to order me, her wife, to do like that for him.”[xiv] We are aware that it is too difficult for non Muslim to accept this, but as mentioned before, al-tibb al-nabawi is rational in its own orbit and time. There is rationality of reciting mu`awwidhat before going to the bed since we are not able to control ourselves during sleep. In this case, it is reasonable to recite the muawwidhat verses seeking to a protection from everything hateful. As we agreed, seeking refuge from the evil of which He has created by reciting surah al-mu`awwidhat, carry an immense impact on safety and protection against evils before they occur.

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*  This article is part of my “Health and Medicine in the Light of the Book of Medicine (Kitab al-Tibb) in Sahih Bukhari”. It was prepared while I was a Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) from March until June 2004. I would like to express my deepest thank and recognition to the Director of OCIS, Dr. F.A Nizami for giving me the golden opportunity to conduct my research at the University of Oxford as well as for the funding that I received for my research from the Centre. Similarly, I wish to express my gratitude to the Vice Chancellor, the Dean of Faculty of Human Ecology and the Head of the Department of Government and Civilization Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, for their moral support, encouragement and understanding. The author is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. He has published in The Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine (USA); Islamic Culture (India); Arab Law Quarterly (London); Journal of the International Society for the History of Islamic Medicine, and the International Medical Journal Malaysia. E-mail: inasanis@hotmail.com

[i]  Surah al-Isra’ (17): 82. Many verses of the Quran are known as: ’ayat al-shifa’ (for recovery from diseases), ’ayat al-husul al-sihhat (for gaining health), ’ayat al-hifz (for self protection), ayat al-istikfa (for atonement), ’ayat daf‘ al-shada’id (for warding off hardships), and ’ayat al-daf‘ al-darar wa saqm (for staving off injuries and ordeals). For this reason, when the Muslim faces certain problem, the raqi advised to write down the verse on particular on certain materials for the purpose of treatment of disease or protection.

[ii]  The book of medicine (kitab al-tibb) of Sahih Bukhari (194-256/ 810-870) appears in the book 76, which consists of 58 chapters with 104 traditions. The titles of each chapter depicted the picture and the content of traditions regarding the medicine and what was related to it. This manifests Imam’s Bukhari vast knowledge of health and medicine as practiced in the time of Prophet (s.a.w) and even after. Thus, we understand that it is not merely its authenticity that makes this particular collection interested by Muslim scholars, but also the vital role it played in developing the concept of health, medicine, prevention and treatment of disease relevance to this age.

[iii]  Ibn Hajar, Fath al-Bari Sahrh Sahih al-Bukhari, 13 vols. (Beirut: Dar al-kutub al-`ilmiyyah, 1989), 10: 215.

[iv]  Sahih Bukhari, Kitab al-Tibb, Bab Ruqyah al-Nabiyy (s.a.w).

[v]  Sahih Bukhari, Kitab al-Tibb, Bab al-Ruqa Bi Fatihat al-Kitab.

[vi]  Sahih Bukhari, Kitab al-Tibb, Bab Ruqyah al-Nabiyy (s.a.w).

[vii] Ibn al-Qayyim, al-Tibb al-Nabawi, ed. Shu‘aib al-Arna’ut and ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Arna’ut. (Beirut: Mu’assasah al-Risalah, 1985), pp. 178 & 180; M. W. Dols, Majnun: the Madman in Medieval Islamic Society (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992), 257.

[viii] Ibn al-Qayyim, Zad al-Ma‘ad fi Hady Khayr al-‘Ibad. ed. Shu‘aab al-Arna’ut and ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Arna’ut. 5 vols. Beirut: Mu’assasah al-Risalah, 4: 164.

[ix]  Sahih Bukahri, Kitab Fada`il al-Quran, Bab Fadl Fatihat al-Kitab.

[x] Sahih Bukhari, Kitab al-Tibb, Bab Ruqyah al-Nabiyy (s.a.w).

[xi]Whoever has traveled in Muslim countries, where Muslim occasionally celebrated the annual festivals, has seen the group of Muslims used to recite Ayat al-Kursi in a very significant way just as they recite in spare time and some of them recite the verse without thinking and knowing its medical benefits. First they recited Ayat al-Kursi followed by the salutation to Prophet Muhammad and his household in three times. Then, it followed by the recitation of Surah al-Fitihah in ten times. After finishing them, they raised the hands to the sky praying God. All fingers should be pointed upward and the suppliant should blow his breath upon them, and then express all his needs and desires.

[xii]  Surah al-Baqarah (2): 256.

[xiii]  Ibn Hajar, Ibn Hajar, Fath al-Bari Sahrh Sahih al-Bukhari, 10: 239.

[xiv] Sahih Bukhari, Kitab al-Tibb, Bab Ruqyah al-Nabiyy (s.a.w).

AL-QURAN PENYEMBUH PENYAKIT

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Alhamdulillah, bersyukur ke hadrat Allah swt kerana dengan keizinanNya jua dapat kita berjumpa di alam siber - satu alam zahir yang hanya transparent (zahir) bagi pemilik internet. Rencana atau koleksi tazkirah ini insyallah boleh dijadikan sumber rawatan di tengah-tengah kesakitan rohani yang dialami oleh umat dewasa ini.    

Isi kandungan tazkirah ini bukanlah berdasarkan pendapat sendiri malahan saya petik dari pelbagai sumber termasuk Al-Quran, Hadith serta kita-kitab ulamak serta petikan kuliyah yang dihadiri. Dalam Islam sebenarnya sudah tercerna lengkap dengan pelbagai rumusan dan cara rawatan bagi mengatasi masalah kegawatan jiwa dan sebagainya. Ini tidak didapati dalam agama-agama lain yang sibuk bertungkus lumus mencipta teori dan ism untuk mengubat jiwa seperti kaedah yoga, menelan pil, dadah, menonton wayang/tv/video, berkreasi di hutan lipur, memanjat gunung, mengadakan konsert dan pelbagai aktiviti rakan dsb; padahal itu hanya menyesat dan menambahkan kerosakan jiwa yang lebih gawat.

Jalan keluar bagi semua kekalutan ini ialah melalui Islam yang syumul dan lengkap dari awal hingga akhir dunia. Nabi Muhammad saw sudah menggariskan mereka yang berpegang dengan 2 pusaka yang ditinggalkannya tidak akan sesat selama-lamanya. Kedua-dua sumber itu ialah Al-Quran dan Hadith.

Jelas, bahawa Al-Quranulkarim adalah alat penyembuh dan pencuci roh teragung yang mampu menggilap semula jiwa manusia untuk kembali ke jalan lurus yang diredhai Allah. Inilah ubat yang hampir pupus dan dilupakan oleh masyarakat modern hari ini sehingga mereka mencari ubat-ubat lain yang bukan menjadi penawar malah menghancurkan kemanusiaan itu sendiri. Ubat yang dijumpai adalah racun pada hakikatnya.

Tazkirah kali ini akan memfokuskan tentang perlunya kita (terutama diri saya sendiri) supaya bermuzakarah dengan Al-Quran sehingga tilawah Al-Quran menjadi budaya yang mampu merubah atau meruntun perjalanan hidup sebagaimana yang dikehendaki oleh Allah dan rasulNya.

Kepentingan Al-Quran:

    * "Sesungguhnya hati-hati berkarat seperti berkaratnya besi. Sahabat-sahabat bertanya bagaimana untuk mensucikannya, ya Rasulullah? Baginda menjawab, dengan membaca Al-Quran dan mengingati mati." - Hadith
    * "Yang terbaik di antara kamu ialah mereka yang mempelajari Al-Quran dan mengajarkannya." - Hadith
    * "Ahli Quran ialah Ahlullah"
    * "Bacalah Al-Quran. Kamu diberi pahala dengan setiap bilangan huruf yang dibaca." - Ibnu Mas'ud
    * "Tiap-tiap ayat di dalam Al-Quran adalah satu darjat di dalam syurga dan satu lampu di dalam rumahmu." - Amr ibnul 'As
    * "Rumah yang dibacakan Al-Quran nescaya lapanglah penghuninya, luas kebajikan, masuklah malaikat dan keluarlah syaitan.  Rumah yang tidak dibacakan Al-Quran, sempitlah penghuninya, sedikitlah kebajikan, keluarlah malaikat dan masuklah syaitan" - Abu Hurairah

Zaman ini, hati manusia sentiasa terdedah dengan kekotoran disebabkan maksiat yang dilakukan. Setiap maksiat membawa kepada dosa dan setiap dosa akan menambah setompok titik hitam di dalam hati nurani dan menjadikan ia gelap hingga sukar melihat jalan kebenaran. Apabila tompok-tompok hitam sudah memenuhi sebahagian besar hati, maka yang benar (haq) dilihat sebagai salah (batil) dan yang salah (bathil) dipandang sebagai benar (haq). Maka ketika itu kompas hidup sudah tidak berfungsi lagi. Syaitan bermaharajalela menunggang diri membawa ke mana saja yang dihajatinya. Hati kita juga tidak terlepas daripada kekotoran ini dan memerlukan penyucian sebagai persiapan untuk berdepan dengan malaikat Munkar-Nakir dan lebih-lebih lagi hebat semasa berdepan dengan Allah Rabbul-Jalil di hari kiamat nanti. Salah satu cara menyuci hati ialah dengan membaca Al-Quran.

Islam dari dulu lagi menganjurkan umatnya supaya membaca Al-Quran, menganalisa atau meneliti kandungannya serta mengamalkan apa yang dibaca. Generasi awal sungguh gemar dan giat membaca, malah ada yang mengkhatamkan 30 Juz Al-Quran setiap hari, seminggu sekali atau sebulan 2 atau 3 kali. Sungguhpun begitu mereka tetap bergiat dengan kerja-kerja dunia serta maju di dalam pelbagai bidang kehidupan. Musuh Islam memandang potensi yang ada di dalam Al-Quran dan cuba menghalang umat Islam daripada membacanya. Lantas direka pelbagai cara media massa (audio dan video) untuk melalaikan mereka. Akhbar, majalah hiburan, radio, televisyen, video, filem, komputer dan akhir-akhir ini internet direka dan dieksploit untuk merosakkan budaya Islamik yang diterapkan oleh Al-Quran. Ternyata strategi mereka mengena. Akhir-akhir ini kita lihat umat Islam dilekakan dengan TV, radio, komputer, tayangan gambar, majalah hiburan dan sebagainya. Umat Islam semakin renggang dengan Al-Quran. Akhbar harian menjadi ketagihan. Mereka mampu membaca akhbar dari kulit ke kulit dua hingga tiga kali sehari tapi tidak mampu membaca walaupun sehelai atau satu ayat daripada Al-Quran. Mereka mampu duduk berjam-jam di depan set TV tapi tak mampu menghadap tok guru mengajar Al-Quran. Inilah penyakit masyarakat Islam hari ini.

Kita perlu kembali kepada Al-Quran dan menjadikannya sebagai amalan hidup. Kalau tidak mampu membaca huruf Jawi, perlulah terlebih dulu mempelajarinya. Amat malang generasi kini yang bukan saja buta Al-Quran tetapi buta huruf Jawi yang menjadi perantaraan Al-Quran. Anak-anak murid dulu memang diasuh dan diajar dengan tulisan Jawi tapi malangnya sejak di'haram'kan pendidikan jawi di sekolah oleh seorang 'talibarut' musuh, ramai di antara kita sekarang tidak dapat membaca kita-kitab lama yang bertulisan Jawi. Malang sekali disebabkan tidak mengenal huruf Jawi, lantas Al-Quran diperjauhi dan dipermusuhi.

Ada beberapa perkara yang harus diperhati semasa membaca Al-Quran. Di antaranya:

    * suci dari hadas (besar atau kecil)
    * duduk menghadap kiblat
    * dibaca dengan tertib, tartil dan bertajwid
    * memelihara hak-hak ayat
    * disunatkan menangis semasa membaca terutama apabila sampai ayat ancaman dan amaran
    * dinyaringkan supaya sekurang-kurangnya kedengaran oleh dirinya sendiri

Antara amalan-amalan batin yang perlu diperhatikan:

    * merasakan keagungan Al-Quran dan memikirkan maknanya satu persatu
    * menghadirkan kebesaran Allah di dalam hati
    * khusyuk semasa membaca
    * fahamkan makna yang dibaca
    * berfikiran tenang

Di samping itu, jika dapat jadikan wirid harian/mingguan membaca surah-surah utama seperti Surah Yasin, Al-Mulk, Al-Waqiah, Ad-Dukhan dan sebagainya.

Apa yang istimewa dalam tilawah ialah sungguhpun berulang-ulang kali dibaca ayat-ayatnya, seseorang tidak berasa jemu malahan semakin terasa akan kehebatan dan kelazatannya seolah-olah sedang berkomunikasi dengan Allah.  Amat benarlah firman Allah "Sesungguhnya orang yang beriman ialah mereka yang apabila disebut nama Allah hatinya menjadi takut gementar dan apabila dibacakan kepadanya ayat-ayat Allah, bertambahlah keimanannya dan mereka bertawakkal kepada Allah."

Pada peringkat permulaan mungkin agaknya sukar untuk membaca dan mengkhatamkan Al-Quran. Sungguhpun begitu jangan pula tinggalkan langsung sesuai dengan kata orang tua-tua 'kalau tak mampu buat semua, jangan pula tinggalkan semua'. Mulakanlah sedikit demi sedikit. Insyaallah apabila kelazatan membaca sudah menebal, kemampuan untuk membacanya akan bertambah. Insyallah doa dan hajat kita akan dimakbulkan Allah. Hati akan berjinak-jinak dengan kalimah Allah dan berusaha mendengarnya melalui kaset-kaset atau CD Al-Quran yang terdapat di pasaran. Malahan dalam internet terdapat banyak tapak yang menyediakan ruangan Al-Quran secara audio.  Mendengar Al-Quran juga diberikan pahala kerana Nabi saw pernah bersabda "Barangsiapa mendengar suatu ayat dari Kitab Allah (Al-Quran), nescaya ayat itu menjadi nur baginya pada hari kiamat."

Marilah sama-sama kita mengubah cara hidup kita yang berhobikan hiburan dan material semata-mata kepada hobi mendengar dan membaca Al-Quran. Kurangkan masa membaca akhbar dan gantikan masa tersebut dengan membaca Al-Quran. Semoga hendaknya Allah matikan kita di dalam iman dan menghembuskan nafas terakhir dengan bibir yang masih basah berkumat-kamit melafazkan ayat-ayat suci Al-Quran. Amin.

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