Rabu, 17 September 2014

Inspiring Person

Prophet Muhammad SAW

 He is the symbol of mercy, justice and patience. He is the river of forgiveness, understanding, love and respect.

He is the extraordinary hero: {PROPHET MUHAMMAD} (May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

"An excellent pattern have ye in the messenger of God"

1400 years ago, at a time when prejudice ruled, hatred blinded and ignorance darkened all horizons, the light of prophet-hood shone upon him with bedazzling spirit, captivating morals and highly respected judgement Muhammad (PBUH), divinely changed the once racially – blinded barbarian nation to an exceptionally peaceful loving community.

Of humble origins, Muhammad was born in Mecca on the 12th Rabi 1st, 20th August in Southern Arabia.

Orphaned at the age of six, he was reared in modest surroundings and he was illiterate. At the age of twenty-five, he married khadijah, a wealthy widow, who although was by fifteen years his senior, yet, their twenty five/six years of marriage were happy. During those prosperous years, full of love and happiness, they had three sons and four daughters but all his sons died during his lifetime. After khadijah's death, the prophet married again. He even had more than one wife at one time, but all his wives except one, were widows whom he married to support.

For many years, Muhammad faced opposition to his preaching, however he eventually triumphed in his mission with God's guidance.

George Bernard Shaw said about him: - "He must be called the savior of humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it much needed peace and happiness" (the genius Islam, Singapore, vol.1 number: 8,1936)

When he died at the age of 63, this illiterate orphan had set an example which humanity badly misses despite all its prejudices.

As an orphan he had no means of income except his work, so he took no heed of his high ranked family, and worked whatever job he could to satisfy his needs of food and shelter. He worked as a merchant and his fair dealings further enhanced his reputation as "Al Amin", the trusty.


He was responsible for both the theology of Islam and its main ethical and moral principles and in many other respects, in short, a model to be followed universally in all aspects of life for man. In addition, He played the key role in establishing the religious practices of Islam.

And as Lamartine, the renowned historian speaking on the essentials of human greatness, wonders said:
"If greatness of purpose, smallness of means and astounding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with Muhammad..."Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior, conqueror of ideas, restorer of rational dogmas, of a warrior without images, the founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammad as regards to all the standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may all ask, is there any man greater than Muhammad.’(Lamartine, histoire de la Turquie, Paris, 1854, vol3, pp 276-277)

He presents all phases of life to follow: as an orphan, as a shepherd, as a son, as a father, as a husband, as a citizen, as a neighbour, as a humanitarian and a lover to children and orphans, as a supporter and a free worker for poor needy persons, as a tolerant teacher, as well as the first giver in the world to women, a right of full possession of property and inheritance from parents or other relations.

Before Prophet Muhammad came with His message of Peace (Islam), Arabs used to live in tribes, which were separated and they were almost enemies. There used to be wars between them every now and then, they used to fight for anything and everything, until He came to unite them under the sacred ties of Brotherhood. The great poetess of India says speaking on this character:” I have been struck over and over again by his indivisible unity of Islam that makes a man instinctively a brother”.

He worked out this relation till they became as one community represented as one body, if one of it’s organs suffered pain (got ill), the whole body will respond to it and feel pain and will spend many sleepless nights suffering, the same occurs when the body organs are in good conditions, the whole body will be well (feel well).

He once said:” None of you is a believer so long as he doesn’t love (prefer) for his brother what he loves (prefers) for himself.”(Birthright of man)

All great Religions have preached the same thing, but the Prophet of Islam had put it into actual practice. When He left Mecca with some of the people who believed in his message from God and joined Islam, heading towards El-Madina where he was greatly welcomed by it’s people. He had to work out the relation between El-Ansar (the ones who supported Prophet Muhammad) and El-Mohagreen (the ones who migrated with Him) to be more than just visitors in their country. He had to spread this feeling of brotherhood among them and He succeeded to combine them together under the ties of brotherhood, to the extent that for every one of them (El-Ansar) there was a brother from El-Mohagren.

No wonder, how this really helped them to live in peace and face their enemies strongly. They came to be as one family hard to be separated, feeling joy for one another, sharing sorrow in moments of sadness, and giving a hand to help, if needed.

Some people might not recognise its effect and importance in our lives, but we can see that it is fully recognised, as a system of life that provides solution for numerous problems that we face as a community and a system that may lead to either the failure or the success of a whole society.

Mahatma Ghandi speaking about Him, “I wanted to know the best of one who holds today’s undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind…I became more than convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for is pledges, his intents devotion to his friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trusting in God and His own mission.

These, and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle. When I closed the second volume {of the Prophet’s biography} I was sorry there was not for me to read of the great life.”

Finally, we would like to state that our choice of Prophet Muhammad wasn’t based merely on religion, but we chose Muhammad, the human being, who melted the hearts that were hard and strengthened the hearts that were tender

Rabu, 10 September 2014

Recount Text

Camping

            We camped in the mountain last holiday.It was very beautiful there.The air was fresh.The location of our camp was on top of a hill,so we could see the scenery around us.It was amazing.It was green everywhere.It was also easy to get water as it was near a small river. In fact,the water for ablution was always streamed down.You see the water is as clear as a crystal.We brought a lot of food from home.There were some breads,nuggets, milk, and many more.We brought cooking utensils for cooking.
            On the first day ,we spent our time setting up tent and exploring the surrounding area. I was happy to find that there were many campers there. It was not frightening at all at night in the forest as it was enjoyable that night.

            On the next day we finished our challenge from the older member of youth red cross SMAN 3 Bandung.It was really nice and full of experience