Menangkis Kesalahfahaman Terhadap Jamaah Tabligh (2)
Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.
Saudara/i yang dirahmati ALLAH S.W.T, bersyukur kita terhadapNya kerana dengan taufik dan hidayahNya kita dapat bersama melayari laman ini.Sesungguhnya Dialah Yang Maha Kuasa, Maha Pencipta, Maha Melihat, Maha Mendengar & Maha Mengetahui, Dialah yang Maha Esa, Maha Kuat dan pemelihara alam ini.Kita Manusia, mahluk ciptaanNya yang serba lemah, dhaif dan bodoh, kadangkala kebodohan kita itu lebih teruk daripada haiwan, Maka Insaflah, sesungguhnya diri saya dan tuan2 serta puan2 dan seluruh umat seluruh 'alam adalah begitu kerdil sekali jika dibandingkan dengan ALLAH pemelihara kita. Selawat salam keatas junjungan besar Nabi Muhammad S.A.W. keatas sahabatnya & kaum keluarganya.
saudara/i sekalian
pada artikal yang lepas kita berhenti pada Politik Haiwan mari kita sambung semula muzakarah kita.
Politik Haiwan
Terbahagi kpd 4 bahagian:Politik Lembu, Kambing & Ayam Jantan. Poltik Serigala, Politik Ular, Politik Harimau atau Singa.mari kita lihat satu persatu.
Politik Lembu, Kambing & Ayam Jantan.
Politik Haiwan ini lebih merupakan kepada Politik diri sendiri, mereka tidak menghiraukan keadaan sekeliling dan membiarkan apa saja yang berlaku asalkan kenteteraman dan hak mereka tidak diusik. Mereka ini makan pada sebilang masa selagi waktu siang, mereka berkahwin pada bila - bila masa tidak kira tempat dan suasana ( depan manusiapun mereka selamba saja ). tetapi bila hak mereka dicabul seperti anak mereka dirampas, isteri2 mereka diganggu oleh haiwan sejenis yang lain mereka akan melawan dan berusaha sedaya upaya yang mungkin untuk mempertahankannya. Beginilah keadaan kebanyakan masyarakat hari ini.
Politik Serigala
Politik haiwan ini pula ialah untuk kepentingan diri dia, dia sanggup mencuri hak orang lain. Dia tidak peduli jika tindakan itu boleh menyebabkan penderitaan kepada orang lain, bagi dia asalkan diri dia lepas itulah yang lebih utama. Serigala suka mencuri kambing dan ayam penternak untuk memenuhkan perutnya. Beginilah keadaan sekarang, Ada kalangan maysrakat kita yang suka mengambil harta benda orang lain dengan kaedah yang halus, yang mana jika diteliti ianya sama dengan mencuri harta rakyat. Baru jadi orang penting sesuatu kerajaan rumah, kereta dsb dah mula besar sedangkan ramai rakyat hidup melarat.Ada juga yang mengambil kesempatan terhadap orang - orang yang buta undang2 untuk ditipu bagi mendapatkan sejumlah wang dsb. Beginilah hidupnya di dunia penuh dgn pancaroba. setiap orang yang berbuat baik pada kita pasti ada maksud dan tujuan iaitu untuk kepentingan diri dan pertubuhan.
Politik Ular
Politik ini lebih merupakan kepada senario politik sekarang. Ular sejenis haiwan reptilia yang suka mematuk dan menyemburkan bisanya. setiap patukannya dan semburan bisanya mampu membawa maut kpd mangsanya.Kemana saja dia pergi dia akan mematuk mangsanya tidak kira besar atau kecil. tetapi patukannya atau semburannya tidak membawa faedah kpd dirinya hanya membunuh mangsanya sahaja. Beginilah senario politik sekarang, kutuk sana, mengumpat disini, mencaci di sana sini, membuat fitnah, tetapi sedikit pun tidak memberi apa apa keuntungan kepada orang melakukannya. malah diri sendiri yang terdedah keaibannya atau mudharatnya seperti ular yang tidak dapat apa selepas mematuk mangsanya terpaksa pergi mencari air untuk diminum, jika tidak dia akan mati.
Politik Harimau @ Singa
Haiwan ini pula sentiasa mahu mengekalkan kuasa dominannya ke atas kaum kerabatnya, mana - mana pesaingnya yang ingin mengambil alih kuasa darinya mesti bertarung dengannya. Atas dasar itu apabila lahirnya anak singga @ harimau jantan, mak mereka akan terdedah kepada maut yang akan dilakukan oleh mungkin bapa - bapa mereka. Beginilah suasana politik sekarang. untuk mengekalkan kuasa di tampuk maka satu gerakan yg begitu licik,tersusun rapi diatur bagi menjatuhkan seseorang pesaing yang difikirkannya mampu mengugat kedudukkannya.
itulah politik Haiwan. Kita lihat pula Politik Yahudi.
Politik Yahudi
Politik yahudi lebih mementingkan kepada kebendaan dan wanita. saipakah hari ini yang tidak mahu wang ringgit? Lelaki manakah yang tidak mahu wanita?. Maka hari ini kita lihat yahudi telah menguasai pemikiran politik kita iaitu setiap tindakan dan aktiviti perlu ada wanita walaupun aktiviti tersebut tidak memerlukan wanita. Untuk yahudi hancur Islam senang saja dengan melibatkan wanita . Nabi S.A.W. bersabda, sesungguhnya wanita itu anak panah syaitan yang mana jika ia dilepaskan pasti kena pada sasarannya. sebab itulah ALLAH s.w.t telah berfirman wahai Muhammad suruhlah wanita - wanita mukmin kamu menutup kepala hingga ke paras dada dan suruhlah lelaki mukmin kamu tundukkan pandangan mereka. Siapakah yang mahu jadi wakil rakyat percuma tanpa bayaran walau satu sen pun. Hari org berebut - ebut utk jadi YB kerana dengan title ini mereka boleh dapat projek yang ribuan @ jutaan harganya dan pelbagai komisen. Inilah senario skrg.
Politik Nasrani
Politik ini pula lebih kpd hiburan, orang nasrani suka berhibur di pub, di bar, bersukan yang bukan -bukan sehingga ada sukan yang dinamakan sukan Xtreme. Melalui sukan orang nasrani jalankan jarumnya sehingga kita semua lupa batas - batas kesusilaan dan kesopanan sebagai seorang islam. Perempuan terdedah sana sini dgn pakaian ketat sehingga menampakkan alur sulitnya, lelaki pula memakai seluar pende dan ketat sehingga nampak kesan alat sulitnya yng terbonjol kedepan. Melalui suka juga kita lupa waktu sembahyang ( termasuklah orang PAS. PKR, UMNO sendiri ) Inilah yang sedang berlaku sekarang.
Politik Ambia A.S. ( ISLAM )
Politik Ambia A.S. atau ISLAM adal merupakan politik yang suci dan luhur. politik ini bergerak atas wahyu ilahi. Politik Ambia ini bergerak dengan cara dakwah, yakni menyeru umat manusia daripada menghambakan diri kpd mahluk kepada menghambakan diri kepada pencipta mahluk berlandaskan kalimah suci iaitu LAAILLAHAILLALLAH. SELURUH AMBIA A.S. MENYERU MANUSIA KEPADA KALIMAH INI. Mengajak manusia mengamalkan perkara maruf seperti berdamai, bermaafan, berkasih sayang, saling hormat menghormati, tolong menolong dsb berpandukan kepada perintah ilahi ALLAH Rabbul Izzati. Menegah manusia daripada melakukan perkara mungkar seperti memfitnah , mengumpat, mengutuk, mengeji,mencerca, memaki hamun , bercakap kasar, membunuh, berzina dsb berpadukan kepada larangan ALLAH AL- Lathif. Lihatlah sejarah dan sirah. kesemuanya menunjukkan kepada kita bahawa semua ambia menyeru manusia kepada kalimah ALLAH yang suci , memujuk rayu manusia agar beriman dan bertakwa, menyembah ALLAH dengan penuh hikmah dan lemah lembut dan berkasih sayang. Lihatlah Junjungan Besar kita membuat Dakwah dengan penuh hikmah. Inilah Politik Islam sebenarnya. Inilah politik ambia a.s. dan INILAH YANG SEDANG JAMAAH TABLIGH laksanakan. Oleh itu jika sudara/i mengatakan tabligh tidak berpolitik, itu tanda saudara/i jahil dalam memahami apa itu politik.
saudara/i
setelah kita lihat huraian serba ringkas mengenai jenis - jenis politik, pada fikiran saudar/i adakah politik islam diamalkan oleh pertubuhan politik di Malaysia ini? Pada pendapat saya yang serba dhaif ini, TIADA SEBARANG PARTI POLITIK YANG MENGAMALKAN POLITIK ISLAM @ AMBIA A.S. Oleh itu jaganlah perasan bahawa saudara telah menjalankan politik islam.
Saudara/i
saudar/i menuduh gerakan jamaah tabligh ini mendapat pembiayaan daripada Orientalis British? mana saudara dapat maklumat ini? serkap jarang atau ada buktinya kalau ada tolong buktikannya. saya nak lihat lah. jangan cuba nak menuduh kalau tiada buktinya. Untuk pengetahuan saudara saya telah berkecimpung dalam jamaah ini sejah di sekolah rendah lagi hinggalah sekarang, namun saya tidak pernah lihat dan dengar bahawa gerakan ini dibiayai oleh mana kerjaan di dunia . Hello saudara/i, kerjaan PAS Terngganu dan Kelantan pun tidak mampu nak biayai gerakan tabligh di negeri tersebut apatah lagi kerajaan british nak support untuk gerakan ini seluruh dunia. Kami bergerak dengan harta dan diri kami sendiri dan kami tidak pernah minta wang daripada orang lain walau satu sen pun . bukan macam gerakan saudara asalkan ada ceramah ada saja seorang atau dua orang bawa beg ponjot meminta - minta wang dengan alasan infak seolah - olah macam islam tidak mampu sangat utuk berjuang hingga terpaksa meminta - minta. kita kena mintak terus dgn Allah bukan dengan makhluk. Bila jadi begini maka iman yakin kita sebenarnya telah rosak. Kalau kita nak berjuang dgn menegakkan hukum ALLAH berjuanglah denga harta dan diri sendiri bukan dengn meminta - minta. sebab itu gerakan tabligh boleh bergerak ke seluruh dunia kerana ia tidak perlu tunggu peruntukan dari sesuatu pertubuhan sebaliknya diri sendiri. Barulah ia berkat. Saya menyusun jari sepuluh memohon kemaafan dari semua penyokong kuat PAS dan Parti PAS, bukan saya nak memperlekah tetapi saya terpaksa kerana ada dikalangan tuan2/puan2 menghina tabligh dan membuat tuduhan dengan membuta tuli dan tuan biarkan ia berlaku. seolah - olah menyokong perbuatan tersebut. Ingin saya pertegaskan sekali lagi bahawa Jamaah Tabligh tidak pernah mendapat sebarang bentuk pertolongan atau pembiayaan dari mana - mana negara dan pertubuhan di dunia ini, kami bergerak dengan wang ringgit kami sendiri, kami berusaha bekerja bersungguh melaluip elbagai bidang perniagaan, perkhidmatan, perkilangan dan sebagainya yang dijalankan secara individu bukan satu perkumpulan.
Saudara/i
Persoalan mengapa golongan ustaz dan ahli agama tidak banyak menyertai jamaah tabligh adalah kerana ketidak fahaman mereka terhadap usaha yang suci ini. jika mereka faham, maka mereka lebih mulia dan hebat dari kami orang yang jahil. Namun begitu saya bersyukur kepada ALLAH, dengan berkat usaha ini kami telah dapat melahirkan ramai para 'alim ulama dan para hafiz quran yang mana mereka ini semuanya bersedia untuk bermuzakarah dengan ustaz - ustaz PAS jika ustaaz anta sudi. Saya cadangkan jika saudar/i masih kabur tentang jamaah tabligh silalah datang ke MAsjid BB Sri Petaling. Di sana ramai Ustaz lulusan Mesir ( AL - Azhar), India dan Pakistan. Boleh bermuzakarah dengan mereka tapi bukan berdebat kerana Nabi melarang kita berdebat. Sab Nabi S.A.W. "Janganlah kamu berdebat dgn orang bodoh lagi Tolol nescaya kamu juga akan jadi tolol'. Kesan dari usaha ini dari rumah jurutera akan lahir para2 daie, hafiz, alim ulama
Akhir kata, saya dengan rasa ribuan kekesalan terhadap tuduhan melulu yang telah dilemparkan kpd Jamaan Tabligh ini menampakkan pendirian PAS sebenarnya terhadap jamaah ini. Saya teringgat satu kenyataan AL- MArhum Ustaz Fadzil Nor dalam satu majlis, saya tidak ingat majlis apa dan tarikh bila, beliau telah berkata bahawa perkara pertama yang akan dilakukan apabila PAS dapat memerintah Malaysia ialah mengharamkan Jamaah Tabligh seluruh Malaysia. Jiak perkara ini tidak benar ALHAMDULILLAH, jika benar ketahuilah bahawa jika inilah niat PAS. InsyaALLAH PAS tidak akan dpat memerintah Malaysia sampai hari kiamat.Kita tunggu dan lihat. Tabligh tidak pernah bergerak atas sesuatu sokongan atau kuasa manusia tetapi tabligh bergerak atas kehendak ALLAH. Jika ALLAH tidak mahu kami menjalankan Tabligh ALLAH boleh pilih orang lain. ALLAH boleh pilih mahluk lain. Untuk menegakkan agama ALLAH boleh pilih sesiapa saja, tidak kira dia ustaz atau dia jahil, kaya atau miskin. Kami keluar pun bukan atas kehendak kami tetapi atas kehendak ALLAH, ALLAH yang pilih kami. Kalau ALLAh tak pilih kami itu hak ALLAH.
Saudara/i
Saya juga ingin pertegaskan bahawa nabi tidak pernah dihantar untuk menjadi pemimpin sebuah negara Islam tiada satu ayat Al-Quran pun mengatakan nabi dihantar sebagai peminpin atau menegakkan sebuah negara Islam. Sebaliknya nabi dihantar untuk membawa manusia kejalan petunjuk daripada jalan kesesatan. menyeru manusia beriman kpd ALLAH. Inilah tugas setiap orang nabi dan rasul.
saudara/i
sekali lagi saya mohon kemaafan jika kata saya menyinggung perasaan semua bukan itu maksud saya sebenarnya namun sebagai manusia penuh sifat kelemahan , pasti sekali kesilapan dilakukan. saya sedang belajar dan sentiasa belajar untuk memperbaiki diri. segala kenyataan yang saya buat adalah berdasarkan pendapat saya sahaja bukan pendapat seluruh ahli jamah Tabligh. Untuk memperolehi kefahaman yang lebih baik terhadap jamaah Tabligh saudara/i keluarlah 3 hari 40 hari & 4 bulan dengan niat nak baiki diri, niat nak belajar. Jangan niat nak lihat keburukan, nanti keburukanlah yang dilihat sedangkan banyak kebaikan yang boleh diambil menafaatnya. Sifat orang Tabligh atau dai'e ialah menerima semua orang asalkan masing -masing dapat mendekatkan diri kpd allah ikut sunnah nabi muhammad s.a.w. Kami berjuang ats kalimah yang suci iaitu Laa ILLAHAILLALLAH MUHAMMADURASULLAH. Saya sebagai seorang hamdaNYA yang lemah ingin mengudur diri dan tidak akan menjawab lagi sebarang persoalan mengenai jamaah Tabligh kerena ianya hanya membazirkan masa. Pada saya apa yang penting ialah saudara/i dapat memahami dan keluar di jalan ALLAH beberapa hari yang ditetapkan dengan penuh keikhlasan barulah ALLAH perlihatkan kebenaran. sekian Waallahua'lam.
PENGIKUT SETIA AHLUL SUNNAH WALJAMAAH.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Sahabah makes dakwah towards the Persian
Hadhrat Muhammad, Hadrat Talha, Hadhrat Amr and Hadhrat Ziyaad all reports that Hadhrat Sa'd bin Abi Waqqaas sent for Hadhrat Mughiera and few others and said to them, "I intend sending you to those people (the Persians). What have you to say about it?" They all said in one voice, "We shall do as you command and do no more. If a situation arises concerning which there are no directives from you, we shall look for what is best and most beneficial for the people and discuss that with them.
"Hadhrat Sa'd then said to them, "Such is the behaviour of intelligent and experienced people. Go and get ready." Hadhrat Rib'ee ibn Aamir then said, 'The non-Arabs have their own peculiar ideas and etiquette and if we all go to them, they will feel that we are placing them on a pedestal. Do not send more than one person." When the other agreed with this, Hadhrat Rib'ee volunteered to go first. Hadhrat Sa'd then sent him and Hadhrat Rib'ee left to meet Rustam in his cantonment.
However, the sentries at the bridge stopped Hadhrat Rib'ee and sent a message to Rustam, informing him of the arrival. Rustam consulted with some leaders of Persia, asking, "What are your opinions? Should we boast only about our military superiority or should we make them feel worthless (by displaying our wealth and riches)?" They were all unanimous about making the Muslims seem worthless, so they made a display of their opulent commodities, they laid out exquisite carpets and cushions and spared nothing in their effort.A golden throne was made for Rustam and he dressed most lavishly. Expensive rugs and cushions woven with gold thread were also laid out.
Hadhrat Rib'ee arrived on his short, long-haired horse, carrying a shining sword. His scabbard was a pouch made of old cloth and his spear was tied with a leather strap. He also carried a shield made of cow's hide, the face of which had round patches of red leather that resembled bread. He also carried his bow and arrows with him. When he came to the court and reached the first of the rugs, he was told to alight from his horse. He however rode the horse on the rug and alighted only when it stood properly on the rug. He then tore up two cushions, pierced the horse's reins through them and tied the horse up.All this while, the people there were unable to stop him.
Hadhrat Rib'ee knew well that they were displaying everything to him to make him feel inferior, so he wished to get the upper hand over them (because of which he did what he did to show them that their wealth held no attraction for him).The armour Hadhrat Rib'ee was wearing flowed over him like a dam and he wore the hide of a camel over it like a cloak. He had made a hole in the hide, drew it over his head and tied it about his waist with a cord made from plant fibres. Hadhrat Rib'ee was amongst the hairiest of all Arabs and his hair was tied with the leather reins of a camel. His hair was separated into four lock; that stoodlike the horns of a mountain goat.The people told him to put down his weapons, to which he replied, "I have not come here by my own accord, so you cannot instruct me to drop my weapons. It is you who have sent for me, so if you do not want me to come as I please, I might as well go back." When this was reported to Rustam, he said, "Allow him in. He is but one person.
"Hadhrat Rib'ee arrived, leaning on his spear that had a sharp head. He took short steps and tore the rugs and cushions (with the spear) as he walked. There was no cushion or rug that he did not. ruin, leaving them all torn and tattered after him. When he came up to Rustam, the sentries surrounded him. Hadhrat Rib'ee then sat on the ground and stuck his spear into the rug. "What made you do that?" they asked, Hadhrat Rib'ee replied, "We do not like to sit on those decorated places of yours."Rustam then addressed Hadhrat Rib'ee saying, 'Whatbringsyou here?" "Allah has sent us," Hadhrat Rib'ee replied, "Allah has sent us to remove whoever He wills from servitude to man and to lead him to the servitude of Allah. Allah has sent us to remove them from the narrowness of this world towards its vastness and from the oppression of other religions towards the justice of Islaam ..."The narration then continues, as has been quoted in the chapter discussing the Da'wah that the Sahabah gave during the Khilaafah of Hadhrat Umar. The narration proceeds to state that Rustam said to the courtiers (when they criticised Hadhrat Rib'ee's appearance), "Shame on you! Do not look at clothing but rather look at the prudence, the speech and the personality.
The Arabs care little for clothing and food but are covetous about their lineage. They do not dress like you and have different tastes."The Persians then approached Hadhrat Rib'ee to have a look at his weapons, regarding them to be inferior. He said to them, "Do you wish to show me your military prowess and I shall show you mine?" He then drew his sword from his cloth pouch and it flashed like a flame of fire. "Sheath it!" they called out (in terror). He then sheathed his sword. They then fired arrows at his shield while he fired arrows at theirs. Their shield was shattered while his shield remained intact. He then addressed them saying, "0 Persians! While you have given great importance to food and drink, we treat it with little ceremony." He then went back after giving them time (three days) to consider their position.The following day, the Persians sent a message saying that they wanted the same person sent back to them. Hadhrat Sa'd however sent Hadhrat Hudhayfah bin Mihsin. He also arrived in simple attire as Hadhrat Rib'ee wore. When he also came to the first rug, he was told to alight from his animal. He however said, "That I would have done if 1 had come to you for my own needs. Ask your king whether I have come for his need or for mine. If he says that it is for my own need, he is lying and I shall return and leave you alone. However, if he says that it is for his own need, then I shall come as I please.".
Rustam instructed the sentries to allow Hadhrat Hudhayfah in and he rode up to Rustam who was seated on his throne. "You may get off your animal," Rustam said. "I shall not," Hadhrat Hudhayfah replied. When he saw that Hadhrat Hudhayfah would not get off the animal, Rustam asked, "What is the matter that you have come and not your companion who came yesterday?" Hadhrat Hudhayfah replied, "Our leader wishes to treat us equally in favourable and adverse conditions. It is my turn today.""What brings you people here?" Rustam asked. Hadhrat Hudhayfah replied, "Allah has favoured us with His religion and shown us His signs until we realised that it was the truth even though we had been opposed to it. He then commanded us to invite people to one of three options. We shall accept any of the three options they choose. Either you accept Islaam and we shall leave you alone. Otherwise, you may choose to pay the Jizya and we shall stand in your defence whenever the need arises. The next option is battle." "Do we have a few days to enter into an agreement?" Rustam asked. Hadhrat Hudhayfah replied, "You have three days which started yesterday.
"When Rustam received from Hadhrat Hudhayfah nothing more than he got from Hadhrat Rib'ee , he sent him away and addressed his companions saying, "Shame on you people! Do you not see what I see? The first man came to us yesterday and defeated us on our premises. He degraded what we were enamoured with, stood his horse on our opulence and even tied his horse to it. He took a good omen from what he did and returned to his people, taking some of our soil with him. That was apart from his superior intelligence. Today this other man arrived and stood over us, also taking a good omen from it by taking our land after expelling us from it."
Rustam however infuriated the others and they also infuriated him (by refusing to listen to him).The following day, the Persians again asked for someone to be sent to them and this time, Hadhrat Mughiera bin Shu'ba ; was sent.
lbn Jareer (Vo1.3 Pg 33)
Another narration continues the narrative, staying that when Hadhrat Mughiera ached the bridge to cross over into Persian territory, he was halted by the sentries who first sought permission from Rustam to allow him in. The Persians, however, did not leave out any of the pomp and ceremony in their effort to make the Arabs feel inferior. Therefore, when Hadhrat Mughiera arrived, the Persians still boasted their opulence. They wore crowns, garments woven from gold threads and carpets were laid out the distance that an arrow travelled. The only way to reach the king was over this length of carpet.Hadhrat Mughiera who also wore four locks of hair walked up to Rustam and sat with him on his throne and cushion. The courtiers sprang up, grabbed at him and brought him down, even hitting him mildly. Hadhrat Mughiera addressed them saying, "We have always heard that you people were intelligent, but I do not think that there is any nation more foolish than you. We Arabs treat each other as equals and do not make slaves of each other unless circumstances of war demand.
I had always thought that you people also practice equality amongst yourselves just as we do. Rather than doing what you just did, it would have been better if you just told me that some of you prevail as masters over others. If sitting beside Rustam was not palatable to you, we will then not do so again. 1 would have not come to you had you not sent for me, but today I can see that your sovereignty is soon to vanish and that you will be vanquished because no power can survive with such a way of life and with such a mentality."(Hearing this) The common people shouted, "The Arab is right!" To this, the leaders remarked, "By Allah! He has made a statement towards which our slaves will always be referring us! May Allah destroy our elders! How foolish were they to regard these people (the Arabs) as insignificant (they should have realised the threat and wiped them out a long time ago) ..." The narration then continues to mention the questions Rustam asked and the replies Hadhrat Mughiera gave him.
Ibn Jareer (Vo1.3 Pg.36)
"Hadhrat Sa'd then said to them, "Such is the behaviour of intelligent and experienced people. Go and get ready." Hadhrat Rib'ee ibn Aamir then said, 'The non-Arabs have their own peculiar ideas and etiquette and if we all go to them, they will feel that we are placing them on a pedestal. Do not send more than one person." When the other agreed with this, Hadhrat Rib'ee volunteered to go first. Hadhrat Sa'd then sent him and Hadhrat Rib'ee left to meet Rustam in his cantonment.
However, the sentries at the bridge stopped Hadhrat Rib'ee and sent a message to Rustam, informing him of the arrival. Rustam consulted with some leaders of Persia, asking, "What are your opinions? Should we boast only about our military superiority or should we make them feel worthless (by displaying our wealth and riches)?" They were all unanimous about making the Muslims seem worthless, so they made a display of their opulent commodities, they laid out exquisite carpets and cushions and spared nothing in their effort.A golden throne was made for Rustam and he dressed most lavishly. Expensive rugs and cushions woven with gold thread were also laid out.
Hadhrat Rib'ee arrived on his short, long-haired horse, carrying a shining sword. His scabbard was a pouch made of old cloth and his spear was tied with a leather strap. He also carried a shield made of cow's hide, the face of which had round patches of red leather that resembled bread. He also carried his bow and arrows with him. When he came to the court and reached the first of the rugs, he was told to alight from his horse. He however rode the horse on the rug and alighted only when it stood properly on the rug. He then tore up two cushions, pierced the horse's reins through them and tied the horse up.All this while, the people there were unable to stop him.
Hadhrat Rib'ee knew well that they were displaying everything to him to make him feel inferior, so he wished to get the upper hand over them (because of which he did what he did to show them that their wealth held no attraction for him).The armour Hadhrat Rib'ee was wearing flowed over him like a dam and he wore the hide of a camel over it like a cloak. He had made a hole in the hide, drew it over his head and tied it about his waist with a cord made from plant fibres. Hadhrat Rib'ee was amongst the hairiest of all Arabs and his hair was tied with the leather reins of a camel. His hair was separated into four lock; that stoodlike the horns of a mountain goat.The people told him to put down his weapons, to which he replied, "I have not come here by my own accord, so you cannot instruct me to drop my weapons. It is you who have sent for me, so if you do not want me to come as I please, I might as well go back." When this was reported to Rustam, he said, "Allow him in. He is but one person.
"Hadhrat Rib'ee arrived, leaning on his spear that had a sharp head. He took short steps and tore the rugs and cushions (with the spear) as he walked. There was no cushion or rug that he did not. ruin, leaving them all torn and tattered after him. When he came up to Rustam, the sentries surrounded him. Hadhrat Rib'ee then sat on the ground and stuck his spear into the rug. "What made you do that?" they asked, Hadhrat Rib'ee replied, "We do not like to sit on those decorated places of yours."Rustam then addressed Hadhrat Rib'ee saying, 'Whatbringsyou here?" "Allah has sent us," Hadhrat Rib'ee replied, "Allah has sent us to remove whoever He wills from servitude to man and to lead him to the servitude of Allah. Allah has sent us to remove them from the narrowness of this world towards its vastness and from the oppression of other religions towards the justice of Islaam ..."The narration then continues, as has been quoted in the chapter discussing the Da'wah that the Sahabah gave during the Khilaafah of Hadhrat Umar. The narration proceeds to state that Rustam said to the courtiers (when they criticised Hadhrat Rib'ee's appearance), "Shame on you! Do not look at clothing but rather look at the prudence, the speech and the personality.
The Arabs care little for clothing and food but are covetous about their lineage. They do not dress like you and have different tastes."The Persians then approached Hadhrat Rib'ee to have a look at his weapons, regarding them to be inferior. He said to them, "Do you wish to show me your military prowess and I shall show you mine?" He then drew his sword from his cloth pouch and it flashed like a flame of fire. "Sheath it!" they called out (in terror). He then sheathed his sword. They then fired arrows at his shield while he fired arrows at theirs. Their shield was shattered while his shield remained intact. He then addressed them saying, "0 Persians! While you have given great importance to food and drink, we treat it with little ceremony." He then went back after giving them time (three days) to consider their position.The following day, the Persians sent a message saying that they wanted the same person sent back to them. Hadhrat Sa'd however sent Hadhrat Hudhayfah bin Mihsin. He also arrived in simple attire as Hadhrat Rib'ee wore. When he also came to the first rug, he was told to alight from his animal. He however said, "That I would have done if 1 had come to you for my own needs. Ask your king whether I have come for his need or for mine. If he says that it is for my own need, he is lying and I shall return and leave you alone. However, if he says that it is for his own need, then I shall come as I please.".
Rustam instructed the sentries to allow Hadhrat Hudhayfah in and he rode up to Rustam who was seated on his throne. "You may get off your animal," Rustam said. "I shall not," Hadhrat Hudhayfah replied. When he saw that Hadhrat Hudhayfah would not get off the animal, Rustam asked, "What is the matter that you have come and not your companion who came yesterday?" Hadhrat Hudhayfah replied, "Our leader wishes to treat us equally in favourable and adverse conditions. It is my turn today.""What brings you people here?" Rustam asked. Hadhrat Hudhayfah replied, "Allah has favoured us with His religion and shown us His signs until we realised that it was the truth even though we had been opposed to it. He then commanded us to invite people to one of three options. We shall accept any of the three options they choose. Either you accept Islaam and we shall leave you alone. Otherwise, you may choose to pay the Jizya and we shall stand in your defence whenever the need arises. The next option is battle." "Do we have a few days to enter into an agreement?" Rustam asked. Hadhrat Hudhayfah replied, "You have three days which started yesterday.
"When Rustam received from Hadhrat Hudhayfah nothing more than he got from Hadhrat Rib'ee , he sent him away and addressed his companions saying, "Shame on you people! Do you not see what I see? The first man came to us yesterday and defeated us on our premises. He degraded what we were enamoured with, stood his horse on our opulence and even tied his horse to it. He took a good omen from what he did and returned to his people, taking some of our soil with him. That was apart from his superior intelligence. Today this other man arrived and stood over us, also taking a good omen from it by taking our land after expelling us from it."
Rustam however infuriated the others and they also infuriated him (by refusing to listen to him).The following day, the Persians again asked for someone to be sent to them and this time, Hadhrat Mughiera bin Shu'ba ; was sent.
lbn Jareer (Vo1.3 Pg 33)
Another narration continues the narrative, staying that when Hadhrat Mughiera ached the bridge to cross over into Persian territory, he was halted by the sentries who first sought permission from Rustam to allow him in. The Persians, however, did not leave out any of the pomp and ceremony in their effort to make the Arabs feel inferior. Therefore, when Hadhrat Mughiera arrived, the Persians still boasted their opulence. They wore crowns, garments woven from gold threads and carpets were laid out the distance that an arrow travelled. The only way to reach the king was over this length of carpet.Hadhrat Mughiera who also wore four locks of hair walked up to Rustam and sat with him on his throne and cushion. The courtiers sprang up, grabbed at him and brought him down, even hitting him mildly. Hadhrat Mughiera addressed them saying, "We have always heard that you people were intelligent, but I do not think that there is any nation more foolish than you. We Arabs treat each other as equals and do not make slaves of each other unless circumstances of war demand.
I had always thought that you people also practice equality amongst yourselves just as we do. Rather than doing what you just did, it would have been better if you just told me that some of you prevail as masters over others. If sitting beside Rustam was not palatable to you, we will then not do so again. 1 would have not come to you had you not sent for me, but today I can see that your sovereignty is soon to vanish and that you will be vanquished because no power can survive with such a way of life and with such a mentality."(Hearing this) The common people shouted, "The Arab is right!" To this, the leaders remarked, "By Allah! He has made a statement towards which our slaves will always be referring us! May Allah destroy our elders! How foolish were they to regard these people (the Arabs) as insignificant (they should have realised the threat and wiped them out a long time ago) ..." The narration then continues to mention the questions Rustam asked and the replies Hadhrat Mughiera gave him.
Ibn Jareer (Vo1.3 Pg.36)
Hayatus Sahabah
(The Emperor of Persia) Yazdgird once wrote to the Emperor of China to seek reinforcements. Addressing the Persian envoy, the Chinese Emperor said, "I know well that it is the duty of any Emperor to assist another against those who are overpowering him. However, I want you to describe to me these people who are driving you out of your lands because I gather from what you said that they are fewer in number than you. From what you have described to me, people as few as them cannot overpower an adversary as many as you unless there is tremendous good in them and rot within you.""You may ask me whatever you please about them," the envoy said.The Emperor then asked, "Do they fulfil their promises?""Yes," the envoy replied.
The next question was, "What do they tell you before they engage you in combat?""They invite us to accept one of three options. We either accept their religion, in which case they treat us as they treat each other. Otherwise, we may accept to pay the Jizya and thus receive their protection. The final option is to face them in battle."The Emperor then asked, "How obedient are they towards their leaders.""They are the most obedient of all people towards their leaders," came the reply.The Emperor further asked, "What do they regard as lawful and what do they regard as unlawful?"When the envoy gave him a detailed reply, the Emperor asked, "And do they forbid what has been made lawful for them or make lawful what has been forbidden for them?""This they do not do," the envoy replied.The Emperor then said, "Such a nation will never be destroyed as long as they regard what is lawful as lawful and what is unlawful as unlawful."The next question the Emperor asked was about the clothing the Sahabah r.hum wore. When the envoy described it to him, he then asked about the modes of transport the Sahabah r.hum used.
The envoy described the Arab horses that the Sahabah used in detail, after which the Emperor remarked, "Those make excellent fortresses." The envoy then went on to describe the camels that they used and even explained how they sit and then get up with their loads. The Emperor (who had probably never seen a camel before) notes, "That is common with all animals that have long necks."The Chinese Emperor then wrote back to Yazdgird saying, "It is not ignorance of my duty that prevents me from sending to your aid an army so large that while the first of it is in Marw (the Persian city of), the last is still here in China.
However, the description of these people whom your envoy has described to me tells me that if they had to come up against a mountain, they would certainly shatter it. If they are left to advance and retain their qualities, they will soon remove me from my kingship. Enter into a treaty with them and be content to abide by the clauses of the treaty. You should however never attack them as long as they do not attack you."
Ibn Jareer (Vol.3 Pg.249)
The next question was, "What do they tell you before they engage you in combat?""They invite us to accept one of three options. We either accept their religion, in which case they treat us as they treat each other. Otherwise, we may accept to pay the Jizya and thus receive their protection. The final option is to face them in battle."The Emperor then asked, "How obedient are they towards their leaders.""They are the most obedient of all people towards their leaders," came the reply.The Emperor further asked, "What do they regard as lawful and what do they regard as unlawful?"When the envoy gave him a detailed reply, the Emperor asked, "And do they forbid what has been made lawful for them or make lawful what has been forbidden for them?""This they do not do," the envoy replied.The Emperor then said, "Such a nation will never be destroyed as long as they regard what is lawful as lawful and what is unlawful as unlawful."The next question the Emperor asked was about the clothing the Sahabah r.hum wore. When the envoy described it to him, he then asked about the modes of transport the Sahabah r.hum used.
The envoy described the Arab horses that the Sahabah used in detail, after which the Emperor remarked, "Those make excellent fortresses." The envoy then went on to describe the camels that they used and even explained how they sit and then get up with their loads. The Emperor (who had probably never seen a camel before) notes, "That is common with all animals that have long necks."The Chinese Emperor then wrote back to Yazdgird saying, "It is not ignorance of my duty that prevents me from sending to your aid an army so large that while the first of it is in Marw (the Persian city of), the last is still here in China.
However, the description of these people whom your envoy has described to me tells me that if they had to come up against a mountain, they would certainly shatter it. If they are left to advance and retain their qualities, they will soon remove me from my kingship. Enter into a treaty with them and be content to abide by the clauses of the treaty. You should however never attack them as long as they do not attack you."
Ibn Jareer (Vol.3 Pg.249)
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Laporan Jemaah Dari Australia
Venue: Masjid sri Petaling
Penceramah memulakan laporan selepas memuji Allah dan berselawat kepada Nabi SAW dan membaca 2 potong ayat al Quran.
1. Allah SWT telah pilih kita untuk lahir sebagai orang Islam. Sebelum kita lahir ke dunia, kita tidak pernah diberi pilihan untuk menjadi muslim atau kafir. Semata-mata dengan sifat RahimNya, Allah telah jadikan kita seorang muslim. Jadi kita kena bersyukur atas nikmat yang sangat besar ini.
2. Allah telah menghantar kita sebagai umat Muhammad SAW dengan satu maksud yang sangat besar iaitu sebagaimana maksud semua Nabi telah dihantar.
3. Allah telah ciptakan manusia dengan jasad dan roh. Perkara paling berharga bagi manusia (supaya jasad dan roh ini dapat dimanfaatkan) adalah masa. Seorang yang kematian isteri, boleh cari isteri yang lain. Seorang yang kematian anak, boleh dapat anak yang lain. Seorang yang terbakar rumahnya, boleh cari rumah yang lain. Seorang yang rugi dalam perniagaannya, boleh bina perniagaan yang lain. Tetapi seorang yang telah berlalu masanya, masa itu tak dapat diganti semula. Masa yang berlalu akan terus pergi buat selama-lamanya.
4. Allah begitu kasih kepada orang-orang beriman sehingga menjadikan sekecil-kecil perkara sebagai sebab penghapus dosa. Sehingga tercucuk duri pun Allah akan hapuskan dosa dari buku catatan amal. Diceritakan kisah seorang raja kafir yang zalim ketika hendak mati berhajat untuk makan sejenis makanan yang sukar didapati. Allah telah perintahkan malaikat untuk mendapatkan makanan itu untuk raja tersebut. Setelah makan, raja itu telah mati. Dalam kisah yang lain pula seorang alim yang warak ketika hendak mati telah meminta sedikit air. Apabila orang datang membawa air, Allah telah perintahkan malaikat untuk menepis cawan tersebut sehingga air tertumpah dan orang warak itu mati tanpa dapat minum air. Kedua-dua malaikat telah datang mengadap Allah dan mengadukan hal tersebut. Allah berfirman kepada kedua malaikat tersebut bahawa ketika hidup, raja yang zalim tersebut telah melakukan satu kebaikan dan Allah hendak mambalas kebaikan tersebut di dunia dan azab yang kekal menantinya di akhirat kerana kekafirannya. Manakala orang warak tersebut telah berbuat satu dosa ketika hidup dan Allah hendak menghapuskan dosa tersebut ketika di dunia dan memberikan keselamatan kepadanya di akhirat.
5. Di akhirat nanti, orang yang dalam hatinya ada iman walau sebesar zarah akan dikeluarkan juga akhirnya dari neraka. Manakala orang kafir akan kekal di dalamnya.
6. Dakwah dan iman adalah dua perkara yang berkaitan. Adanya dakwah maka adalah iman. Jika tiada dakwah, maka iman akan keluar dari hati-hati manusia. Nabi Nuh as telah berdakwah selama 950 tahun siang dan malam. Kemudian baginda telah berdoa supaya jangan ditinggalkan di atas dunia ini walau satu pun orang kafir. Maka Allah telah menghantar banjir yang besar dan menenggelamkan semua orang kafir. Yang terselamat hanyalah nabi Nuh as dan orang-orang yang beriman. Selepas kewafatan nabi Nuh as, dakwah telah terhenti. Dari keturunan orang yang beriman tadi akhirnya telah kembali kufur kepada Allah.
7. Pada kurun ke 18, orang British telah menakluki Australia dan mendapati ada 3 buah gurun yang besar di sana. Untuk menyelesaikan masalah pengangkutan, mereka telah membawa 120 ekor unta untuk digunakan mengangkut barang-barang di padang pasir. Oleh kerana mereka tidak tahu mengendalikan unta maka mereka telah membawa ramai orang-orang Islam dari benua India yang kebanyakannya berketurunan afghan. Di kalangan pekerja-pekerja ini terdapat sejumlah bilangan dari golongan ulama. Ulama-ulama ini telah membina 60 masjid dan 3 daripadanya yang berusia lebih 100 tahun masih bertahan sehingga kini. Malangnya bila usaha dakwah ditinggalkan, keturunan dari mereka ini tidak lagi kenal Islam walaupun nama-nama mereka seperti nama-nama Islam.
8. Pada suatu masa jemaah yang bergerak di Australia telah dibawa untuk jumpa 3 wanita tua dari keturunan pekerja-pekerja tersebut, masing-masing berumur lebih 85 tahun. Ternyata mereka tidak tahu apa-apa mengenai amalan Islam kecuali kalimah Laailaha illallah, Muhammadur rasulullah. Bila mereka nampak jemaah memegang tasbih di tangan, mereka mengatakan bapa-bapa mereka dahulu memegang tasbih seperti kamu. Jemaah telah menghadiahkan kepada mereka tasbih tersebut dan mereka rasa sungguh gembira.
9. Satu laporan lagi dari jemaah yang membuat usaha dakwah di Thursday Island. Di sana, 90% penduduknya adalah daripada keturunan Islam. Tetapi amalan Islam telah lenyap dari diri mereka. Jemaah telah dibawa berjumpa seorang lagi wanita tua berusia lebih 80 tahun. Bila wanita tua ini terlihat saja kepada jemaah (yang dalam keadaan berjanggut, berjubah, berserban), maka dia telah menjerit dengan mangatakan, ‘Muslim has come, muslim has come.’ Dia telah keluarkan satu beg dari bawah katil dan menunjukkan kepada jemaah peninggalan arwah bapanya yang berupa sejadah dan beberapa kitab selawat. Perempuan tua itu bercerita semasa umurnya 10 tahun, bapanya telah meninggal dunia. Sebelum itu dia sempat berwasiat, ‘You don’t be worry. Muslim will come and take of you because muslim are always taking care of each other.’ Perempuan tua itu menambah, ‘And I have been waiting for you (muslim) for 70 years.’(*Wakil jemaah Australia yang berceramah telah sebak dan menangis. Juga, kami yang mendengar laporan ).
10. Pembayan memberi laporan bahawa beliau telah berpindah ke Australia dari Tanah Arab pada tahun 1968. Walaupun ada 80 ribu orang Islam di Melbourne tetapi hanya ada 1 masjid sahaja. Itupun dibuka 2 kali setahun untuk solat hari raya. Solat Jumaat hanya dibuat oleh 3-4 orang di sebuah surau yang lain. Beliu ada mendengar laporan bahawa jemaah pertama dihantar ke Australia adalah pada tahun 1962. Jemaah ini hanya mampu menangis dan berdoa apabila melihat keadaan agama pada umat.
11. Jemaah seterusnya dihantar pada tahun 1973. Jemaah tersebut balik dan beri laporan kepada Maulana Inamul Hassan bahawa orang Islam di Australia sudah tiada harapan. Maulana Inamul Hassan tidak berputus asa dan menghantar jemaah lagi pada tahun 1974 dan 1975. Pada tahun 1975 ini, 3 orang tempatan (termasuk abang penceramah) telah sedia untuk menghidupkan amalan ziarah pintu ke pintu untuk bertemu dengan orang-orang Islam. Beberapa lama amalan ini berterusan, mereka telah bermesyuarat dan memutuskan untuk meminta kunci masjid. Kunci masjid telah diberi kepada mereka dengan senang hati dan semenjak itu masjid tersebut tidak pernah ditutup lagi sehingga ke hari ini.
12. Amal-amal masjid telah dihidupkan. Jemaah-jemaah telah dikeluarkan dan usaha telah berkembang. Alhamdulillah sekarang telah ada lebih 80 masjid dan surau di Melbourne. Madrasah-madrasah telah wujud. Anak-anak yang dulunya belajar di madrasah sekarang telah mengajar pula. Penceramah berkata dengan matanya sendiri dia dapat melihat apabila dakwah ditinggalkan, dari keturunan ulama akan lahir orang-orang kufar. Apabila dakwah dijalankan, dari keturunan kufar, lahirnya ulama.
13. Kerja ini bukanlah kerja main-main. Bukan kerja yang dibuat sekiranya suka, dan ditinggalkan sekiranya malas. Ini adalah kerja tanggungjawab kita sebagai umat Nabi SAW walaupun kita bukan Nabi. Ini adalah perintah Allah kepada kita.
14. Bila kita buat kerja ini, Allah pasti akan beri hidayat kepada manusia. Seluruh manusia sekarang sedang menanti-nanti kedatangan kita sebagai orang Islam kepada mereka (seperti kisah orang tua tadi).
Penceramah memulakan laporan selepas memuji Allah dan berselawat kepada Nabi SAW dan membaca 2 potong ayat al Quran.
1. Allah SWT telah pilih kita untuk lahir sebagai orang Islam. Sebelum kita lahir ke dunia, kita tidak pernah diberi pilihan untuk menjadi muslim atau kafir. Semata-mata dengan sifat RahimNya, Allah telah jadikan kita seorang muslim. Jadi kita kena bersyukur atas nikmat yang sangat besar ini.
2. Allah telah menghantar kita sebagai umat Muhammad SAW dengan satu maksud yang sangat besar iaitu sebagaimana maksud semua Nabi telah dihantar.
3. Allah telah ciptakan manusia dengan jasad dan roh. Perkara paling berharga bagi manusia (supaya jasad dan roh ini dapat dimanfaatkan) adalah masa. Seorang yang kematian isteri, boleh cari isteri yang lain. Seorang yang kematian anak, boleh dapat anak yang lain. Seorang yang terbakar rumahnya, boleh cari rumah yang lain. Seorang yang rugi dalam perniagaannya, boleh bina perniagaan yang lain. Tetapi seorang yang telah berlalu masanya, masa itu tak dapat diganti semula. Masa yang berlalu akan terus pergi buat selama-lamanya.
4. Allah begitu kasih kepada orang-orang beriman sehingga menjadikan sekecil-kecil perkara sebagai sebab penghapus dosa. Sehingga tercucuk duri pun Allah akan hapuskan dosa dari buku catatan amal. Diceritakan kisah seorang raja kafir yang zalim ketika hendak mati berhajat untuk makan sejenis makanan yang sukar didapati. Allah telah perintahkan malaikat untuk mendapatkan makanan itu untuk raja tersebut. Setelah makan, raja itu telah mati. Dalam kisah yang lain pula seorang alim yang warak ketika hendak mati telah meminta sedikit air. Apabila orang datang membawa air, Allah telah perintahkan malaikat untuk menepis cawan tersebut sehingga air tertumpah dan orang warak itu mati tanpa dapat minum air. Kedua-dua malaikat telah datang mengadap Allah dan mengadukan hal tersebut. Allah berfirman kepada kedua malaikat tersebut bahawa ketika hidup, raja yang zalim tersebut telah melakukan satu kebaikan dan Allah hendak mambalas kebaikan tersebut di dunia dan azab yang kekal menantinya di akhirat kerana kekafirannya. Manakala orang warak tersebut telah berbuat satu dosa ketika hidup dan Allah hendak menghapuskan dosa tersebut ketika di dunia dan memberikan keselamatan kepadanya di akhirat.
5. Di akhirat nanti, orang yang dalam hatinya ada iman walau sebesar zarah akan dikeluarkan juga akhirnya dari neraka. Manakala orang kafir akan kekal di dalamnya.
6. Dakwah dan iman adalah dua perkara yang berkaitan. Adanya dakwah maka adalah iman. Jika tiada dakwah, maka iman akan keluar dari hati-hati manusia. Nabi Nuh as telah berdakwah selama 950 tahun siang dan malam. Kemudian baginda telah berdoa supaya jangan ditinggalkan di atas dunia ini walau satu pun orang kafir. Maka Allah telah menghantar banjir yang besar dan menenggelamkan semua orang kafir. Yang terselamat hanyalah nabi Nuh as dan orang-orang yang beriman. Selepas kewafatan nabi Nuh as, dakwah telah terhenti. Dari keturunan orang yang beriman tadi akhirnya telah kembali kufur kepada Allah.
7. Pada kurun ke 18, orang British telah menakluki Australia dan mendapati ada 3 buah gurun yang besar di sana. Untuk menyelesaikan masalah pengangkutan, mereka telah membawa 120 ekor unta untuk digunakan mengangkut barang-barang di padang pasir. Oleh kerana mereka tidak tahu mengendalikan unta maka mereka telah membawa ramai orang-orang Islam dari benua India yang kebanyakannya berketurunan afghan. Di kalangan pekerja-pekerja ini terdapat sejumlah bilangan dari golongan ulama. Ulama-ulama ini telah membina 60 masjid dan 3 daripadanya yang berusia lebih 100 tahun masih bertahan sehingga kini. Malangnya bila usaha dakwah ditinggalkan, keturunan dari mereka ini tidak lagi kenal Islam walaupun nama-nama mereka seperti nama-nama Islam.
8. Pada suatu masa jemaah yang bergerak di Australia telah dibawa untuk jumpa 3 wanita tua dari keturunan pekerja-pekerja tersebut, masing-masing berumur lebih 85 tahun. Ternyata mereka tidak tahu apa-apa mengenai amalan Islam kecuali kalimah Laailaha illallah, Muhammadur rasulullah. Bila mereka nampak jemaah memegang tasbih di tangan, mereka mengatakan bapa-bapa mereka dahulu memegang tasbih seperti kamu. Jemaah telah menghadiahkan kepada mereka tasbih tersebut dan mereka rasa sungguh gembira.
9. Satu laporan lagi dari jemaah yang membuat usaha dakwah di Thursday Island. Di sana, 90% penduduknya adalah daripada keturunan Islam. Tetapi amalan Islam telah lenyap dari diri mereka. Jemaah telah dibawa berjumpa seorang lagi wanita tua berusia lebih 80 tahun. Bila wanita tua ini terlihat saja kepada jemaah (yang dalam keadaan berjanggut, berjubah, berserban), maka dia telah menjerit dengan mangatakan, ‘Muslim has come, muslim has come.’ Dia telah keluarkan satu beg dari bawah katil dan menunjukkan kepada jemaah peninggalan arwah bapanya yang berupa sejadah dan beberapa kitab selawat. Perempuan tua itu bercerita semasa umurnya 10 tahun, bapanya telah meninggal dunia. Sebelum itu dia sempat berwasiat, ‘You don’t be worry. Muslim will come and take of you because muslim are always taking care of each other.’ Perempuan tua itu menambah, ‘And I have been waiting for you (muslim) for 70 years.’(*Wakil jemaah Australia yang berceramah telah sebak dan menangis. Juga, kami yang mendengar laporan ).
10. Pembayan memberi laporan bahawa beliau telah berpindah ke Australia dari Tanah Arab pada tahun 1968. Walaupun ada 80 ribu orang Islam di Melbourne tetapi hanya ada 1 masjid sahaja. Itupun dibuka 2 kali setahun untuk solat hari raya. Solat Jumaat hanya dibuat oleh 3-4 orang di sebuah surau yang lain. Beliu ada mendengar laporan bahawa jemaah pertama dihantar ke Australia adalah pada tahun 1962. Jemaah ini hanya mampu menangis dan berdoa apabila melihat keadaan agama pada umat.
11. Jemaah seterusnya dihantar pada tahun 1973. Jemaah tersebut balik dan beri laporan kepada Maulana Inamul Hassan bahawa orang Islam di Australia sudah tiada harapan. Maulana Inamul Hassan tidak berputus asa dan menghantar jemaah lagi pada tahun 1974 dan 1975. Pada tahun 1975 ini, 3 orang tempatan (termasuk abang penceramah) telah sedia untuk menghidupkan amalan ziarah pintu ke pintu untuk bertemu dengan orang-orang Islam. Beberapa lama amalan ini berterusan, mereka telah bermesyuarat dan memutuskan untuk meminta kunci masjid. Kunci masjid telah diberi kepada mereka dengan senang hati dan semenjak itu masjid tersebut tidak pernah ditutup lagi sehingga ke hari ini.
12. Amal-amal masjid telah dihidupkan. Jemaah-jemaah telah dikeluarkan dan usaha telah berkembang. Alhamdulillah sekarang telah ada lebih 80 masjid dan surau di Melbourne. Madrasah-madrasah telah wujud. Anak-anak yang dulunya belajar di madrasah sekarang telah mengajar pula. Penceramah berkata dengan matanya sendiri dia dapat melihat apabila dakwah ditinggalkan, dari keturunan ulama akan lahir orang-orang kufar. Apabila dakwah dijalankan, dari keturunan kufar, lahirnya ulama.
13. Kerja ini bukanlah kerja main-main. Bukan kerja yang dibuat sekiranya suka, dan ditinggalkan sekiranya malas. Ini adalah kerja tanggungjawab kita sebagai umat Nabi SAW walaupun kita bukan Nabi. Ini adalah perintah Allah kepada kita.
14. Bila kita buat kerja ini, Allah pasti akan beri hidayat kepada manusia. Seluruh manusia sekarang sedang menanti-nanti kedatangan kita sebagai orang Islam kepada mereka (seperti kisah orang tua tadi).
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