Help!!!

"Mari saya tolong awak. Berat tu."

"Eh, tidak mengapa. Nanti saya terhutang budi pula pada awak."

Fenomena ini selalu berlaku saat seseorang mahu menghulurkan bantuan. Terdapat dua golongan yang akan bersikap seperti ini:

Golongan pertama,

Seseorang yang sememangnya tidak mahu menyusahkan orang lain. Kadangkala, sesuatu itu amat sukar sehingga dia tidak mahu orang lain perlu menempuh kesukaran yang sama. Sememangnya ini adalah sesuatu yang baik kerana bukan semua orang boleh melalui ujian yang sama. Walau bagaimanapun, bukanlah menghulurkan pertolongan itu tidak perlu, bahkan sangat dianjurkan. Sikap tolong-menolong dapat meringankan beban orang lain. Contohnya, apabila melihat orang tua yang sedang mengangkat barang yang berat, dan dia kelihatan sangat bersusah payah. Tidak mungkin kita hanya mahu melihat! Pasti ada perasaan belas kasihan terhadapnya, maka bantulah dia.

Lalu bagaimana pula dengan rakan-rakan? Apa yang lebih penting ialah hulurkan bantuan. Mungkin sahaja mereka tidak perlu, tapi kita tidak tahu perasaan yang dialami. Mungkin benda yang diangkat itu kelihatan kecil, namun ketumpatannya amat banyak sehingga benda sekecil pensel boleh menjadi seberat 10 kg!

Bukan sahaja mengangkat barang. Ada orang memerlukan sokongan moral, andai mereka dalam kesedihan dan tekanan perasaan. Ada orang memerlukan sokongan material apabil ditimpa kemiskinan. Ada orang pula hanya memerlukan kasih sayang daripada orang lain, andai mereka rasa disisihkan.

Kembali kepada persoalan utama,

Golongan kedua pula ialah orang yang tidak sanggup membalas budi orang lain. Contohnya, musuhnya ingin membantunya. Tetapi, disebabkan tidak mahu berasa terhutang budi dengannya, dia menolak pertolongan itu. Dalam kata lain, dia ingin mengelak daripada berjasa kepada orang tersebut! Pada pendapat anda, adakah golongan ini dihormati?

" Dan adapun orang yang kikir dan merasakan dirinya cukup (tidak memerlukan pertolongan), serta mendustakan yang terbaik, maka Kami akan mudahkan baginya jalan menuju kesukaran "

(Surah Al-Lail:8-10)

Maka, jawapannya ialah tidak! Mengapa kita tidak mahu menolong orang lain? Bukankah itu suatu yang mulia? Bermusuhan itu dapat dikurangkan dengan membantu satu sama lain. Lebih-lebih lagi, bukan dia sahaja yang dapat meringankan beban, malah kita pun akan mendapat pahala dan kepuasan dalam membantu orang lain.

Ada juga orang yang mahu dibantu, tapi tak mahu membantu. Ini juga perlu dielakkan. Ada pepatah mengatakan,

"Tangan yang memberi lebih baik daripada tangan yang menerima"

Lalu, apa yang dielakkan lagi? Marilah kita saling membantu agar kehidupan lebih bermakna dan mudah, insyaAllah.

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Jauhkan diri dari lembah itu!

Pernah ada orang bertanya,

"Kenapa pelajar sekolah agama selalu macam segan dengan orang berlainan jantina walaupun hanya urusan kecil?"

Pernyataan ini dibuat berdasarkan pemerhatiannya terhadap orang di sekelilling, terutama yang satu institusi. Memang, kebanyakan pelajar sekolah agama tidak terlalu bebas bergaul dengan yang berlainan jantina. Bukanlah mereka berlaku riak ataupun sombong (walaupun kadangkala nampak macam sombong), tapi memang itu yang terbaik dalam usaha menjaga pandangan.

Secara jujurnya, saya berasa kecewa apabila ramai perempuan dengan senang hati bergurau senda dengan lelaki. Kadangkala, apabila tiada perempuan yang 'free', mereka mengajak sesiapa yang dikenali termasuk lelaki untuk duduk bersama supaya tidak keseorangan. Dalam whatsapp juga, orang boleh bergurau senda dalam kumpulan yang terdiri daripada lelaki dan perempuan.

Pasti ramai yang keliru dengan perkataan 'ikhtilat'. Apa yang boleh dan apa yang tidak? Kalau tak boleh, kenapa?

Secara dasarnya, perhubungan antara lelaki dan perempuan (tiada pertalian darah) hanya dibolehkan untuk perkara yang penting sahaja DAN tiada unsur yang boleh menarik sesama mereka. Dalam kata lain, pergaulan perlu dijalankan secara serius, tiada gelak ketawa dan sebagainya. Antara perkara yang diharuskan ialah dalam bidang perubatan dan pelajaran.

Namun, harus ingat. Jika boleh dielakkan, maka elakkanlah. Contohnya, tidak perlu 'study group' dengan yang berlainan jantina sekiranya ada rakan-rakan sendiri yang boleh belajar bersama.

Eh, tapi apa salahnya belajar sekali?

Tidak salah untuk belajar, tapi 'study group' amat sukar untuk kekal dalam topik yang sama. Selepas setengah jam, mungkin sudah penat dan sembang sekejap. Ataupun tiba-tiba tertukar topik lain. Mungkin juga seseorang dalam kumpulan itu mudah tertarik dengan orang lain apabila selalu bertemu. Bukankah lebih mudah dengan orang yang kita lebih mesra? Kita dapat mengelakkan diri daripada menDEKATi zina!

Kalau dapat tahan diri?

Siapa yang betul-betul pasti dapat menahan nafsu? Kita tak dapat jangka! Bahkan boleh jadi seorang ustaz itu tatkala imannya rendah, terjerumus ke lembah maksiat. Tiada siapa yang betul-betul pasti tentang masa hadapan, melainkan ALLAH. Kerana itulah, dalam Al-Quran ALLAH ada menyebut :

"Katakanlah kepada lelaki-lelaki yang beriman supaya menahan penglihatan mereka serta menjaga kehormatan mereka...... . dan katakanlah kepada perempuan-perempuan beriman supaya menahan penglihatan mereka serta menjaga kehormatan mereka"
Surah An-Nur 30-31

Allah menyebut "menahan penglihatan"! Kerana dari penglihatan itu boleh mendekatkan diri kepada zina. Tapi apa maksudnya menahan? Perlu sentiasa tunduk? Selalunya, orang akan tertarik apabila dia melihat ke arah mata seseorang. Guru saya dulu ada berkongsi pengalamannya, yang mana dia sudah biasa mengelakkan memandang mata lelaki dengan melihat ke arah benda berdekatan dengannya. Contohnya, dia kelihatan seperti memandang orang itu, tetapi sebenarnya dia melihat kepada basikal di belakang.

Dalam ayat tersebut juga disebut "menjaga kehormatan." Apa yang dilihat pada masa kini perempuan seperti makin hilang kehormatan. Pernah saya mendengar seorang perempuan diejek kerana ketawanya yang berdekah-dekah. Ada juga yang ditertawakan kerana mempamerkan muka yang aneh-aneh dalam gambar. Lelaki pula agak kurang mungkin kerana sikap lelaki yang amat menjaga penampilan diri. Namun kedua-duanya wajib menjaga kehormatan diri.

Mengapa? Kerana kita mahu mempamerkan Islam yang indah. Mahukan kita menjadikan orang yang tidak senonoh sebagai pemimpin kita? Tentu sahaja tidak. Semua orang bercita-cita untuk menyumbang kepada masyarakat (kalau tidak, apa gunanya hidup?). Inilah salah satu cara yang mudah. Masyarakat akan menghormati kita dan seterusnya mengikut akhlak Islam, dan akhirnya suasana yang baik dapat diwujudkan.

Berubahlah untuk kebaikan sejagat!

Info lanjut mengenai ikhtilat, boleh rujuk:
http://www.tarbiahsentap.com/2013/08/kekeliruan-dalam-ikhtilat.html
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1031653643538400.1073741831.171793509524422&type=3
http://angelwearsgucci.blogspot.com/2013/09/faq-ikhtilat.html

1 April

Kami baru sahaja selesai menghadiri program di kawasan kampus pada waktu malam. Suasana sejuk menyelubungi badan walaupun musim bunga sudah datang. Sambil menunggu rakan kami yang membawa kereta sampai, kami duduk sebentar di luar, menikmati keindahan alam. Ingin juga masuk ke dalam bangunan kerana sejuk, tapi malangnya pintu itu dikunci dari dalam. Terpaksalah kami menahan sejuk ini.

Sedang kami sibuk melihat telefon, tiba-tiba datang dua orang lelaki duduk di sebelah kami. Kelihatan mereka sedang menunggu rakan mereka juga. Namun, aku berasa tidak senang hati. Lantas, kami berbincang dalam bahasa Melayu (mereka berbangsa Amerika, jarang orang Amerika tahu bahasa Melayu. :D)

"Kenapa mereka duduk sini? Macam pelik."
"Tengah tunggu kawan mungkin."
"Kita duduk tempat lainlah."
"Nak pindah? Ok."

Rakanku tiba-tiba mengangkat telefon. "Coming? Ok." Lantas kami berkemas dan bergerak ke belakang.

"Baaaaaaarrghhh!!"

Tanpa kami sedar, dua lelaki itu menyergah kami dari belakang. Aku terkejut dan menarik rakanku ke depan, tapi rakanku tergamam dan membalas sergahan itu. Dan mereka pergi selepas itu sambil tertawa...

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Semalam di laman BukuMuka, tersebar berita tentang Google yang meminta maaf kerana jenaka (prank) yang dibuatnya telah menyusahkan pelbagai pihak, termasuklah beberapa orang yang risau mereka akan dibuang kerja. Google telah menambah satu butang hantar (send) yang khas untuk menambah animasi 'Minion' yang sedang menjatuhkan mikrofon. Setelah menerima reaksi negatif daripada para pengguna, mereka segera memadam butang itu untuk mengelakkan kejadian yang tidak diingini berlaku lagi.

Credit: http://www.techinsider.io/googles-mic-drop-april-fools-2016-3

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Kita lihat pula dalam sirah Rasulullah s.a.w. Baginda juga pernah bergurau, namun apa yang dikatakan itu benar belaka.

Rasulullah s.a.w. pernah ditanya oleh seorang tua berkenaan orang yang masuk ke dalam syurga. Baginda menjawab bahawa hanya pemuda-pemudi yang berada di dalam syurga, tiada yang sudah tua. Lantas, orang tua itu berasa amat sedih. Lalu Baginda menjelaskan bahawa sesiapa sahaja yang masuk ke dalam syurga akan berada dalam keadaan muda, walaupun dia sudah tua di dunia. Ini bermakna, semua akan kembali remaja apabila  di dalam syurga.

Itulah gurauan Rasulullah s.a.w. Baginda tidak membuat fitnah. Baginda tidak menyusahkan orang lain. Baginda tidak menakutkan orang lain. Itulah sifat 'Al-Amin', yang dipercayai. Bukankah itu sifat yang disenangi orang ramai?

Islam tidak melarang hiburan, jauh sekali mengharamkannya. Walau bagaimanapun, hiburan itu ada batasannya. Janganlah kerana kesenangan kita seorang, orang lain dicemuh dan dihina. Gurauan yang baik ialah gurauan yang benar. :)

Seperti dalam nasyid Raihan - Mari Berhibur

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Alhamdulillah.. 2 posts in 2 days. :D

Giginya patah, namun masih tersenyum!

Manusia itu, giginya patah namun masih tersenyum!

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Semua orang kelihatan kelam kabut. Pertahanan semakin lemah. Musuh semakin giat melancarkan serangan untuk membunuh Lelaki yang paling disanjung itu. Akibat sedikit kealpaan, mereka ditimpa kesusahan.

Sebentar tadi, pihak Islam hampir sahaja memenangi Perang Uhud ini. Melihatkan musuh ingin berundur, mereka cepat menafsirkan bahawa perang ini sudah berakhir dan tiba masanya untuk mengambil rampasan perang. Walau bagaimanapun, sangkaan itu tidak benar.

Khalid Al-Walid, yang ketika itu masih belum memeluk Islam, mengarahkan tenteranya menyerang Rasulullah s.a.w. saat menyedari tentera Islam sudah meninggalkanNya. "Bukankah Rasulullah s.a.w. sudah menyuruh kalian kekal di tempatmu sehingga perang tamat?" Namun, sudah terlambat. Pipi Rasulullah s.a.w. ditembusi tombak. Darah mengalir keluar. Semua umat Islam tergamam ketika itu. Musuh pula berteriak gembira, menyangkakan Rasulullah s.a.w. meninggal dunia.

Credit: http://warofweekly.blogspot.com/2010/11/macam-macam-tombak.html

Saat kritikal itu, seorang lelaki datang kepada Rasullullah s.a.w. Tanpa disangka, beliau menggunakan giginya untuk mencabut tombak itu! Sakitnya teramat sungguh! Namun, bukan itu yang dia fikirkan. Kekasihnya selamat, Alhamdulillah... Rasulullah s.a.w. selamat walaupun Islam tidak memenangi perang itu.

Setiap kali berjumpa dengannya, lelaki itu sentiasa tersenyum, menampakkan giginya yang sudah patah. Alangkah indahnya perasaan itu, dapat berkorban demi Rasulullah s.a.w. yang tercinta.

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Itulah ABU UBAIDAH AL-JARRAH, sahabat yang sentiasa tersenyum.

Adakah cinta kita kepada Rasulullah s.a.w. sehingga tahap itu? Sanggup berkorban dan menanggung kesakitan demi Baginda s.a.w.?

Sesungguhnya Rasulullah s.a.w. bersabda:

"Barangsiapa yang memiliki 3 perkara nescaya dia akan dapat merasakan kemanisan iman, iaitu bahawa dia mengasihi Allah dan RasulNya lebih dari yang lain dan dia mengasihi seseorang hanya semata-mata kerana Allah serta dia benci untuk kembali kepada kekufuran selepas dia diselamatkan Allah daripadanya sebagaimana dia benci dicampakkan ke dalam api neraka."
(HR Bukhari dan Muslim)

Mujahadah itu pahit, kerana iman dan syurga itu manis!
Credit: https://www.healthydietadvisor.com/why-sugar-is-making-you-fat-and-how-to-avoid-it

Tatkala seseorang itu merasakan manisnya iman, hidup ini tidak akan melunturkan semangatnya. Tiada sesiapa yang boleh menjatuhkannya, namun dia tidak meninggi diri.

"Sungguh ajaib dalam urusan orang mukmin! Sesungguhnya setiap urusannya baginya ada kebaikan dan perkara ini tidak berlaku melainkan kepada orang mukmin. Sekiranya dia diberi dengan sesuatu yang menggembirakan lalu dia bersyukur maka kebaikan baginya dan sekiranya apabila dia ditimpa kesusahan lalu dia bersabar maka kebaikan baginya." 

(Hadis riwayat Muslim)

Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_Calm_and_Carry_On

Semestinya semua orang mengidamkan hidup seperti itu, sentiasa tenang dan gembira walaupun ujian menimpa. Itulah kehidupan orang yang merasakan kemanisan iman.

Namun, bagaimana kita dapat mengekspresikan kecintaan kita kepada Baginda saat Baginda tiada di sisi? Melalui sunnah Baginda! Baginda idola kita. Sentiasalah mengikut perintah Baginda, perlakuan Baginda. Seandainya ingin melakukan kemungkaran, ingatlah bahawa Rasulullah s.a.w. amat sayangkan kita, dan Baginda tidak mahu kita dimasukkan ke dalam api neraka. Dan apabila seseorang menegur kita melakukan kesilapan, sedarlah Allah s.a.w. telah menghantar dia untuk menegur. Allah s.w.t. dan Rasulullah s.a.w. menyayangi kita!

Abu Ubaidah Al-Jarrah menunjukkan betapa kasih dan cintanya kepada Baginda. Kita pula, bagaimana?

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Thank you Brother Hemayatullah for the inspiring stories!

I failed!

Have you ever feel bad? Feeling that you have failed? Feeling that you are weak? Feeling that you are stupid?

I believe everybody has experienced this feelings, especially when you realized that others were succeeding in their fields. An SPM student will feel disappointed to see others pass the exam with flying colors while he or she don't achieve the target. A graduate will give up when he or she is the only one who is not hired among the interviewees. An entrepreneur will feel sad when the business does not gain any profit, instead lots of loss.

Credit: http://www.comnetwork.org/2014/08/sarah-lewis/

However, every cloud has a silver lining. In al-Quran,

Indeed, with hardship will be ease.

(Al-Insyirah:6)

Although you feel hard at a time, believe in Allah that success will come at the best time you need it. Only Allah knows when you should receive it. For example, you really want a car this year. And yes, you got it! But then, just a few days later, you were told to transfer to let's say.. London. So, the car was not useful at all. It is better to have the car later, right? Because Allah knows the best, and He fulfills every of His servant's wish.

And Allah says: Pray unto me, and I will hear your prayer

(Ghafir:60)

Also, in other verse,

... But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you, and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah knows and you do not know.

(Al-Baqarah:216)

No one knows the best for us except Allah The Almighty. What we should do are:

• Do Your Best
• Pray to Allah
• Believe in Allah
• Focus on your aim

You know yourself well, your strengths, your weaknesses...

Credit: http://muslimagnet.tumblr.com/post/25352971785/believe-in-allah-see-more-posts-at-muslimagnet

Never give up!

Calling for you!

"Hey, come here!"

What is your action when the caller is your friend? I have no doubt that you will hurry up and answer it as soon as possible. And you will also act that you are happy!

What if it is your teacher? You will also answer that quickly, maybe because you believe that there is something important. Or maybe you are scared of your teacher? Usually you are not that happy.

What about your mom? It depends. We are very close to our mothers. A boy may run towards his mother. Another girl will just ignore it and wait until her mom comes.

But what if... ALLAH? The Almighty God? In other words, the adzan? Usually, how will you react when you hear the call?

It is better to stop for a while and hear it with your heart. Do you know, hearing adzan can also be the source of your peace? While working hard to complete your assignment, a short stop will absolutely re-energize your soul. It will be much better of you straight away pray. Of course, Allah will love you more! Isn't it good? :)

Wide eyeview

Just after the Friday prayer, I kept my eyes on the television. It was not the usual channel I watch everyday (we don't buy Astro).  But I like that specific program. The program which is shown by another channel. A channel that rarely shows clothes! The National Geographic. Of course the animals don't wear clothes!

So, back to the main story. Today, I am able to widen my knowledge about the unique ways of the creatures sneaking and hiding in order to catch their food or prey. Most of us know about the carnivorous plant with sharp green teeth and acidic liquid, consuming the insects, unlike other plants. Or maybe without the teeth like pitcher plant or periuk kera in Malay. And also some desert animals, hiding in the sand, and many more!

But there is one unique creature which I never thought that it will do it. Snakes are commonly known as a cold-blooded reptilia with poisonous stings. However, do you know that there is one type of snake that uses tricks to attract its prey?

(source:wikipedia)

Agkistrodon bilineatus taylori, or its common name, Taylor's Cantil.

A frog wants to catch a worm. However, as it jumps towards the worm, something was waiting for it. Out of a sudden, the frog was caught by a snake!

According to the info in the TV, the snake don't even hide its body or head. However, its worm-like tail attracts its prey! If only the frog do not keep focus with the 'worm', it could save its life!

Same with our lives. We should not keep focus on one single thing. Otherwise, we will be like the frog.

What I can see in the younger generations is they keep looking for money and money and fun. Once they know that an action will not make them rich, they won't take the way.

However, what is more important is take the chance and keep it up. We should not do Allah's work! Our work is only to keep striving and believe in Allah. Even if we do not succeed like anyone else,  we must know that Allah wants the best for us.

Keep it up and believe!


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Love Them ❤

"Here's your food. Now you can eat!"

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"Where are you?!"

My cat always did this after he finished eating. A few days ago, I noticed he was missing from the place he usually eats. Then, we tried to search for him upstairs as he really likes going there. However, after about 10 minutes, he was still missing. My sister wandered around downstairs, maybe the cat was hiding somewhere in the rooms. I went to the front. Pulled the curtains. Saw something moving. "He is right here!" I exclaimed. Actually, I only saw his small foot. But then he walked back to keep hiding, thinking I didn't see him. What a surprise! After that, I pulled the curtain and he ran away!

See, even cats have emotions. They have the feelings to be pampered. They want us to pay attention to them.

That's why we have to LOVE them!

In the past, Prophet Rasulullah s.a.w. really encouraged us to be kind towards cats.

"A woman was tormented because of a cat which she had confined until it died and she had to get into Hell. She did not allow it either to eat or drink as it was confined, nor did she free it so that it might eat the insects of the Earth." (Sahih Muslim)

Besides, Abu Hurairah r.a., one of the companions who had narrated many hadeeths, was a great cat lover. I heard a story about him with a kitten. It was sleeping on his clothes. Trying to avoid disturbing the kitten, he decided to cut his clothes, leaving the part where the cat slept. What if that happens to us? Are we kind enough to let our clothes being cut only because of cats? Something to ponder...

In Islam, we should behave nicely to not only cats, but also every creatures including plants! There are many animals stated in al-Quran. Among the names of animals chosen to be the names of the surahs are al-Fil (Elephant), An-Naml (Ant), An-Nahl (Bee) and Al-Ankabut (Spider).

We know that to treat animals, the most common activity we can do is preparing drinks and food to them. But how about plants?

Well, PRESERVE the nature.
REDUCE POLLUTION.
...and many more!
Gardening is also one of the ways to communicate with plants. They will surely feel delighted to be cared by us.

One last question; why we have to do that? Why we have to love them like they are humans? Because they are Allah's creatures, like us. When we  treat them nicely, we will get the same. What you give, you get back. Furthermore, those sinless creatures will pray for us. Of course their prayers will be realized, right?

So, LOVE them! :)

Fun?

Humans cannot be separated from songs, games, stories and any other kinds of fun. They always seek for them in the aim to calm their mind after working heavily. There's nothing wrong about it.

During the pilgrimage of Muslims to Madinah, the peple from Makkah were honored by Madinah people with the traditional music and some songs. Yet, Rasulullah did not prevent them. This story shows that Islam never stem the interest of people in music.

Nevertheless, Islam teaches us the way to have fun. In order to prevent ourselves from hedonism (obsession of fun), we must follow the rules so that our actions are counted as 'ibadah' or kindness.

Nowadays, I could see that most girls are too interested in Korean songs and movies. I'm not saying about all but most of them like the male actors or singers. And also, men are also addicted to anime from Japan. Everyday, they watch the movies in their laptops to have fun. These acts could be right and wrong.

First, look at the actors. Are they wearing proper clothes, covering their aurat? If that so, then go for it. However, if they wear inappropriate shirts, then try to avoid them. Remember, eyes are trust from Allah. We should always follow the rules because eyes are not ours.

Then, think. Is it going to affect your life? Is it going to cause you procrastinating? Even worse, is it going to make you forget about your prayers? Something to ponder about. This is the most important criteria to make the acts legal. Even if it is just a children show, but you tend to miss your prayer while watching it, so don't do it! Prayers are much more important than those things.

However, in seeking for relaxation after being busy for a long time, the best thing to do is to always remember Allah and practice zikr. Sometimes, go take wudhu' and recite some verses from Al-Quran.

“By remembering Allah, hearts will be in peace..”

Thus, keep interacting with Allah and you will feel the true inner peace in yourself, insyaAllah..

Nationalism: Good or Bad?

In the history books, we commonly see the word 'nationalism' everywhere. Even the main purpose of learning that subject is to instill the spirit of nationalism in the students and also others. However, have you ever think that it is good or bad?

First, let us take a look at the definition of NATIONALISM. Nationalism is the spirit of being loyal to own races and nations and also to give full commitment to preserve the importance of the races to compete with others. What do you think when you read it? Isn't it connected to the racism issues?

Now, let's take a deep look into the Islamic concept. Islam approves the work to preserve own nations and races. It is a must to protect our nations from the enemies and threats. Even Rasulullah s.a.w. loves his own family, Quraisy. Allah had also created a 'surah' based on the Quraisy tribe.

“Because it is a norm for Quraisy, their norms to travel in winter and summer. Thus, they should worship the God of this house(Kaabah), who has given them food to avoid them from being hungry and making them in peace from fear.”

(Quraisy:1-4)

So, it is proven that nationalism is not totally wrong. But there are two conditions that have to be fulfilled in order to make it as 'ibadah':

1. It does not exceed the love for Islam.
   
   Islam is not the property of any race. No one can actually claims that Islam is only for Arabs or Malays or Palestinians. Even Americans can revert to Islam. So, the love to Islam should be put much higher compared to other things. As an example, if someone with other races reverts to Islam, we should treat him or her as a brother.
   
   

“A muslim is a brother towards another muslim”

2. It recognizes other races' rights
   
   Don't be too obsessed about ours that you denies others' rights. For example, we cannot reserve a public place as ours. It is a public place and anyone should have their rights to have a rest or eat there.

“All people are the same, except for their faith”

Long ago, Rasulullah s.a.w. developed Madinah by uniting people of many races under one faith: Islam. The native people of Madinah called Ansar and the migrates from Makkah called Muhajirin were united although they came from different places. As they were both Islam, they could live together in peace and harmony.

But why nowadays, the 'bad' nationalism is widely hold? In 1924, the Ottoman's Empire was defeated and the main factor was they ignored the unity based on faith. They preferred their races to Islam. And then, countries based on races were developed. That's why we could see most nations are ruled by mostly one race. For example, Malaysia is for Malays, Japan is for Japanese and so on. Don't you realize that it is one of the ways to defeat Islam? History of Otoman's Empire had proven that nothing was more important than the unity based on our Islamic faith.

In a nutshell, a strong nationalism is bad because it contradicts with Islam. People should unite based on their faith, not races or nations. American Muslims, Palestinian Muslims, Japanese Muslims and any other Muslims should be in one line because we are all in one faith. However, Islam does not prohibit us from protecting our countries. Instead, we will be given much benefits from Allah when we strive for our beloved countries. Thus, protect your country and at the same time, unite under one faith.