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Assalaamu'alaikum
Teman2 semuanya, minta maaf karena udah lama banget Ummi Fawwaz belum posting lembaran baru di blog ini.

Awal Oktober lalu, Alhamdulillaah Mbah Dien sudah menjalankan operasi keduanya, yaitu operasi mata kanan yg komplikasi akibat glukoma dan katarak. Sekarang dalam taraf proses penyembuhan.

Lalu, datang bulan penuh rahmat, Ramadhan, jadi kayaknya sayang ajah kalau tidak bisa menamatkan Al-Quran gara2 sering di depan kompi. Kadang2 cuman buat ngecek email dan Friendster ajah jika buka kompi...atau kalau ada inspirasi tulisan baru deh "on" PC-nya.

Mudah-mudahan teman-teman yang menjalankan ibadah puasa juga semangat untuk menambahkan segala ibadahnya, aamiin.

Di bawah ini sekedar sharing utk semua teman-temanku tersayang. Dan semuanya belumlah terlambat, masih ada 1/2 bulan lagi kita di bulan Ramadhan.

I'LL ASK MY SELF TONIGHT!!

KESALAHAN-KESALAHAN DALAM BULAN RAMADAN

Memasuki Ramadan tanpa ilmu
Makan sahur terlalu awal. Rasul saw selalu sahur menjelang fajar.
Sebelum/ketika berbuka puasa tidak berdoa
Memasuki Ramadan tanpa target
"Hai orang-orang yang beriman, diwajibkan atas kamu berpuasa sebagaimana diwajibkan atas orang-orang sebelum kamu, agar kamu bertakwa" (2:183)

Takwa: mengikuti perintah Allah dan menjauhi larangannya, dan sangat berhati-hati dalam setiap perbuatan, seakan Allah selalu menyaksikan.

Tidak I’tikaf
Tidak sungguh-sungguh mengejar malam ‘lailatul qadar’
Tidak berinfaq
Tidak shalat fardhu berjamaah di masjid (bagi laki-laki)
Beribadah hanya di bulan Ramadan

BAHAYA-BAHAYA DOSA (Ibnu Qoyyim)

Dosa membuat tidak ada rasa malu
Melemahkan keinginan mengagungkan Allah swt
Tidak bersungguh-sungguh dalam berbuat baik
Allah akan menghilangkan nikmat dan menggantinya dengan bencana
Dan apa musibah yang menimpa kamu maka adalah disebabkan oleh perbuatan tanganmu sendiri, dan Allah memaafkan sebagian besar (dari kesalahan-kesalahanmu).
(As Syura,42:30)

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"Oh how swiftly, it's mid-Ramadan now
I sit here, wondering and thinking how,
Have I spent my first days of Ramadan fruitfully?
Or have I wasted the time unknowingly?"[...] Ramadhan comes, for a short month it's here
Will I ever meet the Ramadan next year?

Allah Oh Allah, help me guide my heart through
For only You know, if I've devoted enough to You."
-excerpts of the poem "Not done enough this Ramadan" by Udiana Jamalludin
Ramadan, as usual, has flown by. Despite planning beforehand, many of us may have gotten caught up in a routine after accustoming ourselves to the change in schedule the blessed month brings.

This may have affected our initial plans to increase our worship, contemplation and to seek Allah's Forgiveness and Mercy with greater fervor. But the last ten days and nights of Ramadan are still ahead for us to benefit from. Ask yourself these questions and see what you can do to make the most of what's left of Ramadan this year, Insha Allah.

1. Have I kept pace with the amount of Quran I wanted to read, or have I fallen behind?
2. If so, how much do I have to read on a daily basis the rest of Ramadan to catch up?
3. Have I tried to attend Tarawih regularly, or did I use weak excuses to get out of it?
4. Did I ever pray the night prayer?
5. Did I try praying my five daily prayers with more sincerity, concentration, and focus than usual?
6. Did I invite anyone over for Iftar (breaking the fast)?
7. Did I help any needy person, even a panhandler or beggar, when I was fasting?
8. Did I regularly seek Allah's Forgiveness and Mercy with sincerity, fear and hope?
9. Did I encourage my family to fast or participate in regular opportunities for more rewards that come with Ramadan (i.e. good deeds in general, but also Tarawih, more reading of the Quran, etc.).
10. Did I memorize any more Quran than what I knew before Ramadan started?
11. Did I try to be more patient in Ramadan than I normally am?
12. Did I try to control my anger, especially while fasting?
13. Did I try harder to avoid backbiting and slander?
14. Did I constantly check my intentions, to make sure that my good deeds were for the sake of Allah alone, not to impress others, gain their favor, or to show off?
15. Was there even an atom of pride in my heart?
16. Was I quieter and more contemplative?
17. Did I cry in my prayers?
18. Did I read more Islamic literature apart from the Quran?
19. Did I make sincere repentance to Allah, really feeling sorry for my sins?
20. Did I forgive those who hurt me?
21. Did I avoid hurting anyone with my attitude, words, intentions or actions?
22. Did I give any more Sadaqah (charity) than I normally give?
23. Did I share the message of Ramadan and Islam with a non-Muslim?
24. Did I share the message of Ramadan and Islam with a non-practicing Muslim family member or friend?
25. Did I feel annoyed at being hungry while fasting or did I rejoice?

[By Sound Vision Staff Writer ]

Wassalaamu'alaikum