You remember my Filipino friend, Baibonn? She kirim gifts via a friend visiting KL.So Maryam called me and I went running.Dengar gifts je..mesti run.:)
I thought it was the other Maryam but this is a new Maryam.New as in baru 2 bulan masuk Islam.Subhanallah..while anak muda yg lain (dan juga org tua) masih fooling around, anak muda ini (about Zafirah's age) was given hidayah but not without her own hard work mencari da truth.I wish I could put her pic up this blog but her parents masih tak tahu and her dad mmg tak suka Islam habis-habisan.Mak dia kena stroke and tak leh cakap but she knows sbb Maryam solat depan mak dia.Kata Maryam, mak dia senyum je.Mana tau, kan? Mak dia tak leh ckp but maybe kasihsayang ibu mengatasi segalanya.Maryam ialah anak tunggal.
So we spoke.Nyata budak ini amat bright ( udahlah cantik rupanya..tinggi lampai pula).I know why Baibonn hantar dia kpd I..sbb I ni Muslim cracko mcm dia juga.So Maryam was so grateful with the meeting...mudah2an she gets all the support she needs with the new ties.I pun mcm mak2 dialah..belikan baju, long skirt, scarf..iyalah..she needs to have more clothes to tutup aurat now, kan? Baibonn yg tak bertudung pun dpt scarf.I hope dia faham maksud tersirat.Ahaks.
But I told Maryam, jgn tergesa2 nak tukar terus.Nanti terkejut bapanya.Jaga akhlaq dulu.Then slowly break the news bila daddy dah terperasan pasal anak dia dah jadi terlalu mulia kpd ibubapanya.It's not easy, folks.We'll pray that it will work well for M and her family.
I thought it was the other Maryam but this is a new Maryam.New as in baru 2 bulan masuk Islam.Subhanallah..while anak muda yg lain (dan juga org tua) masih fooling around, anak muda ini (about Zafirah's age) was given hidayah but not without her own hard work mencari da truth.I wish I could put her pic up this blog but her parents masih tak tahu and her dad mmg tak suka Islam habis-habisan.Mak dia kena stroke and tak leh cakap but she knows sbb Maryam solat depan mak dia.Kata Maryam, mak dia senyum je.Mana tau, kan? Mak dia tak leh ckp but maybe kasihsayang ibu mengatasi segalanya.Maryam ialah anak tunggal.
So we spoke.Nyata budak ini amat bright ( udahlah cantik rupanya..tinggi lampai pula).I know why Baibonn hantar dia kpd I..sbb I ni Muslim cracko mcm dia juga.So Maryam was so grateful with the meeting...mudah2an she gets all the support she needs with the new ties.I pun mcm mak2 dialah..belikan baju, long skirt, scarf..iyalah..she needs to have more clothes to tutup aurat now, kan? Baibonn yg tak bertudung pun dpt scarf.I hope dia faham maksud tersirat.Ahaks.
But I told Maryam, jgn tergesa2 nak tukar terus.Nanti terkejut bapanya.Jaga akhlaq dulu.Then slowly break the news bila daddy dah terperasan pasal anak dia dah jadi terlalu mulia kpd ibubapanya.It's not easy, folks.We'll pray that it will work well for M and her family.
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As Salam. Betul cakap Prof. I also have a friend who converted to Islam 6 years ago. Lama baru parents dia tau - itu pun sb dia berubah from someone yang betul-betul tak serupa orang jadi sesopan-sopan manusia. Akhirnya parents dapat tahu juga melalui kawan Chinese yg nampak dia keluar masuk masjid, tp ayahnya tak boleh bantah sb perubahan yg dia nampak. Alhamdulillah. Walau kedua-dua ibu bapa masih Buddha, depa still terima anak yg dah Islam. Cooking set pun lain-lain. Yg menariknya my friend ni ketawa when being called a 'convert'. Kata dia "semua org dilahirkan Islam, including me. Kemudian saya diBuddhakan mengikut keturunan. Kini saya dah Islam semula. Kiranya saya ni seorang 'revert' lah. Bukan 'convert' :D
Tini: Thks for tht assurance.I pun belum ada pengalaman counseling saudara baru kita but I spoke from what I know the religion expects of us.Ayat yg I guna was from the Quranic verse: tidak aku hantar kamu wahai Muhammad except to perfect the akhlaq.Jadi agama ini utk mengubah akhlaq kita: hubungan kita dgn Allah, dgn segalanya.Dan tidak susah nak jadi baik.Tinggalkan je apa Allah tak suka.Yang buat susah kita yg degil, kan? And I've figured out why Allah pilih org yg kembali kpd Islam nih.Biasanya mereka lebih cerdik dan emotionally stronger than born Muslims
I pray for the best for Maryam. She reminds me of a good friend who reverted to Islam (not without obstacles and great pain). took her years to rebuild ties with the family. alhamdulillah everything is good now. dia pun dah kahwin dan beranak and still visit the other families.
FJ: Ingat bila I kata these people are emotionally strong? Bukan mudah nak tinggalkan agama lama..budaya lama dan kemungkinan kehilangan family..ingat je kisah2 the early Muslims..Bilal yg disiksa begitu rupa..letak batu atas dada..if Allah didn't know he was strong enough to withstand the torture, he would not be given the hidayah to masuk Islam,kan? Ah well, I think Maryam will do OK.Allah has chosen her.He will not leave her alone.
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