Ukhwah

ta'aruf, tafahum, takaful =)

I felt like replying to THIS post; why? Because it really made my day. =)

You see, that blog post was made by my (almost) little sister that I met in college. I know that we're of the same age, but somehow, I wanted to be her older sister, and so I did. And to be honest, I had never met someone as awesome as her! Believe me, adik! You are indeed special and awesome! =)

When we talk about friendship (read : ukhwah), we're talking about a connection between us and other individuals. What's so special about this connection? Well, this connection resembles our closeness of heart and also fulfilling our needs to be accompanied. You see, Allah SWT did not created Adam to live in this world alone. He created Eve (read : Hawa) to accompany and to fulfill Adam's desire of having a partner.


My teacher once said to me : No man is an island.
That fits perfectly in what I'm trying to say now. No one is created or fated to be alone. Even our prophet Muhammad SAW had his sahabah (and also sahabiah) by his side. And with the sahabah (and sahabiah) by his side, THEY successfully spread Islam to the world, and alhamdulillah, Islam is still living in this world. How great is that?

"the believers are but brothers.." [al-Hujurat : 10]
"O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted." [al-Hujurat : 13]

I'm not sure what to talk about ukhwah, because you see, such beautiful friendship is just beyond words to describe. Usually when we talk about ukhwah fillah (friendship for the sake of Allah), we talk primarily about intentions.

"Muslims make friends knowing that the relationship they will ensue is an important bond between two people who share mutual goals. Their friendship is one that exists primarily for the sake of Allah the Almighty. The love and camaraderie that is born from such a friendship is a secondary benefit, for sure."
[quoted]

Back to 'replying' my friend's blog post. SubhanAllah.. I am thankful and grateful that Allah SWT has given me many friends that had helped me throughout my journey (remember el viaje! Hehe!) in life. I know that, without them, I will never be the person I am today.

That little sister of mine (here) is truly a special person. A little sister of the same age, from a different family. With her, I had endured pain, shared jokes, shared powerful insights together, discuss the pain of our Ummah together, carefully planning our life together, and almost everything is shared. ALMOST.

Physically, we are separated now, but I know, and I deeply believe in this, our hearts are connected as one. No matter how far apart we are, our souls and our spirits move as one, because we share one same feeling : we love each other for Allah's sake. And that is the greatest feeling ever.
And also, we share one same goal : to attain Jannah by working for Islam here, and now.

And not just only her. Everyone. =)
All these talks about friendship really can make me cry. I have Allah SWT to thank to for giving me all these friends that I can count on, who always reminds me of Him, of the beauty of Jannah. I have nothing to worry about, because Allah SWT has given me the people that I need.

# On the authority of Abu Hamzah, Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) - the servant of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) - that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said :
"None of you [truly] believes until he loves for his brother that which he loves himself."
[HR Bukhari & Muslim]

Here are some songs that I enjoy listening when thinking of my friends (eheh! poker face) :

Uhibbukum fillah! =)