By H Rubijanto

Do not linger over too long.

Do travel through the earth, just step forward, do not linger over too long; Look around what’s the end of those before you who did evil, to whom the evil of his conduct seems pleasing, and such as follow his own lusts?

And look at who is on clear path, verily Allah will admit him, for Allah is the Protector of the Believers.

While those who reject Allah, will enjoy this world and satisfy their lust like cattle eat and drink,

For them is real lost and Allah will render their deeds astray from their mark,

That is because they hate the Revelation of Allah, so He has made their deeds fruitless as the old leave drifted away.

Those who believe and do righteous deeds, to Gardens beneath which rivers flow,

A parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised, in it are rivers of water incorruptible,

Rivers of milk of which the taste never changes, rivers of wine, a joy to those who drink, and rivers of honey, pure and clear.

“But to those who receive Guidance, He increases the (light of) Guidance, And bestows on them their Piety and Restraint (from evil). Do they then only wait for the Hour, that it should come on them of

a sudden?

But already have come some tokens thereof, and when it (actually) is on them, how can they benefit then by their admonition?”

(Muhammad: 17 –18).

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The Buyers of Magic.

Only Allah knows all Mystery in the heavens and the earth; Verily He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

And the Decision of the Day of Judgment is as the twinkling of any eye, or even quicker , for Allah hath Power over all things.

“They followed what the evil ones gave out (falsely) against the power of Solomon, the blasphemers were, not Solomon, but the evil ones, teaching men Magic, and such things as came down at Babylon to the angels Harut and Marut.

But neither of this taught anyone (such things) without saying: ‘We are only for trial, so do not blaspheme”.

They learned from them the means to sow discord between man and wife.

But they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah’s permission.

And they learned what harmed them, not what profited them.

And they knew that the buyers of (Magic) would have no share in the happiness of the Hereafter.

And vile was the price for which they did sell their souls. If they but knew!” (Al Baqarah: 102).

Any Moslem should keep their Faith and guard themseles from evil,

Far better has been the Reward from their Lord, Allah swt.

Muhammad saw., Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) observed: Avoid the seven noxious things. It was said (by the hearers): What are they, Allah's Messenger?

He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Associating anything with Allah, Magic, killing of one whom Allah has declared inviolate without a just cause, devouring the property of an orphan, dealing in usury, fleeing on the day of fighting, and calumniating the chaste, innocent, believing women.

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Wonder Land.

“It is He Who sendeth the winds like herald of glad tidings, going before His Mercy; when they have carried the heavy leaden clouds, We drive them to a Land that is dead;

Make rain to descend thereon, and produce every kind of harvest therewith;

Thus shall We raise up the dead, Perchance you may remember”

(Al A’raf: 57).

By the Will of its Cherisher, springs up substances and wealth from the skin of good land,

But from the bad land, springs up nothing that which is niggardly;

Thus does Allah explain the Signs by various symbols to those who are grateful.

Do not mischief on the land and sea after it hath been set in order!

Remember Him from time to time, just call His Name with fear and longing in your hearts.

For the Mercy of Allah is always near to those who do good.

There hath come a message from Allah through a man named Muhammad, to warn all of us, so that we may fear Him and happily receive His Mercy.

“Whenever We sent a prophet to a town, We took up its people in suffering and adversity, in order that they might learn humility.

Then We changed their suffering into prosperity, until they grow and multiplied, and began to say: “Our fathers (too) were touched by suffering and affluence”.

Behold! We called them to account of a sudden, while they realized not (their peril).

(Al A’raf: 94 - 95).

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