Gospel of Barnabas

Gospel of Barnabas was found in 15th centuary, it was an interesting discovery as 
a. Barnabas is one of the 12 apostle of Jesus 
b. Paul is NOT a apostle of Jesus in fact..people consider him one altho he is not.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostles#The_twelve_apostles

The 12 apostle are :-

Peter (born Simon), Andrew, brother of Peter, James, son of Zebedee, John, brother of James, son of Zebedee, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James, son of Alphaeus, Judas Thaddeus, also known as Jude, Simon the Zealot, also known as Simon the Canaanite, Judas Iscariot, Matthias 

Paul is nowhere to be found, as he is not one of them, but after most of the Apostle are killed, he becase the one who composed the Bible.

What so interesting about Gospel of Barnabas?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_Iscariot#Gospel_of_Barnabas

1500 years old and in it...

According to medieval copies (the earliest copies from the 15th century) of the Gospel of Barnabas it was Judas, not Jesus, who was crucified on the cross. This work states that Judas's appearance was transformed to that of Jesus', when the former, out of betrayal, led the Roman soldiers to arrest Jesus who by then was ascended to the heavens. This transformation of appearance was so identical that the masses, followers of Christ, and even the Mother of Jesus, Mary, initially thought that the one arrested and crucified was Jesus himself. The gospel then mentions that after three days since burial, Judas' body was stolen from his grave, and then the rumors spread of Jesus being risen from the dead. When Jesus was informed in the third heaven about what happened, he prayed to God to be sent back to the earth, and descended and gathered his mother, disciples, and followers, and told them the truth of what happened. He then ascended back to the heavens, and will come back at the end of times as a just king.

This Gospel is considered by the majority of Christians to be late and pseudepigraphical; however, some academics suggest that it may contain some remnants of an earlier apocryphal work (perhaps Gnostic, Ebionite or Diatessaronic), redacted to bring it more in line with Islamic doctrine. Some Muslims consider the surviving versions as transmitting a suppressed apostolic original. Some Islamic organizations cite it in support of the Islamic view of Jesus.

End of Ramadan 2017

Alhamdulillah we have reached Shawal, after a month of fasting, but its bitter sweet as Ramadan has left us. But we hope it has left a long lasting mark in our hearts to have takwar to Allah. To be more god concious. To do what we were able to do in Ramadan. To not waste time with distraction and increase our good deeds. And hope for Allah forgiveness and hope that Allah will give us another Ramadan next year.

Adap berdoa (Kuliah Subuh @ Masjid Maarof, Singapore)

Adap untuk berdoa

• Bila meminta mesti berseni, supaya orang yang dimintak akan rasa senang untuk memberi.
• Jangan mintak dengan cara yang tak elok, jikalau minta dengan mengutuk dan kemarahan, orang yang diminta pun tidak akan beri.
• Walaupun bergit Allah yang bersifat Rahmat & Rahim menberi walaupun hambanya tidak beriman kepadanya.
• Masa yang bermustajab untuk meminta doa daripada Allah

• Hari Arafah
• Masa pertengahaan di dalam Azan and Iqamat.

•  Perkataan "Allah turun pada 1/3 malam" maknanya rahmat dan ampunan Allah turun kepada orang yang berdoa pada 1/3 malam. Bukanlah Allah yang turun dunia dan meninggalkan langit, Allah (do not take up space) tidak seperti kita bila kita dimasjid, kita tidak ada di rumah.
• Hadap wajah kita ker kiblat bila berdoa. Inilah yang diajar oleh Rasulullah.
• Jika orang mina kepada kita tertapi tidak mahu melihat wajah kita, orang seperti tu tidak beradap. Maka ia pun tidak akan dapat apa yang it mermintakan.
• Hadith nabi "Setiap bid'ah adalah sesat, orang yang sesat tempatnya adalah nereka"
• Tapi bukan semua yang Rasulullah tak buat it sesat.
• Tetapi apa yang nabi larang memang lah sesat juka dilakukan oleh kita.
• Bukan semua yang nabi tak buat adalah salah.
• Kita mesti bijak memahami hadith.
• Buku Quran pun adalah Bid'ah, tertapi ia bid'ah yang dibolehkan.
• Mentukar waktu/ rakaat solat, inilah contoh bid'ah yang sesat.
• Mengangkat tanggan dalam berdoa menunjuk kersungguhan kita dalam doa kita.
• Umat Nabi Muhammad adalah Majority di dalam Syurga, maka orang yang tidak ikut perkara yang dibuat oleh orang ramai (e.g. Angkat tanggan bila berboa), adakah mereka sangka kesemua umat Nabi Muhammad akan masuk nereka dan kaum minority (mereka) sahajalah akan ada disyurga?.
• Allah mahu memberi pada hamba yang angkat tangan dan malu jika ia tidak memberi hamba yang mengangkat tangan, yang balik dengan tangan yang kosong.
• Angkatlah tangan tinggi samai ke wajah bila berdoa (seperti yang dibuat oleh Nabi Muhammad)
• Puji Allah sebelum meminta, Kerena Allah berhak untuk dipuji,
• Sungguh bagus jika kita membaca Asmaul Husnah (nama nama Allah) sebelum kita mula berdoa padanya.
• Dan berselawat kepada junjungan Nabi Muhammad s.a.w sebagai wasilah (perantaraan) antara Allah dengan kita sebelum berdoa.
• Bula berdoa janganlah berpekek-pekek, tertapi doa dengan linak/ baik-baik.
• Jangan meninggi atau terlalu perlahan suara.
• Doa dalam keadaan merendahkan diri.
• Jangan doa seperti: "ya Allah ampunkanlah aku, tapi jika engkau tidak mahu ampun kan ku pun tak apa". Macam tidak mahu dapat doa dari Allah. Bila berdoa perlu ada kersungguhan.

Maaf jika tidak jelas atau ada kesalahan, kerena selalunya mengunnakan bahasa ingris sahaja maka bila menulis dalam bahasa melayu, mungkin pertulisan ada ruang untuk dibaikaan.

Farid Mohd Ismail

12/3/2017

Kuliah subuh 20/11/2016

Amalan yang paling baik :

Solat tepat pada waktu nya. Pahalanya besar.
Buat baik pada ibu bapa Takbir Allah akan tengok siapa yang masuk solat.

Download the ideal Muslim pdf

Banyak dosa berlebihan solat supaya jadi baik.

Perbuatan baik hapuskan dosa.

Jangan kecilkan amalan yang kecil.. e.g senyum.

Neraka tunggu kalau buat dosa, syurga tunggu kalau buat pahala.. ingat ini bila sujud.

Solat Jumaat satu ke satu dosa akan diampunkan dosa kecil kalau ia tidak buat dosa besar Membazirkan air hilang pahala wuduk. Bertakbir bila wuduk gugur dosa. Jangan curi dalam solat, tumaklinah pause dalam solat antara 2 gerakan. Sujud tangan kena angkat, jangan macam anjing disabdakan oleh nabi. Solat jemaah x27 lebih baik dari solat sendiri. Siapa yang berpagi pagi dah berpetang di masjid Allah akan memberikan rumah di syurga. Orang yang tidak suka solat seperti orang munafik. Pahala besar solat saf pertama. Tinggi darjatnya dengan banyak sujud di solat dan niat Allah tinggi darjat kita.

Supplications after Daily Prayers (Fahrurazi's Notes)

Supplications after Daily Prayers (Fahrurazi's Notes)

Supplications after Daily Prayers (Fahrurazi's Notes) from Farid Ismail

(Malay) Syafaat yang ada bagi Nabi Muhammed (S.A.W) - 'Ust Badli Shah' dari Malaysia.

Nota dari class agama Fahrurazi (28-12-2014). Ustaz Undangan 'Ust Badli Shah' dari Malaysia.

5 Syafaat yang ada bagi Nabi Muhammad.

1. Dapat memberi Kerehataan pada umatnya di padang masyar (dapat pergi kehadapan umat-umat yang lain) walaupun kita adalah umat yang terahir.
1. ada riwayat yang umat Nabi Noh 'protest', kerana mereka adalah umat yang terdahulu.
2. Memasukan orang ke syurga tampa Hisab (dengan izin الله). 
1. 70,000 umat nabi mihammad akan dapat syafaat ini.
2. Syaratnya:-
1. Jangan menganggap numbor, barang tertentu it membawa 'bad luck'.
2. Jangan mengunna dukun/ bomoh untuk menjampi, etc.
3. Menukar nama orang yang patut masuk nereka, ke syurga.
4. Mengeluarkan orang yang sudah di nereka untuk masuk syurga. 
5. Menukar rumah atau darjat seorang itu di syurga ke darjat yang tinggi.

Siapakah yang boleh mendapat syafaat ini?

1. Orang yang mengucap 'لآالاهالله' dengan ikhlas.
2. Orang yang rasa kewujudaan 'لله' Marefatnya. Supaya ia rasa di mana sahaja, tuhan ada (maka ia tidak akan buat kerja yang salah). Orang itu kenal dengan Allah. ia tidak tinggal solat wajibnya(24434) dan solat sunnat tahajudnya (22223). Ia banyak berzikir supaya Allah kenalnya.
3. Orang yang banyak baca AlQuran dan AlQuran akan datang di ahirat untuk memberi syafaat kepadanya. Sahabat AlQuran adalah orang yang:-
1. Membaca AlQuran
2. Memahami AlQuran (makna, tafsir)
3. Mengalaminya
4. Orang yang banyak berpuasa. Amalan puasa dan baca Quran akan datang di kiamat dan merujuk pada Allah untuk orang yang mengamalnya supaya dimasuk ke syurga. Jadi janganlah tinggalkan amalan puasa dan bacaan AlQuran.
5. Orang yang membaca Doa Selepas Azan pasti akan dapat syafaat dari Nabi Muhammad.
   
   
6. Orang yangbanyak bersabar di Madinah atau meninggal dunia di Madinah.
7. orang yang banyak selawat pada Nabi Muhammad. Berselawat dengan tertip.
8. Orang yang setelah wafat, ia di solatkan oleh (paling kurang) 40 orang. Maka pesan anak-anak dan banyak doa kepada Allah.
9. Banyak sujud dengan banyak solat.
10. Mendidik anak-anak menjadi soleh & soleha. Darjat seorang itu akan dinaikan jika ia buat demikian. Wasiat anak-anak untuk mendoakan kita selepas kita wafat, tertapi, kita mestilah juga mendoakan ibu-bapa kita juga.
11. Membaca surah Al-Mulk. Bacanya setiap malam sebelum tidur. (nabi selalu menbuatnya). Ia akan memberi syafaat kepada orang yang membacanya, dan dapat melindungnya dari azab kubur.

Why do you want to go to a desert?

I've been reflecting on Islam, I've recently am attending an ongoing haj class, i hope (God willing) i would be able to go for Haj, next year or the year after next. If Saudi side gives us more quota.

Haj pilgrimage; the more you learn about it, the more you realise, this is not a holiday, its not a place we go for sight-seeing, its not a history tour, its not a place to be wow-ed or to enjoy. Its none of the above.

Why did God made Haj obligatory? Of all places why in a desert, in the middle of nowhere, why did God choose Mekkah, as the holy city, there are so many much more comfortable places in the world, why a hot desert? 

To truly understand the answer, one needs to ask oneself, 

"What is the meaning of Life?"

Most people don't actually know the answer to this, initially including me too. but the answer is really simple.

To worship and praise God , to seek God's mercy and grace.

What prevents us from doing the above? Worldly possession, this world. It is a nice place, has lots to offer, Most of us sacrifice alot to get it, including forgoing the remembrance of god. We constantly desire the comforts of this world, the luxury it has to offer.

If you had $12,000, well that money can buy you a really nice and comfortable tour package to (Europe, Australia, etc) You Would, (*pause*) Enjoy it.

But instead, if you used that money for Haj, you would end up in a desert. Hot, Crowded, alot of inconvenience, alot of restriction. No relaxation, no sightseeing, no enjoyment.

So, back to the question, Why did God choose a desert?

Before that, lets look at what other religion has.

Lets start with Christians, they have 'Vatican city'. In Italy, a nice looking place. When there is any Christian event, the focus is on Vatican city. Some people view it as a holy city. People do visit that place for Tours, Where they see nice things, enjoy good weather, no restriction, its comfortable, after tours done, they can continue with sightseeing in Italy. 

So back to the desert, why desert? Why did God since the time of Adam, choose Mekkah? 

Why? Its a reminder, this world does not last forever, To be reminded, do not desire too much of this world, When your doing Haj, it does not matter what your status is, you are the same as any other man, you abide by the same rules, you do the same things, for 6 days, you sleep under the same place, you endure your own filth and sweat, you wear the same cloths, which for men, there is no sewed clothing, but you wear 2 pieces of white cloth, that you will also wear when you die, You are reminded, this world IS the greatest Challenge, do not get lost in this world, Do not forget that YOU WILL DIE, and worldly possession will not follow you in your death, this world is like the desert, there is nothing significant there, its a temporary place, don't get comfortable with it, You will die and answer to god, DON'T get LOST in this world, Haj is the reminder, you will die and return back to God. 

Through it we realize, during judgement day, it will come, and it will be in an even hotter desert. We all will be there. It will not be a comfortable and enjoyable place. If you have more bad deeds then good deeds, you will suffer, and be thrown to hell-fire. Hell-Fire is Real. 

Remember God, remember judgement, remember hell-fire!

Why desert? God wants us to remember?

Why, God mercy on mankind, God wants all of us to be in heaven, but we MUST earn it, By making Haj obligatory, if you can afford it, with the experience that you will go through, you will remember, and (god willing) you will remember, and be a better person after Haj, hence helping you to avoid hell-fire, and with God mercy (as much as we don't ever deserve it) hopefully God will grant us Jannah (heaven).

I'm not much of a writer, but that something that been on my mind that i would like to share.

Before i end, if there was something good in this article, its is from Allah (the one God, self-sufficient, creator of all things, he who give his creation what they need, but he needs nothing from any of them, He begets not, nor was He begotten, there is nothing like him, God is one, God is ever-living, most kind most merciful).

If there any mistake, then all the bad are from me, may Allah forgive me.