Monday, April 21, 2008

The meeting with the dentist

After so many years, today, I visited the dentist. All because of the gap in my last molar tooth in the left side of the lower jaw. Actually, the hole was really small but noticeable. This was 3 years ago. I didn't do anything as it didn't bother me much. Until quarter of the chewing surface caved in last Saturday while I was eating kerepek. Haha. Imagine that suddenly while chewing the kerepek, there was a loud cracking sound and suddenly you find yourself biting on a very hard thing. Spit it out and found a white piece that have a smooth surface on one side and rough on the other side. How come a kerepek be something like that? and to your horror, you noticed that something's wrong and found that white thing was part of your teeth. Haha.

So when i look into the mirror at that particular tooth, I was horrified to see that it left a
deep hole. And thus, the meeting with the dentist today. Luckily it still can be rescued by a simple filling procedure. What a relief! I was worried that I need to undergo the Root Canal Therapy as I don't want it to be extracted (i dont want to wear dentures!!). Not to forget that the therapy alone (i think it should be called surgery) can cost up to rm800 minus other charges/procedures.

I always hear people say that if a tooth is decaying, other teeth will be affected. Luckily, the dentist told me that all my other tooth have no problem at all. Haha.
Lesson learned: If you noticed even a small hole in your tooth, consult your dentist immediately.

Friday, April 4, 2008

A poem by Abu Nawas - Al-I'tiraf (Acknowledgement)

syair abu nawas

God, I don't deserve your paradise,
but I can't withstand your hellfire,
so allow me to repent and forgive my sins,
as You are the Forgiver of Sins.

My sins is as much as the sands at the beach,
so allow me to repent oh He Who Have All The Greatness
my lifetime decreases each and everyday,
but my sins increases, I can't help it

God, this sinful servant of Yours comes to face You
Indeed I have sinned and I ask of You,
If you forgive indeed You are the Forgiver of Sins,
but if You refuse, to whom should we pray to other than You.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

FITNA: the idiocy of Geert Wilders

I've just finished watching FITNA, the controversial short Islamophobic movie made by Geert Wilders, the Dutch politician who is so stupid that it is impossible to describe in words on how idiot he is. Why? well, yes the verses that he took from the Quran did exist but he purposely didn't take the whole context of what is the real meaning of the verse. It's like you suddenly take a sentence from a middle of a story without really stating on what really happened in the story.

Want some proof? Ok..

the first verse that the idiot Wilders took: Surah 8 (Al-Anfaal - The Spoils of war), verse 60:
Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of Allah, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly.

ooh...scary isn't it?..Islam teaches no mercy and savagery..but wait..here's the following verses of the same surah:

But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in Allah. for He is One that heareth and knoweth (all things).(61)

Should they intend to deceive thee,- verily Allah sufficeth thee: He it is That hath strengthened thee with His aid and with (the company of) the Believers;(62)

And (moreover) He hath put affection between their hearts: not if thou hadst spent all that is in the earth, couldst thou have produced that affection, but Allah hath done it: for He is Exalted in might, Wise.(63)

well, that's it for the first verse Wilders misrepresent. Here's the second verse that he took from the Quran: (An-Nisa' - Women) verse 56:
Those who reject our Signs, We shall soon cast into the Fire: as often as their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste the penalty: for Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.

again..scary..but have a look at the whole story:

Or do they envy mankind for what Allah hath given them of his bounty? but We had already given the people of Abraham the Book and Wisdom, and conferred upon them a great kingdom.(54)

Some of them believed, and some of them averted their faces from him: And enough is Hell for a burning fire.(55)

Those who reject our Signs, We shall soon cast into the Fire: as often as their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste the penalty: for Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.(56)

But those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, We shall soon admit to Gardens, with rivers flowing beneath,- their eternal home: Therein shall they have companions pure and holy: We shall admit them to shades, cool and ever deepening.(57)

unless you're really stupid and blind, you'll see that the 'We' in the verses refers to God Himself. Not us the puny humans that He created with His Greatness. Ok, now on to the third verse that the idiot quote: surah 47, verse 4 (Muhammad:4):

Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers (in fight), smite at their necks; At length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind a bond firmly (on them): thereafter (is the time for) either generosity or ransom: Until the war lays down its burdens. Thus (are ye commanded): but if it had been Allah.s Will, He could certainly have exacted retribution from them (Himself); but (He lets you fight) in order to test you, some with others. But those who are slain in the Way of Allah,- He will never let their deeds be lost.

Look carefully at the whole context of the verse. Wilders only took a part of it which proves the weakness in his argument. Why didn't he took the whole verse and not just partial?The only explanation is, look at the whole verse and try to understand it.

Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers in a battle, smite at their necks; At length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind a bond firmly (on them): thereafter (is the time for) either generosity or ransom until the war lays down its burdens. Thus (are ye commanded): but if it had been Allah.s Will, He could certainly have exacted retribution from them (Himself); but (He lets you fight) in order to test you, some with others. But those who are slain in the Way of Allah,- He will never let their deeds be lost.

So, did the Quran told us to keep no prisoners, slaughter them and chop off their limbs like animals at the slaghterhouses?NO!..but the Quran told us to be generous or take ransom of them until the war finally ends.

now on the next verse that Wilders the mad took from the Quran in his losing effort to prove that He's right. Surah 4, (An-Nisa'- Women) verse 89:

They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (From what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks;-

Just as the first verse he took, here's the following verse of it:

Except those who join a group between whom and you there is a treaty (of peace), or those who approach you with hearts restraining them from fighting you as well as fighting their own people. If Allah had pleased, He could have given them power over you, and they would have fought you: Therefore if they withdraw from you but fight you not, and (instead) send you (Guarantees of) peace, then Allah Hath opened no way for you (to war against them).(90)

LOL..Wilders got pwned again..now the last verse, back to the 8th surah (Al-Anfaal - The spoils of war) verse 39:
And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere; but if they cease, verily Allah doth see all that they do.

if you look back at Wilder's translation, I'd say he purposely left a 'tiny' bit of translation and twisted the trasnlation of that particular verse. Here's his idiotic version of translation:

Fight them until there is no dissension and the religion is entirely Allah's.

He again purposely took the verse partially. it's already very clear. He only wants to make people who are arabic illiterate to believe and trust in his weak agenda that Islam equals terror.
*yawn*...another futile attempt..only idiots and blind would really believe on his agenda.

Bear in mind that the Quran is not just a text of stories like those storybooks. But the Quran is written in the form of poetry.You can't just take a verse from a poem to understand the whole meaning and what the poem is all about. You have to read and understand the whole poem itself.

well..Geert Wilders, you phailed miserably..anyway, better luck next time..but I doubt that will happen as God Himself promised that there is no way the Quran can be misrepresented as it is His words Himself.