Khadijah "Sue" Watson

An interesting article me found over the internet which is worth sharing for us to ponder how difficult it is for those outside of Islam to fing the "light of Iman" as compared to us who are already in it but could not "see" how precious the "light of Iman" really is...happy reading and hope there is lesson to be learned for us all here...
 

“What happened to you?” This was usually the first reaction I encountered when my
former classmates, friends and co-pastors saw me after having embraced Islam. I
suppose I couldn’t blame them, I was a highly unlikely the person to change
religions. Formerly, I was a professor, pastor, church planter and missionary. If
anyone was a radical fundamentalist it was I.

I had just graduated with my Master’s Degree of Divinity from an elite seminary five
months before. It was after that time I met a lady who had worked in Saudi Arabia
and had embraced Islam. Of course I asked her about the treatment of women in Islam.
I was shocked at her answer, it wasn’t what I expected so I proceeded to ask other
questions relating to Allah and Muhammad (pbuh). She informed me that she would take
me to the Islamic Center where they would be better able to answer my questions.

Being prayed up, meaning-asking Jesus for protection against demon spirits seeing
that what we had been taught about Islam is that it is Demonic and Satanic religion.
Having taught Evangelism I was quite shocked at their approach, it wa s direct and
straightforward. No intimidation, no harassment, no psychological manipulation, no
subliminal influence! None of this, “let’s have a Qur’aanic study in your house”,
like a counter part of the Bible study. I couldn’t believe it! They gave me some
books and told me if I had some questions they were available to answer them in the
office. That night I read all of the books they gave. It was the first time I had
ever read a book about Islam written by a Muslim, we had studied and read books
about Islam only written by Christians. The next day I spent three hours at the
office asking questions. This went on everyday for a week, by which time I had read
twelve books and knew why Muslims are the hardest people in the world to convert to
Christianity. Why? Because there is nothing to offer them!! (In Islam) There is a
relationship with Allah, forgiveness of sins, salvation and promise of Eternal Life.

Naturally, my first question centered on the deity of Allah. Who is this Allah that
the Muslims worship? We had been taught as Christians that this is another god, a
false god. When in fact He is the Omniscient-All Knowing, Omnipotent-All Powerful,
and Omnipresent-All Present God. The One and Only without co-partners or co-equal.
It is interesting to note that there were bishops during the first three hundred
years of the Church that were teaching as the Muslim beli eves that Jesus (pbuh) was
a prophet and teacher!! It was only after the conversion of Emperor Constantine that
he was the one to call and introduce the doctrine of the Trinity. He a convert to
Christianity who knew nothing of this religion introduced a paganistic concept that
goes back to Babylonian times. Because the space does not permit me to go into
detail about the subject insha’Allah, another time. Only I must point out that the
word TRINITY is not found in the Bible in any of its many translation nor is it
found in the original Greek or Hebrew languages!

My other important question centered on Muhammad (pbuh). Who is this Muhammad? I
found out that Muslims do not pray to him like the Christians pray to Jesus. He is
not an intermediary and in fact it is forbidden to pray to him. We ask blessing upon
him at the end of our prayer but likewise we ask blessings on Abraham. He is a
Prophet and a Messenger, the final and last Prophet. In fact, until now, one
thousand four hundred and eighteen years (1,418) later there has been no prophet
after him. His message is for All Mankind as opposed to the message of Jesus or
Moses (peace be upon them both) which was sent to the Jews. “Hear O Israel” But the
message is the same message of Allah. “The Lord Your God is One God and you shall
have no other gods before Me.”(Mark 12:29).

Because prayer was a very important part of my Christian life I was both interested
and curious to know what the Muslims were praying. As Christians we were as ignorant
on this aspect of Muslim belief as on the other aspects. We thought and were taught,
that the Muslims were bowing down to the Ka’bah (in Mecca), that that was there god
and center point of this false deity. Again, I was shocked to learn that the manner
of prayer is prescribed by God, Himself. The words of the prayer are one of praise
and exaltation. The approach to prayer (ablution or washing) in cleanliness is under
the direction of Allah. He is a Holy God and it is not for us to approach Him in an
arbitrary manner but only reasonable that He should tell us how we should approach
Him.

At the end of that week after having spent eight (8) years of formal theological
studies I knew cognitively (head knowledge) that Islam was true. But I did not
embrace Islam at that time because I did not believe it in my heart. I continued to
pray, to read the Bible, to attend lectures at the Islamic Center. I was in earnest
asking and seeking God’s direction. It is not easy to change your religion. I did
not want to loose my salvation if there was salvation to loose. I continued to be
shocked and amazed at what I was learning because it was not what I was taught that
Islam believed. In my Master’s level, the professor I had was respected as an
authority on Islam yet his teaching and that of Christianity in general is full of
Misunderstanding. He and many Christians like him are sincere but they are sincerely
wrong.

Two months later after having once again prayed seeking God’s direction, I felt
something drop into my being! I sat up, and it was the first time I was to use the
name of Allah, and I said, “Allah, I believe you are the One and Only True God.”
There was peace that descended upon me and from that day four years ago until now I
have never regretted embracing Islam. This decision did not come without trial. I
was fired from my job as I was teaching in two Bible Colleges at that time,
ostracized by my former classmates, professors and co-pastors, disowned by my
husband’s family, misunderstood by my adult children and made a suspicion by my own
government. Without the faith that enables man to stand up to Satanic forces I would
not ha ve been able to withstand all of this. I am ever so grateful to Allah that I
am a Muslim and may I live and die a Muslim.

“Truly, my prayer, my service of sacrifice, my life and my death are all for God the
Cherisher of the Worlds. No partner has He, this I am commanded. And I am the first
of those who bow to Allah in Islam.” 
(Holy Qur’aan 6:162-163) 

Sister Khadijah Watson

Welcome to this World Ms Sophie

On 18.02.2013 at around 8:45pm, a bouncing girl weighing about 3.35kg came to this world to be the eldest daughter of me eldest son and me fourth grand child named Sophie Nisreen Hanani.

Welcome Ms Sophie, we love you and hope your life's journey will be filled with faith in Allah SWT and be given the opportunity to be the light of this world....

Again, congratulation to the proud parents of Ms Sophie, Ahmad Syauqi and Izyan Wajiha, wishing you both a happy and prosperous lives together as a family, now that it is "complete" with your Ms Sophie (and her many other siblings to come) around.....

 

Recipe Wakaf

Disalinkan dri wall Admin Resepi daripada Kekanda Asmah Ahmad yg telah kami amalkan sejak di"tauliahkan" tempoh hari, now dh masuk 2nd batch of this "love potion" yg mmg di akui "power" . Semoga sama2 kita amalkan dan dapat manfaatnya. Amiiin - Precaution : Sila pakai goggle semasa potion sedang direnehkan kerana boleh menyebabkan perenehnya x kering airmata!!...

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Bismillah - Ketahuilah bahawa kebanyakkan penyakit adalah berpunca dri perut- dri apa yg kita makan dan minum. Aku telah berpeluang untk membuat sesuatu tentang hal ini apabila Kakakku yg tersayang telah memberi suatu recipe untk mencuci usus (de-tox) bg mengurangkan risiko sakit jantung, kolestrol tinggi dan melancarkan perjalanan darah dgn mengamalkan meminum ramuan yg telah didapati secara kebetulan dri org2 yg telah mengetahui akn "rahsianya" dan mengamalkannya sekian lama - cubelah in shaa Allah ada faedahnya dan segala pahala dri amal jariah ini ku sedekahkan kpd Kakakku yg tercinta....Prof Datin Dr Asma Ahmad.

Bahan-bahan yg diperlukan:
1. 1 gelas cuka apple cider (gunakan yg jenis organic seperti brand Bragg, boleh didpti di pasaraya Giant).
2. 1 gelas perahan jus limau nipis (lebih kurang 12-15 biji) atau lemon.
3. 1 gelas hirisan halia (lebih kurang 300 gm).
4. 1 gelas hirisan bawang putih (lebih kurang 3 labu).
5. 1 gelas madu asli (seperti madu Khaula).

Cara Adunan Ramuan:
1. Blend halia dan bawang putih dgn 2 gelas air.
2. Tuang ke dalam periuk yg tersedia ada cuka dan jus limau.
3. Didihkan dan masak sehingga tinggal 3 gelas.
4. Sejukkan, tapis (x tapis pun ok ikut selera).
5. Campurkan madu dan kacau sehingga sebati.
6. Simpan dlm peti sejuk setelah selesai...

Cara Mengamalkannya:
1. Minum 2 sudu besar (sesiapa yg rase dia masih budak 2 sudu kecik) sebelum breakfast setiap pagi dan 2 sudu waktu malam. Nota kaki - Satu adunan ini boleh tahan 2 minggu bg 2 org pengamal setia!!

Welcome 2013!!

Maybe it's not too late to wish me readers a happy new year 2013! Anyway, the year that was, 2012, has seen its days and has closed its curtain leaving us with plenty of unfinished or new things to do. Whatever it is, we have to be brave and move on...hopefully towards a more meaningful and blessed year 2013 and the future!  

Not much that me wanted to write for this entry other than to remind me self that this world and everything in it are not permanent. As long as we know that we are the "created" and not the Creator, we will always know our place in this world and how to behave ourselves in navigating our lives in this tumultuous times in our history.

Me always believe that we have to be aware and really know the real purpose why we have been "put" on this earth by our Creator so that every action that we take will not be too far astray from the original intention of our Creator when creating us ie we are created to worship Him alone.

Hence, during our short sojourn on this earth, we have to prepare ourselves and collect as much as possible good deeds that we want to bring along to the other world. Every moment of our lives should then be focused towards achieving this sole purpose in our lives and never for a moment should we be distracted with the many distractions waiting to distract us along the way.....

Think! as what we have been given the faculty by God to think of the ways how we can achieve long lasting good deeds which could last us for eternity as our salvation in the hereafter. 

God in His infinite mercy has provided us with a lot of  'space' and time to work on our good deeds so that we will not lose all the benefits. One such thing is to ensure that we do good deeds to others for the sake of Allah and hoping that the good deeds that we do will qualify us God's mercy not only us but also our children and our future generations being granted this mercy due to the good deeds that we once did.

Lastly, it was said that if God wanted to make it easy for us to do good deeds, He will make us understand more of His religion....

Wallahuaklam....       

Dunia Ini Hanya Pinjam-Pinjaman

Tahun 2012 hampir akan melabuhkan tirainya dalam beberapa hari lagi. Ianya bermula tanpa ada sebarang tanda akan berlakunya sesuatu kejutan atau perubahan yang mendadak dalam kehidupanku. Selepas beberapa bulan berlalu, satu persatu peristiwa berlaku yang membuat ku tersedar bahawa dunia ini hanyalah pinjam-pinjaman. Tidak ada sesuatu pun yang kekal abadi - semuanya adalah bertaraf sementara, yang kekal hanyalah Allah SWT, Tuhan Seru Sekelian Alam.


Peristiwa pertama yang amat menyentuh perasaan ku adalah kembalinya Abang ku yang dikasihi ke rahmatullah dengan cara yang agak mengejutkan. Memang sudah sampai ajalnya, tetapi pemergiannya membuat ku tersedar bahawa kita akan dipanggil pada bila-bila masa sahaja oleh Tuan yang Ampunya....jadi hendaklah kita berusaha untuk menyediakan diri kita sebelum sampai giliran kita pulak.

Seterusnya banyak lagi peristiwa yang berlaku kepada ku dalam 2012 yang ku anggap sebagai ujian untuk membuat diri ini lebih tabah dan rapat kepada Allah swt. Semuanya itu telah tertulis dan aku redha terhadap apa yang Allah telah rencanakan untuk kehidupan ku di dunia yang fana ini. Pertengahan 2012 menyaksikan rumahtangga yang ku bina selama hampir 30 tahun punah di badai ombak perpisahan. Tiada suatu kuasa pun kecuali Allah SWT, yang dapat menghalangnya, aku pasrah dan hanya mampu berdoa supaya Allah SWT menggantikannya dengan yang lebih baik atau aku akan terus menghabiskan sisa-sisa kehidupan senja ku berkelana tanpa berteman!

Memang tiada apa yang kekal selagi kita bernama makhluk. Jika tidak dipisahkan dengan kematian, kita akan dipisahkan secara penceraian. Itu pun kita harus bersyukur kerana dengan berlakunya suatu perceraian itu sebenarnya ia adalah suatu rahmat untuk memberi kita "peluang kedua" bagi mengkoreksi serta memperbaiki diri. Susah juga untuk aku terima hakikat bahawa dengan berlakunya perceraian itu aku terpaksa melakukan perkara2 yang tidak aku sangka akan ku lakukan seperti keluar meninggalkan kediamanku dan ahli2 keluargaku yang telah sebati hidup bersama selama ini. Dalam keterpaksaan aku "merempat" dengan mencari tempat kediaman baru, aku bersyukur bahawa aku masih lagi diberi peluang untuk hidup dan tidaklah terus diceraikan dari dunia ini dan dibawa ke kuburan seperti arwah Abang ku yang tersayang dan orang2 lain yang telah mendahului kita semua berpindah ke alam baka' ....

Allah Maha Kaya, tidak lama aku membujang, jodoh baru ku pun muncul dan di pengakhir 2012, kami telah diijab kabulkan dalam suatu majlis kenduri kesyukuran yang telah dihadiri oleh semua adek beradek ku dan keluarga mereka. Walaupun tiada seorang pun dari anak-anak ku yang hadir sama (dan aku faham akan perasaan mereka), aku bersyukur dengan izin Allah SWT dan limpah kurnia Nya kini hidup ku kembali "lengkap" dan aku benar-benar telah diberi peluang kedua oleh Allah SWT untuk meneruskan saki baki perjalanan hidupku untuk menuju ke destinasi yang satu - mendapat redhaNya....

Betullah dunia ini hanya pinjam-pinjaman, tiada yang kekal kecuali Dia Yang Maha Agung. Ambillah sekadarnya apa yang ada di dunia ini sementara kita menghuni di atasnya, cukuplah sekadar untuk di buat bekalan menuju ke alam akhirat yang kekal abadi...tiada gunanya kita hidup di dunia dengan berhajat untuk kekal selamanya dengan menongkat langit dan mengejar keseronokkan sementara yang penuh tipudaya, sedangkan di penghujungnya kita semua tahu yang menanti adalah sebuah kematian yang pasti...

Selamat tinggal 2012, semoga 2013 dan tahun-tahun seterusnya kita dipanjangkan umur dalam keberkatan dan sentiasa mendapat bimbingan dan petunjuk dariNya...aameen.

Kg Pulau Lang Kiri
Kuala Rompin, Pahang.
27.12.2012