Azan

AZAN: THE AMAZING PHENOMENON Amazing as it sounds, but fortunately for the Muslims of the world, it is an established fact. Have a lookat a map of the world and you will find Indonesia on the eastern side of the earth. The major cities of Indonesia are Java, Sumatra, Borneo and Saibil. As soon as dawn breaks on the eastern side of Saibil, at approximately 5:30 am local time, Fajar Azaan begins. Thousands of Muazzins in Indonesia begin reciting the Azaan. The process advances towards West Indonesia. One and a half hours after the Azaan has been completed in Saibil, it echoes in Jakarta. Sumatra then follows suit and before this auspicious process of calling Azaan ends in Indonesia, it has already begun in Malaysia. Burma is next in line, and within an hour of its beginning in Jakarta, it reaches Dacca, the capital ! city of Bangladesh. After Bangladesh, it has already prevailed in western India, from Calcutta to Srinagar. It then advances towards Bombay and the environment of entire India resounds with this proclamation. Srinagar and Sialkot (a city in north Pakistan)have the same timing for Azaan. The time difference between Sialkot, Quetta,and Karachi is forty minutes, and within this time, Fajar Azaan is heard throughout Pakistan. Before it ends there, it has already begun in Afghanistan and Muscat. The time difference between Muscat and Baghdad is one hour. Azaan resounds during this one hour in the environments of Hijaaz-e-Muqaddas (Holy cities of Makkah and Madinah), Yemen,United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Iraq. The time difference between Baghdad and Alexandria in Egypt is again one hour. Azaan continues to resound in Syria,Egypt, Somalia and Sudan during this hour. The time difference between eastern and western Turkey is one and a half hours, and during this time it is echoed with the call to prayer. Alexandria and Tripoli (capital of Libya) are located at one hour's difference. The process of calling Azaan thus continues throughout the whole of Africa. Therefore, the proclamation of the Tawheed and Risaalat that had begun in Indonesia reaches the Eastern Shore of the Atlantic Ocean after nine and half hours. Prior to the Azaan reaching the shores of the Atlantic, the process of Zohar Azaan has already started in east Indonesia, and before it reaches Dacca, Asar Azaan has started. This has hardly reached Jakarta one and half hours later, the time of Maghrib becomes due, and no sooner has Maghrib time reached

Sumatra, the time for calling Isha Azaan has commenced in Saibil! When the Muazzins of Indonesia are calling out Fajar Azaan, the African Muazzins are calling the Azaan for Isha. If we were to ponder over this phenomenon thoughtfully, we would conclude the amazing fact that there is not even a single moment when hundreds of thousands of Muazzins around the world are not reciting the Azaan on the surface of this earth. Even as you read this aterial right now, you can be sure there are atleast thousands of people who are hearing and reciting the Azaan!!! Allah said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you." If you are not ashamed, please send this message... "Yes, I love Allah. Allah is my fountain of Life and My Savior. Allah keeps me going day and night. Without Allah, I am no one. But with Allah, I can do everything. Allah is my strength." Hamba Allah, Allahu Akbar!! ADAB MENDENGAR AZAN Kematian itu pasti menjelma. Hanya masa dan waktunya yang tidak kita ketahui. Cuba kita amati. Mengapa kebanyakan orang yg nazak, hampir ajal tidak dapat berkata apa-apa.. lidahnya kelu, keras dan hanya mimik mukanya yang menahan kesakitan 'sakaratul maut'. Diriwayatkan sebuah hadis yg bermaksud: "Hendaklah kamu mendiamkan diri ketika azan, jika tidak Allah akan kelukan lidahnya ketika maut menghampirinya."Ini jelas menunjukkan, kita disarankan agar mendiamkan diri, jangan berkata apa-apa pun semasa azan berkumandang. Sebagai orang beragama Islam kita wajib menghormati azan. Banyak fadhilatnya. Jika lagu kebangsaan kita diajar agar berdiri tegak dan diamkan diri. Mengapa ketika azan kita tidak boleh mendiamkan diri? Lantas sesiapa yang berkata-kata ketika azan, Allah akan kelukan lidahnya ketika nazak. Kita takut dengan kelunya lidah kita semasa ajal hampir tiba maka kita tidak dapat mengucap kalimah "Lailahaillallah.." yang mana sesiapa yang dapat mengucapkan kalimah ini ketika nyawanya akan dicabut Allah dgn izinNya menjanjikan syurga untuk mereka. Dari itu marilah kita sama-sama menghormati azan dan mohon kepada Allah supaya lidah ini tidak kelu semasa nyawa kita sedang dicabut. "Ya Allah! Anugerahkanlah kematian kami dengan kematian yang baik lagi mulia, lancarkan lidah kami mengucap

kalimah "Lailahaillallah.." semasa sakaratul maut menghampiri kami. Amin.. amin.. amin Yarobbal a'lamin.." WASIAT NABI MUHAMMAD S.A.W. kepada SAIDINA ALI R.A.; Wahai Ali, bagi orang 'ALIM itu ada 3 tanda2nya: 1) Jujur dalam berkata-kata. 2) Menjauhi segala yg haram. 3) Merendahkan diri. Wahai Ali, bagi orang yg JUJUR itu ada 3 tanda2nya: 1) Merahsiakan ibadahnya. 2) Merahsiakan sedekahnya. 3) Merahsiakan ujian yg menimpanya. Wahai Ali, bagi org yg TAKWA itu ada 3 tanda2nya: 1) Takut berlaku dusta dan keji. 2) Menjauhi kejahatan. 3) Memohon yang halal kerana takut jatuh dalam keharaman. Wahai Ali, bagi AHLI IBADAH itu ada 3 tanda2nya: 1) Mengawasi dirinya. 2) Menghisab dirinya. 3) Memperbanyakkan ibadah kepada Allah s.w.t. Wang RM50 atau S$50 kelihatan begitu besar bila dibawa ke kotak derma masjid, tetapi begitu kecil bila kita bawa ke supermarket. 45 minit terasa terlalu lama untuk berzikir tapi betapa pendeknya waktu itu untukpertandingan bola sepak. Semua insan ingin memasuki syurga tetapi tidak ramai yang berfikir dan berbicara tentang bagaimana untuk memasukinya. Kita boleh mengirimkan ribuan 'jokes' dan 'surat berantai' melalui e-mail tetapi bila mengirimkan yang berkaitan dengan ibadah seringkali berfikir 2 atau 3 kali......FIKIRKAN LAH, tepuk dada tanya selera. ********************************************************************************** **