Awal Ramdhan
Today is Sunday about 2 more days before first Ramadhan. Newly 2 months not updating the blog. Busy with the day-to-day work. Not a good excuse though. However, as for the information, for the past 2 months I've been reading few books by Dr Covey i.e. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The 8th Habit and First Thing First. I've also started reading the sufi book (in Malay) i.e. Mengenal Diri dan Wali Allah (MD&WA), literal translation is "Knowing Yourself and the Saint" authored by Ustaz Mustapha Mohamed Al-Jiasi.
It's good to realize that I've been reading all these books. Infact the habit of reading will of course contribute to the grotwh of our mental capabilities. As we are aware, there are four capabilities or intelligence or needs in the human beings. They are:
- Physical (PQ)
- Mental (IQ)
- Heart/Emotional (EQ)
- Spiritual (SQ)
All of the above are required to be well balance if we were to have "successfull" and "peaceful" life. Dr Covey and I have the same understanding, i.e. the foundation of our "happiness" is the SQ or "conscience" or the true north principles.
In the book MD&WA, it was mentioned that our life is in fact a journey. Pergembaraan menuju ke hadrat Allah (swt). In terms of nafsu (nafs), based on the teaching of tasawwuf, there are 7 levels or maqam. They are:
- Nafsu Amarrah (1st step)
- Nafsu Lawwamah
- Nafsu Mulhimmah
- Nafsu Mutmainnah (entering the sainthood)
- Nafsu Radhiah
- Nafsu Mardhiyyah
- Nafsu Kamil
Based on our belief, to gain a "real" success in this world and the day after, we need to strive at least for no 4 i.e. Nafsu Mutmainnah. Off course this is not an easy task, most people even stuck at no 1 until they die. But this should be our vision, mission, goal and objective for the SQ.
How to achieve? Knowledge is the first step. To know what we do not know. Get the murshid (teacher) and do the mujahaddah (struggle)....pray to the Al-Mighty for our success.
It's 3.44 Finland time....plan to visit a friend of mine i.e. Zahari (Malaysian Embassy staff). Wait for Asar first and go there....
