How Mighty Allah Is

Referring to the previous earthquake in Palu, may Allah give His rahman and rahim to our brothers and sisters, which is 7.4 magnitude, there is some empirical formula to know how much energy is released.

log E=5.24+1.44M

I inputted 7.4 as M, and got 7.87X10^15 Joule. Can you imagine that enormous energy?

That earthquake cause tsunami, and kill more than 831 people until now and still rising. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi roojiun. One liter of water weigh one kilogram. The earthquake releasing the energy and causing the sea water to flow to the land. I really have no idea how much sea water was flowing into. And how that energy flow is generated in one blow. But I know for sure, who did that.

Ulama said that the death is coming suddenly. I think, it doesn't matter how we die. But it always matter what we have prepared for this sudden death. Tricky thing, we will never know the result of our preparation. We may have done all the good things in our life, and we think that we have well-prepared. Or we may have done all the bad things in our life, and we think we have no preparation. None of us know precisely the result. We will know after the chance is closed, and there is no turning way.

Let us have positive thinking. Allah did that, for the victim (Allahumaghfirlahu warhamhu wa'afihi wa'fuanhu) is indeed their ajjal, no matter they were good people, or bad people. I don't think that it is azab. For people who know that natural phenomena, is a reminder, that death will come to you anywhere anytime without prior notice. For me, which is still able to write this, is still having time to to taubat, making more preparation, in case of my previous preparation is missing. Who knows? And really, no one will ever have the power like that but Allah. So I am happy that I am worshiping the mightiest one, the rightest one. But this faith, unfortunately, coming up and down without any exact cause. One time you remember, other time you forget, and Allah gives an earthquake, and you remember again. There is no warranty tomorrow you still remember. Or still alive.

Once we have faith in Islam, do all the syariat, there will be peace in our life. And we are taught to be sure that we will harvesting all of our good deeds when we were in dunya. So, peace in dunya, happily ever after in akhirat, insya Allah.

And by the way, is there someone who has figured out what makes the tectonic plate moves? Are we able somehow, sometimes, somewhere, to extract that energy?

Dunia bagi Seorang Muslim

So, I've seen the words of hadith today, said that, world is like dead body, which is only a dog that chase it.

And I thought instantly, it would never been me.

Was I?
Am I?
Will I?

What is World? Why would i chase it?

There is nothing in this world that Money can't buy. Then let's substitute the World with Money.

What is Money? Why would I chase it?

I need money for living my life. But I won't chase it. Then let's substitute the word chase with need.

Why would I need money? Is there any needs besides living the life?

I need money for living my family. Buying food, clothes, place of life, transport, communication, recreation. That is life balance. I need comfortable place of life, transport, gapless communication, soothing experiences of recreation to have more productive life.

So I am making worldly reason for how I need the money. These reasons is somehow has engraved in my subconscious mind. If I say I am not needing those, there always be someone saying (reminding) that I need that.

I do not need house.
   Really? So where your family have a shelter?
Ok. I will rent one.
   Are you ready to pay to the landlord every month for the entire of your life?
Ok. I will buy the cheapest one.
   And how your children will get the good rest in the small house? What if your family come along?
Ok. I will have the medium one.
   Will you not having a carport?
   Do you think a wifi router seems a good option for cheap internet connection?
   Also a car will save us from complicated public transportation.
   The childs is needing the good school, but its distances is required dedicated vehicle with four wheels.
...and other worldly bloody-logical-considerations of how I tragically need the money to compensate.

Actually there will not be any religious reward for having any worldly accomplishment. Religious reward is (should be) the target in every seconds of our life. It should be in behind of each consideration in my life. I must looking for how I get religious reward in each rupiahs i spent.

Afterlife is something which is infinite. There will be nothing in this world that can buy afterlife. Allah has made it so clear about what is required to get inside His Heaven.

But still, I am making excuse for ignoring the requirements. Meanwhile He said that I will find happiness ONLY if I struggle for the afterlife. That's what is the OEM said in the manual book. How can I still doubt the manual book from OEM?

And really, how can I still chasing the world?