Okay guys (all my dearest readers)!!..haha~.. long time raya eh.. so, welcome back!!. For today’s post, I have decided to utilize English. On the verge of MUET examination, which is just around the corner as well as our final xm, I think this is the best and correct time for me to reuse English, in which I think in dire need of polishing and repairing.
Now, I have something to share with all of you, my beloved readers about frustration (this is adapted and translated from a reliable source):
We always ask and Qur’an answers us:
1. We ask: Why we always are tested?
“Do people suppose that they will be left to say, that is, [that they will be left alone] because of their saying, ‘We believe’, and they will not be tried?, tested with that which will reveal the sincerity of their belief. And certainly We tried those who were before them. So God shall surely know those who are sincere, in their faith — a knowledge of direct vision — and He shall surely know those who are liars, regarding it.” (Al-Ankabut, verse 2-3)
2. We ask: Why I don’t get what I have dreamt of?
“Prescribed for you, obligatory [for you], is fighting, disbelievers, though it be hateful to you, by nature, because of the hardship involved. Yet it may happen that you hate a thing which is good for you; and it may happen that you love a thing which is bad for you: because the soul inclines towards those desires which result in its destruction and its rejection of the religious obligations that would bring about its happiness. Perhaps, then, even if you are averse to it, you will find much good in fighting, as a result of victory, booty, martyrdom or reward; while, if you were to reject fighting, even if you would like to do so, you will find much evil, because then you may be subjugated, impoverished and denied the reward; God knows, what is good for you, and you know, this, not, so strive in what He commands you.” (Al-Baqarah, verse 216)
3. We ask: Why the test was so hard and big to me?
“God charges no soul save to its capacity, that is, what it is capable of bearing; for it is what it has merited, of good and its reward, and against it is what it has earned, of evil and its burden: no person shall be requited for another’s sin or for what he has not earned, even if he was tempted to do it. Say: Our Lord, take us not to task, by way of chastisement, if we forget, or err, by straying from the right path unknowingly — as You used to take to task those before us: God has lifted this [burden] from this community, as reported in hadīth. The petition here, then, is a way of acknowledging God’s favour; our Lord, burden us not with a load, an affair which we cannot bear, such as You did lay upon those before us, namely, upon the Children of Israel, as for example, the killing of oneself in repentance, the paying of a quarter of one’s property for alms, and the severing of the impure part. Our Lord, do not burden us beyond what we have the power, the strength, to bear, of obligations and trials; and pardon us, effacing our sins, and forgive us, and have mercy on us, with mercy added to Your forgiveness; You are our Patron, our Master and the Guardian of our affairs; so grant us assistance against the disbelieving folk, by establishing definitive proof [for us] and victory over them in battle, for it is expected of a patron that he assist his clients against their enemies. In a hadīth it is stated that when this verse was revealed and the Prophet (s) was reciting it, after each word it was said to him, “Granted”.” (Al-Baqarah, verse 286)
4. We ask: Why we feel frustrated?
“Faint not, shrink [not] from fighting the disbelievers, neither grieve, for what befell you at Uhud, for you shall prevail, through victory over them, if you are, truly, believers. (the response to this [last conditional clause] is the sum [meaning] of what has preceded it).” (Ali-Imran, verse 139)
5. We ask: How I can cope with those challenges?
“Seek help, ask for assistance in your affairs, in patience, by restraining the soul in the face of that which it dislikes; and prayer. The singling out of this for mention is a way of emphasising its great importance; in one hadīth, [it is stated], ‘When something bothered the Prophet (s), he would immediately resort to prayer’; it is said that the address here is to the Jews: when greed and desire for leadership became impediments to their faith, they were enjoined to forbearance, which constituted fasting and prayer, since, the former stems from lust and the latter yields humility and negates pride. For it, prayer, is grievous, burdensome, except to the humble, those that are at peace in obedience.” (Al-Baqarah, verse 45)
6. We ask: To whom I must seek help?
“So if they turn away, [refraining] from believing in you, say: ‘God suffices me. There is no god except Him. Upon Him I rely, in Him have I put my trust, and in none other, and He is the Lord of the Tremendous Throne’ (al-‘arsh al-azīm), the kursī, which is singled out for mention because it is the greatest of all things created.” (At-Taubah, verse 129)
7. We ask: What do these tests benefit me?
“Indeed God has purchased from the believers their lives and their possessions, that they expend it in obedience of Him — for example by striving in His way — so that theirs will be [the reward of] Paradise: they shall fight in the way of God and they shall kill and be killed (this sentence is independent and constitutes an explication of the [above-mentioned] ‘purchase’; a variant reading has the passive verb come first [sc. fa-yuqtalūna wa-yaqtulūn, ‘they shall be killed and shall kill’], meaning that some of them are killed while those who remain, fight on); that is a promise which is binding (both [wa‘dan, ‘promise’, and haqqan, ‘binding’] are verbal nouns, and are in the accusative on account of their omitted [implicit] verbs) upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur’ān; and who fulfils his covenant better than God?, that is, no one is better in fulfilling it. Rejoice then (there is a shift from the third [to second] person here) in this bargain of yours which you have made, for that, bargain, is the supreme triumph, the one that secures the ultimate goal.” (At-Taubah, verse 111)
8. We say: Argh~..I can’t constrain anymore!!
“Say [that God declares]: ‘O My servants who have been prodigal against their own souls, do not despair (read taqnitū, taqnatū, or taqnutū), do not give up hope, of God’s mercy. Truly God forgives all sins, for those who repent from idolatry. Truly He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (Az-zumar:53)
9. We ask: Till when I must suffer like this?
“For truly with hardship comes ease. Truly with hardship comes ease: the Prophet (s) suffered much hardship at the hands of the disbelievers, but then he enjoyed ease when he was assisted to victory [by God] over them.” (Al-Insyirah,verse 5-6)
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Thinking of frustration, I do have somewhat fear of speaking in front of others, I bet its more to inferiority complex, but also better known as glossophobia. Unlike all the other skills, my weakest part and biggest fear factor would most likely be speaking .That’s what makes my heart throbs not any faster than these few days back. FYI, as many as 75% of the people has this type of anxiety. Statistically, far more of us claim that we would prefer death to giving a speech; even comedian Jerry Seinfeld used to joke that at a funeral, most people would rather be lying in the casket than delivering the eulogy. For more info on this dread, refer to this link: http://www.glossophobia.com/. Hurm, sometimes it just don’t feel the same when I’m presenting or speaking in front of others. It’s like my blood runs faster and my body shakes at that very moment (Uncontrollably and involuntarily) (maybe its just shyness..^^). Perhaps, that’s why I think I must learn to speak better (hehe..wt?). But, that’s nothing to regret about, right??. haha~.. I’m happy coz every weakness of mine there lays a wisdom that no one knows but Allah knows better. I reckon I’m not that critical. There are yet more spaces for improvements to be made. I believe that day by day, (by God’s willing) I could be better through some experiences and miracles. hehe~.. Allahuakbar!!!.. I know in the distant future I would have overcame this problem.. hehe~.. , I wish so!
Move along (2x) like I know ya do,.. and even when ur hope is gone , move along just to make it through!!..lalala~
One quote: A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks..Mr Johnson.
All the best in final xms and Muet speaking test~..salamu alaik~
