The story of a Mualaf

He is a cancer survivor
He is a peace fighter.
He is a mualaf
He is Bret Martin

Bret is an American non-Muslim, who like many Americans was brain-washed by the media to hate Muslims. After his near death experience battling with cancer, he found a new light and said it was all thanks to God he survived. After that experience he decided to change his lifestyle and look at the world in a new perspective. His interest in learning Arabic started after he visited
the country Egypt with his family. Bret is a student of the Arabic language and is also studying the Holy Quran. He also makes videos on YouTube by the name Clevonamerica. His videos discusses several issues regarding religion, politics, and music. Most of his videos discusses issues regarding the misinterpreted perception the west have on Muslims. He often uses comedy for
his viewers to loosen up the tension. Most of his viewers happen to be Muslims and he thinks Muslims needs to stop spreading hate among one another and start acting as how the Holy Quran tells us to act. As he says, "there is already so much hate in this world. The worst thing we can do is create more tension". Bret is also a musician. He has written several songs such as " terrorist love hate song" , " I hated Muslims for the longest time" and "Non Muslim Ramadhan song". Other than that he is also a loving father of 5 children. Two of them adopted from Ethiopia. MashaAllah! If only he but knew the hadith Prophet Muhammad s.a.w said about taking care of an orphan then I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up in paradise alongside the prophet.

Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd R.A: The Prophet saw said, "I and the person who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in Paradise like this, "Putting his index and middle fingers together. (Sahih Bukhari, Vol 8, Hadith No 34)

Learn more about his life story by watching his YouTube videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/clevonamerica

During last years' 2009 Ramadhan, Bret fasted together with the Muslims. He shared his experience on video and even wrote a song about it on YouTube! =)

Another funny but relevant and straight to the point video about the current state we should be in if we are HUMANs living of planet EARTH.

Melintas jalan hati

Assalamualaikum

I just had a 'lintasan hati' that I wanted to share. Just a short one but it really made me think again. Everyday we recite our prayers 5 times a day. We kept repeating the same worship words, same promise and words of repentance.

We say this in doa iftitah:

"Sesungguhnya solatku, ibadahku, hidupku, matiku kerana Allah, Tuhan sekalian alam"

What we say is a responsibility. What we say is a promise. But do we really realize the promise? Do we really put Allah first in everything? Do we think of Him before we do something?

That.. really made me think.

protocols..protocolss!!

salam.this is what my brain n heart n hands could muster..its not perfect.its my 1st.Allah alone is d Most Perfect~

'Fork left.Spoon right'. right? uhh? 'Fork right, spoon left?'..Or is it the other way around?...'Spoon n fork on d same side?which side?' My hands fiddled with d cutlery while trying to figure out the right way to place them. Suddenly an angry voice told me "sudu kanan,garfu kiri la.Mana tisu? Patutnya ade tissue,pastu lipat dua2 tu dalam tisu". duhh?what?what tissue?nobody gave me any tissues to work with. While still wearing my confused mask i turn to stare at him.I can see he's getting really annoyed with this incompetent girl standing in front of him."Awak ni x penah blaja home economics ke?"woh that got me boiling.yeah! Never did. I'm not gonna stand here and get insulted by this guy, so stormed out. I was fuming.yeah.im not good at keeping my temper.that's something i need to change.but that aint d point here. Im here to talk about PROTOCOLS.OH HATED PROTOCOLS.After cooling down a lil bit.i got to thinkin.I shouldnt have been so angry at the guy.he's not to blame.he is just so dependent on the protocols that were infused in our lives since day 1.He didnt have a chance against this MIND WAR imposed on mankind. When we stop n turn around to look n see the world that we're living in.we can see how much protocols have ruled our lives.for example: during dinner a housewife should

A.have all the right cutlery.that means appetizer spoon,soup spoon,main dish spoon,n all the other spoons that we have nowadays.

B.serve in courses.appetizers,main course,desserts

C.have matching plates n chinas.

D.etc

Do u even know how many types of spoons are there?

That's a lot.considering we can use the same one for soup n dessert n main course.It serves d same purpose.So why are we concerned about them?

because this is the way we are taught to think.

And that is just the way we eat.Can u see other insignificant things imposed on our lives without us even knowing why n how it got into our lives?

And what about our social status?

We can distinguish the rich n the mid class n the poor.who made this division?

Are there really any difference between these classes in the eyes of Allah?

NO.The rich needs the mid class coz they need someone smart enough to work d machines and dumb enough to do what they're told without thinking.The poor is just there to scare the mid class so they would seek protection from the rich.It's such a vicious cycle that many have failed to see.People don't THINK.

When we turn our eyes to the lives of our beloved Prophet PBUH n his sahabahs,the only protocols the use are the QURAN n the SUNNAHS. Isn't he our role model? so WHY aren't we FOLLOWING HIM?Why do we need to follow MAN-MADE PROTOCOLS?WHAT IS WRONG WITH D QURAN?NOT PERFECT ENOUGH FOR U?then try to make one just like it.u wont b able to.

the QURAN is not like any other.it washes u CLEAN.clean from worldly desires,clean from fear of men,clean from our nafs,clean from man-made protocols.

We NEED TO GET BACK TO THE QURAN.our lives here n hereafter depend on it.

wallahualam...

Lets be good leaders!

In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Compassionate

The common human beings we see around us usually consist of two kinds. The ones that lead and the ones that follow. What differs US Muslims and Muslimahs from the common folk is that we were chosen specifically by Allah swt out of his mercy and kindness to lead mankind. Like it or not each and everyone of us are born to be leaders. It is just whether we realise it ourselves or not. If we do not lead people towards something good than that means we are leading people towards something bad.

It may seem like we are sitting and doing nothing, playing our computer games and chatting with friends about that particullar movie we watched. Know this! That is exactly how the syaitan works! If he ( the syaitan) cannot influence you or your friend to do those things he will surely use a mediator and use your surroundings as a mediator to influence you.

Being a full-time Muslim in these times is hard because everything we see around us seems to contradict what Islam actually teaches. This is the time to Mujahadah( struggle). Prove that we really do want to be a true full-time Muslim and that we do care and love our Deen. Prove it to your friends, your parents, your neighbours and to the whole world. For that we must be able to educate ourselves with enough knowledge. Use all the sources provided. It doesn't matter whether you are into music, writing, drawing, cooking, studying or anyting of the like. All of these can be tools for you. Make ALLAH swt proud. If you take 1 step towards Allah swt, ALLAH will take a thousand steps toward you. Allah loves nothing more than a servant who constantly returns and prostrate to Him in repentence.

Know that there is no such thing as taking the in-between-road. There are only two roads. One leading towards Jannah and the other leading towards Hell-Fire. That is why our relationship with our Rabb has to be always in the state of fear and hope. Fear beacause we are afraid to enter His hell-fire and hope because we want to enter His heaven.

Lets benefit this winter holiday to the best of our abilities to score more points in order for us to enter Paradise later. InsyaAllah.

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