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Seorang guru sufi mendatangi seorang muridnya ketika wajahnya belakangan ini selalu tampak murung.
“Kenapa kau selalu murung, nak? Bukankah banyak hal yang indah di dunia ini? Ke mana perginya wajah bersyukurmu? ” sang Guru bertanya.
“Guru, belakangan ini hidup saya penuh masalah. Sulit bagi saya untuk tersenyum. Masalah datang seperti tak ada habis-habisnya, ” jawab sang murid muda.
Sang Guru terkekeh. “Nak, ambil segelas air dan dua genggam garam.
Bawalah kemari. Biar kuperbaiki suasana hatimu itu.”
Si murid pun beranjak pelan tanpa semangat. Ia laksanakan permintaan gurunya itu, lalu kembali lagi membawa gelas dan garam sebagaimana yang diminta.
“Coba ambil segenggam garam, dan masukkan ke segelas air itu,” kata Sang Guru. “Setelah itu coba kau minum airnya sedikit.”
Si murid pun melakukannya. Wajahnya kini meringis karena meminum air asin.
“Bagaimana rasanya?” tanya Sang Guru.
“Asin, dan perutku jadi mual,” jawab si murid dengan wajah yang masih meringis.
Sang Guru terkekeh-kekeh melihat wajah muridnya yang meringis keasinan.
“Sekarang kau ikut aku.” Sang Guru membawa muridnya ke danau di dekat tempat mereka. “Ambil garam yang tersisa, dan tebarkan ke danau.”
Si murid menebarkan segenggam garam yang tersisa ke danau, tanpa bicara. Rasa asin di mulutnya belum hilang. Ia ingin meludahkan rasa asin dari mulutnya, tapi tak dilakukannya. Rasanya tak sopan meludah di hadapan mursyid, begitu pikirnya.
“Sekarang, coba kau minum air danau itu,” kata Sang Guru sambil mencari batu yang cukup datar untuk didudukinya, tepat di pinggir danau.
Si murid menangkupkan kedua tangannya, mengambil air danau, dan membawanya ke mulutnya lalu meneguknya. Ketika air danau yang dingin dan segar mengalir di tenggorokannya, Sang Guru bertanya kepadanya, “Bagaimana rasanya?”
“Segar, segar sekali,” kata si

murid sambil mengelap bibirnya dengan punggung tangannya. Tentu saja, danau ini berasal dari aliran sumber air di atas sana . Dan airnya mengalir menjadi sungai kecil di bawah.
Dan sudah pasti, air danau ini juga menghilangkan rasa asin yang tersisa di mulutnya.
“Terasakah rasa garam yang kau tebarkan tadi?”
“Tidak sama sekali,” kata si murid sambil mengambil air dan meminumnya lagi. Sang Guru hanya tersenyum memperhatikannya, membiarkan muridnya itu meminum air danau sampai puas.
“Nak,” kata Sang Guru setelah muridnya selesai minum. “Segala masalah dalam hidup itu seperti segenggam garam. Tidak kurang, tidak lebih.

Hanya segenggam garam. Banyaknya masalah dan penderitaan yang harus kau alami sepanjang kehidupanmu itu sudah dikadar oleh Allah, sesuai untuk dirimu. Jumlahnya tetap, segitu-segitu saja, tidak berkurang dan tidak bertambah. Setiap manusia yang lahir ke dunia ini pun demikian. Tidak ada satu pun manusia, walaupun dia seorang Nabi, yang bebas dari penderitaan dan masalah.”
Si murid terdiam, mendengarkan.
“Tapi Nak, rasa `asin’ dari penderitaan yang dialami itu sangat tergantung dari besarnya ‘qalbu’(hati) yang menampungnya. Jadi Nak, supaya tidak merasa menderita, berhentilah jadi gelas. Jadikan qalbu dalam dadamu itu jadi sebesar danau.”

Pusing dengan inbox email kita yang penuh dan berantakan.Terkadang email penting kita tercampur dengan email yang kurang penting seperti notifications dari facebook atau dari situs jejaring sosial lainnya.

Sebenarnya ada cara mudah yang sangat mudah untuk mengatasi permasalahan ini. Kita dapat menggunakan fitur filter yang terdapat didalam yahoo itu sendiri.
Langkah-langkahnya seperti dibawah ini :

1. Pertama-tama kita masuk terlebih dahulu ke ID yahoo kita.

2. Lalu setelah Sign in ke yahoo, kita masuk ke mail lalu pilih menu folders (ada di bawah menu inbox, sent, dan lainnya) lalu klik add lalu beri nama folder tersebut ( kali ini saya member nama folder tersebut dengan FB karena untuk filter facebook).

3. Lalu pilih menu options (ada di antara menu mobile dan help) lalu pilih menu mail options.

4. Lalu setelah masuk ke menu mail options pilih menu Filters ( menu nomor keempat dari atas ).

5. Lalu kita pilih create or edit filters lalu pilih add.

6. Setelah itu akan keluar tampilan untuk memberi nama filter dan beberapa persyaratan filter.

7. Beri nama filter (saya memberi nama filter ini dengan nama facebook).

8. Lalu beri nama from header dengan nama facebook.

9. Jika ingin memberi persyaratan lagi kita dapat mengisikannya juga namun disini saya cukup dengan from header saja.

10. Lalu pilih folder tujuannya (saya menujukannya ke folder FB yang telah dibuat tadi, namun jika kita lupa membuat folder tak perlu risau karena disini juga kita dapat membuat folder didalam menu ini).

Secara algoritmanya seperti ini : jika dari from header mengandung kata ( facebook ) maka akan pindah ke folder (FB).
Filters didalam yahoo ini bisa menampung 100 filters.
Jika anda ingin membuat filter lagi dengan persyararatan dari situs lain anda dapat mengikuti langkah diatas namun bedakan nama filternya, persyaratannya ( from header, to/cc header, subject, body), dan foldernya agar tidak bercampur dengan email yang lain.

Introduction

The following story occured on the internet through one of the chat programs (Freetel) in January 1999. It is a real dialogue between a Christian and a Muslim. The story centers on Derek’s realization of today’s Christianity and his subsequent conversion to Islam. The Christian-Muslim dialogue has been edited for readability and for the clarity of its message.

Abdullah: Hello there! How are you man?

Derek: Hello! Well, how are you?

Abdullah: I’m fine and you?

Derek: I’m fine thanks.

Abdullah: Where are you from?

Derek: I’m from L.A. (Los Angeles).

Abdullah: The land of Hollywood!

Derek: Well that’s right. Have you ever been to L.A.?

Abdullah: No, never. Why are you calling yourself the Black Magic?

Derek: It’s just a nickname, man!

Abdullah: I see.

Derek: Where are you from? Are you an Arab?

Abdullah: Yes, I am from Saudi Arabia but I’m in Qatar now. What is your name?

Derek: My name is Derek. What’s your name?

Abdullah: My name is Abdullah.

Derek: What does Abdullah mean?

Abdullah: Abdullah means the servant of Allah and it is the function of each individual on the face of the earth to serve Allah according to what Allah wants from us. By the way, Allah is the proper name of God.

Derek: How do we know what God or Allah wants from us?

Abdullah: All of this is outlined in the Qur’an and the Sunnah (Ways of Prophet Muhammad; his saying, action and approvals). These are the two major sources of guidance in Islam. Could you please tell me more about yourself? How old are you?

Derek: I am 19 years old, black and very much interested in knowing more about Islam. First of all, what should a person do or believe in to become a Muslim?

Abdullah: Very easy, you just say that there is no god worthy of worship but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger, and you become Muslim,

Derek: You mean Muhammad is his apostle? But as a Christian or non-Muslim, this sentence is not enough to make it clear to me.

Abdullah: Ok. Allah sent Muhammad as His last Prophet and Messenger and revealed the Qur’an to him as the final revelation to mankind. Allah said that He perfected His religion and called it Islam (see Qur’an 5:3). Islam means peaceful submission to the Will of Allah.

Derek: I see.

Abdullah: Yes, and unfortunately, most Christians don’t know or they deny that the coming of Prophet Muhammad is foretold in their scriptures (See Deuteronomy 18:18; 21:21; Psalms 1 18:22-23; Isiah 42:1-13; Habakuk 3:3-4; Matthew 21:42-43; John 14:12-17, 15:26-27; 16:5-16). Muslim theologians have stated that the person who is described by Jesus to come after him (in the above verses) is Mohammed (peace be upon him).

Derek: OK Fine, but why was there a need for another prophet after Jesus and another revelation after the Bible?

Abdullah: All of the Prophets came to teach their peoples the Oneness of God. In the case of Jesus, he was only sent as a Messenger to the lost sheep of the house of Israel (see Matt. 15:24). What happened was that all of these prophets were not well received by the majority of the people. For instance, they started tampering with the teachings of Moses and Jesus, peace be upon them (see Qur’an 2:79). That is why Allah sent Muhammad with the last Message, (i.e., the Qur’an), to bring all of mankind back to belief in and worship of One God, without partners or intermediaries.

Derek: Is the Qur’an similar to the Bible? I mean, what is it composed of?

Abdullah: The Qur’an came as the last code emphasizing the same pure monotheistic teachings of Jesus peace be upon him, defending all the previous pure teachings of monotheistic beliefs and clarifying who Jesus was and who his mother was, showing that they were no more than great people.

Derek: OK then, how-can we be sure that Qur’an has remained the same since the time of Prophet Muhammad?

Abdullah: Allah Himself has guaranteed that He would guard the Qur’an from corruption (see Qur’an 15:9). Hence, the real and pure words of Allah are found in the Qur’an, which was revealed in Arabic, the language of Mohammed’s people. Since then, not an iota has changed. This is unlike what was happened in the other religions. For example, if you look at the Bible, you find a lot of versions; the name Bible itself is indicative of those changes because Bible means a collection of books from different writers.

Derek: But didn’t God call it the Bible?

Abdullah: God calls the Scripture revealed to Jesus “Injeel” in the Qur’an for which the closest name in the Bible would be the word Gospel. The Bible was written may years after the time of Jesus in a language that was alien to Jesus; it was Latin Vulgate, a language that he never spoke. Isn’t this strange? Interestingly, most of what was written in the New Testament was authored by Paul, who, according to James, the brother of Jesus in the Bible, had a polluted mind because he changed and contradicted most of the teachings of Jesus.

Derek: I think you know more about Christianity than the Pope does.

Abdullah: You are wrong by saying that I know more than the Pope. I have simply investigated the Bible with an inquiring mind, which is something that all Christians should do.

Derek: Is there any English version of the Holy Qur’an?

Abdullah: There are many translations of the meanings of the Qur’an. The Qur’an was revealed in Arabic which means that the words of ALLAH are in Arabic. The translations are the words of human beings relating to the meanings of the Qur’an to the non-Arabic speaking masses.

Derek: How does the Qur’an define God to mankind or how dows the Muslim perceive God?

Abdullah: GOD is the One and Only True GOD, and the Cretor of all. He does not beget nor is He begotten. He is unlike His creation in every respect. He is the All-knowing, The Powerful, The Merciful, The Irresistible, and The King of kings.

Derek: But it is somehow difficult for me to perceive God as being the same as His creatures.

Abdullah: You are absolutely right to have difficulty perceiving this because human beings have a limited capacity. This is why ALLAH sent revelations to His Prophets and Messenger to tell us who He is. So if you want to know who God is, just read the Qur’an.

Derek: Christians believe that Jesus was sent for the salvation of all mankind. If this is not true, then the foundation of Christianity is faulty. Right? What do you think?

Abdullah: That’s correct. The Christians of today are following what Paul taught and also tend to follow what the priests tell them to do instead of following what Jesus said.

Derek: Kindly explain the concept of salvation through the crucifixion of Jesus.

Abdullah: In Christianity, the Doctrine of Original Sin is the reason that there is a need for salvation through Jesus’ crucifixion. However, this doctrine was invented by Paul and it is strongly negated in the Old Testament (see Ezekiel 18:20, Jeremiah 31:30, Deut. 24:16). This doctrine is an attempt to escape the responsibility of righteousness with the belief that punishment is given to someone else to release us from our burden of sins (see Ephesians 1:7, Romans 4:25, 10:9,Corinthians 15:21). In the Quran, every soul is responsible for its own deeds, good or bad (see Quran 74:38, 41:46, 3:25, 6:154).

Derek: What about the crucifixion itself?

Abdullah: The Bible says Jesus cried out in a loud voice beseeching God for help on the cross: “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46) Does that sound like Jesus to you?

Derek: No, then what about Jesus’ appearance to his disciples after the crucifixion?

Abdullah: Jesus didn’t die on the cross nor was he resurrected. If he were resurrected, then he would have come to his disciples in a spiritual body. As shown in Luke 24:36-43, he met them with his physical body after the event of his alleged crucifixion. In the Qur’an, it says that Jesus was not crucified, but it was someone else who was made to look like him (see 4:157,158).

Derek: How did the story of the crucifixion of Jesus get into the Bible then?

Abdullah: Once again, Paul was responsible (see Timothy 2:8 and Romans 5:10).