Lebih baik syaitan yang dikenali?!

Semalam pada 21hb. September 2012, niat asal nak gi solat Juma'at di Masjid Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah di UIA Gombak tetapi memandangkan keluar dari rumah lambat, maka terpaksalah gak pergi bersolat di masjid yang berhampiran dengan rumah iaitu Masjid Al-Sharif di Kampung Simpang Tiga, Gombak. Ikutkan hati tak berkenan sebenarnya nak pergi solat Juma'at kat masjid ni sebab khatibnya berubah-rubah mengikut fahaman politik menyebabkan setiap isi khutbah divariasikan dengan elemen mengutuk, merendah-rendahkan negara & paling terasa hati bila doa khatib hanya untuk rakyat serta 'tanahair' Selangor, yang datang merantau hanya boleh dengar & aminkan jer (tak baik la kalau tak aminkan, depa pun hamba Allah gak yang sedang mencari keredhaan Allah... yang penting hati kita, biar niat sentiasa baik). Bagi yang jenis mudah mengantuk tu atau boleh berangan ke lain masa khatib baca khutbah, wallahualam... Saya ni takleh, memang sejak kecik dah terdidik bila khutbah jer kena dengar, kalau tak, solat Juma'at hancusss! Sebab tu saya senang bersolat di masjid UIA sebab semua khatib berkhutbah mengikut landasan sunnah & Al-Quran bagi membangkitkan perpaduan ummah serta memotivasi umat Islam ke arah yang lebih baik untuk keamanan dunia demi akhirat.  Jadi bila dengar takderlah kita cam tertampan menduga "La... mengata dah dia."

 

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

 

مُنِيبِينَ إِلَيْهِ وَاتَّقُوهُ وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

Hendaklah kamu (wahai Muhammad dan pengikut-pengikutmu) sentiasa rujuk kembali kepada Allah (dengan mengerjakan amal-amal bakti) serta bertaqwalah kamu kepadaNya; dan kerjakanlah sembahyang dengan betul sempurna; dan janganlah kamu menjadi dari mana-mana golongan orang musyrik

مِنَ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيَعًا ۖ كُلُّ حِزْبٍ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ

Iaitu orang-orang yang menjadikan fahaman ugama mereka berselisihan mengikut kecenderungan masing-masing serta mereka pula menjadi berpuak-puak; tiap-tiap puak bergembira dengan apa yang ada padanya (dari fahaman dan amalan yang terpesong itu).

(Surah Ar-Rum; 31-32)

 



p/s: Cuma pernahlah sekali (pengalaman saya) kat masjid UIA di semestar lepas, ada seorang khatib ni (kerajaan negeri hantar la kot sebab memang 100% berbahasa Melayu & khusus tentang kerajaan negeri) berkhutbah tentang keuntungan zakat negeri yang berjaya dikutip. Yakni khutbah yang sama pernah saya dengar beberapa bulan lampau di masjid Al-Ehsan, Bandar Kinrara semasa menetap di Bukit Jalil (cuma mungkin nilai keuntungan zakat jer berubah tapi teks ucapan semua lebih kurang sama, takleh lupalah!). Walau bagaimanapun tahun ni saya bayar zakat dengan Zakat Selangor (bayar kat mana yang dekat la, asalkan dah laksana tanggungjawab... insya-Allah).

Baiklah, berbalik kepada khutbah di Masjid Al-Sharif semalam, kalau ikutkan hati saya tak kuasa nak kongsi kes ni sebab pandai-pandai sendirilah fikir bagi siapa yang dengar khutbah tu. Tetapi saya dianugerahkan Allah bakat menulis, bila tak tertulis maka kerja lain cam berat jer nak buat (sebab hati melodak ingin mencatat di blog!). Mungkin ada hikmahnya Allah gerakkan saya bersolat di masjid tersebut semalam.

Khatib yang naik ke mimbar semalam adalah seorang anak muda & bagusnya kali ini tak cam kebanyakan khatib sebelumnya, dia membaca mengikut teks. Jadi selamatlah daripada tersalah kait ayat sampai menimbulkan bid'ah tak sengaja. Kita manusia adakalanya mudah tersasul bila bercakap spontan, apatah lagi bila dibelenggu rasa marah. 

Memang menarik khutbah semalam sebab mendedahkan tentang ajaran sesat 'Juruzon' yang pertama kali saya dengar. Teks khutbah tersebut telah disediakan oleh Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor/JAIS yang mendedahkan penemuan terbaru ajaran ni di Madrasah At Taqwa, Hulu Langat Selangor yang sebelum ni terkenal dengan kes tragedi tanah runtuh pada 21 Mei 2011 hingga mengorbankan 16 orang (termasuk anak-anak yatim).Teks penuh ucapan tersebut boleh didapati di SINI (<<--- sila klik).

Foto anak-anak Madrasah At Taqwa yang diambil beberapa ketika sebelum tragedi menimpa (menurut sumber: http://www.saifulazrul.net/v1/?tag=madrasah-at-taqwa)

Walaupun secara tersuratnya, isi khutbah ni secara tidak langsung menyiratkan bala yang menimpa madrasah & mengorbankan anak-anak yatim ini adalah amaran Allah, tetapi penekanan saya ialah kepada isi ucapan yang tidak terkandung dalam khutbah tersebut tetapi sengaja diselitkan oleh khatib dalam salah satu fasal langkah-langkah menjaga akidah. Khatib dengan sengaja (lebih kurang) menyebut... 

"Seperti ada la sorang tu yang pandai-pandai kata 'lebih baik syaitan yang kita kenal daripada malaikat yang kita tak kenal'. Suruh dia fahamkan dulu maksud surah Yassin."

Saya sudah maklumlah siapa 'dia' yang dimaksudkan oleh khatib (time tu saya terus geleng kepala & tersenyum sendiri lalu mengucap "astaghafirullah..."). Memandangkan saya ni pantang kalau khutbah berbaur politik (lagi-lagi bila sengaja nak merendahkan orang lain), jadi dengan rasa tak puashati saya balik ke rumah & buat penyelidikan sendiri; betulkah orang yang dimaksudkan berkata dengan niatnya memang tepat-tepat begitu atau sekadar niat berkias? Maka terjumpalah youtube ni...

Beliau berkata:

"People call us the devil, but we are the devil that people know. They are the angels that people don't know, but angels also can do a lot of wrong things."

Terjemahannya:

"Diorang panggil kita syaitan, tapi kita syaitan yang orang kenal. Diorang malaikat yang orang yang tak tau, tapi malaikat jugak boleh buat banyak kesalahan."

Jadi kesimpulan pada pandangan saya taktaulah dari mana datangnya perspektif mengatakan beliau menyebut ungkapan barat sebab terang-terang di sini beliau hanya mengulas pertuduhan orang mengatakan dia syaitan & beliau membalas yang menuduh beliau itu malaikat, namun menjelaskan tidak semua malaikat itu lolos daripada melakukan kesalahan. Kalau dispesifikasikan maksud kata-kata beliau di sini, jelas niat pertuturan beliau langsung tidak menjurus kepada ungkapan barat tersebut, cuma secara kebetulan berkait rapat dengan... 

"Better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)" 

Tapi biasalah, ada jenis manusia nak menagih kepercayaan orang kenalah putar belitkan kenyataan orang lain, bak kata beliau lagi...

"I can assure you that if they haven't win, they will make sure that they will continue to win by HOOK or by CROOK."

Terjemahannya:

"Saya boleh yakinkan kamu jika diorang tak menang, diorang akan pastikan diorang akan terus menang dengan segala daya upaya." 

Merujuk kepada ucapan beliau, yang memang jelas dipetik dari ungkapan barat ialah 'BY HOOK OR BY CROOK'.

Persoalan seterusnya, apakah yang khatib itu cuba maksudkan bila suruh rujuk surah Yasin untuk dikaitkan dengan ungkapan tersebut? Apa kaitan surah tersebut dengan kejadian syaitan & malaikat selain ia merupakan surah yang memberi peringatan kepada umat manusia akan kematian, kiamat & hari pengadilan. Wallahualam...

Kesimpulannya, meh la kita renungkan firman Allah dalam surah ini:

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ

Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad): "Aku berlindung kepada (Allah) Pemulihara sekalian manusia,

مَلِكِ النَّاسِ

Yang Menguasai sekalian manusia,
 

إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ

 Tuhan yang berhak disembah oleh sekalian manusia,

مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ

Dari kejahatan pembisik penghasut yang timbul tenggelam,

الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ

Yang melemparkan bisikan dan hasutannya ke dalam hati manusia, 

مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ

(Iaitu pembisik dan penghasut) dari kalangan jin dan manusia."

Surah An-Nas (114; 1-6)

 

MY EQ TEST RESULT

What really matters for success, character, happiness and life long achievements is a definite set of emotional skills - your EQ - not just purely cognitive abilities that are measured by conventional IQ tests."

- Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.

Overall Results (score: 116 or 86%)

""Ability to recognize and understand basic emotions, and handle them productively."

My score on this assessment is reasonably good, but there is some room for improvement. Overall are fairly skilled at understanding and dealing with emotions.


Emotional Identification, Perception, and Expression (score: 77)

"Ability to characterize emotions in oneself and in others."

I am reasonably skilled when it comes to the core ability of identifying, perceiving and expressing emotions in myself and others. There is still, however, room for growth. Overall, my skills in this area of emotional intelligence aid me in the process of reading others, understanding how they feel, and effectively identifying my own emotions. These skills form the basis of my ability to relate to the emotions of others as well as well as my ability to understand myself.

• I am typically in tune with my emotions, and are able to identify my true feelings.
• I seem to have a solid understanding of my strengths and limitations. I am generally know what I am good at and where my struggle, and plan my life accordingly.
• I am comfortable dealing with emotions in general.
• I was relatively successful on the recognition of emotions aspect of the test; however, I seemed to have had some difficulty occasionally.

Emotional Facilitation of Thought (score: 83)

"Ability/Willingness to use feelings constructively; to let them guide you."

I am well aware of the guiding potential of my emotions, and usually tune in to my feelings as a means to direct my judgment, reasoning, and actions. Emotional Facilitation of Thought reflects the capacity to use emotions to figure out the aspects of a situation that don't lend themselves too easily to logic (e.g. when making decisions in ambiguous situations). When I use this internal guidance system in addition to cognitive processes, I am better able to view situations from different angles.

• I do not have a tendency to ruminate about my problems. Make sure however, that I give an issue in my life the thought and consideration it needs.
• I approach challenges, setbacks and obstacles to what I want proactively, and in a manner that is conducive to effective resolution.
• I am generally a positive, hopeful person.
• When evaluating an issue in my life, I seem to be someone who usually "feels my way" through a situation.
• I sometimes act in accordance with who I am and what I believe in, although this can be a challenge for me occasionally.

Emotional Understanding (score: 71)

"Ability to understand and analyze emotions, and solve emotional problems."

In order to take appropriate action in emotionally-charged situations, I need to be able to assess and analyze the complex and mixed emotions that come into play. Feelings affect thoughts and behavior, so a lack of emotional understanding can result in serious social missteps. This is not likely to happen to me very often. I seem to be reasonably capable of assessing and analyzing emotions in order to take appropriate action.

• I performed reasonably well on the emotional integration part of the test - there a few questions I seem to have struggled on. Likely I understand the profoundness of emotions, and how they play a role and impact everyday tasks in life. However, my depth of understanding could probably improve further.
• When it came to choosing the best approach someone should take to resolve a conflict, I sometimes chose a good approach, but my performance in this area was still not very good.
• I am a fairly empathetic person, and will try as much as possible to place myself in other people's shoes.
• When it comes to being socially insightful my skills are reasonably good. Continued improvement is suggested, however.

Emotional Management (score 79)

"Ability to take responsibility for one's emotions."

I am someone who usually takes responsibility for my emotions, although I could strive to be more consistent. Emotions are not always under my control - we feel what we feel. However, how we react to situations is under our control, which means that we need to take responsibility for our actions even in times when emotions are volatile. When I make it a point to manage my emotions, I am better able to deal with situations or people that tend to make me feel upset.

• I am typically able to control my impulses. On most occasions, I will consider the full consequences of my actions before doing something.
• I am typically very poised and in control of my emotions. I am usually able to self-monitor my thoughts and feelings, and regulate/adjust my behavior in response.
• I am quite resilient. I can pick myself up after experiencing a setback, perhaps more quickly than most others.
• I possess good coping skills. High-pressure, high-stress situations may not be the most ideal circumstances for me, but I will likely be able to cope.
• I am a self-motivated person. Most of the time, I am able to encourage and motivate myself to try hard and do my best.
• I am typically open to learning new things, although I may hesitate occasionally, perhaps if I feel the new skill or knowledge is particularly challenging.
• I am generally able to not "sweat the small stuff", although it can take effort at times to let go of minor problems or things that I can't change.
• I am usually able to adjust my social behavior to the situation. I can typically deal with a variety of social situations and personalities.
• I may have every intention of resolving conflict in the most ideal way, but it can sometimes be a challenge for me when an issue hits close to home. Overall, my personal approach to resolving conflict needs some improvement.

Ego Maturity (score 82)

"Attaining emotional growth and maturity."

The Ego Maturity scale refers to a group of traits that encompass emotional maturity - a level in which a person is fully comfortable with whom he/she is and possesses a strong and healthy sense of self. While this may be shaped by life experiences, as emotional intelligence develops and expands, so too will our ego mature. I have almost fully attained ego maturity. There may be an aspect or two of my personality that I can still develop and evolve, but overall, I have grown quite a bit as a person.

• I am comfortable asserting myself, and will do so on most occasions.
• I possess a healthy level of self-esteem. I believe that my opinions, skills and abilities have value and in general I have a positive view of myself.
• I seem to be quite content with my life. There are likely several aspects that I am happy with thus far.
• I strive to act independently, based on my own feelings and desires. I will rarely turn to others for input (unless it's for an objective opinion), or let them dictate what I should do.
• I am a fairly flexible person.

SUMMARY

Strengths

• I am emotionally self-aware
• I am aware of my strengths and weaknesses
• I am comfortable with emotions in general
• I am doing well in the area of Emotional Facilitation of Thought
• I approach to problem solving is conducive to resolution
• I have a positive mindset
• I am empathetic
• I possess good impulse control
• I show good self-control
• I show resilience/hardiness
• I possess healthy coping skills
• I am self-motivated
• I am able/willing to adapt my social skills to the circumstances around me
• I am assertive
• I have a healthy level of self-esteem
• I seem to be quite content
• I am able to act independently
• I am flexible

Potential Strengths

• I have a satisfactory emotional IQ level
• I am doing reasonably well in the area of Emotional Identification, Perception, and Expression
• I was sometimes able to recognize the emotions depicted on the test
• I do not ruminate excessively, which is good, but I also may not give things sufficient thought
• I sometimes act in accordance with my values
• I am doing reasonably well in the area of Emotional Understanding
• I performed relatively well on the emotional integration aspect of the test
• I am somewhat socially insightful
• I am doing reasonably well in the area of Emotional Management
• I am moderately driven towards further self-development
• I am sometimes able to let go/rise above minor issues

Limitations

• I did not always choose the most ideal form of resolution for others' conflict situations on the test
• The manner in which I would resolve conflict situations on the test were not always the most beneficial

Test taken at QUEENDOM 

The QUEENDOM definition of emotional intelligence is Mayer et al.'s (1999) definition:

"Emotional intelligence refers to an ability to recognize the meanings of emotions and their relationships, and to reason and problem-solve on the basis of them. Emotional intelligence is involved in the capacity to perceive emotions, assimilate emotion-related feelings, understand the information of those emotions, and manage them (p. 267). We chose to assess this construct using both self-report questions and ability questions."