Thursday, February 5, 2009

1. 37 Kisah Kehidupan Tabi'in

Title: 37 Kisah Kehidupan Tabi'in
Author: Dr Abdul Rahman Ra'fat Al-Basha
Publication: Pustaka Salam

I love reading this book after I wake up in the morning, each story every new dawn. The spirits of the tabi'in is amazing, their zeal, courage and piety. The stories of Umar Abd Aziz and his son is so refreshing. It is told that the night after everyone pledged allegiance to Umar, he was extremely exhausted and was just putting his head down to sleep when Abdul Malik, his son reminded him to return the wealth that had been taken wrongly from the people due to the previous caliphs. Umar r.a lamented that he was tired and would do it first thing in the morning. His son then asked: Could u be sure that u would be alive the next morning? That aroused Umar and he went off to do the deed the very night. Ya Allah, let me be as cool as them!

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