Cocoa Break

Yes it is official. I am on cloud nine now.

-Deen Yusoff-

Reading my good friend’s post about his disbelief in religions of the world will definitely make a person with an intellectual mind think deeper. I agree with that existence of God is something that you can’t proof. But I guess it is comforting and it gives a person hope for miracles to happen when a person is indeed in need of one.

Before I go further, I declare myself as a believing Muslim but definitely not a conventional one. I have faith in the words of the Holy Quran and will only take the other texts available, be it Hadith/Sunnahs or the Bible and Vedas as just references that may have contradictions as they were compiled late by men.

Ultimately, I would not do things against my conscience and not try to be a good Muslim. However, I am working my way to be a good Human. I also believe that it is perfectly fine to question and it is definitely ok to seek for the truth but I guess I have to try a soft approach or I will be hated by the masses.

As many conventional Muslims have already verbally abused me to have warped ideas about Islam and going the wrong path. There are many non-Muslims and educated Muslims that are able to grasp what I say and able to appreciate the Quran upon hearing what I have understood from the holy texts.

I do not blame anybody from any religion for their unfavourable reactions towards my interpretation as it is not easy to change one’s mind if they already have faith in what they were taught before. The question of who am I and what are my credentials will also be risen by many if I am to go against the common beliefs. My request is always very simple, don’t just listen to what I say. Read it yourself. Then ponder on what I have said and then come back to me and argue with me if you think I misinterpreted the Quran. Give yourself a chance.

So is there a heaven and will all good men go to heaven?

5:69 (Asad) for, verily, those who have attained to faith [in this divine writ], as well as those who follow the Jewish faith, and the sabians, Asad(5,86)^[86] and the Christians – all who believe in God and the Last Day and do righteous deeds – no fear need they have, and neither shall they grieve

I believe in the Quran, and this verse makes me happy. All good people goes to heaven. However, there is a clause, you must believe in the existence of a higher power. So will an atheist who has a kind soul and does good deeds without expecting without the belief of a heaven get to God’s paradise?

I believe that atheist wouldn’t care even and they definitely wouldnt fear too. But based on the verse quoted, they will grieve. Question is for how long? Will your punishment be eternal in hell? Will you be forced to use a chalkboard and repeat a million times  that, “I believe in God” till your fingers fall off? We don’t know.

But I believe that God will proof his existence before punishing his creations and then accept him back to home ground. He gave us free will, and he will definitely be proud of us for not believing blindly. If we were to believe a conman blindly and get robbed of all our wealth, it is our own fault. So he wouldn’t practice double standards when it comes to himself, would he?

I believe he is a Good God, and no I am not believing blindly. I have my reasons to believe his existence but its personal and may sound crazy if told. So he wouldn’t put you to hell until you deny his existence when he comes proving himself to you. Sounds fair, doesn’t it? Well at least it sounds fair to me.

This topic is never ending so I am ending this abruptly with my current prayers.

I pray God will stop Men from using him as a political tool…

La ilaha illallah,

Deen

It has been ages since I published anything on my blog and now I have loads of stories to tell.

2009 has been a great year for me. Although it began with a heart ache, the year has been kind to me in ways more than one. I’ve created bonds, conquered a mountain, visited the other side of the world and had experienced life in a way that will be very difficult to forge again.

Euro Trip with my best buddies was an event that will be reminisced till I grow old and lose all my teeth. A life story that might one day, entice my grand kids to have dreams of travelling all over the world and experience life and culture in a very different way.

Summer has also left a print that I least expected. I joined a summer programme in NUS called “Asia Now!” just to earn module credits and didn’t really expect anything much from it but instead I’ve made good friends from all over the world that will definitely be missed and enjoyed an eye opening course titled Asia.Com.

Well 2009 has not ended yet but summer has. Term will commence again in week’s time and life will return to be boring and mundane again but I guess I need it to be that way so that I could concentrate on my course for I am due to graduate in less than a year.

Well these are the highlights of my summer break and it has already come to an end. Wish the rest of 2009 will be great for me still and will still be looking forward to my Friday evenings.

Believe that your life is good and it will be good.
-Deen Yusoff-