*coughcough*
Subhanallah dahsyat sangat debu kat blog nih. Haha.
Alhamdulillah thumma alhamdulillah for finally being granted the strength to finally write back again in this canvas of mine. No excuses this time, it's just me not trying to make enough effort to write in here and make this medium useful for my betterment in sowing good deeds for akhirah.
*smiles*
The title is something I have thought of for almost three weeks ago after hearing Tafsir Surah At-Tin from a fellow sister and presenting it myself.
Hummingbird?
A small petite bird measuring at most around 13cm with a minimum weight of less than 2.5 g - which I bet is lighter than the ceramic mug I use to drink water daily (obviously). It's called 'humming' because of the sound of its wings flapping at high speed allowing it to fly at about 54km/h. Great a bird is it not? Subhanallah. :)
Ihsan?
The act of worshipping Allah as though one sees Him, or if unable to do so, as though Allah sees him. One of the concept explained by Rasulullah when Jibril came over to ask him in the form of a man in front of all the sahabahs. The story is told in the 2nd hadith from the compilation of 40 Hadith by Imam Nawawi. Read it up and take some time to ponder on it, better to read the explanation in any Syarah Hadith to get a better grasp and insight, feel and understanding. :)
Hummingbirds are really wonderful creatures and like all other birds, go out in the morning with no clue of whether they will get any food for the day yet truly believes they will - hence the hadith;
"Akan masuk ke syurga orang-orang yang hati mereka seperti burung."
(Riwayat Muslim)
Just because they are small it does not mean that they work any less than other birds to find their supply of food in the morning - physical does not limit capability and responsibility. This small bird reminds me of burung Hud-Hud in the story of Prophet Sulaiman with the Queen of Saba' in which Hud-Hud who was given a death warning due to his late presence in the royal court, was actually off scouting a region that has yet to follow the teachings of Islam. And so he came to Prophet Sulaiman and informed him of this finding which became the beginning of a conquest to the palace of the Saba' Queen and the embrace of Islam towards her whole region of reign.
Tough bird aite?
Thinking at how hummingbirds and Hud-Hud do their pre-destined job without fail makes them become my favourite in the Animal Kingdom - triumphing against pandas due to their nature that are far more fascinating that those cute for legged black-and-white creatures.
وَمَا مِن دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا عَلَى اللَّهِ رِزْقُهَا وَيَعْلَمُ مُسْتَقَرَّهَا وَمُسْتَوْدَعَهَا ۚ كُلٌّ فِي كِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ
And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allah is its provision, and He knows its place of dwelling and place of storage. All is in a clear register.
(Hud,11:6)
Hummingbird yang Ihsan. That's what I want to be. Tawakkal to the max, usaha to the max.
Doakan.
