Surah az Zukhruf .............ayat 9 to ayat 15

friends, dato and tansri,

ustaz shamsuri starts his commentary of ayat 9 to 15 with a short discourse of a hadith related to 'sedekah and the poor, impoverished individuals who do not want to miss this avenue of good deeds'.
it follows a lamentation by zainab radiyaullahuanha, mrs of abdullah ibnu mas'ud , prophet's close companion known for his zuhudness and  material poverty.

in the next slot we have dr timothy winter's subliminal discourse of 'reliance and love of allah'.
he related a well known story of a sufi saint, the former al sultan ibrahim of balkh who met a  chap on the roof of his istana one night out looking for his camel.

al sultan ibrahim, as with most sultan in his days, in his younger days was mostly drunk literally and figuratively, with ethanol as well drunk with life.....until an epihany of self examinations following the 'camel' incident on his roof.

" i may look stupid to you your highness, looking for my lost camel on your royal roof, but you are stupider than me if you think in your palace , with a bevy of young ladies tugging at your trousers, a coterie of court jesters and muftis saying yes to all your whim and fancies, and all those daimlers and one or two private jets in the hanger, that you can find allah! "

dr nik howk



And if thou (Muhammad) ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth, they will surely answer: The Mighty, the Knower created them; (9) Who made the earth a resting-place for you, and placed roads for you therein, that haply ye may find your way; (10) And Who sendeth down water from the sky in (due) measure, and We revive a dead land therewith. Even so will ye be brought forth; (11) He Who created all the pairs, and appointed for you ships and cattle whereupon ye ride. (12) That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them); (13) And lo! unto our Lord we are returning. (14) And they allot to Him a portion of His bondmen! Lo! man is verily a mere ingrate. (15)


[   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skYmwgprisk  ]
commentary by ustaz dato shamsuri hj ahmad, in 'bahasa'
he starts with hadith on 'sedekah' from zainab radiallahuanha, wife of abdullah ibnu mas'ud r.a




[   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-DYuUuN61U   ]
recitation by shaykh mishary rashid al afasy




[  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtrDizCuFlI   ]
abdal hakim murad, aka dr timothy winter, on 'hope and reliance on allah'.

hasbunallah wani'mal wakeel.

has biyallah hulaila haillah alai hi tawakkal tuwa huwa rabbil arsil azim

.......[ 15.20 ] 'me..looking for my lost camel on the roof of your palace may sound stupid to you , your highness!   but the stupidest thing i have ever heard is you, your highness, looking for allah in your palace!..... ' story of al sultan ibrahim  of balkh