Think Big Dream High, E57-Becoming a person who accepted faith and being faithfully accepted

The Self KPI (Key Performance Index)

1.Acceptance of faith in general means being in a state of serenity, fulfillment  and happiness. Being faithfully accepted by Allah SWT means Allah is satisfied and happy with our daily activities. Allah SWT is satisfied with our performance.

2.Allah SWT is satisfied with our KPI. When Allah SWT is happy and satisfied with our key performance index, then we will receive the rewards from Allah SWT. Spiritual, emotional and physical form of rewards that gave us joy and happiness. This joyous feeling reaches the highest peak i.e. mutmainnah  level.

3.When we accepted faith destined by Allah SWT then we become Allah SWT’s faithful servant. We remained loyal, obedient and submissive to Allah SWT. We refrained from doing anything against Allah SWT’s wishes. We are always grateful to all that Allah SWT destined on us.

Reality in Life

1.We are always sighing, feeling disappointed, feeling down and stressful, always feeling inadequate and unsatisfied. We always forget  that Allah SWT is the one determining and arranging our lives. Our duty as a servant is to work hard, be diligent, not lazy, not easily disappointed and giving up hope. It is Allah SWT’s right to love and care for His servants.

2.If Allah SWT love and accepted us, surely all of our efforts, initiatives, wants, requests and doas will be recognized  and fulfilled by Him. It is impossible for Allah SWT to deny it as Allah SWT promised many times that He likes those who are always seeking help from Him. Allah SWT promised that He will grant all of our doas.

3.The issue is with us and not with Allah SWT. The issue with us is that we do not train ourselves to always received Allah SWT’s Blessings and Grace. The issue with us is that we do not sincerely prepare ourselves to be faithfully accepted, always receiving the love and care of Allah SWT.

Tips

1.To receive complete acceptance from Allah SWT, as professionals who think big dream high, we should always educate ourselves. We should sincerely prepare ourselves to possess the characters and behaviors accepted by Allah SWT. The following are our daily KPIs  which served as our reference, which served as benchmarks before any decisions or actions are being taken.

2. Be moderate, humble, thrifty, polite, caring, loving, trustworthy, professional and  ever ready to resolve any problems or obstacles with an open heart and mind. Justifications and judgements made on the basis   of actual truth, facts and not manipulations for self benefit.

3. Always carry out all of our actions or activities in line with syariah law and avoid the ones that are being discouraged by syariah. We must be fully aware that all of them are considered as our ibadah and carried out only for the sake of Allah SWT.

4. Always avoid activities in defiance of  other  human beings, environment, animals and the vegetation. They are also the creations of Allah SWT and have the same right as us to co-exist peacefully. At the same time we must pay attention and show our appreciation towards the environment, the universe and all existing things as a symbol of His Existence, Strengths and Al-mighty Allah.

5.Always put in the effort to sincerely provide guidance, love and care to those lesser than us in terms of physical and financial well being  including our own family members. This can be in the form  of knowledge, power, skills, wealth, spirit and emotion, as long as it is not in conflict with our position and interests.

6. Always remember that we will be judged in the hereafter based on our worldly intentions and actions. This done in order to determine our fate whether good or bad, either we go to heaven or hell. Surely it is always everybody’s ambition to go to heaven after we die. Unfortunately, not every body is doing the right preparation towards achieving this ultimate goal.