"You don't take photographs, you make it" - Ansel Adams

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Rope to Tight



"And hold fast, all together, by the rope which God (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves; and remember with gratitude God's favour on you; for ye were enemies and He joined your hearts in love, so that by His Grace, ye became brethren; and ye were on the brink of the pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus doth God make His Signs clear to you: That ye may be guided" (QS 3:103)




Nikon Coolpix L11

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Balanced




"And the Firmament has He raised high, and He has set up the Balance (of Justice). In order that ye may not transgress (due) balance. So establish weight with justice and fall not short of balance." (QS 55:7-9)





Nikon D90/18-200mmVR

Friday, July 24, 2009

Read!



"Or a little more; and recite the Qur'an in slow, measured rhythmic tones" (QS 73:4)




Nikon D90/50mm1.8D


Digging Sands



Narrated Abu Huraira :

Allah's Apostle said, "Every child is born with a true faith of Islam (i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone) but his parents convert him to Judaism, Christianity or Magainism, as an animal delivers a perfect baby animal. Do you find it mutilated?" Then Abu Huraira recited the holy verses: "The pure Allah's Islamic nature (true faith of Islam) (i.e. worshipping none but Allah) with which He has created human beings. No change let there be in the religion of Allah (i.e. joining none in worship with Allah). That is the straight religion (Islam) but most of men know, not." (30.30) (HR Bukhari)




Nikon D90/Nikkor 50mm1.8D

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Working Site 5



It means "It doesn't matter if you don't have a future, you own your past". It was written by a worker in the construction site.

"By (the Token of) Time (through the ages), Verily Man is in loss, Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy." (QS 103:1-3)



HTC Touch Cruise


Sunday, July 19, 2009

Working Site 4







"They worked for him as he desired, (making) arches, images, basons as large as reservoirs, and (cooking) cauldrons fixed (in their places): "Work ye, sons of David, with thanks! but few of My servants are grateful!" (QS 34:13)



HTC Touch Cruise

Fisherman's Routine Re-Post





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And remember! your Lord caused to be declared (publicly): "If ye are grateful, I will add more (favours) unto you; But if ye show ingratitude, truly My punishment is terrible indeed. And Moses said: "If ye show ingratitude, ye and all on earth together, yet is God free of all wants, worthy of all praise." (QS 14:7-8)





Nikon D90/18-105mm VR

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Working Site 3






"It is He Who has made the earth manageable for you, so traverse ye through its tracts and enjoy of the Sustenance which He furnishes: but unto Him is the Resurrection." (QS 67:15)


Nikon D90/18-105mmVR

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Texture







Nikon Coolpix L11

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Lamp of Light




God is the Light

How great the wonders of the heavens
And the timeless beauty of the night
How great – then how great the Creator?
And its stars like priceless jewels
Far beyond the reach of kings
Bow down for the shepherd guiding him home.

But how many eyes are closed
To the wonder of this night?
Like pearls, hidden, deep beneath a dark
Stream of desires.
But like dreams vanish with the call to prayer
And the dawn extinguishes night – here too are signs.
God is the Light - God is the Light

How great the beauty of the Earth and the creatures
Who dwell on her.
How great – then how great the Creator?
As its mountains pierce the clouds
High above the lives of men
Weeping rivers for thousands of years.

But how many hearts are closed
To the wonders of this sight?
Like birds in a cage, asleep with closed wings
But like work stops with the call to prayer
And the birds reside – here too are signs
God is the Light – God is the Light

How great the works of man and the things he makes
How great – then how great the Creator?
Though he strives to reach the heavens
He can barely survive
The wars of the world he lives in.

Yet, how many times he’s tried,
Himself to immortalise?
Like his parents before him in the Garden of Eden
But like the sun sets with the call to prayer
And surrenders to the night here too are signs
God is the Light Everlasting
God is the Light Everlasting
God is the Light Everlasting
God is the Light Everlasting




"God is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The Parable of His Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil is wellnigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light Upon Light! God doth guide whom He will to His Light: God doth set forth Parables for men: and God doth know all things" (QS 24:35)




Nikon D90/18-105mm VR
Credit: Cat Steven (Yusuf Islam); God Is The Light; Raihan:Syukur

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Safe Working Limit



The Safe Working Limit of this crane is 12.5 MT. If the crane is loaded more than this limit, it will bend, brake and fail.

The limit God set for us through Quran and our Prophets examples. We would have thousands of reasons to rationalize why the guide and rules is set, but we could only have one reason why we follow it, because we want His acceptance.

Anyway, going way beyond the limit shall always lead to worse consequences in our life. The worst it might be is loss of calmness in our life.

"....those are limits set by God: any who trangresses the limits of God, does verily wrong his (own) soul: thou knowest not if perchance God will bring about thereafter some new situation" (QS 65:01)



Nikon Coolpix L11



Sunday, July 5, 2009

The Unpredictable Clouds






"Seest thou not that God makes the clouds move gently, then move them together, then makes them into a heap? - then wilt thou see rain issue forth from their midst. And He sends down from the sky mountain masses (of clouds) wherein is hail: He strikes therewith whom He pleases and He turns it away from whom He pleases, the vivid flash of His lightning well-nigh blinds the sight" (QS 24:43)



Nikon D90/18-105mmVR