Una's Notes

Notes and Reflections from Sheikh Dr. Omar Suleiman’s Talk ICE BSD City, 16 August 2025 Last weekend, I attended the event of Sheikh Omar Suleiman in Indonesia. The theme was based on Surah Al-Kahf, especially the story of Musa AS and Khidr AS. What struck me most is how the surah isn’t just about history, but about how we deal with life’s hardest questions — especially when things don’t make sense. The Parallels of Musa AS and Prophet Muhammad SAW The story of Musa AS and Prophet Muhammad SAW share many similarities, ( this shows that the Qur’an is truly for every era, and it will always relate to us and to any generation that comes after — first reflection after all ).  Both were raised under oppression — Musa under the tyranny of Firaun, and the Prophet SAW under the hostility of Quraysh.  Both were known as  Al-Amin , the trustworthy. Revelation, too, shaped their lives in profound ways. Musa received the Taurat on Mount Tur, while the Prophet received the Qur’an...

Never had I ever thought that I will be in this state of mind. I wish I could be stronger. I listened to one “NAK podcast” yesterday, about HIKMAH.  Which can have so many meanings depending on the situation. It’s a wisdom, learnings, the book (Qur’an), the lesson, messages. It will be in any things happen for us living in this world (Ust. NAK, 2023).  I also listened to a podcast or was it from a youtube? — I forget where is this from but here what it says, “All things that happen are neutral,  what makes you extremely sad or happy are things —could be from past or future, mostly past— that you relate to that one single thing happening at the present time. That is what creates your emotion/feelings” “For example, today is just another ordinary day of yours, you wake up (but still late), that was fine, supposed to be something just fine. But your thought makes you feel so bad Because you think “Why is this happening again”. Then you relate it to something bad that happene...