#Sirah of the Stars

[evviejo]

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE // S1E14 The Storyteller What's wrong is that O'Brien is not the Sirah. You are!

[heroicmultiverse]

//Playlist has been updated, but since it's a fairly big update, I'm going to go ahead and just list the entire tracklist under a read more

A Fifth of Beethoven by Walter Murphy [from Loki (2021)]

A-Punk by Vampire Weekend [from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

Agatha All Along by Kathryn Hahn [from WandaVision]

Alive by Battle Tapes [from Invincible (2021)]

Alive by Warbly Jets [from Spider-Man (2018)]

All Out Of Love by Air Supply [from Deadpool 2]

All the Stars by Kendrick Lamar and SZA [from Black Panther (2018)]

Angel by Depeche Mode [from Injustice: Gods Among Us]

Angel of the Morning by Juice Newton [from Deadpool (2016)]

Another Winter by Anamanaguchi [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game]

As the World Caves In by Matt Maltese [from Amaranth's "The Suicide Squad" GMV]

The Avengers by Alan Silvestri [from The Avengers/Avengers Assemble (2012)]

Back in Black by AC/DC [from Iron Man (2008), Megamind and Spider-Man: Far From Home]

Bad Reputation by Joan Jett [from Kick-Ass]

Bangarang by Skrillex (ft. Sirah) [from Deadpool 2]

Barracuda by Heart [from The Boys and Birds of Prey (2020)]

Big Energy by Latto [from She-Hulk: Attorney at Law]

Big Shot by Billy Joel [from The Boys]

Black Betty by Spiderbait [from TMNT (2007) and Birds of Prey (2020)]

Black Sheep by Metric (ft. Brie Larson) [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

Blinding Lights by The Weeknd [from Ms. Marvel (2022)]

Blitzkrieg Bop by The Ramones [from Spider-Man: Homecoming]

Bloom by NECRY TALKIE [from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Bones by Imagine Dragons [from The Boys]

Brace for Chaos by Epic Games [from Fortnite: Battle Royale]

Brand New Day by Neil Patrick Harris [from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]

Bulletproof Love by Method Man [from Luke Cage (2016)]

Burning by Yeah Yeah Yeahs [from Echo (2024)]

Business by Eminem [from Shazam!: Fury of the Gods]

Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest [from Luke Cage (2016) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem]

Celebrity Skin by Hole [from Captain Marvel (2019)]

Centerfold by The J. Geils Band [from Echo (2024)]

Cherry Bomb by The Runaways [from Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and The Boys]

Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz [from Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League]

Come Baby Come by K7 [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Come and Get Your Love by Redbone [from Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]

Crazy On You by Heart [from Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series, Captain Marvel (2019) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]

Creep (Acoustic Version) by Radiohead [from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]

Dancing With Myself by The Donnas [from Gen V]

Danny Phantom Theme (Extended Version) by Guy Moon [from Danny Phantom]

The Dark One by Anamanaguchi [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game]

THE DAY by Porno Graffiti [from My Hero Academia]

Deadpool Rap (2013) by Teamheadkick [Deadpool fan song]

Deadpool Rap (2016) by Teamheadkick [from Deadpool (2016)]

Deadpool Rap (X-Force Remix) by Teamheadkick [from Deadpool 2]

Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic [from Avengers: Endgame]

Diabolical Invincible Me by Brandon Yates [from Death Battle: Omni-Man vs Homelander]

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Dirty Work by Steely Dan [from The Suicide Squad (2021)]

Do Ya Wanna Taste It by Wig Wam [from Peacemaker (2022)]

Dog Days Are Over by Florence + the Machine [from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]

Don't Stop Me Now by Queen [from Shazam! (2019)]

Dragula by Rob Zombie [from Echo (2024)]

Dream On by Aerosmith [from The Boys]

Elevate by DJ Khalil (ft. Denzel Curry, Cordae, SwaVay, and Trevor Rich) [from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]

Everything You Ever by Neil Patrick Harris & Felicia Day [from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]

Eye of the Tiger by Survivor [from Big Hero 6]

The Final Countdown by Europe [from Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)]

Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash [from The Suicide Squad (2021)]

Garbage Truck by Sex Bob-omb [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World]

God Save the Queen by The Sex Pistols [from The Boys]

Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen [from Zack Snyder's Justice League]

Hate to Say I Told You So by The Hives [from Invincible (2021)]

Hazy Shade of Winter by Gerard Way (ft. Ray Toro) [from The Umbrella Academy and Gen V]

Heads Will Roll by Yeah Yeah Yeahs [from Gen V]

Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana [from The Boys]

Heathens by Twenty One Pilots [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Hero by Chad Kroeger (ft. Josey Scott) [from Spider-Man (2002)]

Hero by Jessie J [from Kick-Ass 2]

Highway to Hell by AC/DC [from Iron Man 2 and Megamind]

Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar [from Lego DC Super-Villains and Birds of Prey (2020)]

Holding Out for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler [from Loki (2021) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)]

Hooked On A Feeling by Blue Swede [from Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2015)]

The Hot Wind Blowing by Jamie Christopherson (ft. Ferry Corsten) [from Death Battle: Hulk vs Doomsday]

House of the Rising Sun by The Animals [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Hurt by Johnny Cash [from Logan]

Hypnotize by The Notorious B.I.G. [from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The Boys]

I Feel Fine Pt. 1 by Sex Bob-omb [from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

I Feel Fine Pt. 2 by Sex Bob-omb [from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

I Fought the Law by The Clash [from Lego DC Super-Villains]

I Wanna Rock by Twisted Sister [from The Boys]

I'm Ready by Jaden Smith [from Spider-Man: Miles Morales]

Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin [from Thor: Ragnarok]

Immortals by Fall Out Boy [from Big Hero 6]

In the Meantime by Spacehog [from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]

The Incredits by Michael Giacchino [from The Incredibles]

Intergalactic by Beastie Boys [from The Marvels]

Invaders Must Die by The Prodigy [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World]

Iron Man by Black Sabbath [from Iron Man (2008)]

Is She With You? by Junkie XL [from Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice]

It's Getting Boring By The Sea by Blood Red Shoes [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World]

It's On Again by Alicia Keys (ft. Kendrick Lamar) [from The Amazing Spider-Man 2]

It's Tricky (DJ Fresh Remix) by Run-DMC [from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)]

Joker and the Thief by Wolfmother [from Lego DC Super-Villains]

Just A Girl by No Doubt [from Captain Marvel (2019)]

Kick Ass (We Are Young) by MIKA vs RedOne [from Kick-Ass]

Kickstart My Heart by Motley Crue [from Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)]

King's Dead by Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future and James Blake [from Black Panther (2018)]

Kryptonite by Three Doors Down

Last One Standing by Skylar Grey, Polo G, Mozzy & Eminem [from Venom: Let There Be Carnage]

Left Hand Free by Alt-J [from Captain America: Civil War]

Like A Prayer by Madonna [from Deadpool & Wolverine]

Live to Rise by Soundgarden [from The Avengers/Avengers Assemble (2012)]

Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi [from Ms. Marvel (2022)]

London Calling by The Clash [from The Boys]

The Magic Number by De la Soul [from Spider-Man: No Way Home]

Main Title by Danny Elfman [from Spider-Man (2002)]

Mama Said Knock You Out (Undefeated Remix) by LL Cool J [from Deadpool 2]

The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash [from Logan]

Merc with a Mouth by Teamheadkick [Deadpool fan song]

Mercy by Muse [from Batman: Arkham Knight]

Monster by Reckless Love [from Peacemaker (2022)]

My Life As A Teenage Robot Theme (Extended Version) by Peter Lurye [from My Life As A Teenage Robot]

My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) by Fall Out Boy [from Big Hero 6]

Neat Neat Neat by The Damned [from The Boys]

Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley [from The Lego Batman Movie, The Boys, and Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)]

No Diggity by Blackstreet, Dr. Dre and Queen Pen [from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem]

No More Heroes (Billy Butcher vs Hero Killer Stain) by Brandon Yayes [The Boys/My Hero Academia fan song]

No Sleep Till Brooklyn by Beastie Boys [from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]

Nobody Speak by DJ Shadow (ft. Run the Jewels) [from Deadpool 2]

Nothing Else Matters by Metallica [from Gen V]

November Rain by Guns N Roses [from Thor: Love and Thunder]

Oh No!! by Grandson [from The Suicide Squad (2021)]

Only Happy When it Rains by Garbage [from Captain Marvel (2019)]

Orange Shirt by Sex Bob-omb [from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

Paradise City by Guns N Roses [from Thor: Love and Thunder]

Paranoid by Black Sabbath [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

The Passenger by Iggy Pop [from The Boys]

Peace Sign by Kenshi Yonezu [from My Hero Academia]

People Who Died by The Jim Carroll Band [from The Suicide Squad (2021)]

Pizza Power by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time]

Police Truck by Dead Kennedys [from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

Portals by Alan Silvestri [from Avengers: Endgame]

Pressure by Billy Joel [from The Boys]

Psycho Killer by Talking Heads [from The Boys]

Pumped Up Kicks by John Murphy (ft. Ralph Saez) [from Peacemaker (2022)]

Purple Lamborghini by Skrillex (ft. Rick Ross) [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Push Push (Lady Lightning) by Bang Camaro [from Peacemaker (2022)]

Rain by Grandson & Jessie Reyez [from The Suicide Squad (2021)]

Ramona by Beck [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World]

Red Flag by Billy Talent [from TMNT (2007)]

Remember by Ember McLain [from Danny Phantom]

Remember the Name: Deku by Triple-Q [Mashup featuring You Say Run from My Hero Academia]

Reptile's Theme by Skrillex [from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)]

Rock You Like A Hurricane by Scorpions [from Avengers (2020) and The Boys]

The Rubberband Man by The Spinners [from Avengers: Infinity War]

Save You With My Love by Dan Conklin [from DC Super-Hero Girls (2019)]

Scarface (Push It To The Limit) by Paul Engemann [from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem]

Scott Pilgrim by Plumtree [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

Scott Pilgrim Anthem by Anamanaguchi [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game]

Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Shame on a N***a by Wu-Tang Clan [from Luke Cage (2016)]

Shell Shocked by Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa, and Ty Dolla $ign (ft. Kill the Noise and Madsonik) [from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)]

Shoot to Thrill by AC/DC [from Iron Man 2 and The Avengers/Avengers Assemble (2012)]

Short Change Hero by The Heavy [from Batman: Arkham City]

Should I Stay or Should I Go? by The Clash [from Iron Man 2]

Since You Been Gone by Rainbow [from Guardians of the Galaxy (2021) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]

Space Oddity by David Bowie [from Venom: The Last Dance]

St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) by John Parr [from Deadpool: No Good Deed and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]

Stone Cold Crazy by Queen [from Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series]

Stop! by Jane's Addiction [from The Boys]

Streets Ignite by Epic Games [from Fortnite: Battle Royale]

Subboss Theme by Anamanaguchi [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

Sucker for Pain by Various Artists [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Sucker's Prayer by The Decemberists [from The Suicide Squad (2021)]

Suite from X2 by John Ottman [from X2: X-Men United]

Sunflower by Post Malone and Swae Lee [from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]

Superman March by John Williams [from Superman: The Motion Picture]

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics [from X-Men: Apocalypse]

Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones [from Suicide Squad (2016) and The Boys]

Teen Titans by Puffy AmiYumi [from Teen Titans (2003)]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme by CD9 [from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)]

That's Life by Frank Sinatra [from Joker (2019)]

Theme from Spiderman by The Ramones

This Is My Time by Jaden Smith [from Spider-Man: Miles Morales]

Threshold by Sex Bob-omb [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World]

Tick Tick Boom by The Hives [from Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League]

Tom Tom by Holy Fuck [from Invincible (2021)]

United States of Whatever by Liam Lynch [from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

Venom by Eminem [from Venom (2018)]

Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Jimi Hendrix [from WandaVision]

Walking on the Sun by Smash Mouth [from The Boys]

Warriors by Imagine Dragons [from Wonder Woman (2017)]

Way Down We Go by KALEO [from Logan]

We Ain't Came to Lose by Raekwon & Ghostface Killah [from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge]

We Are Sex Bob-omb by Sex Bob-omb [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World]

We Run This by Missy Elliott [from She-Hulk: Attorney at Law]

Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N Roses [from Megamind and Thor: Love and Thunder]

Welcome to the Party by Diplo, Lil Pump & French Montana (ft. Zhavia Ward) [from Deadpool 2]

What We're All About by Sum 41 [from Spider-Man (2002)]

What's Up Danger by Blackway & Black Caviar [from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]

When You're Mine by Jason Charles Miller [from DC Super-Hero Girls (2019)]

Where We Come From by Lecrae [from Spider-Man: Miles Morales]

Whistle for the Choir by The Fratellis [from The Suicide Squad (2021)]

White Room by Cream [from Joker (2019)]

Without Me by Eminem [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Wreak Havoc by Skylar Grey [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

X Gon' Give It To Ya by DMX [from Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2]

X-Men by Powerglove [from X-Men: The Animated Series]

[trekfm]

157: Dal’Rok Has Left the Building

“The Storyteller” 30th-anniversary reflections

An uninvited guest menaces a Bajoran village and only one man can save the day: Miles O’Brien. At least that’s what he has been told. There’s just one problem, the solution relies on his storytelling skills, and he’s nowhere near as talkative as his new buddy, Julian Bashir. Can he engineer a yarn to chase away the cloud creature? Meanwhile, Sisko mediates a territorial dispute between two Bajoran villages and Nog flirts with one of the leaders. But the real action is down on the planet. The Sirah has left the building, the Dal’Rok has arrived, and a bucket of oatmeal ain’t gonna chase it away.

In this episode of The Orb, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our 30th-anniversary retrospective that will take you through all of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, one episode at a time. In this installment, we discuss “The Storyteller,” how a long-dismissed idea finally found a home on DS9, the search for Bajoran identity, and what the story has to say about the importance of fathers and the power of collective belief.

Chapters Intro (00:00:00) TNG Origins (00:04:17) Figuring Out the Bajorans (00:15:12) The Power of Collective Belief (00:19:34) (Dis)Connected Plots? (00:28:47) Fatherly Influence (00:31:06) A Bromance Born (00:40:33) Final Thoughts and Ratings (00:40:33) Closing (00:42:50)

Hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing

Production C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)

New podcast episode:

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The infant does not go unnoticed, even before Wolf makes his introduction. Though Sirah claims much of her attention, Enya walking awkwardly behind her in an attempt to avoid stepping on the little girl's heels, crossing the threshold into another room has her eyes automatically scanning her surroundings. In seconds, she takes in the set of the table and the cooling meal, the stovetop burners still glowing with heat, the dishes piled high in the sink waiting to be washed, the windows, the doors, and the baby babbling in her highchair. Wolf obscures her vision for a moment and her gaze dips down to Sirah once again, but when her own name sounds, Enya comes to a halt, dragging Sirah back with her. Amber eyes lift to finally take in the second child in full.

Stars, she's tiny.

Enya thinks back, trying to remember if she ever actually saw one that little before, but recalls nothing. On the rare occasions when she does see the babies pass, they are often lying in suspension tanks or, if allowed to be conscious for one experiment or another, in some sort of...incubator-like device, similar to the suspension tanks but lacking the blue-green gel. Either way, both hide the infant from view. She only ever hears their cries.

Her gaze drifts slowly over Caelia, taking in her whispy red hair and chubby cheeks, small fingers grasping at Wolf and little legs dangling at his side.

"Oh," she breathes. Something about this one makes her feel a little nervous again, something fluttering uneasily in her belly, but she tries not to let it show. It wasn't like they did not warn her. She knew this one would be younger, smaller, more helpless, more frightened. It doesn't stop her from feeling as dangerous as a bull in a china shop.

She works to slip her hand out of Sirah's, spine straightening. Would this one understand if she spoke to her?

Lifting one hand, she flutters her fingers in a little wave the only way she knows how - her mother's way, though she does not know that.

"Hi, Caelia. It's nice to meet you too."

Continued from x; @xfrom-flames-i-emergex

[smolcatte]

"The Moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in the darkness in order to be seen." --Shannon L. Alder

[filmjunky-99]

s t a r t r e k d e e p s p a c e n i n e created by rick berman, michael piller The Storyteller [s1ep14]

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[naailahana]

24: To Ponder

Setelah menulis ini, dua hari berturut-turut dipertemukan Allah dengan inspirasi dalam dunia kesehatan dari jajaran shahabiyah. Ialah Asy-Syifaa' binti Abdillah ra.

Pertama kali dengar namanya dari Series Perempuan Peradaban-nya Ust. Salim (lagi), di episode ke-9. Beliau menceritakan tentang bagaimana Asy-Syifaa' ra. ini menjadi salah satu pelopor dalam dunia kesehatan pada saat itu di zaman Nabi Muhammad saw. Asy-Syifaa' ra. masih merupakan kerabat (sepupu) dari Umar bin Khattab ra.

Beliau merupakan sosok dokter muslimah yang kuat dan gigih dalam mencari ilmu, meski tidak banyak pada saat itu yang berkecimpung dalam dunia kesehatan. Beliau bahkan termasuk yang belajar secara langsung dari tabib-tabib yang dikirim dari Barat, dan menjadi yang pertama dalam menggabungkan ilmu kedokteran Timur dan Barat pada saat itu. Selain di kediamannya, beliau juga secara aktif berkontribusi untuk ummat dengan mendedikasikan dirinya sebagai dokter langsung di lapangan ketika terjadi peperangan. Masya Allah what an inspiration.

Setelah kagum dengan cerita Ust. Salim, ternyata sesi AAplus kemarin juga sama-sama membahas tentang Asy-Syifaa' binti Abdillah! Masya Allah.

Sesi Champs: Cottage Book Club dari Kak Aida & team ini disarikan dari buku Stars in the Prophet's Orbit, by Asma Tabaa. Sebelum menceritakan tentang perannya sebagai dokter, buku ini ternyata lebih dulu menjabarkan beliau sebagai seorang guru.

Dari karakternya yang selalu gigih dalam belajar dan haus akan ilmu, Asy-Syifaa' ra. rupanya juga memiliki semangat berbagi yang tinggi, yang mendorongnya untuk aktif mengajar dan menyebarkan banyaknya ilmu yang sudah ia pelajari. Dan sebagai seorang dokter, beliau tidak hanya menerapkan pengobatan secara keilmuan fisik (obat-obatan), namun juga menekankan usaha melalui meminta kesembuhan dari Allah swt. Dijabarkan beliau juga menerapkan dzikir-dzikir dan ruqyah sebagai ikhtiar dalam metode penyembuhannya.

Masya Allah, semoga kita bisa mengambil pelajaran dan lebih semangat lagi dalam menjaga nikmat sehat dari Allah. Ya Allah alhamdulillah selalu suka belajar sirah :') Allahumma shalli 'alaa Muhammad. May Allah bless all the shahabahs and shahabiyahs around the Prophet saw.

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Pelabuhanratu, 06.34

22: Mensyukuri Sehat

Di antara salah satu karunia besar dari Allah swt. yang mudah sekali kita lupakan adalah nikmat sehat. Raga yang sehat dan badan yang kuat, yang dengannya kita dapat beraktivitas dengan leluasa.

Apabila sedang diuji, maka bersabarlah; karena sesungguhnya sakit adalah sebuah ujian yang dengannya menjadi penggugur dosa. Apabila sedang diberi sehat, maka ini sesungguhnya juga sebuah ujian; apakah dengannya kita bersyukur?

Betapa indah Islam yang telah memberi kita tuntunan, bahwa syukur belum bisa dikatakan syukur apabila belum terkumpul di dalamnya tiga hal:

Bersyukur dengan hati; yakni mengakui nikmat Allah swt. di dalam batin, untuk semakin mengenal dan mencintai Allah swt. Sang Pemberi Nikmat,

Bersyukur dengan lisan; yakni membicarakannya secara lisan, untuk memuja dan menyebut nama Allah swt., dan

Bersyukur dengan anggota badan; yakni menjadikannya sebagai sarana untuk taat kepada Allah swt., dan menahan diri dari maksiat pada-Nya.

Maka perlu kita tengok kembali; sudahkah kita mensyukuri nikmat sehat dengan benar-benar menjadikannya sarana untuk taat kepada Allah?

Syukurnya mata adalah dengan melihat yang baik, dan mencegahnya dari melihat yang buruk. Syukurnya telinga adalah dengan memeliharanya untuk mendengar yang baik-baik, dan mencegahnya dari mendengar yang buruk. Syukurnya tangan adalah tidak mengambil yang bukan miliknya, dan tidak menyentuh apa-apa yang sudah Allah larang. Syukurnya kaki adalah dengan melangkahkan kaki untuk taat dan beramal shalih.

"Perumpamaan orang yang hanya bersyukur dengan lisan tanpa diikuti perbuatan/sikap, adalah ibarat orang yang punya pakaian tetapi pakaian itu tidak dipakai, hanya dipegang ujungnya saja. Sungguh betapa sia-sia pakaiannya itu..." - Prof. Dr. H. Yunahar Ilyas, Lc., M.A., dalam Kuliah Akhlaq.

Betapa spesial nikmat sehat satu ini, yang apabila ia dicabut, maka terhalanglah kita dari banyak melakukan amalan-amalan yang sebelumnya dapat kita lakukan dengan leluasa saat masih sehat dan prima.

Maka perlu kita telisik kembali; sudahkah kita mensyukurinya dengan benar-benar menjaganya?

Memastikan tubuh untuk mendapat input energi dan ilmu dari yang hal-hal yang sudah pasti kehalalan dan ke-thayyib-annya, sebagai ikhtiar dalam menghargai dan mensyukuri nikmat sehat. Menjaga diri dari memasukkan sesuatu apapun yang sudah diharamkan serta menjauhkan diri dari yang makruh dan meragukan, agar terhindar dari potensi kelalaian dan ketidakberkahan.

Pernah kutemui seorang ibu dari keluarga sederhana yang senantiasa betul-betul menjaga dengan hati-hati apa-apa yang menjadi sumber makanan bagi keluarganya, sampai-sampai selalu ia sertai kegiatan masak-memasaknya dengan kalimat Allah dan dzikir-dzikir. Makanan dengan bumbu dzikir, masya Allah, pantas saja selalu Allah jaga.

Menjadi pengingat terutama untuk diriku pribadi, agar melaksanakan apa yang hampir setiap hari aku ulang-ulang kepada banyak pasien; 'Makan makanan yang baik-baik saja ya Pak/Bu, yang sehat-sehat saja. Pelan-pelan dirutinkan olahraga. Tidak usah merokok, karena tidak ada manfaatnya. Tubuh ini dikasih Allah untuk kita jaga dengan baik, bukan untuk dirusak. Semoga sakitnya menjadi penggugur dosa, dan nanti Allah angkat penyakitnya...'

Semoga Allah swt. mampukan kita untuk mensyukuri nikmat sehat secara benar dan baik. Semoga Allah swt. lembutkan hati kita semua untuk senantiasa bersyukur dengan segala nikmat-Nya, aamiin.

"Dan ingatlah, tatkala Tuhanmu memaklumkan: 'Sesungguhnya jika kamu bersyukur, pasti kami akan menambah (nikmat) kepadamu, dan jika kamu mengingkari (nikmat-Ku), maka sesungguhnya azab-Ku sangat pedih." (QS. 14:7)

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Pelabuhanratu, 06.26

[the-creator-undertale-au]

The Creator: My computer work a bit like before, so I did it. Shipchild daugthers from me and my friends

The Creator: I will do my commission and some art for me later, I'm just so tired and lazy... huuff.... anyway I want to sleep or doing nothing

Estelle: Musictale Chariel (my AU)

Annabelle: Aliza x Horror!sans

Sirah: Pinky x Killer!Sans

Souane: Sweettale Taylor x Sans (my AU)

Sirah: @save-frisk

Souane: @star-nat

[jimintomystery]

DS9: "The Storyteller"

When Chief O'Brien takes Doctor Bashir to a Bajoran village and accidentally becomes the local shaman, it's a recipe for wackiness! Meanwhile, when Nog and Jake Sisko meet a girl, it's (also) a recipe for wackiness!

This episode is like two B-plots stapled together, with each hoping the other can carry it. It doesn't help that both storylines revolve around remote, isolated Bajoran communities. It feels like the writers know they can't do "planet of the week" too much on this show. So they're getting around it with "Bajoran village with a gimmick of the week."

The (unnamed) village O'Brien and Bashir visit has the most obvious gimmick. The (unnamed) "Sirah" leads the town in a ritual where he (surreptitiously) summons a cloud monster so he can lead them in chasing it away with good vibes. This could have easily been the premise of an original 1960s Star Trek episode. ("Dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a Care Bear!") Nothing tethers it to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine or Bajor except the flimsy idea that the Sirah's magic bracelet contains a chunk of an Orb of the Prophets. I hate that; it's like when a Superman story goes out of its way to overuse kryptonite to explain everything weird, instead of just creating a new reason for weird things to happen.

The Paqu and Navot, whose dispute brings Varis Sul to the station to turn Nog's head, may not seem as gimmicky. But all the Bajoran worldbuilding thus far has implied a fairly globalized society, homogenized by the Cardassian occupation and united by the resistance. Now, though, we're presented with two factions set apart by their harsh territory and their bitter dispute. The Paqu are explicitly isolationist, to sell the idea that nobody (not even Major Kira) expects their leader to be a teenage girl. Evidently the Navot are similarly secretive--their whole beef is that they think Varis is being more unfair than her late father, and yet they failed to mention anything about her to the mediators.

The bottom line here is that both plots hinge upon our heroes encountering new cultures they don't know or understand. It goes against the spirit of anchoring this series to one location for a deep dive into one civilization. A deep dive shouldn't yield the same kind of stories we'd get visiting lots of alien planets. That just feels cheap, like the show is only anchored to Bajor so they can save money on costumes and makeup.

Fortunately, as it turned out most Bajor episodes weren't like this one. But looking back, I'm beginning to see how "The Storyteller" contributed to my initial aversion to Bajor episodes.

[thethoughtsfromthreeam]

The Masterlist from Three AM

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

*Smut or other mentions of sexy times

California - Agent Whiskey/Jack Daniels x OC (Sirah/Shirley Temple)

After five years, the haunting events of California come to Statesman HQ for librarian Shirley Temple.  Is the deep bond between Shirley and Jack enough to keep the killer from finishing the job he started?

[PART 1]  [PART 2]  [PART 3]  [PART 4]  [PART 5] [PART 6]  [PART 7]  [PART 8]  [PART 9]  [PART 10]  [PART 11]  [PART 12]  [PART 13]*  [PART 14]* [PART 15]

Lady of the Lake - Ginger Ale x Merlin 

Statesman tech specialist Ginger Ale and Kingsman agent Merlin’s love affair puts the old adage, “Love makes the heart grow fonder” to the test.  Will four thousand miles make or break them?

[PART 1]  [PART 2]  [PART 3]*  [PART 4]*  [PART 5]*  [PART 6]  [PART 7]*  [PART 8]

The Mandalorian

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Metal Lover - The Mandalorian/Din Djarin x Reader [ONE SHOT]*

Beskar can be cold to the touch, but when the metal heats up, it can be the loveliest feeling.

A Work of Art - The Mandalorian/Din Djarin x Reader [ONE SHOT]

Can a man who’s face is never seen be a work of art?  His bounty sure thinks so, as he’s about to discover.

Astronomy Lesson - The Mandalorian/ Din Djarin x Reader [ONE SHOT]

As she teaches the child the story of the stars, he wonders, is she really telling the story of them?

Conversations - The Mandalorian/ Din Djarin x Reader [ONE SHOT] {WIP}

Cara Dunn’s sister helped to hide the Child, now she helps the Mandalorian learn more about his foundling.

Heat - The Mandalorian/ Din Djarin x Reader [ONE SHOT]* {WIP}

He tried for month to deny his desire for her, but now in a small room on a backwater planet, he has no choice but to let her heat consume him.

WW1984 (Wonder Woman 1984)

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Sunshine - Maxwell Lord x OC (Evelyn “Evie” Blaker) 

Evie Blaker shines like the sun for Maxwell Lord and he wants to revel in her warmth.  Can he capture her or will his greediness get him burned?

[PART 1]  [PART 2] [PART 3]*  [PART 4]*  [PART 5]  [PART 6]*  [PART 7]  [PART 8]  [PART 9]  [PART 10]

The Equalizer 2

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Dream - Dave York x Reader [ONE SHOT]

Our dreams tells us what we need to know, even if we don’t want to know them.  Can you handle what your dream is telling you?

Doubts - Dave York x Reader [ONE SHOT]*

You dream of a big home fill with love and laughter, but does the love of your life want that too?

Triple Frontier

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Helping Hand - Francisco “Catfish” Morales x Reader [ONE SHOT]*

Baking Sunday is Frankie’s favorite day of the week.  He loves the taste of your desserts.  All of them.

Morning Routine - Francisco “Catfish” Morales x Baby Daughter [ONE SHOT]

Frankie is an early riser and so is his daughter.  Together, they settle into their morning routine.

Twinkle Toes - Francisco “Catfish” Morales x Toddler Daughter [ONE SHOT]

It started with early morning routines and now has grown into a passion as Frankie and his daughter learn new steps like regular twinkle toes.

The Mentalist

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Monument Woman - Agent Marcus Pike x OC (Rosemary Carter)

A valuable item was donated to her museum before it was stolen.  With Agent Pike at her side, she’ll get it back.

[PART 1]  [PART 2]  [PART 3]  [PART 4]  [PART 5]  [PART 6]  [PART 7]  [PART 8]  [PART 9]  [PART10]

Art History - Agent Marcus Pike x Reader [ONE SHOT]*

A visit to an art museum leads to an interested art history lesson with Marcus Pike.  Who says art doesn’t inspire great things?

Smile - Agent Marcus Pike x Reader [ONE SHOT]*

He can help but smile with you around and he makes it his mission to make sure you’re smiling, too.

Prospect

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Poetry Reading - Ezra x Reader [ONE SHOT]*

What does it take to silence a man who never seems to be quiet?  Maybe a little poetry, that’s what.

Drabble requests are open for most of Pedro’s characters, but priority will be for the above.

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[moonlightchn]

Sirah~ 💙 @starsirah-oc

5 quotes that remind me of you:

"She was beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile even if she was sad. No, she wasn't beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful deep down to her soul"

"She did not find the grim in falling apart. For every time she found herself to be broken, she knew she was brutally remaking herself, and collapsing to be reborn like a rioting star, haunting the dark sky"

"Don't hate. Smile go outside and play. Appreciate your surroundings. Be  spontaneous. See the good in everyone. Love More"

"She was divine. She was magic. And she didn't have to wait on anyone to tell her in order for her to believe that about herself. And that's what made her so magically beautiful"

"She loves slow dancing in the kitchen, cuddle parties, kisses that leave her wanting more and the kind of love making that takes her breath away"

[karriezai]

I finally decided to post a finnpoe short that I wrote like four years ago. It was originally going to be a small chaptered story, but I only wrote one segment. That segment does stand reasonably well alone, though; you’ll probably see hints of where I was headed, but I don’t think it feels unfinished, really.

I posted it on AO3.

title: the nature of family (link) genre: star wars sequel trilogy (but written when tfa was new) word count: 2094 summary: Now that the First Order is gone, Finn's top priority is helping former Stormtroopers overcome their conditioning and find their place in the galaxy -- especially kids who were still in training facilities, stolen from their families with rarely enough memories to help track those families down and reunite them. On this particular trip, he has good news, and he brings his new husband Poe along to give it: they've found the family of one of the former trainees, and they're going to bring him home. For the newlywed couple, this brings up thoughts of what sort of family they want to make for themselves.

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A young girl Poe recognizes from last time he was here is the first to bounce up to Finn, her smile bright and expectant. She's maybe eight years old with light brown skin and a halo of wild dark hair. "Did you find them this time, Finn?" she asks.

Finn kneels down to face her and puts a hand on one of her shoulders. "Not yet, Sirah."

If she's disappointed, it passes in a flash. "It's okay — I remembered more! I remembered my birthday before… before I was taken away. These green banners with a gold symbol, and music like…" She half-hums, half-sings a bit of a tune, da duh da dum, and motions with her hands as if she's strumming an instrument.

It's a familiar tune, even to Poe, and for a moment he feels keenly sad for her because it must be a popular tune that is played everywhere — but the look on Finn's face, seen even in profile, stops him. He's got that same faraway look he wears when he describes the fragments of memory he's managed to dig up about his own family in the last couple of years. Poe squats beside him and puts a hand on his shoulder, creating a chain between the three of them. "What is it?"

But Finn just shakes his head a little, like he's clearing it, and then turns a smile on Sirah. "Maybe you can draw the symbol for me. And the — " He copies her strumming motion. "I need to talk to Sunmin now, okay? But I'll talk to you before we leave."

Sirah nods, eager, and darts off toward a table cluttered with art supplies. The children there part to allow her room, and one of the older girls gives her a fond smile.

There are still a lot of children watching Finn. He has a pull like gravity in this room. But where Poe has seen them swarm him with excited greetings before, this time they keep a respectful distance. It only takes a moment to realize why. A boy of about ten or eleven steps forward hesitantly, a fragile spark of hope in his eyes. "Did you say my name?"

"I did," Finn agrees. "We found your parents, Sunmin."

The boy's eyes glimmer and a smile breaks across his face, and then he's in front of Finn, arms wrapped around his neck. Finn smoothes a hand across the boy's back and glances over at Poe with an expression of pure joy.

[redfire-blackash-whitegold]

Okay don’t get me wrong, I really love writing high class rich-bitch Gavin with the gold shades and The Look to go with the attitude, but consider: a Gavin that WANTS to be high class but isn’t quite there yet. Like, give me a Gavin that has no idea what ‘bottle service’ is, who sorta knows wine but can’t taste the difference between a Pinot Noir and a Merlot let alone a Sirah and a Cab Sav. Give me a Gavin who bought a nice looking cheap pair of sunglasses and has been repainting it with a gold marker any time the cheap varnish wears off. Give me a Gavin that got confused about the pillow mints the first time he stayed at a four star hotel, who didn’t realize he could take the shampoo the first time he went to a two star one. Give me a Gavin that tries to replicate how rich people look and act but who only has television to use as reference. Give me a Gavin that doesn’t know cars at all, who can’t remember the makes and models, who knows that Lamborghini is good but doesn’t recognize the logo. A Gavin that still thinks a hundred dollars is a lot, even after the crew takes off and he starts making millions. A Gavin that buys ugly vases because well that’s what rich people do now innit? A Gavin who knows he should ignore the waiters in restaurants, who knows he should hate ‘the help’ but who just can’t get himself to do it, can’t get himself to treat someone poorly just because of their job, their status, their upbringing. Who understands what a twenty dollar tip means to someone and so gives fifty. Give me street urchin Gavin who wanted so much, just so so much to be someone else, to be seen differently by the world. Who struggled and fought for where he is today, to find himself his family, his stability, who finally made it to the rich lifestyle he always pretended to have. Who faked it until finally, finally he made it. 

[startrekvsfaceapp]

[dailytafsirofquran]

TEFSIR ibn KATHIR: Surah Jinn Ayah 8-10

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

8 `And we have sought to reach the heaven; but we found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires.'

9 `And verily, we used to sit there in stations, to (steal) a hearing, but any who listens now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.'

10 `And we know not whether evil is intended for those on the earth, or whether their Lord intends for them guidance.'

The Jinns stealing Information from the Sky before the the Messenger was sent and striking Them with flaming Fire after His Coming

Allah informs about the Jinns when He sent His Messenger Muhammad and revealed the Qur'an to him. Among the ways He protected it (the Qur'an) was by filling sky with stern guards guarding it from all of its sides. The devils were then expelled from the places where they used to sit prior to that. This was so that they could not steal anything from the Qur'an and tell it to the soothsayers, thereby causing matters to be confused and mixed up. If this happened it would not be known who was being truthful. Allah did this out of His kindness to His creation, His mercy upon His servants and His protection of His Mighty Book (the Qur'an). This is why the Jinns said,

And we have sought to reach the heaven; but found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires. And verily, we used to sit there in stations, to (steal) a hearing, but any who listens now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.

meaning, whoever would like to steal some information by listening, he will find a flaming fire waiting in ambush for him. It will not pass him or miss him, but it will wipe him out and destroy him completely.

And we know not whether evil is intended for those on earth, or whether their Lord intends for them guidance.

meaning, `we do not know if this -- the matter which has occurred in the sky -- is intended for those who are in the earth or if their Lord intends some guidance for them.'

They stated this in such a manner out of their etiquette in phrasing their speech, because they did not attribute the doing of evil to anyone and they attributed the good to Allah.

Verily, it has been recorded in the Sahih, And evil is not attributed to You (Allah).

It used to be that shooting stars (meteors) occurred before this, however it did not happen much, rather only occasionally. As was reported in the Hadith of Ibn `Abbas when he said, "While we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah a shooting star flashed in the sky. So the Prophet said, What did you all used to say about this?

We replied, "We used to say that a great person has been born and a great person has died.''

The Prophet said,

This is not so, rather whenever Allah decrees a matter in the heaven...''

and then he went on to narrate the rest of the Hadith which we have already mentioned in its entirety in Surah Saba'.

This is what caused them to seek the reason for this occurrence. So they set out searching in the east and the west. Then they found the Messenger of Allah reciting (the Qur'an) while leading his Companions in prayer. Thus, they knew that this Qur'an was the reason for the sky being guarded. Therefore, some among them believed in it and the others became more rebellious in their transgression. A discussion of this has preceded in a Hadith of Ibn `Abbas concerning Allah's statement in Surah Al-Ahqaf, And (remember) when We sent towards you (Muhammad) a group of the Jinn (quietly) listening to the Qur'an. (46:29)

There is no doubt that when so many shooting stars began appearing in the sky, it horrified humans and Jinns alike. They were very disturbed and alarmed by it. They thought that it was the destruction of the world.

As-Suddi said,

"The sky was never guarded except if there was a Prophet in the earth or the religion of Allah was victorious and dominant in the earth.''

So the devils before the time of Muhammad had taken sitting stations for themselves in the heaven of this world and they would listen to the matters that occurred in the heaven. But when Allah sent Muhammad as a Prophet and Messenger, they were suddenly pelted one night (with the flaming, shooting stars). So the people of Ta'if were frightened because of this and they began to say,

`The dwellers of the sky have been destroyed.'

This was because they saw the severe fires in the sky and the shooting flames. They began freeing their servants and abandoning their luxuries. So `Abd Yalayl bin `Amr bin `Umayr said to them and he was referred to for judgement among them "Woe to you O people of Ta'if! Hold on to your wealth and look at these guiding stars in the sky. If you see them remaining in their place, then the dwellers of the sky have not been destroyed, rather this has happened because of Ibn Abi Kabshah (-- meaning Muhammad).

And if you look and see that you can no longer see these stars, then verily the dwellers of the sky have been destroyed.''

So, they looked and saw that the stars still remained, and thus, they kept their wealth. The devils also were frightened during that night.

They went to Iblis and informed him of what happened to them. So he (Iblis) said, "Bring me a handful of dirt from every land so that I may smell it.''

So they brought it and he smelled it and said, "It is your friend in Makkah.''

Then he sent a group of seven Jinns to Makkah, and they found the Prophet of Allah standing in prayer in Al-Masjid Al-Haram while reciting the Qur'an. They drew near to him eager to hear the Qur'an, until their chests almost pressed against him. Then they accepted Islam and Allah revealed their matter to His Messenger .

We have mentioned this chapter in its entirety in the first section of the Kitab As-Sirah with lengthy discussion.

Allah knows best and unto Him is all praise and blessings.