...JOURNEY OF PURPOSE...: My Close Friends

My Close Friends

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

It feels great to be in contact with my close friends; dear Ad, Jun, Fathi, Sis Ain, Naza, Siti and last but not least Sylvia. They are the people I crap with, joke with, camwhore with and just waste my time with. Haha, but I do study with them and share knowledge with them as well ok. So, as a gesture of appreciation of their friendship, I shall put up some pics so you guys will know who these wonderful people who brighten my life are. :D

Myself and Ad during lab once upon a time when we used to be in the same class
"Now we Know"

Me and Jun at KFC with a few other Fatayaats and Kak Aishah
"Discovering the World Together"

Fathi is on the furthest left in the pic taken during Camp Xplore
"Deeper than Smiles"

Me and Sis Ain after looking for the Orion's Belt at TM Open Space after Fityan Recreation
"The Journey had been Fruitful"

Naza, Me and Hid camwhoring at TAPAC
"Manages, Masters, Directs"

Sylvia and I at Bugis, our first pic together
"It's a Loooong story"

Me and Siti on the bus back from class gathering
"We are Who we are"

There are others who add colours to my life from school, Fityan, Titisan, Perdaus, Nur-Ikhwan, VE whom I consider members of an extended family and of course my own family. Not forgetting my pri sch and kindergarten friends like Amel, Mas, Iyl and Ella... And so, this entry is dedicated to them as well larh.

A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway. -- Fr. Jerome Cummings

Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends. -- Cindy Lew

Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.-- Anonymous

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.-- Walter Winchell

Friends are needed both for joy and for sorrow. -- Samuel Paterson

To my Muslim friends,

“The Mu’minoon are but a single Brotherhood.” (The Holy Qur’an, 49:10)

Allah further defines this Brotherhood by explaining that Muslims are awliyyaa’ (allies, friends, supporters) of one another, and this again is based solely on Islam:

“The Believers, men and women, are protectors one of another: they enjoin the ma`roof (all of Islam), and forbid the munkar (all that is evil; kufr): they observe regular prayers, pay Zakat, and obey Allah and His Messenger. On them will Allah pour His mercy: for Allah is Exalted in power, Wise.” (The Holy Qur’an, 9:71)

Muhammad (Salla Allahu `alaihi wa sallam) indicated in several Ahadith on unity and brotherhood as we can see in his (saaws) Farewell Sermon (khuTbat ul-wadaa`):

“All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood.”

Other Ahadith further elaborate on the concept of unity and brotherhood:

"A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. He does not oppress him, nor does he leave him at the mercy of others." (Sahih Muslim Book 032, Number 6219)

The Prophet said, "None of you will have faith till he wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself." (Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 2, Number 12)

As the teachings of Islam clearly show us that Brotherhood and unity in Islam are based solely on the `Aqeedah of Islam (which is the foundation of Muslim belief). The Mu’minoon are believers to one another and this belief has nothing to do with race or any other type of invalid reason to unite but is rather a bond based on an ideological belief in Islam.
Taken from http://brothermahdi.tripod.com/unity.html