La Tahzan La Tahzan La tahzan

Life is a university for us. Let's strive for all-round success. Hidup ini tarbiyah untuk kita. Ayuh usaha untuk kejayaan dunia dan akhirat.

Wanita Solehah  

Friday, February 29, 2008

1 more minute! Haha, jakon seh. Anyway FYI, the previous post was my 300th post tauu!

Anyway, today's usrah was about 'Wanita Salihah'! I'd like to start with a song:

Wanita Shalihah by The Fikr



Perhiasan yang paling indah
bagi seorang abdi Allah
Itulah ia wanita sholehah
Ia menghiasi dunia

Perhiasan yang paling indah
bagi seorang abdi Allah
Itulah ia wanita sholehah
Ia menghiasi dunia
Itulah ia wanita sholehah
Ia menghiasi dunia

Aurat ditutup demi kehormatan
Kitab Al Qur'an didaulahkan
Suami mereka ditaatinya
Walau berjualan di rumah saja

Karena iman dan juga Islam
Telah menjadi keyakinan
Jiwa raga mampu di korbankan
Harta kemewahan dileburkan

Di dalam kehidupan ini
dia menampakkan kemuliaan
Bagai sekutum mawar yang tegar
Ditengah gelombang kehidupan

Aurat ditutup demi kehormatan
Kitab al Qur'an didaulahkan
Suami mereka ditaatinya
Akhlak mulia yang ia hadirkan

Karena iman dan juga Islam
Telah menjadi keyakinan
Jiwa raga mampu di korbankan
Harta kemewahan dileburkan

Di dalam kehidupan ini
dia menampakkan kemuliaan
Bagai sekutum mawar yang tegar
Ditengah gelombang kehidupan

Wanita sholehah...

Wanna hear inti-inti discussion kita? Taknak bilang! Hehe, takdelah mana boleh lokek ilmu kan... Nak dengar, kena buat appointment ngan kita dulu hehe.

Anyway, some statistics for today:

too many doughnuts bought altogether!
lots of fun!
10-11 hours I'm out today
9 sisters supposed to attend usrah
8 sisters attended usrah
7 sisters ate at Munchy Donut
6 doughnuts on each tray at Munchy Donut (Tanjong Katong)
5 buses I took today
4 sisters finished a tupperware of cookies before the others arrived (lol)
3 and 1/2 doughnuts eaten for lunch n dinner
3 sisters walked around Geylang
2 songs ("Don't Talk to me about Muhammad" n "Wanita Shalihah ^^) and 2 stories (Khaulah n Muti'ah) and 2 books ("Di Atas Sajadah Cinta" n "Tautan Cinta" shared
1 book bought (La Tahzan!!!! in malay lol)
(initially I wrote 0 sadness the whole day, but I remembered my brother scolding me this morning for waking him up too early to go to work)



Btw, Interesting Ceramah Kita nak gi 11 apr, 25 mei n 20 jun nyer!!! Kak Maryam, Liyana, remind kiter kkkkkkkkk =)

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The Leap Year  

It's 29th Feb! Haha, 10 more minutes before the end =)

Will blog about today's outing sooooooon!

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Soul Garden (pun intended)  

My sweet lovelies Ad and Jamie surprised me with Kak Raihanah at Seoul Garden and their birthday present for me is a treat! I jolly well enjoyed the treat eating as much as I can. And I ate pretty much, since I only had ice-cream and 1 1/2 hotdog since lunch the previous day at around 2pm. Let's see... around 3-4 rounds of meat (I really enjoyed cooking them and popping them in my mouth one by one), 3 big smiley sushi, a bowl of chendol (done my way with only the chendol bits, ice, evaporated milk and sugar!), a bowl of 3 small scoops of ice-cream (chocolate chip+vanilla+yam=really sweet!), two glasses of peach tea and random pieces of soup stuff including kimchi in kimchi soup and ginseng soup. Oh, it was a kinda erm...healthier-choice-ad (not Ad) lol 'cause I removed the fats before eating, we had ginseng soup for the first time in our lives and we observed proper utensil hygiene (??) Nyaha! So how Ad? Even though it's your first time into SOUL Garden, I guess you've eaten grilled food tons of times before. Lol, I think I've only had it 5times in my life- 3 times at Seoul Garden, once at Suria Grill and once at Sakura, -which makes yesterday special! And it was a really soulful wonderful gathering of close friends indeed. Muacks, luv u all!

Oh and I was made the mini celebrity of the day as Ad and Kak Raihanah kept snapping pictures of me heheh. We especially had lots of fun at Toys 'R' Us! (When I swas young I always pronounced it as Toy rust lol. I especially loved the Marine Parade one where I think 90% of my Barbie Dolls came from and I remember buying this cradle for my life sized baby dolls at a faraway toy rust lol)

Some pics from Ad =)

I'M SO GLAD WE'RE friends

Between the best of friends,
There's a very special tie
That binds them to each other
As the days and years go by-
No words can ever quite convey
The heartfelt love they share,
But the close relationship they feel
Is something very rare.

There's a special bond between us
That grows throughout the years,
A wonderful and caring tie
That passing time endears,
That's why this birthday greeting
Comes with love in every line
For a friend that I'm very ptoud
And happy to call mine.

-From the card Kak Raihanah gave me along with the hp accesory. *Hugglez!*

P.S. I got the e-mail from Dr Jason Chang! *gulps* I'll be the alone under two supervisors for "Evaluation of the chemical constituents and biological activities of botanicals and herbal preparations". Btw I only saw 5 names under Mr Kok when there's supposed to be 16.

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Post-exam Post  

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

It's 9:27pm and I have 297 posts prior to this...

And I just lost all my music files on my MP3, save for 2, and I don't know what happened! They just disappeared! Is there a virtual Bermuda's Triangle on my laptop?? I was deleting stuff from my MP3 then suddenly a pop-up err.. popped-up and it says it's 'something' 166 files already! So I quickly clicked cancel larh! Then my Windows Media Player suddenly stopped playing and I realise more than 100 songs have disappeared from my MP3 folder. But if I'd accidentally deleted them, they'd be in the recycle bin along with the few files I was deleting previously. But, they're not there! Neither are they anywhere else on my laptop system! So where did they go??? I couldn't have clicked 'cut' as I wasn't even in my music folder where my music files are saved. I was at the general file! And if I had clicked 'cut' then I can 'paste' them back right? But there's nothing to paste!!! Any idea where my files went? :(

Anyway, exams are over. I thought I'd be jumping up and down in joy and celebration, but after a few minutes of exhilaration, suddenly I'm filled with mixed emotions like yesterday again. And the most distinct emotion is worry. I'm so worried!! About a million gazillion things! And to top it all up, now I'm worrying what I can eat for dinner, since the nuggets bought earlier was awful-they contain some wasabi thingy, and now my music files that keep me company whenever I switched on my laptop (my MP3 has been non-fuctional as an MP3 for weeks already, it just acts as a 1GB thumbddrive right now)are gone..

I think what I'm most worried about is how to divide my time. I can feel the tugs of various responsibilities everywhere on me, especially my mind. It's a big jumbled up mess in there. Anybody care to remind me how did I end up like this again? There's at least 10 matters swimming in my mind creating turbulent tsunami waves! Sorry for all this drama but it is true! I think the tsunami is wiping away life in my precious brain cells. Haiz, brain cells also you cannot have too little and you cannot have too much (tumour).

Actually I'm fine with having a lot of things in my head. Used to it already. Hey I'm sure lots of all you youths out there (and as Hafiz 'kindly' pointed out, my teenage years are going!!) enjoy multitasking, or at least, HAVE TO multitask. Just that when you don't know where to begin stopping the big headache arising and you forget your purpose, you just lose it.

Something light to look forward to... I'm gonna eat at Seoul garden with Ad and Jamie tomorrow afternoon!! I think I'm gonna eat like at monster tomorrow. I'm hungry... Then on Friday, have an outing with my lovely sisters from NI to go eat halal donuts!! And the day will end off with an usrah (there has been no usrah in my life for a month already... I need a booster!). Saturday, there are a few erm... proposed plans and even if all are cancelled, I'd need a sleep in the day 'cause I'd be up the whole night and the whole of Sunday afternoon! I have a quest (chey... macam paham!) on Saturday night and I need my guts and a clear mind to survive it and without proper rest, I'm afraid I'd transform into a zombie again.

I really really wanna go to the Afghanistan area (Tampines dwellers would know where I'm really referring to) now to go buy a copy of La Tahzan. I was soooooooo close to buying it on last sunday but being the indecisive me, I couldn't decide which would I benefit more from: the English one or the Malay one. Because normally my religious books are in Malay as I can't grasp those ayat Qur'an containing 'Lord', 'thou', 'thee' and so on. But on the other hand, I'd like to view the book as a novel and I seriously do not read Malay novels, meaning that the English version is better! I dunno larh... Oh and I saw a compilation of Hadith from Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim and Riyadhus Shalihin and I sooooo wanna buy them. $$$$$.

I think, the first thing I need to do is actually to revamp my room and include a study table and a big book shelf, which would mean condensing my bed into a single-sized one boo hoo... Anybody free to design my room for me to maximise whatever limited space I have? Nah, I think I prefer to do that myself. If there's someone willing to design something for me, I'd rather that person design a blog layout for me. I am getting bored of it, and people are too. It'd be nice to do it myself but I hadn't been very successful in blog layout designing with all the html and java and what-nots so far.

Anyway who enjoys reading daud Yusuf's section in Manja mag or Sumiko Tan's posts in Sunday Times reflect section? I do!! My favourite sections, apart from the cartoon lol. I don't read news unless I have a need to, or when something really interesting and exciting and happening attracts my attention, like the Youth Olympics for example. Politics like those about Benazir Bhutto and Hillary Duff, opps I mean Hillary Clinton and whatever her opponent's name is (I read a bit about this opponent's ideas and I think I like them, but a point to note, I know close to nothing about politics) put me off. Politicians can end up in jail, like the Myanmar lady, or asassinated, like Benazir Bhutto, or get corrupted, like... lemme think? Nevermind forget it.

You can call me patriotic or whatever, but I'm just grateful that I am born in such a peaceful tolerant caring country like Singapore. Small dot as it is... The size is nothing but an advantage. I'm glad our nation leaders are learned, knowledgeable individuals who learn from history and have a clear mission and vision (I still can't differentiate between these two) and no, I'm positive they don't take bribes. In this time, I see Mr Lee Hsien Long (Eh, correct right? My mind suddenly got confused with Mr Lee Kuan Yew lol), Mr Mah bow Tan, Mr Tharman Shanmuragatnam and Mr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim putting special attention on youths. Hehe, if they talk about anything else other than youths, I'd most probably put the newspaper away or change the channel lol. I said, 'in this time', because perhaps there are others before (I started reading newspapers) that paid attention to youths larh. Mr Lee Hsien Long's appearance with the other youths awaiting for the result of the Youth Olympics made me smile and I still remember bits and pieces of what Mr Faisal mentioned after our BTF iftar last year (I had tears in my eyes then...). These are humble people caring enough to care for the people. Mr Lee Hsien Long (it is him right?) put up two scholarships or something like that after he got a raise in salary right? These people remind me of Khalifah Umar Al-Khattab who disguished as a commoner to see how his people are really faring and what he did when he saw the lady in the forest boiling stones to assure the hungry children that there's food when actually there is none. That is what leaders need to do. You earn respect that way.

Actually there's so much to learn from history (especially Islamic history, in my opinion). I saw that through KPR sessions this season and the 'Sejarah dan Tamadun Islam' module I'm currently taking at Andalus. There was a saying I heard somewhere... If you want to idolize someone and follow his/her actions, do so towards someone who's ending you already know, in other words someone who's dead. And there is no better example other than Rasulullah s.a.w. himself. Akhlaknya, ibadahnya, adabnya, keyakinannya... SubhanaAllah... I also liked listening/reading about Rabia Al-Adawiyah, exemplary indeed, but in my opinion is too hard to reach a level same to her. More realistically maybe would be the prophet s.a.w. first wife Siti Khadijah and most beloved daughter Fatimah. I can't wait for this Friday's usrah when we would share about Muslimah figures that can serve as teladan to us! Anyway I just realised I have friends who share the same names as those cool figures in history: Rabiatul Adawiyah, Siti Khadijah and Maryam who are from my circle of closed friends. I wonder who I'd meet next? Siti Hajar maybe?
Speaking of names, have you ever defined or googled your name. Haha you'd be surprised.

Wow, this is a very random long post! Lol, I need it to get some things off my mind and heart. Now, let's try untangling and springcleaning my brain a bit...

Exams over. Waiting for DRP results. Reload music files onto MP
3. Repair MP3. Can't wait for Seoul Garden outing. Can't wait for donut outing. Can't wait for usrah. Can't wait for movie screening. Can't wait for recce. Can't wait for madrasah. Can't wait for haflah. Buy books that I want. Read my books. Resource for DPIA essay materials. D'Talk program proposals and ideas for activities. Checkpoint and game ideas for Nite Cycling (details and logistic list included). Clean room. Revamp room. Change blog layout. Should apply for practical sessions and get my license by end of this year grr! Deliver items to cik Ros and Khala. Watch Secret dvd. Send sylvia's super-belated-postponed birthday present. Give Nadia and Sharmee's forgotten presents. Play netball!!!! Upgrade diri, upgrade iman, upgrade ibadah! Practice 6 Fityan commandments. Chill. I need a break...

Oh man... The headache's back... But hmm, I think I don't have much things to do afterall! I just need to focus AND GO GET ENOUGH REST!

P.S. If you actually reach here after reading every single word and phrase and sentence and paragraph and issue, you must be a true friend of mine indeed, to find out what a mess my mind is really. And if you actually reach here after scrolling that scrollbar on the right, you are still a wonderful friend to have actually bothered to visit my blog at all. And if you didn't reach here at all, then you can't be reading this right!!!

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Bad Butterflies  

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

I'm like having a thousand butterflies in my stomach? It feels so and I dunno why. Just feel tired, scared, nervous, excited, weird all at the same time.

I'm trying to print out some AMic and project stuff but that computer linked to the printer is soooooooo slow. For all I know the printer is not connected to it, meaning I have to rush to school before the printing shop closes. Dang! Argh!!!! Like so nervous I think because I've yet to read my AMic notes since I can't print them out!! Grr...

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The Beginning of the 19th Year  

Monday, February 25, 2008

About February babies?

* Berfikiran abstrak. (erm? if it means sometimes people don't understand me then perhaps ya)
* Sukakan benda yang realiti dan abstrak. (balsnce lah tu?)
* Bijak dan pintar (I hope to be!)
* Berpewatakan yang mudah berubah. (yes!)
* Mudah menawan orang lain. (merbahaya tuu)
* Agak pendiam. (actually... yes)
* Pemalu dan rendah diri. (entah eh haha)
* Jujur dan setia pada segalanya. (I hope I am!)
* Keras hati untuk mencapai matlamat. (depends on what matlamat)
* Tidak suka dikongkong. (yes!)
* Mudah memberontak apabila dikongkong. (yes!)
* Suka kegiatan yang lasak. (kadang-kadang... let's say I don't mind trying new things)
* Emosinya mudah terluka dan sangat sensitif. (sadly, yes...)
* Mudah mempamerkan marahnya. (I think so... Sorry ye...)
* Tidak suka benda yang remeh-temeh. (mostly, but I'm blogging when I'm supposed to be studying!)
* Suka berkawan tapi kurang mempamerkannya. (guess so)
* Sangat berani dan suka memberontak. (berani? brave front maybe ah)
* Bercita-cita tinggi, suka berangan-angan dan ada harapan untuk merealisasikan impiannya. (ya larh, don't we all?)
* Pemerhatian yang tajam. (Focused yet, observant no)
* Suka hiburan dan sukan. (if I have free time to spare. i prefer knowledge)
* Suka benda yang bersifat seni. (okok gitu je)
* Sangat romantik pada dalaman tetapi tidak pada luaran. (erm... erm... HAHA)
* Berkecenderungan pada benda yang tahyul. (waduh! no!)
* Amat mudah dan boleh menjadi terlalu boros. (I don't think so...)
* Belajar untuk mempamerkan emosi (oh, I thought I already show too much)

Received a free Astrology stuff anyway haha. Read it just for fun. Come on lar, I believe in Qada' and Qadar la k.

Section 1: How You Approach Life and How You Appear To Others
Modest, unobtrusive, and often rather quiet or shy, you are a person who is content to be in the background or to serve as an assistant, in the supporting role rather than in the lead. You are quite humble in your own assessment of yourself and you have a very strong perfectionistic attitude, with a tendency to be overly self-critical. No matter how well you do something, you always see the flaws in it and how it could be improved. Often you will simply refuse to attempt something because you feel you cannot meet your own high standards. Find out more with your full-length reading...

Section 2: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation
At heart you are very gentle, impressionable, and receptive -a dreamer. The world of your imagination, feelings, and intuition is as real to you as anything in the outer world, though you may have trouble verbalizing or interpreting your inner experiences in a way others can understand. Mystical, artistic, musical, emotional and imaginative, you have a rich inner life, though you may seem rather unobtrusive and quiet outwardly. You usually keep to yourself.

Anyway, the wholeeeeeeee day I received messages. Once in awhile, my phone was vibrating while I was at religious class lol. Woke up in the afternoon to see 12 messages and after I got ready to go to class, there's like 8 more if I'm not mistaken, then 4, then 1 and 1 and you get the idea... Up to now, I think 32 friends from Secondary to Poly to Fityan to NI to Titisan had wished me. Practically my primary school and madrasah friends had already forgotten, and I won't blame them. Most I'd forgotten anyway. We never kept in touch, sadly...

Since I just collected my repaired hp, the numbers I have are only those in my SIM card and quite a handful of my friends had changed numbers or their numbers are not saved in my SIM card due to insufficient space. So, about half of the birthday wishes I received were from 'unknown' numbers! Lol, at least thrice I had to remove my SIM card from my new phone into the old one to check up the numbers!

And like half of these people, I don't remember ever telling them about my birthday! sebab dulu kecik2 pernah sekali I announced to all my friends that my birthday is coming and my mum scolded me so sampai sekarang I don't go around telling people my birthday is coming, except time tu kat Titisan and it wasn't because I tak tau malu but because I know they'd never remember anyway haha.

Oh yah, and half of those people that out of the blue knew about my birthday was because Ad had extra free smses she'd like to waste and decided to message anyone who knows me about my birthday! Haha, I have to admit that's so sweet of her. Know what she do? She message the whole world to message me and she purposely never message me. Instead she blogged with the title 'KAKAK Marliyana' and commented on my friendster haha. so far she has called me kakak at leasttttt 5 times just to irritate me. Gosh!

The birthday wish that brought tears to my eyes was from far far away all the way from Syria from Kak Khadijah. I have absolutely no idea how she knows! Wasn't close to her or whatsoever tau...

My 19th birthday may not be the most extravagant or the most happening or whatever. I think I got the fewest presents this year, but I don't mind 'cause for the past 19 years, this year has to be most blessed birthday/year I ever had. I had so many sisters praying for me success, health, happiness and all dunia akhirat. I really feel as if I really have sisters! (FYI I don't have any sisters se-mak se-bapak lol). May Allah bless them too... Amin ya Rabb Al-amin. Indahnya agama... =)

From my family and relatives, nothing much. They're too advanced lol. Weeks before my birthday my family, my grandma and 2 of my aunts had given me my presents, all of which I love very much esp. this laptop! I'd hug it if I could. I'm probably wasting a lot of energy but seriously this laptop has helped me enjoy my studies more as I can sit on my study-ahem-bed with my notes while googling what I'm not sure about. It makes doing projects much more efficient as well, as I can switch on my laptop and type out what I need whenever I feel like it. And yeah I work depending on my mood hehe.

Wait a minute, where was I? Oh yes, celebration with my family... My parents bought pizza for brunch and yeah... guess that's all. Lol, I suppose they think that I'm too old already. Lemme show you some of my birthday celebrations when I was young =)



Dah terlanjur tu, let's have a look at my childhood photos ye, hehe. Down Memory Lane... =)


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19 is a big, weird no  

Sunday, February 24, 2008

I've yet to step into my 19th year on earth officially since I'm born near Maghrib (on a Friday) but who cares?? Besides I'm already on earth months before my birthdate in my mum's womb remember? Haha, anyway at midnight wishes from my lovelies Sylvia, Yuva, Jun and Naza come in already. First up was Sylvia of course! As usual hehe... She put alarm at midnight especially to wish me! Surprisingly the second one was Yuva! Such a sweet girl.. She has wished me twice on Friday after AMic if I'm not mistaken and just now a few minutes after midnight, she called me! Really touched... I feel so blessed 'cos she keeps saying God bless you. She's Catholic if I'm not mistaken. I dunno who Catholics worship to though...

There's not much fancy at midnight though cos I've already got my present from my family wayyyyyyy before my birthday. Normally at midnight my mum would burst into my room with my present. Last year was a hamper of sorts with two of the cutest stuffed cats. Lol, for one year they sit in the same position on my tabletop infront of me now. The present they got me this year is this laptop I'm using now *wide wide grin* InsyaAllah they get pahala for giving me this since I use this to do my schoolwork, madrasah/KPR projects and all.

The most memorable birthday was in sec 4 though where Alia and co planned a surprise mini-party for me and Celine. So sweeeeeeeeet! I got to know of the secret before the day though haha. But still, the cake was a huge surprise! So, my surprised look was genuine k, haha. It was the nicest cake lar: a chocolate log cake yum yum! It was too precious for me to eat that I saved it till after school at around 4pm before I finished it lol. i remember I had Bio test on that day in the afternoon and I hid my cake under the table during the test hehe.

Kan nak blog pasal KPR pon malas... Hehe, insyaAllah besok lar k. Till then, toodles! And thank you sweethearts who wishes me =)

I typed 'memories' as label for this post and coincidentally I'm listening to Memories song haha. KK, good night! And happy birthday Nasuha, wherever you are... I still remember haha.

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Happy! Happy!  

Friday, February 22, 2008

I feel so happy, elated, excited, hyper and those yang sewaktu dengannya today! So many great things happen hehe. Nak cerita... takpelah hehe

My bed berserak with some of the things that contributed to my happiness. Haha, that sounds funny. Mess does not normally equal to ease and happiness lol.

Anyway, received letter from Perdaus. Majlis Haflah for graduated students on 16th March at Masjid Asy-Syakirin! All the way sampai Yung An Rd haha. But Masjid Asy-Syakirin is quite a nice comfortable place. Teringat time RYC '06 hehe, NOP.

Klah, got kpr and amic stuff to do. Hope the weekend wil be a happy one for me and you! All the best for Fatayaat netball match agaimst Al-Falah tmr! Wish I can join... Oh wellz...

I seriously need to get back my phone haha

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Makna Bacaan Solat  

Takbiratul Ihram:

Allahu Akbar (Allah Maha Besar)


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Doa Iftitah:

Innii wajjahtu wajhiya lilladzi fatharas samaawaati wal ardha haniifan musliman wamaa ana minal musyrikiin. Inna salaati wa nusukii wa mahyaayaa wa mamaatii lillaahi rabbil 'aalamiin. Laa syariikalahu wa bizdaalika umirtu wa ana minal muslimin.

Aku hadapkan wajahku kepada Allah yang menjadikan langit dan bumi, dengan keadaan suci lagi berserah diri; dan aku bukanlah dari golongan orang-orang musyrik. Sesungguhnya shalatku, ibadahku, hidupku, matiku hanya semata-mata bagi Allah, Tuhan Semesta alam. Tidak ada sekutu baginya, demikian aku diperintahkan, dan aku adalah termasuk kedalam golongan orang-orang yang berserah diri.


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Ta'awwudz:

A'uudzu billaahi minasy syaithaanir rajiim

Aku berlinding kepada Allah dari kejahatan setan yang terkutuk.


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Al Fatihah:

Bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiim. Alhamdulillaahi rabbil'aalamin Arahmaanirrahiim Maaliki yawmiddiin Iyyaaka na'budu wa iyyaaka nasta'iin Ihdinash shiraathal mustaqiim Shirathal ladziina an'amta alaihim gahiril maghdhuubi'alaihin waladh dhaalliin Aaamiin

Dengan nama Allah Yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Penyayang

Segala puji bagi Allah yang memelihara sekalian Alam Yang Maha Pengasih lagi Maha Penyayang Yang merajai hari pembalasan Hanya kepada-Mu kami meyembah dan hanya kepada-Mu saja kami mohon pertolongan Tunjukilah kami jalan yang lurus Jalan mereka yang Engkau beri ni'mat, bukan jalan mereka yang engkau murkai dan bukan pula jalan mereka yang sesat. Kabulkanlah permohonan kami,ya Allah!



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Wal ashri innal insaana lafii khusrin illaladziina 'aamanu wa'amilus shaalihaati watawaashaw bil haqqi watawaashaw bis shabri (QS)

"Demi waktu. Sesungguhnya manusia berada dalam kerugian, kecuali mereka yang beriman dan beramal saleh serta mereka yang berwasiat pada jalan kebenaran dan mereka yang berwasiat pada ketabahan."


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Ruku:

1. Subhaana rabbiyal azhim (3x) ("Maha Suci Tuhanku Yang Maha Agung")

atau

2. Subhaanakallahumma rabbanaa wa bihamdika allaahummaghfirlii ("Maha suci Engkau ya Allah, ya Tuhan Kami, dengan memuji Engkau ya Allah, ampunilah aku")

*Boleh dipilih salah satu di antara kedua do'a tersebut.


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I'tidal:

Sami'allaahu liman hamidah. Rabaanaa walakal hamdu. (Maha mendengar Allah akan pujian orang yang memuji-Nya. Ya Tuhan kami, untuk-Mu lah segala puji.")

Bagi orang yang telah lancar bacaannya, maka pujian bangun dari ruku dapat diperpanjang dengan:

"Mil-ussamaawaati wa mil ul ardhi wa mil-umaa syi'ta min sya-in ba'du" (Untuk-Mu lah segala puji sepenuh langit dan bumi dan sepenuh apa yang Engkau kehendaki.)


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Sujud:

Subhaana rabbiyal a'la (3x) (Mahasuci Tuhanku Yang Maha Tinggi)

Atau boleh juga membaca pujian seperti pujian No. 2 dalam ruku yaitu:

Subhaanakallaahumma rabbanaa wa bihamdika Allaahummaghfirlii (Mahasuci Engkau ya Allah, ya Tuhan kami, dengan memuji Engkau ya Allah, ampunilah aku)


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Duduk Diantara Dua Sujud:

Rabbighfirlii, warhamnii, wajburnii, warfa'nii, warzuqnii, wahdinii, wa'afinii, wa'fu'annii. (Wahai Tuhanku, ampunilah aku, rahmatilah aku, cukupilah aku, angkatlah derajatku, ber rizqilah aku, tunjukilah aku, sehatkanlah aku, dan maafkanlah segala kesalahanku.)

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Duduk Tahiyyat:

At tahiyyaatu lillaah, wash shalawaatu waththayibaatu

Semoga kehormatan untuk Allah, begitu pula segala do'a dan semua yang baik-baik.

Assalaamu'alaika ayyuhan nabiyyu wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh

Salam sejahtera untukmu wahai para Nabi, dan rahmat Allah serta barakah-Nya.

Assalaamu'alainaa wa'ala ibaadillahis shaalihiin

Salam sejahtera untuk kami dan untuk para hamba Allah yang saleh

Asyhadu anlaa ilaaha illallaah, wa asyhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuuluh

Aku bersaksi bahwa sesungguhnya tidak ada Tuhan selain Allah, dan bahwa sesungguhnya Muhammad adalah hamba Allah dan Rasul-Nya

Allaahumma shalli 'alaa Muhammadin wa'alaa aali Muhammadin, kamaa shallaita 'alaa Ibraahim wa'alaa aali Ibrahim, wa baarik 'alaa Muhammadin, kama baarakta 'alaa Ibrahiima wa'alaa aali Ibraahima, fil 'aalamiina innaka hamiidun majiid.

Ya Allah, berilah shalawat kepada Muhammad dan keluarga Muhammad, sebagaimana Engkau telah memberi shalawat kepada Ibrahim dan keluarga Ibrahim, dan berilah berkat kepada Muhammad dan keluarga Muhammad, sebagaimana Engkau memberi berkat kepada Ibrahim dan keluarga Ibrahim. Sesungguhnya Engkau Maha terpuji lagi Maha Mulia.


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Memberi Salam:

Assalaamu 'alaikum warahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh (Salam sejahtera untukmu, rahmat Allah dan berkat-Nya.)

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Doa Qunut:

Ya Allah, berilah aku petunjuk sebagaimana orang-orang yang telah Engkau tunjuki. Sejahterakanlah aku sebagaimana orang-orang yang telah Engkau sejahterakan. Pimpinlah aku sebagaimana orang-orang yang telah Engkau pimpin. Berkatilah hendaknya untukku apa-pa yang telah Engkau berikan padaku. Jauhkanlah aku daripada segala kejahatan yang telah Engkau tetapkan. Sesungguhnya hanya Engkau sahajalah yang menetapkan, dan tidak sesiapapun yang berkuasa menetapkan sesuatu selain daripada Engkau. Sesungguhnya tidak terhina orang yang memperolehi pimpinanaMu. Dan tidak mulia orang-orang yang Engkau musuhi. Telah memberi berkat Engkau, ya Tuhan kami dan maha tinggi Engkau. Hanya untuk Engkau sahajalah segala macam puji terhadap apa-apa yang telah Engkau tetapkan. Dan aku minta ampun dan bertaubat kepada Engkau. Dan Allah rahmatilah Muhammad, Nabi yang ummi dan sejahtera keatas keluarganya dan sahabat-sahabatnya.



Info from Panduan Lengkap Sembahyang

To cross-reference can refer to Masjid Al-Hidayah Ampang Pecah


Semoga solat kita lebih khusyuk dengan mengetahui makna apa yang dibaca dalam solat...

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February  

Thursday, February 21, 2008

* Berfikiran abstrak.
* Sukakan benda yang realiti dan abstrak.
* Bijak dan pintar
* Berpewatakan yang mudah berubah.
* Mudah menawan orang lain.
* Agak pendiam.
* Pemalu dan rendah diri.
* Jujur dan setia pada segalanya.
* Keras hati untuk mencapai matlamat.
* Tidak suka dikongkong.
* Mudah memberontak apabila dikongkong.
* Suka kegiatan yang lasak.
* Emosinya mudah terluka dan sangat sensitif.
* Mudah mempamerkan marahnya.
* Tidak suka benda yang remeh-temeh.
* Suka berkawan tapi kurang mempamerkannya.
* Sangat berani dan suka memberontak.
* Bercita-cita tinggi, suka berangan-angan dan ada harapan untuk merealisasikan impiannya.
* Pemerhatian yang tajam.
* Suka hiburan dan sukan.
* Suka benda yang bersifat seni.
* Sangat romantik pada dalaman tetapi tidak pada luaran.
* Berkecenderungan pada benda yang tahyul.
* Amat mudah dan boleh menjadi terlalu boros.
* Belajar untuk mempamerkan emosi

I'm being so random that even when I study, I study so randomly!!

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Am I being selfish?  

I feel that I'm being selfish and kurang amanah, but I hope I'm not misunderstood. It's not that I don't wanna help. Please don't get me wrong... :( But it's like, if I go but I feel so tired and exhausted, then tak ikhlas pon no use. Sorry... I'm just feeling lazy and impatient today. And I feel bad for that...

Cam mane nak mengajar??

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Wink Wink & Urwah  

There's something wrong with my right eye. It keep stwitching and it's so distracting lah! Since yesterday... Now, quite okok. Over the next few days, kalau terperasaan ada orang ni terkenyit-kenyit mata, jangan salah sangka ehh!

Anyway, heard about Urwah Ibn Zubair Ibn awwam? Actually ngah cari-cari bahan for my madrasah assignment on "Tokoh-tokoh Islam dalam bidang Pelayaran" for subject: Sejarah & Tamadun Islam II semalam and I came across a few book prizes I received time madrasah kat Ghufran dahuluuuuuuu kala. sampai sekarang buku-buku tu belum dibaca seh ish. Well, better late than never!

I was searching for something relating to pelayaran and found nothing but one chapter caught my attention. It's about Urwah and khusyuknya dalam solat. Khusyuk solat Urwah lebih effective daripada bius! Urwah meminta kakinya yang diserang penyakit merebak (gangrene I suppose) dipotong ketika dia sedang solat and the pembedah actually did it! Alangkah khusyuknya solat Urwah... Apabila Urwah ditanya samada dia ingin dibius sebelum pembedahan, Urwah berkata, "Jangan, aku yakin tiada seorang yang beriman kepada Allah mahu meminum sesuatu yang dapat menghilangkan akalnya, kerana jika hilang akal, ia akan lupa kepada allah. Tetapi jika kamu harus memotong kakiku, maka laksanakanlah tugas itu di saat aku sedang solat supaya aku tidak merasa sakit." Beranikah kamu melakukan seperti Urwah? Adakah solatmu sekhusyuk solat Urwah?

Another part of the story is after his leg had been amputated.. That same night, his son died being killed when he was kicked by a horse. Instead of asking things like, "Why must all this happen to me??" and such, Urwah actually said, "Ya Allah, segala puji bagiMu, aku mempunyai empat kaki dan tangan, kemudian Engkau ambil satu. Kini hanya tinggal tiga. Dan aku mempunyai tujuh anak, kemudian Engkau ambil satu, kini mereka tinggal enam orang. Jika Engkau tiba-tiba memberi penyakit setelah memberi kesihatan, dan jika Engkau mengambil apa yang telah Engkau berikan, maka segala puji bagiMu, ya Allah." Sungguh kuat iman Urwah sehingga redha dengan apa sahaja yang menimpanya!

Kalau aku... Hai... ya Allah, kuatkanlah imanku dan bersihkanlah hatiku supaya redha dan bersyukur atas segala yang Engkau takdirkan kepadaku sepertimana didalam kisah Urwah itu... Amin...

Tak tahulah macam mana nak amputate kaki someone yang tengah solat and tak tahulah tendangan apa kuda tu bagi kat anak Urwah, tapikan innalillahi wa innalillahi rajiuun...

Bersyukurlah kamu cukup sifat dan kamu mempunyai keluarga yang lengkap. Jika kamu tiddak mempunyai antara satu ataupun keduanya sekali, tetap bersyukurlah kamu. Semoga Allah redha atas kita. Amin.

Oh, lupa nak bilang tajuk buku.. "Kisah-kisah Insan Pejuang" oleh Abdul Mun'im.

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Entah  

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

I feel sad today and I 'think' I know why. Entah, just feel a little down gitu...
Lazy to smile pon ada. Aih?

I must be crazy, that seems the only word suitable to describe the situation I'm in. Haha, I think it's this time of the year larh. Last year also like this. I know there's so many things to do, yet I'm piling more on the pile that I currently have. Ish ish... But the things I choose to do are fun and enjoyable! Of course there are times they get a bit hard and boring but well it's part and parcel of life lah kan.

Guess we need to remind ourselves often of our purpose here. To obtain mardhatillah. That's ALL. Just that, HOW we do it is the twist. There's so many ways to obtain mardhatillah. Different people would choose different paths but ultimately we are heading in nthe same direction. Alar, salang nak gi Orchard, ada orang naik bus, ada naik mrt, ada jalan, ada terbang (burung), ada merangkak (cicak)... Orang yang naik bus je ada berapa banyak bus dia boleh ambil. MRT pon sama. Sama lah kalau kita nak gi syurga hehe.

My weekends seem to get more and more filled with religious stuff haha. My way to balance things up larh... Ilmu dunia pon nak. Ilmu akhirat pon nak. Kebahagiaan dunia pon nak. Kebahagiaan akhirat lagi aku nak. Siapa seh taknak...

Tadi ngah on the way gi Ghufran, jumpa Husni, pastu jumpa Shikin, pastu jumpa pulak kak Ruqayyah hehe. Bagus-bagus, dah lama tak jumpa sisters-sisters ni.

Oh by the way, nak share sikit... Tadi baca buku sirah untuk KPR, terbaca satu part tu... Malaikat Jibril pon cakap Rasulullah s.a.w. seorang yang berhati lembut dan penuh dengan kasih sayang walaupun terhadap orang-orang musyrikin Mekah yang menghina dan memperlakukan macam-macam terhadap baginda... How could people say that he's a violent man who encourage violence?! No, they have yet to read/know about him. "Sesungguhnya mereka tidak mengetahui." That was what Rasulullah s.a.w. said about the musyrikin...

Ok, I'm getting sleepy and I've yet to accomplish what I set out to do when I came online. Okie dokie, I've got class at 10 tomorrow... Can't be late lest I miss out the important points!! Night night!

Something from Bro Hilmi... InsyaAllah will ask him about did he say EXACTLY.

5 perkara yang membantu supaya sentiasa mendapat hidayah daripada Allah s.w.t.
1) memperbanyakkan mengingati Allah
2) memperbanyakkan baca Al-Qur'an
3) memperbanyakkan mengingat kematian
4) menyembunyikan kebaikan diri
5) menyembunyikan keburukan/keaiban orang lain!

The first 3 sounds right but I think I missed something...

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I Forgot!!!  

Monday, February 18, 2008

Oh no... I just remembered I haven't do the last Psycho online quiz... Waaaaa!!! The dateline was yesterday midnight! To think that I was online chatting and blogging away... :'(

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Belajar hingga ke Liang Lahat & Berbaik sangka  

Aduh, visiting Sis Khadijah and Sis Hida's blog, terasa macam nak ikut jejak mereka, sanggup menimba ilmu di tempat yang asing, berjauhan dengan keluarga dan teman-teman. Tapi alahai Arab yours truly ni macam apa. Setakat budak madrasah pri 1 adalah kott.

Anyway, came across a reminder at Sis Hida nye blog. ada kena mengena dengan KPR. Jangan marah ye Sis tak mintak izin use your words... This was what she wrote:

Berbaik Sangka

1) bila berjumpa kanak-kanak,anggaplah mereka lebih mulia daripada kita kerana mereka belum dibebani dosa

2) bila berhadapan dengan orang tua,anggaplah mereka lebih mulia kerana lebih lama beribadah daripada kita

3) bila berjumpa dengan orang alim, anggaplah mereka lebih mulia kerana banyak ilmu

4) bila melihat orang jahil, anggaplah mereka lebih mulia kerana berbuat dosa disebabkan kejahilan sedangkan kita berbuat dosa dalam keadaan mengetahuai

5) bila berjumpa orang jahat jangan anggap kita mulia. Katakan mungkin mereka akan bertaubat pada masa tuanya sedangkan kita belum tahu akhirnya

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KPR update & summary  

I'm really so envious of those brothers and sisters yang soooo rapat. Tak kisah lah sama mak sama bapak ke tak. The ties of ukhuwwah that holds them strongly together and that strengthens each other sungguh mengkagumkan. Salang my brothers (se-mak, se-bapak) pon I don't think are as close as them.

Ok, moving on to KPR! I'll only jot down the lessons learnt. Kalau nak tahu tentang inti perbincangan, hege, silalah join kelas KPR ni every Saturday 8-10pm at Masjid Darul Ghufran Bilik Al-Khawarazmi 1 :D

Lesson 1 (JAN): Hijrah by Ustaz Ahmad (err, I don't think I jotted down anything on paper)

Question raised: "What would you tell someone who approached you at a bus stop and asked you to tell him/her about Islam. He has heard about some of the good things about Islam. Do you have something that could deter him from heading towards a church and instead make his/her way to a mosque?" Something like that... Sham gave an impressive answer about Islam's basic words of salam which means peace...

Lesson 2 (JAN): Sirah Nabi by Bro Helmy


We watched the first 2 episodes of "Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet" a documentary on youtube. That's all I remember.

Lesson 3 (JAN): Before Prophethood by Bro Helmy

-Only when we know him would we love him. To show our love to him, we would like to please him and to do so, we would have to follow him.
-Revelation was received at Gua Hira' Jabal Nur.
-3 marks of prophethood Salman Al-Farisi was looking for (we have to find that out ourselves).
-Jahiliyah period: bad qualities
#Arabs don't believe in life after death
#bury girls alive (Saiyidina Umar did that to his daughter before he reverted to Islam)
#girls/women live to be owned
#shrewed businessmen
#materialistic people: earn and enjoy
-Jahiliyah period: exemplary qualities
#committed
#loyal
-Towsfolk vs Baduin/nomads = weak vs strong = oppose Islam vs accept Islam
-As a youth leader:
#Nabi s.a.w. was trusted, accepted & respected
#you don't have to be appointed to be a leader
#good akhlak
-Nabi s.a.w. appointed as Allah's messenger:
#sometimes when we get appointed, there are people who don't like it
-Nabi s.a.w. as shepherd & as a trader.
-Nabi s.a.w. always going up to Gua Hira' to retreat & the fact that at Gua Hira' you can get a view of Mekah (Ka'abah):
#sometimes you need to retreat and reflect yet still maintain a certain view of the community

Lesson 4 (FEB): Saiyidina Umar Al Khattab by Fatayaats and Ustaz Ahmad


-Gelaran=Al-Faruq:
#tegas membezakan yang hak dan yang batil
-His conversion:
#Don't hate a person, instead hate the wrong character/deed.
#Don't be judgemental.
#By understanding that everyone makes mistakes, you may be able to change someone.
#Lead others by example.
#Do not be ashamed of past mistakes. It's in the past.
#Once, a person's character may be bad, worse than us but you cannot condemn the person, as you do not know if one day that person would be a better person than you are.
#Berani kerana benar-> maju.
-The story whereby he reverted after he heard his sister reading the Qur'an:
#Even as a younger member of the family, you can still show something exemplary to those older than you.
#Dakwah begins with your own family. Do it slowly, bit by bit.
#You contribute to the mosque/society, yet always remember about your family.
-Applying to this generation... How do you react to smokers and how should smokers react:
#Quite a lot actually, but I was engrossed in the discussion to be writing them down. They're mostly opinions anyway...
#You do not do something because you respect your parents/elders, not because you're afraid of them.
-When he became a Khalifah:
#Khutbah point 1: bring everyone to the right path.
#Khutbah point 2: based on Al-Qur'an and As-Sunnah.
#As a khalifah/leader, sometimes you need to 'go down' to your subjects to ask them their state yourself. Do not just get reports and trust them to be complete or true.
#Touch your subjects'/followers' hearts.

Lesson 5 (FEB): Saiyidina Hamzah Bin Abdul Mutalib by Syababs, Ustaz Ahmad and Bro Helmy


-Does Islam change a person?
#Islam stops ill-habits, especially those that are againstt the teachings of Islam
#Islam does not take away a person's natual characteristics. These natural characteristics may even be used for kemakmuran Islam.
#Some lost their riches/families because they insist on becoming Muslims. They sacrificed those for Islam. Us Muslims?
-His conversion:
#Berani membela Islam. Have confidence in Islam/Nabi s.a.w.
#Gelaran (eg. Singa Allah) should not be a pride to show off to humans, not just for name.
-Quraisy's response to the teachings brought by Nabi s.a.w. and why?
-3 types of non-believers:
#Don't embrace Islam, yet are not against Islam and may sometimes even help Islam eg. Abu Talib.
#Don't embrace Islam and are strongly against Islam, will fight to see Islam brought down eg. Abu Jahal
#Variations... Those who don't embrace Islam just because of economic reasons, social reasons etc.
-Similarity/Differences of Nabi s.a.w. period and Singapore now:
#Muslims make up only a small proportion (14% in Singapore)
#Emulate Nabi s.a.w.'s attitude towards the 3 types of disbelievers: dengan rahmah?
#Alhamdulillah, in Singapore, if there are people like Abu Jahal that threatens the existence of Islam, they'd be persecuted by law.
#There are more people like Abu Talib.
#Tolerance.
#Dakwah through example.

Lesson 6 (FEB): Next up! Hijrah to Habsyah by Fatayaats and ???

Do join us yeah! Check out Fityan Blog (with new skin!!)

And just a reminder/advice to all. Received it from someone once. It's time I pass it on I suppose.

Perjuangan ni tak mudah. kdg2 kita jatoh tp yg penting kita bgn semula dan terus lawan. jgn putus asa ya! Allah tak janjikn perjalanan yg mudah tp Allah janjikn perjalan penuh dgn hikmah.

Take care my brothers and sisters. Till we meet again, insyaAllah. Maintain your iman, or even better boost your iman!

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Ambition & Knowledge  

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Finally I can get to go online! Rinduuuu sesangat ngan blogku ni.. Sehati sejiwa. Bila berpisahan aduhh... Haha.

I have a feeling I'm gonna be full of randomness today... Haha, that's how my thoughts are like right now: super random (ok, it may be random but there's reason behind it ok)

I've been doing alot of thinking lately. Nothing new actually larh, but sometimes it's just more intense, like now... Haha.

No more addicted to nutella, now I'm addicted to Chips More double choc cookies and fried drumlets! Having that just for breakfast and dinner (lunch need some carbo la kan..) is enough!

I really wanna change my blogskin. Been months... Nur Ikhwan dah lamer change blogskin, Fityan baru tukar blogskin yet again (6th one already!), mine is still the same old same old... Salang bro Mohksin nye blog pon dah tukar skin la dey!

Listening to Savage Garden Crash and Burn again.. Sometimes I feel that I have no one to turn to (actually ader, cuma diri ni je ego kott), but my comfort is deep deep in my heart. Nanti time sunyi sunyi tu ade suara hati kata: "Kan Allah ade.. Bukankah dia yang Maha Mendengar? And as Shikin puts it, Allah can comfort you in ways nobody else can." Ade betol tu. Guess sometimes what we need is just some quiet time to reflect and to remember Allah.

A few weeks back I was asked, what would I wanna be in the future and yeah, I'm still thinking about it. I think I've narrowed things down to 3 (for today... Haha, tau2 besok tukar dah).

1) Research scientist. I came across my old old webby and that was what I wrote in my ambition part. And guess it is still in me. I am doing Biotech afterall right. And I used to love Bio and still do. Life Sciences always attract my attention. Subjects like Genetics, Molecular Biology, Mammalian Cell Technology and Tissue Engineering are very appealing to me. However, hal bioethics ni yang merunsingkan... Especially when you talk about Islam. But tadi my ustaz kat Andalus tu cakap that knowledge on itself is not wrong, what makes it wrong is how you apply the knowledge. Hmm, ade betol nye jugak. But to think of it, kalau kita dah kerja under a company, kan kita kena buat ape supervisor dan orang2 atasan kita tu cakap. Dorang suroh kita research, kita pon research. Then what they do with the results we obtain is their problem, not ours. And what if they use it for the wrong reasons? Macam cloning... Cloning cells to make organs to replace diseased tissues may be fine. Tolong orang kan gitu. But if cloning is used because humans are trying to be God by creating a creature, dah salah tu. Abe kita yang ade kena-mengena dengan research tu kirakan bersubahat ke? Hmm... But of course there are other areas of research... Plant technology contohnya. Tapi plant boring ah haha. In my opinion lah. Gakkan nak kerja with things you have no passion for. Buang masa dan tenaga je.

2) Doctor/gynaecologist. It has been in my head ever since my uncle mentioned it. He had high hopes for me and when I didn't do well for O level somehow I feel that I let him down. So there's a part of me that wanna be a doctor to sort of make up for my O level. To show that I can do it. Lagipun tengoklah, berapa je doctor yang Melayu Islam kat Singapore ni, you tell me. Tak ramai... Macam sedih gitu kan. Lagi2 bilangan doctor Mekayu wanita. Hah. Dengan sebab ini, terpaksa lah kaum wanita Islam kita berjumpa dengan doctor berbangsa/berjantina lain. And you know, biasalah jumpa doctor most likely ade kena bukak aurat sikit kan. Salang injection nak kena roll up sleeve. Aurat tu... And gynaecologist... Aurat yang perlu dibuka adalah kemaluan kita. Dan gynaecologist banyak lelaki! From what I heard lah... Malukan, ada lelaki yang tak dikenali tengok kemaluan kita. Tapi nak buat macam mana. That's why ade cita2 nak jadi gynaecologist ni... Sumber inspirasi: Dr Jaslan Joosoph (kalau tak silap namanya) kat BH tu hehe. Ada satu article tu, dia cakap tentang menyambut kedatangan seorang bayi tu, macam seronok! You are the first person to receive a khalifah into the world! Pikirkan tu je macam betol terdorong nak jadi gynae hehe. Tapi seram jugak. Darah berlambak2, air tuban bocor lah bla bla bla. Haha, and ish my hands kekadang tak steady. Nervous je menggeletar macam ape. Mana boleh!

3) Nak mengajar kat madrasah setempat kita. Ajar science kott haha. Tapiiiiii... I am one very impatient person. Salang dengan kucing aku je hai... (hari tu dia masuk almari aku, terpekik2 aku macam orang gila marah dia, geram tau, dah banyak bilang dia jangan masuk bilik aku, ni dia masuk almari aku duduk atas baju2 aku ok! Punyelah fed-up!) Besides, macam boring... Almost every cousin of mine on my dad's side is a teacher. Adelah satu accountant. Tu lah aku nak jadi doctor. Haha, it's just me. Orang sume buat ni, aku nak buat yang lain daripada dorang. Dorongan nak mengajar kat madrasah ni ialah nak tengok lebih ramai anak-anak Melayu Islam kita berjaya. I feel as if I have a responsibility gitu to be involved in the system. I wanna prove, pelajar dari madrasah pon boleh berjaya. Bukannya sekarang takde... Malah I feel that sekarang makin ramai. But you know, it's different to be on the outside looking in and to actually be on the inside getting nvolved in things? Actually sekarang ni ada orang tu ajak volunteer kat Madrasah Irsyad tolong mentor budak2 pri 6 dorang Eng, Math, Sci. Nak jugak, tapi it's at Newton! Definitely my parents tak kasi. And myself sekarang ni kalau ade banyak masa nak luangkan takpe jugak. Tapi everyday I get home the only thing I wish to do is sleep! I feel guilty lah, macam self-centered gitu kan. But, let's just say I have my own way of contributing to the Malay Muslim society of Singapore? Not that I'm doing much, but I'm giving my best.

I see ramai sisters around me ajar tution. Aku pon nak... Tapi salang adik (lain mak lain bapak) aku mintak tolong pon aku tak tahu aku boleh tolong ke tak. Even my friends yang I see practically everyday, perhaps more time than I see my parents, I don't think I've helped enough. Entahlah eh. I guess right now I've fulfilled the lower levels of Maslow's Hierarchhy: physiological, safety, love and belongingness, esteem, and now I need to achieve self actualisation?

I know there is a purpose of me being here on earth. Haha, terasa macam I'm on a mission gitu. Just that I don't know the exact purpose (putting aside to sembah Allah k), the exact reason why I'm here and the exact role, job or mission that I need to accomplish. Maybe I'll realise it someday.And maybe also I never will, if Allah wishes to take me away from my loved ones.

Haha, you have an idea of what is going on in my head... And this is of course not all.

My all time love=knowledge. I really value knowledge. Kekadang the only reason I go to school is knowledge and to extract as much as possible, and not to do well. Especially lately when I keep hearing about this word called ilm'. Aliff, lam, mim. Eh, I just realised, that's the starting letters of certain surahs. But I'm not saying that it means ilm'!!!!!! Don't say that I'm saying it refers to ilm'. Hanya Allah sahaja yang tahu makna Aliff, Lam, Mim tu ok. Ahli tafsir pon tak berani tafsir apatah lagi aku yang tak seberapa ni. Don't get me wrong. Cuma ter-realise jap je tadi.

Let me share a few things I hear about this word called ilm'.

From Ustaz Husny:

From can't-remember-who: Ilmu mula-mula kita belajar, kita sombong. Lawanlah sifat sombong itu dengan sifat tawadhu'. Kita akan dapati bahawasanya banyak yang tidak kita ketahui. Dan akhirnya, kita akan mendapati diri kita ini sebenarnya jahil.

In other words, the more we study, the less (we realise that) we know actually. There's always someone smarter and more knowledgeable than us (like kisah Nabi Musa and Nabi Khidir dalam Al-Qur'an) and of course the Most Knowledgeable, yang Maha Mengetahui segala sesuatu sebenarnya adalah Allah s.w.t.

From the Ustaz I'm learning from at Andalus currently (I don't wanna mention his name larh, cos he's quite adept at all this internet stuff and I've learnt my lesson. You write a teacher's name on your blog, that teacher will find your blog and keep tabs on you. And if you're on agreeable terms with the teacher it'd be fine, but some people you just find it hard to agree with what they believe in.):

Sumbangan besar umat Islam pada dunia adalah ilmu dan ilmu yang paling penting dalam tamadun Islam (I'm learning about sejarah and tamadun Islam) ialah mengenali Allah (ma'arifatullah).

Human knowledge is like a drop of water compared to Allah's knowledge.

(Note that all this is what my Ustaz say, not me) Ilmu itu seluas lautan dan dalam kisah Nabi Musa dan Nabi Khidir dalam Surah Al-Kahfi, Nabi Musa dikatakan akan berjumpa Nabi Khidir di mana 2 lautan bertemu, and since ilmu itu seluas lautan, makna 2 lautan bertemu ialah apabila ilmu dunia bertemu dengan ilmu akhirat.

Wow, another extremely long post. Sorry, it's become a habit. At least this post is err... meaningful? I hope. I'd really like to share about what I learn in KPR, so bear with me? Or you can go click that red 'X' at the top... Won't hurt me a bit.

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2 songs  

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Thank You Allah by Raihan. I was feeling all tense and fed-up just now, but when I heard this song... Well, read the lyrics and hope you understand.

The sky is clear
The air is clean
The land is green
Thank you Allah

The path we walk
The lines we talk
The thing we see
Thank you Allah
Thank you Allah

Say Thak You Allah
Thank You Allah

Bila When I sleep
When I eat
When I breath
Thank You Allah
Thank You Allah

Say Thak You Allah
Thank You Allah

In the night or in the day
Every morning after prayer
I'll never forget to say thank you

There are times when I'm alone
Feel alright or not so strong
I'll pray to you and say
Thank You Allah
Thank You Allah

So friends everytime remember
Allah The Most Merciful
Say Thank you Allah
Thank You Allah

Crash and Burn by Savage Garden. The moment Sylvia sent me the song and I read the lyrics, I just fell in love with the song. A friend in need, is a friend indeed. Since I can't find 'Thank You Allah' on Imeem, I shall put up 'Crash and Burn'k.



When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on you
Give me a moment please to tame your wild wild heart
I know you feel like the walls are closing in on you
It's hard to find relief and people can be so cold
When darkness is upon your door and you feel like you can't take anymore


Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone


When you feel all alone
And a loyal friend is hard to find
You're caught in a one way street
With the monsters in your head
When hopes and dreams are far away and
You feel like you can't face the day


Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone

'Cause there has always been heartache and pain
And when it's over you'll breathe again
You'll breath again


When you feel all alone
And the world has turned its back on you
Give me a moment please
To tame your wild wild heart

Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone

I wanna watch Cinderella III A Twist in Tale tomorrow at 7.45pm on Disney Channel. Macam boleh... My dad would go, "Aah, merepek la, cerita cina lagi bagus." And my mum would go, "Cartoon cartoon cartoon. Tak habis-habis cartoon."

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Berdesing telinga tau tak

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Countdown2  

AMic lab report done, 3 down 1 more to go!

AMic PBL report *snort*

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Counting Down  

Alright MBio quiz is over. 2 down, 2 more to go...

Alhamdulillah the quiz was alright. Got back my past MBio quizzes also, alhamdulillah not bad. Definitely could have been better if I'd put in more effort though. Nvm lah, remember te quote from Raudah's blog? Yup, let's put in more effort for the sem exam. I hope I'd get A for Psycho and MBio and preferably MCT also.. ABchm and AMic entahlah eh. InsyaAllah dapat C/B tu dah alhandulillah kott.

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Siblings  

This is the third time I watch Brother Bear on Disney channel and sniff sniff, it's the third time I feel my throat tighten and tears fill up my eyes. The ending is so sweeet and the credits part is funny...

Don't you just wish that your relationship with your siblings is better?

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Berserah  

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Titisan done. 1 done 3 more to go! I think I'd do AMic lab report first. MBio nak belajar pagi2 pon boleh...

Anyway, I must be nuts to join DRP but I saw the list and some of the projects were quite interesting! Cuma takut je... I'd been looking forward to 2 months of break, of rest, of peace, of fun, of laughter. Tahu-tahu join DRP stress pulak.

Entahlah tawakkal je. I guess Allah knows me better than I know myself. Afterall, Allah is all-knowing. DHe knows what is really good/bad for us and He knows the unseen future. Ada ayat kan yang mengatakan apa yang kita rasa baik untuk kita mungkin tak baik untuk kita dan juga sebaliknya.

If DRP is good for me, maybe it will help me in future, insyaAllah I'll get it.

If with DRP I'd just go crazy, insyaAllah I won't get it.

Haha, sorry Ad, this is how I solve my indecisiveness. Berserah sahajalah...

Just came across Raudah's blog. An excerpt from the Qur'an and from the book 'La Tahzan' which perked me up...

Nothing shall ever happen to us except what Allah has ordain for us.
(Qur'an 9:51)

Whatever has befallen you was not meant to escape you, and whatever has escaped you was not meant to befall on you.
Do not think that you could have prevented the fence from falling, the water from flowing, the wind from blowing, or the glass from breaking. You could not have prevented these things , whether you wanted to or not. All that has been preordained shall come to pass.
Surrender yourself: believe in preordainment, before pangs of anger and regret overwhelm you. Do not say, "Had I done such and such, such and such would have happened"; rather say, "This is the decree of Allah, and what he wishes , He does".
- from "Don't Be Sad" (Lah Tahzan)

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Rubbish lah!  

Ya Allah, suddenly banyaknya kerja bertimbun2!!

Titisan matters by tonight 9pm
MBio tut quiz at 9am
AMic lab report by 5pm
AMic PBL report by midnight

BETTER DONT ASK ME TO GO TO SCHOOL ON THURSDAY. I wanna study for MCT term test 2 on Fri and I have meeting on Thurs night.

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No Powerpuff Girls for me, it's the Rowdy Ruff boys now..  

Everything was so 'sugar, spice and everything nice' and today... Pagi-pagi lagi dah kena suay (however you spell it lah. Tak pernah-pernah aku spell it out).

The plan for today is:
11-1: ABchm lec
1-2: AMic meeting
2-4: Go Raffles Medical Clinic for jab

Then this morning, at 10am, I heard my phone's message tone, but I was in the toilet then rush rush rush sampai kat bus stop tunggu bus baru aku tengok message. Lee Phin asked, "Coming?" and the message was around 9.50am! Meaning there was a meet for AMic at 10!! In other words meant that I missed the meeting, and that is quite bad... What's worse is to know that my part on Food Poisoning for the background info for our AMic report (which I read, understood, paraphrased and write out in like 600+ words) needs to be redone. Needs to be categorized... Twice for AMic I had to do Background Info and twice I have to redo it! Frustrating gila ok. Now, to be fair I have to do two parts for the categorized background info: source & route and worse than worse is I need to do it BY TOMORROW... I have MBio tut quiz in the morn, meaning I can't do the background info tonight, which means I have to qiong it out tomorrow sampai lah malam... Baru pikir nak kluar ngan Jun. Dah lama tak jumpa ok.

I don't like to do things rushing. I want to take my own sweet time, bila ada mood baru buat... The last time I was asked to give a deadline for the background info, I put around 4-5 days leeway. Memang at last on Saturday I qiong it out, but at least I was happy qiong-ing it out. Buat kerja mesti happy pe. Stress, penat, fed-up, boring sumer tanda kerja takde passion, kerja takde makna paham.

Ape boleh buat... Submission is this Friday... This time round I'll make sure Lee Phin doesn't redo my whole part. That felt sucky ok. Kalau nak salahkan aku buat kerja tak detailed and bla bla bla, ok aku terimalah. MAYBE memang aku buat tak betul, tapi boleh edit ape, tak yah redo sume kan? I know I'm a coward to be talking about this behind her back instead of saying it to her face to face. Tapi aku sedar aku pon ade salah. Luahan hati aku kat blog is just a biased point of view on my part, saja nak lepaskan geram. Kat mana lagi aku nak lepaskan geram, cuba bilang aku??

It's just a personality clash lah ok. Nothing urm... personal? Just that I can't get along with certain people. Tapi bila dah tercampak dalam satu group tu ape boleh buat, terpaksa adapt lah kan. Suffer pon suffer lah. Geram pon geram lah. Sucky pon sucky lah. Asalkan I get good grades for my subjects!! If I don't... Kau... Macam tak berbaloi gitu kan? Lagi sakit hati.

Another thing I probably don't like is a change in all my plans. Dah cantik-cantik plan lepastu semua kena spontan plan lain. I know, change of plans is needed sometimes. I should know that after all those few programs I become programmer. Tapi, entahlah ehk. Susah tau.

Dah 2 kali aku mengeluh. Stop sighing! It's not good!

Something good to think about. Girls listen up, not eating rice for dinner is very effective. Trust me, and try it, good luck!

Actually I'm waiting for Ad to finish her AMic meet.. Next sem I'm so gonna ask to be in te same class as her. Next sem I hope there is no PBL or whatever rubbish. Next sem, I'm gonna stick to Ad like her kembar siam again. LOL. Ok, not that bad larh... But it's always easier to work with someone you know, someone you can get along, someone who knows what's your oersonality like, someone who can accept all your misgivings, someone who pushes aside your weaknesses or covers them strengths instead. Kan bagus tu. Aku happy, kau happy, semua orang pon happy. Don't you just wanna make this world a better place? Teringat aku lagu Michael Jackson title 'Heal the World' Dah lama tak dengar lagu tu... Apa yang aku membebel ni?? Aku pon tak tahu. I just want to get good grades alright. That's all full stop. Ad hsa finished her meeting. Ok, full stop. Bye!

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Smile before you sleep  

I'm SMILING... =)

Marliyana, bila nak tido nie??!!

Okok, nak tido lah nie...

Hai, bebual sorang nampak?

Okok, I'll go sleep NOW!

Suddenly reminded of Qiyam KPR last year. Maybe it's the darkness of my house now and also the song 'Menanti Di Barzakh' playing over and over on Media Player.

Ok, sleep, I go sleep...

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The Hijab  

I dunno why I'm so addicted to blog-hopping today haha. Kalau taknak baca, aku paham... Tu nampak 'x' warna merah tu, silalah click. Ni blog aku, aku punye suka lah. Nanti aku jugak yang baca.

Anyway, I visited Sis Mardhiah's blog and there was a link to another blog which gave me a new perspective on hijab, yes that head gear I put on my head every morning. I think I wear a scarf faster than I would tie up my hair like in Secondary school days.

So back to the topic. There's this girl in Saudi who 're'verted to Islam in Paris and she shared about hijab and what it means to her. Read on... I took random excerpts from the entry...

My hijab made me happy; it was both a sign of my obedience to Allah and a manifestation of my faith. I did not need to utter beliefs, the hijab stated them clearly for all to see, especially fellow Muslims, and thus it helped to strengthen the bonds of sisterhood in Islam. Wearing the hijab soon became spontaneous, albeit purely voluntary. No human being could force me to wear it; if they had, perhaps I would have rebelled and rejected it. However, the first Islamic book I read used very moderate language in this respect, saying that “Allah recommends it (the hijab) strongly” and since Islam (as the word itself indicates) means we are to obey Allah’ s will I accomplished my Islamic duties willingly and without difficulty, Alhamdulilah.

The hijab reminds people who see it that God exists, and it serves as a constant reminder to me that I should conduct myself as a Muslim. Just as police officers are more professionally aware while in uniform, so I had a stronger sense of being a Muslim wearing my hijab.

Once, on a train, the elderly man next to me asked why I was dressed in such unusual fashion. When I explained that I was a Muslimah and that Islam commands women to cover their bodies so as not to trouble men who are weak and unable to resist temptation, he seemed impressed. When he left the train he thanked me and said that he would have liked more time to speak to me about Islam.

Just as a short skirt can send the signal that the wearer is available to men, so the hijab signals, loud and clear: “I am forbidden for you.”

My first niqab left my eyes uncovered. But in winter I wore a fine eye- covering as well. All the feelings of un-ease when a man’s eyes met mine disappeared. As with sun glasses, the visual intrusion of strangers was prevented.

Observing the hijab from outside, it is impossible to see what it hides. The gap, between being outside and looking in, and being inside and looking out, explains in part the void in the understanding of Islam. An outsider may see Islam as restricting Muslims. In side, however, there is peace, freedom, and joy, which those who experience it have never known before. Practicing Muslims, whether those born in Muslim families or those returned to Islam, choose Islam rather than the illusory freedom of secular life. If it oppresses women, why are so many well-educated young women in Europe, America, Japan, Australia, indeed all over the world, abandoning “liberty” and “independence” and embracing Islam?

A person blinded by prejudice may not see it, but a woman in hijab is as brightly beautiful as an angel, full of self-confidence, serenity, and dignity. No signs of oppression scar her face. “For indeed it is not the eyes that grow blind, but it is the hearts within the bosoms, that grow blind,” says the Qur’an (Al-Hajj 22:46). How else can we explain the great gap in understanding between us and such people?

More? Read the post titled: The Veil: The View From The Inside

Waah, her post make me feel like wearing my normal tudung is insufficient. She was a 'liberated' woman before, meaning she had gone without hijab. Yet, after reverting to Islam, she tried the tudung and preferred it. When she went to Saudi, she tried the niqab and preferred that.

Just this one post hs shown me what we learned during KPR is true. At one point of time, someone may be 'worse' than you, but do not kutuk him/her cos you never know if one day that person will become better than you...

K better go sleep. Besok skola, opps. Alar kul 11... Hehe. Oh I need to take 2nd dose of HepB injection tr *gulps*

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Thinking of Dakwah?  

Monday, February 11, 2008

I had a good read at Bro Siswand's blog on one of his post titled: one of more meaningful conversations with my bunk mate When I read the post, I immediately thought of Faizal. Firstly, because he is currently serving the nation. Secondly, he once told us he'd like to have an inter-religious chat with a pastor of a church. Thirdly, because he showed me a small book written in Malay about Christianity using Qur'an verses, which could mislead some Muslims especially the erm... non-practising Muslims...

I also thought of Jamie who converted to Christianity a few years back.

And I also thought of Sheena who is a very religious devoted Christian.

And I remembered once again Ust Ahmad's question to us during our first KPR session this year- "What would you tell someone who approached you at a bus stop and asked you to tell him/her about Islam. He has heard about some of the good things about Islam. Do you have something that could deter him from heading towards a church and instead make his/her way to a mosque?"

And also I'm reminded of questions I myself receive such as, "Why do you wear the tudung? Why are there Maly girls who don't wear them?" or "Why can't you eat pork? Why must have halal sign then you'd eat?". I receive a lot of this in poly. Haha, especially from my classmates last year and from my psycho group this year. I need D'Talk for myself haha. How to answer?? Answer in a way that not make them think Islam is very strict or Islam is restricting?

What would you answer my friend?

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Putting together Psychology & Islam  

Hmm... Psychology with Islam? I was looking for some answers from the net to my last psycho online quiz. Actually ade buku, tapi malas nak masuk bilik amek haha. Oh anyway, came across this link from google search and it attracted my attention...

Humanistic Psychology & Islam: Partners in Prison Reform
Sayid Muhammad-Muhsin Jalali-Tehrani, Ph.D.
Founder, Islamic Association for Humanistic Psychology
Mashhad Security and Corrections Facility
Counseling and Mental Health Center


Freeing the Prisoner

The person who commits a crime is out of touch with himself, in a state of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and transpersonal conflict.

Being in touch with the transpersonal helps the individual tap into a wealth of wisdom and guidance and achieve natural health and harmony.

Corrections facilities owe it to the community to do more than detain or penalize prisoners until their release.

The well-functioning corrections facility prepares the individual to return to live in harmony within the community.



Laying the Groundwork

The human being does not exist separately from the environment.

The prison that rehabilitates inmates is the one whose environment is therapeutic.

Personnel were carefully chosen for their ability to show positive regard and respect to the inmates.

Prison security and management staff are an integral part of the environment and need support also.

The milieu must free all aspects of the total human being, physical, economic, social, cognitive, psychological, and open the way to the spiritual.

SPIRITUAL integration coordinates the whole person.

Integration implies the coordination of an entire system around one goal. Worship is precisely this: an orientation toward an all-inclusive goal.

Religious values impart a sense of meaning and direction in life. A religious perspective strings a thread of meaning and purpose through the fragmentary and paradoxical elements of life.

Only a genuine religious orientation yields positive effects upon the personality. A genuine religious orientation is lived, never used; it is adopted by inner choice, not outer inducement.

Prayer, devotion, meditation, and discussions are valuable parts of each day. They form genuine links to the transpersonal.

Read more here =)

The site also has this link about Tasawwuf & Sufism. I keep hearing about these but I have no idea what it is! Kat usrah dengar. Kat madrasah pon dengar... But I dunno whether this site can be trusted or not. Maklumlah.. Zaman technology ni sesape pon boleh post. Ustaz yang ngah ajar me Sejarah & Tamadun Islam kat Andalus ni je ade ENAM website... So ya, sesape yang tahu bolehlah terangkan ape yang betul dan ape yang salah ye?

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National Service?  

Ok, I juz had a very weird dream. Ade ke aku mimpi aku kat dalam army?? LOL. I'm not alone, there's like a hall full of girls also lah. Merepek tau. The dream started with an 'Army Daze'-like scene and ended with me in a hall full of sejadahs and sleeping bags lol. I wonder what in the world was I thinking about before I sleep??!!

Anyway, watched Jula-Juli on Sensasi just now. Cute seh cerita... Some of the old films are so much better han suria dramas. Maybe suria could try remaking some of the old films?

Oh, and watching with my parents right, they'd see this actress or that actor and start telling me whose parents they are, whose child they are, how many times they got married, what other shows they'd played in... Ewah... Haha betol sey...

Last but not least, it's so nice to have a loooong break... I have no classes today!! I can't wait for this sem to end. Just 1 week of school with lectures, some tutorials and NO labs. Another week of study break and psst I only have 2 subjects to study for. And then exam week. Wa laa, school'd be out! I can't imagine work life with no breaks to look forward to haha.

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Prayer & Islam  

Sunday, February 10, 2008

This is an article titled The Importance of Prayer, by Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo from Islaam.com

The importance of the prayer in Islam cannot be understated. It is the first pillar of Islam that the Prophet (peace be upon him) mentioned after mentioning the testimony of faith, by which one becomes a Muslim. It was made obligatory upon all the prophets and for all peoples. Allah has declared its obligatory status under majestic circumstances. For example, when Allah spoke directly to Moses, He said,

"And I have chosen you, so listen to that which is inspired to you. Verily, I am Allah! There is none worthy of worship but I, so worship Me and offer prayer perfectly for My remembrance." [Taha 13-14]

Similarly, the prayers were made obligatory upon the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) during his ascension to heaven. Furthermore, when Allah praises the believers, such as in the beginning of surah al-Muminoon, one of the first descriptions He states is their adherence to the prayers.

Once a man asked the Prohpet (peace be upon him) about the most virtuous deed. The Prophet (peace be upon him) stated that the most virtuous deed is the prayer. The man asked again and again. The first three times, the Prophet (peace be upon him) again answered, "The prayer," then on the fourth occasion he stated, "Jihad in the way of Allah." [This is form a hadith recorded by Ahmad and ibn Hibban. According to al-Albani, the hadith is hasan. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani, Sahih al-Targheeb wa al-Tarheeb (Beirut: al-Maktab al-Islami, 1982), vol. 1, p. 150]

The importance of prayer is demonstrated in the many of the Prophet’s statement. For example, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said,

"The first matter that the slave will be brought to account for on the Day of Judgment is the prayer. If it is sound, then the rest of his deeds will be sound. And if it is bad, then the rest of his deeds will be bad." [Recorded by al-Tabarani. According to al-Albani, it is sahih. Al-Albani, Sahih al-Jami, vol.1, p. 503.

The importance of the prayers lies in the fact that no matter what actions one performs in his life, the msot important aspect is one’s relationship to Allah, that is, one’s faith (imaan), God-consciousness (taqwa), sincerity (ikhlas) and worship of Allah (`ibaadah). This relationship with Allah is both demonstrated and put into practice, as well as improved and increased, by the prayer. Therefore, if the prayers are sound and proper, the rest of the deeds will be sound and proper; and if the prayers are not sound and proper, then the rest of the deeds will not be sound and proper, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) himself stated.

In reality, the prayer is performed properly – with true remembrance of Allah and turning to Him for forgiveness – it will have a lasting effect on the person. After he finishes the prayer, his heart will be filled with the remembrance of Allah. He will be fearful as well as hopeful of Allah. After that experience, he will not want to move from that lofty position to one wherein he disobeys Allah. Allah has mentioned this aspect of the prayer when He has said,

"Verily, the prayer keeps one from the great sins and evil deeds" (al-Ankaboot 45). Nadwi has described this effect in the following eloquent way,

Its aim is to generate within the subliminal self of man such spiritual power, light of faith and awareness of God as can enable him to strive successfully against all kinds of evils and temptations and remain steadfast at times of trial and adversity and protect himself against the weakness of the flesh and the mischief of immoderate appetites. [Nadwi, p. 24]

The overall affect that the properly performed prayers should have upon humans is described in other verses in the Quran:

"Verily, man was created impatient, irritable when evil touches him and niggardly when good touches him. Except for those devoted to prayer those who remain constant in their prayers…" (al-Maarij 19-23).

As for the Hereafter, Allah’s forgiveness and pleasure is closely related to the prayers. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said,

"Allah has obligated five prayers. Whoever excellently performs their ablutions, prays them in their proper times, completes their bows, prostrations and khushu` [Khushu` in the prayer is where the person’s heart is attuned to the prayer. This feeling in the heart is then reflected on the body. The person remains still and calm. His gaze is also lowered. Even his voice is affected by this feeling in the heart. For more details on this concept (as well as the difference between it and khudhu`), see Muhammad al-Shaayi, al-Furooq al-Laughawiyyah wa Atharahaa fi Tafseer al-Quran al-Kareem (Riyadh: Maktabah al-Ubaikaan, 1993), pp. 249-254.] has a promise from Allah that He will forgive him. And whoever does not do that has no promise from Allah. He may either forgive him or punish him." [Recorded by Malik, Ahmad, Abu Dawud, al-Nasa’I and others. According to al-Albani, it is sahih. Al-Albani, Sahih al-Jami, vol. 1, p. 616.] ]

The prayers are a type of purification for a human being. He turns and meets with his Lord five times a day. As alluded to above, this repeated standing in front of Allah should keep the person from performing sins during the day. Furthermore, it should also be a time of remorse and repentance, such that he earnestly asks Allah for forgiveness for those sins that he committed. In addition, the prayer in itself is a good deed that wipes away some of the evil deeds that he performed. These points can be noted in the following hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him):

"If a person had a stream outside his door and he bathed in it five times a day, do you think he would have any filth left on him?" The people said, "No filth would remain on him whatsoever." The Prophet (peace be upon him) then said, "That is like the five daily prayers: Allah wipes away the sins by them." (Recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim.)

From somewhere else, I found this:
"One of the Saliheen was asked how he kept his khushu' in prayer (concentration & humbleness etc)
He said, 'I imagine that Allah is before me, that the Angel of Death is at my back,
that the gardens of Jannah are to my right, that the fires of Jahannum are on my left
and that I am standing on the Sirat'"
I don't think it's from the Qur'an or a hadith but point noted. As long as it doesn't affect your aqidah it's ok right? Perhaps, it works for some people? Try it =)

Oh anyway, there is a page on Islaam.com for non-muslims and it talks logic, in my opinion. Read this...

One of the major criteria for distinguishing the Truth from errors, that we would like to stress, is the authenticity of the religious scripture. In reality, Muslims are the only ones who even claim to have an authentic scripture from God, in its original form, of which not a single letter has been changed. We say Muslims are the only ones because, for example, many Jewish and Christian scholars dispute the authenticity of their books. Most other religions admit that their scriptures are in fact human writings. And if we say that there is a Truth and God, we are likely to believe that God wants us to do certain things and abstain from others. Muslims believe that God communicates with His creation through His chosen Prophets. If we are of the view that God would not leave us without a reliable Revelation, then the mere fact that Muslims are the only ones who even claim to have an authentic revelation could attest to the truthfulness of their claim. However, as mentioned earlier, the Qur'an invites us to reason and to accept faith based on knowledge, rather than the blind following of our traditions.

"Do they not then consider the Qur’an carefully? Had it been from other than Allah, they would surely have found therein much contradiction." [4:82]

Ok I reaalllly should get back to work lol

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Rasulullah  

Memandangkan kita sedang 'meng-alive-kan' sirah nabi masa KPR, mungkin lagu Rasulullah oleh Hijjaz ini dapat menjadi panduan kita?

Rasulullah dalam mengenangmu
Kami susuli lembaran sirahmu
Pahit getir pengorbananmu
Membawa cahaya kebenaran

Engkau taburkan pengorbananmu
Untuk umatmu yang tercinta
Biar terpaksa tempuh derita
Cekalnya hatimu menempuh ranjaunya

Tak terjangkau tinggi pekertimu
Tidak tergambar indahnya akhlakmu
Tidak terbalas segala jasamu
Sesungguhnya engkau rasul mulia
Tabahnya hatimu menempuh dugaan
Mengajar erti kesabaran
Menjulang panji kemenangan
Terukir namamu di dalam Al-Quran

Rasulullah kami umatmu
Walau tak pernah melihat wajahmu
Kami cuba mengingatimu
Dan kami cuba mengamal sunnahmu

Kami sambung perjuanganmu
Walau kita tak pernah bersua
Tapi kami tak pernah kecewa
Allah dan rasul sebagai pembela

I enjoyed yesterday's KPR. Alot of takeaways!!

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Nama2 Allah  

Two videos on youtube that I likeee very much. Similar lyrics, two ways of putting it across... Watch these:

The normal one we normally hear-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtBO26wJt48

Something different and very melodious to the ears-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Zt7TDNICI

Thanks Liyana (NI) for sharing the latter one

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KPR: Saiyidina Umar r.a.  

Rabeetah sry kita ade kerja sekolah sikit nak kena habiskan ni. InsyaAllah tmr Ill update this post about today's KPR k :)

Saiyidina Umar Al-Khattab...
Gelaran: Al-Faruq yang bererti tegas membenarkan yang benar dan menyalahkan yang salah

Lessons learned from his conversion:-

Lessons learned from his perlantikan as a Khalifah:-

There is a song by far East on the Khulafa' ar-Rasyidin and this is what it says about Saiyidina Umar...

Khalifah kedua Umar Bin Al-Khattab
Khalifah berani berjiwa mulia
Diberi gelaran Amirul Mukminin
Panglima agung orang mukmin

[unfinished]

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The Ant  

Saturday, February 09, 2008

I just saw an ant carry its dead/unconscious 'friend' on its back. Like, woah... This is an ANT I'm talking about...

Anyway, Happy Birthday Zakiah, Zee, Sharmee and Nadia! Zee and Nadia just turned sweet 16 while Zakiah and Sharmee just turned 18...

Next up, Naza and Shikin. Wah what's whith February...

Still doing AMic... I missed netball practice to finish this up and I'm soooo missing netball la sey...

I'm like currently addicted to Nutella lol.

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Doaku by Akhil Hayy  



Bismillah Yaa Rahman Yaa Rahim Bismillah
Bismillah Yaa Fattahu Yaa Halim Bismillah
Yaa Allah Yaa Mannanu Yaa Karim Yaa Allah
Yaa Allah Yaa Mannanu Yaa Karim Yaa Allah
Bismillah
Bismillah
Bismillah..

Yaa Rob'bi sudilah pandang kami
Terangi jalan gelap ini
Jangan biarkan aku terus sendiri
Mencari, mendaki dan berduri

Yaa Rob'bi dengarlah do'aku Yaa Rob'bi
Hadirlah dalam kehidupan kematian kami
Cubaan, ujian kulalui
Yaa Allah Yaa Rahman Yaa Rahim

Yaa Rob'bi sudilah pandang kami
Terangi jalan gelap ini
Jangan biarkan aku terus sendiri
Mencari, mendaki dan berduri

Yaa Rob'bi dengarlah do'aku Yaa Rob'bi
Hadirlah dalam kehidupan kematian kami
Cubaan, ujian kulalui
Yaa Allah Yaa Rahman Yaa Rahim

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My Hair  

Oh I just remembered one important thing that I forgot to say... I got my mum to cut my hair and now it's soooooo short (as compared to before). I look so different lah. Like a boy... My mum eh insist that it looks nice. It is not! Wasn't what I had in mind at all... I wanted it layered and guess what my mum did when I told her so? She cut my hair into TWO layers, one shoulder length, one ear length. Maaaaa! That is NOT layered! And when she cut, she takes tufts of hair and just snip away. My hair is very lebat when it's short and I keep telling her to take bit by bit and cut. Ya Allah... And when I say I'm not satisfied and want to adjust it, she insist that it is nice. She can still ask me, "You look from behind... It's very nice." MA! Firstly, I see myself in the mirror and see the front of my face and NOT the back of my head and secondly, I'm wearing tudung so the only person who sees the BACK of my head is HER! Geram tau... Now I have to wait long long till my hair grows back. Now, I'd wash my hair like 3 times a day just because it looks nicer when it's wet and not puffed up like a flamingo's plumes! Any of you have female Muslim friends who is good at cutting girls' hair, pleaseee let me know... I don't wanna hurt my mum's feelings but I have my self-confidence at stake too when I see myself in the mirror everyday. Urgh!

Btw I miss doing a lot of things... Right now I wish I can go eat fish soup at the foodstall in Bugis with Jun, go cycling with Ad and co at Pasir Ris, Changi or ECP, watch movie at PS with Sylvia, go eat donuts and fly kites with NI, attend camp with Fityan or Saff but I'm stuck at home finishing up school stuff and after that my mum is making me make-over my room before I can go anywhere. So sad lah...

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Tired?  

Oh one more wonderful thing to share... Bagi awak2 yang selalu je terasa letih dan penat (walaupun kekadang tak buat ape2 satu hari...):
Penawar Kepenatan, amalkan...

Bagi mengatasi kepenatan melaksanakan tugas-tugas seharian sama
ada di rumah mahupun di tempat kerja, bolehlah jadikan petua yang
diajar oleh Rasulullah s.a.w. kepada puteri kesayangannya Saidatina
Fatimah sebagai penawarnya.

Suatu hari Saidatina Fatimah mengadu kepada suaminya Saidina Ali bin
Abu Talib tentang kesakitan pada ! tangannya kerana keletihan menggiling
gandum untuk membuat roti. Saidina Ali berkata :

"Bapa kamu telah datang membawa balik tawanan perang. Berjumpalah
dia dan mintalah seorang khadam untuk membantu mu."

Saidatina Fatimah pergi bertemu bapanya dan menyatakan hasrat untuk
mendapatkan seorang khadam bagi membantu tugas hariannya di rumah.
Bagaimanapun Rasulullah s.a.w. tidak mampu memenuhi permintaan anak
kesayangannya itu. Lalu Baginda s.a.w. pergi menemui puterinya serta
menantu itu. Baginda s.a.w. berkata:

"Apa kamu berdua mahu aku ajarkan perkara yang lebih baik daripada
apa yang kamu minta daripadaku? Apabila kamu berdua berbaring untuk
tidur, bertasbihlah (Subhanallah) 33 kali, bertahmid (Alhamdulillah)
33 kali dan bertakbir (Allahuakbar! ) 33 kali. Ia adalah lebih baik untuk
kamu berdua daripada seorang khadam."

Inilah penawar ringkas yang Nabi s.a.w. ajarkan kepada anak dan
menantunya bagi meringankan keletihan dan kesusahan hidup mereka
berdua.

Saidina Ali terus mengulang-ulang kalimah-kalimah Rasulullah.s. a.w.
ini.

Katanya "Demi Allah aku tidak pernah meninggalkannya semenjak ia
diajarkan kepadaku."

Sayugia dicadangkan kepada ibu-ibu, suami-suami atau sesiapa sahaja
yang merasai kepenatan setelah melakukan tugas-tugas harian supaya
mengamalkan membaca 'Subhanallah' (33 kali), 'Alhamdulillah' (33 kali)
dan 'Allahuakbar' (33 kali) pada setiap malam isitu sebelum melelapkan
mata.

Lakukanlah dengan penuh ikhlas dan istiqamah (berterusan) , Insya-
Allah petunjuk Nabawi ini mampu menyelesaikan bebanan-bebanan
hidup seharian kita. Akan terserlah ceria di wajah pada keesokan hari
dengan senyuman.

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A few more hurdles to go...  

Ever felt that you belong somewhere? Then lucky you...

Btw, for those people who don't pray because you say it is so hard to find a praying area in Singapore, you.are.so.WRONG. Liyana forwarded me an email which lists down most of the praying areas available practically all over Singapore! I said 'most' and not 'all' because they missed out TP lol. Alar, even if there's no specified praying areas available, solat je lah mane2! Asalkan bersih takde tahi anjing ke, tahi kucing ke, tahi ayam ke, tahi cicak ke... ok lah tuu...

I'm supposed to do AMic report actually, but yeahhhh......

I'd been felling very sensitive lately. Even simple things like, "Excuse Me" feels like an insult. Entahlah kenape. Mood swing betol nampaknya.

It feels like I'm having my semestral break already. Padahal I still have 3-4 weeks to go. CNY relax betol I tell you... Let's see, I only have AMic PBL report due tmr (Sat), AMic lab short report due Wed, MBio tut quiz last 2 topics on Wed, MCT term test2 topics 4-7 on Fri 15th Feb, MBio sem exam on Fri 22nd Feb and lastly AMic sem exam on Wed 27th Feb.

It felt as if I had tonnes to blog about earlier, but finally when I'm on blogger, I don't know what to say pulak haha. Klah I go do AMic...

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SS (School Submissions)  

Thursday, February 07, 2008

After Saturday, basically I slacked all the way till Monday. Was just too tired and besides it was so hard to get a connection, boo hoo... The result: I crammed everything on Monday haha.

Let's see, what did I do on Sunday? Oh ya, slept through the morning, then attended the last session for my first DPIA module afterwhich I went out to eat at Simpang Bedok with Fityan comm partly to celeb rate Zik's birthday. Happy birthday Zikry!

Monday was quite tiring cos I had to cram everything then. MCT tutorial assignment was due on Monday and I only started doing it on Monday morning itself. I went home at nearly 7pm finishing it up lar. The 1st point was well elaborated with examples and all whereas the second one was just one small paragraph summarised up.

MCT lab practical test was also on Monday. We had to do cell counting using the glass hemocytometer and medium changing in the laminar flow hood. Guess what? We were given only 5 mins for each! My cell counting part was horrrrrrrible. I dunno why but the stained solution kept seeping over to the other chamber without filling up the chamber that I wanna fill!!!!! And when I turned the hemocytometer to the other side, the same thing happened also! And after I clean up the mess and BEFORE I can try to fill up another chamber, my 5 mins is up, DANG! So, Mr KOk can't even grade my microscopy skill, sure fail this part lar.... I like the second part though. Know why? Hehe, cause after the whole procedure Mr Zhang told me I did very well for it! VERY WELL ok... Waah, it soooo made my day...

The day didn't end just at 7.. I still had to study for Abchm interview and also compile my Abchm group's summary because everyone just didn't wanna take the responsibility. They didn't even reply my message asking for their help to compile! grr... Only Thilini had the decency to reply, but she can't compile cos she has to work and all, I understand lar... And the frustrating thing is that after I compiled it, I saved it in my thumbdrive and somehow I fell asleep beside my lappie before I can transfer my files from my thumbdrive into my lappie folder. And somehowww, my lappie shut down on its own at 3am in the morning and in my rush to hear the Subuh azan on my MP3/thumbdrive, I didn't log into my account to safely remove my hardware and just pulled it out thus damaging my MP3. Luckily it still can work as a thumdrive AS LONG AS I don't switch on my MP3, and if I do, I'll have to wait till it's battery is empty. So back to the story, the conclusion is that I had to recompile the summary at 6am in the morning and took nearly another hour switching on my main comp to print out the whole 50 pages. Keep in mind I still have to study for my interview, which I did in between all those waiting and what not.

The interview? It was "not bad" as quoted by Mdm Huang Yan. Waah, not bad only... Not bad is worst than good ok.. I answered around 4 out of 7 questions. UV/Vis: State the Beer Lambert's law and its limitations. I manage to give the equation and ONLY ONE limitation, which I couldn't even explain :( Sample Pretreatment: Almosttt perfect, I gave a very smooth explanation on how the Soxhlet apparatus works except I made a small mistake about the thimble and the overflowing part. AAS: Perfect answer for Hollow Cathode Lamp, I won't accept anything less than perfect anyway cos I read quite a number of books AND websites about how it works. Gas Chromatography: She gave me the easiest question imaginable, which is to name the components of the GC system BUT I SIMPLY BLANKED OUT, oh my, oh my, luckily it came to me, veeery slowwly though it was, so paiseh! HPLC: Didn't understand her question so I couldn't answer but after she told us the answer, I was like, "Waaaaaah! That was what she was asking for?? I KNOW the answer!" FISH: I got the easiest question again, which was to name 2fluorochromes but I didn't study so I dunno the answer! I could only give FITC. Radioisotopes: I can't even remember if she asked me a question! I kept thinking and thinking yet I still can't remember. After school, while waiting for 15, Mdm huang Yan sat down beside me and we chatted for nearly 20 mins. She said that my interview was ok, but my term test and all my lab weren't good. Yeah, I know that. Whatever lar, NO MORE ABCHM FOR ME WOOHOO!!!

After the interview, I straightaway met Ad and Pooja and joined Jamie at the bookshop to buy a few more things for Chloe. The things from the bookshop were small but they're quite meaningful. The keychain and the fridge magnet contained words about friendship and it was so sweeet! Just like Chloe hehe. I sooooo love what we'd gotten her. Personalized and so her haha.

Lemme tell you how we surprised her... Initially we (Ad, Pooja, Tun, Jamie and I) wanted to surprise her straight after our psycho presentation in front of the whole class, but our tutor seemed to be in a hurry so we decided to do it outside. Tun didn't know the updated plan then he just left the lt so Pooja had to run out of the lt like mad to stop him and it must have looked so rude of us to run out of the lt like that lol. The tutor must be thinking, "My God, they must be too happy to end Psycho" haha. Anyway, how I asked Pooja to run after Tun was by telling her and Chloe, "Eh pooja, can you stop Tun? I wanna say something. We talk outside." It's a white lie, duhh! When Chloe and I walked out, Pooja and Tun were waiting for us and suddenly Ad jumped out from behind a pillar with the present and we sang for her. There were people there and they clapped along haha. Chloe's expression is priceless I tell you. It was paiseh + surprised + touched all at the same time! Too bad we didn't catch that on camera :( Chloe's expression made my day... After all the hectic of runnig from interview to bookshop to comp lab for psycho rehearsal to staff room for amic meet to engine school for psycho to Blk 21 to solat zohor and back to lt27. Rush rush, a lot of adrenaline I tell you. I was having almost a migraine by night time lah. Pounding very badly... Could be from the Myojo mee I had for lunch also haha. Miss my instant noodles k!

There's actually a lot more to write but I'd written for like 2hrs and it's 2plus am and I wanna sleep.. Happy Belated Birthday Chloe! And Happy lunar New Year to those celebrate otherwise Happy Holidays to those who're not!

Some pics taken during Fityan Comm outing to Simpang Bedok hehe

The group initially before Hamzah, Ustaz & Kak nor arrived. Asrul not in pic.

The group at the end of the day after I've left. Irsyad not in pics. Birthday Boy Zik on the furthest right.

Our chairman Mohksin! He's not posing btw... He was talking to someone behind our camerawoman haha. Gini eh pegang fork and knife? Oooh, baru saya tauu!

The only three roses among so many sharp sharp thorns, that is before Kak Nor arrived.

Yum Hilmi's something Claypot lol.

Yum Yum Cheese Fries!

Yum Yum Yum Mohksin's fish n chips!

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