Thumbs Up for Masjid Wilayah

9Since my last years’ experience bringing Amna to the nearby mosque near my house for Tarawikh prayer was not so successful, I was determined to realize my dream of bringing her to the mosque this year.

During last year’s Ramadhan, Amna just learnt to walk (about 1year 2 mo) hence this one fine night I brought her along while hoping she would play alone by my side when I perform my solat. Well it did not happen as expected. In my Isya’ prayer I was constantly anxious when she immediately got up and walk around, played with the sliding door (as the mosque is air conditioned) and almost got loose at the corridor. During my first 2 rakaat of terawih, she stumbled with another child and cried a bit. And then head straight to the door to go out as she was excited to see the older children played at the corridor. Then I managed to perform another 2 rakaat before I was left chasing around a small toddler whom happily running wild, almost trip the many, small stairs and almost got into the fountain in front of the mosque. So that was the only night I had my terawih in masjid in year 2013.

Hence this year, I was more prepared. Before Ramadhan I asked around for tips of bringing small child to a mosque for terawih prayers. One ustaz shared about few mosques that provided child care facilities (with caretaker) while the parents go for solat, among others are Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan (Jalan Duta) and Masjid UIA. One friend even shared similar service is provided by Masjid Hasanah, Bangi but this one is too far from my house. Another tips by a senior is to find mosque that performs 20 rakaat of solat terawih, and parents can take turns to take care of the children i.e. daddy can perform 8 rakaat, then take care of anak while Mummy can perform another 8 rakaat.

So when Ramadhan comes, in the earlier weeks I was not ready yet to go to the mosque due to many reasons – being fatigue, headache, Amna was being more energetic (uncontrollable?) than ever, etc. But most of all I think my mind was not ready and fully prepared yet. When 21 Ramadhan comes, I thought of giving it a try to optimize the Lailatulqadr hunt . Plus hubby came home with a good recommendation from his friend to go to Masjid Wilayah as the mosque is huge, child friendly, provides childcare, performs 20 rakaat of terawih and is the nearest to our house compared to Masjid UIA or Masjid Hasanah – the mosque fits all of our criteria perfectly. So off we go!

Well, Masjid Wilayah is indeed the most child friendly mosque I’ve ever been to. It provides a childcare center in a convenient location (very near to the prayer hall), with a lot of toys and mini playground to keep the children entertained. They even provides tv set and show Upin Ipin cartoon once in a while! I also like the policy of no parents/guardian allowed in the center, only the caretakers are allowed so it ensures safety of the kids (although parents yang tak pernah tinggal anak kat nursery like me felt quite unsure and odd at the
beginning when leaving my child there).

Of course there were some kids who refused to stay in the nursery, they are free to run around the mosque, even in the prayer hall. There were few masjid volunteers who guard the saf (especially the one between the male’s and female’s (no tirai) to make sure the kids would not interfere with the congregation prayer and saf. We even notice each of them hold some chocolates so if any kids get out of control, they handed them some  Never once I see or heard the masjid volunteers or even the Jemaah scold any kid for misbehave. I just love the ambience and experience.

When the scene had been set perfectly, one could only expect the best and ideal outcome – parents would be happily complete the solat terawih and children happily entertained in the nursery. However, I was not that lucky. It was ideal only on the first day, both me and hubby managed to performed solat while she was happy in the childcare. On the second day, we were late to arrive the mosque hence quite late to pick her up (need to complete our prayers). When hubby picked her up, she was already crying perhaps since most of the other kids had left and only a few still waiting for their parents. Mind you my child never been to nursery so this experience was kind of new to her. On the third day, perhaps still hurt from her previous day’s experience, when she entered the childcare door and realized that I was not following her, she tried to take my hand to join her. When I refused, dia pun refused to play in the room. I have no choice but to bring her along to the prayer hall where she enjoyed running around while eyeing my presence. So I need to wait until hubby finished, then only my turn for terawih. This time I need to pray by myself coz the mosque is having another majlis so they only do 8 rakaat + 3 witr.

Kalau nak ikut penat memang penat, rasa useless going to the mosque pun ada coz I don’t even had the chance to solat Jemaah but need to attend my kid instead. But look at it positively, bringing children to the mosque is not my personal affair alone, it is more to introduce mosque to the kids so they feel happy and enjoy the mosque ambience, and love the mosque even more when they grow up. Plus the least I can get is pahala iktikaf di masjid which was much better than praying at home right  Yes you heard me right, it doesn’t matter if you complete your terawih and witr or not, but look at the wholesome picture of getting the blessings in rumah Allah with your whole family  So parents of little kids, perhaps in the remaining few days of Ramadhan you can visit Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan for some family fun filled with barakah of Ramadhan, Insya Allah 

I would also like to extend my thanks to the masjid AJK and volunteers, for keeping the mosque clean, child friendly and inviting for the whole family. Oh did I mentioned there is a bazaar (trading place) at the lower level of the mosque? 

Modesty Starts Early

 I am quite disturbed to see the bizarre trend of Muslim mummies dressing up small girls with revealing outfits or even the ones that imitates the adults' not-so-modest fashion i.e. leather jeggings, super short skirts,two pieces bathing suits etc.. I know they are still small and look very cute and they don't carry any sins yet by wearing those clothes, but really, what actually do the parents want at the end of the day for their child?

Of course these little angels are still small and not to be blamed at all since all the clothes were chosen by the parents.. but do the parents aware of the impact or how the public (read : some dirty minded people) will react when they see these cuties in such a skimpy outfits ? Let's face it – not everyone had the purest of the pure, clean hearts and mind out there. And by dressing our kids with skimpy and revealing outfits does not help at all to improve our society.

To be honest, as a mother to a 2 year old daughter, I admitted the occasional temptations to dress up my child with cute, a bit revealing clothes especially when she was a baby.. Hence once I bought a spaghetti strap top with matching pants – I am sure you can find loads of such clothes in the baby department. But at the end of day, I felt quite uneasy and decided not to dress up my baby (she was 6 months old at that time) like that anymore. And this was not felt by me alone, but also by my husband. Recently we spent overnight at a hotel near a mall, and I brought her normal cotton dress but forgot the legging pants (that I usually matched with the top). Out of desperation we just dressed her up with that cotton dress which falls about 2-3 cms above her knee (abit short as I was not aware she was getting taller). We were so uneasy and ended up buying new clothes for her!

You see, among the reasons of our feeling and reaction perhaps because our little girl is very active and always runs around and more often than not, lying on the floor of shopping malls or hotels especially on the shiny tiles and carpets.. So sangatlah tidak sopan nampaknye if she wears revealing clothes or short dresses for that matter. Plus I don't like to see girls with skimpy outfits, either little or big girls as I am afraid that the parents will have a difficult time to explain when the time comes for them to cover their aurat.. How would I want to convince my child to cover up if I was the one who dressed her the opposite for the past 8-10 years (nauzubillah)? That is actually my greatest fear.

Hence please I hope all Muslim (or even the non-Muslim) mummies out there to start dressing up our girls modestly for the benefit of all. For example if you're buying swimming suit for your little girl, perhaps you can choose a wetsuit instead of bikinis.. For daily wear, I guess shirt and ¾ or long pants will do to replace the short pants and spaghetti straps.. Dresses are okay but match them up with long pantyhose or leggings to compliment the modest look. I mean, little girls are always cute no matter what they wear J

Let's instill the modesty in the early age so our work will be easier when they grow older. I don't believe in forcing people (or my own children) to cover aurah, perform solah etc, but I prefer if it comes with god understanding and volunteered by the girl herself. But isn't it best to nurture our own future caliphs since they were small J as the hadith saying (quoted loosely) children are like clean sheet white cloths, it's the parents who paints is red, blue or yellow.

LET'S DRESS UP MODESTLY PEOPLE J

Boss hanyalah posmen

(This was written on 19/1)

I am writing this from a condo's balcony overlooking the open sea.With scenic view and the sound of wave crashing the shore, the best word to describe this feeling is .....blessed. The irony part was i just had the same experience last week overlooking the same sea, but from a diffferent shore with different set of people.

I just had yet another conversation with ny colleague about the things that we thought would have gone better with a better leadership. This time was regarding endless work related issues due to different expectation from different level of people in the organisation. We acknowledged that the difference is a norm,but what about the actions to make ends meet?

When all reasons and evidences had resurfaced,we've nobody else to blame but the BOSS.It's always the boss(es) who are incompetent,cruel,heartless,not understanding gen Y, not this and not that. And it is a known fact that most popular reason on our friends' resignation is due to the boss factor. So when there is an obvious target, why bother finding other factor to support the hypothesis?

These few weeks I' ve the opportunity to work on a paper  to be presented to my higher management. Prior to the seating,we were required to have syndication sessions with every one of committee members to obtain mutual agreement prior to the real papee. During these sessions that I slowly realised the rationale of some decisions made by them, and how some idea, no matter how brilliant it was from our own point of view,might not be that good from the eyes of others. The management were trained to think like this,not focusing but always consider the negative impact of everything.My father in law,a military officer once told me that the army are also trained this way so they are better prepared and always in the alert mode incase anything goes wrong to our nation's security.

So the main question is, IS boss the one to be blamed in most situation in the office?

Not shoving the leadership factor aside, we (the gen y) always believe that our bosses need to improve on the leadership skills. BUT never forget that we also need to improve OURSELVES in terms of trying to understand and showing good manners to the elderly. It was worrying when I saw before my eyes that some people I know did not really respect the boss.Some did not informed when coming late to office or even taking leave,did not greet the bosses when they meet at the corridors,did not bother to compose nice sentences in emails.. and the list goes on and on.The selfish and 'I am always right no matter what' attitude need to be improved, my dear friends. A reminder to myself too if ever i cross the line.In simple words,jaga adab kita.

Because the truth is, boss(es) are just postmans - messengers of what had been laid down by our Ultimate Boss. If you dont like your workplace for whatever reason,make a move.Kan simple like that.

Reset Minda Pekerja

One of my favorite tv program nowadays is Reset Minda bersama Prof Muhaya. I like her style of reminding others straight forwardly, without actually annoys or discomforts people. Just the style that suits me. One of the most memorable episode that I can really relate to my self and my situation is Reset Minda para pekerja.

If you ever experience perasaan tak suka pergi pejabat, tak suka bosses, tak suka colleagues, tak suka your work, rasa tak pernah dihargai dan 1001 macam lagi grievances related to work, well you should catch the re run of this episode in Astro Oasis. When I watch this episode, every single words uttered by Prof really hit me right on the face. I pernah rasa perasaan yang sangat teruk ni twice in my working life. Once when i just got married and my husband immediately was assigned to Vietnam and other places.. and sekali lagi masa i just gave birth to my baby and got back to work,where I need to stay with my inlaws coz they agreed to take care of my baby while I got to work. To think back during these two major downside of my life, both were related to fragile emotions due to  missing support by the husband and ALSO some problem in the office that i shall not detailed down here.

Well to relate back to the topic, the key concept that i learnt from the program me is focus on what we are giving, rather that we are given. We always see ourselves as most important person because we do good work for the company,more often we stretch our efforts to make ends meet, and we always expect something in return, sometimes even something extra at the end of the day. But sometimes we tend to forget that we are the one who apply to work for the company, and they have the rights to assess our work and decides whether we shall be given handsome bonus or not at the end of the year. And once the decision did not meet our expectation, our instinct is always to rebel and give less from what we always give, because it doesn't make any difference anyway. Because those persons whom give less but more visible, or please the bosses whom will get the extra perks and not us.

The paragraph above is actually a real case that always happen in the workforce, especially in my unit. It is because my current work is so monotonous, very operational and is always hectic through out the year. At least a project has phases, and perhaps you may get totally busy at any of the phase and once it was done, you may have a time period to cool down and reflects, suggest for rooms of improvements before the next project kick off. But not for my case. So the negative atmosphere is always clouding my units especially because most of the member of my units are quite experienced people, and we have experience working with different team and bosses that we could always compare our experience to.

For me, i am a self motivated person. For me motivational book doesn't help to increase my motivation, i will do the soul searching and find my inspiration so i can get the mood and actually enjoy what i am doing at work, so i can strive better and perform at my best level. So currently the work atmosphere doesn't bother me so much, as i now if i want to make the atmosphere better, i am the one who need to move forward. Not forcing or waiting for the scenario to change. For external motivation i look forward to programmes like Prof Muhaya's and also by reading biography books of famous and successful person.

So if you're feeling down and not wanting to wake up the next day to go to the office, please catch the rerun of this programme to get you inspired. We need to understand why we go to work and how to enjoy working, if we fail to feel the joy we might as well quit and do something else instead e.g. starting a business, etc. And please do it quickly, because the longer you stay, you might feel more miserable, and this will surely affect your performance, and you will be the excess baggage to your colleagues and company too.

Senjata yang hilang

Lately i think my emotion is more fragile for some reasons.. Mostly it was triggered by small things,sometimes so small its just not worthy in my daily life. Things which supposedly do not bug me too much, needless to say i realistically must be alot happier because ive reunited with my small family in this short but meaningful vacation. It is very meaningful, i would call it my (again)soul searching period to venture and define the options i may have in living my life.

I said options,  because iam not the ultimate planner of my life.it is purely His choice.its just that i hope i will see the lights and find the right path. Not the path that i desired, but the path that He desired and destined for me.Quoting Ust Hasrizal in one of his book, like the journey of Nabi Musa that found the oddest in life,and is there Nabi Khidir that will show me the rationale of each taqdir? Only my journey and mehnah is nothing compared to theirs, or even more people in the world who live a tougher life but still a strong devotees to Allah.

Who am i to choose what i want in life? What i want will not be necessarily the same as what He wants.
I only wanted what is best for me in life, according to His rule, that will guide me to Jannah.
I know to gain that is never easy,but small steps in the right direction will lead me to somewhere,right?
I need to make sure i am in the right direction. Maybe a few sidesteps along the way,but the direction is sure.macam arah mata angin.macam arah kiblat.
And how to ensure my direction is right, for me is to making the journey process right.
I need to readopt again all the methods and processes ive  known and learned before,which some i may had left along the way.its time to collect them back and of course, strengthen them.
I am talking about Muslims secret weapons.solat yang khusyuk and awal waktu, berjemaah mathurat, solat sunat-dhuha,tahajjud,qobliah bakdiah,taubat,hajat,witir, daily quran recitations,complete covering of aurats..and many more that  might have slipped somewhere along my journey.

I dont want to be diluted in the world of rich and famous, in the world of feeling superior and important, and the feeling of only me is right, others are wrong.
YA ALLAH! please save me from the worst feeling a person should have - hubbuldunya and forgetting akhirat.

The Beauty of Giving

Need not to emphasize, I believe most people had experience the beauty
of giving, whether we realize it or not. I am an avid believer of this
beautiful concept, and I did experience alot of thing that somehow
perhaps (insya Allah) caused by the act of giving.
Like today, I just give something to someone and suddenly, almost
immediately, hubby called and surprised me `Abang balik esok :)'
padahal sebelum ni dah declare siap2 tak balik minggu ni walaupun cuti
panjang coz nak balik minggu depan and kena cover colleagues yang cuti
hujung tahun. Huhu sib baek takde drama airmata di situ kalau tak
segan I.
Even alot of Islamic scholars encouraged giving or donating if you
want your wish to be fulfilled.. including if you want a child or
something that you wished for some time but haven't got it. Coz
eventually, giving away makes you gain more and more! Honestly, when I
was trying to conceive, I did this too and it work wonders,
alhamdulillah.
The best part of giving is, the recipient always pray for you and that
is what I treasure the most. Just imagine orang yang berdoa untuk you
adalah orang yang mustajab doanya, sedangkan kita sendiri berdoa dan
ada hijab without us knowing (nauzubillah)? Subhanallah the result is
always amazing :)
Make it a habit that everytime you log in/go to the ATM to check at
the amount of money in your account, always transfer some allocated
amount to the needy/someone before you log out. Be it RM10 pun takpe,
it will grow more and will never stop! Somebody told me,if you want to
be a millionaire, the number one thing you should do is giving a lot,
insya Allah you will reach your goal. Since being a millionaire is
also my dream goal, I want to implement this tip too!
:) Today is a happy happy day, hence the positive vibe :)

Self Reminder #4 : Entah Random kot

Baru tadi saya dengar ceramah kat surau company, disampakan oleh seorang Muallaf yang sangat terer dan fasih memberi dalil..kalah kita2 yang lahir2 Islam nie.Memang malu sangat kalau attend talk diorang ni, sebab diorg embrace Islam and menghayati bersungguh2! Dalil takyah cakap la, dalam tangan. Main ingat2 dalam kepala terus tulis sepuluh ayah al Quran dengan maksud yang tepat! Jarang orang lahir2 Islam nak appreciate kan nikmat yang kita dah dapat ni. Sebab kita tak berusaha sungguh2 untuk dapatkannya kot..lahir2 dah jadi orang Islam.

As usual talk tentang fakta2 ayat alQuran berbanding sains and kitab/Bible sangat mengujakan dan menarik perhatian. To be specific tadi brother ni kupas pasal persoalan yang membuktikan Al Quran ditulis oleh Allah, dan bukannya oleh Rasulullah,oleh orang lain,tiru Bible,oleh syaitan or mana2 possible pihak lagi selain Allah.

I nak share satu benda yang sangat terkesan dalam hati, yang buat I sebak nak nangis. Masa sesi Q&A, ada orang tanya `Macam mana kita nak lawan Yahudi yang sangat bijak, tamak dan takkan habis berusaha nak hancurkan Islam?' At first saya ingat brother tu nak bagi jawapan intelek siap dalil bagai, tapi jawapan dia senang dan sangat menyentuh hati.

Dia jawab camni lebih kurang `Bagi saya, untuk lawan Yahudi adalah dengan kita semua orang Islam berpegang teguh seteguhnya kepada ajaran Islam. Itu je. Dan perkara ni memang tak mustahil sebab zaman silam kita dah lihat bagaimana Islam mampu memerintah dunia.So kalau kita berpegang teguh dengan Islam, bukan hanya kaum Yahudi, kaum Cina dan semua sekali pun mampu kita kalahkan'.'

Simple but smart.

Dalam kepala saya dok terbayang trend zaman sekarang..zaman saya la nie la

Di mana semua orang berlumba2 cari harta dan kepuasan dunia- bercuti, kereta mewah, rumah 2-3 bijik,investment sana sini untuk banyakkan duit, bisnes sampingan, pendapatan lumayan dalam masa singkat,etc

Sambil2 tu ramai yang dah tak ingat batas agama

Yang taktau sempadan auratnya, taktau sempadan pergaulannya, yang jaja cerita rumah tangga kat blog (kan trend sekarang blogging pasal personal life ni? Zaman kita kecik dulu mana ada!), taktau hukum hakam agama dalam kehidupan, mengumpat dalam facebook, yang terang2an lagi lah kan, macam2 lagi le tak tersebut.

Belom cerita gejala sosial zaman sekarang lagi tuh.. baru minggu lepas sembang ngn kekawan, ingat lagi masa kita sekolah benda paling dahsyat sekali berlaku adalah `tomboy' (saya sempat sekolah semua pempuan masa sekolah rendah). Tu pun pemakaian je pun and main minat2 kekawan yang cun..itu jer taklah sampai bawak masuk bilik segala.Sekarang? More than you can ever imagine.

Nauzubillah minzalik.

Dan all this while saya dan anda asyik bermimpi negara Islam akan ditegakkan di Malaysia?

Rupanya impian ini, mungkin hanya tinggal angan2, selagi saya,kita dan masyarakat Islam masih tak berpegang teguh dengan ajaran Islam.Tahajjud pon payah!

Ending macam ceramah tapi saya memang perlu constantly dengar ceramah untuk peringat diri.

Ok malam ni jangan lupa Alkahfi, almulk dan tahajjud. Setan sila jauhi diriku okeh.

Self Reminder #2 : Selamat Tahun Baru1432H

Assalamualaikum wbt,

Selamat tahun baru (tahun lepas nie rasanya rekod paling banyak orang cakap `eh, cepatnya tahun ni berlalu kan? kejap je dah hujung tahun.apa tandanya? Soklan bocor ye kawankawan),

Semoga bertambahnya tahun seiring dengan pertambahan amalan kita,

Semoga tahun yang berlalu ni berjaya digunakan dengan sebaiknya dan lebih berkat apabila diakhiri dengan doa awal tahun..dan

Semoga tahun baru ni lebih bermakna dengan memulakannya dengan doa awal tahun, semoga tahun baru menjanjikan seribu satu kebahagian dan keberkatan untuk diri kita.

(Pesanan untuk diri sendiri)

Janganlah terlalu leka berusaha nak fulfil bermacam2 hajat kita..nak anak comel, keta baru,pergi melancong, rumah baru, decoder astro baru (eheh ni apehal, astro memang sengal kalo ada warranty tu lambat je bertindak, cuba kalo nak subcribe canel baru lajuu jer), berhajat kat mende yang main main je sifatnye etc sampai terlupa yang kita sebenarnya perlu beramal seperti akan mati esok hari..

Hajj 2010

It is never too late to wish Salam Aidil Adha to all. Let us embrace the spirit of sacrifice in our daily lives.

I wish to paste my FB status two days back as a reminder for me to fulfil when the time comes, insya Allah.

"Nor Shahira Md Isa Salam Aidil adha kepada semua. Sempena hari raya ini, saya berazam utk menunaikan haji pada tahun saya dapat giliran haji. tak kesah la kena unpaid leave pun takpe, yg penting kewajipan mesti ditunaikan. insya Allah sekiranya masih bernyawa dan berkemampuan.. ameen "

Allahuakbar, allahuakbar,allahuakbar, walillah ilham.

p/s : Pictures are taken during Hajj 2010 session. Amazing and inspiring pictures indeed.Credit to REUTERS, Getty Images & AP Photos.

p/s2 : Congratulations to a former housemate whom just delivered a baby boy on Raya day. I recommended her to bagi nama anak dia Aidil Zafuan atau Zakuan Adha, hehe

Amazing Ramadhan

Its been a week since we celebrate the arrival of Ramadhan.

Ramadhan is a very special month, not only because the abundance of pahala Allah offers to the believers, but also the burning desire of doing ibadah that is seldom felt in other months.

For instance, during Ramadhan we do not eat from dawn to dusk, yet still we manage our daily ritual of work from 8.00 am - 5.00 pm (and sometimes even more), then settle for a while for break of fast and solat Maghrib, then attend tarawikh prayers for 8 or sometimes 20 rakaat!Then, to wake up at 4 a.m for sahur is such an easy task, whereas it was even hard to wake up for subuh during normal days. Moreover, quran recitation and solat sunat always fill the gaps in between, throughout Ramadhan- approximately 30 days.Isn't Ramadhan amazing?

Therefore, lets cherish the moment and may our enthusiasm to perform ibadah last even after Ramadhan ends, insya Allah. Who knows this might be the last Ramadhan for us?

Its 7.10 pm, am fasting although having slight fever for the past two days..hope will get well by tomorrow for work.Selamat berbuka everyone :)

Layan `Zalzalah' di Pilih Kasih

Malam ni I've got the chance to watch `Pilih Kasih' at tv2, ala yg Rosyam Noor jadi pengetua tu. Baru tau cerita ni kat tv2, ingatkan Astro.Rupanya yang Astro tu anak wayang.. Ni pun sebab tv3 kat hotel ni tak clear, sebab tu teralih ke tv2 pada sabtu malam yang jarang sangat tengok. Biasa layan cerekarama kalo balik rumah. Alah macam laa selalu tengok tv, gaya penonton tegar je.

Anyway, sebenarnya nak cakap pasal program ni. Kebetulan tengok malam ni, peserta2 dia pentaskan teater Zalzalah arahan Erma Fatima. I watched this until the end. It was great! Tentang pembalasan yang diterima di akhirat atas dosa2 di dunia..Walaupun peserta2 ni amatur tapi bagi saya mereka agak bagus. Macam biasa berlakon.. Tapi bukan nak cakap pasal peserta, nak cakap pasal teater tu. Memang best, I bagi 4 star kat Erma. Macam hakim pertama tu cakap, dah lama tak tengok teater Islam dipentaskan secara terbuka. So tabik springlah kat Erma!

Memang one of my wishes pun nak tengok Islamic theatre kat IB. Tak percaya, sila baca di sidebar :P Memang yang saya terbayang teater yang akan saya tengok (insya Allah) adalah teater arahan Erma. Orang lain jarang buat.. antara yang saya terkilan tak dapat tengok adalah `2 Jam Sebelum Sultan Alauddin Syahid Diracun', skrip oleh FT. Ahah, FT lagi! I saw some of you smirked and almost blurt out `budak ni memang fan FT'. Without a doubt, yes I am. Saya rasa FT antara karyawan yang berani mengangkat sastera Islamik menjadi komersil dan boleh diterima umum.

Malaysia memang kurang dakwah melalui karya seni kan? Mungkin bagi kita payah nak memenuhi garis panduan sebagai Muslim melalui karya seni, iyalah banyak sangat terms and conditions nya. Tetapi nama pun karyawan seni, this is a place to become creative without crossing the line. I am waiting, and will always wait for the time where people can enjoy Islamic arts, especially performing arts more often in this country.

Logik Etika Estestika

Logik
Etika
Estestika.

Tiga elemen ini merupakan aras tanda sesebuah karya seni itu bermutu atau sebaliknya, menurut Faisal Tehrani (FT) dalam majalah Muslimah keluaran Mei 2008.

Sebagai orang yang memperjuangkan karya seni sastera, beliau membincangkan tentang tiga elemen yang sangat kurang diterapkan dalam karya seni di negara kita, sama ada filem, drama, penulisan dan sebagainya. Tapi kali ini mungkin saya nak fokus kepada karya drama televisyen dan filem, sebab kalau masuk penulisan makin panjang hujahya.

Nilai pertama, logik. Kalau kita lihat memang banyak cerita yang dipaparkan di televisyen mahupun layar perak adalah tak logik. Bak kata FT, Ayat-ayat Cinta itupun tak logik. Sebenarnya nilai logik yang ada dalam sesebuah cerita itu turut membantu penghayatan penonton sekaligus mengaitkan dengan kehidupan realiti.Bukan hanya terperangkap dalam dunia fantasi yang entah apa-apa. Watak utama yang terlalu sempurna, kehidupan yang terlalu banyak kebetulan (baca:terlalu banyak!!), dunia yang hanya dipenuhi angan-angan dan yang jelita mesti akan berkahwin dengan putera raja dan hidup mewah, yang miskin pasti akan terperangkap dalam gejala sosial seterusnya menjadi perosak masyarakat. Memanglah tiada yang mustahil di dunia ni, tapi yang lebih penting apakah nilai yang boleh diambil oleh penonton (aundience’s take-away) di akhir cerita nanti?

Nilai kedua,etika. Ni amat kurang didapati dalam drama tv kita akhir-akhir ini. Asyik-asyik cerita skandal, putus cinta, korporat terlibat rasuah, gelap duit, bohsia, rebut suami orang dan sewaktu dengannya.Logik? Memanglah logik. Macam cerita Yasmin Ahmad, memang logik dan berlaku dalam masyarakat kita. Tapi perlu ke sisi itu yang ditonjolkan dalam filem, secara jujur dan telus, tanpa sebarang tapisan? Macam mana dengan penonton bawah umur, yang tak faham double meaning dan cheeky body gesture? Mungkinkah mak ayah mereka akan dibom dengan macam-macam soalan selepas tengok cerita macam ni. Pada fikiran mereka, mungkin budaya Melayu kita memang macam ni agaknya.

Kebanyakan cerita memang ada selitkan unsur-unsur keinsafan dan pengajaran buat jahat dibalas jahat pada penghujung cerita.Itu saya tak nafikan, tapi mungkin sikit sangat.. kebanyakan isi cerita lebih kepada yang berbentuk skandal dan sensasi. Cubalah bayangkan, kalau budak-budak kecil asyik disajikan cerita-cerita macam ni,lama kelamaan akan terprogram dalam otak mereka dan besar nanti macam nilah corak pemikiran mereka.Cita-cita nak jadi model, nak kahwin dengan orang kaya, nak jadi artis..

Nilai ketiga, estestika. FT kata estestika ni keindahan,nilai yang jadikan subah cerita nampak menarik dan bagus. Saya sendiri, sangat suka filem yang memaparkan shot alam yang cantik, dari sudut yang menarik dan peralihan plot yang kemas.Pendek kata, perfect cinematography (he art or technique of movie photography, including both the shooting and development of the film). Saya tak nafikan filem Yasmin memang cantik.. tapi sayang estestikanya ada, etikanya kurang.

Memang banyak filem dan drama sekarang, tinggi nilai estestika dan kurang nilai etika. Kalau filem `cantik’, maka mudahlah diangkat di festival filem dan menang anugerah filem dan drama. Tapi mana nilai sebenar sesebuah filem itu, kalau akhirnya penonton tak dapat apa pun. Sedikit pun tak bertambah nilai kemanusiaan, ilmu mahupun intelektual. Saya merasakan, dan mengharapkan orang-orang seni perlu lebih kreatif dan berfikiran jauh untuk menjadikan filem dan drama mereka mengasuh masyarakat menjadi lebih baik, bukannya tanpa impak. Jauh sekali menjadikan mereka lebih hanyut dengan dunia rekaan mereka. Mungkin saya boleh lihat lebih banyak program tv dan filem yang menepati konsep yang tiga ini, insya Allah.

Seindah bidadari syurga..

Sedikit perkongsian ilmu dari blog WP ladies

Antara pengisian yang dikongsi yang berpandukan buku tulisan ulama terkenal, Syeikh Mutawalli Sya’rawi bertajuk `Tazkirah Peringatan Hari Akhirat’ seperti berikut:

1) Orang yang paling banyak menerima ujian adalah orang yang telah mendapat Hidayah – sesungguhnya Allah menguji mengikut kemampuan hamba-Nya. Apabila kita telah mengetahui sesuatu hukum Allah itu dan masih lagi ingkar, maka dosa yang kita dapat lebih besar daripada orang yang tidak mengetahui

2) Ciri-ciri penghuni syurga:

I. Mulutnya sentiasa memuji Allah
II. Sentiasa beristighfar dan memuji Allah 70 kali sehari (seperti amalan Nabi Muhammad saw)
III. Salam penghormatannya adalah salam, penutup doa mereka adalah alhamdulillah
IV. Ahli-ahli syurga dan isteri-isteri mereka duduk di tempat teduh, menperoleh buah-buahan dan segala yang diminta
V. Allah dan malaikat memberi salam kepada ahli syurga
VI. Wanita penghuni syurga adalah isteri-isteri yang suci dan mereka kekal di dalamnya
VII. Rombongan pertama yang masuk syurga adalah seperti bulan purnama, yang kedua seperti bintang bergemerlapan dengan masing-masing dua isteri
VIII. Di syurga tiada yang bujang, semuanya berpasangan

3) Dalil-dalil yang dikongsi tentang ahli syurga :

i)Surah Yunus, ayat 10- percakapan ahli syurga
Maksudnya : Doa mereka di dalamnya ialah: "Subhanakallahumma", dan salam penghormatan mereka ialah: "Salam". Dan penutup doa mereka ialah: "Alhamdulillaahi Rabbil 'aalamin."

ii)Surah Al Zukhruf, ayat 87- Doa Nabi Yunus ketika ditelan ikan nun
Maksudnya : "..Bahawa tidak ada Tuhan (yang berhak disembah) selain Engkau. Maha Suci Engkau, sesungguhnya aku adalah termasuk orang-orang yang zalim."
( Digalakkan baca sewaktu bersolat hajat, sujud terakhir)

iii)Surah Al Baqarah, ayat 25- Ganjaran didapati ahli syurga
“Dan sampaikanlah berita gembira kepada mereka yang beriman dan berbuat baik, bahwa bagi mereka disediakan surga-surga yang mengalir sungai-sungai di dalamnya. Setiap mereka diberi rezeki buah-buahan dalam surga-surga itu, mereka mengatakan: "Inilah yang pernah diberikan kepada kami dahulu." Mereka diberi buah-buahan yang serupa dan untuk mereka di dalamnya ada istri-istri yang suci dan mereka kekal di dalamnya.”

4) Dalil dan hadis kehebatan wanita :

i) Surah An Nisa, ayat 32
“Dan janganlah kamu iri hati terhadap apa yang dikaruniakan Allah kepada sebahagian kamu lebih banyak dari sebahagian yang lain. (Karena) bagi orang laki-laki ada bahagian daripada apa yang mereka usahakan, dan bagi para wanita (pun) ada bahagian dari apa yang mereka usahakan, dan mohonlah kepada Allah sebagian dari karunia-Nya. Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mengetahui segala sesuatu.”

ii) Sabda Rasulullah “ Wanita itu dikahwini kerana hartanya, keturunannya, paras rupanya dan agamanya. Maka pilihlah yang beragama”

iii) “Wanita yang berkat adalah wanita yang mudah dipinang, murah maharnya dan mudah rahimnya (mudah hamil)

iv) “Sebaik-baik wanita yang menunggang kuda dari kaum Quraisy adalah yang menyayangi anak kecilnya dan yang menhormati suaminya”

v) Jika wanita menunaikan solat lima waktu, berpuasa di bulan Ramadhan, menjaga kehormatan dan mentaati suami maka pastilah dia masuk syurga

vi) Lelaki yang mempunyai anak perempuan dan mendidik anaknya dengan baik, maka anak itu akan menjadi pendindingnya dari azab api neraka

vii) “Kesenangan dunia yang paling baik adalah isteri solehah”

Salam Tahun Baru 1430H

latest family photo : my expanding family

Ya Allah Ya Tuhan kami, Engkau sahajalah yang maha kekal dan sediakala, dan di atas kelebihan rezeki Engkau yang Maha Besar, dan kemurahanmu yang cukup, dan pada tahun baru yang menjelang tiba ini, kami memohom kepadaMu ya Allah, pemeliharaan dari godaan syaitan dan kuncu-kuncunya, dan kami memohon pertolongan dari tarikan nafsu yang mendorong melakukan kejahatan, yang mengganggu daku untuk membesarkan Mu, Ya Zal Jalali Wal Ikram..

Salam tahun baru 1430H dari kami sekeluarga, semoga tahun ini menjadikan kita insan yang lebih baik dari tahun-tahun yang sebelumnya , ameen.. :)

On high impact presentation and inspirational talk

Assalamualaikum wbt and good day.

I love listening to inspiring talks by the high ranked, charismatic people. I know most of us do. It feels so good to hear them talk, their wisdom shows in every moves, gestures, words and sounds.

During my uni days, I love listening to my Chancellor and my Rector's speech. Those two are among the most influential leaders, at least for me, during my uni days. Eveytime they deliver a talk in any occasion or engagement session, I won't miss the opportunity to listen to them, regardless whatever topic they deliver. I know that sometimes not all the points given can be accepted, but nevertheless I just love to hear them, to know what they have in mind in a particular topic.

Here in my organisation, there's more opportunity to listen to these big shots, as many engagement sessions, talks, forum and seminars being held. I love the impact of these successful men (or women) aspiring people, they make the audience engaged until the end and the young ones dreamt to be just like them one day. At least, they make ME feels that way.

One thing I realised is, the higher your position is, the more people will listen. That's one of the advantage of being in control. You hold the power to influence other people.

I recalled my recent experience while handling a seminar just a week ago. One of the speaker (whom I personally adored for his perfect quality of a leader, and eventually he gained success at a considerably very young age) talked about integrity, a classic necessities that is lacking in the heart of employees of most organization in the world. As he was aware his audience are professionals with vast experience, he knew it is no use to elaborate about the definition of integrity, and how it will affect your employment if ever you get caught. Well, those way of elaborating is only suitable for the young execs, but these are matured (read : old) people with many years of experience, certainly different ways of delivering the message of integrity is needed!

So, guess how he delivered the message to his audience?

He started with some definition from Stephen L Carter book. Hey, these people are professionals man, everything they hear must be supported with facts and figures! Later he gave some real examples on the impact of greed and corruption, among which are the humiliated takeovers and bancruptcy of the two giants, Lehmann Brothers and Merril Lynch. Their mighty empire collapsed simply because of their attitude; their breach of trust and lack of integrity.

Furthermore, he took several verses from the Qur'an and hadith and elaborated in a simple and smooth way that touches the depth of heart. As integrity strongly related with responsibility or amanah, he quoted the hadith below :

Sabda Rasulullah SAW :
“ Tiada Iman bagi orang yang tidak Amanah dan Tiada Agama bagi orang yang tidak menepati janji “
[Riwayat : Imam Ahmad]

Sabda Rasulullah SAW :
“ Umat KU akan sentiasa berada di dalam kebaikkan selagi mana mereka tidak menganggap Amanah sebagai punca kekayaan dan sedekah sebagai hutang”
[Riwayat : Imam Ahmad]

Later the speaker amazed me even more, I heard the word `Qana'ah' being used for the first time by a man with a CEO status in my organisation. Qana'ah in context of upholding integrity can be explained as contentment, which is not the fulfillment of what you want, it is the realisation of how much you already have. He also added that the happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that come along their way.

Lastly, he ended his talk with a message 'Kehidupan adalah Ujian, dan Dunia adalah Perhiasan", supported with a beautiful verse 7 of surah Al-Kahfi, as below:

"Sesungguhnya Kami telah menjadikan apa yang ada di bumi sebagai perhiasan baginya, untuk Kami menguji mereka, siapakah di antaranya yang terbaik perbuatannya."

It was that sweet and simple, wrapped perfectly in thirty minutes, and earned the loudest applause from the audience. I was amazed on how his simple his presentation slides are, yet he made a very high impact to the audience. I guess his experience as a CEO and a high impact speaker helped a lot as well. To verify the success of his talk, he got the highest rating among the other speakers in the event. Well deserved, what more can I say.

So you know, the same message conveyed by a laymen compared to the same message conveyed by a high-ranked person really had a huge difference. I've heard the same message being told in a Ceramah not long ago, but it hardly made an impact to the audience. Again, it is the power THAT influence people, which leads TO influence people in an impactful presentation.

I wish to master that skill and be like one of them some day.

If Allah's will, insya Allah.

Laila itu

10 malam terakhir, pemburuan pun bermula.......




Dapatkah kita menjumpai laila (malam) itu ?

Ar Rahman

Translation of surah Ar Rahman

The Most Affectionate

Taught the Quran to His beloved.

He created Mohammad, the soul of humanity.

He taught him speech regarding whatever had already happened and whatever will happen.

The sun and the moon are according to a reckoning.

And the green plants and trees prostrate.

And the sky, Allah has elevated it and set the balance.

That you may not transgress in the balance.

And keep up the weight with justice, and shorten not the weight.

And the earth, He has laid for the creatures.

There in are fruits and palm trees with sheaths.

And grain with husk and fray. rant flowers.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord wills O Jinn and men you twain will deny?

He made man from ringing clay, it is like a potsherd.

And the Jinn He created from the flame of the fire.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you twain deny?

He is the Lord of the two easts and the two wests'.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you twain deny?

He made flow two seas that look to be joined.

And there is Carriers in between them that one can not excel the other.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you twain deny?

There comes out from them pearl and the Corel.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny.

His are the Carriers that they are raised up in the sea like mountains.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord, will you deny?

All that is on earth is to perish.

And there is abiding for ever is the Entity of your Lord Majestic and Venerable.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

To Him beg all that are in the heavens and in the earth Every day, He has a work.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

Soon after finishing all works We proceed to your reckoning, O you two heavy groups.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

'O Company of Jinn and men, if you can that you may go out of the boundaries of the heavens and the earth then do go. Wherever you will go, His is the Kingdom.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

On you shall be loosed the flame of the fire without smoke and black smoke without flame, then you could not be able to take revenge.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

And when the sky will split it will become rose like red hide.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

Then on that day the sinner shall not be asked about his sin, neither man nor Jinn

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

The culprits shall be recognized by their faces and after being seized by the forelocks and feet will be cast in the hell.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

This is the Hell, which the culprits belie.

They will go round between it and fierce boiling water.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

But for him who fears to stand before his Lord there are two Paradises.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

Having many branches.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

In them two fountains run.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

In them are two kinds of each fruit.

Which then, of the favours Of your Lord will you deny?

Reclining on beds whose linings are of brocades and the fruits of both so low that you may pick up with your hands.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

On the beds there are the maidens that they glance towards none save their husbands untouched before them by any man or Jinn

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

As if they are rubies and corals.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

What is the recompense of goodness, but goodness?

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

And besides them, there are two other gardens.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

From deep green, giving black reflection.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

In them there are two springs gushing forth.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

In them, there are fruits dates and pomegranates.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

In them there are maidens good natured, beautiful.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

There are houris, ( virgins of paradise ) confined in tents,

which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

Neither man nor jinn have touched them before.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

Reclining on green beds and painted lovely carpets.

Which then, of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

Greatly Blessed is the name of your Lord, Majestic and Venerable.

* These verses portray exactly what I feel right now....

(I miss the good old days when I can blog frequently...)

On hijab..

I found this very interesting.
Really.

( oh yes, you might have watched this clip embedded in Saifulislam.com too)

9 Siti

Telah lama saya cari artikel ini, baru sekarang jumpa. Sebab saya pernah dengar sekali dulu, tapi tak sempat catat jadi terus hilang dari ingatan. Jadi saya kongsi di sini untuk tatapan semua,semoga dapat jadi inspirasi untuk kita semua, Insya Allah.

(cewah, sempat lagi blog beberapa jam sebelum pergi camping hehe)

Antara 9 Siti yang patut dicontohi:

1) Siti Khadijah
- Beliau merupakan isteri Rasulullah s.a.w yg melahirkan anak2 Rasulullah, setia dan menyokong Rasulullah walaupun ditentang hebat oleh org2 kafir dan musyrik, menghantarkan makanan kpd Baginda ketika Baginda beribadat di Gua Hira’.

2) Siti Fatimah
- Anak Rasulullah yg tinggi budi pekertinya.
Sangat kasih dan setia kpd suaminya Ali karamallahu wajhah walaupun Ali miskin.
Tidur berkongsikan 1 bantal dan kdg2 berbantalkan lengan Ali.
Rasulullah pernah b’kata aku takkan maafkan kamu wahai Fatimah sehinggalah Ali maafkan kamu.

3) Siti A’ishah
- Beliau isteri Rasulullah yg paling romantik.
Sanggup berkongsi bekas makanan dan minuman dgn Rasulullah.
Di mana Nabi s.a.w minum di situ beliau akan minum menggunakan bekas yg sama

4) Siti Hajar
- Isteri Nabi Ibrahim yg patuh kpd suami dan suruhan Allah.
Sanggup ditinggalkan oleh Nabi Ibrahim atas suruhan Allah demi kebaikan.
Berjuang mencari air utk anaknya Nabi Ismail (Pengorbanan seorg ibu mithali).

5) Siti Mariam
- Wanita suci yg mmg pandai menjaga kehormatan diri
dan mempunyai maruah yg tinggi sehingga rahimnya dipilih oleh Allah s.w.t
utk mengandungkan Nabi Isa.

6) Siti Asiah
- Isteri Firaun yg tinggi imannya
dan tidak gentar dgn ujian yg dihadapinya
drpd Firaun Laknatullah.

7) Siti Aminah
- Wanita mulia yg menjadi ibu kandung Rasullullah.
Mendidik baginda menjadi insan mulia.

8) Siti Muti’ah
- Isteri yg patut dicontohi dan dijanjikan Allah syurga untuknya
kerana setianya kpd suami, menjaga makan minum, menyediakan tongkat utk
dipukul oleh suaminya sekiranya layanannya tidak memuaskan hati,
berhias dgn cantik utk tatapan suaminya sahaja.

9 ) Siti Zubaidah
- Wanita kaya dermawan yg menjadi isteri Khalifah Harun Al-Rashid.
Sanggup membelanjakan semua hartanya utk membina terusan utk
kegunaan org ramai hanya niat kerana Allah s.w.t.

26th day :Ramadhan review

di suatu tempat di suatu masa, di suatu ketika.........

Dah 26 Ramadhan.

Sikit hari lagi, akan balik raya, dan best part adalah cuti raya kali ni seminggu! Tapi tolonglah semua jangan tertipu dengan cuti ini kerana banyak reports, tests, presentations dan projects due dates yang menanti kita semua selepas raya. Huhu

OK, agak ironi sebab ayat cliche dok kat atas, pastu baru elaboration yang sebenar :P

Lagi 4 hari Ramadhan berbaki, sempurnakah Ramadhan kita? Sudahkah kita menemui Laila itu? Ataupun letaknya pada 4 malam yang berbaki ini? Wallahua'lam. Sesungguhnya Laila itu termasuk antara perkara-perkara yang Allah rahsiakan dari makhluknya, hanya yang betul-betul bertuah dan diizinkan-Nya berpeluang menemuinya. Selongkar punya selongkar Archive blog ini, saya jumpa entri tentang Laila itu pada masa lebih kurang sama seperti sekarang, tahun lepas. Maklumlah zaman intern, 8-5 depan kom dan semestinya lebih masa untuk berblog :) OK ni bukan dikira cyberslacking ye (bagi saya la), sebab polisi syarikat masa tu mereka tak kisah kita nak surf apa, untuk apa dan bila, asalkan kerja siap ;) Internet memang laju melampau takyah cakap la kan. So much about work flexibility in U.S owned company..

Ramadhan saya kali ini, saya boleh gambarkan sebagai pro-active Ramadhan. Sebabnya kali ni semua aktiviti saya sekali ganda lebih dari bulan biasa, pelik kan? Sebelum ini walau sebanyak mana kerja saya, biasanya bulan Ramadhan selepas berbuka saya akan lebih relax dan focus untuk ibadah lazim, macam solat terawih di masjid, qiam, iftar etc. Namun kali ni lain.. meetings, perjumpaan, gathering, (adakah mereka semua ni sinonim? Haha dalam maksudnya tu) projects, assigments, tests semuanya berjalan konsisten dalam jadual saya walaupun selepas waktu berbuka! Tapi saya gembira sebab perkara ni tak menjejaskan ibadah fardhi walaupun timing semua dah lari sikit dari biasa. Bagi saya, spending quality time is the most important thing..and the one that worth the most :)

Mungkin juga ni satu pendidikan buat diri saya, dan saya mungkin diuji dengan kata-kata sendiri. Sebab awal-awal Ramadhan, saya sering menekankan dan bercerita dengan sahabat serta adik-adik tentang Perang Badar yang berlaku di bulan Ramadhan, betapa Rasulullah dan sahabat dahulu gigih berperang dalam bulan Ramadhan. 313 tentera versus 1000 orang musyrikin. Menang pula tu!

Ramadhan bukan satu faktor untuk kita memperlahankan aktiviti seharian kita dengan alasan letih berpuasa, tapi sebaliknya. Betul! Ramadhan memang menjana lebih kekuatan untuk orang mukmin, tambahan pula syaitan jahat tiada untuk kacau kita dan nafsu pun lemah sebab lapar. Padan muka mereka. Sebab tu Ramadhan kali ni memang pro-aktif bagi saya tapi biasa la, bila lepas pukul 6 petang onwards tu muka seposen tak boleh nak elak la kan..hehe

Satu lagi, saya sangat yakin dengan keberkatan bulan mulia ini sendiri. Bagi saya, Allah limpahkan banyak rahmat dan rezeki, yang hanya mungkin mampu dihayati oleh golongan yang berfikir. Memang banyak sangat. Lihat saja, Perang Badar, contoh yang sama lagi. Allah turunkan seribu malaikat untuk bantu tentera Islam, juga hujan lebat yang memadatkan tanah di kem orang Islam untuk memudahkan pergerakan dan hujan terlebih lebat di kem musyrikin sehingga lecah dan menyukarkan mereka..dan banyak lagi sebenarnya.Sila baca sirah tentang ini selanjutnya ok :)

Jangan terkejut kalau bulan ini Allah memberikan kita banyak rezeki dari sumber yang tidak terduga, yang kita tak pernah expect pun, sebab Dia Maha Mengetahui. Tak mustahil jika tests dan exams kita dalam bulan ni kita berjaya score dengan `warna-warna terbang' , assignments completed dan dapat urus masa dengan baik untuk aktiviti lain. Personal experience saya, highest GPA saya pernah dapat adalah sewaktu peperiksaan akhir yang berlangsung pada bulan Ramadhan. Syukur alhamdulillah, Allah tu Maha Pemurah.

Ramadhan kali juga telah menyaksikan ramai sahabat saya diuji dengan musibah. Ada yang kehilangan ahli keluarga, ujian fizikal,mental dan material. Saya tabik spring pada mereka yang menempuh dugaan ini dengan tenang dan mencari hikmah di sebaliknya, kerana itu adalah yang SEBAIK-BAIKNYA. Allah telah merancang hidup kita dari A sampai Z, Dialah yang lebih mengetahui apa yang terbaik untuk kita.

Namun ada yang sudah tak bersemangat meneruskan perjuangan hidup yang berbaki sedikit saja lagi di kampus ni, ada yang dah tak sanggup bagi komitmen dalam kerja, menurut perasaan, nafsi-nafsi (err walaupun syaitan tiada tapi kadang-kadang nafsu ni lebih kuat mengalahkan godaan syaitan!! Sengal betul~). Juga saya lihat banyak maksiat yang berlaku, macam couple, bukak pose berdua-duaan, tak menutup aurat dan sebagainya. Maaf dari hati kerana saya tidak mampu menegur semuanya, maaf sekali lagi. Mungkin ada yang tidak faham, tak sedar, tak mahu faham atau sedar, wallahua'lam.Semoga Allah buka pintu hati kita untuk menerima dan mengekalkan hidayah, insya Allah.

Harapan saya, semoga kita dapat muhasabah diri di sisa Ramadhan ini dan renung balik apa yang terjadi. Siapa kita untuk mempersoalkan takdir, atau mengaku kalah sebelum berjuang, atau tidak puas hati dengan ketentuan-Nya? Siapa kita yang boleh senang-senang ingkar dengan pencipta kita?Kalau setiap hari kita berdoa untuk masuk syurga Allah, tapi pada masa sama kita tak mahu buat apa yang Dia suruh, apa maknanya? Peringatan untuk diri juga yang sering lupa..insya Allah.

Pos kali ini saya terus tulis tanpa outline dulu seperti selalu, macam biasa tak sangka akan jadi panjang. Hehe express thoughts from heart lah kata kan..Akhir kata jaga diri hiasi peribadi, Selamat Hari Raye, pandu cermat jiwa selamat, ingatlah orang yang tersayang..hehe