Assalamualaikum W.B.T

Hmm...saya tak menipu tau...saya cuma tak cakap yang betul je...
Sebab saya rasa keadaan akan jadi awkward bile saya cakap perkara yang sebenar...
So, saya rasa lebih baik saya simpan sendiri perkara tu...and korang tak yah la tahu...
Bukan niat saya nak menipu...cume saya belum bersedia nak mengaku...muahaha...
Lagipun...nanti mesti saya tak selesa (saya rasa la) ;)
So, untuk mengekalkan keharmonian...baik saya pura2 tak tahu...
Sorry ye ;)

p/s: Sama ke menipu dan tak bercakap benar?....hehehe...

On another note:
Tadi saya tepon mak...tell her that I haven't improve much in terms of communication skills sebab saya tak mingle sangat pun dengan locals or mane2 omputih...
reasons:
satu, sebab saya memang tak reti bersosial...
dua, sebab saya tak minat sangat nak bersosial dengan omputih...(sbb banyak contoh yang saya nampak buat saya takut...owh...owh...owh...)

Sebenarnya, saya cuak gak...
Nampaknya, peluang saya untuk immerse dalam english-speaking background tidak dimanfaatkan sepenuhnya...hmm...ape nak jadi ntah...
While I may be doing fine with my study, my interpersonal skills cum my communication skills in English --> X meningkat langsung okeih...
Pastu saya tanya mak, apa mak expect dari saya sebab selama ni mak tak pernah paksa saya untuk menjadi ini atau itu...Semuanye terpulang pada saya...
Pastu mak jawab..."Semoga selamat pulang dengan jayanya"
And I was like..."tu je?"
Then mak continue..."Habis mak memang tahu ko jenis camtu...lain la kalau mak, mak memang jenis suka participate...bla...bla...bla..."
Me (dalam hati)...Mak memang memahami =) Sayang mak...muaXXX

Salam~

Dapatkan Mesej Bergambar di Sini

Assalamualaikum W.B.T

Having even a little amount of academic stuffs after a long hiatus can make my brain jam...huhu. So I think I need to divert once again. This time, I hope it would be beneficial to all =)

Actually, just recently I learnt the tafseer of al-Fatihah. Though some of you might have heard / knew it by heart...I think there's no harm if I continue my sharing...in case we forgot ;)

Okay, let us start with the basic introduction of al-Fatihah. Al-Fatihah derives from Arabic word "fataha" which means "open". Therefore, al-Fatihah means "the opening". It could mean the opening of the Quran and it could also mean the key to the Quran itself. As Ibnu Qayyim puts it: "Allah has summarized all the previous Books in al-Quran and the whole content of al-Quran is summarized by surah al-Fatihah". Another significance of al-Fatihah is also evident in the event of Isra' and Mikraj when Allah says to the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h): "I give you the seven ayats (al-Fatihah) that I have never given to anyone before you". Therefore, it is undoubtful that al-Fatihah is a highly-valued gift from Allah to the Prophet and us, his ummah.

Al-Fatihah is also known by several other names such as "ummu-l-kitab", "al-hamd", "surat-us-solah", "asy-syifa'" and "asas-ul-quran".

The 3 main points in this surah are:

1. Foundations of Aqidah - rububiyyah, uluhiyyah & asma' wa sifat
   
2. Foundations of Islamic understanding
   
3. Ways to interact (tawajjuh) with Allah

And another amazing thing is that, Allah will answer every single verse that we recite...which is so sweet. Allah the Blessed and Exalted has said: "I have divided the prayer (i.e. surah al-Fatihah) between Myself and My servant, into twohalves: half of it is for Me and half of it is for My servant, and My servant shall have what he has asked for". I'll discuss about it later in the description of ayat =)

Okay, let me start from the beginning.

Verse 1: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, and the Most Merciful.
In this verse, we could identify two attributes of Allah which are "ar-Rahman" and "ar-Rahim".
As we all know, "ar-Rahman" refers to Allah's love and mahabbah to all His creations while "ar-Rahim" specifically refers to his love to the Believers.

Verse 2: All praise and thanks are Allah's, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
The word "alhamdulillah" itself carries a huge meaning. It means more than "asy-syukr".
While "asy-syukr" means appreciation, "alhamdulillah" means we appreciate, we give all praise to Him, we acknowledge His nikmat, and we think highly of Him.
The phrase "rabb-il-'alamin" on the other hand indicates the concept of tauhid rububiyyah.
And whenever we recite this verse, Allah will answer: "My servant has praised me".

Verse 3: The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The repetition of "ar-Rahman" and "ar-Rahim" indicates the significance of the two attributes of Allah in the process of interaction between us (the servant) and Allah (the Lord) --> (mahabbatullah).
And whenever we recite this verse, Allah will answer: "My servant has extolled me".

Verse 4: The Only Owner (and the Only Ruling Judge) of the Day of Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
The word "malik" could means "the Only Owner (maalik)" or "the King (malik)". This again reflect the concept of tauhid asma' wa sifat.
And another lesson from this verse is that life doesn't end in this world because there will be the Day of Recompense.
And whenever we recite this verse, Allah will answer: "My servant has glorified me".

Verse 5: You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we asked for help.
In this ayat, the concept of submission in Islam is explained. It explores the concept of tauhid uluhiyyah - Allah as the Only One we worship.
The word "iyyaka" at the beginning means the "total submission" to Allah.
And this is the ayat that Ibnu Qayyim claims to summarize to whole content of al-Fatihah.
And whenever we recite this verse, Allah will answer: "This is between Me and My servant and My servant shall have what he asked for".

Verse 6 & 7: Guide us to the Straight Way. The way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace, not (the way) of those who earned Your anger, nor of those who went astray.
In this ayat, we asked Allah to constantly lead us to the right path.
And whenever we recite this verse, Allah will answer: "All these are for My servant and My servant shall have what he asked for"

Hmm...I guess that's the end. I hope all of us could benefit from this sharing. You see, we recite al-Fatihah at least 17 times a day. Imagine how close we are with Allah...if we ever think about it. InsyaAllah, let us all pray together that all the solat we have performed all this while are accepted...aminn....

"......and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein" (50:16)

Salam~

Assalamualaikum W.B.T

Hari ni saya takde kelas dan sepatutnya sedang membaca article2 yang panjang untuk kelas hari Khamis dan Jumaat. Tapi biasela, bila ada kerja kena buat, senang betul nak divert buat keje2 lain. Contohnya update blog...hehe. Saya dah mula membaca dari pagi, tapi satu article pun tak habis. Reason: attention-span yang sangatla pendek...ngee ;) Lagipun, kelas baru masuk minggu kedua. Enjin tak panas lagi...(haha...alasan baik punya)

Oh ya, semalam saya dah pos dah kad untuk birthday Mak. Actually, saya ni bukan la jenis berkad2 ni. Tapi, untuk orang2 tersayang, kena la bagi special treatment...hehe. Saya pos seminggu awal...maybe Mak akan dapat lebih awal dari tarikh sebenar. Takpe la...yang penting sampai..insyaAllah.

Actually, dalam entry ni saya nak cerita pasal buku yang saya baru dapat dari kawan saya. Dia belikan buku ni masa dia balik Malaysia for winter break bulan lepas. Hadiah untuk saya katanye...ngee ;) Tajuk buku tu "Jangan Bersedih : Jadilah Wanita Yang Paling Bahagia" hasil karangan Dr. 'Aidh Bin 'Abdullah 'Al-Qarni dan terjemahan oleh Muhammad Huzaifah. Tahun lepas pun, seorang kakak senior ada hadiahkan saya buku "Don't Be Sad" karangan penulis yang sama. Tetiba saya terfikir, "saya ni nampak sedih ke"....hehe. Tapi saya suke je buku2 tu even saya tak habis baca pun lagi. Buku ni sarat dengan motivasi...untuk kita jadi lebih positif dalam hidup....seterusnya jadi gembira sepanjang masa. InsyaAllah, saya akan cuba habiskan dan cuba amalkan juga =)

ni la dua-dua buku tu =)

And lagi satu, saya nak cerita jugak pasal saya jadi ustazah tak bertauliah kat sini. Mengajar tajwid lagi...hehe. Actually, bukan la mengajar sangat...tapi lebih kurang jadi facilitator and initiate discussion pasal tajwid. Alhamdulillah, saya ada kawan (merangkap classmate masa kat high school dulu) yang join Kelas Kemahiran Al-Quran and ada foundation yang bagus dalam hal ehwal tajwid dan pembacaan Al-Quran ni. Dialah yang banyak membantu. Saya tolong organize and buatkan nota je...hehe. Pastu, ada gak beberapa yang lain (and I should say semua orang yang terlibat) turut kongsikan ilmu dorg masa kat sekolah dulu. Alhamdulillah, saya rasa seronok sangat. At least, ada jugakla kelas2 camni berjalan di Bumi Sydney ni and in fact, banyak jugak yang saya tak tahu sebelum ni, dah jadi tahu dah =) Ni namanya ilmu Allah tu sangat luas kan.

ni himpunan quran2 kami n nota tajwid
(4 quran sejenis yang ada sticker comel tu trademark kami la kunun2...hehe)

Selain ulangkaji tajwid, kami jugak buat tadarus (twice a week) and tengok terjemahan surah. Ni sebagai permulaan untuk memahami Al-Quran sebab untuk mendalaminya, saya rasa kami semua perlu berguru dengan yang lebih arif. So, kire bincang2 perkara basic2 je la stakat ni. Seronok rasanya bila semua orang pun contribute to the discussion. Banyak perkara baru yang saya belajar sama ada from the Quran ataupun from cerita kawan-kawan. InsyAllah, moga apa yang kami buat sekarang ni akan berterusan dan diberkati Allah...aminn

ni la quran saya...sama kaler je...blue black
anyway, The Noble Quran tu baru berusia 4 hari di tangan saya...saya teringin nak baca terjemahan omputih...hehe

Okay la...harus sambung baca article and salin nota lecture minggu lepas...hehe...

Salam~

thoughts of day:

Dulu mak suruh saya ambil bidang agama...tapi saya mengada-ngada nak amik aliran sains...
Dulu ada yang kata, kenapa amik tesl sedangkan saya lulusan sekolah agama, sayang katanya...tapi saya tak jawab apa2...saya diam aje (8 tahun tu belajar bahasa arab)...
Dulu kawan kat kolej panggil saya ustazah...tapi saya xsuke...sebab saya rasa saya tak cukup baik dan tak layak untuk dipanggil macamtu...
Tapi sebenarnya, saya pernah berangan nak mengajar tajwid dan nahu bahasa arab...sebab saya suka rules and pattern kot...
Dan sekarang, saya tak kisah pun untuk jadi teacher ustazah...sebab saya nak cuba buktikan yang saya bukan typical...ngee...doakan saya ye =)

p/s: sekadar buat sedikit reflection...abaikan saje ;)

apa perkara yang anda lakukan semalam sebelum tidur?
gosok gigi, tutup lampu, baca al-mulk (kalau sempat ;)...ngee)

satu tabiat kebelakangan ni sebaik sahaja anda bangun tidur?
mandi...

makanan favourite untuk breakfast...
roti bakar & hot chocolate...

namakan satu tempat yang anda ingin pergi..
mekah...

apa nama lucu anda?
ntah...lucu ke?

apa perkara paling best yang berlaku dalam hidup anda setakat hari ini?
merasai nikmat Iman dan Islam...alhamdulillah

nyatakan 3 talian hayat dalam hidup anda (jika anda berhadapan dgn masalah)
1) Allah
2) Allah
3) orang tersayang (mak n close friends)

anda ingin atau sedang bercinta?
both ;)

apakah benda paling best yang pernah anda belikan untuk seseorang?
ntah...x sure la best ke x ;)

apakah benda paling best yang pernah anda terima dari seseorang?
kata-kata yang jujur dan senyuman yang manis...

nyatakan 3 perkara yang boleh buat anda tersenyum...
1) merasai hikmah disebalik apa yang berlaku...
2) berada di samping mereka yang tersayang...
3) telatah bayi dan kanak-kanak...

lagu favourite anda ketika ini...
airmata keinsafan - saujana...

pengakuan berani mati yang pernah anda buat sepanjang hidup anda...
to be kept in me ;)

im tagging:
1) cik akira
2) cikgu jawe
3) salina
4) fina
5) anyone

Honto ni gomen!!!

Assalamualaikum W.B.T

Alhamdulillah, at last I got a chance to post an entry or maybe a number of entries today. The new semester has began. Though I only have class three days per week but my Friday schedule was totally full. But I think that's okay. InsyaAllah, will try to cope or I must say, should be able to cope for the rest of 12 upcoming weeks =) Anyways, this entry is kind of a summary for all my birthday wishes for my beloved ones who'll celebrate their birthday this month.

Family

(1) Iboy --> oni-chan (10th August)

Happy 26th Birthday!!!

(2) Abang Am --> aniki (13th August)

Happy 31th Birthday!!!

(3) Oka-san (18th August)

Happy 55th Birthday!!!

(4) Onee-chan (31st August)

Happy 29th Birthday!!!


Friends

(1) Lisa-chan (26th August)

Happy 22nd Birthday!!!

(2) Syikin-chan (28th August)

Happy 22nd Birthday!!!


To all of you:

May Allah always...

give you strength when you feel week inside
make you happy when you feel sad
make things easy when you feel difficult
be at your side at all times
aminn

Salam~

Assalamualaikum W.B.T

Often in our lives, whether we realize it or not, we tend to look down on others and even on our own capabilities. This may not apply to all, but trust me, many people (including me myself) do fall into such trap. You know why? One of the reasons is because we like to make assumptions.

Consider this situation:

You are assigned to do a task that you have never done before. And you have witnessed a person whom you think highly of because of his/her outstanding performance in completing the similar task and it makes you feel inferior. What will you do? Take it as a challenge or refuse to take the responsibility and suggest someone else (whom you think better than you) to take over?

Hmm...a person with high aspiration will surely grab the chance and prove him/herself. But for those who lack confidence, what will happen? The assumption that "I will not succeed" or the stigma that "I am not qualified enough to do that" could lead them to choose the second possibility. And I always be the one who fall into such trap. But to think about it, I remember one verse in Al-Quran that could indeed be a good remedy for the "lack-of-confidence" problem. It is the last verse in Surah Al-Baqarah which is ayat 286.

"Allah burdens not any soul beyond its capacity. It shall have the reward it earns, and it shall get the punishment it insures..." (2:286)

This verse could be interpreted in many ways. And I would like to interpret it this way:

Nothing happens for no reasons. Nothing happens coincidently. Everything has been planned by HIM. This means that everyday, every single thing that we encounter or happens to us is all within HIS knowledge. So, when HE plans something for us, that means HE knows we could handle it. HE has the confidence that we could take the challenge because HE knew us well enough, more than we knew ourselves. Of all the people, HE has chosen us to do/perform/take the responsibility. It also signifies the trust HE has on us. Do we then realize how lucky we are? To be honoured by THE GREATEST LORD to face what he planned for us to face? So, no matter how hard things are, just remember that THE MOST POWERFUL RULER knew that at the very end, we will surely manage to face/go through it. Just have  the faith in HIM (because HE has faith in us). InsyaAllah, we'll make it through =)

Consider another situation:

You have 2 friends, A and B. You always do things together. One day, you want to buy night-market-food and you need a friend to accompany you. This time, you only asked B. You didn't asked A because he/she always had that kind of "hotel/restaurant-meals" and he/she looks like the type that "not-favor-night-market-food-so-much". With the assumption that A have no interest to eat such food, you didn't asked him/her at all. Few days later, you knew that A and B went to the night market together and buy "night-market-food". And you was like, "owh...I didn't expect A to enjoy that kind of food".

Hmm...in this situation, assumption and expectation is a total disaster. You see, when we assume things, it will not always turn out to be the absolute truth. Often the case, our assumption do contradict with the real facts. It is even worse if our assumption indirectly posts "underestimate" scents to other's potential/capacity of doing something (I knew it is not related to the situation given earlier ;)

But anyways, the messages that I intend to convey from the example are simple:

First: "Don't look down on others"
Second: "Look for facts and don't assume things"
Third: "Don't judge the book by it's cover for looks can be deceiving".

"O believers! Let not the men scoff at the men, perchance they may be better than those who scoff, and nor the women at other women, perchance that they may be better than those women who scoff,...." (49:11)

"O believers! Avoid most suspicions, verily some suspicion is a sin and do not look out for faults and do not backbite one another. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would abominate it. And fear Allah, Verily Allah is Oft Returning, Merciful" (49:12)

Hmm...I guess that's all for today. This is the first lesson I learnt recently. InsyaAllah, will try to be as positive as I can to face any trials in life ;)

Salam~

Assalamualaikum W.B.T

Alhamdulillah, semester kedua sudah bermula hari Isnin lalu. Nampaknya, perjuangan saya di bumi Sydney sudah hampir sampai ke penghujungnya. InsyaAllah, hujung tahun ni saya akan meninggalkan bumi Kanggaru ini dan meneruskan sisa perjuangan sebagai seorang mahasiswi di tanah air pula. Walaupun rasa gembira kerana akhirnya dapat bersama keluarga dan orang-orang tersayang di tanah air, rasa rindu dan sayu untuk meninggalkan tanah orang tetap ada. Tapi saya yakin, perjalanan yang diatur Allah inilah yang terbaik untuk saya.

Detik demi detik pun berlalu dan saya pun takkan mungkin menjadi lebih muda. Peningkatan usia ini menuntut saya untuk memperbaiki diri menjadi seorang yang lebih matang, lebih jelas matlamat hidup dan lebih berwawasan untuk berjaya. "This is not something that I want to be" rather "it is what I should be"...insyaAllah.

Nampaknya, kisah anak singa yang saya baca itu sungguh mempengaruhi saya. Saya tak pernah menjadi semotivasi begini untuk terus maju ke hadapan tanpa menoleh sedikit pun ke belakang. Tapi saya tahu, kekuatan itu bukanlah sebenarnya datang dari cerita itu tapi hanyalah dari-Nya. Dialah yang telah mencampakkan kekuatan itu ke dalam jiwa saya dan saya sangat bersyukur untuk itu.

Saya pernah katakan yang perubahan ini menuntut pengorbanan yang besar bagi saya terutamanya berkaitan emosi. Dan ia sangat benar. Kalau dulu saya seorang yang pesimis, kini saya belajar untuk menjadi optimis. Kalau dulu saya seorang yang sensitif, kini saya belajar untuk menjadi seorang yang "tak de perasaan". Kalau dulu saya seorang yang sangat conscious tentang people's perception, kini saya belajar menjadi seorang yang "never think too much". Mungkin bagi sebahagian orang, apa yang saya sedang lakukan ini tidak sesukar mana pun. Tapi bagi seseorang yang sudah sebati dengan sifat-sifat begitu, berubah menjadi seseorang yang benar-benar berbeza bukanlah sesuatu yang mudah. Sometimes, I even feel like "it's not me". Tapi saya percaya, saya bukanlah membuat sesuatu yang sia-sia. Saya yakin dengan apa yang saya lakukan sekarang. Walaupun proses perubahan itu mungkin mengambil masa yang panjang, asalkan saya istiqamah, insyaAllah saya pasti juga sampai ke destinasi yang saya sasarkan. Itulah doa saya.

Dan hari demi hari, saya juga semakin yakin yang saya mampu lakukan sesuatu. Kalau pun saya tidak memberi banyak manfaat kepada orang lain, sekurang-kurangnya saya harus bermanfaat kepada diri sendiri kerana diri saya juga punya hak yang harus ditunaikan. Saya akan terus berdoa supaya pemukiman saya yang berbaki kurang 5 bulan ini mampu dimanfaatkan sepenuhnya...insyaAllah.

Salam~

p/s: saya rasa saya perlu menulis apa yang saya belajar setiap hari...in the school of life ;)

Assalamualaikum W.B.T

Duhai si anak singaku
Ku tahu dalam tatihmu
Kau sering salah langkah
Lantas tersungkur rebah
Di perbatasan yang penuh mehnah

Duhai si anak singaku
Walau kau sukar mengorak langkah
Ku mohon agar kau terus tabah
Jangan pernah lemah mahu lelah
Kerna masa tak pernah lengah

Duhai si anak singaku
Janganlah cepat pasrah
Kerna susah itu lumrah
Dan payah itu fitrah
Ingatlah impianmu bukan mudah

Duhai si anak singaku
Andai di tengah kau merasa kalah
Janganlah terus mengalah
Kerna kasih-Nya tak kenal erti sudah
Dan janji-Nya tak pernah salah

Salam~

"Mereka merasa berjasa kepadamu dengan keislaman mereka. Katakanlah, "Janganlah kamu merasa berjasa kepadaku dengan keislamanmu, sebenarnya Allah yang melimpahkan nikmat kepadamu dengan menunjukkan kamu kepada keimanan, jika kamu orang yang benar.""(49:17)

p/s: 1st class honor? adakah kau rasa itu mudah? maka cukupkah dengan usahamu yang endah-x-endah...fikirkanlah...