Salam semua..Bismillahirrohmanirrohim...


        Asif jiddan bebanyak for not being able to update this blog for so long.. Dz, Shira, Nik, Fatin and Emy have all been very busy due to our studies in America.. Alhamdulillah we have all graduated with flying colors after 5 years of learning.. Saya sekarang ada degree in Political Science and with a minor in Economics and Middle Eastern Studies..Shira now is already working at ADP Nilai and has a degree in Business Administration..Dz has a degree in Political Science and Fatin with a degree in International Relations while Farah has a degree in Actuarial Science..Everyone now is busy with their own lives and is trying to find their own purpose in life..
       As for me, the 3 months after graduation has been pretty hard for me..Before this, I never had the chance to figure out what I really wanted to do in life..Dulu orang suruh study kita pon study.org pergi luar negara kita pon pergi luar negara..Now that I have finished my studies I am left with very powerful questions about my life.. Where am I heading after this? What are my goals for the next 5 years? What do I aspire to be.. I was in the abyss for quite some time trying to figure these questions out and it was pretty hard for me as I never really had the time to do all these thinking before..What was more hard on me was the fact that I had to do all these thinking fast so as not to waste valuable time in my life.. I do not want to be jobless for too long..
       In terms of career, I am at the crossroads between working with the government and also working on my own.. It has been a decision that I knew I had to make sooner or later. My dad and my aunts wanted me to do my own business instead of working with the government.If I worked with the government, I will forever be stuck with the government and there was no way I could gain more either in terms of money or knowledge.I will get an exact amount of money every month and will have to do the same old thing every month. Kalau kerajaan suruh i pergi kursus I pon kenala pergi kursus..If my boss suruh buat ni I pon kenala buat kerja ni..I do not have much choice about what I want to do,they say.. Both my aunts are entrepreneurs themselves so I think they def know what they are talking about..They were the ones who paid for both my grandparents' to go to Mecca using the money they got from doing business and I think I should heed their advice..Working on my own gives me the chance to explore on my own my own strength and also my own passion in life..This is not to say that working with the government has no benefits at all..Working with the government allows one to have a secured monthly income every month where you can save every month(if you have enough that is). You will also be provided with pensions once you work with the government after some time. Most of the time, people also work with the government because of the ranks and positions that they will get and the security that it offers..
    Setelah saya fikir2, saya rasa dua2 ada baiknya.kalau kerja kerajaan/dgn org  pon ok and kerja sendiri pon ok..kalau saya kerja kerajaan saya insyaAllah x perlu risau tentang urusan duit sgt sebab saya taw setiap bulan mesti saya akan ada pendapatan di penhujung bulan..tapi kalau x cukup  tu kenala belajar pengurusan kewangan plak kan..Kalau gaji 2500 x kan nak kereta and rumah mahal2 samapai gaji pon x boleh cover kan..kenala hidup sekadar yg termampu..Tapi kalau nak bekerja sendiri kenala rajin berusaha..dan buat business ni ada baiknya sebab kita akan sentiasa bertawakal and berdoa  kepada Allah yang memberi rezeki kepada kita tu..so pergantungan kepada Allah tu sgtla tinggi, especially dalam masa2 bila kita rasa kita sangat perlukan pertolonganNya..plus nabi Muhammad saw pon pernah berkata yang 9/10 daripada rezeki itu adalah daripada berniaga..InsyaAllah org yg berniaga tu adalah rezeki dia di mana2 Allah akan kasi jgn risau..cuma nak berjaya dlm berniaga ni bukan senang..kena banyak beristighfar dgn segala kesalahan lampau yg dah dilakukan dan kenala sentiasa berdoa kepada Allah untuk mengampunkannuya..Allah x kanla nak kasi kita kaya raya senang2 dengan melupakanNya kan?
       So I figured out for the next 5 years I will help my dad with his business and will try to make  his business a success. If within this next 5 years I feel that business is not the right thing for me, I still have the chance to turn back and work with the gov. The gov accepts people working with them till they are 50 so there's nothing much to be worried about. The most imprtant thing is our niah in doing business. Adakah kita hanya mahu menjadi kaya raya? Atau ingin menjadi seorang yang disegani setelah kita mampu bersedekah dgn banyak? Atau adakah kita mahu menolong ibu bapa kita? Bagi saya kalau saya dapat menghantar ibu bapa untuk menunaikan haji mereka menggunakan duit berniaga saya sendiri pon dah kira okla kan..Klau x kaya raya pon insyaAllah dgn rezeki Allah tu ada berkahnya membawa mereka untuk menunaikan haji dan umrah..
       Before I pen off, I would like to share with my readers out there tentang rahsia2 kejayaan dlm bisnes daripada buku yang saya baca untuk murah rezeki dan untuk jauhi hutang oleh Ustzh Siti Nor Bahyah dan Ustz. Zahazan Mohamed serta Ustzh Mahfuzah Omar:
 Berikut adalah 8 daripada rahsia2 untuk murah rezeki dan berjaya dlm perniagaan:

1) Banyakkan beristighfar dan bertaubat
2) Bertakwa kepada Allah
3)Sentiasa mengingati Allah
4)Bertawakal kepada Allah selepas berusaha
5)Beribadat kepada Allah dgn sebenar-benarnya
6)Mengerjakan haji dan umrah
7)Menjalin silaturrahim
8)Bersedekah


Saya akan update dengan pembaca2 sekalian selepas ini tentang rahsia2 seterusnya dlm post yang seterusnya..so I hope you guys will be patient and keep following this blog untuk mendapat ilmu2 perniagaan seterusnya.. Assalamualaikum...

Kisah Ghulam...

Assalamulaikum to all readers..

Asif jiddan that it's been a while this blog is not updated.Thanks to Syira for all the efforts in keeping this blog alive...you're the greatest!:))
Today I'd be talking about something I've always wanted to update  the blog on tapi tak update2 as I was  too preoccupied with summer school and stuffs that I almost neglected everything else,including people that I love..huhu..asif jiddan yerk semua.So hari ni we'll be talking about kisah Ghulam..

Alkisahnya ada seorang raja di zaman jahiliyyah yang mempunyai seorang tukang sihir.Raja ni selalu mengkaburkan rakyat dia untuk dapatkan sokongan rakyat, dengan mengatakan dia Tuhan.Satu hari tukang sihir ni pergi kepada raja dan bagitahu raja yang dia dah tua dan perlukan seorang pengganti, seoramg anak muda yang boleh diajar dengan cepat(kiranya cepat tangkap pelajaranla ni) as well as seorang yang sihat,So diorang pon jumpala seorang budak yang sangat cerdik untuk menjadi pengganti tukang sihir ni,

Setiap hari, budak ni kena jumpa tukang sihir.On the way nak pergi jumpa tukang sihir tu dia selalu terserempak  dengan sang rahib.So, setiap hari budak ni tadi akan jumpa sang rahib dan belajar ilmu agama drpd dia dulu sebelum berjumpa dengan tukang sihir.Tapi masalahnya, bila dia selalu jumpa dengan sang rahib, budak ni akan terlambat nak jumpa dengan tukang sihir.So tukang sihir pon bengekla kan bila tiap2 kali lambat jek nak jumpa dia.Dia pon soal budak ni 'Apasal lambat, apa yang halang ko datang awal?'.So budak ni pon x tawla nak jawab apa dan dia pon dipukul oleh tukang sihir.

Bila dia bagitahu sang rahib, sang rahib pon ada plan and suruh dia wat plan ni.Sang rahib cakap, 'kalau tukang sihir tanya ko kat mana, jawab ko lambat sebab keluarga ko, and  kalau keluarga ko tnya kenapa lambat jawab ko lambat sebab tukang  sihir.'So budak ni pon ikotla plan sang rahib yang licik ni ni tadi.Kat sini kita boleh belajar satu ciri2 naqibah yang baik, iaitu..jeng3..pandai mengambil kesempatan..haa..ni mesti ramai yang berkerut kening ni bila dengar naqibah kena ada ciri2 ni.Well, meh sini kita terangkan sikit apa yang  dimaksudkan dengan pandai mengambil kesempatan.Pandai mengambil kesempatan kat sini bkn ambil kesempatan yang mcm pisau  cukur tu,Yang dimaksudkan kat sini ialah seorang naqibah kenala licik dan pandai mengambil peluang bila ada peluang terbuka.Mcm sang rahib ni.Dia nampak potensi yang ada pada budak yang cerdik ni, so sebelum budak ni dikafirkan oleh tukang sihir dia pon keluarkan wizardry dia dlm ilmu agama and ajar budak ni ilmu agama. dulu.So budak ni susahl nak dipengaruhi oleh tukang sihir.

Satu hari,masa dalam perjalanan nak jumpa tukang shir dan rahib, ada binatang buas yang  menghalang budak ni daripada pergi.Tapi budak ni tryla uji ilmu yang dia dah belajar daripada rahib.Dia  pon ambik btu dan baling sambil cakap 'Ya Allah, jika perintah rahib lebih engkau cintai dan ridhai daripada perintah tukang sihir maka bunuhlah  binatang ini, sehingga manusia bisa menyeberang’.Binatang tu pon mati dan dia bagitahu rahib pasal apa yang berlaku.Rahib tu pon berkata,'Wahai anakku, kini engkau telah menjadi lebih utama dari diriku. Kelak, engkau akan diuji. Jika engkau diuji maka jangan tunjukkan diriku'.So sekarang ni, budak ni dah kira hebatla sebab ilmu dia bila diuji dah menunjukkan  hasil.Tapi rahib still pesan kat budak ni jangan bagitahu pasal dia, as kalau raja tahu pasal rahib, maka habislah rahib ni kena bunuh dan tarbiyyah tu akan hilang.Kat sini kita boleh belajar banyak perkara iaitu cara budak ni menjadi hebat adalah dengan tarbiyyah.Hanya dengan tarbiyahla budak ni tadi dripada x taw apa2 boleh jadik sgt hebat dan tahu macam2.Kedua, kena ingat, macam rahib cakap, kalau kita dah beriman, maka kita pasti akan diuji, as Allah akan test sejauh mana keimana kita.Supaya kita x senang2 kata  beriman.

Satu hari ada org kat pejabat raja yang sakit sopak, buta etc and jumpa budak ni.Mamat yang sakit ni bawak macam2 hadiah kat dia supaya dia sembuhkan penyakit dia.Budak ni pon ckp kat mamat tu,'Aku tidak bisa menyembuhkan seseorang. Yang bisa menyembuhkan adalah Allah Azza wa Jalla. Jika Anda beriman kepada Allah dan berdo’a kepadaNya, niscaya Ia akan menyembuhkanmu'.So mamat ni pon berdoala kepada Allah dan akhirnya dia pon sembuh.Raja pon terdengar pasal budak ni  dan menyangka sihir budak ni dah cukup hebat.So raja yang perasan ni pon bertanya kat mamat tadi, siapa yang menyembuhkan dia, and mamat ni pon jawabla Allah.So raja pon bengkek dan cakap ,'Apakah kamu memiliki Tuhan selain diriku?'.and mamat yang dah sembuh  ni jawab Tuhanku dana TuhanMu adalah Allah. Maka raja pon panggil budak ni dan cakap, 'Wahai pemida, sihirmu sekarang dah mampu menyembuhkan penyakit'Tapi budak ni pon tangkisla dan jawab, Aku tak mampu menyenbuhkan sesiapa, tetapi   yang menyembuhkan adalah Allah.Bila Raja ni dengar lagi pasal Allah for a second time lagila dia bengkek so dia pon seksa budak ni secukupnya, smpai  budak ni x tahan dan terpaksa gak bagitahu pasal rahib tadi.

Bila raja dapat tahu pasal rahib, apa lagi, raja pon seksa rahib secukup2 nya dengan menggergaji rahib ni sama2 dengn mamat yang baru sembuh tadi.Raja pon suruh konco2 dia  bawak budak tadi di tengah2 gunung.Kalau budak tu kembali kepada agama dia, maka budak tu boleh lepas.Kalau tak, budak tu akan ditolak kedalam gaung.Tiba-tiba bila budak tu nak ditolak, gunung pon bergoncang dan budak tu pon x mati tapi konco2 raja tadi pon mati.Raja lalu terperanjat bila budak tu hidup lagi dan bertanya,‘Apa yang terjadi dengan kawan-kawanmu?’Budak tu menjawab, ‘Allah menjagaku dari mereka’.Raja pon suruh org2 dia yang lain bawak budak ni kelaut dan dilemparkan kelaut.Tetibe jek kapal tu bergoncang dan tenggelam.So budak ni still terselamat.

Raja pon still x paham dengan kehebatan budak ni tapi dah realize yang budak ni mmg ada something.Budak ni pon at last dah malas nak layan raja ni dia pon cakap, 
‘Wahai raja, kamu tidak akan bisa membunuhku sehingga engkau melakukan apa yang kuperintahkan. Jika engkau melakukan apa yang aku perintahkan maka engkau akan bisa membunuhku. Jika tidak, engkau tak akan bisa membunuhku’.Raja pon bertanya perintah ap.Budak tu jawab,‘Kumpulkanlah orang-orang di satu padang yang luas, lalu saliblah aku di batang pohon. Setelah itu ambillah anak panah dari wadah panahku, lalu ucapkan, ‘Bismillahi rabbil ghulam (dengan nama Allah, Tuhan sang pemuda).So Raja ni sebab dah malu agaknya dan dah desperate nak bunuh budak ni dia pon ikotla cakap budak tadi.

Panah tu akhinya terkena skit jek kat budak tu, iaitu kat pelipis budak tu tapi budak tu pon meninggal.Ramai org yang budak tu suruh kumpulkan untuk menyaksilan kejadian itu pon tepana tengok macam mana budak yang hebat tu boleh mati sedangkan terkena sedikit jek panahan.Maka diorng pon sume masuk Islam dan mengucap kalimah shahadah.Diorng semua berkata,‘Kami beriman kepada Tuhan sang pemuda. Kami beriman kepada Tuhan sang pemuda'.Raja yang menyaksikan kejadian tu pon jadik takut and cakap ‘Tahukah Anda, sesuatu yang selama ini Anda takut-kan? Kini sesuatu itu telah tiba, semua orang telah beriman.Maka tu kiranya lebih kurangla ending dia.Ada lagi sikit tapi x penting yang tu.So daripada ni kisah Ghulam ni kita boleh belajar banyak perkara, about sacrifice, about using the fame we have for a bigger purpose and most of all about Tauhid and the Oneness of God.Org yang bijak mcm Ghulam ni taw dengan kematian dia mesti ramai lagi yang boleh masuk Islam maka dia pon berkorban untuk Islam dan Alhamdullillah plan dia berjaya.
Hope sume org dapat belajar macam2 daripada kisah Ghulam ni and dapat jadikan hikmah dalam kehidupan seharian kita.Moga kita semua mempunyai semangat mcm Ghulam ni..InsyaAllah..:))

Summer Training Camp 2012

Assalamualaikum to our beloved readers,

Asif jiddan for not updating the blog recently. It has been a few busy months for all of us. We have had our finals in April and then we have some activities going on in May and June, although it was summer break. For some of us, we got to go back to Malaysia and meet our loved ones. For some of us, we stayed here and are taking summer class or summer job. No matter what it is, there is no rest until we do what we have to do. InsyaAllah, hopefully we will istiqamah in this Deen, doing what we should do and not just leisuring around although it is summer break. 

Alhamdulillah, Dz and I have recently be able to attend the Summer Training Camp in Natchez Trace State Park, Tennesee. Finally, I was in Tennesee. It was a lovely park with lots of trees and greenery and a big lake. The Summer Training Camp is actually an annual summer camp jointly organized by the MISG (Malaysian Islamic Student Group) and IMSA (Indonesian Muslim Students Association). Alhamdulillah, after much discussion, online meetings and some brainstorming that went on for weeks among the committees, we have successfully put together the whole plan into action. It was a learning experience for me. :)

So, what is the camp all about? Firstly, it is a summer camp with the theme 'Contemplating the Vast Creations, Comprehending the Greatness of Allah'. It is about Muslims brothers and sisters being near nature, and remembering Allah SWT. 

Since for Purdue sisters, we have classes in the afternoon, we ended up departing around 3.00pm from Purdue. Before that, we dropped by UIUC to pick twos sisters who are joining us from there.When we arrived at the park, it was already over 11pm. We were tested, as we got lost and the GPS kept giving the wrong direction to us when we tried to locate the cabin where we were going to stay. It was dark and there were no other cars beside our two cars and we were in the middle of nowhere in the wood. Luckily for us, after we tried to call some of the committees, we finally got through one, who came for our rescue and showed us the right way to the camping site. As we arrived it was over midnight, almost one in the morning. It had been a very long journey and we were very tired but alhamdulillah, after performing our congregration prayers, we finally got to sleep. We sisters were all assigned to sleep together in the bunkhouse with double beds and dorm-like feel. It was, alhamdulillah, cosy enough although there was not enough bunk beds and some of us have to sleep on mattresses on the floor. Finally, we only got a few hours of sleep. At 4 something the masulah of the program came to wake us up for the Subuh prayer. Apparently we have missed the Qiyamullail at 3.30 am because we were too tired. We got ready for the prayer. After the prayer, mathuraat reading and short tazkirah, we got back to sleep for some rest. At around 8 am we woke up again and got ready for breakfast, which was a nice porridge cooked by the IMSA mothers.

After breakfast, we did some morning exercise and stretching. Then we left for the Cub Lake area for our hiking activity. We were divided into groups of about nine to ten people. We MISG sisters and brothers have decided that we were going to take the long, two hours trail. Apparently, it was longer than we expected. The whole journey took about three hours and it was really tiring. And the weather was really hot. And most of us only took a bottle of water with us so we got thirsty half-way. To make things harder, the route kept going up and down the hill. Nevertheless, the journey in the wood was a good experience for all of us. At the end of the day, we finally reached the endpoint and all of us got out safe and sound. We learned a lot from that activity. Firstly, I learnt that, just like the path in our lives, sometimes there will be obstacles that will be in our ways but we need to overcome that in order to move on. And life, itself is not easy, there are ups and downs but in order to survive we need to go through it all. And when I got thirsty, I thought of Allah and how much he have bless us with abundant food and drinks that sometimes we forgot what it feels like to lack these blessings. Another thing is there was one time that we got lost in the wood and then we turned back and was finally on the right path again. The moral of the story? In life, there might be times when we will be side-tracked and got lost but if we do not try to find the right path again, we will be lost forever. But if we try, insyaAllah, we will find our ways. Also, there are times when I wanted so much to walk out of the wood that I walked too fast and I began to stop appreciating the greenery and beauty around me. May Allah SWT forgive me for my impatience. May in this life, I will take my time so that I can appreciate the little things around me. Last but not least, I learn that teamwork matters. For example, when we were in the wood, we have to make sure we help each other and that no one is left behind so that we would all come out of the wood safe and sound. The same goes in life. We should always help one another and not leave one of us behind. That way, may all of us survived and insyaAllah, see each other in Jannah. :) <3

After the hiking activity, we went back to the cabin for shower, lunch and prayer. And then the MISG sisters and brothers have a session with Akh Rashdan, a brother from UK who gave a talk on the Rise and Fall of Andalusia and Constatinople. Although we were all tired from the hiking, it was a really good talk and we learn that it was our responsibilities to made sure that Islam which was once one of the greatest civilization on Earth could rise to the top again. Ignorance, betrayal and selfishness could lead to our downfall. Thus, we must always have the courage and confidence to bring back Islam to the top. 

After the talk, the sisters and brothers have their own separate games. All the sisters went to play War Game using water balloons. Although it was a little chaotic because some kids were joining us and it was hard to explain the rules to them, we got the game going anyway. Alhamdulillah, my team won and we learn that we have to have a good strategy to win. Just like what we have heard form the talk earlier. Later on, since we still have remaining time, we decided to play galah panjang. 

After the game, we went for shower again and then we have our dinner, prayed and later that night, we have a Jeopardeen Game. Alhamdulillah, my team won again. :) We brought back a huge hamper of food which we shared among our team. 

That night, I got to spend time talking with Dz and Aqilah from ISU. We got into this pillow talk and it was nice. Though I did not stayed long because I was feeling sleepy, it was really nice that I got to catch up with both of them again.

The next day I was woken up by program Ameerah at 4 something. Again, I was feeling so sleepy to get up but I got up and went to pray anyway. And then we recited the mathuraat and have a short tazkirah. After that, we went back to sleep. I woke up at 8 and then got ready for breakfast. After that we left the camp site  and went to the lake again. This time the sisters played volleyball and throwing slippers whereas the brothers played water game at the lake. After those games, we went to the lake for boating in the fishing boat and the paddle boat. It was really fun and we got to spend time with each other and got to know each other closer.

Around noon, we went back to the camp site. We took our shower  and lunch and then we have another session with Akh Rashdan, this time a topic on "Wahai Pemuda". We learnt that the four characteristics that all "pemuda" should have are: faith/confidence, sincerity, spirit and sacrifice. With these four characteristics, we could insyaAllah contribute for our religion and bring Islam to the top again.

After the talk, the brothers went to play soccer whereas the sisters have a cooking competition called "The Iron Chef". Unfortunaely, my Purdue sisters and I have to miss the game because we have to head back early so that we could reach Purdue early and none of us have to miss the morning class. We also have to miss the talk show, entertainment night and a great supper of grilled lamb and smorses but I gues there was a hikmah behind it all. After saying goodbye to everyone, we left.

The journey back to Purdue which supposedly took 8 hours ended up being twelve hours as we got lost afew times, have to stop for fuel, food and praying. We left at 5PM and arrived at 5AM in the morning.Not just that, some of the sisters have to drive with their body aching from all the activities we have done at the camp and some with headache from the heat and some with feeling sleepy. Alhamdulillah, we arrived safely. It was a test for all of us but we supported one another and survived through it.

For some of us, we have exams the next day. For some, we have assignments due. Some of us overslept and ended up missing our class. Yet, we got our assignments done on time and our readings for the exams too. No matter what, we did not regret coming to the camp. We learnt a lot and this is part of our sacrifice in order to gain both the knowledge of dunia and akhirat. May Allah SWT bless our efforts and sacrifice and may all of us gain benefits from it all. InsyaAllah.. Amin.. :) Hopefully, we will get to join such program again next time.

Usrah Online with Kak Siti.. After like.. 3 months? :)

Alhamdulillah, tidak lama lepas balik daripada ISR tempoh hari, Kak Siti panggil kitorang untuk buat usrah online setelah agak lama kitorang tak dengar khabar berita or bercontact2 dgn dia. And ini adalah sedikit sebanyak sedutan daripada usrah tersebut.

Firstly, Kak Siti tnya khabar kitorg but sbb dah lme gak kot x contact so mcm tak tau nk cite apa or nk start dr mne. Dah byk perkara brlaku n ktrg msg2 dgn kisah msg2. Nnti klu start bercerita blh tulis novel dah kot. Hehe. So ktrg pun mostly choose to remain silent n akhirnya ktrg decide apa kata Kak Siti yg cite dulu since dia pun baru balik dari India.

So Kak Siti pun mula la bercerita tentang trip dia ke India baru2 ni. Kak Siti kata kat India tu x bebas sgt sbb students diorg ada curfew dlm kul 6.30 ptg cmtu. So krenya after kul 6.30 diorang tak boleh kluar dah. And then in terms of culture, culture diorang agak slow in anything yg diorang buat. Jalan di sne juga sgt serabut, horror tp somehow specialnya xde plak kmalangan berlaku kat sini. Klu ada pun, jarang sangat la.

Anyway, Kak Siti gi sne dgn dua org rakan sperjuangan dia iaitu Kak Nadia and Kak Masyitah. Mula2 tu diorg dtg together n plan nk jalan2 ke semua tmpat sme2 tp sbb kesuntukan mse utk di spend kat India tu akhirnya diorg decide utk split up. And kat sini la cabaran bermula bg masing2. Contohnya for Kak Siti, dia kena naik bas sorg2 sampai kul 4, 5 pagi. Dah la perempuan, sorang2, waktu2 mcm tu plak tu. Bahaya jugak la tapi demi adik2 yg menanti di u masing2 trpksala diteruskn juga. And then masa tu dah la Kak Siti tak reti ckp bhsa diorang n tmpt2 tu tak prnah pegi pun. Mse tu risau juga sme ada bas tu mnuju ke destinasi yg btul. Pngharapan  n prlindungan hanya depends kat Allah SWT je. N then Kak Siti kne brhenti kat tepi jalan. Mmg time tu risau sgt sme ada tmpt tu btul ke tak. Masing2 dgn cabaran msg2. Cthnya Kak Nadia ada sesat2 tp nasib baik lpeas tu dpt jumpa balik. Kak Masyitah pulak xde fon. N then Kak Siti sndiri trtinggal purse xde duit lngsung, tinggal fon je.Tapi Alhamdulillah, masing2 selamat smpai ke destinasi msg2.

Now tht msg2 dah sorg2 kat destinasi msg2, sume kne buat sndiri. Sdgkn sblum ni sume dah biasa discuss. Spjg musafir tu terasala byk msalah perlu diselesaikn. Mcm duta, kena tgk keadaan di situ, n beri input pada naqibah2 diorang di Malaysia. Memang time tu sgt perlukn ktahanan fizikal dan kemampuan utk brfikir lbih jauh walaupun penat. Penagalamn tu ibarat satu tarbiyyah perasaan. Walaupun mula2 rasa mcm tak tau nk buat apa kat situ, n trnya-tnya kat diri sendiri, "apa yang aku buat kat sini sebenarnya?", tp bila difikir2 balik lbh baik berada kat situ drpd duduk kat Malaysia without knowing all these conditions yg going on kat Indiakan. Sekurg2nya sume tu dpt mngajar kte byk bnda n bantu kte bila kte dah balik nnti.

N then Kak Siti continue cite dia. Dia kata dia pegi stu tmpt ni nme dia Kala ke Kola ke cmner ntah dah lupa tp tmpt tu dkat dgn Bangalore. Kak Siti kata tmepat ni selalau dilupakan sbb tmpt tu dkat tp selalu disacrifice sbb org biasanya nk gi Manipal dulu ke n akhirnya ble dah xde mse lbih org x pegi pun tmpat tu. Tapi somehow Kak Siti determine gak nk gi situ so dia pun pegi situ n brsme2 dgn students Malysia kat sne. Somehow students Malysia kat situ byk yg free hair n ske buat bnda suka hati. Tapi, yg uniknya diorang ni sukakn kebaikan. Diorg actually duduk together dlm suasana yg harmoni cuma diorg tak tau nk buat apa je. Diorang ni usrah online so diorg susah nk dkatkn diri dgn tarbiyyah tu sbb diorg x nmpak suasana tu dpan mata. Ada jugak students Malaysia kat situ yg non-Muslim tapi suasana kat situ sgt harmoni n diorg sgt2 smangat. N kak siti sgt kgum la tgk diorg ni, cuma syg, sbb drg blum mampu nk wujudkn biah solehah tu. N mnurut kak siti, bila nk wujudkn stu usrah tu kne taaruf utk wujudkn willingness to trust other people utk mnegur dan ditegur. Tapi bnda ni susah nk fham ble dibuat online sbb x nmpk muka. Berita2 psl drg pun kakak usrah dpt tau dr fb je. Usrah online ni mmg byk klemahan tp trpksa diteruskn jugak. Bnda ni mngkin lbih snang klu ada sorg kakak yg duduk kat sne. Klu tak kne make sure 1st layer yg pegi sne tu spatutunya sgt kuat tarbiyyahnya.

Actually Kak Siti sndiri xde usrah dgn dak2 India ni. From apa yg dia nmpak, India ni sbuah ngara yg kita bru nk menancapkan benih kita tp nk study kat India pun agk susah so agak susah nk mnghantar kakak2 ke sne. Kak Siti tambah lg, kat India tu tak boleh masuk masjid. Menurut Kak Siti, mmg klu ikut Islam tu mmg lbh baik girls duk rumah tp tu tak patut jd sebab utk diorg halang girls utk gi masjid. Sbb perempuan pun kne tuntut ilmu n ini pnting sbb drg yg akn ends up ajar anak2 kat rumah.

N then Kak Siti kongsi cite dia bce stu buku Hasil tulisan Syed Qutub ni. Rujuk surah Al-Baqarah ayat 208-209. Kak Siti rse bce buku tu mcm beri dia stu pndangan yg baru. Dlm ayat 208 tu, Allah SWT berfirman:

Wahai orang2 yg beriman, masuklah ke dalam Islam secara keseluruhan,....

Dlm buku tu, dia merujuk kepada: Wahai orang yang beriman! Masuklah ke dalam kedamaian (Islam) dengan keseluruhan jiwa kamu. Islam=kedamaian. Kedamaian tu apa? Adakah kte telah damai? Kalau tak, kenapa kita tak damai walaupun kita Islam?

Mcm ayat tadi tu, ditujukan utk org beriman. Kata dah beriman, kenapa kena masuk secara keseluruhan? Maknanya orang dah beriman pun kena masuk lagi. Oleh itu kte kne ada kefahaman yg jelas, kte kne memberi spenuh keyakinan dan kepercayaan kpd Allah and kte xkan cmpur adukkan dgn benda lain sbb kte tahu Allah Maha Adil. Kesan drpd perasaan yg kte dpt trbaik tu lah bru kte tau ada hikmah stp apa yg brlaku tu. Kte xkn rse sedih sgt klu kte tau ada hikmah sbenanya apa yg brlaku tu. Kdg2 Allah bg kita rse susah sikit so that kte akan rse bestnya lepas tu. Sbb hanya Allah SWT yg sempurna. Bila kte melihat sifat2 Allah SWT xde apa2 pun yg kita akn persoalkn. Bergantung kat Dia pun dah cukup n Dia sndiri dah berfirman yg Dia xkn bg benda yg kte x mampu (2:286).

Menurut Syed Qutub, Allah dah ciptakan alam ni seiringan dgn kita, bergerak dgn kita, bertasbih seiringan dgn kita, sume ikut Sunatullah dan bersma-sma dgn kita. Oleh itu, kte dgn alam ni kne bermesra hingga dtg kedamaian kpd kita. Kte kne berusaha mnjadikn sume bnda ikut aturanNya, cthnya menyiram pokok agar pokok tumbuh subur. Tp yg susahnya sbenanya nk bina manusia dpan kita supaya ikut suruhan Allah SWT. Tapi Allah SWT dah sertakn manual utk lakukan sume kerja tu (Al-Quran). Dgn manusia kte prlukn lbh perhatian utk pastikn amalan tu trjaga n utk mnghapuskn perasaan keluh kesah. Sbb tu kne lbh brsabar n istiqamah ble nk membentuk manusia yg baik. Jadi, xpelah wlaupun penat n org x tgk apa yg kte buat, tp Allah SWT akn tgk n kte akn di judge di akhirat nnti. Di akhirat manusia akn mndapat hak2 dia yg dah trhakis di dunia ni. Thus, perasaan damai akn trhasil. Matlamat kte ialah satu penganugerahan atau satu nikmat yg trlalu agung. Jadi kte perlu sgt aware dgn apa yg kte nk wat. Klu kte x synchronize dgn alam mknanya kte x synchronize dgn apa yg Allah SWT suruh buat. But if we do everything because of Allah SWT, akan wujud kedamaian.

Kak Siti cite lg, kte manusia ni diberi amanah utk mnguruskn alam. Ciri2 mcm masyarakat yg bersatu-padu, melahirkn perasaan yg penuh kasih syg dihubungkn dgn akidah itu sgt pnting. Cthnya bila pegi Spain, wlupun x fham bahasa diorg tp hubungan yg wujud sesama Muslims tu special. Drg sgt boleh ditrust smapi fon boleh ditnggalkn merata-rata n xde spe akn ambil. Hbungan akidah tu sbenanya sesuatu yg sgt special. Kak Siti ckp kte boleh je bersma dgn sumone tu sparuh hari kita stp hari tp kte x care pun. Cthnya rkn skejra yg kte jmpa hari2 tp kte sndiri x tau pun bpe anak dia ada ke. Or rakan2 sekelas yg duk kat kuliah sbelah kte hari2 ke. Kte tau ke dia ada bpe org adik-bradik, suka makan apa, suka dgr lagu apa ke? Tapi klu hubungan ukhwah ni lain. Kdg2 jumpa bpe min baru pun dah boleh makan n tido sme2. Thus, sbenanya utk merapatkn ukhwah ni is not abt the time that we spent together but dari base tu kte dah kne betul, niat kte pun kne betul. Jadi, back to relation dgn Surah Al-Baqarah ayat 208 tadi tu, tu sbenanya stu ayat yg agak keras. Ble kte dah fham, kte kne jaga sume bnda yg kak siti dah sbut tadi ni. N then merujuk ayat 209, stlah dtg sgala bnda jika kita masih trgelincir jugak, Allah SWT Maha Perkasa, kekuatan tu hanya ada pada Allah SWT dan hanya Allah SWT yg mampu utk britndak ke atas kita. Thus, apa yg dipilih oleh Allah SWT lah yg trbaik n apa yg dilarang plg x baik. Ble dah fham sume ni, n jika kte x wat gak. Allah SWT mampu bertindak. Jadi, ble kte x dpt sesuatu tu, blajarlah utk redha sbb kdg2 apa yg Allah SWT x pilih utk kte tu lah yg plg buruk.

Sekian shj report utk usrah kali ni. InsyaAllah klu ada lg akn dtg, akn dishare lg. Thanks sume for reading! Smoga mndpt manfaat drpdnya. :)

Tips on How to Be An Awesome Muslim

Having learned about Maratib Amal, we know that the first baby step we should do to reach Ustaziatul Alam  is by developing ourselves to be a true Muslim individually. But have you ever wonder how can we do that?

Here's an awesome guide for you! Hope it helps :)

10 Muwassofat Tarbiyah

1) Akidah yang baik. 

Have faith in Allah. Believe in all three Tauhid principles:

• Rabb - Allah yang memberi rezeki, yang mencipta dan yang memiliki. 
• Malik - Allah ialah raja, pelindung, hakim, pemerintah
• Illah - Allah sahaja yang yang layak disembah sebab Allah yang menciptakan kita.

2) Sahih ibadah

Pastikan ibadah yang kita buat mantap dan sempurna. Amalkan solat awal waktu, sempurna rukun ibadah, jaga pakaian masa solat, ambil wuduk dengan sempurna, dan sebagainya. Tak guna solat kalau tak diterima Allah kan? Especially kalau ambil wuduk tak sempurna, solat 20 rakaat pun belum tentu diterima.

3) Akhlak yang sempurna

Jaga tutur kata, pakaian, jaga mata, lidah, perut. Tundukkan pandangan, elakkan dari mengumpat, dan sebagainya.

4) Berfikiran luas dan terbuka. Dalami ilmu.

Tuntutlah ilmu wahai manusia! Kalau boleh kita kena hebat dalam semua perkara. Tahu Biology, tahu Maths, tahu History, tahu masak, tahu repair kereta rosak, tahu software engineering, for instance. If you are majoring in Physics, it doesn't mean you don't have to learn about Politics. You can be a chef with the knowledge of combating enemy in war. Turun medan perang guna senduk and periuk pun boleh. Barulah awesome kan? Haha. Just kidding. You know what I mean.

5) Tubuh badan yang sihat (Qawiyul jismi)

Bila badan sihat, Insyaallah senang nak beribadah, senang nak berdakwah. Yang paling penting, jaga pemakanan. You are what you eat. So, if you eat beef, you are a cow! Kih kih kih.

6) Individu yang tersusun

Buat kerja tersusun, know how to prioritize. Bilik kemas, rumah tersusun. Precise in doing work. Be an organize Muslim!

Because we are awesome, people always look at us especially yang follow usrah or yang lain sikit dari yang lain. They want to see apa yang special sangat jadi Muslim ni. Tak kisah la sebab diorang nak contohi sifat-sifat baik yang kita ada or diorang nak cari salah kita supaya boleh dijadikan alasan untuk tak turut serta dalam misi dakwah. Both ways, we're being watched!

Tak best la kan kalau orang cakap "Aku tengok budak-budak usrah ni takdela baik sangat. Rumah bersepah je aku tengok. Menggelikan. Studies pun teruk je. Assignment banyak tak hantar. Ape agaknya usrah dia ajar."

So, always show good values that we have as a Muslim. Insyaallah, people will respect us or a lot better, they will join us!

But don't forget. Everything we do is for Allah. Not just because people are watching.

7) Menjaga masa

Be punctual. Be organized. Always provide enough time to do all tasks. Manfaatkan masa yang ada. After all, life is too short to be wasted!

8) Sentiasa bermujahadah dengan diri

Lawan nafsu, lawan hasutan ke arah perkara-perkara tak baik. Kalau susah sangat nak lawan syaitan or hawa nafsu sendiri, panggillah Superman mintak tolong dia lawankan.

Bila Superman datang, dia akan cakap "Berkorbanlah kamu untuk Islam". Masyaallah! Superman pun hamba Allah. Kih kih.

9) Bermanfaat kepada orang lain

Barang yang tak bermanfaat tu macam sampah kan? Takde function. Better buang. So kita nak ke jadi sampah masyarakat? Tak pernah contribute apa-apa untuk orang lain.

Susah sangat ke nak contribute? Insyaallah tak.

Dapat tolong kejut kawan bangun solat Subuh pun dah bagus. Yang paling penting, jangan harapkan pulangan. Dapat infakkan harta pun awesome jugak. Banyak pahala Allah bagi, Insyaallah. Saham syurga! Kalau tak, tolong ajar orang baca Quran, tolong orang belajar Maths dan ilmu-ilmu yang lain, pun boleh.

Insyaallah, pahala berpanjangan.

10) Mampu berusaha/ mampu berdikari. 

Jangan terlalu harapkan ibu bapa, kawan-kawan, boyfriend, girlfriend, Mak Teh, Mak Tam, Mak Kuning untuk semua perkara. Usaha sendiri. Grow up!

Contoh: Dalam menuntut ilmu, jangan harapkan ilmu dari lecturer je. Kena cari ilmu sendiri jugak.

If dah ada semua ciri-ciri ni, barulah best nak proceed ke stage Baitul Muslim.

Practice makes perfect. Selamat beramal!