Monday, December 17, 2007

We Were One, I Hope We Will Always Be...

Assalamualaikum wbt...

Dulu mmg malas blaja sejarah. Ruginya. Dulu blaja sejarah sbb nk lulus, puas mengapal. Ibrah x amik. Tapi mcm x ingat ada blaja peistiwa ni. Adakah aku pelajar sejarah yg amat teruk??? (Tapi lulusla gak)... Tengok2.

(Dokumentari bagus dgn soundtrack cool.)

I Want To Protect...

Assalamualaikum wbt and hye...

"Ill protect you no matter what."
"There's someone i need to protect."

Hehe... itu antara ayat2 yg slalu keluar dalam citer anime.Si hero akan berlagak macho, dan cuba berlawan walaupun bergelen2 darah dah memancut dr luka, sungguh x logic tapi sgt seronok ditonton. Kalau dah kene slash 10 kali pun boleh bangun balik. Memang bersemangat waja.


Gambar hiasan : Saber dr Fate/Stay Night

Slalunye org nak protect org yg disayangi, negara, bangsa, agama, ect. And sy nk specific sket, kali ni, nk protect org yg kite syg.

Kalu dah dijadikan syarahnya, panjanglah pulak bab lindung-melindungi ni. Tapi sy just nk ckp sket je sbb lps ni nk sambung study endo...

Baru2 ni, chatting ngan abah. Abah citer pasal adik2. Tetiba plak kua topik camne adventurenye abah bermain di hutan masa kecik2. (A=Abah, M=saya)

M: alaaa...zaman dulu kan mainannye hutan sume

A : tu lah...... x sanggup abah nak biarkan masuk tempat macam tu ........... jumpa memacam..... banyak yang 'mengancam nyawa' sebenarnya!!
M: mengancam nyawa?
A : la ... kalau go hutan ... jumpa ular ... tapak rimau.... kena kejar anjing.... jatih bukit..... gi sehari x makan minum ,,,,, minum air parit je..... nasib baik oerut dulu .... kalau sekarang kerasunan.
(*perut, keracunan)
M: kalau buat citer adventure mesti laku. kalah mcguyver
(atau citer ipin upin the adventure???)
A : tapi masa berubah... awak me jelajah dunia cara lain.....
dulu utan tu lah dunia kome/
(internet, study abroad dll)
M: tapikan abah,muni tgk budak mude malaysia banyak yg dah ngarutla
susah hati jugak
rasa macam lebih selamat main di hutan
(bimbang pasal adik2)
A : back to the basic....... kalau masa kecik kita tak tanam nilai Islam..... si ayah pun x jaga betul salah ........... how can their anak didik can evaluate what is right and wrong .... more exact adhere to the 'panduan'.
kalau tiang dah kukuh,,,,,, campak kat mana pun tau jaga diri.
(coolnye Abah...)

Erm, the essence is, kalau kita tgk x kiralah kat Malaysia atau dimana2 jer. Terlalu banyak pengaruh yang scary2. Benda2 jahiliyyah. Remaja kuat buang masa ber"sibai"2 kat tepi2 jalan, "meyuapkan" badan dengan racun2, dating2 pegang2, buat aksi2 mengancam nyawa kat "medan perang" (jalan raya), x solat, sekularisme, mcm2 la. Rasa sangatlah scary. Bila melihat Malaysia dr "birds eyes view", barulah nampak banyak realiti yang menyesakkan tekak.

Kadang2 rasa macam nk jadi seekor burung, terbang ke rumah. Nak lindungi adik2. Nak letak mereka dibawah lembayung sayap sy. Kadang2 nk bawak mereka lari ke Dublin. The world, is a scary place.

But, the world, is the place we live in. And we cannot just run camtu. Bila kawasan kita sendiri ada sumthing we need to change, ade cabaran, rasanya kalau lari mcm lari dr battlefield plak. (haha...ape sy ngarut ni???)

But then Abah reminded me that...the most important and effective way, is not to shield the kids from the world. But to shield their hearts from the dirtyness of it. Didikan... biar takkan lentur walau apa yg akan lalu di hadapan mata. I realised, that we cant monitor the one we love 24/7. Sedang hati sendiri pun x terjaga. We cant follow em everywhere, we cant tie them at home. But we can give the best protection, cam firewall. Kalau abah takut, I wont be here studying medicine.

But abah was confident with me. My life, my decision, my choice... I have it all. Alhamdulillah. And Im confident dgn protection yg Abah n ibu kasi, yg Allah kasi. Selain didikan, ada doa. Dan nasihat. But, kene ada juga monitoring... Layang2 yang terbang tinggi, kalau tak bertali...entah kemana akan pergi.

Hrm, teringat masa kecik, dirotan abah, dinasihat ibu. Aki marah dan nenek ajar. Ditengking mak sedare, digelakkan paman. Masa kecik, sumenya tu rasa pahit. Tapi sekarang, rasa bagaikan rindu dimarah dan dirotan mcm dulu. Ape yg abah n ibu dah buat, insyaAllah sy akan cuba buat yg terbaik utk intan payung saya juga. (",)

So, lindungilah org tersayang kamu. Dr bahaya fizikal, dan paling penting bahaya fikiran dan rohani. Dari bahayanya neraka. Itu erti syg sbnarnye.


"O you who believe! Ward off yourselves and your families against a Fire [Hell] whose fuel is men and stones, over which are [appointed] angels stern [and] severe, who diobey not, [from executing] the Commands they receive from Allah, but do that which they commanded." (Quran, At-Tahrim:6)

Saturday, December 15, 2007

[Ayyuha'l Walad Al-Muhib] Sleep

Assalamualaikum wbt n hye...

Exams can greatly disrupt your sleeping pattern. Especially when ur one of the procrastinator. hehe... Good slap in the face for me. But who knows, as much as I promise not do do it last minute, it just happen every sem since Im here. Or did it started in Taylors? But as much as I remember, I was better during my school days. So dear me...remember ur days of glory and try your best next time,ok!

"Baik!"

Verily, its a shame for those who cant make today better than yesterday and tomorrow better than today.

Oh, back to sleep. (pun very much intended, Im sleep deprived!)
The following is another advice from Imam Al-Bukhari.

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Eleventh Counsel

Sleep

My dear son,

If mere knowledge is sufficient for you and you do not need any work other than this knowledge, then the call [of Allah], " Is there anyone supplicating? Is there anyone who seeks forgiveness? Is there anyone who wants to repent?" would have been useless. It was narrated that a group of Companions (may Allah be pleased with them all) mentioned 'Abdallah Ibn 'Umar to the Messenger of Allah s.a.w and he said: "An excellent man, if only he would pray at night."

The Messenger of Allah s.a.w said to one of his Companions:
"O [so and so] do not sleep too long in the night, for much sleep makes one impoverished on the Day of the Judgement."

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Why cant we sleep our lives out at night? If we don't sleep, then what should we do???
Recite and refer the translation and tafsir of Surah al-Muzammil.
(yeah, sape suruh bace ni...dah dapat kerja umah.)

Makcik Pembekal Kegembiraan???

Assalamualaikum wbt n hye...

Im on the phone rite now. So, x leh baca buku... So upload gamba ni...



Hehehe.... Illani amik, b4 xm. X leh blah-nyer gamba. Ngah...ngah...

Friday, December 14, 2007

I May Drop Dead From Bein Stationary...

Assalamualaikum wbt...

Seriously, been hours on the same spot, doin the same thing. (study coz i have 2 major xm tomorrow!!!). So I took 15 mins maybe of refreshments with 3 of my favourite stuff,
1. Camera (pinjam Illani)
2. Bloggin
3. Just susun2 random stuff n take pic...

So, presenting, me cute lil fren who keep me entertained this nite.



"Okay, playtime over. Back to the the job, Miss.", kata Mr. Teddy.

"erm....BAIK!"

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

[Ayyuha'l Walad Al-Muhib] The Grave

Assalamualaikum wbt n hye....

Without further ado... I present the advice from Imam Ghazali.

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Tenth Counsel

The Grave

My Dear Son,

Plant resolution in your spirit, and place defeat in your lower self and death in your physical body. For your true destination is the grave and the people of the grave are awaiting for you at every moment. Take care, beware lest you arrive without provision for the journey.

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq has said:
"These bodies are like cages of those of birds, or like stables of animals; so consider yourself of which you are. If you are of the heavenly bird, when you hear the roll [of the drum] : 'Return to your Lord', you will fly upwards until you reach the highest towers of Paradise."

As messenger of Allah said:
"The throne of the Compassionate shook at the death of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh."

May Allah save you if you are as one of these animals, as Allah the Exalted says:
"They are like cattle, nay more misguided." (Quran, 7:179).

So do not consider yourself safe from the removal of your security of your home to the fire of Hell.

It was narrated that Hassan al-Basri r.a was given a drink of cold water. He took the glass whereupon it fell from his hands and he fell unconscious. When he regained consciousness he was asked: "What is the matter, O Abu Sa'id?" He said: "I remembered the desire of the inmates of Hell when they say to the people of Paradise: Give us some of the water or some of the provisions that Allah has granted you (Quran, 7:50)."

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p/s- Im coming up with a series of sketches called "Visualisation". Its gonna be another series like this Ayyuha'l Walad Al-Muhib. InsyaAllah (",)v

1st Battle of The Sem

Assalamualaikum wbt and hye...

Im still kinda breathless from cycling.

View Larger Map

Its kinda scary coz there's loads of cars on the road and its dark. We really should wear helmet next time. And add more reflectives on ourselves. Even in Islam we are supposed to value our life and health. Eg: No alcohol coz its bad, will lead to cirrhosis tau! To take care of ourself is like taking care of the machine we use in factory. Machine goes boom, factory will have no output.

Just now I have Chinese Ab Initio exams. Xiexie Zhao Yan Laoshi!!! I have a blast using Chinese character in my "letter". (Sound cam best but my essay really just macam tadika nyer level tau)

And to mark the end of our class...here is pics of my Chinese class classmates.

My Chinese Class Classmates


From left: Stuart (i dunno the spellin), Laoshi, Intan, Nazirah, Charles
Suraya, Liyana, me, Hazirah (not in pic, Juan,Naomi and Kevin

Gonna miss this class.

Okay, 5 papers to go. Mahu bermujahadah. Jia You!!!

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

I Know You Wanna

Assalamualaikum wbt n hye...

Look what I got myself for my xm week. Fuel to keep me goin,yeah!




Ngaaaaa!!!!!!! Best nak pensan!
Tgk lagi....



I know you wanna. (",)~~~~ But, Im not sharing. Mwahahaha!!!


"As distance test a horse's strength, so does time reveal a person's real character."

[Ayyuha'l Walad Al-Muhib] Action

Assalamualaikum wbt and hye...

My examinations are commencing tomorrow. (Yup,this is typed in between xm preparations.) Tomorrow will be my Chinese Ab Initio written exam. I really hope that Allah will bless our mujahadah and help us along His way...

Okay, time for another advice from Imam Ghazali.

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Ninth Counsel

Action

My dear son,

Knowledge without action is insanity, and action without knowledge is vanity. Know that knowledge today will not distance you from sins, nor bring you into obedience, nor distance you fromthe fire of Hell tomorrow. If you do not act today and do not derive lessons from your past days, you will say on the Last Day: "Return us to our previous life and we will do good deeds, " and it will be said to you: "O fool, it is from there that you have come."

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So, act before its too late.



"Never confuse movement with action."
(Ernest Hemingway)

"Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both."
(John Andrew Holmes)

"We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action."
(Frank Tibolt)

"The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action."
(John Dewey)

Saturday, December 8, 2007

[Ayyuha'l Walad Al-Muhib] Hypocrisy

Assalamualaikum wbt ...

After few ngarut posts, we'll continue with another advice from Imam Ghazali to his students. (And for us too,of course)

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Eight Counsel

Hypocrasy



My Dear Son,

So what have you gained from learning sholastic theology, medicine, administration, poetry, prosody, astronomy, syntax and morphology except to waste your time against the will of the Lord of Majesty.

I saw in the Gospel of Isa a.s that he said:
"From the moment a corpse is placed on the funeral bed until it is placed at the edge of the grave, Allah by His greatness will ask him forty questions. The first of which is: 'O My servant, have you purified [yourself in] the sight of mankind for years and not for one hour have you purified [yourself] for Me.' Everyday He looks into your hearts and says: 'What are you doing for other creatures though you are surrounded by My kindness? Are so you deaf that you cannot hear?'"

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Its not wrong to study loads, but for whom?
For whom???


"Say, verily my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the worlds.."
[Al-An'am 162-163]

~The XM Rojak~

Assalamualaikum wbt n hye...

A fren said, "herm, ur posts have become more ####(Its not swear word but I forget the exact word,maybe to the same effect as "emo") lately."

Hahaha, I admit. This exam daze gave me bit spin in the head, jd x bape betul sket. It seems, this blog has been the channel to let it flow. I did mention in my old blog that when Im stressed out, Ill lebih rajin wat post. (ni je tmpt nk meluahkan perasaan aaa..)

So bear with me. (ni bukan paksaan, ngehehe).This post wont be too educational too.

I think this is the period when I need loads of support. So its nice that I have a good Video conference with my family. I call this session, "Beast's Magic Mirror." Coz I can have a lil mirror where I can peek to my own house. And yeah, my heart condition is like Beauty's (bukan prasan lawa tau!), Im missing home like never b4. Been getting dreams with "Balik Malaysia" theme. Lawak plak. Macam boleh wat buku bersiri. (buleh kaya!)

Eg:
  • Woke up in grandma's house.
  • Have Malaysia tour with family.
  • G kenduri kawin.
  • Naik flight ngan mak.
  • Jumpe atuk2 sedare.
Many more-lah. Siap dlm satu tu, sampai tanya Abah, "erm, ni hujung minggu. Isnin kelas, dah kene balik Dublin."(sedih la tu) Pastu "Abah" jwb, Rabu ni boleh balik."

Tapi x pe, kene kuat dlm perjuangan! Ya, Allah, please strengthen my will on your path.Aminn...

Apart from that, there are few nice things that happen.
  • I just know that my bro usually is online on YM. Dunno why all this time he appeared "invi". So helpline is always on.
  • A gud fren I havent tegur in a while tegur. Tetiba rasa happy. He support me with Ayyuha'l Walad Al-Muhib posts. Insya-Allah Ill keep em going.
  • This sweet post by my GF.
  • The food my housemates cook this week are really nice. Alhamdulillah. I thought the quality will go down becoz of xm mode but everybody cooks like...er...great cooks.
  • The formation of Soya Bean Gurl Band. Illbe DJ, Intan bass drummer,Liyana kompang, Saadah vocal n Illani manager. Our first song will be, "Ketik Ketik Ketik". Ngihihi...(ni la akibat tensen study)
But one of my fren is currently not feeling well. And its near exam. Its been days. So, lets pray so she can be sabar tru this test and may she get well soon. Al-Fatihah...

ok, my recess is over. Back to neuroscience!!!

Friday, December 7, 2007

Ill Stand For You

Assalamualaikum wbt...

I wish I was stronger. I wish Im not too "spongy". If its like Peter Petrelli in Heroes Ill be super cool. But absorbing people's feeling aint that cool. Its lame...

The prob is I absorb but not emit. Thus I look like this cold kinda person (yeah, cold not cool). Its hard to have loads of things going on inside you when others cant detect it. And when you think nobody notice, then desperately want ppl to listen. Then you show too much. Then you jadi poyo. Ngahaha...

Or the other route, u just blow and malfunction for a certain period. So unproductive.

Events told me,
1. Be strong, dont run away.
2. Even if you blow, dont run away.
3. When you see something happening, dont run away.
4. If u have something inside , first, sabar,ingat Allah, maybe it will fade away. Then, consult the right person. If you keep it and you blow, its your fault. If you keep it and suffer, its ur fault. If you find the wrong person, well, sorry for you.
5. Try ur best not to make the one you love suffer.
6. Try your best to stand for the one you care.
7. Learn to trust.
8. If you have a surge of strong feelings. Anger, sadness... dont make any move until u are sane. This avoid loads of trouble, regrets and embarrassments. Remember, impulses only work in MCQ exams settings. Ngahaha
9. A tribulation is tarbiyah, we should grow over it, not stuck in it.
10. Well, life will teach you who love you and who deserve yours. Cheewah!

A fren told me, "I cant imagine u in a fight". Yeah, Im dont fight. I think I never fight, except in standard 4 or 5, with a jerk. Well, that boy was a jerk and so was I. And I was at wrong. And I ran away, I think. Minus the with my siblings. But thats not fighting. Thats love.

Well, I dont know...if the time ever come. ngahaha... i dun think so.

I told a fren, "to see you stood for another is beautiful and impressive. I hope I can do that too." And she said,"I would stand for u if you, but you havent give me reasons to do so."
I thought, sadly, Im not good enuff a frend to get her fighting for me. Then i shud try hard to give her a reason. (be a better fren, things like that..)

At last I understand... what she mean by reasons. I dont know if I want to wish for that day to come...Its a mixed feelings. But what I truly wish that Allah will bless our friendship.

(ok enuff o rambling,I need to study. This is, after all, my powerful feelings.I may regret this post, ngahaha!)

So, zaijian!!!!



"My words are not canon, if you want advice, go to Al-Quran and Sunnah"

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

QnA

Assalamualaikum wbt...

Q:Ade yg bertanya,kenapa x berbicara dengan suara sendiri dewasa ini?

A:Bila suara sendiri dipendam,
aku kongsikan saja dulu kata2 yang mereka yang berhikmah.

Nanti bila terasa ingin bicara semula,
aku kongsikan pula apa yg ada di dalam dada. (",)

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Persahabatan itu indah

Assalamualaikum wbt...

Tetiba terasa rindu. Pada yang jauh,pada yg dekat. Ya,pada yg dekat juga.


Persahabatan itu indah, kadang2 terkejut dgn how it goes, how we eventually fall deeper, how we eventually love each other instead of just hanging around because we have fo face each other. (ayat org)

Persahabatan itu indah, how we hurt each other because we care too much. How i cant seem to mind even when your every other words hurts me... coz i knew u meant good.

Persahabatan itu indah, how we share and how we conceal. How much we do...coz of each other.

Persahanatan itu indah, when we all matures together. And we pray for each other.

Persahabatan itu indah, when its because of Allah...


In the end,the reason our path intersect is because Allah have bigger plans for us.And for meeting you all, Im greatful.

Tentang persahabatan lagi.

[Ayyuha'l Walad Al-Muhib] Death

Assalamualaikum wbt....

You and me.
We will die.
No doubt.

So,its time for the next counsel from Imam Ghazali...

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Seventh Counsel

Death

My dear son,

Live as long as you may, for verily you must die. Love whoever you wish, for one day you shall taste its saperation. And do what you will, you will be awarded accordingly.

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"Can you afford to die this very moment???"

Monday, December 3, 2007

[Ayyuha'l Walad Al-Muhib] Intention

Assalamualaikum wbt...

Exam daze is in the air right now. Sometimes its choking to think that the examination is coming in less than a week. But hey, if dont you realise, that exam is going on everyday? Verily, this life IS the examination. Allah evaluate us. Every minutes, every second.Ho! Every action, every thought, every feelings in your heart. And every intention.....

Now its time for another counsel from Imam Al-Ghazali.

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Sixth Counsel


Intention

Dear beloved son,

How many nights have you remained awake seeking knowledge and reading books, forbidding yourself the pleasure of sleep? I do not know for what purpose [you did this]. If it was for attaining worldly benefits and securing its vanities, its status and position and asserting your superiorities over your peers and brothers, then woe to you and again woe; but if your purpose is to revive the Shariah of the Prophet s.a.w and to train your character,and break the nafs al-ammara [the soul commanding to evil], then blessed are you and again blessed.

The poet spoke truly when he said:
"To spend the night awake and weeping for other than Allah is a foolish waste."

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So dear brothers and sisters in Islam, why do you stay up tonight??? Think about it.




Allahumma Najihna fi'l Imtihan, fi'd Dunya wa'l Akhirah.
Bi't Taufiq wa'n Najah! InsyaAllah...

Sunday, December 2, 2007

[Ayyuha'l Walad Al-Muhib] Evaluation

Assalamualaikum wbt....

Time for the next Counsel by Imam Al-Ghazali. For those who just join us, please read the intro first so this will be more coherent.

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Fifth Counsel

Evaluation

My Dear Son....

He who does not work shall have no rewards. It is reported that a man from Bani Isra'il worshipped Allah the Exalted for 70 years. Allah intended to test him before the angels, so He sent him an angel to tell him that he did not merit Paradise even with this worship.When the angel informed him of this the worshipper replied: " We are created for worship and we can but worship Him. " The angel returned saying: " O my God, you know best what he said." Allah the Exalted said: "Since he did not turn away from worshipping Us, then with grace We shall not turn away from him. O my angels, bear witness that I have forgiven him."

The Messenger of Allah s.a.w said:
"Evaluate your works before you are asked to account for them. Weight your works before you are evaluated."

Ali r.a said:
"Those who think they can achieve their aims without work are dreaming, and those who think they will attain he goals through exertion alone are over-confident and consider themselves self-sufficient."

Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
"Seeking and demanding Paradise without actions is a sin from amongst sins."
He also said:
"The sign of [attaining] reality is in giving up regard for work,not in giving up the work."

The Messenger of Allah s.a.w said:
"The wise man is he who judge himself and works for what is after death, and the fool is he who persue his desires and [vainly] longs for Allah the Exalted."

Friday, November 30, 2007

[Ayyuha'l Walad Al-Muhib] Allah's Mercy

Assalamualaikum wbt.....

Time for fourth counsel by Imam Ghazali...
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Allah's Mercy

Dear beloved son...

Be not bankrupt of good deed, nor void of [spiritual] status. Know for certain that abstract knowledge alone will neither increase you in power nor strengthen you in situation. Likewise, if a brave warrior in possession of ten Indian swords and other weapons was alone in the wilderness, and a great ferocious lion attacked him, do you think the weapons could defend him if they were not used against the lion? It is well known that weapons cannot defend people unless they are brought into use. By the same principle, if a man read a hundred thousand scientific theories, they would be of no use to him if he did not try and apply them. Similarly, if a man suffering from fever and a kidney disorder, he should be treated with ginger and [other] plants. Without treatment no recovery is achieved.

[A poet once said:]
Though you measure two thousand bottles of wine
Unless you drink, no thrill is thine.

If you studied a hundred years and collected a thousand books, you would not be prepared for the mercy of Allah the Exalted, except by action.
Allah says:
Man Shall have nothing but what he strives for (Quran, 53:39)
Whosoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness (Quran, 18:110)
A recompense for what they used to do (Quran, 9:28)
As for those who believe and do good work, they will have for them the gardens of Paradise as an abode. No change will they desire from them (Quran, 18:107)
Except he who repents, believe and does good work (Quran ,25:70)

Prophet Muhammad s.a.w also said:
"Islam is built on five pillars: testifying that there is no deity but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; establishing the Prayer; paying the Zakat; Fasting in Ramadhan and performing Hajj at the sacred house for those able to do so."

Iman [faith] is confession with the tongue and belief in the heart and performance of the pillars of Islam. There are countless proofs on the necessities of actions, this is despite the fact that the servant shall attain Paradise only by the grace and favour of Allah the Exalted, but such [grace] follows the servant's readiness to obey and worship Him. Verily, the mercy of Allah is very close to the doer of good.

It may be said that the servant may reach the status through faith alone. We say "Yes", but when will he be able to reach it? How many obstacles will he be faced with? The first of these obstacles is the ravine of Iman; and who is secure [enough to guarantee] that he will not lose his Iman? And if a man loses his Iman, he will be bankrupt and dismayed in the Hereafter.

Hassan al-Basri said:
"Allah will say to His servant on the Day of Judgement: 'Allow My servant to enter Paradise by My mercy and divide it amongst them according to their deeds."

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

[Ayyuha'l Walad Al-Muhib] Knowledge

Assalamualaikum wbt....

Its time for our third counsel.By Imam Ghazali.

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Third Counsel

Knowledge

To advice other is an easy matter. The difficulty is accepting advice, since this is a bitter thing for those who follow their own inclination and desires. They love the forbidden from the depth of their heart.This is more applicable to seeker of knowledge and students of learning, those of them who are busy in the grace of spirits and the benefits of this world. They believe that mere extract of knowledge, without proper action, will resque them. This is the beliefs of the philosophers.

Praise and glory be to Allah, the Greatest of All. They do not know this much, that when they acquire knowledge, if they do not work according to it,the indictment against them is certain. The Messenger of Allah s.a.w said:
"The person most severely punished on the Day of Judgement is the learned one who did not follow Allah's guidance and did not benefit from his knowledge."

It has been narrated that someone saw al-Junayd (may Allah be pleased with his soul) after his death in a dream. Al-Junayd was asked: "What news do you have, Abu'l-Qasim?" He replied: "Perished are speeches and vanished are all illusions,; nothing benefited us except the prostrations which we made in the middle of the night."

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My lecturers always say this, or something close to this meaning, "You must know this. You must detect this, or else ur patient will die." or, "This is the thing that you need to remember for the rest of your life." You see, every little words of knowledge that i gain in these 5 years in medical school, insyaAllah I will need in my life. My life in the future as a doctor. (aminn)... everything is very practical. They have to be on my fingertips. They have to come to me, in a flow, effordless, just like i can speak in my first language.

Its the same right? For my friends in universities, all over the world. Now, everything we learn are going to be used in our future careers. Now that we "specialised".

For those who are passionate, this will be very easy. You will work for it. Sleepless nights. practices. tutorials.

See? How you treat knowledge coz ur life will depend on it. your future. You want to be good coz u wanna live with it.

Knowledge. All of this interesting, wonderful and exciting findings that people discover and arrage into lessons are actually the knowledge from Allah. Subhanallah, Praise be to the Al-Hakim, Al-Alim...

Now, see...
When I was in school, knowledge was for passing exams. Little I realise...its to be PRACTICED. Same as all Islamic knowledge you have. U think after SPM, or maybe the compulsory Pengajian Agama Islam at third level university, u dont have to learn anymore? This is where, many of our Muslims in Malaysia missed. This was what ppl missed when they are at school. Islam is another subject. U pass, u get A. Yay...merdeka. Dont have to visit em anymore. (even all other subject pun camtu)

Did u practice what uve learned???
Ok, knowledge is supposed to be sought continuously. "
From the cradle to the grave." Lifelong learning. Allah pleced such a huge emphasis on knowledge, as the first Quranic Verse says, "Iqra' (read), In the name of your Lord Who has created (all that exist)" (96:1). Why? Coz we need the knowledge to live in Islam, as the Ad-Deen, the way of life.

I dont need to memorise word by word, the meaning of "ikhlas" or "ihsan", to practice it in my life. Just like i dont need to know the exact definition of "Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation" to so CPR. We just need to understand, and practice it.

So come on guys... You have known, u have learned loads. Dont be dont saperate Islam n ur life, coz your whole life and existence is Islam.
Lets learn, practice and share!



Friday, November 23, 2007

[Ayyuha'l Walad Al-Muhib] Time

Assalamualaikum wbt...

Im a bit "weng" sket harini... so, inilah hasilnya....

What have I done?

I think i got the wordings wrong.. Apa itu?? Gambar tentang penyesalan kerana menyakiti org yg disayangi.Hahaha...ikut ske la nak interpret ape..

Boleh berkenalan???

Gambar ni, random jer.. Awek irish kot sbb rambut merah. Tp kulit sawo matang...mungkinkah gadis melayu yang telah culture shock???

Monster in ur bedroom...

Kalau lukisan ni dipanggil "Monster", okay x?

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Time for Second Counsel

Time

My dear son...

Among the many pieces of advice which the Messengger of Allah gave to the Muslims was the following: "
The sign that Allah has turned away from His worshipper is his busying himself in what does not concern him; and if a man has past an hour of his life in other than for which he was created, it is certainly fitting that his grief should be prolonged [on the Day of Resurrection], and whosoever has reached [the age of] fourty, and his good has not surpass his evil, let him prepare for the Fire." This advice should suffice the people of knowledge.

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STRIKE!!!
Right on aim!
Kene batang hidung...

So??? Ha, lets do what we are created to do!
rujuk (Q51:56)

Ilal Liqa' maa assalamah

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

[Ayyuha'l Walad Al-Muhib] Intro and Revelation

Assalamualaikum wbt and hye...

I just get this small yellow book from Nafisah, "Dear Beloved Son". A collection of advices from Imam Al-Ghazali to his student.

I decided to share the knowledge, Insya Allah. Too "sayang" to keep it to myself.

So??? Are you in???

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First Counsel

Revelation

My dear son...

May Allah grant you a long life as His obedient servant and may He place you in His service alone. May Allah guide you to the right path of those who love Him and are loved by Him. Know, my son, that the real advice should be sought by Revelation and the Sunna of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). If you have attained advice from it, what need you have of my advice? And if not, then tell me what you have attained in these past years?

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Wallahu alam. Wassalam.

Sunday, November 18, 2007

WAIT For Me [I changed my mind]

Assalamualaikum wbt...

Sambil tunggu bas tadi, ada buku ditangan. Tunggu bukan main lama sbb hr Ahad, jadi rasa mcm bosan jer.Dan tetiba dtg spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings... So hasilnye ialah untaian kata yg x siap lg...(Kerana tibanya bas telah mengganggu mode jiwang-jiwangan ku)

Adakah aku terlalu mementing diri?
Bila rinduku kutepis berlalu
Sedang aku tahu rasa kita berpantulan
Siksa yang sama, bertandang dihatimu jua

Adakah aku terlalu mementing diri?
Jalan terbuka untukku berlari kepadamu
Lantas kubiarkan pagar itu tertutup
Sedang gelojak rasa melemaskan jiwa
Kutahu kau tergapai-gapai disana

Adakah aku terlalu mementing diri?
Bila tanpa tangis aku pergi
Bila kasih yang dikirim
hilang dilangit tinggi
tp aku masih
kaku bagai rela

Maaf...

Aku x mahu bicara tentang cinta
kerna luahan akan melakarkan tepi
buat rasa tak berbelah bahagi

Aku...
Tak mahu kau tahu tentang rinduku
takut kita tak daya berdiri
kerna yang terluah
selalunya menjadi lebih nyata

Aku...
Tak mahu mempamer air mata
Mengapa perlu?
Sedang titis terhampir
telah jatuh pada pipimu

Aku...
Tak bisa berdiri dihadapanmu lagi
Bukan begini
Mungkin nanti

Cuma doaku...
Tidak jasadku disisimu
Tapi rahmat dan lindungan Allah sentiasa

PadaNya,
catatan perjalanan
disini...disana...
Mungkin garis masa kita akan bertembung lagi
Pada izinNya...

Pada kita,
Catatan penantian
disini...disana
Mungkin noktahnya dalam penantian
Tapi boleh saja kan???

Yng kupentingkan itu kamu
Yg kita pentingkan itu Tuhan
Jadi, biarlah Dia yg menentukan...


Tengok-tengok balik, cam boleh siap jer..ngehehe
So, ini ditujukan buat "kamu"-"kamu" yang jauh di tanah air...
[sengaja di"plural"kan kamu kerana ia bukan singular]

Monday, November 12, 2007

Neuroscience and computer science?

Assalamualaikum and hye...
I had a good chat with Abah last night, its really interesting that he relate brain to CPU (not literally but i think thats what he mean). So, a chat between a medical student and IT person is not just like a duck and a cat trying to converse in "quacks" and "mews".

Abah :
saja je tanya,... subjek mana yang muni rasa susah sikit?
Me : hehehe...stakat ni yang agak susah ialah neuroscience
sebab dia macam "abstrak" sikit
tapi kalau baca betul2 boleh jer

(Allah help me, I think I just messed up my neuroanatomy spotter)

Abah : ni pasal-pasal urat-urat lah, sinap-sinap tu.
Me : aah
pasal otak jugak
nampak macam sebijik jer tapi sungguh complicated

(Complicated by Avil Lavigne was playin in my head)

Abah : signal-signal, blink-blink

(bling-bling??)

Me : yup2...
neuron ni relay dekat mana, pergi mana, control apa
muni ade blaja pasal parkinson, control of movement

Abah : tu lah.... kalau kita boleh bayangkan macam komputer, dari mana ... pas
tu
signak gi cepat... lalu gateway, directed to periperal yang ditentukan
oleh
mictroprosesor (otak) pas tu bila sampai... maklumat tu diinterpret
.... pas
tu respons balik untuk diproses. dan beri feedback.. cam tu kan.
Macam konsep
fly by wire lah.
Me : hahaha
boleh tahan jugak dia punya perbandingan tu

(sebenarnya tak faham pun fly by wire tu apa....)

Abah : macam parkinson tu agaknya macam circuit yang dah ada block, (kena
air
agaknya) jadi software yang control tak boleh execute sepenuhnya....
sebab ada
defective protein menghasikan neurogenerative disorder... ada
midbrain
dopamine neuron loss... ye ke?
Me : aah, kurang dopamine dan sbb ade masalah dengan basal ganglia
x taula sbb masuk air ke kenape, hehe
ni x boleh main nyelam2 lama2 ni
hehehe

Abah : dopamine kan nero transmitter... jadi bila air masuk, transmission
terganggu... masa tak
transmit pun dia transmit signal pulak, tu la yang
body periperal dok gerak-gerak je
agaknya.
Me : mana berkaitan dgn air! hehe
abah, muni dah ngantukla

(Sebenarnya tak pandai nak terangkan pasal parkinson ni, so, terus saja buat alasan untuk tukar topik. Rasa bersalah sahaja. I think it wud be really interesting if i can explain what i learn properly. Maybe Abah can tell me more about the parables and stuff.Its because i havent been studying properly... huhu)

I love chatting with Abah. He's a lot cuter online! And funnier. But I like it mostly because everytime we chat, without fail, he will say things that open my mind, say things that motivates me, say things that matters. He made me feel more matured but still spoil me like Im his little girl. And best of all, I can read the same sentences all over again. (and you can save the conversations).


"Just get prepared je lah... everything should be ok."

Friday, November 9, 2007

Jangan Tinggalkan Jalan Bijan!!!!

Assalamualaikum and Hye....

I can say one of my early English teachers is Sesame Street. Now Im grown up and look...what has happened to Earnie and Bert? Is Sesame Street becoming a dark and nasty ?



I hope you can still get moral from the story...

A witness act. Observer just observe. Us? Do we even care?

Assalamualaikum wbt....

Overslept, I was punished by having to cycle like a wind to St. Vincent Hospital this morning (Terkejut body tau...tido2 pastu terus exert ourself tanpa warming up, hehe). Worse, the wind is also against me (hoi, I try to cycle like u and u wanna oppose me-lak??? Sabo2. Angin itulah yang menyegarkan anda dipagi hari.). Racing against time, I made almost run on a pedestrian (he lintas x tgk kiri kanan). But the at the most "convinient" time, the bicycle chain decided to betray me.

So I stopped (obviously I cant go on like that) and try to mend it. Its quite ez, except it greased up my hands. Its autumn so I used the leaves to hold the chain. Unbeknown to me, 2 pair of eyes are watching from afar.......jeng jeng jeng!

Hehe...Its actually coming from a waste management truck. The pakciks was stopping at the junction when they saw me. So one come and offered me a help and a wet tissue wipes (they must use this kind a lot).

Well, the point is not bicycle or pakcik or me. Its seeing sumthing and ACT. Its trying our best to help, even house small our service can be. I think, anybody else may just look at me and..
  1. Laugh at me.
  2. Pity her... but Im busy. (and Im in the traffic!)
Thats a little help in life. You see, things that people regard as small can be very big. Small gestures like that, brighten up my day.And, how about the HUGE things that happen around us? What about our own brothers and sisters who desperately need help? How about all the injustice that happen in front of our very own eyes.

Just think about it.

Oh, Watch Occupation 101. Very good documentary. Spread it. If you want to borrow my DVD, just contact me, kay? (org dekat jer)

Thursday, November 8, 2007

You will always be special and dear to me...

This is BIG TIME poyo. But, I really like this song lah. Jom tgk video dia!



Siap lirik lagi...semangat waja x?

GURAUNDO (Ground) kaketeku anatano senakawa
sora ni ukanda kuma yori mo jiyu de
NOOTO (Note) ni naranda shikakui moji sae
subete wo terasu hikari ni mieta

Suki to kui imochi ga wakaranakute
nidoto wa modoranai kono jikan ga
sono imi wo atashi ni oshieteruketa

Anata to sugoshita hibi wo kono mune ni yakitsukeyo
omoidasanakute mo daijobu na you ni

Itsuka hoka no dareka wo suki ni natte to shite mo
anata wo zutto tokubetsu de taisetsu de
Mata kono kisetsu ga megutteku

Hateshinai toki no naka de anata to deaeta koto ga
nani yori mo atashi wo tsuyokushite kureta ne
muchuu de kakeru ashita ni tadoritsuita to shite mo
anata wo zutto tokubetsu de taisetsu de
Mata kono kisetsu ga megutteku

itsumademo wasurenai to anata ga itte kurega natsu
toki ga nagare imagoro atashi wa namida ga koboretekita


Your back, running in the playground
was more free than the clouds floating in the sky
and the even square letters in my notebook
all were as if illuminated by light

I didn't know what love means
but that time that will never return
explained to me the meaning of it

I will store the days I spent with you in my heart
so that i wont have to remember them

Even if some day Ill fall in love with someone else
You'll always be special and dear to me
This season will come around again

Meeting you inside the endless time
more than anything, made me stronger
You'll always be special and dear to me
This season will come around again

In the summer when u say "I will never forget you"
the time has flown and now i've shed my tears

Bayanganmu, berlari di taman
Lebih bebas dari awanan diangkasa
Dan perkataan didalam buku notaku
Bagaikan disinari cahaya

Dulu ku tak mengenal erti cinta
Tapi, masa itu yang takkan berulang
mengajarkan aku akan maknanya

Hari yang telah berlalu bersamamu, kusimpan didalam hatiku
Agar tak perlu nanti ku ingati

Jika satu hari kujatuh cinta dengan insan lain

Kau kan sentiasa teristimewa, terdekat bagiku
Musim ini kan berkitar kembali


Bertemumu dalam kitaran masa yang takkan terhenti
Lebih dari segalanya, membuatku teguh
Kau kan sentiasa teristimewa, terdekat bagiku
Musim ini kan berkitar kembali

Di musim panas ketika kau berkata, "Ku takkan melupakanmu."
Masa telah berlalu dan kini, kutangisi lagi

Join us!

Assalamualaikum and hye all...

UCDians... Lets jayakan mende ni tau! Give ur name to Intan (yg cute tu, housemate sy).
Video nih pun dia yang buat. Ha, ape lagik....

Islamic Awareness ni akan berlansung Feb 2008 but perancangan akan dibuat sekarang. So, senang korg nak kasi idea , wat keje, and lain2. Jom Jom...kalo x rugi jer.

Monday, October 22, 2007

Back here...

Assalamualaikum wbt...

I almost lose this blog coz Ive been forgetting the username for this blog. Its been few days since I tried all kinds of email address I think I would use. I use a newly created email address coz I never have gmail address before. And I didnt provide secondary email address while registering.

Ive been kinda blank, "lampi", forgetting things, talking in fragments and careless recently. (whats your diagnosis?) People notice it too. i always get," Are you okay?" from everybody. Perhaps its coz Ive been a bit busy and susah hati and tired (eventhough i sleep like any other hybernating species...its almost winter kan?). Thank you very much for your concern. Xie xie.

But for everybody, Im kinda sloppy and stuff but Im fine. Hontou ni, daijoubu. Maybe if I start bumping onto tiang and start apologising...then I need help. As for now, cheer me up for my examinations. I hope everybody can do their best too.

Oh and Ive been missing people recently but its under control. Not treated until we can meet again but... you got to bear certain things in life. Well it will worth it, even though only Allah knows when we will meet again or even we will meet again. But my dua is always with you!

Okay, got class. see you!

Friday, October 12, 2007

~Bismillah~

Assalamualaikum wbt and good day...

Happy Eid Mubarak!
Just want to announce my new blog...
Friendster's one is no fun anymore.
hahaha...wait for my post okay?