Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Redha~
i believe some of u have already heard about the job offer (ada yg tahu ntah dari mane...). yes, i did get the job @TTSH. but i declined it, just few hours ago, after i got to know that the job requires me to wear a uniform; no tudungs allowed ("as it is not part of the uniform, bla bla.."),

ceh. when i asked them why was i not informed of this during the interview, the person replied: "..bcos we do not want to reduce your chance of securing the job...".

O.o" (i'm pretty sure Liyana would go: "what the....." ;p)

and the way they put it (" u can still wear your tudung with your casual clothes. when u want to go home, u can change into ur casual clothes and wear your tudung...") sounded as if they were treating hijab as something petty which you can wear on and off.

wah lau~ that sure hurts ALOT. sedih sangat...

='(

my hijab is more, way more than just a piece of cloth. it is my identity as a Muslimah. Been wearing it since i was a kid. it makes me feel safe and protected.

n suddenly here comes someone who made it sound as if discarding my hijab for the job is no big deal ( "the other employees are not concerned about this...").

banjir beb tadi~ thanks Nadiah for all the help, support and encouragement. *huGs tight* n Huda, for the message : "Tkyah ambil. Allah bersama org2 yg benar, terimalah ujian ini dengan redha, ada hikmahnya. btw try to appeal k."

i explained to the person in charge of the uniform that the reason i decline it is because they didn't inform me about this earlier, etc. n she replied with an "ok lor...".

#&%*^&!@*$#




>>haha. eksyen je signs tu.

takpelah Khadijah. redha, tak payah sedih2. Allah itu ar-Razzaq, Maha Pemberi Rezeki. Jika kita yakin dan tawakkal kepada Allah setelah usaha, kalau dapat, kita tidak akan merasa bangga, dan kalau tidak, kita tak perlu merasa kecewa :)

I can see that Mom was very happy after she received the news about the my job offer the other day. Almost didn't have the heart to break this news to her. Ayah yang bilang Mak tadi. Ayah n 3rd sister were the ones angry at TTSH. 3rd sister advised me to complain to CASE for keeping the info from me, and so as to prevent this happening to future Muslim Hijabi applicants. but somehow i don't see the need for it. takpelah... tak suka kecoh2...

anw, Mom was saying: "kalau lepas ni cari kerja tak dapat2 jugak, pergilah sambung Uni...lepas tu kalau nak sambung blaja agama teruskanlah, at least dah ada Degree dlm genggaman..."

n Mom already knew that i do not wish to pursue my academic studies at the local Us. orang tak minat lah mak... 4 tahun pulak tu. 3 thn kat poly je rasa mcm lega gitu dah habes. ni 4 thn kat local U? how am i going to endure it???

tak tahulah pada masa akan datang kalau hati orang ni berubah. tapi orang memang lebih cenderung nak lanjutkan pelajaran dalam bidang ukhrawi. Kuliyyah Lughah. dr dulu lg kuliyyah tulah yang orang minat giller. kalau tak dapat Kuliyyah Lughah, Usuluddin atau Syari'ah pun jadilah. asalkan orang dapat mendalami ilmu agama. kalau tak kan mak, mesti bila dah besar2 nnt orang rasa terkilan sangat... terasa sangat diri ni kurang dari pelbagai segi. betapa ceteknya ilmu di dada ini... dan lagi satu: orang teringin juga nak musafir ke negeri lain....

.....
ok enough. moving on to the less emotional posts (hehe):

Had lovely post-poly days starting with:


  • picnic @ East Coast with my beloved family (ada KFC, pizza, nasi lemak, etc etc. alhamdulillah!) ;
  • then simply relaxing at home;
  • trip to Ghufran then Bayaan Bookstore with Nad n Diyana (bought 2 books!);
  • started teaching my dearest nephew n niece Iqra';
  • hanged out@ Vivocity with Ata, Bedah, Mushi n Yam (bought lotsa chocolates..hee~);
  • brought Nad on a TP tour (^-^);
  • settling some stuffs @as-Syafa'ah;
  • teaching my cute students @as-Syafa'ah;
  • met the generous Afghanistan (family restaurant) bro who was super willing to sponsor food for the Qur'an Camp organised by IMPIAN-Pergas;
  • visited sis Fiza at her WESSC n played with the adorable Yana;
  • dropped over Saff Centre to visit my Nad, and had a really great time playing the Chuzzle game with her (Oh Nad! i'm certainly looking forward to more visits, now that i'm not working. hehe.. BESTnye game tu! n BESTnye orang yang temankan kte main game tu n buatkan Melo (;p) sekali~)

n of course me looking forward to meet up with my dearie Junie ^_~

lately me having this craving for sushis. haha. so most likely going to Ramen Ten. where else can u get halal sushi in S'pore? boohuhu.. initially thot of gg to Sushi King in JB (at City Square), but since it's only the 2 of us, we had to forget the trip. 2 orang je beb. kene kidnap nnt siapa yang susah? zauj gue jugak... ;p

ok dah Khadijah. cukup. wave babai to everyone?

*waves*

p.s. please ignore the writer

 
posted by .:Mujahidah Khadijah:. at 2/28/2007 04:56:00 PM | Permalink | 6 comments
Monday, February 26, 2007
Practicing Islam every single moment...

The second article touches on the rise in Islamic programmes in S’pore:

Pertambahan program bercorak keagamaan kian ketara di sini, namun banyak yang lebih berupa respons kepada pelbagai masalah yang dianggap sedang menghantui masyarakat.

Menyampaikan Islam hanya sebagai respons kepada kemunculan sesuatu gejala atau bahaya, boleh menimbulkan kekeliruan bahawa agama itu perlu dipelajari dan kemudian diamalkan hanya apabila berhadapan dengan masalah atau ancaman.

Jika Islam dipelajari hanya sebagai langkah untuk mengatasi sesuatu masalah, akan timbul persepsi bahawa orang boleh mempelajari ajaran agama itu dengan memilih bahagian-bahagian yang diperlukan sahaja tanpa menghiraukan perutusan keseluruhan risalah tersebut.

Sikap ini boleh mewujudkan beberapa gejala sebagai manifestasi kepada kekeliruan yang timbul, antaranya:

1) Orang Islam hadir di majlis-majlis agama tetapi lebih dengan tujuan tertentu mengikut keperluan masing-masing. Misalnya, belajar agama hanya untuk menghuraikan masalah yang sedang dihadapinya.

2) Bersikap Islam seperti menunjukkan adab Islam atau membanyakkan ucapan-ucapan keagamaan hanya di majlis-majlis bersifat agama, tetapi tidak melakukannya di tempat-tempat lain agar tidak pula dilabel sebagai fanatik atau pelampau agama.

Tujuan utama agama Islam cukup luas - memandu manusia membangunkan nilai dan potensi mereka semaksimum mungkin bagi memainkan peranan sebagai khalifah Allah yang bertanggungjawab memakmurkan bumi ini.

Jadi, lebih daripada sekadar mengubat sesuatu penyakit atau masalah, risalah Islam perlu dida'wahkan untuk tujuan membangunkan manusia dan kemanusiaan.

Satu ketika dahulu terdapat persepsi umum bahawa orang Melayu malas dan tidak bermotivasi tinggi dalam mengejar kemajuan hidup kerana berpegang kuat pada ajaran agama…

The full article, by Mr Maarof Salleh, is very long, but the main points that caught my attention are as above. If I’m not mistaken, his column appears every Friday in BH, and mostly touch on issues pertaining to the Muslim community in Singapore. Sometimes quite heavy issues (like this one), but interesting nonetheless. In fact, I feel that those are really the issues that the Muslim community should ponder upon, worry about, and do something about it. and move on from complaining about trivial matters such as entertainment, etc. as can be found in the Forum section of BH every Wed and Sat.

He also touched on Hedonism (budaya mengutamakan keseronokan), seeing it as the actual cause of our teens “terjebak dalam bahaya kerosakan moral”. (u might want to read the full article for discussion on this matter)

In my point of view, this article emphasizes the importance of seeing Islam as a way of life, n not simply seek it only when we are faced with a problem. Likewise, I remember an article about how “Tunaikanlah Solat Hajat kerana syrai’at memerintahkan kita menunaikannya, istiqamah (berterusan), dan bukan hanya ketika kita berhajat terhadap sesuatu…”

nice one there, isn’t it? Like a wake-up call for us to practice Islam as a whole, in times of both happiness and grief, in difficulty, as well as comfort. In short, practice Islam anytime, everytime, anywhere, everywhere. :)

The 2nd bullet caught my attention the most. How true the writer’s observation is! I’ve met certain people who are afraid to be labeled as an “’alim” (a learned person). (kalau orang panggil kita gitu, cakap je “Aameen!” =D )

'alim does not necessarily equals to wara’ (pious and God-fearing), does it? Due to the fear of being labeled as “alim” or “orang baik-baik”, he/she dislikes to be involved in activities "yang baik-baik”, that restricts he/she from using certain vocabs (korang faham ke apa yang ku bebual nie? Heee..) n limits him/her from the company of those who likes to gossip, etc. sounds a bit weird, but these people do exist =/

My point is: it’s not a matter of how ‘alim you are, but whether or not u are a Muslim. As Muslims, we all are subjected to the syari’a (Laws of Islam), and so let’s practice it! Islam itu mudah, lagi memudahkan =)

Usah takut memperlihatkan keIslaman kita. Kenapa harus malu nak praktik Islam di luar aktiviti2 atau majlis2 yang bersifat keagamaan? Malu nak beritahu kawan-kawan non-Muslims kita yang kita nak pergi menunaikan solat… kenapa? Seperti kata penulis: takut dicap sebagai fanatik atau pelampau agama? -_-“ Sepatutnya kita berbangga terpilih sebagai penganut agama suci ini. Be proud of our Religion! ^-^

And what about the last paragraph there?

Where got such thing in Islam: “orang Melayu malas dan tidak bermotivasi tinggi dalam mengejar kemajuan hidup kerana berpegang kuat pada ajaran agama.” ??? In fact, the more we abide by the religion, the more we practice Islam, the more motivated, inspired, and hardworking we should be! A scholar once pointed out that if Muslims can wake up at dawn every single day for the Fajr/Subh prayer, how can he/she be lazy?!

Renungkan dan fikir-fikirkanlah ye~ ;)

Oklah, macam dan banyak gitu gue berbual. Fanjang gitu entri ni…hee~ Yang baik itu datangnya dari ALLAH, dan yang sebaliknya itu datang dari diri gue yang serba lemah dan kekurangan ini. Wallahu warasuuluhu ‘alam :)
 
posted by .:Mujahidah Khadijah:. at 2/26/2007 09:28:00 PM | Permalink | 0 comments
Jadilah Lembut tapi Kuat! ^-^
8 Safar 1428H

Lately i came across a number of interesting articles n books. rasa mcm excited gitu nak share kan... so here goes the first one on Kelembutan Hati & Kasih Sayang:

Kelembutan hati bukanlah kelemahan seperti yang disangkakan oleh banyak orang. Da'wah Nabi Muhammad saw dilakukan dgn kelembutan hati sehingga banyak orang yang akhirnya luluh mengikuti beliau.
Namun, jangan menyangka bahawa Nabi Muhammad saw mempunyai peribadi yang lemah.

Jangan bandingkan dgn drama2 televisyen yg menampilkan orang2 yg sangat lemah lembut sehingga ketika dizalimi, dia tidak berdaya kerana kelemahannya, ditambah pula dengan kebodohannya. (this reminds me of "Ana" in Hikmah n "Nadia" in Dia yang baik sangat, tapi malangnya lembik nok mampuih sampaikan ditindas, ditipu dan diperbodohkan. ceh.
like, excuse me: baik, lembut, TAK semetinya bererti kita membenarkan orang mengambil peluang atas diri kita, memijak2 kepala kita. good people never equal to weak people, aite? =) )

Bukankah Rasulullah telah menyebutkan bahawa Allah lebih menyukai Muslim yang kuat drpd Muslim yang lemah? jadi, kelembutan hati tidak ada hubungannya dgn kelemahan diri yg membuat orang begitu mudah menzalimi kita.

...Hati jangan sampai keras seperti baru kerana akan mudah pecah berkeping2. Hati yg keras juga tidak mampu menerima ilmu dan nasihat yang mencerahkan.

Saudaraku, lembutkan hati dgn banyak istighfar, mengucap basmalah ("Bismillah...") saat melakukan sesuatu, dan syukur dgn mengucapkan hamdalah ("Alhamdulillah").

Kelembutan hati juga merupakan benih tumbuhnya kasih sayang. Kalau kita menginginkan kasih sayang dalam keluarga, dalam lingkungan pekerjaan, dalam linkungan sahabat handai kita, berikanlah kasih sayang terlebih dahulu untuk mereka. Kasih sayang akan berbalas dengan kasih sayang. Orang2 yang menunjukkan kasih sayang sentiasa berada dalam rahmat Allah.

Ada langkah awal untuk menumbuhkan kasih sayang iaitu mempraktikkan lima "S" dalam kehidupan sehari2 iaitu: senyum, salam, sapa, sopan dan santun....

-Aa Gym.

ok. shall stop here. meeting a friend later to source for sponsors for an upcoming IMPIAN program. if ALLAH wills, i shall continue with the other articles soon :)

ilalliqa'~
 
posted by .:Mujahidah Khadijah:. at 2/26/2007 12:37:00 PM | Permalink | 0 comments
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
We are what we say?
Mahmud was a very pious man, but he was not very attractive looking.
One day, he was walking along the road, minding his own business, when a lady came up to him, and started calling him names and abusing him. This lady kept saying all kinds of nasty things, and Mahmud just listened to her patiently.
Finally, when she was finished calling him names and abusing him, Mahmud just greeted her, smiled, and said “and a nice day to you,” and continued on his way.

Why did Mahmud, the pious man, behave this way?

It is because he knew that everything she said was just a reflection of her own inner self.
If you use bad language, you are just making obvious to everybody how far away you really are from Allah, since
your words are in reality a reflection of your own inner self.

author: Sheikh Muzaffer Ozak al-Jerrahi
source: qisas.com
spotted at: my dear Atiqah's blog :)
....
just a reminder for myself n others, to mind our words :)
remember the hadith about the true Muslim?
"Al-Muslimu man salimal muslimuuna min lisaanihi wa yadihi. "
yang antara lain bermaksud:
"seorang Muslim yang sejati itu ialah dia yang tidak menyakiti saudaranya sama ada melalui percakapan (termasuklah sewaktu bergurau) mahupun perbuatan."
lupa pulak perawinya. but i'm sure of the authenticity coz i saw it in a poster pasted @as-Syafa'ah. hee~
anybody knows? :)
 
posted by .:Mujahidah Khadijah:. at 2/21/2007 11:45:00 PM | Permalink | 2 comments
Friday, February 16, 2007
huh? dabes?
28 Muharram 1428H

suddenly it's o.v.e.r.

so here i am, in the ASc comp lab, waiting for my dear Fatimah nie, to finish preparing for her MP poster presentation. had mine yesterday. expected it to be something formal n nerve-wrecking. but eventually it turned out to be biase-biase je... the memorable part was the photo-taking sessionS with fellow coursemates :)

all the papers were manageable, hamdan lillah. that is, except for the last paper which ended abt an hour ago. insyaAllah boleh pass ah, but dun think i can score. hmMpH.

takpe. relax. think ahead. ur post-poly planS, remember? aha! *smiles*

btw, the interview last Monday went well, alhamdulillah. not-so-formal, n i found myself very relaxed :)

the other applicant n me were brought on a tour around the workplace. coOL~
me was in a super good mood till the end of the day (unlike the sad day before).

made fren with the other applicant, this Indian lady. very nice person, i don't mind if she gets the job instead of me. (haha. if i tell this to my family members, dorang mesti kata me tebiat, like how Junie exclaimed when i told her abt it. pelik sgt ke saya ni?)

then treated myself to a Soya Bean ice-cream @ Mr. Bean. healthy, delicious and refreshing!
*more smiles* i remember the first time i tried the ice cream, when Kak Saqinah suapkan pat hospital time orang sakit tu... rindu pulak kat kak Saqinah. dia punya kemerepekan & kegerekan menghiburkan sgt! ^-^

then it sooo happened that the cabin of the train i boarded afterwards was the one advertising this Original Source products made of...... R.O.S.E!! roses on my right, roses on my left. pictures of beautiful, blooming red roses pasted on the windows, on the floor. beautiful roses everywhere~ i almost couldn't stop staring in delight at the floor covered in (pictures of) rose bouquets. *wider smiles*

that's me. (agaknya memang saya ni pelik kot?)

.......
thanks for the advanced, on-the-dot, and belated birthday wishes. appreciate all ur du'as. baarakallaahu feekum.

my 20th Birthday turned out to be just like any other day, even worse, maybe.

started off with teaching the budak-budak yg cekik darah @ As-Syafa'ah. there's this one boy, who, despite his tiny built, has LOADs of vulgarities stored inside. kept condemning the girls at the back of the class, throwing whiteboard dusters (there were 3) n books at them! O.o"
like, whoa!! anak orang woi~ i was very worried n disturbed everytime he uttered those R21 words. some of the girls seem shocked. rasa mcm nk staple mulut dia.

the last time i threatened to bring him to the Mudirah's office (according to the classmates, he's scared of the Mudirah), he threatened to commit suicide, dangling one of his small legs outside the window. to cut a loooong (not to mention complicated n dramatic) story short, the Mudirah eventually came to the class n asked him to apologise to me, n promise that he won't repeat those naughty acts again (such as snatching my markers, crawling under my table, throwing other students' bags around, etc.). he did as told, n of course, as expected, empty promises those were. nk cakap orang marah dia, tak jugak. i hardly raise my voice at him. psl selalu kan orang kata, kalau nasihat lembut2, cakap baik2, lebih "mujarab". tapi budak ni tak tau dr species apa. -_-"

ni baru mengajar pat masjid, part-time.
enough. i don't see myself becoming a full-time teacher. ajar budak 10 yrs old n below ok kot. (like my p3 students n my adorable tutees who thought i'm "15/16/17" years old =P n when they got to know that i'm 20, went: "waaaah. dah kene kahwin tau!" lol)

but older than that: NO. terima kasih jelah ye :)

there happened to be a health screening at the mosque afterwards. Ironically, my blood pressure was low (pelik #3).

WARNING: kalau tgh mengandung, atau nak mengandung, baik jgn ajar budak2 ni. sungguh. ada seorang ustazah tu bilang saya, dia dulu cuba untuk hamil tapi tak hamil2. bila dia stop mengajar (ambil cuti, pasal stress sgt mengajar), baru disahkan hamil. iye saye, takdir di dalam kekuasaan ALLAH, tapi sbg manusia, kita pun mesti berusaha n mengambil langkah2 yg sepatutnya. kan? :)

ish. panjangnye crite. tu pun belum habis lagi ni:

then, after the encounters with the kids, at home, had to continue with some chores n revise for term test. had to forgo the shopping trip with 1st sister. takpelah. sekarang ni dah free insyaAllah boleh gi jalan2 k Khadijah? :)

Special thanks to Nurnadiah Nasir n Ridzwan Omar for the sweet surprise on my birthday eve. so simple, yet so touching n definitely memorable. on the rooftop, with the sun setting at the back... ;)

My Nad, how can i ever forget that cute white lie? Haha ;p
 
posted by .:Mujahidah Khadijah:. at 2/16/2007 11:19:00 AM | Permalink | 3 comments
Friday, February 09, 2007
Grand Finale comin' up!
22 Muharram 1428H

Blood donation drive is over. more on that when i've extra time insyaALLAH. now gotta go home. just finished this big plate of fried rice (terperanjat nampak nasi dia menggunung! memanglah orang tgh lapar, tapi rasa mcm tersindir gitu. ish). so even if i stay in school to study (ehem, like realz), i'm afraid i will doze off... or worse: khayal~ -_-"

sometimes i'm so frustated with myself. harapkan semangat je lebih. membara. meluap-luap. buatnya tak jugak. ish! geram kan? *tarik pipi panjang2* heh. padan muka!

ok Khadijah. it's now or never. dah hampir2 sampai ke penghujung nie. the next time u log in to this blogger.com, insyaALLAH everything will be over.

coming up next week:

Mon: Blood Banking term test
Tues: Haematology Practical test
Wed: Haematology term test
Thur: Major Project Poster Presentation
Fri: Lab Management & Quality Assurance term test

dah!

just now Junie just showed me this e-mail, calling students for final Napfa tests, which will be on 16th n 17th Feb. i'm so disappointed with my 2.4km. just bcoz of that 18 seconds, i'm void of the Gold or at least Silver Award. ceh. despite passing all the 5 stations with warna-warna yang boleh tahan berterbangan jugak... (heh. bahasa siket punya cantik eh Khadijah? bagus anak mak~ =P)

so: should i retake the test? if yes, then it will be right after my last term test paper. hmm~

also not forgetting my job interview at Tan Tock Seng Hospital this coming Monday. as a Podiatry Assistant. i'll try my best for the interview n leave the rest to ALLAH. if HE thinks it's the best one for u, then insyaALLAH u will get it. if not, do not despair k Khadijah? for HE n HIS Messenger know best! :)

ok dah Khadijah. gi balik. revise. REVISE. n while u're at it, please try to focus. c-o-n-c-e-n-t-r-a-t-e. ada faham?? don't let yourself get easily distracted, esp by your nephews n nieces, by FOOD, by 1001 things in the room. please Khadijah. please..............

-_-"
 
posted by .:Mujahidah Khadijah:. at 2/09/2007 05:15:00 PM | Permalink | 0 comments
Friday, February 02, 2007
Haram VS Najis
click on image for a larger, clearer view

thanks Ridzwan anak Pak Cik Omar. semangat habes nak gue tengok ini comic. haha =P

btw, this reminded me of a conversation i once received via e-mail:

LEMBU: Hai anjing, apa habaq? Macam ada yg tak kena je?

ANJING: Aku tengah tension nih . Mau je aku gigit manusia tadi.

LEMBU : eh? kenapa ?

ANJING: aku lalu tepi dua orang manusia lelaki dan perempuan yg sedang berkepit. Tetiba si lelaki terperanjat dan terus melompat dan berkata "hoi anjing , pergi jauh-jauh, najis!".

LEMBU: Ya, lah. Ko kan haram. Najis tahap berat bagi manusia. Biasalah tu .

ANJING: Kalau aku najis sekali pon, kalau dia tersentuh aku, boleh disamak. Yang dia sentuh dan raba-raba awek dia tu apa? Boleh ke nak samak dosa?


LEMBU: Betul tu . Memegang wanita yg bukan mahramnya tanpa ikatan yg sah, lebih dahsyat
kenajisannya daripada memegang ko anjing, malah tak boleh suci sekalipun di samak.

ANJING: Wah .. ayat ko memang power la... manusia kena ubah pepatah "Pandai macam LEMBU"

Sedikit Penjelasan:

Daripada satu hadith yang diriwayatkan daripada ibnu majah menyatakan bahawa:

"Bergomolan dengan babi (khinzir) itu adalah lebih baik berbanding dengan bersentuhan (secara sengaja) dengan wanita yang bukan mahram".
Bersentuhan (dengan sengaja & apatah lagi bertujuan syahwat) adalah berdosa dan wajib bertaubat (bagi membersihkan dosa). Sedangkan menyentuh anjing tidaklah berdosa dan hanya perlu disuci (bukan bertaubat). Menyentuh anjing bukanlah satu kesalahan (dosa) atau maksiat. Tetapi, menyentuh wanita bukan mahram adalah berdosa dan merupakan maksiat.

Di dalam satu riwayat hadith yang lain yang maksudnya:
"Sesungguhnya kepala yang ditusuk dengan besi itu lebih baik daripada menyentuh kaum yang bukan sejenis yang tidak halal baginya "

(Riwayat At Tabrani dan Baihaqi)
now, do tell me what u guys think of the whole topic k? :)
 
posted by .:Mujahidah Khadijah:. at 2/02/2007 09:56:00 PM | Permalink | 5 comments