.:Roses of Love:.

طلع البدر علينا

2012-02-09T22:21:00.004+08:00

16 Rabi'ul Anwar 1433H

can't seem to stop gazing at the full moon while "brisk-walking" to the MRT station early this morning. !سبحان الذي خلق

Indahnya ciptaanMU, lalu bagaimanakah mungkin dapat ku gambarkan keIndahan Pencipta segala bentuk keindahan yang dinikmati di dunia ini??...

Allah~

اللهم اجعلني من الشاكرين

...

Meanwhile, am trying to prepare for tomorrow's Observation. oh yes, It's only early Feb, but the observation is already ON! I chose to have myself observed during Tafsir session with the sec 4/2 (an all-girls) class. they've been super supportive and participative with me in class all these while, n manageable (compared to the all-boys class yang "لا حول ولا قوة إلاّ بالله"~ hehe), biidznillah.

the lesson will be on verse 40-42 of Surah an-Nur, meaning that lots of 'ijaz al-'ilmi and scientific facts could be added. I myself have learnt interesting facts about those verses while researching for the teaching materials. maasyaAllah.

and as always, the more u discover, the more u realise that there are just soooo much more to explore and learn, ya Khadijah.

again, Thank you Allah for this gift of teaching, for blessing me with the opportunity to share some 'ilm of this weak self with my students... n for the chance to further improve and upgrade this alfaqiirah... :')

2012-01-26T22:28:00.003+08:00

" i wish i have a zauj beside me in the mrt,

jadi bila kte ngantuk n tertido,

kte terlentok kat my zauj,

n not at some stranger "

luahan tatkala mengenangkan perjuangan

pulang dari kerja sehari-harian...

n that 25 mins in the train, was all the nap u would get today,

ever since u woke up at 2:21 a.m. this morning.

the Scheme of Work n Lesson Plans that need to be submitted by tomorrow, remember?

:')

p.s. Thanks Huda for simply listening ;)

2012-01-24T00:44:00.004+08:00

لتكن اسعد الناس عيش حياتك واحفظ 4 قواعد هذه:

(1) من ترك شيئا لله عوضه الله خيرا منه
(2) كن لله كما يريد يكن لك فوق ما تريد
(3) وعسى ان تكرهوا شيئا وهو خير لكم
(4) من جعل الله همه كفاه الله كل ما اهمه

#من روائع الإمام الشافعي في FB

sakit!

2012-01-15T21:26:00.002+08:00

21 Safar 1433H

was trying to push a box into the store when suddenly an aluminum ladder fell SMACK on my head!

Ya Rabb... berdesingnye kepala ni, hanya Allah je yang tahu.

semoga kesakitan itu menjadi kaffarah buat hamba yang penuh dengan dosa ini :')

anw, to be honest, when nobody seemed to notice me n my throbbing head, i called upon my nieces:

(hehe. nak attention + mengadu nasib lah katekan~ :p)

me: sakitnye~~

my 5-year old Huda: tahan Cik Ija~~

me: alar, nanti kalau Huda yang kene pun mesti Huda cakap sakit jugak~

Huda: mati lagi teruk tau Cik Ija... ni baru sikit je..

me: (dalam hati) maasyaAllah budak ni... *guLp*

1st week of "school"!

2012-01-09T18:53:00.005+08:00

15 Safar 1433H

intended to blog during the weekend, but i was too occupied that i just can't afford to blog...

but i'm happy with it. :) i like it when i know that my time is filled. wisely and meaningfully insyaAllah.

Despite being part of the teaching team, actually in one way or another, I consider myself to be in a learning process. there are just too much to be learnt. so much to experience. so much to discover. subhanallah~

I'm form teacher to an all-girls pre-U 1 class :)

i've 6 classes to teach in total -all the 3 pre-U 1 class (teaching al-Qur'anul kariim), 2 of the sec 4 classes (Tafsir for sem 1, and Hadith for sem 2), and 1 of the sec 2 class (al-Qur'anul kariim and Fiqh).

guess what?? I've 14 sessions of al-Qur'an in a week. 1 session = 30 mins. thus, 14 session = 7 solid hours of getting to be with al-Qur'an inside the classroom with my students! :D

how can I thank you Allah...

that aside, you still have to discipline n set some solid personal hours with al-Qur'an eh Khadijah!

...

whilst in the midst of preparing to do my lesson planS last night, i googled muwasafat tarbiyah (thanks to ukht Maryam from MKS who introduced it to me), in the hope of trying to get the best picture/diagram of it to be put up at my desk in school. then i came across this picture, n i fell in love with the words:

Perjalanan Dakwah Tiada Penghujung

Kita bukan pemula,

bukan juga penghujung,

tetapi penyambung,

maka jangan hentikan perjalanan itu.

Teruslah berjalan...

:')

ok, gotta prepare for tomorrow's lessons :)

assalamu'alaikum semua~ mohon du'anya..

Yang tertutup itu jauh lebih berharga!

2011-12-21T08:21:00.002+08:00

Alhamdulillah, all praises to Allah for helping kak Ewin and myself throughout the preparation, "rehearsal" (hehe) and the presentation of the Mini Talk last Sunday. a sharing session entitled: "The True Meaning of Hijab" :)

to Zahidah Halid, thanks again for this pic. i love it! ;)

p.s. to myself, may you continue in your mujahadah.

remember to practise what you preach, n to be consistent!

Istiqamah Khadijah!

2011-12-21T07:53:00.002+08:00

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :

إن في الجنة غرفا , يرى ظاهرها من باطنها , وباطنها من ظاهرها

أعدها الله لمن ألان الكلام , وأطعم الطعام , وتابع الصيام , وصلى بالليل والناس نيام

2011-12-03T22:58:00.002+08:00

يقول ابن عباس :

لو أطبقت السماء على الأرض لـ جعل الله للمتقين فتحات يخرجون منها

ألا ترون قوله.. “ وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجاً

2011-12-01T20:13:00.001+08:00

"Setiap yang Allah ciptakan pasti indah
kerana Allah itu Maha Indah dan suka pada keindahan.
Tuhan tidak mencipta manusia hodoh,
Tuhan hanya mencipta manusia dengan kecantikan berbeza."
-Pahrol Md. Juoi-

2011-11-27T00:11:00.000+08:00

From the signs that Allah has turned away from His servant

is that He makes him occupied with that which doesn't concern him

- Hasan al-Basri [not a hadith] -

FB

2011-11-26T00:14:00.003+08:00

29 Zulhijjah 1432H

ever since my return to Homeland, I've had the time to go online daily.
which also means that I log in to my FB account almost everyday.
personally, I still prefer expressing my thoughts and feelings at my khad-safiy.
more comfortable and "cosy" ;)

Meanwhile, it seems that some users really "let off their steam" at their FB walls.
yes, FB is now made to be at the tips of our fingertips. but self-control is still ought to be practised.

besides that, I also noticed that there are quite a few who post quite intimate pictures of themselves with their spouses. some using them as their profile pictures.
Yes, undoubtedly, dah halal.
cumanya yang ter-nampak, rasa segan. malu. I don't know if it's just me, but really, a lot of ghaddul basar (lowering of the gaze) has to be practised while online.
ya Rabb... hati ini, perlu dijaga sentiasa. and i'm pretty sure those kind of pictures aren't helping the viewers to keep the hearts clean. especially for those who are not yet married (but having the intention to do so).

honestly, I'm not so worried about myself. I'm more worried for the brothers out there especially. org lelaki ni kadangkala menyeramkan :S

jadi, untuk kemaslahatan bersama, rasanya lebih manis dan sesuai agar kemesraan yang teramat (seperti bercumbuan) antara suami isteri dikongsi antara mereka sahaja. kalau setakat gambar duduk sama2 atau pimpin tangan tu oklah :)
...
all in all, i guess i'll still check out FB at least 5 times a week. (not sure when i've started working full-time next year though). because to date, i've learnt quite a lot of things. from the posts, and the links that my friends share. Alhamdulillah... at this very moment, i've just came across this. the previous 3 articles that I read from the same website were good!
...not to forget that FB also makes keeping in touch with some of my friends easier :)

nevertheless, i feel that i've to practise more self-restraint. as in, to prioritise other important tasks that my attention, rather than checking out the posts and links. first is a need. while the latter is something that I can do when the time permits. because time really flies when u're in the FB world.
ya Rabb...
to myself:
"from tomorrow onwards, do practise the above words Khadijah! buat apa yang patut dulu! discipline yourself Khadijah! that's the way of the Mujahidah!

insyaAllah... :')

Tarbiyah al-Awlad!

2011-11-23T23:46:00.005+08:00

just came across another link on Early Upbringing of Children. ^-^
i like this part:
"He (the child) should be taught that inferiority is in taking and that superiority and dignity is in giving"
and a story:
Sahl Ibn Abdullah once said, “I was a child of three years, and I would stay awake at night looking at my uncle, Muhammed bin Sawwaar, praying. So he said to me one day, “why don’t you remember Allah, the one who created you?”

So I asked, “and how do I remember Him?”

He replied, “Say, three times in your heart without moving your tongue: Allah is with me, Allah is watching over me, Allah is a witness over me. (i love the Arabic version!!!)”

I then said this a number of nights until I became accustomed to this. He then said to me, “say it eleven times every night.”
So I said it, and I felt the sweetness of this statement in my heart.

A year on from this, my uncle said to me “Memorise and safeguard what I have taught you, and act according to it up until you enter your grave”.

So I continued acting upon these words for years and I would find the sweetness of it in my privacy.
He then said, “O Sahl, whomsoever Allah is with, and He watches him and is a witness over him – do you think such a person should disobey Allah? Beware of disobeying Allah."

After this, I advanced to school and memorised the Qur’aan when I was only six or seven years old. I would then fast all the time, my daily sustenance was bread made from barley and thereafter I would wake during the night in order to pray.”
...
found another link on Luqman's advice to his son (!).
ya Rabb... Please grant me the chance to tarbiyah my own children.... :')
...
speaking of children, my 5 year-old niece, Huda made an unexpected statement yesterday, while we were at the dining table:
"nanti bila cik Ija kawen Cik ada boyfriend! eeii!! no shame!" *chuckles*
me: "eh? kalau Cik Ija da kawen, cik Ija ada suami, bukan boyfriend. ape je. tak shameful! ada boyfriend yang no shame!"

tsk. budak2ni~
haiz. anyway, that Huda is pretty good at teasing people. and when it comes to teasing me about such topics, i can feel myself blushing and menggelabah sikit. tsk. padahal budak kecik je kacau. huhu...
...
btw, I truly love the "It's Sunnah" at Facebook. personally, I find most of its posts very meaningful, creative, and help me to reflect. very good reminders. alhamdulillah...
(this is an excerpt from the sayings of the famous Syeikh al-'Uraifi)

· مَنّ رۈآئع الشَيخْ ﭑﻟﻋرﯾ̃في :
يَقُوْلْ:
كَثِيــرَآٺٌ اللاتي يؤمن ﭑنَ الحجآب ليس بفرض...
...ۈ ﻟگن ﻟوَ نلاحظ ۈ نتأمل قليلاً نجد ﭑنَ :الگوُڽ كله يتحجب
ۈ الكرة الأرضية عَليْہآ غلاف. .
ۈ الثمآر الندية عَليْہآ حجآب.
.ۈ السيف يحفظ داخل غمدھ. .
ۈالقلم بدۆڽ غطاء يجف حبره. .
ۈ تنعدم فآئدتہَ ۈ يلقى ﺗﺣ͠تَ الأقدام لأنه فقد الغطاء
تُرَى لماذا تغلف بنآتنا ؟؟
ﺂلآ لحمايتهآ
ۈالمرأة زهرة ﺟﻣﯾﯾلَة ﭑلگل يشتهيے ﭑنَ يقطفهآڤـ لابد ﭑنَ نحميهآ بَـ الحجاب
ۈ التفاحة ﻟوَ نزعت قشرتهآ ۈ تركتهآ فسدت
ۈ الموز ﻟوَ نزعت قشرھ إنقلب أﺳ̶ۆد¦
سُبحّآن اللّہ اﻟعَظِيمُ
اللَهُمَ اهدِيْ بَنَاتَ المُسلمين ~[♥]

kerja!

2011-11-19T01:16:00.005+08:00

Alhamdulillah., thummal hamdulillah...

full-time job secured for 2012.

the interview this morning was a moment to be cherished.

truly appreciated the chance given to speak in Arabic (weE~) for around 20-30 mins. (during the intearctive session with the Pre-U students)

terlerai rindu~

am really looking forward to learn more from the experienced staff...

and the students! :D

and also to contribute. to share. to give. biidznillah :)

Erti Hidup Pada Memberi!

11.11.11

2011-11-11T20:28:00.005+08:00

and so, The Day finally came....
and went.

just like that.

n it's not merely the numbers. it's also a Friday (!).

:')
...

ever since I stepped in Singapore, there seem to be quite a lot of free time -as compared to my days in Syam (and Egypt, albeit just a short while).

perhaps i'm just not used to a non-busy schedule.

and i feel that i'm getting lazy. urgh.

let's see:

so far, i've been doing a couple of relief jobs -at Darul Qur'an (Masjid Kampung Siglap), at Masjid Assyafaah, coaching P4 students Science at Madrasah Wak Tanjong Al-Islamiah (only 3 sessions, before their final year exam), and the ongoing one at Tradisi Halaqah.

at home, i've been reading a variety of books, both fiction and non-fiction. am also trying to tarbiyah my 2 nieces, while at the same time teaching them some Arabic words, short surah and du'a, ngaji, etc. there are a few other students as well wanting to learn ngaji with me.

well, i've told them that i'll be able to help out till the end of the year, biidznillah. as for next year, i'm planning to teach full-time. ukhrawi subjects, inclusive of Arabic. really hope to revise and refresh what i've learnt, and practise my spoken Arabic. I truly miss speaking in Arabic! :(

one year of working, and then hope to pursue my Masters. that'll take around 2 years. which means i'll probably complete it in 2014.

meanwhile, been thinking about traveling. came across this at FB. was intrigued. the questions is: When??

as a woman -more importantly, as a Muslimah, there are guidelines that have to be followed during traveling, yes? this time, it's no longer the case of "dharurah" that excuses me to travel without a mahram.

speaking of mahram, now that is another big issue. uff.

my brothers are too busy and have their own responsibilities. and me don't wanna trouble Ayah. kesian ayah. nanti penat.

the best solution is to nikah, and have a zauj. (and then can have kids, biddznillah! weE~)

WHO? WHEN? HOW?

...

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best :')

2011-11-11T18:22:00.001+08:00

"Like what Allah Has Given you and you are the richest person.

Like what Allah Has Planned for you and you are the happiest person."

-from Amr Khaled @FB

2011-11-04T21:31:00.000+08:00

Ibnu al-Qayyim al jawziah says:

Ikhlas (sincerity) cannot coexist in a heart

which embraces the love of praise and commendation

Memoirs in Egypt

2011-10-29T07:03:00.001+08:00

26 Zulkaedah 1432H

am trying to recall the days spent in Egypt..
and putting them in words.
for memory sake :)

arrived at Cairo International Airport on Thursday,
15th Sept 2011, at around 8:30pm local time.
Ainul Mardhiyah and Tan fetched me...
and brought me to their cosy home ("Beit Nabil")
situated at an area called Raba'ah.

one by one, the Singaporean sisters over there came over to welcome me.
siap nyanyi2 lagi~ thanks korang =)

on Friday, I followed the sisters to jami' Asyraf situated at Muqattam
to attend durus by Syeikh Yusri. Syeikh explained a bit from the book "Khosois al-Kubra" (on Rasulullah's Biography, 'alaihis salatu wassalam), and then continued with a hikmah from the famous Hikam ibn 'Ataillah, and then read a few ahadith from Muwatta'.

then, I joined the Singaporean sisters (there were 6 of us, including me) in their visit to Syeikh Yusri's daughter-in-law's place (which is just beside the gami'). Dr Fatimah turned out to be such a brilliant wife, mother and lecturer. we also met her 2 children, Muhammad and erm, i forgot the little girl's name. anw, Muhammad sure isn't just "any 3-yr-old". he's able to recite a few surah, and aptly memorised the 10 qualities of an-Azhari by heart, in cronological order. and what appealed me the most was his ability to answer questions intelligently.
for instance, when a friend asked him: "which school do you go to?"
his reply was: "madrasah sidin nabiy!!" sollallahu 'alaihi wasallam!

I LOVE this boy!!! ^-^

Dr Fatimah also shared a bit about parenting, emphasizing the importance of maintaining sakiinah at home. when asked how she managed to make Muhammad memorise so many facts at such a young age, she simply answered: "talqin. and continuously repeting (the words we want our child to remember). day and night."

so, parents should practice istiqamah. and patience. and be outstanding role models to their children (just like Dr Fatimah and her zauj, Syeikh Usama -who is Syeikh Yusri's son! subhanallah...)
ouh. by the way, Syeikh Yusri is also a surgeon. double maasyaAllah!

Saturday:

attended an early morning dars (Qawa'id Fiqhiyyah) by Syeikh 'Amru. just a few minutes after Syeikh started his dars, we found out that the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Syeikh 'Ali Gom'ah has just arrived to deliver his much-awaited dars. all of us, including Syeikh 'Amru, rushed to another, bigger hall in the Great Gami' Al-Azhar as-Syarif, and tried to get good positions to sit in, which will allow us to have a clear view of the Grand mufti. According to a friend, they've all been waiting for a year or even more for Syeikh to resume his classes. Subhanallah!

and there I was, just arrived not even two days ago, and being granted the golden opportunity to attend such a blessed "raudhatun min riyaadhil jannah" -as Rasulullah 'alaihis solatu wassalam put it.
in this muqaddimah, Syeikh was telling us the new schedule for the durus that are going to be held at Gami' Al-Azhar. deep down, ghibtoh starts to grow... ya Rabb~ not wanting to feel even more sad or jealous (because i'm truly aware of the fact that i'm only gonna be in Cairo for a few more days. tsk tsk.), i tried not to dwell on the thought, and try to get myself to think of other stuffs.
then, i followed the excited sisters to the nearby boookshops to enquire about the books that are going to be needed for those new durus.

bookshops! speaking of which, alhamdulillah, i've had the chance to enter more than a dozen bookshops throughout my stay in Egypt, browsed through loads of books, and of course, bought some to bring home with me :D (bukan namanya Khadijah Md. Hussain kalau tak beli buku bila dah kat kedai buku kat negeri Arab ni! ;p)

not to mention the lovely Islamic posters and keychains. particularly the ones at Maktabah al-'Ilam. to my pleasant surprise, I found a large poster of al-Aqsa and quickly grab it. i love, love, love it!
"O Allah, please Grant me the chance to pray at least 2 raka'at in all the 3 Greatest Masaajid (the haramain and al-Aqsa)". ameen! =')

Saturday afternoon, attended Syeikh Yusri's another dars. this time, it's from Fathul Bari! this kitab has long been one of my favourites. and Syeikh's wonderful delivery only made me love the kitab even more... baarakallahu feeh..

at 5:35pm, attended a dars on Usul Fiqh by Syeikh Shaltut, also in gami' Al-Azhar as-Syarif.

at night, 'Aathirah and Sharifah Huda brought me to maqam Sayyidina Hussein, after which we wandered around the area, stopping once in a while to buy some souvenirs. having some previous experience in dealing with Arab shop owners, I surveyed the prices first. and true enough;
for example: i got to buy 3 fridge magnets at 12 Egyptian pounds, whereas one of those -exactly the same- cost 12 pounds at another shop.

Sunday:
attended another early morning dars (started at 6:55am) by Syeikh 'Amru, followed by Syeikh 'Ali Gom'ah's dars. at 10am, we made our way to the kuliyyah banin, the Hall of Imam Muhd. 'Abduh, , where a nadwah (forum) on the late Syeikh Md. al-Ghazali is going to be held. 5 renowned Egyptian lecturers were invited to be the panelists, each focusing on one aspect of Imam Md al-Ghazali's contributions in Da'wah and for the Ummah. we all managed to get front seats since we arrived there way early. the exhausted me fell asleep during parts of the forum, just like how I was overcome by sleepiness during Syeikh Ali's dars before -despite my countless struggles to stay awake!
Yikes! :S burok eh Khadijah~

at night, went to an 'Eid Open House at a Malaysian restaurant with some sisters. the food was awesome! jazahumullah khaira jaza'... (tak sangka dapat makan satay kat Mesir~ hehe)

Monday:

went to Giza with 'Aathirah and Sharifah Huda. yes. just the three of us (tak kuasa nak tunggu "ikhwan" bawak... coz that might mean tak dapat pergi langsung~). a horse carriage took us on a tour to see the Pyramids and the Sphinx. i wasn't really excited about seeing the Pyramids, but since i was already in Egypt, so -why not? one of the 7 wonders of the world they say...

then, we went to the Salahuddin al-Ayyubi Citadel. it's HUGE, consisting of 2 masjid and a few museums.

next destination was Gami' 'Amru ibn al-'As. it was also huge, and surprisingly about 90% vacant -because according to a friend, during the 27th night of last Ramadhan, the scenario at this very jami' was "mcm kat Padang 'Arafah!". nevertheless, empty means: ample opportunity for us to explore the historic jami', and I even took the chance to climb up the minbar (where the imam gives the khutbah)! ^-^

On the same night, (7:30 -10 pm), followed Halimah and some sisters to Syeikh Rahim's place at 'Asyir (Syeikh's an Indonesian). the majlis started off with adzkar and wirid, followed by syarh from the book Rasail Ibn 'Arabiy, then al-Wasoya, also by Ibn 'Arabiy -the famous Dimasyqian Sufi master.

Then, Halimah propped the delightful question: "nak gi tgk recording dars Syeikh Ali Gom'ah (untuk siaran kat TV)?" weE~ alhamdulillah ya Rabb...

both of us then rushed to gami' al-Azhar (reached there around 11+ pm), and I was mesmerised by the sight as soon as i stepped into the gami'... it looked different at night, but equally stunning! the best thing was: there wasn't a lot of people. just around 5 ladies and less than 20 men (including the production crew). not wanting to miss the chance, we stood in a line near the entrance, eagerly waiting for syeikh to pass by. some sisters suggested I requested a special du'a from the Grand Mufti since i'm going to have my safar soon, but when the Mufti and some other masyaikh finally passed by, we were so stumped that none uttered even a word! even me, who was supposedly prepared to record the Muftti, was flustered -such that instead of holding my handphone in the direction of the Mufti, i recorded his footsteps and the carpeted floor instead! LOL.

on early Tuesday morning, we set off to Alexandria, about 3 hours journey from Cairo. there were 6 of us. having arrived there at around 10am, the first place we headed to was none other than Imam al-Bushiri's maqam. the writer of the well-known Qasidah Burdah!

we then paid some visits to the maqaamat (shrines) situated nearby, before meeting 3 Singaporean sisters who stayed at Alexandria. from 6 to 9, we then set off to buy ice cream and sandwiches, and continued to walk all the way to a citadel.

afterwards, we rode a small boat, enjoying the waves that send us rocking up and down. an uncle who have been waiting for us ever since we arrived at the castle quickly approached us to offer an hour trip on his horse carriage for 10 pounds (around S$2). agreeing, the 9 of us squeezed into 2 horse carriages, which will bring us on a tour to a few attractive sites in Alexandria. among the stops were maqam Abi Darda' radhiyallahu 'anh , the sahabi, a Roman theatre, and finally the exquisite Alexandria Library, situated at the other end of the extensive road. unlike the capacious Cairo, Alexandria is thankfully smaller, but it seems to stretch along the length of a loooong road.

A unique thing about Alexandria is: you could find all sorts of vehicles on its road; there are cars, buses, vans (Tramco), motorcycles, horse carriages, AND trains! the latter is the most extraordinary.

I can hardly believe my eyes when I saw cars stopping to give way to the train striding nonchalantly on its tracks. (I don't think Singaporeans have the patience to undergo that, do you?)
from the library, to a mall for lunch and finally to another mammoth castle, then back to Cairo. finally tasted the ruzz bil laban (rice with milk!) here, recommended by a few friends. unlike its name, it was surprisingly nice! sodap~

Wednesday:

first trip to one of Cairo's shopping malls. (City Star, if i'm not wrong). had lunch at the Halal Auntie Anne's. truly enjoyed the sugar-cinnamon pretzel + caramel dip and the cheese sausage roll (or whatever their names were). thanks to Fathiah who insisted on treating me to such delectable meals. jazakillahu kheir~

next spot was Darussalam, apparently the most popular bookshop among the students here. i soon found out why: there are a wide array of books that are nicely arranged, and students get up to 50% discount for each book! i got too caught up, n i guess that was why we ('Adilah and me) were late for Syeikh Jamal's dars =(

but according to 'Adilah, usually, Syeikh extended the dars until after Maghrib. it just wasn't my rizq because apparently Syeikh decided not to continue after Maghrib on that particular day. we then proceeded to Hussein to have sugarcane and mango juice -the best i've ever tasted, and bought some stuffs. had Isyak at Gami' Hussein, after which i made friends with an Egyptian sister named Asmaa. how simple it all started: after the second salam and du'a, as usual, i'll turn to the sisters beside me, wishing: "taqabbalallah..." and smile. Asmaa happened to be the one one my left, and soon after, we started introducing ourselves. outside the gami', again, we bumped into each other. this time, Asmaa requested my FB address. and till this day, we still keep in touch with each other :) hoping to meet u once again when I re-visit Egypt insyaAllah, dear Asmaa the English teacher ;)

Thursday:
the day I spent around 7 hours visiting the maqaamat of the sahabah and awliya', trying to cover as many as possible. among them were the shrines of Imam as-Syafi'i, Imam Zakaria Al-Ansari, Imam Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, Sayyidah Nafisah, Sayyidah 'Atikah (Rasulullah's aunt), Ibnu Sirin, Syeikh Syihabuddin ar-Ramli, Sayyidina 'Uqbah ibn 'Amru (the Companion), Imam al-Laith, Imam as-Sya'rani, and a few others as well, radhiyallahu 'anhum ajma'in.

At night, Huraidah and Tan brought me to another mall ("Ganina" or something that sounds like that. lol. ). Unlike Syria, many malls can be found in Egypt, and the things sold in the malls are relatively affordable and... practical. In Syria, usually students go to the malls just to have meals or to buy some imported stuffs at the Grand Mart supermarket (bagi yang dah "kepingin" atau "mengidam". heh). other than that, things are expensive.

Penyabar betul dorang, temankan kte gi tgk "bende2" kat sebahagian kedai2 kat situ. partly bcos i was thinking: "ntah bila lagi gue dapat pergi sini..."

then, just as I arrived at Beit Nabil, the sisters started to sing some qasidah for me. ouh, so it was a surprise! the sisters residing at the same apartment had come together for a small gathering before my safar the following day. truly appreciate it. jazakunnallahu khairan :')

Friday:

attended my last dars with Syeikh Yusri, at Gami' Asyraf. this time, Syeikh was teaching a bit of qiraat, and a few ahadith from Sunan An-Nasa'i. coincidently, the ahadith today were those on du'a. how lovely, lovely the whole session was. Very glad that Huraidah, Tan n me decided to go ahead with our plan despite having the feeling that we might arrived a bit too late n miss most of the dars. yes, we were late (all of us slept very late the night before). but that didn't deter us from crossing all those miles from Raba'ah to Muqattam (around 20-30 mins journey by taxi if i remember correctly)... mainly bcos I know it's gonna be my last chance to attend a dars (that helped to boost the enthusiasm a lot!). when we arrived, we were relieved to discover that Syeikh just started with the qiraat, and hadn't even begin with the Sunan yet! =D

Alhamdulillah, Thank You Allah...

Afterwards, we waited for Syeikh outside the gami', and upon Syeikh's arrival, I told him that i'm going to have my safar on that very day. "inatahiti? safar niha'i?" (have u completed everything? going back for good?) then I explained that I've just completed my studies in Syria and that I'm here just for a short period (to experience Egypt's beauty ;))...

Then I requested a du'a, and Syeikh made a beautiful du'a, among which he prayed that I'll get good husband and children. ameen ya Rabb! double happiness~

on the way back, I asked Tan and Huraidah:

"macam mana Syeikh tau kte belum kahwin eh?"

then one of them said: "agaknye Syeijh taulah org2 Singapore kat sini selalunye jarang yg kawin2". hehe.

then we made our way to the markaz of Perkemas, the Singapore Students Club in Egypt, stopping on the way to get some fresh flat breads (beli 2, makan 3 org pun susah betol nak habiskan, padahal sedap.pelik. lepas tu siap berangan konon balik rumah kalau sempat nk buat sambal tumis ikan bilis, mesti sedap mkn dgn roti ni~ emmm...) and to buy melon juice+halib (milk) -which turned out to be SUPER sweet. tsk. i had to add loads of mineral water to reach an acceptable n telan-able taste. amazed at how Tan managed to swig them down just like that. (on the way home, Tan was saying: "kte rasa saturated dgn gula!"hee.)

anw, the packing took longer than expected. well, to be honest: i did expect it to take some time. just that at times, i have difficulty in packing :S

and... unpacking! (as it turned out after my arrival in Singapore. uff. leceh+memeningkan betol. especially when u discover that there are 6 persons' belongings in a single room. berserabut~)

All in all, the trip to Egypt is an eye-opening n enriching experience. felt sad to leave it, especially knowing that loads of classes are now starting all over Cairo, mostly at gami' al-Azhar as-Syarif. sedihnye tak dpt join~

takpe k Khadijah, insyaAllah lepas dah settle semuanya, dapat dtg lagi ke Syria & Mesir k.

ok insyaAllah! ameen! :')

by the way, it's also interesting to note the differences between Egyptian 'ammiyah (colloquial) and that of the Syrians.

for example:

"eih" in Syria = yes.

"eih" in Egypt = what? (in Syria, it's "shu?)

"this" is Syria = "hai"

"this" in Egypt ="da"

it took quite an effort for me to stop myself from saying anything Syrian. and also adjusting my mindset to convert every "g" heard to "jim" (the way the Egyptians say it), like saying "gami" and "giddan" instead of "jami" and "jiddan". also, that explained why my Egyptian friend Asmaa is addressing me as "Khadiga"! hehe.

ouh. btw, my name is spelled "Hatice" in Turkish! hehe. how interesting~

^-^

2011-10-28T09:01:00.000+08:00

(taken from "It's Sunnah" at Facebook)

♥ Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah ♥

Among the special seasons of worship are the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, which ALLAH has preferred over all the other days of the year. Ibn 'Abbas (radiAllahu anhu) reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said:

"There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days." The people asked, "Not even jihad for the sake of... Allah?" He said, "Not even jihad for the sake of Allah except in the case of a man who went out to fight giving himself and his wealth up for the cause, and came back with nothing."

- [Sahih al-Bukhari] -

We should know that the virtue of these ten days is based on many things:

1- Allah swears an oath by them, and swearing an oath by something is indicative of its importance and great benefits. Allah says: "By the dawn; by the ten nights"
[al-Fajr 89:1-2]

Ibn'Abbas (radiAllahu anhu) and others said this refers to the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah. Ibn Kathir said: "This is the correct opinion."

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2- The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) testified that these are the best days of this world.
[see above ahadith]

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3- The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) encouraged people to do righteous deeds because of the virtue of this time for people throughout the world, and also because of the virtue of the place - for the Hujjaaj (Pilgrims) to the Sacred House of Allah.

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4- The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) commanded us to recite a lot of Tasbeeh (SubHanAllah), Tahmeed (Alhahu akbar) during this time.

Ibn Umar (radiAllahu anhu) reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said: "There are no days greater in the sight of Allaah and in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Him than these ten days, so during this time recite a great deal of Tahleel (Lailaha illAllah) Takbeer and Tahmeed."
[Ahmad]

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5- These ten days include the Day of Arafah on which Allah perfected His Religion. Fasting on this day will expiate for the sins of two years. These days also include the Day of Sacrifice (Nahr), the greatest day of Hajj, which combines acts of worship in a way unlike any other day.

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6- The one who offers a sacrifice must stop cutting his hair and nails and not remove anything from his skin, from the beginning of the ten days until after he has offered his sacrifice, because the Prophet (saw) said: "When you see the new moon of Dhul-Hijjah, if any one of you wants to offer a sacrifice, then he should stop cutting his hair and nails until he has offered his sacrifice."
[Muslim]

According to another report he said: 'He should not remove (literally, touch) anything from his hair or skin.'

This prohibition applies only to the one who is offering the sacrifice, not to his wife and children, unless any of them is offering a sacrifice in his or her own right, because the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) used to sacrifice "on behalf of the family of Muhammad." There are no reports that say he forbade them to cut their hair or nails at that time.

One must understand that these ten days are a great blessing from Allah to His slave. It is the Muslim's duty to appreciate this and make the most of the opportunity, by striving hard to increase in worship.

Among His blessings to His slaves, Allah has given us many ways in which to do good and worship Him, so that the Muslim may be constantly active and consistent in the worship of his Lord.

:)

to Syam, with Love

2011-10-21T15:56:00.006+08:00

23 Zulkaedah 1432H

another Friday, alhamdulillah.

almost a month have passed since I stepped in homeland.
the first week had been challenging;

seeing scantily-clad people almost everywhere...
hearing booming music of all sorts at shops and shopping malls...
glancing at the kinds of posters and pictures placed at MRT and bus stations, on the road, at the underground tunnel...
and more of such nauseas sights on the TV (they're annoyingly inevitable, since eventhough what one wants to watch is just the news, they still appear during the commercial breaks!).

even the print media like Berita Harian contains pictures of indecently-clad (Mosty Malay) women. so disappointing and inappropriate, i feel. even the contents sometimes. like the review of an Indonesian artist's concert that just took place recently. the female writer was describing how the singer and her dancers were wearing very revealing clothes, etc. etc. and in the end, wrote that she (the writer herself) had became one of her fans.

This reminds me of the hadith: "almar-u ma'a man ahab" (a person is with whom he loves (in the Hereafter).
O Allah, Please let me love only the things that You Love, and only those who love You. ameen.

at home, seeing my youngest sis so inseparable from her headphones (obviously not listening to things that will bring us closer to HIM) make me even more uneasy inside. (i love u so much sis. just disliking this one habit of yours)

perhaps all these are so common to every Singaporean ("so what's the big deal?").

but for me, it's unbearable...

even revulsive at times. sorry for being blunt, but i'm just being honest.

at some instances, i even had to restrain myself from reaching "boiling point".

since the past years, especially the previous 2 years, I've been abstaining from music. slowly after that, i also tried not to listen to any nasyid -yes, even Maher Zain's -that contain musical instruments, due to the khilaf in the issue, and also inspired by some of my teachers and friends back there in Syam ,particularly the ones at Dar al-Hajibiah (my lovely dorm).

on the streets, most of the women are veiled, and wear dark-coloured clothes. oh, how I truly miss the sight of the beautiful ladies in Syria, most of them wearing manteaus or abayas...
I miss the Qura'nic recitation, Syeikh Nabulsi's dars and melodious, soothing nasyid and qasidah that can be heard while one walks on the streets of Damascus, particluarly the area near Abu Nour.

the exchange of do'a that is a must in every conversation, even when buying things:
"mu'awwadin insyaAllah!"
"Allah yaftah 'alaik"
"Allah yajziikil kheir!"
"Allah yu'tikil 'afiyah!"
"Allah yajbur khatirik!"
"Allah yukhallik!"
"Allah yubaarik feek!"
"Allah yahfazuki!"

and the list goes on :)

and there are special souls who seems as if they're created solely to bring happiness to others' lives, making others feel so comfortable and grateful to be with them. such as Anisah Maisa' Mubayyadh (whom we Singaporean sisters nicknamed "Anisah Malaikat" bcos she is always seen smiling, and never ever getting angry, lest a frown on her peaceful, pleasant face!). in my conversations with her, I can still remember the countless du'a she made for me. it makes me weep reminiscing those instances :')

there's the Mudirah of Dar al-Hajibiah, Anisah Iman al-Kull, from whom i've learnt many things, -wal hamdulillah- particularly about matters related to the heart. the spirituality. I've learnt to view things from different perspectives. the way she carries herself, the captivating way through which her lessons are being delivered, the words she used, the scenarios ("perumpamaan") she gave (and she really has a knack at it!).... u can feel how they touch your soul. as easy as that. right then and there. (n more often than not, tears will start streaming down my cheeks. malu betol~ susah jugak jadi Khadijah Mohamed Hussain ni.)

She tirelessly remind us how we should value every millisecond.
that we should really strive to fill our life with beneficial activities that will only bring us closer to HIM.
that we should constantly FIGHT our nafs (desires).
that we should continue improving ourselves.
that we are the "Muhaajirat" (the Immigrants), and that we will have that special place and rewards if we truly carry out our amanah as tullabul 'ilm who leave their loved ones back home, solely for the sake of Allah, to deepen our knowledge in this beautiful deen...

then there's my dear Anisah Iqbal Muhanna, who patiently corrected my Qur'anic recitations, who always share kind advices with me, in that gentle voice of hers. who always reminds me that whenever i'm facing difficulties and having problems, yet i know that my relationship with HIM has never change, that I -spiritually- have not change (meaning that i'm still maintaining a good relationship with HIM) , then I shouldn't feel sad. rather, I should be calm, relax and happy. because that only means that it's a Test to raise my status 'indahu (di sisi-Nya), insyaAllah :') even till this very day, my eyes still well up just remembering her gentle face and voice...

and how will I ever forget my lovely Anisah Maha al-Harbali? she who sacrificed a whole lot of her time for me. since April 2011 and all the way till a few days before I leave Syam (15th September), we met almost everyday! -except for Fridays (which is the weekend holiday) of course.
the hours spent,
the stories and secrets shared,
and especially the motivation she has always been showering me with.
her trust and faith in myself, perhaps even more than the faith I have in my own self.
How she cared for me. She's able to sense when something's "not right" with me, like the time when I was so sad and angry with myself -and I thought nobody noticed it.

but she did.
my ever-so-observant and brilliant Anisah Maha sensed it (although never once in class I caught her glancing in my direction long enough to notice). and so she met me after class, and enquire about it, asking: "are you tired?" ("no.), "are you sad?" (yes. I'm sad with myself.)... and she said those golden words that still ring in my ears (which means):
"I don't want to see you sad. I want to see you radiant, shining ("musyriqah" -like the sun).
and during the days of my final exam, she never forgot to ask -after every paper- how it was, and how i think i did for that subject. after which she will reiterate those "scary" words: al-Uula Khadijah, al-Uula. (the First Khadijah, the First). there were the days when i felt that i didn't do very well, n i told her so. the days when i got kind of demotivated and not-so-confident anymore. but her confidence in me remained.

those memorable moments spent with you (especially the one in the library and the one at jami' Abu Nour -the both days during which i had inexplicable difficulty recalling what i've memorised from the Qur'an in front of you) will always have a special place in my heart, ya Anisatii :)

the other person who has such strong confidence in me is Anisah Safa Musa, one of the musyrifaat at my dorm. she's just a few years older than me, and we connect very well. she's so enthusiastic in helping others, especially when students at the dorm approach her for help in their studies.

the other musyrifaat are as kind and approachable =D

>Anisah Hannan -the "selamba" one who is a hot favourite among all sisters in the dorm. she's so easy-going and hardworking.

>Anisah Zuhur -the most gentle of all, always adressing us with loving words like: "na'am habibty/ruuhi/'aini..." ("yes my love/ my soul/ my eye" -symbolic words the Arabs use to address their loved ones)

>Anisah Maisa' -the intelligent one who helped me with the Civilisation of Politics and Oriental Studies -the two subjects that require students to know the meanings of innumerable bombastic words.

>Anisah Anwar -the really cute one who really seem to enjoy cleaning the office.hehe

>Anisah Ibtisam a.k.a. Umm Ghaith -who works really hard managing tasks at the dorm and handling her 2 little kids. Ghaith is SUPER DUPER adorable. tak blh angs~ bismillahi maasyaAllah!

>Anisah Amani: the anisah who overnite with us the most because of her frequent night shifts. the one who often has the taqm solah (telekung) on when she's at the dorm. hehe

>Anisah Fatinah: the Unique anisah who is well-known for her "uniqueness" among Hajibians ;) she only gets along very well with some students, and she seems to be very comfortable with me, to the extent that she has me keeping her stuffs for her (thanks for the trust in me=)), and love to hear my sharings/experiences/future plans...

>Anisah Mona -the motherly anisah, who helped me in quite a number of "girly stuffs". *winks*

>Anisah Mirvat -the bubbly anisah who just finished her Masters. has a happy-go-lucky demeanor

this, is just to name a few (there are still my lecturers at kuliah, the khaleh (aunties) who help out at the kuliah, my teachers outside of school, the masyaaikh with whom i've had lessons with at the jami', my Singaporean sisters, my dorm mates, my 'Adra (a countryside situated around an hour from Damascus) buddies a.k.a. Siddiqah and Mardhiyah, my classmates from various countries, the "bookshop brothers" who lower their gaze, etc.)
to all of them Syamis who've made my stay in Syam truly meaningful, enriching and unforgettable, I can only pray that may Allah Ta'ala Bless and Reward all of you with the Best of His Rewards, may He The Almighty Protect Syam and its People, and may He The Most Kind Gather us all again -if not in this dunya, then in the perpetual Jannah. ameen ya Rabb!

p.s. knowing all of you made leaving Syam unbelievably difficult...and painful.
it still throb every now and then, but oh well -
you've just got to be STRONG Khadijah, and Stronger. Tougher than you were when you were back there in Syam, insyaAllah!

plus, there are those in Singapore who require much attention and care from you.
like your Syaakirah and Huda, who are just beside you at the moment. always lingering around me. nak bermanja-manjalah katekan~ hehe...

this two budak bertuah, and their 1001 antics. perhaps will post an entry on this, but that'll have to wait. gotta rest my eyes.
fi amanillah everyone~ (:

2011-10-04T11:19:00.002+08:00

2011-09-25T00:02:00.003+08:00

26 Syawal 1432H

saat kapal terbang selamat mendarat akhirnya di Lapangan Terbang Changi,
tatkala mataku dibiarkan mengintai ke luar jendela...
ku sedar, bahawa hatiku bukan di sini...
tiada rindu.

di saat itu, Syam terus menerjah minda.
mengimbas kembali kenangan manis saat di Bumi Indah itu.
rindu bukan kepalang.

Kemudian,
bila terpandang akan wajah-wajah yang menanti menjemputku,
melihatkan mereka yang menunggu kepulanganku,
wajah-wajah yang dikasihi,
hati ini bagaikan terpujuk.

Ya,
kepulanganmu ini bukan untuk sesia.
kehadiranmu di sini ada maknanya.
tanggungjawab yang bukan sedikit menanti.

inilah hakikatnya yang harus diterima.
usah dibuai masa-masa lampau yang indah.
masa yang mendatang perlu dicorak.

lakukannya dengan sebaik mungkin Khadijah!
Allah dan Rasul sentiasa bersama...

nota buat hatiku:

bersabarlah,
kelak bila usai segalanya,
semoga dijemput sekali lagi untuk menjejakkan kaki di bumi Syam...
Bumi Barakah tempat ku peroleh mutiara-mutiara ilmu
dari para 'Ulama dan Anisah yang mengingatkan diri ini terhadapNya...
Kasih dan Rindu yang semakin menggunung..
Hanya Dia yang Tahu...

Sabarlah wahai hati...

:')

Optimising moments in Egypt...insyaAllah :)

2011-09-17T05:30:00.004+08:00

18 Syawal 1432H

awaiting a Saturday that's going to be filled with simply sitting at gami' al-Azhar as-Syarif, listening to multiple durus...
starting from as early as 6 am... all the way till Isyak.

now that's what i call: REZEKI! ^-^

Thank you Allah for Guiding me...
for blessing me with so many ni'mah...
for Being there for me, ALWAYS.

Allahummaj 'alni minas syaakiriin...

*sayang Allah sgt2~*

@ Beit Nabil - Nasr City - Cairo - Egypt

2011-09-14T21:50:00.004+08:00

16 Syawal 1432H

as the departure gets nearer,
somehow the love for this country n its people gets stronger...

making the leave verrry difficult....

ya Rabb...~

-@internet cafe for Muslimah - Ruknuddin - Damascus - Syria

2011-07-30T23:18:00.001+08:00

بارك اللهمّ لنا في شهر رمضان... وأعنّا فيه

على الصيام والقيام وغضّ البصر و حفظ اللسان

2011-07-25T21:28:00.003+08:00

24 Sya'aban 1432H

results are out.

Alhamdulillah....
All praises be to Allah for the Unexpected Gift...
اللهمّ اجعلني من الشاكرين

...

Ramadhan is so close...
your time table should be up soon Khadijah!
so much opportunities n rewards to be grabbed!

biidznillah :)

can't believe it's over! >.<"

2011-06-22T21:07:00.004+08:00

alhamdulillah~

final exams were just over yesterday.
Overall, the papers were ok.
heard that results will be out either next week or July 15th(!)

Meanwhile, interesting things are happening.
hoping to gain more n more experience...
optimising every moment...
before the final leave...

rindu sangat kat my kids~
sabar k, cik Ija ada beberapa 'bende' nak buat dulu ;)

buat semua: mohon doanya :)

Fight on Khadijah!

2011-05-16T18:48:00.003+08:00

remember the last time they gave all of us a big shock, telling us that our exams are gonna start on May 2nd?

well, that was only for the 1st, 2nd n 3rd years.

Our exam time-table was out just yesterday.

Syafawi (oral exam) will be on the 2nd June (Thursday),
followed by Tahriri (writen exam) on the 5th (Sunday),
and all the way to 21st June. berderet2...
1st on the list is Usul al-Fiqh, followed by Fiqh, then Mirath, n Tafsir.....
with NO breaks in between.

takpe2. bunyi mcm mencabar. tapi kalau siap betul2, semuanya kheir insyaAllah! :D

meanwhile, perjuangan yg sama hebat dan pentingnya sedang berjalan.
am striving to balance between this, n my revision.
not much time left. but i believe, if our 24 hours/day is v.well-distributed,
many things can be attained,
no matter how few the amount of days may seem.

aarghhH! ni sebenarnya tgh nk motivate the self.
U CAN DO IT MUJAHIDAH KHADIJAH!

^-^

2011-04-25T21:05:00.003+08:00

22 Jumadal Uula 1432H

today's the last day of school. n exams are going to start next week.
the "best" thing is: we were only informed of it today.
just around an hour ago.

...
apapun, mujahadah perlu diteruskan.
seorang mukmin yang hakiki tidak perlu takut!
kerana dia yakin pada Allah Ta'ala,
yang Maha Melindungi,
Maha Berkuasa atas segala-galanya :)

kepada teman-teman semua: saling mendu'akan ya :)
jazakumullahu khairan~

Bercerita Tentang Jodoh

2011-03-30T16:05:00.002+08:00

nope. not by me. but by Pahrol Md. Juoi :) the language, the contents, the message.... it's deep. reflect here.

2011-03-30T15:35:00.003+08:00

25 Rabi'ul akhir 1432H

am now limiting myself from going online, unless there's a need to. bcos i notice, the time flies super fast when i'm in the cyber world... yet there are so much things that have to be done... and could be done with that amount of time in the real world. tsk. Meanwhile, Mudirah Iman (at the dorm) went for umrah last week. can't wait for her to return and continue sharing words of inspiration and motivation with us. sayang sangat~ baarakallahu fiiha. ...

as for school: for this year in particular, there seems to be too much holidays! consequently, quite a no. of lectures were missed :( just yesterday, again, no lectures for us, because the Syrians went out for a HUGE mass rally to express loyalty to their homeland. it's an awesome sight uh, seeing (via TV of course.heh) those millions of people gathering, waving Syrian flags n pictures of their President... ...

nevertheless, on your part Khadijah, regardless of holidays, u should continue striving, reading, revising, improving, seeking... no holidays for u! rest, yes. but not too much k. just have enough rest to recharge the energy! n again, SLEEP LESS! (tsk.)

Fight on Khadijah!

2011-03-07T01:06:00.003+08:00

1 Rabiul Akhir 1432H
seems that i can now afford to blog perhaps only once a month. ever since blogger doesn't allow the "copy - paste" method. i'm not sure if it's just the PCs here in this internet cafe or ...
anyway, malas uh nk type balik the things that i've composed. so, let it be. until i gather enough time n energy to re-type the contents. uff.

...
alhamdulillah, the maulid celebration at the dorm went well yesterday. took part in the drama (forced to -_-") n the mass nasyids, which were very nice. learnt lots of new, beautiful songs on our prophet Muhammad 'alaihis solatu wassalam! sedaaap nah~
...

it's March. Strive harder Khadijah! OPTIMISE whatever moments that remain of ur stay in Syria! Sleep LESS! biar dia.... kalau tido byk2, nnt menyesal~
n read MORE! never ever think that u're being too hard on urself.
in fact, u're relaxing too much, Khadijah! this youth, let it be a fruitful one.
one that will be of great help n benefit during the day of Judgement,
one that you can be proud of in the Sight of Allah n Rasulullah 'alaihis solatu wassalam.

dan semangat itu, pastikan ia membara sentiasa.
bukan setakat di sini cuma.
dulu, kini, dan selamanya.
Mujahidah Khadijah boleh, biidznillah! ^-^

Rabi'ul Anwar... and February :)

2011-02-10T22:30:00.002+08:00

alhamdulillah, mid-year exams are over. phew~

not that exams are a burden -in fact, they're fun!

-just that they use up alot of mental energy @.@

a temporal rest would help to refresh n recharge, biidznillah :D

For the 4th year @ Kuliyyah Da'wah Al-Islamiyyah , we have:

al-Qur'an + Tajwid

Nahu

Usul al-Fiqh

Al-Istishraq (Oriental Studies)

Fiqh

Muqaranah al-adyan (Comparative Religion)

Tafsir

Mirath (more commonly known as Faraidh)

at-Tadribat al-Lughawiyyah (Language Practices)

Adab (Arabic Literature)

Turuq at-Tadris (Methods of Teaching)

al-Hadharah al-Islamiyyah (Islamic Civilisation)

ath-Thaqafah wa as-Siyasah (Culture and Politics)

and....

English :)

meanwhile, this is my first time experiencing the exam fever in the dorm, home to 44 lovely sisters from various countries. it's kinda challenging when u're trying to focus due to the hubbub, but u just have to find the right corner n the right time to study, n insyaAllah, boleh punyer~ ;)

i'm really loving my new home. Subhanallah...
Thank You Allah for the opportunity to meet and live with such nice akhawat n learn from them. not forgetting the wonderful musyrifaat who take very good care of us. some of them even prepared breakfast for us during this exam period! Jazahunnallah khaira jaza'~

n to kak Aisya (from Fattani) , Fattoum (from Comoros) with whom i normally go to exam with,
thanks for... everything. insyaAllah, together, we'll graduate in daur awaal this summer! Ameen ya Rabb!

right now, gotta focus on my research (halaqah al-bath) that has to be submitted on 1st of March!

I've decided to research on something historical this year (this year, we're given the freedom to write on any subject of interest, unlike the previous years) , since I've had ample opportunities to research on Fiqh, Tafsir n Hadith subjects in the past. Hope to familiarise myself with encyclopedias, Geographical n Historical books, biidznillah :)

2011-01-19T17:15:00.002+08:00

13 Safar 1432H

exams nearing! from 29 Jan till 12th Feb.

meanwhile, been disciplining myself into munching healthy snacks. hehe...
so, i've prepared my "healthy snacks kit" comprising of:

honey - dates - dried figs - extra virgin olive oil - almonds - raisins - soya beans -
not forgetting those sent by the family: glucose - gamat jelly - chicken essence (it's my 1st time trying this. heard that it's v.gooood..... cuma seram siket nk telan~ >_<)

most importantly, i've to follow the schedule that i've prepared for myself. each day, i'm supposed to complete a subject. no matter how tough it is. n today, it's Fiqh Day! :D

k, bye! nk blaja~ for teh sake of Allah, biidznillah! ^-^

Selamilah lubuk hati...

2011-01-02T19:37:00.003+08:00

26 Muharram 1432H

Dari Ali bin Abi Talib bahawa Rasulullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda:

"Apabila umatku melakukan 15 perkara, maka akan menimpa mereka bala bencana."
Maka, ditanya orang: "Apakah perkara itu wahai Rasulullah?' Baginda menjawab:
"Apabila harta rampasan perang berlegar di tangan orang tertenu,
dan amanah menjadi perkara yang dibolot,
dan zakat dipandang sebagai satu denda (paksaan),
seseorang mentaati isteri tetapi menderhakai ibunya,
seseorang lebih memuliakan kawan tetapi mengasari bapanya,
meninggikan suara-suara di dalam masjid,
orang yang paling hina menjadi ketua,
seseorang lelaki dimuliakan kerana takutkan kejahatannya,
arak diminum,
lelaki memakai sutera,
ramai penyanyi-penyanyi wanita,
banyak alunan alat-alat muzik,
orang Islam terkemudian melaknat orang Islam yang awal,
maka apabila berlaku perkara-perkara itu tunggulah turunnya angin merah yang dahsyat, gempa bumi, perubahan rupa."

HR at-Tirmidzi, yang menghukumkan hadith ini sebagai gharib.

Oleh itu salah satu punca bencana alam menimpa ialah:

dosa manusia kepada Allah. Sudah sewajarnya kita tidak sahaja meneropong ke langit untuk mengesan kedatangan ribut atau taufan, atau menyelam di lautan bagi mengesan pergerakan kerak bumi untuk mengetahui sebab-sebab berlaku bencana
-tetapi selamilah lubuk hati sendiri sejauh mana dosa kita dengan Allah dan manusia.

Bagaimana? Mampukah kita mengesan maksiat lahir atau maksiat batin yang menjadi punca turunnya bala dan seksa?

-dipetik dari buku Mukmin Profesional Celik Mata Hati oleh Pahrol Mohamad Juoi

best nah buku ni!~ ^-^

2010-12-27T20:05:00.002+08:00

was browsing thru the news, n found this.

kinda interesting, although i don't have a career yet.

"7 Toxic Atitudes That Can Harm Your Career".

2010-12-27T19:54:00.002+08:00

21 Muharam 1432H

Alhamdulillah, rasa tenang kembali meniti di hati...

...perhaps the answer is out there all this while.

just that u've to learn to search for it Khadijah!

kita sering meminta petunjuk dariNya,

tapi tatkala petunjuk itu telah diberi, kita enggan pula mendengarnya.

tulah, degiL~ (hehe. tapi kata kene "الأخذ بالأسباب" ，kan kak Rai? ;) )

سمعنا وأطعنا غفرانك ربّنا وإليك المصير

Selepas solat istisqa' dilaksanakan di seluruh masjid...

2010-12-12T18:34:00.003+08:00

thank you Allah for the continuous rain...
after almost a whole dry year...
n the beautiful snow that showered Damascus since morning...

....
dan di saat hati ini diulit pilu....
dikirimkan suara insan2 yg kurindu....
Terima kasih ya Allah, Yang Maha Memahami...
Yang Maha Mengerti, apa yg tersirat di sebalik sekeping hati...

Syaakirah, cik Ija rindu sgt kat syaakirah...
rindu kat semua... my little angels~
hari tu, cik Ija nampak satu budak ni, muka dia mcm Syaakirah tau...
lalu air mata Cik Ija mengalir...
hingga ke saat ini, entah mengapa, air mata tak berhenti mengalir...

silap hati ini, yg terlalu lembut dan mudah tersentuh agaknya...
dah cuba nak keraskan hati...
namun tak semudah yang disangka...

Cik Ija rindu juga pada kawan Cik Ija yang Syaakirah gi rumah dia kelmarin tu...

2010-11-30T00:31:00.003+08:00

"لا أريد أن أراك حزينة. أريد أن أراك مشرقةً"

"Aku tidak mau melihatmu sedih.
Aku mau melihatmu bersinar..."

kata-kata Anisahku yang tersayang...
yang tanpa kusedari, menyedari akan perubahan pada diriku,
risau tentang keadaanku, lantas berjumpa denganku untuk memastikan yang aku "okay".

tersentuhnye ya Rabb...
Anisah tu dahlah ramai sungguh peminatnya,
amat terkenal pula dengan jadual kerjanya yang sangat padat.
namun pada masa yg sama, amat prihatin terhadap diriku...
segan lah jugak. hehe.

sayang anisah!!! ^-^

2010-11-17T01:14:00.002+08:00

10 Dzulhijjah 1431H

a unique 'Eid prayer...

n a plesantly unexpected ending to the visit at Miftah's.

Thanks kak Mahirah Bte Abu Bakar... I'm touched :')

...
Thank you Allah for blessing me with such wonderful 10 days of Dzulhijjah...

Strive for cosistency Khadijah! Istiqamah!

the first 10 days of Dzulhijjah

2010-11-08T00:42:00.002+08:00

today's the 1st of Dzulhijjah...

the great 10 days are here!

let's try to optimise these golden moments to the max with as much good deeds n 'ubudiyyah (worshipping) as possible. May Allah Ta'ala accept our humble efforts...

Alahummaj 'alnaa minal maqbuulin. ameen! :)

nak swim!

2010-11-02T00:53:00.004+08:00

"..after the floods end, we should teach Thai people to swim

or at least to float"

-head of The Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand (Sat, Oct 30, 2010)-

came across this upon reading the news... and a thought immediately hit me:
MESTI minta pada Allah (bukan "cari" -bak kata Umm Thoyyibah :)) zauj yg tau swim n can teach me to swim! (or at least to float ;p)

...

may Allah Ta'ala gives strength n resilience to our brothers and sisters affected by the catastrophies in Thailand, Indonesia, n in any other parts of the world... Allahumma a'inhum!

Bacalah!

2010-10-31T00:21:00.004+08:00

23 Zulkaedah 1431H

it's finally going to be Winter, after soooo many "false alarms"...

anw, school just started last Sunday. only one week down, but quite a lot of the syllabus were already covered. dah final year ni Khadijah. tak boleh main2! gotta optimise every single of ur remaining moments in Syria, insyaAllah!

meanwhile, been trying to read up as much as I can (beyond the school's syllabus). so many good books to read, n as always, there seems to be this "sinister voice" inside me that says: "buku sekolah tak bace lagi, nk baca buku lain kononnn".

fyi eh mr.sinister voice: i've just read an article few weeks back, about how we should always tell ourselves that we are BIGGER than what we think we are (in terms of capabilities n potentials). نحن أكبر ممّا نتصوّر
the writer, Dr. Mohd. Khair as-Sya'al says that: normally, students start studying for their exams at the last minute. so if u have 8 months of school term (minus the 4 months Summer vacation), it means that u've used only 1/8 of ur capacity, n yet are still able to pass. there's the 7/8 portion which can be filled with other activities (on top of continuous revision, because as Muslims, we should aim to SCORE n strive for the best, n not simply settle for a "pass" -will touch on this in future posts insyaAllah. tgh semangat ni. hehe. just that i've other things to attend to after this. nk terbang~).

n one of the activities that we, the Ummat Iqra' should n MUST do is obviously: reading! :D

on that note, I'm currently reading "Mukmin Profesional -Celik Mata Hati" by Pahrol Mohamad Juoi. it says here that:

Ciri-ciri Individu Yang Cemerlang:

1- Kecerdasan Rohani (Spiritual Quotient), juga disebut "Kemantapan Iman".

2-Kewibawaan dan harga diri yang tinggi.

3-Penghayatan misi hidup yang tepat dan jelas.

4-Kecerdasan Emosi (Emotional Quotient), juga disebut "Kemahiran Interpersonal".

5-Proaktif dan bertindak segera.

6-Pengasih.

7-Terbaik untuk semua urusan.

8-Bertersan belajar.

9-Disiplin dan motivasi diri.

10. Peningkatan berterusan dan optimis.

I've only read half of the book so far, but feel so motivated already alhamdulillah. truly recommend the book for those who are feeling demotivated n down. semoga semangat kan berbuah kesungguhan dan pelaksanaan -bukan setakat semangat tahi ayam je eh Khadijah!

....

meanwhile, more students are coming to stay at the dorm. to date, there are 38 students.

just want to share an interesting incident that happened in my room recently. a Russian friend asked a Chinese friend to change her alarm tone, which is a Chinese song sang by a female singer (from the tune, u can tell that it's definitely not a religious song la. hehe). so this Russian friend was saying how she was disturbed n distracted with the song, esp when she was up praying tahajjud in the early morning, n the alarm suddenly rang! n how "the malaikat (angels) will quickly leave our room!".

Subhanallah... that incident really touched me somehow. yes, we are all aware that angels won't be at a place where even the slightest sign of ma'siat is present (be it in the form of pictures/songs/statues/action, etc.). yet, how many times have I myself, have neglected 'amr ma'ruf nai munkar, n remain silent upon hearing those songs being played by others. not to mention the times when I myself used to have such songs as my ringtone during the past years before I came to Syria (teringat letak message tone lagu "One in A Million" dulu. tsk.).

Ya Allah, ampunilah dosa-dosa dan kelalaianku selama ini...

The Change!

2010-10-19T21:09:00.004+08:00

11 Zulkaedah 1431H

19 days have passed since I moved.... from Hannan to Dar al-Hajibiah, the Girls' Dormitory.

Alhamdulillah, so far, I like it over here. It's quite a big change, really. not only in terms of the location (it's slightly further from Abu Nour, and nearer to jami' Muhyiddin, the first jami' in Syria that I fell in love with), but also in terms of the daily rountine that I've to undergo as one of the residents of the dorm. from a "House Leader of Hannan", I'm now one of the newbies at Hajibiah -despite the fact that I'm going to start my 4th n final year of kuliyyah this Sunday. out of the almost 30 sisters, only 3 of us are going to be in the 4th year, including myself. Cooking is now an option, not a necessity once per week (like in Hannan), since cooked n uncooked food are provided daily for us. 4 times per week, we've to do some basic cleaning chores, which usually take 15 to 30 mins). everyday, there's a 30 mins Dzikir session, where all of us will sit together and do the istighfar, selawat, du'a, and listening to Qur'anic recitation.

The musyrifaat (wardens) are very nice, alhamdulilah -altho definitely there're those who are more strict than others, n others who are blessed with more motherly nature. haa!

A major difference is the curfew. last time, I'm free to go out of the house as early as I want (e.g. shortly after the call for Fajr), but now, the earliest I can leave is 7am on weekdays n 6:45am on weekends (on special request from the mudirah, after my request for 6:30am was deemed as 'too early n might be dangerous for me..'.
also, now, I've to be back by 8pm, compared to 10:30pm which used to be the curfew set by the Singapore Students Assembly in Syria (for Summer; in Winter, the curfew is 9:30pm).

which means, there are some lessons at the jami' that I'm now unable to attend till the end, or unable to attend at all. Which, of course, I've taken into consideration before I made the decision to move :) I've weighed the pros n cons, n did my istikharah. insyaAllah, it'll be the best decision for me.

I'm in Room #1. currently, there are 9 of us in the room (I think my room is the biggest one out of the 4). one from Fattani, 2 from Dagistan (Russia), 1 from Turkistan, 1 from M'sia, 2 from China, 1 from Chechnya, n me :)

Alhamdulillah, I'm impressed with some sisters who consistently wake up for tahajjud, n stay awake after Fajr with dzikir n recitation/memorisation of the Qur'an. They really ignited the 'competitive' spirit in me. kalau dorang mampu buat tu semua, mampu bangun Subuh tak payah nak tunggu org kejut, mampu mujahadah sedemikian rupa, Khadijah pun nak! Khadijah pun boleh insyaAllah! :D
one interesting n beautiful thing that i truly love abt here (n particularly in my room), are the sisters who will begin to wake up all the rest the moment the azan of Fajr came to an end. n that's not including the warden who's on duty on that day, n Nusaibah - a lovely sister from Fattani who will still wake up for Fajr n wake others up as well, even when she herself is having her daurah syahriyyah (period laa). so hardworking n determined. sayang dia~ terserlah sinar keikhlasan di wajah dia ^-^

not to forget the spirit of performing prayers in jama'ah. i loike~

Kita layak disakiti....

2010-09-23T17:45:00.002+08:00

came across this while reading another issue of Solusi:

Tip Menolak Permusuhan:

1. Maafkan, tanpa mengira pihak siapa yang benar atau salah.

2. Jika tidak mampu memaafkan, cepat berlalu dan diam, tanpa membalas.

3. Kenangkan detik-detik manis atau kebaikan yang pernah dilalui bersama dengan 'musuh' kita itu.

4. Muhasabah hubungan kita dengan Allah. Mungkin Allah mendidik kita melalui kerenah 'musuh' kita itu.

5. Sedarlah, kita hanya hamba, penuh kekurangan dan kesalahan. Kita layak disakiti, disalahtafsirkan, dan sebagainya.

I like the 5th point especially.... sangat menginsafkan :)

"Tolaklah (kejahatan yang ditujukan kepadamu)

dengan cara yang lebih baik;

apabila engkau berlaku demikian

maka orang yang menaruh rasa permusuhan terhadapmu,

dengan serta-merta akan menjadi seolah-olah seorang sahabat karib."

Surah Fussilat: 34

"nah, ni untuk awak" :)

2010-08-26T18:35:00.003+08:00

16 Ramadhan 1431H

only less than half of Ramadhan left...

meanwhile, just want to share something that is once shared by the ever-dynamic and charismatic Anisah Iman:

there are many ways of attaining goodness and rewards during Ramadhan (unlimited to just performing tarawih prayers or reading the Qur'anul Kariim).

for example: while everyone is usually focusing on themselves before iftar, holding a glass of water/ a date in hand, ready to break the fast at the sound of the adzan, why don't we "pakat" with our friend/member of the family, to hand each other that glass of water/date instead. by doing that, insyaAllah we'll get the huge reward that Allah Has Promised for those who provide food for those who fast. =)

.....

terasa sgt bebanan dosa yg tergalas di bahu saat selalu terlupa ayat yang sudah dihafal... :'(

ya Allah, terangkanlah hati hambaMu ini, ampunilah dosa-dosaku, sucikanlah hatiku....

izinkanlah hambaMu yang hina ini menyemai firman-firman sucimu di kalbunya....

ameen!
.....

NEVER GIVE UP KHADIJAH!

2010-07-31T14:43:00.001+08:00

"Tudung wanita itu ada empat:

tudung pada wajahnya,
tudung pada mata,
tudung pada suara,
tudung pada hati."

Apa ertinya?

"Tudung pada wajah: jangan sampai wajahnya mengundang fitnah. Kecantikan adalah pingitan buat suami, bukan pameran untuk lelaki ajnabi.

Tudung pada mata: jangan matanya memandang lelaki lain selain muhramnya. Solehah yang hakiki, tidak dipandang, tidak memandang.

Tudung pada suara: jangan dilunak-lunakkan dengan tujuan memikat dan mempesona.

Tudung pada hati: mengingati Allah .... subhanallah, alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar.... "

petikan dari www.genta-rasa.com (artikel bertajuk: Syaitan Itu Kreatif)

2010-07-29T14:35:00.002+08:00

Part of my schedule this Summer is giving Arabic tuition to two aunties (one from Sg n the other from M'sia). Subhanallah! Am totally awed n humbled by their keenness in learning th language of the Glorious Qur'an. Their enthusiasm - despite their age (one is 50 while the other is 60) - really put many of us teenagers to shame.

Inspired, I really hope to continue seeking as much knowledge as possible selagi hayat dikandung badan, biidznillah.
Which, in turn, will hopefully inspire my kids n grandkids jugak. hehehehe. Suker~

Cik Li!

2010-07-19T00:12:00.003+08:00

5 Sya'ban 1431H

Just finished cleaning the kitchen -which is my task for the week. fuh! great workout gua cakap sama lu. siap dgn bunuh-membunuh lipas lagi. when Summer arrives, so do the Cik Li-s and what-nots. alhamdulillah, ku diciptakan tak geli sangat dengan Cik Li ni. Cuma terkejut2 je. Hee~ that explains the "flying stunts" in the kitchen every now n then, kan Kak Yan? ;p

Oh! but yesterday's encounter with the flying cockroach on the way to send Thoyybah ( a 5-year old Singaporean adik) to her place was quite nerve-wrecking.

Me: Thoyybah! Lipas Terbang!

Thoybah: "AARGHHH!!!" n she turned around and ran the opposite way, leaving me.

bertuah punye budak~ so I then tried to convince her that the roach has left n won't disturb us, and that was when I turned around only to find the roach hanging n buzzing in mid-air just inches from my face! "AARGHHH!!!" berdegup kencang jantungku~ Eeiii!!! apa lagi, cabut!!

>_<"

...
Geli?

Teringat kata-kata Ustaz yang mengajar mata pelajaran Mirath (Faraidh) di kuliah. Katanya:

" Orang mukmin yang suci hatinya melihat kemungkaran dan maksiat seolah melihat sampah dan kotoran yang dah sebulan terbiar di dalam tong sampah. "

Mesti geli tahap agung kan? Begitu jugalah sepatutnya kita merasa jijik dan geli melihat maksiat, apatah lagi melakukannya. Ibarat menjeromoskan muka kita ke dalam tong sampah yang dah terbiar sebulan tu. Mmmmm.... best?

Peringatan buat diri ini yang sering lalai...

Oooopsss...

2010-07-15T01:01:00.002+08:00

tak penting, tapi nak blog jugak *buat muka degilll* . kenangan lah katekan~

it was July 10th, n the 8 of us @ Hannan were trying to take a group picture with the Birthday Girl (tak buleh sebut nama dia. nnt dia malu :p). As the last person joined the rest on the kanabayeh (Arab-style sofa) after setting off the timer, there was a loud "CRACKKKK!" followed by a unanimous "AHHHHHH!!!".....
..... n "SNAPPP!" went the camera.

ada yang mulut ternganga,
ada yang muka terkejut,
ada yang muka takut,
ada yang tgh tahan ketawa,
ada yang ketawa sikit punye lebaR~,
dan ada yang maintain cool.

ini yang dinamakan candid beb~ lol.

kpd Tuan Rumah Ahmad Kurdi, maafkan kami. Sungguh kami tak berniat nak robohkan/ jahanamkan kerusi anda. mmg kerusi tu pun dah uzur... hehe.

Training for Ramadhan...

2010-07-14T20:25:00.000+08:00

2 Sy'aban 1431H

My time table is packed! despite the supposedly Summer "vacation". hehe.

Alhamdulillah. usually, I like my time to be filled up, rather than having lots of free time....

cuma, kene kuatkan diri lebih k Khadijah,
kerana ini semua menuntut pengorbanan...
tenaga, masa, keringat.....
...

~tak kuhiraukan panas mentari lagi....

demi Allah & Islam, ku rela tempuhi!~

(to Petom: teringat kenangan duet lagu Lovehunters pat Hannan. lol.)
.....

Sya'aban is here! gotta train myself n prepare for Ramadhan!
Disiplin Khadijah, disiplin! huhu....

Mardh!

2010-06-26T19:29:00.004+08:00

14 Rajab 1431H

Alhamdulillah, the third year final exam just came to an end today.

Alhamdulillah, with Allah SWT's Guidance, n the Strength that He Gave, I managed to survive those papers, some of which were fine, while others were more challenging and tricky. I enjoyed doing Balaghah ('ilm al-Badi' -LOVE it!) and Usul Takhrij al-Ahadith (another favourite subject of mine) the most -because we were really required to apply what we've learnt and understood to solve the questions, unlike the usual n direct "memorise-n-then-reproduce-those-facts-in-written-form" questions.

Meanwhile, on 23rd June 2010, my lovely Mardhiyah Md. Yusoff had to leave all of us to return to Singapore, mainly to get ready for her upcoming walimah on July 10th. Subhanallah! how fast time flies~ One moment we were boarding the same flight, together preparing ourselves to face a new chapter of our lives in Syam, and the next moment: she's already getting married!

Alf mubaarak ya habibati al-ghaliyah :)
I'm happy for the both of you (that Hasyim is super lucky!), but at the same time can't help feeling sad to be separated from u after going through so many ups n downs together.

Those wonderful times at Halbuniy -browsing through rows and stacks of books for hours, discovering valuable old books (kutub turath), discussing about the different authors, n not forgetting the unexpected n surprise visit by Syeikh Abul Huda al-Ya'qubi to our favourite bookshop during our final Halbuniy Date (2nd June 2010), thus getting to see one of our most favourite masyaikh at such a close range! hehe.

The moments we shared at jami' Abu Nour level 4 n 5, on the way back from durus at jami' al-Iman n jami' al-Hajibiah, DMASYQ meetings, and even at the "void deck" of Hannan -trying to discuss as much as we can within those limited amount of time, before u had to leave for your own house. People wonder how we were able to talk and discuss things at such a high speed! lol.
n they wonder about our endless conversations, bcos we always seem to have thousands of issues to talk about. Asal kitorang jumpe je, MESTI ada yang nak dikongsi. Alhamdulillah, i've benefited alot from ur company and valuable sharings. jazakillah kulla khair.

It's interesting how we could become so close, when we didn't even know each other very well when we first came to Syria. Even when we stayed under the same roof at the Old Hannan, we weren't that close, were we? Perhaps it was the Exco thingy that required us to work very closely together to make ends meet for DMASYQ since April 2009 that gradually strengthened this ukhuwwah, despite our different personalities. You, always being the soft and lenient one; n me, the firm, garang, and "berangin" one. hehehe.

Can't wait to see you again! -be it in Syam or Singapore.
Nak peluk awak erat-erat... :'(

....
on another note, alf Mubaarak to bro Adi n sis Rufihaza for their upcoming walimah on July 4th! wah! dalam diam eh korang~ hehehe (;

Perjuangan baru bermula!

2010-06-05T22:10:00.003+08:00

due to request, i'll try to translate the phrase by Syeikh Ratib An-Nabulsi -hafizahullah-

mula-mula tak nak terjemah, krn bila diterjemah, jadi mcm tak sedap bunyinya. hoho..

"Bila tersingkap hikmah di sebalik permintaan-permintaan kita yang tidak dikabulkan oleh-NYA,
barulah kita sedar bahawa larangan tersebut adalah hakikatnya KurniaanNYA jua."

:)

....
1st paper was over! Fiqh. with more than 400 pages to be read, understood n many points to be memorised -in addition to the super warm weather these days- kadang-kadang rasa kepala ni macam berat nah.... mata mcm panas nah. tsk.

tapi takkan selemah itu seorang Muslimah kan? kalau setakat menghadapi ujian sekecil ini sudah tidak bersemangat, sudah mengeluh itu-ini, sudah hampir menyerah dan bersikap "tak kuasa" ...
> bagaimana pula bila nak berhadapan dengan cabaran-cabaran yang lebih hebat pada masa akan datang?
> bagaimana nak bertentang dengan musuh-musuh Islam nanti?

dan...
>bagaimana nak beri semangat dan keyakinan kepada zauj dalam perjuangan, sepertimana Sayyidah Khadijah bint Khuwailid -radhiyallahu 'anha- memberi kata-kata perangsang dan semangat kepada Rasulullah 'alaihis solatu wassalam?

oleh itu....
Khadijah mesti KUAT! ^-^

2010-05-30T22:14:00.003+08:00

وإذا كشف لك الحكمة في المنع, صار المنع عين العطاء

-الشيخ راتب النابلسي-

my kids....

2010-05-16T18:25:00.002+08:00

just finished video-calling my kids at MSN. felt sooooooo happy listening to their dribbles. sungguh dikau semua sumber keceriaanku~ sayang sgt....

....despite Huda asking me ard 13 times: "Cik Ij tgh watpeeeeeeee??"

"i love u sooooooo much Cij Ija!!!!!" >> Syaakirah said repeatedly,
with Huda at the back parroting her (just that her version was more mumble-ish). lol.

i love u both -n my other kids as well- M.O.R.E.
jangan gaduh2. Cik Ija will buy for all of u presents provided u all be good boys n girls. k?

Ya Allah, peliharalah mereka2 yang ku sayang...
Bimbinglah mereka....
Lindungi mereka....
jadikan mereka anak-anak yang soleh dan solehah,
pemuda & pemudi pemangkin Ummah, biidznillah!

p.s. been trying to end the conversation since ard 40 minutes ago....tapi tak sampai hati...huhu. each of them trying hard to attract my attention and amuse me with their antics.

ok ok . Cik Ija betul2 nk gtg. nak kne sambung belajar~ >_<"

Whatever happens, I'll still SMILE :)

2010-05-12T21:16:00.004+08:00

28 Jumaadal Uula 1431H

During the last tazkiyah an-nafs session for acad year ’09-’10 with the Dean of Kuliyyah Da’wah, Syeikh Bassam –hafizahullah- shared with us:

At the start of each day, tell yourself:

"مهما حدثت, سأبقى مسرورة"
(whatever happens, I will remain happy )

And then see how this would change the way you react to the incidences u face throughout the day, insyaAllah :)
…

Syeikh an-Nabulsi –hafizahullah- in his nightly dars (via al-Quds radio station, 105.4 FM for those in Syria) on Tafsir, said:

“behind every single thing that befalls you
-no matter how painful it is-
there surely lies many hikmah and ni’mah that Allah azza wa jalla Wants to Bless you with.” ^-^

Let’s try to be optimistic and pleased with whatever we face in this temporary life.

so, are we among the radhiyun (orang-orang yang redha dengan segala apa yang mereka hadapi dalam hidup ini)? Let's check the atrributes of a radhi as shared by my Anisah Fatinah:

1. If Allah gives, he’s thankful
2. If Allah doesn’t give, he still remains thankful
3. If Allah grant his wishes, he’s grateful and continue to thank Allah…
4. If Allah doesn’t grant his wishes, he remains patient while continuing to worship and be obedient to Allah, and doesn’t give up nor abandon all the ‘ibadah and ‘amal that he has been doing all these while.

...
Final exam for 3rd year is coming up! Starting from 31st May 2010 all the way to 26th June! Lama tuu~
meanwhile, those at Fatah Al-Islamiy, Ma’ahad Ta’hili and Ma’had Fatah have already started their exams.! الله يفتح علينا جميعاً

Du’akan kitorang~ :)

Snapshots from Rehlah~

2010-04-18T23:30:00.006+08:00

The Roman Amphitheater in Basra. Cantik. Unik. staiL~

The historical remains made Basra one of the most stunning places I’ve ever been to in Syria. Suker~

The building on the left is the place where Paderi Buhaira’ met Rasulullah ‘alaihis solatu wassalam when Rasulullah traveled to Syam at the age of 12. The one on the right is pokok kurma yang sedang berbuah~

yang pat bawah tu: kepala2 org :D (haha. Tak penting eh~)

This is the Black Hill situated near Suweida’. Made of little black pebbles that don’t leave any mark on u even when u rubbed them on ur shirt. We had fun “diving” into them in order to climb up the hill for a nice snapshot. Biler lagi nak bertenggek pat batu2 hitam tu kan? Hee. Nasib baju n kasut tak koyak -_-“

anw, heard that there's a school perched on top of the hill! haven't got the chance to check it out though. hmm~
My FAVOURITE pit stop: Wadi Yarmuk (Valley of Yarmuk). Situated between Syria and Jordan, here was where the Battle of Yarmuk took place in the year 15 Hijrah (636 Masehi) between 24,000 Muslim warriors and 200,000-500,000 Romans. The Muslims led by Sayyidina Khalid bin al-Walid radhiyallahu ‘anh triumphed over the Romans despite the HUGE difference in their amount. Takbir! :D

Buhaira Thafas. Reached there around 30 mins before Maghrib, and was memsmerised by the magnificent view of the setting sun, seemingly surrounded by this lake, which in turn is surrounded by wild, thorny purple flowers. Subhanallah! (dlm hati kata: nasib bunga2 cantik ni berduri, kalau tak, mesti jadi mangsa “petikan” tangan2 some of the girls. Huhu. stress tengok orang petik2 bunga! Kesian bunga tu nak hidup kan~)

.... away from the lake, and off we went to our final pit stop: maqam Imam an-Nawawi (i've posted a picture of the maqam in one of my previous entries :))

Indah kan Bumi Syam? ^-^ alhamdulillah, thumma alhamdulillah...

2010-04-17T00:06:00.000+08:00

the past week has been a great one:

went to an excursion with the kuliyyah to 6 different places outside Damascus (a'ah. dah besau2 ada excursion uh! weE~),

then -on the following day- to a BIG villa @ Beit Sawa with the akhawat DMASYQ.

Thank you Allah for the energy, for the lovely company, n the chance to view such amazing sceneries during the two trips. having problems uploading the pictures -which means u'll just have to wait :D

Hidup untuk Memberi...

2010-04-01T00:35:00.002+08:00

Jika kita banyak memberi kita akan meningkatkan kualiti jiwa. Jika kita banyak menerima kita akan hanya meningkatkan kuantiti harta. Kualiti jiwa itu matlamat, kuantiti harta itu cuma alat. Jangan tertukar antara alat dan matlamat…

Intailah hari-hari yang berlalu dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Pada hari yang ceria dan gembira itulah hari yang kita lebih banyak memberi berbanding menerima. Untuk merasa gembira, gembirakanlah orang lain. Sebab itu senyuman itu ada dua:

Senyuman pertama kerana mendapat kegembiraan, manakala senyuman kedua kerana hendak memberikan kegembiraan.

Senyum untuk menggembirakan itulah yang lebih tinggi nilainya seperti yang disebut dalam hadith, sabda Rasulullah sollallahu ‘alaihi wasallam yang bermaksud:
“Senyumanmu di hadapan saudaramu adalah satu sedeqah.” (Riwayat at-Tirmidzi)

Orang yang sentiasa berfikir untuk menggembirakan orang lain, insyaAllah akan sentiasa dibukakan pintu kegembiraan buatnya oleh Allah Ta’ala.

Bijak pandai sering mengingatkan bahawa kita tidak akan bahagia selagi orang yang berada di samping kita tidak bahagia. Ertinya, kebahagiaan kita hanya apabila kita berusaha membahagiakan orang lain.

Berikanlah apa yang Allah berikan kepada kita kerana di sana ada hak orang lain yang diamanahkan kepada kita. Ya, kita penat memerah keringat. Ya, kita penat berfikir. Tetapi dengan tenaga siapa kita berusaha? Tangan, kaki, bahu dan segala pancaindera itu hakikatnya milik siapa?

Semua itu bukan milik kita… segala-galanya pemberian Allah. Kita bukan pemilik, kita hanya peminjam. Sebagai khalifah, kita memikul amanah untuk memberi kebaikan dengan segala kebaikan yang kita terima.Allah memberi untuk kita memberi.

-petikan dari majalah Solusi isu no. 14 :)

2010-03-25T22:46:00.002+08:00

trying not to be angry isn't as easy as i hoped it would be....

ya rabb...

Bantulah hambaMU yang lemah ini dalam menjaga dan membersihkan hatinya ya rabb…
Dan kepada manusia2 yang dengan sedar ataupun tidak, suka menyakiti hati orang, semoga Allah memberi hidayah kepada mereka dan kita…

Rain, Rain, pour pour pour...

2010-03-19T18:34:00.004+08:00

Few months back we had a tazkiyah an-nafs session (sesi penyucian ruhani) on al-muhasabah adz-dzatiyyah (self-reflection). Syeikh defined al-qalb as-sofiy (the Pure Heart) as the state when we are in a solitude, thinking of our relations with the people around us, and cleansing ourselves from any traces of hatred, resentment, and grudges towards others.

Whenever someone tried to hurt us, we should say to ourselves:

“I will never allow him/her to spoil the purity of my heart”;

“There are people who hurt me and are cruel to me, but insyaAllah, I will never be cruel towards them nor anyone else;

“I might not like him, but at the same time, I don’t hate him either”.

It’s interesting to note how his words keep on repeating in my mind whenever I chance upon people / situations that get on my nerves. Fuh!

Challenging, yes. But give up, I will not, biidznillah. Here’s where mujahadah comes in! =D

Not to forget the self-promise I made to myself last November. i.e. try not to get angry. Haa! Knowing how “berangin” I can be at times, I wanna challenge myself. First few days proved to be verrrry trying indeed. TER-geram pat satu lelaki Arab ni. Bachin sgt2 n membazir masa orang. Kalau tak tau tu cakaplah tak tau, ni nak action tahu, lepas tu, ternyata dia TAK tau.
After all that “internal mengamuk”, I regretted. Rasa menyesal kerana rasa marah macam tu. Bila marah, otak tak berfikir betul, mulut kalau tak ditutup, habislah menjadi pintu masuk dosa. Wal’iyadzubillah. Slowly, but insyaAllah consistently, I hope to try not to be angry, unless for Allah’s sake.

Btw, I once read in a Sufism book that when faced with the mischievousness of children, yes, we can scold them, we can put on a fierce outlook, tegaskan suara, but inside, we are not angry.
Hmm… I guess all these need training. Lots of it. Sebab tu lah kene mula dari sekarang =D

On that note, recently, I came across two wonderful set of articles on raising kids. The first one is a self-help book on parenting, entitled: “Genius in 28 Steps” by Halimahton Yusof (one of the Singaporean auntie here, Cik Ani, introduced the book to the Dmasyq sisters during a first aid course we had last week. Hehe. Of course, it’s not part of the course, just that Cik Ani wants all of us to be the best mom for our kids in the future, biidznillah. Ameen ya rabb! ^-^)

I’ve browsed through the book. Very useful indeed, except I feel that the parents should strike a good balance between those “striving for academic excellence” tips (which is apparently the main aim of the book) and the spiritual, religious aspect. Macam mana bijak pun kita nak anak kita jadi nanti, unsur-unsur agama, kerohanian, akhlak dan adab amat perlu dititik beratkan. Kan kan kan? =) (kene angguk tiga kali! Hehe)

The other article is by Hina Khan-Mukhtar, taken from http://muslimmatters.org/. Thanks to Madihah who forwarded such a brilliant link to me. I truly enjoyed reading every line of the superb article. May Allah reward the writer for compiling the tips and sharing valuable life experiences with us.

here's an excerpt of the article -among my favourites:

I was once singing “Rain, rain, go away; Come again another day; Shaan and Ameen want to play” with my kids when my brother interrupted us.

“Don’t teach them that! Rain is a blessing! You don’t want them rejecting blessings just because they want ‘fun’,” he rebuked me.

After experimenting with the lyrics, we ended up singing, “Rain, rain, pour, pour, pour; You’re a mercy from our Lord; Rain, rain, fall on me; I turn to Allah gratefully.” To this day, whenever dark clouds dampen a day that they had hoped to spend outside, my kids console one another by saying, “It’s okay. California needs the rain. Allah is being Kind to us.”

This suggestion by my brother is a reminder of another piece of advice that families have repeatedly given me — “Never miss out on a teaching moment.”

i loike~

Now, why am I interested in reading these kind of articles, u may ask.

Simply because I love the topic! =D
tak semestinya dah kahwin/dah ada anak baru nak pelajari ilmu ini kan?
Bagaimana pula dengan anak-anak nusa kita? The kids around us, our nephews, nieces, cousins, students, etc.
we might not meet them that often, but wouldn’t it be meaningful if we get to influence their tarbiyah (upbringing) in a positive way during those rare instances that we do get to interact with them? Biidznillah!

Ilmu Allah itu Maha Luas. Pelajarilah sebanyak mungkin ilmu yang bermanfaat selagi kte masih diizinkan utk bernafas di atas muka bumi ini….

...Lalu sebarkanlah ia! :D

اللهم اجعلنا مفاتيح الخير ومغاليق الشر

Ya Allah, jadikanlah kami kunci kepada kebaikan dan penutup bagi kejahatan...

2010-03-12T23:41:00.001+08:00

Kerja da’wah adalah tugas aku, Pemberi hidayah adalah kerja Allah.
Apabila orang tidak berubah, caraku mungkin tidak kena.
Orang tidak harus dipersalahkan.
Putus asa tidak ada dalam diri.

Penda’wah mesti yakin bahawa risalah yang dibawanya adalah untuk kebaikan manusia.
Selagi prinsip ini menjadi tunjang seorang da’ie (penda’wah) dan murabbi (pendidik),
gerak kerja da’wah akan subur dan Islam akan terus bangkit membawa perubahan.

-Solusi isu no.14

Berjuang terusS! :D

2010-02-25T16:33:00.002+08:00

12 Rabi'ul Anwaar 1431H

back from the dars with Anisah Hadiyyah...
such lovely children she has!
the eldest, Islam, aged 4+, is so talkative n bubbly :D
just now, she touched me to the max when she innocently,
yet enthusiastically proclaimed that she's going to memorise more of the Qur'an than all of us
(the 3 of us that attended the dars with her mom). Subhanallah!

btw, she has already memorised ard 120 beit of Alfiyyah Ibn Malik !

Malulah wahai Khadijah jikalau semangat anak sekecil itu lebih kuat dari semangat juangmu!

Sekuat angin yang berhembus, KUAT lagi semangatku, insyaAllah!

2010-02-22T18:44:00.004+08:00

winter almost come to an end...

and the weather is getting very windy these days...
almost didn't want to step out of the house just now. scary! >_<
hope all my laundry would still be at the balcony when i return home after school.
me already using as many pegs as i could. hehe.
(klakar pulak kenangkan "rupe" baju2 yg PENUH dgn sepit tadi.lol.)
....

ada org dengan suara menyindir berkata:
"....lepas maulidur rasul nanti, tgk je semangat nak ikut sunnah melayang entah ke mana..."

aku tak berani nak menjamin yang aku akan mengikuti sunnah Rasul setiap saat, tapi akan ku usahakan, bi'aunillah Ta'ala... demi membuktikan pada org2 yang sinis tersebut bahawa masih ADA hambaNYA yang punyai semangat yang tidak luntur! yang kuat!

ya Rabb! berilah hamba-hambaMU ini kekuatan dan istiqamah dalam mengamalkan sunnah KekasihMu sollallahu 'alaihi wasallam...

bila syaitan berbisik...

2010-02-09T00:53:00.002+08:00

a sister once tagged asking abt "hukum wanita keluar rumah berhias".

I hope this short video answers her question :)

...

lantas ku seru kepada setiap Muslimah, termasuk diri ini:

Jagalah 'aurat (bukan setakat menutup kulit) kita sebaik mungkin..

agar diri kita tidak menjadi fitnah...

lalu menjadi antara penyebab kemungkaran di atas muka bumi ini.

na'udzubillahi min dzalik

sejuknye Mak~

2010-02-07T19:30:00.004+08:00

23 Safar 1431H

Alhamdulillah, the mid-term exam is finally over. Phew~ with 14 papers (excluding 3 other subjects which were assessed via assignments and a practical session), it almost felt like a never-ending story. Hehe.
Most enjoyable paper would be Saraf. I truly enjoy doing Saraf problems:
it’s kinda similar to Maths, only that in Saraf, we deal with Arabic letters.
Thru the addition and omission of certain letters, new words are formed.
And like Maths, there are formulae that we’ve to remember before tackling the problems :D

Anyway, it’s the peak of winter! Tak payah nak pergi jauh2, kat dalam bilik ni pun, bila bebual, mulut keluar asap! >_<

...
More than a week has passed since my Mom's 62 nd birthday.
as usual, i'll dedicate an entry for my Emak Tersayang~

Assalamu’alaikum mak~
Dah lebih 5 bulan berlalu tanpa menatap wajah mak yang redup… Sungguh org kagum dgn ketabahan mak, saat2 diuji dgn pelbagai ujian, termasuk yg berlaku baru2 ini… Semoga Allah memberi ganjaran yg sewajarnya buat Emak dan Ayah, kalau tak di dunia, di akhirat kelak insyaAllah.

Alhamdulillah, peperiksaan baru je selesai. Jihad jugak nak focus, terutamanya ketika minggu kedua peperiksaan, saat anak mak ni diserang penyakit batuk. Kesian kawan2 yg duduk di sekeliling org, harap2 mereka tak terganggu dengan batuk2 org yg ada kalanya macam tak boleh nak ditahan2. Kalau ditahan, nnt perut sakit, n air mata+ hidung mula nak meleleh. Hehehe. Buruk mak~

Apa khabar semua di sana? Budak2 sihat? Dengar2 Syaakirah yang mula2 takut nak pergi sekolah, skrg dah minat sangat pada sekolah, sampaikan si Huda kecik yg belum boleh masuk sekolah tanya knp dia tak boleh masuk kelas. Huhu. comel sgt mak dgr cerita2 tntg budak2 tu dari Kak Muna. Rindu sgt pada dorang. Suruh kakak2 n adik jaga dorang baik2 mak. Pada usia kritikal sebeginilah anak2 mudah mempelajari dan mencontohi segala yang mereka lihat dan dengar. Tarbiyah yang sebaik mungkin amat penting. Unsur2 negatif dah berleluasa sgt di sana-sini…

Usah kata anak kecil, sedangkan yg dah remaja dan dewasa pun mudah terpedaya dan terpengaruh dgn tarikan dunia yang dahsyat. Dah berapa ramai org lihat contoh2 insan yang dikenali, berubah dgn begitu mendadak. Sayang sekali perubahannya bukan ke arah yg positif. Sungguh semua ini menginsafkan..dan menyedarkan bahawa hidayah itu adalah suatu ni’mat yg sungguh bernilai, lantas perlu disyukuri, agar ianya tak ditarik kembali. Allah yahdiihinn wa yahdiina…

Mungkin itu antara sebab Allah Yang Maha Bijaksana menyuruh kita membaca al-Fatihah dalam setiap rakaat, di mana di dalamnya ada du’a (ihdinas siraathal mustaqiim..) agar kita terus kekal di landasan yang betul.

Ni’mat haya’ (malu) juga: bila manusia dah tak punya rasa malu, bila buat dosa secara terang-terangan pun mereka tak rasa malu, malahan berbangga pula. Astaghfirullah..pelik…tapi benar.
Org dah cuba tegur dgn cara sebaik mungkin mak, tapi kemampuan org terbatas… menyedarkan akan kelemahan diri ini, dan hakikat bahawa Allah sahaja yang mampu Memberi Hidayah semula kpd mereka. Mereka yang dahulunya bersama2 menuntut sekurang2nya 10 tahun di bangunan yang sama… mendapat ‘ilmu dari rata2 asatizah dan guru2 yg sama…

Kemudian ada pula kedengaran teman-teman lain yang mengeluh dan seolah menyesali nasib mereka tidak berpeluang mendapat pendidikan di madrasah.

Allah itu Maha Adil, lalu dijadikan gedung ilmu itu mampu didatangi dari pintu yang pelbagai. Realiti dengan jelas menunjukkan bahawa pendidikan madrasah semata bukan jaminan menjadi insan yang beramal dgn ilmu yg diraih. Banyak lagi pintu yg boleh dibuka utk menempuh jalan mendekatkan diri kpd Allah. Peluang masih ada. Masih terbuka. Yang penting, kita sudah menempuh jalan itu. Kalau belum, tunggu apa lagi?? :D

skrg ni macam2 kursus dan pengajian ditawarkan di dalam dan luar negeri bagi yang ingin mendalami bidang Ukhrawi. Semoga dapat membuat pilihan yg terbaik, dan semoga apa sahaja laluan yg dipilih, akan diredhaiNYA.

Oklah mak, minta diri dulu. Semoga Emak, Ayah, dan semua yg tersayang sentiasa di bawah naungan Kasih dan LindunganNya. Ameen.

Salam sayang dari anakmu yang dekat di hati selalu,
Khadijah Mohamed Hussain :)

2010-01-24T23:04:00.002+08:00

The mid year term tests are finally here! :D

just completed Figh paper. wasn't easy (Mu'amalat uh),
but alhamdulillah, i believe i've answered it as best as i could.

in case u're wondering why i sound so happy,
then it's because, the sooner it starts, the sooner it'll end.
common sense lah kan. hee~

n also bcos that means, soon, i'll be able to resume doing certain activities
that i had to put aside in order to prioritise my tests. weE~

Memoirs of 2009...

2010-01-01T23:55:00.015+08:00

… in pictures (finally!) ;)

Our current Hannan. This picture was taken during 'Eid (pasal nak menang Sweetest Home contest nye pasal. lol). Now -minus the deco-, it's back to the simple, plain one... but still sweet. alhamdulillah ;)

My current room (shared with Nurul Huda khamsani and Syafawati Ibrahim). Beside the yellow pillow are my brown khuffs which come in handy during winter times like this, to keep the feet warm. On the walls are varieties of motivational posters, inspirational stories (mainly those on Rasulullah ‘alaihis solatu wassalam and Sayyidah Khadijah Bint Khuwailid. Suker sgt sgt sgt sgtS~), and loads of reminders for the self. Not forgetting my bi-monthly planner, school time-table, and goals (semoga menjadi kenyataan ya Rabb. Ameen! =)) oh. N there’s the world map –in Arabic =)
my table is just beside my mattress, with piles of books n notes waiting to be read (tapi TAK terbaca2 jugak! :S. exam is just around the corner Khadijah!!).

Dishes prepared by my group during a cooking competition held few weeks back (only for akhawat. Syabab nanti kalau nak buat, bolehlah panggil kte untuk jadi judge! hehehe). Although each group was given only 200 lira (S$6.60) to spend on the ingredients, somehow miraculously we managed to buy LOADS of stuffs:

Mayonnaise – tuna - eggs – potatoes - green and red chillies - sweet potatoes – apples – muffins -biscuits- milk -popcorn- flour -chickpeas.

We were judged on the taste, creativity, and teamwork. My group lost by a mere 1 point to the 1st group >_<". anyway, the recipes that we’ve tried proved to be delicious! Betul, tak bedek! =D

siap namakan setiap hidangan lagi. Jiwang pulak tu! Lol. Clockwise from the right: “Sarang Asmara”, “Qasiyun…Saksi Cinta Kita”, our desert: “Caramella Le Bananne” (HAHA), and “Bahtera Kasih”. Kekek uh.

Mana sibuk nak masak, (the part I loved the most was during the caramel-making experiment. Menjadi beb~ Alhamdulillah. Suker caramel!!!!!!), nak hias, nak fikir nama group (I won’t tell u, coz it’s merepek. I was just joking. Never did I expect the rest to agree upon it -_-“) , nak siapkan pantun lagi to “accompany” the dishes. Ish. Btw, “Qasiyun” is a very famous mountain here in Damascus.

The dishes prepared by the 3 groups (each group consisting of 5-6 members). All in all, it was indeed a memorable n yummy event. I loike~ (sorry uh gambar tak berapa terang)

Kambing Korban! 6-7 sisters gotong-royong, tungkus-lumus demi untuk siang ini kambing (ni cuma sebahagian darinya je eh) yg maha berlemak dan liat, dengan pisau2 yang sikit punya tak tajam …. Apapun, alhamdulillah. Mission accomplished! Akhawat Boleh!!! :D

The Old Hannan at Buzi-Judi Afif… where it begins.

Kenangan sangat2~ Rindu Tuan Rumah Abu Yasin yang baik nah... Baarakallahu feeh.

Indoor Water Fountain! -_-“ instead of rushing to take pails to collect the water leaking from above, we were so excited not to miss the chance to record this incident. Kecoh habes~ lol.

this is how my halaqah al-bahth papers look like for Tafsir. we can choose either to type it or write it by hand. obviously i chose the latter bcoz it's easier and faster! heh.

This is Cham Centre (read as “Syam Centre”), one of the few shopping malls in Syria. Ever since I stepped in Syria more than 2 years ago, I’ve only been here twice. Tak kuasa~ nothing much la (to me), just like most typical shopping malls in Singapore. Cuma “grand” and mahal nye je lebih~ oh! the musolla is nice btw :D

Some Syrian dishes prepared by my Arab friend when I paid her a visit last year. the green dish on the left is called "tabbouleh", a very popular Syrian salad. very nice + healthy!

ketika "bertapa" di luar Jami' Umawi... tak sangka dapat ilham dan semangat untuk buat halaqah al-bahth di sini. subhanallah. i love this moment... the ambience...

Fresh figs! Available only during summer.

one of the most amusing signs i've ever seen in my life! was waiting for my potato sandwich when i noticed it. hehe.

the canteen at Madrasah Wak Tanjong Al-Islamiah. this picture was taken when i went there to visit my asatizah during summer vacation last July. It was recess time. Rindu pat adik2... ada ternampak satu adik kecik ni makan dari bekal dia sambil duduk bersila atas lantai! comeLL~ betul punye "buat mcm canteen sendiri"! :chuckles:

The bouquet 2nd bro n family gave me at the airport last summer. suker bunga ni, tapi lagi suka pemberinya! ^-^ *huGs big bro*

...and these are 2 of my youngest nieces. Cik Ija sayang n rindu Syaakirah (on the left) & Huda sangat2...

ya Allah, peliharalah orang-orang yang ku sayang~

...

that's it for now. assalamu'alaikum semua~ :smiles:

1 Muharram 1431H

2009-12-17T21:29:00.003+08:00

1 Muharram 1431H

Tahun baru bertamu lagi…
Selamat Menyambut Tahun Baru semua! ^-^

New year is here… but is Khadijah Mohamed Hussain getting any better, wiser, and stronger???

Aarghh. Sendiri Tanya, sendiri yang stress… ya rabb! Kadangkala terasa diri ini semakin lemah…

terasa iman semakin menurun... astaghfirullah. Terasa seperti ingin jadi kuat seperti dulu….

tapi bukankah seorang Muslim itu sepatutnya menjadi lebih baik dari semalam dan bukan sebaliknya???

That, is for me to sit down, reflect back, scrutinize myself, n THINK! Dah banyak lemak eh sejak kebelakangan ni. Exam nk dekat (Jan), tapi revision tak jalan2… muqarrar (syllabus) dah makin menimbum…dan semakin bertambah… tapi masih relax semacam je ini budak~

Ditambah dengan hal-ehwal persatuan, akhawat, halaqah al-bahth yang kedua, 2 presentasi depan teman2 sekuliyyah nanti, misi peningkatan minda dengan santapan ‘ilmu yang luar dari kampus pengajian formal (mulazamah hadir dars, banyakkan baca buku dari pelbagai bidang dan cuba menamatkan setiap buku, bukan setakat baca beberapa mukasurat je!) dan kesibukan +kepeningan mengurus hati dan rumahtangga (haa! Iyelah tu~).

Yek eleh. Baru sikit macam tu je yang perlu difikir & diuruskan. Takkan kerana ujian kecil macam ni dah menggelabah Khadijah?? mana pergi kekuatanmu? Memanglah belum sampai tahap mengaku kalah, tapi semangat mesti kuat! Ingat: Allah lebih suka seorang Mukmin yang KUAT berbanding yang lemah. Be organized! get a grip of yourself n be more disciplined!! Do one thing at a time… n do NOT stop! I know u’ve loads in ur mind. plan well, give ur best, n leave the rest to Allah.

Tu belum lagi termasuk dari sudut persiapan bagi exam BESAR yang PASTI akan datang, tapi tak tau lagi bila. Misi peningkatan rohani perlu diteruskan walau sehebat mana kita diuji dari sudut yang lain.

HATI mesti kuat! Hubungan dengan Allah bukan hanya perlu dijaga, tetapi dibaja dan disuburkan, biar mengakar dengan kukuh agar tidak goyah bila hembusan ujian menyapa.

Selangkah kita menuju Allah, seribu langkah Allah mendekati kita. Ingat tu Khadijah!

Jangan setakat pandai nak menyusun kata. Jangan sekadar tahu. Perlu “rasa” dan “sedar”.

~Orang yang “rasa” Allah melihat lebih berhati-hati dalam gerak hati, fikiran, perasaan dan tindakannya berbanding dengan orang yang hanya “tahu” Allah melihat.~

*switch from talking-to-self mode to addressing-my-dear-visitors mode*

Indah kan kata-kata di atas tu? (yang pasal beza antara “rasa” dan “tahu”). Kata-kata yang didapati ketika membaca majalah Solusi buat kesekian kalinya. Artikel yang berkongsi tentang

empat tahap jalan menuju Allah:

1. Tahap memahami syari’at, iaitu ilmu –dengan belajar
2. Tahap mengamalkan syariat melalui amalan dan mujahadah
3. Tahap menemui hakikat, iaitu bila hati mula rasa tenang & mula merasakan kemanisan iman
4. Tahap makrifat, iaitu hati kenal dan mencintai Allah.

Kenapa kita pentingkan jalan? Kerana di situlah letaknya nilaian Tuhan. Allah tidak menilai apakah kita sampai atau tidak ke tahap makrifah, tetapi Allah nilai apakah kita sudah menempuh jalan itu, ataupun tidak. Walaupun kiranya kita mati ketika masih terkial-kial di peringkat pertama (sedang belajar memahami syari’at iaitu agama), maka itu sudah dinilai oleh Allah Ta’ala.

Sebuah hadith qudsi yang diriwayatkan dari Abu Hurairah yang bermaksud:

“Aku berada dalam sangkaan hamba-KU. Dan aku bersamanya jika dia mengingati-KU…
Jika dia mendekati-KU sejengkal, Aku mendekatinya sehasta.

Jika dia mengingati-KU sehasta, Aku mendekatinya sedepa.

Dan jika dia mendekati-KU dengan berjalan, Aku akan mendekatinya dengan berlari.”

(riwayat Bukhari dan Muslim).

Jom sama-sama kita mulakan tahun baru 1431 Hijrah ini dengan berlari menuju Allah! :)

Indahnye sugguh hari Jumaat~ ^-^

2009-12-11T14:53:00.006+08:00

24 Zulhijjah1430H

Friday mornings are always... refreshing + enriching~

hamdanlillah...

just got back from Jami' Iman. was a bit late, by the time Huda n myself reached the jami', Syeikh has already started on the Syama'il Muhammadiyah. but then again, i was reminded of what Syeikh shared with us few weeks back:
even when we know we're going to be late for the jami', JUST GO! if we reach there only to find ppl already on their way home, then hopefully the next time we'd be more determined to wake up earlier so as not to be late again n miss all the goodness... never break the chain of going to the jami'. coz once we "pause", most likely we'll "pause" forever. huhu... btul sgt2. m.a.l.a.s pun dtg. lagi2 kes jami' yg jauh sikit mcm Jami' Iman. Jihad beb~

anw, today, we covered some hadiths on solat dhuha. some 'ulama said that the afdhal (best) no. of rakaat is 8. but others say it's 4 rakaat, based on a hadith Qudsi, in which Allah promised to suffice us in the Akhirah for performing 4 rakaats of dhuha.

hearing all these, including Rasulullah sallallhu 'alaihis salaam's 3 advices to Abu Hurairah radhiyallahu 'anhu ( fast 3 days of every month, perform Dhuha, n perform witr before sleep) makes me MORE determined to istiqamah with my dhuha. kdg2, bila hari duty masak, habis masak je dah kul 11 lebih. (Zuhur musim sejuk dlm pukul 11:20 pg), dah terlepas waktu Dhuha :( gotta put MORE effort Khadijah. jangan nak bagi alasannn!

then, today, one of Syeikh Na'iim's ustaz was present, n he was invited to give a short tadzkirah. maasyaAllah! it was superb!! his language was simply fantastic. ada tolaaqah.^-^ he was remiding us that performing dhuha (or any other solat for that matter) alone is NOT enough to secure us Allah's Pleasure n HIS Rewards. we still have to 'amr ma'ruf nahi munkar, keep ourselves n the place clean n beautiful, tak menyusahkan org lain, etc.

Then there were 2 couples getting married today, like the past Fridays. pengantin lelaki dia (pakai siket punye simple~) lafazkan 'aqad depan wali pengantin perempuan + jamaa'ah semua. (the bride was in the women's musolla) Then we all made du'a for them. :)

simple je tapi insyaAllah barakah kan? ^-^

nanti bila org nikah, agak2 boleh tak kat Singapore nak buat 'aqad lepas solat Jumaat eh? hehe. biar the groom lafazkan kat depan beratus2/beribu2 org tu... n the bride pat tempat khas exclusive utk Muslimah je :D

...
to my friends who just got married or are getting married or just gave birth, baarakallahu feekunn :)

Khairun Nisa Yusni
Ruqayyah Ramli
Wardah Ismail

Haryani Husni
Kak NorLin
Saliha Abd Latif

The 10 days of Dzulhijjah is HERE!

2009-11-21T18:08:00.003+08:00

'Ibn Abbas radhiyallahu 'anhuma (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet 'alaihis solatu wassalam said:

"There are no days in which righteous deeds are more belved to Allah than these ten days."
The people asked,
"Not even jihaad for the sake of Allah?"
He said,
"Not even jihaad for the sake of Allah,
except in the case of a man who went out to fight
giving himself and his wealth up for the cause,
and came back with nothing."

(Reported by al-Bukhaari, 2/457)

>> jom sama2 berjuang! kini, dan selamanya... ^-^

hah. dengar tu Khadijah! don't ever let trivial matters affect u.
altho they might seem BIG in the first place,
remember that there are far more important things to do and to think of.
weigh ur priorities well. ur time = ur life!
hidup ni terlalu singkat utk diisi dengan memikirkan tentang bende2 remeh...
so: get UP! n get RUNNING! weE~

2009-11-19T15:42:00.000+08:00

If you make intense supplication
and the timing of the answer is delayed,
do not despair of it.
His reply to you is guaranteed;
but in the way He chooses,
not the way you choose,
and at the moment He desires,
not the moment you desire.

-Ibn 'Ata'illah Iskandari
[al-Hikam al-'Ata'iyyah]

2009-11-15T19:07:00.000+08:00

bila suaraku mula...

...dan masih lagi sengau...~

3rd year dah! hamdanlillah...

2009-11-13T00:57:00.005+08:00

composed on:
18 Zulkaedah 1430H

Winter is here. Sejuuuk~ (n budak2 betuah @ Hannan baru je hantar carpet utk dibasuh Sat lepas. Imagine kalau Ojou masih ada. Mesti dah kene ngomel habis2an~ haa…)

3rd week of school almost coming to an end. so far, 3rd year was fine. This year, there has been some amendments in the curriculum. The subjects were being revised and some are omitted, while others are added as new subjects. for the 1st time, 3rd year comprises of 17 subjects (instead of 16 like the past years):

1. Qur’an al-Karim (this year’s syllabus: Surah Isra’, Kahfi, and juz 28 :D)
2. Saraf
3. At-Tadribat al-Lughawiyyah
4. Nahu (ada lagi! huhu~ but the ustaz is Superb! maasyaAllah!)
5. Tafsir (we’ve started on Surah Luqman! Suker~)
6. Tarikh (this year we shall continue with the Omayyad state, followed by the Abbasid state)
7. Balaghah (this year is ‘Ilm al-Badi’! but no more favourite ustaz teaching the subject :( )
8. Mirath (Faraidh)
9. Tasawwuf
10. Fiqh Al-Muamalat Al-Maliah
11. Adab (it’s Arabic Literature, not “manners” eh. Hehe)
12. Ad-Da’wah wa ad-Du’aat
13. Maqasid as-Syar’iyyah (inclusive of qawa'id al-fiqhiyyah)
14. Muqaranah al-Adyan (Comparative Religion)
15. Usul at-Takhrij wa Dirasah al-Asaanid (a more specialized area of ‘Ulum al-Hadith)
16. Khatabah (Public Speaking )
17. English

Basically, no. 8-16 are new subjects.
my favourite so far are Tafsir and Maqasid as-Syar’iyyah, where we learn the reasons and understand why Islam asks us to do this, and forbids us against that. Only when we truly understand the rationale behind each hukum that we are able to appreciate them (n Islam as a whole) MORE, insyaAllah :)

for example: there’s a hadith where Rasulullah ‘alaihis solatu wassalam said that we need not bathe the syuhada’ (martyrs). So: If his family were to bathe him, whether out of ignorance of the hadith, or with knowledge, would they be considered as sinful?”

Most of us answered a unanimous “na’am…. (yes....)”

But it turned out that Rasul ‘alaihis solatu wassalam actually said that because at that time, the Muslimin had a lot of other things to manage, and also, to get water to bathe them (tens, hundreds or even thousands of them) at the battlefield wasn’t easy. So Rasulullah, he who was sent as a Mercy to the Universe- doesn’t want to place us in a haraj (difficulty).
So: anisah said, they’re not sinful, even if they did it out of knowledge of the hadith.

For Khatabah, anisah said that just because we are women, just because we won’t be giving Friday sermons at the mimbar (hoho), doesn’t mean we need not learn this art. In fact, women are the very ones who have to be good at this because we are the ones who are going to raise and tarbiyah our children (suker!~) and our students (if we were to enter the teaching field later on). So hopefully, at the end of the year, we should be able to convey messages to the other party in the most effective manner (cedebah. iyelah tu. Hehe).

Oh yes, this year, there are 2 halaqah al-bahth (research) to be done by the third year students:
one on Tafsir and the other on Takhrij al-Ahadith.

Mirath: The ustaz who’s teaching us this subject is so-very-the-fatherly. always full of advises and inspirational stories to share with his daughters (i.e. us ;)).

The very first lesson he gave, where he introduced this subject, shared with us stories of the sahabah and what happened that cause the verses pertaining the laws of Faraidh to be revealed… tears were already streaming down my cheeks. -_-“ tak sangka betul belajar Faraidh boleh menyentuh hati sangat2, huu..

Then, yesterday, he shared with us a story about a man who wanted to go to a shop. In order to reach that place, he could take either of two routes: a 50m one, or a longer route of 600m. but he chose to take the longer route instead. When asked why? He answered:

“I saw a school of birds feeding on the path, thus I didn’t want to take that path,
afraid that it will frighten the birds and disturb them while they are feeding. “

That was like a “waaaaaaaah!~…”. Subhanallah! Yg ktorang ni kadang2 nampak org sengaje kacau burung tengah makan pun kitorang buat bodoh je kan. Huhu..

الراحمون يرحمهم الرحمان. ارحموا من في الأرض يرحمكم من في السماء

The merciful ones will be showered by mercy by the Most Merciful (Allah).
Be merciful to those who are on the Earth, and The One above will be Merciful towards u :)
....

p.s. things are going to be fine insyaAllah. Just gotta meet the officer again next month.

To Solehatuz Zakiah, selamat teruskan perjuangan…from Damascus to KL! :D All akhawat Dmasyq will be with you.

To Zariyah: Stay strong sis! Allah yashfeek syifa’an ‘aajilan. Jaga pantang tau, jadi sembuh cepat, lepas tu boleh join kitorang kat sini insyaAllah! :)

To Wardah: miss your presence in the class sis…

To Hida: Ganbatte Kunoichi! Biar kat mana pun kita berada, “family support” tetap hidup! Biarpun jarak memisahkan, ingatan dlm du’a (dan sebutan pat rumah) tetap subur insyaAllah.

….and finally, to myself: oit Princess! (sorry eh kalau buat korang nak pengsan ke. That’s a kinda motivational thingy to the self :p) dalam banyak2 benda nak kene buat ni, MAKE SURE you know ur priorities. Must balance your commitments, schedule ur time efficiently, and MAKE SURE you stick to it -_-“

n eat. N gain weight! weE~

oh yes: and improve ur relationship. First with the Creator, and then to the wonderful creations around you ;)

Ok dah! Nak siap2 gi skolah. Assalamu’alaikum semua ^-^

penting sangat ke?

2009-10-23T20:37:00.003+08:00

"If you are able to covey a message to a brother with only 5 words, then why must you do it with 6 words (or more)??

-excerpt from a dars I just attended just now on Fiqhul Mar'ah (the Jurisprudence of Women) by Anisah Iman al-Kull (Mudirah of Dar al-Hajibiah, for those who've been to Syria). courtesy of the invitation by sisters from 'Persatuan Pelajar-Pelajar Malaysia Syria'. jazaahunnallah khairan.

hope to share more on this wonderful dars with my readers in the future, biidznillah.

till then, do ponder upon those words above...

dah banyak sangat pergaulan yang tak penting lagi tak perlu yang berlaku antara lelaki dengan perempuan yang bukan mahram.

"itu dah jadi perkara biasa..."

ingatlah:
Sesungguhnya tiada yang 'biasa' dalam melanggar hukum Islam.

Allah wa RasuuluHU 'alam

2009-10-23T20:24:00.002+08:00

Monday.... here i come >_<"

"lepas satu problem, satu lagi timbul..."

"bukan 'problem', tapi 'challenges'..." >> Mar, mungkinkah kita senasib?....

(believe it or not, i actually smiled while i typed those words.
despite the situation i am in right now.
glad to have my sisters around me.
my lovely, lovely sisters.
baarakallahu feehinn)

...
Dan kepada Allahlah aku bertawakkal...

Fightooo... Oh!

2009-10-03T11:45:00.003+08:00

so many things to be done, so many things to think of.
which means, i can't afford to dwell in such trivial thoughts...

the family, the friends, the Ummah...

so i MUST be spiritually strong!

"ruh yang sihat >badan yg sihat >akal yg sihat"

Khadijah Khadijah! Fight Fight FIGHT!!

2009-10-01T15:07:00.007+08:00

been such a loooooong time since i last browsed thru pictures of roses online.

so, here's a post, dedicated to meself. haa!

...n not forgetting fellow fans of roses out there ;)

~Sungguh Indah Ciptaan Tuhannnn~~~

p.s. still love my white butter rose best. as of now.

2009-10-01T14:46:00.005+08:00

4 days left in homeland...

as much as i'm looking forward to see Syam,

suddenly leaving Singapore doesn't seem as easy as i thought it would be...

feeling hurt?

2009-09-23T15:30:00.003+08:00

Nobody can remove hurt except Allah.
even if someone tries to cause you any hurt,
stay firm in your belief and remember
that no one can cause you any pain
if Allah does not desire it for you.

"And if Allah touches you with hurt,
there is none who can remove it but He;
and if He Intends any good for you,
there is none who can keep back His Favour;
He Brings it to whom He Pleases of His servants;
and He is The Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

[Qur'an, surah Yunus; 10:107]

Menguap pun ada 5 hukum rupenye...

2009-09-15T23:24:00.004+08:00

Skop dan ruang lingkup syariat sangat luas merangkumi soal yang besar sehinggalah kepada persoalan yang sekecil-kecilnya. Kita ambil contoh, soal menguap.

Sekalipun perbuatan menguap dilihat kecil, tetapi ada lima hukumnya.

Ada waktunya menguap jadi wajib (bila terlalu mengantuk dan mesti menguap jika tidak, akan menggugat kesihatan).

Ada masanya jadi haram (menguap untuk menyindir orang lain).

Boleh jatuh makruh (apabila mulut ternganga).

Harus (menguap boleh dilakukan dalam keadaan berdiri atau duduk) dan

sunat apabila menguap dengan menutup mulut dan membaca ta'awwuz.

Kalau perkara yang sekecil menguap itu pun ada hukumnya dalam Islam, apatah lagi persoalan yang besar-besar seperti mengatur rumah tangga, ekonomi, pakaian, pendidikan, dll.

sumber: majalah Solusi >> gue promote majalah ni habis-habisan! :D such a worthy buy, alhamdulillah.

2009-09-11T16:37:00.002+08:00

And strive hard in Allah's Cause as you ought to strive (with sincerity and under discipline).

He has chosen you (to convey His Message of Islamic Monotheism to mankind by inviting them to His religion of Islam),

and has imposed no difficulties on you in religion.

[al-Hajj: 78]

Narrated Abu Hurairah radhiyallahu 'anh:
The Prophet 'alaihis solatu wassalam said:

Religion is very easy

and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way.

So you should not be extremists,

but try to be near to perfection

and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded;

and gain strength by offering the solat

in the mornings, afternoons and during the last hours of the nights."

Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 1, Hadith no. 38

Jom Muhasabah Diri...

2009-09-09T21:03:00.004+08:00

Dipetik dari kata-kata Ust Syahrin yang diambil dari Bicara Dmasyq:

"Ana ingin evaluate the first half of my Ramadhan with these question;

1) Sudahkah kamu menitiskan air mata kamu, berseorang diri di hadapan Allah pada malam-malam Ramadhan ini?

2) Sudahkah kamu merasakan kapayahan melawan ngantuk pada tengah hari semata-mata hendak membasahi bibir kamu dengan kalamullah?

3) Sudahkah kamu merasakan kekerdilan diri kamu yang menambah di hadapan Allah setiap kala dahi kamu mencecah lantai ketika kamu bersujud?

4) Sudahkah kamu mengambil kasempatan waktu-waktu mustajab untuk memanjatkan seberapa banyak du'a kepada Allah?

5) Adakah kekesalan timbul di hati kamu apabila terlepas nya kamu peluang untuk sekurang-kurangnya melakukan dua raka'at di malam-malam Ramadhan ini?

6) Sudahkah kamu merasakan kemanisan yang teramat sangat sempena Ramadhan ini dalam mengabdikan diri kamu kepada Allah?

Akhir sekali:

7) Adakah kamu merasakan sebak di dada yang bertambah dengan berlalunya Ramadhan hari demi hari kerana ade kemungkinan besar yang kamu tidak akan bertemu Ramadhan tahun hadapan?

Adaikata kamu tidak dapat merasakan kesemua, sebahagian atau sekurang-kurangnya satu daripada perkara ini, malangnya syahrin, kamu belum lagi meRamadhankan diri kamu!!! Kamu masih lagi dalam khayalan!

wa Allahu ta'aala a'lam"
.....

kes Khadijah binte Mohamed Hussain bagaimana pula? >.<"

Ya Allah, ampunilah segala kealpaanku selama ini...

byk khayal je selalu budak Khadijah ni...
padahal setiap detik yang berlalu itu akan dihisab kan...

insaf sangat...

2009-09-09T17:59:00.002+08:00

it's in today's Berita Harian.

"Peniaga berhenti agih derma sembarangan"

although it isn't that catchy, i continued reading, and quickly understood why...

"Tahun lalu, 21 orang terbunuh dan sembilan cedera parah ketika keluarga seorang ahli perniagaan memberi 30,000 rupiah (S$ 4.27) kepada setiap penduduk. Beribu orang bertumpu di surau Al-Raudhatul Jannah di Pasuruan (Jakarta) dan berebut untuk mendapatlan wang itu...."

n here we are...
.
.
.

Ya Allah, jadikanlah kami di kalangan hamba-hambaMU yang bersyukur...

Things to Remember about Time

2009-09-09T15:14:00.000+08:00

Take time…

Take time to think, for it is the source of power;
Take time to play, for it is the cistern of perpetual youth;
Take time to read, for it is the foundation of wisdom;
Take time to pray, for it is the greatest power on earth’
Take time to love and be loved, for iman is nothing but love and hate;
Take time to be friendly, for it is the road to happiness;
Take time to laugh, for it is the best lubricant;
Take time to give, for life is too short to be selfish (yg ni gue setuju 100%)
Take time to work, for it is the price of success; but
Never take time to waste;
Remember that the Prophet ‘alaihis solatu wassalam says:

“He whose two days are equal (in accomplishments) is a sure loser”
[Sunan ad Daylami]

A good portion of our lives is spent with our friends. What kind of conversation do we indulge in during that time? Remember the following wisdom:

Great minds discuss ideas,
Average minds discuss events,
Small minds discuss people,
Very small minds discuss themselves.

What Telah Happen?

2009-08-30T15:02:00.000+08:00

Came across this chart while flipping through a chapter on “How To Manage Your Time” from the book entitled: Training Guide for Islamic Workers by Hisham At Talib.

This chart shows what you might be doing with your time in a life of average length:

Activity & Time:

Tying one’s shoes >8 days

Waiting for traffic lights to change >1 month

Time spent at the barber shop >1 month

Dialing the telephone >1 month

Riding elevators (in big cities) >3 months

Brushing one’s teeth >3 months

Waiting for the bus >5 months

Time spent in the shower or bath >6 months

Reading books >2 years

Eating >4 years

Earning a living >9 years

Watching television >10 years

Sleeping >20 years

mcm… O.o” gitu kan? Esp. part waiting for the bus tu. Fuh. Ingat dulu time zaman sekolah, sampai meleleh-leleh air mata tunggu bus tak datang2… pasal takut lambat sampai skolah, nanti kene denda (lagi!). ish. Masa tu, dlm hati, berazam nak marah/cekik/tarik rambut driver bus tu bila nampak muka dia nanti…but of course those drama scenes never took place laa. I’m too nice for that sort of things :p
I recall reading a dialogue in a novel:
“Org perempuan ni, cakap je lebih. Tapi nanti tak sampai hati…” hoho. betol betol betoL!

Anw, the author continues:

So the way the whole thing adds up –if you are going to have the time to do some of the things you want to do, you are just going to have to plan it and program it into your busy schedule. If you wait for the right time to present itself, you might wait forever.

@ =)

blessed moments...

2009-08-25T13:57:00.005+08:00

This, is a clip of Syeikh Nai’m Al-‘Arqasusi’s dars (lesson) which is held every Sunday night at jami’ Iman, Damascus. He’s one of my favourite masyaikh, hafizahullah.

This weekly dars is based on the syarh (explanation) of the hadiths in Sahih Al-Bukhari. In this particular dars, Syeikh is sharing about a special time on every Friday, during which Allah will answer the du’a of those who asks Him.

There are around 59 opinions of the ‘ulama’ (scholars) no this issue. But the 2 most sahih times are:
1. between the time the imam stands at the mimbar until the time he performs the solah.

2. between after ‘asar till sunset. This second opinion is the one that most fuqaha’ (Fiqh specialists) agreed upon, after comparing and studying various hadiths of the Prophet ‘alaihis solaatu wassalam.

My point is, let’s grab this opportunity and optimise these blessed moments by making supplications and repentance to HIM. And let’s not stop here. Hopefully, we’ll then be accustomed to trying to be close to HIM not only during the abovementioned time, but in each and every moment of our (short) life :)

Back in Syria, particularly during Syeikh Na’im’s dars, he –hafizahullah- will always make a point to stop or pause the dars few minutes before the call for Maghrib, to let all of us make as many du’a as possible. Terasa ketenangannya… ~

Allah answers our du’a through:

-granting exactly what we asks HIM

-protecting us from evils and dangers from whatever it is that we’re asking him (sometimes, we thought what we asks Him is the best for us, padahal tak)

-saving it and only granting it to us in the hereafter, in the form of something that’s much greater than what we asked HIM.

However, there are a few things we need to keep in mind while making our du’a:
- be sincere
- humble
- ensure that our clothing and food are all from source that are halal
- khusyu’ (focusssSS!)

Never:
- Aks for something bad to befall on others
- Asks for the destroy of silaturrahim
- Insists that Allah answers our du’a a.s.a.p (ni kes org tak sabar -_-“)

“And when harm touches man, he invokes Us,

lying on his side, or sitting, or standing (i.e. at all times).

But when We have removed his harm from him,

he passes on as if he had never invoked Us for a harm that touched him!”
[10:12]

Tak nak jadi macam gini kan?? >_<

Make du’a at times of ease…
When we’re still healthy..
When we’re rich…
And still strong…
Barulah namanya Cinta Hakiki pada Ilahi :)

As We Step into Ramadhan...

2009-08-21T12:43:00.005+08:00

My Muslim brother/sister,
If you were to sin only once everyday
Then what's the amount of your sins
say, in 20 years?
Verily, there are more than 45 000 sins
thus, fear Allah...
and increase our istighfar..

Let's start our Ramadhan 1430H with hearts always in remembrance of Allah...
seeking repentance from HIM....
and of course, not forgetting our beloved Rasulullah 'alaihis solatu wassalam

Sollu 'alan nabiy!

btw, some sharings from my dear Radiah who's still in Syria, obtained from a dars by Syeikh
Abdul Jaliil Al-'Ataa on احياء رمضان لطلبة العلم الشرعي

Menghidupkan Ramadhan Bagi Penuntut-Penuntut Ilmu

-sebelum puasa perlu bersihkan diri..

-taubat dulu barulah boleh terasa kemanisan Ramadhan

-tawassul dgn Allah ada 4 cara, iaitu minta dua' dari Nabi, dari ibu bapa, dari masyaikh, dan malaikat.
Dengan malaikat contohnya: kita dokan saudara kita..jadi malaikat akan berdoa untuk kita

-Di sini waktu kita muhaddad (terhad) sebab nanti kena balik negeri, ilmu pulak baaaaanyak sekali kat sini. jadi kene gune waktu dengan sebaik-baiknya untuk tuntut ilmu sebanyak mungkin..

-WAKTU. ialah yang membuat kite penat..dan pada masa yang sama ia juga yang merehatkan kite..

-Justeru, pengurusan masa amat penting bagi pelajar seperti kita.

that's it for now. again, these are reminders for myself, then for others :)

Si MaNGaT!

2009-08-12T20:22:00.004+08:00

Dulu, zaman sekolah, bila menjelangnya Hari Kebangsaan je, kitorang satu kelas semangat.

kerana "musim" ini sahaja lah kitorang dapat nyanyi LIVE. hehe

kelas gue yang paling semangat. sungguh. sampai ustazah kelas kitorang yang comel dengar-dengar kene "sound" dengan asatizah kelas lain. pasal anak-anak murid ustazah terlampau comel dan bertuah kan Zah? hehe. tapi ustazah tak marah kitorang pun, setakat tegur-tegur sayang, yang hanya membakar lagi semangat kitorang untuk mendendangkan lagu-lagu kebangsaan dan lagu madrasah dengan lebih semangat! :D

kitorang nyanyi siap dengan gaya & props! ish. bila ingat-ingat balik, memang kitorang tebiat. tapi itulah kitorang. yg dulu. (sekarang masih tebiat tak? hehe). lagipun kitorang nyanyi kan pisah. banin (the boys) jauuuuh. jadi dorang bukannya nampak "aksi" kitorang kan? :D bila sampai part yang pitch tinggi, kitorang tak nak kalah, nak cuba jugak. suara serak ke, tekak perit ke, tu belakang cerita...

bila ikrar pun, semangat. semuanya kelas kitorang paling semangat. bila ada kuiz inter-class pun, kitorang kalau boleh nak sapu semua. -_-" satu-satu kitorang "paksa" keluar ke depan untuk jawab soalan. bila tepat jawapannya, kitorang jugak yang paling semangat sorak.

biarlah kalau kelas lain macam "malu-malu". kitorang adalah kitorang. bila menengah 3, kelas kitorang terpilih untuk jadi "kelas contoh" nyanyi lagu madrasah yang diberi nafas baru masa assembly. malu lah jugak kan masa tu. tapi bila ramai-ramai, jadi semangat jugak uh! ^-^

pendek kata, kelas kitorang lah yang paling ber"nyawa". rindunye saat2 tu...

tak baik tadi Bedah ketawakan gue pasal "dapat" kupon Arnold's (untuk dijual lah, apa lagi? hehe). kene redha kan? huu..

bila ramai-ramai, ada semacam satu "semangat" yang hampir luar biasa.

macam semalam, bila Kak Shahee, Hida, Zariyah, Ishmah, Wati dan gue gi Bras Basah untuk beli bahan-bahan props untuk masrahiyyah (drama dalam Bahasa Arab yang akan kita persembahkan Sabtu ni khas untuk adik-adik puteri dari madrasah-madrasah setempat) biarpun styrofoam gedabak giller (2 meter lebih!) tu harus kitorang punggah ke dalam bas dan MRT, tapi muka ditebalkan jua... nasib ada teman-teman di sekeliling. hehe. lagi sikit nak "terbang" dgn styrofoam tu bila ditiup angin... kak Shahee bukan main suka lagi bila menyaksikan "babak" tu. huh!

dah. gue minta diri dulu... ;)

bila Rindu terlerai...

2009-08-03T21:46:00.002+08:00

been attending quite a number of events, most of which were held on the weekends.

still, i feel that something is missing...

i miss my tasmi' days.... :(
...
anw, met a lot of wonderful sisters during Pre-departure Camp (27th-28th July) @ Masjid Kampung Siglap. the unplanned sleepover @ the masjid, followed by the early morning spent with the sisters @ East Coast Park made me happy. suker tengok the akhawaat semua~ the questions they asked me comel2 belaka.

apapun, korang mesti yakin!
Selamat Berjuang di Rantauan k.
Dugaan pasti ada, tapi kita perlu tabah dan kuat.
kerana Allah & Rasul sentiasa bersama!
*senyum*

...
Met my honourable asaatizah during my trips to MWTI. felt sooo at home. jazaaahumullah khairan...

Attended kak Khatim's walimah. before that, managed to meet kak Adnin, who also got married last weekend. mubaarak for both couples! :D

also to Ayu who just gave birth to a baby boy, Haseef An-Naqiy, mubaarak to u too! :)

met Musyi, Yanti, Fad, Yun @ the walimah. haiz. perangai kitorang tak berubah kan? pantang jumpe! -_-" yet to meet up with Ata n Bedah. korang apesal dtg siang? huu..

before that, met Khai at SIH. samaaa je mcm dulu. hehe.

lalu terlerailah rindu yang terbuku di kalbu~
(hehe)

sopannye~

2009-08-03T21:21:00.003+08:00

12 Sya'aban 1430H

just started tutoring a pri 2 girl from Madrasah Al-Ma'arif Arabic Language today.

verrrry the comel.

everytime I asked her something that she was having a hard time recalling its name in Arabic, "astaghfirullah" flowed out countless of times from her lips.

at the end of the session, when her mom served both of us porridge, she went:

" jemputlah makan cikgu -eh! ustazah.." *smiles*

"nak tissue?" *smiles*

"kalau tak habis pun takpe, janganlah paksa..." *more smiles*

she really is so charming...
despite her age, she behaves very well,
not to mention her excellent hospitability.
was showering me with her beautiful smiles throughout our almost 2 hours session together.
baarakallahu feek ya Ithnaini (that's her name).
she's so lovely, one would have a hard time not falling in love with her :D

anw, that aside, i came across a Mathematical problem that Ithnaini had for homework:

Geetha bought some stickers for $3.
She sold them to Tina for $4.
Then she bought them back from Tina for $5.
When Herman wanted the stickers, Geetha sold the stickers to him for $5.

a) Did she make any money?
b) If she did, how much did she make?

jangan cakap primary 2, gue punye kepala sendiri pening beb baca ini benda. gatal betul tau Geetha ni, lain kali kalau nak stickers tu, janganlah jual dgn org lain kan... hehe.

anyway, i think i managed to solve it, but find it hard to explain the steps. (ntah betul ke tak :S)
hah! korang pulak macam mana? ^-^

manalah weight tak naik-naik... -_-"

2009-07-20T15:57:00.003+08:00

Sat, 25 Rajab 1430 H ~ 18th July 2009

it started at 7 am in the morning, n the "adventure route" looks something like this:

Yishun -- Ang Mo Kio -- SIH -- Mattar Road -- Bendemeer Road -- Mattar Road --
Geylang Serai (includes a 30 mins jam at the carpack) -- SIH -- Muscat Road -- Tampines --> Yishun (Finally!)

thanks to my wonderful angels who helped me out in some of the complicated situations i had to face during the unplanned "adventure".

...dan tak lupa juga, terima kasih Mak psl simpankan org ikan cencaru sumbat sambal mlm tu... mcm tau2 je anak mak ni balik lelaparan. hee...

4th July -landed!

2009-07-13T22:14:00.003+08:00

First n foremost, all praises be to Allah for my safe return to homeland.

Traveling alone was a unique experience, with ups n downs.

The downs are in the form of my bingitness towards the crew and officers back there in Damascus International Airport. Sungguh mencabar kesabaranku yang teramat. *clench fists*…

Other than that, it was more or less a fine journey. In the first flight from Damascus to Doha, my seat partner was a 2 year old Arab girl. Every once in a while, she would call out to me: “Khaltouh! Khaltouh!” (meaning “Auntie” in Arabic), trying to grab my attention. N her mom, who was sitting at her other side with her smallest child on her lap, was repeatedly saying: “aib mama! Aib mama!” to the little girl, part of her unfruitful attempts to stop her from leaning towards me and trying to feed me (-_-“), etc. Fyi, Arabs often refer to their kids as “mama” or "baba". “aib” refers to an act that’s shameful or inappropriate.
But in general, she is very lovely, just a bit hyperactive kot. Haa!

In the next flight, from Doha to Damascus, I was seated next to a 4-year old Indonesian boy. Lancar betul dia berbual. In pure, thick Indonesian accent. Comel!

Changi International Airport, Terminal 3, 2:30pm

Back in Singapore, was greeted by my family, n the kids. N a big bouquet of rose from 2nd bro n family. cantiiiiik nah! ^-^

The kids have really grown up, n can’t seem to stop talking n asking me questions. Syaakirah, my 4 yr old niece, the one who my family nicknamed as my kembar (coz she resembles me a lot when I was a kid), loves to follow me around the house. Asking me “Why”S everytime she sees me doing something. The best thing is, she really heeds my advice.
E.g. when I told her to eat with only her fingers n showed her how to do it (initially, she ate with her palms. Habis nasi melekat kat pipi semua~), she quickly tried to follow me. When I ask her to eat vegetables (got to know from my sis that she doesn’t eat veggie), she agreed to do so, n even said that the veggie was delicious. Baiknye anak sedara cik Ija… come here to nenek’s house more often lah, n I’ll guide u thru many other stuffs k :D

Her little sister, Huda, aged 2 +, has put on a LOT of weight. Till now, I still wonder how she managed to be that BIG n chubby. >_<

Asadullah n Safiyya are more or less the same, just that they’ve grown taller, n their teeth got bigger. Hehe. Patah tumbuh hilang berganti punye kes beb~ Haydar is getting more n more handsome...

Zainul n Nasuha pun dah tinggi! n my Zainul punye suara dah pecah, dah betul2 mcm lelaki dah -_-“ he’s now 14 yrs old. That day Cik Ija dtg rumah abg, eksyen tak dgr kan, haa, kan dah kene bantai dgn bantal! Serves u right for ignoring my presence =P

N Mu’adz! He’s 1 + now, just learnt how to walk. Hardly cries, n always smiling. Aca sikit je, terus dia senyum! Very charming… kalau macam gini sampai ke besar, habislah nnt byk girl cair~

Sunday, 5th July 2009

Went to Kota Tinggi with the rest to visit my uncle n The Kebun. Full of fruits n insects. Haa! Kitorang cari durian yg gugur (adalah dalam 30 biji!), petik manggis (abang suruh panjat pokok manggis yang daunnya rimbun tu, gue panjat… nasib baik tahu turun -_-“), rambutan (tolong petik je, dah hampir 2 thn tak makan rambutan pun, masih tak minat rambutan sgt), pulasan n limau kasturi. Ada durian belanda pun (soursop)! Duku belum musim lg.

Puas makan durian hari tu. Dorang kurang asam, sikit2, pass to me, using the reason that I’ve not eaten durian for a very long time.

“haa! Makan yg ni Dja! Nanti dah balik Syria tak dpt makan lagi..” ,

“haa! Yg ni sedap!”,

“haa! Yg ni tepi dia kene tebuk tupai sikit. Mesti sedappp ni. Betul!”

“yang ni kucing tidur (I just got to know that durian yg seulas je dalam satu “compartment” tu dipanggil “kucing tidur”. Ade2 je~), mesti best ni..”

“ yang ni pun sedap. Betuuuuuul!” *sungguh2 sua durian tu kat gue*

-_-“

…
Right now still in the midst of planning my holiday scedule. Places n people to visit, books to read, dars to attend (either here in Singapore or via the CDs n VCDs I brought back from Syria), chores to be done, tuition to give (my old tutee request me to tutor her Maths! Sec 3 syllabus. Ya Rabb, dah berzaman gue tak revise Maths =/…), etc. etc. One thing for sure, the time must be spent meaningfully. Tak boleh nk relax2 sepanjang masa tau Khadijah….

p.s. very looking forward to catch up with my friends ^-^

i'm back :)

2009-07-08T16:29:00.003+08:00

18 Rajab 1430H

back in homeland. the super humid Singapore.

in the company of my family n lovely kids.

they've really grown!

these are pictures of my Syaakirah n Huda.

(right now they're beside me, laughing as they see their own pictures on the screen -_-")

...but still as adorable and charming as ever. sayangnye kat korang semua~

n looking forward to meet my almost-two-years-no-see friends. ;)

...

last night, attended Nur Ikhwan Handover @TP. They've progressed alot, maasyaAllah. well done to my adik2 :) maju terussSS insyaAllah ye.

...

hoping to fill up this vacation with as much meaningful activities as possible.
wallahul musta'an...

HAH?!

2009-07-03T12:44:00.002+08:00

10 Rajab 1430H

when very unexpected things took place...

n they tried to cheer me up, saying things like:

"Syam sayang sangat kat awak... sebab tu tak nak lepaskan awk balik..."

comel sungguh korang. jazakumullah khairan for ALL the help n support.

to my (Singaporean) housemates -the unique Hannanians. Lembut + Gagah = Hannan. that'll be our motto. Forever. ;)

to the Eemanis for the very hospitable "transit".

to each n everyone who made du'a for me.

baarakallahu feekum.

to my family: c u very soon, biidznillah ^-^

p.s. at least i managed to attend another of Syeikh Buti's n Syeikh Na'im's dars! hafizahumaLLAH. =D

Halbuniy!

2009-06-18T21:35:00.003+08:00

to my lovely taggers, baarakallahu feekunna.
tak sangka ada jugak orang yang prihatin dengan nasib diriku ini~
(hee. se-TEP sentimental pulak -_-")

1 more paper left... n it's English. ;)

Later going to Halbuniy with Hida and Wardah to check out books. Being at Halbuniy has never fail to entertain me, with the ranges of books by various masyaikh n writers. suker~

^-^

hapuskanlah air matamu...

2009-06-11T20:06:00.001+08:00

11 subjects down,
6 more to go...

meanwhile, things in the house is getting very troublesome. between that Yugoslavian sis n me.
O Allah, I've been trying to tolerate her unmentionable behaviours all these while.

she did A, i kept quiet.

she did B, I insisted on keeping my mouth shut.

But this morning, when I unintentionally hurt her her (tu pun indirectly. tulah, siapa suruh tutup pintu dapur. nampak sah org nak masuk utk cuci mangkuk. pulak tu pergi berdiri betul2 belakang pintu dapur yang bukannya transparent tu. kang dah terantuk~ bukannye org sengaja nak kasi kepala dia sakit -_-" Allah Maha Mengetahui apa dalam hati ini kan Allah :)) , n when she threw that super harsh adjective at me (again, it's unmentionable, coz it's toooo... painful) afterwards, i just could not ignore it.

O Allah, please forgive me should i've exceeded my limits.

tulah Khadijah, dari mula lagi, suka sangat kesian kat orang;

pasal kesian lah kita terima dia tinggal dgn kita. psl kesian lah aku redha sebilik dgn dia, saat yg lain ramai "tak serasi" untuk sebilik dgn dia...

akhirnya rasa kesian tu memakan diri sendiri.

takpe. Mak selalu cakap, biar org buat kita, jgn kita buat org. kan Mak? =) sayangnya mak... org rindu sgt kat mak... Mak du'akan Khadijah kuat k Mak.
Mak, kalau nangis banyak2 boleh jadi buta tak Mak? >_<
.
.

n please, do give me the strength to face the upcoming weeks till i fly to Singapore.

n how do I thank u Allah for helping me survive the tough circumstances since the past few months... while trying to focus on my 17 subjects...

A Mujahidah must be strong.
in any circumstances.
coz she believes,
that Allah n Rasul are always with her.
always.

now go wipe ur tears!

Mu'adz Ibn Jabal “The beloved of the Beloved”

2009-05-21T15:59:00.004+08:00

-from qisas.com-

“By Allah, I love you Mu'adz.” My beloved Rasool told me.

“Oh my Beloved, and I love thee!”

“Remembrance Allah after each prayer Mu'adz, through my love, repeat it three,
For your dhikr and shukr and perfect worship oh Allah assist me”

“Mu'adz the most knowledgeable of the companions in the halal and haram, to Yemen I send you as Qadi.”

Farewell it was, today I part my Beloved, his luminous face after this day I may not see.
I came to the Masjid’s door where I met my Noor peace and blessings on you Habeeb.

He took my hand in his, and lovingly admonished me;

Oh Mu'adz I advise you the advice of an affectionate brother, I advise you to have fear of Allah, and to speak the truth, and to fulfill your promises, return what you have been entrusted with, leave treachery, have mercy on the orphan, and protect the neighbor, hold back your anger , and be humble and kind, spread salam, and talk kindly, hold steadfast to your faith, understand and learn the Quran, love the next world, and have fear of the account, have short hope in life and perfect your works, Oh Mu'adz remember Allah at every stone and plant you pass by, and with every new sin have a new repentance, if it be in secrecy then in secrecy, and if it be openly then openly, often visit the sick, and hasten to the needs of the widows and the needy, and give people their right over you, and say the truth, and don’t let anyone's blame affect you.

I still recall his last loving words

“Make your deen sincere unto Allah and small works will suffice you”

Oh beloved of Allah tell me about the most beloved deeds to Allah:

“Make sure that day and night pass on you while your tongue is moist with the remembrance of Allah”

I rode my mount and He Habibi walked beside me, “Oh Mu'adz you might not see me again after this year of mine, and you might pass by this Masjid of mine and my grave…” At this, my tears rained heavily… my air, my light, my beloved, Rasooly!

He blessings and peace be upon him tried to condole me, “Do not cry Mu'adz, crying has its due time to come, crying is from satan”. He gave Madeena a glance and said “The most deserving of me are the God-fearing who they were and wherever they were.”

With our love for each other in the sake of He Who created this love in our hearts, we parted, with tears, with dúa, with advice… with no hope of reunion in this world.

At the 11th year after Hijra I returned to the Hijaz, first to Makkah, for it was hajj season, Omar was appointed by Abu Bakr over the Hajj sermon.

Abu Bakr, and Omar the fragrance of the beloved envelopes them, they are the beloved of the Habeeb.

After we held each other and cried in ones’ arms for long, me and Omar sat and recalled our memories with Rasool Allah.

I entered Madeena, I hastened to the Hujra where the Habeeb lies, I gave my salams and remembered his promise as I shed tears.

“By Allah ya Rasool Allah I love you”

...

dedicated to my beloved nephew, Ahmad Mu'adz bin Mohamed Nor bin Mohamed Hussain, whom i've not met yet... semoga Mu'adz nanti bila dah besar jadi macam Sayyidina Mu'adz bin Jabal k? :)

2009-05-14T20:57:00.002+08:00

اللهمّ لا سهل إلاّ ما جعلته سهلا
وأنت تجعل الحزن إذا شئت سهلا

:(

Bangun! Asyik Nak Tidur Je!

2009-05-07T19:07:00.000+08:00

(jangan takut. tajuk kat atas tu, kte marah diri sendiri, bukan awak yang tengah baca ni. hee)

Hatiku tertarik tatkala membaca artikel yang dimuatkan dalam majalah Ilham terbitan Pelajar Maahad Tarbiah Islamiah Syria yang antaranya berbunyi:

“Saudaraku, kurangkan masa tidurmu, jangan tidurmu seperti bayi yang baru lahir yang tidurnya berjam-jam lama. “

“Saudaraku, berdoalah, berusahalah, bekerjalah dengan apa cara sekalipun selama mana wasilah itu mashru’ (dibolehkan dalam islam) untuk menjayakan agamamu Islam yang teramat mulia ini, untuk mempertahankannya, membelanya dari dihina. Fikirlah, renunglah masalah umat yang sedang nazak ini. Yang nasibnya tidak terbela, bermusuhan sesame sendiri dalam perkara kecil. Bukan sekadar berfikir, bukan sekadar merenung, mengkritik, tapi carilah cara penyelesaian yang terbaik dan berhikmah. Bertindaklah seupaya mungkin dengan gerak kerja jama’ie (secara jama’ah).”

Fuh! Terasa siket bila baca part: “kurangkan masa tidurmu” tu. Padahal dah lebih dua puluh tahun dilahirkan >.<

Bangun eh Khadijah! Banyak kerja yang menanti, takut kalau2 kita berehat (atau “slack”) banyak sangat kat dunia ni, kat akhirat nanti… ish.

Bukankah kita akan disoal tentang umur kita. Masa = Umur. Tentang bagaimana kita menghabiskan usia kita di bumi ini.

Takkan nak jawab: “tido”?? -_-"

Imtihan akhir pun dah semakin menjelang. 27 May insyaAllah mula syafawi (oral) al-Qur’an, diikuti oleh imtihan tahriri (written exam) pada 30 May hingga 20 Jun 2009.

Lepas tu dah boleh siap2 untuk balik….. ~

Haa. Dah start lah tu nak fikir jauh. Padahal muraaja’ah (revision) pun belum habis. Ceh.

To those sitting for exams all around the world, be it here in Syam, Misr or Singapore, bittaufiq wan najah. Org boleh tolong doakan, tapi mesti usaha jugak tau :D

Perjuangan Tidak Pernah Selesai!

2009-05-02T18:53:00.000+08:00

Kerana itu, ketika anak Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal bertanya kepada bapanya:

“Wahai bapaku, bilakah waktu untuk berehat?”,

jawab Imam Ahmad:

“Kerehatan dalam perjuangan bagi seorang Muslim adalah ketika jasad terbujur tanpa ruh”.