As The World Goes By

5 Pagi Semalam

2010-08-08T00:13:00.001+08:00

Assalamualaikum semua,

Pagi tadi saya sempat berbual dengan adik saya Pn. Doktor. Dia baru pulang dari syif malam di jabatan kecemasan hospital. Selalunya bila balik syif malam dia terus 'pengsan', tak cukup tidur tapi hari ni sempat dia bercerita satu kes yang dihadapi masa bertugas.

"Tadi pukul 5 pagi, ada seorang budak perempuan remaja datang A&E. Dia kata dia dah 2-3 hari demam. Jadi kita ambil darah dia untuk periksa, takut denggi." Pn. Doktor mula bercerita.

" Masa nak ambil darah tu dia kata pula dia sakit perut. Jadi kita minta dia beri sampel air kencing. Yelah mungkin kena kencing kotor. Tiba-tiba seorang staf ni suruh kami buat ujian kehamilan. Dia pandai-pandai je, ada instinct kut tapi kita ikut jelah"

"Ha! mengandung ke budak tu?" saya mencelah. Berdebar pun ada.

"Memang positif ujian tu. Confirm mengandunng. Bila kita tanya lagi, rupanya dia datang sebab takut. Dia alami pendarahan"

"Keguguran ke dia? dah kahwin ke? dia datang dengan siapa?", bertubi-tubi soalan saya ingin tahu.

" Rupa-rupanya teman lelaki dia bagi dia ubat untuk gugurkan. Yang lagi mengecewakan tu teman lelaki dia tu anggota polis. Kesian pun ada tengok remaja perempuan tu, macam lurus je tak tahu apa-apa. Tak pastila gugur ke tak, kena hantar masuk wad untuk pemeriksaan lanjut. Mak ayah dia yang hantar dia ingatkan dia demam. Kita maklum pada mak dia je masa tu sebab ayah dia tunggu dekat luar. Si mak ni macam terpinga-pinga, agaknya sukar nak terima berita tu. Sedih pula mengenangkan", keluh adik saya sambil menyambung cerita.

"Kami tanya dia selalu ke buat kerja tu, dia berdolak-dalih. Terus je jururawat tanya sepuluh kali ada?. Budak perempuan tu jawab takdela sampai sepuluh. Tapi cara jawab tu gayanya banyak kali la juga. Tapikan yang buat rasa lagi tertekan tu raut wajahnya sikit pun tak nampak tanda kesal atau sedih. Nampak cuak jela sebab pendarahan, apala yang dia harap. Makan ubat tu terus hilang je janin tu agaknya.ish.."

Tersentap hati saya mendengar kisah ni. Sedih sangat. Teringat pada keguguran yang saya alami ketika di China semasa mengikut suami untuk pemindahan buah pinggang. Betapa sayu dan pasrahnya saat kehilangan kandungan anak ke-2 yang sudah lima tahun dinantikan. Remaja ni pula sewenang-wenangnya bersusah-payah membahayakan keselamatan diri hendak 'membuang' anak yang seharusnya menjadi anugerah Allah pada pasangan suami isteri.

Di bawah pokok ini kami semadikannya di China..

Sebagai seorang ibu juga , saya terbayang-bayang apala rasa si ibu dan bapa yang menghantar anak tu ke hospital pukul 5 pagi, dengan kasih sayang rasa bimbang anak sakit. Tup tup lain ceritanya. Terfikir patutnya si teman lelaki tu yang bertanggungjawab bawa (tapi bukan muhrimnya pula). Ini tidak, siapa lelaki tu pun tak diketahui. Entah-entah suami orang ke, lepas macam tu je. Yang menanggungnya si perempuan dan ibu bapanya yang tak tahu apa-apa.

Bercakap tentang masalah zina, kehamilan luar nikah ni memang panjang dan banyak ceritanya. Pelbagai isu dan aspek yang perlu dikupas dan dibincangkan untuk mencari jalan penyelesaian. Kesan perbuatan zina ni pada individu dan institusi kekeluargaan juga besar. Itu kalau kita fikirkan dari sudut kehidupan manusia tetapi apa yang penting kita perlu kembali kepada asas. Back to basic kita selaku insan yang beragama Islam.

Insaf saya mengenangkan, sepatutnya kita takut pada Allah. Pada azab Allah. Sebagai seorang muslim hakikat syahadah kita ialah taat dan patuh pada perintahNya serta jauhi laranganNya. Dalam quran dengan jelas Allah sebut tentang zina ni.

"Janganlah kamu menghampiri zina, sesunggunya zina itu adalah satu perbuatan yang keji dan satu jalan yang jahat" (Al-Isra' : 32)

Kita perlu ambil inisiatif untuk mempelajari agama Islam. Dilahirkan sebagai orang Islam bukan bermakna kita tahu bagaimana hendak hidup sebagai seorang muslim. Kita perlu belajar. Seperti mana kita belajar untuk jadi doktor, jadi jurutera hatta jadi seorang ibu atau ayah. Bertindaklah dengan ilmu bukan tanggapan atau agak-agak.

Moga Allah terus memberi taufiq dan hidayahNya kepada kita dan anak keturunan kita. Ameen.

Pulangnya Si Pemusafir

2010-07-03T11:25:00.008+08:00

Assalamualaikum semua,

Selepas sebulan jejakkan kaki di KLIA, sekarang baru dapat duduk dan upate blog ni. Sedang settling down. Untuk semua yang telah membantu dan mendoakan perjalanan kami setinggi-tinggi ucapan terima kasih buat kalian. Allah sahaja sebaik pemberi ganjaran. Memang sangat banyak pengalaman di China untuk dikongsikan tapi untuk posting kali ni mari kita terus kepada kronologi 'permusafiran perubatan' kami. The key milestones..

21/4/10 - Berlepas dari KLIA ke China

22/4/10 - Bermula episod pemeriksaan kesihatan dan pencarian penderma yang sesuai

03/5/10 - Alhamdulillah calon penderma ke-3 disahkan penderma yang sesuai dan sihat

13/5/10 - Tepat 12 malam suami telah masuk ke dalam bilik pembedahan dan selamat dibedah 3 jam kemudian. Buah pinggang baru memulakan tugas. Suami ditempatkan di ICU. Subhanallah.

19/5/10 - Perkembangan suami sangat positif, tiada tanda-tanda penolakan. Recovery juga baik dan dipindahkan ke wad biasa.

26/5/10 - Bertolak balik ke Malaysia. Perjalanan penuh debaran. Sememangnya tak tergambar perasaan ketika kapal terbang mendarat. Alhamdulillah. Dari KLIA terus ke hospital dan dimasukkan ke dalam wad untuk rawatan selanjutnya.

Baru tiba di KLIA

Setakat hari ini, alhamdulillah pekembangan Abdullah sangat baik dan stabil. Fungsi buah pinggang barunya positif. Sekarang masih dikuarantin di rumah, limited contact dengan orang lain untuk elakkan jangkitan kerana antibodi badan yang rendah. Dari seminggu 3 kali ke hospital untuk pemeriksaan hinggalah sekarang 2 kali seminggu. Apa pun, kesihatannya makin baik, tiada lagi dialisis dan sudah seperti orang sihat yang lain. Alhamdulillah, sungguh tak terbayang apa yang berlaku sekarang adalah kenyataan.

Terima kasih yang tak terhingga buat semua (tak pernah cukup walau berapa kali saya ucapkan) dan segala pujian hanya kepada Allah swt..

Sekarang terus berdoa agar buah pinggang ini bertahan lama dan suami dikurniakan kesembuhan yang berpanjangan seterusnya menjalani kehidupan seperti orang lain diluar sana..

"Verily, along with every hardship is relief. Verily, along with every hardship is relief. So when you have finished, devote yourself to Allah's worship. And to your Lord turn intentions and hopes." (As-Sharh:5-8)

Perjalanan Akan Bermula

2010-04-20T22:36:00.002+08:00

Assalamualaikum semua,

Esok perjalanan proses rawatan transplant suami saya akan bermula. Kami akan berlepas ke China pada awal pagi. Mudahan Allah memudahkan perjalanan ini dan memelihara kami sepanjang permusafiran.

Terima kasih atas doa dan ingatan semua. Moga Allah mendengar doa-doa kita.

Akan update lagi di sana nanti insyAllah..

Sekalung Penghargaan

2010-04-07T06:27:00.008+08:00

Assalamualaikum semua,

Saya ingin menzahirkan penghargaan buat bantuan dan doa anda semua. Pastinya tidak sama nilai jika dibandingkan dengan sokongan dan doa kalian. Hanya Allah dapat membalasnya. Tiga minggu yang lalu adalah satu pengalaman yang menakjubkan. Merasai kehebatan kasih sayang dan sifat kemanusiaan yang ada pada diri setiap manusia. Subhanallah! Berlegar di fikiran sekarang "apakah yang boleh saya lakukan untuk memberi kembali kepada masyarakat yang sungguh prihatin ini?". Untuk menyebarkan lagi kebaikan dan kasih sayang yang telah dberi dan ditunjukkan kepada saya dan keluarga. Spread the love! InsyAllah akan saya lakukan...

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05 April 2010

Assalamualaikum dan salam sejahtera,

Kami ingin menyampaikan penghargaan dan ucapan terima kasih atas kemurahan hati tuan/puan kepada Tabung Pemindahan Buah Pinggang Abdullah Abdul Rahman. Setiap sumbangan tuan/puan sama ada dalam bentuk wang, usaha sokongan dan doa sejak pelancaran tabung ini pada 15 Mac 2010 sangat bermakna serta berharga buat kami terutama sekali buat Abdullah.

Syukur kepada Allah, sasaran kutipan tabung telah berjaya dicapai. Komitmen peribadi tuan/puan sangat membantu dan telah membolehkan kami mencapai objektif tabung ini dalam jangka waktu yang diharapkan.

Sekarang kami sedang melakukan persiapan untuk meneruskan rawatan pemindahan buah pinggang Abdullah di China dalam bulan April ini. Kami juga sedang menunggu tarikh penerbangan dalam masa yang terdekat. Jika tuan/puan ingin mengetahui perkembangan lanjut tentang Abdullah sepanjang rawatan ini bolehlah melawat laman web http://umi-adnin.blogspot.com nanti.

Oleh itu, kami memohon doa semua agar rawatan ini berjaya dan Allah mengurniakan kesembuhan sempurna yang berpanjangan buat Abdullah.

Moga Allah menerima sumbangan dan doa tuan/puan sebagai amal soleh dan mengurniakan kebaikan buat tuan/puan di dunia dan akhirat. Kami pastinya tidak akan melupakan pertolongan tuan/puan dan menghargainya setiap saat, insyAllah. Terima kasih sekali lagi.

Sekian, Wassalam.

Ikhlas daripada;

En. Abdullah Abdul Rahman 019 – 4701607

En. Abdul Rahman Hussein 012 – 2053484

Pn. Noriah Jusoh 019 – 2692441

En. Abdul Aziz Omar 016 – 6654212

Pn. Kerisisiah Mohd Daud 019 – 5769272

Pn. Dzilal Abdul Aziz 016 – 4101607

Tabung Pemindahan Buah Pinggang Abdullah Abdul Rahman

2010-03-23T11:29:00.004+08:00

Assalamualaikum semua,

Lama tak bersua di sini kan? Buat masa ini saya sedang sibuk mengumpulkan dana untuk tabung pemindahan buah pinggang suami saya, Abdullah. Saya ada menceritakan tentang masalah kesihatannya dalam posting sebelum ini. Dengan rasa rendah hati saya memohon sumbangan dan doa semua supaya usaha ini berjaya. Maklumat lanjut seperti di bawah.

Terima kasih. Allah jua sebaik-baik pemberi balasan.

TABUNG PEMINDAHAN BUAH PINGGANG ABDULLAH ABDUL RAHMAN.

Tujuan tabung ini adalah untuk mengumpulkan dana sebanyak RM215,000 bagi membiayai perbelanjaan pemindahan buah pinggang Abdullah di China pada bulan April 2010 ini.

Latar belakang Abdullah

Abdullah Abdul Rahman berusia 30 tahun, berasal dari Kuala Lumpur dan kini menetap di Sungai Petani, Kedah. Beliau merupakan seorang jurutera di PETRONAS Fertilizer Kedah dan berkelulusan Ijazah Sarjana Muda (kepujian) Kejuruteraan Mekanikal dari Universiti Manchester, UK. Beliau sudah berkahwin dengan Dzilal bt Abdul Aziz dan mempunyai seorang cahaya mata.

Penyakit Buah Pinggang (End Stage Renal Disease)

Abdullah telah disahkan mengalami kerosakan kedua-dua buah pinggangnya (End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)) pada Februari 2009. Punca kepada kerosakan buah pinggang beliau tidak diketahui dan tidak dapat dikenal pasti.

Rawatan Sekarang

Kini beliau terpaksa menjalani rawatan Haemodialisis (mencuci darah) 3 kali seminggu. Rawatan ini akan berterusan sehingga ke akhir hayat beliau kecuali pemindahan buah pinggang (kidney transplant) dapat dilakukan. Rawatan Haemodialisis tidak dapat memberikan tahap kesihatan yg sebaiknya . Pelbagai komplikasi kesihatan seperti masalah jantung, paru –paru, dan sebagainya akan berlaku. Doktor juga memaklumkan bahawa pemindahan buah pinggang ini jika dilakukan lebih cepat lebih baik kerana fizikalnya masih kuat dan kesan kerosakan buah pinggang pada badannya masih minimal. Penyakitnya setakat ini telah pun menimbulkan pelbagai komplikasi lain yang membataskan pergerakannya dan melemahkan fizikal beliau.

Masalah pemindahan buah pinggang di Malaysia

Usaha untuk mendapatkan penderma yang sesuai daripada kalangan ahli keluarga telah dilaksanakan, malangnya tidak berjaya. Manakala menunggu giliran dalam senarai menunggu pemindahan buah pinggang kementerian kesihatan di Malaysia memakan masa yang lama (l0 -12 tahun).

Mohon Sumbangan Anda

Kami memohon sumbangan ikhlas anda dengan harapan dapat mempercepatkan pengumpulan dana tersebut seterusnya membolehkan Abdullah menjalani rawatan pemindahan buah pinggangnya.

Kami juga mengharapkan doa dari tuan/puan agar usaha ini berjaya dan Abdullah dikurniakan kesembuhan berpanjangan oleh Allah swt.

Sumbangan boleh disalurkan melalui :
a. "bank in" terus ke akaun Maybank - a/c: 564490210905
b. Sumbangan atas nama : Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman
c. Tunai – boleh hubungi nama di bawah

Sebarang pertanyaan lanjut bolehlah hubungi :
En. Abdul Rahman Hussein 012 – 2053484
Pn. Noriah Jusoh 019 – 2692441
I.r. Abdul Aziz Omar 016 – 6654212
Pn. Kerisisiah Mohd Daud 019 – 5769272
Pn. Dzilal Abdul Aziz 016 – 4101607

Semua sumbangan dan doa didahului dengan ucapan terima kasih. Semoga diterima Allah sebagai amal soleh dan dibalas Allah dengan ganjaran berlipat kali ganda.

Iktiraf itu...Pujian itu...

2010-02-09T22:17:00.004+08:00

Assalamualaikum semua,

Dah hampir 2 bulan blog ini tidak berubah. Memang satu cabaran nampaknya buat saya untuk menulis di sini. Kesibukan berpindah ke rumah baru dan terputus daripada dunia siber hampir sebulan lamanya memang membantutkan lagi usaha. Hinggakan saya terlepas untuk mengucapkan selamat menyambut tahun baru 2010. Sekarang dah bulan Februari, bagaimana diri kita? Orang kata tahun baru, permulaan baru, ibarat mendapat peluang kedua, benarkah? Apa pun semoga hari ini lebih baik daripada semalam..

(image googled)

Awal tahun baru yang lalu saya berpeluang berjumpa dengan Pn. A, seorang tokoh maal hijrah negeri Kedah. Beliau merupakan tuan rumah kami semasa di Bedong. Setelah selesai urusan perpindahan dan mencuci rumah lama, saya dan suami ke rumah beliau untuk menyerahkan kunci dan mengambil semula deposit. Pn. A merupakan seorang muallaf yang berbangsa cina. Ramah sekali beliau menyambut kedatangan kami. Walaupun niat asal hendak singgah sekejap sahaja tetapi sejam lebih juga kami di situ mendengar pelbagai cerita dan pengalaman beliau. Pergh.. sangat banyak ilmu dan pengajaran untuk dijadikan iktibar.

Salah satu yang betul-betul meninggalkan bekas di hati saya adalah kisahnya menerima anugerah tokoh maal hijrah. Mula-mula saya sampai ke rumah beliau, terfikir juga apa istimewanya Pn. A sehingga mendapat pengiktirafan sedemikian rupa. Melihat pada rumahnya, keluarganya dan dirinya secara zahir tampak biasa-biasa sahaja.

"Hari tu tak sangka jumpa Pn. A masa sambutan maal hijrah", suami saya membuka topik.

"Ish malu saya terima anugerah tu, tapi tahun ni dah takde alasan nak menolak sebab pegawai jabatan agama tu kata sultan dah perkenan. Jadi kalau saya tolak akan merosakkan majlis", laju Pn. A menjawab. Riak wajahnya seolah-olah menafikan pengiktirafan tersebut.

"Dah berapa kali jabatan agama nak beri anugerah tu pada kak A?", saya teruja hendak tahu.

"Kali ni dah kali ke-8. Sebelum ni semua saya tolak. Kali ni pun bila mereka minta biodata untuk dibacakan semasa majlis, saya senyap tak memberi respon. Harapnya tak jadila kan, tapi tu yang pegawai jabatan agama tu telefon merayu minta saya beri juga katanya sultan dah perkenan. Saya terpaksalah mengalah", panjang lebar Pn. A menjelaskan.

"Anugerah ni sebagai menghargai usaha dan penglibatan Pn. A dalam menyantuni muallaf baru dan juga aktifnya pn. menjalankan dakwah pada yang belum Islam kan?" soal suami saya.

"Alhamdulillah saya buat semua tu untuk sampaikan Islam. Untuk dakwah. Tahun lepas saya dapat islamkan 6 orang. Saya hanya sampaikan apa yang saya tahu dan Allah yang beri hidayahNya. Masa saya dapat tahu yang saya tak boleh dah nak tolak anugerah tokoh tu, berhari-hari saya menangis. Saya malu sangat pada Allah. Ilmu yang saya ada, apa yang saya sampaikan, tenaga yang saya guna semuanya daripada Allah. Tiada pun milik saya. Daripada saya. Macam mana saya nak terima anugerah tu? Siapalah kita untuk terima pujian, sebab kalau bukan daripada Allah, kita tidak akan mampu laksanakan apa-apa. Semuanya hak Allah semata-mata", tersentap jantung saya mendengar jawapan Pn. A.

MasyAllah, hebat sungguh iman beliau. Sungguh ikhlas. Tiada langsung mengharapkan pengiktirafan manusia pada usahanya. Selama ini saya selalu mendengar dan menyebut dalam usrah bahawa segalanya dalam hidup kita ini milik Allah tetapi kerap juga tak perasan hakikat itu dalam kehidupan seharian. Apatah lagi bila dipuji-puji, mudah sekali menyelinap perasaan 'oh pandai/hebat juga aku ni' dalam hati walaupun cepat-cepat beristighfar bila tersedar. Tambahan pula dibandingkan apa yang telah berjaya dicapai oleh Pn. A dan pengorbanan beliau demi dakwah Islam terasa seperti selama ini tiada apa yang telah saya buat, sumbangkan untuk Islam. Kalau ada pun sangat sedikit.

Hadith riwayat bukhari dan muslim ada menceritakan " Rasulullah mendengar seorang lelaki memuji seorang lelaki lain dan berlebihan dalam pujiannya, lalu Nabi menegur: “Kamu telah memotong diri lelaki tersebut "

Sesungguhnya puji memuji dalam Islam ni ada batasannya. Pujian yang benar adalah pujian yang bebas daripada pengaruh keduniaan dan bukanlah dengan niat membodek. Tujuan pujian seharusnya untuk menggalakkan orang tesebut menambah kebaikannya dan mendorong orang lain untuk turut sama berbuat kebaikan.

Terlalu berlebihan dalam pujian dibimbangkan akan menjadikan kita pemuji yang keji kerana mengada-adakan yang tiada. Kesannya mungkin menimbulkan sikap 'ujub dalam diri yg dipuji, merosakkan keikhlasan malahan yang dipuji merasakan dirinya sentiasa benar dan hebat. Menjadi satu ujian yang besar pula pada yang dipuji.

Puji-pujian hanyalah untuk Allah (Image googled)

Seharusnya apabila kita membuat satu perkara yang hebat/baik perlu berada di dalam benak kita ucapan syukur pada Allah kerana mengilhamkannya buat kita. Barulah benar keimanan kita dan menjadikan kita seorang yang sentiasa merasa rendah diri dan tawadhu'.

Apa pun, saya pulang dari rumah Pn. A dengan hati yang sebak dan penuh keinsafan. Sesungguhnya masih banyak yang perlu saya lakukan dan perbaiki dalam usaha meningkatkan keikhlasan dan mengejar keredhaanNya.

Buku : Suami memimpin isteri mengurus

2009-12-08T09:28:00.005+08:00

Assalamualaikum semua,

Setelah sebulan lebih baru berjaya membuka semula blog ni. Banyak perkara diuruskan sampai blog ni terpaksa diabaikan tetapi tak pernah terlintas untuk berhenti menulis. Terima kasih pada semua yang sabar dan selalu menjenguk-jenguk blog ni dengan harapan ada perkembangan terbaru kan +_+

Untuk entri kali ni, nak cuba sesuatu yang baru. Mengulas buku. Kebanyakan yang kenal saya mesti tahu yang saya sangat suka membeli dan membaca buku. Walaupun beli lagi laju daripada membaca huhu.. Kalau berjalan-jalan ke pusat membeli-belah wajib singgah ke kedai buku di situ. Walaupun tak membeli hanya sekadar menjamu mata. Ada rasa satu kepuasan bila dikelilingi buku-buku. Saya tak gemar pinjam buku, saya suka beli untuk buat koleksi. Impian saya untuk mempunyai satu perpustakaan mini di rumah sendiri. Siap dengan katalog dan senarai buku yang ada. Membayangkannya pun dah tersenyum depan komputer ni.

mini library

Antara saat paling indah berada di rumah bila suami, 'adnin dan saya bersantai-santai membaca buku. Dulu suami saya kurang minat membaca buku, lebih cenderung kepada melayan internet tetapi sekarang dia pun sama naik mencari buku, membaca dan siap mencadangkan buku kepada saya. Suka =)
Apatah lagi kami selalu berkongsi isi buku-buku yang kami baca tak kiralah buku fiksyen atau bukan fiksyen dan selanjutnya menghasilkan perbincangan ilmiah dan praktikal antara kami. Jenis buku yang suka dibaca oleh suami tidak sama dengan saya. Jadi banyakla modal kami untuk berbual bila-bila masa sahaja. Saya juga dapat mengenal lebih mendalam sifat dan pemikiran suami saya melalui perbincangan-perbincangan ini. Bila dah bertambah kenal jadi makin pandaila saya melayan suami saya hehe..malahan saya semakin menghargai suami saya dan bertambah-tambahlah sayangnya kan =P

Jadi sekarang saya nak cuba mengulas buku-buku yang saya dah baca. Kali ini berkongsi dengan pembaca blog saya pula. Dapatla melebarkan lagi manfaat daripada hobi saya insyAllah ^_^

Ulasan sulung saya ialah buku 'Suami Memimpin, Isteri Mengurus'. Penulisnya ialah Pak Utih atau nama penuh beliau Ahmad Shafiai Uda Jaafar. Beliau adalah pakar isu kekeluargaan. Untuk kenal Pak Utih dengan lebih lanjut boleh klik di sini. Buku ini terbitan JIMedia dan mempunyai 101 mukasurat yang bersaiz A5. Sebuah buku yang ringkas tapi padat. Semasa mula membaca buku ini saya tak perasan yang buku ini ditujukan kepada para suami. Dah hampir separuh buku ini di baca terlintas dalam fikiran " asyik untuk suami je, bila nak kasi tips untuk isteri pula". Lalu saya tengok balik kulit belakang buku rupa-rupanya ada ditulis dengan jelas yang buku ini memberikan tips dan panduan kepada pembaca bagaimana sang suami boleh membantu isterinya memberikan ketaatan yang tidak berbelah bagi terhadap suaminya dan memelihara serta menguruskan keperluan dan kehendak suaminya untuk menjadi pemimpin dengan lebih berkesan sama ada di rumah ataupun di lapangan.

Buku ini memberikan panduan kepada suami bagaimana untuk bertindak supaya kedua-dua suami dan isteri dapat melaksanakan peranan masing-masing. Sesuai dengan sifat suami sebagai pemimpin. Ia menjelaskan cara mengendalikan emosi dan sikap isteri. Tips-tips diberikan berdasarkan sketsa-sketsa yang dipaparkan. Satu bab, satu sketsa, satu isu. Setiap isu yang diceritakan melalui sketsa seterusnya dianalisa dan diberikan jalan penyelesaiannya. Lebih kurang macam FAQ (soalan-soalan lazim) untuk kehidupan rumahtangga. Antara isu yang dibincangkan ialah :

Bila suami hendak keluar rumah
Bila mata terliar sedikit
Bila isteri tak pandai memasak
Bila ibu dan isteri berkonflik
Bila isteri aktif berpersatuan
Bila menyerahkan telefon bimbit kepada anak
dan lain-lain

Cara penulisan Pak Utih yang selamba dan sketsa yang sangat realistik ditambah sedikit kelucuan memang menarik minat untuk terus membaca. Bahasa yang digunakan pun mudah. Walaupun sasaran tips adalah untuk para suami tetapi sebagai isteri saya juga mendapat manfaat kerana dapat mengenali sifat lelaki dan tanggapan-tanggapan mereka apabila berhadapan dengan keadaan-keadaan tersebut. Melihat daripada dua perspektif, lelaki dan wanita. Maka bila kita dah tahu serba sedikit cara lelaki berfikir dan bertindak, tidaklah cepat melatah atau merajuk. Fius kesabaran tu panjang sedikit =)

Memang satu buku yang saya sarankan semua suami isteri baca terutama pada pembaca yang tak suka membaca buku yang tebal dan meleret-leret. Buku ini ringkas tapi padat. Sekurang-kurangnya dapatlah pengetahuan asas bagaimana hendak mengemudi rumahtangga dengan kepelbagaian dan perbezaan sifat, pemikiran serta sikap lelaki dan wanita.

Bagi yang berminat untuk membeli, boleh beli secara online di sini. Sekian dulu cubaan ulasan buku pertama saya, moga berguna ^_^ ngeeeee...

Opening Back Soon..

2009-10-28T10:43:00.002+08:00

Assalamualaikum all,

After the long absence, this blog will be opening back soon..
Please stay tuned..

Photo Collage

2009-08-18T08:07:00.004+08:00

Assalamualaikum all,

I have a new passion. Playing around with photoshop and making photo collages. Thanks to my teacher, Mrs Syawaliza. Very good teacher, one class with her and I can do all the basic things with photoshop. Kind of satisfying making these photo collages and a good way to destress.hehe. Now i can understand why some people loves to make scrapbook. Mine is the digital version of scrapbooking which i think is simpler ^_^ Still 'saya budak baru belajar'. Art is never one of my talent but I love to develop new skills. Never mind the artistic value, the most important thing is I can at least make photo editing/collage based on my skill.
I was taught (and reminded always by my ummi) that to acquire new skill and seek knowledge is obligatory to every Muslim. It's a sacred duty. In fact the first word revealed to Rasulullah was " Iqra' " which means READ. Seek knowledge. Educate yourselves. In Quran, Allah also states that He raised up the degree of those who have knowledge to high ranks [al-mujadilah :11]. Thus, I am also a firm believer that we become a muslim not through birth but through knowledge. Do you agree?

Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb

Nurturing 'Adnin to love knowledge and learning is one of my priority (and challenge.huhu). I know that she can learn and excel in maths, science and every subjects taught to her if she studies (or if she gets very good teacher). However, if I instill in her the importance of knowledge and develop her thirst/love for new knowledge/skill than i am truly confident she will never get bored studying and she can be successful in her life no matter what she does. Sky is the limit. This is the true concept of seeking knowledge not just for exam, right? So any of you have ideas (tested or not) on how to incalcute this value in a child kindly share with me ok ^_^ Really appreciate it !
Oh by the way, here is my latest creation (click to enlarge). Sort of my family tree. What do you think ?

Beeelated

2009-08-05T17:31:00.007+08:00

Assalamualaikum all,

On 16th July 2009, 'Adnin turned 6 years old. We are so blessed by Allah with this gift. A sweet daughter. More than 24 hours in labour was a small price to pay. For we pray to Allah she will be a good muslimah who is successful in this world and the hereafter while carrying the torch of Islam, never letting it go. May you be like the star-bright and high..

The Faithful Star

Once I looked up to the sky
in the night and I saw
bright star sparkling there
in the darkness of the night
and I said who are you?
what are you doing over there
tell me please,
tell me who put you over there

she looked down at me
with a smile on her face
like a rose in the shadow of the bush
little one don't you know?
why it is that I am standing over here?
it is Allah who made me
and made you and the earth

then I said pretty one
tell me please tell me how
how to be just like you
very pure, very high, very nice
once again pretty face shined again

little one listen well
little one take good care
fear Allah every where

worship him night and day
then I said pretty face pray for me to Allah
I thank you pretty face
I love you for your care

-from islamicpoem.com-

On a lighter note, 'Adnin spent his birthday by bringing a cake to her kindergarten (made at the shop the day before.hehe..). Sharing the joy of her birthday with fellow friends and teacher. In the evening, after i came back from work I had to go to Parit Buntar. So, i took her along with Mc Yatty as our companion. Killing two birds with one stone. We had prawn noodles at Bandar Baharu which was delish. At the end of the day, i asked her how did you find your birthday. She answered " Best. I got to eat prawn noodles, sightseeing, eat cake and so many people wish me". Simple and straighforward answer yet very meaningful to her. Me? I'm happy if she is happy = )

ps: thank you to all the birthday wishers. You've made 'Adnin's day...

The Love Muffin

2009-06-18T08:06:00.006+08:00

Assalamualaikum all,

I love baking! Making muffins, cakes, pastries and pies but I still got a lot to learn. Yet, i love it. My favourite part of baking is that i can share my passion with my families and friends. Mixing the ingredient together, filling the muffin cups together and the best is the small talks we have through out the whole baking process. This hobby creates quality family/friend time and serves as a great bonding session. Even though you can also cook meals for dinner etc. together but i think it is a bit fast and hectic. You don't get to do it leisurely like baking.

Me and 'anak usrah'

However, in my opinion cooking activities are very important for kids. Be it cooking meals or baking. We would want to teach them the importance of healthy eating and nutrition. Child obesity is on the rise and it really scares me looking at the junk foods and fast foods consumed by children nowadays. Cooking also build their self confidence as they can contribute something to the family. Children will learn to work together as a team be it with siblings or parents to get the job done. Of course cooking also nurture their creativity (ours as well!) and they can express their imagination. Most importantly, cooking is a life long skill. Everybody needs to eat right? As parents, mother especially, we do cook. Might as well take the opportunity to prepare food with the kids sometimes. Even if we don't teach them, our children have been making up 'something' in the kitchen right? Filling pot with water, putting in flour, sugar, in Adnin's case talcum powder and pretending to cook. Hehe..

'Adnin loves to cook/bake together. She learned maths by measuring the ingredients and enjoy reading the recipes. Children learns a lot actually while cooking, refer here.

This muffin recipe is a simple one but i've made it with my daughter, my sisters and my 'anak usrah'. Hence the name, love muffin. Simple as it may be but it tastes delicious! 'Adnin, Hannan, May, Syuk and Fatimah can attest to that right girls? I'm posting this recipe due to Syuk's persistent request =) Oh my, I'm passing down recipe now, feels like a mother. Oh wait, I am a mother +_+

The Love Muffin

Ingredients:

8 tablespoons butter (melt it)
4 cups flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 cups milk
4 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla essence

1. Sift flour and baking powder
2. Mix the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, sugar, salt)
3. Mix liquid ingredients in a separate bowl (butter, milk, eggs, vanilla essence)
4. Make a hole in the middle of dry ingredients and pour the liquid ingredients.
5. Mix batter well (do not over mix, lumpy is ok).
6. In each muffin cup fill 3/4 of it with batter and bake at 180 degree Celcius for 20 min.

This recipe produces plain vanilla muffins. I like to put in filling like strawberry filling. To put in filling, just fill 1/2 muffin cup with batter. Put in filling and top it with batter again. Sometime I use fruit jam as the filling. You can add in decorations or any other ingredients like choc chips to your liking.

*Pictures courtesy of talented photographer Hannan using 'Alfi'.
*Oooh, I also love the aroma of oven baking... Yummy...
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Happy Birthday to my dearest brother, Miqdad. May Allah bless you and we all missed you here..sob sob.. Have a great day !

'AhFlurry' - 61 tahun Nakbah

2009-05-15T12:53:00.010+08:00

Assalamualaikum semua,

Hari ini 15 Mei 2009 genaplah 61 tahun secara rasminya tanah umat Islam, Palestin di rampas dengan tertubuhnya negara haram Israel. Hingga detik ini ramai penduduk Palestin masih memenuhi kem-kem pelarian di sekitar timur tengah. Pasti merindui tanah tumpah darah hak milik mereka. Serangan besar-besaran ke atas Gaza awal tahun ini merupakan salah satu episod-episod keganasan dan kezaliman zionis ke atas penduduk Palestin. Namun mereka tetap tegar dan teguh mempertahankan bumi umat Islam malahan terus berusaha membebaskannya. Subhanallah!

Bagaimana dengan kita?
Semangat menyumbang kepada Palestin masih diteruskan setiap bulan?
Memboikot produk yang membantu misi zionis tetapkah diteruskan?
Solat hajat dan doa kita khusus buat pejuang di Palestin tidak pernahkah lekang dari bibir?

Alangkah malunya kita andai sekadar berkorban keselesaan dan sedikit wang ringgit tidak mampu kita lakukan. Sedangkan nun di tanah suci Palestin umat Islam berjuang dengan darah dan kudrat mereka untuk memastikan maruah Islam dan umatnya tidak dipijak-pijak begitu sahaja. Ayuh sama-sama kita pertingkatkan iltizam dan semangat untuk istiqamah dalam perjuangan ini. Bukannya naik turun seperti liputan media yang sekejap sunyi sekejap heboh tentang Palestin. Isu ini bukan hanya isu rakyat Palestin, isu ini adalah isu kita. Ya, kita sebagai umat Islam, umat terpilih...
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Sebagai seorang ibu, saya turut mendidik anak saya untuk menjiwai isu Palestin ini di samping membina jati dirinya sebagai seorang muslim. Jadi kami selalu menceritakan tentang apa yang berlaku di Palestin dan memastikan dia faham kenapa perlu memboikot barangan-barangan tertentu.
Alkisahnya, 'Adnin sangat teringin hendak menikmati aiskrim McFlurry buatan McDo**lds.

"Ummi, boleh tak nak makan aiskrim McFlurry. Sedaplah ada biskut dalam aiskrim"

"Ingat tak apa ummi cerita tentang McD? ", soalku pada 'Adnin

"Oh, duit yang kita bayar dekat dia nanti dia akan guna untuk beli peluru. Lepas tu tembak orang Islam dekat Palestin", jawab anakku.

"Jadi 'Adnin nak beli juga ke aiskrim tu?" dugaku kembali

"Tak naklah tapi atuk dengan che su ada buat sendiri aiskrim tu di rumah. Jomlah kita beli aiskirim dan biskut cream-o. Patutnya pakai oreo tapi boikot juga sebab amerika yang buat", panjang-lebar 'Adnin bercerita.

Hatiku berbunga-bunga, bersyukur kerana apa yang ditanamkan sudah berakar di hati anak sekecil 5 tahun ini. Jadi kami pun terus ke kedai membeli barangan yang diperlukan. Sampai sahaja di rumah 'Adnin terus meluru ke dapur dan memulakan projek McFlurrynya. Ummi nak tolong pun tak dibenarkan. Hai, kanak-kanak umur 'Adnin ni memang suka nak buat semua sendiri. Dipendekkan cerita, aiskrim buatan sendiri ni memang hit! Sehinggakan selalu diminta oleh atuk, nenek, makcik, pakcik dan ummi abah 'Adnin. Si kecil tu apa lagi, seronok sangat jadi tauke aiskrim yang kami beri nama 'AhFlurry'. Nama ni sempena panggilan manja terpendek 'Adnin. Ah.
Bukan sahaja 'Adnin dapat menghayati isu Palestin malahan dapat kemahiran memasak, berjimat-cermat (satu cawan aiskrim tu jika dibeli mencecah lebih RM4 termasuk cukai.Kalau beli bahannya cuma dalam RM10 dan dapat dirasa satu rumah. Bercawan-cawan) dan meningkatkan keyakinan dirinya sebab hasil tangannya sungguh laris =)

AhFlurry guna aiskrim perisa Raspberrry Ripple

Syok makan, lupa nak ambil gambar sampai dah cair +_+

Ah Flurry

Bahan-bahan:

Aiskrim Vanila (nak guna perisa lain terpulang pada kreativiti masing-masing)
Biskut Cream-o (ganti oreo)

Cara membuatnya:

1. Tumbuk/kisar beberapa keping biskut hingga hancur. Sejauh mana hancurnya biskut tu bergantung pada selera masing-masing.
2.Gaulkan biskut yang telah ditumbuk tadi dengan 3/4 cawan aiskrim.
3. Sedia untuk dimakan.

*resipi ini boleh diubahsuai dan direka pelbagai rasa mengikut keinginan masing-masing

(M)issing (I)n (A)ction

2009-05-05T21:03:00.005+08:00

Assalamualaikum dearest readers,

After a long absence I finally manage to start blogging again. Life has been pretty erratic these past couple of months. The main reason is that my other half i.e dearest hubby was diagnosed with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Both of his kidneys are permanently damaged due to chronic kidney failure. Yup. We were shocked. Traumatized was more like it. At first we were worried sick due to lack of information on this disease. We don't know what will happen next, how is he going to survive and what should we do. After meeting with a few nephrologists (kidney specialist) we begin to understand the illness and know the options that are available to us. For the time being he is on dialysis and the best option actually is to have a kidney transplant.
However the hardest part is coping with the emotional and mental stress. The feeling that he is still young, mind you he is still in his twenties. This disease normally affect the old people due to wear and tear of the kidney. Then there is the uncertainty in life, how is he going to continue his work while undergoing dialysis. The restriction on travelling outstation because dialysis need to be done 3 times a week, four hours each session. For a young blood to have his life restricted at the time his life, career is on the rise is very heartbreaking. At the end of the day, we just have to adapt and adjust our life while hoping we can find a donor for a kidney transplant.
So, now we are settling down. Accustoming to the changes in our life. Getting the best out of our situation for our life, our dakwah and deeds to Allah. We strongly believe Allah tests us with what we can handle. He is our creator the most merciful. We still have a lot to be grateful. This bump on the road makes us closer to Him the almighty. At the time when young people like us are very busy establishing their life, have little time to get closer to Allah, we are reminded of Him. Only to Allah we depend on, hope and pray for strength.
Beside as a Muslim, we should expect trial and tribulation in our journey of life as this is a way for Allah to test our iman. When i feel down, i recall the test Prophet Ayub a.s went through. It humbles and gives me strength as Allah's messengers were tested with far greater ordeal and never compaint. Please make doa for us +_+

"Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, "We believe", and that they will not be tested? We did test those before them, and Allah will certainly know those who are true from those who are false." (Al-Ankabut:2-3)

Write VS Tulis

2009-01-20T15:22:00.002+08:00

Assalamualaikum all,

I have this dilemma of writing my post in english or malay. Both have advantages and disadvantages. I'm really torn between those two choices. Or should i mix both languages? Perhaps you can help me decide? What say you?
Thank you in advance..

Saya sedang menghadapi dilema sama ada hendak menulis blog saya dalam bahasa inggeris atau bahasa melayu. Kedua-duanya ada kelebihan dan kelemahan. Saya betul-betul berbelah bahagi antara kedua pilihan tersebut. Atau perlukah saya campur kedua-dua bahasa tersebut? Mungkin anda boleh membantu saya membuat keputusan? Apa kata anda?
Saya dahului dengan ucapan terima kasih..

(huhu..macam skema je ayat BM tu.direct translation..)

We are with you Palestine

2009-01-09T15:31:00.007+08:00

Assalamualaikum all,

I am sad. No make it enraged! The war on Gaza by the Israeli to date has claimed more than 700 lives, half of them were women and children with the injuries to at least 3100 (read here for more). The medical aid and support are being blocked. There is no acceptable justification for this kind of assault on any humankind. Latest fatwa by Dr Yusof Qardhawi states that all Muslim must (wajib) help our brothers and sisters in Gaza (Palestine). The following press statement by Jamaah Islah Malaysia (JIM) on the attack on Gaza will help us understand what is going on and how we can help them. Kindly read. Please continue praying for our fellow Muslims in Palestine and read Qunut Nazilah for them.

MEDIA STATEMENT BY JAMAAH ISLAH MALAYSIA (JIM)
CONDEMNING THE ATTACK ON GAZA BY THE ISRAELI

Pertubuhan Jamaah Islah Malaysia (JIM) strongly condemns the onslaught of barbaric atrocities, rendered by the Zionist regime, towards the people of Palestine. This, yet another brutal wave of attacks are uncalled for and unsurpassed ever since the regime began to besiege the people of Palestine from their rightful homeland in the year 1948 and then occupied Baitul Maqdis in the year 1967. The people of Gaza had underwent tremendous pain and suffering since 18 month ago as a result of the closure of its boundaries by Israel, resulting in depletion of food and medical supplies, and as if that is not enough, the ongoing onslaught of Israel forces, equipped with their F-16 jet fighters and Apache helicopter on innocent civilians are indeed inhumane!

The number of civilians killed in Gaza has surmounted to 400 people while 1700 have been injured as casualties. This number will continue to rise as more people are trapped under the houses ruined under mortar attacks. Up until this moment in time, there are no signs indicating that these attacks from Israel will cease, as stipulated by their spokesman to the President of France yesterday. In fact, the military forces of Israel have been gearing their efforts at the frontiers of Gaza, ready to pound their biggest attack ever at any time now. More destruction and death can be expected amongst the people of Gaza.

JIM rejects Israel’s claim that its most recent attack is an act of security measure and to protect itself. This is yet another lie concurred by Israel. For the past 6 months, Israel has been planning the attack, in fact, as soon as the period for ceasefire expired on the recent 19th of December. The missile attacks by the people of Palestine was used as an excuse to justify the attack by Israel. The excuse by this illegal nation of Israel is blatantly inhumane. The Palestinian missile attack were acts of retaliation to the endless provocations dangled by the Israeli armed forces including the occupation of the provinces in the Gaza district during the commencement of ceasefire agreement.

JIM wants to call upon the attention of people of global ranks and international standings to the fact that, the attacks were executed towards the last few days of the school holidays in Gaza, glaringly indicate that the Zionist regime has treacherous motives to actually maximize their target victims amongst civilians, especially women and children who are residing within their homes. The attacks had also been seen to focus upon police stations, vicinities of which were nearby the bigger cities. This also clearly shows their intentions to hurt and kill as many civilians as possible in the exercise.

JIM urges the people of Malaysia to be wary of the western media which are controlled by the Zionist, and also the statements by the leaders of the US, Israel, Egypt and powers that be of Palestine who are reeling away from discussing the real issues and hiding facts about the struggles of the people of Gaza and Palestine. These statements from them do not paint the true picture and are always one sided.

JIM invites all Malaysians to look and learn about the basic facts and view this issue from more holistic perspectives, from factual and historical factors, basic human rights, freedom of speech, rights of women, children and the elderly or on whatever humanistic grounds that exist today. While we remember the historic 31st August as our day of independence for Malaysia; in actual fact, the date 31st August 1879 was the date of Basel Convention in Switzerland, the date whereby the movement for the establishment of the country state for the Jews was signed. This was followed by the Balfor Declaration for the realization of this. In the year 1948, the illegal state of Israel was declared altogether by the U.S.

From that moment, Israel has become the proxy state of the U.S. supremacy. In the war of 1967 between the Arabs and Israel, the military forces of Israel overpowered Baitul Maqdis (Jerusalem) and which has resulted in the cruel seizure of the lands of Palestine from its people.

The land of Palestine has since been incarcerated by 6 million Jews as a result of this Zionist act, while the people of Palestine has been reduced to mere refugees in a land that was rightfully their own. For 60 years, the people of Palestine have been put on stakes and then drenched in warfare. They are being subjected to numerous torture and cruelty by the ruling Israelis, denied any sympathy nor compassion in their plight.

Their elderly has been driven away from their own home and land, their men beaten, left to die or killed brutally, their women raped and mutilated, their young basted alive, their homes wrecked, burnt down and destroyed. The Jews have adultered Masjidil Aqsa, openly firing the Islamic fighters and their leaders even when they are engaged and in the middle of their prayers and are unarmed.

The people of Palestine who dream of living their lives in freedom are caught and caged, for tens of years, confined to their small, impoverished, dark holes which they call home. They are subjected to treatment akin to animals in capture, only that animals may be more humane than the Jews (May the wrath of God be upon them!).

JIM calls upon the people of Malaysia to ponder upon these facts. At present, less than a third of the children of Palestine could get to finish their basic education while less than 9% could get through until their secondary level. 73% of the people of Palestine are unemployed. More heartrending is the fact that, the number of people of Palestine who are able to eat a meal a day is only 46%. A medical officer could only treat 1,700 patients.

3 million Palestinians became convicts in the biggest prison in the world when they are isolated by the Israeli military forces against their will by a wall, measuring 720 km by 8-12 meters high. More than 11,000 Palestinians are being imprisoned by Israel, some for more than 30 years.

The numerous checkpoints put up by Israel armed forces at various locations has added salt to injury to the people of Palestine. This include Palestinian women, would-be mothers at their last trimester, who when subjected to severe trauma, to the point that they deliver their babies at the checkpoints. Reports have also been received about patients left to die in ambulances while on emergency trips to the hospitals, because of the unnecessary interrogations.

The people of Palestine are in utter despair. Some are refugees at camps, without clean water supply, medical aids, food and proper sanitation. Their lives are much in distraught and their sufferings never ending. For tens of years, they have been denied of their rights to be at their homeland Palestine, which is rightfully theirs. Until today, 8,250 Palestinian houses have been destroyed and they have been driven away from their own homeland. 18,031 homes have been entirely destroyed on the Western Bank and Gaza. What kind of government, humans and civilized principle have been upheld by this so-called nation of Israel?

The reality today is, Israel has barricaded the borders of Gaza and refused to open the doors for supply of food, medical aids, fuel, clean water and any form of humane intervention. As a matter of fact, the conditions faced by the people of Palestine has forced them to resort to consuming the grass growing at the roadsides as food, in order to survive. Hence, in line with the Geneva Convention, the people of Palestine have every right to defend themselves from illegal occupation of foreign forces and supremacies.

As a matter of deep concern for the people of Gaza and on solidarity grounds, JIM calls upon the Muslim ummah to conduct special prayers on a grand scale with the main intention to awaken the important realization amongst Muslims to gear up our efforts to assist our brethren who have suffered enough and are drowned in misery in Gaza and the land of Palestine. Muslims should earnestly feel the cry for empathy and utmost concern as this issue is associated with the Holy Land of Baitul Maqdis, on whose grounds stands the blessed Masjid Al Aqsa.

JIM will continue to step up its activities and upgrade its efforts to bring about fundings and donations via Tabung Bersamamu Palestin through relentless methods, campaigns, pleas, websites, talks and sessions at schools, offices, public venues, suraus, masjids and the like. JIM hopes to gain the support of the whole of Malaysian society whom we believe will give generously towards this cause through this stated account: Maybank 562209608847 under the name Pertubuhan Jamaah Islah Malaysia.

Moving forward, JIM urges Malaysian citizens to join hands in:

1. Conducting mass prayers (Solat Hajat) on a grand scale with the main intention to awaken the realization amongst Muslims to gear up efforts to assist our brethren who have suffered enough. What is more, the Holy Land of Batul Maqdis, on whose grounds stands the blessed Masjidil Al Aqsa, is something that is very close to the hearts of Muslims.

2.Launching and stirring up more efforts in garnering funds for the Palestinians through various efforts, campaigns, pleas, websites, talks and special sharing sessions at schools, offices, public venues, suraus and others.

3.Distributing leaflets and circulars in and around public places, dissipating the real and factual issues regarding Palestine.

4.Having sermons specially addressing the issues of people of Palestine and the call for their emancipation.

5.Calling upon the younger generation to equally assist us, opening their eyes about the fate and state of the Palestinians, and garnering their support through creative efforts, including sports and competitions such as futsal, Parkour demonstrations, walkathons, cyclathons and similar acitivities.

6.Voicing out our views (personal and groups) through blogs, maling-lists, alternative news media and mainstream media, international news media and newspapers, emails to the governments of the USA, the illegal nation of Israel, and the countries of the EU.

7.Capitalizing the package available in JIM on Palestinian issues whenever and wherever the need be.

8.Putting on the attire emblazoned with this issue of Palestinian, as a mark of solidarity and support for them.

9. Coming, attending and to lend support to the programme "Training of Palestinian Speakers" (TOPS) which will be held in the near future.

10. Attending mass gatherings, demonstrations, press statements events, etc. and putting on the ’Support Palestinian’ attire that may be purchased through Mr. Md. Nasir bin Tampol, Executive Officer, JIM Central Committee Member, 014-3110628).

11. Offering oneself as a volunteer or relief aid with JIM or other NGOs to the Middle East.

Last, but not least, JIM wants to express their solemnest and most bitter sadness on the calamities and sufferings that have besieged the people of Palestine at Gaza, at a time when the whole of the Muslim world are heralding the coming of the month of Muharram, the first month of the new year in the Muslim calendar (1430 Hijriah) and at a time when the curtains are about to fall for the year 2008, with the advent of 2009. Has this event symbolized that this new year means a never ending hardship for the people of Palestine? For these reasons, JIM urged Malaysians, from all strata, irrespective of race, colour, creed and kin to come forward, speak up, and voice out, against all the atrocities and carnage caused by the Zionist regime to be put to a stop immediately.

Ir. Hj. Zairulshahfuddin Zainal Abidin
Vice President (International Relations)
Pertubuhan Jamaah Islah Malaysia (JIM)
02 Januari 2009 / 5 Muharam 1430H

Book : Child Education in Islam

2009-01-05T23:12:00.004+08:00

Assalamualaikum all,

I've been quiet for sometime which is not something new.hehe.Been very busy with my brother's wedding. Will update on that later. Just to share the image of the book i've mentioned in my earlier post per requested by Iman.

This is the indonesian translated version. You can get the english translated book as well. I'm not sure about malay translated version. I've tried to search for it but to no avail (that's why i bought the one with indonesian translation). So if any of you know whether there is a malay translated version do let me know.
This book outlines the basic concept of child education in Islam with practical teachings in bringing up fine Muslims subsequently helping in building an Islamic/Muslim nation.
For me, it' s the best islamic book on child education i've read so far. It touches on all the important principles and cover all the basic lessons in raising a child. A must have to all parents! May Allah grant us righteous children who will be assets to us after we die. Ameen...

PFK Interaction Day 08

2008-12-27T06:34:00.011+08:00

Assalamualaikum,

Last Saturday my hubby's company (PFK) held its interaction day or more commonly known as family day to others at The Carnivall, Sungai Petani. Originally I was not so excited since i've been there before. During that visit, I found it not lively and the water park is not that big. I was wrong! It's a wonder how a few hundreds people can make a difference. hehe. There were telematches, snakes show (by the snake artist performed with the python, cobra, king cobra and black snakes with yellow stripes.scary! 'Adnin was not courageous enough to watch it, straight to the pool she went), magic show, lucky draws (there were hundred prizes including ogawa massage chair, 32 inches Samsung flat screen tv, i-pod and guess what? it was not our day. the prizes were very grand,huhu) and lots of food. I love the concept of family day. We know that all the family members must spend quality time together to strengthen the bond, develop the love and ultimately keeping the family together. This is very crucial when the children are still young to help raise their self esteem and creating the right setting for us as the parents to raise and inculcate good values in them. Hence family day is one of the best way to spend time together with all the activities planned for us (no need to crack our head thinking what to do), everyone wearing the same family day t-shirt, eating together and the greatest is winning games/telematches as a family. What more, the company pays for everything!

'Adnin's activities

At the end of the day

Alhamdulillah and So Touched..

2008-12-22T19:48:00.008+08:00

Assalamualaikum all,

I'm a year older today. Alhamdulillah Allah has given me the opportunity to still breathe the air and most importantly the chance to worship Him. May my iman and amal increases in the coming years. To all birthday wishers, thank you very much for all your doa and wishes. I am so touched..huhu.. I pray that all the doa you made for me will return back to you. Alhamdulillah, I'm blessed with wonderful families and friends. The wishers in order -
1. Liya (because she followed the time in Japan..hehe..)
2. Beloved hubby (for few days before the birthday he had been mentioning it.so sweet!)
3. Moon (dearest sis in law-the hip one)
4. Rufaidah (ex-sister in usrah but sister forever right..hehe)
5. Ayah (my simple father in law)
6. Syakirah (sister in usrah~known her like forever)
7. Che Mah (darling aunty ~ her birthday was yesterday)
8. Nana (adorable sis in law)
9. 'Adnin (darling daughter.She asked me why am I getting lots of sms and I told her today is my birthday. So she wished me and gave me a kiss. She said she wants to give me a car but she doesn't have that much money hehe..so cute!)
10. Kak Cik (the busiest sis in law but still have time to wish me~houseman in Seremban)
11. Mawaddah (my dear youngest sister)
12. Kak Ngah (my business-minded sis in law~older than me by a month)
13. Anim (my sis who wished me by saying that I have to cook today since it is my birthday)
14. Mak (loving mom in law ~ 'sempoi' hehe)
15. Isma (ex-housemate in Manchester~she started the chained birthday e-mail)
16. Aishah (ex-housemate, first to respond to the birthday wish emailed by no 15)
17. Dayang (another ex-housemate second to respond)
18. Ipah (the PhD holder ex-housemate, third to respond)
19. Maymunah (very special phone call from her ~ sister in usrah)
20. Zahrah (best buddy when she was back in UTP. mIss u)
21. Iman Zairul (my first 'adik usrah' in UTP. Now has her own daughter named Sarah)
22. Umi and Miqdad (they wish me together while showing me the birthday Pizza made by Che Ining)
23. Che Ining and family (my aunty who is an excellent cook and like to cook! with 9 helpers..)
24. Shaheedah (sister in usrah who wished me the earliest actually on 12/12..hehe)
Those are the top 24. There are a few who is very close to me yet they didn't wish me but I know they always pray for me so no heart feeling.hehe. .

This is the homemade birthday pizza courtesy of Che Ining and family. There are loads of toppings. From sausages to pineapples. A slice of it has made me feel so full. To Ehsan, may your fingers heal quickly and nicely (injured while cutting one of the topping..huhu). This is certainly one of the best birthday I had so far. Thank you all for making it so meaningful and special !! May Allah bless you all...

I Maybe Small..

2008-12-17T22:09:00.013+08:00

but I have a heart!

Assalamualaikum dear readers,

On the way back from her playschool today, Adnin was pestering me to allow her to sleep over at my aunt's house. My aunt has children around Adnin's age. Classic case of wanting to play with friends.hehe. I did not say yes, so she kept on begging me.

"Please umi, Iffah said I can sleep at her house"

"If Adnin goes to Tok Ni's house, Che Su won't have a friend to play with. She'll be sad" I tried to reason out. Che Su is my youngest sibling and live together with us.

"Che Su won't mind and besides Che Su hates me"

"No, she doesn't. She loves you. Why do you say that?"

"She said it. Che Su said I cannot be friend with her buddies when they come over. She doesn't like me following them" said her with tears in her voice and she started to cry.

Oh, the heartbreak. I tried to console her and explain what the aunt actually meant. My sister a.k.a Che Su have been very patient with her and nice to her. Of course dealing with small child can be very testing right? I realize adnin have been following around che su's and her gang whenever they come to our house. She just wants to play, have friends. The downside of being an only child I guess. No friend to play with. Adnin tagging along all the time might have interfere with their 'privacy' and not to forget the temperament of a 5 years old. So Che Su might have said something to her and Adnin took it the wrong way. What amaze me is how Adnin's have been bottling it up, keeping the hurt in her heart.

What happened today reminds me why it is important to control my emotion and word when dealing with a child. It's not easy when our patience is at the limit but the damage we might do to the child's self-esteem can be lasting. It distraught me to think that Adnin might feels unwanted or a burden due to the foolish way we handle her. Before we expect our child to control their emotion, we must control ours first. Mastering our reactions will help to discipline our children more effectively, model good stress management technique to them and leaves us feeling calm and in control. How often do we feel guilty or upset after a meltdown with our children? I don't deny there are situation where we have to be firm and stern or even scold them but do not let it become an emotional outburst that we will regret later. Actually Islam have shown us how to nurture our children the right way. I've been reading the book by Prof Dr Abdullah Nasih Ulwan titled " Child Education in Islam" and I will try to share what I learn here. Totally recommend it to all parents escpecially parents-to-be. Do it right from the beginning !

"Our Lord! Grant unto us wives (partners) and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous." (Al-Furqaan:74)

Krusty Krab

2008-12-16T20:17:00.006+08:00

Assalamualaikum all,

No! I'm not promoting spongebob's underwater diner. I just like the name and I'm posting about crab today. hehe.Yesterday, Mc Yatty made crab soup for us as our dinner.Simple but yummy! She has this theory about crab meat being full on the 15th of every hijrah month. So, I did some research on the internet and found out that during this time it's a full moon. The sun and moon are in line with the earth, thus increasing the gravitational pull resulting in maximum tide. The high tide will submerge more shoreline grass and provides more food for the crabs. Making the crab shell full of meat i.e fat. Nyum, nyum. There must be some truth to this theory because the crab that mc Yatty bought was full with meat.
Crab Soup

Ingredients :

6 Crabs (cleaned and cut into two)
3 cloves of Garlic (pounded)
3 Shallots (pounded)
3 Lemon-grass ( bruised (dititik in malay) )
A few Turmeric leaves
A stalk of Celeries
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
Water

Methods :
Put everything inside a pot except for celery.
Water level is enough to cover the crabs.
Turn the heat low and cook with the lid on to preserve the sweetness of the crab.
When the crabs are half cooked (boil about 15 minutes), put in the celeries.
Continue to boil until the crab is fully cooked.

Note 1 - The amount of ingredients used is just an approximation. Mc Yatty just put in everything according to her taste.hehe.
Note 2 - For those who loves spicy food, you can have the soup with chilli soy sauce. we did!
Note 3 - Even though crab is low in fat especially saturated fat but it is high in cholesterol level. So, watch your intake limit eh?

Crab soup is also an alternative treatment to dengue fever. After a few serving of this soup, it is found (as experienced by fellow friends) that platelet count increases and the fever subside. Since there is no specific cure for dengue fever except for supportive treatment of fluid and electrolyte balance, there is no harm in trying the gift of nature to treat the disease right?

Talking about crab, i remember this saying "like crab teaching his son to walk straight". How many of us make this mistake? We preach to others about doing good deeds but we ourselves do not do it. For example, lady A scolds her friend who is talking bad about lady B when lady A herself have been talking bad about others. This attitude brings out the wrath in Allah as mentioned in Al-Quran :

O you who believe! Why say you that which you do not? It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that you say that which you do not. (As-Saff : 2-3)

Therefore we must be careful, try our best to be a good muslim and at the same time we urge others to follow the Islamic way of life (amar makruf nahi mungkar) as taught and shown by Rasulullah p.b.u.h. This verse is not an excuse for us to not do dakwah because "we are not good enough".Dakwah is our responsibility whether we like it or not, hence we must do it. Instead this verse should be taken as an admonition to do what we preach and improve ourselves in our effort to obtain Allah's blessing (which is the ultimate goal of every muslim).

Krusty Krab is now closed =)

Mc Yatty's Birthday Dinner

2008-12-04T12:28:00.010+08:00

Assalamualaikum,

Last night we went to celebrate Mc Yatty's overdue birthday.hehe.. The party consists of mc yatty (of course), my mom, my sis (anim) and me. Mc Yatty is practically part of our family. My mom's best friend forever (BFF as mc Yatty called it).

To our dear Mc Yatty, may Allah bless you. Barokah in all your doings and may Allah bestow upon you good health and strength to worship Him and continue your dakwah work.

"Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest." ~ anonymous

Chocolate Cheese Brownies

2008-12-02T00:06:00.013+08:00

Assalamualaikum all,

I was reading my friend, liya's blog and the picture of the brownie she made look very delicious. So, I put on my apron and baked it. Hehe.. Here is the outcome ~tada

My pictures are not so sharp and appetizing because I have to make do with my sony ericcson s500i camera (hehe always making excuses). However the taste is very nice. Here is the recipe I copied from Liya for those of you interested in trying. I reduced the amount of sugar used in the original recipe and the sweetness turn out just nice.

Cheese Brownies

Ingredients :
180 gm. Butter - melted
245 gm. brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla essence
120 gm. self-raising flour
70 gm. cocoa powder

Cheese filling:
250 gm. cream cheese
45 gm. butter
80 gm. icing sugar
1 egg
Some chocolate chips to sprinkle on top

Method:
(1) Mix melted butter with brown sugar until well combined.
(2) Add in eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in vanilla essence.
(3) Gently fold in flour and cocoa powder and stir till smooth.
(4) For cheese filling: beat cream cheese, butter and icing sugar until well combined. Add in egg, beating well. (5) Pour half of brownie batter into loaf pan, then pour in cheese filling. Then pour the balance brownie batter on top of cheese filling. Sprinkle top with chocolate chips.
(6) Bake in preheated oven 170C for 40 mins or until cooked

Liya was my best friend back in MRSM Taiping. She helped me a lot with my study when i was unwell (had my appendic removed when i was in form 5). My whole family know her and vice versa. She is one of the true friends I've been blessed with. I've lost contact with her but through this hobby of mine (blog hopping hehe) i managed to get reacquainted with her. It scares me to think that I might have lost her friendship since we have not been in touch for so long. In our life, we might be so lucky to find a real friend what more a few of them. As true friends are hard to get. Therefore we have to cherish these friendship and make some effort to maintain it.

"The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart. " ~ Elisabeth Foley
I also had a chat today with Dayang, my housemate when i was studying in Manchester. She was asking me why I've been so quiet. Not in touch. It makes me feel so guilty. I have been so occupied with my life that I forgot to take a minute and nurture my treasured relationships. Futhermore, Muslims are enjoined to maintain friendship and brotherhood. Ar-Rasul s.a.w had reminded us to help and love one another as mentioned in one of the Hadith : " A person's iman (belief) is not complete, until he loves his brother as much as he loves himself.". Thus I'm determine to refresh my old (lost) friendships and strengthen the ukhhuwwah (brotherhood) I have built.
An unknown author quote that "Many people will walk in and out of you life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.". To all my true friends (especially Liya, An'zas, Dayang, Aishah, Isma, Ipah and so many more..) who have left your footprints in my heart, I love you guys and may our friendship last forever !! Ameen..

Mean Girls

2008-11-28T13:26:00.005+08:00

Assalamualaikum,

It never cease to amaze me what envy can do to a girl. My dear sis have been the victim of this deadly sin for so long and it breaks my heart. From the seed of envy it can develop into lies, slander and other mean things. The purpose ? Just to bring the object of her envy down. To make her feel good. Sometimes the advantage that we have becomes a liability without us even knowing it. The reason people envy us.
" Oh, she gets that because her father is someone big.."
" Her mother works here that's why she get so and so advantages.."
Hello! Did you ever stop and think before you make your statement? How do you know? Even so, what do you get by spreading such comment? Give the poor girl some break. Don't you realize these kind of malicious statement can destroy a person's confidence and esteem?
The image of girls in group making up stories and gossiping about other unfortunate girl is such a cliche. The movie mean girls is spot on. Do you know that your backbiting or slandering will result in you giving your good deeds to the envied person in the Hereafter? What a loss.
You may not possess the blessings or the advantages that others may have but being envious is not the answer. Please learn to be happy and content with what Allah gives you. Be hopeful to Him and satisfied with the way Allah divided His bounties to His creatures.

Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu 'anhu, reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said:

"Do not be envious of one another; do not artificially inflate prices against one another; do not hate one another; do not shun one another; and do not undercut one another in business transactions; and be as fellow-brothers and servants of Allah.

A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim. He neither oppresses him nor humiliates him nor looks down upon him. Piety is here - and he pointed to his chest three times. It is evil enough for a Muslim to hold his brother Muslim in contempt. All things of a Muslim are inviolable for another Muslim: his blood, his property and his honour."

[Muslim]

Insomnia?

2008-11-28T00:08:00.005+08:00

Assalamualaikum all,

Last night i fell asleep at 10 pm. Wasn't planning to sleep yet actually. Around 1 am I woke up to go to the toilet. After that I tried to go back to sleep but failed. For those who know me, you must be aware that i'm the type that can fall asleep very easily. Just put my head on the pillow and I'm a gone case.
It was scary. To not be able to go to sleep. Wide eyed but desperately wanted to sleep. Tired. Everyone around me was sleeping soundly. Even my mom who always have trouble sleeping was in a deep sleep. I realize then, my ability to effortlessly fall asleep is a gift or 'nikmat' by God Almighty. I've never seen it that way. Sigh. So easy for us to overlook the gift by Allah to us until we've lost it right? Never appreciate what we have until it's gone. Go figure. Prophet Muhammad PBUH has given this advice to us ~
"Take advantage of five matters before five other matters: your youth, before you become old; and your health, before you fall sick; and your richness, before you become poor; and your free time before you become busy; and your life, before your death."
The bottomline is to optimize all the gift endowed by Allah to us for His sake before it is taken back by Him. It is also our way of saying thank you for all Allah's bounty. So lesson learnt-> never take any comfort for granted.
Oh by the way, i manage to doze off at around 5 am. Don't ask me what time i wake up...

Muffin Cip Coklat

2008-09-11T11:17:00.009+08:00

Assalamualaikum,

Selamat Berpuasa kepada semua.Semoga beroleh maghfirah dan rahmat Allah di bulan yang mulia ini. Jadilah kita golongan yang berjaya iaitu golongan yang Ramadhan mereka kali ini lebih baik daripada sebelumnya. Hanya orang yang bertaqwa akan dapat melaksanakan puasanya dengan sempurna seperti firman Allah dalam Al-Baqarah ayat 183 "Wahai orang-orang Yang beriman! kamu diwajibkan berpuasa sebagaimana diwajibkan atas orang-orang Yang dahulu daripada kamu, supaya kamu bertaqwa"
Semalam Adnin cuba berpuasa tapi pukul 3 petang dah sibuk tanya "boleh tak nak minum air, dahagalah". Kesian pula, jadi uminya ni ligat berfikir macam mana nak bagi Adnin bertahan. Macam-macam cara buat antaranya ajak dia buat muffin sama-sama, sebagai motivasi nak buka puasa hehe..Suka sangat dia dari pergi kedai beli bahan sampailah siap bakar. Tugasan dia pukul telur, susun cup muffin dan letak cip coklat atas adunan muffin. Betullah Ramadhan ni peluang untuk kita eratkan hubungan dengan manusia selain paling utama dengan Allah. Berjaya tak Adnin berpuasa sampai waktu berbuka? Ya! Berjaya!!! Alhamdulillah..
Resipi muffin ini diambil daripada fotopages mamafami. Memang mudah dan sedap. Selepas tarawikh lesap semuanya, hehe.. Terima kasih mamafami. Dikongsikan resepi tersebut, rajin-rajinlah mencuba yek. Selamat berbuka pada semua muslimin..

Muffin Cip Coklat

Bahan-bahan :
250 g tepung
2 sudu kecil serbuk penaik
1/2 sudu kecil soda bikabonat
2 sudu besar serbuk koko
175 g gula kastor
150 g cip coklat
250 ml susu segar
90 ml minyak jagung
1 biji telur (L size)
1 sudu kecil esen vanilla

Kaedah penyediaan :

1. Ayakkan tepung, serbuk penaik, soda bikarbonat dan serbuk koko ke dalam mangkuk yang besar. Masukkan gula.
2. Di dalam mangkuk yang lain, tuangkan minyak, susu segar, esen vanilla dan telur. Gaulkan hingga sebati mengguna kan whisk.
3. Tuangkan kesemua cecair ke dalam adunan tepung dan kacau menggunakan whisk hingga sebati. Jangan terlebih kacau.
4. Masukkan cip coklat.
5. Sudukan bater ke dalam mangkuk muffin lebih sedikit dari separuh mangkuk.
6. Taburkan sedikit chocolate chips di atasnya
7. Bakar di dalam ketuhar yang telah dipanaskan terlebih dahulu pada suhu 180 C selama 20 minit atau sehingga masak.

My New Health Mission

2008-08-11T09:35:00.009+08:00

Assalamualaikum,

I had a medical check-up done courtesy of beloved hubby. Thank you Abang!! The reason that led to the check-up is a long story.. Let's skip it..
However the consultant doctor adviced me to :
1. Loose weight (as expected huhuhu..)
2. Change my diet as my cholesterol level is a bit high than it should..

When my weight was taken, I was really shocked to see the reading. It cannot be ! But the scale never lie.. sigh.. Thus my new mission. Not just to loose weight, look nice per se but the most important thing is to be healthy ! I'm still young and i think my body is at an age older than it is supposed to be.. This concept is mentioned by Makcik Umi during one of our nice conversations (as usual). She got it from a doctor she consulted.. So actually how old is your body?

Exercise is also another vital component in leading a healthy life. I will try to exercise at least 3 times a week. The result from the medical check-up is definitely an eye-opener and a much needed motivation. I've been meaning to loose my weight for as long as I can remember and until now it was just a wishful thinking.
Our beloved prophet said that "A Mukmin who is strong is better than a Mukmin who is weak". Beside, it is one of the objective of tarbiyah - to produce mukmin with strong physique and also 'A healthy body is a healthy mind'...
May Allah give me the strength to achieve my mission and to be a better mukmin..
To others, please go and have your annual medical check-up eventhough you are still young, you won't know the condition of your body thoroughly unless you do your check-up. I know it's a tad bit expensive but you can plan your finance, for example if the cost is RM200, then you can save like RM20 per month. By the tenth month you can do your check-up and you have two months of extra Rm20 =)

How i've fare so far.. 050908

Lulus atau Gagal ?

2008-05-09T16:59:00.012+08:00

"isk.. takutnya nak dengar result esok"

Gelisah sungguh adikku Anim mengenangkan keputusan peperiksaan akhirnya yang akan diumumkan esok. Ibarat menanti buah yang tidak gugur. Debarannya turut dirasai sekeluarga. Manakan tidak, berhempas pulas memerah otak selama 6 tahun demi gelaran doktor itu. Esok hari penentuan. Erkk...

"ini baru resah tunggu keputusan di dunia, bagaimanalah di padang mahsyar.. menanti balasan syurga atau neraka.." getus ummi tiba-tiba menusuk jauh ke dasar hati. Ada rasa takut yang hadir. Keputusan akhir yang muktamad, raja segala peperiksaan. Lulus atau gagal? Syurga atau neraka?

Hakikatnya tidak ramai yang bersedia dan berusaha untuk memperolehi keputusan yang cemerlang untuk peperiksaan ini.Walhal peperiksaan ini menentukan untung rugi kita untuk selama-lamanya. Tiada penghujung. Nikmat yang tidak terjangkau dek akal atau azab yang tak tertanggung dek badan. Mungkin manusia merasakannya jauh. Lalai. Jangan sedar-sedar sedang dibangkitkan di Mahsyar oleh jeritan sangkakala kedua. Berdiri dalam keadaan masing-masing, menanti buku amalan diserahkan kepada kita. Jelas diceritakan dalam al-quran kebahagiaan mereka yang menerima kitabnya dari tangan kanan ->

"Adapun orang yang buku amalannya di berikan di tangan kanannya, maka dia berkata "Ambillah, bacalah kitabku ini. Sesungguhnya aku yakin, bahawa suatu saat aku akan menerima perhitungan terhadap diriku". Maka orang itu berada dalam kehidupan yang diredhai, dalam syurga yang tinggi, buah-buahnya dekat, kepada mereka dikatakan "makan dan minumlah dengan nikmat kerana amal yang telah kamu kerjakan pada hari-hari yang telah lalu" (Al-Haqqah : 19-24)

Begitu juga penyesalan yang ditanggung oleh mereka yang menerima kitabnya dari tangan kiri ->

"Dan ada pun orang yang kitabnya diberikan di tangan kirinya, maka dia berkata "Alangkah baiknya jika kitabku ini tidak diberikan kepadaku. Sehingga aku tidak mengetahui bagaimana perhitunganku, wahai, kiranya kematian itulah yang menyudahi segala sesuatu. Hartaku sama sekali tidak berguna bagiku, kekuasaan telah hilang dariku".Allah berfirman "tangkaplah dia lalu belenggulah tangannya ke lehernya. Kemudian masukkanlah dia ke dalam api neraka yang menyala-nyala. Kemudian belitlah dia dengan rantai yang panjangnya tujuh puluh hasta". (Al-Haqqah : 25-32)

Aduhai, cukup cemerlang dan mampukah diri ini istiqamah dengan kecemerlangan itu dalam menjalani peperiksaan hingga tamat waktunya agar lulus di Mahsyar nanti?

'Adnin's First Sports Day

2008-05-01T12:06:00.025+08:00

Assalamualaikum,

Well, what do you know.. I've been very unproductive since i've created this blog but today i've two postings..hehe..Just to share a few pictures of 'Adnin at her first sports day. She won first place in 'Jom futsal' and second place in 'Waiter'. Not bad for a starter. Her sport house- BLUE- is the champion.. Hip hip Horray!!

Hopefully she has the same kind of start as a da'i.The right start.The challenge now lays in the hand of ummi and abah.We are the one who is responsible as parents to shape and teach her.As said by Ar-Rasul s.a.w 'A child is like a blank canvas, its up to the parents to create the masterpiece'. May Allah gives us guidance and help in raising the apple of our eyes...

Not a big deal

2008-05-01T12:03:00.003+08:00

Assalamualaikum,

Sedikit tazkirah untuk kita dari Dr. Hishamuddin Alham..

Kekadang dok perhatikan mengapalah remaja kita…. dan
ada juga retua kita yang begitu minat dengan bola
sehingga sanggup bangun pagi pagi buta untuk saksikan
perlawanan “favourite” team mereka – terutama
Manchester United. Kat restoran mamak di Johor ni –
kekadang jejak 1,000 orang pelajar menyaksikan
perlawanan MU. Rupa-rupanya bola “craze” ni bukan dia
jadi dengan serta merta.

Ianya terbentuk setelah sekian lama, berbincang
mengenainya, membaca mengenainya kemudian diamalkan
selalu – masa perlawanan futsal atau bola sepak di
siang hari mahupun di malam hari. Lama kelamaan ia
mendarah daging…. akhirnya untuk bangun jam 2.30 pagi
– is not a big deal.

Kalau difikirkan dakwah pun begitu juga sepatutnya.
Untuk menjadikan dakwah ini satu “craze” dalam
kehidupan ini – kita kena bincang selalu mengenainya,
membaca selalu mengenainya, mempraktikkannya selalu di
mana sahaja kita berada… barulah mudah untuk bangun
jam 2.30 pagi mengadap kepada Allah, bermunajat kepada
Allah agar kita kekal dalam medan dakwah ini sehingga
akhir hayat… bangun 2.30 pagi dah tak jadi a big deal.

Moga Allah menjadikan dakwah kita ini satu “craze”
dalam kehidupan kita. Sepatutnya lagi lama kita di
medan dakwah, lagi mendarah daging jadinya.
Sehinggakan ianya tidak menjadi satu bebanan tetapi
merasakan ia adalah satu penghormatan dari Allah swt.
Terasa takut … takut nanti Allah mencabutkan perasaan
nikmat berdakwah yang pernah kita rasai bila mula-mula
kita menemuinya suatu ketika dulu. Dulu kalau pergi
usrah – satu nikmat, jumpa sahabat satu nikmat, dapat
ber”gathering” dengan sahabat satu nikmat, menghafal
satu nikmat…... moga semuanya ini masih menjadi satu
nikmat bagi diri kita sehingga kini…..ameen.

6th Wedding Anniversary

2007-09-08T11:29:00.006+08:00

Salam all..

Today we celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary. Alhamdulillah Allah melimpahkan rahmat dan barokahNya pada rumahtangga kami dengan support yg sungguh jitu dari ahli keluarga yg lain. Yang paling penting kami masih thabat (tetap) di atas jalan dakwah warisan anbiya' ini dan semoga akan ditetapkan hati kami seluruh keluarga untuk terusan meniti jalan ini hingga ke ahir hayat.Seperti yang dijelaskan oleh Fathi Yakan dalam bukunya yang kita semua sudah khatam, 'Apa ertinya saya menganut Islam', sebagai seorang muslim, kita mempunyai tanggungjawab untuk menegakkan masyarakat Islam dan menyampaikan Islam kepada masyarakat. Ini merupakan tabiat agama Islam. Oleh itu, sangat kritikal untuk kita membentuk sebuah rumahtangga muslim memandangkan keluarga adalah unit asas kepada masyarakat. Dengan menyampaikan Islam kepada keluarga kita dan seterusnya saudara-mara yang lain sepeti yang telah dilakukan oleh ar-Rasul s.a.w ia akan menjadi mangkin kepada usaha dakwah kita. Di samping itu menghasilkan sistem sokongan yang ampuh dalam memastikan kita terus ke hadapan dalam memenuhi tuntutan syahadah kita.
"Perkahwinan mestilah kerana Allah, yakni dengn tujuan untuk membina rumahtangga muslim, untuk melahirkan keturunan yang soleh, keluarga yang sanggup memikul amanah dan dapat melaksanakan kewujudan hidayah Allah sehingga hidayah itu akan berterusan" - Fathi Yakan
Melaksanakan perkahwinan mengikut apa yang telah ditunjukkan Islam (tujuan, pemilihan jodoh etc.)merupakan asas penting dalam mejamin terlaksananya tarbiyah Islam pada anak-anak.Coretan ini for us to refresh kembali dan mantapkan lagi asas serta hala tuju perkahwinan kami. Hopefully, dapat juga jadi panduan bagi yg belum dan nak kahwin serta yg dah kahwin untuk sama2 kita refleks semula...
"hai orang2 yg beriman, peliharalah dirimu dan ahli keluargamu dari api neraka yg bahan bakarnya adalah manusia dan batu...." (At-Tahrim:6)
"Ya tuhan kami, anugerahkanlah kami isteri-isteri kami dan keturunan kami sebagai penyejuk hati kami dan jadikanlah kami imam bagi orang-orang yg bertaqwa.." (Al-Furqaan:74)

HEBAT KE ??

2007-04-23T15:20:00.001+08:00

Salam..

Hari ni dah banyak buat marking...
Dah penuh planner diisi untuk program2 mendatang..
Banyak catch up dengan baca blog-blog kenalan2..
Terusik hati untuk menulis di blog yg takde isi lagi ni..
Kenapa hati terusik??
Kerana ... rasa sayu dan 'letih' mengenang usaha menegakkan Islam..
Bila ada orang rasa dia hebat dan paling baik untuk lakukan semuanya..
Usaha yang lain tak akan lahirkan da'ie sehebat cetakannya..
Jentera dakwah tidak akan bergerak dengan pantas jika tidak dipandu olehnya..
Lemahkah ad-din yang tertegak kalau bukan dia yang jadi tiang serinya..
Dari sayu rasa takut..
Takut akan azab Allah.. Ingatkan kita sudah cukup bagus..
Amalkan dakwah dan amalan fardi yang mantap ..Buat banyak kerja..
Tetapi.. hadir di hadapan Allah sebagai seorang yang muflis..
Sesungguhnya riya' itu adalah syirik kecil.. Astaghfirullahalazim...
Wahai hati.. Sentiasalah ikhlaskan niat.. Berbaik sangkalah..
Buatlah kerja jama'i dengan mengikut alur yang betul..
Jangan nak monopoli semuanya..Habis semua dilanggar..
Takut hilang keikhlasan.. Takut lupa matlamat suci..
Memuja kehebatan diri.. Tiada ruang bagi insan lain menyumbang dan beramal..
Rasa apa orang lain buat serba kekurangan ..tiada wibawa..
Rasulullah dah tunjukkan...Seerah jadi saksi..
Islam tidak tertegak hanya dengan 'ONE MAN SHOW'

ALMOST HALF A YEAR

2007-03-24T21:59:00.002+08:00

Salam..
Well it seems that my resolution to write consistently when I first started this blog was not fulfilled...Huhu..
Lots of things happened ..
I think I want to write using both malay and english languages..
maybe alternate posting..
we'll see...

BLOGGERS BEWARE..

2006-08-02T10:17:00.001+08:00

That is the headline from The Star today..
The warning was issued by Malaysian PM to any blogger who spread rumours, racism etc through their blog..
Well, what do you know, I've just started writing my blog then..
Wham !!
I believe that the purpose of blogging is to express your opinion and feelings..
i.e to be able to say what you want to say..
Basically the reader has to differentiate between the right and the wrong..
Which one to accept, which one to reject..
At the end of the day, it's how you read or intepret the message that will give meaning or determine the reaction ..
No matter what you write, every person may have different understanding or opinion..
Right to certain people might be wrong to others..vice versa..
But I guess it wouldn't hurt if every blogger can be responsible on what they write..
But to refrain from writing matters that will be controversial or expressing my feelings and opinion toward certain issue just because it might hurt others will defeat the purpose..
Eventually, it's just one person opinion / feeling..

AHLAN WA SAHLAN..

2006-07-31T22:02:00.001+08:00

Salam to all.. This is my very first time writing a blog..
I have been wanting to do this for a long time..
Lots of thing to say..
Lots of thing to vent out..
Lots of thing to share..
About life.. About da'wah..
About everything and anything..
Hopefully this will be a beginning to a consistent writing..
Not just "warm-warm chicken sh*t"..
I wish..