Flashmob Surprise!

My project this month was to direct a flashmob in UiTM. Aqsa Syarif was offered a slot during the expo, and we managed to pool resources from other groups like ABIM dan Pembina to help us. Alhamdulillah, it was done smoothly.

The second one was to co-direct a flashmob at Padang Kota Lama, a state event organized by Aqsa Syarif Penang and IKRAM Penang. Jeritan Gaza, Laungan Syria - was an event organized to raise funds for Palestine and Syria. Alhamdulillah, we managed to raise RM97,000 on that day. With the support of bikers convoy from various 'daerah'. From Timur Laut, SPT(Seberang Perai Tengah), SPU, Balik Pulau and many more. The convoy was joined by ikhwah and bikers from Penang. Sedikit terkilan tak dapat join sebab kena manage flashmob.

Our storyline for the second flashmob was a bit different. We planned to involve audience. The original story went like this. The first scene showed a peaceful sight in Palestine. Kids playing football, women sitting together, mom and son walking around. Then the Zionists entered. Punching and hitting Palestinians(we did the punch and hit for real - with less force). After few moments of struggle, they froze. Then, a speaker among the Palestinians would melt and started the reflection session. The speaker would try his best to convince the audience to come forward and detain the Zionists. From this moment, the storyline would split into two. If 1) the audience managed to come forward and hold all the Zionists, we decided it would be a 'win' storyline. And it would end with a nasyid - and an invitation to keep supporting the cause. We wanted the audience to feel that they were also part of the issue. If 2) no one came forward or the Zionists outnumbered the audience who came forward, it would be a 'lose' storyline. Zionists then would melt and kill all the Palestinians. By this time, a leader from the Zionists will come forward and provoke the audience. The provocation was meant to make the audience realized that this flashmob was not meant for show only, but also an iniative or a kick-start to do something about the issue. Then the leader will freeze again and the speaker will take his mic, did a muhasabah session, stressing on 'Silence is Betrayal', and doing nothing was actually an immoral act. Then we ended it with a du'a. That's the basic storyline.

But, things went so differently. Although the flashmob went so smoothly, but the storyline deviated so far. I congratulate all the actors and volunteering audience for the 'sporting' reaction.

The actual story went like this. Me in this flashmob acted as a Zionist. The storyline went as usual until the speaker's first session. I wore a snow mask. When I saw the audience when we froze, I was like 'Oh No'. I saw ikhwah from convoy were there. Ikhwah was not meant to be part of the crowd. We did dispatch a crowd control, just in case the audience got fueled up and screwed up the storyline. And when the speaker started his session, to convince audience to step up, the first one to step up was an ikhwah, my roommate! His action somehow motivated others to join in. Pakciks, and even sisters volunteered to hold and stop the Zionists. One sister even used her umbrella to push a Zionist away. Still, our leader was not detained. So, the story was set to 'lose'. The crowd control managed to tell the audience they were outnumbered, and they must step out from the scene. The Palestinians were all killed. So far, things went as planned. When our leader started the provoking session, I saw two persons came to stop him. I said with my mask on to my friend next to me, "Ini tak ada dalam skrip ini. Jom, tahan derang jangan bagi depa kaco Zul". The two persons held Zul(the leader) so tight, my friend and I had to throw them away. I kicked his knee to lock him down, while my friend held another person tightly. It was harsh and hard. But it was expected. Because the scene started so real. With real throwing and hittings, so it was okay. After we held two of them, I felt a bit relieved. Macam tak ada lah lari skrip sangat. Zul then proceeded with his script. Suddenly, one of them said, "Ikhwah semua, masuk lah!! Takkan tengok je!". At that time I looked around, I said, "Oh no, ini konfem dah lari skrip dah ini". I screamed slowly to one of them "Woi, ini bukan skrip dia lah!". By this time, all the Zionists behind us were already fighting so they would not be detained. Of course they were resisting, this thing was not in the script and not meant to happen. My friend and I were the last, we fought as hard as we could to keep the story in line. I pushed here and there, struggled here and there. So did my friend. But, the audience were too many. Dah lah di padang, baru lepas hujan. My face ended up kissing the mud. The speaker really succeeded in touching the audience, I saw even pakcik, akak dan entah siapa entah pun datang tahan kami. They were holding us down for real.

The good thing was, the crowd took it for real. They thought it was the storyline. Even the audience who were pinning us down also took it for real. I thought, at least the audience did something. So the speaker continued his muhasabah session. He decided to opt for the 'lose' story line. Zul were also doing well dalam memangkah muhasabah speaker (Alif). Zionists dah lenguh di pin down. Even I too. Lama kot. Jadi masa Alif mula berdoa, that's the key word for us Zionists to get up and retreat. Bila Alif baru mula berdoa, Zul terus pangkah, "Jangan DOA!" and he said lots of things about adab Muslimin dalam berdoa, hidup seharian kita dan very good things mengenai hubungan mustajabnya doa dengan kehidupan seharian. Ini semua tiada dalam skrip. In a few moments later then Zul started screaming "Berundur!".

The doa was really touching. I saw crowds everywhere with tears.

So, it ended nicely, although I dare say that the flashmob happened not in the way we expected. It was better! Alhamdulillah.

After the flashmob ended, while resting, I was approached by a guy. He came to the event, and asked many things about boycott and what could he do as a student. You know where did he work? He worked at McD and amazingly he had the initiative to help and contribute. I explained him the rational behind boycott, relations between McD and Zionists and many more. My last advice before we parted, resign.

My classmate laughed actually behind the mask. "What? An umbrella? Come on."

Excellent flashmob team. Dari IKRAM Siswa UiTMPP dan USM, plus Alif dari UPM.

So here's my classmate. Dia sekarang dalam proses berhenti merokok. Seorang daripada my friend dah berhenti completely, sekarang tinggal dia dan lagi seorang. Dua-dua sekarang tengah hadkan sebatang sehari. Doakan mereka dipermudahkan. InsyaAllah, nak ajak join usrah lepas ni. :)

Subhanallah. Astaghfirullah.


That's all.

Salam.

Da'ie workshop oleh Dr Zakir Naik - pengajaran yang dalam mengenai rezeki

Satu hari masa tengah sibuk, dapat satu mesej. Dari Bro Mas Yuri. Invitation to Training by Dr Zakir Naik. Katanya ini closed event dan hanya boleh datang by invitation. I checked my calendar. The training was on 4th Oct, my examinations were on 2nd and 7th October. I had programs oleh IKRAM that 6th. I kept silence and did not reply. Hoping there would be a way out. To spend RM70 for me for that short amount of time was not wise. My pocket was indeed on a strict ration. Nak pinjam kereta ikhwah, tak ada yang idle. Nak tidur pula, ada program packed before dan after 4th. Program DnT. Kena amanah dengan janji dan masa. Punya lah fikir option. No reasonable options left.

My heart sank. Yes, indeed. It was a disappointing situation for me. I couldn't come to any of his talk. I hoped at least I could make it to the training. Just to meet him face to face. Punya lah kecewa dan sedih. Hati paksa juga untuk redha. Ada hikmah Allah buat macam ini. Akhirnya reply mesej Bro Mas. Cakap yang aku tak boleh pergi. Pergi mengadu sedih pada Allah. Doa sungguh-sungguh biar Allah tunjuk hikmah. Kenapa aku tak dapat pergi to even satu pun talk dia? Untuk aku, there are only a few things that can get my blood boiling. Aside from Palestine, gaming, superbike, math and science, it is majlis ilmu macam ini lah. Jadi bila tak dapat, boleh faham macam mana kecewa aku jadi.

Aku pun membawa diri lah di hadapan Allah. Minta ditenangkan hati (ceh). Alhamdulillah, aku lama-lama redha. Walaupun ada kecewa, tapi yakin hikmah Allah. 

Sampai satu hari, IKRAM Penang anjur MABIT. Selepas slot malam, kami pergi makan roti canai. Punya lah sporting YDP IKRAM Penang, dah lah ada title IR. Rilek je dengan kami mahasiswa ni. Lepas habis makan, kami kembali ke tempat Mabit. Masa itu ada dua ikhwah minta aku ajar pasal Bible dan Quran. Ikhwah tu anak usrah dia classmate aku, jadi anak usrah dia cerita lah pasal aku pada ikhwah tu. Aku pun buat bulatan di satu sudut kat surau, present topic Bible, Al Quran, its authenticity and comparison. Jadi lah macam halaqah sikit, sebab masa tu masa free jadi adalah beberapa ikhwah join sekali dengar presentation aku di sudut surau tu. Panjang jugak. Dah habis present, aku bukak soalan. Kemudian bila dah bersurai ada seorang akhi ni, pelawa aku nak tak jadi wakil Hidayah Centre Pinang pergi training 4th October. Aku masa mula-mula dengar macam tak percaya. 

Aku minta dia ulang balik point dan detail. Yang transportation semua disponsor etc. Aku pun macam terkejut. Aku jabat tangan dia kuat-kuat, sebab gembira gila. Nak peluk segan, sebab dia pakcik umur 40 lebih. Lepas bagi nama penuh dan IC aku sujud syukur. Menitis air mata keharuan (ceh lagi sekali). Masa itu memang aku seronok, aku doa sampai hati Allah usik aku macam ni. 

Aku pun clarify pada Bro Mas. Ada lagi dua slot rupanya. Aku pun ajak lah dua orang classmates aku. Yang anak usrah ikhwah yang tanya aku tu lah. Asalnya ajak ikhwah, tapi semua ada paper masa tu. 

Kami bertolak ke KL pukul 12 dari Penang, sampai terus solat di Masjid Negeri. Masa habis solat itu, aku rasa macam familiar sangat suara imam. Rupanya imam tu guru aku masa di Akademi Imam dulu, tahun 2009. Aku pernah cerita dulu, peserta akademi ini bacaan tajwid dia sangat outstanding me EXCLUDED. 30 orang satu Selangor dan KL. Tapi masa kami di akademi, perh, kaw-kaw kena tegur al fatihah sahaja dua jam lebih. Tajwid dan bacaan imam ini memang lah sangat kemas dan mantap. Tapi nak jumpa lepas solat tak sempat. Dia dah pergi. Cukup lah, tengok muka pun dah sejuk hati. Once a teacher, forever a teacher. Aku pun panjatkan doa untuk ustaz tu.

Kami akhirnya sampai di Concorde Hotel Shah Alam.

Not much to be said. Masa di sana. Cuma, bila nampak Dr Zakir Naik in front of me. My eyes swelled. Rasa macam nak menangis. It's not easy for me to be there, but Allah put me there. Right where I want to be. It's like Allah told me, that my presence there not because I wanted to be there, but Allah wanted me to be there. That's why I failed to find a way to attend the program the first time, and then Allah somehow put myself and brought me to the program the way He wanted. Allahu Akbar. Wastaghfirullah. Walhamdulillah. 

Dr Zakir Naik's presence was what inspired me. He being there in front of me, the feeling was indescribable. 

Plus masa forum ada Dr Amir Farid (I am still on a research about him, the way he talked and the way he acted during the URI program was different. I bet there are reasons for it, he's not calang-calang. I want to learn from him one day. I love to know what his views. I'll make him my teacher one day), Bro Shah dan Pakcik Nicholas. Bro Shah dan Pakcik Nicholas were there masa Ramadhan lepas untuk Majlis Iftar Perdana Hidayah Centre. I still remembered how pelik ikhwah Penang were when they came, I hugged them and talked with them macam kami dah kenal lama. Bro Shah is my teacher. I met him few times luar dari FCR. And Pakcik Nicholas lagi lah. Anak pakcik tu kawan baik aku, Omar. Selalu je pergi rumah dia, siap pinjam buku dia lagi in which sampai sekarang tak pulang-pulang (-.-). Jadi, pakcik tu memang kenal aku dari sekolah rendah lagi. These are all great teachers. I want to learn from them as much as I could.

Moga Allah beri kemudahan dan kekuatan untuk aku terus istiqamah di Penang. 

I just wanted to tell you, that my journey to KL was indeed amazing. How finally I was able to attend the program. It may not seem significant to you, but to me it was indeed a sign of Allah's wisdom. Moga Allah menjadikan aku asbab untuk tarik kawan-kawan aku di sini ke jalanMu. Amin.

Nilai Cinta

Sebelum habis Ramadan, saya ada membeli beberapa buku. Mood semasa Ramadan merupakan mood cinta. Jadi, semasa ke kedai buku, saya membeli buku perihal cinta. Buku mengenai kekasih saya, Syamail Muhammadiyah(Keanggunan Nabi Muhammad) - Imam Tirmizi dan juga buku Hilal Asyraf, Sebelum Aku Bernikah. Hasrat nak membeli Is God A Mathematician? saya tangguhkan. Momentum Ramadan ada, jadi kena garap hikmah-hikmah selagi semangat itu ada. Biar hikmah jadi kefahaman, dan kefahaman memandu istiqamah di bulan lain.

Sekembalinya saya di sini(Penang), saya meminjam buku Kecerdasan Asmaul Husna, Sulaiman Al Kumayi. Sepanjang di sini, sudah enam buah buku saya pinjam dan habis baca. Semuanya buku mengenai sains dan saintis. Understanding Einstein, Black Holes and Baby Universes - Stephen Hawking, The Great Beyond; Higher Dimensions and Parallel Universes, dan lain-lain. Jadi, memang sepanjang di sini sebelum raya moodnya mood sains, bila masuk Ramadan jadi mood hamba yang mencari cinta. Alhamdulillah, Ramadan kali ini saya bahagia. Tiada apa yang saya sesalkan. Moga-moga Allah terima segalanya.

Raya kali ini agak mendebarkan. Saya tak sentuh walau sebiji pun kuih raya (Heheee : Gelak Shin Chan nakal). Di pagi raya, kami berkumpul di Kubang Kerian. Sesudah ibu, ayah dan makcik pakcik saya bersalaman dengan datuk dan nenek saya, saya membacakan doa. Panjang doanya. Bercucuran air mata makcik pakcik ibu ayah saya. Saya berdoa kepada Allah, merasai harapan ibu saya selama ini. Alhamdulillah. Ini kali pertama semua adik-beradik dapat berkumpul setelah lebih sepuluh tahun tak dapat berkumpul bersama. Saban tahun saya melihat ibu saya sedih, kerana sedikit perselisihan dengan nenek kami, hanya keluarga kami sahaja yang beraya di sana. Kadang-kadang sangat dapat bertembung dua beradik di rumah nenek kami. Saya belajar nilai yang sangat penting dalam keluarga daripada kejadian ini.

Lebih mengejutkan, biasanya saya hanya menitis air mata ketika bersalaman dengan ibu ayah saya. Sikit je. Tapi tahun ini, saya menangis di bahu mereka. Saya tak cakap apa-apa. Saya pandang wajah mereka, saya salam tangan, saya letak muka saya di bahu mereka. Menangis macam budak-budak. Habis basah baju ibu ayah saya. Lagi-lagi masa tengah meraung di bahu ibu saya, ibu saya berbisik "Anak mama, Mama sayang. Lagi dua je Allah tak makbulkan lagi doa Mama untuk abang. Jadi Hafiz Quran, Allah dah makbulkan. Lagi dua, Mama doa abang dapat pimpin masyarakat, dan Mama doa abang mati syahid. Itu doa Mama". Lagi kuat saya menangis. Maklumlah, anak sulung. Bukan selalu dapat rasa ibu belai kepala. Dah habis menangis, sempat lagi saya tanya, "Ma, tak doa untuk Asif kahwin ke?". Keh. Entah macam mana soalan itu keluar pun saya tak tahu. Tiba-tiba. Moga saya dapat jadi anak yang baik. Mereka tak pernah putus asa untuk saya, dari saya kecil hingga besar. Banyak dosa saya pada mereka. Saya tahu dalam hati saya, saya cinta mereka. Sangat-sangat cinta. Tak pernah berlalu sehari tanpa nama mereka disebut dalam doa saya.

Saya sering tertanya-tanya, terutama pada bulan Ramadan lepas. Apakah nilai cinta saya di sisi Allah? Macam mana untuk saya ketahui adakah cinta saya bernilai atau tidak di sisi Allah? Saya tidak tahu jawapannya. Tapi saya merasakan, cinta itu perasaan yang menenangkan dan membahagiakan. Saya merasakan bila kita hidup dalam senang, kita bersyukur. Bila hidup diuji, kita solat dua rakaat memohon sifat redha dan bersangka baik pada Allah.

Alhamdulillah, bila saya terima berita yang saya kurang berkenan, saya terus mengambil wudhu' dan menunaikan solat dua rakaat. Andai sebelum ini walaupun saya bersabar, tapi hati saya akan sakit. Tapi Alhamdulillah, kali ini rasa sedih itu saya pulangkan kembali pada Allah. Andai itu yang terbaik, mohon dikurniakan redha. Saya sentiasa berdoa pada Allah agar segala keputusan hidup ini dipandu Allah, bukan dipandu oleh kecetekan akal diri sendiri. Walaupun kadang-kadang kemahuan itu terlalu kuat, kemahuan itu saya pulangkan kembali kepada Allah. Andai ianya baik, pulangkan ia kembali pada saya. Andai tidak, hilangkan ia dari hati saya.

Hidup ini punya tujuan. Jangan mudah terleka dengan distraction lain. Sentiasa belajar dari kesilapan.

Ya, hidup saya ada impian. Saya punya tiga impian dalam hidup. Andai Allah ingin gugurkan mana-mana impian saya, saya redha. Impian boleh digugurkan, namun tujuan itu pasti. Tujuan hidup kita ialah Allah. Paksikan itu dalam hati.

Sentiasa check dari masa ke semasa, bagaimanakah cinta kita? Adakah bila kita sujud, hati kita merasakan kehinaan dan kehambaan? Adakah kita ingat pada Nabi semasa kita senyum, bergurau, makan, dan solat? Kerna itu semua sunnah nabi. Di akhir zaman ini, di mana nabi telah tiada, link kita untuk menyemai rasa cinta pada Nabi hanyalah dengan mengamalkan sunnah nabi, selawat dan membaca sirahnya.

Sentiasa rujuk hubungan kita dengan Al Quran. Adakah kita menjaga dan mengamalkan isi Al Quran? Adakah kita faham ciri-ciri dalam Surah al Mu'minun? Sudahkah kita maklum ciri-ciri orang bertaqwa yang terletak di banyak tempat di dalam Quran? Sudahkah kita faham berapa kali Allah berpesan, yang Allah akan meneguhkan tapak kaki mereka yang berada di jalan Allah? Malah Allah siap menghantar malaikat untuk bersama dengan kita.

Saya ingin syorkan satu buku yang sangat bagus. Bekalan Sepanjang Jalan Dakwah, Mustafa Masyhur. Sangat peribadi dan hidup. Beliau mengajak kita untuk mencari bekalan dalam solat, di dalam Quran, zakat, haji, tafakur pada nikmat, dan takfakur pada ciptaan Allah. Best!

Juga buku Syamail Muhammadiyah. Ada di MPH. Tak padan langsung dengan harga. Harga murah, isinya masya Allah tak ternilai. Cinta pada nabi berbunga.

Sejak saya habis buku itu, saya sering berdoa sebegini di akhir doa saya, " Ya Allah, aku sangat merindukan kekasihMu, Rasulullah. Kirim salam sayang rinduku padanya. Allahumma Sholli 'ala Muhammad. Aku ingin dahiku dicium olehnya di syurga nanti".

Hargai cinta kita, pupuk dan semai. Kerana kita akan bersama dengan siapa yang kita cintai di akhirat nanti.

Berikan nama-nama Allah - At Tawwab, Ar Rahim, Ar Rauf dan banyak lagi nama-nama indah lain nilainya. Yakinilah Allah itu at Tawwab, Maha penerima taubat. Yakinilah Allah itu ar Rahim, Maha penyayang. Berikan nama Allah haknya, berikan nama Allah sifatnya, berikan nama Allah nilai cintanya. Moga dengan itu, cinta terus berputik. Tak kenal, maka tak cinta. [Kecerdasan Asmaul Husna]. 

Insya Allah.

To my beloved

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Anekdot first day...

Salam adik-adik semua. Salam mak aku, mak aku peluk kuat-kuat. Mak aku menangis. Panjang mak aku pesan, last-last keluar perkataan 'I Love You'. Itu pun dah cukup sebenarnya. Hati bahagia, walaupun tak tunjuk di muka. Nak menangis jugak, tapi senyum je. Nanti lagi sedih mak aku. Mak aku menangis macam aku nak pergi oversea je, walhal Penang je pun. Masa tu mata dah bergenang, tapi lap cepat. Nanti mak aku lagi sedih. Walaupun depan orang, I'm proud being treated like that. Lol, anak manja. Not a whimpy one, but anak manja yang able to protect his family, and to protect his ummah. Kemudian salam ayah aku. Salam and peluk cara gentlemen. He taught me how to be a man. Kemudian salam and peluk adik-adik kecik dua orang, Ayaz dan Saif. Tapi derang macam tak kisah, sebab tengah bergurau sesama sendiri. Aku pun biarlah. Kereta pun pergi, akak polis sebelah siap tegur lagi, 'tak menangis ke?'. 'Taklah, dah besar, control sikit'.

Kemudian, dalam 30 minit lepas tu, mak aku call. Dengar suara Ayaz kuat menangis dalam fon, dia cakap "Abg Asif, terima masih kerana telah membesarkan Ayaz dan menjaga Ayaz dengan baik selama ni..Ayaz janji akan belajar elok-elok dan ngaji tiap malam-malam..huuuu(sambung nangis)". Aku pun menangis dalam bilik, berderai-derai air mata jatuh. Aku pun letak telefon,tak tahu nak cakap apa. Call mak aku balik lepas tu, tanya Ayaz cakap tu skrip ke? Mak aku cakap tak, memang Ayaz cakap sendiri. Ayaz ni darjah satu kalau kome nak tahu. Dalam kereta masa tu pun terkejut, Ayaz cakap macam tu. Rupanya masa aku salam derang dalam kereta tu, derang tak tahu aku nak masuk U dah. Kelakar betul. Bila dah otw balik baru mak aku cakap lepas ni Abg Asif takda, siapalah yang nak teman pergi tandas, buat susu, ngajar ngaji semua. Terus dua-dua menangis. Baru derang sedar. Keh keh. Sentimental betul. Dah takda sapa dah aku nak marah sebab conteng buku aku. Haha.

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1. I wrote this, with my love towards my family, and towards my very nice uncles and aunties. Asif di sini sihat-sihat aja. Baik-baik aja. Sudah mula kelas, juga sudah mula usrah. Usrah Asif dengan Dr *#^%$#, professor Physics di USM. Sampai-sampai di Penang ikhwah dah bawak pi jalan-jalan. Hujung minggu ini InsyaAllah pergi panjat gunung dengan Aqsa Syarif. Asif KoKu masuk Kesatria Negara.

Subject daftar enam, in which ada dua are pretty easy. English dan Agama Islam. Subjek lain biasa je. Dua physics, satu calculus, lagi satu subjek faculty - ElectroTechnology. Library dia best. Roommate pun boleh tahan. Seorang roommate dah mintak Asif ngajar dia mengaji walaupun kat Pusat Islam ada je halaqah al Quran ustaz tu buat. Tapi, ustaz-ustaz tu pun baca tajwid kantoi juga, tapi Asif diam jelah. Budak baru katakan. Pusat Islam dia aktif, almost every day ada kuliah. Lagi dua orang roommate selalu tengah DF. Sorang dah suruh Asif kejut dia Subuh masjid betul-betul sampai bangun. Setakat ini alhamdulillah tak ada kelas malam, boleh mengaji dan study senang sikit.

Kafe dia pun murah, setakat ini Asif kira perbelanjaan Asif RM211 sebulan, untuk makan sahaja. Buku belum beli lagi, tapi rasa macam tak payah kot. Although I love books so much, I think dengan keadaan duit sekarang, rilek-rilek dulu lah. Lecturer pun dah prepare note online. Wahai Mama n Baba, walaupun Asif dah dewasa, tapi macam perlu bantuan untuk beli laptop lah. Macam perlu sangat di sini. Hihi. Dah jumpa ramai ikhwah senior sini, derang offer Asif buku jugak. Separuh harga. Kat sini ada tiga rumah ikhwah dekat dengan UiTM.

Naim pun dah masuk UIA PJ. Dia exempted APT, EPT level 6.

2. I wrote this, with a bunch of regrets towards my best friend. Aku minta maaf, sebab tak dapat pergi oversea dengan kau. Aku cadang nak pergi nanti. Maybe Master. It is my utmost regret when I made the decision. Insya Allah, I pray, you'll be a great physicist one day, and as for me, to be a great engineer.

And thank you for everything. And Asyraf Roslan! happy belated birthday! Aku ingat masa form 4 aku lupa birthday kau. Haha. Moga berkat umur kau..dan mudah pelajaran kau. Aku sebenarnya ada post untuk kau, tapi maklumlah orang tak ada laptop plus wifi sentiasa bingung di sini. Ini pun roommate aku seludup gajet apa entah macam ada parabola nak intensify wifi bilik ni. Lepas ni, aku, kau dan Omar susahlah nak jumpa lagi. Sorang di Penang, sorang di Klate, sorang di Manchester. Acano nak gi tonton dota tournament lagi??

3. I wrote this, with a mountain of hope in the future. As you said, I put my choice on Allah. And I really really really really really hope that I can make it in time, to win. In 3 years, I'll be there. I'll meet him, and I'll be ready. Mark my word.

4. To all, do pray for me.

Ini aku sertakan lagu masa kami orientasi, ada abang senior dua orang nyanyi. Sumpah terbaik!! Aku menangis dengar, menangis betul. Aku tengok keliling aku ada yang nangis jugak. Later I know, they were the ones who are just like me, some older, 22 yrs old. Pegang harapan family. Bila datang sini, baru tahu, lagi ramai unfortunate. I should be grateful.

Konferens Riang

Masa kali pertama aku mendapat senarai nama daripada penyelaras, "Allah.. layak ke aku nak bawak budak-budak ni? Tak apa. Pelan-pelan kayuh". Masa kali pertama liqa', macam-macam fikrah gamaknya. Semua ada. Mereka ahli Nuqaba' Council SMIAAG. Mereka ini semua naqib-naqib untuk halaqah adik-adik tingkatan satu dan dua. Kali pertama liqa', aku buat jamuan. Depan pejabat sekolah. Nak tengok sorang-sorang, kenal dalam-dalam. Biar rapat hati.

Selepas itu, ada yang mula tak datang. Aku tahu - mereka tak bersetuju dengan dakwah Ikhwan. Advanced sungguh budak-budak zaman sekarang. Aku masa form 5 tak tahu pun mende alah macam ini. Tapi tak apa. Proceed dengan siapa yang ada. Mula-mula agak awkward. Ke arah mana aku nak bawa anak buah aku. Silibus ada, tapi aku rasa tak sesuai dengan mereka. Aku pun jumpa penyelaras, minta nak bawakan beberapa topik lain dari silibus. Alhamdulillah, diluluskan.


Membina, bukan sahaja tautan hati, tapi kefahaman - Muharikah
Dalam tempoh pertama, aku ulangkaji balik nota-nota lama usrah dulu. Ambil buku rujukan modul tarbiyah Islamiyah yang aku beli masa aku jaulah di Indonesia, rujuk balik Maza Ya'ni. Aku bentang tajuk Madlulusy Syahadah (Dalil-dalil syahadah), Syarat Syahadah, Ma'na La Ilaha Illallah. Semua ini berjalan dengan panjang dan perlahan. Aku sediakan peta minda. Nota. Aku selang-selikan dengan ta'aruf. Iya. Sebab aku masih baru dengan mereka, aku nak bina tautan hati. Sesi ini agak lama. Tambah pula topik ini topik aqidah. Nabi Muhammad SAW ambil masa nak dekat 13 tahun, tanam aqidah dalam dada sahabat betul-betul. Tanam iman dalam-dalam.

Kemudian aku masuk bab nubuwwah. Lepas aku rasa semua dah jelas, aku proceed dengan buku 'Apa erti aku menganut Islam?' bahagian pertama. Bab Aqidah sahaja sudah makan masa yang lama. Bila tanya balik naqib aku pasal tajuk-tajuk aqidah itu untuk clear betul-betul, selalu kene bidas - "Itulah..dulu masa ana explain, anta main, anta tido, anta makan..ha..skng datang merayu nak talaqqi pulak". Aduh. Setempek kena. Dalam hati nak tergelak. Perli-perli dia pun, akhirnya dapat juga duduk semeja. Dia korbankan masa bertahun-tahun bina kami masa di Al-Amin. Dari tingkatan tiga lagi. Aku dan kawan-kawan aku pula, kalau ada bantal krohhh, ada keropok ngappp, ada air slurrrp. Sebab itu bila aku fikir balik, kalau dia boleh bersabar dengan kerenah kami, kalau dia sanggup endure lamanya kami nak develop kefahaman dan minat - aku mesti boleh. Aku bersetuju dengan Ustaz Hasrizal - sesimple mana presentation kita, haruslah ada preparation. Lagi-lagi dengan anak-anak usrah. Untuk membina manusia, perlu ada banyak faktor hadir serentak. Perlunya niat yang betul, semangat dan jiddiyah yang tinggi, sistem gerak kerja yang berkesan, silibus yang teratur, dan paling penting sekali - redha Allah. Yang penting, kita ambil serius dan buat terbaik untuk membina manusia.

10 peribadi muslim

Masa ini, fokus aku untuk bina peribadi Muslim. Memang aku sendiri masih cuba untuk fulfill perkara ini. Dan aku nak mereka tahu aku pun bersama-sama dengan mereka untuk membina diri mereka. 10 Peribadi Muslim."Lambat lah bang nak kahwin kalau tunggu semua ni siap..". =.=' Asyik nak kahwin je. "Tak apa, nta buat, nanti ada lah bunga yang sedang membina diri pun sampai. Kalau dah sampai seru, sama-sama lah bina diri dan masjid."


Quran wanewani! - Benih suburrr..
Tiap-tiap kali mula halaqah, aku mula dengan baca Quran. Kemudian aku minta seorang demi seorang round table, cuba explain pengajaran yang mereka dapat dari ayat yang kami baca. Setiap kali. Aku nak tekankan betapa seorang ikhwah perlukan Quran. Biar mereka kenal Quran macam kenal tapak tangan sendiri. Tengok Quran-Quran akhawat, fuuh. Berseri-seri dengan pelekat warna-warni. Silau mata memandang. Tapi ikhwah tak perlu sangat lah nak pelekat-lekat kan? Kita main lekat sikit-sikit je. Untuk tahun ini sahaja - aku go through Maza Ya'ni bahagian pertama. Aku tanam dalam-dalam sirah-sirah nabi dan sahabat, fasa Makkah & fasa Madinah. Selalu buat kuiz. Minta mereka kaitkan diri dengan sahabat-sahabat nabi. Kaitkan sehari-hari dengan nabi. Biar dekat di hati. Sampai masa tamrin mereka, penceramah tanya soalan pasal sirah - mereka lah yang menjawabnya, laju pula. Penceramah tanya, mereka angkat, jawab. Tanya, angkat, jawab. Lepas itu semua pandang aku buat muka bangga sorang-sorang dapat jawab soalan penceramah.

Lepas segmen sirah, masuk ahwalul muslimin. Hal ehwal umat Islam. Aku suka cerita pasal Palestin. Sebab aku nak mati dekat sana satu hari nanti. Lepas itu, aku open counter untuk mereka bercerita update diri, ibadah, luahan hati dan hal-hal sekolah. Sebab mereka pimpinan sekolah, kadang-kadang sesi itu jadi panjang. Sampai ada yang tertinggal bas. Tumpang orang lain balik. Bulatan comel aku buat tiap-tiap Jumaat, 4.30 sampai 6.30 petang. Kadang-kadang anjak Khamis, sebab nak iftar sekali. Akhir sekali, mutaba'ah ibadah. (*Ada part yang dirahsiakan. Harap maklum.)

 Kadang-kadang, bila fikir balik tanggungjawab yang dipikul sangat berat. Aku perlu menggalas tugas walid - syeikh - qaid - 'alim. Kasih sayang - pembentukan diri - kepimpinan - ilmu. Banyak betul. Tapi bila fikir balik dah ramai yang usaha sehabis baik mereka untuk membina manusia, dan Allah permudahkan mereka. Aku juga menginginkan begitu.

Pelik, bila aku yang bawa mereka terasa ruhiyah aku yang naik pula. Tengok muda dan jernih jiwa mereka, amat rugi kalau disia-siakan untuk umat.

Mana Jemaahnya?
Kadang-kadang ada juga anak buah yang tertanya-tanya, bila lah aku nak perkenalkan jemaah pada mereka. Oh tidak. Tidak lagi. Aku dengan naqib aku dulu 3 tahun menunggu. Dah habis SPM baru dia introduce. Aku pun macam itu. Kenalkan pada Allah, pada Islam, pada ukhuwah, pada wajibnya beramal untuk Islam dari segi prinsip, hukum, dan darurat. Kenalkan pada nabi, senang cerita biar kenal semua. Kemudian baru pilih jalan mana yang mereka nak serahkan komitmen seumur hidup mereka. Lepas itu, aku ambil prinsip - tak perlu nak cerita keburukan jemaah lain untuk ajak mereka masuk jemaah sendiri. Itu tindakan pengecut. Kata pejuang. Kena lah gentlemen.

Jadi, akhir liqa' kami minggu lepas. Di Ulu Yam. Sedihnya. Aku pesan elok-elok, macam naqib aku pesan pada aku, "Anak buah bukan milik naqib. Jangan sekali-kali ingat sebab kita dakwah dia, dia milik kita". Milik siapa jadinya? Milik Allah, hadiah untuk umat yang sedang bangun.

Untuk naik atas, kena ikut tangga dia. Aku selalu cakap dengan anak buah aku. Kita buat kerja kita. Jangan sibuk hal orang lain. Maratib amal itu kena tertib kita follow. Kadang-kadang mereka pun pening. Kenapa kita tak join je yang dah ada? Atau mana-mana? Kita tak bersatu lah kalau macam ni. Ye ke? Aku tanya balik. Aku tunjuk tangan aku - dalam tangan ada apa? Ada sel otot, ada kulit, ada connective tissue, ada urat saraf, ada bulu, semua ada. Untuk apa? Supaya tangan ini dapat berfungsi dengan baik. Untuk bersatu, tak perlu menjadi satu. Bila ada khilafah naik nanti, kita akan patuh pada yang telah naik. Sementara itu, kita teruskan dengan membina. :)


Memori best!
Yang paling aku ingat, masa bulan Ramadhan. Nak iftar, kami semua pergi pasar malam. Ada seorang anak buah aku, naik motor dengan aku, entah macam mana mungkin sebab berat, tayar motor pecah. Haha. Habis aku balik rumah kena perli dengan Mama tersayang turunkan berat badan.

Lepas itu, dengan mereka ini, janganlah buka topik kahwin ke cinta ke. Habis dua jam masa silibus dihabiskan meluahkan perasaan, melayan rindu dendam, tak sabar nak dewasa mende alah. Jadi lah tempat luahan. Macam-macam ditanya pasal mende alah perasaan ini. Penat jugak den nak mendengar satu-satu. Kelahkah pun ade.

Rehlah - syok sekali. Kitorang sangat suka mandi sungai dan makan ayam dan daging bakar! Dan mereka suka suruh aku terjun tempat tinggi dulu. Suka suruh aku masuk sungai dulu. Bila aku suruh mandi dulu masa kami bakar ayam, dok kate sungai kene dirasmikan dulu. Lepas itu bila aku keluar nak buat pengisian sikit sebelum balik, semua nak ajak buat dalam sungai. Dalam sungai pula duduk sibuk main masukkan pasir dalam baju orang, simbah-simbah air kat orang, sampai main tarik seluar pun ada. Nasib baik aku duduk jauh-jauh awal-awal lagi. Mereka kalau dah 'masuk air' lain jadi nya. Haha. Bila nak balik, semua liat nak keluar dari air. Macam badak pun ada. Rindu betul.

Ada yang tak datang masa ini. Semuanya ada 9 orang.

Sebab mereka budak SPM, aku sangat stresskan untuk mereka fokuskan pada belajar. Letak seiring. Seimbangkan. Antara fungsi bulatan comel ini pun, mentawazzunkan fikrah. Balance balik, takut lepas balik rumah terlepas tarbiyah zatiyah seminggu, timbul rasa nak bias itu ini, fanatik itu ini, betul salah itu ini, bosan best itu ini - jadi balance balik. Biar mereka tengok dunia dengan kaca mata yang rabbani.

Sinergi!

Lima batch berkerjasama untuk menjayakan Kem Qiyadah tahun ini. 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17. Batch mane? Tengok kat jari kami.

Harapan aku, lepas mereka keluar. Mereka lah yang aku membangunkan umat di luar sana, pada masa yang sama tak melupakan Al-Amin tempat menyemai benih-benih subur untuk umat.


Terjun jangan tak terjun! 
Sekian. Penceritaan aku tentang bulatan gumbira aku bersama-sama anak-anak buah aku. Memang tak boleh cerita banyak-banyak. Mende ni kami rahsiakan selalu..sebab spesel :)

Amir Luqman - nak jadi akauntan.

Aku lah tu...

Nabeel di New Zealand

Khairul Iman bakal ustaz

Faruuq nak pergi belajar pondok Pasir Tumboh

Falah Azmi doktor muda.

Wassalam.

p/s - Siapa nak usrah>? Minat untuk membina diri, meningkatkan ruhi, mengenal Islam, bertemu dengan kawan-kawan yang OSEM dan sanggup mati untuk agama, tak perlu takut untuk buat salah sebab sini semua tegur je -tak simpan dalam tak main belakang. Dan paling best, kat sini semua manusia! Tak ada yang sempurna, tapi mengejar sempurna! :DD

p/s - Kalau nak, sila mesej! Haritu dah jumpa seorang lepasan SPM sekolah agama, nak mencari usrah. Jadi, kalau engkau orang pun nak join, sila lah. Komen boleh di sini, di FB pun boleh, mesej pun boleh.

Pemenang tempat kedua video OSEM Angel Pakai Gucci '11. Jom bangun sama-sama lawan raksaksa!

Ujian dan Mu'min

"Demi sesungguhnya! Kami akan menguji kamu dengan sedikit perasaan takut (kepada musuh) dan (dengan merasai) kelaparan, dan (dengan berlakunya) kekurangan dari harta benda dan jiwa serta hasil tanaman. Dan berilah khabar gembira kepada orang-orang yang sabar:
(Iaitu) orang-orang yang apabila mereka ditimpa oleh sesuatu kesusahan, mereka berkata: "Sesungguhnya kami adalah kepunyaan Allah dan kepada Allah jualah kami kembali."  [Al Baqarah 155-156]

*Rasulullah SAW bersabda "Aku takjub dengan perihal orang yang beriman.. Semuanya ada kebaikan.. Tidak ada suatu kebaikan pun kecuali ianya untuk orang yang beriman.. Apabila diberikan sesuatu nikmat, dia akan bersyukur.. Maka itu baik baginya.. Apabila diuji dengan suatu ujian, dia akan bersabar.. Maka itu juga baik baginya.."  Hadith ini diriwayatkan oleh Imam Muslim.

Moga Allah permudahkan -

Untuk abang UM tersayang, Thalhah Ajma'in, semoga cepat-cepat sembuh. Rindu ana pada enta. Walaupun baru kejap sama-sama berkonferens riang, dah rasa sayang. Ana doa moga enta cepat sembuh. Terima kasih kerana ambil berat dan care pada ana.

Untuk ex-schoolmate dari Al-Amin, ex-classmate dari DQ, ex-partner Setiausaha Biro Akademik, Jannah Radzi, moga enti terus kuat. Doa banyak-banyak, dan banyak-banyak sabar.
[Jannah Radzi dan keluarga dirompak di rumah mereka sebelum subuh, kerugian RM30ribu++. Sesiapa yang nak menyumbang boleh PM Facebook. I'll give you her account number. I'll post it too di Caliph14 dan Grup FCR. Terima kasih.]

* Tak dapat provide sanad betul, dengar masa khutbah, cari dah tak jumpa. Kthxbye.

Pluralist in Action

Assalamu'alaikum.

Pluralism. A philosophy that I've taken quite interested in. Because I think it's beautiful, and I think it's a transitional step to become a better person. Because from what I've seen and engaged, people with real pluralism in mind, they are really nice persons. These people - they act upon their belief. They are a bit like Muslims, where almost every step they take and things they do, they revolve around their principles. We may not realize it, but Islam is a very-very comprehensive and meticulous religion. Open up your Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Google, Safary or anything - and compare other religions with ours for good. You will be surprised by how our two main sources are preserved, and applied in our daily lives. Everything we do in our lives is an act of following the way of life of the greatest human on Earth - Prophet Muhammad. Peace and blessings be upon him.

But we are different in terms of faith. From one aspect, we feel relieved, calm, firm and assured by our faith because our physical proof which is the Quran is undeniably preserved and authentic - no doubt about it. And our creed comes with such a beautiful logic. It is like a nice person comes to our house, knocks politely, we feel safe, we like him and we invite him in. There's not an iota of doubt inviting him in. The same goes to our creed. Surah al Ikhlas in the Quran describes very well about our creed - that our God, Allah is the One and Only God. No father and son, independent, and nothing like Him. It follows the logic very well. It is our instinct to feel relief as we meet our purpose of life. We don't have vital conflicts to deal with - such as which one is greater? Jesus, the Father, or Holy Ghost? Nor we have any conflicting and contradicting premises between our scripture and our described creed such as Christians do. They have very much to deal, because the issues are fundamental - Original Sins, The Calling Eli Eli Lamma Sabatchani, who are the Sons of God, is there any other Alpha and Omega other than Jesus,  who are the real writers of important gospels and letters, does Christian's faith today is the real faith of Jesus or is it Pauline Christian, what about other sects that are dismissed especially during Council Of Nicea and many more. We can take another religions but it will be a very long list. While we Muslims, only have to deal with issues regarding misconceptions. So, it is a relief. Plus, we have a strong historical evidence and records following our stands, principles, and vital points of Islam.

Pluralists instead of referring to real physical records, evidences, and scriptures - they believe that truth lies everywhere. It is an entirely different context than we religious people (Read : Muslims, Christians, Hindus) usually believe. We believe that absolute truth is within our religion. Especially in Islam. We strongly believe that absolute truth is within Islam, and as for me, YES, I am confident that absolute truth lies in my religion. Is there any truth in any other religion? How can Muslims regard there is no truth in any other religion? Yes. We believe there have been some truths in other religion, as we believe Allah has sent thousands of messengers and prophets before Muhammad - two of them are Moses and Jesus(peace be upon them) which play a huge role in Judaism and Christianity. There is also possibility that Buddha and Hindu also originally a religion of Allah. But, as time passes by, we believe the essences are corrupted. And as Muhammad the last messenger of Allah, we believe it is a continuation and a completion of religion of Allah. Muhammad came and confirmed previous messages of previous prophets. We believe Muhammad did not create a new religion, but continued a legacy. In Quran for example, the proof that we believe there was a religion of God but carried different names - [2:62], Christians(Nasara), Jews(Yahudi - Haadu), Sabi'ins are example of it. The essence that should be in each of these old religions are belief in Allah, belief in the Day of Judgement, and the importance of good deeds. So if we take a verse from Chandogya Upanishad [6:1:2] "Ekam Evadvitiyam" which means "He is One without a Second" - yes, it is possible that once Hindu was also a religion of Allah. It is a normal perspective from any other religions that the absolute truth lies in theirs.

Islam, the last religion of Allah
Islam, is the last religion of Allah. A religion that will prevail to the end of time. The definition of Islam itself is sufficient to describe what does it really mean. Islam is not only a millah(religion) but it is the deen of Allah. Deen means 'way of life'. The word 'Islam' can be derived from three root words, 1. Aslama(to surrender) 2. Salima(pure, authentic) 3. Salam(peace). So, Islam means, "A way of life by submitting oneself to Allah in a pure and authentic way to attain inner peace and blessings". Why must I add 'pure and authentic' in the definition? To show you one of the differences between Islam and other religions. In Islam, everything we do have its sources. We worship Allah, the way Allah wants us to worship Him. Everything, is according to His wishes.

Pluralists believe that the truth may come from other religion as well - and none of these religions contain all the truth. They believe that everything in this world is inter-connected. Their main pillars are universal values - peace, human right, love, justice and many more. They acted on these values, and you can see that they are not biased to certain sides or groups. When you engage with them, you will learn to respect them. Because of how much efforts they have put to stand and act on what they believe. And I dare to say, although there is no actual pillar or reference to this belief, they hold it really firm. Truth can come from anyone, anywhere. In short, every religion is the same. Same in the context that it does not only bring people to the truth, but to the extent that details of each religion are not as important as the purpose of the religion itself. Contradictions are normal. When I first know about this philosophy, I was thinking, how can you live with all those contradictions in yourself? I mean, because they regard religions are all the same - and when they choose they want to live as a Muslim, they also think it's okay to wear cross or pray in a Gudwara to Satnam because nothing changes. Whoever God you worship, you will arrive to the truth. I myself don't understand how is this even possible. Such contradiction is unbearable.

Pluralism in Physics
But later, I come to understand the situation as I read a book "Isms and Oologies" by 'I don't remember who'.  The example is as follows. In physics, there are two 'contradicting' situations. Newtonian Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics. In Newtonian Mechanics, everything can be predicted and calculated. You can know an object will travel to where, its speed and arrive when - you just need enough information. But in Quantum Mechanics as Michio Kaku describes, 'nothing is certain'. It's a probabilistic world. You can never be sure, NEVER. For instance, you can only know either the momentum of an electron or its position. You can never know both. Never. Regardless how advanced the technology is, you will never know. It's the uncertainty principle.  For example, a specific electron can be at two places at one time. That's the quantum world. It behaves that way. Another example, if you shoot an electron at a big hill, there's a chance that the exact electron will create a tunnel through the hill and be at the other side of the hill. When we bring this example to macroscopic level, it is impossible. Earth cannot be at two places at a particular time. When we throw a ball to a thick hard wall, there's no way the ball could make a hole to that wall and be on the other side and the wall return hole-less. You got the idea? Quantum Mechanics is usually used to deal with things at microscopic level ie electrons and protons, while Newtonian Mechanics is used to deal with things at macroscopic level ie planets and stars. Today's scientists use both to deal with different problems - although in real life it's contradicting, but they use both to solve problems from both worlds. That's what we call pluralist. Still, in this scientific community, there are other people who believe in the theory of eveything - a theory that describes literally everything. They believe one day, the 'truth' they want will be found in the theory of eveything. While pluralist is okay with contradictions, this kind of people (monism) believes that absolute truth is contained in one entity. This kind of people is really much alike with us religious people. They are in search for ToE and they are not satisfied until they are able to explain why are Quantum Mechanics and other mechanics are so different etc. Except for each of us Muslims, Christians, and Jews believes that the absolute truth was already found and is within our own religion. (Read : QM as for now can also be applied to some aspects at macroscopic level)

Ada Shrodinger's cat di situ. Haha

He's a magnificent pluralist
He is very nice. He smiles, treats people nicely, and an ardent advocate of peace. When you talk to him, you will come to know that he is a man of principle. As for now, he often posts at an FB group - a group with various people with various faiths and religions; United Religions Initiative. Here is the example of his posts in the group.
1.
They are forever free who renounce all selfish desires and break away from the ego-cage of 'I,' 'me,' and 'mine' to be united with the Lord. Attain to this, and pass from death to immortality." (Hinduism. Bhagavad Gita 2.71)

"Torah abides only with him who regards himself as nothing." (Judaism. Talmud, Sota 21b)

"O son of Man! If you love Me, turn away from yourself; and if you seek My pleasure, regard not your own; that you may die in Me and I may eternally live in you." (Baha'i' Faith. Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah, Arabic 7)

"The Man of the Way wins no fame,
The highest virtue wins no gain,
The Great Man has no self." (Taoism. Chuang Tzu 17)

"If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it." (Christianity. Mark 8.34-36)

"In the evening do not expect [to live till] morning, and in the morning do not expect evening. Prepare as lone as you are in good health for sickness, and so long as you are alive for death." (Islam. Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi 40)

"He who has no thought of 'I' and 'mine' whatever toward his mind and body, he who grieves not for that which he has nott, he is, indeed, called a bhikku." (Buddhism. Dhammpada 367)

INNERWORK self-reflection for the week: "What does my faith/belief say about the Ego and Self-Denial?


2.‎"Every sacrifice is a boat to heaven." (Hinduism. Satapatha Brahmana 4.2.5.10)

"Lo! We have given you abundance; so pray to your Lord, and sacrifice." (Islam. Qur'an 108.1-2)

"Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (Christianity. John 15.13)

"One must have the courage to face life as it is. to go through sorrows and always sacrifice oneself for the sake of others." (African Tradition. Kenyan-Kipsigis saying)

"A bodhisattva resolves, 'I should accept all sufferings for the sake of sentient beings, and enable them to escape from the abyss of immeasurable woes of birth and death... Why? Because I have set my mind on enlightenment in order to liberate all sentient beings; I do not seek the unexcelled way for my own sake.'" (Buddhism. Garland Sutra)

"Let all your deeds be done for the sake of Heaven." (Judaism. Mishnah, Abot 2.17)

Inner Work self-reflection & self-awareness guide for the week:
"WHAT SACRIFICE HAVE I MADE FOR THE OTHER? WHAT SACRIFICE HAS ANOTHER MADE FOR ME?"

To our Muslim brothers and sisters: Bayramiz Eidil Adha Mubarak Olsun!

To me, a person with this kind of paradigm is nice and kind. He takes good values from every faith, and appreciates it very well. This kind of person, you will have a hard time to start comparing which one is better, your religion or his ideology. You know why, unlike other religions, this philosophy ACCEPTS truth might come from anyone. So they are the kind of people who is very open-minded. For example, when you face people from another religion, it's easier(Read : not EASY) as you can start comparing, and they have 'something' to defend - something fixed - the religion itself. You know what are their weak spots, and you know how exactly they will react. But with pluralists, it's kind of like this "Yeah.. each person has its own opinions" without getting anywhere close to being challenged or provoked at all. And his life revolves around his values. One of the good things that I learned from him, is he really wishes he could stop 'religious-motivated violence'. As he views religion as something beautiful, he wants people to stop using religion as an excuse to do violence. Until now, I do not know, how to really deal with it. Care to give any ideas? The only thing that we Muslims have, is the real assurance of the Oneness of Allah, greatest example of Muhammad, and the outstanding Quran - which lead us to believe we are on the right track. And I know, they only rely on the beauties of their values.

He really is a nice person, and I pray to Allah so that one day, Allah will bless him His hidayah. Amin..

[Declaration of Global Ethics]
Their declaration.

Conclusion
There has been a major confusion to Muslims about how to regard this philosophy. Pluralism, is a philosophy that puts every religion as equal and each religion will bring you to the truth. We believe that Islam is the only way to the truth. We are taught by Prophet Muhammad, to respect another religion and faith, to treat people as nice and kind as possible even though they are people from different faiths, and to live Islam as our way of life. "Lakum diinukum waliya diin" Surah Al Kaafirun. They have their own ways of lives, we have our way of life too. We don't need to be the same as them. Pluralism instead is about lowering your 'fences' to let people in and accept them. Acceptance is the key word. Because the way they see, these fences and differences are the contributing factors to religious-motivated violence. We Muslims have no urgency to lower our fences or dissolve our limitations and prohibitions, because our beloved Prophet had taught us, that he also can live peacefully with the Jews at Madinah without 'lowering any fences'. It's the akhlaq of the prophet that we need to constantly embrace.

Freedom and Justice Party

You can also have a look at a new party in Egypt, Freedom and Justice Party - their vice president is a Coptic Christian. People say that this party is very closely related to Muslim Brotherhood, Al Ikhwan Al Muslimun - but IM says the party operates separately. :) Even a proponent of Daulah Islamiah can have a Coptic as their vice. Still, before the first meeting the Muslim members went to the mosque to pray together. What a view! Video


* This is a post ignited by my amazement towards my friend, a pluralist - May Allah bless him Hidayah! Amin.

Au Revoir[2]

I tend to have maybe slow and not many, close and personal relationship with people. I might not be very friendly- which is mainly due to my inferiority complex. Not because I don't want to. But, when I'm hooked to someone, I will hold him/her very dearly. And my kind of relationship is somewhat a kind of slow pace relation. As far as I'm concerned. Even if I know that person only for a while.

This time, two of them were on their way to U.K. One to Oxford. And one to Manchester.

Rahman Rozali
He went to Oxford to further his in laws.

He was my senior. In school. Also my senior in taekwondo. He was one from few others who had his kicks executed beautifully and perfectly in our DoJang once. His kicks were amazingly perfect. He was also my senior in another art - where they practiced martial art using aura. He was also my mentor in survival skills. And kami satu bulatan gembira :D

His Quran was superb. His makhraj and tajwid - when you listen to him reading Quran, you will automatically say "Masya Allah". Beautiful voice, perfect makhraj, tajwid, tarannum, lahjah. Everything.

Still, as I am the pengarah for the upcoming Explorace for my school, he even said to me to Skype him whenever I want to ask his advice regarding this matter.

Although he went there for not more than 2 years, but I think we will miss him when we go camping. Surely.

With our naqib.

Asyraf Roslan a.k.a Capo
He went to Manchester to study Physics. He wishes to work at CERN. Amin.

We call each other by that name. I have one more close friend in this trio, named Omar. We call him Maro. They call me Sipo. So, he is my best friend. We've been through so much together. Of course, we had a fight once. And then we cool until now.

We knew each other when we were in Form 3, tahfiz together. He lend me his book, Warcraft Archives. And from that day, I started to add English novels and books in my list. We have been gaming together since we were form 4 if I am not mistaken. The first game was Star Wars Battlefront. Then LOTR The Battle of Middle-Earth. Then DOTA until now. Sometimes we shifted to first-person-shooter games like COD, but he became dizzy so fast. Haha. We play hitherto.

The whole line is our friends. Mini-gathering. :) Usually we play in 10 persons.

One of the most wonderful memories we have was when we went to A Famosa to watch SMM Dota Final. And during our journey, our cars (in which both of the cars were his, I drove one) were spotted by speed trap. Few months later, surat saman sampai. Haaaaaaa...

Di The Curve, this year's final SMM Dota took place. Asyraf - wears the white shirt in the centre.

He was the one who also made me interested in physics. His questions and his conversations really hooked me up. He has helped me a lot. Physically, emotionally, and financially. Thanks for everything.

Siiru 'ala barakatillah. Love you so much [sumpah geli nak cakap ni..tapi ni hakikat.]

:)

Salam.