Alhamdulillah,

Sebentar tadi aku berkesampatan mendengar kuliah dari Sheikh Yusha Evans di Trinity College Dublin.

Lain rasanya bila dah lama tak dengar kuliah live. Online kuliah dari u-tube etc. mmg tak boleh lawan la orang kata. So kat sini sekadar ingin berkongsi apa yang aku dapat masa dengar kuliah tadi. Tapi sebelum tu untuk siapa-siapa yang tiada cermin di hadapan mereka, boleh ambik cermin dan sedia dengan cermin berhampiran anda.

Kuliahnya pendek dan padat. Beliau bercakap tentang:

1. Generasi muda. Banyak diberi contoh-contoh tentang golongan muda dari zaman Rasulullah dan sahabat2 selepas baginda yang menyumbang kepada perkembangan Islam. Antara nama yang sudah selalu kita dengan seperti Saidina Ali, Mus'ab ibnu Umair, Saidina Umar, Zaid bin Thabit, Saidatina Aisyah dan lain-lain.

Betapa tanpa hasil usaha golongan awal yang memeluk Islam ini, belum tentu lagi kita dapat menikmati nikmat Islam yang jarang-jarang kita hargai sepenuhnya di hari ini. Muda mudi adalah penggerak kepada gerak kerja agama la lebih kurang macam tu. So macam mana? :) Tengok cermin kejap...fikir-fikirkan.

2. Rancangan jahat pihak bukan Islam yang mahu memisahkan muda mudi dari agama. Menurut beliau, rancangan jahat pihak kafir ini bukanlah semata- mata untuk mengkafirkan golongan muda mudi, tapi lebih kepada menjauhkan golongan ini dari pengangan agama. Kerana tanpa berpegang teguh kepada agama, tidak guna menjadi seorang muslim yang kemudiannya hanya mendatangkan fitnah untuk Islam itu sendiri. Untuk pengetahuan semua, Sheikh Yusha merupakan seorang Kristian sebelum beliau menerima hidayah dan memeluk Islam. Jadi adalah tidak mustahil hal-hal sebegini menjadi pengetahuan beliau. Bahkan sesetengah kita mungkin sedar akan kewujudan hal ini, tapi masih tidak mampu melakukan perubahan, walaupun terhadap diri sendiri. Sedih kan? :( Nak tengok cermin ka kali ni? Kalau rasa segan, tak perlulah kot. :)

3. Kuantiti dan kualiti. Kuantiti tak penting, kualiti itu lebih penting. Contoh dari sejarah sendiri sudah banyak. Bagaimana sahabat-sahabat di zaman Rasulullah mampu menang dalam peperangan walaupun jumlah mereka jauh lebih kecil. Berbekalkan keimanan dan ketaqwaan yang jitu, jumlah yang sedikit mampu melakukan segalanya. Lihat sahaja bagaimana Rasulullah melatih golongan awal yang memeluk Islam, walaupun jumlah mereka kecil pada awalnya, kualiti iman yang dipegang itu membolehkan seorang sahabat Rasulullah mengislamkan kebanyakan penduduk Yaman hinggakan ada sebuah hadith yang menyebut pujian Rasulullah terhadap keimanan penduduk Yaman. Begitu juga dengan contoh Mus'ab yang dihantar untuk berdakwah kepada penduduk Yathrib (Madinah). Kita sekarang? erk. jauh panggang dari api. Nak tau jauh ka tak panggang tu, korek lubang sedalam yang boleh, letakkan api dalam lubang yang dikorek dah letak panggang tu pulak tinggi melangit. Jauh ka tak tu?

4. Islam dan akhir zaman. Beliau menyebut tentang hadis yang menceritakan bagaimana berpegang kepada Islam di akhir zaman bagaikan menggenggam bara api. Sukar serta payah untuk berpegang teguh dan pastinya ada pelbagai cabaran. Namun begitu, Allah menjanjikan ganjaran yang lebih besar untuk mereka yang berpegang di jalan Allah di akhir zaman berbanding mereka yang berada di masa Rasulullah masih di sisi. So, sekarang cari cermin tengok dalam cermin tu, adakah kita telah menjadi seperti yang dituntut oleh agama? Terjagakah perkara-perkara asas dalam Islam dalam diri kita? Oh, kesiannya En. Cermin terpaksa digunakan lagi kali ni.

5. Distraction dan golongan muda. Sheikh Yusha Evans ada menyebut tentang beberapa perkara secara spontan seperti hiburan dan lain. Namun satu yang menarik perhatian aku adalah wanita. Begitu jualah dengan golongan wanita, the opposite sex is the greatest off all distraction. Betul ka ni? Tengok cermin lagi la. tak nak kata kat sapa2. For me, yes i have to admit it. Sadis pulak rasanya. Menurut beliau, kahwin tu macam jalan penyelesaiannya la sebab nanti pasangan hidup tu dapat meredakan distraction tu. Oh, kalaulah semudah itu. Sedangkan diri sendiri belum terjaga, macam mana la nak jaga anak orang kan? Tapi sampai bila anda baru betul-betul nak menjaga diri sendir dalam hal-hal agama kalau dalam umur 20-an pun masih belum mampu. Oh, tengoklah cermin lagi sekali. (mata kuyu dah pulak :D)

6. Hari akhirat. Semua individu akan berpanas terik dan bermandi peluh kecuali 7 golongan manusia. Sheikh Yusha cuma menyebut satu sahaja iaitu golongan muda yang dibesarkan dalam agama. Dibesarkan dalam agama yang macam mana? Ha...itu cuba la tgk cermin sekali lagi. Okaykah kita ini. jangan pandang orang lain, tgk diri sendiri dulu sebelum berani nak menuding jari kesana kesini. Masih berkesempatan kot untuk mengejar yang ini sebab golongan muda ni sampai umur 40 lebih macam tu. so...tinggal berapa tahun lagi nak mengejar yang satu ni?

7. Kehidupan dan dunia. Salah seorang alim ulama ada menyebut bahawa kehidupan di dunia ini bagaikan bayang-bayang. lagi anda terkejar-kejarkan bayang-bayang itu, lagi itulah anda tidak akan mendapatnya. Tapi apabila anda berpaling dari bayang-bayang dan berjalan kearah yang lain (mengidamkan akhirat), bayang-bayang itu akan pasti mengikut anda. Ada sebuah hadith specifically menyebut tentang hal ini. Tapi tadi tak sempat salin la, sekarang pulak macam malas nak cari sebab dah mengantuk. :P

Research sikit yeah sendiri2. hehe.

Jadi itu sajalah untuk malam ini dan mungkin juga  bagi minggu ini. Aku tak sempat menjenguk kerap sangat dah blog ni. Sudah berhabuk macam laptop kapal angkasa yang digunakan untuk menulis entry ni jugak. Semoga semua sihat-sihat dan dirahmati Allah sentiasa. 

Wassalam.

P/S: Aku menulis bukanlah sebab aku baik, tapi sekadar ingin berkongsi dan mudah-mudahan ada yang terbuka hati untuk berubah walaupun sekelumit rasa. Aku sedar saja yang aku pun banyak yang perlu diubah, tapi perubahan itu tidak hanya datang dengan kesedaran. Setuju?

When i go for travelling, i sometimes always look for an opportunity to board the high speed train that are available here in Europe. It is known to the mass that only a few company around europe provide this high speed train service such as the ICE by German DB Bahn, TGV in Paris and Thalys by the Dutch. I always look for these trains because i know that they are able to take me to the destination in a short time. Alhamdulillah, i'd been give chances to try all these three. ^-^ (any other high speed train here in Europe guys?)

Once in a while, when i know that all these option sometime unavailable, i have to move on and look for the 'normal' train. The one that isn't too bad for long haul journey. As long as the train can take me there, i'll be thankful enough. It may take twice or sometimes trice the amount of time that i need with those high speed train, but in the end, it doesn't really matter because what is more important is the destination that i was looking for. The journey with normal train may also not be as pleasant as the high speed train because it has to stop at more station, more people in it, no power point on the train (some) etc. but the fact that there are train to ride and bring me there sometimes worth more than having to wait for another hour or two for the high speed train. Not to mention, they are sometimes better in other aspect but the time that they need to take you there. If you dont wish to wait and ride any of the train available, get the Europass. It'll guarantee you the best experience ever. The downside, it is very costly!

A bit of patient can get you anywhere across the Europe and most importantly,to your dream destination. You can even enjoy beautiful scenery much longer than taking the high speed train and met new people along the long journey. The best example is in Norway. There is this one train that will take you to Bergen from Oslo and it will take like 12 hours for a one way journey. They purposely did this in order to let the passengers enjoy the trip along the breathtaking snowy mountain, beautiful clean rivers, fjord and the amazing natural landscape in between eventhough they can actually put some high speed train that can take you in just 3 short hours. ^____^

One thing to remember, once you commit to buy the ticket, bear in mind that usually they won't pay you back unless you have a strong argument. Think before you act. Be wise when making decision and enjoy the trip.

With that, have a pleasant and safe journey. I pray that everything is safe for those planning for their holiday this coming winter. :)

p/s: Rindu travel tapi dah tak banyak cuti. :(

Dengan nama Allah yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Pengasihani.

Harini,

Hari cuti 'Bank Holiday' di Ireland ni. Satu hari saja.

Ini adalah cuti pertama dah terakhir sebelum cuti panjang (Hari Natal) di semester ini. Walaupun jadualnya nampak penuh, tapi kelasnya tidaklah begitu padat. Banyak kosong di awal-awal semester ini. Secara peribadi rasanya kelas akan begitu padat di hujung-hujung semester. Seperti tahun-tahun sebelum ini. Kebiasaanya kelas akan mula padat apabila tiba di hujung-hujung semester. Pagi petang, pagi petang setiap hari. Harapnya semester ini lain. Namun berpandukan jumlah kuliah yang masih berbaki, semuanya nampak bagainya angan-angan kosong. Perkara sama bakal berulang lagi rasanya.

Semalam,

Daylight saving ended. Ramai tidak sedar dan ramai juga yang tidak tahu akan kewujudannya. Terumatanya pelajar baru. Malang sekali buat mereka. Ada antaranya sembahyang di luar waktu lantaran masih menyangkakan bahawa waktu solat belum lagi tamat. Sebagai contoh, waktu zohor semalam tamat jam 1439, bukan lagi 1539. Begitu juga dengan subuh yang tamat jam 0705 dan bukan lagi 0805. Paling malang sekali adalah bagi mereka yang sudah berada lama di sini, tapi masih terlepas waktu solat akibat perubahan masa ini. Kenapa tidak solat sahaja di awal waktu? :)

Semalam jugak adalah hari sukan PMCSA (Penang Medical College Student Association) antara RCSI dan UCD.  UCD sebagai tuan rumah menang lagi kali ini. Bagi yang kalah, mungkin tahun depan boleh cuba lagi. Aku dan rakan-rakan bola tampar berjaya memungut pingat emas. Lelaki dan wanita, keduanya dimenangi RCSI. Syabas. Juga buat pasukan bola jaring dan bola sepak serta badminton. Rasanya selagi RCSI belum mempunyai pusat sukan sendiri, UCD akan terus mendominasi hari sukan ini. Sungguh tidak adil! :P

Esok,

Kelas seperti biasa. Alhamdulillah tiada kelas awal pagi. Tapi mungkin aku terpaksa ke kedai barangan sukan terlebih dahulu sebelum ke kelas. Ada tanggungjawab yang belum selesai untuk kelab badminton RCSI.

Kalau tiada aral melintang dan ada pesakit yang meninggal esok, aku dapat observe post mortem. Ini kali ketiga kami dijadualkan. Sebelum ini semuanya dibatalkan akibat tiada mayat untuk dibedah pada sesi tersebut. Kelas pun nampak gayanya habis awal esok. Aku perlu lebih pandai menguruskan masa. Banyak yang belum dibaca. semuanya memanggil-manggil untuk diberi perhatian. Tak mahu lagi aku anak tirikan subjek mikrobiology.  Pengalam lampau terlalu pedih.

Sebentar tadi,
Aku menelefon rumah setelah hampir seminggu lebih tidak bertanyakan khabar. Alhamdulillah semuanya sihat-sihat, Gembira dapat bercakap dengan baba dan mama (serta adikku seorang yang suka buat bising itu). Namun agak kecewa apabila mama seperti tidak menyokong sesuatu. Harapnya aku kelak tidak menjadi anak derhaka. Engkau permudahkanlah urusanku ya Allah. 

Sekarang,

Aku hentikan dahulu catatan untuk beberapa hari ini. Mungkin ada masa, aku tulis lagi. Semoga kalian di luar sana dikurniakan hidayah dan diberikan kekuatan untuk terus menempuh dunia yang penuh cabaran ini.

Wassalam.

Cara Mengelak Maksiat. ^____^

1. Solat 5 waktu di MASJID.

2. Membaca Al-Quran selepas solat 5 kali sehari.

3. Berzikir setiap kali selepas solat.

4. Berpuasa Isnin dan Kamis serta puasa sunat yang lain.

5. 'Busy'kan diri dengan kerja-kerja atau aktiviti riadah.

6. Kurangkan penggunaan komputer sehari.

7. Banyakkan membaca buku-buku agama/pelajaran

Nota diatas adalah hasil tinggalan tampalan di dinding bekas bilik Presiden PPIMI, saudara Afiq Izzudin. Selamat beramal dengan perkara kebaikan...

How are you doing at this moment? i hope you are in the best of health.

I'm writing this to express my greatest regret for not being able to continue walking with you for the time being. It seems impossible now for me to keep the pace and meet you at the crossroad as promised.  There is a big and well built wall halting my journey at the moment.  

Don't worry, I'll keep looking for other way to break through this big wall although all the odds seems to be against me at the moment. However, bear in mind sometimes it can be too long before I can finally walk the path again, or maybe if I were too tired of trying, I may take another route to continue the journey and the later means we may probably never meet at that crossroad as promised. 

Anyhow do not wait for me and keep on walking as I'm sure u'll reach the destination that we once thought we will arrive together. Someone else i'm sure is also walking towards the same direction and both of u might meet one another at any point along the journey. 

I'm deeply sorry as i wasn't able to continue the journey with you and not able to keep my word. Never my intention to hurt you, what else to ruin your peaceful life. I believe i was there for a reason but somehow i only find a dead end for the time being. We shall meet again if i'm able to keep the pace and able to break the wall and also the most important if Allah already planned our meeting there.

Until then, i pray you a safe journey ahead and again, forgive me for everything.

Welcome and good afternoon to everyone,

wish all u guys are in the pink of health.

first of all i would like to apologize for not being able to keep the blog up to date as it is getting busier and busier as the class started.

anyhow, i would like to share stuffs that i learned in Oslo during my trip last month.

Straight to the point, the first one is about.... 

Linda Bournane. Who is she actually? why i wanna mention about her?

I wanna stress that this is not a happy story. It is about a sad tragedy that happened to a girl named Linda whom now i reckon a very good photographer (professional). She was born some 30 years ago as a result of marriage between a Moroccan guy and a beautiful Norwegian women. When she was still a little girl, her parents separated an conflict arises. Her father whose a muslim wanted to raise her as a muslim but somehow her mom whom i reckon is still a christian think otherwise. And the sad story started when she had to be abducted out of Norway back to her father village. Her mom was so sad that her only daughter had been taken away and thus wanted to bring Linda back to Norway. 

I myself didn't really remember clearly if there were any court case brought up in term of the right to keep Linda at that moment. To cut the story short, her mom had failed a few attempt to bring her back to Norway diplomatically and finally decided to abduct her from her grandparent home in Morocco during one hot sunny day as everyone was asleep in the midday. She then had to live in secrecy with her mom. They had to change her address and etc. Sadly, she was brought up as a Christian and i reckon that was the reason why her dad want her to be with him. Finally, a girl whom maybe brought up as a muslim is now a christian. At the age of 28 if im not mistaken, she decided to go back to Morocco and find her dad. She pictured her journey in morocco in one of the exhibition in the noble peace center in Oslo. One of the picture show that she herself wearing a hijab and is wandering what would she look like if she was to be brought up as a muslim. Now things seems to be so far away from her being a muslim, but i pray that one day she will revert to Islam. 

Don't u guys think a similar story happened in Malaysia a few years back? Sound familiar right? luckily they were brought up as a muslim. Bravo to Mr-i forgot your name-from Terengganu. ^____^

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2# The women behind a great man

It is very typical that behind a great man, there will be a women playing her role to boost the man and help him. As known to most people, Rasulullah's wives are the women that play quite an important role behind His success. But here, I would like to share some information that i got during my visit in Oslo regarding Alfred Noble. A great man during his life. Known to be the inventor of dynamite. Most people know that Alfred Noble did not marry any women thus he has no children to pass all his wealth and thus in his last and famous will, he asked the wealth to be given to people that contribute the most to the society in different field. Medicine, Chemistry, Physic, Peace and Literature. Up until now, people around the world still receive his wealth even decades after his death. 

There are a few women behind his success. two prominent figure were his mom and his friend, Bertha Von stunner. If you google the name, you would find that Bertha is not a normal women. She was actually the first women to won the noble peace prize. Apart from that? 

She is actually sort of 'Mr. Noble secret love' according to the lady-tour guide that brought us through the Noble Peace Center. they were never in real love but her short presence as a secretary of Mr. Alfred Noble had left a great impact on him. They met again after that but only for a short period and she already married to someone else. It was said that Mr. Noble love her so much but not wanted her to know, thus deep inside, he suffered. U know what im talking about right? ^__^ It was believed that he didn't marry anyone because of the same thing too. In the end, he ended up being a loner despite the great wealth besides him that even made a King of Sweden at that time also suddenly become greedy and want some of his wealth! 

So, we can learn that apart from being a successful person, a man always wanted someone he wanted to share his life with.  A friend alone isn't enough as human will always be human. The nature of being a human will never be completed unless you find the right one is your life... :) Dont suffer like our great Mr. Alfred Noble okay? :D

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The last one, Malaysia from the noble peace center.

I was stunned and surprised when i read the story about Malaysia at the photograph exhibition in the Noble peace center. It tells the story i never heard of and never imagine would happen in our beloved nation. As known to some of the public, the process of seeking asylum and taking refugee can take a long time to complete. Even in Norway, it may take up to years before it can be completed. The same case happen in malaysia. Nothing out of normal until you observe closely, you'll notice a story about people missing during the resending home process (penghantaran balik). Most of the asylum seeker and the refugee in Malaysia come from Myanmar. Some are Muslim and some are Christian. They fled their country because of the military occupancy which is somehow cruel and threatening their life. So according to the Geneva convention, Malaysia is obliged to protect them and give them shelter. Our authority is very kind hearted and they follow this. One thing that i didn't expect to know is that some of them make an extra money out of their works. SO clever la. :p

They sell some of this refugee to third party for money and it is believed that those who ware not able to be sold will be killed and thrown out into the open sea. The photographer-cum-informer also claim that the issue was never brought up and kept between the officials due to certain reasons. 

I myself was not so sure about this story but since it was there in the prestigious noble peace center, i think it is worth to be investigated and we should clear our name if it was a total lie. the exhibition had been attended by people from all over the world and it will give a bad impression to our country. Malaysia which is known for the prosperity and 'transparency' is now known to be a no longer safe place to find shelter for the needy. Sadly, some of them are even our brother and sister of faith and they also had to endure this (if it is true). The Rohingya. May this story is a brutal lie and Malaysia's name will remain 'clean'.

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So, thats all about the thing that i manage to pick up during my visit to Noble Peace Center in Oslo. For those who want to know more, dont forget to visit the center if you were in Norway. 55Nkr isn't much compared to infos that increase your general knowledge and broaden your view about the war and struggle around the world and how peace sometimes had been achieved.

Now is the time to go back to business. Bye...

ps: Next week, the noble laureate from various category will be announced and the noble peace laureate will be announced on 9th of october. They each will receive 1 million + if i'm not mistaken. o.O

for more info, click here

Assalamualaikum W.B.T,

Esok, 20 September, umat Islam kebanyakannya bakal menyambut Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Oleh itu, di kesempatan ini, saya nak ucapkan Selamat Menyambut Hari Raya Aidilfitri buat semua umat Islam. Eid Mubarak to all. Semoga hari raya yang bakal ditempuhi disambut dengan penuh kesyukuran dan tidak disambut keterlaluan hingga hilang keberkatannya. Bersederhanalah dalam menyambutnya agar kita tidak tergolong dalam golongan yang berlebih-lebihan. 

Saya jugak nak mohon jutaan kemaafan andai ada tersalah gaya, kata ataupun bahasa yang mungkin menyebabkan sesiapa saja di luar sana terasa hati dan sebagainya. Semoga di hari yang mana kita semua dianjurkan untuk bermaafan ini, kita dapat memaafkan antara satu sama lain. Semoga hidup menjadi lebih tenang dengan memaafkan orang lain (pesanan untuk diri sendiri) ^_^

Buat kaum keluarga tercinta, anakanda ingin memohon jutaan kemaafan andai ada tersalah silap disana sini, ada terkasar bahasa, termalas dan tersegan bila disuruh membuat sesuatu. Semoga tahun hadapan kita dapat beraya bersama insyaAllah. Doakan kesejahteraan dan kejayaan anakanda disini.

Khas buat Iman, jangan enjoy sangat raya. PMR dah tak lama...semoga berjaya hendaknya.  Rajin-rajin berusaha. Gambatte!!! ^__^

Sampai di sini dahulu, semoga kamu semua ceria dan bersemangat di hari raya esok. Jangan lupa bayar zakat...

Wassalam.