CERIA

 

Ibarat bunga kembang mekar, di halaman atau di hutan, ia tetap menceriakan.
Bagaimana kita mampu bertenang, ceria dan menceriakan, kalau di hati sanubari penuh kecelaruan dan rasa  kesedihan.

Banyakan zikrullah, kata seorang teman. Menghayati pengabdian akan membuatkan hati tenang, itu kata seorang usataz yang sering membantu secara Rukhyah, satu bentuk perubatan. Jangan menyendiri kata seorang pakar psikologi insan. Isi waktu  dengan padatnya melalui  aktiviti fisikal dan  mental.

Mudah sahaja, kata seorang teman lain, penuh yakin resipi hidupnya menyegarkan. Kata seorang Ustaz fikir sahaja begini dan berusaha apa jua :

KATAKAN:

AKU HAMBA PADA YANG MAHA KAYA, MAHA PENGASIH, MAHA PENYAYANG, maka  aku yakin aku tidak akan miskin merempat selamanya. AKU HAMBA PADA YANG MAHA PEMBERI REZKI, pastinya jika aku berusaha Dia akan kurnia seperti janjinya.

AKU HAMBA PADA YANG MAHA PELEMBUT, pastinya dia akan membuat hati ku rasa tenang dan Dia akan menghilangkan apa jua kesedihan di hati ku.

..........dan  katakan terus bagi berbagai lagi nama dan sifat Allah yanag Maha Pencipta dan Maha Berkuasa atas segala sesuatu.

ISUnya kita yakin bulat padaNYA dan berusaha......  

Saya terpegun jua sejenak dengan cara teman saya berhujah bagaimana kita harus memahami dan merasai dan menjiwai  erti Hamba pada Tuhannya.Saya berfikiran orang yang mengguna "therapy" seperti ini pastinya Maqam Imannya tinggi.Tetapi iman tidak datang sendiri. Kita usaha dan memohon. Semoga Allah mengurnia. Allah yang maha mengkhendaki. Allah jua yang maha pengasih dan maha penyayang.

ILMU dan IMAN pada permulaannya.
Diikuti dengan TAQWA seorang Hamba yang sebenarnya.
Semoga  EHSAN akan bersemarak dan Allah kurnia bahagia dan sejahtera, di sini dan di sana.
Dengan Rahmatnya semata-mata.

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YANG USANG.

Jauh di hujung dunia

Tiada siapa dapat menduga

Duka dan lara di jiwa

Di daerah usang mahu mengubat rasa

Mana mungkin

Hanya sunyi dan kesunyian di minda bermain

Tanah gersang jadi pinggiran cuba membina tenang, yakin

Tiada teman mendampingi, tida insan lain

Seorang dan keseorangan tiada yang ingin

Mungkin begitu agaknya di hari senja

Hidup kelana di pentas dunia

Harta kurang, tenaga susut, rupa pun tiada

 Seperti hidup ini tiada lagi harga

Namun sentiasa mengingat pesanan jangan putus asa, 

DIA ada, maka tidak perlu pada yang lain dari Nya

Dia maha Pencipta, maka Dia mengetahui apa rahsia di dada

Hanya perlu sujud  dan terus sujud dengan tabah rasa

Kebergantungan diri hanya padaNYA

Damai di hati, damai di minda

Dia tidak akan membiar hambaNya berdukacita

Dia maha kasih, maha sayang dan pasrah sahaja jangan membilang

Semuanya dalam kiraan

Tidak dipersia amalan semasa muda walaupun kini tiada usaha
Ingatan pudar, tidak tahu berbicara

Badan lesu, sukar dibantu dan waris berjauhan mahu meminta;

Ya Allah...aku hamba Mu

Anugerah pemgiktirafan  itu yang ku tunggu-tunggu

Di Taman Syurga pilihan moga bertemu syahdu.

Dengan limpah rahmatMu yang ku rindui selalu.

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MEMBERI

NIKMAT MEMBERI  (THE JOY OF GIVING)

Hari ini 29 February 2012, tahun lompat.

Lagi 4 tahun barulah dapat berjumpa tarikh yang sama.

Ini kiraan tahun mengikut edaran matahari.

Entah berkesempatan menulis lagi entahkan tidak. 

Kalau dikira mengikut edaran bulan, tidak ada fenomena tahun lompat.

Walaubagaimana pun semoga Allah kurnia Umur tambahan yang dapat dimunafaatkan  

dan dapat mengalami berbagai lagi pengalaman dan mendapat berbagai lagi

 ilmu yang benar dan berbagai lagi rezki untuk dimunafaatkan bagi diri sendiri dan orang lain. 

Ke jalan Allah.

Keindahan hidup dalam Islam ialah suka memberi.

 Saya sentiasa mengingatkan diri   untuk berdikit-dikit bagi  diri sendiri supaya dapat berkongsi

  kurniaan Allah dengan orang lain terutamanya yang kurang upaya.

Itulah apa yang dilakukan oleh para Sahabat  mengikut ajaran Rasulullah saw.

Marilah kita berusaha mencontohi mereka.

Mengingat kembali firman Allah :

" (Tabiat kamu wahai manusia ) jika Tuhan meminta dari kamu akan harta benda kamu serta mendesak kamu memberikannya, pasti kamu akan berlaku bakhil kedekut,

dan kebakhilan itu akan melahirkan kemarahan dan kebencian kamu."

"Ingatlah kamu ini adalah orang-orang yang bertabiat demikian - kamu diseru supaya berderma dan membelanjakan sedikit daripada harta benda kamu pada jalan Allah, 

maka ada diantara kamu yang berlaku bakhil; padahal sesiapa yang berlaku bakhil,

 maka sesungguhnya ia hanyalah berlaku bakhil pada dirinya sendiri;

 dan (ingatlah) Allah maha kaya sedang kamu semua orang-orang miskin 

(yang sentiasa berhajat kepadaNYA) 

jika kamu berpaling (daripada beriman, bertaqwa dan menderma) ia akan menggantikan kamu dengan kaum yang lain; setelah itu mereka tidak akan berkeadaan seperti kamu."

Surah Muhammad, ayat 37-38.

Sama-sama kita renongkan.

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LIHAT DUA KALI

Lihat dua kali. Lihat dengan mata hati. Jika tidak lihat pada barang buruk ini,

Lihat pada tempat ia dibuang.Lihat pada yang indah.

Saya ambil foto ini dalam perjalanan "jalan-jalan cari makan".

Selalu sahaja kita tersasul dan mudah mengenepikan yang tua, yang buruk, 

yang kurang upaya dan sebagainya.

Kita lupa cerita zaman Nabi saw di mana seorang perempuan yang tua, kurang kemampuan serba serbi tetapi datang ke Masjid setiap hari untuk membersihkanya tanpa di suruh oleh sesiapa.

Ia tekun dan bertekad ikhlas menyumbang tenaga untuk kebajikan orang ramai.

Suatu hari Nabi saw bertanyakan sahabat mengapa sudah lama Beliau tidak nampak 

perempuan tua itu.

Sahabat menceritakan bahawa perempuan itu sudah meninggal dunia.

Nabi saw menunjukan rasa kecewa dan terkilan kapada sahabat  kerana 

tidak memberitahu Beliau kisah itu.

Nabi saw memandang tinggi pada perempuan itu tetapi sahabat tidak demikian.

Maka Nabi saw pergi ke pusara perempuan tua itu dan berdoa baginya.

Suatu yang kita harus ambil iktibar akan cerita ini. Jangan mudah meminggirkan seseorang hanya kerana ia nampak tidak bijak dan tidak berharta.

Allah maha mengetahui apa yang ada di dada dan apa yang dalam fikirannya.

Semoga kita mencontohi sikap Rasulullah saw sentiasa.

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TERINGATKAN SEBUAH TRAGEDI

 

Apabila saya membaca kisah-kisah di akhbar atau melihatnya di TV berkenaan bagaimana kita kadangkala terbelenggu fikiran dan mengikut apa sahaja yang kita diberitahu untuk mengikutinya atau kita  buat apa jua yang disarankan untuk mempercayainya, maka teringatlah saya kepada  sebuah sajak Lord Tennyson yang saya pelajari dalam kelas English Literature yang saya ambil ketika di tingkatan 5 bertahun-tahun  dahulu. Sajak itu ialah  "The Charge of The Light Brigade". Pada saya ia sebuah tragedi yang boleh diambil iktibar hingga ke hari ini.

Half a league, half a league, 

Half a league onward

All in the valley of death

Rode the six hundred.

"Forward the Light Brigade!

Charge for the Guns!" he said

Into the Valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

"Forward The Light Brigade!"

Was there a man dismay'd?

Not tho' the soldier knew

Someone had blundered

Theirs not to make reply,

Theirs but to do and die

Into the Valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

Sajak  ini ada sambungannya. Cuma saya berhenti di sini kerana inilah yang saya ingat hingga sekarang. Guru Bahasa Inggeris saya ketika itu ialah seorang yang berketurunan India dan saya suka cara beliau (sekarang mendiang) membuat kami berfikiran berlainan dari yang lain. Ketika itu saya di tingkatan lima. Saya masih ingat: Jangan berbuat sesuatu tanpa fikir. Kalau boleh berhujah, katakan hujah kamu. (Always reason out. Do not take actions blindly).

Sajak (Poetry)  di atas adalah satu penghargaan pada askar-askar peringkat bawahan yang menurut perintah tanpa soal., walaupun mereka tahu ada yang tidak tepat dalam keputusan itu. Tetapi mereka dalam situasi peperangan dan undang-undang peperangan, siapa jua yang diperintah dari seorang ketua (walaupun perintah itu punya banyak kesilapan) askar-askar bawahan semestinya akur. Tetapi kata guru saya pada ketika yang lain, kita mesti ingat fakta ini. FIKIR BARU BUAT.

Kebanyakan kita buat dulu baru fikir. Katanya kalau kita banyak sangat berfikir nanti kita tidak akan buat apa yang kita rasa hendak buat. Memang benar kata setengah orang : "If we waited until everything is perfect, we will never get started on anything." Walau bagaimana pun apa jua yang kita buat harus berlandaskan sesuatu yang munasabah dan sesuatu yang tidak menyalahi aqidah. Itu pemikiran saya sekarang.

Namun hari ini saya selalu bingung dan khuatir tentang diri dan keluarga yang dihujani dengan maklumat dari kepimpinan masyarakat dan negara yang sering bercanggah satu sama lain dan bercanggah pula dengan kefahaman saya selama ini. Saya berfikir. Saya yang tidak betul atau mereka yang tidak betul. Contohnya pendirian mengenai pengiktirafan Israel. Kalau kita bependirian selama ini tidak mengiktiraf Israel, kenapa sekarang semacam sudah berubah fikiran. Ada pula yang berkata (dalam Selangor Kini) Malaysia membantu ekonomi Israel dengan penjualan minyak kelapa sawit.

Saya pening sebab sekarang saya tidak tahu siapa yang akan saya undi dalam Pilihan Raya Umum akan datang. Sudah banyak kecelaruan dalam banyak hal. Belum lagi bercerita mengenai  rasuah dan hal-hal yang sama maksud dengannya. Semoga kita semua beringat bahawa kita bukan hendak menang sorak tetapi kampung tergadai, kita bukan hendak menang di dunia tetapi di akhirat kita merana. Sudah banyak ayat-ayat ancaman yang Allah turunkan. Sama-samalah kita menginsafi diri supaya tidak tergelincir walau seinci pun.

Jika kita kalut dan membuat tindakan untuk kesenangan dan kemewahan jangka pendek, saya khuatir negara Malaysia ini akan kehilangan punca. Takut saya nak sebut. Semoga Allah melindungi.  Semoga Allah sentiasa mengasihani rakyat dan melimpahkan Rahmatnya yang tidak terhingga.  Semoga terhalang semua jenis tragedi.

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LEARNING TO COMPETE

Is life about competing or is life about sharing.
Some say : We compete in order to be able to share.
Competition is healthy if it is done in good spirit and within set rules acceptable to all concerned. If competition is like a game, then the playing field must be level.

If competition is run like a rat race, then one must expect that someone is going to get hurt and sometimes get hurt real bad to the extent that it can ruin everything else around that person concerned. Life is not a "Rat Race". I am sure many of us do not compete in a rat race because in the end "only the RATS win". We are not Rats, are we? though rats have special function as they are not created in vain.

We can compete within the bounds of accepted rules and regulations, the Syariah and the common laws. The former over rides the latter when there is conflict of interest. In fact competition to do righteous deeds is very highly encouraged in Islam. Competition can create a positive atmosphere and promote goodwill among those involved.

So we learn to compete from young. School sports provide the avenue to learn to compete in a healthy manner. Last Saturday, my husband and I attended the Adni School Sports Carnival to cheer up Huzaifah who was there with his parents. I went just so I could see the difference in the manner the events were being handled. All students in primary one to three participated. Those who can, run. Those who cannot took part in telly-match.

Interesting indeed!. English was widely used. And team events was more predominant. Pride in participation must have been the main reason. Win or lose is no big deal. Its the sporting spirit that counts. But to day Sports have been marred with bad practices such as doping and corruptions because prestige and rewards has become the main objective.

But sports and games in schools must go on. It inculcates positive culture like team work, risk taking ability, leadership quality and learning to loose and win like a gentleman, to name some.

So we noticed that Huzaifah was very excited . His team did not win the event for the group, but it was Fun all the same. Below are some photos I recorded for the family album.

Getting ready for the event.

Full concentration?  Walking like a duck.

Oops...He dropped the ball

Picked it up and raced on

 But the team lost. So he learned how to lose, we hope so. Grand Pa (Tok Ayah) watched but did no cheering. The only senior citizen around. But he stayed on  patiently so he could  tell our sons which school to choose for their children when the time comes.

There were events for parents as well, teaming up with their kids. I had left for home and did not watch the event. Huzaifah and his Ayah won an event  and he was happy receiving a prize.

I took the opportunity to pose a picture with Huzaifah for him to remember by.

UHUD House was third in the final  standing.

Alhamdulilah. It was a day to reckon with when we talk about the concept of TARBIAH

and not just Teaching and Learning and the concept of MUROBBI and not just a teacher.

May Allah be pleased with our effort to make Islamic education a real difference.

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"THE TRUTH".....goes beyond borders.

THE KA'ABAH IS THE SYMBOL OF "THE TRUTH" FOR ALL MANKIND.

ISLAM BEYOND BORDERS.

The Quran said:(Chapter 5, Al Maidah;  part of verse 3)

"........This day have I perfected your religion for you; and have bestowed upon you the full measure of my blessings, and has chosen for you Islam as your religion....."

We have embraced Islam and many more, I believe with the grace of God Allah almighty, will follow suit. May peace reign throughout this world.

How do we spread peace throughout mankind. Allah almighty has sent down His very first divine message through his angel Jibril as follows:

"Read, in the name of thy Sustainer who created;

Created man out of germ-cell!

Read -  for thy Sustainer is the Most Bountiful one;

Who has taught man the use of a pen;

Taught man what he did not know."

             (Chapter 96, Al Halaq, verse 1-5).

In the book 'The message of the Quran' by Muhammad Assad, he explained the use of the word "pen" as follows:
The Pen is used here as a symbol for the art of writing or more specifically, for all knowledge recorded by means of writing: and this explains the symbolic summons "READ" at the beginning of  verses 1-3. Man's unique ability to transmit, by means of written records, his thoughts, experiences and insights from individual to individual, from generation to generation, and from one cultural environment to another endows all human knowledge with a cumulative character; and since, thanks to this God given ability, every human being partakes , in one way or another, in mankind's continuous accumulation of knowledge, man is spoken of as "being taught by God"  things which the single individual does not - and indeed, cannot-know by himself. (This double stress on man's utter dependence on God, who creates him as a biological entity and implants in him the will and the ability to acquire knowledge , receives its final accent, as it were, in the next three verses.)  Further more, God "teaching" man signifies also the act of His revealing, through the prophets, spiritual truths and moral standards which cannot be unequivocally established through human experience and reasoning alone: and, thus, it circumscribes the phenomenon of divine revelation as such.

Therefore this entry to my blog takes the title  "THE TRUTH GOES BEYOND BORDERS" and that Islam goes beyond the boundary of human  race, colour and creed. This can only be made possible with EDUCATION, formal and non formal, based on the Quran and the traditions of the Prophet Muhammad saw. None other than this can achieve that universal peace and harmony we all longed for in the world today.

This is my belief and conviction. And so over the week end (two weeks ago) I joined my friends who are  in the business of Education to listen and find answers as to what  and how we can do to achieve the goals in education as a prerequisite to develop this world. We had an informal discussion moderated by an expert in the field, who has helped many group of aspiring individuals to set up schools as ordained by Allah through the teachings of the Prophet saw.

The core objective of education is to build  human character within the bounds of TAUHID as prescribed in the Quran Chapter 31, Al Luqman,   verse 2-13  as follows:

 

"These are of the divine writ, full of wisdom; Providing guidance and grace unto the doers of good; Who are constant in prayer and dispense charity; for  it is they, they who in their innermost are certain of their life to come

It is they who follow the guidance from their Sustainer; and it is they, they who shall attain to a happy state.

But among men there is many a one that prefers a mere play with words, so as to lead without knowledge astray from the path of God, and to turn it to ridicule: for such there is shameful suffering in store.

For, whenever our messages are conveyed to such a one, he turns away in his arrogance as though he had not heard them - as though there were deafness in his ears: give him then, the tiding of of grievous suffering (in the life to come).

Verily, those who attain to faith and do righteous deeds, shall have gardens of bliss; and to abide therein in accordance with God's true promise: for He alone is almighty, truly wise.

He has created the skies without any support that you could see and has placed firm mountains upon the earth, lest it sway with you, and has caused all manner of living creatures to multiply there on.

And We send down water from the skies, and thus We cause every noble kind (of life) to grow on earth.

This is God's creation: show Me then what others than He may have created! But the evil doers are obviously lost in error!

And indeed, We granted this wisdom unto Luqman: Be grateful unto God- for he who is grateful is but grateful for the good of his own self; where as he who chooses to be ungrateful, verily, God is self-sufficient ever to be praised!

And lo, Luqman spoke thus unto his son, admonishing him; Oh my dear son! do not ascribe divine powers to aught beside God: for, behold, such (a false) ascribing of divinity is indeed an awesome wrong!"

In short the above verses (together with other verses in the Quran) is about total submission to God Allah almighty, He alone and none others. 

So over that week end this group I associate with talked about how we could marry the principle of universal education to that of ISLAMIC education, the former is subjected to the absolute  divine truth of the latter. Our leader is Brother Hasni, standing fifth from the left. He has set up an exemplary school on his own 15 years ago and now we call it ADNI ISLAMIC SCHOOL. He has helped others to set up similar schools in Malaysia and in some other countries who are members of The ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC  COUNTRIES (OIC).

ADNI ISLAMIC SCHOOL.

Our Philosophy

Where Education is aimed at a

Balanced growth of personality,

Willingly and joyfully for the sake

of Allah swt.

Our Motto

Knowlede and Taqwa is

The Secret of Success.

Our Pledge.

Allah is our Lord

Prpphet Muhammad saw is

Our Example.

Al-Quran is our Constitution.

To Strive is our way.

And to Sacrifice in the path of Allah is our Aim.

Our Responsibility

My responsibility as a Muttaqin

I will InsyaAllah

Make Myself good,

Help others become good,

Make the World good and

Beautiful pleasing to Allah.

The statements  on Adni Islamic School above is beyond doubt an  earnest attempt in upholding the TRUTH, nothing but the TRUTH. This is my humble beginning in asking my friends to support our attempt at changing the education system for the world, yes....for the world, by the Grace of Allah  and His Will through love and care and international goodwill.

May Allah show us the way and I hope to share more of this from time to time, insyaAllah.


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