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Sunday, 7 November 2010

Lets tadabbur!

Surah Al Baqarah 285-286


Rasulullah telah beriman kepada apa yang diturunkan kepadanya dari Tuhannya dan juga orang-orang yang beriman; semuanya beriman kepada Allah dan Malaikat-malaikatNya dan Kitab-kitabNya dan Rasul-rasulNya. (Mereka berkata:) Kami tidak membezakan antara seorang dengan yang lain Rasul-rasulnya. Mereka berkata lagi: Kami dengar dan kami taat (kami pohonkan) keampunanMu wahai Tuhan kami dan kepadaMu jualah tempat kembali.

Allah tidak memberati seseorang melainkan apa yang terdaya olehnya. Dia mendapat pahala kebaikan yang diusahakannya dan dia juga menanggung dosa kejahatan yang diusahakannya. (Mereka berdoa dengan berkata): Wahai Tuhan kami! Janganlah Engkau mengirakan kami salah jika kami lupa atau kami tersalah. Wahai Tuhan kami! Janganlah Engkau bebankan kepada kami bebanan yang berat sebagaimana yang telah Engkau bebankan kepada orang-orang yang terdahulu daripada kami. Wahai Tuhan kami! Janganlah Engkau pikulkan kepada kami apa yang kami tidak terdaya memikulnya dan maafkanlah kesalahan kami, serta ampunkanlah dosa kami dan berilah rahmat kepada kami. Engkaulah Penolong kami; oleh itu, tolonglah kami untuk mencapai kemenangan terhadap kaum-kaum yang kafir.

Ameen ameen ya rabb...

KELEBIHAN:

Rasulullah SAW bersabda;
” Bahawasanya Allah menutup surah Al-Baqarah dengan dua ayat keduanya diturunkan kepadaku dari gedungnya yang berada di bawah Arasnya. Maka pelajarilah keduanya dan ajarkanlah kepada isteri-isteri dan anak-anakmu, sebab keduanya merupakan doa bacaan dan permohonan ”
(Diriwayatkan oleh Al-Hakim dari Abi Dzar ra)

Untuk perlindungan dari segala kejahatan:
Abu Mas’ud Albadri r.a. berkata: Rasulullah s.a.w. pernah bersabda yang bermaksud “Barangsiapa yang membaca dua ayat dari akhir surat Al-Baqarah, maka cukuplah baginya.” (dari hal-hal yang membencikan dan menurut sebahagian pendapat; sama dengan bersembahyang malam)
(Riwayat Bukhari Muslim)

Friday, 5 November 2010

Muhasabah Diri

Salam everyone! :)

Just wanted to share a video that has a really close personal affinity to me. InsyaAllah, I hope we can all muhasabah (self-reflect upon yourself) and become better muslims. Amin amin! I speak for myself first before I speak for others. All good comes from Allah and the bad comes from me. 

Enjoy! (it's not that long, 5 mins ish ish :p)

Thursday, 4 November 2010

a myriad of different charity that you could do ;)

“Abu Dhar al-Ghafari said: 

“The Messenger of Allah (saw) said:  ‘Sadaqah is prescribed for every person every day the sun rises.’

I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, from what do we give sadaqah if we do not possess property?’ 

He said: ‘The doors of sadaqah are takbir (Allahu Akbar), Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La-ilaha-ilAllah, Astaghfirullah, enjoining good, forbidding evil, removing thorns, bones and stones from the paths of people, guiding the blind, listening to the deaf and dumb until you understand them, guiding a person to his object of need if you know where it is, hurrying with the strength of your legs to one in sorrow who is appealing for help, and supporting the weak with the strength of your arms. These are all the doors of sadaqah.” 

Subhanallah. I pray that Allah will guide us all to His righteous path. Amin amin amin.

3rd November 2010, QC summary

Assalamualaikum waramahtullahiwabarakatuh brothers and sisters :)

Since a few have been asking about the QC sessions (it's very intriguing, i know :p), I decided to give a summary of yesterday's session. This might be beneficial to the sisters who weren't able to come, InsyaAllah.

As Kaka JD reminded us, please open your hearts and minds before proceeding.

The agenda was more or else the same as last week's, but slightly more organised (i hope). The session started with the recitation of Al-Fatihah, followed by a short reminder for the sisters to correct their 'niat' as to why we gathered. Other aspects of the session was just complementary to the session so that sisters were able to get to know each other better.

The ayat we looked at was Surah Al-Imran, 187-194. Please refer to your tafsirs :)
 Reflections upon it was based on a consensus that knowledge is only beneficial to the believers of Allah for those who have knowledge of Allah are those who will truly appreciate our nikmat and rezeki. Why should we need further proof of Allah's existence when we can just look at our surroundings, the earth, the sea, the sky. How wonderful and magnificent is Allah's creation? Surely science gives us hard evidence about the condensation of clouds, the photosynthesis in plants but why do we not ponder as to why something so simple could make a huge difference to the existence of humanity and civilisation? SubhanAllah. everything created by Allah, surely has it's benefits.

Dhikir was also one of the topics we slightly touched with regards to the ayat. 'Verily in the rememberance of Allah, do hearts find rest.'- Surah Ra'ad; 28

Technology, yet again, has never failed to be of great use to improve our imagination and understanding. A short video was shared with the great soundtrack of Maher Zain's 'Open your eyes' which made an even more transparent message in relation to the ayat.

Continuing from that discussion, a sister shared an asbabul nuzul (the reason why the surah/ayat was descended) This week's session was centred on Surah Al-Kafirun which reinforced our belief that Allah knows everything, even what is in our hearts, even if we do not know ourselves. Subhanallah.

To end the session, I asked the sisters to write a quote or advise and randomly drew out another sister's quote that was to serve as a reminder to yourself.

Alhamdullilah alhamdullilah alhamdullilah :)

Lastly, Astaghfirullah, I would like to apologize if there were instances of confusion and disagreement. All good comes from Allah and the bad comes from myself.

Kind Regards.

Tuesday, 2 November 2010

Manners please!


"Can you press for me level 7... Please," Pinta seorang kiwi (orang New Zealand), semasa kami berada di dalam lif di perpustakaan universiti.

"Sure!" Saya membalas, sambil jari menekan butang di lif.

"Cheers!" Dia membalas.

Dalam satu kejadian lain,
"Excuse me, can you take that for me. Please.." Pinta seorang makcik.

"Which one? This one?" Sambil memegang tin dan menunjukkan kepada makcik yang meminta.

"Yup. Thank you so much, my love!" Oh, hati berbunga, kerana dipanggil 'love'!Sweet lah makcik ni~
Saya bukanlah seorang yang terlalu 'alert', tetapi untuk masa-masa yang tertentu, telinga saya menangkap setiap butir bicara yang dikeluarkan oleh orang sekeliling. Kemudian, saya berfikir dan menilai, lantas belajar tentang erti kehidupan.


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Dalam situasi lain, dengan latar masyarakat yang berbeza.

"Mimi, ambil kan buku atas meja," Saya berhenti sekejap. Otak ligat berfikir, memproses ayat yang dikeluarkan oleh rakan sebentar tadi.

Saya diam. Badan bergerak menuju ke arah meja untuk mengambil buku.

"Mimi, buka pintu rumah," Nadanya biasa sahaja. Tiada nada marah, mahupun mengarah. Saya diam. Kad rumah dikeluarkan, pintu dibuka.

Hati memberontak, mahu juga berkata tentang apa yang saya rasa pada kawan sekeliling. Masa senggang yang ada saya ambil untuk membuat perbincangan, dengan harapan sahabat boleh berfikir tentangnya.

"Ijan, perasan tak sesetengah orang ni suka 'memerintah'," Saya memulakan bicara.

"Macam mana?", Dia menyoal untuk mengetahui.

"Kita selalu perasan, kawan-kawan kita jarang nak guna perkataan 'tolong'. Terutama apabila mahukan orang lain membuat sesuatu untuknya. Semua pun nak beri arahan,"

"Kita selalu perasan jugak, kiwi-kiwi kat sini, kalau nak minta tolong daripada orang lain, mesti mereka akan gunakan perkataan, "Please". Kalau tak di awal ayat pun, di akhir ayat mereka pasti akan guna juga perkataan "Please" tu."

Ego kah diri, sebab tak mahu 'diarah'? Bukan. Cuma, merasakan bahawa perkataan yang keluar itu memainkan peranan yang penting dalam menggambarkan si pengeluar perkataan tersebut.

Bukankah tujuannya mahu meminta 'tolong'? Tidak terlalu berat atau susah rasanya untuk menggunakan perkataan 'tolong' tersebut.

Bukankah perkataan 'tolong' itu juga menunjukkan rasa rendah diri. Rendah diri kerana diri sendiri tidak mampu untuk melakukan sesuatu. Jadi, kita bertindak untuk meminta bantuan dan pertolongan daripada orang lain.

Manusia, tiada yang sempurna, malah manusia perlu untuk hidup dalam komuniti supaya setiap kelemahan yang ada di dalam diri individu mampu ditampung oleh individu yang lain.

"Eh, dah lah nak minta tolong orang. Kemudian nak mengarah pula." Detik dia di dalam hati apabila diminta untuk 'tolong' mengambilkan sesuatu. Sedangkan bukanlah dia sedang di'arah' pun, cuma struktur ayat yang keluar menyebabkan dia rasa seperti sedang diarah. Sedangkan, kalau difikir kan pun, tiadalah kawan itu mahu 'mengarah' pun.

Lagi teruk keadaannya apabila permintaan telah dipenuhi, 'terima kasih' tidak dilafazkan.
Terima kasih itu sebagai tanda penghargaan kepada yang telah membantu. Kadang-kadang yang membantu tidaklah mengharapkan sangat perkataan tersebut, tetapi, bukankah itu adab?

Orang berbudi, kita berbahasa..kan?

Tahun lepas banyak turning point kepada diri. Salah satunya adalah insiden yang berlaku semasa perjalanan ke universiti, dengan menaiki bas.

Rakan saya membayar tambang bas kepada pakcik pemandu. Dikatakannya, "University."Seperti biasa, mukanya sentiasa tersenyum, sambil tangan menghulur syiling bernilai NZD1.50. Pakcik tersebut berkata, "Sorry?" Sambil air mukanya berubah. Rakan saya mengulang perkataan yang sama, "University." 

Pakcik tersebut,"Again?"

Ketika itu saya sudah mulai rasa pelik. Di dalam hati, "Eh, teruk sangat ke slang kitorang sampaikan sebut 'university' pun pakcik tu tak dapat nak identify?"

Rakan saya menyebut lagi, "University." Air mukanya tetap tidak berubah, tetap tersenyum. Kemudian, pakcik itu menyebut, "Rude!" Raut mukanya seperti marah, sambil mengambil duit yang dihulurkan oleh rakan tersebut.

Sepanjang dalam perjalanan ke universiti, kami berfikir, kenapa pakcik tersebut marah? Apa yang kami buat?
Lantas, Allah SWT datangkan pengajarannya. Rakan saya berkata, "Mesti sebab kita tak guna perkataan 'please'.

Kalau tak, takkan lah pakcik tu kata 'rude!' tiba-tiba."

Astaghfirullahal'azim. Saya terdiam, memandang ke luar tingkap, sambil berfikir. Berfikir dan bersyukur diatas tunjuk ajar yang telah diberikan oleh Allah SWT.

Hati terdetik, "Mereka ni ada nilai-nilai baik yang diamalkan dalam kehidupan seharian, bukanlah mereka Islam pun. Tetapi, mereka tahu dan amalkan nilai dan adab."

Allahu akbar~ Terima kasih kepada pakcik pemandu bas yang telah 'mengajar' kami nilai dan adab. Hati terasa lembut, tiada langsung rasa mahu marah kerana perkataan "Rude!" yang dikeluarkan.

Marah tiada, tapi terkejut. Langsung, bersyukur kepada Allah SWT yang mahu kami tahu dan belajar tentang erti hidup. Erti hidup yang sebenarnya perlu kepada adab dan nilai hormat kepada orang sekeliling yang telah memberi khidmat dan bantuan.

Jangan ditinggalkan perkataan 'Tolong' dan 'Terima Kasih' dalam hidup sehari-hari! Hakikatnya, kita lemah. Paling tidak pun, kepada Allah SWT perlu untuk kita meminta!


Manners are not born with us, they are acquired.

Monday, 1 November 2010

Erti hidup pada memberi !

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh :D


"Sesungguhnya orang yang menafqahkan hartanya pada waktu malam atau siang, secara terang-terangan atau sulit. Maka bagi mereka adalah pahala di sisi Tuhan mereka. Nescaya mereka takkan rasa takut dan curiga"

Oh it's charity week! As far as we are aware, alhamdulillah charity week is now back in town!!! This is gooooood news innit? It's our chance to give. It's the chance to bersihkan our harta harta itu with keberkatan. It's another chance to make others smile! It's oneof the sunnah!

It's soooooo beautiful, Rasulullah SAW is most famous for this. Don't you know? Especially in the month of Ramadhan, where in this one hadith, Rasulullah SAW will be more pemurah than a blowing wind. Subhanallah! Meringakan beban seorang muslim itu sudah menjadi sedeqah. Even removing one bit of ranting kayu that blocks people's way is another charity.

Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. bersabda : Tangan yang di atas (orang yang memberi) itu lebih baik daripada tangan yang di bawah (yang menerima).

So here you go, Warwick ISOC has managed to arrange this kind of thing for a charity week!

Write it down in your diary! :D This ''love letter'' from Warwick ISOC:

Charity Week is one week in the year, where Islamic societies, colleges and schools from across the country unite to raise money for orphans and needy children around the world!

Check out the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u45P2yCYBzg

The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: "I and the caretaker of the orphan will enter Paradise together like this, raising (by way of illustration) his forefinger and middle finger jointly, leaving... no space in between." (Sahih al-Bukhari)


Last year Warwick ISoc raised 5000 pounds, lets break this record so we can help even more children!!!


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Monday 1st Nov:

- Bucket collection around campus (10 am till 4 pm)
-Our ISoc Wolverine mascot will be going to lecture theatres for collecting charity!

Tuesday 2nd Nov:

-Krispy Kreme sales outside Prayer Hall (if permission granted)
-Bucket collection around campus (10 am till 4pm)

Wednesday 3rd Nov:

-Play Station 3 Football tournament!
-Traditional Photoshoot at Piaza
-Bucket Collection (10 am till 4 pm)

Thursday 4th Nov:

-5 a side Men's Football match
-Talk on "Jesus and Moses (PBUT) in Islam followed by charity collection

Friday 5th Nov:

-Sister's Charity Fashion Show
-Halwa puri breakfast at Prayer Hall

Saturday 6th Nov:

-Sister's open house (hosted by Ayesha).

If you want to volunteer for bucket collections or in organisation then send email to hassanmaitla@gmail.com.


ONE Week, ONE Casue, All the DIFFERENCE!
PS: Venue and Date of some events will updated shortly.
Make sure we don't miss this chance. Oh another sharing: Sedeqah boleh menghindarkan su'ul khotimah. What's su'ul khotimah? Kesudahan yang tidak baik. Don't we just love it to meet Allah in our fitrah? As someone who has faith? To meet Allah in the best way possible. Insha Allah.



Hayati liriknya. Even a smile brothers and sisters.

Oh smile is another act of charity. Let that big smile decorate our faces from now on!!!! Oh hopefully not just a week for that. But, lets make it till the end of our life. This reminds me of one story called "Laskar Pelangi" and a quote in that story that insha Allah would encourage us to give.


"Hiduplah untuk memberi sebanyak-banyak nya bukan untuk meminta sebanyak-banyaknya" 

Charity week, here we come!!!

PS: This blog is also another act of giving, insha Allah lets make it alive by sharing ideas, asking questions, sharing verses from Al Quran and hadith? Looooking forward for more? STAY tune, and lets amalkan what we read and learn!!!! Spread the loveeeeeeeeeee. 

Sunday, 31 October 2010

Hadith :)

Salam Brothers and Sisters :)

I pray that you are in the best of imaan and health. 

Would just like to share a hadith that I shared with the sisters in this week's QC sessions.

Hadith 36:


On the authority of Abu Hurairah (radiAllahu anhu) that the Prophet (SallAllahu `alayhi wa sallam) said :


Whoever removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allah will remove from him one of the griefs of the Day of Resurrection. And whoever alleviates the need of a needy person, Allah will alleviate his needs in this world and the Hereafter. Whoever shields [or hides the misdeeds of] a Muslim, Allah will shield him in this world and the Hereafter. And Allah will aid His Slave so long as he aids his brother. And whoever follows a path to seek knowledge therein, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise.


**No people gather together in one of the Houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among themselves, except that Sakeenah (Tranquility) descends upon them, and Mercy envelops them, and the angels surround them, and Allah mentions them amongst those who are with Him. And whoever is slowed down by his actions, will not be hastened forward by his lineage. ♥

Subhanallah. A very good friend of mine shared this hadith with me last week and it made me realise how truly blessed we are. Allah's mercy is so vast that even what seems to be the most simple deed could transcend as something bigger in Allah's heart. Angels descend from the heavens to accompany us and ask Allah to forgive us. So we should all savour the moment when we gather to bring our relationships with ourselves and Allah closer.

Best Regards,
Dina.

Months of Islam- Zulhijjah

Assalamualaikum wbt!!! :D

It's the end of the month of October! Alhamdulilah, that signifies that we are more or less had gone through a month of yet another university life. Isn't that coool? Time flies so fast that we don't even know we are just going to celebrate another of our big day! It's dzulhijjah. It's aidiladha and it's qurban and it's hajj!!!! It's a gift from Allah.

Sometimes we are too engross in living our own life without loooking back and ponder on the great stories that happened during this month. Many of us know the story of Prophet Ibrahim and his son Prophet Ismail and many of us know that Prophet Muhammad (SAW) gave his last sermon in this blessed month of dzulhijjah. It's like we are playing the ''Through the green glass door" game (Am I right? :P) We hear the story, but we can't comprehend what's the story is trying to tell us. (right?)

Enough said, now here we go , what we should know about this month:




Meaning of the word Zulhiijjah -The month of "Hajj" (Pilgrimage)

About the month of Zulhijjah: The fifth pillar of lslam "Hajj" is performed in this sacred month.

The first ten days of Zulhijjah are the most virtuous days in this whole month, Hajj is performed amongst these ten days. Ahadeeth related to Zulhijjah - Hadhrat Abu Haraira (RA) reports from the Holy Prophet (SAW):
"Amongst all days there are none better to engage in sole worship of Allah than in the tendays of Zulhijjah, To observe a fast on any of these days is equivalent to fasting throughout the year, to actively engage in prayer and worship throughout any of these nights holds such rewarding values levelling with "Night of Power" (Laylatul-Qad'r)- Tirmizi"



Events of Zulhijjah:
1) The Prophet (SAW) performed the farewell Hajj and gave the historic sermon known as the "Farewell Sermon".
2) Egypt was conquered by the army sent by Hadhart Umar (RA).
3) Uthmaan (RA) was appointed the third Caliph.
4) Also "Bay'ate-Aqabah" took place.

EXTRA READING :D




I end this post with our beloved Rasulullah SAW last sermon. Together we ponder upon its meaning. Oh the autumn with red, yellow, orange leaves. Aren't they beautiful? Say Subhanallah! 

Sunday, 24 October 2010

Turning a new page

Assalamualaikum wbt people!

That's what life is. Old leaves die and there grow new bunches of leaves, green, fresh and lively! Here comes autumn which will soon again will be saying gooodbye to welcome yet a very windy, chilly winter. Subhanallah! In Al Quran Allah mentions lots and lotsa of ayats on how we are asked to ''ponder'' and to ''think'' to loook around ourselves, Allah's creations and simply the awe-inspiring nature around us!



We are merely human being, will always need to be reminded of. Hence, alhamdulillah though BruWick is changing it's leave and turning to a new page of another new committee insha Allah, the love, the respect and most of all the message of Islam would never change.

I am sure we are all loooking ahead for great new experiences that would be engrave in BruWick's history. When life just get busier with uni works and all the social gatherings and stuffs, I am pretty sure, we will also have time to top-up our iman and to learn and gather as much as possible Islamic knowledges. It's a wake up call yes, because we don't want to frequently click on that ''snoooze'' button and delay our ''Muslim'' identity.

Insha Allah further updates and mind juggling and awakening articles on its way and perhaps some new events ahead of us. I am calling for all of us to slowly, together embarking on this journey, that surely will be filled with ''rojak''.

You don't have to be a special person, you don't have to pay. It's all free. You just need to be yourself. Fair enough? I am like you guys tooo, we all have the same purpose in life. The first thing that we have to stuck in our mind is : Islam is not simply a religion. It's a way of life! :D


It's a way of life. It's a way of life....(echoing) :P

Somehow there's a warmth in this chilly wind entering my room. The warmth that will surely ties the BruWick ummah together. Amin yarabb.

JOM!!!! =)

Religious executive 2010/11

Thursday, 14 October 2010

Salam

Assalamu'alaikum :)

I would like to apologise for this website hasn't been updated since Ramadhan. Hope everyone had a great time celebrating Eid Mubarak in Brunei or anywhere else.

And for this new academic year, I just wanted to say, all the best in everyone's studies and pray that everything goes well till the end.. Amiin..

I would like to share this Arabic quote:

"مَنْ جَدَّ وَجَدَ"

Man Jadda Wajada


or in English:

Someone who strives will surely find


or in Malay:

Siapa yang bersungguh2, dia akan mendapatnya




InsyaAllah this website will be updated again by our new Bruwick Religious Officers 10/11. InsyaAllah..

I apologise for any 'kekurangan/kesalahan' from this website. And thank you for all those who supported this website. Jazakumullahu khairaa.


Religious officers 09/10