Saya suka sebab...

Bismillahirrahmannirrahim..

Assalammu'alaikum w.b.t.. :) May peace be upon you.

Okay, kali ini saya ingin bercerita mengenai perkara yang saya suka. Ianya adalah INDIA.hehe.

Kenapa saya suka India?

1. Saya mula mengenal Allah dengan lebih mendalam di sini.  

2. Dapat melihat islam dalam kaca mata yang berbeza. Sebab saya nampak orang yang berbangsa lain juga menganuti islam dan bukan sahaja orang 'melayu'.

3. Al-Quran bukan sekadar sebuah kitab yang dibaca untuk menambah pahala tetapi perlu difahami serta diamalkan. Ia adalah manual untuk kita menjalani kehidupan seharian.

4. Solat tarawikh di Manipal, bacaan bagi portion surah selepas al-fatihah itu panjang mengikut susunan surah di dalam Al-Quran. So, anda akan berdiri lama untuk menghayati bacaan beliau. Saya suka! :)

5. Saya dapat merasai roh Ramadhan di sana. Walaupun berjauhan dengan keluarga, kami berusaha untuk tidak membiarkan Ramadhan kami berlalu begitu sahaja. Malah Ramadhan kali ini lebih bermakna sebab kami menghadapi peperiksaan akhir universiti ketika menjalani bulan yang mulia ini.

#I'm still searching for Ramadhan's soul here, in Malaysia. Well, I need to build it up myself.

6. Bila berjauhan dengan keluarga, pergantungan kepada Allah itu sangat kuat. Saya tidak bermaksud apabila berada di Malaysia saya sudah tidak bergantung lagi kepada Allah, tetapi sifat bertawakkal kepada Allah itu lebih.

7. Di India ada home delivery. Jika malas untuk keluar bilik mencari makanan, just called and ordered. Pay on delivery. Mudah bukan?

8. Pembahagian masa di India. Semasa bulan Ramadhan, waktu subuh di India lbih kurang pukul 5 pagi. Sangat awal bukan? Tapi saya suka! :) Sebab permulaan hari saya awal. Usai solat subuh, macam-macam perkara boleh dilakukan. Pembahagian masa di sana tidak sama dengan Malaysia which is 12 hours for each day and night. Di Manipal, kadang-kadang, malam lebih panjang. Kadang-kadang,siang lebih panjang.

9. Usrah. Di sini baru saya faham tujuan usrah yang sebenar. Alhamdulillah.

10. Baru saya ketahui bahawasanya, saya adalah hamba Allah yang bekerja untukNya. Walaupun berat untuk melakukan sesuatu perkara itu, tetapi sebab saya adalah hambaNya dan sememangnya diciptakan dengan tujuan taat kepada perintah Allah, jadi saya wajib untuk melakukannya. Oh, anda juga seperti saya.

11. Lecturers di India awesome! Mereka tidak kisah untuk mengulangi pengajaran mereka jika di antara kami, ada yang masih belum faham. And diorang tak cepat marah. Eh,yeke? hehe.

12. Duit India macam jutaria. haha. Barang di sana sangat murah berbanding di Malaysia. So, I keep on complaining that Malaysia is so expensive and bla bla bla bla. Ok, kesian bagi yang kena tadah telinga tu. But, I've to accept the fact and try to cope with it. 

13. I feel special there. Because we're foreigners. So, we got attention from others despite of the weird / jerk looked. Plus,because we're muslim. 

14. I became a mature and independent girl. :) 

Banyak sangat tarbiyah dari Allah sepanjang setahun menetap di India. Yes, I was homesick. But bila dah balik Malaysia, I keep on talking about India to my family. How nice and good to be in India, Manipal. The weather is just nice. Walaupun ada fungi bila tiba monsoon season. 

There millions pros by studying abroad. I bet! But of course, you need to cherish yourself and seek for the advantageous in spite of the disadvantageous. Carilah islam itu di mana-mana. Fahami ia. I think islam is the major reason why I want to migrate to other country after finished the government services and getting married. *ok, my future husband. Please take note. Lol!*

That's all. Thanks for reading.

Jazakumullahu khairan kathira.

The-late-updated-post: 1st Ramadhan, 1st paper unis

21/7/1012

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim..

Assalammu’alaikum w.b.t. J May peace be upon you.

Alhamdulillah, dengan kudrat dan kelapangan yang Allah berikan, saya menulis kembali.

As the title framed, today is our FIRST RAMADHAN and MY FIRST time sitting for university exam. After broke into tears for so many times (uncountable) bhaha :D . Alhamdulillah, I’ve done the stressful paper. Paper 1 (essay) and Paper 2, (multiple true false, MTF). And now, I’m waiting for the next paper which will be held the day after tomorrow.

What I wanted to tell is, this is the first time in my life I’ve received so many verse of Quran from my lovely and sweet friends! Sooo many! I’ll try to quote one by one.

The first one is from Hasima. I’m not really close to her, but still ‘There’s no boundary to acknowledge someone as your friend’. She gave:

“Ingatlah ketika kamu memohon pertolongan kepada Tuhanmu,lalu diperkenankan bagimu, ‘Sungguh, AKU akan datangkan bala bantuan kepadamu dengan seribu malaikat yang datang berturut-turut” [8:9]

From Najiha, Jiah:

“Dan barang siapa berserah diri kepada Allah,sedang dia orang yang berbuat kebaikan, maka sesungguhnya dia telah berpegang kepada buhul (tali) yang kokoh. Hanya kepada Allah kesudahan segala urusan” [31:22]

“Jika Allah menolong kamu, tidak ada yang dapat mengalahkanmu, tetapi jika Allah membiarkan kamu tanpa pertolongan, maka siapa yang dapat menolongmu setelah itu? Kerana itu, hendaklah kepada Allah sahaja orang-orang mukmin bertawakkal” [3:160]

From Amirah Hanun:

“(yaitu) orang-orang yang beriman dn hati mereka menjadi tenteram dengan mengingati Allah. Ingatlah, hanya dengan mengingati Allah hati menjadi tenteram.” [13:28]

From Rayyanians,

“Cukuplah Allah (menjadi penolong) bagi  kami dan Dia sebaik-baik penolong.” [3:173]

And they said, ‘You don’t need luck when Allah is with you J’

Form Maizatul Akma,

“Tuhan yang sama yang menyejukkan api di badan Nabi Ibrahim, Tuhan yang sama juga membantu Nabi Isa ketika berhadapan dengan Firaun, Tuhan yang sama jugalah yang member kemenangan kepada tentera islam ketika di Perang Badar. Dan Tuhan yang sama jugalah yang akan membantu kita dalam perjuangan di medan exam”

Not a verse from Quran. But in Quran, there’re stories about it.

From Engku Nabila:

“Dan apabila hamba-hambaKu bertanya kepadamu tentangKU, maka jawablah bahawasanya Aku adalah dekat. Aku mengkabulkan permohonana orang yang berdoa apabila dia memohon kepadaKu, maka hendaklah mereka memenuhi perintahKu dan beriman kepadaKu agar mereka sentiasa dalam kebenaran” [2:186]

There are numerous verses in Quran which we can ponder upon. Alhamdulillah, all these words soothed me a lot. SERIOUSLY! And I’m so happy and thank you so much, Allah for surrounded me with all these precious people whom You sent to cheer me up. ^_^

If You weren’t allowed them to give any messages to me, I won’t received any. Setiap yang berlaku di atas dunia ini adalah kehendak Allah. Qada’ dan Qadar Allah. Berlapang dadalah menerimanya.

In conclusion, all the shown verses are closely related to my situation. Puasa vs Uni’s exam vs ibadah selain study vs study. Okay, semua ini adalah perbuatan yang boleh membantu kita untuk menambah pahala. The different is, you do it with intention lillahi ta’ala or not. It’s your CHOICE. And the difference is enormous.

‘Seorang yang melakukan sesuatu perkara dengan niat kerana Allah tidak sama dengan seseorang yang melakukan perkara yang sama tanpa niat kerana Allah’

Bezanya apa? PAHALA vs tidak dapat apa-apa. IBADAH vs sia-sia.

Ok, tak masuk point lagi. The crucial point is TAWAKKALTU ‘ALALLAH WALA HAULA WA LA QUWWATA ILLAH BILLAH. Bertawakkal lah kepada Allah because we’re so weak and powerless. But! Don’t straight away bertawakkal without put any efforts!

Thanks for reading.

Jazaumullahu khaiyran kathira.

P/S: Almost forgot! Salam Ramadhan to all muslim. Let’s give our very best for this Ramadhan. Make it significantly different from our previous Ramadhan. Dan semoga kita menjaga hamba Allah yang bertaqwa. JANGAN JADI HAMBA RAMADHAN, TETAPI JADILAH HAMBA ALLAH. Semoga istiqamah dalam melaksanakan ibadah. LAWAN NAFSU! Sebab syaitan dah kena ikat, so kalau buat jahat tak boleh salah kan syaitan sekarang ni. PERANGILAH NAFSU, tundukkan lah ia dengan berpuasa. ^_^

The-late-updated-post: Exam vs Ramadhan

17/7/2012

Bismillahirrahmaanirrahim. In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.

Assalammu’alaikum. May peace be upon you. J

Alhamdulillah, with rahmah from Allah I’ve been given another chance to breath and live in His world, ad-dunya.

Masha Allah wa (and) subhanallah, there is few days left for Ramadhan and university’s exam. Either I pictured what I felt here or kept it in my heart, He knows everything. And He alone, knows and understood me better than myself. T_T.

“Dan rahsiakanlah perkataanmu atau nyatakanlah. Sungguh, Dia Maha Mengetahui segala isi hati.” [67:13]

And  the next verse He said:

“Apakah (pantas) Allah yang menciptakan itu tidak mengetahui? Dan, Dia Maha Halus, Maha Mengetahui.” [67:14]

I don’t know why. But now, I feel like crying. When we feel so, we’ll try to find something that consoles our heart very much.

“(yaitu) orang-orang yang berimandan hati mereka menjadi tenteram dengan mengingati Allah. Ingatlah, dengan mengingati Allah hati menjadi tenteram. [13:28]

See, Allah gives us various ways to console our misery heart. This is one of the ways. Yeah, like I said earlier, when everyone happily countdown for Ramadhan, we also countdown for uni’s exam though in India we gonna start fasting a day later compared to Malaysia.

Frankly speaking, I’m verily, literally and and and seriously feel excited about this coming Ramadhan! Alhamdulillah, thanks Allah for giving me such feeling. I never feel like this before. But but but, I’m soooooooo worry my preparation for uni’s examination will overtake the Ramadhan!.

Okay, let’s have a look at seerah Rasulullah s.a.w during this month of barakah. What’s the most remarkable situations happened towards muslim during those days.

THE FIRST BATTLE against kafirun in islam! What’s the name? PERANG BADAR!!

Now, can you see the significance / similarities of their and our situation? Naa, not OUR but ME, my situation. Oh, maybe you also faced the same situation. Mereka berjihad di jalan Allah, dan kami juga! #inshaAllah. Their battle was against non-muslim whom opposed islam. But, ours is different. But the root is the same. Jihad fi sabilillah. 

If you wanna know more about Perang Badar, google / find any history books which storied bout it. Oh, it also had been storied in Quran. Easy right? Open your Quran, and read Surah Al-Imran and many more. I’m pretty sure you guys know better than me. J

Sorry, I’m kinda in rush and can’t write very much the details because I’ve pile of topics need to be covered within this short time. All of above, I should only and fully RELY ON ALLAH and SUBMIT myself thoroughly and firmly to Him. He knows what’s behind and what’s in front of us.

“… Dia mengetahui apa yang di hadapan dan apa yang di belakang mereka, dan mereka tidak mengetahui sesuatu apa pun tentang ilmu-Nya melainkan apa yang Dia kehendaki…” [2:255]

Seems familiar with this meaning? It is in ayatul kursi. The one verse which we repeatedly reading after every solah, before going to sleep and etc. this verse also shown that we, human are powerless and knowledge-less without His mercy. Well, Allah is The Most Merciful. So, be close to Him, obey His orders and He’ll grant your wish at ease. InshaAllah.

Well, bear this in our mind. ‘The remembrance of Allah towards us is depends on how much we remember him’.

“Maka ingatlah kepada-Ku, Aku pun akan mengingti-Mu. Bersyukurlah kepada-Ku, dan janganlah kamu ingkar kepada-Ku” [2:152]

You shall not forget about Him. NEVER EVER. If you forgot about Him, go and seek for other place to live in. I bet! You won’t find any.

Here, I left you with a quote which left me in a very deep thought, inshaAllah:

“Janganlah kamu singkatkan masa yang sememangnya sudah singkat dengan perkara yang melalaikan dan sia-sia”

Happy Ramadhan to all and please pray for our success. Allah will pay your good deeds and intentions.

Jazakumullahu khairan kathira. J

*PSSSTTTT: Allahuakbar, mashaAllah, Alhamdulillah… I don’t know how much to thank Allah. Right after I wrote this, I went out to study in my friend’s room since the homesick & stress syndrome governing my emotion. When I locked the door, someone stuck a photo against the door.

It’s written:

“Allah s.w.t listens and already knows what is in your heart. But, He wants you to ask Him for what you want.” [2:186]

I broke into tears again. T_T.

See, Allah hears me. He sent someone to give me a verse from Quran which sort of soothed me A LOT. What else I could say? MashaAllah, Allahuakbar, Alhamdulillah, Subhanallah.

~He is sooooo sweet and the Most Sweetest!~

Thanks for reading.

Jazakumullahu khairan kathira. :)

I'm home!

Bismillahirrahmannirrahim...

Assalammu'alaikum w.b.t. May peace be upon you. :)

Alhamdulillah, I reached home yesterday evening after going through the unforgettable experiences. Allah arranged our life in the most beautiful ways according to our needs and abilities. Alhamdulillah, all praises to Allah.

This would be my first entry after final university's examination. I did blog during that moment but it can't be updated as my internet connection has been expired. So,I just simply wrote something and saved in my lappy.

I came back with 'flying colors'. Alhamdulillah, with Allah's helped I managed to get D (distinction) for all the 4 subjects. Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and Oral Biology. Despite all the sadness and refuse-ness (ade ke word ni?). Yeah, I did refuse to go to the distinction's viva.

You wanna know why?

Okay. Morning, started around 8.00 or 8.30 from 1st to 4th of August, we had practical exam for each subject. It was held after theory papers which were on 21st to 27th of August. So, we had 4 days gap between theory papers and practical exams. Our practical exam ended the latest by 11.00 a.m.

The distinction viva's list was put up on the notice board by 11.30 to 12.30 p.m. And it will be started from 1.30 p.m onwards. Since our batch has 73 students, they divided us into 2 big groups: Batch A and Batch B.

I was the Batch A student. Thank God because in my batch they were quite number of students qualified for distinction viva compared to the other batch. Because of that, we had been subdivided into 2 groups; again, Batch A and Batch B. I was in the 2nd batch.

Alhamdulillah. Because for 2nd batch, the viva started at 2.30p.m. So, I could enjoy performing my zuhur prayer calmly and had longer time to study the theory parts. That's the pros. The cons were we had longer waiting time, experienced butterfly in the stomach longer and got lesser time to study for tomorrow papers since there's no gap in between practical exams.

1st day - Anatomy. 
Cuak itu ada. But, I knew Allah will help me. So, no worries. I can't answer all the questions since I don't have vast knowledge about anatomy. I loved the subject but it was the hardest to score. Because I don't like memorizing. My brain stuffed. In spite all, I enjoyed it! Seriously. Gonna miss Anatomy in 2nd year and identifying the structures through pak cik cadavers.

2nd day - Physiology.
The shortest viva ever!! Alhamdulillah. They had a stopwatch. 5 minutes per person, I guessed. I was a bit worried for this because last time my Physio's viva wasn't really good like the roll number before and after me. They did very well. Ok, the most embarrassed things was, I couldn't answer 'What is menstrual cycle?'. LOL! It happened to me every month and yet I didn't know what it is. The examiner and lecturers were laughing. Hahaha. They tried to help. I did reckon something in my mind, but I didn't utter it.

3rd day - Biochemistry.
2 days continuously having vivas were quite tiring. ;'( The external examiner asked me things which I didn't bother much. The biochem viva was seriously, a killer. Heh. They didn't ask direct question like Physio. Pusing-pusing. They wanted to test you whether or not you understood the concepts. And what's made me more terrific was, the examiners didn't laugh with me. They put a serious faced and made me feel like 'I gave them bad answers'. Anyhow, alhamdulillah I passed.

4th day - Oral Biology.
Okay, this time seriously seriously seriously I DON'T WANNA GO!. I didn't prepare anything! And the lecturer already gave us an alarm 'for distinction viva, she won't ask you anything from the theory parts. please read the clinical considerations'. Hah, amek kau! Nervousness to death. Called the senior asked what happened to those who didn't go for the D viva. The dental's dean and lecturer ran after you. Lol. I've no choice,but to GO. I read the books roughly. Scanned what can be scanned through my laser eyes (poyo). Yeah, she asked me about mastication. I didn't read anything about it. Just applied my knowledge. And sadly, the lecturer asked me the theory part about maxillary sinus. =.=' Saya tak baca langsung kot pasal tu. How come I could answer.

Well, all these viva took along my fat(?). No! I guessed it catabolized my muscle. When you stressed, it will stimulate the Acetylcholinesterase Hormone(ACTH) to be secreted from adrenal cortex. Because ACTH is an anti-stress hormone. But, it also causes protein catabolism inside our body. This doesn't mean I want to bragging the knowledge that I have, but I should applied it in my daily life. My knowledge is not merely for exam but beyond that that.

Same goes to you too,people. :) Thanks for reading.

Salam 10 terakhir Ramadhan..

Jazakumullah khairan kathira....