tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67100673047414317552024-03-19T22:20:59.627+13:00Monolog FarahFarah Fareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06118217846543642773noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710067304741431755.post-54293110481907138292016-01-21T01:43:00.001+13:002016-01-21T01:49:45.750+13:0020 Days of 2016 <div dir="ltr">
It's almost twenty days in January and some people are already looking forward in planning their life throughout the year enthusiastically. Some might plan for a holiday during mid year while some may opt for developing certain skills or visiting some friends far away. Whatever the choice is, you know, we often choose to plan ahead and let the time decide whether our plans will go on smoothly or otherwise. </div>
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As for me, it is very difficult to say as i am going through a very interesting phase of my life right now because i am still waiting to begin my career. My very first job. Well currently i am staying with the family, happily enjoying spending my time with them. From another perspective i could see that these moments are indeed very precious because who knows how much time do i have left to spend with them when i have a career in future right? But you know, it's also incredible what waiting period could do to your mood, self esteem, and even confidence.</div>
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During this few weeks i have been reflecting on lots of things which include what other ways i could do to improve myself, or weaknesses. Don't get me wrong. I am not finding flaws, it's just that i am continuously looking for ways to do more and achieve more. But when the waiting become longer and longer than i have expected, i am started to question on more things. These questions remain mostly unanswered because i know the time will come when i will be able to answer those doubtful questions in life.</div>
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And until one day, i came across this picture with a very strong message to me. It opened my eyes and mind that my worries are not worth the time. </div>
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The time that i spent to worry should be spent on something more important. To please Allah, to please the Mastermind of your life and all living things in this world. To serve Him and do everything because of him. Thus, if our worries don't contribute to how we could serve Allah better, then we might have been doing it wrongly. To worry without doing anything is wrong, to worry and keep questioning our inability to control our life is also improper because all have been decided by Allah. We have absolutely no power to question but our rights are to give our best effort and leave the rest to Allah.</div>
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From there i also learnt my lesson; my worries should be channelled to do better things which are finding ways to please my best planner of life, Allah swt. But also, to do my part in giving my very best effort and pray. The result are in His knowledge and power.</div>
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This waiting time have been quite bitter, but what i have learned from it is far better. Way better than what i ever expected. So the next time we worry about anything, channel it using the right ways- to please our Creator. InshaAllah, Allah will reward you in the best way He has planned for you and will give you the strength and peace to endure it all. If Allah put you to it, He will put you through it.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710067304741431755.post-14237413894690308732015-07-06T16:44:00.000+12:002015-07-06T16:56:46.551+12:00Because Positivity Needs To Start With Me<div>To be honest, I am becoming a bit depressed everytime I scroll in my Facebook news feed, watch the national news or even read the newspaper. It is extremely difficult to find a positive news about Malaysia, and not too long after that, I became extremely frustrated that i chose to be sarcastic in some ways, hoping that I could release all these tensions about these negative news. Instead it does not help me to feel better, I am becoming more annoyed, frustrated and depressed each day watching all these negative news passing through my life. It came to a point where my heart feels like it is breaking to pieces and I feel I should no longer care about what is happening. I wanted to be an ignorant. But after giving myself some time to think it through, I realised that all these negativities need to end, I am in control of my response towards these issues. And, there is not even a second where I hate my country, but hating those who betrayed my country. Making it miserable as it now. And yes, realising that made me reflect about myself too. What can I do? What can we do? <br></div><div><br></div>Perhaps we could choose to turn a blind eye on these, and take the "ignorance is a bliss" stance. But to be honest, either you care or you don't, both ways are gonna hurt. But for me, to ignore totally is completely an unwise decision, but to be fanatic in such issues, that doesn't help either.<div><div>
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Therefore, i would rather say, that i am in the middle. Trying to achieve a balance between caring and not caring. Between ignorant and sensitive. But trust me, most of the times, i fall into the sensitive side more. Because naturally, i am a sensitive person and i don't believe it's a defect. But anyway, i admitted that i was kinda emotional at times, reading heartbreaking news each day, revealing things i hope that are not true, but truly, it doesn't get me anywhere, neither it solves the situation nor it helps to improve things. It is easy to spill out all those criticisms, harsh words, or even negative comments to these issues, but trust me that will not help improve things either. I feel hopeless, helpless and restless because i do not know what are the instant solution to all these problems in the country.<br>
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After a long time spent, wondering what i should do or what is the best way to respond, i came to a conclusion that i need to start somewhere, regardless how small. I need to start making the change i wish to see in the world, step by step. From the very beginning of a big change, it will still need the smallest effort, before it can be a greater change. If people around me are corrupted, i need to take care of my integrity, if the people around me are racists, i need to be the one who cares for all regardless colour or races. If people around me are judgemental, i need to be someone who seeks to understand and be wise, if people around me are liars, i need to ensure each of my action and word is true. And because there is no escapism from the current situation, not yet. But what we can do is to channel all those energy from the disappointments and frustrations of our world to something good, to be kind and contribute. Why not channel all those energy, from our dissatisfaction to inspire people through our doings, writing, or anything.<br>
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To change negativity to positivity, i know it's difficult but it's not impossible. We are indeed powerful in our own ways, in our little environment, and perhaps we need to practise using this small power first, wisely before we might be given a greater power in the future. Who knows you could be the next leader, who leads the parliament or maybe the ministry? But whatever it is, we would not want the same thing to be repeated, people abusing power again and again. Therefore, make sure to use this "small power" in our everyday lives, given to us wisely and kindly, to shape us as a better leader in future.<br>
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Thus, before the lies and the corrupted become any stronger, we are the people who needs to defend the truth, the integrity of the society. And thus, i urged that all of us, start with ourselves, the people around us, plant your seeds of kindness, so that they will grow, and to outgrow the bad and all those lies. We can do this and we have no choice, unless we chose to watch everything falls, including our generation. Time is ticking, and it's you that i am counting on and of course not forgetting, myself.<br>
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"O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do? Great is hatred in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do." As Saff: 2-3<br>
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Because in this era, the truth is a minority. The lies are dominant and it's all around us. It's true what Rasulullah saw has reminded us about fitna at this point of time. I love my country, this country never break my heart, neither it betrays me, but those who betrayed it; is the one who hurts me and ain't going to let them win.<br>
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And to my leaders, I hope and I pray that one day you will realise how big your responsibilities are, and the real meaning of "caring for the people" and also, think thousands or millions of times until you decide not to use the citizens' money that easily....<br>
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And because positivity needs to start with me..<br>
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<br></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710067304741431755.post-36863731418775972052015-03-10T14:18:00.001+13:002015-03-10T14:51:33.916+13:00Drama Melayu : Maafkan Suara Picisan Saya<div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Menonton televisyen bukanlah kebiasaan bagi saya setelah beberapa tahun meluangkan masa tanpanya sepanjang tempoh pengajian. Saya cuba belajar untuk hidup tanpa menonton televisyen. Namun, sejak tamat pengajian dan kembali ke tanah air, hampir tiga bulan lalu; saya berpeluang menonton televisyen Malaysia walaupun agak kesibukan menguruskan urusan harian dan membantu keluarga. Tetapi dalam tempoh ini, saya sempat cuba memahami apa yang terkandung dalam rancangan-rancangan televisyen Malaysia, termasuklah drama yang dihasilkan karyawan bangsa saya sendiri, drama Melayu.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div><br></div><div>Walaupun bukanlah peminat drama-drama Melayu tetapi terkadang bila berpeluang menonton sambil berborak dan makan bersama keluarga, saya cuba buka minda dan menghadam mesej yang cuba diberi oleh sesebuah drama. Namun, saat ini, tiap kali terbuka saluran yang menayangkan drama Melayu, saya jadi hampa dan kecewa. Lalu, tidak keberatan untuk menukar saluran serta merta. Bukan niat diri untuk memperlekeh kerja para karyawan seni yang berusaha kuat memartabatkan seni di tanah air, tetapi apabila minda dan hati saya seolah-olah dipaksa menerima satu mesej yang bertentangan dengan prinsip diri, maka saya jadi tertekan dan merasakan mentaliti diri dicabar.</div><div><br></div><div>Maaf jika saya berterus terang mengatakan kebanyakan (bukan semua) tetapi hampir majoriti drama-drama Melayu yang disiarkan, berkisahkan dan bertemakan cinta. Tidak mengapa, cinta bukanlah sesuatu yang hodoh untuk dikisahkan, tetapi apabila nilai-nilai Islam dan agama dikikis kikis, minda disogok-sogokkan, budaya sopan dicarik-carikkan, saya jadi kurang senang. Tidak perlu rasanya saya berikan contoh, terlalu banyak adegan yang memang tidak sesuai ditonton apatah lagi buat penonton cilik kanak-kanak (jika ada yang menonton nya). Dan yang paling mengecewakan, adalah cinta seolah-olah satu topik yang langsung tidak boleh dikeluarkan dalam skrip dan dialog drama Melayu. Pulang pejabat cakap tentang cinta, pulang rumah cakap tentang cinta, dalam bilik mesyuarat pun bicara tentang cinta wanita. Lebih separuh dari dialog drama cuma bercakap tentang cinta. Itu belum adegan menangis, bergaduh dan sebagainya. Seingat saya, dialog tentang cinta bukanlah dialog biasa atau harian saya, dan bukan juga dialog kebanyakan masyarakat kita saban hari. </div><div><br></div><div>Drama-drama ini seolah mempamerkan cinta sebagai tujuan hidup. Seolah kehidupan ini cuma berkisarkan perjuangan mencari cinta. Maaf, tetapi pada saya perjuangan hidup seharusnya dan sememangnya lebih dari itu. Dan kerana cinta menjadi tema, maka pelakon-pelakon dan skrip yang digunakan juga seolah menghalalkan banyak benda kerana cinta. Isteri bertukar tempat dengan kembarnya, lahir anak luar nikah dan cari pak sanggup, seolah satu normaliti yang biasa dalam drama Melayu. <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Adakah drama-drama ini cuba "membiasakan" apa yang sepatutnya menjadi "luar biasa" kepada kita? Saya takut dengan realitinya! Namun, saya juga memuji dan menghargai sebahagian kecil bilangan drama Melayu yang cuba keluar dari tema cinta ini dan membawa mesej yang bermakna untuk masyarakat.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Saya bukanlah karyawan atau warga seni yang layak mengkritik hasil kreatif para penggiat seni, tetapi saya mewakili mungkin sebahagian kecil generasi muda, cuma merasakan bahawa sudah tiba masanya drama Melayu ini keluar daripada kepompong cinta yang menyekat sang rama-rama daripada berkembang mewarnai dan membina minda anak-anak bangsanya.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div>Saya juga bukanlah keseorangan dalam menyuarakan ketidakpuasan hati tentang ketirisan mesej drama-drama Melayu belakangan ini. Pancaindera edisi 8 Mac 2015; baru menegur mesej yang dibawa oleh sebuah drama Melayu bersiri yang seolah mempersenda Islam. Realiti yang lebih menakutkan adalah mahu ataupun tidak, suka ataupun tidak, televisyen merupakan salah satu medium pendidikan tidak formal kepada masyarakat. Penonton-penonton yang menontonnya melebihi beberapa jam sehari, besar kemungkinan dididik melalui apa yang dipelajarinya tanpa sedar dari televisyen. Dan jika drama Melayu, drama yang dilakonkan oleh mereka yang sama bangsa dengannya, budaya juga sama, agama juga sama, maka jangan terperanjat jika budaya kurang enak dalam drama Melayu itu telah diterjemahkan dalam gejala sosial masyarakat hari ini. Mereka seolah dididik bahawa semua demi cinta itu tidak salah, walau bercanggah agama, kerana ada contoh yang dipaparkan saban hari, budaya itu seolah-olah "OK". Dan apa salahnya, jika ditiru. Oh, statistik buang bayi, saya sangkakan menurun tetapi tidak. Dan ini juga realiti yang sangat pahit untuk ditelan. Sebagai bakal guru, saya sudah tentu risau dengan apa yang menjadi didikan anak murid saya sebaik mereka melangkah keluar dari sekolah.</div><div><br></div><div>Drama Melayu dan gejala sosial? Tiada kaitan? Bagaimana dengan rancangan tv lain? Bukankah lebih banyak yang menyumbang juga? </div><div><br></div><div>Betul, besar kemungkinan mungkin drama Melayu tidak besar pengaruhnya (saya meragui), tetapi melalui drama ini juga, kita diserang melalui pemikiran. Bayangkan jika bertahun-tahun minda manusia dididik dengan hakikat bahawa hidup cuma berkisar tentang cinta, bagaimana minda mereka (terutama generasi muda), akan terbuka untuk menghayati visi dan tujuan hidup yang lebih besar? Visi hidup bahawa setiap manusia punya potensi diri untuk menyumbang kepada masyarakat, dan bukannya cuma berangan dan berdialog tentang cinta. Kita mahukan generasi yang bermentaliti tinggi, kelas pertama, tetapi drama Melayu masih tidak membantu menghalusi visi ini dalam karya mereka. </div><div>Maaf, tetapi wawasan 2020 mungkin terpaksa dilajakkan menjadi wawasan 2050. Kerana pembangunan minda mereka yang terbantut, dan disekat dengan pendidikan seperti ini.</div><div><br></div><div>Cukuplah tentang cinta. Para penggiat seni, saya merayu anda membantu meningkatkan kualiti mentaliti masyarakat ini. Kajilah dan perhalusilah nilai Islam sebaiknya sebelum menterjemahkannya ke dalam karya anda. Perkembangkan minda kami dengan sesuatu yang berilmiah dan bermanfaat, terutama dalam mendidik akhlak dan hubungan sesama manusia. Janganlah menjadi racun buat anak bangsamu sendiri, jadilah baja yang meningkatkan mentaliti dan menyuburkan rasa cinta kepada agama, bangsa dan negara ini.</div><div><br></div><div>Hamka dalam bukunya berjudul Falsafah Hidup, ada juga berbicara tentang cinta pada sudut lainnya; (dalam Bab ketiga) untuk memperhalusi makna cinta. "Yang menjadi roh keutamaan adalah cinta kasih yang mengandungi hikmat dan keadilan. Iaitu pengaruh yang besar masyarakat kepada penghidupan orang seseorang, merasa setiap gerak gerinya di muka umum ialah untuk umum."</div><div><br></div><div>Lalu, nilai cinta manakah yang kita mahukan dalam hidup ini? Adakah cuma cinta yang menghanyutkan dalam khayalan nafsu atau cinta yang mengubah manusia agar menyumbang potensi diri untuk masyarakatnya? </div><div><br></div><div>Dan sudah tentulah, nikmat akal yang dikurnia Allah kepada kita perlu dijaga, dan dipelihara agar tidak tercemar dengan mentaliti yang kurang membina. Akal adalah anugerah untuk manusia membezakan perkara yang baik dan buruk buat dirinya. "Orang berakal hidup buat masyarakatnya, bukan buat dirinya sendiri" (Hamka, Falsafah Hidup).</div><div><br></div><div>Maka, saya menyeru diri saya dan anda, agar bijak menilai apa yang cuba mendidik diri, minda dan hati kita saban hari. Dan sudah tentulah, didikan terbaik adalah bersumberkan Al Quran dan Sunnah. Namun, telitilah juga apa yang cuba masuk ke dalam minda kita, formal atau tidak formal, agar kita tidak menjadi mangsa serangan pemikiran dari drama ataupun media lain yang seangkatan dengannya. Jika drama Melayu mengecewakan, mungkin itu tandanya perkara lain yang lebih bermanfaat sepatutnya menjadi pilihan. Mungkin melalui bacaan, tulisan, atau apa jua hobi yang membina. Manfaatkanlah, ruang dan masa yang ada mencapai tujuan hidup sebagai abid dan khalifah. </div><div><br></div><div>Buat penggiat seni, selamat berusaha dan berjuang untuk membantu menghasilkan karya yang lebih berkualiti buat ummah. InshaAllah.</div><div><br></div><div>"Tutup Allah itu terbahagi kepada dua, iaitu tutup dari (melakukan) maksiat dan tutup dalam maksiat. Orang awam meminta kepada Allah agar ditutupi dalam berbuat maksiat kerana khuatir kedudukannya jatuh di kalangan manusia. Namun, orang khawwas (khusus) meminta kepada Allah agar ditutupi daripada berbuat maksiat, kerana khuatir jatuh kedudukannya dalam pandangan Penguasa (Allah)." </div><div>(Ibn Attha'illah As Sakandari, Kitab Al Hikam)</div><div><br></div><div>Ayuh, jadi orang khawwas! (:</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgJMfqbpUDU4pCkaET6FsAfEakc3j3hLRbJGxRg74llqlzMlNCXnvQ_8l3WqSy-A9gcifmPlYs0iP741tiwbx1twLDyICVc57pddoefuxJBMRyyxaIagDI-Fits253cDLL2jCtGGOyKo/s640/blogger-image--1161250657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgJMfqbpUDU4pCkaET6FsAfEakc3j3hLRbJGxRg74llqlzMlNCXnvQ_8l3WqSy-A9gcifmPlYs0iP741tiwbx1twLDyICVc57pddoefuxJBMRyyxaIagDI-Fits253cDLL2jCtGGOyKo/s640/blogger-image--1161250657.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>Farah Fareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06118217846543642773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710067304741431755.post-90474929217308644122015-02-17T20:56:00.001+13:002015-02-17T20:57:59.782+13:00The Mirror That We Chose<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">It is not always easy to say that we should always be honest to ourselves. Well, honesty of oneself is about admitting the truth about yourself, whether it is weaknesses and strengths. But more often than not, we always fall to the trap of disappointing ourselves because we just could not accept our "real" self. Those challenges that we failed to conquer, those problems awaiting to be solved and those dreams waiting to be turned into reality. But somehow, we moved on and keep walking forward, no matter how disppointing our "real" self could be at times.</span><br><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">It is because during those moments of struggle, we believe in one thing. Or at least, imagine and having an illusion of the success or the better future that we could somehow achieve if we just passed this one particular test or problem in life. We imagined a "self" that successfully overcome the situation or the hurdle, and that we still have hopes to hold onto. The hope that keeps us going. Sooner or later, we realised that those tests that we left behind are just there as a lesson to learn. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">But then comes another challenge. People. Well, I must say that we could never even try to arrange who we want to meet or not in life. And those people who are destined to cross our life path, are not simply there for no reason. They are there to teach us. Me, myself often think, pray and hope that I could minimize the number of having to meet 'hot tempered' people. It is because I just think that I could not handle them, I did not know how to face them, their temper and all the irrelevant ideas that came up from their anger. It was extremely difficult for me to deal with them. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">And at times, I wonder, why am I destined to meet such people? </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I mean, most of the people who knows me admit that I have such a soft, delicate heart and that I am such a fragile person. Well, I have no idea how true is that. But I do not believe that I am a hot tempered person, I am the type of people who keeps everything to themselves (hidden anger), introverted perfectionist. Well, those hot tempered people that I met are obviously the opposite of my character and thus, I wondered why. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Is it just because of that? </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">After a long time wondering about this (I usually overthinking things); it took me a few years to understand. The people that we try to avoid in life, for example in my case these hot tempered people, are destined to meet is because we, are the people who can teach them something. About characters, about the importance of having patience, and conscience especially when you're completely lost in your anger. They are there, crossing in your life path because they are tested too. They are tested with their anger, patience and also, the ability to control their anger when it seems the hardest thing to do. Meanwhile, we are tested with our patience to deal with them, to show the best example even when our logic is challenged by their anger. To remain calm and help them find it too. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Yes, not all people succeed in facing their tests in life, and that is when reflecting becomes useful.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">That it is not about lying to ourselves that everything will turn out good and we do nothing. It is about the need to reflect. That we need to guide, share or be a good example to others, although it might be the most difficult challenge to overcome. We should try our best and believe that some day, those people are going to realise the truth. But the effort needs to start from us. The prayers, the advice and everything that are within our capability to help them. It is because we are like mirrors to each other. Mirrors that reflect the character and attitude to others. If we chose to be good, then the other people might replicate the kindness to different people in the future. If we chose to be bad or mean to others, do not be surprise that other people might treat us the same way. It is a lifetime experiment, when meeting new people or challenges in the future; we have to decide how to face them.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">"We need guidance, and for that Allah has perfectly described to us the script and the role model to be followed."</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The Prophet s.a.w.; the Quran and hadith. A role model who is given the script, the best example to follow and guide us. So that we do not have to lie to ourselves anymore, but constantly reflecting and improving our characters based on these. That is why we could not leave Quran even for a day, because the best person to advice us is our own self. We are the one who knows better about our flaws and weaknesses. And Allah has given us the ultimate guidance for us to advise our own self; the Quran. It is really amazing because each time we open the Quran and reflect, Allah is giving us advice to face life through His love in Quran. MashaAllah.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">So it is time to repair our relationship with Quran and of course, to be closer to Allah and seek for His blessing in life. InshaAllah. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialMXXIQNbKJn5b3kjwDFIKLMG1kntXAOrxIbSsFwNX6tM1wcoiIU6HGswTrmnOWGam9Ex08pNDXXMKLKNuXhafgk9PhKBpd1l47Xy659TVdAeF6kMm6O4zZ28uCq07t_y-49B9XCoQiQ/s640/blogger-image--2137074459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialMXXIQNbKJn5b3kjwDFIKLMG1kntXAOrxIbSsFwNX6tM1wcoiIU6HGswTrmnOWGam9Ex08pNDXXMKLKNuXhafgk9PhKBpd1l47Xy659TVdAeF6kMm6O4zZ28uCq07t_y-49B9XCoQiQ/s640/blogger-image--2137074459.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Farah Fareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06118217846543642773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710067304741431755.post-17083800584036674332015-02-16T15:06:00.001+13:002015-02-16T15:08:22.665+13:00A Long, Missed Catch Up<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">I did not how much I miss them till I met them yesterday. It has been a long time since high school and although I do meet them at least once a year, it really does bring a big difference. During high school, we were among the closest friends together, keeping life busy to achieve the best in SPM especially. But then we grew up later in life, realising that life is more than SPM. Or, life is more than getting good grades....yeahhhh.</span><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">It is way beyond than just preparing for exams. Of course, we could not run away from the system entirely, but what I am saying is that the system should not determine the way we look at life. It does not have to be like that. We did talk about the hectic life of three different careers yesterday, pharmacist, medicine and education. And I do realise that each career will have its own challenge and hurdles. I did have a great time reflecting about life with them, and that we just could not mention about the future plan enough..haha</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">But most importantly, what I did learn about years after leaving high school is that, those friends who were there supporting you from the very beginning, will be among the most important people that keeps you going later in life. Friendship is not about how long, but it is also about those people who never decide to leave us alone. Those people, when we reach out are willing to lend a helping hand and understand. Those people who knows that there are no big difference in our career path, but we just want to give our best to society.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Although we might have different stories in our careers, but we shared the same passion of living life as best as we can, achieving the impossible no matter how difficult it may seem at times, and to share the beauty of the friendship no matter how far and how long we have been away from each other. Even when times is really limited for us to share everything, but the thought of having lovely people around us, who cared is just wonderful.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">It will be long journey ahead, and yes, more challenges await in the future. But this friendship, is among the strongest reason why I think I could go further in life. It is because of those people who have been supporting me, even from afar and even in silence.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Life is beautiful, we just need some time to find the hidden beauty at times.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">And for you dearests, may Allah bless this friendship and ukhuwwah forever. Amin.,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Farah Fareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06118217846543642773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710067304741431755.post-8165982191998209122015-02-05T15:15:00.001+13:002015-02-05T15:56:27.341+13:00Those Strong People in My Life That Inspire Me<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">These few days have made me reflected a lot about the people around me who I considered to be extraordinarily strong. Yes, it is true, each human being faces different tests in life, and that most of the decisions and our plannings in life are sometimes out of our control. It is not because we did not make good enough plans or not deciding the best things for us, but it is because life is already in written in a way that we that we sometimes find it hard to understand. </span><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">This is destiny. But to blame and put everything as it is just because it was written or destined; that is not fair. Life is not about being fair to ourselves only, but it is about reaching a balance. The balance between what we can control and what we could not. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Of course, it is easy to console ourselves and convince that everything is already written and that we should accept things as they are. But hey, stop blaming our destiny for own failures when we did not put enough effort to change it. Just like you cannot blame destiny for falling when you were walking while texting. Just like you cannot blame people when you got into an accident, because you drove away when the traffic light was blinking red. But to seek a balance is by doing and giving our very best to reach our dreams, but when destiny disagree, we are able to accept and keep moving forward.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">But the question of acceptance and being in denial about our destinies are actually related much to our faith. The faith that we could survive despite all those things written for us, the faith that we would not be tested beyond our capabilities. The faith that we are still here today, given the chance to imrpove ourselves though there are moments in the past that almost make us give up hope.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">It is just that there are moments in life that make us doubt about this faith, that makes things difficult. That make us begin to blame and question our incapabilites or destiny. Those moments, that make us doubtful, are always going to be a part of our lives' journey ahead. This is true, because as we grow older, be more matured each day, the tests are going to be different. We learn, fall and keep learning to stand up again. And each time we stood up after falling, we gain different perspectives and understanding of life, we have new sources of courage in our hearts and most importantly, we learn from our mistakes.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The tests in life are going to be bigger, tougher and greater as we step forward towards our future undertakings. So, it is a matter of growing up our own faith, patience, perseverance, and honesty towards ourselves. That we can, and will be able to face new challenges in life no matter how difficult it is going to be, with one and only one condition. That we promise ourselves to grow our wisdom and learn each time we face new tests in life. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">This is because the moment we refuse to learn from life, life will disappoint us in a way that we could never imagine. So, dont stop learning.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Life in Malaysia has been teaching me a lot; although I have spent less than two months here. To my previous life back in Melbie, I will surely miss you and you'll always be a great teacher that will be a part of my life forever. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This post is dedicated to my friends who face new challenges in life everyday, that inspired me to be as strong and to have patience of learning what life is about. To dearest friends that taught me, although life might have different plannings for us, but to have faith that the good and the truth will always be the winner that keep us going. To inspiring friends, you are among the reasons I will not give up learning about life and writing about it. </span></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Thanks, although I could never thank you enough.</div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPpQRCzrS-bWya5Ef6FUjzUw_i0YxcfLhTKfI_NnHWIuBTzJr9txWY90_RdNO62zULohMYKKIW1p6M-vetwYakObXWLClJphTbwXWqzQlKs1ymx5hcTsEV1-ERaomMC3hUcQ-JW0Ly_M/s640/blogger-image--2095804424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPpQRCzrS-bWya5Ef6FUjzUw_i0YxcfLhTKfI_NnHWIuBTzJr9txWY90_RdNO62zULohMYKKIW1p6M-vetwYakObXWLClJphTbwXWqzQlKs1ymx5hcTsEV1-ERaomMC3hUcQ-JW0Ly_M/s640/blogger-image--2095804424.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Farah Fareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06118217846543642773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710067304741431755.post-27681223351588148142014-09-17T11:03:00.001+12:002014-09-17T11:09:25.513+12:00Time is less!Firstly, I would like to thank and appreciate all the wishes and prayers from my family and friends, yesterday 16th of September. Your wishes and prayers have truly made my day and will go a long way to remind me of being strong; to face the tough journey ahead. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Indeed, being far away from home, made me learn to appreciate them more. Yes, time flies and </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">yesterday means, I am adding another digit to what we called 'age', of course. </span><div><div><br></div><div>But yes, age is just a measurement, a tool to measure how much time have you spent in this life, in this world since you were born. And the funny thing is, we celebrate birthdays, with our beloveds because it signifies a special day for us. Nevertheless, it is also <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">maybe to celebrate the maturity that we are getting because of longer, and more experiences gained than before.</span></div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, age could also mean the opposite. It means, you probably have longer time to live than your birthday age, or most probably, not. We never know. We will never ever know it. And that is why, for me, birthday is one way I like to remind myself, that when my age are added by another year, it means I have less time to prepare myself. Prepare for what the real life is, in the hereafter.</div><div><br></div><div>To be prepared in becoming a true servant to Allah, to become an abid and khalifah, who is always conscious of what he or she is doing in this world, to have taqwa and to meet our Creator in jannah, inshaAllah. And because the world is coming to an end, although we never know when, but it will. And thus, for ourselves, one thing is definitely sure, we are going to leave this world.</div><div><br></div><div>And so, for myself, use your time well. Treasure the people around you, be significant to others by giving and enjoy the joy of giving. Even if it is just a piece of advice. Give anything within your capacity, to benefit others. Because time, is now becoming less and it is moving, fast.</div><div><br></div><div>Finally, Happy Malaysia Day; am proud to be part of you and share a birthday with you, Malaysia!! (Yesterday) :)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcuyFhYUAQF_SuEYiLU4-f7eLKBIermcvSJ9C1Bv2T7QmloYtzniIcM-iE__JW7YmFgVpFvgkck2PalVmTLWottjQQtBeQIFcQHs3CpN-9cuENBmxB3OqxdrdK3nOVwk5wWGdK8Lk-8o/s640/blogger-image--292380071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcuyFhYUAQF_SuEYiLU4-f7eLKBIermcvSJ9C1Bv2T7QmloYtzniIcM-iE__JW7YmFgVpFvgkck2PalVmTLWottjQQtBeQIFcQHs3CpN-9cuENBmxB3OqxdrdK3nOVwk5wWGdK8Lk-8o/s640/blogger-image--292380071.jpg"></a></div>Farah Fareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06118217846543642773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710067304741431755.post-52805381004696016162014-09-15T18:56:00.001+12:002014-09-15T20:29:10.895+12:00Pilihan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<p dir="ltr">But anyways, that's not the halfway that am going to talk about, it's just that at this point of my life, halfway of study year, it made me realize how lucky we are to know that we are able to know about our academic year or planning, because there's a lot you could do to plan your weeks ahead effectively and efficiently. But truth is, we will never know when our time in this world would be half, or even quarter, and that, should actually be a constant reminder to us, how much preparations have we made to face the day of judgement, how many good deeds have we done to cover all the sins that we either realise or not. It made me ponder, how short life in this world is, and that even in this world, when we are often given the due dates of this and that, we often delayed or ignore it till the last minute of the given time! How we have always taken things for granted, even if we know the consequence would be bad, like if I submit my summary late, I might not get the best grade.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Emm, I was just reflecting on my few assignments due soon, and I thought that, I need something to motivate me to keep going and give my very best, thus wrote this down to remind myself and others too InshaAllah.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Always believe that Allah is with us, and that we should always purify our hearts and intention whatever we do in this world, including study and whatever, to seek for His blessings, mardhatillah, inshaAllah. </p>
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<p dir="ltr">Till next time, take care :)</p>
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Dan adapun rupa Julaibib, bukanlah seindah orang biasa, dia diceritakan tidak punya paras rupa yang menarik,dan sering dikatakan punya rupa pelik, sepelik namanya. Namun, Julaibib tidak pernah menjadikan itu sebagai penghalang buat dirinya untuk mengabdi diri kepada Allah, menjadi hamba yang baik yang senantiasa berusaha menyumbang untuk Islam bersama-sama para sahabat yang lain juga bersama Rasulullah saw yang dicintainya.</div><div><br></div><div>Dan kerana kegigihan beliau ini, Rasulullah sentiasa menyenangi Julaibib di sisinya berjuang. Dan pernah suatu ketika Rasulullah saw bertanyakan kepada Julaibib, mengapa dia masih belum bernikah, maka dijawabnya Julaibib, dia malu dan merasakan dia tidak layak buat meminang anak gadis kerana rupanya yang dirasakan jelek oleh banyak orang. Namun, Rasulullah akhirnya membantu Julaibib, dengan melamar seorang gadis untuk diri Julaibib, dan bapa kepada gadis itu gembira bukan kepalang kerana menyangkakan Rasulullah saw meminang gadis buat baginda. </div><div><br></div><div>Baginda kemudiannya menjelaskan bahawa anak gadis beliau dipinang bagi pihak Julaibib. Mendengar jawapan baginda saw, sang bapa merasa keberatan, memandangkan sebelum ini dia dan isterinya juga telah banyak menolak pinangan para saudagar di Mekah yang datang untuk melamar anak gadisnya. Namun, si anak gadis itu, tanpa ragu, menyatakan pendiriannya kepada sang bapa, bahawa jika Rasulullah saw yang membuat keputusan untuk meminang dirinya buat Julaibib, dia sanggup menerima dengan penuh lapang dada, walaupun rupanya yang teramat cantik itu, pada kebanyakan orang tiadalag setanding buat Julaibib.</div><div><br></div><div>Tidak dapat dipastikan, berapa lama setelah Julaibib menikahi si gadis rupawan itu, namun ada yang mengatakan cuma sehari atau beberapa hari menikah, Julaibib telah dipanggil untuk panggilan jihad mempertahankan Islam di medan perang. Makanya, julaibib dengan rasa penuh semangat menyahut panggilan itu, namun sebelum itu, telah dia pesankan pada isterinya, bahawa jika dia tidak pulang, iaitu syahid di medan perang, maka Julaibib dengan rela hati membenarkan isterinya itu untuk bernikah dengan orang lain, walau mereka terlalu singkat baru menikah.</div><div><br></div><div>Dan pada saat muslimin telah selesai berperang dengan musuh Islam, maka Rasulullah dan para sahabat sibuk menguruskan jenazah dan sahabat-sahabat yang tercedera selepas pertempuran. Maka, pada hujungnya Rasulullah saw bertanyakan adakah mereka kehilangan seseorang. Dan mereka dengan yakin menjawab, "tidak ya Rasulullah, semuanya sudah ditemukan dan dikumpulkan. Rasulullah bertanya lagi, "adakah kamu kehilangan seseorang?" Dan mereka tanpa ragu lagi memberi jawapan yang sama. Dan kemudiannya, mereka baru menyedari bahawa Julaibib masih belum ditemukan. </div><div><br></div><div>Setelah mencari, mereka menemukan jasad Julaibib yang penuh luka, bersama beberapa mayat musuh Islam di kelilingnya, jasad Julaibib penuh luka di bahagian depan, menunjukkan betapa dia tidak gentar melawan musuh hingga ke akhir, walau berhadapan dengan ramai musuh dan dia cuma seorang. </div><div><br></div><div>Dan akhirnya, Julaibib mencapai impiannya menjadi seorang yang syahid fi sabilillah. Rasulullah saw begitu mengagumi pengorbanan dan contoh yang Julaibib berikan, Rasulullah saw sendiri kemudian mengangkat jasad Julaibib, didukungnya ke bahunya, kemudian baginda saw sendiri mengkafankan mayat Julaibib. Para sahabat sungguh merasa cemburu dengan penghormatan yang diberikan kepada Julaibib itu, dan akhirnya Rasulullah saw juga yang mengangkat jenazah Julaibib untuk disemadikan ke dalam liang lahad.</div><div><br></div><div>Dan isteri Julaibib yang kehilangan suaminya itu kemudiannya bernikah dengan beberapa orang lagi, dan kesemuanya suaminya itu juga syahid di medan perang. 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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As for me and my friend, Intan Syafinaz, our dreams are the same. To do more. Not to say that we are not satisfied with the precious experience we both had in New Zealand, but deep down in our hearts, there is something. An urgency to pursue our dreams, in learning. While we are young, fresh graduates and highly motivated to learn, [of course not yet bound to any commitment, haha]. And ultimately, our goals, [which is one of our subtopics during degrees courses] is to become the lifelong learners, both in teaching profession and also as a student. And most importantly, as future teachers, learning never stops. It never could. Because great teachers are always aiming to do their best for the students, even if it takes to revise the tiniest, simplest rules of grammar and to turn it into the most, engaging, interesting and meaningful learning for our learners, our students. The journey to apply the master programme began since we touched down in Malaysia back in June/ July.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I came back to NZ for graduation in Dec, I was quite reluctant to leave again. Knowing that my dream to come back for master the next yearin vuw, is impossible. I left with the heaviest heart, hoping that I would get to see Wellington again in a few years time. I continued my holiday journey in Melbourne for a while and then decide, this is the place, this is where I wanna dream of pursuing my master. One day, maybe not this year and next year, maybe not yet, but someday. I would be a student here, I told myself. InshaAllah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I did not remember exactly the date, but somehow in Mid January, an email came through. Which was an offer, I jumped with joy, feeling grateful thinking that this might be the chance. To simplify, the sponsor was notified and we both wait, again, this time for sponsor approval. I have to say that during these moments of waiting, Intan and me, keep comforting each other in every way we could, although we both know, and truly aware of the stress we both faced during that time. Emailing universities, sponsor, back and forth. Seems like an endless work. Hard work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the busiest month of all. Countless trips to many government offices, documents, procedures, emailis, letters and more than I could ever imagined. Medical check ups, [wont mention the cost]. To be honest, it was exciting but at the same time, a very huge challenge to face. It is like everything is beyond our control. I learned a lot, I learned to keep positive and calm, finding every ounce of patience that I could find, maybe from someone's advice, encouraging words, a call from a friend, soothing words from parents, and also the help from the family, in which I truly truly appreciate what they have done for me. It is a huge test, but we are given, truly wonderful people during this time, and for that, I am truly grateful for what Allah has lined up for me. And I keep repeating, reminding and telling myself, with each difiiculty, there comes an ease. Verses from As-Syarh 5 & 6. </span></div>
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Greetings readers. I guess most of you have already known, that I had officially graduated last dec, to be exact on 12/12/13. Alhamdulillah. Indeed, my journey is still a long way ahead and I am currently waiting for my sponsor's decision. InshaAllah, when everything is finalized, I would update you here. But anyway, since we are going to talk about graduation, a bit, all these moments made me wonder, what is bigger than graduation?</div>
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Yeah, when I was a kid, I imagined myself, to enter a high school, college, university bla bla. And when the time really comes, I said to myself, is this all you wanted to do? Then I decided in my second year of degree that, our life ambitions should be bigger. Bigger than just to graduate and receive a scroll. Bigger, because we are still young, full of energy, inspiration and motivation, if not most of the time. But hey, know what? As a young adult, my ambition is to change the world. And to see the changes you want, you will need to start with yourself. True, no shortcut. A leader, must be able to lead himself first.</div>
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Let's define the world that I was talking about. A world, your world, does not always mean literally the entire universe. What I meant was, to change the world that you are within, you are involved. And yes, your family is also your world. Everyone needs someone in their life. Your world includes, your family world, your friends circle, your relatives, your colleagues, and in my case, I have to add one more, my students' world. We, interact as human beings, and along the way touched people's hearts, sharing emotions, stories, advices, and jokes. Well, think about it. Every action, every word mentioned could change someone's day, someone's perception and of course their life motivation too.</div>
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And so, dont ever feel so helpless, cause we could make the change. And I think, what the world is lacking of today is values. Values of honesty, appreciation, sincerity and faith. Believe me if we could trigger, even only a person to be honest, and sincere, those people some day might spread it to their significant others too, and it's a domino effect. Start small, to change something huge.</div>
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And the values are the most important thing we should carry throughout whatever ambitions, whichever field to contribute, we have for this world and hereafter. to carry the values, in Islam we call it, "mahmudah" values, to help us live our lives meaningfully and significantly. Believe me, only then, we are able to seek for His blessings, successfully, because the values are a test to 'graduate' successfully in hereafter inshaAllah, mardhatillah. And with that, graduation is just like a stepping stone to do something bigger in our lives, it should not stop there. The world is waiting for our contributions. </div>
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Here are some moments to be shared with you. Alhamdulillah, all praise to Allah, Jazakallahu khairan kathira, to my parents, family, friends, sponsor, lecturers and all those who have made this journey possible. May Allah bless us all, always. Amin. </div>
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Syukurilah, insafilah saat ini</div>
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Nama : Ustazah Khadijah Binti Alang Mat Shuker</div>
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Pelajar : Nurkhatijah Abdullah dan Norsyafiqah Abdul Rahim</div>
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Maybank : <a href="tel:158024762835" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors="true">158024762835</a></div>
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No fon : <a href="tel:017-3078400" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors="true">017-3078400</a></div>
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Farah Fareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06118217846543642773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710067304741431755.post-85932589526719923562014-01-01T17:00:00.001+13:002014-01-01T17:08:30.908+13:00BaruTahun baru. Saya yakin, mungkin terdetik sesaat di hati kita? Bagaimana pencapaian diri sendiri pada tahun yang berlalu? Berjayakah? Atau walau kurang berjaya, berjayakah pula kita belajar dan muhasabah diri tentang perkara yang kurang berjaya dalam hidup kita? <div><br></div><div>Memang lumrah manusia, sukakan yang baru. Kasut baru, rumah baru, kerana kita sukakan perkara indah. Dan memang yang baru, hakikatnya lebih baik, lebih cantik, lebih segar dan lebih terkini. Namun saat tahun baru menjenguk ke dalam kehidupan kita, yang baru cumalah pengiraan masa, bertambah dari 2013 ke 2014. Umur kita juga baru, bertambah satu digit lagi di belakangnya. Tahun baru, tiada makna jika kita sendiri tidak memperbaharui diri kita. Maksud saya, bukan dengan harta. Tapi jiwa.</div><div><br></div><div>Jiwa baru, dan niat baru. Sungguh dalam meniti kehidupan sehari-hari, melakukan rutin itu dan ini, kita mungkin terbawa-bawa niat yang lama dan usang. Lantas, semangat dan kesungguhan itu makin pudar dan hilang. Niat yang terkadang usang kerana kesilapan, dosa atau mungkin juga kelemahan dan kealpaan. Memang fitrah manusia tidak sempurna. Dan imannya juga sentiasa turun dan naik. <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: justify;">Dalam sebuah hadis disabdakan bahwa</span><i style="text-align: justify;"><b> al-iimanu yazid wa laa yankus</b></i><span style="text-align: justify;">. Iman itu kadang bertambah, kadang berkurang, kadang naik, kadang turun. </span></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br></span></span></div><span style="text-align: justify; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div style="text-align: start;">”Iman itu kadang naik kadang turun maka perbaharuilah iman kalian dengan la ilaha illallah.”</div><div style="text-align: start;"> (HR Ibn Hibban) </div></span><div><br></div><div>Namun, jika niat dalam hati itu sentiasa cuba kita perbaharui, tanpa perlu cuma menunggu tahun baru atau hari baru, yang entah bakal hadir atau tidak, inshaAllah jiwa kita akan sentiasa segar dengan semangat baru, melakukan yang terbaik sebagai hamba Allah untuk mencari redha-Nya dalam setiap perlakuan kita.</div><div><br></div><div>Moga sahaja tahun yang baru membuat kita sentiasa bermuhasabah diri agar iman dipelihara, kerana hakikat hati itu mudah berbolak balik, lebih mudah ibarat isi periuk yang menggelegak. Perbaharui niat, dan tingkatkan amal kerana umur yang bertambah itu bermakna ajal menghampiri. Astaghfirullah, moga selalu diberkati-Nya, inshaAllah. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76bL6arZBc3GIzQELydSHy6TAGKxJaUdolQbFgwedfB0AIzy57cae8-Q_-a4gCfL8xa-dOMByICgqLXzya5unOzexZPVmAxVsSsa53YlI6gZASqPq79bnZzdAdYmKtcv9MhVL1lnct8Y/s640/blogger-image--4930264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76bL6arZBc3GIzQELydSHy6TAGKxJaUdolQbFgwedfB0AIzy57cae8-Q_-a4gCfL8xa-dOMByICgqLXzya5unOzexZPVmAxVsSsa53YlI6gZASqPq79bnZzdAdYmKtcv9MhVL1lnct8Y/s640/blogger-image--4930264.jpg"></a></div>Farah Fareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06118217846543642773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710067304741431755.post-36654469813934580512013-12-18T03:49:00.001+13:002013-12-18T04:02:06.610+13:00Poems of travelog melbourne- new zealand part 1<div><br></div><div>This life is really like</div><div>In trams and trains</div><div>Moving on the rails of life</div><div>There are times when we stop</div><div>For moments or abrupt</div><div>Ups and downs </div><div>In many different stations</div><div>Life challenges await</div><div><br></div><div>For the winds might be tough</div><div>In Wellington victoria</div><div>We sometimes may fall</div><div>Trying to stand tall</div><div>But to always believe</div><div>When we; could be</div><div>Either below or above</div><div>There's always clouds of hope</div><div>Brought by the wind</div><div>To those who wants to win</div><div><br></div><div>All the foreign coins that you have</div><div>Empty your pocket before you left</div><div>Unless you want them kept</div><div>It's like having coins of moments</div><div>Some are meant to be forgotten</div><div>Some are better treasured</div><div>Or some teaches great lesson</div><div><br></div><div>When we sometimes wish for the sky</div><div>People might thought it was the star</div><div>And there's no plenty of time</div><div>You gotta go on a star; not the sky</div><div>Yes; the lesson is to clarify</div><div>When your accent is not defined.</div><div><br></div><div>Queenstown</div><div>Though you might not be queen</div><div>Always think of yourself that you'd win</div><div>All the natures and beauty you find</div><div>Will always be the one of its kind</div><div>And there might be times</div><div>When you get lucky in life</div><div>Touching glacier on top of mountain</div><div>A miracle for us to ponder in return</div><div>That destiny precedes our desires</div><div><br></div><div>Having everything booked </div><div>Did not always meant it's for you</div><div>Life is unpredictable too</div><div>For we did not write our stories</div><div>It has been written by Him</div><div>Cause we are just unfolding</div><div>Each page of our stories</div><div><br></div><div>Friends and families</div><div>Whenever they cross in our paths</div><div>Aren't just for us to stare</div><div>But to give love and share</div><div>Just like when we could hardly bear</div><div>Each other's absence</div><div>When there's distant moments</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJUJ3VGozOVBbE5RrwRZRLYMXMHRZ4Xv0JEjV827PfE0OQuIGlQaIVZ8kp-t9UreTc7bKeXUsPh0CvJpD-XdxNQhD6lPsu1F0LITql_Pl3sqadpEPjoWkGhyGhhdreRMMDfv8XQgreNQ/s640/blogger-image--604421630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Itu dan ini, serba serbi. Kerana lumrah dan fitrah insan, tidak terlepas daripada kemahuan, keperluan dan mungkin jua kepuasan. Tetapi hidup ini bukanlah serba indah, ada saat yang menduga, ada saat yang meluka dan ada saat juga berduka. Dalam banyak impian yang aku cuba usahakan saat ini, aku mahukan sesuatu yang bukan mampu dibeli dengan wang, bukan juga dibeli dengan pangkat seangkatannya, tetapi keikhlasan dan keimanan.<div><br></div><div>Banyak dari kita mahu hidup yang indah belaka, walau kita cukup sedar diri kita tidak sempurna, mereka tidak sempurna bahkan tiada siapa yang sempurna, melainkan Maha Pencipta. Allah yang Maha Kuasa. Dan lantas, bagaimanakah kita boleh menyangka, hanya dengan kekuatan diri kita, kita mampu harungi semua, ketidaksempurnaan diri, dia, dan mereka.</div><div><br></div><div>Dan kerana itulah jua tujuan kita diciptakan. Untuk sentiasa punya keimanan. Keimanan setinggi yang dapat kita gapai agar mampu menjejak syurga dan redha-Nya kelak, inshaAllah. Dan aku, moga saja dengan keimanan diri yang terkadang compang-camping atau koyak-rabak kerana kelemahan diri, Dia sentiasa ada untuk menerima taubat dan insaf hamba-Nya.<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> aku sebenarnya impikan hati seluas lautan, bahkan jika bisa, lebih luas dari itu. Aku tidak mahu terusik atau tercemar oleh sekadar setitis nila, pecahan kaca atau apa jua yang dilontarkan kepadaku. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Aku tidak mahu ketidaksempurnaan dunia, merosak hati, meluka dan membarah dalam jiwa. Aku mahukan hati setenang dan seluas lautan, sedalam mungkin kesabaran. Tiada tergugat walau kapal sebesar dan segagah titanic kau hanyutkan dalam lautan hati ini. Ia tiada kesan, kerana keimanan yang memenangkan hati, tidak terusik dengan benda kecil dan kerdil. Hati seluas lautan, yang redha mengharung apa jua gelora dunia, tidak terpikat, tiada tergugat.</span></div><div><br></div><div>Sungguh iman seluas itu, dan sedalam lautan itu, mungkin masih jauh beribu batu langkahan usaha harus ditempuh, namun kerana ada impian dan harapan, aku harus teruskan langkahan, kerana Allah menjanjikan balasan kebaikan bagi mereka yang benar-benar cuba mencapai keikhlasan beriman kepada-Nya. </div><div><br></div><div>Percaya. Hatimu mampu seluas lautan, walau tiada seluas iman umar al khattab atau uthman bin affan, tetapi tetaplah menjunjung dan mencontohi jejak mereka, yang syahid kerana Allah.</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkeplvoI_LN7Mi5g-xlVbHq0zN8Pcx1IIfAjuZxEvVx7WOSOuQmYfbCNKfjI0AvxLda4vpNthr1Koop3n9p9pfwzgt6zpzxhXK6rGkUESaN-0shxZk7NX381QimiA4yAJArxBmZqUy4I/s640/blogger-image--2017447674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkeplvoI_LN7Mi5g-xlVbHq0zN8Pcx1IIfAjuZxEvVx7WOSOuQmYfbCNKfjI0AvxLda4vpNthr1Koop3n9p9pfwzgt6zpzxhXK6rGkUESaN-0shxZk7NX381QimiA4yAJArxBmZqUy4I/s640/blogger-image--2017447674.jpg"></a></div>Farah Fareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06118217846543642773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710067304741431755.post-64224663512028840402013-10-30T03:37:00.001+13:002013-10-30T03:44:47.534+13:00Pejamkan mataTerkadang di saat sukar<div>Saat ini terasa dunia teramat ngeri untuk dilihat</div><div>Aku memejamkan mata, </div><div>Sengaja, kerna buat sementara</div><div>Mahu ku larikan diri ini,</div><div>Dari konfrontasi dunia nyata</div><div><br></div><div>Namun di saat ku pejamkan mata</div><div>Bukanlah bererti diri ini lemah tiada maya</div><div>Dan bukanlah kerana kakunya jiwa</div><div>Cuma aku mencuba membangunkan <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">minda</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Yang terkadang lelap dalam fana</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div>Di mana, harus ku cari kekuatan </div><div>Menebarkan sayap semangat diri</div><div>Agar tiada mata terpejam</div><div>Terlalu lama, sehingga aku alpa</div><div>Realiti tiada mudah disangka</div><div><br></div><div>Diri ini</div><div>Memejamkan mata lagi</div><div>Kerana terkadang aku takut </div><div>Hakikat jiwa manusiawi</div><div>Terkadang mereka, aku dan dia,</div><div>Tiada mampu untuk membeza</div><div>Yang mana duka, yang mana dusta</div><div>Dan terkadang mata terpejam tanpa sengaja</div><div>Kerana diri ini</div><div>Sukar teramat, menghilangkan makna</div><div>Trauma pada jiwa</div><div><br></div><div>Ya, aku jiwa yang mudah trauma</div><div>Dan tidak mudah lupa</div><div>Namun diri ini tetap tiada akan putus asa</div><div>Berjuang membebaskan sayap </div><div>Dari kisah lama, yang membebani cuma</div><div><br></div><div>Dan </div><div>Mata yang terkadang ku pejamkan</div><div>Bukan kerana kelemahan,</div><div>Tetapi kerana menggenggam kekuatan</div><div>Membunga harapan</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2GgAWTLEYtg1mRrjOE_RUB3tyocBow5zKR8WB4CWLvtpUkMh-sS2HHY6S-KmPvCFmxsrYTrKHVlh-HHNWZ1xtzBO_iVpn6dXccgy6fmuxtQNbSsES6YEiWFIY4gTokaIy0TwOYFGYog/s640/blogger-image-156293213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Assalamuaalaikum fellow readers. It has been a while since my last entry. Well, a changing course in life would require a twist in our effort to adapt with it. I guess. I do apologize for the 'hybernation' of this blog, as I am currently posted to a high school, in Malaysia. Somewhere in Perak, just an hour away from home for my practicum, finishing my final year of Tesol VUW since 2010. It is actually a 12- weeks practicum with the school, but since Malaysian schools are currently having exams, trials, holidays and too many events, I guess that my practicum would actually be around 9-10 weeks left. In which I do not know what should I feel. Kidding.</div>
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Anyways, I am now in Week two of my practicum, we just had two weeks holiday for Eid. And I do admit that celebrating Eid after three years abroad, is quite awkward. Plus, most of family members were not well enough to go around and celebrate, and again I ended up spending most of the time at home. I guess it's a bless. Isn't it? </div>
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I am just gonna share with you a bit about this school. It's a boarding school, nicely located between the Royal city of Perak and on the same route heading to Grik. If you often travel to Kelantan via Perak highway, I guess you could guess the place. It's quite a small school for its kind, but there is something about the school that begin to make my heart melt. We, humans, most of the time are fascinated by the physical looks of a thing, and often make a very 'quick' judgement based on the outside, forgetting the real values that might be hidden inside. For me, this school is nothing fancy on the outside, but once you stepped into the atmosphere, the staffs, the students and the teachers (in this case colleagues) are all welcoming, friendly and warm. A beautiful attitude, full with respect and sincerity. They are all working like a community, supporting and helping each other. And there is not a single moment I felt that any person in this school is isolated in any ways. Everyone is caring towards each other and this is proven by the atmosphere in the staff room. Amazing!</div>
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Although I do heard from some of my friends posted in other schools, they struggled to know each other and hardly had time to be friend with many teachers. I am thankful for this great opportunity to be posted here, to learn so much, not just education, but attitude, in a caring community. There is not a single moment any teachers here fail to return a smile every time I meet them, and even if I am not that close to many of the teachers, but I could tell, that they are, the people you would love to be around with. As a Malaysian, you have probably heard about the saying of the people who lives at the same village are like families, which means they always care and look after each other in harmony. *feels so patriotic*</div>
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alright, I guess I do not want to bore you guys with the teaching stories too much and this is like a very simple intro about my life currently. If you are keen to read more about my practicum experience, you are most welcome to visit my personal website of teaching at this link; </div>
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I''d leave you with that, I'd have to go now, mentor is calling. Till then, embrace your believe, and translate it into action! love much from MRSM Lenggong (:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710067304741431755.post-30845730157621982952013-07-15T21:56:00.001+12:002013-07-15T21:58:01.554+12:00love. don't fall.quite recently i heard some of my classmates describing their experiences during practicum. and honestly, i think they are the honest confessions of the future educators about the system, and as a newborn baby to the career, who's just beginning to step into reality. i am afraid, actually. reality of teaching, as an educator.<div><br></div><div>some people said, you need to love your career. if you don't you'll struggle. my answer is, not necessarily. well, you know love could not be forced. it's the natural rule of life. in order to love a person, you'll need to know about a person first, don't you? so we could not expect people who are newly born to a career, to love the career just like that. they would have to fall in love with the career. yup. fall in love.</div><div><br></div><div>how do you know when you're falling in love? truth is you never know, you suddenly do. just out of the blue, your heart is attached to it. for some reasons we might not even know. so the question is, how do you know when you fall in love with your career, or more importantly how to make you fall in love with the career? </div><div><br></div><div>i honestly a new born baby in this teaching profession. future english teacher in malaysian schools. well, boarding school to be accurate. i have not even stepping into this profession deeply enough, even my practicum is yet to start. but hey, i do not want myself to see this career or this profession as a burden, before i even begin with it. em, yeah, i do heard lots and lots of stories about this career, the struggles, the system, and everything. and to be positive in something you have not experience, is difficult. but to face the new experience, with many negative impressions about it, is even harder.</div><div><br></div><div>thus, i realise about one thing, i just need to have a right filter for all these descriptions or impressions about the teaching profession. a filter which could twist the negatives to positives. a filter that could change the bad to good, the difficult to a valuable challenge. to motivate instead of dissipate. </div><div><br></div><div>a right filter. is our intention. the intention made within your heart. the motives, the niyyah that we have, it does seem avery basic thing, but because it IS basic, thus we need to have a strong foundation of a career that we might build for years and years. if a house is built on a weak foundation, soon enough it will collapse by itself.. if our motive is right from the beginning, inshaAllah Allah will ease everything for us. believe, and to ease our journey in that profession, did not mean that we would not face any difficult challenge in it, any negative things, but to ease us with the patience, sabrun jamil, a beautiful patience that make us positive and reflecting towards every test and challenge presented to us, in this life, including our career. in hadith one the prophet saw mentioned, </div><div><br></div><div><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 11px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It is narrated on the authority of Amirul Mu'minin, Abu Hafs 'Umar bin al-Khattab, radiyallahu 'anhu, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, say:</span></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 11px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Actions are (judged) by motives (niyyah), so each man will have what he intended. Thus, he whose migration (hijrah) was to Allah and His Messenger, his migration is to Allah and His Messenger; but he whose migration was for some worldly thing he might gain, or for a wife he might marry, his migration is to that for which he migrated."</span></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 11px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]</span></p></div><div><br></div><div>i know it's not easy. i dont think it is. but hopefully that with Allah's help, Allah's blessings, we would be able to face this dunya, the reality with an open heart, (redha) inshaAllah. a career is just another tool for us to achieve the goal in akhirah. so whatever tool and blessing given from Allah, we have to use it wisely for our best effort to achieve the best in jannah, which is forever and everlasting. don't let our career be a reason for our failure to become an abid and khalifah in this world.</div><div>and of course, for myself, first and foremost to fall in love with this career, we need to take whatever it needs to be a good muslim, and thus inshaAllah, with our iman, we will be guided to love and learn the career as time goes by.</div><div><br></div><div>this wordly life is not meant to be easy, that's why Allah grant jannah to those who face it with islam, and true faith (iman). <span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">it is not easy to face something you hate, it only becomes easy once you fall in love with it. love the right thing. and so, love Allah, and He will take care of you. amin, inshaAllah</span></div><div><br></div><div>salam ramadhan kareem, </div><div>farahfareen</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDTL94SDwgmd1QmuAhHvoI5ZRABb3hcQQv7oHAfzf99IwCjQWPBHHzzehBfGUAQ1wV9-SAHJlDwIUWG2KTlSbZeuU_b6e3p_ph9teTfHi5CcGYPuc-06lz9R5mSolsPuxdJ8vwqYicnM/s640/blogger-image--1325324245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDTL94SDwgmd1QmuAhHvoI5ZRABb3hcQQv7oHAfzf99IwCjQWPBHHzzehBfGUAQ1wV9-SAHJlDwIUWG2KTlSbZeuU_b6e3p_ph9teTfHi5CcGYPuc-06lz9R5mSolsPuxdJ8vwqYicnM/s640/blogger-image--1325324245.jpg"></a></div>Farah Fareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06118217846543642773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6710067304741431755.post-57877023826376192602013-06-26T02:36:00.000+12:002013-06-26T02:42:06.931+12:00tiada yang lebih pemurah<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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kabur, samar dan kelabu. mungkin itu sedikit ungkapan saya tentang cuaca yang kurang baik di Malaysia sejak belakangan ini. Namun, di sebalik ujian yang Allah hadirkan buat kita ini, terlalu banyak yang boleh kita pelajari dan muhasabahkan terutamanya diri sendiri. Jujur saat ini saya diuji dengan masa lapang, sehingga saya seolah merasakan sangat 'loser' jika gagal menjadi produktif untuk mengisi hari-hari di rumah ini dengan baik. Mujur ada adik tersayang menemani kerana menghabiskan cuti study week di rumah, hadirlah beberapa peluang untuk saya berkongsi tentang kehidupan, refleksi dan mencari inspirasi. Kita, manusia, terkadang tidak dapat melepaskan diri dari cengkaman sunyi saat sendiri, dan yang lebih bahayanya adalah syaitan itu teramat suka membisik dan menggoda untuk merobekkan iman kita saat sendirian. Dan benarlah kata-kata ini, serigala hanya berani menerkam sang kambing saat ia sendirian.</div>
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manusia itu mudah alpa. dan saat kita diuji, kita juga terkadang alpa, merasa diri seolah mampu dan terlupa akan Tuhan yang berkuasa atas segala. Tuhan itu sentiasa melihat dan memerhati tingkah laku kita, tidak pernah leka walau sesaat pun. dan manusia ini sifantya kikir, terkadang terlalu berkira-kira dalam menyumbangkan masanya untuk Tuhan, sibuk dan sibuk teramat dengan urusan dunia. tidak salah mengejar dunia, tetapi jangan biarkan ia menggenggam hati kita, hinggakan masa, tenaga dan harta yang Allah kurnia, kita terlupa akan hak untuk menyumbang kepada islam, kepada kebaikan. sedangkan Allah itu sangat pemurah, Maha Pemurah bagi semua hamba-hamba-Nya.</div>
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As salam wbt dear friends and fellow readers. By the time you are reading this, I am already back in this beloved country, warmth and where the sun loves to shine, Malaysia. I was in an 11 hours flight with a friend, waiting impatiently for the flight to end safely. Then the Malaysia Airlines crew announced that the weather and local temperature is around 27 degree celcius. Wow! such a big difference to where I came from, it was winter with below 10 degree celcius temperature and suddenly I am in this summer like weather. Honestly I was afraid of having a weather shock, because previously I was back for two times, and both times I had a long fever, due to weather shock. But yeah, alhamdulillah, I am all safe and sound at home, in beloved hometown, Ipoh today. Alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah.</div>
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And of course, I am trying to fit myself into this new environment, new people and new atmosphere. It is not like I am trying to deny the fact that Malaysia is changed, but the truth is within this three years and a half, we could not expect people to be the same. We are changed. Yes, we do. In our own ways. I try not to compare what some people used to be, and how they have changed now. Because personally I expect myself to be able to adapt with this challenge, to start from zero. To get to know the places I used to be, to carry all the memory and good experiences in NZ, to bring it all here and to compile it to become a much more better person, with a much better attitude and heart, inshaAllah. To start knowing everything around me now, with a much better judgement, an open mind and a humble heart. Yes, three years and a half in New Zealand, I wished for nothing less, but to be a person who is humble but firm with her own life principle according to what Allah wants me to be, to carry the abid and khalifah duty, always and always.</div>
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Another thing that made me reflect is that I could not be sad to leave NZ, neither I should be happy to be in Malaysia. Because everything is in perfect balance, the joy and the frustration should made me calm, to be able to face this neutrally. And why should I ever feel sad? Allah is everywhere, He is indeed very near to me, much more nearer than vein in our neck. No matter where I'd be after this, Allah will look after me, He knows what is best for me. and for now, is the best time to be home again..To always remind myself, that what Allah has planned for me, is indeed better than whatever I could wish for, whatever I would dream of.</div>
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Al Baqarah : 216, is a meaningful verse talking about the destiny that sometimes we might ponder what the hidden benefits are. we, as Allah's servants knows nothing, but He's the one who knows and the all-knowing. So, in this current time, it is important to be grateful, to feel blessed to be given another chance and be someone better in your own birth place. InshaAllah.</div>
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And to appreciate those we were supporting me in NZ, and those who are here with me in Malaysia, only Allah could repay all your kindness and good deeds. May Allah bless each of you who has never stop giving up on me, always keeping me in your prayers and hopes, you are all the best gifts in my life. May Allah grant us the best return, in whichever ways He desires, may Allah grant us His blessings both in this world and in the hereafter. To all my sisters, and family in NZ, Allah is indeed with us, always and we are all still together in this path, for His blessing inshaAllah, may we meet again in Jannah. Amin ya rabb.</div>
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and I do not what to say more, but to wish and pray for all of you, may Allah bless each and everyone of us. no matter where life and destiny is taking us after this, always believe that there is a huge lesson that Allah wants us to learn from, each moment, each person, and each second. and may all these gifts and tests that Allah has given us, make us a better person each day. InshaAllah.</div>
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salam from uniquely Malaysia,</div>
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<i>farah fareen</i></div>
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salam buat rakan pembaca blog ini. maafkan saya kerana begitu lama telah mengabaikan ruang penulisan ini, salah sendiri mungkin masih belum efektif dalam pengurusan masa, atau mungkin kerana dek terlalu banyak tuntutan tugasan yang menanti sejak beberapa minggu yang lalu. Apa pun sebabnya, saya tidak mahu menjadikan itu alasan untuk saya berhenti menulis dan melukis ekspresi diri melalui ruang penulisan yang tidak seberapa ini. kerana di ruangan yang kecil inilah saya belajar erti refleksi; mungkin secara terperinci disebabkan diri ini memang seorang yang sangat kritikal orangnya. jadi, maafkan saya sekali lagi andai ada terdapat nukilan nukilan saya yang anda dapati agak asing; kerana pemikiran saya yang mungkin agak rumit terkadang untuk anda fahami.</div>
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sebenarnya saya sudah punya beberapa tajuk sejak beberapa minggu ini, tetapi malangnya tidak punya waktu untuk mengarangnya dengan baik. maka di kesempatan ini, saya ingin berkisah tentang perihal ujian. ya, ujian yang semua insan hadapi, tidak kiralah bangsa, agama atau lain-lain; secara fitrahnya Allah benar akan menguji kita, di setiap tangga dan peringkat kehidupan. mahu ataupun tidak, suka ataupun benci.</div>
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maaf saya bukan bermaksud untuk membuat anda memandang ujian sebagai suatu perkara yang negatif, malahan sebaliknya. ujian dan nikmat itu bersilih ganti, namun berapa kali saat kita ditimpa ujian, kita benar- benar mampu menghadapinya dengan baik dan hati yang redha. saya juga mengaku bahawa diri ini kerap kali menghadapi cubaan dan dugaan, dan saya bukanlah orang yang sempurna untuk bercerita kepada anda tentangnya, tetapi pengalaman dan kisah rakan seperjuangan di sini telah banyak mematangkan saya dalam menilai cara menghadapi ujian, membantu mereka yang kesusahan dan juga berusaha memahami keadaan untuk mencari penyelesaian. </div>
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ujian? bermakna anda perlu meletakkan diri dalam posisi seorang yang sedang mengambil ujian atau peperiksaan. kondisinya sama. mengapa? saya hampir pasti bahawa kebanyakan dari kita pernah menduduki apa jua ujian, walau sekali dalam seumur hidup. dan apatah lagi dengan situasi sistem pendidikan di Malaysia, sangat menuntut kita untuk cemerlang dalam setiap ujian ini. namakan semua, upsr, pmr, spm, stpm dan banyak lagi. nah, apa yang terjadi saat kita berada dalam dewan peperiksaan? selain hati yang berdegup laju kerana resah memikirkan jawapan yang bakal dilontarkan dalam ujian tersebut.</div>
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kemudian, guru atau ketua pemeriksa akan meminta kita untuk menjawab soalan yang diberi, dan ada kala kita terpaksa membuat pilihan di antara beberapa pilihan jawapan yang diberikan. contohnya, soalan MCQ, yang punya empat pilihan jawapan, A,B,C atau D. dan mahu atau tidak mahu, keliru atau tidak keliru, akhirnya kita hanya dibenarkan untuk menghitamkan satu sahaja ruang jawapan, atau jika tidak, markah kita tidak dikira. dan kita langsung tidak dibenarkan mengangkat tangan untuk bertanyakan manakah jawapan yang betul. kerana itu melanggar peraturan ujian tersebut.</div>
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makanya, keadaan yang hampir sama berlaku saat Allah menghadirkan ujian buat kita dalam liku kehidupan ini. tetapi terdapat satu perbezaan besar. saat Allah memberi ujian, kita terkadang memilih untuk mencari sahabat, atau keluarga untuk mengadu tentang perihal masalah yang dihadapi. sedangkan pilihan jawapan yang telah dibentangkan buat kita bagi jawapan tersebut adalah satu; bukan empat. dan jawapan itu adalah pasti jawapan yang betul. jawapan itu ialah Allah, ya Allah mahu kita memilih Dia sebagai tempat yang pertama-tama untuk kita bergantung saat diberi ujian. Allah mahu kita mengadu pada-Nya, berdoa dan memohon diberi kemudahan dan katabahan untuk menghadapi ujian tersebut. kerana Allah yang lebih tahu, Dia yang berkuasa menghadirkan ujian itu buat kita, bukan manusia atau makhluk lainnya.</div>
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dan saat ujian menimpa juga, Allah mahu kita menadah tangan, mengangkat tangan meminta, bertanya, berdoa dan mengadu pada-Nya, kerana hanya Allah yang punya jawapan. dan kita tidak perlu risau akan apa-apa balasan jika tempat pergantungan yang pertama kita adalah Allah swt semata-mata. ini tidak melanggar peraturan ujian. maka sahabat, ayuh kita renungkan kembali perjalanan dan liku hidup ini, berapa banyak usaha yang telah dilakukan untuk menghadapi ujian dengan cara yang terbaik.</div>
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namun kita sebagai manusia acap kali terlupa dan terleka bahawa kehadiran ujian itu sebenarnya adalah untuk mengingatkan kembali diri kita, bahawa hanya Allah satu-satunya tempat pergantungan, tempat meletakkan harapan, dan satu-satunya kuasa yang mampu mengubah kondisi kita pada saat itu. Allah sahaja yang mampu membolak-balikkan hati kita; sama ada tenang mahupun resah atau tertekan untuk menghadapi ujian tersebut. Lantas Allah berfirman dalam sebuah surah tentang peringatan untuk terus mengingati-Nya saat ujian datang menerpa;</div>
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un.</b></span></i></div>
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b> (bahawa sesungguhnya kita kepunyaan Allah dan kita akan kembali kepadaNya)"</b></span></i></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="background-color: white;">A</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><i>l-Baqarah :56</i></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">bukankah Allah yang telah mencipta kita, dari setetes air mani dan kemudian berkembang biak menjadi keturunan manusia seluruhnya? bukankah alam semesta ini milik-Nya yang penuh hiknah dan rahsia penciptaan? bukankah suatu hari nanti ajal bakal menjemput kita untuk kembali kepada-Nya? mengapa kita masih diulit rasa ragu untuk meminta pada-Nya; percayalah ragu dan was-was itu sebenarnya adalah bisikan syaitan yang cuba memesongkan kebergantungan kita dari Allah; kepada selain-Nya. Nauzubillah.</span></div>
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tidak salah bergantung kepada manusia lainnya, tetapi berimanlah bahawa mereka hanyalah medium yang Allah izinkan dan hantarkan untuk membantu kita, hanya jika kita pertama-tama berserah diri kepada-Nya saat ujian tiba. Manusia, harta benda, ubat dan sebagainya cumalah ikhtiar kita untuk menyelesaikan sesuatu masalah, namun semua itu berlaku atas izin Allah juga. Allah adalah matlamat, sedangkan medium lain cumalah sebagai alat untuk mencapai matlamat.</div>
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dan di situlah letaknya tawakal. tawakal di sepanjang usaha kita untuk mencari keredhaan Allah dalam setiap nikmat mahupun ujian yang menimpa. tawakal bahawa kita sudah mengusahakan yang terbaik, berdoa, dan maka tawakal itu tandanya kita menyerahkan segala hasilnya pada Allah, dan agar Allah meredhakan hati kita dengan apa jua keputusan dan ketentuan yang hadir setelah itu.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>“Dan bertawakkallah kepada Allah. Sesungguhnya Dialah Yang Maha Mendengar lagi Maha Mengetahui.”</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>Surah Al-Anfal : 61</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>"Dan hanya kepada Allahlah, hendaknya orang-orang mu’min bertawakal."</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>Surah Al-i-Imran : 122</b></i></span></div>
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ayuh, kita kembalikan semua usaha, doa dan tawakal kita kepada pemilik jiwa, Allah swt. Moga Dia memberkati tiap langkah kita dan mengikhlaskan hati-hati kita dalam mengharungi perjalanan yang berliku ini. Sungguh syurga itu mahal, dan cuma mereka yang benar-benar menginginkannya, bakal memberikan yang terbaik untuk menjadi penghuninya. InshaAllah.</div>
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<i>~kurang 50 hari di bumi kiwi, sungguh hati ini sudah tertaut dengan tarbiyyah Allah di sini. moga diri ini mampu terus istiqamah di tanah air nanti. Amin ya Rabb. doakan saya. </i></div>
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<i><br />Jazakallahukhairan kathira. Assalamualaikum.</i></div>
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