Boost Up: Tips on How to Excel as a Muslim Student

Speaker: Pn Hajah Nur Zaitun Yahaya

PhD Student at Institute of Transport Studies, University of Leeds

the First Malaysian ever to receive the Queen Elizabeth Awards

Come and join!

Venue: Green Room, University of Leeds

Time: 1900-2100

Light dinner available

Assalamualaikum wbt semua Segala puji-pujian bagi Allah, banyak sangat artikel menarik kebelakangan ini untuk dikongsi bersama antum. Kali ni artikel lebih bersifat santai dan relaks, dalam masa yang sama sangat banyak perkara yang mungkin kita terlepas pandang dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, tapi insyaAllah amat bermanfaat. Jazakillah khayran kathira kepada sister kita, Lubna dari Lancaster atas perkongsian. Dibawa khas dari Notes@Facebook

Jom baca!

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Maaf, tajuk nota ini sepatutnya-Perkongsian Cara Hidup. (Ini kali pertama saya menulis nota di Facebook, nervous ni nervous). Nota ini panjang, tapi saya hargai jika anda baca. Tahniah/takziah pada yang ditag. Tanda ingatan saya pada anda. Nak tag lagi, tapi over limit.

Ok. Salam sejahtera ke atas anda semua. Harapnya setiap saat kita berfikir bagaimana mahu memperbaiki diri dan orang lain~~~~. Saat ini saya tiada mood belajar, jadi saya mahu mengarang. Jangan risau, bukan niat saya membuat sebarang luahan perasaan di sini, cuma sekadar berkongsi serba sedikit tips harian sebagai seorang pelajar universiti yang berada di perantauan dan masih belum berkahwin. Ok saya mula sekarang.

1) Bangun awal pagi.
Hari yang baik bermula dengan pagi yang baik. Betul, saya tak tipu.

Kalau time winter, Dia bagi nikmat malam yang panjang untuk kita manfaatkan. By 6pm++ semua solat wajib dah settle. Dah boleh fokus pada akademik. Kalau macam saya, kadang-kadang baru 11pm minda sudah kurang berfungsi. Saya kena tidur. Wahhhhh kalau tidur awal time winter, berjam-jamlah saya kat atas katil sampai la nak masuk Subuh. Hah!! Inilah peluang kita nak setkan jam biologi masing-masing untuk bangun awal bagi menambah amal ibadat. Kalau biasa bangun 6am, Subuh belum masuk lagi. Kalau bangun 5am pulak, lagilaaahhhhhhhh banyak benda boleh buat. Kalau nak puasa tu, siap boleh sahur gaya macam nak buka puasa. Pastu siap boleh study lagi tu sementara nak tunggu Subuh. Nak call mummy daddy pun boleh. Ada juga yang lebih suka bangun di pertengahan tidur untuk qiyamullail, kemudian tidur balik. Terpulang, manusia berbeza hidup dengan cara berbeza. Mmmmmm summer pulak macam mana??

A beneficial checklist, and reminders for every woman in hijab.

Hijaab is not a piece of cloth on your head. Just because some of the sisters have their head covered, they think that the requirement of Hijaab is fulfilled. They don’t realize that wearing a Hijaab requires much more than just covering your head. Actually, if you think about it, Hijaab is the way you talk, the way you walk, the very way you carry yourself.

In fact, Hijaab is an attitude in itself. It’s a whole way of life. Allah says:

And say to the believing women to lower their gazes, and to guard their private parts, and not to display their beauty (zeenah) except what is apparent of it, and to extend their head coverings (khimars) to cover their bosoms (jaybs), and not to display their beauty except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband’s fathers, or their sons, or their husband’s sons, or their brothers, or their brothers’ sons, or their sisters’ sons, or their womenfolk, or what their right hands rule (slaves), or the followers from the men who do not feel sexual desire, or the small children to whom the nakedness of women is not apparent, and not to strike their feet (on the ground) so as to make known what they hide of their adornments. And turn in repentance to Allah together, O you believers, in order that you are successful. [anNur: 31]

Here are some of the more common issues in light of this verse about the Hijaab.

Well, my head is covered. What more do you want?

Devout people are those who live in this world with the hearts of the after world. They live on earth, but their hearts yearn for the accompaniment of Allâh and the seven persons (who) will be sheltered under the shade of Allâh on the Day of Judgement, when there will be no other shade besides His. (An authentic  Hâdîth)

“They interconnected their loops with the Rope of Allâh, lit their steps with His light, filled their hearts with His love, moistened their tongues with His invocation (and remembrances), and preoccupied themselves with His obedience. To Allâh   they cling and stand. From Allâh they get support and to Him  they flee. In the light of His Book they move and are still. They like and dislike; join and sever; give and refuse to give; make peace and fight for Allâh ’s sake.”   For them:

He is the First and the Last. (Qur’ân  57: 3)

And that to your Rabb lies the final end. (Qur’ân  53: 42)

What distinguishes them from others is their “sincerity”. They have purified their religion for Allâh. They believe this world was made for them; but they were created for Allâh alone. No wonder, they put before their eyes Allâh’s Words:

Say: that my prayer and my sacrifice, my living and my dying, [all] belong to Allâh , the Rabb of the worlds; He has no partner. (Qur’ân 6: 162-163)

People’s aims vary in this worldly life; namely, some have lusts for money; some are fascinated with fame; some are lured by power; some are infatuated with women; some are addicted to liquor; and some others long for sovereignty. The devout people want neither haughtiness nor any corruption on earth; they want neither rank nor wealth; they pant neither lust nor fame; they pray to their Rabb not to let the world be their utmost concern nor their whole knowledge. Yet, if the world comes to them, they will take it in their hands not in their hearts. They take it (ad-dunya/world) as a means, not as a goal in itself. Their ultimate concern is the Hereafter; and their end is to please their Rabb. In other words, any thing other than Allâh   and Paradise is just a mirage. What is above the earth, is sheer dust!

Their hearts are soaked in Allâh ’s Tawheed (Monotheism) . They seek neither some other Rabb nor judge with other than the rule of Allâh  . Nor do they adopt some one as a patron other than Allâh. They shatter all the images in their minds and hearts for the sake of Allâh ’s Word. They digest the meaning of the Ayah:

You [Alone] do we worship, and You [Alone] do we ask for help. (Qur’ân  1:5)

They no longer worship any one other than Allâh  , nor call on any one for help other than Him. They are released from worshipping themselves and their whims, as well as anything else other than Allâh  ! They do not worship idols, illusions, fancies, individuals, nature, or tyranny; whatever name, title or shape it takes. They memorise from the Messengers of Allâh   their call to mankind:

Worship Allâh  [Alone], and keep away from taghut [all false deities]. (Qur’ân  16: 36)

For them truth stands clear from error; so they reject taghut and anything worshipped besides Allâh. They believe in Allah ; so they grasp the firmest handhold that never breaks.

Source: The Desired Muslim Generation by Sheikh Yusuf al-Qardhawi

 

Rupanya kita dah masuk Safar

Ada yang selamat menyudahkan peperiksaan. Ada yang baru bermula. Ada yang belum tamat perjuangan. Apa pun, selamat berjaya untuk semua

 

Sesungguhnya kamu tidak akan disoal mengenai iradat Allah, tetapi hanya amalan dan usaha kamu yang akan berada di atas timbangan nanti. Kita juga sentiasa berdoa kepadNya agar dianugerahkan kejayaan di dunai dan terutamanya di akhirat nanti.

Perutusan Sempena Musim Peperiksaan Januari 2010

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Every Friday afternoon, after the Jumma services at the Central Mosque (and shortly after Al-Usrah program), the Imam and his eleven year old son would go out into their town and hand out “PATH TO PARADISE” and other Islamic literature.

This particular and fortunate Friday afternoon, as the time came for the Imam and his son to go to the streets with their booklets, it was very cold outside, as well as pouring rain.

The boy bundled up in his warmest and driest clothes and said, ‘OK, dad, I’m ready!’

His ‘Mu’allim’ dad asked, ‘Ready for what?’

‘Dad, it’s time we gather our tracts together and go out.’

Dad responds, ‘Son, it’s very cold outside and it’s pouring rain.’

The boy gives his dad a surprised look, asking, ‘But Dad, aren’t people still going to Hell, even though it’s raining?’

Dad answers, ‘Son, I am not going out in this weather.’

Despondently, the boy asks, ‘Dad, can I go? Please?’

His father hesitated for a moment then said, ‘Son, you can go. Here are the booklets. Be careful son.’

‘Thanks, Dad!’

And with that, he was off and out into the rain. This eleven year old boy walked the streets of the town going door to door and handing everybody he met in the street a pamphlet or a booklet.

After two hours of walking in the rain, he was soaking, bone-chilled wet and down to his VERY LAST BOOKLET. He stopped on a corner and looked for someone to hand a booklet to, but the streets were totally deserted.

Then he turned toward the first home he saw and started up the sidewalk to the front door and rang the door bell. He rang the bell, but nobody answered..

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o Rabb … ketahuilah –

adalah Kau kiblat rinduku yang

kuhampiri untuk mengenali

kukenali untuk mencintai

kucintai untuk merindui

kurindui untuk mengintai kesegalaan-Mu

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The sincere Muslim woman whose heart is filled with the sweetness of faith likes for her Muslim sister what she likes for herself. So she never forgets to pray for her in her absence, a du’aa’ that is filled with the warmth of sincere love and sisterhood. She knows that such du’aa’ (supplication) are the quickest to be answered because of their sincerity and warmth of feeling and the noble intention behind them. This is confirmed by the words of the Prophet (pbuh):

“The quickest prayer to be answered is a man’s supplication for his brother in his absence”

The Sahaabah understood this and used to ask their brothers to pray for them whenever they were in a situation where their prayers would be answered. Men and women alike shared this virtue, which is indicative of the high level of the entire society during that golden period of our histiry. Bukhari reports, in al-Adab al-Mufrad, from Safwaan ibn Abdullah ibn Safwaan, whose wife was Darda’ bint Abu al-Darda’. He said, “I came to visit them in Damascus, and found Umm ad-darda’ in the house, but Abu ad-Darda’ was not there. She said, “Do you want to go for Hajj?” I said, “Yes.” She said, ‘Pray for me, for the Prophet (pbuh) used to say,

‘The Muslim’s prayer for his absent brother will be answered. There is an angel at his head who, whenever he prays for his brother, says, Ameen, and you shall have likewise.’

He (Safwaan) said, ” I meet Abu Darda’ in the market and he told me something similar, reporting from the Prophet.”

The Prophet (pbuh) instilled team spirit in the souls of Muslim men and women at every opportunity, strengthening the ties of love for the sake of Allah between them, spreading an attitude of selflessness, and uprooting the inclination towards the individualism and selfishness in order that the Muslim society should be infused with feelings of love, close ties, solidarity and selflessness.

One of the brilliant ways in which he(pbuh) instilled this team spirit was his response to the man who prayed out loud:

“O’ Allah, forgive me and Muhammad only”. He told him, “You have denied it to many people.”

In this way, the Prophet (pbuh) does not correct the man alone, but he effectively instilled team spirit in the entire ummah of Islam, and tught every Muslim, men and women, no matter when or where they lived, that is not right for anyone who has uttered the words of Shahaadah to keep goodness for himself, because the believer should always like for his brother what he likes for himself.

Source: The Ideal Muslimah by Dr Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi

p/s: Of course, this applies to Muslim brothers too, but since the book is about being a true Muslimah, so bear with the choice of words i.e. she instead of he, etc It’s winter holiday, so people are going around visiting friends as well as making new ones. Make our sisterhood (and brotherhood) meaningful for the sake of Allah Let’s  pray for our brothers n sisters!

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

Bercadang untuk pulang ke Malaysia summer ini? Manfaatkan perjalanan pulang ke Malaysia dengan ’stop over’ di Jeddah untuk program Umrah & Ziarah Mekah dan Madinah. Bersama menghayati perjalanan seerah rasullulah didua tanah haram – haramain, Mekah dan Madinah

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bismillahirrahmanirrahim

alhamdulillah alhamdulillah alhamdulillah, astaghfirullahal’azim.

selamat menjejak bumi malasyia bersama keluarga tersayang. haramain itu sungguh sy rindu. manis pengalaman itu, dan hati yg sayu saja dibawa pulang. moga2 beroleh rezeki utk ke sana lagi. ameen.

mungkin sebab pergi sebaik sahaja lepas exam. hati memang dah rinduuuu sangat pada Dia. salah satu sebab kenapa saya suka ujian. dan Allah mmg Maha Mendengar setiap kata hamba-hambaNya. skalipun tak terungkap dengan kata, indeed He is closer to you than you can imagine. bess kan ada Pelindung mcm ni? sgt understanding, and gives you all you need. hee

saat mata tertangkap dengan rumah yg Mulia itu, tak tertahan lagi dengan betapa tingginya kasih sayang Allah. betapa Allah itu sgt Pemurah, sangat Mengasihani. pipi basah memikirkan, betapa banyaknya dosa saya pada Dia, Dia tetap izinkan saya datang tanah suci ini. betapa banyak dosa sy pd Dia, Dia tetap bagi saya menatap rumah Dia. betapa banyak dosa saya pada Dia, Dia izinkan lagi saya mohon ampun atas itu semua. rasanya saat itu malu menyelubungi. tapi manis skali saat itu. hm susah nak gambarkan senanye. kene rasa sendiri lah

ibadah umrah itu sndiri. sungguh menginsafkan. dari tawaf kepada saie, kepada tahallul. semua jika dihayati, dan diketahui imbangannya, mmg rasa diri tak layak. tapi Allah itu Maha Pemurah. saya sedikit cemburu dengan kaum lelaki. sebab mereka boleh botakkan kepala. apa yg bess botakkan kepala? ada hadith Rasulullah s.a.w, setiap helai rambut yg gugur itu dosanya diampunkan. saya rasa rambut saya lagi banyak dari rambut mereka. tapi tak boleh botakkan pulak. huhu. nilaiannya hanya di sisi Allah. moga Allah ampunkan sebyk2 dosa kami.

“Kami penuhi panggilan-Mu, ya Allah. Kami penuhi panggilan-Mu, tidak ada sekutu bagi-Mu.”

umrah yang terakhir sebelum bergerak ke madinah. tak tertahan rasa sayu melafazkan talbiyah, menyahut panggilanNya, seperti sirahnya Ibrahim a.s. sibuk memikirkan, andai ini kali terakhir sy dpt melafazkan sahutan itu sedemikian cara. maka hati terus terus dan terus berdoa. moga kaki ini melangkah kembali ke masjidil Haram. ameen.

tiba di Madinah, hati semcm mahu ke Raudhah terus, tapi belum tiba giliran utk kaum hawa. sabar wahai diri, sabar. kami diberhentikan kakak2 pengiring ke Raudhah lebih kurang satu meter dari karpet hijau itu. tiba2 hati sebak. memikirkan andai di akhirat nanti, mcmana kalau syurga betul2 depan tu je. tapi ada saja yang memberhentikan kaki dr melangkah masuk. na’uzubillah. ku mohon perlindungan Allah dr nya. boleh jadi terkecilkan hati org, boleh jd janji yg tak ditepati, boleh jd amanah yg tak terjaga, boleh jd hutang yg x terlangsai. ada satu doa dr buku panduan umrah yg sgt sy suka,

“Ya Allah, sesungguhnya Engkau mempunyai banyak hak yang ada di antara aku denganMu dan byk kewajipan yg ada antara aku dgn makhlukMu. Ya Allah, ampunilah kesalahanku terhadapMu dan apa pun kesalahanku terhadapan makhlukMu, bebaskanlah aku darinya…”

above all, i miss Masjid anNabawi, i miss Kaabah, Masjidil Haram. i miss that land. and i pray for the land of alAqsa.

oh ye, jazakumullahu khairan katheera to MSM travel&tours for making it possible, all my lovely sisters for the time spent together, and the brothers sbb tlg angkatkan beg kitorg sume. he. may we meet again in Jannah, ameen.

nawwar insyirah. 070709. malaysia.

Maka kepadamu ansarAllah,

Andai kadangkala dalam perjalananmu,

Debu-debu jahiliyah mengaburi pandanganmu,

Sapulah dari matamu,

Dengan lembaran-lembaran suci Tuhanmu,

Dan teruskanlah perjalanan

Jangan pernah berhenti..

Andai kakimu sakit,

Tubuhmu longlai kepenatan,

Berteduh lah bersama saudaramu di persembunyianmu

Bersama tentera-tentera lain yang bergerak senyap

Lalu bertahmid dan berzikirlah bersama-sama,

Bantulah sesama kamu,

Untuk kembali bertenaga,

Kemudian bangunlah dan teruskan perjalananmu

Jangan pernah berhenti..

Seandainya dalam perjalanan yang jauh dan sukar itu,

Kalian digempur musuh

Dibenci dan disakiti

Katakanlah

“sodaq Allahu wa rasuluh”

Inilah jalan yang benar,

Kerana itu kamu merasa sukar

Maka lepaskan lah dirimu sedaya upaya

Dari cengkaman musuhmu yg nyata

Dan teruskan perjalananmu

Jangan pernah berhenti..

Allah menjual syurga kepada kita,

Dengan harga yang mahal,

Kebahagiaan dunia,

Kemewahan harta,

Kepentingan sendiri dan keluarga,

Kecintaan pada manusia,

Bayarlah dengan harga yang kau mampu..

Kelak syurga pasti milikmu..

Asalkan..bergeraklah kamu..

Jangan pernah berhenti..

sumber: sini

O Allah,

take us in the best way,

guide us every single day,

keep us close to You,

until the end of time

credits: Sis Deyna Rashid

Eid Mubarak to all from MSM Northwest

Taqabbalallhu minna wa minkum

Lets not forget our brothers and sisters in Palestine, shall we? Whisper some duaas in our nightly prayers.

And last but not least, lets ponder upon the story of Prophet Ibrahim a.s. and the real meaning of sacrifice:

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days.” The people asked, “Not even Jihad for the sake of Allah?” He said,“Not even Jihad for the sake of Allah, except in the case of a man who went out, giving himself and his wealth up for the cause (of Allah), and came back with nothing.” (Al-Bukhari)

The first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah have been singled out especially for great merits and excellences like no other days in the Islamic calendar. Allah in His infinite wisdom and mercy has chosen to dispense infinite spiritual blessing and rewards. Thanks to the high status these days enjoy, Allah has made them worthy of making an oath by them, when He says (By the Daybreak, by the Ten Nights) (Al-Fajr 89:1–2). According to some Qur’an commentators or mufassirun, the ten nights mentioned here are none other than the first ten nights of Dhul-Hijjah; others, however, hold the view that these nights specifically refer to the last ten nights of Ramadan. Anyhow, no one denies the fact that the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah possess tremendous blessings and excellence. This has been confirmed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who is reported to have said, “There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days.”