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2011-04-19T08:29:00.000+02:00

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assalamualaikum. is it true theres some chnges in taking students to al azhar?

2010-05-17T22:00:00.001+03:00

wa3alaikumsalam. :).

sorry for the late reply..
im not too sure of the changes that you were referring to. do u mind specifying them so i can give u an accurate answer?

but just for your information, the most frequently asked question would be the admissions to year 3 or 4 for IPT students to al-azhar or Muadalah. In this case, this privilage is no longer available to such students since 2 years ago.

hope this somehow answer your questions?

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do you have a hostel for student?

2010-05-17T20:46:00.001+03:00

no, for foreign student we rent an apartment. :).

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fight laziness!

2010-05-12T23:55:00.000+03:00

How to Overcome Laziness at the Root of Its Source

By Jimmy Richardson

Deep down at the core of every human being is a person that wants to relax 24/7 and do whatever they want. Unfortunately the way that society has been set up that is not possible to do for most people.

Each and every one of us has a lazy side. I love to procrastinate but I cannot if I want to manifest a better life for myself. I would love to sleep whenever I begin to get tired but it is not possible for me to do.

Your feelings of laziness is a natural everyday state of mind that anybody can relate to. If we did not need money to survive and pay bills nobody would work at their 9-to-5 unless they loved it. So do not feel bad about your feelings to give in to your laziness.

You have came here to help you push past your laziness because you know you need to improve your self to get your desired results. Now that you know that your state of mind is completely normal I want you to encompass a different state of mind.

If you want something you know that you must go and get it. You want something to eat you must make it or go pick it up at a fast food place. This is a good example of taking the easier route if you go pick it up at a fast food place.

It is more beneficial for you to make the food because you save money, you help your body out, and you are more productive. First define what areas you need to be more productive in. After you read this article go ahead and make your list of your bad habits and areas of needed improvement.

Once you have your list go ahead and complete the first thing on the list. Do not stop moving until that task is complete. My first task on my list for today was to wash my truck. The second that I got off work I unraveled the hose, got the soap and got to work.

Immediate action is the best way to overcome laziness. Doing one step at a time is going to make each task manageable and able to handle. Don't look at your schedule as one big task, look at it as one piece at a time.

If you do one thing at a time hours later you can look up and realize that you have completed that massive schedule. It will seem hard to complete if you look at the big picture instead of detail by detail.

Find a motivation for why you are wanting to complete something and deeply embedded that into yourself as a drive. Remove any distractions that can hinder you from completing what you need to do and get to work.

Once you complete what you need to do reward yourself by relaxing and taking breaks. It's best to let go of the stress of work the second that you step away from it. Your relaxation time is your rejuvenation time and you should enjoy yourself during this time.
Do not allow yourself to get caught up in the mental cycle of thinking about something and never doing it. Make that list and get started immediately. Do not delay I'm counting on you and I want you to succeed.

NO Procrastination

2010-05-12T23:39:00.002+03:00

How To Cure Procrastination: 3 Powerful Ways To Stop Procrastination And Take Action

Knowing how to cure procrastination might not seem like such a big priority, but procrastinating does have the potential to make life more difficult for you. You may not see it that way now as you settle yourself comfortably on the couch instead of working on your paper; but come next week, you’ll definitely start feeling the effects.

With the deadline looming and a bunch of other tasks waiting in line, you’ll wonder how you ever got into such a mess in the first place. Well, we all know the answer to that. What you now need to know is how to cure procrastination.

That in itself is a tricky thing. Even if you want to deal with your problem, you might end up waiting until next week or next month to start working on it. If you really want to learn how to stop procrastination, you must be committed to the cause 100%.

Here are some tips to help you overcome this awful habit:

1) Be Excited About It.

One effective way on how to cure procrastination is to give yourself encouragement. Tell yourself that there is no better time than now to do your task.

Excite yourself with the prospect of actually finishing something on time or excite yourself with the project itself. Imagine the worst possible consequences of delaying your actions. Thinking about the benefits of accomplishment and the penalty of laziness is a powerful way to cure procrastination.

2) Remind Yourself And Increase Your Accountability.

Remind yourself about an upcoming project or a report that still needs to be finished. Do this by writing in your planner or sticking post-its right where you can see them.

If possible, increase your sense of accountability by telling your friends or relatives about what you plan to accomplish. That way, you will feel “embarrassed” if you don’t take action, so that would likely motivate you to get on with your tasks.

3) Be Generous with Yourself.

Rewarding yourself is a wonderful way to cure procrastination. With every task accomplished (without procrastination), a reward should be bestowed. It might seem silly to be the one to reward yourself, but this kind of system actually has a very positive effect on people.

The reward can be as simple as a cup of coffee at your favorite coffee shop or that nice, velvet coat you’ve seen in the mall… It’s all up to you. You should, however, avoid giving yourself rewards that are counterproductive to stopping procrastination. For example, don’t reward yourself with 3 procrastination free passes!

Learning how to cure procrastination is a step everyone must take. Not only does it give your life a sense of order, it also reduces stress and increases the chance of success.

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Productivity

2010-05-12T23:10:00.001+03:00

How to Push Yourself Past the Limits to Get Maximum Productivity Out of Yourself

By Jimmy Richardson

Your mind is more powerful than your body and can control what your maximum limits are. Have you ever gotten on the treadmill and gotten to a certain point where you were exhausted but told yourself to keep going and did it?

That is a great example of how you pushed yourself past the limit to get maximum productivity out of yourself. The top millionaires work in spurts of time. This was taught to me by Jonathan Budd in how he works to get the maximum productivity.

It is not substantial for you to try to work eight hours straight without breaks. It is best to work in the 90 minute to 120 minute spurts of time to get the most work done in shortest time. By working in short spurts you allow yourself to metaphorically sprint to the finish line and then have cool down periods before your next sprint.

Allowing yourself to mentally focus in on a goal is the first step to push yourself to get maximum productivity out of yourself. If you tell your mind that you must complete something do not allow your body to stop you from completing it.

The top body builders have mastered this craft of rejecting what their body has to say and only listen to their mind. I don't want you to go and burn yourself out but this is a guide to help you complete more work than you thought you could do.

In order to get yourself ready to push yourself past your limits you must start training immediately. Take a second to write down what it is that you do on a daily basis. Now take a second to write down what you want to do on a daily basis.

Hopefully there is a difference in workload of much more work in what you truly desire to complete. The best way to complete the higher workload is to add one extra task in your schedule until you get comfortable with your regular schedule plus the extra task.

It's all about the build up over time and consistency of you completing an extra load. Let's take push ups as a daily routine that you will complete. Let's say that you can only do 10 push-ups in a row. The easiest way to push yourself past your limits is to make yourself do at least one or two over the 10 push-ups.

If you consistently make yourself do 11 or 12 push-ups in time you will be completely comfortable with that amount. That is the same mentality that you must have to push yourself past the limits for anything that you want to do.

So remember that your mind will control what you do and not your body. Do not let your emotions dictate what you can complete. Make sure that you set your goals and set your schedule to meet your goals.

Sleeping Positions and Their Meanings

2010-05-11T21:01:00.000+03:00

Sleeping Positions and Their Meanings

1. Back Sleeper With Arms Crossed To Support The Head.

You’re highly intelligent and enthusiastic to learn. Yet some time you are filled with cranky ideas which people find to follow. You take good care of your family but the problem is you hardly love any body. A little bit choosy, huh?

2. Home Alone Back Sleeper With Legs Crossed.

Anyone who sleeps cross-lagged is said to be self-obsessed and find difficulty in accepting changes. Solitude is your priority. Yet your redeeming quality is your threshold for tolerance.

3. Unknown Covering from Head to Toe.

You may appear real macho in public, but deep down inside you are shy and weak. You tend to keep loads of secrets. If you encounter any problem, you will rather keep it to your self and agonies over it than ask for help. No wonder you grimace in your sleep!

4. Unknown Cuddled Up:

You feel lonely and depressed because are obsessed with your past failures and set backs. You are hesitant and indecisive, giving others an impression that love has been missing in your life.

5. Side Sleeper Curling Up:

Selfish, jealous and vindictive are words that describe you. People around you got to be careful; not to step on your toes as you are easily irritated!

6. Side Sleeper with One Knee Bended:

You have inclined to be funny, always whining and complaining. Nervousness is probably your second name. You tense up easily and get overly excited over small matters. Life isn’t such a big deal. Learn to relax.

7. Side Sleeper Lying On One Arm:

Contrary to the previous one (curling up), you are gentle, polite, sincere, and loving. Well, nothing is perfect. Build up yourself confidence and learn to accept mistake or imperfection. Happiness will than come your way!

8. Side Sleeper Lying On One Side:

This picture indicates that you are the confident person. You will see success in whatever you undertake, owing to your unrelentess Endeavour. People who sleep

on their right side with their right arm stretching over their head and laying on the right side are said to be blessed with power and fortune.

9. Back Sleeper With Arms And Legs Spread Out:

What a liberty Loving-soul! Well, this picture reveals your true identity. Comfort-lover and beauty-worshipper, you are also a real spendthrift 0but lucky you eat just as much). Your other undesirable trait is that you are a bit nosy and seem to enjoy gossiping. Well, who did you mention in your tales lately?

ACU, video sharing session.

2010-05-06T23:38:00.000+03:00

Beating Procrastination

how to get amazing results.

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assalamualaikum,dear ustazah .Does the term 1 geneh equal to 1egyption pound

2010-05-05T17:35:00.001+03:00

walaikumsalam ustz/ustazah. :).

yep yep.. 1 egyption pound is one geneh. :).

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assalamualaikum,what subject your learn ? (sarah-from malaysia)

2010-05-05T17:32:00.001+03:00

wa alaikumusalam sarah from malaysia. :).

we (as in all of us here al-azhar under-graduates) generally learn islamic studies.. and arabic subject.

but specifically most of us major in 3 courses.. islamic jurisprudence, islamic theology and arabic language and lit.

and each course has more than 15 subjects. :).

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Good Brain Food & Memory Foods For Students

2010-05-03T10:17:00.002+03:00

Good Brain Food & Memory Foods For Students

It is often said that you are what you eat and this is very true. Students of any age must be on a good student diet and consumer an adequate amount of brain food in order to help them study better and perform better academically. Brain foods are not literally fed to your brain but they are consumed the same way as normal food but act as fodder for you brain and helps it function better. Some of them like memory foods, help to improve student memories while others help to improve attentivity, sharpness, alertness, focus etc. While a healthy student diet is encourage all year round, it is especially important to incorporate healthy brain food into the diet during examinations so students can study better with their enhanced brain functionality.

Good Brain Foods

Good brain food is not an unattainable type of expensive food only accessible to special people. It is in fact simple every day food that most of us are able to attain and consume on a daily basis. Good brain foods help to diffuse stress and charge your brain cells and encourage its functional capacity. In order to ensure your student diet incorporate the best brain food, you might want to consider some of the following:

Fish

As much as people might want to deny it, eating fish is definitely one of the best things one can do to improve your brain’s ability to function well and properly. Fish is rich in Choline and Omege-3 fatty acids – the right kind of fat that the human body requires. In addition, fish oil such as cod liver oil is known for its good effects on the human body.

Fruits & Vegetables

Not surprisingly, these healthy foods are on the list of good brain foods as they serve as the good carbohydrates that a body needs. Carbohydrates such as bread, pizzas and junk food are bad for a bad and don’t provide the right type of energy. Fruits and vegetables on the other hand provide good energy and help stimulate the brain cells into activity.

Foods That Improve Memory

The brain’s memory center, the hippocampus needs to be continually stimulated in order for it to keep functioning to its maximum capacity. The hippocampus, like other parts of the brain can be stimulated by certain types of food and these types of brain foods are specifically known as memory foods. Foods that improve memory are a better substitute for artificial memory pills sold in the market as they not only provide the body the nutrition it requires but help to improve the brain’s capacity to remember as well.
Fish, for example is an excellent memory food. It is rich and choline and B vitamin, both of which are excellent memory stimulants.

Caffeine – Good Brain Food?

Caffeine is the most common stimulant when the brain is feeling tired and most of us are known to swig a cup of coffee when we are tired. While caffeine definitely increases the brain’s alertness, it is not recommended for regular intake as it can be very addictive and is not suitable, especially for young student diets.
A student diet should incorporate a healthy amount of carbohydrates minus the unhealthy fats combined with a good dose of Omega-3 fatty acids. A healthy does of sugar is also essential. Keeping this in mind will ensure students consumer the good brain food and memory foods required to keep their brain active.

FOODS FOR THOUGHT: FOODS THAT BUILD AND FOODS THAT DRAIN THE BRAIN

Some foods help the brain work better, some foods drag down brain performance. Be smart and feed ourselves foods that will make us smart ;)

BRAIN BUILDERS	BRAIN DRAINERS
· Avocados · Bananas · Beef, lean · Brewer's yeast · Broccoli · Brown rice · Brussel sprouts · Cantaloupe · Cheese · Chicken · Collard greens · Eggs · Flaxseed oil · Legumes · Milk · Oatmeal · Oranges · Peanut butter · Peas · Potatoes · Romaine lettuce · Salmon · Soybeans · Spinach · Tuna · Turkey · Wheat germ · Yogurt	· Alcohol · Artificial food colorings · Artificial sweeteners · Colas · Corn syrup · Frostings · High-sugar "drinks" · Hydrogenated fats · Junk sugars · Nicotine · Overeating · White bread

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hows the weather now

2010-05-01T21:27:00.001+03:00

its breezy~ alhamdullilah. :)

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i don't have a question, but I'd like to say good job on the website! Love the articles. :)

2010-04-29T10:33:00.001+02:00

masyaAllah thank you! keep reading n supporting yeah. and most importantly we need your doa for us here as ilm seeker. :)

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ACU article; How to fight laziness and boredom when trying to study.

2010-04-29T05:31:00.001+02:00

As-Salamu Alaykum (peace be upon you),

THE SEVEN WAYS TO FIGHT LAZINESS, BOREDOM & WEAKNESS WHEN TRYING TO STUDY
By: Sheikh Ahmed Najmi

The Questioner says:

"I'm weak in my reading the books of benefit and when I begin to read some of the books of `Ilm (knowledge) I feel weakness and boredom; so what is your advice for me, and what is the correct path in reading the books which contain beneficial knowledge; benefit us (those seeking reward)?"

Firstly:
It is a must for the one who seeks knowledge to purify his intention for Allah the Lord of the worlds, and make his seeking the `Ilm (knowledge) being only for the purpose and goal of obtaining the pleasure of Allah; and in order to know the truth, to act by it, and to know falsehood so as to refrain from it.

Secondly:
To act by that, which he has learned from knowledge within in himself, and to try and teach what he has learned from knowledge to others.

Thirdly:
To safeguard what he has learned by memorizing it, and reviewing the `Ilm (knowledge) so it does not escape him.

Fourthly:
To be steadfast in learning what he does not know, so to add knowledge on top of knowledge.

Fifthly:
To ask Allah constantly to bestow & grant him with beneficial knowledge and provisions that are vast, and actions that are accepted; and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say if he prayed the Fajr prayer after he would make Taslim (Salam to the right then the left) this Du'a:

"O Allah, I ask you for knowledge which is beneficial and sustenance which is good, and deeds which are acceptable." (To be said after making salaam for the Fajr prayer)

Sixthly:
If he was to feel tired and weak when he is in front of knowledge and ready to study, then he should ask Allah to make for him will power and a desire to gain knowledge and dedicate himself to it.

Seventhly:
Its obligatory on the student of knowledge to refrain from disobedience, for indeed disobedience kills the heart and weakens the understanding and its narrated about Imam Shafi'i he said: "I complained to my teacher Wa'ki about my weak memory so he directed me to leave of sin and then he said, `know!!!! That knowledge is light; and the light of Allah He does not give it to a disobedient person." And I say the proof for that is found in the Book of Allah when He Glorified be He Says,

"O you who believe! If you obey and Fear Allah, He will grant you Furqan a criterion, and will expiate for you your sins, and forgive you, and Allah is the Owner of Great Bounty." [Noble Quran 8:29]

"O you who believe Fear Allah, and believe too in His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), he will give you a double portion of His Mercy, and he will give you a light by which you shall walk (straight), and he will forgive you. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. So what is important is that the student of knowledge needs consistent striving, striving against himself and against ones passions and lower desires and its greed, and to tire himself out in acquiring knowledge, and to hope that Allah will enable him to achieve that, and the success (Tawfiq) is from Allah." [Noble Quran 57:28]

Khadejah Jones
Share Islam Team
ShareIslam.com

Rubber Ducking

2010-04-27T23:51:00.001+02:00

Rubber Ducking

If explaining a problem is usually enough to solve it by itself, why would you need someone listening to you?

You don’t. Next time you’re stuck with a problem, why don’t you try explaining your problem to an inanimate object, such as, say, a rubber duck?

I know, your parents have warned you about people who talk to objects — but the fact is that it works. Telling your problem to a rubber duck is as effective as telling your problem to a human (if not more). Flesh, feather or plastic, it doesn’t matter of what material your listener is made of: the principles that make this technique effective always work.

If it serves to reduce your resistance and feeling of weirdness towards the idea of explaining problems to objects, be aware that the concept is rather popular in the software development industry. There’s even a term coined for it: ‘rubber ducking’ (popularized by the book The Pragmatic Programmer, a must-read for software developers).

“Are you saying I should replace real people and start talking to rubber ducks?”

Well, not replacing — but what about developing the habit of always consulting your rubber duck first? I don’t mean to slight us humans, but rubber ducks do in fact have some advantages:

Rubber ducks never interrupt your flow of thinking.

You don’t need to be worried if you are bothering the rubber duck with your problems.

Rubber ducks don’t gossip about your private problems with other rubber ducks.

Your trusted rubber duck is never busy and is always waiting for your inquiries.

Give rubber ducking a try. Once you get past the initial odd sensation of talking to a thing, you’ll certainly enjoy the feeling of convenience and independence it brings; not to mention you’ll also save a lot of your time as well as other people’s.

And, in case the rubber duck doesn’t solve your problem, just go ahead and explain it again to a friend. By then, you’ll have the problem much more well-defined and articulated, dramatically increasing the chances that that friend will be able to help you.

Silent Rubber Ducking

You should always practice rubber ducking out loud — but there are situations when you can’t make noises or simply can’t afford the social awkwardness of it (“excuse me while I talk to my duck…”). Fear not: do your rubber ducking in writing instead — sure, you won’t have the benefits of verbalization, but the technique still works fine.

One way to do it that works particularly well is to write an e-mail message explaining your problem. Pretend you’re going to send it to the smartest (and busiest) person in the world. Describe the problem in detail, the solutions you tried so far and why they didn’t work. List your assumptions and make sure you include all relevant information. Be both thorough and objective.

When you are done writing the message, you’ll probably have had many ideas to try out. If not, find a specialized forum and just send it as it is: with your perfectly-crafted message, I’m sure the Internet gods will help you.

Get Your Own Rubber Duck

Ready to start rubber ducking? As you imagined, there’s not much to it, except getting yourself a rubber duck. Well, it doesn’t need to be an actual rubber duck – any inanimate object will do. But it pays off choosing one that you really like: this will be a long-term relationship, after all.

source: litemind.com

correct timing to take water

2010-04-27T16:47:00.001+02:00

Correct timing to take water, will maximize its effectiveness to Human body.

Two (02) glass of water - After waking up - Helps activate internal organs

One (01) glasses of water - 30 minutes before meal - Help digestion

One (01) glass of water - Before taking a bath - Helps lower blood pressure

One (01) glass of water - Before sleep - To avoid stroke or heart attack

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article sharing by ACU

2010-04-24T05:52:00.001+02:00

Kejayaan bukanlah suatu misteri yang tidak terungkap. Malah sekiranya seseorang itu telah melakukan sesuatu perkara maka orang lain pasti mampu melakukannya juga.

Tetapi janganlah pula sekadar selesa dengan pencapaian yang biasa hingga tiada apa yang boleh dibanggakan oleh kita atau yang boleh diceritakan kepada anak cucu kita nanti. Sekurang-kurangnya, kalau kita sebagai pekerja maka berusahalah untuk menjadi pekerja yang cemerlang hingga menerima anugerah dari majikan. Kalau kita seorang usahawan binalah empayar perniagaan kita yang mampu diwarisi oleh anak cucu. Kalau kita sebagai seorang pelajar belajarlah dan berusahalah hingga sampai ke peringkat yang tertinggi.

Kejayaan bolehlah ditakrifkan sebagai pencapaian seseorang menepati matlamat atau sasaran yang telah ditetapkan olehnya. Oleh itu kejayaan adalah suatu bentuk yang subjektif dan relatif dengan individu itu sendiri. Apabila kita tiba ke matlamat yang telah ditetapkan kita mula rasa selesa. Setelah beberapa ketika kita rasa tiada apa lagi yang mencabar di tahap tersebut. Kalau kita terus berada dalam zon selesa itu maka lambat laun kita akan gagal kerana orang lain sudah semakin maju. Oleh itu perlu bagi kita setelah mencapai satu sasaran, kemudiannya mencabar diri untuk maju ketahap yang seterusnya pula. Berikut adalah beberapa langkah yang boleh diambil untuk cabar diri bagi terus maju dalam kehidupan.

1. Letakkan Sasaran Yang Tinggi

Apabila satu matlamat dicapai maka teruslah menetapkan matlamat baru yang lebih tinggi lagi. Misalnya, dulunya sebagai seorang pelajar kita sering dapat nombor yang tercorot dalam kelas maka letaklah matlamat untuk meletakkan nama kita dalam 10 pelajar terbaik. Cabar diri untuk berusaha bersungguh-sungguh mencapai sasaran itu. Kalau satu hari kita berjaya merealisasikannya, maka mula letakkan sasaran baru untuk jadi pelajar nombor 1 pula. Kalau kita seorang usahawan maka letakkan sasaran untuk mengembangkan perniagaan kita ke seluruh pelusuk negeri bukan sekadar berniaga setempat sahaja. Kalau sasaran itu dicapai, cabar diri dengan sasaran baru untuk mengembangkan perniagaan ke seluruh negara dan tidak mustahil selepas itu sampai ke peringkat antarabangsa pula. Sasaran yang tinggi ini sentiasa membuatkan kita memandang ke depan. Hasilnya, tanpa kita sedari kita semakin hari semakin maju dalam bidang yang kita ceburi tersebut.

2. Cemburu Dengan Kejayaan Orang Lain

Lihat mereka yang lebih berjaya dari kita. Kalau orang lain boleh kita juga boleh. Untuk maju kita mesti cemburu dengan kejayaan orang lain dan cabar diri kita untuk berusaha lebih dari orang lain. Kalau kita tidak tahu bagaimana mahu melakukannya maka belajarlah dari mereka yang telah berjaya. Buka mulut dan bertanya. Jangan sekadar berdiam diri kerana tiada apa yang berlaku kalau kita tidak bertindak. Baca kisah-kisah kejayaan orang lain, hayati bagaimana mereka menghadapi cabaran dan menyusuri liku-liku kepayahan sebelum nama mereka tersohor. Sikap cemburu dengan kejayaan orang lain ini mestilah ditanam untuk membentuk suatu persaingan yang sihat bukannya cemburu yang membawa kepada sifat dengki dan irihati yang membuatkan kita mengambil langkah-langkah buruk menjatuhkan saingan kita.

Perasaan cemburu ini patut terbit lebih-lebih lagi apabila mereka yang lebih lemah, lebih muda, dan kurang upaya dari kita mampu mencapai satu pencapaian yang luar biasa.

Saudara Abdul Halim, seorang yang kudung kaki dan tangannya tetapi boleh belajar masuk universiti, keluar sebagai akauntan, buka syarikat sendiri dan pernah terima anugerah daripada PM Malaysia. Tak cemburukah kita?

3. Elakkan Dari Sikap Cepat Puashati

Sikap cepat berpuashati adalah penyakit yang menghalang diri kita untuk terus berjaya. Apabila kita sudah meraih pendapatan RM10,000 sebulan kita mula rasa selesa dan kita berkata, “Aku ni kira oklah, berapa kerat sangat orang yang meraih pendapatan lima angka sebulan. Sekurang-kurangnya dah ada rumah sendiri berapa ramai lagi orang yang tidak mampu beli rumah. Kira ok lah aku ni… ”. Sikap puashati beginilah yang membuatkan kita berhenti untuk berusaha dan mencipta kejayaan yang lebih besar lagi. Kenapa tidak kita ambil contoh orang yang lebih berjaya dari kita? Kenapa sering membandingkan diri dengan orang yang lemah dan kurang dari kita? Bandinglah dengan mereka yang lebih berjaya, yang memiliki bangunan sendiri, yang menjadi jutawan, yang berkereta mewah, yang memiliki rumah-rumah untuk disewakan dan sebagainya maka barulah tercabar bahawa kita belum lagi OK! Jadi, usah lagi berpuashati dengan pencapaian kita kerana setiap kali kita berjaya maka kita pasti boleh pergi lebih jauh lagi.

4. Soal Diri Dengan Soalan Positif

Untuk berjaya, soal diri dengan soalan-soalan yang positif. Misalnya, soalan-soalan seperti berikut hanya membawa diri kita untuk merasa lemah dan tidak berdaya:

Kenapalah aku gagal?
Mengapa nasib aku sentiasa malang?
Kenapalah orang semua tak suka aku?
Apalah nak jadi dengan aku ni?

Sebaliknya soalan-soalan berikut pula akan membuatkan kita berfikir, mencabar diri dan membolehkan kita mengumpul kekuatan untuk atasi setiap halangan.

Apa yang belum aku lakukan lagi?
Bagaimana aku nak tingkatkan 20% lagi pendapatan aku bulan depan?
Apakah kelebihan diri aku yang belum aku bongkar lagi?
Dimana aku nak dapatkan ilmu pengetahuan dan kemahiran untuk maju dalam bidang ini?
Siapa yang boleh bantu aku?

Jadi kita tidak berjaya kerana bertanyakan soalan yang salah kepada diri kita. Oleh itu berhati-hatilah dengan suara hati. Nilai betul-betul soalan yang kita tanyakan pada hati kita adakah ia akan mencabar kita untuk terus maju atau hanya melemahkan kita.

5. Tingkatkan ‘Standard’ Anda

Untuk berjaya kita kena cabar diri untuk tingkatkan ‘standard’ kita. Misalnya, kita berkata pada diri kita bahawa tidak ‘standard’lah untuk selama-lamanya jadi kerani, 5 tahun dari sekarang mesti nak jadi pengurus pula. Tidak ‘standard’ lah untuk selama-lamanya bekerja dengan orang, 10 tahun dari sekarang mesti jadi bos pula. Tidak ‘standard’ lah selama-lamanya dapat markah ‘C’, 3 bulan dari sekarang aku mesti dapat ‘A’ pula. Tidak ‘standard’ lah asyik bawa kereta Jepun aje, 5 tahun dari sekarang aku mesti nak bawa kereta Jerman pula. Tidak ‘standard’ lah untuk berumah teres sahaja, 10 tahun dari sekarang aku mesti nak ada rumah banglo pula.

Tujuannya bukan untuk menunjuk-nunjuk atau untuk takbur tetapi untuk membuatkan kita mahu berusaha lebih gigih lagi demi memenuhi tuntutan hidup kita yang mengikut ‘standard’ baru itu. Lagi pula kita tidak melafazkan kata-kata itu kepada orang lain tetapi kita tujukan kata-kata tersebut hanya kepada diri sendiri sebagai satu bentuk cabaran.

Perlu diingatkan bahawa kita hanya boleh hidup dalam ‘standard’ yang lebih tinggi hanya setelah kita berjaya merealisasikan pendapatan yang mampu menampung ‘standard’ tersebut. Jangan pula menjadi orang yang papa asal bergaya.

Malah Islam sendiri tidak menghalang umatnya untuk hidup selesa apabila punya kemampuan. Asal sahaja keselesaan itu tidak menghalang kita untuk terus menjadikan hidup ini sebagai suatu ibadah yang mengningkatkan lagi keimanan dan ketaqwaan kita. Oleh itu, teruslah cabar diri untuk berjaya dalam hidup kita.

ACU article sharing quiz

2010-04-22T20:39:00.003+02:00

Academic Article Sharing (22 April 2010)

The questions are :

Based on article number 1 :

1. Name the title of the first ACU’s article sharing.
2. In Europe, Ibn sina was known as ___________.

Based on article number 2 :

1. Name five out of ten principles of success that was shared on this article?
2. What was the first school in the history of Islam?

Based on article number 3 :

1.هات مثالين على متفائل من النص قد قرأت من قبل دكتوراه مايكل ميرسر؟
2.كيف نمارس رياضة المتفائل؟

Based on article number 4 :

1. Mengapakah mengingati mati menjadi salah satu petua mencuci hati?
2. Namakan LIMA petua mencuci hati yang telah di kongsi oleh Datok Dr. Haji Fadzilah Kamzah?

Once you have completed, please send your answers to our beloved uhktyy Liyana Bte Abdul Rahaim. All right? (:

2010-04-18T22:27:00.000+02:00

Laughing no joke, scientists say

So a scientist walks into a shopping mall to watch people laugh. There's no punchline. Laughter is a serious scientific subject, one that researchers are still trying to figure out.

Laughing is primal, our first way of communicating. Apes laugh. So do dogs and rats. Babies laugh long before they speak. No one teaches you how to laugh. You just do. And often you laugh involuntarily, in a specific rhythm and in certain spots in conversation.
You may laugh at a prank on April Fool's Day. But surprisingly, only 10 to 15 per cent of laughter is the result of someone making a joke, said Baltimore neuroscientist Robert Provine, who has studied laughter for decades. Laughter is mostly about social responses rather than reaction to a joke.

"Laughter above all else is a social thing," Provine said. "The requirement for laughter is another person."
Over the years, Provine, a professor with the University of Maryland Baltimore County, has boiled laughter down to its basics.

"All language groups laugh 'ha-ha-ha' basically the same way," he said. "Whether you speak Mandarin, French or English, everyone will understand laughter.… There's a pattern generator in our brain that produces this sound."
Each "ha" is about 1/15th of a second, repeated every fifth of a second, he said. Laugh faster or slower than that and it sounds more like panting or something else.

Deaf people laugh without hearing, and people on cellphones laugh without seeing, illustrating that laughter isn't dependent on a single sense but on social interactions, said Provine, author of the book Laughter: A Scientific Investigation.

"It's joy, it's positive engagement with life," said Jaak Panksepp, a Bowling Green University psychology professor. "It's deeply social."

Animal crackers

And it's not just a people thing either. Chimps tickle each other and even laugh when another chimp pretends to tickle them.

"That's my candidate for the most ancient joke," Provine said. "It's a feigned tickle. That's primal humour."
Panksepp studies rats that laugh when he tickles them. Sound silly? It's on YouTube and in scientific journals, a funny pairing of proofs when you think about.
It turns out rats love to be tickled. They return again and again to the hands of researchers tickling them, Panksepp's video shows.

By studying rats, Panksepp and other scientists can figure out what's going on in the brain during laughter. And it holds promise for human ills.

Northwestern University biomedical engineering professor Jeffrey Burgdorf has found that laughter in rats produces an insulin-like growth factor chemical that acts as an antidepressant and anxiety-reducer. He thinks the same thing probably happens in humans, too. This would give doctors a new chemical target in the brain in their effort to develop drugs that fight depression and anxiety in people.

Even so, laughter itself hasn't been proven to be the best medicine, experts said.
Dr. Margaret Stuber, a psychiatry professor at University of California Los Angeles Medical School, studied whether laughter helped patients. She found that distraction and mood improvement helped, but she could not find a benefit for laughter alone.

"No study has shown that laughter produces a direct health benefit," Provine said, largely because it's hard to separate laughter from just good feelings. But he thinks it doesn't really matter: "Isn't the fact that laughter feels good when you do it, isn't that enough?"

While studying laughter is serious work to researchers, it apparently sounds like a silly topic when they're seeking research grants. For that reason, Northwestern's Burgdorf avoids the word "laughter." He calls it "positive emotional response."

Panksepp understands, saying: "There's no funding in fun research."

2010-04-18T11:21:00.000+02:00

Fun Experiments To Do On Your Brain
by Steve Gillman
Ready for some fun experiments on your brain? Don't worry, you can try these at home. They are perfectly safe, and they will help you demonstrate brainpower

Fun Experiments

1. Sing to access your right brain.

It is easier to rhyme when you're singing, because you are working from the part of your brain that recognizes patterns (usually the right hemisphere). Try a singing experiment. First try making a rhyming poem about something that happened today. Work on this for just a minute or two. Then try it again, but sing the poem as you make it up.

Most people find that they can easily find rhyming words when singing. You can also make a song up to remember things. Singing may help to activate your right-brain when you are working on a problem involving spatial reasoning. This last suggestion is speculative, but it can be a fun experiment to try, and no harm should come from singing.

2. Consciously control autonomic body functions.

Your pupils get bigger when it is darker, but they also get bigger when you see something you like. In fact, they get larger if you just vividly imagine something you like. Try this experiment right now. Go to the mirror and watch your eyes as you imagine someone you like, a favorite food, or anything you would like to see.

You should see your pupils quickly grow in size. Imagine different scenes to see which work best. With practice, you can train yourself to consciously change your pupil size at will. Looking towards a light in the room will make your pupils smaller again, by the way. There are ways to use this eye-trick, but for our now, it is just a way to demonstrate how you can consciously control what is normally an unconscious body function. (There are also techniques for controling the heart rate as well.)

3. Try fun experiments to motivate yourself.

Ever feel like you just can't work, or your brain just won't wake up? Try a simple experiment on yourself. Simply talk about your plans, or anything you are passionate about. When I'm stuck staring at the keyboard, I might talk about the next mountain I am going to climb here in Colorado, and suddenly I have the mental energy to get back to writing.

Try different topics, because what works for each of us will be different. You can even try this experiment on friends. When they are in a bad mood, have them explain something to you that they are passionate about. The process will change the chemicals in their brains, and so change their state of mind. Experiment to find the topics that work best - for them and yourself - and remember them for future use.

Fun experiments or just useful ones? Either way, there is no harm in trying these and other simple experiments to learn how to better use your brain.

الناصر صلاح الدين الأيوبي

2010-04-16T19:16:00.002+02:00

الحمد لله، والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله، أما بعد،

فهو أبو المظفر يوسف بن أيوب بن شاذي، الملقب بالملك الناصر صلاح الدين.

اتفق أهل التاريخ على أن أباه وأهله من "دوين"، وهي بلدة في آخر أذربيجان، وأنهم أكراد، وكان شاذي -جد صلاح الدين- قد أخذ ولديه "أسد الدين شيركوه"، و"نجم الدين أيوب"، وخرج بهما إلى بغداد، ومن هناك نزلوا تكريت.

مولده وشبابه:

ولد صلاح الدين سنة 532هـ بقلعة تكريت في الليلة التي أخرجوا منها، فتشاءموا به، وتطيروا منه، فقال بعضهم: لعل فيه الخير، وما تعلمون...

ولم يزل صلاح الدين تحت كنف أبيه حتى ترعرع، ولما ملك نور الدين محمود دمشق لازم نجم الدين أيوب خدمته، وكذلك ولده صلاح الدين.

وكانت مخايل السعادة عليه لائحة، والنجابة تقدمه من حالة إلى حالة، ونور الدين يؤثره ويقدمه، ومنه تعلم صلاح الدين طرائق الخير، وفعل المعروف والاجتهاد في أمور الجهاد.

ملك مصر والقضاء على الشيعة:

في 558هـ استنجد الوزير شاور العبيدي -"الفاطمي كما يسمى"- بنور الدين محمود على خصمه الوزير "ضرغام بن عامر"، فأرسل نور الدين الأمير أسد الدين شيركوه ومعه صلاح الدين إلى مصر، وكان صلاح الدين كارها لهذا الخروج.

ولما أعادوا الأمر لشاور، ما لبث أن غدر بهم -كعادة الشيعة- واستنجد بالفرنجة الصليبيين فصالح أسد الدين أهل مصر. ثم ما لبث الفرنجة أن أغاروا على مصر مرة أخرى ناكثين العهود مع المصريين، فتوجه إليهم أسد الدين وصلاح الدين فرجع الصليبيين على أعقابهم خاسرين، ثم قتل أسد الدين الوزير شاور؛ لغدره وخيانته، ولأنه لا استقرار لمصر طالما هذا الوزير الخائن موجود فيها، وصار أسد الدين وزير مصر إلى أن توفي سنة 564هـ فصار الأمر من بعده لصلاح الدين فصار وزير مصر.

فبذل الأموال وملك قلوب الرجال، وهانت عنده الدنيا، فملكها وشكر نعمة الله عليه، وأعرض عن أسباب اللهو، وتقمص بقميص الجد والاجتهاد استعداداً لمواجهات مستمرة مع الصليبيين من جهة، وخزعبلات الدولة العبيدية "المسماة بالفاطمية" من جهة أخرى.

ولما علم الإفرنج استقرار الأمر لصلاح الدين أجمعوا وجمعوا جيوشهم، وقصدوا "دمياط"، فنازلهم صلاح الدين فهزمهم هزيمة منكرة، وأُخذت منهم آلاتهم الحربية، وقتل من رجالهم العدد الكبير.

وحاول الشيعة العبيديون -"الفاطميون كما يسمون"- اغتيال صلاح الدين أكثر من ثلاث مرات، لكن الله خذلهم ورد كيدهم.

واستقرت الأمور لصلاح الدين، ونقل أسرته ووالده إلى مصر، ليتم له السرور، وتكون قصته مشابهة لقصة يوسف الصديق -عليه الصلاة والسلام-.

ولم يزل صلاح الدين وزيراً حتى مات العاضد آخر خلفاء العبيديين 565هـ، وبذلك انتهت الدولة العبيدية، وبدأت دولة بني أيوب "الأيوبية"، ولـُقِب صلاح الدين بالملك الناصر، وثبتت قدمه ورسخ ملكه.

قال ابن شداد: "لم يزل صلاح الدين على قدم بساط العدل، ونشر الإحسان، وإفاضة الإنعام على الناس".

جهاده ضد الصليبيين لاستعادة بيت المقدس:

بدأ صلاح الدين جهاده سنة 568هـ فبدأ ببلاد "الكرك" و"الشوبك" ودارت بينه وبين الفرنج معارك لم يظفر فيها بشيء، وفي أثناء ذلك قضى على حركات التمرد سواء من الشيعة أو من المصريين كحركة رجل يدعى "الكنز".

ثم إن صلاح الدين توجه إلى دمشق لما علم اختلاف أحوالها بعد وفاة نور الدين، وتولية الصالح إسماعيل ولده، وكان صبياً غير قادر على أعباء الدولة، فأخذها وفرح الدمشقيون به فرحاً شديداً، وبدأت البلاد الشامية وما حولها تدين له بالولاء والطاعة، وبدأ صلاح الدين يوطد ملكه على هذه البلاد حتى دانت له.

واقعة حطين واستعادة بيت المقدس:

ثم كانت واقعة حطين يوم السبت 14 ربيع الآخر 583هـ، وكانت من أيام المسلمين المجيدة، ونصر الله المسلمين نصراً مؤزراً، وكان الصليبيون 63 ألفاً أُسر منهم 30 ألفاً وقتل 30 ألفاً، وفر ثلاثة آلاف مثخنين بالجراح وغنم المسلمون مغانم عظيمة حتى لقد حكى من عاصرها أنه شاهد رجلاً معه نيف وثلاثين أسيراً، وباع أحدُهم صليبياً بنعل يلبسه.

وقبض صلاح الدين على "أرناط" صاحب الكرك، وقد قتل بعض الحجاج المسلمين، واستهزأ بالنبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم-، فأحضره أمامه فقال له: "ها أنا أنتصر لمحمد -صلى الله عليه وسلم- منك" ثم عرض عليه الإسلام فأبى، فضرب عنقه.

ثم رحل إلى عكا وقاتل الصليبيين يوم الخميس مستهل جمادى الأولى 583هـ، فأخذها واستنقذ من كان بها من أسارى المسلمين، وتفرق جيشه في بلاد الساحل يأخذون الحصون والقلاع، والأماكن المنيعة، ثم أخذ "صيدا" ثم "بيروت" في يوم الخميس التاسع والعشرين من شهر جمادى الأولى.

ثم لما تسلم صلاح الدين "عسقلان" والأماكن المحيطة بالقدس؛ شمر عن ساق الجد والاجتهاد في قصد القدس المبارك، فاجتمعت إليه العساكر التي كانت متفرقة بالساحل، فسار نحوه معتمداً على الله -تعالى- مفوضاً أمره إليه. وكان نزوله عليه في الخامس من رجب 583هـ، وفي يوم الجمعة العشرين من رجب نصب المجانيق، ولما رأى أعداء الله الصليبيون ما نزل بهم من الأمر وأنهم لا قبل لهم بجند المسلمين، استكانوا وطلبوا الأمان، وكان تسلم صلاح الدين لبيت المقدس يوم الجمعة السابع والعشرين من رجب، ثم استكمل بعد ذلك فتح ما حول القدس الشريف وبقية بلاد الشام، حتى دانت له هذه البلاد، ووقعت في أثناء ذلك بينه وبين الصليبيين حروب انتهت بانتصاره ومصالحتهم له.

ثم اهتم بعد ذلك بإصلاح أحوال بلاد المسلمين، وإصلاح ما خربه الصليبيون أثناء وجودهم في بلاد المسلمين.

زهده -رحمه الله-:

قال أبو شامة: "لم يخلف في خزانته إلا سبعة وأربعين درهما ودينارا صوريا، ولم يخلف مِلكاً ولا عقاراً".

وقال العماد: "أطلق مدة حصار عكا اثني عشر ألف فرس وما حضر اللقاء إلا استعار فرسا ولا يلبس إلا الكتان والقطن".

من صفاته -رحمه الله-:

قال أبو شامة: "كان -رحمه الله- شديد القوى عاقلاً وقوراً مهيباً كريماً شجاعاً، كثير الغزو عالي الهمة. لم يختلف عليه في أيامه أحد من أصحابه، وكان الناس يأمنون ظلمه، ويرجون رفده، وأكثر ما كان يصل عطاؤه إلى الشجعان والعلماء، ولم يكن لمبطل ولا لمزَّاح عنده نصيب".

قال العماد: "نزَّه المجالس من الهزل. يؤثر سماع الحديث بالأسانيد، حليماً، مُقيلاً للعثرة، تقياً، نقياً، وفياً، يغضي ولا يغضب، ما ردَّ سائلاً، ولا خجَّل قائلاً، كثير البر والصدقات. ما رأيته صلى إلا في جماعة".

طلبه للعلم:

كان حريصا -رحمه الله- على طلب العلم، فقد رحل إلى الإسكندرية لسماع موطأ الإمام مالك، ولم يشغله جهاده عن طلب العلم، ومن معرفته لقيمة العلم وأثره كان يأمر بقراءة صحيح البخاري على الجنود في الخيام أثناء الاستعداد لمعركة حطين.

وفاته -رحمه الله-:

في السادس عشر من صفر 589هـ يوم السبت أصيب بحمى صفراوية كانت في باطنه أكثر من ظاهره، واحتد عليه المرض حتى توفي يوم الأربعاء السابع والعشرين من صفر عام 589هـ.

وذكر أبو جعفر القرطبي أنه قرأ عند صلاح الدين وهو في مرض موته حتى انتهى إلى قوله -تعالى-:{هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ هُوَ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ} [الحشر: 22]، فسمع صلاحَ الدين يقول: "صحيح"، وكان ذهنه غائباً قبل ذلك، ثم مات رحمه الله رحمة واسعة، وحشرنا وإياه مع الأنبياء والمرسلين، وصلِّ اللهم وسلِم وبارك على عبدك ونبيك محمد وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم.

http://www.al-eman.com/Monwat/Ozamaa/Salah.asp

..takkan putus air dicincang.. takkan berat yang sama dipikul.

2010-04-16T15:14:00.005+02:00

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Orang Melayu zaman dahulu penuh dengan madah puisi. Perkataan mereka dialas dahulu sebelum sampai kepada telinga. Didikan mereka berupa pepatah petitih. Walau teguran mereka kadang kala berupa sindiran, ayat yang menerjah telinga bagaikan lauk ayam lemak cili padi. Lemak-lemak namun pedasnya tetap terasa. Nenek moyang kita dahulu juga tersangat kreatif. Bagaimana dua helai daun kelapa boleh mereka temukan di hujung dan pangkalnya hingga menjadi ketupat, begitulah orang-orang Melayu nenek moyang kita zaman dahulu.

Kalau diperhati lama-lama ketupat yang dianyam Cik Bakar, ada rahsia kehidupan di dalamnya. Diselang-selikan dua helai daun itu hingga menjadi rangka. Kemudian ditemukan kepalanya. Diketat-ketatkan. Barulah diisikan beras. Tidak boleh penuh-penuh, bila penuh akan membuak. Sedang-sedang. Kemudian diikat dan direbus beberapa jam. Bila siap dihidang, dimakan dengan lauk lodeh dan rendang yang dimasak oleh Cik Fauziah isteri si Polan. Perut kenyang hati pun senang! Bak kata nenek moyang kita, gendang gendut tali kecapi, seterusnya sambunglah sendiri.

Apakah rahsia kehidupan yang terdapat di dalam ketupat? Rahsia itu juga termaktub di dalam ayat yang sering dilaung-laungkan. Daripada surah Al Imran ayat 103

Dan berpegang teguhlah kamu sekalian kepada tali Allah (agama Islam) dan janganlah kamu bercerai-berai dan kenanglah nikmat Allah kepada kamu ketika kamu bermusuh-musuhan (semasa jahiliah dahulu), lalu Allah menyatukan di antara hati kamu (sehingga kamu bersatu-padu dengan nikmat Islam), maka menjadilah kamu dengan nikmat Allah itu orang-orang Islam yang bersaudara dan kamu dahulu telah berada di tepi jurang Neraka (disebabkan kekufuran kamu semasa jahiliah), lalu Allah selamatkan kamu dari Neraka itu (disebabkan nikmat Islam juga). Demikianlah Allah menjelaskan kepada kamu ayat-ayat keteranganNya, supaya kamu mendapat petunjuk hidayatNya.

Kesatuan itulah rahsia kehidupan. Rahsia ini bukan hanya terkandung di dalam anyaman ketupat ciptaan nenek moyang zaman dahulu yang pastinya diilhamkan Sang Pencipta, ia juga lebih-lebih lagi terzahir di dalam ibadah yang telah ditetapkan. Ibadah yang penuh dengan rahsia-rahsia yang telah dan belum tersingkap. Ibadah yang menempatkan si kepala yang sentiasa berada di atas sama taraf dan sama tinggi dengan si kaki yang selalu di bawah memijak bumi. Tidak lain dan tidak bukan ibadah yang dimaksudkan ialah Solat.

Solat adalah anugerah yang amat istimewa. Tidak ada satu perintah pun yang di terima Nabi dengan secara terus menerus dari Allah SWT selain dari solat. Solat ini penuh dengan rahsia. Memahami setitik dari rahsia ini sudah besar ertinya kepada kita.

“Hayya ‘alal Falaah”, bukankah yang sering dilaungkan muazzin setiap hari zaman berzaman ialah mengajak supaya umat islam bersama-sama menuju kejayaan? Dan apakah kejayaan mempunyai kunci lain selain solat?

Nabi s.a.w. menyatakan bahawa solat berjemaah melebihi 25 kali nilainya dari solat bersendirian. Pahala sekali solat sunat fajar sahaja digambarkan oleh Rasulullah s.a.w. sama dengan dunia dan isi kandungannya. Dapatkah kita bayangkan pahala solat fardu secara berjemaah?

Timbul persoalan, mengapakah solat berjemaah itu diberi perhatian berat oleh Rasulullah s.a.w.?Ini kerana Solat jemaah berkaitan dengan sistem mengatur hidup bermasyarakat. Tidak ramai di kalangan kita yang menyedari kepentingan solat jemaah dari aspek pembangunan umat. Kelebihan solat jemaah sudah cukup untuk menjadi tanda (clue) tentang kepentingan solat berjemaah. Bertitik tolak dari sini maka kita mengenali bahawa sebenarnya solat jemaah adalah kunci membina kekuatan dan tamadun umat.

Berbalik kepada pepatah petitih nenek moyang zaman dahulu, bersatu teguh bercerai roboh. Paling tepat untuk menggambarkan prinsip solat jemaah ini. Kita bersatu hati dan perbuatan ketika menunaikan solat jemaah. Apabila bersatu maka timbullah kekuatan kerana kesatuan itu kunci kekuatan. Alangkah indahnya jika umat Islam memahami, bahawa solat jemaah yang sering dilakukan itu bertujuan untuk merapatkan hubungan kasih sayang dan mengikat hubungan kesatuan yang amat diutamakan dalam Islam. Timbul lagi persoalan, Kita boleh bersatu dalam solat harian, solat Jumaat, solat Tarawih, solat Idil Fitri dan Adha, tetapi, mengapa kita tidak boleh membawa prinsip kesatuan hati dan iman ini di luar solat?

Dalam Al-Asas fit Tafsir, Said Hawa menukilkan pandangan Imam Al-Alusi yang berkata, “Pecah belah dalam masyarakat adalah dilarang terutamanya dalam perkara yang berkaitan dengan prinsip atau usul agama. Perbezaan pendapat dalam perkara-perkara ranting adalah diizinkan dalam batas-batas tertentu.”

Perbezaan pendapat boleh dibahagikan kepada tiga kategori.

Pertama, perbezaan dalam perkara prinsip atau usul. Ia memang suatu kesesatan yang jika dibiarkan akan menjadi penyebab kepada banyak kerosakan.

Kedua, perbezaan yang melibatkan pendirian serta strategi peperangan. Perbezaan pendapat dalam aspek ini juga diharamkan agama.

Ketiga, perbezaan pendapat dalam perkara ranting atau cabang, sebagai contoh dalam aspek hukum hakam fikah. Ianya diharuskan kerana nabi mengizinkan umat Islam berijtihad bertujuan untuk menetapkan sesuatu hukum agama berdasarkan sabda nabi yang bermaksud, ‘Sesiapa yang berijtihad dan betul ijtihadnya dia mendapat dua ganjaran dan sesiapa yang berijtihad dan tersalah dia mendapat satu ganjaran’. Hadis ini diriwayatkan oleh Bukhari dan Abu Daud.

Berhubung dengan perbezaan pendapat dalam perkara cabang, Profesor Dr. Yusuf Qardawi dalam Al-Ijtihad fi As-Syariat Al-Islamiyah berkata, “Perbezaan pendapat dalam bidang fikah bukanlah suatu yang keji. Sebenarnya perbezaan pendapat ini melambangkan fleksibiliti syariat, kesuburan sumber hukum Islam, kekayaan khazanah fikah Islam serta menunjukkan betapa tingginya sikap toleransi di kalangan ulama Islam. Sebagai contoh, dua orang sahabat dan pengikut Imam Abu Hanifah, iaitu Imam Abu Yusuf dan Muhammad, berbeza pendapat dengan Abu Hanifah dalam beberapa masalah disebabkan suasana yang berubah.”

Apabila terdapat perbezaan pendapat di kalangan orang-orang Islam, yang utama sekali kita perhatikan bukanlah siapa benar dan siapa salah, siapa dia dan siapa saya, puak manakah dia dan puak manakah saya. Bukanlah kita pertikaikan siapa tapi bagaimana kita menghadapinya. Sikap yang bagaimana kita tunjukkan kepada pendapat yang disampaikan bukan kepada mereka yang menyampaikan. Perlukah kesempitan akal dan dada kita, kita sempitkan lagi dengan perasaan?

Seperti mana nenek moyang kita dahulu sering melaungkan tepuk dada tanya selera, kita ubah suai. Dalam hal ibadah, tiada ayam lemak cili padi yang menepati citarasa dan selera. Dalam hal ibadah yang ditanya bukan selera tetapi iman. Tepuk dada Tanya iman. Di manakah letaknya iman? Di dalam daging yang apabila rosak daging itu SELURUH jasad akan rosak dan begitulah sebaliknya. Bila baik daging itu maka SELURUH jasad akan baik. Itu lah hati. Kita membangunkan tamadun umat dengan hati. Kita mengikat saudara sesama Islam kita dengan hati. Sepertimana kita seimbangkan beras di dalam ketupat agar tidak membuak-buak apabila telah direbus, begitu jugalah kita seimbangkan antara penekanan soal ibadah dan kesatuan umat.

Di dalam riwayat Abu Hurairah r.a.. dia berkata, “Rasulullah biasa masuk memeriksa ke saf-saf bermula dari satu hujung (sisi) ke hujung yang lain, memegang dada dan bahu kami seraya bersabda, “Janganlah kalian berbeza (tidak lurus safnya), kerana ia akan menjadikan hati kalian berselisih.” (Hadis Riwayat Muslim)

Malangnya, kita sering bertemu mereka yang kuat menekan soal ibadah ritual, namun mengabaikan soal pembangunan tamadun umat. Dalam masa yang sama, kita bertemu pula ramai yang bercakap soal tamadun, namun begitu lalai dan alpa tentang soal ibadah ritual. Maka lahirlah golongan agama tanpa kekuatan, golongan profesional tanpa panduan. Ibadah gagalkan menjadikan kita khalifah, tamadun kebendaan pula menjadikan kita hamba yang lupa kepada Allah. Subhanallah!

Amat-amati dan renungkanlah hikmah disebalik setiap tatacara sebelum solat yang diperintah oleh Allah menerusi RasulNya. Mengapakah kita di anjurkan menyucikan diri dengan air? Beristinja’ dengan air? Berwudhu’ dengan air? Dan apabila tidak ada air, kita disuruh mengambil rukhsah dengan bertayammum menggunakan debu tanah, mengapa? Mengapa air dan tanah?

“Dan Sesungguhnya Kami telah menciptakan manusia dari suatu saripati (berasal) dari tanah. Kemudian Kami jadikan saripati itu air mani (yang disimpan) dalam tempat yang kokoh (rahim). Kemudian air mani itu Kami jadikan segumpal darah, lalu segumpal darah itu Kami jadikan segumpal daging, dan segumpal daging itu Kami jadikan tulang belulang, lalu tulang belulang itu Kami bungkus dengan daging. kemudian Kami jadikan Dia makhluk yang (berbentuk) lain. Maka Maha sucilah Allah, Pencipta yang paling baik.“

Ini kerana air dan tanah itu asal kita. Asal kewujudan di muka bumi ini dan di pengakhiran kita nanti akan kembali kepadanya.

Oleh itu, harus diketahui lagi bahawa setiap manusia itu bukan ma’sum. Kalau nenek moyang kita tersilap, kita berpindah dari taqlid dan kembali kepada asal dengan tidak membenci yang tersilap.

Marilah kita sama-sama membangun tamadun umat, mencari kesatuan dan berubah menuju pembaharuan.

Seperti nenek moyang kita dahulu, selesai menganyam ketupat, dikumpulkan lidi-lidi dari daun kelapa, diikat ketat-ketat lalu terbongkok-bongkok menyapu daun-daun kering di halaman, sampah-sampah dibersihkan. Sebatang lidi tidak akan mampu membersihkan halaman rumah manakala penyapu lidi yang telah diikat ketat-ketat dengan teratur juga perlu pemegang agar halaman rumah kemas, bersih dan sedap mata yang memandang.

bahan rujukan:

1. Al Quran

2. As Sunnah

3. Artikel solat jemaah membangun ummah 12h ogos 2005 oleh Kalam Mas di internet

4. Artikel Dr Maza

5. Lirik lagu 'kalau melayu memang melayu' ahli fiqir

ukhtukumul aqal,

Mardhiah Bte Mohamad Haron

tahun 2, usuluddin.

ACU, 4th article sharing.

2010-04-16T12:59:00.002+02:00

روى البخاري ومسلم في صحيحيهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "ألا وإن في الجسد مضغة إذا صلحت صلح الجسد كله وإذا فسدت فسد الجسد كله ألا وهي القلب"

Petua Mencuci Hati oleh Datok Dr Haji Fadzilah Kamsah.

Segala aspek kehidupan ini bermula daripada hati. Oleh itu di bawah ini ada beberapa cara bagaimana hendak mencuci hati.Dialah oleh pakar motivasi Datuk Dr. Haji Fadzilah Kamsah.

1) Dirikan solat dan banyakkan berdo’a – Ini adalah salah satu kaedah yang sungguh berkesan. Semasa berdo’a turut katakan “Ya,Allah jadikan hatiku bersih”

2) Selawat keatas Nabi Muhammad s.a.w paling minima 100 X sebelum tidur – Ini merupakan satu pelaburan yang mudah dan murah.Disamping dosa-dosa diampunkan, otak tenang, murah rezeki, orang sayangkan kita dan mencetuskan semua perkara kebaikan.

3) Solat taubat – Selain daripada memohon keampunan, dapat mencuci hati dan menenangkan minda.

4) Membaca Al-Quran – Selain dapat mencuci hati juga menenangkan jiwa, penyembuh, penenang, terapi.Sekurang-kurangnya bacalah “Qulhu-allah” sebanyak 3X.

5) Berma’af-ma’afan sesama kawan setiap hari – Semasa meminta maaf perlu sebutkan kesalahan yang dilakukan.

6) Bisikan kepada diri perkara yang positif – Jangan sesekali mengkritik, kutuk diri sendiri, merendah-rendahkan kebolehan diri sendiri. katakanlah “Aku sebenarnya……(perkara yang elok-elok belaka)

7) Program minda/cuci minda – Paling baik pada waktu malam sebelum tidur, senyum, pejam mata, katakan di dalam hati “Ya,Allah cuci otak aku, cuci hatiku, esok aku nak jadi baik, berjaya, ceria, bersemangat, aktif, positif”. Menurut kajian saikologi, apa yang disebut sebelum tidur dapat dirakamkan sepanjang tidur sehingga keesokan harinya -CUBALAH!!)

8 ) Berpuasa – Sekiranya dalam berpuasa terhindar dari melakukan perkara-perkara kejahatan.

9) Cuba ingat tentang mati (Sekiranya hendak melakukan sesuatu kejahatan, tidak sampai hati kerana bimbang akan mati bila-bila masa)

10) Kekalkan wuduk

11) Bersedekah

12) Belanja orang makan.

13) Jaga makanan – jangan makan makanan yang subhat

14) Berkawan dengan ulama

15) Berkawan dengan orang miskin (menginsafi)

16) Pesan pada orang, jadi baik

17) Menjaga pacaindera (mata, telinga, mulut…dsb),jangan dengar orang mengumpat.”

Whispering night path to heaven

2010-04-12T13:47:00.000+02:00

البصل.. رائحة نفاذة لكن شفاء أكيد

2010-04-08T09:22:00.001+02:00

البصل.. رائحة نفاذة لكن شفاء أكيد

مجدي الشحات

من آداب المسجد أن تجتنبه إذا أكلت بصلا نٍيئا؛ لأن رائحته النفاذة قد تضايق المصلين؛ فتصرفهم عن العبادة، وعن الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال: "مَنْ أَكَلَ ثُومًا أَوْ بَصَلا فَلْيَعْتَزِلْنَا أَوْ لِيَعْتَزِلْ مَسْجِدَنَا وَلْيَقْعُدْ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَإِنَّهُ أُتِيَ بِقِدْرٍ فِيهِ خَضِرَاتٌ مِنْ بُقُولٍ فَوَجَدَ لَهَا رِيحًا فَسَأَلَ فَأُخْبِرَ بِمَا فِيهَا مِنْ الْبُقُولِ فَقَالَ قَرِّبُوهَا إِلَى بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ كَرِهَ أَكْلَهَا قَالَ كُلْ فَإِنِّي أُنَاجِي مَنْ لا تُنَاجِي"(صحيح مسلم).

لكن منذ اكتشاف نبات البصل مدونا ببردية "أيبرز" الفرعونية عام 1552 قبل الميلاد، والتي تُعد أقدم الدساتير للأدوية ـ والإنسان يستخدمه، ويعرف قيمته الغذائية والعلاجية للعديد من الأمراض، وقد سُميت البردية باسم "جورج أيبرز" عالم الآثار الألماني الذي اشتراها من أعرابي وجدها بين ركبتي مومياء مدفونة في إحدى مقابر طيبة، ولقد عثر خبراء الآثار على بصلتين في جثة "رمسيس الثالث"؛ واحدة كانت موضوعة في تجويف العين والأخرى تحت الإبط الأيسر.

ويُعتبر "أمنحتب" أول طبيب عرفه في العالم، واستخدمه في علاج التلوث وعفونة البطن وانتشار الأمراض الوبائية في الصيف، وكان البصل من الحصص اليومية التي تُصرف لعمال بناء الأهرامات لمنحهم القوة والصحة لاستكمال البناء.

وفي التراث الإسلامي روى أبو داود عن عائشة -رضي الله عنها- أنها سُئلت عن البصل، فقالت: "إن آخر طعام أكله الرسول -صلى الله عليه وسلم- كان فيه بصل".

وقال أطباء العرب -أمثال أبو بكر الرازي-: "إنه يعالج احتباس البول وعسره، ويستعمل المريض ضمادا مكونا من البصل والكراث والسمن الحار على المعدة ليسكن الآلام. وقال ابن سينا: "إن التدليك بالبصل حول موضع داء "الثعلبة" ينفع جدًا، وماء البصل يدر الطمث ويقوي المعدة".

أنواع البصل وأماكن زراعته

البصل نوعان: الأول بصل العنصل الأبيض White squill، وهو يمتاز بلون قشرته الخارجية وهو اللون الأصفر، ويُستخدم طبيا. والثاني بصل العنصل الأحمر Red squill، ويمتاز بلون قشرته الخارجية وهو اللون الأحمر، ويرجع لونه إلى وجود صبغة "الأنتوسيانين" في العصير الخلوي للأوراق.

وبصل العنصل -أو بصل فرعون-: نبات ينتمي للفصيلة الزنبقية، وينمو برِّيًّا على سواحل بلاد حوض البحر الأبيض المتوسط، وينتشر في أسبانيا وإيطاليا واليونان والجزائر والمغرب وتونس وليبيا، ومصر -على الساحل الشمال الشرقي في شبه جزيرة سيناء حتى رفح والعريش وعلى الساحل الشمال الغربي حتى ليبيا.

البصل في الطب الحديث

يندرج البصل تحت مجموعة المضادات الحيوية الطبيعية القاتلة للميكروبات والمعالجة للعديد من الأمراض، كما أثبتت التجارب العلمية الحديثة في كلية "فكتوريا" جامعة "نيوكاس" بإنجلترا أن البصل من الأدوية الوقائية المهمة للحفاظ على سلامة القلب ومنع حدوث الأزمات والذبحة الصدرية؛ حيث إنه يمنع تجلط الدم في شرايين القلب وانسدادها، وهو ما يمنع دخول الأكسجين والغذاء إلى عضلة القلب، ويشعر المريض بألم شديد في الجزء الأيسر من عضلة القلب وصعوبة بالغة في التنفس وهبوط عام، وتبين أن العامل الموجود في تركيبة البصل الذي يمنع التجلط لا يتأثر بالحرارة ولا يذوب في الماء.

ويعالج نبات البصل مرضى السكر؛ حيث يحتوي على مادة "الجلوكينين، وهي شبيهة بالأنسولين، ولها مفعول مماثل لمفعوله –عملية تنظيم وتخزين المواد السكرية (الجلوكوز) في الدم -؛ حيث تقوم بإنقاص الجلوكوز الموجود بكميات كبيرة عند مرضى السكر، ولا يستطيع الدخول لخلايا الجسم للاحتراق والاستفادة منه نتيجة نقص الأنسولين الذي تفرزه غدد "لانجرهانز" الموجودة في البنكرياس فتساعد مادة الجلوكينين الجلوكوز للدخول في الخلايا للاحتراق.

كما حصلت حقن الطبيب الفرنسي "جورج لاكوفسكي" من البصل على نتائج طبية مهمة في علاج مرضى السرطان؛ حيث يتم ذلك باستخدام مادة فعالة تُستخرج من عصير البصل تُعطى للجسم عن طريق الحقن الشرجية.

وصفات موروثة لاستخدامه في العلاج

يستخدم عصير البصل في علاج نوبات الربو؛ حيث يتم تناول ملعقة صغيرة منه بعد مزجها بالعسل، وذلك بأجزاء متساوية كل ثلاث ساعات، فهي تؤدي لطرد البلغم من الشُّعَب الهوائية، الذي يتسبب في ضيق هذه الشعب، وهو ما ينتج عنه صعوبة التنفس وحدوث أزمات الربو.

وشرائح البصل تُستخدم في علاج الزكام والأنفلونزا؛ حيث يُضاف لها السكر، وتُترك لمدة 24 ساعة حتى يتم ترشيحها، ثم يؤخذ من 2-5 ملاعق كبيرة من هذا الترشيح يوميا لعلاج الزكام.

كما تُستخدم الشرائح بعد تسخينها وتجفيفها ووضعها فوق الصدر لعلاج "السعال الديكي"، وفوق الظهر لعلاج "التهاب الرئة"، وفوق موضع الكلى والمثانة لعلاج "احتباس البول وإدراره"، ووراء الأذن لاستدرار "القيح" من داخلها وفوق الدمامل والجمرات لشفائها.

ويحتوي البصل على أنواع من مادة "الفرمنت"، وهي عامل هاضم للغذاء في عصارات المعدة والأمعاء، وهو يعالج حالات ارتفاع الحرارة (الحمى)؛ حيث يُحضر خليط منقوع من بصلة مبشورة مع نصف لتر ماء، ويؤخذ كوب من هذا الخليط بين الوجبات لعلاج الإسهال.

كما أن البصل يعالج حالات "كسل الكبد" و"التهابات المرارة"، وذلك من بصلة كبيرة تُقطع رقائق رفيعة مع أربعة ملاعق صغيرة من زيت الزيتون ولتر ونصف ماء، ويُترك يغلي لمدة عشرة دقائق، ويشرب هذا المغلي عند الخلود للنوم ليلا لعدة أيام متتالية، واستخدام عصير البصل في تدليك فروه الرأس يعالج سقوط الشعر وتغذية البصيلات.

Acu, 3rd article sharing.

2010-04-06T11:43:00.006+02:00

5 طرق ليشعر سوبر متفائل

من جانب مايكل ميرسر ، دكتوراه

التفاؤل هو مفتاح الخفية لالتزامكم الشخصي ونجاح الأعمال. المتفائلون تمتلك رؤية واضحة للحياة مثيرة ، والعمل على الأهداف بثقة لتحقيق رؤيتهم ، واتخاذ المسؤولية الذاتية. في المقابل ، المتشائمين لا رؤية واضحة للحياة رائعة ، وأنهم يحبون تقديم شكوى ، واللوم ، وأنين. كيف يمكنك أن تصبح أكثر تفاؤلا؟
وسوف يكشف عن خمسة غير معروفة "اسرار" لمساعدتك على الفور يشعر بالتفاؤل والثقة والتفاؤل.
بحث : لماذا التفاؤل هو خير لك
طن من البحوث تثبت أن المتفائلين ما هو أفضل بكثير من المتشائمين في
منها :
1. الصحة
2. ثروة
3. شهادة النجاح
الصحة.
وهناك مجموعة متزايدة من "psychoneuroimmunology" وصلات البحوث الطبية كيف
والمشاعر تؤثر في الشخص أو حالته الصحية لها. بعض النتائج المثيرة للاهتمام : متفائل الناس هم أقل عرضة للحصول على المرضى من التشاؤم أو الاكتئاب الناس. وهذا يشمل الأمراض التي تتراوح بين نزلات البرد الشائعة لمرض السرطان. متفائل الناس أيضا الحصول على جيد أسرع من المتشائمين.
الثروة.
دراسة رائعة وجدت أن من صنع الملايين النفس قلق أقل بكثير من
الناس الذين يكسبون الكثير من المال ولكن لم تحقق حالة مليونيرا. ما هي العلاقة بين تفاؤل وجعل نفسك في مليونيرا؟ المتفائلون هم أكثر ميلا من المتشائمين لجعل الهدف المتمثل في تحقيق مركز مليونيرا. كما أنها تبقي في طريقي يجري مقتصد ، والاستثمار بحكمة والعمل الجاد لتحويل الأحلام إلى واقع ملموس المالية. في المقابل ، المتشائمين هم أقل عرضة للمجموعة بقيمة صافي الأهداف باستمرار أو اتخاذ إجراءات لتصبح الملايين.
شهادة النجاح.
كثير من الشركات استخدام الثابت قدراتي وسلوك عراف قبل التوظيف اختبارات ™ عند اختيار المتقدمين. للبدء ، والشركة لديها عالية الانجازات إجراء الاختبار. أيضا ، المقصرون قد يستغرق الاختبار ، ثم نحدد كيف عالية الانجازات النتيجة ، وبالتالي فإن الشركة يمكن أن يفضل التعاقد مع مقدمي الطلبات الذين يسجلون مثل ربحية الإنتاجية ، وموظفيها. الفتنة الحقائق : واحد من ™ 18 في اختبار موازين عراف هو التفاؤل. نموذجيا ، وارتفاع درجة عادة لا يحقق انجازات عالية على مقياس اختبار التفاؤل ، في حين المقصرون درجة معتدلة أو منخفضة على التفاؤل. وكرر هذه النتيجة أن يتحقق من المتفائلين تحقيق مزيد من النجاح في الحياة المهنية من المتشائمين.
الأمر كذلك ، كيف يمكنك زيادة التفاؤل الخاص لتحقيق المزيد من الصحة ، والثروة ، و
النجاح الوظيفي؟ وهنا خمس تقنيات مفيدة على الفور. كل يأخذ
فقط دقيقة واحدة القيام به ، حتى تتمكن من البدء بسرعة والحصول على النتائج اليوم.
1st التقنية : الموقف مستقيم وخطوات كبيرة
شعب متفائل استخدام الموقف على التوالي ، والمشي السريع ، واتخاذ خطوات كبيرة. متشائم الناس ترهل ، والسير ببطء ، واستخدام الخطوات الصغيرة. تخيل رؤية شخص يسير أو لها رأسه عاليا والكتفين إلى الوراء ، المشي السريع إلى حد ما مع خطوات كبيرة. أن ينضح ثقة الشخص. وفي المقابل ، فإن الشخص الذي ترهل الرأس والكتفين ويمشي مع صغيرة ، خطوات بطيئة يفوح برائحة مزاج كئيب.
لماذا هو موقف حاسم على التوالي؟ لأنه قبل أن تتمكن من تصويب
رأسك ، عليك أولا أن انتصب جسمك!
2nd التقنية : صوت المبهجة.
وهناك طريقة سريعة خاطفة إلى الشعور بالتفاؤل هو استخدام صوت مرح. التفكير في الوقت الذي شعرت بالضيق. ثم ، رن جرس الهاتف. أنت أجبت عليه ، وكان المتصل شخص ما أردت أن يستهوي. أراهن أنك تكلم بصوت مرح حتى كنت إقناع المتصل الخاص. النتيجة : أنت بدأت على الفور شعور رفع المزاج الخاص.
لماذا هو صوت مرح التفاؤل أداة قوية بشكل لا يصدق؟ أثبتت البحوث النفسية أن الشخص يشعر عاطفيا العاطفة هو أو هي تعمل في الوقت الراهن. لذا ، إذا كنت تعمل مرح ، تشعر أنك مرح ، وصوت مرح هو اسرع وسيلة لفعل متفائل.
3rd التقنية : استخدام الكلمات مستبشر
يمكنك استخدام أنواع من الكلمات : مزعج ومتفائلة. استمتع باستخدام المتشائمين
مزعج الكلمات ، في حين المتفائلين تتفوق في استخدام الكلمات المتفائلة. الأمثلة على ذلك :
مزعج الكلمات ، الكلمات مستبشر
المشكلة ، فرصة
متعب ، إعادة الشحن
الاكتئاب ، Bumming
على سبيل المثال ، متشائم يقول : "لدي مشكلة". وفي المقابل ، متفائلا ويقول : "لدي فرصة للقيام على نحو أفضل في المرة القادمة!"
تقنية 4th : استخدام المواقف مستبشر
أجد الطريق الرئيسي ليصبح المتفائل هو مجرد التركيز على الحلول
-- وليس التركيز على المشاكل. في كل مرة صعوبة للملوثات العضوية الثابتة ، وعلى الفور
إيجاد حلول ووضعها موضع التنفيذ. أمثلة :
مواقف مزعجة ، مستبشر المواقف
التركيز على المشاكل ، والتركيز على الحلول
الخوض في الضعف ، والمسكن على نقاط القوة
التفكير في المشاكل المالية ، والتفكير في تحقيق الرخاء
لماذا هو الحل التركيز فائقة الأهمية؟ لأنه لا يمكن لديك واحد فقط فكر في رأسك في كل مرة. لذا ، إذا كنت التركيز على الحلول ، لا يمكنك نتخبط في المشاكل ، والشكوى ، وإلقاء اللوم ، أو الشكوى.
تقنية 5th : أن يكون دور العظيم النموذجي
أتذكر مرة كنت قدوة لشخص ما. كما ساعد لكم أن
شخصيا ، كنت كما ساعد نفسك. كما يقول المثل الشائع : "ما يجري حولها ،
ويأتي حولها. "إذا كنت نموذجا للmployees متفائل مبهج ، وزملاء العمل والأسرة والأصدقاء ، ثم تقوم في وقت واحد
نفسك متفائلا.
كيف نفعل ذلك؟ تأكد من يرى الناس تستخدمه الموقف على التوالي ، واتخاذ خطوات كبيرة ، ويتحدث بصوت مرح ، وذلك باستخدام الكلمات المتفائلة ، والتركيز على الحلول.
يمكن لأي شخص أن يصبح متفائلا. عندما يكون الناس استخدام هذه التقنيات الخمس ، فإنها
يقول لي دائما أنهم يشعرون رفع الأعباء الثقيلة قبالة اكتافهم وهم يشعرون ايجابية ، متفائلة ، واثقة. ما عليك سوى بضع دقائق لوضع هذه النصائح إلى أفعال. ويمكن أن تكون المفتاح الخاص لتعزيز الصحة ، والثروة ، والنجاح في الحياة المهنية

Pomegranate a day, keeps the doctor away!

2010-04-03T10:42:00.002+02:00

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim,

Alexandrians gathered on 26th march at Yusraa for one of Kebajikan's program; "Let's talk about food." Now if u think it was a typical video sharing and get-about talk, well it's more than that because everybody leaves today acknowledging and appreciating more of our body and our health.

You ever get so sick of people saying and reminding us to take good care of our health? To exercise often? To eat vegetables and live a healthy diet life blablabla?. Well, after watching the documentary hosted by world famous chef Jamie Oliver it sure knocked senses into us! The video features the food we eat; fast food, junk food, even the health result of a vegetarian and a non-obese person. Just because u're not fat so you think u're healthy?. Think again! In an experiment in this video, the obese guy ran longer than the normal-weight guy. And result shows that the normal weight guy has more fats than the obese. So again..life aren't that simple. Being healthy is something we need to strive for and maintain it. How?. First maybe is by being moderate in everything we eat! Lil bit of fruits, veges, meats, milk, rice and fats..how hard can that be?. :)

The real eye opener was a corpse of an obese man. And what was underneath his skin?. All the fat layers covering the heart and pushing up the lungs causing him to his death. It shows half of his intestine areas was huge lumps of fats! How gross was that?? So again we ask, do we want to be like that person? Do we want to eat ourself to death?? Oh please no, because health is a crown that was awarded for us ONCE. We treasure it..take real good care of it cause once we lose it..we've lost it all. So all, let's start living the way we should be living by exercising, eating the good stuff and stay away from the danger zone..shall we?. ;))

To sum all this up, a very big 'THANK YOU' for:

Our chefs of the day; Ukt Sakinah with her healthy yet yummy Okonomiyaki. And ukt Sarah for the all time favourite; Shepard's pie.
Our invited speaker; Ukt Liyana for sharing her experience in cooking and eating while overseas.
Our Kebajikan Unit; leader-ed by Ukt Fadhlina and her 2 best women; Ukt Zurainah and Ukt Ulfah for making this evening a successful one!
Last but not least, to the supportive Alexandrian girls who came and made this day even possible!.

May Allah showered his endless blessings and gifts on us. Hope we've benefited from this program and to the programs yet to come!

Next event; Seeking the ray of light. So till then, take care all! <3<3

Thank you,

Liyana Abd Rahaim.

Year 2, Syariah Islamiyah.

p/s: below are some of th pics taken on that day. :). enjoy.

ACU, 2nd article sharing.

2010-04-01T22:36:00.004+02:00

Principles of Success---In the light of Seerah

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

It is a well-known fact that the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) was the supremely successful man in the entire human history. But he was not just a hero, as Thomas Carlyle has called him. According to the Qur’an, he was a good example for all mankind. He has shown us the way of achieving supreme success in this world.
By studying the life of the Prophet we can derive those important principles which were followed by the Prophet. In short, the Prophet of Islam was a positive thinker in the full sense of the word. All his activities were result-oriented. He completely refrained from all such steps as may prove counter-productive.

First Principle: To begin from the possibleThis principle is well explained in a saying of Aishah. She said: "Whenever the Prophet had to choose between two options, he always opted for the easier choice." (Al-Bukhari)To choose the easiest option means to begin from the possible, and one who begins from the possible will surely reach his goal.
Second Principle: To see advantage in disadvantageIn the early days of Mecca, there were many problems and difficulties. At that time, a guiding verse in the Qur’an was revealed. It said: "With every hardship there is ease, with every hardship there is ease." (94:5-6).This means that if there are some problems, there are also opportunities at the same time. And the way to success is to ignore the problems and avail the opportunities.
Third Principle: To change the place of actionThis principle is derived from the Hijrah. Hijrah was not just a migration from Mecca to Medina. It was to find a more suitable place for Islamic work, as history proved later on.
Fourth Principle: To make a friend out of an enemyThe prophet of Islam was repeatedly subjected to practices of antagonism by the unbelievers. At that time the Qur’an enjoined upon him the return of good for evil. And then, as the Qur’an added, "You will see your direst enemy has become your closest friend" (41:34).

It means that a good deed in return of a bad deed has a conquering effect over your enemies. And the life of the Prophet is a historical proof of this principle.

Fifth Principle: To turn minus into plusAfter the Battle of Badr, about 70 of the unbelievers were taken as the prisoners of war. They were educated people. The Prophet announced that if any one of them would teach ten Muslim children how to read and write he would be freed. This was the first school in the history of Islam in which all of the students were Muslims, and all of the teachers were from the enemy rank. Here I shall quote a British orientalist who remarked about the Prophet of Islam: He faced adversity with the determination to wring success out of failure.
Sixth Principle: The power of peace is stronger than the power of violenceWhen Mecca was conquered, all of the Prophet’s direst opponents were brought before him. They were war criminals, in every sense of the word. But the Prophet did not order to kill them. He simply said: "Go, you are free." The result of this kind behavior was miraculous. They immediately accepted Islam.
Seventh Principle: Not to be a dichotomous thinkerIn the famous Ghazwa of Muta, Khalid bin Walid decided to withdraw Muslim forces from the battlefield because he discovered that the enemy was unproportionately outnumbered. When they reached Medina, some of the Muslims received them by the word "O Furrar" (O deserters!) The Prophet said "No. They are Kurrar" (men of advancement)."Those Medinan people were thinking dichotomously, either fighting or retreating. The Prophet said no. There is also a third option, and that is to avoid war and find a time to strengthen yourself. Now history tells us that the Muslims, after three years of preparation, advanced again towards the Roman border and this time they won a resounding victory.

Eighth Principle: To bring the battle in one’s own favorable fieldThis principle is derived from the Ghazwa of Hudaibiyya. At that time, the unbelievers were determined to engage Muslims in fighting, because obviously they were in an advantageous position. But the Prophet, by accepting their conditions unilaterally, entered into a pact. It was a ten-year peace treaty. Until then, the meeting ground between Muslims and non-Muslims had been on the battlefield. Now the area of conflict became that of ideological debate. Within two years, Islam emerged as victorious because of the simple reason of its ideological superiority.
Ninth Principle: Gradualism instead of radicalismThis principle is well-established by a hadith of Al-Bukhari. Aishah says that the first verses of the Qur’an were related mostly to heaven and hell. And then after a long time when the people’s hearts had softened, the specific commands to desist from adultery and drinking were revealed in the Qur’an.This is a clear proof that for social changes, Islam advocates the evolutionary method, rather than the revolutionary method.
Tenth Principle: To be pragmatic in controversial mattersDuring the writing of Hudaibiyyah treaty, the Prophet dictated these words: "This is from Muhammad, the Messenger of God." The Qurayshi delegate raised objections over these words. The Prophet promptly changed the word and ordered to write simply Muhammad, son of Abdullah.These were the principles through which the Prophet of Islam gained that success which has been recognized by historians as the supreme success.
In the end, I would like to repeat those ten principles of success:
1. To begin from the possible
2. To see advantage in disadvantage
3. To change the place of action
4. To make a friend out of an enemy
5. To turn minus into plus
6. The power of peace is stronger than the power of violence
7. Not to be a dichotomous thinker
8. To bring the battle in one’s own favorable field
9. Gradualism instead of radicalism
10. To be pragmatic in controversial matters

Kerohanian; Seeking the ray of light

2010-03-27T10:37:00.001+02:00

Seeking the ray of light part 1

Seeking the ray of light, the given name for weekly program conducted by keroHONEYan unit. As for the first program, it was held at masjid Uthman Bin Uthman, Asofirah. All of us gathered for maghrib prayer in jemaah and also short briefing of what to expect from keroHONEYan programs. New programs such as dars, tasmi Quraan & selected few hadith will come right up before us. So stay tuned to follow up our upcoming activities.

Next, to Gami’ Amru bin Al As.. The porpose of going there is to show them where the dars held. The Alex babes need to take note the dates to join the dars by popular sheikh, Sheikh 3alaa’.
Before we go back home, there was tazkirah by sis Umai & Mardhiah and also sharing session with all.

Last words from me; as naib raisah of KeroHONEYan, Praises all to HIM because to have this opportunity to conduct few events. It’s a good start because I learn something new and benefits me a lot for the future. Although I don’t have the skill, hoping with the help of the members in community and also the support that I have from alex babes, insya Allah, we could make all this happen.
Also, I highlighted that dakwah is not easy as I thought. Dakwah ilal kheir minnafsi thumma ilal gama3ah 3amatan.. Big yet simple, dakwah begins with me J

Deep in my heart, Im really sorry for the late updates of keroHONEYan.

From a humble & petite writer;
Siti Nurliyana Binte Mohamed Hairi.

ACU, First Article sharing.

2010-03-23T20:59:00.000+02:00

A call to Prayers (Adhan): conversation between Teacher, Ibn Sina and Student, Bahman Yar

The greatness of our Prophet Muhammad (saw) can be understood still today, with the help of the following story, a conversation between student and teacher:

It was a wintry morning with much snow falling, coupled with the blowing of a strong cold wind. It was not easy to come out in the open air. Yet one could see people rushing to their work and students with books in their hands hastening to their schools.

In one of the Mosques in Hamadan - Iran, religious students were assembling in order to attend a morning class. It was an important school of Islamic Theology and the tutor was also a very great learned one. His discourses were indeed very thought provoking and so were his students quite intelligent. The tutor was none else but the world famous and a great Persian thinker and philosopher 'Ibn Sina', popularly known in Europe as Avicenna. His lectures and writings on various science subjects had become the standard text books for hundreds of years in the universities of Europe. Students admired his deep philosophical thinking. They felt honored to sit in his class and hear his inspiring lectures.

That cold morning, students had already assembled in the Mosque and were still anxiously awaiting the arrival of their learned tutor. They were wondering if the intense cold weather that day had delayed his coming. A few minutes had passed when suddenly the students witnessed the graceful arrival of 'Ibn Sina', their great learned tutor. They felt very happy and stood up as a mark of reverence and respect for him. He sat down at his usual place and exchanged greetings with his students. He commenced his discourse in his usual lucid manner that held his students spellbound. He also gave satisfactory answers to their questions.

Among the students was one very young and enthusiastic by name 'Bahman Yar'. He was much closer and attached to 'Ibn Sina' the learned tutor. He was also the foremost among the clever and advanced students of the class. Every time he listened to the lectures of his tutor, he became more and more fascinated with his deep philosophy and knowledge on every subject.
He would say to his class-mates: "I wonder why our tutor 'Ibn Sina' does not claim to be a prophet despite his supreme intelligence and magic personality".

It is said that one day by chance 'Ibn Sina' was standing at a baker and loaf seller shop. His attention was drawn to a very smart young boy who was displaying signs of much intelligence. The boy was saying to the baker: "My mother is requesting for a little fire." The baker responded: "Have you brought any pot to carry the fire?" "No! But I know how to carry it", replied the boy instantly. So saying he applied some ash over his palm and stretched his hand to the baker who placed a piece of burning firewood over his palm. Without any hesitation, the boy took it and went home.

'Ibn Sina' was rather amazed to see the intelligence and courage of this boy. He thought of having him for special training and education under his personal care. The proposal was communicated to the parents who agreed and entrusted the boy to his full care. Thus 'Bahman Yar' since then was staying at no other place except at the house of his tutor and caretaker, 'Ibn Sina'. They were all the time to be seen together. The boy being highly intelligent derived the best of the knowledge that his tutor could impart.

Years passed and 'Bahman Yar' grew up not only in age but also in knowledge and understanding under the patronage of his tutor. The learned tutor was also very proud of this most capable student. It was one of the coldest nights of the wintry season. Midnight had passed and the snow-falling was very heavy. Both 'Ibn Sina' and 'Bahman Yar' were sleeping in one room under warm thick blankets. The light in the room was already extinguished but the student was still asking intricate questions on some deep subjects. The tutor was replying in his usual impressive manner. Fascinated by the supreme knowledge and deep philosophy of his tutor, he again made the suggestion which he had made before: "Oh my learned tutor!" he pleaded, "with all this high status of knowledge that you enjoy and being master of all the sciences, why not declare yourself a prophet? Sir! Don't you think that you even excel some of the previous prophets in knowledge and your status today is unparalleled in the world! Should you decide to claim prophethood, no one would dare challenge you. Let me assure you that I shall be the first to offer my allegiance and would serve you with full faith."

Since 'Bahman Yar' was still young and immature, his above proposal to his tutor was rather emotional than logical. 'Ibn Sina' smiled but did not give any reply. That night the cold weather had become extreme and there was heavy snow falling. Both were already fast asleep. It was past midnight and suddenly 'Ibn Sina' woke up and raised his head out of the warm blanket. Incidentally he was very thirsty and the water mug in the room was empty. So he decided to wake up his student to go out and bring him some water.

"Oh 'Bahman Yar'! My son 'Bahman Yar'! Please wake up and bring me some drinking water from outside", he said repeatedly.

"Is there no water in the water mug near your good self, Sir?" asked 'Bahman Yar'.

"No!" replied 'Ibn Sina'.

'Bahman Yar' raised his head and saw heavy snowfall outside. The thrilling sound of the strong cold wind also made him nervous to go out. Again 'Ibn Sina' grumbled: "Oh 'Bahman Yar'! Why the delay? Bring me some water, I am too thirsty."

'Bahman Yar' dared not come out of the warm blankets to face the cold weather outside the room. He was, therefore, putting forward lame excuses to his tutor.

"Oh my respected tutor! It is harmful for you to drink water now that you have just come out of the warmth of thick blankets. It is better you go to sleep again till the early morning which is not far off", said 'Bahman Yar'.

"My son! Bring me water, I am too thirsty. I myself am a medical expert and know better what is harmful than you do. I am unable to sleep, please bring me some water from outside", again appealed 'Ibn Sina'.

In response 'Bahman Yar' again put forward excuses and argued that he would catch cold and fall sick if he were to go out in that extreme cold weather. So saying he went back to sleep. There was dead silence everywhere and no sound of anything was to be heard. Outside it was still pitch dark except the first light of Subhe Sadiq (true dawn) in the eastern horizon had commenced to appear. Suddenly the silence broke with a melodious voice of a Muezzin - caller to prayer from the top of a Minaret at the nearby Mosque. After reciting some verses of Noble Qur'an, the Muezzin in a loud voice said (Adhan), "Allaho Akbar" - Allah is the Greatest. "Ash-Hadu An La Ilaha Illallah" - I bear witness that there is no god except Allah.

Both the tutor and his student quietly listened to the melodious voice of the Muezzin. The call to prayers then followed to the words "Ash-Hadu Anna Muhammadan Rasulallah" - I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. On hearing this, 'Ibn Sina' thought of taking the opportunity of responding to the repeated proposal made to him by 'Bahman Yar'. He said: "Listen to me, oh my son 'Bahman Yar'. Now I wish to reply to your repeated suggestion". The student sat up to hear attentively of what his learned tutor abruptly wanted to say. 'Ibn Sina' then proceeded: "You have been suggesting to me several times to claim prophethood, that people would put full faith in me and that you would be the first one to do so. Now look, you have been my close student for several years and benefited from me a great deal, yet you did not think it prudent to obey me by coming out of your warm bed for a moment and bring me water that I badly needed to quench my thirst. Instead you chose to put forward lame excuses."

But think of this man who is now calling to prayers at the top of the Minaret after coming out in the coldest weather and making ablution with cold water in the early hour of this morning. It is for no other purpose but in obedience to and respect for the command of Almighty Allah (SWT) as conveyed by His apostle, Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (saw) some four hundred years ago. "What a great difference there is between me and that Prophet sent by Almighty Allah (SWT)!"

Exco Visit,

2010-03-18T01:03:00.002+02:00

Salam everyone

On the 5th of march 2010, we were honored to welcome our respected Perkemas excos for their visit here in Alex. The event was held at Yusra a.k.a the house of our beloved mandubah. On the actual day, we served them variety of dishes for their lunch as they had a long and tiring journey from Cairo to Alex.

After settling down, the ta'aruf session started, followed by the speech from the president of Perkemas; Fakhrur Radzi. Some important issues were brought up such as our safety precautions, the activities happening in Cairo, subsidies for our Alex babes and such. The excos also officialised the Lajnahs' @ Alex.

We also did share bits n pieces of our life stories here in Alex, along with our new updates of the lajnah through slideshows which consist from 1-lajnah kebajikan 2-lajnah kerohanian and 3- lajnah academic. Alhamdulillah, we were well supported by the excos and we hope that everything would sail smoothly for us insyaAllah.

Finally du'a was recited as the closure for the exco visit of 2009/2010.

Every goodbye makes the next hello closer
Our memories of yesterday will last a lifetime
We'll take the best, forget the rest
and someday we'll find these are the best of times
It is the end of something simple
but the beginning of everything else

p/s: thanks for the hamper :)

Noor jannah Binte Ramli

Year one, Syariah Islamiah

Motivational talk

2009-12-20T23:36:00.000+02:00

Salam semua!!!

Hopefully semua dlm keadaan sehat wal'afiat ok?

Oklah,lets straight to the point, on the 16dec 2009, Lajnah kerohanian telah bergabung dengan lajnah akademik untuk menjayakan satu "big event" bagi mempersiapkan pelajar2 iskandariah untuk hadapi exam yang akan tiba tak lama lagi... Bagi lajnah kerohanian,mereka telah namakan program mereka sbg "The Calling" while Lajnah Akademik, programnya bergelar "CPR" stands for, confidence, perserverence, reflection.
Aturcara bermula dengan solat maghrib berjemaah then diikuti pula dengan solat sunat Hajat... waaa.. masyaALLah.. antara yang dihajatkan.. dipermudahkan segala urusan dan berjaya utk exam lah kan... yang lain SECRET kot? heee..

hmm.. then kita semua baca yaasin beramai2 diikuti dengan zikir dan selawat... since kita semua banat.. so... bila berselawat tuh.. waaa.. sedap,merdu betulll suara mereka2.. hee...

Sebelum Lajnah Kebajikan sediakan jamuan yang sedap sekali.... seperti isi ikan yang dibalut tepong, bread-pudding, nasi goreng special dan lain2, kite awalkan yang awla dulu n that is solat isya' dulu..yayyy!!
After that then kite eat dinner like a Queen.. ;P

Jam tepat pukul 730pm, bermulalah acara Akademik yang dinanti2kan.. hehe.... presenting our emcee FAdhilah usuluddin tahun satu... berbakat k dia ! :P

well,we start with bacaan quran dr Qari'ah kita ukhti Ulfa n diterjemahkan oleh ukhti Liyana rahaim...they read surah 'alaq...

then next was the 2P's presentation by ukhti sakinah tahun3 syari'ah...best k ni!!! dengan suara nya yang lantang,points yang bernas n panasss....really built the confidence dlm diri kita.tak gitu ladies?? Sakinah telah berkongsi tentang PENGalaman n Persediaan dia selama mengahadapi dua tahun peperiksaan di alex ni. thanks awak!!!

Next acara was,"M's workshop", presented by nur insyirah tahun dua syari'ah...workshop ni pon best! coz it tells u more on speed reading..They really get the theory n practical ;) right ladies ?:P

for the third program,it was the QnA session..where everybody can ask n answer whatever they want to.. its more on sharing is caring session. heee... it was fun! really! we enjoyed it so much that we miss it already :(

So, before we ended the program... our mandubah deliver her lovely n sweet speech to us.....She always motivates us, gives us moral support. thanks mandubah.

hmm...by the way,..this will be our last event for fasl awal since exam is coming soon!! doa for us ok!!!

hey ladies,bittaufiq wannajah k.muaaaahhhh

Sincerely,

Nur Insyirah Ferra Binte Ismail

Year 2, Syariah.

p/s: will be edited with pictures soon insyaAllah. :).

With an open arms..

2009-12-16T23:08:00.005+02:00

On wednesday, 9th December 2009 Alexandrian girls were blessed to share an evening session with our beloved asatizahs from Singapore. Other than spending their time holiday-ing with their beloved ones here in Egypt,they decided to visit us regardless their busy schedule and we thank them and Allah for that. Qola Ta'la in his noble Quran:

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَى وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوباً وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا

"O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honourable of you with Allah is that (believer) who has At-Taqwa [i.e. one of the Muttaqun (pious - see V.2:2)]. Verily, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware." (Surah Hujuraat; 13)

Through experienced and studies,the asatizahs were equipped with opinions, views and advices for us to become a better student with greater achievements. At the same time,preparing us with some brief expectation from the society of an intellectual dai' in today's challenging world.
Some of the points highlighted was the importance of reading not just kuliah subjects by Aljunied's vice principal; Ustaz Mokson Mahori,it is also a key to becoming an intelligent preacher.
Aljunied's Executive Director; Ustaz Md Murat Md Aris, also shared with us tips on success and a key to that is to SET A TARGET.
This reminds me of a saying; "Always aim for the sky, for if u fall at least you can reach the clouds."

Over some beverages and tea, Ust Murat also encouraged us to continue seeking for knowledge; (regardless Islamic or academic) as both are important for success in this world and hereafter. He also expressed his worries on the generation gap between the 'experienced' asatizahs and us, that might cause insecurities and doubts from the society. Therefore as the future dai', it is important for us to understand the different problems or issues during the asatizahs' era and the current issues in our era so we could tackle the issues wisely.

On one short evening, Alexandrians were touched by their warmth and care despite our small number which is around 20 girls BUT with their thoughts we were able to gather our strength and start to believe that WE TOO CAN achieve and succeed. They motivated, they inspired and they assured us that we are not alone. Before their goodbye, emails were exchanged in hope to continue this ukhuwah and for them to be there in our need for advices or guidance for THEY ARE THE CANDLES THAT LIGHT OUR DARKNESS. :)

With this, we thank them, Teacher Khairiana and husband, Ustaz Affendi, Ustaz Zakir and wife, Ustaz Mokhsan and family, Ustaz Murat and family for their thoughts and care. Last but not least, our sister Aisyah and 2 brothers, Muhammad and Salleh from Cairo for assisting in this gathering.

We pray that we'll be given another opportunity to share such blissful meeting and may Allah shower His endless love and blessings towards each and everyone of us.
We also would like to take this opportunity to apologise on any of our short- comings during the visit. Hopefully everyone has benefited from the event. Amiiiin.

From the two of us sincerely;
Liyana and Hazimah Ulfah.
2nd year, Syariah Islamiyah '09

BRAIN AND LIVER DAMAGING HABITS

2009-12-16T22:04:00.002+02:00

Salam.. :)

One more month to our exam insyaAllah.. i would like to share an email i received sometime ago about our daily bad habits that we are unaware of.. habits that are damaging to two of our most important organ.. Especially during xms, where we are prone to stress and sleepless night. Hope this will benefit us. :).

BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS

1. No Breakfast
People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.

2. Overeating
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.

3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.

4. High Sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.

5. Air Pollution
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body.
Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing
about a decrease in brain efficiency.

6. Sleep Deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.

7. Head covered while sleeping
Sleeping with the head covered, increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.

8. Working your brain during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.

9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.

10. Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain
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Background on the Liver

Your liver, the largest organ in your body, plays a vital role in regulating life processes. This complex organ performs many functions essential to life. You simply cannot live without it.

The liver is located behind the lower ribs on the right side of your abdomen. It weighs about 3 pounds and is roughly the size of a football.

Your liver plays a key role in converting food into essential chemicals of life. All of the blood that leaves the stomach and intestines must pass through the liver before reaching the rest of the body. The liver is thus strategically placed to process nutrients and drugs absorbed from the digestive tract into forms that are easier for the rest of the body to use. In essence, the liver can be thought of as the body's refinery.

Your liver plays a principal role in removing toxic substances from the blood. If possible, the liver converts them to substances that can be easily eliminated from the body. It also manufactures and exports important substances used by the rest of the body. For example, the liver makes bile, a greenish-brown fluid which is essential for digestion. Bile is stored in the gallbladder which, after eating, contracts and discharges bile into the intestine, where it aids digestion. Many drugs taken to treat diseases are also chemically modified by the liver. These changes govern the drug's activity in the body.

Your liver helps you by:
Producing quick energy when it is needed;
Manufacturing new body proteins;
Preventing shortages in body fuel by storing certain vitamins, minerals, and sugars;
Regulating transport of fat stores;
Regulating blood clotting;
Aiding in the digestive process by producing bile;
Controlling the production and excretion of cholesterol;
Neutralizing and destroying poisonous substances;
Metabolizing alcohol;
Monitoring and maintaining the proper level of many chemicals and drugs in the blood;
Cleansing the blood and discharging waste products into the bile;
Maintaining hormone balance;
Serving as the main organ of blood formation before birth;
Helping the body resist infection by producing immune factors and by removing bacteria from the bloodstream;
Regenerating its own damaged tissue; and
Storing iron.

The main causes of liver damage are:

1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.
2. Not urinating in the morning.
3. Too much eating.
4. Skipping breakfast.
5. Consuming too much medication.
6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.
7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil.. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.
8. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver.
Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.

We should prevent this without necessarily spending more. We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating
habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to "schedule."

Because:
Evening at 9 - 11pm: is
the time for eliminating unnecessary/toxic chemicals (detoxification) from the antibody system (lymph nodes). This time duration should be spent by relaxing or listening to music. If during this time a housewife is still in an unrelaxed state such as washing the dishes or monitoring children doing their homework, this will have a negative impact on health.

Evening at 11pm - 1am: is the detoxification process in the liver, and ideally should be done in a deep sleep state.

Early morning 1 - 3am: detoxification process in the gall, also ideally done in a deep sleep state.
Early morning 3 - 5am: detoxification in the lungs. Therefore there will sometimes be a severe cough for cough sufferers during this time. Since the detoxification process had reached the respiratory tract, there is no need to take cough medicine so as not to interfere with toxin removal process.
Morning 5 - 7am:
detoxification in the colon, you should empty your bowel.

Morning 7 - 9a m:
absorption of nutrients in the small intestine, you should be having breakfast at this time. Breakfast should be earlier, before 6:30am, for
those who are sick. Breakfast before 7:30am is very beneficial to those wanting to stay fit. Those who always skip breakfast, they should change their habits, and it is still better to eat breakfast
late until 9 - 10am rather than no meal at all.

Sleeping so late and waking up too late will disrupt
the process of removing unnecessary chemicals. Aside from that, midnight to 4:00 am is the time when the bone marrow produces blood. Therefore, have a good sleep and don't sleep late.

Your Sister, Faqeerah illallah,

Sarah Umairah Binte Razali

Birthday Celebrations cum Farewell party

2009-12-12T19:31:00.008+02:00

Salams to all!
May you be in the best state of health and iman. Aamin.

Alhamdulillah, we the the Alex babes had once again gathered on 3rd Dec- for the third time,
officially at Beit Farawlah in celebrating the winter babies' birthday (those born in oct, nov and dec),
and also a surprise farewell party for our beloved senior sister Hidayah.
the main purpose of having this kind of gathering, is to strengthen the ukhuwwah between us,
to acknowledge their birth (part of Allah's creation) and at the same time having fun together (:

Started with an opening speech by Sister Hazimah Ulfah, and folowwed by an old-school game- PYRAMID
organised by the duo sister Fadhlina and Sister H.Ulfah from The Welfare Unit.
it was an exiciting game, that made us all shout and laugh all the way trough it
the two groups- "kami" and "jannah" - was so eager to answer and solve the question.
we also played the game W.L.I.A ( who's line is it any way ), a game that really test our creativity.

in the middle of this two games, we actually had a break. we performed our isyak prayers together,
and then enjoy our supper- firakh masywi (grilled chicken), fatirah (murtabak), sliced guavas
and lemonade as the thirst quencher. YUMMY!

next- right after the second game- we proceed to the cake-cutting session.
a yummy-est choc-fruity cake shared by us all. nice!

and yeah! the last event of the day, a suprised farewell party for sister hidayah!
a video presentation, award giving session, and a farewell gift from us; Alex babes.
it was a touching moment. especially when sister hidayah gave her last speech to us.

"bila Allah berikan kite sesuatu ujian, kite harus fikir bahawa setiap ujian pasti akan ada kemanisannya,
sentiasalah bersangka baik kepada Allah"

"kak dayah sayang korang semua"

and yes sister hidayah! we all love you too. you're the bestest senior we ever had.

and that bestly suits the award of being 'The Best Senior' of Alex.

Here are some of the pictures..

I guess that's all for now.
I hope readers out there, would care to pray for us all,
as our fisrt sem examination is just around the corner.

Till we meet again.. insyaAllah (:
Wassalamu 'alaikum wr. wb.

el-faqeerah ila Allah,

Nurushshahidah bte Sabran
Year 1 Lughah

Tahlil Dam Trip 2009/2010

2009-12-12T08:50:00.009+02:00

salam kepada semua ;

Pada tanggal 1 december 2009 , kami berkumpul di asafirah pada jam 6 pagi untuk berangkat bersama ke mushtashfa azzahra di cairo

untuk pengambilan darah dan pemeriksaan kesihatan badan terutamanya bagi pelajar-pelajar tahun 1.

walaupun di hospital tersebut agak sesak namun alhamdulillah , segala urusan berjalan dengan lancar .

kami tidak perlu membuat check-ups kecuali gigi dan penganmbilan darah ;DD

ALhamdullilah semua urusan pada hari itu berjalan lancar.. dan kami pun berangkat pulang ke Alexandria..

Laporan oleh,

Siti Umairah Binte Jamil

Tahun Satu

Kuliyah Syariah Islamiah.

idul adha 2009

2009-12-04T13:28:00.020+02:00

Bismillahirrahman Nirrahimm..

Pertama sekali ana nak panjatkan doa kesyukuran atas segala nikmat yang telah Allah berikan pada ana.

Alhamdulillah, ana masih diberi peluang untuk hidup..

Tanggal 10 Zulhijjah 1430H, tibanya hari kambing-kambing, lembu-lembu dan sewaktu dengannya di korbankan. Hari di mana para tetamu-tetamu Allah sedang berwuquf di Arafah. Inilah dia, Hari Raya ‘Idul Adha.

Pertama kali, ana, Norliyana Bte Ibrahim tidak menyambut nya dengan keluarga yang tercinta di tanah air ku, tapi! Ana dapat menyambut dengan keluarga BARU, my lovely sisters of Islam in Alexandria.

Pada malam hari raya, puteri-puteri Alex yang berada di Alex berkumpul di Beit Yusra untuk berewang. Bawang-bawang dipotong, ayam disembelih *macam faham jek*dan sewaktu dengan nya. Haruman bau masakkan memang sudah pun menusuk ke kalbu, tapi kami harus menahannya hingga ke keesokan harinya.

Laungan takbir kedengaran di hening pegi. Syukur Alhamdulillah atas nikmat Allah.

Awal pagi lagi, ana ke beit Yusra untuk menolong apa-apa kerja yang patut. Masya Allah, banyak santapan telah disediakan. Resipi dari Sister Mardhiah, ayam masak ketumbar, dari Ahli Beit rumah Yusra, sambal sotong, satay dan ikan sweet&sour.. Sedap ye. Masya Allah.

Selesai semua para Muslimah menunaikan solat Idul Adha, mereka terus pulang ke beit Yusra untuk berkumpul dan merayakan Idul Adha bersama.

Jom kita santap! Inilah dia juadahnya…

yumm ummmm yummy food!! Rugi tau siapa tak makan nie. Hehe..

Kami memberi makanan kepada perut kami dengan senyap. Harus khusyuk bila makan, unutk mengelak kan dari tersedak. *uhuk uhuk*.Alhamdulillah, makanan nya semua sedap dan mengenyangkan. Masya Allah, mabrook kepada chef-chef yang telah bekerjasama memasak nya.

Next, a game was held by my lovely sister, Sister Sarah Umairah & Sister Mardhiah. The game was called, TABOO. *bunyi macam peek-a boo* hehe. I guess you must know how the game goes. we were divided into 2 groups, team 1 & team 2.

The members of team 1 were, the writer, Sister Nadiah, Sister Sakinah, Sister Fadhilah & Sister Jannah.

The members of team 2 were, Sister Hazimah Ulfa, Sister Liyana, Sister Liyana Rahim, Sister Masyitah & Sister Umairah.

During the first round of the game. Team 2 was defeated. ;)) and in the second round, Team 1 won AGAIN although by one mark. In the nutshell, our bonds were growing fast and tight. i saw the closeness of us being together. Thank you Allah.

Enough of playing, we then watched a malay movie, Tetamu Allah. Lights off, window closed and the show started. A great movie. There is something to ponder on. Lesson learned from the movie, Allah is the Most Merciful and the Forgiver. Subhanallah. Islam is pretty indeed.

Saat kami semua khusyuk menonton nya.

*kriiikkkk krruuuukkk* oppsss! Stomach growling again. I want food! Here we go again! Eat and eat.

And we all headed to our homes. Even we are separated, our bonds still remain tight. We are forever sisters of Islam, now and here after. Kita bertemu kerana Allah dan berpisah kerana Allah.

Semoga Allah pertemukan kami semua di waktu yang terdekat ini:).

Not to forget! The picture of Alex Family. Loving each other each and every day.Okay?

Wallahu Warrasulu A’alam..

Her words of love,

Norliyana Bte Ibrahim..

2009-11-19T06:36:00.016+02:00

Salam dunia,

Tarikh 12 nov menjadi saksi warga Alex mengadakan program Taaruf sempena pembukaan sesi 2009/2010.. Ia diadakan di Beit Yusra aka Astaghfirullah dan Subhanallah.. Nama rumah mereka ditukar sebaik sahaja mereka berpindah ke rumah baru dan berkongsi satu bumbung.. Kira ala ala house warming skali lah ni.

Sebelum dimulakan acara, Mandubah Alex menjadi tailong tak bertauliah dengan memungut segala macam duit; rusum, iqamah, tahlil dam dari warga Alex.
Setelah selesai mengumpul segala macam duit maka acara pun dimulakan dengan bacaan ummul kitab dan pembuka kata dari Mandubah. Seperti yang telah diketahui, jawatan Mandubah dan Naibnya kekal dipegang oleh Sarah Umairah dan Mardhiah.

Dan memandangkan tahun ini terdapat 5 pelajar baru maka kita mulakan sesi ini dengan taaruf istijabah kepada firman Allah ayat 13 dari surah al Hujurat;

Maksudnya; Hai manusia, sesungguhnya Kami menciptakan kamu dari seorang laki-laki dan seorang perempuan dan menjadikan kamu berbangsa-bangsa dan bersuku-suku supaya kamu saling kenal-mengenal.

Nama, umur, tempat tinggal, syu’bah dah kuliah, status dan sebagainya menari-nari di bibir masing-masing. Begitu juga dengan motto hidup dan kata-kata pegangan hidup masing-masing harus dikongsi bersama. Antara tujuan yang jelas ialah dalam dunia ni setiap manusia yang kita temui, bukan sekadar diiktiraf sebagai sahabat atau musuh, yang jelas itu hanya pengiktirafan semata-mata tapi yang pasti baik teman, keluarga, sahabat handai, musuh ketat, orang asing, orang awam, siapa pun, mereka itu adalah guru. Belajar bukan setakat di buku kuliah, dars-dars, tusyen-tusyen, malahan hidup juga guru. Hidup kita dan orang-orang di sekeliling kita mampu mendidik kita, mentarbiyah jiwa kita melalui pemerhatian dan perkongsian.
Seterusnya, rugi sangat bila sudah berkumpul beramai-ramai tidak dikecapi fadhilat berjamaah maka dengan itu kita pun mendirikan solat maghrib jama’atan.
Selesai solat, perut pun lapar. Setiap rumah telah diingatkan supaya menyiapkan hidangan maka apa lagi, sapedeeeekkk!
Puan-puan rumah Yusra; Sarah Umairah, Nadiah, Sakinah, Liyana Rahaim menyiapkan jemput-jemput sayur dan caramel! Yummeh!
Puan-puan rumah Rayyan; Hazimah Ulfah, Liyana Hairi, Nurushshahidah, Masyitah menyiapkan roti john! Wooo!
Wakil rumah Farawlah; Hidayah dan Liyana Ibrahim menyiapkan kuih keria trademark mereka dan jemput-jemput pisang! Fuuuuuuuhh!
Puan-puan rumah Our Home; Zurainah, Jannah, Umairah menyiapkan ermm tolong membantu tuan rumah membentang alas, menyediakan tempat dan membancuh air. ;)

Seusai menyantap makanan perut, mata-mata mereka pula dijamukan dengan tayangan video yang dibuat oleh *uhuk saya *uhuk. Belum pro lagi ni. Mintak mahaplah kalau semberono dan bukan-bukan. Yang pentingnya kalau dibuat dengan hati kan diterima dengan hati lalu akan disimpan dalam hati. 
Seterusnya, mandubah kita pun menerangkan penyusunan program untuk sesi 08/09 secara ringkas kepada Alex babies/juniors kita! Kesimpulannya, objektif terpenting untuk keseluruhan program-program yang telah dijalankan untuk sesi 08/09 adalah untuk mempereratkan ukhuwwah dan ikatan hati. Alhamdulillah. InsyaAllah members sampai mati. ;) Manakala untuk sesi ini mandubah dan naibnya telah melakarkan objektif keseluruhan iaitu, menjana intelektual untuk mempertingkatkan prestasi. Dengan itu mereka telah pun membahagi-bahagikan warga Alex kepada 3 lajnah; Akademik, kebajikan dan kerohanian berdasarkan pemilihan masing-masing

Beralih kepada slot seterusnya, mereka kemudian diagih-agihkan survey form untuk memberikan idea-idea dan berkongsi apa jua pendapat dan keinginan untuk program-program pada sesi 09/10 dan mereka juga dikehendaki menyertakan sekali satu daripada tiga lajnah yang mereka minati.
Mandubah melantik Nurusshahidah Tahun Satu Kuliah Lughah sebagai Treasurer Alex begitu juga Fadhlina dan Hazimah Ulfah sebagai anggota bagi lajnah kebajikan.
Slot F&E pula mengambil tempat. Mereka bersantai-santai sambil menjamu tekak dengan caramel sementara Mandubah, Naibnya dan Treasurer sort out duit-duit dan dokumen-dokumen yang diperlukan untuk kuliyah, iqamah etc

Sebelum majlis ditutup, gambar keluarga Alex dipetik lalu segala kenangan, gurau senda, perbualan ilmiah dan intelektual pada hari tersebut diabadikan di segenap hati-hati Azhariyah BilIskandariyah.
InsyaAllah, untuk sesi o9/10 kita FIGHT segala perkara-perkara dan sikap serta sifat negatif.  Demi Allah, kita berjuang bersama.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ صَفّاً كَأَنَّهُم بُنيَانٌ مَّرْصُوصٌ

Sesungguhnya Allah menyukai orang yang berperang dijalan-Nya dalam barisan yang teratur seakan-akan mereka seperti suatu bangunan yang tersusun kukuh. ( As Saff: 4 )

These are the superwomen that cared. The friends that protected. The sisters that kept all sane. When the actual one was far, they stepped in as family. They never left.

The best things in life, they’re free. <3

Ilalliqo’ insyaAllah, Assalamualaikum,
Yang menulis dari hati,
Mardhiah Mohamad Haron
Usuluddin, Tahun Dua

The New Azharians @Alex

2009-09-19T15:41:00.002+02:00

Salam People!!! Hope that everybody are in good health and Taqwa in this precious months of Ramadhan..
Alhamdulillah,I am very happy to see that our juniors had arrived here safely on Monday,170809.I could see their enthusiasm and excitement to continue furthering their studies here..Mabruuk!!
As for us here, we welcomed them by preparing some foods and drinks..our sisters had made for them ‘air mata kucing’,meat curry,’ayam masak merah’ and ‘jemput-jemput’ for the food,yummy…
We also would like to thank our seniors from Cairo (Ustaz Salleh, Ustaz Aslam,Ustaz Muzammil,Ustaz Sofwat and Ustazah Fathiyah) who had helped them to carry their luggage and spending their time with us here, Thank You so much!! May this ukhuwwah will lasts forever.Ameen.

Hmm ,picture taken on their arrivals!!

Our New Alex Babes:

• Norliyana Binte Ibrahim - Islamic Law.

• Nurusshahidah Binte Sabran - Arabic Language.

• Siti Umairah Binte Jamil - Islamic Law.

• Noor Jannah Binte Ramli - Islamic Law.

• Nur Fadhilah Binte Abdul Rahman - Islamic Theology.

From All Of Us Here…”Selamat Hari Raya,Maaf Zahir & Batin… ”

Sorry for the late updates….

FYI: Our new semester for the year 2009/2010 will be most probably start on 260909..Do pray for all of us here…Syukran!!!

♥Hazimah Ulfah Binte Rahmat♥

Spiritual Revival

2009-08-09T09:19:00.000+03:00

Assalamu'alaikum Sisters,

The Spiritual Revival series is back for its 3rd series (Ramadhan Edition) with Ustazah Halimah Alaydrus. Do join us as we prepare ourselves to give Ramadhan the right it deserves.

Friday 14 Aug 09 [in collaboration with alwehdah]
5pm - 7pm @ Al Wehdah

Saturday 15 Aug 09
1.30pm - 4pm @ Masjid Sultan (Multi Purpose Hall)

Sunday 16 Aug 09 [in collaboration with NTUMS]
2pm - 6pm @ Masjid Kampung Siglap (Auditorium)

PROGRAMME CONTENTS:
* PREPARATION FOR RAMADHAN -spiritually mentally & physically
* QASIDAH BURDAH RECITATION
* TIPS ON GIVING OUT DAKWAH WITH LOVE
* Q&A SESSION ON WOMEN ISSUES

ALLAHUMMA BARIK LANA FI RAJAB WASHA'BAN WABALLIGHNA RAMADHAN~

for more info please visit:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=119229796372&ref=ts

SPIRITUAL REVIVAL

2009-08-01T20:08:00.003+03:00

For those who are in singapore right now. Lets not miss this!

Alwafa' - Team Alumni of Alazhar and Daruzzahra presents all sisters with:

SPIRITUAL REVIVAL SESSION IS BACK for its 3rd series

[RAMADHAN EDITION]

ALL- LADIES ONLY EVENT (all are welcomed)

Date : Saturday 15 August 2009

Venue : Masjid Sultan (multi purpose hall)

Time : 1.30pm

www.alwafa.sg

SECEBIS KATA-KATA….

2009-08-01T19:28:00.001+03:00

Bismillahirrahmaanirrahiim

310709M/9 Sha’aban 1431H

Segala puji yang maha Esa,selawat dan salam keatas junjungan besar kita Nabi Muhammad s.a.w.

Alhamdulillah,dengan izinNya,ana dapat menulis pada blog kita pada kali ini.Hmm,tentu ramai yang dah tahu,diam tak diam peperiksaan pun dah lama berakhir,kini,keputusan yang dinanti-nantikan..@ Alex,sudah ada beberapa syu’bah yang natijahnya telah pun di ketahui..sementara yang lain..masih lagi menunggu dan terus menunggu..Insya Allah semua najaah.Ameen.

Di kesempatan ini,ana nak kongsi sedikit pengalaman ana @ Mesir ni..Ha! memang kebiasaannya,pelajar-pelajar tahun 1 akan pulang ke tanah air masa cuti semester ni,lain pula ana yang diberikan peluang keemasan ni untuk tinggal @ Mesir masa cuti ni..Ha! jangan tak tahu..Kita semua tak duduk diam tau..Ana dan kakak-kakak yang lain cuba sedaya upaya untuk tidak membuang masa dan menggarap ilmu sebanyak yang mungkin.Ada di antara kami yang mengambil kelas memandu,Talaqqi Qura’n dan juga kelas tambahan @ Markaz El-Nada,yang baru sahaja ditubuhkan @ Alex..Alhamdulillah..

Selain daripada itu,kami dapat meluangkan masa bersama seperti beriadah di tepi pantai (seronok dapat main dengan ombak) ;-P Kami juga suka berkongsi cerita,pengalaman,dan tak lupa juga yang Ilmiah..Ha! ana suka bila dengar kak Zu bercerita,kak Dayah beri nasihat.Tidak lupa kepada kakak-kakak yang lain,yang telah banyak membantu diri ini.Syukran sgt2!!

Teringat juga cerita-cerita kak Syifa’,kak Aziemah,kak Puti(nenek selampit ana) masa itu,tentang pengalaman mereka @ Mesir ni.Sedikit sebanyak ada persamaannya dengan apa yang telah ana lalui…Antaranya, mereka pernah bercerita tentang nama-nama orang Arab di sini banyak yang sama;Asma’-Fatmah-Isra’..Hehe..jadi..kalau @ kuliah tu kecoh lah jadi nya…ha..lagi pasal..bergaduh dengan orang Arab..bukan gaduh apa…Cuma ‘gurau’ je..hehehehe faham-faham lah ye..Mereka juga ada beritahu tentang keaadaan kuliah..Muamalah dengan orang Arab..ada yang menggeramkan dan ada juga menyejukkan hati..mereka suka mendoakan kita..Daripada apa yang ana perhatikan,orang Arab ni tidak suka berdendam..tapi cara mereka tu yang kasar sedikit.Pendek kata,semua yang belajar @ Mesir ni,akan dapat merasai keadaan seperti ini.Tidak lupa juga kenangan pahit manis hidup @ rantauan..sakit peningnya lain,sakit rindu nya,sakit hati nya,dan sakit-sakit yang lain..hehe.Pengalaman yang akan datang sekali dalam seumur hidup kita! Dah lah jauh dengan keluarga..masing-masing memainkan peranan untuk tahu tanggungjawab kepada Agama,ibu bapa,diri sendiri dan juga teman-teman kita. Jadi..kita harus bersyukur dengan segala nikmat yang telah Allah berikan kepada kita seadanya.

Pejam celik,pejam celik..ana dah setahun berada @ bumi Kinanah ni.Masih setahun jagung lagi orang kata..hehe..Bila teringat saat-saat ana baru sampai sini memang tidak dapat disangka-sangkakan yang ana dah setahun berjauhan dengan keluarga..Ana rasa macam beberapa hari yang lalu ana melalui masa orientasi @ Markaz Perkemas dan masih adik-adik baru lagi..Ha!! sekarang bukan adik baru lagi..Pelajar-pelajar yang bakal menjadi Azhari tidak lama lagi akan tiba di sini..Kalau tidak silap ana,seramai 34 pelajar..ana mengalu-alukan kedatangan mereka!!

Mereka juga adalah orang-orang yang terpilih dan diberi peluang untuk melanjutkan pengajian ke Universiti Al-Azhar.Insya Allah,kita sama-sama dapat berjuang,mengorak langkah kehadapan dan memulakan hidup baru bersama rakan-rakan kita di sini.

Kawan-kawan,masih ingat lagi tak kata-kata dari Imam Syafie’:

" لن تنالوا العلم إلا بست: ذكاء و حرص و مال واجتحاد و طول زمان و صحبة أستاذ "

Akhir kata dari ana,seandainya ana tersilap kata,atau ada kekurangan dalam apa yang telah ana tulis tadi,ana mohon maaf zahir dan batin ye..

p/s: kawan-kawan ana yang @ Singapura tu..cepat-cepat lah tempah tiket balik sini!!! Hehe!! Rindu lah!! wink2!

Salam dari bumi Kinanah.
Hazimah Ulfah Binte Rahmat :)

Majlis Mawarits

2009-08-01T19:00:00.005+03:00

Haa... bila dengar je Mawarits, mesti ramai yang akan fikir “ohhh ni subject budak syariah nie..”.. Hakikatnya memang takhassus untuk budak syariah tapi sebenarnya tholibah Usul dan Lughah juga perlu belajar sebab ada kait mengait dengan subject ni.. Senang kata, kita semua sebagai umat Islam ni perlu belajar tentang mawarits kerana ia sebahagian dari hidup kita.. sesuai dengan hadith soheh..

عن ابي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال :قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : " تعلموا الفرائض وعلموها ، فإتها نصف العلم وهو ينسى وهو أول شيء ينزع من أمتي

Hadith dari Abi Hurairah r.a berkata: bahwa Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda: “Pelajarilah Ilmu Al-Faraidh (Mawarits) serta ajarkanlah, sesungguhnya ia adalah setengah dari Ilmu dan ia akan dilupakan dan sesungguhnya ia adalah yang pertama kali yang akan dicabut dari ummatku”

Ok2.. itu opening je k? jangan stress2 sangat.. sebenarnya ada sebahagian dari alex-babes ni diberi kesempatan untuk menyertai majlis mawarits ni.. majlis mawarits ni dikendalikan sepenuhnya oleh Ustaz Muhd Jabal bin Alam Shah.

Sepanjang perjalanan Majlis Mawarits ni, bermula dari pendaftaran sampailaaa kita ni semua Grad.. Alhamdulillah urusan kami semuanya dipermudahkan.. Tapi sebelum kita grad, kita diberi dua tugasan whereby kita diwajibkan untuk buat artikel dan juga haalat (nanti kite tunjuk k haalat yang kita buat).. So, Majlis Mawarits ni ada tiga peringkat : Basic, Intermidiate, Advance jadi untuk pendekkan cerita.. Majlis ini mula dari 7 Feb dan berakhir pada 7 march 2009..

Sebelum kita join Majlis ni, rupanya dah ramai yang da Graduate dari Majlis ini, cuba bayangkan.. kita group yang ke 41!!~~ so yah, group 41 ni ade bilangan seramai 15 orang.. 3 Malaysia dan selebihnya Singapore.. memang gerek laa kan.. banyak juga yang kita dapat daripada Majlis ni.. oh ya.. pesanan dari ustaz bila kita da Grad “Ajarkan dahulu pada keluarga masing-masing kemudian ke masyarakat”... ini macam amanah untuk kita.. sebab ape? Sebab ramai antara kita yang tak faham tentang ilmu faraidh ini yang mana nanti disebabkan kurang mendalami ilmu ini, ia akan berakhir dengan pergaduhan.. almaklumlah kan.. bab harta.. harta... harta... ni boleh bergaduh satu keluarga.. So, insyaAllah dengan adanya Graduan – Graduan Majlis Mirats ini, kita akan ajarkan kepada mereka yang diluar sana tentang ilmu mirats yang sebenarnya.

Haa... yang terakhir.. Selamat “menonton” gambar-gambar kita sepanjang perjalanan Majlis Mawarits.... Ok2.. ouhh ya.. kepada semua alex-babes.. jumpe korang semua on the 26 March k?... hee...

yeah.. Isi bOrang untuk jOin tHIs prOgram

Mira,Kak Masyitah, Yana and Ulfa....

NI die graduan-graduan Majlis Mawarits... Ni baru 10 orang..

Sorang menghafal... lAgi sorang murajaah... hee~~

dayah and yana... sEbelum stArt clAss

Antara props yang kite dapat *advance*

Hasil haalat yang dayah buat~~...

ok2..ade 2 choices..same ada nak type or tulis.. dayah pilih utk type.. minat punye pasal.. :)

sO ni natijahnye.... :) Alhamdulillah, banyak juge perkare baru yang dayah belajar bile type ni..

Ok... Ust: “Graduan pertama ..Ustazah Nurul Hidayah..”.. tak sangka plak.. orang pertama yang dipanggil utk amik gambar ni.. tak ready ... :p

Ustazah Hazimah Ulfa... :)

Ustazah Amirah...

Ustazah Liyana hairi

Ustazah Masyitah

Hee~~ Alhamdulillah.. Nasykurullah Ala ni'matihi... Perjalanan kite smuer dipermudahkan...

ok2.. grOup 41 je yang special ... bila grad ade cake ..~~ cake ni kakak malaysia yang buat.. Sedap!

hee~ Nice Pose yana... ni consider mcm note book kite...

Semua graduan gRoup 41 bersama Ustaz Jabal sekeluArga..

So yahh... yang terakhir... its me!~

Sekian,
Nurul Hidayah Binte Mohamed Zain

You can be the happiest woman in the world,

2009-03-02T12:41:00.003+02:00

“You can be the happiest woman in the world”
A treasure chest of reminders

Dr. A’id al-Qarni

Translated by Huda Khattab

Chapter one,

Welcome, O’ devout, Allah-fearing woman who prays and fat.

Welcome, O’ wise, dignified woman who observes hijab.

Welcome, O’ charitable, sincere, trustworthy and loyal woman.

Welcome, O’ patient woman who seeks reward from Allah, repenting and turning to Him.

Welcome, O ’ woman who remembers Allah and gives thanks to Him, and calls upon Him.

Welcome, O’ woman who follows footsteps of Aisyah, Maryam and Khadijah.

Welcome, O’ woman who heeds the sacred limits of Allah and keeps away from forbidden things.

YES!

Yes to your beautiful smile that sends a message of warmth and friendliness to others.

Yes to your kind words that establish friendship as permitted in Islam and dispel rancour.

Yes to acceptable charity that brings happiness to the poor and feeds the hungry.

Yes to sitting with the Qur’an, reciting it, pondering its meanings and acting upon them, and repenting and seeking forgiveness.

Yes to remembering Allah is great deal and praying for forgiveness, persisting in du’a and offering sincere repentance.

Yes to raising your children in Islam, teaching them to Sunnah and guiding them to that which will benefit them.

Yes to modesty and hijab as enjoined by Allah, which is the means of self-protection.

Yes to to the friendship of good woman who fear Allah, love Islam and respect high values.

Yes to honouring one’s parents, upholding the ties of kinship honouring one’s neighbours and caring for orphans.

Yes to reading useful, intresting and beneficial books.

NO!

No to wasting time in trivial pursuits, and love of revenge and futile arguments.

No to giving priority to money and accumulation of wealth over one’s health, happiness, sleep and peace of mind.

No to seeking out other people’s faults and backbiting about them, whilst forgetting one’s own faults.

No to indulging in physical hygiene and cleanliness in the house, and being disorganized at home.

No to haram drinks, cigarettes, narghile(“hookah pipes”), and all foul things.

No to thinking of past calamties and dwelling on past mistakes.

No to forgetting the Hearafter and neglecting to strive for it, and to being careless of what will happen in the Hearafter.

No to wasting money on haram things, being extravagant with regard to permissible things, and falling short in acts of worship.

TEN THOUGHT TO PONDER,

1. Remember that your Lord forgives those who ask Him for forgiveness, and He accepts the repentance of those who repent, and He accepts those who come back to Him.

2. Show mercy to the weak and you will be happy; give to the needy and you will be well; do not bear grudges and you will be healthy.

3. Be optimistic, for Allah is with you, and the angels are praying for forgiveness for you, and paradise awaits you.

4. Wipe away your tears, think well of your Lord, and chase away your worries by remembering the blessings that Allah has bestowed upon you.

5. Do not think that this world is ever perfect for anyone. There is no one o the face of the earth who gets all that he wants or free from all kinds of distress.

6. Be like a tall tree with high aims; if a stone is thrown at it, it simply lets its fruits drop.

7. Have you ever heard that grief brings back what has been lost, or that worry corrects mistake? So why grieve and worry then?

8. Do not expect trials and calamities, rather expect peace, safety and good health, if Allah wills.

9. Extinguish the flames of hatred from your heart by forgiving everyone who has ever hurt you.

10. ghusl, wudhu’, siwak and being organized are effective medicines for all kinds of distress and worry.

Think About it.

1. Be like bee, which lands on fragrant flowers and fresh branches.

2. You do not have time to seek out people’s defects and mistake.

3. If Allah is with you, then whom do you have to fear? If Allah is against you, then what hope do you have?

4.The fire of envy consumes the body, and excessive jealousy is like raging fire.

5. If you do not prepare today, then you will not be able to do anything tomorrow.

6. Withdraw peacefully from places where idle arguments are going on.

7. Let your morals and attitudes be even more beautiful than a garden.

8. Do acts of kindness and you will be the happiest of people.

9. Leave people to their Creator, leave the envier to death, and forget about your enemy.

10.The pleasure of haram is followed by regret, loss and punishment.

Amazing Alex Outing

2009-02-24T21:25:00.030+02:00

Salam dunia…

Amazing Alex Outing @ A2O nama diberi bagi program rehlah yang dianjurkan di Alex khas buat pelajar-pelajarnya.. Terus terang saya katakan, inilah kali pertama saya menguruskan sebuah program berdua sahaja..mungkin berdua lebih baik bak kata Acha..Walaupun bukan mudah tetapi dengan pertolongan dan rahmah Allah, alhamdulillah segalanya berjalan dengan lancar.. Kenangan menguruskan A20 telah disimpan kemas di dalam lipatan memori.. izinkan saya merungkai satu demi satu untuk tatapan umum..

Sewaktu di dalam tremco saya dan mandubah sedang rancak berbual tiba-tiba muncul satu idea untuk mengadakan permainan bagi program rehlah kali ini..mencuba sesuatu yang baru..untuk rehlah kali ini kami akan biarkan mereka yang menjelajahi kawasan kecil di Alex. Idea semakin berkembang dan dengan pantas kami mencatat sambil menyusun rencana-rencana dan apa-apa yang perlu dilakukan..

21 Februari adalah hari di mana kami meninjau tempat yang sesuai untuk permainan ala amazing race ini..sambil meninjau-ninjau tempat yang sesuai, sambil itu juga otak kami ligat memikirkan petunjuk-petunjuk atau klu-klu bagi misi yang terdapat dalam permainan..setelah itu pada hari yang sama juga tanpa menghiraukan penat lelah yang telah menguasai diri, tanpa memperdulikan rasa ngantuk yang asyik berkunjung tiba, tanpa menghiraukan juga angin malam yang teramat sejuk, tanpa memperdulikan rasa penat dan geram dengan kerenah arab yang menyakitkan hati kami terus singgah membeli barang-barang yang diperlukan seperti hadiah-hadiah bagi pemenang dan bermacam-macam lagi..akhirnya barang telah pun dibeli dan terus pulang ke rumah mandubah..di rumah, kami tidak terus rehat malah kami langsung menyiapkan form-form, klu-klu kad dan bermacam-macam lagi..

Esoknya, 22 Februari kami pergi ke Fathallah membeli makanan-makanan ringan untuk diletakkan di dalam goodie bags bagi setiap kumpulan.. kami juga membeli barang-barang mentah untuk dimasak kerana selepas acara permainan selesai semua akan berkumpul di rumah mandubah untuk acara pembahagian hadiah dan bersantap beramai-ramai..setelah membeli barang kami pun pulang ke rumah untuk membalut hadiah dan menyiapkan apa-apa yang patut..kami benar-benar sibuk waktu itu.. bayangkan…kami berdua sahaja yang meyiapkan segala-galanya..kami lah yang incharge, kami lah yang merencanakan, kami lah yang bertungkus lumus mengatur segala-galanya yang pastinya tanpa pertolongan Allah memang kami tak kuat lebih-lebih lagi tatkala mendapat berita yang tak disangka-sangka, berita yang boleh melemahkan semangat..berita yang tak perlulah saya catatkan di sini..bukan satu tapi dua berita yang sangat-sangat tidak menggembirakan..Allah uji kami..tetapi dengan pertolongan Allah jugalah kami mampu mengaharungi ujian itu Alhamdulillah..kerana kalau setiap pekerjaan itu dilakukan ikhlas kerana Allah maka segalanya akan mudah dan tidak akan berat..walaupun pada awalnya kami marah, walaupun pada mulanya kami rasa ingin menangis kerana kami juga manusia biasa tetapi kami bangkit dan tetap teguh untuk merealisasikan A2O..

Esoknya, 23 Februari adalah hari terakhir untuk kami siapkan apa-apa yang perlu disiapkan..Mandubah masak manakala saya pula menyiapkan cenderahati bagi setiap peserta..dari pagi sampai ke malam..saya sendiri terkejut dari mana datangnya kekuatan saya..kalau tangan saya boleh menangis rasanya dah berbaldi agaknya air matanya..apakah cenderahatinya? Berupa kertas yang dilipat-lipat menjadi baju..

Kemudian baju ini pun dipakaikan tali leher lalu inilah hasilnya…

Comel kaaannn?? Tauuuuu~ heeheeee…

Penat memang penat tapi pada masa yang sama kami juga risau bagaimana acara esok? Akan berjalan dengan lancar ke? Bagaimana peserta-peserta nanti? Semangatkah mereka? Kami tidak henti berdoa…..

24 Februari..Hari yang dinanti-nantikan.. saya dan mandubah telah bersiap sedia..walaupun penat 3 hari lalu belum hilang, walaupun tak cukup tidur tapi semangat kami mengatasi segalanya..dan lebih menggembirakan hati saya ialah apabila melihat setiap kumpulan ada uniform tersendiri.. kumpulan Shonaz memakai semua biru..siap dengan name tag lagi..kumpulan Farihah saya gelarkan si gagak hitam kerana berpakaian serba hitam..tapi gagak bukan sembarang gagak tau!! Dan kumpulan DBSK memakai coklat dan jaket denim..terhibur hati saya melihat gelagat dan telatah mereka..terbang segala penat lelah tatkala mengetahui yang mereka telah berjanji untuk berpakaian sepasang..hilang semua masalah melihat semangat berkobar-kobar mereka..

Alhamdulillah..walaupun ada kumpulan yang sampai sesat-sesat, walaupun tergambar kepenatan di wajah mereka tapi melihat senyuman dan tawa ria yang terukir di bibir mereka membuat hati saya berbisik,”inilah anugerah terindah dari Allah..”

Apa agaknya anugerah terindah itu? Anugerah yang tak mampu dicari hatta di seluruh pelusuk benua sekalipun..anugerah yang tak mampu diraih hatta sedalam tujuh lautan..anugerah yang tak mampu dicapai hatta setinggi tujuh lapisan langit..tetapi anugerah itu ada di sini..di setiap hati hati kami..anugerah dari Allah..manis dan indah..itulah ukhuwwah..

Sekian,
Yang menulis dari hati,
Mardhiah Bte Mohamad Haron.

1st Gathering after exams!

2009-02-24T19:11:00.006+02:00

salam......

yayyyy!! gathering....rindu sangat...since exam finished, kita tak berkesempatan untuk berkumpul beramai2... So,on the 20th of feb,3pm at faraolah ardhiyyah... we had so much fun... pray together.. makan together.. play together...learn together...everything together..so sweet :),br>,br>

Our mandubah and her naibah are so lovely...They'v done a great job on that day!!!!seakan2 kiteorang semua macam dah kenal lama.....da rapat....wow!! best lah... : )

Here we go... Setiap apa saja yang kita buat, memang sebaik2nya, kita dahulukan ALLAH agar dipermudahkan urusan kita,kan?? So, thats what our mandubah did... we start with our asar prayer in jama'ah :)

Selesai saje solat kita, Mandubah mulakan dengan sedikit kata2 pembukaan 4 ahli2 nya.....and that was... she gave each of us a piece of so called a "survey form".... kite diberi peluang untuk berkongsi pendapat dan menyuarakan seberapa banyak idea2 yang boleh diselitkan dalam program2 kita di masa akan datang :)

Yang bestnya... kita disediakan jamuan makan petang... so,sambil2 tangan kiri menulis... tangan kanan menyuap makanan dalam mulut :) hehehehe..... ade pizza... ade makrunah.. .ader fathirah iskandariah... buuuurrrrrppp!!! alhamdulillah.....

hmm.. da kenyang... da ada energy.. barulah boleh bergerak main game!!!!! yayyy!!!!..

We are divided into three groups...Shonaz, DBSK dan Farihah :)

semua ada "cheer" masing2....unik2 plak tu...hihihi...

hmmm... there two games that we played... the first one called, two lies one truth..... hahh pernah main tak?? best tau!!!! game nya macam ni... each of the group mesti form two statement yang tak benar... dan satu yang benar.... so total ada tiga statements.... so other group mesti teka yang mane satu statement yang betul diantara tiga2 statements tu..... macam2 gelagat alex babes tu punya cerita... akhirnya yang menang...semua group... hihihi... bijak bistari lah alexbabes ni... :)

selesai aje game yang pertama...mandubah pun terangkan... apakah objektif game ini.... This game is to make us know each other better and strengthen our ukhwah :) we really enjoyed that game....

Lets proceed to the second game... it was called a sentence game... setiap kumpulan diberi satu perkataan, perkataan itu mesti digunakan dalam sebuah ayat yang akan mereka buat nanti...spontan!!!! haizz....terlari2... kelam kabut dibuatnyaa.... siapa cepat dia dapat :)

Well, again our mandubah explained the purpose of the second game... its about teamwork!!!!! :)

Well... baru dua game... da termengah2...but its ok... it was really fun....

Kalau cairo ade rehlah... alex pun ade :) our rehlah is called..."A2O"...amazing alex outing....Rehlah kita akan diadakan pada 24th feb 2009.....mana tempatnya???ape acaranya???? kata mandubah.. "secret"... :(

so till here......till we meet again ya... assalammualaikum semua!!!!

Yang melapurkan pada hari tersebut,
-Nur Insyirah Feera Binte Ismail.

p/s: Pictures soon!
p/p/s: sorry for the late update.
p/p/s: miss you girls in singapore! xoxo!

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step :)

2009-02-20T21:32:00.004+02:00

This year, PERKEMAS had came up with a different destination for its rehlah.
With the theme : Shadow of the past, light for the present.
Perkemas's Rehlah had successfully brought a group of 54 azhariyeans to Luxor and Hurghada - Egypt.
Such trip is required to broaden our sights and minds as Allah the Almighty mentioned in the glorious Quran:

Say "Travel through the earth and see how Allah did originate creation;

So will Allah produce a later creation: for Allah has the power over all things."

(Al Ankabut : 20)

With various group member of diffrent ages, this rehlah seemed to have reached its objective in building ukhuwwah among the azhariyeans. We had challenging games, good foods and great companies along the three days spent. Couldnt ask for more huh. Hee.... ;))

During our stay, we were brought to some of the most historical places in Luxor to experience the breathtaking historical sights that many might not know of, such as The Memnon Colossus, The Hatshepsut Temple,The Karnak Temple, The Luxor Temple and The Valley of the Kings.
And we were lucky to be given the chance to enjoy the breezy and beautiful Red Sea which enthralled us all in Hurghada.

Ok, enough said! So lets just enjoy the pictures below. Well, pictures do tell a thousand words. Agree?. ;D

Day One; Upon arrival.
Chek-in hotel and "Hello Hurghada!"
Hurghada, on the west shore of the red sea, is a chaotic tourism attraction. Complete with resorts, international bars, restaurants and nightclubs. It has some good scuba diving, and is a popular place to learn to dive. Under water fauna include wide tipped sharks, eagle rays and giant morays. Not to forget, protected coral reefs and their marine denizens.

Day Two, Luxor;

First stop: The Memnon Colossus

The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For the past 3400 years they have stood in the Theban necropolis, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor. The statues are made from blocks of quartzite sandstone. They reach a towering 18 metres (approx. 60 ft) in height. They weigh an estimated 700 tons each.

Second stop: The Hatshepsut Temple

The Mortuary Temple of is situated beneath the cliffs at on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. Designed by the architect Senemut, the mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god and resides beside the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep, which served both as an inspiration, and later, a quarry. It is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt."

Third stop: The Valley of the Kings.

The valley of the kings buried the tombs of more than 60 kings. Tutankhamun's tomb is an obligatory stop but most of its treasures are in Egyptian antiquities museum. Many more tombs are no more than tunnels in which few scrapes of painting or relief are the only indication of their antiquity.

Forth stop: The Karnak Temple

One of the most largest and the most impressive temples of all the temple sites in Egypt, Karnak is the culmination of three main temples, and a number of outer temples - the combined achievements of a great many generations of ancient builder. The vast complex was built and enlarged over a period of 1300 years and stands on a site covering 247 acres of land.

Third day; The Glassboat ride.
The Red Sea has a maximum depth of 2211 m (7254 ft) in the central median trench and an average depth of 490 m (1,608 feet ), but there are also extensive shallow shelves, noted for their marine life and corals. The sea is the habitat of over 1,000 invertebrate species and 200 soft and hard corals and is the world's northernmost tropical sea.

Therefore, myself, Liyana, reporting from Alexandria and being one of the participants is well satisfied with the 3days 2nights trip. Thumbs up for the 15 AJKs for making this journey a memorable one for most of us. :D :D

December exams colds & fever,

2008-12-12T08:32:00.005+02:00

Salam World,

the xm is just around the corner and we've been very busy preparing for the big day! so do pray for us and we promise you proper updates after the exam insyaAllah!

Aaaaaacchooo!

(Alhamdullilah) excuse me.

Salam. :)