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البصل.. رائحة نفاذة لكن شفاء أكيد

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.

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!

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:

1. Our chefs of the day; Ukt Sakinah with her healthy yet yummy Okonomiyaki. And ukt Sarah for the all time favourite; Shepard's pie. 
2. Our invited speaker; Ukt Liyana for sharing her experience in cooking and eating while overseas.
3. 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! 
4. 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.

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

Seeking the ray of light part 1

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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.

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,

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