Twins of Faith 2011 at PICC

Twins of Faith has passed.
The day before the event was cleaning-house-day.Had a lot of clothes to wash since we just came back from our vacation in Singapore.Besides that I wanted to clean the room Mak was stayed.It was so dusty.Took me a few hours before I got everything spic and span.After that it was cooking lunch and mopping and...and...The list doesn't stop for a Domestic Engineer does it?


Nadiah arrived around Maghrib to join me to ToF the next day. But by then I already planned to make bread.But we went out for dinner and came home quite late so I couldn't possibly start to make the dough then.So I made it to bed finally at 11.


But try to sleep when you plan to wake up early to do the cooking.You can't really sleep.So although I put the alarm clock at 4,I woke up at 2.20.tried to catch up some sleep but to my dismay I couldn't.Too sleepy to get up yet couldn't fall back to sleep.So when it was almost 4 I went to my department.I started by choosing a bread roll recipe.Got all the ingredients and started with the dough.When that was done I left it to rise.Then I started on my 'Kek Gula Hangus'.Mr. Hubby was going back to Kelantan that morning and I wanted to make the cake for my dear mum-in-law.she really loves my Kek Gula Hangus.After that I made a chocolate steam cake to take with me to ToF.It was going to be a long day and I wasn't sure how the food arrangements was.besides I was going to meet a few of my ex-students and thought I wanted to treat them.

Lastly I fried some bihun coz we were going out early and I'm sure nobody will have the time to eat before we leave.Brought some paper plates and plastic forks.Cooked everything just in time for Fajr prayers.
We were told to be at PICC by 7.But suddenly my husband asked me to send him to Subang airport.Honestly I felt like asking him to go by himself but I didn't have the heart to.So we speeded down the road to Subang airport.Alhamdulillah it only took us 10 minutes and from there it F1 racing straight to PICC.Alhamdulillah by 7.30 we arrived there and was just in time with the delegations of tags and shawls for volunteers.


I was assigned to the Workshop team were were assigned to take charege of registrations of participants to all workshops.I sent the girls and salman to the Kids Zone.usamah was somewhere in the lobby.


Around 11 my brother came to pick up the kids for Muna's birthday on Sunday.

It was rather busy for us at the workshop booth.Many participants were really interested to join but the seats were very limited.And I really hate to dissappoint them.So although on paper its already full,I will always tell them to come early and wait just in case those registerd are not there we will try to put them in.
Though it was tiring and we had to deal with many people I think it was worth while


By late evening only did I have time to really sit and hear a talk by Sheikh Bilal Phillips.But unable to sleep the night before plus exhaustion made me fall asleep half way through.Huhuhu.


The next day everything was rather slow motion for me.I just did rush myself.Took time to clean the kitchen and hang the clothes.Tasnim had joined us back the night before and with Nadiah they prepared breakfast.No  baking cakes or anything that day.I was still tired.


We left the house at almost 9am.Of course arriving quite late.But the others covered everything.I was just in time for Dr. Harlina Siraj's talk.Whe she saw me she came over and hugged me and said she missed me.She really flatters me and I feel so shy but proud that she still rcognizes and remembers me.


Then I had to go to help with the Marriage fascilitation session.Now that was really interesting though we wasn't quite sure it would be handled.We started of with 117 sister candidates and only 12 brothers candidate.But I managed to persuade a few to join and other team members were able to add up the number.But when the actual time came we were really shocked to see the turn out.More brothers signed up at the last minute.

All the shuyukhs joined the session.And sheikh Alaa' leaded the way.he's been doing this a lot in Canada.
He called for 10 sisters and 5 brothers to a group.Some quetions were being asked and then the brothers would change groups.so in the end all brothers could see all sisters and vice versa.

I didn't stay till the end of the session coz I needed to assist registration for Wardina's workshop which turned out to be a real hit.So many participats wanted to get in but she wasn't feeling well and only wanted 100 participants to join her.But in the end we managed to squeeze in almost double the number.Hope she was OK with it.

All in all it was two days of refreshing exposure and charged iman, no doubt it was a great event.

But I have to admit I really wished that I was in the main hall more to hear from all the invited shuyukhs but I chose to be a volunteer so I have to fulfill my responsabilities.

Maybe next year I'll just be a participant instead.

But something I do not regret is the fact that I got to know with many awesome people especially those in our workshop team.It was only two days yet we all felt like family.


Suzana Sulaiman,Aishah,Erna,Farah,Najihah,Kak Ra,Batrisyia,Ahmed Raza,Abbas,Zul,Sarfaraz,Azhar,Fakar and of course Brothe Mehboub.(Did I miss anybody out?).You guys were the best!Loved every minute spent with all of you.In fact knowing you guys were among the best thing that happened throughout ToF.

May Allah bless us all.And if we do not have the chance to meet again in this dunya,hopefully He will gather us all together in His Jannah.

Here are some photos that I managed to capture throughout those two days.

Sisters lining up for registeration.

Checking registratration for workshops.

All sisters volunteers were given a shawl and tag to wear.

Small things that brings fond memories.

 

I was assigned to the Mercy Mission information centre on Saturday when we got news that Brother Boona was coming there to sell his CDs. So me and my 2 friends assisted him and also I facsilitate the autograph signing session.

Had the chance to squeeze in Usamah and his friend Zarif for a foto.

With Sheikh Alaa al-Sayed's wife and daughters.

The marriage fascilitation session.Almost all the syuyukhs were there.
Sheikh Alaa a--Sayed,Sheikh Naviad Aziz,Sheikh Yahya Ibrahim and brother Boona Mohammad too.

With sister Raya Shokatfard: An Iranian-American mother of two children, she holds a M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications, M.A.D in TV journalism, and a BA in Islamic Studies (in progress). She has a wealth of experience to share from being a documentary producer, daeeyah, propagator of Islam, Lecturer, Consultant, former Editor In Chief for Reading Islam Website, foreign Correspondent, writer. 

After all work was done we took time to shoot some fotos as a remembrance of the friendship that was built during the two days.

Last one before going home with my son Usamah and my dear brothers Zulhilmi Ibrahim and Muhammad Ahmed Raza. May our ukhuwwah lasts.

The crowd coming down for lunch and Zohor prayers.

The cheerful Sheikh Yahya ibrahim.love his inspiring speeches.

I,m praying to Allah I will still have the chance to attend ToF for many years to come.

Susah hati tiada jodoh?

Saya pernah berhadapan dengan ramai gadis yang rasa rendah diri kerana belum menjumpai calon suami. Mengapa perlu begitu? Adakah tidak mempunyai calon bermakna anda ada kekurangan? Saya tak nampak begitu. Cuma jodoh belum sampai. Tu aje.

Tak perlu susah hati dan cari sana sini. 
Tak perlu asyik dok pikir yang hanya dengan berkahwin baru anda akan bahagia. Itu hanya tipu helah syaitan untuk melekakan anda. 

Fokus pada mengislahkan diri demi redhoNya. Ingat tu... 
DEMI REDHONYA!
Bila anda sudah jadi solehah atau dalam usaha menjadi seorang yang solehah DEMI REDHONYA, Allah PASTI akan bagi yang soleh buat anda. 

Bila? Hanya DIA tau waktu yang sebaiknya. Bersabarlah... Dan pasrahlah padaNya.

Friday Tazkirah

Don’t look at expressions on faces. Don’t listen to what is said with tongues. Don’t let tears sway you. They are all but products of human skin. It changes everyday. Look instead for what is under the skin. Not the heart either, as it also fluctuates, nor the mind, as it changes its point of view whenever it changes its perspective. Moreover, the mind may accept at present what it denied in the past. Even scientists change their theories.

No, my son! If you want to understand a human, look at his or her action in a moment of free choice. Just then you will get very surprised as you may see a saint prostituting, and a whore praying! You may find a physician drinking poison, and you may get shocked by your friend stabbing your back, while your enemy saving you! You may see a servant who acts as noble as a master, and a master acts as despicable as the lowest servant! You may see kings taking bribes and wretches giving charity.

Look at man when there is no fear to stop him; when caution sleeps, desire gets satisfied and barriers fall. Just then you can see man’s reality: walking on four legs like an animal, or flying like an angel, or creeping like a snake, or eating mud like worms.



Dr. Mustapha Mahmoud

Translated by: Amany Elmorshidy



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Puasa 9 dan 10 Muharram

Di antara ibadat puasa yang disunatkan kepada umat Islam ialah berpuasa pada 9 dan 10 Muharram. Ini kerana tarikh 10 Muharram (atau dinamakan hari ‘asyura yang bermaksud sepuluh) mempunyai nilai sejarahnya yang tersendiri di dalam sejarah manusia khususnya umat Islam. Manakala disunatkan juga berpuasa pada 9 Muharram sebagai mukhalafah (membezakan) di antara kaum Yahudi yang turut berpuasa pada 10 Muharram.

Di antara perkara penting yang berlaku pada 10 Muharram ialah Allah menyelamatkan Bani Israel dari kekejaman Firaun dan tentera-tenteranya serta menenggelamkan Firaun ke dalam laut akibat keingkaran dan keangkuhannya. Oelh yang demikian tarikh 10 Muharram ialah merupakan tarikh di mana bermulanya episod baru dalam kehidupan Bani Israel setelah berabad lamanya ditindas oleh rejim Firaun di bumi Mesir. Firman Allah SWT yang bermaksud : Dan Kami bawakan Bani Israil ke seberang Laut Merah, lalu dikejar oleh Firaun dan tenteranya, dengan tujuan melakukan kezaliman dan pencerobohan, sehingga apabila Firaun hampir tenggelam berkatalah ia (pada saat yang genting itu): "Aku percaya, bahawa tiada Tuhan melainkan yang dipercayai oleh Bani Israil, dan aku adalah dari orang-orang yang berserah diri (menurut perintah)". – Surah Yunus, ayat 90.

Manakala hujah yang menyatakan bahawa peristiwa ini berlaku pada tarikh 10 Muharram ialah hadis yang bermaksud : Diriwayatkan daripada Ibnu Abbas r.a katanya: Sewaktu Rasulullah s.a.w tiba di Madinah, baginda mendapati orang-orang Yahudi berpuasa pada hari Asyura. Ketika ditanya tentang puasa mereka itu, mereka menjawab: Hari ini adalah hari kemenangan yang telah diberikan oleh Allah kepada Nabi Musa a.s dan kaum Bani Israel dari Firaun. Kami merasa perlu untuk berpuasa pada hari ini sebagai suatu pengagungan kami padaNya. Lalu Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda: Kami lebih berhak daripada kamu dan Nabi Musa dalam hal ini. Kemudian baginda memerintahkan para Sahabat supaya berpuasa pada hari tersebut. – Hadis diriwayatkan Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Daud, Ibnu Majah dan Tirmizi. Kesemuanya di dalam Kitab Puasa.


Di dalam hadis yang tersebut di atas, Nabi SAW tidak menolak dakwaan Bani Israel bahawa pada tarikh 10 Muharram itu ialah tarikh di mana nabi Musa dan kaumnya diselamatkan oleh Allah SWT. Secara tidak langsung, perintah baginda supaya para sahabat berpuasa pada hari tersebut ialah satu pengiktirafan kepada dakwaan Bani Israel.


Manakala peristiwa lain yang berlaku pada 10 Muharram juga ialah pembunuhan Hussein RA di Karbala semasa perselisihan faham dengan tentera Yazid bin Muawiyah. Persitiwa ini membawa kesan besar di dalam sejarah yang seterusnya menjadi amalan penganut-penganut mazhab Syiah untuk merayakannya setiap tahun. Perayaan ini dapat dilihat dengan jelas di Iran dan sebahagian besar kawasan di Iraq.


Peristiwa lain yang dikatakan berlaku pada 10 Muharram ialah mendaratnya kapal Nabi Nuh as di atas bukit Judi sebagaimana yang diriwayatkan oleh Ibnu Abbas. Nabi Nuh kemudiannya berpuasa pada hari tersebut sebagai tanda kesyukuran kepada Allah SWT. – Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradhawi, www.islamonline.net


Mengenai ibadat puasa pada hari ‘asyura ini, Syeikh Sayyid Sabiq di dalam kitabnya Fiqhus-Sunnah menyenaraikan beberapa hadis yang menyatakan kelebihan berpuasa pada hari tersebut. Antaranya :

1. Daripada Abu Hurairah RA : Rasulullah SAW ditanya, apakah solat yang paling afdhal selepas solat fardhu? Baginda menjawab, “Solat pada pertengahan malam.” Kemudian ditanya lagi, apakah puasa yang paling afdhal selepas puasa Ramadhan? Baginda menjawab, “(Puasa pada) bulan Allah yang kamu gelarkan sebagai Muharram” – Diriwayatkan oleh Muslim, Ahmad dan Abu Daud.

2. Daripada Muawiyah bin Abu Sufian bahawa dia mendengar Rasulullah SAW bersabda, “Hari ini ialah hari ‘asyura dan tidak diwajibkan ke tas kamu berpuasa sedangkan aku berpuasa. Maka barangsiapa yang ingin berpuasa, berpuasalah manakala barangsiapa yang ingin berbuka, berbukalah.”

3. Daripada Aisyah RA berkata, “Sesungguhnya hari ‘asyura merupakan hari yang berpuasa padanya kaum Quraisy di zaman Jahiliyyah. Adapaun Rasulullah SAW juga berpuasa padanya. Apabila baginda memasuki Madinah, baginda terus berpuasa dan memerintahkan manusia berpuasa. Apabila diwajibkan puasa Ramadhan, baginda bersabda, “Barangsiapa yang ingin berpuasa, teruskan. Barangsiapa yang ingin meninggalkan (juga dibolehkan). – Muttafaq ‘Alaih

4. Daripada Ibnu Abbas RA berkata : Nabi SAW memasuki Madinah dan melihat orang-orang Yahudi berpuasa pada hari ‘asyura. Baginda bertanya, “Apakah ini?” Mereka menjawab, “Ini ialah hari yang baik, Allah menyelamatkan di dalamnya Musa dan Babi Israel daripada musuh mereka, lalu Musa berpuasa.” Maka Rasulullah bersabda, “Kami lebih layak terhadap Musa daripada kamu.” Baginda kemudiannya berpuasa dan memerintahkan para sahabat berpuasa. – Muttafaq ‘alaih

5. Daripada Abi Musa Al-Asy’ari RA berkata, : “Ini ialah hari ‘asyura yang dimuliakan oleh kaum Yahudi dan dijadikan hari raya. Maka Rasulullah SAW berkata, “Berpuasalah kamu semua.” – Muttafaq ‘alaih

6. Daripada Ibnu Abbas RA berkata : Apabila Rasulullah SAW berpuasa pada hari ‘asyura dan memerintahkan para sahabat berpuasa padanya, mereka berkata : Wahai Rasulullah, ini ialah ahri yang dimuliakan oleh Yahudi dan Nasrani. Maka Rasulullah SAW berkata, “Pada tahun hadapan – Insya Allah- kita berpuasa pada hari kesembilan.” Maka tidak tibanya tahun hadapan itu sehingga wafatlah Rasulullah SAW. – Diriwayatkan oleh Muslim dan Abu Daud. Di dalam lafaz yang lain disebut sabda Rasulullah SAW : “Seandainya aku masih hidup pada tahun hadapan, aku akan berpuasa pada hari kesembilan (iaitu bersama hari ‘asyura) – riwayat Ahmad dan Muslim.


Berdasarkan kepada hadis-hadis di atas, para ulama mengambil kesimpulan bahawa disunatkan berpuasa pada hari ‘asyura di dalam tiga kaedah:

1. Puasa pada tiga hari iaitu 9, 10 dan 11 Muharram.
2. Puasa pada hari ke 9 dan 10 Muharram
3. Puasa pada hari ke 10 sahaja.

Seandainya timbul persoalan, bagaimanakah Nabi SAW menyontohi kaum Yahudi berpuasa pada 10 Muharram padahal baginda sendiri melarangnya di dalam sabdanya, “Berbezalah kamu dengan Yahudi serta Nasrani… berbezalah dengan Musyrikin..”. Maka kita menjawab bahawa puasa Nabi SAW pada 10 Muharram bukanlah semata-mata menyontohi kaum Yahudi bahkan kaum Quraisy telah terlebih dahulu berpuasa pada hari tersebut sebagaimana yang disebut di dalam hadis di atas yang diriwayatkan oleh Aisyah RA. Oleh yang demikian, dapat diambil kesimpulan bahawa sunnah berpuasa 10 Muharram dimulakan oleh syariat Nabi Ibrahim sebelum diamalkan oleh kaum Yahudi. – Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradhawi, www.islamonline.net


Manakala kelebihan beramal pada 10 Muharram disebut di dalam satu hadis yang bermaksud : “Sesiapa yang meluaskan (memudahkan urusan) ke atas dirinya serta ahlinya pada hari ‘asyura, Allah SWT akan meluaskan padanya sepanjang tahun..” Hadis ini diriwayatkan oleh Imam Baihaqi dan Ibnu Abdil Barr. Hadis ini mempunyai sanad-sanad yang lain namun dikatakan kesemuanya ialah sanad yang dhoif. Bagaimanapun jika digabungkan sebahagiannya dengan yang lain, ia boleh diterima sebagai hadis yang kuat. – Syeikh Sayyd Sabiq, Fiqhus-Sunnah.


Adapun amalan masyarakat Melayu kita yang merayakan hari ‘asyura dengan mengadakan program membuat bubur ‘asyura adalah satu perbuatan yang tidak pernah dilakukan oleh baginda SAW . Apatah lagi jika dinisbahkan perbuatan tersebut kepada Nabi Nuh AS dengan mendakwa bahawa Nabi Nuh AS membuat bubur tersebut apabila turun dari kapal. Ia adalah satu dakwaan yang sama sekali tidak mempunyai sandaran di dalam agama. Oleh yang demikian, jika tetap mahu diadakan program membuat bubur tersbeut, perlulah diyakini bahawa ia tidak lebih dari program gotong-royong dan jamuan makan yang sememangnya digalakkan di dalam Islam. Manakala membuat bubur itu sendiri seandainya diyakini datang daripada sunnah Rasulullah SAW atau Nabi Nuh, maka ia adalah kepercayaan yang karut dan perlu diperbetulkan.

Wallahu'alam.

Sumber dari http://www.muslimdiary.com/articles.php?article_id=1198
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