Sunday, August 23, 2009

Biskut

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situasi 1

Ummi: Kakak, bagi adik sikit biskut tu. Adik nak.
Kakak: Tak nak. Ni kakak punya. Walid beli untuk kakak. Nanti ummi beli lah untuk adik.
Ummi: Kakak ni, cuba jadi akhlak mulia sikit. Ummi tak sayang lah. Cepat bagi satu dekat adik. Kalau tak kejap lagi ummi tak nak bawak kakak pergi jalan.
Kakak: Ummi ni! Taknak kawan dengan ummi dengan adik. Kakak kawan dengan walid je. Ummi jahat.

Ummi cubit kaki kakak. Kakak bawa tin biskut lari ke dalam bilik merajuk. Adik merengek.

situasi 2

Ummi: Kakak boleh bagi adik biskut satu? Kakak akhlak mulia. Ummi saayang kakak.
Kakak: Kakak dah besar. Tengok ni kakak bagi dekat adik biskut. Makan sama-sama kan ummi.
Ummi: Baguus kakak. Nanti kita pergi jalan sama-sama ye.
Kakak: Ummi ni baik la. Kakak saayang ummi.

Kakak datang dan peluk ummi. Ummi cium pipi kakak. Adik makan biskut dengan gembira.

Isi yang lebih kurang sama tapi nada dan approach yang berbeza. Hasil pun berbeza. Cuma kena kreatif dan sabar. Amat sabar.
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More about tips keibubapaan.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Pandangan Mata

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Tak semua apa yang mata lihat itu benar.
Kadang kala mata cepat memandang apa yang orang lain punya itu indah dan sempurna.
Tapi tak semestinya..

Bukankah apa yang Allah aturkan bagi setiap orang itu memang perfect untuk dia..
Dan apa yang kita dapat dan tidak dapat actually adalah yang terbaik untuk kita..

Ref - 2:286
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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Ramadhan dan Tazkiratul Maut

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Seminggu dua ni banyak diperingatkan dengan berita kematian. Tengahari tadi dikhabarkan dengan pemergian Ust Asri Rabbani ke rahmatullah, rebah ketika sidang media di Angkasapuri. Inna lillaahi wa inna ilaihi raaji'un..

"Aku adalah pengejar syurga akhirat, bagiku dunia ini adalah tempat mempersiapkan segala sesuatu untuk meraih syurga akhirat; aku yakin bahawa syurga akhirat tidak akan pernah dapat aku raih kecuali aku boleh menikmati syurga dunia terlebih dahulu. Maka rumah dan keluargaku adalah syurga dunia paling indah buatku. Tempat kerja syurga dunia harianku. Tetangga, masyarakat,dan bangsa adalah syurga duniaku yang lebih luas. Ke manapun dan sampai bila-bila pun syurgaku selalu bersamaku..." http://asrirabbani.blogspot.com/

Malam Jumaat lepas diberitakan dengan pemergian Pok Ngoh, adik arwah ayah di Kuantan. Kami sekeluarga bertolak pagi Jumaat, terus ke Tanah Perkuburan Kampung Pandan 2 dekat Taman Tas. Liver failure. Kali terakhir bertemu beliau, 'Eidulfitri 2008.

Ahad malam, terima sms, atok sedara Kak Maizan meninggal dunia di Kota Bharu. She's taking flight with her parents that night.

Isnin pagi, masuk office and downloaded new e-mails, one of them is berita pemergian ibunda En. Zahir (Abg Wan) ke rahmatullah.

Inna lillaahi wa inna ilaihi raaji'un.. al-fatihah buat mereka yang telah pergi, takziah buat keluarga yang masih bernyawa.

Setiap berita kematian yang hadir bukanlah sekadar berita biasa. Itu peringatan. Sebaik-baik peringatan. Bersediakah aku, cukup sudahkah amal ibadahku, sudah selesaikah hutang-piutangku, adakah lagi orang yang belum kumaafkan, sudah diwariskankah ilmu dan kebaikan pada insan-insan lain..

Lebih bermakna lagi tazkiyyatunnafs dengan menjelangnya Ramadhan. Inilah peluang yang hanya sekali setahun untuk digarap. Barakahnya. Didikannya. Lailatul Qadarnya. Amalan sunnah diganjar fardhu, amalan fadhu diganda-gandakan. Tazkirah Ust Norazan tengahari tadi antara yang masih terdengar di telinga.

Ramadhan ini pasti lebih bermakna buatku..


Ahlan Wa Sahlan Marhaban

Ahlan Wa Sahlan Ya Ramadhan

Ahlan Wa Sahlan Marhaban

Ahlan Wa Sahlan Ya Ramadhan

Ramadhan menjelama lagi

menghimpun rahmat dan maghfirah

bertambah keberkatannya

dengan amal ibadah

diri tunduk keinsafan dan rasa berdosa

bulan kemuliaan yang dikurniakan ini

usah biarkan barokahnya

berlalu sia-sia saja

ia hadir bagai air bah

membasuh daki dunia

sambutlah Ramadhan dengan jiwa terbuka

seperti ketibaan orang yang kita cinta

dengan ucapan Ahlan Wa Sahlan Marhaban Ya Ramadhan

hati gembira pintu terbuka

rahmat Allah Yang maha Besar

kita beroleh mutiara hikmah Al-Qur`an

lantas di belenggu nafsu dan syaitan

didatangkan pula Lailatul Qadar

pengorbanan yang dibuat balasannya syurga

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Air Mata Keinsafan

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Air mata keinsafan
Yang mengalir di malam sepi
Inilah dia pelembut jiwa
Bagi mendapat kasih Ilahi
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Rintihan di pertiga malam
Dari seorang hamba yang dhoif
Kerna mengenang segala dosa
Moga mendapat keampunan dari Ilahi
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Setiap kekasih Allah
Menempuhi jalan ini
Untuk mereka memiliki kejayaan
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Ayuh bersama kita susuli
Perjalanan kekasih Allah
Agar kita tiada rugi
Dalam meniti hidup ini
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Deraian air mata ini
Titisan yang paling berharga
Buat menyimbah api neraka
Moga selamat di titian Sirat
Bahagia menuju syurga abadi





Wednesday, August 5, 2009

The Night and Day of Nisfu Shaaban (Tonight)


Analising the presentation of AOL - Time Warner

ANT case study - group discussion


Two days out-of-office for a seminar - Prof. Viktoria Dalko on Mergers & Acquisition: Riffling the Economic Uncertainty via Corporate Restructuring. Interesting when it comes to numbers but a bit confusing when it went deeper into what behind the numbers. Wish to learn more on this, so as to appreciate the understanding of the clients' business and for the drafting part..

Back in office - 32 new e-mails unread. One from Syahir is amongst the attractive (which will inspire second reading after office hours - after most of the office mate left) -

-----Original Message-----
From: Ahmad Syahir Yahya [mailto:syahir@azmilaw.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: The Night and Day of Nisfu Shaaban (Tonight)

Assalamualaikum w.b.t

Dear All,

According to the Muslim Calendar, tonight will be the Nisfu Shaaban (the Middle Night of Sha`ban) and thus I wish to share something about the significance of this night.

Nisfu Shaaban is also known as laylatul-bara’ah (the Night of Innocence) among Arabs. There are some hadiths that speak about Nisfu Sha`ban and its night. However, the scholars of hadith (Muhaddithun) say that most of the hadiths concerning this night are not authentic. They are weak (da`if) according to the criteria of the narrators and scholars of Hadith.

However, Imam Al-Mundhiri (died in 656 A.H.) in his famous book At-Targhib wat-Tarhib (vol. 2, pp. 116-120) reported fourteen hadiths on the subject of this night. The following points can be summarized from those hadiths:

1. The month of Sha`ban is a great month.

2. In this month Allah takes the account of His creation.
3. The Prophet Muhammad s.a.w loved to fast during this month. He used to fast most of the month of Sha`ban.
4. After sunset on the night of Nisfu Shaaban, Allah Taala in His great mercy and kindness turns towards His creation and asks, "Is there anyone who would seek My forgiveness and I forgive him (or her)? Is there anyone who is in need to ask Me and I provide for his (or her) needs. Is there anyone who is in pain and seeks My help and I help him (or her)? Is there…? Is there…?” until the time of Dawn."
5. The Prophet Muhammad s.a.w is said to have recommended prayers during this night and fasting during the following day.
6. It reported that the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w used to visit the Muslim cemetery on this evening and he used to pray for the deceased Muslims.
(source taken from Islamonline.com)

These are the things that we learn from some hadiths about the significance of this night. However, there are many practices and customs which people always perform over the past years during this night but have no reference in hadiths. There are also some superstitious beliefs about this night which not belong to the authentic teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah.

It is very recommendable for Muslims to recite the Quran as much as possible tonight (no specific chapter and verse required) and fasting the following morning i.e tomorrow.

We must try to follow the Qur’an and the authentic Sunnah of the blessed Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is our duty as Muslims to take advantage of all good occasions in Muslim calendar to revive our faith, to purify our souls, and to increase our love and devotion to Allah Taala, but we must follow the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.

May this email give some insights into the significance of Nisfu Shaaban and lets do our best to increase our amal ibadah during this great occasion.

In the meantime, the Holy Month of Ramadhan will be coming very soon..wishing u all Happy Ramadhan in advance! :)

Thank you.

Best Regards,

Ahmad Syahir Yahya.

Religious and Dakwah Committee of Azmi & Associates.


[] Eh, gotto go back, have to pick up the kids, and cook for dinner! Hope not to miss the tazkirah on 'approaching Ramadhan' tonight..