tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333678568431005202024-03-16T15:08:06.292+08:00.:The Humble Wayfarer:.TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-4538793167079452652012-09-19T09:01:00.001+08:002012-09-19T09:01:36.380+08:00When they insult our prophet<iframe width="560" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/I6zuKbBlmRo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-57109756804502539302012-08-02T12:21:00.001+08:002012-08-02T12:21:41.589+08:00What happens to your body when you fast<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/h2CT4Y13kaU" width="560"></iframe>TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-66468743820115483052012-07-22T12:02:00.002+08:002012-07-22T12:02:27.791+08:00~Save Maryam !Very Alarming indeed !<br />
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<iframe width="560" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6E9NcbVa4FU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-64520298692876570402012-06-27T10:10:00.000+08:002012-07-04T10:06:22.429+08:00Drowned with questions<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Indeed I was literally drowned with questions earlier. Drowned,
yet I had a great time with my students today =)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The discussion was
about Islam, the teachings and belief. Among the questions that I dealt earlier
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1)What
is Halal and what is Haram?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2)Why
Muslims cannot eat pork?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3)Is it
true that Non Muslims cannot go to Makkah ?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">4)Why
is that Muslims men cannot do hand shake with women?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">5)What
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">6)What
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">7)Is it
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">8)Why
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">9)Why
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">10)Why Muslims men and women cannot pray next to one another?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Not to forget , the one that tickles my heart; “Sir, why is
that the mosque looks like an onion?” This one, I cannot tahan ! =D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Whoa. So many questions ! I just hope I did justice to the questions
earlier. May Allah forgive me If for my shortcomings. InsyaAllah !</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Please share you answer to the questions above. Really appreciate
if you do that ! Syukran =)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Halal food, Halal cosmetics, Halal treatment and the list
goes on,<br />
<br />
Sometimes, people have this tendency to say that Halal is a Muslim thing, <br />
<br />
Is it true to say that ? <br />
<br />
Remember this > When we say halal, it is for all.<br />
<br />
Both Muslims and non Muslims. <br />
<br />
Agree ?</span></div>TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-20822629245545472732012-06-07T08:14:00.000+08:002012-06-07T08:14:08.796+08:00Aussie Muslim on Master Chef Australia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: MS;">Amina is blessed with culinary expertise that originates from two different
parts of the world - the Middle East and Asia - thanks to her Egyptian dad and
South Korean mum.<br />
<br />
Close to both her parents, but a self-confessed “Daddy’s girl”, Amina lives
with her younger sister Eman, with whom she would one day love to own a funky
but traditional Middle Eastern mezze restaurant. </span></div>
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Amina was born in Saudi Arabia and moved to Australia in the late 1980s. As a
child, family life was centred on food and weekend trips to the produce
markets. Her mum cooked through the week and father at the weekends - both
bringing old family recipes and techniques to the table. Amina remembers the
pickling her mum used to do and the fridge being full of jars and fresh
vegetables.<br />
<br />
<i>“To get me started they would give me the bad jobs - peeling onions!”<br />
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As well as cooking, her childhood and teenage years were very focused on
education and with degrees themselves, it was important to Amina’s parents that
their children did well in their studies. Amina is now a paediatric nurse and
her sister is studying law.<br />
<br />
One of Amina’s proudest achievements in her life so far is buying a house - for
which she saved for a long time. Initially she found it very tough being away
from her parents but feels good about it now.<br />
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<i>“It has been really good for me and made me independent.”<br />
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Amina is always giggling and says she is an optimist. She is very proud of her
ethnicity and Muslim background and spends most of her time with her friends
and family. She loves to prepare big barbecues either at her house, or at her
parents. Amina also loves music.<br />
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Amina says French cooking - and pastries - are her weakness. Her favourite
ingredient is olive oil. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">>Another Muslim Ambassador to be proud of =) </span></div>TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-87875656858803180172012-05-17T10:04:00.000+08:002012-05-17T10:04:05.738+08:00Small yet profound gift =)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Firstly, Happy Teacher’s Day (belated =P) for all teachers
out there. You might be known as a teacher, lecturer, xifu, mu'allim, lao shi
and whatever terms related, but at the end of the day, it is you who take up
the arduous task of educating and nurturing minds of our future generation.
Barakallahu fikum !</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I myself is an academician. I’ve been in this field for more
than a year which I didn’t expect that I will survive up to this point. I believe,
it is due to my passion that I’m enjoying this profession so much. Having
students from various background both Muslims and non Muslims is truly a
blessings for me. Alhamdulillah. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Talking about teaching, I’ve been teaching this one subject
related to Islamic Studies for a couple of semesters including this semester.
Teaching about religion of course has a mounting pressure because you cannot
simply talk, but you must also walk your talk. May Allah forgive me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This semester, for the first time all my female students in
this class do not wear hijab. Can you imagine, all female students bare head
and yet I’m teaching this subject about Islam. For me, there’s something wrong about
this. In fact, I feel it is not right if this thing continues. I used to tell
this to my colleagues with the hope that maybe I can get some sort of advice and
know what would be the right step that I should take. After talking to a couple
of colleagues, senior and so on, I finally convinced that all these while what
I had in mind was not really correct. All these while meaning previous semesters, I have this thinking in
my mind that, maybe if I didn’t ask them to wear hijab, then it should be ok
since I don’t want to be too ‘preachy’ and somehow ‘force’ them to wear it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To my surprise, I have a completely different outlook after
talking about this to my dearest friends. They simply say that I just have to
ask them to wear it because you’ll never know they might end up wearing the
hijab at all times. This thought had really changed my perception and for the
the first time, this semester I’m determined to correct my wrong perception
over this hijab issue. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">As the issue goes, since this class is only once in a week,
last week I’ve decided to meet all the female students in this particular class
and met them up after the class ended. I met all the female students only because I know that's the right thing to do.To tell them what I felt at that particular
moment was really difficult . Blurting out the wrong words added with the wrong ways
of expressing it probably might give them a hard time to accept whatever I will tell them . Yes,
some of the students seemed to be uncomfortable after I told them what i was supposed
to tell them. Nevertheless, I was so relieved because at least I have done my part to tell
and remind them about their duties. For me, as long as I hold on to this one
prominent verse mentioned, InsyaAllah, things will be easy for me. Allah says:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">"Invite (all) to the Way of
thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that
are best and most gracious." Qur’an 16:125</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Alhamdulillah, yesterday, we had our class. The moment I
entered the room, I saw all the female students were lovely clad in hijab. The
way they reacted as I started my lecture showed that they can accept whatever I
have told them a week prior to that. They seemed to enjoy the class too =). Alhamdulillah ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I was so delighted and I believe that is among the best gifts
that I have ever received on Teacher’s Day =)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">May Allah bless them and make them Istiqamah. Ameen !</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember.
Involve me, and I'll understand.</span></div>
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<br /></div>TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-29871088085159446932012-05-10T08:29:00.002+08:002012-05-10T08:29:31.997+08:00Forgotten Promises<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FKV2oeS4vw8?rel=0" width="560"></iframe>
Assalamu'alaikum,<br />
<br />
Dear all, I am deeply sorry for the long hiatus. I think I have somehow 'lost' in the midst of somewhere. I really hope you will pray for me InsyaAllah.<br />
<br />
Talking about promises( which is not related to the video of course) it could be that I've forgotten my promises with God. The greatest promises of all..<br />
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Dear akh Ayub, NUFAS,K. Fid, Zainab and all my dearest blog readers and visitors, please accept my apology. InsyaAllah, will keep you updated from time to time.<br />
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Rumi is right..
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Inside of us, there's a continual autumn. Our leaves fall and are blown out over the water. ~Rumi</blockquote>TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-83432319356671239792011-10-24T11:32:00.002+08:002011-10-24T11:37:21.875+08:00Twins of FaithAssalamu'alaikum and Greetings to all !<br />
Another Big huge event of the year. I'm sure you don't wanna miss this !<br />
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For more details, Check out this website><a href="http://tof.mercymissionworld.org/">Twins of Faith</a><br />
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See you there !TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-50012079415944320592011-10-13T10:20:00.001+08:002011-10-13T10:21:23.913+08:00Lounging with Peter Gould<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhAp-FWWBlgKfSHKgvEC4uaaFjcf61Gylr6qhBdh9A1Acqr2SPOJiika_uZlr7mmZcpjOefjdnIXSYu1xB541MHQf8PlxlLAXnebLzPAv9hMYTzs_DuU7LORzKlzBntG_tEeXg18S9AY/s1600/KL-YMP-PeterGould-R2_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhAp-FWWBlgKfSHKgvEC4uaaFjcf61Gylr6qhBdh9A1Acqr2SPOJiika_uZlr7mmZcpjOefjdnIXSYu1xB541MHQf8PlxlLAXnebLzPAv9hMYTzs_DuU7LORzKlzBntG_tEeXg18S9AY/s640/KL-YMP-PeterGould-R2_web.jpg" width="451" /></a></div>TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-90992788841277041092011-08-18T11:06:00.001+08:002011-08-18T11:13:21.038+08:00Lau Kana Baynana-لو كان بينناSubhanallah. Alhamdulillah. Allahu Akbar =)<br />
<iframe width="560" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/D-z1ci71bSk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-64171453481076468552011-08-13T09:14:00.000+08:002011-08-13T09:14:20.367+08:00I believe. Do you believe ? =)<object style="height: 400px; width: 560px;"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pRztmbnyV70?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pRztmbnyV70?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="560" height="400"></object><br />
<blockquote>When you’re searching for the light<br />
And you see no hope in sight<br />
Be sure and have no doubt<br />
He’s always close to you<br />
He’s the one who knows you best<br />
He knows what’s in your heart<br />
You’ll find your peace at last<br />
If you just have faith in Him<br />
You’re always in my heart and mind<br />
Your name is mentioned every day<br />
I’ll follow you no matter what<br />
My biggest wish is to see you one day<br />
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I believe<br />
I believe<br />
Do you believe, oh do you believe?<br />
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Coz I believe<br />
In a man who used to be<br />
So full of love and harmony<br />
He fought for peace and liberty<br />
And never would he hurt anything<br />
He was a mercy for mankind<br />
A teacher till the end of time<br />
No creature could be compared to him<br />
So full of light and blessings<br />
You’re always in our hearts and minds<br />
Your name is mentioned every day<br />
I’ll follow you no matter what<br />
If God wills we’ll meet one day<br />
<br />
If you lose your way<br />
Believe in a better day<br />
Trials will come<br />
But surely they will fade away<br />
If you just believe<br />
What is plain to see<br />
Just open your heart<br />
And let His love flow through<br />
I believe I believe, I believe I believe<br />
And now I feel my heart is at peace<br />
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I believe I believe, I believe I believe</blockquote>TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-18842882861021894172011-08-09T11:41:00.002+08:002011-08-09T11:45:37.629+08:00Happiness is not so much in having as sharing !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajEc3iW5VIR93bOP0V0aqaJ5oPYt4HPOvhWEnw5xgYpz328TGs9ov_6GJKYGsZJyizFbIhc_fcA-oFLzfA37Y6D9z8kNTvVghfw75varqKLnv_7eawWSKMFBz7DuQIgYauMa6BRhcqow/s1600/muslim-children1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajEc3iW5VIR93bOP0V0aqaJ5oPYt4HPOvhWEnw5xgYpz328TGs9ov_6GJKYGsZJyizFbIhc_fcA-oFLzfA37Y6D9z8kNTvVghfw75varqKLnv_7eawWSKMFBz7DuQIgYauMa6BRhcqow/s400/muslim-children1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>“<span style="color: #cc0000;">Why do you have to eat dates during your break fasting ya?</span>” Su Ann asked me.To be honest , I was happy for the fact that Su Ann was curious about why we Muslims eat dates during Ramadhan. I started to explain the significance behind the eating of dates in the month of Ramadhan and then blurted out the word ‘<i>Sunnah</i>’ which I was quite surprised that Su Ann had no idea about this word. Alhamdulillah. I managed to answer quite a number of questions from this lady which is a close colleague of mine at the office. In fact, started to realize that I had the opportunity to explain so many things related to that particular question; given the fact the fact I can elaborate more and more and shared something about our beloved prophet. Subhanallah. Yes, even to that extent !<br />
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For me, Su Ann is a very devout christian who practices her religion. However, her interest in asking questions about Islam sometimes went beyond my expectations. Sometimes, in the midst of our conversation, she would ask me questions pertaining to Islam and also Muslims. It’s good and I really benefited a lot from this friendship. She used to ask me about marriage in Islam, Muslim name and several other things. In fact, I’ve also learnt more about Christianity from her. Alhamdullliah, working here is truly a blessings where I believe I can SHARE so many things about my faith.<br />
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Yes, the word of the day is SHARING. A very typical saying goes on to say that “<i>Sharing is caring</i>” or maybe some would rather say “<i>Sharing is loving</i>”. Yes, those sayings are very much typical but the reality behind it is much more significant and in fact very untypical ! As we all know, we live in this world with the spirit of sharing. We share the same air to breath, we look at the same sky and see the same bright sunny sunlight, we share the same bonding in the name of humanity and so on. All these and many more show how much pivotal sharing is in our lives. In fact, for Muslims all over the world, in this month of Ramadhan, we often hear them saying Ramadhan is the month where they share the feeling of those who had always in the state of inadequate ,insufficient, and had less than enough in their daily lives. That’s why they fast so that a shared feeling of inadequacy may be felt at least for one month.<br />
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For me, the month of Ramadhan is much more than that. It is not only the time we try to create a shared sense of feeling with the rest of our brothers and sisters in humanity, rather it is also a time where we share the message of Islam itself. Imagine the so many things that we can share during this blessed month. What is fasting? What is Ramadhan itself ? What is Sahur? Tarawih? Why dates and not strawberry =) and the list goes on !<br />
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Look at the list and we know that there are abundant of things we can share in this month of Ramadhan. Not only food for the physical body, but also food for the thoughts and souls !<br />
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In fact, I really urge all of you (me especially) to invite our non Muslim colleagues or friends to have <i>Iftar</i> with us. Forget about how special or not special the food is, the most important thing is the underlying significant and intention behind it. Definitely not about converting, rather it’s all about sharing. Alhamdulliah, I’ve started last year with Mr. Yee (I hope you still remember my post entitled “<i>A simple Iftar, Tarawikh prayer, and a person called Mr. Yee</i> )and this year I’m planning to have a couple of two Iftar with my non Muslim colleagues InsyaAllah. In fact, I even planned to have one with my students . May Allah make it easy InsyaAllah. Anyway, Happy Sharing !<br />
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Allahu A’lam.<br />
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<blockquote>Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.</blockquote>- Norman MacEwan<br />
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P/S: Any idea where should I bring my students =)TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-12163472474785722142011-08-06T00:15:00.011+08:002011-08-06T00:28:25.339+08:00Ramadhan around the Globe =)<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I's really nice to be part of the members of such a </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">big huge family !</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DnkK0x6-_AXx3l3pKedLM8g387GbF57JAT2ou6SEkPRVRRSaQBb6TZR1qVxfkOqu6mx1SIcZ3RWJl3y44orlWUypNrPnds2C3b3n9KwijEgfm3wzaliqWbUR268Glmyy43l9qlgO8f0/s1600/bp31.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DnkK0x6-_AXx3l3pKedLM8g387GbF57JAT2ou6SEkPRVRRSaQBb6TZR1qVxfkOqu6mx1SIcZ3RWJl3y44orlWUypNrPnds2C3b3n9KwijEgfm3wzaliqWbUR268Glmyy43l9qlgO8f0/s640/bp31.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">-Chinese Hui Muslim girls reading </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> the Qur'an at Niujie Mosque China-</span></span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For more pictures, click <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/08/ramadan_begins.html">here</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy !</span></div>TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-39556415567754400522011-08-02T13:19:00.001+08:002011-08-02T13:25:52.939+08:00Hoşgeldiniz Ramadhan !Dear brothers and sisters. My deep apology for not updating this blog for quite some time. It’s sad ,but it’s truly beyond my control. InsyaAllah, I'll try to update as frequent as possible during this fasting month . InsyaAllah, driven by the spirit of Ramadhan=)<br />
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I would like to wish Ramadhan Kareem for all of you no matter where you are. Whether you are on the highest of mountains, to the widest of valleys or any single place in this God given world ;I really hope this Ramadhan will be such a meaningful Ramadhan for all of you. Make sure you have all the Ramadhan checklist and reap the blessings of this month !<br />
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I dedicate this special nasyeed to all of you =)<br />
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P/S :If you have time, watch Jejak Rasul 2011-The shooting was made in Russia and focusing on the Muslims community there (Ukraine included).Interesting indeed !TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-65557713851066883642011-07-18T11:06:00.002+08:002011-07-18T11:08:35.634+08:00Al Fatihah to Dr. Lo'Lo' Mohd Ghazali..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKnMcO1F0MwzWxBomL8qMIoVeCNDglMFdjgtwvs_OqxBOPsN7R8ObwAdxziYkHgh75MMQ5lDqircui2SF6S7Ng1YD-X0ciFrJsJ2_ZuSXk79qF1DX29QzEQWvhyF5Qfglxuef-qTLdjY/s1600/dr_lo%2527_lo%2527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKnMcO1F0MwzWxBomL8qMIoVeCNDglMFdjgtwvs_OqxBOPsN7R8ObwAdxziYkHgh75MMQ5lDqircui2SF6S7Ng1YD-X0ciFrJsJ2_ZuSXk79qF1DX29QzEQWvhyF5Qfglxuef-qTLdjY/s320/dr_lo%2527_lo%2527.jpg" width="246" /></a></div>A truly an exemplary leader who fought for justice and what is due for the people. May her soul rest in peace and May Allah put her amongst those who are dear and very close to Him. Ameen ya Rabbal Alameen..<br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><strong>انا لله وانا اليه راجعون</strong> </div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
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<blockquote>“If you see something wrong, change it with your hands. If you’re not able to, then speak out against it. If you’re not able to do that, then feel bad about it in your heart. But that is the weakest form of faith."</blockquote>What do you say?TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-79638749147070163712011-06-09T12:10:00.003+08:002011-06-09T12:44:00.694+08:00Islam is not "Malay Jiao" <br />
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<blockquote> "Islam is not Malay Jiao” (religion)</blockquote><br />
Yesterday, when I said that statement in front of my students, they were extremely shock. It was so obvious that you can see from their faces. I’m sure they never expected that statement to come from my mouth. Anyway, it did and I’m happy that it did. In fact, I just smiled looking at their response and reactions as I’m sure they never thought I would blurt out that statement. Thanks to the subject syllabus, I have the opportunity to explain Islam to my students whereby all of them are actually non Muslims. The presentation was something like an introduction to Islam. In fact, prior to that, I’ve also explained Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity. So, can you imagine that, a Muslim talking about other religions to those people who are actually embracing the religions?. <br />
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I felt sad of course looking at my students. Innocent and clueless when it comes to their religions. I’m not saying that they have zero knowledge, but their knowledge is very shallow and in fact superficial. When I asked their opinions on their religions, or maybe what do they believe, most of the answers would be or “I don’t know” or maybe “I’m not a religious person”. In fact, I made it a point that it’s not necessary to be a religious person in order for you to know your own religion.<br />
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Back to the above statement. Yes, for most of the Chinese(other races included) in Malaysia, they always perceive Islam as being the Malay religion. That’s why for Chinese, they call it as “<b>Malay Jiao</b>”. When I presented Islam to my students, I’ve learned that even though they are living in a majority Muslim country, it is as if they have never met any Muslim throughout their entire life. Sad? Surprised? Disappointed ?-Yes-you just name it. <br />
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In fact, one student admitted to me not having any Muslim friend which I find it really surprising. Put aside Jackie’s (my Chinese student) answer when I asked him what does he know about Islam. His answer was Friday prayer. When I asked him the reason, happily he said ‘traffic jam’. That one might be laughable, but for other answers from other students, it only shows that they are not really interested not only about other religions, but also the religion that they themselves profess.<br />
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Alhamdullilah, I managed to explain quite a number of things to my students- among them:<br />
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Pillars of faith, the articles of faith, status of women in Islam, Jesus as viewed by Muslim and a bit on practices of a Muslim. It was really a worthwhile session as I tried to tell them the beauties of Islam, the concept of God and what does it mean to be a Muslim. I took around an hour to explain everything and the remaining period I showed them a video called “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR7Ea8T8sTQ">Muhammad a legacy of a prophet</a>”. The video was supposed to be a 2 hour video but I only managed to show it halfway. Anyway, nothing to lose showing the video as I know that video would be worth watching. <br />
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Surprisingly, after I finished the class and went back to my office, a female student came to me ask something regarding the assignment that I gave them a couple of weeks before. I explained here and there until she satisfied and before she left, she told me that she likes my lecture. In fact, she told me that she likes the video that I had shown them earlier. I was quite surprised when she said that. I really thought my students would look at the video as somehow boring. It was even more surprising when she told me that, she felt like wanting to embrace Islam after watching the video even though the video was not even showed until the end. Taken by surprise, I just smiled and deep inside, Alhamdulillah.. May Allah open her heart so that she would able to know more about this religion in the future. <br />
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Allahu A’lam.<br />
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p/s: InsyaAllah, please check on the youtube for the rest of the videos of “Muhammad: a legacy of a prophet”<br />
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Just got an email from my student, asking what topics would be covered in the coming mid semester exam. The email says :<br />
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Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, IslamiCity -all will come out in the exam? ”. </blockquote>Oh God, Please Help me !TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-8075374583710640232011-04-29T09:43:00.001+08:002011-04-29T12:34:58.525+08:00That's Life-Part 2Assalamu’alaikum,<br />
Jum’ah Mubarakah !<br />
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Such a gloomy, windy morning isn’t it?. I really think it is a reflection of my feeling right now. Firstly, I am deeply sorry. Only Allah knows how sad it is for not being able to update this blog for quite some time. Past few weeks and months have been a really tough time for me. So many things came up and so many unexpected things turned up. InsyaAllah, I believe this is somehow a process for me. A process to learn and understand the meaning of life , how I live and most importantly how I should live my life.<br />
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Alhamdulillah..I just got a new job and I’ve started for the past two weeks. Compared to my previous job, I believe I will enjoy this job more. InsyaAllah!. New colleagues, new environment, new challenges-That’s what life is all about.<br />
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Sometimes, we are so afraid and deterred when we encounter a problem or challenges, whereas we forget one thing. Isn't it because of such and such problem or challenges that we grow and rise ? So, no matter how far we run, no matter how deep or high we hide, life compels us to face different circumstances and also undertakings in life. Life won’t be monotonous because with that, you won’t learn anything. When you see the different colours and patterns in life, only then you would be able to know what the reality of life is. <br />
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Talking about life, don’t you know that life is also full of threats? Not only there are threats, but it also comes along with the defense mechanism. For instance, in our daily life; when we drive a car, we are required to wear the seat belt as to avoid any future and unexpected incidents; we wear shoes to protect our feet and also for hygienic purposes; we built houses and homes to provide us with security and for the well being of our families. In fact, even on our body; our skin, eyelid and so on are all the defense mechanism to encounter threats in the form of infections, etc. Given this fact, we know that life always comes with threat and challenges. However, does it mean that should feel dejected? Definitely not! We shouldn’t be despair as alongside with the threats and challenges, there comes the defense mechanism. Fair isn’t it?.<br />
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What about the threats from within? For this one, the answer lies in the belief of God, following what He pleases and avoid things Which He abhors. <br />
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This is truly a reminder for me myself and those who might have forgotten about it. <br />
Allahu A’lam.<br />
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Note: Is Satan to be blamed for the wrong actions that we have committed ? As We all know, Satan just whisper and lure us, yet it is us who decide to do or not to do the actions. Ironically, some people say it takes two to tango while the Malays would say it takes both hands to clap.TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-3454836492324724762011-04-17T09:51:00.000+08:002011-04-17T09:51:38.761+08:00Hebah Ahmed Debates Mona Eltahawy over French Niqab Ban<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="560" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kWJRam64dQY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-84783568466016319942011-04-10T11:34:00.000+08:002011-04-10T11:34:42.904+08:00Agree To Disagree !For those Who Hate Islam..You should watch this video.<br />
For those who argue for the sake of argument..you should watch this video.<br />
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It’s good to meet people that can make you think. People that are very critical about lives and also very responsive over what is happening around them. All you have to do is just mingle with them, discuss about something and your mind would be triggered to embark on a journey that can make you see things differently and from a different angle. Honestly, I don’t like people who just accept what society put before them. They don’t know whether what they are doing is right or wrong and worse , they just follow what society says without even trying to think what implications that it may have towards their life. Quite complicated, but in a simple words they just follow blindly what society does, they just accept what society says and in fact, they are no different than a robot preprogrammed to accept things as how they are ought to be.<br />
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The day before yesterday, I had a big chat with one of my dearest friends. A friend who always amazed me with his critical thinking ability and also a unique individual who always look at things from a different angle.I believe, age does play a role here. Not to forget, maybe due to the upbringing itself. The moment he speaks and utters a word, you just started to think and think. Actually, on that day it was supposed to be a visit to his house where I was thinking to see his baby aged several months . Yet, the baby and the mother went back to the grandparent’s house all away in Johor. As a result, we decided to meet up somewhere and hence took the chance to chat about everything under the sun. A bit disappointed because ever since the baby came into this world, this uncle of him never had any chance to meet him personally=) InsyaAllah, next time I believe. Hopefully it would be so soon InsyaAllah =)<br />
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Back to the points that I’ve raised earlier, what’s so important about thinking and being critical anyway? Does it make any changes if I do that ? Does it make any difference if I do that ? Is it really necessary to be critical ? For all of these questions- My answer would be a BIG HUGE Y-E-S !<br />
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By being critical, it does not mean that you have to go against your faith, rather to be critical is to affirm you faith at the first place. I still remember back then in Uni whereby me and a couple of friends planned to have a small talk or discussion with a Christian friend of mine. Some people just don’t get it and started to condemn that it was so wrong to have that kind of discussion. Their arguments was - “do we have that right to talk about Islam ?”<br />
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I was totally pissed off when I heard that kind of argument. I don’t blame them, because I’m sure the thought is ingrained into their heads by the society. However, I feel so sorry for these types of people. I personally believe there is no wrong in doing that kind od discussion. Anyway, I am talking about my religion. I am talking about my faith. And In fact, I am talking about my life, as Islam is 24/7 inside me. So, is there any wrong side of it? <br />
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Definitely I believe it is wrong, if let’s say you come up with your own fatwa or any of those kinds. For that one, absolutely they are WRONG. However, when it comes to talking about your own faith, it is your inherent right (with knowledge of course ! ). For me, Islam is not meant for the Ulama’ or the learned ones only. It is for everyone. <br />
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Though it is like that, there is one thing that we should take note and give serious thought. <br />
<blockquote>Islam is only for intelligent people, definitely not for the ‘silly’ one.</blockquote>It might sound harsh, but that’s the reality. Isn’t it so abundance in the Qur’an that Allah asked us to think , think and think?. Not only to think, but also to reflect , ponder , deliberate and in fact contemplate. That’s basically our main argument when it comes to the issue of being critical as I see it.<br />
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InsyaAllah, try to be critical and try to be responsive over what is happening around us. Avoid blind following so that we know we are do things not because it is ingrained in our society but rather because we know the underlying meaning behind them. <br />
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I believe this words of of Erich Fromm is indeed real to be pondered upon;<br />
<blockquote>"The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that man may become robots "</blockquote>Allahu A'lam..Allah knows best.<br />
<blockquote>Do they not reflect in their own minds? Not but for just ends and for a term appointed, did Allah create the heavens and the earth, and all between them: yet are there truly many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at the Resurrection)!</blockquote>Holy Qura'n , Ar Ruum 30 :8TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-9191330824562631312011-03-26T11:25:00.002+08:002011-03-26T11:30:04.631+08:002 Great Events You Don’t Wanna Miss !<strong>1- Effective Da’wah Workshop by Brother Idris Tawfiq</strong><br />
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Details of the event:<br />
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The Centre for Human Development and Applied Social Sciences (CERDAS), International Islamic University Malaysia, together with Khalifah Institute are organizing a workshop on Da’wah Skills. The details of the workshop are as follows:-<br />
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Date : 28th March 2011 (Monday)<br />
Time : 9 a.m – 4 p.m<br />
Speaker : Br. Idris Tawfiq<br />
Fees : RM 200 (Others)/ RM 50 (Students)<br />
Venue : Mini Auditorium, International Islamic University Malaysia<br />
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*For more info, check out this website ><br />
<a href="http://www.iium.edu.my/cerdas/news/cerdas-workshop-effective-dawah">http://www.iium.edu.my/cerdas/news/cerdas-workshop-effective-dawah</a><br />
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<strong>2- “How Do I Raise my Parents” by Sheikh Riad Ouarzazi, from Toronto, Canada.</strong><br />
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Details of the Event:<br />
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"How do I raise my parents?" is certainly not a question you ask everyday. However, what are the rights that children have upon their parents? How do we improve our relationship with our parents? <br />
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Join YMP in a special talk with a very special and charismatic speaker, Sheikh Riad Ouarzazi, from Toronto, Canada.<br />
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Sheikh Riad Ouarzazi was born in Casablanca, Morocco and moved to the United States in 1988 where he pursued a BA in International Management and a Masters of Science in Computer Information Systems with a 3.9 GPA at San Francisco State University. Sheikh Riad is an Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) Certified Life Coach practitioner and have delivered several seminars across the globe on several Islamic and Personal Development topics such as Time Management, Anger/Stress Management, Motivational techniques, leadership skills and other public speaking seminars. More about Sheikh Riad.<br />
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Sheikh Riad is in Malaysia to conduct a two weekend course with AlMaghrib Institute entitled "A Heart Serene — The Purification of the Soul" <br />
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<b>When?</b> Thursday, 31 March 2011, 8 PM<br />
<b>Where?</b> Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awan (KGPA), Bukit Kiara, Damansara <a href="http://maps.google.com.my/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Kelab+Golf+Perkhidmatan+Awam+Kuala+Lumpur&aq=1&sll=3.139003,101.686855&sspn=0.577286,1.056747&ie=UTF8&hq=kelab+golf+perkhidmatan+awam&hnear=Kelab+Golf+Perkhidmatan+Awam&z=17&iwloc=A">(Map)</a><br />
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Entry by donation. For more information, please call Din at 012 297 9855.TheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-533367856843100520.post-65277717422338597552011-03-22T20:48:00.000+08:002011-03-22T20:48:47.414+08:00Some thoughts on Life by Nouman Ali Khan<b>Challenges & Struggles: Is Life Fair?</b><br />
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How to achieve contentment, peace and purpose in life? </b><br />
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As me and my friends have started working several months ago, definitely the central part of our conversation lies on our job experiences . My friend told me how hard he had to cope with environment there. Most of his colleagues there are Muslims, yet they are acting like they are not ones. At first I thought, maybe it is quite common to see that these days. However, the moment he talked more on the subject, the word Astaghfirullah quickly blurted from my mouth. MasyaAllah, only Allah knows how difficult for him to cope with the environment there !.<br />
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I was truly flabbergasted knowing what he’s been experiencing there for the couple of months back. He told me how his colleagues indulged in gambling, having mistresses despite legally married, buying lottery tickets and so on. I’m sure even when you read this, you would be shocked over what he has to go though. I feel so sorry for my friend. All these while, I really thought the environment that I have to experience at my office is not good enough. Nonetheless, when I listened to him, I really have to thank Allah for giving me a much better environment compared to those who are experiencing worse than me. Of course I gave him a word of advice so that he won’t get influenced by all of those things. Well, as human , we never know what will happen in the future and we can’t expect anything ahead. Indeed, Allah is All Knowing. <br />
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As human being, we know that somewhere in our lives, we would be experiencing a difficult and tough times. It might be in a form of unhealthy environment, bad attitude that people have towards you, the prevalent of moral and ethical deterioration around you and the list goes on.<br />
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Somewhere and sometimes in our lives, some of these things would be knocking on our doors. For some people, they might get it bad. While for some, they might get it worse. It all depends on how we perceive things that happening around us and how we tackle them. For people of faith, I believe what they have to do is to go back to the basic i.e. religion.<br />
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For me, I belief, if we look at ourselves as the unfortunate, we still have to look at the ones who are more unfortunate. If you feel bad going to work by bus, look at those people who have to go to work by walking or even have to go through a huge rivers riding a sampan. If you feel bad knowing that you don’t get to buy the latest gadgets in the markets so much so that you curse people, look at those people who live such a hard life 24/7 providing his or her loved ones at home. If you feel bad thinking that your house is not big enough or even your car is not that elegant enough, look at those people who don't even have a place that they can call home and what more to own a transport of their owns.<br />
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I really thought praying in the store room is bad enough and of course a sad thing for me as we don’t have a specific praying room at the office. Yet, I missed the point that there are people out there who cannot even pray in the store room. Not because they have a big musolla to pray at, but due to the fact they don’t have any place to pray. <br />
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Subhallah. At least, I have something that they don’t. I might look at myself as the unfortunate to pray in a tiny store room surrounded by piles of boxes. Yet, have I ever thought about my brothers and sisters out there who can’t even pray at the office...Not even in the store room.. May Allah forgive meTheHumbleWayfarerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048507751943348608noreply@blogger.com4