Knowledge

Saturday, November 16, 2013
Assalamualaikum.

 Guys, have you ever wondered why did you study?
Why did you go to university?
Why did you have to stay for four years(average) in university while you can actually work and earn some money? (idea of opportunity cost in economics)
Have you even wondered so?
:-)

 Once, my friend asked me; " How we want to motivate ourselves to be committed and diligent enough in our study? "

 The answer is simple; Make sure you know the reason for studying.Else, it is hard for you to focus and excel in your study :)

 Let's take a look on what Allah says on this matter :
"Allah will raise those who believed among you and those who were given knowledge by degrees" (al Mujadalah:11)
Knowledge is important not only for the life in this dunya, but also for the akhirah.
Without sufficient knowledge, how are we supposed to do preparation for the akhirah?
Without knowledge, how do we want to survive in this challenging world?
Therefore, we need knowledge for both the dunya and the akhirah :)
Knowledge vs CGPA

 Some students claim that the higher the pointer, the more knowledgeable you are.
Is it so?

 Yes, it could be true and it could be wrong too.
Sometimes, there are students who are very knowledgeable and have high CGPA .
Sometimes, there are students who are well-known due to his knowledge, but not very good in CGPA.
Because, knowledge is vast and cannot be measured just by looking at the CGPA.
But, that does not mean, high CGPA is not important.
:)

 Lastly, let us instil in our mind that we MUST be a knowl
edgeable and awesome Muslim in order to fight the Jahiliyyah in ourselves as well as the jahiliyyah out there.

 #O Allah, increase me in knowledge while keeping me humble.Ameen.


say this du'a in our prayer always :)
Regards,
anispauzi_iium
convest'13



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Keluarga Bahagia ?

Monday, November 11, 2013
Bismillah.

 Semua orang mengimpikan sebuah keluarga yang bahagia.
Sebuah keluarga yang dilimpahi sakinah, mawaddah dan rahmah.
Maka, beruntunglah mereka yang memilikinya.

 Namun,
Apakah nasib bagi mereka yang tidak sebegitu?
Dalam erti kata yang lain;
Mempunyai keluarga yang tidak harmonis dan tidak aman.
Apakah tiada bahagia untuk mereka?

 Sekadar pemerhatian saya.
Sebuah keluarga yang bahagia adalah yang mengamalkan gaya hidup bertepatan dengan apa
yang Nabi SAW ajarkan kepada kita.
Dari segi solatnya, ilmu agamanya, dan lain2.

 Manakala, sebuah keluarga yang kurang harmonis pasti kekurangan ciri-ciri seperti mana
yang sepatutnya ada dalam sebuah keluarga.
Sebagai contoh, isu solat tidak diberatkan, pemakaian anak2(menutup aurat) diambil enteng.

 Tetapi, tidak bermakna tiada bahagia untuk mereka.
Tidak bermakna juga mereka ini langsung tidak beriman kepada Allah SWT.
Suka untuk saya katakan, bahawa mereka ini dalam golongan yang lalai dan kurang cakna akan ilmu agama atau pengaruh persekitaran atau saudara mara sejak sekian lama.

 Saya percaya sejahat manapun seseorang itu, akan ada satu detik masa dia akan ingat kepada Tuhannya .
Jika tidak, mana mungkin seorang yang zalim sebelumnya, yang memberi minum air kepada anjing yang kehausan boleh masuk syurga?
Allah itu Maha Hebat dan Maha Penyayang :)

 Kata-kata akhir daripada saya,

 Jika kita ditakdirkan berada dalam sebuah keluarga yang kurang harmonis,
maka jangan cepat melatah menyalahkan takdirNya.

 Tetapi, senyumlah dan katakan kepada diri anda;
Inilah ujian Tuhanku kepada diriku.

 Pada masa yang sama, tingkatkan usaha untuk menuju kepada bahagia yang diidamkan :)

Allah menguji sesuai dengan kemampuan hamba2Nya (al Baqarah:286) 

may Allah bless us with sakinah, mawaddah and rahmah in our family :)
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The Power of Istighfar

Thursday, November 07, 2013
Assalamualaikum :)

 It has been months since I last posted here.
In the absence, many things had occured and Alhamdulillah, now we are in the new year of Hijri, 1435 H :)

 Actually, it had been many times I wrote but in the end, it just end up as drafts :)

 So, In sha Allah today it won't end up as before :)

 The Power of Istighfar

 I would like to relate a story on this matter.

 One day, Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal was in his journey seeking for knowledge. He had to get shelter from a mosque. However, the guard(of the mosque) did not allow him to sleep there , in the event that he(the guard) actually did not know that  person was Imam Ahmad. So, Imam Ahmad went out and tried to sleep outside the mosque compund but still he was not allowed to do so.

 At the same time, a man whose work was kneading bread (penguli roti) saw that and felt sympathy to Imam Ahmad and invited him to have rest at his workplace nearby. After showing Imam Ahmad's resting place, he continued his work of kneading doughs for bread.[ he did not know that the person was Imam Ahmad ].

 Imam Ahmad b Hanbal did not sleep but rather was looking at the person who helped him with admiration since he was saying istighfar continously while kneading the dough.Then, he approached the man and asked ,

 " Since when are you practising this?"
 He replied, " Alhamdulilah sir.It has been a while "
" Do you get profit or good fortunes with this practice(of saying istighfar continously) ?"
" Yes! Every wishes were granted except for one "
" What was that ? "
" I always wish to meet  Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal but Allah has yet to grant that wish "

 With amazement, Imam Ahmad said ,

 " Ya akhi, I am Imam Ahmad b Hanbal ! Allah has brought me here to meet you ! "

 The end :)

 Moral of the Story

 1. Istighfar is a very significant zikr
2. We should say lots of istighfar each day
3. In his busy day of working for life, Allah has granted his wishes

 :)
let's istighfar :)
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