I told you i met Dr Al and this is what she told me in one hour. 

i believed this all my heart

this is scary :0

exactly what i was told all these while

Allahu.

i want someone look at me and say, because of you i dont give up.

Today, I have a one day workshop on LGBT.  Two speakers were invited, one teaching on the subject at uni and the other one is in the field himself. 

L - Lesbian 
G - Gay
B - Bisexual 
T - Transgender 

I rarely took part in knowing more about this group before, only get the surface information on who are they like. 

And, surviving a day workshop on this, my eyes opened big and wide realising the ugly and heartbreaking truth in our community. 

Theres a lot more to be done and many more dakwah methods to be explored. Among the things that i can share;

- We have to treat the root cause of them being LGBT
- One people having this issue cannot be generalised, because their reasons differed and has to be handled gently and in-person
- Identifying the patterns at a young age 
- Avoid judging instead give support and help

This is not a branch issue, it is a big one 😞

Few of the reasons i could mention; 
- Rooted from family problem, less affection
- Friends' influence
- Financial problem 
- Sexual abuse 

I benefited a lot from today's discussion and realised many more jobs awaiting the dua't.

May Allah helps us. 

Astana Alhambra, TTDI 

One day, I got this lengthy message from my lecturer,  and I feel guilty if i just keep it to myself. This is for you too. Please read on 😊

After having completed a PhD degree myself, and having supervised, co-supervised and examined a number of PhD students over the years, I would like to offer some humble advice and pointers to those aspiring to pursue a PhD degree themselves. 

A PhD is the highest academic and research degree from a university. I have seen both remarkable successes and disappointing failures amongst students pursuing this academic accolade. It takes more than just brain power to complete a PhD.




A degree by research is very different from a degree by coursework. A course degree whether at the undergraduate or masters level is heavily structured. A student just have to be disciplined and rigorous in following this predetermined structure regimentally, without much creativity required from him or her. Of course, creativity is demanded from the student in completing assignments and projects but the demand is nothing close to what is required for a PhD degree.

The most important prerequisites for pursuing a successful PhD program are passion, inquisitiveness, creativity, discipline, persistence, perseverance and meticulousness (or attention to detail). I did not mention intelligence not because it is not important, but because it is less important than the other attributes I mentioned. At least, it is in my book. Others may feel differently.

Of those many attributes, I consider passion the most important. Some students start out enthusiastically but loses steam halfway through or towards the end. They lack passion or the love of knowledge. Ever heard of the saying, "when the going gets tough, the tough gets going?" Success in a PhD is simply that. The harder it becomes, the harder you will strive. Sometimes, you do not see the light at the end of the tunnel but you still keep looking for it because you know it is there. When you love what you do, failure is not an option.

Some people do PhD for the wrong reasons. Some take up postgraduate because they could not secure a job after their first or second degree. Some do it because the jobs they have taken up require them to acquire a PhD, for e.g. an academic or a research post. These cannot be the sole reason for pursuing a PhD. You cannot force yourself to do a PhD. You must want to do it badly enough. You cannot force yourself to love something; you must love or want something bad enough to force yourself to get it. 

PhD is an academic journey. There will be failures but mainly successes along your way. You may encounter some foes but mainly friends in the same boat as yourself. It always help to be in a group of students to share both your setbacks and achievements. Working alone in a silo is the worst you can do to yourself. There are certain things you want to discuss with your fellow students that you cannot discuss with your supervisor; matters that are either academic or personal.




Your supervisor is your mentor, guide and consultant, not your teacher. He cannot teach you your PhD knowledge, you have to teach yourself through his guidance and wisdom. He is more your friend than he is your master. He does not dictate to you what you must do, he merely points you in the right direction. At the end of your PhD journey, you would have been more knowledgeable on the subject of your research than your supervisor. 

I have heard of students not being able to complete their PhD because they could not get along or see eye to eye with their supervisor. This is the worst scenario that can happen to you. If you do not have a supervisor you can work with, you will not get your PhD no matter how good you are or how hard you work. So, choose your supervisor well, not just the university you want to do your PhD in. Just a few months back, I met a doctoral graduate who told me that to be supervised by this one professor carries more prestige among his peers in the working world. 

A PhD degree needs sacrifices, especially when you are a family person; a wife, mother, husband or dad. Family is always important and should always be your priority. However, you and your family members must be willing to make sacrifices that are necessary. There can be no gain without pain. That is why when you finally get your PhD degree, your family members can even be happier and more proud of you than you yourself, because it is as much their accomplishment as it is yours. Their sacrifices must be duly appreciated.

So what does it mean when you have a Dr. before your name? Does it mean that you are an expert on a certain subject matter? Hardly so, I think. It means that you are both a seeker as well as a generator of knowledge. It means that you have enriched the world and added on to the vast body of knowledge through your PhD contribution. The world has become a slightly better place from the knowledge that you have contributed through your PhD thesis and publications. The world now knows more on a subject than before you completed your PhD. Your work get referred and cited by other researchers in your field, as they absorb your new knowledge to generate new knowledge of their own.

Your PhD is an end that should be justified by its means. The research methodology, the analysis and the interpretation should justify the conclusion. The new knowledge must have been tested and challenged by your peers and rigorously defended by you. It is an accomplishment unequal by any other feat. Once you have obtained a well-deserved PhD degree, you become your own teacher as self-teaching becomes common practice. You are always curious and tends to read a lot, not just on your subject matter but on everything. You will find doing new things, exploring new frontiers and taking up new challenges more scintillating. In other words, it will change your life and your outlooks forever.

I hope I have inspired some of you to pursue a PhD degree if what you read here is what you really want from a PhD. On the other hand, I hope I have also discouraged others who have a misconception of what a PhD degree entails, so that you will not go down the road of failure. 

A PhD is not for everyone.

You may share this post if you think it would help people you know in deciding whether pursuing a PhD degree is the right path for them to take.

Bismillah.

Kalau tak silap final exam mula esok di UIA untuk semester ni.

In sha Allah, petang ni nak share DUA tips nak exam yang anis praktikkan :)
Tips biasa je, tapi semua orang boleh buat.

1. Belajar dalam keadaan berwudhuk

- Biasakan diri untuk belajar dalam keadaan berwudhuk
- Tak semestinya waktu nak exam je buat, boleh jadikan satu rutin buat diri sendiri 
- Bila dah biasa belajar dalam keadaan berwuduhuk, kita akan rasa sangat bersalah dan tak boleh belajar kalau belum ambik wudhu'. Serius.
- Lagipun, kita digalakkan untuk sentiasa dalam keadaan berwudhu'. Kalau tak silap, ada hadis pasal ni.


2. Banyakkan baca Qur'an

- Yang ni, anis dah banyak kali share sebelum ni, lagi banyak kita baca Qur'an, lagi mudah urusan kita sehari-hari
- Cuma, kadang2 kita tak perasan benda ni
- Sempatkan baca Qur'an walaupun semuka setiap kali selepas solat
- Mula sikit2 dulu, lama2 kita sendiri dah terbiasa dan jadi rutin in sha Allah
- Jangan rasa masa kita terbazir dengan baca qur'an. Itu salah.
- Dan jangan rasa, kita kena cepat sebab banyak lagi tak ulangkaji. Ni salah juga.


Semoga bermanfaat :)

tips lain klik sini

Assalamualaikum.

Dear all, hope u guys are doing fine in the best of health and imaan :)

A worth reading article ^_^

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Source: GTI Media, a leading graduate careers media and research business

Doing a PhD is a strenuous undertaking; not something to be entered lightly.
The questions you should be asking yourself before commiting to a PhD programme are: 

1.What sort of career do I want? 
2.Do I have the elements to succeed? 
3. Is this the best use of my time?

Going down the PhD path would take a lot of commitment, so not only should the interest be there but one should be prepared to put in the effort, be disciplined and be ready to make sacrifices like spending endless hours studying and researching.



Career Trajectory 

The purpose of doing a PhD is to master a particular field to the extent that you are not only able to teach it to others, but also advance and extend the sum total of the knowledge in that field.

Commonly, PhD holders enter the world of academia. Being on the tenure track means that one has to teach, conduct research and publish regularly to be considered for tenured proffesorship. Do bear in mind that the academic world is cutthroat, saturated and fraught with uncertainty-and do not expect to be lucratively compensated.

Alternatively, a PhD holder could utilise his or her expertise by conducting research for corporations in the industrial marketplace, especially where the sciences are concerned. The obvious plus point are job stability, benefits and a generally decent salary.

One could also become an entrepreneur, using the knowledge and skills acquired during the PhD programme. For example, Google was started by two PhD students at Stanford, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, while they were working on the Stanford Digital Library Project. They are currently each worth an estimated US$16.7bil(at the time of this article written)-although bear in mind that neither ever actually completed their PhD.

Also, publishing, defence, consulting, management and finance jobs would provide a broader scope for a PhD holder to utilise his/her abilities.PhD holders can call upon hard skills uch as proficiency in independent research, data collection and data analysis techniques, and skills like critical thinking and reasoning-all trasnferable to a myriad of occupations. 


Elements to Succeed

You should evaluate whether you are suited for the PhD by determining your strengths, weaknesses and motivations.

The PhD is essentially a labour of love. You must be passionate about the field you will be delving into for the next few years of your life. Without real passion for your subject, it will be hard for you to keep going when deadlines loom and experiments fail.

You should also have sufficient academic and intellectual capability-intelligence, creativity, adaptability-that is necessary to keep pace with your peers and supervisors.

You should also have the confidence, work ethic, discipline, focus, competitiveness and maturity to devote yourself fully to the pursuit and expansion of knowledge. The environment of the PhD is unlike that at undergraduate or Master's level. There is little structure, supervision or assistance, and you fully shoulder the responsibility of setting your own goals.


Calculate the Opportunity Cost

The final question you should be asking yourself is whether it would be worth your while to embark on three to five years of further study . And what is your career position in life, career-wise, and how would a PhD improve your future position?

Are you financially able to support yourself for three to five years without needing a full-time job? And is the target job market receptive towards PhDs?

You need to do research by talking to universities, current students, alumni and industry employers. You should also have a firm idea of your research topic and the direction you wish to take.


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Lastly, dont forget to renew our intention in every undertakings.
Lets hope to be the torchbearers for the Ummah, enlighten the future through the spirit of Islam.
May Allah help us in our journey.
Ameen.

:)

Bismillah.

Alhamdulillah atas nikmat iman dan Islam, kita masih bernyawa pada hari ini.
Segala puji dan puja selayaknya untuk Allah yang Maha Esa serta selawat dan salam ke atas Nabi Muhammad SAW.


In sha Allah, bersempena dengan musim peperiksaan akhir, saya kongsikan beberapa tips yang simple dan mudah untuk diamalkan. 

1. Banyakkan baca Qur'an 

- Walaupun sibuk nak exam, jangan lupa baca qur'an.
- Semakin banyak kita baca qur'an makin mudah urusan kita. In sha Allah
- Seeloknya kita jadikan rutin baca qur'an beberapa muka selepas solat. Kalau baca setiap kali lepas solat 4 muka, dalam sehari boleh baca 1 juzuk.


2. Berwuduk

- Seeloknya, sebelum mula belajar, ambil wuduk dan belajar dalam keadaan berwuduk.
- Kalau mengantuk, boleh perbaharui wuduk dan hilangkan rasa mengantuk atau malas.


3. Telefon mak ayah

- Mak ayah kita sebenarnya rindukan kita. Jadi, rajinkan diri telefon mak ayah setiap hari. Ye, setiap hari. Kalau tak boleh, sekurang-kurangnya dua hari sekali. Tapi, bagus sekiranya boleh telefon mak ayah setiap hari ni.
- Telefon mak bukan waktu nak peperiksaan sahaja, tapi setiap masa.
- Minta mak doakan kita.
- Kalau mak kita gembira dan suka sebab kita selalu telefon, kita harap Allah juga gembira dengan kita.
- Buat baik kepada mak ayah ni besar pahalanya dan banyak barakahnya.


4. Baca buku sampingan

- Jika rasa mengantuk atau malas nak baca buku teks dan nota belajar, boleh juga kita baca buku-buku sampingan dan santai sebagai selingan.
- Cth: Doraemon, Mudahnya Menjemput Rezeki, The Kite Runner, novel Hlovate , buat teka silang kata atau Sudoku


5. Solat dhuha

- Solat dhuha ni seperti yang ramai ketahui, banyak khasiat dan kebaikan yang berguna untuk dunia kita dan akhirat lebih-lebih lagi.

Bittaufiq wan najah fil imtihan ^_^

Kita belajar, bukan lah untuk dunia semata-mata. Tetapi kita nak guna ilmu yang kita belajar ni untuk sumbangkan sesuatu kepada ummah. Ilmu fardhu kifayah ni penting untuk kebaikan hidup di dunia. Dan perlu kita seimbangkan dengan ilmu fardhu ain untuk kebaikan akhirat kita.

Buatlah sesuatu dengan matlamat akhirat. Mudah-mudahan, Allah membantu kita dalam urusan yang hendak dilaksanakan. 

Akhir kita, dunia ini hanya sementara. Marilah kita sama-sama beramal kebaikan kerana sesungguhnya mati itu boleh datang pada bila-bila masa sahaja. 

Semoga Allah panjangkan umur kita dalam kebaikan.
Semoga Allah kurniakan kita kesihatan yang baik.
Semoga Allah memberkati seluruh kehidupan kita.
Amin.