Lessons from a 9-yr-old

Last Saturday, my youngest sister made my day. There are 2 reasons for that;
one for her courage to speak up for what she believed in and second for her willingness to give up something that she loves for a greater cause.

We were buying our monthly ration when I heard my 9-yr-old sister forbids our mum from buying a Nestle product. She went on lecturing my mum about the importance of boycotting companies that support Israel and kept on saying that we shouldn't contribute to the killing of Palestinians in Palestine.

My mum smiled and immediately put the product back to the shelf.

I smiled too, gave my sister a thumbs up, and started to help her looking for an alternative product.

It was just amazing to see her voice out her opinions on this global issue.

One thing about her is that she loves to eat. She is already obese at her age now.
Once, I brought her to a park for a jog. She ran for a few seconds and thats it. I kept on pushing her to jog, and up till now, she kept on nagging about it and refuses to run with me. Cute.

However, because of the boycotting campaign against certain brands that support the cause of Israel, she gave up a lot of her favourite food such as Oreo, Maggi, Kelloggs cereals and many more, knowing that when she buys the product, it is similar to killing the Palestinians.

Amazing. Sometimes, we can really learn something from children.
That day, she has tought me to stand up and make sacrifices.
Thank you Izzah. :)

Antara cita-cita dan amali

Ramai yang melaungkan cita-cita hendak mengembalikan kegemilangan Islam.
Menegakkan daulah Islamiyyah.
Unjuran masa depan ialah ke arah Islam menaungi seluruh alam.
Cita-cita yang sangat besar, memerlukan mereka yang seimbang dalam semua aspek kehidupan.

Tidak hairanlah, semangat ini mendorong mereka untuk terjun ke dalam tarbiyyah sampai basah kuyup.
Usrah tidak akan pernah tinggal walau apa pun terjadi.
Program buat sebaik mungkin.

Tapi dalam bab akademik, ponteng kuliah dan tutorial.
Kerja rumah tidak dibuat.
Masa untuk study tidak diperuntukkan.
Tali unta tidak diikat kuat-kuat, hanya mengharapkan tawakkal kepada Allah.

Bahan bacaan pun kurang.
Ditanya tentang waqi semasa di kawasan setempat, tidak tahu.
Ditanya tentang perkembangan politik semasa, tidak tahu.
Ini baru bab tsaqafah.

Dengan sikap sebegini, bagaimana hendak sampai kepada daulah Islam, hatta Baitul Muslim sekalipun.
Ironi sungguh, antara cita-cita Islam dan usaha praktikalnya.

Jadi ayuh ikhwah! Perkasakan tarbiyyah dalam segenap segi!
Jangan kita sekularkan tarbiyyah hanya pada hal keagamaan sahaja.

My Neighbourhood

Surau Kpg Tupong, right at the heart of the neighbourhood.

One of the best moments in Malaysia is when the multiple azans are heard from many different mosques and musollas around the neighbourhood. The call for prayers harmoniuosly synchronize with each other; glorifying Allah, calling people towards success, inviting the local community to pray together in the houses of Allah. Imagine we are sitting in front of a mosque, right at the gates. We can start to see people coming out of their houses; walking, cycling or driving to the nearest mosque. This scene repeats itself five times a day.

The sad thing is, the only people we see going through the gate are old men. Also a few little children. So where are the young men?

They are right next door, near the small stall that sells DIGI Prepaid, handphone housings, cekedis and jajans.

Maybe, we need to set up the stalls inside the mosque. (attn architects!)
Let reverse psychology play its role.