- Meniti Rabi'ul Awwal -

19 Safar 1430H

We are a month away from entering the blessed month of Rabi'ul Awal...
Occasionally during that month, Muslims from all continents will celebrate their Maulid in jamaah as a remembrance of our beloved prophet Sayyidina Muhammad sollallahu alaihi wasallam .

i believe mosque in Spore too will have their own programs as well as some malay muslim organization. Whether to participate it or not, one must agree that it is obliged upon each and every Muslim to have Rasulullah in their heart...this is part of our article of faith. and indeed, part of our aqeedah.

the celebration form can be different from one country to another. I remember those days back in Cairo when it comes to this celebration, some parts of the streets will have their decos...the lights.....

and for those who are subscribed to a specific sufi or tariqah school of thought, they will attend their big ceremony which held in their respective headquaters...

As for student society, PERKEMAS, usually the preparation took more effort than usual...the collaborartion between Units were always there. Cos, we wanted something really BIG, remarkable, awesome, spiritual, fruitful and so forth...coz we really wanted to have this day dedicated specifically to our dearest prophet....fuuh really miss those days ! as u can see on below pix :







ok, need ur prayer for me as i'll be delivering kuliah subuh 2morrow...the topic to be discussed is about the essence of sunnah in our daily lives...

Ya Allah, kurniakanlah keikhlasan di dalam hatiku sewaktu aku menyampaikan amanahMu ini....permudahkanlah pertuturanku agar ummatmu dapat mengenali dan menghargai kewujudan kekasihmu...agar aku dan mereka menjadi umatMu yang bersyukur selalu..ameen ya rabbal alameen.

have a wonderful weekend :)

The significance of al-adab (wisdom)

I do really really admire this scholar (Prof. SYed Naquib Al-Attas)....
in fact, both (the interviewer and interviewee) are two great figures in the muslim world !!

this short clip is worth listening...enjoy it !

back...

it's been a while.....
where have i been lately ? i think the hectic schedule made me no time to think of what to write on my blog :)

anyway, things going well...classes are getting extremely enlightening ! the lecturers are all well-versed though at times can be quite dull and sleepy . hehe

one thing for certain is that, im getting interested and indulged in the subject which never had a thought of being a fan before,..do u really want to know which dicipline am i refering to? it's Islamic Philosophy..which once during my undergrad period would turned off any kind of philosophical dialogue, discussion or any ideas which rooted from the philosophical point of view !

But now, i realize that it is extremely important for one to have a good understanding of Islamic Philosophy..at least to have the background knowledge.

well, for the past 3 weeks of lectures, I have learned that :

- Each and every individual has its own worldview that would shape one's perception toward things.

- A good Muslim critical thinker does not easily blindly adopt one specific philosophical thought or ideology.

- the needs of Islamizing and intergrating diciplines in our educational system.

- early muslim scholars like ; Al-Biruni, Ibn Hazm and Al-Syahrastani are among the pioneers whom actively studied other religion and civilisation.

and of coz there are many things to share here....
till meet again in the next posting :)

for the meantime, lots of books to read..and read..and read ....

Back to school.....

Next week will be the commencement of my 2nd semester....alhamdulillah, i've managed to register all the subjects without any problems and in accordance with what i've planned....

My class will be on every Mon-Thursday, and am planning to go back to Spore in the every midnight of Thursday, so i'll be spending my Fri-Sun in Spore wif my loved ones...yeyy :) hehe...
My 4 subjects for this sem are :

1- Research Methodology
2- Islamic Critical Thinking
3- Islamization of knowledge (fav !! )
4- Muslim Scholarship in Comparative Religion

I was planning to get back there by this Sun with my fellow Assiumers which they have already charted a bus from Larkin...but...hahaha guess what?? my trip has to be postponed and will travel on the following day as im planning to go to the stadium with friends to watch our national football team plays Vietnam in their 2nd round of semis...hehehe ....will RoaaRRrRR.......

hmm, when was my last time in the national stadium? i guess it's 10 yrs ago....or more....hmmm......see ya !