Sunday, August 21, 2011

The Reason

assalamualaikum

in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

I remember once the commentator was saying 'just when you think you've seen everything', during the Champs League final in 2005.

Life is unpredictable, is it not? One moment you feel that you are on top of the world, and next with no warning you can hit rock bottom.

I feel grateful for what He has given me. Everything that happens has its reasons, and virtues of course.

Now it is Day 21 of Ramadhan, and it goes without saying that this holy month will finally leave us, regardless of what we feel.

At the end of the day, you will roughly sort of know if you have succeeded, or not. The deeds recorded will be kept up there, and only will be judged at Hereafter.

Grant me the strength to maximise the benefits, ya Allah.

till next time,
assalamualaikum

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

RM50

assalamualaikum

in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

I was going to start packing up for tomorrow's homecoming journey. Out of nothing, I suddenly feel the urge to write.

It all occurred in August 15th, 2 days ago. A patient with Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease was admitted for transportation purpose for his follow up at IJN (National Heart Institute). As I was seeing him, I felt all the troubles in the world had disappeared.

He's a young boy, less than 12 as far as I can remember. His mother came to see me a couple of weeks ago, asking to sign his welfare application form. I asked the mother 'are you both well prepared for tomorrow?' and 'how much did they ask you to pay during your last visit?' .

The answer was RM50. I'm pretty confident to the many of you will have no qualms paying that. Deep inside I knew RM50 means the world to them.

They returned to Kulim last night. To my surprise, they were asked to now pay RM350. I suppose you can tell how much would they be able to pay? I assumed they had brought RM50 again, but how much do you know about them right? They could only afford RM30, and kudos to IJN for treating them well. Allah knows your virtues and you will insyaAllah be rewarded for your good deeds.

This event makes me think. We will achieve our 54th Independent Day since 1957. Moving towards 2020 and lauding your near 0 poverty means nothing. I repeat, nothing. How responsible are our leaders?

Both PR and BN, please wake up. Your hatred towards each other does not benefit the rakyat at all. Until today, I do not know what will this boy's family have for their iftar and the coming Eid.

I strongly hope PPZ will be more generous in distributing their zakat collection.

I thank Allah for sending me to Kulim. There are still a lot more to learn.

till next time,
assalamualaikum

Friday, August 12, 2011

Pemuda lesu

assalamualaikum

Dengan nama Allah Maha Pemurah Maha Mengasihani

Sedar tak sedar, dah masuk hari ke-12 dah hari ni. Ada yang kata cepat, ada yang kata lambat. Tak kisahla bab tu kan.... sehari tetap ada 24 jam macam mana pun.

Kebelakangan ini banyak isu yang mengganggu kita. Yang paling jelas pada mata saya ialah isu JAIS.

Saya mulakan dengan khutbah Jumaat hari ni. Mungkin saya yang terlalu letih sebab semalam tidur lewat sebab teringin sahur Nasi Kandar Beratur di Penang. Tapi bukan sekali, yang kita keluar dari masjid tanpa ingat apa isi kandungan khutbah yang kita dengar tak sampai 20 minit lepas.

Institusi Islam yang diberi kuasa terlalu pasif dan lesu. Tanpa menafikan jasa yang telah ditaburkan, kita lihat mereka agak perlahan dalam menangani isu-isu semasa. Khutbah jumaat hanya sekadar untuk dibaca oleh para khatib.

Saya masih ingat ketika di tingkatan 5 di MRSM Pengkalan Chepa. Saya kebetulan di belakang Tuan Guru Nik Aziz yang sehingga sekarang kelihatan tidak berapa sihat fizikalnya. Yang mengagumkan, Tuan Guru naik ke mimbar dan terus memberi peringatan tanpa melihat kepada teks. Terasa lain sangat dengan khutbah Jumaat sekarang, yang tak ubah macam memberi bantal kepada orang-orang yang mengantuk.

Institusi-institusi ini juga agak pasif dalam sentiasa mengukuhkan akidah umat. Terlalu pasif dalam tindakan yang diputuskan.

Oleh sebab itu, ramai yang riuh suara bila serbuan JAIS terhadap gereja. Pertama sekali untuk saya, saya tidak pernah mendengar hujah Hassan Ali, Jais dan pihak gereja dalam isu ini. Sukar untuk saya memberi komen yang adil tanpa hujah kedua-dua pihak.

Akan tetapi, berbeza sungguh zaman ini sikapnya. Seperti lemah kita ini yang jika kita diberi kitab Bible Melayu atau masuk gereja, kita akan jadi rosak akidah.

Saya selalu suka pendekatan yang lain daripada kebanyakan kawan saya. Saya suka mengambil pendekatan penambahbaikan kualiti diri daripada melemahkan kekuatan lawan. Saya sendiri walaupun menyokong kempen boikot Israel, saya lebih suka membeli barang buatan Muslim. Ini kerana dengan kekuatan sendiri yang lebih kuat, kita secara tidak langsung memberi kita booster untuk melawan pihak lawan.

Juga sama dengan pihak Pemuda Pas Pusat, yang agak pasif dan reaktif. Mereka hanya menunggu 'event' untuk datang dan tiba, kemudian akan turun membantah. Konsert tu dan konsert ini, tugas mereka hendak membantah.

Adakah jauh lebih baik jika mereka mengambil pendekatan yang aktif. Saya suka melihat contoh yang ditunjukkan YB KJ yang turun ke serata Malaysia untuk BN Youth Job Fair. Bukan nak suruh tiru, tetapi aktif jauh lagi dari pasif. Ada eloknya mereka sediakan pertandingan sukan, cari peluang kerja, promosi gaya hidup sihat dan lain-lain. Sekurang-kurangnya nampak juga alternatif untuk orang muda berhibur dengan cara lain.

Pada mata kasar rakyat, Pemuda Pas ni sangat pasif dan kerja hanya ingin bantah konsert yang datang di Malaysia.

Mereka sepatutnya mengemudi pemuda.

Saya tahu, saya bukan orang terbaik untuk komen. Tapi sebagai rakyat, saya ingin melihat PAS berdiri tinggi di mata rakyat.

till next time,
assalamualaikum

Friday, August 05, 2011

Syukur

assalamualaikum

in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

It's one of those days for me, that you complain so much over 1 thing that you cannot get. You have all the reasons in the world to express your gratitude, but you prefer to sit down and do nothing.

It is exactly the same that when you make 1 and only mistake, that people forgets all the good things you have done. They will only talk about nothing but the mistake that you did.

That is just how life is.

I know this attitude is unforgivable. More over, when God has given you so much, yet you have very little will to be thankful.

I will never stop learning. I shouldn't eh?

till next time,
assalamualaikum