DON'T QUIT

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DON'T QUIT
"When things go wrong as they sometimes will;
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but have to sigh;
When care is pressing you down a bit-
Rest if you must, but do not quit.
Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you can never tell how close you are
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-
It's when things go wrong that you must not quit."

-Unknown

an ongoing mission : learn to teach with love :)

http://www.mscottpeck.com/html/scott-peck.html



source from

http://learnteachlove.blogspot.com/2010/11/gc-dg44.html



i love her mission...


Then one day, I picked up a book that totally changed the course of my life.

M Scott Peck's The Road Less Travelled.

I realised blaming everyone and everything will not change the situations nor will it solve any issue that I face in life. From the book I've read, I realised that the only way things will change is when I think positive and initiate action to overcome any obstacles or challenges along the way. I can not sit around, twiddle my thumbs and wait for a miracle to happen. To be a great teacher, one must be a good learner. I've learned from my colleagues and my own students on how to improve my teaching methodology and make learning more meaningful for my students.

I also learn that it is not easy to initiate a change, to do something totally out of your comfort zone. When I started doing the action research for the first time, I was at first sceptical on its effectiveness. When I realised how the project I did had maximised my students' enthusiasm in learning by leaps and bounds, I was motivated. When I came across this blog, I was totally in awe of Kak Rahmah's dedication in teaching. Her positive attitude and optimism somewhat fueled me to emulate her fervour in teaching. She is my role model and I am glad that she is kind enough to share her knowledge with me. She triggered me to ride the unchartered waters and I dared myself to present paper at international conferences. I had inhibition of course (who would want to listen to me? / I'm not good enough) but I told myself, you got nothing to lose. The biggest demon is insecurities , to convince yourself that you need to perservere regardless of whatever criticism you might receive from others. Life is not all about perfection, it's all about progress.

It is inevitable to deny that it is a big responsibility to be a Guru Cemerlang/Master Teacher. People have expectations upon you, watching your every moves and wanting mind-blowing results and outcomes. Personally, I hope to learn more and improve on my teaching skills. I hope to network with more teachers and nurture my students' love for learning. I would also like to thank all of the followers & visitors of this humble blog. I have an ongoing mission : learn to teach with love :)

Kau Istimewa (Kisah Rasulullah S.A.W.)

Kau Istimewa (Kisah Rasulullah S.A.W.)










Klip Video ini adalah dari filem 'The Message' (Tahun: 1976), lakonan Anthony Quinn (sbg Hamza) dan Irene Papas (sbg Hind).

Lagu 'Kau Istimewa' pula adalah dari album 'Sirah Junjungan', nyanyian bersama kumpulan Raihan, Saff-One, Amrain, dan Haikal.

Semoga video ini dapat menambahkan kecintaanku kepada Allah dan RasulNya, inshaAllah.



Klip Video ini adalah dari filem 'The Message' (Tahun: 1976), lakonan Anthony Quinn (sbg Hamza) dan Irene Papas (sbg Hind).

Lagu 'Kau Istimewa' pula adalah dari album 'Sirah Junjungan', nyanyian bersama kumpulan Raihan, Saff-One, Amrain, dan Haikal.

Semoga video ini dapat menambahkan kecintaanku kepada Allah dan RasulNya, inshaAllah.

Ku rindui Kekasih ALLAH - Ya Rasulullah Ya Habiballah Kami rindu padamu

Malaysian Chinese convert to Islam after hear this Nasyeed!






Wahai seorang kekasih
Telah lama kau dirindui
Pilu sedih dalam kerinduan
Menangis ku tak berair mata

Namun hati tetap gembira
Syafaatmu menanti disana

Sungguh tabahnya hatimu
Menanggung derita yang melanda
Biarpun perit pedih tersiksa
Kerana umat kau tempuhi jua

Wahai rasul kaulah segalanya
Contoh terbaik umat akhir zaman
Akhlakmu tinggi kan kami jejaki
Sifatmu sempurna pelengkap peribadi

Wahai rasul kami merindui
Sinaran wajahmu mendamaikan jiwa
Manis senyumanmu penawar hiba
Dihati kami kaulah segalanya

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Wahai seorang kekasih
Telah lama kau dirindui
Pilu sedih dalam kerinduan
Menangis ku tak berair mata

Namun hati tetap gembira
Diakhirat kita kan bersua..




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Antara lagu yang boleh menyebabkan air mata saya mengalir deras...



Nazrey Johani - Wahai Kekasih




Wahai Kekasih - Nazrey Johani




Nasyid Rasulullah





Rasulullah
Artist: Hijjaz
Song Category: Nasyid
Rasulullah dalam mengenangmu
Kami susuli lembaran sirahmu
Pahit getir perjuanganmu
Membawa cahaya kebenaran

Engkau taburkan pengorbananmu
Untuk umatmu yang tercinta
Biar terpaksa tempuh derita
Cekalnya hatimu menempuh ranjaunya

Tak terjangkau tinggi pekertimu
Tidak tergambar indahnya akhlakmu
Tidak terbalas segala jasamu
Sesungguhnya engkau rasul mulia
Tabahkan hatimu menempuh dugaan
Mengajar erti kesabaran
Menjulang panji kemenangan
Terukir namamu di dalam Al-Quran

Rasulullah kami umatmu
Walau tak pernah melihat wajahmu
Kami cuba mengingatimu
Dan kami cuba mengamal sunnahmu

Kami sambung perjuanganmu
Walau kami dicaci dihina
Tapi kami tak pernah kecewa
Allah dan rasul sebagai pembela




RAIHAN - RASULULLAH





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alangkah indahnya hidup ini, andai dapat ku tatap wajahmu, kan pasti mengalir air mataku..



Ya Rasulullah
Artist: Raihan
Song Category: Nasyid
Alangkah indahnya hidup ini
Andai dapat kutatap wajahmu
Kan pasti mengalir air mataku
Kerna pancaran ketenanganmu

Alangkah indahnya hidup ini
Andai dapat kukucup tanganmu
Moga mengalir keberkatan dalam diriku
Untuk mengikut jejak langkahmu

Ya Rasulullah Ya Habiballah
Tak pernah kutatap wajahmu
Ya Rasulullah Ya Habiballah
Kami rindu padamu
Allahumma Solli Ala Muhammad
Ya Rabbi Solli Alaihi Wasallim ( 2X )

Alangkah indahnya hidup ini
Andai dapat kudakap dirimu
Tiada kata yang dapat aku ucapkan
Hanya tuhan saja yang tahu

Kutahu cintamu kepada umat
Umati kutahu bimbangnya kau tentang kami
Syafaatkan kami
Alangkah indahnya hidup ini
Andai dapat kutatap wajahmu

Kan pasti mengalir air mataku
Kerna pancaran ketenanganmu
Ya Rasulullah Ya Habiballah
Terimalah kami sebagai umatmu
Ya Rasulullah Ya Habiballah
Kurniakanlah syafaatmu


http://www.ilirik.com/raihan_--_ya_rasulullah.html












http://www.discoveringislam.org/malaysian_converts.htm

Ya Allah, tidak ada kebaikan kecuali kebaikan-Mu dan tidak ada kesialan kecuali kesialan daripada-Mu dan tidak ada Tuhan selain-Mu.

Rasulullah SAW mengajar kita untuk mengucapkan doa: “Ya Allah, tidak ada kebaikan kecuali kebaikan-Mu dan tidak ada kesialan kecuali kesialan daripada-Mu dan tidak ada Tuhan selain-Mu.” (Hadis riwayat Imam Ahmad).

Quran Surah Al-Mukminun : 58 , esungguhnya orang-orang (yang beriman itu ialah) yang berhati-hati kerana takut akan (azab) Tuhan mereka.

Allah SWT befirman yang bermaksud : “Orang yang diredhai oleh Allah dan mereka itu selalu berhati-hati kerana takut kepada-Nya.” (Al-Anbiya: 28)

Allah befirman lagi : “Sesungguhnya orang-orang (yang beriman itu ialah) yang berhati-hati kerana takut akan (azab) Tuhan mereka.” (Al-Mukminun : 58)

Quran Surah Al-Anbiya: 28 ; Orang yang diredhai oleh Allah dan mereka itu selalu berhati-hati kerana takut kepada-Nya.

Nabi salallahualaihiwassalam bersabda: “Aku menjamin untuk kalian sebuah istana yang terdapat ditepi syurga bagi orang yang meninggalkan perdebatan meskipun dia benar, aku menjamin untuk kalian dengan sebuah istana yang terdapat ditengah syurga bagi orang yang meninggalkan dusta meskipun dia hanya bergurau, dan aku menjamin untuk kalian dengan sebuah istana di syurga yang tertinggi bagi orang yang memperbaiki akhlaknya.” (Hadis riwayat Abu Daud)

Allah SWT befirman yang bermaksud : “Orang yang diredhai oleh Allah dan mereka itu selalu berhati-hati kerana takut kepada-Nya.” (Al-Anbiya: 28)

Quran Surah Al-Ankabut : 46 ; Dan janganlah kamu berdebat dengan Ahli Kitab, melainkan dengan cara yang paling baik

Allah SWT menyebut di dalam Al-Quran : “Dan janganlah kamu berdebat dengan Ahli Kitab, melainkan dengan cara yang paling baik, kecuali dengan orang-orang zalim di antara mereka, dan katakanlah: “Kami telah beriman kepada (kitab-kitab) yang diturunkan kepada kami dan yang diturunkan kepadamu; Tuhan kami dan Tuhanmu adalah satu; dan kami hanya kepada-Nya berserah diri.” (Al-Ankabut : 46)

Quran Surah An-Nahl : 125 ; erulah (manusia) kepada jalan Tuhan-mu dengan hikmah dan pelajaran yang baik dan bantahlah mereka dengan cara yang baik.

Allah SWT befirman : “Serulah (manusia) kepada jalan Tuhan-mu dengan hikmah dan pelajaran yang baik dan bantahlah mereka dengan cara yang baik. Sesungguhnya Tuhanmu Dialah yang lebih mengetahui tentang siapa yang tersesat dari jalan-Nya dan Dialah yang lebih mengetahui orang-orang yang mendapat petunjuk.” (An-Nahl : 125)

Kebajikan itu ialah kebaikan budi pekerti

Daripada An-Nawwas ibn Sam’aan ra daripada nabi Salallahualaihiwassalam yang diriwayatkan pernah bersabda: “Kebajikan itu ialah kebaikan budi pekerti dan dosa itu ialah apa yang meresahkan dirimu dan engkau benci orang lain mengetahuinya”. (Hadis riwayat Muslim)

Ketenangan itu daripada Allah.” (riwayat Tirmidzi)

Nabi salallahualaihiwassalam pun diriwayatkan pernah bersabda : “Ketenangan itu daripada Allah.” (riwayat Tirmidzi)

wow this is sad.... gaduh in blog...

http://nawiderahman.blogspot.com/2010/12/convocation-slow-reader.html

http://nawiderahman.blogspot.com/2010/12/convocation-with-difference.html

My daughter's convocation was jubilated by us, the family members. However there was an incident I now put behind me and enjoy life as if nothing was ruffled.

Then this kind BUT very slow reader came in and slapped an unsavoury remark, even after the sadness of a parent was subsiding and cooled to norm.

I call this reader, a slow sluggish unsavoury character.

Here is the chide:


Anonymous said...
I can't keep my feelings restrained after reading the writings from a, maybe, well educated father from, maybe, a highly civic minded society from the south. Now we can realise that sometimes the way our teenagers act and think may come from their parents as well. No wonder some of our students have the attitude of 'everything must be tiptop for them' right from the start they enter UiTM until they come for their convos. Its the attitude of some well to do parents who always wanted to be treated with 1st class service as if they are the King but yet still send their children to an institution where the primary objective is to transform not so rich children to become successful in life. How can his daughter have the endurance in life when the father could not even stand the endurance of attending a convo for just a few a hours? With all the fuss he made on UiTM with his writings in the blog, I just hope and pray that his daughter will become successful in life.

And here is the reply:


Nawiderahman said...
Thank you for your prayer Mr/Dr./Prof/Datuk/Puan/ Drs/Nenek/xxx Anonymous. You said it well. And the same prayer goes to your children and your progenies too for Allah will return favour. I am sure you too have children or even grandchildren, unless you are barren, thus you do not understand the feelings of parents vis-a-vis a convocation.
BTW, why be anonymous?
Is this a culture from the highly civic minded society from the central region of this Bolehland?
And your comprehension of English Language must have smelt vomit, for NOT ONCE did I mention about asking for a 1st class service.
If, being in the same hall as their graduating children is a first class service, then you are saying that, most universities in this Bolehland is first class, and UiTM is 2nd class!!!
Blasphemous!
You are condemning the university you are purportedly upholding!
My 2 cents worth is still valid. Your comprehension of English as a Language spews sewer!
And this is not an ANONYMOUS reply.
Read my lips.
Not an ANONYMOUS reply.

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Mohd Nawi Derahman::> Datuk... you are reading. Your proficiency is upheld. We have high esteem for you.
But Anonymous and the many more foul-English readers out there, yet to be seen, are hilarious. This could be the tip of the ice-berg Datuk. Be prepared. Pity our children who are taught by such lecturers [who are not from the south of the country as mentioned by Anonymous].
15 hours ago ·

Hanizam Sulaiman::> Hehehe.. Pity my son! Hope he is mendable (ada ke perkataan ni)!
15 hours ago ·

Mohd Nawi Derahman::> ada... could be mended haha now i must check my dictionary
15 hours ago ·

Mohd Nawi Derahman::> Sherry thank you. Thank you for being understanding. Most parents understood the context very well, unless they are BARREN and have no children, thus could not relate to a convocation very well (skewed personality).
Thanks Sherry.
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Abdullah Mohd Nawi::> My comment on your blog Dad:

I really think our anonymous guest has misconstrued the meaning the blogposts and the frustrations of a parent who only wanted to be in the same room as his child during her once in a lifetime convocation for a first degree (future ones not including, and they would not be for the first degree).

If other major universities are able to let the parents be in the same hall as their children during this momentous event, wouldn't one expect the same courtesy from another major university?

Somehow, I don't think our anonymous guest appears to be able to differentiate between the fact that even through all the difficulties endured during the convocations (I'm very sure my father, colleagues, and myself included as we have been to quite a few, from varying universities), there wouldn't have been a peep about all this if it was made worthwhile. In this case, a parent being able to see his child,and a child being able to see her parents, during this very special occasion.

It might be a good idea to revisit the post, and actually try to understand what a person means, before beginning a tirade of thinly veiled insults that are hidden under the false guise of civility.

My father's comments are scathing, yes I do admit, but sir/madam, your thinly veiled insults are very personal in nature, and one does not attack a person for his views. One debates the views.

I would also like to add, sir/mdm, that a large number of our family is proud to be affiliated with UiTM (or ITM), and we are extremely proud of them.

Also, as members of the academic fraternity, we are proud of what UiTM is doing for the country, as we all benefit from it.

The only matter debated here, sir/mdm, is that a parent was not permitted the courtesy of seeing his child receive her scroll, and not asking for a first class, red carpet treatment.

I ask, was this such a crime that such provocative and very personal attacks be made?
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"Now we can realise that sometimes the way our teenagers act and think may come from their parents as well. No wonder some of our students have the attitude of 'everything must be tiptop for them' right from the start they enter UiTM until they come for their convos"

I hate it when someone talks about setting the right attitude and example to our students when HE/SHE/IT slink behind a name like "Anonymous"! You must be one who was educated abroad and return home to be a Master Coward. What a waste of PUBLIC MONEY! And that is a great example you are showing to the students?

Ahh my remarks were scathing?
Yes.
And I don't mince words!

Quran Surah Al-Isra : 36 ; ..... semuanya akan ditanya dan dipersoalkan.”

“Dan janganlah kamu mengikut sesuatu yang kamu tidak ketahui kerana Sesungguhnya pendengaran kamu, penglihatan kamu dan hati kamu semuanya akan ditanya dan dipersoalkan.” (Surah Al-Isra : 36).

Quran Surah Al: Isra : 62-65

Allah SWT menyebutkan : “Dan (ingatlah), tatkala Kami berfirman kepada para malaikat: “Sujudlah kamu semua kepada Adam”, lalu mereka sujud kecuali iblis. Dia berkata: “Apakah aku akan sujud kepada orang yang Engkau ciptakan dari tanah?” Dia (iblis) berkata: “Terangkanlah kepadaku inikah orangnya yang Engkau muliakan atas diriku? Sesungguhnya jika Engkau memberi tangguh kepadaku sampai hari kiamat, niscaya benar-benar akan aku sesatkan keturunannya, kecuali sebahagian kecil.” Tuhan berfirman: “Pergilah, barangsiapa di antara mereka yang mengikuti kamu, maka sesungguhnya neraka Jahannam adalah balasanmu semua, sebagai suatu pembalasan yang cukup. Dan tariklah sesiapa yang kamu sanggup di antara mereka dengan ajakanmu, dan kerahkanlah terhadap mereka pasukan berkuda dan pasukanmu yang berjalan kaki dan bersekutulah dengan mereka pada harta dan anak-anak dan berilah janji kepada mereka. Dan tidak ada yang dijanjikan oleh syaitan kepada mereka melainkan tipuan belaka. Sesungguhnya hamba-hamba-Ku, kamu tidak dapat berkuasa atas mereka. Dan cukuplah Tuhan-mu sebagai Penjaga.” (Al: Isra : 62-65)

IBLIS TERNYATA AKAN MENYESATKAN MANUSIA KECUALI MEREKA YANG DIPELIHARA OLEH ALLAH SWT DAN SIAPAKAH MEREKA ITU ?

Mari kita lihat jawapannya di dalam ayat Allah swt itu sendiri.

Firman Allah yang bermaksud : “Iblis berkata: “Ya Tuhanku, oleh sebab Engkau telah memutuskan bahawa aku sesat, pasti aku akan menjadikan mereka memandang baik (perbuatan ma’siat) di muka bumi, dan pasti aku akan menyesatkan mereka semuanya, kecuali hamba-hamba Engkau yang mukhlis (ikhlas) di antara mereka.” (Al-Hijr : 39-40)

Firman Allah yang bermaksud : “Iblis menjawab: “Demi kekuasaan Engkau aku akan menyesatkan mereka semuanya, kecuali hamba-hamba-Mu yang mukhlis (Ikhlas) di antara mereka.” (Shaad : 82-83)

Hanya mereka yang ikhlas terselamat daripada rencana syaitan.

Ini dibuktikan lagi di dalam Kisah Nabi Allah Yusof

Firman Allah yang bermaksud : “Sesungguhnya wanita itu telah bermaksud (melakukan perbuatan itu) dengan Yusuf, dan Yusufpun bermaksud (melakukan pula) dengan wanita itu dan andaikata dia(Yusof) tidak melihat tanda (dari) Tuhannya. Demikianlah, agar Kami memalingkan dari padanya kemungkaran dan kekejian. SESUNGGUHNYA YUSUF ITU TERMASUK HAMBA-HAMBA KAMI YANG IKHLAS.” (Yusof : 24)

Ternyata hanya mereka yang ikhlas sahaja akan terselamat daripada bencana dan perancangan Iblis yang begitu tersusun dan rapi. Lihat sahaja di dalam surah Al-Isra bagaimana Allah sifatkan bahawa Iblis itu akan menggunakan kekuatan askarnya, pasukan berkudanya yang dimaksudkan ialah kekuatan teknologi dan keilmuan serta perancangan rapi demi menyesatkan manusia. Ditaburi janji dan tipu helah dan diperdayakan dengan dunia serta isinya untuk anak-anak Adam menjadi syirik seperti Iblis dan akhirnya mengikutinya ke dalam neraka.

Keikhlasan orang awam mendapatkan fatwa dan pendapat agama pasti akan dibantu oleh Allah SWT di dalam menemukan mereka kepada kebenaran. Ingatlah walaupun sebuah fatwa namun ianya boleh membawa anda ke syurga atau ke neraka.

Taqwa bermaksud takut dan berhati-hati

Taqwa bermaksud takut dan berhati-hati di dalam kehidupan agar tetap teguh di atas agama Allah SWT. Pengertian taqwa ini pernah diungkapkan oleh seorang sahabat nabi yang terkenal bernama Ubay bin Kaab ra yang pernah ditanya oleh Khalifah Umar bin Khattab ra berkenaan maksud taqwa lalu dijawab oleh Ubay dengan berkata : “Tidakkah kamu pernah melalui jalan yang berduri?” Lalu dijawab oleh Umar dengan berkata sudah tentu. Maka Ubay pun menambah : “Apakah yang kamu lakukan ?” Maka Umar pun menjawab : “Saya melangkah dengan berhati-hati agar tidak terpijak duri.” Demikianlah kata Ubay bahawa perbuatan yang sedemikian itulah taqwa. (Lihat dalam Tafsir Ibn Katsir)

Quran Surah An-Nahl : 43 ; maka bertanyalah kepada orang yang mempunyai pengetahuan

Allah SWT befirman yang bermaksud : “Dan Kami tidak mengutus sebelum kamu, kecuali orang-orang lelaki yang Kami beri wahyu kepada mereka maka bertanyalah kepada orang yang mempunyai pengetahuan jika kamu tidak mengetahui.” (An-Nahl : 43)

siapa imam nawawi ? Berkorban demi ILMU

siapa imam nawawi




(Dengan nama Allah, Segala puji bagi Alloh, Selawat dan salam ke atas Rosululloh Shollallahu ‘alaihi wasallam, keluarga, sahabat dan para pengikut Baginda)

Sebut saja Imam Nawawi, tentu ramai yang biasa mendengarnya. Namun, tidak ramai yang mengetahui biografinya. Di dalam mana-mana catatan biografinya, ramai para ulama menceritakan bagaimana tingginya pengorbanan beliau demi ilmu agama Islam. Kemasyhurannya merentasi pelbagai disiplin ilmu seperti Fiqh, Hadith, Ulum Al-Hadith, Nasab, Tarikh, Bahasa Arab dan sebagainya.

Nama sebenar Imam Nawawi ialah Yahya bin Syaraf. Nama-nama timangannya yang lain ialah Abu Zakaria, Muhyiddin (Penghidup agama), An-Nawawi, Al-Dimasyqi, Al-Faqih Asy-Syafi’e.

Panggilan Abu Zakaria sekadar panggilan beradab sahaja sebagai kebiasaan masyarakat Arab. Gelaran ‘Abu’ dan diikuti suatu nama ialah gelaran biasa masyarat Arab iaitu dengan memanggil bapa kepada nama anak khasnya anak sulung atau anak lelaki. Contohnya Abu Al-Hasan ialah untuk Saidina Ali R.A iaitu bapa kepada Hasan.

Gelaran Muhyiddin diberikan kepadanya atas dasar sifatnya yang tawadhu’ dan merendah diri serta sumbangannya yang besar dalam menghidupkan sunnah Rosululloh صلى الله عله وسلام dan menghapuskan bid’ah.

Gelaran An-Nawawi pula adalah sempena nama kampung kelahiran dan kewafatannya iaitu Nawa yang terletak di Hauran, Syria. Gelaran Al-Dimasyqi pula adalah kerana beliau tinggal lama di kota Damsyiq. Al-Faqih Asy-Syafi’e pula dinisbahkan kepadanya keran beliau bermazhab Syafi’e malahan beliau telah memberi nafas baru dalam penulisan mazhab Syafi’e di mana beliau menjelaskan martabat hadith yang dijadikan hujah oleh Fuqaha’ mazhab.

Beliau dilahirkan pada bulan Muharram tahun 631 Hijrah di Nawa. Beliau mula menghafaz Al-Quran dan mempelajari ilmu Fiqh semasa berusia 10 tahun. Pada tahun 649 Hijrah, beliau mengikutibapanya ke kota Damsyiq untuk belajar di Dar Al-Hadith yang terletak di timur Masjid Umawiy. Beliau menginggal dunia di kampung halamannya di Nawa selepas menziarahi Al-Quds dan Al-Khalil pada bulan Rejab tahun 677 Hijrah dan beliau dikebumikan di sana.

Imam An-Nawawi adalah seorang yang sagat tekun dalam ilmu. Sejak dari kecilnya, beliau dipelihara dan diberi penekanan terhadap ilmu oeh bapanya kerana beliau sememangnya cenderung terhadap ilmu. Kanak-kanak sebayanya tidak menykai beliau bermain dengan mereka kerana beliau sentiasa menghabiskan masa membaca Al-Quran.

Ibn Al-’Attar, salah seorang anak muridnya menyatakan bahawa gurunya itu tidak penah menghabiskan waktu siang dan malamnya melainkan untuk ilmu. Beliau tidak putus-putus menelaah kitab sekalipun di dalam perjalanan. Beliau tidak tidur malam melainkan sebentar sahaja, dengan bersandarkan kepada buku-bukunya, bila beliau tidur lalu bangun, terus saja mengulangi pelajarannya. Beliau wafat dalam usia sekitar 45 tahun dengan tidak sempat berkahwin kerana kesibukannya terhadap ilmu.

Hasilnya beliau terkenal sebagai seorang yang tekun menuntut ilmu, luas ilmunya dan mempunyai karya tulisan yang masyhur seperti kitab Riyadussolihin, Al-Azkar dan Al-Arba’in An-Nawawi. Beliau menjadi ulama rujukan pada zamannya hinggalah hari ini.

Beliau adalah satu contoh ulama yang boleh kita lihat bagaimana sikapnya terhadap ilmu. Lalu, mari kita lihat pula di dalam diri kita. Bagaimana sikap kita terhadap ilmu? Hidup pada zaman dunia penuh dengan kesibukan pembangunan dan pemajuan kebendaan, dengan kemasyhuran pelbagai hiburan bagi mengisi masa lapang, maka bidang keilmuan telah jauh terpinggir di kalangan ramai masyarakat, khasnya ilmu Islam di kalangan penganutnya.

Bukanlah tulisan kali ini ingin menyeru para pembaca agar mengikut jejak langkah Imam Nawawi sehingga meninggalkan kerjaya, tetapi sekadar ingin membawa semua agar menilai semula pengorbanan kita terhadap ilmu, khasnya ilmu berkaitan Islam.

Ruang masa selepas kerja, cuti hujung minggu dan cuti umum tersedia untuk kita korbankan sedikit untuk ilmu Islam. Andai contoh Imam Nawawi itu terlalu jauh untuk kita gambarkan, pergi saja ke mana-mana kuliah mingguan di surau-surau dan masjid-masjid sekitar tempat tinggal kita, terutamanya kuliah yang disampaikan oleh ustaz-ustaz yang masyhur. Bila ditanya kepada sebilangan hadirin, ada yang datang dari jauh, bukan ahli kariah di situ, bagi mereka apa sangatlah nilai harga minyak kereta yang perlu diisi dan dibayar berbanding ilmu yang diperolehi. Apatah lagi nilai waktu yang dihabiskan mengadap sang guru berbanding menghabiskan waktu yang ada menonton rancangan realiti, drama mahupun filem.

Selain berkorban masa, berkorban dengan harta juga boleh kita buat demi ilmu. Mungkin kita boleh menyediakan sedikit peruntukan untuk membeli buku-buku dan kitab-kitab yang boleh dijadikan rujukan bacaan di samping mendengar kuliah daripada para guru. Andai masih terasa berat untuk berkorban wang untuk membelinya, kita boleh memotivasikan diri dengan mengingati bahawa beliannya boleh digunakan untuk mengurangkan cukai pendapatan yang perlu kita bayar kepada LHDN. Simpan bukti belian untuk digunakan bagi pelepasan cukai yang dibenarkan ini.

Sebenarnya, banyak lagi contoh cara bagaimana kita boleh berkorban demi ilmu. Cukup sekadar apa yang saya telah sebutkan untuk kita sama-sama cuba laksanakan. Tiada gunanya andai disebut banyak contoh, tetapi satu pun terasa sukar untuk kita laksanakan. Semoga terbuka hati kita untuk mencintai ilmu Islam dan kita sentiasa istiqomah atau berterusan mencintai ilmu, sekian terima kasih.



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stay at home coz the gritting measures did not work when temperatures fell below minus 10C.

Hundreds stranded in snow in Scotland

Britain, which last year shivered through its coldest winter in 30 years, has not seen such widespread early snowfall since 1993.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20101207/tuk-uk-britain-weather-fa6b408.html


Motorists in Scotland were told to stay at home after hundreds of drivers were stranded overnight after snow and freezing temperatures brought more chaos to travellers in northern Britain.

Strathclyde, Lothian and Borders and Central Scotland police forces advised against travel on Tuesday as deep snow and icy conditions left main roads impassable.

"We are advising motorists again not to travel unless the journey is absolutely essential," said Chief Superintendent Allan Moffat.

"We are extremely keen to prevent the experiences over the last 24 hours where we have had many people stranded in their vehicles for lengthy periods."

He said the gritting measures did not work when temperatures fell below minus 10C.

Temperatures in Scotland dropped well below freezing overnight to as low as minus 18 Celsius (-0.4 Fahrenheit), and more heavy snow trapped many drivers in their vehicles while others abandoned their cars.

Scotland's Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson said the authorities had been dealing with what police had described as "unprecedented conditions."

"It's certainly not the case that we've managed to deal with the problem in a way which is acceptable and I very much regret that," he told BBC radio, adding his staff had done an "excellent job."

"I'm sorry that people have experienced the inconvenience."

Media reported that 150 pupils, parents and staff were forced to spend the night in a South Lanarkshire school after the conditions meant they were unable to get home.

The M876, M80 and M8 motorways were all badly affected and police said they had helped stranded drivers get hotel accommodation or receive hot drinks and food.

All the vehicles that were abandoned on the M876 have now been removed, police said, although much of the motorway along with parts of the M9 and M80 remained closed.

However, there was better news for air passengers as Glasgow and Edinburgh airports were both open on Tuesday morning.

Britain, which last year shivered through its coldest winter in 30 years, has not seen such widespread early snowfall since 1993.

(Reporting by Michael Holden; editing by Keith Weir)

Temperatures plummeted to minus 13C (8.6F) in Edinburgh and minus 11C (12.2F) in Glasgow overnight

Hundreds stranded in snow chaos

Hundreds of drivers stranded overnight in freezing temperatures are still battling to get home as police launched a huge operation to free up miles of gridlock.

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Some motorists were stuck in their vehicles for more than 15 hours as Scotland bore the brunt of a fresh wave of ice and snow which left several major routes impassable.

Police across the country's busy central belt warned people not to travel unless it was "absolutely essential" after temperatures plunged as low as minus 17C (1.4F) and hampered gritting efforts.

The deluge on Monday - which appeared to take the authorities by surprise - saw people sleep in their cars or abandon them on the highway as motorways and A roads clogged up. Around 100 children were also forced to sleep at their school after the bad weather prevented pupils, parents and staff from getting home.

North-east Scotland and north-west England are facing more snow, with widespread icy roads expected up and down the country thanks to the freezing conditions.

At least nine people have so far died in the big freeze, with an elderly man found dead in snow at a Lincolnshire caravan park the latest victim.

Temperatures plummeted to minus 13C (8.6F) in Edinburgh and minus 11C (12.2F) in Glasgow overnight, reaching minus 16.7C (1.9F) in parts of the Highlands. Parts of Yorkshire and South Wales also saw minus 14C (6.8F).

Glasgow and Edinburgh Airports were open after closing on Monday due to the weather conditions, but officials warned travellers to check with their airlines. Belfast International and London City Airports also warned of delays and cancellations due to fog and freezing weather.

On the railways, the East Coast line between London and Edinburgh was still running a reduced service, and some Northern Rail services in Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire were cancelled.

Brendan Jones, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said temperatures were due to rise from Thursday through the weekend thanks to a shift in the wind direction: "At the moment, temperatures are struggling to get above freezing, but by Thursday most places are going to be above zero - 4C (39.2F) or 5C (41F) across large parts of the country. Many places will have a frost-free night."

Many parts of Britain have been hit by the country's earliest widespread snowfalls for 17 years

Many parts of Britain have been hit by the country's earliest widespread snowfalls for 17 years

Scottish drivers trapped in heavy snow

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Hundreds of motorists in Scotland were stranded on Tuesday following a freezing night spent in their cars on the country's snowbound roads.

The country's busiest routes became impassable late Monday in bitterly cold conditions, forcing drivers and passengers in more than 500 vehicles to sleep in their cars.

Scotland's parliament held a crisis meeting as police battled to reach trapped motorists.

Stewart Stevenson, the Scottish transport minister, said the country was in the grip of the "worst snow and ice conditions since the 1960s."

Many parts of Britain have been hit by the country's earliest widespread snowfalls for 17 years.

Around 150 pupils, teachers and parents spent the night in a school in Hamilton, central Scotland, after the heavy snow made it too dangerous for them to make their way home.

Glasgow and Edinburgh airports reopened after a short shutdown because of the weather.

Britain, which last year shivered through its coldest winter in 30 years, has not seen such widespread early snowfall since 1993

Hundreds of motorists have been stranded overnight after snow and freezing temperatures brought more chaos to travellers in northern Britain.


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Strathclyde, Lothian and Borders and Central Scotland police forces advised people not to travel on Tuesday unless their journeys were essential as deep snow and icy conditions have left roads treacherous.

"Due to the extremely cold temperatures experienced across the central belt (of Scotland) overnight, the gritting operation that has been carried out will not have had a significant impact on the ice that has built up on roads across the region," they said.

Temperatures in Scotland dropped well below freezing overnight, and more heavy snow trapped many drivers in their vehicles while others abandoned their cars.

Pupils, parents and staff were forced to spend the night in a South Lanarkshire school after the conditions meant they were unable to get home.

The M876, M80 and M8 motorways were all badly affected and police said they had helped stranded drivers get hotel accommodation or hot drinks and food.

However, Glasgow and Edinburgh airports have both reopened.

Britain, which last year shivered through its coldest winter in 30 years, has not seen such widespread early snowfall since 1993, closing thousands of schools and causing travel chaos up and down the country.

Britain braced for more icy weather

it is freezing today

Wednesday, December 1 06:18 am


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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20101201/tuk-britain-braced-for-more-icy-weather-6323e80.html



Fresh snow showers and sub-zero temperatures will continue to blight Britain as the icy weather that has gripped the country over the past week shows little sign of easing.

Around 15cm of snow is expected on higher grounds with strong 30mph north-easterly winds making the temperatures feel as low as -7C in parts of the UK.

Schools are expected to remain shut and transport routes blocked with forecasters warning that the onslaught of Arctic weather will not show signs of letting up until Friday.

Met Office forecaster David Price said: "It will remain bitterly cold today with the strong north-easterly winds continuing to bring snow showers and making temperatures feel as low as minus six or seven degrees. There will be fresh snowfall across the majority of the country, with the only areas really escaping being the Midlands, the far south west of England and the west and north-west of Scotland."

Mr Price predicted that an average of between 0.8in (2cm) and 2in (5cm) of snow will fall across the UK on Wednesday, with 4in (10cm) to 6in (15cm) falling in higher areas. Temperatures are also expected to struggle to get past 0C with maximums of just 2C.

Mr Price said the snowy conditions will continue throughout Thursday adding to the existing levels that have accumulated over the past week.

"On Friday we should an expect a reprieve from the showers. However, it will remain extremely cold and the snow will be back over the weekend," added the weather expert.

Gatwick Airport was also closed with all departures and arrivals halted until further notice due to the adverse weather conditions. Airport spokeswoman Sarah Baranowski said the runway was closed at 10.30pm on Tuesday and ground staff working throughout the night had not been able to clear the settling snow.

Severe weather warnings were on Wednesday in place for the whole of Scotland, with widespread icy roads and heavy snow expected in central and south westerly areas. Warnings were also in place for northern England, the south coast and parts of Wales as the UK braces itself for more Arctic temperatures.

Gemma Plumb, forecaster for MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said snow drifts were reported in East Anglia and Suffolk on Wednesday morning as a result of the strong winds. A low of -19.8C was also taken in Altnaharra, in the Highlands, with temperatures not expected to break 0C in Scotland.

Heavy snowfall and freezing conditions have caused major disruption across the country with a warning of more snow on the way.

Heavy snowfall and freezing conditions have caused major disruption across the country with a warning of more snow on the way.

Thousands of motorists were hit by one of the worst days on Britain's roads, flights were cancelled and hundreds of schools were forced to close.

Temperatures plummeted to as low as minus 11C and some parts of Scotland and the North East saw more than 16in (40cms) of snowfall.

Forecasters said many parts of England will wake up to a blanket of snow on Tuesday.

The AA said Monday was one of its busiest on record after it was called to more than 20,000 breakdowns. A spokesman said: "The fact we're only in the end of November and we've had what will turn out to be one of our top busiest days ever is pretty exceptional. No cars like these conditions and unless you do regular journeys of decent length in your car, it doesn't really give your battery much time to re-charge."

Edinburgh Airport was closed due to heavy snow on Monday morning and other airports also faced disruption with a number of flight cancellations and delays.

The vast majority of the railways were unaffected by snow and ice, said a Network Rail spokesman.

Many schools in Scotland, the North East and Cornwall were forced to close.

A spokeswoman for Lincolnshire Police said around 50 to 60 cars had become stranded due to snow drifts and ice close to Raithby, near Louth, during the afternoon.

Motorists using roads near the A153 and A16 in the region got stuck at the bottom of a hill and were unable to pass, causing lengthy tailbacks.

Buku Rich Brother , Rich Sister bagi saya jauh lebih matang dan lebih kaya daripada buku Rich Dad, Poor Dad

kupasan buku yang menarik minat saya untuk baca dan memiliki

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buku Rich Dad, Poor Dad tulisan Robert Kiyosaki. Dia mengatakan ianya sebuah buku yang perlu dibaca, ianya tentang pengurusan kewangan.

buku The Trust oleh Furakawa. Ianya menarik, perbincangan di atas tajuk yang sama, tetapi lebih santai dan personal ialah The Speed of Trust oleh Stephen Covey J.

Saya bertemu dengan buku yang juga ditulis oleh Robert Kiyosaki bersama saudara perempuannya Emi bertajuk Rich Brother, Rich Sister; saya pun membeli kedua-dua buku tulisan Kiyosaki itu. Alhamdulillah saya merasakan saya beruntung untuk membaca buku tersebut, sebagaimana saya gembira membaca buku The Turning Point dan The Uncommon Wisdomstulisan Frithjof Chapra; sebagaimana saya gembira membaca bukuHow To Succeed in Business Without Working so Damn Hard oleh Robert J.Krigel atau The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference oleh Malcom Gladwell.

Penulis-penulis buku ini bagi saya telah menulis secara jujur , jujur mengikut faham mereka. Ianya bukan sesuatu yang digubah-gubah untuk memenuhi selera pasaran. Ya, kadang-kadang kita merasa mual membaca contohnya buku pengurusan masa secara Islam; yang isi kandungan memang sama dengan mana-mana bahan bacaan popular barat kecuali dikepilkan beberapa ayat al-Quran dan Hadith. Ianya tidak mempunyai kedalaman dan ruhnya amat lemah.

Buku Rich Brother , Rich Sister bagi saya jauh lebih matang dan lebih kaya daripada buku Rich Dad, Poor Dad, walapun mungkin tidak adil untuk membandingkan dua buku yang fokusnya berlainan. Atau lebih adil untuk mengatakan saya lebih mampu untuk associate kefahaman dan kecenderungan saya dengan buku tersebut.

Kita fokus kepada yang zahir kerana terhijab daripada yang batin. Kita kira dengan memberi , resources kita akan berkurangan . Kita mengira kita penentu bukannya kita ini barang yang ditentukan.

Kita fokus kepada yang zahir kerana terhijab daripada yang batin. Kita kira dengan memberi , resources kita akan berkurangan . Kita mengira kita penentu bukannya kita ini barang yang ditentukan.

Buku Rich Brother, Rich Sister merupakan rakaman kehidupan, pemahaman , kesedaran serta peningkatan dalam memahami anasir-anasir kehidupan oleh dua beradik; seorang abang yang berjaya sebagai usahawan selepas menjadi tentera dalam perang Vietnam, dan seorang adik perempuan yang pemalu dan kemudiannya menjadi rahib , penganut buddha Tibet yang diberi nama Tenzin Kacho oleh Dalai Lama.

Kita fokus kepada yang zahir kerana terhijab daripada yang batin. Kita kira dengan memberi , resources kita akan berkurangan . Kita mengira kita penentu bukannya kita ini barang yang ditentukan.

Kedua-duanya melalui perjalanan kehidupan yang berbeza, walaupun kemudiannya menemui banyak persamaan dalam memahami anasir-anasir kehidupan. Mereka mempercayai peraturan hakiki yang mengatasi peraturan yang kelihatan. Saya cuba turunkan beberapa petikan yang dicatit oleh Robert di sana sini :

"I didn't want to go back to schools only to feel stupid again. I didn't want to go to church and be told I was a sinner and had to die before I could begin to live. I didn't want to be an employee of a company, allowing the business to tell me how much I made, whom I worked with, who was my boss, and whether or not I would be promoted.
I wanted to regain my power, the power to have my life on my terms, to find heaven on earth.
In Sunday School I learned that Noah endured a rainstorm for 40 days and 40 nights. I also learned that Moses wandered the desert for 40 years before he was delivered to the Promised Land. In 1974, I was hoping to find heaven on earth in 40 days, but I was also willing to wander for 40 years".(pg 106)

Emi mencatitkan tentang usaha memahami agama dan tradisi yang berbeza secara yang menarik:
"I've grown to appreciate people's faith in their chosen traditions, the effort they make to practice and study and to be good disciples. We have a long way to go in deepening tolerance and kindness for people of faiths other than our own. When we look down upon others or belittle them, it shows our intolerance and narrow perspective. This qoute from Dave Barry is sobering and sometimes true: "people who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them" (pg 117)

Robert membuat catitan tentang beratnya kesalahan berbohong:
"We all make mistakes" he continued. "We have all broken the rules. We all do stupid things and think we can get away with it. S0 making mistake and being stupid is not a crime. Being foolish is not a crime. Lying is" (pg 125)

Robert membuat catitan tentang beratnya kesalahan berbohong:
"We all make mistakes" he continued. "We have all broken the rules. We all do stupid things and think we can get away with it. S0 making mistake and being stupid is not a crime. Being foolish is not a crime. Lying is" (pg 125)

Robert membuat pengamatan:
"As time went on, I begin to wonder why so many people pretended to be saints but were really sinners. If the rules for good life were so easy to follow, why did so many people not follow them?. Some specific examples that have disturbed me:
We all know we should not lie.
.....if this is such a simple lesson to live life by, why do so many people lie?
We all know we should not commit adultery.
.....yet, why do so many people cheat on their spouses?
We know we should not kill.
..Yet governments spend so much time, technology, and money in the pursuit of building weapons to kill people.
We all know that we should love thy neighbor
....Yet why do so many people gossip behind their neighbor's back, stabbing them in the back with words?. Why do so many people spend so much time, creativity, and effort on the Internet to smear someone else?" (pg 126-127)

Sebahagian persoalan yang ditimbulkan Robert merupakan persoalan kepada kita juga (kita hanya mampu memahami melalui pertunjuk al-Quran, hadith dan hikmah hukama melalui huraian murabbi yang sebenar dengan rahmat Allah):

"I also noticed that humans struggled a lot within themselves. It seemed as if many people went to churches to genuinely pray for a better life, yet a better life eluded many of them. For e.g:
*Many people want to be rich, yet millions of spiritually rich remain financially poor
*Millions would like to be thinner and healthier, yet millions pray to lose weight only to gain more weight
*Millions pray for more love and happiness with their spouse or partner, yet some of the most vicious fights are with those you love the most
*Millions of families go to churches to set a moral example for their kids, yet some of the kids from religious families turn out to be the worst kids of all. (pg 127-128)

Emi pula merakamkan pengalaman perjalanan kerohanian Buddha-Tibet yang dialaminya; mungkin juga ada persamaan dengan pengalaman kita sendiri, sekiranya kita pernah tersentuh dengan pengalaman bersama golongan sebegini di kalangan ummah:

"While we deeply immerse ourselves in prayer, practice, study, conduct, and dicipline, we must be authentic in our personal journey. In my walks on the path, subtle deception of erroneous views shut me down. My smiling outer form held a sad frown inside. But as long as seeking approval held the upper hand over speaking up, a part of me would be forced into mental exile. The result is that my work and life appeared worthy and good, but there was a subtle corruption in my practice, and it was hurting me. We sometimes live a long time, compromised and captive to our flavor of delusion. External structures of religion, discipline, and work ethics provide guidelines for us, meant to enhance our relationships and ability to live in harmony with others. These we take up, and choose to abide by to help reflect and direct our inner motivations and directions.
But we need vigilance to correct and direct ourselves when we go off course. The course may be valid, but our interpretations and conduct may be flawed. We need skillful teachers and kind spiritual friends. (pg 137)

Kita boleh menjenguk kefahaman dua beradik ini melihat kematian, serta aspeknya yang mempengaruhi kehidupan. Robert mencatit:
I gained a great deep appreciation for the precious gift called life. Instead in fear of dying. I do my best to live a fearless life. I believe that one of the reasons I do not succumb to the fear of job security, fear of failing, fear of criticism, and fear of not having enough money, is because to me those fears are fears not worthy of dictating how I live my life. Rather than live in fear, I choose to live life with excitement, gratitude, and giving back, in exchange for the gift known as life (pg261)

Pada bahagian lain, dia mencatitkan:
I connect with the Sunday School lesson, "God helps those who help themselves". In my life I have found that the more I help others- and my self- the more miracles I have in my life

Dan juga;
I began to realize that the more I tried to kill my enemies, the harder they fought to live.


Emi pula mencatitkan:

As important as our wealth, our friends, our family, even our doctors are to us during our lives, the only thing that can help us in our final ours is a peaceful mind. And from my observations, as well as personal experience, graceful dying comes from graceful living. Graceful living is defined as a spiritual and ethical life, resolving our inner conflicts with ourselves and our other conflicts with others. Living well is the secret to dying well. (pg269)

Dan juga:
As it's true- as I have learned from my own journey- that it takes a basic level of wealth to maintain health and happiness. but money alone does not bring happiness, no matter the quantity.The pursuit of happiness without an ethical foundation is certain to change into the pursuit of unhappiness. Ethics and good will toward others compose the essential state of mind that will bring about happiness in this very life, and it is this state that is the real human treasure, the true wealth. We prepare for death by being mindful of how we live. (pg 271)

Agaknya menarik sekali cara Emi menyimpulkan persoalan menanti kematian:
Death will be a measure of how I lived and how I resolved the issues of my life- both internal and external. How empowering it is to know that we can shape our final moments by the way we shape our present ones. It's not that we should live our lives solely so that we may have peaceful deaths, but rather, know that if we desire a peaceful death, then we must live our lives accordingly.

Pendekatan yang diambil oleh kedua beradik ini adalah pendekatan yang praktikal. Kerana satu yang pasti dalam kehidupan kita ialah kematian, tentunya banyak pelajaran yang kita boleh pelajari dari kematian. Kematian bukanlah titik noktah yang terakhir, ianya adalah satu transition yang pasti kita lalui dalam perjalanan kita yang masih jauh.

Emi mencatitkan:
The strict , radical materialistic view believes that once we die, there is nothing left. According to that view, our mind is a chemical reaction contingent upon our body and stops when the body dies. But even from the materialist's view, you can see that phenomena continue on in changed forms. Just as water becomes ice and vapor, even our body components become dust and earth again; there is gross and subtle transformation of physical phenomena. (pg328)

Dalam kehidupan sebelum kematian ini, bukan sedikit daripada manusia yang mendakwa yang unsur-unsur dari dunia seumpama harta tidak membawa apa-apa makna, ada sebahagiannya memang mempunyai tahap pengalaman yang sedemikian, sehingga mereka melihat tanah dan emas dengan pandangan yang sama. Ada sebahagian pula yang berlagak tanpa menginsafi tahap pengalaman mereka; mereka memang tertipu dengan ungkapan perkataan yang benar tetapi kebenaran itu bukan untuk pengalaman tahap mereka.

Emi membuat pengamatan peribadinya ketika berdepan dengan kanser:
While I do think it is possible in rare cases for someone's cancer to disappear perhaps with assistance of sincere prayers, I would not want to experiment with that on my self. Additionally , I don't think I would have a calm mind at all if I knew sickness was progressing and did not seek help (pg 309).

Emi menyatakan kesedarannya tentang kepentingan harta:
It took getting cancer to wake me up to the reality that money is useful, not just for nice things in life, but for the basics like health and wellness. It showed how my physical life constantly informed my emotional, mental and spiritual life. What I do not pay attention to is going to manifest one way or another. (pg235)

Robert pula menyatakan kehairanannya:
While I did want to be rich, I was really curious about this subject of money. I truly wanted to know why people were rich and so many were poor. I wanted to know why people like my dad claimed to be not interested in money, yet spent his life working for it and complaining that he never had enough of it. I wanted to know why churches spoke out against the love of money and then pleaded with their congregations to put more money in the offering plate (pg 230)

Bagi Robert sebahagian manusia begitu taksub dengan wang sehingga ke peringkat pemujaan, walaupun secara zahirnya mereka menzahirkan yang kekayaan itu sesuatu yang menjijikan:
Spiritually, I did not want to worship or be a slave to money. That point was crystal clear because my parents had had friends who saved, saved and saved. They had tons of money, yet they lived frugally, below their means, claiming that money was the root of all evil. To me, this attitude was making money the god they worshiped- or fear. (pg160)

Robert menyatakan kefahamannya tentang keterbatasan matawang kertas:
Very few people know that the rules of the money changed in 1971. That year, President Nixon took the U.S dollar off the gold standard. The dollar replaced gold- which is money made by God - with man-made money, which is also known as fiat money, or money that is not based on physical commodity. in 1971, the dollar became a currency, and it was no longer money. The word currency comes from the word "current". A currency like a river current or an electrical current, needs to be moving. This is why parking your money in a bank or in a mutual fund reduces your wealth. Your wealth declines because your money is not moving. Sitting in an account, your money is moving for your banker, financial advisor , investment bankers, and mutual fund companies- but not for you. (pg 338)

Kita kagum dengan kedalaman pengamatan yang ada pada dua beradik ini dalam banyak perkara, walaupun kita mungkin mempunyai fahaman yang berbeza. Apabila Robert berbincang tentang Tuhan, kita terasa sangat yang betapa besarnya nikmat Iman dan Islam yang ada pada kita; kerana bagaimana gigihpun usaha manusia untuk memahami Kebenaran, mereka hanya mampu sampai di pinggiran Kebenaran sekira mereka tidak dirahmati oleh hidayah dan taufiq daripada Tuhan. (Saya teringat pada komen yang pernah saya baca dalam majalah Arabia pada awal 1980'an: seorang pengeritik kepada konsep Islamization Of Knowledge berhujjah yang memang terdapat banyak persamaan [over-lapping] pada perkara-perkara periphery dalam ajaran tamaddun-tamaddun yang berbeza, yang diibaratkan macam sabut [husk] pada buahan, tetapi inti dalam [lubbun] setiap tamaddun itu berbeza. Bahagian sabut setiap ajaran dalam tamaddun agama memang mengajar kebaikan dan kejernihan jiwa, tetapi inti pati ajaran Islam yang intrinsic adalah Tauhid pada setiap peringkatnya, dan sebahagian besar agama lainnya adalah syirik)

Robert membuat kenyataan yang sangat menarik:
We all know people who believe in God but do not trust in God. This may be why so many people will cling to boring jobs, low pay, bad people, dead marriages, or toxic environments. As I've said before, "people want to go to heaven, but they do not want to die".Many prefer to hang on to something familiar, rather than let go and let God take them to their next destination. There are many who believe in God, but do not trust in God (pg 216)

Robert tidak dapat menerima Keesaan Tuhan berdasarkan hujjah yang alam ini penuh dengan elemen yang bertentangan.
This generalized principle states that unity is not "one". Instead , "one" cannot exist. unity is at a minimum, two -meaning two or more. This principle is significant because the concept of only one God violates this generalized principle. This principle explains why there are arguments and wars. Whenever we think there is only one way, one answer, or one solution, the principle is violated and peace is disturbed. I remember as a kid in church, cringing every time I heard the preacher say, "There is only one God and only one way to God, and that way is through our church and our religion". Even as a kid I knew that statements like this were fighting words, As a kid, I wondered why there couldn't be more than one way to God. When a religion claims to follow the one and only true God, that religion is cruising for a fight. Or if they propose there is only one path to God, they again inviting a challenge- a fight. Today, we are still at war over who is following the one and only God. When I visited Jerusalem, the Holy City, Christians were in conflict with other Christians. They do not need Muslims or Jews to have a fight. Taking this principle further, man could not exist if woman did not exist. We would not up without down, in without out, black without black,fast without slow, positive without negative, right without wrong, or heaven without hell. In politics, we will always have, at minimum, two party system. We will always have liberals as long as there are conservatives. When dreamers wish for one-world government, I know they don't understand this generalized principle. (pg220)

Sedangkan sekiranya Robert terdedah kepada peradaban Taoism, (apa lagi Islam), beliau akan mendapati huraian tentang perbezaan pada tahap 'Yin-Yang'-nya pada segala fenomena kehidupan, tetapi Tao itu sendiri adalah suatu yang tidak boleh dibahagi, tidak mampu diberi takrifan yang sebenarnya dan tidak pernah berubah-ubah. Manifestasi Tao yang tunggal itu adalah pada fenomena Yin-Yang yang bertentangan itu. Pertentangan Yin-Yang membentuk keseimbangan itulah petunjuk kepada ketunggalan Tao.

Sekiranya Tuhan itu berbilang-bilang, sudah tentu hampalah Unified Field Theory yang diidam-idam itu. Masing-masing 'tuhan' mempunyai peraturan dan ketetapan yang bukan lagi bertentangan tetapi bercelaru dan akan 'cancel' keupayaan 'tuhan-tuhan' yang lain, bukan setakat fenomena perimbangan. tetapi kecelaruan. Ada perkara dan nilai yang baik pada satu tuhan, tetapi buruk pada tuhan yang lain. Masing-masing tuhan ada syurga dan nerakanya......

Adapun pertelingkahan manusia, sejarah mencatitkan bukan sedikit peperangan bukan terdorong oleh kepercayaan kepada tuhan dan kebenaran, tetapi terdorong oleh ketamakan, kemarahan, kesombongan dan lain-lain sifat buruk manusia. Tamaddun yang mempunyai banyak dewa atau tuhan-tuhan kecil juga tidak kalah kuat peperangannya. Fahaman kominis atheism juga tidak pula sunyi dari konflik dalaman dan peperangan , antara lain mahu memaksa fahamannya ke atas manusia lain. Tamaddun barat yang mengagungkan 'Unity bersadurkan Trinity juga penuh dengan sejarah penaklukan dan kekerasan terutama dengan bangsa lain yang dianggap mereka sebagai 'white men's burden".

Lagipun dalam tamaddun yang mempunyai belbagai tuhan, ratusan dewa juga telah berlaku peperangan, kezaliman dan penindasan. Masing-masing kelompok dalam peradaban yang satu, pada masa yang sama, serta mempunyai tuhan sembahan mereka yang berbeza-beza telah berperang, bahkan mereka percaya dewa-dewa sembahan mereka juga terlibat dalam konflik dan peperangan.

Peperangan ada masanya tidak dapat dielakkan, yang pentingnya apa yang menjadi tujuan peperangan, apa yang dibolehkan serta ditegahkan ketika perang dan apa yang menjadi natijah selepas perang. Buku Karen Amstrong "The Holy War" adalah tulisan non-muslim semasa yang boleh dimanafaatkan untuk memahami konsep Peperangan Agama. Robert sendiri menulis: "While most fights are best avoided, there are some worth fighting" (pg292)

Lagipun apabila dianggap ada tuhan yang melebihi satu, maka apa makna Ketuhanan lagi ?, Bukankah Ketuhanan diertikan : "suatu zat yang wajib disembah, semua yang lain memerlukan-Nya, sedangkan Dia tidak memerlukan yang lain". Tuhan mempunyai sifat-sifat yang maha sempurna, tiada bandingan dan tiada lawan, kuasa-Nya mutlak dan tidak terbatas. Maka apabila banyak tuhan-tuhan, sudah tentu kuasa tuhan-tuhan itu ada batasannya dan 'limit'nya. Sekiranya begitu, bagaimana boleh kita bertawakal sepenuhnya kepada tuhan yang tidak mempunyai kuasa sepenuhnya?

Alhamdulillah di atas nikmat Iman dan Islam, kedua-duanya merupakan sebesar-besat anugerah!

Sukalah saya petik perkataan yang saya sukai dari buku ini:
1-Menerima kritikan:
"Sucessful people are criticized. Unsuccessful people are not". (pg221)

2-Perspektif tentang orang tua:
"During hunter-gatherer times and through the Agrarian and industrial Age, we learned to respect our elders because they held a lifetime of experience. For thousands of years, age was respected, age was an assst. age meant wisdom . today being old is a liability, a sign of obsolescence. People of my generation say: :fifty is now the new forty". It can also be said that mentally and professionally, "thirty-five is the new sixty-five" (pg227)

3-Memanafaatkan Duit:
"Giving money can be a full-time job. Just as making money and investing money creates unique challenges, giving money back comes with its own set of challenges. There are an art and science to charitable giving.(pg 247)

4. Hubungan bermasaalah dgn yang lain:
"If you have a bad relationship, it's tough to make the space for good relationship. Sometimes you have to let go, even if you love the person, so you both can move on" (pg298)
"The couples remain together in their loneliness. It seems as if their marriage is simply two bodies living together, waiting "till death do they part". (pg289)

5. Niat mengepalai perbuatan:
"Sometimes our actions may appear good to others, but in fact the motivation is self-serving and may be filled with negative intent to deceive or harm others. At other times, our cation may appear harmful but in fact have the intent and result of benefiting others, as when a parent or mentor is disciplining us. And sometimes even when our intentions are good, we don't get the desired effect" (pg315). [Rupanya perkataan "sengsara' /samsara adalah istilah kerohanian dalam bahasa sanskrit. Ianya merujuk kepada keadaan manusia sebelum mencapai pencerahan kerohanian (enlightment), yakni keupayaan memahami hakikat kewujudan. (pg 317)]

6. Jiwa kita tertarik kepada jiwa yang mempunyai kecenderungan yang sama:
"We gravitate toward and attract people who are likeminded, and it compound the situation, for not only do we feel right about we do, our circle of associations justify it and encourage our behaviour. Those mental attitudes become our worldview. Our actions, posotive and negative, continually influence us" (pg 319)

7.Kesilapan kita di dalam kehidupan:
"In the real world, the smartest people are people who make mistakes and learn from their mistakes. In school, the smartest people are those who do not make mistakes. My poor dad- a smart man and great teacher- lost everything when he left the school system. Although a smart man academically, he wasn't prepared for real world, a world that does not care what your grade point average is. He did not know how to make mistakes and grow richer. (pg346)

8. Keraguan terhadap mereka yang berpenonjolan agama:
"Whenever a person leads with their faith, I become very suspicious. When I hear those words, I know the changes for losing money or winding up in a bad relationship are pretty good. Just because someone is a good Christian, Jew, Muslim, Buddhist, or whatever faith does not mean they are honest, thrustworthy, or competent in business" (pg 347)

9-Berkata Benar Walaupun Sukar:
"We are our words. in the ideal world, we all know we should tell the truth, keep our word, and not make promises we cannot keep. In real world, lying often takes less courage than telling the truth face to face.It is easy not to keep our words, and it is easy not to keep our agreements. All these events detact from our spiritual financial power" (pg349)

10-Memberi untuk Menerima:
*Work for free. The more I work for free, the more money I make, The more you need anything, like love or money, the less you will have.
*The more I give, the more I receive, but not instantly
*Truth is harder than lying, but the more I move toward truth, the less I have to lie.
*Our soul has a price. For many people, that price is too low.
*The more I teach, the more I learn
*If I want higher-quality spiritual friends and family, I need to increase my own spirituality.
(pg 302)

[Saya teringat apa yang dicatit oleh Maulana Zakariyya al-Kandahlawi yang mengatakan di kalangan sahabat apabila mereka memberi sedeqah atau bantuan, mereka tidak meminta balasan sehingga mereka tidak akan meminta yang menerima bantuan mereka itu untuk berdoa bagi mereka, begitu sekali mereka menjaga niat mereka]

Akhirnya buku ini banyak memperingatkan kita tentang nilai-nilai yang perlu ada di dalam kehidupan dalam contoh-contoh praktikal semasa, walaupun ada tempat-tempat yang pengamatan mereka tersimpang dari kebenaran yang kita pegang. Begitupun pengajaran daripada hadith-hadith dalam kitab seumpama Riyadu as-Solihin atau perbincangan di dalam kitab-kitab seumpama Ihya bagi Imam Hujjatu al-Islam al-Ghazali jauh lebih jauh jangkauannya daripada apa yang disebut dalam buku ini.

Alhamdulillah di atas segala nikmat.

beberapa ayat dari surah al-Hujurat, ayat 6

http://muqabalah2009.blogspot.com/2010/05/telahan-unta-kafilah-apa-tidakan-kita.html

sekiranya kita amalkan perentah dan pesanan Allah dalam surah ini, kita akan selamat 10 kali ganda dari apa yang kita sedang berada sekarang ini. Banyak tenaga kita akan dapat kita gunakan untuk maju ke depan, bukan untuk bergeseran sesama sendiri. Sedangkan sekarang ini banyak tenaga bahkan fokus kitapun tertumpu untuk mengatasi permasalahan sesama sindiri. Alangkah malangnya nasib kita.


Dalam ayat 6 Allah menyebut yang lebih kurang maksudnya:

Wahai orang yang beriman sekiranya datang kepada kamu seorang fasiq dengan sesuatu berita, maka kamu telitikan dahulu, bagi mengelak dari kamu bertindak ke atas sesuatu kaum dengan secara jahil, maka nanti kamu akan menyesal atas apa yang telah kamu lakukan.



Dalam ayat 9-11 pula Allah memperingatkan kita:

Dan sekiranya dua kelompok dari orang Islam berperang, maka islahkan antara keduanya, Dan sekiranya melampaui salah satu kelompok atas yang satu lagi, maka perangilah kelompok yang melampaui itu sehingga ianya kembali mengikut perentah Allah, maka sekiranya ia kembali(mengikut perentah Allah), maka islahkanlah antara keduanya dengan adil , dan bertindaklah secara sewajarnya. Sesungguhnya Allah menyukai orang-orang yang bertindak secara sewajarnya.
Sesungguhnya orang-orang mukmin adalah bersaudara, maka islahkan antara dua orang saudara kamu, dan bertaqwalah kepada Allah, mudah-mudahan kamu mendapar rahmat.
Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, janganlah lelaki daripada sesuatu kaum (kelompok) merendah-rendahkan lelaki dari kelompok yang lain, mungkin sahaja mereka yang direndahkan itu lebih baik daripada mereka dan jangan perempuan (daripada sesuatu kelompok itu merendahkan) perempuan (daripada kelompok yang lain), mungkin sahaja mereka (perempuan yang direndahkan) itu lebih baik daripada mereka (pula). Jnaganlah kamu mencela antara kamu dan jangan melabelkan antara kamu dengan gelaran-gelaran (buruk yang tertentu), seburuk-buruk nama ialah kefasiqan sesudah keimanan. Dan sesiapa yang tiada bertaubat (daripada sikap dan perbuatan sebegini), maka mereka adalah golongan orang-orang yang zalim.
Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, jauhilah kebanyakan daripada sangka-buruk (sesama Islam), sesungguhnya sebahagian daripada sangkaan itu (perbuatan) dosa. Dan janganlah mengintai-intai (keaiban dan rahsia orang lain), dan janganlah kamu mengumpat sebahagian kamu terhadap sebahagian yang lain. Adakah terdapat salah seorang kamu yang suka memakan daging saudaranya yang sudah menjadi mayat?. Maka tentunya kamu membencinya. Dan bertaqwalah kepada Allah. Sesungguhnya Allah Penerima taubat lagi Penyayang.

Begitulah yang diajar oleh Allah dan Rasul-Nya kepada kita. Kita utamakan usaha perdamaian sesama sendiri walaupun selepas berlakunya 'peperangan' dan pencabulan. Kita masih mengaku saudara terhadap golongan yang 'menyerang' kita secara melampaui batasan, kita harapkan mereka kembali kepada ketetapan-ketepan yang ditentukan oleh Allah dan Rasul-Nya.