The idea of writing this post suddenly popped out to mind when I came back from Friday prayer last week. Watching the situation in the mosque during the 'khutbah' was really a deja vu experience.
To my left, from 5 people, 3 of them were dozing off. Heads can be seen going up and down frequently.
To my right, children were talking loudly,some of them were poking each other. Looking down across the hallway to the outside compound,my sight rests upon groups of teenagers and adults and even senior citizens having conversations while relaxing on benches and on their respective motorcycles.
Well, for your information,this is what really happens every week. The loud voice of the khatib (preacher) seems to only become the background music for all these activities. A lot of people just doesn't seem to care about it. Don't know who to blame. But for me , it;s the imams and and the system itself that need to uphold the utmost responsbility.
Sometimes in our life,we came upon a branching road.There are choices that we had to make.And these choices will determine who we are and what we do in the future.
People say that we you came across options that were really hard to choose, you should always ask God for guidance. "Istikharah je la". Yes,its true that solat istikharah is really important in making the right choices.
But,people tend to miss another critical element which is musyawarah.It's about asking people who really knows more.Researching, analysing what's important,what we need,what's our priority and rationalising ourselves to make the right choice. At the end of the day,we ourself will make the choice.God will not change someone's fate but the person himself will transform his life.
To tell you the truth,I am in this situation right at this moment. And I really needed COMMENTS,SUGGESTIONS,FEEDBACK to help me in this confusion.
HERE'S MY CASE
Ok, right now, I got two offer, namely UIAM Pre-Med Foundation and the other one is International Baccalaureate at Kolej Mara Banting under Mara Scholarship (Medic). Let's see the it.
People say that we you came across options that were really hard to choose, you should always ask God for guidance. "Istikharah je la". Yes,its true that solat istikharah is really important in making the right choices.
But,people tend to miss another critical element which is musyawarah.It's about asking people who really knows more.Researching, analysing what's important,what we need,what's our priority and rationalising ourselves to make the right choice. At the end of the day,we ourself will make the choice.God will not change someone's fate but the person himself will transform his life.
To tell you the truth,I am in this situation right at this moment. And I really needed COMMENTS,SUGGESTIONS,FEEDBACK to help me in this confusion.
HERE'S MY CASE
Ok, right now, I got two offer, namely UIAM Pre-Med Foundation and the other one is International Baccalaureate at Kolej Mara Banting under Mara Scholarship (Medic). Let's see the it.
OK. This is maybe the hottest topic in the teenagers world. Love. A phenomenon triggered by the adequate level of hormones such as testosterone, estrogen, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, oxytocin, and vasopressin in our brain. Testosterone is responsible for sexual behaviour,while Dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin is for the early phase of attraction, and lastly Oxytocin and vasopressin is linked to bonding and creation of long term relationship.
But we know that these scientific facts had a long way to go before they can define love properly.As John Bancroft, emeritus director of the Kinsey Institute in Bloomington, Ind said : "We have only a very limited understanding of what romance is in a scientific sense,"
It's a very subjective matter. And one thing we know is that it can hit
anybody,whether we want it or not.Once we're in love,the world changed,sleep and food seems very insignificant, the images of the person is anywhere, and we can't get it out of our mind.And I myself had alot of experiences being hit by the arrow of cupid.
But we know that these scientific facts had a long way to go before they can define love properly.As John Bancroft, emeritus director of the Kinsey Institute in Bloomington, Ind said : "We have only a very limited understanding of what romance is in a scientific sense,"
It's a very subjective matter. And one thing we know is that it can hit
anybody,whether we want it or not.Once we're in love,the world changed,sleep and food seems very insignificant, the images of the person is anywhere, and we can't get it out of our mind.And I myself had alot of experiences being hit by the arrow of cupid.
Marah.Sedih.Kecewa.Keliru.Terpanggil.
Perasaan bercampur baur seusai menatap berita kematian Osama Bin Laden.
Sedih apabila melihat salah seorang saudara terbunuh,marah melihat reaksi pemimpin-pemimpin dunia,keliru apabila menerima pelbagai maklumat di FB mengatakan kematian Osama itu palsu dan pelbagai teori konspirasi, dan yang paling penting kecewa dengan sikap segelintir daripada umat Islam. Maka hari ini, saya terpanggil untuk men'express'kan pandangan saya berkenaan isu ini. To tell you the truth , what hurts me the most was seeing how certain groups of Muslims mourned his death and elevate his level as a martyr or a mujahid. Maybe this will sound controversial , tapi kata saya : that's a BIG MISTAKE. Why?
Perasaan bercampur baur seusai menatap berita kematian Osama Bin Laden.
Sedih apabila melihat salah seorang saudara terbunuh,marah melihat reaksi pemimpin-pemimpin dunia,keliru apabila menerima pelbagai maklumat di FB mengatakan kematian Osama itu palsu dan pelbagai teori konspirasi, dan yang paling penting kecewa dengan sikap segelintir daripada umat Islam. Maka hari ini, saya terpanggil untuk men'express'kan pandangan saya berkenaan isu ini. To tell you the truth , what hurts me the most was seeing how certain groups of Muslims mourned his death and elevate his level as a martyr or a mujahid. Maybe this will sound controversial , tapi kata saya : that's a BIG MISTAKE. Why?
I spend at least 2 hours a day on Facebook these days. I don't know if I am categorised as a facebook-addict or not but the most important reason that I press the login button frequently is because for me FB had become a useful tool to catch up with the latest news. It's like the news portal of the whole teenage world, anything can be found here,ranging from important dates for post-SPMmers to breaking news around the world. But that's not what I want to say today.
THE REAL DEAL
Have you ever been linked to some pictures or videos or even a FB profile that contains offensive material to Islam? (Remember Jasmine Selalu Hepi?). Really sad to see how people's ignorant about Islam made them to slanderously insult Islam without any knowledge. What do they feel if someone insult their own religion?
THE REAL DEAL
Have you ever been linked to some pictures or videos or even a FB profile that contains offensive material to Islam? (Remember Jasmine Selalu Hepi?). Really sad to see how people's ignorant about Islam made them to slanderously insult Islam without any knowledge. What do they feel if someone insult their own religion?
Assalamualaikum w.b.t dan Salam Pembaharuan.
Penulis yakin dan percaya anda semua pernah melalui salah satu atau lebih daripada situasi berikut:
SITUASI 1
Di Laman Sosial seperti FB, :
- Seseorang mengepost gambar menunjukkannya bersama pasangannya tanpa ikatan perkahwinan yang sah keluar "dating" dan menayang posing2 mesra mereka berdua. Di bawahnya, sekumpulan manusia sibuk menulis komen memuji-muji " sweetness" pasangan tersebut.: bagai pinang dibelah dua..,waa..sweetnye, semoga berbahagia la..haha,. Bangga menyelubungi.
- Status ditulis. Berkisar tentang dirinya yang baru putus cinta. Di bawahnya juga sekumpulan manusia memberi kata-kata semangat. Kononnya, kumbang bukan seekor,bunga bukan sekuntum."Open up urself,there will be other person that will care for you better than him."
- Gambar lagi. Namun yang berbezanya kali ini bukan berdua. Segenap daerah tubuh yang menggiurkan ditayang tanpa rasa malu, bertudung,tidak bertudung, apa sahaja. Pelbagai kata berbaur kekaguman dan pujian berselirat di ruangan komentar.
Penulis yakin dan percaya anda semua pernah melalui salah satu atau lebih daripada situasi berikut:
SITUASI 1
Di Laman Sosial seperti FB, :
- Seseorang mengepost gambar menunjukkannya bersama pasangannya tanpa ikatan perkahwinan yang sah keluar "dating" dan menayang posing2 mesra mereka berdua. Di bawahnya, sekumpulan manusia sibuk menulis komen memuji-muji " sweetness" pasangan tersebut.: bagai pinang dibelah dua..,waa..sweetnye, semoga berbahagia la..haha,. Bangga menyelubungi.
- Status ditulis. Berkisar tentang dirinya yang baru putus cinta. Di bawahnya juga sekumpulan manusia memberi kata-kata semangat. Kononnya, kumbang bukan seekor,bunga bukan sekuntum."Open up urself,there will be other person that will care for you better than him."
- Gambar lagi. Namun yang berbezanya kali ini bukan berdua. Segenap daerah tubuh yang menggiurkan ditayang tanpa rasa malu, bertudung,tidak bertudung, apa sahaja. Pelbagai kata berbaur kekaguman dan pujian berselirat di ruangan komentar.
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