Maher Zain Live in Concert 2011

Alhamdulillah, I've been waiting for this for quite some time and last night it become true. The first and the best concert I've ever attend, yet!

The rainy night of February 25th, 2011 witnessed Melawati Stadium filled with more than 7000 people for Maher Zain Live in Concert. My seat was actually very far left which will let me see nothing but the stage. Thanks to Adib's friend, Azfar who offered to take my ticket and giving his guest tickets to us. The seats happens to be at the centre of the third floor. Even though it's quite far, we can see everything! :D

Adib, my date :)

The MCs, Farahdiba and 'the guy' I'm not sure what's his name (sorry!) opened the night reminding all the audience that we are doing this for Allah's redha. The concert was started by energetic performance by Inteam which also the people responsible on bringing Maher Zain and friends for this event. Then Irfan Makki who originates from Pakistan but now lives in Canada performs three songs: Mother, Waiting for The Call and a wedding song (I forgot the title). Despite the great performances, everybody can't hide their eagerness for the man of the show. Not long after he appears singing Allahuakbar. It was a nice choice for an opener.

Inteam

Songs from were then sung for the next 1 hour, and everybody seems to be enjoying their selves. I realized everytime he is about to sing a song, he'll say bismillah. And a lot of mashaAllah and alhamdulillah along the concert. What a good example.

Fadly, the vocalis of Padi band (Indonesia) made an appearance featuring in InshaAllah song (Malaysia/Indonesia? version). Then the stage was joined by Mesut Kurtis and five children to sing Never Forget. They were very cute :)

Maher Zain rest for a while to give a chance for Mesut Kurtis to perform three songs. I realized this Turkish singer was bless with a very manly voice, and many of his songs are traditional zikir and solawat which I think suits him really well. One worth a mention is Burdah.

Maher Zain - The closest shot of him from my seat

Maher Zain came back to stage singing Allahi Allah Kiya Karo with Irfan Makki. He then surprises us with his new song which he just wrote exactly a week and a half ago. Freedom, inspired by the struggle of Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen and neighboring countries which started in the past few months succeed in bringing the message to the audiences.

Announcing his last song InshaAllah in the Malay Version, everybody cheered but at the same time feeling very sad to know it's ending.
After the song ends, he said "Unfortunately that was really my last song." Everybody seems dissappointed.
Then he said indifferently, "Okay, everybody is tired, lets go home." That made us laugh.
"One more song?"
We said, "Yesssssss...!" More than anything!
"InsyaAllah... next year!" he laughs.

He looked at us and with a big smile on his face he said, "Okay two more songs! What do you want me to sing?"
We were so happy, some screamed out their favorite songs. For The Rest of My Life was the most screamed by the crowd.
"What about I sing Freedom first, and then The Rest of My Life, okay?", he offered.
We were euphoric. He then asked us to open our cellphone's light and wave it in the air. Everyone did it and the scene was like the night sky filled with dancing stars. It lits up the atmosphere.
As Maher Zain sings The Rest of My Life, the stadium echoed with the voices of the fans singing along.

Seeing the great respond from the crowd, he offers to sing InshaAllah once again, this time the English version. We sang along, feeling very satisfied and amused by this amazing night. MashaAllah.

Before excusing himself, Maher Zain thanks everybody who had contributed to realize the concert, giving credits to the percussions group and back-up singers, and to all the audiences for great support.

It ends at 12am and I went home with a big smile. Alhamdulillah :D


-IMAN NAILAH 2011-

My First Ice Skating Experience!

When you fall, get up.

Don't be afraid to take another step further. Don't think about falling again, but the progress you are making.


That's what I learnt from my first ice skating experience.

Without any expectation, I put on the skate shoes and feeling all excited. I think I can do it.

The first time I step on the ice, a feeling showered all over me. Without thinking I just do what other people there are doing, but they are all experts, or at least novice. I am a beginner.

Without no thoretical knowledge at all. Yes, I never got interested on anything that's using balance or even played with rollerblade. I suck at this.

I recall the first and only time I put on a rollerblade. I end up holding on fences along the time. I was about 13.

Looking back at my "practices", I guess this one is gonna take time. Mostly courage.

At about the third step on the ice range, I taste the coldness of the ice. Ooh, this is why they made us wear gloves. It's not protecting us when we are skating, it's protecting us when we fall. The ice can really hurt your palm, especially when you fall like me.


Not long after that I taste all positions of falling while skating. Well, I'm not even skating. I'm like a child learning how to walk.

Because of too many times falling, some nice people came to me and offered help. A very sincere looking guy suddenly appear out of no where and ask, "Do you need help?" and with mixed feelings of embarrassment and overwhelm, I refused so immediately that not long after I'm afraid I was being rude. But I guess some ego was playing part in it.

Then a girl said hi and offered to skate together. She was aware that besides her I was the only adult girl there. She asked if I came here alone, seeing me skating alone most of the time. And obviously this is my first. In my thought she must been doing this for a long time but impressively this was only her second! We skated and talked for a while and then I realize I can't focus on balance while chatting (after I almost fall a few times and made her my holding pole) so I said she better go first so I won't held her back. She said it's her pleasure and left me to my brother Adib.


After a dozen times of "The Great Fall", I eventually learnt how to prevent myself from falling. I can stand by my own! Alhamdulillah! Hurray!! Then it progress with steps, then I saw myself gliding a little bit. So happy :)


My legs hurt so much that I know it's enough for now. Getting out of the range, I wave goodbye to the girl name Nurul. She waved back and smile. It was brief but sweet.

Dozens of falls, couple of bruises, three rounds, and a new friend. Perfect :)

I'm definitely gonna get down to that skating range again wearing the skating shoes and gloves. Soon!


-IMAN NAILAH 2011-

Pesan Buat Sahabat

Wahai sahabatku,

Sedang perpisahan mengaburi kita dengan airmata, pujuklah hati untuk mengerti erti di sebalik datang dan pergi. Supaya belajar mengenali dan menghargai.

Kerana dulu aku belum kenal, pandangan selalu kosong dan tak bersulam sapa. Bila kamu menyebut namaku dan tanganmu menjabat erat tanganku, kau menanam benih di hatiku. Baru sepurnama ia tumbuh dan mekar, lantas hari-hariku jadi lebih berwarna.

Penitian ruang lelah dan penantian sudah di hujung jalan. Syukur ditutur, sujud dimaksud, bahagia berbunga.

Berpaling bukan bermaksud berundur, tapi menatap agar rindu tak jadi sendu dan sayu tak terbuku.

Sebelum angin menghembus hilang jejakku di sini, sempatkanlah menyantap hidangan pesan yang mungkin kelihatan tak menambat seleramu, tapi jadikanlah ia seperti ubat yang akan menguatkan langkahmu.

Kenyataannya Makassar mengajar kita cara untuk menghadapi hidup. Maka sahabatku:

1. Jangkakan yang tidak kau jangkakan.

Mungkin Makassar adalah tempat paling tepat untuk mengajarmu tentang ini. Tak ada yang mustahil, oleh itu persiapkan dirimu dengan apa saja kemungkinan.

2. Bawalah dirimu ke dalam dunia mereka, jangan bawa duniamu dalam diri mereka.

Masuk kandang kambing, mengembek, masuk kandang kerbau menguak. Janganlah terlalu taksub dengan budaya sendiri. Apalah guna kita merantau ke tempat orang kalau tidak untuk menjadi lebih terbuka. Tapi jadilah pula seperti ikan di lautan yang masin, isinya tetap manis.

3. Tak kenal maka tak cinta, sudah kenal jangan membenci.

Seperti setiap insan, punya kelebihan dan kelemahan masing-masing. Kenapa bila terlihat satu dua buruknya, kita terus melabel seluruh bangsanya. Dengan itu kita sama saja, bersikap pilih bulu dan perkauman. Cerminlah diri sebelum mengutuk dan membenci. Betapa banyaknya kebaikan mereka yang belum pernah kita hargai.

4. Kita dijemur matahari, bukan diselimuti salji.

Kita diletakkan di sebuah negara yang masih bergelut dengan kemiskinan dan kesusahan, seharusnya mengajar kita untuk lebih bersyukur. Jujur saja, antara sebab kita sangat 'homesick' adalah kerana kurangnya kemudahan dan hiburan yang banyak di negara kita.

5. Buruan kita bukan hanya sekeping ijazah.

Tetapkanlah tujuanmu. 5 tahun bukan masa yang singkat. Sedarkah kalian ini adalah peluang terakhirmu untuk menikmati hidup? Kau mahu cinta? Sahabat? Ilmu kepimpinan? Semuanya ada, tapi kematanganmu yang akan menentukan hasil buruanmu nanti. Peluang terakhir. Jangan sia-siakan.

6. Dan ingatlah yang paling utama, berpeganglah dengan tali Allah s.a.w.

Dia tak akan membiarkan kita, sang mujahid yang memburu ilmu di bumi orang.

Aku tak sempurna dan dari tempat inilah aku pelajari semua. Berbahagialah bila anda pulang bukan hanya dengan sekeping ijazah, tapi dengan seguni ma'rifah. Alhamdulillah.

-IMAN NAILAH 2011-

Monolog Hati yang Berkelana

Pemandangan di samping rumah Pak Desa, di tempat aku sering mencurah rasa di catatan harian

Subuh yang dihias bunyian unggas membelai hatiku yang kesepian. Sendiri dalam jiwa biar ditemai 12 lagi teman posko yang ceria dan mesra, sering berjaya mencuit hatiku. Keletah setiap satu dari mereka membuktikan ragam manusia memang menjadi perencah dunia bagai rempah ratusan yang memeriahkan rasa, dan bagai bunga pelbagai warna yang mengindah panorama. Tapi siapkah aku mencicip rempah yang pedas? Atau memetik bunga berduri?

Inilah hakikat insani.

Hadirnya aku di desa ini adalah melangkah ke kota baru. Tetapnya aku di sini adalah cabaran penuh berliku. Rupanya menetap tiu lebih susah dari terus berubah. Kerana insan di sekitarku berbeza, andai aku tak teguh, aku akan hanyut bersamanya. Kota ini ibarat sarang labah-labah, andai aku baik dengan tuannya, mudahlah aku berkelana. Hubungan yang rapuh bisa mengorbankan diri sendiri.

Persoalannya, kuatkah aku mengharung badai hati sekencang angin di pinggiran bendang? Badai sering mendorongku ke kebun lalai dan alpa yang nantinya memerangkapku di jerat cinta. Berbaur dengan teman bukan muhrim cukup menguji.

Tujuh minggu tinggal serumah, tegakah imanku?

Auratmu yang cuma membenarkan wajah dan pergelangan tangan diperlihatkan, mampukah dipelihara?

Ikhtilat dan pergaulan makin biasa menjelang seminggu bersama, relakah meroboh segala tembok maluku?

Sabar! Di sinilah perisai jiwaku teruji, dengan segala kepayahan dan keganjilan yang belum pernah kulalui, tahankah amarahku?

Zahirnya KKN cuma sekadar berprogram dan beraktiviti si desa-desa, tapi batinku yang teruji. Payahnya menjaga hati dan iman, apalagi kepunyaan teman-temanku...

Wahai diri, janganlah berfikir amanahku cuma hatiku, tapi hati-hati yang kekeosongan di poskoku harus juga aku kenal pasti. Bagai perut yang kosong tak diisi makanan, pasti bakal pedih. Mata kail yang sering dilempar ke dalam parit pasti mengait sampah.

Akulah doktornya. Aku harus menjadi doktor jasmani dan rohani. Mengambil berat pada yang kurang gizi dan yang kurang mengaji. Memberi nasihat kepada pasien berlebihan berat badan dan pasien berlebihan hiburan. Memberi ubat kepada yang sakit kaki dan yang sakit hati. Tapi jelas, tak mudah menjadi doktor ini. Perlu peringatan dan pegangan, itulah Al-Quran dan As-Sunnah. Juga teman yang sering mengingatkan, yang menarikku saat ku hanyut, yang memapahku saat ku lelah.

Wahai diri, usahamu tak bererti bila ia bukan dari hati dan hasilnya tak dihargai bila usahamu bagai menyepak pasir di jalanan....

(Monolog ini ditulis sewaktu berperang dengan godaan nafsu dan kelelahan iman, semoga dapat menjadi peringatan buat yang bakal berkelana di kemudian hari...)

2nd Day - Bandung All The Way!

Assalamualaikum, from Jakarta once again!

Last night I slept at 4am and only got about one hour sleep. Woke up at 5.17am, I perform Subuh prayer, and then hurrying for our 6.15am express train to Bandung. There's two classes to choose from; business and executive class. We took the executive class of Argo Gede train for Rp45,000 per person, providing air-conditioned space and some bakery for complement. The three hours journey brought my sister and I on a chat in the first hour. We talked about the past, the present and the future. How we've grown up and going on our own way. I'm glad we talked, cause this might be the last real face to face talk we ever have before she go to the US.

The next two hours, I explore Abah's Blackberry internet fuctionality, discovering some places of interest in Bandung. After listing down all the places recommended in the internet, I called a rental car driver, Pak Dadang (whom number also I got from the internet) to get his service for half day. I'm so lucky to get an available car and driver even though I'm calling on the same day. We agreed on the price of Rp300,000 covering everything, including benzene and parking.

For your information, the train also provide meals like Nasi Goreng, Nasi Campur etc, but of course it will be charged and I believe the price must be a lot more expensive than the one you get at regular stalls. The one thing that you should never miss is the scenery along the last one hour journey, where outside you can see how natures can capture your eyes. Mountains, rivers, hills with rice-plants on them, so tempting! Subhanallah!



We arrived in Bandung on 9.30am. We met Pak Dadang, our guide of the day and we're off for our shopping heaven!!! Bandung, here we come!!!

Our Bandung-Jakarta train is scheduled on 6.30pm, so we got about 9 hours to explore Bandung. I asked Pak Dadang to bring us to Jalan Dago, one of the places with lots of factory outlets besides Jalan Riau. We first were brought to Episode, a factory outlet selling branded clothes for the whole family.

We shop,and shop, and shop until we drop! Actually, I'm not really a shopping person, compared to some of my friends (ehem ehem...), but normal for gurls, you just can't resist when you see something with discounts, cheaper price, and moreover with special gift goes with it! So guys, don't blame our nature, just remind us when we are going too far...hehe

Abah also enjoyed shopping in Bandung, and for the record, Abah's the one who started the shopping thing when he found the cheap wide-range branded trousers. You name it- BOSS, HUGO, DOCKERS, they're all there. We were blinded! Well, I got a cool grey sweater for myself... ^_^



Then we went to Grande just across the road from Episode, then realizing it's lunch time, we searched for a Sunda restaurant. Pak Dadang brought us to this restaurant called Sindang Reret, quite an exclusive one. Try Gurame fish dish, and a drink named Neinang Strawberry (if I'm not mistaken), offers an exquisite taste!



Then we continue shopping at Toko Tiga, a store with a with variety of jeans-Levi's, Cardinal, Lois~ you name it! The cheapest is about Rp50,000, but the higher the price, the better the quality and the brand. Next stop, Stock Center, where we bought Iffah's and Afiq's(my younger sis and brother) a coat-blouse and a sweater. Oooh...can we not buy something anywhere we stop?

Abah made us realize that Pak Dadang will always get inside the shop after we finished buying things. Apparently, he went inside to get some commission for bringing some client to the shop. Business minded, I say!

We then drowned ourselves with bags! Handbags, backpacks, luggage-bags, oohh, we can't make up our mind! At last we ended up buying 9 bags, one for everybody - three for me! huhu The thing I realized is every store we stopped, there must be other Malaysians there too. I'm so amazed on how crazy Malaysians are in shopping! Well, that may includes me, but come on, if there's more Malaysian than other foreigner here, what else can that conclude?

Then I insist on getting some 'jajanan' to bring back for family and friends. We stopped at a stall selling many types of 'kerepek' and 'manisan' or more known as 'jeruk' in Bahasa Malaysia. Last stop is the specialty of Bandung! Who knows, raise your hand! Right!! Steamed Brownies!!! Yummy!



Allright, enough for the day. We managed to get on the train on time (thank God!), and have our rest after whole day shopping like crazy around Bandung. New place, new experience and new goods! Haha ^_~

Well, for those who's planning to get to Bandung, plan your spending. List down what you want to buy, know where your aimed destination, make some space in your luggage, and spend wisely! It may seem cheap, but buy only when you need it! Okay, I guess that's all for now. Have a nice day! ^_^"

Wassalam.

IMAN NAILAH 2008
noradrenaline2001@yahoo.com

My Adventure in Jakarta - Day 1

Assalamualaikum!

Guess what? I'm in Jakarta!
I'm here to gather with abah and my sis, Izzah who's going to fly to Pennsylvenia, USA this August to further her study in Biotechnolgy. She already had 2 years foundation in Intec, now is going to commit three years in the Penstate University to get her degree. Well, I'm so proud of her. She'll be going to the state of my parents' first meeting and my birth. :)

Enough with USA. What's with Jakarta? As all of you know, I'm studying in Unhas Makassar, in an island named Sulawesi situated far east, near Australia. So for the reason of meeting my sister for the last time before she fly (because I can't go back to Malaysia in the mean time due to a course work demanding me to go into the hinterland village until mid-August), my father and I planned for their visit to Indonesia. At first I just ask Abah to bring Izzah to Makassar, in order for me to meet her, but the meeting become a boring option when thinking about what's interesting things she'll be doing here (in Makassar). To be honest, Makassar is quite a dull place for a simple tourist. It has a few great nature attractions, but they are not really accomplished yet. If you demand on a great vacation in Indonesia, Makassar might not be among the options because of it's distant from Malaysia which will cause a larger spending on the plane ticket. There's no direct flight from KL-Makassar, so you need to take two flights, transits in Surabaya, Bali or Jakarta.

So planning on, we then chose Bandung as our meeting destination, but looking at the difficulties for me only to get there (again, you can hardly found a flight from Makassar to Bandung, excepts for a few expensive airlines like Merpati), we decide not to meet there. At last, considering everything at both sides, we made Jakarta our next adventure!

Taking LionAir, I arrived in Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at 7.30am. Alone, I encourage myself searching for the place to have my breakfast (LionAir did not provide any food, not even drinks!), then for the arrival gate of Airasia. After being guided by nice people of Jakarta to Terminal 2, I found people see myself a little bit weird waiting for other's arrival but with me is a very large baggage like I'm going to somewhere far. While looking at the people coming out from the arrival gate, I saw some Malaysians starting to walk out. Then I realized how much I missed Malaysia. At last I saw them. ^_^"

Hoping for a cheaper-rate taxi, we walk ourselves outside the airport, yeah, until beyond the airport toll. We realized there's no taxi waiting there, so Abah had to stop a taxi at the highway road! Then we head to Central Jakarta to check-in to The Acacia hotel Abah booked a week before. Greatest surprise in the room is -- there's a computer! And not just that, with a wireless unlimited-access internet!!! (the one I'm using rite now). We got to the room, explore a little bit, get some rest, have our lunch and headed for our first place to visit.

And to be honest, we were not so sure which place we should go first. We only planned for tomorrow trip to Bandung, but being clueless about today's vacation plan. We are so lucky to have the taxi driver as our travel guide who suggest us to go to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah at Ancol, 30 minutes from Central Jakarta. When we arrived,we were told by the taxi driver that the place is so big that we need to travel by car to explore all the mini parks there. So this means paying the taxi meter until the end of our exploration in the Taman Mini! Fuuh, that would take a few hours at least, how much that would cost? Abah who had realized this earlier had gave the driver some reminder to turn off the meter if we are not moving. Meaning if we stops somewhere then the meter should stop too. Fair enough I think. So we take some pictures, walk a little bit, and then take some more pictures, and more until we are too tired to walk and explore anymore.

At 5pm, the houses started to close and we guess it's our time to go back too. It was a nice experience...and we got to see many beautiful architecture and landscape. The only thing I regret was not able to ride the mini cable car because we were too late and it was closed when we found the place. So for those whose interested, the entrance fee is Rp9000 per person and do come early so you wont have the regret I had.

We got back, tired and sleepy. I slept, woke up at 10pm, washed myself, and then perform my jama' ta'khir prayer. We went to find something to eat near the hotel, and we found out that Rumah Makan Mas Miskun's is quite nice place. The price is affordable, the food is satisfying, and the place is acceptable. Then we went to find a 24-hour minimarket in the middle of the night, and being lucky to be told by the hotel worker that there's one not far from the hotel. While walking to the store, we witness the night life of Jakarta common street. Many shops are still open, and most of them are cellular shops. After we bought some stocks for tomorrow journey to Bandung, we head back to the hotel.

Hmm...I guess that's it for my first day in Jakarta. Hope it interest you as much it interest my point of view! See you later... more updates from Jakarta, soon!

IMAN NAILAH 2008
noradrenaline2001@yahoo.com

PERMAI '08 : Permai di Hati

Sesampainya di Vila Taman Eden di Jalan Kaliurang, Yogyakarta, kami dapat merasa kedinginan bayu malam itu. Jam dah menunjukkan pukul 9.30 malam. Kalau ikutkan Slot I dah berlangsung setengah jalan. “Takpelah, asal dapat ikut bakinya…dari tak dapat langsung…”, kata hati cuba memujuk kekecewaan.

Sempat lagi bergambar walaupun dah terlambat mengikuti Slot I

Para AJK Program menyambut kami dengan mesra walaupun malam dah agak larut. Mereka memaklumkan bahawa Slot I baru saja bermula. Hati kami kembali antusias. Cepat-cepat kami menghantar bagasi-bagasi ke depan bilik yang telah ditetapkan untuk kami (masing-masing mendapat kamar berlainan supaya saling bercampur dengan wakil dari tempat lain). Timbul juga kebimbangan dalam hati kalau-kalau Ustaz Hasrizal kepenatan setelah melalui perjalanan dari Malaysia ke sini yang mana akan memberi kesan kepada kualiti penyampaiannya malam ini. Tak kurang bimbang juga bila melihatkan kondisi tubuh yang agak capek ni nak menerima segala input yang bakal disuapkan.

Akhirnya kami sampai ke ruang ceramah yang terletak di aras paling bawah bangunan tersebut. Kelihatan sosok itu sedang berbicara di hadapan lebih kurang 100 orang mahasiswa yang begitu fokus dengan perbicaraannya. Sambil mengambil tempat duduk, mindaku cuba menelan realiti yang berlaku di depanku. "Ustaz Hasrizal tengah bercakap depan mata ni...macam mimpi pulak...selalu tengok dalam internet je..." hatiku bercakap sendiri.

“Saya merasakan semacam satu amanah yang besar yang harus saya pikul bila melihat anda bersusah payah datang ke mari, dan ada yang sampai naik flight semata-mata nak ke program ini…” Ustaz Hasrizal meluahkan perasaannya. Terharu bila mendengar kata-kata itu terpacul dari mulut ustaz. Tiba-tiba saja jiwa ini membara dengan suatu semangat baru. Malam itu ustaz isikan dengan pengenalan kepada modul yang akan dibawakan sepanjang program Permai ’08 ini iaitu “7 Habits of Highly Effective Mukmin” yang mana diadaptasi dari buku motovasi tulisan Franklin Covey iaitu “7 Habits of Highly Effective People”.

Sepanjang Slot I beliau menekankan tentang pentingnya ‘Paradigm Shift’ iaitu ‘Perubahan Cara Melihat”. Penekanan ini datang bila melihatkan keadaan umat Islam sekarang yang tidak lagi sesuai dengan apa yang digambarkan dalam Al-Quran. Kalau sifat-sifat orang Yahudi yang dijelaskan dalam Al-Quran (Al-Hajj) sangat bertepatan dengan sifat mereka sekarang, di manakah salahnya? Apakah Al-Quran yang tersalah menyifatkan atau Muslim itu sendiri yang tersalah menyifatkan dirinya? Jawapannya ada pada diri kita masing-masing.

Apakah kita bangga menjadi muslim di zaman ini? Memetik kata-kata Yusuf Islam “Saya bernasib baik kerana bertemu Islam sebelum bertemu seorang Muslim”, terasa hilang kesucian kalimah ‘Muslim’ itu. Tercemar kerana manusia-manusia yang telah digambarkan Rasulullah sebagai buih-buih di lautan, banyak tapi tak berguna dan tak signifikan sebagai seorang Muslim. Ustaz sendiri dari pemerhatiannya terhadap anak-anak muda Islam kini mendapati bahawa mereka mempejuangkan sesuatu yang tepat, tapi tak jelas. Buktinya, bila ditanyakan kepada mereka, kenapa berkecimpung dalam bidang dakwah? Jawapannya, demi mencapai keredhaan Allah. Tepat! Tapi apakah kita jelas jalan dan tujuannya? Pastikah kita sudah berada di jalan yang betul dan telah sampai di matlamat yang dituju?

Setelah merungkaikan permasalahan yang membuatkan kami tersedar akan kebingungan Muslim dalam perjuangannya, Ustaz mula mengungkap peran ‘7 habits’ yang bakal dijelaskan pada slot-slot akan datang melalui kepentingan akhlak dalam kehidupan seorang muslim. Habits yang boleh disamaertikan sebagai akhlak bermaksud sesuatu yang dilakukan tanpa memerlukan justifikasi akal. Sebagai contoh, kita melihat ada orang miskin yang cacat kakinya di tepi jalan, kita lantas merasa kasihan terhadap orang itu. Kita buka dompet dan melihat berapa yang ada. “Ada RM50, eh banyak sangat. Paling kecil pun RM10 je. Nanti nak balik takde duit kecil pulak. Selak-selak lagi rupenya ada lagi RM5. Kita pun ambillah RM5 tu dan menghulurkan kepada orang cacat tu. Maka yang baru saja berlaku belum boleh kita klasifikasikan sebagai akhlak kerana kita perlu berfikir sebelum melakukan tindakan tersebut.

Seterusnya ustaz masuk ke point cara melihat atau paradigma. Kita sedia maklum ada banyak deria yang boleh kita gunakan untuk melihat. Pernah dengar lagu ini:

Pandangan mata selalu menipu
Pandangan akal selalu tersalah
Pandangan nafsu selalu melulu
Pandangan hati itu yang hakiki
(Kalau hati itu bersih)

Ustaz memberikam contoh mudah yang sudah biasa kita dengar tapi jarang kita hayati. Kita gunakan deria-deria di atas untuk satu situasi yang sama. Katakanlah baru sampai sebuah kotak parsel yang berisi kuih-kuih raya dari Malaysia.

Kalau dengan pandangan MATA, kita akan lihat KUIH-KUIH RAYA YANG ENAK. Kalau dengan pandangan AKAL, kita akan lihat KUIH TAT NENAS YANG ELOK BUATANNYA. KITA FIKIR NI MESTI KUIH BELI NI SEBAB ADA LABEL HARGA KAT LUAR.
Kalau dengan pandangan NAFSU, KITA TERUS BEDAL, PASTU BARU TANYA, “SAPE PUNYE KUIH NI?”.
Kalau pandangan HATI, kita akan RASA TERHARU DAN SAYU MENGINGATKAN MAK DI KAMPUNG DAN SERTA-MERTA MENGALIRLAH AIRMATA TANPA KITA PAKSA-PAKSA.

Nampak tak? Jadi rasanya kitapun boleh nampak kesimpulannya. Gunakanlah mata hati anda.

Alhamdulillah, malam itu saja kami dah dapat banyak input bermanfaat yang disampaikan dengan bersahaja tetapi dengan cara yang cukup kena dengan jiwa remaja kami. Ustaz sering menyelangi slide-slidenya dengan tayangan video yang berkaitan dengan bahan yang disampaikan. Maka yang tinggi ambang rasa menariknya macam aku ni tetap mudah memberi tumpuan kerana keperlbagaian media yang dimanipulasi oleh ustaz. Mengantuk? Memang takdelah…makin tak sabar nak ikut slot-slot berikutnya esok!

IMAN NAILAH 2008
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~akan datang : pengalaman di hari-hari berikutnya di Permai '08~