Twins of Faith 2011 (Ilmu & 'Amal)

Assalamu'alaikum w.b.t

Alhamdulillah, it's like a dream come true for me.. :)
Alhamdulillah.. Twins of Faith 2011_MasyaAllah..
So many stories to share,
Let these several videos be as my introduction..
InsyaAllah, I'll try to write my own post..

[hopefully~ :D ]

ps: Alhamdulillah wonderful weekend with all syeikh2, sisters & brothers..

Especially with Kak Ima, Kak Aina, Kak Ila and Kak Fiza ^^

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Here are some pictures and points taken from this sister's blog

The plenary theatre. I was told there were close to 4000 participants.

Subhanallah..Alhamdulillah..
Yeah!! Malaysia Boleh!!! :)

Main Programme

Luqman was so inspired by Syeikh Hussein Yee. The fact that the syeikh inspired my 14yo son, and makes him look forward to another lecture by the syeikh, makes me very2 happy ;) More local scholars should learn how to talk from him. Sharing some great stuffs from the syeikh.

"If you follow the majority, the majority will lead you away from the path of Allah."

"ISLAM=I Shall Love All Mankind"....Neat huh??? :)

"The sources of our knowledge should be the Holy Quran and Sunnah. We r ahli sunnah wal jamaah NOT ahli sunnah wal bida'ah wal jamaah"

Syeikh Hussain Yee elaborated a lot on the importance of seeking knowledge from the source. Every household should at least have the Sahih Bukhari & Sahih Muslim. Okay...let's go book shopping again :)

The workshops

I attended Dr Harlina's session. Such an inspiring lecture.

There is no better way to start your Sunday morning than listening to someone so inspirational. She spoke about women from the eyes of Allah, the eyes of man, the current perception, global women issues...I wish I can share all but there were just too many. Some of the gems that she shared in her lecture;

5 questions that u must ask yourself. And must teach your kids to ask themselves esp at adolescent stage- the stage of finding meaning in life and finding your purpose in life.

1. Who am I?

2. Who created me? (Al-Hujurat;13)

3. What's the purpose of my existence? (Az-Zariyat: 56 & Al-Anam; 165)

4. Why am I here? (Al-Anam; 162-163)

5. Where will I go after my death?

Submission to Allah is our focus. Women never submit to men. U don't belong to your husband. U don't wear hijab bcoz of men. If u do, then u r not doing it right. U can have the worst man as your husband (think Asiah & Firaun) OR have no husband (think Maryam), u still can be the best woman in the eyes of Allah. OR u can have the best man as your husband (think the wife of Prophet Lut a.s and Nuh a.s), and u still end up so screwed. So your worth is not defined by men. Men is just your ticket to jannah. Whoaaaa...!! I like that so much...that's TRUE feminism ;)

Somebody asked her during FAQ...how do u juggle? Considering she's doing so many things. And she actually anticipated the question. Her reply; "If I am a man, would u ask me how do I juggle?" We seldom questions a man how he juggles life, career and family. But that's the favorite question being asked when u confronted a successful career woman. She eventually answered. She decides what she wants to do with ther 24hours. And she believes her family is her strength NOT her liabilities. If we keep giving family and kids as excuses for not doing this and that...then think again. It's all in the mind. How others perceive u depends on how u perceive yourself. Women is like the sun, u energizes people around u.

And she gave advice to all the single ladies out there. Although u don't need a man to attain jannah, and u don't need a man to be the best and reach your maximum potential, don't close your heart to man. Allah has promised for every toyyibat, He will send a toyyibin. SO pray and believe He will grant u the toyyibin :)

They also provide facilities to accomodate the families. Mother's room. For those with babies and toddlers. And u can follow the lecture live from the room.

Kid's Zone. For the young ones. There are ample activities to occupy them.

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Introduction

Qur’an Recitation & Tafsir

You are the Best of Nations_ Sh. Yahya Ibrahim

Sheikh Alaa Elsayed quoted a line from Lion King

when he reminded us to "remember who [we] are".

We are the best of nations as mentioned in the Quran:

You are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind; you enjoin Al-Ma'ruf and forbid Al-Munkar, and you believe in Allah (Surah Al-'Imran, Verse 110).

Q & A _ Sh. Yahya Ibrahim

I'm a Muslim & I'm Proud_Sh. Navaid Aziz

Entertainment_Boonaa Mohammed

Entertainment_Muslim Belal

Part 2 l Part 3 l Part 4 l Part 5 l Part 6

Exemplary Women of the Past_ Sh. Alaa ElSayed

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Cultural Islam or Islamic Culture_Dr. Bilal Phillips


One Faith, One Family_ Sh. Hussein Yee

Entertainment_Shinji Moriwaki

Entertainment _Mu’adz Dzulke y




Entertainment_Abdullah Rolle

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Workshop_Struggling to be a better Muslimah-Wardina Safiyyah

Closing Remarks

--------------------------------------------------------------------------Remember who you/we are !

We are the BEST nation.BEST Ummah! :)
Takbir.

Time to carry our TWINS ^^
Ilmu & 'Amal...

Let us struggle to practice('Amal) our knowledge(Ilmu)
Every little effort for goodness is counted ;)

Twins of Faith Malaysia 2011

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Twins of Faith Malaysia 2011

What are the twins of Faith? If you look at the above logo carefully, they are 'ilm and 'amal (knowledge & action). Interestingly, to further underscore their strong correlation to one another, both words are formed from the same 3 letters; lam, 'ain and mim. Throughout the whole 2-day conference, the importance of both was reiterated, again and again. You simply cannot act without knowledge and what is the use of knowledge if we don't put it into practice?

Though the concept is simple enough, not many of us do seek knowledge, do we? I mean, we were born Muslims so we think we have all religious rituals down pat. We probably do but that's exactly the problem; we view them as rituals - elements so intertwined with our culture that we think they are what Islam is all about: praying, fasting, Eid and the Hadj. We don't go out of our way to learn more about our beautiful religion. Islam has become a set of rituals instead of a way of life.

Alhamdulillah, I was very fortunate to be able to attend the Twins of Faith Family Festival in Putrajaya last weekend (Dec 24 & 25, 2011). The event was packed with talks, workshops and performances from 10am until 10pm on both days.

Below are some of the input that made an impact on me:

1) Sheikh Alaa Elsayed quoted a line from Lion King when he reminded us to "remember who [we] are". We are the best of nations as mentioned in the Quran:

You are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind; you enjoin Al-Ma'ruf and forbid Al-Munkar, and you believe in Allah (Surah Al-'Imran, Verse 110).

Another speaker, Sheikh Tawfique Chowdhury, expounded on this point when he chastised Muslims who think so lowly of themselves:
"Why the defeatist attitude?" he had asked.
"How dare you think so small"
"How dare you think that Allah will not help you".

2) In the women-empowerment workshop by Dr. Harlina Halizah Siraj, maternal health care was discussed. It was sad to learn that countries like Afghanistan, Niger, Yemen, Mali and Sudan (which are predominantly Muslim countries) are considered the worst places to be a mother. Why is this so? Well, according to Save The Children report it all boils down to poverty and the (lack of) quality of life:

"...in Afghanistan, a typical woman has fewer than five years of education and will not live to be 45. Less than 16 percent of women are using modern contraception, and 1 child in 5 dies before reaching age 5. At this rate, every mother in Afghanistan is likely to suffer the loss of a child."

Referring to the "You are the best of peoples..." verse above, how can this be happening? Obviously we haven't been enjoining Al-Ma'ruf and forbidding Al-Munkar, and we've turned our backs to Allah. It is often said that the beauty of Islam is being covered by ugly Muslims and I think the report is a clear example of that.

3) One of the speakers shared a very interesting finding from a research: apparently, we are the amalgamation of the 5 people whom we are closest to. We commonly hear that our friends are our mirrors. This finding seems to corroborate that. It made me think of the 5 people closest to me and in what ways are they influencing my life?

We should all take stock of the company we are keeping and make necessary adjustments for we wouldn't want to be influenced negatively. One of the criteria of a good friend is: when you see them, you will think of Allah (SWT). So let's surround ourselves with such friends (and become one ourselves).

4) The session that left the biggest impact on me has got to be the fund-raising.Mercy Mission Malaysia is raising funds to build a KL Madinah. In the sirah, the Muhajirin (people who were persecuted in Makkah) sought refuge in Madinah. The people of Madinah, called the Ansar, willingly took in the Muhajirin and treated them compassionately.

Similarly, KL Madinah aims to provide shelter to those most in need such as new Muslims who may have had to leave their families, homes and possessions when they embraced Islam. A question was posed by such a revert in a video: "Where are our Ansars? Who will help us?"

It was head-spinning to witness people pledging RM100K, 50K, 25K, 10K and 5K without hesitation. Subhanallah, these are the people who are not attached to their wealth; who (figuratively) have the world their in hands but Allah in their hearts.

(It was announced that approximately RM1.9 million was raised in total! Allahu Akbar!)

5) The entertainment slots were equally thought-provoking as the talks. In fact, they were called 'Halal edutainment' to convey their intention to educate as well as entertain. My favourite performer was Boonaa Mohammed, followed closely by Muslim Belal. Both of them are spoken-word artists and their slam-poetry lyrics provide much food for thought.



Overall, it was a very well-organised event. There was a minor problem with crowd-control on the first day, but it was sorted out and the second day went much smoother. PICC was the perfect venue: the plenary hall was spacious and beautiful, the washrooms clean, and the view is just unparalleled. I liked the fact that the opening and closing ceremonies were kept short. No interminable VIP speeches that are synonymous with events in Malaysia. Most of all, I love the atmosphere exuded. It truly was a family festival. It was heartwarming to see whole families coming together to seek knowledge and to see the youth forming the majority of the crowd.

I'm thankful to Allah that I was able to attend the festival with beloved friends. Friends who came all the way from other states to gain something beneficial. In the end I believe all of us gained so much more than what we had set out to do.

Can't wait for Twins of Faith 2012! :)

If you never failed, you never learned.

dari : http://www.irfankhairi.com/blog/motivasi/outsiders-edge-kejayaan-mereka-yang-tersisih/

I have read this book quite interesting "The outsider's Edge" by Brent D Taylor. The book was to apply the concept of those who tesisih and those who fail ... more easily achieve success!

In the given example tersbeut books Oprah Winfrey, how out of an orphan, became billionaires. If you want to see the nearest example, how Tan Sri Mokhtar Bukhary of hard living in a wooden house with no bed, becoming a billionaires.

The answer-the outsider's Edge.

That is, those who feel themselves isolated, will have a tremendous spirit to fight for victory. In terms of motivation, those who failed, neglected, left out from the crowd will have a great motivation to get out of the cocoon of hardship and poverty.

From the word "outsider" to show that they are "off" ...

So there is that we can see also, why is the Indonesian people to come to Malaysia to run the business to be Millionaire. How do those who live hard, but given the opportunity, to achieve success. Those who failed in business many times can eventually get.

For me also, what motivates me to achieve success in Internet business is a failure to me 10 years ago in which I only have 3 clients a year. When you feel self-isolation, or fail, then there arises the spirit of extraordinary success.

If we do not attain success, perhaps because we have never failed-segagal-collapse that forced us into the outsider's Edge to raise the spirit of fabulous!

Goals give you 'GO'

Goals can help provide that motivation ; the willing to do and go forward - Andrew Carnegie

Goals not only help you to develop initial motivation by making your dream obtainable, but they also help you continue to be motivated --and that creates momentum. Once you get going on the success journey, it will be very hard to stop you --Your Road Map for Successs, John C. Maxwell

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” -Aristotle

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” -Jim Rohn

Whatever it is, it demands consistency.

As long as we are not consistent in what we do, we will not be able to develop the habit

Do it daily:
Whatever you set out to do, when trying to develop a habit do not skip a day. The key is to keep doing and repeating the behavior each and every day, preferably the same time and in the same way every single day until it is stuck with you and you feel that something is missing when you do not do it.
“Good habits, once established are just as hard to break as are bad habits.” -Robert Puller

Replace a bad habit with a good one

“Fear Allah wherever you may be; follow up an evil deed with a good one which will wipe (the former) out, and behave good-naturedly towards people.” [At-Tirmidhi]

How many times have we heard this teaching, replace bad deeds and habits with good ones? Decrease your bad habits and increase your good habits. Slowly but surely you will succeed in replacing and wiping the bad habits that you possess bi’ithnillah.

Ask Allah for Help:
Last but not least, the most important and significant practice a Muslim can do is to ask Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) for His Guidance and Help to let you achieve what you have set out for. You will succeed, insha’Allah. - productivemuslim.com

اللهُمَّ لا سَهْلَ إلا مَا جَعَلتَهُ سَهْلا وَ أنتَ تَجْعَلُ الحزْنَ إذا شِئْتَ سَهْلا

O Allah! There is nothing easy except what You make easy, and You make the difficult easy if it be Your Will

Ya Allah, tidak ada kemudahan kecuali sesuatu yang Engkau permudahkan, Engkau menjadikan kedukaan itu mudah sekiranya Engkau kehendaki.

Tagih dariNya.. Ketenangan

Pergilah..
Makin jauh..
Makin rindu untuk kembali..
Yang terkutip dalam kejauhan hanya dosa..
Yang mampu mengubat rindu hanya taubat padaNya..

Kembalilah pada Allah
Ubati rindu
Tagih dariNya
Ketenangan dengan solat..

Hamba,
fitrahnya untuk tenang dalam mentaati Khaliqnya.
fitnah apabila tidak mentaati dan mencintai Pemiliknya..

"Jangan menunggu.." :)

Saya tertarik dengan karya ini..dari rakan fb.
Group : Badan Dakwah dan Rohani (BADAR)

"Jangan menunggu .."

Jangan Menunggu Boleh baru lakukan! Tapi Lakukanlah!!! Anda Pasti Boleh!!!

JANGAN menunggu bahagia baru tersenyum.

TAPI tersenyumlah, maka anda semakin bahagia

JANGAN menunggu kaya baru bersedekah.

TAPI bersedekahlah, maka anda semakin kaya

JANGAN menunggu pasangan yang sempurna baru menikah.

TAPI menikahlah, maka kesempurnaan akan hadir dalam hidupmu

JANGAN menunggu dimotivasi baru bergerak.

TAPI bergeraklah, maka anda akan termotivasi

JANGAN menunggu dipedulikan orang baru anda peduli,

TAPI pedulilah dengan orang lain! maka anda akan dipedulikan…

JANGAN menunggu orang memahami anda baru kita memahami dia,

TAPI fahamilah orang itu, maka orang itu paham dengan anda

JANGAN menunggu terinspirasi baru menulis.

TAPI menulislah, maka inspirasi akan hadir dalam tulisanmu

JANGAN menunggu projek baru bekerja.

TAPI berkerjalah, maka projek akan menunggumu

JANGAN menunggu dicintai baru mencintai.

TAPI belajarlah mencintai, maka anda akan dicintai

JANGAN menunggu banyak duit baru hidup tenang,

TAPI hiduplah dengan tenang, Insya Allah bukan sekadar duit yang datang,

JANGAN menunggu contoh baru bergerak mengikuti.

TAPI bergeraklah, maka anda akan menjadi contoh yang diikuti

JANGAN menunggu berjaya baru bersyukur.

TAPI bersyukurlah, maka bertambah kejayaan kamu

JANGAN menunggu boleh baru melakukan,

TAPI lakukanlah! anda pasti boleh!

JANGAN gagal mencuba

TAPI biar mencuba tapi gagal

JANGAN Berkata “Ya Tuhan! Masalahku sangatlah Besar!”

TAPI katakanlah “Wahai Masalah!! Tuhanku sangatlah Besar!!”

Apapun masalah, Allah SWT bersama kita. Insya Allah :)

~Nor Aini bt. Che Lein~

Tsiqah adalah percaya sepenuhnya dengan Allah. Allah takkan sia-siakan amal baik kita. Setiap usaha kita Allah LIHAT dan KIRA. InsyaAllah. - kongsi dari sini

Hari Asyura 1433H

JOM PUASA~

Tarikh 9 dan 10 Muharram (Hari Asyura) tahun 1433H jatuh pada 4 dan 5 Disember 2011 (Ahad dan Isnin).

Mari kita berpuasa sunat…..

Daripada Ibnu Abbas r.a. katanya, ketika Nabi SAW tiba di Madinah, baginda melihat orang yahudi berpuasa pada hari asyura. Nabi pun bertanya, “Hari apa ini ?”. Jawab mereka, “Hari ini ialah hari yang baik. Pada hari ini Allah melepaskan Bani Israil dari musuh mereka, kerana itu Nabi Musa berpuasa kerananya”. Sabda Nabi, “Aku lebih berhak daripada kamu dengan Musa”. Oleh itu Nabi berpuasa dan menyuruh orang lain berpuasa pada hari asyura.” (HR Al Bukhari)

Rasulullah s.a.w. bersabda: “Berpuasa kamu pada hari ke sembilan dan sepuluh Muharam dan jangan meniru cara orang-orang Yahudi.” (HR Al Baihaqi)

“Puasa yang paling utama setelah Ramadhan adalah (puasa) di bulan Allah (yaitu) Muharram. Sedangkan solat yang paling utama setelah (solat) fardhu adalah solat malam.” (HR Muslim, no. 1163)

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10 orang sahabat Rasul yang dijamin syurga

Assalamu'alaikum.. Salam Hari Jumaat semua..

(Hari Jumaat,kita digalakkan membaca Surah Al-Kahfi)
Kita mesti tertanya-tanya apa fadhilat(kelebihan)nya jika membaca Surah Al-Kahfi..

Iman orang awam seperti kita perlukan ganjaran sebagai galakan melakukan ibadah..
Semoga kita berusaha agar ibadah kita bukan semata-mata kerana ganjaran tersebut..

tetapi lebih kepada mencari keredhaan dan keampunan Allah.. :)

مَنْ قَرَأَ سُورَةَ الْكَهْفِ فِى يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ أَضَاءَ لَهُ مِنَ النُّورِ مَا بَيْنَ الْجُمُعَتَيْنِ

“Barangsiapa yang membaca surat Al Kahfi pada hari Jum’at, dia akan disinari cahaya di antara dua Jum’at.”

(HR. An Nasa’i dan Baihaqi. Syaikh Al Albani mengatakan bahwa hadits ini shohih sebagaimana dalam Shohihul Jami’ no. 6470)

Ha, mengenai isi berkaitan dengan tajuk..
InsyaAllah ana kongsikan mengenai ilmu yang sedikit dari ana mengenai 10 Orang sahabat Rasul.. yang dijamin syurga.. Subhanallah..
Nikmatnya..Dijamin syurga.. sebab tu sahabat apabila sampai ajalnya..tenang bahkan sangat gembira kerana mereka tidak sabar untuk bertemu Allah..

Kawan-kawan,
Sesungguhnya mereka-mereka ini orang yang berjuang , sakit dan penat kerana Allah.. bahkan gembira dan cerianya mereka kerana Allah.. :)
Tidak berlebih dengan hal-hal dunia dan tidak akan mengurangkan sedikit pun hal-hal akhirat..

Jom, kita berdoa untuk raih cinta Allah ..

Sharing caring : Jom sama-sama kita ambil iktibar dari 10 orang sahabat Rasul yang dijamin masuk syurga ... Siapa? :)

1.Putera Abu Quhafah (Abu Bakar As-Siddiq)

2.Perkhabaran Dalam Lena (Uthman Affan)

3.Khalifah Berjiwa Hamba (Umar Al-Khattab)

4.Keberanianmu Terserlah (Ali Abi Talib)

5.Syahid Yang Berjalan (Talhah Ubaidillah)

6.Hawari Rasul (Zubair Ibnu Awwam)

7.Jutawan Mulia (Abdul Rahman Auf)

8.Kepatuhanmu Diuji (Sa'ad Abi Waqash)

9.Si Kental Iman (Sa'id Zaid)

10.Terperangkap Dua Cinta (Abu Ubaidah Ibnul Jarrah)

Bacaankan kisah-kisah sahabat ini di dalam buku PTS Islami ini..
~Buat blogger yang ingin tahu cara sharekan google book di blog, baca di sini :)
Alhamdulillah, ana baru dapat ilmu ni tadi..

Setelah membaca, kitadengarkan lagu-lagu mengenai sahabat-sahabat ini..
Subhanallah.. :)

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