Adelaide...

alhamdulillah

at last, i am here in ADELAIDE!!!

after 9 hours of flight delay,
Malaysian Airlines System paid their apologies by giving us free accomodation for the night
and delicious, luscious choclates AND RM100 inflight shopping voucher!!!
so i bought the lip protectant stick that i had planned to buy.

i arrived safely at 1730 in adelaide.
took my bags, went for quarantine
and none of my stuffs were taken (well i didnt bring any weird stuffs nor food)

when we (me, ainul and sakinah) went out,
the ever do caring seniors were aleady there, waiting for us.
then we went straight to a malaysian resident house.
there was a gathering for the new students.
but i was too tired from the flight that their words didnt really register.

and now, finally.
i am resting and typing this blog entry.

Kepade mreke2 yg nk menghantar dan menerime hantaran..pk2n

“Sayang, tengok nih. Cantiknya AlQuran nih.. Warna keemasan. Sesuai untuk kita buat hantaran” pekik Jamilah kepada Nabil..

“Sini pun cantik juga. Warna unggu keemasan. Mana satu kita nak beli nih” balas Nabil.

Mereka sedang asyik mencari bahan-bahan untuk dibuat hantaran. Tinggal satu lagi yang masih dicari-cari iaitu AlQuran yang bakal dijadikan hantaran.

“Tapi, yang ni lagi best, ada terjemahan arab” keluh Jamilah.

“Ala, awak bukan reti pun bahasa arab” jawab Nabil..

Tergelak Jamilah. Berbahagia rasanya dapat calon suami seperti Nabil. Prihatin..

“Apa yang saudara cari tu. Nampak seronok saya lihat” tegur pakcik berbaju putih. Jaluran baju ke bawah menampakkan lagi seri wajah seorang pakcik dalam lingkungan 40-an.

“Oh, kami cari AlQuran. Nak buat hantaran. Maklumlah, nak bina masjid” sengih Nabil. Jamilah ikut senyum tidak jauh dari situ..

“Oh. Bagus lah. Adik selalu baca waktu bila?” pakcik menyoal sambil tersenyum.

“Aa... aa.. lama dah saya tak baca, pakcik“ teragak-agak Nabil menjawab. Jamilah sudah di sebelah rak yang lain.

“Kalau gitu, tak perlu lah beli AlQuran kalau sekadar hantaran. Kesian ALQuran. Itu bukan kitab hiasan, dik” tegur pakcik berhemah.

“Alah, pakcik nih. Kacau daun pulak urusan orang muda.. Kami beli ni nak baca la” tiba-tiba Jamilah muncul dengan selamba jawapannya.

“Oh, baguslah. Kalau gitu beli lah tafsir ArRahman. Ada tafsiran lagi” cadang pakcik. Mukanya nampak seperti orang-orang ahli masjid.

“Ala, besar lah pakcik. Kami nak pilih nih. Kiut lagi” senyum Jamilah mengangkat bungkusan AlQuran warna unggu keemasan. Saiznya kecil.

“Jangan lupa baca ya” pakcik dengan selamba sambil meninggalkan pasangan tersebut.

“Sibuk je la pakcik tu” Jamilah mengomel.

Nabil kelihatan serba salah. Mungkin ‘terpukul’ dengan kata-kata seorang pakcik yang muncul secara tiba-tiba.

Hari yang dinantikan sudah tiba. Mereka sudah bersolek. Hari nan indah. Terlalu indah buat pasangan teruna dan dara yang bakal disatukan. Nabil dan Jamilah tidak sabar-sabar menantikan ucapan indah tersebut.

Pak imam baru sahaja sampai.

“Assalamualaikum semua” ucapan salam Pak Imam bergema.

Nabil bagai hidup semula. Dirinya terkejut. Jantung bagai gugur serta merta. Mungkin tidak percaya apa yang dipandangnya dihadapan.

Ahli-ahli keluarga berebut-rebut bersalaman dengan Pak Imam. Mukanya berseri-seri. Janggutnya putih. Jubah putih. Rambutnya ada yang berwarna putih.

“Inikah pengantin hari ini?” tegur selamba Ustaz Saad.

“Pak.. Ustaz.. kabar baik, pak... usta.. ustazz..” jawab Nabil mengigil. Jamilah juga terkebil-kebil melihat kelibat orang yang dikenali di kedai buku 2 bulan lalu.

“Oh, sebelum tu, saya suka mendengar bacaan adik Nabil. Mudah-mudahan kita dapat mengambil manfaat dari bacaan pengantin” cadang Ustaz Saad. Kelihatan orang ramai mengiyakan. Maklumlah, ustaz Saad merupakan antara orang dikenali oleh ahli-ahli sebagai penceramah tetap setiap hari Khamis selepas maghrib. Nabil menelan air liur. Baginya inilah saat paling menyeramkan bagi dirinya. Peluh membasahi baju melayu satin berwarna putih.

“Ss.. su.. surah apa ustaz?” Nabil cuba mengagahkan diri. Jamilah masih melihat dari tepi tirai. Memegang kepalanya. Seperti mengagak benda yang sebaliknya berlaku.

“Oh, ayat yang mudah ja. Baca 3 ayat Surah ArRa’d” kata ustaz Saad sambil menunjukkan baris giginya yang putih hasil bersugi setiap solat mengikut sunnah nabi. Surah Ar Rad Surah Ar Ra'd

“Apa benda nih” detik hati Nabil. “Bismillahirrahmaani rrahim.. ALL..MAA.. RIII..!!” berlagu Nabil. Kelihatan gemuruh satu rumah pengantin perempuan. Ada yang keluar dari rumah menahan gelak. Ada yang mengeluarkan air mata menahan kelucuan. Ada yang menggeleng-geleng kepala. Ibu bapa Jamilah merah padam wajahnya. Jamilah entah ke mana, mungkin berpura-pura ke tandas.

“Baru ustaz tahu ada kalimah almari di dalam ALQuran. Adik Nabil, cara bacanya seperti begini : A’uzubillahiminnassya itaanirra jim.. Bismillahirrahmanir rahim.. ALIF.. LAMM.. MIMMM... RAA..” kedengar suara gemersik Ustaz Sa’ad. Orang ramai kelihatan ingin mendengar lebih banyak lagi alunan irama ALQurannya. Nabil berasa seperti kilat menyambar kepalanya.

“Nabil, kamu jangan merendah-rendahkan kitab petunjuk iaitu AlQuran. Ianya hendaklah dibaca bukan sekadar dijadikan hantaran. Malah lebih malang perlakuan seperti ini seolah-olah menghina ALQuran. Beli ALQuran kemudian menaruh di tempat-tempat tinggi seolah-olah ianya sudah cukup bagi seorang muslim” tazkirah sudah bermula. Orang ramai memang senang cara penyampaian ustaz Sa’ad.

“Tinggi mana pun kamu belajar, tiada gunanya kitab yang tidak berubah ini tidak mampu kamu baca. Kitab ini pasti begini rupanya, ayatnya tetap sama, kedudukannya tidak sama. Malah, ketahuilah Allah akan menjaganya sehingga hari kiamat. Nabil, kalau kamu tahu orang-orang yang mengaku kitab AlQuran sebagai kitab petunjuk kemudian diabaikan dia pasti dilaknat oleh AlQuran itu sendiri. Tetapi beruntungnya orang-orangnya memanfaatkan AlQuran setiap hari, membacanya, menghafalnya, mengamalkan menjadikan hati terlalu tenang walapun dia bukannya seorang yang tinggi pelajarannya, kaya hidupnya dan sebagainya.. .” penutup Ustaz Sa’ad sudah dikagumi orang terutama yang mengikuti ceramahnya..

Hari semakin cepat berlalu. Nabil sudah melalui hari-hari yang indah. Kitab ALQUran yang menjadi hantaran pertunangan sudah menjadi diari kehidupannya yang aktif setiap hari.

Pit.. Pit! Jangan lupa datang rumah ustaz malam nih. Kita belajar sama-sama. Jangan lupa bawa isteri sekali ya Nabil. SMS dari ustaz Sa’ad tiba. Jamilah senyum disisi suaminya, Nabil.

read dis...

Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: 'When a man dies and his relatives are busy in funeral, there stands an extremely handsome man by his head. When the dead body is shrouded, that man gets in between the shroud and the chest of the deceased.

Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) bersabda : 'Bila seseorang lelaki itu mati dan saudaranya sibuk dengan pengebumiannya, berdiri lelaki yang betul-betul kacak di bahagian kepalanya. Bila mayatnya dikapan, lelaki itu berada di antara kain kapan dan si mati..

Selepas pengebumian, semua orang pulang ke rumah, 2 malaikat Mungkar dan Nakir, datang dalam kubur dan cuba memisahkan lelaki kacak ini supaya mereka boleh menyoal lelaki yang telah meninggal itu seorang diri mengenai ketaatannya kepada Allah. Tapi lelaki kacak itu berkata, Dia adalah temanku, dia adalah kawanku. Aku takkan meninggalkannya seorang diri walau apa pun. Jika kamu ditetapkan untuk menyoal, lakukanlah tugasmu. Aku tidak boleh meninggalkannya sehingga aku dapati dia dimasukkan ke dalam Syurga.'

Thereafter he turns to his dead companion and says, 'I am the Qur'an, which you used to read, sometimes in a loud voice and sometimes in a low voice. Do not worry. After the interrogation of Munkar and Naker, you will have no grief.' &nb sp; When the interrogation is over, the handsome man arranges for him from Al-Mala'ul A'laa (the angels in Heaven) silk bedding filled with musk.

Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: 'On the Day of Judgement, before Allah, no other Intercessor will have a greater status than the Qur'an, neither a Prophet nor an angel.'

Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) bersabda :'Di hari pengadilan, di hadapan Allah, tiada syafaat yang lebih baik darjatnya daripada Quran, mahupun dari nabi atau malaikat.'

Please keep forwarding this 'Hadith' to all ....because 'Pass on knowledge from me even if it is only one verse'. May Allah bestow this favour on all of us.

let's talk bout LOVE

i've been thinking bout marriage recently...

now that my sis is married, and my big bro is marrying soon (it's 100110. hehehe)

yeah, thank you, i DO realize that i am still young to be talkin bout this.

i'm not even 19 yet.

still... marriage is something BIG!

i realized today that, for me to love someone,

is not because he/she is related by blood, have the same interest as me, or good looking.

it's more than that....

when i like someone, it's because we both understand.

and it's not any sort of understanding.

it's about da'wah, it's about fikrah.

i just realised this...

even in a friendship, even in the workplace, even in a marriage...

i can't stand looking at the people today.

living for most people is just about song, screen, sex, and sports.

you may not realise this, but even these things give you the most fun ... and pleasure?

addictive...

i want to work for islam!

and that's why, i must find a husband that does the same.

or i will be left from the dawah stream.

i don't want to see "people who call themselves muslim but live a lifestyle of an atheist" increase in this world. let them become true muslim and work towards the caliphs system, and Allah's jannah. insyaallah...

why are you alive?

have you ever wondered...


why are you alive?


is it just....





study, work, marry, have some fun.... and DIE.



that's it? that's it to life? what?!


might as well i die now. right?





i've been having these thoughts...


and i'm very sure many people think bout it.


well, especially now that i've mentioned it!





even as a muslim, i just realized recently what this life is all about.


even so, i don't think i have realised it enough to sometimes stray from the purpose of life.


but now i have found it, i won't let it go.


and i hope it won't go away from me.


hmm? what am i talking about?


hahaha.... am talkin bout my purpose of life.





i can share with you guys what this life is all about.


but.... perhaps it's better if you find out yourself.





"seek... and you shall find"

life without purpose is just like this tree...

Believers, succeed!

Monday, 10th August 2009.

My AS results came out.

i was super nervous.

what should i expect?

i've been sleeping in class and i've been busy with Student's Representative Council and also in The Islamic Students Tie.

lecturers might expect my results to fall. well, even i thought so!

i still remember, that time i atlked to kak farah.

i told her how i felt i never faced any challenges in life.

how my life ahs always been easy flowing.

i got 5A in UPSR, 8A1B in PMR and 10A1B in SPM.

i was thinking, is this what people call istidraj?

(good things Allah gives as a challenge to see whether we are thankful)

it's like, i'm the type who need not struggle much, i study last minute, and still score.

i was starting to feel worried. what if i felt too comfortable that i end up leaving all on fate/luck?

since i joined the Islamic Students Tie, i've been quite busy with da'wah etc.

(though i know i've not done enough for the comunity).

still, all these works did take my time.

i only hold onto one line: Allah helps those who help His religion.

i believe that i am helping Islam, and i beleived deeply taht Allah is and will help me.

i kept praying that Allah makes it easy for me regarding life related things cause i want to work for Islam.

as i went to take my results...

my heart beats faster and faster.

my classmates said to me: aishah, congrats!

i went blur....

as i had a look, alhamdulillah! i got 15 points!

i didn't want 'me being busy with da'wah' became the reason for me to not score.

or to be as a blame that people will put on.

i still remember what abah texted me before the exam:

"don't let the extra things that you do

become a hindrace for you to succeed academically.

show people that you can suceed in both!

love, abah"

thank you allah, abah, mak, kak yam, and all!

the economic system that keeps bugging me...

"demand and supply".

that's the basic of today's economic system.
meaning when demand for a product is high, the price rise.
and when the demand for a product is low, the price will fall.

and this concept also applies to the currency exchange.
when more people wants the currency of country A, the currency price rises.
and when the demand for country A's currency is low, the currency price falls.


How does a country's demand of currency rise?

this happens when the country produce something good that other country wants.
so, when people want to buy the product, they must buy the currency (to pay for the product of course).
so, when more people demand for a country's product, the demand for the currency will rise.
and when the demand for the currency rise, the currency price rise.
so, before this, the exchange rate is A$1.00=B$1.00 (A: your country, B: the producer country)
now, it will become A$1.00=B$0.50 (see how you can need more A$ money to buy B$1.00)

so what? why does this matter?

OK, now the amount you need to pay for the same product is higher compared to before, right?
the next basic thing you need to know bout the economic system is:

"when the price is high, demand for it will fall"
that's because a normal human usually opt for something cheaper.

now back to the currency issue.
when the currency price rise, people will start to demand less for it.
right? correct me if I'm wrong.

when people demand less for it, the currency price will drop again.
(it's like, when no one wants your product, you make a sale/ price deduction,
same goes to currency)

and the circle goes round and round again.
it's like there's a barrier that no one sees, but it's there and making a country can't go further up from the level they are at.
weird?

this is all the effect of the "demand and supply" concept and the currency exchanging system. when you use a piece of paper and print value on it, the value on the paper is not the same between countries eventhough the material value they tie the money with is the same (gold).

that's why I've been thinking....
why don't people use gold as currency for all country.
instead of printed paper with value printed on it.

can't believe i gave a lecture on currency today.
well, hope you all understood. any unclear doubts, just hit me back.
I'd be glad to answer.

The war has ended, for now...

salam friends.

at last the war has ended.

and now i am in a 3 weeks 'peace of mind'

so many things i would like to do in this 3 weeks.

oh yeah, yesterday, i went to a wedding.

and somehow, i feel so at ease, and peaceful.