Salaam dear readers.

Kaifa hal??

Alhamdulillah I have a productive day today.

Alhamdulillah the day is indeed beautiful. :D

Alhamdulillah, somehow I am very happy today.

I can't help but smile most of the time all day long as well, while listening to my recent obsession on In-team's songs, despite the fact that I walked to business school for a meeting with my lecturer, went back home and Gdah cooked delicious lunch, did my prayer, and off I went again to the library. The weather has allowed me to wanting to be outside. It is gorgeous. Just perfect.

Spent a good few hours in the library, doing some readings, because today, somehow I felt that my room is offering too much of a distraction that I may not be able to resist, so that's why I decided to stay away from it, at least. And it was well worth the effort. The walking, the weather, I am happy!! :D

Met wonderful people as well, one is Kak Linda, a malaysian PhD student taking Management, one, of whom I hope can help me out when I decide to further my study here, insya Allah. Then, I received greetings from my sister in Islam at the bookshop downstairs (Ness, I know how envious you are of this fact... tee hee) and brothers in Islam. To be honest, I love the fact when I get greetings and when I am addressed as "sister" :) It is somehow a wonderful feeling. Not forgetting the smile and the nod we give away freely purely to seek the pleasure of Allah ;)

After library, went to Highway cause I've been craving for a panini. And since the weather was so beautiful, I didn't even mind the walking back home bit, despite carrying books I borrowed from the library. And did I mention the smiling?? Ya Allah, I was such in a good mood... :)

And I stopped by the bookshop downstairs... and bought a new book titled "Al-'Ubudiyyah: Being a True Slave of Allah" by Ibn Taymiyah - insya Allah may it benefit us all once I finish reading it. :D

And I just finished spending the last few hours chatting with Ness. (inside joke: "Bang... tutup muka dulu...") I seriously will remember this throughout the night. Good times! She, as always, has been able to cheer me up every single time. Ness, you know that I love you, right??

Anyways, the reason I blog tonight is, because I want to share with you an article recommended and introduced by sister Anneesa which I think is beneficial... (*whispers* plus, she admitted that she's a bit 'tired' (Ness, 2007) - loosely translated - 'malas' to post this one so she's giving me full permission to carry on). I'm only taking bits of it which I can relate to myself and/or a friend. For full article, click here.

Antara Pelajaran Dan Pendidikan

Sun, 2006-12-31 11:56 — admin

.... Pelajaran khusus ditujukan kepada akal.Sebab itu ia mudah dan "straightforward" . Pendidikan pula ialah pembinaan insan yang bukan sahaja melibatkan perkara fizikal dan mental tetapi juga hati dan nafsu.Malahan apa yang sebenarnya dididik ialah hati dan nafsu itu sendiri.Justeru itu pendidikan adalah lebih rumit dan lebih sukar.

.... Pendidikan pula ialah proses pemahaman, penghayatan, penjiwaan dan pengamalan. Ilmu yang telah diperolehi terutamanya ilmu agama, cuba difahami dan dihayati hingga ia mendarah mendaging dan dapat diamalkan di dalam kehidupan seharian.

*this bit I support fully*

Semua orang yang berilmu mampu mengajar tetapi tidak semua orang yang berilmu layak atau mampu untuk mendidik sebab mendidik itu ialah satu kemahiran dan kebolehan yang tersendiri . Ramai orang mempunyai ilmu yang banyak tetapi tidak pandai mendidik. Ada pula orang yang kurang ilmunya tetapi dengan ilmu yang sedikit itu, dia mampu mendidik. Dia pandai mengaplikasikan ilmunya itu untuk mengubah sikap, perangai dan kelakuan manusia. Dia faham psikologi dan perjalanan hati manusia. Dia dapat melihat kelebihan-kelebihan dan kelemahan-kelemahan maknawi yang ada pada diri manusia. Dia dapat menawan hati dan membuatkan manusia yakin dan percaya dan mahu mengikutnya. Dia mampu menjadi model untuk diikuti dan dicontohi oleh anak-anak didiknya.

*why I coded it in RED is because I think this is a very important aspect for me when it comes to finding a *ehem* that he could be strict and at the same time be lenient when necessary, especially when it comes to mendidik anak, as I would want him to be a positive role model to our children (insya Allah)

*why I coded it in BLUE is because (okay, not trying to memuji or bangga here) but I think I have found this person, a friend who has able to tawan my hati, and make me feel confident with my abilities and wanting to not only follow him, but also to be the one standing beside him one day, insya Allah kalau ada jodoh. It goes on with saying that, even though he knows his academic qualification is not 'setinggi mana' (as he would admit it), but his knowledge in Islamic related matters have certainly made a deep impact on me that made me even more attracted to get to know him.

.... Kunci bagi membina anak-anak kita ialah didik dahulu dan kemudian baru ajar. Didiklah dan ajarlah.Jadikan mereka baik dahulu sebelum menjadikan mereka pandai. Jadikan mereka berakhlak dahulu sebelum menjadikan mereka berilmu. Kenalkan mereka kepada Tuhan dahulu sebelum dikenalkan kepada ciptaan-Nya.

.... Jadikan mereka hamba Allah dahulu sebelum menjadikan mereka khalifah-Nya. Salahnya kita di dalam membina anak-anak dan muda-mudi kita ialah kita terlalu banyak mengajar terutama ilmu-ilmu akademik atau ilmu-ilmu dunia tetapi tidak cukup mendidik.

Interesting kan?? I hope you have the time to read the full article :)

Okay then. I need to rest.

Currently listening to: In-Team's Budimu Rasulullah. Lawaaaa... :)

Allah hafiz everyone.

xoxo