First and foremost, let me remind everyone that I am a ‘commoner’
Saya bukan seorang yang petah berkata-kata,
Bukan jua memiliki banyak ilmu di dada,
Mungkin ini sekadar secebis luahan rasa,
Dari diri yang masih belum cukup sempurna.
I arrived home in beloved Canterbury at around 10 p.m yesterday after a day trip to South Kensington, London with the one aim of attending a talk regarding what it takes to be a ‘professional’ Muslim. The venue: London Imperial College..mmg ‘PERGH’..(catchy name, I know..hihi..=P)
Living in a place where temptations are prevalent, (this is UK, you are miles and miles away from home and there aren’t any parents to tell you off. Enough said..^^ ) I decided it’s about time I accept the challenge of freeing myself from the usurping power of temptations of going astray before it’s too late...I do want to be a Muslim who is ‘up to the standard’, which I eventually learnt was what ‘professional’ in this context meant.
Jadi, apa yang saya perolehi setelah menghadiri program semalam? I humbly admit that it is none other than KESEDARAN. Something we deem as basic, but crucial in directing our way towards peace and tranquillity of the heart and ultimately, the right path in life. Jadi, kesedaran saya adalah berkenaan tentang (I wonder why Ust. Aminurraasyid Yatiban kept using this phrase; ‘berkenaan’ with ‘tentang’ especially when they both mean the same..but ustaz, I really admire your sense of humour..hihi. ) these few aspects of life with me in it...
Firstly, The meaning of what it takes to be a ‘professional’ Muslim..
Ultimately realising the existence of the greatest asset that we Muslims (yes, including me and you..) possess which is Akidah Islamiyah. ‘Akada’ meaning simpulan yang kukuh which leads to its other meaning dari segi istilah iaitu ‘kepercayaan terhadap nothing else but ALLAH’. Selalu jer time solat baca ayat from where this definition can be derived from iaitu surah Al-Baqarah ayat 256...and dalam syllabus Syariah Islamiyah dulu (ke Quran Sunnah ek? Tak ingat..hee..) pun ada..
Dengan adanya kepercayaan yang tinggi, simpulan yang kukuh ni tadi, kehidupan kita akan menjadi lebih terarah dan terpimpin, which explains why saudara baru in Islam often express their gratitude for being given the golden opportunity of changing their lives and holding on to a much clearer life goal.. to seek the ‘redha’ of their creator through ‘ibadah’.
Islam is so special..it has hard and fast rules about everything as clearly stated in the phrase ‘telah jelas antara jalan yang benar dengan jalan yang sesat..yang hak dengan yang batil..’. Betapa beruntungnya kita lahir sebagai Muslims..come any obstacles and challenges facing our way, we might certainly fall but not, no, NEVER fail..cos ALLAH never fails his servants. We can always rise again with ALLAH’s guidance in HIS direction. There is certainly nobody to guide us but ALLAH, and nothing to fear but ALLAH..
But wait.
How much of our actions prove that we truly FEAR ALLAH?
And if Akidah Islamiyah ni the greatest gift or asset that we Muslims possess naturally sejak azali..basic human instinct maybe..mengapa masih ada umat Islam di luar sana mengerjakan maksiat, minum arak, membuang bayi merata-rata, and have submissive behaviour towards corruption? Tidakkah mereka menggunakan akal fikiran untuk berfikir? Sedarkah mereka tentang kewujudan ‘Akidah Islamiyah’ dalam diri?
As for me myself, down at a personal level, I would say that there are still things that I am not willing to sacrifice solely based on this reasoning of fear....
I now understand why I like John Donne’s ‘Batter my heart’ poem. The persona knows how much God dwells in everyone’s heart but somehow, God is just not there yet..Therefore, he is indicating his central struggle of faith which we could all relate to.
‘You’ve given me a gift of reasoning, but why is it not working, God? Is this some sort of a trick? Are you lying to me?’ Kata persona tersebut kpd tuhannya...^^
Mungkin inilah yang dicarinya..’Ta’abbudi’..salah satu aspek ibadah dimana kita umat Islam menerima sesuatu atas dasar pengabdian, biarpun kita tidak menemui logik atau ‘reasoning’ behind something.
Therefore, kata saya pula..
’Batter my heart, ya ALLAH. Enter it by all means possible and let me hold on steadily fast to my faith and fear (Takwa). Just like holding on to ‘Urwatul wusko’ (tali yang sgt kuat..sgt kukuh)..’
I then realised..(sedar niee....huuu..)
‘Betapa Sukarnya ingin menjadi Sibghah ALLAH (acuan ALLAH)’
Secondly, kesedaran berkenaan tentang....
Kekerdilan diri when it comes to possessing enough knowledge be it relating to religious knowledge or general world knowledge.
Saya bukan seorang yang petah berkata-kata,
Bukan jua memiliki banyak ilmu di dada,
Mungkin ini sekadar secebis luahan rasa,
Dari diri yang masih belum cukup sempurna.
I arrived home in beloved Canterbury at around 10 p.m yesterday after a day trip to South Kensington, London with the one aim of attending a talk regarding what it takes to be a ‘professional’ Muslim. The venue: London Imperial College..mmg ‘PERGH’..(catchy name, I know..hihi..=P)
Living in a place where temptations are prevalent, (this is UK, you are miles and miles away from home and there aren’t any parents to tell you off. Enough said..^^ ) I decided it’s about time I accept the challenge of freeing myself from the usurping power of temptations of going astray before it’s too late...I do want to be a Muslim who is ‘up to the standard’, which I eventually learnt was what ‘professional’ in this context meant.
Jadi, apa yang saya perolehi setelah menghadiri program semalam? I humbly admit that it is none other than KESEDARAN. Something we deem as basic, but crucial in directing our way towards peace and tranquillity of the heart and ultimately, the right path in life. Jadi, kesedaran saya adalah berkenaan tentang (I wonder why Ust. Aminurraasyid Yatiban kept using this phrase; ‘berkenaan’ with ‘tentang’ especially when they both mean the same..but ustaz, I really admire your sense of humour..hihi. ) these few aspects of life with me in it...
Firstly, The meaning of what it takes to be a ‘professional’ Muslim..
Ultimately realising the existence of the greatest asset that we Muslims (yes, including me and you..) possess which is Akidah Islamiyah. ‘Akada’ meaning simpulan yang kukuh which leads to its other meaning dari segi istilah iaitu ‘kepercayaan terhadap nothing else but ALLAH’. Selalu jer time solat baca ayat from where this definition can be derived from iaitu surah Al-Baqarah ayat 256...and dalam syllabus Syariah Islamiyah dulu (ke Quran Sunnah ek? Tak ingat..hee..) pun ada..
Dengan adanya kepercayaan yang tinggi, simpulan yang kukuh ni tadi, kehidupan kita akan menjadi lebih terarah dan terpimpin, which explains why saudara baru in Islam often express their gratitude for being given the golden opportunity of changing their lives and holding on to a much clearer life goal.. to seek the ‘redha’ of their creator through ‘ibadah’.
Islam is so special..it has hard and fast rules about everything as clearly stated in the phrase ‘telah jelas antara jalan yang benar dengan jalan yang sesat..yang hak dengan yang batil..’. Betapa beruntungnya kita lahir sebagai Muslims..come any obstacles and challenges facing our way, we might certainly fall but not, no, NEVER fail..cos ALLAH never fails his servants. We can always rise again with ALLAH’s guidance in HIS direction. There is certainly nobody to guide us but ALLAH, and nothing to fear but ALLAH..
But wait.
How much of our actions prove that we truly FEAR ALLAH?
And if Akidah Islamiyah ni the greatest gift or asset that we Muslims possess naturally sejak azali..basic human instinct maybe..mengapa masih ada umat Islam di luar sana mengerjakan maksiat, minum arak, membuang bayi merata-rata, and have submissive behaviour towards corruption? Tidakkah mereka menggunakan akal fikiran untuk berfikir? Sedarkah mereka tentang kewujudan ‘Akidah Islamiyah’ dalam diri?
As for me myself, down at a personal level, I would say that there are still things that I am not willing to sacrifice solely based on this reasoning of fear....
I now understand why I like John Donne’s ‘Batter my heart’ poem. The persona knows how much God dwells in everyone’s heart but somehow, God is just not there yet..Therefore, he is indicating his central struggle of faith which we could all relate to.
‘You’ve given me a gift of reasoning, but why is it not working, God? Is this some sort of a trick? Are you lying to me?’ Kata persona tersebut kpd tuhannya...^^
Mungkin inilah yang dicarinya..’Ta’abbudi’..salah satu aspek ibadah dimana kita umat Islam menerima sesuatu atas dasar pengabdian, biarpun kita tidak menemui logik atau ‘reasoning’ behind something.
Therefore, kata saya pula..
’Batter my heart, ya ALLAH. Enter it by all means possible and let me hold on steadily fast to my faith and fear (Takwa). Just like holding on to ‘Urwatul wusko’ (tali yang sgt kuat..sgt kukuh)..’
I then realised..(sedar niee....huuu..)
‘Betapa Sukarnya ingin menjadi Sibghah ALLAH (acuan ALLAH)’
Secondly, kesedaran berkenaan tentang....
Kekerdilan diri when it comes to possessing enough knowledge be it relating to religious knowledge or general world knowledge.
This, I reckon is the result of a lack of reading which happens to be one excruciatingly painful activity especially when you are a TESLian. Therefore, for someone like me who truly feels that I am nowhere near to having sufficient religious knowledge (despite the fact that I am a product of a religious school) as compared to those I see as ‘fully-loaded’ with information in their heads, I believe that accepting the call of ‘dakwah’ and not closing my heart or be sceptical about the Islamic way of living is a good start. Kata Ustaz, bila sedar diri kurang ilmu, seek for it from others who know more than you. And, we don’t have to wait until we are heavily armed with religious knowledge to be a professional Muslim.
The focus here therefore, is as much on the process of ‘tarbiyyah’ or ‘mendidik’ as it is on the product, the ideal Muslim or Muslimah of a high quality. And this process does not involve us being alone, opting for a life like William Butler yeats’ persona who finds that ‘peace comes dropping slow’ whilst he ‘lives alone in the bee-loud glade’.
Oh, no. No man is an island.
Often we wonder why we are encouraged to
perform congregational prayers,
berkumpul together in majlis ilmu,
makan together dalam dulang
and ‘berjaulah’ (jalan-jalan) together menikmati keindahan alam...
semuanya dilakukan bersama-sama..
kenapa?
Probably I received the actual answer yesterday..
That ‘Togetherness’ in seeking ALLAH’s widespread knowledge and Redha carries a greater significance than merely walking on the road towards tranquility ALONE..
And that ....(or probably 'so that'...=P)
Semuanya adalah supaya kita SEDAR akan matlamat utama, our top priority, ultimate goal and most importantly, our group rather than our personal interest as Muslims....
which is..
‘Bersatu atas fikrah (pemikiran), akidah, dan semangat Mujahadah yang sama. ‘
Something I am still trying to chew bit by bit and hopefully will be able to digest successfully bersandarkan sedikit kesedaran yang diperolehi..
The focus here therefore, is as much on the process of ‘tarbiyyah’ or ‘mendidik’ as it is on the product, the ideal Muslim or Muslimah of a high quality. And this process does not involve us being alone, opting for a life like William Butler yeats’ persona who finds that ‘peace comes dropping slow’ whilst he ‘lives alone in the bee-loud glade’.
Oh, no. No man is an island.
Often we wonder why we are encouraged to
perform congregational prayers,
berkumpul together in majlis ilmu,
makan together dalam dulang
and ‘berjaulah’ (jalan-jalan) together menikmati keindahan alam...
semuanya dilakukan bersama-sama..
kenapa?
Probably I received the actual answer yesterday..
That ‘Togetherness’ in seeking ALLAH’s widespread knowledge and Redha carries a greater significance than merely walking on the road towards tranquility ALONE..
And that ....(or probably 'so that'...=P)
Semuanya adalah supaya kita SEDAR akan matlamat utama, our top priority, ultimate goal and most importantly, our group rather than our personal interest as Muslims....
which is..
‘Bersatu atas fikrah (pemikiran), akidah, dan semangat Mujahadah yang sama. ‘
Something I am still trying to chew bit by bit and hopefully will be able to digest successfully bersandarkan sedikit kesedaran yang diperolehi..
and of course with the help of those around me who bring significance in my life.
Ukhwah fillah..^^
Thus, it is undeniable that becoming a Professional Muslim is hard..it’s tough alright..but isn’t entirely impossible. If you somehow wait for yourself to be totally ready and well-prepared, how long will you have to wait? Are only those who have been able to provide real solutions for Islam and are acknowledged for it the only ones who deserve this title? Do tell yourself it’s a big NO.
Wallahu a’lam bissawab...=)
p/s: ‘Tidak diciptakan jin dan manusia melainkan untuk beribadah kepada ALLAH...’
and Alhamdulillah, kata Ustaz, semua benda sepatutnya boleh dijadikan ibadah..
Semoga penulisan ini juga boley menjadi ibadah walau tidak sehebat nukilan Hilal Asyraf....(especially when you’re sacrificing your daytime nap and contemplating whether to write or not thinking esok ad class poetry and Language Awareness but belum totally prepared for them..hee..excuse the complex sentence..malas nak put fullstop ...^^)
Thus, it is undeniable that becoming a Professional Muslim is hard..it’s tough alright..but isn’t entirely impossible. If you somehow wait for yourself to be totally ready and well-prepared, how long will you have to wait? Are only those who have been able to provide real solutions for Islam and are acknowledged for it the only ones who deserve this title? Do tell yourself it’s a big NO.
Wallahu a’lam bissawab...=)
p/s: ‘Tidak diciptakan jin dan manusia melainkan untuk beribadah kepada ALLAH...’
and Alhamdulillah, kata Ustaz, semua benda sepatutnya boleh dijadikan ibadah..
Semoga penulisan ini juga boley menjadi ibadah walau tidak sehebat nukilan Hilal Asyraf....(especially when you’re sacrificing your daytime nap and contemplating whether to write or not thinking esok ad class poetry and Language Awareness but belum totally prepared for them..hee..excuse the complex sentence..malas nak put fullstop ...^^)
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