Think Critically

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As I rest my head I wonder how much more time I still got to breathe Oxygen? Every single time 'New Message' appeared on my mobile screen, I began to wonder whether that's a good news or bad one. First it has been several times we were informed about bad news by that modern way. Second I was the person who got the message and knew first that somebody died, twice.

It just persuaded me to delay checking out the message lately. I'm scared.

1) Three nights ago, Almarhum Ustaz Jais Anwar (Former PAS Youth Chief) passed away in UCL Hospital, London. The first and last time I met him was in Dec 08 in his house in London. Once you hear his journey of life, you can just label him as 'Pejuang Berjiwa Besar'! More..

2) A week and half ago, Allahyarhamah Mbah Yah (Ayah's auntie) breathed her last breath. She used to love hugging and kissing my cheeks. Used to. How super gentle she is.

3) A month and a week ago, Almarhum Uncle Roslan Shaharum left this temporary world. More..

4) December 08 was Allahyarhamah Nek Yu (Ibu's auntie) passed away caused by heart complication.

5) Late October 08 - Ayah's auntie's husband passed away. It was a week after my grandpa's.

6) 12.08.2008 the most memorable date of my life. Almarhum Mbah Lanang (Grandpa) left us. The lost that affected and changed myself a lot. More

7) Early October 08, Allahyarhamah Mbah Deh (Ayah's auntie). The last time I met her was about two years before she passed away as I wasn't in Malaysia. How quick time passing us..

May Allah send them to the highest heaven and transcend their family with patient and taqwa. Al Fatihah for all of them.

However in hind sight, we should have known deaths were coming, it was only a matter of time. We got to prepare ourselves. The shrewd people are when they fear Allah - Taqwa. Next second, next minute it is not impossible for Jibrail to pass us. It is always possible.

يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِۦ وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسۡلِمُونَ

"O you who believe! Have Taqwa of Allah, as you should have of him and do not die except as Muslims" (Surah Al-'Imran:102)

We confident that death will come,
but how many of us prepare to face it?

We believe that heavens exist,
but how many of us do the 'amal' for it?

We assured that there are hells and Jahannam is the highest hell,
but how many of us step away from it?

"He it is Who created you from clay, and then decreed a stated term (for you). And there is in His Presence another determined term; yet ye doubt within yourselves!" (Al-An'am:2)

What possibilities are we looking for now then?

Note: Bak kata K. Zaffan;

masihkah mahu hidup yang biasa-biasa andai mengimpikan syurga yang luar biasa?

Politik Pokok Itu

Cerita hot siapa yang tak nak tahu? Telinga nak dengar. Mata nak tengok. Otak nak fikir. Tangan pun gatal nak tulis..

Isu Perak. Ya, Isu Perak lagi. Kali ini, 'Persidangan Bawah Pokok'. Bangga pokok tuh. Hot weyhh. Kalau tengok media arus perdana Malaysia (TV3, Utusan, BHarian etc) , aii.. cakap over jer. Double Standard. Double Standard. Baca memang baca, bab terima tu, kena fikir x1000 la kot. Sebab itu pembaca-pembaca sekalian, sebelum percaya apa yang ditulis tuh, fikirlah sedalam-dalamnya dahulu. Fikirkan:

Untuk apa persidangan ini?

Apa hak Speaker Dun Perak itu buat benda ini?

Apa mereka mahu?

Jangan jadi dumb. Jangan jadi 'angguk-angguk, geleng-geleng'. Jadilah orang yang berfikir. Biarlah kita yang menguasai fikiran kita, bukan dikuasai oleh media-media picisan yang kononya bermutu, penyebar fikiran rakyat bla bla bla. Tapi, perlu diingat, tak kira apa yang cross dengan pemikiran kita, hormati pandangan orang lain. Manusia semua berlainan, raikan perbezaan itu :)

Saya bukanlah sesiapa di dalam isu ini. Walaubagaimanapun, pada saya, dalam keadaan isu perak ini semakin kritikal, janganlah menunding jari tak tentu hala tanpa tahu asal-usulnya. No class pendapat sebegitu. Nanti dikata katak dibawah tempurung.

Jika Mahkamah di dunia tidak dapat mengadili isu ini dengan adil,
biar Mahkamah Allah mengadilinya. Sesungguhnya Allah itu Al-'Adlu.

“Dan jangan sekali kebencian kamu terhadap sesuatu kaum itu mendorong kamu kepada tidak melakukan keadilan. Hendaklah kamu berlaku adil(kepada sesiapa jua) kerana sikap adil itu lebih hampir kepada taqwa. Dan bertaqwalah kepada Allah, sesungguhnya Allah maha mengetahui dengan mendalam akan apa yang kamu lakukan”.

Dun Perak 'bersidang' di bawah pokok:



Filem Laksamana Do Re Mi: 'Persidangan' bawah pokok. Adaptasi dari filem ini ke?



Bak kata ayah di Forum Seni di Cardiff, Politik itu seni. Seni mempengaruhi fikiran. Bezanya antara kita dipengaruhi atau kita mempengaruhi. Lahirkanlah ayat-ayat yang bisa menggoncangkan dunia dan mengajak orang berfikir. Tetapi, yang benar. Politik itu tidak salah jika tidak disalahgunakan. Tak payahlah memandang rendah pada Politik, kerna kita sendiri hidup berpolitik!

Wallahu'alam.

Langkah seorang Anak Malaysia

Apa guna anda menjadi rakyat Malaysia, jika membiarkan Bahasa Malaysia dipandang rendah?

Apa guna berlagak hero Malaysia, berdegar-degar berdebat untuk kepentingan bangsa Malaysia sedangkan tidak mampu menyelamatkan bahasa ibunda?

Langkah berani demi Malaysia. Langkah gagah untuk Anak Malaysia!

A minute to discover

I acknowledged an interesting point yesterday. This is what always happen when you meet somebody like Syeikh Abdullah Yassin :)

You know what, the question of "WHERE IS ALLAH?" should not be questioned. More interestingly, to state that Allah is 'everywhere' is absolutely wrong. The word 'WHERE' is indicated to a place and like what Muslims believe (the truth), Allah is the only creator of this world. Undoubtedly, he created any place in the world. Human only know there are a number of galaxies but Allah knows all knowledge beyond human knowledge.

So, stop thinking WHERE IS ALLAH? Instead, think WHO IS ALLAH and get to know Allah better.

Even though it seems pretty simple, but it obviously has something to do with our Faiths, our Iman. One step you come closer to Allah, thousands steps Allah approaches you. Step up!

Memori itu kenangan

Al-Fatihah untuk Almarhum YB Roslan Shaharom. Terkedu saya bila ayah inform pemergian beliau. Sampai kat sekolah pun terfikir-fikir.

First time jumpa Almarhum waktu balik Malaysia musim panas Julai 2008. Kecik-kecik dulu ada kot, cuma tak ingat. Kami jumpa kat kedai kopi dalam perjalanan balik Perak dari Kelantan. Almarhum baik sangat layan saya dengan kakak tanya macam2.

Ada satu tu saya tanya "Uncle2, uncle ada berapa ramai anak?"

Almarhum selamba jawab, "Sikit jer..sebelas.(!)". Terlopong kami. hehe.

Waktu embah lanang (atuk) saya meninggal, Almarhum ada datang. Siap posing lagi dengan 'Poster Malaysiaku!' kepunyaan Kakak. Memang cool la. Lepas kami balik UK, Almarhum datang rumah dengan anaknya untuk uruskan K. Fatimah Zahra belajar di sini. Almarhum peramah sangat. Takziah buat Kak Fatimah Zahra sefamili. Semoga Allah menempatkan Almarhum dikalangan orang-orang soleh. Aminn.

Setiap sesuatu yang berlaku pasti ada hikmahnya. Ketika isu kerajaan di Perak meletup, Almarhum meninggalkan semuanya di dunia. Dan parlimen yang diwakilinya, Parlimen Bukit Gantang akan menyaksikan siapa lebih layak mewakilinya - Pakatan Rakyat atau Barisan Nasional (atau mungkin Bebas)!

*Nak kempen! yey

Rasulullah saw bersabda:

المؤمن للمؤمن كالبنيان يشد بعضه بعضا وشبك بين أصابعه

Maksudnya: “Orang-orang beriman seumpama bangunan, saling menguatkan sesama mereka.” Baginda menggenggam di antara jari-jemarinya.

Isu Perak: Bila derhaka sultan kecoh, derhaka Allah?

Saya Anak Perak!

Ya, saya anak perak sejati. Memang saya bukan dari kalangan orang-orang yang layak mengundi di Perak pada Pilihanraya Umum tahun lepas. Juga tidak fasih bercakap loghat perak. Tapi saya ada hak untuk bersuara, apabila kerajaan yang diundi arwah atuk saya, pilihan rakyat dirampas sesuka hati - tanpa undang-undang!

Dan saya pelik.

Kenapa bila derhaka Allah, tak sekecoh bila derhaka Sultan? Rasanya lagi promote ada la. Memperlekehkan hukum Islam yang digariskan oleh Allah, menyokong konsert2 artis yang membawa manusia jauh dariNYA dan menyumbang kepada gejala keruntuhan akhlak remaja dan mengizinkan pembukaan syarikat2 judi, disko sarang maksiat - ini derhaka. Pada siapa? Tuhan!

Dalam kitab Ibnu Taimiyyah,
Dalamnya kata Raja/Sultan yang tidak adil atau zalim (definisi dalam Islam: meletakkan sesuatu bukan pada tempatnya), hendaklah ditentang. Ketika zaman awal Rasulullah saw menyebarkan Islam, Abu Talib, pak cik Baginda sendiri menolak untuk memeluk Islam walaupun dia tahu ajaran yang dibawa anak saudaranya itu benar. Ini kerana dia pemimpin ketika itu dan merasakan tidak wajar mengenepikan ajaran nenek moyang mereka yang diikuti ramai orang ketika itu walaupun ia amat2 salah (kepentingan diri). Dalam konteks Isu Perak ini pula, kenapa terlalu cepat Sultan menukar MB (2 hari) sedangkan mengambil berhari-hari untuk melantik MB baru selepas Pilihanraya 2008 dan ia terang lagi bersuluh amat2 berat sebelah. Dan bukankah lebih adil jika DUN dibubarkan?

Belajarlah dari Sejarah, Sirah, kawanku.

Sweet fighting for Palestine

Palestinians always remain deep inside our hearts.

1) Shortly after Israel attacked Palestine in December, me, my sis and some of our friends (who are highly concerned) have raised fund for Palestine around my school and Brynmill area. Thanks a whole lot, Mr Headmaster of Bishop Gore School. Despite the ignorance, hesitation and bad-mouth, Alhamdulillah we managed to raise up to £160 (in fact, above our target) and no doubt, I'm pleased. This title is actually inspired by a friend. I just really really love it.

2) Last week, 27th January - Holocaust Memorial day. We had an exhibition (small one) and assembly in school talking about this. Honestly, I'm not interested at all (I mean, according to my ranking - the most important thing to be concerned about today is not this). But, the matter is Holocaust happened like 60 years ago and Palestine Holocaust happened like less than a week ago. Yet, nobody has ever mentioned it even once!


3) Is it still relevant to blab around that this donation stand for Political Interest where thousands of Palestinians are suffering of unusual wounds which Modern Medicine History never had? Or the refusal to donate just to be Fair to Israel where Palestinians were badly attacked with white phosphorus bombs (internationally prohibited weapon) by ISRAELAKNATULLAH (especially Zionists)?


4) Within these issues, we have to make a clear statement that Hamas is a legally elected government of Palestine. They are not terrorists. The truth is Israel is Terrorist! Tell me, when Israel was formed? Tell me, who took Palestine land in 1948? Tell me, is it wrong for Hamas and Palestinians fight for their own land? So, here, who started this War? Stop exclaiming nonsense to cover your criminal, Shimon Peres!


5) I highly salute Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey's Prime Minister for his final speech in World Economic Forum in Devos. He is a real gentleman! There, he condemned people who clapped for Peres, Israel's Prime Minister's arrogant speech which reflecting their agreement towards this cruelty. And here, people are ashamed and scared to support Palestine, frankly, shame on those people! Absolutely unacceptable if those are Muslims. I remember, there was a Hamas' representative visited Malaysia to build diplomatic relationship not long after they won the election. Awkwardly, Malaysia government didn't recognize him. Don't you know, the current Palestinian Ambassador in Malaysia is from Fatah, the lost party of Palestine? And we may leave that to the rational minds to decide whether that is morally the right thing to do.

What in my mind is, in current situation where Malaysia is pointing out the finger to Israel, point it back to you - recognize Hamas first.


6) Seriously, stop saying nothing much that you can do for them. There are always ways in doing good things, the thing is you just have to work out how. "With a willing, you enforced thousand powers, no willing, thousand excuses!" I did meet some peeps who were trying to give such excuses. Like the protest against Israel's attacks to Palestine might cause such violence (here). Sorry? Tell you what, police here is much better in the way they control the protest than in Malaysia (well, most of the time they start the violence) . And in fact, there were loads of children (even baby!) went there. So, purlease laa.

But, protest like this would raise people awareness towards Israel's cruelty. Would you rather let them misunderstand as they get a very distorted image of what is happening in Palestine?

On the authority of Abu Saeed Al-Khurdari, who said: I heard the messenger of Allah said:

"Whosoever of you sees an evil action, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then with his tongue (and writing); and if he is not able to do so, then with his heart (hate it); and that is the weakest of faith."

7) Wake up guys, don't be deaf, don't be dumb spectating their struggle, their jihad! Bear in mind, we do what we can and leave the rest to God. Only Allah knows best.

If you are human, stand for this humanity issue!

If you are a peace lover, fight for peace in Palestine!

If you are a Muslim, let's help our brothers and sisters of the same faith, our Al-Quds, our Baitul Maqdis!

* Fund for Palestine!*