Preparation....

Less than 2 weeks to go before my semester exam. I guess I have to stop blogging for now till the exam is over.

Neuroscience, genetics and endocrinology. Those were not that easy to comprehend though. Quite tough and too many minute details to be learned. Plus, I have to cover the anatomy of head, neck, pelvis and nerves of upper and lower limb. The hardest semester is almost over now.

Happy Eidul Fitri and may Ramadhan this year has gave you the strength to endure for the next 11 months.

Good luck to my batch who will be sitting for the coming exam.

-swot mode-

Next....Hurricane Alpha

Currently on the Caribbean, Hurricane Wilma is on its rage. Many people are anxiously watching its projected path, whether it will follow its sister, Katrina and Rita or whether it will struck a new disaster at another place. Now, as the sentence being written, it is on Category 5. Enough said, that is the highest on the scale of hurricane.

Two major hurricanes recently and another one is coming. And a big earthquake in Pakistan. What shall we ought to learn from this? To contemplate deeply and to have insight on the future.

Interesting enough, the naming system of the hurricane follows alphabetical letter, from a to w, excluding p,q, x, y and z. Wilma is the last name for this season. So, after this, if there any new hurricane form, it shall be called as Hurricane Alpha.

It was mentioned in Al-Quran, surah 101...

1. Al-Qari`ah.
2. What is Al-Qari`ah
3. And what will make you know what Al-Qari`ah is
4. It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scattered about.
5. And the mountains will be like wool, carded.
6. Then as for him whose Balance will be heavy,
7. He will live a pleasant life.
8. But as for him whose Balance will be light,
9. shall have the abyss for his home.
10. Would that you knew what this is like.
11. It is a raging fire.

A day where mankind scattered everywhere....Hmm, isn't that similar if we knew a hurricane is approaching. Isn't that similar if a major earthquake happens at our place.




If only men knew what lies in the hereafter.....

time flows

How quick is the time that surround us. Like a leaf that falls to the ground without we ever care to notice, that is how time passed through us without we ever hesitate to contemplate on it.

Now, it is almost 12th day of Ramadhan. What have we achieved so far? Indeed, if we honestly measure our own achievement, there will be holes to be filled. If in a day we manage to read at least 4 pages of Quran after each prayer, in one day we can finish one juzu. Now, where is our status on reading the Holy Quran?

If one day we took time to perform qiam, the night prayer.....are we getting closer to Allah or is it we are getting further from Him?

The month of Ramadhan, the month of mercy lies in front all of muslims, yet few manage to get most out of it.

"By time. Verily Man is in loss. Except those who believe and do righteous deeds, and recommend one another to the truth, and recommend one another to patience"

virtue of Ramadan

Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained."

[hadith no 123, Sahih Bukhari]

Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Whoever established prayers on the night of Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven;and whoever fasts in the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping for areward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven."

[hadith no 125, Sahih Bukhari]

andai ini Ramadhan terakhir

wahai dikau...renunglah engkau akan nasib diri
wahai qalbu...sedarkah engkau akan gerak hati
wahai aqal...terfikirkah engkau akan apa yang bakal terjadi
andai ini merupakan Ramadhan yang terakhir kali buatmu
sekujur jasad yang bakal berlalu pergi
tatkala usia bernoktah di penghujung kehidupan duniawi
pabila tiba saat tepat seperti yang dijanji Ilahi
kematian...adalah sesuatu yang pasti

andai kau tahu ini Ramadhan terakhir
tentu siangnya engkau sibuk berzikir
biarpun anak tekak kering kehausan air
tentu engkau tak akan jemu melagukan syair
rindu mendayu..merayu...kepada-NYA Tuhan yang satu

andai kau tahu ini Ramadhan terakhir
tentu solatmu kau kerjakan di awal waktu
solat yang dikerjai...sungguh khusyuk lagi tawadhu'
tubuh, minda, dan qalbu...bersatu memperhamba diri
mengadap Rabbul Jalil... menangisi kecurangan janji
"innasolati wanusuki wamahyaya wamamati lillahirabbil 'alamin"
[sesungguhnya solatku, ibadahku, hidupku, dan matiku...
kuserahkan hanya kepada Allah Tuhan sekelian alam]

andai kau tahu ini Ramadhan terakhir
tidak akan kau persiakan walau sesaat yang berlalu
setiap masa tak akan dipersia begitu saja
di setiap kesempatan juga masa yang terluang
alunan Al-Quran bakal kau dendang...bakal kau syairkan


andai kau tahu ini Ramadhan terakhir
tentu malammu engkau sibukkan dengan pesta-pestaan
berterawih...berqiamullail...bertahajjud...
mengadu...merintih...meminta belas kasih
"sesungguhnya aku tidak layak untuk ke syurga-MU
tapi...aku juga tidak sanggup untuk ke neraka-MU"
oleh itu duhai Ilahi...kasihanilah daku hamba-MU ini

andai kau tahu ini Ramadhan terakhir
tentu dirimu tak akan melupai mereka yang tersayang
ayuh ke mari kita meriahkan Ramadhan
kita buru...kita cari...suatu malam idaman
yang lebih berkat dari seribu bulan

andai kau tahu ini Ramadhan terakhir
tentu engkau bakal bersedia batin dan zahir
mempersiap diri...rohani dan jasmani
menanti-nanti jemputan Izrail
di kiri dan kanan ...lorong-lorong redha Ar-Rahman

duhai Ilahi...
andai ini Ramadhan terakhir buat kami
jadikanlah ia Ramadhan paling bererti...paling berseri...
menerangi kegelapan hati-hati kami
menyuluhi diri ke jalan menuju redha serta kasih sayang mu Ya Ilahi
semoga bakal mewarnai kehidupan kami di sana nanti

namun saudara...
tak akan ada manusia yang bakal mengetahui
samada Ramadhan ini merupakan yang terakhir kali
hanya yang termampu bagi seorang hamba itu
berusaha...bersedia...meminta belas-NYA
andai benar ini Ramadhan terakhir buat kita

andai benar ini Ramadhan terakhir buatku
maafkanlah segala dosa-dosaku
daku hanyalah seorang insan biasa
mencari kasih Illahi yang abadi
duhai Illahi....kasihanilah daku, kekallah diri ini dalam iman yang abadi
dan hanya kepada-Mu, daku berharap...

Ramadhan

Bertemu kembali dengan Ramadhan
Kurasakan bahagia menyelubungi
Ya Allah daku bersyukur
Kau pertemukan aku semula
Ramadhan yang mulia

Di Ramadhan Ya Allah
Rahmatnya ku rasa
Banyakkan beribadah
Ku tahu pengampunan-Mu melangit tinggi

Ramadhan rahmat dari Illahi
Banyakkan beribadah dan berdoa
Hapuskan dosa tingkatkan pahala
Semoga beroleh makfirah
Moga kita akan jadi hamba yang setia

Ramadhan menyedarkan aku
Kesusahan yang dialami insan lain
Ramadhan ujian Illahi
Mengajar erti kesabaran dan kesetiaan

Andainya ini Ramadhan terakhir bagiku
Kuharap ianya kan membela ku di akhirat nanti

-brothers-

additional pictures

more pictures of Grampian here