Bila ALLAH Tidak Redha

✍? Catatan Ustadz Maududi Abdullah,  حفظه الله

Bila Allah tidak redha dengan kita, 

Allah akan sibukkan kita dengan urusan dunia.

Allah akan sibukkan kita dengan urusan anak-anak.

Allah akan sibukkan kita dengan urusan menjalankan perniagaan dan harta

Allah akan sibukkan kita dengan urusan mengejar kerjaya, pangkat dan jabatan.

Alangkah ruginya karena kesemuanya itu akan kita tinggalkan.

Sekiranya kita mampu bertanya pada orang-orang yang telah pergi terlebih dulu menemui Allah Subhana Wa Ta’alla dan jika mereka diberi peluang untuk hidup sekali lagi,

Tentu mereka akan memilih untuk memperbanyak amal ibadah

Sudah semestinya mereka memilih tidak lagi akan bertarung mati-matian untuk merebut dunia, yang sudah jelas-jelas tidak bisa dibawa mati

Karena tujuan kita diciptakan adalah untuk menyembah Allah, beramal dan beribadah kepada Allah

Kita mungkin cemburu apabila melihat orang lain lebih dari kita, dari segi gaji, pangkat, harta, jabatan, rumah besar, kenderaan mewah

Kenapa kita tidak pernah cemburu melihat ilmu agama orang lain lebih dari kita

Kita tidak pernah cemburu melihat orang lain lebih banyak amalan dari kita

Kita tidak pernah cemburu apabila melihat orang lain bangun di sepertiga malam, solat tahajud dan bermunajat kepada Allah

Kita tidak pernah cemburu apabila melihat orang lain setiap hari solat subuh berjamaah di masjid dekat rumah kita

Kita hanya cemburu apabila melihat orang lain ganti kendaraan dengan yang lebih mewah

Kita cemburu apabila melihat orang lain mampu setiap tahun bercuti mewah

Kita hanya cemburu apabila melihat orang lain bergelimang harta, tahta dan wanita. Cemburu kerana dia dilantik jadi pemimpin, memegang jawatan dan pangkat

Tetapi jarang kita cemburu apabila melihat orang lain yang dapat khatam Al’Quran sebulan dua kali

Kita jarang cemburu apabila melihat mualaf yang faham isi Al-Qur’an

Kita jarang cemburu apabila melihat orang lain berbuat untuk menegakkan Akidah Islam

Kita jarang cemburu kepada orang yang berjihad di jalan Allah

Kita jarang cemburu kepada orang yang mewakafkan dirinya dan semua Hartanya di jalan Allah

Setiap kali menyambut hari ulang tahun, kita sibuk mau merayakan sebaik mungkin, tetapi kita telah lupa dengan bertambahnya umur kita maka panggilan Ilaahi makin bertambah dekat

Kita patut bermuhasabah mengenai persiapan ke satu perjalanan yang jauh, yang tidak akan kembali untuk selama-lamanya kerana Hidup di dunia menentukan kehidupan yg kekal nanti di akhirat

Sesungguhnya

MATI itu PASTI

ALAM KUBUR itu BENAR,

HISAB itu BENAR,

MAHSYAR ALLAH itu BENAR,

SYURGA dan NERAKA itu BENAR

Penyesalan itu selalu terlambat
Menunda Taubat menunggu usia Tua
Itupun kalau masih sempat
Sebab syarat MATI tidak harus tua, tidak harus sakit

Penyelesaian masalah hidup adalah melalui iman dan amal.
Iman sebesar zarrah pun, Allah muliakan dgn syurga 100 kali dunia

Oleh yang demikian, mengapa kita tidak mahu menambah bekal hidup kita dengan Iman, Ibadah dan Amalan baik?

Mudah-mudahan hidup kita selamat di dunia dan Akhirat dan selalu bermanfaat untuk Ummah dan kita termasuk orang-orang yang Allah redhai untuk masuk ke syurgaNya…..

‎آمـــــين يا ربّ العالمــين

“Islam Adalah Sunnah”

Can perceived parental favoritism affects personality?

Environmental influence does affect one’s personality in one way or another.  The influence can be varied from one individual to another, so different individual might display differences and uniqueness.  

Does parental favoritism affects personality?  Well, if you look at personality traits according to OCEAN, there might be different spectrum of personality traits.  So, some researchers would look at link between one variable to another in a simpler form.  One such study is about perceived parental favoritism and its relation on narcissism.  What do you think?  

Swap challenge

One of my friends linked a video on swap challenge on Youtube.  I find it quite interesting.  I was thinking to do that with another friend.  But I don’t want to burden her to think about the things she should buy for me in exchange of what I give her.  So, I have this weird idea instead.  I asked her office address.  Since she is still doing her PhD, I got some relaxation stuff.  I can’t hardly wait to see her reaction.  

Hadiah Latihan Persekutuan (HLP)

Few months ago, my former student who works at Kolej Matrikulasi Pontian messaged me asking for my assistance to prepare an interview for HLP.  It has been a while since he went for the interview.  No news.  So, I messaged him asking if he heard any news about it.  He said that he did not get the scholarship.  He sounded sad.  

I remind him that Allah has the best plan for him.  Perhaps now is not the best time for him to further his study abroad, far away from his mom.  She suffered a minor stroke last year and is still on medication and has to undergo physiotherapy on regular basis.   To leave an ailing mom in Malaysia while you are far away in a foreign country is not easy.  I had been there.  I had decided to quit my PhD after my dad passed away in 2009.  I felt hopeless.   

But, Alhamdulillah, at that time I had my late mom, family and friends who gave me strong supports when I needed it most.   So, I persevered until I finished my PhD in 2012.  I never told this story to any of my students.  But he is the first one to know.  Well, of course I simplify the story because I don’t want him to think too much about the possibility of such thing to happen to him.  

To Z, the best timing will come sooner or later.  I always pray for you to be one of young academicians who will make difference in our future generations lives in Malaysia.  You are one of the gems.  

 

It’s her birthday today

I checked my FB just now.  On the notification, I saw a birthday notification.  It is her birthday.  But she passed away two years ago.  It breaks my heart.  Al-fatihah to Mimi Iznita Iqbal.  Mimi, you are sorely missed by many.  Indeed.  

Cooperative Learning: Student Teams-Achievement Division (STAD)

There are various activities that can be conducted to engage students’ team work and motivation.  In cooperative learning, we can use Student Teams-Achievement Division (STAD) where a small groups of students with different levels of ability work together to accomplish a shared learning goal.  In my case, I combine jigsaw activity with STAD.  So, the instruction that I give for jigsaw activity would also include instruction for STAD.

Cooperative learning: Jigsaw activity

I have done jigsaw activity for my class for several semesters.  At first, I just gave verbal instruction to the students on how to do the jigsaw activity.  But later on, I realise that it is better for me to give the students written instruction that they can refer to.  In this case, they can have a copy of the written instruction so that they refer to it when they want to conduct jigsaw activity in their class when they undergo Teaching Practicum (or after they graduate) for the undergraduate and for PG students who are teachers, they can use this activity in their class as well and they can share it with their colleagues at school through Latihan Dalam Perkhidmatan (LDP).  

So, HERE is the written instruction that I give to students when I do Jigsaw activity in my class.  

Pengsan nak menanda

Pengsan nak menanda That was commonly uttered by me when I was undergoing my Latihan Ikhtisas.  I was often frustrated with their English proficiency but what can I say.  They do not like reading even though there is Nilam program and whatsnot in school.  This student will take SPM in few months time.  I don’t know how she will perform in SPM for her English paper.  I hope she would get a better grade than now.