Nov 8, 2009

kerana 'Sayang'...

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim..




Pintu diketuk beberapa kali. Kita buat bodoh, ummi pun sama. Kami maklum, itu tentu sekali ah long... eh, salesman.. (hehehe)

Lantaran 'resistance' salesman itu begitu tinggi dan tak reti-reti nak berhenti ketuk, ummi suruh kita cakap kat Salesman tu bahawa mak tidur, dan lepas itu, mesti cepat-cepat tutup pintu. Ummi menyorok di balik pintu dan bukakan pintu untuk kita.

Baru dikuak sikit, salesman bangsa Tionghua itu terus menerjah masuk. Terkantoilah ummi di balik pintu. Ummi tidak sempat mencapai apa-apa 'head cover' untuk menghijab auratnya. Lebih malang lagi, salesman itu tanpa dijemput duduk di sofa dan menerangkan produknya. Adalah beberapa minit kemudian, ummi berjaya mengeluarkan dia dari rumah.

Kita rasa sedih. Kenapa ummi dah tak pakai tudung waktu Salesman cina tu masuk rumah. Kalau ada lelaki ketuk pintu rumah, ummi akan suruh kita ambil tudung ummi. Kita akan cepat-cepat lari dan bawakan untuk ummi. Lepas ummi pakai tudung, baru boleh buka pintu. Lama-lama, kita sudah boleh tahu dengan siapa ummi kena pakai tudung, dan dengan siapa ummi boleh tak pakai tudung.

Kita rasa tak seronok. Nak main pun tak de mood. Ummi sebenarnya dah berubah ke? Bukan ke Allah suruh pakai tudung? Kita tak berani tanya ummi lebih-lebih sebab kita pun liat pakai tudung. Waktu nak keluar rumah main pasir, ummi suruh pakai tudung. Bila je keluar rumah dan ummi tak perasan, kita pun cabut tudung, sangkut kat ampaian baju dan yeah, MAINNN!!! Bila nak masuk rumah balik, kita pakai tudung balik. Walaupun begitu, kita tak suka orang yang tak sepatutnya tengok ummi kita tak fully in hijab.

Tak lama kemudian, ada lagi laki-laki yang ummi kena fully hijab dengan dia datang rumah. Dan kita kembali gembira, kerana ummi suruh kita ambilkan tudung ummi. Peristiwa tadi hanyalah sebuah accident, dan ummi kita tetap ummi kita yang dulu dan sama!!! Alhamdulillah...  ;)

*****

Secara fitrahnya, kerana sayang, seseorang itu sangat risau kalau orang yang dikasihinya menjadi kurang baik

Wallahualam....

Nov 4, 2009

Hari Perpaduan se-Rusia (bacaan umum di hari cuti)

Bismillahir rahmanir rahim,


I never paid much attention to Russian holidays since they all seem to share something in common - they have something to do with the so-yesterday Russian communism. But, a curious groupmate's question to our Russian Language teacher last week about 4th Nov. sparked a mild interest. She told us that what she's telling is not known to many ignorant Russians. 


1917 : Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution is a collective name for two revolutions in 1917:


1 - February Revolution 






  • At that time, the Russians were still using Julian calendar which was about-a-month late than the Gregorian calendar. So, according to the Gregorian calendar which we are using now, the February Revolution was actually happening on March.
  • Russia was in chaos due to World War I, harsh winter, famine, bankruptcy and what-nots.
  • Mikhail Rodzianko - Chairman of Duma (Russian Parliament) telegrammed the last tsar: The capital is in chaos. The government is unable to act; the transport service is broken down; the food and fuel supplies are completely disorganised. There is wild shooting on the streets. It is urgent that a new government is formed. There must be no delay. Hesitation is fatal. 
  • The tsar wrote to his wife : Again, that fat-bellied Rodzianko has written me a load of nonsense, which I won't even bother to answer.
  • On March 1, the tsar took a train to Petrogad aka St Petersburg to see his family after knowing that his children had contracted measles. 
  • On his way, his train was 'hijacked' by a group of disloyal troop, and the tsar was suggested in unison to abdicate his throne.
  • On March 2, the tsar did abdicate his throne and was reunited with his family and later, was placed under house arrest.
  • After this abdication, Russia was no longer led by the tsar, but instead the Russian Provisional Government.
2 - October Revolution aka Bolshevik Revolution






  • Again, October Revolution was actually happening in November
  • To cut things really short, October Revolution is all about the Bolsheviks overthrown the newly-formed Russian Provisional Government
  • Precisely, this revolution took place on 7th November 1917
Now
  • Russia has changed from a communist country to capitalism
  • In order to satisfied those highly-resistant hard-die-fan of communism which mostly are the elderlies, the celebration of Bolshevik Revolution is still continued. Besides the elderlies, it wouldn't be a surprise if there are young people favoring communism over capitalism. Capitalism or communism, Russia is never a prosper country. For some, communism is much better because the money are shared equally among all. 
  • However, to down-tone the 'communism-ity' of the celebration (since they are now a capitalist country which is trying very hard to erase their 'dark history' of communism), they make it on Nov 4, instead of Nov 7
  • Of course the change of the date would enrage some of the people. But, the government outsmarts the citizens even better:





  1. since they are making it a public holiday, the Russians are likely to spend the holiday with their family rather than joining any rallies
  2. it is November, and the temperature is diving down near 0. Anyone would has a second thought before joining any rallies
  3.  and lastly, the government said : Do you know what? Actually.. Hundreds years ago, on Nov 4, we won the battle against Poland.. Many had forgotten.. So, let's remember! 
The Polish-Muscovite War happened about 400 years ago and all the babusyka, dedusyka of Communists' hard-die-fans are left dumbfounded - they were all whining about a revolution happening just 100-years ago but the government diverted the issue to a war happening 400-YEARS ago which they hardly ever heard before!!! ;P







Wallahualam...

boleh tak jangan buat aku hilang sabar?!

Bismillahirrahmanir rahim..

Maha suci Allah.. Aku bersaksi bahawa tiada Tuhan melainkan Dia dan aku termasuk orang-orang yang menzalimi diri.

Ingin benar berkongsi rasa hati yang menjerut diri belakangan ini. Banyak perkara kecil yang menguji sabar dan ketahanan diri. Kadang-kadang sampai termenangis dan bersoal pada Dia.

Entah mengapa, saat kita cuba meniti jalan kebaikan, saat itu laptop rosak, skor markah terendah dalam colloq, metro kad hilang, internet tak leh pakai, adik kena suspek batu karang, hp rosak, pasport orang lain siap tapi bukan pasportku.. Ahh... Lalu mula bersoal-soal dan bersangka buruk pada Tuhan..




Masih gagal dalam ujian universiti sabar. Kakak kata, kongsikan dan sampaikan pada yang lain tentang apa yang kau paling lemah. Mudah-mudahan itu menujahkan kau menjadi seperti apa yang kau katakan. Buat yang terasa diuji, baik dengan kehilangan barang, dengan caci-maki hambur-sembur mulut orang dan lain-lain lagi :

Kakak berkata :
Apa yang Allah takdirkan untuk kita, penuh dengan jutaan hikmah yang kadangkala tak mampu untuk kita sebagai hamba membaca bahasa hikmah Tuhan kita.
Yang mampu kita usahakan, sentiasa mohon dan mohon Allah beri taufik dan hidayah, untuk kita mampu menafsir hikmah di sebalik setiap kejadian, sekurang-kurangnya sedikit dalam jutaan hikmah.
Satu benda yang kita kena sentiasa ingat, Allah benar-benar sedang hendak membersihkan hati, perasaan, niat kita. Bila kita terlupa kita seorang hamba, ujian2 yang Allah hadirkan terasa sangat berat. Kita memang sentiasa perlukan Allah. 35:15... walirabbika fasbir.. kerana Tuhanmu bersabarlah..

Kakak berkata:
Allah akan terus menguji kita dengan ujian yang hampir sama kerana kita masih gagal menguasai ujian itu.

Ayat 'innallaha ma'as sobirin'  (2:153)
Allah bersama orang-orang yang sabar. Lazimnya, sabar itu adalah ketika diuji.
Ujian = sabar = bersama Allah
Ujian = x sabar = x bersama Allah
X ujian = x (perlu) sabar = x bersama Allah
Dunia = penjara orang-orang mu'min = ujian = sabar =  bersama Allah

Ayat-ayat 'istainu bissobri wassolah' (2:45, 2:153)
Pohonlah pertolongan dengan sabar dan solat.
Terang lagi bersungguh, jika diuji dan pohon pertolongan dengan Allah, maka SABAR itu sangat perlu.
Tambahan pula, Rasulullah saw pernah bersabda:
The invocation of anyone of you is granted
as long as he does not show impatience.
(Sahih Bukhari)

Animated video : Hadith on doa (my fave hadis : hadis no.6) 

Moga-moga Allah bersama kita semua (= kita menjadi sobirin). InsyaAllah...

Wallahualam...