We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give

In this life, we always get so many things. Food, money, clothes, educations and many more. Sometimes, we get things without we even ask for it. The fact that you are reading this shows that you do not miss the rapid development of the world today. The world wide web, the latest lap top and iPhone model that you use to surf the internet indicates that you are among the so called 'lucky' to be able to have all these.

But, not everyone get what they want. No matter how much they ask for it. That's why we must help those people. God is always justice. He always give enough gifts to his slaves. It is our responsibilities to contribute something to those who are in need. So that it is fair to everyone. NO one will be left out from getting their right.

I will like to take this opportunity to inform you about the Indonesia Relief Mision organised by the Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia, UK-Ireland Student Chapter.

A new donation account has also been added. The detail is as follow:

ISLAMIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA, MALAYSIA STUDENT CHAPTER

Acc. Name : Farhana Ibrahim Lutfi

Account No : 10703700283962

Bank Name: RHB Bank

For more information, you can visit this website. May God help us in everything that we do and only to him should we return.

If you lend Allâh a goodly loan (i.e. spend in Allâh's Cause) He will double it for you, and will forgive you. And Allâh is Most Ready to appreciate and to reward, Most Forbearing, [At-Taghabun;64:17]

Fikirkan

Saudaraku, serendah-rendah ukhuwwah adalah berlapang dada

Dan setinggi-tinggi ukhuwwah adalah ithar~mengutamakan orang lain dari diri sendiri

Orang-orang yang hidup dibawah naungan cinta dan ukhuwwah kerana Allah...

akan merasakan kebahagian dan ketenangan

yang tidak pernah dirasai oleh orang-orang yang berkumpul kerana urusan duniawi...

"Sesungguhnya, seorang muslim itu,

apabila berjalan di jalan dakwah,

ia tidak berjalan dengan hatinya sahaja,

dibawa bersama hati saudaranya,

justeru setiap pahala yang didapati sepanjang perjalanannya

pasti akan terbias untuk saudara seperjuangannya"

-Mustafa Masyhur

[Al-Hujurat, 49:10]

Sleep?

Praise be to Allah for enabling us to breath once again today. To be able to see His wonders. To be able to listen to His words. To be able to taste His love. To be able to smell His kindness.

Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah.



Every single day when we wake up, what's the first think that comes to our mind?

"What's the time now?", will probably be our first question. No matter we wake up from our usual night sleep or from a short nap or from any other sleep at anytime.

It shows that how time play an important role in our daily life. Because time determine our every single action. When we sleep, we are not capable of doing anything since we are in an unconcious state that prevent us from doing anything. The most that we can do is breathing as a sign that we are still alive. But our mind are swithced off to send signal for us to do any physical activities.



However, this dose not mean that our mind is completely off. When we sleep, our mind are just resting after full day of working and still conduct minor activities. That is why, we can have a dream when we sleep due to the activity of the mind that made it possible for us to think when we sleep.

Here's a quick fact about what happens during sleep:

You don't notice it, of course, but while you're asleep, your brain is still active. As people sleep, their brains pass through five stages of sleep. Together, stages 1, 2, 3, 4, and REM (rapid eye movement) sleep make up a sleep cycle. One complete sleep cycle lasts about 90 to 100 minutes. So during an average night's sleep, a person will experience about four or five cycles of sleep.

Stages 1 and 2 are periods of light sleep from which a person can easily be awakened. During these stages, eye movements slow down and eventually stop, heart and breathing rates slow down, and body temperature decreases. Stages 3 and 4 are deep sleep stages. It's more difficult to awaken someone during these stages, and when awakened, a person will often feel groggy and disoriented for a few minutes.

Stages 3 and 4 are the most refreshing of the sleep stages — it is this type of sleep that we crave when we are very tired. The final stage of the sleep cycle is known as REM sleep because of the rapid eye movements that occur during this stage. During REM sleep, other physical changes take place — breathing becomes rapid, the heart beats faster, and the limb muscles don't move. This is the stage of sleep when a person has the most vivid dreams.

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Sleep is essential. But overdose sleep or sleepless is not a good lifestyle. We need sleep to regenerate our brain. To be more refresh. To be more healthy. And the most importantly to be able to perform our responsibility towards HIM . Have you got enough sleep today? Or, are you just woke up from 'after subuh' sleep? What ever the condition is, we know ourselves better. Sometimes, we sleep not because we are tired. Not because we are sleepy. Maybe we sleep just to runaway from the world for a while.

He is Who has appointed for you the night taht you may rest therein, and the day to make things visible (to you). Verily, in this ayat (proofs, evidences,verses, lessons, signs, revelation, etc) for a people who listen (ie. those who think deeply). [Yusuf:10:67]

SLEEP. The best sleep is when coupled with the intention of Allah.

Wallahualam.

"Still sleeping" Wake me up!

What stop you?

Do you ever come to a situation where, when you were assigned for a particular task, and you think you cannot complete the job?

Why do such thinking arise? Why do you think that you cannot do the task? What restrict you from doing so?

Just look at anything that happened in your daily life, something small and simple.

You wanted to wake up early for Qiamulail but end up wake up late and even almost miss the Subuh prayer.

You wanted to finish reading your anatomy book but end up facebooking on the internet.

You wanted to finish your homework as soon as you get back from school but you simply procrastinate and end up leaving the homework unfinished.

There are many other things that you can described about and you know yourselves better.

So, what is the main cause of all these matters.

REASONS!

You always lie on reasons if you do not manage to do a particular task. You give lots and lots of reasons.

These reasons are actually what refrain you from completing your work.

If you claimed that you are tired of doing your work and wanted to have a rest for a while; this is a reason.

If you claimed that you do not know about something because you still haven't finish reading the topic; this a reason.

As you can see, reasons stop you from trying to actually complete your task. Reasons made you feel in a comfortable condition for not completing the task.

According to the dictionary, one of the meaning for the word reason is: A declaration made to explain or justify action, decision, or conviction.

From what I understand here, reason is only valid once you have do the action and you do not succeed. It is only valid once you have made the decision and it seems that it is not a right one.

If you give reason without actually trying to complete the task yet, therefore the reason is not valid.

So, how many reasons have you made everyday to comfort yourselves for not completing your responsibility?

If you can omit those reasons, you can go far. What stop you from moving on is because of these reasons.

Reasons stop you from being a dynamic person. Reasons stop you from develop your potential. Reasons cannot simply be accepted.

However, sometimes it is not as simple as that to do not reasoning anything. We were given a brain that is the most powerful thinking tools ever created. So, use it wisely to the maximum.

Think. Act. And stop reasoning!

A reminder to myself.

Running away?

Have you ever feel so down or so guilty in your life. You feel like suddenly there is something wrong in everything that you do. You feel like nothing that you do is right.

And you come to think that,

"What had happened to me?"

"What have I done wrong?"

"Why I feel like this?

You try to figure out. But the more you think of it, the more complicated it becames. Your problems seem to stuck in mind and your heart became hard that you can't reach to any solution.

You want to run away. Run far away from all the problems that surround you. You think that run and hide from the problem is the best thing to do. But, can you do that?

In fact, there is no way to run!!!

Here is something to ponder:

One Sunday morning, you are waiting for a bus at the bus stop and you see a small child (about 3 or 4 years old) and his mother waiting for the same bus too. The child hold on tight to her mother's hand so that he know that his mother will not go any where. Then, the child suddenly walk away from his mother and go to the dustbin near by the bus stop. He see an old broken toy and take it. The toy is quite dirty. The mother calls her son because she doesn't want her son to get dirty too. But the son refuse to do so. In his mind, he just think about that old and broken toy that seems pleasant to his eye. Her mother begins to feel angry and raise up her boice a bit. Her son still do not listen to her. After a few minutes, then the bus come. The child quickly leave the toy and get back to his mother; hold on to her mother ones again. Hold on her hand tightly because he know only her and no one else.

There's no way for him to run.

Actually, we are like the small children who cannot run from the hand of our Creator. We are in need of Him. Because, He knows better. Only He can guide us. We should actually run to him. So, in whatever condition that we are, only the remembrance of Allah can help us feel better. From Him we came and to Him we shall return ourselves.

And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad SAW) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed near (to them by My Knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me (without any mediator or intercessor). So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be led aright. [Al-Baqarah,2:189]

A reminder to my self ...

What's up?

May peace be upon you to whoever reading this.

It has been quiet a while since I do not update anything here. Erm... too busy? That shouldn't be taken as a reason supposingly. Well, lets not talk about this.

All this while, many things had happened. Many things had been learnt too. Now, it's time to apply. To apply what? To apply what I've learnt. What have I learnt? Nothing so special about but it is essential.

It's not special because it is something that everyone should learn and know about. It is essential because, without it, we will get to nowhere.

I've learnt something that can guide me to lead a meaningful life. And I should share this with the people out there so that everyone will not waste their life just like that. I really mean EVERYONE. Every single person in this world. No one should be miss out.

I hope I'm on the right track and will continue implementing and applying things that I learnt in any way that I can. This maybe one of the way...

The fact that you are in whatever condition right now is because you are capable of doing it. You are capable, because HE said so. So, do not lose hope and continue hold on HIS mercy. You will not regret.

"O my sons! Go you and enquire about Yûsuf (Joseph) and his brother, and never give up hope of Allâh's Mercy. Certainly no one despairs of Allâh's Mercy, except the people who disbelieve." (Yusuf, 12:87)

Lets make a move, its either now or never...