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Perkaitan Sirah Nabi Muhammad S.A.W Dengan Komunikasi

Perkaitan Sirah Nabi Muhammad S.A.W Dengan Komunikasi
Disediakan oleh:Mohd Bukhari Bin Hashim


Maksud Komunikasi Menurut Quran
#Istilah yang membawa makna ‘komunikasi’ dalam bahasa Arab ialah ittisal
#Perkataan ini bererti ‘sampaikan’ seperti yang terdapat dalam Quran dalam bab Qasas, ayat 51, ‘Dan demi sesungguhnya kami sampaikan kata-kata kami kepada mereka supaya mereka beroleh peringatan lalu beriman’.

Kaedah Komunikasi yang tercatat dalam sirah
Terdapat beberapa prinsip komunikasi yang disabdakan oleh Nabi S.A.W.Bercakap tentang bentuk komunikasi,Rasulullah S.A.W dikatakan telah bersabda seperti yang telah diriwayatkan oleh Ibnu Abi Dunya dalam hadis yang disusunnya-

“Sebutkan perkara yang baik mengenai saudara kamu yang tidak hadir di dalam perjumpaan, terutama sekali perkara yang kamu suka diperkatakan oleh saudara kamu ketika kamu tidak hadir”

Tentang perkara yang perlu dijauhi seseorng juga,Ibnu Abi Dunya meriwayatkan dalam hadis yang sama bagaimana Rasulullah meminta seseorang pengulas supaya menjauhi:
1)Mengatakan apa jua yang tidak ada kena mengena dengan diri sendiri.
2)Mengatakan apa jua tentang diri sendiri pada majlis yang salah.

Dalam hadis yang lain juga,Rasulullah S.A.W bersabda:
“Sesungguhnya tuhan tidak suka orang seperti itu…yang memutar-belitkan fakta dengan lidah mereka seperti seekor lembu yang memusing-musingkan rumput dengan lidahnya.

Antara lain pendekatan yang digunakan nabi dalam berkomunikasi:
• Memulakan percakapan dengan ‘Assalamualaikum’ :Prinsip ini berdasarkan kata-kata Nabi Muhammad, ‘ucapkan salam sebelum bercakap.
• Menyebut perkara yang penting berulang kali: Prinsip ini bersandar kepada amalan Muhammad, iaitu apabila beliau mengucapkan satu kata, beliau mengulangi tiga kali sehingga kata itu difahami.
• Menyesuaikan bahasa dan isi percakapan dengan tingkat kecerdasan pendengar: Prinsip ini bersandar kepada kata-kata Muhammad, ‘Berbicara kepada manusia menurut kecerdasan mereka masing-masing’.

2 Kaedah kumunikasi yang diajarkan kepada kita adalah Alkhitabah dan Ar-Risalah.

• Al-Khitabah(pidato)

Antara kebijaksanaan pidato Rasulullah:
1)Menggunakan pidato yang bijak untuk menimbulkan kesedaran orang Arab terhadap kebenaran mesej.
2)Menekankan kewujudan Allah yang esa.
3)Menekankan betapa pentingnya hidup mematuhi hukum Allah dan menjauhi maksiat.
Lama-kelamaan apabila Rasulullah S.A.W. menjadikan pidato(khutbah) sebagai sebahagian ibadah dalam Islam,ia diwajibkan sebelum solat jumaat dan selepas solat hari raya.Lama-kelamaan,tradisi ini diteruskan oleh para khalifah yang lain.

• Al-Risalah(Surat-menyurat)

Nabi Muhammad menulis surat sebagai salah satu kaedah komunikasi dengan menghantarnya kepada raja dan ketua arab yang berlainan.
Baginda Nabi S.A.W membentik gaya penulisan surat kiriman seperti berikut:
1)Nama Allah di bahagian awal diikuti dengan nama baginda,sebagai Rasul Allah
2)Kemudian salam untuk orang muslim dan mereka yang mengikut jalan yang lurus.
3)Pujian kepada tuhan dan pengakuan wujudnya tuhan.
4)Tujuan surat
5)Penutup dengan salam.

Khibrah(pengajaran) daripada komunikasi Nabi Muhammad S.A.W:

1. Komunikasi adalah medium terbaik adalah membuat perubahan iaitu amar makruf dan nahi munkar.
2. Para pendakwah hari ini perlu menguasai pelbagai alat komunikasi dalam memastikan keberkesanan dakwah mereka.
3. Kita mesti memanfaatkan sebarang ruang yang ada dalam menyampaikan dakwah.
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Self-Inventory

al-Muhasabah

المحاسبه

Self-Inventory

It is necessary for an individual to pause at the end of each day that has passed, in order to check himself and run through his achievements: What has he done in the course of the day? Why has he done it? What has he omitted? Why has he omitted it?

How excellent it would be if this self-criticism were to take place before one retired to bed.

This period of self-criticism and appraisal should certainly be counted among man's moments of progress; it is a moment when man impartially sits as a judge over himself and reviews his yearnings and inclinations, his instincts and motivations. It is a moment when the believer appoints, out of his conviction, a policeman to watch over himself, an investigator to probe him, and a judge to condemn or acquit him. In this way he progresses from the state of "the soul that incites to evil" to the state of "the self- reproaching soul" which reproaches its owner whenever he plunges into sin, or falls short of expectation.

In a hadith we quoted before it was said: "It behooves any sane person to have four periods of time" and one of the four periods is "a period in which he engages in self-criticism."






The Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar bin al-Khattab says: "Criticize and appraise yourselves before you are criticized and appraised on the Day of Judgment, and weigh out your deeds, before they are weighed out for you."

"On that Day will men proceed in groups, sorted out, to be shown their Deeds. Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it! And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it." (Qur'an 99:6-8)

`Umar himself, may Allah be pleased with him, used to whip his foot at night and say to himself: "Tell me, what have you done today?!"

Maimun bin Mahran, a famous companion of the Prophet, used to say: "A pious person scrupulously examines and appraises himself more than he would a tyrant ruler and a tight-fisted partner!"

Al-Hasan said: "A believer polices his own Self; he criticizes and appraises it for the sake of Allah. The Final Appraisal (Hisab) may turn out to be mild on some people simply because they were wont to appraise themselves in this life; and the Final Appraisal on the Day of Resurrection may turn out to be rigorous on a people who took this life with levity, and thought they would not be called to account".

Then he described how this self-criticism and appraisal operates in practice: "A fascinating thought (or idea) suddenly comes to the mind of a believer. He says to himself: 'By Allah this is fascinating, I need it! But no, never. Get lost! I am prohibited from executing you!'" (This is self-criticism and appraisal before the event).

And: "A believer may inadvertently do something. He would then turn to himself and say: 'What do you mean by this? By Allah, I cannot find an excuse for this. I shall never repeat it, insha'Allah!'" (This is self-criticism and appraisal after the event).

If a Believer fails to observe this brief period of soul-searching daily, then he should at least try to do so once every few days, or once a week. In this way, he draws up his life balance sheet, depicting to him his (spiritual) assets and liabilities.

A Believer should also have a longer period of this practice at the end of each month, and an even longer period at the end of the year, when he bids farewell to one year and prepares for and welcomes another.

This is the time to critically review the Past and plan for the Future. This is the (spiritual) equivalent of his final accounts for the year.

One blameworthy innovation initiated by the West and unfortunately imitated by some Muslims, is the annual birthday celebration, where people are invited to a party and served with delicious food and drink.

At times, people obsequiously yield to meaningless rituals and imitative practices for which Allah has sent down no authority. For example, they light a number of candles, each one representing a year in the lifetime of the celebrant. Having lit the candles, the celebrant then histrionically proceeds to blow them out. Gifts are presented and pleasantries exchanged on the occasion.

Rather than this blind, useless imitation, it is better for an intelligent and sensible person to seize this occasion, which marks the expiry of one year of his lifetime, to reconsider and reflect upon his life. At the end of every year, a careful trader applies the brakes in order to measure his performance over the past year, and establish his financial position at the end of it. He wants to know his profit or loss, and his assets and liabilities; i.e. his claims and the claims against him. An intelligent, sensible person ought to do likewise, in respect of his life. More than that, he should beseech Allah to bless his life, make his day better than yesterday, and his tomorrow better than today.



It is worthier for an intelligent and sensible person to call himself to account for one whole year of his life that has expired, in respect of which Allah, the Exalted, will question him. A year is not a short time. It is a period of twelve months; a month is on average thirty days; each day has twenty-four hours, each hour sixty minutes, and each minute sixty seconds. And every second should be counted as a blessing, a favor upon him from Allah and a trust from Allah in his hands.

It is worthier for this intelligent and sensible person to commiserate with himself over the turning of a page in the book of his life. Each day that passes is, as it were, a leaf that has withered and fallen from the tree of his life. May Allah have mercy on Al-Hasan al-Basri when he says: "O son of Adam! You are but a bundle of days. As each day passes away, a portion of you vanishes away!"

Abu 'Ali ad-Daqqaq used to chant the following lines:

Each day that passes, a portion of me it takes away,
On the heart, a bitter taste it leaves, and then glides away.

Another poet says:

Man rejoices as long as the nights continue to pass by,
Yet, he too, as they vanish gradually perishes away.

Yet another poet says:

We take delight in every day that we have lived,
Yet each day that passes is a portion (gone) of a lifetime.

This is the view that every intelligent and sensible person ought to take. However, intelligent and sensible people are few in this world.

COURTESY: Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi, "Time in the Life of a Muslim"
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12 Tips for Muslim Youth



12 Tips for Muslim Youth


Why should you, a young Muslim, be helping to bring your friends closer to Allah?

After all, you’ve got your own struggles to deal with: trying to explain why you pray to hostile teachers, Hijab discrimination, standing up in class when the professor attacks Islam, dealing with parents who think you’ve gone nuts because you’re growing a beard, or all the other difficulties faced by a number of practicing Muslim youth?

Islam was never meant to be an individualistic faith, reserved for the "chosen few". Muslims have a duty to spread the Deen, and practicing Muslim youth, whether beginners, activists or leaders have a crucial role to play.

"Allah has put them in a position that perhaps no one else is in," notes Sheema Khan, former Muslim Youth of North America (MYNA) advisor for eastern Canada. "They have the means to communicate with their peers, they have an understanding of what they’re going through plus they have the guidance of Islam."

Who is your childhood friend, who would rather spend Fridays at MacDonald’s than the Masjid, or your classmate who is Muslim in name and only knows that "Muslims don’t eat pork" going to listen to: the nice Imam of the Masjid who would freak out if he saw the way they were dressed and talked or you who may have grown up with them, joked with them, or see them everyday in school?

The answer is obvious: you.

Don’t panic. Here are some tips and advice which can help from other Muslims, many of whom have been there and done that:


Tip # 1 : Make Your Intention Sincere

All work we do should ideally be for the sake of Allah. That includes the task of bringing someone closer to Allah. That of course means this should not be connected to arrogance, thinking you’re the teacher and everyone else should be lucky you’ve embarked on a crusade to save them. Guidance is from Allah. Make Dua and make sincere efforts and remember Allah can also misguide you if He wills (we seek refuge in Allah from that).


Tip # 2 : Practice What YOu Preach

Not practicing what you preach is wrong and you will lose the confidence of anyone, young or old, once they figure you out. Don’t do it.





Tip # 3 : Use The Quran & Seerah (biography of the Prphet peace be upon him) As Dawa Guides

Read and understand those chapters of the Quran which talk about how the Prophets presented the message of Islam to their people. Read the Seerah (for some good Seerah books)to see especially how the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) brought Islam to so many different people, including young people. As well, talk to Dawa workers, and check out manuals they may have written, like Yahiya Emerick’s How to Tell Others About Islam.

Tip # 4 : Talk To People As If You Really Dont Know Them
Don’t assume you know someone just by looking at them. You don’t know that the Muslim girl in your homeroom who walks through the school’s hallways as if they were fashion show catwalks (see Ambe Rehman’s perspective on this) is not someone you can talk to about Allah because she looks like a snob. Or that the Muslim guy who you’ve never seen at Juma at your university is a "bad Muslim". Maybe he was never really taught Islam and has no idea what importance Friday prayers have in Islam, especially for Muslim men.

Tip # 5 : Smile
Did you know the Prophet was big on smiling? But many "practicing" Muslims seem to have "their faces on upside down" as one speaker once said-frowning and serious.

Smiling, being polite and kind are all part of the manners of the Prophet, which we must exercise in our daily lives. If we want to approach others with Islam, we have to make ourselves approachable. Smiling is key to this.

But note that being approachable does not mean being flirtations with the other gender. There are Islamic rules for how men and women should deal with each other which have to be respected. Dawa is no excuse to have long and private conversations and meetings with the other sex, for example. Set up a system where someone expressing an interest in Islam is referred to someone of the same sex.


Tip # 6 : Take The Initiative & Hang Out With Them

Take the first step and invite someone you may have spoken to a couple of times to sit at lunch together, to check out a hockey game or invite them over for Iftar in Ramadan. Also, share difficulties, sorrows and frustrations. Help with homework, be a shoulder to cry on when depression hits, or just plain listen when your friend is upset, discuss common problems and KEEP THEIR SECRETS. There are few things as annoying as a snitch and backstabber. But an important note: if the problem is of a serious nature,(i.e. your friend is thinking of committing suicide or is taking drugs), notify and consult an adult immediately.


Tip # 7 : Show Them Islam Is Relevent Today, Right Here, Right Now

Young people may think Islam is too "old fashioned" and not in tune with the modern age. Prove this wrong. Show how Islam is really about relating to Allah, which any human being can do, anywhere, anytime. Allah is always closer to you than your jugular vein and He hears and knows everything. Encourage friends to ask Allah’s help during tests, exams, and in dealing with problems at home with parents and siblings. Also point out how Islam relates to teenagers: Islam gives you focus and an understanding of who you are and where you are going, which most of "teen culture" does not.


Tip # 8 : Get Them Involved In Volunteer Work With You
If you are already involved in the community, get your friend to help out. Ask them to make a flyer for one of your youth group’s events or brainstorm for ideas about activities to hold this school year. This involvement makes them feel part of the Muslim community and deepens your friendship, since you are now working together on something beneficial for both of you. Make sure you thank them for their contribution.


Tip # 9 : Ask Them 4 Fundamental Questions

As your friendship develops, you will notice the topics you discuss may become more serious. You may be discussing, for instance, future goals and plans. Khan recommends four questions to ask that can steer the topic to Allah and Islam:

a. Where am I going in life and what would make me really happy deep down inside?
b. What do I believe?
c. Who should I be grateful to?
d. Did I get to where I am today without the help of anyone?


Tip # 10 : Emphasize Praying 5 Times A Day Before Any Other Aspect Of Islam

A person’s main connection with Allah, on a daily basis, is through the prayer five times a day. Don’t emphasize any other aspect of Islam until your friend starts making a real effort to pray five times a day. Emphasize the direct connection one has with Allah in prayer. If they are facing a problem, tell them to pray, and to ask Allah for help in Salah and outside this time. When possible, make it a point to pray together during your "hang out time". If your friend begins to pray, that is the first step to other aspects of Islam like giving up swearing, treating parents with respect or dressing Islamically.


Tip # 11 : Help Instill Confidence In Adults

Adults, like Bart Simpson’s dad Homer, are considered bumbling idiots in the eyes of "teen culture". Your job as a young Muslim is to help turn the tables on this false and unIslamic belief. All you have to do is this: when a Muslim adult does something good (i.e. saving someone’s life, donating money to a worthy cause, the Imam gives a good speech, taking good care of his/her family) bring it up in the course of your conversations with your friend and praise the adult in question. Doing this regularly may not only change your friend’s perspective, but could lead to them seeing their own parents in a more respectful way.

Tip # 12 : Support Them Even When They Become More Practicing
Remember, just because a person starts practicing Islam more regularly, this does not mean everything will be okay from this point onwards. There will still be hard times, difficulties. There may be times when your friend may have doubts about his or her newfound practice of Islam. Be there to reassure them.
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Peringatan Untuk Semua..!!!!

Peringatan Untuk Semua..!!!!

المتساقطون على طريق الدعوة
كيف .... ولماذا ؟

Orang Yang Gugur Di Jalan Dakwah
Bagaimana...dan Kenapa?



أسباب تتعلق بالحركة
Sebab Yang Berkait Dengan Gerakan(organisasi).(Organization System)

ضعف الجانب التربوي
Lemahnya sudut tarbiyah dalam dakwah.(training)

دم وضع الفرد في المكان المناسب
Tidak meletakkan individu yang ada dalam jalan dakwah pada tempat mereka yang sepatutnya.(positioning)

عدم توظيف كافة الأفراد في العمل
Tidak menguruskan keseluruhan individu duat dalam amal.(human resource management)

عدم متابعة الأفراد
Tiada follow-up terhadap individu dakwah.(Follow-up System)

عدم حسم الأمور بسرعة
Tidak mencerna dan menyelesaikan masalah/perkara dengan cepat.(Birocracy Thingking)

الصراعات الداخلية
Pertelingkahan dalaman(Emotional Quotient)

Rujukan : Mutasaqitun Ala Toriqatud Dakwah

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Ni Gambar Hiasan,Bukan Gambar Hari Kejohanan..Hehe
Hari Sukan…Bersama Semarakkannya..
1. Hari ni,24 Februari 2010 telah dianjurkan Kejohanan Olahraga Tahunan(KOT) peringkat IPG-KPI.Alhamdulillah program berjalan lancarnya dan tahniah diucapkan kepada teman-teman PISMP sem 5 selaku urusetia program.Kesemua 5 rumah sukan iatu rumah KUNING(cause my house),hijau,biru,merah dan oren telah memberikan komitmen yang terbaik dalam menjayakannya.



2. Terdapat beberapa perkara yang menarik perhatian saya untuk tindakan semua

- Seorang muslim mesti mepunyai tubuh badan yang sihat dan cergas(Innalla yuhibbu mukmin qawiy minal mukmin dhaif=Sesungguhnya Allah menyukai mukmin yang kuat dari mukmin yang lemah).Seorang guru(murabbi) wajib mempuya badan yang cerdas.Begitu juga seorang pemimpin(manis takjartal qawiyul amin=dipilih pemimpin itu kerana kekutannyaya dan amanahnya)
- Masyarakat hari ni sangat suka akan program hiburan dan sukan.Lihatlah,segmen yang paling diminati dalam media(cetak,elektronik,maya,langsung) adalah segmen sukan dan hiburan.Jadi kita mesti menunujkkan gari panduan tatacara Islam mengajar 2 perkara tersebut (sukan dan hiburan)dalam Islam.
- Program Mega seperti itu adalah salah satu medan untuk kita mengenali setiap Grassroot warga pelajar dan memudahkan kita engagement dengan mereka.Jadi sepetutnya ruang itu dimanfaatkan untuk kita mengenali hati setiap warga pelajar.

3. Moga keaktivisme pelajar terus dipertingkatakan dalam menjana pelajar yang berintegriti dan berkredibilti menjana kualiti.HOPE and Change.
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Waduh........Keno mengajo dikir barat pulok doh..



Alhamdulillah,selesai jugak menyelesaikan PBS dari 8 hingga 12 Mac 2010 di sekolah lamaku,Sekolah Kebangsaan Indera Mahkota(SKIM)..antara benda pelik yang sempat dibuat adalah mengajo dikir barat untuk pertandingan peringkat zon..ni liriknya:


Lirik Dikir Barat SKIM

Assalamualaikum,

Dengor sini baik-baik,

Buke cerito buke pantun,

Kisoh telade adik-adik.

Hidup kito biar berjaso,

Pado masyarakat de bangso,

Agar hidup ado makno,

Jauhi dadoh yang bahayo.

Kalu sudoh terlibat dadoh,

Semuo kerjo jadi susoh,

Anok bini abih punoh,

Saudaro maro buat tok kesoh.

Bilo sudoh jadi gitu,

Hidup kito jadi haru,

Mato meroh mace hantu,

Tidur baring mace kutu.

Kalu susoh diri sendiri,

Kito semuo tok peduli,

Harto ore buat lari,

Rumah ore naik curi.

Pate lepo pate lupo,

Ho ore hok dio,

Tok keno caro tok keno gayo,

Tempat duduk dale jaro.

Kalu nok berkat kalu nok rahmat,

Ore alim keno rapat,

Ore baik jadi sahabat,

Baru hidup manfaat.

Nantikan cerita seterusnya..

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Perkaitan Sirah Nabi Muhammad S.A.W Dengan Komunikasi

Perkaitan Sirah Nabi Muhammad S.A.W Dengan Komunikasi
Disediakan oleh:Mohd Bukhari Bin Hashim


Maksud Komunikasi Menurut Quran
#Istilah yang membawa makna ‘komunikasi’ dalam bahasa Arab ialah ittisal
#Perkataan ini bererti ‘sampaikan’ seperti yang terdapat dalam Quran dalam bab Qasas, ayat 51, ‘Dan demi sesungguhnya kami sampaikan kata-kata kami kepada mereka supaya mereka beroleh peringatan lalu beriman’.

Kaedah Komunikasi yang tercatat dalam sirah
Terdapat beberapa prinsip komunikasi yang disabdakan oleh Nabi S.A.W.Bercakap tentang bentuk komunikasi,Rasulullah S.A.W dikatakan telah bersabda seperti yang telah diriwayatkan oleh Ibnu Abi Dunya dalam hadis yang disusunnya-

“Sebutkan perkara yang baik mengenai saudara kamu yang tidak hadir di dalam perjumpaan, terutama sekali perkara yang kamu suka diperkatakan oleh saudara kamu ketika kamu tidak hadir”

Tentang perkara yang perlu dijauhi seseorng juga,Ibnu Abi Dunya meriwayatkan dalam hadis yang sama bagaimana Rasulullah meminta seseorang pengulas supaya menjauhi:
1)Mengatakan apa jua yang tidak ada kena mengena dengan diri sendiri.
2)Mengatakan apa jua tentang diri sendiri pada majlis yang salah.

Dalam hadis yang lain juga,Rasulullah S.A.W bersabda:
“Sesungguhnya tuhan tidak suka orang seperti itu…yang memutar-belitkan fakta dengan lidah mereka seperti seekor lembu yang memusing-musingkan rumput dengan lidahnya.

Antara lain pendekatan yang digunakan nabi dalam berkomunikasi:
• Memulakan percakapan dengan ‘Assalamualaikum’ :Prinsip ini berdasarkan kata-kata Nabi Muhammad, ‘ucapkan salam sebelum bercakap.
• Menyebut perkara yang penting berulang kali: Prinsip ini bersandar kepada amalan Muhammad, iaitu apabila beliau mengucapkan satu kata, beliau mengulangi tiga kali sehingga kata itu difahami.
• Menyesuaikan bahasa dan isi percakapan dengan tingkat kecerdasan pendengar: Prinsip ini bersandar kepada kata-kata Muhammad, ‘Berbicara kepada manusia menurut kecerdasan mereka masing-masing’.

2 Kaedah kumunikasi yang diajarkan kepada kita adalah Alkhitabah dan Ar-Risalah.

• Al-Khitabah(pidato)

Antara kebijaksanaan pidato Rasulullah:
1)Menggunakan pidato yang bijak untuk menimbulkan kesedaran orang Arab terhadap kebenaran mesej.
2)Menekankan kewujudan Allah yang esa.
3)Menekankan betapa pentingnya hidup mematuhi hukum Allah dan menjauhi maksiat.
Lama-kelamaan apabila Rasulullah S.A.W. menjadikan pidato(khutbah) sebagai sebahagian ibadah dalam Islam,ia diwajibkan sebelum solat jumaat dan selepas solat hari raya.Lama-kelamaan,tradisi ini diteruskan oleh para khalifah yang lain.

• Al-Risalah(Surat-menyurat)

Nabi Muhammad menulis surat sebagai salah satu kaedah komunikasi dengan menghantarnya kepada raja dan ketua arab yang berlainan.
Baginda Nabi S.A.W membentik gaya penulisan surat kiriman seperti berikut:
1)Nama Allah di bahagian awal diikuti dengan nama baginda,sebagai Rasul Allah
2)Kemudian salam untuk orang muslim dan mereka yang mengikut jalan yang lurus.
3)Pujian kepada tuhan dan pengakuan wujudnya tuhan.
4)Tujuan surat
5)Penutup dengan salam.

Khibrah(pengajaran) daripada komunikasi Nabi Muhammad S.A.W:

1. Komunikasi adalah medium terbaik adalah membuat perubahan iaitu amar makruf dan nahi munkar.
2. Para pendakwah hari ini perlu menguasai pelbagai alat komunikasi dalam memastikan keberkesanan dakwah mereka.
3. Kita mesti memanfaatkan sebarang ruang yang ada dalam menyampaikan dakwah.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Self-Inventory

al-Muhasabah

المحاسبه

Self-Inventory

It is necessary for an individual to pause at the end of each day that has passed, in order to check himself and run through his achievements: What has he done in the course of the day? Why has he done it? What has he omitted? Why has he omitted it?

How excellent it would be if this self-criticism were to take place before one retired to bed.

This period of self-criticism and appraisal should certainly be counted among man's moments of progress; it is a moment when man impartially sits as a judge over himself and reviews his yearnings and inclinations, his instincts and motivations. It is a moment when the believer appoints, out of his conviction, a policeman to watch over himself, an investigator to probe him, and a judge to condemn or acquit him. In this way he progresses from the state of "the soul that incites to evil" to the state of "the self- reproaching soul" which reproaches its owner whenever he plunges into sin, or falls short of expectation.

In a hadith we quoted before it was said: "It behooves any sane person to have four periods of time" and one of the four periods is "a period in which he engages in self-criticism."






The Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar bin al-Khattab says: "Criticize and appraise yourselves before you are criticized and appraised on the Day of Judgment, and weigh out your deeds, before they are weighed out for you."

"On that Day will men proceed in groups, sorted out, to be shown their Deeds. Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it! And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it." (Qur'an 99:6-8)

`Umar himself, may Allah be pleased with him, used to whip his foot at night and say to himself: "Tell me, what have you done today?!"

Maimun bin Mahran, a famous companion of the Prophet, used to say: "A pious person scrupulously examines and appraises himself more than he would a tyrant ruler and a tight-fisted partner!"

Al-Hasan said: "A believer polices his own Self; he criticizes and appraises it for the sake of Allah. The Final Appraisal (Hisab) may turn out to be mild on some people simply because they were wont to appraise themselves in this life; and the Final Appraisal on the Day of Resurrection may turn out to be rigorous on a people who took this life with levity, and thought they would not be called to account".

Then he described how this self-criticism and appraisal operates in practice: "A fascinating thought (or idea) suddenly comes to the mind of a believer. He says to himself: 'By Allah this is fascinating, I need it! But no, never. Get lost! I am prohibited from executing you!'" (This is self-criticism and appraisal before the event).

And: "A believer may inadvertently do something. He would then turn to himself and say: 'What do you mean by this? By Allah, I cannot find an excuse for this. I shall never repeat it, insha'Allah!'" (This is self-criticism and appraisal after the event).

If a Believer fails to observe this brief period of soul-searching daily, then he should at least try to do so once every few days, or once a week. In this way, he draws up his life balance sheet, depicting to him his (spiritual) assets and liabilities.

A Believer should also have a longer period of this practice at the end of each month, and an even longer period at the end of the year, when he bids farewell to one year and prepares for and welcomes another.

This is the time to critically review the Past and plan for the Future. This is the (spiritual) equivalent of his final accounts for the year.

One blameworthy innovation initiated by the West and unfortunately imitated by some Muslims, is the annual birthday celebration, where people are invited to a party and served with delicious food and drink.

At times, people obsequiously yield to meaningless rituals and imitative practices for which Allah has sent down no authority. For example, they light a number of candles, each one representing a year in the lifetime of the celebrant. Having lit the candles, the celebrant then histrionically proceeds to blow them out. Gifts are presented and pleasantries exchanged on the occasion.

Rather than this blind, useless imitation, it is better for an intelligent and sensible person to seize this occasion, which marks the expiry of one year of his lifetime, to reconsider and reflect upon his life. At the end of every year, a careful trader applies the brakes in order to measure his performance over the past year, and establish his financial position at the end of it. He wants to know his profit or loss, and his assets and liabilities; i.e. his claims and the claims against him. An intelligent, sensible person ought to do likewise, in respect of his life. More than that, he should beseech Allah to bless his life, make his day better than yesterday, and his tomorrow better than today.



It is worthier for an intelligent and sensible person to call himself to account for one whole year of his life that has expired, in respect of which Allah, the Exalted, will question him. A year is not a short time. It is a period of twelve months; a month is on average thirty days; each day has twenty-four hours, each hour sixty minutes, and each minute sixty seconds. And every second should be counted as a blessing, a favor upon him from Allah and a trust from Allah in his hands.

It is worthier for this intelligent and sensible person to commiserate with himself over the turning of a page in the book of his life. Each day that passes is, as it were, a leaf that has withered and fallen from the tree of his life. May Allah have mercy on Al-Hasan al-Basri when he says: "O son of Adam! You are but a bundle of days. As each day passes away, a portion of you vanishes away!"

Abu 'Ali ad-Daqqaq used to chant the following lines:

Each day that passes, a portion of me it takes away,
On the heart, a bitter taste it leaves, and then glides away.

Another poet says:

Man rejoices as long as the nights continue to pass by,
Yet, he too, as they vanish gradually perishes away.

Yet another poet says:

We take delight in every day that we have lived,
Yet each day that passes is a portion (gone) of a lifetime.

This is the view that every intelligent and sensible person ought to take. However, intelligent and sensible people are few in this world.

COURTESY: Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi, "Time in the Life of a Muslim"

Friday, March 26, 2010

12 Tips for Muslim Youth



12 Tips for Muslim Youth


Why should you, a young Muslim, be helping to bring your friends closer to Allah?

After all, you’ve got your own struggles to deal with: trying to explain why you pray to hostile teachers, Hijab discrimination, standing up in class when the professor attacks Islam, dealing with parents who think you’ve gone nuts because you’re growing a beard, or all the other difficulties faced by a number of practicing Muslim youth?

Islam was never meant to be an individualistic faith, reserved for the "chosen few". Muslims have a duty to spread the Deen, and practicing Muslim youth, whether beginners, activists or leaders have a crucial role to play.

"Allah has put them in a position that perhaps no one else is in," notes Sheema Khan, former Muslim Youth of North America (MYNA) advisor for eastern Canada. "They have the means to communicate with their peers, they have an understanding of what they’re going through plus they have the guidance of Islam."

Who is your childhood friend, who would rather spend Fridays at MacDonald’s than the Masjid, or your classmate who is Muslim in name and only knows that "Muslims don’t eat pork" going to listen to: the nice Imam of the Masjid who would freak out if he saw the way they were dressed and talked or you who may have grown up with them, joked with them, or see them everyday in school?

The answer is obvious: you.

Don’t panic. Here are some tips and advice which can help from other Muslims, many of whom have been there and done that:


Tip # 1 : Make Your Intention Sincere

All work we do should ideally be for the sake of Allah. That includes the task of bringing someone closer to Allah. That of course means this should not be connected to arrogance, thinking you’re the teacher and everyone else should be lucky you’ve embarked on a crusade to save them. Guidance is from Allah. Make Dua and make sincere efforts and remember Allah can also misguide you if He wills (we seek refuge in Allah from that).


Tip # 2 : Practice What YOu Preach

Not practicing what you preach is wrong and you will lose the confidence of anyone, young or old, once they figure you out. Don’t do it.





Tip # 3 : Use The Quran & Seerah (biography of the Prphet peace be upon him) As Dawa Guides

Read and understand those chapters of the Quran which talk about how the Prophets presented the message of Islam to their people. Read the Seerah (for some good Seerah books)to see especially how the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) brought Islam to so many different people, including young people. As well, talk to Dawa workers, and check out manuals they may have written, like Yahiya Emerick’s How to Tell Others About Islam.

Tip # 4 : Talk To People As If You Really Dont Know Them
Don’t assume you know someone just by looking at them. You don’t know that the Muslim girl in your homeroom who walks through the school’s hallways as if they were fashion show catwalks (see Ambe Rehman’s perspective on this) is not someone you can talk to about Allah because she looks like a snob. Or that the Muslim guy who you’ve never seen at Juma at your university is a "bad Muslim". Maybe he was never really taught Islam and has no idea what importance Friday prayers have in Islam, especially for Muslim men.

Tip # 5 : Smile
Did you know the Prophet was big on smiling? But many "practicing" Muslims seem to have "their faces on upside down" as one speaker once said-frowning and serious.

Smiling, being polite and kind are all part of the manners of the Prophet, which we must exercise in our daily lives. If we want to approach others with Islam, we have to make ourselves approachable. Smiling is key to this.

But note that being approachable does not mean being flirtations with the other gender. There are Islamic rules for how men and women should deal with each other which have to be respected. Dawa is no excuse to have long and private conversations and meetings with the other sex, for example. Set up a system where someone expressing an interest in Islam is referred to someone of the same sex.


Tip # 6 : Take The Initiative & Hang Out With Them

Take the first step and invite someone you may have spoken to a couple of times to sit at lunch together, to check out a hockey game or invite them over for Iftar in Ramadan. Also, share difficulties, sorrows and frustrations. Help with homework, be a shoulder to cry on when depression hits, or just plain listen when your friend is upset, discuss common problems and KEEP THEIR SECRETS. There are few things as annoying as a snitch and backstabber. But an important note: if the problem is of a serious nature,(i.e. your friend is thinking of committing suicide or is taking drugs), notify and consult an adult immediately.


Tip # 7 : Show Them Islam Is Relevent Today, Right Here, Right Now

Young people may think Islam is too "old fashioned" and not in tune with the modern age. Prove this wrong. Show how Islam is really about relating to Allah, which any human being can do, anywhere, anytime. Allah is always closer to you than your jugular vein and He hears and knows everything. Encourage friends to ask Allah’s help during tests, exams, and in dealing with problems at home with parents and siblings. Also point out how Islam relates to teenagers: Islam gives you focus and an understanding of who you are and where you are going, which most of "teen culture" does not.


Tip # 8 : Get Them Involved In Volunteer Work With You
If you are already involved in the community, get your friend to help out. Ask them to make a flyer for one of your youth group’s events or brainstorm for ideas about activities to hold this school year. This involvement makes them feel part of the Muslim community and deepens your friendship, since you are now working together on something beneficial for both of you. Make sure you thank them for their contribution.


Tip # 9 : Ask Them 4 Fundamental Questions

As your friendship develops, you will notice the topics you discuss may become more serious. You may be discussing, for instance, future goals and plans. Khan recommends four questions to ask that can steer the topic to Allah and Islam:

a. Where am I going in life and what would make me really happy deep down inside?
b. What do I believe?
c. Who should I be grateful to?
d. Did I get to where I am today without the help of anyone?


Tip # 10 : Emphasize Praying 5 Times A Day Before Any Other Aspect Of Islam

A person’s main connection with Allah, on a daily basis, is through the prayer five times a day. Don’t emphasize any other aspect of Islam until your friend starts making a real effort to pray five times a day. Emphasize the direct connection one has with Allah in prayer. If they are facing a problem, tell them to pray, and to ask Allah for help in Salah and outside this time. When possible, make it a point to pray together during your "hang out time". If your friend begins to pray, that is the first step to other aspects of Islam like giving up swearing, treating parents with respect or dressing Islamically.


Tip # 11 : Help Instill Confidence In Adults

Adults, like Bart Simpson’s dad Homer, are considered bumbling idiots in the eyes of "teen culture". Your job as a young Muslim is to help turn the tables on this false and unIslamic belief. All you have to do is this: when a Muslim adult does something good (i.e. saving someone’s life, donating money to a worthy cause, the Imam gives a good speech, taking good care of his/her family) bring it up in the course of your conversations with your friend and praise the adult in question. Doing this regularly may not only change your friend’s perspective, but could lead to them seeing their own parents in a more respectful way.

Tip # 12 : Support Them Even When They Become More Practicing
Remember, just because a person starts practicing Islam more regularly, this does not mean everything will be okay from this point onwards. There will still be hard times, difficulties. There may be times when your friend may have doubts about his or her newfound practice of Islam. Be there to reassure them.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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Peringatan Untuk Semua..!!!!

Peringatan Untuk Semua..!!!!

المتساقطون على طريق الدعوة
كيف .... ولماذا ؟

Orang Yang Gugur Di Jalan Dakwah
Bagaimana...dan Kenapa?



أسباب تتعلق بالحركة
Sebab Yang Berkait Dengan Gerakan(organisasi).(Organization System)

ضعف الجانب التربوي
Lemahnya sudut tarbiyah dalam dakwah.(training)

دم وضع الفرد في المكان المناسب
Tidak meletakkan individu yang ada dalam jalan dakwah pada tempat mereka yang sepatutnya.(positioning)

عدم توظيف كافة الأفراد في العمل
Tidak menguruskan keseluruhan individu duat dalam amal.(human resource management)

عدم متابعة الأفراد
Tiada follow-up terhadap individu dakwah.(Follow-up System)

عدم حسم الأمور بسرعة
Tidak mencerna dan menyelesaikan masalah/perkara dengan cepat.(Birocracy Thingking)

الصراعات الداخلية
Pertelingkahan dalaman(Emotional Quotient)

Rujukan : Mutasaqitun Ala Toriqatud Dakwah

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Ni Gambar Hiasan,Bukan Gambar Hari Kejohanan..Hehe
Hari Sukan…Bersama Semarakkannya..
1. Hari ni,24 Februari 2010 telah dianjurkan Kejohanan Olahraga Tahunan(KOT) peringkat IPG-KPI.Alhamdulillah program berjalan lancarnya dan tahniah diucapkan kepada teman-teman PISMP sem 5 selaku urusetia program.Kesemua 5 rumah sukan iatu rumah KUNING(cause my house),hijau,biru,merah dan oren telah memberikan komitmen yang terbaik dalam menjayakannya.



2. Terdapat beberapa perkara yang menarik perhatian saya untuk tindakan semua

- Seorang muslim mesti mepunyai tubuh badan yang sihat dan cergas(Innalla yuhibbu mukmin qawiy minal mukmin dhaif=Sesungguhnya Allah menyukai mukmin yang kuat dari mukmin yang lemah).Seorang guru(murabbi) wajib mempuya badan yang cerdas.Begitu juga seorang pemimpin(manis takjartal qawiyul amin=dipilih pemimpin itu kerana kekutannyaya dan amanahnya)
- Masyarakat hari ni sangat suka akan program hiburan dan sukan.Lihatlah,segmen yang paling diminati dalam media(cetak,elektronik,maya,langsung) adalah segmen sukan dan hiburan.Jadi kita mesti menunujkkan gari panduan tatacara Islam mengajar 2 perkara tersebut (sukan dan hiburan)dalam Islam.
- Program Mega seperti itu adalah salah satu medan untuk kita mengenali setiap Grassroot warga pelajar dan memudahkan kita engagement dengan mereka.Jadi sepetutnya ruang itu dimanfaatkan untuk kita mengenali hati setiap warga pelajar.

3. Moga keaktivisme pelajar terus dipertingkatakan dalam menjana pelajar yang berintegriti dan berkredibilti menjana kualiti.HOPE and Change.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Waduh........Keno mengajo dikir barat pulok doh..



Alhamdulillah,selesai jugak menyelesaikan PBS dari 8 hingga 12 Mac 2010 di sekolah lamaku,Sekolah Kebangsaan Indera Mahkota(SKIM)..antara benda pelik yang sempat dibuat adalah mengajo dikir barat untuk pertandingan peringkat zon..ni liriknya:


Lirik Dikir Barat SKIM

Assalamualaikum,

Dengor sini baik-baik,

Buke cerito buke pantun,

Kisoh telade adik-adik.

Hidup kito biar berjaso,

Pado masyarakat de bangso,

Agar hidup ado makno,

Jauhi dadoh yang bahayo.

Kalu sudoh terlibat dadoh,

Semuo kerjo jadi susoh,

Anok bini abih punoh,

Saudaro maro buat tok kesoh.

Bilo sudoh jadi gitu,

Hidup kito jadi haru,

Mato meroh mace hantu,

Tidur baring mace kutu.

Kalu susoh diri sendiri,

Kito semuo tok peduli,

Harto ore buat lari,

Rumah ore naik curi.

Pate lepo pate lupo,

Ho ore hok dio,

Tok keno caro tok keno gayo,

Tempat duduk dale jaro.

Kalu nok berkat kalu nok rahmat,

Ore alim keno rapat,

Ore baik jadi sahabat,

Baru hidup manfaat.

Nantikan cerita seterusnya..