Admit the Past, Change the Future

Bismillah,

A new year,
A new beginning,

reflect back,
and compass check !

inshaAllah.

Tahun 2007 ditamatkan dengan menghadiri Muktamar 07, yg bertempat di Maryland, Washington DC (Dec 22-29), termasuk aktiviti Post-Muktamar.

Rombongan Vandy ke Muktamar dengan berkonvoi 6 kereta, 5 dari vandy sendiri dan satu lagi daripada Louisiana.

Antara soalan2 teka-teki yang teringat,

"Dalam banyak2 surah, surah apa yang dlm setiap ayatnya ada nama Allah ?"

"Dalam banyak2 surah, surah mana yang dlm ayatnya ada dua bismillah?"

"Kalau ada 32 org snowboard, ada yg nak share, dan ada yg nak bayar full, macam mana pembahagian pembayaran kemasukan ke tempat snowboarding ?"

"Apa nama peristiwa di mana unta Rasulullah tiba2 duduk di suatu tempat dan tak mahu berganjak2 ?"

"Ada berapa hadis dalam hadis 40 Imam Nawawi ? Apakah hadis terakhir tu ?"

Setiap teka-teki membawa personality pengaju nye bukan ? :)

Anyway, seminggu lebih yg dilalui terasa sgt cepat berlalu.

Ada beberapa session yg miss, dan ada yg terpaksa keluar awal kerana menjalankan tugas yg diamanahkan. Walau bagaimanapun, cuti winter break kali ni ilimiah juga, menjawab persoalan2 yg bermain di minda, disamping mengeratkan lagi silaturrahim antara sisters dgn bertemunya sahabat2 yg lama dan baru (aka bonding time sisters, spt yg disebut oleh sorg ukhti :) )

Rasanya setiap peserta yg pulang drp Muktamar masing2 mendapat 'something' yg berbeza, because each and everyone of us are different and some things effects others more.

Bagi diri ini, yg paling memberi impak, dan kesan yg agak mendalam juga adalah session bersama Bro Uwaymir Arjum tatkala 'membedah' Madarij asSalikin, session 'A Quranic Perspective of Understanding the Problems of The Ummah' bersama Imam Yahya Hendi, Dr Ismail Farouqi, Brother Farizal dan Ustaz Syamsi Ali, talk2 ketika di IIIT
, terutamanya 'Fiqh alAqaliyyat' oleh Dr Jamil, dan curahat2 lewat malam bersama beberapa akhawat sebilik ;) .

Tak dapat nak critakan kembali byk ttg ulasan Madarij asSalikin disebabkan notes2 yg dicatat, pada Ukht Ann Arbour. Tapi, ilmu sepatutnya dipelajari dgn hati bukan ? Jadi, walaupun tanpa notes, sepatutnye masih ingat lagi.. :)

InshaAllah, nak share beberapa jotted down notes berkaitan :

A Quranic Perspective of Understanding the Problems of the Ummah

Imam Yahya Hendi's :
- what made Muslims they way they are now ?
-Tauhid Paradine (shape by Tauhid & islam) :
1) politics of justice - everyone has a room on the table, minority cannot be left behind
2) economics of equality - everyone has to be acknowledged for what they do, have access to sources
3) covenant of community - the muslim ummah needs to feel connected

Dr Ismail Farouqi's : Diseases of Ummah :
1) poverty
2) ignorance - 85% Nigeria, Ghana x boleh membaca dan menulis
3) depend on others
4) double standard
5) blind imitation of the past
6) extremism in the way of practising islam

Bro Farizal's : Problems of Ummah :
1) away from Quran and Sunnah
2) lack of trust to islam (and fellow muslims)
3) wahan (love the temporary life and hate the hereafter)
4) taqlid
5) not united
6) drawback in science and technology

Ustaz Syamsi Ali's : Problms facing the ummah :
1) musykulah (?) - faith problem : alWahan
2) intellectual problem - 'fadiah fi takfiyah'(?) causes taking religion partially
3) responsibility & participation
4) spiritual problem - most muslims are more concerned abt physical health
5) fail to actualize our values
6) fail to anticipate changes


IIT talks

- there is a purpose of being here (in the States) and a purpose of going back
- being here is an opportunity - college campus - Young Leaders grow - the person next to you might be the next president - need alliances - build bridges
- interact w/ the social, but preserving our identity as a muslim, and benefit by being here.
- MISG : how to serve islam in one's own profession - by the people, for the people.
- Islamiyatul Makrifah : highest level of scholarly work

Fiqh alAqaliyyat (minority) by Dr Jamil Berzinji
- reposition the islamic ummah
- need to assess back and reflect
- muslim ummah : bigget source = oil, human resources, geography, history, has guidance from Quran
- meet thinkers and ask 'What's wrong with the reformation of islamic movement ?' etc
- spreading the awareness

- get together and have a conference talking abt the muslim ummah
1) crisis in dealing w/ the Quran - enhance/apply in human life, rite now unable to articulate n apply, a new methodology on how to handle
2) durath (legacy, pride, richness) - buku2 ilmu tulisan2 shaykh - how to draw wisdom from our forefathers.
3) The West : 'There are many challlenges in the West, we're suppose to understand it'
4) Methadology - brillliance of the muslim ummah - continued being the sole power - have to understand as much as possible, why is America so great, even w/ moral and economics mistake.

- the muslim ummah has been marginalized, some w/o presidents
- which is more syariah complied ?
- similarities w/ maqasid : Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights
- evolving Fiqh of Minorities is based on Maqasid asSyariah

- foundation of Fiqh alAqaliyyat, 5 maqasid asSyariah (Imam Syafie)
1) preserve faith
2) preserve life
3) preserve properties
4) preserve faculty of reason
5) preserve honour

- some areas that minorities deal w/ :
1) employment & workspace
2) marriage to non-muslim
3) financial transaction
4) schooling of children
5) political participation
6) cultural integration / assimilation

critical issues :
1) separation of Church & State - to protect religion, not to separate
2) women's right
3) customs as a source of law

Terms of Fiqh alAqaliyyat :
- common good - syariah of Allah (compliment each other)
- objective of intent of law
- convenience
- common practice
- necessity - when there is a need, there is always a way to achieve
- prevention of harm - if it harms other, not syariah

Rasanya, itu shj notes yg boleh dibaca dan difahami dlm byk2 notes yg dicatat :)

Amanah yg dipertanggungjawabkan adalah menjaga pre-madrasah. First time, masuk mmg riuh rendah 'madrasah' tu, dgn tawaan2 riang kanak2 kecil nih. Ada yg berlari2, menangis mahukan ibunya, bermain sorg2, small talk dgn kawan2, cuba utk impress org lain, disamping tu ada juga yg tidur ;) Tapi lama kelamaan, alhamdulillah, dah terbiasa dgn kanak2 tu, sedih juga semasa Eid Party, session terakhir kami bersama..InshaAllah, akan berjumpa lagi ye adik2 :)

Di Muktamar berkesempatan berjumpa kembali dgn seorg sahabat yg pertemuan pertama di STC Malaysia tahun lepas, alhamdulillah, dia turut serta program2 lain juga. Alhamdulillah, hafal semua nama sisters Malaysian, dan sempat kenal dengan semua, tapi x dapat nak rapat dgn semua :( . InshaAllah, kita berjumpa lagi di program2 akan datang ya !

Oleh sebab belum mendapat license full utk memandu, hanya dapat jadi co-pilot shj ketika jaulah2. After muktamar dah practise memandu utk beberapa hari, dan inshaAllah next week license test dan Muktamar akan datang akan jd pilot (if diberi kepercayaan utk memandu) :)

Sekian dulu update utk kali ini. Moga kita sama2 istiqamah menempuh jalan yg penuh liku ini, inshaAllah. Lagu tema utk post kali ini bertajuk 'Semesta Bertasbih' dendangan Opick. Liriknya di sini.

Semesta Bertasbih ...

Akhir kalam, sbg peringatan bg diri sendiri especially, bila nak sampaikan ilmu2 yg kita peroleh, kena make sure yg kita pun buat apa yg kita cadangkan org lain buat, kan ?

Wallahu 'alam.

ps : Do correct me if I'm wrong :)