• Nickname: Rash / Rakha

• Date of Birth: 2 September 2006

• Place of Birth: Seberang Jaya, Penang

• Age: 19

• Course: Foundation in English

• Mahallah: Mahallah Azdah

• Hobbies: Playing games / Reading books / Watching Anime

• Favourite Games: Alchemia Story / Genshin Impact / Honkai Star Rail

• Favourite Books: Any Horror Books

• Favourite Anime: Haikyuu / Shadows House / Violet Evergarden

• Favourite Band / Singer: My Chemical Romance / Buck-Tick / Hypnosis Microphone / Paradox Live / Taylor Swift

• Dream Destination: Japan

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• Matric Number: 247840

• Usrah Section: 56

• Discuss about the right etiquette in seeking knowledge

Activity:

• Usrah members talk about themselves and also share about fun fact about them.

Sharing Session:

• Benefits of Surah al-Alaq ayat 1

• Discuss about Hadith Jibril

- This Hadith mentioned about Islam, Iman and Ihsan

• What can we learn from this Hadith?

- Islam is a religion that comes from Allah

- You will become Muslim if you adhere to the Pillars of Islam and also complete the Pillars of Iman and Ihsan

- Get to learn about Pillars of Islam which Muslims need to follow throughout their lifetime.

• Activity: If you get the chance to have superpower, what kind of superpower that you want?

- Usrah members form a group together and draw the superpower that they want.

- The other group then need to guess the answer based on the drawing

• Discuss about the first 3 Pillars of Iman:

1. Belief in Allah

2. Belief in Malaikah (The Angels)

3. Belief in the Holy Books of Allah (al-Quran)

• Activity:

List down items that we can use in our daily life which can help increase our Iman and learn about key aspects that will strengthen our Iman.

• Items that can we use to increase our Iman:

- Quran

- Tasbih

- Prayer Mat

• What can we learn from this activity?

- We are always connected to Allah.

- Those items will help us to always remember Allah and help strengthen our Iman.

- We can easily make the effort to increase our Iman because it is easy to obtain those items.

• Sharing Session:

Key Aspects that could strengthen our Iman

- Tawakul (Trust in Allah)

- Ikhlas

- Shukr

- Taqwa

- Sabr

• Discuss about the last 3 Pillars of Iman:

1. Belief in the Messengers of Allah

2. Belief in the Day of Judgement

3. Belief in the Divine Decree

• Activity:

Discuss about the key aspects that could strengthen our Iman:

- Tawakul (Trust in Allah)

- Shukr

- Ikhlas

- Sabr

- Usrah members form a group and share about experiences where they feel a stronger connection with Allah.

• What can we learn from this activity?

- The experiences will be able to give new hopes to those who are on the edge of giving up.

- People will learn on how to appreciate every single things in life

- Realized about Allah's blessings and loves.

The truth behind the judgement day

• We as the servant of Allah will never know when is the day of judgment. But it surely will happen.

The sign of judgment day

• No one know the sign

• We need to increase our Iman

The minor signs of judgment day

• Earthquakes

• There will be more women than men

• Good deeds will decrease while crime which is bad deed will increase

• Singer become popular

• People will start to believe in Zodiac Sign/Astrology

• Time will rapidly pass

Minor signs that haven't happened yet

• Arabia will be full of green (corps)

• Euphrates river will dry

• Siege of Madinah

Activity: Answering a Google Form to find balance in everyday life.

The meaning of cherishing life:

• To enjoy every moment in life, reward yourself, the journey of gaining a lot of sweet memories and an finding new experience in everyday existence.

• The word cherish can be linked with the concepts of Shukr (Gratitude), Ihsan (Excellence) and Amanah (Trust) in Islam.

  
  

Lesson learned from this:

We need to always cherish our life since we only live once. Of course there will be some obstacles or things that will make us sad throughout this journey of learning, but that is more of the reason to keep on fighting and search for the rainbow beneath these cloudy skies. Put our trust in Allah, because surely, there are many more better plans ahead in the future from Allah to us.

As we continue our journey in life, we will encounter many types of people. By joining Usrah, we get to experience the joy of making new friends and we will be able to share a lot of new knowledge with each other. Usrah has taught me a lot of things about Islam, life and Usrah has gave me many new sweet memories. I always enjoy my time in Usrah as it is able to make me be more confident with myself. Last but not least, I could say that I cherished every moments I experience during Usrah since it brings me many comfort and help me to gain new knowledge about my own religion.

Reflection

When I first joined Usrah, I had a lot of expectation in gaining more knowledge from everyone. And I could say that Usrah has met more than my expectation. I got to know new people, gain new knowledge and make new memories. I also get to learn on how to become the better version of myself in this journey. Eventhough Usrah for Semester 2 has ended, I will never forget all the new knowledge that I learn and will continue to strive for the better version of myself.

Improvement:

From my perspective, I don't think that there are any improvement to do since the Usrah is really benefitting and teach me a lot of things. I have basically nothing to complaint as every lesson and new knowledge I learn from the Usrah really help me to improve myself and help me acknowledge my own weakness.

Discussion about Hikmah

• Learned about why should we redha in everything that happened to us.

• It's okay if we didn't get the thing that we want, because there's Hikmah in everything.

• Allah has prepared something bigger and amazing for us in the future.

• Don't underestimate the power of Hikmah as miracle behind it is wonderful and always exceed our expectation.

  
  

- By having right niyyah, Insya Allah there's more to come.

- Make sure to apply the right amal in our life as it will bring a lot of rewards to us

- Apply ihsan which is positive virtues in our daily life. It will help us on becoming better person and help us understand the Hikmah of Allah better.

Discussion:

• Learned about the Hikmah underneath our Ibadah which are Salah, Sawm, Zakah and Hajj.

• Each Ibadah provides a lot of benefits and also teaches us about the reason beneath it.

• Help us understanding the underlying meaning about our Ibadah.

Hikmah:

-Salah (Prayer): From Surah Al-Ankabut (29:45)

• Prevent us from any wrongdoings

• Improve our qualities in Ibadah

• Gain the pleasure of Allah

- Sawm (Fast): From Surah Al-Baqarah (2:183)

• Increase our Iman

• Learn about how to control our desires

• Bring us closer to Allah

- Zakah: From Surah Al-Taubah (9:103)

• Bring the justice in the society

• Atonement for sin

• Purify wealth and soul

- Hajj: From Surah Al-Baqarah (2:197)

• Prohibition of sins

• Guard the gaze of eyes and heart

• Get to maintain the purity of Hajj

Discussion:

• Learn about the preparation of Salah

• We need to properly make a preparation to perform salah as it is one of our roles in life as the servant of Allah.

• There are many way to perform salah, even when you're sick, you can perform it in another way.

- Wudu/Tayammum

• Start with taking Wudu or Tayammum, depends on your condition.

- Conditions for the Salah

• Search for the condition of Salah that will be considered as (sah).

• 1. Being Muslim

• 2. Being Sane

• 3. Reaching the Age of Understanding

• 4. Being Free from Ritual Impurity

• 5. Removing Impurities

• 6. Covering the Awrah

• 7. Facing the Qibla

• 8. Proper Time

• 9. Intention (Niyyah)

- Pillars of Salah:

• Starting with Takbir al-ihram

• Qiyam

• Qira'at

• Ruku

• Sujud

• Final Sitting (Tashahhud)

- Application of Salah based on situation:

• Qasr and Jama' when travelling

• Nawafil - Voluntary prayers

• There are different way to perform Salah when sick.

Discussion:

• Learn about the virtues found in Salah

• Learn about the importance of Khushu

• Al-Ta'ah (Submission/Loyalty)

- Follow the command or instruction of Allah.

• Al-Jihad (Struggle in the path of Allah)

- Internal Struggle: Battle against desires and temptations

- External Struggle: Fighting for justice, spreading about Islam peacefully, fighting in self-defense.

• Muhasabah (Reflection)

- Reflect on own behavior

• Iffah (Modesty/self-restraint from sinful behaviour)

- The condition of being morally upright, refrain self from anything that is prohibited.

• Tawaddu' (Humility/Humbleness)

- Recognizing about one position on this earth.

- Communicates with people with respect, without thinking about position or wealth

Discussion:

• Learn about the virtues in fasting

• There are a lot of virtues in performing fasting

• Help to understand the need to fast better

Sabr ( Patience and Forbearance)

• Get to control our desires and help us to undergo hardship both physical and also spiritual.

Takrim (Respect and deference)

• We get to control and build self-discipline in our self.

• By fasting and experiencing hunger, we could understand the struggle went through by people who are experiencing poverty and hunger.

• This will make us respect their sabr and help us understanding their life better.

Rahmah (Friendliness)

• Help us to foster empathy towards the less fortunate

• Encourage us to give charity and be generous

• With this, we get to experience rahmah when interacting with the less fortunate people by giving them charity.

Discussion:

• Learn about the virtues in Zakah/Sadaqah

• Understand the importance in giving Zakah better

Tawakkul (Reliance on Allah)

• By giving Zakah, Muslim will understand more about their wealth is a gift from Allah. This will lead them to rely more in Allah wisdom and not just their efforts because only Allah can give them what they want.

Ukhuwwah (Brotherhood)

• Help to understand social responsibly in the society.

• By doing so, it will strenghthen the bond between the society

Discussion:

• Discuss about the virtues found in Hajj/Umrah

• Understand why should we perform Hajj/Umrah if we can

• Help to see the importance in Hajj/Umrah

Al-Tadhiyyah (Sacrifice)

• Remind believers of obedience to Allah.

• Remembering about the story of Prophet Ibrahim.

Taqwa (God Consciousness)

• Hajj and Umrah involve the act of worship and reflection. This act help to cleanse the heart and also soul from worldly attachments or any negative traits.

• Also help will understanding that we live for Allah.