age : sweet 18 !!

programme : human science

contact info : ig — khlsvn

get to know me : eldest daughter from two younger siblings, currently taking the same programme just like my mom's, living in selangor, have lots of cousins, i prefer cold weathers rather than hot temperatures and my wish is to become a good person. it may seem simple, yet one of the hardest things to do in this life.

desired profession in the future : a human resource manager, even better a child psychologist!

فَٱصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّۭ ۖ وَلَا يَسْتَخِفَّنَّكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُوقِنُونَ ٦٠

"So be patient. Indeed, the promise of Allah is the Truth."

A quote from the Surah Ar-Rum, 30;60.

I believe in this ayat, since it proves that having patience (Sabr) will always leads you to justice and the truth. Even during the times that I struggle in my journey as a Muslim. Questioning myself, "Am I really worthy to be Allah's servant?" This quote spoke to me, to just keep believing and eventually I will prevail the truth. The hidden meaning that I've been searching in Islam.

i find time as a scarce source, where it runs out day by day. this surah emphasizes how we as humans should work hard in doing deeds during our time here ; the dunya.

we should realize we will not live forever, and time does not wait for us. so does the hellfire if we don't set our priorities straight.

1. sincerity (ikhlas) – gain knowledge solely for the sake of Allah SWT (fi sabilillah), not for recognition from other people, fame or money.

2. utterance of bismillah – starting our activity of seeking knowledge with bismillah, by praising Allah SWT helps ease our journey. we'll find seeking it worthy with the help of Allah SWT.

3. humility - in islam, we are prevented from being ignorant with the knowledge that we have. instead, be humble since the knowledge that we have is borrowed from Allah SWT.

in conclusion, knowledge is valuable. it is worth more than diamonds or gold itself. truly, knowledge is a weapon more dangerous than anything else.

based on the topic we've discussed before, here is my opinion on each part.

Belief In Allah

1. oneness (tawhid) - Allah SWT is one, he does not stand with anything or anyone else. nothing is ever equal to Allah SWT since he's the only creator there is in the world.

2. worship - we only serve for Allah SWT, no other creatures should we worship other than our god Himself.

Belief In The Angels

1. servants of Allah SWT - angels also serve for Allah SWT, they don't have free will and obeys commands.

2. special characteristics - they do not drink, eat, sleep. angels have many roles, they are invisible to us and are pure creatures.

Belief In The Books

1. Quran - one of the most sacred book handed down to our prophet Muhammad, as a complete guide in our lives. quran is unchanged revelation, the eternal truth.

2. other scriptures - before prophet Muhammad and the quran, there also scriptures that helped build islam even more. that includes the tawrah, zabur, injil.

in this session, here is what i understood !

belief in rasuls & anbiya

1. prophet Muhammad SAW is the last messenger.

2. all of the prophets believed in tawhid, the oneness of Allah SWT.

3. they are chosen by Allah SWT to guide and lead the people to the right path.

belief in qiyamah (hereafter)

1. the world will eventually end, no beings are going to be left.

2. there are two paths, either jannah (paradise) for the righteous people and jahannam (hellfire) for the sinners.

belief in qada' & qadar (divine decree & destiny)

1. everything is done by Allah's will, but human beings are given the freedom to make own choices.

2. have tawakkal (trust in Allah), since his plans are always for the best.

eschatology

1. the study of the last four principles, judgement day, heaven, hell

2. if they don't believe in this, don't know their goals, dreams, they just think that they have to die, don't have the motive of living.

3. why? strenghthen your iman, pillars of islam ; belief in qiyamah. so if we don't know, we don't believe that we should follow Allah's rules.

4. helps to differentiate between good & bad. atheist don't have any assumptions evidence to object the truth of it.

!! why do we wear hijab !!

• simple, Allah tells us to.

• there's many benefits of wearing tudung.

• logically : avoid zina, it's our aurat.

ikhsan - hasan : right, good, beautiful, proper, (siddiqi 1997)

hadith imam an-nawawi

1. when we do good, we know that allah sees us, sees everything that we do.

2. the angel ; jibril actually came to rasulullah, asking about meaning of ikhsan.

   
   

mukhsinun (actions)

1. individual's that does ikhsan (constantly aware of Allah).

2. doing good deeds.

3. to avoid bad deeds, crimes, homicide (thinks about Allah).

4. leads to taqwa.

   
   

relationship between ikhsan & iman?

1. adab comes from Allah, automatically connects w iman. do good because of Allah, naturally helps increase the iman.

what if they don't take importance eschatology (anomie) ?

1. loss sense of purpose in life, more accurate the soul of an atheist.

2. we might not even do good deeds.

3. no objectives, truths/morals, as long as they don't think it disturbs people (liberal).

4. clashes with religion & science reasoning, sometimes science can have errors since it comes from mistakes.

5. can idolise other people, dajjal, abuya, female prophets because they don't have this belief.

6. lack of understanding in judgement day, hell, heaven, don't know that this dunya is just a test. Allah doesn't need our concern to be created. we won't know good unless there's bad. that's why Allah create lots of things for us to differentiate.

7. don't associate Allah with others, Allah will abandon you.

adab — proper manners, ethics, and respect in speech, behavior. interactions with others according to Islamic teachings.

adab also reflects our akhlaq, which is the good manners that is stated in the quran and hadiths.

here is what i have gained on the topic adab !

adab with parents

the story of prophet Isma'il (AS) and his father, prophet Ibrahim (AS) : Allah’s command to sacrifice his son and Isma'il (AS) responded with obedience and respect, trusting his father and Allah's plan.

this shows his obedience, trust in Allah, and respect for parents.

adab with neighbours

the embracement of Islam with the interaction of prophet Muhammad (SAW) with his Jewish neighbour :

the neighbour used to throw trash at the prophet to show hatred, yet he was patient and forgave the actions. when the neighbour fell sick, the prophet visited and prayed for his health. the neighbour was moved, and soon embraced Islam.

emphasizing the patience, being kind and forgiving towards neighbours.

adab as students

the touching story of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (RA) and the old woman : he once disguised himself at night and helped an old woman by carrying flour for her.

we as students should follow the humility, leadership, contributing to the community.

Bismillah.

Alhamdulillah,

I am blessed to be in this group with Allah's will.

I reflect on the rizq of time and how I used them well with this usrah.

I am truly grateful for our time, health, and faith.

I will try my best to not waste the opportunities to do good.

I also pray for stronger faith.

I do want to see an improvement in making more activities by the naqibah, to make the usrah more interesting.

I wish for unity amongst us, to smile at each other when pass by along the hallways.

May we support one another in righteousness.

Let us leave here committed to being better Muslims—through kindness, knowledge, and steadfast worship. May Allah bless and guide us all.

( special thanks to dan, my naqibah for making our usrah much more meaningful with your knowledge. may Allah bless you !! )