Anggerik Nite Live'11

Anggerik Nite Live'11

Fresh Home-made Story by Faz Zulkifli

Hey..Hey..Heyya! -Gila-

You guys wanna know something? Come closer. Hihihi. -Gila Lagi-

Nothing..it just that, on the 7th & 8th of October 2011, I just SUCCEEDED in holding a program at UiTM Shah Alam :]

The poster. My design :P -Poyo-

It is called 'Anggerik Nite Live'11'. As the Program Director, I have much appreciation to give to my CREWS. Quite fast, effective, obedient, respect, punctual, trustworthy, responsible..even though I am the 'Budak Kecik' in the committee but holding the post as a Boss..sbb tu sampai saya belanja SUBWAY kannn ;] -Poyo-

Section 7 Subway. 30 October 2011.

Certain unfavorable things that happened have been forgave :] Coz you guys did so much BETTER elsewhere. I want to ask for forgiveness oso on the things I didn't notice I've wronged. Sorry ;[

The Stage. Lawa kannn Anggerik ;]

Continue with the brief about the program,

This event took 2 nights. First night, the Official Ceremony. Owh, this event, festival-like, was being conducted to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Anggerik College. Yeah..Anggerik dah 20 TAHUN tau. Mawar tak silap baru 7 TAHUN (Yekew? My principal said it :P Saya tak bertanggungjawab). Haha.

 

Official Ceremony Cake.

Big cake made by King's Section 7 (Suppose you sponsored the cake bcoz I promoted your company in my blog) -Poyo-

After the Official Ceremony, the competition, 'The Queen Of Anggerik' took place. It is a fashion show using recycled stuffs. Odddyyyyy my friend, won the competition, the one wearing red plastic roses on her chest. Even her shoes was made up of BOTTLE! Krak..krak je bunyi time jalan.

After, 'Movie Nite Live' continued the event. A drama competition. Ganas dak2 nie berlakon. But I didn't even have the time to watch the drama. I runner sana sini. I just heard them screaming so suddenly but dono the cause or the plot of the story. It's quite sad because the audiences were awed watching the drama and they wrote positive responses on FB. SEDIH!

 Positive support!

Some sanggup layan hujan tgk drama while others took shelter under the canopy. Luckily the rain wasn't pour heavily. SEDIH TAK PAT TGK [T_T]

Okay..night one ended. Night two followed.

Started with the acoustic performance from the local band, D'HANDS of Meranti. They were AWESOME :] Because they play trumpet. So it makes them unique. Even though I didn't get the chance to totally feel the music. Ape nie tak habis-habis 'didn't get to'? Haha. Nervous & perfectionist sgt bhai..

Last competition, 'Anggerik Idol'. Karaoke competition between boys' colleges except Teratai because they didn't send any contestant. Yeah..boys only were allowed to enter this competition.

That's it. Alhamdulillah, the trust to hold a program finally being put off from me. Thanks for Anggerikans who support this event by joining the competitions even though it's quite hard to get cooperation from everyone, congrats to Ketua Blok because you managed to organize your block residents, to Exco Kebudayaan of boys' colleges who sent contestants for Anggerik Idol, to all who came and appreciate this event!!! Thank you :]

Besides the events above, we also held Sales Carnival ala night market along the foyer.

Finding Laylatul-Qadr

Finding Laylatul-Qadr

Fresh Home-made Story by Faz Zulkifli

10 Things You Can Do On The Night Of Laylatul-Qadr

Laylatul Qadr (the Night of Power) is described in the Quran as, "better than a thousand months" (97:3). Any action done on this night such as reciting the Quran, remembering Allah, etc. is better than acting for one thousand months which do not contain the night of Qadr.

Allah's Messenger used to exert himself in devotion during the last ten nights to a greater extent than at any other time." (Muslim). Allah's peace and blessings be upon our beloved Prophet.

Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, related that the Prophet said: Look for Laylatul Qadr on an odd-numbered night during the last ten nights of Ramadan (Bukhari).

The Prophet said: "Whoever prays during the night of Qadr with faith and hoping for its reward will have all of his previous sins forgiven." (Bukhari and Muslim recorded from Abu Huraira).

Here are some tips of things we can do on the Night of Power and the time before and after it.

1. Take a vacation for Allah

We take a break from our jobs for almost everything in life. Why not this time to focus on worshiping and thanking our Creator.

If this is not possible at least take a few days off if you can. This can make it easier to stay awake at night to do extra Ibadah, not having to worry about getting to work the next day.

It will also facilitate doing Itikaf.

2. Do Itikaf

It was a practice of the Prophet to spend the last ten days and nights of Ramadan in the masjid for Itikaf.

Those in Itikaf stay in the masjid all this time, performing various forms of zikr (the remembrance of Allah), like doing extra Salat, recitation and study of the Quran. They do not go outside the masjid except in case of emergencies, therefore, they sleep in the masjid. Their families or the masjid administration takes care of their food needs.

Itikaf of a shorter period of time, like one night, a day or a couple of days is encouraged as well.

3. Make this special Dua

Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said: I asked the Messenger of Allah: 'O Messenger of Allah, if I know what night is the night of Qadr, what should I say during it?' He said: 'Say: O Allah, You are pardoning and You love to pardon, so pardon me.' "(Ahmad, Ibn Majah, and Tirmidhi).

The transliteration of this Dua is "Allahumma innaka `afuwwun tuhibbul `afwa fa`fu `annee"

4. Recite the Quran

Perhaps you can choose Surahs or passages from the Quran which you have heard in Tarawih this past Ramadan to recite.

If you attend a class where the recitation of the Quran is taught, this is a great time to put your knowledge into practice.

5. Reflect on the meaning of the Quran

Choose the latest Surah or Surahs you've heard in Tarawih and read their translation and Tafseer. Then think deeply about their meaning and how it affects you on a personal level.

6. Get your sins wiped out

Abu Huraira narrated that the Messenger said: "Whoever stands (in prayer) in Laylatul Qadr while nourishing his faith with self-evaluation, expecting reward from Allah, will have all of his previous sins forgiven." [Bukhari and Muslim].

Don't just pray using the shorter Surahs that you know. Try to make your prayers longer, deeper and meaningful. If you are familiar with longer Surahs, read the translation and explanation and then pray reciting these Surahs, carefully reflecting on the meaning while you pray.

Even if you are only familiar with the shorter Surahs, read the translation and explanation beforehand, and then pray reflecting on the message of the Surahs.

This is a good way to develop the habit of concentration, even in regular prayers, where many of us tend to be fidgety and/or easily distracted.

7. Make a personal Dua list.

Ask yourself what you really want from Allah. Make a list of each and everything, no matter how small or how big it is, whether it deals with this world or not. Allah loves to hear from us. Once this list is ready, you can do three things:

• Ask Allah to give you those things

• Think about what actions you have taken to get those things

• Develop a work plan to get those things in future.

8. Evaluate yourself.

Ask yourself those questions that need to be asked. Do an evaluation of where you are and where you are going. Let this evaluation lead you to feel happiness for the good you have done and remorse for the bad you have done. (see a short and a long evaluation guide) This latter feeling should make it easier to seek Allah's sincere forgiveness when making the Dua mentioned in tip number one above.

9. Make long, sincere and deep Duas

One of the best times to do this is during the last part of the night.

Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, related that the Prophet said:"When the last one-third of the night remains, our Lord, the Glorious One descends towards the heaven of the earth and proclaims: Who is that who supplicates for Me, and I grant his supplication? Who is that who begs Me for anything and I grant it to him? And who is that who seeks My forgiveness, and I forgive him?"(Bukhari, Muslim).

That means for instance, waking up one hour before Suhoor time to ask Allah for anything and everything you want that is Halal. This can be done using the Duas of the Sunnah, but also Dua in your own language, with sincerity and conviction.

For some tips on making Dua please see the article some personal Duas you can make.

10. Memorize a different Dua every night

They don't have to be long. They can be just one line. And be sure to know what they mean generally at least, even if you don't know the exact translation in English.

You can put them on index cards (or and keep them with you during the day, glancing at them during work, while driving, waiting in line, etc.) Then practice them at night in prayer.

 

Source: www.iluvislam.com

To my friends whoever reads this, I am here taking this chance to ask for forgiveness if I ever done any wrong through my speeches or doings. Zahir & Batin k? Hehe ;]

Muhammad In Top 100

Muhammad In Top 100

Fresh Home-made Story by Faz Zulkifli

Today I wanna share about a non-Muslim who acknowledged the Prophet Muhammad SAW as the FIRST most influential people among 100 others. He actually set aside his lord, Isa Alaihi Salam! From his book, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, the list of names and their ranks are solely the work of a person called Michael H. Hart

The Prophet Muhammad SAW, Isa Alaihi Salam, Musa Alaihi Salam & Umar Ibn al-Khattab are among those being listed. As a Muslim, we should be proud! ;] We know Muslims will forever acknowledged Muhammad as their top personality but it’s hard to find a non-Muslim do the same thing. Our Prophet Muhammad SAW beat those big names the world kept talking about; Albert Einstein, Buddha, Isaac Newton and all those giant figures lah.

The original list from 1-10. Full list HERE.

1. Muhammad
2. Isaac Newton
3. Jesus Christ
4. Buddha
5. Confucius
6. St. Paul
7. Ts’ai Lun
8. Johann Gutenberg
9. Christopher Columbus
10. Albert Einstein

Of course there are arguments about why Muhammad being placed on top especially at a higher place than Jesus. Here are reasons why Muhammad (not Jesus) should beranked as most influential person in history.

“Furthermore, Muhammad (unlike Jesus) was a secular as well as a religious leader. In fact, as the driving force behind the Arab conquests, he may well rank as the most influential political leader of all time..the Arab conquests of the seventh century have continued to play an important role in human history, down to the present day. It is this unparalleled combination of secular and religious influence which I feel entitles Muhammad to be considered the most influential single figure in human history.” – Michael Hart

It is better for Muslims to have Muslim as a role model. Beside, we will be assured that their doings are in the way of Islam. Plus, their words will always follow what the Quran taught us to do. Following the Sunnah as their way of life. This book of Hart proved that we don’t need to go far praising non-Muslims as we also have our great personalities, intellectuals and leaders.

Set your mind back to the history of Tanah Melayu. Malays rose gradually after the arrival of Islam. Islam is a great religion indeed.

P/S: Didn’t I say, Rasulullah is superstar!!!

Ramadhan Reminders

Ramadhan Reminders

Fresh Home-made Story by Faz Zulkifli

12^th Ramadhan 1432H: Friday 12^th August.

Ramadhan, a blissful month for Muslims. It is a great regret to just let go this opportunity we have in front of us my friends. I’ll explain later on about the great opportunity we have. Didn’t you ever wonder, what if this is the last Ramadhan for us? Wouldn’t it be such a great loss to us who just watched Ramadhan passing by without any effort to improve ourselves?

Now we have turned to the second phase of Ramadhan which is ‘maghfirat’ or FORGIVENESS phase (11-20). Before, we went through ‘rahmat’ or BLESS phase (1-10). And the last phase for us to improve ourselves, the highest stage of all, LIBERATION FROM HELL-FIRE (21-30).

From the Prophet Muhammad SAW, ‘Its beginning is mercy, its middle is forgiveness, and its ending is liberation from the Hellfire.’ (Ibn Khuzaymah, al-Sahih, Vol. 3, No. 191)

I would like to touch on the opportunity we should exert. This month of Ramadhan should be a cause for us to repair our injuries. This is the month you should practice good deeds and leave those bad habits. We don’t want our fasts being just hunger from foods and drinks. Do we? That is a loss. That only taught you to be more senseless about what Ramadhan is all about. That taught you to think that fasting during Ramadhan is just another custom that we do every year. Such a great loss..

The Prophet Muhammad SAW said, ‘Allah HAS NO NEED for the hunger and the thirst of the person who does not restrain himself from telling lies and acting on them even while observing the fast.’ (al-Bukhary)

The hadith above told us to leave lies, bad words and stuff. If you don’t leave them, your fast will go in vain. That doesn’t go to mouth-watch only. It includes all your body parts too. All of them need to be watched.

This means, what is the use of fasting if you don’t ever try to improve yourself. After all this is the best time you are being encouraged to leave bad lifestyles as the Syaitans have been chained, the Gates of Allah’s Mercy have been opened, the Gates of Hell have been closed.

Prophet Muhammad SAW said, ‘When one of you is fasting, he should abstain from indecent acts and unnecessary talk, and if someone begins an obscene conversation or tries to pick an argument, he should simply tell him, "I am fasting." (Ibn Khuzaymah, al-Sahih)

Who knew, if you really do change after Ramadhan, after a one month practice, turning into a better person than before, this means your fasts are effective and you are very much qualified to celebrate ‘Eid Fitr. Means that you have try your hardest to fully utilise Ramadhan. If you are the same you throughout the year, I don’t see where you are going. And you should be the one to cry out loud when Ramadhan passed. And you shouldn’t be happy celebrating ‘Eid Fitr as it is a symbol for winners. Are you easily saying you are the winner to accomplish 30 days of fasting but actually you are just the same from before? Will you say yes to the question ‘Have you accomplished your spiritual objectives this Ramadan?’ Is there any objective you put anyway?

Still, if you are wondering, the fast that resist hunger from foods, drinks and things that will break your fast is the first level of fasting. There are 3 levels overall. Hope that we will always try to upgrade our level of fasting every year. InsyaAllah :]

A reminder for me who is always neglectful...

So..if this is the last Ramadhan, are you qualify enough to celebrate ‘Eid Fitr?

My source of writing : SOLUSI Magazine (It’s a good magz!) & Fast Ramadhan

A Poem For Malays

A Poem For Malays

Fresh Home-made Story by Faz Zulkifli

Owhh, I really LOVE this poem. It does reflect me a bit. Well, I am Malay after all :P The first time I heard it was during June this year when my friend took the chance to read it in front of me and other members.

Melayu itu orang yang bijaksana

Nakalnya bersulam jenaka

Budi bahasanya tidak terkira

Kurang ajarnya tetap santun

Jika menipu pun masih bersopan

Bila mengampu bijak beralas tangan.

Melayu itu berani jika bersalah

Kecut takut kerana benar,

Janji simpan di perut

Selalu pecah di mulut,

Biar mati adat

Jangan mati anak.

Melayu di tanah Semenanjung luas maknanya:

Jawa itu Melayu,

Bugis itu Melayu

Banjar juga disebut Melayu,

Minangkabau memang Melayu,

Keturunan Acheh adalah Melayu,

Jakun dan Sakai asli Melayu,

Arab dan Pakistani, semua Melayu

Mamak dan Malbari serap ke Melayu

Malah muaalaf bertakrif Melayu.

Dalam sejarahnya

Melayu itu pengembara lautan

Melorongkan jalur sejarah zaman

Begitu luas daerah sempadan.

Sayangnya kini segala kehilangan

Melayu itu kaya falsafahnya

Kias kata bidal pusaka

Akar budi bersulamkan daya

Gedung akal laut bicara.

Malangnya Melayu itu kuat bersorak

Terlalu ghairah pesta temasya

Sedangkan kampung telah tergadai

Sawah sejalur tinggal sejengkal tanah sebidang mudah terjual

Meski telah memiliki telaga

Tangan masih memegang tali

Sedang orang mencapai timba.

Berbuahlah pisang tiga kali

Melayu itu masih bermimpi

Walaupun sudah mengenal universiti

Masih berdagang di rumah sendiri.

Berkelahi cara Melayu

Menikam dengan pantun

Menyanggah dengan senyum

Marahnya dengan diam

Merendah bukan menyembah

Meninggi bukan melonjak.

Watak Melayu menolak permusuhan

Setia dan sabar tiada sempadan

Tapi jika marah tak nampak telinga

Musuh dicari ke lubang cacing

Tak dapat tanduk telinga dijinjing.

Maruah dan agama dihina jangan

Hebat amuknya tak kenal lawan

Berdamai cara Melayu indah sekali

Silaturrahim hati yang murni

Maaf diungkap senantiasa bersahut

Tangan diulur sentiasa bersambut

Luka pun tidak lagi berparut.

Baiknya hati Melayu itu tak terbandingkan

Selagi yang ada sanggup diberikan

Sehingga tercipta sebuah kiasan:

"Dagang lalu nasi ditanakkan

Suami pulang lapar tak makan

Kera di hutan disusu-susukan

Anak di pangkuan mati kebuluran"

Bagaimanakah Melayu abad dua puluh satu

Masihkan tunduk tersipu-sipu?

Jangan takut melanggar pantang

Jika pantang menghalang kemajuan;

Jangan segan menentang larangan

Jika yakin kepada kebenaran;

Jangan malu mengucapkan keyakinan

Jika percaya kepada keadilan.

Jadilah bangsa yang bijaksana

Memegang tali memegang timba

Memiliki ekonomi mencipta budaya

Menjadi tuan di negara Merdeka.

This Coming Aidilfitri

This Coming Aidilfitri

Fresh Home-made Story by Faz Zulkifli

Fuhh..fuhhh..dah bersawang jugak blog nieh.. Al-maklumlah..I went on doing a pretty little business for the sake of my country. It's getting really sick now. GOVERNMENT!!! I really am screaming right know. Please do take your time for the citizens to hear the truth. You guys are too quiet! Okay stop until then. Let's have a fun talk :] Teeheehee XD Gelinya..

So..have you guys bought your baju raya? Haha..I usually don't get too excited about baju raya. I really don't care if I have to wear my 'old' baju raya (means have been wore not faded okayy). I thought this year I'll be wearing my old baju raya that I have wore 2 times only. But then my mom 'accidentally' asked me to take a look on cotton baju kurungs. So I did, just for a walk and window shopping. But then there is this one baju kurung that looks quiet exclusive. You can even wear it for dinner with the theme, 'Simple Exclusive'. Haha. And yes! I BOUGHT IT. No, my mom bought it. For me :]

Err..nope. My baju raya this year is not made up of cotton. It ended up that the sale of cotton clothes has stopped. The booths have closed. So we went to a boutique shop. What unbearable is that my mom thought the baju kurung that I want was on sale. About RM150. But my mom misheard. Me, too, was feeling weird when my mom said it costed RM150 because the price tag says it different. It says, RM 250 XP So when paying, we-are-quite-shocked-you-can-say. I want to say 'It's okay mom, I don't care. Up to you now'. Pstt..anak mithali kann.. But I didn't haha. And my mom payed it. Takpelahh, it's not often anymore that you can treat me as I have entered UiTM and be a VERRRY BUSY architecture student ;p After all, you are rich..I am poor. Hahaha..Jahatla pulak tadi mithali..

Sneak Peek : The colour. Colours are the same but the design is different.

Alrite! I'm going to get going. And see this: 100,000 People With Bad Request. It HUTRS me SO MUCH! Do you? He may be not too outstanding. But he tried. I do object him at times but never I want him to get lost :[ Sad..

Look at this boy to get happy again. Yeay! So cute ;]

Seminar With TV3 Personalities

Seminar With TV3 Personalities

Fresh Home-made Story by Faz Zulkifli

I just want to update this junk. You know..it's been a while.. Pheww.. Tired, lack of sleep still haunting since the very first day of this semester. What to do.. ;] So, last week another program PASSED WITH SUCCESS! Congratulations to Kak Ain, the mastermind of the program and her AJKs and JPKs of course (I did the AJK & JPK part). Derr..tu pon nak berlagak. Haha tadela :p The program was mainly about communication. How to improve your skills and bla3. And the best part of it was the invitation of Ally Iskandar & Fedtri Yahya to do the talk. At this ample time, I want to thank you to Mr.Ally & Mr.Fedtri for your willingness to come :]

 Yeah I got both ;] Haha

My jobs were as a designer & also the photographer during the event. It really was a 'grand' event. Hope we can do more to make Anggerik College more popular (^^,) Hihi. Go JPK Anggerik! Go me!!! ;p