Al 'Ilm

Knowledge

1. All knowledge comes from Allah.

2. The more knowledge we have, the closer we are to Allah.

3. The closer we are to Allah, the better we know Him.

4. The closer we are to Allah, the more special we are to Him.

5. The more special we are to Him, the more Allah loves us.


Year 4 (Khalifah Model School) wrapping up on Knowledge during Khalifah Method class.
Credit to: Sister Azra Banu

Yaa Muqallibal Qulub..

يا مقلب القلوب ثبت قلوبنا على دينك,

يا مصرف القلوب ثبت قلوبنا على طاعت

O turner of hearts, make my heart firm upon your religion.

O director of hearts, keep my heart in a state of obedience to You.

 

Allah is the One who SAVE me!

It is raining and the sun is no longer shining.

People are hurrying home for iftar or for many other reasons.

I'm driving alone with the aim to reach the house as quickly as possible.

Focusing on my 'aim', I almost forget that others might have the same aim too.

Then, there is a fuel tank lorry speeding like a speeding lorry,

and within seconds, I'm almost involved in a car crash!

Nothing can stop that from happen except ALLAH.

Allahuakbar!

My heartbeat increase drastically and that was the first time I experienced such situation.

O Allah, please forgive me for my carelessness.

O Allah, thank you for saving me, for giving me more time to live and to improve (InshaAllah).

I promise to be a more careful and a more alert driver.

Alhamdulillah a'la kullihal.

He (Allah) said: "Fear not, verily, I am with you both, hearing and seeing.

(Surah Taahaa verse 46)

This is Inspiring

It's always never too late to start.

May Allah help us in making the 'mission' and 'vision' a reality.

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۩۞۩ TARBIYYAH ۩۞۩

EVERYTHING BEGINS WITH TARBIYYAH

Scientific Smell =)

"Wow, teacher, it's smell like really scientific!". A remark from a Grade 4 student when he entered the Science lab.

Mmm..this is the first time I heard about 'scientific smell'.

Thank you for making me smile, dear.

And also you make me realize how wonderful our senses are.

Thank you Allah for giving us nose not only to breath, but also to experience the blessing of scent.

A 'Reward' to Inspire

"Teacher, I'm going to miss you and I'll never forget to cut my nails again."

"Ooh, it's so touching teacher."

"Can I hug you, teacher?" and she doesn't wait for the response.

O Allah, please bless the kids, make them good people fiddunya wal akhirah.

Yes, there's more of this kind of 'reward' when I'm with Khalifah Model School, only that they are not posted in this blog, but InshaAllah will always be fresh in my heart.

I love all my students, wherever they are. Hopefully they all can be my 'saver' when the time comes.

Children make you want to start life over.  ~Muhammad Ali

Framing 'Ibadah' Value in Our Career

Life in dunya is the bridge to the life in akhirah.

We should always bare in mind that the life here is not forever and is not real BUT does carry significant impact towards our life hereafter.

Therefore, to all working Muslim out there, let's frame our career so that it has 'ibadah' value, it provides valuable meaning, it sustains our motivation to be closer to Allah and it sparks the spirit of giving.

Let's change our perception, our world view of what we are doing now.

As for teachers,

relief class:
previously -- a burden, I have no time to rest
now -- extra time for me to write good messages to my students (to be closer to Allah)

meeting:
previously -- a long, tiring, waste of time session
now -- brain storming, solutions finding, information clarifying session

clerical work:
previously -- tedious, never ending tasks
now -- practice to be a well organized person, an effort for improvement measures in the future

and the list might be longer.

Let's purify our intention, give the best we can and InshaAllah we will be happy in the end.

Verily, along with every hardship is relief,

Verily, along with every hardship is relief.

So when you have finished (your occupation), devote yourself to Allah's worship.

And to your Lord (Alone) turn (all your) intentions and hopes.

(Surah As-Syarh verses 5 to 8)

Have a break, Have a Tilawah

InshaAllah, this Ramadhan will be a perfect time for us to take a break with Tilawatul Qur'an.

It should be our company everywhere, everyday.

Yes, tomorrow (17 Ramadhan) is Nuzul Al-Qur'an, so let's colour our day with the colours from Al-Qur'an, let's refresh our day with refreshment from Al-Qur'an and let's make them our habit and routine.

If you have to Disagree, Do it Lovingly

La taghdhob, La taghdhob, La taghdhob.

Smile, and keep smiling.

Sabr, be patient and be calm.

Say Astaghfirullah.

Agree to disagree.

Think of 'win-win' solution.

We are here to COMPLETE, and not to compete.

 

Unconditional Love

Mama, thank you for being there for me.

Abah, thank you for standing there for me.

Allah, thank you very much for my lovely parents who love unconditionally, who sacrifice willingly, who care for everything that happen, who support whatever things I'm doing and who always be there no matter what. Thank you Allah, Alhamdulillah.

May they will be rewarded with the best reward ~ Jannatul Firdaus, InshaAllah.

Mama, Abah, I love you just the way you are.

Hikmah Programme and Khalifah Method ~ A Beautiful Duo

I'm currently looking forward to teach Hikmah Programme class in IIS.

Alhamdulillah, after the briefing I feel more confident and have more courage to start the class with my beloved Grade 5 IN children.

It is basically a programme that is designed to enhance students' thinking skill, communication skill as well as to increase their confident level. Yeah, all that are related to self improvement (in the effort to be closer to Allah), which is my bag of books.

InshaAllah, I will also include Khalifah Method knowledge in my teaching and daily routine and InshaAllah I am also in the look of introducing and sharing the knowledge with IIS family (teachers, students, parents and staffs). May Allah ease my intention and my way.

I love my Muslim brothers and sisters and yes, InshaAllah we will work together to make ourself good, to help others become good and to make the physical world good.

Allah..I'm so small. I know that the more we seek for knowledge the more we will realize that we are nobody. There is always something new to learn and to be thankful for. Alhamdulillah.

Say (O Muhammad [salAllahu 'alayhi wasallam] to mankind):

"If the sea were ink for (writing) the Words of my Lord, surely the sea would be exhausted before the Words of my Lord would be finished,

even if We brought (another sea) like it for its aid."

(Surah Al-Kahfi verse 109)

I'm Loving It

I really love the word REFLECTION as it carries powerful meaning literally.

I learn to do REFLECTION objectively when I am a little bit older, but I'm sure I have done more REFLECTION at my younger age without knowing that was actually called REFLECTION.

Alhamdulillah, thank you Allah for giving me the ability to REFLECT.

It is always a way to do Muhasabah (self-check) on our own words or actions.

 

Think & Reflect

Welcome Back Students!

Alhamdulillah, the new academic year 2011 / 2012 of IIS has commenced.

It is very exciting to see new faces of students from many countries.

InshaAllah, we are going to know each other, to have fun and live a meaningful life together.

I am looking forward to my teaching and learning experience at IIS.

'To educate is to touch a life'