So, it's been a busy week, with everything. Meetings, meetings, good thing I wasn't involved in the Prefects Feast, if not, I'll be having half of my day in this week at school, but this isn't what I'm posting today.
Okay, I guess the title reveals it, so I'll go straight to the story. So, yesterday, Nafis told me about an awesome qari', his name is Muhammad Taha Al-Junayd. Even though he's just a teenager he has a spectacular voice, and his Qur'an recitation is, MashaAllah, magnificent.
So the post is now dominated by a video of his recitation:
,السلام عليكم Okay...let's review. There's just one thing that registered; all exams are OVER! It was a very memorable day, it was like being in 6th grade all over again, having the knowledge that you've finished every exam that is waiting for you that year...are all done, except it's with different people. On the last day (21 Oct) we were brought with a surprise pleasing or not, it's up to you; every bit of the remaining days of school for us was planned with something and it was the first time this was done: 22-23 Oct Mukhayyam at Alang Sedayu. 26 Oct Nasheed Competition Musabaqah Tilawatul Qur'an (Qur'an Recitation Competition) 27 Oct Futsal and Basketball Tournament. 5 Nov-7 Nov Field trip to Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu. Okay, so I went through the first thing on the list yesterday and I'm gonna tell it to you how it went. ( Firstly I want to apologize for the absence of photos, my camera was kinda broken throughout the whole thing, I swear to God it was.) We grouped at school and were briefed in the upcoming events awaiting us. I'll just tell you on the way. Alang Sedayu isn't far off from school it's about a 15-20 minutes drive, in fact I've been there, including this, 4 times but the fun hasn't really worn off. After we settled in, we went jungle trekking. It was a very familiar course but with very different fillings. This time we were supposed to read the whole chapter 29 of the Qur'an or at least a half of it as we go trekking. I suppose it's because it was post-PMR, I was very,very,very jolly. I even have a spring in my step. In the tunnel, we were suppose to play something to show saleemul aqidah, or soundness of faith. We were asked to step on the rim of the tunnel and fall stiffly, very stiff, like a board, no bending and you're friends must catch you. Proudly I say my facilitator said my fall was the best :) So going on...we arrived at the much awaited waterfall. We had tons of fun as the girls waited :-P (They went in after we got out of the pool forcibly.) There was a kind-of-a-meadow above the pool, so we done our Zuhr prayers there. There the facilitators hid our items that we're suppose to guard (they asked us to give them the items) and what else? Find 'em. Then we went to back to camp. Then our barbecue began...barbecue! barbecue!...I helped roast the sate (sorry you guys if you ate mine and it tastes not to your liking) and we ate last. Bla...bla...bla....Maghrib prayers... A little reminder by Ust./Brother Syarif, I fell asleep accidentally...sorry Brother Syarif! Next day, I did the first shift of night-guard. Nothing to say... Morning, after a bit of stretching, we played a game. We had to catch the opposing team's 'tail' while both teams hold each other in any way as long as the bond isn't broken. We lost, twice...what a blow. Then, a KBM motivator, Abang Bai, we had a little motivation to do good things in our holidays. Bla...bla...bla...and the end...That was all.
Since everybody's talking about PMR, I think I'm gonna tell mine too.
Okay, I think it probably went okay. I'm sure I aced English (hehe....I can get overconfident now...) but I don't know about Bahasa Melayu Paper 2...when I was writing Section C, the story sounded good, but after we were dismissed, I sounded like....I don't use swear words but it rhymes with rap. Ironic...I'm a Malay and I'm worried I can't ace my own language....I mean what's with that....
Okay, moving on...Science...dunno about the written one...many said it was tough, maybe it's because you gotta use your brain and not the textbook, but I think I can manage it...(I hope you all too). History....well it's history, and I'm not good with you-have-to-memorise- it kind of facts. One error on the date and you're on to something else, but one that repeats history is a fool isn't he?
Living Skills...I didn't expect the Accountancy questions would have been that easy...and aaahh...the creme de la creme, Arabic. It was manageable but tough...and soon enough I was doing this;
Good thing the word register actually helped this time, unlike in the Trials.
Many said it was easy, I kinda agreed even though it was stressing.
So here comes the second post. I think the title says it all doesn't it? Da'wah today....
Don't go snoring just yet, if you're going to, get a cup of coffee.
Okay, da'wah. I trust that whenever you hear this word an image of someone giving a sermon will pop up in your head, right? Well that's the traditional way to do it, but what about the youth? Like us? I seriously believe you don't want to hear a boring sermon....a very boring, droning sermon...unless they spike it up with humor, that always works.
Today, however, there is a new way to do Da'wah; with music. That's right, music.
I'm not saying with rock and roll or anything, just the pleasant kind but you guys obviously know this, but I'm just reminding just in case you forgot.
There's been a lot of examples; like Sami Yusuf, Yusuf Islam, Raihan...all three of them reached a global level, and it works. So if you think you can't give a good, interesting sermon and not bore people to sleep (I don't think I can, haha), try music or the other method; indirect, video sermons, actually more like talks.
Like this guy; Ali Ardekani.
He is one of the quite many YouTube celebrities, having millionsof viewers every time, and he teaches Islamto theworldby using humor, and people love it. So brothers and maybe sisters too, who have a great sense of humor, please, try spread the word of Allah....show them the true the true Islam, not the stereotype the West made them think, the terrorist thing...they don't know Islam is a very peace-loving religion.
Perhaps all of you are thinking why did I change blogs?
Well, I'll answer that; I wanted a new start, a new theme, a new name that really reflect what I want to say to all of you.
And then I bet you guys thought; '"You already changed like three times already! What's the difference this time?"
No? Then, thanks, this time it's gonna be permanent, I'll make sure of it. Sure there's gonna be few template changes but my title and screen name won't. So, InsyaAllah, I'll start anew from now on, in this blog.
