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Friday, December 12, 2008

Chemical Bonding


Assalamualaikum w.b.t.

I have postponed many time to update my blog. It was because of my hectic life + laziness of myself. However, this night I'll update this blog as the holiday will be over for a day more and I'll have Chemistry exam next week and this will make my life more hectic than before.

Let we start the topic..


"Sodium is explosive and Chlorine is harmful. But, when the two of them gathered forming a bond between them it will produce a peaceful molecule, that is sodium chloride. Subhanallah.." said Dr. Mahmoud Hammouri, my Chemistry lecturer when he taught us about chemical bonding.


Once he said like that, I started to think about the moral behind Allah's creation, that is chemical bond.

First, ionic bond=the electrostatic force that holds ions together in an ionic compound. We take sodium chloride as an example.
  1. Sodium has one valence electron while Chlorine has seven valence electron. (Try to imagine, the electron is our prosperity or wealth)
  2. To achieve stability or in the science language we call as octet electron arrangement, Sodium has to donate its one electron to Chlorine. (Stability/octet electron arrangement=Life stability) -Sodium has had stable life with one excess wealth. So, it donates its wealth to Chlorine which needs one more wealth to achieve the stability of life-
  3. This will form a bond between them after the process of donation and acceptance of electron. We call this as ionic bond. (Bond=Ukhuwwah)
Second, covalent bond=a bond in which two electrons are shared by two atoms. We take Hydrogen gas for example.
  1. Hydrogen has one electron. (Electron=Prosperity or wealth)
  2. To achieve stability or duplet electron arrangement, the two hydrogen atoms need to share its electron between them. Because both of the hydrogen atoms need one more electrons, they share their electrons in order to achieve stability. (Stability or duplet electron arrangement=Life stability)
  3. This will form a bond between them because of the sharing electrons. We call this as covalent bond. (Bond=Ukhuwwah)
Look. Even in the atoms Allah shows us how to live in a peaceful life with the strength of ukhuwwah. May this post will make us think more about Allah's creation. Insyaallah.

Last but not least, I think it is not too late to wish all of the readers Salam Aidil Adha!!
Mari bersama-sama kita menjejak RUH PENGORBANAN!! -Berkorban demi Ukhuwwah-

Wassalam.

Monday, November 17, 2008

Ber'mobile phone' Pun Ada Adab...?? ^_~


Dengan nama Allah yang maha Pemurah lagi maha Mengasihani..


Menarik bukan?? Pertama kali ana baca artikel atau lebih kepada surat seorang ayah kepada anaknya berkenaan syarat-syarat penggunaan 'mobile phone'. Disebabkan rasa ketertarikan tersebut, maka ana mengcopy paste untuk antum membacanya. Insyaallah, sama-sama kita ambil pengajaran.


Anak ayah yang disayangi,


Sudah tiba masanya anak ayah menggunakan telefon bimbit ini. Walau bagaimanapun ia bukan keperluan asas, tetapi adalah satu keistemewaan. Maknanya, kalau anak ayah melanggari perjanjian penggunaan ini, maka ayah berhak mengambilnya semula.

Ingat ya, telefon bimbit ini adalah sebahagian daripada anggota tubuh badan. Ia adalah otak kita yang kedua. Ia boleh menyimpan data dan maklumat dan boleh mengingatkan kita banyak perkara. Polis lebih mempercayai maklumat dalam telefon ini daripada otak kita sebab dia tidak menipu. Oleh itu, simpanlah di dalamya data-data yang baik-baik sahaja. Jangan masukkan di dalamnya bahan-bahan haram seperti gambar atau video lucah. Ia menggambarkan sikap dan akhlak kita juga.


Disebabkan ia adalah menggambarkan akhlak kita, pastikan anak ayah paparkan di “background”nya gambar yang soleh, bukan gambar orang yang tidak sopan. Telefon ini mengeluarkan suara, oleh itu pastikan “ringtone”nya tidak mengganggu orang lain sama ada tahap bising yang kuat atau iramanya tidak menyenangkan.


Setiap komunikasi hendaklah mulakan dengan salam yang sempurna. Sama ada menggunakan SMS atau suara. Dan setiap perbualan mesti (wajib) di tutup dengan doa sejahtera atau semoga bertemu lagi. Jangan biarkan tergantung menyebabkan pemanggil tertunggu-tunggu dariada kita.


Penggunaan di rumah


Adab bercakap dengan pemanggil di rumah sama seperti mana kita menerima kunjungan tetamu ke rumah ayah. Ayah hanya membenarkan anak ayah bercakap di ruang tamu sahaja (tidak di dalam bilik tidur anak ayah) melainkan pemanggil itu sejantina atau muhrim kita.


Waktu menggunakan telefon bimbit di rumah tetap sama seperti mana adab memasuki bilik tidur. Anak ayah tahukan, antara Isyak hingga subuh (setiap hari) dan antara zuhur dan asar (hari minggu dan cuti umum) waktu ini anak ayah tidak boleh masuk bilik ayah melainkan ketuk pintu minta kebenaran. Begitu juga telefon bimbit. Supaya pemanggil luar tidak merosakkan adab kita, antara waktu isyak hingga subuh, semua telefon bimbit di”senyap”kan atau matikan terus dan diletakkan di ruang tamu. Jika ada panggilan diwaktu-waktu “aurat” kita ini, kita jawab selepas waktunya. Ayah tak rela ada pemanggil lelaki yang bukan muhrim bercakap dengan anak ayah yang perempuan ini, di atas katil, pada waktu tengah malam, tanpa izin daripada ayah.


Jangan bawa telefon bimbit ini ke dalam tandas. Nanti susah untuk menjawab salam (sama ada sms atau suara) kalau ada orang memanggil kita.


Hukum membuat panggilan sama ada SMS atau suara


Anak ayah yang disayangi, walaupun belum ada hukum fiqah yang dikeluarkan, ayah menetapkan bahawa ada perkara-perkara yang HARAM anak men”dial” atau hantar sms kepada seseorang.


Pertama: Orang yang anak nampak dan tahu dia sedang sembahyang, sedang belajar dan sedang berkerja.

Kedua: Waktu aurat orang itu (antara isyak dan subuh) melainkan dia beri kebenaran.

Ketiga: Orang yang bukan muhrim yang tiada urusan dengan anak sama sekali.

Keempat: Dengan tujuan maksiat dan sewaktu dengannya.


Perkara yang MAKRUH pula ialah


Pertama: Waktu-waktu sembahyang fardhu jamaah orang itu.

Kedua: Sengaja membuat “miss call” melainkan diberi kebenaran.


Perkara yang SUNAT pula ialah


Pertama: Hubungi opah, atuk, mak cik-mak cik sebulan sekali. Tanyakan khabar mereka, ceritakan keadaan dan kesihatan keluarga kita dan doakan kesejahteraan untuk mereka.

Kedua: Menyebutkan nama atau memaparkan nama kita di hujung sms bagi orang yang tidak kerap kita hubunginya agar dia tidak tertanya-tanya siapa kita.

Ketiga: Minta kebenaran melalui sms dahulu untuk berkomunikasi dengannya.


Perkara yang WAJIB pula ialah


Pertama: Menjawab dengan kadar segera panggilan dan/atau sms. Jawapan yang paling lemah sekali ialah dengan memaklumkan kepada pemanggil melalui sms “OK”. Melainkan perkara itu maksiat dan keburukan.

Kedua: Menghubungi pihak berkuasa jika berlaku perkara yang menjejaskan keselamatan ummah.


Penggunaan di tempat awam


HARAM menghidupkan telefon bimbit.


Pertama: Tempat-tempat yang ada dipaparkan tanda tidak dibenar menggunakannya seperti di hospital kawasan tertentu, masjid, di sekolah dan sebagainya. Atau diumumkan seperti di dalam pesawat, dewan seminar atau kursus.


MAKRUH menggunakan telefon bimbit atau menaip sms,


Pertama: Sedang bersama rakan sama ada urusan formal atau tidak melain meminta izin mereka yang hadir dahulu. Malah di dalam teksi, sila anak minta kebenaran pemandu teksi sebelum menjawab atau membuat panggilan.

Kedua: Bercakap dan ketawa dengan pemanggil hingga mengganggu orang di sekeliling.

Ketiga: Menyebut keburukan orang lain dengan pemanggil hingga orang di sekeliling boleh mendengar dengan jelas (kekadang boleh naik tahap haram)


Cukuplah setakat ini dulu anak ayah . Jika timbul isu lain, nanti kita sama-sama buat “fatwa” yang lain pula.


Terimalah telefon bimbit Nokia N100 4G dari ayah untukmu.


Selamat mencuba..!!

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

If HE Wants Something to Happen...


Assalamualaikum w.b.t.

If HE wants something to happen, then it will happen..!!

Today, there was a Biology Lab class. I went to the university a little bit late as usual. About 15 minutes late. But it seems that i could arrive at the university on time. However, 'Gosh!!'. I forgot my lab coat.!! At that time, the bus had moved and i was in the bus!! Arghh!! i didn't know what i want to do. I became blurr for a while. If i didn't have the lab coat, meaning that i couldn't enter the class.. and it was something that i really hate..!! After had prepared for it, I couldn't enter the class only because of my carelessness. Then, after a few minutes, i remembered that i had met Maryam before i took the bus.

'Yeah.. Maybe i can call her..! Erk.., do i forget to bring my mobile phone along with me?? Haaaaaa...!!!' I didn't check whether there was my mobile phone in the bag or not. Blurr!! 'Wait, wait.. relax.. just check in ur beg. Hopefully it was there.. In the name of Allah, i opened my bag...and All praises for HIM!! It was there..!! With my shivering hand, i pressed the Maryam's number.

"Tuut.. Tuut.."
"Hello.."

"Ha, Maryam.." (Forgot to give salam.. still in confusion)
"Kenapa?"
"Dah naik bas ke?"

"Dah"
"Erk, dah jalan ke?"
"Belum.."

"Boleh tolong tak? Lab coat kita tertinggal.."
"Ha..!! ye ke? Okay2"

When i arrived at the university I gave Maryam a second call.

"Macam mana?"
"Dah2"


I forgot to ask her where was she at that time. When the lecturer had entered the lab, again for the third time, I called Maryam, asking where was she.

"Ha? ada dalam bas lagi?"
"Haah.. Tadi baru je jalan.."
"Erk.. ye ke?? Sorry..!!!!!!"
"Ermm tak pe tak pe.. Izzah masuk dulu.."
"Tak boleh pon.. Lab coat tak de.. Huhu.."


After calling Maryam, I decided to borrow a lab coat from any student that I met at that time.

"Miss, can I borrow your lab coat?"
'Blurr' "Sorry, I didn't understand."
"Err..this... Can I borrow it?" I pointed to the folded lab coat over her hand.
"Owh, can.."
"Can I have your number?"
"078*******"

"Okay, thank you. I'll call you.."


I entered the lab rushingly and did the quiz with my mind thinking of Maryam and Aida (friend who is always with Maryam). Fortunately, the quiz only has five objective questions and Alhamdulillah I managed to answer them. Thinking of Maryam and Aida, I decided to tell the lecturer that they were a little bit late. And the lecturer said "OK!!" Alhamdulillah..

After having the guilty feeling for quite a long minutes.. Really!! I felt a minute like an hour!! at last, the two of my friends entered the door of the lab. And at that time I really wanted to say Sorry..Sorry and Sorry...!!!!! And thank you..!! Really appreciate the two of you as my friends.. Insyaallah..

Moral: If Allah wants something to happen it will happen. You know what? The lab coat was actually on the place where i always put my things there if i want to bring it along with me. But, somehow I forgot it today..!! And i know there is HIS blessings behind all of this.

-I am more appreciative of my friends

-I made new friend which means I was building a new ukhuwwah
-I will become more responsible and careful next time.. Insyaallah..


Wassalam.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Bebaskan Dirimu..!!

Assalamualaikum w.b.t.

Sudah lama blog ini tidak diupdate kan?? Sebelum ini, penulis menghadapi imtihan pertamanya untuk semester pertama di Jordan. Insyaallah, penulis sudah berusaha yang terbaik dan Insyaallah, keputusannya juga Allah bagi yang terbaik..

Ok, kita pergi kepada tajuk utama kita pada kali ini. 'BEBAS' Apa yang muncul di fikiran anda apabila membaca perkataan ini?? Bebas dari apa?? Bebas dari peperiksaan?? Hurmm kehidupan sebagai seorang pelajar tidak akan lari dari perkataan peperiksaan. Mungkin bebas sebentar atau dalam kata lain, 'rehat sekejap'. Ya, itu lebih tepat mungkin. Habis, bebas dari apa?? Bebas dari penjajahan? Yup..!! Kebebasan dari aspek ini amatlah penting. Alhamdulillah, Malaysia sudah menikmati kebebasan dari penjajahan secara fizikal selama 51 tahun. Tapi, tidak dari segi penjajahan mental. Masih dan makin berleluasa. Tapi, bukan itu yang ingin kutulis hari ini. Hurmm bebas dari apa ya??

'Geramnyaaa...!!!'
'Apsal ko nak geram?? Dia bukan buat ape pon kat ko..'
'Yelaa.. Eisyh.. Hurrmm entahlaa..'
'Apa yang sebabkan ko geram kat dia? ha? Cuba cakap..'
'Erkk..'
'Hurrmm aku tau.. ko.. jealous kan??'
'Erkk.. aku jealous?? Ye ke?? Kalau tak jealous, sebab apa lagi? Hurmm.. '
'Dah laa.. tu kan rezeki dia. Rilexlaa.. Cool.. Jangan macam nie. Allah dah bagi yang terbaik untukmu. Lagipun, ko tak rasa ke yang kalau ko biar aku macam nie, aku lagi sakit dan rimas..Dah, bebaskan aku dari belenggu amarahmu. Biar tenang segala-galanya.. Insyaallah..'
-Gelodak hati seorang insan-

Ya Allah ampunkanlah kami dan saudara2 kami yang mendahului kami dalam iman dan janganlah kau jadikan dalam hati kami perasaan hasad dengki dan dendam terhadap org2 yang beriman. Sesungguhnya Engkau maha melimpahkan belas kasihan dan rahmat. Ameen..

Wassalam..

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Fingers = People ??

Assalamualaikum w.b.t.

"How's the people in Jordan?"
"Ermm.. Some of them are very kind, some of them are in the middle and... Sorry to say that some of them are not very good.."
"It's alright. I understand. You know what.. My sis said that people are like our fingers. Look. All the five fingers are not the same right??

I nodded and gave a smile agreed with her point.
This is the conversation between my new friend, Baraah and I when we met about three days ago.

People Resemble Our Fingers

All fingers are different with each other. So do the people. Not all people are bad and not all people are kind. So, when we meet people that are very kind to us, appericiate them. If we meet bad people, let say in their manner just remind yourself not to do the same manner. If it is a weird stranger, just be careful by taking some precautions for the sake of our safety.

Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover

The appearances, deeds and etc may affect your judgement about someone. Maybe when you met someone in the past with the same.. ermm.. let say the way of walking and she was not very friendly, and then at the other time you met the different person with the same type of walking, you might set in your mind that the person was also not very friendly.

Another example, when you met a person who rarely smiles, you would think that he or she is an arrogant person.

Don't let your mind to think like that. Free your mind from having bad impressions about someone.

For the first example, remember that different person will have at least a different in him or herself. Maybe only the way of walking is the same but the second person you met might be a friendly person.

For the second one, try to be positive. Maybe the person was in stress because of having too many exams or problems or anything that made he or she rarely smiles.

Conclusion
Set your mind to be a positive thinker..!!

Wassalam..

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Raya..!! Raya..!!

Assalamualaikum w.b.t.

Ada org kata.. kalau buat post dalam english, die x de feel sangat sebab agak susah nak keluar perkataan yg betul2 kena dgn kehendak ayat. Except if the person is very good in english. Bila fikir2 balik, memang betul pon sebenarnya. Lagi satu, pembaca or the readers from Malaysia macam lebih bersemangat la nak baca kalau post tu ditulis dalam bahasa melayu. Kalau macam tu, kenapa tulis dalam English ek?? Sebab.. nak improve English laa.. tu salah satu sebab utama. Sebab yg lain.. mana la tau ada kawan dari bangsa lain nak baca ke.. kalau dalam english, even broken english, maybe diorang faham laa sikit2.. haha.. perasan.. ('=_=). Hurmm.. dah lama berfikir.. eyh x de la lama sangat.. akhirnya penulis buat keputusan buat selang seli. Lepas english, melayu dan sebaliknya..

Okeyh, kita pergi kepada tajuk sebenar.. Raya..!!

Malam itu, takbir raya bergema di seluruh pelosok negara Jordan menandakan esok adalah hari raya. Takbir yg sedang bergema itu lain sedikit dari kebiasaan yang selalu didengar oleh rakyat Malaysia. Takbir yg dilaungkan tiada alunan sayu tiada alunan merdu. Takbirnya biasa sahaja namun dapat dihayati sepenuhnya oleh sesiapa yang memahami.. Namun begitu, seusai solat isyak, terdengar takbir seolah2 kami berada di Malaysia. "Bio betul.. ooo patutlaa.. Budak2 Melayu pulak yg bertakbir.. bagus2!!" Sayu terasa. Teringat ketika takbir beralun di kampung.. Teringat dulu2 bersama2 nenek membuat ketupat palas.. Teringat ummi n mak teh n mak ngah sibuk2 rebus nasi himpit. Teringat...macam2 laa.. Huhu..

Tapi, x lama pon mengenang nostalgia lalu. Lepas beberapa minit, penulis dan housematenya (Zulaikha, kak piya n kak faez) sibuk dalam suasana memasak. Kalau dulu, tolong2 je.. Sekarang, kena buat sendiri.. Kalau dulu ummi yg fikir nak masak apa.. sekarang kena fikir sendiri.. Huhu.. Memang belajar berdikari laa.. Nak tau kami masak apa?? Firstly, menu utama mee hoon goreng -masakan kak faez and roti jala -masakan kak piya. Dessert: puding roti -penulis try buat. Alhamdulillah, jadi2.. hehe.. Dan yg paling istimewa sebab jarang dibuat orang even orang2 kat Malaysia pon jarang buat..(yelaa.. dah ada.. buat pe susah2 buat..) that is SATE..!! -Zulaikha n kak faez potong n cucuk daging. -sama2 bakar n kipas: yg paling hebat mengipas kak faez n penulis sampai x de 'ENERGY' n sakit tangan.. Fuhh!! Cayalaa..!!


Mee hoon n roti jala..


Puding roti



SATE..~!~!


Malam tu jugak syabab Malaysia dipecahkan kepada beberapa kumpulan untuk bertakbir di rumah2 akhawat -takbir versi Malaysia ye..! hehe.. Ada yang bagus. tapi dengar cerita ada jugak yg x hafal.. hakhak.. x pe x pe.. faham.. setahun sekali kan..

Hurmm memang x tidur malam la siapkan persiapan2 untuk raya malam tu. Semangat x?? Hehe.. Esoknya, macam kat Malaysia pakai baju raya.. pakai wangi2.. lawa2.. pergi solat raya. Budak Malaysia conquer masjid.. haha..

Then, sambung balik buat kerja2 dapur and kemas2.. Dalam lepas zohor, tetamu first datang. Iaitu Kak Ahiyasah and da geng..!! Tetamu2 first nie buat r&r kat rumah penulis.. Penat sangat beraya kot.. Hehe.. Tetamu datang berderu-deru lepas asar. Penat sangat melayan. kak faez n kak piya sibuk kat dapur masak makanan tambahan. Zulaikha sibuk cuci pinggan. Huhu.. Sampai la maghrib baru tetamu2 beransur-ansur pulang..

Wah..!! It's the time for us pulak nak beraya..!! First pergi rumah kak lina and da geng. Second, rumah kak Robe'ah n da geng. Third, rumah kak Ahiyasah and da geng. Kami collapse di situ.. Huhu.. (Tidur rumah kak ahiyasah. Bukan setakat r&r.. buat macam kampung sendiri siap.. hehe.. thanx kak..)

Second day patutnya pergi MSD. tapi penulis and housemates x pergi sebab penat sangat.. Alaa.. x pe x rugi pon sebab kitorg buat sate jugak.. hehe.. lagipon MSD tu sempit + ramai sangat orang + pernah je makanan x cukup.. huhu.. Tapi tahun nie cukup kot..

Hurmm.. amacam?? Seronok x baca suasana beraya kat Jordan?? huhu.. Okeylaa.. Cuma, iyelaa.. bukan beraya dgn family laa.. huhu.. x pe x pe.. tahun depan nak balik.. Raya kat Malaysia..!!!

Wassalam..

Friday, October 3, 2008

I Was Impressed..!!

Assalamualaikum w.b.t.

Firstly, I would like to wish all Muslims Happy Eid Mubarak..!! "Kullu 'am wa antum bikhair.." Before I write about hari raya in Jordan, I would like to tell about what did the Urdunians do during Ramadhan that really made me feel respect with them.

The things that really impressed me were:-
  • all the restaurants were closed from the morning till the time of break fast. No even one of them were eating or drinking. Not even the non-muslims. I don't know if there were any because it's difficult to be found except once, in the University. Maybe they feel really thirsty after walking from a building to another at that time. However, that was only once rather than in Malaysia. Huhu.. One more thing, here if it was the time for solat Jumaat, ALL the shops will be closed and they will open back after the prayer. Look!! How they really respect the Jumaat prayer time.
  • Many of them were with Qur'an wherever they go. Even though he is only a guard..!! (terharu n insaf sangat!!) If they are taxi drivers, many of them will listen to Qur'an al kareem rather than other songs. Try to compare it with Malaysians.. Huhu.. Don't have to give the answers because all of us know it right??
  • Then, during tarawih the masjid was always full especially the last ten days of Ramadhan. We always have to rush to the masjid at that time. If not, there would be no place for us. On 27th Ramadhan, they believe that it was a lailatul qadr. So, at that night the masjid was very full till a few of them had to pray outside. Wow!! They really wanted the 'pahala' for that night..!! How was Malaysians?? Where are they on the last ten days? Huhu..

Okay, now we move to the hari raya part.. No. To be more arranged I will post on the another new post. Insyaallah..

Wassalam..