Today is September 11,a date that will not be forgot not only by Americans but also by the world especially by Muslim.The tragedy that has give effect to the muslim world. So today , i write a special entry , that have been written few years ago but now, i reedit and re post back. i’m sorry if my english is not good.
When we entered the 21st century, we were portrayed with the thing that should not occur in this modern life. When we talking about the advance of human being in all aspects such as material, intellectual, education and others, there are still some people who act as animal in this new millennia. This people always claim that they are civilized people;more advance that any other nations in the world and always want to create peace around the world. When they talk about peace, they speak nicely but they act totally different from what they said. They like crabs who try to teach their son how to walk correctly. They created the disaster in this modern time, war in Iraq and Afghanistan .The war in Afghanistan and Iraq told us that the war never be good and always destructive . At whatever reasons, war should be ovoid. War in Iraq had caused thousands millions of Iraqis life in trouble, some of them lost their beloved one, some of them disable for the whole life and many of baby have been killed even before they know that there are Iraq people. Many of Iraqis have killed during the war; some of them have been killed without reasons other than they are Iraq people. They were killed when the slept, when they pray, when they were at wedding ceremony, together with family and at any time were the invader soldiers want to release the plane missiles.
The war in Iraq gives us lesson how the civilized country like US can act inhumanly. They go around the world, promoted peace, but what they have done just created a disaster to the human being. If they want to create peace, why don’t they solve the problem in Palestine. The Palestine crisis has been last for almost half decade. During that period, many resolutions have been released but no concrete agreement has been achieved. When the suicide bomber attacks the Israelis, the Palestine people will be blame for not want peace. But they forget that who first started the crisis, Palestinian or Israelis? They said they wanted end the Saddam Hussein dictatorship and bring democracy in Iraq, but why don’t they do the same thing to other countries. Look at Lebanon and some countries that have rule by royal family. If there a are democracy in Lebanon , for sure sheikh Hasan Nasrullah, a Hizbullah leader will be the president because he got more votes than any candidates in election, but he cannot. Coz, you have to be a Christian to be a president, you have to a Sunni to be Prime Minister and you have to a syiah to be a speaker, so there no room for the sheikh Hasan Nasrullah to be a president. So why don’t US, who always claim to be “World police” come to Lebanon and bring democracy. But unfortunately, until now , they don’t do that.
When the suffer of Palestinian will end?
What happen in the Iraq and Afghanistan goes back to the September 11 tragedy in 2001. In the other words, the invasion of US in Afghanistan and Iraq and the war against terrorist, or specifically war against Muslim and Islam is a result of the September 11 tragedy. The attack of terrorist on the World Trade Centre has changed the world not only in term of politic but also the perspective of the non-Muslim toward Muslim and Islam itself. I still can review my mind on what happen on September 11 2001. In the early morning on 11, almost 9.25 US time, a passenger plane attack the south tower on the WTC. At that time, I still remember, I was in front of the television waiting for the world news to be aired on RTM 1. I was very young at that time, 14 and still study in form 2 in school but my interest to the global issues especially the Palestine issues make different from my schoolmates. Probably, I was a kampong boy but I have an international mind. In the class, when my schoolmates talked about new films, music, games, comic and other thing a teenager like to do , I just keep quit and show not interest at all. My interest only on what happen to the world, war, and political situation in other countries. Until now, I’m still the same person as I was at 14 and even become more interest to see peace in the world. Because of my interest on the global issues, it is become my habit to watch news even though it is only aired on 11 at night. As usual, on September 11, I was watching television while waiting the world news to be aired at 11 pm. unfortunately, a few minutes before the world news, suddenly there were a breaking new. I was shocked and thinking that if this breaking news takes a long time, I probably will miss the opportunity to watch a world’s news. The presenter started the breaking news by said the WTC has been attacked by plane. At that time, I blurred. I never heard about WTC before and to hear about that for the first time created my curiosity. From that moment, I noticed that WTC was a center of business not only for US but also for the world. It was one of the US symbols of civilization. In this tragedy, nearly 3000 innocent Americans unintentionally have killed and many more were injured. The first plane attacked a south tower at 9.25 US time and collapsed one hour later. The second plane attacked the north tower almost half an hour after the first attacked and collapsed after two hours burnt. Besides these two planes, there were another two planes; one attacked an US military administration building, a Pentagon and another one, crashed on the way to attack the Bush residence, A White House.
::Posted by Faisal ::6:50 ::11 September 2008, before iftar,1429 Hijrah
Here are the two of my favourite song that realy meaningful to me. The first song, title Queen of the Land by Islamic Liberated Mind( 3ILM), a nasyeed group from Europe. This song about the important of hijab amongst the muslim woman.
The second song title Look Into My Eyes, by Outlandish, a nasyed group from Denmark. This song related to the Palestine issue.
Queen of the Land (Ft. D-Clique) by 3ILM
Bridge: (D-Clique) Promises are never the same you take yourself out of the equation love, tears, and patience trials and tribulations with you we spread this message we’re defined by your presence and your voice is a lesson as you guide us to a greater blessin
Verse 1: (Adeeb) Your hijab is the chest and your beauty is the treasure don’t wear it for the people cuz they change like the weather don’t let them get the best of you and fall under pressure just wear it for Allah cuz good deeds last forever put your faith in Allah and everything will be better and so i wrote this letter, i had to let you know when you struggle for Allah your heart can only grow put your life in slow mo, and ask yourself a question is wearing the hijab a punishment or a blessin and the troubles of this world i know they got you stressin but if you don’t wear it sister go and pray cuz maybe one day if you try you can make a change you are the future mothers of the future generation hold the ax to break the barriers that muslims keep facin so sister sister you’re the queen of the land don’t lose yourself you got Islam in your hands
Chorus: (D-Clique) Oh my sister please don’t forget your guidance is our blessin while your presence is our strength you are the soul of all the land your voice has been a sound of reason time and time again and they might judge the way you live but they can’t see intelligence just stay true to who you are in your heart, in your heart
Verse 2: (Sajid) All some people wanna do is look, glare, and stare at you rude and not fair how dare they be telling you to confess that you’re oppressed and your uneducated cuz they say the way you’re dressed makes you unliberated frustrated cuz the word liberated shouldn’t be stated describing all these women who are raped and subjugated still they think that you’re forced and you got no voice they think you dressing in hijab ain’t your choice lemme break it down all my sisters know the reason why they strive to comply cuz they never defy the Most High and your hijab, it looks elegant but that’s irrelevant i’ll tell you what’s evident you rep for the deen you never let social pressure get between your tightness with the Lord that’s what I’ve seen the most respect sister you know you’re down for the cause and the role that you play MashaAllha yall
Chorus: (D-Clique) Oh my sister please don’t forget your guidance is our blessin while your presence is our strength you are the soul of all the land your voice has been a sound of reason time and time again and they might judge the way you live but they can’t see intelligence just stay true to who you are in your heart, in your heart
Verse 3: (Aziz) This goes out to my sisters whom i truly admire your intelligence your mind and the modest attire covering your beauty thus curbing men’s desire your confident appeal MashaAllah that’s fire your hijab your resolve your love achieved your intellect, wisdom, never gettin deceived the taunts the jeers the stares the lears gain patience from Allah whom you hold so dear despite insolence there’s of disbelief and pity you’re the queens of Islam and that goes so fitting front runners in leading the Islamic cause and for that my sister you deserve an applause pearls are hard to find and sister so are you more precious than diamonds and you know that’s true stay firm and be proud of who you are cuz you a true muslimah Allahuakbar
Chorus: (D-Clique) Oh my sister please don’t forget your guidance is our blessin while your presence is our strength you are the soul of all the land your voice has been a sound of reason time and time again and they might judge the way you live but they can’t see intelligence just stay true to who you are in your heart, in your heart
(Jawad) and oh my sister please don’t forget that you’re the heart and soul of all the land and in your eyes we stay in your eyes Islam will stay alive
Outlandish – Look Into My Eyes
Tell me what you see You don’t see a damn thing ’cause you can’t relate to me You’re blinded by our differences My life makes no sense to you I’m the persecuted one You’re the red, white and blue
Each day you wake in tranquility No fears to cross your eyes Each day I wake in gratitude Thanking God He let me rise You worry about your education And the bills you have to pay I worry about my vulnerable life And if I’ll survive another day Your biggest fear is getting a ticket As you cruise your Cadillac My fear is that the tank that has just left Will turn around and come back
Yet, do you know the truth of where your money goes? Do you let your media deceive your mind? Is this a truth nobody, nobody, nobody knows Has our world gone all blind?
Do you know the truth of where your money goes? Do you let your media deceive your mind? Is this a truth nobody, nobody, nobody knows? Someone tell me…
Ooohh, let’s not cry tonight I promise you one day it’s through Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters Ooohh, shine a light for every soul that ain’t with us no more Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters
See I’ve known terror for quite some time 57 years so cruel Terror breathes the air I breathe It’s the checkpoint on my way to school Terror is the robbery of my land And the torture of my mother The imprisonment of my innocent father The bullet in my baby brother The bulldozers and the tanks The gases and the guns The bombs that fall outside my door All due to your funds You blame me for defending myself Against the ways of my enemies I’m terrorized in my own land But am I the terrorist?
Yet, do you know the truth of where your money goes? Do you let your media deceive your mind? Is this a truth nobody, nobody, nobody knows Has our world gone all blind?
Do you know the truth of where your money goes? Do you let your media deceive your mind? Is this a truth nobody, nobody, nobody knows? Someone tell me…
Ooohh, let’s not cry tonight, I promise you one day it’s through Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters, Ooohh, shine a light for every soul that ain’t with us no more Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters,
America, do you realize that the taxes that you pay Feed the forces that traumatize my every living day So if I won’t be here tomorrow It’s written in my fate May the future bring a brighter day The end of our wait
(pause)
Ooohh, let’s not cry tonight, I promise you one day it’s through Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters, Ooohh, shine a light for every soul that ain’t with us no more Ohh my brothers, Ohh my sisters,
Ohh let’s not cry tonight I promise you one day is through Ohh my brothers! Ohh my sisters! Ooh shine a light for every Soul that ain’t with us no more Ohh my brothers! Ohh my sisters!
note: saya sememangnya mahu menulis entry ini dalam Bahasa Melayu,tetapi sukar untuk menyusun ayat2 supaya kelihatan cantik.Jadi , terpaksa juga saya tulis dalam BI walupun english saya tak lah bagus and nampak macam tak patriotik.
In next two days,we will celebrate two important thing in Malaysia. Firstly , for sure, our 51 anniversary of independent and the most important thing is the coming of Holy Month, Ramadahan al-Mubarak.
let’s talk about merdeka day first.. many of Malaysian people like to celebrated without REALLY understand it;s meaning.of course, if u ask them, they will say that, independent is freedom from the British, which enable us to govern our own people, develop our own country without interference from any foreign power…but the question is, that’s the only meaning of independent? the physical one ? n how about the independent of mind and intellectuality, mindset n culture? that what i always think in mind. even though we are independent for more than 50 years, but from the day to day, it seem to be that our people has been colonised through film and movies that come from the western especially from Hollywood.. oppss..don’t give me wrong, i’m not saying we cannot, what i mean that we should not too much fanatic or too much interested in this, until we become a slave and we forget that there are many issues in the muslim community that we need to think..
Regarding the Ramadhan, for sure that all muslim are waiting for this holy month. For me,it;s a month where i can save my money..ha..ha…almost everyday during this month i will break my fasting in the IIUM mosque. Even thought, it might only the arabic bread with chicken soup( that’s very delicious), but is enough to full my stomach.
one thing that make me really proud is we are break our fasting the other students hat coming from different countries, culture, skin color but with the same faith, islam. One thing that i think about, will this Ramadhan will be the last one for me or i will meet it again next year? if this the last one, will all my good deeds enough for me to enter paradise? n if i meet again the ramadhan next year, alhamdulilah, Allah still give me an opportunities ti life in this world.
that’s all from me.. by the way, i’m going back tonight to Kedah..hu..hu…balik kampung.. n will came back to the campus, insyaALLAH..on tuesday a week after that i have four midterm….n a not easy subject is Genetic Engineering, a lot of thing need to memorize…
This visit has been conducted three weeks ago, but only now i decided to post it as my blog entry
@enstek(aenstek) basically is a new develop city which 70% belong to the TH Properties(Tabung Haji susidiary) and 30% belong to the Negeri Sembilan State Government.When it completed in next few years, it will consist Medical City, Lifestyle homes, human capital development, knowledge based industries and central business district.
One thing that really make me proud is how Tabung Haji has expend too much in many fields.From the government agency that has been established for the only purposes to bring Malaysian to Mekah for pilgrimage, now Tabung Haji has been involved in many areas such as plantation( TH Plantation), tourism, land property(TH Properties) and others. The public money that they save in the Tabung Haji is used for investment in those fields and give the benefit not only to the TH but also to the public.
Here is some of the pictures that has been taken during the visit, For those my friends who dislike with my way to post their picture that has been taken with me, please let me know, i will remove it if necessary.
i just finish my class this evening. saya rasa betul2 tired.semalam, i got the message from my sister informed me that my mother has been hospitalized coz of accident. i really surprised and worried. I can’t sleep last night. Even in the classes today, i cannot concentrate at all. Everthing went wrong. Started form biseparation, environment, genetic eng and GEN, all the lectures today like useless. Even though my body in the class, my mind was somewhere else,to my kampung.thinking about what will happen to my mother. even my uncle told me that her injuries is not serious and she will be released from hospital in 2 or 3 days coming, but i still worried since my mother already old.
I always advised my mother not to send my little brothers to school anymore ,but and let them go to school by bicycle since they can ride it. my mother always complain to me that, she cannot do heavy work anymore like previously and always felt tired even though if she work for few minutes only . i understand that. my mother have been working hard since her teenage time until now for feed up me and my siblings. Even, without my mother effort , i’m sure i will not be able to study in this university.
now, i’m thinking to balik kampung this weekend to see my mother and also my little brothers who not be able to go to school since the accident. the motor already “rosak” coz of accident, and money need to repair it…….
i’m really fell sad now, not only because my mother , but also the behaviour of my father and my elder brother…
just started few days ago, i fell really happy with my life, some changes that i have done…. but now that happines is overshadow and vanished by have happened in my kampung..
Probably, what my GEN lecturer said is true. if u fell happy, beware coz the sadness will coming soon. And , if u fell sad, be ready coz the happiness will coming soon…happines and sadness will always come together alternately…..
bermula dengan entry kali ini , semua entry saya akan dimulakan dengan perkataan diatas. sebagai muslim, tiada perkataan greeting yang lebih mulia melainkan memberi salam…..
rasa sudah lama saya tidak update blog ni. Bukannnya tiada idea, tetapi idea yang ada jika ditulis akan mengambil masa yang agak lama untuk dihuraikan. Walaupun saya boleh menulis blog seperti diari, menulis tentang kehidupan saya, tentang apa ynag berlaku dalam hidup saya, tetapi ia bukanlah sesuatu yang bagus. pada saya, adalah lebih baik untuk orang tidak mengenali siapa saya supaya saya dapat hidup dengan lebih tenang. sebab, jika orang mengenali anda, mengetahui hidup anda, mereka akan mengaggap anda seperti ini dan itu dan kadang2 orang akan mempunyai perspektif tidak baik terhadap anda.
malam tadi sempat saya mendengar ceramah Isra’ n Mikraj kat masjid . selepas je habis kelas parenting , saya terus bergegas ke masjid. Agak berat hati rasanya untuk ke masjid memandangkan masih banyak assignment yang belum disiapkan dan tambahan pula saya mempunyai kuiz keesokannya. tetapi memikirkan, ceramah ini bukan selalu diadakan, saya paksakan juga diri ini untuk berjalan menuju ke masjid. mendengar ceramah malam tadi memang terasa jugalah hati. kadang2 terkena kat batang hidung sendiri. paling saya tk lupakan cerita yang selalu saya dengar, tapi selalu juga masuk telinga kanan , keluar telinga kiri. cerita seorang pemuda yang ingin membuat kebaikan,menuntut ilmu di perantauan tetapi tidak mendapat kebenaran dari ibunya …….dan akhirnya perbuatan pemuda itu dibalas oleh Allah lantaran doa ibu ,yang merasa sedih setelah ditinggalkan keseorangan oleh anaknya…..
I always excited to meet a new semester regardless of what have happen to my life in the past. For the last two years I really upset and sad for what happen to my life, my family problems and my academic results that always bring regret and tears in my heart.
To see a new lecturer, to learn a new thing, to explore new ideas really make me happy and create my curiosity.
Today, I was attending my first Transport Phenomena class. Ehhhm…, the lecturer quite good and the way he delivered the lecture also easy to understand.
I look around the class, as usual, the class full of sisters. Before I declared my majoring, I have been noticed by my friends that most of the biotech students are sister, but I never expected they number are too much. When I came to the first majoring subject, ahhh…I say..i will face the problem….
It doesn’t mean that I don’t like them, the thing is it difficult for me to communicate and interact with them .Since the brothers are minority, regardless u want or not, u need to talk and ask them something that related to the study. Otherwise, u will leave behind. Sometimes, the class being cancel, since u don’t have never talk or befriend with them and u friends also didn’t about cancellation, so u come to the class until u know nobody there and it’s mean the class have been canceled. It wastes ur time and energy to walk to the class.
This make ur life difficult…….
Since, we are minority, sometimes there are a kind of discrimination……
Last long semester, the thermodynamic class only consist only 8 brothers out of almost 70 students.
Ohhhh..i said…..
And the class is also small. It was like a sardine fish in the tin. During the tutorial class, we always sat at the back since we always came late to the class.
The sister that always comes early (because they are very good sisters) filled up all the front sit. This situation left the back site for us and it always bring tension to me to sit a the back .First, coz the tutor language a quite difficult to understand and he always made a joke and the second, some students talk to each other and this created noisy.
Ahhh….ALLAH..help me..i said
In this situation, how a learning process can go smoothly? I think I had wasted my time by not too much understands n learn during the 2 hours tutorial class…
I think, the sister should only filled one side first n let the other side empty to allow us to sit in front. From Islamic point of view also, man should sit in front in whatever ceremony, gathering and etc. Look during the jamaah prayer, man is a iman dan also the male jamaah will fill up the front line….
Anyway, that class already passed, n it’s not useful to talk a thing about it anymore since I cannot grab it back. I should blame myself also coz i always came late to the tutorial class….
And, hopefully this thing will no happen anymore in the future………
I really hope this semester will bring happiness in my life. I believe that the happiness will come in my life at last if I continue my effort.
Like the film The Pursuit of Happyness, acted by Will Smith, the story of father who trying to make his and her son life better by searching a new job. And, at last, he did it, and happiness come into his life.
But , it’s no easy, u need to work n face the people that always trying to bring u down. But, if u steadfast and patience, insya-Allah , your dream will be reality..
Anyway , I really hope the better days in my lifelike the song sing by the Nasyed Group D-Clique, Better Days
Secara adealnya, orang muda perlu memiliki keyakinan dalam membuat keputusan, dalam berkomunikasi secara efektif, dan dalam menghadapi cabaran hidup yang kian mencabar. Sesetengah orang mungkin berkeyakinan dalam pelajaran dan hubungan kekeluargaan , tetapi dalam keadaan lain mereka merasa tidak selesa dan dipinggirkan. Agak sukar untuk kita menemui orang yang seimbang dan berkeyakinan dalam setiap aspek hidupnya. Keyakinan dalam setiap aspek kehidupan amat penting dalam usaha kita mengembangkan kebolehan dan merasa lebih baik tentang diri sendiri. Jadi , apabila kita membincangkan tentang perasaan rendah diri, kita membicarakan tentang ketidakbolehan perasaan seseorang untuk berfungsi dengan baik atau melakukan sesuatu dengan betul. Seseorang itu mungkin merasa sesuatu yang tak kena mengenai dirinya atau dia merasa dirinya tidak sehebat dan sebaik orang lain. Dia mungkin merasai perasaan ini kerana harapan yang tinggi yang diletakkan oleh ibu bapa keatasnya, keadaan persekitaran dan pergaulan dengan rakan-rakan yang berlainan latar belakang. Perasaan yang dirasainya mungkin betul dan mungkin tidak dan kadang-kadang hanyalah illusi.
Seseorang yang mempunyai rasa rendah diri mungkin disebabkan cara bagaimana dia melihat dirinya sendiri. Seorang wanita muda mungkin kelihatan menarik, tetapi mungkin kerana orang disekelilingnya menyatakan sebaliknya atau mungkin dipengaruhi oleh iklan-iklan dan majalah yang selalunya tampil dengan meyatakan kecantikan adalah begini dan tidak begitu, wanita tersebut akan membuat kesimpulan yang dirinya tidak menarik dengan membandingkan dengan keadaan sekelilingnya. Ini bermakna dia tidak melihat dirinya dengan jelas , sebaliknya bergantung kepada persepsi orang lain.
Keadaan masyarakat kita kadang-kadang memberitahu kita yang kita perlu mempunyai cara hidup tertentu untuk kita dilihat hebat atau sempurna oleh masyarakat itu sendiri. Seseorang lelaki yang ingin berkahwin dengan wanita idamannya harus memiliki pekerjaan yang baik dan gaji yang tinggi, jika tidak mungkin tidak dipandang hebat oleh bakal mertuanya. Orang selalu melihat anda berdasarkan berapa banyak duit yang diberikan oleh ibu bapa dan bagaimana anda menggunakannya. Kebanyakan anak muda terperangkap dalam dilema ini dan terpaksa bertindak dalam situasi ini. Orang muda lebih cenderung untuk mengadili diri sendiri berdasarkan bagaimana orang melihat diri mereka .
Kepada mereka yang sentiasa merasa rendah diri, di sini terdapat beberapa tip yang boleh membantu;
1) Sentiasa ingat yang Allah melihat apa yang terdapat dalam hati anda manakala manusia hanya melihat luaran anda sahaja.Seseorang mungkin dipandang mulia di mata masyarakat tetapi mungkin tidak pada pandangan Allah jika kehidupannya tidak selari dengan apa yang dikehendaki oleh agama. Manusia perlu dilihat mulia pada pandangan Allah dengan melakukan apa yang disuruh dengan ikhlas. Jika kita dipandang Mulia oleh Allah, insya-Allah ,Allah akan memberi cahaya ke atas diri kita untuk dipandang mulia oleh orang lain. Berdoa kepada Allah supaya DIA menolong anda mencari potensi diri anda sendiri.
2)Mendengar nasihat dan pandangan dari orang yang dekat dan betul-betul kenal diri anda.Orang yang tidak mengenal diri anda, amat mudah untuk memberi pandangan yang kadang-kadang tidak membantu hidup anda, tetapi keluarga dan rakan rapat anda akan memberikan pandangan dan pendapat dengan jujur dan ikhlas. Dengan hanya mendengar nasihat dari orang yang rapat, kita tidak akan mudah dipengaruhi oleh kata-kata orang lain.
3)Membuat rancangan hidup dan berusaha untuk mencapainya. Rancangan hidup hendaklah realistik dan membantu anda untuk mencapai tujuan hidup anda dan membantu meningkatkan keyakinan diri sendiri. Sebagai contohnya, jika anda ingin memiliki badan yang sihat,anda perlu melakukan senaman ,selalu ke ginasium dan mengambil diet yang sesuai. Beritahu keluarga anda tentang rancangan anda, jadi mereka boleh membantu mendorong dalam usaha anda itu. Jika matlamat anda untk meningkatkan ilmu, dengan mudahnya anda hanya perlu membaca, selalu ke perpustakaan dan melayari internet. Begitulah juga dengan rancangan anda, apa yang anda lakukan harus menuju kepada matlamat yang ingin anda capai.
4) Jangan tergesa-gesa kerana pembangunan diri anda ke arah yang lebih baik mengambil masa dan perlu dilakukan selangkah demi selangkah. Apa yang penting ialah pastikan setiap hari anda maju kehadapan ke arah matlamat dan cita-cita anda itu.
Sememangnya dalam perjalanan anda untuk bergerak maju kehadapan , anda akan berhadapan dengan orang-orang yang kadang-kadang boleh membuatkan anda lemah semangat. Jika anda mengikut apa yang dirancang dengan hati yang ikhlas, insya-Alah, akan tiba masanya dimana anda akan berkeyakinan terhadap apa yang anda lakukan. Apa yang penting ialah ,apa jua matlamat dan apa juga keyakinan diri yang ingin anda perbaiki, selalu ingat yang hanya Allah sahaja yang mampu menolong anda terutama dalam keadaan anda keseorangan dan merasa rendah diri. Apa yang penting , jangan sesekali berputus asa.
*Diterjemah dan diedit dari artikel Head to Head With Low Self-Esteem dari IslamOnline.net
EURO 2008 telah beberapa minggu bermula. Tanpa kehadiran Pasukan popular England, acara empat tahun sekali ini tetap meriah dengan kehadiran pasukan-pasukan hebat seperti Itali, Perancis, Jerman dan Belanda.
Saingan peringkat kumpulan telah pun berakhir dengan beberapa pasukan menepati ramalan mara ke peringkat suku akhir.
Kumpulan A menampilkan Portugal dan Turki ke suku Akhir.
Kumpulan B pula menampilkan kehebatan Croatia dan Jerman.
Kumpulan C yang disifatkan sebagai kumpulan maut menampilkan Belanda dan Juara Dunia Itali. Amat malang, pasukan kegemaran saya Perancis terkeluar setelah tewas 2-0 di tangan Itali pada perlawanan terakhir peringkat kumpulan.
Pasukan D pula menyaksikan terkeluarnya juara bertahan Greece yang kalah semua perlawanan. Kumpulan ini menampilkan Sepanyol dan Russia di peringkat suku akhir.
Ramai yang meramalkan Belanda dan Portugal akan mampu ke final berdasarkan persembahan mantap pasukan masing-masing dalam peringkat kumpulan. Belanda menewaskan juara dunia Itali dan Perancis dengan jaringan yang agak besar manakala Portugal pasti menyegat dengan kehadiran pemain sensasi Manchester United, Christiano Ronalda.
Tapi , malam semalam meyaksikan Portugal tersungkur 2-3 kepada Jerman dalam perlawanan suku akhir pertama.
Apa yang membanggakan saya dalam EURO 2008 ini ialah kehadiran ramai pemain beragama islam samada muslim origin atau muslim convert. Kehadiran mereka ini bukan sahaja sebagai pemain bolasepak yang hebat tetapi juga menampilkan imej yang baik sebagai seorang muslim. Kita tentu masih ingat akan kehebatan bekas playmaker dan kapten Perancis , Zinedine Zidane, yang membawa Perancis memenangi Piala Dunia 1998 setelah menjaringkan dua gol pada pelawanan akhir menewaskan Brazil 3-0.
Pada EURO kali ini , Perancis menampilkan paling ramai pemain beragama islam. Pemain-pemain ini bukan pemain sebarangan , tetapi selalu diberi tumpuan kerana kehebatan dan aksi mereka di padang. Berikut adalah antara pemain-pemain beragama islam dalam squad perancis;
1) Frank /Belal Ribery – A muslim convert yang berkahwin dengan wanita berketurunan Algeria. Setelah sekian lama menyembunyikan identitinya sebagai muslim , akhirnya dia mengaku apabila menyatakan dia merasa selamat dengan islam.
“Islam is my source of strength either in or outside the playground,” he said.
“I lead a difficult career and I was determined to find peace of mind, and I finally found Islam.”-Frank Ribery
2) Nicoles/Belal Anelka – A muslim convert yang pernah bermain untuk Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Liverpool ,Manchester City dan Boltan wonderers. Pada bulan Januari 2008, dia menyertai Chelsea dengan bayaran perpindahan 108 M.
3)Karim Benzema – A French of Algerian origin. Walaupun pemain yang berusia 20 tahun ini dianggap sebagai Zidane baru kerana rupa dan keturunannya yang berasal dari Algeria,namun gaya permainannya dikatakan mempunyai persamaan dengan pemain terkenal Brazil , Ronaldo terutamanya gaya larian ketika membawa bola. Bermain untuk kelab Lyon.
4) Samir Nasri – sama seperti Benzema,dia juga merupakan a French of Algerian origin. Digelar sebagai Zinedine Zidane baru oleh penyokong Marseille, dia dikatakan bakal berpindahan ke Arsenal musim hadapan bagi mengisi kekosongan posisi mildfield yang ditinggalkan Matthieu Flamini.
5) Lassana Diara – Agak terkejut saya apabila mendapat tahu pemain ini merupakan muslim French of Malian origin .Dikenali sebagai “new Claudie Makelele”, setelah menyertai Chelsea 3 tahun lalu.Pada tahun 2007, beliau menyertai Arsenal sebelum menyertai Portmouth dimana beliau telah membantu kelab itu memenangi Piala FA baru-baru ini.
6) Eric Abidal – Pemain pertahanan yang pernah bermain untuk Lyon. Kini menyarung jersi Barcelona.
7) Lilian Thuram – Pemain pertahanan veteran Perancis yang telah mengumumkan persaraan setelah kegagalan Perancis layak ke suku akhir EURO 2008.
Selain itu , terdapat beberapa lagi pemain beragama islam dalam pasukan yang menyertai Euro 2008 kali ini.Antaranya;
1) Robin Van Persie(Belanda) – Agak mengejutkan apabila saya mengetahui yang pemain bintang Arenal ini merupakan seorang Muslim. Dia memeluk islam bukan hanya disebabkan perkahwinan dengan wanita morocco, tetapi juga disebabkan pengaruh pergaulannya dengan rakan-rakan berketurunan Morocco sejak zaman kanak-kanak lagi.
2) Ibrahim Afelley(Belanda) - ADutch of Moroccon Origin. Bermain untuk kelab PSV Eindhoven.
3) Khalid Boulahrouz(Belanda) – Pemain yang pernah menyarung jersi no 9 ketika bersama Chelsea ini merupakan Dutch of Moroccon Origin. Selepas gagal mendapat tempat di Chelsea , dia berpindah ke sevilla sehigga sekarang.
4) Zlatan Ibrahimovic(Sweden) – A Swedish of Bosnian-Herzegovnian Parentage.Pernah menyarung Jersi Ajax dan Juventus. Kini bermain untuk kelab Internazionale.
5) Rami Shaaban( Sweden-Goolkeeper) – A Swedish of Egyptian Origin.Bermain untuk kelab Hammary.
6) Ramazan Ozcan(Austria) - Austrian of Turkish origin. Bermain untuk kelab Hoffenheim.
7) Umit Korkmaz (Austria) – Austrian of Turkish origin. Bermain untuk kelab Rapid Wien.
Hakan Yakin( Switzerland) – A Swiss of Turkish Origin. Bermain untuk kelab Young Boys. Walaupun Switzerland tidak layak ke suku akhir, namun kejayaan menewaskan Portugal 2-0 pada perlawanan terakhir peringkat kumpulan tetap mendapat pujian dari penyokong. Dan Heronya adalah Hakan Yakin yang menjaringkan kedua-dua gol.
Hakan Yakin
Pemain-pemain ini bukan sahaja bermain bolasepak untuk pasukan masing-masing , tetapi juga membawa imej islam .Sebagai contohnya, pada perlawanan pertama Perancis, Frank Ribery dan Eric Adibal dilihat sempat berdoa sebelum perlawanan. Kehebatan mereka dipadang dan juga sebagai seorang Muslim sememangnya menjadi satu kebanggan kepada kita. Kita tentu masih ingat Pemain Sevilla,Frederic Kanoute yang sanggup menghabiskan wangnya demi mengelakkan sebuah masjid daripada dilelong kerana itu merupakan satu-satunya masjid yang terdapat di Sevilla. Dan Keengganannya memakai jersi yang memaparkan penaja untuk website perjudian internet (an internet gambling site) sehingga menyebabkan pihak pengurusan kelab Sevilla memberi kebenaran untuknya memakai jersi tanpa penaja.
Uniknya UIA bukan hanya terletak pada nilai islam yang Cuba diserapkan dalam setiap pelajarnya, tetapi juga terletak kepada pelajar-pelajarnya. Hampir 15% pelajar uia merupakan pelajar antarabangsa yang datangnya dari pelbagai pelusuk dunia. Dari Afrika, Amerika Utara, Amerika Selatan,Eropah ,Asia Timur, Asia Barat malah ada antaranya datang dari Negara yang belum pernah didengari sebelum ini. Alhamdulilah, saya ada mengenali beberapa orang dari mereka yang bukan sahaja baik tetapi juga mudah didekati. Antaranya Mahmoud( Palestine), Mahmoud(Bangladesh), Musa(Kosovo), Simic( Bosnia), Shadab (Kashmir) dan Maher( Yamen). Walaupun tidaklah selalu berjumpa, namum setiap kali berjumpa pasti ada sahaja benda yang dicakapkan. Malah saya kadang-kadang diminta menolong mereka dalam beberapa hal. Contohnya,minggu lepas saya menolong seorang rakan saya belajar bahasa melayu kerana dia ada presentation keesokannya. Memang agak melucukan mendengar orang arab bertutur dalam bahasa melayu. Ada sesetengah perkataan yang sememangnya tidak boleh disebut dengan betul disebabkan perkataan tersebut tidak terdapat dalam bahasa arab. Contohnya perkataan nya ,seperti anaknya, kepunyaannya dan lain-lain perkataan yang berakhir dengan nya . jika anda mendengar , pasti anda akan tergelak habis.Sampai sekarang,saya masih mampu tergelak jika mengenangkan bagaimana sukarnya kawan saya menyebut perkataan nya dengan betul.
Hari ini hari jumaat. Biasanya khutbah jumaat disampaikan dalam dwibahasa. Jika khutbah pertama bahasa melayu , khutbah kedua pula disampaikan dalam bahasa arab atau inggeris. Biasanya , konsep dwibahasa ini hanya melibatkan tiga bahasa; melayu , inggeris dan arab. Dan kombinasi samada melayu-arab, melayu- inggeris atau arab-inggeris. Tapi hari ini, khutbah jumaat agak istemewa. Oleh sebab penyampainya merupakan rakyat China, maka buat pertama kalinya khutbah disampaikan dalam bahasa arab- mandarin. Memang pertama kali mendengar khutbah dalam bahasa mandarin agak pelik bunyinya dan melucukan, tetapi itulah Islam. Ia menunjukkan bahawa islam sudah tersebar jauh ke seluruh pelusuk dunia dan bahasa bukanlah penghalang kepada seseorang untuk mempelajari agama. Kita mungkin berbeza bahasa, budaya, cara , tetapi jika kita mempunyai pegangan yang sama,kita adalah saudara . Allah tidak melihat kepada bangsa tetapi melihat kepada amalan kita samada baik atau buruk.
Hakan Yakin( Switzerland) – A Swiss of Turkish Origin. Bermain untuk kelab Young Boys. Walaupun Switzerland tidak layak ke suku akhir, namun kejayaan menewaskan
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