j a l a n s e h a l a [ v2 ]

 

مَنْ سَنَّ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ سُنَّةً حَسَنَةً فَلَهُ أَجْرُهَا وَأَجْرُ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا بَعْدَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَنْقُصَ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَيْءٌ، وَمَنْ سَنَّ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ سُنَّةً سَيِّئَةً كَانَ عَلَيْهِ وِزْرُهَا وَوِزْرُ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَنْقُصَ مِنْ أَوْزَارِهِمْ شَيْءٌ

Anyone who pointed out in Islam a good example , then for them are their reward and the reward of anyone who do it after them, because of following them; without decreasing their reward in the least. Anyone who pointed out in Islam the bad example , upon them are their sins and the sins of anyone who do so after them, in following them; without decreasing the least of their sins. 
(Muslim, Ahmad, Ibn Majah dan an-Nasa’i)

ade seorang sahabat menyuruh saya mendekatkan diri lebih lagi dengan Allah

Pertemuan ataupun perjumpaan di antara lelaki dan perempuan tidaklah diharamkan secara mutlak, bahkan harus mahupun dituntut jika tujuannya adalah mulia, memberi manfaat dan menambah amal soleh(seperti menuntu ilmu), membawa kebaikan, dan perkara-perkara yang mana berhajatkan bantuan dan pertolongan dari kedua belah pihak (lelaki dan perempuan) berlandaskan batas-batas, tujuan yang betul dan penguatkuasaan yang berkesan.

Walaupun dibolehkan, kita sama sekali tidak mengabaikan batas-batas dan syariat yang telah ditetapkan oleh Islam :
1. Hendaklah menjaga pandangan oleh kedua-duanya (lelaki dan perempuan jangan gatal menjeling-jeling) , tidak memandang kepada aurat, tidak juga memandang dengan syahwat, dan tidak memanjangkan pandangan jika tidak berhajat. Allah SWT berfirman :
Katakanlah kepada orang laki-laki yang beriman: "Hendaklah mereka menahan pandanganya, dan memelihara kemaluannya; yang demikian itu adalah lebih suci bagi mereka, sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mengetahui apa yang mereka perbuat".(30)
Katakanlah kepada wanita yang beriman: "Hendaklah mereka menahan pandangannya, dan kemaluannya, (31)
An Nuur : 30-31

2. Seorang perempuan hendaklah sentiasa mengenakan pakaian yang disyariatkan dan sopan, menutupi seluruh badannya selain dua tangan dan wajah, tidak jarang (tipis) dan tidak menampak bentuk tubuh, Allah SWT berfirman :
dan janganlah mereka menampakkan perhiasannya, kecuali yang nampak dari padanya. Dan hendaklah mereka menutupkan kain tudung kedadanya, ,(31)
Surah An Nuur : 31
Dikuatkan lagi daripada para sahabat yang dimaksudkan dengan “perhiasan” ialah dua tangan dan wajah.
Allah SWT menjelaskan mengenai pakaian yang sopan, firmanNya :
Yang demikian itu supaya mereka lebih mudah untuk dikenal, karena itu mereka tidak di ganggu. (59)
Al Ahzab: 59
Perempuan muslimah yang sopan berbeza pakaian mereka dari perempuan yang semberono perangainya, dia juga tidak berakhlak buruk, dengan itu setiap yang memandang pakaian dan akhlaknya, pasti akan menghormati dan menyeganinya.

3. Sentiasa berakhlak muslimah pada setiap perkara, terutama ketika bermuamalat dengan lelaki :
i. Percakapan , hendaklah menjauhi dari suara yang boleh merangsang dan membangkitkan perasaan, Allah SWT berfirman :
Maka janganlah kamu tunduk dalam berbicara sehingga berkeinginanlah orang yang ada penyakit dalam hatinya dan ucapkanlah perkataan yang baik,(32)
Al Ahzab : 32
ii. Berjalan, Allah SWT berfirman :
Dan janganlah mereka memukulkan kakinya agar diketahui perhiasan yang mereka sembunyikan (31)
An Nuur : 31
Allah SWT menyifatkan sopan santun seorang perempuan dengan firmanNya :
Kemudian datanglah kepada Musa salah seorang dari kedua wanita itu berjalan kemalu-maluan (25)
Surah Al Qashah :25
iii. Pergerakan, tidak berlenggok, seperti yang disifatkan dalam hadith sebagai (berlenggok itu adalah perempuan) dan tidak berhias (tabarruj) seperti yang dilakukan oleh wanita-wanita jahiliyyah dahulu mahupun sekarang.

4. Menjauhi bau-bauan ataupun wangi-wangian yang boleh membuatkan lelaki tertarik dengannya, dan menjauhi juga warna-warna terang dan terlampau menarik yang mana sepatutnya hanya dipakai dirumah bukannya ketika perjumpaan dengan lelaki.

5. Jangan sesekali membiarkan hanya seorang lelaki dan seorang perempuan berjumpa tanpa mahram disisi mereka, ianya ditegah dengan sebuah hadith sahih mengenainya, (Sesungguhnya yang ketiga daripada keduanya ialah syaitan), tidak patut membiarkan api dan kayu bersama (makin ‘terbakar’ la kalau dibiarkan berdua). Yang patut diambil berat juga ialah kaum keluarga terdekat, seperti ayah mertua, ipar dan sesiapa pun yang bukan mahramnya daripada berduaan.

6. Hendaklah sepanjang perjumpaan itu hanya dalam lingkungan hajat (cth: mesyuarat) dan perkara-perkara yang diperlukan, tidak perlu hendak memanjangkan dengan perkara luar dari hajat itu tadi dengan berbual-bual kosong, bergosip-gosipan, ataupun perkara-perkara yang boleh mengabaikan kerja sebenar yang amat suci seorang perempuan, iaitu tanggungjawabnya di rumah dan pertarbiyahan bangsa(anak- anak).
Penuhilah syarat-syarat ini, bukan untuk menyusahkan kita, bahkan demi kebaikan bersama, kerana Allah SWT tahu apa yang terbaik untuk hambaNya yang taat. Lelaki yang baik untuk perempuan yang baik, perempuan yang baik untuk lelaki yang baik, dengan keyakinan ini, marilah disaat ini kita mula menjadi seorang yang terbaik disisiNya insyAllah.

Wallahu Ta’ala A’lam

now, i am officially done in manipal. 3 years (where it should be 2 and 1/2 years), quite a long time. yeah, its getting sentimental to leave this place. its like you have a love-hate relationship with this place. haha

packing all the things in your back is like you wrapping up all the memories you have here. since from the first day i arrive here on september 2007 till today, 14th august 2010, a lot of memories i have collected. surrounded with wonderful people and friends, the place, the wonderful lecturers, and the wonderful time and memories with my beloved group R during refresher time… it is priceless, and i doubt there will be time when i can get the all those feelings like in the past.

truly say, the first few months in the fifth semester is one of my best moment living here in manipal. but things change, people change, our priority change, our view change and i regret that i will leave manipal with this feelings (i dont want to describe it). no matter what happen, there will be someone who reside in a special place in your heart… no matter what happen.

sesungguhnya ketibaanmu amat ku tunggu

semoga bulan yang mulia ini dapat aku kifarah dosa-dosa yang terlalu banyak aku kumpul

semoga bulan ini menjadi pengubat kepada luka dan kepahitan yang aku tempuh selama ini

dan aku berharap agar hidayah dan rahmat dan redhaMu tidak akan putus terhadap ku

jadikanlah aku seorang hamba, berikanlah aku kekuatan untuk menjadi muslim dan mukmin

dan engkau bukakanlah dan permudahkanlah untuk kami menerima hidayah dariMu

semoga bulan ini dapat melatih kami menjadi Muslim yang lebih baik

i know it is harsh

but its need to be done

that person already someone to rely on

and everything seems so wrong when it is “me”

so this is the best, and i hope it is so

and i hope that person will never ever again feel guilty or sad because of me

every beginning has an ending

and today is where everything ends

i miss the good old time when everything was okay

i miss the time where thing is not weird as it is now

i miss the time when we can share lot of thing together

i miss the time where we can laugh about lot of things

i miss the time where we share our time together

but now you already far away,

you have someone else who you are close too

even in front of me you show you are not

you already have someone who care for you

where its seem so wrong when it is me

you already have someone who you will always call

you already have someone who you like to be with

and you already have someone where your priority falls

you can always forget about me, but i will never forget you

‎"Bila ALLAH makbulkan doamu, maka DIA menyayangimu,

bila DIA lambat makbulkan doamu,maka DIA ingin mengujimu,

bila DIA tidak makbulkan doamu, maka DIA merancang sesuatu yang terbaik untukmu.

Oleh itu, sentiasalah bersangkabaik pada ALLAH dalam apa jua keadaan...

kerana kasih sayang ALLAH itu mendahului kemurkaanNya"

A study into workplace relationships has found having a close friend at
work can be a major distraction.

Respondents cited excessive chatting, having too much fun and an
inability to separate work from play as contributing to a lack of focus.
Giving critical feedback, wanting to avoid showing favoritism and issues
with confidentiality were among the other difficulties with having a best
friend at work, according to the research.

“When faced with a work-related problem many people will prioritize their
friendship over their responsibilities to their organization, which
businesses may find concerning,” said psychologist and Auckland
University of Technology lecturer, Dr Rachel Morrison.

“Workplace friendships are like a double-edged sword. The benefits of a
friendly workplace can be really positive, but organizations should be
aware of the potential difficulties and how to manage friendships at
work.”

According to the study, many people were concerned about going
‘softer’ with their friends and being expected to treat them with special
privileges.

“People naturally want to make their friends feel special, but this conflicts
with organizational practices or norms that are set up around fairness
and equality. Difficulty in managing these expectations can create
tension in the relationship.”

“Respondents also experienced a great deal of anxiety about speaking
to close friends about substandard work. A basic rule of friendship is
being non-judgmental and accepting your friends’ weaknesses, but
giving critical performance feedback conflicts with this.

<“We also found issues related to confidentiality practices, which could
mean friends have to refrain from sharing information. This can be really
challenging for close friendships that have norms of openness and
disclosure,” Dr Morrison said.

Dr Morrison said organizations should try to provide friendly
environments and encourage workplace friendships, but have policies in
place to manage potential difficulties.

“Organizations need unambiguous and transparent processes and to set
clear guidelines about workplace relationships.”

The research was undertaken online with 230 respondents. Dr Morrison
will present the results at the annual Industrial and Organizational
Psychology (IOP) Conference at the Adelaide Convention Centre from
June 28 to July 1.

Dr Morrison’s tips to help manage workplace friends are:
1. Be aware of how organizational friendships can impact on the
workplace.
2. Be wary of becoming a best friend at work, but recognize that it is
really healthy and important to have good friendships.
3. If you are experiencing problems surrounding favoritism and
confidentiality, be aware of your organization's policies.
4. Be open with your co-workers about what is work-related and what is
not.

oh my, its already 2nd of August and i just finished pack 30% of my things. ouch.

well, time surely pass very fast. its like i’ve been here for 1 year only, not 3 years. for sure, i’m going to miss some places and some peoples here and not to be forgotten the famous Your Choice’s KFC (K for Karnataka).

one thing i’m going to miss the most is my apartment. yup, i’ve been here for 2 and 1/2 years in Nirman Shelter. i dont know how i’m going to miss the scenery from the balcony; the green downhill, the bright sky with stars, the full moon, the misty view in the morning, how the eagles flying so beautifully in the sky, the owls, the peacock and so on.

all of those memories may not be there forever in my mind… but at least i can treasure it in my photos collection. it makes me remember one things that people say “you will only value something when its already gone”.

and packing things is like packing all your memories inside the box. maybe it will feel nostalgic when you open it back. haha

well, lets wait till the end of the last day in Manipal, and see how we feel when we are going to leave this place for good…..

only 18 days to go before i leave manipal for good (insyaAllah).

then, the long awaited holiday will come, away from all the troubles and some not so very nice memories here.

i really hope that i will be in a different whole new environment in Melaka, where i hope that i can focus more on this journey in life and away from all sort of distraction.
Prayer, thought, virtually nothing can change the past, but the effect of the past can be changed so the negativity will have no emotional effect on us.

and i hope i can forget and erase the “past”

be grateful with what i have in the “present”

and hoping for a happy, wonderful and blessed “future”

Ya Allah, baikkanlah agamaku yang merupakan pemelihara bagi urusan-urusan ku, baikkanlah duniaku yang padanya terdapat kehidupanku, baikkanlah akhiratku yang padanya tempat aku kembali dan jadikanlah hidup sebagai penambah kebaikan bagiku serta jadikanlah mati sebagai peristirahatan bagiku dari semua kejahatan.

(HR. Muslim).

al-Munawi dalam kitab Faidhul Qadir mengatakan, maksud dari “pemelihara bagi urusan-urusan ku” adalah pemelihara bagi urusan2 kita dari keburukan dan kerosakan.

Ini kerana orang yang rosak agamanya adalah orang yang rosak pula seluruh urusan hidupnya sehingga jadilah ia orang yang rugi di dunia dan akhirat.

Maksud “baikkanlah duniaku” adalah cukupkan hidupku di dunia dengan rezeki yang halal, yang dapat membantu kita untuk taat kepada Allah.

Manakala “baikkanlah akhiratku” adalah baikkan akidah dan amalan didunia ini sehingga kita menjadi orang yang beruntung di akhirat nanti.

Maksud “jadikanlah hidup sebagai penambah kebaikan bagiku” adalah supaya dijadikan hidup sebagai tempat bagi kita untuk taat kepada Allah.

Dan maksud “jadikanlah mati sebagai peristirahatan bagiku dari semua kejahatan” adalah jadikan mati sebagai jalan keluar bagi kita dari segala kesedihan, kesulitan dan kesengsaraan hidup di dunia sehingga kita terbebas dari semuanya.

Wassalam

still can’t sleep due to a nice cup of coffee and a plate of homemade kueyteow goreng.

without realizing ( i think i realize actually), only 21 days left for me before leaving this place.

with a lot of things to pack and a lot of business to be settled, sometimes i forget that i should make the most with the time left for me in Manipal.

i dont know how to describe the feeling to leave this place… happy… a little bit sad… relieve… all the feelings mixed up… not sure which one is the dominant.

22/3… its the date where the 5th semester commence and now its already 27/7… time pass by quite fast eh? and just few months i’ll be 23. its like not too long ago i celebrated my 22nd.

for sure, i’ll miss this place later… 3  years, quite a long period (it should be 2 and 1/2 years if ……………) but for sure (too) its because of the place, the environment and not because of the “tempe” (not being racist… its the truth).

enough of babbling, lets hope everything will be fine in the last few days in Manipal… and then… i just wanna have a good long rest… and ready for the next semester.

adios

what do you feel if you have been diagnosed with cancer?

for a lot of people, they will think it as the end of your life. your body gradually become weak, your day to day activity all but gone and after that, you just lying on your deathbed, waiting for the time where your soul will be taken away from your body. well, not all cancer will end up badly. its all depend on the type of cancer and also the time of diagnosis.

yesterday, as i’m having surgery posting right now, my group have been to Sai Baba Cancer Hospital as our lecture has promised us to show some cancer patient case. we have 2 patient with squamous cell carcinoma of tongue and the other one is a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus. its not the cancer that bother me, but the way the patient facing the malignancies itself.

there is one patient who have been diagnosed with advance stage of Ca of tongue, where it already involve the lower jaw and submandibular nodes. for sure, the prognosis is bad for this patient. but from his face, its like he already accepted the situation which he needs to deal, the pain, the suffering, the uncomfortable symptoms and not to be forgotten the cost. i’m not sure there will be a lot of people who has the same spirit like him. but i am very sure he has not given up the battle yet… since he was continuing his radiotherapy regime.

there is also other patient who broke down, crying for what they have been facing. some patient also just stare blankly to the surrounding… maybe a sign of losing hope, maybe a sign of regret or maybe they have already raise their white flag. yes, it is easy to talk about the battle, about the treatment or about what they will be facing if they had any advance stage of malignancy.

but lets think for a second.

what if it is us who in their place… how are we going to accept it? are we going to continue our fight even the chance is less than 5%? do we will get angry? are we ready to leave the world where there is a lot of thing we want to accomplished? how my family will continue their life if i’m not there?

so be thankful with what we have today. God give us a healthy body to walk on this earth, to do what we should do and to leave behind what we should not. don’t destroy the gift that has been bestow upon us… protect it, treasure eat. imagine, just one bad habit can give rise to a lot of severe disease, like tobacco chewing.

maybe some people are right when they say “just go on with the flow of time”

yup… its better for me to move on rather than hoping for things to become normal again.

by the way, almost all the people change in their life… and they come and go in your life.

its not about how long you know the person, sometimes even you have befriend a person for 10 years…it is might be meaningless.

but few moments spent with someone who really cares for you means more than life itself

it is just how you appreciate people around you. don’t expect people will appreciate you, or be nice to you if you cant do the same thing… or even treat the person with respect.

some people can be very nice to you over the phone, or in the web… but what matter the most is how they treat you in the reality, how they talk to you and how they appreciate you or are they there when we need that person the most.

just think about it for a few moment…. and open up your eyes

27 days to go and so far so good…i hope i can keep on like this till the end.

like other people said, happiness will not come to you out of nothing. u need to search for it, u need to maintain it and you need to be careful with it too. but for me happiness is not everything. its useless if u are happy but inside your heart, there is no “at peace” factor.

why? because you may laughing from morning to noon but at the end of the day all the good feeling gone, and sadness may come after that and make your day end badly. everything has its limit. to be happy has its limit, to be sad also has it limit. but what matter after all if the inner you. for me, its better to be sad but my heart is at peace so that i can deal with each emotions wisely.

as what my friend said to me, no matter how sad you are inside, try keep smiling, try to keep strong and try to make everything like normal.

at first im not quite understand with what he said but now i think i found the meaning. if u are sad, or u show urself in a deep trouble, it will affect the people around you. imagine people will talk about in and the problem will go on and on. i like to said to myself… if u are in trouble or if u are suffering from something, juz carry the burden alone… dun let other people carry unnecessary burden in their life.

the main thing is, juz stay strong even u are in trouble, practice “husnul zan”. “salamatus sadri” and juz think any problem that come to you as a lesson and one of the way Allah want to make u stronger.

keep walking… keep moving… and never stop

 

And that it is He Who makes laugh, and makes weep.

And that it is He Who causes death and gives life

(Surah An-Najm, 43-44)

i like to browse through pictures, cuz it bring back all the memories from the past… the time when you are happy, the time when you feels sad, the picture of your great2 grandfather, the picture of somebody who have gone away forever and so on.

its like you walking down a lane… with several distinct area for different time, different mood, different people and also different environment. yes, i am really agree when people said pictures tell you more than words can. here are several old pic from my families collection…

Jeragan Abdul Shukor Bin Mohamed Ali (Orang Kaya-Kaya Setia Bijaya Di Raja Perak)

the good ol’ KMS time

my late grandmother, Hajah Mesah

my dad and his retro gang..haha

home sweet home

and so on….

sebuah artikel yg bagi saya amat menarik terutamanya bagi mereka yg bergelar student

artikel ini diambil dari www.iluvislam.com, dan ditulis oleh saudara Buluh @ Muhammad Rashidi bin Haji Wahab.

Islam adalah agama yang amat menitik beratkan soal akhlak dan adab-adab bagimenjamin kebahagiaan dan keharmonian hidup di dunia dan akhirat. Adab-adab yang diajar oleh Islam ini merangkumi segala aspek samada sekecil-kecil perkara hinggalah kepada sebesar-besar perkara. Perutusan Rasulullah S.A.W. kepada manusia juga di antara lainnya adalah untuk menyempurnakan akhlak yang baik lagi terpuji kepada seluruh alam.

"Adab tulus tanpa ilmu adalah lemah dan tak berguna,
ilmu tanpa adab tulus adalah membahayakan"

Sabda Rasulullah S.A.W. bermaksud:
"Sesungguhnya aku diutuskan untuk menyempurnakan kemuliaan akhlak (manusia)."
(Riwayat Baihaqi).

Amat malang sekali apa yang berlaku pada dewasa ini, sebilangan umat Islam meninggalkan dan tidak mengambil berat adab-adab Islam lantas berlakulah perbalahan yang tidak menguntungkan umat Islam. Bahkan ada sebilangan umat Islam yang sengaja menolak dan tidak mahu langsung mengambil manfaat daripadanya sedangkan mereka ini daripada kalangan orang-orang yang mengetahui. Apa yang lebih menyedihkan lagi, mereka juga melarang orang lain daripada melakukan dan beramal dengan adab-adab Islam sedangkan mereka juga mengetahui kelebihan dan kebaikannya.
Sebilangan daripada Salaf berkata:

"Dengan mempelajari satu bab daripada adab (akhlak) lebih disukai di sisiku daripada mempelajari tujuh puluh bab daripada bab-bab ilmu."
(Kitab: Mausuah al-Adab al-Islamiyyah).

Islam amat menyeru umatnya supaya mengamalkan segala adab-adab yang telah dijelaskan dan diterangkan oleh al-Quran al-Karim dan as-Sunnah S.A.W. melalui lidah-lidah para ulama. Adab-adab tersebut untuk memastikan agar kehidupan manusia berada di dalam keadaan aman dan harmoni. Semua adab adalah untuk mencantikkan segala amalan yang ingin dilakukan manusia. Setiap amalan akan lebih bermakna sekiranya dihiasi dengan adab-adab yang indah. Berikut adalah antara kata-kata ulama yang boleh kita jadikan panduan :

Berkata Syeikh Abdul Fatah Abu Ghuddah:
"Imam Qurafi berkata di dalam kitabnya al-Furuq: Ketahuilah sesungguhnya dengan mengamalkan sedikit adab-adab Islam lebih baik daripada memperbanyakkan amalan." (Kitab: Min Adab al-Islam).

Berkata Syeikh Abdul Aziz bin Fathi:
"Ibnu Mubarak berkata: Aku mempelajari adab selama tiga puluh tahun dan aku mempelajari ilmu selama dua puluh tahun dan adalah mereka (para ulama) mempelajari adab kemudian barulah mempelajari ilmu."
(Kitab: Mausuah al-Adab al-Islamiyyah).

Berkata Imam Nawawi:
"Imam Shafie berkata: Sesiapa yang ingin dibukakan hatinya oleh Allah Taala maka hendaklah ia berkhalwat, sedikit makan, menjauhi daripada bergaul dengan orang bodoh dan membenci orang yang tidak berlaku adil dan tidak beradab daripada kalangan orang yang berilmu."
(Kitab: al-Majmuk Syarah Muhazzab).

Berkata Habib bin as-Syahid kepada anaknya:
"Wahai anakku, berkawanlah engkau dengan fukaha (orang alim), pelajarilah daripada mereka dan ambillah adab-adab yang baik daripada mereka kerana sesungguhnya yang demikian itu lebih disukai di sisiku daripada banyak mempelajari hadis."
(Kitab: Mausuah al-Adab al-Islamiyyah).

Berkata Saidina Ali:
"Petunjuk sebaik-baik pemimpin, akhlak yang baik sebaik-baik teman, akal merupakan sebaik-baik sahabat dan adab sebaik-baik peninggalan."
(Kitab: al-Adab Islamiyyah Li an-Nasyiah).

Salah seorang hukamak berkata:
"Tiada kemuliaan bersama buruknya adab."
(Kitab: al-Adab Islamiyyah Li an-Nasyiah).

 

Apabila kita membicarakan perihal adab-adab dan akhlak, maka persoalan ini sudah pastilah mempunyai kaitan khusus dengan perbincangan ilmu Tasawuf. Ilmu Tasawuf pula adalah sebahagian daripada ilmu-ilmu yang perlu dipelajari oleh setiap umat Islam selain daripada ilmu Akidah dan Fiqh. Tidak lengkap rasanya jika perbahasan hukum-hakam tidak diselitkan bersama dengan unsur-unsur ilmu Tasawuf. Ini kerana ilmu Tasawuf bertindak menjaga kesucian dan ketenangan hati dan kemudian diterjemahkan melalui perbuatan zahir yang diambil kira berdasarkan ilmu Fiqh. Barangsiapa yang hanya mempelajari ilmu Fiqh dan Akidah tanpa mempelajari dan menghayati ilmu Tasawuf maka sesungguhnya mereka sengaja menjerumuskan diri ke lembah kebinasaan.
Berkata Imam Junaid:

"Tasawuf adalah menggunakan semua akhlak ketinggian yang terpuji dan meninggalkan semua tingkah laku yang rendah lagi dikeji."
(Kitab: al-Nusrah al-Nabawiyyah).

Wallahualam.

agak2 ade brape org je dalam dunia nie yg macam nie?

I'm praying for enough strength to go through till the end of the 5th semester

and I’m praying that I will be stronger and wiser in the future… if not now

and I’m praying that what I’ve been through will never happen again

and i pray that someday i'll be a better person

Holding on to something
With hope in your heart
But sometimes time can change things
And hoping gets hard

Don't give up, don't give in
Others have been where you've been
And just around the corner there's a smile

You need to remember
That someone cares for you
That summer follows winter
And life can be renewed
You need to remember
That sunshine follows rain
That tears are prayers for laughter
And life can come again
You need to remember

Understanding heartache
It's hard just to trust
But you'll find things will work out
Just believe in His love

And don't give up, don't give in
Others have been where you've been
And just around the corner there's a smile

You need to remember
That someone cares for you
That summer follows winter
And life can be renewed
You need to remember
That sunshine follows rain
That tears are prayers for laughter
And life can come again
You need to remember

tomorrow will be the 4th month since that day…

it feels like its already been so long. and here i am, still finding the strength to move on, still trying to make myself happy, still trying to throw all away all the sadness

but its not that easy, and i know, i am the one to find the answer

but i hope, maybe one day i can be stronger, in every aspect.

its just too hard to go on like this, with this kind of mentality,
but at least i’m still having the strength to go on, and i need to change….

august 14.. please come fast…

i need a long rest...

"Free yourself from hatred - forgive.
Free yourself from worries - most never happen.
Live simply and appreciate what you have.
Give more and expect less."

mari menjadi seorang insan yang sentiasa bersangka baik,

mari menjadi seorang insan yang sentiasa berlapang dada

dan mari menjadi seorang insan yang ikhlas dalam beramal…

nie bagi mereka yg berade kat perantauan + lame x blk msia tapi teringin nak makan roti ngn kaya…selain dari parcel yg dihantar oleh parents, anda juge bley try wat sendiri…tapi pandan x tau la dpt ke x…gune perase pon ok gak…haha

Bahan2:

3 biji telur + 3/4 cawan gula (pukul smpai sebati)

1 cawan air + 1 cawan gula (mcm nak wat gula hangus utk puding karamel)

1 1/2 cawan santan

2 sudu besar tepung jagung (bancuh ngn air sket)

then mix je sume2 tu 1 by 1. masak atas api sederhana and kalo nak rase pandan tambah jus pandan/pewarna pandan. jgn lupe kacau selalu so that x nmpk buruk. masak smpai mendidih/ nampak pekat…then siap utk dimakan! :D

one of my fav song from the script
i like the lyrics... quite meaningful for me... maybe not all of 'em

one of my favorite dessert…lagi best kalau ade nescafe skali haha…actlly ade byk care nak wat puding nie… bley gune evaporated milk, toned milk and also susu manis.

tapi plg best gune evaporated milk but since kat india nie mende nie agak mahal so i stick to susu manis. lagi sng actlly sbb xyah tambah gule dah..haha

ok… so this is the recipe…enjoy :)

Bahan A:

7 biji telur

1 tin susu manis

2 sudu besar esen vanilla

2 sudu besar tepung kastard (agak2 kalau nak lg keras/lembut)

Blend je sume and later tuang dalam bekas.

Bahan B:

Yang nie lak utk wat die nye gule hangus/karamel

1 cawan gula pasir

1 cawan air

Just fry the sugar on a pan…smpai die cair dan nmpk mcm dah brown sket…pas2 tambah air, slowkan api and kacau + bagi nampak pekat sket.

Pas2 biarkan gula tu settle dalam loyang and biar gula tu sejuk. after that tuangkan bancuhan tu on the top of the sugar slowly….kukus for 45 minutes and voila! siap utk dimakan…tapi sejukkan dulu puding tu :D 

Instead of asking, 'Why did this happen to me?', ask yourself, '"How can I use this? Where is the gift in this?" - Anthony Robbins

 

i hope i can think like this. working on it

:)

Sunday is here…or in the other words another weekend coming to an end.

and today i am enjoying my Sunday morning view from the balcony, with a nice cup of coffee. i think its been long time since i’ve been doing this. just gazing at the open view for half and hour, letting my mind wandering while enjoying the beauty of nature (luckily there is not much “civilization” back here..haha).

i dont know why, but lately i always daydreaming, recalling all sort of things in my mind, recalling what i’ve done so far, all my sins and all my fault and others thing that i’ve done.

surely, there is lot of regret, grief, and not to be forgotten all those happiness and joy that i had. but when i think back, life is like nature which i saw from my balcony. its keep changing, some trees will grow, some birds will die, some building from arose from afar and nothing stay as it is for long period. but i hope i’ll be like a big tree, giving shade to people who in need, providing fruits for whom in hunger and even when the tree die later, people can still use it parts.

and i hope my view on things, my opinion, my thought will be as wide as what i can view from the balcony, not just what can i view from my room.

:)

Can we still be friends?
Please answer me this...
Because truly, and honestly...
Your friendship I do miss...

You said we'd always be friends,
And I said "that sure is right"
But I guess you changed your mind now,
Because no longer are we tight...

I know I did you wrong,
If I could change that, I would do it fast...
But what about what you always say?
"Don't live in the past"

It seem that...you, are doing,
I can not get my point across...
And messing up things with you,
Has completely been a major loss...

And I’m sorry for what I’ve done so far,

And I know its hard for things to be normal again,

Maybe someday it will, but not today

for the past 3 months, i feel like im not being myself…

i know the reason why, and i know lot of time im being oversensitive, im being irrational and so on

and for the most part…yes, i think im at fault

letting something go is never been easy for me, losing someone is really hard

maybe im afraid to face the future without something i value a lot?

Kisah 1

“Ketika saya kecil, ibu dan ayah saya mendidik saya dalam suasana al-Qur’an sehingga hati saya amat terkesan dengan ayat-ayat al-Qur'an. Terutama ayat-ayat yang menganjurkan kita untuk menolak kezaliman dan pemerasan.Antaranya adalah firman Allah dalam surah asy Syura ayat 39 yang bermaksud : "Dan bagi orang-orang yang apabila mereka diperlakukan dengan zalim, mereka membela diri." Ketika ibu saya meninggal dan hati saya dirundung kesedihan saya sentiasa merenung surah al-Fajr, "Wahai jiwa yang tenang. Kembalilah kepada Tuhanmu dengan hati yang puas lagi diredhai-Nya. Maka masuklah ke dalam kelompok hamba-hamba-Ku dan masuklah ke dalam syurga Ku"
Inilah antara coretan yang ditemui dalam salah satu lembaran diari kecil hingga kini tetap terpelihara. Di atas lembar-lembar diari itu, tertulis petikan ayat-ayat al-Qur’an. Begitulah sepintas kenangan manis masa kecil milik Alija Izzatbegovic. Sosok itu menghadapi badai permusuhan hebat yang menghempas agama dan bangsanya di Bosnia Herzegovina.
Inilah antara cebisan kisah peribadi-peribadi yang dibentuk oleh gema al-Qur’an dalam jiwa mereka sejak kecil.
Gema al-Qur’an semasa mereka kecil amat mempengaruhi kehidupan dewasa……

Kisah 2

“Ayahku menyimpan cita-cita agar Allah memberinya rezeki seorang anak yang mempunyai suara dan bacaan al-Qur'an yang indah. Ternyata, puteranya, tak ditakdirkan memiliki suara yang merdu. Puteranya itu sekadar menjadi seorang yang suka menyemak bacaan al-Qur'an. Ayahku sering mengundang para qurra' untuk tilawah al-Qur'an di rumahku. Bermula dari detik itu, sedikit demi sedikit, kesenangan dan rasa sukacita itu tumbuh subur dan memekar dalam jiwaku. Bila terdengar al-Qur'an dibaca, aku yang masih kecil terdiam dan menyemaknya dengan penuh perhatian. Berkembanglah keterpautan jiwaku dengan al-Qur'an. Dan kelak, aku memang sekali lagi tak menjadi qari'ul Qur'an……”
Namun putera ini termasuk segelintir para tokoh pemikir Islam yang memiliki saham besar dalam arus kebangkitan Islam di zaman kini. Sayyid Qutb nama yang tidak asing dalam dunia Islam. Beliau bukan qari’ul Qur’an namun beliaulah pengarang kitab Tafsir al-Qur’an – Fi Dzilalil Qur’an…….

Kunci kemenangan Baca Qur'an
Al-Qur'an telah terbukti menjadi kunci kemenangan dan ‘izzah kaum muslimin Sip, mantap!. Suatu ketika dahulu tatkala dalam dada umat tertanam kedekatan serta pemahaman yang dalam terhadap al-Qur'an, mampu mengobarkan semangat seterusnya melahirkan kekuatan sangat besar. Dalam siri-siri peperangan, banyak kisah sahabat yang berjaya meraih kemenangan melalui bacaan al-Qur'an. Dalam perang Qadasiyah contohnya, Umar ra memerintahkan Sa'ad bin Abi Waqash ra untuk membaca dan memperdalam kandungan ayat dalam surat al-Anfal di kalangan pasukannya. Lalu terjadilah perubahan dahsyat dalam jiwa pasukan Islam. Mereka bangkit setelah hampir tewas dan kehilangan semangat hingga mampu meraih kemenangan. (Hayatu shahabah 4, hal 556).

Malah keistimewaan orang yang membaca dan mempelajari al-Qur'an diumpamakan oleh Rasulullah, ibarat suata bejana yang penuh berisi minyak wangi yang baunya selalu semerbak di mana-mana (Riwayat Ibnu Majah, Tirmidzi, Abu Daud). Peribadi al-Qur’an bagai sebuah mercu obor yang memancarkan cahaya dan memberi terang di malam gelap kepada umat manusia.

Maka tidak ada yang lebih baik kecuali berusaha mengenalkan seseorang pada al-Qur'an sejak dini Sip, mantap!. Kisah Alija dan Sayyid Quthb semasa kecil di atas, boleh dijadikan ibrah bahawa pendidikan al-Qur'an sejak kecil, sebagai tonggak utama terbentuknya mental dan keperibadian anak yang sihat dan diredhai Allah SWT. Dalam petikan kisah di atas juga ternyata menunjukkan kesan yang lahir dari kedekatan seseorang dengan al-Qur'an. Alija yang terlatih dengan ayat-ayat Allah contohnya sentiasa menghubungkan garis peristiwa hidupnya dengan ungkapan-ungkapan al-Qur'an. Sayyid Quthb pula yang sejak kecil memiliki rasa hormat yang demikian agung dalam hatinya kepada al-Quran, sehiagga di akhir hayatnya, beliau dapat dengan tenang menyongsong syahadah di tiang gantung demi membela aqidahnya.

Oleh itu sudah sewajarnya seorang anak, sejak kecil diusahakan untuk memiliki ikatan-ikatan rohani melalui gema al-Qur’an. Sehingga jiwanya memiliki kejernihan, cahaya, keimanan dan keikhlasan. Menjadi tanggungjawab kedua ibu bapa untuk membuka mata anak sejak kecil untuk mengetahui prinsip baik dan buruk, masalah halal dan haram, benar dan salah, dosa dan pahala sebagaimana yang ditetapkan oleh al-Qur’an. Rasulullah SAW bersabda:"Suruhlah anak-anakmu mentaati perintah Allah dan menjauhi larangan-Nya…"(Riwayat Ibnu Jarir dan Ibnu al-Mundzir).

Ikatan rohani dalam jiwa anak
Pendidikan al-Qur'an adalah salah satu ikatan rohani yang paling efektif untuk mendidik jiwa seseorang. Rasulullah SAW bersabda: "Didiklah anak-anakmu dalam tiga perkara: mencintai Nabimu, mencintai keluarganya dan membaca al-Qur'an.
Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang membawa a!- Qur'an berada dalam naungan Arsy Allah ketika tidak ada naungan kecuali naungan Nya, bersama para nabi dan orang-orang suci." (Riwayat ath-Thabrani).
Para ulama terdahulu telah menekankan kepentingan dan keutamaan pengajaran al-Qur'an agar dimulakan sejak zaman kanak-kanak. Dalam Muqaddimah-nya, Ibun Khaldun mengisyaratkan pentingnya mengajar dan menghafal al-Qur'an kepada anak-anak. Menurut beliau pengajaran al-Qur'an adalah dasar pengajaran dalam semua kurikulum sekolah di berbagai negara Islam Sip, mantap!. Al-Qur’an merupakan semboyan agama yang mengukuhkan akidah. Begitu juga Ibnu Sina, dalam kitabnya "as-Siyasah", menekankan kaum muslimin seharusnya mempersiapkan fizikal dan mental anak yang dimulakan dengan pengajaran al-Qur'an. Imam al-Ghazali dalam Ihyanya pula mewasiatkan pengajaran al-Qur'an, hadis dan cerita orang-orang soleh kepada anak-anak. Malah telah menjadi suatu kebiasaan para orang tua menyerahkan anak-anak mereka kepada seorang syaikh murabbi (pendidik) untuk diajar al-Qur'an. Sehingga roh mereka begitu tinggi, hati mereka khusyuk, air mata mereka mudah berlinangan bila mengingati Allah. Inilah kesan lantunan gema al-Qur’an, keimanan dan aqidah yang telah meresap ke dalam jiwa.

"Dan berilah kabar gembira kepada orang-orang yang tunduk patuh (kepada Allah), (iaitu) orang-orang yang apabila disebut nama Allah bergetarlah hati mereka." ( al-Hajj: 34-35).

Menumbuhkan Rasa Cinta pada al-Qur'an
“Tak kenal maka tak cinta.” “Dari mana datangnya cinta ? Dari mata turun ke hati.”
Ungkapan-ungkapan ini sering dilafazkan apabila kita berbicara tentang cinta. Oleh itu bagaimana menyuburkan rasa cinta dalam jiwa anak terhadap al-Qur'an? Hmmm Dalam hal ini ibu bapa adalah pihak yang paling berperanan menjadi pembentuk cinta tersebut. Rasa cinta akan tumbuh subur dalam jiwa anak-anak apabila mereka sering melihat dan membaca Al-Qur’an. Anak-anak akan terpengaruh dengan persekitaran yang dilihat disekelilingnya. Hidup dalam suasana membaca Al-Qur’an, membincangkan atau menghafal ayat-ayat suci al-Qur'an dalam sebuah keluarga akan menumbuhkan rasa hormat dan menimbulkan kebanggaan dalam jiwa anak kepada al-Qur'an.

Perlihatkanlah kepada anak-anak suasana indah bersama Al-Qur’an. Tidurkan mereka dengan kisah-kisah dari Al-Qur’an. Bukannya dongengan dari kayangan. Dodoikan anak-anak dengan dendangan Al-Qur’an. Pujuklah mereka dengan janji-janji dari Al-Qur’an. Takutkan mereka dengan ancaman dalam Al-Qur’an. Bukan takut binatang atau hantu atau kegelapan.Biarkan mereka kenal Al-Qur’an dalam kehidupan. Jangan jadikan Al-Qur’an asing dalam kehidupan. Hanya disentuh apabila ada kematian atau diletakkan tinggi kononnya dimuliakan sehingga dibaca anai-anai.

Semaklah bacaan al-Qur'an anak-anak sebagaimana kita menyemak tugas sekolah mereka. Putarkan alunan Al-Qur’an melalui pita rakaman. Bukan hanya lagu-lagu yang mengasyikkan. Gemakanlah Al-Qur’an dalan jiwa anak-anak agar ia melahirkan generasi cinta Al-Qur’an, mantap!.
Generasi tetap pendirian,
generasi yang hidup dengan semangat perjuangan.
Generasi yang sanggup menumpahkan darah demi mempertahankan Al-Qur’an.
Generasi bijak yang beriman.
Generasi yang berwawasan.
Generasi al-Qur’an…..
Ia bukan suatu dongengan.

artike from www.iluvislam.com untuk tatapan bersama

 

Seorang ahli ibadah bernama Isam Bin Yusuf, sangat warak dan khusyuk solatnya.
Namun, dia selalu khuatir kalau-kalau ibadahnya kurang khusyuk dan selalu bertanya kepada orang yang
dianggapnya lebih ibadahnya, demi untuk memperbaiki dirinya yang selalu dirasainya kurang khusyuk.
Pada suatu hari, Isam menghadiri majlisseorang abid bernama Hatim Al-Assam dan
bertanya, 'Wahai Aba Abdurrahman, bagaimanakah caranya tuan solat?'
Hatim berkata, 'Apabila masuk waktu solat, aku berwudhu zahir dan batin.'
Isam bertanya, 'Bagaimana wudhu zahir dan batin itu? '
Hatim berkata, 'Wudhu zahir sebagaimana biasa iaitu membasuh semua anggota wudhu dengan air'.
Sementara wudhu batin ialah membasuh anggota dengantujuh perkara:-

1)Bertaubat
2)Menyesali dosa yang telah dilakukan
3)Tidak tergila-gilakan dunia
4)Tidak mencari/mengharap pujian orang (riya')
5)Tinggalkan sifat berbangga
6)Tinggalkan sifat khianat dan menipu
7)Meninggalkan sifat dengki.'

Seterusnya Hatim berkata, 'Kemudian aku pergi ke masjid, aku kemaskan semua anggotaku dan menghadap

kiblat. Aku berdiri dengan penuh kewaspadaan dan aku rasakan aku sedang berhadapan dengan Allah,
Syurga di sebelah kananku, Neraka di sebelah kiriku,Malaikat Maut berada dibelakangku, dan aku bayangkan pula aku seolah-olah berdiri di atas titian 'Siratal mustaqim' dan menganggap bahawa solatku kali ini adalah solat terakhir bagiku, kemudian aku berniat dan bertakbir dengan baik.'

'Setiap bacaan dan doa didalam solat, aku faham makna nya kemudian aku rukuk dan sujud dengan tawadhuk, aku bertasyahud dengan penuh pengharapan dan aku memberi salam dengan ikhlas. Beginilah aku bersolat selama 30 tahun.'

Apabila Isam mendengar, menangislah dia kerana membayangkan ibadahnya yang kurang baik bila
dibanding-kan dengan Hatim.

2nd year lagi sket nak abes… just left with 1 practical paper…. and insyaAllah, lepas nie 5th sem lak menanti…. haha

by now, almost all batch 21 pon dah balik. yup, its like a totally different environment for me… lepas nie masuk batch baru and for sure somethings somewhere will be quite different. yes, i need to accept that i’m not in batch 21 anymore… haha

talking about future… its not something that you will know. you can plan, you can work towards it… but we always forget what Allah said. we always forget about qada’ and qadar (including me). so terimalah segala2 yang terjadi dengan hati yang terbuka :)

talking about future… again, we will think about what we want to be… marriage, business plan, and so on… too many things to be listed here… haha. its good to plan certain things from now as you can have see the path that you want to walk on.

its made me remember the 1st time i was introduced to usrah. yes… i am from a religious school. but i never come up on my mind about to “discover” Islam as a Muslim should. its like putting everything you learn from Syariah, Quran & Sunnah and so many things from theories into practical.

its like the path to Heaven is clear to you, and what you need to do is just to follow it. tambah2 lagi kalau secara berjemaah, mesti lebih bersemangat untuk bekerja kan? but there is always time when you deviate from the path… semoga Allah tetapkan hati2 kita yang mengikut jalan ini hingga sampai ke syurga. kalau nak diumpamakan… ianya macam bila seseorang bagi sesuatu yang paling berharga, paling bermakna, paling menyenangkan hati bagi kita… adakah sanggup bagi kita nak tinggalkan benda tu? sudah tentu tidak kan?

macam2 dugaan akan datang… teringat kata2 seorang Akhi… nak bergerak atas landasan Islam bukan mudah, mesti ade mcm2 rintangan… jadi bersedialah dengan kesabaran dan iman yang tinggi. mungkin sekarang baru sy terase ape yang dikatakan akhi tersebut.

jadi saya selalu ingat hadis yang mengatakan Islam itu datang dalam keadaan asing dan akan pulang dalam keadaan asing. biarlah rugi di dunia… tapi janganlah kita rugi kat akhirat nanti. mmg susah nak ikut…. tapi insyaAllah x mustahil kalau kita betul2 percaya dgn janji Allah dan Rasulullah kan?

dan ingatlah… carilah keredhaan Allah dan bukan kemurkaanNya (nasihat untuk diri sendiri gak)

so… the battle for 2nd year university exam almost end. with theory paper ended on 8/10, now i only left with practical examination to go. well, i got mixed feeling for this one. feeling sad because i dont do my best in the previous university exam, feeling bad cuz i will not be in batch 21 anymore.

but being a refresher sometimes make you feels good. not on every aspect, but it feels like in a family cuz there is not many of us… just 13 ppl and its like everybody close to each other. lots of free time and other stuffs too…. haha

but, life is something you need to sail through. i really hope all of us can pass this university exam together… maybe we will not be in the same group in the 5th semester, but at least all of us will be in the same batch. lots of thing will change certainly, with new environment, lots of new faces and lots of thing which i can think about.

sometimes i ponder back when ppl ask me, why can you do quite good this time but not when you in batch 21? what have you done all the year long before? even i cannot answer that surely. haha

but there is one thing which i kept in my mind this time. i will never let my parents down anymore and i want this time, the exam goes on smoothly without much difficulties. alhamdulillah, my prayers was answered… and i hope Allah will guide me through the rest of the process.

  for all of my friends… i pray that success will always be with us… and i pray that this is the last time we repeat our papers.

and never stop walking… cuz our destination is still far away!

lirik dari lagu baru mirwana, bukti cinta… susunan kata2 yg menusuk hati… fikirkan dan fahami apa yang ingin disampaikan :)

Dari peti kaca dunia
Terungkap seribu kisah
Airmata jua sengsara
Wajah duka bumi Gaza
Namun semangat juangmu disulam
iman teguh
Tak luntur takkan pernah layu

Ujian melanda meragut bahagia
Pasrahmu tulus sujud pada yang Esa
Redhamu menggunung nyata
bukannya palsu
Terbukti cinta untuk Dia yang satu

Derita sengsara yang memusnah jiwa
Dengan tabah kau harungi jua
Tiada rintihan tiada rungutan tempuh
halangan
Darah yang mengalir membasahi bumi
Namun langkahmu takkan terhenti
Demi perjuangan demi menegakkan
kalimah Tuhan

Di sana derita terus menguji mereka
Di sini temasya tak pernah reda
Kita masih teruja riang dan berpesta
Walau Gaza kian merana dihina

Dugaan menimpa mengiringi kecewa
Pasrah mereka sujud pada yang Esa
Redha yang melangit tinggi tak
mungkin palsu
Namun apakah bukti cinta kita untuk
Dia yang Satu
Buktikan kasih zahirkan ia dengan
beribadah
Jelmakan cinta pada Tuhan
yang berkuasa atas segalanya

Kau boleh susun kata cinta
seindah rumi
Kau boleh gambarkan dengan kata
seluas bumi
Tapi hakikat terlihat tak hanya ucapan
dan ungkapan
Jika zahir tak menunjuk jalan
Amalan yang jadi bukti cinta sejati
Bukan cuma ayat manis atau coret puisi
Tapi hati terisi iman tak belah bagi
Menjelma jadi perjuangan tak kenal
berhenti
Akhlak menjadi cermin
Tuhan sentiasa hadir
Bukan sekadar ratib cinta hiasi bibir
Diselak tabir jiwa
Wajahnya pada tindakan
Serlahkan rupa cinta
Bukan palsu solekan

 

ingatlah…. Allah sentiasa hadir… bukan setakat kata2 yang terluah dari lisan

Salam

its been a long time since last i updated this blog. tonight i want to share something which most of us Muslim quite unaware what happen to our brothers and sisters in Palestine. the construction of iron wall along gaza and Rafah border soon will cut a lot of the Palestinian lifeline which they get their basic needs from. even one magazine which related to al-Azhar university allow the construction of the iron wall, contradicting the fatwa by Saudi Arabia scholars and also Dr. Yusuf al-Qardawi. Rise brothers and sisters, let help our family out there in Palestine.

[Phase 1]

Egypt's plan to build an underground wall along its border with Gaza, first exposed by the Israeli daily Haaretz, is the second of two initiatives backed by the US military, informed sources said.

In recent months, US army engineers have moved forward on a two-phase, multimillion-dollar project to stop the flow of goods and money into the besieged coastal strip.

The first stage of the initiative includes the installation of below-ground, state-of-the-art sensors capable of detecting sound or movement nearby, Ma'an has learned. US experts began the process about one year ago, and it is nearing completion.

The sensors are about the size of a human fist, planted below Rafah with cables running inside pipes 15 meters deep along the borderline. Each sensor is linked to an electronic panel and a computer screen, which documents below-ground activity. Whenever movement or sound is detected nearby, the sensors send details about the location and dimensions of its source to a special security system.

Four US military engineers are responsible for monitoring these sensors and analyzing activity to differentiate between new digging or everyday goods smuggling. In all cases, US forces have kept the Israeli side informed about any detected movement, despite that the entire operation is conducted on Egyptian soil.

Israel and Egypt have maintained a debilitating blockade on Gaza since Hamas took over in 2007, preventing all but a trickle of imports and exports, and banning the coastal enclave's 1.5 million residents from traveling. Palestinians have resorted to building a vast network of underground smuggling tunnels, providing Gazans with a variety of banned commercial goods.

American assistance has been instrumental in Egypt's management of the siege. Egyptian security sources say authorities are aware of nearly 1,300 underground tunnels, of which 450 were taken over this year.

[Phase two]

But Cairo is hesitant about the second stage of the project, the installation of a steel wall underneath the borderline that Haaretz revealed earlier this week. This phase, which gained traction six months ago, is unpopular among Egyptian officials who feel pressured to go along with what they consider a purely American-Israeli initiative.

US officials have confirmed some involvement in the first stage, but deny that a second phase even exists.
The steel wall and sensors were being installed along 10-11 kilometers of the 13-km border; three km were excluded because the soil is so soft along this stretch that it naturally prevents the maintenance of stable tunnels. The exclusion zones are referred to by officials in Rafah as International Marker No. 1 and No. 3, both of which are near the beach.

All these plates and sensors were manufactured in the United States. Six months ago, freighters delivered the plates to a port on Egypt's Mediterranean coast, where they were loaded onto military trucks and transported to Rafah under a shroud of secrecy.

The panels, which sources say were transferred through Sheikh Zweid city, measure 18 meters by 50 centimeters and are about five centimeters thick. They were designed to snap into place parallel to one another, arranged side by side to increase the underground border wall's horizontal length and effectiveness against the smugglers, who occasionally use explosives when digging.

Egyptian authorities have installed a network of these plates on two sites along the border; one is located about four km north of the port, and another about 500 meters south of the Rafah terminal. Security forces have lowered them into the ground under the guise of performing routine maintenance work. They have also employed ordinary equipment, such as machinery for digging water wells, as not to arouse suspicions. As of press time, however, portions of the steel panels remained exposed above ground.

Egypt has officially denied any involvement, but Ma'an learned that the state confiscated or purchased private land along the border to implement the plan. Most of this land was owned by farmers, who separately accepted above-market compensation from buyers actually representing Cairo. Hundreds of trees have been uprooted over the past few months as authorities construct the underground system.