Oresund Bridge

Assalamu'alaikum wbt
Bismillahirrahmaanirrahiim

"Engineering is the art of modeling materials we do not wholly understand, into shapes we cannot precisely analyze so as to withstand forces we cannot properly assess, in such a way that the public has no reason to suspect the extent of our ignorance" (Dr. A.R Dykes)

Ada seorang engineer diberi tugas mengetuai projek membina sebuah jambatan (asyik-asyik bina bangunan je, tukar contoh pulak) dari Sweden ke Denmark (actually already accomplished "Oresund Bridge"). Engineer ni diberi masa 4 tahun untuk memastikan jambatan ni siap sepenuhnya dengan specs keselamatan yang ditetapkan.

Maka bermulalah kerja engineer ni. Siang malam kerja 'pecah kepala' nak make sure semua berjalan on time. Sebab dalam projek mega macam ni, setiap saat adalah duit. Mulanya engineer ni semangat giler dan smooth je tapi bila macam-macam problems berlaku, dia mula slow. Masalah family la, supplier hantar barang lambat la, pekerja berhenti la, mesin rosak la, salah calculation la dan pelbagai masalah menyebabkan banyak kerja-kerja pembinaan tertangguh.

Akhirnya engineer ni pun ambil keputusan stop sekejap projek dia. Minggu ni busy, ada kerja lain. Minggu depan pun busy ada hal urgent. Minggu satu lagi pun tak boleh, ada meeting projek lain. Projek tak jalan. Pekerja-pekerja pun bergumbira riang ria sebab ketua engineer tak access kerja diorang pun. Kemudian minggu satu-satu lagi baru start projek semula. Masa tu pekerja-pekerja dia dah mula confuse tak tahu nak buat apa. So problem semakin bertambah.

Ok. Ini hanya rekaan semata-mata. Tak mungkin in real world ada engineer sebodoh tu dan ada kompeni sestupid tu untuk masih mengekalkan engineer seperti itu. Kalau tak credible, awal-awal lagi dah kena buang kerja. Ada ramai engineer boleh back up kalau ketua engineer off.

Dalam pembinaan manusia juga hampir sama dengan kerja sebagai engineer. Sebagai naqib kita ibarat ketua engineer. Kita ada projek besar membina Individu Muslim. Kita ada master plan, ada banyak stages dengan target-target (ahdaf) tertentu, ada bahan-bahan nak kena cover dalam masa tertentu dan ada deadlines untuk setiap stage sehinggalah siap projek. Bukan saja projek je yang siap, malah lahir seorang lagi bakal ketua engineer yang akan membina monumen-monumen lain.

"The road to success is always under construction" (Anonymous)

Bila naqib ada masalah, usrah lah paling mudah sekali dibatalkan. Pening kepala sikit, batal usrah, sepupu kahwin, batalkan usrah, ada test, tangguhkan usrah ke minggu depan, anak usrah ada masalah, down taknak buat usrah dah dan macam-macam lagi. Padahal ada je naqib-naqib lain boleh ganti kalau dah tak boleh sangat. Mungkin ramai yang masih beranggapan usrah adalah hak milik peribadi.

Kesimpulannya, jambatan tak boleh siap dengan sendiri. Anak usrah tak boleh jadi bagus dengan sendirinya. Mereka ibarat batu, perlu digosok sampai licin. Baru bersinar.

"A diamond is a chunk of coal that is made good under pressure" (Henry Kissinger)

Kuchiyose no jutsu! Habis dah...

Jose Mourinho

Bismillah...

Hari tu masa nak punch out, terbaca sesuatu kat papan kenyataan berdekatan ofis pegawai sains. Bagi peminat bolasepak macam aku ni (tak la minat sangat pun), tengok pic Mourinho pun boleh jadi 'tersangkut' untuk baca cerita dia. Dan siapa je yang minat bolasepak terutama EPL dan Champions League mesti kenal bekas coach/pengurus pasukan Porto, Chelsea, Inter dan sekarang ni Real Madrid. Sangat menarik untuk aku kongsikan kat blog ni terutama apabila ianya sangat berguna untuk diaplikasikan dalam kerja dakwah yang sedang kita lakukan sekarang. Nah, aku copy and paste jela.

“Ferguson is right. Money does not guarantee success. I showed that last season when my Porto team beat Manchester United. It’s all about leadership.” – Jose Mourinho

DURING the recent World Cup, I studied the work of leadership guru cum hostage negotiator George Kohlrieser on high performance teams.

As the new football season kicked off, I started to think about high performance sports teams. And immediately, one name comes to mind – José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho.

Jose Mourinho has built three high performance teams in the past few years. The moment he takes over the team, they quickly gel, start to perform and win trophies. How does Mourinho do it?

When Mourinho was asked what the secret to his success was, he humbly responded: “I pray a lot. I believe in God. I try to be a good man so He can have a bit of time to give me a hand when I need it.”

Mourinho may pray a lot but so do other coaches. Mourinho is probably the only coach who has a PhD, earning it from Lisbon’s Technical University.

But praying or having a PhD does not explain how he seamlessly builds high performance teams?

Let’s explore this paradoxical man. Mourinho, with his trademark Armani suit, is called crazy by some and genius by others. Despot and kind. Godly and arrogant. Loved and hated.

Yet, regardless of which team one supports, everyone, including women, has high respect for “The Special One”.

In fact, when Mourinho left his old club Chelsea, his archrivals Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger moaned his departure.

Even British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was sad.

In a recent AOS survey, Mourinho topped a poll of celebrities that most office workers would want as their boss.

He won the poll convincingly beating Richard Branson, Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Jamie Oliver and others.

For corporate employees, Mourinho is the “Chosen One”, someone they secretly wish would transform their workplace.

So how does Mourinho keep creating these high performance teams?

According to Kohlrieser in his book Hostage at the Table, there are eight key pillars to high performance leadership:

1) Leading from the mind’s eye – the power of focus;

2) Cycle of bonding – motivation, inspiration, resilience;

3) Leader as secure base – creating trust to drive change;

4) Conflict resolution – resolving differences;

5) Power of dialogue – building bridges with common understandings;

6) High impact negotiation – influencing and persuading;

7) Leveraging strengths – team self-awareness; and

8) Managing emotions – creating high energy.

Leading from the mind’s eye

Mourinho wanted to be a professional football player like his father Felix. But he was so untalented that it ended in embarrassing failure when he was not even allowed on the field.

Mourinho quit football and went to business school. But after just a day, he quit and enrolled in a sports science course, deciding to become the world’s greatest coach instead. And since that day he has kept his mind’s eye focused on being the best coach in the world.

At Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and now Real Madrid, Mourinho’s mind’s eye keeps him focused on winning. Even in defeat, he refuses to take the role of loser.

Every team he has managed quickly bounces back from losses because their leader has his mind’s eye fixated on nothing but success.

“It’s no fluke that after a defeat, Inter gets straight back on its feet. That’s all thanks to Mourinho,” claims Diego Milito, an Inter Milan star. In fact, winning is so engraved as Mourinho expresses: “I love players who love to win. They not only win in 90 minutes, but every day, every training session, in every moment of their lives”.

The entire team’s mind’s eye is focused on winning.

Cycle of bonding

Mourinho creates bonds with every single player in his team and personally knows each of them. Mourinho is known for his great “rapport” with his players.

He knows each player intimately and knows which button to press for each player. Some say Mourinho is avuncular and caring, while others say he is an intimidating tyrant.

Neither is true. He simply worked out how to use differing training methods for each player. “His training sessions are spectacular,” says Ronaldo. “They have great intensity but we don’t feel tired because we are extremely motivated.”

Every team Mourinho coaches, bonds like a family. Mourinho adds: “You must create a positive atmosphere and make everyone feel part of the group. In this club, if you go to the barrier, the man at the door feels part of the group and success. The people who work in the kitchen feel part of this family. And I’m one of them.”

Leaders as secure base

Research shows that teams perform best when their leader is a secure base. Mourinho was a coach, friend and secure base to all his players wherever he went. Even with personal issues, he was highly visible and accessible to all players.

The day Mourinho bid farewell to his Chelsea players, there was tears everywhere. He knew them all including their wives and kids and mentioned each one during his three hour farewell.

Inter’s Milito says: “There is no coach like him when it comes to sticking his neck out and defending everyone, that way reducing the tension within the team when things aren’t going well.”

Mourinho is the players’ secure base. Frank Lampard attests of Mourinho: “I love him as a man and as a manager.”

Conflict resolution

All high performance teams are faced with conflict. According to Kohlrieser, high performance teams “put the fish on the table”. By putting the “smelly fish”, or conflict on the table, there is opportunity for everyone to see these issues and work to its resolution.

Mourinho does similarly by constantly delivering feedback and performance assessments to each player. Some players may not like having the “fish on the table”. Joe Cole once received some stinging feedback but took it under his chin and started performing.

Power of dialogue and language

When Mourinho went to Italy, he said: “I studied Italian five hours a day for many months to ensure I could communicate with the players, media and fans.”

It is said that Mourinho speaks 17 languages. He uses the power of dialogue and language to build common understanding of the clear goals he has set for his team.

A self-confessed fan of Ferguson, Mourinho not only became Ferguson’s close friend but great rival. Their bond and dialogue enabled two strong-willed men to build a friendship in spite of their rivalry. Mourinho uses dialogue and language to ensure every single player on his team has similar friendships with him and clear understanding of the end goal.

High impact negotiation

In March 2007, Chelsea was being outclassed in the first half of a Champion League game losing 1-0. A few minutes before half-time, Mourinho angrily storms out.

Chelsea came out of the dressing room a completely new team, winning the game. This happened numerous times throughout Mourinho’s career. Why does his half-time talk always work? He does not yell, he does not scream but he negotiates and influences his players to change.

“I asked the players to enjoy the situation,” Mourinho said of one of his half-time talks. “We had 45 minutes to change things, and I asked them ‘are you scared of it or are you going to enjoy it?’ Psychologically, I just made the players think a little bit.”

According to sports psychologist Andy Barton: “Mourinho will always look to turn a negative into a positive. If a team is 3-0 down at half time and the manager starts screaming about all the mistakes made, it doesn’t help. Instead he’ll focus on things they are doing right, and then tell them how they can turn the game around.”

Mourinho is very specific about what is required to win and influences his players to build a mental image of what is needed.

He spends significant amount of time preparing each player differently for games. He influences and persuades big stars to train and conform to his team patterns.

He treats them all as equals.

Leveraging strengths

Mourinho is a man who knows his strengths and limitations. He once said: “If Roman Abramovich helped me out in training we would be bottom of the league and if I had to work in his world of big business, we would be bankrupt!”

Mourinho understood what he was good at and what each member of his team was capable off. He worked within the strengths of his team and gets the best of each individual. Jim Collins, in his book Good to Great,talks about how great leaders build great teams by “getting the right people on the bus.”

Mourinho has trusted lieutenants that he brings into every team he manages. One of them is fitness coach Rui Faria, who has been with him at every club.

When Faria was asked what Mourinho’s secret was, he responded: “Every other top coach says they work hard and they prepare better than anyone else, but they can’t make what Mourinho does. Everything he does is better. He works harder than anyone else. He knows everything about every player and every game.”

Mourinho knows every single player’s strengths and weaknesses. He knows how to leverage their strengths fully as a team and minimise their weaknesses. And every single player knows each other’s strengths and this team self-awareness is the difference between Mourinho and other top coaches.

Mourinho himself displays great personal self-awareness when he quit football to focus on coaching. This “quitting” is termed the hedgehog principle by Collins.

It is simply to be very clear about what drives you and what you can be genuinely great at, and then relentlessly focus on that.

How many of us persist with things we know deep down, are not going to lead us to success? How many organisations persist on doing things the same way?

Insanity is doing the same thing but expecting different results. Once, Mourinho was termed insane for making three substitutions in the first half of a game he was losing. Mourinho was just addressing the brutal reality of a situation.

Mourinho learnt quickly that there is no relationship whatsoever between functional expertise and managerial ability.

Managing emotions

“Players don’t win you trophies, teams win trophies, squads win trophies,” rants Mourinho daily. But Mourinho does much more than build teams. He builds leaders in each team he manages. At Chelsea, more than half his first team became captains of their national team.

To ensure you build high performance teams, you need to grow leaders. Leadership is needed in every part of your team. You cannot be a giant surrounded by midgets.

When Mourinho arrived at Chelsea there were no stars – he fashioned them. John Terry and Frank Lampard were good players he turned into world class.

He says: “You must work hard and work well. Many people work hard, but not well. You must create good leadership with the players, which is an accepted leadership, not leadership by power or status.”

If we look at back at our careers, most will admit that the period we developed the most was when a manager pushed us to our limit.

Mourinho, more than anyone else, believes in pushing a person to their limits, enabling his team to constantly move out of their comfort zone and into a courage zone.

Final thoughts

That is the lesson of Mourinho. We need special ones. We need leaders like Mourinho who have their mind’s eye focused. “The thing about Mourinho is that you don’t know what he’s going to do next but whatever it is, it will be because he thinks it is beneficial to the team,” says Barton.

Mourinho built numerous high performance teams being an authentic leader through the power of bonding. He worked hard and had thorough forensic preparation for each match but his unique relationship with his players, and his relentless focus made the difference. What are you doing to build high performance teams?

Semoga bermanfaat! (^_^)v

Kuchiyose no jutsu! Habis dah...

bainal 'bersedia' wal 'jalan je'

Bismillah...

Ini merupakan sambungan kepada entri yang lepas tapi kalau rasa macam takde connection tu buat-buat tak perasan la ye. :)

Lain padang lain belalang, lain orang lain ragamnya

Manusia akan tetap mempunyai karakter yang berbeza-beza walaupun lahir dan dibesarkan di dalam persekitaran yang sama. Inikan pula jika dibesarkan di dalam suasana persekitaran yang berbeza, maka tentulah semakin besar perbezaannya. Di sinilah cabaran kepada para da'i kerana merekalah yang akan berdepan dengan diversiti ini dan mengemukakan solusi ke atas setiap perkara. Maka tugas ini bukanlah mudah kerana sesiapa yang tak punya sesuatu maka pastilah dia tak akan mampu memberi sesuatu apapun.

Kalau kail panjang sejengkal, jangan diduga lautan dalam

Untuk berdakwah tak hanya perlu semangat tapi diperlukan ilmu dan kefahaman terhadap perkara yang hendak didakwahkan. Kita dapat lihat perkara ini di dalam surah-surah terawal diturunkan. Ya ayyuhal muddassir. Qum fa anzir. Wa rabbaka fakabbir dan seterusnya. Perintah memberi peringatan disusuli dengan pengarahan supaya mempersiapkan diri dengan persiapan ruhani, akhlak, ilmu dll agar ampuh dalam melaksanakan perintah amar ma'ruf dan nahi mungkar. Kerana beban dakwah sangat berat dan pasti mendapatkan penentangan yang kuat dari pendukung kebatilan, maka persiapan merupakan sesuatu yang vital. Kerana itulah para qudama' meninggalkan pesan yang sangat bermakna pada kita;

Perbaikilah dirimu dan serulah orang lain

Tegakkan Islam di dalam dirimu, nescaya Islam akan tertegak di sekelilingmu

Ya, pesannya sangat simple tapi mempunyai pengertian yang sangat mendalam. Sebagaimana ulama dakwah mengorek pesan-pesan tarbiyah di dalam 'perjalanan' Rasulullah saw lalu mengemukakan sebuah fiqh kepada generasi pewaris dakwah;

Qudwah sebelum dakwah

Sifat manusia itu sendiri akan mudah menerima pandangan, kata-kata dan nasihat daripada orang yang dipercayainya. Jika kita lihat kepada sirah, Rasulullah saw yang menjadi orang kepercayaan kaumnya sendiri pun ditolak dakwahnya pada peringkat permulaan. Tapi ditolak bukanlah kerana akhlak atau apa-apa yang berkaitan dengan peribadi Rasulullah saw. Jadi secara matematiknya;

Peribadi baik + Dakwah = Masih ditolak

Peribadi tak/kurang baik + Dakwah = ?

Jadi, dalam arena DF apa yang ingin dicapai adalah membina tsiqoh atau rasa percaya mad'u kepada diri da'i. Pengalaman aku berkongsi-kongsi pengalaman DF dengan beberapa ikhwah menunjukkan mad'u boleh menjadi tsiqoh dengan beberapa perkara. Antaranya adalah peribadi da'i itu sendiri yang mulia, keilmuannya dalam perkara-perkara agama dan kehebatannya dalam bidang akademik. Kebanyakan ikhwah-ikhwah yang aku jumpa memiliki ketiga-tiga ciri ini.

Cuma perlu diingatkan bahawa DF takkan berhasil dalam masa singkat. Ia merupakan proses yang panjang. Mungkin sebulan, 2 bulan, satu sem, setahun atau mungkin sepanjang masa study. Atau mungkin sepanjang hayat kita? Bergantung kepada pertolongan Allah.

p/s sambung lagi nanti bila free

p/s2 sekarang 310am, ba'da subuh nak gerak ke penang (dari arau)

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Plan Your Life Planning

Bismillah...

Where should I start?

It's not about new year celebration, 2009's resolutions or 2010's missions - at all. Maybe there's a lot of bloggers wrote on the same topic over and over again every year. Reflections and evaluations. What we have achieved last year? Do all our missions accomplished successfully? Are we satisfy with all our achievements? If yes, what's our next plan? If no, what should we do to improve? SWOT analysis? Everyone -maybe- do this. Congratulations! May Allah bless us for every effort we put forth especially in our best-est job (everyone were responsible for this job - no exceptions- ), da'a ila Allah (41:33).

Nowadays, personal life planning is vital. We're prisoned in complex "genjutsu" world. Sometimes, we have a lot of time. Staying in front of computer, surfing internet, write new blog's post, sleeping and of course slothful. But sometimes, we also can be busiest people in the world. Then, only at that time we realize how valuable the time we had waste before. It's no use crying over spilt milk or Malay like to say nasi sudah menjadi bubur. But, bubur still can be eaten right? Thus, time management and life planning might help us in living our life systematically. Munazzhomun fi syu'unihi (well-planning and well-organized), as one of our goals to become a true Muslim.

I know many of us had already planning their life this year. I'd just read at facebook that one of my friend set to get married on 01 November 2010. Perhaps one or more of RI's member (except Khubaib will 'aqad nikah' tomorrow) will also get married this blessing year. Who knows. Let us pray for 'him'. Thus, here I like to share some tips on life planning. Frankly, I just copy and paste this article from internet. So, enjoy your reading. (^_^)

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Life Planning

Life planning is a process by which a person takes a more proactive role in planning his or her life. Life planning combines personal reflection and goal-setting in a somewhat formalized or structured process to arrive at a plan to achieve specific goals. No one is in complete control of all life’s events, nor is anyone at the complete mercy of random chance, luck or fate. There is the area between the two extremes in which a person can exert greater influence over the course of his or her life. Life-altering decisions are made daily, and aligning those daily decisions according to a life plan will help you reach the goals you’ve set. Here are some life planning recommendations that will help make the process easy and rewarding for you:

Life Planning Recommendation #1: Formalize It

Most people spend more time each year on grocery lists than on a plan for their life. Take your life planning seriously, but have fun with it. Set aside time without distractions to contemplate and decide what your goals and aspirations are. Commit your thoughts to paper or a goal-setting application, such as myGoals.com.

Life Planning Recommendation #2: Seek Guidance

If you’re not comfortable with personal reflection and self-analysis, you may find it useful to have a coach or mentor help you with your life planning.

Clearly determine what your goals are. Be specific.

• Bad: “To travel more”
• Good: “To Backpack through Europe Next Summer”

It is best to manage some short-term, some mid-term, and some long-term goals at the same time.

Life Planning Recommendation #4: Create Your Goalplans^® (Very Important Step)

Identify and list all the obstacles standing between you and the goal. Identify resources, assistance, information or anything else that might be needed to reach the goal. As you're writing, don’t get discouraged by the obstacles–they’re an absolutely necessary part of your plan. Taking each obstacle one at a time, write one or more ways the obstacle could be overcome. These are tasks (or action items) that will comprise your to-do list. Expect to have several tasks per obstacle. Assign a start and completion date to each task in the plan. It’s ok to be working on several different tasks at the same time, but don’t over do it. Be realistic.


Life Planning Recommendation #5: Share Your Plans with Others

No one becomes successful alone. Individual achievement is greatly impacted by your abilities to ask for assistance, solicit support from friends, family, co-workers, mentors and others with experienced in the area of your pursuit. Only involve those people who will truly support your efforts.


Life Planning Recommendation #6: Persevere

Some of the most rewarding achievements require the greatest investment in time and resources. Having a commitment to persevere, especially when faced with obstacles, is a key differentiator between success and giving up too soon.


Life Planning Recommendation #7: Reassess and Be Flexible

Circumstances change, unexpected events occur, and your life plan and goals should be updated to adapt to changes. Use myGoals.com to help construct your GoalPlans^TM and modify it regularly. Don’t be afraid to change your priorities and reassess your direction. Life planning is a dynamic process and full of unforeseeable opportunities.

Life Planning Recommendation #8: Enjoy the Journey

Life planning is an ongoing, exciting way to better chart your course through life as opposed to simply drifting or being at the whims of fate. This is your life–make of it what you can and enjoy the process.

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Last but not least, always put your trust in Allah. May He guide us through our life and gives us strength to implement our planning insyaAllah.

Tawakal not "Tawa n Kool"

Allahu a'lam

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Perlumbaan Kedua

Bismillah...

Budak tu baru lahir tiga hari, ayah dia dah suruh jalan sendiri. Tak logik la kan. Budak tu baru nak kenal nombor, cikgu dia dah suruh belajar integration, lagi la tak logik. Budak tu baru nak kenal alif ba ta, murabbi dia dah mutaba'ahkan baca al-Quran satu maqra' sehari. Kesian dia.

Memang betul manusia bersifat tergesa-gesa (17:11) dan mudah lupa. Dia tak ingat mak ayah dia besarkan dia camne. Dia lupa cikgu dia sabar je dengan "kekura-kuraan" dia dalam maths. Dia buat-buat lupa camne murabbi dia tarbiyah dia sehingga dia sampai ke tahap sekarang.


Sekarang dia pulak ambil alih peranan ayah, cikgu dan murabbi tu. Dia terpengaruh dengan buku "Belajar Bahasa Jepun Dalam 30 hari" atau buku "Speak english in 48 hours". Semuanya nak ekspress. Sedangkan realiti tak macam tu. Realiti lagi susah dari tu. Tak semua orang mudah dididik dan dibina. Setiap orang mempunyai kemampuan yang berbeza.

Kita takleh tanam pokok pastu harap esok dah berbuah. Mungkin mula-mula pokok tu nampak macam boleh hidup subur. Tiba-tiba pokok tu mati. Banyak sebab. Ada benih pokok yang awal-awal nampak macam takde harapan je nak hidup. Dengan kuasa Allah, pokok tu tumbuh dengan jayanya dan mengeluarkan buah yang ranum dan sedap. Ramai orang dapat manfaat dari pokok tu. Tapi bila nak tanam pokok, kena la belajar kaedah menanam pokok. Malangnya aku tak belajar dalam remote sensing camne nak tanam pokok. Tapi aku belajar skills tanam pokok dari mak aku.

Tanyala mak korang camne nak tanam pokok atau bolehla amik ko-Q pertanian kat UTM Skudai ni. Selamat Maju Jaya. Majulah pertanian untuk negara!

Allahua'lam

p/s Aku tanam pokok limau madu kat belakang rumah. Selepas bertahun-tahun tak berbuah gak, so aku tebang. Tak sabar. (^_^")

Kuchiyose no jutsu! Habis dah...

Saya Bukan Pelajar Civil Engineering!

Bismillah...

Sering kedengaran suara-suara seperti putus harapan dan kekecewaan apabila batu-bata yang selama ini dibentuk hilang entah ke mana. Ataupun batu-bata itu "disqualified" kerana tidak menepati quality assurance (QA) seperti yang ditetapkan oleh "SIRIM". Kita sebagai ketua jurutera batu-bata merasakan telah mengadun komposisi bahan yang betul. Pasir, air, simen dll mengikut calculation dalam teori pembinaan batu-bata. Tapi kenapa hasilnya masih ada defect?

Manager terus tertanya-tanya di mana silapnya. Siapa yang perlu dipersalahkan? Bahagian research and development (R&D) atau production? Team R&D yang salah perkiraan atau team production yang lalai? Apakah ada unsur-unsur sabotaj pihak-pihak lain? Sesetengah manager mengambil jalan mudah menuding jari ke sana-sini. Orang-orang sebegini ada kepentingan peribadi.


Apabila manager ambil mudah dalam pembinaan batu-bata seperti mengurangkan komposisi bahan atau menggunakan bahan yang lebih murah, kesannya adalah bangunan yang akan dibina mempunyai jangka hayat (lifespan) yang pendek. Besar kemungkinan bangunan akan runtuh even apabila hanya satu batu-bata yang dibuat tanpa mengikut piawaian yang ditetapkan. Bukan mudah nak buat bangunan. Kalau tak percaya tanya students Civil Engineering UTM Skudai? Betul kan?

Allahua'lam.

p/s Aku bukan budak civil engineering. Kalau salah minta ampun ye :)

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Masalahnya adalah kita

Bismillah...

Semakin banyak amal, sepatutnya kita semakin rendah diri. Sebab "nature" amal yang benar itu akan menzahirkan rasa malu terhadap segala kekurangan kita. Tak ramai orang yang mampu jadi begini. Banyak yang tertipu dengan amal mereka (ghurur). Mereka rasa telah beramal banyak. Mereka rasa "lebih Islam" dari orang lain. Mereka rasa "superior" berbanding manusia lain. Mereka lupa asal kejadian mereka tetap sama. Air mani yang hina. Ini kerana mereka membandingkan amal mereka secara salah. Seorang pendakwah tak boleh membandingkan amal ibadatnya dengan orang awam. Jika seorang "orang awam" menjaga solat wajibnya berjemaah di masjid, da'i wajib jaga solat rawatibnya di masjid juga. Atau datang awal untuk i'tikaf, baca al-Quran, azan dll. Jika orang awam membaca al-Quran satu mukasurat sehari, da'i perlu at least satu hizb (rubu').

Jika seorang yang baik (soleh) tidak melaksanakan amar makruf nahi mungkar (dakwah) dikatakan sebagai ada "something wrong", aku berpendapat da'i yang sibuk melakukan dakwah tapi tidak menjaga amal (tidak soleh) itu "totally wrong". Mungkin orang yang something wrong tu belum diberikan hidayah oleh Allah untuk sama-sama dalam barisan da'i. Itu masalah hidayah yang kita tiada kuasa ke atasnya. Tapi jika seseorang yang mengaku da'i, telah dibukakan pintu hidayah untuk bersama barisan mujahidin, menghadiri liqa'-liqa' mingguan, daurah etc tetapi sangat minimal dalam beramal terutama amal-amal fardi (individu), lebih teruk dari orang yang something wrong. Islam itu tak akan tertegak melainkan selepas lahirnya individu yang mampu bermujahadah terhadap dirinya sendiri sebelum menyeru orang lain.

Al-Quran warning kita tentang perkara ini dalam ayat-ayat berikut; (2:44), (13:11), (61:2) dan (66:6). Sepatutnya bagi da'i yang dimutaba'ah untuk membaca al-Quran setiap hari peka akan hal ini. Seorang mursyid IM berpesan, "Aqim daulatal Islam fi qalbika, taqum fi 'ardhika" yang bermaksud tegakkan daulah Islam di dalam hatimu, maka Islam akan tertegak di sekelilingmu. Punca masyarakat menjauhi para da'i adalah sikap da'i itu sendiri. Mereka tidak menunjukkan contoh yang baik kepada orang-orang di sekeliling mereka. Masyarakat bukan bodoh untuk percaya kepada kata-kata yang manis berselang-seli dalil al-Quran dan hadis. Mereka mahukan contoh praktikal yang jelas dalam kehidupan sehari-hari para da'i. Once anda "dicop" sebagai da'i, maka setiap kelakuan anda akan diperhatikan dan dianalisis. Dan bila anda cuba mempraktikkan Islam dalam diri, sedikit demi sedikit anda akan menjadi ghurabaa' (asing). Sedikit kesilapan, walaupun sebagai manusia biasa, anda akan dikecam dan dikritik. Anda akan realize betapa sukarnya apabila masyarakat hilang kepercayaan kepada para da'i hanya kerana beberapa "kesilapan manusiawi" yang kita lakukan. Masyarakat bukan prejudis tapi apa yang mampu kita expect dari masyarakat seperti yang ada sekarang? Ibarat bangunan yang tinggi. Bertahun-tahun lama diperlukan untuk dibina namun cukup 5 saat saja untuk hancur runtuh bila gempa bumi.

Ingatlah para da'i! Kalian hanya salah satu dari mata rantai daripada mata rantai perjuangan yang panjang ini. Kalian hanya salah satu komposisi dalam batu-bata binaan bangunan dakwah yang agung. Jika kita ingin melihat roda perjuangan dakwah ini terus berpusing, kukuhkan mata rantai kita. Jika kita ingin bangunan dakwah yang ingin dibina kukuh menjulang ke langit dan memancarkan chakra-chakra "rahmatan lil 'alamin", maka pastikan batu-bata yang kita tempati dibuat dengan kukuh dan padat dengan komposisi yang tepat. Bahawasanya, jika kita tak ingin memelihara semua ini, dakwah ini akan tetap terus meluncur ke depan ke arah masa depan Islam yang gemilang dengan nur Ilahi. Allah akan menggantikan kita dengan kaum yang lain (5:54, 47:38). Kita pilih antara dua; menjadi kaum pengganti atau yang diganti.

Allahua'lam.

Kuchiyose no jutsu! Habis dah...

Roti Canai

Bismillah...

[versi simple]

Aku masih ingat Aidilfitri baru-baru ni. Abang dan kakak aku balik. Jadi penuhlah rumah dengan riuh anak-anak saudara. Bukan selalu kami berkumpul ramai-ramai begitu. Empat orang anak abang dan dua orang anak kakak aku dah cukup membuatkan rumah tu 'bergegar'. Ceritanya pada suatu pagi lepas satu syawal. Aku tak ingat syawal yang ke berapa.

Aku pergi beli sarapan. Tak tahu nak beli apa. Dalam perjalanan mencari makanan tu ternampak ada orang jual roti canai. Jadi, nak mudah aku singgah jela beli kat situ. Aku beli 15 keping dengan anggaran yang dewasa akan makan 2 keping seorang dan budak-budak makan sekeping atau berkongsi. Aku tak beli makanan yang lain sebab aku rasa dah cukup. Tapi malangnya, roti canai tu tak habis pun. Sampai tengahari masih ada beberapa keping yang tak dijamah. Untuk elakkan pembaziran, maka aku pun terpaksala makan sampai habis. Tapi aku mendapat sebuah pengajaran daripada peristiwa ni.

Aku sedar bahawa tak semua yang kita suka turut disukai oleh orang lain. Mungkin aku suka roti canai tapi adakah adik-beradik aku pun suka? Dah tentu tak. Kalau diorang suka, mesti tak cukup atau sekurang-kurangnya habis. Mungkin aku perlu beli nasi lemak dan kuih-muih yang lain. Begitulah dalam dakwah. Kita tidak boleh memaksa seseorang menyukai apa yang kita suka. Aku pernah membaca sedikit buku "How to Win Friends and Influence People" yang ditulis oleh Dale Carnegie. Salah satu perkara yang beliau utarakan adalah apabila kita bercakap dengan seseorang, pastikan kita bercakap mengenai perkara yang dia sukai. Aku juga masih ingat Habiburrahman El-Shirazy menulis tentang ini dalam buku Ayat-Ayat Cinta. Semasa Fahri berada di dalam tren, dia bersembang dengan seorang pemuda Mesir bernama Ashraf. Dia berbual tentang pasukan bolasepak kegemaran Ashraf sedangkan dia merupakan seorang penuntut Al-Azhar dan hafiz Al-Quran. Katanya mengambil inspirasi daripada buku Ath-Thoriq ilal Qulub - Jalan ke Hati - yang ditulis oleh Ustaz Abbas As-Siisi. Mungkin ia sebuah plot cerita di dalam novel tapi Ustaz Abbas As-Siisi menceritakan pengalaman sebenar beliau. Jadi aku rasa ia relevan. Kita tak boleh memaksa tapi kita boleh beritahu jika kita tak setuju dan kita perlu kemukakan penyelesaian.

Satu lagi yang aku pelajari adalah kita tidak boleh mengukur kemampuan orang lain dengan kemampuan kita. Aku tak sepatutnya anggap orang lain boleh makan dua keping roti canai sepertimana aku mampu habiskan dua keping roti canai. Mungkin ada orang boleh makan separuh atau sekeping je. Dalam dakwah pun sama. Setiap orang punya kemampuan dan kemahuan yang berbeza walaupun dididik dengan cara yang sama. Sebagaimana ramainya orang yang mampu tapi tak mahu begitu jugalah ramainya orang yang mahu tapi dia tak mampu. Aku ada seorang kawan yang setiap dua minggu berulang-alik ke Kuantan untuk membina manusia (buat usrah) dengan hanya menaiki motosikal kapcai. Mungkin itu saja kemampuan yang dia ada tapi dia punya kemahuan yang sangat kuat membuatkan aku malu dengan diri sendiri. Dulu aku pernah merasakan membaca dua juz Al-Quran setiap hari adalah perkara biasa sehingga aku agak memperlecehkan rakan-rakan yang sangat minimal dalam pembacaan Al-Quran. Tapi sekarang aku dah faham sedikit. Masih banyak perlu belajar dan memperbaiki diri. Kita boleh berubah dan mengubah tapi ianya satu proses. Dan proses pasti mengambil masa. Ada proses yang cepat tapi ada juga yang lambat. Sabar dan kuatkan kesabaran. Tawakal kepada Allah.

InsyaAllah, semoga bermanfaat kepada diri sendiri yang sering lupa. Allahua'lam.

Kuchiyose no jutsu! Habis dah...

The Process of an Islamic Revolution

Bismillah...

Just wanna share this (I think) good article. Be patience to read it. Before that, just to share a Latin proverb; "Errare humanum est, in errore perservare stultum!" meaning "It is human to make a mistake, it is stupid to persist in it!".

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by: Dr. Israr Ahmad
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The Divinely ordained obligations of a Muslim can be understood as having three levels. The first obligation is to unconditionally obey the commandments of Almighty Allah (SWT) with an attitude of love and adoration (or Ibadah); the second obligation is to spread the message of Islam to every nook and corner of the world (or Shahadah Al-Haq), and the third is to strive for the establishment of the ascendancy of Islam (or Iqamah Al-Deen). These obligations are briefly described in the following paragraphs.

Our first obligation as a Muslim is to live a life of total obedience to Almighty Allah (SWT). This duty is described in the Holy Qur’an as Ibadah, which is often inaccurately translated as worship or prayers. However, the true meaning of the term Ibadah can only be understood if we combine surrender, obedience, and submission with love, adoration, and devotion. Total and unconditional compliance with all Divine injunctions is obviously required; at the same time, this compliance ought to be with a spirit of wholehearted devotion and love for the Creator.

Our second obligation as a Muslim is to preach and disseminate the word of Almighty Allah (SWT), the Holy Qur’an, and the teachings of the last of His Messengers, Prophet Muhammad (SAW), to the entire humanity. This involves calling people towards the light of Islam and Iman; enjoining and encouraging all that is good and just and moral, forbidding all that is evil and unjust and sinful; exhorting the common people, explaining the philosophy and wisdom of Islam to the educated and intelligent classes, debating with the stubborn and the rigid; testifying to the truthfulness of the Message with our behavior and conduct, our character and morals.

Our third obligation as Muslims is to try our utmost in establishing the Islamic System of Collective Justice — or the System of Khilafah, in other words — initially in our own homeland, in the country where we happen to be born, and then, ultimately, over the entire globe. There are numerous terms to describe this highest of all our duties: establishing the Deen of Allah (SWT), achieving the domination of Islam, creating on earth the kingdom of God, bringing about an Islamic Revolution; different phrases, same meaning.

All these obligations are deeply and intimately connected with and dependent upon one other. Total obedience to Allah (SWT) is not possible if one happens to live under an un-Islamic system. Under such conditions, a person’s attitude of obedience to Almighty Allah (SWT) would have to be restricted within the sphere of personal piety, while His commandments are more likely to be disobeyed, though without intent or volition, in all matters of collective significance. Simultaneously, the obligation of disseminating the message of Islam to the whole humanity cannot be fulfilled, even up to a minimum standard, if there is no Islamic state in existence. Unless we succeed in creating a model of how the teachings of Islam work in reality, all our adulation and glorification of Islam would continue to be dismissed by the world as mere Utopian claims.

The highest of these obligations, and the supreme demand that our Creator makes from us, is to strive in His way with a view to establishing His de facto sovereignty on earth. This duty has been variously described in the Holy Qur’an as Takbeer Al-Rabb (to exalt the Lord), Iqamah Al-Deen (to establish the system of life based on the obedience to Allah), and Izhar Deen Al-Haq (to make the True Deen dominant). The same idea can be expressed by using a contemporary term — Islamic Revolution. Although the term Islamic Revolution is not derived from either the Qur’an or the Sunnah, we are nevertheless obliged to use this phrase as it effectively communicates the idea of establishing Islam as a complete system of life.

Under the influence of various revivalist movements, the realization is growing among the Muslims that the only solution to their problems, the only antidote to the evil remnants of colonialism, and the only way to freedom from the shackles of the “New World Order” is the establishment of the politico-socio-economic system of Islam, sometimes known as the system of Khilafah. Indeed, there are a number of parties and groups working throughout the Muslim world with the aim of bringing about an Islamic Revolution, or establishing an ideal Islamic state. The crucial point at which most of them differ is the methodology of the struggle. Some have taken the path of electoral politics, others have restricted themselves to the domain of educational and missionary work, some have been engaged in armed or even terrorist activities. So far, however, no group or party has achieved any noteworthy success. The Iranian Revolution represents a possible exception, and will be discussed later on.

We firmly believe that the theoretical and the practical guidance for reforming and revitalizing the Muslim Ummah, and specifically the correct methodology for bringing about an Islamic Revolution, can only be derived from the Seerah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and not from any other source. Imam Malik (RA) has said that the latter part of this community will not be reformed except by following the same process through which its initial part was reformed. This means that the goal of establishing the domination of Islam can be achieved only by following the methodology of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), keeping in view the present-day conditions, and for this we must study the life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and the manner of his struggle in detail.

Before proceeding with the main topic, let us discuss certain preliminary points. To begin with, we need to understand clearly the meaning of the term “Islamic Revolution.” The synonym for revolution in Arabic is inqalab, although the Arabs do not use this word in that context; they use another word, thaura, which has more to do with revolt and uprising. The word inqalab, however, is commonly used in Urdu to denote a revolution. It is derived from the root q-l-b, meaning change. The heart is called qalb in Arabic because it constantly changes its condition and its shape; it seems that at any given moment, the heart is either contracting or expanding, and that is why it has been called qalb. From this root comes the word inqalab which means to get changed. People often apply the word revolution or inqalab to all sorts of changes, whether great or small, momentous or insignificant. We hear about industrial revolution, scientific revolution, a revolution in information technology, a revolution in the business world, and so on.

It might look like a contradiction in terms to the modern secular mind when we speak about religion and revolution in the same breadth. Religion is commonly considered to be a private affair of the individual, which deals mainly with a set of metaphysical beliefs (or dogma), some rituals for worshipping one or more transcendent being(s), and a set of social customs and ceremonies to celebrate important life events, like birth, death, and marriage. Revolution, as defined in the preceding paragraph, deals with changing the political, social, and economic system which is dominant in a given country, and it is generally believed that none of these three spheres of collective life have any relevance to any religious teaching. So, how can we meaningfully talk about an “Islamic Revolution”?

The key is to comprehend the difference between a religion and a Deen, and to realize that Islam is not merely a religion but it is, in fact, the God-given Deen, i.e., a complete way of life, an allembracing mode of existence. A religion may not have anything to do with the affairs of the market, the society, the parliament, and the court, but a Deen embraces all aspects of human life. We often use the two words — religion and Deen — as if they were synonyms, which most certainly they are not. Consider the religion called Christianity as it exists today. It is devoid of any laws: nothing is forbidden, nothing obligatory. It is simply a dogma plus a general moral teaching, the latter being the common heritage of the entire humanity rather than the possession of this or that religion. We can say that Christianity fits snugly in the narrow confines of the definition of a religion, and, as such, it can exist peacefully under a secular system simply because it lacks a set of politico-socio-economic teachings of its own. Christianity never threatens the existing secular system. This does not, however, apply to Islam.

It might be a surprise for the reader that the word madhhab (Arabic for religion) does not appear even once in the Holy Qur’an. My study of the traditions of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is rather limited, but I do not think that this word appeared in these traditions either, at least not in the sense in which it is used nowadays. The word madhhab came into vogue among the Muslims when it was used by the later generations to denote various schools of thought and their different opinions regarding the details of the Shari‘ah. These details of the Islamic Law were systematically and meticulously described by the jurists; the differences of opinion in interpreting these details led to the development of various schools of jurisprudence, and were subsequently called as madhahib (plural of madhhab); thus we talk about the madhhab of Imam Abu Hanifa, or the madhhab of Imam Shafa‘e, or the Salafi madhhab, or the Zahiri madhhab and so on. All these are schools of jurisprudence within Islam; their variety is not competitive but supplementary.

Islam, on the other hand, is not a madhhab but a Deen — a complete code of life — covering all aspects of human existence. The elements which are commonly identified with religion are also present: Islam has its own well-defined creed, its own modes of worshipping Almighty Allah (SWT), and its own set of rituals and ceremonies to celebrate significant life events. But then Islam has its own set of family laws, its own concept of social evils which it wants to eradicate and its own concept of social values which it wants to promote. Islam has its own set of economic teachings, the goal of which is to establish an economic order characterized by egalitarianism and fairness. Although there is no detailed and specified political system in Islam, the fundamentals and guiding principles of a just political order are clearly spelled out in the Qur’an and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), and these were put into practice by the Rightly Guided Caliphs (RAA). Similarly, Islam has its own criminal law, its own civil law, and its own law of evidence. All this signifies that, much more than a mere religion in the narrow sense of the word, Islam is actually a total way of life which gives instructions regarding all dimensions of individual as well as collective human existence.

Let me quote here a sentence from The Hundred, a book dealing with hundred most influential personalities of human history. Its author, Dr. Michael H. Hart, has placed Prophet Muhammad (SAW) at the top of his list. Such a step was taken, not out of any love for the Prophet, but in obeisance to the indelible verdict of history. According to Dr. Hart: “My choice of Muhammad [SAW] to lead the list of the world’s most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels.” This quote opens up for us a window into the workings of the modern mind, a mind which has divided the human enterprise into two separate domains — the religious or spiritual and the secular or worldly — in contravention to the teachings of the Divine Revelation. The point I am trying to make here, however, is that Dr. Hart’s knowledge and analysis of history led him to admit that there is only one man in the entire human history who was successful — supremely successful — in both of these domains of human existence. The Holy Prophet (SAW) gave a new set of beliefs and doctrines (new in the sense that they were unknown in that particular place and era), he taught the uniquely Islamic modes of worshipping Almighty Allah (SWT), he preached and practiced a Divinely inspired morality, he purified the souls of his Companions (RAA), he instructed and guided them concerning their moral and spiritual lives, and he cultivated a level of God-consciousness and piety that can only be described as extraordinary and unparalleled in the entire human history. At the same time, however, the Prophet (SAW) also organized his devotees in the form of a disciplined party, he challenged the system, beliefs, and the life-style dominant in the society, he gave the world a new politico-socio-economic order, he established a Muslim society in Madinah, he actually led the army of the believers against the infidels in battlefields, and finally established an Islamic state based on the principles which he preached and practiced as an individual.

Here, in the life and personality of the Holy Prophet (SAW), is a remarkable synthesis of the religious and the “mundane” that is not found in any other personage. One-sided and singledimensional personalities we have enough: Socrates and Buddha and the Jesus of the Gospels on the one hand, and Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, and Alexander on the other. But “the only man supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels” is none other than our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

There is an Arabic saying that means: “A trait of character is truly real when it is appreciated by one’s enemy.” If even an adversary of Islam is forced to accept the glorious achievements of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), then this constitutes the ultimate testimony to the phenomenal accomplishments of the Prophet. I shall refer here to the words of H. G. Wells which he wrote in his Concise History of the World. They can be summarized like this: Although soul-stirring sermons for human equality, fraternity, and freedom were frequently said, including those by Jesus of Nazareth, but it must be admitted that it was Muhammad (SAW) who, for the first time in human history, established a social order on the basis of these principles. Let me remind the reader here that the later editions of this book do not contain this sentence, as it has been expunged by some zealot editor. It would need some hard labor to try and find the old edition of Well’s Concise History of the World; such a quotation is indeed worth preserving as some people have vainly tried to write off this statement.

The above quotes are meant to substantiate my assertion that the most comprehensive and the most profound revolution in the entire human history was the one brought about by Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in the 7th century Arabia. This is because, unlike the French or then Bolshevik revolutions, the change that took place under the leadership of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) covered the entire gamut of human life; in this revolution we find that virtually everything — the creed, modes of worship, social customs and rituals, morality and ethics, social values, economic system, and political order — underwent total and radical transformation. This is the basis of our assertion that all revolutions in human history have been partial, and the only total revolution, in the true sense of the word, was the revolution brought about by Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

According to the definition of the word “Revolution”, as given in the beginning, there must be a fundamental and essential change in the social, economic, or political systems — preferably in all three of them — before we can be justified in using this word. The mere change in the creed or rituals of a given people, therefore, cannot be described as a revolution. The French Revolution of 1789 was a revolution because it resulted in the autocratic kingship being replaced by democracy; the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was a revolution because it led to capitalism being replaced by socialism. The conversion of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century C.E. from paganism to Christianity, however, was not a revolution because, in spite of the change in the beliefs and rituals of the people, the overall politico-socio-economic system remained unchanged. Thus, for example, even if the entire population of the U.S.A. embraces Islam and starts performing all the prescribed rituals and customs, but the system as a whole remains what it is now — secular-capitalistic-liberal-democratic — then this change, though profound, would not be described as an Islamic Revolution. When the state of collective affairs remains unchanged, only a cosmetic modification in the apparent form of religion does not deserve to be called a revolution, let alone an Islamic one.

The numerous secular revolutions of human history, though partial and imperfect in their extent, were nevertheless important events in one way or another. However, in spite of the tall claims made by their ideologues or leaders, these revolutions, in the ultimate analysis, failed to bring about any worthwhile improvement in the condition of mankind. On the contrary, the revolution spearheaded by Prophet Muhammad (SAW) stands out in the arena of human history as the most authentic and far-reaching change ever ushered in history. It was a revolution par excellence, incomparable to any other change.

Another remarkable feature of the revolution brought about by Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is that the entire process was completed within a single human life-span. Starting from the propagation of a revolutionary ideology, the process passed through the stages of organization, training of the cadres, passive resistance, challenge, and armed conflict, culminating in the establishment of a state; all this happened within a brief period of twenty years and under the leadership of a single human being. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) started his mission in 610 C.E. and Islam was established as the sole dominant force in the Arabian peninsula by the year 630 C.E. The last two years of the Prophet’s life were spent in initiating the expansion of the revolution outside Arabia, what is today called “export of revolution.” Note that there is no other example of the entire revolutionary process being completed in such a short period. Here a thoughtful reader must accede to the logical implication of these historical facts. Since this was the only revolution in the history of mankind that was achieved within a single human life-span, it follows that if we are to understand the revolutionary process and to define and describe the various stages and phases for bringing about a revolution, then we must turn for guidance to the life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

p/s I am not only copy and paste this article here. I do read this and deeply think about it.

Kuchiyose no jutsu! Habis dah...

50 minutes

Bismillah...

[Versi tak straight-to-the-point sangat]

Keberhasilan dakwah dipengaruhi oleh banyak perkara. Keikhlasan pendakwah menjadi syarat utama. Betapa ramai pendakwah yang tak sedar dia dah tak ikhlas bila melaksanakan dakwah. Ada orang yang buat 2-3 usrah lepas tu rasa puas dengan hasil yang dicapai. Suka bila orang bercakap tentang dirinya yang "menjadi" bawa usrah. Suka bila orang kata "Itu anak usrah si X". Bila ada yang bertanya "nak ke mana?", dijawab "ada usrah." tapi dalam hati penuh rasa bangga sebab konon-kononnya nak pergi berjihad. Bangga kat sini adalah sesuatu yang "berpenyakit" bukan 'izzah seperti yang dibolehkan. Ramai juga merasa dirinya "tinggi" apabila membandingkan dirinya yang membawa banyak usrah dengan mereka yang tidak mengikuti usrah atau tidak membawa usrah. Lalu memperlekehkan orang-orang tadi kononnya malas, lemah dan tidak bekerja keras untuk Islam.

Kita pernah check tak keikhlasan kita bila kita berinteraksi dengan mad'u kita? Kita belanja makan tapi niat kita adalah supaya dia "terikat" dengan KITA. Kita bawa dia jalan-jalan tapi niat kita supaya dia join usrah dengan KITA. Kita bantu dia dari segi kewangan tapi niat kita supaya dia tak lari dari usrah KITA. Niat KITA baik tapi niat kita juga salah.

Pernah aku ditanya oleh seorang da'i yang aku yakin keikhlasan beliau "kenapa enta buat kerja dakwah?" lalu aku jawab "First sebab nak redha Allah "pastu" sebab nak mengangkat kembali Islam ke tempatnya yang sesuai iaitu menegakkan Islam di muka bumi." Dia membalas "Akhi, dalam kerja yang kita buat tak akan ada dua niat. Hanya redha Allah sajalah niat kita. Kita buat usrah, kita memperuntukkan banyak masa kita untuk daurah, membaca, berbincang, meeting/syura, naik motor, bermukhayyam, DF, ziarah dan sebagainya hanya semata-mata mencari redha Allah. Tugas kita hanya berbuat. Hasilnya adalah kerja Allah. Enta jangan berharap semua orang akan ikut usrah dengan enta bila enta belanja makan, layan diorang dengan baik, bawa diorang jalan-jalan, selalu ziarah diorang etc. Itu semua memang perkara yang kena buat tapi jangan sekali-kali ada niat lain selain mardhatillah. Betul, yang lain-lain termasuk dalam tujuan yang mana hasilnya ditentukan oleh Allah tapi pastikan antum buat sesuatu untuk mencari redha Allah semata-mata. Tak payah la fikir pasal hasil sebab tu bukan kerja antum."

Allah akan menyekat (kawan-kawanku suka menggunakan perkataan "hold") kejayaan dakwah bila ada di antara da'i yang belum ikhlas. Biarlah banyak manapun usrah yang dia bawa, biarlah berapa ramai rijal yang dia dah hasilkan, biarlah berapa banyak daurah yang dia dah bagi, biarlah berapa banyak harta yang dia dah infaq, biarlah nyawanya melayang di medan perang tapi bila hatinya tidak ikhlas maka amalnya ibarat debu di atas batu yang licin.

Sukarnya nak ikhlas. Nak menulis ni pun takut tak ikhlas. Niat nak mentazkirah diri sendiri. Terpulanglah bagaimana nak menilai. Dulu aku pernah cakap kat seorang ikhwah "Akhi, kalau dalam organisasi kita ni ada seorang je yang bermaksiat kepada Allah, mungkin Allah akan hold keberhasilan dakwah kita bertahun-tahun sampai barisan yang tempang diluruskan semula. Dan ana takut, ana adalah orang yang bermaksiat tu."

Sekarang bermacam-macam maksiat aku lakukan. Mungkin apa yang terjadi sekarang disebabkan maksiat yang aku lakukan. Aku rasa besar kemungkinan tu. Tapi adakah aku seorang saja yang bermaksiat, bagaimana dengan orang lain? Adakah aku seorang saja yang tidak ikhlas, bagaimana dengan orang lain? Jika semua yang berlaku hanya kerana ketidakikhlasan aku dalam dakwah ni, ampunilah aku ya Allah.

Ya Allah, kurniakanlah kami keikhlasan dalam memperjuangkan agamaMu. Hilangkan dari hati kami keinginan-keinginan selain redha-Mu. Tetapkanlah tapak kaki kami di atas jalan-Mu yang lurus dan bantulah kami wahai Tuhan Yang Maha Pengasih. Amin.

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Expectation

Bismillah...

Kita xleh expect sesuatu lebih atau kurang dr yg sepatutnya. Islam dtg mengambil jalan tgh antara sikap berlebih-lebih (ifrath) dan sikap bermudah-mudah (tafrith). Allah telah menjadikan salah satu karakteristik umat ini sbg Wasathiyah (2:143).

Klu expectation kita tak spt yg kita nk, akibatnya akan mengecewakan diri kita sendiri. Ramai org sgt taksub dgn teori lalu lupa keadaan realiti. Lalu apabila teorinya tak sama dgn apa yg terjadi di medan maka dia mengambil tindakan yg salah. Sehingga tak jarang ada yg bertindak menyimpang jauh dari kebenaran.

Contohnya. Ada org berbeza pendapat dlm suatu mslh fiqh dakwah yg bersifat khilafiyah (byk pdpt) lalu tak dpt mengawal emosi. Kemudian bertindak bodoh memutuskan hubungan silaturrahim (ukhwah islamiyah). Berbeza pdpt dlm masalah khilafiyah masih mdpt pahala sedangkan memutuskan silaturrahim itu dosa besar!

Kalaulah yg lakukan semua itu org yg masih baru mendapat sentuhan tarbiyah, kita maafkan saja. Tapi apabila yg lakukan tindakan itu org yg sudah diyakini kefahamannya, still nk maaf je ke?

Byk lg contoh2 tindakan keliru diambil oleh masyarakat kita yg tidak memahami keutamaan amal dan tindakan berdasarkan syariat Islam.

Selalunya pd certain level, expectation kita terhadap seseorang akan mengikut level di mana dia berada. Tp if kita ambil kira faktor level shj dan mengabaikan faktor2 lain yg 'mungkin' contribution nya lebih besar terhadap keupayaan seseorang, maka kita kn bersedia menghadapi risiko di mana expectation kita mungkin tak tepat. Kekecewaan mungkin terpaksa dihadapi. Tapi if kita sendiri yg salah expect, adakah nak salahkan org lain?

Ada org expert pesan, "don't overestimate nor underestimate".

Allahua'lam

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