Friday, October 16, 2009

It's almost over...

Last night was the last class for this semester.. the last project has been submitted yesterday too. Now, my mind is tuning towards final exam. 11 days from today.

28 October - Applied Telecommunication
2 November - Knowledge Management
4 November - Managerial Economics
6 November - Power System Analysis

Then, I can concentrate on my dissertation.

Today I feel a lot relief than the past 3 weeks... feel like watching movie tonight.. hubby also wants to treat me dinner tonight.. to celebrate the end of 4 consecutive nights per week of classes.. and tomorrow, I'll start to lock myself in the study room everynight until the final exam is over. Dear Allah, please give me strength to go through this, to hold on and to never give up... I'm blessed for this opportunity.

Once I received a forward email from a friend:

Suatu hari Saidatina Fatimah mengadu kepada suaminya Saidina Ali bin Abu Talib tentang kesakitan pada tangannya kerana keletihan menggiling gandum untuk membuat roti. Saidina Ali berkata : "Bapa kamu telah datang membawa balik tawanan perang. Berjumpalah dia dan mintalah seorang khadam untuk membantu mu."

Saidatina Fatimah pergi bertemu bapanya dan menyatakan hasrat untuk mendapatkan seorang khadam bagi membantu tugas hariannya di rumah. Bagaimanapun Rasulullah s.a.w. tidak mampu memenuhi permintaan anak kesayangannya itu. Lalu Baginda s.a.w. pergi menemui puterinya serta menantu itu. Baginda s.a.w. berkata: "Apa kamu berdua mahu aku ajarkan perkara yang lebih baik daripada apa yang kamu minta daripadaku? Apabila kamu berdua berbaring untuk tidur, bertasbihlah (Subhanallah) 33 kali, bertahmid (Alhamdulillah) 33 kali dan bertakbir (Allahuakbar) 33 kali. Ia adalah lebih baik untuk kamu berdua daripada seorang khadam."

Inilah penawar ringkas yang Nabi s.a.w. ajarkan kepada anak dan menantunya bagi meringankan keletihan dan kesusahan hidup mereka berdua. Saidina Ali terus mengulang-ulang kalimah-kalimah Rasulullah.s. a.w. ini. Katanya "Demi Allah aku tidak pernah meninggalkannya semenjak ia diajarkan kepadaku."

From the day I received this email, I never missed an Isyak without citing these... Alhamdulillah it works. The reason I find behind it is, when we are tired, stressed, and feel like giving up, bertasbih will remind us that all the matters that made us feel what we felt are from Allah. When we bertahmid, we thank Allah for all the goods and worse that happen to us that day, and thank Allah for we still able to breath. And we bertakbir to remind us for all that matters (good or worse), we should ask Allah for help, for He is the al-Mighty. Try it, you'll feel the different and to have a better night sleep.

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