Showing posts with label Harfiyah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harfiyah. Show all posts
Religious Classes
Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 10:43 PM | 0 comments  
This blog is in dire need of neutral and positive entries lest it turns out to be one of those whiny blogs. Not to my taste.... but carry on if it works for you.

2009. This year marks the 5th year that I am taking the SPI class in PERGAS. It is also the 5th year of me undergoing the harfiyah class. I am still hoping that more people will show more interest and ask me what this harfiyah class is all about. 

I'm getting a revitalized drive to attend the class. Nothing beats competition. A healthy competition is always good. 2 new guys of about my age joined the class recently. They have been following the same system not even a year now. But masyaAllah, the determination of especially one of them is tremendous. Very proactive guy who asks questions and the kind that even I benefit from. Alhamdulillah. Not that I don't ask question but I can learn from his go-getter kind of attitude. Verily Allah will let the effort of his creations go to waste. 

PERGAS class is just as interesting. Our afternoon class which was the only class at wisma indah last year are told to join the morning session. This equates to more classmates and more social time. Usually we would spend most of our half hour break with Asar. Now we have a good half hour to socialize over coffee. Some of these new classmates are people whom I've crossed path with before and would want to get to know them better.

It feels quite different having many schoolmates and classmates again since we were the only class last year and one of two classes the year before. Though a small class has its benefits I'm sure there are benefits of its own in this bigger class.

I especially like our Ustaz for Hadith and Fiqh. Very engaging and interactive. The class is very responsive. Makes the learning experience fun and time simply flies by. 

All these makes me see how the dynamics of a class depends on both the teacher and the students. As students, we should play our part to the fullest. 
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Labels
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 11:44 AM | 0 comments  
Labels. We all live with labels. We grow into some labels naturally. Some labels are put upon us by others just as we have a tendency to label others. Then there are labels that we give to our own selves.

A label is an identity. An identity becomes the essence of who you are as a person. A label can be good or bad. Sometimes, people around you positively label you. Unknown to them, it becomes a pressure to meet the expectations of others. It makes you wish that they had not known that part of you.

However, if you take the pressure positively, things will turn out fine. The important thing is to try. Don't be upset if you fail to meet their expectations, to please everyone is impossible. However, to please Allah and attain His blessings is actually possible.

Then there are the negative labels from others. The best way to fight this is to turn a deaf ear. Easier said than done. But we should still try and don't allow others to limit us.

And if you are ever thinking labelling yourself negatively........STOP! It's a trap. Eject, eject!!

Then there are the positive labels that you put upon yourself. It's just as pressurizing as positive labels from others but you do it as food for your soul. That's what I did in my Pergas class last week.

Each student was supposed find about science and al-Quran by picking out an ayat(sentence). I did a demo using the Harfiyah system to translate. The rest of my presentation was bad. Well, I had iftar to worry about and a test to sit (excuses).

Well, little things like these don't bother me anymore. Not as much anyway. Alhamdulillah.

I felt obliged to share probably because it's the blessed month of Ramadhan. The month of Nuzul Al-Quran. It's a joy to know the meaning of what you are reading. Its been close to 3 years of studying to translate the Quran with the Harfiyah system.

A Harfiyah proponent. That's my new label. For the most of us who don't speak arabic, this system is good at bridging our understanding of the Al-Quran. I must remind that we should not take the translation of the Al-Quran to our own interpretations. We should always refer to the many tafseer books around for a better understanding.

I still have a lot to learn, though. One would assume I have learnt a lot in 3 years. Well, I should have. It's a weekly class of 1 hour plus each. I did most of the learning in the class itself when I should be revising everyday. I suppose it's the barakah of istiqamah that makes me want to take this to a different level.

My ustaz continuously reminds us that we must have a desire in us to learn the Quran and teach it to others. I want to move into the teaching part. But I shall start by pointing out to others the direction. There's a class on Tuesday nights which just began. I want to join this class as a refresher. Anybody care to join? I will need to plan my timetable though to see if this could work out nicely when the new term starts.
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Who I am
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at 6:52 AM | 0 comments  
The decision to blog here wasn't the easiest decision. I am doing it anyway in hope that people will understand me better. Understand the difficulties that I go through. Understand the vision that I have.

This blog will contain mainly my dealings with Nypms. Trying to run it and trying to form Nypmsn. It will also contain some parts of my life if I deem it suitable.

Now, a little bit about myself. My name is Firdaus Bin Ab Latif. I am currently a third year NYP student taking Diploma in Digital Media Design. For those not in the know, I have already completed my national service.

Among the things that my life revolve around is my Sunday Pergas class. Year 3 in SPI. I am also taking a weekly Harfiyah class. That is a 'terjemahan' (translation) of the Al-Quran. Been doing that for more than 2 years now. I also tutor two primary 2 students. Three if counting my own sister.
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