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Usrah is Back!

2010-03-25T19:53:00.000+08:00

Salam to all.

Inviting all DAMAY Youths for our 3rd Usrah session this year as follows:

Friday, 26 March 2010
9pm @ Youthub

Apart from usrah session we will be having a light celebration for all March babies!

S0 see you guys soon.
Take care and have a nice weekend.

~Ustaz Ruhaizan

Usrah is Back!

2010-03-25T19:50:00.002+08:00

Salam to all.

Inviting all DAMAY Youths for our 3rd Usrah session this year as follows:

Friday, 26 March 2010
9pm @ Youthub

Apart from usrah session we will be having a light celebration for all March babies!

S0 see you guys soon.
Take care and have a nice weekend.

~Ustaz Ruhaizan

Majlid Maulidur Rasul @ Singapore EXPO

2009-03-09T13:24:00.007+08:00

Salam to all MDM Youths. Just a reminder of the below event that we will be sending our youths to help out.

Duties will be: Ushers, Kompang personnels, Distribution of Food Personals.

For those who wants to join in and be a volunter for this event, pls give give your name or alternative you can give your name to Bro Abd Mutallib. The bus will be leaving MDM by 7.30am, so please do not be late.

Meet you guys this Sunday, 15 March 2009 @7.20am at Darul Makmur Mosque for the above mentioned event!

- Ust Ruhaizan

2009-02-09T14:43:00.000+08:00

Jangan Pandang Remeh Amalan-Amalan Walaupun Kecil

2009-02-06T09:56:00.016+08:00

Salaam all.! Sorry for the late posting of our usrah discussion last week. Sibuk sikit lerr. And pls pls dont forget to come for our usrah tonight (9pm at DM Youth Corner) kay. ALL are welcome.!

Weekly Usrah, 30 January 2009.

Topic: Jangan Pandang Remeh Amalan-Amalan Walaupun Kecil.

Time: 9.25pm to 10.20pm

Led by: Ustazah Wani, Ustaz Haji Ruhaizan Abdullah.

The usrah started with a few topics in mind. Sis Atifah later brought up this topic based on an article in the Berita Harian dated 29 January 2009, day before usrah. p/s: very resourceful(:

(So, we started discussing what are the little righteous ‘deeds’ (amalan) that we shouldn’t pandang remeh. Such ‘phrases’ (kalimah) souhldn’t be used when someone doesn’t mean it.

Examples of the ‘phrases’, meaning and how it should be used at the right time would be:

1) Insya’allah ; If it’s God’s will ; used to indicate a desire to do something that you wish to occur with God’s blessings.

2) Ya Allah; calling out to Allah

3) Innalillahi wa inna ilayhi raaji'oon ; we are for Allah and unto Him will we return ; to be said when receiving a death news. (p/s: please avoid saying this when your psp jam/cannot use anymore. Cause your psp can’t possibly return to Him, right.?)

4) La ilaha illallah ; there is no god but Allah s.w.t ; well, this is obviously the call for us. A ‘phrase’ part of the basic Muslim Statement ; recite it as often as possiblee dear friends.

5) Astaghfirullah ; god, forgive me ; correct time to use? Whenever so that we are constantly seeking forgiveness from God.

"And remembrance of Allah is the greatest (thing in life) without doubt. And Allah knows the (deeds) that ye do. " [Surah Ankabut 29:45]

We then continued discussing about our daily routines that needs “special attention”.

3 catogeries of daily actions : Doings (Perbuatan), Clothings (Pakaian), Book Reading (Baca Buku) & Listening to Songs (Dengar Lagu).

1. Perbuatan:

i: Greeting other Islam people with Salam. This is considered soemthing small but has a great barakah (fadhilat).

ii: Firm handshakes. Not only to your bosses but also to people as per religion. The palms of both person must be touched to tighten friendship (ukhuwah/silaturrahim).

2. Pakaian:

i: Racial Harmony Day. Students are encourage to wear traditional dresses of other races to promote multi-racial ‘friendship’. However, students must take note that there’s a limit to this. Muslim students are not allowed to put on anything else that might stagger our faith/aqidah.

3. Baca Buku/Dengar Lagu:

i: A person reading novels can never expect what they’ll be reading as they fllip through the pages. IF a reader were to come across any signs/ words that is not Islam, e.g: Jesus Christ, Hallelujah, Om (Aum) , etc, the reader is advised to follow-up with selawat which is astarghfirullah.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS SESSION.

1) Verses of the Quran being stored in the memory card of handphone. Can people still bring into the toilet.?

Bro Taufiq's answer. Based on common sense, if someone memorised the verses of Quran, does that mean he/she can't enter the toliet?

Toilet in the first place is a place that people shouldn’t be spending too much time in it. It’s wasting time/water. If someone really need to spend time like having constipation or something then just don’t waste water and get out once done.(:

2) Saying “Thank You” or ”Sorry”.

(I’m really sorry, I don’t know how to translate this into english.)

- Kemuliaan bagi memaafkan seseorang itu adalah terlalu tinggi.

- Tiada kemaafan, di situ timbul hasad dengki, cemburu, benci, etc.

- Let’s be forgiving, and it’s up to the other party to forgive you or not.

- Thank You ; a very valuable phrase.

An advice by Ustazah Wani,

“Do not sleep when you’re feeling angry, having grudges against someone. Forgive them, no matter what their mistakes are before you sleep.”

With that, our Usrah closes with Tasbih Kafarah.

Wasalam.

till then;

Nurul Fairuz Bte Abdul Razak(:

Tembak Pendek.?!

2009-02-05T13:49:00.007+08:00

Assalamualaikum one and all.
Hope u guys are in the best of health and iman, insyaAllah.

For the first time ever, Anshari aka Wak has volunteered to lead our weekly Friday usrah for 2 consecutive weeks. *Marha Marha* So, the title for this week is

"TembakPendek"

Anshari came up with the title himself eh, not me. So GO FIGURE what it means.. =D

So lets all give our support to Anshari for the usrah and remember, usrah is for ur own spiritual and social wellbeing too.

Dipersilakan hadir to all yg interested: Friday, 9pm at Darul Makmur Youth Corner.

Secondly, the blog might seem a little dysfunctional due to lack of entries and other administrative issues but we are counting on u to keep this space alive. So keep on talking and tagging and volunteer to update the blog kay. =)

Maassalamah, till we meet at usrah tmrw nyte insyaAllah. =D

Salaam love and rindu,
Atifah Md Yunos

Workshop by Heath Promotion Board

2009-02-02T17:30:00.003+08:00

Hi Guys..

Just would like to update you people on an upcoming event. Darul Makmur Youth Unit will be organising a workshop conducted by Health Promotion Board (HPB) on:

Date : 28 February, Saturday

Time : 10am - 5pm

Venue : Container Classroom, Darul Makmur Mosque

During this workshop, HPB will be sharing with all participants on how to do up proposals for events and programmes. And various fundings available by HPB to support the events/programmes organize by youths.

I hope all the members of the Interest Group could inform their members of this workshop. Hope to see you guys there!

Ustaz Ruhaizan

Long Awaited logo for DAMAY is Up!

2009-01-31T22:07:00.003+08:00

Here you go people! how, can? =)
ignore the background. sajer jer. hehh.

Qiyam For Youths

2009-01-27T13:27:00.006+08:00

Last Monday morning we had a qiyam sessions just for the youths. They enjoyed their night stay in the mosque with fruitful activities and discussions. I must say million thanks to the facis who help me out with the programmes and taking care of the 17 participants who came. The facilitators are:

Md Fauzee (I.C), Mutallib, Firdaus Keith Lightbody, Hisham, Shahiran and his friend.

And to all those participants who took part in the event. Below are some photos of the night qiyam sessions and a video during the night walk discussion.

Sorry for the poor image quality

There were a few jemaah that join in the qiyam session.

The qiyam started at 4am.

Mutallib lead the qiyam and it ended at 4.45am

Annular Solar Eclipse

2009-01-26T13:56:00.010+08:00

Assalamu'alaikum all.!

This year we're very fortunate to be blessed with the oppurtunity to watch the annular solar eclipse (gerhana matahari) thats gonna happen at

Date: Today.! (Monday, 26th Jan 2009)

Time: 4:30PM to 7:00PM

Time of maximal eclipse: 5:49PM

Singapore is situated at 80% off the track of the eclipse. So what we would see is a partial annular solar eclipse, which means at 5.49pm, the sun would be 80% covered by the moon. So what we would see is something like this..

For further info and understanding, read this.! http://www.shadowandsubstance.com/

Also, below is something i found online to what we, as Muslims and Khalifahs of Allah on Earth, can do when an eclipse happens..

“Islam and the Solar Eclipse”
Issued by Muslim Council of Britain & the International Council for Islamic Information

The Muslim reaction to lunar and solar eclipses can be summarized as follows:

1. Solar and lunar eclipses are reminders of the Day of Judgment, when the sun, moon, and stars will all lose their light.[When the sight is dazed, and the moon is buried in darkness, and the sun and moon are joined together: Man will say on that day, ‘Where is the refuge?’] (Al-Qiyamah 75: 7-10)

2. Being a reminder of the Last Day, the eclipse is a time for Prayer, charitable acts, and generally remembering Allah and seeking His forgiveness.

3. To believe that heavenly bodies (sun, moon, planets, stars) have power over events and people’s fates and fortunes is to reject Allah by ascribing partners to Him.

[And among His Signs are the night and the day, the sun and the moon. Prostrate neither to the sun nor to the moon, but prostrate to Allah who created them, if it is truly Him you worship.] (Fussilat 41: 37)

Thus, one cannot worship God by worshiping creation—whether the devotions are offered to nature, heavenly bodies, idols, or human beings. The worship of something or someone created in whatever form, Muslims consider to be an underlying error of many groups active in the UK, from pagans, Druids and New Age cultures (for whom the eclipse is a sacred event) to the numerous Christian denominations. The popular but false, empty faith in astrology, so widespread in the popular press, is also condemned in Islam. Islam teaches people to constantly turn to the Source of all events: Allah.

Source: http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1119503547604&pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaEAskTheScholar

An annular eclipse rarely happens, so lets seize the oppurtunity to praise Allah swt.! Join Darul Makmur Mosque in our Solat Sunnat Kusoof (Eclipse / Gerhana) after Asar prayers later. =D

With love and excitement,
Atifah Md Yunos

Intifada Riders and Pertapis effort

2009-01-23T17:34:00.003+08:00

Salaam All.

Atifah here. Something I stumbled upon online and would like to share it with u guys.

http://www.intifadariders.org/

$40 might seem abit expensive but 4th July is along way to go - so u could just save up.. And probably our Community Service IG could take same learning points from the Intifada Riders. =D

Thats all. Jum'ah Mubarakah all.! =)

Summary of Islam Itu Mudah

2009-01-22T17:49:00.003+08:00

Summary of Usrah

On 16th January, we had our Usrah at Darul Makmur Mosque Youth Corner as usual. A lot of youth turned up that day. There were new faces, PBC students & other youths.

*Marha Marha*

The topic was very interesting. The topic was “Islam tu Mudah” or “Islam = Simple”. The usrah was lead by Bro Hafizullah from our Tarbiyyah team. The usrah was started with Al-Fatihah & then an introduction by Ustaz Hamzah, newest member of the YU family.

We started off by discussing how we are going to prove that Islam is simple especially in today’s context. An example would be if we are going around Orchard Rd where there are very little things that can remind us of Islam. Well, a point that was raised was that in Islam, sometimes we learn through making mistakes. Like when a young boy touches a cactus & when he feels the pain, he would not want to repeat the mistakes again. Another tip that was shared was that, when in such places, always look to the sky as it will remind us of Allah s.w.t who created it & thus, reminds us about Islam. Some of us are fortunate to get friends or peers from other religion that understands us. Islam is also easy as there are a lot of Mosques that have been built around Singapore.

Then, Ustaz Ruhaizan brought up a Surah which states that the wahyu Allah s.w.t. passed down to Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. was very heavy & big. It means that Islam is a very big thing.

Islam is simpler than other religion. An example would be that in Islam we are able to solat anywhere which is clean & free from najis. Actually, Islam is simple. What makes it difficult is actually the Nafsu. If there is no water supply to perform abulation, we can always use tayyamum. Sometimes it’s just the perception from other religion. To us, it may be simple. To them, it may not be. We must fight this perception that Islam is very difficult.

During the fasting month, we are only fasting for 30 days out of 365 days. It is only 1 month out of 12 months. It follows this saying “Suffer first, Enjoy later”. When a small deed is done, we will get 10 times of it. We can also doa anywhere we want.

Lastly, to round it off, Islam is actually a way of life. So if we treat it as a way of life, it is simple. The usrah was a good one. Special thanks to Bro Hafizullah & Ustaz Hamzah for conducting it. Also, thank you to those who attended it & hopefully, you are able to attend more usrahs.

With lots of Love,
Abdul Mutallib Noor Hisham

Integrated Resort

2009-01-22T16:19:00.005+08:00

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh sumer.!

Tajuk utk usrah esok (Jumaat, 22hb Januari 2009) is

"Integrated Resort - My source of Income?"

by yang berbahagia (haha) Ustaz Fazli Naim.!

yay.
*Throws confetti*

Semua muslimin & muslimah yg masih consider diri youth lagi, dipersilakan hadir. =)

-

Pada hari Ahad ini (25b Januari) juga, kita akan mengada Qiyamullail bagi youth Muslimin sahaja. So bagi sesiaper yang interested, please do come to Masjid Darul Makmur selepas isyak kay. =)

Kepada semua yg menyambut Hari Raya Cina, Gong Xi Fa Cai, Hong Bao Na Lai.! =)

Salam Sejahtera,
Atifah Md Yunos

PS: Is my malay weird.? Haha.

Simply Islam

2009-01-15T12:25:00.001+08:00

Assalamu'alaikum Warahmatullah dearest comrades.!

Usrah on 16th Jan 2009 (Fri) would be lead by our seemingly quiet but superbly wise, bro Hafizullah with a pretty broad but sensitive topic entitled:

"Islam itu Mudah"
or
"Islam = Simple"

His round of discussion would be with the aid of the newest addition to the YU family, Ustaz Hamzah.

*marha marha*

Lets all take this oppurtunity to give them our best attention and feast upon the knowledge they bring. May Allah swt and Rasulullah saw bless their efforts, insyaAllah.!

And does anyone wanna volunteer to do a write up of the discussion.? Hehee.

Cya this Friday (eh wait, thats tomorrow.).!

PS: Happy Birthday to all January babies.! =)
PS2: Helloe and welcome to Darul Makmur Youth Blog dearest rakan-rakan dari seberang tambak.! Biler lagi nak turun sini.? =)

Salam sayang,
Nuratifah Md Yunos

Program Belia Cemerlang

2009-01-13T15:36:00.000+08:00

Salam to all my beloved youths of MDM.

Thanks for all the efforts and help that you guys have given throughout the year 2008. just an update to all of you. I seek your help and effort in promoting our PBC for this year. We see a decrease number of students this year.

Thus, as you guys already known, we are encouraging all of you to be our Rakan Da'i by spreading and inviting your friends, relatives and contacts to bring in more students.

Hopefully by Darul Makmur will be able to mould more youths who are like you guys. And lastly, i would like to share this hadith with you :

"Tujuh golongan yang akan bernaung di bawah Arasy Allah Swt di hari akhirat nanti, antaranya ialah, seorang Pemuda yang hatinya berpaut kepada masjid."

May Allah Swt blessings be upon you guys always. Ameen.

Ustaz Ruhaizan Abdullah

Head, Youth Unit

Darul Makmur Mosque

Love for The Sake of Allah

2009-01-05T09:51:00.000+08:00

On the 2 Jan, Usrah was held at Al-Muttaqin. Many of our youth attended it despite it being held in Al-Muttaqin. The Usrah was hosted by the YAQINS (Youths of Al-Muttaqin) and it was also accompanied by the NADI’s presences (An-Nadhah’s Youths).

The topic was “Love for the sake of Allah” in other words “Cinta pada Dia (Tuhan)”. It was led by a YAQIN youth, Sis Wanie.

Love could be defined in many ways. Love for Allah, Love for Ibu Bapa and Love for Friends are a few of the common ones. The reason for the topic being selected was to remind us to love Allah & to love others for the sake of Allah. We should not love a person due to the physical attributes but it should be for the sake of Allah.

1. Love Allah
2. Love Nabi saw
3. Love someone (1, 2, 3 Are the hardest things to do hence often need to be reminded)
4. Hates to revert or disbelief due to fear of Neraka

To have love for someone for the sake of Allah's pleasure is also a grand act for which much merit and many rewards have been promised. "To love for the sake of Allah" means loving someone, not for worldly gain, but because he is more religious and pious or he is very learned in din or is busy in serving the cause of din or because loving him or her is commanded by Allah, e.g. one's parents. Such a love has been called "love for Allah" in a hadith.

One hadith says, " Allah shall ask on the Day of Judgement, ' Where are those who loved for the sake of my Greatness? Today when there is no shade save Mine, I shall have them in My Shade.'" (Sahih Muslim: Kitab al Birr wa al Silah)

Have you ever thank Allah for the 24 hours given to us? A question given to us that actually kept us thinking. Sis Wanie also recommended to us a book written by Abbas Azizi, “Salat & Amalan Fathimah Az-Zahra”.

To get the ball rolling, Sis Ain from YAQIN asked, how do we love for the sake of Allah? And how do we love others for the sake of Allah?

Kak Wani shared her opinion with all of us. She believed that we have gathered together today was for one reason, the sake of Allah. It was a combined Usrah whereby the rules for pergaulan between boys and girls were put aside for a moment so that we’ll gain much more knowledge together. All was in the name of Allah. Perkara sebegini dikatakan sebagai “Pergi ke masjid kerana Allah, tetapi boleh mendatangkan masalah sosial.

Cinta itu lumrah. Mencintai seseorang itu bukan kerana sifatnya tetapi kerana agamanya. Ia boleh membantu kita demi mendekati diri dengan akhirat. Terdapat sebuah hadith yang berkata, “tidak sempurnalah iman kita jika mencinta seseorang itu oleh kerana kehidupan dunia” .

Cinta itu sebuah perasaan yang ceria, indah dan boleh mendekatkan kita dengan Allah. Akan tetapi, ia juga boleh merosakkan kita. Cinta itu bukanlah perkara yang mudah dan tidak melandas dari ajaran Allah, Insyallah kita akan dijaga.

Allah memberi kasih sayang dalam naluri kita. We can’t deny the feelings in us as it come naturally. Allah mempunyai banyak larangan tetapi ia adalah untuk kebaikan kita. Perkara-perkara seperti bepegang-pegangan boleh melarat ke perkara yang tidak diingini. Bagaimanakah kita melawan diri kita? Itulah dikatakan cabaran, Nafsu.

Perasaan cinta akan menjaga orang yang kita cintai. Seperti contoh, ibubapa. Jika seseorang itu menghina ibubapa kita, kita tidak akan dapat menerimanya kerana ia akan menyakiti perasaan ibubapa kita. Ini semua adalah kerana peraasan cinta dan kasih sayang.

Advice from Kak Wani, wherever you bring an Al-Quran so that we’ll feel ashamed to do any wrongdoing. And Cinta haruslah melawan Nafsu. Volunteering is a form of love for Allah.

YOD of YAQINS’s opinions:
Cinta itu adalah fitrah manusia. Ia dikatakan sebagai sebuah motivasi kepada kita. Tanpa cinta, tidak akan ada anak-anak Adam dalam dunia ini. Rasullah pernah berkata : “Nikahlah kamu jika mampu. Jika tidak, bepuasa”. Dengan berpuasa, manusia akan mendapat banyak faedah seperti berjimat supaya mampu berkahwin dan sementara itu dapat mengawal nafsunya.

Kami diperingati supaya tidak bergaul dengan kawan-kawan yang membawa keburukan. Banyak faedahnya & kebaikan bergaul dalam konsep Islam.

Mutallib’s Opinion:
We can make use of love to help someone to change for the better. We should learn to accept other’s comments or advise.

Shahrum’s opinion:
Affection is something that everyone possesses and feels it before. Cinta VS Nafsu. Nafsu is loving someone for the physical attractions and acts. We must always seek guidance from Allah to ensure that the feelings or affection is really pure and true feelings and not nafsu.

Kak Wani also added that Solat Hajat would be a great form of help. And there were people who were kemaruk instead of loving someone. And such situation will bring much more problems. It can also lead to crimes and self-mutilation. Love is suppose to be something good and Islam tidak berkeras kepada Cinta kerana Kasih Sayang itu mulia.

With that, we ended our Usrah session. The YAQINS were a good host. & Insyallah, the bond that was built on that day would be closer with more usrah in the future .

Written By: Nur Atikah Kamsani
With The Help of: Syahira Saifuddin

Usrah & Bbq

2008-12-29T13:43:00.000+08:00

Salams to all.
Back for more updates.

Usrah for Friday 26th December 2008 was a topic on:

MAHABBAH

(translated - kasih sayang, love, etc)

presented by Bro Shahrum.
Marha Marha.

First of all i would like to apologise because i can't recap anything that was discussed about last friday.
If any of you are interested to blog about this,
please do so.

(for those without passwords, please get it from Sis Nuratifah)

However, i have few videos & pictures for viewing.
Enjoy.!

Usrah

Nasyid training

Nasyid Performance on BBQ day
for this video, you can go to youtube.com to watch in high quality

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Next, is the Barbeque for Youths Session & Launch of Interest Groups.

in DM, we have 6 Interest Groups,
they are:

1) Creative Arts Performance a.k.a CAPs
2) Research & Development (RnD)
3) Youth to Allah a.k.a Y2A,
4) Community Service
5) Tarbiyyah
6) Sports

A further descriptions of them will be updated in a different entry.
MY APOLOGIES(:

Do enjoy the pictures during the BBQ i've uploaded.
Not forgetting, at the end of the BBQ session,
people always get SABOTAGED.
either their birthdays are coming or it's JUST FOR FUN(:

for this night, 3 people got SABO-ed, they are:
1) Ahmad Nurulhaq (birthday)
2) Abdul Mutallib (for fun)
3) Firdaus Keith Lightbody (revenge by ahmad)

ENJOY THE PICTURES...!

Ustaz Khairil came back for our BBQ.

till then.
Salams.

Updated by Nurul Fairuz Bte Abdul Razak(:

Block out Saturday.!

2008-12-26T14:25:00.000+08:00

ASSALAMUALAIKUM WARAHMATULLAHI WABARAKATUH all.!

Block out this Saturday evening for..
BBQ Session & Launching of Interest Groups

Date : Saturday, 27 December 2008
Time : 4.30 - 8pm
Venue : Level 1, Darul Makmur Mosque Quadrangle

U guys are all cordially invited, so please do come.! Please do bring along ur friends for this event as it is meant for all Muslim youths.

We will be receiving old folks from Swami during the BBQ session, nasyid performance and launching of the Interest Groups.

Potluck is encourage for this BBQ. Sponsorships in any kind are also deeply appreciated. Thanks kay.!

Food, fun and more food await.! Hope to see you guys this Saturday.!

Love,
Atifah Md Yunos

Korban Pictures

2008-12-23T19:13:00.000+08:00

so yeah, a question posed by Nuratifah Md Yunos

atifah: hhhmm, for the reasons why ppl gossip and pass rumours, i dont remember the vocabulary part.. why issit ah.?

let me explain to my best memory.
maklum-lah, nurul fairuz ni ada sikit pelupa.

remember a game where we always play, "Pass The Message."

let's put it this way,
'A' did say something which is true to 'B' about 'Z'.
However, when 'B' tried telling 'C',
he happen to use the wrong vocab/words.
and 'C' passed it on to 'D' with different words.
thus, complicating the true story.

get my point there?

and so, another question by Syahira Saifudin.

syahira: takde orang nak upload gambar korban ke? hehe.

looks like it'll be me again.

ENJOY THE PICTURES THEN.!
just to inform these pictures are from Aqiqah on sunday.

so that's it for this entry.

don't forget people.!

YOUTHS BARBEQUE ON
27TH DECEMBER 2008.

updated by Nurul Fairuz Bte Abdul Razak(:

Gossips & Rumours

2008-12-22T22:02:00.000+08:00

Salam to all.

that was the topic for our recent Usrah on Friday 19December2008.
wow, we had the attendance of 24 youths,
and the usrah was lead by Ustazah Wani and Ustaz Ruhaizan Abdullah.

usrah juga di-meriah-kan with the presence of the Yaqqin Sisters from Muttaqin Mosque.

so, what did we shared/discuss/babbled about that night?

First we got the ball rolling by explaining;
1. what is Gossip and
2. what is Rumours and
3. the difference between the two of that.

gos·sip

i. Rumor or talk of a personal, sensational, or intimate nature.
ii. A person who habitually spreads intimate or private rumors or facts.

ru·mor

i. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
ii. Unverified information received from another; hearsay.

(sourced from dictionary.com)

then it was linked to hypocrite, backstabbing, fitnah, etc.

so, why do people gossip and pass on rumors?

1. kerana dengki/jealousy
2. we think that peoples' lives are better/worse than us,
thus giving us the reason to talk about them.
3. can be because of bad/wrong/low vocabulary use that a story can be (totally)different when being passed on

So Ustazah Wani added that whatever we do is based on Nawaitu/Niat.
we make our way to the mosque for ibadahs/being a volunteer but then like tersenget/terpesong.

is out nawaitu/niat to be blamed.
we can't blame on it right?

what about ikhlas/sincerity when we niat?

thus bro ahmad shared with us something he read through the Quran,

"Whoever delivers false information,
will not enter paradise"
-Hadith Bukhari.

with that, i end this entry.
do come back for more updates.

Updated by Nurul Fairuz Abdul Razak(:
Salam.

2008-12-07T00:04:00.000+08:00

sorry for the typo error by Syahira, 23rd November is a Sunday.

after 5 photo-less entries,
i'd like to add in some photos to this already colourful blog.

The pictures are as according to the previous entry by Sis Syahira.

- Youth Retreat @ Darul Makmur - 23 November 2008

so enjoy this photo-ful entry.

The game where we were supposed to step on alphabets A-J,
which was arranged in a certain way making it difficult for us to step on it,
not forgetting we have to be in touch with our team members.

After reflecting on the objective of the game immediately after playing,
everyone agreed that the game encourages communication between team members and also bringing out leaders within ourselves.

DM, been there, done that.
Amazed at how things can turn out well even when it was a last minute plan.

Workplan 2009.
These 5 so-called HOT topics were under the workplan for 2009.

but only 3 of them were interesting enough.
They are......

- Jenama (Branding),
- Khidmat Jemaah (Customer Service) and
- Empowerment of Wargakerja (Memperkasakan Para-Pekerja, if i'm not wrong)

1st Jenama

Khidmat Jemaah

2nd Jenama

Empowerment of WargaKerja

Spot that white box.

Activity:
We were asked to pick a piece of paper from in the box.
Written on it were names of people who attended the retreat.
One by one, we were supposed to highlight two qualities of that particular person.

Raudhah was highlighting the characters of Farhan.

Waiting to have lunch together in the container.

Baca doa sebelom makan.
Itu penting(:

This is an example portraying that DM Youths never miss a camera shot.
They actually went in front of the camera without being invited,
padahal i was supposed to only shoot Shahrum and Fauzee.

The "Zaza" Game.
psssst: this is a good wake-up alarm game

NurulFairuz & Raudhah
tea-break.

these are randomly-picked people photos when they presented on

"what activity we were involved in and what were our feelings during that activity.
We also draw a picture of the change we see in ourselves before and after we went into the mosque." - quoted from Syahira's entry.

Firdaus

Syafiqah

Rashidah

Shahrum

Confident that they're gonna get the message correctly.

Eagerly waiting for the ORIGINAL message.

Fauzee, representing the guys with the message,
"Pheweet, PBC'".

That was how long the passage was for the "Pass-The-Message" game.

AYU(: one of the new youth-member for Interest Group Y2A

Hope you enjoyed the photos.
Thank you.

REMEMBER.!
BBQ ON THE 27TH DECEMBER(:

Posted by Nurul Fairuz Abdul Razak(:

Youth Retreat @ Darul Makmur - 23 November 2008

2008-12-04T11:11:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday, on 23rd November, there was an Youth Retreat organised by Youth Unit for all Darul Makmur Youths who wanted to join in the workshop. The workshop started from 8.30 till 5pm at the container classroom.

Firstly, we were addressed by Encik Ghazali, Darul Makmur Mosque Chairman, about the objectives of the in-house camp. Then, each of us were given a piece of paper to draw out what we feel about ourselves and share to the rest of the people.

After which Ustaz Ruhaizan gave us an overview on what events and programs that took place this year 2008. We watch a video clip done by Bro Mutallib and it reminds us of the sweet memories that took place throughout this year.

After sharing the piece of information with the rest, we played a game planned by the staffs. I have no idea what the game is called but it was fun. We were supposed to step on alphabets A-J, which is arranged in a certain way which makes it difficult for us to step on it, with physical contact with our team members. After reflecting on the objective of the game immediately after playing, everyone agreed that the game encourages communication between team members and also bring out leaders within ourselves.

After playing that game, we watch a video on all the activities done during youth week till perjumpaan hari raya. After watching, we were divided into groups and were supposed to reflect on what we did, feel, the areas of improvement and memories which we cannot forget on a particular event that we joined. We prayed soon after.

After Zuhur prayers, we played a game called 'Zaza'. The game was supposed to make us feel awake as most of us were almost legarthic by then. The mosque manager took charge in the next activity. In the activity, we were supposed to draw what activity we were involved in and what were our feelings during that activity. We also draw a picture of the change we see in ourselves before and after we went into the mosque.

After presenting our drawings, we were supposed to pick a piece of paper from a box. What was written in the small pieces of papers were names of people attended that day. One by one, we were supposed to highlight two qualities which are instilled in the particular person.

After that, we played pass-the-message.The message which were supposed to be passed were super long, about the BBQ and discussions. The girls ended up having a sentence instead of maybe 5 or 6 sentences while the boys' answer were ridiculous! The girls final sentences have the key points of the message while the boys ended up with 'Pheweet, PBC'. -.-!

After the long laugh, the mosque manager divide the people into the 6 interest groups and we were supposed to draft out roughly what are the plans for next year. Asar prayers commences after that.

After prayers, we shared the information on the workplan and the training and development of the activities listed for next year and the mosque manager shared her views thereafter. Each staffs and the people in the container reflected on the overall activities for the long day. We end up with tasbir kafarah and surah wal'asr.

Posted By: Nur Syahira Saifuddin

2008-12-04T00:22:00.000+08:00

Salamun alaik...!

Just would like to share with you some photographs on our previous Ramadan Through Your Eyes Photography Competition that took place last September 2008.

This may be a bit overdue, but thanks to all Youths volunteers who have helped out during the prize giving day ceremony held at Bussorah Street @ Masjid Sultan on 20 September 2008.

Meanwhile, enjoy the photos at the link: http://squarexcut.multiply.com/photos/album/60/RamadhanThroughYourEyes_200908

May Allah Bless all of us always.. Ameeen.

Ustaz Ruhaizan Abdullah

2008-12-03T17:07:00.000+08:00

ATTENTION !!!!

Due to unforseen circumstances,

the BBQ planned for this Saturday 6 December 2008

will be again postponed to Saturday, 27 December 2008

Meanwhile we are in need of volunteers for our Korban Project this coming Monday, so for you guys please remember to bring along a 'friend' to join us for this porject.

Customer liason Officer Briefing will on this Saturday. And we will be expecting Youths from Clubliya to join us on the Eve of Hari Raya, Sunday for a briefing and Akikah ceremony starting from 3pm.

So do joing us this weekend for more excitement and endless bonding with all our Youths members!!

See you guys around...!!!

Ustaz Ruhaizan Abdullah

The Last of 2 Weeks

2008-11-24T07:39:00.000+08:00

Salaam all.

This blog would be on a hiatus of 2 weeks from today bcos admin is busy with a whole lot of things. Just afew last updates before we go on a "holiday".

To all November babies, HAPPY BIRTHDAY and may this new year of ur life bring u closer to Allah, insyaAllah.

The first ever USRAH for YOUTH MUSLIMAH would be held on Friday, 28 November 2008, after Isyak at DM Youth Corner. We would start off with ta'aruf sessions and during these sessions, we would be sharing alot on feminine related issues and ultimately how to become a better Muslimah in Allah's eyes, insyaAllah.

We assure a fun and enriching 2-hour session weekly.! Share this information around and bring along ur girlfriends. Feel the love and share the tingling ukhuwwah amongst our sisters in Islam.!

A BARBEQUE would be held specially for the stakeholders of the masjid, inclusing YOUTHS. This would be held on Saturday, 6th November 2008 from 11am to 9pm. Pls do join us.!

Thats all for now, you people.Updates within these 2 weeks would only be made if it is urgent. Thank u for reading and may ur 2 weeks be full of happiness, strength and iman.!

Nuratifah Md Yunos

Poem of Commitment

2008-11-17T11:10:00.000+08:00

Assalamualaikum my dearest brothers and sisters,

Lets take some time off our busy schedules to ponder a little on WN Murray's deep words. I decided to share it with you other youths because it is important that we know that if we truly want to succeed in what we do, we truly have to commit ourselves in it. It begins like this:

" Until one is committed,
There is hesitancy, the chance to draw back,
Always ineffectiveness,
Concerning all acts of initiative & creation,
There is one elementary truth,
The ignorance of which sills countless ideas,
& splendid plans:
That the moment one definitely commits oneself,
Then providence moves too,
All sorts of things occur to help one,
That would otherwise never have occurred,
A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
Raising in one's favour all manner,
Of unforeseen incidents & meetings,
& material assistance,
Which no man could have dreamt,
Would have come his way."

A quote by W. N. Murray.

Have a nice day ahead & take care.

By Norhisham Isa.

The Chain Of Zina.?!

2008-11-13T02:41:00.000+08:00

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh to all you lovelies.
A few announcements to make..

For our usrah this Friday, we would be discussing on a rather interesting topic entitled "The Chain of ZINA".

*Ooooooh* Sounds super Chim, doesnt it.?

Of course we're not encouraging it (duh.!) but we would be doing a sharing on facts of what consists of ZINA (dosa, actions, words and real life case studies etc.) based on Islamic Jurispudence (hukum syari'ah Islam). This would be done in the context of a boy-girl relationship at our age (12 years old to before marriage.) Interesting isnt it.? Do come and join us.!

date: Friday, 14th Nov 08
venue: Darul Makmur YOUTH CORNER
time: 8.20pm

Be there or be SQUARE.

Next, we are looking for volunteers for the prep of Convocation ceremony at YJC (15th Nov 08). To those who would want to help out, just come down to Darul Makmur on Friday (evening to night) or to YJC at 8am on Saturday to be part of the dynamic youth helpers. Heehe.

Alternatively, you could send an email to youthsatdarulmakmur@yahoo.com.sg to ask for more details.

Our dearest brother Taufiq Jaafar just boarded a flight to do CIP work.! Lets all pray for his safety to, during and fro this trip and may he be be enriched with the best of ilmu and experiences throughout the course of it and benefit others by sharing whe he comes back, insyaAllah. Ameen.

Today (12 Nov 08), is our dear Abg Ruhaizan's Birthday yg ke XX (i shant put his age here, later he shy, haha.!). Lets all recite Al-Fatihah for him with the intention that he receives the best of the best in this world and Hereafter. Aaameeen. =)

And lastly, What is a blog entry without photos.? =)
Below is a series of gambars from the recent Tanjung Piai Trip (Nov 2008) for the Muslimin only. Selected are pictures with our dearest YOUTHS in it.

Thats All for now. May you be in Allah swt and Rasulullah saw's care always. Assalamualaikum.!

updated by,
sleepy Nuratifah Md Yunos.

PS: Im in desperate need of another blog updater. To those interested, pls dont be shy to drop an email to youthsatdarulmakmur@yahoo.com.sg. Great reward from Allah swt and Rasulullah swt await.!

HablumminALLAH HablumminanNAS

2008-11-10T00:46:00.001+08:00

Bismillahi, Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh all.!
Hope u guys are in the best of iman and health as u're reading this..

We had our first usrah session, since Syawal, 2 days ago (7th Nov 08) and alhamdulillah we had the attendance of 32 ppl.! Heehe, best best.

Okay so, the topic for the day was HablumminALLAH (Relationship with Allah) and HablumminanNAS (relationship with man).

There was indeed an emotional sharing by all 32 attendees of a person(s) who has had a deep connection and has affected our lives, individually. There was a fair share of laughters (bcos tersasul and stuff), tears and inability to speak due to sebak (what is sebak in english ah.? haha.!).

The persons we spoke of were Mother, Father, Grandmother, Grandfather, Brother, Girlfriend (omg.!), Friend and Best Friend. As shared, these people have had impacted us greatly in our lives, be it sacrifice, love or any other reasons at all. We have much to thank them for who we have become today - especially our parents.

Kak Wani later posed a soalan bonus to us - Why do we always feel emotional when we talk and share about our loved ones.?

"Guilty-conscience. Bcos we know that we did wrong deeds towards the people that we love. So we get emotional about it", Sis Nazirah said.

Brother Taufiq also encouraged us to say the precious 3 words, "I LOVE YOU" to those whom we love (doesnt apply to bf, gf and yang sewaktu dengannya eh please.!), before anything happens, before it is too late and I definitely couldnt agree more.

Our relationship with Allah and Rasulullah saw also should never be forgotten and taken lightly bcos their love for us, the ummah, is utterly unconditional. To obtain love from Allah, Abg Ruhaizan suggests that we do zikr (any sort of remembrance of Allah) often and to gain love from Sayyidina Rasulullah saw, we keep selawats and salams to him going..

Therefore, in short, the 3 most important relationships in a Muslim's life is:
1. Allah swt
2. Rasulullah saw
3. Parents (Mother, Mother, Mother, Father) /Husband

(Fuiyoh, I cant believe I typed all of the above in 10 minutes.)

Okay ANYWAY.. Childreeeeennnn, what is the moral of the story.?
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LOVE AND RESPECT UNCONDITIONALLY BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.

Okay.?
Good. Hehe.

Last but not least, I would like to share a quote / poem which has great depth and meaning (to me at least).

Takkan kau rasai
Indahnya cinta;
Andai tiada cinta
Buat yang Esa. =)

-

Btw i was supposed to convey Sis Rufihaza's salam and hugs (ladies ONLY.! you men, jgn nak gatal hor.!) to u guys on Friday, I cant believe i forgot.! (Hehee, maaf sgt2.) So there u go, she misses us and im sure we miss her bubbly presence ard too.!

Alrytey, more updates soon insyaAllah. Till then, take care and i pray that u'd be in the care of Allah swt and Rasulullah saw always.

Say Aaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeen. =)

Wassalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

Sincerely,
Nuratifah anak gadis Pak Md Yunos.

November 2008 Activities.

2008-11-06T23:44:00.001+08:00

Salaam All.! Smoga all are in the best of health and iman insyaAllah.!

Okay following are smack-into-your-face information of DM's upcoming programmes for youths.

Firstly, theres gonna be a competition to design book cover for our PBC buku panduan. So for those of u out there with a flair in design be it professional softwares or even Microsoft Powerpoint, take up this challenge and DESIGN.!

U wanna see ur design materialise.? Heres ur chance to vary ur portfolio.!

Next, Teens Alive programme for the Holidays. We would be discussing topics regarding being a grateful servant of Allah as well as aspirations. Details are attached.!

Last but not least, a whole month's worth of programmes just for you youths out there.! Ranging from Free Food Day to our yearly BBQ - for youths by youths.!

Heheee its gonna be a month full of fun-filled activities.

Dont be shy lah okay.? Just join us.!
Friendly people await and shall welcome u with open arms.! Hehehee.

Salam sayang,
Nuratifah Md Yunos =)

The First of Millions to Come.!

2008-11-06T01:30:00.000+08:00

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahh Wabarakatuh all.!

Alhamdulillah Syukrillah. I finally managed to set up this account for DMYouths after months of thinking about it (and procrastinating actually). Hehee. InsyaAllah after Ive done important dues, this virtual space shall be up - alive and kicking.!

For the meantime, theres our WEEKLY USRAH to look forward to. This Week's hot topic - THE TIES THAT BIND - Hablum MinAllah Hablum Minannas.

Details are as follows..

Cya lovelies at DM on Friday night insyaAllah.!

- Atifah Md Yunos. =)