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salam..
alhamdulillah ,saya dah pun selesai membacanya. terlebih dahulu saya ingin mengucapkan tahniah kerana ini adalah buku sulung saudara

Saya amat kagum dengan hasil penulisan saudara ikhwan yang banyak merujuk kepada petikan ayat-ayat Al Quran dan dikaitkan pula dengan pengalaman saudara sepanjang bergelar muallaf.. memang tiada keraguan lagi bagi sesiapa yang memahami maksud tersirat dalam surah Al Quran melainkan kepada orang yang sentiasa ingin mencari keredaan dari Nya.. saya sungguh terharu , terasa diri ini begitu kerdil..sebelum ni pun saya sudah baca beberapa buku mengenai cerita yang membabitkan muallaf .. sebab ia dapat memberi saya motivasi dan inspirasi kepada saya untuk istiqamah dalam agama yang suci ini.

semoga dapat teruskan berkarya dalam bidang penulisan jika itu minat saudara.dan semoga buku ini dapat memberi panduan dan membuka pintu hidayah kepada golongan non muslim di luar sana. bagi saya buku ini pun sudah cukup lengkap dengan point-point yang penting yang menunjukkan keesaan Allah. namun saya sedar hidayah itu milik Allah..


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Sinopsis

Dengan Lafaz 2 Kalimah Syahadah
Merungkaikan setiap peristiwa yang lazimnya berlaku pada mualaf. Buku ini dihasilkan supaya dapat membuka mata masyarakat siapa “Mualaf” yang sebenarnya serta memberikan jalan penyelesaian kepada saudara baru yang masih mencari-cari kebenaran.Apabila menyebut “mualaf” pelbagai reaksi dipamerkan. Sama ada panggilan itu dilihat sebagai satu pujian apabila seseorang mendapat hidayah dari Ilahi untuk memeluk Islam atau pandangan sinis masyarakat pada saudara baru dengan pelbagai maksud tersirat.Semoga Allah SWT membuka lebih ramai pintu hati manusia untuk menganut agama Islam yang tiada keraguan padanya.
Isi Kandungan

Surau Dalam Bilik Stor Bermulanya Perjalanan Ibadah Puasa Di Sebalik Kata-kata Orang Mengenal Huruf Alif Baa Taa Azan Masjid Adakah Saya Anak Derhaka Selepas Memeluk Islam MR. Red Hat Kahwin Campur Sampaikan Walau Hanya Satu Ayat Daripada Ateis Menjadi Muslim Menemui Kebenaran Daripada Kitab al-Quran Statistik Muallaf Memeluk Islam Underground Muslim Wahai “Abdullah” Tentang Colok (Joss Stick) Surat Terbuka Kepada Laksamana Cheng Ho Mencari Apa Yang Telah Hilang Another Chinese Muallaf


Ulasan Berita Harian 31 Julai 2013



 

Muslims In Korea Prepare For Ramadan

Whenever someone mentioned about Korea, what I'm thinking about is :
Running ManBarefoot FriendsJang Ok-JungPSYRooftop PrinceMonday Couple
Recently my friend shares a youtube film about Muslims in Korea, definitely an eye opener for KPOP lovers. And still, I would like to wish everyone Happy Fasting Month and Ramadhan al-Mubarak.

Inspired By Nature

Taiping Lake Gardens, photoshop effect is unnecessary.
When I was a kid, I used to visit D.R. Garden at Ipoh. I love the freshening breeze from trees and few lakes. Till the moment I grew up to be teenager, I still walking alone at there to find the peace of my mind. The beauty of nature is calming my heart, walking on the greenly grass and look at swarm of fish in the lake.

As time goes by, my passionate on beauty of nature makes me pondering more upon the creations of Allah. Nothing beat its beauty with any sort of entertainment and luxurious stuff. Most people getting bored of 80’s Hollywood film and preferable with latest CGI effects, however Nature doesn't need any designation from human, it just grows as always will be. Nothing much changed for hundred or even thousand years.

After I hijrah to Taiping, I fell in love with Taiping Lake Gardens. That beauty of well growth trees captured my attention, finding inspiration from the creation of Al-Mighty. Since the moment I recited Syahadah, “Comfort Zone” is getting far away from me, a popular word that describe certain people who enjoy the comfortable situation without getting any challenging task in daily life. Perhaps I am staying upon “Challenging and Uncomfortable Zone” for the rest of my life, nerve wrecking kind of life when you have become the lonely passenger on the right path.


When I'm back to the nature, nothing else is matter.

First Step Is Always The Hardest

Book description that written by publisher
Since I was registered myself as muslim, this year is going to be my 5th Ramadhan fasting month. I was eager to study as much as I can regarding Islam, however I was stuck at bottleneck that most people won’t tell you the difference between cultural and Islam.

I am fully believed that Islam is the righteous religion, a way of life, ad-Din. Whenever I’m dealing with complication between cultural and Muslim, there are hardly anyone may explain about it regardless of self-esteem customs and community perception. Although Islam principle can be easily adopted by all walk of life, the controversy aroused whenever a “custom made Islamic cultural” being applied on a reverted muslim.
Last year December, I received an email from Must Read publisher, a local publisher that involved in Islam genre. They asked me whether I’m interested to write a book in Malay language. I was hesitated due to my Malay language is merely fit the required writing and speaking standard, still a very long way to go with professional writing. Despite of language matter, another concern is what kind of book should I write? Whether it’s just a personal travelogue or blogging alike article? As most readers realized that my article is focus more on current issue and cultural matter.

Also, lack of experience in writing Malay article into any magazine or book is the bottleneck. I have no idea what should a formal article looks like, also what kind of content may get rid by publisher. After a deep thought about it, I agreed to write a book with Must Read publisher. Since I have to work at daylight, my writing journey is fully launched at nighttime. Dealing with English-Malay language is really challenging me, there are few specific words hardly translated into Malay word, sometimes it need to be described into a long way around just to suit the same meaning. For an example:

Optional = mempunyai lebih daripada satu pilihan

In order to describe this word “Optional” into Malay language, I used more than 3 words to express the same thing. I had a funny thought that just write some English article then translate it into Malay article, it turn out to be my absurd idea. There will be looks like “Google Translate” article that translating words directly without taking care of the whole layout. The whole interpretation is gone without a proper layout in written article.

After finished writing a Malay article, I was asking help from my wife and Malay friends to correct the grammar mistakes. Apparently there were a few “Creative phrases” that is confusing them, thus I had to explain what I wanted to express exactly and rewrite the article. Sometimes I took more than one week to finish a 4 pages article.

Alhamdulillah, my first book ever “Dengan Lafaz Dua Kalimah Syahadah” is going to be published at next month. Although it was planned to release on May, it needs much longer time to furnish the product. Out of coincidence, I embraced Islam back in Ramadhan month while my book will be released on the same holy month. It took me 5 years to achieve my dream, struggling from being blank about Islam until I share my thought about it.

According to my personal survey about reverted Muslim writers, most of them disappeared after their books being published for one or two titles. Very few reverted Muslim still consistent in writing books and most importantly, there are always be readers who interested at their books. Ironically, books growing fast to suit what readers desired to know about. Which mean the awakening of Faith like Tawheed is easily overlooked by most readers, as if being Muslim is fully granted to realize the Greatness of Creator, regardless of certain act or speech that might spoil our Tawheed unconsciously.

Therefore, I choose the different way of writing in my project. Asides my travelogue as a reverted Muslim, I do writes about intermarriage and community perception against reverted Muslim. I’m still uncertain that would my book being best selling or end up as my last writing project, at least I will keep on update my blog and never asking payment from my blog readers (including those annoying advertisement).

Hence I would like to thank everyone who sharing a lot great story with me whether via email or blog comment, also my friends who voluntarily checking my grammar mistakes. As one of my friend who work at publishing company told me that “Writing book won’t make you rich, but sharing your thoughts with public is priceless.”



Keep on writing, inshaAllah.

Best Kept Secret

One of my reverted Muslim friends is going to publish his reversion story at local magazine. Almost every Malay magazine attach along with reverted Muslim stories for inspiration purpose. I gave him an advice that he may tell the reporter anything but not your secret. Especially if the secret involved his family dignity, problematic challenges and dilemma. Also, I advised him to write an email reply instead of face to face interview as for avoid miscommunication happen.
“Why can’t I share my secret like those dilemmas I am facing with, perhaps it might inspire Muslim reader?” He asked
“There are price to pay if you share your secret, I did it while I was revert to Islam few months later.”

Just like his anxiety to spill out every problem he face as a reverted muslim, I did the same back few years ago. Kind of like seeking shelter beneath someone’s advice and compassion, I told a lot of my problems with Muslim colleagues. Embrace Islam is the hardest choice I have ever made in my life, I lost almost all of my friend due to my reversion. As the Chinese community always opposed to whatever Islam preaching towards mankind. I consider myself walk into a lonely journey towards the right path, while others condemn that I’m lost in self deception.

Due to this imbalance prejudice among communities, I started to seek more Muslim friends for myself. As I knew that every Muslims community is just like a large brotherhood regardless of race and background, I tend to build better relationship with every Muslim around me. Just as my family found out that I embraced Islam, the pressure was much higher than I ever have in whole of my life. Every dilemma and problem I went through being kept as a secret inside my heart, and the next thing I did was confess with my Muslim colleagues. Most of them were good listener to my problem and situation, I felt so safe that there were Muslim who willing listen to my situation although none of them gave me any helpful advice. As we all know that being reverted Muslim is the most challenging journey towards Allah SWT, that’s hardly imagine how can be a son or daughter being kicked out without a word from family.

“So it’s true that you were stuck in that dilemma till you take that step?” One of my colleagues came to me. I nodded to her question.

“That’s so funny though, everyone is teasing at you while I met with them at another office. What a hilarious move you have ever made, Ikhwan.” She added.

Well… It’s true that I made an inevitable move to solve my dilemma after back to Islam few months later. I was even informing those Muslim colleagues that I had to choose that move. They were just smiling at me without said a word, at the next moment I found out that my dilemma just became an absurd joke among them who labelled as “Born Muslim”. I was hesitated with what I heard until the next time I visit them, they were coming to me and asked:

“How was your situation back then? Any further news?”

This time I remained silent. I never mean to be a silent person but when there are mistrusted people came to me, my silence become my shelter to protect myself. This incident was so painful that I choose not too close with any Muslim. Live as a lonely reverted Muslim that still didn’t join any social media and blogging for almost two years. I did learn a lesson from my beloved Muslim colleagues to keep my secrets well, just none of anyone business that what kind of life I have. I seek forgiveness from Allah SWT that I was being unsocial with His same faith servants, also encourage myself to read more and more Islamic books to find His eternal guidance.

I started to revise what factor cause me to share my dilemma with Muslim?

Perhaps due to loneliness and rejection of my Chinese community. Whenever every burden and dilemma being kept as a secret, eventually it will be turn out to be self depression. Those negative secret and depression need a way out through confession with someone who willing to listen and trying to understand. In the end, Muslim friends are one of the ways to confess with. I do have a few Muslim friends who helped me a lot in my life, I appreciated them for giving me a helping hand when I needed. Also I do have a few Muslim colleagues who spread exaggerate rumors about myself, they do have the talent to work for mystic magazine with bombastic titles.

“Actually I have a secret that none of the colleagues know about it. I was went through some kind of experience before.”
“What is that secret, Amran?” Amran is one of my aged 30+ Muslim colleagues. He has a cherish smile as always and stay devoted to Islam, I always heard a lot advice regarding living life as Muslim from him. One day he told me that there’re a secret within him.

“What are you talking about? A secret?”
“Well… Where do we have lunch today?” Amran changed the topic.

It was few times that Amran seems like wanted to tell me something, but then the secret remain veiled. Till last year November he transferred to another state, I still don’t know what he was trying to tell. As I went through my own experience, I wasn’t force him to reveal his secret anyway. Amran knows better what will be the outcome if a secret slipped away from our mouth, rumors will be wide spread till every corner of the office. I do impress with his courage not to share too much private matters. While Facebook begging us to share our deepest thought with a few clicks of the keyboard, his Facebook profile isn’t updated much about his life matters except sharing some Islamic quotes.

The Prophet ﷺ (peace be upon him) was reportedly asked: “Which of our companions are best?” He replied: “One whose appearance reminds you of God, and whose speech increases you in knowledge, and whose actions remind you of the hereafter.”

(al-Muhasibi)

While we are working together in organizing activities and attend courses, sometimes Amran do share a few interesting Islamic value that captured my attention. Most colleagues wouldn’t give a care about what I’m working on, but he do advice me a lot when I was a bit confused with certain Islamic protocol. I was so frustrated with Muslim’s attitude but he is the one who changes my perception regards Muslim. As stated hadith above, slowly I realized that basically Muslim can be divided into two types, whether they are bluffing around for nothing or remind us about Allah SWT with an advice, or just few knowledgeable sharing. I do like the second type, though there are hard to find them as our companions.

“Best kept secret is inside our prayers and supplicant towards Allah SWT. You should try to confess every problem in your prayer after Sholat, for Him is the All Knowing and Al-Mighty who can solve any of your problems.” Amran said it once to me.

I couldn’t agree more with him. Where is the best alternative place to keep our secret except our God who Most Merciful? Allah SWT never criticize His servants while we are striving towards His straight path, none of the al-Quran verse humiliates reverted Muslim and also anyone who come back to Islam willingly. On the other hand, most servants of Allah SWT tend to make mistake and twisting fact into rumors along with their nafs. Since reverted Muslim situation is very complicated and troublesome, Allah SWT do reward us of every difficulty we face instead of teasing us.

“And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein.”

(Surat Qāf (The Letter "Qaf") 50:16 )

Instead of begging advice from judgmental human beings, I turn to Allah SWT and confess every secret I have in my life. Every dilemma and hardship in striving towards the straight path as Chinese Muslim isn’t understandable by most people, however Allah SWT does know the situation more than anyone. I seek for and only His forgiveness and advice from al-Quran, looking for good example from our prophet’s Sunnah. For now it’s doesn’t matter if the whole world misunderstood me as long as I am striving on the right path towards Islam, Allah SWT knows best.





At the moment I finished this blogpost, Amran just back from Umrah trip last week. I do admire his ambitious will to achieve Umrah at young ages. May Allah SWT bless his ibadah and sincerity in his pilgrimage to Mecca. Ameen.




Best Kept Secret is inside our prayers. 

MR. Red Hat's Collection

If you ever wonder why I call my friend Ah Hong as “Mr Red Hat”, in fact he does have whole lots of hats! Everyone has their own hobby in collecting special item like coins, stamps, key chain and so on… So I would like to present his collections, please share your thought about it!

Kindly click "Read more" to view photo gallery.














p.s. Mr. Red Hat isn't part of communist, he just admire with beauty of this hat. 

Free Books : A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam (Mandarin)

伊斯兰简明指南
I am posting books "A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam" to anyone who needed. This is printed in Chinese language. Very suitable for non muslim to have a brief introduction about Islam along with science statement and al-Quran verse.

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