Pure Charity

The parable of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah, is that of a grain that sprouts into seven ears, each bearing one hundred grains.

Allah gives manifold increase to whom he wishes. He wishes. Allah has boundless knowledge. Those who spend their wealth in the cause of Allah and do not follow their charity with reminders of their generosity or injure the feeling of the recipient shall get their reward from their Rabb; they shall have nothing to fear or to grieve.

Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury.

Allah is Self-sufficient, Forbearing.

~Al-Baqarah, 2: 261-263~

The One

“The One remains, the many change and pass,
Heaven’s light for ever shines, earth‘s shadow fly.
Life, like a dome of many colored glass,
Stains the white radiance of Eternity,
Until death crushes it to fragments”

~Shelly~

Living Creatively

Living creatively means being sensitive to seeds of dissatisfaction, and willing to nurture with patient interest and attention

~Guy Claxton & Bill Lucas, The Creative Thinking Plan~

Mechanism of Understanding

Every understanding requires pre-understanding. The understanding develop by extracting the meaning from society. It is what we call as 'structural meaning' or 'meaning system'. Family is the starting point of 'structural meaning'. Everyone might have same 'structural meaning', but not identical. The meaning is various, based on our 'situated' in society. To understand better, we must have flexible 'structural meaning'. If the structural meaning is rigid, we cannot get better understanding.

~Yedullah Kazmi~

*notes on Avanced History and Philosophy of Islamic Education, Dr. Yedullah Kazmi, UIAM

Precious Moment

Being a student is one of the most precious moment in our life.

Good Health Habits

A dramatic illustration of the importance of good health habits in maintaining good health is provided by a classic study of people leaving in Alameda County, California, conducted by Belloc and Breslow (1972). These scientists began by defining seven important good health habits:

• Sleeping 7-8 hours night


• Not smoking


• Eating breakfast each day


• Having no more than once or two alcoholic drinks each day


• Getting regular exercise


• Not eating between meals


• being no more than 10% overweight

~ Shelly E. Taylor~

*Taylor, S. E. 2003. Health psychology, fifth edition, Boston: McGraw Hill

Positive Thinking

When people start talking about you, they care about you.

But, when people stop talking about you, they might be boredom or frustrated with you.

Ten Basic Principles of Good Parenting

1. What you do matters

2. You cannot be too loving

3. Be involved in your child's life

4. Adapt your parenting to fit your child

5. Establish rules and set limits

6. Help foster your child's independence

7. Be consistent

8. Avoid harsh discipline

9. Explain your rules and decisions

10.Treat your child with respect

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~Laurence Steinberg~

Refference:

Steinberg, L. 2004. The basic principles of good parenting. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks

Good Word

Do you not see how Allah gave the example of comparing a good word with a good tree, whose roots are firm and its branches are in the sky? It yields its fruits in every season by Allah's leave. Allah cites these examples for men so they may learn lesson from them. But the example of an evil word is that of an evil tree which is torn out from the earth and has no stability...

~ Surah Ibrahim, 24-27 ~

*Al-Qura'an, 1997. English Translation of the Meaning of Al-Qur'an: The Guidance for Mankind, Translated by Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Mallik, Texas: The Institute of Islamic Knowledge

Mother vs Children

Mothers are considered as the primary caregivers and thus one of the most influential persons in the life of their children either in this life and the hereafter. Mothers determine the happiness of their children. Every single step that mothers take to educate and raise their children contribute to the well-being of their children.

~Siti Aishah Hassan et. Al, 2005~

*Refference:

Siti Aishah Hassan, Abdullah Seif Abdullah, Hasan Langgulung & Noriah Ishak, 2005. Fostering mother-child relationship via creator-creature relationship: A structural equation modelling analysis, Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, (19), p69-82.

Diploma Syndrome

"Today, our universities is only teach career. For example, if a student learns to become engineer, he will not be taught the broader function of education and the aim of becoming an engineer. These students should be educated to think intellectually the purpose of becoming an engineer, how should he contribute as a good citizen, and how could he help the nation in uplifting the quality of life."

~Prof. Syed Husein Alatas~

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*Syed Husein Alatas in Mohamad Zahir Zainuddin, 2003. Empowering education in Malaysia: Continuing the tradition of excellence, Malaysian journal of social policy and society, (3) p136