With the theme of “the more the merrier, united we stand”, IMSAK abbreviation of Ikatan Mahasiswa Sarawak (
http://imsakmesir.blogspot.com) or Sarawak Uni-Student Association in Egypt had recently organized their 2 days and 1 night Annual Family Day at their Hostel located at El Haiyu El Ashar or District 10, Nasr City, Cairo. The two days auspicious event was filled with various categories of activities. The spiritual enhancement program, i.e. the Fajr (dusk) talk, the Maghrib (dawn) talk, and the Qiyammulail or literally means wake up during the two-third of the night for prayer, etc. Unfortunately, I managed attending the Maghrib talk by one of the third year Al-Azhar student from Terengganu. He was talking about the importance of following the Sunnah or the way of the Prophet Muhammad saw (peace be upon him) and the essentiality to respect his way of life in case we are not able to apply it. Indeed a compelling talk had refreshed and reminded us about our journey as the servant of Allah swt. Another category was the physical program that had provided the members to build their physique through activities such as, futsal, volleyball, the giant leg, the musical chair, the ‘cock’ fighting, table tennis, and the ‘water bomb’. The last part was the mental challenging session - quiz with obstacle and sign-language quiz. All categories of activities were professionally organized by these 1st and 2nd year students and it was awesome.
After the long day physical activities, the brief menu; fried Bi-hun, Egg salad, Curry Puff, Batik cake, and the BBQ chickens (that were marinated overnight) energized all of us. All these were home made.
The members of IMSAK and all Sarawakian family in Egypt were pampered and treated by the decent BBQ party at their hostel – Asrama Kenyalang roof top. During the BBQ, members were encouraged to give a brief speech and there were session called ‘ukhuwah’ or exchange of gift (EOG). The EOG was fun!
During the BBQ, I was invited to give a 5 minutes pep talk. I took the opportunity with honor emphasizing on the importance of investing sincerely our efforts and time to achieve the true success. Irrespective of who we are, what we want to be, and where we come from, we must work together as build our strength to enhance our Iman or faith that will smoothen our journey thereafter. I told them, “’A’ is important, but ‘A’ is the consequent of something. Hence, the ‘something’ is much more important than the ‘A’ itself. The fact is, ‘A’ is Allah swt’s prerogative”. I reminded them that, “there are about 25% Muslim in Sarawak, and thus, it is our responsibility to bring the remaining 75% to the path of Allah swt. Statically, there are merely 34 Sarawakian pursuing their studies mainly in the Medical and Religious discipline. 25% of the Muslim population in Sarawak is expecting from 34 of you to brighten their life later. Quite a tough and challenging responsibility though”. I further shared them my perception about success, “A doctor (who study about human body and its related knowledge) will not live forever and those who study the Islamic religious importance is not guaranteed heaven; the indescribable and unthinkable Jannah – the Heaven of Allah swt is for those who had possessed the true sense of Iman”.
Jannah, the niece of Nana's good friend - Uteh is the first year student of the Al-Azhar University. She is very friendly and supportive. Her brother, Azman is also studying in the same university. All the best to both of them.
Our great assets, 'Afi, Muhammad Asri, Muhammad Afiq and Afiqah with their natural pose.
Muhammad Aiman, me and the rest of the IMSAK members (boy) after the 'Exchange of Gift' program. Good job dude. Keep it up!
Nana, Afiqah and the IMSAK (girl) members. By the way, there were around 14 Sarawakian female students here in Egypt. Kudos to all the IMSAK members and strive hard for our future generation.
With the theme of “the more the merrier, united we stand”, IMSAK abbreviation of Ikatan Mahasiswa Sarawak (http://imsakmesir.blogspot.com) or Sarawak Uni-Student Association in Egypt had recently organized their 2 days and 1 night Annual Family Day at their Hostel located at El Haiyu El Ashar or District 10, Nasr City, Cairo. The two days auspicious event was filled with various categories of activities. The spiritual enhancement program, i.e. the Fajr (dusk) talk, the Maghrib (dawn) talk, and the Qiyammulail or literally means wake up during the two-third of the night for prayer, etc. Unfortunately, I managed attending the Maghrib talk by one of the third year Al-Azhar student from Terengganu. He was talking about the importance of following the Sunnah or the way of the Prophet Muhammad saw (peace be upon him) and the essentiality to respect his way of life in case we are not able to apply it. Indeed a compelling talk had refreshed and reminded us about our journey as the servant of Allah swt. Another category was the physical program that had provided the members to build their physique through activities such as, futsal, volleyball, the giant leg, the musical chair, the ‘cock’ fighting, table tennis, and the ‘water bomb’. The last part was the mental challenging session - quiz with obstacle and sign-language quiz. All categories of activities were professionally organized by these 1st and 2nd year students and it was awesome.
After the long day physical activities, the brief menu; fried Bi-hun, Egg salad, Curry Puff, Batik cake, and the BBQ chickens (that were marinated overnight) energized all of us. All these were home made.
The members of IMSAK and all Sarawakian family in Egypt were pampered and treated by the decent BBQ party at their hostel – Asrama Kenyalang roof top. During the BBQ, members were encouraged to give a brief speech and there were session called ‘ukhuwah’ or exchange of gift (EOG). The EOG was fun!
During the BBQ, I was invited to give a 5 minutes pep talk. I took the opportunity with honor emphasizing on the importance of investing sincerely our efforts and time to achieve the true success. Irrespective of who we are, what we want to be, and where we come from, we must work together as build our strength to enhance our Iman or faith that will smoothen our journey thereafter. I told them, “’A’ is important, but ‘A’ is the consequent of something. Hence, the ‘something’ is much more important than the ‘A’ itself. The fact is, ‘A’ is Allah swt’s prerogative”. I reminded them that, “there are about 25% Muslim in Sarawak, and thus, it is our responsibility to bring the remaining 75% to the path of Allah swt. Statically, there are merely 34 Sarawakian pursuing their studies mainly in the Medical and Religious discipline. 25% of the Muslim population in Sarawak is expecting from 34 of you to brighten their life later. Quite a tough and challenging responsibility though”. I further shared them my perception about success, “A doctor (who study about human body and its related knowledge) will not live forever and those who study the Islamic religious importance is not guaranteed heaven; the indescribable and unthinkable Jannah – the Heaven of Allah swt is for those who had possessed the true sense of Iman”.
Jannah, the niece of Nana's good friend - Uteh is the first year student of the Al-Azhar University. She is very friendly and supportive. Her brother, Azman is also studying in the same university. All the best to both of them.
Our great assets, 'Afi, Muhammad Asri, Muhammad Afiq and Afiqah with their natural pose.
Muhammad Aiman, me and the rest of the IMSAK members (boy) after the 'Exchange of Gift' program. Good job dude. Keep it up!
Nana, Afiqah and the IMSAK (girl) members. By the way, there were around 14 Sarawakian female students here in Egypt. Kudos to all the IMSAK members and strive hard for our future generation.
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