"The heart is like a bird.
Love is its head, and its two wings are hope and fear."
Ibn al-Qayyim, Madârij al-Sâlikîn
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
01:07
dearest alma mater
it's 1am and i'm looking thru pics that hold many nostalgia of my youthful vigour. facebook can really live up to its promise to get people stay in touch. caught up with my ex- madrasah mates and asatizahs whom used to watch me grow n it brought back a gush of flashbacks. my old frens and teachers from my alma mater- madrasah al- irsyad has really left a big map of memories in my life.
what i miss most abt it is just being there in that place. i can't really describe the feeling but it was a sort of environment where i felt protected. or maybe 'holy' like when u know u will always be safe in His hands. i was there for more than 10 years and has grown deeper attachment to my frens and teachere there. it's like a second home. many knowledge, ukhrawi as well as duniawi, was gained through wonderful asatizahs that went beyond their means out of Ikhsan and Ikhlas. i wouldn't trade them for anyone else.
when i ventured out after my graduation, the realisation that i was finally on my own became quite uncertain as i was starting to be exposed to many things around. sometimes i forget, and then started to stray from what i have once learnt. i guess worldly influence can take charge once i slip up. alhamdulillah, the ilmu i have gained helps to get me back on track. it's realy sad to see some of my frens have not managed to see the light again but i'm sure they would have understood what was learnt. People just forget.
i do miss it. everything there is to it though we had not have much then with a hole in the class ceiling, broken toilets, dull painted walls etc. but it made it even more sweeter a journey that i consider myself lucky to have been blessed with. Without it, i wouldn't be who i am now.
Thank you Allah for choosing me to be one of them in the madarasah. They say we got the best of both worlds. i couldn't agree more.