Category Archives: Memoir Eng

Chapter 20: Halaqah at Nabawi Mosque

بَابُ نُزُولِ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ حَاكِمًا بِشرِيعَةِ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، لَيُوشِكَنَّ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ فِيكُمْ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ صَلَّى اللهُ […]

Chapter 18: First Experience of Being Classmates with Arabs

From Jeddah, they board yet another aeroplane headed to Medina happily. The blessed land of which previously just read in books and watched through the television, the stories heard from one’s grandparents and relatives who had visited the city when they were performing hajj and umrah. The 55 minutes journey there was quite monotonous since […]

Chapter 17: SZB – JED

Zul read and reread each line of the fax sent from the Islamic University of Medina that he had just received from Ustaz Haji Ambak Ismail, former SMAASZA’s headmaster and a member of Jemaah Nazir Negeri Terengganu. “Alhamdulillah, congratulations, Zul, Zaini, Shohor Bani, Rudaini, Hanafi. Five students from Tranung are chosen to enrol into Islamic […]

Chapter 16: Islamic University of Medina Enrollment Interview

After the Thanawi examinations are over, hence, it also concludes the school years for Zul in SMAASZA. How did he do? Alhamdulillah, he and several of his friends successfully obtained Mumtaz just as predicted by their teachers. All of it was thanks to his effort, his parent’s supplication as well as his teachers’ hard work […]

Chapter 15: Peaceful Demonstration in SMAASZA

The custom of giving tazkirah during recess or when there is a teacher’s absence continues till Year 4 Thanawi. The veil hung to separate the male and female students will be pulled back during these brief sermons. The male and female students aren’t supposed to look at each other. Discussion between male and female students […]

Chapter 11: The Story of a Kampung Kekura Boy in Front of Syeikhul Azhar

“Are you sure about getting a motorcycle? It’s dangerous, you know how many accidents are reported since you watch the news right?” Ustaz Mad asked Zul, uncertain about buying a motorcycle for his son. Who wouldn’t be? He’s worried about his son’s safety, who is still just a teenager. “Insya-Allah, I’ll drive my motorcycle carefully […]