::Broke The Easter Break::

assalamualaikum...salam satu ummah! easter break is not really mean that i have been given a full time to sleep, eating in front of my lappy watching movie or tour around city centre every single minute even though theres 'SALE' everywhere.

EASTER BREAK = ASSIGNMENT + PORTFOLIO

last week, i went to uni with fizah, erin and aqilah. its quite weird to find uni in 'PEACE' without its so-called 'inhabitants' going here and there. its holiday, though. were doing our assignment for SLA. we need to record two different conversation between native speaker (NS) and non-native speaker (NNS) and the second one between NS and NS. the NS needs to describe a picture to NS and NNS separately. we just want to find the features of foreigner talk and the difference structures that has been used by NS to NS and NS to NNS in explaining something. its quite hard actually to find the people that willing to help us.

alhamdulillah, we managed to find one and guess what? they are Christians (not yet Muslim) from chaiplancy! they were really kinda helpful. this reminds me about Sirah Rasulullah S.A.W where a not yet Muslim person (i prefer to call like this instead of non-muslim), Abdullah bin Uraiqat, who helped Rasulullah S.A.W during 'hijrah'. ya who knows, at the end they will get the 'hidayah' rite? Allah is All-Knowing. Back to sirah, it tells us that many not yet Muslims gave shelter to and protected the Prophet and did not betray him, even when a majority of them were baying for his blood. Who can forget Abu Talib, Mut’am bin Adi, Abdullah bin Uraiqat, Suraqa, etc.? The Qur’an says,

“Among the People of the Book are some who, if entrusted with a hoard of gold, will (readily) pay it back.” (3:75)

“Among them are some who have faith.” (3:110)

“Not all of them are alike.” (3:113)

therefore, back in my country, Malaysia, its quite similar as the contacts are not just at the people-to-people, through individuals, groups, and non-governmental organisations. but also at the government-to-government level too. taking Pakatan Rakyat as an example, all the main leaders from different parties are from different religions but still they can live side by side and share common problems and have perforce to solve them through mutual cooperation and mutual understanding. indeed, Allah says in Surah Al-Hujurat, verse 13:

"O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things)."

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before we went back, we went to the bookshop. theres a lot of books that really 'caught' my eyes. but looking at the price, i thought that its better if I just survey at Amazon or Bookdepository first. thinking of getting the affordable one. and just wanna share the pic that I took there. some editing...here and there...=)

READ! YOU WILL CONQUER THE WORLD!

Wallahualam..