The Letter from Al-Azhar
Uncategorized April 15th, 2009
“Congratulations, you have been offered a place at the University of Al-Azhar …”
I read along those lines once, and then twice. I cannot believe it. I felt happy. Is this for real? An offer letter from Al-Azhar? You got to be kidding me! I looked left and then right, there were people around but all I remember seeing is Aizat, Aizudin and, err … I can’t remember, it was all blurry.
Then … poof!!
“Laa … mimpi!”
After several hours of driving last Saturday, my body had finally gave in to rest as early as 10pm. That day, I drove to Johor and brought my wife along to attend Aizudin and Nabilah’s walimah. This could be the reason why Din was in the dream
Plus, Aizat and Ana were there also. So, that explains two thirds of the dream. But what of Al-Azhar – where does that fit in? According to sources that I cannot verify its authenticity, dreams are sometimes inspired by our innermost desires. True or not, Al-Azhar was never in my list. Considering the degree that I hold, I’m already out of tangent for any path to Al-Azhar
However, I might have a better explanation. Since I’m already too overwhelmed to enroll for Master’s degree, the dream might have evicted in a too-good-to-be-true fashion (Boy, when did I become such a good dream interpreter!). I have already received offers from several universities but the one thing I need to work on now is to acquire scholarships. If you guys know of any, do leave me a line … thanks!
Aizat & Ana
Life, Malay Blog November 23rd, 2008
“Faheem, saya ada satu rahsia … jangan bagitahu orang lain tau,” luah Aizat tiba-tiba.
Hairan lihat kerenah sahabat saya nih … apa hajat tiba-tiba nak beritahu rahsia. Waktu malam dah lewat. Tapi mukanya memang berseri … mata bersinar-sinar (kalah mata dalam cerita anime … hehe).
Saya mengangguk ingin tahu lalu menjawab: “OK Aizat … apa rahsianya?”
“Hurm … saya ada minat kat sorang perempuan nih … Faheem kenal kot … nama dia Ana,” kata Aizat.
Ana? Hati saya berbisik. Macam pernah dengar nama tu … tapi, di mana ya? Hehe … tapi malam tu tak dapat nak recall. Al-maklumlah, memang jenis payah nak ingat nama orang, tambah pulak kalau perempuan.
“Erm … Ana? Apa nama penuh dia?”
“Dia sekelas dengan Faheem … nama dia Farhaana bt Mohd Fadzil.” Wah .. hafal dah namanya!
“Erm …” (serius … tak boleh nak recall)
“…. mungkin kalau saya tengok rupa kenal kot. Apa yang Aizat suka pasal dia?”
Tersenyum Aizat. Nampaknya sahabatku nih dah dilamun cinta … sungguh … tak pernah lihat rupanya begini!
“Suka tengok muka dia … selalu senyum … suka dengar dia ketawa …”
Hehe .. itu cerita lama. Kini, mereka telah pun selamat diijab kabulkan. Tahniah buat Aizat dan Ana. Doa saya dan isteri mudah-mudahan kalian beroleh kebahagiaan berpanjangan hingga ke syurga. Moga Allah menghimpunkan segala kebaikan ke dalam rumah tangga. Semoga dikurniakan zuriat yang soleh dan solehah. Amin.
Berikut gambar semasa akad nikah dan kenduri Aizat & Ana (paparan slideshow di bawah disertai lagu nasyid). Video pun ada (format .3gp, download dan install Realplayer versi terkini), klik di sini. Maaf sangat-sangat, saiz screen memang kecil dan kurang memuaskan.




