A SCHOLAR IN CHINA
A Muslim scholar (Sheikh) was on a visit to China to give a series of lectures to the local Muslim community. One day, he was scheduled to give a lecture at a local hall and was about to take a taxi along with his companions to that location.
They got into the taxi and the Sheikh asked about how long it would take to get to the lecture hall. The taxi driver, through the translator, answered "Two hours."
The Sheikh immediately turned to his companions and said: "well, we can't sit in this taxi with the driver for two hours and not tell him about our religion. If we did that then we would be no different than any other non-Muslim or kaffir who uses this taxi. We are the people that Allah (SWT) chose to carry His message and honoured us to be Muslims. It is our duty to tell this person about Islam."
However, the driver was a native Chinese and didn't have a common language with the Sheikh. They had to communicate through a translator.
The Sheikh said to the translator: "Ask the man if he believes in any religion?"
Driver: "No, I don't believe in religion. I just get up in the morning, go to work and earn money. At the end of the day, I collect my money, go buy some food and drink for my family. What do I need religion for?"
Sheikh: "Ask this man if he has ever heard anything about Islam."
Driver: "Not much. I've seen a tape once and showed Muslims as violent people. I don't know much else."
Sheikh: "Ask him about computers. What does he think of computer?"
Driver: "I think the computer is an excellent invention. It is very useful and very sophisticated."
Sheikh: "Does he think that the computer could have invented itself or does he think that a human being invented it?"
Driver: "A human invented it, of course. It is not capable of inventing itself."
Sheikh: "Which one is more complicated the computer or the human being?"
Driver: "The human being is more complicated, of course."
Sheikh: "O.K., if the computer must have been invented by a human being, then it follows that a human being (which is more complicated) must also have a creator."
Driver: "O.K."
Sheikh: "In Islam, we believe that Allah is the creator of human beings and all other beings. Fine, now let's move on. Assume that you have never seen a computer before and never heard of it. If I brought a computer to you and gave it to you. Would you know what to do with it? Would you be able to use to its full potential?"
Driver: "No, I wouldn't."
Sheikh: "Now, if I gave you a manual for the computer, then you will be able to better use it? Correct?"
Driver: "Correct!"
Sheikh: "In Islam, we view Quran as the manual used by human beings to manage their lives. Without this manual, they will ruin themselves! Now, if this inventor of the computer assembled the machine and printed the manual, what would be the next step? He would need to train some engineers and others on how to spread the message about this machine. These people would, in turn, train others and others until everyone knows about the machine. In the example of Allah and Quran, the prophets of Allah play the role of the engineers. They learn the message and teach it to others so that the message will spread. Prophet Muhammad (saw) is the final messanger of Allah and he was ordered to take the message to all human beings."
By this time, the trip was coming to an end and they almost reached the lecture hall. But the Sheikh can see that there were tears coming out of the driver's eyes. The words of the Sheikh was having a significant effect on this driver.
Driver: "These ideas are very interesting to me. Do you mind spending 15 more minutes with me to tell me about this religion?"
The Sheikh agreed to spend those few minutes with this person and did. The man asked many questions and seemed genuine in his desire to learn more about this religion. At the end of these few minutes, the driver said: "I want to join this religion of yours. How do I do that?"
He was told that all he needs to do is say: "I bear witness that there is no God but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad (saw) is his servant and messenger."
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Clinical Placement
Day 3 - 12/09/07
Well it has been several days since clinical is over, for the year, yes!! I'm trying to recollect my memory from last Wednesday.
As the week progressed I got more restless because I wanted the week to end so bad! I was sick of Liverpool Hospital and just get home. Wednesday was good, although I didn't see my friend on the ward; turned out she had 2 days off. Alhamdulillah I got teamed up with a somalian nurse, who is also Muslim. She was really good at her duties and didn't ignore me through the shift like some a**hole nurses do. The thing I remember vividly about Wednesday was the VERY FREQUENT trips to the pharmacy for our patients' medicine. I didn't mind it after that because I got to sit down for at least 10 minutes, which was the thought always on my mind.
Day 4 - 13/09/07 (Ramadhan Day 1)
Ramadhan has finally arrived; I was gonna miss the cafeteria food at the hospital; which wasn't all bad. This was my first time working in the ward while fasting. Alhamdulillah I did pretty good and didn't passout or anything of the sort. But it is VERY tiring. My hubby started his shift @ 12noon which was awesome, so he could take Abdurrahman to my mum's place for her to look after him. But the thing was I forgot to take out Abs' car seat to put it in Robbie's car >_<. At around 11am on my morning break I saw 2 missed calls from Robz and I called him back to apologize for not taking out the car seat; seriously, I was half asleep when I left for clinical that morning.
Day 5 - 14/09/07 (Ramadhan Day 2)
This was the final day of clinical for the year! yay! Afterwards, we've got two weeks off uni and then we come back for the final 5 weeks left. Some other people have clinical starting tomorrow after a good week off - those poor buggas! To sum it all up; alhamdulillah the facilitator gave me a satisfactory mark although she wasn't really good as our faclititator - i've had better and more enthusiastic. I hope I never see her again. Seriously, if I ever get her as a facilitator again, by Allah I will swap with someone else. That's how crap she was.
Ramadhan Day 3 - 15/09/07
I love Ramadhan!! Why? Because I don't have to cook until 5pm!! WoooHOoOoOOoOOoo!! I'm really loving it 'cuz then I can just focus on getting the other stuff done or start on my assignments. The whole day we went around looking for a Gazebo because the one in the backyard has been torned down by the strong wind. We came back with nothing.
Ramadhan Day 4 - today
Guess what. I can't pray or fast for the next 5-6 days >:(. I hate when that happens. But on the bright side it'll mean that I can fast on the last 10 days of Ramadhan, which will be an important time for this month. I haven't had the chance to fast in the last 10 days of Ramadhan for the past 3 years because my periods always come at that time. And finally, inshallah i'll have the chance now!
Today I was supposed to head to my parents' house in the morning but Robbie's got the sunday off work so we're heading up there around 11.00-ish and have Iftar at my aunty's house. It won't feel like an Iftar to me because i'm not fasting. Some of you my think it's a good thing that i'm not fasting, but for us it's a feeling like we're missing out on something grand.
How was that for a recollection of memory? That'll all folks!
~Peace.
Well it has been several days since clinical is over, for the year, yes!! I'm trying to recollect my memory from last Wednesday.
As the week progressed I got more restless because I wanted the week to end so bad! I was sick of Liverpool Hospital and just get home. Wednesday was good, although I didn't see my friend on the ward; turned out she had 2 days off. Alhamdulillah I got teamed up with a somalian nurse, who is also Muslim. She was really good at her duties and didn't ignore me through the shift like some a**hole nurses do. The thing I remember vividly about Wednesday was the VERY FREQUENT trips to the pharmacy for our patients' medicine. I didn't mind it after that because I got to sit down for at least 10 minutes, which was the thought always on my mind.
Day 4 - 13/09/07 (Ramadhan Day 1)
Ramadhan has finally arrived; I was gonna miss the cafeteria food at the hospital; which wasn't all bad. This was my first time working in the ward while fasting. Alhamdulillah I did pretty good and didn't passout or anything of the sort. But it is VERY tiring. My hubby started his shift @ 12noon which was awesome, so he could take Abdurrahman to my mum's place for her to look after him. But the thing was I forgot to take out Abs' car seat to put it in Robbie's car >_<. At around 11am on my morning break I saw 2 missed calls from Robz and I called him back to apologize for not taking out the car seat; seriously, I was half asleep when I left for clinical that morning.
Day 5 - 14/09/07 (Ramadhan Day 2)
This was the final day of clinical for the year! yay! Afterwards, we've got two weeks off uni and then we come back for the final 5 weeks left. Some other people have clinical starting tomorrow after a good week off - those poor buggas! To sum it all up; alhamdulillah the facilitator gave me a satisfactory mark although she wasn't really good as our faclititator - i've had better and more enthusiastic. I hope I never see her again. Seriously, if I ever get her as a facilitator again, by Allah I will swap with someone else. That's how crap she was.
Ramadhan Day 3 - 15/09/07
I love Ramadhan!! Why? Because I don't have to cook until 5pm!! WoooHOoOoOOoOOoo!! I'm really loving it 'cuz then I can just focus on getting the other stuff done or start on my assignments. The whole day we went around looking for a Gazebo because the one in the backyard has been torned down by the strong wind. We came back with nothing.
Ramadhan Day 4 - today
Guess what. I can't pray or fast for the next 5-6 days >:(. I hate when that happens. But on the bright side it'll mean that I can fast on the last 10 days of Ramadhan, which will be an important time for this month. I haven't had the chance to fast in the last 10 days of Ramadhan for the past 3 years because my periods always come at that time. And finally, inshallah i'll have the chance now!
Today I was supposed to head to my parents' house in the morning but Robbie's got the sunday off work so we're heading up there around 11.00-ish and have Iftar at my aunty's house. It won't feel like an Iftar to me because i'm not fasting. Some of you my think it's a good thing that i'm not fasting, but for us it's a feeling like we're missing out on something grand.
How was that for a recollection of memory? That'll all folks!
~Peace.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Clinical Placement Week.
Day 1: 10/09/07
Another week of clinical, only this time I wasn't looking forward to it. The group i'm in, we've got a crap facilitator - well, she's better than nothing. Not challenging enough i'd say. But other than that the first day was good, alhamdulillah!
Oh, I got placed in Liverpool this time - last time I SWAPPED to Liverpool from Sutherland. On Monday, there were just 3 of us girls placed in 1 West; it's a general medical-surgical ward, they have almost everything. Each 3 of us were teamed up with a nurse, or two. And subhanallah, I saw my friend, who started the nursing course with me at the same time, working in the same ward; and yep, you guessed it! I teamed up with her. It kind of felt wierd in a way because we were once on the same level and now she's an RN (Registered Nurse) and i'm STILL a student.
The skills I did on Monday were of the ordinary; which are showering patients, making beds, doing observation rounds, medications.
Day 2: 11/09/07
I was a wee bit late today, because i'd normally like to arrive 15 minutes before 7am or at least 10 minutes before to familiarise myself with the patients' medications and know what they're for when I give them. It bugs me so much when i'm late to something. I'm the sort of person who likes to punctual and not hold everything or everyone up. But as it always happens, you're gonna be late to at least one event in your life.
I did a foot ulcer dressing on both heels of the feet today. It looks like THIS PICTURE except on the heels. Yeh pretty common for diabetics. There's alot of patients in the ward with Chronic Renal Failure (CRF).
There's a lady with a really bad fungal infection on her leg; the smell of it stinks up half of the ward to the point where a fan is used to keep the smell away, but you can still smell it! Apparently she's had maggot therapy on that leg *shivers*
Ok, let's see what tomorrow brings.
~Peace.
Another week of clinical, only this time I wasn't looking forward to it. The group i'm in, we've got a crap facilitator - well, she's better than nothing. Not challenging enough i'd say. But other than that the first day was good, alhamdulillah!
Oh, I got placed in Liverpool this time - last time I SWAPPED to Liverpool from Sutherland. On Monday, there were just 3 of us girls placed in 1 West; it's a general medical-surgical ward, they have almost everything. Each 3 of us were teamed up with a nurse, or two. And subhanallah, I saw my friend, who started the nursing course with me at the same time, working in the same ward; and yep, you guessed it! I teamed up with her. It kind of felt wierd in a way because we were once on the same level and now she's an RN (Registered Nurse) and i'm STILL a student.
The skills I did on Monday were of the ordinary; which are showering patients, making beds, doing observation rounds, medications.
Day 2: 11/09/07
I was a wee bit late today, because i'd normally like to arrive 15 minutes before 7am or at least 10 minutes before to familiarise myself with the patients' medications and know what they're for when I give them. It bugs me so much when i'm late to something. I'm the sort of person who likes to punctual and not hold everything or everyone up. But as it always happens, you're gonna be late to at least one event in your life.
I did a foot ulcer dressing on both heels of the feet today. It looks like THIS PICTURE except on the heels. Yeh pretty common for diabetics. There's alot of patients in the ward with Chronic Renal Failure (CRF).
There's a lady with a really bad fungal infection on her leg; the smell of it stinks up half of the ward to the point where a fan is used to keep the smell away, but you can still smell it! Apparently she's had maggot therapy on that leg *shivers*
Ok, let's see what tomorrow brings.
~Peace.
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