wowh.. It’s been half a month since i last update my blog.. Been very busy with everything.. studies, events, work.. Some say that I should cut some events & work so that I don’t feel too tired.. But to me, as I gauge myself.. I figure that with more work to be done, I began to study more.. I even study & eat at a restaurant by myself today after meeting with Mr Fabian from FST Training (my future employer! ^_^), I have the will-power to think I’m not tired when I’m actually tired, I plan better on what to do next day so that I manage to get everything done.. Maybe I’m not as good as other people in managing time.. but i’m still learning to develop all the good habits so that I can be a better person each and every day. =)

     Anyhows, enough of my personal life. Let’s keep it for another entry. =p For today, we will focus on the continuation of my previous post, which is the remaining two temperaments described in the book “Personality Plus: How to Understand Others by Understanding Yourself” written by Florence Littauer. The temperaments that I will briefly describe today are Powerful Choleric and Peaceful Phlegmatic.

     Powerful cholerics are born leaders. They usually are strong-willed, always make decisions and want to be in charge of everything that they are involved into. They also have compulsive need for change. They will change whatever they see out of place and correct whatever wrongs are being put upon the helpless. They are also capable of running anything! Put a powerful choleric in an event, club or any organisation, and they definitely will rise to the top with first impressions. =) They are goal oriented, well organised and good at delegating work. Powerful cholerics are also driven by the opposition. Tell them they can’t do anything or something can’t be done, and you can see that they will work on getting the work done. They just love challenges!

     On the other hand, peaceful phlegmatics have a low-key personality. They are easygoing and patient. They are also calm, cool and collected. Where people from other classes of temperaments get mad, anxious, nervous or excited easily, peaceful phlegmatics just seems cool.. They are usually not in the extreme of any feelings, so don’t blame them if they can’t be as excited as you are! Peaceful phlegmatics also are easily reconciled to life and has administrative ability. They are able to mediate problems and are easy to get along with. But the best thing of being peaceful phlegmatics are that they have many friends and are good listeners! So if you have any problem, you can always trust on a peaceful phlegmatic to listen to each and every word you want to say.. =)

     So now I have complete in briefly explaining about four of the temperaments classified in this book. It is highly recommanded for all of you to buy this book to know which of the temperaments you actually belong to so that you can better understand yourself, as well as understanding others. Florence Littauer has explained everything in a very simplified manner and full of examples… You can just relate it to your everyday life and everyone around you! So let us all read the book~ ^_^

     It’s been a long time since i last wrote. Been busy with classes, tutorials, assignments, meetings, events works and part-time job searching.. Even now am suppose to study for my Chinese for Communication & Culture quiz next week, but am taking a break to share with you guys about a book that I’m currenly reading (this book is interesting enough to urge me into the writing mood again =p)

     The book that I referred to is titled Personality Plus: How to Understand Others by Understanding Yourself , written by Florence Littauer. It is great in the sense that it helps you understand yourself better. It explains why people are so different eventhough brought up in the same environment, why people act the way they do, why some people is okay with something and some are not… But first, you must first complete the personality profile provided in the beginning chapter of the book to know in which temparement(s) you are classified into (mine is Popular Sanguine with a strong Peaceful Phlegmatic) =). Below are some brief explanation of what I understand about the general groups of people (I only explain about 2 out of 4 temperaments.. I don’t have all the time!)

     This book explains that all the people in this world is generally classified into 4 types of personalities (the book referred to it as temperaments). The 1st type is Popular Sanguine. Popular Sanguines have the ability to turn work into fun. They also do not have the best memory (I’m not good at remembering names). They can also be very talkative & story-telling (I always tell EVERYTHING that happens in my life, what i learn, what i see & what i discovered to my dad). They have the desire to be the centre of attention (maybe that’s why i love public speaking & presentations =p). They can be very2 emotional.. They are curious about secrets (gossiping mmg best!). They love to volunteer for jobs, but they might forget that they’ve volunteered. =p But the best part is, they also make friends easily. Throw a Popular Sanguine anywhere, and they can totally make friends with the people around. =)

     The 2nd type of temperament is Perfect Melancholy. Perfect Melancholies are deep, thoughtful & analytical. They are serious, purposeful and genius. They are also talented and creative. They like lists, charts, graphs and figures. They are very conscious about details. You can see Perfect Melancholies as orderly and organised. They are neat and tidy, and they are very perfectionist. They set high standards in everything. They are very economical (that’s why they are always bargaining and very good at it). They have true concern about other people and are sensitive to their needs.

     So, this is a very brief explanation of Popular Sanguine & Perfect Melancholy personalities.. I will update on the Powerful Choleric and Peaceful Phlegmatic (another group of personality which i belong to) in my next posts. =)

   Hmm… baru je update blog 2 hari lepas, terase nak update lagik hari ni. ha ha. menunjukkan betape cepatnye aku bosan bile da dekat2 nak xm nih. haihh… ape2 pun, today, 3rd January 2009, is my parents’ 34th anniversary~ yeyyy! Macih ayah & ibu sebab lahirkan & besarkan kiterang slame ni. ^_^

   Time must have passed very fast for them. Their youngest child is already doing degree in university, my brothers have got married, my sister’s upcoming engagement ceremony, my sis-in-law is pregnant… They must be the happiest people on earth to have get all this gifts from God. I must say that they deserve all these, as they have brought us up to the very best of their ability. Thanks ayah & ibu for everything! sigh.. It makes me miss my family a whole bunch. Can’t wait for my brothers to come back & gather as 1 big family again. =)

   He he. Rase cam da tersimpang sket dari ape sbb utama tulis kat blog nih. =p Actually, what makes me writing again is because of last night’s video screening time meeting tanzim. Rase cam jauhnye beza saye berbanding kanak2 tersebut… lagik2 nadia tu.. mmg feeling abis la de berpidato. I am far from being like her.. Tgk video tu buat saye t’pk jap… Cane kanak2 ni bleyh menghayati ape yg derang bace dan seterusnya mampu meluahkan emosi derang ni balik dalam bentuk pidato yg mampu menyayat hati org? Bile tgk video ni, mmg terkesan dalam hati saye, betape banyaknye dosa yg saye da buat sepanjang hidup saye.. dosa personally ngan Allah mmg tak terkira la.. dosa ngan mak ayah lagi.. dosa ngan kawan2.. dosa ngan diri sendiri… perrgghh.. kire smalam tu nak banding ngan kanak2 tu mmg jauh langit dari bumi la. Terasa sangat2 byk kekurangan berbanding derang…

   Tapi bile lame2 tgk video tu, t’ingat lak zaman2 skola menengah. I was once competing in the same thing yg derang competing.. only different language, and kurang penghayatan. and x de la sampai masuk TV cam derang. =p Come to think of it, saye x penah m’gunakan peluang yg saye ade time skola dulu… Bile time ceramah, asyik borak kat blakang.. Time kelas Al-Quran & Sunnah and kelas Syariah lak tak blaja ngan ikhlas.. blaja sbb perlu blaja je.. Bahasa Arab Tinggi apetah lagik. Esok nye paper SPM BAT, gi study subject lain lak. haihhh…

   Anyhows, back to the competition to, it was one of the few good opportunities that i took during my school years. Itupun asal-usul nye classmates main letak je name jadik wakil kelas utk Syarahan Agama Bahasa Inggeris.. Pastu ngan perasaan penuh blur nye, saye pun wat x kisah je… tau2 menang.. padehal 1st time masuk competition, pastu syarahan pun essay sendiri yg mengarut.. tulis pasal “Water”. ha ha. cane ntah buleh menang time tu. Tapi pastu compete time daerah. Mase tu la baru rase benar2 perasaan pertandingan tu cane.. pastu rasenye saye paling muda kot kat situ.. form 3… yg skola2 lain sume upper form. tapi mmg gile takut la lawan ngan skola sains ngan skola teknik. so rasenye terlampau nervous & mmg x cukup experience kot mase tu… so kalah…

   But anyhows, since that day onwards, saye mmg ske masuk mende2 cani.. saye ske tulis essay2 agama sendiri (before this ske tulis essay2 bese je)… then saye ske cakap balik ape yg saye tulis.. So I ended up masuk again Syarahan Agama Bahasa Inggeris mase form 4, and berjaye kalahkan skola sains… yeyyy~ =D so jadik la wakil daerah ke peringkat negeri… But was nervous time tu sbb 1st time perform depan my parents… so time tu dapat tempat ke-5… =(

   So, bile pk2 balik, compare2 balik experience saye ngan experience dak2 smalam… mmg jauh beza la kot… Saye bersyarah because of my love for competition, because of my love to write what I learn & think and then voice out to people out there, because of my love for bonding up with my teachers & frenz during training sessions, because of new & great friends that I get to meet when I’m competing, and because of great new skills that I learn & develop each time I heard to all these preaching competitions… Alasan2 yg duniawi, don’t u think? =) Sangat2 lain dari what I saw from the kids.. They actually meant what they said… They actually feel what they said.. and more importantly, care derang berpidato lebih kepada niat utk menasihati diri sendiri, menginsafi diri sendiri dan azam diri sendiri utk berubah menjadi lebih baik.. sangat2 menghayati ape yg derang ckp… Semoga 1 hari nanti aku dpt jadik cam derang.. and dikurniakan anak yg menyentuh hati cam derang… amin~ =)

   Enough said for the day, I guess. Have to get back to study. Final is just 3 days ahead. haihh… Doakan saye bleyh menjawab dgn hati yg tenang.. =)

Wassalam.

   2008 comes and 2008 goes… It seems so short of a year.. Nevertheless, there were so many memories that I have had throughout the year. Some were sweet, some were mournful… No matter how happy or sad the experiences were, I am thankful to God for all of it.. Because each day is a lesson to human beings.. It makes us wiser, stronger, and smarter in managing our lives and problems that will come ahead. =)

   Time is still ticking, and just a few hours left to 1st January 2009. A new year for our common calendar… Something that is globally celebrated, something that is generally the initial force to change… Human nature, always want to change for the better. =) People use new year as their reason to change… And that includes me. =p For me, 2009 is the year that I want to reflect back to what had happened in 2008, and make changes in myself so I can be a better version of me in 2009. =)

   Many people believe in making new year’s resolution every year. Many, too, thinks that it’s a waste because most people never even bother to actually make their new year’s resolution into practice. So, should we, or should we not construct ourselves a new year’s resolution? Thus, in this post, I would like to share a chapter of my reading a book written by Jeff Davidson, titled “Advantage Quest Guide to Reaching Your Goals”.

   In his book, Jeff had explained the difference between a wish and a goal. According to him, a wish is a daydream - a fleeting fantasy about how things might be. It might be one time or recurring. It might be within or totally beyond the realms of possibility. The common denominator of all wishes is that they are not attached to a plan of action. I myself always had wishes… I always wish my family could gather together during Hari Raya time.. I always wish I could be a Dean’s List student.. I always wish I could go and work with the Big 4 companies… Every person in this world has wishes.. They are just things that we want.

   So what, then, is a goal? In his book, Jeff had defined goal in a simple 3 words: a desired outcome. “Desired” is something you’re seeking, something you want, and something you’re willing to strive for and lend energy to. “Outcome” means a result. It’s a situation you can describe, an achievement to which you can point, and a feeling that is real and unmistakable. Thus, when you want to set a goal, your goal need to be challenging but reachable, quantifiable, and associated with some timeline.

   So friends, it’s great that all of us has this urge to make new year’s resolution. It shows that we all has the feeling to become a better person each year, which is “fitrah” or a natural sense in a human being. However, it is much2 better if the resolution that we have is quantifiable and associated with some timeline. As for me, my new year resolutions are:

1. To always be there for my family. =)
2. To always keep myself up-to-date with my close friends’ stories, whether they’re near or far.
3. To achieve a CGPA of at least 3.40 by the end of year 2009.
4. To be both physically and mentally fit. ^_^

What’s yours? =)

   Okay… I dunnow why on earth am I spending my time tonight to watch a movie and update my blog… not to mention that I have spent my time watching 1 movie & a gossip girl episode during the afternoon, which was exactly after I have done my CISA2 midterm paper. Oh, the test was fine, so don’t blame it for my another back-to-back movie day. =p

   Anyhows, the movie that I watched tonight is the one that gets to the soft side of me. It’s called “Raise Your Voice”, starring among them are Hilary Duff and Oliver James. It tells about the story of a girl named Terry that has a brother who always support her dreams, and who’d do anything to make her happy. However, after trying to please Terry by taking her out to their favourite band concert, they met with an accident, and Terry lost her brother that exact night. She then lived in the shadows of the accident, afraid of every spotlight that she encountered with, as it reminded her of the unforgettable incident. Thankfully, she has friends and teachers who always support her to move on and pursue her dreams, and in the end, she manage to get out of her trauma. =)

   Somehow, the story reminded me of my family… my parents, my brothers, my sister… All of who have supported me throughout my 21 years of life. I remember that back in school days, from kindergarten to high school years, my parents were always there to support me during my big days… They were there to remind me to smile in my performances during kindergarten, they took day-offs for 3 days to give me support in my UPSR ( I can see them watching me from the canteen in my exam hall =p ), they were there for Hari Penyampaian Hadiah when I receive awards for anything in my primary & secondary schools… and they were there when I was competing for the Syarahan Agama Bahasa Inggeris Peringkat Negeri during my secondary school years… They came all the way to see me and support me… I was so happy back then. And they still support me now, in terms of moral & financial support.. Though I know that it must be tough to send their daughter to a private university WITHOUT a scholarship (yup2, i’m a PTPTNer), but they manage to make me feel comfortable with the support that they give… Thanks ayah and ibu.. love u both always! ^_^

   And my brothers, Bang Shah & Bang Nik - they are the best! Bang Shah have been pampering me since before I can remember. I get NEARLY everything that I asked from him… ( I said “nearly” because he didn’t give me the telescope that I want for my 9th birthday =p ).. But I got everything else. I got my Backstreet Boys “Millennium” album from him during his summer holidays, which I was craving in year 1998… He always take me out for lunch and dinner at places that I rarely go when he came back to Malaysia - TGI Friday’s, The Marche, some teppanyaki restaurant, Sakae Sushi, bla bla bla… ( which is actually a tell-me-your-updates-and-secrets session with my bro & my sis-in-law… he he). And what’s best, he even bought me a return ticket to UK & Spain… yeyyy~ =D Had a memorable time back then… Thanks Bang Shah! ^_^

   As for Bang Nik, he’s not much of the pampering type of guy, but he is the best resource any sister would ever have! he he. All of my life, I only bought few comics, as my brother have bought most of the interesting comics in the market (and in full series.. without any 1 episode missing! =p). I don’t have to share money to play his playstation games (which consists of 2 towers of CDs… I don’t even have time to try all! =p). I can lepak2 in his room anytime that I want when he’s away and read his novels… Sometimes I get free movie tickets, and I even have free DVDs of TV series.. man, don’t i just have the coolest brothers on earth? ^_^

   Last but not least, my sister. We are WAY different. We hear to different type of musics, read different type of books, hangs out with different types of friends, love to do different types of activities…and our personalities are totally different. But that doesn’t keep us away. In fact, I found us completing each other in every way. =) She understands me the most. Knows what should do when I’m in my volcano mood, the person who i can gedik2 with (she hates it when I start jadi manje.. but i love it when she hates it =P), and is always acting as an elder sister (tlg masak bile malas nak masak, tlg kemas bile malas nak kemas… etc. =p). All-in-all, the greatest sister in the world! ^_^

   I guess this movie really makes me realise how much I love my family… and it makes me remember how much they have done for me to make me who I am now… Really looking forward for a reunion with them and my in-laws… love u guys! =)

   Wow. 11 months since my last post? That was quite some time. Guess I’m not that consistent of a writer, hm? But anyhows, today’s post will be a short one, as it is 3.20 a.m. in the morning, and I need to catch up with my studies cuz there will be 2 tests next week and finals will be in merely 3 weeks away… T_T

   However, amidst the test, assignments, works and personal budget & monetary planning that I am in these past few weeks, I manage to make today the back-to-back movie day… yayyy~ ^_^ Maybe because I want to distract myself from thinking how badly i did in my presentation this morning… ugghhh…

   Anyhows, I would like to focus on 1 of the movies that I have watched today… It’s called The Invisible. It tells us about the life of a very bright guy who loves to write, and who do good to others, no matter how they treated him. However, he was mistakenly thought to be the one who told the police of who had break into the jewellery store and was beaten greatly for that. And so, there start the real story of “The Invisible”… The rest of the story? You need to see it for yourself to know. =)

   But what I like most about the story is the moral behind it. It tells you that people are not really like who you seen them as. A girl so rebellious, so furious, so full of hatred might be the dearest sister anyone would ever had. And the person whom you trusted and love the most might be the person who backstabbed you. It tells you that when everything fails, one need to have faith that help will come… from God, from your loved ones… and even from the person who’ve hurt you. =)

   All in all, a sad movie that will touch the heart of those who have humanity in them. But it’s a rather violent movie… so please, don’t watch it with your little ones. =)

     Ok, so i really find it bored to be stuck at home doing nothing, which makes me writing in this blog again, which is very seldom of me. =) Oh, but b4 i start, i would like u, my dear reader, to kindly pray for my mother for her minor operation on her right hand, which is carried out today. Let’s pray that there won’t be any difficulties throughout the operation and none to come afterwards, insya-Allah. Wish i could be by her side at this very time, but she’s waaay in Melaka, while I’m stuck in PJ. =(

     However, I’ve had a very great time last night,thanks to Kak Kimmy. Why? Because I got to see the famous P. Ramlee the Musical, for free~ (theRM100++ seat, that’s y i’m so happy). ^_^ The Show was fantastic! The dances were great, the performers were marvellous, and Sean Ghazi was so cute~!! =D I enjoyed every single moment there, except for the fact that my seat was separated from that of Kak Kimmy’s, so i have no one to talked to during the show. sigh~

     The theathre was mainly about the life of P. Ramlee - starting from when he was in school & met his 1st love there,who he can never be together with, due to big differences between them. His life started to turn around when he was offered to go to Malay Film Production to continue his career there. At MFP, he continued to enhance his potentials, and was offered a wife by 1 of the workers, whom he then falls in love with. However, his wife felt that her dearest P. Ramlee was now far of reach - he was so famous, had so many girl admirers & was a really succesful artist, which makes her feel that he doesn’t need her anymore. So she walked away from his life. He was so down during the time, but then there came a girl who made him forget all his sorrows. He then married her, hoping that this marriage would last. But due to his own mistake of too much time on work, his marriage was again shattered. Just when it seems like there’s no one can complete his life, there came a girl, a very famous one, who he loved with all his heart throughout his lifetime. ^_^

     Ok, so I know from the way I described it, it looks like a mellow-dramatic love story. The whole truth is, it’s not. You see, the love story is only part of the whole drama. The other part is about his effort, determination, and passion for his work. How he made decisions, how he acted to the media, and how he felt that every single time in his life was always full of papparazi. The story also told about friendship & how we have to say goodbye even to our very best friend. In short, the story reflected not only the life of P. Ramlee, but also the life of every single person out there who is on their way to success.

     My advice? Go to see it, even for the lowest-price ticket. It’s worth it. =)

     Here I am, working on my blog after months, which seems to me like years, abandoning it. Nothing much to be missed, though, since i am not that good of a writer (come to think of it, i don’t really write much - more of copying & pasting articles that i found good =p). Anyhows, what made me write today is that I have finished what seems to me a very time-consuming task: to finally completed reading my 704-pages novel. How, you may wonder, do i have the time of reading such thick novel at the midst of every single fren of mine who lives in my neighbourhood is facing their exam at this very moment? The answer is, my dear frenz, that i’m a very proud student of MMU - an institution that is generous enough to torture us of weeks of endless assignments & examinations that, thank God, ended just a few days before Hari Raya. So, starting from Raya, I have a very relaxing 3 weeks holidays - which I have found it very boring as days gone by. But anyhows, let us stop detailing my holidays and get back to my book once again. =)

     This book that I have read is called The Historian. It was beautifully written by Elizabeth Kostova and was finely published by Time Warner Books. A book-hater would think i’m loco for buying such a thick book, which described EVERYTHING in such full detail & made people drowsy after reading a few pages, but not for a literature-lover like me. =) Trust me, the way she described the people, the scenery, in short - the environment in the story, makes you feel like living in the character itself. How she plotted the whole story, which seems to me like a 4-generation of a story, was completely interesting. There were many flashbacks, mysterious findings of the past and a well-written facts of history in the book. If you are the type who love fictions as well as wanting to learn the interesting part of the world history, then this is a good book for you. =)

    This book tells you a story about the mysterious life of a well-grown & protected woman who lives in the current year that we are living now. It is more of like she who tells you the story about her past - her unbelievable, mysterious heritage. She tells the reader of how as a girl of 16, she got into a research of the mysterious book that she had found by accident, not knowing that the book was somehow related to her past & that of her parents’, and also not knowing that it had somehow brought the interest of an evil spirit - which is part of the world’s most horrifying history itself. She tells you of how she had persuade her father of revieling the sad stories he had kept to himself to protect his one & only beloved child, and how this stories, somehow, related to her. His father’s story is that of as a young man, he had got a mysterious book, which is very similar to that of which his daughter had found, also by accident. It told the story of how the book had made a difference in his life - the dissapearance of his favourite professor, how he met his beloved wife in such an odd way and that of how he found out about his wife’s past, and how she is unbelievably connected to the dissapeared professor. The ending is quite confusing, and is a little bit hard to understand, since it told a story of an infamous history figure who lives long, long ago whereas the woman lives in the current year at the current time. Maybe you can explain the ending to me if you find this book interesting & decided to read it cover-to-cover, perhaps? =)

Solat tahajud ialah ibadah yang kita lakukan pada malam hari,biasanya tengah malam atau lewat tengah malam. Solat tahajud juga dikenali juga sabagai shalatulail.Solat ini sangat baik dilakukan terutama kepada para pemimpin Islam kerana Rasulullah S.A.W dan para sahabat r.a tidak meninggalkan solat ini sepanjang hayat mereka, sebagai ibadah tambahan.
Dalam Al-Quran terdapat banyak ayat-ayat yang menggalakkan umat Islam mengerjakan solat tahajud sebagai ibadah tambahan pada waktu malam begitu juga terdapat beberapa hadis Nabi S.A.W. mengenai perkara ini.

TIDUR DAN SOLAT TAHAJUD

Umumnya manusia mengatakan tidur malam perlu antara enam hingga lapan jam sehari. Tetapi pendapat ini ditolak oleh para saintis Barat seperti Dr Ray Meddis,seorang profesor di Department of HumanSciences,

England

University

of Technology yang mengatakan bahawa manusia sebenarnya perlu tidur malam selama tiga jam sahaja.
Waktu tidur boleh dibahagi kepada dua bahagian - tidur ayam dan tidur lelap.Mimpi biasanya berlaku dalam tidur lelap (deep sleep). Manusia perlu berlatih untuk dapat tidur lelap kerana tidur ayam adalah masa berangan-angan yang membuang waktu sahaja. Tidur yang sebenarnya ialah ketika tidur lelap yang mengikut kajian saintis Barat ialah selam tiga jam.
Kita merasakan bahawa tidur malam kita selalu tidak cukup. Ini kerana kita tidak terlatih atau mengikut peraturan yang perlu diikuti ketika tidur. Apabila seseorang atlit hendak memasuki suatu pertandingan lumba lari dia akan berlatih hampir setahun sebelum perlumbaan itu bermula. Dengan demikian dia ada harapan untuk
memungut pingat emas. Demikian jugalah kita mesti melatih diri kita tidur mengikut peraturan.
Mengikut kajian ahli perubatan Barat, Sebelum kita merasa hendak tidur,mula-mula sekali kita akan merasa mengantuk (drowsiness ) di mana suhu badan kita akan menurun. Dengan mengatur waktutidur dan menggunakan jangkasuhu kita boleh latihkan diri kita untuk tidur bila perlu. Tidur yang diatur boleh menjimatkan masa kita dan membolehkan kita melakukan ibadah dan kerja-kerja lain.
Rasulullah S.A.W. telah memberikan contoh yang baik untuk tidur lengkap dengan doa-doanya. Bolehlah kita ringkaskan latihan untuk tidur malam seperti :

1. Makan malam yang sedikit sekadar alas perut supaya tidak lapar. Jika kita makan malam yang banyak ianya akan menyebabkan kita cepat mengantuk dan susah bangun dari tidur, sudah tentu kita akan terlebih tidur pula.

2. Tunaikan solat Isya’ sebelum tidur.

3. Bersihkan tempat tidur seperti tilam, bantal dan cadar dari habuk dan lain-lain kotoran.

4. Amalkan doa-doa sebelum dan sesudah tidur seperti yang diajarkan Rasulullah S.A.W.

5. Kurangkan masa tidur dari lapan jam sehari kepada tujuh jam sehari untuk bulan pertama latihan; pada bula kedua kurangkan masa tidur malam kepada enam jam sehari, seterusnya pada bulan ketiga kepada

lima

jam sehingga kita boleh tidur untuk masa tiga jam sahaja.

Cara untuk kita tidur dan bangun juga mempunyai peraturan yang perlu diikuti untuk menjaga kesihatan dan mengelakkan diri dari dihidapi pelbagai penyakit. Umpamanya kita yang suka bangun tidur melompat dari tidurnya boleh menghadapi risiko sakit jantung yang boleh membawa maut. Demikian menurut pendapat seorang doktor
dari

China

- Dr Huang Guoxiong dari Kolej Perubatan Lioning.
Di dalam Al-Quran ada menyebut segolongan manusia yang masuk syurga kerana ibadah malamnya dan kurang tidur malam.
Firman Allah dalam Al-Quran yang bermaksud : " Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang bertaqwa ada di dalam syurga dan dekat dengan air yang mengalir. Sambil mengambil apa yang diberi oleh Tuhan mereka. Sesungguhnya mereka sebelum ini di dunia adalah orang-orang yang berbuat baik. Mereka sedikit sekali tidur di waktu
malam. Dan di akhir-akhir malam mereka memohon ampun kepada Allah." ( Surah az-Zariat ayat 15-18 )

IBADAH TENGAH MALAM DAN AWAL PAGI DALAM AGAMA LAIN.

Penulis pernah bertukar-tukar pendapat dengan guru-guru dan ketua agama yang bukan Islam seperti Buddha, Kristian, Tao,Confucious dan Sikh. Dalam perhatian penulis, mereka juga mengadakan amalan pada tengah malam seperti ‘berzikir’ dan membaca kitab suci agama mereka. Untuk mengelak dari rasa mengantuk, mereka
berlatih tidur hanya lebih kurang tiga jam atau empat jam sehari malah ada yang kurang dari itu. Antanra agama yang dimaksudkan itu ialah agama Buddha, Kristian,Tao,Confusies dan Sikh.

PENDAPAT AHLI SASTERA BARAT

Terdapat juga ahli sastera barat yang menceritakan mengenai kelebihan mengurangkan tidur untuk mencapai kerjaya yang cemerlang.

Bila ditanya apakah rahsia kejayaan mereka, mereka menjawab : " The woods are lovely, dark and deep but I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep."

Maksudnya "

Taman

itu indah, gelap dan tebal tetapi saya mempunyai temujanji yang mesti ditunaikan dahulu
sebelum saya tidur."

"The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden fight. But while their companions sleep were toiling upwards in the night." - Longfellow

Maksudnya " Pencapaian kerjaya yang tinggi oleh orang-orang ternama tidak didapati serta merta tetapi mereka
bekerja keras sehingga larut malam pada waktu sahabat-sahabat mereka sedang nyenyak tidur. "

Ini jelas menunjukkan mereka meminimakan waktu tidur untuk mencapai kejayaan dalam hidup mereka.

Sekarang kita kembali kepada perbincangan solat tahajud. Apakah kebaikan dan kelebihan yang kita perolehi dari mengerjakan solat tahajud sedangkan ketika itulah manusia sedang nyenyak tidur.

Dari segi fikiran logik, kita tidak akan faham bahawa suruhan Allah itu mendatangkan kebaikan. Solat tahajud meneguhkan iman kita, jiwa kita, mental kita untuk menghadapi masalah hidup duniawi dan lain-lain lagi yang Allah Maha Mengetahui.
Dari segi sains perubatan pula, kita akan menyedut oksigen khusus yang wujud di atmosfera bumi antara lebih kurang jam tiga pagi hingga terbit matahari dan menggerakkan otot-otot di dalam badan kita ke arah menyegarkan badan dan melicinkan gerak saliran darah. Kedua-dua oksigen dn gerak otot itu sangat penting dalam
memastikan kesihatan tubuh badan manusia. Oksigen itu hilang dari atmosfera bumi selepas matahari terbit dan tidak datang lagi sehingga esok pagi. Hanya manusia yang bangun pada waktu ini dapat menikmati oksigen tersebut. Mereka yang bangun tidur lewat tidat merasa nikmat oksigen ini.