UMNO and freemind

what is the first thing comes to your mind when you see the title above. do you think this post is related to some political or freethinker views?. indeed, it is related to politic and freethinker but it is not like you have in your mind. here i don't want to talk about politics or Freemason etc.. but i just want to share with you guys the wonderful thought and ideas in the 'alif ba ta' program organized by NY/NJ UMNO club so that you guys can longing for a free minds. iIwill explain a few inputs that I got from this event and will gives some of my opinion regarding the topic.

The first session given by dr Waleed is about mind of muslim. He mentioned that a muslim with a free mind comes with a mindset that prioritize Allah and messenger, Rasulullah SAW. so for those who does not know what is mindset, you all should take a note now (pergi amek kertas pen cepat)..so the mindset is a fixed mental attitude that govern our intention when we approach a situation ( hope you guys can understand that..haha). He also said that every action of muslim must be doing for the sake of Allah which means everything we do is because we want to seek Allah pleasure. the next thing that he mentioned is about faith. the faith is the great thing in ones mindset but people always assume that a person that have a strong faith in religion could not enjoy his/her life and need to act like ustaz or ustazah. that is totally not true guys..enjoy our life by following our faith is the best way to enjoy our life.. and of course mindset must be follow by action..bak kate pepatah melayu la kan xsalah ak"walk the talk".. a muslim must be creative in what he is thinking and doing so that we find the easiest way to get closer to Allah.

creatively thinking the way to get closer to Allah guys!!

what the most creative way to get closer to Allah is by reminding each other ..that is"amar makruf nahi mungkar". futhermore as a muslim we must always ask ourselves what we have done for Allah and always be thankful and say alhamdullilah~burlp.. for everything we get in this life.

so lets open our heart and mind to be a free mind muslim. In my opinion, i believe that a free mind of a muslim is started by the heart itself, because from the heart it will comes to the mind. and everything we do is indeed comes from our heart,which in malay we called it 'niat'. niat is a very important for us to be a free mind muslim. a free mind muslim is ones who knows to distinguish between the right or wrong. like dr. waleed said before a mindset must be follow by action and it is the same for a free mind muslim. a free mind muslim must creatively think and find knowledge. knowledge not only need to be understand but also need to be applied in our everyday life. what i would like to emphasize is that a free mind muslim must be eager and creative to search for knowledge in this world. For me, besides the experiences, the knowledge is one of important tools that will help us to free our mind. and of coz to get closer to Allah and messenger.

Apart of that, dr. bakri which i respect not only because his knowledge but also because of his personality, also said in the next session, in order for someone to be a free mind he must first realize that he/she is being under the coconut shell..realization is very important first step because without it ones could not change his mind. When we realized that we are being trap by the coconut shell we must take initiative to topping the shell. by topping the shell means that we need to be carefully open our mind so that we are in the right path, xdelah sesat barat... and of coz we need to be prepared to be a free mind. then we must be able to adjust to the new free mind world that we are open to. the last but not least we must avoid from being entrapped again. we must always creatively use our mind to think and don't ever misuse it. (haa faham x?.kalo xfaham bukak minda anda...)

a picture with a thousands thoughts

I could not agree more with dr. Bakri, because for ones to be a free mind person he/she must identify whether he/she is closed minded person. for me, the first time i found out that i'm a closed minded person when i did some personality test in psychology. the personality test help me to know that i was a closed minded person( which dat time i really dont believe it) but well to be an open minded person we must accept the feedback. because of that i try to improve the way i think and get to know myself and my surrounding well. however, im always thinks that a free mind person need to has a guidance so that he/she are on the straight path "almustaqeem"..

last but not least, for me religion must not be separated from life because religion especially Islam, 'the way of life' is not just a ritual in everyday life but it is like our spirit or soul. and if it is separated from our life. it is like we live with a body without a soul. It is clear that in al-Quran, islam in not just a ritual but the way of life..and i believe there is no needs any assumption or interpretation to understand al-Quran because al-Quran itu sdh jelas dan perlu diutamakan sebagai panduan hidup...

so guys hope you all will open your heart and open your mind. thank you.

ps:a free mind must has some guidance so that we dont sway away from the right path. it will comes with the modesty and austerity of oneself

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