Ceramah Keibu-bapaan KRS SMTTDI

Gave my first ever - islaimc based ceramah today.. hehehe I was quite lucky that there were not that many parents around . the turnout for the students was fair. Ustaz certainly have lots of confidence in trusting me to give such a ceramah.

Anyway , it was ok . not that excellent. i am not satisfied with my delivery today. Was not relaxed at all !!! haks.. and the old habit of mumbling without understanding what i was talking about ..came !! I suppose , ceramah is suppose to be in a relaxed mode and lots of joke which was definitely lacking in my presentation earlier. Don;t know why but i suppose maybe i was not too comfortable with the topic given. HOwever.. excuses..excuses... anyway , glad to have had it done today. I can identify my weakness in my public speaking. I may be able to deliver speech or lecture confidently but this "off-hand" ceramah needs a lot of practice. Need to impove on this matter.

Today.. i was actually blaming parents for the uprising social problems among youths in Malaysia. I strongly feel that the role of millenium parents is different from the normal orthodox teaching. PArents need to be more proactive and monitor as well as develop their own child. I believe that the education syllabus / system needs direct involvement of parents to ensure dynamic malays of the future. The idea is a bit unorthodox. I did voice this out earlier last month during the Brainstorming session to increase dayasaing melayu organised by PNB. I am passionate about education as i reckon this will be the main tool in determining our wawasan 2020 society.

Ok.. just a short tazkirah regarding luqman al hakim's will to his children . The core idea becomes the basis of educating one's children islamically..

Luqman was known in pre-Islamic Arabia as Luqman al-Hakim, that is Luqman the sage or the wise man. He was probably from Sudan. There were many stories attributed to him that expressed his great wisdom and spiritual maturity. The Qur’an mentioned Luqman to tell us that Luqman’s wisdom led him to be thankful to Allah. The real wisdom consists of directing our thanks to Him who is the ultimate source of all gifts and favors to us. That ultimate source is Allah. Gratitude to Allah is a humble acknowledgement of His favors and bounties. This acknowledgement has three parts: It must be deeply and sincerely felt by the heart. It must be expressed by the tongue and it must manifest in the actions.
The Qur’an tells us that one way Luqman expressed his gratitude to Allah was by giving proper teachings and training to his son. The education of children, whether sons or daughters, is one of the essential teachings of Islam. It is the responsibility of the parents to give proper education and instructions to their children. However, education in Islam is not mere literacy, or training to get a good job and make money. Education in Islam is the training and cultivation of the mind, soul and body with proper ethical, moral, spiritual and intellectual values. An educated person is a person who knows how to control his/her passions and desires and has learned how to express his/herself in the most appropriate manner in every situation.
Luqman gave ten advises:
1. Recognize Allah - This is the first and most important principle of Islam. All Islamic education must begin with this principle. Tawhid must be emphasized and Shirk must be avoided. Oneness of Allah is the ultimate truth and it has the greatest affect in developing a moral and dignified personality.
2. Love and respect of parents - All good education must include the teachings about the rights of parents. However parents’ rights (or any person, group or institutions’ rights) are not above the rights of Allah.
3. Awareness of Allah’s presence and His knowledge - This is the best protection from all sins and wrong doings.
4. Prayers - Regular and proper prayers. Prayer is the nourishment of the soul. Through prayer we acknowledge the Lordship of Allah, give thanks to Him and express our allegiance and obedience to Him.
5. Command what is good - This means active involvement in doing good things and spreading truth, justice and righteousness.
6. Forbid wrong things - This means active involvement in preventing and eradicating evil, sin and corruption.
7. Patience and steadfastness - This is necessary for all those who want to work for good cause.
8. Kindness and courtesy to all people. Good people are kind and courteous people.
9. Humbleness - Be humble in you walk and in your behavior general.
10. Moderation - Follow moderate lifestyle. No extravagance, to extremism is allowed in Islam