Align

One thing I realized from writing a research paper is you need to be very careful in your writing especially in claiming some sentence that may seem to be like a fact. For example you have known about an idea or statement but you have to support it with research or something related. And what more frustrating is that a lot of people say about that but you have to search for the original person that first come out with the viewpoint. As for me, some statement is like a common sense where people know it from life experiences etc but it just that they don’t write in a proper documentation of research and reviewed by a lot of people. 

But to reflect on this, I would say that for whatever knowledge we have been insightful of, we cannot simply claim as it is ours. The fact that it is not posted on paper, online, books, doesn’t have to be your reason to not come out with your own idea. The idea of credited something to the original person is good but the fact that it may limit your kind of thinking may hinder some aspect of critical thinking as you only have to refer to someone’s else.

It brings me to realize that the genuine owner of the knowledge is none other but Allah. His knowledge in the Quran should be providing us with the main source of knowledge before anything else. Whatever knowledge that we receive, is not solely from us, but from Him, the Most Intelligent. May He guide me to write more reflecting on His ayat. Day by day. Tadabbur every single words He had sent for our guidance.

I really want to break from the virtual world that connecting me from people. I want to take a break from commitment for a while, to find my own inner peace. Let me rest for a while. It is very tiring to be honest to deal with myself when I am encountering people with different point of view. 

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I remember back then when all the purpose of doing something is because of Allah, all things are smoothen. It may not necessarily smooth but the satisfaction is beyond what you are thinking of. You have the same aim, you have the same niat, to please Allah. To achieve Allah’s redha. In whatever you are doing. 

And after that, let Allah settle the rest. The peacefulness is beyond your imagination. Even if you are having some internal conflict within the community, but each of you understand each other. And the hatred is not prolong.

I should have start with tarbiyah again. Instill Allah’s redha beyond anything else.