Kitab Allah vs Kitab JPJ

Bismillah.

Assalamualaikum.

Alquran adalah kitab suci yang diturunkan sebagai panduan bukan sahaja kepada muslim malahan kepada sesiapa sahaja yang bergelar manusia. Ia diturunkan melalui perantaraan Nabi Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلّم kepada kita umat akhir zaman. Ia adalah manual kehidupan yang sangat lengkap, merangkumi segala aspek kehidupan kita, kitab yang datang daripada Allah سبحانه وتعالى pencipta yang menciptakan kita dan seluruh alam. Mana mungkin adanya cara hidup yang lebih sesuai melainkan apa yang telah tertulis di dalamnya.

Kitab JPJ pula adalah manual yang boleh dikatakan agak lengkap yang mengandungi kebanyakan undang-undang, peraturan dan etika di jalan raya. Tidak dapat tidak seorang yang ingin mengambil lesen memandu membaca, memahami dan menghafal apa yang tercatat di dalamnya. Rata-rata kesemua kita amat meneliti dan memberi fokus yang tinggi agar dapat menguasai undang-undang tersebut agar lulus, dan dapat dipraktikan di atas jalan raya.

Kehidupan manusia sebenarnya adalah perjalanan yang amat jauh, bermula daripada alam ruh, alam rahim, seterusnya alam dunia, alam barzakh dan alam akhirat. Perjalanan yang terbentang dihadapan amatlah jauh beribu-ribu malahan jutaan tahun lamanya. Ke mana arah tujuan kita? sudah tentu adalah syurga Allah سبحانه وتعالى, kerana daripada syurga kita berasal (Nabi Adam عليه سلام) dan kepada syurga kita menuju. Perjalanan yang sebegini rupa sudah pasti terisi dengan banyak rintangan dan onar yang memerlukan kita kepada satu panduan iaitu Alquran.

Seperti Alquran yang mempunyai hukum-hakam seperti haram minum arak, judi dan zina. Wajib solat, zakat, puasa pada bulan ramadhan, dan haji bagi yang berkemampuan. Kitab JPJ juga mempunyai persamaan hukum yang berkait rapat dengan jalanraya salah satu contoh :

Lampu merah = Haram jalan

Lampu kuning = Makruh jalan

Lampu Hijau = Wajib jalan

Persoalan yang ingin dilontarkan disini adalah, kenapa jika sesuatu panduan yang berkait rapat dengan hal-hal dunyawi amat mudah kita ikuti dan amat mudah untuk kita cuba praktikan? manakala hal-hal hukum hakam yang terdapat di dalam Alquran amatlah sukar kita lakukan.Adakah kita kurang beriman kepada Alquran?. Alasan yang selalu diutarakan adalah hukum-hakam Alquran tidak sesuai digunakan lagi, kolot dan ketinggalan zaman. Tanpa sebab-sebab yang kukuh alasan-alasan yang diberikan adalah perkatan orang yang rosak imannya (bukan tidak beriman).Na'uzubillah.

Sabda Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلّم

 تَرَكْتُ فِيكُمْ أَمْرَيْنِ لَنْ تَضِلُّوا مَا تَمَسَّكْتُمْ بِهِمَا : كِتَابُ اللَّهِ ، وَسُنَّةُ نَبِيِّهِ

"Aku tinggalkan kepada kamu Dua perkara, kamu tidak akan sesat 

jika berpegang kepada keduanya ; Al-quran dan Sunnah"

Terima kasih .والله أعلم 

Rejoice, Ramadhan is coming.

Assalamualaikum, 

In the khutbah today, the imam again and again encourage us to do 'al-khair' goodness in the month of Sya'ban.  A month fill with 'barakah' blessings from Allah SWT. Albeit many virtue that can be practiced in this holy month, he stressed 'Al-soum'. Fasting with steadfast.

The messages in the khutbah are numerous, but only two of hadith our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلّم which my humble ears can get specifically lock-on. Both hadith showed me the preparation must be done to greet the holiest month in Islam.

(لا يتقدمن أحدكم رمضان بصوم يوم ولا يومين ( رواه بخاري

"Anyone of you, do not greet Ramadhan
by fasting a day or two (near to it)"

The incentive is cleared,the hadith told us don't wait at the end of sya'ban to fast. Prepare ourself as early as possible. My low-class opinion if we fast before ramadhan the fast itself will train our mind and body to prepare for the coming month of trials. Also, if someone close to us and we want to cherish their visit to our home, we will  greet them will all our caliber.Thus we must treat Ramadhan as our most cherished guest by fasting!.

As we all know, on the month of Sya'ban our 'amal' will rises to Allah. Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم loves to do when His 'amal' rises is fasting. Directly correlated with the hadith below :

(فأحب أن يرفع عملي وأنا صائم (ابن حجر و النسائي

"I love when my 'amal' raises i'm fasting"

So Rejoice o believer, Ramadhan is coming. Lets ask Allah to lengthen our life to meet with Ramadhan this year. Ameen ya Allah. Happy fasting ;)

Diversity of perception

 a diamond or a cube?

Assalamualaikum, 

On Orthopedic clinical round, our professor was talking about symptomatology in orthopedic. He said that even though our physiological functions toward the pain mechanism are nearly the same as everyone, but he said that there's some variability in perceiving it. Theoretically it is proven by the different pain threshold that our body accustomed to each day. For example, our ancestors are accustomed to walk bare-footed regardless to the surface of the road, hot and cold, and even small prick will never bothers them. Look at us today, we can never walk without having to put our sandal on.

In a practical or clinical manner, my professor add one of his experience on how this diversity of perception can affect our daily job as future doctors. One man was still very sweaty from playing football, carried by five of his friends came to the clinic. He shouts and shouts saying "ana hamuut" ( i will die ). We can not do any clinical examination because when we do something as simple as palpating the site of the pain he will withdraws it. Worried because nothing that could be done to him, the prof simply ask his friends to go and get him a plain ankle X-ray.

After analyzing the X-ray, the prof just put some bandage and prescribe him with NSAID. He told the man to go home and have a good rest. There's nothing wrong actually!, only ankle sprain!. After one hour came an old man, he has some disturbance in his walking gait. Mild dipping gait, not so showy and only the prof can notice it. the old man was alone, walking and taking as much as three buses to get here as he is from country area "balad". 

Speaking calmly he share his story of the trauma, he said that he fell from his roof, and felt pain at his middle  left tibia. Without any grave expectation, the prof just want to make sure there is no bone involvement so he ask the old man to get a plain x-ray a-v view and lateral view of his left tibia. The old man walks out without any difficulties and go to the x-ray room. After awhile he comes back with the x-ray. The prof stare at the x-ray,he doesn't believe what he was seeing. 

Two simple words "Spiral Fracture" of the tibia.  One of the most painful fracture in Orthopedic,in regular patient he or she will need 5mg morphine just to kill the pain but the old man remains calm and remains not intrested and only said "iktibli dawa' 3ashan amshi" ( just prescribe me some medicine because i want to go home ). The prof ask him to be hospitalized and told him to prepare for open surgical repair of his fractured limb. The old man was in shock!.

That is how far the diversity of perception can be, the lesson for us to learn is everyone have their own perceptions on everything. We are dynamic, complex being that Allah SWT created as his "khalifah" on His world. Don't condemn others perceptions on any given issues. Learn form them, because no nobody is perfect, we are created in need for each other. Do not do bad things or harm them, give our love to them. Make our strength covers their weaknesses and their strength will be ours as well. Stand as one block strengthening each others as our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلام said.

Thank you.

Pohon dan pucuk

Bismillah, Assalamualaikum.. ucapan penghormatan yang mulia.

Peristiwa ini berlaku kira-kira 30 tahun lepas, di mana seorang jejaka dan perawan ingin mendirikan rumah tangga. Jejaka menetap di hulu manakala perawan menetap di muara. Tidak lama sebelum janji di meterai ayahanda perawan terlalu ingin berjumpa ayahanda jejaka.Walau jauh berbatu-batu, bukan menjadi penghalangnya.

Perawan amat pelik dengan sikap ayahandanya yang sedemikian. Ayahanda perawan sangat alim orangnya, solat tidak tinggal, tidak berkata kesat, berbudi bahasa sesama kaum keluarga dan sahabat handai. Perawan pernah juga bertanya kenapa ayahandanya ingin sangat berjumpa dengan ayahanda jejaka secara berdepan.Akan tetapi, tiada jawapan yang diberikan, hanya menghulurkan senyuman.

Pabila sampai masanya, ayahanda perawan pun berangkat, berjalan menuju ke destinasi yang di nanti-nanti. Berbekalkan hanya secukupnya untuk perjalanan pergi, bekalan perjalanan pulang belum pasti cukupnya lagi. Anak sungai dilintas, Sungai yang luas direnang, denai dijejaki, dan dataran diterokai maka sampailah tempat yang diniati di hati,

Menghulurkan salam tanda beriman, bertandang masuk ke rumah yang serba indah bukan kerana perhiasannya tetapi kerana pancaran budi tuan rumah yang petah dalam menyusun kata. Makanan pun tidak seberapa, ubi bersama parutan kelapa menjadi jamuan mengisi perut yang berbunyi. Pabila Tuhan memanggil kedua ayahanda pergi menyahutnya di Masjid berdekatan.

Mereka berbual sehingga senja, bermalam pula untuk menghilangkan penat di dada. fajar subuh menyising menunjukkan bahawa waktu pulang sudah tiba, risau akan anak isteri yang di tinggalkan membuatkan permusafiran tidak boleh lama. Kedua ayahanda memeluk erat dan bersalaman tanda redha akan pilihan jejaka dan perawan.

Permusafiran balik terasa lebih sekejap daripada perginya kelmarin. Pabila sampai di rumah, disambut mesra oleh si ibu dan perawan. Hilang lelah melihat kemesraan yang ditujukan oleh keluarga yang sentiasa merinduinya.Dibisikan ke telinga perawan, "ayahanda bersetuju menyerahkanmu kepada jejaka, setelah ayahanda lihat ayahanda jejaka adalah seorang yang baik dan menjaga solatnya.Sambungnya lagi,

"jika pohonya tunduk sudah hampir pasti pucuknya akan tunduk jua"

perawan bertanya, "tunduk apakah yang ayahanda maksudkan"

ayahanda menyahut "As-solah"

Yang baik dari Allah.

1st Aid towards a very common open wound : Abrasion

Abrasion with discharge

Salam

All of us had this moment, the pain is unimaginable or other words are very very painful wound. If occurs in child, he or she will never cease from crying due to pain. Simple or brush abrasion also usually accompanied by serum discharge, what with this material? is it sterile or infectious?.

Don't worry so much. Calm down, this simple wound is not an emergency and will not threaten your life :) .By worrying or increase stress the symphathetic (due to pain) or parasymphathetic (due to fear) nervous system will be activated then result in mild shock state.

The cause of intense pain is irritation of the superficial skin nerve ending at the wound site. The nerve ending irritated by inflammatory-induced material such as prostaglandin from the dead tissues. 

The discharge?. It is the nutrient containing substances that diffuse from the adjacent patent arteriol which supply the skin. Without the skin overlying it, in this case the fluid will oozes on top of the wound.

Enough of the boring theory, lets get back to practical application of 1st aid. It is shame on who calls them self medical student if don't know how to deal with this type of very simple wound.It is simple like abc!.

a.Inspect the wound, site, makesure it just an abrasion due to fall and friction (superficial , no severe bleeding)

b.Clean the wound and surrounding skin by saline or clean tap water thoroughly and free it from foreign bodies (if present)

c.Put antiseptic such as iodine, antibacterial cream (fusidic acid) and so on with cotton bud at the wound site.

d.If it needs covering use non-adherent gauze. NEVER use cotton because it will stick to the tissue and hard to remove!.

Let us be useful to others as the time will come when we need others

"We need each other to live..seriously!"

End.