My First Post as A First Year Medical Student

Salam alayk.

Yeay!! Done with first year. one down, 4 more to go, insyaAllah. If Allah wills it; for we can only plan things, but He will be the One making the final decisions. SubhanAllah, I pray that my friends and I will make it through this. InsyaAllah!! Amin! (amin everyone! :D)

My First Post as A Medical Student (dated 21st Oct 2010) had carved a smile on my face. Im in disbelief of how time flies! My dear bestie once said "Eka, tgkla nnt, pejam celik, pejam celik, dah hbs first year"
Boy, was she right!

I seriously cannot stop smiling while writing this post. Why?
Actually i wasnt planning on writing anything here yet (xda ilham :P), but then i started scrolling down my blog. I was trying to find for a specific post i wrote once, but still couldn't find it. Maybe I should put a search engine widget in my blog! Hah! How funni~

As i was randomly scrolling down my beloved blog. 'MR' i call it..i started to become emotional~ for real! I was like "wow, i cant believe i wrote all these". Not that im being taksub or anything, just that..It kinda hit me u know.
Where is she now?
Where is this girl, who had survived the cruel world of materialism?
Astaghfirullah.

The process of growing up requires exposure to various different situations in life, and the key to survival is not allowing your stand or the base of your beliefs to be altered! In any way!! NO EKA IRINA! NO!
Im sorry dear readers if you're getting kinda lost in this statement.

Let me give you an insight of a year in IMU has made me so far.
WARNING: This is a true story; and i am just extracting a single aspect of my life here, which is 'Materialism'. Bear in mind that i love IMU. Its my medical school :) Alhamdulillah im in IMU.

Right! now moving on with the true story.
Back in INTEC; no one had cared whether your using an iphone or Nokia 'cikai' (as they call it). No one had cared whether your using the first ever model of 'Acer' lappy, or a Macbook. No one cared!
That is what i call, an easy lifestyle. :) SubhanAllah, what a great environment.

Now tht im in IMU, I would be the one encouraging my friends to buy themselves the latest iphone, macbook, ipad, ipod (apple products). Why? Because almost everyone in IMU uses it.
Can you imagine the peer pressure, studying in IMU. It changes your mindset; and without a strong base, no doubt your mind will start to be corrupted by these crazy influences. Im serious. (i dnt know how to make a serius emoticon :/)

Astaghfirullah.

Im not saying that those 'equipment' are bad for you. They are good!! Amazing i would say..i use it to store all my notes, so that when i go out, i dnt hav to carry notes in my handbag! Handy huh! :D

Anyways, the point im trying to put forth here is that one must never forget the main reason why he/she is doing things. In other words, NIAT.

Why do you want an iphone?
Why do you want an ipad?
Why do you want an ipod, or even a macbook?

If its for learning purposes, good then. I encourage you to use them. BUT beware, syaitan is very deceiving; with various ways of tricking people.

Imagine this situation..
You're in a KTM train; and out of boredom, you took out your ipad, iphone (whatever) to play games. Suddenly, a tiny minute pico nano micro voice rises from deeeeeeppp within your brain cells, telling you "Wow, ur the only one here amongst all these ppl who are using an apple product."
Then a reflex action (immediate stereotyped response to a stimulus) occurs. What do you do? You would feel as if you want to 'show-off!!'

This whole situation is a process;
Innocent niat (wanting to play games or read notes) > Perasan (ingatkan dia sorg je yg ad apple) > Ujub (suatu penyakit hati yang bermaksud takjub dengan diri sendiri) > Riak (show-offfff!)


Astagfirullah. Astagfirullah. Astaghfirullah.


What has happened? Never let yourself reach the riya' phase. 

It is narrated from Mahmood ibn Labeed [RA] that the Messenger of Allah [SAWS] said, “Indeed the thing that I fear most for you is the minor shirk.” 
The companions asked, “And what is minor shirk, Oh Messenger of Allah [SAWS]?” 
He [SAWS] said, “It is Ar-Riyaa. Allah will say to the people of riyaa on the Day of Judgement – when the people are being re-payed for their deeds – ‘Go to those who you showed off your deeds to in the worldly life then see if you can find any reward with them!’” 
[Reported by Imam Ahmad and Authenticated by Shaikh Al-Albani]

SubhanAllah, I seek forgiveness from You; if i have been placed in this situation unknowingly or knowingly, unintentionally or even on purpose. I seek forgiveness from You as a humble servant. I seek mercy from Your wrath. Astaghfirullah. Astaghfirullah. Astaghfirullah Ya Allah! :'(

My muse; Niat. Stay strong on your purpose to the righteous path. Ensure that your base is strong; and always seek forgiveness, for we are merely humans. 

Salam alayk.