Poster taken from Kakiblog.com. It is organised by ITMAM, a newly-established organisation, which provides a dedicated site for the event.
People might have heard of Pusat Pembangunan Pondok Berhad, and Persatuan Ulama Malaysia, but Madrasah Darul Salam, which will be holding a public mawlid event on 29th March 2008, needs a little introduction.
Tuan Guru Wan Zukir bin Wan Ismail, one of the guest speakers at the event, was a graduate of Pondok (Madrasah) Pasir Tumboh. He is the mudir (principal) of Madrasah Darul Salam, which is only a few years old of age.
To get to the madrasah one needs to travel along the major Kuantan-Gambang road and locate the residential area called Taman Tas. At the major junction one has to ask around for the turning to Kampung Seri Damai. It is easier if one comes from Kuantan towards Gambang, otherwise one would need to make a U-turn. Kuantan, for those who have not been there, is full of U-turns and traffic lights that make you wait for ages.
Once the turning into Kampung Seri Damai is found, it is another 5 km or more drive on a small village road. One will pass two village grocery stores along the way. After this second grocery store, slow down the car as the small path to the madrasah, on the left side of the road, is not well-signposted and easy to miss. Therefore one is advised to ask for direction at the second grocery store, or at the third one. There are a few electrical substations (Malay: pencawang – is this the correct translation? ) on the other side of the road opposite the turn to the small path.
For those who have never been here it is advisable to find your way before the day turns dark. The small pathway is only about a car wide, is not lighted at night and is lined by shrubs and bushes. On one occasion we were greeted by the rare sight of wild boar piglets; four cute ones. Another time, a graceful night fowl was nearly knocked over as it was standing very still in the darkness, holding its slender neck straight up to resemble a lone tall grass.
The madrasah is in need of large financial contribution to construct a well, good electrical and water systems, toilets, and student houses. Even the main prayer hall is still without a proper wall and when it is raining (mind you, in the East Coast the rain is always torrential), the whole building especially the ladies quarter got flooded.
Anyone who is interested to join the circle, here is a timetable and the list of texts currently being taught:
People might have heard of Pusat Pembangunan Pondok Berhad, and Persatuan Ulama Malaysia, but Madrasah Darul Salam, which will be holding a public mawlid event on 29th March 2008, needs a little introduction.
Tuan Guru Wan Zukir bin Wan Ismail, one of the guest speakers at the event, was a graduate of Pondok (Madrasah) Pasir Tumboh. He is the mudir (principal) of Madrasah Darul Salam, which is only a few years old of age.
To get to the madrasah one needs to travel along the major Kuantan-Gambang road and locate the residential area called Taman Tas. At the major junction one has to ask around for the turning to Kampung Seri Damai. It is easier if one comes from Kuantan towards Gambang, otherwise one would need to make a U-turn. Kuantan, for those who have not been there, is full of U-turns and traffic lights that make you wait for ages.
Once the turning into Kampung Seri Damai is found, it is another 5 km or more drive on a small village road. One will pass two village grocery stores along the way. After this second grocery store, slow down the car as the small path to the madrasah, on the left side of the road, is not well-signposted and easy to miss. Therefore one is advised to ask for direction at the second grocery store, or at the third one. There are a few electrical substations (Malay: pencawang – is this the correct translation? ) on the other side of the road opposite the turn to the small path.
For those who have never been here it is advisable to find your way before the day turns dark. The small pathway is only about a car wide, is not lighted at night and is lined by shrubs and bushes. On one occasion we were greeted by the rare sight of wild boar piglets; four cute ones. Another time, a graceful night fowl was nearly knocked over as it was standing very still in the darkness, holding its slender neck straight up to resemble a lone tall grass.
The madrasah is in need of large financial contribution to construct a well, good electrical and water systems, toilets, and student houses. Even the main prayer hall is still without a proper wall and when it is raining (mind you, in the East Coast the rain is always torrential), the whole building especially the ladies quarter got flooded.
Anyone who is interested to join the circle, here is a timetable and the list of texts currently being taught:
Wednesday, after Maghrib: Minhaj al-’Abidin,
Friday, after Maghrib: Kifayat al-Mubtadi,
Saturday, 6pm: Matla’ul Badrayn,
Sunday, 10am-12pm: Jawhar al-Mauhub, Majmu’ Thalathu Rasail and Kifayat al-Muhtaj.
The teacher also teaches Hidayat as-Salikin once a fortnight at Batu 8 Mosque.
The teacher warmly welcomes all to the Mawlid event. Its programme starts after Zuhur time for a discussion session with the mudir and other scholar-invitees. I particularly enjoy the teacher's company as he is one of the rare traditional teachers who are able to entertain science and philosophy-related questions. Insya-Allah like previous gatherings, the Mawlid of choice is Mawlid ad-Diba'i, which will be held after Maghrib. The majlis provides lunch and dinner for attendees and there would be ample parking space available.
The current condition of the madrasah however should not be a deterrent to seekers of knowledge. Things are progressing positively and the way I see it, it could only get better as people learn more administrative skills and more financial aids come in. Even those who cannot dedicate their time to religious learning could chip in some help.
Building an independent religious educational institution these days is never easy. Years ago it takes the whole village to educate a child. Nowadays, it takes the whole nation to do the same.
See you all at both event insya-Allah! !Great is that bewildered youth // Whose Lord has extinguished his name, and raised him up, Time passes and he knows not its reckoning // as he is made to quaff the wine.
Taken form Anak Alam Blog
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