In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful
Assalamualaikum
Topic: Pergas, here I come!
I hope December would end soon. I can't wait to start my new semester at Pergas this January; Sijil Pengajian Islam. It'll be held twice a week at a local mosque somewhere in the East/West of Singapore, 6.30pm - 10.30pm. My parents told me that this wouldn't be easy, given that I'll be moving on a tertiary education as of 2011 onwards; that is, IF I made it out alive for my O-levels. I foresee a super duper extremely hectic schedule awaiting me for the year 2011. Am I cut out for that? InsyaAllah, I hope so.
I really gotta thank Him for carving out the path for me to pursue my interests in Islamic Studies. As to whether it'll be a part of my career or not, I'm still clueless'bout that. According to Mum, there are so many local asastizah's out there these days earning "okay-okay" only. Well that is of course with the exception of graduates from Al-Azhar university etc. I wish, I could be one of the students in Al-Azhar one day, but I doubt that'll be possible given the fact that I know not a single word or Arabic. I mean, yeah I can read the Quran but I heard that some of the courses available at most Islamic Universities, requires the ability to speak,read,and write fluent Arab. So, tada! I'm left at a disadvantage.
However, just when I felt that all hopes would be gone, the recent briefing for Sijil Pengajian Islam that I had attended a few weeks back, brought hope back to my life. The representative Ustazah from Pergas explained to us that modules for Arabic Language will be held on a step-by-step basis, after we've completed our Sijil Pengajian Islam, which lasts for about a year. However, students will only be granted a pass in this course, only if we memorise in Al-Quran recitation and Hadiths. I got a shock when the representative Ustazah from Pergas mentioned that. Perhaps she saw my jaws dropped. ( i was sitting at the front row). She looked and smiled at me telling me not to worry. We'll just be memorising Juz-Juz Amma, not the whole Quran. Phew. With the help of my Digital Al-Quran, I think this should not be a problem. The Digital Quran has helped me alot when I had to memorise Surah Yasin. So I guess this puts me at an advantage above the rest. Well, maybe. Heh heh heh.
Oh, back to the arabic language module. The module will only be included in Sijil Pengajian Islam Lanjutan. It's a 1.5year course. But of course we wouldn't just be focusing on Arabic Language, other modules will be included too. So, according to the Ustazah the module starts with basic arabic first. So, insyaAllah, one day I'll be able to converse fluently in Arabic. Ahah, if that really happens, then I'll know how to converse in 4 different languages! English,Malay,Mandarin and Arabic. Yeah? How cool is that?
Hmm, but right now, I would have to finish my Pra Sijil Pengajian Islam Belia at Perdaus first. This 4 months course, will end somewhere in the first 2 weeks of March 2011. I've learnt a lot and made many new friends. Apparently, I happen to be the 2nd youngest kid in class. The youngest is 15. The rest are already like in Universities, ITE, Polytechnics etc. My Ustaz mentioned that there will be a continuation of this course, Sijil Pengajian Islam Belia (SPIB) after we graduate from this 4 months course. But since my parents suggested me to move on to Pergas instead, I'll just follow and do as they say. Well to be honest, regardless of whether I go to, Pergas, Perdaus or Al-Zuhri or wherever, to further my Islamic Education Studies, my aim would still be one. To study and know more about Islam, for the sake of Allah. Simple. (:
