Event Report: Arrijal's Stay aLIVE Night Cycling

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Abang A: apa tu Israk Mikraj? Macam Ya'juj Ma'juj je?

Abang B: mmg selalu dgr, tapi apakebende dia sebenarnya eh?

Kakak C: setahu saya lah eh, Israk Mikraj tu ada kena mengena dgn Rasulullah

Kakak D: leh ceritakan skit bro?

and so the questions and tasa'ulats (questions in arabic) go on and on. 50 youths gathered gathered at Al-Istiqamah to find a common answer; an answer to the questions above.Stay aLIVE Night Cycling's commitee aimed at exposing the mystical yet significant events that unfold during Rasulullah p.b.u.h journey that night.

but the lesson's not without a twist.they have to agree to CYCLE from MIQ -> Padang -> MIQ to pass this class! :p the night kicked off with ice breaking games at the rooftop. although the lights shied away cuz of e "trip", it didnt dampen the spirit of the committee and participants for a game of Lineup-according-to and Whacko.

minutes to midnight: the bandwagon vrooms its way out of the mosque and into the breezy night. there were shaky cyclists,the notorious racers, the steady ones and a bunch of committee praying hard for everyone's safety *the first hr was a nightmare as every1 wer settling on eir seats!* Alhamdulillah every1 reached the 1st pitstop in one piece. After the chuckles and hoo-haas of playing Za! and Blind Date Cruise, every1 basked in e comfort of the moonlight n listened to the story of Rasulullah p.b.u.h journey through the 7 levels of heavens. interesting indeed.

with the help of the fantastic road marshalls, we reached our next destination; the memorial@padang. powercheck: exhausted and hungry. after a meal n some energizers, the participants together reflected on Rasulullah's journey up n down the sidratil muntaha by asking for rahmah from The Almighty, and to minimize the initial 50 prayers.like what one participant commented: "Imagine us having to pray 50 times! if we cant even do 5, how shameful and ungrateful can we be?"


and the FINAL and CHALLENGING-EST test came next; to cycle non-stop from Padang back to the mosque.kepancitan dan kemelecetan mula terpancar di raut peserta namun dgn kegigihan dan semangat to finish the mission, we reached Al-Istiqamah with two things achieved:

ONE : TO REACH THE ENDPOINT IN ONE PIECE (Check)
TWO : KNOWING MORE ABOUT RASULULLAH'S JOURNEY AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE ISRAK MIKRAJ IS ABOUT (Check)

= MISSION ACCOMPLISHED (Check,check,check)

Alhamdulillah.thank you to the Arrijal Committee for organizing the great event, and not forgetting the participants, u guys sweated and cycled ur heart out. we salute u all. wa caya sama lu!

next, Ramadhan Youth Camp on 6th - 7th September '08! nantikan update kita..