Sunday, January 18, 2009

SuperFriday 2.1!



SuperFriday! is back with a bang. our new season this year will move to another level in developing you youths to be more dynamic and well-skilled. SuperFriday 2.1 will be presenting on the followings:

Goals, Purpose Aim
Setting Our Goals
Stress And Way To Cope
Rasulullah p.b.u.h as a Role Model in Goal Setting


and as per usual, there will be free lunch for participants. See u this Friday!

Monday, November 17, 2008

SuperFriday Alert!

Assalamualaikum Wr.Wb. Arrijalians And Friends of Arrijal,

SuperFriday! will be bringing you a back-to-back sharing session, based on the infamous ITQAN workshop, we are inviting SuperFriday! regulars and all you youths out there to participate in this beneficial session. The details are as the followings:

SuperFriday 11
"Integrity. Teamwork.Quwwah"
28th November 2008, 2-3pm

SuperFriday 12 (Season Finale)
"Ambassadorship. New Age"
26th December 2008, 2-3pm

@ Level 2 Multipurpose Room, Masjid Al-Istiqamah
Refreshments will be provided (as u'd already know :p)

So what is this I.T.Q.A.N all about? and how can it benefit us as youths and youth leaders? to know more..u have to be there!Definitely something to look forward to..and a chance to be around the SuperFriday-ans before the end of the year. For more enquiries call Ustaz Izhar @ 62814287 or email at muhd_izhar@alistiqamah.mosque.org.sg

Wassalam

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Selamat Hari Raya.

Assalamualaikum warga Arrijal.

Arrijal ingin mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya kepada semua (belum terlambat lagi!) iaitu members kita, belia-belia yang pernah join, terjoin secara tidak sengaja, yang pernah bekerjesama, dan semua yang pernah dgr akan kita.

we wud like to take this opportunity to seek forgiveness sekiranya ada silapsalah, silaplangkah,silap kata, silap segalanya. we appreciate the feedbacks given and we as the current crop of YoungMuslims.sg will drive forward and strive to be better! insya Allah.

terima kasih juga kami ingin ucapkan kepada semua yang join Jalan Rayarrijal pada 12th October, ahad kelmarin. we had fun and it was mad-rush pergi 10 rumah dalam masa 10 jam.objective kita alhamdulillah tercapai; iaitu untuk mengenali keluarga anggota2 kita dan tidak lupa juga Chairman dan LPM kita. dan paling penting skali, kita enjoy! maka enjoylah gambar2 ini :

more pictures can be found here!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

More NOP Pics!

Event Report: Night of Power

Assalamualaikum..

I would like to say thank you kepada Abang2 yang telah membantu menjayakan packing barang2 on Friday, Pembahagian Fidyah & Iftar Masjid Al-Istiqamah sabtu lepas. The mosque and Ustaz appreciate your help and effort without u all kerja takkan berjalan selancar kelmarin.

and thank you too for coming down together to Masjid Sultan for Night of Power. i'm sure we all enjoyed the Cakap Pasal Remaja session *mcm byk yg nangis terisak-isak je :p*. hopefully pengajaran disebalik sketsa yang dilakonkan Ustaz2 kita stays in the heart and mind. it was fun overnight-ing in the mosque wif u all because dapat kenal korang lebih rapat dan gurausenda walaupun dah 2am :p lagi best waktu ramai2 bgn waktu Qiyam! that also, i hope has an everlasting effect on all of u. teruskan usaha untuk menjadi orang dan Muslim yang lebih baik. ingat pesanan CPR, Al-Quran itu adalah petunjuk bagi kita (Al-Qur'an Hudallinnas).


the following is a review made by Ust Yusri in his blog www.abahyasir.blogspot.com :

" Malam semalam saya hadiri CPR di Masjid Sultan. Bukan CPR pernafasan mulut ke mulut tu tau! Para remaja perlu tahu CPR ni kalau tak termasuk di kalangan orang yang rugilah dia. CPR yang saya maksudkan di sini ialah Cakap Pasal Remaja. Satu program interaktif yang disusun khas untu remaja hasil inisiatif para pegawai pembangunan belia (YDO) masjid-masjid di Singapura. Program ini biasanya disertai dengan sketsa, persembahan muzik (live!) dan juga sesi talk show mengikut tema2 yang telah disusun lebih awal.

Tapi bagi sesi semalam terdapat kejutan besar pada format CPR yang diadakan sempena dengan RYC (Ramadan Youth Challenge) dan dianjurkan serentak dengan Night of Power (aktiviti Qiyam). Maknanya lepas CPR belia2 ni akan qiyam semalaman di Masjid Sultan. Hebat kan? Memang hebat, acara semalam penuh auditorium. Saya rasa ada dlm 500 belia hadir.


Kejutan yang saya maksudkan ialah sesi semalam melibatkan pementasan lakonan pentas atau teater bertemakan Quran Petunjuk Buat Manusia (juga tema bagi RYC tahun ini) hampir sejam setengah ini melibatkan pelakon rata-rata daripada para asatizah muda! Ia disertai dengan alunan muzik live dan nyanyian latar oleh Ustaz Sofyan (Imam Eksekutif Masjid Mydin). Power kan? Memang power gilerr!!! Teringat pulak saya macam film There's Something About Mary :)

Story board dia memang menarik, penuh dengan pendekatan baru dan kreatif. Saya tak tahulah sape punya idea. CPR ni dimulakan dengan MC pada malam tu yang juga merangkap storyteller atau Tok Selampit iaitu Ustaz Effendi from Masjid An-Nahdhah. Wow, he's so talented man..cant believe it..really. Effendi memainkan peranan beliau dengan cukup baik sebagai host dan pada masa yang sama sebagai pencerita. Dengan membahasakan dirinya sebagai AKU, beliau menjadi pencerita antara babak2. Secara tak langsung beliau sebenarnya berlakon juga..cara beliau berintraksi dengan penonton. Superb! Intonasi suara beliau kadangkala lembut, kadangkala pula keras sehingga penonton tersentak!Terkujat pun boleh..

Adegan dimulakan dengan babak 4 sekawan, Dini (Ustaz Aminuddin-ex pegawai Masjid Al-Iman) Mimi (Ustaz Fairuz, YDO Masjid Al-Ansar), Jeff (Ustaz Ahmad Khushairi, YDO Darul Ghufran) dan Ilhan (Ustaz Syakir, Imam Eksekutif Masjid Al-Iman) berkain pelekat merancang untuk ponteng belajar mengaji, mereka kemudian lepak sambil berkongsi cita-cita mereka apabila sudah besar nanti. (cita2 mereka menjadi kisah utama sketsa ni). Mereka kemudian sepakat untuk bersama-sama seperti adik-beradik walau apa jua keadaan.


Move fwd, kesemua mereka membesar dengan nasib yang berbeza (diceritakan dlm bentuk flashback), Jeff (cita2 masa kecil dulu nak jadi model, konon dlm cerita ni dia paling hensem lah) akhirnya menjadi playboy rosakkan anak gadis orang, Mimi (cita2 dulu nak jadi ketua dalam apa sahaja perkara) akhir jadi ketua samseng bergelar Mimi parang- yang akhirnya dipermainkan oleh teman2 sendiri. Dini (cita2 dulu nak jadi Ustaz) bila besar pulak jadi anak derhaka, akibat terpengaruh dengan teman2 hingga jadi penagih. Tinggallah Ilhan (cita2 nak bantu orang yg susah) yang sentiasa muncul dlm flashback teman2 nya untuk membantu rakan2 yg tersesat jalan.

Cerita disudahi dengan penuh tragis, di mana akhirnya Ilhan meninggal dunia krn mengidap penyakit serius, tetapi sebelum beliau meninggal sempat utuskan satu warkah buat teman2 nya (yang dianggap adik beradik) supaya bertaubat dan insaf.

Komen saya, sketsa yang dilakokan sungguh cemerlang, penghayatan watak baik dari pelakon utama hingga ke watak kecil (cameo role) sungguh hidup dan berikan kesan yang mendalam kepada para penonton yang kebanyakannya terdiri daripada para belia dan remaja. Penonton di sebelah saya sendiri mengesat air mata..

Saya rasa tema yang ingin ditonjolkan berjaya disampaikan dengan baik, dimana di setiap adegan atau babak keinsafan disudahi dengan skrin yang mengandungi terjemahan ayat Quran dan diselangi dengan nyanyian lagu2 dakwah seperti 'anak derhaka, pintu taubat masih terbuka...' oh sungguh menyentuh kalbu rasanya.


Konsep tempat duduk juga tiada percampuran antara lelaki dan perempuan, terdapat watak lakonan pelakon muslimah, seorang sebagai ibu (ibu kepada Dini) seorang lagi pula berlakon sebagai Farah (Norizan) temanita Jeff (Norizan ialah isteri Ustaz Ahmad Khushairi sendiri) wah2 sungguh romantik dan manja sebagai kekasih.. : ) Sporting betul lah..

Story yang disampaikan juga tidak stereotype, budak madrasah tak semestinya baik dan boleh tersesat jika tidak berhati2, begitu juga dengan kerja dakwah bukan hanya satu tugas eksklusif untuk asatizah shj. Ia tanggungjawab semua individu Muslim.

Siapa kata drama remaja tidak boleh diselitkan dengan unsur dakwah serta tidak bercampur unsur2 syubhah ataupun haram? Melihat dari segi impak nya kepada penonton, malah di babak akhir sungguh klimaks dengan ketiga2 watak utama menangis teresak2 dengan pada masa yang sama kami semua mendengarkan isi kandungan warkah yang dibaca oleh Ilhan (Ustaz Syakir) dengan bait yang tersusun rapi, intonasi suara yang terkawal. Sungguh menyayat hati..5 ***** dari saya."

www.abahyasir.blogspot.com

Do Good Feel Food @ Suria!



and here is the video of do good feel good, which was covered in Suria on 14th September, around 6.20pm.

enjoy! and thank u for viewing.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

RYCamp Pics.

click here for more photos.

Event Report : RYCamp

And so..

Arrijal kicked off the fasting month with a 2 days 1 night RamadanYouthCamp (RYCamp). dengan jumlah peserta yang bernomborkan 25, we geared ourselves for a 3-hr community service named Do Good Feel Good. this is the 2nd Do Good Feel Good actually and the 2nd yr as well collaborating with Serangoon Garden Sec's Girl Guides and NCC *thank u alot guys*. to make things more interesting, our community service is covered by Suria's Warna Ramadan! but of course that's not the point of having this effort. at e end of the day, Arrijal and the rest did it to contribute to our society, Muslim and non-Muslim alike. we gave bubur, fruits and nasi briyani.

interestingly tho, almost 60% of the residents declined to take the things that we charity-ed! well they may have their reasons but we suspect that our community's not that comfortable YET having free food sent at their doorstep. hehe

the highlight of the first day was the Bowling For Soup! we bowled, we laughed and we hit the "longkang" more often than not. lol. lepas buka and terawih, Khairuzaman gave a hearty Halaqah session and followed it by a short Qiyam few hours afterwards with Zaidi.

the 2nd day was epitomised by the mass Gathering at Masjid Assyakirin. it was attended by 500+ mosque youths who attended RYCamps at their respective mosques! punyalah pack dan banyak org. we were touched by Ustaz Sofyan's meaningful reflection session and some shed tears. what a sight to behold.the event ended afterwards at Al-Istiqamah and the participants were given free Translated Al-Qur'an! Alhamdulillah.

lesson learnt? like what Firdaus said during the interview: "Ramadan bukan sahaja bulan untuk beribadah, tapi ia adalah peluang untuk berbakti dan membantu masyarakat kita.." helping others especially during Ramadan is a noble deed. May Allah bless us for the effort given in the camp.

enjoy the pics n vid.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Night of Power & RamadhanThroughYourEyes

Assalamualaikum,

The committee of Ramadhan Youth Camp dan Masjid Al-Istiqamah would like to say thank you very much for those who attended the RYCamp on 6th-7th September 2008. We fasted, we served the community, we breakfast-ed, we qiyam-ed and did everything together! Yang lebih important, we learnt something valuable, that Al-Qur'an is our life manual indeed. Nantikan gambar2 k? :P

as a follow up to the RYCamp, i would like to invite all of u, not only the RYCampers bt ALL OF YOU, to our next mass-event at Masjid Sultan. the details are as follows.

Night of Power
20th September 2008
Maghrib - Subuh


there will be 500+ participants for this event so let us be part of it ! RSVP ur attendance to muhd_izhar@alistiqamah.mosque.org.sg or contact me at 62814287.

oh yes, btw..for PHOTOGRAPHY ENTHUSIASTS, the following will interest u. $500 up for grabs !

for more info, click www.ramadhanthroughyoureyes.blogspot.com
Enjoy the rest of your ramadhan!

Friday, August 22, 2008

RYCamp !


Assalamualaikum All!

The abang2 and kakak2 of Arrijal brings u another action-packed program! *Applause lah sikit* Ramahan Youth Camp (RYCamp in short) is one of the projects of Ramadhan Youth Challenge. During the same date, almost 20 other mosque youths are participating in the same camp held at other mosques.

RYCamp
6-7 September 2008. 9am - 8.30pm
Masjid Al-Istiqamah


Events include indoor and outdoor games, "do good feel good", Tadarrus beramai2, workshop, and lastly a mass gathering with the other youths! everything for only $10..

definitely we dont want to have another activity-less Ramadhan kan? so join us and experience this with all the other youths. for registration, get the form at Masjid Al-Istiqamah's counter.

see u!

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Cakap Pasal Remaja Datang Lagi!


"Arrijalu qawwamuna alannisa'". have you ever wondered or contemplated on this verse? what's the significance of it and what does it really means? Are men really that better from women? keep those questions on hold because...

YoungMuslims.sg will attempt to tackle this issue by bringing you yet another Cakap Pasal Remaja! This August edition's details are as follows:

Cakap Pasal Remaja "Men Vs Women"
Date: 23rd August 2008
Time: 1 - 4.30pm
Venue: Masjid Arrabitah


This month's talkshow will center around gender issues, equality, and the significance of men and women in the society. Performances by Revalina, Salsabil & our infamous Ustaz Sofyan will be dished out. there will be a battle of sexes as well. bring along ur family, frends, colleagues, huever u can bring along!

may this session be beneficial to all of us, young muslims of singapore.

see u all at Arrabitah!

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Event Report: Arrijal's Stay aLIVE Night Cycling


I. S. R. A. K M .I .K. R .A. J

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..

Monday, August 4, 2008

Arrijal Football Union..Anyone?

Assaalamualaikum Arrijalians..

been some time since there are updates on Arrijal. our night cycling will be this friday and alhamdulillah the "seats" are filling in. siapa yang nak join do email or call me k? we promise you that it'd be lessons-filled and fun night! insya Allah.

whatever it is the purpose of this post is that..Arrijal is on a mission to rebuild our own galacticos! we're FINALLY having our own football training every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. 5pm@ the open field behind Punggol CC. and whats best is, Hj Tohari Paijan will be coaching us.

currently we have 15 students registered under this Union so sesiapa nak join in get the forms at the mosque's counter k? its F.O.C, whats required is ur enthusiasm and of course, a bit of zidane-magic in u !

see u when i see u.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Stay aLIVE Night Cycling

Assalamualaikum vibrant Muslim youths of Singapore ,

Arrijal brings you the first of Stay aLIVE series, and this month we present you Stay aLIVE Night Cycling in conjunction with the upcoming historic event in the Islamic calendar, Israk Mikraj.



When? 8th - 9th August 2008, 8.30pm-7am
Where? Masjid Al-Istiqamah -> Padang -> Back To The Mosque
Who? Open to All Ages For Only $15!

Prepare urselves for an experiential journey of faith, reflection & stepping forward as YoungMuslims.sg.Enjoy the buffet of activities and challenges while learning more of Rasulullah's p.b.u.h Israk Mikraj journey.

Definitely, a chance to appreciate the beauty of Singapore's night environment as well! Bugis, the memorial park, the kallang river awaits our bangwagon. tunggu apa lagi? register at Masjid Al-Istiqamah's counter. registration closes on 7th August 2008.

for more enquiries pls contact Ustaz Izhar at 62814287 or email at muhd_izhar@alistiqamah.mosque.org.sg. see u all!

Friday, July 18, 2008

8 Minutes Film Competition


Assalamualaikum Arrijalians,

Any of u up for this competition? First Prize's $4,000.00 !

8 Minutes Film Competition starts from 26th July to 3rd August 2008. This is a platform to test ur filming skills, and a chance for u to get to know other budding young film-makers definitely.

Call me at 62814287 or email me at muhd_izhar@alistiqamah.mosque.org.sg if korang nak participate k?

Here are further details (Taken From www.8minutes.com.sg)

8 Minutes is all about creating short films with A CAUSE! It's about creating, collaborating and then competing with other teams to win!

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?!!

FIRST PRIZE: S$ 4,000.00 CASH and Audio Digital Mastering 5.1 by De Claffer Music Productions worth USD3,500.00

SECOND PRIZE: S$ 2,000.00 CASH

THIRD PRIZE: S$ 1,000.00 CASH

JURY PRIZE: S$ 500.00 CASH

GOLDEN CROCS AWARD: S$ 500.00 CASH & CROCS VOUCHERS

2 X OBJECTIFS FILM AWARD: S$ 700.00 OBJECTIFS TRAINING VOUCHER

BEST ACTOR: S$ 200.00 CASH

BEST ACTRESS: S$ 200.00 CASH

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: S$ 200.00 CASH

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: S$ 200.00 CASH

BEST DIRECTOR: S$ 200.00 CASH

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: S$ 200.00 CASH

BEST EDITING: S$ 200.00 CASH

BEST SOUND DESIGN: S$ 200.00 CASH

BEST SCRIPTING: S$ 200.00 CASH

and CROCS shoe prizes to giveaway! CROCS are the official footwear for 8 Minutes! So if you want to film and run around in comfort, we'd suggest you grab a pair (genuine ones, of course people!)

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Pics : CPR @ MySpex 08

To those who missed the previous Cakap Pasal Remaja @ Jurong East Sports Complex last saturday. here are the pics!

Definitely a call for us to participate in MYSPEX 2009 next year. Insya Allah :D

nevertheless, enjoy viewing the games, and performances by Ustaz Sofyan, Fauzi Laily n Fiza O..


photos by Al-Falah Youth.

Monday, July 14, 2008

SpringCampCycling !

Assalamualaikum Saya Ucapkan To All Youths!
Here r Arrijal's upcoming events:

Yok Gotong Royong!
This Sunday, 20th July @ 9am, we're callin' all youths to join the volunteers, staffs, students of Masjid Al-Istiqamah to beautify and spring clean our Mosque. We will start at 9am and breakfast will be provided.

ROCK-IT! Camp
A Youth Celebration of Life & Purpose
26 - 27 July 2008
ITE College East
(Free of Charge For 8 Youths From Al-Istiqamah)

A 2-Day Camp for YOUTHS from diverse backgrounds!

Look forward to!

  • GAMES & COMPETITIONS
  • LIFE COACHING & LIFE SKILLS LEARNING TALKS
  • MUSIC & DANCE
  • SPORTS
  • PRIZES! PRIZES! PRIZES!

Highlights!
Keynote Speaker: Mr Kevin Wanzer (Youth Motivator across the USA)
Career Panelist: Elim Chew, Founder & President, 77th Street
Song-Writing Contest on the Spirit of Winning
Rock Concert by Glenn Lim & Stars, Stars, Stars

Log on to www.rock-it.sg !!
Siapa Cepat Dia Dapat The Seats. Hurry k!

Stay aLIVE Night Cycling
We are still in the process of planning for a night cycling on 8th-9th August '08. From 8pm-7am, u all only have to pay $15 to enjoy 9 hours of Night Cyling and games along the way! We will keep u posted.
Yang penting, sebarkan maklumat ini seluas2nya..help us promote it k?
Thank you.

Monday, July 7, 2008

Cakap Pasal Remaja Returns With A Bigger Bang!


Assalamualaikum all..

Sabtu ini Cakap Pasal Remaja akan diadakan in conjunction with MySpex '08 Finale @ Jurong East Sports Complex. From 9.00am-4.00pm. Dengan bertemakan "What Say YOUths - Health Matters", CPR will witness hosting by Fiza O and performances by Ustaz Sofyan and Fauzie Laily!

not only that, there will be games such as arm wrestling, dart and X-Box challenge for u to participate in..how? nak join? drop me an email at muhd_izhar@alistiqamah.mosque.org.sg or drop me an sms at 81159205 if ure joining. kalau ramai yg pergi i will book a bus for us all..come on ppl what r u waiting for..!

For Details click www.cakappasalremaja.blogspot.com

SAY YES TO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE!