Just as how it’s planned, all 8 of us who took the RP track after our madrasah years made a homecoming visit to our alma mater, with no introduction needed for its known girls-only pink kain students. :D Bubbly excited we definitely were, with bright robes and smiles, eager to meet our asatizah whom we fondly remember still to let them know we’ve graduated yay! And much a delight it was seeing our young juniors looking all shy yet happily curious to watch their unfamiliar kakak2 who were once just like them. ^_^
It was heartening to hear them being really glad to see our comeback, and moving at the same time when Cikgu said, “alhamdulillah you all still care to return.. some didn’t appear when they’ve left Maarif” and also when Ustazah remarked, “Selagi saya masih sihat.. insyaAllah saya akan tetap mengajar.” We noticed that the years are indeed catching up on them, and their health already a tad affected, but their unwavering faith to continue teaching even though it may have been 25 years of exactly that for some of them, put us – or myself at least – in a renewed drive to give our best and keep in mind their kind deeds in our early upbringing. :)
For a few sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays after that, it was fun seeing Aisyah and Aqilah on alternate shifts as we helped Teacher Sumirah with some things down at the science lab, and sometimes staying over at the cool school library with its Arabic storybooks (oh-ohh.. need to freshen up on the language >_<) and other freshly bought Islamic books. Nice! Diy likes it very much ^_^ And yes, sometimes I’ll just go on snapping pictures with my hp camera and enjoy absorbing the sights and sounds around me (some featured below; don’t mind the low image quality though hehe):
The mushroom garden reading corner – sure looks comfy sitting cross-legged with a book in the air-conditioned room~
It was raining heavily that afternoon, and the primary students had to line up along the corridor, reciting selawat and putting on their telekung as they waited for their turn to head to the basement for Solat Zuhur in congregation. Giving a good reminder it surely is of safeguarding one’s prayers since young, no matter what the circumstances are =)
Hand in hand, walking back home – the Ma’arif sisterhood as we call it; may the bonds between us all live on strong eternally!
Find the above familiar girls? :) Yeps this one was taken from our PSTE (Peperiksaan Sijil Thanawi Empat) result certificate given by MUIS, somewhat like the O-Level kind of exam for the seven Islamic subjects we took. What caught my attention there was really the inscription printed on the document itself, roughly translated as “The Council hereby urges the owner of this certificate to have taqwa and be mindful of Allah always in secret and in public, with sincerity in her deeds to spread the Deen and serve the Muslim Ummah. And Allah is the Most Excellent Bestower of Guidance.”
The very words leave an impact in me as I read it, for I see them conveying a deep message in personally prompting us to remember the main essence of the madrasah education we had received, and also of our crucial duty to actualize the meaning wherever we go. There's no doubt that Al-Ma'arif had taught me valuable principles to start with; so too did the experience in RP which alhamdulillah had imparted some lessons even further.. Am definitely looking forward to what's waiting to be discovered up ahead! And truly hoping to gather all the insights and bring them along for the next coming phase.. May all goes well, ameen!~ :)
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