KHUTBAH JUMAAT

Well, it has been almost two weeks now. I still haven't officially got any job although I think few companies are really interested in employing me.

Anyway, I have had the opportunity to listen to friday sermon in Masjid Sultan Ismail, UTM. UTM is under the federal government administration (sort of), under the ministry of education. Therefore, UTM can be considered as a federal-territory, hence free from following the text prepared by Majlis Agama Islam Johor. Because of that, imams in UTM tend to write their own khutbah, following few guidelines provided by MAIJ.

Usually, the issue is more interesting than that which is preached outside. UTM's touches mostly on current issues, on a more intelectual point-of-view. Because of that, the khutbah seems more appealing to the academic community in the campus.

The first khutbah that i listened to was on the expulsion of Bani Qainuqa'. I was quite sleepy at that moment, but somehow the khutbah managed to wake me up. This is rather an unusual phenomenon in the country (refer abn's page).

The second one was about khaybar. How the prophet s.a.w marched to khaybar and finally Ali r.a managed to break open the enemy's defence line and forced the enemy to surrender.

Well, more interestingly, they also put up a powerpoint presentation alongside. This proved to be very helpful, especially for the foreign students.

Enough for the time being. Allah is calling, haiya 'ala ssalah. For a refreshing and non-monotonous experience, please come and perform jumuah prayer here.

wassalam