Golden memories in Ankara

22 mac 2015

"Kenyataan hari ini adalah mimpi hari kelmarin.Mimpi hari ini adalah kenyataan esok hari' -ISHAB 

without realizing it has been almost 3 years i spent my life in Turkey. seriously seems time is flowing so fast n made me questioned myself wht i've done within this 2 n half years :( hows my daily ibadah,hows my relationship with Allah, His creations esp my parents,siblings,friends n all people around me. how much knowledge ive gained. my eagerness in seeking knowldge how. my understanding in Islam etc.

  the best dua 'O Allah dont let me be under my control even in a blink of an eye' 

actually now i feel 'consciousness' of benefits living in this jemaat house. i did but as a human i keep forgetting n didnt grab much benefits from it, that what i noticed the weakness of myself. here in jemaat house every morning n evening we do read tesbihat. its like mathurat but compilation of dua n zhikr by Risalah annur students. i started to learn more about risalah annur once i came here. i heard about it and even attended some risalah annur courses when  back in malaysia. im so lucky to live in a residential area where risalah annur lessons being conducted by one of the turkish jemaah ,Hayrat Vakfi. almost every weekend the turkish n malay ablalar(sisters) gathered in that madrasah,a rented house in B.b.Bangi which just located 3 min from by house by walking. but since i was in boarding school for 2 years i didnt get much opportunity to join them ,i just had chances to join twice  during school break. so in that madrasah i got to know with some Turk sisters from Hayrat n met Arwah Ahmad Ammar's mom ,makcik ina there. here in turkey im not staying with Hayrat since there is no nearest Hayrat home for girls around my area. im staying here with another jemaat which based on Risalah annur also,Hizmet. yeah after some political issues happened some people against ths jemaat n even the students who are living in their house splashed with all those sarcastic stuffs but since im here just for seeking knowledge i guess i shouldnt involve in their political thinking besides just   grab the positive side from them.this jemaat by Fethullah Gulen has opening Turkish schools around the world even in Malaysia they hve TIME international school and i really appreciate their efforts in managing schools esp in African countries,Afghanistan etc. so here im staying with 5 turkish girls whom are also from the same faculty,so its easier n benefits me much for my studies since i really need supports from surrounding people to push me into my  medical study in turkish language.

"IJAZAH DEMI RISALAH" Dengan nama Tuhanmu,CEmERlaNGlaH!!

"And seek help through patience and prayer,and indeed its difficult except for the humbly submissive to Allah"

- Albaqarah: 45-

before i fly to Turkey ,my dad reminded me if possible never stay in a house with other Malay students otherwise  my Turkish skills wont be improved due to speaking Malay most of the time. alhamdulillah once i arrived Ankara there was no other Malay students ,just a malay boy. However im so grateful there are some malay friends in nearby cities,in Kirikkale i hve a Malay senior,kak suhana which was in 2nd year of medicine when i came.i hve batchmate n besty Farah in Konya which located 2 hours by train from Ankara. n Kak zinnirah far in Balikesir who came Ankara in my first week here .so relationship with Malaysians keep going alhamdulillah n until now unbelieveable there are 10 malay students in Ankara including (tht total seems very little + compared to malay students in Egupt esp + but for me its  quite a lot since we were minority)

"WHEN THE VISION IS CLEAR,THE ACTION BECOME EASIER"

in my area there are about 20 jemaat house for medical girls' students n mostly from the same university. i love the sisterhood here n feeling lucky to be here alhamdulilah eventhough sometimes i was rebelling against the rules that  being asked to obey.

let me give a bit description about lifestyle , accomodation etc especially for malaysian students who are interested to pursue study here in Turkey. for Turkish government scholarship holders, (YTB) accomodation which is government hostel ,being covered under YTB scholar. the hostel system here is unlike in Malaysia. for example i was placed in Mehmet Akif girls' hostel which is just near to my school. but in that hostel the students are not only from my school,Gazi ,there might be students of other universities such Ankara Univ, Yildirim beyazit Univ, etc. its mixed  because normally the distance between one univ to another are not that far. in gov hostel (KYK hostel) the room system is not parallel . for ex in mehmet akif one room can place 8 girls but in another hostel there might be 4 n even 2 girls in a room. sometimes it depends on our study level either undergraduate/master or phD students. refrigerator,iron room ,canteen etc are provided.some hostels has curfew until 11 pm n if u wanna stay outside u need to take izin/permission from the dorm officer 2 days before as possible. you can request to change to another KYK hostel if there are problems.but it takes time!  another options of accomodation ,there are also private girls' dormitary. usually its more comfortable,2 girls in a room but the payment will make ur mouth shaped O :O some of my Turk friends are in private dormitory, and as i heard the payment range is between 400-900++ Turkish Lira per month. beside that,if u wanna stay more comfortable n wanna do anything that u want,u can make plan with friends to rent ur own house. in Ankara the recommended area is Kurtulus/Kolej/Dikimevi. as being told the rent is around 400-700 TL.

  the house that im staying known as ogrenci evi/students' house and i got to stay here because knw some people from the society but as being mentioned there are some rules that must be obeyed. since its organised by  Islamic movement here ,the people really focus on Islamic spiritual,not to mention academic stuffs. every morning n evening we read the tesbihat that i mentioned,as protections during our days .its not something new actually coz in malaysia also we used to mathurat ,almulk esp those who are in boarding school. besides,the rule which i was rebelling most was the cay saati/tea time at night :p usually during tea time we have 30 min usrah n 30 min book reading. i was rebelling due to the usrah conducted in turkish as it was hard for me to understand esp when i was back in tomer.i felt like kinda being forced :D n at that time reading islamic book in turkish was thing i hate most coz i didnt feel real understanding in gaining  knowledge. but as time passing by i realized its good for me since by forcing me reading book ,my turkish n my reading habit improved. sometimes its quite hard for some students to obey those rules,esp for me since im a med student thus i hve my own study plan n that tea time which always being conducting around 9-10pm n sometimes even longer  'took my study time' coz im not like other girls who can stay up late at night for studying. but actually its depends . i could request to other housemates n sister who lead the house to change the tea time right after dinner and after that it goes smoothly. besides spending just an hour for islamic stuffs we would be able to focus on academic :) 

.but frankly im more interested on programs being conducted in hayrat house since besides reading book they are focusing on teaching Quran tajwid,Turkish ottoman writing(osmanlica), risalah annur written in osmanlica etc there are pros m cons

ottoman turkish

"Wahai Tuhan kami! Tidaklah Engkau menjadikan benda2 ini dengan sia sia,Maha Suci Engkau,maka peliharalah kami dari azab neraka"

Ali Imran- 3:191

arwah Ahmad Ammar was also living in hayrat house when he was a student of Ankara TOMER in Golbasi. he was one year senior to me ,once he finished TOMER (turkish course). he got admitted to Marmara Univ in Istanbul n i came Ankara for TOMER n medical studies. may Allah put mercy upon his soul.He was hitted by a an ambulance in Fatih Istanbul on 3 November 2013 on his way to usrah with brothers. He was a well-akhlak ,untalkative and i could say 'perfect student' masallah.  

Eventhough by the time i reached Ankara for TOMER  n he already started 1st year degree in Istanbul, we met sometimes in Malaysian programs in Istanbul. since at that Malaysian students in Turkey was less than 15 (if im not mistaken)we got to knw each other well. He even came to Ankara with his friends  when we had International Student Gathering by AsmaKopru+YTB n they helped us in managing Malaysian booth as we were 2 in Ankara. At that time it was Maulud Nabi celebration so Maher Zain n Mesut Kurtis was invited for Maulud Nabi program in Ulus,Ankara. so we went to the concert programs with my international team.

 during international student gathering Ankara with arwah - 2013

Indeed im missing every single moments with great people.

i just had conversatıon wıth my afghan senior yesterday just got to knw she was in da same class with arwah ammar back in Ankara TOMER golbası /turkish preparation course .n she said how kind n untalkative arwah was n she was really sad after got the news about his death .she wish to visit his grave in İstanbul n read this book once being publish in english

"Whoever takes a path of knowledge Allah will make an easy path for them to enter paradise.Seeking knowledge is worship. We dont have free time since there is no end in seeking knowledge"