assalamualaikum
saja nak register posting ni
untuk tarikh 12.12.12
Aku membesar dengan group ni . lesson learned bagi aku , diaorang ni ahead of time. sekarang semua orang miming je. memang hakikatnya diaorang ni tak guna suara masa record, memang beza pun. tapi the best part, after 20 years, sorang dari mereka Rob, buat come back.. semangat tu yang penting
Exclusive: Twenty years ago in
1990, Fab Morvan won what now very well may be the most controversial
Grammy Award ever given out. His group Milli Vanilli was given the Best
New Artist award. Months later, when it was admitted that Morvan and
partner Rob Pilatus weren't the ones who sang on hit songs like 'Blame
It On the Rain' and 'Girl You Know It's True,' their Grammy was taken
back and the media and music industry chewed them up and spit them out
just as fast as they built them up. Now, two decades after that
tumultuous year, PopEater had the chance to chat with Morvan about those
rocky days, and what his life is like now, and why current artists
using Auto-Tune are essentially doing the same thing Milli Vanilli did.
"People think they know the story with us, but they don't," Morvan told
PopEater. Well, now you can.
Throughout our interview, Morvan was open, concise, warm and -- perhaps
most surprisingly -- perfectly unbiased and not jaded by the industry
that made him, but also broke him. Everything was open for discussion,
from the inner workings of Milli Vanilli to the unfortunate passing of
his bandmate Rob to his current projects as a dance artist. Read the full chat below:
What's life been like for you lately?
I started working with different producers and working with a dude called Sean McCaff, and together we have a project called SMFM, which is our initials, but also stands for Supplying Mirages for Mankind (SMFM Web site here). It's a dance project and we're about to do some releases in the next few months.
Given the history of Milli Vanilli, was it hard to get back into the music business?
I never had a problem creating music. Creating the art isn't the problem. It's always the business aspect, and people connected to other people in the business. I'm not on the black list -- the invisible black list -- but when I do come back and my name is mentioned, then we bring back a lot of things from the past that some people don't want to talk about. Because, in reality, the smallest two links in the chain, those were the ones put in front and had to take the fault for everyone when in fact, there was a whole machine behind Milli Vanilli. What about that? I'm not pointing the finger at anybody, but it's obvious that we couldn't handle things by ourselves, and ironically enough, we were the ones put on a pedestal and taking the fault for it all.
It's so obvious, everything now. The thing is, for me, you don't know me as a producer or songwriter. I'm very easy to hit. It's very easy to get on Fab Morvan, ex-member of Milli Vanilli. I'm really happy when I get a chance to say something and have it repeated properly and not out of context. Some of the people looking from the outside who don't get all the information.
People think they know the story with us, but they don't. I have to be patient, because patience is a virtue, and that's the way the life is. So, c'est la vie.
So you feel that yourself and Rob were set up as scapegoats when it was really a much larger operation?
Yeah. I'm taking responsibility for what I did. I'm saying right here: "Yeah, I did it.' OK. But I'm the only one. I'm not the only one in this, but people don't get and grasp that because it's never really been brought up to them in a concise way. A lot of people just go on what's being fed to them. I understand, some people are just looking for whatever's put in front of them. If it's put in a certain way, that's how they see it. I'm the kind of guy that's going to look at things from every different angle. People are sitting in their living room not even walking in my shoes like 'They're responsible! They were behind it all!" Well, somewhat, but to point the finger at two guys -- a lot of people made a lot of money. After all of it, the smallest link in the chain were the ones who were left hung out to dry and then having to fight to create something for yourself when everyone's pointing the finger at you. You're the guilty one, but in fact, there are a lot more. Things happen, there are consequences to any decisions and actions you make, and you have to be strong to say 'This is it.'
Let's make something clear, I was not the only one. A lot of people just ran away.
Were you ever tempted to call people out to expose the real story?
I'm not that kind of guy. There's many ways to go about things in life. You can be the better man, be strong -- you fall and stand back up. You do your thing. It's about being the bigger man. I don't have to point the finger. I just want people to read between the lines, that's all I'm asking.
I love music. Music has been my inspiration and strength for years, and I'm going to keep doing it and doing it. I feel very lucky that I've been able to do what I love. Now I'm reinventing and recreating, because you never know what's going to happen. Life can come and strike you in the face. I don't know, I might die tomorrow. Look what happened in Haiti? Who would have thought that one of the places that needed the most help in this world would get hit. What's the reason? I don't know, but life strikes and sometimes you just have to be strong. Sometimes the harshest things in life can be a blessing in a way. It's all allowed me to really define who I was. I would have never become who I am today if I hadn't gone through this struggle. There's a lot of good in life, there's a lot of bad. If you balance both and keep growing and evolving, if you are an artist, everything lands itself into your music.
We see it with Haiti. What I love is to see how powerful music is. All the artists come together and with the power of music, it makes us focus and brings us together. When I went to see U2 once, I was amazed at the power those guys have. When you hear them sing those songs, you feel human. It makes you think, then it makes you evolve.
Your reputation took a beating, which must make it tough to break through now.
The only thing people see when my name is mentioned is tights. They have no clue what I am as an artist because nothing has been put out yet. You can go online and go to my Web site and my blog and see what is dear to my heart. No one is there to write it for me, so I write it myself. I'm trying to do the best I can to show people what I am. You remember someone in tights, but this person has evolved. Just like any human beings, you change, but some people don't realize that sometimes. They don't think that you can change or that you remain in that box.
It's been 20 years since the sudden success and aftermath of your Grammy win. Looking back now, what's the one thing that you took away from the whole situation?
The one thing I'll say is it's amazing how you can be the king at one point, quote unquote, and everyone loves you and the minute your time has passed and it's time for you to get torn down. When it's tear down time -- woah, it's harsh. There's no pity. They will hurt you however. Jabs, uppercut, hooks, and they want to see you on the floor knocked out. TKO. That's what they want. I saw it happen to some people, but when it happens to you, it's amazing how devastating it can be. When the negativity is directed at you, it hurts because you're there as an entertainer. You want to please your fans, have a good time and make them smile. You do the best you can on stage for them, and suddenly, you're nothing but a joke. Everything we did was from the heart. With all the effort we put into entertaining people, we got slapped back in the face by the mean jokes. I was surprised to see how things can turn so quickly. Usually, in the career of artists, it's gradual. It takes a few years and then 'Okay, well, he's done.' For us, it happened from one day to the next and that was shocking. Brutal! They are brutal! But, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and you study all of that. I studied everything that happened about me. I have a lot of material, a lot of music, and in time you'll see what kind of an artist I am.
Sometimes, when you're thrown in that fast lane life, you can get confused, and rightfully so. You're surrounded with yes people who agree with everything you say. You lose your bearings. There's no more people that you can count on as far as being honest and true to you, so you're pretty much alone. So when the train stops and you get off, you're really alone. You come in this world alone and you leave alone.
A lot of pop stars today lip sync during their performances and have other tools to help them sing. Since that's essentially what got you in so much trouble, how do you digest that?
The pop climate has changed. I'm not saying if it's for the best and for the worst. But authenticity of an artist has changed. Now, a great video is one of the most important things because this is your tool to promote. Your live show isn't your number one thing anymore, the video is what people are paying attention to. So there's a whole different string of artists that came along with what took place in the past.
I have to say something and be clear about it. When people say: "Well, you didn't sing on the record"... OK, cool. I didn't. But to be technical, when someone records in a studio and Auto-Tune does your job, it isn't you anymore. It could be anyone, because you're not doing it anymore, the machine is doing it. So, are you doing it? When it comes time to perform it live, you can't replicate it. So when people say 'You should sing on the record, man.' Well, yeah, but now technically a lot of the people who are singing on the record with Auto-Tune aren't doing their job.
I'm not criticizing anyone in particular, I'm just observing what's going on, that's all. I see some comments saying we didn't sing on the record, but I just want to be precise because I've never gotten a chance to say that clearly. It's like, what's the point of singing with Auto-Tune? It's not you! Then you got the video, but that's the way things are now. People don't seem to care. The new generation doesn't seem to care about music now, because a lot of people are stealing it ... but that's whole other thing.
Once your voice has been doctored to a point where we don't even know it's you -- I'm not talking about people who do it as a style or to fit a certain song, because the goal was to make it sound like that and it's a gimmick. I'm talking about singers, pop singers, who without it -- ain't nothing going, baby. I'm trying to have people look at them. I'm just trying to bring up another point for discussion. I'm tired of people always pointing the finger at me and criticizing when in fact, look a little closer at everyone out there and inform yourself more.
There were rumors about Milli Vanilli not singing even before the Grammy win. Were you prepared for the word to get out there?
Yeah. That's the difference between Rob and I. Rob maybe thought it was a never-ending story, and when you walk in our shoes, that's really how it felt. Everything is just moving, moving, moving. You go around the world three or four times over, but it seems like it's never going to stop. In the back of my mind, I was thinking this can't go forever. It's going to crack eventually. I'll use an analogy. When you fight and you know a punch is coming, when the punch lands, you'll feel it but you anticipate the punch and you won't fall. When you don't anticipate the punch, it hurts and that's when you fall down. I anticipated it, Rob didn't, and I think there lies the difference in how we were hit by it.
Rob sadly passed away due to a drug overdose. Do you think the Milli Vanilli scandal was the primary cause of his demise?
No, this is not essentially the cause, but it was a big part of it. When it comes as a shock, people lose respect for you and that's hard. Especially if you didn't see it coming and suddenly you have to deal with it. There were other elements to the story to what Rob was involved with at the time, and that didn't help. The pain was deep.
There was no more support system. You're like that little kid on the playground that everyone picks on. The bullies are coming around and circling, but there's nobody around to protect you. And we're not Americans -- so our families and support systems were abroad and not here. We were trying to just face the music and remain strong at the time, not really aware that the grand scheme of what had happened and that it affected the world as well. It was big news. Only in time, I noticed how many people knew me, knew of me and knew the story. We bridged a gap in generations as a result of what happened.
And you're documenting your life and story in a movie, right?
There will be a movie. When it's done, you'll see the true story. Kathleen Kennedy is involved and there's more people coming to the table. When we're happy with everything, it'll go. I'm a consultant on it. The problem is, in 2.5 hours, how much can you put in there? That's the challenge. Everything you want to put ... it's not just the story on Rob and Fab, but society and generations. Desert Storm was happening. It's a picture in time you're taking, not just Rob and Fab.
What's the biggest lesson you took away from it all?
Like I said, I lived the life of 100 men and I'm thankful for it because I have more insight on life as a result. I wouldn't be who I am today if I hadn't gone through what I've been through. Life is all about living. You live to learn. Whether you're a painter, or whatever you create ... everything has a certain weight to it. Living life as an artist in important. The way up is not easy, but it goes. On the way down, you see what you're made of. It's how you fall and how you stand back up on your feet, because you become an example for others. Be a student for life and keep evolving. Life is too short man, so do the best while you're here. Again, look at Haiti. That really rings like a bell -- wake up people. Those people have nothing. Look at the conditions they're living in, and by looking at them and the crying and the help getting over there, us giving through charity -- you look at life very differently. You see what's important to you and you go back to basics.
There's a lot of bull---- in this world, and what happened to me humbled me. When you haven't been humbled, you look at life as a whole different way. Things happen for a reason. I know it sound philosophical, but that's the way it is.
What's helped you get through the tough times?
For me, as an artist, your salvation is your music. If you pull yourself into it and connect to it and this is the most important thing to you -- what gives you your strength and balance in life -- that's salvation. You'll find happiness. It's all about being happy in the end.
For aspiring artists looking to get into the music business, what lessons or cautionary tales would you share with them?
Fame is the confusing element of the life of a pop star. You have to be very clear on what that is, and if you don't separate your job and yourself, you're bound to fall. Sometimes people play with fire, but it's still fire. It will bite you and burn you in the ass.
Make sure to surround yourself not with yes people, but when you're in the studio, you need people to tell you: 'That sucks.' That's very important. Second, representation. You need trust, whether it's in management or an attorney. Whatever you sign, you have someone professional look it over. Then, keep on developing yourself. Do it from the heart. Give it all you've got, because you never know. Nothing is for sure in life, so come from the heart. Things will take their turn for the best or for the worst. Hop on the ride and just be ready. Whatever decisions you make, you have to stand behind them and deal with the consequences.
Those are very simple, but if someone would have told me that before, I'd be in a different situation. (laughs) But I guess, you live and learn. You have to have a certain sense of humor about life and what life does. Life gets in the way and sometimes knocks you over your head, but not too hard -- hard enough that you can take the heat.
So with your sense of humor, can you look back at Milli Vanilli and all of the drama and laugh?
I can smirk. A little smirk, like 'Wow, that was crazy.' I can't even believe that it was me. We're talking about a much younger man with a different thought process thrown into this thing. Things were moving so fast you're not really aware of what's going on and what you're doing. People around you are much older, who know about how to play your youth. They just know how to play you. The artists of today, people are much more business-minded. They've studied and learned from the other people's mistakes.
The one thing I've learned, a lot of things are very controlled. When it comes to answering questions, and because I went through what I went through, being open is the best way because in the end, what is always comes out. what isn't always comes out. If you're not what you are, it will always come out and I learned my lesson the hard way.
Original link
http://www.popeater.com/2010/01/29/milli-vanilli-fab-morvan-grammy/
Intro : Em C D C D G Am Life is full of lots of up and downs, D And the distance feels further G When you're headed for the ground C And there is nothing more painful B7 Em C D Than to let your feelings take you down. G Am It's so hard to know the way you feel inside D7 When there's many thoughts G And feelings that you hide C But you might feel better B7 C D If you let me walk with you by your side. Chorus: G Am And when you need a shoulder to cry on, D7 G When you need a friend to rely on, C When the whole world is gone, B7 Em You won't be alone, cause I'll be there, Am I'll be your shoulder to cry on, D I'll be there, G I'll be a friend to rely on, C When the whole world is gone, B7 Em C D you won't be alone, cause I'll be there. G Am All of the times when everything is wrong D And you're feeling like G There's no use going on C You can't give it up B7 Em C D I hope you work it out and carry on C Side by side, D With you till the end Em D I'll always be the one to firmly hold your hand C No matter what is said or done D E Our love will always continue on F#m Bm Everyone needs a shoulder to cry on E A Everyone needs a friend to rely on D When the whole world is gone C#7 F#m you won't be alone cause I'll be there Bm I'll be your shoulder to cry on E I'll be there A I'll be the one you rely on D when the whole world's gone C#7 you won't be alone F#m Bm E A cause I'll be there... D And when the whole world is gone C#7 F#m F You'll always have my shoulder to cry on...
Verse 1:
C
She's gone,
Ab
Out of my life.
Bb
I was wrong,
G
I'm to blame,
Ab
I was so untrue.
F G
I can't live without her love.
C
In my life
Ab
There's just an empty space.
Bb G
All my dreams are lost,
Ab
I'm wasting away.
G
Forgive me, girl.
Chorus:
Ab Eb
Lady, won't you save me?
Bb F
My heart belongs to you.
Ab Eb
Lady, can you forgive me?
Bb F
For all I've done to you.
Ab Bb
Lady, oh, lady.
Verse 2:
C
She's gone,
Ab
Out of my life.
Bb
Oh, she's gone.
G Ab
I find it so hard to go on.
F G
I really miss that girl, my love.
C Ab
Come back into my arms.
Bb
I'm so alone,
G
I'm begging you,
Ab
I'm down on my knees.
F G
Forgive me, girl.
Chorus x1
Guitar Solo:
C - Ab - Bb - G
Ab - F - G - G
Chorus x2
Ending:
Eb - D - C
SubhannAllah... penuh sesak.. aku sampai sana sebelum asar . pasal nak dapat port baik.. ingat kan dapat shaft depan... rupanya tak.. masa nak maghrib tu.. baru dapt duduk saf depan..
lautan manusia...
Layan lagu ni dengan piano baru ngam .. kalau keyboard gunakan rock piano
F C Dm Bb - Dm Bb C
F C F Dm Gm C
Demi cinta, ku akan setia padamu,Ingin bersama kemana saja
F C F Dm Gm C F
tapi sayang kau pergi tanpa rela ku sedang cintaku masih membara
F C F Dm Gm C
telah aku membalut luka hatiku tapi lukaku masih berdarah
F C F Dm Gm C F
puas aku cuba 'tuk melupakanmu tapi ternyata ku tidak berdaya
Chorus
Gm C F Gm C F
biar ku tanggung segala derita demi cinta aku yang setia
E A Dm C Bb F Bb F
siang malam ku merindu rindu kepada mu kenangan pun menjelma
F C F Dm Gm C
dalam hati kumenahan kedukaan bibir tersenyum hati menangis
F C F Dm Gm C F
oh kekasih mungkin engkau sedang bahagia setelah cintaku engkau menghancurkan
masa goreng...
Dm Bb x 4
F C Dm Bb
F C F
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.
Allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi rahmatillah.
Allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi fadhlillah
Allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi kholqillah.
Allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi maa fi ilmillah.
allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi karomillah.
allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi hurufi kalamillah.
allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi kalimatillah.
allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi qothril amthor.
allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi waroqil asy,jar.
allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi romlil qifar.
allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi hububi wa tsimar.
allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi maa adhlama alaihil lail w asyroq alaihin nahar.
allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi man shola alaih
allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi man lam yusholli alaih.
allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi anfasil kholq.
allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi nujumis samaawat.
allahuma sholi ala sayyidina Muhammad wa alaa alii sayyidina Muhammad bi ‘adaadi kulli saiy,in fid duny wal akhirah.
sholawatullahi wa malaikatihi wa anbiyaihi wa rusulhi wa jami’i kholqihi ala sayyisil mursalim wa imamil muttaqin wa qoidil ghuril muhajjalin wa syafi’il mudznibiin sayyiidina Muhammadin wa alaa alihi wa shaabihi wa azwajihi wa dzurriyatihi wa ahli baitihi wal a,immatil maadhiyyin wa masyaikhil mutaqoddimin wa shuhada’i was sholihin wa ahli thoatika ajmain min ahli samaawati wal ardhiyn bi rohmatika ya arhamarrohimin wa yaa akromal akromin walhamdulillahi robbil alamain wa sholla ALLAHu ala sayyidina Muhamadin wa alaa alahih wa shohbihi wa sallam..
“Ya Allah limpahkanlah shalawat serta salam kepada junjungan kami Nabi Muhammad beserta keluarganya sebanyak jumlah rahmatnya Allah.
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Ya Allah limpahkanlah shalawat serta salam kepada junjungan kami Nabi Muhammad beserta keluarganya sebanyak jumlah kemuliaan dari Allah.
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Ya Allah limpahkanlah shalawat serta salam kepada junjungan kami Nabi Muhammad beserta keluarganya sebanyak jumlah orang yang telah bershalawat kepadanya.
Ya Allah limpahkanlah shalawat serta salam kepada junjungan kami Nabi Muhammad beserta keluarganya sebanyak jumlah orang yang belum bershalawat kepadanya.
Ya Allah limpahkanlah shalawat serta salam kepada junjungan kami Nabi Muhammad beserta keluarganya sebanyak jumlah napas-napas makhluk ciptaan.
Ya Allah limpahkanlah shalawat serta salam kepada junjungan kami Nabi Muhammad beserta keluarganya sebanyak jumlah apa yang ada di seluruh langit.
Ya Allah limpahkanlah shalawat serta salam kepada junjungan kami Nabi Muhammad beserta keluarganya sebanyak jumlah tiap-tiap sesuatu yang ada di dalam dunia dan akhirat.
Dan segenap shalawat dari Allah beserta para malaikat-Nya, dan para Nabi-Nya, dan para Rasul-Nya, dan seluruh ciptaan-Nya, semoga tercurah atas junjungan para Rasul, pemimpin orang-orang yang bertaqwa, pemuka para ahli surga, pemberi syafa’at orang-orang yang berdosa, Nabi Muhammad dan juga atas keluarganya, para sahabatnya, istri-istrinya, keturunannya, ahli baitnya, para pemimpin yang telah lampau, para guru yang terdahulu, para syuhada dan orang-orang soleh, dan yang senantiasa taat kepada Allah seluruhnya, dari penghuni bumi dan langit, dengan rahmat-Mu, wahai yang Maha Pengasih dan Penyayang, dan Engkau Yang Maha Mulia dari semua yang mulia, segala pujian bagi Allah Tuhan alam semesta. Dan shalawat serta salam atas Nabi Muhammad beserta keluarga dan sahabatnya.”
Ketika Rasulullah mengerjakan ibadah haji yang terakhir, maka pada 9 Zulhijjah tahun 10 hijarah di Lembah Uranah, Bukit Arafah, baginda menyampaikan khutbah terakhirnya di hadapan kaum Muslimin, di antara isi dari khutbah terakhir Rasulullah itu ialah:
"Wahai manusia, dengarlah baik-baik apa yang hendak kukatakan, Aku tidak mengetahui apakah aku dapat bertemu lagi dengan kamu semua selepas tahun ini. Oleh itu, dengarlah dengan teliti kata-kataku ini dan sampaikanlah ia kepada orang-orang yang tidak dapat hadir disini pada hari ini.
"Wahai manusia, sepertimana kamu menganggap bulan ini dan kota ini sebagai suci, anggaplah jiwa dan harta setiap orang Muslim sebagai amanah suci. Kembalikan harta yang diamanahkan kepada kamu kepada pemiliknya yang berhak. Janganlah kamu sakiti sesiapapun agar orang lain tidak menyakiti kamu lagi. Ingatlah bahawa sesungguhya kamu akan menemui Tuhan kamu dan Dia pasti membuat perhitungan di atas segala amalan kamu. Allah telah mengharamkan riba, oleh itu, segala urusan yang melibatkan riba dibatalkan mulai sekarang.
"Berwaspadalah terhadap syaitan demi keselamatan agama kamu. Dia telah berputus asa untuk menyesatkan kamu dalam perkara-perkara besar, maka berjaga-jagalah supaya kamu tidak mengikutinya dalam perkara-perkara kecil.
"Wahai manusia sebagaimana kamu mempunyai hak atas isteri kamu, mereka juga mempunyai hak ke atas kamu. Sekiranya mereka menyempurnakan hak mereka ke atas kamu, maka mereka juga berhak diberikan makan dan pakaian, dalam suasana kasih sayang. Layanilah wanita-wanita kamu dengan baik dan berlemah-lembutlah terhadap mereka kerana sesungguhnya mereka adalah teman dan pembantu kamu yang setia. Dan hak kamu atas mereka ialah mereka sama sekali tidak boleh memasukkan orang yang kamu tidak sukai ke dalam rumah kamu dan dilarang melakukan zina.
"Wahai manusia, dengarlah bersungguh-sungguh kata-kataku ini, sembahlah Allah, dirikanlah solat lima waktu, berpuasalah di bulan Ramadhan, dan tunaikanlah zakat dari harta kekayaan kamu. Kerjakanlah ibadah haji sekiranya kamu mampu. Ketahuilah bahawa setiap Muslim adalah saudara kepada Muslim yang lain. Kamu semua adalah sama; tidak seorang pun yang lebih mulia dari yang lainnya kecuali dalam Taqwa dan beramal soleh.
"Ingatlah, bahawa kamu akan menghadap Allah pada suatu hari untuk dipertanggungjawabkan diatas segala apa yang telah kamu kerjakan. Oleh itu, awasilah agar jangan sekali-kali kamu terkeluar dari landasan kebenaran selepas ketiadaanku.
"Wahai manusia, tidak ada lagi Nabi atau Rasul yang akan datang selepasku dan tidak akan lahir agama baru. Oleh itu wahai manusia, nilailah dengan betul dan fahamilah kata-kataku yang telah aku sampaikan kepada kamu. Sesungguhnya aku tinggalkan kepada kamu dua perkara, yang sekiranya kamu berpegang teguh dan mengikuti kedua-duanya, nescaya kamu tidak akan tersesat selama-lamanya. Itulah Al-Qur'an dan Sunnahku.
"Hendaklah orang-orang yang mendengar ucapanku, menyampaikan pula kepada orang lain. Semoga yang terakhir lebih memahami kata-kataku dari mereka yang terus mendengar dariku. Saksikanlah Ya Allah, bahawasanya telah aku sampaikan risalah-Mu kepada hamba-hamba-Mu."
Assalamualaikum
Kuasa Allah hanya akan dapat di nikmati kalau difikirkan dengan mendalam. Hakikat sebenar sesuatu perkara itu sebenarnya bergantung kepada bagaimana kita melihatnya. Di takdirkan Allah, setelah aku balik ke Malaysia ini, dapat menziarah 5 sahabat yang baru balik dari mengerjakan umrah, dan juga dapat menziarah kembali kawan kawan yang di kenali semasa di sana.
Sebenarnya, banyak kisah kisah pengalaman masing masing yang dikongsikan bersama sama yang hanya diceritakan semasa di Malaysia. Di Tanah Harram, segalanya di simpan didalam hati sahaja. kenapa? segalanya CASH.. TUNAI... aku akan kongsi kan pengalaman pengalaman ini buat panduan dan renungan semua .
Wallahualam
1. Pengalaman sendiri tentang keceluparan niat. bukan di nyatakan, hanya berkata di dalam hati " Aku ni masuk ikut pintu mana ni , hilang nanti kasut ni "... ya betul..memang hilang... ntah kat mana.
2. "Seronok pi umrah ni". hasilnya, selepas tu , kaki pecah pecah dan berdarah . dapat buat 2 kali umrah sahaja.
3. Teringat kat isteri, sedih. Tetiba je kat depan, kiri dan kanan, penuh perempuan pakai purdah hitam solat. penuh. terus solat taubah . kemudian mereka pun beredar. pelik?? tapi benar
4. Teringat anak anak. Tetiba je dengar suara budak menangis, kat situ jugak ada budak main main....
5. Kawan tu teringat kat bapak dia. Tak lama tu, ada sorang pak arab datang dekat dia, minta di urut. sambil urut, kawan tu teringat masa dia urut bapak dia. Arwah bapak dia..
6. Semasa tawaf, tetiba ada lalat kat tangan, terus berdoa dengan Allah, minta di permudahkan... Lalat pun hilang
7. Semasa solat subuh, masa tu kaki dah sakit sangat, berdoa dengan Allah , "minta di permudahkan". tak lama tu, ada sorang tu bawak satu kerusi roda, dalam tu ada 2 orang anak kecik dia. LEpas solat sunat tu dia pergi sambil tinggal kan kerusi roda tu sebelah aku. jadi , semasa solat subuh tu , takde sapa la lalu depan aku..so aku dapat kelapangan dam juga kemudahan. then aku gunakan kerusi roda tu untuk berdiri. LEpas tu, ada orang ambik kerusi tu... subhanAllah...
nanti sambung lagi.. nak hantar anak sekolah...
Assalamualaikum
selama ni kita kata kita yakin kepada Allah... benar kah?
Yakin kah?
kalau yakin...
kita tak mengeluh..
kita tak mengalah..
kita tak salah kan takdir...
kita akan sentiasa besyukur...
Sentiasa memohon kepada Allah.. tiada yang berkuasa selainNya...
Assalamualaikum
aku nak berkongsi dengan nikmat nikmat yang aku dapat sepanjang perjalanan ini. Semuanya adalah berdasarkan pengalaman dan pemikiran aku sahja. Wallahualam
1. Nikmat rezeki.
Selama ni aku selalu mengeluh kalau tak cukup duit untuk berbuat sesuatu. Aku bersangka untuk dapatkan rezeki , semuanya bergantung kepada usaha aku. Tetapi hakikatnya, semuanya di tentukan oleh Allah. Kejadian kejadian berkenaan rezeki aku nukilkan di bawah ini.
a. Aku mendapat kelapangan masa kerana cuti belajar sepenuh masa
b. Dapat bayaran untuk mengajar tempohari ( beribu ringgit)
c. Dapat bayaran backdated gaji ( yang ni langsung tak terfikir).
d. Aku kehilangan berpuluh ribu ringgit atas beberapa kejadian sebelum tahun 2011 berakhir
e. Dapat backdated elaun belajar . pun beribu ringgit.
Pengajaran: 1. Jangan putus harap dengan Allah. Dia sentiasa mendengar dan Maha Mengasihani
2. Amalkan solat Dhuha. aku pun baru tau solat ni dalam bulan 11 tahun 2011. insyaAllah.. Amalkan...Yakin dengan Allah
2. Nikmat Sunyi
Perjalanan solo aku di Tanah Haram ini membawa kepada banyak masa aku bersendirian. Aku gunakan untuk musahabah diri. Walaupun ianya memang suatu kepedihan yang amat menyusuk hati dan perasaan , meruntun jiwa, pengajaran ini juga amat bermakna. Aku mempunyai banyak masa untuk aku... mengenal aku...mengenal Allah...
3. Nikmat Sihat
Untuk 4 hari yang pertama , aku memang seronok di Makkah. Dapat mencium hajarul Aswad, Solat di Hijir Ismail, memegang Multazam, solat di bawah pancuran emas, solat di depan Kaabah.. semasa aku sihat... kemudian dugaan mendatang.. kaki ku pecah pecah..dari hari ke empat sampai lah ke akhirnya..aku hanya mampu membuat 2 kali umrah sahaja...semasa aku sihat...
4. Nikmat Sakit
semasa kaki ku sakit dan luka, segala perjalanan seolah olah terhenti.. perjalanan ke Masjid menjadi bertambah lama. Pengajarannya ialah aku dapat tumpukan masa di Masjid lebih dari 18 jam sehari. SubhanAllah... nikmat itu hanya dapat ku rasa disebabkan kesakitan aku. Satu lagi, gigi ku sakit dan patah di tingkat 1 Masjidil Haram.. aku pohon pada Allah untuk tinggalkan sebahagian dari diriku di sana. Alhamdullilah...Allah perkenankan...
5. Nikmat Hidup
DiIzinkan Allah aku masih mampu menghirup udaranya, masih mampu berjalan di tanah haramnya , masih mampu berkata kata, mendengar dan melihat. Sesungguhnya setiap kehidupan itu amat bermakna, sekiranya dimanfaatkan.
6. Nikmat Kematian
Kematian adalah sesuatu kepastian. Mati di tanah haram amatlah di dambakan oleh semua umat Islam. Aku tengok solat jenazah ada di setiap waktu. MasyaAllah, berapa juta manusia yang solat serta berdoa untuk jenazah jenazah tersebut? tu nama dia nikmat kematian...
7. Nikmat Berkeluarga
pergi solo ni memang la syahdu, masa ni lah teringat isteri tercinta dan anak anak . Kesimpulan nya , hargai lah mereka. masa ni lah cabaran datang, pandang kiri nampak laki bini berpimpin pimpin tangan, makan bersama sama, anak anak lari sana sini ... mesra.... aku?? solo...tak leh nak bercakap dengan sapa..kawan ntah kemana.. ada pak aarab...nak cakap..aku tak reti pun
Setelah sampai ke Hotel, aku bersiap siap untuk ke Masjid balik. Hotelnya agak jauh, dan fasilitinya ..erm.... hotel takde bintang :D. sekali lagi di tekankan pentingnya memilih pakej yang bersesuaian . Alhamdullilah, segalanya ada pengajaran nya. Semuanya telah ditentukan, dan ianya hanya akan dapat difahami dan diselami jika kita berfikir.
1. Dalam bilik aku ada 4 orang, berumur dari 24 tahun , 31 tahun . mereka ni bersama sama membawa emak, tapi pasal bujang, diaorang taruk sama dalam bilik aku. sorang tu brader umur dia 69 tahun. aku 39 tahun. Kalau ikut hukum akal , yang 24 tahun ni sure lebih cergas, tapi Allah tunjukan sebaliknya. Brader yang umur 69 tahun tu, badan dia ketul ketul, fit. Dia cakap dia start main gym pada umur 40 tahun... erm ..apakah yang Allah cuba tunjukan kepada aku? next year aku 40 tahun.. adakah aku juga akan berubah macam tu? Semua dalam bilik aku satu kepala. Alhamdullilah Allah permudahkan di situ.
2. Ilmu yang tinggi tak semestinya bijak...dan umur yang lebih tua tak semestinya sabar.. benda ni aku tengok bersama sama jemaah. banyak betul yang complaint. Aku tengok dari dalam kapal terbang sampai la ke sini. ada je tak kena... Alhamdullilah..kami berempat dalam bilik tu saling ingat mengingati..mulut jangan cabul :D ...
3. Redha dan sabar...sabar dan redha...redha dan sabar.... itu je...
4. Tawakkal... berdoa..memohon kepada Allah.. hanya dia yang mampu menolong..
Alhamdullilah.... SubhanAllah... AllahHuakbar....
kami di bawa masuk melalui pintu 1, iaitu pintu Al Malik Abdul Aziz. Turun tangga yang pertama. Di celah celah tiang tiang tu, aku nampak bayangan Kaabah. aku teruskan perjalanan menuju ke sana.
Allahuakbar...Allahuakbar..Allahuakbar..
Melihat Kaabah untuk pertama kali nya benar benar menginsafkan..di samping mengujakan..
"Ya Allah...segalanya kuasa Mu.."
Kemudian aku mengerjakan tawaf bersama sama mutawwif. Kemudian aku solat sunat tawaf di behadapan dengan hijir Ismail. masa ni mutawwif pun dah hilang. aku berseorangan
Aku minum air zam zam yang sejuk.
"Ya Allah Berikan lah ku Pengetahuan yang luas, rezeki yang melimpah dan kesihatan dari penyakit."
kemudian bergerak mencari bukit Safa. aku perhatikan . aku nampak ada orang berlari lari di hujung sana. oo sure tu laluan safa dan marwah, tapi di mana permulaannya...
Bayangkan ,, aku berseorangan , ntah mana group lain, dan mutawwif pun agak loose, tak control . Ini penting nya memilih travel agensi yang baik, ;).
aku teruskan perjalanan mencari bukit Safa. Perjalanan ini benar benar menguji aku. Di sini aku merasakan bawaha betapa kerdilnya aku sebagai hamba.. yang hanya mampu memohon pertolongan dan hanya kepadaNya sahaja aku memohon.
Alhamdullilah.. Aku berjaya menamatkan ibadah saie..
kemudian untuk tahalul.... aku ternampak satu kumpulan dari indonesia tengah beratur untuk tahalul.. aku tumpang sekaki.. alhamdullilah..selesai umrah pertama ku. 
Aku bergerak ke hadapan kaabah.. duduk di sana.. sehingga lah selepas solat subuh baru aku bergerak ke hotel .... Suhu di Makkah pada masa itu sekitar 20 darjah Celcius. Sejuk dan nyaman..
Alhamdullilah
sampai ke Jeddah pada waktu Maghrib, terus solat Maghrib dan jamak takdim Isyak.
segala urusan berjalan lancar di Jeddah. Kami menaikki bas untuk ke Makkah. Mutawwif suruh kita bertalbiah...
Perjalanan mengambil masa lebih kurang 2 jam.. aku tak leh nak lena, debaran makin kuat.. Subhannallah.. aku rasa aku nampak Menara jam tu... aku dah sampai kota Makkah... terus baca doa dalam buku..
Kami sampai ke hotel dalam kul 12.30 tgh malam. Makkah sesak walaupun malam. Rupanya orang baru mula buat umrah. Visa umrah baru dikeluarkan. Lepas check in, Mutawwif cakap semua turun ke bawah pada pukul 1.30 pagi. 
Aku mendongak ke atas . nampak menara jam tu, maknanya Masjidil Haram tak jauh. Ikut pengiraan aku dalam 700Meter . Perjalanan kami bermula. lebih kurang 20 minit, sampai ke dataran Masjidil Haram . ...
masa ini aku dah tak tentu arah...subhanAllah... kekuasaan Mu menjemput aku bertandang ke rumah Mu.. Terima Kasih ya Allah....
Pertama nya kena buat injection. yang tu aku buat kat Klinik Ilham Tasik puteri . RM 120. Selepas tu ambik gambar 4 keping bersaiz passport RM16. Then kena submit balik dengan pasport ke travel agency. dan buat bayaran penuh. Total RM4790.
Langkah seterusnya ialah cari ilmu pasal nak buat umrah. Aku ambik beberapa pendekatan.
1. Hadiri kursus umrah yang di berikan oleh agensi. 4 kali total. Untuk yang pertama kali macam aku memang kena ikut. Blank.
2. Beli buku . Antara buku yang aku beli ialah 50 Tips motivasi haji
3. Dapat buku dari kawan. Kawan bagi 2 buku, satu yang jenis sangkut tu. sekarang buku tu aku kasi pulak kat kawan aku yang pergi umrah .
4. Berguru dengan ustaz. Private class, dapat lah 3 kali. Yang ni ada praktical. lengkap. Bagi aku yang ini banyak membantu aku memahami erti mengerjakan umrah.
5. Beli Ihram sepasang (RM 90) , Tali pinggang ( RM35), Jubah 3 pasang,(RM160,RM120,RM120), Seluar 2 helai ( RM35 sehelai), Tshirt 2 Helai ( RM35 Sehelai) , tasbih electronik ( RM 7)
6. Aku mulakan berjalan lebih kurang 1Km sehari , sebab dalam buku cakap Kurang kurang kena jalan lebih kurang 4 KM untuk tawaf dan saie.
Semakin hari semakin berdebar... Pengajaran yang paling penting semasa proses penyediaan ini ialah banyak membaca, belajar dan jangan malu untuk bertanya, sebab walau macamana kita bersedia pun, semuanya bergantung kepada ketentuan Allah.
Di sini aku belajar dan memahami konsep tawakkal... yang
akan benar benar di rasakan semasa di sana. 
Lapangan terbang Jeddah. Penerbangan terus dari KLIA. Ihram di pakai semasa di KLIA.
Naik bas ke terminal. Turun di terminal haji. Setelah 8 Jam perjalanan
Benar benar menguji. Ihram di pakai lebih dari 12 jam untuk perjalanan keseluruhan dari KLIA sampai ke Mekah.
Alhamdullilah... segalanya telah selesai. Aku selamat kembali ke tanah air pada 10 March 2012. Semua nya kuasa Allah. Perjalanan ini benar benar mengubah paradigma dalam diri tentang segala nya. Yang paling penting ialah ianya mendidik dan mengajar aku tentang menghargai setiap nikmat Allah, tak kira apa pun yang diberikan, samaada baik dan buruk, senang dan susah, cepat dan lambat, kenyang dan lapar, sempit dan lapang, sihat dan sakit... hidup dan mati ..
Pemilihan Travel agensi
Pada mula nya aku menelefon tabung haji travel dalam bulan 11 2011 untuk maklumat . Mereka menyatakan penerbangan paling awal adalah sekitar bulan 4 dan 5 , sebab semua nya sudah penuh. Selepas itu aku cuba lagi beberapa travel agensi, jawapan hampir sama. Aku sudah merasakan cabaran. Ya Allah , permudahkan. Lepas tu ada ustaz tu cakap cuba tengok kat depan surau, ada iklan kat pokok luar tu. Ya Allah..depan mata rupanya.. aku call , Al Fahjr Travel. dia cakap ada.... Alhamdullilah..buat appointment . aku suruh diaorang emel package. tu.. erm ada beberapa pilihan nampaknya ,
pilihan pertama , KL-Lahore-Madinah-Mekah-jeddah_kl( Pakistan Air)
Pilihan kedua - KL-Jeddah-Mekah_Madinah-KL ( MAS)
erm...nak pilih mana ye? takpe la ..esok pergi sana kita citer :D . Aku pergi la bersama sama Isteri dan anak anak .. nak cari pejabat dia. rupanya dekat dengan pasar borong tu je.. ok . sampai sana,
aku cakap paling cepat bila boleh pergi ?
dia cakap berapa orang?
aku cakap sorang je.
dia cakap kalau sorang ada seat kosong untuk MAS-KL-JEDDAH-MEKAH-MADINAH, sebab ada orang dia dah turn down, dan flight akan berangkat pada 28 Feb 2012.
aku cakap..ok la.. bayar dan dia bagi beg dan risalah .
masa ni dah syahdu..dah satu step dari semalam...