A Day at Kampung Tangah, Gombak

Special attention towards Prosperity of People called Insan Sajehtera is the most preferable and

significant project of IIUM. Keeping in mind that the improving quality of faith (Iman), knowledge

(Ilm) and good character (Akhlaq), we are liable to serve as agents of comprehensive progress for

sustainable Development of Malaysia and Muslim Ummah. Dr Maulana, from FIDS, and Dr Lee, of

PS are assigned to engage at Kampung Tengah Gombak, for implementing our project of SDG

Aung, Maulana Akbar Shah @

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Friday, December 24, 2021 Guest SubmissionEVENTS  LOCAL  OPINIONCreating sustainable development atKampung Tengah, Gombak October 16, 2021   No CommentsBy Maulana Akbar ShahSpecial attention towards Prosperity of People called InsanSajehtera is the most preferable and signi cant project of IIUM.Keeping in mind of improving the quality of faith (Iman),knowledge (Ilm) and good character (Akhlaq), we are liable toserve as agents of comprehensive progress for sustainabledevelopment of Malaysia and the Muslim ummah.Dr. Maulana, from the Department of Fundamental Inter-Disciplinary Studies (FIDS), and Dr. Lee, of the Political ScienceDepartment, were assigned to engage at Kampung Tengah,HOME CAMPUS  IIUMENULIS LIFESTYLE  OPINION  MULTIMEDIAGUEST SUBMISSIONGombak, for implementing our project of SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDG).In making the SDG project a success, Kampung Tengah, inclusiveof 800 households, seems  t for the project as it is looked afterby its head, Encik Johari, and organised in terms of the villagers’security, welfare and unity. It is situated near Greenwood,Gombak, where the magni cent Masjid Sharif is just in front ofthe village. Our team, including Dr. Ali Zaman, was encouraged by Membersof Parliament, YB. A Rahim Ahmad Kasdi, the coordinator ofState Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri or DUN)Gombak Setia, and YB. William Leong Jee Keen, SelayangParliament, who came to Kampung Tengah to assist the needywith allowance and basic foods.When we reached the village, we saw members of the villagewelfare committee where Ketua Encik Johari stood ahead ofthem and welcomed us warmly and was seated in the of ce.There were several women, about 15 already taken place in theof ce, saluted us wholeheartedly.  The organiser of the event, thesecretary of the village welfare committee, introduced thewomen as most of them are single mothers and widows from thevillage. The Imam of the village was also invited to attend the event, whobegan the event with the recitation of some of the Aya from Al  HOME CAMPUS  IIUMENULIS LIFESTYLE  OPINION  MULTIMEDIAGUEST SUBMISSIONQuran and prayer of welfare and prosperity of the village.Our role is to explain to the villagers about our plan of actions forthe village, including activities on survey of the rate of literacy,the number of students and freshmen at the college, singlemothers, widows, religious activities, the religiosity of thevillagers, provision of Usrah programme and provision ofrelevant training skill to the selected villagers, etc. Both members of the parliament spoke about their purpose ofvisit to the village and promised to look after the welfare of thevillagers. When YB A. Rahim distributed food packets to theselected villagers, YB William provided the 19 tokens of cashassistance. We had the opportunity to discuss with both members ofparliament about the future programme as listed above for thevillage. Interestingly, they listened to our plan and made somecomments and promised to work together in the village. The villagers interestingly listened to our talks and askedrelevant questions, particularly their children’s welfare, security,and delivery of good Aakhlaq in them.  The discussion highlighted the signi cance of the presence of ourscholars in the village, roots of our society where they need toimbue the values of Islam and engage practically to lead theummah to the right path. The Imam is no doubt, but the scholarspossess the skills, practical knowledge, invaluable experience,and useful know-how to change the mindset of the people.Unfortunately, there are many distractors next to their sides whocan imbalance their peaceful lives and environment. Therefore,scholars need to spend some of their valuable time among thepeople to open up their eyes with their precious experience andilluminative knowledge, which will make them happy and joy thatwill alternately lighten the busy time and mind of the scholars.It is the principle of the task of Al Khalifah, vicegerents of AllahSWT on earth. The basic philosophy of Al Khalifa is “makeyourself Good, make others Good, and make your World Good.”***  HOME CAMPUS  IIUMENULIS LIFESTYLE  OPINION  MULTIMEDIAGUEST SUBMISSION(The writer, Dr. Maulana Akbar Shah, is an academic in theDepartment of Fundamental Inter-Disciplinary Studies, KIRKHS) Author  Recent PostsGuest SubmissionHOME CAMPUS  IIUMENULIS LIFESTYLE  OPINION  MULTIMEDIAGUEST SUBMISSIONA Day at Kampung Tangah, Gombak Special attention towards Prosperity of People called Insan Sajehtera is the most preferable and significant project of IIUM. Keeping in mind that the improving quality of faith (Iman), knowledge (Ilm) and good character (Akhlaq), we are liable to serve as agents of comprehensive progress for sustainable Development of Malaysia and Muslim Ummah. Dr Maulana, from FIDS, and Dr Lee, of PS are assigned to engage at Kampung Tengah Gombak, for implementing our project of SDG.  Kampung Tengah inclusive 800 house whole is looked after by Ketua, Enche Johari, seems interesting and organized in terms of the villager's security, welfair and unity. It is situated near Greenwood, Gombak, when the magnificent Masjid Sharif is just in front of the village.  Our team, including Dr Ali Zaman, was encouraged by the members of Parliament, YB. A Rahim Ahmad Kasdi, Penyelaras, Dun Gombak Setia and  YB. William Leong Jee Keen, Selayang Parliament, came to Kampung to assist the needy with allowance and basic foods. When we reached the village, we saw members of village welfare committee where ketua Enche Johari stood ahead of them and welcomed us warmly and were seated in the office. There were several women, about 15 already taken place in the office saluted us wholeheartedly.  The organizer of the event, the secretary of the village welfare committee, introduced the women as most of them are single mothers and widows from the village.  The Imam of the village was also invited to attend the event, who began the event with the recitation of some of the Aya from Al Quran and prayer of welfare and prosperity of the village. Our role is to explain to the villager about our plan of actions for the village, including activities survey of the rate of literacy, the number ofstudents and freshmen at the college, single mothers, widows, religious activities, the religiosity of the villagers, provision of Usrah program and provision of relevant training skill to the selected villagers, etc.  Both Ahli parliament spoke about their purpose of visit to the village and promised to look after the welfare of the villager. When YB. A Rahim distributed food packets to the selected villagers, YB Willian provided the 19 tokens of cash assistance.  We had the opportunity to discuss with both Ahli parliament about the future programme as listed above for the village. They listened to our plan interestingly and made some comments and promised to work together in the village.  The villagers interestingly listened to our talks and asked relevant questions, particularly their children’s welfare, security, and delivery of good Aakhlaq in them.   The discussion highlighted the significance of the presence of our scholars in the villages, roots of our society where they need to imbue the values of Islam and engage practically to lead the Ummah to the right path. The Imam is no doubt, but the scholars possess the skills, practical knowledge, invaluable experience, and useful know-how to change the mindset of people. Unfortunately, there are many distractors next to their sides who can imbalance their peaceful lives and environment. Therefore, scholars need to spend some of their valuable time among the people to open up their eyes with their precious experience and illuminative knowledge, which will make them happy and joy that will alternately lighten the busy time and mind of the scholars. It is the principle of the task of Al Khalifah, vicegerents of Allah SWT on earth. The basic philosophy of Al Khalifa is “make yourself Good, MYG, make others Good, MOG and Make your Worl Good, MWG.” Dr Maulana Akbar Shah, KIRKHS, IIUM. Sunday, 3th October 2021    Dr Maulana Akbar Shah @ U Tun Aung, Lecturer, FIDS, IRKHS, IIUM 

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