Budak Usrah Yang Rebel

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Jika frasa 'budak usrah' disebut dan benda pertama yang terbayang di dalam kepala anda adalah seorang budak baik berkopiah, berwajah putih, berjanggut sejemput, berbaju Melayu Raihan, berseluar slack dan selalu pegang tangan macam penyanyi kumpulan nasyid, besar kemungkinan bayangan anda itu meleset sama sekali. 

Hakikatnya, bukan semua budak usrah itu skema dan yang jenis pijak semut tak mati. Tidaklah pula saya katakan menjadi budak skema dan baik pijak semut tak mati dan kentut wangi itu sesuatu yang tidak bagus. 

Cuma saya nak betulkan persepsi anda, sekiranya anda berpersepsi sebelum ini.   

Ehem.

Di mana-mana sahaja pasti akan ada golongan yang rebel, atau dalam bahasa Melayunya, pemberontak. Tapi disebabkan pemberontak itu bunyinya sedikit kasar dan kurang enak didengar, maka saya gantikan ia dengan rebel.  

Menjadi seorang rebel tidak semestinya sesuatu yang tidak bagus. Contohnya, apabila semua orang nak makan nasi lemak sambal kerang tapi anda seorang sahaja yang mahu nasi lemak sambal ikan bilis, tidak semestinya itu sesuatu yang tidak baik. Eheh.

Malah, dalam sesetengah situasi, menjadi rebel itu merupakan suatu kemestian sekiranya itu sahaja cara yang ada untuk membetulkan sesebuah keadaan. Contohnya di dalam sesebuah negara yang korup yang pemimpinnya zalim dan menindas, maka perlu ada dalam kalangan rakyat yang rebel, untuk menyedarkan rakyat lain yang sedang lena dibuai mimpi. 

Begitu juga di dalam bulatan gembira. Bohonglah sekiranya semuanya tentang bulatan gembira itu baik-baik belaka. Semuanya indah bak kuntum-kuntum bunga dafodil mekar di taman, hanya terurai dari tangkainya apabila ada arnab-arnab gemok yang berlari riang.

Err.

Ya, di dalam bulatan gembira juga ada pemberontakan. Dengan kata lain, dalam ramai-ramai budah usrah yang tampak baik, follow the flow dan pijak semut tak mati itu, ada sahaja dalam kalangan mereka ini yang rebel. Yang menentang arus. Yang tidak mahu bersama dengan majoriti. Yang tidak mahu bertaklid buta semata.

Boleh jadi kerebelan itu itu tidak baik dan tidak sihat, mengganggu perjalanan bulatan gembira yang ada. Namun boleh jadi juga, kerebelan mereka itu adalah sesuatu yang perlu. 

Jangan buat-buat terkejut dengan menggelembungkan pipi dan membesarkan mata sekiranya saya mengatakan, al-Quran juga ada memperjuangkan idea menjadi rebel ini.

"Dan jika kamu menuruti kebanyakan orang yang ada di muka bumi, nescaya mereka akan menyesatkanmu dari jalan Allah. Mereka tidak lain hanyalah mengikut sangkaan semata-mata, dan mereka tidak lain hanyalah berdusta."

[al-An'am, 6:116]

Ha kan Allah dah berfirman tu, ikut majoriti tidak semestinya baik? Malah boleh pula menimbulkan polemik? Dengan kata lain, menjadi rebel itu kadangkala perlu, mengikut keadaan dan situasi yang tertentu.

Tetapi rebel yang bagaimana?

Mari kita lihat dan khulasahkan beberapa kuot yang berkaitan dengan rebel dan ambil manfaat daripadanya.

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle

Di dalam tarbiyah dan dakwah, kita dituntut untuk sentiasa menjadi pro-aktif dan sentiasa punya inisiatif untuk memajukan dakwah. Peluang-peluang untuk berdakwah sentiasa ada. Pintu-pintu kebaikan sentiasa terbuka luas.

Mad'u tidak akan jatuh bergolek macam heroin hidustan berguling-guling di lereng bukit. Err. Subjek dakwah tidak akan datang berlari-lari kepada kita dengan penuh gembira dan teruja. Semuanya memerlukan usaha dan inisiatif di pihak kita. 

Di dalam karya fenomenal Syaikh Ahmad Rasyid, Muntalaq, disebut antara ciri-ciri golongan taasis (pengasas) dalam dakwah adalah tiada bumi mahu sempadan yang mampu menyekatnya! Walaweh! 

Oleh sebab itu, bak kata Milton Berle, sekiranya peluang tidak datang mengetuk pintu, maka buatlah pintu itu!

“First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.” – Mahatma Gandhi

Jalan tarbiyah dan dakwah ini tidak akan sunyi dari mehnah dan tribulasi. Dan termasuk di dalam mehnah dan tribulasi ini adalah segolongan orang yang berhasad dan mendengki.

Sekiranya kita menelusuri seerah dakwah Nabi SAW ketika fasa Mekah, kita akan dapati untuk tempoh tiga tahun yang pertama, kuffar Quraisy tidak mempedulikan risalah yang dibawa baginda. Kemudian apabila dakwah mula dijaharkan, apabila mereka sudah mula perasan akan kelakuan 'aneh' Nabi SAW dan para sahabat baginda, baharulah mereka mula memberikan tentangan.

Mula-mula mereka dakwa Nabi SAW sebagai gila atau tukang sihir. Kemudian apabila semua itu tidak berhasil, mereka mula menggunakan kekerasan ke atas baginda dan para sahabatnya. 

Namun sejarah telah menjadi saksi bagaimana dakwah Nabi SAW akhirnya mengatasi semua ujian dan cubaan ini lantas menerangi seluruh alam semesta dengan cahaya kebenarannya.

Jadi sekiranya berhadapan dengan orang-orang sebegini, yang pada mulanya tidak menghiraukan kita, kemudian mentertawakan kita dan akhirnya menentang kita, jangan khuatir. Kerana seperti kata Mahatma Gandhi, akhirnya kita juga yang akan menang! 

“If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s.” – Joseph Campbell

Kalaulah jalan yang kita lalui di atas jalan tarbiyah dan dakwah ini sentiasa lengang atau dibentangkan dengan karpet merah atau penuh dengan kelopak-kelopak bunga mawar yang semerbak harum, boleh jadi kita sebenarnya berada di atas jalan orang lain. Erk.

Kerana hakikatnya jalan ini depenuhi dengan duri dan kaca, paku dan tulang ikan. Sekiranya kita mendapati jalan ini bersih dan tiada apa-apa yang menghalang, boleh jadi kerana orang yang terdahulu yang telah melaluinya sudah pon membersihkannya. 

Benarlah kata Joseph Campbell, jika jalan yang kita lalui lengang, boleh jadi ia adalah jalan lain orang! 

“Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.” – Victoria Holt

Kehidupan ini adalah sebuah eksperimen. Usaha-usaha kita dalam menyebarluaskan tarbiyah dan dakwah juga merupakan suatu eksperimen. 

Dalam sesuatu eksperimen, apa-apa sahaja boleh terjadi. Bahan ujikaji kita boleh sahaja meletup. Atau tidak memberikan apa-apa tindak balas. Atau perlu ditambah dan diperbaiki lagi formulanya. Atau terlalu cepat memberikan tindak balas kemudiannya shiuhh shiuhhhh angin bertiup menampar muka. Atau memberikan hasil sepertimana yang kita impikan. 

Sekiranya dakwah kita menjadi, ia adalah sesuatu yang amat hebat. Namun sekiranya tidak, seperti kata Victoria Holt, ia adalah sebuah pengalaman.

Pengalaman yang mematangkan. Senyum. 

“If you lose today, win tomorrow. In this never-ending spirit of challenge is the heart of a victor.” – Daisuka Ikeda

Kita tidak akan selamanya kalah di dalam perjuangan menentang taghut dan jahiliyyah. ya benar, gelombang mereka ini sepertinya tidak tertahan dan terlawan. Tentera-tentera mereka bertungkus-lumus siang dan malam untuk memadamkan cahaya Allah. 

Tapi bak kata Syaikh Abu Ammar, mehnah yang sedang dihadapi oleh umat Islam pada hari ini hanyalah gerhana, dan bukannya terbenam matahari.

Kumpulkan kekuatan, belajar dari kesilapan dan rancanglah dengan penuh kebijaksanaan. 

Daisuka Ikeda merumuskannya dengan sangat bergaya sekali; sekiranya kita kalah pada hari ini, kita akan menang esok. Di sebalik semangat untuk menghadapi cabaran yang tidak berpenghujung adalah hati kepada kemenangan. Peh! 

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James

Dalam perjuangan tarbiyah dan dakwah, setiap daripada tenteranya wajib meyakini apa yang dibawa dan diperjuangkannya, dan bersungguh-sungguh pula melakansanakannya. 

Setiap hati yang kita sentuh, setiap bulatan gembira yang kita hidupkan , setiap jiwa yang basahkan, setiap kesusahan yang kita mudahkan dan setiap tangan yang kita pimpin dan bimbing, percayalah, meskipon tiada siapa yang mempedulikannya atau menyedarinya, ia mencetuskan suatu perubahan. 

Peganglah kata-kata William James ini: Bertindaklah seolah-olah tindakan anda membawa perubahan. Kerana sememangnya ia!

“If you believe it will work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you believe it won’t, you will see obstacles.” – Wayne Dyer  

Seorang dai'e itu perlu menyiapkan dirinya dengan sikap berlapang dada dengan perancangan Allah. Sikap ini pula akan melahirkan jati diri yang sentiasa optimis dan berpandangan jauh. 

Sikap ini amat penting sekali bagi memastikan kita tidak frust menonggeng dan berguling apabila dakwah kita tidak memberi hasil seperti yang kita harapkan. Kerana sebaik mana pon perancangan kita dan seqawiyy mana pon pelaksanaan kita, hasil akhirnya tetap terletak pada kebijaksaaan Allah.

Dai'e yang sentiasa yakin dengan perancanganNya, akan sentiasa melihat peluang dan ruang untuk dirinya beramal. Sedangkan seorang dai'e yang banyak beralasan dan tidak yakin dengan apa yang diperjuangkannya, Wayne Dyer kata, orang sebegini hanya akan nampak masalah dan halangan. 

"Islam began as something strange and will return to being something strange, so blessed are the strangers." - Nabi Muhammad SAW

Inilah moto agung yang perlu dipegang oleh setiap budak usrah rebel di luar sana. Eheh.

Sudah menjadi sunnatullah, kebenaran adalah sesuatu yang amat asing dalam mana-mana zaman sekalipon, kerana ia bertentangan dengan gejolak nafsu manusia yang raksasa. Rasulullah SAW dahulupon, dakwahnya bermula dengan baginda saorang. Dan baginda terpaksa berhadapan dengan gelombang taghut yang dahsyat, yang sedaya-upaya cuba untuk mematikan dakwah baginda.

Thaif menjadi saksi, betapa sepi dan asingnya dirasakan oleh baginda. Sobs. 

Jadi janganlah rasa looser dan nak terjun gaung apabila kita merasakan diri kita saorang diri hanya kerana apa yang kita mahu perjuangkan itu menentang arus. Paling koman, ketahuilah, meskipon seluruh umat manusia menolak dan memulaukan kita, Allah itu tetap dan sentiasa ada untuk menemani kita. 

Allah. Lap air mata. 

Beruntunglah andai kita tetap teguh dan utuh di atas jalan ini, kerana keimanan dan keyakinan kita terhadap kebenaran yang asing. Seperti sabda baginda SAW, Islam itu datang dalam keadaan asing dan akan kembali asing. Maka beruntunglah orang-orang yang asing!    

Ok cukuplah setakat itu.

Saya harap kuot-kuot di atas memberikan anda inspirasi untuk menjadi rebel. Tapi bukan rebel yang suka mengamuk, terjerit-jerit tak tentu hala, bakar bangunan dan berbaring di atas jalan itu. Bukan.

Tapi saorang rebel soleh yang punya pendirian yang tetap lagi kejap, yang berpegang utuh pada prinsip Islam dan tahu apa yang diinginkannya dan bersungguh-sungguh pula untuk mencapainya.  

Baharulah anda akan menjadi saorang budak usrah rebel yang redha dan diredhaiNya! 

Wahai!

-gabbana- 

Dengarnya Ustaz Nouman ada di Kuala Lumpur sekarang ini dan akan memberikan ceramah berkala di Mesejid Wilayah setiap hari Sabtu? MashaAllah. Saya amat suka pendekatannya yang rebel; lain dari yang lain! Amat menggugah jiwa-jiwa yang kehausan di luar sana!

Anda yang berkelapangan dan punya masa, jangan sia-siakan peluang ini! 

 

Work. Life. Balance.

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Those who are already working, especially in the corporate world, the term 'Work. Life. Balance.' is indeed very cliché.

I mean, how often do you hear about it? And how often do you tell yourself that it’s actually nonsense and was deliberately coined by some marketing guru to promote a particular profession or company?

It sounds very ideal. That you go to work 8 to 5 everyday (Monday to Friday) and whatever time left is for you to enjoy your life. Work and life, balanced. Pffftt.

In reality, you just feel like picking up your nose whenever you hear that. You know it’s far, far far away from the bitter truth. I mean, who in this world go to work sharp at 8am and can go back happily without being stared by others, on the dot at 5pm? And can do whatever he or she feels like doing without having to think or give a damn about workloads at the office?

Especially in Malaysia whereby the working environment is still very much primitive and conservative, I’d say. Efficiency is measured by how late you can go back and NOT how much works you manage to complete. You are considered as hardworking if you can stay back late doing things you are not supposed to do in the first place; the later the better. And you’ll easily be the favourite of your boss if you are ever willing to be a Yes Man; just do whatever you’ve been asked to – no questions, no frets, no whatever.

Without even realising it, you are pressured to go with the flow. You feel guilty if you go back early (Read: On time). You don’t have much choice but to work extra hard, just because everyone else is doing it. You feel good when you can go back late because that’s somewhat expected from you.

So what is left for you to spend with your friends at mamak? What is there for you to spend with your little ones? Do you really have the time (and energy) to enjoy your life with your loved ones?

And work, life, balance you say? Rolling eyes.

Don't get me wrong. I am not propagating for you not to give your best shot at the office. I'm not saying you shouldn't contribute more and try to give your best commitment. What I'm saying is, work is work, but please, not at the expense of your precious life!

Now, it becomes more intriguing when you put all these into a dai’e’s perspective. Being a dai’e with a career and having a balanced life at the same time? It is undeniably more challenging and nerve-wrecking.

You go home all exhausted and flat, just got a little bit of time to take your shower and grab something to eat before you rush to go to your happy circle. You get back late at night, just wanting to crawl to your bed and sleep. And you do it again and again every single day.

To make things worst, when everyone else have weekends to spend (the very least!), either with their loved ones or just having their own sweet time, a dai’e couldn’t afford that. Most of weekends are either spent to attend daurah or do whatever activities and program related to tarbiyah and daawah.

Now you tell me; with so many things in his plate, how is a dai’e supposed to have a so-called balanced life? When can he go for holidays for instance? Does he have the time to exercise, say jogging or strolling at the park? Can he go shopping during weekends, and have a nice Japanese dinner with his wife and kids?

Can he has a balanced life after all?

Well, you would be surprised if I tell you, a dai’e has the MOST balanced life of all other creatures and species in this whole wide world!

It all boils down to how do you define the word ‘balance.’ It doesn't have to be the conventional definition of balance, you see.  Balance, from a more practical point view, is not about having an equal portion of time and energy for that particular chore or activity of your life. Rather, it's about having the right priority. 

For a dai'e, tarbiyah and daawah are everything to him. He pledges his life and loyalty to the fight of spreading the truth and His loves to humankind. In doing that, he dedicates his whole time, energy and wealth for tarbiyah and daawah. Well, sort of. Ehem.

Having said that, it's kinda expected that a dai'e will always be preoccupied with his tarbiyah and daawah stuff. If having a balanced life means to have and do something that is meaningful and fulfilling, than doing daawah and tarbiyah is certainly a must for those who call themselves dai'e. 

Going back late at night from happy circle feeling all exhausted and flushed out? No problemo!

Having to spend all your weekends conducting daurah and program for your little and cute brothers and sisters (Read: Hadek-hadek)? My pleasure!

Running here and there, not having enough time for yourself because you prioritise on building the rijal of the ummah? Yes please! 

Because tarbiyah and daawah are the elixir of life. They revitalise our life. They give life. 

"Say, 'Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah , Lord of the worlds.'"

[al-An'am, 6:162]

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At the end, it goes back to our purposes of life; 'ubudiah and khilafah. To serve Allah wholesomely and awesomely. And to govern the world with the utmost just and trust.

We work for Allah. We live for Allah.

Then only we talk about having a balanced life.

Have a nice day peeps! Smile.

-gabbana- 

Jannah Drive-Thru

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"Yes, can I please have a bucket of marjan, two plates of mann and salwa, then a bowl of aanaba. And for my drinks, I'll have the salsabil water, with a mix of kafuur. That would do. Thanks!"

Woah.

How I wish going to jannah is that easy; just order what you want, as what you will usually do when you drive-thru fast food restaurant (McDonald's and Starbucks not included).

But in reality, going to jannah ain't gonna be easy. We will need to pay for a very high price to be admitted to jannah. 

As narrated by Abu Hurairah r.a.:

"The (Hell) Fire is surrounded by all kinds of desires and passions, while Paradise is surrounded by all kinds of disliked undesirable things."

[Sahih al-Bukhari]

That's the price we'll have to pay to go to jannah; all kinds of disliked and undesirable things.

Gulp. 

And that would include something like standing firm on your imaan, struggling to ward off the rusts of jahiliyyah, being ridiculed by people around you for being different and encountering trials and tribulations that would shake your faith to its core. 

"Aliif lam miim. Do the people think that they will be left to say, 'We believe' and they will not be tried?

But We have certainly tried those before them, and Allah will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars."

[al-Ankabut, 29:1-3]

Aiyaya yaya!

The secret to be admitted to jannah, must lie in the manhaj (system) that Allah has provided to all human being. This manhaj is called Islam. Islam is perfect and complete (syamil wa kamil) simply because it was drafted by the Grand Lord Himself. Nothing should be added to it nor nothing should be taken away. 

When we recite "Ihdinas siratal mustaqim" - show us the straight path - at least seventeen times per day (though I'm sure most of you recite it much more than that), what we really mean is we ask Allah to guide us and grant us strength to embrace Islam. The true Islam and not the modified version of Islam.

As we cannot pick and choose to enter into jannah, the same goes with Islam; we cannot pick and choose which elements in Islam that we would like to practise.

I call this 'Happy Meal Islam.' 

Do you remember the time when you were still a chubby cute little kid, you went to your favourite fast food restaurant - McDonald's* - with your mum; what did you order? I bet you went for Happy Meal right?

*At time when we didn't boycott McDonald's just yet 

You either chose Set A because you liked beef burger with a racing car toy, or you opted for Set D because you didn't really feel like eating; you just wanted to get hold on the chubby alien toy. 

But no, Islam is not like that. Islam cannot be like that.

"Ahhh I want to pray and pay my zakah, but can I commit zina?"

"Don't worry. I'll fast during Ramadhan. I'll perform my hajj when the time comes. And I'll read Quran. But hey, what is life without partying and drinking?"

"Islam is... Syahadah, salah, saum, zakah and hajj. Not forgetting forgery, interest and fornication. Woohooo!"

Fall from chair.

Allah says in the Quran:

"O you who have believed, enter into Islam completely [and perfectly] and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy."

[al-Baqarah, 2:208] 

Kaffaah. Completely. Holistically. Without leaving even the smallest detail. Even if we don't like it. Even if we find it very hard to follow. 

Why?

Because the price to jannah is expensive. Everyone deserves jannah, yes, but not everyone can afford to enter it.

Only those who are willing to endure the sufferings and hardships as a believer - the price of jannah - will get the ticket to enter jannah.

[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul, return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him], and enter among My [righteous] servants and enter My Paradise."

[al-Fajr, 89:27-30] 

Ninja chopping onions. 

"I'm  sorry sir. We don't sell jannah in bits and pieces like that. You have to enter jannah first, then you can pick and choose whatever you want."

Sparkling smile.

-gabbana- 

The T-Men

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Once upon a time, there was a man with an extraordinary ability to read other people's mind. His name was Muhammad Charles Tavier. Let's call him Professor T.

It all happened when one day, Professor T was on his way to his weekly circle (Read: Usrah) and suddenly, out of nowhere, a meteorite crashed not far from him. The impact was so strong that Professor T was thrown away and immediately passed out.

Miraculously, Professor T was not badly injured. Besides not been able to stand properly since, he was considered okay. Instead, he found himself with a balded head and the ability to read people's mind. The bald head might play some role there; for a better and smooth connection. 

Of course he was very excited initially and used his new-found ability to read what his murabbi thought of him. And if there were any akhawat that might have crush on him. Ehem. 

More importantly though, many years later, he found out that the impact of the meteorite was far reaching and had also affected others. The radiation produced by the chemical substance of the meteorite had somewhat altered the gene of anyone who was exposed to the radiation. These people's genes were infected with the Tarbiyah gene, or T-gene which was the by-product of the radiation.

Professor T was so curious to find out if these people had the same ability as his, or perhaps they had a different set of power. Blessed by his gifted ability, it was quite easy for him to identify those people whose genes were affected by the radiation. Moreover, people with the T-gene seemed to be characterized by the same personality; they were really all-out doing tarbiyah and dakwah, as if they were possessed by some kind of jinn or something.

He also found out that these people were ostracized by their own community, due to the eccentricity shown by their ability/power and their steadfastness in spreading daawah. Not knowing that they possessed such a gifted ability, usually these so-called mutants were depressed and felt as if they were cursed.

Professor T understood them well. Given the chance, he would have pat these people's back and said, "I feel you bro." Instead, he would recite a hadith of Rasulallah SAW, as narrated by Muslim:

"Islam initiated as something strange, and it will revert to its (old position) of being strange. So, glad tidings to the stranger!"

Professor T determined to help these people by trying to gather them together as a team, so that instead been seen as a nuisance to others, they might be able to utilise their abilities to spread daawah and to ensure Syahadatul Haq was properly put in place. Hence, Professor T had embarked a journey around the country to look out for these mutants and offered them a solution to their misery. 

Professor T managed to convince some of the mutants. Next, he had formed a team, which he conveniently called the 'T-Men', or his men, really. He started off with briefing them with ISK, or It's Seriously Kool, to instilled them with their true purpose of life, why they needed to form the team, to learn from the past, to feel great and proud of Islam and of course, what they need to do to bring back the glory of the ummah. 

Thanks to the constant tarbiyah and sheer determination of Professor T, he managed to train these mutants and transformed them into becoming probably the best group of rijal in the region. The focus that Professor T had given in nurturing the mutants with Islamic values and making sure they were all well equipped with proper daawah weapons, had yielded favourable fruits. Most of them were now fine young men, who were always on their toes whenever the call for jihad was made. 

Some of them include:

Lionerine
Lionerine was probably the most prominent and formidable T-Man of all. He was a fierce warrior and would do just about anything to spread the words of Allah. Because of these qualities, he was a natural leader to the group.

His superpower was steel fangs that would be flaunted automatically when Lionerine sensed incoming danger. The fangs were so sharp and solid that Lionerine sometimes used it to slice chicken, potato and carrot, especially when he was in-charged of preparing meal for daurah. 

Despite his aggressiveness and fierceness in the battlefield, he was a devout servant when the night fell. He would spend almost one third of his night everyday to make himself closer to Allah. True to his name; he was indeed a lion by day, a monk by night.   

Saikelops
Saikelops was one of the earlier members of T-Men. Professor T caught him red-handed, peeping girls while they were bathing. Saikelops was blessed with X-Ray eyes and the same eyes could spray poisonous liquid whenever he felt like doing so.

When he was introduced to tarbiyah, he completely changed himself. He then utilised his eyes to scan any potential mad'us to be recruited into T-Men. His eyes also couldn't stop producing tears, especially when Quranic verses were recited to him. 

Thunder
Thunder was the earliest akhawat to be recruited into T-Men. When Professor T first found her, she was upset with a group of men who tried sweet-talking her sister, Typhoon. 

Out of a sudden, the sky turned black. There were thunders and storms, exchanging every other second. One of the perpetrators was unexpectedly struck by lightning, turning into black ashes in no time.

From there Professor T instantly knew that he had to recruit Thunder, by hook or by crook. Thunder proved to be a very valuable asset to T-Men, especially when they encountered taghut and jahiliyyah out there.

You just don't want to make her angry. 

Ice-creamman
Ice-creamman was probably unrivaled when it came to daawah fardhiyyah (Read: Individual daawah). He would magically produce ice cream out of the thin air and you just name any ice creams you feel like having; Paddlepop, Cornetto, ice cream potong, fried ice cream. He could do it. 

Because of that, Ice-creamman would always be at the front when T-Men was doing daawah tour or free daawah talk. Kids loved him!

Night Owl
As the name suggests, Night Owl did not sleep at night. He had the ability of an owl, in terms of agility and sharpness. Because of that, Night Owl was naturally tasked by Professor T to stand guarded at night (Read: Hirasah) to ensure the safety of T-Men's base. 

Night Owl was also responsible to ensure that each and every member of T-Men woke up every night to perform qiamulail. He had never fail his teammates. 

There were more members of T-Men and every one of them possessed special and unique power that if harnessed properly, would definitely benefit the ummah as a whole. Professor T did realise this and he tried his best, with the assistance of the senior members of T-Men, to ensure the continuity of tarbiyah for T-Men. 

They did occasionally encountered villains of course. And the most evil of all had got to be Magnetic, who was a mutant himself. Magnetic had the aura and ability to lure people to commit sins and made them distance themselves from doing good. 

Magnetic had a team of his own, and his team worked really hard to destroy T-Men. They would use any resources that one could think of, to make sure that jahiliyyah triumphed. Because of this, it posed great challenge to T-Men in executing their daawah.

But they never gave up. And because they practised amal jamai'e in their heroic duties, they would always have an advantage over Magnetic and his evil team.

The clash between T-Men and Magnetic was inevitable. It was a struggle between good and evil and would persist till the end. They were times when Magnetic and his soldiers had the upper hand. And some other times, it would be T-Men that turned out victorious. 

But as typical as any folklore would be, the good would eventually triumph against the evil. And yes, the T-Men would live happily ever after.

Oh I heard Professor T is doing new recruitment now. Do you think you are eligible? You might want to give it a try. For all you know, you might have the T-Gene all this while.

Jeng jeng jeng. 

The end.

To be continued? Maybe. Maybe not. Eheh.

-gabbana-

A vain attempt to write a rather humorous short story in English. Hope you enjoy it, as much as I enjoyed writing it!