Masjid Dipenuhi Dengan Orang Tua...

"We don't have so many big mosques back home in Yemen but we have so many mosques of a moderate sizes. More than here..." jelas 'Ammar. Ammar dulu merupakan pelajar di peringkat PhD di UTM dan sekarang telah dilantik menjadi staf setelah beliau tamat pengajian PhD dengan jayanya.

"When the azan was called, we don't know from which mosques that the azan's coming from", tambah Ammar lagi. Aku mengambil peluang untuk bertanya tentang negaranya sebelum bilal membuat iqamah solat zohor di MSI.

"Back home, we don't have surau like Surau At-Taqwa at Taman Pulai Utama. All are called mosques", jelas Ammar.

"In Surau at-Taqwa, I've noticed that only old people come to pray... Not many youngsters", celah Ammar lagi.

"In Yemen, it used to be like that 20 years ago, only old people come to the mosques, but now, so many younger generations filled up the mosques. It's a good sign!", sambungnya.

Kesedaran tentang agama amat penting untuk pembangunan sesebuah negara. Negara tidak akan maju sekiranya masyarakat jahil dalam agama. Kita perlu mempunyai pemimpin yang amanah, adil, bersih dari gejaja rasuah, bertanggungjawab, bersederhana, dan mendahulukan rakyat dalam erti kata sebenar!

"I like working here at UTM... a lot of research! Back home at our university, only teaching and no research", jelas Ammar.

"We have like 7 public universities in Yemen which is named after the town itself like Sana'a University, and many private universities. All universities are based on teaching, and not so much on research like here in Malaysia", tambah Ammar lagi.

"How many papers have you written or published?", tanyaku seperti menguji kegilaannya yang suka membuat 'research'.

"About 23, all together..."

Dalam hati aku berkata, "Memang patut si mamat ni gila buat 'research'!!!

"Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar,
Ashhadualla ila ha illallah, wa ash hadu anna Muhammadurasu lullah...
Hayya 'alassolah Hayya'alal falah...
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Selesai bilal membaca iqamah, kamipun bangkit untuk menunaikan solat Zohor!