KONWANIS 2009

KONWANIS used to be the acronym for Konvensyen Wanita ISMA. But in its 3rd edition, it stands for Konvensyen Wanita Muslim, as it was opened to non-ISMA members as well.

The 2D 1N convention was held at INTEKMA Resort, Shah Alam from May 1 - May 2, 2009.

There were around 400 participants from all over Malaysia. And they came from all walks of life. The youngest participant was 17 years-old while the oldest was 60+.

I really enjoyed myself there even though I was a bit malas to come at first. I had a very busy week and thought that I really deserved to spend my labour day doing nothing.

But alhamdulillah, by Allah's Grace, I did come to the convention and I gained so much from time spent there:

1) I was able to meet friends (Kakak2 & Adik2) whom I haven't met for a long time.

2) Dapat kad istimewa from a friend *wink2*

3) Dapat banyak pengisian yang bermakna.

The theme of the convention was "Jiwa Tenang, Hidup Sejahtera". So, a lot of what was discussed knocked sense into my head. Lately, I was highly-stressed by my increasing workload/responsibilities. I felt so constricted by them. At one point, I was thinking (in a rather dramatic and hysterical fashion): what do these people want from me?

After listening to the talks, I realised that I was too self-absorbed in my problems. EVERYONE has his or her own problems and things that they are stressed about. The (simple) remedy for my predicament seemed to be: Be less self-absorbed and be more thankful!

And never underestimate the power of positive thinking (husnozhon)!

Another sister reminded us that instead of stressing over the "usual" stuff: work, money, etc, we should be stressing over more important stuff such as:
-our solah (are they on time? khusyuk ke tak?)
-ibadah
-our inability to prevent kemungkaran
-etc

*dush*

Other reminders:

"Truly, man was created very impatient;-Fretful when evil touches him; And niggardly when good reaches him;- Not so those devoted to Prayer;- Those who remain steadfast to their prayer" (Surah Al-Maarij, Verses 19-23)

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Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest! (Surah Ar-Rad: Verse 28)

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Dari Syuhayb bin Sinan r.a. katanya: Rasulullah s.aw. telah bersabda: Kagum sekali keadaan seorang mu'min kerana semuanya membawa kebaikan (pahala) baginya -- dan ini tidak mungkin berlaku melainkan kepada orang mu'min. Apabila dia mendapat nikmat maka dia bersyukur -- dan ini adalah kebaikan (pahala) baginya. Apabila ditimpa kesushan maka dia bersabar -- dan ini juga adalah kebaikan (pahala) baginya. (Hadis riwayat Muslim)

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Sekitar Konvensyen:

poolside dining

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