Steps [1]: A Vision

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

Steps [0]: Utopia...A Deeper Look
Steps [1]: A Vision

I wanna do stuff like this :)

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If someone knows how to start doing such stuff, plz leave a comment :)
Thank you.

A Transition Stage

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

Passing through a transition stage is really irritating. For 18 years now, I've been a student. Now that I'm a graduate, life is different. 

I used to live simply without thinking a lot. Life went on. Short goals weren't such a disaster...I wanted to graduate and here I am.

So what's next? 

I had this dream of opening my own business, where I'll be producing wonderful, interesting, educative cartoons & games :) 

But, is it time? I mean I'm just a fresh graduate, no real experience and not even enough information or enough crazy people! 

I guess I need to take some more solo steps before this dream sees the light.

I had this offer of working in college as a TA. I don't know yet if I'll take it. I'm still thinking about it, but till now it's probably a No.

I love the job, so no need to tell me about how awesome it is :) It's just that I've put myself some constraints in the job that I'll choose and I believe they'll be broken in this one.

May be I'll join some company, but given all the facts, it won't be my dream company :D

I'm okay with that, if I'm gonna enjoy the work :)

I had this wish in the past few weeks. I need a line to walk on without thinking... 

A line drawn for me...that is surely the best (a) 

اللهمّ أرني الحق حقًا و أرزقني اتباعه، و أرني الباطل باطلًا و أرزقني أجتنابه

و لا تجعلهما متشابهان علي فأتبع هواي فأضل

So May it pass really fast...and May Allah give me the strength to handle all the change.

Utopia: Newsletter 1st Issue

Al Salam 3alikom w ra7mat Allah w'barakatoh

Today We Published our First Newsletter for Utopia 2010 :D

So take a look & Enjooy B-) :)

Utopia Newsletter First Issue

special Thanks to Alyaa =) (f)

It doesn't always work the way we want

Al Salam 3alikom w ra7mat Allah w barakatoh

It doesn't always work the way we want!

When I was a little kid, I was willing to be a doctor. It was my dream that I kept practicing every day. Whenever someone gets hurt, I go clean his wound and give him a bandage. I even had my own aids bag.

I was so much like the “little doctor” in the house.

In 1st secondary I suddenly decided to switch roads. I chose to enter the Math section, and was willing to join the faculty of Engineering.

But things don't always work the way we want. I ended up in FCIS!

و عسى أن تكرهوا شيئًا و هو خير لكم و عسى أن تحبوا شيئًا و هو شر لكم و الله يعلم و أنتم لا تعلمون

Really "و الله يعلم و أنتم لا تعلمون"

I had the chance to know AMAZING friends there, I was doing well in my study. And if anyone asked me now...entering FCIS is the best thing that happened to me ever since.

I just love it. I know for a fact that I'm not the best, and I'm not even near there. But I'm learning and will keep learning forever insha'Allah.

Those were 2 things in my life that didn't work the way I want. But since ALLAH knows what's best for me, they happened. I'm glad they happened, and I'm happy where I am now.

These are not the most significant, nor the most important. They are not the ONLY 2 things that didn't work the way I wanted. But they give the meaning.

"و الله يعلم و أنتم لا تعلمون"

And give the feeling of acceptance & satisfaction.

May Allah always lead us to what's right...Ameen.

قهوة على الحائط

قهوة على الحائط

في يوليو 2007 وفي مدينة البندقية الإيطالية وفي ناحية من نواحي أزقتها النائية كنا أربعة موتورين نحتسي قهوتنا - بين العشوين - في أحد المطاعم ( .. (بورتو فينيسيا
جلس إلى جانبنا شخص وقال للنادل/ القرسون إثنان قهوة من فضلك واحد منهما على الحائط. فأحضر النادل له فنجان قهوة وشربه صاحبنا لكنه دفع ثمن فنجانين....! وعندما خرج الرجل قام النادل بتثبيت ورقة على الحائط مكتوب فيها فنجان قهوة واحد

وبعده دخل شخصان وطلبا ثلاث فناجين قهوة واحد منهم على الحائط. فأحضر النادل لهما فنجانين فشرباهما ودفعا ثمن ثلاث فناجين وخرجا....فما كان من النادل إلا ّ أن قام بتثبيت ورقة على الحائط مكتوب فيها فنجان قهوة واحد..!؟

وفي أحد المرات كنا بالمطعم للغداء ..ثلاثة هذه المرة ( الرابع كان صايم..) فدخل شخص يبدو عليه الفقر فقال للنادل فنجان قهوة من على الحائط..
أحضر له النادل فنجان قهوة فشربه وخرج من غير أن يدفع ثمنه..
ذهب النادل الى الحائط وأنزل منه واحدة من الأوراق المعلقة ورماها في سلة المهملات

تأثرنا طبعاً ( كعرب ويونان..) لهذا التصرف الرائع من سكان هذه المدينة والتي تعكس واحدة من أرقى أنواع التعاون الإنساني..

فما أجمل أن نجد من يفكر بأن هناك أناس لا يملكون ثمن الطعام والشراب
ونرى النادل يقوم بدور الوسيط بينهما بسعادة بالغة وبوجه طلق باسم ( مادام فلوسه بتوصلو على داير المليم ..)!!
ونرى المحتاج يدخل المقهى وبدون أن يسأل هل لي بفنجان قهوة بالمجان

فبنظرةٍ منه للحائط يعرف أن بإمكانه أن يطلب...ومن دون أن يعرف من تبرع به ..

لهذا المقهى مكانه خاصه في قلوب سكان هذه المدينة ...

منقووووووول

Steps [0]: Utopia...A Deeper Look

Al Salam 3alikom w ra7mat Allah w barakatoh

Steps [0]: Utopia...A Deeper Look

Steps [1]: A Vision

Utopia...المدينة الفاضلة

The Perfect Place

That place that doesn't exist in real life.

I really wish some day we would come to a point where people are seeking to build this Utopia.

I have this paper now on my notice board

It's as shown "my steps to paradise" paper..

It should contain steps that I'm already taking right now and stuff that may encourage me.

Now it has an intentions paper & a statement which says: "Utopia...a deeper look".

For me "Utopia" always referred to the conference held in Talaee el Kamal School. but in this paper I meant another Utopia.

A bigger Dream that I have...

1st you'll need to know my motive...so check this fatwa about cartoons for kids and search for:

"وهذه بعض الإيجابيات من مشاهدة الطفل لهذه البرامج :"

and start reading from there.

The following was concluded:

بعد تبيّن هذه الإيجابيات والسلبيات ، يبدو الموقفُ الشرعيّ بعدَ ذلك واضحًا إن شاءَ الله تعالى ، فكلما وجدت السلبياتُ أكثر اقتربَ الحكمُ إلى التحريمِ أكثر ، وما أمكنَ فيه تجنبُّ هذه السلبيات اقتربَ إلى الجواز ، وهذا يدلنا على ضرورةِ السعي لإيجاد شركاتِ إنتاجٍ لأفلامِ الكرتونِ الإسلاميةِ ، بحيث تُغرَسُ فيها جميعُ الفضائل ، وتُنفَى عنها جميع المضار والرذائل .

This was how I had this Dream..

I came to this fatwa when i was searching for something which is totally unrelated to it.

I read it & I had my vision of this company...The R&D department not only wiz employees but also with kids to develop the most interesting cartoons & games EVER.

I remembered "Richie Richie" and how the little boy & his friends began in developing the chocolate to have a better taste. Well they are the target market, so their opinions must be highly appreciated & most probably will be VERY valuable!

I can see the kids enjoying watching these cartoons & gaining wonderful experience & developing their skills. I can see their parents feeling safe that their kids are not harmed in anyway by watching these cartoons, in the contrary they're always gaining more information & their behavior is getting better.

Well it's not just that. They're also learning about The Prophet -peace and mercy be upon him- & the noble companions. I see a 10 years old boy/girl knowing as much information as if they've read encyclopedias. I see them enjoying their science class @ school, because they saw the real thing in the cartoon & they can relate to it.

I see them having a vision to their life & a Big goal :)

I see a whole new better generation coming up to raise this Umma!

you may think of it like: "give me a break, all of this gonna happen because of a cartoon company?!"

well have you ever heard about the story of Microsoft, Apple or Pixar animations??

They all started small, ended BIG.

What make them special or better than us??

I guess it's the will. and the wish to change.

"Dare to make a difference".

i've always been praying Allah to Use me :$

and Subhan Allah I've passed by this fatwa wiz no apparent reason.

I had this idea & I took some steps towards it (okay little ones, but @ least i'm thinking about it now).

So here I am again praying Allah "اللهم استخدمني و لا تستبدلني"

and asking for the HIS Help & Mercy

and hoping that one day I'd make something that deserve to be brought with me yawm Al Keyama to tell prophet Mohammed "I did that for Allah, for You & for Islam".

May be "Utopia...a chance to change" is the nawah (seed) for "Utopia...A Deeper look"

May be both together would affect the new generation & would make people happier.

A Chance to Change...

sorry if i've been talking a lot about an idea...that may or may not be true one day

and most probably ain't important to most of the readers now :$ :$

I just wished to share...may be this would motivate someone to make something good and may be it would push me to take more real steps :)

Thanks for reading =)

Al Salam 3alikom w ra7mat Allah w barakatoh