Muslim Fresher's Guide

This guide sums up the major things that a Muslim fresher needs to know before getting into deep flow with the school environment.

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1. Muslim Fresher’s Guide By Ibrahim Oladepo
2. Indeed, all praise is due to Allah. We praise Him and seek His Help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from our souls' evils and our wrong doings. He whom Allah guides, no one can misguide; and he whom He misguides, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god except Allah- alone without any partners. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.
3. Why? Self-Reflection on why you’re studying; Why you’re learning or acquiring that knowledge or skill; your ultimate aim
4. Why-answer == Ideology The basic beliefs and guiding principles of a person or group. defines the basic paradigms of thought in the society such as the definition of success, failure, happiness, contentment, the origins of the Universe and how it functions.
5. Ideology Operating System Pre and Post Installed Software Assignment: Research on Sound Ideology
6. Ultimate and True Success = Aakhirah Success Succeeding in this life and failing in the next life is equivalent to failure.
7. Reality!!! OAU is not easy and nowhere is actually easy except Allah makes it so
8. Dua for Ease “O Allah, there is no ease other than what you make easy. If you please You make difficulty easy”
9. SWITCH
10. Know thyself!!! You are Unique
11. Friendship Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, "The example of a good companion (who sits with you) in comparison with a bad one, is like that of the musk seller and the blacksmith's bellows (or furnace); from the first you would either buy musk or enjoy its good smell while the bellows would either burn your clothes or your house, or you get a bad nasty smell thereof. “ - Sahih al-Bukhari 2101 “Choose Wisely”
12. Friendship - Benefits Better Muslim, Slip or Stray, Support in Good, Motivate and Encourage, Want Success, Role Model - Actions and Lifestyle
13. Mentor, Senior Colleagues, Advisers One cannot give that which one doesn’t have Positive minded Example: MTH104
14. Lecturers Each has Unique style of teaching, questioning, marking and relating with students
15. Tutorials Group Discussion, Online – YouTube, KhanAcademy, EDX.org
16. Scholarships Opportunities, Internships, Events, Webinars PTDF, Agbami, Total, SNEPCO, Abdul-Kabir Aliu
17. SWITCH
18. Tawakkul and Tawkeel Trust and Reliance vs Entrusting
19. Deen, Madrasah Extracurricular – Programming, Entrepreneurship
20. Ask Allah Always For Ease, Patience and Perseverance, Forgiveness of shortcomings
21. Enjoy yourself And keep it Halal
22. Thank You