Acknowledgment untuk tesis..
Thesis saya belum siap lagi, tapi acknowledgment dah siap dah..:-)
Pak Tim kata ok, so kira boleh lah macam ni. Ringkas satu muka surat sahaja. Jangan lupa untuk mengucapkan terima kasih kepada semua yang baik dan membantu kita, terutama KPT, Uni kita, Ma dan Ayah, Mak dan Abah-in-law, kakak2 dan adik2 saya, kawan-kawan saya terutama fadzlina, sham, nazura, kak hada yangs ama-sama belajar di Melbourne ini, kawan-kawan lawyers saya yang sangat banyak memberi saya kata-kata semangat dan information, Siti Razasah, Marlina, dan kakak-kakak lawyer dari Sg Petani yang saya jumpa di Sydney masa kursus PPMM hari tu.. (ala.. lupa nama..), kwn-kwn opis, Dr Azam, Dr Huzaimah, Dr Fisol dll yang selalu bagi saya semangat, termasuklah mendoakan saya. Tapi ruang siket untuk tulis semua nama, jadi saya niatkan dalam hati siapakah mereka semua, atas kertas tulis rakan-rakan sahajalah..
Dan yang penting adalah org terdekat iaitu pasangan dan anak-anak. Saya skype dgn Aisyah dan abah bagitau mereka, Saya kata.."Bah, umi letak nama abah dengan aisyah dalam tesis ni.." Dan dia menjawab dengan ketawa riang..."Mestilah kena letak, kita orang berdualah yang paling sengsara atas dunia ni masa umi buat PhD.. asyik makan kedai saja..hehehe.."
Dan yang penting adalah org terdekat iaitu pasangan dan anak-anak. Saya skype dgn Aisyah dan abah bagitau mereka, Saya kata.."Bah, umi letak nama abah dengan aisyah dalam tesis ni.." Dan dia menjawab dengan ketawa riang..."Mestilah kena letak, kita orang berdualah yang paling sengsara atas dunia ni masa umi buat PhD.. asyik makan kedai saja..hehehe.."
Semoga tesis saya akan direalisasikan dlam masa terdekat.. insya Allah.. ameen ya rabbal a'lamin.
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Inilah rupa acknowledgment saya..
Alhamdulillahi rabb al’alamin. I thank God for making it
possible for me to complete this thesis: a long, complicated and challenging
work. I would like to express my special gratitude to my supervisors, Prof
Abdullah Saeed and Prof Tim Lindsey for their assistance, enormous support,
commitment and advice throughout my studies. Many thanks go also to the staff
of Asia Institute, Faculty of Arts and the Centre for Islamic Law and Society
(CILS), Law School for their support especially Tessa, Leena and Claire.
I also would like to express my
gratitude to several funding sources that have supported me throughout my
studies, namely the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) and the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) which
awarded a scholarship to undertake my PhD in Australia with my family. My
gratitude also goes to Prof Tim Lindsey’s ARC Federation Fellowship, Federation
Fellowship Fieldwork Scholarships for supporting my two months fieldwork in
Malaysia (17 March 2011-17 May 2011).
My gratitude also goes to
Associate Prof Dr Muhammad Rahimi Osman, the Director of Centre for Islamic
Thought and Understanding (CITU), UiTM, Malaysia for his strong support for me
in furthering my studies in Australia. I also thank my parents, Hashim and Gayah, parents-in-law, Abd Jalil and Noriah,
siblings, colleagues and friends who have always encouraged, and continually
prayed for my success. Thanks must also be directed to all key informants who
have all provided me with invaluable information. Last but not least, I thank my husband, Mohd
Fairuz and my daughter Aisyah Fairuz for their enormous support, understanding
and encouragement. Being in the company of my husband and my daughter in Australia
has truly made my life more colourful and meaningful.
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Doa saya mengiringi draft acknowledgment ini..
Wahai Allah.. izinkanlah saya untuk menamatkan perjalanan yang penuh getir ini.. ameen...