kepada kawan-kawanku yang bergelumang menyiapkan assignments di bulan Ramadhan...

Negaraku
Tanah tumpahnya darahku
Rakyat hidup bersatu dan maju
Rahmat bahgia Tuhan kurniakan
Raja kita selamat bertakhta
Rahmat bahgia Tuhan kurniakan
Raja kita selamat bertakhta



Happy 52nd Independence Day, Tanah Melayu!

best friend - roommate - brother : birthdays di penghujung bulan

Azreen - 26 - 22nd


Muizz - 26 - 24th


eldest brother - 42 - 27th

3 down, 26 to go...

yup, i've survived 3 days of Ramadhan. all is good. syukur alhamdulillah for all the blessings and rezeki for both Iftar and Sahur.

having said that...it's 26 more days to Eid. hhmm...

Ramadan

Ramadhan Kareem!

ingat lagi tak?

نَوَيْتُ صَوْمَ غَدٍ أَنْ أَدَاءِ فَرْضِ رَمَضَانَ هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى

Niat puasa harian: Sahaja aku puasa esok hari pada bulan Ramadhan tahun ini kerana Allah Taala.



نَوَيْتُ صَوْمَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ كِلِّهِ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى

Niat puasa sebulan: Sahaja aku berpuasa sebulan Ramadhan tahun ini kerana Allah Taala.

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apa yang pelik?

Isn’t it strange how a $100 dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to the mosque, but such a small amount when you go shopping?

Isn’t it strange how endless an hour seems when we are serving God, but how short it is when we watch a football game or tennis for 60 minutes?

Isn’t it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you’re at the mosque and how short they seem when you’re watching a good movie?

Isn’t it strange that you can’t find things to say when you’re praying, but you have no trouble in thinking what to talk about with a friend?

Isn’t it strange how difficult and boring it is to read one chapter of the Koran, but how easy it is to read 100 pages of a popular novel?

Isn’t it strange how everyone wants front-row-tickets to concerts or games, but they do whatever is possible to sit in the last row in the mosque?

Isn’t it strange how we need to know about an event for the mosque 2-3 weeks before the day so we can include it in our agenda, but we can adjust it for other events at the last minute?

Isn’t it strange how difficult it is to learn a fact about God to share it with others, but how easy it is to learn, understand, extend and repeat gossip?

Isn’t it strange how we believe everything that magazines and newspapers say but we question the words in the holy books?

Isn’t it strange how everyone wants a place in heaven, but they don’t want to believe, do, or say anything to get there?

Isn’t it strange how we send jokes in e-mails and they are Fowarded right away, but when we are going to send messages about God, we think about twice before we share them with others?

Sami Yusuf - You came to me (Arabic) - Ramadan 2009

Sami Yusuf - You came to me (English) - Ramadan 2009

time dah nak puasa ni...

bila tiba bulan Ramadhan...

Every day during the month of Ramadan, Muslims around the world get up before dawn to eat Sahur, the pre-dawn meal, then they perform the Fajr prayer. They have to stop eating and drinking before the Azan starts until the fourth prayer of the day, Maghrib. Muslims may continue to eat and drink after the sun has set until the next morning's Fajr prayer call. Then the process starts all over.

Ramadān is a time of reflecting and worshiping God. Muslims are expected to put more effort into following the teachings of Islam and to avoid obscene and irreligious sights and sounds. Sexual thoughts and activities during fasting hours are also forbidden. Purity of both thought and action is important. The fast is intended to be an exacting act of deep personal worship in which Muslims seek a raised awareness of closeness to God.

The act of fasting is said to redirect the heart away from worldly activities, its purpose being to cleanse the inner soul and free it from harm. It also allows Muslims to practice self-discipline, self-control, sacrifice, and empathy for those who are less fortunate; thus encouraging actions of generosity and charity. However, A certain level of self-control can be lost by those who suffer from eating disorders

The elderly, the chronically ill, and the mentally ill are exempt from fasting, although the first two groups must endeavor to feed the poor in place of their missed fasting. Also exempt are pregnant women, women during the period of their menstruation, and women nursing their newborns. A difference of opinion exists among Islamic scholars as to whether this last group must make up the days they miss at a later date, or feed poor people as a recompense for days missed. While fasting is not considered compulsory in childhood, many children endeavor to complete as many fasts as possible as practice for later life. Lastly, those traveling are exempt, but must make up the days they miss. More specifically, Twelver Shī‘ah define those who travel more than 14 miles in a day as exempt. The elderly or those who suffer from a disability or disease and have no prospect of getting better in the future can pay the cost of Eftar for a person who cannot afford it, or else they can host him in their house and have him eat with them after sunset as a way of repaying for the days they could not fast.

A person who is observing Ramadan might break the fast accidentally, due to having forgotten it. In such an instance, one should spit out the food being eaten or cease the forbidden activity, immediately upon remembering the fast.

When Ramadan came to overshadow Ashura in importance, it took on some characteristics of the latter. According to the well-known hadith, the person who observes Ramadan properly will have all their past sins forgiven. According to another, "When Ramadan arrives, Heaven's gates are opened, Hell's gates are closed, and the demons are chained up" and who ever passes away will enter paradise.

yeah, i know it's been long since the last entry...

nothing interesting had happened lately. it's all about work, work and more work. Wawa's cukur jambul ceremony had taken place on Sunday. it's a low-key but nevertheless joyous occasion.













Dini, who had turned 3 on July 20th got his 1st motorcycle helmet yesterday. soon, he could ride around the neighbourhood on the motorbike with his dad...like what i had done with my late dad when i was Dini's age.





tak lama lagi puasa. hhmm...

2 more days before Wawa's cukur jambul feast...

...and i will try my best to be sane when the day comes.

birthdays awal bulan...

eldest sister - 8/8 - 41

Ima - 10/8 - 31

Awang Hairil - 13/8 - 26

Fazlee - 14/8 - 33

Anas - 14/8 - 22

Nissa - 14/8 - 22

*yawn...

TIPS FOR A BETTER LIFE (kononnya lah!)



1. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.

3. Sleep for 7 hours.

4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

5. Play more games.

6. Read more books than you did the previous year.

7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.

8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.

9. Dream more while you are awake.

10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.

11. Drink plenty of water.

12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

13. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.

14. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.

15. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

16. Realise that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

17. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.

18. Smile and laugh more.

19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.

20. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

21. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

22. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.

23. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about. Don’t compare your partner with others.

24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

25. Forgive everyone for everything.

26. What other people think of you is none of your business.

27. GOD heals everything.

28. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

29. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

30. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

31. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

32. The best is yet to come.

33. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

34. Do the right thing!

35. Call your family often.

36. Your inner most is always happy. So be happy.

37. Each day give something good to others.

38. Don’t over do. Keep your limits.

39. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.

40. Don’t be more calculative in your life for all things.

lebih kurang 2 minggu lagi nak puasa...

Salam Nisfu Syaaban...hari ni buku tahunan baru lagi!

got it!

i'd pierced myself for my 26th birthday...

been wanting it for several years, so i have finally done it. yup, a certain part of my body is now adorned with one of these...