~Sunday Morning~

Sunday morning,

wind whistling through the ears,

eyes drawn to the nature surround,

footsteps are in rhythm,

heading to where He leads our heart to.

When others are fast asleep,

we perk the day with a breeze of calmness,

together we strive to overcome the negativeness,

cleanse the little important organ-our heart,

for a better path near Him.

May Allah ease our affairs. Have a bless day everyone♡♥♡♥

Extraordinary Praying Partner

Assalammualaikum dearies,

Been long and heres a random writing as I miss this 'girl' very much:))

I want to share about this extraordinary praying partner of mine which Allah has introduced. The first time when I had decided to put on hijab, it was also my first day in Wheelock. On that significant day,I prayed that Allah guide me to find friends for the 'right' reasons. And my eyes were glued on these 2 ladies which at that point of time were simply different from the rest. One is so pretty but has a lazy, sleepy attitude as she came in to class and automatically placed her head on the table for a nap!:)) While the other, pretty but act so like 'ya ya papaya' (in other words vain in a pretty way:))

However,that day had lead us to now being good friends,close sisters and petomss forever! (alhamdullilah never thank Allah enough for this friendship) My praying partner will be the sleepyhead lady hee (love you). In Wheelock, when she was still not in hijab, she was the first  person that had invited me to pray. I felt  a feeling of overwhelmed and a great sense of gratefulness to be surrounded by course mates from different walk of life escaping class during break times to perform prayers ma shaa allah! The climax of the experience would be when we were in Boston. Whereby we looked out for one another and we prayed anywhere regardless how tiny and crowded the place. That was all possible with Allah's willingness, alhamdullillah!

From the Boston experience, that's where it led to more experiences in Korea and China. Pretty much we had experienced a lot of hyperness (if there's such a word) when we were all out searching for places to pray. Theres soo many memorable experiences that we went through to pray together. There were times that we felt a little afraid and hilarious and kecut sikit pon ada akhaha kecoh, kecoh, kecoh! At the end of the solat, we certainly felt grateful that we were able to pray no matter what!

Recently, the most memorable one was when we prayed at a neighbourhood staircase when attending my another petom's engagement. Surprisingly, both of us had always been wanting to try praying in one of the neighbourhood housing's staircase area. As we could not find any appropriate place to pray, we decided the fastest way to accomplish the solat was to pray at the staircase. I chose level 4 as 4 is my favorite number! haa Then, when we reached the middle section of the staircase, it seemed quite small but with His willingness, we were able to fit the space and pray! Syukur sesangat. At one point, when tahiyat akhir we heard footsteps! haaa cuak sikit.. But alhamdullilah Allah berada di samping hamba-hamba yang memerlukannya kan:)

In shaa allah, in the next post to come I will try my best to share more about my praying experiences! I pray that we will be blessed with company that not only remind us about the good deeds but firstly remind us of the importance of solat, amin.

Anyway, love you petoms! May our future be more loaded with experiences that will make us even closer to Him, amin.
Heres a video to everlasting bless blissful friendship!

.Tomodachi-san.

Dearest tomodachi-san,

Assalammualaikum awak..As the days and years passed..you will always be in my prayers in shaa allah..Syukran for all the time and greatful that Allah plan for us to meet..Semoga Allah bless you and your family as well as your future..Thank you for those moments..May He lead you to be the best of the man that in shaa allah can lead your family..amin

Lots of care,
Noona♡

.Little humble note from the heart.

Monday 17 December 2012:

Amat terharu diri ini dapat solat di sebuah masjid di China..Ma shaa allah...biarpun suasananya berlainan..kedengaran laungan azan yg memanggil hamba Allah untuk bersolat sangat menghayat hati..Ya Allah..bilal mengetuk sesuatu peralatan untuk menandakan waktu maghrib (16:52) dan setelah itu melaungkan azan di luar masjid..selesai..dengan secara beramai mereka melaksanakan solat jemaah bersama-bersama di bahagian belakang musolah..saya faham ya Allah apa yang mereka katakan...saya pernah dengar ya Allah...itulah yg senantiasa di ucapkan dibibir umat Islam sewaktu menghadapmu ya RAbb...aku tersentak dan terharu amat ya Allah...memang tiada Tuhan selainmu ya Allah...Engkau Maha Pengasih lagi Maha Penyayang..sesungguhnya kami datang menghadapmu ya Allah..tidak kira dari mana kami datang...bahasa apa yang kita acapkan...lima kali sehari..kami mengucapkan kata-kata kasih yang sama untuk mu ya Allah...betapa kerdilnya diri ini menghadapmu Ya Rabb.. Terima kasih ya Allah atas pengalaman dan peluang ini...hamba tidak akan dapat menghayati pengalaman sedemikian jikalau tanpa keredhaanMu...syukran ya Allah kerana telah mempertemukan hamba sahabat-sahabat yang juga berperang keranaMu..kerana cintaMu...semoga Engkau terima amalan kami ya Allah...terima kasih ya Allah kerana Engkau telah satukan kami kerana cinta yang tulus ikhlas..CINTA ILLAHI.. 

Salam sayang dari beijing China..17:30

Nieu Jie Mosque

.Perjalanan Si Musafir.

Assalammualaikum

Masha' allah sungguh pantas masa berlalu dan in shaa allah akan mula perjalanan musafirku bersama sahabat-sahabat tercinta ke negeri China. Sebagai orang Islam, niat kita bermusafir sangat penting dan amat dititik berat. Alhamdullilah video di bawah ini banyak membantu dalam mempersiapkan diri bermusafir. Rindu sungguh hati ini untuk melihat kejadian Allah yang luar biasa (turunnya salji). Semoga perjalanan ke China kali ini dapat membuka hati dan mata untuk melihat betapa luasnya Islam telah tersebar dan untuk meriahkan ukhuwah bersama 'sisters' dan 'brothers' di sana, in shaa allah amin. Di samping video ini, buku kecil tetapi mantap ilmu yang telah dibukukan bertajuk 'Bekalan Musafir dari Ustaz Wan Mohd Yusof Wan Ali' sangat berfaedah. Alhmdullilah, buku ini memudahkan untuk merujuk kepada doa-doa untuk dibaca semasa bermusafir. In shaa allah semoga perjalanan ini dilindungi Allah dan dipermudahkanNya untuk membuka hati ini untuk lebih bersyukur dengan segala nikmat yang telah diberikan oleh yang Maha Agung.

(video contributes -idayahyazin2003)

There's a prayer room!

.Assalammualaikum kawan-kawan.

Today in the office, I was busy discussing with Boss and the other teachers of the equipment to buy in IKEA. While busy discussing on the day that we should go together to hunt for those items we were also searching for people (especially our own family members :)) to aid us in providing the transport to carry the loads home. When suddenly Boss said, " Monday can? My husband free can fetch us". I quickly responded, "Haiyah Boss, Monday so long leh. I scared my "off day" (the crucial time where woman suffered those unbearable cramps:P) finish already leh". Boss replied, "Haiyoh you ah". Then I cotinued, "eh must haiyoh lah, because wait I must consider my prayer time you know". While busy photocopying the Nursery stuff, my dearest ex-partner said excitedly, "Partner, you know at IKEA have prayer room eh! Then, I tell my husband. Then you can pray there". "Yah I know partner there is. Good Job eh partner! Next time my new partner will also be like you!" I exclaimed. "Yalah go anwhere find prayer room for you!" she laughed. Without knowingly, this scenario left a deep impression on me today and I am still smiling right now remembering the conversation. 

Ya Allah yang Maha Kuasa. Tidak akan dibuka hati seseorang tanpa hidayah darimu. Sesungguhnya jikalau kita bersungguh-sungguh ingin mengenali sesuatu atau mempelajari sesuatu, biarlah hingga menara gading. Begitu indah sekali apabila kita dapat berbual mengenai agama kita dan kepentingan solat dalam Islam dengan orang yang bukan Islam. Ex-partner saya yang bukan seseorang penganut Islam begitu tertarik dan suka bertanya kenapa dan mengapa seseorang Islam itu perlu solat. Dan hari ini juga buktinya yang perbualan dan perkongsian kami selama ini ada juga sedekit sebanyak menjejas cara beliau melihat Islam. Whenever she goes, if she sees something that she hasn't seen before about the Muslim people she bumped into in Singapore context, she will be so curious to find out and asked various questions pertaining to us, Muslim.

 Previously she was asking about why some woman needs to put on niqab and why man and woman cannot shake hand together when she found out that I rejected a father who wanted to shake hand with me after the Parent Teacher Conference. Also, when we are going out, just like today to watch movie, she is considerate enough to wait until Maghrib is over then to watch the movie. And you know what it takes to make her understand. JUST THREE WORDS. Talk About It. Alhamdullilah she begins to understand about the need of Muslim to pray when I openly talk to her about it. Always remember that if whatever we share and talk about comes from a sincere heart, Allah will help us deliver the message across to the other party's heart in  His own beautiful manner, in shaa allah. It's remarkable to see how amazing the non-muslim sometimes try their best to understand the Muslim way of life.

I sincerely hope with this sharing, we the Muslims, should also stand up for our own religion. If others can make attempt to understand our prayers and also the importance of fasting, then we, whom are born Muslim, should uphold our religion and portray the correct way which a Muslim should model. Jikalau seseorang yang kafir boleh menilai berapa pentingnya solat pada diri kita, mengapa tidak pula kita? Harta di dunia bila-bila masa sahaja boleh dicari. Tetapi bekalan akhirat jikalau dilupakan, hinalah kita nanti di akhirat kelak. In shaa allah kita bersama-sama menyebarkan agama kita dengan cara yang sebaik-baiknya dan memperlihatkan kepada orang-orang kafir betapa indah Islam ini sebenarnya in shaa allah.

A search for a Mosque

 

.The choices we make.

Working in a non-Islamic organization requires a challenging role to explain as well as to clarify the importance of performing our prayers to the non-Muslims without jeopardizing our work . Yesterday had to attend a full-day workshop which made it seem impossible to perform the Dzuhur prayer. Was made known that the place disallow Muslims to perform their prayers, therefore my only option was the Mosque. The nearest mosque(s) were Masjid At-Taqua and Masjid Al-Ansar. Been to Masjid At-Taqua previously, but since the place can be quite lonely for ladies and being all alone, Ive opted to perform my prayer at Masjid Al-Ansar instead.

Alhamdullilah syukran with His willingness, I received the permission from my new principal (whom was a Non-Muslim - May Allah bless her) to perform the Dzuhur prayer. As this was my first time heading towards the mosque alone, I had to depend solely on my GPS:p and Him. Tetapi nak dijadikan cerita, handphone battery pon dah nak mati. Tetapi syukur sangat kita sebagai Orang Islam, kerana kita ada Allah. With determination and the strong niat to search for the mosque, I took bus 9 and headed to Bedok Interchange. As I vaguely remember the place, I quickly took bus 60 and it was actually one stop away. Alhamdullilah was so relieved once reached.

However, upon looking at the state of the mosque, I became panicky. IT WAS APPARENTLY CLOSED DOWN! Looking at my watch its gonna be Dzuhur soon. I prayed and prayed and quickly think of  a better solution. Set in mind to get a cab and proceed to the next nearest mosque. Without fail, no cabs came for rescue. Tergerak hati ini pulak untuk jalan ke depan pintu masjid. Saw a signage 'Temporary Mosque (head left)'. Then beside it was a big banner showing the spot for the new temporary mosque which was infront of Blk 547.

At that point of time, I was so excited knowing that there was a mosque nearby. Therefore I started walking towards the direction shown. As I walked, with anxiety I looked at the block number on my left. It stated 'Blk 41'. I stopped and started to worry thinking that the mosque could be very far. But I kept walking and the next blk was 'Blk 42'. So I stopped. Tak boleh jadi ni. Dengan izin Allah ternampak seorang makcik. "Cik tumpang tanya mana masjjid Al Ansar yang baru ye cik?" Cik itu pun jawab, "Kat depan tu je nak, yang besar tu. Ikut bas tu. Besar terpampang tu nak masjidnya. Depan jalan terus je ye nak". After laughing to myself and thanking her, I walked forward as she had directed and finally spotted the huge mosque(which by the way doesnt look like a mosque yet) and the Blk no 547!!Haa..Alhamdullilah. (Seriously I need a pair of specs!).

Syukur sesangat found the mosque and happened to be praying with the little kids (which I think were from the K.I.DS A.L.I.V.E). Such a nice environment and the peace that we get nothing beats it. Anyway the abolution area its together with the ladies toilet and the muslimah prayer room is just behind the men's area and its being secluded with curtain:)). This experience brought back the excitement of being a musafir. It was certainly a thrill and cant wait for more. And for once in my life, I thought Bedok was a nice place to be at:))

May this video increase our Iman to not give up on Him, instead to trust in Him and to let Him be part of the choices we make..He has written our takdir afterall..Insyallah May He Bless us with what we have and don't forget to say alhamdullilah in whatever state we are in..amin