I know it's hard but MOVE ON

"Remember, the kid who keeps looking back at the small piece of average candy that his parents wouldn’t let him have, his eyes blinded by hot, gushing tears, his head not looking ahead in the direction in which his parents are leading him by the hand, will not be able to see, eat or enjoy the huge, luscious chocolate cake that they were saving just for him; because of which they refused him that average, low-quality candy that he so wanted to have.

His parents actually wanted him to have something better. But his stubborn fixation with, and regret at, the average thing that passed him by won’t let him see it.

Did it ever occur to you, that in your staunch conviction that Mr or Ms Perfect is the only one for you, you might be overseeing someone who is much, much better?

Did it ever occur to you that Allah didn’t give you the candy because he was saving a thousand-times-better chocolate cake for you?.."

More topics discussed here:

‘Romantic’ Relationships, Marriage Proposals and Dreams of Destiny..'

Mainly on:

1. Relationships before marriages-How deceptive could they be and their consequences..

2. Advices for youth and parents who should understand each other..

3. Salah (prayer)-the 'SHIELD' it provides u with..

4. ISTIKHARAH for all affairs (not to exclude marriage-*ting) -How should it work? For REAL?

5. And plenty more!

So read.. (^_^)

Wassalamu'alaykum warahmatullahi wa barakatuh..

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Cool 'IlmTour ~ JOIN US!

Assalamu'alaykum!

Just as excited as i always am: i'm bringing you good news!

To my dear seeker of knowledge (or shall i say knowledge lovers?), do attend these exciting talks:

I hope you could see the details clearly :)

Or if you coudn't, check the details here:

Sheikh Riad's Malaysian 'IlmTour (FB)

Here's details of our cool syeikh :)

Syeikh Riad

And i'm now waiting to attend THE BIGGEST EVENT of this 'ilmTour: THE HEART SERENE: THE PURIFICATION OF THE SOUL seminar this coming april! I just can't wait! SubhanAllah..

There's still time for you to enroll. Here's the details of the seminar:

A Heart Serene: The Purification of The Soul

(InshaAllah it will be a worth-paying seminar :)

p/s: Have had our first talk with Sh. Riad last night at Taylor's university Lakeside Campus. It was.......MASHAALLAH- Very nice! Food for thought for youth. Now i'm having 2 kinds of fever: 'Exam Fever' and the 'Seminar Fever'

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Oo Allah, i want that but why YOU give me this!

Bismillah....

Assalamu'alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh..

I make dua that what i'm going to share this time will benefit us all-especially myself-a normal human being who needs to be reminded of Allah at all times. Allah musta'an.

It has been a while that i haven't shared my 'journey to Islam' (just simply love to call it as such!) with everyone who has been reading my blogposts (If i do have any. LOL) So many things happened lately, just so many of them! I just couldn't list them down! From good to bad, pleasant to unpleasant things! And i learned great lessons from them and they made me realize one thing:

EVERYTHING THAT BEFALLS UPON YOU IS ACTUALLY GOOD FOR YOU EVEN IF IT DISPLEASES YOU-IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONSULTING AND ASKING ALLAH TO HELP AND ASSIST YOU IN ALL OF YOUR AFFAIRS

Allahuakbar.

It is so true when Allah says in HIS 'love letters' :

"..But it is possible that you dislike a thing which is good for you, and that you love a thing which is bad for you, But ALLAH KNOWS, and YOU KNOW NOT.." (Al-Baqarah:216)

We might like something so much, so immensely to the extend that nothing else matters to us other than getting what we want or desire! But my dear brothers and sisters, bear in mind that nothing is to be given to us by Allah if it is NOT WRITTEN for us in Allah's qadr. It is impossible for us to get it by any means..

Some people might say, "Then that will be unfair to me if i could not get what i want! I've made du'a to Allah to give it to me so why wouldn't HE? HE supposedly is to grant any wishes.."

Or you might say, "I made du'a to Allah for this but why isn't HE giving me what i want? Infact, i got something else, not as what i expected!"

Then you'll start wondering, "Why is Allah doing this to me?.."

SubhanAllah.. Far removed is Allah from any imperfections..

If we are truly a believer, how could we think as such to Allah 'azza wa jal?

If Allah is so dear to us, infact the dearest, how could we accuse Allah being unfair to us?

My dear bothers and sisters..

Never to ask Allah what you want but ask Allah to give you what is the best for you as what you want unnecessarily the best for you..

Know this: All prayers, du'aat will be answered. Infact, may have been answered! It's just us who don't see..

It could be something you want. But don't be sad if you haven't got it. Allah wants to give it to you at the right time.

Could also be something you have never expected. Or something that you hate. So have hopes only on Allah so that you won't feel regret or disappointed for hoping something which is not for you..

Allah.. All these reminders really hit me. May Allah give us chance to improve ourselves..

"Oo Allah, I am Your slave and the son of Your male slave.

My forehead is in Your Hand (i.e. You have control over me).

Your judgement upon me is assured

and Your decree concerning me is just.

I ask You by every name that You have named yourself with,

revealed in Your Book,

taught by any one of Your creation

or kept unto Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen taht is with You,

to make the Quran the spring of my heart,

and the light in my chest,

the banisher of my sadness

and the reliever of my distress.."

(Narrated by Ahmad, Al-albani graded it authentic)

A beautiful video specially for my beloved brothers and sisters..

May Allah bless you

Wassalamu'alaykum..

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Allah LISTENS and Allah KNOWS

Assalamu'alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh..

SubhanAllah.. Walhamdulillah.. Wallahuakbar

It has been few days that many things happened in my life.

Truly Allah 'azza wa jal has been with us all the time..

STORY 1

A very dear friend of mine, who i love for the sake of Allah, who is in her path of knowing Islam, in her best of her efforts to love Allah wa Rasullullah (pbuh), to you my dear, may Allah bless you fiddunya wa akhira..

Last night, surprisingly, i dreamed of this deary friend of mine. In my dream, she came to me and asked me few questions which i've forgotten what they were. And she looked very upset. The only thing that i remember is that she was asking me about Allah. And i was upset too seeing her being demotivated. And i remember i called her again in the dream, trying to help and answer her questions. And i also remember how she left me then, feeling satisfied.. Alhamdulillah..

However, you might say to me that it's just a dream..

Yup. It's a dream. But a dream by which Allah, maybe, was trying to tell me something..

This morning, right after i had my fajr prayer, as i couldn't help feeling a bit worried about this beloved friend of mine, i sent her a message telling her about the dream and asking her well-being..

And subhanAllah.. She told me that she was speechless. The day before i had the dream, she told me that she was really upset, really missing all the Islamic talks that we used to have, and that she somehow really miss Allah.. She told me how much she wanted to talk to me that day, and had even prepared a LONG-MESSAGE to send to me-but she cancelled n deleted it. She changed her mind. She just complained to Allah her problem, not wanting to share with me, which i assume she didn't want to disturb or burden me with her stories and problems (but ya ukhty, you've never been so :) )..

You see, biiznillah, with Allah's will, i came to know what happened to her the day before eventhough she didn't want me to know and that she didn't even tell me so. but subhanAllah, Allah, The One who knows everything including what's hidden in our heart, knows what she intended for and there it was, i discovered it anyway, after had that dream..

But that was not all..

STORY 2

At the very same day, i had a class with Ustaz Kabuye Othman. It was a class on ethics and fiqh for everyday life. He was talking about the state of heart, the khulq of the beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW and some other things.. What touched/moved my heart the most in that class was his advice and encouragement on us to be generous. As usual , being so motivated to practice this sunnah, i asked Allah to give me chance to be one.

That evening, while waiting for maghrib prayer in IIUM Mosque, i was reading The Quran with few close friends of mine. It was almost prayer time. One of my friends, had been asking around if anyone of us had extra brooch. I didn't respond to her until she sat next to me, as i was trying to concentrate on my recitation. However, i wanted to help her so i gave her mine without thinking much about it-it's just a brooch, not a big deal, eventhough i know that i might be needing it too later :)

Right after i handed her the brooch and smiled to her, i continued reading my quran..

SubhanAllah.. the next verse said this:

"Verily your Lord does provide sustenance in abundance for whom HE pleases, and HE provides in a just measure. For HE does know and regard all HIS servants.."

Al-Isra':30

How motivating! SubhanAllah.. Allah promises that HE'll sustain the rezq of those who HE wants. Oo Allah, i wana become one. Make me one! Amin! :))

STORY 3

Another story.. I was so upset one evening and being so demotivated at the same time. I'd rather say that my emaan was in its critical state-need to be 'TOP-UP'..I couldn't help myself except heading towards the mosque, wanted to perform my 'asr prayer as i'd just finished my class. In mosque, i asked Allah to 'talk' to me. I complained to HIM everything, wanting HIM to help me to rejuvenate my eman.. Then i opened my Al-Quran with the translation.. Then i came across these verses:

"In the case of those who say, "Our Lord is Allah", and further, stand straight and steadfast, the angels descend on them (from time to time): "Fear you not! Nor grieve!" but receive the Glad Tidings of the Garden (of bliss), that which you were promised!

"We are you protectors in this life and the Hereafter: therein shall you have all that your souls shall desire; therein shall you have all that you ask for! - a hospitable gift from One Oft-Forgiving, most Merciful.."

(Fussilat:30-32)

These verses meant a lot to me, i tried to memorize them that evening and i did, alhamdulillah..

But it didn't stop there. I stayed at the mosque till maghrib and had my maghrib prayer there too, wanting to spend more time in HIS house.. Something happened during the prayer. It was during the 1st rakaah. After the imam recited al-Fatihah (as beautiful as always!), then guess what happened?..

The imam recited the same and exact verse that i memorized that evening! Awesome. Allahuakbar.

I couldn't help myself. I burst into tears.. At that moment, there's nothing dearer to me than Allah 'azza wa jal. It was despicable-the best state of emaan i'd ever had! Wallahi.. The best feeling i'd ever had-tranquility, contentment..

Allah.. Please bring us closer to you from time to time.. Aameen..

My dear brothers and sisters,

The only reason i shared with you all these stories is just to make us all think, "What are the blessings of Allah that i forgot to thank today?" I believe all of us have gone through this moment in our life time, the moment of having Allah very close and dear in our heart.. Sweet. Nice. Peaceful. Calm. Or the best way to describe it- DESPICABLE..

Therefore my beloved brothers and sisters..

Let's be grateful and thankful to Allah who has blessed us with HIS companionship and guidance. May Allah lead us to HIS straight path and help us to persevere... Aamin..

Love you all for the sake of Allah..

May we meet again in jannatul a'la..

Aameen..

Barakallahu fikum.

Wassalam..

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Oh Self..

A Talk with the Self By Kamal El mekki: Oh my self what will calm you? Can’t you remain patient for a day or two? I try to contain you but your strength overpowers But when we die life will seem like hours So can’t you be patient for part of a day? And remain steadfast upon the straight way? The direction you’re taking leads to my worst fears Of the day we stand for fifty thousand years No one will joke nor talk nor smile And the sun from our heads will be at a mile Nowhere to hide and nowhere to flee Standing for what seems an eternity Then the judgment begins and the books will land Either on your right or your left hand Oh my self … Do not become like those who left the right track And put their left hands behind their back Oh self how do you plan to cross the sirat suspended in the air? Craftier than a fox, sharper than a sword and thinner than a hair? How do you plan to cross? Or will you cross at all? The blink of an eye? Run? Or would you rather crawl? The bad deeds you command will drop you from it And only good deeds put you back upon it Oh self.. it’s a five hundred year-drop suspension Over a terrible place I’d rather not mention Oh self… Do not be fooled by this world and its illusions And keep in mind judgment, the grave and other conclusions Oh self wake up! Don’t follow your desire And ask for forgiveness to avoid the fire Oh self keep the commands and avoid prohibitions And pay close attention to these admonitions Be amongst those who were the best of planners Who prepared for the future with good deeds and good manners Oh self it simply about your control Being patient now so as to reach your goal I don’t mean to put a burden, or put much stress Just to warn of a day when the limbs confess Sins add up as you live through the years Then sadness won’t save you and nor will the tears Every time you sin the Shaytan is winning So remember the One against Whom you’re sinning Oh my self… Life is short and ends when you least expect it And then what will you say when you’re resurrected? The angel of death overlooked you and took the souls of your brothers And one day he’ll come to you and overlook others For great rewards plant the righteous seeds Oh Allah, I seek refuge from the evil of my self and from the evil of my deeds

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Wait Are you really my friend?

Wait Are you really my friend?
(Click this link!)

The kinds of friend(sahabah) that i want and need are those who will lead me to righteous and forbid me from evilness..

These are the friends that i believe will accompany me not just here fi ad adunya but also in JAnnah

And these are the friends who can promise me not just
'JANNAH'
but
'THE HIGHEST PLACE IN JANNAH'

"UNDER THE SHADE OF ALLAH'S MERCY"
during the day of judgement-in the hereafter..

InshaAllah..
Uhibbukunna abadan abada..

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DA'WAH='INVITE' not a 'FIGHT'

Assalamu'alaikum..


"Excuse me, can u please take the pamphlet over here?.."

It wasn't just a pamphlet-IT'S AN ISLAMIC PAMPHLET
A paralyzed boy(he could only move his head!) spreads ISLAM through pamphlets
And guess what-MANY people there in the hospital CONVERTED to ISLAM

Hey, he could only move his head-but he seemed to have no excuses spreading ISLAM..
SubhanAllah.. What about us?

Your job is to try your best to invite-tell people about ISLAM=THE ULTIMATE TRUTH..
The rest leaves to Allah. Only Allah has the power over changing HEARTS of people you invite..

The qs here..

How much have we tried?
Have we tried enough?
Is it true we only call/invite people to righteous and forbid bad deeds only after we have ENOUGH knowledge?
Is it only then 'DAWAH' is obligated upon us?..

NO.

Beautiful message about the BEST investment for muslims
From Guest Kemal El Mekki in TheDeenShow.com

Watch to know more..
Jazakallahu khair ya akh Kemal

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