Maryam, Maryam... oh Maryam

      One of the good things that happen in Ramadhan every year is that those who teaches the afternoon session get to go back early ;) (who's not happy about it?)Though the classes ended early, yet I still have to travel an hour before reaching home. 1 hour = 60 minutes = 3600 secs Now, that's a lot of seconds. As to utilize all the time that I have ,while driving, I would usually turn to ikim or hotFM for entertainment. Ikim would most of the time be intellectually engaging, I love that. It keeps my mind busy. Whereas hotFM, is just for the ears, just for some noise. I guess the talk on ikim today incited me to update my blog today ;) It was Brother Shah Kirit talking. I've always adore those who reverted to Islam. Among them: Yusuf Islam, Brother Ridhwan Tee, Yusof Estee, Suhaib Web, Brother Shakour and Matin (my lecturers in IIUM). They have an understanding of Islam that is super much better than myself-one who's a Muslim through heredity. I do f...

On the 5th day Ramadhan I was still asking myself "what does fasting really means to me..." Is fasting just to "seal" everything up and be sympathy towards others in need or... to discipline myself? but..hmm..discipline oneself can be done in many other ways. Allah can't be cruel, not to let us eat during day time JUST to discipline ourselves. Allah is Ar-Rahman (Maha Pengasih). What is fasting? Why do I have to fast??? ... Thinking about this, it reminds me that I used to ask myself, during the umrah, about Sa'ie. "Why do I have to perform Sa'ie?? Well, its just walking/ little run from Safa to Marwah. Why?? Why do I have to do this???" As a person who appreciates time, I believe that every single second is precious. There are just so many good things to do in every single minute. But, having to perform Sa'ie takes more than 30 minutes, everyone who performs it has to walk back and forth from Safa to Marwah, 7 times. If pe...

Assalamu'alaikum. Travelling during Ramadhan serves me the chance to visit few places which I have never been and this, I take as an opportunity to perform my solah as well as my Tarawikh at few different mosques. It was quite an experience, that I really enjoy the long hours in the car and dropping by at the masjid to perform the solah together with the local community. Yet, one problem concerns me- the saff while performing the solah. Thus, in my post for this week, I have found a link to share with you regarding ways to form and straighten the saff. HERE and HERE TOO . A bit of sharing. Happy reading =)

Pagi tadi pergi ke JJ dan terlihat Kad Hari Raya sudah mula dijual. Hmm..Syawal sebulan lebih lagi, Ramadhan 11 hari lagi...mana yang patut di dahulukan nii?? Untuk persiapan Ramadhan, di sini saya ingin kongsikan sedikit bahan bacaan untuk kita bersama. Semoga bermanfaat. Semoga Ramadhan kali ini lebih baik dari Ramadhan yang sebelumnya =) Taken from: http://ismamesir.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/tazkirah-persediaan-menghadapi-ramadhan Bagaimanakah caranya kita menyambut kedatangan bulan Ramadhan yang mulia ini? Persediaan yang rapi dan terancang sangat penting dalam menjayakan Ramdhan kali ini. Cara Persediaan : Iman 1. Taubat yang benar (Istighfar, meninggalkan maksiat). 2. Sentiasa berdoa Allahumma Ballighna Ramadhan. 3. Perbanyakkan puasa di bulan Sya’ban (Isnin-Khamis, 15-16-17). 4. Membaca Al-Quran (meletakkan matlamat satu juz sehari misalnya). 5. Mujahadah untuk bangun malam (beberapa kali seminggu). 6. Berzikir setiap masa, Al-Mathurat pagi dan petang (penggunaan tasbih sangat me...