the shepherd

This story was told by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf from his own experience in one of his speeches during RIS. When he was studying in Mauritania, there was this one night that he and one of his friend need to go from let say point A to point B. His teacher reminded them that on their way, there will be a place named "isbir" (meaning: be patient). If they face any problem when reaching that place, fasbir (meaning: So be patient). There will be a tent if you walk to the right of the place, and a man will insyaAllah help you. So as Allah decreed, that night it was raining so heavily and their vehicle stuck in mud at the very place named Isbir. ("waAllahi, this is a true story brothers and sisters." he kept on repeating this). So then they did what their shaykh told them. They found a tent where a shepherd lived in it. The shepherd was so happy to see both of them that he slaughtered on of his goats and they ate from it. It was still raining so heavily and the tent keep on flipping. The shepherd somehow hold on the pillar of his tent to keep it from falling apart. After that Shaykh Hamza and his friend fell asleep and  guess what guys? when they woke up for fajr, that man was still holding that pillar. He masyaAllah did that all night so that the tent wont fall on them  as they were sleeping.(Shaykh Hamza Yusuf's voice became different in a way that he actually restraining himself from crying).

He is just a shepherd, brothers and sisters, that live in a tent, far away from this internet or ipod world that we are in now, yet he possess this amazing akhlaq. If we today still fight over small things, unwilling to sacrifice and put ourself first before others, it is really the time that we wake up. Good akhlaq is one of the thing that we need to enter jannah, apart from a sound relationship with Allah.

May Allah forgive and guide us.

Being 13 hours away from Vandy is super delicious. yummy yummyy!

Percaya dan Berjaya

Perlu berubah kerana kalau bukan syurga, nerakalah penggantinya. Kalau bukan syurga, nerakalah penggantinya. link.

Skies are blue. (so does my blog hehe)

Somewhere.. over the rainbow.. skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream,    really do come true.

Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made?

And at the Sky, how it is raised high?

And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm?

And at the Earth, how it is spread out?

So remind them, for your mission is to give them the Reminder!

(O_o) subhanAllah I really miss the scenery. (o_O)

Economic systems help us make the choices, but do not solve the problem of scarcity. When we make choices, by definition, we forgo something

This is the only thing that I learn/agree/like/absorb from Econs 101 this semester. Thank you and wish me luck for the final tomorrow 6 hours from now. Gulp gila nak amek final otak kosong cani.

insyaAllah.

Sajdah M. Othman was delivered at five and a half weeks; she weighed 1 pound, 6 ounces. She was small and still. There was a peace about her. I held her for a little under fifteen minutes, and then she was whisked away by the midwife.

All the insha’Allahs in every other sentence. Every other thought. Muslims tend to sprinkle their conversation with religious words, but it wasn’t like that. I knew of the story in Surat Al-Kahf, when the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not say it, and revelation was withheld for a little while. The verse was sent down as a reminder to say “insha’Allah” so I was adamant on remembering to say it. I hadn’t, however, fully internalized what it meant. Not until now.

This was my reminder that Allah has ultimate control over our affairs. We can try and plan and make decisions to the best of our abilities. In the end, it is Allah that wills it or not. Insha’Allah isn’t some magic word, that when said, things have to occur. It means exactly what it says: “If Allah wills it.”

wake-up call. read more here.

Europe 2009: Day 4

Fussen, Germany

(you can ignore whatever i wrote in between pictures because sume tuu ngarot je cuk3 pictures will tell it all ceyyy)

The castle was build by King Ludwig(whoever he is haha tp they said that he owns many strange properties, sleep all day and wake up at night and finish a book per night. wah awesome seronok betol hidup die kan) and Neuchwanstein castle is said to be the fairiest of all the fairy castles, situated on top of a hill surrounded by mountains. and lake(kecewa tak sempat pegi lake). and Mr Disney yg buat Disneyland tu pon inspired by this castle. Inspired tuu means tiru ke? Okay this is the picture tapi dalam banyak2 hari yang ada, time saya pegi jugak la de nak buat construction. Sabar2. haha.

and I took this picture(eh jgn perasan, maybe Zed yg amek hehe) when I was on this bridge called Marienbrücke. Nama cam power kan tapi meaning de Mary's bridge je. haha.

Since the castle is up on a mountain, we decided to ride this horse-drawn carriage. Kesiaaan Mr Horse tauuu sbb cam penat je nak carry 10 org naik bukit? and bukti de penat is dkt tengah2 jln on the way naik bukit tu Mr. Horse suddenly stop and *ehem ehem*. We were like, "wat! berat sgt la kitorang niii". haha of course Mr. Horse tu jawab helo berat ah tu pon nak tanya. You know what make it worst? I sat like betol2 blakang Mr. Horse tu. Sampai hati kuda cuk3. hahahaa.

but anyway thanks lah en. kuda if not tak smpai la sy kat atas tu. Ni betol2 thanks ni bukan sarcastic ke apa walaupon anda *ehem ehem* tanpa segan silu di depan saya hesh tekanan betol. The scenery up on the hill was breathtaking masyaAllah. Rasa cam dlm fairy tale tuu yg ada putera hensem2 tuu.

Oh tanpa diduga cewah kitorang berdua terjumpa Malaysian di atas castle itu. Relax laa bukan putera raja pon, malaysian je. haha. He was on vacation too with his friends. So dia pon meng"offer" utk take some pictures for us alhamdulillah lalu kami tidaklah boleh melepaskan peluang keemasan itu. Lalu muncullah gambar kami berduet kerana selalunya kami mengambil giliran utk bergambar hihi.

After settle dgn segala bnda kat atas seperti berangan ada putera raja (again?), kitorang pon turun la with an intention to find ice cream yg telah diusha time nak naik. Time tgh separa selok deciding on what to buy, tiba tibaa, "JIHA ZED, meh minum uncle blanja." Lalu walaupon dengan lemah lembut dan bersopan santun menolak namun apalah daya kami hanya manusia biasa. Hancur lebur la harapan utk ke Hohenschwangau Castle and lake haha. Lepas berborak with uncle and family, kami berdua pon turun la dengan kaki kami walaupon sudah penat berjalan konon2nya nak menikmati scenery indah (eleh padahal tade duit da nak bagi kuda haa kantoi!)

and here is Hohenschwangau Castle dari jauh(Oh noooo maybe prince tinggal kat sini kan?)

Ok dah la membebel. Why do I have so much to say about this place? sebab saya igt dapat jumpa putera raja. Hik just because I need to do something other than reading Econs. just because.

He knows.

I still remember how I initially talked to my dad and he passed the phone to my uncle during 2nd semester of freshman year(wah igt detail tuu).

Uncle macho: Ganow blaja nor? (or dalam bahasa kg saya how's school?)

Freshie cute:   Susooooh. Test sume Nor tok score pong Ayoh Cik. (and I with the speed of light whining about school and how hard it was back then kah3)

Uncle macho: Its okay Nor, kito key adow Allah. Mat saleh tu sume manow adow.

Freshie cute:  Tu lah Ayoh Cik... (da tak mampuuu den nak ckp, sobs why whyyy kena buat ayat camtuuu ni nak nanges ni tp control macho laa kan as always hihi)

Moralnya dont be sad or never ever eveeer be sad over something yang "tak patut" because Allah is always there. Bak kata Zain Bhikha in his song, “When you carrying a monster load, And you wonder how far you can go, With every step on that road that you take, Allah knows, Allah knows”. Haih tak ke malu diri sndri dok whining tak hengat cuk3? and it is actually pretty sweet to remember all this stuff when I was only two or a final away from my final semester. I did it, right Ayoh Cik? Yeahh one eighth to go babyy. Okok apa2 pon pointnyaaa nak menunjuk nunjuk sila tengok email ni hihi:

Dear Prospective Graduate:

According to our records, you are scheduled to graduate during the 2009-2010 school year. We strongly encourage you to submit a response to us online to verify that your information is correct for your impending graduation. This will ensure that the information listed on your diploma and in the Commencement program is accurate.

and I keep on smiling like never before. (atas ni gmbar one of senior feveret sy yang time tengok dia grad saya happy macam saya yang grad haha.)

Semoga semua dipermudah Allah. Allahumma ameen.

of Maher Zain and DSP?

OMG OMG OMG kawan kawannnnkuu!! (bajet ada kawan bace ah ni? kesian2.)
I just found out that Maher Zain is going to be at RIS 09!!

10:00PM - 11:15PM - SESSION 8 

Benammi / Abu Ratib / Junaid Jamshed / Maher Zain / Isam Bachiri (Lead Singer - Outlandish)
Reviving the Islamic Arts - Entertainment Session (Nasheeds)

How exciting is that? I mean really, how exciting is that? Oh I love surprises. (literally jumping up and down, forgetting all about chebyshev and elliptic filter hahaha =D =D)

I cant ask You no more ya Allah, for all the blessings You have bestowed upon me all my life, alhamdulillah.

29 years of love

Happy anniversary dearest abah and maa!

i'm yours baby, lololol

lama lama agaknya boleh buat blog youtube. solely and purely youtube. but whatever I just can't resist to share this. 

Sungguh messed up budak kecik ini. Cute gila tapi aww dgn gaya sungguh bersemangat waja. Org yang record video dia ni pon haha mmg tak ley blah. link here.

and lesson from it, kita semua mungkin sebenarnya ada buat bnda yg kita pon sbenarnya tak faham apalah yg kita buat(ayat cam keling). mungkin sbb terbiasa buat(sbb dari kecik parents da suruh buat so I just do it till now perhaps?) or mungkin sbb we're just too lazy to think(pikir pon malas cuk3, oh saya paham masalah ni, totally feel you on this one haha) but watever it is berhati-hatilah kamu(ayat khutbah jumaat: baca ngn serius okay kawan2) kalau it is involving our religion - ibadah, akidah dan sewaktu dengannya. jeng jeng jeng. Renung2kan dan selamat beramal!(ayat tazkirah radio mana ntah). 

Credit to Kak Anum. 

Dont worry.. the worst thing that can happen is you ONLY need to repeat the final. I enjoyed having you in the class.

Prof. Ken Pence, 2009

apakah itu "you only need to repeat the final" haaaa??. Hmphf nightmare2. Engineering economics and me really didnt match well. The interest just depreciate over time(Oh ni linear depreciation or MACRS  haa jawab2.) Crossing my fingers that it's over tho I have a strong feeling ececeeceyy that it's not.  (o__O)

lol

I tried hard not to burst out laughing but FAILED.

Both of them struggled dengan comel sekali oh. just too cute hahahhahahaha. link here.

ini namanya molten chocolate cake. ada dekat chili's. gulp sedapnya. sedaapnyaa. 

memang terbaik lah! chili's anyone oh blanjaaaaaa pls? 

ok finelah terpaksa tidur dlm keadaan perut buat concert. 

oh ada cerita pasal sebiji kurma tp nantilah. tak janji tapi hehe. :)

Then you will be questioned, on that day, about the blessings you had enjoyed. [102:8]

cam menggunung je yg takbley jwb? 

hek eleh kecoh kan padahal finals bape keping je. A is badly needed sbb sy da screwed up my lab oh kecewa kecewa. faktor rakan se-lab yang disukai hihi tak mempengaruhi grade anda ye kawan kawan sekalian. and yay first time finals less than four papers and habes cepat compare to others. I feel so blessed...I feel like a senior, well, yeah for now. because panas tak semestinya smpai ke petang, snow mungkin akan turun bila bila je. ok that sounds weird. (Read: Sem depan sepanjang sem la saya snow mungkin tahniah jiha.)
Other than that, sape nak dtg commencement sy? Awatif da ada 13 org ni. hahahahaha.

Happy birthday Aliaa and Zul! Last birthday in Nashville oh hooo.
KB mall? engineering failed = death. oh tanak jadik engineer lah. tapii kalo jadik tukang masak pon kalo salah masak org sakit perot gak. kalo jadik cikgu, tak ajar betol2 nanti minda pewaris dunia cewaaah hancuss. camne? haa lu pikir la sndri. 
updated: ajal tu boleh di mana2 je kawan2 sekalian. sungguh nervous. may Allah grant them Firdausil Jannat, make the questioning easy for them and make things easy for them and their family. sekali lagi ulang dalam diri, ajal tu di mana mana je, bila bila masa. readykah anda seperti anda ready utk exam engm 216 this tuesday?

world cup 2010

Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France

Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Republic, Greece
Group C: England, USA, Algeria, Slovenia
Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana,
Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon
Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia
Group G: Brazil, Korea DPR, Côte d'Ivoire, Portugal
Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile

berangan sedang baring2 di depan tv sambil tgk bola bersama keluarga aww. Haha yeah I know nothing about soccer football but I do watch world cup atau mungkin terpaksa tengok kerana tak mungkin la saya menang rebut channel dgn abang2 yang err baik hati? cuk3. So football is... sekumpulan lelaki hensem mengejar sebiji benda bulat? and.. Côte d'Ivoire tuuuu kat mana haa err and nak baca camne?

open your eyes? gulp.

revisited.

finelaa cakap asyik2 nak letak youtube. but i dont deny it that youtube contributed a huge portion in my spiritual life tak tipuu.

1. ada gambar2 yang lawa2 dlm ni. one of my obsessions is spending time looking at pictures taken by famous photographer cam Oya haha and gambar2 lawa random kat mana2. too bad i'm a photographer yang fail secara obvious sekali.
2. ada florence. dalam new moon pon ada florence. haha. and ada gondola jugak. asal tak penah perasan pon tempat2 ni before pegi dlu? kalo tak surely I will appreciate it more :p
3. lagu best "open your eyes" by Maher Zain. tiba2 tersuka la pulak singer ni sbb lagu de best and hensem, byk la pulak terjumpa mlm ni ngn dia. Omigod adakah ini jodoh namanya hahahhahaha. and cerita ruben (abu bakr) mmg strike to heart lah. Ini pon antara cerita yang saya tengok berkali2 jugak zaman muda2 dulu. 

ok bye jumpa whenever. i mean whenever yg jauh punya whenever. skali tiba2 esok ada post baru opps cacat.

Reviving the Islamic Spirit 2009

Last year -->  "Canada? Forget it"

This year -->  Jom! Even tak betol2 pegi lagi, I'm exceedingly happy by just planning to go. See? We will never know what awaits us in the future. Last year saya tgk trailer RIS berkali-kali, not even have a hope to go because it seems impossible. Canada beb, pe cer nak pegi tiba2. Lesson: lepas ni nak put high hopes la mcm nak g bulan ke, nak kawen anak raja ke, oh downgrade sket la nak pegi spain ke, mana tau kalau2 betol2 boleh pegi haha. If everything run smoothly, alhamdulillah, if not, also alhamdulillah. Indeed Allah is the best planner.

"Fear the day when you will be returned to God. 

Every soul will get what it earns"

oi oi final dulu jangan berangan cepat sgt. 
eh eh duit mana nak cari haa lupa la plak?

Excited tahap dewa walaupon sem depan bz je macam. Oh well, cepatlaaa nak balik goreng fries ngn ajik jual kat pasar malam haha.

Allahumma yassir Allahumma yassir Allahumma yassir.

happy ending?

When life throws a sucker punch, what better thing to do but pick up the divine book of guidance? In the Qur’an, Allah tells us the story of Prophet Yusuf, using an entire chapter to detail his life from happy child, to scared captive, to slave, to prisoner, to the vizier who saves his people from starvation. If an individual was to meet Yusuf as he lay imprisoned for years in Egypt, and ask the Prophet to retell his story, what would we hear?

We would hear a tale of heartbreak, betrayal, grief, deceit; where a young man is betrayed by his brothers and left  to die, sold into slavery, raised far from his loving parents, tricked by his master’s wife, and jailed for false reasons. Looking at his story from this snapshot in time, without knowing the rest of the story, one would be inclined to see the injustice happening to one of the best of creation. What did he do to deserve this? But as his story unfolds, and the Prophet Yusuf is made a vizier of Egypt, he guides his country to successfully survive famine. It becomes clear how every event in his life was divinely ordained by Allah for the good of himself and the good of his people.

It is difficult – perhaps even foolhardy – to judge events in this life when we do not understand the qadr (divine will) of Allah. Perhaps our trials will end in success in this life; perhaps they will guarantee us success in the life to come. Our role is to face our tests with sabr (patience), remembering to have tawakul (trust) in Allah and worshipping Him with sincerity. As Allah says in the Qur’an, “We grant the Home in the Hereafter to those who do not seek superiority on earth or spread corruption: the happy ending is awarded to those who are mindful of God.” (28:83)

by By Marya Bangee in Suhaib Webb's.

beli pon boleh random ke?

i still cant get this thing straight in my head. something is just so wrong. guess what, i bought a deep fryer on black friday! aiyoo rasa cam, wat? ape da jadik ni. deep fryer? really? deep fryer? lempang diri sendri 10 kali. oh mmg saya beli deep fryer. haha.

ajik, jom goreng fries? haha. 

oh maybe kita boleh jual2 fries kat pasar malam. how about that?

The Last Sermon

Also known as khutbatul wada'. Rasulullah delivered this khutbah in front of a large crowd during his last Hajj. Imagine if anyone rasa or have the feelings that he will die soon, surely he will only talk about something very important yang tahap melampau je kan. So this is what Rasulullah SAW ckp in his very last sermon, sume bnda penting and very crucial, take time and reflect, please.

O People

Lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and take these words to those who could not be present here today.

O People

Just as you regard this month, this day, this city as sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust. Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners. Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds. Allah has forbidden you to take usury (interest); therefore all interest obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, however, is yours to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity.

Allah has Judged that there shall be no interest and that all interest due to Abbas Ibn ‘Abd al Muttalib (the Prophet's uncle) shall henceforth be waived.

Beware of Satan for the safety of your religion. He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.

O People

It is true that you have certain rights in regard to your women, but they also have rights over you. Remember that you have taken them as your wives, only under Allah's trust and with His permission. If they abide by your right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do treat you women well and be kind to them, for they are your partners and committed helpers. And it is your right that they do not make friends with anyone of whom you do not approve, as well as never to be unchaste.

O People

Listen to me in earnest, worship Allah, say your five daily prayers (Salah), fast during the month of Ramadan, and give your wealth in Zakat.

Perform Hajj if you can afford to.

All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over a black, nor a black has any superiority over a white- except by piety and good action. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim, which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do not therefor, do injustice to yourselves.

Remember one day you will appear before Allah and answer for your deeds. So beware, do not stray from the path of righteousness after I am gone. People, no prophet or apostle will come after me and no new faith will be born. Reason well therefore, O people, and understand words which I convey to you. I leave behind me two things, the Quran and the Sunnah (Hadith), and if you follow these you will never go astray. All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those to others again; and may the last ones understand my words better than those who listened to me directly.

Be my witness, O Allah, that I have conveyed your message to your people."

This will always be my favorite yet the saddest speech to read, reflect and ponder upon. May Allah guide us. Allahumma ameen.           

Source here, here and here.

Selamat Hari Raya Eidul Adha!

itu abah tgh semelih lembu bersama ayah chik and abeEri dan juga mesti ramai jejaka2 saudara maraku tgh menolong menenangkan lembu. lembu jangan risau nanti kita jumpa di jannah insyaAllah. [ fikiran random: ayah su and che su mesti seronok celebrate raya dekat tanah suci]. mereka di rumah sounds so seronok (memang la seronok kot naziha) kerana ramainyaaa la balik beraya. abah cakap 10 kereta ada kat rumah (sambil buat aksi bilang kereta) time saya call. ah how i wished that i was there but anyhow, pinggan sy beli yg ada pon okaylaah not bad hoho. Cam ayat nak sedapkan hati jer cuk3. Saya di sini? I missed my Eid Prayer, tapi sesungguhnya saya sangatlah ada kegembiraan yang banyak semalam (I had lots of fun yesterday). Terima kasih kawan2 yg mmg best tatau nak ckp apa la ke'best'an anda semua haha suke2. Perlu replace energy dengan beberapa series of sleep then finals yang menghampir, bring it on! Allahumma yassir.

Selamat Hari Raya Eidul Adha lagi lagi dan lagi!

6 Dhulhijjah 1430

"macam matahari la.. de bagi cahaya kat bulan tp tak harapkan pon bulan bagi cahaya balik kan?"

aww too sweet lah kau nad. hik.=D

Europe 2009: Day 3

Frankfurt, Germany

Euro sign = pitih tubik weh. hahaha.

what they call modern architecture. what i call bosan.

MyZeil. Shopping mall berlubang we called it. cantik. and seriously byk gile tmpat shopping around here. selok.

2 DhulHijjah 1430

Maka marilah kawan-kawan kita berdoa banyak-banyak beribu-ribu lemon ok.

اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي وَ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا

Allahumma-infa'nī bimā 'alamtanī wa 'allimnī mā yanfa'unī wa zidnī 'ilmā

O Allah, benefit me from that which You taught me, and teach me that which will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge.

More pasal doa ni kat sini. 

No Way Through

Ctrl.Alt.Shift Competition Winner. 
Written and Directed by: Alexandra Monro + Sheila Menon
Mentor: Jim Threapleton
Music: The Thirst 
No Way Through highlights mobility restrictions imposed in the West Bank, that are limiting its habitants’ access to health care, thus violating a fundamental human right.
Ctrl.Alt.Shift is a movement for a new generation fighting social and global injustice. These films were made by members of the community to raise awareness of issues they care about. more here.

lu pikir la sndri. (-_-")

these ten days.

 

Ibn `Abbas (as) reported that the 

Prophet (sAw) said: "There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days." 

The people asked, "Not even jihad for the sake of Allah?" 

He said, "Not even jihad for the sake of Allah, except in the case of a man who went out to fight, giving himself and his wealth up for the cause, and came back with nothing."

 (Al-Bukhari)

May we benefit from these blessed ten days, in sya Allah.

help me God

so true.

Pizza in his pocket

Alright fine this song might be so last year but I just knew it last weekend. Thanks Arny! Cam suka tahap dewa hohoho. Yummy food mentioned in the song, omigosh nak makan nak makan! Haha bukan nak learn the lesson kan. Really made my day =) 



Did you ever hear about the boy

Who ate and ate and ate!
He ate early in the morning
And he ate when it was late.
But he didn’t thank Allah for all the yummy food he had
And he ate so much it made him sick!
Which really made him sad.

He ate dates in Damascus, which he thought were very nice.
And hot samoosas in Sumatra, seasoned with a special spice.
He had tacos in Tijuana with some sauce he got from Spain
And a bowl of fresh bakalava that he bartered in Bahrain.
He said gyros made in Cairo are a taste that can’t be beat,
And the lemonade in Yemen made a very special treat.
But the turkey made in Turkey
Could still use a pinch of salt.
If you ever visit Malta, you should
Have a chocolate malt!
He had pizza in his pocket, he had ketchup on his shirt,
And he bought an ice-cream sundae, so he wouldn’t miss dessert.
He had pizza in his pocket, he had ketchup on his shirt,
And he bought an ice-cream sundae, so he wouldn’t miss dessert.
On a bay in the Bahamas,
He ate bon-bons in a bunch.
And then he rushed back
Home so he could make it
Just in time for lunch!

Then one day he saw a little girl, who held her tummy tight,
And he walked over and asked her if everything was alright.
She said she was so hungry and had been hungry for so long,
Then he realized the way he ate was very very wrong.
He looked down at his own tummy and he started feeling pain-
Pain from eating too much food, but he knew not to complain.
So he brought the girl some food, shared it with her family,
Then they thanked Allah for what they had, and then he let them be.

So let’s try to learn a lesson and let’s try to do what’s right.

Eat the food your parents give you without a fuss or fight.
Always be thankful to Allah for all your yummy food,
Share what you have with others, because not sharing is rude.
Being thankful is what’s really great.
Eat the veggies on your plate.
And don’t be like the boy who always ate and ate and ate!

Events for Winter 2009

Few programs are lining up to cherish your winter, in sya Allah. Pilih pilih.

| Muktamar MISG-IMSA 2009 | Atlanta, GA | Dec 24 - Dec 28 |

| Holding Fast to the Rope of Allah, Creating Synergy in the Community |

more here

| Reviving The Islamic Spirit 2009 | Toronto, Canada | Dec 25- Dec 27 |

| SOS: Saving the Ship of Humanity |

more here

| RIS8 Knowledge Retreat 2009 | Toronto, Canada | Dec 28 - Jan 02, 2010 |

| Medinan Winds for Western Sails: Reviving Prophetic Spirituality in the Last Days |

more here

| MAS-ICNA 8th Convention 2009 | Chicago, IL | Dec 23 - Dec 27 |
| ISLAM: A Blueprint for Change |
more here.

Another one but I cant find the flyer anywhere too bad.
| 15th Southern Islamic Convention Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | Dec 25- Dec 27 |
more to come here

Ok so now it's a matter of choices right?

and may Allah reward those ppl who put a lot of hard work in organizing these events.

Mari kita belajar satu perkataan yg mudah.

Assalamu'alaikum. 

Ok sebut lagi sama2. kuat kuat ok .

Assalamu'alaikum. Assalamu'alaikum. Assalamu'alaikum. 

Sebut lagi 5 kali. Tambah 11 kali lagi. Nice pandai2.

Bila nak cakap perkataan ni? Bila kita jumpa seseorang yang nampak macam muslim sbb de pakai tudung ke or apa2 yg sesuai dgn muslim. Takyah gedik2 nak cakap "hey" or "hi" or "smekom" atau ape2 la yg anda suka sebut. Ok got it hik?

ni lepas agak2 sepuluh kali termalu sendiri. Cth:

A: Heey

B:  Hey Assalamu'alaikum. Hows everything?

A: Wa'alaikumusslm. yes, great great. (da termalu sendiri) How about you?

B: Alhamdulillah. A lil bit busy but alhamdulillah great.

A: (termalu lg rasa nak lempang diri sendiri.)

What I noticed here in America, kawan kawan seagama saya bercakap dgn penuh emmm what should I call it? cam "masyaAllah sister, your hijab is really beautiful" etc etc. cam penuh dgn masyaAllah, subhanAllah, AlhamduLillah etc etc. Haaaaa lu pikir la sndri.
May Allah grant us His guidance. Allahumma ameen.

Silver Bean @ Chicago

This is one of my favorite places. (lupakan swiss, pisa, niagara, etc haha). Heh selok tgk bnda silver ni, the shape is like a bean, or doughnut yang belom goreng lagi. I wonder how they built this thing. cam wah menarik sgt. and stereotype "architect sgt macho" cam betol je hahaha.

Oya ckp org obses ngn diri sndiri je suka benda ni sbb what u actually see is yourself. Oh meaning saya obses with myself lah? sbb saya suka bnda ni. like a lot. Cantik oh. You can see the buildings around with perfect blue sky reflected atas bean yg bulat dan licin tu. Comel sgt.

this was actually under the bean, you can see your tiny reflections on the silver wall.

and my last fall here in US slowly fade away. sobs.

off to Atlanta again tomorrow for AlMaghrib class. 

Alhamdulillah for all the blessings (time, great ppl around, money, etc etc etc.)

Everything is just perfect.

Favorite.

Ni youtube feveret saya. all time. dengar da byk kali je macam. ada dua org syeikh yg saya suka sgt2. si hensem Syeikh Hamza Yusuf and sorang lagi mmg saya suspect since first time jumpa, Syeikh Suhaib Webb. Eh ehh notice that both of them are converts, cakap Arab bekebuk kebuk. Diorg converted time college, so I assumed 20 lebeh la kan umurnya. Harapan utk dri sndri - sempat lagi nak blaja arab and cakap bekebuk2 ni. hahaha. Jom amek arab, ok cepat g jumpa ustaz Busyra! Smoga ada berita gembira (busyra) utk saya! Enjoy the vid.

oh oh Suhaib Webb ckp de checked out Quran from public library, baca dlm tandas (sbb cuak ngn parents and he didnt know the rules, yet). Betapalah berminat nak discover Quran tu kan. Kita bagaimana pula? Seriously, kita bagaimana?

Loves. Picture perfect!

a: sume nampak ceria dlm gmbar ni

me: well it runs in my blood u know. the ceria thing.

a: ceh no wonder u're a BME major

me: what?

do you know that theres an art that they called 

hint-ing
heh I still think that straight forward words do better in most cases. kalo nak kata nak, kalo tak nak cakap tak nak. then i'll get it. kalo tak tau senyap sudey jgn byk ckp hik. but hinting? not with me perhaps. art is beauty but this one, I just dont get it haha.

and so many things happened lately, making everything better. yes, better for sure.

btw do you know why Allah calls his servants muflihoon?

muflihoon from the word fallah(farmer)

because they cultivate this dunya to harvest the akhira.

or maybe they are suppose to.

kita bagaimana pula?
jeng jeng jeng

Europe 2009: Day 2

Volendam - Amsterdam

Traditional Dutch Costume. kot. heh seriously dia sama tinggi dgn saya! =D

Traditional windmill. itu kak yan and separuh kak syaz. juga suku Qhayyum. 

Amsterdam. mata jgn melilau nnti nampak bnda tak patut. hik.

Koninklijk Paleis. with lots of people. tourists i guess.

and it will just grow stronger.