Saturday, May 12, 2012

Limitations

بِسْمِ الِّة

All of us have limitations, dont we. Limits to how much we can perform or control over matters. we are humans afterall.

I have been feeling tired lately due to work.
and the thought that my exams are around the corner yet work takes too much of my energy to study at night.
There were days when I felt that I didnt have sufficient sleep/ rest.

The tiredness took a toll on me on last Friday.
I was more cranky, more sensitive. I even felt hurt wen Tok Mat answered my question in his "do-not-bother-me" tone and his bochup gestures (yes, at times he is like that. spot the similarities between me and him :P). anws, i was so hurted that I literally cried wen he tried to "pacify" me. His pacify is by asking AniQ to disturb me "kacau auntie AniQ tu yg tgh merajuk". free flow of tears laaa. there I was, streams of crsytal clear tears flowed for about 5mins, in front of AniQ and my 2 younger sisters.

ok, anyways, whats my objective of writing this entry.
Well, what im trying to simply say is that, though part of my course at SIM did taught me about socioemotion and the self-control, I am ordinary human. simply ordinary with no special skills nor great knowledge, i do have my break-down days. do not expect me, in fact anyone, to be 100% of what we have learnt...everyday.  please consider that most people have bad days. What we've learnt takes more den just cultivating it in our own daily lives. 

Do not expect much from others. We are humans with limitations. And we wont have gotten this "far" w/o His guidance nor help.

Surah Al-Kahf (18:43)
"he had no one besides God to help him, nor could he himself achieve any success"  

a highly recommended video

بِسْمِ الِّة

I hope I've gotten the spelling of Bismillah right. I was just testing out the arabic online keyboard which I found guess where..online lorz. :P
anyways do let me know if  the spelling is wrong aite. I have checked online and the Quran on the spelling, but I may have gotten it wrong.

In my previous entry in regards to hijab, one of my frequent questions was .."what if my character/ behaviour doesnt reflects good on Islam". Think I didnt mentioned that another top doubt I had (hopefully it will still remain as past tensed, insyaAllah) was "what if I found out  that its not my time yet. and remove the hijab".
MasyaAllah, with His grace, a talk by Wardinah Saffiyah enlightened me. It can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh8FWDNBrTk (Struggling to be a better msulimah everyday)

Quran, is her guidance.
Like every skills, it has to be horn and like what the spore government has been saying and a campaign that is highly supported, lifelong learning.
We need to constantly seek for knowledge in Islam. Learn about it and understand the Quran.

Constant questioning, analyze and be critical. Look for answers. Masya'Allah!
With the acquired knowledge and discovery, insyaAllah, it will get us closer to Him. Make us desire more for His love. and with His grace, the good deeds and donning on the proper hijab will be of nature to us.
Do not remain stagnant. Like all love, it has to be nurtured, watered and light from the sun daily,
Lets treat our eeman as a plantation. mine is padi fields since i like the view of the fields at Bandung. (I believe its padi fields)


Highly recommend you to watch the video.

"semoga kita tidak leka dlm perjalanan ini dan sentiasa ber-rendah diri. Amin"






Saturday, May 5, 2012

The Ultimate Checklist

As I sat on the prayer mat after my Isyak prayers yesterday, I began questioning myself on my faith.
The ups-and-downs occurs too often. One day I can be at the peak (I felt that way) but the next moment (literally, the very  next moment), there I was at the lowest. Ironic ek!
Anyways, I was pondering yesterday. I felt that my faith should at least be somewhat dip just a level or two then gradually increases. And not a process whereby faith was gradually increasing then falls right back to where I began.
As I was pondering, suddenly (with His grace), the mind just drifted to the interior of a masjid (a fewdays ago, a friend of mine forwarded an email which has 360degrees view of a masjid). The pillars then became the centre of my attention. And unknowingly, I started asking myself about the Pillars of Faith and Pillars of Islam. At times, I get the Pillars mixed up. Had the urge to check it out online.
After verifying my "knowledge" with the web, I realized that my Pillars wasnt strong enough and one pillar was non-existance. May Allah forgive me.

Lets not forget the Pillars of Islam and Faith. Keep it as a checklist to renew ourselves.
For the benefit of others and myself, here's the list.

Pillars of Faith
  • Believe in Allah
  • Believe in Angels
  • Believe in Allah's Revealed Books
  • Believe in Prophets and His Messengers
  • Believe in Judgement Day
  • Believe in Qadar (Divine Predestination) (Allahu'alam= Only Allah knows best)
Pillars of Islam
  • Sahadah
  • Prayers
  • Alms (zakat)
  • Fasting in the month of Ramadan
  • Hajj

Friday, May 4, 2012

Well Guided Ceiling



Cited from the Nobel Quran
(The Prophets 21:32)
We made the sky above them as a well-guarded ceiling, but they have neglected the evidence (of Our existence) therein