another day.

Salaam all,

Mazidah: I had one of those moments, hence placed password for the blog (again!). But now it's gone again, so voila...

I'm like that. One moment I'm all emotional and feeling all weird, and the next, I'm okay. That's just me being a girl ;)

Ya ampun, this morning when I woke up, I wondered what if I start blogging in Malay standard language? Wouldn't it be funny something different?

I shouldn't be blogging actually. For the past few hours, I have been decoding my interviews and I'm *so* tired with typing that I think I will have to detach my shoulder bone, relax a bit and re-attach it again tomorrow.

Nothing much going on today, pretty much the same. Although N did come over, haven't seen him pretty much waayyyy before I went back to Brunei. I think he grew taller, if not fatter. teehee.

The halaqah is tomorrow, insya Allah, which will be held at one of the sisters' house. I'm so excited because the topic of discussion is very interesting. I wish I was around to participate :( I guess it's just not my rezeki, alum ada jodoh to meet the rest of the sisters/members of the halaqah group. If you wish to be a part of it, just clicky clicky on the link at the sidebar. Everyone is very most welcome ;)

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Anyways, found this here, and a sister put it up on the halaqah googlegroup, so I might post it here to share with you all.

Romeo, O Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? (apa yang ana merepek ni??)

Tolong sampaikan pada si dia…
Tolong beritahu si dia, aku ada pesanan buatnya..
Tolong beritahu si dia, cinta agung adalah cintaNya..
Tolong beritahu si dia, cinta manusia bakal membuatnya alpa..


Tolong nasihati si dia, jgn menyintaiku lbh dr dia menyintai Yang Maha Esa..
Tolong nasihati si dia, jgn mengingatiku lbh dr dia mengingati Yang Maha Kuasa..
Tolong nasihati si dia, jgn mendoakanku lbh dr dia mendoakan ibu bapanya..

Tolong katakan pada si dia, dahulukan Allah krn di situ ada syurga..
Tolong katakan pada si dia, dahulukan ibu bapanya krn di telapak itu syurganya..

Tolong ingatkan si dia, aku terpikat kerana imannya bukan rupa..
Tolong ingatkan si dia, aku lebih cintakan zuhudnya bukan harta..
Tolong ingatkan si dia, aku kasihinya kerana santunnya..

Tolong tegur si dia, bila dia mula mengagungkan cinta manusia..
Tolong tegur si dia, bila dia tenggelam dalam angan-angannya..
Tolong tegur si dia, andai nafsu mengawal fikirannya..

Tolong sedarkan si dia, aku milik Yang Maha Esa..
Tolong sedarkan si dia, aku masih milik keluarga..
Tolong sedarkan si dia, tanggungjawabnya besar kepada keluarganya..

Tolong sabarkan si dia, usah ucap cinta di kala cita-cita belum terlaksana..
Tolong sabarkan si dia, andai diri ini enggan dirapati kerana menjaga batasan cinta..
Tolong sabarkan si dia, bila jarak mejadi penyebab bertambah rindunya..

Tolong pesan padanya, aku tidak mahu menjadi fitnah besar kepadanya..
Tolong pesan padanya, aku tak mahu menjadi punca kegagalannya..
Tolong pesan padanya, aku membiarkan Yang Esa menjaga dirinya..

Tolong khabarkan pada si dia, aku tidak mahu melekakan dia..
Tolong khabarkan pada si dia, aku mahu dia berjaya dalam impian dan cita-citanya..
Tolong khabarkan pada si dia, jadilah penyokong dalam kejayaanku..

Tolong sampaikan pada si dia, aku mendambakan cinta suci yang terjaga..
Tolong sampaikan pada si dia, cinta kerana Allah tidak ternilai harganya..
Tolong sampaikan pada si dia, hubungan ini terjaga selagi dia menjaga hubungan dengan Yang Maha Kuasa..
Tolong sampaikan kepada si dia kerana aku tidak mampu memberitahunya sendiri...

Hanya engkau Ya Allah mengetahui siapa si dia..
Moga pesananku sampai padanya walau aku sendiri tidak mengetahui siapa dan dimana si dia..
Moga dia seekor lebah yang sentiasa memuji keagungan Yang Maha Kuasa memasuki taman larangan dengan sopan santunnya dan bertemu mawar berduri yang terjaga oleh tuannya..
Simpanlah pesanan ku ini sehingga engkau bertemu diriku suatu hari nanti...

.... jangan berhenti berdoa ;)

Sahlam Bi Fadhlika Ya Azeez

early bird - morning person.

Salaam all,

I guess I just need to re-adjust myself to the time difference again, these past two days, I slept around 6pm and waking up around 4.30am and then it feels like the day is long, I like~

For those who are not familiar, sunrise this time of the year is around 4am and it looks like it's already 7-8 o'clock in the morning. Man, I'm gonna miss the weather and time!

I was doing some decoding for the interview sessions I had back in Shell, and it's mighty tiring. And I have about 13 more to go, each lasts about an hour. Yikes~

I was browsing through the pictures while I was in Brunei and KL, then realized, pictures I put up, missing out two of my brothers, the eldest one, E (who's always away - work - family commitments) and AM, who's currently in Newcastle. Haiya~ not that I forgot to mention them, but AM's been busy with his masters project as well, so we leave him be. He'll be back for good in September anyways. A sister can just pray for his well-being, yes? ;)

N's introduced me to a msn Quran and Hadith search bot and I told her it was like getting a new toy, I got addicted straight away. I was asking for Quran verses and the more I like it, the more I put aside my notes for decoding interviews. lol. Short span of attention, you say? No lah, I was just taking a long break. teehee. For more info, reach her or me. Whichever. We don't mind.

To Ammey, just stay strong ok. Always believe it in your heart that Allah is always with you.

From Abu Hurairah, Rasulullah S.A.W. said:
"The strong man is not the one who is strong in wrestling, but the one who controls himself in anger." (Bukhari, Muslim)

Syukran.

Salaam my dear readers,

especially to my dear sisters and brothers in Islam (whether you are my frequent daily readers, or you come across this site from any links available on the web, or you are a silent reader who appear every now and then),

May the peace and blessings of Allah the Most High be with you always.

SUBAHANALLAHIL 'AZIM, Maha Suci Allah yang Maha Agung...

Syukran Ya Allah,
for today You have made easy a few things that I planned to do,
as I can only do so much planning but You are the Omnipotent,
only to You I rely upon...

Syukran Ya Allah,
for today You have opened the hearts of a few to reach me,
directly or indirectly,
as I can only give so much love but You are the Most Compassionate,
only to You I try to love wholeheartedly and it is Your Love I try to win (insya Allah)...

Syukran Ya Allah,
for today You have given me another option to think about what's best,
as I can only hope for the best but You know what's best for your servants,
only to You I humbly supplicate and I willingly put my trust in You (insya Allah)...

Syukran Ya Allah,
for today You made me realized of all the blessings You have bestowed upon me,
as I can only dream so much but You are the Provider,
only from You and because of Your bountiful blessings that I am where I am now...

Syukran Ya Allah,
for today You made me fall in love (again) with the beauty of Your religion,
as I can only love so much but You are the Most High and You are the Praiseworthy,
only to You I belong and only to You I return...

Syukran Ya Allah,
for today seems like a much better day than yesterday,
because I am still struggling to intendedly please only You as You are the Most Kind,
for You have the mercy to accept the supplication of your slave...

Syukran Ya Allah,
for today I feel happier, content and at peace,
as I am only human with a lot of faults and shortcomings but You are the All-Peaceful,
indulging myself in istighafars to remember You the All-Knowing,
only to You I am forever thankful and indebted...

Syukran Ya Allah,
for giving the opportunities and chances for my sisters and brothers in Islam,
so that I can supplicate to You directly to give them Your taufiq and hidayah as You are the Most Merciful,
only You can make them fall in love with You and Your religion...
because to know You Ya Allah, is to love You...

Syukran Ya Allah. Alhamdulillah...

ALLĀHUM-MAJ’ALNĀ FID-DĀRAYNI MINAL FĀ ‘IZĪN

Oh Allah, make us all successful in both this world and the hereafter.

Ameen Ameen Ya Rabbal 'Alamin...

ps. Can't you tell I'm smiling THIS WIDE? Jazakallah Ness for 'helping out' ;), Alhamdulillah for the existence of google, Alhamdulillah for the beautiful (eventhough hot) weather, Alhamdulillah for wonderful families and friends in Brunei and Leeds (and UK) and Thank You Allah for giving me another day...

Shopaholics we are.

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Salaam everyone.

I've uploaded pictures on my multiply page, but that's not important :D

Last night, we had another supposedly-last-gathering before most of our juniors are off to Brunei, fieldtrips, and so on. Last gathering (which was supposedly to be the last) was last week before Kak Ros and Moi Ling returned back to Brunei for good. Then, without prior planning, we decided to hang out at Zura's place where she cooked her dishes and Qasmal cooked buttermilk chicken. It was delicious. Raizul and Filala joined us afterwards and we 'tested' Winy's and Gdah's new Sony digital cameras.

Anyways, I just picked one picture because I did the 'menyampah-mau-lagi-kan-bergaya' pose. lol.

Moving on...

Went to Boundary Mills, Colne (pronounce as - Cone [silent 'l']) with Kak Lin, Ida and Gdah and about 4 other family members, to make full use of the summer sale discounts. OooOooH we loveeeee sale!! Ness said I can never have enough shopping!! True kah? Nada lahhh!

On the down side, since we started the journey with an empty stomach and since the journey went through the countryside (beautiful scenery by the way, masya Allah), hence Gdah and I tend to get carsick to the point where we both felt like vomiting. Now, I am not the typical person who gets carsick easily, but this morning, prolly because of the way Kak Lin drives the big machine (merc) and because of the countryside road full of twist and turns, so it was BAD!

BAD to the point that I had headaches all day long. So shopping wasn't that great, although I did manage to get handbags, a top and trousers at bargain price, with a further 10 percent discount! :D

The journey back was the same so I decided to sleep it off. No movie for me tonight. Was supposed to go watch O's13 but due to certain circumstances on my and his part, so we postponed.

Now I'm lying lazily on my comfy bed. And the weather's been great, to the point where I have to open my window when I sleep because it gets hot!!

Headache!!

By the by, Ness and I have a theme song!! Cool this!!!

I miss my family, my friends, my ukhti!

I think I'd stop here la. I'm rambling and I don't like it when I ramble nonsense. So full of nonsense!!

xoxo

Beautify yourself - Muslimah style ;)

Credits go to Bint Abdullah, Jazakallah to both her and Ness.

Woman were made from the rib of man. She was not created from his head to top him, nor from his feet to be stepped upon. She was made from his side to be close to him, from beneath his arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him.

My dear sisters in Islam, please take a look at this advice, so that you can stay attractive and beautiful for the rest of your life.

1- To beautify your eyes, lower your gaze towards strange men, this will make your eyes pure and shiny.

2- To have attractive lips, always remember to speak the truth.

3- As for blush and rouge, “Modesty” (Haya’) is one of the best brands and it can be found in any of the Islamic centers.

4- To remove impurites from your face and body, use a soap called “Istighfaar”. Insha’Allah this soap will remove any bad deeds.(Ameen to this as well)

5- Now about your hair, if any of you has a problem of hair split ends, then I suggest “Islamic Hijaab” which will protect your hair from damage. (plus it saves you cost to maintain your hair, what with the colouring, having to think of different styles to do every time you get out of the house, you get the gist :D)

6- As for jewellery, beautify your hands with humbleness and let your hands be a power to forgive people who hurt your feelings. And the necklace should be a sign to pardon you fellow brothers and sisters.

Insha’Allah, if you follow this advice given to you by the Creator a beautiful and attractive inner and outer appearance.

"Ya Tuhan kami, anugerahkanlah kepada kami isteri-isteri kami dan keturunan kami sebagai penyenang hati (kami), dan jadikanlah kami imam bagi orang-orang yang bertakwa." (Al Furqan:74)

Why I love living here (Part I)

Salaam 'Alaykum...

May the peace and blessing of Allah be with you always...

It's almost 11pm, UK time, and all of a sudden I am in the mood to do a bit of my dissertation. Yes, after a week of pending work (telling myself that I still have time), a sudden rush of 'rajin-ness' came over me and out were my notebook, my notes from the last meeting session with my supervisor and a few printed articles I'm starting to re-read for my literature review. Fun, eh? :D

The title's a bit odd, I know. Why I put such title then? I am not intentionally stating the fact that I'm lucky enough to be given a chance to further my studies abroad, neither it is an intention to menunjuk-nunjuk to others that Alhamdulillah, Allah has given me rezeki to continue taking my Masters level of education. No, my readers, insya Allah that is not my intention.

The reason I state the fact that I love living my life here is because...


Note: this is not a religious-related post.

Personally, ever since I started to wear my hijab seriously, I am somewhat addicted to buying more and more headscarves. And not just the ones from TieRack, but especially the ones available online, and the fact that I have successfully bought things online and having them delivered to my home address makes the addiction worse every time. Don't you just love the fact that you don't have to go out to shop (not that I don't prefer that anyways), but it's cool that I can just sit lazily in front of my laptop and browse through the collection of hijabs available and choose my pick and putting them on the 'shopping cart' before off to the paying section where I have to securely insert my card details.

Ness and I were having a personal and deep conversation about our intentions to wear niqab. Yes, shocker. We were having discussions about all the possible reactions that we might get when we start wearing it, positively and negatively. All in all, in the end, we decided that, insya Allah if our intentions are purely and solely for the sake to seek Allah's pleasures, then may Allah make it and the path towards it easy for us one day. Ameen.

After she got disconnected (a few times actually - *pats babygirl with lurrrve* - good girl), I immediately went browsing through online shops. Another reason why I love living here. So many choices!!

And I found through youtube video, a website that sells beautiful hijabs.

http://www.muslimbase.com

Amazing collection, I tell you. And prices are reasonable.

And after about an hour and comparing, browsing and keeping myself busy, how did it go, you ask? *big grins*

I've decided to purchase (pictures are courtesy of the website: http://muslimbase.com):

::Kuwaiti Hijab::




::Iqal Hijab::




They do look a bit different from the normal square hijabs I am comfortable with, but it's not wrong to try something new, innit?

Masya Allah, beautiful collection. So, my sisters, if you wish to browse through the website and have the intention to 'minta kirim' while I am here, by all means, contact me, either through here, or via e-mail and insya Allah, we can discuss it further. (Promo this! :D)

A few other websites that I tend to shop online (and trust) are:

http://www.simplyislam.com
http://www.thehijabshop.com

So, I have something to look forward in the next coupla days, insya Allah ;)

By the by, insya Allah, will be off to Colne this weekend with Kak Lin and Ida for a bit of summer sale shopping (a girl can never have enough shopping during sale season!) *cheeky grin*. And prolly next week, insya Allah, will be off to Norwich to visit T *clapping*.

On a different note, Gdah and her coursemates had a bbq thingy today at Hyde Park. Pictures were gorgeous, and I helped out a bit preparing this and that since she decided to volunteer to be the chef in preparing every dish. And when she left, I was in the mood to clean the kitchen *grins*, anything to distract myself from thinking about dissertation, eh? huhuhuh..

Orite-y then. I supposed I have to tell myself that research and readings on Work-Life Balance is far more interesting than updating the dailies of my life ;) Until next time, be safe everyone. Allah hafiz.

ALLAHUMMA TAJAWAZ 'ANNA KHATI' ATINA ALLAHUM-MARDA 'ANNA WARHAMINA WA 'AJZINA

Oh Allah, overlook all our shortcomings. Oh Allah, be pleased with us, shower mercy upon us all.

Ameen Ameen Ya Rabbal 'Alamin...

Updates. Updates. Updates.

... read all about it...

Salaam everyone.

YES!! Refresh the page and voila, new post, new pictures. *clapping happily*

I'm currently at a friend's house. Been away from my bed, my laptop, my brain lately, hence the lack of updates. Many many apologies. I am also sleep deprived because a day before our York trip, I only managed to get a 2 hours sleep. That's what you get when you stayover at a friend's house and ended up making sushi (well, them, not me) at 2-3 o clock in the morning. Lastly, we decided to watch Hitch and eventually fell asleep after 10 minutes of the movie playing. lol.

SO. ALL. I. WANT. IS. SLEEP. SLEEP. SLEEP.

I have a lot of things to do; among other things. But I've been going places, doing stuff, with friends, and now I just don't know what to update about.

Seriously.

(...five seconds later...)

SERIOUSLY!!

I have a few plans lining up for the next coupla weeks. And I'm doomed to spend more and more time reading for my dissertation and proposal. Anyone wanna swap lives? *big grins*

Oh. I was at Borders' Starbucks yesterday with G and S, just hanging out, and found this book:



And you must be wondering what's the inside looks like. Us women must be wondering WHAT do MEN know about WOMEN?

So, here's what...



ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!

(...er, blank pages...)

one more time.

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!!!

lol.

Speaking of which, I am a proud owner of:



So, Ness, the next time I'm going to Borders, insya Allah, I'll buy you your copy ;)

FYI, pictures of Alton Towers and York trip are up. Although, nothing much, nothing major. The pictures will be deleted in a few days, for personal reasons (because I want to!).

Is that enough for now? I surely hope so.

Take care everyone.

Much love, xoxo

To fulfill your eyes. Part II

... a day in York, Designers' Outlet is eeeeeeeeevvvviiiillll! :D:D

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To fulfill your eyes.

Alton Towers trip - 26/05/07 (the few-of-the-many-faces of annisa and hafilah during our trip back to Leeds while everyone else was sleeping, can you say... VAIIIINNN?? I'd call it vain-in-boredom ;) )

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Do you dare....

.... to take a ride on Oblivion...?



I did ;)

Salaam everyone.

Pictures of Alton Towers trip would be up soon when I have the time (even though inda banyak but will post about it). At the moment, I got other priorities to take care of, insya Allah when all goes well. Pray that everything will turn out ok, Jazakallah :D

How's everyone doing? Be safe...

xoxo

Sehari Bersama 'Ibu tekad Cemerlang Astro'

Salaam.

I just found out about the pictures being put on fotopages regarding MSCL activities, so far....

Clickey here. Enjoy.

xoxo

A week's worth of waiting...

Salaam everyone. (yes, you can grin all you want because when you refresh this page, there's a new post - yay!)

I am doing just fine, thanks. Alhamdulillah, with slow progress, me being away from blogging and my online-life, has done me good. When I said I wanted to concentrate more on my personal life here in Leeds, I actually did it. And I'm planning to do so until the end of the month, actually. :D. If you asked, of course I miss everyone. But thanks for understanding, I needed this to regain my strength, refocus my attention, re-mend my broken *coughtrustcough* and rethink about what's more important in my life right now.

In case you're wondering, yes, I'm still on-hiatus. But I cannot let go today without so much blogging about what's been happening this past week. AND BECAUSE I SAID SO WANTED TO.

ARE YOU READY??

Alhamdulillah, the exam last week went smoothly, even though at one point, I actually forgot what I read and only remembered about it the next morning thinking, there's no point now!! lol. But, there goes all my nine months of studying for HRM at Masters level, 6 assignments, one exam and excruciating amount of hours spent on reading and now I only need to concentrate on my dissertation for the summer and I'm done!! YAY!!

My apologies for not replying to any comment/come-back soon messages (and I was contemplating on bringing back my tagboard, but malas this!). Nice to know my devoted readers are still around and interested to read. teehee. Waves at cave-man, long time no see dude! Hugs and kisses go around to Tintin, Wani, Fina, Ammey, Sis Alai and of course to my silent readers, my siblings. *grins*

The past week has been - eventful.

Soon after the exam finished last week, a couple of us went to city centre to have lunch and not discussing about the exam questions. lol. Then, Samantha and I decided to go around window shopping and I ended up spending the night at her place for no particular reason, just because I wanted to anyways. teehee. Oh, before that, we took our class photo from the PG Office and everyone looks lovely. I made great friends here in LUBS and I'm thankful for a great memory that I'll cherish for always. You can easily spot the headscarf-wearing girl in the picture, no prize for pointing the quickest ;)

::LUBS MA HRM 2006/2007::


Then, walked back home on Wednesday, and went out again to meet up Balm for lunch and a bit of shopping (again!) because she's going back to Thailand for a month. A great day out, for sure. Not gonna talk details on this. lol. Guilty as charged!

Rested fully on Thursday.

On Friday, I had a very bad cramp so I decided to sleep it off and Alhamdulillah, when I woke up, Scrubs-marathon brighten up my night, as I laughed my head off all night, alone. Sad?? More like FUNNNEEEHHHH!!!

On Saturday, it got interesting. With Manchester's lost to Chelsea (Booooo!!!!), I got a bit... ergh! But anyways, I attended a kinda-like forum about ibu mithali, with keluarga penyayang, with tips untuk mendapatkan keharmonian dalam keluarga berteraskan Al-Qur'an dan Sunnah Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. as well as Islamically. YES IT WAS GOOD, despite the fact that the men were less reluctant to attend due to the clash with FA Cup Finals (yeah, that's more important to them then listening to stuff like this - iyatah kan, during the session, one of the wives actually brought this up, how they find it unfair for the men to leave the responsibilities of upbringing of a family entirely to the wives, even though they actually play a very important part in the children's lives, not to mention that di akhirat nanti, the first thing that Allah will ask the husband is their responsibilities towards their wives and children, and at some point, Kak Azie included that family is regarded as a 'pelindung' for the husbands that keep them from terhumban terus ke dalam neraka, which reminds me of how 'heavy' or berat the responsibilities of a husband/man is in a family). Now I lost my flow. lol. Oh yeah, the session was good because it made me think more and more about the kind of guy that I want to end up with. Insya Allah, Allah knows best.

After the forum, Kak Ina and I headed to city centre to meet Ida and Kak Izan as we were heading to Nando's in Kirkstall. After waiting, and waiting, we arrived at Nando's around 9-ish and food was already ordered so we ate, took pictures. Oh, it was a farewell dinner for Kak Ina, who'll be leaving UK back to Malaysia, for good at the end of the month, insya Allah. She gave a take-a-moment-to-ponder that makes me will miss her more when she's gone. She received a present from all of us in the form of a hard rock cafe t-shirt which she LOVES to bits. You should've seen her reaction upon opening the box, the table practically was shaking. lol. It was worth it.

Pictures. [have been removed]

On Sunday, the MSCL has a bowling tournament. As usual, had to arrive early at the bowling centre as Kak Ina's personal ready-as-you-are assistant, volunteered, of course. *grins*

There were 10 groups, and each team has 6 members. My group was called "langsat", don't ask me why it's named after fruits, but that doesn't matter because what matters is, although I didn't win anything individually, but our group was the CHAMPION!!!! Thanks to team-members, Emi, Rohaida, Hazwan, Abang Jo, Abang Jaafar and yours truly. How did our team win? Well, most of us scored constant 9's and scored a few strikes, and half strikes (including me jua tu aaah) and well, Emi played well! Honestly, we all contributed to the overall scores!! Not a waste of us cheering at the back!! It was a fun day out, seriously!! I think I'm getting better at bowling (practice makes perfect jua, inda jaaa?), Bah, zif.. come down to Leeds and we bowl! :P

After bowling and prize presentation, went back to Harehillls to Kak Ina's place for dinner, bought Nasi Briyani Ayam and caught bus ride back home, alone. I don't get scared nowadays because daylight goes on until 9-10 at night baru tah kan gelap. Happy this!! And slept the night through.

Today, monday.

I was in the mood to reshuffling my room. Interior reshuffling I called it because I got bored of the old layout. And a fresh position kinda gave me the kick to blog today as well. Teehee. I love cleaning!!

Afterwards, went out to Leeds Met Uni, for what??

GYM AND AEROBICS STREET DANCING.

Sirius!!

GYM! ME!! GYM!!!

Lol.

There's always a first time for everything, no? Well, this is me. I'm no gym-going type of person but I'd jump to the opportunity of going, especially when I have nothing much else to do at home. lol. And it was well-worth it. In fact, as I'm typing now, my whole body's aching. After about an hour of gym-cycling-bicep-leg-exercising bits of this and that, we (Rohaida and I) headed to the dance studio. No aerobics, instead, it was street dancing session. STREET DANCING? hee. I never knew it was so much fun!!! (Fins, now I know why you take dance classes/lessons) I'm no dancer but following simple steps and doing it over and over again kinda got me going a bit. lol. An hour of 5, 6, 7, 8, step front step side turn turn overlap turn, we headed to Highway for paninis and wanted to get myself B&J's Chocolate Therapy skali no stock.

So, Ida and I parted and I walked back home reminiscing my week and headed to Abu Bakar as that's the second shop in Leeds that I know sells B&J's Chocolate Therapy and I walked back home a happy girl.

Got home. Rested. Showered and my whole body's aching as I type this. But I love you too much that's why! And my apologies because honestly I haven't found my inspiration to post a proper topic, although I do have a few issues/topics on mind that I want so much to write about, insya Allah, when the time is right, that'll happen. Ness, how about connecting the laptop straight to the brain thing? lol. Easy that!

Before I go, I'll leave you with the upcoming events that I'll indulge myself this coming week:

- Off to city centre with Samantha, insya Allah, for a bit of shopping and I need to buy rempah, bahan-bahan for the recipes - Ayam Percik and Buttermilk Chicken, yes yours truly is planning to be a good girl, a housewife in the making, because believe it or not, one of the recipes is by request. *zips lips*

- Prolly rest the coming days because on Saturday yours truly is off to ALTON TOWERS, insya Allah with the malaysians and bruneians. Wiiiippppieeee!!

- Prolly trying out the recipes either on Friday or Sunday, depending on the availability of my sue-chef to cook nasi goreng as requested by yours truly while I struggle to try out something new. Compromise this, have to be fair la :D

- And books to accompany me during my resting time in my room :)



Okeh, I personally think that would suffice the devotion of you all for visiting and revisiting my blog for now, right...? ;)

Okeh, everyone. May Allah protect you always, and may His blessings and redha be with your every step in this life.

Off I go to rest my tired muscles.

Nyte everyone. Until next time, insya Allah. Be good everyone. Be happy.

All my love,
xoxo

Salaam.

A reminder for myself.

KENAPA AKU DIUJI?
"Apakah manusia itu mengira bahawa mereka dibiarkan saja mengatakan; "Kami telah beriman," sedangkan mereka tidak diuji? Dan sesungguhnya kami telah menguji org2 yg sebelum mereka, maka sesungguhnya Allah mengetahui org2 yg benar dan sesungguhnya Dia mengetahui org2 yg dusta." -Surah Al-Ankabut ayat 2-3

KENAPA AKU TAK DAPAT APA YG AKU IDAM-IDAMKAN?
"Boleh jadi kamu membenci sesuatu padahal ia amat baik bagimu, dan boleh jadi pula kamu menyukai sesuatu, padahal ia amat buruk bagimu, Allah mengetahui sedang kamu tidak mengetahui." -Surah Al-Baqarah ayat 216

KENAPA UJIAN SEBERAT INI?
"Allah tidak membebani seseorang itu melainkan sesuai dengan kesanggupannya." -Surah Al-Baqarah ayat 286

RASA FRUST?
"Janganlah kamu bersikap lemah, dan janganlah pula kamu bersedih hati, padahal kamulah org2 yg paling tinggi darjatnya, jika kamu orang-orang yg beriman." - Surah Al-Imran ayat 139

BAGAIMANA HARUS AKU MENGHADAPINYA?
"Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Bersabarlah kamu (menghadapi segala kesukaran dalam mengerjakan perkara-perkara yang berkebajikan), dan kuatkanlah kesabaran kamu lebih daripada kesabaran musuh, di medan perjuangan), dan bersedialah (dengan kekuatan pertahanan di daerah-daerah sempadan) serta bertaqwalah kamu kepada Allah supaya, kamu berjaya (mencapai kemenangan)." -Surah Al-Imran ayat 200

"Dan mintalah pertolongan (kepada Allah) dengan jalan sabar dan mengerjakan sembahyang; dan sesungguhnya sembahyang itu amatlah berat kecuali kepada orang-orang yang khusyuk" -Surah Al-Baqarah ayat 45

APA YANG AKU DAPAT DRPD SEMUA INI?
"Sesungguhnya Allah telah membeli dr org2 mu'min, diri, harta mereka dengan memberikan syurga utk mereka... ..

-Surah At-Taubah ayat 111

KEPADA SIAPA AKU BERHARAP?
"Cukuplah Allah bagiku, tidak ada Tuhan selain drNya. Hanya kepadaNya aku bertawakkal." -Surah At-Taubah ayat 129

AKU DAH TAK DAPAT BERTAHAN LAGI!!!!!
"... ..dan jgnlah kamu berputus asa drp rahmat Allah. Sesungguhnya tiada berputus asa dari rahmat Allah melainkan kaum yg kafir."
-Surah Yusuf ayat 12

Source: http://ahas.multiply.com


On Hiatus commencing now.
If Allah brings me to it, He will bring me through it, insya Allah.

I know I've forwarded this email to a few people to be shared, but I think it's a good idea to share with my other silent readers who don't have the benefit to read this through e-mails. Right on, gimme your e-mail addresses so I can add you on my mailing lists as well.

I particularly like this section, and there will be bits where I've highlighted in agreement with the notion of Sahabat and I've added the sayings of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. untuk panduan bersama, insya Allah.

He has mentioned this to me wayyyy when we first got to know each other, but in his own words la... but masha Allah, the berkat, wonders and bounty of knowledge (especially useful ones) to share with others is just pretty amazing, donchathinkso?? tee hee.


Nasihat Imam Shafie untuk mencari SAHABAT..


Hayatilah nasihat Imam Shafie ini dan jadilah ia
sebagai panduan dalam kehidupan seharian..


PERSAHABATAN tulen memang sukar dicari. Hanya mereka
yang benar-benar bersahabat dengan hati tulus dan
ikhlas dapat mencari erti persahabatan tulen.


Dalam hal ini, Iman Syafie ada memberikan nasihat
dalam soal persahabatan.


Aku mencintai sahabatku dengan segenap jiwa ragaku,
seakan-akan aku mencintai sanak saudaraku.
(Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. say that: "Whoever loves another for Allah or hates another for Allah, gives for Allah or withholds for Allah has indeed completed faith" - Hadith of Bukhari and Muslim)

Sahabat yang baik adalah yang sering sejalan denganku
dan yang menjaga nama baikku ketika aku hidup atau
selepas aku mati.


Aku selalu berharap mendapatkan sahabat sejati yang
tidak luntur baik dalam keadaan suka atau duka. Jika
itu aku dapatkan, aku berjanji akan selalu setia
padanya.


Kuhulurkan tangan kepada sahabatku untuk berkenalan
kerana aku akan berasa senang. Semakin ramai aku
peroleh sahabat, aku semakin percaya diri.


Mencari sahabat pada waktu susah.

Belum pernah kutemukan di dunia ini seorang sahabat
yang setia dalam duka. Pada hal hidupku sentiasa
berputar-putar antara suka dan duka.


Jika suka melanda, aku sering bertanya: “Siapakah yang
sudi menjadi sahabatku?” Pada waktu aku senang, sudah
biasa ramai yang akan iri hati, namun bila giliran aku
susah mereka pun bertepuk tangan.


Pasang surut persahabatan.

Aku dapat bergaul secara bebas dengan orang lain
ketika nasibku sedang baik.


Namun, ketika musibah menimpaku, kudapatkan mereka
tidak ubahnya roda zaman yang tidak mahu bersahabat
dengan keadaan.


Jika aku menjauhkan diri daripada mereka, mereka
mencemuh dan jika aku sakit, tidak seorang pun yang
menjengukku.


Jika hidupku berlumur kebahagiaan, banyak orang iri
hati, jika hidupku berselimut derita mereka bersorak
sorai.


Mengasingkan diri lebih baik daripada bergaul dengan
orang jahat.


Apabila tidak ke temu sahabat yang takwa, lebih baik
aku hidup menyendiri daripada aku harus bergaul dengan
orang jahat.


Sukarnya mencari sahabat sejati.


Tenanglah engkau dalam menghadapi perjalanan zaman
ini. Bersikap seperti seorang paderi dalam menghadapi
manusia.


Cucilah kedua-dua tanganmu dari zaman itu dan daripada
manusianya. Peliharalah cintamu terhadap mereka. Maka,
kelak kamu akan memperoleh kebaikannya.


Sepanjang usiaku yang semakin tua, belum pernah aku
temukan di dunia ini sahabat yang sejati.


Kutinggalkan orang bodoh kerana banyak kejelekannya
dan kujanji orang mulia kerana kebaikannya sedikit.


Sahabat sejati pada waktu susah.


Kawan yang tidak dapat dimanfaatkan ketika susah lebih
mendekati musuh daripada sebagai kawan.


Tidak ada yang abadi dan tidak ada kawan yang sejati
kecuali yang menolong ketika susah.


Sepanjang hidup aku berjuang bersungguh-sungguh
mencari sahabat sejati hingga pencarianku melenakanku.
Kukunjungi seribu negara, namun tidak satu negara pun
yang penduduknya berhati manusia.


Rosaknya keperibadian seseorang.


Dalam diri manusia itu ada dua macam potensi penipuan
dan rayuan.


Dua hal itu seperti duri jika dipegang dan ibarat
bunga jika dipandang. Apabila engkau memerlukan
pertolongan mereka, bersikaplah bagai api yang dapat
membakar duri itu.


Menghormati orang lain.


Barang siapa menghormati orang lain, tentulah dia akan
dihormati. Begitu juga barang siapa menghina orang
lain, tentulah dia akan dihinakan.

Barang siapa berbuat baik kepada orang lain, baginya
satu pahala. Begitu juga barang siapa berbuat jahat
kepada orang lain, baginya seksa yang dahsyat.


Menghadapi musuh.


Ketika aku menjadi pemaaf dan tidak mempunyai rasa
dengki, hatiku lega, jiwaku bebas daripada bara
permusuhan.


Ketika musuhku berada di hadapanku, aku sentiasa
menghormatinya.


Semua itu kulakukan agar aku dapat menjaga diriku
daripada kejahatan.


Aku nampakkan keramahan, kesopanan dan rasa
persahabatanku kepada orang yang kubenci, seperti aku
nampakkan hal itu kepada orang yang kucintai.


Tipu daya manusia.


Mudah-mudahan anjing itu dapat bersahabat denganku
kerana bagiku dunia ini sudah hampa daripada manusia.


Sehina-hinanya anjing, ia masih dapat menunjukkan
jalan untuk tuannya yang tersesat, tidak seperti
manusia jahat yang selamanya tidak akan memberi
petunjuk.


Selamatkanlah dirimu, jaga lidahmu baik-baik, tentu
kamu akan bahagia walaupun kamu terpaksa hidup
sendiri.


Tempat menggantungkan harapan.


Apabila engkau menginginkan kemuliaan orang yang
mulia, maka dekatilah orang yang sedang membangun
rumah untuk Allah.


Hanya orang yang berjiwa mulia yang dapat menjaga nama
baik dirinya dan selalu menghormati tamunya, baik
ketika hidup mahu pun setelah mati.


Menjaga nama baik.


Jika seseorang tidak dapat menjaga nama baiknya
kecuali dalam keadaan terpaksa, maka tinggalkanlah dia
dan jangan bersikap belas kasihan kepadanya.


Banyak orang lain yang dapat menjadi penggantinya.
Berpisah dengannya bererti istirahat.


Dalam hati masih ada kesabaran buat kekasih, meskipun
memerlukan daya usaha yang keras.


Tidak semua orang yang engkau cintai, mencintaimu dan
sikap ramahmu kadang kala dibalas dengan sikap tidak
sopan.


Jika cinta suci tidak datang daripada tabiatnya, maka
tidak ada gunanya cinta yang dibuat-buat.


Tidak baik bersahabat dengan pengkhianat kerana dia
akan mencampakkan cinta setelah dicintai.


Dia akan memungkiri jalinan cinta yang telah terbentuk
dan akan menampakkan hal yang dulunya menjadi rahsia.


Sesungguhnya jika Allah berkehendak kebaikan terhadap
hambaNya maka dijadikan dosa2 terbayang di ruang
mata..


Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. say that: "None of you (truly) believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself" (Hadith of Bukhari)

Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. say that: "You will not enter Paradise unless you have faith, and you cannot be one of the faithful unless you love each other. Should I not tell you something which, if followed, will create love among you? Spread the greeting of peace among yourselves." (Hadith of Muslim)

Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. say that: "The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak one, while good exists in both. Wish for things which are beneficial to you, and seek God's help. Do not lose heart. If you are visited by misfortune, do not say, 'If only I had done such-and-such...' but say, 'Allah decreed it and He does as He wills. 'for truly 'if' opens the door for Satan's work" (Hadith of Ibn Majah)

Salaam everyone. Have a great night.

<3>

Salaam.

WELCOME BACK!!!

It's late and I'm still awake.

That's because I spent the whole day finishing off my assignment that's due in about 10 days. Too early, you might say? Yeah, but with the amount of reading, and another research to be done for my other assignment, I decided to split my time equally. Alhamdulillah, insya Allah I have reached my target as I aimed to finish this assignment today and Alhamdulillah I did. Just need to edit a few this and that and that can be done a few days before handing it in.

*yayness*

I guess because I have spent the whole day looking at the screen, and browsing through textbooks, articles and online journals in order to pick up points that I could use to argue my points, I have to say I am on fire, hence here I am, reading through a few journals to prepare a plan for my next assignment. Hey, I have the time and energy (well, a little bit left), might as well make full use of the time and day, no?

Besides, tomorrow morning, insya Allah, we're off to.....

IKEA

in Leeds, that is. Gdah and I (well, her mostly) been wanting to go there and plus, S's gonna take us there as well. So yippie.

I don't plan what to buy especially when it comes to Ikea. Serious. Usually, whenever I go to Ikea, I get what I like straight away. So what's the point of planning when there are chances I am going to buy more than what I think is necessary. I just hope I won't overspend tomorrow! Haha, so much for budgeting for the month, eh?? Typical, neez, seriously typical of you!

Anyway, sorry for not updating, especially after the presentation on Wednesday. Not like you guys care anyways *winks*, besides it's just for my own satisfaction bah, that I'm sharing this part of my life in this blog I call my own and readers who have been committed to return perhaps on a daily basis to see if I actually have any updated news slash story of my life to read about. tee hee.

Speaking of which, the informal presentation went smoothly. Alhamdulillah. And I notice one thing. Every single time I speak up to voice my point of view, and I know that when I speak, obviously lah all eyes on me, and I notice that my cheeks start to get warm. Maybe it's what you kids call 'blushing' but it happens every time I speak up and start talking, my cheeks just get hot. haha. But ofcourse, that doesn't stop me from not speaking up when I want to share my point of view. Boy oh boy. Isn't student life fun or what????? seriously!!!

Oh, also I have rearranged the furniture in my room. And I must say, sometimes, even the smallest changes can help sort me out a bit - the result? I tend to be more motivated to do my work - hence, the finishing of my assignment. My study table is in the middle of the room now. Haha, pointless jua ah I tell you. Not like you've seen the before and after effect of my room anyways.

Bah, moving on....

My condolences to Ammey's beau and family for the loss of his beloved grandma. Recite Al-Fatihah for her, and pray that roh Allahyarhamah ditempatkan dengan orang-orang yang salih, Ameen...

To my brother - Aiman; booked the ticket for the "Visit Malaysia Year 2007 Night at Leeds" for you already. Now, you only need to get here to witness my performance of dikir barat. Seriously cannot wait for this one!!! haha.

Speaking of which, practice is this sunday. Yippie!!

I am fine, no worries, albeit I am missing my little adorable bubbly niece, Aleeya (for which, if you want to find out her recent development, click here to read my sister's post), I am missing my parents, my mum especially. I am missing my brothers here and the ones in Brunei and ofcourse I am missing my only sister and my so-far sister-in-law. Hence, I am missing the whole family bah. Aside from my girls of whom I got the chance to talk to today. So I am a very happy girl. Very lucky as well. Very blessed. Very content. VERY HAPPY!

You might say, exaggerating jua ia ani. But I am BEYOND happy sebenarnya.

Only that, I'd rather not show it much. Enough that those people concerned are aware of it. teehee.

Semua punyai natijah, dari niat hingga gerak langkah...

Last but not least,

HAPPY 29th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY to our most beloved MAMA & BABAH

which falls on 03/03/07. (Hint: that's why our car plate licence is 3378 <<< boo, corny jua c nisa ah, atu pun kan di bagitau - pasal lah tuuuuu sapa suruh baca... hee hee :P)

There is nothing that matters to me the most rather than to mendoakan kesihatan dan kesejahteraan hidup mama & babah bersama dengan keluarga tercinta... yes, dugaan came that almost shook this family apart, but insya Allah, I hope it will make us stronger, and mudahan mama & babah banyakkan bersabar untuk menempuh dugaan dan cabaran yang sebenarnya adalah rahmat dari Allah s.w.t. There is nothing that matters to me more than mengharapkan keberkatan mama & babah untuk merestui anak-anak mama & babah yang berada jauh di mata... thank you mama & babah for having so much patience in bringing us up, having so much love in mendidik kami semua, having so much trust in reminding us that even though mama & babah are not around to 'look after us', mama always reminds us that Allah sees everything, and selalu mengingatkan us to study smart, concentrate, jaga diri, and jangan lupa sembahyang... thank you mama & babah for being the reason that we reach this far... Alhamdulillah... sesungguhnya restu dari mama & babah is a major part of our success...

And on behalf of all of your children,
di Brunei and di United Kingdom (specifically, Leeds, Shrewsbury and Newcastle)
semoga jodoh perkahwinan kekal selamanya... insya Allah... dan semoga berbahagia selalu disamping anak-anak dan grandchildren (insya Allah, one day) yang akan menghiasi kehidupan tani semua...

Okay folks. My eyes are dreading to close.

Nyte. Allah hafiz.

<3

*Inikah jejaka kacak yang perlu ku cari??*
---loosely translated "Is this the handsome guy that I should be looking for?"

Di dalam sebuah hadis Rasulullah saw bersabda yang bermaksud:

"Pada hari Kiamat nanti, di hadapan Allah swt tidak akan ada syafaat
yang mempunyai taraf yang lebih tinggi daripada Al-Quran, bukan Nabi,
bukan malaikat dan sebagainya".

Melalui hadis di atas kita dapat mengetahui bahawa Al-Quran adalah
pemberi syafaat yang mana syafaatnya akan diterima Allah.

Terdapat satu riwayat menyatakan bahawa Apabila seseorang itu meninggal
dunia dan keluarganya sibuk melakukan upacara pengkebumian, seorang
yang kacak akan berdiri di bahagian kepalanya.

Apabila mayat itu dikafankan, orang itu akan datang mendiami antara
dadanya dan kain kafan itu.

Bila selesai dikebumikan, orang ramai termasuklah ahli-ahli keluarga
dan kekasih kita akan pulang ke rumah dan datanglah dua malaikat Munkar
dan Nakir cuba untuk memisahkan orang yang kacak itu supaya mereka dapat
membuat pertanyaan mengenai iman orang yang meninggal dunia itu tanpa
sebarang gangguan.

Tetapi orang yang kacak itu akan berkata:

"Dia adalah kawanku. Aku tidak akan meninggalkannya berseorangan walau
dalam keadaan apa sekalipun.

Jalankanlah tugas kamu tetapi aku tidak akan meninggalkannya sehingga
aku membawanya masuk kesyurga!"

Selepas itu dia berpaling ke arah mayat sahabatnya dan berkata:

"Akulah Al-Quran yang mana engkau telah membacanya kadang kala dengan
suara perlahan dan kadang kala dengan suara yang kuat."

"Janganlah engkau bimbang. Selepas pertanyaan Munkardan Nakir ini,
engkau tidak akan berasa dukacita lagi"

Bila pertanyaan selesai, orang yang kacak itu akan mengadakan untuknya
satu hamparan sutera yang penuh dengan kasturi dari malaikat-malaikat
dari syurga.

Alangkah indahnya dan bahagianya sekiranya orang itu adalah kita.

Kita tahu tentang tingginya syafaat Al-Quran tetapi dengan mengetahuinya
sahaja tanpa berusaha untuk mendekati dan merebut syafaat itu kita adalah
orang-orang yang rugi.

Cuba kita renungkan sejenak diri kita sendiri.

Ajal dan maut adalah ketentuan Allah. Bila ia telah datang kita tidak
akan mampu memperlambatkan atau mempercepatkannya walaupun untuk tempoh
sesaat.

Dan apabila berada di alam kubur siapakah lagi yang akan menemani kita
jauh sekali memberi bantuan kecuali amalan-amalan kita sewaktu di dunia.

Allah telah menjanjikan Al-Quran sebagai pemberi syafaat terulung dan
janji Allah itu adalah benar.

Allahu 'Alam...

Salaam.

Alhamdulillah, today I have found a few interesting articles from webkl portal. Insya Allah, we all can benefit from it.

(from another angle: Nisaaaaaaaa.... baca article regarding your tutorial classes... you have presentation to do this wednesday, two assignments to concentrate on and a few dikir barat practices...) --- and I'm giggling away like a little girl assuring myself that I need to relax my mind from all these theories and arguments, and just relax reading issues regarding Islam to increase my knowledge, insya Allah.. ;)

Allah SWT berfirman, "Sebenarnya (malaikat - malaikat itu) adalah hamba - hamba yang dimuliakan, mereka tidak mendahului-Nya dengan perkataan dan mereka mengerjakan perintah - perintah-Nya. Allah mengetahui segala sesuatu yang di hadapan mereka dan yang di belakang mereka, dan mereka tidak memberikan syafa'at melainkan kepada orang - orang yang diredhai Allah, dan mereka selalu berhati - hati kerana takut kepada-Nya" (QS Al Anbiyaa' 26-28)

Berikut adalah senarai orang - orang yang mendapat doa oleh para malaikat:

1. ORANG YANG TIDUR DALAM KEADAAN BERSUCI.

Imam Ibnu Hibban meriwayatkan dari Abdullah bin Umar ra., bahawa Rasulullah SAW bersabda, "Barangsiapa yang tidur dalam keadaan suci, maka malaikat akan bersamanya di dalam pakaiannya. Dia tidak akan bangun hingga malaikat berdoa 'Ya Allah, ampunilah hambamu si fulan kerana tidur dalam keadaan suci'" (Hadith ini disahihkan oleh Syaikh Al Albani dalam Sahih AtTarghib wat Tarhib I/37)

2. ORANG YANG MENUNGGU SOLAT.

Imam Muslim meriwayatkan dari Abu Hurairah ra., bahawa Rasulullah SAW bersabda, Tidaklah salah seorang di antara kamu yang duduk menunggu solat, selama ia berada dalam keadaan suci, kecuali para malaikat akan mendoakannya 'Ya Allah, ampunilah ia. Ya Allah sayangilah ia" (Sahih Muslim no. 469)

3. ORANG YANG BERADA DI SAF HADAPAN KETIKA SOLAT.

Imam Abu Dawud dan Ibnu Khuzaimah dari Barra' bin 'Azib ra., bahawa Rasulullah SAW telah bersabda, "Sesungguhnya Allah dan para malaikat-Nya berselawat kepada orang - orang yang berada pada saf - saf terhadapan" (Hadith ini disahihkan oleh Syaikh Al Albani dalam Sahih Sunan Abi Dawud I/130)

4. ORANG YANG MENYAMBUNG SAF.

(tidak membiarkan kekosongan di dalam saf). Para Imam iaitu Ahmad, Ibnu Majah, Ibnu Khuzaimah, Ibnu Hibban dan Al Hakim meriwayatkan dari Aisyah ra., bahawa Rasulullah SAW bersabda, "Sesungguhnya Allah dan para malaikat selalu berselawat kepada orang - orang yang menyambung saf - saf" (Hadith ini disahihkan oleh Syaikh Al Albani dalam Sahih At Targhib wat Tarhib I/272)

5. KETIKA SEORANG IMAM SELESAI MEMBACA AL FATIHAH.

Imam Bukhari meriwayatkan dari Abu Hurairah ra., bahawa Rasulullah SAW bersabda, "Jika seorang Imam membaca 'ghairil maghdhuubi 'alaihim waladh dhaalinn', maka ucapkanlah oleh kalian 'aamiin', kerana barangsiapa ucapannya itu bertepatan dengan ucapan malaikat, maka ia akan diampuni dosanya yang lalu" (Sahih Bukhari no. 782)

6. ORANG YANG DUDUK DI TEMPAT SOLATNYA SETELAH MELAKUKAN SOLAT.

Imam Ahmad meriwayatkan dari Abu Hurairah, bahawa Rasulullah SAW bersabda, "Para malaikat akan selalu berselawat kepada salah satu di antara kalian selama ia ada di tempat solat di mana ia melakukan solat, selama ia belum batal wudhu'nya, (para malaikat) berkata, 'Ya Allah ampunilah dan sayangilah ia'" (Al Musnad no. 8106, Syaikh Ahmad Syakir mensahihkan hadith ini)

Semoga bermenfaat!

<3 Allah hafiz.

Salaam everyone.

Below are the pictures of yesterday's Chinese New Year Lunch at Wokmania, Leeds.






Tag replies:

Ammey: well, I've never seen a Noraniza Idris' performance that involves a dikir barat, but here's a video from youtube of what you can imagine me doing next month. Hee hee hope it helps your imagination of me trying to learn the steps. It is fun though!!! I'm so very excited. The first video shows a very simple claps and steps.. but ours are a variety of steps to remember for 3 songs, plus an introduction AND a finale. hahah...imagine that!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KtavsY42QQ



the second one is more like what we're doing, but ours are more varieties lagi from the steps and the bahasa the singer is using is "kelate"/kelantan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF9aZxBrpCk



Sis Alai: ala.. obviously I miss you too sis!! Muchos! Insya Allah, kalau belaku balik, balik lah tu.. tapi no matter what, my prayers are always with you sis. ;)

Salaam my dearest readers,

I know one way or another, we *know* about this, but it is a duty as a muslim to remind one another... :) Take your time reading it. I cannot give proper courtesy as somehow I couldn't locate the original online journal but I did find a useful link regarding similar question posted regarding this issue :)

Murtad sambut hari kekasih mirip agama Kristian Utusan Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR 11 Feb. 2004 - Umat Islam yang meraikan Hari Memperingati Kekasih pada 14 Februari boleh dianggap murtad atau terkeluar daripada Islam jika cara melakukannya mirip dengan agama asal perayaan itu, Kristian.

Mufti Perak, Datuk Seri Harussani Zakaria berkata, hukum itu boleh jatuh kepada mereka berdasarkan sebuah hadis sahih yang menyebut bahawa:

``Sesiapa yang melakukan perbuatan yang menyerupai sesuatu kaum itu, maka ia turut termasuk bersama golongan tersebut.''

Beliau berkata, perbuatan meraikan hari berkenaan juga akan menjadi lebih bercanggah dengan ajaran Islam terutamanya apabila ia dikaitkan sebagai usaha untuk memperingati kematian seorang paderi yang dibunuh seperti mengikut sejarah purba Rom.

``Kita umat Islam tidak perlukan budaya atau amalan seperti ini yang jelas bertentangan dengan agama kita. Lagipun ajaran Islam sudah lengkap, sempurna dan diyakini,'' katanya ketika dihubungi di sini hari ini.

Beliau mengulas sikap umat Islam di negara ini khususnya muda-mudi yang masih cenderung untuk meraikan Hari Memperingati Kekasih setiap kali muncul 14 Februari biarpun telah banyak penerangan disampaikan oleh para ulama.

Mengikut sejarah mitos, sambutan berkenaan diasaskan oleh masyarakat Rom yang beragama Kristian sebagai memperingati peristiwa seorang paderi yang dihukum bunuh oleh pemerintah Rom, Claudius II.

Saint Valentine dihukum bunuh kerana mengahwinkan salah seorang askar secara rahsia sedangkan undang-undang Rom ketika itu menghalang golongan muda berkahwin atau berkeluarga sebaliknya dikerah untuk menjadi tentera.

Hari ini budaya Valentine menganjurkan orang ramai menghantar kad ucapan Valentine kepada buah hati mereka, teman karib dan orang-orang yang mereka sayangi sebagai simbolik dalam menyatakan cinta terhadap mereka.

Pada zaman pertengahan, masyarakat England dan Perancis menganggap 14 Februari sebagai `hari burung-burung mencari pasangan mereka.'

Pada kurun ke-14 dan ke-15 mereka mula meniru perbuatan burung tersebut dengan mengadakan hari mencari pasangan atau jodoh pada tarikh tersebut.

Masing-masing akan mengucapkan `Selamat Hari Valentine' sesama pasangan mereka.

Ada juga mitos menyebut, kad Hari Valentine dijadikan amalan memperingati peristiwa seorang paderi yang dipenjarakan dan sering menghantar kad bertulis From Your Valentine kepada kekasihnya, seorang gadis iaitu anak seorang pengawal penjara.

Harussani turut menyeru umat Islam agar tidak sesekali meniru budaya asing dan ternyata bercanggah itu apatah lagi ia turut menjerumuskan mereka ke lembah kemaksiatan.

``Mengapa kita perlu mengamalkannya sedangkan Islam menggalakkan umatnya kasih-mengasihi sesama sendiri sepanjang waktu dan bukannya menetapkan pada hari-hari tertentu atau berkala.

``Bahkan jika kita tidak bertegur sapa dengan saudara se-Islam selama tiga hari berturut-turut, hukumnya sudahpun jatuh haram. Jadi amalan atau budaya Islam sendiri sudah terbukti jauh lebih baik,'' kata beliau.

Menurut Harussani, Islam turut menggalakkan umatnya mengasihi sesama mereka secara ziarah-menziarahi selain berkongsi suka-duka dengan tumpang bersyukur jika senang dan bertakziah atau bersimpati apabila ditimpa malapetaka.

``Berkasih sayang bagi Islam juga tidak terhad kepada golongan tertentu sebaliknya meliputi semua pihak dengan keutamaannya diberikan kepada ibu bapa, suami isteri, keluarga, saudara Muslim dan akhirnya seluruh manusia,'' kata beliau.

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Haram sambut Hari Kekasih

Bersama: MOHD FARID RAVI ABDULLAH
1. Apakah hukum umat Islam turut menyambut Hari Valentine pada 14 Februari lalu dan bagaimana hendak menyedarkan golongan tersebut agar menghentikan perbuatan itu yang menjadi amalan kebanyakan remaja yang bercinta?

JAWAPAN: Menyambut Valentine Day (Hari Kekasih) hukumnya haram. Allah s.w.t. berfirman yang bermaksud, “Dan janganlah kamu menghampiri zina sesungguhnya zina itu adalah satu perbuatan keji dan satu jalan yang jahat.’’ (al-Isra: 32)

Mafhumnya, Allah s.w.t. tidak mengharamkan zina semata-mata malahan apa-apa yang boleh membawa kepada zina juga hukumnya haram.

Apa yang jelas dalam sambutan Valentine Day ialah pergaulan bebas di antara lelaki dan perempuan. Justeru, bagi menzahirkan rasa cinta, pelbagai aktiviti dilakukan yang jelas haram dan bertentangan dengan Islam. Apa yang pasti ialah pasangan kekasih akan mengadakan pertemuan demi melahirkan perasaan cinta. Pada waktu itu yang ketiga ialah syaitan yang menghasut mereka supaya melakukan perkara-perkara terkutuk.

Nabi telah menegah kita daripada meniru budaya Yahudi dan Nasrani dengan sabdanya yang bermaksud, “Nescaya kamu akan turut jejak langkah mereka (Yahudi dan Nasrani ) sejengkal demi sejengkal, sehasta demi sehasta sehingga kamu akan turuti mereka walaupun mereka masuk ke dalam lubang biawak. Lantaran sahabat bertanya: Adakah mereka itu Yahudi dan Nasrani? Baginda menjawab: Siapa lagi kalau bukan mereka.’’

Islam mengharamkan sambutan seperti itu bagi menghalang berlakunya perkara yang lebih buruk. Islam menghalang demi membatasi perhubungan lelaki dan perempuan supaya masing-masing dapat memelihara kehormatan diri.

Menyambut Valentine Day adalah bertentangan dengan syiar dan norma-norma budaya masyarakat Islam Melayu. Malah budaya itu diimport dari Eropah yang menghalalkan perhubungan lelaki dan perempuan atas dasar suka sama suka.

Perlu difahami bahawa Islam bukan satu agama yang rigid atau ekstrem tetapi Islam bermatlamat membawa kesejahteraan demi memelihara nama baik umat Islam supaya menjadi umat contoh.

source from here. :)

Semoga kita dapat mengambil iktibar dan semoga tidak terjerumus dalam golongan orang-orang yang rugi, Nauzubillahi minzalik.

Hadith of An-Nasa'i reported that Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) said that;

"Whoever among you sees an evil action, let him change it with his hand; if he is not able to do so, let him change it with his tongue; if he is not able to so, let him change it with his heart. And that is the weakest state of faith"

Off to uni is where I'm going! Later all.

Allah hafiz.

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