the abandoned blog

Salam~ Heh, I haven't been writing in this blog for so long. Sorry about that. Kinda lost interest in a while. I've opened up a new account in tumblr. http://fairyn.tumblr.com
But I have no intention in abandoning my blog just yet..I'll think about it.
So, today I'll be seating for my 2nd paper for my exams. Pray for me will you? =) Thanks.
The next paper will be the day after tomorrow. The killer paper =_=" Statistics.
At this rate, I'm just praying for the best. And hopefully, I'll pass. [Yup, I'm being rational here, passing this paper is enough for me. Getting a higher grade than the passing grade will be a bonus.]
As usual, my exam will end up later than everyone else..on the 24th of November.
I'll be flying back to Malaysia on the night of 25th of November. Yeay!
Well, I'll end this here for now. Till then. Don't miss me so much =)

when Ramadhan ends..

When Ramadhan ends, it marks the beginning of everything. All those hard works during Ramadhan will be put into test. This is a test for our 'taqwa'. To see if we had achieve our aim for fasting in the first place as stated in Surah Al-Baqarah (2:183).

"Isn't the Eid-Fitr a day for celebration? Why should we worry about this 'test' thingy?"

Yes, it's a celebration, a victory for us after being able to fast for a month, guarding our senses, speak good words, give a lot of 'sadaqah' and wake up at night for 'qiyam' and everything else..MashaAllah! May Allah accept it from us and you..'Taqabalallahu minna waminkum'

But, we don't know..we don't know if all those deeds are accepted by Allah.
Imagine this, Ramadhan is like the examination weeks in which during this time, everything that we do, revolve around the exam..
We ate while reading a book,
We slept with a book on our face,
We walked with our minds full with formulas or facts to remember,
We planned our time to maximise the amount of studying,
We reduced the time for playing around,
We studied till late at night..

The same goes for Ramadhan, rite?
We ate because we want to have the sahur or breaking our fast,
We slept because we want to be able to wake up for 'qiyam' and sahur,
We walked with our ears listening to the Qur'an recitation or memorising the 'surahs',
We planned for where we are going to break our fast or when we want to read the Qur'an,
We did good things, and avoid bad things,
We woke up late at night to worship Allah..
Everything that we did, we are trying to get the maximum benefit from Ramadhan..

And so, back to the exams analogy,
After the examination weeks are over..
We celebrated it like it's the best day ever!!
Like all our hard works are finally paid off to have this burden lifted off our shoulder..
When instead, we are not even sure if we will pass the exams and get good marks..
Until the results are released.

So, does that mean, after the exams are over we can just relax and forget about everything that we had learnt? [i know i did forget about lots of things i learnt during high school..=_= heh.scratch that.]
No, rite? cause some of the things that we had learnt will be applied later in our studies, at work and in our life. That's the purpose of learning.

Thus, with Ramadhan, everything that we had consistently did for a month, do we just want to forget about it after Ramadhan ends??? All those efforts...will be a waste if we just leave them like that.

Like I said before, we don't know if the 'ibadah' will be accepted by Allah. So, we have to continue to do what we did during Ramadhan to gain rewards even after the blessed month of Ramadhan. If I remember correctly, in one of the hadeeth, it says the best act of worships are those done consistently ('istiqamah').

You can also imagine Ramadhan as a training arena for us to prepare for the rest 11 months until Ramadhan next year, insyaAllah..Let us be like a caterpillar that will turn into a beautiful butterfly at the end of Ramadhan..yeay!

So, let us be steadfast in this religion and in our 'ibadah'. InshaAllah, everything I wrote is mainly a reminder for me, and it will be great if they can be a reminder for you too..^_^

ps: oh, btw..i'm still fasting today. Melbournians are celebrating the eid tomorrow..how lucky are we to get another day with Ramadhan..:) Happy Eid Mubarak!!

i wanna be like..

I wanna be like Siti Khadijah, who was a super woman. Great in doing household chores and taking care of her family, a great wife to Prophet Muhammad SAW, as well as being a great businesswoman..totally inspiring.

I wanna be like Aishah binti Abu Bakar who was a great woman and a great wife to the Prophet SAW. She was a bright and intelligent woman and had a formidable memory. She transmitted many hadeeth and even the Companions would ask Aishah on any difficult matters. She was a great teacher and had a very clear and persuasive manner of speech.

I wanna be like Abu Bakar, who was a mild and gentle person but stern when necessary. Known as As-Siddiq. A great leader and a great companion to the Prophet SAW. And, one of his good deeds are as much as the stars in the sky. MashaAllah!

I wanna be like Umar Al-Khattab who was a strong, courageous and fearless man before and after accepting Islam. He was known as Al-Farouq and his power and strength had help Islam to stand against the musyrikin. His faith is so strong that even the shaytan will walk the other road if they see him. When he passed away, Ibn Mas'ud said nine-tenth of all knowledge vanished with him. That knowledge is the knowledge on Allah.

I wanna be like Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud who knew about the Qur'an more than anyone else. Allah has given him the talent to recite and understand the Qur'an to the extent that the Prophet directed his Companions to follow his example. He was also a brave man. He was the first person to recite the Qur'an aloud to the Quraish.

I wanna be like Uthman bin 'Affan who was a wealthy man. He was a generous and extremely kindhearted man and looked upon his wealth as a means of helping others. He was also the first person to give up his hearth and home for the cause of Allah. Tears used to roll down his face because of his fear of Allah and he was a strict follower of the sunnah of the Prophet.

I wanna be like Mus'ab bin Umayr who stay firm in his faith even though his mother stand against him. Whose faith and good personality had helped in the spreading of Islam in Madinah. He gave up his luxury and wealthy life in the cause of Allah.

I wanna be like Ali bin Abi Talib who was very brave to sleep in the place of the Prophet during the migration to Madinah. He was the hero of many battle fought in the lifetime of the Prophet SAW. He was a good judge too and the other three caliph agreed he was the best among them.

These are one of the many role models that I look up to. Reading their stories amazed me and there are still lots of other stories of the Companions that I haven't read yet.

What about you? ^______^