oh, how i miss the handsome guy..♥

I'm pretty sure, you were wondering who that handsome guy is, rite?

Tom cruise? Brad pitt? Ki bum? Hyun bin? Aaron aziz? Fahrin Ahmad????

oh, no..no..no..

He's much better looking than them..

Not just from the outside, but beautiful on the inside too..

Who, you might ask? Well, let me give a clue.

Born on the 20th of April @ 12 RabiulAwal.

Known as the Al-Amin (the trustworthy).

Yup, that's rite..He's our beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW♥

Have we ever asked ourselves if we really know about our Prophet?

Can we really strongly claim that, "yes, we know him, we are his ummah"?

Do we know about his childhood stories? about his challenges?

about his characteres? Do we know what are the things that he loved?

When it comes to our favourite artists, actors or singers..

most people will dig out their backgrounds, their history,

on how they become popular, their deepest secrets, who they are dating with..

..everything! rite?

I know, I did that too.

But, what about our Prophet SAW?

Do we love and care about him enough to know about him?

Yes and no.

Yes, during Maulidur Rasul, we will always hear about his story.

But, what about the other time? Most probably not.

Have you ever feel in love?

Okeyyy, maybe not that lovey dovey stuffs.

Perhaps just a lil' crush on somebody?

or admiring someone?

Oh, just admit it. Don't be shy. We are human, we have feelings!

Ok, so whenever you feel that you like someone,

that person will always come to your mind right?

and sometimes we tried to do everything to please that person right?

So, we all ♥ Rasulullah. But, we sometimes forget about him.

If we want to claim that we love him,

follow his messages,

follow his examples,

follow his advice,

follow his footpaths..

Because he really, really, really loved us..=)

till the point of his death,

all he cared about was his 'ummah'! us!

You might think, how do we love somebody when we had never even see that person?

Well, Prophet Muhammad loves his ummah, hundreds of years before we even born yet.

SubhanAllah =)

Oh, how I wish I can meet him in person. I miss him.

Don't you?

Let us learn more about our Prophet Muhammad SAW.

I know, learning history is not always the first choice someone would do in their free times.

But know this, we wouldn't be here in the present if it wasn't the result from the past.

Make past close to us, so we feel more grateful of the present.

There are two videos here, (in malay)

Before clicking on it, think about what I just said,

feel the love that Rasulullah had for us..

and if you have time, you can watch this too.

Jazakum Allahu khairan kathira..:)

May Allah reward you in goodness abundantly.

don't know la..=_=

My father loves to give us a pop quiz randomly..about history, physics, chemistry to current issues, religious stuffs and general knowledge. You name it! And it will usually occur during our breakfast or lunch or dinner or in the car, anywhere. Our usual answer will be, "Ntah, tak tau..=_=". And his standard response in a sarcastic way to our answer will be, "Kalau tak tau buat ape? tengok kartun? citer korea?" erk..>__<. *dush2*

It amazes me that my father knows about a lot of things. The things that he learnt during his school days, are still fresh in his mind and he knows about lots of things! [this might sound like I'm promoting my dad, but who cares, he is super cool! ^__^]. One of the many things that my father loves to do is reading. Lots of books that sometimes I wonder if he did finish reading all of them [of course he did..=P].

I do loves reading, I pick it up after him I guess =). I can finish reading a thick book with hundreds of pages in a day. "Impressive", you might or might not say. But, before you get the wrong idea, that is in the case of a novel, a story. Not an educational one..=_=". If you come to my house, you'll see these collection of books, mostly novels, from Meg Cabot, Danielle Steel, Jodi Piccoult, Sophie Kinsella, JK Rowling and lots more. There are educational books like the Disney's Encylcopedia and these series of "I wonder why" which I don't think I've finished reading all of them as compared to Harry Potter series which I've managed to read all the 7 books 2 times.

Knowledge are meant to be seek. It doesn't come naturally. We did not wake up one day, and we suddenly know everything about the "Chebyshev Inequality" or "Gordon's growth of perpetuity model" [Mr Google is there if you need them ;)]. We need to find and learn about this stuffs in order to understand them. Even geniuses, I think, have to put effort in learning about something.

Anyway, my point is, seek knowledge. As much as you can. The typical answer, "Ntah, tak tau lah.." should be changed to, "Oooh, I don't know about that. I will look it up after this" (^____^). The positive spirit to learn about something new should be there, cause there are many interesting, exciting and wonderful things that we are yet to discover. Reading is one of the medium to learn about these new things. Even the very first revelation from Allah to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) for all of us was to Read!

Here's a snippet of the translation of Surah Al-'Alaq:

Read! in the name of your Lord who created all things, He created man from a clot of blood. Read! Your Lord is the most Honorable One, who, by the pen, taught the human being; He taught the human being what he did not know. Despite this, the human being still tends to rebel, because he thinks that he is independent. However, all things will return to you Lord.....(Al-'Alaq 96:1-8)

MashaAllah, amazing isn't it? Allah asked us to read, of course, it makes sense! Because His guidance to us are written in a book, The Holy Qur'an for us to read.

The culture of reading, I noticed, is widely practiced here in Australia, be it the businessmen, the construction workers or even the skateboarders love to read. While waiting the tram, while drinking coffee in the cafe, while in the tram, while lying down on the grass, while sitting on the bench.. most of these Aussies will have a book in their hand to read.

I wish this culture can be adapted in my home country. So, instead of gossiping or sitting there doing nothing, why don't we grab a book and read? Or even better, read the Qur'an with translation if you don't understand arabic. If you say, "Nah, it's too bulky/heavy", we have these smartphones and gadgets that have apps for books right? and the Qur'an with translation nowadays came in various of sizes that can be carried around easily. It may seem a bit awkward at first. Maybe we are conscious at what people might say about us being a nerdy or weird. But guess what? Who cares? As long as we get the benefit and doesn't harm other people, why all the worries? Like the Aussies favourite quote, "No worries mate!". Sometimes, we think too much about what other people think and we forgot about what really matters.

So, back to my personal problems.. I'm now trying to channel my love of reading from reading something that is not really beneficial to something that can increase my knowledge and my faith in Allah..insyaAllah =)

Wait a minute, those readings actually helped me somehow to improve my English but not beneficial spiritually, of course. heh. =_=. My love of writing also developed from one of the books that I've read.

Hmmm, anyway, my point is find your passion to read and seek knowledge! [heh, macam promote untuk kempen membaca la pulak..=P]. Happy reading!! ^_^

Which favors of your Lord do you deny?

Alhamdullillah, Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah..

Words can't express how thankful I am to Allah,

for giving me this opportunity to live..

to breathe, to smile, to laugh,

to cry, to learn, to walk,

to eat, to sleep, to talk,

to see, to feel, to stand, to sit,

to drink, to smell, to hear,

to draw, to write..

and the list goes on and on...........^_^

"Which favours of your Lord do you deny?" (Ar-Rahman : 13)

I'm also thankful for the happy and beautiful life I had for the past 21 years..

with all the special people around me..

To me, everyone that I had the chance to meet..

either in person or just from a distance,,

are special people..

and each had carved a special memory in my heart..:)

Thank you for making my life so colourful..

I'm so blessed, with what Allah had gave me..

So blessed with Islam, first and foremost..

So blessed with the life that came with Islam..

cause, I've learnt to appreciate what I have and be thankful..

and I've learnt that, even when everything seems to go wrong..

I know I'll have someone to depend on..:)

"Nothing shall ever happen to us except what Allah had ordained for us. He is our Lord and in Allah let the believers put their trust" (At-Taubah 9 : 51)

My family, of course is my strength..

cause they know me the best from all people..

and I love them veryyyyyy much...<3

and I miss them so much!

Thank you Allah..for giving me such wonderful family..

This birthday, to me is a sort of reminder..

that life will keep on moving and will not wait for you.

Whether you want it or not, you'll get older..

and when the time comes, you'll leave this world..

"Lord, guide us to the right path, the path of those to whom You have granted blessings, those who are neither subject to Your anger nor have gone astray." (Al-fatihah : 6-7)

Lastly, thank you lovely housemates!!

Thank you all! yes, you too!

(^__^)v

I love you for the sake of Allah..

Uhibbukum fillah..:)

^^

:)