Ramadan 1433H Post #04

another one of my favourite thing during Ramadan is of course the priceless pictures of people fasting all over the world.. :)

Street vendor plugs in decorations for Ramadan in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP)

Muslim boys attend a mass prayer marking the start of Ramadan at the Golden Mosque in Quiapo, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 20, 2012. (Reuters)

Chinese Hui Muslim boys waits in front of food as they wait to break their fast on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Beijing, August 1. (Andy Wong/Associated Press)

(via thereligionofpeace)

take the stage, with David Beckham

Taking a break from my Ramadan postings because THIS video just made my day. I almost cried at 0:59.

Absolutely adorable!

i guess the crush never really went away.. hehehe..

Ramadan 1433H Post #03

And every year, especially during this Ramadan month, i learn (and re-learn) to be grateful with what i have.. because really, not everyone has it easy.. and then you realise, how really, really fortunate you are.. that all your complains, your whinings, can never, ever compare to theirs.. the fact that i have a family, to go home to, to iftar with.. alhamdulillah..

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"My family - aside from my 8 y/o brother  (Alhamdulilah for His guidance), don’t believe in Islam.
When I break fast, I break fast alone.
When I make suhur, I make suhur alone.
When I pray, I pray alone.

Everyone else celebrates with their families. They talk about the family activities they are doing. They talk about the special “Ramadan food” their mom cooked.
They talk about eating Iftaar together with their family.

It’s a month where I realise more than ever that my own family doesn’t believe.
It’s a month where I realise the differences more and more.

I suppose I can’t handle watching everyone else post about how happy they are with their families.
Not because I resent any of you the happiness you experience, but rather because it makes me realise that,
I can’t have that with my own family."

(via salamseeker)

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may Allah grant ease for her.. insyaAllah..

Ramadan 1433H Post #02

This is how we fast:

Sehri (sahoor): OH MY GOD STUFF YOUR FACES!!! OH MY GOD WATER…. oh my god is that the adhan, did I just miss sehri (sahoor)?!?


Noon: eh, i could do this…not hungry at all.


4pm: thirstyyyyyy…. IS THAT FOOD ON MY DASH? omg is that my baby cousin drinking water, how dare she, why are you so insensitive you 3-year-old.


6pm: I think the clock is seriously messing with us.


10 mins before maghrib: WOW… can the time be any slower ya Allah.


Iftar time: YES FOOD YESSSSS *eats only one date* IM SO FULL.


(via justkeepingithalal)


HAHAHA!
this is so me especially the iftar time (NOT the rest.. promise.. hahahaha).
i ate 3 dates on the first day & i was already full.. lol!

Ramadan 1433H Post #01

“Often we find that the darkest times in our lives are followed by the most precious. Sometimes it’s at the moment when everything looks broken that something least expected lifts us and carries us through. Like the sun that rises at the end of the night, our dawn has come. In His infinite mercy, Allah has sent the light of Ramadan to erase the night. He has sent the month of the Qur’an so that He might elevate us and bring us from our isolation to His nearness. He has given us this blessed month to fill our emptiness, cure our loneliness, and end our soul’s poverty. He has sent us the dawn that we might find from darkness – light.”

- Yasmin Mogahed -



This quote shall start off my yearly ritual of Ramadan postings. :)

Approaching Ramadan

“How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. If God brings to mind mostly fear and blame, it means there is too much fear and blame welled inside us. If we see God as full of love and compassion, so are we.”

- The Forty Rules of Love, Elif Shafak -

Ramadan is approaching in 2 days' time.

1 more day to first night of terawih. :)

I'm pretty excited. :)

But this happens to me every single time. Will get all excited before the start of Ramadan, only to falter half-way through. Sigh.

And every single year I will make the same resolution - for my Ramadan to be better than the previous one. Hopefully this year I can be proud of my Ramadan.

Yang penting, niat tu ada eh. Hehe.

Whatever your niat may be,

may we all receive a blessed Ramadan this year.

InsyaAllah.

my very own fairytale

So, despite it being a long day in school yesterday followed by an hour of tuition, what follows after that was oh-so-worth the long day & lack of sleep. :)

and what was it that followed after that long day?

well, i had my share of  Subway across the border. YUMS! (though i wish i had bought some bread home for breakfast this morning. hehe. cos so jelak of canteen food.)
And my dosage of  motion picture.
And finally, let's just say it consists of a plan.. part of it is of us waking up at 4.45am in the morning. ;)

i'm happy for it to be our little secret.

till next time. *winkz*

for a reason

(via uponafairytale)

as always,

have faith.

things are sure to work out in the end.

after all,

He knows best. :)