in the name of Allah.

(via thebeautyofislam)

the 1st day of term 2.

May Allah grant me (and all of you) ease in all that we do. insyaAllah.
Amin.

Bismillah.

breathes in, breathes out.

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everyday i tell myself,

no matter how exhausted or upset i am, with the students or circumstances,

i have to:

Keep Calm & Carry On.

1 Muharram 1433H

Alhamdulillah, Allah is Just & Fair.

A year ago, I was celebrating Muharram with tears in my eyes & a very heavy heart. It definitely felt like I would never be happy again. I surrender myself to Him & Him alone. Pasrah was the word.

Never would I have thought that a year later, these feelings would be looked upon as lessons from the past. Never would I have thought that this year, everything will turn itself around.

This year, despite with Miss Red Riding Hood coming to visit, I feel a sense of calm & acceptance. That now I know every single thing happens for a reason. That everything happened so that I can learn from it & (try) not to make the same mistakes again. That things happened so that I can find myself again & know what it is I'm doing & where I'm going with my life.

Though there are still uncertainties, I know I'll be fine eventually. We'll all be fine. We just have to have faith. And also cos, I'm optimistic like that. :)

Allah is All-Knowing. Syukur ya Rabb.

Salam Maal Hijrah to all my friends & readers. 

May this Muharram, the start of the Islamic year, brings you peace & joy like how it did me. May you find what it is that you are looking for & always know that despite everything, despite everyone, 
Allah will always be there for you. :)

p/s Looking forward to tomorrow! ;)

one of my favourite things

(via thingssheloves)

watching water ripples.

somehow it has this calming & therapeutic effect on me.

my galaxy s phone has this 'live' wallpaper where you can tap on the screen & the water will have this 'rippling effect'. the rippling effect will also occur when the leaves fall onto the surface of the 'water'.

it keeps me calm, really.

and feeling calm is what i need right now.