Ramadan 1433H Post #07

“Allah does not impose upon any soul a duty but to the extent of its ability; for it is (the benefit of) what it has earned and upon it (the evil of) what it has wrought: Our Lord! do not punish us if we forget or make a mistake; Our Lord! do not lay on us a burden as Thou didst lay on those before us, Our Lord do not impose upon us that which we have not the strength to bear; and pardon us and grant us protection and have mercy on us, Thou art our Patron, so help us against the unbelieving people.”

- Surah 2. Al-Baqarah, Verse 286 -

yesterday, my students and i, plus some other teachers broke our fast at an orphanage.

it was my first time.

and the feeling was different, but a nice kind of different. :)

to know how blessed i am to have a home to go to. to have parents to go home to.

and these kids,

no promises can be made to them if they'll even see their parents.

it was so hard to control the tears. :'(

i hugged my mum long & tight the moment i reached home. :'(

may these kids be given strength and patience to overcome the challenges that they faced, are facing and will face in the future.

on another note,

time flies doesn't it.

We're almost reaching towards the end of Ramadan.

It's usually towards the end when you just got into that fasting groove that you kind of not look forward to it's ending. :/

well, that's just me.

hope your Ramadan has been a good one for you.

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)

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!

Ramadhan 1432H post #5

Let's be thankful today that we can fast without having to hide it from anyone.

Because some people don't have it that easy.

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"Even though my family knows I converted to Islam I am still hiding my fasting. Alhamdulillah! I’ve fasted every day so far without them knowing!

Working makes it super easy to keep from breaking my fast. I make my “lunch” the night before and I eat that for suhoor the next morning. Then I take the empty containers with me to work so that when I get picked up for work it looks like I ate my lunch at work. Our family usually eats super late so its not hard to make iftar on time. I offer to cook dinner a lot this month too.

Sundays are going to be more difficult because my family usually likes to cook something special and eat it pretty early in the day. At least earlier than we do on non “special” days. Its special because its church day. Anyways this Sunday my prayers were answered and it was made easy! We didn’t go to church because my mom had a really bad toothache and didn’t get any sleep the night before. Alhamdulillah I appreciate any break from church I can get. So I didn’t eat at all and around 4 my sister started talking about dinner so I talked her into watching her favorite movie with me. That killed two hours. I stalled the last two hours by “helping” her cook dinner. Or basically taking a one hour job and dragging it out to a 2 hour job.

Alhamdulillah please make dua’a that the next 3 weeks can be as easy as this week was, insha’Allah."

I <3 Ramadan :]

 

(via perica786)

Ramadhan 1432H post #4

Reading about someone who is not a Muslim but wants to actually try practice the religion, somehow touched my heart. :)

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"I’m not muslim. I know very little of the religion. But this month I’ll be participating in Ramadan and learning as much as I can about the religion. This will include reading the Quran from start to finish. I’m not sure if practicing this will be a slap in the face to “true” Muslims due to my lifestyle choices but I firmly believe that this practice is a great opportunity to gain self discipline and humility.

I’ve never been a huge fan of religion despite the importance my dad pounded in my head. I went to church like most children but I guess the lord’s word never spoke to me. However I was well aware what Christians thought were abominations translated by my father: Homosexuals and Muslims.

There’s a mosque two minutes from our neighborhood. Every Friday I remembered heavy traffic around the church making it impossible to get in the neighborhood. There were even police to direct the chaos because so many people attended. It was notoriously known as Muslim Friday or Raghead Friday by all the high school kids caught in the traffic on their way home to start the weekend. I always associated the religion with racial slurs and terrorism. In fact, when the mosque was developing over the years my dad would drive by and call it the satan worshiper church. He truly believed that they didn’t believe in god and “if you don’t believe in god, you believe in Satan”. My how Christianity is often construed with a selfish and jealous deity!

Anyways, this post is not about my lack of faith and the reason why I don’t practice a religion. I guess I’m keeping a record of how this experience goes for me. I also want to inform my friends and family that every religion can be beautiful one if we step away from the ignorance. ..."

(via thirdtry)

Ramadhan 1432H post #3

This definitely gave me goosebumps.

"The Earth becomes silent for an eternity as your foot pain subsides and the whispers of a million believers rises above."

(via calabazamia)

Ramadhan 1432H post #2

How people all over the world celebrated the start of Ramadhan.. :)

Here are 2 of my favourites..

Pakistanis pray before their Iftar (fast breaking) at the Dervesh Mosque in Peshawar.
[A Majeed/AFP]

Women in Jakarta attend a mass prayer session marking the start of Ramadan at the Istiqlal mosque.
[Supri/Reuters]

(via InPictures)

Ramadhan 1432H

Remember how this blog had Ramadhan posts last year?

Will be doing the same again this year, insya-Allah.. May we all benefit from it one way or another.. :)

For a start, i shall post 2 of my favourite Ramadhan songs.. :)

Kemuliaan Ramadhan by Unic & In-Team

Harapan Ramadhan by Raihan feat. Man Bai

Have a blessed Ramadhan! :)

bulan beribadah

(the month of) Ramadhan, i miss you.
Please, run.

Ramadhan post #15

Muslim pilgrims pray inside the Grand Mosque, with the Mecca Clock in the background, on the second day of the fasting month of Ramadan in Mecca August 12, 2010. The giant clock on a skyscraper in Islam’s holiest city Mecca began ticking on Wednesday at the start of the fasting month of Ramadan, amid hopes by Saudi Arabia that it will become the Muslim world’s official timekeeper.

(REUTERS/Hassan Ali)

via (The Boston Big Picture)

just feels weird seeing a skyscraper in Mecca.
or maybe it's just me.

Ramadhan post #9

“A person fasting gets two kinds of pleasure: 
firstly, he feels pleasure when he breaks his fast, 
and secondly he will be joyful by the virtue of his fast, when he meets his Sustainer (Allah).”

(Bukhari,Muslim)

Ramadhan post #6

(via tambelekong)

cute nak mampos!
("i'd like to have kfc to break my fast." - hahahaha!!!)
(click on the picture to zoom in)

(yes, i know it's not the 3rd day of Ramadhan, but this is my favouritest!)

cuteness aside, let's make many many many du'as in this fasting month..
kerana sesungguhnya du'a orang yang berpuasa, insya-Allah akan dimakbulkan..
Ameen..

Ramadhan post #5

“Do you know what is better than charity and fasting and prayer? 
It is keeping peace and good relations between people, as quarrels and bad feelings destroy mankind."
 

- Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) -
(Muslim and Bukhari)

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Ramadhan post #4

Thousands of Palestinians flocked towards the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem to attend prayers on the first Friday of Ramadan. But, as is often the case, many were not allowed -by the Israeli authorities- inside to pray. (AlAqsa mosque last night)

(via palestina)

Ramadhan post #1

A Pakistani Muslim arranges food stuff for Iftar, a time to break the fast, on the first day of Ramadan, as a child looks on at a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

(via proud-muslim)

bulan Ramadhan, bulan mulia

my all-time favourite Ramadhan song.. :)

semoga Ramadhan kita kali ini penuh makna dan diberkati, 
insya-Allah.. :)