a very good website

Peace be upon you,

http://wechooseislam.wordpress.com/

I stumbled upon this website whilst websurfing, and alhamdulillah, this may help many of you who are still in confusion and lost from the Right Path.

I never will be able to understand, nor explain how difficult and trying it is for a person to convert and leave their religion, and so, i hope by reading other people's stories, and watching the websites of their talks, iAllah, it will help you.

til then,
may Allah guide with His hidayah, amiin :)

to leave a mark on this world

Peace be upon you, friends.

I have been indulging myself with miscellaneous YouTube videos of non-muslims converting to Islam, and could not help but feel amazed with all their trials and journeys that brought them to the Right path. Alhamdulillah. Me myself, I am blessed by Allah, as i am a Muslim from the day I was born. But then again, is it a blessing? or a curse for I am taking this privilege for granted..

Most of them new faces of Muslims are full of faith, hopes and abandonment. Abandonment in the religion, whereby they left their families, work, and friends to embrace Islam. Have I've been in their shoes, perhaps it will take me longer if I were to take the leap of faith.

Most of them were confused, lost and struggling before Islam. Are all nonMuslims like this? It must be unsettling, to wake up, day in day out- not knowing what is the purpose of their life in this earth. To feel like, perhaps, it is a waste of time. After watching their stories, I feel like I need to do more. We need to do more as an ummah in order to bring more unsettled, lost, and confused friends and families to the Perfect Way of Life. Insya Allah.

And my first baby step is perhaps this IT world. This blog and u dear readers. I hope if you are confused of your life and religion, please keep and open mind for Islam.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joshua+evans+how+the+bible+led+me+to+islam&aq=2
( a very good video on conversion to Islam)- please enjoy :)

(day 12) its Ramadhan! BONUS time!

I wish muslims in the world realized this fact. That this holy month is in fact a form of Graciousness from Allah. And by right, we should be puling and pushing each other towards Jannah.

I wish I could put out an advertisement on the tele/newspaper/ anywhere public- to promote this bonus time. Imagine, every single letter in the Quran, if we recite it this month- 10x points!! Every ruku', every sujud, every niat. Alhamdulillah!

Hence, lets sweat it all out! be it simple daily things eg: at work treating a sick patient, to our relationship with Allah in performing daily solat.. put all our heart and soul into it. Lets pretend as if thsi is the last Ramadhan we can have, or perhaps it is... (nauzubillah)

Let's remind each other of the freedom we have this month without the whispering evil of syaitans, we are left only with our nafsu to fight against.

Til then, I wish all of you the best of time in Ramadhan. Compete with yourself last year to gain a better month iAllah, and have fun ;)

jzk

(DAY 11) remember DEATH

Death is inevitable. Everyone, you and me, we all will die. The only difference is, in which state of iman and taqwa are we in when that time comes.

I pray to Allah the All-Mighty so that when the angel of death is infront of me, I am doing something good. Be it on the prayer mat tasting the deliciousness of khusyuk, reciting the Quran, taking care of my husband/children/family..

And forsake me from the evil temptations of satan.

When I saw the youngsters speeding their 'action man' ways on their modified motorbikes on the highways, I feel full sympathy for their lack of thinking- "what if he slipped and with that, not only killing himself, but other innocent motorists"- i call this manslaughter. I dont know how others think about reckless driving.

Repeatedly God has reminded us to do good things upon ourselves and others. I dont count reckless driving as one. Neither drug abuse, nor alcohol, nor pornography. These obvious nasty things are are pointblank satans ways to fulfill their promise- which is to drag us all into hellfire with them. well. i guess the more, the 'merrier'. For, there is definitely NO JOY watsoever there. period.

The best way to hopefully be in a mu'mineen way the day we die, is to maximize the time we spent doing good things when we are alive. If... lets say.. 90% of the day is spent serving God, hence, there are 90% chance that we will die in that state- and this is not a bad number. And also, hopefuly, 90% of the content of our book of judgement are on the Right shoulder. amiin :)

Till then, I pray that the youngsters who've lost their ways, will find their way back to Allah. Those who have sinned (inc myself astaghfirullah) will still have TIME for taubat. And hopefully we all will be given another chance for Ramadhan. amiin.

DAY 10: hardworking (p/s:im a married woman!)

Dear friends

Utmost apologies for this horrendous 1 month gap in my blog entry. I have been extremely busy as a newlywed (which apparently involves receptions, visiting relatives, meeting up with friends, honeymoon (thankfully there's sth fun here too in the getting married process). But amidst all that, I am thankful that life is blessed with Allah's Rahmah. Married is a blessing, and to everyone out there who's contemplating getting married now that you've found 'the right one', stop contemplating- GO FOR IT! You dont wait until there's millions bucks in the bank, have a simple ceremony. You'll iAllah get more barakah from it :)

Onto today's topic, HARDWORKING. Some malays are cursed with a disease called LAZINESS. This could be due to a few things;
1. We are superbly used to be in the receiving end. Scholarships, bumiputera's advantages, etc etc
2. Upbringing and culture that promotes complacency, excessive relaxation,and time wasting (such as in bad mouthing others and lounging in front of tele)
3. going back to sleep after Subuh, or worse, waking up late everyday, and missing subuh all together!
4. forgetiing Allah and not praying to ask Him for a better personality and excitement in the task we are doing now- hence, hardwork will come to place.

I am not saying hardwork here means leaving all else except for work. NO. Hardwork is perseverence, which means, not giving up easily when challenged with failure. Do remember that with every hardship comes relief, and this is a promise from God The Almighty Himself. Hardwork does not mean blindly labouring ourselves in a task without praying for Allah's blessings and reward.

Islam teaches us balance in life. Which means, neither excessive work, nor extreme laziness. Strike that balance, and with that, iAllah we will get Allah's blessings.

Til then, please put on effort, mind and heart at the task today. Be it selling kuih at a stall, cooking for your family, or serving others as a government officer. And put a smile on that face, will ya? It's wayyyy better than any anti-aging cream out there ;)

Salam :)

THANKFUL (DAY 9)

Salam dear friends.

Have I told you that I am getting married (iAllah) in 2 days time? :) Alhamdulillah, all the praises to Allah. Hopefully, by His power, the day will run smoothly and will be filled with happiness and peace.

This reminds me so much of today's entry, which is to be thankful. Many times we have forgotten how lucky and blessed we are of all the good things that has been bestowed upon us by God The All Mighty, and we've forgotten to utter that simple word of 'Alhamdulillah'. We also forgot to thank the people that has helped us towards where we are now.

Imagine if we are in Gaza now. If I'm in a war infested place... getting married will perhaps be the very last thing in my scared mind. Alhamdulillah my country is not under vicious (israeli) attack, Alhamdulillah I am not desperately struggling to stay alive.

Alhamdulillah my lovely parents are here in Allah's world still. My father is healthy and alive to give me away for akad. My mother is here to help me prepare for the nervewrecking yest exciting day. Alhamdulillah. My wonderful family is here offering help and support throughout the way.

Alhamdulillah .

I thank Allah for His Mercy, Kindness, Blessings, Rahmah, and Power. I thank Him for being alive, healthy, and happy.

And so dear friends, let's be thankful. Lets think of something that we can be thankful about- and be thankful for it. For the food. The health. Our eyes. Anything and Everything.
And say Alhamdulillah..

:) til then, the next time i blog, iAllah I will be someone's wife, and a solehah one at that ;) amiin.

(DAY 8) PATIENCE

Patience is apart of Imaaan, and with Imaan, there is jannah.

This is a topic close to my heart, because of all the virtues in the world, patience is the one I horrendously lacked in. Astaghfirullah.. Perhaps this is a personality trait, or my weak point so easily invaded by the nasty syaitans.. God is the All-Knower- but I am sure, aside from myself, there are many more out there who are struggling with their own fired up angry emotions.

"O ye who believe! Let not a folk deride a folk who may be better than they (are), nor let women (deride) women who may be better than they are; neither defame one another, nor insult one another by nicknames. Bad is the name of lewdness after faith. And whoso turneth not in repentance, such are evil doers." (Al-Hujurat)

We are not allowed to insult, belittle, or curse others. Several hadiths from various sources go on to say that the Prophet (PBUH) reported that it is our unguarded mouths which will lead us to Hell. In other words, the words we say will lead us to sin and, consequently, punishment. Words said in anger will definitely be among those!

The Prophet (PBUH) frequently advised his followers to refrain from anger. He would often say that the best among men are the ones who treat their wives and families the best and those who control their anger.

Unfortunately, we live in a high-strung world, and it is unrealistic to think that things will always go as planned or that people will always act in ways that please us. People are bound to upset us sometimes. Be it your family, friends, spouse, or even yourself!

Yeay, Islam is the way of life, hence, the followings are guides on how to deal with anger when it's creeping into u and me!

1.to sit down or lie down at the onset of anger, which will help slowing doen breathing and the heart rate and should lead to calmer feelings. We can use this 'time-out' to step away from the situation and explore your options. hopefully, we will be able to respond appropriately to the heated situation.

2.Next step if the above doesnt work, we should make wudu. Make a dua, saying, "Oh, Allah. I seek refuge from the accursed Syaitan." Ask for Allah's forgiveness for your anger, anything you did to contribute to the confrontation, and anything you did or said in anger. Then, pray two rakahs.

3. We can also try to find peace and patience in reading the Quran. By reading Allah's words.

Hopefully, instead of adding sins, we are creating good deeds for ourselves, alhamdulillah.

With calmness and patientce, we can look at the issue in a new and more constructive light. We might find it is really a nonissue, and doesn't require a reaction at all. Or, we might even find that it does need to be dealt with.

Insya Allah, from today onwards, we will try to store calmness and patience in every situation we are faced with.

Til then, no more wrinkles nor tears of anger!