and i thank Thee

For the health and the life that I'm living,
For every second of the breath that i'm breathing,
and I thank Thee.

For all the loving, caring and supportive families that i have,
For the ever understanding and wonderful companions to sail through live,
and I thank Thee.

when music does more than soothe the soul

I'm currently listening to the scientist by coldplay. I know it's an old song, yet i love listening to it every time! I can even play and listen to it on repeat. The melody, the lyrics, perfect.

"Nobody said it was easy...no one said it would be this hard"


It just brings back memories, of life, of love.

Last words

I feel like sharing this email with you, dearest readers. Yeah, as they say, sharing is caring :)

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Last words of Prophet Mohammed Nabi Karim S.A.W.....


Suddenly, there was a person, he said salaam.

'May I come in?' he asked.

But Fatimah did not allow him enter the room.

'I'm sorry, my father is ill,' said Fatimah, turned her body back and closed the door.

She went back to her father who had opened his eyes and asked Fatimah, 'Who was he, my daughter?'

'I don't know, my father. It was the first time for me to see
him, 'Fatimah said gently.

Then, Rasulullah looked at his daughter with trembled look, as if he wanted to reminisce about every part of her daughter's face..

'Know one thing! He is who erases the temporary pleasure; he is who separates the companionship in the world.

He is the death angel,' said Rasulullah.

Fatimah bore the bomb of her cry. The death angel came toward him; But Rasulullah asked why Jibril did not come along with him. Then, Jibril was called. Jibril was ready in the sky to welcome the soul of Habibullah and the leader of the earth.

'O Jibril, explain me about my rights in front of ALLAH?' Rasulullah asked with a weakest voice.

'The doors of sky have opened; the angels are waiting for your soul.'

'All jannats open widely waiting for you,' Jibril said.

But, in fact, all this did not make Rasulullah relieved, his eyes were still full of worry..

'You are not happy to hear this news?' asked Jibril.

'Tell me about the destiny of my people in future?'

'Don't worry, O Rasul ALLAH. I heard ALLAH tell me: 'I make jannat haram for everyone, except the people of Muhammad who are inside it, 'Jibril said.

It became closer and closer, the time for Malaekat Izrail to do his work.

Slowly, Rasulullah's soul was pulled. It was seemed that the body of Rasulullah was full of sweat; the nerves of his neck became tight.

'Jibril, how painful this sakaratul maut is!'

Rasulullah uttered a groan slowly. Fatimah closed her eyes, Ali sat beside her bowed deeply and Jibril turned his face back.

'Am I repugnant to you that you turn your face back o Jibril? 'Rasulullah asked the Deliverer of Wahy.

'Who is the one who could see the Habibullah in his condition ofsakaratul maut,' Jibril said.

Not for a while, Rasulullah uttered a groan because of unbearable pain.

'O ALLAH, how great is this sakaratul maut. Give me all these pains; don't give it to my people.'

The body of Rasulullah became cold, his feet and chest did not move anymore.....

His lips vibrated as if he wanted to say something, Ali took his ear close to Rasulullah.

'Uushiikum bis shalati, wa maa malakat aimanuku - take care of the saalat and take care the weak people among you.'

Outside the room, there were cries shouted each other, sahabah held each other. Fatimah closed her face with her hands and, again, Ali took his ear close to Rasulullah's mouth which became bluish.

'Ummatii, ummatii, ummatii?' - 'My people, my people, my people. 'And the life of the noble man ended.

Could we love each other like him? Allahumma sholli 'ala Muhammad wa baarikwa salim 'alaihi. How deep is Rasulullah's love to us.

Note:
Send this to all your Muslim friends so that there is an awareness towards the love of ALLAH and His Rasul - because - truly – except this love, the other loves, are only fana (not everlasting) thing.

Lets exhibit this love with others and make a non Muslim become a lover of Islam and Muslim.

Ameen......
Don't worry if people hate you because there are many others who love and care you in the earth. But be worried if ALLAH hates you because there is no other who loves and cares you in akhirat.

May Almighty Allah guide all of us to the Right Path and give all of us the courage to accept the Truth in the light of Qur'an and Sunnah and to reject all things which are in contradiction to the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah.
(Ameen!)

a face in the crowd

Living in a society with various beliefs and values is as complex as it may seem, especially if you're an outsider and that your own values contradict with a number of people within the society. As a result, you can never have a sense of belonging to that particular society, until you compromise your own values and live to the majority.

I think it's a shame when that happens because one shouldn't be ethnocentric and judge others from their own set of values. We should accept others as they are since every one has his/her own beliefs which he/she was brought up with hence making him/her unique. Yet, certain people tolerate zero 'nonsense' and strictly believe that if you are in Rome, you are obliged to live like the Romans. Thus being unique within a society is a punishment to that particular individual.

Frankly, I am no Santos, so i do tend to be judgemental at times. But a reminder, keep the nasty judging thoughts to yourself. Don't spurt it out because you may never know how detrimental it can be. If not to the society, think how it shall affect the unique individual.

Therefore, this is when empathy, tolerance and openness come into place. Try to put yourself in the person's shoes. Imagine you're in a society whose values vary greatly from yours. Would you like yourself to be judged just because your beliefs are not parallel with the majority? Of course the answer would be NO, right. So think twice before we speak our mind.

So, instead of punishing the poor unique individual for being different, why not have an open heart and try to get to know the person better? I can promise you that it'll bring you no harm. In fact, you'll have an additional person to add on to your list of friends! Isn't that wonderful?! No? Yes? Haha!

In sum, the unique individual is just another face in the crowd. Don't judge and don't say nasty things to him/her just because he/she is not like you. Accept him/her as he/she is. Then i can guarantee, no damage will be done :)



p/s: Is there any possibility that a person who is judgemental is actually a person who is insecure or threaten by others? Hmm..i think there is.

at times of difficult

What would you do if you are in a pretty bad state, and have no comforting loved ones around to be the saviors and lend their shoulders for you to cry on? Here's a list of the things that i would normally retreat to. Please be reminded that the list is in no particular order.

On top of the list, escapism. Take time for yourself. Immerse in nature, marvel the beauty of God's creations. Behind every wonderfully created petals of the colourfully swaying flowers, there is the ultimate Creator. Constantly remind yourself that all things are fated, and that every cloud has its very own silver lining. Have strong faith in Allah the Almighty, the Lord who knows best. Pray and submit yourself to Him and then only you'll be contented.

Secondly, reach for the phone and text or call the people whom you rely on most; family or besties. Though i have a good and firm bonding with my family, i rarely tell them my problems coz i wouldn't want to trouble them and cause worries. Again, them, being our families, would worry regardless :p But frankly speaking, it soothes the pain a little even only by listening to my mama's or ayah's voice. So that justifies why as Muslims, we'll be rewarded with pahala only by looking at our dearest mother's or father's face. Lucky those who get to stay with their parents.

Now, the third point. Express yourself, let the emotions flow through writings. Write a journal, keep a diary or compose a poem. And that is what i am basically doing. Trying to contemplate through writings does work. At the same time, it allows you time to reflect and organize your own thoughts and life. Give it a try, it will do you good, if not much, at least a little.

Fourth, obviously, cry. I think crying heals at times. It's a natural way to express the wildly running emotions. And in my opinion, it is also the reason why God created us with tears. It's as if with every trickling tear drop, the problems just disappear.

If crying nor any of the above does no help AT ALL *notice the capitalization*, do not fret. People differ. Take some time to yourself. InsyaAllah, with time, things will heal.


p/s: Thank you for the inspiration and i am truly glad that i am able to inspire you to write :)