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"Because the plan of Allah is
There will come a stage
When that blemishless face will develop wrinkles
If you have loved that outward face
You will not be able to get along with that woman

Because if you have loved the interior
It only blossoms as time passes.
With the wrinkles of the face
The wrinkles of the heart disappear"

-Mufti Ismail Menk

I'm sorry, children of Gaza that I only pray for you and cry for you. I'm sorry I cannot stop the violence and destruction. I'm sorry I cannot protect you, I'm sorry I'm not there for you while you live in uncertainty day after after day. You deserve peace. You deserve life. You deserve to have a future ahead of you. I'm sorry children of Gaza, I'm ( Read more... )

To have spreads of food on our tables while you break your fast outside your demolished homes ( Read more... )

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Keheningan malam mententramkan jiwa ( Read more... )

Hidup tidak selalunya indah
Langit tak selalu cerah
Suram malam tak berbintang
Itulah lukisan alam
Begitu aturan Tuhan

Dalam suka hitunglah kesyukuranmu
Dalam senang awasi kealfaanmu
Setitis derita melanda
Segunung kurniaanNya

Last weekend at KL with the family. It was really good to see my granduncle, aunts, uncles, second cousins and their little ones again. Coincidentally it was my granduncle's 84th birthday so the KL relatives had organised a gathering. After a hectic week of work, it felt good to drive to and fro despite the jam and scary tailgating speeding buses ( Read more... )