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To the attention seeker
Why do you spend so much time seeking people's attention when the attention that matters most in the dunya and akhirah is Allah's? What can the people whom you have been seeking attention desperately really give you if you successfully gain their attention? You compare that possible answer with what Allah can give you. The real answer is ultimately ( Read more... ) -
Not a mystery
"As Muslims, we don't really say, 'God works in mysterious ways'. We say that there's 'Asrar' - there are secrets. Difference between a secret and a mystery is a mystery can never be known, whereas a secret, can be known. So Allah works in certain ways that we may not know, but they are capable of being known, we just don't know them. And some ( Read more... ) -
Paradise
"In Paradise we will never cry."
And then I started crying.
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Reminder of Modesty
Subhanallah, Allah sends people to you as a form of reminder and a way to reflect on your own situation. Had a chillax discussion about marriage with a dear sister of mine, and this time, it was really chill because it doesn't make sense for me to be too excited about something that will not happen so soon. But anyway, I thought I knew what I ( Read more... ) -
Rawr.
Feeling awfully frustrated with the way I have been spending my money and also how careless i have been with my financial management.
Allah Allah, help me be strong and patient.
Satan can you just get the hell out of my way.
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Suratku untukmu
Pada hari ini 24 tahun yang lalu, engkau mengalukan kehadiran ku di muka dunia ini. Walaupun dalam kesakitan engkau melahirkan aku wahai Ibu, tetapi mulai hari itu, engkau tidak jemu menjagaku dengan penuh rahmah, kasih sayang dan membimbing diri ini untuk menjadi hamba yang ta'at kepada syari'atNya. Abah pula tidak terhenti bekerja keras untuk ( Read more... ) -
How to change my life
1. Be a vegetarian for a week. If i survive, practice more. Basically, decrease meat consumption ( Read more... ) -
Konfrantasi
I forgot how it feels like to confront someone you dislike. I forgot how it feels like to confront someone and tell them that what they are doing is not cool. I said i forgot because i did it before. It's one thing to tell off someone like that in the face. it's another thing if what you do only worsens the problem.
I remembered confronting a girl ( Read more... ) -
Paulo Coelho
There is something about his writings that hypnotized me into another dimension. I feel intoxicated (although I never really experienced this and will never want to in my entire life) just reading his works. So poetic, full of depth and realities. I am guessing it's the spirituality aspect that attracted me.
Everyday, people grapple to redefine and ( Read more... ) -
Everything for the family.
Bismillahi. Alhamdulillah.
24 years of being alive or living? It's not too late to change things. Make lots of du'a, think a lot and get rolling. At the end of the day, your fate is in Allah's Hands.
Nothing beats being able to celebrate the reminder of your existence with the ones who have been there for you. The ones who witnessed your struggles ( Read more... )