Dear Stranger

Dear Stranger,

Salaams and hello. I met you yesterday. It was a rainy Saturday. Your hair was short and it suits you just well. Your white shirt was smartly tucked in your dark pants. You had pen and papers in your hands. Ready to note down whatever that was necessary. I have to admit, you are a good-looking stranger. I especially like to see the shape of your face. Unique in its own way, in my opinion.

I would like to think that you are good inside; as good as you look on the outside. And I would like to think that I am right on this. May Allah bless you at all times.

Goodbye stranger. It was nice meeting you :)

The one who hopes to not see you again,

Zati J.

"What is taken by Allah is NEVER lost" - Yasmin Mogahed

Today is the 3rd of Muharram 1433. Alhamdullilah, another year, another opportunity to be a better slave of Allah. Marhaban 1433! A lot has been going on. A real lot. Something very special and precious was stolen from me. I wasn't home when it was stolen. It happened during one of the weekdays. I remember exactly the date and day when it happened - Tuesday, November 8th. A day after Aidiladha celebration. How can I forget...

After work, I had pizzas with the cousins after which I went to Jame mosque for maghreb prayer. There was a few number of miss calls and a text message from mama. I was worried. In my mind, she must had something important to tell. Otherwise, she wouldn't call me again and again. Oh, I forgot. Earlier that day, I received a wall post from adik. She posted a sad face :( on my wall. I was worried. I had no idea what was that about. So when I received a few number of miss calls from mama, I thought something happen to adik. I gave mama a call. I remember she asked where I was. Then she told about my stolen stuff and about what happened to our home. I also remember she said something, "Redha kan saja". I was okay at first but slowly tears fell down my cheeks. I cried. I couldn't help it. I remember telling myself to calm down.

12th September 2007 - 8th November 2011. I had it for quite a long time. Had it with me for all the years while I was in university. Blessed, alhamdullilah. Allah knows what is best for me and enough is Allah for me. I know and I believe with all my heart that whatever had happened or will happen is all good for me. Allah is the One who created me from nothing to something. Allah is the One who loves me best like no others. Allah is the One who gives me everything that I need. He is the One who is the Most Kind, the Most Loving, the Most Merciful. He does not take anything away from me except that He meant something good for me. He does not take anything away from me to see me suffer or in pain. He only does what He does to help me, to give me the opportunity to be near to Him so that in my heart there will only be Him :)

It was saddening at first. When I tried to digest the information, and to learn of the fact that it was gone... just like that. That was saddening. But when I remember that everything will be gone eventually; all will diminish; not a single thing will last, my heart was at peace again even though there was still a few drop of tears flowing down my cheeks. Alhamdullilah thumma alhamdullilah. Thank You Allah for everything. Everything :)

"No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor hurt, nor distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were the prick he receives from a thorn, but that Allah expiates some of his sins for that" - Prophet Muhammad S.A.W (reported in Bukhari)

"Don't be sad if He separates you from something/someone you love. If only we knew about His plans, our hearts would melt with the warmth of His love" - Unknown

Until next time, insyaAllah. Good night. Salaams xx

How to love?

"You had a lot of moments that didn't last forever,

Now you in the corner tryna put it together,

How to love?"

That's lil Wayne asking how to love. Do you know how to love?

What I know is this: To love someone is to love yourself first. And to love yourself is to love your Creator :)

Personally, I'm still trying to love Him the way I should be loving Him. For how can I expect to feel the pleasure of being in love with someone if I don't have love in my heart for Him who created LOVE. I believe that when the right time comes, He who is the Most Loving, will show me the way to the one who will show me how to love :) If not in this world, maybe in the afterlife.

May He give me and you the strength to love Him more and more each day.

Big love. Salaams xx

Salahkah aku?

A sad yet beautiful piece of song. But again, sad.

Salahkah Aku - Fakhrul Razi by Adi Rani

Kalau inda mau sakit, bercintalah kerana Allah. InsyaAllah, akan dihadirkan Nya ketenangan saat gelisah; akan dihadirkan Nya kekuatan saat lemah. And yang paling penting jua, bercinta kerana Allah membawa ke syurga, insyaAllah :) Siuk kan kalau dapat sama orang-orang yang kita sayang bukan saja di dunia yang sekejap ani tapi di sana yang kekal abadi jua?

Salaams xxx

If you have Allah, you have everything

SubhanAllah. Alhamdullilah. Allahuakbar.

Indahnya segala aturan Mu, ya Allah. Sangat indah. Aku mohon pada Mu agar Engkau kurniakan diri ku keupayaan untuk sentiasa redha dengan segala yang telah Engkau aturkan buat ku. Kerana sungguh Engkau yang menciptakan diri ku daripada tiada kepada ada, dan hanya Engkaulah yang Maha Mengetahui segala yang terbaik buat diri ku. Diri ku hanya insan yang lemah lagi hina, tidak mempunyai pengetahuan tentang apa apa melainkan apa yang Engkau izinkan untuk aku mengetahuinya.

Ya Allah, bila hati ini dilanda kesedihan, aku mohon agar Engkau kurniakan aku kekuatkan untuk menghadapi kesedihan itu dengan tabah. Bila hati ini dilanda perasaan marah, aku mohon agar Engkau kurniakan aku kesabaran agar dapat ku kawal perasaan marah ku. Bila hati ini dilanda perasaan rindu, aku mohon agar Engkau lindungi aku daripada merinduinya melebihi rindu ku kepada Mu dan kepada Nabi Muhammad SAW. Bila hati ini terasa ingin berputus asa, aku mohon agar Engkau kirimkan aku semangat untuk meneruskan perjuangan di dunia yang sementara ini.

Saratkan hati ku dengan cinta dan rindu buat Mu. Aku ingin, sangat ingin, agar dapat kembali kepada Mu dalam keadaan Engkau redha dengan diri ku. Aku ingin, sangat ingin, agar dapat bersua dengan kekasih Mu, Nabi Muhammad SAW. Izinkan aku mati dalam keadaan aku beriman kepada Mu, wahai Tuhan sekalian alam. Aamiin.

Marhaban Ya Ramadhan

Your presence was very much missed ya Ramadhan. Alhamdullilah thumma alhamdullilah, we meet again this year. Welcome Ramadhan 1432.

"Sekiranya umatku mengetahui kebaikan di dalam bulan Ramdhan nescaya mereka menginginkan agar sepanjang tahun semuanya menjadi Ramadhan." - Al-Hadis

Sabda Nabi Muhammad SAW: "Permulaan Ramadhan adalah rahmat, pertengahannya adalah pengampunan, manakala akhirnya merupakan pelepasan dari seksa nereka."

SubhanAllah, so blessed is this month of Ramadhan. Let's us all grab this opportunity to collect as many good deeds as we possibly can, to seek to be closed to Him, to gain His redha. Make this year Ramadhan count, let's!!! :)




I hope you will like the above as much as I do. Such a happy and cute piece of song. Salaams Ramadhan Kareem :) Please forgive any of my wrongdoings xxx

A light in the dark

Just when I thought I had a bad start to my day. My nasi was almost hangus (not because I don't know how to cook nasi but because I forgot to check on it while I was outside). And then my supposed to be half-boiled egg for breakfast didn't turn out to be the way I wanted it to be. It turned out to be fully boiled instead. So instead of having half-boiled, I had fully-boiled egg for breakfast. And I thought to myself while peeling the egg shell, "baru jua pagi..."

And then my phone rang. The screen showed number I'm not familiar with. Answered the phone and boy, I was speechless after I hung up. I can't describe in words what I was feeling right then. I was happy, scared, thankful, nervous, excited at the same time. It all mixed up together. It was like when I saw a person who I had a crush on. That feeling of seeing that one person you like and you then would get all cold and hot inside. It was like that.

Despite the mixed feeling, praises be to the One Who is The Most High, The Most Powerful. He makes the Most of Excellent Decisions. Whatever it is that He has given me or will give me, I believe it is for my best.

Salaams xxx

PS: You know that phrase "good things come to people who patiently wait", well guess what? It's true. Patient and not giving up are crucial ingredients to success. You need to have both. Not just one. I know sometimes it's just so hard to remain patient and not give up. When things just go all wrong, and there are all too much for you to take. You feeling all hopeless and unworthy. That is when you need to be EXTRA strong, try EXTRA more, and pray EXTRA hard. Just never lose hope. Allah is always there. Always close. Have faith in Him, and smile (:

Farewell 23!

In the end of the day, those who matter most to me are always those who would still love me the best even when I am at my very worst. They are those who would never give up on me even when I feel like giving up on myself. They are those who would shower me with words of encouragement when I am weak. They are those who would tell me "everything will be okay" when things are not okay. They are those who would still care for me even when I tell them to go away. They are those whom I loved with all my heart. They are my precious two, beloved annoying siblings, family and true friends. I am everything I am today because they loved me.

Above all those, praises be to the One who gives me this life. My fragile heart beats because of Him. He who gives me my precious two, my family and friends. He who gives me everything that I need. Alhamdullilah thumma alhamdullilah. I am not even a tiny piece of dust without Him. I belong to Him and only to Him I shall return.

23 has changed me. Alhamdullilah. It is time to say goodbye to 23 now!

Here is to 24!

Salaams :) xxx

Funny people

Matluthfi makes me smile! :)
I love anything that can make me smile.
Hence I love matluthfi. **eh?**
(Okay, I know my conclusion does not follow my reason. A fallacy detected)
Nonetheless, I still think he is a genius.
May he continue to make awesome meaningful videos.
And may Allah SWT bless him for always.

This is my very own personal favourite from him (for now at least). Excellent video. Honest, true, funny. The message is there. Clear and simple to follow. And boy, he sure has a real sense of humour.



"Dulu masa kecik kecik, bila tengok ceta ceta cinta kan... mak saya akan tanya; nanti besar nak kahwin ngan sapa? saya akan jawab; nak kahwin ngan mama." "wawawa... masa tu memang tak matang."

Big Lol.

Salaams :)

You smile, I smile :)

When you smile from the heart, your eyes will smile too :)

TRY.

Salaams :) xxx

Redha Mu adalah segalanya

"Takkan kau rasai indahnya cinta; andai tiada cinta buat Yang Esa"

Deep.

I just finished reading one lengthy article on love/couple/boyfriends/girlfriends. Thought I'd just give it a screen through. The length of the article was a turn off initially. But I ended up reading each and every single word written. The length was no longer an issue. The article mentioned a few verses from the Quran. One of them is 33:35 :') By the time I finished the article, I was in tears. InsyaAllah, I was being teary in a good kind of way. Aamiin. Selamat malam. Mudahan diri kitani semua sentiasa dekat dengan Allah SWT; dekat yang sebenar-benar dekat. Aamiin. Salaams xxx

That thing called HOPE, don't lose it!

"DO NOT ever lose hope in the mercy of Allah SWT. Keep making dua even if you go through your WHOLE life like that" - M. Alshareef

Terjatuh, tersungkur, tergugur, terkalah... inda apa. It is not the end of anything. Yang penting you have to bangkit semula, diri semula. It will be the end of everything if you stop trying. Keep the hope alive, do not stop making dua. Think well of Allah SWT, insyaAllah, everything will be well. Aamiin.

Tabahkan hati, kuatkan semangat :) I'm off to zZZzz (yes, at this hour. Cos I had probably less than 5 hours of sleep last night. Paying off the sleep debt now :P). Salaams.

:)

3 days ago (29/04) in London, Prince William married Kate Middleton.
Yesterday (01/05) in Pakistan, Osama bin Laden was declared dead.
Today (02/05), right now (2348 hours) in Brunei, I am still breathing :)

It is a one complicated temporary world. One thing happens after another. Apa apa pun, Alhamdullilah for everything.

Salaams sayang xxx

Butterflies

Feeling all tingly inside. Butterflies in my stomach.



This could not good.

Focus

Ibn al-Qayyim said: "Whoever wishes to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires."

You have to remember that in the end of the day, you will be returning to Allah SWT. So why the need to get yourself attached to things/persons not worth attaching on to? Those worldly desires... you will never have enough of them. You get them done today. You will want to do more tomorrow. This world is a test. You have to win this test. Ask Him for strength, ask Him for guidance. He won't let you down. You know He won't let you down. He will be there, like He has always been.

You just gotta help yourself now. For how can you expect Him to help you if you don't try to help yourself first? Now do yourself a favour and STAY FOCUS. Remember that your aim is not here. Your aim is THERE.

Be a winner.

Bercinta Sampai Ke Syurga

"Tidakkah pelik jika ada pasangan hangat bercinta TETAPI tidak terfikir untuk bersama SELAMA-LAMANYA?" - Ustaz Hasrizal's Bercinta Sampai Ke Syurga

Deep words. Fikirkanlah...

Rasa cinta dalam hati Allah SWT yang hadirkan. Peliharalah ia, jagalah ia supaya ia kekal bukan di sini saja tapi sampai di sana jua, insyaAllah.

Salaams :) xxx

His Shade

:) Salaams xxx

Where is the fear?

"If you are afraid of any creature, you will run away from it. When you are afraid of Allah, you will LOVE Him and SEEK to be CLOSED to Him" - Ibn al-Qayyim

We said we fear Him. But do we really? Do we feel it in our hearts when we said we fear Him? Or are we just simply saying without meaning it?

We said we fear Him. But do we really? Have we LOVE Him as much as we should? Or do we still find ourselves loving His creatures/creations more than Him?

We said we fear Him. But do we really? Is it Him who we try hard to PLEASE each day? Or do we still find ourselves giving in to our worldly desires while ignoring His commands?


Ya Rabb, grant us fear and love for You in our feeble hearts. Amin.

Strong, we will be

For myself, for Adik. And everyone else.

Do not give up hope when things do not go according to your likings. Do not give up hope when things get low. Remember that as human, we can only plan what we want to do and what we want to achieve. In the end of the day, His plans will overpower us, always. Manusia merancang, Allah SWT mentadbir.

Dear broken hearts, take the words of Allah SWT as a source of motivation. There are no words that are more comforting to the hearts but His words. And His words and promises are true.

"Allah TIDAK membebani seseorang melainkan sesuai dengan kesanggupannya..." 2:286

"Dan Kami TIDAK membebani seseorang melainkan menurut kesanggupannya, dan pada Kami ada suatu catatan yang menuturkan dengan sebenarnya, dan mereka TIDAK dizalimi (dirugikan)" 23:63

"Hendaklah orang yang mempunyai keluasan memberi nafkah menurut kemampuannya, dan orang yang terbatas rezekinya, hendaklah memberi nafkah dari harta yang diberikan Allah kepadanya. Allah TIDAK membebani seseorang melainkan (sesuai) dengan apa yang diberikan Allah kepadanya. Allah kelak akan memberikan kelapangan setelah kesempitan" 65:7

SubhanAllah. Three verses in the Al-Quran saying "Allah tidak akan membebani manusia melainkan sesuai dengan kesanggupannya." He knows we will question stuffs. He knows we will be wondering why such and such things happen to us. He knows it all. To help us calm down, He tells us that whatever it is that we are facing, it is not something that we cannot handle. He only gives us something because He knows we are capable of managing it. See how much love He has for you and me?

"Maka sesungguhnya bersama kesulitan ada kemudahan, sesungguhnya bersama kesulitan ada kemudahan. Maka apabila engkau telah selesai (dari satu urusan), tetaplah bekerja keras (untuk urusan yang lain), dan hanya kepada Tuhan mu lah engkau berharap" 94:5-8

MasyaAllah. Allah janjikan kemudahan selepas kesulitan. He mentioned this in surah 65. He mentioned it again twice in surah 94. Janji manusia berubah-ubah. Tapi janji Allah atu pasti. Kemudahan selepas kesulitan, insyaAllah. When we are finished with one thing, go on to the next. Don't be discouraged when the first one didn't go according to our likings. Just be sure that we try even harder for the next one. We give it our very best. And then enough is Allah SWT for us to put our hopes on. Whatever it is, janganlah layan sangat the sedih feeling. Janganlah give up. Jadikan janji-janji Allah sebagai pembakar semangat untuk terus tabah, terus go forward.

"Tidak ada suatu musibah yang menimpa (seseorang), kecuali dengan izin Allah; dan barang siapa beriman kepada Allah, niscaya Allah akan memberi petunjuk kepada hatinya. Dan Allah Maha Mengetahui segala sesuatu" 64:11

Allahuakbar. Allah SWT is the Most Loving. He even tells that He will show you the way! Provided that you are faithful to Him. Apa lagi? Strive hard to be a good slave of Allah. Mesti mesti mesti cuba! Kalau mau Allah SWT tolong, tolong diri kitani sendiri dulu. Tolong diri kitani sendiri untuk jadi sebaik-baik hamba kepada Nya.

"Dan kehidupan dunia ini hanya senda gurau dan permainan. Dan sesungguhnya negeri akhirat itulah kehidupan yang sebenarnya, sekiranya mereka mengetahui" 29:64

Does it worth it crying your hearts out, feeling all down because of this world when it is only a senda gurau and permainan? It is not the end of anything if you do not get what you want IN THIS WORLD. Do not ever feel like you are losing just because you do not get what you think you deserve or what you want IN THIS WORLD. This world is just a temporary place. Do not let it rules over your soul, your heart. You SHOULD be worried if you are not preparing to win for the life in the Hereafter. And even if you are losing (after you do your best) then that is still okay. You do not lose anything if you are doing it for the sake of Allah SWT. Allah SWT will give you reward for every sweat, every pain that you go through in order to please Him, insyaAllah. People may not appreciate what you did. They may not see or know how hard you tried. But remember that Allah SWT is the Most Appreciative and He knows and sees everything. And cukuplah Allah SWT for us kan? :)

Wallahu'alam.

Let's face the trials and tribulations in this life with Allah SWT words always on our minds, in our hearts. Let's face them with a strong heart. Salaams.

Fragile Heart

Dearest my fragile heart,

I know you must have heard this before. But I feel the need to tell you this again. Because I know how forgetful you can really be.

No one, I repeat, NO ONE deserves that HIGHEST special place in you except Him alone. It is Him whom you belong to. You are beating each day because He let you. And you will be beating until He orders you to stop.

If you ever decide to love and let someone or anyone or anything in, I hope that you will love and let that person or that thing in because you love Him. In other words, I hope that you will let them in for His sake. Likewise, if you ever decide to hate anyone or anything, please hate them because you love Him.

Please don't you go and love or hate anyone or anything simply because your nafs tell you to. You have to remember that it is Him that you are striving to please. And not your nafs or your worldly desires.

Please dearest fragile heart, please don't make anyone else takes His place in you.

Love,
Slave of Allah SWT

Mencabarnya urusan menjaga hati

"Ya Allah, janganlah Engkau biarkan cinta dan rindu ku kepada manusia dan dunia ini melebihi cinta dan rindu ku kepada Mu dan Muhammad SAW. AMIN."

True Strength

The hate that I feel in my heart is real,
But these are feelings that I don't want to feel.
Please Allah help me to be strong,
As I know feeling like this is wrong.
You know the pain and anger that I feel in my heart,
Please take it away and make it depart.
I'm so tired and weary Dear Lord,
These feelings I cannot afford.
I want to feel alive, I want to feel free,
I want to be the best Muslim that I can be.
Please take this pain, throw it away,
I need to prostrate to You and pray.
Please Allah forgive my anger,
These feelings are from Syaitan - I'm in danger!
Please calm my heart, calm my mind,
Let me feel the peace that I yearn to find.
Thank You Allah for hearing me out,
Thank You Allah for allowing me to take the Right route.

Author: Unknown

I was feeling so mad a few moments ago. I felt like crying. Read through the poem above, and Alhamdullilah, it helps me cool down a bit. I wish I knew who wrote it but I have no idea. Came across this poem back then in Manchester. I'M SO FEELING THE POEM RIGHT NOW :(

The Prophet SAW said: "TRUE STRENGTH is NOT the ability to never be knocked down by anybody; BUT to be able to CONTROL one's ANGER, especially when a person has the ability to act on it." (Muslim).

May Allah SWT give me the strength to fight this anger that I feel inside of me. May Allah SWT give us all the strength to fight the evil whispers of the Syaitan. For verily, we are weak slaves and there is no strength except with Allah alone. Amin.

Beautiful

Beautiful birds swimming in a beautiful sea on a one beautiful day. Alhamdulillah, I was blessed beyond measure to be able to witness such a beautiful scenery which none could have created but Him alone, the One Who is the Most Beautiful.



Beauty is subjective. Different people have different views. Which one to follow then? Follow NONE of them. Not the magazines, nor the TVs. Not person A, nor person B's views. If there is one standard of beauty that one should be striving to achieve is that of the One Who is the Most Beautiful.

Let's strive to be beautiful in His eyes. Definitely not an easy task with temptations all around. But then again, nothing worth having comes easy, isn't it? Don't mind if you're slow on getting there. What matters is you DON'T GIVE UP on getting there. You DON'T STOP TRYING to be beautiful in accordance with the standard set by Allah SWT. May Allah SWT give us the strength to fight all the temptations and help us all be beautiful in His eyes, insyaAllah.

Salaams xxx

(this post is inspired by an article called "In His Eyes: A Reflection of Beauty" by Meena Malik)

Rapuh

Meski ku rapuh dalam langkah,

Kadang tak setia kepada Mu,

Namun cinta dalam jiwa hanyalah pada Mu.

Maafkanlah,

Bila hati tak sempurna mencintai Mu,

Dalam dada ku harap hanya diri Mu yang bertakhta.

Cinta manusia adalah cinta sementara. Cinta Allah adalah cinta hakiki. Mudahan Allah saratkan hati kita dengan cinta hakiki Nya. Amin. Selamat malam xxx

Hello Mister/Miss Grumpy

I find it funny whenever a person says, "I'm not in the mood. Someone just ruined my day!"

So you're unhappy, moody, grumpy. You walk around with your sad-sour-face on. Not smiling. Not saying HI back to those who say HI to you. You're bitter to people around you. Because you're not in the mood. And why again are you not in the mood? SOMEONE ruined your day!

So what if someone ruined your day? Does that gives you the right to be rude to people? Someone is being rude to you, you behave likewise to those around you. Is that how it works? You're not going anywhere when you repel rudeness with rudeness. Why the need to spread rudeness or bitterness or hatred? Don't you think we have enough of that in today's world? Okay, I'm sorry. This is not my point initially.

Most importantly, WHY on earth do you let someone or even anyone ruined your day when you have the OPTION to not let them ruin it? What I'm trying to say is that, how good or bad a day is does not depends on anyone. It depends on you! You, a one special creature.

Yes, you're special. Allah is Beautiful and Allah created you beautifully. A pair of eyes, ears, hands, feet, not forgetting that beautiful lips. Then there is this amazing thing inside of you that beats. He also gives you this extraordinary tool which makes you different from the animals. A tool that you used everyday. How this tool works is not in our knowledge. He is the One who created you with a brain. And only He knows how your brain really works. MasyaAllah.

You're given a brain to think, to make decision. You, given the special tool - brain, have the option to CHOOSE. You have the power, the privilege to choose. WHY do you choose to let anyone ruined your day? Why? Okay, so maybe someone happens to be extra unkind to you today. Or not returning your smile. Or talk to you in a harsh manner. But so what? They're the ones who are having a bad day. Not you. Why do you choose to ruin your own day just because someone is having a bad day?

My point is, you have the power to choose! So choose WISELY. When people around you are not smiling to you then that's fine. You show them how to smile. When people around you are treating you unkind then that's okay. You show them how to be kind. When people around you are negative, not a problem. You show them how to be positive. If you think you can't handle their rudeness, negativeness, unfriendliness, then leave them. Let them be. Pray for Allah to help them with whatever problems that they're having.

A good day or a bad day? Your pick. Your choice. Not anyone else, but you.

This serves first as a reminder for myself. And then for you who happens to come across this post. If I have been rude, unfriendly, unkind, to you then please forgive me. G'night! Salams. xxx.

PS: What happen if someone just happened to be in a bad mood? Feeling all restless, feeling like slapping someone in the face. When ask why behave like that, reply - hormones. In that case, bawa berwudhu. Then bawa tidor. Or makan. Or berlari. Supaya inda marah marah. Or kalau kan slap pun, slap lah bantal. Jangan orang. Bantal saja. No matter how bad it gets, just try not to be rude. Before you act rude, try imagining someone be rude to you. Would you like that?

Stay strong, dear heart

I'M BACK!

Never thought I'd be back. But here I am! *Taa-daaa* Tomorrow will be the last day of January. And... I'm still at HOME! MasyaAllah, a blessing! Alhamdullilah. I wake up everyday having no serious worries about anything (excluding the days when I had interviews). I'll definitely going to miss this looong holidays once I start working which I don't know when. My job-hunting has been a bittersweet experience. The feeling of being rejected is bitter. It crushed you down deep inside. It hit you there where it hurts the most. Bitter, I tell you. Makes me think twice now before I reject or say no to anything. For I know what it feels like to be rejected. Wouldn't want anyone to experience the same thing.

But then knowing that everything happens for a reason turns that bitter feeling from being rejected into a sweet feeling of comfort. You get me? It may be that I want something so bad but then it is not good for me, and it may be that I hate something but then it is good for me. And verily only Allah knows while I don't (refer to Al Baqarah 2:216). His Knowledge is beyond words and I, I don't have the knowledge. I know nothing, nil, zero except that which Allah wants me to know. It is such a real comfort to the heart knowing that Allah the All-Wise, All-Knowing alone is the Best of Planners :) I belong to Him and only to Him I shall return. Hence, in the end, that bitter feeling is gone. And all that is left is HOPE in Him alone, insyaAllah :)

I'll end this one with a quote from Ibnul Qayyim Al Jawziyyah Rahimahullah. It goes, "And verily for everything that a slave losses there is a substitute, but the one who losses Allah will never find anything to replace Him."

Selamat malam. Salams! :) And oh, boredom brings me back here! In case you're wondering. Hehe. Let's see how long this one will last (how long I can go on with this blog before I get bored again). xxx!