Pure soul

Bismillah..

"And indeed, for you in grazing livestock is a lesson. 

"who..me?"

We give you drink from what is in their bellies - between excretion and blood - pure milk, palatable to drinkers."

An-Nahl, 16: 66

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Between excretion and blood -> Stuck between two terrible (yuck!) positions

Pure milk, palatable to drinkers -> Yet the outcome is pure, clean and healthy

no matter how terrible your situation/ surroundings/ past

know that Allah swt originally create this heart a pure one

hold unto it (your truly beautiful soul)

of our true fitrah 

what of the rules of society?

ignorant, foolish, wrongful sentiment

compared to how one is created

to always seek for The Creator

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The return

Bismillah..

"tolaklah kejahatan dengan kebaikan.."

"Dan orang-orang yang sabar karena mencari keridhaan Tuhannya, mendirikan shalat, dan menafkahkan sebagian rezeki yang Kami berikan kepada mereka, secara sembunyi atau terang-terangan serta menolak kejahatan dengan kebaikan; orang-orang itulah yang mendapat tempat kesudahan (yang baik)"

Surah Ar-Ra'd, 13 : 22

“Dan tidaklah sama kebaikan dan kejahatan. Tolaklah (kejahatan itu) dengan cara yang lebih baik, maka tiba-tiba orang yang antaramu dan antara dia ada permusuhan seolah-olah telah menjadi teman yang sangat setia. Sifat-sifat yang baik itu tidak dianugerahkan melainkan kepada orang-orang yang sabar dan tidak dianugerahkan melainkan kepada orang-orang yang mempunyai keuntungan yang besar” 

Surah Fussilat: 34-35

“Apa maksud semua ini wahai Jibril?” Tanya Rasul SAW pun ketika turun ayat: “Jadilah engkau pema'af dan suruhlah orang mengerjakan yang ma'ruf serta berpalinglah dari pada orang-orang yang bodoh” (Al-A’raf: 199). 

 Jibril pun menjawab, “Wahai Rasul Allah, sesungguhnya Allah SWT memerintahkanmu untuk memaafkan orang yang menzalimimu, memberi kepada orang yang pelit kepadamu, dan menyambung silaturahim kepada orang yang memutuskannya denganmu”.

"Be kind"

Today is a proof of that

that kindness can overwhelm ill-will, bad intentions

find a better replacement

"be like a tree

when a rock is being thrown at you

give back with a fruit"

- S's favourite quote

Fighting ego wouldn't work

being righteous and all that

I learned that speaking the truth doesn't necessary change or improve things

being frank should also comes with a bit of wisdom

and a large dose of kindness

don't think about how much effort 'you' put into being kind

don't think about it

if you'd be rejected and all that

just do it

if one is sincere, it doesn't matter if it's a thousand years

a friend's heart changed just because you treat them kindly

few of my family members had a change of heart

through years

I can hardly believe it myself

O Allah swt,

how can I thank You for the good I've seen in them?

...

and a bit of muhasabah and mujadah for this self

change begins with own heart

saatan fa saatan (step by step)

find that weakness, that little evil inside

and do just that

"tolaklah keburukkan dengan kebaikkan"

this Ramadhan

let's do just that

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Snap

"smile"

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O Ramadhan~

Bismillah..

"O Allah..

I only have You."

You are here, O Ramadhan

O month of Iman

O month of taqwa

allow me to supplicate my best

to breathe your every night and day

in the complete state of Islam and Iman

"Dan sesiapa yang berpuasa di bulan Ramadan dengan penuh keimanan dan mengharapkan keredhaan Allah akan diampunkan segala dosa yang dilakukannya sebelum itu." 

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The Most Perfect

Bismillah..

"stand
 ... as a witness"

by PNike

Sunset Thunderstorm in London, by TheFella Photography

Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, California - by Jim Patterson Photography

"Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding."

"Who remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth, [saying], "Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire. "

Ali Imran, 3: 190-191

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The rustic

Bismillah..

the realist

...and the idealist

"live"

"so you may know of His rahmah"

am trying to understand the traditions and customs

the rustic, the sentiments of old

meh

too young? (to grasp the feel)

point taken

some things you leave to the old people

while we young 'uns just bite our nails and watch

as the drama unfolds before us

Life:

do the best of your ability

pray always to be Guided

"Your knowledge exceeds our own."

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and in a completely random note
this is a very handsome llama 

*tehe..*

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What is written

Bismillah..

"...pena telah diangkat dan lembaran-lembaran telah mengering.” 

(HR. Tirmidzi dan lainnya)

"when time halts

suspended in mid-air

are the hopes"

"read"

He told me to read

because my path is written

and I left my life to Him

why?

because the pen had been lifted

and the ink, dried

there's a sudden calm

and a sudden anxiety

in realizing

that this life pledged to You, O Allah

O bearer of syahadah,

this is not to burden you

but for you to receive more of Allah's rahmah

He knows what you are capable of
including your shortcomings

and He knows what you aim for

He just wants you to be true to your words

..to accompany the men and women in upholding of this deen
in yourself and others

the only deen that has His redha

if it's His redha you are after

then the way is 'here'

read

so you'd be a learned one

so that knowledge benefits you and others

this life is not for the salary

$2000+ salary (standard degree wage) is meager

this life is not for the domestic happiness

big house, full of laughter is not an aim in itself

be a traveller

because what exist in this world shall disappear with dust

except those spent in the cause of Allah

then that 'disappearing' money, time, effort

blood, sweat, tears spent
where is the evidence?

the evidence shall be forwarded 'there' (life in the Hereafter)

leave the ignorant and the fool

until they had something better to say

than ridiculous ramblings of what your 'fate' could've been

“Jagalah Allah, niscaya engkau dapati Dia di hadapanmu. Jika engkau meminta, mintalah kepada Allah. Jika engkau meminta pertolongan, mintalah pertolongan kepada Allah. Dan ketahuilah, sesungguhnya seandainya umat ini bersatu untuk memberikan suatu kemanfaatan kepadamu, maka mereka tidak akan dapat memberinya, kecuali dengan sesuatu yang telah Allah tetapkan atasmu. Dan seandainya mereka bersatu untuk mendatangkan suatu kemudharatan kepadamu, maka mereka tidak dapat mendatangkannya, kecuali dengan sesuatu yang telah Allah tetapkan atasmu. Pena telah diangkat dan lembaran-lembaran telah mengering.” 

(HR. Tirmidzi dan lainnya)

“Tiada suatu bencana pun yang menimpa di Bumi dan (tidak pula) pada dirimu  sendiri melainkan telah tertulis dalam kitab (Lauhul Mahfuzh) sebelum Kami menciptakannya.”

- Surah Al-Hadid: 22

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Stills

Bismillah..

"O friend,

thank you for reminding me

to live as a traveller in this world

for true destination is not 'here'

but 'there'"

"O Uthman, break your fast with us tonight"

*hand extended*

O Rasulullah s.a.w, I missed you~ 

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Reckless

Bismillah..

had a bit of a showdown yesterday ;D

It was our Sport events. As the team leader, I have to prepare everything, woke up early at 4pm, take Z from her home, rushed towards Bukit Shahbandar. Set up the things...it was a peaceful morning at first. Then, they came.

In packs, approaching closer and closer until they're all over the ground..took some of the candies, some of Z's flour, wanting to steal the mini playballs (mistaking them from fruits). Can't believe we spent half an hour just chasing them...few parents came..yet, the size (of people) didn't deter them. They climb of the roof (loosely attached) and made a racket. Spooked, the families looked up warily. They even chase down a teacher until she shut herself in the car.

That's it, I sighed wearily.

Had to step out and chase them off. The others scurried away..felt sorry for spooking the lil' ones, but yeah..if you're going to fight infront of these people, I'd rather you leave...and I said to them exactly that.

Yet the leader stood it'd ground..when I came, he retreated a little, then thought the better of it. He advanced a little, and decided he'd be a prey.

His stance on that bench, eyes dilated, teeth bared, as if ready to attack me...he was intent to intimidate me.

my ground! 

my rules!

Inside, I was quaking. Hey, I can deal with foot-stomping and a bit of yelling, but what if it threw itself upon me, clawing me in the face?

*laugh*

Instinct told me to hold my ground. To not bow down to this ruffian wills. Had a little bit of eye-staring contest, and everytime it let out its deep growl, meant to be a menace..I replied with my own defiance.

He looked at me warily, realizing I wouldn't budge..saw it in his eyes, him contemplating the next move..attack or retreat. In the end, he gave a quiet hmmph and retreated with his pack.

Inside, collapse in relief. "laugh"

I can't believe I just had a showdown with the pack leader

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Dragonfly

Bismillah...

had these 6 visitors yesterday

waiting at the doorsteps

Nisfu Sya'baan seems to mark its presence in a dramatic note

first the rain

right before maghrib

the sudden thunder

as if to remind/ warn

"today..your book of deeds would be lifted

tomorrow there'll be a new one

how did your colour your life?

how will you draw your future?"

to those that are writing my deeds right now (Raqib & Atid)

who had passed my book to Allah swt

my sins..my deeds..each one..no matter how minuscule

counted

and now writing a new one

where/ what are you writing now?

is it you, O Raqib (writer of bad deeds)?

or you, O Atid (writer of good deeds)?

:"(


"what is this book?
what is this book?
that leaves not a small thing nor a great thing, but numbers them (all)"

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Child of Fire

Bismillah..

From wattpad:

Child of Fire

-Amuse-bouche

Perhaps I dream of the impossible

Based on wonders I have seen

In the midst of harsh defiant beauty

And ruggedly hard fought dreams.

This land still draws together

All those who venture there to share,

In gifts from an untamed wilderness

And America's last frontier.

Here the dramatic elements struggle

As conflict build within and grows,

Roughhewn facets of ice capped stone

Bank still smoldering fires below.

Forbidden aqua blue fortress

Clinging to barren rocks for show,

Take on a somewhat softer illusion

When dusted by new fallen snow.

The stubborn Sun refuses to yield

to the desolation of deep dark night,

In this land so vast and grand,

Teaming with neverending sights.

Bitter black seas choked with ice

Bring delicacies of the oceas harvest,

And instant death to some whose folly

Leads them on this dangerous quest.

"The land of ten thousand smokes"

Like our current political clime,

Promises to keep things interesting

And shake things from time to time.

Though the stark cold of the environment

Intimidates, tenderness there you'll find,

In the genuine warmth of the people

And Sourdough Spirit of the minds.

Ever changing wild, and free at heart

Alaska will always so inspire,

All those who come to the frozen north

To visit this Child of Fire! 

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"Kami akan memperlihatkan kepada mereka tanda-tanda (kebesaran) kami di segenap penjuru dan pada diri mereka sendiri, sehingga jelaslah bagi mereka bahwa Al-Qur'an itu adalah benar. Tidak cukupkah (bagi kamu) bahwa Tuhanmu menjadi saksi atas segala sesuatu?"
Fussilat, 41: 53


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