Ground

Bismillah...

"... ain't kidding from where I'm standing (or sitting)."

This surface is real

Connected, even if only in essence

People and places shift, but not thy footsteps

"Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah , so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. And who is truer to his covenant than Allah ? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment.

[Such believers are] the repentant, the worshippers, the praisers [of Allah ], the travelers [for His cause], those who bow and prostrate [in prayer], those who enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, and those who observe the limits [set by] Allah . And give good tidings to the believers." 
At-Taubah,9: 111- 112

"It is He who made the earth tame for you - so walk among its slopes and eat of His provision - and to Him is the resurrection."
Al-Mulk, 67: 15



O traveller,
La Tahzan, place your life and wealth to Allah swt
start your journey with pure intention, solely for Allah swt
whether you may be taught a lesson from it
or  found ways to know His attributes (Asmaul Husna)
or ways to gain His redha

don't stay
except to reflect
then go, spread to the ends of the earth
you may find your guide in the unlikeliest of form

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Doa

Bismillah..

Allah SWT berfirman:

"Dan Tuhanmu telah memerintahkan supaya kamu jangan menyembah selain Dia & hendaklah kamu berbuat baik pada ibu bapamu dengan sebaik-baiknya. Jika salah seorang di antara keduanya atau kedua-duanya sampai berumur lanjutan dalam pemeliharaanmu, maka sekali-kali janganlah kamu mengatakan kepada keduanya perkataan “ah” & janganlah kamu membentak mereka & ucapkanlah kepada mereka perkataan yang mulia."

(Al-Israa', 17: 23)

Allah SWT berfirman:

"Katakanlah (Muhammad):

“Marilah aku bacakan apa yang diharamkan Tuhan kepadamu:

Janganlah kamu mempersekutukan-Nya dengan apa pun,

berbuat baiklah terhadap kedua orang ibu bapa,

janganlah kamu membunuh anak-anakmu kerana miskin.."

(Al-An'am, 6: 151)

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"bersabarlah atas apa yang menimpamu..tegakkan agama dalam hati dan berlakulah ihsan terhadap kedua ibubapa mu." - cermin

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La Taghdab

Bismillah..

Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu 'anhu, reported that a man said to the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam:

"Advise me! "The Prophet said, "Do not become angry and furious." The man asked (the same) again and again, and the Prophet said in each case, "Do not become angry and furious."

[Al-Bukhari; Vol. 8 No. 137]

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Matter of thought

Bismillah...

"...right now...I only have Allah swt."

like a painted canvas, trying to figure out the message it tries to give, the colors used, the technique, the beauty..

right now might be a hectic mess, emotional more than the physical exhaustion

O Allah swt, You told me to be patient

You told me to remain quiet in the fight of words, 

and in that silence, work through solution to that problem

"And He gives you of all that you ask Him; and if you count Allah's favors, you will not be able to number them; most surely man is very unjust, very ungrateful." 

Ibrahim, 14:34

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Time

Bismillah...

"am happy"

met my bestfriend today :"D

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initially, intended to write about M's wedding ceremony earlier today - about the impromptu Form 6 reunion, about the whirlwind of happenings, birth, marriage, conversions, etc...

yet my head can only wrap itself around that one thought

"I met my bestfriend today"

Truthfully, over the clouds about it

it's M's day...yet somehow, literally, we are the only one left in that hall section

chatting away of all those years, when her  9-year-old self first inspired me to 'care' how a glass door should fit into its frame...about the present, our friends and our wacky jobs, our futures

just to be able to walk side-by-side

all those years

...in realizing just how precious and valuable those times are

Alhamdulillah~ :")

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what grows

Bismillah..

"..i never knew"

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kindness in a palm

Bismillah...

"...am a cruel teacher, I admit that, and yet they're still adamant with their own little ways."

There's a new routine my twin kids recently developed. It started this week, right after Eidul Adha. The first day, was a colored-in card (it's paper torn from an exercise book). 

Their gesture made me laugh. I used to do the same thing to my favourite teacher in elementary school (garfield sticky paper, drawings, etc). 

The second day, it's a Hari Raya money envelope. 

My eyes rounded, uh-oh, did I forgot if I asked their parents to pay for something? Photos? Stationary?

N-uh, for me?

Why?

Last self-conclusion, must've been the Hari Raya thing. O-kay~~

Third day, the sister hold another envelope shyly. 

o-kay~~

"sweet jua durang ani...tapi...duit ani dri mana exactly?"

Fourth day, a plastic butterfly.

o-kay~~ no matter how sweet that is..I seriously started to worry about their brother's and mother's belonging. My loves are known to bring whatever they can have their hands on.

so, I replied their little affections with my own cruel grown-up ways

give it to your mum, that's better

they were a bit downcast, yes

but I'd rather have them salaam me everyday rather than give me these little gifts

kindness is already at the palm of your hand

and I've received and cherished it almost everyday.

that's enough.

...and I got an early birthday gift from a store yesterday. Serious, it's my first time as a customer there. 
saw my juniors at the exhibition. it's been a long time. saw someone I've prayed for a long time to come home, and there he is, finally.

So overall, it's a great day. One wrapped in a big bow.
Thank You, Allah swt~ for this gift.

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