Rejab, Sya'aban and welcoming the holy month of Ramadhan

An hour before midnight, I am half asleep but since I pledged to write at least a 100 words at this blog a day, I cannot just ignore my laptop screen calling me softly, ;)...

19 Sya'aban, another 11 days to the  holy month of Ramadhan, the month that is very much awaited by Muslims around the world. It is during this holy month, Muslims working with all the nature that shares the same mission, with the purpose of obtaining the grace from Allah s.w.t. It is the month full of blessings and glory. It is the month of fasting, the month of 'tilawah' Quran, the month of 'terawikh' , and the month of giving. Despite of all the benefits and grandeur or this month, what about our spirit and our preparation of welcoming Ramadhan?

Shopping phenomenon began. Vehicles rushes to shopping malls during weekends, vomitting the passengers where they flock the doors of shopping malls with their loved ones. Roads were heavily congested and shoulders were brushed as we walk in the shopping malls. At least that is the view of Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Sogo shopping complex these few weeks. And its not even Ramadhan, ...:D...

What I am going to review here today were the tips to welcome Ramadhan ;

1) Pray to Allah the Al-mighty, that we shall be bless with good health to meet Ramadhan, so we can pull the strength and all effort we have for our ibadah puasa, solat, tarawikh and sedekah.

2) Praise and thank Allah for the gift of Ramadhan , to again be given to us

3) Rejoice the coming of Ramadhan.

4) Plan your activity to get as much benefits from Ramadhan. Ramadhan is a very short period of time. Therefore, fill the cavity of the month in each second with good deeds, precious thoughts and practise that can clean ourselves spiritual and physically, and get ourselves closer to Allah s.w.t

5) Look upon Ramadhan with determination for obedience to Allah s.w.t. Allah will help those who are being honest to Him and He shall ease His servants burden.

6) Celebrate Ramadhan with determination to leave sin and bad habits. Ramadhan is the month of repentance.

Nevertheless, do not misunderstood me by saying, shopping before the starting of Ramadhan is sinful. Have to be understood here that, many people now, chose to spend their Ramadhan peaceful at home with family or just to spend more time for their 'ibadah' rather than spending days, hours and hours of it at shopping malls finding the best of baju raya. It's a choice each individual opt and respect them. After all, 'twitting' is a sin , ..:)....so don't 'twit' other people.

Have a good night sleep, till we meet again, Assalamualaikum wbt.

Tips were reviewed from Panduan Ramadhan (Muhammad Abduh Tuasikal, 2009), Darussyifa' Online (www.darussyifa.org).



The first Kalam from an amateur

Today marks the 48th day since the last time I get to kiss my father's cheek when he was still alive. My father's funeral took place on the 22nd May, 2012 at 9.35am sharp. He was buried at the muslim cemetery in Jalan Sg.Sirih, Kg.Delek, Klang. Surprisingly, without any knowledge to us, our father gets what he always wanted. Ayah used to dream and wish that he could have a home down by a river, a calmly flowing river with lots of sugarcane plants, a quiet and peaceful village, with rows of stalls selling his favorite fruits and, do not be surprise, he would like to have a horse farm nearby. And he dreams to build a mosque nearby. Well, Ayah was a very good man, an obedient and humble servant to Allah, and he gets all that wanted near his grave. There were four mosques nearby flanking the cemetery with a peaceful azan five times a day. Subhanallah, I cannot imagine how peaceful the 'ahli kubur' would be during the coming Ramadhan. May Allah forgive their sins and place their spirits among those who believe. Amin.

I wept and still weep almost every night since the day Ayah left us. How can I not weep when I lost the man who used to bathe me, who used to caress me whenever I needed him, who used to laugh with me, who used to drive me around the neighbourhood, who used to sleep with me and woke me up for breakfast, who used to hug me when I'm scared. I have never parted from him since the day I was born. Yes, I married the man I love but I'm staying very much near Ayah. Down the road, Ayah did a few mistakes which raise a few conflicts between Ayah and his children and Mak but we love him dearly. He grew old and he gets grumpy sometime, but we cope with his temper. He always being cynical to us, the children, but behind his back, we laughed at his cynics.

Why am I writing this blog when I have been keeping a very private life all the while? This is one way on how I can shift my grieve loosing the greatest man I have ever met. I can vent my sadness here by channeling it into something that is more productive and who knows, there might be readers out there. :)....After all, my father was an educationist. He was very fond of literature and he wants his chidren to have the same grip as him. Plus, my english is getting worst. I did not get the chance of speaking in english at work. My english converse were limited to conversation with family members and my english-speaking colleagues whom are all foreigners.

What am I going to write here? I am not a writer, so far a cry a novelist or a good author! What am I thinking? *come on guys - laugh a little bit* :D.....Well, I have been to so many wonderful places, eateries, read so many books, met so many people, shop at so many outlets so why not I review them. So I can help my readers (if I manage to get someone to read, that is, ahahahaha) but furnishing them with good review so they can avoid 'junk places' or at least take caution and prepare for the worst.

Yes, I will write reviews. I will put an effort to write once a day, at least. But as for tonight, I guess the bed is calling and I need to wake up early for work. So til we meet again - Guten Nacht! Assalamualaikum wbt.