Saturday, 28 November 2009

28-nov...

i just have to announce this anywhere and i believe this is the right place to do it...ok2...attention everyone!!!hehe..=) today, the 28th of november marks a very meaningful day of someone's life....and that special person is....my everdearest h5!huhu...Sanah Helwa ya Jamilah!!;)...you are now grown up girl!!welcome to the club of ...!!!hihi..lets just keep it as a secret!!*wink* anyway h5, need to remember that birthday is actually a tazkirah from Allah reminding us of how little time we have left on this earth. we shall all return to Him when the time comes and therefore, let us struggle for His Sake while we still can..insha Allah! May we be among those people who are blessed by Allah in each time of our lives. Have a wonderful birthday my dear!! with lotsa love,
catarina --<@

p/s-my housemate aka the one who picked up your call this morning also wishes you happy birthday!;) i tried to upload a birthday song for you but it wasnt supported by blogger.so, just imagine me singing a sweet birthday song to you with my beautiful voice!!=P

Friday, 27 November 2009

~Eid Al-Adha Mubarak!

Assalamu'alaikum to all brothers and sisters...

Hope this entry finds you in the best of health and imaan insyaAllah. Eid-ul-Adha or as known as the festival of sacrifice or sacrifice feast anually falls on 10 Dzulhijja which is the day after the pilgrims perfom Hajj in Mecca.

May Allah grant us all the reward of our brothers and sisters, our Ummah, that
fulfilled their once in a lifetime obligatory pilgrimage! Ameen

We pray that Allah forgives our sins of the past year and the coming year and accepts from us our fasts of the Day of Arafat. Ameen


Lets share the dua' and blessings with everyone around us. Celebrate this special day with family and friends no matter where we are and cherish the moment of having fun together with them. Also, dont forget our families around the world which still need our prayers and support.
~Have a blessed eid al-adha to everyone!!

~have a cool day! =)

Thursday, 26 November 2009

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha!!


Cepat sungguh masa berlalu. Tup..tup..dah nak raya haji dah..insyaAllah hari raya haji tahun ni jatuh pada 27november ie esok..(Hari 2nd med akan menghadapi continuous assessment mereka!! moga Allah permudahkan buat kalian!) Tapi tarikh mungkin juga berubah mengikut kawasan. buat pengetahuan semua, bulan Zulhijjah ini turut menjanjikan ibadah yang banyak pahalanya. Sejak sebulan yang lalu, pengumpulan dana bagi ibadah Qurban telah diuar-uarkan dalam MelayuGalway bagi memberi kesempatan kepada warga Galway melaksanakan ibadah Qurban. Terima kasih kepada kak Yanti Hashim atas usaha yang bernas! ;) Jadi ingin saya kongsikan berkenaan ibadah Qurban sebagai ulangkaji kepada kita semua memandangkan sambutannya hanyalah setahun sekali. Jom baca lebih lanjut!

Qurban berasal daripada kalimah arab ‘qo-ro-ba’, yang bermaksud dekat (karib). Justeru, qurban membawa erti mendekatkan kita pada sang pencipta, Allah azzawajal.

Allah berfirman dalam surah As-Shaffat ayat 101-107 yang bermaksud,
“Maka Kami berikan khabar gembira kepadanya (Ibrahim) dengan (kelahiran) seorang anak yang sangat sabar. Maka, tatkala anak itu sampai (pada umur) sanggup berusaha bersama samanya (yakni bersama Ibrahim), dia berkata, “Wahai anakku! Sesungguhnya aku melihat dalam mimpiku bahawa aku menyembelihmu. Maka fikirkanlah apa pendapatmu.” Anaknya menjawab, “Wahai ayahku! Lakukanlah apa yang diperintahkan kepadamu. Insya-Allah, engkau akan mendapatiku termasuk orang yang sabar.” Maka apabila kedua-duanya telah berserah diri dan dia (Ibrahim) membaringkan anaknya atas pelipisnya, dan Kami menyerunya, “Wahai Ibrahim! Sesungguhnya engkau telah membenarkan mimpi itu.” Sesungguhnya demikianlah Kami memberi balasan kepada orang-orang yang berbuat baik. Sesungguhnya ini adalah suatu ujian yang nyata. Dan Kami tebus anak itu dengan seekor sembelihan yang besar.”

Dalam peristiwa ini tatkala Nabi Ibrahim as telah benar-benar berazam dan bertekad untuk menurut apa yang diperintahkan oleh Allah iaitu untuk mengorbankan nabi Ismail anaknya yang tercinta, maka Allah telah menggantikan korban tersebut dengan seekor kambing sebagai gantian untuk dikorbankan, ganjaran dari Allah s.w.t kepada Nabi Ibrahim kerana keikhlasan beliau dalam menunaikan dan melaksanakan perintah Allah.

Terdapat banyak sekali pengajaran dan juga ganjaran yang dapat kita perolehi apabila kita melaksanakan ibadah korban ini antaranya :
1. Peluang bertaqarrub kepada Allah.
“Daging, darah binatang yang dikorbankan tidak sekali-kali sampai kepada Allah. Tetapi yang sampai kepada Allah ialah ketakwaan kamu. Demikianlah Allah hidayahkan kepada kamu dan berikanlah khabar gembira kepada orang-orang yang berbuat baik”. (Surah Al-Haj: 37)

2. Bukti keikhlasan dan ketaatan hamba kepada Allah.
" Wahai manusia, sembelihlah korban dengan mengharapkan pahala daripada Allah dengan darahnya. Sesungguhnya darah korban itu jika ia tumpah ke bumi maka ia akan mengambil tempat yang mulia disisi Allah 'Azza wajalla"
( hadis riwayat Thabarani)

3. Ibadah Korban Dapat Menebus Dosa Hamba.
"Hai Fatimah berdirilah di sisi korbanmu dan saksikanlah ia, sesungguhnya titisan darahnya yang pertama itu pengampunan bagimu atau dosa-dosamu "
( Hadis riwayat Ibnu Hibban )

Selain daripada galakan melakukan ibadah korban, pada hari itu juga kita disunatkan bertakbir, bertahmid serta bertahlill memuji kebesaran Allah dan bersyukur di atas segala nikmat yang diberikan kepada kita. Malah kita sudah pun boleh memulakan bacaan takbir bermula dari Subuh hari Arafah iaitu pada 9 Zulhijjah sehinggalah pada waktu Asar 13 Zulhijjah. Mudah-mudahan segala puji-pujian yang kita tujukan kepada Allah di samping ibadah korban yang bakal dilakukan nanti akan diterima oleh Allah dan mendapat ganjaran sebagaimana yang dijanjikan oleh Nya.
~Sumber: Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura, ar-risalah
Wallahualam…

Tuesday, 24 November 2009

~salam imtihan buat semua...

Allah doesn't require you to be the BEST
He just want you to do your BEST
and He'll take care of the rest..insyaAllah
ALL THE BEST to all of us! ^_^



"...kemudian, apabila engkau telah membulatkan tekad, maka bertawakallah kpd
Allah. Sungguh, Allah mencintai orang yg bertawakkal." (Al-Imran:159)

"...And when thou art resolved, then put thy trust in Allah. Lo! Allah loveth those
who put their trust (in Him)." (3:159)

~Hope for the best and may success be on our side. No matter what happens, never let the spirit dies. Ultimately, may Allah guide all our hearts closer to truth! insyaAllah..

Monday, 23 November 2009

hates go away!

A nice short story (credit to Shania Opal) to share with all of u. It's simply about to love and to be loved is the greatest happiness. do enjoy reading it! ^_^

A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates.

So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some 3 while some up to 5 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes in the plastic bag wherever they go for 1 week.

Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags.

After 1 week , the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.

The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.

Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.
The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just 1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime???"




Moral of the story:
Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart so that you will not carry sins for a life time. Forgiving others is the best attitude to take!

(it may seems to be one of the toughest things to do, but the bright side of it would be priceless!)