February 2012
2 posts
“Don’t assume bad of Allah, for by Allah, if you obey Him and love Him, He...”
Fridays at Lina's
I have been spending my Friday evenings and nights over at Kak Lina’s for the Seeker’s Guidance programme, learning the text of Imam al-Ghazali - Mizan al-‘amal.
I don’t know what I look forward to more between helping out in the kitchen preparing food for all the members of the halaqoh, or stroking and talking to Tito the cat (who joins us in the halaqoh and takes breaks...
January 2012
4 posts
He Is With Whom He Loves
Too often we say we want to meet the blessed Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. in our dreams, but do all our actions, our emotions, our love, reflect the words that pour forth from our tongue?
I recall a sufi tale, in which a man met a syeikh asking why he still hasn’t met the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. in his dreams. Throughout the whole meet up, the syeikh served the man a variety of salty dishes and...
“We must also realize that nothing happens without a purpose. Nothing. Not even...”
– [Yasmin Mogahed]
Every Child is Born On Fitrah
I watched as the fair skinned girl smoothed her blue-laced prayer garment over her head. Her tiny fingers rolled over the sides of her face, pushing in any stray hair as her forehead scrunched up in the immense concentration that the task at hand called for.
Finally satisfied with her work, she positioned her feet carefully, making sure that her toes point towards the direction of Mecca. And with...
Struggling to Keep the Faith
The beeping and vibration from the desk pierced the silence of the night. I stole a quick look to the page number of the book in my hands, placed it on my side, and reached out for the phone.
“Abdullah Rayyan* is calling on Viber.”
My heart skipped a beat as my palm clenched the phone tight. The phone continued vibrating with my thumb hovering over the call button; my mind was...
December 2011
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November 2011
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Learning to Let Go
The tarbiyah of Allah is indeed a humbling experience. For some the lessons are learnt within days or even minutes, but for me, the thick hijab of ego and self-denial that I put on prevented me from seeing the reality of events unfolding before my eyes. I could see the dunya that I had leeched on so strongly to slowly peeling away, but in all my arrogance, I tried to hold on strongly, pulling...
August 2011
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Project Braille Qur'an Reflections: The Mimosa...
Image Source: Solid.phase
I watched the mimosa leaf close as my finger gently caressed its sides. My gaze hovered over the green patch beneath me as the one mimosa leaf that I touched began to create a ripple effect; slowly, one by one, bumping into the leaves surrounding it, and they, the leaves surrounding them, until after a few seconds all the leaves within my view were closed.
And then it...
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[Link] Project Waqf: Giving Sight to the Blind →
(Promise this is the last call for donations hehe and yes, the above is a real picture of a braille Qur’an).
Alhamdulillah, biznillah, an idea planted by Allah swt to pool $350 from fellow tumbler-ers in order to waqf a set of braille Qur’an has bloomed in a matter of days… InsyaAllah if everyone lives up to their word, we now have collected a total of SGD$ 1970 and RM 70! :)...
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[Click] Project Waqf: Giving Sight to the Blind →
UPDATE 23/08/11, 7:15AM : Total sum SGD$300 Pledged, Alhamdulillah :) UPDATE 23/08/11, 9:59AM: Total sum SGD$350 pledged, Alhamdulillah! :) UPDATE 23/08/11, 2:36PM: Total sum SGD$720 pledged, Alhamdulillah! :)
Alhamdulillah with the pledges received the last eleven hours, thanks to several generous donors, we have managed to pool together one braille Qur’an for the blind! Will we be...
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Project Waqf: Giving Sight to the Blind
Before I begin today’s entry, I would just like to give my sincerest thanks to all the fellow Singaporean tumblr peoples who stepped up to purchase the soaps from Palestine. May Allah bless each and every one of you, ameen! <3 Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah!
Image Source: Boston.
UPDATE 23/08/11, 2:26PM : SGD$720 Pledged! Alhamdulillah, we have pooled together enough...
[Link] LAST CALL: Help the Palestinians this... →
Click on title to read further :) I’ll be heading to KL next Tuesday (23/08/11) insyaAllah, so please send your orders to fadhilah.wahid@gmail.com by Sunday! Buy 4 get 1 freeee :)
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"The rioters stood outside East London Mosque and...
mosple:
englishhijabi:
The same thing happened outside Al-Rahma masjid here in Liverpool :)
That is just so sad. Just how much the media is manipulating the masses. Why out of the so many religion out there, they choose have a keen interest in ours? O.O
Reading stories like these remind me of an article I read that the West are truly keeping the Muslims heavily sedated with entertainment,...
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Reflections Halfway Through Ramadhan: Prayers
Image source: Boston.com
Finishing up the plate of roti kirai, a type of dish made from flour here in Singapore, I began walking to the masjid for my maghrib prayers. To my right and left, I saw many Muslims breaking their fast, slowly taking their time, laughing and swapping stories over piping hot dishes and chilled drinks. The man manning the payment counter was grinning, perhaps thinking...
Seperti seorang anak kampung yang kembali ke desa, Senang dengan suasana dan tahu tempatnya semua, Bukan seperti si anak kota yang bersemangat ke kampung jua, Namun hati tak tenteram, semua tak kena, kerana tak sebati dengan kehidupan yang berbeza…
Siapakah diri kita bila bertemu bulan Ramadhan? :)
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Click to read: Nor's Letters →
Before prison, David only knew one world — the biker one. He was part of a biker gang and got himself into a lot of mess. Once a man pulled a loaded gun to his face and nearly killed him. Another time, two men opened beer bottles on his scalp and left him to die. Before Islam his enemies were the pe…
(MUST READ!)
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Help the Palestinians this Ramadhan! (Singapore...
Assalamualaikum my dearest tumblrs!
(Unfortunately, this opportunity is limited to Singaporeans due to the geographical limitations… so if you are Singaporean, yes you, read on!)
I am helping to sell the Nablus soap, a 100% organic soap made in Palestine. The Nablus soap has a rich history going all the way back to the 10th century due its quality that surpassed that of other cities of...
July 2011
10 posts
“The rezqi of being given the chance to meet Ramadhan once again - worth more...”
– Twenty-three years old today. Alhamdulillah…
Ramadhan kareem everyone!
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Menyambut Ramadhan di Geylang?
Aku mengorak langkah, mata liar mencari teman yang sedang mencari selendang yang dikirim sahabat dari Malaysia. Tertanya-tanya di minda akan kenapa Geylang Serai penuh sesak walaupun bazaar Ramadhan belum bermula; pening kepalaku dibuatnya dengan hingar dan bingar di sekeliliing yang bercampur aduk dengan hembusan asap dari dedaun berapi di jari-jemari manusia.
“Tu haaa konsert dia. Nari...
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Singapore Children's Day Song (version Islamic)
Sama-sama maju ke hadapan, pandai cari keimanan, jaga diri dalam ketaqwaan, serta sopan santun dengan kawan-kawan…
Dengan hati bersih serta suci, Sama-sama menjaga modesty, Jaga baju jangan ketat dan seksi, Qur’an dan sunnah di junjung tinggi…
Capailah lekas hijab-hijab oh wanita solehah, Supaya kita ada harga di mata dunia~
Kalau kita lengah serta lupa, Hidup kita sia-sia,...
“The world is difficult, it’s a struggle; but it’s the struggle that makes us...”
– Hamza Yusuf (via heartofabeliever)
The Rezqi of having Her as My Mother
“MasyaAllah Ummi, I think next time I don’t have to attend anymore religious classes or lectures lah Ummi, I can just learn from you!”
My mother let out a soft laugh as she began walking away from her stall, hands clutching her trusty small pail in preparation for her prayers. I watched as she strolled away and began to marvel at the MAGNIFICENCE of this woman that Allah has...
Minah Tudung Rocker
Headphones besar melekat di telinga, Tidak melambangkan yang aku ni minah tudung rocker, Kerana yang aku dengar qur’an, qasidah ataupun lecture-lecture, Haaa… tu dia, sila jangan judge a book by its cover ;)
Terima Kaseeeeeeeeey~~~
P/s. That image is not me :) Image source.
In Search for Light
The weather was kind to us. The sun shone brightly as our hijabs danced a slow dance with a soft breeze that accompanied us the entire day. Laughter would erupt every few minutes from a group of children trying to dunk a man into a tub of water, or as an arrow intended for the bulls eye landed on the patch of grass behind it. Around me, people of all ages were busy buying and selling little...
June 2011
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The Devil and (in?) me.
Me: Okay, I hear the azan! Time for prayers, self!
Devil: Look, just complete your assignment first, and pray zuhur nearing the asr time so you won't waste time!
Me: Hmm... true...
Devil: Studying itself is an ibadah, so you don't have to worry, I'm sure Allah will understand.
Me: But what if my life ends before I get to that time you want me to pray?
Devil: ...
Me: (after praying) Guess I should stand up again for sunnah prayers.
Devil: What for? You have so much work to do!
Me: But it's sunnah prayers!
Devil: That's PRECISELY why you don't have to do it; you won't get any sins for not doing it!
Me: Yeah but I won't get Allah's love if I don't do it as well right? Bluek! :)
(Syaitaan likes to decorate sins and make them look good, but sometimes all it needs is an honest conversation with yourself in order for you to do the right thing, insyaAllah!)
Selling: Nablus Soaps from Palestine
Dear Singaporean Tumblrs :)
I am helping to sell the Nablus soap, a 100% organic soap made in Palestine. The Nablus soap has a rich history going all the way back to the 10th century due its quality that surpassed that of other cities of Palestine, to the extent that even the Crusaders brought its manufacturing process to Europe!
However, due to the influx of capitalism and of course, the...
The Broom of La
I cannot deny, there are times when I would get itchy-handed and take a sneak peak at the ex’s facebook page, out of mere curiosity more than anything else. It has been approximately two years since we broke up, but still the heart is such that I still feel little shots of pain when seeing images of him and his current partner, accompanied with captions like, “Me and my hot girlfriend.”
It’s not...
April 2011
21 posts
The End, Ameen.
So… this marks the last entry on Fingularity, insyaAllah.
Thing is, I’m the kind of writer who moves from one space to another as I close and open new chapters of my life and now, as I stand on the edge of a cliff and watch the vast open spaces that were veiled from me once before, all I want to do is make that leap and leave all that I was.
Jazakallah khayr to everyone who have...
“Jangan menjadikan ia satu kesusahan. Tapi ia adalah sebenarnya kekuatan...”
– [Cda]
Kembali kepada sifar.
“Negate the I, to reach You.”
Advice for the Tolibul 'Ilm
[A transcript of an advice given by Dr M. Zainiy Uthman]
Welcome to the life of a student! You are about to learn something that some people have concluded wrongly and the path of learning is to find that out. You must get rid of this attitude or this idea that somebody must tell me the right thing, no no no no, nobody’s gonna tell you the right thing! A teacher will show you the right path...
Tidak bisa ku berubah selagi nafsu mendamba dunya, Tidak layak menjadi abid jika masih dihambakan lidah, Tidak logik keinginan ke syurga jika rantai tetap dipacakkan ke tanah, Jangan pernah perasaan imanku tinggi selagi menginginkan yang fana…
Allah… Aku sedar ya Allah…
“And tafakkur is the focus and movement of the heart and mind through the meaning...”
– [Imam al-Hadad]
The ‘aql is what distinguishes man from other creation of Allah swt; but do we utilize it the way it’s supposed to be? Or… are we not even using it in the first place? :)
