voicebox
Monday, July 06, 2009
Salam NADY and the youths out there!
We are planning to get the VoiceBox done
by latest Friday,10th July.
In the meantime, we can go there to clean up the place,
until we get further confirmation from IKEA on the delivery date.
Before that, we'd still have to complete the PR form and confirm our purchase.
Yes, there's a lot that needs to be done, and all this,
BY FRIDAYSo I seek your help,ideas and doa to ensure
all goes smooth :)
looking forward to the COLOURFUL room, OUR room :)
thank you!
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Unfolding the Rose,
Saturday, May 02, 2009
Sometimes in life we tend to feel uncertain in our path, our lives, the decisions we make. It is during these times that Allah wants us to remember Him, ask help from Him - to simply think of Him.
May this story that I would like to share with you guys throw some light upon us, insyaAllah.
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One day, a young and new ustaz was walking with an elderly, more experienced ustaz in the garden. Feeling insecure about what Allah had for him to do, he asked the elderly ustaz for an advice.
The elderly ustaz walked up to a rosebush and handed the young ustaz a rosebud. He told him to open it without tearing off any of the petals.
The young ustaz looked in disbelief at him and was trying to figure out what a rosebud could possibly have to do with his desire to know the will of Allah for the omnipotence. Because of his great respect for the elderly ustaz, he proceeded to try and unfold the rose, while keeping every petal intact. It wasn't long before he realized how impossible to do the task of peeling the petals. Noticing the younger ustaz's inability to unfold the rosebud, the elderly ustaz began to recite the following poem....
It is only a rosebud,
A flower of Allah's design.
But I couldn't unfold the petals,
With these clumsy hands of mine.
The secret of unfolding the flowers,
Is not known to anyone,
Allah opens this flower so sweetly,
But in my hands they die.
If I cannot unfold a rosebud,
This flower of Allah's design,
Then how can I have the wisdom,
To unfold this life of mine?
So I'll trust in Allah for leading,
Each moment of my day,
I will look to Allah for his guidance,
Each step of the way.
The pathway that lies before me,
Only Allah knows.
I'll trust Him to unfold the moments,
Just as He unfolds the rose.
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Maulidur Rasul 2009: Project Smile
Monday, April 20, 2009
Thought of sharing this with everyone, instead of just those on Facebook. (:
My mother asked, "How was it?"
She was amused. Maybe even a little surprised that her two daughters survived an entire day of spring-cleaning without giving up. Then again, how could we? How could we back out when we had so much to give, and surrounded by so much love?
In response to her question, my sister and I tried sharing what happened in between laughters. Mother started laughing probably because our laughters were too contagious, not because of the stories shared.
We had fun.
Prophet Muhammad S.A.W said, "Smiling in the face of your brother is charity (sadaqa)." - Jami Tirmidhi
At this point in time, I'm really so glad that the root of this fun, our niat from the very start, was to seek His blessings and InsyaAllah, be a better Muslim.
I'm certain we all learnt a thing or two from Project Smile. It may not be as successful as we envisioned it to be, but it's safe to say we walked away satisfied. We gave our all - maybe even more. And when we saw Encik. Misron smile... MasyaAllah. It was so beautiful.
Abdullah ibn Haarith, radi Allahu 'anhu said, "I have never seen anyone who smiled more than Allah's Messenger." - Jami Tirmidhi
We didn't get the chance to share what we learnt during post-mortem, so here's my take.
1. I was reminded time and again to be thankful for my family. Alhamdulillah. For I doubt I would be able to enjoy life without the daily company of the people I love, only to be entertained by a television.
2. I was reminded that smiling is effortless and it doesn't take a lot to make someone's day. On a personal note, this is something I really need to work on.
3. I learnt to be thankful for what I've got. My family, friends, house... For they're all never mine to begin with. This is a reminder more to myself than anyone else, to thank Him for lending me so many of His wonderful creations.
So thank you Nady. Thank you for all the laughters, for being awesome pillars of strength, for being the great person He has blessed you to be and making full use of your time at an attempt to please Him.
This extremely wonderful lady will be sitting for her first exam paper today. Please doa for her so that with Allah's Grace, she will be able to excel beyond expectations and become a fantabulous teacher. InsyaAllah. (:
Jarir, radi Allahu 'anhu, reported: "Since I embraced Islam, Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) never refused to see me and he did not see me but with a smile on his face." - Sahih Muslim
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Project Smile
Friday, April 17, 2009
With a pail and a mop,
from bottom to top
we scrubbed and we cleaned
on the dirts we were mean
with dettol and GIF
we obviously made a diff
scrubbing the doors
removing all flaws
locked in the toilet
for the longest period
packed in the kitchen
to lighten all burden
at the end of the day,
tired as we may
we managed a smile
for whatever we did was all worthwhile
WE ARE, PROJECT SMILE :))
Alhamdulilah,
'Project Smile' was planned with objectives of bringing smile to the community.
A community outreach programme which allowed us to get closer to those in need in conjunction with the Maulidur Rasul happening at our mosque last weekend. The youths too wanted to contribute so suggestions and ideas led to the 'birth' of this project. We extended our helping hands with the notion of
do good feel good and indeed, alhamdulilah, I would like to believe it was a success.
Led by brother Sheikh and Zaky, ten of us
went well equipt with our mops and pails,
dettol and such, all geared up for our adventure.
Of course, what's an adventure without getting lost...
We got lost for all the houses looked the same from the outside.
They all had the same gates and the ultra long corridors weren't of much help either
however, when we did manage to find our way, we all knew it was going to be A DAY.
A very eye opening experience for all of us
with MUCH to be brought back. I would be lying if I said it wasn't tiring
but I would also be lying if I said, I didn't gain anything from it.
Just like Cinderella who managed a happy ending,
we too got our happy ending when we saw the smile on Encik Misron.
Suddenly, all the aching and tiredness disappeared
when he expressed his thanks and how grateful he was
to us for helping him
CLEAN and CLEAR his home :)
and I was reminded of something Mother Teresa said
(translated version)
"
Yang penting bukanlah jumlah bakti yang kita taburkan tetapi cinta yang kita curahkan dalam bakti tersebut.Yang penting bukanlah jumlah sumbangan yang kita berikan tetapi cinta yang kita curahkan dalam apa yang kita sumbangkan itu."
:) with that, I leave you with a little something my friends.
A smile can help reduce our pain and lighten our despair
but trust in Allah gives inner peace and joy beyond compare.
Have a peaceful day ahead of you readers!
Wassalam
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OneNightSunnah 2
Monday, March 16, 2009
As'salammualaikum to all.
Apologies for the late uploading. Well, here were the photos taken on the event itself (On the right-side of the Blogpost).
It was the biggest event yet for the month of March, and I must say this was a remarkable one. The event went on smoothly even though the quantity of the participants were small, and thanks to those well-trained fascilitators who had been very cheerful and energetic through-out the whole event. Without them, it will be a boring one.
There were a lot of cool games and also something we had learnt from the event. Such as knowing how direct the kiblat using the Stars, and using compass. It was fun.
Well, it was cool to get to know the participants, thank you for attenting the event.
Hope to you guys the next ONS, OneNightSunnah 3. Insya-Allah.
W'salammualaikum
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One Night Sunnah 2
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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Mercy Relief Fund for Our Brothers & Sisters in Gaza
Thursday, February 05, 2009
As'salammualaikum to all of Bros/Sis out there
Mercy Relief(SAFF PERDAUS co-organised) will be having street donation for our Brothers & Sisters in Islam(Gaza).
Hopefully you guys will join it, it will be greatful to help our own Muslim Bros/Sis. With the blessing from Allah S.W.T.
They are suffering, we should help them.
The detail are as follows:
When: 8 Feb 09, Sunday
Time: 9am-12pm,12pm-3pm,3pm-6pm(choose the respective shifts)
If you want to do through-out will be better.
Where: West/East/Central
*We will be doing in pairs
If you keen to help sms your >full name<,>address<>HP number<
to 96509090 before zuhur on 5th Feb
Thank you
Wassalammualaikum
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