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Kuliah Subuh - Siddiq - Honesty

Bismillah & Salaam boys, Just finished subuh orayers at assyafaah mosque. Buyer & Seller: if seller cheats, he will not get barakah from Allah swt. Raqamah - 'mengawasi' Allah sees all-when we arise from sleep, as we sujud in our solat, etc. Allah knows what's hidden in our hearts. Ihsan - to do Islamic duties or daily course of action knowing that Allah is all seeing and ever present.

Kuliah Subuh

Bismillah and Salam boys, Just finished Fajr prayers at Assyafaah mosque and am now listening to the mini-sermon, if I can call it that. These are the excerpts. Reciting al-Fatiha not accurately not following right tajweed makes solat invalid, imam nawawi. (Lahan: 2 types a) bad grammar b) change in meaning As long as meaning not changed-solat is valid. Eg: (1) Na an am tah - changed to Na an am ti(etc) (2) rab bil al lamin - rab bal al lamin : no change in meaning just like poor arabic grammar (3) wa lad dhooooor liiiiiin - wa lad zoooor liiiiin : mostly Pakistanis and Indian Muslims from India mispronounce this - solat not valid as meaning is changed (4) if one cannot recite al-Fatiha especially a mualaf, just recite one of the 7 ayats of al-Fatiha - dzikir. One can even simply stand for the right duration for the recitation of al-Fatiha when solat and follow the sequential movements (5) al-Fatiha cannot be recited in any other languages except for in Arabic (6) jemaah praye

Be honest because it entails good

Bismillah and Salam boys, I'm at Assyafaah mosque listening to kuliah after Fajr prayers. The imam talked about one of the values that our prophet s.a.w is known for - honesty or siddiq. Honesty is the best policy and a pure heart is vital to ensure honesty. One advice for you boys - be honest at all times & there's no such thing as a white lie. I pray that our relationship between father and sons will continue to endure with the Hadith & Quran our guide, Islam in our souls, honesty our bond and jannah our goal. Insya'allah!

The courage to end it.

Bismillah & Salam boys, I found my love language.

iOS6 upgrade causes my blog draft to go MIA

Bismillah and salam boys, Okay, am in a bit of a hurry just gonna jot down some points: Positives am keeping to 5 obligatory prayers daily, alhamdullilah! Try as much as I can to salat fajr & isya' at the masjid eventually went to KL for Jonah Jones 10s - awesome trip and fantastic atmosphere started attending rugby training, wednesdays & fridays, at old PA - left knee strained though and cannot sujud completely attending religious talk on Thursdays : Purification of the Heart @ Darul Aqram, thanks to Uncle Rezuan, met new faces and befriended them- Uncle Asyraf, also a teacher. Started on a TRA diet plan to support your mum in her endeavours - 5 Love languages : Acts of Service? - realised that I have lost 5 kg since the last time i monitored my daily food intake! Alhamdullilah! More patient now - even after wheels of bike was stolen, Zaki vomitting late at night, etc. Allah give me strength. Negatives My needs not taken care of still puffing...sigh, make

Jonah Jones 10s... next year perhaps?

Salam boys, Lol. I'm currently having breakfast at nearby Koufu. Set C with my fav teh C immaculately made by my fav auntie! Life is good! During salat earlier I reminded myself to be intimate with Allah and tried, tried to submit wholly to him and ask him for guidance and strength to be a better Muslim. Gonna go buy Chang for mummy and tausuan for you. Plan to take you guys out today!

Jonah Jones 10s

Salam sons, I'm currently at the roundabout at Sembawang mrt waiting for uncle nizam to accompany him for...wait for it...a rugby10s tournament in KL! It is 4:49am and he is late by 49 min. The best thing is, I'm not angry! Have not hung out with this old pal of mine since our college days and to meet up because of rugby...awesome! However, I won't be playing though, this time round perhaps, just there to soak in the atmosphere, grab a few souvenirs and support a friend whom may or not be playing. Ahaks! Uncle nizam has issues with the current police rugby squad training regime. Anyways bought 2 books to finish reading, 5 Love Languages & Simplify your life. Hope to finish them as we'll as do some reflection and planning.

Much needed sleep and Patience

Salam boys, Yesterday was an exceptionally trying and testing day. I couldn't sleep as was worried as your mom came back past midnight. As a result I did not sleep even after I saw her and carried on with some work. Looking back, I feel stupid and and should have just slept. Just finished Subuh prayers at the masjid and stayed behind for a mini lecture. Imam was a familiar faced that I've not seen in a quite a while, used to be head of the mosque when it first started. He mentioned about how our prophet saw reacted when was thrown stones at and bled from his face. With great patience, he did not retaliate I'm kind but instead prayed to Allah to forgive his kaum as they did not know what they were doing.

Jemaah for magrhib & isya' at Assayafaah Mosque

Salam boys, Since the end of beloved Ramadhan, I've been keeping to my salat the best I can. Whether at work on the weekends at home. I must admit that praying the 5 obligatory prayers has been my go to activity when I'm stressed at work. Thankfully, I have found no excuse to miss them at work though I do it secretly. So far, I have prayed to Allah to give me strength to be a better Muslim. I constantly face the inner demons in me to fall back to my erroneous ways. But Insya'allah with consistent prayers and being around like-minded Muslims, my ship will sail in the straight path. Gotta keep my eye on the prize as advised by Uncle Redha. 1 🌟: glad that preparations for tomorrows N3 COP ICT symposium are in order, what's left is to simply carry them out and remember to email out the feedback gForm. 1🎁: that my p6 pupils remain calm and focused as they count down to the PSLE.

Just because of a haircut

Salam boys, Another brand new day at the start of the week. After last night's fiasco with the haircut you received Hakim, your mom and I had an argument. In retrospect, I should have just voiced out my unhappiness with the way the haircut was done. By me not being honest upfront, my subsequent actions made the matter worse. Even when I try apologising, your mom simply said "I'm in this only for the boys." That made me angry! All this time she mentioned about her love tank being empty and all and with me trying my best to make things work. It's just like a slap in the face! She is so selfish and concerned about her own 'love tank' that she failed to realise that the book also suggests taking care of your spouse's too. She thinks she is the only one deprived of it. In all the years we've been married, I can barely recall any one time where she made an attempt to make the marriage work. I apologise for sounding harsh but quite frankly, I'm sic

Only Allah knows what he has in store for me

Salam boys, Monday blues were at it again yesterday. I am surprised that i eventually made my way to work. Anyways, rushed to work because I remembered promising to Mrs Prasad that I would help her with her relief duties yesterday as it was the start of her tenure. Didn't do much really, it was in good hands. She probably needed some moral support. Happy to oblige and be there for her. Checked my iPhone on the way to work and was surprised to have found myself in a whatsapp group -Divorce - created by Uncle Chew, Aunt Lynette & Aunt Sumi. Aunt Lynette had shocking news to share as her husband dropped a bombshell on her. From our previous dinner meet-up, I was under the impression that he had wanted things to be better but all he did was to raise hopes only to see it come crushing down! He submitted the divorce papers. One wish: That Aunt Lynette finds strength for herself and her 3 boys to soldier on despite this crisis that occurred. My prayers go out to you Lynette. I am

Slippers Part Deux

Salam boys, Finished solat and prepping bikes for morning cycle with your mom. One of 5 love language: Quality time. However, she's still sleeping though - heart is willing but body is weak. Gonna let her sleep some more. Anyways, to continue with the theme on slippers, last night after Isya', my old, apek slippers went AWOL. I did a thorough search but it was in vain. In the past, I would have got really pissed and proceed with slipping onto any pair I see and trod off home BUT, I didn't do all that. Instead, I was calm and simply walked off barefooted. May the slippers serve its new owner well. Fortunately, the Ajit minimart was still opened and bought myself a new pair for $6.80. Interestingly, the salesgirl was a PRC lady. Her english was comprehensible though. One thing I still can recall that was mentioned by the Ustadz during his talk prior to Isya' was the need for us to 'makmurkan rumah Allah, makmurkan Masjid'. Interesting, I remember filling in a v

Slippers

Salam Boys, This will  be a brief post but i will follow up with more later. I went to pray Isya' at Masjid Assyafaah last night and was greeted by a large crwod of teenage boys listening to a lecture by an ustadz at the main pryer hall. Looks like a religious camp of sorts. Saw the future of our ummah there! they are probably getting ready for Subuh now as should I.

Quality time with you guys

Salam boys, Had a great day just the 3 of us yesterday. Asian civilization museum followed by lunch at Hajah Maimunah and an unexpected but awesome free trial lesson at the Tuffanah madrasah at Guthrie building near Joo Chiat. One star: glad that both of you enjoyed the learning journey and for me to be able to spend quality time with you boys! Really hope that there will be a place for weekend madrasah classes for the both of you, Insya'allah! Let's go down again this Saturday to find out. One wish: I need to put in a fixed budget and no-taxi travel restriction the next time we hang out. And need to practice more patience when dealing with you Zaki. I realize that most times, you do the things you do just simply coz you want my attention. I will make a mental note to my self to check my anger response to you. I love you so much!

Something shared by Uncle James

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but les s wellness. We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life; we've added years to life, not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We've conquered outer space, but not i

Reflections

Salam boys, Dunno why but am eagerly awaiting for the letter from Syariah court. Should come within these two weeks. I feel that I need to move on and start afresh ASAP. Strange but through. Seeing your mom still everyday not really what I want now. Anyways, prayed asar at Assyafaah mosque this late afternoon followed by magrhib. I like this very much- living within walking distance to a mosque! Can easily seek tranquility and calm when praying in a jemaah. A bit bummed that I let zuhur slip by in my business at work. Work life balance, gotta take care of yourself guys coz your boss sure ain't gonna do anything bout it. One more puff before heading back to sleep. One star today: proud that you, Hakim, was willing to pray Isya' with me without even me asking! Alhamdulillah!!

Planning for an early hajj

Salam boys, I'm unwell today and am on medical leave. Am at dr iqbal's clinic but he's not around till September as he's doing reservist training. Yipes! I'm looking at last Tuesday's berita harian and the good doc is on a side column in the front page-business during the fasting month! Must keep that in mind. Potential source of extra income! Anyways, got side tracked a bit as main purpose was to talk about plans for hajj. Just got home from seeing doc and taking care of business, ehem. BP too high doc said and was given 2 days MC. Sheesh. Need to rest well. Ok back to hajj situation, I'm setting aside $400 each month for that. 10 months time $4000. 20 months-$8000. 30 months-$12000. That's just for me. I want to bring my future wife, Insya'allah! So $24000 takes 60 months or 5 years to save. I'll be 40 by then and if I keep jogging and eat right and hopefully quit smoking for good, can go!!!

Of scorpions & spiders

Salam boys, I just recalled the scorpion & spider tale that uncle redha shared. I still love and care for for your mom whatever happens. Always have and always will, it's in my nature, I guess. One of the reasons why I married her was to relief her from the turmoil she was experiencing at her home, especially with your Ah Ma.

Of friends and tweets

Alhamdulillah! My sincere thanks to my friends whom have offered me a shoulder to cry on and a listening ear to get me through this test in the month of Ramadan. Thanks also to all the uplifting tweets and words of wisdom. May Allah bless you all and answer your duaas! Insya'allh,

For a happy family

In this holiest of months, I began reading these books which I've purchased a long time back but was side-tracked by the 'business' of life. Alhamdulillah, I picked them up again!

Housekeeping and reflecting in the month of Ramadhan

Bismillah... Wow, didn't realise that this blog account is still up and running after all these years. I am typing a diary/journal of sorts on Awesome Note on my iPad as a form of emotional therapy and reflection after what had happened last Sunday morning. May Allah gives me strength. The entries are going to be written as if I'm talking to my 2 beloved boys, Hakim & Zaki. Explaining to them why their parents did what they did and regardless of anything that ensues, their parents both love them deeply and unconditionally.