It was a full house that night. 

Sister Yasmin Mogahed began with the story of Prophet Adam AS. How evil refuse to prostrate to Adam AS out of arrogance and was thrown out from Jannah forever. The same happened to Adam AS, he was thrown out from Jannah too but because he was humble and he repented, Allah swt forgive him and make him a leader to the mankind.

Prophet Yunus story. The du'a lailahailla anta subhanaka inni kuntu minazzolimin (There is none worthy of Worship besides You, You are far exalted and above all weaknesses, Surely, I’ am from among the wrongdoers) when he was trapped in the belly of the Nun fish.

Our external situation will not change if we don't change our internal.

I find the story of Prophet Musa the most inspiring story ever. He was born in the era of Pharoah, the tyrant that was killing newborn boy babies. At that crucial time, Allah swt inspires mother of Musa to place him in a basket in the Nile river. Allah swt was actually giving a lesson to mother of Musa, He wants her to put her ultimate trust in Him.

You know, when you let go something for the sake of Allah, He will replace it with something a lot better for us. Allah swt will never leave people who trust Him. 

Prophet Ibrahim is the epitomy of tawheed. He was the Khalilullah (a friend of Allah). His journey of finding the true god was so admirable. From his story we learn that no matter how impressive a creation, it will always set. But Allah doesn't. Allah is always there and He is close, closer than our jugular veins.

Prophet Ibrahim's story is also about slaughtering our attachments. Our attachments to human beings, to  our money, to our jobs, to all this worldly means. 

When you're enslaving yourself to Allah swt, you're actually freeing yourself.

The more you run after the creation, the more it runs away from you. The more you're dependent on a creation, the more they'll let you down, but Subhanallah, the more needy you are of Allah, the more Allah comes to you. 

So, so amazing!

You don't get the love of a creation by running after a creation, you get the 'real' love of a creation by running towards Allah, the Rahman and the Rahim.

And lastly, her words from the talk that I love the most,

When you love the giver more than the gift, then you'll be gifted. 

This is just a tiny weeny fraction of the content of her talk and I am truly sorry if the information that I conveyed is wrong or misinterpreted. Please do not take this as it is, do some reading on your own as well as this is only my personal note from the talk.

May Allah open our hearts and our minds to continue seeking and receiving knowledge, InshaAllah.

First, Ramadhan Mubarak to everyone who happens to stumble upon this blog. 

May Allah bless you all.

Second, I'm on my semester break, so I can blog freely from now on. Yeay for that! 

''Don’t let this Ramadan be just a holiday of rituals. Don’t finish reading the Quran without it transforming you. Don’t feed your body at suhoor, but starve your heart of Qiyam. Don’t reduce this downpour of mercy to just a month of sweets and lavish iftars. Seek Him, you will find. Take a sincere step towards change, transformation, redemption. If you do, you will find Him in front of you. Find Him this month. He’s been there all along. Closer than your jugular vein. Look and you’ll find. Walk and you’ll arrive'' - Yasmin Mogahed 

Assalamualaikum

{Surah Al-Fatihah, Verse 6}

I was reading articles and stumbled upon this. I just gotta share with you, girls :)

I attended this Convention last week called Kovensyen Bidadari Dunia and boy, was that fun. I mean in a good way fun.

It was held at Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) and I went there with my bestfriend and my cousin. It's a 2 days course (during weekend) and divided into 10 slots and 2 forums. Bayaran cuma RM100 sahaja untuk student and it's worth every penny sebab speaker yang diundang semuanya professional dan sangatlah best.

Antara speaker yang di undang ialah Ust Siti Bahyah (Semanis Kurma) , Dr Muhaya (Mata ke Hati) , Ummi Rose ( Penyelaras Raudhatus Sakinah), Wardiana Safiyyah, Catriona Ross, Irma Hasmie, Ustazah Firus (Ustazah Pilihan) dan ramai lagi.

I sebenarnya dah lama dah teringin nak pergi islamic program like this and when my roommate told me about this convention I was so happy, I said yes like almost immediately. I learnt a lot of new things there and being in the same hall with thousands of girls with the same intention to learn more about Islam makes me feel blessed. 

The convention was organised by iluvislam.com which is a website developed by aspiring Malaysian muslim youngsters and MashaAllah their effort to spread the beauty of Islam is very much admirable.

I had an amazing experience joining this convention and look forward to join another convention next year, InsyaAllah. 

Ketika Allah rindu pada hambanya, Dia akan mengirimkan sebuah hadiah istimewa melalui malaikat Jibril yang isinya adalah ujian. Dalam hadis Qudsi Allah berfirman:

 “Pergilah pada hambaku lalu timpakanlah berbagai ujian padanya kerana Aku ingin mendengar rintihannya"

(HR Thabrani dari Abu Umamah)

Awww, isn't that the sweetest thing? So bear in mind, kalau diri kita ditimpa ujian, cuba halang diri dari mengeluh. Sebenarnya Allah sangat sayangkan kita and dia nak kita bercerita, mengadu dan merintih HANYA kepadaNya.

Food for thought. :)

We began our journey to Makkah from Madinah by stopping at the Miqat at Dhul Hulayfah to set out Niat and perform sunnah prayer and resume to be in Ihram state. The journey from Madinah took about five
hours and we spent time recitingTalbiyah in the bus.

When I was attending a Tazkirah back in Madinah, I remember the mutawwif, told us to truly embraced every moment we have on the way to Mecca by looking back at our past, how much blessing has Allah given us, how much we have sinned, what deed have we done, and to be thankful for what Allah has given us and to seek forgiveness for the sin we have done in the past. That way, we come as His humblest slave begging for His mercy and His forgiveness.

Along the journey, we recites talbiyah and it is best if we can recites it loudly and enthusiastically cause all the mountains, plants, land will be the witness and testify that we have answered Allah's call to His home.

Nothing beats the feeling of seeing the Kaabah for the first time. I was stunned, I felt so small while standing in front of this majestic statue and I began to cry. It was a very emotional moment, realizing how much I have sinned in the past but Allah still give me this HUGE opportunity to meet Him, to be His guest in His house, to repent, to ask from Him anything I want and in that moment I know Allah loves me and He wants me to turn to Him, to ask from Him, to complaint only to Him.

We proceed by performing the Tawaf. Tawaf is one of the condition where I felt so close to Allah, I felt like I was talking to Him, pouring out all my love, gratitude, wishes, complaints, EVERYTHING. I prayed for all of my family, my good friends, my teachers, everybody. I wished everyone goodness in this world and the world hereafter. Words can't describe the feelings of going around Kaabah telling every single thing to the Special one in your heart. It gives me teary eyes even writing about it right now.

After finished with Tawaf, we went to the Multazam and perform Sunnah Prayer there and make du'a. Multazam is one of the Mustajab place to make du'a and it's located between the Hajarul Aswad and the door of the Kaabah. It is also sunnah to drink zamzam water till you're full before you proceed to Sa'i

Sa'i is one of the compulsory part of Umrah, where you have to walk from Safa' to Marwah for seven rounds. Sa'i relates to the story of Siti Hajar and Nabi Ismail when Nabi Ibrahim left them in a deserted place where no water can be found and Siti Hajar climbed up to Safa then to Marwah, seven rounds seeking for water for her son, Ismail.

After finished Sa'i, another pillar of Umrah is to Tahalul where parts of hair is cut or shaved for men and the umrah is complete.

This experience turned me to a whole new direction, I have clearer view towards Islam, I have witness it's beauty, I have felt it's powerful impact, I've experience the amazing feeling being around Masjidil Haram, being surrounded by the powerful positive energy, the barakah.

How I wish I didn't have to leave. Thank You Allah. I love YOU, and I wish to go back to Your home. InsyaAllah.

Masjidil Nabawi