Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Seeking for clemency, I am.


بسم الله الرحمن الرحي

My vein is crippling,


With jars of soreness,


For sins I have committed.



My tears is dripping,


With buckets of guiltiness,


For faults I have admitted.



My lord, whom I am worshiping,


Please grant me your forgiveness,


For the dark past and present I have had.





"Ask pardon of your Lord and then turn unto Him (repentant). Lo! my Lord is Merciful, Loving"

[11:90]

Asslamualaikum

[Nabila Makhtar]

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Trash Mr. Blanket! Hello Tranquil Fajr ^^


بسم الله الرحمن الرحي

Has waking up for fajr bothered you? Even if you set thousands alarms, it won’t be any help. Have you ever wonder why? Well the answer is completely simple; the evil whispers around you comfort you at the moment. Those whispers sound like a soothing lullaby, very harmonic and calming.

Wait…hold on! You’ll let Satan pamper you in sleep? You’ll let them lie by your side every single morning? OMG...That’s scccaaarryyy!!!


So here come people like me, searching here and there, for the tips to be able to wake up easily during fajr. And really, video made by Aiman Azlan did a good help, in my case. Here.

Based on the video, intention, dua’s and willpower insyaAllah could assure us to leave our lovely but full of our saliva drips blanket and pillow. However, I am not writing this just to restate what has been stated, instead I would like to add on few more tips that, I am myself have practiced them and find them very effective for a lazy-bump like me.


1.Of course,
intention is important. Make it clear to Allah s.w.t that you really want to wake up in order to worship him, not for the sake of studying or…watching soccer games.


2. Then, we make
dua’. There are three dua’s that were usually recited by the prophet.



If one of you rises from his bed and then returns to it he should dust it with the edge of his garment three times for he does not know what has occurred in his absence and when he lies down he should supplicate:


‘In Your name my Lord, I lie down and I in Your name I rise, so if You should take my soul then have mercy upon it, and if You should return my soul then protect it in the manner You do so with Your righteous servants.’


Followed by this

‘O Allah, verily You have created my soul and You shall take it’s life, to You belongs it’s life and death. If You should keep my soul alive then protect it, and if You should take its life then forgive it. O Allaah, I ask You to grant me good health.’


And this

The Prophet (S) would place his right hand under his cheek when about to sleep and supplicate:


‘O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the day Your servants are resurrected.’ (Three times)


These Dua's are merely a copy paste, please note.


3.Will power is equally important. How much dua’ you make, if you don’t force yourself to wake up, you won’t. After all, our very own effort counts.



4. One of my naqibah sisters always performs whudu’ before she hits the sack, so I ask her, why did she do so?

“ It simply because I feel easier to wake up if sleep in state of having my whudu’ on” she answered and the next day, even she slept only for two hours, she managed to wake up during fajr. Amazing isn’t it?

It will be a good sleep even if it short if you are in clean and pure state. As Allah s.w.t commands in his magnificent book, the Quran

"For Allah s.w.t loves those who turn to Him constantly and He loves those who keep themselves pure and clean."



5. Last but not least, I discover that listening to the Quran verses during our forty winks could trigger my body to get up for fajr…haha… there’s no scientific explanation, but literally, I find it effective! InsyaAllah, it works for those who stay in places where the prayer times constantly change

Why don’t you try them first and tell me how it works. Remember…

Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "He who The observes Al-Bardan (i.e., Fajr and `Asr prayers) will enter Jannah.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].


Assalamualaikum
[Nabila Makhtar]

Friday, September 30, 2011

Chosen path : In relationship?


بسم الله الرحمن الرحي


When the feeling tickle

Should know that it is just like pickle

The sourness gives a bit of jingle

But it is just one-moment tingle

So isn't it better to remain as single?




Put the trust on HIM is the best act.

InsyaAllah, HE'll give the right one ♥

Why find when it is already written?


Asslamualaikum
[Nabila Makhtar]

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Expected counter


بسم الله الرحمن الرحي

During my study in AAJ, everyone seems to yearn for holidays. But even during holidays, we still have mountains of homeworks and assignments. Like a real dream come true, now we really have the real breaks, no homeworks at all. Nonetheless, I still hear some complaints, and most of them coming from myself.


"God, I'm so bored!!!"

"When the JPA's going to call us?! *Waiting impatiently*

"I want to attend the 入学式 :("


but one interesting comment coming from Iffah's blog really catched my eyes.


"So far,
I've gained 2 kgs. If the flight is being delayed, how much will I gain more?"





Well, she was not the first person I heard about the-gain-weight thingy, but this thingy has been disturbing every girl's mind. Staying at home when the food is always being serve on time in front of our eyes and of course, the lovely bed greets us seductively, causing us to hit the sack even though we were just filled our tummy a few seconds ago, obviously these actions will trigger our fats to go into sleep with us, instead of doing its work; burning.

And the scales will show us how much fats have been taking shelter in our body. The mutualism relationship between the fats and our body turns out to be the parasitism relationship. You get me? No?!

Originally fats provide us energy and we give them shelter, right? But because of our laziness, these fats alter themselves and store as lactic acid, which is at one time, they will become toxins in our body. They become parasites, that actually, cause the scale in the weighing machine to move to a bigger figure. Scream hard people! You've gained weight, HAHAHAHA.



Wait for my next post, I'll teach you how to Slim yourself down without cutting down the amount of food you eat and maintain your body weight without restraining yourself from eating creamy, cheesy, and fattening food. This tips are really coming from my very own experience, from 58 kg to 45 kg, no stress slimming process, wait for it people


Assalamualaikum
[Nabila Makhtar]

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Switch.


بسم الله الرحمن الرحي

When we talk about politics, everyone have the same in their mind, they want to vote the party that bring benefits to people and oppose party that will put the people in chaos. This is what we call Paradigm. But why some of them vote for Republican Party and some vote for Democratic Party? Some think republican is good, some think democratic is good. This difference is what we called as Fikrah (Mindset).

Let’s look deeper into the use of paradigm and fikrah. We all have the same paradigm, to worship god that brings good to the people, that protect the people, that we can generally call the Greatest, the Almighty. But why there are some people devote to Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam? That is because of Fikrah. Each one of them have their own mindset, either it is because of the influences of the media, environment, people and so on.

One who devoted to Islam, of course they should have their Islamic Mindset. What is Islamic Mindset? When we look at things, we automatically will relate to Islam. For example, A doctor who is dissecting a man’s heart immediately will say “ subhanallah, such a small organ plays a big role in human body. Once it stops, there will be no soul in the body”

Using 3 input devices in our body; eyes, ears and heart, these devices will create a paradigm which then will set our mind of remembering the greater one. The doctor uses his eyes and hands when handling the heart. These senses will create paradigm; “owh, this is the shape of a heart”; “the heart plays this kind of role….bla bla bla”. Then he starts to relate this paradigm with Islam. This action is due to his Islamic Mindset. You get me?

As a Muslim, it is vital for us to always remember god every time we do things. But rarely do we see people nowadays practice an Islamic lifestyle. These kinds of people call themselves a Muslim but they don’t really have an Islamic Mindset. They are not a few nowadays, but a lot.

To have Islamic mindset requires an Islamic lifestyle. It has always never been too late to “switch” ourselves so that we all can become a true Muslim.



Assalamualaikum
[Nabila Makhtar]