Archive for January, 2008

29 Jan

Jamratul Aqabah

Posted by adikbongsu in Allah, Haj, Mecca, blog sisters, islam.

Few days ago, as I was reading an entry from one of our sisters-in-Islam about her haj experience, I remember something which I learned a few years ago. 
Part of the haj experience is that we, muslims, must throw 7 stones at 3 tall pillars called Jamratul Aqabah. This ritual is a re-enactment of history during which [...]

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29 Jan

Effort and Reward

Posted by adikbongsu in Allah, Guidance, Halaqah, Rambling, prayer.

Make an effort and the reward for that effort is yours.  I have touch the topics on guidance before and don’t know why this topic float again into my head.  Perhaps its because I’ve been attending the Halaqah class and our topics and lessons are very much interlink with guidance (Hidayah) and the cleanliness of [...]

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26 Jan

Teamwork

Posted by adikbongsu in Allah, Personal, Prophet Muhammad, Teamwork, hadith, manners, society.

Everyday as I walked towards the Library, I will pass the Student Hub and it always occurred to me to stop by and buy breakfast from the café there but it remains just a thought. Now, why is that?
Well, there’s this middle age lady working in the café that serves at the counter and she [...]

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24 Jan

Uh-huh! its coming…

Posted by adikbongsu in Personal, Rambling, children, depression, self.

Yup, I think it’s definitely coming, anytime, anyday now. What am I talking about? Well, its my PMS, the monthly thingy that we women have to go I know it’s coming because the past few days, my emotions have been like a roller-coaster, moving up and down, zip-zapping here and there, shooting up and down [...]

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21 Jan

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

Posted by adikbongsu in Allah, Du'a, Personal, islam, islamic stories, moral stories.

Ya Allah!….thank you for the recent lesson that You bestowed on me.
As a muslim, I have observed that we love to look for verses, either long or short, to be use in our supplications to Allah s.w.t.  We do this in the hope that Allah s.w.t. will send us help as we required as soon [...]

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18 Jan

Being lectured by boss

Posted by adikbongsu in Personal, Rambling, regret.

I’m feeling all sorts of emotion right now.  Mainly unhappiness and guilt.  I had a meeting with the big boss just now and she was unhappy with the searches that I did for her. Had to listen to her lecture for about half an hour, and the thing that makes me feel unhappy is that because [...]

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16 Jan

Back from Haj….back to the old routine??

Posted by adikbongsu in Habits, Haj, islam, islamic stories, moral stories, self, society.

This is a reminder for all those people who did Hajj….whether you did it this year or many years ago…
And even for those who didn’t…..YET.

SO…. you’re back from Hajj, Alhamdulillaah.
Everything went well and now you’re back. Back to the same old routine, the same old hustle bustle of life, the job, the kids…. Back [...]

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15 Jan

The need to judge

Posted by adikbongsu in Habits, Jugdement, society.

Your ability to make judgments can serve you well. It can also cause a lot of needless trouble, anxiety, and pain.

Stop making judgments about the things that don’t matter. And you’ll free yourself to focus on the things that do.

Imagine a world in which there was nothing to annoy you. When you let go of [...]

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