584th post
Saturday, August 28, 2010 10:41 PM
I tried baking yesterday! haha, some of it was successful but some of it not. but hey, i've gotta start somewhere right? i think it's kinda fun actually. seeing the product and all. looking at how the dough thickens or how it starts to smell real good. yum! okay i am now motivated to learn how to bake or cook. all thanks to kak hanisah! :D she is so nice and sweet la seriously.
i feel so so happy for these people. Being in a relationship while strictly conforming to religious rules. So much barakah because they are doing it to fulfill sunnah nabi :)
i need to get my back my calm and collected self to get through school. schoolisfun.schoolisfun.schoolisfun.schoolisfun.schoolisfun.
583rd post
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 10:13 AM
From
http://www.contentsoul.com/Spiritual Deterioration
Man naturally deteriorates in spirituality over time. This is because no effort is required for this to happen. When a person is not doing any good, he falls into this state of decline. It is not that a person sins then a person becomes bad and only then declines in spirituality. Rather, if a person does not do anything, neither good nor bad, then a person’s spirituality will still deteriorate and will naturally fall and become more and more distant from Allah سبحانه وتعالى. Sinning only increases the rate of deterioration.
In Surah al Asr, Allah سبحانه وتعالى swears upon time:
وَالْعَصْرِ
إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ
By time
Indeed man is in a great and constant state of loss
[Surah al Asr 103:1-2]
The translation for this ayah is not just that man is in a great state of loss but that man is in a great and perpetual, recurring state of loss. This means man is in a state of loss for every moment of his existence. This is not just a simple loss but a great loss indeed because for every moment of his existence from the time of birth to the time of death man deteriorates.
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ
Except those who practice good deeds and who counsel one another to the truth and patience.
[Surah al Asr 103:3]
The only way to arrest this natural decline is by practicing and preaching good deeds which in turn strengthen imaan (faith). This ensures a rise in spirituality and checks the decline.
Always remember that spirituality can easily be lost – climbing is difficult but falling is easy. Consolidate what you have i.e. fardh and sunnah acts of ibadah and take things slowly with patience and perseverance.
582nd post
Monday, August 23, 2010 4:57 PM
I officially need a breather. HELP!
581st post
Friday, August 20, 2010 6:36 AM
I’m struggling with my workload in uni. I’m just taking things step by step. Alhamdulillah, Allah has been with me each step of the way. I’ve yet to make many friends though. I guess I am rather lazy in that. Haha. I hope all my friends are doing fine in their own uni life.
Today, I realise that taking up bioengineering was a good choice for me. I may have more interest in the arts but I feel that I will do better in a science-related field. I’m more of a systematic kind of person so that kind of studying suits me well I guess. So Alhamdulillah, thanks to my dad, I think I've made the right choice.
Ramadhan this year has been especially meaningful for me. I feel so much barakah. I feel serene. I feel happier. I am more awake during lectures and in classes. Maybe eating does make one groggy and sleepy. Haha. And I realise that my favourite place now is home :)
May the rest of my Ramadhan be blessed as well. Ameen! Take care everyone!
580th post
Friday, August 13, 2010 6:20 PM
University life is pretty much boring. Only the studying part excites me. Haha it might seem weird but I can't wait to learn as many things as I can. I went to the library the other day and the whole experience was just overwhelming and enlightening! I became excited over the diverse range of books there. Flipped through some of them and within a few minutes I learnt something about artificial intelligence and islamic weapons. Cool or what?! Haha
As always, I am having trouble surviving my lectures but so far it's been good. Alhamdulillah, when I read the doa before class, I manage to stay awake. Berkat bulan ramadhan agaknya. A lot of reading to be done now. A lot of independent studying. Plus a lot of weird stuff going on in my writing module for USP where next week I have to do a presentation on an object in NUS which presents a contradiction. I have yet to even find the object. I seriously have no clue!!! Okay, I need some crapping skills perhaps? Hahaha
Have a good day everyone! :D
579th post
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:16 AM
so yesterday was first day of school! without the whole excitement about wearing uniforms and all. haha. I got lost, but that's not something new I suppose :P my physics lecturer is hilarious so surprisingly, I survived his two-hour lecture. I couldn't survive the one-hour maths lecture though. 80% of it due to heavy macs lunch before that.
Ramadhan is here and I hope I will be able to make full use of it, insyaallah :) As my uncle told me, we should strive to make every Ramadhan better than the previous one. To all my Muslim friends, happy fasting! :D
Some pictures...
i just love taking pictures of flowers i have no idea why...
daddy receiving presents from us!
outing with cedarians :)
painting with the family was pretty fun i must say. alhamdulillah, our home looks very nice now :)
578th post
Monday, August 09, 2010 1:53 AM
It's funny how happiness is rather contagious. Looking at such joy on people's faces, especially kids, can make me smile to myself for no reason.
Many obstacles coming my way now. Let's just follow whatever mum told me to do which is to focus on my studies. It's an irritance to be thinking about all the other things happening currently.
House's painted yellow. I sort of like the cheery atmosphere :) It'll be my turn to paint tomorrow. All the best to me! Or rather, the house. Haha. My thoughts are in a whirlwind currently which explains the randomness of this post.
Have a good night!
577th post
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 10:16 PM
Alhamdulillah, I've been blessed with friends from different races and religion. Friends who respect me regardless of my race or religion, who make me feel at ease whenever I am with them :)
Alhamdulillah, I have received many gifts from my elder sister who just came back from india. My prayers that she will reach Singapore safely have been answered as well. Her gifts are so pretty and nice! Love love love them :)
Alhamdulillah, daddy's celebrating his 53rd birthday tomorrow. I am glad he has been given good health all this while :)
So many other things I am blessed with.
truly, Alhamdulillah!
576th post
Monday, August 02, 2010 4:16 PM
yesterday my tutee taught me how to use picnik.com. It's pretty cool I must say.
I like this next picture :)
575th post
Sunday, August 01, 2010 6:54 AM
0 comments
i just love taking pictures of flowers i have no idea why...
daddy receiving presents from us!
outing with cedarians :)
painting with the family was pretty fun i must say. alhamdulillah, our home looks very nice now :)
