Attention, Fellow Revivalers, I went in search for a perfect gift for everyone of you. I managed to find one. It comes with absolutely no cost, no batteries required, non-taxable, silent performance, extremely personal and fully returnable.

That's just amazing, right? You couldn't have asked for more! Take a guess... (I probably haven't given you enough time to use that blessed brain of yours, but i'll tell you anyway!) Its.. (wait for it..)

A BIG SMILE FROM ME TO YOU!! (: So, let's liven up the mood a little and say: 'CHEEEESE!'

This reminded me that I must stay humble...

Some people asked Allah's Apostle, "Whose Islam is the best? i.e. (Who is a very good Muslim)?" He replied, "One who avoids harming the Muslims with his tongue and hands."
(Sahih Al Bukhari)

this is mostly about morning and evening dhikr..well i think it is. might evolve into something else by the time i finish writing this.

so basically. I've alhamdoulillah managed to attend an intenside Quran class and its had an impact on me and for that i am SO GRATEFUL TO Allah coz imagine if approximately 28hrs of talking of the Quran hadnt affected me?!

anyway. Ive been feeling like its a duty and a must and a chore for me to do my morning and evening dhikr. the thought of having to do it EVERYDAY, TWICE A DAY  for the REST of my LIFE felt like... a burden. lets be honest.

and no one will force themselves to do something they find burdensome so dhikr kinda...scattered... and wasnt at a tolerable standard at all.

If Allah Almighty has destined one of his servants for a high rank that he (the servant) cannot reach through his religious activities, He (Allah) may cause him (the servant) to endure matters related to his own self or family and equip him to meet suffering with patience. It is through patience that he (the servant) is elevated to the rank that he is destined for.

There are a number of circumstances / conditions that allow us to miss the fasts of Ramadan.

Yes, no need ro re read it. That's right, under the following circimstances it's not a sin to miss the fast of Ramadan.

These are:

Fear for life in case of illness or great age.

Pregnancy and Breast Feeding.

Madness.

(real) Jihad (not the Taliban one)

To compensate, however, one must fast as many fasts as he misses as soon as he is out of such conditions.

I awake. I rise. I reach. I crawl. I graze. I stand. I tiptoe. I fall over. I walk. I trip. I jump. I skip. I run. I bend. I sway. I stop. I rest. They sleep. That’s me.

Or I could choose to hide.

Then, I hide. I am quiet. I look innocent. I can bare no longer. I erupt. I show. I moan. I groan. I shout. I screech. I scream. I anger. I fume. I tear. I weep. I cry. I duck. I bury. I go. I am done.

But I am still unfinished. 

A hadith narrated by Abu Hurayra explains that:

"whoever leaves one fast of Ramadan without any concession or illness (accepted as valid excuses by the Shariah), even fasting for his whole life will never be able to make it up for him."

FORGIVENESS. Yes, it's a big topic. There's some of us who don't take things personally, we make nothing of what others say to us and we simply laugh it off. We shrug it off our shoulders because they're our friends and they didn't mean it in a bad way, right? Other times, we'll be the ones making the comments and not realizing if we've hurt a persons feelings, because its all a joke, right? It's not like they're taking it seriously? Well how do you know whats going in their mind? They could just be covering all that with one big fat fake smile? 

The other day, I was sitting down, just staring at a wall boredly. It was quiet late in the night, and i had nothing to do, and to be honest, i really wasnt getting any sleep. Anyways. An idea sprung into my head, and i grinned. I ran into the bathroom and did wudsu, before pulling on my scarf, and sitting down. Now, I have a beautiful recording of Surah Ar Rahman (a surah about Allah) on my phone, so, i read the dua'a surath, and turned it the recording of Surah Ar Rahman on.

Prophet Muhammed (Pbuh) said: "On the day of Jummah, the angels stand at the entrance of that Masjid in which Jummah salaat is to be offered. They write down the name of the person who enters the Masjid first, and thereafter the name of the person who follows, and they continue doing this. The person who entered first will receive the reward of sacrificing a camel in the path of Allah; the one who followed him will get the reward of sacrificing a cow, thereafter a chicken, thereafter the reward of giving an egg as charity in the path of Allah. Once the khutbah commences, the angels close the register and begin listening to the khutbah.“ (Bukhari and Muslim)