first 10 days of Dzulhijjah

by Sound Vision Staff Writer

The Prophet Mohamed (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days." The people asked, "Not even Jihad for the sake of Allah?" He said, "Not even Jihad for the sake of Allah, except in the case of a man who went out to fight giving himself and his wealth up for the cause, and came back with nothing (Bukhari).

Below are a number of Duas that you can make or use as a model to make your own set of supplications during these blessed days.

1. Oh Allah, please forgive me for all of the bad that I've done. You are so Merciful and kind, please forgive me, and help me stay away from all that's wrong. It's so hard for me, and I'm so weak but You are the Strong. Please increase me in sincerity.

2. Oh Allah, please make my family stronger on the path of struggle as You made the family of Abraham stronger.

3. Oh Allah, help me and my family share Islam with our neighbors, co-workers and classmates in the best way, with wisdom and beautiful preaching. Let us become the means by which they gain a better understanding of Islam and accept this beautiful way of life.

4. Oh Allah, make me of Your sincere, humble and grateful servants the way Prophet Abraham was. And please remove all of my insincerity, arrogance and ungratefulness.

5. Oh Allah, save the people of Afghanistan, Palestine, Kashmir, Chechnya, the untouchables of India, Ethiopia, Somalia, Chiapas, Iraq, different parts of Africa and others from internal and external oppressors and give them justice. Protect us all from violence, fear and danger, You are our Protector.

6. Ya Allah, unite Muslims and all people of conscience to work together for the oppressed and the poor.

7. Oh Allah, increase me in knowledge to please You, not to seek fame, glory, status or material wealth. Let this knowledge strengthen me as a Muslim and let it benefit humanity.

8. Oh Allah, please guide my children and all children. Protect them, my Lord, from all of the evil influences that are around them. Give them friends who will strengthen their faith and help them stay on the Straight Path.

9. Oh Allah, make it easy for me to accept all that You have decreed for me, and please make it easy for me to turn to You during trials and difficulties. Let these difficult moments of my life make me a stronger Muslim and more sincere to You.

10. Oh Allah, help orphans and the poor wherever they are, but especially right now in Afghanistan. Give me the means and ability to do whatever I can for them.

11. Oh Allah, cleanse my heart of the sicknesses of arrogance and pride and let me die as one of the sincere, humble Muslims.

12. Oh Allah, all of my brothers and sisters who are suffering for Your sake through torture, violence, in jails, etc. around the world please forgive their sins and grant them Paradise.

13. Oh Allah, open up a way for me to make Hajj as soon as possible, so that I can fulfill my obligation to You.

14. Oh Allah, please give me patience and help me control my anger for Your sake.

15. Oh Allah, please help me and all of my Mulsim brothers and sisters around the world change our erring ways and guide us to the Straight Path. Help us all live the life of true Muslims, striving towards the example of Your Beloved Messenger, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions.

and, again, it's not just this du'as. Have your own prayers, biizniLlah I wish the best to all in this holy month.

source: http://soundvision.com/info/Hajj/duas.asp

Bouquets That Bear Fruit

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim... An excerpt from the article:

All five of my siblings pitched in. I delivered newspapers to 300 houses. Instead of putting the paper into the mailbox, I’d deliver it to the door. I got great tips. When I was 13, a flower shop hired me to water the flowers. Soon I was taking care of orders. By 16, I had learned a lot.

One day my father found a flower shop for sale in the paper. The owner wanted $6,000. My dad asked me if I could run the shop, and I said sure. We got a cash advance and a loan from a friend. I thought I’d negotiate, and asked the owner what terms he was offering. He looked at me as if to say, “What can this kid possibly know?”

Read more HERE

ps: Terasa macam promote company pulak.. huhu~

Contradicting Community

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...

Beberapa harini agak rajin menonton/mendengar lecture di youtube & facebook. (plus tengok movie.. upss). Penangan post Quran Conference weekend lepas.

Some that I want to share - sangat menarik! sudah disebar luas di Facebook kawan2 saya. =)



It is indeed true for most of us. Not just Americans, but truly Muslims everywhere.

Please do watch it when you're free. =)

So many things around

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...

Seems like Jiha tak sabar2 nak update, here's one from my library. Heh, lepas ni kena rajin tambah dalam simpanan la nampaknya~

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I went to McSA iftar this evening. It was the usual Shawwal iftar, but maybe a special one since NU President Schapiro was there to have dinner with us.

Maghrib prayer time. I saw a brother who was running trying to catch up with the jama'ah. And he did, alhamdulillah.

He couldn't miss the jama'ah.

There's different between praying fard or jama'ah.

Are we doing the same thing? Or we just wait for the jama'ah to finish since we are late already?

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I got a chance to have a chat with one of President's relative. She was amazed with Malaysia sponsoring students to US. Not 10, or 100, but hundreds.

And she asked, "Do you like politics?"

I was feeling weird, but "Yeah, a little bit though I'm not interested to get involve for now."

"Do women get to be involved in politics in your country?"

I've never been asked this kind of questions. Well, I answered more or less from what I know.

I should learn more about Islam and Malaysia. Study about yourself!

Ps: Watching video of "Cat Steven's transition to Yusuf Islam" again. It's so inspiring. =)

October 12, 2009

Kami di Fresno, California.

-Tarikh ditulis: 27 Ogos 2009

-Tarikh kejadian: Summer Trip, May 2009

Masjid Fresno

"I'm sorry we didn't inform you earlier. We just don't want to bother you" Ayah cuba menjawab persoalan Bro Amin.

Rancangan asal kami cuma mahu melawat kedai Brother Amin Attia, teman Ayah semasa belajar di Fresno dulu. Cuba dicari phone number kedainya, Harris Ranch. Kata seorang pekerja di situ, minta kami menelefon nombor satu lagi... Tiba-tiba, jumpa nombor cellphone Bro. Amin dalam telefon Mak...

Dan dia mengajak kami ke rumah.

Buat beberapa ketika, kami berehat di ruang tamu rumahnya sementara dia menghubungi isterinya.

"You should have called us earlier, we can prepare some lunch for you. You should have stayed here. My wife is pretty mad, she could not be at home right now."

Nadanya serius. Saya yang cuak - Alamak, macam mana ni. Tak call pun kena marah. Huhu...

"No, no... It's okay. Really." Ayah membalas.

"No, it's not okay!" Bro. Amin tidak berpuas hati.

"I'll bring you to a restaurant for lunch."

And he did. MashaAllah, dia tegur lagi, kenapa order 4 dishes saja sedangkan kami 5 orang. Terpaksalah kami order 5 dishes, dan berusaha menghabiskan semuanya.

Dan dia bayar semua sekali. Jumlahnya lebih dari USD30. Kalau kami yang makan sendiri, tak mungkin akan habis 30 dollar untuk sekali makan. Belanja di US harus berjimat.

Kalau kita di Malaysia, beginikah cara kita melayan tetamu? Sangat menghormati tetamu yang datang.

Kalau di Malaysia, teman datang menziarah. Biasasnya jarang diambil serius preparation kita meraikan kedatangan mereka. Buat last minute, last-last cuma hidang ala kadar je. Betul tak?

Terasa sendiri makan cili.

- Di sebelah rumahnya, sebuah rumah kecil sedang dalam pembinaan. Kata Bro. Amin, tempat tersebut akan dijadikan seperti musolla untuk Muslim berdekatan solat berjemaah jika ada halangan ke Masjid (dalam 15 minit dari situ). Juga tempat untuk berhalaqah. Juga kalau ada tetamu seperti kami datang melawat Fresno lagi, dia dah ingatkan kami untuk tinggal situ saja, jangan duduk hotel! Haa... Sudah!

Aku masih di sini...

"Maka yang mana satu di antara nikmat-nikmat Tuhan kamu, yang kamu hendak dustakan?"
[Ar-Rahman]


Aku masih di atas tanah bumi Allah
Masih sibuk sana sini

~Moga aku jadi hamba yang bersyukur~

Bila duduk sorang2

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...

Harapnye semua dah mula puasa 6. Ade lagi kurang 3 minggu untuk kejar... Jom2!

Bila duduk sorang2 ni, mula belayar di Facebook dan blogs, tengok gambar2 raya dan entri2 baru (surely entri raya!) di merata dunia.

Ada yang dah mula kerja balik

Ada yang kerja 2 hari, then sambung raya... Fuh tak cukup few days!

Ada yang beraya kali pertama di kampung kedua...

Ada yang beraya dengan kawan2 di campus masing2.

Saya... tahun ni beraya bersama Angah, alhamdulillah~ Angah dan 2 orang lagi tuan rumah rajin memasak terutama di malam Raya.. sedap2! hehe...

Best tak best? Biasa je kot. Cuma tahun ni berbeza lokasi, jadi suasana agak berbeza. Tapi alhamdulillah, tetap bersama sisters dan muslims yang ramai di sini. =)

Makanan - rindu paru goreng di Perak. Masa call Malaysia 1 Syawal haritu, paru goreng masih ada... kempunan la saya~~ Walaupun mak ada bekalkan sebungkus paru haritu. hehe..

Weekend ni ada sambutan raya MSD Chicago bersama new ambassador. Makanan Melayu yang sedap~