La Tahzan ....

“La Tahzan Innallaha Ma’ana” … Don’t be sad; indeed, Allah is with us. [Qur’an 9:40] One of my favourite verses from the Qur’an. It always calms me down no matter what. It is so uplifting and enriching to the heart. Alhamdulilah! Realize that it is not the people (or even your own self) that can save you. Only Allah can do these things. The people are only tools, a means used by God. But they are not the source of help, aid, or salvation of any kind. Only God is. The people cannot even create the wing of a fly (22:73). And so, even while you interact with people externally, turn your heart towards God. Face Him alone, as Prophet Ibrahim (as) said so beautifully: “For me, I have set my face, firmly and truly, towards Him Who created the heavens and the earth, and never shall I give partners to Allah.” [Qur’an,6:79] But how does Prophet Ibrahim (as) describe his journey to that point? He studies the moon, the sun and the stars and realizes that they are not perfect. They set. They let us down. So Prophet Ibrahim (as) was thereby led to face Allah alone. Like him, we need to put our full hope, trust, and dependency on God. And God alone. And if we do that, we will learn what it means to finally find peace and stability of heart.

Function Fashion

A style to wear attending function. Here are some shoots taken recently from me attending company Dinner & Dance 2012 (Romance of the 4 Continents. Continent: Europe).

 

Nobody's Perfect

Ramadhan Mubarak

Assalamualaikum ......


Its that time of the year again, Ramadhan. Alhamdulillah.

Ramadhan and just mentally noting down some targets I aim to achieve with the permission of Allah. However I didn't get nowhere near as much done as I had intended to. I know I can speak for other women out there, when Ramadhan approaches you want to blitz the house, searching for new clothings and bake or buy cookies ( typical of women ... Im one of them!!  )

One thing I'm mega pleased about is having no 'outside the home'. I was beginning to feel quite restricted not only as a daughter, a mother and a muslimah confining myself to this notion I built inside my own head that I must be home straight from work to iftar with my family.

I have a fairly busy life I would say but I don't always like it, in fact most of the time I don't, particularly in Ramadhaan and I think its normal for Muslims to feel that way. We are thoughtful creatures and like to be solitary at times to reflect on life on the creator, on the creation, the wonders of this world and his signs, how we can better ourselves in all aspects of our lives, spend more time learning new things and getting into good habits.

I wish all of you, muslimah ..... Ramadhan Mubarak and have a Blessing Ramadhan!

My 2nd Journey doing UMRAH June 2012

Alhamdulillah, for the journey to and fro for my Umrah. And yes, a big thank you too, for I manage to perform the ever-anticipated event in my life, when I have the opportunitity to do so for the 2nd time.

In brief, all I can say is that the experience I had was beyond magical. There were ups and downs during the whole trip. But yes, that was Allah, testing me throughout my pilgrimage. And, with that, I am still ever thankful. :)

The first four days of my trip, we headed to Madinah and me stayed at a very comfortable place not far from Masjid An-Nabawi. All the hotels are usually of walking distance to the mosque, which makes it easier for everyone to perform solat at the mosque as much as possible as one can.

The weather was hot and beautiful too. About 50 deg cel. at Madinah & abt 45 deg. cel. at Mekkah. The moment I first laid my eyes on the  Masjid An-Nabawi from afar, the architecture of the building blew me away! MasyaAllah. 

The desert travel from Madinah to Makkah by coach , The rocky mountains, the scorching heat, and the plain desert land with nothing in sight could have only been an extremely arduous journey. It was the anticipation of seeing the Kaa'bah that was eating away at me; it was the excitement as well as the nervousness.

Upon seeing the Ka'bah, I could not help but starts crying. I had seen it when I visited Makkah before but for a strange and unexplainable reason, the emotions were as raw as ever. It is difficult to describe the exact feelings that one has when facing the house of their God, only someone who has been there will be able to understand exactly what I mean. 

I managed to do 3 umrah, Alhamdulillah. Miqat at 3 different places.

InsyaAllah, if health and wealth permits. I will do a visit again. I would love to.

Magazines Freak!

What can I say ...... I am a magazines freak! :D Reading and getting latest information about fashion and ideas from magazines. Not only I read about fashion but anything and everything about life.


Ladies, I wanna share with you about my favourite magazine. A must have every month magazine, NONA. A malaysia magazines which covers about women from fashion, beauty, health, wedding, food ... etc. 
And .......A must have June Nona magazine !! Just came out this week (I went around searching this magazine all over shops. And thank you to this mamak shop reserved it for me) . I like this June edition most coz it covers more on hijab and muslimah wear. 


What's in the magazine? Who are in the magazine? Well.......Very interesting and wish to share with you .....Must share!! Must share!! :D


Front cover~ 4 wanita, Penghijrahan berhijab. 
~ Datin Norjuma (Pengacara) - Bertudung atau tidak, saya tidak rasa ada 
perbezaannya dan tidak mengubah apa pun biarpun membawa sesuatu gelaran.
~ Natasha Hudson(Artist) - Dari segi personality saya masih sama seperti 
dulu, hanya penampilan sedikit berbeza kerana bertudung. Cinta saya kepada seni 
dan fesyen amat mendalam.
~ Irma Hasmie (Artist) - Jujur saya katakan, tidak pernah terlintas difikiran untuk
menjadi Role-Model kerana masih mentah dan daif. Tidak kiralah apa kerjaya kita
hari ini kerana sebagai khalifah di muka bumi ini, sudah menjadi tanggungjawab 
kita untuk sentiasa melakukan kebajikan.
~ Abby Abadi(Artist) - Saya tetap Abby yang dulu. Saya boleh bersembang dan tidak
menyekat pergaulan namun haruslah mempunyai batasan.


~ Wardinah Saffiyah speaks > "Menghijabkan hati lebih sukar sebenarnya". Get that straightened out first. Saya bangga dengan sehelai kain ini. Kain ini, sepatutnya menzahirkan satu kecantikan yang lain dari hanya kecantikan fizikal iaitu kecantikan dalaman, kecantikan intelek and adab. Sekiranya dengan memakai hijab kita tidak masih beradab dan berilmu, maka ada sesuatu yang perlu diperbetulkan dulu. Satu kecantikan yang InsyaAllah akan kekal that is My Self Worth ....


~ And guess who we have here in Nona, June edition?! HANA TAJIMA ! > Ikon kebanyakan Muslimah seluruh dunia. Her presence memberi banyak inspirasi dan dorogan buat wanita Islam. Seorang yang pakar dalam berfesyen. Her blog stylecovered.com has reached million hits from all over the world.


Get a copy now (as if Im promoting this magazine...heeee. But really, very informative.) and enjoy reading, lovelies! :D Below are sneak peek on what's in the magazine. 

We always want the sunshine but HE knows there must be rain

”In the past I wished that I had a “copy/paste” button in my life to make many copies of my loved ones so that I would never feel pain if I lost one of them… I wished to have an “undo” button in my life, so I would correct every and each mistake I do, so I wouldn’t taste that bitterness and regret for committing sins… I also wished to have a “pause” button in my life to always freeze time in special and happy moments because I knew they don’t last forever! BUT…
Now, I know that this Dunya is nothing but a shadow under which a traveler would take some rest before completing his journey to his final destination: Al Akhirah
so why am I afraid of losing my loved ones in Dunya while I will meet them again in Jannah (in shaa Allah) where no one will ever die or cry. why I am I afraid of mistakes while they teach lessons, why I am afraid of committing sins while prophet Mohammad (sallaAllahu alaihi wa sallam) said :"If you did not commit sins, Allah would sweep you out of existence and replace you by another people who would commit sins, ask for Allah's forgiveness and He would forgive them." But the most important thing is to repent to HIM why I wish that happy moments last forever while I know that hardships are necessary part of the big test in this Dunya “we always want the sunshine but HE knows there must be rain”… 
It’s true happiness in Dunya won’t last forever, neither will Hardships
“Truly after Hardship comes ease” this is a Promise from Allah
Everything is ephemeral in this Dunya, Nothing will last forever
so let’s work for our Akhirah to win Jannah where there will be no tear, no pain, no grief… just infinite happiness in shaa Allah ~ Quoted from "I am a proud Muslimah, the love of Allah is my life despite all challenges.