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it has been 4 months.

ramadhan: the last ten days.

dear my sisters and brothers of faith, we are finally entering the last phase of Ramadhan, the last ten days will be here in 2 days. may Allah grant us time to see these days coming. so, what's the big deal about the last ten days of Ramadhan?

Chapter al-Qadr, verse 1 to 5

In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful.

1 Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Predestination.
2 Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is!
3 The Night of Power has more blessings than a thousand months.
4 The angels and the Spirit descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, with all decrees.
5 (The night is) Peace until the rising of the dawn.

according to the ahadith, the Prophet was reported sayings as follow:

Verily this month has come to you; and therein is a night which is better than a thousand Months. Whosoever is deprived of it, is deprived of all good; and none is deprived of its good except a totally unfortunate person. (Ibn Majah)

Whosoever stands up (in prayer) at the Night of Power out of faith and hopeful of reward, all his past sins will be forgiven.(Targhib)

and on when exactly is the date of Laylatul Qadr, Aisha r.a reported that the Prophet said:

Search for the Blessed Night in the odd (nights) from the last ten (nights) of Ramadhaan (Bukhari).

Aisha also narrated that when asked on what should she said when she find Laylatul Qadr, the Prophet replied:

Al-laa-hum-ma in-na-ka ‘afoow-wan tu-hib-bul-’af wa fa-fu ‘an-ni.

O Allah! You are Forgiving, You love forgiveness, so forgive me. (Bukhari)

do you seriously think this is an offer to be missed?

one last additional tips: prepare your dua on what you want to ask from Allah, (write them down so you don't forget!) and ask from our Lord, Ar-Rahman, with the most sincere heart!

May Allah have mercy on all of us. May all of us find the Night of Power this year in the last ten days of Ramadhan. Ameen.

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pathetic is sipping your nescafe and eating a pack of 'nasi campur' for the glorious fast breaking ceremony in front of your laptop. in front of your laptop, i re-typed. i miss home, i miss my mum, my dad, aiman and the two monkeys. (they are popularly known as my siblings). i'm also missing the luxury of hot shower that you don't get to enjoy in MMU. what else in this kind of weather. cyberjaya is the new(temporary) antarctica before it turns back to being the boring, skin piercing hot saharan desert. i'm exaggerating, as usual.

after a long hiatus, probably due to the fake writer's block i claimed to have, i'm feeling the need write again. hahaha. honestly, i just read something so good, i think i should be able to write something of the equivalent. (???) of what on earth did i read, i'm not planning to share it here. you can im-ed me personally if you think you wants to read it.

first of all, i will like to wish all of my friend, happy ramadhan. not too late, we are only one week through. may this month of 1001 benefits make some of us reflect on our life and make the changes which are necessary, for the better..of course.

two days ago was 31st august, the day that marks the beloved nation of ours turning 52. seriously, i didn't see much optimism about the future of the land from my contemporary peers. one of my close friend(will be later mentioned as the mysterious fb girl) posted something like this 'happy 52nd birthday malaysia! and many more corruption to come!' (i'll re-check later since i'm unable to access her profile now) while for another friend of mine is so optimistic, happy and was singing along to the 1Malaysia songs!! the two are of course, two extreme polar case, but i see more of the first case situation usually. (why am i using the word case, are you both my guinea pig? muahahahahaha) honestly i admit i'm in the same boat with the mysterious facebook girl. this reminds me to what just recently happened in Japan, when the Democratic Party won the general election, replacing the old LDP. if i remember it right, an enlighten political analyst said that the people of Japan are just so sick of LDP that they will vote for any other party that is running against it. regardless of anything. are we not in the exact situation? (last year march 8th, i wonder why anyone should be in shocked)

end of that. let's move on.

i recently bought a book suggested by a friend 'the 4 hour workweek'. first thing first, he should have warn me about the price of the book. lol. secondly, i just have to say, the book is great. the ideas are fresh and inviting. i'm in the opinion that you should read this if you are already reading this post. i can lend it to you if you want.

i am also reading machiavelli's famous work 'the prince' which drag me to me confusion, great quotes and some leadership tips. the book is about how to run a country after all. my favorite so far is 'for man injure either from fear or hatred'. just so right. book owner, i'll return it to you tomorrow. this book really is not for relaxation read.

will write again, when i feel like it again.

p/s : i love my new obsession! haha

Ramadhan Mubarak

Alhamdullilah, Ramadan is finally here again. I hope this Ramadan will bring 101 goodness into all of our lives. This Ramadan feels a whole lot different from my previous one. My first Ramadan away from home, my first Ramadan of which I shall celebrate and enjoy with my friends. Insha Allah. May this month bring all of us to do more good deeds, to bring ourselves closer to our Lord, the Creator of every single dust in this universe. Ameen~~