Shayang Ummi

2011-04-16T12:55:00.005+08:00

Pakistan Trip 2011

2011-02-13T17:31:00.011+08:00

Akad Nikah 010203

Alhamdulillah 'ala kulli haal, it's been 8 wonderful years of marriage ... May ALLAH SWT bless this marriage and keep us together and not let anything come between us... ameen!

"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person." ~Mignon McLaughlin

2008-09-05T23:27:00.004+08:00

Ba Ti Ti Ti Lu

Video captured when Mohammad was 2-years old while riding on his new bike, bought by his Atok (my Mom). We haven't got a clue what he's saying but I guess he must have picked it up from somewhere :)
ماشاء الله

2008-09-05T12:42:00.016+08:00

Ramadan Mubarak

5 days in Ramadan have quickly passed.
May our fasting, prayers and other worship in this Ramadan and always, be pleasing to Allah SWT. May Allah SWT make the fasting easy for us and strengthen our iman by it. Ameen...
Let's take a moment to realize the opportunities in this blessed month that has been offered to the believers.

Golden Opportunity
"The wonderful season of spring greets us with the blessings of lush vegetation, delicious fragrances of beautiful flowers, and trees laden with fruit. Likewise, the holy month of Ramadan is a month of springtime for the believer, where Allah’s SWT blessing and mercy surrounds the believer at every point throughout the day and night.
Hence, surrounded by such awesome mercy, this is truly a golden opportunity for anyone wishing for nearness to Allah SWT and forgiveness from sin. It seems that the phrase golden opportunity was coined with the holy month of Ramadan in mind, because this phrase perfectly fits the description of this month."

Reference:

Blessings of Ramadan

Prophet's Muhammad (PBUH) sermon on Eve of Ramadan

Please click below:

Wisdom Thru Words

2008-08-08T08:31:00.008+08:00

My Dear Son, Zarrar, at 5 Months

Mohammad Zarrar, the name given to my 2nd son by hubby. Zarrar means Great Muslim Warrior and it's based on a man of the name Zarrar ibnu al Azwar ..and Zarar with a single r means Brave or Courageous.

Little highlights on Zarrar al Azwar:

Zarrar al Azwar was a great Muslim warrior who was known as "The Half-Naked Warrior" because he would throw off his armor and shirt when fighting an enemy to show his desire for martyrdom. Zarrar was popular among the Muslim fighters and was used to boost their morale, as he did in the Battle of Ajnadayn when he challenged Byzantine champions to duels before the battle. He yelled out: "I am the death of the pale faces (cowards), I am the killer of Romans; I am the scourge sent upon you, I am Zarrar Ibn al Azwar". He is said to have slain several Byzantine champions who accepted his duels, including the governers of Tiberias and Amman.

Zarrar was Khalid ibn al Walid's* commander in one of his campaigns during the caliphate of Abu Bakr (r.a), and was commanded to fight the Byzantine army, but was captured. Khalid pursued the Byzantines and saw a lone warrior, attacking and killing enemy soldiers, and then withdrawing. Attacking, killing, withdrawing again. Khalid demanded that the warrior identify himself, so the warrior removed the head covering and said, "I am Khawla, sister of Zarrar!" She was fighting to rescue her brother.

Khalid was very impressed by her courage and skill with the spear so he asked her to join the war party against the Byzantines to free Zarrar. They ambushed the Byzantine contingent that guarded Zarrar, and Khawla fought visciously and killed many men ending the battle with a decisive victory for the Muslims and freedom for her beloved brother.

Reference:

The Counter Crusade

2008-08-07T23:59:00.003+08:00

My Knights In Shining Armor

Surah Al-Ahqaf, part of Verse 15:
"My Lord! Grant me the power and ability that I may be grateful for Your Favour which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and that I may do righteous good deeds, such as please You, and make my off-spring good. Truly, I have turned to You in repentance, and truly, I am one of the Muslims (those who submit to Your Will)."

2008-06-22T22:32:00.004+08:00

Sinful Slave - No Beats Necessary
I love this video clips as it shows some footsteps in the Holy City of Makkah AlMukaramah, which I pray that one day, me and hubby will be given the blessings of performing Umrah and Hajj, Ameen.

ALLAH The Most Merciful Said:
"O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, if you come to Me with so many sins that fill the earth, and you meet Me without having ascribed partners to Me, I will forgive you with the same great amount of forgiveness"
-Tirmithi-

2008-06-15T22:30:00.001+08:00

Zoo Negara Photos

2008-06-06T10:58:00.010+08:00

Zoo Negara Trip

It's been awhile since I last went to the zoo. In fact the last time I went there was before I got married, bringing my little nieces and nephews during their school holidays. Hubby suggested to bring the kids to the zoo as we've never been there before and now that Mohammad gets so excited watching those animals on TV and books. It was a fun family trip there, الحمد لله. We managed to take some photos with the giraffes, elephants, lions etc using our own digi-cam.. but the most expensive photos taken were with this toucan bird, cost us RM15/= for each photo. There were 3 animals to shoot with (bird, little pony and a python) and we opted for the toucan as it appears the least scary to the kids. Mohammad called the zoo as 'Rumah Cheria' (cheria means bird in Urdu) as what his abah told him where we're going in the first place. And now when I showed him the photos at the zoo and asked him where this is, he'd say 'Rumah Cheria'!!

A little note for myself as I came across the following verse ...

Al-An`am (The Cattle/Livestock), 6:38:-
"All the creatures on earth, and all the birds that fly with wings, are communities like you. Nothing have We omitted from the Book, and all these creatures shall be gathered to their Lord in the end."

2008-01-25T11:42:00.000+08:00

Birthdays

I came across a website to convert the English dates to Islamic dates. And I thought that I should make a note on our family birthdays.

Abu Mohammad, 30 August 1971 --> 8 Rejab 1391
Ummi Mohammad, 19 November 1974 --> 4 ZulQaedah 1394
Mohammad Muazzam, 13 May 2005 --> 4 RabiulAkhir 1426
Mohammad Zarrar, 6 May 2007 --> 18 RabiulAkhir 1428

Hummnn.. No wonder Mohammad Muazzam's more like his ummi and Mohammad Zarrar's more like his abah ... we share similar day of our birth dates ... MasyaAllah

2007-10-20T11:43:00.000+08:00

Good News

Hubby informed me 2 days ago of 2 good news,ماشاء الله.. I was a bit blurred in the beginning as hubby called around 11ish PM to inform me and I just happened to doze off while trying to let my first son go to sleep. As expectedly my dear son hadn't fallen asleep just yet back then. I guessed he must have sensed that his abah would be calling us. Well, the good news were, firstly, hubby's now booked on Thai Airways to return on 4th Nov انشاء الله and secondly that he's got an interview with an SAP firm, somewhere in KL on 9th Nov انشاء الله ..

Being taken by glittering surprise, I could only utter 2 things at the time .. الحمد لله على كل حال and ماشاء الله لا قوة الا بالله . I even forgot to ask him which company that he'd have the interview with. I knew he had been sending more than 50 applications on Jobstreet Online for the past few months. As his contract with Siemens PK will expire end of this month, such a perfect timing to return and search for another job here,سبحان الله. My prayers go out to him that his return will be a blessed one, انشاء الله .. We will continue making doas for everything to go through smoothly. I came across this verse when listening to Surah Luqman today.

Surah Luqman, verse 34: Surely with GOD is the knowledge of the Hour, and He sends down the rain, and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul knows what it will earn tomorrow. And no soul knows in what land it will die. Verily, GOD is All-Knowing, All-Aware

The above picture is Satpara Lake in Northern Pakistan. If there is a chance in the near future to go back to Pakistan and visit the in-laws, I truly would love to descend on this magnificent place, انشاء الله

2007-10-15T12:45:00.000+08:00

Our First Baby Arrival

Mohammad Muazzam was born on 13th May 2005, 9:17AM at Sunway Medical Centre, Selangor. He weighed 2.82kg, 50cm of length and 34.5cm of head circumference. Alhamdulillah, the delivery went smooth without any complications, considering first baby for me, only had to opt for vacuum extraction in the end as I was getting weak. Hubby was in UK at the time.

I remember a doa' that hubby used to advise me to read frequently during my pregnancy. The doa' was part of Surah Al 'Imran, verse 35:

"... Rabbi innee nathartu laka ma fee batnee muharraran fataqabbal minnee innaka anta alssameeAAu alAAaleemu"

"... My Lord I have vowed unto You that which is in my womb as a consecrated (offering). Accept it from me, for, You, only You, are the All-Hearer, the All-Knower"

2007-10-15T07:44:00.000+08:00

Father N Sons

Ya ALLAH, please bless our children with soleh characters and make them the light of our eyes. Ameen..
Oh our dear children, ummi & abah wish that each one of you attain the best of this world and the hereafter, انشاء الله

2007-09-29T11:07:00.000+08:00

Baby Mohammad Zarrar has managed to roll over and "meniarap" at ease, almost 5 months now

2007-09-26T14:22:00.000+08:00

Abah & Ummi in London

Photos taken when I visited hubby in UK, while doing his SAP certification. Rather difficult trip for me as I had to leave Mhd Muazzam with my mum, who was then only about 9 months. But my darling baby was very much 'understanding' ...

2007-09-26T12:01:00.000+08:00

Baby Mohammad Muazzam at 8 Months, photos displayed at random between before and after shaved

2007-09-25T13:00:00.000+08:00

1-year old Mohammad Muazzam

2007-09-03T09:45:00.000+08:00

Mohammad's 1st day of Pre-School

Today, I sent Mohammad to his pre-school, Genius Aulad in Kota Kemuning for a 1-month trial. InsyaAllah, if he's fine there, he can continue to go for the next following months. Though it maybe still too early for him but he seems pretty happy going to school. He's also looking forward to return home by the school van. May Allah SWT put berkats in this little boy's effort to go to school. Ameen.

2007-08-25T16:30:00.000+08:00

Abang and Baby Photos

Photos shown when baby was just over 2 months. Abang was 2 years and 2 months while some photos appear to be prior to baby head shaved.

2006-12-05T16:46:00.000+08:00

Mzm Running In Walker

2006-10-21T13:23:00.000+08:00

My Ummah by Sami Yusuf

A song with crucial message

2006-10-21T12:35:00.000+08:00

Al Mu'allim by Sami Yusuf

Mohammad's Favourite Song

2006-09-18T18:56:00.000+08:00

My Little Son First Steps

2006-08-16T15:38:00.000+08:00

Muazzam & Cousins In Action

2006-08-15T16:32:00.002+08:00

Mohammad's First Word, ALLAH