Love is a piece of cake

Bismillah.

Hope your Saturday was sweet and fattening.
LOL.

But on a serious note

don't forget to make plenty of zikir

so that we have got something

with a good weight on the Scales.

14:40 & 14:41

Bismillah.

Assalamualaikum folks

On this blessed day, I wish to remind myself of these two important verses from Surah Ibrahim which I came across at Subuh today. Alhamdulillah, I am grateful for this new discovery and thought I should share so that Allah will grant more useful knowledge.

I am not very pious, I didn't have proper Islamic teachings when I was growing up, did not graduate from Islamic colleges like some of our learned readers, hence I get easily excited whenever I discover something new in the Quran.

I may be wrong, but I think most people memorize and recite frequently the dua from verse 40 of Surah Ibrahim - "My Lord, make me steadfast in Salah, and my offspring as well. And my Lord, grant my prayer."

But not the dua from verse 41. So let's pay attention to both verses 40 & 41 of Surah Ibrahim.

I didn't know until this morning that the verse following the popular dua about being steadfast in performing salah,  is an equally significant dua.

"Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and ALL BELIEVERS on the day when reckoning shall take place." - Quran 14:41

Subhanallah, I think one who recites this must be very generous and thoughtful.

Let's be among those who are generous and thoughtful.

On the Day of Reckoning (Yaumul Mahsyar) we might be panicky thus are only concerned about our own fate, but here while we are still in this realm, we could recite this dua for ourselves, our parents and everyone - all believers.

I am thankful to have found this verse.
May Allah increase our knowledge and understanding.

Rabbi zidni ilma war zuqni fahma.

Wish y'all a blissful Friday.
😁

#ithankAllahforthetawfikboost
#fastabiqulkhairat

The best day in the year

Bismillah.

What is the best day in the year?
Every day.

Says who?
Says Ralph.
LOL.

I think it makes sense cos that's all we have - the present - today. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come cos we are not promised tomorrow.

Alhamdulillah we have to celebrate life every day. To celebrate means to be grateful.

p/s
Did you inspire someone today?
Did you make someone smile today?

😁😍
My Thursday was great.
Hope yours too.

Dedicate your heart to Love

Bismillah.

So...let's dedicate our heart to love and not lose it too much.

And let's not feel bad if love makes us shed tears sometimes.

For love is what it is.

It makes us vulnerable at heart.

It makes us realize that it is, in fact, a feeling that He has created to remind us that we are mere mortals.

That in the end, it is His love that nurtures us and protects us until we return to the Source of Love:

- He Himself.

"To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven."
- Karen Sunde

Sanctified month

Bismillah.

I think we should remind ourselves that we are still in the sacred month of Muharram.

That we are told to avoid doing wrong to ourselves for wrongdoing during the sacred month is more serious and incurs a greater burden of sin than in other months. And similarly, righteous deeds would garner greater rewards.

So I remind myself first and foremost and my nieces and nephews who have become avid readers of this blog - that we should be cognizant of this sacred month of Muharram and race to pile up on good deeds.

Let's do more good to our parents this month.
Let's read more Quran this month.
Let's do more zikir 'Subhanallah wabihamdih' this month.
And the list goes on.

May Allah replace all our bad deeds with good ones and bless us with the multiplier effect of Muharram.

#iamintheraceforgooddeeds
#fastabiqulkhairat
#thosewhopokedfunatusbeforeforourwrongdoingsmustbepuzzledcosGodisgivingusplentyasHereplacesourbaddeedswithgooddeedslol

Mon-dane not

Bismillah.

No, Monday is not for mundane stuff.

Monday need not be mundane. Monday ain't mundane.

Monday need not be mundane. Monday ain't mundane.

Hah hah try this new tongue-twister I've crafted (to be honest) on Tuesday, as this is a backdated posting LOL.

Or rather let's call it a a mantra for us to beat Monday blues.

Monday is far from mundane actually, it's an auspicious day as it is the day the Beloved of Allah was born. Other than Friday, I think we should make plenty of salawat on Mondays to honor our Prophet salallah alaihi wasalam.

says Dogen a Japanese poet/priest from Kyoto

Open a vein | Make room

Bismillah.

"There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein."

- Ernest Hemingway

Guess the millennial's version is:

There's nothing wrong with blogging. All you do is sit down at a lappy and open a vein.

But the thing with the good ol' typewriter is you can't edit much.

What was I doing last Sunday? (this is written on Tuesday after attending a briefing on Executive MBA and my mind is all over the places thinking how on earth can I get hold of  USD200K +/-)

Hmm

Whatever it is, let us bless our day by making room for reciting Quran.

You know I had attended many religious talks and blogged (shared notes) about it - high-level tasawwuf and what not. After about 9 years I go back to realizing the importance of the basics/key fundamentals like reading the Quran and becoming more conscious of the obvious that we have to know how to prioritize on the deeds that carry more weight in this dunya and akhirah cos time is the ultimate luxury.   

So every day, be sure to make room for deeds that bring the best ROI for our akhirah and dunya both.