Family

Slms

I just had a realisation…you know when you are far away from your family and u miss them sooo much..
I realise that you should be grateful that they are still in your life, maybe far away, maybe you cant see them, but they are there and you can still communicate, talk, ask, interact..at least they are alive and well, and you can always reach out to them

Life is too short, like I have seen in the past few months, so I just want to be grateful that I have my family in my life

Alhamdulillah!
🙂
M4life

Islam – what u make of it

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Salaams

I have finally understood what it means to be a Muslim..well sort of

All my life it has been so easy to be a Muslim..just went with the flow of things..it was all around me…musjids in my area, family involved in islam..muslim school..it was all handed over to me..so easy to practice

But now where I am, it is not there for me..i didn’t hear the azan for 3 weeks and my heart ached…I barely see muslims around me, let alone hear or feel any semblance of Islam..does this make me a bad Muslim? It is wrong that I am not seeing Islam everyday? That’s what I was thinking..that I am in this western world and its taking me away from Islam..but then I realised:

I have to bring Islam into my life.

Its up to me to get involved, play qirat, make zikr, read up…bring islam into my life. Its ok that I am in a western setting and islam is not readily visible to me..but its in m yheart and the more I open up to that the more I can see it in front me! Go online and find classes or events, attend these events, look for any opportunity to be islamicand feel Islam..small things like listening to Surah Yaseen every morning on my ipod on the way to work..on the train catch up on quran listening, imagine how much of zikr I can make on the train! I have to bring it in my life..and its exciting to keep looking for these opportunities.

Its not easy but it’s a challenge Im willing to tackle IA

I ask Allah to make it easy for me and to keep my consciousness of HIM at the maximum at all times

Bismillah!!

🙂

taskeen

lots to learn

Slms
wow!
 
what a life lesson!
its all about perception, dammit i need to learn 😦
its not about how honest u are its about what image u put out there
its so unfair but i need to learn
u have to look innocent and sweet and pretend to be so flexible and go with the flow
u cant be seen to stand up for yourself!
theres no such thing as being open about ur principles!!
omg
 
i have to learn!
 

Cool survey

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night?
my sister sumayya

2. What were you doing at 0800?
getting into the car

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
eating breakfast while working

4. What happened to you in 2006?
i got my dream job

5. What was the last thing you said out loud?
stand your ground

6. How many beverages did you have today?
water, tea
7. What colour is your hairbrush?
dont have one, keep borrowing from my family

8. What was the last thing you paid for?
my brekkie this morning

9. Where were you last night?
at home

10. What colour is your front door?
currently tecnhically homeless

11. Where do you keep your change?
in my wallet

12. What’s the weather like today?
dull, windy

13. What’s the best ice-cream flavour?
anything mixed like choc, caramel, biscuits

14. What excites you?
success

15. Do you want to cut your hair?
nope, trim is fine

16. Are you over the age of 25?
yip 😦

17. Do you talk a lot?
ya, i like to have my say

18. Do you watch the O.C.?
?

19. Do you know anyone named Steven?
ya, guy at work

20. Do you make up your own words?
yes love to , like the word “nid” – an iritating person

21. Are you a jealous person?
oh yes

22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’
amani, my best friends baby

23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K’
k

24. Who’s the first person on your received call list?
home, my hubby

25. What does the last text message you received say
must i charge her higher

26. Do you chew on your straw?
sometimes

27. Do you have curly hair?
nope

28. Where’s the next place you’re going to?
IA uk

29. Who’s the rudest person in your life?
my boss

30. What was the last thing you ate?
all bran flakes (boring i know)

31. Will you get married in the future?
well i am now, so hopefully not!

32. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks?
dont watch much movies but brick lane was cool

33. Is there anyone you like right now?
my hubby 🙂

34. When was the last time you did the dishes?
weeks ago, living with parents and 2 domestics helps!

35. Are you currently depressed?
ya, boss

36. Did you cry today?
yes, kinda wierd, didnt realise it was bottled up inside

37. Why did you answer and post this?
lurve these things!

38. Tag 5 people who would do this survey.
zaaks, mo, salma, dunno who else

Life!

Slms
 
Life is so funny, so funny….
 
Why do we get thrown these life lessons that we dont want! Allah knows best..in every situation is a lesson, but its soo hard sometimes to accept it!
takes so much courage to find the lesson, but we need to embrace it as Allahs way of guiding us..
 
Inshallah
Im in a hectic situation..boss stories..but this is my lifes lesson that I want to uncover
 
Make dua!
:))
M4life

Submission

Slms
You know what, do we truly know what submission is? Im not sure we understand what it means truly? I certainly found it difficult to do..I really really want something (this job), but then my dua to Allah is that I completely submit to you Allah and only if this job is good for me, for my Islam and my future, then grant it to me IA. Otherwise, turn it away. I will do the most that I can do and leave the rest to Allah..
Easier said than done!!
Can we truly let go and leave it to Allah? whats the balance between wanting something so bad and actually just leaving to Allah to judge whats best? we are so limited in our knowlegdge,only Allah sees the bigger picture. We have to trust in that. Truly trust and let go
Inshallah, thats what I plan on doing right now.
Oh Allah, in my limited knowledge this is my dream job and I really want it. But Allah what I want more is YOUR guidance and intervention. So please if this job is right for me and will bring me closer to my goals and to you, then please make it possible for me to attain easily. If not, please turn it away. Please grant me sabr to deal with the consequence and to accept YOUR plan. Aameen
Striving towards a better life,
Taskeen
M4life

My look…

Slms
 
What do ppl want from me? Today I was told “you look soo tired” and then just now “Why dont u look happy?”
why cant I just be left alone?? Im busy, im thinking, im a tad iritated, what do u want me to look like? any besides, this is my look ok? just my own look, so dont judge me!!!
 
😛 

My Hajj

I cant beleive I have been for Hajj, Alhamdulillah 🙂
It was super fantastci, I loved the expereince of hajj, so symbolic and so powerful. I felt so close to Allah, I sae Him everywhere, I felt Him all the time…no where else in the world comes close…
Of course I missed home, but I didnt miss the worldliness of this place…
Going away really helped me break through the routine of my life..I no longer say”on saturdays I have to do this…” etc I just make up things as the time goes along. I also re evaluate everything..is this worth it? Is this worth my time? Can i push myself? Why cant I read more after salaah? What am I replacing with extra reading and sitting on the musallah?
I cant belive how I actually changed my dressing, Alhamdulillah! Wearing abaya/cloak now 🙂 Look its hard, im not going to lie..at work anyway..but so far havent found a single reason strong enough to tell me to stop so here goes, IA!
Strong faith is the biggest lesson for me…believing in Allah and seeing duas come true is what I learnt the most…God, I miss that place soo much! Everyone doing the same thing, thinking the same thing, for one purpose alone,..powerful!
And Madinah…..Ya Allah i LOVED it so much…so beautiful..I really felt so close to Rasullulah (SAW)…spoke to him, cried by him..made so much dua in Masjidun Nabawi
Id love to go again IA..but with a breakand after longing to go again…to really appreciate it
My 40 days are up tomorrow..im not my own again 🙂 May Allah accept all my duas, all our prayers, our Hajj and everything we do from now onwards
Oh also tawaf…knowing that all your duas are accepted! so mashallah! i just asked and asked for everything that I wanted…I want it all to come true, IA.
just want to keep it up IA!
🙂