Na Shle Ramadhan

Alhamdulillah..it has been almost a month that we get the chance to be in this blessed Ramadhan =). Well, this year is the first year that I get to spend more than 3 weeks of Ramadhan in Hradec Kralove (as last year we arrived in HK less than a week before Hari Raya) and yeah, not to mention that we have exams during this period.

Anyway, that gave us a whole lot of new experiences of appreciating the blessed month. Fasting in faraway land especially when Muslims are the minority is something new to be experienced. As Lina said in her blog, fasting here is a bit interesting. We are conducting our own jemaah for terawih prayer, thinking hard everyday of what to cook for the menu of Iftar, having a longer time of fasting in summer during the early Ramadhan (Alhamdulillah, the Maghrib has been earlier now =) )and yes, again, we are studying every day for our finals during this month.

But the most valuable thing for me (and maybe for most of us in HK), is the tarbiyah Ramadhan that we've got this year. As I said again, (for the 3rd time already now =p) we have finals during this month. From my previous posts, I guess everyone already knows how the exams are being done here.

As the studies went by, the pressure had taught us many things..It taught us to be more grateful to Him for everything that we had. It taught us to be patience and always ask for His forgiveness. It taught us the power of Doa and solat, how these simple things had given us the strength to move on..and most importantly, the obstacles that we had, are the Test from Him..to test our faith and iman..our hopes and believes to Him. Whether we have passed, or still struggling to finish our exams..both are still the test from Him.

"Manusia tidak jemu memohon kebaikan, dan jika ditimpa malapetaka, mereka berputus asa dan hilang harapannya."
(Surah Fussilat 41:49)

"Dan apabila Kami berikan nikmat kepada manusia. dia berpaling dan menjauhkan diri (dengan sombong); tetapi apabila ditimpa malapetaka maka dia banyak berdo'a"
(Surah Fussilat 41: 51)

Let's pray to Allah the Almighty, that we will not be like the one He mentioned in this surah.
Let's pray that we always keep our faith strong and stronger as more tests will come.
Let's pray that we will pass, the Test of Ramadhan this year. insyaAllah....

Before I end my post, let us ponder upon...and give it a deep thought...on these two verses from Surah Ali Imran,

"Dan betapa banyak nabi yang berperang didampingi sejumlah besar dari pengikut (nya) yang bertakwa. Mereka tidak (menjadi) lemah kerana bencana yang menimpanya di jalan Allah, tidak patah semangat dan tidak (pula) menyerah (kepada musuh). Dan Allah mencintai orang-orang yang sabar." (3:146)

"Apakah kamu mengira bahawa kamu akan masuk syurga, padahal belum nyata bagi Allah orang-orang yang berjihad di antara kamu, dan belum nyata orang-orang yang sabar." (3;142)

Happy Eid everyone!
Till then, salam a na shle.

p/s: sila bertabah wahai hati! kawan-kawan pun..bertabah juga! chaiyo2!!