Nuzul Quran

The moon last night was breathtaking! I just realized that it has been the 16th day of fasting! Of course the moon is always the brightest at the 15th day of every month of Islamic calendar.


The upcoming 17th Ramadhan is a day to remember that the Al-Quran was given to all mankind little by little to Prophet Muhammad S.A.W for 23 years. From the ancient times, millions of Al-Quran had been published. What really matter here was not that the quantity of Al-Quran that had been published, but it is the message that Muslims understand from Al-Quran. I myself admit that I had recently read the translation of Al-Quran. I only read through it so I literally understand some of the contents. However, it is a sad realization when a lot of our friends here hardly read Al-Quran let alone tried to understand them.


The lack of enthusiasm of our community to educate our youngsters on religious belief could be one of the factor that cause all the sickening behavior of human kind. Do you call him/her human when they killed their own baby? Even animals would have sympathy on other species even though it is in their nature as predator to kill their victims.


It is about time that we forget our differences and focus our energy on Islam. We should stay united and not fall apart. We must also hold on strongly with Al-Quran and As-Sunnah. InsyaAllah.

Sympathy from animals~

I tune in some NG and surprisingly I saw a unique prey predator relationship. Rather than the normal wait and go for the kill tactic the animal usually do, it turns out to be a different attitude they portrayed.

1) A crocodile viciously wounded a small impala and apparently a hippo tried to claimed its prey. It seems that the hippo is eating the poor deer since it put its mouth on the deer's head but it actually tried to revive it. Unfortunately, the deer perish due to its fatal wound.

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2) A killer whale was tossing a seal as it was playing with their food. After a while, it can be seen clearly that the whale was saving the young seal since it pushed the seal back to safety of the land.

3) A leopard killed a baboon and dragged its food on a tree. A baby baboon appeared out of nowhere. Mercifully, the leopard took the baby under its wing and tried to keep it safe and warm against the cold night air. Nevertheless, the baby did not survive in the next morning.

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I was astounded with the sympathy and moved by the animals behavior that they still posses some kindness in them. It's something that I could reflect in my life. Sometime I feel sad when people are brutally murdered when they still have the capacity to think of the best possible solution, yet they choose death. Hopefully Allah will guide us all to a better path. InsyaAllah.

Alhamdulillah IELTS had pass!

After waiting anxiously for IELTS result, it finally came out on 13th August 2010. I felt calm before checking my results thankfully since I was fasting. Alhamdulillah, I passed the minimum requirement. Thanks to my Creator, loving family, supportive friends and my hardworking lecturers.

To those who may be taking their IELTS, there might be some useful tips I can share with you.

Before going to the test:
1) Make sure you really know where you will be taking it.
2) Make some preparations by answering previous tests.
3) As for me, I watched english movies without subtiles to improve my listening ability ;p

During the test:
1) Have a breakfast and just relax.
2) Bring your IC.
3) No need for pen since they provide you with a pencil and an eraser.

After every test:
1) Forget the last test you did and focus on the test at hand.
2) Be positive
3) Tawakkal

Another secret I would like to share is that "If you think that something will be hard to solve then it will be, but if you think it is easy, then it will be easy for you." InsyaAllah. Good luck for IELTS!

End of Syaaban = Start of Ramadhan

The most holy month in Islamic calendar is the month of Ramadhan! Ramadhan is very special as during this month the gates of heaven are open while the gates of hell are shut. Even the devils are bound. Thus, it is a great opportunity to use this month to mend ourselves from all sins we had done.

It is compulsory for the muslims to fast for a month in Ramadhan. We cannot eat or drink from fajr until maghrib. We should also control our desires and we are encourage to do good deeds. Some of them include reading Al-Quran daily, help the needy, be thankful to Allah, associate with ulama, do extra prayers and evaluate ourselves before going to bed.

We should not just be charitable in Ramadhan but also in any other months. Let's cleanse our heart, body, mind and soul. May Allah bless us all. InsyaAllah.