Alhamdulillah

Blessings to count and remember today:

Sat for Contemporary South Asian Societies final paper.
Met Ama, Nilo and Haz and crashed in their Group Study Room (GSR)
Met Athirah for Lunch + Dinner.
- Had Subway and alhamdulillah for Subway cookies! Yes we skipped lunch because we had no appetite prior our papers ><
Applied for jobS.
- Mainly NLB and MSF, Semoga ditemukan dengan yang cocok ya. Aameen. Plan B: Housewife. haha kidding!
Usrah at CCK.
- Tazkirah:
  - Rusyidah gave a tazkirah based on this hadith: اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لأُمَّتِي فِي بُكُورِهَا
  - Which translates to: O Allah, bless my nation in their early mornings (i.e., what they do early in the morning)
  - Talked about how nafkah is based on our taqwa. Taking the birds as a parable for humans to emulate. They seek sustenance in the morning and come back by evening
  - Find a job that is of quality (allows you to do ibadah, read Quran) and not prioritise quantity i.e income at the expense of time spent for ibadah and family.
- Tauhid:
  - Shiham explained about Qada Qadr. How we need to remove bad taqdir with good taqdir by striving for it. The book explicitly mentions this example: Bad taqdir: Hungry –> Good taqdir: Full
  - Hence you achieve good taqdir by striving to feed yourself. Applies to many instances in our life where we need to strive to maintain good health, build good relationships, find a good spouse etc.
  - The ability to discern and balance between taqdir and the will to strive is sadly lacking in our community 😦 For example: One falls sick because one did not manage their health well. Instead of finding means and ways to heal, one says: “Oh dah taqdir aku sakit” when one did not strive to prevent it from the start.
  - We also ranted our frustrations on another prevailing example –> family planning. Yes each child will bring you sustenance. But not without hard work. Having 9 kids and not taking care of them is really sad and alarming 😦
- Hadtih:
  - Main theme was about mercy. Arina highlighted the importance of treating these hati basahs (living things) with mercy.
- I’m glad each one is doing well alhamdulillah. And lil one will be coming out soon! May Allah ease Kak Rusydah’s first delivery. Khola (aunty) cannot wait to meet you inshaAllah ❤
Received 2019 Planner! MashaAllah exciting times ahead. The planner is so comprehensive too!
Came home to the dark chocolate I’ve been craving for.
Happiest birthday to the mashaAllah man. May Allah accept the deeds for the past 20 years and bless your days ahead ❤
The fact that I am /still/ blessed with time to improve myself