Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
Hi guys. Today is Sunday so my parents have taken us out for the whole day and we only reached home at 10.30pm. Before I go on about today, let me just share with you what happened yesterday.
1. My dad's phone finally gave in. After he came back from Istanbul, the phone had decided that its time is over, so yesterday was emergency day for my dad. Had to buy a new phone. Looking for the cheapest but with Android tech, he got himself a Samsung Young.
2. Us, because we have so many activities nowadays, mom decided we need a hand phone. But we have to share, meaning, when one goes out for an activity, he or she can bring the phone along. So mom got us a Samsung Corby, coz she saw most of our friends have one (but we'd like to have something else actually). Anyway, mom says it's within the price range and touch screen. hokay, as long as we've got one. So, my previous entry on simple living has to be corrected guys.
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3. Big sis and I were selected by our school to join a craft exhibition in Putrajaya today. So, today we officially used our new hand phone to reach mom and dad. (Previously we had to use other methods like using the public phone or mom gave us her old phone.....)
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4. Shareen and Omel came to hang out at our place coz their mom and dad are having a fever.So, my parents took them along on our outing today.
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First, we went to visit my dad's client who brought some cholesterol reducing plant for my dad.
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Then, mom wanted to go to IKEA to get something coz it's on SALE but nobody responded so we went straight to her friend, Aunty Fid's place. Aunty Fid lives near Hospital Selayang, the place where my brother had his last breath, so I'm quite sad actually. Also because on 16th of this month is the second anniversary of my baby brother's death. Mom chat with Aunty Fid while we finished our Asr prayer.
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Then we went to Amcorp Mall because mom wanted us to perform the Maghrib prayer and look at the flea market there. Dida got something from Popular, then all of them (Anis, Dida, Shareen and Omel) got a pair of earrings each. Anis also got a red crystal ring to match her red earrings. Me don't get nothing but it's ok.
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Oh, last night dad bought me a clock, a globe and a fancy luggage tag which says "It's Not Yours" as presents (is it too obvious that my dad wants me to follow his footsteps??Thanx anyway dad).
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We were so hungry by then, my parents decided to have dinner near their friend Uncle Najib's place. On the way, we went to look at our old house where I stayed when I was young at PJ Old Town. Brings back fond memories guys.
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Then, dinner with Uncle Najib. As usual, my parents plan a new holiday outing with his friend. U see, my parents like to involve their friends or our friends in all our outings or holiday plans. They plan to camp in the forest reserve next to our place and then an extended holiday end of the year in Terengganu coz it's the place to visit this year, and coz they've got lots of friends also there.
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By the way, I haven't told you what dad got us from his trip in Istanbul. We got chocolate of course, my sisters got pashminas to use as their head covers, some bangles, T-shirts, key chains, and a Bvlgari Jasmin Noir perfume, and some souvenirs for Shareen's grandma and dad's office mates got lovely pocket mirrors, T-shirts and fridge magnets.
I just got a T-shirt and mom didn't get anything. Dad says he couldn't find what suits me and mom (actually my dad is a terrible shopper, thank god he didn't get me anything special. Maybe that's why he got me the globe and luggage tag huh?Actually mom got an apron which says Turkiye something but I don't consider it a gift. How can you give an apron as a gift???? It's so so not funny man, Anyway, my mom didn't mind so I guess it's ok but I didn't see her wear it either he he. Maybe it's so precious to her to wear it, I don't know).
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Finally, we reached home tired and I've planned with my sisters to skip school tomorrow :) but I'm sure it's not gonna happen.
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That's all for now.
Cheers coz life is all about being happy!(happy when u got something and happy when u got nothing).
Daniel Zaydi
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Sunday, 30 September 2012
Thursday, 27 September 2012
The Latest Whatsup
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
Hi guys. Yesterday I promised to continue on the simple living entry. But actually I'm too bored to write on that and I think you r too bored to read it too right........so I'm just gonna tell u the latest happening.....
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1. Yesterday, my uncle came to stay overnight and we felt so happy to have him around.
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2. Today, my lil sis passed the school audition to join the band..I didn't know that she can sing so well. Mom asked her to sing in front of mom but she never sings at home. I was suprised when I heard her voice.
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3. I went to the audition too but I have to attend the second round tomorrow.
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4. Tonight is the Yaasin recitation night at the musolla but I didn't go coz I'm not feeling well. In fact, mom had to pick me up early at school today coz I'm so tired due to the Prefect Rehearsal, audition etc.
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5. Big sis got a call from Teacher Mardziah, asking her to join the National Competition on Terrarium in November, emmm looks like we have to postpone any overseas trip.
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6. My house is in a mess coz everyone is too tired to care.
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7. Amirul, my schoolmate who is having free Maths and other lessons with my mom skipped class tonight when he came and mom still didn't come home from the musolla ( so I got to skip it too he he ).
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8.Mom was soo tired after sending some people who were going to Baitulmuqaddis this morning that she didn't cook and had to buy food for us.
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9. Dad came home late and went straight to the musolla and break his sunat fasting at the office.
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10. Finally, I've been searching for the best song on Youtube for my next audition but nothing seems right and it sucks big time. I want to sleep now.
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Bye
Peace
Daniel Zaydi
Hi guys. Yesterday I promised to continue on the simple living entry. But actually I'm too bored to write on that and I think you r too bored to read it too right........so I'm just gonna tell u the latest happening.....
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1. Yesterday, my uncle came to stay overnight and we felt so happy to have him around.
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2. Today, my lil sis passed the school audition to join the band..I didn't know that she can sing so well. Mom asked her to sing in front of mom but she never sings at home. I was suprised when I heard her voice.
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3. I went to the audition too but I have to attend the second round tomorrow.
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4. Tonight is the Yaasin recitation night at the musolla but I didn't go coz I'm not feeling well. In fact, mom had to pick me up early at school today coz I'm so tired due to the Prefect Rehearsal, audition etc.
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5. Big sis got a call from Teacher Mardziah, asking her to join the National Competition on Terrarium in November, emmm looks like we have to postpone any overseas trip.
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6. My house is in a mess coz everyone is too tired to care.
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7. Amirul, my schoolmate who is having free Maths and other lessons with my mom skipped class tonight when he came and mom still didn't come home from the musolla ( so I got to skip it too he he ).
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8.Mom was soo tired after sending some people who were going to Baitulmuqaddis this morning that she didn't cook and had to buy food for us.
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9. Dad came home late and went straight to the musolla and break his sunat fasting at the office.
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10. Finally, I've been searching for the best song on Youtube for my next audition but nothing seems right and it sucks big time. I want to sleep now.
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Bye
Peace
Daniel Zaydi
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
On Simple Living
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
Today I'd like to share with you the lifestyle in my household. As many of you already know, our domestic affairs is ruled by my mom :). She made almost all the decisions and form the way we live.
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My mom's idea on living is based on Prophet Muhammad's way of life: Above simple (mom says prophets live a simple life on this earth as an example to be followed by their ummah). It is hard for us to follow exactly but we should try and have a niat that we are doing this besically because we are following the sunnah of the Rasul.
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Back to my home, because my mom wants to follow the sunnah, so basically everyday this is our lifestyle:
1. Food:
We have only one dish for our lunch and dinner. The dish is accompanied by raw vegetables and rice, and plain water.My mom would cook the dish in large portion and keep some of it in the fridge. It can be heated up tomorrow and mom saves time, energy and electricity and gas for cooking. If my mom prepares the spices or paste, or soup, it will also be extra and kept in the fridge to be used another time. So, whenever she needs it, it's all ready to be cooked.
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We have fruits which dad buys at the night market or Mydin. Mom would look for the cheapest. Example, she'd buy pineapples if it's the cheapest that day. Imported fruits are not on the list except oranges and apples.
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We have more meals based on vegetables rather than meat or fish. Like in a week, 5 days are vege-based meals and two days are non vege. That way, we save more coz veges are cheaper than meat or fish.(Actually we started practicing this since baby bro was alive because of his illness).
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Mom buys the cheapest type of fish and cook them into something delicious.
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We have tea everyday in the evening but we don't drink coffee but we do have a packet of coffee at home. Mom bought it to help the seller who needs the money.
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Breakfast consists of dates or bread or fried rice. We drink either water, milk or tea at breakfast.
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However, dad likes to buy processed drinks like 100 plus, or biscuits, ice-creams, etc when he goes shopping. Mom hardly buy processed food except plain yogurt and ice-cream. Mom says Prophet Muhammad saw loved sweet and cold dish like ice-creams.
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Well, that's all I can think of right now on food, I'll update the list when I remember something.
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However, mom buys expensive cooking oil coz cheap cooking oil is bad for the cholesterol.
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2. Electricity and electronic items.
Only my dad and mom have handphones and those are cheap and old ones. But my mom says it's ok coz they are good quality ones (Nokia handphones). Mom says some brands would introduce new gadgets with supposedly new technology every two years and the consumers are actually being fooled this way. We used to have a handphone each but not any more coz we don't have any income yet to buy the top-ups. (telephone bills in Malaysia is high).
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We don't have line phone coz we don't need it.
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We don't have cable tv coz my mom says the seven free channels are more than enough.
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We don't have air conditioners at home coz the electricity bill will be high and we don't want to contribute to ozone depletion.
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We only use two carpets at home to save on vacuuming and electricity bill.
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We use less lighting at home nowadays.
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We don't iron our clothes so much nowadays. My mom never irons her clothes anymore coz she uses wrinkle free clothes.
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We don't have PSP and whatnot coz my mom says it's ridiculous to pay so much for a toy.
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Sorry, I need to go sleep now. It's raining hard right now and this is THE BEST TIME to doze off.
bye
Daniel Zaydi
p.s. I'll continue tomorrow :)
Today I'd like to share with you the lifestyle in my household. As many of you already know, our domestic affairs is ruled by my mom :). She made almost all the decisions and form the way we live.
.
My mom's idea on living is based on Prophet Muhammad's way of life: Above simple (mom says prophets live a simple life on this earth as an example to be followed by their ummah). It is hard for us to follow exactly but we should try and have a niat that we are doing this besically because we are following the sunnah of the Rasul.
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Back to my home, because my mom wants to follow the sunnah, so basically everyday this is our lifestyle:
1. Food:
We have only one dish for our lunch and dinner. The dish is accompanied by raw vegetables and rice, and plain water.My mom would cook the dish in large portion and keep some of it in the fridge. It can be heated up tomorrow and mom saves time, energy and electricity and gas for cooking. If my mom prepares the spices or paste, or soup, it will also be extra and kept in the fridge to be used another time. So, whenever she needs it, it's all ready to be cooked.
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We have fruits which dad buys at the night market or Mydin. Mom would look for the cheapest. Example, she'd buy pineapples if it's the cheapest that day. Imported fruits are not on the list except oranges and apples.
.
We have more meals based on vegetables rather than meat or fish. Like in a week, 5 days are vege-based meals and two days are non vege. That way, we save more coz veges are cheaper than meat or fish.(Actually we started practicing this since baby bro was alive because of his illness).
.
Mom buys the cheapest type of fish and cook them into something delicious.
.
We have tea everyday in the evening but we don't drink coffee but we do have a packet of coffee at home. Mom bought it to help the seller who needs the money.
.
Breakfast consists of dates or bread or fried rice. We drink either water, milk or tea at breakfast.
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However, dad likes to buy processed drinks like 100 plus, or biscuits, ice-creams, etc when he goes shopping. Mom hardly buy processed food except plain yogurt and ice-cream. Mom says Prophet Muhammad saw loved sweet and cold dish like ice-creams.
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Well, that's all I can think of right now on food, I'll update the list when I remember something.
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However, mom buys expensive cooking oil coz cheap cooking oil is bad for the cholesterol.
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2. Electricity and electronic items.
Only my dad and mom have handphones and those are cheap and old ones. But my mom says it's ok coz they are good quality ones (Nokia handphones). Mom says some brands would introduce new gadgets with supposedly new technology every two years and the consumers are actually being fooled this way. We used to have a handphone each but not any more coz we don't have any income yet to buy the top-ups. (telephone bills in Malaysia is high).
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We don't have line phone coz we don't need it.
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We don't have cable tv coz my mom says the seven free channels are more than enough.
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We don't have air conditioners at home coz the electricity bill will be high and we don't want to contribute to ozone depletion.
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We only use two carpets at home to save on vacuuming and electricity bill.
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We use less lighting at home nowadays.
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We don't iron our clothes so much nowadays. My mom never irons her clothes anymore coz she uses wrinkle free clothes.
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We don't have PSP and whatnot coz my mom says it's ridiculous to pay so much for a toy.
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Sorry, I need to go sleep now. It's raining hard right now and this is THE BEST TIME to doze off.
bye
Daniel Zaydi
p.s. I'll continue tomorrow :)
Monday, 24 September 2012
About The Innocence of Muslims and Coptic Christian
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
After the film "The Innocence of Muslims" became an issue, many people have been researching about the culprit behind it.
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He is actually an American of Egyptian descent and a Coptic (Qibti) Christian.
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Why is he so stupid as to attack the integrity of his own Prophet?
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I say this because our beloved Prophet Muhammad saw, at one time, was presented with a beautiful lady as a gift from the King of Egypt. She was Mariam Qibtiyah (r.a) or Maria al-Qibtiyah. She was a Coptic (Qibti) Christian.
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Maryam embraced Islam and gave Prophet Muhammad saw a son whom he named Ibrahim. Prophet Muhammad saw loved Ibrahim very much but the boy died at the age of 18 months.
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Maryam Qibtiyah (R.A) also known as Maria al-Qibtiyah. Maryam and her sister were sent to Prophet Muhammad as gifts. They had been raised in Egypt as Copts, before they reached Madina both girls accepted Islam. Maryam is said to have married Prophet Muhammad(pbuh). Maryamâ€TMs sister was married to Hasan b. Salat.
Maryam was not allotted an ordinary hut where the other wives lived, but a garden house was built for Maryam in upper Madina. Maryam bore a son who was named Ibrahim. Maryam was the only wife beside Khadija to have the Prophetâ€TMs(pbuh) child. Maryam was loved and liked by all the wives as she had brought joy into the Prophetâ€TMs life. The Prophet(pbuh) spent much time with them in their garden home playing with his son. Unfortunately when Ibrahim was only 18 months old, Ibrahim became seriously ill and died.
Maryam spent three years with the Prophet, until his death, and died five years later in 16 AH. During the last five years of her life she remained a recluse and almost never went out except to visit the grave of the prophet or her sonâ€TMs grave.
Since Maryam was a wife or lady of the Prophet, she also became the Mother of the Muslims.Please read www.zaharuddin.net for more info.
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During the Prophet's time, slavery was still practiced. It's not clear whether Mariam was a wife or the Prophet's possession but many believe she was one of the wives of the Prophet.
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It was only by Allah revelations that Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) was allowed to marry many women: O Prophet (Muhammad) Verily, We made lawful to you your wives, to whom you have paid their Mahr (money given to wife at time of marriage), and those whom your right hand possesses out of prisoners of war whom Allah has assigned to thee; And daughters of thy paternal uncles and aunts; And daughters of thy maternal uncles and aunts, who migrated (from Makkah) with thee; And any believing woman who dedicates her soul to the prophet if the prophet wishes to wed her â€" this is only for thee, and not for the Believers (at large)….. Surah 33 Al-Ahzab, Verse 50. Also equally it was by Allah revelation that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) did not marry more women: It is not lawful for you (O Muhammad, to marry more) women after this, nor exchange them for other wives, even though their beauty is pleasing to you, except those whom your right hand possesses; And Allah is always watching over everything. Surah 33 Al-Ahzab, Verse 52 after this revelation Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) did not marry again.
Therefore, the Coptic Christians do not have a reason to attack our Prophet because one of their own ancestors was a Mother of the Muslims.
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Peace
Daniel Zaydi
After the film "The Innocence of Muslims" became an issue, many people have been researching about the culprit behind it.
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He is actually an American of Egyptian descent and a Coptic (Qibti) Christian.
.
Why is he so stupid as to attack the integrity of his own Prophet?
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I say this because our beloved Prophet Muhammad saw, at one time, was presented with a beautiful lady as a gift from the King of Egypt. She was Mariam Qibtiyah (r.a) or Maria al-Qibtiyah. She was a Coptic (Qibti) Christian.
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Maryam embraced Islam and gave Prophet Muhammad saw a son whom he named Ibrahim. Prophet Muhammad saw loved Ibrahim very much but the boy died at the age of 18 months.
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Maryam Qibtiyah (R.A) also known as Maria al-Qibtiyah. Maryam and her sister were sent to Prophet Muhammad as gifts. They had been raised in Egypt as Copts, before they reached Madina both girls accepted Islam. Maryam is said to have married Prophet Muhammad(pbuh). Maryamâ€TMs sister was married to Hasan b. Salat.
Maryam was not allotted an ordinary hut where the other wives lived, but a garden house was built for Maryam in upper Madina. Maryam bore a son who was named Ibrahim. Maryam was the only wife beside Khadija to have the Prophetâ€TMs(pbuh) child. Maryam was loved and liked by all the wives as she had brought joy into the Prophetâ€TMs life. The Prophet(pbuh) spent much time with them in their garden home playing with his son. Unfortunately when Ibrahim was only 18 months old, Ibrahim became seriously ill and died.
Maryam spent three years with the Prophet, until his death, and died five years later in 16 AH. During the last five years of her life she remained a recluse and almost never went out except to visit the grave of the prophet or her sonâ€TMs grave.
Since Maryam was a wife or lady of the Prophet, she also became the Mother of the Muslims.Please read www.zaharuddin.net for more info.
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During the Prophet's time, slavery was still practiced. It's not clear whether Mariam was a wife or the Prophet's possession but many believe she was one of the wives of the Prophet.
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It was only by Allah revelations that Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) was allowed to marry many women: O Prophet (Muhammad) Verily, We made lawful to you your wives, to whom you have paid their Mahr (money given to wife at time of marriage), and those whom your right hand possesses out of prisoners of war whom Allah has assigned to thee; And daughters of thy paternal uncles and aunts; And daughters of thy maternal uncles and aunts, who migrated (from Makkah) with thee; And any believing woman who dedicates her soul to the prophet if the prophet wishes to wed her â€" this is only for thee, and not for the Believers (at large)….. Surah 33 Al-Ahzab, Verse 50. Also equally it was by Allah revelation that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) did not marry more women: It is not lawful for you (O Muhammad, to marry more) women after this, nor exchange them for other wives, even though their beauty is pleasing to you, except those whom your right hand possesses; And Allah is always watching over everything. Surah 33 Al-Ahzab, Verse 52 after this revelation Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) did not marry again.
Therefore, the Coptic Christians do not have a reason to attack our Prophet because one of their own ancestors was a Mother of the Muslims.
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Peace
Daniel Zaydi
IT IS WRONG TO RIOT
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
Tonight when I went to the musolla to listen to our Imam's teaching, he actually touched on the current situation (The Innocence of Muslims film and the Jewish Ad which calls Muslims as savages). I've written on both issues.
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Our Imam said IT IS WRONG for the Muslims to go on a riot, demostrations and whatnot. In a way, I am also wrong for saying bad things like stupid, moron etc.
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He said, during the Prophet Muhammad saw time, the situation was worse (the Jews and the Non-Muslims tried to kill him so many times) . And the Quran has stated that the Non Muslims will continue to hurt the Prophet in whatever way. Again, the words of the Quran has been proven to be true even today.
Even though our beloved Prophet has been gone for more than a thousand years, he will continue to be a threat to the Non-Muslims and they will try to do everything to destroy him. This is because they actually still fear him and will not be able to rest. It's like he will haunt them forever because they know he is right and they are wrong.
The Imam said, we Muslims should not riot coz that's the reactions that the Non Muslims want. During the Prophet's time, when he was hurt in any way whatsoever, he would not seek revenge.
His revenge was Sabar (patience) and Solat (prayers). Muslims nowadays have forgotten the power of Sabar and Solat. It's stated many times in the Quran. First, you have to attain patience and leave everything to Allah, then you pray to Allah and seek His guidance. Please do not put Allah in the back seat. Do not try to take matters into your own hands. Because the Prophet didn't. Unless if the Non-Muslims humiliate Allah. Then it's a different story. When we perform the solat, we have to say the du'a. Remember that the du'a is the weapon of the Muslims. Pray solatul Hajat. Seek Allah's help. Allah has many armies in many forms. All we have to do is be patient and pray.
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That's what the Imam said.
Peace
Daniel Zaydi
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Tonight when I went to the musolla to listen to our Imam's teaching, he actually touched on the current situation (The Innocence of Muslims film and the Jewish Ad which calls Muslims as savages). I've written on both issues.
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Our Imam said IT IS WRONG for the Muslims to go on a riot, demostrations and whatnot. In a way, I am also wrong for saying bad things like stupid, moron etc.
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He said, during the Prophet Muhammad saw time, the situation was worse (the Jews and the Non-Muslims tried to kill him so many times) . And the Quran has stated that the Non Muslims will continue to hurt the Prophet in whatever way. Again, the words of the Quran has been proven to be true even today.
Even though our beloved Prophet has been gone for more than a thousand years, he will continue to be a threat to the Non-Muslims and they will try to do everything to destroy him. This is because they actually still fear him and will not be able to rest. It's like he will haunt them forever because they know he is right and they are wrong.
The Imam said, we Muslims should not riot coz that's the reactions that the Non Muslims want. During the Prophet's time, when he was hurt in any way whatsoever, he would not seek revenge.
His revenge was Sabar (patience) and Solat (prayers). Muslims nowadays have forgotten the power of Sabar and Solat. It's stated many times in the Quran. First, you have to attain patience and leave everything to Allah, then you pray to Allah and seek His guidance. Please do not put Allah in the back seat. Do not try to take matters into your own hands. Because the Prophet didn't. Unless if the Non-Muslims humiliate Allah. Then it's a different story. When we perform the solat, we have to say the du'a. Remember that the du'a is the weapon of the Muslims. Pray solatul Hajat. Seek Allah's help. Allah has many armies in many forms. All we have to do is be patient and pray.
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That's what the Imam said.
Peace
Daniel Zaydi
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Delicious Malay Fried Chicken
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
We in Malaysia loveeeeeee fried chicken. In fact, we have many recipes on fried chicken alone. Aqeem's grandma who is an excellent cook shares her recipe for a delicious finger licking fried chicken.
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The steps and ingredients to prepare tasty fried chickens:
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1. Cut your chicken into the desired size.
2. Wash away all the blood and fat.
3. Put the chicken in water mixed with wheat flour. Leave if for a few minutes to let it wash away the disgusting chicken smell.
4. Rinse well and drained.
5. Marinate the chicken with the below ingredients which have been pounded or blended:
i) Dried chilli (it's up to you, put more if you want it to be hot)
ii)coriander seeds
iii)fennel seeds (a bit only)
iv) garlic (not too much)
v)turmeric powder ( not too much)
vi) a bit of ginger
vii)salt
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Fry until golden and ready to eat. Voila!
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If you don't have time, just fry the chicken with turmeric powder and salt. Also yummy.
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I'll share with you other fried chicken recipes later hokay.
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p.s. I haven't tried it myself but have already tasted it. deliciouso.
Peace
Daniel Zaydi
We in Malaysia loveeeeeee fried chicken. In fact, we have many recipes on fried chicken alone. Aqeem's grandma who is an excellent cook shares her recipe for a delicious finger licking fried chicken.
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The steps and ingredients to prepare tasty fried chickens:
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1. Cut your chicken into the desired size.
2. Wash away all the blood and fat.
3. Put the chicken in water mixed with wheat flour. Leave if for a few minutes to let it wash away the disgusting chicken smell.
4. Rinse well and drained.
5. Marinate the chicken with the below ingredients which have been pounded or blended:
i) Dried chilli (it's up to you, put more if you want it to be hot)
ii)coriander seeds
iii)fennel seeds (a bit only)
iv) garlic (not too much)
v)turmeric powder ( not too much)
vi) a bit of ginger
vii)salt
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Fry until golden and ready to eat. Voila!
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If you don't have time, just fry the chicken with turmeric powder and salt. Also yummy.
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I'll share with you other fried chicken recipes later hokay.
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p.s. I haven't tried it myself but have already tasted it. deliciouso.
Peace
Daniel Zaydi
Sunday, 23 September 2012
IN ANY WAR BETWEEN THE CIVILIZED MAN AND THE SAVAGE....
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
When we opened our newspapers today, we saw an article about an ad which is going to be put up at the New York subway stations.The ad reads,
"IN ANY WAR BETWEEN THE CIVILIZED MAN AND THE SAVAGE, SUPPORT THE CIVILIZED MAN. SUPPORT ISRAEL. DEFEAT JIHAD."
(An excerpt from the news said) : Pamela Geller, executive director of the American Freedom Defense Initiative and publisher of a blog called Atlas Shrugs, called an order by a federal judge in New York allowing the ads "a victory for the First Amendment" and said she wasn't concerned that her ad could spark protests like the ones against the depiction of Muslims in the video "Innocence of Muslims."
U.S. District Court Judge Paul Engelmayer ruled last month that it is protected speech under the First Amendment.Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, backed publication of the "patently offensive" ads.
Geller's group has also placed ads in Metro-North Railroad stations north of New York City that read: "It's not Islamophobia, it's Islamorealism."
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority hadn't seen Geller's lawsuit on Thursday, spokesman Dan Stessel said. The agency told Geller the ad would be "deferred" because of the ongoing violence in the Middle East, he said.
"To be clear, we have not rejected the ad," Stessel said, but "merely asked the advertiser to be sensitive to the timing of the placement out of a concern for public safety, given current world events."
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Associated Press writers Verena Dobnik in New York and Eric Tucker in Washington contributed to this report.
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Wow, please READ your history!!! The United States of America is established less than 200 years ago, while the Muslim countries all over the world have been around for thousands of years. Who is uncivilized now? Who is actually the "savage"before you became civilized? Please get your facts right, you moron!!!!!!!!!!!
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My dad is supposed to go to Los Angeles this October but he has already declined. Who would want to go to a place where they'd treat you like savages. I believe that not all Americans agree to the ads but they are too weak to voice out.
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To all Americans out there, it's NOT a question of TIMING, OR PLACEMENT, OR VICTORY OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT OR WHATNOT. Your Federal Court Judge decision means that humans are lawfully divided into two categories, the civilized and the savages. My mom said the American Judge has actually committed a crime against humanity and should be punished.
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IT IS A QUESTION OF RESPECT TOWARDS OTHER HUMAN BEINGS.....
AND ONE MORE THING, PLEASE BURN YOUR "TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD". IT'S ALL A LIE.......MOCKING YOU IN YOUR FACE!!!....
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MOVING FORWARD BUT I PITY THE AMERICANS BECAUSE THEY ARE MOVING BACKWARDS!!!!!!
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LET THE BEST MAN WIN!
Daniel Zaydi
When we opened our newspapers today, we saw an article about an ad which is going to be put up at the New York subway stations.The ad reads,
"IN ANY WAR BETWEEN THE CIVILIZED MAN AND THE SAVAGE, SUPPORT THE CIVILIZED MAN. SUPPORT ISRAEL. DEFEAT JIHAD."
(An excerpt from the news said) : Pamela Geller, executive director of the American Freedom Defense Initiative and publisher of a blog called Atlas Shrugs, called an order by a federal judge in New York allowing the ads "a victory for the First Amendment" and said she wasn't concerned that her ad could spark protests like the ones against the depiction of Muslims in the video "Innocence of Muslims."
U.S. District Court Judge Paul Engelmayer ruled last month that it is protected speech under the First Amendment.Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, backed publication of the "patently offensive" ads.
Geller's group has also placed ads in Metro-North Railroad stations north of New York City that read: "It's not Islamophobia, it's Islamorealism."
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority hadn't seen Geller's lawsuit on Thursday, spokesman Dan Stessel said. The agency told Geller the ad would be "deferred" because of the ongoing violence in the Middle East, he said.
"To be clear, we have not rejected the ad," Stessel said, but "merely asked the advertiser to be sensitive to the timing of the placement out of a concern for public safety, given current world events."
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Associated Press writers Verena Dobnik in New York and Eric Tucker in Washington contributed to this report.
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Wow, please READ your history!!! The United States of America is established less than 200 years ago, while the Muslim countries all over the world have been around for thousands of years. Who is uncivilized now? Who is actually the "savage"before you became civilized? Please get your facts right, you moron!!!!!!!!!!!
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My dad is supposed to go to Los Angeles this October but he has already declined. Who would want to go to a place where they'd treat you like savages. I believe that not all Americans agree to the ads but they are too weak to voice out.
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To all Americans out there, it's NOT a question of TIMING, OR PLACEMENT, OR VICTORY OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT OR WHATNOT. Your Federal Court Judge decision means that humans are lawfully divided into two categories, the civilized and the savages. My mom said the American Judge has actually committed a crime against humanity and should be punished.
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IT IS A QUESTION OF RESPECT TOWARDS OTHER HUMAN BEINGS.....
AND ONE MORE THING, PLEASE BURN YOUR "TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD". IT'S ALL A LIE.......MOCKING YOU IN YOUR FACE!!!....
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MOVING FORWARD BUT I PITY THE AMERICANS BECAUSE THEY ARE MOVING BACKWARDS!!!!!!
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LET THE BEST MAN WIN!
Daniel Zaydi
Aquaria Adventure
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
Hi guys. How's your weekend? I had a blast yesterday with my family, Shareen's family and my lil sis's friends. All 18 of us went to KLCC (at the Petronas Twin Towers, the highest twin towers in the world) coz Dida and her friends got tickets to the Aquaria.
Lil sis(in striped scarf) and friends fooling around at Aquaria, KLCC)
My dad and mom wanted to spend some adult time to chat with Uncle Azuha and Aunty Ani. However, when we got there, Aunty Ani also went to Aquaria, while Uncle Azuha decided to roam Low Yat (the biggest computer and electronic centre in KL). So, mom, dad, me and Anis were stuck at Suria KLCC (the elite shopping centre there, where all the finest international brands can be found). Dad browsed the Petronas Art Gallery while mom went to find something to eat. Actually she had developed the Sick Building Syndrome. She was sneezing and having a headache, shoulder cramps and slight fever.
The Petronas Art Gallery
Petronas Twin Towers
Suria KLCC (that's how my mom got the Sick Building Syndrome)
Anyway, since we promised the others to wait for them, we had our lunch first. I had Korean Udon soup or something. Mom had bibimbap and my dad and Anis ate Penang food. But, honestly, the food was quite bad.(Mom later told me that's why when adults hang out, they'd go to a fine restaurant where they can relax and have a quiet conversation, and the food is nice, the ambience is soothing etc. hokay, no more cafeteria or food court for me when I'm an adult).
Lil Sis trying to act cool with MY moustache ring hokay
Finally we joined Aunty Ani, Dida and her friends at the 2nd level food court. The place was really really packed we couldn't have a decent conversation.Later, we went to pray, and mom bought me and Anis a Uniqlo shirt each.Mine at RM39.90 while Anis's at RM49.90.
Big Sis and Shareen at Uniqlo
Afterwards, we left Suria KLCC and went to pray Asr at the KLCC mosque. It's a lovely mosque because the decoration is not too much. I just pity the old ladies who have to climb up the stairs to pray. (Prince William and Kate Middleton visited the mosque recently).
All photos which don't have either big sis or lil sis in them are from Google Images
Our next stop was Jusco Cheras Selatan. My dad wanted to change some US dollars while mom wanted to meet her brother. Dida got a bracelet (RM5) for her accessory while dad bought three shirts at the unbelievable price of RM55 (Less than USD20 for 3 shirts, what a bargain). Anis got 2 belts for RM13 only. (Mom really knows how to shop cheap!).
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We were very hungry by then, but since Maghrib was approaching, mom just bought Magnolia Sherbet and we left for home hurriedly. Mom was quite weak due to fever by then, Dida and her friends were licking the Sherbet spoons due to extreme hunger while Anis and I were beat tired. Dad still had some energy to shop at the Pasar Malam (night market). Anis and I didn't even have our dinner coz we dozed off right after Maghrib.
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My only regret was we had to cancel our appointment with Arief coz his family wanted to come over to look at a few houses which are on sale at my area. My mom was supposed to show Aunty Farah the houses but since we came back after Maghrib, they decided to postpone the visit. That's how I spent my weekend. Today is relaxing day. TV and more TV. Right now, I'm watching Liyana Hisyam's wedding on Saffiya.
Thank you Allah for giving me a wonderful life with my family.
Peace
Daniel Zaydi
Hi guys. How's your weekend? I had a blast yesterday with my family, Shareen's family and my lil sis's friends. All 18 of us went to KLCC (at the Petronas Twin Towers, the highest twin towers in the world) coz Dida and her friends got tickets to the Aquaria.
My dad and mom wanted to spend some adult time to chat with Uncle Azuha and Aunty Ani. However, when we got there, Aunty Ani also went to Aquaria, while Uncle Azuha decided to roam Low Yat (the biggest computer and electronic centre in KL). So, mom, dad, me and Anis were stuck at Suria KLCC (the elite shopping centre there, where all the finest international brands can be found). Dad browsed the Petronas Art Gallery while mom went to find something to eat. Actually she had developed the Sick Building Syndrome. She was sneezing and having a headache, shoulder cramps and slight fever.
Suria KLCC (that's how my mom got the Sick Building Syndrome)
Anyway, since we promised the others to wait for them, we had our lunch first. I had Korean Udon soup or something. Mom had bibimbap and my dad and Anis ate Penang food. But, honestly, the food was quite bad.(Mom later told me that's why when adults hang out, they'd go to a fine restaurant where they can relax and have a quiet conversation, and the food is nice, the ambience is soothing etc. hokay, no more cafeteria or food court for me when I'm an adult).
Lil Sis trying to act cool with MY moustache ring hokay
Finally we joined Aunty Ani, Dida and her friends at the 2nd level food court. The place was really really packed we couldn't have a decent conversation.Later, we went to pray, and mom bought me and Anis a Uniqlo shirt each.Mine at RM39.90 while Anis's at RM49.90.
Afterwards, we left Suria KLCC and went to pray Asr at the KLCC mosque. It's a lovely mosque because the decoration is not too much. I just pity the old ladies who have to climb up the stairs to pray. (Prince William and Kate Middleton visited the mosque recently).
Our next stop was Jusco Cheras Selatan. My dad wanted to change some US dollars while mom wanted to meet her brother. Dida got a bracelet (RM5) for her accessory while dad bought three shirts at the unbelievable price of RM55 (Less than USD20 for 3 shirts, what a bargain). Anis got 2 belts for RM13 only. (Mom really knows how to shop cheap!).
We were very hungry by then, but since Maghrib was approaching, mom just bought Magnolia Sherbet and we left for home hurriedly. Mom was quite weak due to fever by then, Dida and her friends were licking the Sherbet spoons due to extreme hunger while Anis and I were beat tired. Dad still had some energy to shop at the Pasar Malam (night market). Anis and I didn't even have our dinner coz we dozed off right after Maghrib.
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My only regret was we had to cancel our appointment with Arief coz his family wanted to come over to look at a few houses which are on sale at my area. My mom was supposed to show Aunty Farah the houses but since we came back after Maghrib, they decided to postpone the visit. That's how I spent my weekend. Today is relaxing day. TV and more TV. Right now, I'm watching Liyana Hisyam's wedding on Saffiya.
Thank you Allah for giving me a wonderful life with my family.
Peace
Daniel Zaydi
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you.
You see, when my mom scolded me for talking bad about someone just now, I suddenly remembered the above quote.
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I don't know whether it's Hindu or Buddhist, but we Muslims also have the same way.
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When my mom scolded me, she said" When you say bad things and you let the others hear you, they will also sin".
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"So, can I talk about negative things to my pillow, coz my pillow won't sin right?
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But my mom said "No, coz your voice is a form of energy, and this sound energy cannot be transformed into another form of energy. It'll forever exist up there in the atmosphere. I've heard it when I went up the Menara KL (the communication tower). There's all sorts of eerie sounds up there. There's the sound of baby crying, woman screaming, man laughing. That's why the tower must be high, so that the sounds can be picked up at certain frequencies".
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I guess that's how God hears our prayers.
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**SIGH**
Daniel Zaydi
p.s. Now I write short entries, but I write many of them. Ha ha, sweet revenge!!.
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You see, when my mom scolded me for talking bad about someone just now, I suddenly remembered the above quote.
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I don't know whether it's Hindu or Buddhist, but we Muslims also have the same way.
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When my mom scolded me, she said" When you say bad things and you let the others hear you, they will also sin".
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"So, can I talk about negative things to my pillow, coz my pillow won't sin right?
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But my mom said "No, coz your voice is a form of energy, and this sound energy cannot be transformed into another form of energy. It'll forever exist up there in the atmosphere. I've heard it when I went up the Menara KL (the communication tower). There's all sorts of eerie sounds up there. There's the sound of baby crying, woman screaming, man laughing. That's why the tower must be high, so that the sounds can be picked up at certain frequencies".
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I guess that's how God hears our prayers.
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**SIGH**
Daniel Zaydi
p.s. Now I write short entries, but I write many of them. Ha ha, sweet revenge!!.
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Dad is Coming Home Tomorrow
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
My dad is going to land at KLIA tomorrow morning. I've asked mom if I can follow her to pick up dad, and she said yes. However, my lil sis told her that I said bad things about someone in the school van today, and my mom was very very mad at me.
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Well, it's not my fault coz I'm a talker.Sometimes it's hard to live in Malaysia coz we have to take care of other people's feelings first before we take care of ours. My mom said, "the person's mom might become furious and end up not talking to her."
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In our society, we are not allowed to talk about our thoughts loudly. My mom said" Just say nice things or don't say anything at all".
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But, I'm just not like that. I like to express my feelings and my thoughts. Now, I'm not allowed to follow her to the airport tomorrow. This is all my lil sis's fault. She likes to tell tale. She can never keep a secret.
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How do I keep my mouth shut?
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"Sad"
Daniel Zaydi
My dad is going to land at KLIA tomorrow morning. I've asked mom if I can follow her to pick up dad, and she said yes. However, my lil sis told her that I said bad things about someone in the school van today, and my mom was very very mad at me.
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Well, it's not my fault coz I'm a talker.Sometimes it's hard to live in Malaysia coz we have to take care of other people's feelings first before we take care of ours. My mom said, "the person's mom might become furious and end up not talking to her."
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In our society, we are not allowed to talk about our thoughts loudly. My mom said" Just say nice things or don't say anything at all".
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But, I'm just not like that. I like to express my feelings and my thoughts. Now, I'm not allowed to follow her to the airport tomorrow. This is all my lil sis's fault. She likes to tell tale. She can never keep a secret.
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How do I keep my mouth shut?
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"Sad"
Daniel Zaydi
The Innocence Of Muslims
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
What's wrong with these people? Why do they have to insult our beloved Prophet. Don't they know that Muslims love their Prophet more than they love their mother or their own selves.
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Some Muslims in certain countries would riot or go on a rampage because of this. Muslims in Malaysia do not but that doesn't mean that we don't care. In fact, we are really really furious but in a more unemotional way. I've seen the locals giving a very hateful look at Westerners especially if they have an American accent. Maybe Americans staying here don't realize it but I've seen people quietly moving away from them at eateries and whatnot. People here also hate the U.S. Embassy coz it takes up the whole stretch of road in front of their building (and make traffic congestion worse) because they are living in fear of any terrorist attack.
People talk about the film in school, musolla and at gatherings. People tell each other how they hate the U.S. for this.Why are these people so stupid as to tarnish their own countrymen's image and they'd discuss ways to boycott American products and plan an anti-American attitude.
When we watch American Idol and other American shows, we can hear comments like "Why are these people so stupid. Why is she screaming like a banshee and jumping up and down like a monkey when she gets to go to Hollywood, so uncultured".
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Well, I personally don't think that all Americans are stupid. I still like burgers. But I don't like people who don't have any respect for others.I wonder how American Muslims react to the movie????
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Peace
Daniel Zaydi
What's wrong with these people? Why do they have to insult our beloved Prophet. Don't they know that Muslims love their Prophet more than they love their mother or their own selves.
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Some Muslims in certain countries would riot or go on a rampage because of this. Muslims in Malaysia do not but that doesn't mean that we don't care. In fact, we are really really furious but in a more unemotional way. I've seen the locals giving a very hateful look at Westerners especially if they have an American accent. Maybe Americans staying here don't realize it but I've seen people quietly moving away from them at eateries and whatnot. People here also hate the U.S. Embassy coz it takes up the whole stretch of road in front of their building (and make traffic congestion worse) because they are living in fear of any terrorist attack.
People talk about the film in school, musolla and at gatherings. People tell each other how they hate the U.S. for this.Why are these people so stupid as to tarnish their own countrymen's image and they'd discuss ways to boycott American products and plan an anti-American attitude.
When we watch American Idol and other American shows, we can hear comments like "Why are these people so stupid. Why is she screaming like a banshee and jumping up and down like a monkey when she gets to go to Hollywood, so uncultured".
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Well, I personally don't think that all Americans are stupid. I still like burgers. But I don't like people who don't have any respect for others.I wonder how American Muslims react to the movie????
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Peace
Daniel Zaydi
Firdaus Is Out Of The ICU
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
Today I'm goin to write a very short message coz a reader informed me that my blog has no commercial value and the writing is too long. Not that I agree with her (coz it's my blog and I'll do whatever I want with it) but I'm just givin her face hokay.
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Anyway, Firdaus has been transferred to a normal ward. His mom and another neighbour came to see my mom just now asking her to perform the solat hajat and recite Yaasin. Firdaus is having a fever and very weak. They also asked my mom to help them apply for the zakat or alms to pay the hospital bill. But they need not worry too much coz it's a government hospital and it's either free, subsidized or they can make staggered payment. There is also an alms office at the hospital to aid the poor. The government also has a grant to help the patients. So, there's no need to worry about medical bills.
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So, that's all for now. Is it short enough or you want it to be shorter?
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Peace
Daniel Zaydi
Today I'm goin to write a very short message coz a reader informed me that my blog has no commercial value and the writing is too long. Not that I agree with her (coz it's my blog and I'll do whatever I want with it) but I'm just givin her face hokay.
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Anyway, Firdaus has been transferred to a normal ward. His mom and another neighbour came to see my mom just now asking her to perform the solat hajat and recite Yaasin. Firdaus is having a fever and very weak. They also asked my mom to help them apply for the zakat or alms to pay the hospital bill. But they need not worry too much coz it's a government hospital and it's either free, subsidized or they can make staggered payment. There is also an alms office at the hospital to aid the poor. The government also has a grant to help the patients. So, there's no need to worry about medical bills.
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So, that's all for now. Is it short enough or you want it to be shorter?
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Peace
Daniel Zaydi
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
A Red Ferrari At Our Front Gate
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
The other day, when my mom was getting ready to go out, a chilli red Ferrari suddenly stopped and parked at our front gate. We couldn't see who was driving coz the mirror was tinted dark. So, my mom told me to go and check it out.
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It belongs to Uncle Daud but he was in the passenger seat. Uncle John was the one driving it. They were looking for my dad, not knowing that my dad has gone to Turkey. Maybe, they wanted to show dad their latest toy.
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After they left, I asked my mom about the car. My mom said, these people don't need the car. because it is not practical as a means of transportation. They only have it because it's the status symbol, because even the rich have their own class. The lower class of the rich only have a Mercedez Benz or a BMW, my mom said. The middle class rich would have a Ferrari or a Lamborghini and the super rich would have an airplane, helicopter, yacht or even an ocean liner.
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I guess that's why one of my dad's friends have a number of Mercedez Benz and his sons drive BMWs and his daughters have something else, but not a Ferrari. Maybe Uncle Daud has upgraded his richness scale, I don't know. Coz I know that he drove a Porsche Cayenne before.
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My good friend Arief's uncle also has a Ferrari. However, Arief said, his grandma would not step into the car coz it made her back aches. She'd say " get that horrible thing that sounds like a noisy coffee factory out of my sight". (If only she knew how much it's worth).
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Mirza's uncle also has a Ferrari. I don't know how they drive it in Malaysia coz we have so many bumps in the road. Well, as for us, my dad won't be able to have it even if he saves all his income for his entire life. Not that we need it anyway. However, I've seen some cool and beautiful cars coming out from the homes on the opposite hill to ours. These millionaires would drive sleek continental cars and all we can do is drool.
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As for me, I'm loving my own two legs (coz that's all I can afford right now, and it's priceless compared to a Ferrari). Alhamdulillah (thank you God).
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Happy happy days
Daniel Zaydi
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The other day, when my mom was getting ready to go out, a chilli red Ferrari suddenly stopped and parked at our front gate. We couldn't see who was driving coz the mirror was tinted dark. So, my mom told me to go and check it out.
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It belongs to Uncle Daud but he was in the passenger seat. Uncle John was the one driving it. They were looking for my dad, not knowing that my dad has gone to Turkey. Maybe, they wanted to show dad their latest toy.
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After they left, I asked my mom about the car. My mom said, these people don't need the car. because it is not practical as a means of transportation. They only have it because it's the status symbol, because even the rich have their own class. The lower class of the rich only have a Mercedez Benz or a BMW, my mom said. The middle class rich would have a Ferrari or a Lamborghini and the super rich would have an airplane, helicopter, yacht or even an ocean liner.
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I guess that's why one of my dad's friends have a number of Mercedez Benz and his sons drive BMWs and his daughters have something else, but not a Ferrari. Maybe Uncle Daud has upgraded his richness scale, I don't know. Coz I know that he drove a Porsche Cayenne before.
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My good friend Arief's uncle also has a Ferrari. However, Arief said, his grandma would not step into the car coz it made her back aches. She'd say " get that horrible thing that sounds like a noisy coffee factory out of my sight". (If only she knew how much it's worth).
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Mirza's uncle also has a Ferrari. I don't know how they drive it in Malaysia coz we have so many bumps in the road. Well, as for us, my dad won't be able to have it even if he saves all his income for his entire life. Not that we need it anyway. However, I've seen some cool and beautiful cars coming out from the homes on the opposite hill to ours. These millionaires would drive sleek continental cars and all we can do is drool.
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As for me, I'm loving my own two legs (coz that's all I can afford right now, and it's priceless compared to a Ferrari). Alhamdulillah (thank you God).
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Happy happy days
Daniel Zaydi
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Monday, 17 September 2012
An Accident
Assalamulaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
Hi guys. Sorry I didn't blog for a few days coz my mom took the modem. She was angry and practically yelled at us for being late for an appointment to see her little brother (our uncle) last Saturday. She was scolding us all the way from Puchong to Cheras, because we were half an hour late to dress up. You see, she can be very strict sometimes, especially when it involves her reputation. She really doesn't like when people say that she doesn't live up to her promise, so when we made her late, even though it's only her own brother, she was very very mad at us.
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Luckily, she cooled down when we met our uncle. My big sis got to purchase a nice handbag, my lil sis got a pair of slippers after she complained that her feet hurt. I didn't get anything however. Then we went to my uncle's place and he treated us to dinner. We reached home at 11.30 p.m. that night.
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Little did we know that something freaky happened near our house moments after we left. Our neighbour's son, Firdaus, who was a pillion rider on a motorbike had an head on collision with another neighbour who was driving his Camry. I guess they were on the way somewhere, maybe to MacDonalds because it's near my place, while this guy, who's a 16 year old school dropout, as usual, would ride fast with his friend, without helmet and with little consideration for others.
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Another neighbour came to our house on Sunday afternoon, while my mom was taking a nap. She told us what happened and asked my mom to perform the solat hajat (or wish prayers) for the boy. It seemed that the accident occurred at 6.30 p.m. and the ambulance only arrived at 8pm because there were so many accident cases (this is usual in Malaysia, especially on weekends and public holidays. I guess Malaysians are not scared of death). The police didn't allow anyone to touch the boy because his injuries were so severe, any mistakes in lifting him up would be fatal.However, his friend, Aqeem, who's Shareen's brother, held him in his arms until the ambulance arrived and went with him and his other friend, who was also injured, to the hospital until 3am. Firdaus's little bro is my mom's student who comes every night to learn the quran.Their friend, Hakimi, was discharged after treatment as the X-ray shows there's no internal injuries.
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When my mom went with Aqeem to visit Firdaus at the ICU, he could barely opened his eyes. His arms, ankles, backbone, pelvic bone and his forehead are all broken. As of now, he's still in the ICU. However, he signaled my mom to hold his hand, which my mom did. He couldn't swallow the little drops of zamzam water that my mom gave him. No words were coming out of his mouth.My mom wiped his face, hands and feet with the zamzam water and prayed for his recovery. I didn't go to the hospital coz my mom didn't allow me, because she's afraid that I might be traumatized. My mom arranged for a du'a to be read for him at the musolla after the zuhr prayers and a solatul hajat after the Isya' prayers. All of us performed the solatul hajat, wishing Firdaus's operation to be successful and he'll get a second chance at life.
As for Aqeem, my mom took him to see an Imam for du'a after the visit, cause he was suffering from trauma (even though he was not involved in the accident). He complained about having pain all over his body, a severe headache, he couldn't sleep and his hands were trembling all the time. His family were all outstation so my mom let me slept over at Aqeem's place to accompany him that night.We had barbeque that night with some of his friends, but everyone was quiet and not in the mood, coz most of our neighbours had blamed them for being naughty and always mischievous. My mom didn't call Aqeem's mom coz she has high blood pressure and she might faint if she heard the news.However, I was told my mom gave Aqeem a long lecture in the car, a motherly advice I guess for the mistakes that he and his friends had done, and to take this accident as a lesson. This evening, Aqeem came to wash the blood on the road and my mom swept all the litter and burnt them.
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When Aqeem's family came home today, my mom went to visit them. Aqeem had recovered from the trauma and had already told his mom about the accident, but he was afraid to tell his dad. My mom said, his mom was very ashamed with all the neighbours, because his son was part of the group of naughty boys and all the neighbours were angry at his son right now.
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Aqeem also came to our house before going to the musolla tonight. He talked to my mom, and my mom advised him to always pray at the musolla, as a way to show repentance and to clear his reputation and his family's good name which has been tarnished . Hopefully, the neighbours would forgive him and his friends soon. I dread to think what will happen to Aqeem when his dad got to know about this.
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What I'd like to share with you is the power of du'a (verbal prayer) and solatul hajat. You see, when Aqeem went to visit Firdaus today, he could already shout Aqeem's name, and raised his arm to wave at him. It seems that his recovery is very fast, considering his injuries( I mean, within 24 hours!). My mom told us that Prophet Muhammad saw said, "The du'a is the weapon of the Muslims". And, once again, God has proven it to be true. I hope Firdaus will be out of the hospital soon and he has learnt his lesson not to "merempit" again.
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Peace
Daniel Zaydi
Hi guys. Sorry I didn't blog for a few days coz my mom took the modem. She was angry and practically yelled at us for being late for an appointment to see her little brother (our uncle) last Saturday. She was scolding us all the way from Puchong to Cheras, because we were half an hour late to dress up. You see, she can be very strict sometimes, especially when it involves her reputation. She really doesn't like when people say that she doesn't live up to her promise, so when we made her late, even though it's only her own brother, she was very very mad at us.
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Luckily, she cooled down when we met our uncle. My big sis got to purchase a nice handbag, my lil sis got a pair of slippers after she complained that her feet hurt. I didn't get anything however. Then we went to my uncle's place and he treated us to dinner. We reached home at 11.30 p.m. that night.
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Little did we know that something freaky happened near our house moments after we left. Our neighbour's son, Firdaus, who was a pillion rider on a motorbike had an head on collision with another neighbour who was driving his Camry. I guess they were on the way somewhere, maybe to MacDonalds because it's near my place, while this guy, who's a 16 year old school dropout, as usual, would ride fast with his friend, without helmet and with little consideration for others.
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Another neighbour came to our house on Sunday afternoon, while my mom was taking a nap. She told us what happened and asked my mom to perform the solat hajat (or wish prayers) for the boy. It seemed that the accident occurred at 6.30 p.m. and the ambulance only arrived at 8pm because there were so many accident cases (this is usual in Malaysia, especially on weekends and public holidays. I guess Malaysians are not scared of death). The police didn't allow anyone to touch the boy because his injuries were so severe, any mistakes in lifting him up would be fatal.However, his friend, Aqeem, who's Shareen's brother, held him in his arms until the ambulance arrived and went with him and his other friend, who was also injured, to the hospital until 3am. Firdaus's little bro is my mom's student who comes every night to learn the quran.Their friend, Hakimi, was discharged after treatment as the X-ray shows there's no internal injuries.
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When my mom went with Aqeem to visit Firdaus at the ICU, he could barely opened his eyes. His arms, ankles, backbone, pelvic bone and his forehead are all broken. As of now, he's still in the ICU. However, he signaled my mom to hold his hand, which my mom did. He couldn't swallow the little drops of zamzam water that my mom gave him. No words were coming out of his mouth.My mom wiped his face, hands and feet with the zamzam water and prayed for his recovery. I didn't go to the hospital coz my mom didn't allow me, because she's afraid that I might be traumatized. My mom arranged for a du'a to be read for him at the musolla after the zuhr prayers and a solatul hajat after the Isya' prayers. All of us performed the solatul hajat, wishing Firdaus's operation to be successful and he'll get a second chance at life.
This photo was taken on the third day after he was warded (after the solatul hajat). When my mom went to see him (on the second day), the oxygen tube was inserted through his nose and there was also a big tube going into his mouth.
As for Aqeem, my mom took him to see an Imam for du'a after the visit, cause he was suffering from trauma (even though he was not involved in the accident). He complained about having pain all over his body, a severe headache, he couldn't sleep and his hands were trembling all the time. His family were all outstation so my mom let me slept over at Aqeem's place to accompany him that night.We had barbeque that night with some of his friends, but everyone was quiet and not in the mood, coz most of our neighbours had blamed them for being naughty and always mischievous. My mom didn't call Aqeem's mom coz she has high blood pressure and she might faint if she heard the news.However, I was told my mom gave Aqeem a long lecture in the car, a motherly advice I guess for the mistakes that he and his friends had done, and to take this accident as a lesson. This evening, Aqeem came to wash the blood on the road and my mom swept all the litter and burnt them.
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When Aqeem's family came home today, my mom went to visit them. Aqeem had recovered from the trauma and had already told his mom about the accident, but he was afraid to tell his dad. My mom said, his mom was very ashamed with all the neighbours, because his son was part of the group of naughty boys and all the neighbours were angry at his son right now.
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Aqeem also came to our house before going to the musolla tonight. He talked to my mom, and my mom advised him to always pray at the musolla, as a way to show repentance and to clear his reputation and his family's good name which has been tarnished . Hopefully, the neighbours would forgive him and his friends soon. I dread to think what will happen to Aqeem when his dad got to know about this.
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What I'd like to share with you is the power of du'a (verbal prayer) and solatul hajat. You see, when Aqeem went to visit Firdaus today, he could already shout Aqeem's name, and raised his arm to wave at him. It seems that his recovery is very fast, considering his injuries( I mean, within 24 hours!). My mom told us that Prophet Muhammad saw said, "The du'a is the weapon of the Muslims". And, once again, God has proven it to be true. I hope Firdaus will be out of the hospital soon and he has learnt his lesson not to "merempit" again.
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Peace
Daniel Zaydi
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Thursday the Friday Night
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
Hi guys. How's your Thursday today? Did you pray Isya' Jamaah and recite the Yaasin just now? Well, to tell you the truth, I did not go to the musolla tonight coz a storm suddenly occurred and it was raining hard. However, my mom went despite the rain coz her sisters in Islam had reminded her to come.
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My mom and my lil sis were busy today. Actually my lil sis is going to take part in a cooking competition for the "Vocational Week" in school tomorrow. So, my mom had to prepare all the ingredients for her dishes which must include an instant noodle (maybe the company sponsored the competition, I don't know). So, she's going to make "Popia Maggie One Malaysia" (Popia is spring roll), "Caesar Salad with 3 Tastes" and "Pasta Maggie a la Esempi" (Esempi is our school in short). I hope she nails it coz my mom had spent a lot to get all the ingredients. Maybe I can share with you her recipe later, right (if she wins the competition he he).
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Tonight is the night of Friday in Islam. It's a very auspicious night because we believe that the souls of the dead are returned to their graves and they can even come home to visit their family. This evening is also when our guardian angels would go to heaven to present all our deeds for the past week to God. I've worked very hard to polish my house today (my big sis and I didn't go to school today coz my dad had to fly to Istanbul in the morning, and my mom let us miss school). I hope that when my lil brother comes, he'll be very happy and pleased to see our house sparkling. Tomorrow is Friday, which is considered the celebration day for Muslims (Christians have it on Sunday and the Jews on Saturday I think). We'll have to be extra nice and clean tomorrow. It is sunnah (the Prophet's way) to cut our nails, trim our hair, brush our teeth, take a bath, wear perfume and beautiful clothes and go to the mosque to perform the Jumaat Prayer.It's a weekly gathering for Muslims.
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Well, what else happen today??? Ah yes, my big sis planted two fruit trees in front of our house. Hope the trees will bear fruit soon. The house feels a bit lonely without my dad around. Hope he's having a good time in Turkey right now.
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Well, I'm out of ideas on what to write. Good night. Maybe I'll continue tomorrow. Bye.
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Have a lovely lovely life
Daniel Zaydi
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Hi guys. How's your Thursday today? Did you pray Isya' Jamaah and recite the Yaasin just now? Well, to tell you the truth, I did not go to the musolla tonight coz a storm suddenly occurred and it was raining hard. However, my mom went despite the rain coz her sisters in Islam had reminded her to come.
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My mom and my lil sis were busy today. Actually my lil sis is going to take part in a cooking competition for the "Vocational Week" in school tomorrow. So, my mom had to prepare all the ingredients for her dishes which must include an instant noodle (maybe the company sponsored the competition, I don't know). So, she's going to make "Popia Maggie One Malaysia" (Popia is spring roll), "Caesar Salad with 3 Tastes" and "Pasta Maggie a la Esempi" (Esempi is our school in short). I hope she nails it coz my mom had spent a lot to get all the ingredients. Maybe I can share with you her recipe later, right (if she wins the competition he he).
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Tonight is the night of Friday in Islam. It's a very auspicious night because we believe that the souls of the dead are returned to their graves and they can even come home to visit their family. This evening is also when our guardian angels would go to heaven to present all our deeds for the past week to God. I've worked very hard to polish my house today (my big sis and I didn't go to school today coz my dad had to fly to Istanbul in the morning, and my mom let us miss school). I hope that when my lil brother comes, he'll be very happy and pleased to see our house sparkling. Tomorrow is Friday, which is considered the celebration day for Muslims (Christians have it on Sunday and the Jews on Saturday I think). We'll have to be extra nice and clean tomorrow. It is sunnah (the Prophet's way) to cut our nails, trim our hair, brush our teeth, take a bath, wear perfume and beautiful clothes and go to the mosque to perform the Jumaat Prayer.It's a weekly gathering for Muslims.
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Well, what else happen today??? Ah yes, my big sis planted two fruit trees in front of our house. Hope the trees will bear fruit soon. The house feels a bit lonely without my dad around. Hope he's having a good time in Turkey right now.
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Well, I'm out of ideas on what to write. Good night. Maybe I'll continue tomorrow. Bye.
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Have a lovely lovely life
Daniel Zaydi
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Monday, 10 September 2012
What's Your Hobby?
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Today I'd like to talk about my new hobby. Cleaning the house. He he, do you find it weird? Yes, I feel kinda weird too, but that's what I like to do after the Hari Raya is over. Why? because when I went to my friend Syafikah's house during Hari Raya, I was really amazed.
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You see, she lives in a small low cost apartment in a neighbourhood next to mine. Her apartment is facing the highway. Very bad of the government to allow this to happen because the apartment acts like a buffer wall to the big houses behind it. Anyway, when I stepped inside, I was like Wow (yes, it's a big wow), coz her place is really really clean and polish. I asked her, how long have you been staying here, and she said since the year 2000. Well, that's about 12 years already and it's still sparkling like brand new. She has very little stuff but just nice to be comfortable and she told me she polishes her home everyday.
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Well, to tell you the truth, I never like to go to people's flats coz the stairs are dirty, and the place is usually cramp and stifling, and they would paint the place with hard colours like bright yellow or green and the kitchen would be very small and not airy etc.Even my friends who live in big houses don't really take care of their homes. Their place would be untidy and don't look nice except those who have maids.
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However, my friend's place is really really neat (neater than my own place), very clean (cleaner than my place) and looks very nice (nicer than my place).
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Now, I feel like I have to make my place just like hers or even better. That's why I've been polishing my place everyday, coz it gives me a sense of satisfaction whenever I've finished cleaning up my house.
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Now, I'd like to talk about my big sis's hobby. Since she won the Floria Competition, all she does is involved in landscaping projects at school. At home, she's busy with her terrarium projects. My mom even dedicated an old study in our porch to display all her terrariums, cactus, and mom has plans to buy her little live fish to further decorate the study.Well, whateva makes you happy Anis.
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As for my lil sis. She's really a pro at socializing. Even when she was small, she'd greet all our neighbours and became friendly with everyone. My mom is having a headache to curb her habit coz she likes to visit her friends and would plan to go out and celebrate this and that, sleep at her friend's house, help out at the masjid, make cookies, help her friend's mom cook for open house and whatnot. My mom is worried about her coz she's a girl and she's only 13 (and she only consulted my mom about her plans after she has promised her friends). When her friend Shareen was leaving our school a few months back, she even asked to talk in front of the assembly and dedicated a special speech for her friend. For your info, this has never happened in our school. Alas, Shareen only moved out for a week before coming back, coz she said our school is way coooool compared to her new one.
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As for my lil bro who has moved on, when he was alive, he was loved by everyone in the neighbourhood. All the uncles and aunts whether they are Malay, Indian or Chinese know his name and would greet him. When he died, people from everywhere came to pay their last respect even though he's just a little boy. Prayers for him were performed three or four times before he was buried. He was really a very nice and cute little boy. His hobby was drawing and playing with his hot wheel cars. He also liked cycling, playing football and climbing trees.
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My dad's hobby is working I think. My mom's hobby after Hari Raya is sleeping. She says she wanted to dream of our little brother but he never comes anymore.
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So, what's your hobby? Hope you have a good and productive one.
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Cheers
Daniel Zaydi
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I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Today I'd like to talk about my new hobby. Cleaning the house. He he, do you find it weird? Yes, I feel kinda weird too, but that's what I like to do after the Hari Raya is over. Why? because when I went to my friend Syafikah's house during Hari Raya, I was really amazed.
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You see, she lives in a small low cost apartment in a neighbourhood next to mine. Her apartment is facing the highway. Very bad of the government to allow this to happen because the apartment acts like a buffer wall to the big houses behind it. Anyway, when I stepped inside, I was like Wow (yes, it's a big wow), coz her place is really really clean and polish. I asked her, how long have you been staying here, and she said since the year 2000. Well, that's about 12 years already and it's still sparkling like brand new. She has very little stuff but just nice to be comfortable and she told me she polishes her home everyday.
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Well, to tell you the truth, I never like to go to people's flats coz the stairs are dirty, and the place is usually cramp and stifling, and they would paint the place with hard colours like bright yellow or green and the kitchen would be very small and not airy etc.Even my friends who live in big houses don't really take care of their homes. Their place would be untidy and don't look nice except those who have maids.
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However, my friend's place is really really neat (neater than my own place), very clean (cleaner than my place) and looks very nice (nicer than my place).
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Now, I feel like I have to make my place just like hers or even better. That's why I've been polishing my place everyday, coz it gives me a sense of satisfaction whenever I've finished cleaning up my house.
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Now, I'd like to talk about my big sis's hobby. Since she won the Floria Competition, all she does is involved in landscaping projects at school. At home, she's busy with her terrarium projects. My mom even dedicated an old study in our porch to display all her terrariums, cactus, and mom has plans to buy her little live fish to further decorate the study.Well, whateva makes you happy Anis.
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As for my lil sis. She's really a pro at socializing. Even when she was small, she'd greet all our neighbours and became friendly with everyone. My mom is having a headache to curb her habit coz she likes to visit her friends and would plan to go out and celebrate this and that, sleep at her friend's house, help out at the masjid, make cookies, help her friend's mom cook for open house and whatnot. My mom is worried about her coz she's a girl and she's only 13 (and she only consulted my mom about her plans after she has promised her friends). When her friend Shareen was leaving our school a few months back, she even asked to talk in front of the assembly and dedicated a special speech for her friend. For your info, this has never happened in our school. Alas, Shareen only moved out for a week before coming back, coz she said our school is way coooool compared to her new one.
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As for my lil bro who has moved on, when he was alive, he was loved by everyone in the neighbourhood. All the uncles and aunts whether they are Malay, Indian or Chinese know his name and would greet him. When he died, people from everywhere came to pay their last respect even though he's just a little boy. Prayers for him were performed three or four times before he was buried. He was really a very nice and cute little boy. His hobby was drawing and playing with his hot wheel cars. He also liked cycling, playing football and climbing trees.
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My dad's hobby is working I think. My mom's hobby after Hari Raya is sleeping. She says she wanted to dream of our little brother but he never comes anymore.
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So, what's your hobby? Hope you have a good and productive one.
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Cheers
Daniel Zaydi
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Sunday, 9 September 2012
A Beautiful Sunday
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
How's your Sunday today? I hope you have a blast. I've got a very productive Sunday and that's why I feel that today is very beautiful to me. Today, I managed to clean and polish the entire house, do the laundry, prepare drinks for my mother's friends when they came over after attending the wedding of a neighbour, watched a scary movie with my sisters (Nang Nak, I think it's a very famous Thai movie sometime ago) and a lot of other stuff that made me happy.
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This is totally unlike other Sunday afternoons when what I did was laze around thinking about how terrible it is to have to go to school tomorrow, with my homework not yet done and my school uniforms not ironed, my mood was having a swing and the weather was hot and horrifying.
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However, it rained today and the cool air makes me feel very nice and happy, and to see the kids came out to play after the rain had stop puts a smile on my face, because that's how we were when my lil brother was around.
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Now, since all of us are already in secondary school, we don't go out to make a fool of ourselves anymore. It's either a jog, cycling, swimming, wall climbing, badminton, or trekking. Very serious stuff that would only make me tired, but not so happy. My sisters are not even allowed to stand in front of our main door to watch passerby because it's considered degrading to their status as refined girls. But still, today is a happy day for me.
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That's all for now. Hope you have a happy day today and a super duper nice day tomorrow.
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Love and peace
Daniel Zaydi
How's your Sunday today? I hope you have a blast. I've got a very productive Sunday and that's why I feel that today is very beautiful to me. Today, I managed to clean and polish the entire house, do the laundry, prepare drinks for my mother's friends when they came over after attending the wedding of a neighbour, watched a scary movie with my sisters (Nang Nak, I think it's a very famous Thai movie sometime ago) and a lot of other stuff that made me happy.
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This is totally unlike other Sunday afternoons when what I did was laze around thinking about how terrible it is to have to go to school tomorrow, with my homework not yet done and my school uniforms not ironed, my mood was having a swing and the weather was hot and horrifying.
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However, it rained today and the cool air makes me feel very nice and happy, and to see the kids came out to play after the rain had stop puts a smile on my face, because that's how we were when my lil brother was around.
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Now, since all of us are already in secondary school, we don't go out to make a fool of ourselves anymore. It's either a jog, cycling, swimming, wall climbing, badminton, or trekking. Very serious stuff that would only make me tired, but not so happy. My sisters are not even allowed to stand in front of our main door to watch passerby because it's considered degrading to their status as refined girls. But still, today is a happy day for me.
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That's all for now. Hope you have a happy day today and a super duper nice day tomorrow.
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Love and peace
Daniel Zaydi
Saturday, 8 September 2012
Weekend In Syawal
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
Malaysians I'm sure would understand the title of this post. It's because Syawal is celebrated for the whole month in my country. So, today being Saturday, my sisters, my father and I have loads of open houses invitations to attend to. My mom is automatically invited when my dad is. However, my mom is less active compared to us. Because my father is busy with MATTA Fair this weekend, so my lil sister and I went only to our friends' open houses. My lil sister went out with her friends since morning and only came back late at night. She went to 3 friends' houses and helped out by distributing food at the Masjid Batu 14 Open House.
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I had to be driven by my mom to my friend, Putri's open house. On the way, my mom picked up another of my friend, Atikah. We went after the Isya' Prayer coz my mom specifically wanted me to perform the Isya' Jamaah with her at the musolla since my dad came back late tonight. So, we left at 9.30 to pick up Atikah and told my mom that we'd call her when the party is finished. However, a few minutes past eleven, my mom arrived at the front gate (we didn't call her because my friend's birthday cake had just arrived and the party had just begun).
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In the car, when I told my mom that Putri is related to an Arab Prince or princess somewhere, all she said is "whatever". I knew then that she was furious.
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Indeed, when we got back, my mom gave me and my lil sis a little lecture on how important it is to be back before midnight. and to my lil sis, who is a girl, because even though she's driven by our neighbour, she must not stay out until the sun has set.
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My mom said, there are beings that we can't see but they can see us, and these beings love to attack little girls and young people because they always forget to remember Allah when they are with friends.
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True enough, my lil sis could not sleep last night because she said whenever she wanted to fall asleep, she heard someone walking around her. My mom told her to take wuduk (of course she had taken her bath and performed her prayer before that) and recite the quran.
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Alhamdulillah she could sleep after she had done that but my mom stayed up to watch over my lil sis in case she had a nightmare or something.
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My mom called me and asked me this and that about my friend, Putri. Maybe she felt sorry for saying "whatever" in the car. I guess I am the one who should apologize to my mom, coz I've burdened her by asking her to drive us and to pick us up, not thinking about the late night. Maybe she's tired and needed to rest but we were only thinking about ourselves.
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To all of you out there, there will be tents set up everywhere in front of so many houses this month to celebrate Hari Raya, Open houses, birthdays and anniversaries.However, always remember Allah wherever you are because the invisible beings can see you while you can't, and they might follow you back and become you tenant (who don't pay the rent) for the rest of your life.....(scary movie soundtrack in the background)....wooo.....woooo.....woooo.
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Peace and be safe always
Daniel Zaydi
Malaysians I'm sure would understand the title of this post. It's because Syawal is celebrated for the whole month in my country. So, today being Saturday, my sisters, my father and I have loads of open houses invitations to attend to. My mom is automatically invited when my dad is. However, my mom is less active compared to us. Because my father is busy with MATTA Fair this weekend, so my lil sister and I went only to our friends' open houses. My lil sister went out with her friends since morning and only came back late at night. She went to 3 friends' houses and helped out by distributing food at the Masjid Batu 14 Open House.
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I had to be driven by my mom to my friend, Putri's open house. On the way, my mom picked up another of my friend, Atikah. We went after the Isya' Prayer coz my mom specifically wanted me to perform the Isya' Jamaah with her at the musolla since my dad came back late tonight. So, we left at 9.30 to pick up Atikah and told my mom that we'd call her when the party is finished. However, a few minutes past eleven, my mom arrived at the front gate (we didn't call her because my friend's birthday cake had just arrived and the party had just begun).
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In the car, when I told my mom that Putri is related to an Arab Prince or princess somewhere, all she said is "whatever". I knew then that she was furious.
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Indeed, when we got back, my mom gave me and my lil sis a little lecture on how important it is to be back before midnight. and to my lil sis, who is a girl, because even though she's driven by our neighbour, she must not stay out until the sun has set.
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My mom said, there are beings that we can't see but they can see us, and these beings love to attack little girls and young people because they always forget to remember Allah when they are with friends.
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True enough, my lil sis could not sleep last night because she said whenever she wanted to fall asleep, she heard someone walking around her. My mom told her to take wuduk (of course she had taken her bath and performed her prayer before that) and recite the quran.
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Alhamdulillah she could sleep after she had done that but my mom stayed up to watch over my lil sis in case she had a nightmare or something.
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My mom called me and asked me this and that about my friend, Putri. Maybe she felt sorry for saying "whatever" in the car. I guess I am the one who should apologize to my mom, coz I've burdened her by asking her to drive us and to pick us up, not thinking about the late night. Maybe she's tired and needed to rest but we were only thinking about ourselves.
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To all of you out there, there will be tents set up everywhere in front of so many houses this month to celebrate Hari Raya, Open houses, birthdays and anniversaries.However, always remember Allah wherever you are because the invisible beings can see you while you can't, and they might follow you back and become you tenant (who don't pay the rent) for the rest of your life.....(scary movie soundtrack in the background)....wooo.....woooo.....woooo.
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Peace and be safe always
Daniel Zaydi
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Tuesday, 4 September 2012
On Being A Muslim
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
I am a Muslim, alhamdulillah (thank you God). Allahuakbar (God is the greatest).I've been a Muslim even before I was born. Maybe you think I'm lying but it's the truth. When I was 7 months in mother's womb, she took me, by God's will to perform Umrah at the Holy City of Mekah and then visited our beloved Prophet, Muhammad SAW. She said, when she wanted to kiss the Hajarul Aswad, a path suddenly appears before her that led to the Holy Stone, and she was able to kiss it within minutes. For those who have been to Mekah, you would know how difficult and sometimes life threatening to reach the Black Stone.
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After I was born my parents were having a difficult time to reach a decision on what to call me, and my mother became very tired that she had to take a nap. Suddenly she heard a voice whispering a name for me, thus my name "The Sword of the Religion". Does my name make me a terrorist?
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Being Malaysians, we have many races who embrace many types of religions like Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hindu, Sikh, Pagan and other religions or beliefs which I don't really know. We go to the same school, eat at the same canteen, study in the same room, play together etc but there's one thing that we don't do together: Pray. As Muslims, we have to pray 5 times everyday. So, I pray twice at school i.e. the Zuhr and Asr prayers. However, I've never seen my Non-Muslim friends pray because they don't need to pray so much unlike us Muslims.
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Because they are Non-Muslims, sometimes they ask us, isn't it burdensome to pray compulsory 5 times every single day. Well, from their perspective, yes. But that's because they haven't tried praying like us.
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Before we pray, we have to take ablution on the important parts of our body which have the most nerves.The water from the ablution will cool us instantly, That's why when we pray, we can feel a sense of relaxation. All the stress, anger and negative vibes seem to evaporate into thin air. When I went to Korea last year, a country where there's less than 5% Muslims (according to the Tour Guide), I could feel the stress rising up within me. Why? because their people never stop. They were constantly doing something, moving, working, commuting, etc. I was thinking, when do they rest? We humans are not machines. Even machines break down if you make it work 24 hours without stopping. You need to let it rest at regular intervals to make it perform its best. That's how I feel when I pray.When I pray, my whole physical body is resting including my heart, my brain, my eyes and my soul too.
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The essence of prayer is khusyuk. To attain khusyuk, you have to have an ikhlas heart. Ikhlas means you do it only for God and not for other motives. To perform solely for God, you have to have a kind and humble heart, free from any negative vibes. That's why I don't understand when people say that Muslims are terrorists and are only interested in killing people. If Muslims are terrorists, then all Non-Muslims in Malaysia would have extinct by now.
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Some people in the West think that Islam is restricting women because the women have to wear hijab but they never ask how it feels to wear the hijab. The Non-Muslims think that wearing the hijab is troublesome, hot and humid inside and very uncomfortable. However, my mom says the feeling of wearing the hijab is similar to the feeling of wearing your clothes. How do you feel walking in the streets without your clothes on? You'd feel uncomfortable and embarrassed right, because your soul is embarrassed, not your physical body. That's how the Muslim women feel when they don't wear the hijab. They feel uncomfortable and embarrassed as if they are naked in public, because their Muslim souls or spirits are embarrassed. I'm not sure whether it's the Prophet SAW or the Quran who says, " Wear the hijab, because it will differentiate you from the Non Believers." Now, many Muslim women do not take this statement seriously. From my understanding of the statement, if you don't wear hijab, then you are a Non-Believer, even if you have said your syahadah. Astaghfirullah.
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Maybe many of you out there think that a Muslim boy like me does not enjoy life. Well, I actually lead a very normal life like other teenagers. The difference maybe is I pray and the Non-Muslims don't pray like me (they pray their prayers). I don't drink alcohol, I don't smoke, I don't eat pork and I am very conscious about the products that I use and foods that I eat to ensure it's clean and halal. I don't have a girlfriend even though I have many girl friends because I don't see the need to enter into a haram or forbidden relationship. I don't watch or look at forbidden sites on the web.Why did I do all these? This is to ensure that my heart is clean and my soul is pure, so that my prayers will be accepted by God and I will be able to enter Paradise. .
If you come to my house, You'll see how it is to be a Muslim. Every morning, once we open our eyes from sleep, we brush our teeth, take our bath and ablution, wear nice clothes and perfume, then pray at the musolla with our neighbours, then we read the quran, In between the 5 times compulsory prayers, there are sunat or non-compulsory prayers. So we actually pray more than 5 times everyday. We also say the du'a everytime we do any actions.We fast every Monday and Thursday. We listen to religious talks everyday. We wish everyone peace and love every time we meet our fellow Muslims. We feed stray animals (even dogs, yes, we had a dog named Cico), keep the neighbourhood clean and respect everyone whether he is Muslims or not, and always try to do good like what the Prophet preached. That's why I don't understand when the world say that we are bad people. We are not because Muslims are forbidden from doing bad things. If we steal, our hands will be cut off, so who would want to steal. Even though the laws in Malaysia do not provide for the hand to be cut, I am more afraid of my mom than for my hand to be cut because if I disobey my mom, I will not enter Paradise, and I will be punished by God in this world and the next. As a Muslim, you don't need to be a monk or a priest to be close to God. Anyone who works hard in his worship will achieve it.
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Well, there are many things that I'd like to share with you on being a Muslim but let's just stop for now. I hope you have a better understanding on how it is to be a Muslim after you have read this post.As a Malay, it's difficult for me to write in English, but I do it because my audience is from all over the world and I hope everyone understands my writing. Thank you for accompanying me on this blogosphere journey.
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Love and peace. Have a beautiful mind.
Daniel Zaydi
I am a Muslim, alhamdulillah (thank you God). Allahuakbar (God is the greatest).I've been a Muslim even before I was born. Maybe you think I'm lying but it's the truth. When I was 7 months in mother's womb, she took me, by God's will to perform Umrah at the Holy City of Mekah and then visited our beloved Prophet, Muhammad SAW. She said, when she wanted to kiss the Hajarul Aswad, a path suddenly appears before her that led to the Holy Stone, and she was able to kiss it within minutes. For those who have been to Mekah, you would know how difficult and sometimes life threatening to reach the Black Stone.
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After I was born my parents were having a difficult time to reach a decision on what to call me, and my mother became very tired that she had to take a nap. Suddenly she heard a voice whispering a name for me, thus my name "The Sword of the Religion". Does my name make me a terrorist?
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Being Malaysians, we have many races who embrace many types of religions like Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hindu, Sikh, Pagan and other religions or beliefs which I don't really know. We go to the same school, eat at the same canteen, study in the same room, play together etc but there's one thing that we don't do together: Pray. As Muslims, we have to pray 5 times everyday. So, I pray twice at school i.e. the Zuhr and Asr prayers. However, I've never seen my Non-Muslim friends pray because they don't need to pray so much unlike us Muslims.
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Because they are Non-Muslims, sometimes they ask us, isn't it burdensome to pray compulsory 5 times every single day. Well, from their perspective, yes. But that's because they haven't tried praying like us.
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Before we pray, we have to take ablution on the important parts of our body which have the most nerves.The water from the ablution will cool us instantly, That's why when we pray, we can feel a sense of relaxation. All the stress, anger and negative vibes seem to evaporate into thin air. When I went to Korea last year, a country where there's less than 5% Muslims (according to the Tour Guide), I could feel the stress rising up within me. Why? because their people never stop. They were constantly doing something, moving, working, commuting, etc. I was thinking, when do they rest? We humans are not machines. Even machines break down if you make it work 24 hours without stopping. You need to let it rest at regular intervals to make it perform its best. That's how I feel when I pray.When I pray, my whole physical body is resting including my heart, my brain, my eyes and my soul too.
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The essence of prayer is khusyuk. To attain khusyuk, you have to have an ikhlas heart. Ikhlas means you do it only for God and not for other motives. To perform solely for God, you have to have a kind and humble heart, free from any negative vibes. That's why I don't understand when people say that Muslims are terrorists and are only interested in killing people. If Muslims are terrorists, then all Non-Muslims in Malaysia would have extinct by now.
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Some people in the West think that Islam is restricting women because the women have to wear hijab but they never ask how it feels to wear the hijab. The Non-Muslims think that wearing the hijab is troublesome, hot and humid inside and very uncomfortable. However, my mom says the feeling of wearing the hijab is similar to the feeling of wearing your clothes. How do you feel walking in the streets without your clothes on? You'd feel uncomfortable and embarrassed right, because your soul is embarrassed, not your physical body. That's how the Muslim women feel when they don't wear the hijab. They feel uncomfortable and embarrassed as if they are naked in public, because their Muslim souls or spirits are embarrassed. I'm not sure whether it's the Prophet SAW or the Quran who says, " Wear the hijab, because it will differentiate you from the Non Believers." Now, many Muslim women do not take this statement seriously. From my understanding of the statement, if you don't wear hijab, then you are a Non-Believer, even if you have said your syahadah. Astaghfirullah.
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Maybe many of you out there think that a Muslim boy like me does not enjoy life. Well, I actually lead a very normal life like other teenagers. The difference maybe is I pray and the Non-Muslims don't pray like me (they pray their prayers). I don't drink alcohol, I don't smoke, I don't eat pork and I am very conscious about the products that I use and foods that I eat to ensure it's clean and halal. I don't have a girlfriend even though I have many girl friends because I don't see the need to enter into a haram or forbidden relationship. I don't watch or look at forbidden sites on the web.Why did I do all these? This is to ensure that my heart is clean and my soul is pure, so that my prayers will be accepted by God and I will be able to enter Paradise. .
If you come to my house, You'll see how it is to be a Muslim. Every morning, once we open our eyes from sleep, we brush our teeth, take our bath and ablution, wear nice clothes and perfume, then pray at the musolla with our neighbours, then we read the quran, In between the 5 times compulsory prayers, there are sunat or non-compulsory prayers. So we actually pray more than 5 times everyday. We also say the du'a everytime we do any actions.We fast every Monday and Thursday. We listen to religious talks everyday. We wish everyone peace and love every time we meet our fellow Muslims. We feed stray animals (even dogs, yes, we had a dog named Cico), keep the neighbourhood clean and respect everyone whether he is Muslims or not, and always try to do good like what the Prophet preached. That's why I don't understand when the world say that we are bad people. We are not because Muslims are forbidden from doing bad things. If we steal, our hands will be cut off, so who would want to steal. Even though the laws in Malaysia do not provide for the hand to be cut, I am more afraid of my mom than for my hand to be cut because if I disobey my mom, I will not enter Paradise, and I will be punished by God in this world and the next. As a Muslim, you don't need to be a monk or a priest to be close to God. Anyone who works hard in his worship will achieve it.
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Well, there are many things that I'd like to share with you on being a Muslim but let's just stop for now. I hope you have a better understanding on how it is to be a Muslim after you have read this post.As a Malay, it's difficult for me to write in English, but I do it because my audience is from all over the world and I hope everyone understands my writing. Thank you for accompanying me on this blogosphere journey.
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Love and peace. Have a beautiful mind.
Daniel Zaydi
Monday, 3 September 2012
MERDEKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Assalamualaikum wbt and peace be upon you,
I was reminded to write about Merdeka or our National Independence Day since not writing about it is considered a major sin!.
If asked what Merdeka means to me, I'd certainly say that Merdeka means the freedom for me to make my own choice in doing what I like to do, in wearing what I like to wear, in studying what I'm interested in instead of as dictated by the government, in pursuing my ambition which might not seem lucrative financially but would give me the utmost satisfaction in my life. For example, I never dream of becoming a doctor, lawyer, architect, engineer, politician etc. My dream job is something that I myself am not clear about yet. The motivational speaker who came to my school said that I lack direction and ambition, but how can he say that since this world is so vast, that I might just do whatever I want with my life, as long as it gives me freedom or merdeka.
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However, basically for me to be merdeka as a person, I have to be :
1) Materially merdeka. In my household, my mother makes it a point to live a simple life, free from material wants. We have very little things and my mother constantly downsizes our belongings to things that we really really need. However, my mother is less strict on us compared to herself.
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2) Debt free. This I learn from my mom. My parents used to have platinum credit cards but once they learnt that Allah and Prophet Muhammad would wage war against those who are involved in riba (or compounded interest), they cut off their cards in half and started to live frugally. At 40, my mother is already debt free and she does not need to worry about bills or whatnot.Whatever spending is done in cash and if we don't have any cash, we don't spend. It's a very simple system and we all have got used to it.Thus we don't shop as much as other Malaysians.
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3) Do not be influenced by advertisements. Mind you, I love looking at commercials and advertisements but my mom who worked in a TV station warned me not to be fooled by advertisements which would play on people's emotions to create a mental desire to buy the things that the ads are selling. Like yesterday, when we went out, my dad got us some sneakers for our jogging routine. Of course I wanted the branded shoes, but my mom said, "I'm not going to spend a few hundred ringgit just to be put at your feet. I'd rather feed 10 hungry mouths with that amount of money. Just buy the one which cost RM89.90 and comes with a 40% discount. You can still run in those, and they look good too." You see, my mom is very quick at making her decision I'd have nothing to argue with her. Well, it's her money (technically my dad's) anyway. She's like, "Adik, please get this boy a size 10 shoes of this kind, okey, okey,..done..pay the bill..blah. Just like that. Very quick and efficient, we did not even have time to breathe. To tell you the truth, I went jogging with my big sis in our new shoes, and they were just fine..and they look good too. Thank you mom for lesson #3.(However, there is an exception to this rule i.e. quality vs quantity- that you have to figure out yourself).
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4) Less is more (unclutter your life). Who taught me this (I think you know the answer already...). Yes, make sure you have less things in your house to save you time, money and energy. It'll save you the time to arrange and tidy up your place, less money to spend buying stuff to keep the things and you'll definitely use less energy to keep your place neat. I learnt this the hard way. My sisters and I were very lazy in tidying up our beds. So one day, my mom said, "Please take all your mattresses and throw them in the big waste bin opposite the road. She said, it seemed that the mattress has been taking a lot of hers and our energy and time. So, because we opted not to tidy up our beds, now we have to sleep on thin sponge mattresses. Our beds were also taken once because it came in the way of our laziness, but my mother has given it back to us after we've learnt our lesson. According to my mom, the beds are not essential items, so if it comes in the way, just get rid of it.(This applies to things only guys).
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5) I'm really not a big fan of Merdeka gathering where people wait until the stroke of midnight to shout Merdeka!Merdeka!. For me, Merdeka means respecting the dead who had fought with their sweat and blood to clinch the independence for this country. I'd rather spend the Merdeka day paying respect to the graves of those unsung heroes, sending them al-Fatihah, and making a big tahlil for them. If they are still alive, we should all go and pay respect to them and bring them gifts and flowers. The descendents of the departed should also be rewarded and respected every year, and their lineage should be recorded in a special book, and their names learned as part of History lesson in school.
I'd also spend my Merdeka night looking at the shooting stars rather than the fireworks which must have cost a lot.
If the government still want Merdeka gathering, they should do it in an orchard. Everyone is given a sapling. At the stroke of midnight, they must plant the seeds, and who knows, maybe next year, they can enjoy the fruit of their labour.
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6) I don't know if lesson #6 is really relevant or not, but for me to be merdeka is to travel light. I only carry one small back pack when I travel and that's all. I really hate travelling with a lot of stuff coz it weighs me down, it's too time consuming to pack, repack, to wait at the baggage aisle and whatnot. I just bring some old clothes, and if I need a new one, I'll buy it, and the old clothes will be given away to the hotel housekeeper or any one whom I feel need it. I don't bring back coins too. I'll just leave it on the desk next to the hotel bed. If I travel on Emirates, the coins will go into the Charity envelope.This I learn from my dad coz he's a pro at travelling.
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Well, I guess the list can go on and on but enough for now...oh, one more thing..when I get married, I don't want a wife who wants me to buy her diamond rings, branded handbags, huge house, expensive cars....Coz, I'd surely not be merdeka at all.
HAPPY MERDEKA DAY!
Peace
Daniel Zaydi
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I was reminded to write about Merdeka or our National Independence Day since not writing about it is considered a major sin!.
If asked what Merdeka means to me, I'd certainly say that Merdeka means the freedom for me to make my own choice in doing what I like to do, in wearing what I like to wear, in studying what I'm interested in instead of as dictated by the government, in pursuing my ambition which might not seem lucrative financially but would give me the utmost satisfaction in my life. For example, I never dream of becoming a doctor, lawyer, architect, engineer, politician etc. My dream job is something that I myself am not clear about yet. The motivational speaker who came to my school said that I lack direction and ambition, but how can he say that since this world is so vast, that I might just do whatever I want with my life, as long as it gives me freedom or merdeka.
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However, basically for me to be merdeka as a person, I have to be :
1) Materially merdeka. In my household, my mother makes it a point to live a simple life, free from material wants. We have very little things and my mother constantly downsizes our belongings to things that we really really need. However, my mother is less strict on us compared to herself.
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2) Debt free. This I learn from my mom. My parents used to have platinum credit cards but once they learnt that Allah and Prophet Muhammad would wage war against those who are involved in riba (or compounded interest), they cut off their cards in half and started to live frugally. At 40, my mother is already debt free and she does not need to worry about bills or whatnot.Whatever spending is done in cash and if we don't have any cash, we don't spend. It's a very simple system and we all have got used to it.Thus we don't shop as much as other Malaysians.
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3) Do not be influenced by advertisements. Mind you, I love looking at commercials and advertisements but my mom who worked in a TV station warned me not to be fooled by advertisements which would play on people's emotions to create a mental desire to buy the things that the ads are selling. Like yesterday, when we went out, my dad got us some sneakers for our jogging routine. Of course I wanted the branded shoes, but my mom said, "I'm not going to spend a few hundred ringgit just to be put at your feet. I'd rather feed 10 hungry mouths with that amount of money. Just buy the one which cost RM89.90 and comes with a 40% discount. You can still run in those, and they look good too." You see, my mom is very quick at making her decision I'd have nothing to argue with her. Well, it's her money (technically my dad's) anyway. She's like, "Adik, please get this boy a size 10 shoes of this kind, okey, okey,..done..pay the bill..blah. Just like that. Very quick and efficient, we did not even have time to breathe. To tell you the truth, I went jogging with my big sis in our new shoes, and they were just fine..and they look good too. Thank you mom for lesson #3.(However, there is an exception to this rule i.e. quality vs quantity- that you have to figure out yourself).
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4) Less is more (unclutter your life). Who taught me this (I think you know the answer already...). Yes, make sure you have less things in your house to save you time, money and energy. It'll save you the time to arrange and tidy up your place, less money to spend buying stuff to keep the things and you'll definitely use less energy to keep your place neat. I learnt this the hard way. My sisters and I were very lazy in tidying up our beds. So one day, my mom said, "Please take all your mattresses and throw them in the big waste bin opposite the road. She said, it seemed that the mattress has been taking a lot of hers and our energy and time. So, because we opted not to tidy up our beds, now we have to sleep on thin sponge mattresses. Our beds were also taken once because it came in the way of our laziness, but my mother has given it back to us after we've learnt our lesson. According to my mom, the beds are not essential items, so if it comes in the way, just get rid of it.(This applies to things only guys).
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5) I'm really not a big fan of Merdeka gathering where people wait until the stroke of midnight to shout Merdeka!Merdeka!. For me, Merdeka means respecting the dead who had fought with their sweat and blood to clinch the independence for this country. I'd rather spend the Merdeka day paying respect to the graves of those unsung heroes, sending them al-Fatihah, and making a big tahlil for them. If they are still alive, we should all go and pay respect to them and bring them gifts and flowers. The descendents of the departed should also be rewarded and respected every year, and their lineage should be recorded in a special book, and their names learned as part of History lesson in school.
I'd also spend my Merdeka night looking at the shooting stars rather than the fireworks which must have cost a lot.
If the government still want Merdeka gathering, they should do it in an orchard. Everyone is given a sapling. At the stroke of midnight, they must plant the seeds, and who knows, maybe next year, they can enjoy the fruit of their labour.
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6) I don't know if lesson #6 is really relevant or not, but for me to be merdeka is to travel light. I only carry one small back pack when I travel and that's all. I really hate travelling with a lot of stuff coz it weighs me down, it's too time consuming to pack, repack, to wait at the baggage aisle and whatnot. I just bring some old clothes, and if I need a new one, I'll buy it, and the old clothes will be given away to the hotel housekeeper or any one whom I feel need it. I don't bring back coins too. I'll just leave it on the desk next to the hotel bed. If I travel on Emirates, the coins will go into the Charity envelope.This I learn from my dad coz he's a pro at travelling.
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Well, I guess the list can go on and on but enough for now...oh, one more thing..when I get married, I don't want a wife who wants me to buy her diamond rings, branded handbags, huge house, expensive cars....Coz, I'd surely not be merdeka at all.
HAPPY MERDEKA DAY!
Peace
Daniel Zaydi
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Sunday, 2 September 2012
Happy Eid-Fitri :)
Assalamulaikum wbt,
I know it's a bit late to wish Happy Hari Raya but we Malaysians are still in the Raya mood, so I hope you have a blast of happiness. Oh, if you're wondering why I was quiet during Ramadhan, that's coz I had to attend tarawih, tadarus, i'tikaf, visit orphanages, old folks home etc so I really didn't have the time to write. Sorry guys.
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My dad (with beard) checking out the orphanage.
Uncle Azman giving out duit raya ( raya money) to the little orphans at another orphanage near my area.
The Old Folks Home that we visited.
Me and my sisters' backs. My mom is the lady in black. We were walking toward the Old Folks Home. Yeah, that's me! Luckily the photographer didn't take my frontal photo because I looked terrible that day ( I had just awaken from a nap in the car.)
The old folks were waiting for their loved ones to visit.Most of them were on medications for numerous illnesses. All photos courtesy of Poto Travel & Tours.
As for me, this Raya is getting better compared to last year when my late brother was no longer with us. He was still around when we celebrated Eid Fitr in 2010 and he died a month later. So, it would be natural for us to celebrate Raya by visiting his grave in Penang. My parents would go to his grave before the Subuh prayer, after the Subuh prayer, after the Asar prayer, after the Eid prayer, and would passed by his grave for like dozen of times everyday every time we go back to Penang. In fact my mom would complain about why the authority doesn't put up street lights at the grave yard so that people can visit the graves at night. She said Prophet Muhammad saw visited the Baqi graveyard at night because that's when the souls of the departed are returned to their graves. And I do believe that she would go to my little brother's grave at night if my dad allows her.
2011 was the saddest. Even though my parents didn't show it emotionally, I saw in their faces how painful it was for them to go shopping for Raya clothes for us that year, and it became to much to bear for my mum when we had our family vacation in Korea which fell exactly on the first anniversary of our brother's passing. In fact, she wore her all black mourning attire i.e. her black scarf, black Jubah, black handbag and black shoes,black gloves even though it was only autumn in Korea. Only her cardi was greyish black. However, she denied that she was in mourning. She said it is wrong to mourn for more than three days, except when a woman lost her husband. Since my brother is gone, my mother only wears black, all black and nothing else. And on the third week of Ramadhan this year, she added a new piece to her outfit: a black niqab. Yes, my mom is a niqabi now y'all. I do think that she's the first former newscaster in Malaysia or even the world to wear a niqab. Well mom, maybe they should put your name in the Guinness Book of World Record :). Oh I almost forgot, she had herself a black purse also recently and ditched her orange one somewhere. She's practically the lady in black. ah yes, her notebook is black, etc etc etc....I just don't know what's happening to my mom. I do feel that she's never really happy anymore, and it's reflected in her choice of colour even though verbally she denies it.
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Celebrating Raya in Penang was a quiet affair. However, it's a different story when we got to Muar. My father likes to hang out with his cousins (my father's late Pak Long had 17 children, so you can imagine the scenario when all of them got together).It was all fun, big lunches and dinners,staying up late and happy plans to go holidays together. They'll fly to Japan end of this year (best nyer, sure tak dapat ikut coz duit kat sana mahal), and Umrah with my dad next year. If you remember, I went to Jakarta with them earlier.
The traditional house in Muar. All is quiet for a moment, before......
It's a must to ask for forgiveness after we have performed the Eid Prayer. The younger ones will kneel down before the elderly, ask for forgiveness and then kiss their right hands. The elderly then will kiss their cheeks or forehead and give money in envelopes (duit raya). Sometimes this would turn out funny, other times sad, and most of the time, awkward.
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This is the family of Mak Nojah and Uncle Noren (master of the house). Some families would have a theme colour like this. My family has never practiced this however.
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This guy is having a hard time before finally being forgiven by Mak (mother) Lati and Mak Nolee :) (actually he was begging mak lati and mak nolee for duit raya.)
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The beauties don their best dresses for the auspicious day. Mak Nolee, third from left (the one without scarf) is still available guys. Anyone of you out there (anywhere in this world) who is looking for a wife can contact me ok. (so I can play matchmake). She's the best aunt in the world. For her birthday last week, we bought her a dress, a jacket, a pair of flats, colourful notebook, an inspirational book, card and of course chocolates coz she is our treasured aunt.
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Anyone wishes to experience the Malay way of life, you can contact me he he..good as a homestay don't you think, coz my Mak Nojah and Mak Ros are the best cooks in the world....seriously.
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This year is the most fun coz all my friends, my big sis and lil sis's friends also came to our house. My mom was so tired out of cooking spagetti, frying chicken and whatnot, that she took out the little oven on to the deck and taught us how to cook pizzas on our own. Then my lil sister begged my dad to send them to IOI Mall so that they can finish off their hard earned duit raya. My dad was very sporting that day, even though he had an invitation to attend to, so he ferried all 10 or 11 of them in his vehicle, while my mom had to send my friends back to their homes (my parents are very worried about their safety, even though they are not their children). My big sis's friends however opted to take the bus (of course it's not cool to be sent home, no freedom ma!). My parents only went to the invitations after Isya', and my lil sis was sent home from Shareen's place at 9pm.
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So today was my parents turn to go visit their friends (which I had to be dragged into the vehicle to join them coz you know how boringgggggggg it is to visit you parents' friends).(Mind you, we had already visited all the relatives, and neighbours and now, their friends who live farther, in fact, according to my dad's original plan, we would travel up to Perak to complete the list, but my mom disagreed coz we have school tomorrow.THANK YOU MOM).
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Anyway, we went to Uncle Ayip's place in Damansara first, and lo and behold, he's got a Hummer in his driveway. Impressed, impressed. (would be more impressed if i got to test drive it). After what seem like a million years, (actually only about two hours :)) we moved on to Uncle Rahman aka Gurkha's place. Well, he was driving a van which had seen better days i supposed, and during the conversation, my mom asked Aunt Bedah about their expensive car, and was told that they couldn't afford it anymore. I guess my mom could ask such sensitive question since she is their matchmaker. My big sis was already snoring like a bear, me...staring at the ceiling..and my lil sis had nothing to do, so she decided to join Uncle Gurkha's 4 and 2 year old sons playing war with a toy gun.Uncle Gurkha's old mom, was sitting silently in her chair, looking very worn out, not moving or uttering a word, except only when my mom asked her. Uncle Gurkha said she has been behaving like that since her husband passed away last year.
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We reached home at almost midnight, and I don't know why but I can't stop thinking about the fate of these two uncles.That's why I don't like to spend time with adults, because even though they look happy, or they put up a happy face, you can sense and feel the seriousness / heavyness (or maybe sadness??) in the atmosphere. I noticed it on Uncle Ayip's face even though he has a very successful life, and it's more apparent in Uncle Gurkha's and his mom. But when I'm surrounded by my friends, I feel the air is light and there's real joy, and there's nothing heavy to think about after my friends have left, if you know what I mean. I know my writing is not good, so I don't know if you can understand what I'm trying to tell you.
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I've been writing too long, so I better stop. Before I go, please forgive me if I've offended any of you in any way whatsoever and I also forgive everyone out there. Have a blast with the Merdeka day and be HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY ALWAYS GUYS.
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Love and peace
Daniel Zaydi
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I know it's a bit late to wish Happy Hari Raya but we Malaysians are still in the Raya mood, so I hope you have a blast of happiness. Oh, if you're wondering why I was quiet during Ramadhan, that's coz I had to attend tarawih, tadarus, i'tikaf, visit orphanages, old folks home etc so I really didn't have the time to write. Sorry guys.
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As for me, this Raya is getting better compared to last year when my late brother was no longer with us. He was still around when we celebrated Eid Fitr in 2010 and he died a month later. So, it would be natural for us to celebrate Raya by visiting his grave in Penang. My parents would go to his grave before the Subuh prayer, after the Subuh prayer, after the Asar prayer, after the Eid prayer, and would passed by his grave for like dozen of times everyday every time we go back to Penang. In fact my mom would complain about why the authority doesn't put up street lights at the grave yard so that people can visit the graves at night. She said Prophet Muhammad saw visited the Baqi graveyard at night because that's when the souls of the departed are returned to their graves. And I do believe that she would go to my little brother's grave at night if my dad allows her.
2011 was the saddest. Even though my parents didn't show it emotionally, I saw in their faces how painful it was for them to go shopping for Raya clothes for us that year, and it became to much to bear for my mum when we had our family vacation in Korea which fell exactly on the first anniversary of our brother's passing. In fact, she wore her all black mourning attire i.e. her black scarf, black Jubah, black handbag and black shoes,black gloves even though it was only autumn in Korea. Only her cardi was greyish black. However, she denied that she was in mourning. She said it is wrong to mourn for more than three days, except when a woman lost her husband. Since my brother is gone, my mother only wears black, all black and nothing else. And on the third week of Ramadhan this year, she added a new piece to her outfit: a black niqab. Yes, my mom is a niqabi now y'all. I do think that she's the first former newscaster in Malaysia or even the world to wear a niqab. Well mom, maybe they should put your name in the Guinness Book of World Record :). Oh I almost forgot, she had herself a black purse also recently and ditched her orange one somewhere. She's practically the lady in black. ah yes, her notebook is black, etc etc etc....I just don't know what's happening to my mom. I do feel that she's never really happy anymore, and it's reflected in her choice of colour even though verbally she denies it.
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Celebrating Raya in Penang was a quiet affair. However, it's a different story when we got to Muar. My father likes to hang out with his cousins (my father's late Pak Long had 17 children, so you can imagine the scenario when all of them got together).It was all fun, big lunches and dinners,staying up late and happy plans to go holidays together. They'll fly to Japan end of this year (best nyer, sure tak dapat ikut coz duit kat sana mahal), and Umrah with my dad next year. If you remember, I went to Jakarta with them earlier.
It's a must to ask for forgiveness after we have performed the Eid Prayer. The younger ones will kneel down before the elderly, ask for forgiveness and then kiss their right hands. The elderly then will kiss their cheeks or forehead and give money in envelopes (duit raya). Sometimes this would turn out funny, other times sad, and most of the time, awkward.
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This is the family of Mak Nojah and Uncle Noren (master of the house). Some families would have a theme colour like this. My family has never practiced this however.
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This year is the most fun coz all my friends, my big sis and lil sis's friends also came to our house. My mom was so tired out of cooking spagetti, frying chicken and whatnot, that she took out the little oven on to the deck and taught us how to cook pizzas on our own. Then my lil sister begged my dad to send them to IOI Mall so that they can finish off their hard earned duit raya. My dad was very sporting that day, even though he had an invitation to attend to, so he ferried all 10 or 11 of them in his vehicle, while my mom had to send my friends back to their homes (my parents are very worried about their safety, even though they are not their children). My big sis's friends however opted to take the bus (of course it's not cool to be sent home, no freedom ma!). My parents only went to the invitations after Isya', and my lil sis was sent home from Shareen's place at 9pm.
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So today was my parents turn to go visit their friends (which I had to be dragged into the vehicle to join them coz you know how boringgggggggg it is to visit you parents' friends).(Mind you, we had already visited all the relatives, and neighbours and now, their friends who live farther, in fact, according to my dad's original plan, we would travel up to Perak to complete the list, but my mom disagreed coz we have school tomorrow.THANK YOU MOM).
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Anyway, we went to Uncle Ayip's place in Damansara first, and lo and behold, he's got a Hummer in his driveway. Impressed, impressed. (would be more impressed if i got to test drive it). After what seem like a million years, (actually only about two hours :)) we moved on to Uncle Rahman aka Gurkha's place. Well, he was driving a van which had seen better days i supposed, and during the conversation, my mom asked Aunt Bedah about their expensive car, and was told that they couldn't afford it anymore. I guess my mom could ask such sensitive question since she is their matchmaker. My big sis was already snoring like a bear, me...staring at the ceiling..and my lil sis had nothing to do, so she decided to join Uncle Gurkha's 4 and 2 year old sons playing war with a toy gun.Uncle Gurkha's old mom, was sitting silently in her chair, looking very worn out, not moving or uttering a word, except only when my mom asked her. Uncle Gurkha said she has been behaving like that since her husband passed away last year.
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We reached home at almost midnight, and I don't know why but I can't stop thinking about the fate of these two uncles.That's why I don't like to spend time with adults, because even though they look happy, or they put up a happy face, you can sense and feel the seriousness / heavyness (or maybe sadness??) in the atmosphere. I noticed it on Uncle Ayip's face even though he has a very successful life, and it's more apparent in Uncle Gurkha's and his mom. But when I'm surrounded by my friends, I feel the air is light and there's real joy, and there's nothing heavy to think about after my friends have left, if you know what I mean. I know my writing is not good, so I don't know if you can understand what I'm trying to tell you.
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I've been writing too long, so I better stop. Before I go, please forgive me if I've offended any of you in any way whatsoever and I also forgive everyone out there. Have a blast with the Merdeka day and be HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY ALWAYS GUYS.
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Love and peace
Daniel Zaydi
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