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10/03/2024

PRE-RAMADAN REMINDERS:

Focus on the wrong things can compromise a person’s productivity. Focusing on the wrong things when it comes to our faith has more difficult implications as it can compromise a person’s sincerity, too.
Focusing on other people’s perceptions of us or pursuing their approval is wasted energy. There will never come a day where all people are pleased with us or all people have an accurate perception of us.
The believer fixates their gaze on Allah & His approval. They wake up every day with one primary concern: "How can I please Allah?". Before they do any action, they wonder whether Allah would approve of it. After they conclude any action, they seek His acceptance for it. They review their records and seek forgiveness for that which Allah would not approve of. They are able to take themselves into account with clarity because they have removed people out of the equation and made their transaction directly with Allah.
Allah ﷻ says: " Allah has indeed purchased from the believers their lives and wealth in exchange for Paradise. " [9:111]

08/03/2024

Salaam Blessed fajr.
Ramadan is just around the corner! Here are some tips to make the most out of your Ramadan BEFORE Ramadan

1. 🌀 Watch and Read about Ramadan and its Virtues

Naturally, the more you learn about something, the more you become fond and excited about it. Imagine spending days learning the life and legacy of a particular scholar and then being told that you would get a chance to actually meet him. You won't be able to contain your excitement and eagerness. We want to have the same feeling towards Ramadan. We want feel excited and pumped up for this blessed month.

2. 🌀 Make Dua to Reach Ramadan
The companions used to supplicate six months before Ramadan for Allah to allow them to reach it. The fact that Allah has allowed us to observe Ramadan is a huge blessing so increase this dua till the last day before Ramadan: Allahuma Balighna Ramadan (Oh Allah allow us to reach Ramadan)

3. 🌀 Repent and make lots of Istighfar
What better way to enter Ramadan than to be in a state of repentance and purification of the soul. Sometimes our sins act as a barrier or holds us back from committing lots good deeds, so by asking Allah constantly for forgiveness and being cleansed from your sins, this will give us a good start for our spiritual journey in this blessed month.

4. 🌀 Forgive and cleanse the heart from ill feeling. ( NAKU ,BAKA AFTER RAMADAN, HATE , ENVY NA NAMAN. )
It's important that we meet Ramadan with a clean heart. Having grudges or bitterness towards others will hold us back in our spiritual development and in our strive to reach the highest status with Allah. One of the special features of Ramadan revolves around forgiveness; so how is it that we are asking and expecting Allah to forgive our sins and have mercy upon us when we can't even forgive our fellow human beings? Did not the Prophet (pbuh) say: “Show mercy, and you will be shown mercy; forgive, and Allah will forgive you.” Saheeh at-Targheeb (2426) Forgiving others is not for them, but for you. It's a characteristic that only elevates the status of the forgiver as the Prophet (pbuh) said "No one forgives, but Allah increases him in honor" (Muslim 4689) So seek that status with Allah every chance you get.

5. 🌀 Make a schedule
Prepare a schedule for Ramadan Ramadan is the month where our daily routine is completely changed. Our sleep, meals and ibaadat are all fixed to accommodate the fasting and extra worship we have taken up in this blessed month. To ensure that no time is wasted or misused, it's best to make a schedule for all the acts of worship you're aiming to perform throughout the day. This will prevent you from slacking off or procrastinating good deeds.

6. 🌀 Set your Intention
One of the most important pre-Ramadan preparations is to have a niyyah (intention) for this blessed month. Having an intention for anything is the best step to benefit from greater rewards. We should all enter Ramadan with the intention of fasting the whole month.
Some of the intentions to also have for Ramadan are as follows:
1. To fulfill an obligation from Allah
2. To fulfill one of the five pillars of Islam
3. To gain Taqwa (God-consciousness) as stated in Quran 2:183
4. To receive the mercy and forgiveness of Allah and purify our sins
5. To get closer to Allah and spiritually develop ourselves
6. To be saved from the Hell-fire
7. To adopt good habits and quit bad ones
8. To enter from the gate of Ar-Rayyan (gate in Paradise specifically for those who fast)
9. To witness and get the reward of Laylatul Qadr
10. To build a relationship with the Quran

18/01/2023

Hearts also have levels,
The lowest level is love.
Above that, there are duties,
The highest level is sacrifice.

If you can't get the lower rank, the rest of the ranks are meaningless
Because the heart in which there is no love does not know how to sacrifice....

19/10/2022

15/09/2022

Don't wait to pray until there are problems in your life. Keep problems away by living a life of prayer 🕊🙏🏼

07/08/2022

We often look down upon others because of their sins, but the only difference is that their sins are open and ours are hidden!

05/05/2020

Preparing my evening meal.
Have you noticed that a few minutes after Iftar, after you have eaten to your satisfaction , you completely forget all the feeling of hunger of the day like it never happened? I hope that gives you a clue of what is meant when it is said that once you spend a moment in Jannah, one who suffered the most whilst on earth will forget what the suffering felt like.SubhanAllah - May Allah make us from the people of Jannah. Aameen.
Cc: Datu Ayunan Grande Gunting Ayo G. Gunting

28/04/2020

Self-care is not selfish. When your wellbeing is a priority, you are able to show up for your dear ones in your power. A calm, balanced You is going to have a positive impact on others during these times of global crisis. Sweet salaam and have a lovely day.

13/12/2019

We are human beings & r creation of Almighty. HE has gifted us brain & we must do good for Mankind rather destroying each other.Stay blessed mga kababayan. [ sa mga nagpapakilala sa tuwing ma meet nila ako kahit saan, SALAMATMUCH❤️-GOD bless )
People rise. People fall. With time. The one famous today is unknown tomorrow. The one every one is after today is soon replaced by someone else. The one most admired today is soon forgotten for someone else. This way, we all enjoy our bit of fame and name before someone else emerges. But what remains is His face forever. And that is what we forget, and that is why our hearts are not humble and submissive enough.
Everything shall perish. But because they perish with time we get lost in the present finite moments and take them for forever. When His names and attributes of being Al-awwal ( the first ) and Al-Akhir ( the last ) lie such a deep daily truth we live everyday, yet we forget. Yet we do not rectify our actions, our hearts, our relationships.
He was and will. Everything will perish except Him. Because His is all Power, all Glory. To us is only our attitude in that tiny amount of time He grants us power and strength.

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04/12/2019

Focus on yourself.
The more you look at others, the less time you have for yourself.
Focus on yourself & you can later look at how far above you are from others!