It's about time.

Perhaps, yes, it's about time. Get hurt now, or later. Either way, it won't be easy. 

Been almost 5 years now. They have every right over the girls. But it hurts more when it comes to Teha. Even more hurtful when she said she doesn't wanna go to her new school. That she wouldn't go only because her new uniform 'tak tutop aurat'. 

That's Teha! Intelligent! I'm so proud of her!! Nurtured her till she knows what aurat is. MasyaAllah!! Alhamdulillah TQ Allah for giving me the chance to care for her and Chacha. Even if it's not meant for long :') 

They have their reasons to pull the girls out and I don't have the right to question. Ya Allah I shall constantly pray for their well being. May they always be in Your protection & guidance ameen. Our silaturrahim will not end here, insyaAllah :')

My 2014 ends with somewhat a sad ending :'(

Umrah 2014 (6) - Arrival @ Changi Airport

Alhamdulillah we had landed safely today at about 3.30pm. With all the bags clearance, we finally got out of the arrival belt at about 5pm. Heartfelt thanks to all families and friends for their kind du'a and for sending and fetching us to and fro Changi Airport.

Special thanks to the head of the family, none other than my husband for giving consent to the 3 of us to go on this spiritual journey. Thank you for your understanding. The calling is just too strong i can no longer resist :'(

Alf syukran to Noor Mohamad Services & Travel for their excellent services rendered. Big boss penning kepala dengan jemaah yang ni coz restaurant masek gulap gulita kite da 1st kopek datang kekekeke

Alhamdulillah, thank you Allah for this nikmah. We felt blessed and truly humbled.

Alhamdulillah! Alhamdulillah! Alhamdulillah!

Umrah 2014 (5) - Makkah / Ziarah and all the things we did in Makkah

Makkah Al Mukarramah 14-19 Dec 2014

It was a Sunday. We packed our luggages for our trip to Makkah. Lom sempat tukar-tukar baju dalam luggage da nak pindah hotel hehehe Timing was delayed. To be frank, saya paling tak suka menunggu. Not pegawais' fault that we had to wait but some 'regulars' who always come much later than the appointed time. I'm on-the-dot-punctual-tak-suka-orang-tunggu-saya  kind of person..ok da da nanti melalot plak >.<

Anyway, our bus left the hotel at about 3pm. We had a stopover at one of the R&R which was so crowded with jemaah heading towards Makkah too. Mutawwif decided that we do our jamak ta'khir at the hotel in Makkah instead. By then, it already took us almost an hour coz some had already went to queue for toilets & space for solat before mutawwif made that decision.

It was already 10pm by the time we reached Elaf Kinda hotel in Makkah. Big boss was already waiting for us at the restaurant where we had our late dinner. 

First tawaf was scheduled at 12am. Ok k  I is sedih ok coz still lom bole join buat umrah. Paling parah, I would still be in pantang larang ihram as long as I masek dalam haid oh man!!! nasib badan!! Suddenly I became so gembeng. Each time they left for Masjidil Haram, I'd started crying lol!! Hanya mampu watching live tawaf on TV. 

One of the pegawai suggested that I  brought back some zamzam water from outside the masjid for bathing. So we 3 branak went to Bin Daud to buy a 5ltr container, after which we filled with zamzam water. 

Asked Adek to get into the masjid with the zamzam water and make du'a in front of the ka'abah for Mama. Kita hanya mampu berusaha dan berdu'a. Selainnya hanya Allah yang menentukan. Alhamdulillah du'a Adek buat Mama termaqbul! Allah telah mengizinkan aku mengerjakan umrah a day after my 'zamzam bath'. I believe when we are sincere in redha and sabr, Allah will definitely grant us the things that we yearn for. MasyaAllah, the feeling was indescribable! What more when seeing the Ka'abah for the 1st time after a few days in Makkah!! Berjurai-jurai airmata ngalahkan Neng Yatimah :P On a serious note, I felt truly humbled! Hamba yang sehina aku, Allah mash sudi menjemput menjadi tetamuNya. Allahu! Terasa sangat kerdilnya diri ini disisiMu ya Allah! :'(

Adek looked so cute after shaving his head bald. Sunggoh jeles tau nengok gambar-gambar dorang after tawaf and sa'i!

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Places we visited while in Makkah :

Jabal Thur

Jabal Rahmah

We passed by places like Padang Arafah, Mina and Mudzalifah too. Not many pix taken though.

I might have missed out a place or two. Mata pon da kero nak update banyak2..so pardon me kalau tempat2 tersalah kerop hehehe

More fotos in and around Masjidil Haram

Honestly speaking, I hadn't had enough of both Madinah and Makkah. I really wish to come back. May Allah grant me with more rizq to be there again with all 5 complete family members ameen. And may this not be the last for me. More to come please ya Allah!! :'(

The time had come for us to pack up and bid Makkah goodbye. Alhamdulillah I managed to do tawaf wada' after a day of 'berekor'. Syukur sangat2 diatas segala nikmat dan peluang yang telah Allah kurniakan pada hambaNya yang hina ini :'(

Sayu sangat rasa hati saat kaki melangkah pergi. Entah bila akan berpeluang ke sini lagi. Rindu menyapa even disaat sebelum kaki melangkah pergi. AllahuRabbi!! :'(

Umrah 2014 (4) - Madinah ~ Ziarah

Today we left the hotel for ziarah right after breakfast. First stop was Masjid Quba', the first masjid built by Rasulullah s.a.w and sahabah in Madinah. Haizz ok, for the rest of the masjid that we went, I was not able to get into them for 2 rakaat tahiyatul masjid for the obvious reason stated on previous post. But that's ok. While waiting for the rest, I snapped a pix or two and admired the beauty of the surrounding near the masjid :)

And then we stopped by the kebun kurma which was not far away from Masjid Quba'. Didn't get anything there coz I was too lazy to join in the super long queue at the paying counter. Ok takpe kurma melambak pat Madinah ni I can get elsewhere, insyaAllah.

Masjid Qiblatain was our next stop. This masjid is historical in that, it was where our Prophet Muhammad was commanded to change the direction of qibla from Jerusalem to Makkah.

From Masjid Qiblatain, we were brought to the site where Jabal Uhud is. Subhanallah it's so huge!! It is said that whoever perform solat jenazah, pahalanya sebesar Jabal Uhud, masyaAllah!! So always ambil kesempatan bila gi melawat orang meninggal, jangan lupa ikut solat jenazah sekali :)

Jabal Rummah is just a stone's throw away from Jabal Uhud. Kakak and Adek climbed up Jabal Rummah while Mama and Cik Pipit naik pat sipi2 je heheh

And then there lies makam Saiyidina Hamzah near the foot of Jabal Rummah.

Then it was time to stop by Pasar Kurma. Most shops were already closed probably because it was close to Zuhur prayer. Again I didn't get any kurma there. No worries, can always get them from the many shops near our hotel. We went back to our hotel right after that. The rest went to the masjid for Zuhur prayer while I rot in the hotel room hehehe

Oh ok, at this point of time, we already got our luggages but who cares hehe we will be leaving for Makkah soon afterall :)

But before we took our leave, we went back to Masjid An Nabawi after dinner for ziarah wada' to bid farewell to Rasulullah s.a.w Must admit I was truly sad coz I didn't get the chance to get in the masjid. Instead I went over to the Green Dome outside the masjid making du' a. May Allah grant me more rizq to come back here again, insyaAllah :')