and i found peace.

salam.

for the past 2 days, i've listened to a talk/mini seminar on how to interact with the Quran.

so far, what i would say is that, this is the most beneficial activity i have done throughout this holiday. melbourne was fun and money draining but after coming back i was so bored, i didnt do anything productive. through that talk, one thing for sure, Allah opened my eyes and i have learned, a LOT! and insyaAllah i will share the gists of what i heard here with you guys in my next post.

with this talk going on, i meet new friends from different universities, shared their pespective and we studied the Quran. with all the crazy things happening around me lately, i found peace. i truly found peace in that process of learning and trying to become close to Allah. what i feel cant be described with words, but i can say I'm grateful and blessed to be able to gain this new experience, and motivation that i hope will keep me going to attain my mission, mardhotillah, for my whole life. if before this i kept saying i want to gain mardhotillah, but i guess i never knew how. from today, however i have discovered one way to that path, by understanding the Quran, not just reading from it.

peace, thats what i feel. Thanks Allah for making me feel this when i needed it the most.

الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوب

those who believe, and whose hearts

find their rest in the remembrance of God-

for, verily, in the remembrance of God [men's] hearts do find their rest -:

( 13 : 28)

and oh ya, alhamdullilah, i passed my sem 1 exam.i dont know what i did to deserve this but Thanks Allah. and thanks to all those you never stop supporting and praying for me.

.........Barangsiapa yang bertakwa kepada Allah niscaya Dia akan mengadakan baginya jalan keluar (65 : 2) Dan memberinya rezeki dari arah yang tiada disangka-sangkanya. Dan barangsiapa yang bertawakkal kepada Allah niscaya Allah akan mencukupkan (keperluan)nya. Sesungguhnya Allah melaksanakan urusan (yang dikehendaki)-Nya. Sesungguhnya Allah telah mengadakan ketentuan bagi tiap-tiap sesuatu. (65 : 3)

ps - the ustaz said something that was like a "tamparan realiti" for me

' biar penat menidurkan kita, bukan kita penat tidur'

' let tiredness brings us to sleep, not, get tired from too much sleeping'

shall try not to sleep unnecessarily,

beautiful biscuit