i am not afraid to stand alone~~if Allah is by my side

Friday, January 25, 2008

our new garden of knowledge

received a text message last evening

from kak seri banun, our dear halaqah sister cum finance director...ehheh

tonight's garden of knowledge will be held at kak rozita's abode @ woodlands circle

that means for 2 weeks in a row i've missed my dear nek selampet

last week's garden of knowledge was held at mine

syukur alhamdulillah

i was deeply humbled when sis muna said

"......so Allah has chosen ur home to be a garden tonight, insyaallah"

masya allah masya allah masya allah

i felt so blessed, very blessed indeed

true to what she says,

when you do things for humankind, at times you feel grieve,

disappointment,

despair

but

when you do thing solely for Allah

no words can describe the feeling

simply....at ease

i guess an appropriate word is

P E A C E

* * * * *

dear nek selampet,

my heart goes out to your sister who is currently battling her illness

i hope and pray that allah will protect her and make it bearable for her

to hear the cries of my dear fellow sister is indeed heartwrenching

i wish i was right there beside you there and then

to offer my shoulder for you to cry on

that 5 minute conversation that we shared this morning

brought me back to August 2005

when my dearest brother was diagnosed with failure to both of his kidneys

that was when it struck me that we brothers and sisters will not remain as 6 for very long

his condition at that time was deemed serious by the doctor

and other doctors who examined him

he was given 3 months before his kidneys would fail to function completely

and dialysis was the only option available

and the turn of unexpected events which followed soon after

had made me realised one valuable lesson,

family ties are sacred

in case you are wondering how is my abang ngah doing now

yes, till today his kidneys failed

no, till today abang ngah is not hooked on any wires and poked on any needles

doctors say unbelievable, phenomenal

i say,

the amazing work of Allah

what HE wishes will BE

* * * * * *

thus nek selampet,

i understand the agony and pain that you and your loved ones are going through now

it is even more terrorising and agonising for your sis

she might not even decipher all the happenings and turmoil which surrounded her

she needs time and understanding from her loved ones

and as for you nek selampet,

be strong for your family

remember

Allah does not burden us with sufferings that our shoulders cannot bear

*sayyaang nenek*

Friday, January 25, 2008