khatam
March 10, 2010I KHATAM QURAN AGAIN YESTERDAY NIGHT!!!!!!!
Oh sorry, to my non-Muslims readers, that means I just finished reading the whole Quran.
OK, I know it’s a bit weird to disclose that, but I’m just so excited I can’t contain my excitement.
When I was nearing the end, I ran to my mom to share my special moment with her. She listened and read along with me, and kissed me when I read the last ayat.
It took me so long to khatam this time because of my time constraint and own lack of persistence. But it means so much more to me to khatam now as an adult, because it took my own effort reading the Quran rather than being forced by an Ustaz in mengaji class every week after school. I felt much more willing to take time to sit and read, and it really came from the heart.
I just figured I can read so many books cover to cover, why not take time to complete the Quran, THE book of Islam.
It’s cliche but there’s a certain feeling of serenity when it’s just you, your prayer mat and the Quran. You feel at peace with yourself and your surroundings, and it really pulls you back to the ground when you get lost in the materialistic world we live in now. People hurting you, people saying things about you, little arguments, little failures; they’re all soooo minor when you look at the bigger picture and when you think about God and the afterlife.
Recently, my friend Sha told me her intention of donning the hijab and told me not to tell anyone because she wasn’t ready yet. She was worried about how she’d look, how her dressing had to change, how her friends would react….all those things almost all of us worry about before the big step.
But now, she has started! She is on a “practice” basis. Some days she wears it, some days she doesn’t. And well, I think it still takes guts to actually START it. At least she’s testing out the waters. She was a bit conscious, but we all thought she looked so sweet!
askum, congrats on finishing the Quran.. readin it is a continuing process and may Allah bless u when u do 🙂
hopefully u’ll start wearing the hijjab soon eh? heheh..
alhamdulillah. PD, if u haven’t, then try reading the Quran with the meaning.
much more rewarding in my humble opinion.
I think your friend Sha looks great! Love her style in the picture, and the colors.
kudos to u n ur friend!there’s sooo many hijab fashion now.tell ur friend not to worry because i seriously think shes GORGEOUS!
for ur fren Sha,congrat…
it is a good started for her…
do it slowly, don’t think what others said…just follow your heart n be yourself…^.^
hi PD!
i think ur friend looks beautiful with the hijab! she can pull off anything lah :)) insyallah one day you’ll be ready for that too **hugs**
Alhamdulillah, congrats PD. And Sha,yes, you look so beautiful in the hijab.
woow..thanks for remind me
Omigosh! Thanks everyone and especially you, Vivy, for the support. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without the moral support, I swear. You know me right, dressing up is essential for me. However… I’m happy to report that I’ve been wearing it all week at Uni, alhamdulillah. It hasn’t been as hard as I thought it would be. I actually can’t believe it took me so long to do it but I’m glad that I did. I will blog about my experience soon! =)
First week at Uni has been pretty busy but I miss you and the girls so much, V!! Sorry for not getting in touch earlier. Do you know I have to make Texan potato salad and carrot cake for 100 people by tonight? Crazy, I know but inshaAllah everthing will go well.
I will FB msg you as soon as everything settles down over here. Salam to everyone!
Oh and congrats! 2nd time khatam, impressive, very impressive. Here’s a link for you about hijab & fashion: http://www.breathehijab.com/