I feel deeply grateful because this photo reminded me of one of the beautiful moments from last year, when I was given the rezeki to attend Tadabbur classes together with the Deanna Creations team alongside Ustazah Noraini and Ustaz Faiz. Alhamdulillah, seeing this memory again feels very meaningful, especially knowing that Ustazah Noraini is currently in Makkah performing her Hajj journey. May Allah ease and answer all her ibadah and prayers. 🤍
This photo is also a reminder for me that sometimes, in the middle of daily routines and responsibilities, I forget the main mission of this life — which is to ensure that my journey together with my family is always moving towards Darussalam and the pleasure of Allah.
Lately, as the days draw closer to Arafah, I have personally felt that the tests and challenges in life have become heavier. Some involve work, some involve people close to me, and sometimes situations that I never expected. But through all of this, I am slowly learning not to see life from a self-centric perspective anymore, but from an Allah-centric perspective.
One thing that truly changed my way of thinking was learning and reflecting on the names of Allah. Through understanding Asmaul Husna, I began to realise that every test carries the meaning of Allah introducing His beautiful names to us.
For example, throughout my business journey, with all the ups and downs I went through repeatedly, I now realise Allah was introducing me to His name, Allah Al-Mu’min — The Giver of Peace and Security.
There were so many moments where unexpected help arrived at the very last minute. Unexpected sustenance, unexpected ease, unexpected support. For years, the same pattern kept repeating. Before this, I used to think that sense of security came from people or circumstances. But now I understand that behind everything, it was always Allah Al-Mu’min arranging every detail with His mercy.
The same goes for difficult situations involving people. Sometimes there are misunderstandings, hurtful words, or actions that deeply disappoint us. When viewed from a self-centric perspective, it is easy to feel hurt and question why things happen that way.
But when I try to shift my perspective back to Allah, I begin to understand another beautiful name of Allah — Allah Al-Muhaymin, The One who watches over and protects us, ensuring that every experience becomes part of our growth and guidance.
Slowly, I began reflecting differently:
What is Allah teaching me through this?
What can I improve within myself?
How can I become more patient, wiser, calmer, and better in handling responsibilities and challenges?
I realised that every hardship carries space for improvement.
As Ustaz Fazrul Ismail often reminds in the MyQurantime programme, the purpose of tadabbur is to slowly change our perspective from self-centric to Allah-centric. And when perspective changes, the heart changes too.
At the end of the day, the biggest mission is not this dunya itself, but to seek the pleasure of Allah together with our spouse and children, and hopefully journey together towards Darussalam.
As we are approaching the beautiful day of Arafah — a day filled with mercy and accepted prayers — I just want to gently remind myself first to prepare my heart, purify my intentions, and return my focus back to Allah.
May Allah accept our hearts, forgive our shortcomings, and guide all of us and our families towards His mercy and pleasure.
Allahu’alam. 🤍
And maybe this is also my very first official blog post. Alhamdulillah, after being advised by Kak Natasha — one of my favourite writers — she always reminds me to start with a good intention first, and to make sure the niat is right before starting any journaling journey.
So this is my official beginning to writing and sharing my reflections publicly. I truly hope that my future blog posts and journals will bring benefit, reminders, and goodness to others too, insyaAllah. 🤍