Years ago, my morning routine would involve getting up for Fajr prayers on the third siren sounded by my mum, stumbling out of bed and tripping over fallen blankets, and walking like a zombie to the toilet. Then I’d do my prayers while still being half asleep and dive right...
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My friends and I came across a video of Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares and we voted to watch it while eating our lunch. We loved the episode so much — it made for cheap entertainment — that we decided to go through all the other episodes (and seasons) during all...
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Nothing in life happens by chance. Everything that happens to you, every single incident, every single moment, every single word or look someone gives to you, it all happens for one single purpose – to remind you of Allah SWT. And in the reminders are lessons that Allah SWT is...
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I was having a chat with a new friend, N, on the topic of online personalities when she stopped me mid-sentence. Eyes wide open in excitement, her thumb swiped across the screen of her iPhone and proceeded to dance on its surface for several seconds. Beaming when she found what...
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A 1437H Rabi’ul Awwal project intending to raise SGD$5,000 for the renovation and expansion of Ustazah Z’s (Ustazah Zulaikhah) home-cum-school that is in dire need of repair. You’ve been motivated and inspired by the #SurabayaWithUstazahZ sharings from my recent trip to Surabaya. Now it’s time to help Ustazah Z! 🙂...
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I remember the first few times I reentered the masjid after years of avoiding it. I was literally lost in all sense of the word – from finding the way to the wudhu’ area and the prayer hall, to being flat-out confused as to why everyone prayed two rakaats for...
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