Get up…Wake up!!

Moving and walking about as if the life is guaranteed.

Have you ever thought while you are busy showing off and party it up, somebody in the world is fighting with cancer or in death bed? This blog post is completely based on what thoughts I am going through and I hope it is just not temporary. Because once reality slaps you in the face, it will be too late. We often may disregard the important fact which can any day haunt us down --- Death. Anywhere and everywhere we go this truth will accompany us. The most dreadful and frightening matter here is we have no security over our own life yet we walk around the earth as if it’s NOT our last. I have heard of few deaths of people I know of and whenever I hear about death it knocks me hard. But why when I hear of death why do I not think of it in general? Every step I walk every breath I take, every moment I live I am facing death but the difference is it slightly passes me by without touching me. The day death in the point of fact takes place; I will be on my own. No mom and dad to help me get out of it. What am I left with after that? The deeds and actions of all the times I lived and could have made a difference.

Instead of a big palace or house, you will be tugged under a dark hole with only pain and agony. Those friends who may have misled us or been good to us in the world will be gone leaving you with nothing but loneliness. The parents who have always loved and cared for us will not be there to save us that time. Those husbands or wives who always protected and were a shelter to each other will be nothing but powerless to save us from the dark hole. Those boyfriends or girlfriends we have had in the Dunyaa will not be of any use. Their dua’a for the dead will not be of any effect because the root of the relationship wasn’t in the basis of the Islamic law. And this is the harsh truth of death which no one can escape yet we walk around the earth as if we have time.

All the worldly properties we own, the diamonds, the gold, the designer wear and shoes will be useless for the hereafter. You will be simply wrapped in a white piece of cloth with nothing to take from the dunyaa. The big roof we live under and the big expensive cars we drive will prove to be nothing compare to the realization we will sense when we are lying in our grave. While we are alive we are constantly thinking of competing with others whether it is about business, properties we own or petty things like who is living a more luxurious life than us. It is a foolish choice to compete and not be satisfied with what Allah has provided you with. It is foolish to devote yourself completely in the materialistic world without thinking of the future. The future will offer nothing but a piece of white cloth and a dark hole to live under.

While we show off and compete with others, think of donation and charity. While we become shopaholics, we may want to think of donating stuff from our wardrobe. Every moment we live, we should make it useful and do one valuable deed than the other to cut down the level of sins we commit. Every moment we think of life we should think of death because this thought will take us back to our Islamic root. We will think of committing less sin thinking we do not have an adequate amount of time to earn excellent deeds. The more you earn the less it should feel. The more sins we commit, the more realization and good deeds should cover up for it. The less we think of what others have the more we will be appreciative with what we have. The less jealous we feel the more confident and better we will feel of ourselves. We should think of impressing Allah and not the people of the dunyaa. We should show off to Allah with our good behavior rather than showing off to people. As I mentioned above they will not tag along with us as our shelter in the grave. The problem with today’s world and its people is that we do not think of death or take it as seriously as it should be taken. Because your life is not guaranteed to you, your body and anatomical parts will be judging against you on the Day of Judgment. You are nothing but a creation of Allah given the chance of free will to build your future for the hereafter. However, we are too busy building our temporary house and life which we are meant to leave sooner or later. It is rightly said in the Quran, “The dunyaa is a paradise to shaitaan and a prison to believer”. Don’t let shaitaan trick you to become worldly instead remember your Islamic valued and root. Where you have come from is your return back. Every moment think of death for it may make a difference in your actions.

This post is a reminder to self in the most importance sense! Good luck people!

Ramadan...sighs*

Assalamu Alaikum to everyone...

This Ramadan is suppose to be a happy journey for everyone as shaitaan is locked away and we get the chance to perform as much good deeds as we can. However, I am not happy... I just feel may be i need more time to fix my mind to get prepared for Ramadan. Because people its HUGE! Do not take Ramadan lightly.

Just like we control our hunger and thirst with the fear of Allah. Likewise, we have to control our tongue not to speak ill of anyone or curse at anyone. We have to control our ears not to hear anything bad/foul. We have to make sure we dont watch anything illicit on T.V. or watch Tv at all. This also means no music! Think it over!! Are we ready for all that?If not we have to ... i mean it aint no joke!

I am living with the terror in my heart that every Year Ramadan passes us by and I promise to improve every year and I am failing highly. There are less good deeds and more bad ones in my account. When I started my hijaab , this was surely not what I have planned on doing. I had the intention to change slowly but surely. I definitely did want to improve myself. However, it seems every year there is only slight change in me in terms of Islamic norms and bigger sins are written in my account.

It just can't go this way right? We have to hurry and pack our bags of good deeds. Our life is a gift from Allah that means anytime anyday He can take it away from us. We dont even know our future, we have no idea about what will happen to us nor do we have any control over our fate ... yet we are roaming around in this world with so much sins in our account without giving it a thought to reform those.

I am just realizing each day that this Ramadan i got so much to improve on but am i really getting started on it? Are you ?

I am just praying hard to control my nafs to fight against the evil shaitaan had left before Ramadan started. I plan to improve on my namaaz and read surahs and Quran and namaz while knowing the meaning. I am going to try not to do any sinful activities while fasting and i think so should you.

It wont be easy but lets pray for ourselves. InshaAllah Allah will listen to our prayers and just hearing the thought that we are all struggling with same issue Allah will make it easy on us all.

Whether you are ready or not atleast little we can do is try to leave out the bad acts of past and move on to better ourselves . We got a full month to do that. InshaAllah we will all try. please if you are reading do make duas for me to reform myself in to a better Muslimah.

With that being said....

HAPPY RAMADAN EVERYONE! EAT WELL, PRAY GOOD, AND STAY HEALTHY!

Remember Allah in times of ease

“Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured.” (Qur’an, 13:28)

When we try to figure out why we are so often bothered, why we feel disturbed internally, or why we feel sad – we need to go back to our hearts. The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Do not talk too much without remembering and mentioning Allah, for too much talk without mentioning Allah hardens the heart, and the person farthest from Allah is the one with a hard heart.” (Tirmidhi)

SubhanAllah (glory to Allah) – our heart hardens when we do not remember Allah. The heart’s nourishment is the remembrance of Allah, and when we fail to remember Him, it is no wonder that we feel down for no apparent reason.
I missed writing on my blog and its been four months I couldn't write anything. I am done with school and just doing my thesis. So, i am literally free all the time and busy hanging out and chilling. Life cant be any better. Really thankful to Allah for all the times i have been lucky in every step of the way. With this thought i may start my blogpost.

I have been really busy with my brother's Engagement preparation, working out schedule, music,dance, shopping and whatnot! But i have realized something is greatly missing. I came to the realization that no matter how busy one is , He/she must remember Allah at all times. Missing prayer with an excuse thrown such as , " schedule is packed with stuff not relating to worshipping Allah" will not do in the long run. The long run which awaits us all after our death. I have been guilty of missing some of my namaaz time. As soon as i realized i got on to my knees to pray. I remembered all the hard times i had to face and started to pray to Allah and read many Surahs to get through the hard times. But , now that i was really busy having fun, how can i forget to worship our Almighty? Throughout my hard times i have always prayed and got positive results and to forget prayers in times of ease is nothing but an act of selfish.

As soon as that realization hit my mind , i started to get bak to my old routine. The routine which holds praying and reading surahs everyday. For example, Surah Muzammil is said to ease someone's pain and gets someone through their difficulties in times of any hardship. However, i make sure i read that Surah everyday in times of ease with the hope that no hardship will befall upon me and that Surah will protect me at all times.
Therefore, i did'nt miss prayers or reading surah since then. There were guests at my house and i was distracted but i thought i wud read atleast 99 Names of Allah. It gave me a feeling of peace in my heart thinking I am calling out to Allah by His 99 names and nothing will harm me or my family.

Likewise, I feel its the duty of every Muslim to remember Allah at all times becasue if we forget Allah's power surely we will be doomed. It will harden our heart and leave us stranded with nowhere to go. The more we talk about our religion and discuss about the right and wrong the more humble we will become. This blogpost is just another reminder to myself to always keep Allah in my heart and mind and to not forget Allah in times of ease.
Keep a humble heart, be happy with other's happiness, pray for your Muslim brothers and sisters and watch how life will seem more beautiful and things will be in your favor. InshaALLAH. Keep me in your prayers Allah hafiz.

Parents

I am on this blog again after two months. Today's topic deals with such a delicate emotion which will leave y'all feeling deep. We all love our parents.We shower them with love and we care for them. Some of us even take the step to take care of them when they get old. God Bless those kids. However, sometimes we tend to forget about all that our parents have done for us. Sometimes we just take them for granted.
We forget all that our mother has done for us from child birth to marriage to taking care of grand kids and not to mention all the love and prayers in between the tasks. So much hardship they go through. Mommas sometimes save us from trouble when you know that dad is about to give a mouthful. They understand us so well and know exactly what advice to give to better our situation. Their love is so unconditional we tend to take advantage of it. No matter what we do they will forever trust us and shower their love upon us.

Our dad they work hard outside and do that till their last break or until they retire. Sometimes the daddy's don't express all that they feel and during those time they just want peace around them. My dad is the world's greatest dad and he will forever be one. There's so much he does for us but little do we understand because he fails to express all the negativeness. He may get in trouble but will make sure no harm go near us. This is how fathers are ... they complain less , yell less but so much is going in their head and we just need to get the time to understand it all.

This is how parents are. They give us the right solution to every problem. They work as the torchlight to our dark path. They give us hopefulness in times of despair and we can always count on them. Both mother and father have their own ways of struggle with which they fight for just so we get a better living out of it. They sacrifice so much and yet little do we repay them with.
Sometimes we get so busy with our lives that we tend to forget all that our parents have done for us. We appreciate less and take advantage more. There's nothing that we can do to repay them for all that they have done for us but little we can do is realize the struggle they been through.

Every parents have a story and everyone sacrifice little something for their children. We the children in return hurt them a lot, give them a lot of trouble which sometimes become unbearable. They still cope with us. They will still pray for us. But do we pray for them everyday ? Do we act as their well-wishers from heart? Are we really caring about them? Think about it people before its too late. Do not loose the morality and humanity in you. This generation has become such that we are getting more worried about the worldly business than family. Family should come first and we do not have any right to give our parents any misery. It is a shame how some of us can become so heartless and are not giving our parents the right place they deserve.

Its high time we think about this deeply and ponder over it. Do we really care about them like we say we do? Sometimes its not about money. Parents wont see how much their kids are earning and what they are giving them. Sometimes they just want your attention and support just to feel loved for all that they have done. Our parents are precious and the most gifted being in our lives and we should all thank Allah for giving us such good parents who gave us excellent upbringing.

So, go ahead return the favor as much as you can. Sit there and take a moment and think of all that your parents have done for you and realize enough to not do anything to hurt them. Its not just the mother but also our father works very hard for us though he may not be that affectionate like our mothers are. Parents are parents and do not be selfish to look for your happiness first over them because they have sacrificed since you were born in one way or the other. All we have to do is just appreciate and not take advantage. InshaAllah we all take the time to realize the worth and place of our parents in our heart.

Your Dua has been answered.

Today's blog topic will cover something serious and deep. How often have you prayed to Allah and thought your prayers wasn't answered? Many times i have thought that too. However, if you think from deep down, you will realize that your dua has been already answered may be not in the exact manner you wanted but in a better way. In our narrow-mindedness we don't understand the giving. sometimes we r blind to see that our dua has been answered. Allah might have given us something better but we r too busy wanting that particular thing we asked for. We dont think beyond our need and thus, we fail to understand all that Allah has given us. Allah surely answers our prayers may be not the way we wanted but definitely in a better way and for that we need to have faith in Allah. Allah will either give us what we asked for or something better. For example: you wanted to marry a particular bro\sis and Allah has given you someone better. This is Allahs dealing with you which is beyond your imagination. This Allah's way of erasing that calamity that could have befallen upon you due to what u have asked for. We think something is so good and something is so necessary that we pray to Allah so sincerely and Allah answers it in a different way. Allah may not give us exactly what we asked for but with something better only because our prayer was sincere.

I want those of you who are reading to go back to the past years and think of all that you have experienced in life and all that you have prayed for. Is there anything you regret? Aren't you happy at where you are at this point of your life? Its all due to Allah's blessings. You may ask for something and Allah may have given you something out of your expectation and that is what led u to where u r at today. In the long run wasn't what happened to you the best thing that could have happened.. isn't that why u r who u r today? For example: I never thought i would be happy if i move back to Bangladesh. I thought my life, career everything will be a disaster. But i am happy today. I am happy because Bangladesh has changed me in many different ways. I am liking it here and at one point i hated to even think of moving back. And i prayed to Allah to not move back. But Allah has answered this prayer in a different way. This is just a slight example of Allah's mercy. If you think deep, you will know what you have gained from your prayers. And after that you will continuously pray to Allah and grow trust in Allah even more. Little do we know about the divine wisdom.

There is another example of a story i have read online about a brother who was suppose to be on board to reach his destination. If he wasn't to reach his destination on time his whole career would be on stake. Unfortunately, one seal was missing from his passport thus, he couldn't be on the plane. He reached home with distress and misery until he found out that the plane he was suppose to be on has crashed and all the people on plane died. Little do we know about Allah's mercy. Subhanallah! Though the man's career was ruined he couldn't thank Allah enough for where he is at today. This is the power of dua and this is the faith we need to keep in Allah. This is a reminder for me to come back to this over n over when i am mislead-ed. InshaALLAH.

Your dua has been answered and Allah has promised it. Only difference is our narrow mindedness have not understood it yet. However, may be with little patience and with time we would understand the result of our prayer.InshaAllah our sincere prayers will be answered in the best way possible. Remember Allah in times of ease and not only in times of trouble. So what is preventing us from praying to Allah? There is nothing in this world that can happen without Allahs permission. So be a beggar to Allah for whatever you need. Without Allah we are nothing.

Natural Beauty Tips (Home Remedy)

Hi this month's blog post is going to be very different from the other blogs i post. I am going to give many natural beauty tips for hair,face, feet, teeth...etc. These are going to be all natural remedies as i believe in using natural methods for skin or hair more than store bought expensive kinds which doesnt always result in wonders. So, its going to be really easy and some of you might be yudcked out at it. However, I have personally tried these methods on my self so i can assure you from any disappointment. So here it goes..

1) To get rid of dead skin cells or get a brighter , clear and glowy skin: You will need a container which carries a squeezed lime juice and blended tomatoe. Use mixture of tomatoe and lime juice long with one teaspoon of flour to make it in a pasty form. Apply it and leave it on for ten mintues. Rinse off with cold or lukewarm water.

ps: if it gives you a stingy sensation then you may be allergic to the lime juice so you can leave that out.
2) honey and lime juice- one teaspoon of honey and lime juice along with a teaspoon of flour is also great for your skin to glow and come as smooth.

3) Sugar and lime juice- this is another method I use when i run out of my facewash. LOL.. ya trust me it happens quiet often. I use a little pad which i damp with a little bit of lime juice and sprinke some sugar on to the pad then gently scrub it all over my face. After you rinse it off , you will notice how smooth your skin feels. Also you can apply the same method using coconut water or cucumber juice.

4) yogurt and egg mask: Using few tablespoons of yogurt along with one egg and applying it on your skin will help your skin smooth out and glow as well.

5) lentil and banana paste: grinding lentil on a grinder,mashing raw potato(peel off the skin) on a mortar along with mashed banana and using it all over your face helps remove any scars or marks from your face. I recommend this greatly.

-Now, I am not saying all skin types should be using it. See if one of these method works and just stick to it. And if none just applying egg whites on your skin is also a great help. After keeping add whites in your skin and rinsing it off make sure to use egg yolks until its dried. Then rinse it off as well. It will work great. However, i do not like this method because i cannot take the smell of raw egg on my face. But this method is completely risk free.

-If you feel tooth pastes are not coming in handy and you need whiter teeth. Stop buying all these expensive products and try a simpler one that works greatly vanishing any stains from your teeth. I actually love my teeth but i prefer it colgate white :)

1) Teeth Whitenning: Damp your toothbrush and sprinkle some baking soda on it. (Yes baking soda!) and brush your teeth and you will see whitenning results within 14 days InshaAllah.
-If you have dry and cracked feet that needs polishing to help it smooth and remove dark spots, here is a great way that helped me a lot.

1) sugar coat your feet with lime juice, sugar, and olive oil (one tablespoon of each). Gently rub it and then dip your feet in warm water. In the water add some shampoo and salt in it and leave your feet for 10 minutes. you will notice the difference. You can do the same for your hands as well.

-If you have damaged hair full of dandruff, frizz , grease and all that jazz. Try this method below:

1) Get a small bowl and crack an egg , 2 tablespoons of lime juice or vinegar ,yogurt, coconut oil (one tbspn), and henna. Yes, the organic henna i am talking about. Make a paste out of all of that and apply on your hair and leave it for an hour or more. Rinse it with lukewarm water. So far my hair is shiny, silky and my hairgrowth is improving as well. MashaAllah. If you do not have henna then excluding henna, use the rest of the ingredients. But henna does wonder so try to get it.

2) baking soda and shampoo: Use half a teaspoon of baking shoda when applying shampoo to your hair. This helps remove any dust or hair products off your hair. Especially, hair gel or hair spray.

So far i have used these methods and these works perfectly.If you have any questions please ask me as i haven't wrote anything that detailfully here. I hope this will be a great help for anybody who doesn't prefer store bought products over natural remedy. I have personally found this recipes from my mom and some from her old home remedy books. InshaAllah you will try this at home and get wonderful results. Dont be scared or embarassed to use it! :)

PS: Stay tuned for more home remedy for sickness and other stuff. iA.

Everything happens with Allah’s will and permission

And there is not a thing, but with Us are the stores thereof. And We send it not down except in a known measure. (Quran 15:21)

Hello and i am back. I been waiting on a topic for my blog i can write about anything and everything but topic related to Islam never ceaase to amaze me. So leaving aside all my books and tv shows i decided to write yet another blog in relating to Islam. I been busy with school and bunch of books i been reading that i started feeling guilty for not giving enough time for Islamic knowledge. So here i am going to write about how Everything happens with Allah's will so not blame anything or anyone for it.

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Surely We have a free will from which we make our destiny and pathways in life. But without Allah's permission not even a leaf of a tree can fall on the ground. So, we must realize that Allah has His control over this world and no matter what we say or do we cannot change that. Allah knows whats best for us. Sometimes there may be situation we cannot bear to survive or wish there were options to choose from when meeting with a decision making. However, we cannot take even a step farther without Allah's will. Any individual, the rising of that individual and the falling of that individual. All this is Allah’s doing and is in His control.The Devil in contrast invites to the thinking that amass wealth, everything will happen. Everything happens through money. Quran says that everything is happening through Allah.

Moreover, no matter what we say or do, deep down we know we got to be strong because this is all Allah's doing. So through any situation you may face or you have taken yourself in to , the outcome is always in Allah's hand. No matter what we want in life and how we go on to achieve it at the end of day you have to put the trust on Allah that He is the controller. The things you want may not be the best thing for you and Allah knows best. The things you ask for may not come to you so easily because Allah did not permit for it to come just yet. Sometimes we are put in test and trials as well. Throughout all situations we just got to learn to have the faith that Allah is the controller and He will either help us to gain something or destroy something of our lives.
Not even does a grain of sand move on this earth, nor a drop of water falls from the heavens, nor does a leaf move or fall from the trees, nor can one even blink their own eyelids….without the precise Will and Permission of their Lord Creator, Most Exalted, Most Supreme!Thus the natural question which would arise is if everything happens, and indeed it does happen only with the Precise Will and Permission of Allah SubhanWatala then why does the Lord Most Merciful allow or permit evil to take place on this earth?

Allah says in the Holy Quran in Chapter 67 Surah Al Mulk verse 2:
He (Allah) created death and life that He may test you, to see which of you is the best in deeds.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 21 Surah Anbiyaa verse 35:
Every soul shall have a taste of death: and We test you by evil and by good (only) by way of trial: to Us must ye return.

Now to make it short ....

Whoever chooses to submit his will to the Will of his Creator, and chooses to live his life in accordance with the guidance of his Creator, passes the test of life and is promised the Eternal Mercy, Grace, and Rewards of Allah Subhanah.And whoever amongst man uses his bestowed intelligence and power of reasoning to do everything else but does not recognize or denies his Supreme Creator, refuses to submit his will to the Will of His Creator, and of his own ‘free will’ chooses to live his life in accordance with any guidance other than that of His Supreme Creator, miserably fails the test of life and will have a severe accounting in the Presence of His All-Mighty and Majestic Lord on an Judgment Day.

Thus, Whenever we see something evil we should keep ourselves away from it. Whenever there is a choice from choosing good over bad, choose good. We should pray that Allah helps us achieve our dreams staying in the correct path. those who wish to do good to continue their good, and those who wish to do evil to continue their evil. Thus both good and evil can and only happen with the Permission and Will of the Lord, but He is Pleased with the doers of good, and He is Displeased with the doers of evil. So if you are on the good path inshaAllah good will happen with you.
Just remember praying to Allah wholeheartedly is a cure to anything and everything. When you are met with a dilemma just know that at the end of the day you have chosen your path and with Allah's permission you will meet the outcome. Khuda Hafiz.