I failed the test..

Well! Well! Well! Let me first confess that I failed the first test after Ramadan L (read the last paragraph of my previous posting). Hope you passed the test.. I missed it with only one day, I finished fasting five days at the beginning of the month then I don’t know what happened I started to procrastinate and before I know it Shawaal was approaching its end. I was hoping it would be a 30-day month so I am fasting today Alhamdulillah but today is 1st Du EL-Qeida. Inshallah Allah will accept my fasting and yours.
It’s very important to have sincere strong intentions regarding worship be it fasting, Haj, or anything else. It helps a lot in accomplishing the goal and on top of that prayers (Dua’a); scholars always tell us to pray to Allah persistently to help us in our worship acts. May Allah grant us Haj this year and help stay focused on the right path and protect us from Satan and from going astray. Ameen
Remember Quran is a cure to our heart and body.. it is the miracle of miracles .. O Allah help us learn the Quran and remember what we forgot of it.

Did you boost your spirituality?

Ok I agree am not gud @ this blog business so if u ave been checkin ma blog 4 updates am sorry 4 being off the radar for so long. Hope to stay on track frm now on. You probably read that before in this blog J.
One more time we were blessed and fortunate to welcome and experience the holy month of Ramadhan. Fasting, praying at the mosque, watching our language, being patient, caring for others, and the one I enjoy most in this month reciting the holy Quran and this is not surprising since Ramadhan is the month of Quran and revelation of Quran started in Ramadhan. So bottom line is that we got a good recharge for our spiritual being. As much as our bodies require food to energize as much as spiritual being requires food to stay upbeat. Some say that food is about practices such as prayers, fasting, Quran recitations, etc.
Ramadhan is just amazing in everything. Fasting is very high act of worship and Allah tells us that Fasting is for me and I reward it. Unlike the other acts of worship such as prayers, charity, etc fasting is between a salve and the Lord because most of it is unseen to others. I mean who can really tell you senses are fasting such as your eye or tongue. The only problem I have during Ramdhan is we Muslims (I am no exception) tend to slow down life in Ramadhan in the sense that we work less, postpone tasks and blame it all on fasting. What’s the point of fasting while we reduce significantly our routine activities? How are we supposed to feel the struggle of the poor if we just chill out in Ramdhan and don’t even feel the hunger or thirst? I think we need to work on this one!
Quran is truly the miracle of miracles if I may say. Which book on earth that you can read it over and over again for years without getting bored? In fact every time you read through it you realize a new teaching, wisdom, guidance, etc. It is really inspiring and touching. May Allah make us among those whose hearts soften and eyes shed tears when they listen to the Quran and may Allah grant us a taste of Quran and Iman.

I pray to Allah that He accepts our fast and prayers not because we deserve it but because He is the most merciful most generous. O Allah you are the most forgiving make us among those who you freed from Hell fire. Ameen

Hope you all enjoyed and maximized in Ramadhan and had a wonderful Eid. Don’t forget to pass the first test after Ramadhan!!Fast the six days of Shawal. Come one brothers and sisters just six days and you get rewarded for fasting a full year what better bargain can we dream of.

football lovers frenzy

Once again football is the talk of the world with the Euro 2008 kick off in Swiss- Austria. Those of you who are not football frenzy you should know that Euro championship is regarded as the strongest and best football tournament after the world cup as it is contested by the elite football poles of Europe. This time it is co hosted by Switzerland and Austria and I guess we can’t ask for more, I mean beautiful very competitive games in one of the most amazing cities in Europe.
I guess those are enough reasons to be glued to our couches with all senses dedicated to the magical box (TV). Well that’s what is supposed to be but remember that thing called Globalization? Ya as good as it sounds it comes with negatives among which is the materialism wave which did not skip sports and as a result these days any major sport event is being covered and broadcasted by limited TV networks which are available at a fee. Euro2008 was no exception but thanks God its broadcasting rights were granted to Al Jazeera Sport for the Middle East. At least Al Jazeera is not as hungary for money not exploitative as others, you know which network am referring to remember the world cup which was covered by ‘a.r.t’. A.R.T went crazy and increased subscription fees forcing us to subscribe to packages consisting of channels regardless of your interest and we had to subscribe for a minimum time period. This is not the case with Al Jazeera which maintained its fee structure so we raise the hats to them and say Thank you for your professionalism.
The tournament started and so far it did not disappoint in terms of performance but perhaps some were disappointed by seeing Italy (world cup winners) being trashed by Holland and France (world cup finalist) too were sent packing by Holland. Holland got a destructive attack force with Robben, Van Persi, Snieder, Kuyt and at the tip of the spear Van Nistlroy. Who can stop them? Portugal on the other hand is in for nothing but winning with Ronaldo, Nani, Quarisma, to mention a few.
Well, I wish you all an exciting football season and may the best win (Holland, Spain :) ) .
Lastly, I wonder how much money was spent in preparing for Euro 2008 and how much is earned by the two hosts and FIFA???

Back to Business

You may have guessed by now that my leave is over. Ya am back to university for my second semester and so far so good no hickups yet; Dubai is still treating us with fair weather so no complaints as such. However, I expect this semester to be more hectic and demanding as I took one additional course so the load is big, I guess this will either make me or break me. Any way I expect the worse and hope for the best or may be work for the best as hope is not an answer as they say. Your motivational support will be welcomed and appreciated. To make matters worse or may be better am not sure! I joind a local gym thinking since am planning to work my mind to a stretch I might as well get my body to work but actually this was not an option, I had to start working out per Doctors recommendation and my body has been crying for long so I thought lets give it a shot.
After all these actions of loading myself with work I decided to treat myself so I got a new laptop which am enjoying at the moment, an IBM ThinkPad is not a bad treat I thought.

Take it easy and remeber think out of the box and be the change you want to see in the world!

On Leave

At the moment I am on vacation back home after my first postgraduate semester wound up so fast. Anyway a break is always good and it always goes so fast without feeling it. Just a week before I head back to Uni for the second semester. They say education is the best investment and I hope this is true because I kind of throwing all my savings into this program. I am treating this not only as pursuing a master’s degree but also a long break from work. I thought six years of work was enough to get me down so a break in a new city meeting new people doing different things was my choice and where else other than Dubai. I am not yet sure if I want to start working while studying; I feel am not ready yet to go back to working and studies are demanding anyway so I am kind of hesitant. Other than that nothing is really happening on my side at the moment.
However, there is a lot happening around the world that is catching my attention and concern. Things like the continuing killing of innocent people in Iraq, the escalating conflict in Palestine, U.S elections, the European football champions league final stages, etc. So there is a lot to think of and write about. But may be not now; some other time will pick a topic and dig on it.