Thoughts along the road

24 Monday Apr 2017

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Bismillah. All praises and thanks are due to Allah, who blessed us with the Glorious Qur’an. Abundant salutations be upon our beloved, Nabi Muhammad SAW.

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ll know that I like reaching milestones, and recording them. They are more for myself to look back on than anything else, ’cause I happen to be a rather sentimental being.

So today, despite my bare minimal effort, I completed my 20th juz, by the will and help of Allah, towards my khatm for sanad and ijaza in Hafs ‘An ‘Asim. Alhamdulillah.

But I find myself asking myself what I’m doing. Am I just doing this for the sake of achievement? To gain credibility? Is it really necessary? My tajwīd is good enough Alhamdulillah so why carry on?

Or is Shaytaan trying to steer me off the path I’m on? Am I being tested? Tempted?

Reminder to myself of some of the reasons I’m doing this:

To teach my future kids one day (inShaAllah). (Hopefully the future husband won’t need my help🙈)
To be a better teacher to my current and future students (inShaAllah).
To preserve the qirā-āt and make its knowledge widespread and as common as memorisation by the permission of Allah.

Oh Allah, I beg of You to grant me sincerity of deeds and actions. Don’t take my life until you’re pleased with me. Āmīn.

With best wishes for your worldly and Hereafter success,

Wasfeeya

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Hifdh Diary (2)

23 Saturday Apr 2016

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Bismillāhir-Rahmānir-Raheem

All praise and thanks are due to Allāh (SWT), who blessed us with the Glorious Qur’ān. Abundant salutations be upon our beloved teacher and role model, the first haafidh, Nabi Muhammad (SAW).

I apparently got my “jeems” right! I should’ve been ecstatic! But I didn’t believe my Mu’allimah this morning. I still don’t believe her. Last week I was contemplating giving up this whole reciting for sanad business. I even told my mu’allimah, “I don’t know if I should be doing this.” And then today, look.

Sometimes you have to give yourself the pep talk, like,

“Hello you amazing human being. Don’t give up so easily. You’re doing great. Keep going!”

So to all the hifdh students out there, moms of hifdh students and to you, whatever you’re doing, keep at it! Just keep going. Put one foot in front of the other. Breathe. Take it a day at a time. 1795518_715329305165375_791364063_n With best wishes for your hifdh success,

Wasfeeya

Upcoming Hifdh Workshop

23 Wednesday Mar 2016

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Bismillāh
All praise and thanks are due to Allāh (SWT), who blessed us with the Glorious Qur’ān. Abundant salutations be upon our beloved teacher and role model, the first haafidh, Nabi Muhammad (SAW).

I hate holidays! Okay maybe “hate” is too strong a word. Who hates holidays?! It’s just that holidays are truly a test of self-discipline. I just want to read #dearfuturehusband quotes all day, but I’ve got reciting, academic readings and studying to do. I tend to waste a lot of time (embarrassed face). Astaghfirullah.

That’s why I decided to host my hifdh workshop this holiday. I chose a random date and put the word out, and then started preparing days later. That’s just how I roll. And I won’t apologise for it.

It’s a bit of a daunting task. There are so many videos, blog posts and hifdh guides to sift through. There is that hifdh workshop I attended as well, which I’d like to share, but I don’t want to copy anyone’s work. Blogging myself for the past year is definitely part of my prep, ’cause I’d like to share my journey. That way I definitely won’t be copying anyone’s work or sharing stuff that people can read on their own.

I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time now, and I’m looking forward to it in-sha-Allah. So if you’re in Cape Town and are a hifdh student, a prospective student or a mom of a student, then please come over and meet me in-sha-Allah! (Sisters-Only).

The Pursuit of Awesomeness (1)

Hifdh Diary

12 Saturday Mar 2016

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If there’s just one thing I learned from studying economics for one semester, it would be that

everything has an opportunity cost.

In order to gain something, you have to give up something else, which is called the “opportunity cost.” For example, in my case, in order to study, I have to give up a salary I could have earned from working.

Where am I going with this? Well, studying both Islamic studies as well as Psychology plus a million other things I’m involved in means that I have to give up tons of time that could be used to recite Qur’an. So my dhor (back lessons) program hasn’t been going according to plan. If I managed my time better, I know I could fit in a lot more recitation, but self-discipline was never a strong point of mine.

So it really boggles by mind how Allah (SWT) STILL deems me fit to be a student of deen! And how He chooses me of all people, over and over again, Alhamdulillah! Moreover, how he has blessed me with the opportunity to be reciting for sanad in the reading of Hafs. Today, I started reciting to my teacher from memory, after having first read looking-in for the past few weeks. I completed half a juz, Alhamdulillah. This is a major achievement to me at this point in time.

I think I’ll always remember my first day. Moulana Saleem (my principal at al-Tanzil) mentioned that when students start [reciting for sanad], they experience a rude awakening. I mentally excluded myself, ’cause I thought that my tajweed was on point and just needed some extra polishing. After all, I was always the one people would come to with tajweed questions, plus, I teach tajweed.

So what was my first lesson like? A “rude awakening” is an UNDERSTATEMENT. I couldn’t get past the third letter of the isti’aathah! The isti’aathah! (To say a’uthu billahi min-ashaytaanir-rajeem). It was a truly humbling experience. It is frustrating to be struggling and not being able to pronounce a seemingly simple letter like “jeem.” (Especially since I memorised the entire Qur’an.)

I now have more respect for huffaadh with sanad, (because of the time and effort they’ve taken to perfect their tajweed). I initially felt a little disappointed in my previous hifdh teachers for teaching without sanad and ijaza (the permission to teach from their teachers). I also wanted to stop teaching tajweed completely, but I have a student who teaches underprivileged children, so I’d rather try to correct her recitation as far as I possibly can, bi-ith-nillah (by the permission of Allah). I’m sure my previous teachers were in the same boat. Or perhaps they were unaware of the significance of the sanad and ijaaza system, or maybe they really didn’t have any time but intend to do so.

May Allah (SWT) reward my teacher for her patience and efforts, as well as all of my previous teachers, mentors and supporters. Aameen.

Please comment, provide your feedback or ask questions. I’d love to hear from you!

Hifdh Workshop (Session 2)

04 Friday Mar 2016

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Today I was blessed to have conducted Session Two of my ongoing hifdh workshop, Alhamdulillah.

I honestly had no idea what I was going to present, but as I drove there, I said, “Allah, I have no idea what I’m going to speak about, but You do,” and I asked Allah to guide my words. All I knew was that I was going to learn from the last session and focus on one topic.

I brought along a book called “The Power of Your Subconscious Mind” by Dr. Joseph Murphy. It was already flagged at a story of a boy who was failing school and wanted to drop out, when the author helped him turn his life around by using the power of his subconscious mind.

So I first did a quick recap of my last session, to see whether the students remembered anything. Some points mentioned were:

“Why?” – Reasons for memorising the Qur’an
Ingredients for success: sincerity, humility, right action
A way to develop sincerity: Saying, “Oh Allah, this is for You” and “Oh Allah, accept from me”
Benefits of being a haafidha
Poem: “The Qur’an and Me”

Then I moved along and started with speaking about the subconscious mind and I read and explained the story from the book.

I also told them the story of how Jim Carrey went from being a nobody to being rich and famous, by using the power of the subconscious mind.

We did some practical excercises like an affirmation we did was to say, “I am a haafidha” and a visualisation of their hifdh completion ceremony.

I ended off with the incredible story of Muhammad, who memorised the Qur’an in 50 days, subhanAllah! I had everyone contribute what lessons were learned from the story. Things like intention, sacrifice and effort.

The girls came to realise that they had negative mindsets and they need change them into positive ones, in order to help them succeed. If I could change just one thing about my own hifdh journey, it would definitely be to constantly have a positive mindset.

If you’d like more tips to stay on track, tools to keep motivated or be mentored along your hifdh journey, you’re most welcome to contact me.

With best wishes for your hifdh success,

Wasfeeya

Hifdh Diary: Hifdh Workshop

19 Friday Feb 2016

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I was honoured to be invited to do a hifdh workshop this morning. I was a little nervous, not about speaking, but about not being prepared enough. I believe life’s an adventure and more fun lived off the cuff. But Life Goal: Stop with my spontaneity and structure my important stuff (and not-so-important stuff!). I phoned Haafidha Z for pointers and advice this morning but she couldn’t take my call.

I thought is went pretty well – far better than I expected, Alhamdulillah. The girls’ feedback was positive and some of them indicated they’d like to have me back.

The main points of my workshop were intention and I mentioned one of my reasons for memorising. I gave them the analogy I learned from Haafidha Fadwa, the analogy of the seed and the stone: A seed grows when watered but no matter how much a stone is watered, it never will. Likewise, our hearts can either be seeds or stones, and the nourishment is the Qur’an. To benefit from the nourishment, we need sincerity, humility and good actions. A piece of practical advice I shared was to say “Oh Allah, this is for you” before beginnning to memorise and afterwards, to say “Oh Allah, accept from me.” We made mention of some of the benefits of being a haafidha. We touched on character and gratitude including doing a short gratitude list and I concluded with the apt poem by Sh. Ismail Londt, which the girls loved!

Then, this evening, Haafidha Z phoned me back and during our conversation I thought to myself: “What on earth do I think I’m doing? What right do I have to speak about the Qur’an, let alone be doing a workshop on the Qur’an??” Haafidha Z just exudes Qur’an. She can speak for hours about it. She lives, loves and breathes Qur’an, ma-sha-Allah! Through speaking to her, I came to realise that my workshop included way too many topics. I need to sit and prepare if I am to be of benefit, bi-ith-nillah (with the permission of Allah).

If you’d like more tips to stay on track, tools to keep motivated or be mentored along your hifdh journey, you’re most welcome to contact me.

With best wishes for your hifdh success,

Wasfeeya

Holiday Highlights

16 Saturday Jan 2016

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Bismillāhir-Rahmānir-Raheem

All praise and thanks are due to Allāh (SWT), who blessed us with the Glorious Qur’ān. Abundant salutations be upon our beloved teacher and role model, the first haafidh, Nabi Muhammad (SAW).

Living in Cape Town, we get to be tourists in our own city, subhanAllah! My holiday started the day after my tamat (hifdh graduation) and apart from my ‘umrah journey a while ago, I had the most amazing holiday everrr, Alhamdulillah! For the past three years I was in and out of mild depression and dreading going back to school after every holiday, so this year was different. I came alive. I am back. I’m told there’s a brightness in my face that wasn’t there before and I feel like there’s a spring in my step. I capture this holiday of mine in this post for myself to look back on in years to come, and to show that being a haafidha isn’t boring and doesn’t mean that you have to be in-doors reciting all day. My intention is not to show off in any way and I humbly ask of you that you don’t feel even a tinge of jealousy, but have good feelings towards me, and maybe even spare a du’a for me – I promise the angels will make du’a right back for you! In no particular order, here goes:

Hifdh Mentoring

The point that I’m at now feels like the moment Allah (SWT) speaks to Musa (A.S.), when, after He tells him his life story, He says, “And I have prepared/produced you for Myself.” (Qur’an, 20:41). I feel like I’m fulfilling my purpose through this and what could feel better than that? (Apart from feeling close to Allah through other ‘ibaadah of course.) Read more about my first session in my blog post.

Meeting my potential Mister

Day one of my holiday (or holidays?) started with an anticipated meeting with a potential mister. (We had waited months for various reasons.) Meeting for marriage the right way actually isn’t uncomfortable and awkward as some might think – maybe we were just lucky, or blessed; what do you think? Whether he’s The One, Allahu A’lam, but it was a really enjoyable evening getting to know him for the sake of Allah, Alhamdulillah.

for those who are lost, these are conjuctions that only make sense when paired together.

Just clarifying, there was no proposal but this is spot on!

Being featured on VOC

I am intending to host a show some time this year in-sha-Allah, but in the mean time I got an opportunity to be featured on Evening Live on VOC, 91.3fm. It was so much fun. I love being live on radio. I enjoy the spontaneity of the impromptu questions. I hope to post the recordings in future.

Breakfast on the Beach

Some of my friends and I were planning on going to Muizenberg beach but I overslept (embarrassed face), so it was too late to go but we ended up having our brekkie on Sea Point beach instead.

Babysitting

Babysitting Mlm. R and Ml. K’s three gorgeous girls (ma-sha-Allah) is so much fun! Aged one, two and three, they can be a handful at times, but I’d do it for free any day. After swimming, jumping on the trampoline and playing on the jungle gym, I’m exhausted when I come home, but full of grattitude. Grateful for the life that I lead, that I don’t (yet) have those responsibilities, for the opportunity to help out my Mu’allimah, for her family and her life that I get to be a small part of, for my health and fitness (barely) and whatever else I can think of. Alhamdulillah.

Their pretend jungle gym

Mingling with monkeys

I spent the last day of last year at the World of Birds. We went specifically to visit the “Monkey Jungle.” Those monkeys were so adorable I wish I could adopt one!

Kirstenbosch Gardens with my MSA sisters

What a beautiful afternoon it was! I was running late (embarrassed face, again!) so we went later than planned and got there on the waqt of Dhuhr. We made salaah in such pure tranquility – we wish every salaah could feel like that. Catching up with the girls was memorable.

Hiking!!!

Freshly made coffee and jaffles at the waterfall in Cecilia Forest with awesome company – need I say more?!

The full-moon, after Fajr hike up Lion’s Head was another memorable experience, Alhamdulillah.

Did you know – it’s sunnah to say Allahu Akbar while ascending and subhanAllah when descending?

Swimming!!!!!!

There’s something about swimming that I can’t even try to explain. Being enveloped by the water, I swim without thinking about it; my mind filled with different thoughts. I make dhikr in-between as well. I went every Tuesday except one, when I went cherry picking with my family (which wasn’t all exciting unfortunately but the cherries were delish). I’m grateful for the ladies-only time slot. I can only go in my holidays so I always make the most of it! For me, swimming needs to be in a 25m pool, otherwise it’s just splashing around. My dream mahr (dowry) would be my own 25m pool with just 2 lanes.

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Splashing Around and Chilling

This is just a splash pool but it was needed on that hot day nonetheless. I spent the day with my older sisters – friends I made when I first started studying deen. Those friends are truly friends for life, even if I don’t often see or speak to them. All of my friends are older than me and almost always have been in the past as well.

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Meeting my three R’s

I went to visit one of my first tajweed teachers, Haafidha R, then met up with the inspiring Mu’allimah R – a mother seven amazing children, ma-sha-Allah and later visited Aunty R, one of my mother’s friends who is on a different path but who has touched my life. It was an incredibly inspiration-filled day and I felt a deep-found contentment at the end of it. I’m blessed to have so many amazing women in my life, Alhamdulillah.

Catching up with friends

I met up with absolutely ALL of my friends. I went to their houses or we went out for lunch. I try to remember to make the intention that it’s for His sake, so that the time spent may be blessed and rewarded, in-sha-Allah.

Hifdh Mentor Diary #1

06 Wednesday Jan 2016

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Bismillāhir-Rahmānir-Raheem

All praise and thanks are due to Allāh (SWT), who blessed us with the Glorious Qur’ān. Abundant salutations be upon our beloved teacher and role model, the first haafidh, Nabi Muhammad (SAW).

My normal hifdh diary posts might start again once I begin my further hifdh studies in-sha-Allah, but I’ve now moved on to hifdh mentoring so here’s a look into my life. This post will especially enlighten you if you are still unclear about what exactly hifdh mentoring is, in-sha-Allah, as I take you through my client’s session. (I have updated my past post on hifdh mentorship, so check that out too.)

So I had my first client of the year yesterday morning, Alhamdulillah The night before I was really excited and I thought about a quote I came across looong ago in one of Paulo Coelho’s books:

We always know we are close to our true mission on earth when what we are doing is touched with the energy of enthusiasm.

Allah (s.w.t.) provided me with an office about ten minutes before I started. My mother was busy in our living room and wasn’t prepared to move so I used my scrapbooking-room-turned-my-brother’s tuition-room-turned-guest-room, which had been neatly cleaned and prepared for our past holiday guest.

My home office

My client arrived and I began with reciting my favourite du’as, (out loud for her to benefit from too).

Before we looked into goals regarding hifdh, I coached her to formulate vision and mission satements. She’d like to be a good Qur’an teacher. She would like to teach adult ladies to recite the Qur’an with proper tajweed. I needed to know these so that I could link her desire to memorise the Qur’an with a greater purpose, in order to increase her motivation and driving force.

I asked her to choose one or two ahadith that would be her strongest motivation. She actually chose an ayah: “But they are clear verses in the chests of those who have been granted knowledge…” (Qur’an, 29:49). See my post on Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan’s hifdh motivation for more on this aayah.

I got her to make an inspiration board. It helps that I used to do scrapbooking, so I still have some pretty goodies to use. The aayah was the focal point, surrounded by her vision and mission statements. She didn’t get to finish it due to time constraints, but I hope to update this post with a pic of it in-sha-Allah.

Now to get to the actual hifdh:

I asked her how much she has memorised and whether she’s aiming to complete the whole Qur’an. Yes she is! Bi-ith-nillah.

The plan I formulated is for her to first memorise her new lesson after Fajr, followed by her recent new lesson. Then, her back lesson will be done later in the day, ideally after ‘Asr.

I provided her with a program to be filled in:

Date	Day	Back lesson (Juz)	Time	Recent Back Lesson (Juz)	Time	New Lesson	Time
		¼30 (First ¼ of juz 30)		29 – L (Beginning of juz 29 until current lesson)		2 to 3 lines	30 – 45 mins (record beginning & end times here)
		2/4 30		29 – L
		¾ 30		29 – L
		4/4 30		29 – L
		¼ 30		29 – L
		2/4 30		29 – L
		½ 30		29 – L
		¾ 30		29 – L
		4/4 30		29 – L
		2/2 30		29 – L

I’ll be checking up on her via WhatsApp on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. In the mornings after Fajr, I’ll send her a reminder and at night I’ll check whether she learned and revised her lessons for the day. We’re scheduled to meet again in three to four weeks time to assess her progress in-sha-Allah.

Please feel free to reach out to me with any queries or concerns. I welcome your questions and look forward to your feedback. May Allah place Barakah in all of our endeavours, grant us the best of success and keep us sincere and steadfast. Aameen.

“The more you give to the Qur’an in recitation, comprehension, and implementation, the more the Qur’an will give you in Light, guidance, protection, and happiness.” -Imam Suleiman Salem.

With best wishes for your hifdh success,

Cape Town Haafidha

Hifdh Diary: The Finale

01 Friday Jan 2016

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Bismillāhir-Rahmānir-Raheem

All praise and thanks are due to Allāh (SWT), who blessed us with the Glorious Qur’ān. Abundant salutations be upon our beloved teacher and role model, the first haafidh, Nabi Muhammad (SAW).

“We always know we are close to our true mission on earth when what we are doing is touched with the energy of enthusiasm.” – Paulo Coelho.

i was really looking forward to

This is one post that really should have been posted last year already! It’s been a month since I tammatted (graduated), subhanAllah.

The morning arrived of D-Day, the Crowning Glory, the Finale. I overslept for suhur and tahajjud – I had put off my alarm and went back to sleep. Like, really now?! (embarrassed face). At least I made Fajr in time and renewed my intention that I’d be fasting (regardless of suhur). I made two raka’aat of salaatul haajah and got ready.

I felt really anxious because I didn’t feel prepared enough but there was nothing I could do at that point but trust Allah. Before I left, my aunty recited and blew over me, and advised me to recite the du’a of Nabi Musa (A.S.). It helped a little bit, Alhamdulillah.

When I entered the door of the masjid and greeted one of my friends/students of deen, I just burst into tears and cried. I chunked – as I would say in the more expressive language of slang Afrikaans. I cried for many reasons at once. I was overwhelmed and was trying to keep myself together but seeing her triggered deep emotion in me. I felt so honoured that she had made the effort to be there for me when I hadn’t even personally invited her. It was also a reminder of how far I have come since my Jahiliyyah days, subhanAllah.

When I calmed down, I walked futher into the masjid and saw my fellow tamatees (graduates). I was the last to arrive and was actually a little late. I missed the naseeha session our ustadh had with them. When I greeted him and asked him to fill me in, he said, “Allah chose you to be here and Allah won’t disgrace you.” Those words were enough for me and gave me the confidence that I needed.

While I was waiting for my turn to be tested, my eyes were tearing and I kept needing to wipe my nose. I think everyone thought I was going to cry and mess up my exam, but I knew I was going to be fine, bi-ith-nillah. When my turn came, I spoke to Allah. I made my niyyah that I’m reciting sincerely for His sake, and that I’m reciting to Him the way I do in my salaah.

Lo and behold, the moment I started reciting, I physically felt everything lift off me -the anxiety, the overwhelming emotions and all, Alhamdulillah. I made mistakes but I didn’t lose my train of thought, so I remained composed.

I was blessed that there was a break scheduled straight after I was done, so I could greet everyone and everyone could come to greet me right after I was done.

Afterwards, I felt the biggest relief I ever felt in my life. I’m grateful that I went through this experience and achieved what I thought I couldn’t, with the help of Allah (SWT), my teachers, parents, family and friends.

I’ll leave you with the advice I got from my Egyptian teacher who I ran into at Canal Walk: Ask Allah to accept, constantly, at all times, always.

With best wishes for your hifdh success,

Wasfeeya

A message someone sent me after my tamat:)

Hifdh Diary: Final Countdown

20 Friday Nov 2015

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Bismillah

Update on my hifdh journey: we had a mock tamat (graduation) last week and oh my, it went terrrrrible. I was anxious to the max. I’m not usually nervous for anything, I’ve bunjee-jumped for goodness’ sake! But when it came to the Qur’an, I just couldn’t deal. I think it had a lot to do with not being able to let go and not trusting Allah that the aayaat will flow from me.

So I phoned my unofficial hifdh mentor for some advice. The first thing she stated was: you don’t have control; get over it. She said anxiety is from Shaytaan, and it’s not simply mind over matter – he actually runs in your blood, so seek refuge from him. She said Shaytaan is going to be so angry on the day of your tamat (’cause it means he lost). She told me that Allah has big plans for my life, and I can do this. Everything she said motivated me, Alhamdulillah.

On the school front, my ustadh’s strategy has been to test me on 5 ajzaa every day. I’ve been tested on my first fifteen ajzaa so far and it’s been going okay, Alhamdullilah. He feels a bit relieved. The tamat is an emotional occasion for him too. He said he feels like he’s going to be giving us over to a new life [the way a father gives his daughter away on her wedding]. He’s been a father to me especially. I’ll never forgot the things he’s done for me that made me feel like a cherished daughter, like pulling over to speak to me when he was driving at night, answering my call during his dont-talk-me-I’m watching soccer match and sincerely listening to me complain about my hifdh, every single time (astaghfirullah). He’s seen me cry more times than my parents have (in my adult life). I feel that Allah took away my biological father but finally replaced him with better, Alhamdulillah.

Back to my hifdh update: We’re having another mock tamat (graduation) tomorrow in-sha-Allah, but only on the first fifteen ajzaa. I’m not done revising yet and it doesn’t help that I’m assisting with a bridal shower tomorrow, that I’m excited about. I also have gifts to prepare for my teachers and parents. I’m totally going to share pics of them with you after the tamat ’cause I’m pretty chuffed with what I got. Except that I have no idea what to get my mother. I don’t have a budget so I’m searching the internet for ideas for freebies.

I can’t comprehend that I only have a week left of hifdh school. I just can’t. I felt the same way at the end of Matric (Grade 12). When I finished Matric, I said I didn’t want to experience it again, but my hifdh journey was like going through Matric all over again, Alhamdulillah. I’ve come to accept that Allah chose my school and my teachers for a reason. I just wish I came to accept it a looong time ago. I wish I was grateful. I wish I trusted Allah (s.w.t.) more. I wish I worked harder. How I wish.

Moving on…

I remind myself to be grateful for this incredible opportunity that Allah’s blessed me with, and end off with my most fave Qur’anic du’a ever:

Wasfeeya Altalib

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