just for the record

My First Time solat hari raya.. in my entire life. took place at masjid assyafaah, 8am on 9 dec 2008, bersamaan 10 dzulhijjah 1429H.

gembira sangat2!!

klw tahun2 sebelum ni, it's like 'errr.. tak heran'. rasenya, 2 tahun lepas or setahun yang lalu, baru tergerak hati nak gi solat raya. tapi tak gi.. tak ingat kenapa. bangun lambat or tak boleh solat.

masa eidilfitri tahun ni.. i was really looking forward to go to the masjid. i couldnt join the solat, but i didnt care. i wanted to go, coz i wanted to 'feel' the eid. when i woke up, mak, ayah, abang dah nak keluar rumah.. kelam-kabut jugak siap2, coz i wanted to witness the takbir and solat. naik mrt, turun kat sembawang, jalan kaki..

bila nampak ade pakcik2, orang2 on the way to mjd.. dgn baju kurung.. mcm touched gitu. then, i saw the masjid.. wah.. the wonderful feeling increased multifold gitu!.. bila nampak saf solat sampai ke gate masjid.. i was like *big-O* waaahhh... mcm gini rupenya.. touched lagi.

and so, the masjid grounds were all occupied.. so i could only watch from outside. lihat mcm2 orang.. anak-beranak lah.. dgn kawan2 lah.. tersenyum sendiri bila nampak the indians or bangladeshis with their costumes.. ade yang tak sempat gosok agaknya, or fresh from the plastic cover. hehe.. tapi, terhibur ah. you know, everybody was in the eid spirit, no matter what skin color you are. all under the banner of Islam. meraikan kemenangan.

okay, back to solat eidil adha -

solat kat dlm classroom. tgkt 3. tak kisah. yang penting, dapat experience takbir raya dgn jemaah lain, dan solat. for the first time lah sey. bayangkan!

oh, my fault though, i didnt read up on solat raya.. so i kinda 'rukuk halfway' mase imam takbir the second time. pfft.

after the solat ended, a sudden realisation.. that it was quick. i mean, i was still savouring the moment. tiba2, that's it, you know?

but still, the wonderful feeling like the one i felt time eidilfitri tu ada jugak. alhamdulillah..~

did i mention that the smell of the kambings was strong? ok, so, bro and i wanted to watch kambing kena sembelih. kita tunggu kat luar ah.. bukan kat compound masjid. tunggu punya tunggu.. mungkin dlm 45-55minit gitu kot. tgh tunggu tu, hujan gerimis.. then hujan betol2. wah! endure sey.. sempat jugak abang ambil kereta dari carpark kat kawasan perumahan, then park kat luar masjid.

nampak sgt pakcik2 kat area penyembelihan tu perasan ade dua audiences in the rain, under a big umbrella. gasak lah.. kita nak tgk jugak.

jeng jeng jeng!

bila the action dah nak mula, abang panggil mak yang sedang duduk dlm kereta. heee~ mak pon nak tgk. so.. ade pakcik yang dukung kambing.. bawak keluar dari kandang, letak tag. baringkan kat tempat penyembelihan.. urut2.. -

kita tak dapat tgk the actual moment/scene kambing disembelih with an unobstructed view :( sebab ade orang2 yang berdiri around the kambing.. hold the kepala and whatnot.. hmmm.. takpelah. tgk dari jauh pon jadi.

bila dah puas tgk, then kita berangkat pulang. and this was about 9.40am.


sukerrr! ^_^