Mudah-mudahan sampai!

I just spent a little over one hour typing a (rather simple & straightforward) email in arabic.
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Sabar je eh with the formatting.
Done and sent.
May everything go smoothly and we get to attend the majlis 'ilm.

abrupt end

My ramadhan ended a few minutes ago. Quite unexpected. I had been looking forward to spending the last night at Ghufran (despite not being confirmed yet coz havent got green light frm mum). To my last small effort to make this month a bit more meaningful, not simply mediocre as it already is. Now im experiencing some sort of numbness.. midway btwn sadness and regret. There's this hollow feeling in my heart. Allah.. :'(

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tarawih jama'atan at mjd mukminin

It's the 28th night. This picture was taken after 8 rakaat. It felt nice to be back here, for both iftar and tarawih. I only remember the last time i did so was during my attachment days. I gotta check my past organisers. Maybe i had actually come here in Ramadhan 2009, 2010 and/or 2011. Ramadhan kareem.. Ramadhan kareem.. *ahhh.. it's nearing the end*

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tarawih at masjid ba'alwie on the 25th night

I had been here only once: the day kak hidayati got married. That was 4 years ago. Wah.. lama tu.

Made our way to Farrer Road mrt stn after work, then took 186 bus to Dunearn Road.. 5 stops away. We met a makcik in the bus. She walked with us to the mosque. She's a regular here. Peramah :) she has a daughter who's reading Sociology in UIA. Her daughter's name is Shahidah and was frm RP. I thought she's é Shahidah RP whom i got to know frm D-Talk and worked part-time at Darul Arqam's bookshop before. But, nope, different person.

So, anyway, we're waiting for Isya' now. May tonight be a better night for me than the past two..

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almost a year ago i did my tarawih here..

..whenever there's a long break.

Today, after a long long time, im about to perform tarawih at this mosque once again.

On a side note: i always thought one of é bilal sound exactly like é one at mjd kg siglap.. back when i prayed there before or after thfz class. Perhaps they are one and the same pakcik.

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2nd tarawih jama'atan

8.27pm:

At Kg Holland Mosque. It's almost isya'.

I imagine this person behind the sliding door an old man. An Atuk.. teringat sekejap kat ayah. Dulu ayah pun solat duduk atas kerusi. Technically, this person is beside me. Separated only by the door.

Oh.. é muazzin is calling to prayer now. :)

10.06pm:

We prayed 8 raka'at. Followed by 3 raka'at of witr. Then an emcee invite é guest imam from Egypt - he led é isya' prayer - to recite from the Qur'an.

It was surah ar-Rahman. And i must say, subhanallah.. subhanallah.. subhanallah..! Such beautiful melody came out of his mouth. The tarannum, the tajwid, the tartil.. and when he led the closing du'a, i wept.. Allah.. dah lama tak nangis. Dah lama tak dengar do'a yang sebegitu. Dah lama.. dah lama :'|

Alhamdulillah for tonight. Tomorrow will be another day.. of work, earthly challenges, tasks and worries.. i'm feeling anxious that i will be pulled back in that whirlpool. May tomorrow be a good day for me, physically and spiritually.

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