Menunggu Tibanya Ramadhan.

Salam to all

Today is 4 August 2010 / 23 Sha'aban 1431H. More or less a week more, we will be welcoming The Holy Month; Ramadhan AlMubarak. This is our 3rd Ramadhan since we've been here. This year as we know, time for break-fast are expected to come later than last year. Now it is still summer and according to the prayer schedule, Maghrib will be about 8.43pm on the first Ramadhan. It is understood that for the first two weeks, maghrib will not earlier than 8.10pm. As it changes quite rapidly (about 3-5min daily), sooner it will reach 7.37pm on the last day of Ramadhan.

We hope we will be able to carry out our obligations smoothly. Luckily it's school break (until 9 sept), I hope my children will able to complete Ramadhan successfully. Although the length of day light is longer and sahur is before 3am on the first day and before 4am on the last day, we are hoping for the best. The weather indeed helps much to prevent us from feeling too thirsthy and tired.

How were our Ramadhan here, thousands miles away from hometown? Ahaaa..at the first I admit that was not easy. not easy at all. I have an interesting story during first Ramadhan in Sheffield. We actually landed at Manchester Airport on 25th of Ramadhan in 2007. It was 4th October 2007 and the weather was so colddd for us who are the first time come to UK. And 5 days later, Eid came ...I was sooo sad. I still can remember how difficult the situation.. struggling and trying hard to settle down. Kalau2 diingatkan mmg sukar hidup kami ketika itu..Semua tinggal kenangan , bila melihat keadaan kami sekrg, rs sgt bersyukur krn diberikan kekuatan menghadapi semua kesulitan itu. Syukur Ya Allah.

Sepertimana Ramadhan yg lalu, kami berharap segala amal ibadah berjalan lancar, diberikan kekuatan utk menepis dugaan dan cabaran mendatang. Juga berdoa agar diri kami lebih bersemangat utk hari2 seterusnya selepas Ramdhan. Ibarat menyucikan diri rohani dan jasmani.

Selalunya di bulan Ramadhan, saya mengubah waktu untuk mengambil tablet harian. Kerana itu, amat penting tidak terlupa makan ubat setiap kali selepas berbuka. Pernah sekali sy terlupa mengambil tablet (pd ms itu makan ubat waktu sahur), akibat nyer menjelang petang,kepala saya pusing.. macam tak balance, rs kosong saja. Alhamdulillah, sampai juga waktu berbuka dan cepat2 makan ubat harian tsbt. Peristiwa tsbt sgt memberi pengajaran. so, tukar makan ubat selepas berbuka, lebih selamat :)

Kepada semua, Selamat Bersedia utk menyambut Ramahdhan AlMubarak. Marilah kita saling bermaafan, tinggalkan hati yang hitam dan sucikannya menjadi putih bersih agar amal ibadah dpt kita laksanakan dgn khusyuk dan tawadhuk. Seterusnya moga2 ia diterima oleh Allah s.w.t.

Till we meet again, see you soon very2 soon.