Al-Fatihah

Baru semalam Allah berikan kesempatan utk aku menziarahi beliau yang terlantar sakit. Pagi ni Allah telah menjemput beliau buat selama2nya. Al-Fatihah buat Haji Ahmad Bin Maaruf (bekas kadi Gemencheh, N9). Semoga roh arwah dicucuri rahmat & ditempatkan di kalangan para syuhada & solihin, Amin. Buat Kamal Ahmad & Najihah Ahmad, semoga anda sekeluarga ditabahkan hati menghadapi dugaan Allah ini.

It's A GIRL!

Alhamdulillah, Syaher & Sis Ha has now proudly joined the parenting club with their new bundle of joy, baby Wan Aufa Darwishah.(Dah confirm ke ni nama ni? Pandai2 je ni, hehe). Sis Ha safely gave birth to cute baby Aufa at KBMC at 1.19 pm weighing 3.2kg. Semoga anakanda Wan Aufa menjadi anak yang solehah, insha Allah. X sabar nk balik tgk anak buah CNY nih!

and I'm guilty

Life is all about choices and the fact of living with that choice you made despite whatever circumstances it may lead you to. Question is, when you have made the right choices, (or 'thought' that you have made the right choices, for that matter!), did we ever thank Allah with all our heart for guiding us? For showing us the way? For bestowing his blessings during thick and thin? And when it comes to showing our appreciation to Allah, how do we ever know that we have thanked Him enough?

Deep down inside, there is this sense of guilt inside me. Although this sort of feeling naturally come and go with time but somehow I felt that I need to make it an exception this time around to have a reflect about it. In seconds, it suddenly struck me deep inside that I was so profoundly ashamed of myself. Ashamed of myself for praying to Allah just to fulfill my obligation as a Muslim. Ashamed of myself for praying somewhat half-heartedly at times, mind on other matters. Ashamed of myself for not realizing the sweetness of pure iman. Please forgive me Allah...

School updates

Alhamdulillah, Danish is adapting super-well at school. We are proud to see his knowledge improving so fast and within a week at Darul Fuqaha, we started to see some differences compared to the old Danish. His knowledge pertaining to solat and doa', his attitude has starting to show some good improvement. Every parents heart will sink every morning when they send their kids to school at Darul Fuqaha, seeing their kids preparing to perform the sunat dhuha. Moga Allah sentiasa menurunkan taufik dan inayah ke atas anakandaku, Wan Danish Haiqal, Amin.

He's Doing F.I.N.E.!

Alhamdulillah. Danish survived his first day at school. I applied 3 days off just to make sure that he adapts well to his new environment. Not that I don't trust him of behaving, but just in case. Seeing Danish so confident from the day he stepped in his class, Honey and I was sure that we don't have to wait for him in the class like some other parents did. Although we won't mind waiting for his first day, wanting to see how he mix with his new friends and how he corresponds with a stranger that now is his ustaz or ustazah, but we just don't want it to be a norm for him, knowing we are there. Sooner or later, he'll have to be there on his own, looking after himself. We thanked god that our son made it easy for us. Easy to feel confident that he'll manage to be on his own and easy to walk away from his school feeling at ease, knowing that he'll be fine and that our prayers and love will always be there with him, Insha Allah.

On his second day, making use of my leave, I secretly climbed up the stairs to Danish school's surau during the lunch break to see how is he coping. And I was almost in tears to see him in the front row saf, prepparing the sejadah, waiting for the Zohor prayers. He was surprised and smiled heartily when he saw me approaching. He hugged my hands and whispered softly, "Ayah datang tengok Danish". I just smiled back, as the Bilal said the iqamat. Deep down inside, it was a warm, proud feeling of being a parent.


I'm so proud of you my son! You're the best think that ever happen to Ayah & Ibu. Seeing you settling down so well in the new environment at school lift our heart even more. Semoga menjadi anak yang soleh dan berjaya dunia akhirat, Amin. Thank you Allah.

Danish Haiqal's First Day At School

Gambar sebelum pergi ke sekolah. Semangat betul Danish berpakaian sepersalinan baru dari bawah hingga ke atas. Dari pagi dah sibuk tarik 'beg tarik'nye ke sana sini. "Ayah, Danish cam ayah nak gi keje!". Somehow wearing a kemeja tuck in your pants seems to have the impression of going to work for him. Tengok ayah dia camtu kot. Hehe...

Ismi Wan Danish Haiqal. Ata'allamu fi Sek. Ren. Islam Pintar Tahfiz Darul Fuqaha'. Moga sekolah ini memberikan anakanda ilmu utk annajah fi ddunya wal akhirah. A khalifah in the making, insha allah.

Tuuuu dia, sempat lg intai Ayah & Ibu kat luar masa dalam kelas. Kat ujung yg tengah ngintai same bapak is Danish's new friend, Kifayatullah. Ayah dia ckp, nama tu inspired by nama menantu TGNA. Wallahu a'lam.

Credits to Ustaz Harme, Ustazah Anili & Ustazah Hannis for making Danish's first day at school a walk in the park for him. Barakallahu alaikum.

All the best my son!

Saya roti Baru Dan Susu

Saya roti Baru Dan Susu?

Those were the words that I found written down on Danish's stack of A4 papers, with a cartoon drawings of a cow driving a crane with the word 'susu' written on it! It's an amazing yet challenging thing envisaging that exact words written by a 6 year old and a half! How they try to express things from their point of view. I don't even think Da Vinci can crack this one out!




Right at this very moment, Danish is sleeping. Iman? Still wide awake in the kitchen 'helping ibu' prepparing for tomorrow's breakfast. Tomorrow will be a big day for Danish and for us too. His first day at school. Dah Darjah 1 anak sulong ayah ni.

I remembered 3 years back when Honey and I had to send Danish to a nursery in USJ they day she had to report for duty. It was the first time we ever had to send him in someone else's care. We waited in the car, trying to listen if there were any crying sound from him. And when there wasn't any, Ibu dia was the one who ended up crying!

May Allah give you his hidayah and barakah to survive your days and responsibility as a student and may He protect you always my son. Hasbunallah wa ni'mal wakil, walahaulawala quwwata illa billahi aliyyi adzeem. Good luck my dear, precious son, Wan Danish Haiqal. Doa Ayah dan Ibu akan sentiasa bersama anakanda. Ayah and Ibu love you unconditionally!

Bila la agaknye budak kecik ni nak tido?

Dinasours Alive!

Honey and I thought that it would be a good thing to have one final family outing before the school holiday is finally over. This time, we were thinking of something exciting for Danish, but doubtful for Iman. And I guess we were right! Iman was intolerant and refuse to give her co-operation to please his big brother's ice breaking session with the dinasours. Nak balik baru ok sket. FYI, this dinasour display is at Pusat Sains Negara from 1 Dec 2010 till May end 2011.

Danish reaction on the first dinasour he saw that day. Danish : Ayah, dalam dinasour ni ada ape? Boleh ke kita sembelih dinasour ni? Dinasour ni makan tak roti? Aduyai, anakku sorang ni!

Hi dinasour, awak nama ape? Saya Danish Haiqal. Dah makan blum?

Meh nak urut sket.

Dinasour makan budakkkkk!!!

Iman pada mulanya agak reluctant utk berposing dgn Dinasour ni dan selalu berkepit dgn Opahnya. Maybe sebab bunyi2 dinasour yg bergema dalam PSN tu agak kuat n real.

While Iman was closing her eyes with her two hands, clinging to her granma, Danish was running from one dinasour to another. Cepat ayah, ambik gambar Danish!

Help Danishhhhhh, this buddy here bite my feet, arghhhhhhhh......

Take two! Danish trying his own version of this-buddy-here-bite-my-feet scene! Hehe..

Iman, finally agreed to co-operate.

Ayah, boleh bawak balik tak dinasour ni?

Dinasour dua beradik yang kepenatan!