dear friend, take me by the hand and lead the way

                                                       Asalaamu Alaikum sweet peas...

I'm hoping the start to your weekend's are going well. If not, then I suggest we drastically do something about it. As for me, this weekend I'll be working as usual. With one week left until my final exam for the academic year I need to utilize all the weekends I get.
Having said that I shall now begin the topic of this post.

                                          "But you run back and forth listening for unusual events,
                                                        peering into the faces of travellers.
                                                  Why are you looking at me like a madman?
                                                    I have lost a friend please forgive me."
                                                                                                                       - Rumi
It was 2011-2012 when I came across these four lines. At that time I was in a mess, emotionally, spiritually and mentally. Alhamdulilaah (all praise be to Allah) through those months of trials, tears and tissues I met so many amazing people. Although these people came from different social backgrounds and ethnic groups they gave me the strength and courage to overcome whatever I was facing. Sometimes I would listen to their stories and it would be as if they knew exactly what was in my heart without me having to say it. When I look back I feel like those months were the most realistic days of my life, days where I was in utter pain yet going down on my prayer mat made me so content not only with my situation but with everything in my life. It was those very people that really made me understand what the above four lines meant. Now a year later after reading these four lines again I realise that wherever I am, I'm always on the lookout for these people as I did not have the chance to truly thank them for what they have done.

                               I was lost and you found me. For that I'm forever in your debt...
                                                                 

Cycling through life

Asalaamu alaikum my lovelies     

I came across this lovely saying below whilst browsing facebook early this month. I thought of sharing it with you guys for various reasons.
Number one I cannot but love the girlshness of this image.
Number two,
Im currently completing an assignment due Wednesday.
For some reason this assignment has been so draining.
There was times where I actually felt like giving up.
HOwever
I pushed on. The third reason for sharing this image is to test out mobile
blogging.
So if this post looks horrible you know mobile blogging aint for me

assignments, colour to my life

                                                           Asalaamu Alaikum Dearies

Hope the start to this week has been kind to you all. As for me, I've returned to campus after a week of holiday and honestly I feel like retreating back to last weeks days of sunshine and me time. 

But as we all know time belongs to no one. With five weeks left until my final exams for the academic year and heaps of assignments still waiting to be completed I'm trying to utilise all of my time effectively.

With that said, I'm leaving you lovelies with and outfit post taken of me enjoying being care free during the last day of my holiday.

Remember to keep smiling

Until next time insha Allah

soon to be SPRING

                                                          Asalaamu Alaikum Dears

Spring.... The month of endless sunshine, chirping birds, cool breezes and blossoming flowers that makes fields look like rainbows.
In spirit of this beautiful season I've assembled some items that I feel are key to my every spring outfit. After all, a girl can never go wrong with a pair of sunnies,  a statement scarf  and a string of pearls.

With the changing of the season lets ask Allah (God) to not only change our condition through improving, increasing and strengthening our Taqwa (God consciousness) and Imaan (Faith) but to also change the condition of those that are in poverty, debt, war and every other kind of difficult situation.

Ameem thoema Ameen.

 Happy spring ladies

In My Shawls-Nur Fatin for WWWH

                                                              Asalaamu Alaikum lovelies

Long time no see hey. I bet you guys thoughts I'm skipping out from the blogging realm once again         (-_^).... Even though its been a week since Eid passed us by, I would still like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a blessed and happy month of Shawwaal and a very belated Eid Mubarak. I hope all of our Eids were in some way a joyous one even if it was only for a split second. Unfortunately, I wont be posting any Eid photographs as the quality of the photographs wasn't what I hoped and thought. What do you say we get down to business before I start rambling again.

So today's post is about a young muslimah that is residing in Singapore, Nur Fatin that you lovelies can check out and DEFINTELY follow on In My Shawls. Basically this post is under the title WWWH (Whose Who in the World of Hijaab). An initiative of mine that I started last year but as you all can tell I haven't been maintaining very well. So just to recap in WWWH I post different looks of different muslimahs that I find as in inspiration to me.

If you wondering why Nur Fatin or what exactly about her inspires me check out these photographs below

ALL SOURCES TAKEN FROM-In My Shawls

If you still wondering why this gorgeous muslimah inspires me then here it is.. Besides her love for fashion and  modesty that she displays very beautifully her outfits are very do-able. Its quick,easy, very girlish , elegant , some what simple and she looks comfortable. Simply put shes not overdone. What really has me going is that she recycles here and there which for me is feasible and practical. 

Until next time, stay happy regardless of the test you in. Remember it couldve been worse and Allahs always by our side

keep smiling

our last breath, inevitable, sudden and i pray to GOD it goes when HE's on my mind

                                                    Asalaamu Alaikum my sweetpea's

As you all can tell from my greeting, I am indeed in a very good mood today Alhamdulilaah. However the reason for that is completely unknown. Heck! Maybe it is the fact that I've gotten an early start or the fact that I'm doing another blog post in a space of one week. Whatever it is, I'm truly grateful Alahmdulilaah for getting another opportunity to smile and feel all whimsical. Despite the fact that after this post I'll be working frantically on an assignment that's due this coming Thursday- which could be Eid ...
Enough rambling (.*_*.) Today I would just like to share a saying of a wise sheikh that I came across whilst reading  "and THE SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT" by Sister Amatullah Armstrong.


                                                        
                                " Allah, make me never forget that the breath that goes in my chest
                                                          may never come out.
                                Do not make me arrogant enough that if I lift my one foot                                                                                             I assume the other is going to follow."

                                                                                                   -Shaykh Ali Zain-al Abidin

I read these four simple but powerful lines a couple of days ago. Now I'm constantly thinking about my uncle who had to go to hospital. Yes I have been aware of sickness and death but these four lines coupled with my uncle's sickness has really put SICKNESS and DEATH in perspective. For how long I'll be like this I dont know. But I pray and hope insha Allah that Allah blesses each and everyone of us to constantly be reminded of death as I find I'm much closer to Him.

                                                                  lets keep smiling


                                               

                                    

flowers in the rain

                                                 Asalaamu Alaikum my lovelies
Long time no see hey...... I hope and pray that the Almighty has kept everyone safe since the last time we've had the opportunity to speak/ blog.....hmmm I think the word Im looking for is catch up (.*_*.) blushing face. As usual my course has once again taken over my life. But this is me trying to dust the cob webs from my beloved blog and hopefully be the start of a series of new fresh, inspiring blog posts.

Do you see the white on the ground???? That's actually hail. Yip it was hailing and I decided to dress up and play barbie when in actual fact I was suppose to be studying....I just couldnt resist going out side. Feeling the cold wind against my face, playing with my scarf and brightly coloured floral dress. It was so refreshing alhamdulilaah. I might even have inspired the sun to come out (In my dreams) because after a while the weather cleared up and the sun's rays starting melting the hail.
                                                                            until next time
                                                                  lets keep smiling its a sunnah

ps. Really sorry for the dullness of the last photograph.I was sitting directly in the sun when this photograph was taken and I didn't want to edit anything for a change