Name(s)

Internship is getting bored day by day eventhough it is near its death. Maybe it is because, I am the only trainee in my company this time, while others are permanent staffs. As for now, at this present time this week is the last 3 weeks of my training. Yeay! Freedom is around the corner, guys. Well, but not really bored though, because I had great experience in preparing for setting up the internet connection for Asean Summit 16-20 November 2011, Alhamdulillah eventhough my contribution in that big project is small. To be honest, the one and only subject that related with my training company is communication system which I took last semester but data communication should be the main important subject to be really into this company, unfortunately I haven't taken the data-comm yet, I will take it next semester.

In this post, I would talk about names, most of you surely at some times kinda have strange feeling about something, in this case is curious with the meaning of your name and it ended up with some questions. Then you will try to google for it, ask parents, ask other people until you have various interpretation of your name. Wait, okay  some of you might be think that, this is too much, yes people it happens to me. as well, so no need to worry. (it is me the one who feel worry ;p). It happens many times, indeed. What's the meaning of my name? Why parents give me such that name? Do they expect me to satisfy the meaning? How if I couldn't? How if my existence is out of their expectation? How to tackle this and that, bla...

Here it goes, I was born in Denpasar, Bali - 17 May 1990. Ummi and Abah was wishing and hoping with their cutest and last children of them to be as truly Nabilah, so it does they give me named Nabila. The correct way to spell my name is Nabilah, but when it comes to Indonesia and having words filtration so it becomes Nabila. Well, those names still have the same meaning, insyaAllah. Because it is just the matter of spelling.^^-,


It makes me think recently, with my day-dreaming hobby, later in my future will the meaning of my name become reality. Most of muslim names origin from arabic, like my name - Nabila, it is arabic female name. Nabila means noble, honourable. See? How 'heavy' this name is? Being honourable and noble not only in front of human being, but in front Allah (this is the important one).


I was surfing on google, about honourable and noble, there is difference of being honourable and noble.

"Being Honorable is pretty self explanatory.This is being Honest and true, telling the Truth, doing the right thing even if it means consequences are bad. Being Noble is to lead the Truth to the many. To stand up in what you believe to be honorable and helping to influence others to follow your lead. Being Nobel means sacrifice for the benefit of others with out regret or retreat."

The big question is : Could I become the 'real' Nabila?

Dear Future Husband

"Dear Future Husband.. I don’t want to be your girlfriend. I just want to be the one you call your wife. Your presence will give me happiness. You’ll be my halal prince charming. Riding your horse of Taqwa. Holding onto the Quran in your right hand and the Sunnah in your left. I hear you’re worth the wait, so I'll wa...it Insha’Allah. My heart belongs to no one, I just thought I should let you know. It belongs to Allah & only Him. You’ll have to get lost in Him to find me & even then you’ll still have to rightfully become apart of my heart. Only through Him. What I’m trying to say is that WE have to get lost in Him to find each other. I hope you’re up for the journey. I know I am."

(Taken from Hijabi Hijab's status on facebook)

Dear Future Husband,

Salaamulaykum. It’s Zainab, your future wife. Maybe you’re reading this before we know each other, which would be amazing. Or maybe I’ve shown this to you before we decide to get married.

If I’ve yet to find you, well there are a few things I’m searching for. I hope you’re a good Muslim and the only thing you love more than me is Allah. You also have to keep up with me, I’m always pushing forward. And even when I make mistakes I have that bad habit of not really examining them and chugging forward- so make sure you stop me and make me a little more patient? 

I’m a bit of a nerd. Ok not a ‘bit’. I’m a big nerd. I hope that instead of regular old dates we’ll go to different places and try new things all the time. I’m off beat.

I think I’m just wasting my time here- I’m trying to get to the point. I tend to ramble too. I try to get my point across as direct as possible but I still ramble- like right now.

You can cry in front of me, you can get angry and mad- you can be silly, you can show me your weaknesses. You can make mistakes big or small- but I still love you. And inshAllah you will love me the same. Because love doesn’t just mean acceptance- it means that I will always be there to pick you up, to push you forward. 

I’m not the best person. I get angry easily, and I can be stubborn. I’m insecure and sometimes I lack confidence. But I always strive to be the best. It’s often said that the first man in a woman’s life is her father- and that her husband has to be someone who will measure up to him. That is not the case with me, I love my Dad but I don’t want to marry someone like him at all. You must promise to me that you will pour cool water on my hot temper, that you’ll pay attention, that when we have children you will be involved with their life. You have to pay attention, ok? You have to be there, you can’t be emotionally absent in any way. Please don’t let your anger get the best of you, just- Be there. 

And I’ll be the best wife I can be. Together we’ll be ambitious and hardworking and loving. I’ll take care of you and our children, I’ll always be happy to go to your parents and family. Let’s just try to enjoy life though, that’s all. 

Right now it’s like staring out of a window and staring at the vast expanse of earth, of people all living. And from my vantage point trying to look for you. It’s impossible. Maybe you’re right here already?

Let’s meet one day.

(Taken from Beauty of Islam - Tumblr *with some changes)


P/S : Just love the words of how the writer was trying to express to. Was gigling myself when read those words. Simply LOL-ing myself. :D


Dear Future Husband
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Istikhara Prayer

Are you in a confusion of how two choose between options or maybe among options? Is this good for me or not? Do you need Allah's help to guide for choosing the right one? How to ask Him?

The answer : perform istikhara prayer!

Wait, before come into detail do you know what istikhara means, istikhara means to seek goodness from Allah (Exalted is He), meaning when one intends to do an important task they do istikhara before the task. I tell you, islam is the best religion ever, islam has everything for our needs. Islam has answer for this life, everything. 

Allah will either guide him/her through his heart and thus reveal to him which path to choose, since in reality, He is the Changer of hearts (in relation to the `spiritual Istikhara').

Istikhara can perform in any time, only 2 raka'at. It recommends to recite Al Kafirun after Al-Fatihah at the first rakaat and Al-Ikhlas after Al-Fatihah at the second rakaat. The recommend time is at the middle of night, because that time there is no hijab between Our Lord and us. At night you feel it's just you and Allah alone with no one around you,at the last third of the night Allah comes down to the sky of earth and waits for anyone who wants to ask Him something he needs, or a problem he has,or thank Him for the so many things he gave us.

Talk to your Allah ,He is there and ready to hear , He is the all mighty ,the Hearer,the One who you can relay on.

 

Istikhara du'a : 

'"O Allah, I ask You to show me what is best, through Your knowledge, and I ask You to empower me, through Your power, and I beg You to grant me Your tremendous favor, for You have power, while I am without power, and You have knowledge, while I am without knowledge, and You are the One who knows all things invisible.

Allahumma inni astakhiru-ka bi-'ilmi-ka wa astaqdiru-ka bi-qudrati-ka wa as'alu-ka min fadli-ka 'l-'azim fa-inna-ka taqdiru wa la aqdiru wa ta'lamu wa la a'lamu wa Anta 'Allamu 'l-ghuyub 

O Allah, if You know that this undertaking is in the best interests of my religion, my life in this world, and my life in the Hereafter, and can yield successful results in both the short term and the long term, then make it possible for me and make it easy for me, and then bless me in it.

Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu anna hadha 'l-amra khairun li fi dini wa dunyaya wa akhirati wa 'aqibati amri wa 'ajili-hi wa ajili-h :fa-'qdir-hu li wa yassir-hu li thumma barik li fi-h 

If not, then turn it away from me, and make it easy for me to do well, wherever I may happen to be,  and make me content with Your verdict, O Most Merciful of the merciful.'"

wa illa fa-'srif-hu 'an-ni wa yassir liya 'l-khaira haithu kana ma kuntu wa raddi-ni bi-qada'i-ka ya Arhama 'r-rahimin

:Taken from many sources with some changes: