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This post shall be my last. I think. I want to recover myslef. I've lost myself. Till I find myself back, I shall not return.

Pray for me DEAR readers, my Friends, That everything will be fine. AMIN.

Last,

Blackbuterfly, Izati

1st Day Puasa :)

Alhamdullilah. Survived thru the 1st day. Can't wait to fast for the whole month:) So excited. ahhh. Wuhoo~

And I'm very excited to leave London again :P This time around, I can finally enjoy the long awaited summer with family. Tommorrow's the flight :) Right now, I'm doing last minute things such as :

1. Vacuuming.
2. Laundry.
3. Taking out the trash.
4. Dusting the room.
5. Packing my luggages :)

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ON the side note:

Why? Till summer ends. That's it. No longer than the summer. My patience has it's limits.

-Blackbuterfly-

Bulan Ramadhan Menjelma Tiba

1. Ramadhan jalan menuju ketaqwaan

Allah berfirman: “Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, diwajibkan atas kalian puasa sebagaimana diwajibkan atas kaum sebelum kalian, agar kalian bertaqwa”. (Al Baqarah: 183).

Ayat di atas menerangkan bahwa puasa adalah sebab yang bisa mengantarkan pelakunya menuju ketaqwaan, karena puasa mampu meredam syahwat. Ini sesuai dengan salah satu penafsiran yang disebutkan Imam Al Qurthubi, yang berpatokan kepada hadits riwayat Imam Ahmad yang menyebutkan bahwa puasa adalah perisai.

2. Ramadhan bulan mujahadah

Para ulama’ salaf adalah suri tauladan bagi umat, mujahadah mereka dalam mengisi bulan Ramadhan amat perlu dicontoh. Seperti Imam Asyafi’i, dalam bulan Ramadhan beliau menghatamkan Al-Quran dua kali dalam semalam, dan iti dikerjakan di dalam shalat, sehingga dalam bulan Ramadhan beliau menghatamkan Al-Quran enam puluh kali dalam sebulan. Imam Abu Hanifah juga menghatamkan Al-Quran dua kali dalam sehari selama Ramadhan.

3. Puasa Ramadhan menumbuhkan sifat amanah

Wahbah Zuhaili dalam bukunya Al Fiqh Al Islami berpendapat bahwa puasa mengajarkan rasa amanat dan muraqabah di hadapan Allah Ta’ala, baik dengan amalan yang nampak maupun yang tersembunyi. Maka tidak ada yang mengawasi seseorang yang berpuasa agar menghindari hal-hal yang dilarang dalam berpuasa kecuali Allah Ta’ala

4. Puasa Ramadhan melatih kedisiplinan

Puasa juga melatih kedisplinan, Wahbah Zuhaili menjelaskan bahwa seorang yang berpuasa harus makan dan minum dalam waktu yang terbatas. Bahkan dalam berbuka puasapun harus disegerakan.

5. Puasa Ramadhan menumbuhkan rasa solidaritas sesama muslim

Wahbah Zuhali juga menjelaskan bahwa puasa Ramadhan menumbuhkan rasa solidaritas di antara sesama muslim. Pada bulan ini semua umat Islam, dari timur hingga barat diwajibkan untuk menjalankan puasa. Mereka berpuasa dan berbuka dalam waktu yang sama, dikarenaka mereka memiliki Rabb yang satu.

Seorang yang merasa lapar dan dahaga akhirnya juga bisa ikut merasakan kesengsaraan saudara-saudaranya yang kekurangan atau tertimpa bencana. Sehingga tumbuh perasaan kasih sayang terhadap umat Islam yang lain.

6. Puasa Ramadhan melatih kesabaran

Bulan Ramadhan adalah bulan puasa di mana pada siang hari kita diperintahkan meninggalkan makanan yang asalnya halal, terlebih lagi yang haram. Begitu pula di saat ada seseorang mengganggu kita. Rasulullah Saw. bersabda: “Bila seseorang menghina atau mencacinya, hendaknya ia berkata 'Sesungguhnya aku sedang puasa." (HR. Bukhari)

7. Puasa Ramadhan menyehatkan

Rasulullah bersabda: ”Berpuasalah, maka kamu akan sehat” (HR. Ibnu Sunni), ada yang menyatakan bahwa hadits ini dhoif, akan tetapi ada pula yang menyatakan bahwa derajat hadits ini sampai dengan tingkat hasan (lihat, Fiqh Al Islami wa Adilatuh, hal 1619).

Tapi makna matan hadist bisa tetap diterima, karena puasa memang menyehatkan. Al Harits bin Kaldah, tabib Arab yang pernah mengabdi kepada Rasulullah Saw. juga pernah menyatakan:”Lambung adalah tempat tinggal penyakit dan sedikit makanan adalah obatnya”.

8. Lailatul Qadar adalah hadiah dari Allah untuk umat.

Ini Diriwayatkan oleh Imam Malik dalam Al Muwatha’, dia telah mendengar dari seorang ahlul ilmi tsiqah yang telah mengatakan: “Sesungguhnya telah diperlihatkan usia-usia umat sebelumnya kepada Rasulullah Saw., atau apa yang telah Allah kehendaki dari hal itu, dan sepertinya usia umat beliau tidak mampu menyamai amalan yang telah dicapai oleh umat-umat sebelumnya, maka Allah memberi beliau Lailatul Qadar yang lebih baik daripada seribu bulan.” (HR. Malik).

9. Ramadhan bulan ampunan Bulan.

Rasulullah Saw. bersabda: “Dan siapa yang berpuasa Ramadhan dengan didasari keimanan dan pengharapan ridha Allah, diampunkan untuknya dosa yang telah lalu.” (HR. Bukhari)

10. Siapa yang dilihat Allah, maka ia terbebas dari adzab-Nya

Dari Jabir bin Abdullah ra. Rasulullah Saw. bersabda: ”Pada bulan Ramadhan umatku dianugerahi lima perkara yang tidak diberikan kepada nabi-nabi sebelumku. Yang pertama, sesungguhnya jika Allah melihat mereka di awal malam dari bulan Ramadhan, dan barang siapa yang telah dilihat Allah maka Ia tidak akan mengadzabnya selamanya…” (HR. Baihaqi).
[Di kutip dari :http://swaramuslim.net/islam/more.php?id=5550_0_4_0_M]

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On the side note:

" Si kura-kura hanya tahu berpura-pura, Si arnab pula hanya tahu berlari"

-Blackbuterfly-

Circus In the Square

Circus in Norflok Square, London

20th August 2009

The Performing Act

Dancing on Hoop

Having fun we are :)

I feel like a kid again :P

Balancing Act

Acrobatic Salsa Dancing

Wuhoo~

Amongst the Spectators

The juggling clown and host

Brunei Hall's Cute-ness

Random street baby :P

Entrance to the Square

All smiles

Face painting

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ON the side note:

Because your eyes have seen another. Because your ears have heard loving caresses of another. Because your tongue have spoken loving caresses to another. Because your hands have touched the hand of another. Because you legs have carried you places together with another. Because, painfully, your heart is slowly falling for another.

Song:Doubled me

Doubled me - Original Blackbuterfly

Note: Opinions are greatlly appreciated. This song is out of boredom.

-blackbuterfly-

Bahagia

Bahagia - Cynthia Lamusu & Surya Saputra

Kekasihku... Lihatlah...
Tlah kau hapus luka dihatiku
Oh Sayangku...
Rasakanlah ini anugrah atas nama cinta

Katakan Pada dunia...
Kamu dan aku bahagia
Semoga cinta kan terjaga selamanya
Terima kasih Tuhan...
Kau beri aku seorang yang mendampingiku
Didalam suka dan duka

Kekasihku... Lihatlah...
Tlah kau hapus luka dihatiku
Oh Sayangku...
Rasakanlah ini anugrah atas nama cinta

-Blackbuterfly-

Mission Impossible

Objective: To find and buy a shelf to put binders and textsbooks on :P

So I went to the a place recommended by mum, at Whiteleys. Sadly, this store was no more. So the trip to Bayswater was a waste. Next stop was Oxford street. One store after the other. NO shelf found. Until I stopped by John Lewis. 3rd floor. Amazing store!! Found the shelf, but very expensive for my taste and my student money. So walked back to Paddington. Wondering why I did not use the bus.

lalala~

I stopped by at Argos, trying my luck.

Wuhooo~ My luck. They have my shelf. Under my budget too. Very conveniently enough.

Bought it. Me being very naive, and thought that I had the strenght. I walked back to Bru hall carrying the package.

ahahahaha:p Why oh why? Barat . All worth it.

The Finish Product: [Drum Roll]

What's leftover, and should have been used:

Still wondering what I should with these:

-Blackbuterfly-

Ma Promenade De Reconnaisance

Taking a nice walk at Hyde Park :)

Such a lovely day. Just to sit under the bright sun.

Out seeing birds flying. Lying on the velvet grass:)

Such a Realiver of stress. Nature.

You tend to forget about everything.

AAHHaaahhhh~

I'm at peace. Alhamdullilah.

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On the side note,

I would like to wish my very own cutey pie Babu Idah

Joyeux Birthday!!

okay, I shall resist the temptation of revealing the age :( It is just a number anyway.

I lap lap you.

Hope Babu Enjoy the cake as last year. Well enjoy it more than tahun lepas :P

-blackbuterfly-

It's a plane

Wuhoo!!Wusshh!! So much Imagination from his wittle head. Wuhhoo!!Wusshh!!

Mabye that plane will deliver your book arif~ ahahaha:P

-Blackbuterfly-

The inspiration

I've got asked a few times about the story behind the name, "Blackbuterfly". So here's the story.

In words terms, black stands for the mystery of one self. Black also signifies of how life can turn ridiculously upside down. That's where the word buterfly comes in. With wings, I can fly, soaring up into the blue sky away from the darkness. Into new light. Why the one letter "t"? As a reminder not to repeat any mistakes that I've done in the past (black). So that it'll stay unique, and as a lesson.

I've also got the inspiration from the song Blackbutterfly (1984) by Deniece Williams. Everytime I get confuse, this would be one of the songs that I calm too. Very inspirational. Very soothing. Once you listen to lyrics, you'll understand why.

Well, that's all I guess that's all . NO. That'll be a lie if I say that's all. I have more, but then it's too personal :P

Alrights.

Peace

-Blackbuterfly-

My Date with Faizah <3

Location: London, UK :P

Date : 13th August 2009

Tis was a fun day. aha:)

Reasons:

1) I finally got off my books and hit the roads.

2) I wasn't alone

3) I had a date :) Faizah!! :)

For lunch we had subway arah Edgware Road. Then we watch the VERY action-packed movie,

G.I. Joe. Truely very american I might add. But I TRUELY did enjoy watching it. So did Fai. :) And Fai got to taste her "first" Ben and Jerry smoothie.

Lepas tu, we found our way to Selfridges. Fai's first entry to Selfridges BTW! aha :) So cute eh that girl.

Last stop was Primark. Where I couldn't stop myslef any longer from buying the shoes that was calling me since last Tuesday. aha

And how uberly cool and nice of a sister am I? I got my sis a pair too~

Aites, now it's me off to studying.

-blackbuterfly-