The Night of Power; The Power of Medication.

I am a person who does not go to the doctor unless necessary and I do not pop pills without any valid reason.

It has been two days that I have been taking Panadol for Sahur and Iftar daily just to relieve this suffering my physical self is experiencing. I was having runny nose with sore-throat and some pains at the joints.

So last Friday, I decided to visit the family clinic. I have this feeling that I am having a fever. It was a HOT day and yet I was shivering!

True enough, Dr. Rajini confirmed that I have a high temperature and prescribed me the medication you see above. O yah ... She gave me two days of medical leave ... hehehe.

I reached home around 4pm and waited patiently for 7.01pm. Three more hours to pass by until I can take my PARACETAMOL. I was in great pain.

Anyway, bla bla bla bla .... I survived the wait and took my medication immediately after iftar.

Performed my Maghrib prayers as usual. Having finished that, I began to feel drowsy. I was feeling the effects of the pills that I took.

I was still in pain with fever followed by drowsiness so I decided to take a nap and do my Isya' and Terawih prayers late at night.

I woke up at 12.30am feeling disoriented and light-headed.

I then performed my Isya' prayers followed by the Terawih.

I felt comfortable during the prayers. No runny nose. No sneezes. No sore-throat. No headaches. No muscle pain. It was the most peaceful and relaxed Terawih prayer that I have performed so far yet this Ramadan.

I was rather amazed at the situation. I checked the calender and realised that it was the 17th day of Ramadan. The day the Quran was brought down. The day some muslim scholars say is when the Night of Qadr or the Night of Power was to happen.

If you experience such a thing and you were alone. What would you have done? That's right, share it with someone you love or at least someone whom you have been close to.

That was what I did. I messaged that someone about my experience happily telling her what happened. Of course, she did not reply as she was fast asleep after getting home late.

Well ... I thought the story ends there. I just wanted to relate what I had experienced and close the case.

Never did it come into my mind that an Ustaz condemned me as "riak, arrogant and proud."

My SMS was forwarded to this ulama' and he instantly condemned me! The best part was that I do not know who he is and he has not spoken to me.

Okay ... I am fasting.

I'm just saddened that the person I wanted to share things with did not even talk to me about my SMS but instead sent it around.

What's happening to the Ummah?

She HATED me now. What did I do?

May Allah help me to help her. Ameen.

The Red Full Moon.

It was the 23rd day of Ramadhan yesterday. I had to leave my office early due to my not feeling well. I have been sneezing ... my nose is like a tap of chendol ... my bones ache ... my ears ache too.

Now when my ears ache ... that is a sign that Fever is catching up on me. I left the office at 7.30am. That's the second time I left early ... well .. it's not early since I can leave at 7am after my midnight shift. I usually stayed and monitored the next flight before I leave for home but for the two days .... I left it in the hands of my competent staff.

Took the bus home and strolled to my block.
I was thinking ... thinking ...

The Night of Power and I felt weak ... hah! What a contradiction. But the night was cold and I felt cold at that time (It was already 8.05am) ... maybe it was the night of Qadr after all!

I looked around me ... hmmm ... it was not warm ... I do not see any stars .... but hey I can see the full moon and it was RED!
I told myself ...
yah a red full moon ... so what?? Makes no diff, man!
( note: I speak that way to myself only!)

It suddenly dawned into me that it was already 8am ....
what stars? what moon? It should be the sun. But the sun was not bright and it looked small ....

I took out my O2 and snapped these pictures ...

If you enlarge the photo, you will see the red moon.

After four shots ... the shy sun smiled brightly. What makes the bright sun blushed?

IT WAS THE HAZE!

The PSI reading for that morning was above 100 ... not healthy for an old man like me ... hehehe

I have been having these headaches and sneezes during these periods of thick haze. The worst was when I was sneezing and slurping during the Terawih prayers at the void deck. The guy next to me felt uncomfortable. There was this Pakcik who stucked out his head to take glances at me.

So being a responsible Muslim, reluctantly, I left after 8 rakaats of Terawih. I do not want to be the cause of the congregation to get infected with whatever I was having. So I left.

I returned the next day though (last Saturday) and the Pakcik salaamed at me (it's salam not slam) ... hehehe .... This time I have my hanky with me. The day before, I had nothing.

Being Saturday, the Terawih is only 8 rakaats followed by a guest speaker. Oh yes ... the Terawih and Isya' prayers were lead by an imam from Al-Azhar again, Sheikh Al-Hafiz Mahmood Aziz. This guy recited not from the Juzu' Amma and it was excellent! Subhanallah ... how I envied his knowledge.

Ustaz Suhaimi Mustar was the guest speaker. He was the ustaz who taught me fiqh at PERGAS and he is now attached to MUIS. His sermon was about Lailatul Qadr and it's significance.

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*** Fast Forward ***

Today, alhamdulillah ... I feel better. The pep talk that my fiancee gave me last night is working well. I felt motivated and look forward to getting married as soon as possible.

Or was it because we will be meeting later at 3pm???
Yeah ... told her that I have some extra cash and we could do some shopping. I will be breaking fast at her place and we will perform Terawih at her neighbour's which is lead by my future dad-in-law
Al-Imam As-Sanghafoori Al-Fadhil As-Sheikh Damri Basri Al-Haj.

I love my fiancee and her family.

May Allah bless them and provide them with continued Iman, prolonged live, the best of health, abundance of wealth and taqwa.

Ameen Ameen Ya Rabbal 'Aalameen.