Poem: Dun fear & dun be sad

POEM: Dun fear & dun be sad.

It is so easy said but hard to swallow,

At times like that I feel so under and below,

If only my head and heart was not as shallow,

Be on adab n obedience I would try to follow.

I tried my best and am still trying to avoid the gallow,

D more I try the deeper I fall into sorrow,

If it is this pain I have to sustain to see a better Tomorrow,

I shall remain steadfast, submit n surrender and remember this life is just a borrow.

-- zai MiztiQ --

Ya Rabbee, I surrender myself to you. (Allahumma aslamtu nafsee ilaiKa.) Ameen.

How to keep our wudhu'

Bismillah.

Alhamdulillah a'la kullu hal. This Ramadan seems pretty special and I have a huge feeling something great is about to happen. At times I feel, maybe this may be my last Ramadan ever. To spend time on sleep this precious month seems a waste, every moment is precious and we strive to highly utilize all that we've got to seek His Mercy and to gain nearness to Allah swt. insyaAllah.

Recently someone wrote me and asked a very cute question. It is pretty sensitive a question too. Since that person asked me, and found my answers useful, I really think it will benefit us all and I keep all my sharing as a record here to remind my self first before others.


The question:

Hi Zai, I often get indigestion. I have bad disgestive system, so i often get gassy stomach. If I pray terawih then terkentut (fart issue), how? Do I have to take wudhu' again? And by the time i come back do I follow the imam? -

So I asked her, do you want a solution for the gas issue?? And she said Yes she wants a solution.

So I penned this down.

Before we embark on the search for Truth, we need to learn to recognize our inner being and pray for inner spiritual purification. But before we even think of the spiritual state, we gotta clean up the physical state. The reality of life is that we are full of shit!!!

Ok about the keeping wudhu. Once you break fast, at night before you go to bed, take ducolax. It is a laxative, you can get it at any pharmacy. First thing first, you gotta clear your stomach of the remains of any shit! Seriously, it is meant for purgation. just take 1 or 2 times is sufficient. DO NOT abuse the drug. And maybe you want to do this on a weekend, or a day when you do not have to work the next.

Another tip. Everytime we do our small or big business in toilet, you gotta ber-dehem (you know this one??) It is sunnah you know. After we think we have finished, with passing urine for example, force yourself to cough out like 3 to 4 times n pause with intervals. You will be surprise how much pee will come out after that. This is a big protection for urinal tract problems that occur in old age. So amazing how the sunnah of the Prophet s.a.w. was sent to protect our health!!! :)

Then there are other things like using the 'miswak' to clean the teeth, use tongue scraper to clean the tongue. All this little little things to keep our system clean helps a lot in maintaining our bodily health and in return help us keep our wudhuk.

And another thing, take light 'iftar'. Break fast with dates and warm water. Do not 'bedal'. Do realize that our body has been deprieved of food and water the past 13 hours almost. Do not whack and give the bodily system an intensive shock. It is better to eat after terawih to reward the physical body.

Learn about your stomach to what makes it gassy or feel bloated. For me ice water is a tragedy.. or black tea.. or 'mee kuning' (yellow mee) makes my stomach gastric-ish... so learn about your stomach...

I was told by a wise men, "Treat your body right and it will treat you right"

Hope this helps and grant us ease with peace to perform our duties as we strive to journey inwardly and outwardly in worshipful obedience.

Love, Peace & Happiness to one and all.

Wassalaam.



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“Ya Rabb, please engage me in a trading activity that pleases You.”

I still recall, it was in Rabiul'awal, exactly 2 years ago when 20 bags of our colorful hairband/ serkop arrived my home. I was anxious and excited how to go about selling my favourite hijab discovery to my online sisters. At that time, i had less than 200 friends on my contact list, and I never sold anything online before.
In total there was only 8 colors. I can still clearly remember how i used to place the stocks on a small rack, in a little corner of my room. And we started of by taking photos, modelled in the new arrivals and uploaded the photos. At first there was no response, and then a few hours later, I got back online to realize there were so many Like! and people were commenting on the photos to request for most of d colors we just posted. I was thrilled an excited. Of course, it was my first time. But I did do some reseach on postage cost, if normal mail is safe or should I encourage registered mail and sourced for envelopes to use for sending out the items. And the bigggest blessing, was IB (internet banking).. Honestly, at first, I did not even know how to use it and was rather skeptical about IB. But now it is an element that is so crucial for the sellers' and the shoppers too.
Another thing about getting started, I was so worried if i could sell all the 20 bags of hairbands.. and if there was demand, and IF I really wanted to put time in this, and IF this and that and so many IFs… I still remember, as a motivation factor to pursue the business, I kept reminding myself, "If I do not sell the items, I can always use it for my own coz I needed the hijab wear OR I can always gift it. However one of the biggest IF I had was, If this is what pleases Allah swt.. because I really did not want to embark in something that doesn’t please my Lord…
Then I found a beautiful doa, a prayer that says, “Ya Rabb, please engage me in a trading activity that pleases You.” I did my istikharah for a couple of days.
And since then, things have been falling through so nicely and smoothly. Of course there were headaches along the way, a lot of decision-making to be made and a lot of calculated risk-taking that was made. Every 3 -6 months we had to restock 50-100kg of cargo into Singapore. Lots of work and cleaning up and packaging to be done. But the joy and satisfaction of serving and providing a one stop-hijab destination to the sisters, and brothers alike could simple offset the head and heart and muscle aches encountered.
One of the biggest joys is to coordinate hijab fashion for some of the sisters. They simply had to send us the dress that they were gonna wear, and we will put together the hijab pieces and colors for them. The other big joy is to be counselors-cum-motivators to sisters who have intention to transit to wearing the hijab. And there are many moments where our customers becomes friends and eventually family.
Not forgetting our resellers too. We are glad we became a source of inspiration to many sisters, be it students, working adults and the stay-at-home-mom’s who actually took the first step to come forward to us to enquire about starting up a small-home-based hijab business. You guys eventually became a source of inspiration to us too. ;)
A motivation that has kept us going is a beautiful verse from the Holy Qur'an and I would like to share it with you:
Islam menyukai bidang perniagaan. Ianya adalah sumber keuntungan yang diharuskan oleh syara'. Al-Qur'an sendiri menamakan menuntut atau mencari rezeki dengan jalan perniagaan itu sebagai mencari sebahagian daripada kurnia Allah. Firman Allah:

Tafsirnya: "Mereka mencari sebahagian kurnia Allah."

(Surah al-Muzzammil:20)
If you too are inspired to start up your own home-based business, you can start with a small start-up capital. You never know till you get started. From as low a capital of SGD$299, you can be on your way to building a home-based business. U may start with a few items, and you never know or can imagine what the business will grow into. Like us, we started with 8 hairband/ serkop colors, and today, we have more than 80 colorful hairbands/ serkop, and a full-fledge 'shopping room', that is known as a one-stop hijab destination. Write to us to enquire, or comments are most welcome.
Wassalaam and have a blessed week ahead of you.
With love,
sis zai

We have a good news & a good news!!!

Dear friends and sisters, I would like to personally thank you for the many years of support. 

I am leaving for Singapore for a 1- year Arabic immersion program in Amman, Jordan. It is something I have been aspiring to do all my life, that is to live abroad, to study overseas and to travel by myself to do some inward & outward soul-searching insyaAllah. Do keep me in your prayers and am sure we will all still be connected in many ways, esp via Facebook. ;) - zai MiztiQ

We are extending our joy and have a double good news for you.

The first good news is we are wrapping up our business in 3 weeks time.

The 2nd good news: EVERYTHING MUST GO!!! 



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Wassalaam,

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Travel Vietnam 12 - 23rd December 2011

Vietnam: Hanoi - Sapa - Halong Bay- Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City

Arrived Hanoi early morning and was stunned by the weather. I was expecting d heat of Indonesia, but was proved otherwise. It was just 20 degrees celcius cool, and that transported me back to the lovey time I spent in the cool Spring in Japan. :)

A warm welcome by the staffs of Essence made us feel right about d vacation. I felt there was some special calling to be heard of felt on the trip..

Do beware of the metered taxis though.. coz d metres fare is almost never fair! Always bargain a price, ask d hotels what amount is fair to be paid so u nvr get cheated. We took our very first cab from the train station to the hotel, something that cos about 60,000VD(vietnamese dong) , metred at 350,000VD. So beware.

We took a train, anight sleeper up to Sapa, a 9.30pm train that arrived about 5a.m. at Sapa. Take ur thick jackets and woolen socks n gloves.It gets really cold esp in the evenings...

Sapa can be beautifully defined for its weather;

Spring in the morning, Summer in the early afternoon, Autumn in the late afternoon, and inter in the bitter cold nights.

IT IS NOW OR NEVER!!!

The Historical Significance of ‘Ashura

 
The Historical Significance of ‘Ashura 
Mu’awiyah ibn Abu Sufyan (Radiyallahu 'anh) relates: I heard the Messenger of Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) say: "It is the day of ‘Ashura. Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) has not made fasting obligatory for you. But I am fasting. He who likes to observe fast among you should do so, and he who likes not to observe it (does not have to) observe it." [Sahih Muslim]
Abu Qatada (Radiyallahu 'anh) relates that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) said that the fast on the 10th of Muharram atones for the sins of the preceding year. [Sahih Muslim]
Abu Huraira (Radiyallahu 'anh) reports that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) said that after Ramadan, the fasts of Muharram have the greatest excellence. [Sahih Muslim]
Alhamdulillah, Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) has blessed us to see another year. The first month of this year is Muharram. In this month is an excellent day—the day of ‘Ashura—which falls on the 10th of Muharram. The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) recommended that we fast on this day, by his Sunnah. He also indicated how we should observe the fast of ‘Ashura.
Hakam ibn Al-Arat (Radiyallahu 'anh) relates: I went to Ibn Abbas (Radiyallahu 'anh)… I said to him: Tell me about fasting on ‘Ashura. He said, "When you seen the new moon of Muharram count the (days) and (begin to) observe fast on the 9th." I said to him: "Is it how the Holy Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) observed the fast?" He said, "Yes." [Sahih Muslim]
Hazrat Ibn Abbas (Radiyallahu 'anh) relates that when the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) said: "If I survive till next year, I will definitely observe fast on the 9th of Muharram (as well)." [Sahih Muslim]
(Note: What the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) meant was that he would also fast on the 9th as well as the 10th to which he was accustomed. We also should try fasting on the 9th and the 10th of Muharram.)

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (Radiyallahu 'anh) reports that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) arrived in Madinah and found the Jews observing fast on the day of ‘Ashura… They said: "It is the day of great (significance) when Allah delivered Hazrat Musa ('Alaihis-Salaam) and his people and drowned Pharoah and his people, and Sayyidina Musa ('Alaihis-Salaam) observed fast out of gratitude. And we also observe it." The Holy Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) responded: "We have more right, and we have closer connection with Sayyidina Musa ('Alaihis-Salaam) than you have"; so Allah’s Messenger (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) observed fast (on the day of ‘Ashura) and gave us orders to observe it. [Sahih Bukhari and Muslim]
‘Ashura is a day of great historical significance. On this day: Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) accepted the repentance of Sayyidina Adam ('Alaihis-Salaam) after his exile from Paradise; Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) saved Sayyidina Nuh ('Alaihis-Salaam) and his companions in the ark; Allah extinguished the fire in which Sayyidina Ibrahim ('Alaihis-Salaam) was thrown by Nimrod; And Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) spoke directly to Sayyidina Musa ('Alaihis-Salaam) and gave him the Commandments. On this same 10th of Muharram, Sayyidina Ayyub ('Alaihis-Salaam) was restored to health (from leprosy); Sayyidina Yusuf ('Alaihis-Salaam) was reunited with his father Ya’qub ('Alaihis-Salaam); Sayyidina Yunus ('Alaihis-Salaam) was taken out from the belly of the fish; and the sea was divided as the nation of israel was delivered from captivity and Pharoah’s army was destroyed. ‘Ashura is also the day when Sayyidina Dawud ('Alaihis-Salaam) was forgiven; the kingdom of Sulaiman ('Alaihis-Salaam) was restored; Sayyidina Isa ('Alaihis-Salaam) was raised to Jannah and Sayyidina al-Husayn (Radiyallahu 'anh) (the Holy Prophet’s, Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam, grandson) achieved the honor of Martyrdom.1
Worship Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) as much as you can on ‘Ashura. Whoever fasts on this day is like one who fasts all his life. Whoever clothes a naked person Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) will release him from a painful punishment. He who visits a sick person, Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) will grant him a reward that will not be decreased. Whoever places his hand on an orphan’s head, or feeds a hungry person or gives water to a thirsty man, Allah will feed him a feast from Paradise and will quench his thirst with Salsabil (a wine that does not intoxicate). And who ever takes a Ghusl on this day will enjoy excellent health and freedom from sickness and indolence. Whoever provides generously for his family on this day, Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) will be generous to him throughout this year. And whoever applies Kuhl to his eyes will never suffer from eye-sore again, inSha’Allah al-Aziz.2
O’ Allah! Bless us to perform good deeds and gain their reward on ‘Ashura. Make the new year one of unity, cooperation and success for Muslims in this city and around the world. Ameen.

1. These are mentioned as what scholars have determined as the specialties of that day in Ghunya li-Talibi Tariq al-Haqq, Sayyidina Abdul Qadir al-Jilani.
2. These specialties are  mentioned in Ghunya li-Talibi Tariq al-Haqq, Sayyidina Abdul Qadir al-Jilani.

Excerpt taken by site sunnah. org

Spiritual Practices on the Day of Ashura (10th Muharram)

Spiritual Practices on the Day of Ashura (10^th Muharram)

1.     Recite

"Hasbun Allahu wa ni'mal wakil, ni'mal Maula wa ni'man Nasir" [70 x],

2.     Recite

"Hasbun Allahu mil-al Mizan wa muntaha-l 'ilmi, wa mablaghal rida,

wa zinatal 'arshi, laa malja-a wa laa manja min Allahi illa ilaihi.

Subhan Allahi 'adada-sh-shaf`i wal 'arshi, wa 'adada kalimati

Rabbina-t taamma ti kulliha.
As-aluka-s Salamata bi Rahmatika Ya Arham Ar-Rahimin,

wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahil 'Aliyyil 'Azhim.

Wa huwa hasbii wa ni'mal wakil,

ni'mal Mawla wa ni'man Nasir.

Wa Sallallahu 'ala Sayyidina
Muhammadin wa 'ala alihi wa sahbihi ajma'in." [7 x].

3.     Recite Surah Al-Ikhlas  (1000 x) on the 9^th and 10^th  of Muharram

(InshaAllah will bring happiness for the whole year)

4.     Whoever prays in 'Ashura four [4] sunnah rak'at on the day
of 'Ashura, where after the Fatihah in each rak'ah recites "Qul Huwa
Allahu Ahad" eleven [11] times, Allah will forgive his sins of
fifty years, and will build for him a pulpit from light.

(This is usually done during time of Duha on the day of 'Ashura. Make intention to pray 4 rak'at (like Zuhr, 'Asr, and 'Isha prayer with 1 salam) Sunnah Yaum al-'Ashura. After the Fatihah in each rak'ah, recite Al-Ikhlas 11 times)

Today is the 9th Muharram, tomoro the 10th. Please feel free to share this information with your contacts today. May our deed be accepted by Allah swt and He be pleased with us.

Wassalaam
zai

“Have Fun with Henna” workshop 30th Nov 2011

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“Have Fun with Henna” workshop details:
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Day and Time:
... 30th November
11.30am – 1.30pm

Tentative Venue:
3 mins walk from Yew tee MRT

Course Duration:
2 hours

Course Fee:
$50 per pax (inclusive of materials)

*Special Duo-registration
$45 per person (if you do a duo-registration - $90 for 2)

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How To Register:
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Send a message to ‘Zai MiztiQ’ and we will send you the registration details. Alternatively, write an email to toniz21@yahoo.com, or call us at 9452 6532 to confirm your registration.

Thank you.

Henna Regards,
Zai MiztiQ

1-piece Prayer Garb from Yemen

Finally the 1 piece prayer garb from Yemen has arrived. Take your pick while stocks last. Do share this link with your contacts.

To order, kindly click here and comment on photo through our Facebook page, or email us at toniz21@yahoo.com

Thank you & have a blessed week ahead of you. <3

The Capsters (serkop with neckwear) is finally here!!!

Dear sisters, here are the images of the new arrivals of capsters. Take your pick while stocks last.

We do mail outs and welcome walk-in purchase at our place just 3 mins walk from Yew tee Mrt station. Write to us on FB 'zai MiztiQ' or simply call/ text us at 9452 6532 to make your orders.

We welcome resellers and distributors too. :)

Fresh from the oven... with lots of love!!! ♥ ♥ ♥

Henna-on-Cake. Now available for sale!!!

We provide for customized cakes for birthdays, events, weddings and any occasion that calls for a henna-licious cake!!!

"Have Fun with Henna" workshop coming up!!!

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“Have Fun with Henna” workshop details:

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Day and Time:

28^th September 2011

Tentative Venue:

3 mins walk from Yew tee MRT

Course Duration:

2 hours

Course Fee:

$50 per pax (inclusive of materials)

*Special Duo-registration

$45 per person (if you do a duo-registration - $90 for 2)

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How To Register:

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Send a message to ‘Zai MiztiQ’ and we will send you the registration details. Alternatively, write an email to toniz21@yahoo.com

To register thru MiztiQ page, click here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=200506453349974

Have a fantabulous weekend ahead of you.

Learn d henna skill from us & start drawing on any surface including on your favourite food. We've got henna on cake 'with icing'. <3

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On why marriage encompasses half the Deen?

Anas r.a., related that the Prophet s.a.w., said,” Any man whom Allah provides with a virtuous wife has been helped to half his Deen, so he should fear Allah regarding the other half.”

Abu Hurayrah r.a., related that the Prophet s.a.w., said, “There are three people whom it is mandatory for Allah to help: someone who does jihad in the way of Allah, a slave who has been given a contact to free himself and desires to fulfil it and someone who marries out of the desire to preserve his chastity.”

InsyaAllah, to my brothers and sisters seeking marriage, may you be a believing servant and find yourself a believing servant insyaAllah. Ameen.

"Why Muslim men can marry 4"?

My non-muslim friends always asked me, "Why Muslim men can marry 4?" I am like, how do I even answer that question?

However I attended a Qur'an tafsir class when I was overseas a year ago. This was by far the best knowledge I have heard and kept embedded in my heart, because it addressed THE burning question that was bugging me!

The tafsir class enlightened me. The Uztazah, may Allah swt be pleased with her, said: "Allah swt said in the Qur'an, a Muslim man can marry four. And followed by that verse, Allah swt has said that, a man can marry four if, (and only IF) he can provide for all of them EQUALLY."

Then she paused. 

Then she addressed the translation in depth. She mentioned, before Islam came about, year and years before, many Kings, rich men and and even labourers and slaves, they had many wives, mistresses and concubines. So when Islam came 1430 years ago, Allah swt has prohibited men from marrying more than 4 wives.

In this we learn that Allah swt has created a clause to PROHIBIT, to prevent, and to reduce the number of wive a men should have and Allah swt, Almighty, All-Fair is not ENCOURAGING men to have more than 1 wife!

So why did Allah swt not just limit men to having 1 wife???

In this, we learn that Allah swt is addressing the weakness of men.

And followed by the prohibition of having more than 4 wives, Allah swt, indicates clearly that the men should provide for their women EQUALLY.

In this most people may think, equality in terms of financial, or in terms of sexual.. and that is it???

EQUALITY would mean to me (at least) in terms of financial, sexual, emotional, spiritual, smiles and happiness. Can a men of any capability or in any position be able to give equal love to 2 beings, what more 4?

Please allow me to conclude this.
Let's take an example of a man who has just ONE wife:
After marriage:
If he buys a car, his desire for the car would be higher than that for his wife. Then,
If he gets a baby, his love for his baby would be deeper than that for his wife. Then,
If he gets a promotion at work, his time for his work would be taken up more than for his wife.

So tell me if Allah swt was really saying to men, "Please go and take on more wives, or was He trying to teach us to be humble because we are such weak servants, and that we should be thankful and contented and pleased with the one wife that he has appointed for us.

Remember ladies & Gentlemen: It is a prohibition and not an encouragement. Next time your hubby says jokingly that he wants to get another wife, pass on this note to him! And please mummy's: Educate your sons & daughters too.

May Allah swt forgive me and bless all of you. Ameen.

New shawl arrivals

Dear ladies,
The new arrivals are so lovely and we are experimenting with different fabrics.. like satin, viscose & and super thin scarfs so we can mix and match it with several motifs.. InsyaAllah, we are bringing a whole lot of new idea to how you can tie your shawls.. Its fun, let's get creative and innovate ways to style up our hijab experience. <3

thin floral print shawl

Exclusive one piece only lace shawl embedded with swarovski stones

Rich colored plain glossy shawls in colors:
Orange/ Pink/ Red/Purple/Mustard Gold

And our all time favourite de'cotton on stripey shawls.

Write to us to confirm which pieces you would like.We welcome walk-in purchase at our place at Yew Tee. Kindly call us b4 coming at 9452 6532. <3