Muslims celebrate the new year 1429 H according to the hijriyah calendar today, 10 January 2008. Just like a couple of years ago when we celebrated eid fitri twice a year, i.e. in early january and in the end of december, this year, we will observe an almost similar event for Awal Muharram ( The beginning of Muharram).
Common knowledge to many muslims, the hijrah calendar marked the day our prophet nabi Muhammad (SAW) made his flight of journey with those muslims from Makkah (termed as the muhajireen) to Madinah (and welcomed by the muslim people of madinah, termed as the Ansar) after the 13th year he was raised and chosen as the final prophet to preach the completion of the Abrahamic religion where it was declared as Islam.
Firman Allah in Al-Maaidah 5:3 (translation):
"This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion".
At-Taubah (9:100):
The vanguard (of Islam)- the first of those who forsook (their homes) (i.e. Al-muhajireen) and of those who gave them aid (i.e. Al-Ansaar), and (also) those who follow them in (all) good deeds,- well- pleased is Allah with them, as are they with Him: for them hath He prepared gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein for ever: that is the supreme felicity.
I was asked yesterday by Prof. AK on what would my resolution be and I told him as a matter-of-factly: To be better than i was in 2007. Short answer yet it summarized what i wished and desired for.
I need to redeem myself, especially that I still owe some technical papers to write and to be published in the online chemical engineering journal. And I need to shed off some more weight to get fitter, healthier and sexier. I also need to learn on improving myself on the time management skills as in less procrastination, more productivity and I need to manage whatever little savings I have in order to continue my next "mega" project on my new house.
Common knowledge to many muslims, the hijrah calendar marked the day our prophet nabi Muhammad (SAW) made his flight of journey with those muslims from Makkah (termed as the muhajireen) to Madinah (and welcomed by the muslim people of madinah, termed as the Ansar) after the 13th year he was raised and chosen as the final prophet to preach the completion of the Abrahamic religion where it was declared as Islam.
Firman Allah in Al-Maaidah 5:3 (translation):
"This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion".
At-Taubah (9:100):
The vanguard (of Islam)- the first of those who forsook (their homes) (i.e. Al-muhajireen) and of those who gave them aid (i.e. Al-Ansaar), and (also) those who follow them in (all) good deeds,- well- pleased is Allah with them, as are they with Him: for them hath He prepared gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein for ever: that is the supreme felicity.
I was asked yesterday by Prof. AK on what would my resolution be and I told him as a matter-of-factly: To be better than i was in 2007. Short answer yet it summarized what i wished and desired for.
I need to redeem myself, especially that I still owe some technical papers to write and to be published in the online chemical engineering journal. And I need to shed off some more weight to get fitter, healthier and sexier. I also need to learn on improving myself on the time management skills as in less procrastination, more productivity and I need to manage whatever little savings I have in order to continue my next "mega" project on my new house.
Anyways, Awal Muharram is a national public holiday today, and I am off to visit my old friend Rashid Saharudin to see his first born baby, who is already a 6 months old boy called Mohd Danish Haiqal.
Here's wishing everyone a great year round, both 2008 and 1429 H. May we achieve better things and overall a better year than we had in 2007.
