A matter of Priority!

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

Who's on the top of your priority list?

Allah is...I'm a Muslim :)

Later.....

What happens at night when you have an early meeting at work...and may be an important presentation to do?

Oh...I might stay up all night...and if I didn't I wake up really early, I wake up even before my alarm rings!

What if you have your monthly meeting with your boss?

I also wake up early...may be take a shower and dress up...I go to work before the meeting time and get ready.

Now tell, What happens when you have a daily meeting with Allah at fajr time?!

Oh...I set my alarm of-course...I sometimes make it El7amdulellah :) and others don't!

It's just that I sleep late and you know how hard it is to wake up early when you didn't have a good night sleep...I just pray when I wake up...

(some more excuses)

Don't make such a big deal out of it..

Inna Allahu Ghafouron Rahim! 

You told me again who was on the TOP of your priority list?!

A reminder to All of us :)

نشيد حب و حياة

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

نشيـــد حـــب و حــيــــاة 

للاستماع

الكـــلــمــــات

لا لا تحسب أن الديــن بعيد عن حب و حيــاه

و بهجرك للدين ستحيا تعشق ما قلبك يهواه

أو أن الأيــام ستحـلو و ترى الدنيا شط نجــاه

دينك بحــر من آمــال شط لجميــل الأحــلام

ليس الدين كما تخشــاه ذا ممنوع ذاك حرام

فالإسـلام جميـل حقـا هذا ليس هو الإسلام

كـــل أوامره تهدينــا و تنادينــا للخـير

ينهانا عن كل طريق يأخذنا نحو الشر

فالله رحيــم و حليــم يدعو دوما للبـر

كـــل أوامره تهدينــا و تنادينــا للخـير

ينهانا عن كل طريق يأخذنا نحو الشر

فالله رحيــم و حليــم يدعو دوما للبـر

في الديـن صلاة و صيـام و كذلك فـرح و سـرور

و المتديــن من تلقــاه مبتسـمــا حلــوا كالنــور

يسـعى ليـعمر دنيــاه و هو رقيق الطبـع صبـور

الإسـلام سـلام فينــا يــزرع فينـــا حـب النــاس

الإسـلام سفيـنة حـب يدفعهـا أجـمل إحسـاس

ما أحلى الدنيا لو عشنا و جعلنا الإسلام أساس

كـــل أوامره تهدينــا و تنادينــا للخـير

ينهانا عن كل طريق يأخذنا نحو الشر

فالله رحيــم و حليــم يدعو دوما للبـر

كـــل أوامره تهدينــا و تنادينــا للخـير

ينهانا عن كل طريق يأخذنا نحو الشر

فالله رحيــم و حليــم يدعو دوما للبـر

لا لا تحسب أن الديــن بعيد عن حب و حيــاه

و بهجرك للدين ستحيا تعشق ما قلبك يهواه

أو أن الأيــام ستحـلو و ترى الدنيا شط نجــاه

دينك بحــر من آمــال شط لجميــل الأحــلام

ليس الدين كما تخشــاه ذا ممنوع ذاك حرام

فالإسـلام جميـل حقـا هذا ليس هو الإسلام

كـــل أوامره تهدينــا و تنادينــا للخـير

ينهانا عن كل طريق يأخذنا نحو الشر

فالله رحيــم و حليــم يدعو دوما للبـر

كـــل أوامره تهدينــا و تنادينــا للخـير

ينهانا عن كل طريق يأخذنا نحو الشر

فالله رحيــم و حليــم يدعو دوما للبـر

يبقى انت أكيد في مصر

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

لما الشعب كل اللي يحركه العاطفة...يبقى انت أكيد في مصر

لما خطاب يخلي نص الناس تعيط و تتراجع عن قرارات مهمة خدتها...يبقى انت أكيد في مصر

لما في أحلك المواقف الناس تطلع تهزر و تقول "من النهاردة مفيش حكومة، أنا الحكومة"...يبقى انت أكيد في مصر

لما الجار يخاف على جاره زي لما بيخاف على أهل بيته...يبقى انت أكيد في مصر

لما الشباب يكوِّنوا لجان شعبية منظمة جدًا للحفاظ على أمن بيتهم و أموالهم و أهلهم...يبقى انت أكيد في مصر

لما جار يجيب عيش لكل العمارة عشان احتمال يكونوا محتاجين و مش قادرين ينزلوا يجيبوا و حتى ميرضاش ياخد فلوسه...يبقى انت أكيد في مصر

لما الشباب الجامعي و آباءهم ينزلوا ينظفوا أمام بيتهم...يبقى انت أكيد في مصر

لما الحكومة تسيب الأمن و المرور و نقدر ناخد مكانها...يبقى انت أكيد في مصر

لما مع أول خطر التليفون ميبطلش رن من الناس اللي بتطمن عليك...يبقى انت أكيد في مصر

لما تسمع الجامع بينادي على أولاده و يحثهم على الثبات...يبقى انت أكيد في مصر

لما يكون في مقاومة شعبية و الناس سهرانة في عز البرد و بيلعبوا كرة قدم...يبقى انت أكيد في مصر

بس لما تلاقي أهل بلدك بيضربوا في بعض

لما تلاقي في ظلم و فساد و عدم حرية

لما تلاقي الناس بتموت أمام عينك

يبقى ساعتها أكيد في حاجة غلط بتحصل، يبقى أكيد مش بس المصريين اللي فيها أو بمعنى أصح مش بس الوطنيين

يا ريت نستوعب إن فيه رأيين

ناس مش راضية ان الرئيس بتاعها يمشي بإهانة

و ناس شايفة إن الفساد اللي حصل مايحتملش غير إنه يتنحى الآن

و لازم نحترم بعض، حتى و إن اختلفنا

ماينفعش يكون الناس في ميدان التحرير بيهاجموا بعض

افتكروا: كلنا مصريين و كلنا هدفنا نحو مصر أفضل

و كلنا عاوزين نعيش عيشة أفضل

و لو فعلًا في ناس مندسة أو تدخل من أي نوع زي ما كلنا حاسين

يبقى نتراجع حتى ينفضوا و نرجع تاني

عشان نحافظ على نفسنا

و نحافظ على بلدنا مصر

بغض النظر عن كل الأحداث الحالية

بجد  فخورة إني مصرية

ربنا يسَلِّم بلدنا من كل سوء و من كل خطر و يحفظ أهلها جميعًا

ربنا يرزقنا بالحاكم الصالح الحكيم و العادل

ربنا يعيد علينا الأمن و الاستقرار...بجد نعمة و كنا بننسى نشكر ربنا عليها

رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَـٰذَا بَلَدًا آمِنًا وَارْزُقْ أَهْلَهُ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ مَنْ آمَنَ مِنْهُم بِاللَّـهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ

من عباد الله

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

إن من عباد الله من لو أقسم على الله لأبره

كسرت الربيع عمة أنس ثنية جارية فطلبوا العفو فأبوا فعرضوا عليهم الأرش فأبوا فأتوا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فأمر بالقصاص فقال أنس ابن النضر يا رسول الله تكسر ثنية الربيع والذي بعثك بالحق لا تكسر فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يا أنس كتاب الله القصاص قال فرضي القوم فعفوا فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إن من عباد الله من لو أقسم على الله لأبره

الراوي: أنس بن مالك المحدث: الألباني - المصدر: صحيح ابن ماجه - الصفحة أو الرقم: 2161

خلاصة حكم المحدث: صحيح

هي القصة ان فيه واحدة -الربيع- كسرت للخادمة بتاعتها سِنتها

فالمفروض في الحالة دي ان الربيع يتكسر ليها سِنّة برده علشان يبقى عدل

فأهل الربيع حاولوا يطلبوا العفو من الجارية بس هي لم توافق

فعرضوا عليها الفلوس و برده لم توافق

فذهبوا للرسول صلى الله عليه و سلم و عرضوا عليه الأمر

فقال لهم أن العدل القصاص...يعني برده تتكسر سِنّة الربيع

فأنس اللي هو عمته الربيع قال و الله مش هتتكسر سِنّة الربيع

و القوم سعتها (أهل الجارية) وافقوا بالعفو عن الربيع

فالرسول عليه الصلاة و السلام قال: إن من عباد الله من لو أقسم على الله لأبره :)

يعني هو أكنه دعاء أو طلب من ربنا، بس بصيغة القسم

و ربنا أستجاب ليه و لم تكسر سِنّة الربيعة :)

زي مثلًا لو ناس في موقف صعب و واحد يقول بقوة إيمان

و الله سينجينا الله منه J

ممكن يكون من العباد المذكورين دول و فعلًا ربنا يبره و ينجيهم J

سبحان اللــــــــــه بجد

اللهمّ أجعلنا من هؤلاء العباد

IF

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

I took this poem in school and I love the meanings that it holds.

If you can keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you

But make allowance for their doubting too,

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,

Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,

And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream–and not make dreams your master,

If you can think–and not make thoughts your aim;

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

And treat those two impostors just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

And stoop and build ‘em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings

And never breath a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone,

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

Except the Will which says to them: “Hold on!”

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

Or walk with kings–nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;

If all men count with you, but none too much,

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,

And–which is more–you’ll be a Man, my son!

–Rudyard Kipling–

The Little Things

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته 

It is the Little Things that Make a Big Difference

There was a man taking a morning walk at the beach. He saw that along with the morning tide came hundreds of starfish and when the tide receded, they were left behind and with the morning sun rays, they would die. The tide was fresh and the starfish were alive. The man took a few steps, picked one and threw it into the water. He did that repeatedly. Right behind him there was another person who couldn't understand what this man was doing. He caught up with him and asked, "What are you doing? There are hundreds of starfish. How many can you help? What difference does it make?" This man did not reply, took two more steps, picked up another one, threw it into the water, and said, "It makes a difference to this one." 

What difference are we making? Big or small, it does not matter. If everyone made a small difference, we'd end up with a big difference, wouldn't we?

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Eid + TA

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

Today is the last day in Ramadan...This year it went really fast!

May we all be accepted before the sun set...May we all have forgiven sins & fresh starts

May we all keep the same high spirit after it ends..

and May we all Have a really Happy Eid :)

So to the Next year insha'Allah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxPnuO7svJE

اللهمّ تقبل منّا رمضان

During this blessed month...I spent 2 weeks in asking ppl & researching about how suitable being a TA at college would be...and after asking 2 Sheikhs...I decided to give it a try and sign the acceptance paper.


I don't know if it is truly the right thing or not...I just took the decision with the reasons I know now...and I'm still in this stage of defining all what's around me...So I'm keeping this prayer that if it was the right thing, May Allah Facilitate it for me..and if it is the wrong thing, May Allah Shows me the right thing & let me go for it.


Telling one of my younger friends about this news...she was just super excited and happy...I know I can't describe how she reacted, but she made me this special picture :)

Thaaaanks Amal! :)
looooove youu awiiiiii <3

So, I guess I'm a TA "ila 7iin Esh3aron 2a5ar"! 

A Transition Stage

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

Passing through a transition stage is really irritating. For 18 years now, I've been a student. Now that I'm a graduate, life is different. 

I used to live simply without thinking a lot. Life went on. Short goals weren't such a disaster...I wanted to graduate and here I am.

So what's next? 

I had this dream of opening my own business, where I'll be producing wonderful, interesting, educative cartoons & games :) 

But, is it time? I mean I'm just a fresh graduate, no real experience and not even enough information or enough crazy people! 

I guess I need to take some more solo steps before this dream sees the light.

I had this offer of working in college as a TA. I don't know yet if I'll take it. I'm still thinking about it, but till now it's probably a No.

I love the job, so no need to tell me about how awesome it is :) It's just that I've put myself some constraints in the job that I'll choose and I believe they'll be broken in this one.

May be I'll join some company, but given all the facts, it won't be my dream company :D

I'm okay with that, if I'm gonna enjoy the work :)

I had this wish in the past few weeks. I need a line to walk on without thinking... 

A line drawn for me...that is surely the best (a) 

اللهمّ أرني الحق حقًا و أرزقني اتباعه، و أرني الباطل باطلًا و أرزقني أجتنابه

و لا تجعلهما متشابهان علي فأتبع هواي فأضل

So May it pass really fast...and May Allah give me the strength to handle all the change.

البصر في العواقب

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

من عاين بعين بصيرته تناهي الأمور في بداياتها، نال خيرها، و نجا من شرها. و من لم ير العواقب غلب عليه الحس، فعاد عليه بالألم ما طلب منه السلامة، و بالنصب ما رجا منه الراحة.

و بيان هذا في المستقبل، يتبين بذكر الماضي، و هو أنك لا تخلو، أن تكون عصيت الله في عمرك، أو أطعته.

فأين لذة معصيتك؟ و أين تعب طاعتك؟ هيهات رحل كلٌّ بما فيه! فليت الذنوب إذ تخلت خلت! و أزيدك في هذا بيانًا: مثل ساعة الموت، و انظر إلى مرارة التفريط، و لا أقول: كيف تغلب حلاوة اللذات؛ لأن حلاوة اللذات استحالت حنظلًا، فبقيت مرارة الأسى بلا مقاوم.

أتراك علمت أن الأمر بعواقبه؟ فراقب العواقب تسلم،  و لا تَمِل مع هوى الحس فتندم.

منقول من كتاب صيد الخاطر لابن الجوزيّ

An Endless Stream of Thoughts!

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

Monday 5th of July was my final seminar...

There are lots of thoughts about it...it ends at Prof. Dr. Saeed Abdel Wahab lecture hall, where we had our discussion.

When I think about it...the stream of thoughts keeps on going!

All the happiness, the laughs, the anger, the sadness, the craziness...everything!

It all keeps on going and I can't have enough.

One of the best moments we had was when my friends spent the night @ our house. We prayed Al-Fajr together...this was unforgettable :)

later, Mona wrote on her status: 

"‎[status should be written from two days ago :D]

Having my first Fajr prayer with my friends ♥♥♥"

Reading it made me sigh :) Thank you Garfield :)

Printing the documentation was also very interesting...we were all very keen to see the output.
We kept on revising the whole thing several times before we print the final version and every time we found major errors...that made us a little bit worried.

Finally we printed a sample and were pleased with it (hoping not to find more errors). We went back home and the next day two of us went to get it and the rest were doing other tasks...

You can't imagine how keen we were to see it :) and what we did when the bell rang :D

Thaanks to Allah it was more than fine :) for us it was just perfect :)

This is how our package looked like

[Documentation - CD - Brochure - Setup Manual]

All in a zip-bag with a name-tag :)

Many of our friends (college/school) came and attended the discussion. I received looooots of congratulations wishes/cards/posts that made me really happyyy :)) 

Thank you girls 

My friend ACMaa came too  she really did an effort to be able to attend; it's a working day! You know ACMaa how much i appreciate it :))

The best thing EVER was having my whole family supporting me :)

Dad, mum, misho, mero & lolla... :)

Misho was in Kuwait at the seminar's time. They brought a laptop and opened a skype video call and she saw me presenting my final seminaaaaar =)
This was amazing.....They never fail to impress me!

I loveeeee you gals! :) <3

After finishing we went out (my team) to have lunch.

I went home really tired that I can't remember any details about the rest of the day!

Finally...to my team :) (ALMNS♥♥)

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ الَّذِي هَدَانَا لِهَـٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِنَهْتَدِيَ لَوْلَا أَنْ هَدَانَا اللَّـهُ

Last Midterms!

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

I decided to keep track of every single moment that is left in college
"The Last midterms EVER" thought, has made it quite clear for me that I love FCIS & that I'll certainly miss looots of stuff when I graduate insha'Allah.

It has been 3 days now (3rd day in midterms week) & I actually feel nothing..not a single different feeling.
but the fact that i know that those moments won't EVER come again, is what makes them special.
Here are some snippets of each exam I had & 2 lessons learned (not necessarily from the exam).

First Exam
As usual I was late in the morning...I wake up early, but I have too many morning activities.
I didn't read/hear about most of the subject; as i skipped some sessions & it didn't feel like studying!
Anywayz I tried to do my best in the time I had & El7amdulellah the exam went fine :)

2 lessons:

• "You can't go back and make a new start, but you can start now & make a new end" [persistence]
• "وَعَلَى اللَّـهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوا إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ"

Second Exam

 I studied online wiz my friends till 2:30am & woke up @ 5:00am. I had a good feeling about the subject & -not as usual- I finished studying b4 the exam starts :D (Y)


2 lessons:

• Studying wiz my friends is Fun 
• Even an exam could be enjoyed :D [if you wanna do it, do it wiz a style B-)]

Third Exam
I think they should call the subject Automata. Same old machines.

2 lessons:

• Sometimes we need to write fast in order to have enough time to think :D
• Documenting doesn't necessarily be text [A picture worth 1000 words]

Fourth Exam

I arrived 30mins late & the doctor told me that I'll have no extra time (her right :))..Thanks to Allah I managed to finish & handed my paper 3 mins before the time ends :)

2 lessons:

• "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."
• Re-reading the Questions will most probably Help :D

Fifth Exam

I was super tired this night so I slept & woke up the next day...I always found that studying after fajr is the Best timing ever. I started reading from the book & the time was more than enough (we took few sections)

I wrote this on my room's wall b4 going to the exam

The main problem I had was writing my answers in the exam, but the day went on & the last midterm EVER was over!!

Still can't believe that I'm going through these moments..

Since this was our last exam, we decided to celebrate :D...we had looooooots of fun and the day was really nice.. :)

my friends & I wrote these stuff on the board

The one thing i'm looking forward to now -by finishing college- is having a healthy life :D

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ الَّذِي هَدَانَا لِهَـٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِنَهْتَدِيَ لَوْلَا أَنْ هَدَانَا اللَّـهُ

Finally

"If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right" Steve Jobs

Feels Better

Al Salam 3alikom w ra7mat Allah w'barakatoh

A thought that came to my mind...الأفـــضــــل قادم لا محالــــة بإذن الله :)

well it really feels better...Be Optimistic Always. It helps you think in a better way & concentrate on achieving more.

As you sow...

So Shall you reap :)

So make sure you are sowing the right seeds!

This applies on MOST of the aspects of our life.

If you are studying...then, As you sow (study & work hard) so shall you reap (knowledge).

If you are working...then, As you sow (Do your work/research) so shall you reap (get output).

just by living...As we sow (worship Allah with all of its meanings of working, praying.....) so shall we reap (By entering paradise insha'Allah)

If you are faced with people who are spreading negative energy. Try not to get affected by them.

you need all the positive feelings to go on.

yesss!! you can do it!

Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.

and you can do ANYTHING if you are determined enough.

Remember...

Attitude is contagious...Is yours worth catching??!

yes it's just like this image. You smile at your friend, he smiles back at you...even if he doesn't really feel like smiling!

Watch your attitude. The only difference between a good day and a bad one is your attitude!

If you are faced by a problem...It's okay..actually it is more than okay :D

It a chance for you to do YOUR BEST :)

So now whenever you're faced by a problem, just do your best :)

last but not least...

People rarely succeed UNLESS they have FUN in what they are doing

It's one thought that leads to another...

Watch your thoughts; they become words.

Watch your words; they become actions.

Watch your actions; they become habits.

Watch your habits; they become your character.

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.