Ramadhan 1431H & others

Bismillahirahmanirahim...

Ramadhan is now reaching its 11th day and that means 12th tarawikh. Alhamdulillah. Feeling so grateful for having the opportunity to meet this blessed month again. There are many things happened that marked my 1431 H Ramadhan. Firstly, observing how kids learn to fast. So cute. Amongst them were:

On the first day, some of the students came up to me and say "Teacher. Can I drink the tap water?''. I replied "Of course no. You could'nt. Your fasting will be void then". Around 2 pm, after Zuhr prayer, in class, all of them looked very tired. Even when I ask them to open up their workbooks they replied " Tak larat la Muallimah nak tulis". That was only on the FIRST DAY! The days after it, they were already running the school compound even until the end of school hours.

The school also gives out muhasabah booklet for them to check what have they done during Ramadhan and Alhamdulillah they are eager and excited each time I bring the booklets to their class. If I forget, they'll remind me " Muallimah. Nak buat buku oren".

But on the other side of life...

It is so devastating reading in the newspapers about babies being abandoned-a life or...DEAD. The numbers seems to rise day by day. Its a serious problem even some people might think as a norm, not a big deal or issue. Recently, Baby Hatch were developed to cater for these babies. Then, up came the suggestion to open a school for pregnant women/ school going children.

The main question regarding this issue is the 'aqidah of the baby. Some the babies' identity, race and religion is unknown.

Secondly, what goes around comes around. What if the abandoned baby one day came to his/ her mother to ask the mother's child hand for marriage since the child didn't know who is parents are and the mother also did not remember any thing about the dark episode of life. Another thing is that, don't blame your children should they leave you at the Old Folk's Home as you have once leave your child. OK. It is wrong to do such things towards our parents but if we think back about 'hukum alam', anything is possible with Allah's will.

P/S 1: love babies very much so, don't leave your babies and abandon them. There are married couples who waited for so long for their own child. Be thankful. If you dont want it, protect yourself from committing zina. It just piles up the list of sins. Nauzubillah min zalik.

P/S 2: thinking how to teach my kids in the future to fast ('',).

Allah Knows Best.