Labbaikallah...

In the wee hours of Tuesday next week, by the grace of Allah swt, Pak Abu and I would begin our journey of a lifetime; to the Holy Land, to perform the Haj.

No words can explain the joy that we felt upon receiving the news from Tabung Haji just three weeks ago that we had been given a berth for this Haj season.

We had waited patiently for a final say to our appeal to go for pilgrimage sooner than the year allocated to us earlier by Tabung Haji, that is 2018. Alhamdulillah, we are truly blessed, to have been given a chance to go ten years ahead of schedule.

To step foot in Makkah, to be able to pray in front of the Kaabah, to perform all the rituals and obligations - to become "Tetamu Allah" (Guests of God) - this is all so very daunting for first-timers like us who have never been to the Holy Land.

Apprehension aside, we look forward to fulfilling the fifth tenet of Islam the best we can. Kepada Allah swt kami berserah. We shall be away for 41 days and would be back, God willing, on 04/01/09.

Dear readers and friends, doakanlah semoga kami mendapat kenikmatan Allah swt sepenuhnya, semoga dikurniakan Haji Mabrur dan semoga kami selamat kembali ke pangkuan keluarga. Ampunilah saya sekiranya terkasar bahasa atau andainya kalian terguris hati dengan mana-mana posting saya selama ini.

Bismillahirahmanirrahim

Ya Allah Ya Tuhan ku
Akulah sekerdil dan sehina manusia didepan Mu
Begitu lama aku mengasing diri dari Mu
Begitu ingkar aku akan segala tuntutan Mu
Begitu leka aku dengan segala larangan Mu
Begitu jauh aku dari Mu Ya Allah
Betapa aku melupai Mu Ya Allah

Tetapi Engkau sentiasa mengingati aku Ya Allah
Kau buka pintu hati ku Ya Allah
Kau kikis segala kemungkaran ku Ya Allah
Kau terangkan segala kegelapan ku Ya Allah
Sesungguhnya Engkau mengasihani aku Ya Allah

Ya Allah Ya Tuhan ku
Ampunilah segala dosa ku
Terimalah segala penyesalan ku
Lindungilah aku dari kedajalan
Berkatilah aku dengan hidayah Mu

Kasihanilah aku Ya Allah

Sesungguhnya Engkau Maha Mengampuni..

Amin.