Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamualaikum.
Alhamdulillah. Sekali lagi kita bertemu ramadhan. Ramadhan bulan mulia, bulan keinsafan, bulan pengampunan, bulan amal, dan segala-gala yang baik pada bulan ini.
Secara praktikalnya, kita menahan diri dari makan, minum, serta perkara-perkara yang membatalkan puasa.
Sebenarnya, bila masuk bulan ramadhan ni, perkataan yang muncul ialah penat, lapar, dahaga, tak larat.. Sedangkan, kita mampu je sebenarnya berpuasa. Tapi, entah lah mulut dan pemikiran kita ni, suka sangat dengan mind set yang negatif. We are stronger than we think!
Apart from that, solat sunat tarawih. Bagi orang lain, I do not know your first experience with tarawih. But mine started during my secondary school, when I was in form 2. Maybe some would think that I started a bit late, but I was very excited at that time. I was happy that I finally learned how to perform tarawih.
We tend to have worries on how long is the surah that will be read by imam, how many rakaat should be done, tak panas ke pakai telekung lama-lama nanti and macam2 lagi lah sangkaan-sangkaan awal. Padahal, bila dah buat tu. Subhanallah, we did it. MashaAllah. Hebat kuasa Allah. Dia buat kita tenang beribadah pada Dia.
This year, I am going to puasa alone. Bersahur alone, berbuka pon alone. Because I live alone. I can't deny that I feel so so sad thinking about celebrating ramadhan alone. But you know, I still have to. Pray I will be strong.
It is not easy living alone. And now it's going to be more lonely. It's ok. Allah is always with me.
A loner,
Munira
