Monday, March 21, 2016

28th post - back to working life in Singapore.. been 7 months since i came back, flight return no more.. a wrap-up after 3 years in Tareem. khair InshaAllah. may Allah reward whoever that asked me this question for it is a breath of fresh support for me to strive on here. Allah bless.

Anonymous said...Assalamu'alaykum ukht.
I came accross your blog and Masya'Allah, it amazes me. Can you tell us what is your experience living in Tareem and Singapore? Is it so much difference? May Allāh SWT bless you always :

January 21, 2016 at 8:54 PMDelete
dorayuana
said...
wa'alaikumussalaam

may Allah bestow you rizq of His Pleasure always. Ameen.

3years already and all I can say is Tareem is to be experienced, nothing can justify it in words.

what I realized is, there is much truth in;

more dunya = less akhirah.
less dunya = MORE akhirah

Tareem is one of the choosen tools to "get to Allah" and up till now, I have yet to find another place like it but the time has come to try apply it for own homeland. the word is try.

our teachers there always say things to pacify those leaving Tareem....

"TAREEM IS IN YOUR HEART, YOU CARRY IT WHEREVER YOU GO"
as much as I love my own country Singapore (and I really do), I can't deny convenient comforts, materials & and basically everything good of dunya here (mashaAllah!) makes this heart feel not as closely immersed as it was when in Tareem.

it is through hardships that one raises his trembling hands in surrendering du'a.. that one is immersed in Allah.. that one pleads with Allah.. and that is when the heart is given softness and Nur through his tears of remembrance.

this is a practice towards humility.. the goal of seeking knowledge. cuz from humility, one seeks knowledge not for showing off or for the sake of fulfilling his wants & desire to understand... but solely becuz it pleases Allah. sincerity.. have you ever wondered why the surah is called Al-Ikhlas?

it is the ways of the blessed people of khidmah there that leaves one speechless. the Tarimis are people of zikr.. of soft hearts.. and practicers of knowledge... in the knowledge, they believe strongly in the baraqah of knowledge through presence in gatherings, through having good opinions of others and situations, through having the best of etiquettes and especially through sincerity & secrecy of good deeds. I digress.

my apologies for I rambled too much.. my heart goes mush when someone asks about Tareem but I am quite good at hiding it for I do not wish to give false hopes to others who think Tareem is a place you easily have access to having closeness to Allah.

spiritual highs are so over-rated, many fail to understand how much hardships one needs to endure to get to the said closeness hence many then just succumb and give everything up and powder it up with fancy defenses one's limited mind could conjure. sad. sincerely, sad.

that aside, you will learn a lot about someone that will ultimate lead you to that intimacy with Allah. that someone is YOU. whatever that you have been put through, it is tailor-made for you so you could bring it back to your own homeland (even the world over) and be ready to be of service to others.

basically before helping others, you need to know YOU... who you were, who you are, who you will and wanna become.. you learn to be good in your own skin.. in combining your own character with your new found everything.. to not be afraid of being YOU.. cuz all you yearn is to be of khidmah towards those who Allah says, matters, those alike YOU but have yet to find themselves but with YOU they would be able to relate to.

paham tak dia nye best?

may Allah be pleased with you for reminding me of moments of memories of Tareem. you made my day. may Allah fulfill your du'a & hajat and raise you in the ranks by His side.. and release you of accountability of your sins in dunya and akhirah and allow you Jannah without Hisab. Ameen Ya Rabbal Alamin.

dora

4 comments:

Unknown said...

assalamu'alaik. jazaakillah for the very informative blog.

I am from a secular school and I really want to study in darul mustafa after serving my NS in shaa Allah. Is it possible though? and if you don't mind can you summarise the process like how do we apply or who to contact? because i really want to go there but have no idea what to do or who to contact...i am basically lost and i dont't how or where to start


may Allah reward you greatly and ease your affairs in dunya and akhirah ameen

dorayuana said...

'alaikum slm wr.wb.

everything good is possible.. Allah has power over everything, all u hv to do is ask in ur supplications. may this Ramadhan shower u with bountiful rizq of His Pleasure just for your intentions on wanting to pursue sacred knowledge to gain His Closeness.

application, processes, any related matters starts wif d good alumni here in Singapore. a good start will be messaging the administrator Muhammad Aidrus at +6590065651... Allah be with you always.

Chowdhury said...

Assalamualaikum, I am from Bangladesh. I am trying my level best to join this Sawal session. I want to know, Is seiyun safe for arrival? Because i have to arrive via seiyun.

dorayuana said...

Wslm wr. wb. my apologies, i am not aware of the current situation at Seiyun as currently the arrangement for Singaporean students is to travel by bus from Oman into Tareem.