Spreading love

As-salāmu ʿalaykum, European is quite known with their good value in greeting and have a small talk with strangers. They are very friendly. Some of them will treat you like their long-lost friend, asking about how are you doing and things like that.


I reflected on this and I believe that we could actually create a better world by spreading love. Even in Islamic teaching, spreading salam is one of remarkable good deeds. To dig deeper on this, we need to always go back to the root meaning of it. Salam means peace. I wish we could store peace all over the world because that is only how we could live a beautiful life without hatred.But commonly, even though we already knew the meaning of salam, everytime the words flowing out from our lips, we often forget the meaning. Not literally forget, but we just have it on our tongue and not in our hearts. From now on, I hope I would utter the words by truly saying it by heart.


Islam also highlights the smile as sadaqah (charitable act). There are also few things that you can easily do it daily and the act will be counted as sadaqah, inshaallah.

Abu Dhar reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:


“Your smile to your brother is a sadaqah (charitable act) for you. Your commanding the right and forbidding the wrong is a sadaqah. Your guiding a man in the land of misguidance is a sadaqah for you. Your seeing (showing the way) for a man with bad eyesight is a sadaqah for you. Your removing a stone or thorn or bone from the road is a sadaqah for you. Your emptying your bucket of water into your brother’s (empty) bucket is a sadaqah for you.” {tirmidhi}


This beautiful hadith is the perfect sign of peace. Spreading love for people around you, be it they are someone you know or a complete stranger. Your simple act would leave a big impact to other people. I read it somewhere, the possible reason why smile is categorized as Sadaqah ; because of the power of the smile. It is contagious. It would make someone who burdened with their problems feels better when you smile and sending them positive energy. If the power of smile is this significant, I wonder how huge will it be for the power of salam. Because you are literally duʿāʾfor a peace upon that person. It just like a trade. Whenever you meet the eyes, you interchanging the duʿāʾfor the peace. SubhanaAllah, How amazing this way of life (deen). :)

Is this your happiness?

I'm always keep repeating in my dua that I want to travel part of the world one day. I keep repeating it daily.

Last December, I flew straightaway to Bandung after my final examination. I was thinking about spending time there for 2 weeks. But with the Power of Allah, I have been called to come back to Malaysia and getting ready to fly to Ireland. Fully sponsored. I could not believe it. It is mind blowing because actually I didn't just bought the tickets to Indonesia. But, I also bought a ticket for solo backpacking in Seoul, Korea. It is on June 2018 inshaAllah.

And now, I have to travel to Europe between those 2 destinations. The route will be Indonesia, Europe, Korea. It is really a full year of travel. If you ask me why I would love to travel, it is mainly because I want to gain experience and see the world. It is also my dream to experience the Islamic ambience abroad. 

And now, what I could say is to rethink again what is happening in my life. This is a blessing but at the same time also a test for me. It makes me ponder on how grateful to live in Malaysia with a warm weather. Yes, I love winter and maybe some of you love winter. While Malaysia sometimes can be scorching hot. But to look on the bright side of it, in the hot weather during the afternoon in Malaysia, it will be very refreshing when you take ablution (wudhuk) during that time. But here, every single minutes is totally cold. Even heater in my room could not compromise. It is quite challenging to take a wudhuk even you have heater in the toilet. Because when you go out from the toilet, you will be shaking because it is really cold. 

Fajr is a big challenge. It is a colder moment in a day. Touch the phone to stop the alarm clock, it is just like you touch an ice block. To get out from bed and touch the floor need full demand of emaan there :D . Especially when you are alone at room. Nobody going to remind you. 

But I also find something beautiful in this struggle. For every single minutes of struggle and the 'vibration' of my body, I know Allah counts every single of it. It is well-recorded. And that's what keep me going. It is beautiful to just depend and rely on Him. When no one reminds you, you remind yourself that Allah is watching. He is All-Seeing. May Allah rewards our struggle. All of us.

Blue Lagoon.. Where are you?

Taken from google

The title sounds so heart-breaking ey? 

Last Wesak Day, my circle of friends and me went to the Hutan Simpan Ayer Hitam, Puchong. I never knew about this place before. To be honest, I took it easy. And I regretted it. 😆

The day before that, when they sent me the picture of the blue lagoon which is the blue crystal clear waterfall., I was just like “wow, beautiful”. I just decided to go and it’s not because of the place, but it is because of I was longing for our weekly sharing. Obviously, I thought it is just like Air Terjun Bukit Wang, Kedah. Which is, it got craved stairs and some resting places such as pondok wakaf. 

Beautiful. Fantastic.

But the imagination went wrong once we start our hiking…

Because I’ve been asked to give a reflection about the hiking, I think it is better if I get to the points now. Hehe.😉

1) When a suffer is not a suffer.

First, it’s not a riddle okay. When a suffer is not a suffer. That’s what I felt. You know, to go hiking with a palazzo and the bag (which I promised myself only will bring the bag to the shopping mall), is not the best thing I ever do in my life. But to be honest, I didn’t even notice this, I feel very light-hearted and just noticed all this once I already in the car. 

What I can say here, if you have a goal in your life, and you feel like you’re in need of something, you’ll go for it. As for me, I really need the sharing. And even though it’s hundreds or maybe thousand meters from the ground-level, I don’t mind. Exactly, because of I was longing for that. After all, Allah owns everything between the earth and the sky, and the whole universe.

2) Allah closes that door, because He knows you might fall.

Actually, we were trying to find the blue lagoon. Every time, we bumped with anyone along the trails, they told us, “Oh yea, you almost there”. We were not only went up and down in the woods, but also walk in the river. Literally, walk in and along the river. How determined we were!😆

But we cannot find the blue lagoon. When we are enjoying our time walking in the river, one of my beloved sister falls because she stumbling by the deep hole. My friend and I were running towards her, and my friend also stumbling by it. It taught me a lesson.

You know what, the blue lagoon that we’re trying to find has exactly the same hole beneath it with a depth of 13 METRES. Here again, think how only that ‘deep’ little hole, already makes you guys hurt. How about the deeper one? Allahu.

Who knows maybe He planned for us not to find the blue lagoon, because one of us might fall into it when we uncontrollably excited playing in the blue lagoon. Right?

It same goes to the rule of life. Sometimes, Allah closes the door that you’re gazing at all this time, (be it is a major that you dream to take or maybe the university that you aim). It is all because He doesn’t want you to fall soon after you entered the 'door'. 

Credit to Kak kathy

3) Woods make world more peaceful and harmony.

This is the thought-provoking part. If you realized, along the trails we always met someone who is totally a stranger and from various races and religions. We were greeting and give salam to each other with a full big smile. Why can’t we do the same when we are on the ground-level that we stepping on it every single day. Why suddenly when you reach ground level, everything becomes ‘awkward’ and ‘cold’ again? 

Is it because of when you’re down there, you have higher position? Or is it because of you already felt safe? Or maybe because of down there, you wear a better and high-standard dress compared to me? Or up there, only few people that you meet so it is easier to greet everyone? Why is it actually?

It makes me feel like, the woods can bring us more harmony and peaceful life. That is because of up there, you know that maybe you gonna need each other. If anything happens to you up there, maybe he/she might be the one will help you. That is why we respect each other and try to become friend. Why can’t we do the same down here? When the world full of insecurity and mistrust.

      

Kembara Muslim Travel and Tours Sdn Bhd

Alhamdulillah.

Let me express my thanks to all the pilgrims (Jemaah) of Kembara Muslim who trusted us to help in managing your Umrah. InshaAllah.

KM that has been set up by my parents which started with only a group of pilgrims four years ago now has received a very encouraging support. The main reason of incorporating this company is because of the experience during our first visit/umrah with the X Company that gave us various problems to be faced. The first day arrived in Madinah, each person must add SAR250 if we want to stay in hotel or else we can just visit the Prophet's Mosque and continue the journey to Mecca straightaway after that. This is one of the changes that made by that particular travel agency. Obviously, we do not agree with these changes, but we don’t have any choices. Moreover, with 18 members of my family, it results in SAR4500 for the total amount to be paid! That’s totally not an exciting part of our first umrah. But it taught us a lot.

Our first umrah

This experience made us come out with the idea to establish Kembara Muslim Travel and Tours in order to help pilgrims perform the pilgrimage in more systematic way and more secure. Let's get to know us. Before we start our journey, we will always update with all of our jemaah about the progress of ticket,visa,accommodation and etc. We will also do a briefing twice or more in Malaysia before going, as an early preparation.

Briefing in Malaysia

We also give a plan briefing during our stay in medina and mecca. 

Kembara Muslim Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd is offering umrah packages below; -

1. Standard Umrah Package

-Available package.
-Saudi  Airline (Direct flight from kul-med)
-Hotel Medina + - 200 m from the Masjid Nabawi
-Hotel Makkah + -350 m from the Masjidil Haram
-Umrah 12H 11M RM6890

-Umrah 11H 9M RM 6690

-Umrah ziarah taif 11H 9M RM 6890

*These are the prices for school holidays. During normal periods the price will be reduced by RM 300.

2. Family Package (small)

The itinerary of program, flights and hotels can be discussed
with the management team of Kembara Muslim.

3. Special Package

For those who have their own group.
The itinerary of program, flights and hotels can be discussed
with the management team of Kembara Muslim

EACH PACKAGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY OUR MANAGEMENT OF KEMBARA MUSLIM / USTAZ FROM MALAYSIA AND WE WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU IN PERFORMING IBADAH (RITUAL ACTIONS) DURING YOUR STAY IN THE TANAH SUCI.

Our package also includes:
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1. A large luggage 

2. A bag pack
3. A sling bag
4. A non-woven fabric bag
5. A handbook with complete step-by-step guides for Umrah
6. A guide book for umrah and compilation of doa(prayers).

Luggage

From left : non-woven fabric bag, bag pack, sling back

Guide book for umrah & compilation of doa (A4)

A handbook with complete step-by-step guides for Umrah

Our practical in KM is each group of pilgrims will be accompanied by one of our management team that will always be with you during your pilgrimage/umrah.

And every time you would like to perform Umrah, it is recommended to perform it with our ustaz/mutawwif. Our ustaz/mutawwif will guides you and the advantage of this is; for the elders and first comers, there’s nothing to worry about since we will always be with you and guides you during the umrah.

Briefing from our mutawwif

Women also have the opportunity to enter Raudah with our ustazah while in Medina. As our motto "Bersama Anda Menyempurnakan Umrah", we try our best to provide the excellent services for our jemaah.

During our visit in mecca and medina, we will always stay together in one group . But you also have your own free time with your family to go shopping, tour around and etc. Before coming back to Malaysia, we will discuss with our jemaah and choose one day to organize ‘kenduri tahlil’ during our stay in mecca.

Kenduri Tahlil in Mecca

Kenduri Tahlil in Mecca

Our jemaah at Uhud

Memory with our jemaah at Jabal ar Rahmah

During our visit to Taif

Alhamdulillah, we have great friendships with all of our jemaah and sometimes in Malaysia we will gather in a ‘kenduri kesyukuran’ as our reunion.

Reunion in Malaysia

Reunion in Malaysia

Register now with us and be a part of our family !

I invite you to try our services and you also can read more about us at our facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/kembaramuslimtravel/). InshaAllah.