The sarahan after terawih just now was entitled, "Antara Cahaya & Kegelapan". In short, it was about knowledge and how it will lead us to enlightenment. The BH and I had 'deposited' the kids at my MIL's before heading to Al-Khair. It was the usual 8 raka'at of terawih followed by the 2+1 of witir except that for the last 15 days of Ramadhan, the 1 raka'at of witir has the doa qunut after ruku'.
Thinking back to the sarahan, I am glad that this year's Ramadhan has been very different for me for many reasons...I guess it all boils down to WILL POWER, FOCUS, DETERMINATION & DISCIPLINE. One thing that has been different is that fact that today, 9 days before Syawal, we have finished the major part of our Raya prep!!! We have changed ALL the curtains (day and night curtains), changed the sofa covers, changed the living room layout, brought out the carpets, changed the dining room layout, tidied up the storeroom (it's now possible to walk in and do a u-turn inside without things falling on top of you!). In previous years, this would have usually been carried out like 48 hours before 1 Syawal! But no...this year was gonna different.
The ustaz rightfully said that most would be concerned with the prep for 1 Syawal and miss the last 10 days of Ramadhan's barakah...That, IMHO, would be missing the whole point of celebrating on 1 Syawal. The journey IS as important as the destination...So, since we have done the major part of the prep, we can concentrate on reflecting the true meaning of Ramadhan...
Ah well, we are left with only the 'minor' touches to the prep like filling up the green packets (hmmm, what's the market rate this year I wonder!?!?), filling up the containers with kuih-muih raya, changing the picture frames with new pictures, getting fresh flowers for Mum, MIL and our abode...
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