Friday, November 21, 2008

Luxuries of Life

18 Nov 08 : As + Team had gone back to Kelantan [her hometown] to distribute packets of rice to the poor folks there, Pengkalan Chepa in particular. On that day itself, there was no access to the folks' houses because it was flooded. So they distributed 14 packs of rice at this school to 14 families.


We who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification, and has in his mind no.favor from anyone for which a reward is expected in return; except only the desire to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High. He surely will be pleased [when he enters Paradise]. (Qur'an 92: 18-21)

We feed you seeking Allah’s Countenance only. We wish for no reward, nor thanks from you. (Qur'an 76: 9)


The first person who benefits from an act of charity is the benefactor himself, by seeing changes in himself and in his manners, by finding peace, by watching a smile form on the lips of another person. (Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni: Author of 'Don't Be Sad')


Looking at their houses [if you can call it a house, that is], brings a feeling of 'insaf'. Here we are in the luxuries of life.... still complaining about petty things.






Our hope is that one day, they too are able to able to indulge in some piece of luxuries... with more people being aware that there are still a lot of poor + needy people out there. Hopefully the rest of us too should part with our own luxuries + make this beloved country of ours a better place. Aaammiiiiin

Heal the world, make this a better place
For you + for me + ..........
Michael Jackson's Song