Adakah kita semakin jahil?

Before I start noting down my honest yet personal thought, please be reminded by definition of the word personal, means this is my own true feelings and opinion so, I do hope no one will be offended by this.

I am currently on long leave for the next 3 weeks to attend to some personal matters which are quite pressing. Now, I'm in Malacca just enjoying a short break with my better half and the cuties after a tired 3 days thingy that was very taxing, both physically and mentally.

Before I left for my long leave, while others were wishing each other Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and when I gave them another wish Selamat Tahun Baru Hijrah, people started to give me this look....and few seconds after that, 'yelah kan, Awal Muharam, lupa ler kan?'.

Nope, I'm not telling you I'm pious, and no, my religion knowledge is not deep at all, infact it's quite shallow. But, it's quite disheartening to see people from my own religion neglecting our own New Year, a date that should be meaningful and impactful to us. And a date marked the pilgrimage of our beloved Prophet Nabi Muhamad s.a.w. from Makkah to Madinah(trus tringat the nasyi that we used to sing masa kecik2 dulu).

I too was so jahil before, dok sibuk Happy New Year sana sini and forgot to celebrate my Islamic New Year. Alhamdulilah, my better half guided me and I am no longer that ignorant.

My resolution for this Awal Muharam? Praying 5 times a day, Alhamdulilah, has 95% achieved(remaining 5% still need to be worked on, slalu ralit on work and then terbabas). But, I need to work on the timing. Meaning solat zuhur tu awal skit not lagi 10 minutes or less towards Asar. This is applicable to other prayers as well. My mom keep on nagging me on this, siap cakap lewat2 kan solat, mana kita tau kita tak meninggal dunia in between those prayers. Lepas kena bebel, sedar ler kejap, pastu buat balik, tak senonoh betul!

Salam Maal Hijrah dari kami sekeluarga and hope this New Year will bring better rezeqi and better health to all!!