Make me among those who are few

Bismillah
Assalamualaikum wbt

All praised belong to Allah~Alhamdulillah

I walked out the hall  with a smile.

" Alhamdulillah",I whispered to myself. 

That last paper officially ended my first year here. I looked around, they were there, talking loudly about the accounting exam moments ago.

"Man, I went out an hour earlier. I just don't know what to write anymore. I not even know what I was doing!"

"So, you've been standing here for an hour?" One of them asked. 

"Yup! Waiting for you guys, the smart folks"

We all laughed. The result will be out on 9th of December. I might be home by then, so hopefully I did well. Time passed silently. It had been a year since I first came to Australia. Early this year, I had many dreams and goals. Start from making friends, graving for the feeling of getting at least one HD, be a better servant of Allah, learn more about this deen that I born into~a blessing from Allah indeed, and lots more to be listed here.  

Had I achieve all those?

It was very hard for me to say yes. I aimed to change and be a better person, yet I strongly doubted that. However, never give up! Never give on His blessings and mercy.

Allah is the most forgiving and merciful. 

Remember that. 

There were lots of lilac-coloured trees along the route to the tram station. 

They were more like light purple for me, actually. 

Nevertheless, I was staring at them all along. It was like in the movie of "winter sonata" where colourful leaves falling, like rain and covered the footpath. 

"I'm in Australia" I told myself.

 Allah is always helping me. 

I remembered those moments where I felt very frustrated with accounting back in high school. Honestly, all my answers were craps during SPM. Thus, that evening, we illegally went to school's swimming pool. Most of the accounting students were there, frustrated with accounting too I guessed. 

"@&%$#*#! accounting" I yelled before jumping like a cannon into the pool. I thought I would never get an A for it. 

Alhamdulillah, thing turned out to be well. Very too well actually. He answered my dua'.

The satans asked Allah to prolong their life until the day of judgment, indeed they were evil and disobedient creation. Yet,  Allah granted it. Unlikely,  servant that  prayed nights and days asked from Him, He refused to fullfil. Unless, we weren't serious in making dua'. 

Never underestimate the power of dua'.

Alhamdulillah, I was thankful for all the blessing. 

“And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, ‘If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe’.” (Ibrahim:7).

Believe in Allah's help, and you will be successful. InshaAllah

A story that I remembered. 

In the time of calipathe Umar al-Khattab, there was a young man who always prayed beside baitullah by saying, 

“Oh Allah, make me into those who are few” 
(Ya Allah! Masukkanlah aku dalam golongan yang sedikit)

Sayyidina Umar heard it when he was performing tawaf around the kaabah. He felt intrigued and curious with the young man dua’. After the tawaf, he called out for the young man, and asked, 

“Why are you making such dua’? Isn’t there anything else you can ask from Allah? 

The young man said,
“Ya, Amirul Mukminin, I asked such way as I fear with Allah words in Surah al-A’raaf verse 10 that says,

“And surely, We gave you authority on the earth and appointed for you therein provision (for your life). Little thanks do you give”
I asked Allah to put me into those who were few, those few people who were thankful to Allah.

Honestly, be grateful all the time is hard. We say Alhamdulillah if we gained something, something we loved and expected most. Least we are grateful when hardship come unexpectedly. 

It happen to me as well.

But, we are learning. No one would and ever be perfect. But, we should aim for the best. 

 InshaAllah, lets us try to be those who are grateful in time of ease and hardship. Amin. 

Those who are or will be taking exam, all the best. Start with Bismillah and end with tawakal to Allah. Success will come in one condition, you try your best! :)