The Unforgettable Memory Of Celebrating Maal Hijrah

Assalamualaikum w.b.t, How are you doing everyone?

Insha Allah today I would like to write an entry about my unforgettable memory of celebrating Maal Hijrah. Talking about Maal Hijrah how many of you  know what is Maal Hijrah? Maal Hijrah or also known as Awal Muharam can bestly be defined as the celebration for the beginning of the Islamic New Year. Muharam, derived from the word haram, which means sinful, is a  month considered most sacred of all besides the month of Ramadan. That is the definition which I had found it from google.

Did you know when did Hijra start? it  began by counting  from the Islamic New Year in 622 AD, On this year, our beloved Prophet Muhammad pbuh and muslim haved migrated from Mecca to Medina or people used to knew it as Yathrib a long time ago. For me 1439 Hijra, this year is the most unforgettable Maal Hijra celebrating because flood had overwhelmed my beloved state Perlis. People  claimed this was  because the overdued of the project tebatan banjir, which is from the Empangan Timah Tasoh to Kuala Perlis. The water overflooded  and it caused a flash flood. There was a lot of main road were  started filled by water.

About 1000 people haved been evacuated to the 10 flood relief centre in the state, my team from Gabungan Belia Institut Al-Qayyim and I had to make an adhoc meeting to help the flood victims by allocating the kit bantuan banjir. All this we need to do in the short time because all the flood  victim,  need the food and water and so on. This was my first experience, because before this I haven't got involved in flood mission, it's once in a blue moon. Alhamdulilah,  I've such a very valuable knowledge, like how to approached the people who are in trouble, how we can  help to reduce their sadness because their houses appliance were damaged.

For me this is one of the way, on how Allah wants to give us a reminder, disaster like a flood is also one of the message from Him. We, as a leader in the earth did not take care of our environment, then surely it  causes a pollution. The best advise which I can share is  we should change our attitude, by starting  to love our  nature. For intstance, throw the rubbish inside the garbage bin. Nowadays I noticed that people usually simply throwing the rubbish everywhere like into river and all. Allah have gave us a big responsibility to be a leader on this earth that's why we should take care of this beloved earth.

On that day, I had accompanied my mother to her friend's son walimah, which is stone throw away from my house. This is my first experience to drive a car across the water, waa... I had felt like I'm on the 4x4 offroad car. You know it's quite hard to control the car streering in that condition, I hold it very firm as to ensure it's under my control. Alhamdulillah, we reached my mother friend's, it's a very rare scene because the walimah was held in the water haha... I think the bride and groom will bear in their mind, their wedding ceremony beause it's such a precious memory. The food that was served at that walimah are very scrumptious, hmm... it's really yummylicious alhamdulilah.

Lastly, after all I think this is my  best unforgettable celebrating Maal Hijrah in my life because I had celebrated it with my belove family in Perlis. Secondly  during this year Maal Hijrah celebration my state was overwhelmed by flood. The third is I can help the flood victim s at  the flood relief centre with my team which I gained  a lot of new knowledge. We can't buy an experience but we can get through it by ourself. That's all wasalamualaikum waramatullah.