Alhamdulillah

"Be grateful to Allah. And, whoever is grateful, he is only grateful for his own soul."

Surah Luqman

Kamal, Khalish, and I were thankful to be a part of Majlis Zikir Kesyukuran Rakyat (Sempena Belanjawan Negara 2012) hosted by Sahabat Zikrullah Surau Batu, Ujong Pasir, and Tanjung Dirt Bike Club on November 12, 2011.

Prior to the event, both hosts held a mega gotong-royong, during which they cleaned and refurbished the surau and its surrounding.

Surau Batu has been declared a wakaf in 1894. It has been utilised by Sahabat Zikrullah around Melaka and Negeri Sembilan since 1990s to practise congregational prayers and zikir.

Ayah Soh, a father figure among Sahabat Zikrullah, delivered a beautiful speech on gratitude. How he spread his spirit to the audience. Thank you for your wisdom.

The representative of the Chief Minister of Melaka applauded the efforts to keep the surau alive with various religious activities. Thank you for being with us.

Everybody worked hand in hand indeed to make the program a success.

Too bad I was not in the pink of health then. Otherwise, you could view more photos of people at work behind the scene. I fervently hope this is the start to more similar events. 

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A little story on Khalish that day:

He was happy to be in his favourite attire, baju Melayu. The moment the three of us reached Surau Batu, the little boy followed Kamal to the men's wing. I took a peek. 

There he was, at the back of the wing, right behind the last line of adults, following each step of the prayer attentively. After the zikir ended, I went out of the women's wing to find whether or not Kamal needed my help with the three-year-old. Only to see him asleep in my mother's arms, at the surau verandah. According to Kamal and my mother, Khalish chanted along to the zikir until he fell asleep. 

He was awake again came dinner time. 

We will bring you to more congregational prayer and zikir sessions, son.