bersama Allah

performing sunnah prayers in the
middle of the night

sometimes we wonder how do we get close to Allah.
some of us already know the answers, but it's just too hard to be done.
the first thing to get close to Allah is to pray more. perform more sunnah prayers. wake up in the middle of the night, take ablution and pray to Him.
but then, some of us take the second option, which is fasting. fast more and you'll realize how much you're sacrificing for the day. MP3, lies, sleep and watching unnecessary videos are out of the list, making you a tougher person inside out.



but if those two options seem to be a little bit 'heavy' for you to do, there's always some other things you can work on.

zikr after every solah cleanses
your heart, insyaAllah

1- recite the Quran more. try not to just recite the Quran. understand what are you reading, you'll realize there's so much more you don't know about Islam
2- zikr more. simple zikr like 'Astaghfirullah' and 'Subhanallah' after every solah do the trick. start with 10 after every solah. increase them until 20 or more after every solah.
3- be patient. take criticism positively, remember He's always watching you.
4- control your anger. this is yet one of the hardest thing to do. but if you could hold your anger within you and try not to spurt it out to anybody, i think you're doing great. this takes time, but you'll be as happy as ever when you reach this point.