Kiblat

by Sabrina Ismail

"Orang yang banyak duit tak dijemput menjadi tetamu Dia di sini. Logiknya, orang yang berduit itu yang senang untuk datang, tak perlu risau tentang kewangan. Tetapi kenapa kita yang tak berduit ini dipilih oleh Allah?" Seorang suri rumah yang tidak punya simpanan cukup, anak-anak kecil keliling pinggang, juga punya ilmu agama yang kurang dalam dada, hanya satu sahaja yang ada, iaitu doa hati kecilnya. Kerana sebuah niat untuk bertamu di rumah Allah, pelbagai ujian dirintangi. Satu demi satu dilalui dengan sabar. Lalu, dihadiahkan dengan pemberian yang sudah lama didamba. Tuhan Maha Mendengar. Hamba-Nya yang sungguhsungguh rindu dengan Dia, masakan Dia akan biarkannya. Dia bahkan lebih rindu kepada hamba-Nya itu. "Di Mekah ini, kalau sesat, cari signboard ke Masjidil Haram. Pasti tidak akan tersalah jalan. Sama seperti hidup ini. Jikalau sesat, pulang ke pangkal jalan. Cari kembali masjid dan kiblat yang satu. Insya-Allah, kita akan jumpa apa yang kita cari."

182 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2018

Reviews

[Syazwina Johari · Rating 4 out of 5]

First and foremost, I would like to thank the author herself for giving me this book as a gift.

Without delaying any more time, this book specifically story about a housewife whom appeared to be able to join her husband to perform Umrah despite was not financially permissible at that time, and also having to leave her children behind. She was reluctant yet she knew it was a once of a life time experience therefore she willing to make sacrifices.

𝒥𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓃𝑒𝓎
I love how the author story about her journey from early beginning about the preparation of going to the Mecca. It was a huge challenge for her to leave her children behind especially her youngest child, that was fully depended on her for breastfeeding.

𝑅𝑜𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒾𝒸
Surprisingly I find it's rather romantic and adore it when the author tell about her husband, how caring and passionate they were to each other as if they were just married throughout the whole journey of performing the Umrah. Unlike those normal couple who have known for years.

𝒯𝑜𝓊𝒸𝒽𝑒𝒹 𝓂𝓎 𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓉
There were few pages that made me cried because somehow it able to touch my heart, make me longing to go there, the Holy Land, to experience the journey itself. Mashaallah, to witness the beauty of the place indeed it must have been every muslims' prayers. Not only she mentioned about those particular moments where she prioritized those in needs and Allah make ease for her by sending angels to help and guide her along the way

𝒬𝓊𝓇𝒶𝓃 𝒜𝓃𝒹 𝐻𝒶𝒹𝒾𝓉𝒽
And I also love how the author included reasonable quran and hadith verses in almost every pages to remind us the mercy of Allah and His power so that we can alway refer to especially during the hard times.

[Syed Shahrom Wafa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Satu lagi buku berkenaan pengalaman mengerjakan umrah dari sudut pandang seorang wanita suri rumah sepenuh masa. Apa yang menariknya (dan menjadi nilai tambah di dalam buku ini), beliau masih menyusukan bayinya ketika itu.

Pelbagai tips & ilmu berguna dikongsi penulis sepanjang penceritaan beliau di dalam buku ini. Boleh dijadikan rujukan tambahan untuk yang ingin kesana, terutamanya buat kaum ibu yang berhadapan dengan situasi yang sama.

[Nona · Rating 4 out of 5]

Q U O T E



"Daripada Aisyah RA katanya ; 'Aku sangat ingin memasuki Kaabah untuk melakukan solat di dalamnya. Rasulullah SAW membawa Siti Aisyah ke dalam Hijir Ismail sambil berkata, 'Solatlah kamu di sini jika kamu ingin solat di dalam Kaabah, kerana ini termasuk sebahagian daripada Kaabah.' "
(Riwayat Abu Daud)