I don’t intend to brag about my kids but I am writing this post so that I can read it again maybe 5 months, 1 year.. 2 years… 5 years down the road, about the achievements of my children that have made me the happiest mom on earth.
2011 has been a roller-coaster, at least for me because in March I went back to work. The kids had to readjust and of course, I had to adapt myself to the working environment after being a SAHM for 3 and 1/2 years. It wasn’t easy and to top things off, it’s UPSR and UPSRA for my eldest. But alhamdulillah, despite all the chaos, we all came out of it gracefully.
In the final exam, Syifa’ got no. 5 in her class (SKTTDI 1) and no. 1 in her class (SRA TTDI). Syaima’ got no. 7 in her class (SKTTDI 1), Shumayl got no. 2 in his class (SKTTDI 1) and best student in Arabic language in both schools. He was also selected as The Best Student (“Pelajar Sahsiah Terbaik”) in SKTTDI 1 and The Best Student (male) in SRATTDI. I am so blessed. Thank you, O Allah!
And this morning, we received yet another surprise. Shumayl has been offered a place in MCKK. We have never imagined that our son would be offered a place by an elite school like MCKK. It was an honor indeed. Unfortunately, we don’t think we will be accepting the offer. Shumayl has a deep interest in Arabic. And he has a good aptitude towards memorizing the verses of the holy Al-Quran. And the best place that we could think of that meets his preference is MRSM Ulul Albab Kota Putra. And the good thing about this MRSM is that, besides the tahfiz program, it is also offering the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE). So, he’ll be getting the best of both worlds! We really really hope and pray that Allah will bless him with a place in this school. Yup, I know it is far – an 8-hour drive from KL. But I guess, that’s the sacrifice that we have to make for his future.
We do get comments like “can he cope with all the work?”, “if he’s going to be busy with memorizing the Quran, will he be able to cope with all the other subjects?”, etc. But as my husband always say to us “if we settle our affairs with Allah, Allah will help to settle our worldly affairs”. And I believe in that. In fact, the Principal did mention during the briefing while waiting for the students to finish with their interview, that those students who excel in their memorization of the Quran, they also excel in their studies. No students who excel in their memorization of the Quran, slacken in their studies. And that makes sense because when a person spends his time memorizing the Quran which contains Allah’s words, the nur of the Quran will lighten up their heart. And with this nur, one will not face any difficulties in comprehending other knowledges. So, I am not worried one bit that he will fail in his studies just because he strives to memorize the Al-Quran.
But I know I will cry buckets. And it could very well be for days. But I also know that he’ll be in good hands. So, yes. I will continue to pray that he gets an offer from MRSM Kota Putra. I will be the proudest mother when that time comes. =)
