Humans plan, but Allah is the Best of Planners

July 13th, 2008 ummyasmin |

Well… my Sufi retreat in Indonesia has been cancelled :( but everything is according to qadr Allah (SWT), so it wasn’t meant to be. I am now wondering whether or not I should cancel my flights (and cop the $500 penalty) or should I go to Indonesia myself and just have a holiday. I have never been to Indo before, although my father lived there for nearly fourteen years.

If I go, I will probably end up having to spend a little more (because I will be doing touristy things rather than attending a meditation retreat) and I probably should spend the time working on my PhD rather than doing touristy things. But then I was planning not to be working on my thesis for that time anyhow, and it seems a waste to just lose $500 for nothing.

Maybe I should run a poll hehehehe. What do you guys think?

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5 Responses to “Humans plan, but Allah is the Best of Planners”

  1. Yafiah Says:
    July 14th, 2008 at 10:27 am

    Salaam Dear Sister, It’s good to see you again. I haven’t blogged for a while but now I’m back with three blogs. I say go to Indonesia. You might meet some Sufis anyway. Congratulations on your PhD. I’m about to start one in September, I might need some advice. By the way I found you on twitter which I have just joined and am trying to work out how to use.

  2. Tasmiya Says:
    July 14th, 2008 at 9:06 pm

    GO! You can work on your thesis when you get home. Enjoy the holiday. I think things are relatively cheap so you won’t be forking out tons of money and it would definitely be worth it.

  3. Hana Says:
    July 15th, 2008 at 1:05 am

    You should go. And pick up some of those pretty, light cotton embroidered hijabs that I can’t find in the States and then distribute them to your loyal commenters :)

  4. ummyasmin Says:
    July 15th, 2008 at 8:09 pm

    Hana hehehehe! You can actually buy from Indonesian and Malaysian sellers on eBay now. I got some really cool hijabs that way!

    Well, I rang the travel agent today and she said I could organise the credit so that I have twelve months to fly anywhere (well… up to what I have paid for) on the airline. So that makes it a bit better. That way I can plan for a nice holiday.

  5. Abdur Rahman Says:
    July 15th, 2008 at 11:08 pm

    Salaams Umm Yasmin,

    Go and maybe you will find what you truly seek there. Or, you’ll have a nice holiday.

    All is as God wills it to be

    Abdur Rahman

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