Haziq is now 11

Alhamdulillah. It has been 11 years and I still remember the day he came out blue into the world.

He didn't do too well in his apgar score. Which when in the conversation with competitive mothers, even apgar score is a benchmark. I think he got 8/10.

Alhamdulillah, though, he did quite well in most exams and his SATs this year. Bagged some awards to end his year in primary school.

Early this year both of us agreed to compete in our memorisation. But I confess, I have lost hands down. Haziq, at the point of me writing this entry, has just a few more verses to complete his memorisation of the whole Juzz Amma. While I have err one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.. (look I can count)surahs to complete it. So yes, I am proud of him. I pray that he will be steadfast and SERIOUS in this effort.

The other day we talked about the transition of boyhood to manhood. He is not there yetlah. Still very childish this Haziq. But I gave him the prophecy of a dream that he will get to signify manhood.
What kind of dream, he asked.
Ohh you will know that dream when you get it.
Is it scary?
It is not scary.
How will I know then?
It's different from any dream you have ever had.
Big eyes and bewildered, he asked, "Is this dream from shaytan??"
He he he, it is a mercy from Allah this dream I must say.

Saspen budak tu.

Haziq being the abang is forever teasing his siblings. Sometimes I think him playing with them macam bebudak, will make him like little child himself, which I suppose I don't mind much. He compensates by being brotherly and the eldest in other ways. Like correcting their reading for example. Which many times he would correct mine walaupun aku tengah solat. Making me very conscious to read long surahs when he is around. Kalau dia ada baca qulhuallah ajele. :P

I had to tell him to be more tactful when he is correcting us the parents. Kang ibu naik anghin baru tau. But Masya Allah I pray that he fulfills the hadith, "The best among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it."

So next year he would be in secondary that is if we are still here. Otherwise he would be in standard 6 in Malaysia. With alamak UPSR! Oh no.

I pray the best for him in this world and the hereafter.







More of him
When he is seven
Eight
Nine
Ten