MEMBACA SURAT AL FALAQ ( QUL A’UDZU BIRABBIL FALAQ…….DST) 1X MEMBACA SURAT AL IKHLAS ( QUL HU ALLOHU AHAD….DST) 3X WA ILAA HADROTI JAMI’I AHLIL KUBUUR MINAL MUSLIMIN WAL MUSLIMAT WAL MUKMININ WAL MUKMINAT MIM MASYARIKIL ARDLI ILA MAGHORIBIHA BARRIHA WA BAHRIHA….AL FATIHAH. WA ILA HADROTI AABA-INA WA UMMAHAA –TINA WA AJDAADINA WA JADDAA TINA WA MASYAYIKHINA WAMASYAYIKH MASYAYIKHINA WA MU’ALIMINA. WA ILA HADROTI IKHWANIHI MINAL AMBIYAA-I WALMURSALIN WAL AULIYAA-I WASSYUHADAA-I WASSHOLIKHIN WASSHOHABATI WATTABI’IN WAL ULAMAA-IL ‘AMILIN WAL MUSHONNIFIIN WA JAMI’IL MALA-IKATIL MUQORROBIIN WA JAMI’IL AULIYAA-I TA’ALA MIM MASYARIKIL ARDLI ILA MAGHORIBIHA BARRIHA WA BAH RIHA WAKHUSHUSHON ILA HADROTI SULTHONIL AULIYA-I SYEH ABDUL QODIR JIILANI RODLIYALLOHU ANHU WAKHUSHUSHON ILA HADROTI SULTHONI AULIYA-I SYEH ABIL HASAN ASYADZILLI RODLIYALLOHU ANHU WA USHULIHIMA WAFURU ‘IHIMA WAJAMI’I AHLI SILSILATIHIMA……………….AL FATIHAH. All in pursuit of finding a greater sense of belonging.ILA HADROTIN NABIYYIL MUSTHOFA MUHAMMADIN SHOLLOLLOHU ALAIHI WASALLAM……….ALFATIHAH. To reflect upon our gravitational pull towards beauty, through calligraphy and the eloquence of the written word. Matching words to the internal expressions/feelings that seemingly emerge from the unknown, is what we're trying to do here. If the intensity of such emotions surpass a certain threshold, then, it calls for exploration. It would seem certain states and thoughts demand a date with us at times. Or, simply put, all that which is beyond us, yet evidently found within us. I aim to share that which has positively impacted my own journey, in a way that encourages the contemplation of the divine. Poetry is the catalyst of inspiration for most pieces. It’s all merely a fellow human being’s act of reflection. Every letter drawn, aims to capture the necessary emotion that is called for in representing the text it reflects upon. I use ink and paper as my partners in crime. To find glimpses of clarity in midst of the chaos, and to represent, said clarities, through the aid of Arabic Calligraphy. In attempt, to harness some sense of this exquisitely complex existence we call, “life”. For this reason, I turned to the poets, writers and literary greats.

This has been my fascination for as long as I can remember. Contemplation of human existence is one of those phenomena not likely to fade anytime soon.

Rumi yassin