Salam and hello there! Welcome to my blog! For starters, let me just introduce myself and a little bit of everything that I’m going to talk on, mostly about me (hehe).

My name is Ayunni Jasmine, and I usually go by Ayunni. I do have a few nicknames that people would use, though. My mom’s side of the family call me Ayu, my dad’s side call me Jasmine and sometimes even Amin. Some of my friends have call me Nooni, Noons, Non, Noni, and I’m afraid the list would go on and on hahahaha. It’s okay, I’m not complaining.

I am the first child out of 3 siblings, so it’s me, my younger brother and sister. I live with them and both my parents in Ampang, Selangor. If you’re ever in Bukit Antrabangsa, feel free to hit me up ;) We also have a pet cat!

So, the whole purpose of this blog is to tell the readers a bit of myself here and there. I think I would start with… what I mostly do in my life.

I love reading (maybe a little too much, oops). And from that, comes my love for writing. At one point in my life, I also got into graphic designing. But it’s pretty simple, really, and we’ll get into all of that later.

Another Day In Paradise - Quinn XCII
Brave - Sara Bareilles
Dream - Priscilla Ahn
Far Far - Yael Naim

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Salam and hello there. For this post, I will talk about a particular Muslim icon that I really look up to. Her name is Saidatina Khadijah binti Khuwailid (r.a.). After a rather thorough research on her, here are some of her information that I can provide you with. I will also include why I look up to her, later in the post. Let's start.

Everyone knows who Khadijah is. She is the first wife of Rasulullah (p.b.u.h.). And she was so much more than that. Khadijah is regarded as one of the most important female figures in Islam. Our prophet was married to her for 25 years. She was the first female and person to become a follower of Muhammad. Muhammad was married to her until her death and Khadijah was the only wife to be married to Muhammad in monogamy, thus sometimes regarded as Muhammad's most beloved. She is regarded as one of the most important women in Islam, and in terms of the progression of Islam, the most important out of all of Muhammad's wives.

Khadijah was a very successful merchant. It is said that when the Quraysh's trade caravans gathered to embark upon their summer journey to Syria or winter journey to Yemen, Khadijah's caravan equalled the caravans of all other traders of the Quraysh put together.

So why do I look up to Khadijah so much? First and foremost, for her kindness. During her lifetime, it is said that she fed and clothed the poor, assisted her relatives financially and provided marriage portions for poor relations. This also showed her humility, how she is humble in everyting she does despite earning a lot due to her success. These two other attributes--humble and successful--are also what I admire so much about her.

Khadijah was known to be comforting and very soft towards our Prophet Muhammad. The part where she calmed Muhammad down when he just got back from his encounter with the Angel Gabriel in Hira' Cave, really shows just how much of a calm person she was, how much she was able to soothe our Prophet in his despair.

The first woman to accept Islam, Prophet Muhammad's first wife, a successful merchant, very humble and always helping the needing; these are what made me choose Khadija as the Muslim icon that I look up to. I wish to grow up, with her attributes someday. She really has inspired me to become a better Muslim. Her legacy will always be cherished and remembered.