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28 June 2005 10 Comments

Najihah

My wife gave birth to a baby girl on Saturday, 26 June at 11.25pm. She and the baby are both well and have already returned home after one night in the hospital. It was a long and difficult labor but the baby was born naturally, weighing 4.0kg (8.8lbs), our biggest yet. We have named her Najihah, which means the sucessful one or the happy ending.

For those of you having trouble keeping track, and I don’t blame you a bit, that brings us up to five. Ridhwan is 7 now, Salihah 5, Zahidah 2, Munirah 1, and now Najihah. SR will be home on maternity leave for two months, while even I get a week off for paternity (thank you government of Malaysia!). Please keep mother and baby in your prayers.

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izzymo said:

Salaam alaikum, Congrats, brother. What a beatiful baby, masha’Allah. May Allah ta’ala watch over you and your family.

# 28 June 2005 at 8:56 am

benmaarof said:

Let me the first one to say “Congratulations!!”

# 28 June 2005 at 12:57 pm

nnydd said:

Wah! Congratulations! No ‘Muhammad’ then, eh? Teehee…

# 28 June 2005 at 3:55 pm

NSDS3HvLDjJd said:

To tell you the truth, I’ve lost count already.

Syukur to God, and congratulations!

# 28 June 2005 at 6:43 pm

Zack said:

Congratulations.

# 29 June 2005 at 5:47 am

Israd said:

Congratulations Br. Zayn.

May Allah make all our children good people and all good people Muslims!

# 29 June 2005 at 10:02 am

Nzingha said:

Mabruk Alhamdulillah all went well. Not easy getting a 4 kg baby out. Inshallah your new addition will bring you much happiness.

# 29 June 2005 at 3:57 pm

JD said:

Congratulations on your newest addition to your family. May God grant His blessings upon you and your kin. Btw, did I ever mention that my “mentor” goes by the name of Gregory as well? He’s a well-known Australian producer and has taught me alot of what I need to know in music.

Best regards.

# 22 September 2005 at 3:07 am

Hammie said:

Imagine that! I was browsing on ‘melanau’ and here i found ur blog and a cute baby with the same birthdate as me!! 30+ odd years ago, also on a Saturday I was told sometime during dinner before my mom got shot (phew!! just a graze on the forehead) by a stray bullet. Nhow..congratulations!!

# 20 January 2006 at 12:57 pm

TreeFrog said:

Terrific Blog you have. Peace Out.
TreeFrog

# 22 February 2006 at 10:47 am

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