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Hijrah: A better me

Assalamualaikum, Subhanallah (Glory be to Allah), it’s already another year. Yesterday (24 th October 2014), starting from sundown was the new year of Islamic calendar. Currently it was 1436 Hijrah , which means it was already 1435 years since the Hijrah of the Messenger, Muhammad S.A.W. ( Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalam )(peace be upon him). For the past week, I have been hearing stories, Quran verses  and talk about Hijrah in tazkirah at the office, on television, and on the radio. I have been asking myself a lot of questions; What does Hijrah means to me? What have I achieved last year? What have I achieved for the past 30 years of my life? What good deeds and bad deeds have I done?  However, after all of those questions running in my mind, I have realized that there was nothing more I can do about my past. I can’t change them. I can’t change all the bad memories, or undo all the wrongdoings I have done.  All I can do is focus on the present and plan well for the fu