Tag: Islam

  • A Hijab Issue: Apa Yang Orang Perlu Is Expertise Aku, Bukan Kaki Ke Ketiak Aku

    A Hijab Issue: Apa Yang Orang Perlu Is Expertise Aku, Bukan Kaki Ke Ketiak Aku

    Hijab issues.

    Memang tak habis kan.

    Especially kalau kita kerja in a non muslim environment.

    Harini, aku kena one of the worst hijab comments dari a non muslim colleague. #IndiaMari

    Mula2 dia tanya,

    Dia : Kau pernah tak rasa macam nak bukak tudung and wear normal clothes?

    Aku ekcheli tengah busy gila tapi ye la, dia budak baru so aku layankan je.

    Aku : Apa yang normal? Ni normal la.

    Dia : Tak.. maksud aku.. pakai normal blouse.. normal clothes la.

    Aku : Tak pernah. Ni normal aku.

    Dia : Kenapa kau nak cover up? Semua perempuan ada desire untuk dress up and melawa. Abih apa yang orang boleh nampak kalau semua kau tutup?

    Aku : I am a senior system analyst with a double degree. Aku da puas melawa dengan make up, dengan baju2 sexy. Aku nak be defined by my intelligence. Bukan the depth of my cleavage.

    Dia : Kau gila. Kau seriously gila. Aku tak pernah nampak orang so so silly macam kau. Aku dress up untuk diri aku, bukan untuk orang lain. Aku put on make up, dress nicely so orang tak pandang rendah pada aku.

    Aku : Apa yang gila? Apa yang bodoh? Kau ada kau nye own definition of beauty. Pada aku yang sexy tu mentality, brain. Sekarang ni apa yang aku pakai cantik. Aku rasa cantik camni. Apa yang cantik pada aku, tak semestinya cantik pada kau. Aku tak pernah kutuk orang pakai sari buruk. So apa sebenarnya problem kau dengan my dressing.

    Dia : Takla.. maksud aku macam kita kan career women, abih kau pakai macam ni, how orang nak take kau seriously? Kau tertekan dengan culture ke? Parents kau paksa kau pakai macam ni? Sebab aku kenal ramai muslim ladies yang modern. Kau nampak macam backdated.

    *Sedap betul minah ni kutuk aku*

    Aku : Aku tak perlu prove apa2 pada sesiapa. Kalau sesiapa rasa aku tak layak to do this job, aku will happily go. Apa yang orang perlu is expertise aku, bukan kaki ke ketiak aku. Modern tu tak terletak pada skimpy clothes. It is terletak pada pemikiran kita. Aku dengan agama aku, and ni cara aku. So kau rasa by wearing sleeveless and mini skirts, kau lagi modern dari aku? Make sure kau abiskan semua reports ni by today. Jangan asik bebual buang masa je.

    Dia : Kau marah ke?

    Aku : Yes. Marah. Sekarang diam. Aku nak sambung kerja.

    Aku take hijab very seriously. Pada aku, it is bullshit bila orang kata takleh pakai hijab sebab kerja kat town or holding a senior professional position. Kita kena shake hands dengan clients lelaki. Takleh kuno sangat.

    And so far memang selalu orang tanya, tak panas ke kau pakai gini. Aku ok kalau orang tanya baik2. But kalau orang kutuk2, arh tu memang la. Tekan switch auto eject to outerspace. And aku tak believe in “Biarlah apa orang nak kata.. janji Allah knows hati kita”. Memang la Allah tau, tapi aku bukan jenis bagi orang hentam je hijab. Aku berhijab kerana Allah and aku pertahankan hijab pon kerana Allah. Its just not me untuk “biarkan la”.

    Anyway, yang nak kerja is kepala otak ke kepala? Jangan bukak tudung for your job. No matter what happens, jangan bukak tudung. Biar orang kata kita kuno ke, bodoh ke, gila ke pakai camni dalam hot weather.. lantak diorang la. Takde siapa yang boleh jamin rezeki kita. Rezeki kita da tertulis kat loh mahfudz. Hak kita.. akan jadi milik kita no matter what.

    And yakin dengan rezeki dari Allah SWT. Tak guna kalau gaji 10 ribu tapi tak berkat. Baru dapat, da abis. Biar kita gaji kecik, tapi dengan gaji kecik tu, kita boleh ada bajet nak sedekah.

    Aku da lama tak marah tapi lately aku tengok orang perlekehkan hijab and kata it is tuntutan kerja untuk bukak hijab. It is my passion.

    Passion tu boleh jamin syurga ke?
    Kalau tak boleh, buat apa buat?

    Nanti bagi alasan yang sama pada Allah SWT. Bila Allah SWT tanya kenapa bukak tudung bila kerja, bila nak carik rezeki yang halal, cakap, “Sorry Allah, it is my passion.”

    Siapa yang tak boleh terima, takyah waste time comment panjang2 sebab aku tak baca. Aku tak pernah judge orang yang tak berhijab sebab aku pon pernah struggle masa mula2 nak pakai hijab. Aku sayang and layan semua orang yang PM aku tak kira korang berhijab ke tidak ke. Semua sama je. And aku respect those yang tak bagi alasan untuk bukak hijab.

    “Oh sebab kerja.”
    “Oh Allah Maha Pengampun”

    Ni hak peribadi. Nak pakai, you are saving yourselves. Not me. Taknak pakai, terserah.

    Ingat, Allah SWT tak rugi sikit pon kalau kita taknak berhijab or solat. Kalau kita taknak taat, ada bermillion million lagi orang yang nak taat pada Allah SWT. Kita ni kira macam sebutir garam dalam lautan. Kalau kita betul la nak Allah SWT sayang kita, ikut perintah Allah.

    “Kami dengar. Dan kami taat.”

    Aku share bukan tuk riak. Tapi kinda untuk membebel pada those yang taknak take hijab seriously. Kita ada beli 50 pcs hijabs to give away. Kalau sesiapa rasa nak jinak2 berhijab, boleh PM aku, aku akan post out kan untuk korang as a small gift. But jangan give up untuk try berhijab.

    Kita hidup tak lama kat dunia ni. Sekarang da makin ramai yang mati muda and mendadak. So kalau ada difficulties nak share, boleh PM. In shaa Allah aku boleb adakan masa sikit untuk membebel in private.

    Ni bukan judge. Jangan narrow minded sgt. Ni cakap. Aku memang cakap camni. Kuat. Dengar tak? Hello..

    Semoga bermanfaat. Pada those yang kaki menjawab macam aku, jangan takut jawab balik. Jangan asik dengan attitude “biarlah..” Sampai bila nak jadi layu2.. lembik2. Tunjuk orang kita pon ada otak nak fikir and kita are not stupid. Pada yang tak agree, to each his own.

     

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    Credit: Khainis Tahir (We salute you!)

  • Prominent Muslim Scholars Assembling To Discuss Rising Levels Of Islamophobia In Britain

    Prominent Muslim Scholars Assembling To Discuss Rising Levels Of Islamophobia In Britain

    An event due to be held in London and Yorkshire in England has been billed as the event of the year.

    There has been a rise in Islamophobia, Islamic principles and practices are under the spotlight, and Muslims are being subjected to verbal and physical abuse.

    On top of that, Muslims are constantly being asked to prove their loyalty. This has made them feel foreign in their own countries. As Muslims come under pressure to maintain their creed in this difficult time, some are close to losing their faith.

    In response, the ‘Losing My Religion’ conference has been organised to discuss some of the challenges faced by Muslims in Britain.

    Prominent international speakers will be sharing knowledge and guidance from the Qur’an, Hadith and the Seerah to help Muslims preserve their faith during these testing times.

    Speakers include: Imam Omar Suleiman, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi, Dr Tariq Ramadan, Shenaz Bunglawala, Shaykh Abu Esa Niamatullah, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan, Maryam Amir and others.

    The conference will take place on Saturday 22nd April in Yorkshire and Sunday 23rd April at the Excel.

     

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    Source: http://ilmfeed.com

  • The Day I Got Drenched At Kampong Gelam

    The Day I Got Drenched At Kampong Gelam

    THE DAY I GOT DRENCHED AT KAMPONG GELAM

    #MYFsg office is located at 62A Arab Street, in the heart of Kampong Gelam. It is just 2 minutes walk to Sultan Mosque. I was often asked why I chose that location. To me, its a no brainer. It is a centralised youth hotspot.

    Today, I found out that its not just that.

    Throughout our stay in Kampong Gelam, there have been several funeral prayers conducted at Sultan Mosque for prominent community leaders who spent their life in His servitude, whose legacies helped set Singapore on a path of peace and progress. At MYF, we have a culture encouraging each other to take time to pay our last respect to our pioneer leaders, regardless of their fields. I didn’t think much of of it, then.

    Just recently, the nation laid to rest one of its first-generation leaders, the late Mr Othman Wok. The funeral prayer was conducted at Sultan Mosque. The congregation itself was filled with changemakers, old and young. The sky teared heavily the moment when the casket was being transported in the pouring rain to a gun carriage to begin its journey to the burial site.

    Witnessing the moment barely 5 metres away, its was solemn, drenched.

    That moment, I realised the reason God placed me in Kampong Gelam.

    He wants me to constantly be reminded of the contributions made by our pioneer leaders. The prosperity today could not be achieved without their sacrifices. More than I know, I needed these moments to gather strength to be steadfast in courage and passion into creating a better life, a better tomorrow for the community.

    I was also reminded that there are no such thing as retirement on the path of service. You simply serve till your last breath and may our death too benefits the community, triggering reflection and repentance. When that day come, we can only hope that the next generation is ready to carry on the torch. Moving faster than us. Breaking more things than us.

    It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations.

    It is no longer a question of how much we believe we owe those living in the future, not just our own children or grandchildren, but the generations of people who will come long after we are gone.

     

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    Credit: Shah Reza

  • Malaysia Minister: No Halal Certification For Products That Use “Haram” Names

    Malaysia Minister: No Halal Certification For Products That Use “Haram” Names

    KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — Authorities will not issue halal certification for non-alcoholic “beer” or any product that uses “haram”-related names like ham or bacon, minister Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said today.

    National newswire Bernama quoted the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department as saying at the Dewan Negara that the use of the term “halal beer” went against the Manual Procedure for Malaysia Halal Certification (MPPHM) used by the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) and other state Islamic departments for halal certification.

    “In the manual, it’s clearly stated that products which use names or have names synonymous with non-halal products, or confusing terms like ‘ham’, ‘bak kut teh’, ‘bacon’, ‘beer’ and the like, cannot qualify for Malaysian halal certification.

    “Halal food or halal artificial food colouring also cannot use names or names synonymous with confusing terms that refer to non-halal food,” Jamil Khir said in response to Senator Khairiah Mohamed, who asked the government for a list of approved “halal beer” that is in the market, as well as conditions for selling “halal beer”.

    Jamil Khir also reportedly said some of those beverages have received halal certification from foreign private companies or halal certification bodies and that some did not use any halal logo on their products.

    “It must be stressed that Jakim and JAIN (state Islamic departments) are the authorities for Malaysian halal certification. Each application for Malaysian halal certification must follow the MPPHM or fatwa decisions and related rules used in Malaysian halal certification.

    “So, Jakim will ensure that these beverages do not misuse the Malaysian halal logo on their products,” he was quoted saying.

    US paper the Wall Street Journal reported in 2015 that Malaysia’s non-alcoholic beer market in 2013 was three million litres and was expected to grow to 3.6 million litres by 2016, a small figure compared to the 11.5 per cent sales in the Middle East and Africa.

    The report also said that fast food chain A&W switched to calling its root beer “RB” in 2013, in order to get the halal certification for all its outlets.

    The issue of halal certification surfaced last October after an executive with US pretzel chain Auntie Anne’s revealed that their application for halal certification had failed due to, among others, concerns over “pretzel dogs” on the menu.

    Some fast food restaurants in Malaysia use non-pork alternatives for ham and bacon, such as turkey ham and beef bacon. There are also vegetarian versions of “bak kut teh” (pork rib soup).

     

    Source: www.themalaymailonline.com

  • Singapore Is First World Country With Third World Hijab Policy

    Singapore Is First World Country With Third World Hijab Policy

    “Focus on unity, not division”: Minister Masagos Zulkifli

    “Allowing hijab problematic for some jobs”: Minister Yaacob Ibrahim

    Please tell me are there any DIVISION caused or PROBLEMATIC issues found in these photos? Or in their respective countries?

     

    Source: Syed Mahdzar Al-Shahab