Here I would like to make a change in my blog. The change is in my Tinta ToKdin blog I'll no longer post my Bahasa Melayu posting here. All of my Bahasa writing would be posted in my new blog named as Tokdin Tuman. Let's have a visit to my new blog.
Therefore, in this blog I'll just post my English writing. Why I'm doing this? Yay maybe just to make it in a proper manner. That means in this blog there will be no more mix posting between the English and Bahasa posting. I do think that my blog is a little bit in mess as sometime I post in Bahasa and at one time I post in English. Now it would easy and proper as I have another blog specially made for Bahasa Melayu posting. However, my last posting in Bahasa in this blog would be remained here.
Okay, that's all for your information.
By the way happy Ramadhan for all Muslims. Ramadhan Kareem.
Here I am going to raise a
well-known issue in globe (though it might be old issue). Yah it is about the
controversial issue of Muslim women are prohibited to wear their veil/niqab or
just cover up their hair/hijab in certain country such as in France. All of
these only happen in western country where the Muslims are the minority. By the
way, the word Muslim is derived from the Arabic word which refers to a man whose
religion is Islam. While for woman the exact word is Muslimah. Okay, let’s stop
discussing the linguistic matter here.
In
European countries, it is well-known that the people there are seriously
struggle for the establishment of a freedom in society as well as the world.
They would likely to utter and even mock the Muslims especially the women
(Muslimah) in Islam who wear the veil or hijab. To them it is an injustice act towards
those Muslimah. They simply think that wearing the hijab is an act of
oppression or subjugation to women. Firstly, forgive me for one second as I
tend to burst into laughter when I heard the statement. Especially the
statement comes from the people who fight for freedom. Yah, to be honest they
need to review the definition of freedom. That would be the first argument to
the statement. At least there could be two arguments on this issue.
First,
do them aware that by the time the enforcement of rule that prohibit the veil
is launched, they are already initiating an act of oppression to Muslims. Yah,
it is oppression as the Muslims do want to wear a hijab or veil on their
willingness as they are aware about the teaching of Islam. Nobody is forcing
them to do so as they revert to Islam peacefully and agree to the rules and
regulations in Islam. Freedom means that anyone can practise their religious
activity or routine without any hindrance. Can anyone in European countries
find that Singh men are prohibited from wearing their turban? In my knowledge
as far as possible, there is none in fact in United Kingdom, even the Singh
policemen can wear turban while they are working. Therefore, why they bother to
ban Muslims from wearing the hijab or veil.
The
next argument is why they barefacedly interfere with the teaching of Islam. Do
not they know that the veil is not just a cultural matter but it is a religious
one? Are there any of Muslims in those countries ever try to prohibit or
protest the Christian teachings or other religion faith just like what they had
did to the Muslims. Nope, not even once in history. Thus, this oppression is
such a matter of Islamophobia that has been rising up tout de suite now on
especially after the 9/11 incident.
To conclude in
brief all of the action that have been taken on the Muslim community are such the
injustice action which are denying and disregarding the right for Muslim
community in those countries. They do not even have right to say that the veil
or hijab is a matter which against the human rights. By the way, the Muslims
are not oppressing the women right; instead, the non-Muslim community or
establishment do so to them. Hence, simply let Muslim do whatever they ought to
as it is their right, isn’t it.
Pernahkah kita terfikir mengenai hujan
yang sentiasa turun membasahi alam ini. Jikalau di bumi Malaysia ini, hujan
bukanlah satu perkara yang luar biasa sebagaimana hujan yang turun di kawasan
gurun. Di gurun jumlah taburan hujan yang turun amatlah rendah sekali jika
hendak dibandingkan dengan negara-negara di kawasan Asia Tenggara seperti
Negara kita ini. Boleh jadi disebabkan terlalu biasa dengan hujanlah kita
memandang remeh mengenai fenomena hujan. Hujan pada hakikatnya satu perkara
yang menarik buat renungan kita bersama dalam usaha untuk memikirkan tentang
kejadian alam ciptaan Tuhan yang Maha Esa ini.
Apa
yang menarik sangat dengan hujan ini? Adakah fakta-fakta menarik untuk dipelajari
bersama? Secara mudahnya hujan merupakan satu unsur yang penting bagi kehidupan
makhluk-makhluk yang hidup di muka bumi ini. Tidak kiralah manusia, tumbuhan
ataupun haiwan. Semuanya ada satu pertalian erat antara hujan dan kehidupan.
Sebagaimana yang semua maklum hujan terdiri daripada titisan air yang
terkondensasi daripada wap-wap air yang terkumpul membentuk awan di kaki langit
dunia. Wap-wap air yang semakin lama semakin padu dan berat akhirnya bertukar
menjadi titisan lalu jatuh ke bumi disebabkan daya tarikan graviti. Percaya
atau tidak tanpa adanya hujan manusia dan juga hidupan lain di muka bumi ini
tidak dapat hidup dengan sempurna bahkan mungkin mati kehausan.
Hujanlah
penentu sesuatu kawasan itu subur atau tidak sebagaimana yang disebutkan di
dalam kitab al-Quran. Allah menyatakan bahawa Dialah yang berkuasa mengarahkah
angin untuk meniup awan ke kawasan yang dikehendaki-Nya lalu menurunkan hujan
ke bumi itu. Dahulunya kawasan bumi itu gersang kerana terlalu kering tetapi
bertukar menjadi bumi yang subur disebabkan hujan yang turun itu tadi.
Dinyatakan bahawa Allah mengeluarkan tumbuh-tumbuhan daripada hujan yang turun
ke bumi itu. Secara literalnya kita dapat melihat dengan hujanlah hidupan di
bumi ini dapat berkembang biak dengan sempurnanya. Inilah satu pertalian erat
dan penting antara hujan dan kehidupan.
Cukup dulu buat kali ini pasal hujan.
Kalau ada peluang sambung lagi…
Thanks
Allah. We can meet again here in this cyber world. Once again I’d like to
further our discussion on Valentine’s Day. Now on in this short post I’ll tell
you about the history of this day.
It is said that Valentine’s Day is a
day related to the day of Christian Priests that were martyred years ago. These
priests are called as Valentines as in that year a lot of Christian martyrs were
named as Valentines. While for the Valentines that were celebrated or honoured
on 14th February are Valentine of Rome and Valentine of Terni.
The Valentine of Rome was martyred about
AD 269 ago and was buried on the Via Flaminia. His relics are in the Church of
Saint Praxed in Rome and in Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin,
Ireland.
While Valentine of Terni was a Bishop of Interamna about AD 197 ago
and it is said that he has been martyred during the persecution under Emperor
Aurelian. He was also buried on Via Flaminia but in a different location than
Valentine of Rome. His relics are at the Basilica of Saint Valentine in Terni.[1]
To sum up this short discussion,
Valentine’s Day is a day that is related to the Christian Celebration of their
religious priest that was called as Valentine: a martyr priest. That’s why we,
as Muslim, are not allowed for celebrating this Valentine’s Day.
Yeah, there are
arguments that said today celebration of Valentine’s Day is not related to the
ancient history of that Valentine but just for romance and love only but still
it’s called as Valentine’s Day and yet there are more negative values arise
from celebrating this day. How many Malay youngster or Muslim in this country have been
caught for doing explicit things on this day? You see and think...it's up to you. Changes start with you, yourself.
Thanks
Allah, I get back to write here. Okay, as I see in the calendar today is 11th
February 2012. Yeah, it’s Saturday right now and this Tuesday it would be 14th
February. What is it so important with this day as I need to mention it here?
Hah, nothing it’s nothing special but for certain people they are awaiting for
this day. Especially for those who are in love with somebody.
What day is 14th
February? It’s a Valentine's Day. Y’all must familiar with it and someone might
have celebrated this day. Unfortunately, it’s not advisable for us to celebrate
this day with anyone who we love so much even those people that we love is our
own legitimate partner; hubby/honey or somewhat. Why?? What is so wrong with
Valentine haah? We don’t mean anything harm or bad things. We just want to strengthen
our relationship or love we our partners. The answer is still no, no, no…
I don’t need to explain more on this
topic. Y’all know about the fact of this Valentine's Day. If you look back at its
history, it’s not good for us the Muslim to follow the act of the non-Muslim to
celebrate this day. Even though your intention is good but that’s not the way.
We don’t need to wait for certain day in improving or showing how truly or
deeper our love for the love one. It would be better if you renew your love in everyday
lives. Start your morning with smile to your love one, hubby o whatsoever you
call your partner and treat them with the best as you can. Wasalam.
Alhamdulillah, get back to write again in this blog after being silent for a while. A while?? Is it really just for a while or even forever and ever. Whatsoever, I don’t care. Indeed, I was so busy (or even lazy) to keep it up with any post here. Yaah, since I just furthering my study in degree, I stopped from thinking about writing anything.
Stop mumbling about nothing, let’s go to the point. Y’all know that we are just entering New Year, 2012, for Gregorian calendar and for Chinese, they just entering New Year as follow to their Lunatic calendar; which is Dragon Year if not mistaken. I do think that it’s not too late for me to wish a HAPPY NEW YEAR. While for Muslim we already enter this New Year or Maal Hijrah for several months ago. Salam Maal Hijrah 1433 even it’s quite late.
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That’s the unique live in Malaysia; we do have a multi-ethnic and culture in a single state. For every ethnic has its own culture, rules, ways of life that would end up as a colourful country. However, for Muslim even though we do respect and appreciate the other culture but watch out; not to forget one precious thing; that is do not even get involved or do believe with all the superstitious related to Lunatic New Year and so on.
Okay, it’s enough for now, I’m not in the mood to write a longer post.
