WHAT MALAY/MUSLIM?

Salam guys. =D
Yes, i am still ALIVE

can you actually believe that i'm in the school's comp lab, which basically means that the only free time that i'm able to go online is IN SCHOOL?!?!
wtfish?
ironies of ironies.
so yes, i'm currently fucked-up drained and could possible resemble a dried tofu. no, not in size, i wish i'm still an XL. HAH!

my life is currently revolving around two places,
a)SCHOOL
B)HOME
which basically sums up the fact that my practically non-existent life is in a pathetic state right now. the only time i get to breathe fresh air, is on Sunday during PERGAS. whaaaat?!?!

oh and i HAVE got to mention this, MiQ is THE highlight!
thanks to the psycho members of SAJC MiQ team and the FMSA team, which makes the equation sums up to WHOLE loads of FUN.
WHO ACTUALLY TRANSLATES ST ANDREW'S JC TO MAKTAB RENDAH WALI ANDREWS???
classic, really.
so next time, instead of referring ourselves as saints, lets go for WALI-WALI instead alright? =D
inside joke: Wali-wali andrews mengucapkan ribuan terima kasih kepada our brothers-in-islam, Brother Omar and Brother M.Daud Kilau-wannabe, kerana membantu kami dalam Kembara MiQ. May Allah bless their souls. =DDD

PS: SAJC MiQ team rocks lah! Kembara was unforgettable. Despite losing our champions title for the race, guess who had the most fun? =D

*******
on another note, did you see me on tv being interviewed?
woah, i did say some nasty nasty stuff, but AS USUAL, they actually cut that part out. How the hell are the YOUTHS supposed to voice out their opinions when its constantly being stamped down everytime its aired? *smirks* oh well, maybe i'm just being too critical on the state of what the MALAY/MUSLIM society has become.

MALAY/MUSLIM?!
so what happened to the chinese/muslim, indian/muslim etc societies? are they not muslims too?
have you ever heard of a case of an indian/muslim being TURNED DOWN when he seeked financial help from *insert name of muslim organisation* because he was NOT MALAY?
what @#!^##$^%$ sense does that make?!
and are they so naive to not realise that there are Malays who are Christians? Trust me, i have 3 MALAY friends who converted to that faith.

BE AN INCLUSIVE MUSLIM SOCIETY!

its high time that we change the mentality of ALL singaporeans. by constantly splashing out the term "MALAY/MUSLIM" everywhere, the wrong signals are being sent to the other communities in Singapore. Practically all my friends here in SA are confused and taken aback when they found out that two of their fellow Chinese friends are Muslim. Aren't Muslims malays?

The terms "race" and "religion" has been too intertwined with one another that the line dividing these two has been reduced to shreds. it's pathetic.

have you ever realised how our muslim brothers from bangalore are treated in mosques if you go there? i feel like slapping the officials, especially when there's events like the EidAdha celebration and the recent Maulid celebrations.
Why the fish are they treated like non-equals, like nobodies, like SHIT, when they are actually coming forward to do a good deed?
Why can't your voice be gentle when you talk to them?
Don't treat them like they're nuinsance and pests!
Nak harapkan orang Melayu kita datang masjid tolong, jangan haraplah... Yang datang pun makcik-makcik, pakcik-pakcik. ada youths pulak... kirim salam lah... treated like shit too.
What superiority do you have over them?!

This is also asserted in a tradition of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of God be upon him, which states; "0 Mankind, your lord is one and your father is one. You all descend from Adam, and Adam was created from earth. He is most honoured among you in the sight of God who is most upright. No Arab is superior to a non-Arab, no coloured person to a white person, or a white person to a coloured person except by taqwa. - Reported by Ahmad and Al-Tirmidhi on the authority of Abu' Nadhrah. The line of men in its narration were described by Al-Haithami as reliable.


In another tradition, the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, was asked : "Who among men is most favoured by God?" He replied : "A man who does the most good to people."[2] -Reported by Al-Tabarani and others on the authority of Ibn Umar

Embrace Islam.
Be Inclusive.
Alternate the languages used for khutbah, syarahan, classes.
Malays are not the only Muslims in Singapore.

Do your part.

STOP SPROUTING NONSENSE : WHAT MALAY/MUSLIM?!

Salam guys.

Just thought i could provide you guys with an interesting read.
Note: This excerpt was extracted from a book written by a WESTERN author.

The Closed Circle
[Jonathan Coe]

“No, I find this unbelievable,” Munir insisted. “These women are sitting down in a public place, talking to each other about ways of giving oral pleasure to their men, as if they were discussing knitting patterns or recipe books. One of them – that one there – has openly admitted to having sex with 5 different partners in one week! What respect, what respect are these women meant to feel for themselves, for their own bodies? What is happening to society, when this kind of thing is allowed on our screens? What goes through the minds of the people who make it? Look at this, Benjamin!” He walked right up to the screen and pointed at it, as one of the characters gave a practical demonstration of her technique, using the neck of a wine bottle. “This is America today. A land of degenerates! Is it any wonder that the rest of the world today has started to despise them? What kind of... probity can we expect from a nation that conducts itself in such a way? This is a country that professes one thing and then does the opposite – but in full view of everyone! It preaches religion and morality but then its women behave like whores. It forces other countries to disarm but then spends all of its money building up the most terrifying arsenal of nuclear and conventional weapons on the planet. It spits in the face of the Muslim world and stampedes through the Middle East in its thirst for the oil to fill its petrol-guzzling cars and then professes astonishment that a man like Osama bin Laden can exist and believes what he believes. And this – this is where our Prime Minister tells us our allegiance lies. With a nation of cowboys and call-girls!”

Dwell, reflect on it. Do whatever you want.
But you cant as hell deny the truth behind this paragraph.

We claim to be the most advanced civilisation.
But have we not returned to the jahiliah ages?

The believers, men and women are helpers/supporters of one another, they order good and forbid evil and offer their prayers perfectly and pay zakat, and obey Allah and His Messenger. They are the ones Allah will have mercy on. Indeed, Allah is Most Powerful, Most Wise. Allah has promised the believers - men and women - gardens underneath which rivers flow, where they will dwell forever -and beautiful mansions in Gardens of Paradise. But the greatest bliss is the Good Pleasure of Allah. That is the supreme success." [Surah At-Tawba : 71-72]

Subhanallah.
Whoever said that being in a Christian school sways your imaan, there I shall not say you are wrong, for yes, the imaan is constantly being challenged, but it is up the individual himself to stand up for what he believes is true, and that is to Allah.
If only we Muslims stand up for our religion and spread it lovingly to anyone and everyone, without feeling condescended and/or ashamed. If only practicing the religion outside of the mosque is viewed upon in a better light. If only.

Its time for change people.
ITS. TIME.

Flash of Faith
Before you think that this is another random mumblings of a teenage girl, do take the time to read this entry. May you find knowledge in what i'm about to share.

Did you know that it is haraam for us Muslims to actually wish "Merry Christmas" to our fellow Christian friends?

Well it is.

“Say: "O People of the Book! Exceed not in your religion the bounds (of what is proper), trespassing beyond the truth, nor follow the vain desires of people who went wrong in times gone by, who misled many, and strayed (themselves) from the even Way." [Al-Maa’idah (5):77]

"Quite a number of Muslims today, especially those living in Christian dominated countries or those influenced to a large degree by western culture, have been led to consider that taking part in the Christmas celebrations of friends and relatives is, at very least, a harmless pastime if not a legitimate source of pleasure for children and adults alike.

In many instances, pressure to conform with the practices of society is too great for those of weak resolve to withstand. Parents are often tempted to give in to the pleading of children who have been invited to a party or who are unable to understand why they alone are being prevented from joining the festivities they observe all around them or why they cannot receive gifts on this occasion like the other children."

Excerpt from here
click the link for the whole article

Why the sudden disposition to actually discuss this topic?
Alhamdulillah, i just finished watching a VCD - a talk given by Hj Irene Handono.
Does the name ring a bell? Well, fret not if it doesnt, because I'm about to tell you who this wonderful woman is.



Hj Irene Handono was born into a rich and pious Christian family. She was educated in Christianity since young and eventually entered an elite convent school and became a Sister.
One day, she was taught to hate Islam. Her pastor told her to observe her homeland (she's Indonesian) and picked out that all the corruption and negativities that was happening there were mostly made by Muslims.
She, however, didnt take all of it in and started to question her faith. She observed other countries - Mexico, Phillipines, Italy etc, and witnessed the same mayhem - by Catholics and Christians.
She made a groundbreaking conclusion that will eventually lead her to Islam - one should never judge a religion by its followers.
She therefore started to study the holy Quran, and alhamdulillah, she began to realise many things in Christianity that seeks her to question, and eventually find her faith in Islam.
She went further, to detect the ways that the Church uses to manipulate the weak Muslims and eventually convert them to Christianity.
Ways so subtle, that you and i probably never could differentiate.
a)The Bible, translated to the Arabic language, and read in the same manner as tilawah Al Quran
b)Calligraphy of Bible Matius, so similar to the verse of Al-Quran, that an untrained eye would find impossible to differentiate
c)The Church urges its people to wish Slamat Idul-Fitri, such that Muslims will feel compelled to wish Merry Christmas - when it is haraam to do so.

Honestly, throughout watching the vcd, i felt scared and saddened at the same time. at the vulnerability of the Muslim nation.
It would be easy isnt it, to actually fool the Muslim population, if the estimated number of people who actually study and know the teachings of Al-Quran remain to be a mere 10%?
And what are we doing about it really? Are we just sitting around and hoping that the Muslim population will revamp itself and rise from the ashes? Or are we going to do our part, no matter how small, in actually recreating a new image of Islam. A clean one. Are we actually carrying out our responsilities as a Muslim?

Of course, by saying that, i dont mean jihaad. Subhanallah, no. I'm referring to the simple tasks of actually carrying out your daily prayers, of knowing whats right and wrong(and actually acting by it) and by not compromising your duties as a Muslim.

Have you ever wondered at how we know the dates for Christmas, Valentines Day, and the immense celebration that we partake every new year; but we fail to recite the Islamic months and/or actually take any notice when 1st Muharram comes around. (Its the Islamic new year if you dont know) Funny how liberal we've become.

What's going to happen to the future generations?
Are we going to continue to degrade ourselves, and in turn, Islam, further?
Or are we going to do something about it?

I am not saying that im oh-so-knowledgeable in Islam; I have my flaws, and I had my jahiliah moments.
All im hoping is to see some change, in this society that we live in, and of course, in myself.
InsyAllah, we'll be able to do it, and live in harmony.

Do not confound truth with falsehood, nor knowingly hide the truth while you know. [Al-Baqarah (2):42]

Love,

atikah.