10.27.08
The controversial one. (Boys, please stay away).
I remembered one of the usrah sessions I had with some of the sisters over at farhana munshi’s. It was quite some time ago (I’m missing such discussions! Girls, you hear me? :( ). And the topic of discussion for the day was, “women in Islam.”
Dah macam takde topic lain kan kitorang.. But oh well, that’s what we are mah. hehe.
So everyone shared something as we munched on the food provided (food is like one major componenet for usrahs lah. I dunoe why. Maybe it’s this whole idea of bonding over food? I dunoe. But we’re sure very much into the idea, it seems. hihi). And one of the sisters shared something very interesting.
There was once this non-Muslim lady approached her and asked her why Muslim women have to put on the hijab. So she said that it’s what God wants the ladies to do (please refer to this entry http://rilekwancorner.blogspot.com/2008/10/back-to-basics.html. slightly long, but worth the read, insyaAllah :) ). And then she went on to explain that it’s about modesty. I can’t really remember what she said, but it somehow sparked a conversation which we had a good laugh over it, and I thought it was a cutely creative way of seeing things.
It’s just for fun, so boys, please don’t take it to heart ya.
=)
OK NO. IF YOU’RE A MALE JUST PLEASE PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS POST. IT’S A GIRL THING, REALLY. REALLY.
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So one of them said,
“People always said that it’s unfair that women seem to be seen as inferior to men in Islam. We have to put on the hijab, and they don’t. Why? I think this actually shows that women are superior!”
“How?”
“Because it shows that women can take care of themselves. But men? They can’t! That is why WE have to cover up for them. Because if we don’t, then they cannot take care of themselves. Easily tempted!”
*drawing laughters from the rest of the sisters*
“Eh ya that’s kinda true. But kadang2 macam.. macam question jugak tau.. lelaki boleh pegi perang lah ape lah. tapi perempuan? abeh there was this ustaz who said, isteri yang buatkan kopi and hidangkan dengan senyuman, buat suami de happy tu da boleh masuk syurga. I mean, macam ok lah, baguslah, tapi macam.. asal kite reduced to buat kopi je???”
“Hahaha. Using the same principle, because men need women to take good care of them la! Sebelum keluar rumah nak kene siapkan semua. Bile de klua rumah, kene make sure everything is still in order and selamat so dia boleh rase tenang. When he’s home then must make him happy jugak. See, they need women in their lives! Takyah pegi perang2, tu sume dorang boleh buat. But things that we do, they just can’t do. Or even if they can, they still need us to do. See ah these men!”
“Hahaha. Yeah. So, when we put on the hijab or anything, we say to men.. “I’m doing this because of you lah! Cannot take care of yourselves! Naughty men!”
*drawing (louder) laughters from the rest of the sisters*
I have cute sisters, I know *smiles proudly*.
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To all the sisters reading this blog, here’s for you! :)
Men. We need to take care of their every senses! It’s hard on us, isn’t it? *sniffs* let’s see what are some of the things which need to be ‘taken care of’ shall we?
THE EYES.
Ohhh those eyes. Those eyes. Must be extra extra careful with this one, k girls?
1. Kite ni nak kene pakai tudung mesti labuh menutupi dada.. Kalau tudung je tapi tak tutup dada? Tak boleh, tak boleh. Kenapa?
And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is apparent both eyes and to draw their veils all over Juyubihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms, etc.) and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband’s fathers, their sons, their husband’s sons, their brothers or their brother’s sons, or their sister’s sons, or their (Muslim) women (i.e. their sisters in Islam), or the (female) slaves whom their right hands possess, or old male servants who lack vigour, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex. (An-Nuur :31)
2. Pakaian pulak tak boleh fitting2! See?? It’s not enough to simply wear long sleeves and long pants.. We must even ensure that it is not fitting! Not only that! We must ensure that it is not jarang AT ALL! So we must take extra measure to check our outfit carefully before going out of the house, and even smarter, before buying them! Why?? THOSE EYES LAA!
THE NOSE.
1. Do you know that we cannot wear perfume when we’re outside and within the men’s sniffing perimeters?? So great, just great. We must think of a way to not smell bad, yet not smell soo good at the same time! See lah those noses!!
Sabda Rasulullah SAW “mana-mana perempuan yg memakai bau-bauan kemudian ia keluar melintasi kaum lelaki ajnabi agar mereka tercium bau harumnya, maka dia adalah perempuan zina dan tiap-tiap mata yg memandangnya itu adalah zina.
THE EARS.
Oh yeahh. This is another tricky one. Brace yourselves, sisters!
1. You know those, pretty, jinggly gelang kakis? You know, the type yang jalan bunyik “kecing, kecing, kecing”? Yup yup! We can’t even put that on! Or some even say wearing heels that click very loudly and it goes “ketok ketok ketok”! Why! Attracting those ears punye attention la! TSK.
They shall not strike their feet when they walk in order to shake and reveal certain details of their bodies. All of you shall repent to GOD, O you believers, that you may succeed. (An-Nuur 31)
2. You know we all already have natural, sweet saccharine voices kan? And how when we speak it just gets sweeter and sweeter? MUST TAKE CARE OF THAT ONE TOO! Must make sure our sweet voices do not get overly sweet when speaking to them! Why? Takut dapat diabetes! Heh. Joking, joking. But really! Cannot! And you know some of us have just this oh-so-cute way of speaking? Must make sure we don’t speak like them in front of them too, you know!
…be not soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease (of hypocrisy, or evil desire for adultery, etc.) should be moved with desire, but speak in an honourable manner. (Al-Ahzaab:32).
(Yes, the verse above was mentioned specifically for the prophet’s wives at that point of time, but it is now applicable to all muslimaat. =) )
And the cute thing isss, nanti dah kawen pulak everything will be the opposite!! So we have to do like, some multi-prong approach towards men or something. Like, if they’re our husbands then must make sure we’re super wangi and pretty, but once we step out of the house or ade rumah orang, back to the things I’ve mentioned above! See? BETUL2 PUNYE TAKE CARE.
Haihh. The list can just go on and on and on, you know? But just like what my friend said, let’s see this as an honour for us! We can take care of ourselves well in this aspect, if we want to, but it will be extra difficult for them (not impossiblelah. but stilll)! So let’s be benevolent and help them out shall we, sisters? Poor them. Already the non-Muslim ladies are doing a tremendously superb job of NOT taking care of them, so, let’s just do this for the sake of their manhood, shall we? Tsk tsk. Especially those who have yet to get married.. They absolutely need our help in this, you know? Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk TSK TSK.
Come on benevolent sisters, let’s join our forces and try our best in doing what God believes we can do best – taking care of ourselves, and indirectly, taking care of them as well (in this particular aspect of life). =)
P/S: TO ALL YOU GREAT MEN WHO STILL INSISTED ON READING THIS ENTRY SAMPAI HABES.. SAYA MEMAIN JE, MEMAIN JE. JANGANLAH MARAH YE. INI ENTRY SAJE SAJE. GURAUAN SEMATA-MATA.. YOU KNOW I DON’T MEAN IT THAT WAYYY =) WE ALL KNOW FULLY WELL THE PRIVILEGES GOD ACCORDED TO YOU GUYS.. AND WE ALL KNOW VERY WELL HOW WE NEED YOU GUYS TOO IN OTHER ASPECTS OF LIFE AS WELL. HEH. Take it easy, take it easy….
erm, ok. nak tido. bye!
jelot said,
October 27, 2008 at 6:51 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHHAAH alhamdulillah i have a buruk talking voice. (mcm defy the natural-sweet-saccharine part gitu hahahahahahhahhaha) that alone eh, dah save the ears part without even trying (or do anything) :P
yang lain2 memang kena constant reminder sehh. GOING TO BOOKMARK THIS ENTRY already. syukran la dik! :D
ummsofiyyah said,
October 28, 2008 at 12:08 am
HAHAHAHA. U dun have a buruk talking voice la! So that still applies to you ok:p
La syukra ‘alal wajib kak:)
eusof said,
October 28, 2008 at 7:15 am
Salam U.S.!
Thank you for the great reminder Umm Sofiyyah.
Allah bless you always!
Beruntunglah dia yang bersama Hannah,
eusof
A. Ibnu Abihi said,
October 28, 2008 at 8:30 am
Bismillah,
Salaam, a controversial one eh? Not by much it seems to me. I have no real objections to this entry.
A few things to be noted though, some men may not like the idea or accept that they are so helpless in the abovementioned aspects and they need to be taken care of by women. Even if it’s a fact. Hehe.
However we men, do joke among ourselves about women in other matters, so in that sense, men and women are even. About what is not our main concern here.
I would like to give a few examples (these has nothing to do with any particular individual, be it any guy or gal, the readers, the author and I).
1) The eyes. They probably hold the strongest sway in a man’s stimuli towards a woman. First impressions are made from the appearance and the obvious. As the author wrote, when covering the aurah, the tudung for instance, must also extend beyond just the head and neck, it should be all the way down blanketing the bosom. Why? because it’s one of the prominent features of a woman, along with the hips. Therefore, any dress or garb should hide the very figure of the wearer. It does attract roving eyes even if it’s covered fully from head to toe.
The face too should not be overly done with make-up. It’s better to wear it lightly or best not to wear at all. Some women put tonnes of make-up on their faces, OVERKILL. A turn off too. I don’t know if anyone would like to try this to deter men. Haha.
2) The nose. It’s natural for humans to conceal their body odors, that’s why we have to take showers, apart from maintaining cleanliness, hygiene and all. When going out, we may want to put on perfumes or pleasant scents to make sure we smell good semua kan… but again, for women who wear it excessively, it’s not good for men. They will get distracted if they manage to get a whiff, unless he is gay or not a man (God Forbid), he will instinctively try to track and see whose scent is that. His neck will also be strained if he didn’t look to see. Some women may not realise this, but perfumes do attract unwanted and unnecessary attention. The nose leads to the eyes. Back to square one.
3) The ears. Yeah, as the author says, about sweet saccharine voices. It does have an impact but comparably the weakest among the other senses. Manner of speech is also important. There are people out there who talks in a way that attracts another. Women should be warned to watch the tone and ‘melodies’ of their voices. The ear may lead to the eyes yet again. Although at times they are tricked by the voices only to find a not so pretty woman talking to him. Haha.
4) Touch. This is a bit far fetched, but nonetheless requires to look into it. There are occasions when there are interactions between the opposite genders. Sure, some may say it’s no harm for minimal contact. Shaking hands or whatever. Just a little bit. Again, it should be avoided altogether. Even if uncovered skins of both genders accidentally touch, it can create a tingling sensation. Lagi-lagi kalau the woman has soft hands ke ape. The touch is the most dangerous if the man in question is not in his right state of mind. I need not mention what comes after kan.
Hmm, I’m sorry if anyone is offended by my examples. I’m just sharing my thoughts on the entry.
P.S, I fully support the notion that women should doll up for their husbands, jangan la jadi the opposite lepas kahwin. Kesian kan la the men sikit. Hehe.
There you go ummsofiyyah, I did my part. :)
ummsofiyyah said,
October 28, 2008 at 11:59 am
Eusof,
U.S?? tanaklah kene panggil u.s. tak best.
May Allah bless you too..
Beruntung?? Oh wow. Takmulah cakap macam tu. Untung tak untung tu Allah je yang tahu. Awak tak tahu :)
‘Ala kulli haal, Allahummaj’alnii ahsan mimmaa yazhunnuun. Ameen! Hehe :)
ummsofiyyah said,
October 28, 2008 at 12:02 pm
A,
that’s like an entry on its own. superb:)
TOUCH! oh yes, how can i forget it ehh. but thanks for pointing it out.. Jazaakallah.
It is indeed very interesting to hear from a guy’s perspectives. So again, thanks:)
Aisya-K said,
October 28, 2008 at 3:21 pm
wah hannah, best uh entry ni.
i like the doll up for husbands part..haha!
slalu my non muslims frens tny2 psl tk lecey ke tutup2.. pkai sarung lengan sume – they’ll say, eh that one also must wear mah? I said, ya lor.. my husband is the only one that can see. I reserve ALL for mu husband. HAHA. sungguh-berangn-tak-abes-abes.com
;)
ni tgh buat bio pon sempat baca entry hannah tauu. hahaha.
c ya SOON! :P
ummsofiyyah said,
October 28, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Hahaha. Interesting, interesting! :)
Hehe. ok la.. hannah pun sungguh teharu.com la :p
Hopefully plan kite menjadi eh? insyaAllah :)
redtide said,
October 29, 2008 at 11:22 am
Salaam..
ouu.. memain je eh.. just to requote what A Ibnu Abihi commented
“A few things to be noted though, some men may not like the idea or accept that they are so helpless in the abovementioned aspects and they need to be taken care of by women. Even if it’s a fact. Hehe.”
yea, thats how men naturally are..
But in a way, it’s quite true lah.. men need women and women just can’t live without men.. ehh yeke? haha.. saya pun memain je.. jangan marah ye..
anyway thanks for reminding others about this and May Allah reward those who are patient and abide with what has been ordained to them all for the sake of Allah.. Ameen.
and Allah SWT knows best
alfaqeer said,
October 29, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Haha you are so funnyyyyyy la. MasyaAllah.
Such power a woman has over a man. ;)
ummsofiyyah said,
October 29, 2008 at 2:09 pm
ameera,
*winks2* hehe:)
ummsofiyyah said,
October 29, 2008 at 2:13 pm
W’salam wr wb.
LOL. Ok fine. Tak marah, tak marah. Men and women need one another, and that’s the fact. That’s precisely why we must help take care of each other, and treat each other with due respect, yes? :)
and Allah knows best indeed.
rizal said,
October 29, 2008 at 5:16 pm
i was blog trotting and i found this blog. Interesting and insightful. Though I have to agree with most of what it’s being written, but both men and women have to play an important part in protecting their modesty. Takkan lelaki jer kena… ahakz… Not that I am offended by this post. I accept the fact it is human nature.
rizal
ummsofiyyah said,
October 29, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Helo rizal:)
Haha. of course, of course. That goes without saying. This is just one of the ways to look at it:)
About men protecting their modesty.. In terms of ‘aurah, I think men have it easy. They just have to cover the navel and the knees, and whatever’s in between (of course. hehe). But sometimes, I cannot help but find it ‘amusing’ when I see guys wearing super short seluars.. even kalau main bola ke.. there are many other options right? even bermudas are ok.. I mean, pusat sampai lutut jeee.. kite kene cover semua kecuali muke and tapak tangan tau.. :p
Just a thought. Sorry if it offends anyone:)
Thanks for popping by rizal. Hope to see you more, insyaAllah:)
eusof said,
October 29, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Umm Soff!
maybe kan dorang yg pakai cawat pendek mazhab lain kod.
sebab tu main bola pakai seluar pendek. Hahaha.
I dunno what’s wrong with me. Tapikan i just like to sangka yg bukan bukan …. tapi yg baiklah… hehehe. Lol.
Well, truth to be told: i feel disgusted when women wear shorts. *where’s the vomit bag?!*
Tapi again, living in singapore makes me immune to all those opened aurah. Good thing is nafsu tak tergoda… Macam dah lali dan tak peduli gitu.
Anybody share the same sentiments?
eusof said,
October 29, 2008 at 11:10 pm
on another perspective,
anybody find women with only eyes and hands exposed appealing and attractive?
I know this may sound contradictory to what we have been learning.
Just for an academic discourse, those yg tutup aurat sometimes are more ‘appealing’ those those who do not? Talking in the context of secular environment, singapore i.e.
Disagree?
-insearchofpersonalhumilityandprofessionalwill-
ummsofiyyah said,
October 30, 2008 at 4:12 am
Umm Soff pulak. Umm Sofiyyah or Hannah. That’s all the choices you have ok :p
Oh mazhab ape ye? Setahu saya, kebanyakannya berpendapat aurat lelaki yg mcm tu.. Kalau yang lain.. bal asyadd maybe. Hehe.
Tak suke tgk perempuan pakai shorts?? HIYE KE NIIH? But I think you just brought up a point I’ve once discussed with my friends – the dangers of women exposing too much.
We were saying, it’s common knowledge that guys just love the sight of these women walking around with as little clothing as possible. But there’s also another way to look at it, I think (I THINK). Like what you said, guys who have been exposed to it too much, might get too used to the sight that it doesn’t really matter much to them anymore. Unless it’s a super attractive woman whom he saw. And I think that’s very worrying too.
That is why, based on my very limited thinking capacity, I think one of the reasons Islam suruh kita tutop aurat dengan betul, is to not just menjaga hati from naughty thoughts and to protect women, but also to jaga the relationship between the husband and wife who are made halal for each other.
Wallahu a’lam bissowaab, wa ilaihil marji’ wal maab.
ummsofiyyah said,
October 30, 2008 at 4:25 am
About finding women who tutup aurat more appealing, I do not think it’s surprising.
Personally, as a woman myself, I feel that whenever I see a lady who covers herself well are just so sweet-looking. Especially (this is a personal opinion) when they cover their faces, revealing only their eyes and hands. I would just break into a small smile whenever I see them, especially when I know that behind the veil is actually a young lady (nudges fanadodol).
But to answer your question, I have read an Indonesian book (it’s a cool book if you can read casual Indon) – “nikmatnya pacaran selepas pernikahan”, and the author expressed the same sentiments like you did. He said the moment he saw a woman who doesn’t cover herself properly, it would be easy to turn his eyes away. But when he saw a woman “dengan tudung gede, rapi semua” he said he found it lagi susah tu turn his eyes away. Coz he finds those women really attractive. He kept this ‘aib’ (he used that word) to himself until one day he heard his friend saying the same thing. And then he realised that there are actually several people who shared his sentiments.
That’s why, kalau nak pakai tudung ke nak buat ape ‘ibadah pun, let the first primary reason be: “Sebab Allah yang suruh.” Lepas tu then can come the secondary reasons, whatever you want to it to be. So whenever your secondary reasons get contested or refuted or challenged, you just shrug it off and say, takpe, yang penting tujuan utama kita buat ni is “Sebab Allah yang suruh.”
:)
Wallahu a’lam. :)
faruq said,
October 30, 2008 at 4:42 am
“Fair in the eyes of men is the love of things they covet: Women and sons; Heaped-up hoards of gold and silver; horses branded (for blood and excellence); and (wealth of) cattle and well-tilled land. Such are the possessions of this world’s life; but in nearness to Allah is the best of the goals (To return to).” Surah Ali-Imran, verse 14.
The Quran lists down the things that men covet.
Number one? Women.
Need I say more?
God made women beautiful and He also made them attractive to men. So God wants women to hide their beauty from strange men – for He Himself has hidden things of beauty and value.
Precious metals like gold and silver are found in the depths of the earth. So too are precious stones like diamonds and rubies. Pearls are found deep in the ocean.
Beautiful and valuable things do not parade themselves in the open – they are covered.
Women are more beloved to God than precious metals or stones – so He wants them to cover up for His sake.
ummsofiyyah said,
October 30, 2008 at 4:45 am
“Women are more beloved to God than precious metals or stones – so He wants them to cover up for His sake.”
very, very nice. thank you :)
syasan said,
October 30, 2008 at 3:49 pm
i enjoy reading your entries very much! ahhh. anyway, i’m so green with envy to know that you do have religious talks/discussions with friends. during my poly days, my closest circle of friends consisted of non-muslims, so i hv nt been able to engage in a “deep” conversation on Islam with anyone for the past 3 yrs. “deep” as in other than having to answer questions like why do I have put on headscarf, is it a must to marry me if someone accidentally sees my hair, why do muslims pray five times daily, yadayada.
keep on writing, hanone. and i guess our date’s off, now that you’re alrd engaged? hahaha. kidding. =)
ummsofiyyah said,
October 30, 2008 at 4:12 pm
helo syasan!
haha. u cn always join us if u want (when we do have one. hehe). im sure they wun mind. they are nice people, those girls :)
hahahaha. “is it a must to marry me if someone accidentally sees my hair”?? THATS SO CUTE LAH! hahaha. speaking of that, kite dulu pernah tgk satu cerita cine ni ah, n then gt this tribe right, the rule is kalau lelaki tu pernah nampak te foot of the lady then it is a must for him to marry her, even though tk sengaja. hehe.
Although nabi musa a.s did marry the lady whom he accidentally saw her betis. hehe.
thank you asyosye. no no our date’s still on. just tak tau bile. oh my sayang is ok with me going out with girls. jangan lelaki je ah. nanti de marah. tsk tsk :p
I’LL SEE YOU SOON YAAA? come to NUS la one day. we’ll have lunch together gether ok. insyaAllah :D
byebye muahmuah.
fana said,
October 30, 2008 at 5:58 pm
you nudged??? hahaha.
regarding this matter, WE ladies should realise and know why Allah has decreed this upon us. like we always hear,”kalau mak ayah marah tu, ertinya mereka sayangkan kita.” similarly, perintah-perintah seperti ini adalah tanda-tanda besar bahawa Allah menyayangi makhlukNya. sisters, do we realise we are actually GEMS in His eyes? we are too valuable that He would not want to risk anything. and i mean ANYTHING AT ALL. betapa tingginya darjat wanita. He has become so protective over us, over our modesty. ibarat tak rela kita ditindas kerakusan nafsu dan dipergunakan syaitan sebagai jerat. mashaAllah. truly, Allah is Ar-Rahman. dan kita sewenang-wenangnya nak abaikan macam tu? and we say that we love ourselves when we tend to do the exact opposite, whether conscious or not? what an irony kan. haiya. and then think also about how nabi mentions,”umi, umi, umi” and only then comes father. can you imagine, when you grow up married and have kids, and we are still not properly carrying out our duties as a muslimah by then, what would our children think of us? and then we expect them to say,”umi, umi, umi” first, following the sunnah but we ourselves are nonchalant? haiya, tak bole jadi seh. i cannot imagine. malu giler seh mak!
but of course, im no perfection myself. and hopefully, all of us are together in this jihad. a jihad to better ourselves, to be among the righteous. dan diredhai dan diberkati Allah swt selalu. insyaAllah. amin ya rab.
ummsofiyyah said,
October 31, 2008 at 4:00 am
yes i nudged:p
Betul. Saya bersetuju dengan pendapat anda. Setiap yang disuruh oleh Ar-Rahman itu pasti ada kebaikan dan kelebihannya, samada kita sedar atau tidak. Tapi adalah satu kenyataan yang tidak dapat dinafikan bahawa Sang Pencipta sememangnya lebih mengetahui akan apa yang terbaik untuk hamba yang dicipta olehNya daripada hamba itu sendiri. Jadi sebagai hamba, sebaiknya kita mengambil langkah yang bijak – mentaati segala apa yang disuruhNya dan menjauhi segala apa yang dilarangiNya dengan patuh tanpa banyak bertanya dan mengeluh.
Ambillah pengajaran daripada kisah sekumpulan manusia yang telah berjumpa dengan Nabi Musa a.s. Mereka disuruh mencari lembu untuk disembelihkan. Satu suruhan yang mudah dipatuhi dan dilaksanakan, tetapi mereka sendiri yang membebani diri dengan terus-menerus meminta penjelasan tentang jenis dan rupa lembu tersebut. Lembu yang pada awalnya begitu umum dan mudah untuk dicari kemudian menjadi seekor lembu yang begitu pelik dan sukar untuk diketemui. Salah siapa? Salah mereka juga, yang banyak bertanya soalan-soalan yang tidak perlu.
K. confirmed. Bahasa Melayu formal da karaaaaat. U lah, tulis melayu formal. rindu pulak dgn melayu formal. haha.
Thanks for the comments fana! Jazaakillah:)
fana said,
October 31, 2008 at 4:31 am
ehh. kire okay la tu. it’s not so karaaaaat as you think. hahaha. i have this very weird thing about me. when my eyes see that im conversing with someone malay or who knows malay, my brain will send signals to my tongue to just speak malay. more comfortable for me i guess. and ya, shockingly when i speak it, it tends to turn out very the baku. termasuk segala susunan kata dan struktur ayat. i know. crazy.
barulah ada tokoh menjadi guru bahasa yang bertauliah! :)
cehhdebahbedah.
eusof said,
October 31, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Well Said Umm Sofiyyah…!
ummsofiyyah said,
October 31, 2008 at 2:55 pm
haha. bagus lah tu! memang ade ciri2 jadi guru bahasa bertauliah. *tabik2*
:p
ummsofiyyah said,
November 1, 2008 at 2:53 pm
mekaseh eusof:)
ViSiToR said,
November 2, 2008 at 1:38 am
mengapa menekankan aisyah?kenapa tak saidaitina khadijah?sedangkan rasul itu sangat menyayangi khadijah.bahkan lebih dari aisyah.
ummsofiyyah said,
November 2, 2008 at 1:51 am
salaam ‘alaik..
ViSiToR,
betul kata anda. in fact, kalau tak silap saya, Rasulullah pernah mengatakan kepada Aisyah bahawa tiada siapa yang akan dapat menggantikan Sayyidah Khadijah r.a. Of course, kehebatan dan pengorbanan Sayyidah Khadijah yang sanggup mengorbankan apa sahaja demi cintanya pada Rasulullah saw memang tidak dapat dinafikan sama sekali, and memang tak perlu pun untuk dinafikan.. Quoting in-team dalam lagu mereka “siti khadijah”..
“Sunyi jalan menuju Allah, menggamit hati mencari teman; indah jalan menuju Allah, jika teman seperti Khadijah masih ada lagi..”
:)
Kenapa ‘Aisyah? Well, honestly, sebab buku dia tajuk dia memang macam tu? “Menjadi Secantik Aishah”. And it is a good book, that’s why I’m sharing it here. Banyak yang boleh dipelajari dari buku tersebut. Mungkin penulis ingin menonjolkan Sayyidah Aisyah sebagai contoh, instead of isteri2nya yang lain.. Tapi tak salah kan? Kalau kita pergi ke toko-toko buku, kita akan dapati banyak buku-buku yang memberikan penekanan terhadap Khadijah ra. Mungkin penulis inginkan sedikit kelainan, wallahu a’lam. Tapi yang penting, Aisyah ra juga merupakan seorang isteri yang hebat lagi dikasihi, dan banyak pengajaran yang boleh didapati dari kisah-kisah beliau. :)
‘alaa kulli haal, terima kasih atas comment anda ViSiToR. ViSiT2 lah selalu ye:) jazaakallahu khairan kathiiraa:)