Thursday, September 14, 2006
Alhamdulillah, i'm recovering very fast. almost back to normal. just that i noticed i get out of breath quite fast. like, just walking from the hall to the room can leave me ventilating for more, more air. holding my tummy at times... having difficulty to bend or sit down. reminds u of something? yeah- a pregnant lady, as my 4th sister put it. heh.

anw, enough writing abt me. let's talk abt..... our UMMAH.

read the article in Berita Harian today entitled "Jangan biarkan marah menjatuhkan maruah"? there was this question the author himself wasn't able to answer during one of the international conferences he attended. a journalist asked him: "mengapakah umat Islam cepat marah dan melenting serta mengamuk?". hmmm~

it seems that there's already the stereotype that ALL Muslims are like this. n who are to be blamed? ourselves of course.

heard the case of the (Malay/Muslim) husband who beat his wife to death out of anger (which was triggered by jealousy)? with domestic appliances such as FAN, iron, etc. for around 30-60 minutes. macam mane "manusia" boleh tergamak buat macam tu??? to one's WIFE?? really sad...disappointing. embarrasing.

okay, so maybe that was one of the most extreme examples of Muslims unable to curb their anger. then what about those happening around us? those vulgarities that seem to be on the tip of almost every youngster, adults n even kids and senior citizens at times. biler marah je....haa..trus laju je kluar kata2 kesat tu semue. it's a habit. bad one indeed. can't we do something about this worrying trend? yes, it's very disturbing n worrying hearing my little tutees using harsh vocabs with each other.

still remember witnessing a teenage Malay mom scolding her ~1 yr old daughter who happened to walk in the wrong direction. u would have thought she was scolding someone of the same age of her. kesiannyer budak tu... yes. budak. kecil je...comel je... setakat salah pusing je...ish.

some people don't even care whether or not their words and/or actions hurt others. very harsh words. where's the sensitivity? where's the patience, care, love...? depan lain, belakang lain...

Sufyân ath-Thawrî (rahimahullâh) said, “When your brother is out of your sight, mention him as you would like him to mention you when you are out of his sight.”

so y am i posting on this? bcos i really, truly wish that people, esp. Muslims, will practise more anger management in their lives. as the journalist put it: "usah kita diperhamba oleh marah".

a good reminder for myself too :)
 
posted by .:Mujahidah Khadijah:. at 9/14/2006 10:53:00 PM | Permalink |


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