Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Kenangan di Musim Bunga...
6 Rabi’ul Akhir 1429H

No specific topic to blog about. Just thought of sharing a few things.

Few days back, as I threw a crumpled piece of tissue in a rubbish bin, the uncle cleaner suddenly recited a du’a for me. my friends n me were pleasantly surprised, but at the same time, that incident showed that throwing rubbish in bins is a rare sight in Syria. Unfortunately.

Hai lah manusia, kitorang kan Khalifah atas bumi ni..

We’re supposed to make this world beautiful. So everytime you catch yourself trying to litter the earth, remember this k. malulah kat Allah. N kesian lah kat cleaners tu semua. Kesian nah pak cik tu. mesti dia penat sangat pungut sampah sampaikan bila nampak kte buang sampah dalam tong sampah, dia gembira. Allah yubaarik feek ya ‘Ammu. Semoga setiap titik peluh yang tumpah dan penat lelah pak cik dibalas dengan ganjaran yang setimpal oleh ar-Razzaq :) insyaAllah lepas ni kalau Khadijah nampak budak2 buang sampah sembarangan, Khadijah cuba tegur dengan hikmah.

That aside, I’ve been wondering why some people love to shout. Even though the other party is just nearby. Tak sakit tekak ke?? Cakap pelan2 sikit, baik2, kan aman dunia. My ustaz once shared:
إذا لم تحصلي على ما تريدين باللطف, لن تحصلي عليه بالعنف
if you can’t get what you want with gentleness, u will never get it through harshness. Ustaz was advising us on how our interaction with our spouse should be. Nak minta sesuatu, minta baik2… :)

Speaking of shouting, I was reminded of the movie Ayat-Ayat Cinta. Somebody downloaded a few episodes from the net, and my friends n me watched them few days back. If I were to rate the novel 9 on a scale of 10, I would give the movie –at most- a 4. Remember the incident in the train (for those who’ve read the novel)? Aisyah didn’t shout. But in the movie, she raised her voice not only in the train (with an uncle), but also with her zauj (Fahri) at home and at the court. Furthermore, she’s a mutanaqqibah (a woman who wears a niqab). I’m still learning a lot of things, but I’m certain that a woman’s voice is part of her ‘aurah.
Plus, You don’t have to shout to make yourself heard, yes? :)
wearing a niqab should make you all the more conscious of your actions. And it’s supposed to help you, and the other gender, to lower their gaze. But sadly, in the movie, si Fahri tu asal boleh je main tenung2 dengan perempuan bukan mahram dia. Tak suka lelaki macam gitu. bluek.

From an inspiring, motivational Islamic novel, to a movie, which I personally feel didn’t portray the correct Islamic teachings. Belum lagi babak2 berdua2an dengan yang bukan mahram, babak Aisyah tak pakai tudung time ada tetamu yang bukan mahram kat rumah dia. Adoi. Boleh sakit jiwa gue tengok cerita ni. Huu~

16 Rabi'ul akhir 1429H

As for updates, MUIS is coming for a visit this Sunday. We’ll have a seminar and dinner. Dresscode for sisters: black abaya/jubah n white/grey tudung. (normally, most of us wear black). Hee. The other day sis Aishah Arshad from MUIS wrote in her email to me, asking me if there’s anyting I want from S’pore.
This reminds me of what my friends n me “mengidam”. Some miss yong tau foo, some miss fish (here, we get to eat fish like, once in 4 months? minus sardines n tuna)… as for me, I miss sushi (sushi halal je tau). Hee. Mepek kan? But really uh. I know some ppl are not fond of it (mentah lah, bau lah, etc.) In my family, only my bro, his wife n me like sushis. Sedap tau. korang tak suke sudah. Kalau tak suke sesuatu makanan, diam je tau. tak boleh cakap “eeeeii..” ke gitu. Rasulullah tak pernah mencela makanan. Kalau makanan tu tak sedap/ baginda tak suka, baginda senyap dan tak makan :)

btw, last Wed my coursemates (female students in Kuliyyah Da’wah Al-Islamiyyah from 1st to 4th year) n me went to the city of Hims (ard 2-3 hours journey from Damascus) for rehlah (excursion). Comel kan? Dah besau2 ada excursion. Hee~

the sceneries were breathtaking. masyaAllah! A sister was wondering out loud to Wardah n me:

if this is the beauty of the dunya, then how would the beauty of the Jannah be??

*pejam mata*

unimaginable!

Spring is here btw . Flowers are blooming everywhere. Flowers of different colours. Yellow, purple, pink, red, white. cantik nah~

Lalu hatiku turut berbunga…

;)
 
posted by .:Mujahidah Khadijah:. at 4/22/2008 06:11:00 PM | Permalink |


1 Comments:


  • At 5/02/2008 1:08 AM, Blogger Remy Mahzam

    salaam

    if throwing rubbish in bins is a rare sight in Syria, then you would be surprise to hear this.

    rubbish bins are a rare sight in Singapore now

    orite im exaggerating. but it is true that rubbish bins are hard to find in MRT stations due to bomb scare. tong sampah pun boleh jadi
    potential threat.

    Oh ya, for your info, Ayat-Ayat Cinta will be screened in Singapore cinemas from 8 May 2008 onwards. They are showing the trailer now on TV especially Sensasi channel (its another Malay channel on cable).

    The song for the movie by Rossa (i think) is contagious. I heard it played on radio and then hear it again when the trailer is played on TV.

    The overall impression I get from Ayat-Ayat Cinta is eerie...seram campur rasa sedih dalam hati gitu. I haven't read the book. But I know it's getting some popularity through the news and some blogs including yours, talking about it.

    It is also reported that more than 3 million people have watched the movie in Indonesia and even President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono cried a few times while watching it.

    It makes me even more want to watch the movie and plan to watch dengan my adik beradik. When I saw this woman with the niqab (Aisha) in the trailer it reminds me of you...the kind of warak lady who goes to the extend of jaga tatasusila dan adab etc.

    Now, after reading your review of the movie at your blog, I can understand why you might not be pleased with the movie rendition of the book. Memang some scenes in the movie, the character Aisha tak pakai tudung and I also see the guy Fahri berdua-duaan with another female character. (Not too sure whether dia dah kahwin ke belum)

    I think in the movie, certain aspects of the novel Ayat-Ayat Cinta have to be modified to facilitate audience to understand what is going on. Words (book) and actions (film) can be pretty
    hard to reconcile and the director has to use his creativity to marry the two.

    The movie might not portray the ideal and complete correct Islamic teachings but it has tackle a few far more important issues:

    1)Ayat-Ayat Cinta movie is a break away from the kind of teenage romance you see in Western movies like 'High School Musical', 'Romeo & Juliet' or even Asian dramas, 'Gol & Gincu' where there is dating, holding hands, kisses. Fahri is a shy guy who doesn't believe in the concept of relationships before marriage. He has to choose between four women and chose Aisha eventually (the tudung girl with big eyes)

    2)It addresses Islamic portrayal of women, issue on polygamy (Aisha, in her sincerity to save her husband, urges Fahri to marry Maria who is willing to save him from the fitnah & the death sentence)

    3)It addresses the issue on inter-faith marriage, Maria being a Coptic-Christian who is not only in love with Fahri but also attracted to the teachings of Quran. Fahri marries Maria later on in the film.

    4) It gives a fresh look at Islam. In the backdrop of war in Iraq, terrorism threats, 911, Osama, Mas Selamat; the movie shifts the world's focus to a lighter side of Islam which is a religion about love.

    Yudhoyono's spokesman called the film Ayat-Ayat Cinta, as an 'antithesis' to the movie by Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders which accuses the Quran of inciting violence.

    I think movies about love would excite anyone but when a religion like Islam comes in to give a fresh interpretation, we should be slightly forgiving and appreciate what the movie has to offer.

    I hope you and your friends over at Syria get to watch the movie in a better setting, from a proper TV... kesian seh tengok movie kat YouTube.

    Kat sana musim bunga eh.. bunga mangga ada? he,he..

    ws

     
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