Selamat tahun baru 2014

“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.

Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Something.

So that's my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life.

Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it.

Make your mistakes, next year and forever.” 

-Neil Gaiman-

Aurah/aurat dan wanita

Assalamualaikum.

Today, bercakap and berdikusi mengenai benda yang look so 'remeh' but had a kesan yang besar! Kesat peluh kejap. Why? Wohoo coz, deadly serious yang ini bukan hanya semata-mata untuk renungan di dunia but also untuk keberkatan di akhirat sana. For me, tajuk ini memang berat lagi membebankan serta susah gila nak collabrate. Really! But in reverse psychology, now I’m ok with it. How? Sebagai muslimah sejagat; bagi aku, benda yang baik biarlah disebar-sebarkan agar keikhlasan dan pahalanya turut sama dirasai. Aku dapat pahala, hang dapat jugak. Sharing is caring, yo!

Firstly, semua presentation mesti ada sebab or reason kenapa aku bercerita mengenai ini. ‘Modal’ apa yang aku pakai? Apa cer yang ingin aku khabak sebenarnya? Biar bukan orang pandang, ini budak just cakap kosong. Pantang mak nenek aku la kan. Then, setelah berfikir dua tiga malam beberapa hari ini, actually aku berpendapat, ramai Islam wanita terutamanya, diluar sana still blur mengenai kewajipan cover your aurat. 

As reference. Then in case, jika ada orang bertanya. Lagi-lagi kalau kawan kita yang sebenarnya mengaku Islam tetapi tak menutup aurat maka tunjukkanlah Al-Quran surah Annur ayat ke 31 ,yang obviously membuktikan bahawa tuntutan menutup aurat adalah tanda orang beriman. Kesedaran beriman akan datang jika mereka sedar bahawa Al-Quran itu adalah kalam Allah, dan mereka yang tidak mempedulikannya… maka ingkarlah ia kepada-Nya! Ingatlah, dosa itu mudah terpalit tanpa kita sedar. 

Kemudian, tak cukup? Ini diterangkan lagi mengenai kewajiban menutup aurat, berdasarkan hadith-hadith sohih yang lain.

Hadith: 

Narrated by Abdul Rahman, the son of Abu Said al-Khudri r.a., from his father: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “A man should not see the private parts of another man, and a woman should not see the private parts of another woman, and a man should not lie with another man under one covering, and a woman should not lie with another woman under one covering.”

(Bukhari)

Huraian Hadith: 

Clothing is essential to a human being. Physically, clothing protects a human but spiritually, it is a symbol of human dignity. Islamic ruling defines that aurah is something that should be hidden and is prohibited to be seen.

According to the scholars, aurah is to be hidden at all situations, in or outside of prayers. Overall schools of thoughts in Islamic fiqh have unanimously agreed that aurah for men is between their navels and knees, while for women their aurah is their whole body except for their faces and palms (based on powerful source from Quran and Sunnah).

Source: JAKIM, aurah amongst men and women.

See? Menutup aurat bukan hanya berdasarkan sekadar menutup kepala and rambut anda jek cik adik yek! jelas terang lagi bersuluh spot light.

Tudung/hijab? To me, memandangkan aku daripada kecik since standard one-only girl pakai tudung time tuh. And you know what? I’m proud of it! Then, legasi ini aku teruskan sampai sekarang. Dulu tudung petak empat segi-sekarang dah bercorak macam-macam. Berharap still menutup ikut syariah. Alhamdulillah. Tak adalah aku terkena fashion bias in pakai tudung/hijab ala Saloma Bistro and so retro classic! Yang jambul mesti ter-keluaq. Say no everybody; It’s still gonna not covering your aurah. 

Another scene, yang ada cover pakai tudung. Bawal ala Norjuma gitu, tapi versi pendek. Sebab biasa diberi? Tudung sudah beratus, baju pun beriban dengan berlian permata mutiara di dada. Rugi woooo kalau tak show off! Uhuks! Gila naïf. Hang ingat dosa pahala boleh ditukar dengan semua itu. Pergliesh la yer cik Jah, bawak-bawaklah bertaubat.

Lgi best dan terbaik serta terpilih adalah bila wore tudung tapi pakai t-shirt pendek. Some more yang tanpa lengan sleeve! Terbukak tu hah. Add little, baju t-shirt yang sendat. Pergh! Aku tak tahulah syariat imam mana diaorang ini ikut. Seriau bahaya!

Tarik nafas. 1,2,3… Itu baru aku korek bab tudung, means part responsibilities in covering your hair. Sebab as women, kita kena cover everything except your face and hand palm. Aku bukanlah jugak miss perfect but tepuk dada tanyalah iman. Nak kejar cantik ke nak kejar dosa?

Focus kedua yang selalu diungkitkan mengenai aurah adalah cover your kaki. K.A.K.I. or my leg. Benda ini ibarat as my last breath kalau nak buat. Memang susah nak tinggal. Aku sendiri pun setuju 800% Sangat-dan tersangatlah serba salah. Kasut tutup memang tak banyak, paling selesa… kasut sukan. Tapi takkan sempoi terjun lombong sangat, pakai tu gi event besor? But don’t worry, coz I know how to do it. For solution, even korang nak bergaya apa-apa jadah, Terciptanya socks/ sarung kaki for what! Gunakan sebaiknya la weh. 

And for the next kisah benar, What stage are you at in covering aurah? Hurmm, cuba telek dan tenung pakaian kita hari ini. Sesingkat mana baju dan tudung you wore? Baju sendat atau jarang? Kasut bertutup atau just selipar jamban? Even, are you sure your high heels cover well? Uhum, uhum… For me, aku masih ditahap 6. Nauzubillah! Masih ada dua peringkat untuk mencapai tahap perfecto. Sesungguhnya neraka itu adalah benar!

I'm not telling you it is going to be easy, i'm telling you it's going to be worth it!

Tip keselamatan yang perempuan patut tahu.

Amaran keras: baca jangan tak baca. Safety tips to your girl. **SHARE** this! 

WRITTEN BY A COP: Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or a loved one's life. In daylight hours, refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergency situation... This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your children, & everyone you know. After reading these 9 crucial tips, forward them to someone you care about. It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do :The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!

2. Learned this from a tourist guide. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse,
DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you... Chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse.
RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy.. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc.
DON'T DO THIS!) The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head,
and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR ,
LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE..

If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF, Repeat:
DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:
A.) Be aware:look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor ,
and in the back seat.
B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door.
Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women
are attempting to get into their cars. C.) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side.. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at NIGHT!)

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN!
The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; and even then,
it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN, Preferably in a zig -zag pattern!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked 'for help' into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

9. Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late
and she thought it was weird.. The police told her 'Whatever you do, DO NOT
open the door..' The lady then said that it sounded like the baby
had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said, 'We already have a unit on the way,
whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.' He told her that they think a serial killer
has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby.. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside their doors when they're home alone at night.

10. Water scam! If you wake up in the middle of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people turn on all your outside taps full blast so that you will go out to investigate and then attack.

Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbors! Please pass this on
This e-mail should probably be taken seriously because the Crying Baby Theory was mentioned on America 's Most Wanted when they profiled
the serial killer in Louisiana

I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know.
It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle..
I was going to send this to the ladies only,
but guys, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc.,
you may want to pass it onto them, as well.

Send this to any woman you know that may need
to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it
and it's better to be safe than sorry..
Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or
a loved one's life.