Sunday, December 29, 2013
Dua Hari Lagi...
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Tahun Baru
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Cameron n Taiping
Kepenatan semuanya malam ini. Kak Rohaizan memasak nasi sementara Fakhruddin dan Zaki keluar membeli lauk pauk. Sup daging, ayam percik, ayam goreng dan bekalan lauk pauk dari tempat kenduri tadi menjadi santapan kami. Malangnya, nasi yang dimasak tidak menjadi. Ia mentah separuh dan lembik separuh. Apa pun, itu rezeki kami malam ini dan saya menelan saja. Moga tiada kemudaratan.
Tidur malam ini tidak lagi diteman kesejukan.
Pagi Ahad yang indah, kami bersiap-siap untuk pulang. Selesai sarapan nasi lemak yang dibeli di gerai berhampiran, kami berkemas dan sedia untuk pulang. Kami menuju ke Trong dahulu untuk meninggalkan Norhafizah di sana sebelum bertolak pulang sekitar jam 11 pagi.
Alhamdulillah, selepas hampir tujuh jam perjalanan, kami selamat tiba di rumah kami sekitar jam 5.30 petang. Selesailah sebuah perjalanan yang memberi seribu pengajaran.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Rehat
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Sendiri
Penawar
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Mesyuarat
Monday, December 09, 2013
Cemerlang
Hijab
Morocco World News
Casablanca, June 24, 2012
Last month at Al Azhar University, Sheikh Mustapha Mohamed Rashed defended a thesis that sparked a heated debate among religious scholars. The candidate concluded that Hijab, or the veil, is not an Islamic duty.
The claim is not the first of its kind, but the mere fact that it is adopted in Al Azhar University – the Sunni Islam’s foremost seat of learning –makes it controversial.
Sheikh Mustapha Mohamed Rashed argued that Hijab is not an Islamic duty. He stated that Hijab refers to the cover of the head, which is not mentioned in the Holy Quran at all. “Nonetheless, a bunch of scholars insisted vehemently that the veil is both an Islamic duty and one of the most important pillars of Islam,” he added.
In doing so, the PhD candidate points out, “they deviated from the purposes of the Islamic law and “Sahih Atafsir” or the true interpretation. They rejected reasoning and relied only on literal text.”
According to Mohamed Rashed, these scholars de-contextualized the verses of the Quran and interpreted them in their very own liking, following some ancient scholars, as if what they said is sacred and is no subject to Ijtihad.
Ijtihad is a technical term, which literally means “exertion” in a jurisprudential sense; it is the exertion of mental energy by a Muslim jurist to deduce legal rulings from Islam’s sacred texts.
The researcher continued that the scholars, who claim that Hijab is an important pillar of Islam, departed from “Al Minhaj Assahih,” or the true path, of interpretation and reasoning, which interprets the verses according to their historical context and the causes of revelation. These scholars “interpreted the verses in their general sense, overlooking the causes of their revelation, intentionally or due to their limited intellectual capacity resulted in psychological scourge.” Worse yet, they approached hundreds of important issues in the same way.”
“The supporters of Hijab as an Islamic duty base their arguments on inconsistent and wrong evidence. They would ascribe various meanings to the veil, from Hijab to Khimar to Jalabib, a fact which shows that they digressed from the true meaning they intended to address, the cover of the head,” he added. The researcher attempted to deconstruct the three claims that are derived from interpretations of the sacred texts.
Literally, Hijab means “a veil,” “curtain,” “partition” or “separation.” The verse in which it is mentioned is specifically addressed to the wives of the prophet; there is no dispute among scholars about that at all. The verse states as follow,
And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition ( hijab). That is purer for your hearts and their hearts. And it is not [conceivable or lawful] for you to harm the Messenger of Allah or to marry his wives after him, ever. Indeed, that would be in the sight of Allah an enormity. ( Quran 33: 53)
The term hijab then is meant to have a partition between the wives of the prophet and his companions. It is not addressed to the Muslim women, otherwise it would have been stated, says Mohamed Rashed.
Bouthaina Shaaban seems to have held the same belief. She said that those who imitate the wives of the prophet and wear the Hijab are disobeying God’s will, for He said,
O wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone among women. (Quran 33: 32)
As for the term Khimar, it is found in a verse of the Quran stating,
And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests. (Quran 24: 31)
The researcher pointed out that the evidence is invalid. The intent of the text is to refer to the cover of the breast whose exposure is un-Islamic, but not to what is perceived nowadays as Hijab for the head.
In this regard, it is believed that when the pre-Islamic Arabs went to battle, Arab women seeing the men off to war would bare their breasts to encourage them to fight; or they would do so at the battle itself, as in the case of the Meccan women led by Hind at the Battle of Uhud.
Nikkie Keddie, a prominent historian and an expert on women’s issues in Islam, said that this verse does not refer to covering the hair. It was only “later interpreted as meaning covering the whole body, including the hair, and most of the face.” She continued that; “This interpretation is illogical. If the whole body and face were meant, there would be no reason to tell women to veil their bosoms specifically, while the later interpretation of ‘adornment’ to mean everything but the hands, feet, and (possibly) the face is a forced one.
However, Al Qaradawi, a famous Egyptian scholar, quoted the same verse to conclude that the Hijab is compulsory and is an injunction based on a literal reading of the Koran. He asserted that the Hijab is, “not the result of an opinion by jurists or even by Muslims; it is a Koranic order.”
As regards the verse in which Jalabib is mentioned, the researcher considered it to be misplaced evidence.
O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. (Quran 33:59)
The supporters of Hijab as an Islamic duty overlooked the historical background and the cause of revelation, for the verse was meant to distinguish between the pure and promiscuous women and slaves. At that time, all women tended not to cover their faces. Hence, the verse was revealed so as to protect the pure from some men, who would gaze at them while they were excreting or urinating.
Mustapha Mohamed Rashed rejected the Hadith, reported by Abu Dawud, in which Asma, daughter of Abu Bakr, was ordered by the prophet to expose only her face and palms. He says it should not be taken into any sort of consideration because it is “Ahaad” or its narration does not fulfill one of the most important required conditions, connectivity.
It is not clear whether the dissertation was preserved on the shelves of Al Azhar University and could not be discussed. This possibility made the Moroccan newspaper, Almassaa, wonder if the Arab Spring was conducive in bringing this issue to the surface.
Saturday, December 07, 2013
Kembung
Thursday, December 05, 2013
Rawatan
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Hb
Monday, December 02, 2013
Bayangkan
Sunday, December 01, 2013
Hujung
Friday, November 29, 2013
Sayu
Tiba-tiba, saya menjadi cengeng. Hiba menjelma dan semudah itu saya menangis. Menangis tanpa sebab.
Semalam saya menonton drama Filipina, "Be Careful With My Heart". Apabila melihat watak Abby di layar, saya rasa sayu tiba-tiba. Abby kanak-kanak yang sangat comel, tetapi dia tidak mampu bersuara. Walaupun babak itu bukan babak sedih, tetapi jiwa saya melihat sisi Abby sahaja. Bukan mengikuti cerita yang ingin disampaikan. Dan saya menangis kerana saya simpati pada Abby.
Tadi, saya menonton filem Sangam. Entah kali keberapa puluh filem ini saya hadap, tetapi tetap ingin juga saya tonton. Bukan kerana ceritanya, atau pelakonnya, tetapi kerana lagu-lagunya yang nostalgia.
Saat berkumandang lagu "Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega", tiba-tiba hati saya tersentuh. Bukan kerana liriknya, tetapi kenangan di sebalik lagu itu. Dan, saya menangis lagi.
Tahu apa kenangannya?
Saya baru berusia enam tahun waktu pertama kali menonton cerita ini. Saya menonton di rumah bersama-sama arwah ayah. Setiap babak cerita tidak saya fahami pun, kerana minda saya belum mampu menerima kisah-kisah sebegini. Lalu, saya bertanya ayah. Ayah, kenapa begitu? Ayah, kenapa begini? Dan ayah tidak jemu melayan tanya saya. Dia menjawab semuanya.
Dan yang paling saya ingat, dialog saya dan ayah sewaktu babak lagu "Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega" inilah. Saya bertanya, "ayah, kenapa bila lelaki tu gi dekat perempuan tu, perempuan tu lari gi kat lelaki lagi satu?"
Ayah jawab, "sebab lelaki tu nak kat perempuan tu tapi perempuan tu nak kat lelaki yang sorang lagi tu."
Saya pun berfikir, kalau macam tu sepatutnya kena la ada perempuan seorang lagi barulah cukup. Tapi saya tak cakap pun macam tu pada ayah.
Dialog sebegitu memang remeh dan tidak punya apa-apa nilai pada orang lain. Pun, ia kenangan antara saya dan ayah yang saya ingat sampai kini. Apabila ia ditayang kembali, saya jadi rindu. Rindu pada waktu yang telah tiada.
Sayu di hati saya sehari dua ini berlainan benar. Entah kerana apa. Jika kerana saya sudah sampai ke penghujung usia, maka molek benarlah saya mempersiapkan segala yang perlu untuk saya bawa ke sana. Mungkin rindu saya pada ayah akan terubat apabila dapat berkumpul dengannya di alam itu.
Siapa tahu?
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Matematik
Rasanya itu lar dilema siswa, apa perlunya sesuatu subjek itu berbanding aplikasi di dunia sebenar? Apa2 aliran pon, last kali akan sampai pada tahap, what will your education do for you? "
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Sang Ketua Itu
Sudah acap kali dia bersikap begitu. Sikap yang memberi ruang untuk saya membuat satu penilaian yang kurang enak. Bukan salah saya, tetapi dia sendiri.
Benar, ada klausa dan peraturan yang perlu dipatuhi dalam etika kakitangan awam. Tetapi akan rugikah dia jika mengutamakan sedikit ruang untuk budi bicara? Saya bukan meminta sesuatu yang luar biasa. Saya cuma memohon apa yang dibenarkan. Tidak langsung dia bertanya kenapa dan mengapa saya perlu ke sana. Nada bicaranya kedengaran angkuh dan saya hilang rasa hormat yang selama ini cuba saya kepilkan di sudut naluri saya buat dia.
Benar, dia meluluskan permohonan saya itu tetapi dengan penuh keterpaksaan. Seolah-olah apa yang saya pohon itu satu kesalahan yang tidak sepatutnya saya lakukan. Sungguh, itu yang saya rasa hingga kini.
Telah hampir tiga bulan peristiwa itu berlaku tetapi saya masih gagal melenyapkan dari fikiran.
Tadi, sekali lagi naluri kepekerjaan saya tersentuh. Melihat dia terpaku di meja sambil menelaah akhbar tanpa sedikit pun bertanya perihal saya yang bakal berdepan dengan persoalan hidup dan mati, menimbulkan rasa cuak yang berkepul-kepul dalam jiwa. Saya bukan kecil hati, apa lagi tersinggung kerana saya tidak rugi apa-apa pun tanpa keprihatinan dia. Cuma saya sedikit keliru kerana saat saya menghampirinya untuk memohon tandatangan, masih dia enggan bertanya apa-apa. Apakah ini?
Kerana saya tidak bercerita secara langsung padanya kah?
Saya ini anak buah dan dia ketua. Jika sekalipun saya tidak bercerita kepadanya, masih dia wajib mengambil tahu. Jika sekalipun saya ini sukar meluah kata, menjadi tugasnya untuk memulakan sebuah bicara. Kenapa perlu meletak nilai diri setinggi langit sehingga gagal saya menggapainya?
Saya bukan marah. Bukan juga kecil hati. Saya cuma keliru.
Sesaat Untukku
Ini Amira. Dia peserta Akademi Fantasia 2013.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Rehat
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Akhir
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Perasan
"Hah? Apa dia?"
"Sebab saya tak ada kot, tu diorang tak datang." Jelasnya lagi. Yakin.
"Eh, tak lah! Diorang mana tau awak tak datang. Lepas Sejarah je terus chow!!"
Monday, November 11, 2013
Tabahlah
Saturday, November 09, 2013
Hanya Tiga Hari
Friday, November 01, 2013
November
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Restu
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Tahan Sakit
Friday, October 25, 2013
Berkongsi
Masalah
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Masa Lalu
Menjelang 1997, saya semakin santai. Apabila tawaran mengajar di Sabah saya tolak, saya sebenarnya menyediakan diri untuk sebuah kerehatan. Biarpun rehat itu seketika cuma, saya amat menghargainya dan sehingga kini saya masih terkenang-kenang betapa bahagianya hidup waktu itu. Bukanlah tiada langsung perasaan sayu dan syahdu tetapi ia terhakis dengan sejuta ketenangan.
1998, saya bergelar isteri seawal Januari. Tamatlah pengembaraan seorang dara dalam alamnya yang tersendiri kerana tanggungjawab sebagai isteri yang sangat besar dan berat ini telah mengambil ruang. Tanggungjawab yang masih saya pikul hingga kini, yang telah mengurangkan waktu saya untuk bersama-sama ibu dan adik beradik.
Itulah hidup dan kehidupan. Bila ia berlalu, barulah kita terkenang-kenang.