… or else, face the music sooner or later.
and it won’t be "B52s" music, as a spokesperson of a famous "Islam" organisation once said.
Heh. I find it so funny that they’re even taken seriously by certain bodies.
They say they’re fighting against oppression,
that they’re fighting for freedom and whatnot.
They say they’re fighting for women/human rights,
to be equals, to be able to live freely without boundaries.
To be limitless in terms of actions.
To be, basically, free from "discrimnation" just because they are women (and/or), Muslims (and /or), Malays, living in Malaysia.
I just find the situation ridiculous.
<b>If you’re fighting in the name of Islam</b>, be it physically, spiritually, or psychologically, at least <b>have the right intentions</b>. And use the correct ways to get the idea accross, with as minimal damage as possible on both sides.
These so-called "liberal" faith leaders are living ‘modern lives, and many do not perform the things Muslims are even supposed to do. So what type of Muslims are they? Only on their ICs? Which they are fighting to have the religion fields erased in the future?
They complain that women shouldn’t be forced to wear the tudung, that it’s a "discrete" form of oppression.
But then, having their daughters wear skimpy outfits for show to everyone, because it’s ‘cool, trendy, and what’s in’ is perfectly acceptable, while these daughters get pressured to look beautiful & sexy, going thru all sorts of beauty procedures to please the (surprise, surprise) men?
They complain that women shouldn’t be forced to be silent, that it strengthens the patriarchal control on women.
But then, they let themselves be slaves of the media and act like ‘modern’ people by resolving to drinking & partying, which consequentially leads to drugs, free sex, abortion, and so many other things?
Hah. I can go on for days of how silly they are, I don’t know where to start.
For those who understand who/what I’m talking about, I can’t say the extent of how afraid I am of how things will be later on.
There is no such thing as "Liberal Islam". There’s no compromise in Islam. You can’t compromise Islamic laws. Nobody is greater than God. God knows his creations, they weaknesses and strengths. By questioning his wisdom and <i>memandai-mandai</i> editing God’s orders, you’re actually going against not just "mainstream Islam", but God.
Heh. But then again, looking at the statements they make, I don’t think some of them even think about God anymore. I guess they’ve been blinded by the wonderful, blissful lives they have now to not even think about the consequences of their actions to argue on God’s laws.
Do they even remember what is their purpose on earth?
Do they even know the reason in the first place?
Quit complaining like babies- <b>search for the truth, not for ways to bend it</b>.
Stop using human laws to interprate God’s laws, dangit. And for God’s sake, stop thinking merely about this life, because in the end, what’s most important is how your life will be after death. Heaven or hell- you choose where you want to end up in, and strive to go there.
But I guess some of them don’t even know/remember that Muslims should believe in life after death, huh.
And they call themselves Muslims.
Sad.
Really sad.
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Strong views. Very strong views about this matter. I agree with you on some points-esp how certain members of society have altered the rules of Islam as they deem fit- which seems to be liberally extreme. But, i do have one tiny question, since this issue has cropped up quite a few times, and once has even resulted in a shouting match which i witnessed. What is your point of view of girls who wear tudung on a daily basis but post pictures of themselves without tudung? I ask because i am an ignorant non-muslim who is very curious. Because to my understanding, wearing the tudung is like taking a vow of abstinence- in the sense that the moment you start wearing one, you should never expose your ‘tudungless’ self (for lack of a better word) to be seen by any members of the male species. Pls do enlighten me.
Ack. Got me there. I was just thinking of an answer when I saw my picture in the photo album. Which I forgot to delete since god-knows-when when I uploaded it there. Gah. How embarassing. :#T
Sorry.
And although this is pretty humiliating and practically like slapping myself, I think it’s wrong to “expose your ‘tudungless’ self” in public that way.
Actually, it’s not to ANY member of the male species.. this doesn’t apply to male family members and some other people.
Abstinence? Maybe it can be that, but I would prefer it to be called a form a protection, because I feel somewhat protected when I wear it.
Of course, it would seem hypocritical that I am one to talk about all this aurat-exposing thing when I too am not perfect in terms of dressing as a Muslim or acting like one.
I am not all that good either, I know & accept that. But what I do not like is people wanting things “for religion” but don’t backup their claims using evidence from the holy texts and merely using logic. And this blog entry is my 2 cents about how I feel towards them.
Sorry if you are by any way offended by this. This entry is actually more of a venting out thing, so please don’t take to heart. But still, apologies, for whatever it’s worth.