Assalamu'alaikum WBT my dear readers...

Somehow I just feel like blogging tonight.

I was having a discussion with him over the net. Alhamdulillah for the internet connection, and I have to salute his effort to get online, despite the lack of connection availability at the hotel he is currently staying at. Schweet, no? :D Well, it is for me. Made me smile this big. lol

I was telling him that one of the akak (is what I usually call my Malaysian friends who I know are older than me...) said to me things that made me blushed. And all I could reply to that was "ala... takde lah..." Isn't haya' a part of a muslimah's characteristics? The word haya' means shyness.

'Imran ibn Husayn (r.a.) narrated that the Prophet s.a.w. said:

"Shyness brings nothing but good"

And I just love having discussion about Islam with him because he added on a few things that just made me feel so proud to be a muslimah, and insya Allah, a practising Muslimah, I might add to that.

My dear sisters, each one of you are a jewel that is so precious that only your husbands have the right to see it. That is why Islam puts the status of a Muslimah so high that we are ordered by Allah s.w.t. to cover up, to observe piety, to practice shyness. Alangkah beruntungnya dan bertuahnya seorang lelaki untuk mendapatkan seorang isteri yang menjaga maruahnya. I doubt that any sane muslim guy would like a muslimah who's ever-so-freely shows off her body to others. Lelaki yang baik adalah untuk perempuan yang baik... dan sebaliknya. Wallahu'alam. Allah knows best.

Women impure are for men impure, and men impure for women impure and women of purity are for men of purity, and men of purity are for women of purity: these are not affected by what people say: for them there is forgiveness, and a provision honorable. (Holy Quran 24:26)

Macam dalam lirik nasheed kumpulan In-Team:

.... wanita hiasan dunia, seindah hiasan adalah wanita solehah ...

It's like a perumpamaan whereby wanita Islam itu diibaratkan sebagai satu permata, kalau disimpan di luar dan tak di jaga, orang akan anggap permata itu adalah kaca... tetapi kalau permata itu kita jaga dan kita simpan di tempat yang selamat dan tertutup, then itu bererti permata itu sangat berharga.

In other words, something that is so precious, we have to hide it... untuk menjaga nilainya... :D

My sisters,
the beauty of a woman, is not in the clothes she wears
not in the figure that she carries,
or the style she does make up.

the beauty of a women must be seen in her Hijab, and her eyes,
because that is the doorway to her heart,
the place where love resides

the beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,
but true beauty of a woman is reflected in her soul.

the beauty of a woman is in her modesty,
and the real glamour of her is her honesty,
it is the caring that she lovingly givesm
the passion that she shows

and the beauty of a woman,
with passing years - only grows!

Of course, if you want to compliment on this view, you are most welcome. Add up to what I have to say, by all means are most welcome :)

I stumbled across this site which posted this amazing article.

:: Words to My Muslim Sister ::

My dear sister,

know that you are man's sister and half of humanity. You are a mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, grand daughter or grand mother.

Allah has granted Islam to this nation, made a high place for Muslim wmen, and decreed that they share in the responsibilities of enjoining truth, forbidding evil and raising the flag of Islam. He said, what translated means, "The Believers, men and women, are loyalists of one another, they enjoin righteousness and forbid evil, they offer their prayers perfectly and give the Zakat and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah will leave His Mercy on them. Surely Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise [9:71]

Allah has given Muslim women what they can bear of orders and duties. He is the God Who knows His creation, Should He not know what He created? And He is the Most Kind, All-Aware (of everything) [67:14]

My dear sister, you are called upon today to truly become an active member of the Muslim nation, strive to establish victory for Allah's Word, implement the Qur'an and help build the generation of Iman.

What do your enemies want from you?

There are those who want to distract you from doing your duty. They want to distract you from meeting your noble obligation, that is, to defend the religion of Allah and raise His Word high.

How? First, they distract yo from what Allah created you to perform of worship, belief and Da'wah.

Secondly, they ignite enmity between you and man. To those sinners, you are a daughter that is put down, a humiliated mother, an abused wife and an oppressed sister!

Thirdly, they try to portray piety and honor as chains on freedom. To them, hijab does not cover the head, but also covers the mind; prayer, fasting and zakat are a waste of time and effort.

Advice for my sister in Islam

Be proud of your religion and the religion of your ancestors. Be a good example for your sons and daughters and sincere in your belonging to this mighty nation. Know that honor is an honor to all wise people and that adultery is also done with the eyes by seeing, with the ears by listening, and with the mouth by kissing, as was mentioned in a Hadith related by Imam Muslim. Your happiness is in being an obedient and believing daughter, a loyal and generous wife and a pious and merciful mother. Know that prayer is the cornerstone of Islam. Fasting one day, for the sake of Allah, takes your face seventy years away from Hellfire, as the Hadith, related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim states - Charity is a major cause for gaining forgiveness and for repenance to be accepted.

Those women who are showing parts of their bodies to men, will not enter Paradise or smell its fragrance and are cursed, as in the Hadith related by Imam Muslim.

Hijab is an honor and protection for you. Hijab must be modest in color and not exotic, wide and thick and not revealing. (albeit, I am still guilty of this. Most of my hijabs are colourful of colours, may Allah forgive me for my weakness)

My dear sister,

Be a slave of Allah, righteous and descendent of righteous women.

Remember my sister, you might be a daughter today, but tomorrow, insya Allah, you are going to be a wife, and a mother, and a grandmother... so set a good example from today so that this ummah will expand to provide the best of believers, insya Allah.

A special note goes to Ammey, good luck and all the best. xoxo ;)

And to an ever-so-loving beloved sis alai of mine. Sis, I may not know that you are in pain trying to deal with the harshness of this world, and I may not know of the tears you've cried recently, but Allah knows sis. He knows. Be patient, my dear sister. Remember, my dear sister...

Fa Inna Ma’al-'Usri Yusra, Inna Ma’al-'Usri Yusra
"With hardship comes ease. Indeed, with hardship comes ease."

I love you sis. Even though I'm THIS FAR, but with my prayers of you that I supplicate to Allah (insya Allah), you and I are THIS CLOSE.

Allah hafiz, my readers.

May Allah guides us towards His right path, and guide us with His Mercy and Hidayah, may He forgives us for our sins, for He is Most Kind and Most Merciful.

Goodnight Leeds, Good morning Brunei.

xoxo

ps. can't you tell I have free time to add on colours? lol. Sleep annisa. Sleep! (right, I just remembered about something that he said that made me smile THIS BIG again. heehee *dreaming* *giggling-tutup-mulut-ala-ness.gif*)