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Friday 14 June 2013

Muslimah-who are you?

Assalamualaikum, readers.
first of all, thanks for supporting my previous post on boycott. i know that the entry was a little harsh and i have no intentions to show off, but i hope you guys get what i meant. 
moving on...this might be another harsh and 'hard' on those who have different opinions than mine. i apologize in advance.
*Bismillahirrahmanirrahim*
Muslimah can wear modern clothes too
do you guys read Malay novels or short stories? i certainly do. truthfully, my first Malay novel i read was in Form 3, besides the literature novel in Form 1. i always question what's so interesting reading a Malay novel, coz at that time, most of my friends were reading Malay romance novels. and to be honest, the first time i read the novel, i didn't have any feelings. most of the novels have the same storyline. 
both hero and heroine must be from royal families, or just the hero. and the heroine is a Muslimah, who wears little make-up and wears baju kurung to work. the hero might be engaged to someone 'modern' in personality. hero seeks heroine for a contract marriage, they live together and fall in love. somewhere in between they will fight, she'd run away, he'll be chasing her. once she gives birth, she accepts him back. the ending setting is always in the balcony where the husband would hug the wife from the back and the end.

when i was 17, i realized i read my first Malay novel written by a male novelist. his storyline was different and the characters in the novel didn't wear scarf, but he never went into detail to their hair length, what clothes were they wearing, tight or loose...he didn't. that was my turning point, i stopped reading novels written by female novelist. 
yesterday, thanks to my runny nose, i had no mood to study and i read a Malay short story, written by someone. *not sure it's a female or male, the pen name is so funny* the person described the heroine as a Muslimah, who is a designer and designs clothes which are according to the syariat. however, she went out with him, just the two of them to a cafe to discuss about his wedding. by right she wouldn't go by herself, she should bring someone to accompany her. i mean, she's meeting a stranger *even though he's her customer*. what if anything were to happen? who's going to save her?
Muslimah would stick to her girlfriends,
but still have guy friends.
even if she's close friends with him, she shouldn't be eating out just the two of them, if she brings her friends along, then it's okay. 
they fell in love and they went over to meet his fiancee' at the cafe, they came together and she sat next to him, even though next to the fiancee' there's an empty seat. to me, i would feel uncomfortable to sit next to a guy if there's an empty seat next to a girl. that's what a Muslimah should do. unless the seat next to the girl is occupied, then sure, you can sit next to the guy.
do you guys see what i see? 
- Muslimah is only to the appearance, her attitude doesn't apply to the word Muslimah
- Muslimah would feel mad and disgusted if she sees a girl wearing revealing dress. a Muslimah would accept everyone coz she knows she's not perfect either.
- Muslimah would go out with a guy, just the two of them out to dinner, without any company
- Muslimah would get involved in a contract marriage even though she knows that's haraam in Islam
*Muslimah is what i see in novels, not a true Muslimah to me*

i hope those who have the mentality of 'Biarlahh...cerita je pun' please, change your mindset. 
thank you.
*if i continue things would get worse*

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