What type of Hijabi are you?

asalaam o alykum.

 A few months ago, i took this quiz on facebook called:

‘ What type of Hijabi are You?’, and guess what my result was??

ROFL, it was a’ HOT‘ hijabi ..lol.

i kept thinking about that hotness of hijabiness and all that came to my mind was that it was a complete oxymoron.

 Do you know why?

It’s because a head scarf doesnt show how hot or attractive you are, infact it’s purpose is to ensure modesty.

I believe, after alot of years of reflection and experience that only covering the head is not Hijab.

 Hijab is purification of the heart. It is an image of the Muslim women and girls. Dr Zakir Naik says that if your image shows your intent then wear it. Our intention to cover ourselves is ours. We are not opressed, subjugated, secluded. We wear hijab becasue Allah swt wants to protect us. We are friends of Allah.

Allah swt says:

Now surely the friends of Allah- they shall have no fear nor shall they grieve. Those who believe and guarded (against evil). They shall have good news in this worlds life and in the hereafter; there is no changing the words of Allah; that is the mighty achievement. [surah Yunus 10:62-64]

We cover ourselves by dressing up modestly becasue we want people not to judge us by our looks but what we are and what we do. We observe hijab becasue if anyone has any wrong ideas or thoughts in their minds about us, they can be cleared right on the spot.

A hijab is refecting our thoughts which clearly say that ‘ we are not available’ and yea ‘ we dont go out on dates, we eat them ‘.

A hijab ensures respect from others in society. We want to express ourselves through our words and deeds and not through our body language and our obscene dresses. We want you to understand that hijab is of the eyes, the heart and the body.

We have submitted ourselves to ALlah swt and we do not go out with the intent of hooking up with the opposite sex and committing ourselves to random guys with whom we have no future and thus we spare ourselves from selling our hearts cheaply. Thus we believe in stronger, purer relationships and we call it ‘marriage’.

 What i meant by saying that hijab is not just a ‘head scarf’ is that Hijab envelopes all our activities and transactions and of course our clothes and dressing and intentions. By observing hijab you cannot label us as being marginalised.

We are free women who believe that women are not mere objects of sex. Women are the most intelligent of human beings, we want to ensure a safe and healthy environment.

Once a young girl went to meet Jinnah with her mum and to impress such an amazing leader she decided to accessorize alot. when she met him, he told her that the beauty of women is in their education, character and thoughts and not in their jewellery and the like.

One of my favourite writers, mr Khurram Murad says:

‘Let us live for ALlah. Let us love what He loves and like what He likes: let us dislike what He dislikes and hate what He hates. Let there be no territories carved up and no frontiers set up in serving Him. Let us passionately involve ourselves in our society to do His will, but still passionately let our hearts yearn for His pleasure. Similarly, let the life of the Prophet live again in our lives. Let his Message, his conduct, his goals, be our Message, our conduct and our goals. So, also, let nothing motivate us but an intense longing to please our Lord in the next world, and let that expectation give a decisive shape to our life her. The hope of a meaningful future must lead us to confront the risks and overcome the tribulations that lie in living His will in the totality of our existence. We, as Muslims, have but one option: to strive to change the world according to the model given to mankind by the Prophet Muhammed, blessings and peace be upon him.’

 Now whenever i ask myself :

‘What type of a Hijabi am i?’  the answer is simple-PROUD

 maryam

Pick a Day – And Do It!

source: IGIT(website given below)

O governo de Honduras vai representar contra o Brasil junto à Corte Internacional de Haya.

Acusa o Brasil de intromissão nos assuntos internos do país por ter oferecido abrigo em sua embaixada ao presidente deposto Manoel Zelaya (foto acima)

Alega que não existe a figura jurídica do “abrigo”, mas sim do asilo. O Brasil se recusa a declarar que Zelaya esteja asilado. Como asilado, ele não poderia exercer atividades políticas.

Zelaya faz política desde o primeiro em que pôs os pés na embaixada.

O subsecretário de Estado norte-americano para a América Latina, Thomas Shannon, desembarcou, hoje, em Tegucigalpa, capital de Honduras, para tentar forçar um acordo entre Zelaya e o presidente de fato Roberto Micheletti.

Zelaya quer voltar ao poder antes das eleições gerais marcadas para 29 de novembro próximo.

Micheletti topa até em renunciar ao cargo desde que outro – não Zelaya – o ocupe.

O mandato de Zelaya termina em janeiro de 2010.

A partir de amanhã, as Forças Armadas hondurenhas passam a ser comandadas pelo Tribunal Superior Eleitoral como manda a Constituição.

Zelaya tem pregado o boicote às eleições caso o poder não lhe seja devolvido.

O chefe das Forças Armadas disse que elas estão prontas para assegurar a lisura do pleito.

Ricardo Noblat

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According to WWD Haya and Sama Abukhadra are possibly the youngest buyers in Paris. The 15-year-old twin sisters also have a great sense of style.

Image: teampeterstigter

The siblings were in Paris, scounting for their mum, Rula Abu Khadra who runs The Art of Living fashion store in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Just some reflections on the topic:

Dating is encouraged or left open for young people. Teen pregnancy and unmarried pregnancy is seen as taboo.

Unmarried pregnancy is taboo. Marriage tradition is made into a very long and expensive process, usually left for the young person to navigate their way to marriage by dating without a guardian.

Woman should be respected for their minds not just bodies. It is oppressive if men advise the women they are responsible for to dress respectfully.

Woman and men should be respected for their minds and not just used for their bodies. The majority of advertising to all sorts of people is based around a sexy female or male body.

A husband should be attracted to his wife, rather than the woman at work. The wife puts makeup and sexy clothes on to go to work, yet does not get done up when staying at home with the husband. And vica versa.

Cheating on your partner is wrong. A husband should not get jealous of people checking out his wife, even he should be “proud” if this happens.

Woman should work professional jobs. Woman should take care of the house and children.

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Abdullaah ibn ‘Umar reported that the Prophet (saw) said:

“Three people will not enter paradise, and Allaah will not look to them on the Day of Judgement: the one who is disobedient to his parents, the woman who imitates men, and the ad-Dayooth.” (Ahmad)

Ad-Dayooth is the man who permits women for whom he is responsible (eg: mother, wife, sister etc.) to engage in illicit sexual relations, or to display their beauty to strange men, thereby stimulating their sexual desires.

 HAYÂ BÖLÜMÜ

1641 – İbnu Mes’ud (radıyallâhu anh) anlatıyor: “Resûlullah (aleyhissalâtu vesselâm): “Allah’tan hakkııyla hayâ edin!” buyurdular. Biz:

“Ey Allah’ın Resûlü, elhamdülillah, biz Allah’tan hayâ ediyoruz” dedik. Arıcak O, şu açıklamayı yaptı.: “Söylemek istediğim bu (sizin anladığınız haya) değil. Allah’tan hakkıyla haya etmek, başı ve onun taşıdıklarını, batnı ve onun ihtivâ ettiklerini muhafaza etmen, ölümü ve toprakta çürümeyi hatırlamandır. Kim ahireti dilerse dünya hayatının zinetini terketmeli, âhireti bu hayata tercih etmelidir. Kim bu söylenenleri yerine getirirse, Allah’tan hakkıyla haya etmiş olur. “

Tirmizî, Kıyâmet 25, (2460).

1642 – Ebû Saîdi’l-Hudrî (radıyallâhu anh) anlatıyor: “Resûlullah (aleyhissalâtu vesselâm) çadırdaki bâkire kızdan daha çok hayâ sahibi idi. Hoşlanmadığı bir şey görmüşse biz bunu yüzünden hemen anlar’dık.”

Buhârî, Edeb 77, Menâkıb 23; Müslim, Fedâilu’n-Nebi 67, (2.320).

1643 – Zeyd İbnu Talha İbnu Rükâne (radıyallâhu anh) anlatıyor: “Resûlullah (aleyhissalâtu vesselâm) buyurdular ki: “Her bir dinin kendine has bir ahlâkı vardır. İslâm’ın ahlâkı hayadır.”

Muvatta, Hüsnü’1-Hulk 9, (2, 905); İbnu Mâce, Zühd 17, (4181, 4182).

1644 – Hz. Enes (radıyallâhu anh) anlatıyor: “Resûlullah (aleyhissalâtu vesselâm) buyurdular ki: “Edebsizlik ve çirkin söz girdiği şeyi çirkinleştirir. Hayâ ise girdiğn şeyi güzelleştirir.”

Tirmizî, Bir 47, (1975);İbnu Mâce, Zühd 17, (4185).

HAYA

7237 – Hz. Enes ve İbnu Abbâs radıyallahu anh anlatıyor: “Resûlullah aleyhissalatu vesselâm buyurdular ki: “Her dinin (kendine has temel) bir huyu vardır. İslâm’ın bu huyu, hayadır.”

7238 – Ebu Bekre radıyallahu anh anlatıyor: “Resülullah aleyhissalâtu vesselâm buyurdular ki: “Haya imandandır. İman (sahibi) ise cennettedir. Hayasızlık (ve bundan kaynaklanan kabalıklar, çirkin ve kırıcı sözler) cefa (eziyet, zulüm, haksızlık)dan bir parçadır. Cefa (eden de) cehennemdedir.”

7239 – Ebu Sa’îdi’I-Hudrî radıyallahu anh anlatıyor: “Resülullah aleyhissalâtu vesselâm’ın yanında oturuyor idik. (Bir ara): “Size Abdulkays kabilesinin gönderdiği heyet geldi” buyurdular. Halbuki içimizden hiç kimse (henüz heyetin geldiğini) görmemişti. Hakikaten geldiler ve konakladılar. Sonra Aleyhissalâtu vesselam’ın huzuruna geldiler. Onlardan Eşecc el-Asarî (adında biri) konaklama yerinde kaldı, o sonradan geldi. Çünkü o, bir konağa indi, devesini ıhtırdı. Yolculuk elbisesini bir kenara bıraktı. Sonra (taze elbise giyip, öyle) Aleyhissalâtu vesselam’ın huzuruna çıktı. Resülullah aleyhissalâtu vesselâm da ona: “Ey Eşecc! Sende aziz ve celil olan Allah’ın sevdiği iki haslet vardır: Hilm (acele etmemek) ve teenni ile hareket etmek” buyurdular. Eşecc: “Ey Allah’ın Resülü! Bu hasletler, cibilliyetimde (fıtratımda doğuştan getirdiğim) bir şey mi, yoksa sonradan (iradı gayretimle) meydana gelen bir şey mi?” dedi. Aleyhissalâtu vesselâm: “Hayır! Yaratılışında bulunan bir şeydi buyurdular.”

7240 – İbnu Abbâs radıyallahu anh anlatıyor: “Resülullah aleyhissalâtu vesselâm Eşecc el-Asarî’ye: “Muhakkak ki sende Allah’ın sevdiği iki haslet var: Hilm (acele etmemek) ve haya” buyurdular.”

7241 – İbnu Ömer radıyallahu anhüma anlatıyor: “Resülullah aleyhissalâtu vesselâm buyurdular ki: “Allah indinde kişinin yuttuğu en sevaplı yudum, Allah’ın rızasını düşünerek kendini tutup, yuttuğu ötke yudumudur.”

Cast
Egg ……….. Girl
Mobile …… Guy
Pillows …… Religious Police

Women are no longer jewels?

Bazıları siyahtan kara,
Hiç biri senin gibi değil.
Ne kadar benziyor sana,
Hayadan kızaran karanfil.

11 MAYIS 2009 – www.gokekin.com

Don’t worry, this is not my first post on this site.

For all y’all non-WordPress bloggers, you probably didn’t get it. Ah, how I love inside jokes:)

Basically, “Hello World!” is the first thing you see when you first sign up with WordPress or when you are just beginning to learn programming. It’s basically just a placeholder (dummy text like lorem ipsum etc.) to show you how text would look if presented on that page.

Think about the statement for a moment.

Hello World! What does that mean to you?

It basically means that you have opened up an avenue to the online world and whatever information you publish becomes public and accessible to any internet user.

That’s heavy. And we should take this as a reminder of not only our rights to write whatever we want, but the responsibility that comes with it. As a Muslim, I know that there are certain boundaries that I can’t pass. It’s a lot like being at the mall or any other heavily-populated place; there’s a certain self-respectable way that one carries themselves.

Sadly, on many public blogs (ex. WordPress, LiveJournal, Blogger) and microblogs (ex. Twitter, Jaiku), we forget about this and write whatever comes to our minds. This especially happens when we have close friends and have formed a network with them. A lot of conversation ensues between the friends, but they don’t realize that at any time, any person could be reading this stuff too from the internet and blogosphere. I’ve seen many Muslims talking about personal and private matters that really shouldn’t be put online and should be kept…private.

May Allah help us to only write on beneficial manners and increase our levels of Iman and Haya.

Oh, and by the way, “Hello World!”

Add this to their list of achievements: interrupting a nasheed concert for kids in Dahran Mall. Just look at how the policeman stole the mike from the performer’s hand. Impressive.

UPDATE: For those who asked about context, here is a story from yesterday’s al-Watan. The Commission spokesman said they interrupted the concert because the families area was very crowded. The concert was later continued. Does that change how you feel about the incident?

Sabq talks about an email that has been circulating over the past few days. I have been trying to get a copy of this email with no luck so far. The email allegedly contains a list of what some conservatives consider achievements they have gained in the last six months. According to Sabq, the list includes:

• Canceling movie screenings in Jazan, Taif, EP, and Abha.
• Canceling the summer music concerts in Abha.
• Canceling scholarships for talented female highs school students.
• Canceling Onaiza cultural festival.
• Canceling events for liberal thinkers Turki al-Hamad and Abdullah al-Ghathami.

There is no question that the conservatives have been enjoying a powerful push lately, and they are trying to take full advantage of this period by flexing their muscles as much as they can and in every direction. But seriously guys, this is pathetic. What’s next? Celebrating that you managed to cut the afro of three young men in Tahlia?

This YouTube video has been making the rounds online lately. The video allegedly shows a group of SABB employees dancing to a song in what looks like a party held by the bank. The short clip has caused an uproar on some blogs and forums, between those decrying the deterioration of morals and those who deemed it insensitive to thousands of people who lost their money in the stock market crash.

Reasonable people may ask: so the bank was having a party, what’s the big deal? Frankly, it is not a big deal, except for one problem that my friend Abdul-Majeed eloquently put here: a party like this shows that we have two different sets of rules in this country, one for the poor and commoners, and one for the rich and powerful. “It is only the poor and commoners who get watched, monitored and prosecuted by the Hay’a, while the others have their own places that the Hay’a don’t dare to even get near them,” he said.

Let me be clear, I have nothing against such parties. I am not social by any stretch of the imagination, but I enjoy a good party, and as we can see in the video apparently the guys were having loads of fun. Good for them, but the question is: why they can shake their bums freely in a fancy hotel like it’s 1999, but those who want to enjoy a concert of acoustic rock get raided by the Hay’a?

It is this kind of hypocrisy and double standards that I can’t stand.

May 2009, Acrylic on Canvas 60cm x 50cm

March 2009, Acrylic on Canvas – 46cm x 61cm

Eman or haya do aise parinde hain, ager inn mein se aik urh jaye tou dosra khud hi urh jata hai (Hadees)

The cartoon in my previous post from al-Riyadh daily has apparently caused some controversy and attracted many angry comments from their readers who thought the cartoonist has crossed a red line. Today the newspaper published an apology, and said the cartoon did not attempt to mock the religious police. “We would like to stress that the point of the cartoon are those who invade people’s privacy and question their behavior without a justification in a conservative society,” the paper added.

Invade people’s privacy and question their behavior without a justification in a conservative society? I’m sorry, but isn’t that what the religious police exactly do? Hmmm…

Rabea strikes again.

Sombreros, redecillas, pamelas, tocados, han sido el centro de atención en el Real Hipódromo de Ascot, dejando en un segundo plano a las carreras que se celebran año tras año. Han tenido lugar entre el 16 y el 20 de Junio, con la presencia de la familia real británica, lo cual aporta un toque especial a la ya excelsa concurrencia que se ha dejado caer por el Este de Londres. Entre las asistentes hemos destacado a las damas más elegantes, que han pasado a formar parte de la siguiente serie fotográfica.

Princesa Haya de Jordania

Condesa Sophie de Wessex

Condesa Sophie de Wessex

Princesa Haya de Jordania

Princesa Anne de Inglaterra

Kate Silverton

Princesa Haya de Jordania

Sarra Kemp

Duquesa Camilla de Cornwall

Katherine Jenkins

Valentina Kristensen

Princesa Haya de Jordania

Isabell Kristensen

Wilnelia Forsyth

Amanda Holden

Valentina Kristensen

Isabell Kristensen

Den Haag és la capital espiritual i senyorial d’Holanda. Al seu costat, Amsterdam, és una vila canalla, sorollosa, popular i divertida. La Haia és completament a la inversa. Digne, assenyada, pacífica i clàssica. El seu atractiu més gran, al menys per nosaltres, és el museu de la foto: el Mauritshuis. És un museu petit i coquetó, fàcil de visitar. Conté obres d’una qualitat extraordinària, i en te poques. Això el fa una delicatessen quasi per a sibarites. Com una capsa de bombons de xocolata ben negra. Menjar poc i païr bé. La Haia és una ciutat preciosa. Palaus i jardins s’alternen. El seu centre històric és reduït, però te algunes esglèsies interessants, i un castell. El palau més famós i televisiu és el de l’organització de les N.U. per la Pau. Segur que l’heu vist per la tele. També te platja. Una platja llarga i ventosa, on ningú no es banya. És ideal per a passejar-hi, lentament, respirant l’aire carregat de iode i ions negatius. O per jugar-hi a pilota. A nosaltres aquestes platges, mediterranis com sóm, ens sorprenen. No m’hi ficat mai en aquestes aigües. Prop de La Haia hi ha un lloc que, tan si aneu amb infants, com si no, heu de visitar: Madurodam. La millor ciutat en miniatura d’Europa. La més antiga i la més ben feta, amén de la més gran. I s’hi pot passejar per dins!. Sentiu-vos nens per un dia, o sentiu-vos Gozzilla, però sense passar-vos. Teniu un novotel a la vostra disposició.

Den Haag es la capital espiritual y señorial de Holanda. A su lado, Amsterdam, es una villa canalla, ruidosa, popular y divertida. La Haya es totalmente a la inversa. Digna, sensata, pacífica y clásica. Su atractivo mayor, al menos para nosotros, es el museo de la foto: el Mauritshuis. Es un museo pequeño y coquetón, fácil de visitar. Contiene obras de extraordinaria calidad, y tiene pocas. Esto lo hace una delicatessen casi para sibaritas. Como una caja de bombones de chocolate bien negro. Comer poco y digerir bien. La Haya es una ciudad preciosa. Palacios y jardines se alternan. Su centro histórico es reducido, pero con algunas iglesias interesantes, y un castillo. El palacio más famoso y televisivo es el de la organización de las NNUU para la Paz. Seguro que lo habéis visto por la tele. También tiene playa. Una playa larga y ventosa, donde nadie se baña. Es ideal para pasear por ella, lentamente, respirando el aire cargado de yodo e iones negativos. O para jugar a pelota. A nosotros estas playas, mediterráneos como somos, nos sorprenden. No me he metido nunca en estas aguas. Cerca de La Haya hay un lugar que, tanto si va con niños, como si no, debe visitar: Madurodam. La mejor ciudad en miniatura de Europa. La más antigua y la más bien hecha, amén de la más grande. ¡Y se puede pasear por dentro!. Sentiros niños por un día, o sientase como Gozzilla, pero sin pasarse. Tiene un novotel a su disposición.