The Muslim woman does not think little of whatever knowledge she has if she is calling other women to Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala). It is sufficient for her to convey whatever knowledge she has learned, or heard from other peoples’ preaching, even if it is just one ayah from the Book of Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala). This is what the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) used to tell his Companions to do:
“Convey (knowledge) from me even if it is just one ayah . . .”[3]
2011年6月17日 星期五
2010年10月23日 星期六
2010年9月19日 星期日
Beauty Tips for Women...Try and see the difference
For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you'll never walk alone.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen in 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 in a woman is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows.
And the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows.
***
Some Beauty Tips
Remember, inner beauty is most important! No matter what, physical beauty will eventually fade.
When you try to enhance your inner beauty, the self confidence and the true faith you gain will really help you to make an irresistible personality who just cannot be ignored. Apart from the right diet, exercise, skin care, hair care, etc. it is also very important that you cultivate the right kind of thoughts in your mind
1. Smile : Making the effort to smile every once in a while will make you feel good about yourself, and make others feel positive.Leran to smile with your eyes. The eyes are the window into one's soul, so if you smile with your eyes, people will immediately be drawn to you
2. Do not be envious of others for their name, fame, looks, abilities, financial status or any other reason. Also, do not speak negatively about other people. In this way, you will be able to be satisfied with yourself and that will get radiated from your personality, and you will find a glow from within.
3. Do Not Criticize Yourself: We all have an inner critic lying within ourselves who tend to make us look down upon ourselves. It often creates doubt in our mind about our appearance, confidence, talents and so on. However, it is an important job on your part to discourage such thoughts. Thus, you can prevent yourself from being your own enemy.
4. Accept Your Flaws: Do not think too much about those aspects of your looks that you do not like. If you, yourself can accept them, then you will observe that others will not be bothered and accept them too. Keep your focus on the things that you like doing and move ahead in life.
5. Be Yourself : Don't try to look or be like someone else, because that is just a waste of the beautiful person you are. Individuality is beautiful! You should focus more in improving your overall personality, how you carry yourself and how you portray yourself in front of people. You also need to be self motivated to take proper care of yourself. If you feel beautiful from within, it is bound to get reflected on your looks.
6. Develop a positive attitude on everything there is about you – from the way you think, to how you talk and of course how you look. You will look much more beautiful if human kindness, courage, concern, self esteem and humor are twinkling from your eyes. People will recognize that there is something about you that makes you irresistible – and that is when you feel great about yourself, no matter what others think or say.
You can start being beautiful – now
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you'll never walk alone.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen in 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 in a woman is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows.
And the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows.
***
Some Beauty Tips
Remember, inner beauty is most important! No matter what, physical beauty will eventually fade.
When you try to enhance your inner beauty, the self confidence and the true faith you gain will really help you to make an irresistible personality who just cannot be ignored. Apart from the right diet, exercise, skin care, hair care, etc. it is also very important that you cultivate the right kind of thoughts in your mind
1. Smile : Making the effort to smile every once in a while will make you feel good about yourself, and make others feel positive.Leran to smile with your eyes. The eyes are the window into one's soul, so if you smile with your eyes, people will immediately be drawn to you
2. Do not be envious of others for their name, fame, looks, abilities, financial status or any other reason. Also, do not speak negatively about other people. In this way, you will be able to be satisfied with yourself and that will get radiated from your personality, and you will find a glow from within.
3. Do Not Criticize Yourself: We all have an inner critic lying within ourselves who tend to make us look down upon ourselves. It often creates doubt in our mind about our appearance, confidence, talents and so on. However, it is an important job on your part to discourage such thoughts. Thus, you can prevent yourself from being your own enemy.
4. Accept Your Flaws: Do not think too much about those aspects of your looks that you do not like. If you, yourself can accept them, then you will observe that others will not be bothered and accept them too. Keep your focus on the things that you like doing and move ahead in life.
5. Be Yourself : Don't try to look or be like someone else, because that is just a waste of the beautiful person you are. Individuality is beautiful! You should focus more in improving your overall personality, how you carry yourself and how you portray yourself in front of people. You also need to be self motivated to take proper care of yourself. If you feel beautiful from within, it is bound to get reflected on your looks.
6. Develop a positive attitude on everything there is about you – from the way you think, to how you talk and of course how you look. You will look much more beautiful if human kindness, courage, concern, self esteem and humor are twinkling from your eyes. People will recognize that there is something about you that makes you irresistible – and that is when you feel great about yourself, no matter what others think or say.
You can start being beautiful – now
2010年6月7日 星期一
蓋頭默默宣教﹗
絕大多數穆斯林都知道﹐穆斯林婦女頭上的蓋頭是順從真主的標誌﹐代表了穆斯林女子忠誠﹑賢淑和自尊。戴上蓋頭的女子讓人們以品德和才智尊敬她﹐而不是把眼光集中在她的容貌上﹐因此戴蓋頭不是向男人們屈服﹐而是避開男人們惡習,不給他們淫念的機會﹐是女子自我保護和自尊自愛的行為。 穆斯林女子遵從真主的命令戴上蓋頭走上街﹐是向社會莊嚴宣佈穆斯林的身份和內心的信仰。
仁慈至大的真主在【古蘭經】中對他的使者啟示說:“先知啊﹗ 你應當對你的妻子﹑你的女兒和信士們的婦女說﹕她們應當用外衣蒙著自己的身體。 這樣做最容易使人認識她們﹐而不受侵犯。”(33﹕59) 感贊真主﹐伊斯蘭在美國發展的形勢日新月異﹐社會大眾開始了解穆斯林的信仰和習俗﹐他們尊重穆斯林婦女的衣著和蓋頭。 當一個美國人最初看到穆斯林女子戴著蓋頭的時候﹐覺得好奇﹐他便自動地到處查詢這是怎麼一回事﹐當他得知事實真相之後﹐他就開始認識伊斯蘭﹐逐漸了解伊斯蘭﹐許多人就是這樣歸信了伊斯蘭。 因此﹐穆斯林女子們戴著蓋頭出門﹐在她們自己無意識之中﹐真主借此使伊斯蘭在美國傳播﹐穆斯林的形像端正了﹐穆斯林的社會壯大了﹐因為這些婦女們在默默地宣教。
有許多穆斯林﹐男人或女人﹐在穿著打扮上模仿美國的生活方式﹐如牛仔褲﹑短裙﹑緊身衣﹐這是很不幸的徵兆﹐因為先知穆聖教導說﹕“當你模仿那些人﹐你就成為其中一份子。”《阿布‧ 達伍德聖訓集》 這樣的現象不僅在美國存在﹐而且在整個西方世界都存在﹐穆斯林掩蓋自己的特征﹐似乎羞於表現自己的信仰﹐好像被人認出是穆斯林﹐就低人家一頭﹐臉上沒有光彩﹐內心感到自卑。 作為有崇高信仰的穆斯林女子﹐不順從真主的命令才是罪過﹐因為不盡信仰的責任﹐在這個唯物欲是求的世界上隨波逐流﹐真主將以此懲罰你﹐使你成為不合格的信士。 而全世界的古今伊斯蘭學者一致認為﹐凡是生活在非伊斯蘭國家的穆斯林都有弘揚主道的責任﹐每個人都應盡力而為地宣教﹐傳播伊斯蘭真理。 假如一個人對自己的信仰感到自卑﹐沒有胸懷坦白的勇氣﹐那麼﹐他也不可能以自尊的感情表現自己﹐感染別人。 在我們穆斯林社會中﹐這樣的人是虛偽的﹐沒有誠信﹐他也不可能獲得成功。
當一名穆斯林女子戴著蓋頭走進商場裡購物﹐在學校裡讀書﹐進入圖書館﹐坐在辦公室裡﹐以她的誠實﹑認真﹑嫻靜﹑謙虛﹑深沉顯示穆斯林女子的形像﹐使人感受到她內心世界的美德和才華﹑她的家庭教養和社會責任﹐她不用大聲說話﹐毋須奮力爭斗﹐這就是強有力地宣教。 女子的衣著和蓋頭是造物主的意欲和命令﹐這對於造物主的所有宗教信徒都不陌生﹐例如天主教是根據上帝在【聖經】中的啟示﹐修女們必須蒙著自己的身體出外。
[新約聖經】說﹕“凡女人禱告或是講道﹐若不蒙頭﹐就羞辱自己的頭﹐因為這就如同剃了頭髮一樣。 女人若不蒙頭﹐就該剪了頭髮。 女人若以剪髮剃髮為羞愧﹐就該蒙著頭。”(哥林多前書﹐11﹕3-10) 許多耶穌教派﹐如阿門教派(The Amish)和梅諾教派(The Mennonites)﹐要求女信徒必須遵從上帝在【聖經】中的命令戴蓋頭。
有虔誠信仰的猶太教徒﹐女子們都必須戴上披肩的大頭巾才許可出門。 讀過【聖經】的人都知道﹐摩西(穆薩)和耶穌(爾撒)先知都曾經教誨過他們那個時代的弟子們要對女子們申明﹐戴蓋頭是造物主的命令。 年代久遠而信仰失真﹐子孫不肖﹐人心不古﹐對上帝的畏懼減退﹐隨己所願改變了習慣。 因此可以證明﹐女信士戴蓋頭不是伊斯蘭的特殊發明﹐而是真主的最後使者穆罕默德恢復了造物主從開天闢地以來的啟示真理。 伊斯蘭是人世上最新﹑最後的宗教﹐總結真主歷代降示的啟示﹐歸納成為包括一切生活內容的完美宗教。 全體穆斯林應為此感到驕傲和自豪﹐並且以宣教為己任﹐弘揚正道﹐傳播伊斯蘭。
女人們應當體會到真主的特賜﹐擁有比男人更為優美的身體和容貌﹐溫柔和耐心﹐但知恩者必以忠誠順從主命為榮耀﹐祈求真主的喜悅和恩典﹐得享天堂的美好歸宿。 愚不可及者不識主恩而放蕩任性﹐必為惡魔所引誘﹐先墮落於人間﹐最後永受火獄之苦。 女子生為人類平等的一族﹐願為文明世界的閃亮明星﹐或者甘做社會的纍贅和污垢﹐個人的意願誰都無法強制。 善與惡的選擇雖有自由﹐但真主的嚴明法度不容欺騙﹐自有賞罰分明的公正。女子的蓋頭是內心光亮的外部表現﹐既照亮別人﹐也自享安寧和尊敬﹐何樂而不為。
祈求真主引導我們走向光明和正道。 阿敏﹗
You look at me and call me oppressed, Simply because of the way I'm dressed, You know me not for what's inside, You judge the clothing I wear with pride, My body's not for your eyes to hold, You must speak to my mind, not my feminine mold, I'm an individual, I'm no mans slave, It's Allahs pleasure that I only crave, I have a voice so I will be heard, For in my heart I carry His word, "O ye women, wrap close your cloak, So you won't be bothered by ignorant folk", Man doesn't tell me to dress this way, It's a Law from God that I obey, Oppressed is something I'm truly NOT, For liberation is what I've got, It was given to me many years ago, With the right to prosper, the right to grow, I can climb moutains or cross the seas, Expand my mind in all degrees, For God Himself gave us LIBERTY, When He sent Islam, To You and Me! <
2010年3月17日 星期三
The Believing Woman is Alert
One of the most prominent distinguishing features of the Muslim woman is her deep faith in Allah (SWT), and her sincere conviction that whatever happens in this universe, and whatever fate befalls human beings, only happens through the will and decree of Allah (SWT); whatever befalls a person could not have been avoided, and whatever does not happen to a person could not have been made to happen. A person has no choice in this life but to strive towards the right path and to do good deeds – acts of worship and other acts – by whatever means one can, putting all his trust in Allah (SWT), submitting to His will, and believing that he is always in need of Allah’s (SWT) help and support.
The story of Hajar offers the Muslim woman the most marvellous example of deep faith in Allah (SWT) and sincere trust in Him. Ibrahim `May peace be upon him’ (PBUH) left her at the Ka`bah in Makkah, above the well of Zamzam, at a time when there were no people and no water in the place. Hajar had no-one with her except her infant son Isma`il. She asked Ibrahim, calmly and with no trace of panic: “Has Allah (SWT) commanded you to do this, O Ibrahim?” Ibrahim (PBUH) said, “Yes.” Her response reflected her acceptance and optimism: “Then He is not going to abandon us.” Reported by Bukhari in Kitab al-Anbiya
Here was an extremely difficult situation: a man left his wife and infant son in a barren land, where there were no plants, no water, and no people, and went back to the distant land of Palestine. He left nothing with her but a sack of dates and a skin filled with water. Were it not for the deep faith and trust in Allah (SWT) that filled Hajar’s heart, she would not have been able to cope with such a difficult situation; she would have collapsed straight away, and would not have become the woman whose name is forever remembered night and day by those who perform hajj and `umrah at the house of Allah (SWT), every time they drink the pure water of Zamzam, and run between the mounts of Safa’ and Marwah, as Hajar did on that most trying day.
This deep faith and awareness had an amazing effect on the lives of Muslim men and women: it awoke their consciences and reminded them that Allah (SWT) witnesses and knows every secret, and that He is with a person wherever he may be. Nothing gives a clearer idea of that consciousness and fear of Allah (SWT) at all times than the story of the young Muslim girl related in Sifat al-Safwah and Wafiyat al-A’yan and cited by Ibn al-Jawzi in Ahkam al-Nisa’ (pp. 441, 442):
“Narrated `Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Aslam, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: `When I was accompanying `Umar ibn al-Khattab on his patrol of Madinah at night, he felt tired, so he leant against a wall. It was the middle of the night, and (we heard) a woman say to her daughter, “O my daughter, get up and mix that milk with some water.” The girl said, “O Mother, did you not hear the decree of Amir al-Mu’minin (chief of the believers) today?” The mother said, “What was that?” The girl said, “He ordered someone to announce in a loud voice that milk should not be mixed with water.”
The mother said, “Get up and mix the milk with water; you are in a place where `Umar cannot see you.” The girl told her mother, “I cannot obey Him (Allah) in public and disobey him in private.” `Umar heard this, and told me: “O Aslam, go to that place and see who that girl is, and to whom she was speaking, and whether she has a husband.” So I went to that place, and I saw that she was unmarried, the other woman was her mother, and neither of them had a husband.
I came to `Umar and told him what I had found out. He called his sons together, and said to them: “Do any of you need a wife, so I can arrange the marriage for you? If I had the desire to get married, I would have been the first one to marry this young woman.” `Abdullah said: “I have a wife.” `Abd al-Rahman said: “I have a wife.” `Asim said: “I do not have a wife, so let me marry her.” So `Umar arranged for her to be married to `Asim. She gave him a daughter, who grew up to be the mother of `Umar ibn `Abd al-`Aziz.’”
This is the deep sense of awareness that Islam had implanted in the heart of this young woman. She was righteous and upright in all her deeds, both in public and in private, because she believed that Allah (SWT) was with her at all times and saw and heard everything. This is true faith, and these are the effects of that faith, which raised her to the level of ihsan. One of the immediate rewards with which Allah (SWT) honoured her was this blessed marriage, one of whose descendants was the fifth rightly-guided khalifah, `Umar ibn `Abd al-`Aziz `May Allah be pleased with him’ (RAA).
The Aqeedah (faith) of the true Muslim woman is pure and clear, uncontaminated by any stain of ignorance, illusion or superstition. This Aqeeda is based on faith in Allah, (SWT) the One, the Most High, the Eternal, Who is able to do all things, Who is in control of the entire universe, and to Whom all things must return:
(Say: `Who is it in Whose hands is the governance of all things – Who protects [all], but is not protected [by any]? [Say] if you know.’ They will say, `[It belongs] to Allah,’ Say: `Then how are you deluded?’) (Qur’an 23:88-89)
This is the pure, deep faith which increases the character of the Muslim woman in strength, understanding and maturity, so that she sees life as it really is, which is a place of testing whose results will be seen on the Day which will undoubtedly come:
( Say: `It is Allah Who gives you life, then gives you death; then He will gather you together for the Day of Judgement about which there is no doubt’: but most men do not understand.) (Qur’an 45:26)
(Did you then think that We had created you in jest, and that you would not be brought back to Us [for account]?) (Qur’an 23:115)
(Blessed is He in Whose hands is Dominion; and He over all things has Power – He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed; and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving.) (Qur’an 67:1-2)
On that Day, man will be brought to account for his deeds. If they are good, it will be good for him, and if they are bad, it will be bad for him. There will not be the slightest injustice:( That Day will every soul be requited for what it earned; no injustice will there be that Day, for Allah is Swift in taking account.) (Qur’an 40:17)
The Balance (in which man’s deeds will be weighed) will measure everything with the utmost precision, either in a person’s favour or against him:
(Then shall anyone who has done an atom’s weight of good, see it! And anyone who has done an atom’s weight of evil, shall see it.) (Qur’an 99:7-8)
Nothing could be hidden from the Lord of Glory on that Day, not even if it were as insignificant as a grain of mustard seed:
(We shall set up scales of justice for the day of Judgement, so that not a soul will be dealt with unjustly in the least. And if there be [no more than] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it [to account]: and enough are We to take account.)(Qur’an 21:47)
No doubt the true Muslim woman, when she ponders the meaning of these ayat, would think about that crucial Day and would turn to her Lord in obedience, repentance and gratitude, seeking to do as many righteous deeds as she is able, in preparation for the Hereafter.
The story of Hajar offers the Muslim woman the most marvellous example of deep faith in Allah (SWT) and sincere trust in Him. Ibrahim `May peace be upon him’ (PBUH) left her at the Ka`bah in Makkah, above the well of Zamzam, at a time when there were no people and no water in the place. Hajar had no-one with her except her infant son Isma`il. She asked Ibrahim, calmly and with no trace of panic: “Has Allah (SWT) commanded you to do this, O Ibrahim?” Ibrahim (PBUH) said, “Yes.” Her response reflected her acceptance and optimism: “Then He is not going to abandon us.” Reported by Bukhari in Kitab al-Anbiya
Here was an extremely difficult situation: a man left his wife and infant son in a barren land, where there were no plants, no water, and no people, and went back to the distant land of Palestine. He left nothing with her but a sack of dates and a skin filled with water. Were it not for the deep faith and trust in Allah (SWT) that filled Hajar’s heart, she would not have been able to cope with such a difficult situation; she would have collapsed straight away, and would not have become the woman whose name is forever remembered night and day by those who perform hajj and `umrah at the house of Allah (SWT), every time they drink the pure water of Zamzam, and run between the mounts of Safa’ and Marwah, as Hajar did on that most trying day.
This deep faith and awareness had an amazing effect on the lives of Muslim men and women: it awoke their consciences and reminded them that Allah (SWT) witnesses and knows every secret, and that He is with a person wherever he may be. Nothing gives a clearer idea of that consciousness and fear of Allah (SWT) at all times than the story of the young Muslim girl related in Sifat al-Safwah and Wafiyat al-A’yan and cited by Ibn al-Jawzi in Ahkam al-Nisa’ (pp. 441, 442):
“Narrated `Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Aslam, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: `When I was accompanying `Umar ibn al-Khattab on his patrol of Madinah at night, he felt tired, so he leant against a wall. It was the middle of the night, and (we heard) a woman say to her daughter, “O my daughter, get up and mix that milk with some water.” The girl said, “O Mother, did you not hear the decree of Amir al-Mu’minin (chief of the believers) today?” The mother said, “What was that?” The girl said, “He ordered someone to announce in a loud voice that milk should not be mixed with water.”
The mother said, “Get up and mix the milk with water; you are in a place where `Umar cannot see you.” The girl told her mother, “I cannot obey Him (Allah) in public and disobey him in private.” `Umar heard this, and told me: “O Aslam, go to that place and see who that girl is, and to whom she was speaking, and whether she has a husband.” So I went to that place, and I saw that she was unmarried, the other woman was her mother, and neither of them had a husband.
I came to `Umar and told him what I had found out. He called his sons together, and said to them: “Do any of you need a wife, so I can arrange the marriage for you? If I had the desire to get married, I would have been the first one to marry this young woman.” `Abdullah said: “I have a wife.” `Abd al-Rahman said: “I have a wife.” `Asim said: “I do not have a wife, so let me marry her.” So `Umar arranged for her to be married to `Asim. She gave him a daughter, who grew up to be the mother of `Umar ibn `Abd al-`Aziz.’”
This is the deep sense of awareness that Islam had implanted in the heart of this young woman. She was righteous and upright in all her deeds, both in public and in private, because she believed that Allah (SWT) was with her at all times and saw and heard everything. This is true faith, and these are the effects of that faith, which raised her to the level of ihsan. One of the immediate rewards with which Allah (SWT) honoured her was this blessed marriage, one of whose descendants was the fifth rightly-guided khalifah, `Umar ibn `Abd al-`Aziz `May Allah be pleased with him’ (RAA).
The Aqeedah (faith) of the true Muslim woman is pure and clear, uncontaminated by any stain of ignorance, illusion or superstition. This Aqeeda is based on faith in Allah, (SWT) the One, the Most High, the Eternal, Who is able to do all things, Who is in control of the entire universe, and to Whom all things must return:
(Say: `Who is it in Whose hands is the governance of all things – Who protects [all], but is not protected [by any]? [Say] if you know.’ They will say, `[It belongs] to Allah,’ Say: `Then how are you deluded?’) (Qur’an 23:88-89)
This is the pure, deep faith which increases the character of the Muslim woman in strength, understanding and maturity, so that she sees life as it really is, which is a place of testing whose results will be seen on the Day which will undoubtedly come:
( Say: `It is Allah Who gives you life, then gives you death; then He will gather you together for the Day of Judgement about which there is no doubt’: but most men do not understand.) (Qur’an 45:26)
(Did you then think that We had created you in jest, and that you would not be brought back to Us [for account]?) (Qur’an 23:115)
(Blessed is He in Whose hands is Dominion; and He over all things has Power – He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed; and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving.) (Qur’an 67:1-2)
On that Day, man will be brought to account for his deeds. If they are good, it will be good for him, and if they are bad, it will be bad for him. There will not be the slightest injustice:( That Day will every soul be requited for what it earned; no injustice will there be that Day, for Allah is Swift in taking account.) (Qur’an 40:17)
The Balance (in which man’s deeds will be weighed) will measure everything with the utmost precision, either in a person’s favour or against him:
(Then shall anyone who has done an atom’s weight of good, see it! And anyone who has done an atom’s weight of evil, shall see it.) (Qur’an 99:7-8)
Nothing could be hidden from the Lord of Glory on that Day, not even if it were as insignificant as a grain of mustard seed:
(We shall set up scales of justice for the day of Judgement, so that not a soul will be dealt with unjustly in the least. And if there be [no more than] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it [to account]: and enough are We to take account.)(Qur’an 21:47)
No doubt the true Muslim woman, when she ponders the meaning of these ayat, would think about that crucial Day and would turn to her Lord in obedience, repentance and gratitude, seeking to do as many righteous deeds as she is able, in preparation for the Hereafter.
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