Monday, June 26, 2006

Islam is for everyone

Becoming a muslim makes you come into terms with what other people have perceived negatively,especially of Islam and the race that was indirectly involved.(but if they really take the time to study about history civilisation, they wouldn't think like that). i was just like one of them too therefore i don't blame anyone but rather i choose, if i can, or have the time, to explain to them about what they have perceived is so loop-sided negatively.

Oh well, i do understand that in this region, many muslims are malays. they wear tudung in a traditional way and they can speak malay. but i wish to emphasise that this perception is not positive to islam because that will mean that if no one stands out to clarify, people will still continue to perceive that ALL muslims are malays,and all that negativity points out that Islam is,afterall, not a Universal religion.But it is, because there are so many chinese, indian, germans,british muslims all over the whole wide world...

i know it takes lots of effort to spread the goodness of islam and it just can't be done with barely just a pair of hands. it takes the entire ummah to spread the universal message that Islam carries and it ain't an easy task.


but first of all, i just hope that people give me a chance to explain that i'm a chinese muslim convert that wears the traditional tudung but that doesn't mean that i can speak malay. and when i can speak mandarin, that doesn't mean that i am a malay that studies chinese as a 2nd language. this is something that i've been wanting to tell them...

Monday, June 19, 2006

emotional surge

Sometimes i have this feeling of emptiness in my heart... and no amount of material stuff that i can buy for myself suffice to fill up this emptiness...

so i have come to this conclusion that shopping doesn't cure the 'disease' in your heart permanently but just temporarily.. and for all you know, the permanent damage would be on the accumulation of unpaid credit card bills plus the interest incurred... so what's the point of fulfilling that surging moments of desire that tricked your heart into believing that shopping would help when you know it won't remove the problem permanently?

but of course, this statement only applies individually.(only myself for that matter of fact) and i do feel that, ever since i became a muslim, many worldly perspectives which i used to have, had already changed over a period of time.

and amongst the many classes which i had attended, the thursday class(worldview topics based on verses from the quran) and the saturday class (topics on science of human disposition;akhlaq) changed many of my perspectives in life. for good of course...

the thursday class made me be much more aware of the ever changing world that evolves around us and how is it related to islam and how are we to respond to the changes without changing the islamic values that a muslim should hold onto. it's about changing your worldview as a muslim but not neglecting the importance of this world and how to benefit from it to prepare yourself in the next 'world'.

the saturday class did more tremendous changes on me especially with regards to the way i respond to others. my true self. being aware of this self that i possess and how to perfect this self so that it doesn't get corrupted. because as times goes by, the goodness in every single life would be clouded by many many other factors around us.if we do not keep the good and kick out the bad habits, then the good side of us would get corrupted.

and thank God, i've come to know about this class and i've got help before this good side gets corrupted.

insya allah(God wills) i would love to share more with my readers but becoz i'm using my bro's comp and he's chasing me for it so i have to stop here...

Meanwhile, may everyone of you have a blessed week ahead. amin.