No Valentine

Valentine’s day, yup that’s what we can hear and see on this February and the other February. The euphoria of that day is spread everywhere, include here in Indonesia. Everything is wrapped on pink, which symbolize love and affection. Although we are the biggest Muslim country, we can see the euphoria of Valentine everywhere, it’s been a tradition. I think it’s like a campaign to spread an ideology rather than just an advertisement. TV, radio, pamphlets, banner advertise many events that will be held on that day. Some people are excited, some others do not care, and the others are concern to speak up about what inside Valentine’s Day.

Valentine’s Day is a religious celebration which is wrapped into the form of international love celebration. Many people use this moment to show their love to everyone, and for business it is time to get more profit by using valentine as the way to attract buyers. Everything is so lovely and so pinky, but inside the lovely stuff of valentine there is an agenda to spread an ideology. I think what make this celebration is so happening is from advertisement. Every banner I saw along the road was so valentine. They advertise about an event, product, sale, and everything. The advertisement about this celebration is a trap for Muslims. It is a medium to spread an ideology which will make muslim to be far from the deen and lead us astray. Some people do not realize that this is a religious celebration since like what I said before it is wrapped into international love day. It forms our mind that valentine is a lovely day that should be celebrated for the peaceful of the world.

It had a religious history beyond that jargon. Valentine’s day is closely related to the ancient “martyrs” of the Christian Church, Saint Valentine, most of us know the story. I knew that now many people concern to speak up about the history beyond valentine especially for muslims, because innocently some of us join the celebration which are not belong to Islamic celebration, and valentine is one of them.

“To each among you, We have prescribed a law and a clear way” [al-Maa’idah 5:48]

“For every nation We have ordained religious ceremonies which they must follow” [al-Hajj 22:67]

I am so excited to see the battle between those who concern about the agenda beyond this celebration and those who advertise this celebration. I can see a banner about valentine celebration and a banner to stop joining the celebration for Muslims. That’s a good way that we should explicitly show that Muslims can not join a celebration which do not belong to Islamic celebration. We must fight this because unconsciously this can lead us to not obey the rule of Allah. Of course for Muslims this celebration is forbidden. It is not our celebration and it is an innovation (bid’ah).

“O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Awliyaa’ (friends, protectors, helpers), they are but Awliyaa’ of each other. And if any amongst you takes them (as Awliyaa’), then surely, he is one of them. Verily, Allaah guides not those people who are the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers and unjust)”[al-Maa’idah 5:51]

Well, some friends of mine said that they did not care about this celebration, but still I can see that they are busy with valentine’s stuff like what they will give to their boyfriend or girlfriend in that day. It’s ironic sometimes, people say that they are muslim but they do not follow islam, otherwise they follow other religion. Whereas follow kuffars is bid’ah, and every bid’ah lead us to Jahannam (hell). Islam is rahmatan lilalamin, so it spreads love everyday for all believers for the sake of Allah.

May Allah guide us to the right path.
“Guide us to the Straight Way, The way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace, not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray” [al-Faatihah 1:6-7]

Women's Jihad

“In the name of Allah the most gracious the most merciful”

Dear, sister
I don’t know where I have to start this. Yesterday, I read a magazine, a jihad magazine. It’s so horrible to see that today islam is being attacked everywhere, not only in Palestine but also in many parts of the world. Muslims are struggling to keep their imaan and their land. In Kashmir, Afghanistan, Iraq, Moro, Xin Jiang, etc Muslims also struggle to free themselves from kuffar. What makes me to have so much concern about this is “the sister”. Our sisters in some part of the world in which kuffar take control of their land are struggling. It’s hard to say but the reality now is that the sisters are facing a very hard time, they have to see kuffar kill their husband, their children, and even rape them. I realize that I am so lucky that I live in my place now, but I as a muslimah and of course the other muslimah have a charge of what is happening. We, by the will of Allah, have a big role to save the ummah.

Muslimah have a big role in this ummah, we have a big contribution in the field of Jihad. I read an article which has opened my eyes about this. The maintenance of the ummah is based on the right and strong foundation. Strong foundation comes from the ummah itself. We as a woman have a big responsibility to set this foundation. Muslimah give birth new mujahid and mujahidah everyday. That is our role to be the first madrasah(school) for our children. Muslimah has a responsibility towards their husband and the family. It’s not only how we take care of our family, but also how we educate our children so that they grow to be the servant of Allah and to be a good khalifa in this world and in hereafter.

The first education of children will be at home and the parents have a big responsibility to what they have to teach to their children, of course based on Qur’an and Sunnah. The role of woman is very important because we are the closest person for them. We are with them everyday since they are still an embryo. The first education begins when they are an infant inside the womb. Children feel the love of Islam inside it, which is tied in mother’s love and sincerity towards the deen, and the implementation of the teaching of Islam. When a mother read Qur’an children will hear it through their heart before their ears, everything that is felt by the mother will be felt by the children either, InsyaAllah. What we teach can influence them so much especially in the early age. Since they are born, the first word that they hear is the words of Allah. It’s a base for them to know the reason why they are born, that is to be the servant of Allah and to be khalifah in this world.
It is no doubt that woman bear a big responsibility in the family. It is bigger than just giving a service toward the husband and feed the children. This responsibility is how we can educate our children and control their akhlaq so that they grow to be a tough Muslims with strong imaan that will lead this ummah.

“The Messenger of God, may God bless him and give him peace, also said: "Each child is born in a state of fitrah, but his parents make him a Jew or a Christian." (Reported in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim).”

 I haven’t married, but I see today woman prefer to work outside the house pursuing career whereas the husband can fulfill their need rather than staying at home taking care of the family. That’s why some children who lack of attention turn to be uncontrolled and transgress the limit of the deen. Of course, we don’t wanna this happen. We have to plant the best quality of seed, watering them with imaan so that they grow to be strong muslims who will inherit the world.
Sometimes, I feel that this is gonna be hard for me since I am not a perfect muslimah, but I realize that this job is the way we show our pious to Allah swt. This is our job and jihad sisters, to produce the next generation of the ummah through our madrasah, unite the things that we will fight for together. We will teach the warriors of Allah so that they will be our mediator on the day where wealth and children is unuseful for us.

“They may destroy the first madrasah of mujahiddin, but another madrasah will be built and there will be many new mujahiddin born to lead this ummah in the way of Allah, because Allah promises us victory.”

(Thank 4 JihadMagz t give me the idea)