No one has the right to tell me what to do, be it selfish or childish. That is until i get married to whoever the not-so-lucky guy is. hihi =)
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For a start, I shall share with you guys (whoever reads this anyway? ^^), the "new me" ;)
Some of the many ways i wear my hijab. Honestly, if anyone were to ask me how do I wrap my hijabs, I wouldn't know what or how to answer as whatever my hands does on it, that will be the outcome hehe. I usually like loose wrap as it would give me some room under the chin area and so that I don't suffocate. Aha =p
My habibatis, my best-est friends who have supported me all the way. My study partners-in-crime, my shoulders to cry on. My ups and downs. My rakan seperjuangan yang super pandai (that makes me look awfully dumb among the three =S ). My sisters =,)
There you go. Some recent pictures of me. Some vain shots of me (abaikan la ye.hihi ^^). Why the change? What made me change? I will never be able to put it into a perfect sentence. Niat dah ada for a few years already. I have started wearing it to the mall sometimes when I was out with my family but SubahanaAllah, dugaan dia tak terhingga. Sampai ke sekecil-kecil perkara pun s.y.a.i.t.a.n. ni dapat robek iman kita, eg: "cantik ke aku pakai tudung ni? ishhh buruk, bukaklah!" @ "alamak tak cukup colour tudung lagi, tunggu la sampai cukup collection" @ "ok tahun 2010 kita pakai, confirm kene pakai"...alih-alih kelaut.
But since I've been listening to some talks, through readings and great advices from great people, Alhamdulillah, I am here now. I hope, I pray and I shall always pray, insyaAllah, to be given the strength to be consistent or even better in terms of Iman and Taqwa.
"Kita cakap kita Islam. Kita mengaku kita Islam. Kita marah bila orang herdik Islam. Tapi betul ke kita benar-benar Islam? Niat, lafaz dan perbuatan kita, cukup ke?."
"Perlu ke kita risau perihal cantik itu dari manusia sedangkan cantik di mata Allah tu lagi besar baik dan bagusnya? Yang mana kita nak? Bila kita tidak menutup aurat, ingkar perintah Allah dan manusia cakap "cantiknya dia, cool gila" atau bila kita menutup aurat dan ikut perintah Allah dan di mataNya "cantik dan cool"...mana yang kita nak? pandangan manusia atau pandangan Allah?"....
"Kalau sekali Allah dah bagi rezeki, detikkan niat dekat hati kita walaupun sikit, jangan la kita sesekali abaikan dan tak berusaha. Sebab sekali kita tolak dan abaikan niat tu, makin susah la Allah nak bagi lagi rezeki, restu dan rahmat Dia sampai ke satu tahap kita tak dapat rasa langsung nikmat dan kasih sayang Dia. Dari erti yang lagi simple, bila orang nak ajak kita makan. First time dia akan ajak dengan penuh semangat, "Jom A makan sekali?"..Bila dah ditolak pelawaan tu sekali, the next time mesti orang tu akan fikir "eh nak ke ajak A makan lagi? mesti dia tanak dah. tak payah ajak la"...."
"Apa-apa niat yang kita nak lakukan, jangan tangguh-tangguh. Kalau nak berubah, kenapa kena tunggu minggu depan? kenapa kena tunggu tahun depan? Kenapa bukan esok? Kenapa bukan hari ni? Kenapa bukan sekarang? Siapa yang menghasut kita untuk tanak berubah tu? yang menghasut tanak bagi kita berubah tu lagi kuat dari kita ke? "..Nauzubillah Min Zalik.
"Stated in Surah Al-Baqarah, sebagai hambaNya, kita haruslah percaya adanya hari Qiamat tanpa sedikit ragu-ragu pun, walau sebesar zarah. Dan untuk mempercayai, kita kena beriman dan bertaqwa kepada Allah SWT bukan sahaja dari menerimanya dengan hati tapi juga dengan lafaz dan perbuatan. Dan jika kita ingkar benda-benda ni, itu bermakna kita tak percaya sepenuhnya ada Hari Qiamat, hari pembalasan tu. Bermaksud, tidaklah kita percaya dengan kuasa dan kebesaran Allah SWT"...Nauzubillah Min Zalik
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From my readings, advices from great muslimin and muslimat. Sharing with others not for one to say "bagusnya dia" but as this actually reminds me that I have a lot to work on myself as well. A LOT. Reminder to self as well =) Harap-harap diberi rezeki supaya dapat pasangan hidup yang dapat bimbing ke jalan Allah, insyaAllah =)
4 comments:
salam. hi farah. I really love your new image, new farah.
well, we shared the same story "Niat dah ada for a few years already"... I pun pernah terfikir dan terniat benda yg sama tapi tah kenapa, I masih lg blm bersedia. Sebab pada I bertudung bukan sekadar menutup aurat, tapi banyak perkara perlu diubah juga.
Insyaallah, I'll keep praying for Allah to open my heart.
take care farah.
such a nice post farah. a reminder for me and others as well. anyway, you look great with the new image. :)
Anna - it's ok, follow your heart. Everyone has their own pace and nothing should be forced on to yourself. It took me quite awhile jugak :) and the art is, bila kita dah bertudung, at the same time insyaAllah pakaian kita pun terjaga, solat pun insyaAllah. But i started the other way around. Everything has its own start. Dont worry, it will come soon insyaAllah :)
Syahira - thank u awak. Awak lagi "senior" dari kita. So patutnya kita kena belajar dari awak! Hehe :)
salam.
congratulations on being a hijabi! Btw, really love ur post. A very good reminder for me as well :)
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