Say NO To Chinese New Year ?

Alhamdulilah since I have been jumped into the blogger field, I met a lot of new friends who are struggling towards Allah SWT. There was a question asked from my facebook's friend about celebration of Chinese New Year.

"Celebrating Chinese New Year is not allowed for Muallaf if the meaning behind that is contrary to the teaching of Islam( that is to cast away the "Nian" monster),is this true? What if we're trying to convey a message of our cultural background as an intention?"

The most ridiculous thing is there are message forwarding widely about don't ever greet someone with "Happy Chinese New Year", it's syirik. So I decided to write this small article on behalf of chinese muslim. It's not a question about "Yes" or "No", but "Why" and "How".

Celebrating Family Reunion Lunch At Parent's House

本人恭祝大家新禧快乐，万事如意，年年有余。

I would like to greet all of my chinese readers and friends 

Happy Chinese New Year. 

Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important traditional festival and a public holiday in China. The Chinese New Year 2012 starts in January 22 (Chinese New Year' Eve). It is the year of dragon. The festival falls on the first day of the first Chinese month (usually in late January and early February), and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day.

- China Highlights.com   

Another Chinese Funeral

Trivia

"You masuk Islam sudah berapa lama?" My indian colleague asked me
"Tiga tahun." I smiled and answered.

"Ohh... You masuk itu Islam sebab kahwin sama perempuan melayu ke?"
I was hesitated in answer his question.

"Sekarang you tak boleh makan di kedai cina lagi lah?" He added

3rd Years Marriage Anniversary

28th December is our 3rd years Marriage Anniversary.

Since this is our great day, I would like to write something about interracial love. I was get married with wife at quite young ages, both of us was 23 years old. Actually it took a lot of effort in considering and getting married.

CHINESE REVERTED MUSLIM WEDDING

I would like to wish congratulations and Alhamdulilah all praises to Allah SWT that Ng Kuan Beng and Goh Yee Mei is getting hidayah and jodoh as well. May Allah SWT guide them and family to the straight path.

For more information about them, please visit this blogpost written by Firdaus Wong Wai Hung :

http://revertedmuslim.blogspot.com/2011/12/huh-chinese-couple-wedding-in-masjid.html

When Religion Being Exclusive

Preface 

I love blogging due to its two way interactions. Which mean I can interact directly with readers without any middleman. There was few comments really makes me think seriously about religion and life, and I would like to quote Mea comment from my post "Ana Masuk Majalah ?" as this article preface.

Fiqah Muallaf

"Ada tak buku yang senang difahami tentang Islam?"

Semenjak email saya dipaparkan dalam blog : lifemualaf@gmail.com  , saya telahpun menerima berbagai jenis email yang meminta tolong atas mendekati Islam. Antara soalan yang sering ditanya-tanya ialah ada tak buku yang senang difahami oleh pembaca mengenai Islam.

I Am Nujood, Age 10 And Divorced

"There you are !!" Hafeez ran into bookstore and grab my shoulder. "Alhamdulilah I found you at here too."

"Well... Why don't you give me a call? I waited so long in this shopping center and I just take a walk at bookstore."
"I forgot to bring my handphone, and I'm pretty sure this is the place I can found you." Hafeez added.

Charity Message : Single Mother Who Selling Cake

I would like to forward a charity message from brother Faisal Abdurrahman (Author of "Tuhan Untuk Semua) to readers.

Membeli sambil membantu ibu tunggal, beliau mempunyai tiga orang anak dua orang anak mengidap kanser dan seorang autisma. Kek gula hangus atau kek sarang semut dengan berat 1200 gram, harga RM20 termasuk penghantaran (Di kawasan KL). Pos Charge RM 10. 

For more information on ordering, please call brother Faisal at 019-356 8602

Recently I can see there are few irresponsible people who trying to ask donation with "muallaf" status. They occasionally go up and down NGO center and asking for financial help. I do admit there are a small group of people doing this for self benefit, however we shouldn't blame on every muallaf that is not sincere in embrace Islam.

Therefore I am trying to examine the status of muallaf who really needed help, insyaAllah I will publish their information at blog once confirmed their identity. Brother Faisal Abdurrahman is currently active in Hidayah Center and writing books, this charity message is confirmed by him.

Criticism Rules And Influencing

The Meaning of Criticism In Dictionary
crit·i·cism

noun

1.the act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything.
2.the act of passing severe judgment; censure; faultfinding.
3.the act or art of analyzing and evaluating or judging the quality of a literary or artistic work, musical performance, art exhibit, dramatic production, etc.
4.a critical comment, article, or essay; critique.
5.any of various methods of studying texts or documents for the purpose of dating or reconstructing them, evaluating their authenticity, analyzing their content or style, etc.: historical criticism; literary criticism.
6.investigation of the text, origin, etc., of literary documents, especially Biblical ones: textual criticism.

Reference : http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/criticism


Disebabkan identiti saya sebagai cina muslim, maka semakin ramai orang ingin mengetahui lebih mengenai saya. Dalam masa yang sama mereka juga berkongsi cerita yang menarik juga. Lama kelamaan ia menjadi suatu artikel yang tertulis dalam hati saya, saya mengingati setiap cerita yang sudi dikongsikan oleh rakan baru.

For My Dearest Wife

I would like to say thanks to my dearest wife that have been accompany me 3 years already in marriage. I believe we are fated to be together in journey of life. It never been easy in breaking through the barrier of races and cultural in love.

The Myth Of "Bin Abdullah"

Preface 

There's one question that I have been asked by most people.
"Is it compulsory in Islam teaching that we must put bin Abdullah at behind our family name?"

Which means, do Islam forcing those who interested to embrace Islam let go of their name? Since you told me there are no enforcement in Islam, then why Islamic law causing such conflict between faith and name? 

This issue have been discussed and argued over and over again by Pendakwah Bebas, non muslim politician, NGO and also the minority Reverted Muslim. This issue can be very sensitive and I would like to explain the myth of "Bin Abdullah" in most perspective way. 

Menyambut Bulan Syawal dengan hikmahNya

Afghan girl with complicated stories

Her name remained unknown for 17 years yet amazed the whole world. 

It was 3 Syawal night, also means 1 September 2011.. One day after Hari Merdeka. I was standing in front of a burger stall at Kepala Batas city, Penang. While my wife and daughter were staying in the car.. I was looking at the Kalimah Allah SWT and Prophet Muhammad SAW logo that sticked at stall's glass cupboard. Indeed it is rare to see any burger stall with islamic stickers.

Buying burger at roadside was not our first aim.. I was intended to bring my wife and daughter to have some delicious dinner at restaurant, especially it was a great family moment in celebrating bulan syawal. While we reached Fried Chicken fast food restaurant, every queue line was long till entrance.. The hall was full of people standing still and sweating a bit. After we waiting for 20 minutes and queue remain unmoved, we went out from restaurant and look for other alternatives.

Being Published at Majalah Dara.com (Edisi September 2011)

Syukur Alhamdulilah, kali kedua cerita kisah benar saya telahpun dipaparkan dalam media. Amat besar rahmatnya apabila blog kerdil ini juga boleh menjadi perhatian Media.

My Lifetime Fasting Journey

"Orang Islam bersembahyang berapa kali pada setiap hari?"
I was sitting at the Pejabat Agama Ipoh counter, the officer asked me questions after I inform him that I wanted to embrace Islam. Mohd Azlan and Shiema were accompany me at behind. It was way back to 2008 year second weeks of Bulan Ramadhan.

There was one indian girl sitting besides foreign man at counter too, what I see was the officer muttering at her. "Kamu ni tudung pun tak pakai, kuku panjang pun tak potong, macam ni ke kamu mahu masuk Islam? Kalao masuk Islam main-main saja, lebih baik kamu balik!"