{"id":2401,"date":"2011-11-09T12:08:30","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T04:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muzlimbuzz.sg\/?p=2401"},"modified":"2011-11-09T12:37:06","modified_gmt":"2011-11-09T04:37:06","slug":"our-rightful-heroines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/our-rightful-heroines\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Rightful Heroines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I came across this video on Misrepresentation of women in the Media. And while it was focused on American television, I think I can safely say that most of our media consumption do come from that area of the world. Here&#8217;s the video:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<object width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/S5pM1fW6hNs?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/S5pM1fW6hNs?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a poem on &#8220;Our Rightful Heroines&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">True, sincere, believing women of the past<br \/>\nWho in their lives remained faithful and steadfast<br \/>\nAmazing were they, those women who believed<br \/>\nWho hastened to the truth as the Qur\u2019an was revealed<br \/>\nTo forever leave behind the old, ignorant ways<br \/>\nPassed down by their forefathers, in the bygone days<br \/>\nAccepting the truth, in utter awe of their lord<br \/>\nMemorizing His divine pearls, word by word<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Khadija Al-Kubra<\/strong>, the Prophet&#8217;s most beloved<br \/>\nUpon her, wealth and wisdom was bestowed<br \/>\nHer wealth, she flourished generously on the poor<br \/>\nHer wisdom helped the Prophet believe in the <em>noor<\/em><br \/>\nThe light of the angels who brought glad tidings<br \/>\nOf prophethood, a lifetime full of blessings<br \/>\nShe was one of the first Muslims who believed<br \/>\nWhilst the majority had refused and rejected<br \/>\nAlthough, Islam\u2019s early days did she pass away<br \/>\nIn the Prophet\u2019s heart and memory she did stay<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rare women today who like\u00a0<strong>Fatima Az-Zahra<\/strong><br \/>\nThe youngest daughter of Khadija Al-Kubra<br \/>\nAs a little girl, she bravely helped her father<br \/>\nFrom the disbelievers, when he was in prayer<br \/>\nWhilst they mocked, she stood firm to protect<br \/>\nWhat she believed in and her father, the noble Prophet<br \/>\nShe grew up to be most patient in all her burden<br \/>\nSo rightfully earned, she was promised the garden<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The memory of\u00a0<strong>Summayyah<\/strong>, within us it still remains<br \/>\nThe first martyr of Islam as she endured all pains<br \/>\nAbu Jahl did beat her as she lay on the blazing sand<br \/>\nWhy she strongly held onto Islam he could not understand<br \/>\nThe truth that Summayyah saw was hidden from his eyes<br \/>\nWith <em>sabr<\/em>, she refused once and again to believe in his lies<br \/>\nInfuriated to the limit, Abu Jahl lunged forward his spear<br \/>\nPutting an end to her life, and she welcomed it without fear<br \/>\nTo meet Allah Almighty, to enter the highest rank in Jannah<br \/>\nAn end to her suffering, a start of a new beginning<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Aisha Bint Abi-Bakr<\/strong>, the greatest scholar of all time<br \/>\nSo gifted with knowledge was she, beyond the boundary<br \/>\nPeople came looking for her, from all over the country<br \/>\nTo benefit from her <em>ilm<\/em>, to hear her advice<br \/>\nLearning from the Prophet, she came to be wise<br \/>\nShe turned to Allah, when she was wronged in slander<br \/>\nAll around the city of Makkah, tongues did wander<br \/>\nAllah came to her aid, as He knew her to be pure<br \/>\nAs mother of the believers, she did remain true<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mentioned in the Quran, is\u00a0<strong>Maryam Bint Imran<\/strong><br \/>\nAllah\u2019s chosen \u201cabove all women of the world\u201d<br \/>\nMother of Prophet Isa, the purest of all women<br \/>\nAllah provided for her when she was in seclusion<br \/>\nLiving only for Him, she was in His protection<br \/>\nObedient was she when she was told to leave<br \/>\nAll her people behind, in order to conceive<br \/>\nIn her chastity, a baby boy, a most unique miracle<br \/>\nAnd patient was she, when she came back to her people<br \/>\nMocking her that she had disgraced her noble family<br \/>\nJesus in the cradle had spoken words of true reality<br \/>\nPreached as a baby, a sign of his mother\u2019s purity<br \/>\nNo doubt, Maryam was unique in every way<br \/>\nAnd will indeed remain so, until the last day<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Last but not least is\u00a0<strong>Asiya<\/strong>, wife of Pharaoh<br \/>\nOne of the four most perfect women in Islam<br \/>\nWho had adopted Musa, his life she had saved<br \/>\nWith the will of Allah, like a son he\u2019d been loved<br \/>\nTo grow up in Firaun\u2019s eyes, his future untold<br \/>\nHe had guided Asiya, pulled her into the fold<br \/>\nOf truth, to believe in the Oneness of the Creator<br \/>\nInstead of Pharaoh, a most deceitful transgressor<br \/>\nTo Allah only she did seek His help in desperation<br \/>\nWhen she went against her husband, for protection<br \/>\nHoping to reside in paradise with Allah Almighty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oh how true were the believing women of Islam<br \/>\nTo their Lord and Creator, with strong, solid Iman<br \/>\nThey are many, and they all command a sense of respect<br \/>\nThey lived their lives righteously, with little regret<br \/>\nFighting all temptations of life, to live for Allah<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What happened then to the Muslimahs of today?<br \/>\nWhy are they throwing their precious deen away?<br \/>\nThe deen in which women are most honored<br \/>\nA gift from Allah Most High that is sacred<br \/>\nO Allah, I ask you to open their eyes to see<br \/>\nHow truly blessed in Islam they could be..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Fatiha Sh. Omar<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/muzlimbuzz.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/beautiful-women.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2404\" title=\"beautiful women\" src=\"http:\/\/muzlimbuzz.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/beautiful-women.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/beautiful-women.jpg 500w, https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/beautiful-women-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I came across this video on Misrepresentation of women in the Media. And while it was focused on American television, I think I can safely say that most of our media consumption do come from that area of the world. Here&#8217;s the video: &nbsp; And here&#8217;s a poem on &#8220;Our Rightful Heroines&#8221;: True, sincere, believing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,52],"tags":[1054,1056,585,1052,1051,953,1055,1043,1042,1044,1047,1049,1048,1050,693,1053,952,1057,1045,1046],"class_list":["post-2401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-audio-video","category-perspective","tag-aisha","tag-asiya","tag-breaking","tag-fatima-az-zahra","tag-khadijah-al-kubra","tag-maryam","tag-maryam-bint-imran","tag-misrepresentation","tag-misrepresentation-of-women-in-the-media","tag-miss-representation","tag-muslim-heroines","tag-muslim-poetry","tag-muslimah-idols","tag-muslimah-poem","tag-poetry","tag-sumayyah","tag-virgin-mary","tag-wife-of-pharaoh","tag-women","tag-women-in-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401\/revisions\/2403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}