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That being said, let\u2019s start with the first speaker!<\/p>\n
History & the Development of Fiqh<\/h3>\n
The very first speaker who presented was Ustazah Halimah Usman Alaydrus<\/strong>, a freelance speaker from Indonesia. She is the author of the books Bidadari Bumi and 9 Kisah Wanita Salehah and on that day, I believe she is one of those who managed to make us cry through her expressions and stories. In her Indonesian accent, Ustazah Halimah blew us away with her knowledge of history and one key highlight I remembered from her speech is: \u201cFind the Akhirah which will not endanger your Dunya, and find your Dunya which will not endanger your Akhirah.\u201d<\/p>\n What she meant was as much as the Akhirah is an important aspect of life, we should not endanger our Dunya in a way that we forget about the importance of relationships between families and friends. This further enlightened us deeper into the meaning of Hablum minAllah (relationship with Allah) and Hablum minannas (relationship with people).<\/p>\n Ustazah Halimah educated us through stories and less on facts and pointers -and because this convention is narrowed more for Muslimahs, she inclined her stories more to Sayyidatina Aisyah RA.<\/p>\n She told us that there was one time Rasulullah SAW said, \u201cWhoever attends the funeral procession till he offers the funeral prayer for it, will get a reward equal to one Qirat.\u201d The Sahabahs were not sure what Qirat meant so they turned to Sayyidatina Aisyah RA. Being the wife of Rasulullah SAW, Sayyidatina Aisyah RA had the privilege of learning directly from him. From the question, Sayyidatina Aisyah RA said,<\/p>\n \u201cI have asked Rasulullah SAW this question before, and one Qirat is as huge as one golden Mount Uhud.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n From this what Ustazah Halimah wanted to highlight was the intelligence and the Ilm that Sayyidatina Aisyah RA had \u2013 something the Muslimahs of today should learn from.<\/p>\n The next speaker who came up was Ustazah Raihanah Binte Halid<\/strong>, Executive Officer, office of the Mufti. Parallel to the topic, she touched heavily on women\u2019s rights especially in marriages. Living in the 21st decade, we know that it is no longer uncommon for women to step forward for a job and financially contribute to the household. This appears as a very subjective topic \u2013 for some families, the husbands allowed their wives to choose between staying home and going out to work.<\/p>\n However, for some families it has become mandatory for the wife to go out and work for the sake of financial stability. It was mentioned that it is not wrong for a woman to work as long as it does not break the rules of Syara\u2019. Permission must also be granted from the husband and that the main intention is to contribute to the welfare of the household.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, Ustazah Raihanah said that although both the husband and wife is working, it is the responsibility of the husband to provide Nafkah for the wife as stated in Al Baqarah Ayat 223, \u201cUpon the father is the mothers’ provision and their clothing according to what is acceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n Prof. Madya Dr. Sharifah Hayaati<\/strong> from University of Malaya came next on the list. I\u2019d like to bring to light something I remember very vividly from her talk and I felt that this overshadowed all the other points.<\/p>\n It is the importance of educating children the significance of Salah. What she said was, \u201cIf you can\u2019t educate your child to perform Salah and you are not performing Salah, how do you expect your child to be Soleh\/Soleha?\u201d<\/p>\n She reminded all Muslimahs in the theatre that a mother is a child\u2019s Madrasah. She is a school. Therefore, if the Madrasah does not show the right examples, how do we expect to bring up a learned and educated child? This further emphasised the importance of education and moral support from a mother or parents generally.<\/p>\n Next was Ustazah Nurul \u2018Izzah Khamsani<\/strong>, Executive, Education & Dakwah, Masjid Jamiyah Ar-Rabitah. To me, Ustazah Nurul \u2018Izzah gave the audience a very pleasant vibe – she was smiling from the moment she stood forward until she left the stage. In her talk, she tapped that in the journey of gaining knowledge in Fardhu Ain and Fardhu Kifayah, it is equally important to maintain a healthy lifestyle and generate a habit of being physically fit. The things that fell under this category are: Consume only Halal certified food and know the difference of Halal & \u201cNo Pork No Lard.\u201d<\/p>\n Beyond that, what I find special about her segment is the essentiality of the topic fitting to the digital and cosmopolitan era. As we know already, the term \u201cHijabista\u201d has become a phenomenon and to some, this actually brings a concern. The aurat is not covered properly no thanks to tight clothes which displays the shape of the body. Ustazah Nurul \u2018Izzah addresses this issue and also brought forward the Dos and Don\u2019ts of mixing with people. In a nutshell, she advised the audience to It does not end there. On the topic of being digital and a frequent online user, the following will probably interest you:<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t tag as and when you like, and remove all old pictures of yourself not covering your aurat. That is unnecessary.\u201d<\/p>\n How many actually bothered to be responsible and remove pictures which do not cover the aurat? Pictures of us free mixing? Maybe we should tell ourselves, it is time.<\/p>\n I would like to believe that more than 50% of the audience were very keen to see Wardina Safiyyah<\/strong> in person. Although her slot was minutes shorter than the rest of the speakers, it was still insightful.<\/p>\n In her black abaya, Wardina shared her past experiences and what we, as contemporary Muslimahs, can learn from there. Her slot started right after lunch, which followed a short VT from the production \u201cIni Kisahku\u201d on the huge screen. As an audience, I appreciated the fact that she unfolded her yesteryears and provided an insight on what we can take home from the experiences. This especially appeals to young Muslimahs who probably just made a Hijrah. Some very good advices from her were:<\/p>\n \u201cAll of us have different capabilities. If we feel that we improve by loosening our clothes and bringing down our veil, start with that. Others may feel that (they will improve) another way, so start with that.\u201d So today, where are we at and what do we want to start with?<\/p>\n On the downside, I felt that the time given for the \u201cspecial appearance\u201d was a tad too short. It seemed that just when you are about to \u201cget in the mood\u201d and be all ears, the talk from her has already ended.<\/p>\n Ustazah Nazeerah Shaik Alwie<\/strong> is a freelance speaker who graduated from Al-Azhar University in Bachelor in Usuluddin and holds a Masters in Islamic Theology from American Open University. From a Singapore context, Ustazah Nazeerah touched on the issue of being a single woman which negatively impacted the community.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is a term called Andartu- Anak Dara Tua and now there is another term, Andalusia. It indeed sounds nice, but do you know the meaning? Anak Dara Lanjut Usia.\u201d<\/p>\n That cracked the whole theatre.<\/p>\n In line with the event title \u201cMuslimah Contemporary,\u201d Ustazah Nazeerah called out the issue of smoking and \u201cShisha\u201d which are now common in our community. This is very apt as smoking and shisha have always been regarded as Makruh and that it is \u201cok\u201d to do the Makruh. What was concluded during the convention is that since both destroys the body e.g. getting infected by TB, it is best to avoid them.<\/p>\n Addressing 1,300 Muslimahs in the theatre, Ustaz Mohd Izhar<\/strong>, lecturer from the National University of Malaysia, was the thorn among the roses in the theatre. Well, I felt that the idea of having a segment from a man\u2019s perspective was brilliant. There is something different about the way Ustaz Izhar delivers his message; he injected humour into his talk and every few minutes, he will break the silence of the theatre. At the same time, he still managed to send across his intended message.<\/p>\n What was interesting about Ustaz Izhar\u2019s segment was how he angled \u201cBeauty\u201d from a unique frame of reference. He called out what beauty actually is in Islam and brought up that there are women today who will do anything, including surgery, for the sake of gaining physical beauty. He reminded the audience that as long as what we do changes the original look that Allah SWT has created, it is wrong and not permissible. This also includes having hair extensions where the individual is actually being deceptive \u2013 hiding the real hair and putting on display a different hair to gain \u201clikeability\u201d and vanity.<\/p>\n It was the first of the sort for me. No doubt, I left the event spiritually lifted and motivated to be a better Muslimah and I believe that it is the same for the other attendees. Although there are some downsides to the event, I applaud that the organisers on their end made sure the event started and ended on time. The choice of speakers and a short Qasidah performance also made a difference to the convention and all of them managed to capture our attention in their respective ways.<\/p>\n From Jumaliyah Abdullah, 21, \u201cIt was good for a first time event like this, but I also felt that there should be interaction with audience.\u201d<\/p>\n Wahidah, 22, Nanyang Polytechnic, added, \u201cThe speakers that came up all presented interesting topics. It was a great experience and it was nice gathering with many other Muslimahs.\u201d<\/p>\n This is the first of its kind. I am looking forward to more sessions like this; a longer time for the guest speaker, maybe?<\/p>\n [divider]<\/p>\n Faridah Ali<\/strong> [box_light] What: Konvensyen Muslimah Kontemporari Where: Kallang Theatre When: 19 January 2013 Who: Malaysia \u2022 Prof. Madya Dr. Shariffah Hayaati \u2022 Ustaz Mohd. Izhar Ariff Kashim \u2022 Wardina Safiyyah Singapore \u2022 Ustazah Nurul Izzah Kamsani \u2022 Ustazah Raihanah Bte Halid \u2022 Ustazah Nazeerah Bte Shaik Alwie Indonesia \u2022 Ustazah Halimah Usman Alaydrus By: Masjid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[1470,10,2308,2315,2316,2309,2317,2310,2314,2313,2311,2312,2126],"class_list":["post-4155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event-review","tag-event-review-2","tag-featured","tag-konvensyen-muslimah-kontemporari","tag-masjid-al-ansar","tag-masjid-jamiyah-ar-rabitah","tag-prof-madya-dr-shariffah-hayaati","tag-syukran-international","tag-ustaz-mohd-izhar-ariff-kashim","tag-ustazah-halimah-usman-alaydrus","tag-ustazah-nazeerah-bte-shaik-alwie","tag-ustazah-nurul-izzah-kamsani","tag-ustazah-raihanah-bte-halid","tag-wardina-safiyyah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4155","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=4155"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4159,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4155\/revisions\/4159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simplyislam.sg\/muslimbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Rights and Responsibilities<\/h3>\n
Family Education: Overcoming challenges from an Islamic perspective<\/h3>\n
Overcoming Challenges<\/h3>\n
\n\u2022\tCover their aurat properly
\n\u2022\tLowering the gaze
\n\u2022\tAvoid free mixing
\n\u2022\tDon\u2019t use perfumes<\/p>\nSpecial Appearance: Wardina Safiyyah<\/h3>\n
Building an identity in the current era<\/h3>\n
Beauty in Islam<\/h3>\n
Overall<\/h3>\n
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