tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044006622694678278.post340457712992495106..comments2023-08-05T23:38:38.279+08:00Comments on E L E A N O R: Tis' the Season to be Jolly...Daphne Ikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454053469920753980noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044006622694678278.post-29044021213534401792012-12-28T21:29:47.945+08:002012-12-28T21:29:47.945+08:00Dear all, thank you for your wonderful feedback an...Dear all, thank you for your wonderful feedback and comments. I'm sorry if I have offended anyone with this article, but this is truly how I feel. Blessed New Year 2013 everyone. xoxoDaphne Ikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454053469920753980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044006622694678278.post-36283779291315602632012-12-27T17:35:47.274+08:002012-12-27T17:35:47.274+08:00Hi Daphne. I can truly understand how you feel bec...Hi Daphne. I can truly understand how you feel because I'm a Sarawakian. And we, Sarawakians too are very open minded about all the festivities we Malaysians celebrate, regardless of our races and religion. My bestfriend is a Muslim, and she wishes me Merry Christmas every year, without fail. Just as I wish her Selamat Hari Raya, without fail every year. I have a friend who is a Muslim (she is a Melanau mix Bidayuh) who stays with her grandfather who is a Catholic. The key to this is understanding, and perhaps some people just have the lack of understanding about each others' religion. Some are even blinded by the teachings of mere people, who interpret things differently. If all of us learn to have understanding about each others' religion and festivities, perhaps this sort of thing won't happen. Marcy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629419809476020267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044006622694678278.post-6703690424094336682012-12-27T10:37:33.307+08:002012-12-27T10:37:33.307+08:00Hi,
Feel sorry for you. Don't let those ostat...Hi, <br />Feel sorry for you. Don't let those ostats' hate preaching ruin your family's festivities.. Hopefully they were having a good one! amruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840001235622220425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044006622694678278.post-49892440933654116072012-12-25T23:35:18.511+08:002012-12-25T23:35:18.511+08:00Hi daphne, this topic is really interesting. I bel...Hi daphne, this topic is really interesting. I believe that by wishing my friends happy raya or happy deepavali wont make me less catholic. Wishing others for their celebration should not be a big deal. In the end, there's only one person who will judge us and that's God. Who's to say it is wrong to wish our friends and family Merry Christmas, Happy Raya etc... God see things differently???<br />Merry Christmas to u n familyJD Vodkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905800359557028311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044006622694678278.post-70714645012890135722012-12-25T22:50:14.465+08:002012-12-25T22:50:14.465+08:00this maybe the answer..written in malay unfortunat...this maybe the answer..written in malay unfortunately.u can clearly get the reason y it is forbidden.everything should comes with explanation. this one about celebrating christmas was stated in Al-Quran n the last source, al-Hadith. it's every man's duty reminding his fellow muslims the real thing about islam.it is never too late to learn n dig up the truth of islam n being a muslim..:)<br /><br />SETIAP UMAT BERAGAMA MEMILIKI HARI RAYA<br /><br />Perkara ini dinyatakan oleh Allah didalam firman-Nya<br /><br />لِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مِنكُمْ شِرْعَةً وَمِنْهَاجًا ۚ<br /><br />“Untuk setiap umat (beragama) Kami jadikan sebuah syariat dan ajaran”. (Al Maidah: 48).<br /><br /><br />Bahkan dengan tegas Rasulullah bersabda:<br /><br />“Sesungguhnya bagi setiap kaum (beragama) itu memiliki hari raya, sedangkan ini (Iedul Fithri atau Iedul Adha) adalah hari raya kita.” (Muttafaqun ‘alaihi)<br /><br /> <br /><br />Akan tetapi muncul sebuah permasalahan tatkala kita mengingat bahwa orang-orang kafir (dalam hal ini kaum Nashrani) telah mengubah kitab Injil mereka sehingga sangatlah diragukan bahwa hari raya mereka iaitu Natal merupakan ajaran Nabi Isa ?. Kalaupun , Natal tersebut merupakan ajaran beliau, maka sesungguhnya hari raya tersebut -demikian pula seluruh hari raya orang-orang kafir- telah dihapus dengan hari raya Iedul Fithri dan Iedul Adha. Rasulullah bersabda:<br /><br /> <br /><br />“Sesungguhnya Allah telah mengganti keduanya (dua hari raya Jahiliyah ketika itu-pent) dengan hari raya yang lebih baik yaitu: Iedul Adha dan Iedul Fithri.” (H.R Abu Daud dengan sanad shahih)<br /><br />Tidak Melakukan Aktiviti-Aktiviti Tertentu Yang Menyerupai Orang-Orang Kafir Pada Hari Raya Mereka<br /><br /> <br /><br />Di dalam fatwanya, Asy Syaikh Ibnu Utsaimin mengatakan: “Dan demikian pula diharamkan bagi kaum muslimin untuk meniru orang-orang kafir pada hari raya tersebut dengan mengadakan perayaan-perayaan khusus, tukar menukar hadiah, pembahagian permen (secara percuma), membuat makanan khusus, cuti kerja dan semacamnya. Hal ini berdasarkan ucapan Nabi :<br /><br /> <br /><br />“Barangsiapa yang menyerupai suatu kaum maka dia termasuk kaum tersebut.” (H.R Abu Daud dengan sanad hasan). (Majmu’uts Tsamin juz 3)<br />frens4evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02474945384877791025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044006622694678278.post-63382727551795149872012-12-25T00:38:40.245+08:002012-12-25T00:38:40.245+08:00Hi Daphne, I think coming frm Sabah make us 's...Hi Daphne, I think coming frm Sabah make us 'so naive' when it comes to this side of the world..my muslim's neighbour told me that she can't wish me 'merry Christmas' as it's forbidden in Islam..I wonder which part of the Quran mentioned that...anyway, it's ok lah..wishing or not I'm ok..I love Christmas..bej'mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124428440237843012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044006622694678278.post-90254226843666341162012-12-22T21:58:11.049+08:002012-12-22T21:58:11.049+08:00I totally agreed with you sumandak....! Im proud t...I totally agreed with you sumandak....! Im proud to be Sabahan that everyone regardless of languages and religions everybody is celebrating Christmas, Aidilfitri, CNY, Kaamatan in Borneo. Every year our company gave us a chance to organized Hari Raya open house and also Christmas party where we did exchanged gift and singing joyful songs... When i was little my catholic's friends will sometimes fasting with me during Ramadhan, Chinese friend's parents gave us Ang pow and when December come we did exchange gifts and sometimes follow my friends houses to houses singing Christmas carols. Today we still practiced and valued our respective religions and yam cha at the coffee shop!<br /><br />i-farida@blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469920841168237224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044006622694678278.post-27639897748248933862012-12-22T18:36:10.872+08:002012-12-22T18:36:10.872+08:00I hear you!!!!
I grew up in KK myself, and after ...I hear you!!!!<br /><br />I grew up in KK myself, and after leaving service I tried to work there as my choice of town to settle down in, but was unable to for various reasons.<br /><br />It is tragic that so many people buy into the idea being sold of late, that there is an identity and faith to "protect" by santising against all interaction and goodwill from without the flock, as if there were only one right path to salvation by way of belonging to the right club and paying the dues of membership.<br /><br />I do not believe that all peoples buy into this idea. Those who do are those who need the association with self-declared pedigrees in order to gain any sense of conviction and self-worth. Some of my best allies have been my Moslem brethren, and many have I lost when they chose allegiences with those who would prefer seeing division than the hope of unity.<br /><br />Nay, things are not radically different over on this side of the South China Sea. The truth is, we have been witness to the elements of systematic division and discrimination for much longer than East Malaysia. You too, are now witnessing that same sowing of the weeds amongst the wheat, spread by the same source that finds joy in the weeping of others. <br /><br />It is then up to us, who think we know better, to never back down from keeping our doors open, for we are all His children, blameworthy as we are for making choices that He would not.hobbit1964https://www.blogger.com/profile/04030529322509686268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044006622694678278.post-25486406788733864112012-12-22T10:01:11.470+08:002012-12-22T10:01:11.470+08:00many people (not limited to malaysians) make Islam...many people (not limited to malaysians) make Islam complicated with unnecesary gestures ie haram taking gives from non-muslim. this is what happens when they r ignorant abt what Islam truly is. <br /><br />foundementally, respect is to be earned. how can others respect us Muslim when we ourselves ignorants to our own religion & being disrespectful?<br /><br />coming from a mixed lots family myself, i'm blessed to be muslim & have a very reapectful family members. this doesnt make me any less of a muslim.qisashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643709238839750606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044006622694678278.post-51884260262368506132012-12-22T09:23:09.155+08:002012-12-22T09:23:09.155+08:00I shared your view as I'm from Sarawak where ...I shared your view as I'm from Sarawak where our family members are mixed lots. We celebrate our festivities together. Not much fuss about it. My wife and I are Muslims and my inlaws are Catholics.Rb Sallehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457259804844355946noreply@blogger.com