Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Being A Woman, Its A Gift

Written by Ria Fariana

It was shocking me when a friend of mine once said that “I really prefer to be a man than being a woman like I’am now..” . All that I can do at that time was just questioning to my self. That a statement reflects your quality of soul. What was actually happen to her that she could ever state it from her mouth?

The facts appealed quite surprising, her family culture, treats man and woman differently. Her mother used to serve her brothers with special meals, and she has to accept whatever the rest. Not only meals, even her brothers got better clothes and education from than her. Slow but sure, this conditions enforce her to feel that being a man is superior to woman.

We can find more than a case or two about woman injustice in our society, it sets the feminists free to claim what they think its unfair. That they fight against inhumanity. Facts do not lie, it does. But we have to think in depth, can we count on a fact that, though it does not tell a lie, but its righteousness is still being questioned.

Its time for us, Muslimah, to take a serious thinking about this case. This kind of mindset is coming from a process, jahiliyah perception that claimed that man is better than woman, having a boy is more prestigious than daughter, and not to mention that this dangerous perception has existed for years, from grandmother to grand daughter.

It is time for mothers, daughters, all woman to take a look at a rule that respect us, as a woman a lot.

Islamic teachings stated very briefly on Surat Annisa which specially dedicated to all woman. Those ancient Jahiliyah perception is against the rule. We should not have to consider it. Not at all. Because we already have a guidance on surat Annisa from Allah SWT,and we do not have any reason to doubt that.

We do not trade woman on marriage, people do not kill their baby girl, is several progress that Islam brings to carry woman’s dignity. Even Rasulullah mentioned her beloved mother 3 times before his father to show a very high respect to a woman, when a child asked him about who’s the one should we obey the most.

For a wife, just follow your husband as your leader, and stay on the Islamic track, then you will get the heaven for your reward, so beautiful and easy.

For those women who do not know about Islam, yes you may regret. Present condition is the reverse. When you have one, two, or three daughter, and you are able to educate them very well, heaven is your reward. Now, should we still complaining?

Not at all! Its a gift being a woman, moreover Muslimah. It is not the matter of your gender, its the matter of your guidance of life. Use Islam as your guidance, men and women are special. And whatever Allah has gave us, just believe in yourself that this is the best for you. Then being grateful is another beauty other than being a Muslimah.

No regret of what you are. No matter you are a man, or women. Especially for women in all over the world, just feel the speciality of being a women, because being a woman is beautiful. Ask another men to prove!

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