Since her blog is private, quote from her post:
Call me old-fashioned, call me traditional, call me party-pooper, call me thrower of the damper on moods, call me narrow-minded... but I find this whole thing rather appalling. To be perfectly frank, instead of feeling, well, proud, for someone representing my race (and religion) in the international music arena, I feel a tinge of disappointment and a whole lot of uneasiness.
"Cut some slack, they don't even kiss, drink, have sex, etc.," some comments state as such, well that's true, apparent as it is from the video that they don't do any of it.
But let's question ourselves - is this really what we want to portray to people of other religions all over the world? That Malay/Muslims are allowed to do this? That true Muslims are allowed to wear such sexy outfits, that true Muslims are allowed to flirt and pass sexual innuendos to a guy, etc.?
I am sure she's not the only one, I mean I know there are hundreds of artistes out there who do the same or worse. So this is directing to not her alone, but to the others as well.
I am sure she's not the only one, I mean I know there are hundreds of artistes out there who do the same or worse. So this is directing to not her alone, but to the others as well.
Some people would think, "At least she's not doing drugs, or smoke, or tattoos herself all over, she just sings, and she sings well, and at least she does her country proud"
Yeah but with the expense of crossing over one's religious boundaries?
Well then maybe you'd scream the fact to my face and say, "Hey what's your problem? It's normal these days... What's the fuss, stop being an oldie and open your mind! It's just a music video, get over it."
Honestly, I didn't know being open-minded means you have to open your mind so wide your brains fall off. Living in a modern world, with modern means, yes, that is what we are encouraged to do, to adapt to the modern society with time... but as a Muslim, we have to know that Islamic context, will never change. It can bend itself to suit today's society but the facts in the Qur'an, the obligations by Allah in the Qur'an, will always remain the same. But it's sad that there are so many out there who still refuse to follow, just because they think they have a whole lifetime ahead of them to change, or they are just being plain ignorant.
I probably shouldn't have bothered, commenting on how wrong Muslims are getting on here, but this concerns the sincerity, the true essence of my religion, and I want to uphold it and it is every Muslim's responsibility to do so.
If this is what we Muslims call moving forward, then I'm sorry, I am feeling the most regrettable for my fellow Muslims who support this. Sure it might seem harmless, it might seem like pure, innocent, harmless fun, just a music video, but don't you think it's something we shouldn't be so proud of? People, especially kids these days might start getting the wrong idea and as a result, this becomes truly okay in the eyes of the society. Isn't it common sense that this is like a snowball effect? Ponder on it.
It is really no wonder that sometimes, our fellow Chinese and Indian friends get all confused and keep on questioning us Muslims on the things that are wrong, or right, in our religion. I don't fault them for being entirely ignorant. We have to blame ourselves, if we do not practice, and do not preach. Doing the opposite of what we are obligated to do - drinking alcohol as fine, clubbing as fine, eating pork as fine, basically not obliging to Allah S.W.T's orders as fine - will result in the truth getting lost. Therefore, we as proud Muslims must convey the TRUE message of what being a Muslim is all about, if not, the spreading of Muslim just as a label we put on ourselves is going to get worse, and we will witness the downfall of Islam in no time.
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Truthfully, I debated whether to watch the music video. But for the sake of fairness if you would say, I looked through the video. I was sorely disappointed. There are many things that is plain wrong about it; the song, her actions and her clothes. Therefore, I personally agreed with my friend' views on this topic. It might be a norm for the western artiste to make such music video but the issue here is that she is NOT a western singer. She is from Malaysia and hence, become a representative from the Malay/Muslim community. I'm concerned how the singer's image would be reflected on the Islam community.
Furthermore, the last point from the post, about the mixed signal send to other races are definitely true. Unfortunately, I am guilty on the issue. A friend asked me before, "Hasyimah, I want to ask you a question. I thought wearing tudung is compulsory for Malay girls, how come you and (another Malay girl in my course) don't wear it?". In fact, this question was asked a few times. At first, I was speechless. It was a simple yet complicated question. How do I explained the situation so that they would understand. I went to consult my dad on the matter. My reply to the question the next time was " Wearing tudung is a must for Muslim girls. The fact that I'm not wearing it means I am consider to have sinned."
My prayers is that I would be able to change and be a better representative of Islam.
