pemberdayan wanita dgn memimpin do'a di hari Jum'at? dibid'ahkan mungkin baiknya JANGAN walau memang nggak ada tuntunan sebab walau sekecil apapun ada sisi baiknya setidaknya kejama'ahan.
sdg dibilang sbg ijtihad (upaya pentradisian amalan yg dianggap baik?) juga TERLALU BERLEBIHAN sebab ada tendensinya itu sekedar 'perayaan' amalan baik yg terlihat dari kulitnya, bukan hakikat spt halnya dzikir bersama. --- yg namanya do'a itu tidak harus dikatakan baik kalau keluar dari mulut siapa muslim pria/wanita tertentu saja, bahkan org kafir pun boleh berdo'a. mau berjama'ah/bersendiri juga tak ada halangan. Allah SWT tak akan bingung siapa berdo'a apa, mana & kapan do'a diantara mereka yg diperkenan/tertolak. berdo'a itu bukan utk adu kemanjuran ucapan mana yg diperkenan Allah SWT, bukan utk rame-ramean bersyi'ar, tapi lbh pd bimbingan penyerahan diri yg sifatnya individu, sambil/selewat lakukan upaya tertentu agr tetap ada ketergantungan pd Ilahi (tawakal). kalau pun pernah dengar suatu do'a diucap si Fulan org yg sangat tak terkenal & kebetulan cocok jiwa diri, dan mampu mengeratkan diri pd Ilahi rabbi, ambil. berdo'a juga tidak harus dipas-paskan waktu, tempat atau bersama org tertentu sebab penglihatan & pendengaran Allah SWT itu terang & terus nyaring dengar bisikan, teriakan atau bahkan yg tak terucap walau ditempat gelap atau silau bgi kita. jadi, terlepas dr mana upaya yg nampaknya baik dlm Islam dgn topik ini, dlm pendapat saya itu cuma kurang cocok saja dgn hakikat tuntunan ritual berdo'a dlm Islam. --- Hanya bagi Allah-lah (hak mengabulkan) do'a yang benar. Dan berhala-berhala yang mereka sembah selain Allah tidak dapat memperkenankan sesuatu pun bagi mereka, melainkan seperti orang yang membukakan kedua telapak tangannya kedalam air supaya sampai air kemulutnya, padahal air itu tidak dapat sampai ke mulutnya. Dan do'a (ibadat) orang-orang kafir itu, hanyalah sia-sia belaka. (ar-Ra'd:14)* salam, Fahru --- A_Dharmawan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Idee Pemberdayaan seperti ini kayaknya banyak muncul > dari kalangan "Ulama" > asal Asia Selatan ( India, Pakistan, Baghladesh) > > /ad > > > > Friday Prayers Led by Women > 3/9/2005 - Social Religious - Article Ref: > IC0503-2635 > Number of comments: 55 > Opinion Summary: Agree:15 Disagree:30 Neutral:10 > By: Dr. Aslam Abdullah > IslamiCity* - > > > > > On March 18, Dr. Amina Wadud will give the Friday > sermon to a mixed gender > audience at Sundaram Tagore Gallery in New York. She > would also lead the > Friday prayer to a joint congregation of Muslim men > and women. Dr. Wadud, an > Islamic studies professor in the department of > philosophy and religious > studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, is > nationally and > internationally known for her book "Quran and Woman: > Re-reading the Sacred > Text from a Woman's Perspective." She knows the > meanings and implications of > her ijtihad in the eyes of God, and she will be > judged according to that. > Those who disagree with her ijtihad would be judged > according to their own > understandings as well. > > This controversy cannot be cast as Islamic or > un-Islamic, because there is > no one to judge people's actions and intentions but > God Almighty. However, > what one can discuss is the effectiveness of such an > action in proving > points pertaining to the status of women in the eyes > of God or believers. > > If it is meant to prove to God that He created > everyone equal, then it is > futile. He already knows that everyone is equal, and > the spiritual status of > people in His eyes is not determined by where people > stand and how they > stand, but what they do. > > If it is meant to prove to adversaries that women's > equality cannot be > compromised, then again it is a futile effort, > especially in a country where > the First Amendment allows each individual to > express his or her > individuality in whatever manner and form as long as > it does not violate the > laws of the land. In this Christian majority > country, people have the right > to produce movies against Jesus or burn the national > flag or even burn the > religious scriptures. Similarly, Muslims who want to > practice their religion > in a particular form can do so without any > restriction as the law of the > land allows them to so. > > However, if the purpose of the organizers is to > improve the status of the > average Muslim women, then this is neither the issue > nor the place to make > the point. > > Some Muslims and Muslim organization will simply > describe this action as > un-Islamic and will urge their followers to oppose > it tooth and nail. > Perhaps they may even impose more restrictions upon > women who want to use > Masjid facilities to express their spirituality. > > Those who describe them selves as moderates would > most probably remain > quiet, as they don't want to alienate either > traditional or so-called > progressive Muslims. > > In a global community where 73 percent of women are > illiterate, the > controversy about women leading the prayer or giving > Friday khutbah is > irrelevant. In an ummah where 64 percent of women > live below the poverty > line, this controversy is useless. And in a nation > where a large percentage > of women suffer from lack of adequate health care, > this controversy is a > non-issue. > > Those who are seriously concerned about improving > the status of Muslim women > should devote themselves to identifying with the > impoverished, > underprivileged and powerless women that are > scattered all over the world. > To talk about equality in a country that protects > equality through > constitutional means is a meaningless effort. > However, to identify with > those who suffer at the grassroots is heroic. > > > Muslim women who suffer from all kinds of ills that > a patriarchal society > has imposed upon them have often been betrayed by > those who claim to be > religious leaders, or by those who want to denounce > religious establishment > for its lack of commitment to Islam. Indeed, both > have betrayed Muslim > women. During the last several decades, both have > watched Muslim women lose > their dignity while they have conducted debates > about Islam and its > relevance for the world at large. Both have failed > to identify with those > invisible beings whose whole existence has become > subject to the prevailing > ignorance. > > True empowerment will not come from imposing this > new controversy. Rather, > it will come when intellectuals who are genuinely > concerned about the plight > of women identify with the disadvantaged women > masses. The real battle is > not in mosques here in the United States which > guarantees religious freedom. > Everyone is entitled to do whatever he or she wants > to do. The true battle > is against those centuries-old traditions and > attitudes that have deprived > women of their creativity and role in the > reconstruction of a new > civilization that can surpass all previous > civilizations. It is time that we > realize what our priorities are, and devote our > intellectual and material > resources to execute them. > > However, if Muslims continue to introduce and focus > their attention on > irrelevant media attention grabbing controversies, > it will take away from > the task of focusing on the real plight of women and > other issues that > should be addressed. > > The divine teachings are for guidance, and not for > settling one's personal > differences. Much of what we see in our organized > activities is nothing but > a reflection of our egos and super egos. We fail to > do the most obvious and > fight over the most trivial, because it serves our > egos to see people > humiliated, or degraded or proven wrong. We have got > to change our entire > attitude to the divine message if we truly want to > be ambassadors of Islam. > > The world needs a group of selfless people who can > share the divine > teachings with the rest of humanity - beyond their > personal likes, dislikes > and egos. Until that sincere group emerges and takes > its rightful place in > the community, we will continue to be plagued with > non-issues and trivial > controversies. > > > > Dr. Aslam Abdullah is editor of the Muslim Observer > and director of the > Islamic Society of Nevada, Las Vegas, as well as the > director of the Muslim > Electorates Council of America. > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system > (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release > Date: === message truncated ===> _______________________________________________ > is-lam mailing list > [email protected] > http://milis.isnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/is-lam > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ is-lam mailing list [email protected] http://milis.isnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/is-lam
