Pilgrimage is generally a journey to a holy place to obtain high
in spiritual. In Islam, we call it as Hajj. In religion term, Hajj is
going to Baitullah (ka'bah) in
been determined by Allah. It is one of pillars in Islam that have to
be done in Zulhijah month by Moslems who have enough money and have
fulfill the other requirements. They do it by imitating the real story
of Ibrahim who is well known. Also, The Hajj was based on a pilgrimage
that was ancient even in the time of Muhammad in the 7th Century.
According to Hadist, elements of the Hajj trace back to the time of
Ibrahim, around 2000 BC, and it is believed that Prophet Ibrahim was
ordered by God (Allah) to leave his son Ismail and his wife in the
desert. The wife agreed to the orders of Allah and so did Prophet
Ibrahim.While Ibrahim's wife ran back and forth seven times searching
for water for her son Ismail, he started to cry and he hit the ground
with his feet and the water of the Zam Zam started coming up from
under his feet and that is how the Zam Zam well came to be. Each year
tribes from all around the Arabian would converge on
the pilgrimage. Till now, most Moslems in whatever country over the
world follow it by doing this pilgrimage to
tradition for Moslems that should they do after they have enough money.
Moslems who want to do it must fulfill the requirements and
pillars of Hajj. The requirements are Islam/Moslem, Baliq,
independent, able to do it, have spiritual and physical health. But,
the pillars of pilgrimage are Ihram, Wukuf in Arafah, Thawaf, sa'i,
Tahalul, and do them orderly. The Ihram clothing is intended to show
the equality of all pilgrims in the eyes of Allah, symbolizing the
idea that there is no difference between a prince and a pauper when
everyone is dressed equally. The Ihram also symbolizes purity and
absolution of sins. A place designated for changing into Ihram is
called a miqat. Wukuf is they stay in arafah from 9 to 10 Dzulhijah at
noon till sun rises. Sa'i is running or walking seven times back and
forth between the hills of Safa and Marwah. And Tahalul is cutting
hair at least 3 sheets.
After I get the information about the pilgrimage, I think that I
agree if it have to be done by Moslems who have enough in financial
and have completed requirements of it. All Moslems over the world hope
they can to do it. However, it is impossible because everybody has
different in financial. Other, I think many Moslems who have much
money go to
recreation, shopping etc or to make their selves feel satisfied.
Whereas, some of them do not care with the other people around them in
their country who live poor.
My conclusion, the important thing from pilgrimage is this one
way that should make Moslems become the pious and better persons
according to Al Quran and Hadist. For Moslems who have fulfilled the
requirements of it, it will be better if they do it because it is one
of obligation that should be done by moslems.
My suggestion, I wish that Moslems who have already done the
Hajj, they must be able to change their bad behavior and attitude into
good ones. Other, they should always add their piousness day by day.
Also they must be able to dress that do not show the parts of body
that should they close. It is really an embarrassing thing if many
people have call someone by Hajah or Haji but they still can not
change their bad behavior, attitude and their performance of dress,
especially for women or girls that have done it. Finally, because of
being Haji or Hajah, they should not be an arrogant people, but they
should always be kind people. Hopefully, they who have do Pilgrimage
will more care with other people, especially who poor people because
this period many rich people who don't care with them so that the
distant between rich and poor people is so far. For Moslems who have
already do it, I wish they give the other opportunity by helping poor
people in order that they also can do it. Finally, for Moslems who do
it, they must really more do the religious service than they do great
shopping there.
REFERENCES
Darajat, Zakiah, Prof., Drs., dkk., 1986, Dasar-Dasar Agama Islam,
Suryana, Toto, Af, MPD, Drs., dkk, 1997, Pendidikan Agama Islam,
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Kamis, 17 Januari 2008
PILGRIMAGE
STEREOTYPES
Stereotypes have already developed in wherever areas. Stereotypes are
a fixed idea of what somebody or something is like that is not really
right or wrong.We can also say that stereotypes are guessing the other
people or something by looking at the out appearances on them or
believing with what most people have already think, guess and said
about somebody or something. It can make us prejudge other people
before we ever know much more about them. Actually, most what we guess
about other people can be wrong things. Wrong guessing about somebody
or something can cause us and the other people not comfortable and quiet.
Stereotypes can be admitted about its truth in only a little
percentage but it can be wrong opinion in amount of many percentages.
So, the judgments should be wrapped in order we can survive from
thinking or telling the wrong guessing and opinions to the other
people and we can be free from bad or wrong thinking about other
people or something.
Stereotypes happen everyday continually. To stop them is not easy. It
needs people's private awareness that stereotypes should be decreased
or even lost in order that we can live in peaceful, quiet, safe and
comfortable life in community environment.
Along with the development sciences and technology in this modern
period, many kinds of stereotypes that have already lived and adhered
in every country, city, even in small village. Even, some people have
been stirred by stereotypes.
One example of stereotypes is an amount people thinks that people who
has neat and good appearances are kind persons. However, actually, not
all of them like that. Absolutely, we may not think like that. Ever
happening, there is one of my friends always thinks that a boy who has
good and neat appearances is kind person. When she was inside the bus
on Jl. Jogja – Solo, a boy who has neat and good appearances
introduces himself to her. Then, they talked to much to each other.
However, what a pity, when she turned off the bus in Penggung
Terminal, all gold rings, bracelet, necklace that she put on her bag
lost without being left. Therefore, it means that we should be careful
with every people that we have just now introduced although he is a
handsome and good looking boy to avoid bad things happen on us so that
we will not get loss, problem and in trouble.
A woman may have job beside as a housewife (My sister's Experience)
Every woman has freedom to choose the way of their lives.
Basecally, wife should not stay at home all day. Wife may has other
jobs beside as a housewife. In this essay, the writer has several
reasons why a wife may have job beside as as a house wife.
Long ago,I had opinion that wife should only work at home. She
had to keep her children to give more love to them and in order to
know the development of her children, manage and do housework. If a
wife had other jobs in outside of house, absolutely, she would not do
housework well and she would not be a good wife.
However, with the development of science and technology, it can
changes my mind about it. Also, After I get an experience, my way of
thinking changes. My experience is about my sister in law who works as
a teacher in junior high school. I see her that she can manage and do
two works well automotically. As a house wife, she always gets up
early and then do housework well like washing the dresses and clothes,
cooking and preparing breakfast, sweeping etc. Then, she goes to teach
at school. She can manage and do all of housework successfully because
she is really a dilligent wife. She can really manage her time well.
As a teacher, she can be a professional teacher because she is always
on time when teaching their students although the school where she
teaches is far from her house. Also, I think a "working woman" is
always good-looking, beautiful and smartly dressed, and I ask myself I
chooses a good choice that wife may have jobs or continue her career.
Other, she can have good relationship with the other teachers or
people and all their students. She is really responsible with her
jobs. A wife who has job will get many knowledge, science, experiences
and informaions. She will be independent and the familiy's financial
will be enough. Even, the family's financial will be more so that we
can help other people. If a wife has another job, she will not be bored.
All in all, there is no doubt anymore that a wife may have other
jobs as long as she does not ignore her duty as a housework.
CULTURE
According to my opinion, culture is one of elements of life which has
been had by people in every country in the world. it becomes the
limitation about the way of people behave so that we must act in
particular way and we can differentiate which is good or bad. what
people wear as a dress or cloth is one of culture. Each country has its
own culture in clothes. Such as: women in
dress and long pants at the same time. the dress is partly opened on
one side, some women in
The colour of clothes is also important because it can also says
people's feelings. However, nowadays the development of clothes or how
people dressed in many countries has been influenced by western style
in clothing. Example; in
countries wear jeans and t-shirt in their daily life. They enjoy and
feel comfortable with this clothes. People in whatever countries have
lost one factor of their culture about clothes because the way they
dressed is following another country. Therefore, we must wear dresses
or clothes acoording to the place and situation in order that people
dont feel strangely if they see us.