Comments on: What’s In A Name? http://www.anightingale.com/2008/12/25/whats-in-a-name/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:14:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: stranger http://www.anightingale.com/2008/12/25/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-7133 stranger Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:51:49 +0000 http://www.anightingale.com/2008/12/25/whats-in-a-name/#comment-7133 To the comment from SisFatima, trust me sis, you have no idea even in public schools these days, they will make fun of anyone, even God just for a laugh! Times have changed a bit, it really has nothing to do with Islamic or Public School...its more about the general society, morality is going down the drain. Reminds me of the statement: "If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything". Ayesha, I think it makes perfect sense that you felt bad, and I don't know if anyone mentioned it already, but it was probably because in general, it is very disrespectful to make fun of the Prophet sws or make jokes about anything related to him. The boy was clearly trying to be funny and make a joke, as well as the girls in the hallway. These days, people care about being funny more, even at the expense of others. They want attention and such. The thing people forget is they are getting 24/7 attention from Allah swt, and if they recognized this, they would no longer crave it from human beings. It is natural to feel the need that there is someone watching over u, and that is where the knowledge that Allah swt is watching us 24/7 comes in. Some people forget or do not realize this, and therefore crave attention from the Creator, rather than the Creation. Deen is a matter that is not to be joked about, because it is serious. I always think of the hadith of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam - "If u knew what I knew, you would laugh little and cry much." To the comment from SisFatima, trust me sis, you have no idea even in public schools these days, they will make fun of anyone, even God just for a laugh! Times have changed a bit, it really has nothing to do with Islamic or Public School…its more about the general society, morality is going down the drain. Reminds me of the statement:

"If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything".

Ayesha, I think it makes perfect sense that you felt bad, and I don’t know if anyone mentioned it already, but it was probably because in general, it is very disrespectful to make fun of the Prophet sws or make jokes about anything related to him. The boy was clearly trying to be funny and make a joke, as well as the girls in the hallway. These days, people care about being funny more, even at the expense of others. They want attention and such.

The thing people forget is they are getting 24/7 attention from Allah swt, and if they recognized this, they would no longer crave it from human beings. It is natural to feel the need that there is someone watching over u, and that is where the knowledge that Allah swt is watching us 24/7 comes in. Some people forget or do not realize this, and therefore crave attention from the Creator, rather than the Creation.

Deen is a matter that is not to be joked about, because it is serious. I always think of the hadith of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam – "If u knew what I knew, you would laugh little and cry much."

]]> By: Quest http://www.anightingale.com/2008/12/25/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-7098 Quest Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:52:30 +0000 http://www.anightingale.com/2008/12/25/whats-in-a-name/#comment-7098 Assalamu alaikum sis! yes, it's hard for sure. how to draw the line between funny and serious as a teacher is hard. even as a person its hard! i'm a teacher too and i'm sometimes in similar situations -- when i have to turn off my "friendly teacher voice" and suddenly turn serious, like an on/off switch. which is weird sometimes, even for me :-) it's hard to talk back to the kids and tell them what they did was wrong. sometimes at most we give a mean look, and walk away. but wording to the kids exactly what is wrong about what they did, is really important too. while keeping our anger down. it's easier said than done. sometimes these kids make me want to 'sccccccrrrrrrrreeaaaamm' in frustration :-) may Allah swt ease the difficult inshAllah. Quest Assalamu alaikum sis!

yes, it’s hard for sure. how to draw the line between funny and serious as a teacher is hard. even as a person its hard! i’m a teacher too and i’m sometimes in similar situations — when i have to turn off my "friendly teacher voice" and suddenly turn serious, like an on/off switch. which is weird sometimes, even for me :-)

it’s hard to talk back to the kids and tell them what they did was wrong. sometimes at most we give a mean look, and walk away. but wording to the kids exactly what is wrong about what they did, is really important too. while keeping our anger down. it’s easier said than done. sometimes these kids make me want to ’sccccccrrrrrrrreeaaaamm’ in frustration :-)

may Allah swt ease the difficult inshAllah.

Quest

]]> By: Fatima http://www.anightingale.com/2008/12/25/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-7097 Fatima Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:42:45 +0000 http://www.anightingale.com/2008/12/25/whats-in-a-name/#comment-7097 wow. what is wrong with your students? i'm pretty sure that you would never hear NHS kids making jokes like that about people in the Bible. it's like your students don't have any sense of their identity at all. they're like rafts made of popsicle sticks out on a choppy sea and headed straight for a rocky coastline. nadia api should definitely NOT send her kids there. wow. what is wrong with your students? i’m pretty sure that you would never hear NHS kids making jokes like that about people in the Bible. it’s like your students don’t have any sense of their identity at all. they’re like rafts made of popsicle sticks out on a choppy sea and headed straight for a rocky coastline.
nadia api should definitely NOT send her kids there.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.anightingale.com/2008/12/25/whats-in-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-7095 anonymous Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:06:09 +0000 http://www.anightingale.com/2008/12/25/whats-in-a-name/#comment-7095 O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith. And whoever does not repent - then it is those who are the wrongdoers. [Surah al- Hujraat: 11]SubhanAllah this surah is filled with how to behave and have proper ettiquettes.  O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith. And whoever does not repent – then it is those who are the wrongdoers. [Surah al- Hujraat: 11]SubhanAllah this surah is filled with how to behave and have proper ettiquettes. 

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