Was greeted by a Chinese colleague readin the newspaper & asking around "What is
Khalwat? What is
Khalwat?" when I stepped into the pantry this morning.
No one answered, either people were too busy sippin drinks, unloadin food into their lockers or they do not have any idea what is he questioning abt.
I joined a few who took a glance at the papers where a fine-lookin Malay man made the headlines of possibly facing charges of
Zina &
Khalwat for being entangled in the scandal of a political figure in Malaysia, posting her nude/semi-naked photos somewhere..apparently he was her ex-flame & the Malaysian police are after him as they suspect he is involved in such activities mentioned above. I believe most are aware that in Islam, such activities are
haram, not permissible/forbidden although in reality, hurhur many break such rules.
Whatever...i'm not concerned abt the scandal part, rather it was interesting why the newspaper feature these 2 Islamic terms. Is it to make people mock or ridicule the Islamic/Malaysian ruling of punishing someone for having sex/intimate relationship out of wedlock or is it targetting at the scandalous Malaysian politcs nowadays. Anyways, my explanation, for my Chinese colleague, who is a Catholic & some others who began to look interested & just as curious:
Zina- adultery or sex out of a marriage bond
Khalwat- being intimate with a person of the opposite gender who are not spouses (incl. kissing or petting aka making out)
Then one of my colleague asked "What if u r married?" Without thinkin much I said...Married= everything's Halal lah! Halal=permissible by the Syariah Law. Roars of laughter echoed the walls of the pantry after that. What is the point of getting married if sex or making out with your spouse is still considered sinful or forbidden? When u are married, it is Your Responsibilities to be makin love to your spouse & makin babies! tickled by my comments, another colleague, an Indian said..."Ok, let's have Islamic lessons on Friday mornings!" hahah i'd be glad to introduce a lil bit more abt Islam & unveil the truths from some of the misconceptions people have about the religion. if only people wanna spare some time to listen & not give me that ridiculous looks
I hope my explanations open up the minds of my colleagues instead of makin it look like it's a religion that encourages perversion, where many try to point islam to such. I hope they step back & reflect about marriage & how tis aspect of Syariah law actually preserves a person's dignity & social rights in the most positive aspect & impact, just like many others established but what seem to protect people's rights are also not free from abuse & misuse as there are also a bunch of bigots & ignorant morons out there who bastardise the laws, promotin chaos & disorder!! oh wells, that's a whole bunch of other things altogether.
bottom line is MARRIAGE; may be a licence to pleasures but it comes with heavy responsibilities, for a Muslim at least. (especially for those who aims to marry up to 4 wives! *bluek*)
