First and foremost, I need to do a short intro about myself.
My name is Nur Natasha Nafeesa Ong. And in case u guys were wondering what is the meaning of my name....
Let me explain these beautiful meanings in Islam to u guys reading...
Nur simply meant light... cahaya bukan ringan... hewhewhew...
Natasha pulak means a gift from Allah... pemberian Allah
Nafeesa brings the meaning in " the precious "... yg berharga...
Ong is my family name
ok... back to my topic... embracing the religion in my case Islam...
I received a lot of queries from both muslims and non muslims on the reason that i convert or i would like to use the word "hijrah".
I received a lot of perceptions by both sides but mainly people assumed that I hijrah for marriage. Yes! It is undeniable that I met a Muslim guy and i have special feelings from him. But that is not the main reason that I hijrah I got my hidayah thru dreams, thru faces of people doing solats. I felt the sense of belonging and I am so comfortable in this religion. I found myself in front of the mirror after I took the decision to convert.
In the eyes of my races society, the Chinese, they tend to have the perception that once a Chinese convverted to Islam, they automatically turns to a Malay. ( That is the reason my mom disagree when i decided to convert!). Dont misundersand... I am still a Chinese but I am a muslim. I dont carry my chinese name not because i don wanna be a Chinese. Its just that i want my name to have a meaning and yet i still carry my surname. I wanna leave my past and turn over a new leaf.
The reason that I am writting this is just to express my disappointment in both muslims and non muslims perception on muallaf embracing this beautiful and peaceful religion. Saya peluk Islam bukan sekadar nak kahwin.
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