Pemenang Summer Writing Contest 2008

Alhamdulillah, Para juri telah memberi nilai dan keputusan telah diambil bahwa pemenang Summer Writing Contest 2008 adalah:

• Level 1
  
  • I : Peserta #1.4 - Rida NurAsiah Jamila Himawan (7 yrs), TX
    
  • II : Peserta # 1.1 - Hilyatushalihah Audah (7 yrs), CT
    
  
  
  
• Level 2
  
  • I : Peserta #2.5 - Aisyah Mulyono (11 yrs), MA
    
  • II : Peserta #2.2 - Yasmin Amira Hanan (10 yrs), IL
    
  
  
  
• Level 3
  
  • I : Peserta #3.6 - Abraham Abdullah Samyono (13 yrs), VA
    
  • II : Peserta #3.4 - Annisa Hadi (16 yrs), CA
    
  
  

Selamat kepada pemenang dan terima kasih kepada semua partisipasi yang telah mengikuti "Summer Writing Contest 2008."

Team DKA juga mengucapkan banyak terima kasih kepada para juri yang memberikan waktunya dalam penilaian contest dan kepada orang tua peserta contest yang telah membantu untuk anak-anaknya menulis dan berkarya.

Semoga kegiatan ini menambah ilmu dan iman kepada anak-anak Muslim Indonesia di US.

Being A Good Muslim By # 1.5

      Being a good Muslim in Islam is very important. As a matter of fact, a good Muslim is one who seeks knowledge. Knowledge is the good base of faith for a good Muslim. In fact, we should put some of the Knowledge we learn in our daily life.

      That’s why knowledge is important. It is also part of being a good Muslim. Here is an example, you don’t go to school just for fun, your parents send you there because they want you to get smarter which means get more Knowledge every day and be a good muslim.

      We all know that there are many ways to be a good Muslim, like being a good brother or sister in Islam or even a good friend, but the most important thing is to believe in Allah (swt) and that there is no god but him alone. Many people in Islam were role models for being a good Muslim to us.

      Such as Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his companions and also Abu Bakar. Abu Bakar was a good friend of the prophet. He was one who was willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of Allah and the serve of his messenger saw; his blood, his wealth, his sweat, and his tears.

      Whenever the prophet saw something that needed to be corrected, he would do it in public for the education of others. This shows that the Abu Bakar and the Prophet is a good role model for us. There are many hadiths from the Quran telling about a good Muslim.

      On the authority of Abu Hurairah, who said: Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: "Part of someone's being a good Muslim is his leaving alone that which does not concern him." There are many benefits for being a Muslim. Like it might help you in this life and in the Day of Judgment it might insallah help you win Jannah.

Being A Good Muslim By # 2.5

To Stand Out


      My name is #2.5. I was born 11 years ago in Raleigh, NC. Now I am going to the public middle school in my town, Stow, Massachussets. My family have been in this town for four years. I have some good friends here, like Olivia, Janice, and Megean. They are all very nice, and let me come over to their houses. I let them come over to my house every now and then.

      Being a muslim alone, is not always easy. Sometimes it means you have to stand out. For example, as a muslim girl, I need to cover my head with a hijab. And If I am in the public, like in my school, I often get some questions or comments like: " Why are you wearing that?" or "What does your hair look like?"or sometimes bizzare, crazy comments like, " You look like a nun!" For the last comment said, I just react calmly and never make a big deal about it.

      Or sometimes my friends in the school ask, " Aren't you hot?" in the late spring and early summer days, while they wear short sleeved shirts, tank tops, skirts and shorts, which of course not follow the muslim dress code, we have to follow. Which for boys, the cloth should cover from belly button to knees, and for girls, the whole body is to be covered except hands and face.

      Another way to stand out is when ramadhan comes. What I do when I fast is to ask the teacher if I can stay in a classroom, library room, art room , or any other room unoccupied so I can read or even help the teacher during lunch break. But sometimes, I go to the lunchroom to talk with my friends. When I am in the lunchroom, every now and then, someone perks up to question, " Don't you want to eat?" I can't reply in any other way except," No, I cannot. I'm fasting." Fortunately, they stop asking me after that.

      When I stand out, I might have some problems. To face these situations, I should stand up for myself, and have the courage to do what I have to do. It will be easier when I know more about my religion, like why I should wearing hijab, why I should doing fasting, and etc. So I have good reason to do all strange things that may be my friends thinking about what I am doing. And the highest reason is so Allah will be pleased with me, and put me in His Heaven .

      Wearing my hijab doesn't mean I cannot do anything. Of course I can do anything that are positive, even doing sport! I play soccer, with my hijab. I can juggle (although I'm not very good at it) and dribble the ball, and make goals. I made a goal for our team on the last game during the spring season. Everybody was happy when I made it, especially me! And the more exciting news is that our team just lost once from seven games we had!

      So don't be afraid to stand out when you know you are right because you just want to practice your religion. May Allah always guide us and make stronger our faith.