Interpretation of Hijab as a symbol of Glory in Women

Hijrah According to Felix Siauw

The Hijrah that Felix Siauw romanticizes through his Twitter account and others have at least two significant discourses. As mentioned earlier, the face of the revival of Islam is a reference and invitation to Islam for the millennial generation, such as the discourse; Islam is anti-dating; let's wear hijab, and so on.

 

The phenomenon of digitalization of hijrah echoed by Felix Siauw through his Twitter account is illustrated by his six posts on Twitter discussing the times of friends and ten posts for hijab while tagging the @HijabAlila account in his posts, starting from May 2020.

 

This demonstrates that her ideological discourse is consistent with her support for the Islamic resurgence. She has a knack for engaging her audience, especially the younger ones, during da'wah.

 

First, the discourse on Islam's revival or heyday can be seen in the book "Muhammad Al-Fatih 1453". Who was the Ottoman Turkish sultan who ruled in 1444 - 1446 and 1451 - 1481 Hijria.

 

He is known to the world as the conqueror of Constantinople, which was then controlled by the Eastern Roman Empire. The conquest of Constantinople was an effort that had long been carried out by Mu'awiyah bin Ani Sufyan (44 H). However, even with an accompanying 250 thousand men, dominance was not possible until the caliphate of Muhammad Al-Fatih (875 H).

 

Felix Siauw's book invites readers to look back at the series of events during the glory of Islam in the past to change their respective personalities to be at the same level as the Islamic knights of the past.

 

And, of course, this discourse of Islamic revival can motivate Muslims, especially young people, who have been able to contribute more to the country and their religion at a relatively young age. He described Al-Fatih as:

"The young man who turned the tide and conquered much of the West. The young man who etched his name in the golden history of the world with feats and achievements that were unprecedented in his time or before, achievements that were far beyond his time. This was one of the most important battles in Islamic history and world history. A battle that greatly influenced the relationship between Christianity and Islam. And the best commander that the Prophet had predicted." (Felix Siauw, 2011).

 

Felix Siauw's discourse on the glory of Islam is reflected in his book and the activities on his Twitter account. Starting from tweets that discuss the khulafaur rasyidin (Abu Bakar, Umar bin Khattab, Uthman bin Affan, and Ali bin Abi Talib), about the conquests carried out by Islamic troops; the liberation of the mosque of Aqsa; the glory of Uthmansi Turkey, to the defense of Palestine as jihad.

 

This discourse by Felix Siauw can change a person's attitude, especially the younger generation, to be motivated and reform their religion, starting from themselves and spreading it to many people.

 

Most of Felix Siauw's followers are young people who like his interactive, easy-to-understand preaching.

 

Second, the discourse on Islamic renewal. One is the Yuk Hijab discourse, either from some of his tweets or in the book 'Yuk Berhijab.' In her tweets, there were eight posts on her Twitter account titled Talk (1) Yuk Berhijab until the 8th Talk in the period April 14-17, 2022.

 

His hashtag Yuk Hijab always includes a tag on the @HijabAlila account, a hijab shop account managed by his wife, Lin. Or the @UmmuAlila tag, which is Lin's original account, the name Ummu Alila is used because Alila is the first child of Lin and Felix Siauw.

 

Then in her book Yuk Berhijab, she describes the limits of women's aurat as well as the importance of hijab and, of course, the invitation to hijab. Her book explains that hijab is not a trend whose design is adjusted to the times or the phenomenon of Islamic texts on social media alone. Instead, it is an obligation to beautify rather than restrain women. It is not far from the construction of the writing in the previous discourse.

 

The discourse built by Felx Siauw related to hijab also begins with a description of the story of Muslim women who wear hijab which is told casually, lightly, and briefly for many people to read, especially young people.

 

This informative and interactive construction of Islamic discourse is favored among young people, especially if it is seasoned with the colors of romance, which is now widely known as Bucin (read: love enslaved person) as carried out by Habib Ja'far, Gus Miftah and so on.

 

Others say that Felix Siauw is a follower of one of the organizations that have been frozen in Indonesia for trying to disrupt the continuity of the Indonesian government.