Music is part of any culture and without doubt, part of anybody’s life from birth to death.It has been proven that Music has a lot to do with Multiple Intelligences. It is not coincident that artists related to music have the higher probability to be good in mathematics and speed reading. Ancient civilizations had recognized singers and musicians as better people. How so true. Who else are more sensitive and caring other than the musical artists? The musical artworks are among those few that derived directly from hearts and souls.
I am honored having Najwa Mahiaddin featured as the first posting of this blog. She has the quality through having the ability to touch the souls, revoke reactions and expression of different moods and emotions. She has the talent both as a singer and as a songwriter. Yet she is highly educated ( an electronic engineer graduate) while being creative. Have I said music has a lot to do with Multiple Intelligences? Yes, I have.
Her musical preferences in music is blues, jazz, hip hop and sometimes summarized as neo
souls (don’t take this as true as I am so not good in music classifications or genres). The point is, she is proving something.
To me, music fills but is independent onto time and space. No one has the right to classify music as outdated or old or out of trend or anything like that. The fact is, those who appreciate music, appreciate all the dimensions given by music. Folk music, Classical Music, Rock Classic Music, Blues, Jazz and so many others are still relevant. It has always been the quality on how music, singing and performing are presented. In music itself, it is about how the beats and rhythms, the harmonies, the dynamics and the melodies are delivered.
Najwa has what it takes. Her pronunciation is clear. Her voice is pleasing yet powerful. Her
singing is dynamic. Her music is no nonsense. Despite that genres like blues and jazz are
considered not the mainstream, I must say Najwa is among those few in the industry that is
unique, branded and an artist with a lot of bravery. To be brave enough against the norm is
what I consider what Najwa really is.
Interestingly, there is something else about Najwa regarding her characteristics. Parts of
them are inherited. No, I’m not a believer that a leader is born but she is born in a family of
leaders. In so many ways, she must have inherited the characteristics as the family must
have brought her up to be honest, visionary, have faith, good communicator, courageous,
confident, full of tenacity and perseverance.
Najwa is a daughter of Tan Sri Dato' Muhyiddin Muhammad Yassin who is the current
Deputy Prime Minister. She is a granddaughter of Muhammad Yassin bin Mohammad who
was an Islamic scholar. Thus, I must say the integrity of her characteristics is unquestionable. The problems is, she is exposed to the political side of criticism.
Well, I am myself among those who are very critical towards the present government
particularly their policies and implementations among so many other things. Still, Najwa has
nothing to do with all these. However, there are idiots who are so fond on judging people
irrelevantly.
What is cynical regarding the criticism of this side is, the judgments are of ‘Islamic’ based.
Is singing forbidden in Islam? Is entertainment forbidden in Islam? How about other musical artwork? Was not Prophet Muhammad pbuh himself was proud having Muslims who sang well? Was not Prophet Muhammad pbuh himself took Siti Aishah into his arms listening and enjoying to music and singing?
Oh, then there are issues regarding the dressing codes. Well, those critics have some points but is it not regarding having decency?
True decency is from within where the inward piety is but those who have judged Najwa
irrelevantly and worse, on behalf of Islam prefer the physical attributes. They forget that the
relationship with God is not physical tangible or measurable. It is our purposes in life to be as decent as possible with the structures of our elements – bodies, minds, souls and spirits. Those who judge Najwa not as a singer-songwriter or an artist in the musical industry surely
deserve my deepest sympathy :-)
Politically, economically and socially, the flow of life is everybody plays the part. Some of us are students, some are farmers, some are industrialists, some are politicians, some are writers, some are artists, some are traders, and so on and our existences are not useless. We have differences but that’s the beauty of it where we get to know and learn and even lean on one another. One thing for sure, that Najwa has the quality through having the ability to touch the souls, revoke reactions and expression of different moods and emotions makes life not tasteless :-)
Meantime, let us enjoy and hear the canary sings …
