SYARAT-SYARAT PAKAIAN SYAR’I YANG DIWAJIBKAN BAGI KAUM WANITA MUSLIMAH, MENUTUPI SELURUH TUBUH, TIDAK KETAT, TIDAK TIPIS DAN LAIN SEBAGAINYA

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Pakaian Muslimah

Barangkali masih banyak di antara para ukhti yang bertanya, bagaimanakah yang disebut pakaian yang syar’i yang diperintahkan oleh syari’at ajaran agama?? bagi para ukhti yang sudah mengetahui serta mengikuti pakaian syar’i yang diperintahkan dalam ajaran agama, Alhamdulillah jika ukhti sudah mengikuti sebagaimana yang diperintahkan. Namun sangat menyedihkan sekali mode-mode pakaian wanita di negeri Indonesia kita yang tercinta ini yang Alhamdulillah mayoritas muslim, namun justru para muslimah lebih menyukai trend fashion dan mode ala barat biar dibilang sexy atau lebih tepatnya dapat dikatakan mengundang sex-pent (baca Disini) Sexy-y=Sex, untuk itu bagi para ukhti yang hatinya masih cenderung pada kebaikan berikut adalah syarat-syarat yang harus dipenuhi dalam pakaian syar’i:

1. Menutupi seluruh tubuh selain yang dikecualikan

Lihat surat an Nuur: 31, Ayat ini menegaskan kewajiban bagi para wanita mukminah untuk menutup seluruh perhiasan, tidak memperlihatkan sedikitpun kepada orang-orang yang bukan mahromnya kecuali perhiasan yang biasa nampak.
2. Tidak ketat sehingga menggambarkan bentuk tubuh

Saudariku…Perhatikanlah pesan putri Rosululloh shollallohu alaihi wa sallam, Fatimah binti Rosullulloh shollallohu alaihi wa sallam.. Beliau pernah berpesan kepada Asma’ : “Wahai Asma’ ! Sesungguhnya aku memandang buruk perilaku kaum wanita yang memakai pakaian yang dapat menggambarkan tubuhnya…)” (Dikeluarkan Abu Nu’aim dalam Al-Hilyah dan Baihaqi)

3. Kainnya harus tebal, dan tidak tembus pandang sehingga tidak nampak kulit tubuh.

4. Tidak menyerupai pakaian laki-laki

Ada hadits nih, Dari Ibnu Abbas rodhiyallohu anhu berkata :“Rosululloh shollallohu alaihi wa sallam melaknat pria yang memakai pakaian wanita dan wanita yang memakai pakaian pria” (HR. Abu Daud, Ibnu Majah, Hakim dan Ahmad dengan sanad shohih)

5. Tidak mencolok dan berwarna yang dapat menarik perhatian

Tabarruj adalah perilaku wanita yang menampakkan perhiasan dan kecantikannya serta segala sesuatu yang mestinya ditutup karena hal itu dapat membangkitkan syahwat kaum lelaki.

Sungguh aneh tapi nyata, banyak para wanita apabila keluar rumah berdandan berjam-jam dengan sedemikian moleknya, tapi kalau di dalam rumah, di depan sang suami yang seharusnya mendapatkan pelayanan yang menyenangkan, justru biasa-biasa saja bahkan kerap kali rambutnya acak-acakan, bau badan tak sedap dianggap tidak masalah, penampilan menjengkelkan sudah hal yang lumrah, demikian seterusnya. Ini memang kenyataan yang tak bisa dipungkiri lagi. Semoga Alloh subhanahu wa ta’ala menunjukkan kita semua ke jalan yang benar.

Tapi jangan difahami penjelasan di atas secara dangkal, sehingga timbul suatu pemahaman bahwa pakaian wanita harus hitam saja sebagaimana difahami sebagian wanita komitmen.

6. Tidak menyerupai pakaian wanita kafir

Rosululloh shollallohu alaihi wa sallam pernah bersabda :
من تشبه بقوم فهو منهم
“Siapa yang menyerupai suatu kaum maka ia termasuk dari kaum tersebut.” (HR. Abu Daud dan Ahmad dengan sanad shohih)

Betapa sedih hati kita melihat kaum hawa sekarang ini begitu antusias menggandrungi mode-mode busana ala baratbaik melalui majalah, televisi dan foto-foto tata rias para artis dan bintang film. Setiap kali ada mode busana baru ala barat yang mereka dapati, serentak itu juga mereka langsung mencoba dan menikmatinya. Laa Haula Walaa Quwwata illaa BIllahi

7. Bukan pakaian untuk mencari popularitas

Hal ini berdasarkan hadits Ibnu Umar rodhiyallohu anhu yang berkata : Rosululloh shollallohu alaihi wa sallam bersabda :
مَنْ لَبِسَ ثَوْبَ شُهْرَةٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا أَلْبَسَهُ اللَّهُ ثَوْبَ مَذَلَّةٍ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ أَلْهَبَ فِيهِ نَارًا
Barang siapa mengenakan pakaian syuhroh (untuk mencari popularitas) di dunia, niscaya Alloh mengenakan pakaian kehinaan kepadanya pada hari kiamat, kemudian membakarnya dengan api neraka. (HR. Abu Daud dan Ibnu Majah dengan sanad hasan)

Maksud pakaian syuhroh adalah setiap pakaian dengan tujuan meraih popularitas di tengah-tengah orang banyak, baik pakaian tersebut mahal, yang dipakai dengan tujuan berbangga-bangga dengan dunia, maupun pakaian yang bernilai rendah yang dipakai seorang dengan tujuan menunjukkan kezuhudannya dan riya’.

8. Tidak diberi parfum atau wangi-wangian

Dari Abu musa Al-Asy’ari rodhiyallohu anhu bahwasanya ia berkata : Rosululloh shollallohu alaihi wa sallam bersabda :
أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ اسْتَعْطَرَتْ فَمَرَّتْ عَلَى قَوْمٍ لِيَجِدُوا مِنْ رِيحِهَا فَهِيَ زَانِيَةٌ
“Siapapun perempuan yang memakai wewangian, lalu ia melewati kaum laki-laki agar mereka mendapatkan baunya, maka ia adalah pezina.” (HR.Tirmidzi, Abu Daud, Ahmad,dll dengan sanad shohih)

Dari Abu Huroiroh rodhiyallohu anhu ia berkata : Rosululloh shollallohu alaihi wa sallam bersabda :
أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ أَصَابَتْ بَخُورًا فَلَا تَشْهَدْ مَعَنَا الْعِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةَ
“Siapapun perempuan yang memakai bakhur (wewangian sejenis kemenyan-pent), maka janganlah ia menyertai kita dalam menunaikan sholat isya’ yang akhir. (HR.Muslim, Abu Awanah,dll)

Ibnu daqiq Al-“Ied mengatakan : “Hadits tersebut menunjukkan haramnya wewangian bagi wanita yang hendak keluar menuju masjid, karena hal itu akan dapat membangkitkan nafsu birahi kaum laki-laki.”

Itulah larangan agama yang diterjang habis-habisan oleh sekian banyak wanita. Coba perhatikan secara seksama, Jikalau ke masjid saja dilarang, lalu bagaimana pendapat ukhti dengan tempat-tempat lainnya seperti pasar, supermarket, terminal dan sebagainya. Tentu lebih dahsyat dosanya. Sungguh, terasa tidak pernah sepi suatu bus kota dari bau parfum yang campur dengan keringat.

Macam - Macam Surga Dan Neraka Dalam Islam

Macam - Macam Surga Dan Neraka Dalam Islam

 Macam - Macam Surga Dan Neraka Dalam Islam - Assalamualaikum, pada kesempatan kali ini saya akan membagikan artikel ttg Islam, yakni Macam - Macam Surga Dan Neraka Dalam Islam. Jika berbicara mengenai Surga dan Neraka, pasti timbul pertanyaan dimanakah tempat kita akan kembali nanti, apakah Surga atau Neraka? pasti jawabannya tergantung apa yang kita tanamkan di Dunia ini :)

Macam - Macam Surga Dan Neraka Dalam Islam :
SURGA :

• SURGA FIRDAUS
• SURGA ’ADN
• SURGA NAIM
• SURGA MA’WA
• SURGA DARUSSALAM
• SURGA DARUL MUQAMAH
• SURGA AL-MAQAMUL AMIN
• SURGA KHULDI

1. SURGA FIRDAUS: surga yang diperuntukan bagi orang yang khusyuk sholatnya, menjauhkan diri dari perbuataan sia-sia, aktif menunaikan zakat, menjaga kemaluaannya, memelihara amanah, menepati janji, dan memelihara sholatnya. dalam Al-Qur'an terdapat pada surah (Al Kahfi, ayat 107) dan surah(Al Mu'minuun, ayat 9-11).

2. SURGA ‘ADN: surga yang diperuntukkan bagi orang yang bertakwa kepada Allah (An Nahl:30-31), benar-benar beriman dan beramal shaleh (Thaha:75-76), banyak berbuat baik (Fathir: 32-33), sabar, menginfaqkan hartanya dan membalas kejahatan dengan kebaikan (Ar-Ra’ad:22-23)

3. SURGA NAIM: surga yang diperuntukkan bagi orang-orang yang benar-benar bertakwa kepada Allah dan beramal shaleh. dalam Al-Qur'an terdapat pada surah (Luqman, ayat 8) dan (Al Hajj, ayat 56)

4. SURGA MA’WA: surga yang diperuntukan bagi orang-orang yang bertakwa kepada Allah (An Najm: 15), beramal shaleh (As Sajdah: 19), serta takut kepada kebesaran Allah dan menahan hawa nafsu (An Naziat : 40-41)

5. SURGA DARUSSALAM: surga yang diperuntukkan bagi orang yang kuat imannya dan Islamnya, memperhatikan ayat-ayat Allah serta beramal shaleh. Sebagaimana firman Allah subhanahu wata’ala,“Bagi mereka (disediakan) Darussalam (surga) pada sisi Rabbnya dan Dialah Pelindung mereka disebabkan amal-amal sholeh yang selalu mereka kerjakan.” (QS. 6:127)

6. SURGA DARUL MUQAMAH: surga yang diperuntukkan bagi orang yang bersyukur kepada Allah. Kata Darul Muaqaamah berarti suatu tempat tinggal dimana di dalamnya orang-orang tidak pernah merasa lelah dan tidak merasa lesu. Tempat ini diperuntukkan kepada orang-orang yang bersyukur sebagaimana yg disebutkan di dalam surat (Faathir ayat 35).

7. SURGA AL-MAQAMUL AMIN: surga yang diperuntukkan bagi orang-orang yang bertakwa. Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang bertakwa berada dalam tempat yang aman (Ad Dukhan, ayat 51)

8. SURGA KHULDI: surga yang diperuntukkan bagi orang yang taat menjalankan perintah Allah dan menjauhi larangannya (orang-orang yang bertakwa). Katakanlah: "Apa (azab) yang demikian itukah yang baik, atau surga yang kekal yang Telah dijanjikan kepada orang-orang yang bertaqwa?" dia menjadi balasan dan tempat kembali bagi mereka?" (Al Furqaan, ayat 15)

NERAKA : 

• NERAKA HAWIYAH
• NERAKA JAHIM
• NERAKA SAQAR
• NERAKA LAZZA
• NERAKA HUTHAMAH
• NERAKA SA’IR
• NERAKA WAIL
• NERAKA JAHANAM

1. NERAKA HAWIYAH: diperuntukkan atas orang-orang yang ringan timbangan amalnya, yaitu mereka yang selama hidup di dunia mengerjakan kebaikan bercampur keburukan. Orang muslim laki-laki maupun perempuan yang perbuatan sehari- harinya tidak sesuai dengan ajaran Islam, maka Hawiyah sebagai tempat tinggalnya. Mereka ini yaitu orang yang tidak mau menerima syariat Islam, tidak mau memakai jilbab (bagi wanita), memakai sutra dan emas (bagi lak- laki), mencari rejeki dengan cara tidak halal, memakan riba dan lain sebagainya. Dalam Al-Qur'an terdapat pada surah (Al-Qori'ah ayat 8-11)

2. NERAKA JAHIM adalah neraka sebagai tempat penyiksaan atas orang-orang musyrik atau orang-orang yang menyekutukan ALLAH, maka sesembahan mereka akan datang untuk menyiksa mereka. Orang yang di dunia menyembah sapi (bangsa Hindu) maka sapi yang akan menyiksa orang itu. Orang yang menyembah patung berbentuk hewan, maka patung itu yang akan menyiksanya. Dan demikian selanjutnya. Syirik disebut sebagai dosa yang paling besar menurut ALLAH, karena syrik berarti mensekutukan ALLAH atau menganggap ada mahluk yang lebih hebat dan berkuasa sehebat ALLAH. Syirik dapat pula berarti menganggap ada Tuhan lain selain ALLAH.  Dalam Al-Qur'an terdapat pada surah (As-Syu'araa, ayat 91), (Asy-Syu'ara') dan (Surah As-Saffat)

3. NERAKA SAQAR adalah tempat untuk orang-orang munafik, yaitu orang-orang yang mendustakan (tidak mentaati) perintah ALLAH dan Rasulullah. Mereka mengetahui bahwa ALLAH sudah menentukan hukum Islam melalui lisan Nabi Muhammad Shallallahu ‘Alaihi wa Sallam, tetapi mereka meremehkan syariat (hukum) Islam. Maka dibakar dalam api adalah hukuman untuk mereka. Nama neraka ini tercantum dalam Al-Quran Surah (Al-Muddatsir ayat 26-27,42)

4. NERAKA LAZZA: neraka yang bergejolak apinya dan mengelupaskan kulit kepalanya. (QS:70. Al Ma´aarij] 15-18)

5. NERAKA HUTHAMAH: itu disediakan untuk orang yang suka mengumpulkan harta, serakah dan menghina orang-orang miskin. Mereka berpaling dari agama, tidak mau bersedekah dan tidak mau pula membayar zakat. Mereka juga memasang wajah masam apabila ada orang miskin yang meminta bantuan. Maka ALLAH membalas dengan menyiksa mereka dengan cara menguliti dan mengelupaskan kulit muka mereka. Serta membakar mereka semau yang ALLAH mau. NERAKA HUTHAMAH disediakan untuk gemar mengumpulkan harta berupa emas, perak atau platina, mereka serakah tidak mengeluarkan zakat hartanya dan mencela menghina orang-orang miskin. Maka di Huthamah harta mereka dibawa dan dibakar untuk diminumkan sebagai siksa kepada manusia pengumpat pengumpul harta. Dalam Al-Qur'an terdapat pada surah (Al-Humazah)

6. NERAKA SAIR diisi oleh orang-orang kafir. Dan orang yang memakan harta anak yatim. Kafir berasal dari kata kufur yang berarti ingkar atau menolak. Sehingga kafir dapat diartikan menolak adanya ALLAH atau dengan membantah perintah ALLAH dan Rasul-NYA. Jadi manusia kafir itu terdiri dari: Orang yang tidak beragama Islam atau orang yang tidak mau membaca syahadat. Orang Islam yang tidak mau shalat. Orang Islam yang tidak mau puasa. Orang Islam yang tidak mau berzakat. Didalam Al-Qur'an terdapat pada (An-Nisa' ayat 10), (Al-Mulk ayat 5,10,11)

7. NERAKA WAIL disediakan untuk para pengusaha dan pedagang yang culas, mengurangi timbangan, mencalo barang dagangan untuk mendapatkan keuntungan yang berlipat. Maka dagangan mereka dibakar dan dimasukkan ke dalam perut mereka sebagai azab atas dosa-dosa mereka. Surah (Al-Tatfif) dan (Surah At-Tur). Nama neraka ini tercantum dalam Al-Quran Surah (Al-Muthaffifin, ayat 1-3)

8. NERAKA JAHANAM: Neraka tempat penyiksaan itu kemudian banyak disebut orang dengan nama jahanam. Neraka yang paling dalam dan berat siksaannya. Al-Qur'an surah (Al Hijr, 43-44).
"Bahwasanya orang-orang kafir dan orang aniaya itu tidak akan diampuni Allah, dan tidak pula ditunjuki jalan, melainkan jalan ke Neraka Jahannam. Mereka kekal dalam neraka itu selama-lamanya. Yang demikian itu mudah sekali bagi Allah"(An-Nisa: 169)

Wallahu a’lam

'Berjilbab'
Pengertian Kewajiban Berjilbab
Dalam kehidupan umum, yaitu pada saat seorang wanita keluar rumah atau pun wanita di dalam rumah bersama pria yang bukan muhrimnya maka syara' telah mewajibkan kepada wanita untuk berjilbab. Pakaian jilbab yang diwajibkan tersebut adalah memakai khimar/kerudung, jilbab/pakaian luar dan tsaub/pakaian dalam. Jika bertemu dengan pria yang bukan mahromnya/keluar rumah tanpa menggunakan jilbab tersebut meskipun sudah menutup aurat maka ia dianggap telah berdosa karena telah melanggar dari syara'. Jadi pada saat itu wanita Muslimah harus mengenakan tiga jenis pakaian sekaligus yaitu khimar/kerudung, jilbab/pakaian luar dan tsaub/pakaian dalam.

Khimar (kerudung)
Perintah syara' untuk mengenakan khimar bagi wanita yang telah baligh pada kehidupan umum terdapat dalam QS An Nuur: 31. Kata juyuud dalam ayat tersebut merupakan bentuk jamak dari kata jaibaun yang berarti kerah baju kurung. Oleh sebab itu yang dimaksud ayat itu ''hendaklah wanita Mukminah menghamparkan penutup kepalanya di atas leher dan dadanya agar
leher dan dadanya tertutupi''.

Berkaitan dengan ini Imam Ali Ash Shabuni dalam Kitab Tafsir Ayatil Ahkam berkata: ''Firman Allah, hendaklah mereka mengulurkan kerudung mereka'' itu digunakan kata Adh dharbu adalah mubalaghah dan di muta'adikannya dengan harf bi adalah memiliki arti ''mempertemukan'', yaitu kerudung itu hendaknya terhampar sampai dada supaya leher dan dada tidak tampak (juz 2: 237).
Wanita jahiliyah berpakaian berlawanan dengan ajaran Islam. Mereka memakai kerudung tetapi dilipat ke belakang/punggung
dan bagian depannya menganga lebar sehingga bagian telinga dan dada mereka nampak (lihat Asy Syaukani dalam Faidlul Qodir dan Imam Al Qurtubi dalam Jaami'u lil Ahkam juz 12: 230). Di zaman jahiliyah apabila mereka hendak keluar rumah untuk mempertontonkan diri di suatu arena mereka memakai baju dan khimar (yang tidak sempurna) sehingga tiada bedanya antara wanita merdeka dengan hamba sahaya (Muhammad Jalaluddin Al Qasimi dalam Mahaasinut Ta'wil, juz 12:308).

Jilbab
Ada pun untuk mengenakan jilbab bagi wanita dalam kehidupan umum dapat kita perhatikan QS Al Ahzab: 59. Allah
SWT memberikan batasan mengenai pakaian wanita bagian bawah. Arti lafadz yudniina adalah mengulurkan atau memanjangkan sedangkan makna jilbab adalah malhafah, yaitu sesuatu yang dapat menutup aurat baik berupa kain atau yang lainnya. Dalam kamus Al Muhith disebutkan bahwa jilbab adalah pakaian lebar dan longgar untuk wanita serta dapat menutup pakaian sehari-hari (tsaub) ketika hendak keluar rumah. Ummu Atiya Ra: ''Rasulullah SAW memerintahkan kepada kami untuk keluar pada hari raya Idul Fitri dan Idul Adha, baik para gadis yang sedang haid maupun yang sudah menikah. Mereka yang sedang haid tidak mengikuti shalat dan mendengarkan kebaikan serta nasihat-nasihat kepada kaum Muslimin. Maka Ummu Athiyah berkata: Ya Rasulullah, ada eseorang yang tidak memiliki jilbab maka Rasulullah SAW bersabda: ''Hendaklah saudaranya meminjamkan kepadanya''(HR Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Daud, Turmudzi dan Nasa'i).

Adapun jilbab/pakaian luar yang disyaratkanadalah:
1. Menjulur ke bawah sampai menutupi kedua kakinya (tidak berbentuk potongan atas dan bawah, baik rok atau celana (seluar) panjang) sebab firman Allah SWT: ''Dan hendaklah mereka mengulurkan jilbab-jilbabnya ke seluruh tubuh mereka'',
yaitu hendaklah diulurkan jilbabnya ke bawah sampai menutup kaki bagian bawah. Sebab diriwayatkan dari Ibnu Umar Ra yang berkata bahwa Rasulullah SAW bersabda: ''Barang siapa mengulurkan pakaian karena sombong maka Allah tidak akan memandangnya di hari kiamat.Ummu Salamah bertanya: 'Bagaimanakah wanita dengan ujung pakaian yang dibuatnya?' Rasulullah SAW menjawab: 'Hendaklah diulurkan sejengkal'. Ummu Salamah bertanya lagi: 'Kalau demikian telapak kakinya terbuka?' Maka jawab Nabi SAW: 'Jika demikian perpanjanglah sampai satu hasta dan jangan ditambah'.'' (HR Jamaah).Hadis ini menjelaskan bahwa jilbab diulurkan kebawah sampai menutup kedua kakinya. Meskipun kedua kakinya
tertutup dengan kaus kaki atau sepatu, maka hal itu tidak menggantikan fungsi mengulurkan jilbab yang dihamparkan sampai ke
bawah sehingga kakinya tidak tampak.

2. Bukanlah pakaian tipis sehingga warna kulit dan lekuk tubuhnya tampak. Dari Usamah bin Said Ra: ''Rasulullah SAW
pernah memberikan kain qibthi (sejenis kain tipis). Kain ini telah beliau terima sebagai hadiah dari Dahtah Al Kalabi tetapi
kemudian kain tersebut akan aku berikan kepada istriku, maka tegur Rasulullah kepadaku: ''Mengapa tidak mau pakai saja kain qibthi itu?'' Saya menjawab: ''Ya Rasulullah, kain itu telah saya berikan kepada istriku''. Maka sabda Rasulullah: ''Suruhlah dia mengenakan pula baju di bagian dalamnya (kain tipis itu) karena aku khawatir nampak lekuk-lekuk tubuhnya'' (HR Ahmad). Dan diriwayatkan pula dari Aisyah Ra (HR Abu Daud).

3. Bukanlah pakaian yang menyerupai laki-laki (seperti celana (seluar) panjang), tetapi bila sebagai tsaub/pakaian adalah boleh. Sebagai pakaian dalam, celana panjang tersebut panjangnya hendaklah lebih pendek daripada jilbab itu sendiri. ''Rasulullahmelaknat laki-laki yang berpakaian seperti wanita dan melaknat wanita yang berpakaian seperti pakaian laki-laki.'' '(HR Abu Daud).

4. Tidak memakai wangi-wangian yang sampai menyebarkan bau yang dapat menarik perhatian laki-laki. Sabda Rasul
SAW: ''Siapa saja wanita yang memakai wewangian kemudian berjalan melewati suatu kaum dengan maksud agar mereka mencium harumnya, maka ia telah berzina.'' (HR Nasa'i, Ibnu Hibban, dan Ibnu Khuzaimah).
Pakaian tsaub
Sedangkan kewajiban mengenakan pakaian tsaub (pakaian dalam, pakaian sehari-hari ketika di rumah yang tidak ada
laki-laki asingnya) dapat dipahami berdasarkan pengertian dalalatul isyarah bahwa setelah dilepaskannya jilbab/pakaian luar bukan berarti wanita tua tersebut tanpa busana sama sekali. (Imam Muhammad Abu Dzahrah dalam kitab Ushulul Fiqh: 164-147, Abdul Wahab Khallaf dalam kitab Ilmu Ushul Fiqh: 143-153, dan Syeikh Taqiyuddin an Nabhani dalam kitab Asyakhshiyah Islamiyah juz 3: 178-179).

Model dan cara pemakaian jilbab
Adapun mengenai model dan cara pemakaian dan jilbab haruslah sederhana dan tidak mencolok baik dari segi warna maupun bentuknya sehingga menarik perhatian laki-laki.
Perhatikan Firman Allah SWT: ''Dan janganlah kamu berhias dan bertingkah laku seperti orang jahiliyah dahulu (QS 33: 33). Dan diriwayatkan dari Ummu Salamah Ra: Nabi SAW pernah menemui Ummu Salamah Ra yang pada waktu itu sedang
memperbaiki letak kerudungnya, maka sabda beliau SAW, ''Lipatlah sekali jangan dua kali'' (HR Abu Daud).

Jilbab, misalnya, dapat digunakan dengan memakai kancing, kain yang dilipat-lipat dan sebagainya, asalkan syarat jilbab tersebut di atas terpenuhi. Jadi tidak asal menutup aurat.
Dengan demikian jelaslah bahwa syara' telah menetapkan bentuk khimar dan jilbab secara nyata. Khimar/kerudung adalah kain yang terhampar dapat menutupi bagian kepala (termasuk telinga selain wajah) sampai menutupi dada dan tidak menampakkan warna kulit. Sedangkan jilbab adalah baju kurung atau jubah yang tidak terputus dari atas hingga bawah. Jika pakaian penutup aurat berupa baju potongan, yang terdiri dari beberapa potongan maka bukan termasuk dalam kategori jilbab. Jika wanita dalam kehidupan umum dengan tidak memakai jilbab dalam pengertian tersebut maka ia berdosa meskipun pakaiannya menutupi seluruh auratnya, sebab diwajibkan menggunakan pakaian luar yang diulurkan ke bawah sampai menutupi kedua kakinya.

Kesimpulan
Dengan demikian telah jelas bahwa syariat berjilbab adalah wajib bagi kaum Muslimah sejak zaman Nabi SAW sampai
sekarang. Jilbab dipahami sebagaimana adanya yaitu khimar, jilbab, dan tsaub.
Jadi jilbab tidak hanya diwajibkan untuk wanita Muslimah di Aceh, akan tetapi jilbab telah diwajibkan oleh syara' bagi
Muslimah Indonesia dan wanita Muslimah di seluruh dunia tanpa kecuali.

Sehingga pernyataan penulis (Sayed Mahdi) telah menyimpang dari kaidah-kaidah syara', yaitu:
1. Alquran tidak menyebut batas aurat. Bahkan para ulama --menurut penulis-- pun ketika membahasnya berbeda
pendapat. Memang dalam Alquran secara eksplisit tidak menyebutnya, akan tetapi secara nyata telah memerintahkan kita
agar mentaati apa-apa yang dibawa Rasulullah SAW (QS Al Hasyr:7).
Menurut Hadis riwayat Abu Daud: ''Wahai Asma, sesungguhnya wanita itu apabila telah menginjak dewasa (baligh/haid)
maka tidak boleh nampak dari tubuhnya kecuali ini dan ini, seraya menunjuk pada wajah dan telapak tangannya''. Dari Hadis ini para ulama salaf dahulu tidak berbeda pendapat bahwa aurat wanita adalah seluruh tubuh kecuali muka dan telapak tangan. Sedangkan perbedaan pendapat hanya terletak bahwa apakah muka juga termasuk aurat atau bukan sehingga pemakaian cadar pun masih diperdebatkan.

2. Jilbab (terlepas dari bagaimana bentuknya). Pernyataan tersebut secara eksplisit mengandung pengertian bahwa syara'
tidak menyebutkan model jilbab secara jelas. Padahal dari ayat di tas dapat dipahami secara jelas bahwa syarat jilbab telah ditentukan oleh syara'.

3. Pemakaian kaidah ushul al hukmu yaduru ma'a illatihi wujudan wa 'adaman, dalam kasus jilbab ini bahwa jilbab sesuai dipakai dalam iklim kering dan panas ala gurun pasir Arabiyah dan sama sekali tidak kondusif di iklim tropis.
Pemakaian kaidah ini mengandung kesalahan sebab ia hanya digunakan ketika hukum-hukum syara' yang berkaitan
dengan perbuatan manusia dalam hubungannya antara sesama manusia. Sedangkan masalah jilbab adalah hukum-hukum
syara' yang berkaitan dengan pakaian. Dalam hal ini tidak boleh dicari-cari 'illatnya/memang bersifat tauqifi sebagaimana
adanya. Dengan kata lain tidak boleh dikaitkan secara mutlak(An Nabhani, Mafaahiim, hal 29-31).

4. Kaidah ushul yang menyatakan bahwa hukum dapat sebab berbedanya waktu. Kaidah ini salah karena dua hal, yaitu Pertama, pemunculan kaidah ini ada mulai zaman keruntuhan negara Khilafah Islamiyah pertengahan abad ke-18 Masehi.
Pada zaman ini berbagai pemikiran yang menyimpang dari syara' atas nama Islam telah banyak beredar di masyarakat. Jumlah
para ulama pun yang selamat dari pemikiran yang rusak sangat sedikit. Sedangkan penulis menukil pendapat ulama seperti Ibnu'Abdin yang hidup di abad 19 M yang kemungkinan beliau telah terpengaruh pemikiran yang telah menyimpang dari kaidah-kaidah syara'. Kedua, kaidah ushul ini amat berbahaya sebab hukum syara'dapat berubah-ubah terus. Padahal ayat jilbab tersebut adalah qath'i. Yang seharusnya tidak memerlukan penafsiran lagi tentang kewajibannya.

Oleh karena itu, saya sangat menyayangkan pemikiran penulis yang notabene adalah pemikir muda Islam yaitu Mahasiswa
PTIQ Jakarta. Bukankah Allah SWT telah berfirman:
''Dan barangsiapa yang mendurhakai Allah dan Rasul-Nya dan melanggar ketentuan-ketentuan-Nya niscaya Allahmemasukkannya ke dalam api neraka'' (QS An Nisaa': 14). Na'udzubillahi min dzalik!! Maka sadarlah wahai saudaraku. Semoga pemikiran yang Anda lontarkan adalah kesalahan yang tidak sengaja.
Wallahu a'lam.

Bahasa Indonesia

•    Pengertian Paragraf Induktif
Teks induktif dikembangkan dari sesuatu yang bersifat khusus, lebih spesifik, menjadi suatu kesimpulan yang bersifat umum, lebih luas. Akan tetapi, kita harus hati-hati dalam menarik kesimpulan menggunakan pola induktif karena kesimpulan umum yang diambil belum tentu dapat dipertanggungjawabkan. Oleh karena itu, agar kesimpulan yang diambil sesuai dengan kenyataan, data, fakta, bukti, referensi, dan keterangan lain yang dijadikan dasar pengambilan kesimpulan haruslah lengkap dan akurat.
Contoh :
Jangan pernah belajar “dadakan”. Artinya belajar sehari sebelum ujian. Belajarlah muai dari sekarang. Belajar akan efektif kalau belajar kumpulan soal. Hal ini dapat dilakukan dengan cara menjawab soal-soal di buku kumpulan soal. Mencocokannya, lalu menilainya. Barulah materi yang tidak dikuasai dicari di buku. Itulah beberapa tips belajar menjelang Ujian Akhir Nasional
Kalimat utama dari paragraph adalah kalimat yang di garis bawahi, dan kalimat itu berada diakhir paragraf sesuai dengan ciri-ciri dari paragraph induktif.

•    Mengenal Ciri Paragraf Induktif
Paragraf merupakan satuan pikiran atau ide yang terdiri atas beberapa kalimat. Paragraf itu biasanya berisi satu ide pokok yang merupakan bagian dari ide yang lebih besar (ide yang lebih besar biasanya disebut tema). Satu ide pokok itu dikembangkan dan dituangkan dalam beberapa kalimat. Kalimat-kalimat itu tetap bertumpu pada ide pokoknya. Dalam mengembangkan paragraf tidak boleh menggunakan kalimat yang menyimpang dari ide sentralnya itu, sebab penyimpangan berarti mengurangi keutuhan paragraf. Dalam sebuah karangan, perpindahan paragraf satu ke paragraf lain ditandai oleh bergantinya ide pokok.
Paragraf induktif disusun dengan cara menata ide-ide khusus dan diikuti dengan ide umum.
Ide-ide khusus seperti contoh, ilustrasi, perincian (disebut penunjang atau pendukung) ditampilkan pada bagian awal paragraf dan kemudian disimpulkan denagn ide yang lebih umum.ide yang lebih umum itu biasanya berupa kalimat kesimpulan (disebut kalimat topik) dan kadang-kadang diikuti oleh suatu pernyataan pembenaran.
•    Pengertian paragraf Deduktif
Paragraf deduktif adalah contoh suatu paragraf yang dibentuk dari suatu masalah yang bersifat umum, lebih luas. Setelah itu ditarik kesimpulan menjadi suatu masalah yang bersifat khusus atau lebih spesifik. Atau juga dapat diartikan, suatu paragraf yang kalimat utamanya berada di depan paragraf kemudian diikuti oleh kalimat penjelas.
Contoh :
Beberapa tips belajar menjelang Ujian Akhir Nasional. Jangan pernah belajar “dadakan”. Artinya belajar sehari sebelum ujian. Belajarlah muai dari sekarang. Belajar akan efektif kalau belajar kumpulan soal. Hal ini dapat dilakukan dengan cara menjawab soal-soal di buku kumpulan soal. Mencocokannya, lalu menilainya. Barulah materi yang tidak dikuasai dicari di buku.
Kalimat utama dari paragraph adalah kalimat yang di garis bawahi, dan kalimat itu berada depan paragraf sesuai dengan ciri-ciri dari paragraph deduktif.
•    Paragraf induktif deduktif
Paragraf induktif deduktif adalah suatu paragraf yang kalimat utamanya berada di depan dan diakhir kalimat
Contoh :
Beberapa tips belajar menjelang Ujian Akhir Nasional (UAN). Jangan pernah belajar “dadakan”. Artinya belajar sehari sebelum ujian. Belajarlah muai dari sekarang. Belajar akan efektif kalau belajar kumpulan soal. Hal ini dapat dilakukan dengan cara menjawab soal-soal di buku kumpulan soal. Mencocokannya, lalu menilainya. Barulah materi yang tidak dikuasai dicari di buku. Oleh karena itu, maka sebaiknya para guru memberitahukan tips belajar menjelang UAN.
Kalimat utama pada paragraf ini yaitu terletak pada kalimat yang digaris bawahi, kalimat tersebut terdapat didepan dan diakhir paragraf.

Putri Reggae

Reggae adalah suatu aliran musik yang awalnya dikembangkan di Jamaika pada akhir era 60-an. Sekalipun kerap digunakan secara luas untuk menyebut hampir segala jenis musik Jamaika, istilah reggae lebih tepatnya merujuk pada gaya musik khusus yang muncul mengikuti perkembangan ska dan rocksteady.
Reggae berbasis pada gaya ritmis yang bercirikan aksen pada off-beat atau sinkopasi, yang disebut sebagai skank. Pada umumnya reggae memiliki tempo lebih lambat daripada ska maupun rocksteady. Biasanya dalam reggae terdapat aksentuasi pada ketukan kedua dan keempat pada setiap bar, dengan gitar rhythm juga memberi penekanan pada ketukan ketiga; atau menahan kord pada ketukan kedua sampai ketukan keempat dimainkan. Utamanya "ketukan ketiga" tersebut, selain tempo dan permainan bassnya yang kompleks yang membedakan reggae dari rocksteady, meskipun rocksteady memadukan pembaruan-pembaruan tersebut secara terpisah.

Reggae di Indonesia

Beberapa nama yang terkenal dalam dunia musik Reggae dan sub-ragamnya Indonesia antara lain D'riie Ambazsador,Tony Q Rastafara, Souljah, Ras Muhamad, Joni Agung (Bali), New Rastafara,Songket Reggae (yogyakarta),Marasta (Yogyakarta),Mbah Surip (Mojokerto)dan Marapu (Yogyakarta/Waingapu Sumba NTT) Selain itu ada juga grup reggae Coconut Head yang berasal dari Medan. Band reggae ini termasuk band pertama yang menggunakan nama "Coconut Head" di seluruh dunia.
Sekitar tahun 1986 musik Reggae mulai dikumandangkan di Indonesia, band tersebut adalah barbet comunity, Black Company sebuah band dengan genre Reggae, beberapa tahun kemudian muncul Asian Roots yang merupakan turunan dari band sebelumnya, kemudian ada Asian Force dan Abresso, Jamming. Kemudian muncul Band Cassavara''' dari (Jajarmaica, Wonosobo, Jawa Tengah)

Death Note

"Death note" redirects here. For other uses, see Death Note (disambiguation).

Death Note
Cover of the first tankōbon for Death Note featuring Ryuk and Light Yagami
デスノート (Desu Nōto)
Genre	Mystery, Psychological thriller, Supernatural thriller, Drama
Manga
Written by	Tsugumi Ohba
Illustrated by	Takeshi Obata
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	Australia/New Zealand: Madman Entertainment Canada/United Kingdom/United States: Viz Media
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	December 2003 – May 2006
Volumes	12 (List of volumes)
Novel
Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases
Written by	Nisio Isin
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	Canada/United Kingdom/United States: Viz Media
Published	August 1, 2006
TV anime
Directed by	Tetsurō Araki
Written by	Toshiki Inoue
Studio	Madhouse
Licensed by	Australia/New Zealand: Madman Entertainment Canada/United States: Viz Media Warner Bros. Television United Kingdom: Manga Entertainment
Network	NTV, Animax
English network	Australia: ABC2 Canada: YTV, SCREAM United States: Cartoon Network (Adult Swim) South Africa: Animax Russia: 2x2
Original run	October 3, 2006 – June 26, 2007
Episodes	37 (List of episodes)
Game
Death Note Kira's Game
Developer	Konami
Publisher	Konami
Genre	Action
Rating	CERO: A
Platform	Nintendo DS
Released	·         JP February 15, 2007
Game
Death Note: Successor to L
Developer	Konami
Publisher	Konami
Genre	Action
Rating	CERO: A
Platform	Nintendo DS
Released	·         JP July 12, 2007
Anime film
Death Note: Relight: Visions of a God
Directed by	Tetsurō Araki
Written by	Toshiki Inoue
Studio	Madhouse
Released	August 31, 2007
Runtime	130 minutes
Game
L the Prologue to Death Note: Spiraling Trap
Developer	Konami
Publisher	Konami
Genre	Action
Rating	CERO: A
Platform	Nintendo DS
Released	·         JP February 7, 2008
Anime film
Death Note: Relight 2: L's Successors
Directed by	Tetsurō Araki
Written by	Toshiki Inoue
Studio	Madhouse
Released	August 22, 2008
Runtime	100 minutes
Novel
Death Note: L: Change the World
Written by	M
Published by	VIZ Media,LLC
Published	October 20, 2009
Anime and Manga Portal

Death Note (デスノート Desu Nōto^?) is a Japanese manga created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and manga artist Takeshi Obata. The main character is Light Yagami, a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook, the "Death Note", dropped on Earth by a shinigami (a god of death) named Ryuk. The Death Note grants its user the ability to kill anyone whose name and face they know, by writing the name in the notebook while picturing their face. The series centers around Light's attempt to create and rule a world "cleansed of evil" as "God" using the notebook, and the efforts of a detective known as L to stop him.

Death Note was first serialized in 108 chapters by Shueisha in the Japanese manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2003 to May 2006. The series was also published in tankōbon format in Japan starting in May 2004 and ending in October 2006 with a total of twelve volumes. The series was adapted into live-action films released in Japan on June 17, 2006, November 3, 2006, and February 2, 2008. The anime series aired in Japan from October 3, 2006, to June 26, 2007. Composed of 37 episodes, the anime was developed by Madhouse and directed by Tetsuro Araki. A light novel based on the series, written by Nisio Isin, was released in Japan. Additionally, various video games have been published by Konami for Nintendo DS.

Viz Media licensed the Death Note manga in North America and has published all the twelve volumes from the series, a 13th volume which serves as a "reader's guide", as well as the light novels. The episodes from the anime first appeared in North America as downloadable by IGN. Viz later licensed the anime series and it aired on Bionix. The live-action films briefly played in certain North American theaters since 2008. However, none of the video games titles have thus far been published in North America.

Contents  [hide]  1 Plot summary 2 Production 2.1 Pilot chapter 2.2 Adaptation 3 Media 3.1 Manga 3.2 Live-action films 3.2.1 United States remake 3.3 Soundtracks 3.4 Light novels 3.5 Anime 3.6 Video games 4 Reception 4.1 Banning by People's Republic of China 5 Copycat crimes and imitations 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Plot summary

See also: List of Death Note characters

Light Yagami is an intelligent young adult who resents crime and corruption in the world. His life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers the Death Note, a notebook that contains five written instructions:

·         The human whose name is written in this notebook will die.

·         This notebook will not take effect unless the writer has the subject's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.

·         If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds of writing the subject's name, it will happen.

·         If the cause of death is not specified, the subject will simply die of a heart attack.

·         After writing the cause of death, the details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds.

There are many other rules that are revealed as the story develops, usually in the form of sequence breaks in between scenes. After several experiments with the Death Note, Light realises the notebook's authenticity and encounters the previous owner, a shinigami called Ryuk. Light explains to Ryuk his plan of exterminating all the criminals in the world. Soon, the number of inexplicable deaths of criminals catches the attention of the International Police Organization and the world-famous detective, "L". L quickly learns that the serial killer, publicly known as "Kira" (キラ^?, derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the word "killer"), is located in Japan and can kill people without laying a finger on them. Light realises that L will be his greatest nemesis, and begins a cat and mouse game with L.

Light attempts to create an alibi by helping L and his investigate team track down Kira. His plan is impeded by a second Kira, famous model Misa Amane, and her shinigami Rem. Misa and Light meet and work together; they are increasingly suspected by L. To save themselves from execution, Misa and Light temporarily relinquish control of their Death Notes—erasing their memories of the shinigami and the notebooks—and are placed under constant surveillance by L.

During their detention, a third Kira under the employ of the Yotsuba Group appears. Light and Misa are freed when it becomes apparent that they are not responsible for the murders of Yotsuba's rivals. The investigative team infiltrate Yotsuba and discover the third Kira is Yotsuba member Kyosuke Higuchi and attempt to capture him. Upon Higuchi's capture, Light regains the Death Note "just as [he] planned" and kills Higuchi. He completes his complex plan by manipulating Rem into killing L. Light becomes the "new L" upon L's death, and continues a charade of searching for Kira.

The narrative continues four years later, with Kira attracting a large network of contacts and a swell of public support. Two children, Near and Mello, raised by L's former guardian Watari to follow L's legacy, serve as antagonists to Light: Near as an independent detective; and Mello as a member of the Mafia. Mello's first action to oppose Kira is to kidnap the director of the NPA, and after his murder, Light's sister Sayu, to use as a bargaining chip to obtain the Death Note. Light's Task Force recapture Sayu and learn Mello's real name after Light's father Soichiro trades half of his remaining life for the ability to discover anyone's names, but Soichiro later dies of gunshot wounds.

Concurrently, Near and several members of the Task Force begin to suspect Light of being Kira. In response, Light persuades Misa to give up her Death Note and raises another Kira, Teru Mikami, a prosecutor and fervent supporter of Kira. Mikami kills Kira's former spokesman for being greedy and recruits Kiyomi Takada, a newscaster and Light's former girlfriend, to replace him. Mello returns and kidnaps Kiyomi, who manages to kill Mello with a hidden Death Note piece. Light then makes Kiyomi commit suicide to prevent her from implicating him, but Mikami, unaware of Light's actions, attempts to kill her with his own Death Note. Near reveals that Mikami's notebook is a fake, and is therefore able to prove Light is Kira. In desperation, Light tries to use the last Death Note piece in his watch to kill the rest of the Task Force, but Matsuda shoots him repeatedly. On the verge of dying, Light begs Mikami to write their names in his own Death Note, however Mikami commits suicide by inflicting a wound to himself. Realizing Light has lost, Ryuk uses his Death Note to kill Light with a heart attack, which is a part of the agreement of the Shinigami with the first person who uses the death note.

[edit] Production

The Death Note concept derived from a rather general concept involving Shinigami and "specific rules."^[1] Tsugumi Ohba wanted to create a suspense series because he did not feel that he could have created a fight-style series and that the genre had few suspense series. After publication of the pilot chapter the series was not expected to be approved as a serialized comic by the author who did not consider it to "fit with Jump." Ohba said that when he learned that Death Note received approval and that Takeshi Obata would create the artwork he "couldn't even believe it."^[2] Due to positive reactions, Death Note became a serialized manga series.^[3]

"Thumbnails" were created incorporating dialog, panel layout, and basic drawings, and were sent to the illustrator. The editor reviewed the thumbnails and sent them to the illustrator (Obata) with the script set in stone and the panel layout "mostly done." Obata then determined the expressions and "camera angles" and created the final artwork. Ohba concentrated on the tempo and the amount of dialogue, making sure that the text was as concise as possible. Ohba commented that he believed "reading too much exposition" would be tiring and would negatively affect the atmosphere and "air of suspense." Significant artistic license was given to the illustrator who worked on basic descriptions, such as "abandoned building",^[4] and this extended to the design of the Death Notes with Obata possessing free rein. Obata originally thought of the books as "'Bible-like'...something you would automatically think was a Death Note." He also felt this design would seem "difficult to use" and instead opted for an easy-to-use college notebook. At a later point the concept of Death Notes looking different from one another, depending on the human era (such as Death Notes in ancient Japan looking like scrolls and Death Notes in medieval Europe looking like The Old Testament) was conceived.^[5]

When Ohba decided on the plot he internally visualized the panels while being on his bed, drinking tea, or walking around his house, needing to feel relaxed while visualizing the panels. On many occasions the original draft was too long and needed to be refined various times before the desired "tempo" and "flow" for the chapter was finalised. The writer remarked on his preference for reading the previous "two or four" chapters carefully to ensure consistency in the story.^[1]

The typical weekly production schedule consisted of five days for creating and thinking and one day using pencil to insert dialogue into rough drafts; after this point the writer faxed any initial drafts to the editor. The illustrator's weekly production schedule involved one day with the thumbnails, layout, and pencils and one day with additional penciling and inking. Obata's assistants usually worked for four days and Obata spent one day to finish it. Obata said that sometimes he took a few extra days to color pages and that this "messed with the schedule." In contrast, the writer took three or four days to create a chapter on some occasions, while on others he took a month. Obata said that his schedule remained consistent except when he had to create color pages.^[6]

Ohba and Obata rarely met in person during the creation of the serialized manga; instead the two met with the editor. The first time they met in person was at an editorial party in January 2004. Obata said that, despite the intrigue, he did not ask his editor about Ohba's plot developments as he anticipated the new thumbnails every week.^[2] The two did not discuss the final chapters with one another and they continued to talk with the editor. Ohba said that when he asked the editor if Obata had "said anything" about the story and plot the editor responded '"No, nothing" [laughs].'^[4]

Ohba claims that the series ended more or less in the manner that he intended for it to end; he considered the idea of L defeating Light Yagami with Light dying but instead chose to use the "Yellow Box warehouse" ending. According to Ohba the details had been set "from the beginning."^[3] The writer wanted an ongoing plot line instead of an episodic series because Death Note was serialized and its focus was intended to be on a cast with a series of events triggered by the Death Note.^[7] 13: How to Read states that the humorous aspects of Death Note originated from Ohba's "enjoyment of humorous stories."^[8]

Ohba said that a theme that he wished to express throughout the series was that, "no human has the right to pass judgement on another's actions. No one should play god." He said that he intended Death Note to push an ideology about good and evil, and that Near's statement in Volume 12 about deciding right and wrong came about from his own personal belief.

When the writer was asked, during an interview, whether the series was meant to be about enjoying the plot twists and psychological warfare, Ohba responded by saying that this concept was the reason why he was "very happy" to place the story in Weekly Shōnen Jump.

Ohba was also asked what he considered the most important thing in Death Note, and he responded by saying, "the human whose name is written in this note shall die"; in contrast, Obata responded to the same question by answering "impossible to say."^[6]

[edit] Pilot chapter

The Death Note process began when Ohba brought thumbnails for two concept ideas to Shueisha; Ohba said that the Death Note pilot, one of the concepts, was "received well" by editors and attained positive reactions by readers.^[3] Ohba described keeping the story of the pilot to one chapter as "very difficult" and he said that he remembered it took over a month to begin writing the chapter. He added that the story had to revive the killed characters with the Death Eraser and that he "didn't really care" for that plot device.^[9]

Obata said that he wanted to draw the story after he heard of a "horror story featuring Shinigami."^[2] According to Obata, when he first received the rough draft created by Ohba, he "didn't really get it" at first and he wanted to work on the project due to the presence of Shinigami and because the work "was dark."^[9] He also said he wondered about the progression of the plot as he read the thumbnails, and if Jump readers would enjoy reading the comic. Obata said that while there is little action and the main character "doesn't really drive the plot" he enjoyed the atmosphere of the story. He stated that he drew the pilot chapter so that it would appeal to himself.^[9]

Ohba brought the rough draft of the pilot chapter to the editorial department. Obata came into the picture at a later point to create the artwork. They did not meet in person while creating the pilot chapter. Ohba said that the editor told him he did not need to meet with Obata to discuss the pilot; Ohba said "I think it worked out all right."^[2]

[edit] Adaptation

Tetsuro Araki, the director, said that he wished to convey aspects that "made the series interesting" instead of simply "focusing on morals or the concept of justice." Toshiki Inoue, the series organizer, agreed with Araki and added that, in anime adaptations, there is a lot of importance in highlighting the aspects that are "interesting in the original." He concluded that Light's presence was "the most compelling" aspect; therefore the adaptation chronicles Light's "thoughts and actions as much as possible." Inoue noted that, to best incorporate the manga's plot into the anime, he "tweak[ed] the chronology a bit" and incorporated flashbacks that appear after the openings of the episodes; he said this revealed the desired tensions. Araki said that, because in an anime the viewer cannot "turn back pages" in the manner that a comic reader can, the anime staff ensured that the show clarified details. Inoue added that the staff did not want to get involved with every single detail, so the staff selected elements to emphasize. Due to the complexity of the original manga, he described the process as "definitely delicate and a great challenge." Inoue admitted that he placed more instructions and notes in the script than usual. Araki added that because of the importance of otherwise trivial details, the notes became crucial to the development of the series.^[10]

Araki said that when he discovered the Death Note anime project he "literally begged" to join the production team; when he joined he insisted that Inoue should write the scripts. Inoue added that, because he enjoyed reading the original comic, he wished to use his effort.^[10]

[edit] Media

[edit] Manga

Main article: List of Death Note chapters

The Death Note manga series was first serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump published by Shueisha in December 2003. The series has since ended in Japan with a total of 108 chapters. Later, the individual chapters were collected into twelve separate tankōbon. In April from 2005 Death Note was licensed for publication in North America by Viz Media,^[11] and the first English-language volume was released on October 10, 2005.^[12] In February 2008, a one-shot special was released. Set two years after the manga's epilogue, it sees the introduction of a new Kira and the reactions of the main characters in response to the copycat's appearance.^[13] Several Death Note yonkoma (four-panel comics) appeared in Akamaru Jump. The yonkoma were written to be humorous. The Akamaru Jump issues that printed the comics include 2004 Spring, 2004 Summer, 2005 Winter, and 2005 Spring. In addition Weekly Shōnen Jump Gag Special 2005 included some Death Note yonkoma in a Jump Heroes Super 4-Panel Competition.^[9]

In addition, a guidebook for the manga was also released on October 13, 2006. It was named Death Note 13: How to Read and contained data relating to the series, including character profiles of almost every character that is named, creator interviews, behind the scenes info for the series and the pilot chapter that preceded Death Note. It also reprinted all of the yonkoma serialized in Akamaru Jump and the Weekly Shōnen Jump Gag Special 2005.^[14][15] Its first edition could be purchased with a Death Note themed diorama which includes five finger puppets inspired by Near's toys. The five finger puppets are Kira, L, Misa, Mello, and Near. In North America, 13: How to Read was released on February 19, 2008.^[16] As of February 2011, the manga is being re-released in omnibus format, dubbed "Black Edition".^[17][18]

[edit] Live-action films

Main article: Death Note (film)

Death Note was adapted into a series of live-action films in 2006. The first 2 films were directed by Shūsuke Kaneko and the third was by Hideo Nakata and produced by Nippon Television, CG production of all three films were done by Digital Frontier and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. The first film, simply titled Death Note, premiered in Japan on June 17, 2006 and topped the Japanese box office for two weeks, pushing The Da Vinci Code into second place.^[19] The first movie briefly played in certain North American theaters on May 20–21, 2008^[20] The film was broadcast in Canadian theaters for one night only on September 15, 2008. The DVD was released on September 16, 2008, one day after the Canadian showing.^[21] The sequel, Death Note: The Last Name, premiered in Japan on November 3, 2006.^[22] It was featured in U.S. theaters in October 2008.^[23] A spinoff from the films named L: Change the World was released in Japan on February 9, 2008. It is focused on the final 23 days of L's life, as he solves one final case involving a bio-terrorist group.^[24] Two dubbed versions of the film were shown in the United States on April 29 and 30, 2009.^[25]

[edit] United States remake

Death Note has been optioned for a live-action Hollywood remake. A 2007 article in The Star (Malaysia) states that more than ten film companies in the United States expressed interest in creating a remake. On April 30, 2009, Variety magazine announced that Warner Bros. acquired the rights for the Death Note manga to be adapted into a live-action movie in the United States. Warner Bros. has hired screenwriters Charley and Vlas Parlapanides to adapt the manga into a screenplay. Unlike the Japanese Death Note live-action movie trilogy, the US-version will be directly adapted from the material in the manga and will not follow the storyline of the Japanese movie adaptations.^[26] On January 13, 2011, it was announced that Shane Black, the director of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, has been hired to direct the film, with the script being written by Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry.^[27][28] Warner's studios planned to change the background story of Yagami, into one of vengeance instead of justice, and also the removal of Shinigami. But Black opposed this change and has not been under the green-light.^[29]

[edit] Soundtracks

Main article: Death Note original soundtracks

Cover of the live-action film soundtrack Sound of Death Note featuring Tatsuya Fujiwara (left) as Light Yagami and Kenichi Matsuyama (right) as L.

There have been several soundtracks released for this series, such as the ones for the film adaptations and also for the anime adaptation. Sound of Death Note is a soundtrack featuring music from the first Death Note film composed and arranged by Kenji Kawai. It was released on June 17, 2006 by VAP.^[30] Sound of Death Note the Last name is the soundtrack from the second Death Note film, Death Note the Last name. It was released on November 2, 2006.^[31] Death Note Tribute is a tribute album dedicated to the live action movie for the Death Note film. Published by BMG Japan on June 21, 2006 Japan, it contains 15 tracks performed by various artists, such as Shikao Suga, M-Flo, Buck-Tick and Aya Matsuura. The soundtrack came with a cosplay Death Note notebook.^[32] Another tribute album is The Songs for Death Note the movie〜the Last name Tribute dedicated to the second film. Published by Sony Music Entertainment Japan on December 20, 2006, it contains 14 tracks performed by various artist, such as Orange Range, abingdon boys school, High and Mighty Color, Doping Panda and Galneryus.^[33]

The music from the anime was composed by Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi, while the CDs were also published by VAP. The first one was Death Note Original Soundtrack, which was released in Japan on December 21, 2006. It contains music from the series with the first opening and ending themes sung by the Japanese band Nightmare in the TV size format.^[34] Death Note Original Soundtrack II was first released in Japan on March 21, 2007. It features the new opening and closing themes by Maximum the Hormone in the TV size format.^[35] The third CD, Death Note Original Soundtrack III was released on June 27, 2007. The tracks 1-21 were composed and arranged by Taniuchi, while the tracks 22-28 were composed and arranged by Hirano. The album features one track sung by Aya Hirano, who was also the Japanese voice actress of Misa Amane in the anime series. Also appearing on this soundtrack is the ending theme Coda〜Death Note, which can be heard at the end of the final episode of the anime as the credits are shown.^[36]

[edit] Light novels

A light novel adaptation of the series has been written by Nisio Isin, called Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases. The novel was released by Shueisha on August 1, 2006.^[37][38] It serves as a prequel to the manga series, with Mello narrating the story of L's first encounter with Naomi Misora during the Los Angeles "BB Serial Murder Case" mentioned in volume 2 of the manga. Beside Naomi's character, the novel focuses on how L works and one of the criminals L has to chase down. Insight was given into Watari's orphanage and how the whole system of geniuses such as L, Mello, Beyond Birthday, Matt and Near were put to work. Viz released the novel in English on February 19, 2008.^[39] The film L: Change the World was also adapted into a light novel with the same name on December 25, 2007 by "M",^[40] While the novel is similar to the movie, there are many significant changes to the plot (for example, Near is not a Thai boy, but the same Near that appears in the manga). It also reveals more information about L and his past. Viz released it on October 20, 2009.^[41]

[edit] Anime

Main article: List of Death Note episodes

The Death Note anime, directed by Tetsurō Araki and animated by Madhouse, began airing in Japan on October 3, 2006, and finished its run on June 26, 2007, totaling 37 twenty-minute episodes.^[42] It begins in the year 2006, instead of 2003. The series aired on the Nippon Television network "every Tuesday at 23:34".^[43] The series was co-produced by Madhouse, Nippon Television, Shueisha, D.N. Dream Partners and VAP.^[44]

In North America, the series has been licensed by Viz for residents in the United States to use "Download-to-Own" and "Download-to-Rent" services while it was still airing in Japan. This move is seen as "significant because it marks the first time a well known Japanese anime property will be made legally available to domestic audiences for download to own while the title still airs on Japanese television."^[45] The downloadable episodes contain the original Japanese audio track and English subtitles,^[46] and is available through IGN's Windows-only Direct2Drive service.^[47] DVDs of the series are also being released,^[46] containing both an English dubbed audio track, produced by Ocean Productions, and the original Japanese audio track with optional English subtitles.^[48] Viz announced at Anime Expo 2007 that the first DVD was officially released on November 20, 2007, in both regular and special editions,^[49] and also confirmed at Comic-Con International 2007 that the first 15,000 copies of each DVD contains collectible figures.^[50]

Death Note was slated to make its North American television premiere in Canada on YTV's Bionix programming block on September 7, 2007;^[51] however, the show was removed from the schedule at the last minute.^[52] The Canadian premiere was pushed back to October 26, 2007, at 10:00 p.m., when it finally premiered. Death Note premiered in the U.S. on October 20, 2007, at 11:30 p.m. on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim,^[53] until January 10, 2010, when the contract expired.^[54] The last episode aired on Canada's YTV channel on July 4, 2008, and on Adult Swim two days later. YTV took away the show on July 5, 2008, with the last airing being the last episode rerun at 1:30 a.m. ET, as part of YTV moving the Bionix block to a 2-hour only block on Saturdays.^[55] The show also streamed online for free on Adult Swim Video, with a new episode available every Saturday afternoon, on the day of its broadcast premiere.^[56]

A two-hour animated Death Note Rewrite: Visions of a God' (DEATH NOTEリライト·幻視する神 Desu Nōto Riraito: Genshisuru kami^?) TV special aired on Nippon Television in Japan on August 31, 2007, at 8:00 p.m. It is a recap which takes place after the series end, where a Shinigami approaches Ryuk in the Shinigami realm in order to learn more about the human world. Instead, Ryuk tells him of all the events leading up to the last story arc, about Light Yagami and his rival L. Originally, this special was advertised as a retelling told from Ryuk's point of view, but it does not give a different point of view from what was originally told. However, it contains updated dialog, as well as a few new scenes.^[57]

The Japanese broadcaster NTV aired the Death Note: Rewrite: L's Successors (Death Note Rewrite: L o Tsugu Mono) special on August 22, 2008. Like the first special, this new compilation summarized a part of the 2006–2007 television anime series. Specifically, it recounted the final half of the suspenseful supernatural story, including the investigators Near and Mello's confrontations with the vigilante Kira.^[58] This version features more updates than the previous one, most notably omission of the mafia plot.

[edit] Video games

A Death Note video game developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo DS, titled Death Note Kira Game (デスノート キラゲーム Desu Nōto Kira Gēmu^?), was released on February 15, 2007.^[59] Kira Game is a strategy game where the player takes on the role of Kira or L. These are just titles, as any character can be Kira or L. The player will attempt to deduce who their enemy is (Kira will try to uncover L's identity and vice versa). This will play out in 3 phases: Investigation, where the player will discuss the case and clues with other characters; Voting, where each member of the investigation team casts a vote on who they suspect is L or Kira based on the player's performance in the previous phase; L/Kira, where the player can either focus their investigation on one member to see if they are Kira (L part) or force a member off of the team (Kira part).^[60] A sequel to the game, Death Note L o Tsugumono (デスノート Lを継ぐ者 Desu Nōto Eru o Tsugu Mono^?, literally "Death Note: Successors to L"), was released in Japan on July 12, 2007. The storyline is based on the second part of the manga, featuring characters such as Mello and Near.^[60]

A third game, L the Prologue to Death Note -Rasen no Trap- (L the proLogue to DEATH NOTE -螺旋の罠- L the proLogue to DEATH NOTE -Rasen no Torappu-^?, literally "L the Prologue to Death Note: Spiraling Trap"), was released for the Nintendo DS in Japan on February 7, 2008.^[60][61] The player assumes the role of a rookie FBI agent who awakens in a strange hotel and attempts to escape with the help of L, who provides assistance via an in-game PDA. The story is set before the Kira investigation in the original series.^[61]

Several characters from Death Note appear in Jump Super Stars and Jump Ultimate Stars, a fighting game featuring a plethora of characters from Shōnen Jump titles. Light, Ryuk and L appear in Jump Super Stars as support characters. In Jump Ultimate Stars Misa, Near, and Mello are added as support characters as well.^[62][63]

[edit] Reception

As of June 2006, Death Note had sold around twenty million copies in Japan.^[64] On December 31, 2008, Comipress reported that the twelve volumes from the series had sold 26,500,000 copies.^[65] It was also nominated for Best Manga at the 2006 American Anime Awards but lost.^[66][67] In 2007, the first three volumes of Death Note were on the American Library Association's 2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top Ten list.^[68] On ICv2's "Top 10 Shonen Properties Q2 2009", Death Note was the third best manga property from North America.^[69] During January from 2007, Oricon made a poll in which they asked Japanese fans from manga and anime which characters from any series they would most like to see in spinoff series. The overall winner from the poll was L, who also ranked first in the women's poll and second in the men's poll.^[70]

Various publications for several types of media have commented on the Death Note manga, adding praise and criticism. Anime News Network (ANN) writer Zac Bertschy noted that the difference between Death Note and other manga from the same genre was very big due to the murders the main character (Light Yagami) commits as well as how he hides his identity of Kira. Although Bertchy mentioned some readers from other shōnen would be surprised with the dark themes of Death Note, he praised the series for its "great art, great story, compelling characters."^[71] Julie Rosato from Mania Entertainment found the story to be very entertaining, having liked Light's development in the story and L's introduction as well as how the latter starts suspecting of the former's identity. Additionally, he praised the story as it is "building a climax" with each detail introduced in the first chapter, making the reader to look forward to upcoming chapters.^[72] Briana Lawrence from ANN liked the series' ending as most of the characters from the story were "given a chance to shine" and due to the fact the notebook and other aspects from the series had little importance in the focus of Death Note and now they play a more important part. However, she did not like how the epilogue made no mention of what happens with Misa Amane and how Near and Mello were still treated like parts of L.^[73] Shūsuke Kaneko, director of the first 2 film versions of the series, said that the manga series "barely touches" pain felt by the Death Note's victims, so he decided to use a different focus with the film series.^[74]

Douglas Wolk of Salon said that a rumor circulated stating that the creators intended to create Death Note to last half as long as its actual run & Ohba and Obata had been persuaded to lengthen the storyline when Death Note's popularity increased, noting that the rumor "makes sense, since about halfway through the series, there's a point that seems like a natural ending". In addition he said that fans wrote "thousands" of Death Note fan fiction stories and posted them on the internet.^[75] Carl Kimlinger, in Protoculture Addicts, called Death Note "morally repellent" and said it "presents a worldview that is both shallow and repulsively misanthropic."^[76]

The anime was also commented with Tom S. Pepirium of IGN saying that Death Note's "heavy serialized nature" is what "makes the show so engaging and discussion worthy."^[77] Pepirium, saying that translating Death Note is "no small task," said that Stephen Hedley created a dub with "nothing clunky." Pepirium added that Karl Willems, director of the dub, assembled a "stunning voice cast of professionals" with a "solid tone minus some of the cheesy yelling and screaming of other dubs."^[78] John Powers of the NPR show Fresh Air finds the show "addicting" and equates its similarity to the American TV series Lost.^[79] It was also listed as the 51st best animated show in IGN's Top 100 Animated Series.^[80]

"Running over thirty-seven 20 minutes episodes, the anime sticks much closer to the manga so takes a far more languid approach to storytelling, better fleshing out the fantastic characters of Light and his nemesis, L. Light in particular is one of the most layered characters to appear in anime in a long time. -Hyper^[81]

The novelization L: Change the World became the second top selling light novel in Japan during 2008.^[82] A.E. Sparrow of IGN reviewed the novel Another Note and gave it a 9.5 out of 10. Sparrow said that the author understood "what made these characters click so well" and "captures everything that made the manga the compelling read that it is." Sparrow said that fans of Death Note who read Another Note will "find a welcome home" in the Nisio Isin's work that "adds a few more fun layers" to the Death Note franchise.^[83]

[edit] Banning by People's Republic of China

Early in 2005, school officials in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province (People's Republic of China), banned Death Note.^[84] The immediate cause was that students had been altering notebooks to resemble Death Notes and then writing the names of acquaintances, enemies, and teachers in the books.^[85][86] The ban was designed to protect the "physical and mental health"^[87] of students from horror material that "misleads innocent children and distorts their mind and spirit."^[88] Jonathan Clements has suggested that the Chinese authorities acted partly against "superstition" but also against illegal, pirate publishers of Death Note.^[89] The ban has been extended to other Chinese cities including Beijing,^[87][90] Shanghai and Lanzhou in Gansu Province.^[91] Legally published Chinese language versions of Death Note are published in Hong Kong and in Taiwan.^[89]

[edit] Copycat crimes and imitations

A Death Note

There have been various copycat crimes around the world which were based on Death Note. On September 28, 2007, two notes written with Latin characters stating "Watashi wa Kira dess", [sic] or "I am Kira" (私はキラです watashi wa Kira desu^?)^[92] were found near the remains of a Caucasian male in Belgium. The case has been called the "Mangamoord" (Dutch for Manga Murder) in Belgian media. Nothing was found on or near the victim besides these two notes.^[93]

A senior at the Franklin Military Academy in Richmond, Virginia, United States was suspended after being caught possessing a replica "Death Note" notebook with the names of fellow students.^[94]

In South Carolina, U.S. in 2008, school officials seized a "Death Note" notebook from a Hartsville Middle School student. District officials linked the notebook to the anime/manga. The notebook listed seven students' names. The school planned a disciplinary hearing and contacted the seven students' parents.^[95]

In Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. two sixth grade boys were arrested for possessions of "Death Notes" that listed names of several staff members and fellow students. According to Etowah County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Lanny Handy, the notebook was found the previous afternoon by a staffer. The students were suspended from the county's schools. The students, their parents, and school officials had met with Handy and a junior probation officer.^[96]

In Gig Harbor, Washington, U.S. one middle school student was expelled and three were suspended on May 14, 2008 for having their own "Death Note" books.^[97]