Yoga - My Side

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

I am back in Auckland. South Island(NZ) was absolutely amazing. It's hard to describe the experience in words, they are just so wonderful.

If you are looking for things like Movie World or Gold Coast, then Australia is perhaps the best choice. NZ is best known for its Milford Sound, Fox Glacier, Cape Reinga and extreme sports. The pics shall come in the next few days, InsyaAllah.

I had very limited internet access during the trip. I honestly a little bit surprised to see the news today. One of many that caught my eyes was the fatwa made by the National Fatwa Council re yoga.

Many have also defended the decision, although many have openly expressed their disappointment. Many have criticised emotionally, and a lot also have given their input, which is more appropriate.

There are flaws of course. I'll tackle this issue to the best of my understanding.

Before any fatwa is issued, the topic raised will be sent out to top university lecturers for further studies. Some of these issues may take months, and once a conclusion has been made, the Council will have the final say to accept or reject it. The yoga issue has been in the news for months remember, before the fatwa was released. The comments you have made, should have been made many months ago, not now.

Therefore before discussing this issue more deeply, please stop criticising the National Fatwa Council for not doing homework. If you have no knowledge of what is happening behind the scene, please shut keep quiet, otherwise you will look stupid if one proves you wrong.

The fatwa council itself has flaws. Over the past few years they have been to passive. They are too slow sometimes, that many times we have observed they wait for things to happen, for them to act. Islam teaches us not to follow things blindly, and many I am sure still remember that one of types of faith/imam that we learned in SPM was 'taklid(ikut-ikutan)'. The Council should instead educate what is wrong and what can be corrected for yoga to be safely practised by the Muslims. The fatwa has caught rather by surprise to many, including the non-Muslims.

Although these flaws are not academically mature, they should be discussed intellectually. Do not simply accuse these ulama's as conservative when you yourself are not smart enough not to tackle issues wisely.

Another surprise which is not too nice is the criticism by The Hindu Sangam. As we have lived together for many years, the Muslims respect your religion including the no-beef in meals, and no-pork in Muslim food, whatever fatwa issued should be regarded as internal matters of the Muslims, rather than a way to show disrespect to the non-Muslims.

Maybe I am not able to express my thoughts so cleverly here, that I recommend you to have a read at Rocky Bru's-What is Hindu Sangam saying and Tun Mahathir's Dont Make it a religous issue.

“It is like saying Muslims should not eat pork and it is not an insult to the Chinese.

“It is the same when Muslims cannot do yoga, it is not because they are insulting the Hindus.

“It is just that they should not do it. Like all other things forbidden among Muslims, it is not an insult to others. - Tun Mahathir

as I have always preferred, take things intelectually. Many of you are university educated, you would use the best text books when it comes to your discipline, for us Muslims, Quran and Hadith are our main sources when it comes to Islamic matters. As a friendly reminder, your opinion is not a say of Islam, unless they come from these 2 sources. Do not go around, and tell everyone 'they should do this and that'.

Before I end, has any of you have actually checked what the current contemporary scholars say about yoga? Or is it Malaysian scholars are the first one?

It will be interesting to see the development in the next few days.

till next time,
assalamualaikum

Away

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

I'm currently away in South Island New Zealand for a 7 day trip.

Will write again when I come back to Auckland

till next time.
Asslamualaikum

Happy

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

here comes the good news

I have passed my final year in medical school!!!!!

first and foremost, I thank Allah for making this possible.

Secondly, I thank Allah for still giving me the chance to enjoy this success.

Thirdly, credit goes to Allah for rewarding me this after 6 years(excluding 2 years in KDU) of hard work.

Although there are too many ups and downs here in medical school, I have never lost faith in Allah.

There will be names that deserve a lot of credit in the next few entries. My brain is not functioning at its best, as I was sleep deprived last night. I am 90% sure there would be few names missing if I were to mention them now.

I hope this song should be able to summarise the hard work, and be used to inspire or reignite your spirit.



Ella's Standing In the Eyes of the World
Pahit getir hidup... dan pengorbanan
terpaksa dihadapi, demi kejayaan
terdidik sejak mula, tabah berusaha
tanpa cuba melangkah, tak kemana
di mana kau berada
pencapaian tak tiba dengan mudah
( korus )
kini "standing in the eyes of the world"
hanyalah selangkah dari nyata
keazaman membara dijiwa
menanti saat bebas merdeka
tiba masa kau melangkah gagah
bersemangat ke arah matlamat sedaya upaya
engkau terunggul
wajar "standing in the eyes of the world"
Harapan yang pernah terkulai layu
kembali segar mekar bawah bayanganmu
setiap manusia ingin berjaya
namun tak semua miliki tuah
engkau menghampirinya
kesempatan telah pun tiba...

I need some rest.

till next time,
assalamualaikum

yang mana betul ni?

assalamualaikum

in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful


IPOH: An opposition assemblyman wants the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) to investigate the legality of the state government’s move to use public funds to help families of Internal Security Act detainees.

“It is illogical and wrong to include them along with those suffering from chronic illnesses, orphans, senior citizens, single mothers and so on,” said Dr Wan Norashikin(BN) when debating the 2009 Supplies Enactment at state legislature yesterday.

PERHAPS she is right.

What she does not realise is the blunder that the previous and current BN goverment have made. To help the family of those detained ISA in my opinion is never a mistake.

If she insists that allocating a tiny portion of the whole budget to help these people is inappropriate, she should remember that it is always wrong to use public funds to detain them in the first place. Firtstly, it is a misuse of public's money. Secondly, you are causing unnecessary troubles to affected family. Thirdly, although possibly the contribution is unremarkable, you are not helping in building a world class economy in Malaysia generally.

I strongly believe what Perak government is doing is absolutely not wrong.

What is more important is to criticise what is wrong, and to support what is right.

If she thinks that single mothers, orphans and senior citizens are not getting enough help, maybe Perak government should also spend some time looking into this matter. After all, why use KEADILAN as the name of your party, if you can't translate it into action?

till next time,
assalamualaikum

My Birthday

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

I am so thankful firstly to Allah, and also to everyone for all the wishes. On facebook alone I have received easily more than 30 birthday wishes.

I am no more sweet 17 today.Hehe..

As I am writing this, the 1st day of quarter of a century is leaving me. I don't have too many issues with age, because it is clear that it is talents that keep you on top of the league, not age. If age was everything, Sir Alex Ferguson would have won everything because he's the eldest.

Or Dr M the greatest PM because he retired at the age of ?78. Or Khairy Jamaluddin should not run for Youth Chief as he is only ?28.

People make a lot of fuss with age. It is your choice.

Whatever you want to say, deep inside I wanna wish a million thanks for making this a wonderful day.=).

till next time,
assalamualaikum
I did not realise that are many people share the same birth date as mine.

Seram

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

the weather for the past 3 days has not been the best. it is not for me to complain, as Allah knows the what is the best for us. Whatever the weather is, we are very close to having a good summer InsyaAllah.

I know I have not written anything on either politics or current issues. Of course I do want to, but everyone is busy burning their midnight oil, therefore I don't think they will even bother to drop by at my blog. There is not much to blog anyway on politics. Current issues like UMNO's general assembly, Gerakan's making noises and many more do not interest me.

1 thing people do not want to admit is they are interested in Norman Hakim-Abby's issue. To write a thousand arguments here is not difficult, obviously. I will never do that. Firstly, it's not appropriate, and secondly what evidence do you have to support whichever side. One should refrain him/herself from making any allegations, for we are not allowed to slander anyone. Dosa doe fitnah orang...

A friendly reminder, you are entitled to your own opinion, but an opinion will remain an opinion, unless it is supported by facts and figures.

I really have no idea why, but lately I have at least 1 friend request almost daily at friendster. How did they come across my page is still a wonder. Hmm..glamer sangat ke?=)

Arsenal-MU was a good of football wasn't it? Arsenal was absolutely fantastic, the way the passed the ball around, keeping it on the floor and suddenly, bammm..wonderful goal. The last time I played futsal 2 days ago, I know why Malaysia will not make it to the next few World Cups. Everyone thinks they are so good, they are the best in dribbling and never want to pass the ball. Malaysia Boleh!! Hehe, I'm one of these people.

I should stop. this is all gibberish.

till next time,
assalamualaikum

Pelik

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

it is an extraordinary event that we now see tens of thousands of ladies especially are interested in politics. So many are happy with Obama's victory. He's charismatic, and that tells you the whole picture.

he is indeed unique. the way he delivers his speech, focusing on his strengths and plans rather than attacking his opponent, or basically virtually everything in his campaign looks perfect.

Americans have made the right decision this time. Congratulations!!!!

Still, unlike the majority, if appropriate, I do not harbour too much hope on him. I know he will bring in many changes which of course will benefit the world.

I reckon that us Muslims should rise and earn the respect that they want. It comes naturally when we are at top. LA Galaxy is nowhere as good as Real Madrid, don't you find it odd that Beckham is there? It's America. everybody wants to be at America. where everything is possible.

i'm mentally tired.i need rest.

till next time,
assalamualaikum

Silap Fabregas

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Sorry for the lack of updates here. Woosh(ISP) has been unbelievably slow, so slow that to transfer a file of 70k took more than 2 minutes.

It is a rare occasion that I am able to even open any website now. Therefore, this will be a short entry.

Good luck to NZ Malaysian students who are sitting for their exams this week and next. All the best!!

and to football fans, I did not watch Spurs-Arsenal game. But I can imagine what a thrilling game it was. Congrats to Spurs! Awesome.

The reports say Arsenal played amazing football. Still, I think the result was fair to both sides. Especially after seeing this comment made by Cesc Fabregas

Spurs remain bottom of the Premier League but the comeback proved Cesc Fabregas wrong after he said Arsenal's ladies team would give Redknapp's men a run for their money.[source: Soccernet]

It's a reminder to myself too. Do not belittle anyone, no matter how good you are.

till next time,
assalamualaikum

Stamford Bridge falling Down.

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful



phewwwwww....



what a relief.n what a joyful moment to see Liverpool winning at Stamford Bridge, a fortress to the Chelsea FC team. Prior to the match, they held a record of being unbeaten for 86 matches. 86 matches..



As Jamie Carragher had said, the record was there to be beaten. We are delighted to see it was Liverpool who made that record a history. It's perhaps the same feeling those Man Utd fans felt when they broke Arsenal 49-match unbeaten run.



I would like to single out this praise to Xabi Alonso. He was nearly sold to Juventus. He rejected the transfer, and has been working extremely hard since then. He scored some goals in the pre-season games, and he now is playing some good football.



I prefer to be realisitc over Liverpool's chances to win the EPL. It is only October now. At least there are 7 more months to go before they have the final laugh. Liverpool is also known to be playing well going to Christmas time in pre-Houllier era, before they faltered in January and February.



Still a long way to go bro.........



Of course I am happy with the current development. We have suffered too long. Too long that Man Utd has now won 17 EPL titles, 1 short of Liverpool's. We need to distance ourselves from our foes, and maintain our record as the MOST SUCCESSFUL English club in the history. 18 EPL and 5 Champs League. Man Utd is the closest rival to beating our records.



Interestingly, it was news to me when Harry Redknapp took over the rein at Spurs. It's not a bad decision though. It is more to a question of 'why now', after he has built a squad capable of fighting for UEFA Cup spot in Portsmouth. He brought in few top class players there including Crouch and Defoe, and he blocked the sale of Muntari to my beloved Inter Milan.



Having mentioned Portsmouth, I remember talking to probably the prettiest English girl I have ever seen 2 months ago. She's from Portsmouth and was here for electives.



Now I need to get back to my work. Bosan gile buat report.



till next time,

assalamualaikum

p/s how did Robinho manage to score a hattrick for Man City? Congrats Arserih/Serih Wright Phillips. Xazri Alonso(Mr Big Shot) will be back in December to hunt you down. Selamat berangkat pulang ke germany Sani. Belikan aku jersi germany lagi nanti.

tersenyum

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

this is the most inspiring story of the day

Pemandu teksi terima sarjana

KUALA LUMPUR 19 Okt. – Iltizam untuk menjadi idola kepada lima anaknya membakar semangat seorang pemandu teksi, Ishak Ismail, 56, untuk meneruskan pelajaran sehingga ke peringkat ijazah sarjana.

‘‘Cukuplah selama 13 tahun saya jadi pemandu teksi. Saya mahu mengubah kehidupan kami sekeluarga.

‘‘Cuma kenangan manis sepanjang menjadi pemandu teksi tidak akan dilupakan kerana sewaktu menunggu penumpang, itulah masanya saya mentelaah,’’ katanya yang belajar selama dua jam setiap hari.

if this does not make you proud, I don't know what does.

arise all Muslims!



till next time,
assalamualaikum

Belajar mempersoalkan

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

kadang2, seperti yang saya tulis pada entry2 yg lama, sesuatu amalam yg kita pegang terlalu lama, kita tidak pernah mempersoalkan sama ada itu adat ataupun ibadat. yang adat dikenali sebagai adat, dan yg mengamalkan ibadat dituduh pengkhianat kepada tradisi adat.

sy kecewa dengan diri sy sendiri bila berhujah pagi tadi, kerana jelasnya kekurangan ilmu sy berhujah dengan 'ustaz ni kata ni, ustaz tu kata tu'.

sy bukan hendak membangkitkan isu2 kecil seperti dibawah ini. tetapi niat saya ingin membuka mata saudara agar mengamalkan Islam seperti yg disuruh sahaja, dan meninggalkan amalan yg tidak diajar, walaupun ia kelihatan seperti amalan yg baik. Seperti kata2 umar abd aziz 'bidaah itu sesat w'pun ia kelihatan mulia'. ayat yg lebih lengkap ada dalam buku popular hadith 40 yang ada di sume masjid kat malaysia.

"MAKA BERPEGANGLAH DENGAN SUNNAHKU(RASULULLAH S.A.W) DAN SUNNAH KHULAFA AR-RASYIDIN AL-MAHDIYYIN.BERPEGANGLAH DENGANNYA DAN GIGITLAH IA DENGAN GIGI GERAHAM . JAUHILAH KAMU DARI PERKARA-PERKARA YANG DIADA-ADAKAN(DALAM AGAMA) , KERANA SETIAP YANG DIADA-ADAKAN DALAM AGAMA ITU BIDAAH DAN SETIAP YANG BIDAAH ITU SESAT"(SUNAN ABU DAUD)"

soalan2 di bawah ini diharap dapat membuka mata agar saudara mempersoalkan samada amalan yg anda lakukan itu adat atau ibadat. Jika adat, anda hanya dapat letih dan pahala yg hampir pasti tak dapat. Amalan itu bukan sekadar niat sahaja kene betul, tetapi amalan itu mesti berlandaskan hadith2 utk cara dan hasil yg terbaik.

Soalan 1) Saya ingin bertanya....adakah bacaan al-fatihah yg ingin kita sampaikan kepada yg telah meninggal dunia sampai dan diterima oleh mereka?Terima kasih.

Jawapan - Mengirim bacaan al-Fatihah kepada si mayyit adalah amalan keMelayuan sahaja dan tiada sandaran dari AQ maupun asSunnah. Ini amat menghairankan kerana jelas dalam madzhab Syafi'iy, pahala bacaan al-Qur:an tidak sampai kepada mayyit. Ibn Kathir (tafsir surah anNahl) memetik kata2 Imam Syafi'iy ra bahawa bacaan al-Qur:an dari orang yg hidup tidak sampai kepada mayyit. Lajnah Fatwa dan penyelidikan KSA juga memfatwakan amalan ni tiada asalnya. Namun kita berlapang dada kerana terdapat perbahasan dalam isu ini dari fuqaha' mutaakhirin yg mendokong amalan tersebut. Tapi yang lebih hampir kepada kebenaran ialah pendapat al-Imam Muhammad bin Idris al-Syafi'iy yg hidup di awal Islam. sekian

Soalan 2) mengenai tahlil, para tabien dan tabiut yg buat betullke?? tetiba saja ad hamba allah kata ia dr tabiin dan tabiiut?? adakah ia benar?? setau saya imam syafi'i dr kalangan tabi'in dan tabi'ut kan?? kalu slh tlg btulkan...

Jawapan - Upacara berkumpul di rumah si mati untuk selamatan yang dipimpin oleh pak lebai dengan membawa wirid dan kemuncak wirid itu ialah membaca tahlil. Maka dinamakan majlis tahlil arwah (Malaysia) atau tahlilan di Indonesia.

Jika di kalangan tabi'in, ialah Imam Syafi'iy dan Imam Syafi'iy, beliau mencela amalan tahlilan arwah dalam kitabnya al-Umm, bahawa Imam Syafi'iy membenci berhimpun di rumah mayyit." sedangkan masa itu hanya berkumpul sahaja tanpa ada upacara tahlilan. Itupun sudah dicela oleh Imam Syafi'iy, jika ada upacara membaca tahlil beramai-ramai, sudah tentu Imam Syafi'iy akan bertambah benci akan amalan begitu.
Maka dakwaan si fulan itu adalah dusta dan zaman tabi'in dan tabi' tabi'in adalah zaman keemasan Islam, yakni Islam tanpa bid'ah. Islam murni dan asli. WA

Soalan 3) di sini ana ingin bertanya apakah hukum membaca surah al fatihah pada permulaan majlis?
Adakah ia satu sunnah?

Jawapan - Amalan membaca Fatihah di permulaan majlis tidak ada sandaran daripada syariat Islam. Sedangkan amalan ibadah mestilah disandarkan kepada dalil daripada Quran dan Sunnah. Amalan ini tidak didapati dalam kedua-duanya.

disini bukan medan utk bertengkar.jika anda berkeras ingin lakukan, silakan. tapi jgn gunakan nama Rasulullah untuk anda mempertahankan hujah anda. Katakan pada jemaah anda, itu amalan saya, dan saya tiada kuasa nak bagi pahala pada jika kalian hendak mengikuti saya.

kebanyakan anda semua pelajar universiti, sepatutnya semua aspek dari akidah hinggalah kepada amalan hendaklah bergantung kepada kefahaman dan berlandaskan bukti2 Quran dan Sunnah. Kata2 Ustaz boleh dipersoalkan jika mereka tidak berjaya datangkan bukti.

till next time,
assalamualaikum
p/s Shocking!!! --> but MCA says Umno dominates BN. It seems like everyone is now questioning UMNO, and you might wonder why is Khairy Jamaluddin is struggling to secure enough votes for the upcoming UMNO elections.

Hindraf - My Side

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

I, PERSONALLY, believe it is a mistake to ban HINDRAF. Surely the claim of ethnic cleansing is wrong. To deny one's right to speak up, it's even worse.

First you ISA-ed them, and now you ban them.

Firstly, If indeed the name Hindu Rights Action Force is wrong, why should PAS get a special treatment. Parti Islam SeMalaysia, and Hindu RAF. Let them be in peace with their religion. One of the Gerakan leaders yesterday questioned yet again on the special priveledges of the Malays. We have not seen any action taken yet.

I can only agree with PAS' Dr Kamaruddin Jaafar's comment:

"There are a lot of coalitions and non-governmental organisations which have emerged and bring up all sorts of issues. It is strange why Hindraf has become the only target," said the Tumpat MP.

Secondly, if Hindraf's objectives are causing so much trouble, bring them to the court. They can decide who's guilty and who's not.

Quran is a complete guideline to one's life. Look at how Islam encourages you to think wisely, and look at the example given

52. (Ingatlah), ketika Ibrahim berkata kepada bapaknya dan kaumnya: "Patung-patung apakah ini yang kamu tekun beribadat kepadanya?"

53. Mereka menjawab: "Kami mendapati bapak-bapak kami menyembahnya."

54. Ibrahim berkata: "Sesungguhnya kamu dan bapak-bapakmu berada dalam kesesatan yang nyata."

55. Mereka menjawab: "Apakah kamu datang kepada kami dengan sungguh-sungguh ataukah kamu termasuk orang-orang yang bermain-main^[961]?"

56. Ibrahim berkata: "Sebenarnya Tuhan kamu ialah Tuhan langit dan bumi yang telah menciptakannya: dan aku termasuk orang-orang yang dapat memberikan bukti atas yang demikian itu."

57. Demi Allah, sesungguhnya aku akan melakukan tipu daya terhadap berhala-berhalamu sesudah kamu pergi meninggalkannya^[962].

58. Maka Ibrahim membuat berhala-berhala itu hancur berpotong-potong, kecuali yang terbesar (induk) dari patung-patung yang lain; agar mereka kembali (untuk bertanya) kepadanya.

59. Mereka berkata: "Siapakah yang melakukan perbuatan ini terhadap tuhan-tuhan kami, sesungguhnya dia termasuk orang-orang yang zalim."

60. Mereka berkata: "Kami dengar ada seorang pemuda yang mencela berhala-berhala ini yang bernama Ibrahim ."

61. Mereka berkata: "(Kalau demikian) bawalah dia dengan cara yang dapat dilihat orang banyak, agar mereka menyaksikan."

62. Mereka bertanya: "Apakah kamu, yang melakukan perbuatan ini terhadap tuhan-tuhan kami, hai Ibrahim?"

63. Ibrahim menjawab: "Sebenarnya patung yang besar itulah yang melakukannya, maka tanyakanlah kepada berhala itu, jika mereka dapat berbicara."

64. Maka mereka telah kembali kepada kesadaran dan lalu berkata: "Sesungguhnya kamu sekalian adalah orang-orang yang menganiaya (diri sendiri)",

65. kemudian kepala mereka jadi tertunduk^[963] (lalu berkata): "Sesungguhnya kamu (hai Ibrahim) telah mengetahui bahwa berhala-berhala itu tidak dapat berbicara."

66. Ibrahim berkata: Maka mengapakah kamu menyembah selain Allah sesuatu yang tidak dapat memberi manfaat sedikitpun dan tidak (pula) memberi mudharat kepada kamu?"

67. Ah (celakalah) kamu dan apa yang kamu sembah selain Allah. Maka apakah kamu tidak memahami?

68. Mereka berkata: "Bakarlah dia dan bantulah tuhan-tuhan kamu, jika kamu benar-benar hendak bertindak."

lessons from above:
1) tradition is not the best source for daily acts. everything must be evidence based. E.g. ask your Ustaz to come up with Hadith/Quran why we do this and that. There must be a reason when I say we DON'T have to tahlil when somebody passes away.
2) when you can't back up a claim with facts, you don't shut/beat them up. You become a loser as a result.

There's an interesting article written in Malaysiakini. Unfortunately, you need to have a username and password to log you in. Title is Moving beyond Race by Teh Tarik.

[Preview]
"In Malaysia, if it is a Malay issue it is a national issue; if it is a Chinese issue, it is a racial issue; if it is an Indian issue, it is a non-issue."

It's ironic how I repeatedly mentioned how I hated Utusan that I still visit Utusan online regularly. I don't do one sided story.

Whether you agree, or not, what I wrote above is merely my personal opinions. I am happy to be proven wrong.

till next time,
assalamualaikum
p/s Liverpool - Chelsea next weekend. Liverpool to beat Chelsea? Man City to lose big time? Arsenal yet another draw? Malaysia to play in World Cup 2012?

Wanita

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

occasionally I pay a visit to PARADIGMA. Honestly I haven't done so in ages. I did today, n I came across a really interesting hadith.

TAKUTLAH KAMU SEMUA KEPADA ALLAH MENGENAI WANITA (ISTERI) KERANA KAMU TELAH MENGAMBIL MEREKA DENGAN AMANAH ALLAH [Hadith riwayat Muslim]

you don't have to wonder why now the divorce rate is sky high in non-Muslim western countries. the same pattern is seen in big cities e.g. Kuala Lumpur when people start to adapt Western lifestyle.

some say 'u need to live in with your partner before u get married'. no strings attached life is fun, but it won't anymore when a baby pops out. AMANAH. what happens next, the girl starts crying, and the boy starts running away. so much for 'knowing your partner well'....

i'm pretty sure most of you are familiar with Spiderman's great power comes with great responsbility.

Satu nikmat, satu dugaan.

till next time
assalamualaikum.

Now December?

assalamulaikum

in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Nik Aziz interview by Rocky Bru

He speaks of how the Federal government has denied the Kelantan people of the development and the projects they deserve as Malaysians. "It's one of the sins of the Federal Government," he says. When PAS (or Pakatan Rakyat) takes of the Federal Government, "that sin" will cease to be committed, along with t"he other dosa-dosa" like the ISA, he assures

So, I asked him about Anwar Ibrahim's December deadline to take over the Government from the BN. The deadline, Nik Aziz told me, isn't important. What's imperative is that the takover must happen. "Mesti," he reiterates.

Fingers crossed...

"We have built our base to go forward, if it (taking power) does not happen this week or next week, it can possibly happen before Eid al-Adha festival," Anwar said late on Friday in comments reported by the mass-selling Berita Harian newspaper

fingers crossed again......

and UMNO on the other side, are fighting for their survival. Gerakan's decision to remain in BN in my opinion will add more liability to the ill state Barisan National. Should you want to believe Dato' Seri Najib's is the saviour of BN, feel free to think so. My request is, don't go around and 'force' people to accept your thought. Only intellectual discussion is encouraged here...

and this video explains  how UMNO was defeated in the last G.E. in a very humiliating manner.

this is even more ridiculous

KUALA LUMPUR: The Cheras Umno division has started a fund to assistUtusan Malaysia in defending itself against a RM30mil defamation lawsuit filed by Seputeh MP Teresa Kok.

Kicking off the fund with a RM20,000 contribution, division head Datuk Syed Ali Al Habshee said the Tabung Azan would also be used to assist mosques and suraus that needed money to buy loudspeakers for the purpose of the azan (call to prayer)

digging your own graveyards huh? Gerakan is trying to be more multiracial, n the other party trying be more........I don't know.. 

political matters aside, I feel happy today that I have met my long lost Darjah 6 friend.n he's already married.. =)..jumpa kat friendster je...berkurun dh x jumpa..

n time meeting JPA tadi, masa introduction kene sebut nama sekolah..dak2 lain xpe kot diorg baru abes skolah, tp sekolah menengah saya tamat 8 tahun lepas kot..hehe..

okla, 

nak sambung stadi

till next time,

assalamualaikum

p/s interestingly enough, Singapore is in 'economic recession'. Malaysia? to add salt to the wound, Shah Rukh Khan will be conferred Datukship...

Lencongan

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

I do in fact, notice that I have been slightly out of control lately. Sort of disinhibited. I have not crossed the line yet, but the more you commit consequently the closer you will get.  I do not want anything bad to happen, honestly. 

1. Telah dekat kepada manusia hari menghisab segala amalan mereka, sedang mereka berada dalam kelalaian lagi berpaling (daripadanya).

2. Tidak datang kepada mereka suatu ayat Al Quran pun yang baru (di-turunkan) dari Tuhan mereka, melainkan mereka mendengarnya, sedang mereka bermain-main,

By all means, if you happen to be there when I'm there, just stop me. I might get angry, but I will thank you eventually. 

I don't have to reveal everything what I did, it is best described that I have lead myself astray.  I feel restless, I feel empty. I feel totally opposite to how I behaved in Ramadhan.

  

Aisar(Chor) - Faiq Fickry - gambar lama.

Hari Raya-Deepavali celebration today. Of all pictures that I managed to squeeze in, only 2 pictures were from my camera. Tumpang je la...

few of my close friends here. Danny, Nadia and Mr Big Shot

till next time,

assalamualaikum

p/s: perhaps I need another round of Ramadhan to correct my dysfunctional state. 

Bravo!

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

I believe Pak Lah deserves an applause for his bravery. One of the Sarawak BN leaders comments it as 'a rare trait in 3rd world country leaders'. Indeed it is.  Power, money and women, most people can't resist any of these, if not all. Thailand as the nearest example, or if you are so outdated enough, Mugabe from Zimbabwe would I hope open your eyes. 

Whether Pak Lah has performed better than Tun Mahathir, I do not think it's fair to compare. There was no Malaysiakini or Youtube in Tun's era. This tells you why Pak Lah is not left with other choices but to resign. 

One thing that I dislike is the handing over of the post. As if being a PM is a small matter, that you can decide to sell or buy whenever you want. Let the members decide.  My opinion is UMNO is now not a force to be reckon with,  as it used to be before, and that needs fixation. 

PAS on the other hand, are taking 1 step ahead in building racial harmony. 

THREE PAS assemblymen attended the Nine Emperor Gods Festival at a Chinese temple in Kedah on Tuesday night, China Press reported.

Dr Ismail Salleh, Amiruddin Hamzah and Mohd Nasir Mustafa chatted with Chinese community leaders and ate peanuts on their first visit to the Tow Boo Keong Temple in Alor Star.

The visit by the Malay assemblymen was a nice surprise for the temple chairman who said it had never happened before.

there you go...PAS as a radical Islamic Party is an image portrayed by UTUSAN MELOYA. If you insist on believing utusan, go ahead. 

enough of politics.

Have you heard of a song 'Insan' by Rabbani. SERIUS TAK BEST. Don't get emotional, what entertains you does not necessarily apply to me. Relatively, the original version by Yantzen is so pure and better.  I grew up listening to  Malay bands. They are the best. Rock kapak the best.

Kita adalah insan
Menumpang atas dunia
Aku dengan caraku
Yang sederhana

Kita adalah hamba
Berbakti pada Yang Esa
Aku mencari sinar Keredhaannya

Kita sama sahaja
Bezanya cuma amalan kita
Engkau dan juga aku
Saling perlukan

Oh cinta yang murni
Sebagai ikatan
Yang kukuh di hati
Demi masa depan
Jangan dihancurkan
Hidup yang indah ini
Akibatnya merana

Jangan hancurkan
Hidup yang indah
Kita adalah hamba Yang Esa

till next time,

assalamualaikum

p/s tgk rambut Yantzen tu teringat rambut panjang dulu2. nostalgik sungguh...

Raya Pics Phase II

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

as promised, and as requested, below are the phase II raya photos..The journey of open houses started from Landings - organised by mostly MARA engineering students. Food was marvelous, everything was just fantastic.

pic 1 dari kiri haziq,iqbal,ki,shafiq,irshad,zik,musa,chip,sho

pic 2 - Ki n Syamim(2/11 organisers)

I am terribly sorry for not having the pic of all the organisers. Credit goes to you people.

Next, followed by Petunia farewell dinner for final year students. Thanks people. Let the pics do the talking.

pic 3 - ada gaya Rob Thomas x?

pic 4 - Genius,Mr Big Shot,Genius gak

pic 5 - Mr Big Shot, Abang Shahreen

pic 6 - final year students

Pic 7 - Romper Stomper, Hang Jebat, Cikgu Aun(camna eja doe?), Chip

Sunday morning - BECA's open house.

Pic 8 - 2 kali masuk fasa II ni, pecita bro?

Pic 9 - posers.

Pict 10 - Follow the leader(Korn)

Pict 11 - bersama post grad

What is different this time around is there are many smaller scale open houses. Are we actually feeling the impact of economic recession in the U.S? hehe...

till next time,
assalamualaikum

Photo Phase 1

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

since everyone is not back home yet, and the only issues making the headlines are elections in UMNO, MCA and GERAKAN, I therefore, have decided to post raya photos here. These are phase 1, they are mostly from Day 1 Raya in Auckland.

as usual, click at the photo to enlarge. Feel free to steal any pic you want. I'm fine as long as you don't make me your desktop wallpaper.(huk alohhhhhhhhh)..kidding.

pic 1 - Mr Big Shot himself.

pic 2 - flatmates minus khairi(pergi masjid ponsonby)

pic 3 - pakcik ki, najib, mr big shot, irfan(bukan irfan baran)

pic 4 - koleksi jejaka Malaysia with Husam(arab saudi). ya shabab............

pic 5 - sheik rafat. Imam at Mt Street Mosque

pic 6 - Syeikh Azri(ehsan baju Luqman)

pic 7 - the 4th years.

pic 8 - raya with fellow junior med students

pic 9 - posers, we hardly worked hard last night.hehe

pic 10 - buat kuih di flat 14

If I have time, I will definitely upload them in facebook and ?myspace. My myspace profile has remained dormant for ages, though I still log in every week.

More photos will come.

till next time,
assalamualaikum

SELAMAT HARI RAYA

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

saya mulakan, dengan mood raya yang makin bersemarak, saya ingin mengucapkan kepada semua rakan2 Muslim, 

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI

kat sini gak, saya nak mintak maaf kepada yang mengenali, dengan ucapan maaf zahir dan batin sepanjang perkenalan, kalau ada terkasar bahasa ke, terbuat silap sana sini, tersimpan apa2 dalam hati ke..kalau ada yg perlu sy minta maaf, datang bgtau la ye. n kalau ada sapa2 yg saya hutang tu bgtau la ye, mana tau xde rezki Ramadhan depan. n yg berhutang, ehem2...=)

zaman 1st year kat Auckland

Banyak dah tempat saya merantau untuk belajar

SKTTDI - SMTTDI - MRSMPC - ASASI SAINS UM - KDU - IMU - UNI OF AUCKLAND

linkungan rakan saya cukup luas. Tak larat nak tulis sume, n rasa x adil plak kalau tertinggal siapa2. Yang paling utama, untuk family SELAMAT HARI RAYA. MAAF ZAHIR BATIN kalau ada salah silap.

zaman 2nd year raya kat Auckland - ada gaya rockers x?

kepada kengkawan yg termasuk atau tidak dalam group2 tempat belajar di atas, insyaAllah ada rezeki kita jumpa lagi. kalau ada yg nak tulis apa2 kat sini, jgn la guna anonymous ye. =).

zaman ?????3rd year, rambut sudah pendek..so sweet..kihkihkih...

lagu raya antara yg favourite-Lebaran Ini

lagu iklan raya yang feveret masa kecik2.iklan raya EON.lirik dia sama je..

sori2.saya x pernah antar gambar kat utusan online ataupun mana2 website lain.sbb malas.n sbb saya ada page sy sendiri. bila lagi kan?

till next time, 

assalamualaikum

xde mood la nak menulis 4-5 hari ni. 

Lozenges like effect

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

وعن أبي ذر رضي الله عنه قال : قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :” ولا تحقرن من المعروف شيئا ، ولو أن تلقي أخاك بوجه طليق” )رواه المسلم(

Daripada Abu Zar r.a berkata : Rasulullah SAW telah berkataku : “Janganlah kamu memandang rendah (mencela) sesuatau kebaikkan, sekalipun kamu berjumpa saudara kamu dengan muka yang bersei-seri”.

Senyum seindah suria
Yang membawa cahya
Senyumlah dari hati
Duniamu berseri

Senyum umpama titian
Dalam kehidupan
Kau tersenyum ku tersenyum
Kemesraan menguntum

Senyum… kepada semua
Senyumanmu amatlah berharga
Senyum… membahagiakan
Dengan senyuman terjalinlah
Ikatan…

Very very soothing indeed..reminds me of my childhood somehow...

aku pun tersenyum, walau x seindah suria..hehe.gila lame

Ramadhan is very near to its end..as Sheikh Rafat said, let's enjoy the month together.5 more days to go.

a quarter of a century draws nearer to me.

till next time

assalamualaikum

Relative Subject

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

America is no doubt most countries look onto as a model in many fields, e.g. politics, human rights, economics, sports. 

Lehman has been declared bankrupt and AIG is given a bail out of 85 billion USD. 

Sheikh Fahmi meanwhile, wants to Man City the best club in the world. They are even willing to pay 135million for Christiano Ronaldo. From what I know, only Selangor and Kelantan FA have the ability to compete with Man City now. Go Dollah Salleh!

Here in Malaysia, talk of the takeover of the federal government has been making headlines. One party accuses another of lying, to which this reply has been made

"If he wants to see the details (of the list), then convene an emergency session of parliament and he will see...," he said.

“If he doesn’t believe me, then go to Parliament."

Whatever the situation is, we are still thankful that Malaysia is nowhere near like Zimbabwe and Thailand. =)

“Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, hendaklah kamu berdiri kerana Allah, menjadi saksi dengan keadilan. Janganlah kerana kebencianmu terhadap satu kaum, sehingga membuatkan kamu tidak berlaku adil. Berlaku adillah, kerana keadilan itu lebih dekat kepada taqwa dan takutlah kepada Allah. Sesungguhnya Allah Maha mengetahui apa-apa yang kamu kerjakan.” (Al-maidah : 8). 

“Maka tetaplah kamu pada jalan yang benar, sebagaimana diperintahkan kepadamu dan (juga) orang yang telah taubat beserta kamu dan janganlah kamu melampaui batas. Sesungguhnya Dia Maha melihat apa yang kamu kerjakan.” (Hud : 112).

till next time

assalamualaikum 

p/s 

Pening pening

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

I'm confident to say a big segment of Malaysians were disappointed that takeover plan Sept 16 did not really take place. There were, of course, who felt the opposite way. I have no statistics to back my statement though. Maybe the expectation to have a lower oil price was too high. 

DSAI in his press conference yesterday mentioned the next step after meeting Pak Lah is to go to Agong. Now that Pak Lah has publicly refused to meet up with Anwar, the public is left wondering when Pakatan Rakyat will pursue the plan to seek audience with Agong. 

As everyone is aware, the Finance Minister portfolio is handed today to Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak. 

Interestingly, several interesting developments have also happened today, 

1) Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berkata ketua pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim kini sudah menjadi satu ancaman kepada ekonomi dan keselamatan negara. 

2) 'He has become a threat to the economy and (national) security," he said. And when asked what action the government would take against him, Abdullah refused to reveal his cards, saying: "I will not indicate what plan I will take, what I do will be in the best interests of the people and the country."

3) Finally rebellious Sabah Progressive Party has pulled out of Barisan Nasional after a four-hour supreme council meeting.

4) Zaid Ibrahim's persistent to quit his post

One bombshell after another. I suppose the trend will continue to be worse over the next few days. 

Malaysiakini has speculated ISA might be used against Anwar. Again? 10 years ago, everyone was scared of Tun Dr Mahathir. This time, many would be ready to be down on the streets anytime. The more mistakes committed by BN this time, the quicker they lose their jobs. 

I wonder if indeed Anwar was lying, why would PAS and DAP back him all this while? Maybe he's not. 

An interesting report by The Star here,

‘Barisan will receive backlash from people over ISA detentions’

above all issues above, I find it ironic sometimes people turn to me, asking for opinions on political matters, as if I have insider's information. lol!

will write again,

till next time,

assalamualaikum

Half time

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Hari ini hari ke-15 umat Islam berpuasa di NZ. Di Malaysia, hari ke-16 dah. Cepat masa jalan kan...

saya sendiri x berapa sihat hari ni. Nak gi kelas pun tak larat. Apatah lagi nak kerah otak nak menulis yang berat2 kat sini. Saya pendekkan cerita, sekadar nak kongsi ayat al-Quran dari Surah Ibrahim

31. Katakanlah kepada hamba-hamba-Ku yang telah beriman: "Hendaklah mereka mendirikan shalat, menafkahkan sebahagian rezki yang Kami berikan kepada mereka secara sembunyi ataupun terang-terangan sebelum datang hari (kiamat) yang pada bari itu tidak ada jual beli dan persahabatan.

Bak kata orang, bukan kuantiti itu yg penting. Tapi kualiti. Bukan jumlah duit yg disedekah itu perkara terpenting, tetapi niat itu yg Allah nilai. 

Daripada Amirul Mukminin Abu Hafsin 'Umar ibn al-Katthab r.a. beliau berkata: Aku mendengar Rasulullah SAW bersabda: Bahawa sesungguhnya setiap amalan itu bergantung kepada niat, dan bahawa sesungguhnya bagi setiap orang apa yang dia niatkan. Barangsiapa yang hijrahnya menuju kepada Allah dan RasulNya, maka hijrahnya kepada Allah dan RasulNya. Barangsiapa yang hijrahnya kerana dunia yang dia mahu mencari habuannya, atau kerana seorang perempuan yang dia mahu kahwininya, maka hijrahnya ke arah perkara

yang ditujuinya itu.

Hadis ini diriwayat oleh dua orang Imam Ahli Hadis; Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Mughirah ibn Barzirbah al-Bukhari dan Abu al-Husain Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj ibn Muslim al-Qusyairie al-Naisaburi dalam kitab sahih mereka berdua yang merupakan antara kitab yang paling sahih. Sumber:Hadith 40 Imam Al-Nawawi

Saya yakin saya pernah terbaca ayat Quran yang benarkan sedekah dibuat secara terang-terangan, dengan tujuan ia dijadikan tauladan. Saya mmg x igt langsung ayat mana. Siapa2 bole tolong? Kalau salah tolong ingatkan. 

insyaAllah, akan menulis lagi

assalamualaikum

p/s: Doa yg diajar dalam Quran,

Ya Tuhanku, jadikanlah aku dan anak cucuku orang-orang yang tetap mendirikan shalat, ya Tuhan kami, perkenankanlah doaku.(Surah Ibrahim ayat 40)

 

Critical Thinking

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In most instances, when it come to political and religious matters, I prefer to go with critically analysed articles. The same approach I use when I write things.  However, sometimes some things are so obvious and clear that if you can't see the message, you will fall into a category called 'relatively' not so smart. Stupid is politically incorrect. 

Straight to the point; these quotes tell you stories. 

Malaysiakini

De facto Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim today threatened to resign if the government continues to use the Internal Security Act, which allows detention without trial, against political dissidents.

Commenting further, Zaid said: "I am very sad that people like Teresa (right), whom I know personally, can be seen as a threat. I can't see how a journalist doing her duty, or even Raja Petra, can be seen as a national threat.

Malaysiakini

A candlelight vigil was also held to protest against the use of the draconian ISA.
 
Scores of politicians from the state’s ruling party DAP, PAS and even Gerakan and MCA arrived at the scene to condemn the arrest.

Malaysiakini

Every time somebody is arrested under the Internal Security Act, it gives rise to a perception that the government is doing it because it is unable to charge and convict the person under existing laws in the country, said Human Resources Minister Dr S Subramaniam.

"Do we need such a false perception?" asked the MIC secretary-general in a statement today.

You see, what's the point of critically analyse this matter?

till next time

assalamualaikum

3 CERITA

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Another surprise! 3 individuals have been detained under ISA. Starting with RPK, and Teresa Kok is the latest. 

Personally, I have not heard of Teresa making any headlines over the past few weeks. So it's a bit shocking to hear that.  Majority of the public would not lose their sleep over RPK, but the additional of 2 more have made them restless.  

On what basis was the reporter detained? She was just doing her job, reporting what needs to be reported. The person that she covered meanwhile, is only suspended for 3 years.  I suppose to 'some' eyes, this action is deemed fair, to most it is NOT.  

RPK perhaps is the least surprising of these 3.  If indeed what he writes is wrong, charge him. Where has it gone 'innocent until proven otherwise'?  

However, although he is good when it comes to writing political matters, and in my opinion he is probably okay - below average in religious matters.  For instance, 

Debat Tudung Muslimah: Bidasan Terhadap Raja Petra Malaysiatoday

Wanita diperintahkan untuk menutup dada mereka. Itu sahaja. Ini sama dengan petikan Surah Al-Ahzab ayat 59 di atas di mana kaum wanita diperintahkan untuk melabuhkan pakaian mereka. Tiada langsung disebut kepala (ru'usa), muka (wujuh) atau rambut.(tulisan RPK di jawab Ustaz Zaharuddin[source])

Is it because of religious matters he is detained now? If anyone can still recall what Tun Mahathir commented on Hudud. He was not even investigated, let alone charged!

Put aside that issue, I personally think Tan Sri Muhyidin Yassin's call on Pak Lah  to resign is correct. Personally. TSMY said it is now difficult for the current government to convince to public on many things. They don't trust the current leadership anymore. 

This situation is made worse by Tun Mahathir's constant attack on Pak Lah. 

6. I hate to make this comparison but in Israel the Prime Minister has been accused of corruption and the police carried out an investigation and found there was a case for the Prime Minister to be charged. Will we see this in our Malaysia?(source)

i dare not go into details of every news above. Everything is commented SUPERFICIALLY. Maybe the Government would be able to justify their action in the next few days. Fingers crossed. 

till next time,

assalamualaikum

p/s: haven't heard of Ustaz Zaharuddin? He is/was one of the top economics lecturers in IIUM. He also has in depth knowledge of Islamic matters.  His website has received more than 1.6 million visitors as for today.  Minda Mufti's is close to 1 million now.  Me? 25 k baru..kuikuikui. 

The Genius

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in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

Has anyone had a read at Tun Mahathir's Social Contract 3 and Snippets? Here's the preview. 

Social Contract 3

19. Dato Seri Abdullah has tried to placate everyone. He has given one billion Ringgit here, one billion Ringgit there; he has given unknown sums of money to Tun Salleh Abbas and the other judges who had been dismissed in order to placate the Bar Council, he has promised billions of Ringgit for numerous corridors, billions for transport, lower oil prices etc etc. But no one believes him because the promises and fund allocations have not materialised. The fact is that nobody believes him or trusts him. No one has been placated.

Snippets

3. We seem to find more reason for not working. If the holiday falls on a weekend, then have a long vacation beginning the day before Saturday and the day after Sunday - four days in all. 

7. I believe, but I may be wrong, that when you are trying to catch up with someone running ahead of you, you must run faster than him. We have this great ambition to become a developed country. If we move slower than our objective can we catch up? I think we cannot. 

8. A developed country today and a developed country in 2020 is not the same. In 2020 it will be far more advanced and richer than in 2008. The developed status is not static. It is moving. 

If you still remember an entry that I wrote on Palestine-Israel issue, specifically on boycotting Israeli products.  I still believe to win is to outplay your enemy, and to win against Israel is to strengthen the Muslims and not to weaken Israelis. Tun Mahathir has directly or indirectly echoed that sentiment, as above. 

The Israelis have long successfully associated themselves to the economy of Muslim countries.Could you take Coca Cola and McDonalds out of Malaysia? If you could, would you be able to secure new jobs for those Muslim workers. It is always possible to defeat them, but the probabilities are close to impossible. Thus, strengthening the economy of Muslims +/- boycotting are probably the best way.  There is no need to ask how, you probably already know the answer. 

We don't have to resort to Al-Qaeda-like activities after all now, do we?

Sho has just informed me that my face is in Utusan today. I am cool, I know. lol!

till next time,

assalamualaikum

p/s: Liverpool will play Man Utd this weekend. Any prediction? Liverpool to trash Man Utd 4-0? Hehe, yeah right. 

He Did It Again

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Datuk Ahmad has come up with a new statement(Chinese told not to be American Jews). This time he has gone far too far. Why would anyone resort to this after 51 years of independence. 

PM needs to take immediate action. 

till next time

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Don't be hasty

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Nabi SAW pernah bersabda: Sesiapa yang berperang di bawah rayah ‘immiyyah (bendera kebutaan) dan menyeru kepada ‘asabiyyah atau marah kerana ‘asabiyyah maka kematiannya adalah jahiliyyah. (Riwayat Muslim, al-Nasai dan Ibn Majah).

2 things in my opinion that will hasten the downfall of BN government are
1) Datuk Ahmad's refusal to apologise
2) widespread corruption

if you want to challenge things on every ground, Datuk Ahmad is not guilty until proven otherwise. That if you want to use the same principles as applied to the previous/current case of Anwar Ibrahim. He should not be judged in the media trial. Let him defend himself. If there is evidence, bring him to the court.

If he was found guilty in the court, I believe he should appear on national television to publicly apologise to the Chinese community. If he was indeed guilty, he should also be punished, as he would have destroyed the long awaited solid formation of Bangsa Malaysia.

Yet we still choose to believe only in things what we want to believe in. Datuk Ahmad has been found guilty already by YOU and the media. Many of you practice double standards.

Because of the phenomenon above, UMNO's downfall is much hastened than expected, contributed by his refusal to apologise.
1) for political survival - Come out and apologise.
2) Stand by his principles - and let the judge prove him right or wrong.

Be fair. If I wanted to be biased, I would have gone bashing out Datuk Ahmad. I chose not to, why?

I am a Muslim. Being fair and just are part of Islam.

till next time
assalamualaikum
p/s: Tun Mahathir's comment is somewhat interesting. I strongly disapprove racism. I stand on the fence. Nobody is guilty until proven otherwise. 

PENCURI!!

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165. Dan mengapa ketika kamu ditimpa musibah (pada peperangan Uhud), padahal kamu telah menimpakan kekalahan dua kali lipat kepada musuh-musuhmu (pada peperangan Badar), kamu berkata: "Darimana datangnya (kekalahan) ini?" Katakanlah: "Itu dari (kesalahan) dirimu sendiri." Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Kuasa atas segala sesuatu.  165-Al-Imran

Mungkin ia kerana terlalu kerap berlaku, kita tahu tetapi kurang sedar tentang kewujudan fenomena ini.  Di mana kita lihat Islam sedang naik di negara2 atas angin dan Kristian meningkat di negara2 membangun, penganut2 mereka melakukan perintah agama dengan bangga dan rasa segan itu mungkin kurang wujud. 

Berbeza dengan kita, Islam sudah berada di Malaysia beratus tahun lamanya. Islam juga sudah diMelayukan, sehingga mereka yang terlalu bergantung kepada ilmu 'lisan' dan ilmu 'ustaz itu dan ustaz ini' tidak dapat membezakan yang mana adat dan yang mana agama. 

Melihat kepada perspektif realiti sekarang, pemilihan rakan juga banyak secara langsung mempengaruhi keperibadian kita. Ramai daripada kita tidak minum arak ataupun ke kelab malam. Tetapi seakan akan kita segan sebagai contoh utk solat kalau kita kuar dengan kawan2 yang tidak solat, walaupun kebiasaanya kita bersolat 5 waktu tiap2 hari. 

Segan, mungkin itu perkataan yang betul. Kena dengan keadaan? Mungkin tidak betul 

Tanpa melihat jauh, kita lihat pada Ramadhan yang berada di depan mata. Kita dianugerahi minda yang cergas dan cerdas. Memang kita sibuk dengan hal itu dan hal ini, saya sendiri juga begitu. Tetapi kita sentiasa boleh bermain dengan keadaan. Kita mungkin tidak dapat turun solat berjemaah, hadiri ceramah atau segan menyampaikan peringatan kepada rakan2. Tapi banyak alternatif yang bukan saya yang beri, bukan Ustaz anda atau ustaz saya yang bagi, juga bukan Imam mazhab yang bagi, 

"Barangsiapa memberi minum kepada orang yang berbuka puasa, niscaya Allah memberi minum kepadanya dari air kolam-Ku dengan suatu minuman yang dia tidak merasakan haus lagi sesudahnya, sehingga dia masuk ke dalam surga." (HR. Ibnu Huzaimah).

dan 

barangsiapa yang memberikan juadah berbuka buat orang yang berpuasa maka baginya pahala seperti orang yang berpuasa itu tanpa kurang sedikit pun" ( Riwayat At-Tirmidzi, 3/807; Hadith Hasan menurut Imam At-Tirmidzi). 

itu hanya sekadar satu contoh. seperti yg saya sebutkan diawal artikel, kita tahu tentang hal ini. Kita mungkin sibuk untuk ke terawih dan lain2, tp kita masih boleh 'mencuri' pahala orang lain. Dermakan saja semana mampu di masjid2 dan surau, kalau ada makhluk yang betul2 puasa pada hari itu, saham dia akan anda 'curi'.

Kenapa saya cadangkan yang diatas? Saya sendiri ada 3 shift malam minggu dpn. Hidup memang sibuk skrg. =)

till next time,

assalamualaikum

shift start kol 4pm-1130pm.gile tertekan kalau buke pose ngan brunch bar je..hehe.

Let's enjoy this month together

assalamualaikum

in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

truly, in more than 24 years of life, today was the first ever time to hear 'let's enjoy this month(ramadhan) together'. Indeed the Imam was absolutely right in flaming the spirit,

65. Hai Nabi, kobarkanlah semangat para mukmin untuk berperang. Jika ada dua puluh orang yang sabar diantaramu, niscaya mereka akan dapat mengalahkan dua ratus orang musuh. Dan jika ada seratus orang yang sabar diantaramu, niscaya mereka akan dapat mengalahkan seribu dari pada orang kafir, disebabkan orang-orang kafir itu kaum yang tidak mengerti^[623]. [Anfaal-Ayat 65]

that's how you play with words..the more you read Quran, the better person you become. There are no words of wisdom that stand as tall(as Quran)

this advertisement below is solely meant to support my friend, Musa. I have promised to help him promoting many days ago, so here it goes

Musa is still taking orders. 

My muslim friends, if I may suggest again,

lunch hour= 15 min nap, 10 minutes reading 1-2 pages of Quran(with translation),

let me know if it works,

till next time,

assalamualaikum