Teka teki untuk hari ini:
Surah apakah yang setiap ayatnya mengandungi kalimah ALLAH?
;)
Saturday, January 24, 2009
:: Jawapan 1 ::
Jawapan teka teki 1:
Golongan tersebut ialah para shuhadaa'.
Sabda Rasulullah SAW:
ما أحد يدخل الجنة، يحب أن يرجع إلى الدنيا، وله ما على الأرض من شيء إلا الشهيد
يتمنى أن يرجع إلى الدنيا فيقتل عشر مرات، لما يرى من الكرامة
(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith No 2662, Kitaabul Jihad was Siyar)
Terjemahan: Tiada seorang pun dari ahli syurga yang teringin untuk kembali ke dunia, kerana dia sudah tidak memiliki apa-apa di atas dunia ini, kecuali orang yang mati shahid, dia teringin untuk kembali ke dunia untuk terbunuh (fi sabilillah) sebanyak sepuluh kali, kerana kemuliaan yang dilihatnya, (pada perjuangan di jalan ALLAH).
Thursday, January 22, 2009
:: Cuba teka ::
Teka teki untuk hari ini:
Siapakah golongan manusia, yang apabila di syurga kelak, mereka sangat teringin untuk kembali ke dunia? Jawab, jangan tak jawab! Dalam hati pun takpe. Nanti bila dapat jawapan, nilailah sendiri. :)
Jawapan akan disiarkan dalam entri akan datang. Insha ALLAH.
Siapakah golongan manusia, yang apabila di syurga kelak, mereka sangat teringin untuk kembali ke dunia? Jawab, jangan tak jawab! Dalam hati pun takpe. Nanti bila dapat jawapan, nilailah sendiri. :)
Jawapan akan disiarkan dalam entri akan datang. Insha ALLAH.
:: Theories ::
Introduction to sociology. [The word ‘introduction’ may make this subject seems easy, but actually it is the other way round. Introductory subject means you are to cover and study the whole issues in it, with no concentration field at all. ]
Today’s lecture is regarding the structural functionalism and conflict theory, concerning on each division’s view towards the society. How I wish I can express the remarkably-enjoyable moment I’ve spent for today’s lecture! I can hardly tell it verbally.
For a while, I sort of possessing the notion that how unfortunate we are to be given the chance to study a certain subject in just 3months ++, and together with other 5-6 subjects. The time constrain often forces us to learn unenthusiastically. At the same time, the intention will not be for the sake of the knowledge itself, instead to catch up with the syllabus as well as to translate understandings into words, rather than into actions. We don’t have enough time to delve deeper into what we are studying. In short, I might say that some students are theoretically excellent yet practically blind. Anyhow, what to do… Learning simply a subject for the whole semester promises you to stay much much longer in the university, and that’s what I’m afraid of!
Off with that thinking.
Now let me clarify the definition of the theories first.
Structural functionalism: A framework for building theory that envisions society as a complex system whose part works together to promote solidarity and stability, as well as equilibrium (balance). It views the society horizontally.
Conflict theory: A framework for building theory that envisions society as an arena that generates conflict and change, as well as fight. It views the society vertically.
In a simpler explanation,
* Structural functionalism views the society as a very good and nice society.
* Conflict theory views the society as an inequality and often struggle.
Definitely the discussion on this topic is longer and more complex. That’s why I will just provide two issues as examples, in order to show how these two theories work differently.
1st Issue: We treat the doctors and garbage collectors obviously in a totally different manner, as well as they were given highly different remunerations (salary) although their jobs are almost similar; dealing with sickening and nauseating stuffs.
Structural functionalists will say: “This is what we call functional. [Means there’s no problem at all]. It takes enormously uphill struggle for a person who intends to be a doctor. He sacrifices 5 to 6 years studying [sometimes longer], without being paid, learning the difficult subjects, and finally serves the nation. That’s why the society should reward and acknowledge him. On the other hand, garbage collector is a person who can be trained merely within a week. He didn’t sacrifice as much as the doctor.”
Conflict theorists will say: “This is not okay! Garbage collector also serves the nation very much. You see, even the Prime Minister cannot live properly without him.” J
2nd issue: Crime
Structural functionalists will say: “Hmmm, crime might be bad, but it is also functional. Without crime, there will be no police, court, prisons and so on so forth”. Thus, crime is okay. J [Since it seems like contributing in maintaining the society institution.]
Whereas, the conflict theorists will say: “Crimes always happen because the upper class takes too much from the lower class, making them feel oppressed and are forced to commit crimes such as stealing and killing.”
It is clear that in structural functionalism, every action [in the society] is okay, nice and attached with no problem at all. [Note: they don’t like to talk about changes] On the other hand, in conflict theory, most actions are likely to motivate fights and struggles.
So what do you think, which one is correct and which one is wrong?
Or, maybe you think both are wrong…? Well, you are free to make judgments.
Extra notes:
Some of the structural functionalists are Emile Durkheim, August Comte, and Robert K. Merton.
Some of the conflict theorists are Karl Marx and Max Weber.
Today’s lecture is regarding the structural functionalism and conflict theory, concerning on each division’s view towards the society. How I wish I can express the remarkably-enjoyable moment I’ve spent for today’s lecture! I can hardly tell it verbally.
For a while, I sort of possessing the notion that how unfortunate we are to be given the chance to study a certain subject in just 3months ++, and together with other 5-6 subjects. The time constrain often forces us to learn unenthusiastically. At the same time, the intention will not be for the sake of the knowledge itself, instead to catch up with the syllabus as well as to translate understandings into words, rather than into actions. We don’t have enough time to delve deeper into what we are studying. In short, I might say that some students are theoretically excellent yet practically blind. Anyhow, what to do… Learning simply a subject for the whole semester promises you to stay much much longer in the university, and that’s what I’m afraid of!
Off with that thinking.
Now let me clarify the definition of the theories first.
Structural functionalism: A framework for building theory that envisions society as a complex system whose part works together to promote solidarity and stability, as well as equilibrium (balance). It views the society horizontally.
Conflict theory: A framework for building theory that envisions society as an arena that generates conflict and change, as well as fight. It views the society vertically.
In a simpler explanation,
* Structural functionalism views the society as a very good and nice society.
* Conflict theory views the society as an inequality and often struggle.
Definitely the discussion on this topic is longer and more complex. That’s why I will just provide two issues as examples, in order to show how these two theories work differently.
1st Issue: We treat the doctors and garbage collectors obviously in a totally different manner, as well as they were given highly different remunerations (salary) although their jobs are almost similar; dealing with sickening and nauseating stuffs.
Structural functionalists will say: “This is what we call functional. [Means there’s no problem at all]. It takes enormously uphill struggle for a person who intends to be a doctor. He sacrifices 5 to 6 years studying [sometimes longer], without being paid, learning the difficult subjects, and finally serves the nation. That’s why the society should reward and acknowledge him. On the other hand, garbage collector is a person who can be trained merely within a week. He didn’t sacrifice as much as the doctor.”
Conflict theorists will say: “This is not okay! Garbage collector also serves the nation very much. You see, even the Prime Minister cannot live properly without him.” J
2nd issue: Crime
Structural functionalists will say: “Hmmm, crime might be bad, but it is also functional. Without crime, there will be no police, court, prisons and so on so forth”. Thus, crime is okay. J [Since it seems like contributing in maintaining the society institution.]
Whereas, the conflict theorists will say: “Crimes always happen because the upper class takes too much from the lower class, making them feel oppressed and are forced to commit crimes such as stealing and killing.”
It is clear that in structural functionalism, every action [in the society] is okay, nice and attached with no problem at all. [Note: they don’t like to talk about changes] On the other hand, in conflict theory, most actions are likely to motivate fights and struggles.
So what do you think, which one is correct and which one is wrong?
Or, maybe you think both are wrong…? Well, you are free to make judgments.
Extra notes:
Some of the structural functionalists are Emile Durkheim, August Comte, and Robert K. Merton.
Some of the conflict theorists are Karl Marx and Max Weber.
Monday, January 19, 2009
:: Bagaimana caranya? ::
Lagi tentang Tadwin Sunnah. Antara topik yang sangat menarik minat saya ialah bagaimana manhaj/metod/cara Rasulullah dalam mendidik sahabat & juga menyampaikan risalah dari ALLAH.
Pertama: Tenang & tidak tergopoh-gapah dalam meyampaikan hadith.
Daripada 'Aisyah RA, katanya: "Sesungguhnya Rasulullah (selawat dan salam ke atas Baginda) menyebut/ menyampaikan hadith [dengan cara] jika dikira oleh seorang pengira, maka pastilah ia mampu mengira [setiap apa yang dikira itu]
Hadith ini menerangkan kepada kita bahawa Rasulullah (selawat dan salam ke atas Baginda) menyampaikan kata-katanya dengan keadaan tenang, perlahan-perlahan, satu demi satu, sehingga para sahabat mampu 'menangkap' setiap perkataannya.
Kedua: Mengulang-ulang hadith sehingga 3kali.
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْمُفْلِسُ؟ قالوا المفلس فينا، إلخ
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَلَسَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ وَجَلَسْنَا حَوْلَهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي مِمَّا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِي مَا يُفْتَحُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتِهَا
Pertama: Tenang & tidak tergopoh-gapah dalam meyampaikan hadith.
عن عائشة قالت: أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، كان يحدث حديثا لو عده العادّ، لأحصاه.
(حديث متفق عليه)
Daripada 'Aisyah RA, katanya: "Sesungguhnya Rasulullah (selawat dan salam ke atas Baginda) menyebut/ menyampaikan hadith [dengan cara] jika dikira oleh seorang pengira, maka pastilah ia mampu mengira [setiap apa yang dikira itu]
Hadith ini menerangkan kepada kita bahawa Rasulullah (selawat dan salam ke atas Baginda) menyampaikan kata-katanya dengan keadaan tenang, perlahan-perlahan, satu demi satu, sehingga para sahabat mampu 'menangkap' setiap perkataannya.
Kedua: Mengulang-ulang hadith sehingga 3kali.
عن أنس رضي الله عنه قال، كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يعيد الكلمة ثلاثاً لتعقل عنه
(رواه الترمذي)
قال هذا حديث صحيح حسن غريب
Daripada Anas, katanya: Rasulullah (selawat dan salam ke atas Baginda) mengulang kata-katanya sebanyak tiga kali agar mereka lebih memahaminya.
Ketiga: Menggunakan cara yang berbeza-beza dalam menyampaikan hadith.
Antaranya,
a) Memulakan dengan persoalan. Contoh:
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْمُفْلِسُ؟ قالوا المفلس فينا، إلخ
(صحيح مسلم)
Daripada Abu Hurayrah RA, Rasulullah (selawat dan salam ke atas Baginda) bersabda, "Tahukah kamu apa maksud muflis?" Ila aakhir.
Dengan memulakan persoalan, perkara yang ingin disampaikan itu akan lebih menarik perhatian para pendengar.
b) Menyampaikan mubasharatan (serta-merta tanpa bertanya soalan dll.) Contoh:
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَلَسَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ وَجَلَسْنَا حَوْلَهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي مِمَّا أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِي مَا يُفْتَحُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتِهَا
(صحيح البخاري)
Daripada Abu Sa'id Alkhudri, katanya: Sesungguhnya Rasulullah (selawat dan salam ke atas Baginda) duduk di atas mimbar pada suatu hari dan kami duduk di sekelilingnya, lalu Baginda bersabda: "Sesungguhnya antara apa yang aku takut [berlaku] ke atas kamu sesudah [ketiadaan] aku ialah apa yang akan terbentang di hadapanmu daripada perhiasan dunia [kelak kamu akan terpedaya]
c) Menyampaikan/mengajar secara tatbiqiy (praktikal). Contohnya cara solat. Rasulullah (selawat dan salam ke atas Baginda) memerintahkan para sahabat [termasuk sekalian umatnya] supaya menunaikan solat sebagaimana solat Baginda.
Begitulah antara cara Rasulullah (selawat dan salam ke atas Baginda) mendidik para sahabat RA. Terdapat pelbagai lagi cara Baginda namun setakat ini yang saya belajar untuk kelas hari ini. Seandainya kita ingin berjaya dalam menyampaikan dakwah ataupun mendidik anak-anak kelak, maka Rasulullah (selawat dan salam ke atas Baginda) adalah sebaik-baik ikutan. ;)
"Ya man tadaa'i bi hubbirrasul, aina anta min sunnatihi?"
:: 3 syarat ::
Satu subtopik yang dipelajari dalam subjek Tadwin Sunnah pada pagi ini:
Terdapat 3 syarat utama untuk menjadikan sesuatu madah atau subjek itu mudah untuk dipelihara juga dihafaz, iaitu;
Pertama, subjek yang penting (maadah muhimmah).
Kedua, guru yang hebat (ustadzun jayyidun).
Ketiga, pelajar yang pintar (tullaab azkiyaa').
Mengapa perlu subjek yang penting? Fitrah manusia, sesuatu yang penting akan diberi lebih perhatian dan fokus. Sebagai contoh, seandainya kita diberi senarai soalan spot untuk peperiksaan, pastilah soalan-soalan itu yang akan diberi lebih perhatian. Begitu juga dengan sunnah. Para sahabat menyedari dan memahami bahawa sunnah Rasulullah merupakan satu perkara yang sangat penting dalam hidup manusia kerana ia adalah sumber agama. [Sayangnya manusia sekarang tidak menganggap sedemikian, malah meletakkan sunnah Baginda SAW di tempat yang ketiga selepas pendapat syeikh-syeikh mereka, atau boleh jadi di tempat keempat].
Berdasarkan 3 syarat di atas, dapat diaplikasikan bahawa:
Maadah muhimmah itu: Sunnah Rasulullah (selawat dan salam ke atas Baginda)
Ustadzun jayyidun itu: Rasulullah (selawat dan salam ke atas Baginda)
Tullaab azkiyaa' itu: Para sahabat R.A
Oleh kerana itulah sehingga hari ini sunnah itu tetap terjaga/mahfuz. Satu perkara yang penting untuk kita ketahui, jika ditanyakan, ALLAH ada memberi jaminan bahawa Alquran itu akan terpelihara untuk selama-lamanya;
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا ٱلذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ
Sesungguhnya Kamilah yang menurunkan Al-Quran dan Kamilah yang memelihara dan menjaganya. (Alhijr: 9)
Maka, bagaimana pula dengan sunnah? Apakah jaminan dari ALLAH bahawa sunnah juga akan terpelihara? Adakah ayat alQuran yang menerangkan perkara ini?
Sememangnya tiada ayat alQuran yang menerangkannya [secara direct]. Namun, menurut ilmu mantiq, terdapat satu kaedah yang dapat membantu menerangkan masalah ini.
X: Alquran itu dijamin akan terpelihara abadan (selamanya)
Y: Sunnah itu bayaanun (yang menerangkan) untuk alQuran *
Z: Terpeliharanya mubayyan (yang diterangkan=alQuran) me'mesti'kan [dalam bahasa arab: yaqtadhi, tak pasti perkataan bahasa Melayu yang sesuai] terpeliharanya bayaanun (yang menerangkan)
Maka: Sunnah dijamin akan terpelihara abadan (selamanya) sepertimana alQuran.
* Firman ALLAH:
لَقَدْ مَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤمِنِينَ إِذْ بَعَثَ فِيهِمْ رَسُولاً مِّنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ يَتْلُواْ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِهِ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلْكِتَابَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَإِن كَانُواْ مِن قَبْلُ لَفِي ضَلالٍ مُّبِينٍ
Sesungguhnya Allah telah mengurniakan (rahmatNya) kepada orang-orang yang beriman, setelah Dia mengutuskan dalam kalangan mereka seorang Rasul dari bangsa mereka sendiri, yang membacakan kepada mereka ayat-ayat Allah (kandungan Al-Quran yang membuktikan keesaan Allah dan kekuasaanNya) dan membersihkan mereka (dari iktiqad yang sesat), serta mengajar mereka Kitab Allah (Al-Quran) dan Hikmah (pengetahuan yang mendalam mengenai hukum-hukum Syariat) dan sesungguhnya mereka sebelum (kedatangan Nabi Muhammad) itu adalah dalam kesesatan yang nyata. (Aali 'Imraan: 164)
Oleh itu, seandainya andai diterjah dengan soalan tentang apakah hujjah terpeliharanya sunnah, kaedah di atas mungkin boleh membantu anda untuk menjawab. Insha ALLAH.
Tetapi, akan timbul pula persoalan, benarkah sunnah itu terpelihara sedangkan terdapat banyak hadith-hadith maudhu' (palsu/direka) pada zaman ini?
Untuk menjawab, kita katakan bahawa wujudnya hadith maudhu' bukanlah tanda bahawa Sunnah itu tidak terpelihara. Sedangkan alQuran juga pernah dicuba-cuba untuk direka, sebagaimana yang dilakukan oleh Musailamah AlKazzaab. Pada setiap zaman, akan ada 'ulama yang mampu membezakan antara hadith sahih, hasan, dhaif dan juga maudhu'. Dan kemampuan untuk membezakan ini telah menyebabkan hadith sahih dan hasan tidak bercampur dengan hadith maudhu'. Inilah yang menandakan bahawa sunnah itu tetap terpelihara.
Wallahua'lam.
Maha Suci ALLAH yang memelihara alQuran & asSunnah sehingga hari ini dan untuk selama-lamanya.
Terdapat 3 syarat utama untuk menjadikan sesuatu madah atau subjek itu mudah untuk dipelihara juga dihafaz, iaitu;
Pertama, subjek yang penting (maadah muhimmah).
Kedua, guru yang hebat (ustadzun jayyidun).
Ketiga, pelajar yang pintar (tullaab azkiyaa').
Mengapa perlu subjek yang penting? Fitrah manusia, sesuatu yang penting akan diberi lebih perhatian dan fokus. Sebagai contoh, seandainya kita diberi senarai soalan spot untuk peperiksaan, pastilah soalan-soalan itu yang akan diberi lebih perhatian. Begitu juga dengan sunnah. Para sahabat menyedari dan memahami bahawa sunnah Rasulullah merupakan satu perkara yang sangat penting dalam hidup manusia kerana ia adalah sumber agama. [Sayangnya manusia sekarang tidak menganggap sedemikian, malah meletakkan sunnah Baginda SAW di tempat yang ketiga selepas pendapat syeikh-syeikh mereka, atau boleh jadi di tempat keempat].
Berdasarkan 3 syarat di atas, dapat diaplikasikan bahawa:
Maadah muhimmah itu: Sunnah Rasulullah (selawat dan salam ke atas Baginda)
Ustadzun jayyidun itu: Rasulullah (selawat dan salam ke atas Baginda)
Tullaab azkiyaa' itu: Para sahabat R.A
Oleh kerana itulah sehingga hari ini sunnah itu tetap terjaga/mahfuz. Satu perkara yang penting untuk kita ketahui, jika ditanyakan, ALLAH ada memberi jaminan bahawa Alquran itu akan terpelihara untuk selama-lamanya;
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا ٱلذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ
Sesungguhnya Kamilah yang menurunkan Al-Quran dan Kamilah yang memelihara dan menjaganya. (Alhijr: 9)
Maka, bagaimana pula dengan sunnah? Apakah jaminan dari ALLAH bahawa sunnah juga akan terpelihara? Adakah ayat alQuran yang menerangkan perkara ini?
Sememangnya tiada ayat alQuran yang menerangkannya [secara direct]. Namun, menurut ilmu mantiq, terdapat satu kaedah yang dapat membantu menerangkan masalah ini.
X: Alquran itu dijamin akan terpelihara abadan (selamanya)
Y: Sunnah itu bayaanun (yang menerangkan) untuk alQuran *
Z: Terpeliharanya mubayyan (yang diterangkan=alQuran) me'mesti'kan [dalam bahasa arab: yaqtadhi, tak pasti perkataan bahasa Melayu yang sesuai] terpeliharanya bayaanun (yang menerangkan)
Maka: Sunnah dijamin akan terpelihara abadan (selamanya) sepertimana alQuran.
* Firman ALLAH:
لَقَدْ مَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤمِنِينَ إِذْ بَعَثَ فِيهِمْ رَسُولاً مِّنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ يَتْلُواْ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِهِ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلْكِتَابَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَإِن كَانُواْ مِن قَبْلُ لَفِي ضَلالٍ مُّبِينٍ
Sesungguhnya Allah telah mengurniakan (rahmatNya) kepada orang-orang yang beriman, setelah Dia mengutuskan dalam kalangan mereka seorang Rasul dari bangsa mereka sendiri, yang membacakan kepada mereka ayat-ayat Allah (kandungan Al-Quran yang membuktikan keesaan Allah dan kekuasaanNya) dan membersihkan mereka (dari iktiqad yang sesat), serta mengajar mereka Kitab Allah (Al-Quran) dan Hikmah (pengetahuan yang mendalam mengenai hukum-hukum Syariat) dan sesungguhnya mereka sebelum (kedatangan Nabi Muhammad) itu adalah dalam kesesatan yang nyata. (Aali 'Imraan: 164)
Oleh itu, seandainya andai diterjah dengan soalan tentang apakah hujjah terpeliharanya sunnah, kaedah di atas mungkin boleh membantu anda untuk menjawab. Insha ALLAH.
Tetapi, akan timbul pula persoalan, benarkah sunnah itu terpelihara sedangkan terdapat banyak hadith-hadith maudhu' (palsu/direka) pada zaman ini?
Untuk menjawab, kita katakan bahawa wujudnya hadith maudhu' bukanlah tanda bahawa Sunnah itu tidak terpelihara. Sedangkan alQuran juga pernah dicuba-cuba untuk direka, sebagaimana yang dilakukan oleh Musailamah AlKazzaab. Pada setiap zaman, akan ada 'ulama yang mampu membezakan antara hadith sahih, hasan, dhaif dan juga maudhu'. Dan kemampuan untuk membezakan ini telah menyebabkan hadith sahih dan hasan tidak bercampur dengan hadith maudhu'. Inilah yang menandakan bahawa sunnah itu tetap terpelihara.
Wallahua'lam.
Maha Suci ALLAH yang memelihara alQuran & asSunnah sehingga hari ini dan untuk selama-lamanya.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
:: Tell me! ::
Minta sesiapa yang tahu untuk beritahu saya.
Apakah KFC masih termasuk dalam senarai yang perlu diboikot? Ada yang kata Johor Corp. dah beli. Ada yang kata walaupun dah dibeli, ia tetap ada menyumbang pada Israel & USA.
Mana yang benar???
Apakah KFC masih termasuk dalam senarai yang perlu diboikot? Ada yang kata Johor Corp. dah beli. Ada yang kata walaupun dah dibeli, ia tetap ada menyumbang pada Israel & USA.
Mana yang benar???
:: A Letter ::
Hello Mami and Papi,
I don't know how else to approach you in order to explain my reasoning behind my life changing decision and have you listen and understand at the same time.
Since I can long remember I have not be a strong believer of Christianity, there was a lot that did not make sense to me, for example, why I have to beg for forgiveness to a priest? Why I have to pray to saints and not straight to God, why is Jesus the SON of God, why are their SOO many versions of the bible?
The religion became a fascination to me, and I truly wanted to know more. I purchased a few books in the UK and read some pamphlets on the religion. I did not make any decisions but I continued to read and become more familiar to Islam.
Islam began making sense to me, the idea that we pray only to Allah, that we ask Allah for help and for forgive us, how a book (the Quran) that was written thousands of years ago remains unchanged as of today (there are different translations but no different versions) . Also how a book that was written years ago managed to explain scientific situations that was only discovered by man kind only a couple of year ago. Or how the Quran has managed to explains how babies develop in the womb? How would anyone thousands of years ago know this and in such detail? Especially since scientist discovered the explanation of these situations less that 100 years ago?? How can we explain those wonders of the book?
Also how can I deny the holy book when it has been so clear in explaining advanced technology, how the day turns into the night, the creation of human beings by water (as we know scientifically to be known that we came from cells) layers of heaven (which we describe now in scientific terms as the atmospheric levels?). Furthermore, the beginning of the universe and the movement of tectonic plates (there are numerous other examples of the science behind the Quran).
What also has touched me is that Islam believes in ALL THE PROPHETS - JESUS MOSES DAVID ABRAHAM AND MOHAMMAD (pbuh) they all coexist in he Quran, the Quran also tells us that we must respect ALL religions. Mami and Papi, I can not explain how many times I have made my self clear to you of what I believed in, I could not have given myself away anymore! Every time I spoke hours and hours on end about Islam, and how I knew so much.
Also I began of interacting more with Muslim friends; I felt that they would be able to give me a clear explanation of Islam. Also Islam played a major part in self respect, and it helped my appreciate my self more, and realize that I should stay away from harmful situation such as drinking, smoking, going out with people that only meant trouble. I told you what my friends were like, they were heading the wrong direction, and I did not want to be in that direction and believing in Islam made it easier for me to walk away from the powers of shaytaan and do better.
Also Islam was and has been the reason for my success in school. I have placed my mind in my studies instead of going out all the time as my old friends did, and trust me you would not like me to be like them, because if I had been than you would have every single reason to think I was a bad person, that I was irresponsible and that I was a disgrace to the family.
After almost one year of studying Islam I had no doubt in my mind that it was not the right religion.
I was prepared to become a Sunni Muslim. In early June 2006 I attended the mosque in Westbury NY to ask further questions about Islam and after speaking to a sister and the imam of the mosque I knew that it was time to make the right decision. I did shahada around 2 weeks later which is the Islamic creed; it means to testify or to bear witness in Arabic, the declaration of the belief. I stated in front of 80- 100 Muslims "ash hadu anla ilaha illallah, wa ash hadu anla Mohammad roosul Allah" which translates to "I believe in one and only God and Mohammad is his messenger" It was such a beautiful experience.
I had been accepted into the Islam. I was welcomed by every single Muslim at the mosque with open arms, I felt too special, it felt so right, I knew I had made the best decision in my life, and it was something that was going to bring positive sides of me. It is so hard to explain the rush, and the emotional and faith satisfaction that I had at that moment, but I knew there was something wrong, that I was not able to celebrate my happiness with the people in my life that I loved the most, the meant to most to me, and that was you and papi. The moment was wonderful but not complete. I really wish you could have been as proud of me as I was for myself.
It hurt so much to think and feel that my biggest challenge would be to openly tell you about me and Islam, about me and my faith, about me and my happiness. I know that you both want the best for me, you want me to be happy and you want me to be responsible, and you want me to be independent and make the RIGHT decisions. I have done the right decision, and I made it all by myself, and I read about Islam all by myself, I discovered Islam in me all by myself, IT WAS ME who made every decision from the point were I began in the Islamic interest to the point where I am now.
I can't lie to you and tell you I had no influences because how else would I have been influenced by wanting to know more about Islam? Well from observing other people. How do we know as humans whether eating a chocolate cake taste good or not? We taste it, we try others to compare and then we make a final decision and if we like it we continue to eat if we don't then we disregard it.
Mami and Papi, I know I might seem weak sometimes in certain situations, and I know I display signs of vulnerability , but converting into Islam was decided by me, its hard and it hurts to think that all this studying, research of Islam and me converting has been credited to someone else, but at the end of the day the only one that knows the truth is God and it is to him that I will be standing in front of on the day of Judgment, and it is him that knows everything. It is stated in the Quran that all the prophets were messengers of God, they all came to spread the news and religion of God, but that they all came in their own time, and that Mohammad (pbuh) was the last messenger of God.
I know my word is hard to believe after the incidents these past two days, but there is nothing more that I can do to prove to both of you when it comes to the decisions that I made about Islam.
And most importantly I want you both to understand that it is virtually impossible to explain ALL of my reasoning behind my belief in Islam, this email is not even 1/100th of it all, I have spent hours and hours and hours speaking to others about my feeling towards Islam, and I wish and pray to Allah that one day I will be able to express everything I feel about Islam with both of you.
I still remain to be the daughter that you had almost 21 years ago, it has not changed the way I feel about you, you still are the most important people in my life, I love you both more than anything, I just have a different belief and its one which will bring you no shame, it will not physically hurt you, and I will not patronize our relationship.
I love you both very much and I only pray for the best,
Carolina Amirah DeFonseca
Friday, January 16, 2009
:: WB ::
There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Following are some very interesting aspects of his life:
1.He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late! Things were very cheap that time Encourage your children to invest.
2.He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers. One could have bought many things with little savings. Encourage your children to start some kind of business.
3.He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha , that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence. Don't buy more than what you "really need" and encourage your children to do and think the same.
4.He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.
You are what you are.
5.He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.
Always think how you can accomplish things economically.
6.His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. Assign the right people to the right jobs.
7.He has given his CEO's only two rules:
Rule number 1: do not lose any of your share holder's money.
Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.
Set goals and make sure people focus on them.
8.He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch Television. Don't try to show off, just be your self and do what you enjoy doing.
9.Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.
His advice to young people:
"Stay away from credit cards (bank loans) and invest in yourself and Remember:
A.Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.
B.Live your life as simple as you are.
C.Don't do what others say, just listen them, but do what you feel good.
D.Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which you feel comfortable.
E.Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on them who really in need rather.
F.After all it's your life then why give chance to others to rule our life."
1.He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late! Things were very cheap that time Encourage your children to invest.
2.He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers. One could have bought many things with little savings. Encourage your children to start some kind of business.
3.He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha , that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence. Don't buy more than what you "really need" and encourage your children to do and think the same.
4.He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.
You are what you are.
5.He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.
Always think how you can accomplish things economically.
6.His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. Assign the right people to the right jobs.
7.He has given his CEO's only two rules:
Rule number 1: do not lose any of your share holder's money.
Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.
Set goals and make sure people focus on them.
8.He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch Television. Don't try to show off, just be your self and do what you enjoy doing.
9.Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.
His advice to young people:
"Stay away from credit cards (bank loans) and invest in yourself and Remember:
A.Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.
B.Live your life as simple as you are.
C.Don't do what others say, just listen them, but do what you feel good.
D.Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which you feel comfortable.
E.Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on them who really in need rather.
F.After all it's your life then why give chance to others to rule our life."
:: A website ::
Found an interesting website. About the relationship of a mother and children, especially daughters. Inspired by a novel.
Click here to view.
Click here to view.
:: Water for a civilization ::
At home. But not mine. It's hers. (( She, who had dozed off hours ago although the real plan is to 'burn the midnight' oil till it's no longer night. ^^,)) At last, this friday (today?!) will be the beginning of the not-in-the-semester's-schedule holiday due to the 'water and tanks' problem. Got no idea when it will reach to its end. Glad that my block is -till this very moment, i guess- still among the unaffected blocks. Nevertheless, i'm among those who took the immediate-action right after hearing the official announcement made by MRC this evening. Afraid that tomorrow might not be the same as today. Also worried that SYABAS will be the most wanted and most waited guest!
Truly, water is the main source for human being to continue their day-to-day lives smoothly, regardless of their positions. People from all walks of life are in need of it. An established and undeniable fact, in deed. I did ask some friends, had they been given the chance to choose among these two situations, which one would be their choice, non-ironed clothes or unbathed body?(although it is not a proper english word, u know what i mean). Definitely majority of us will choose the first one. Body is more important than clothes, anyway. But optimistically said, i would have choose to not to be in the state of having to choose. Sorry for using the confusing + broken english!
In surah al anbiyaa' verse 30, ALLAH says:
Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were of one piece, then We parted them, and we made every living thing of water ? Will they not then believe ? (anbiyaa' : 30)
Pertaining to the above words (in bold), a modern mufassir Muhammad Asad said:
Click here to see the list of rivers in China.
Truly, water is the main source for human being to continue their day-to-day lives smoothly, regardless of their positions. People from all walks of life are in need of it. An established and undeniable fact, in deed. I did ask some friends, had they been given the chance to choose among these two situations, which one would be their choice, non-ironed clothes or unbathed body?(although it is not a proper english word, u know what i mean). Definitely majority of us will choose the first one. Body is more important than clothes, anyway. But optimistically said, i would have choose to not to be in the state of having to choose. Sorry for using the confusing + broken english!
In surah al anbiyaa' verse 30, ALLAH says:
Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were of one piece, then We parted them, and we made every living thing of water ? Will they not then believe ? (anbiyaa' : 30)
Pertaining to the above words (in bold), a modern mufassir Muhammad Asad said:
The statement that God “made out of water every living thing” expressesGot another fascinating point regarding the importance of water. During one of history lessons last semester, Prof Ghassan did ask us, why do you think the Chinese civilization flourished for a very long period of time, compared to other civilizations? Yeah, you see that there were dynasty after dynasty existed, taking their turn and prospering in its own numerous achievements. About the answer, none of us got the right idea. At last, prof Ghassan -after spending too much time waiting for the correct answer- he said that it's all because of its very large numbers of rivers and sea. Subhaanallah. A bountiful bless from HIM, giving us water, to purify ourselves, as drinks, and as well as to build civilizations!
most concisely a truth that is nowadays universally accepted by science. It has
a threefold meaning: (1) Water – and, specifically, the sea – was the
environment within which the prototype of all living matter originated; (2)
among all the innumerable – existing or conceivable – liquids, only water has
the peculiar properties necessary for the emergence and development of life; and
(3) the protoplasm, which is the physical basis of every living cell – whether
in plants or in animals – and represents the only form of matter in which the
phenomenon of life are manifested, consists overwhelmingly of water and is,
thus, utterly dependent on it. Read together with the preceding statement, which
alludes to the unitary origin of the physical universe, the emergence of life
from and within an equally unitary element points to the existence of a unitary
plan underlying all creation and, hence, to the existence and oneness of the
Creator.
Click here to see the list of rivers in China.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
:: Amalan sedikit, Pahala banyak (2) ::
من جهز غازيا، في سبيل الله، فقد غزى ومن خلف غازيا في سبيل الله بخير فقد غزا
Sesiapa yang menyiapkan seorang pejuang di jalan ALLAH, maka sesungguhnya dia juga telah berperang. Sesiapa yang yang menjaga keluarga seorang pejuang di jalan ALLAH dengan baik, maka sesungguhnya dia juga telah berperang.
HR al Bukhari (2631) dan Muslim (3511).
We are given the chance to become a fighter (for the sake of ALLAH) as well. So, have we become one???
:: Amalan sedikit, Pahala banyak (1) ::
ما من عبد يذنب ذنبا فيحسن الطهور ثم يقوم فيصلي ركعتين ثم يستغفرالله إلا غفر الله له
Tiada seorang hamba pun yang membuat dosa, kemudian dia bersuci dengan baik lalu bangun solat dua rakaat, kemudian meminta pengampunan Allah, kecuali Allah akan ampunkan untuknya.
Tiada seorang hamba pun yang membuat dosa, kemudian dia bersuci dengan baik lalu bangun solat dua rakaat, kemudian meminta pengampunan Allah, kecuali Allah akan ampunkan untuknya.
HR Abu Daud (1300); Sahih: Sahih Abu Daud (1521)
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
:: Not all Jews are Zionists ::
An article from ustaz Maszlee Malik.
"Jahannam Yahudi! Jahannam Yahudi Laknatullah! Mampus Yahudi!"
Those were amongts the swears being loudly uttered by the demonstrators in any rallies organised in Malaysia in condemning Israel and showing solidarity towards the Palestinians. For some parties, Jews are equal to Zionists, Judaism is equal to Zionism, Jewish nation is equal to Israel.
I wouldn't agree much with such generalisation. The fact that what is happening in Gaza, and Palestine as a whole has nothing to do with the Jewish people as a nation nor the Judaism as a religion. Since the day Herzl (the founder of World Zionist Organisation) declared the idea of Erez Yisrael (Israeli state) until today, thousands of Jews, from the lay people to intellectuals, politicians and thinkers strongly diagreed and oppossed the idea and the ideology for whatever reasons they adherent to.
If the Jewish people are all Zionists, What have we to say about people like Alan Hart, Ilan Pappe, Norman Finkelstein, Muhammad Asad, Mariam Jameelah, or Jewish organisations like Satmar and Naturei Karta who repeatedly calling for the inhilation of the Israeli state for it is against the teaching of Torah and Talmud?Are not they all Jews?Or do we want to agree with the Zionists' label against those good hearted people as 'Self-hating Jews'?
For those who still insist to curse or swear the 'Yahudi' as a nation, I am afraid this will lead to the Medieval Christian's and Europeans' creed that created the centuries of pogrom and discrimination towards the Jewish people, hence resulted to the butchery crime of Holocaust. The Medieval Europeans, specifically pre-protestant period and the Catholics later on adamantly believed that Jewish people were the murderers of Jesus.
Hence they are entitled to all the presecutions. Had not the Protestants and in specific, the Millenists promulgated the belief of Apocalypse, and had not Hitler slaughtered the non-Zionist Jews in Europe, the Jewish people should continue living in difficulties in Europe. As Uri Avnery used to mention in his writing criticising Pope Benedict's hatred remark on the Muslims, the Jewish people have never experienced more security and prospherity in Europe as they were in Islamic Andalusia.
When the inquisition of the Christian Spain chased the Jewish people from the Iberian Peninsular, it was the Ottoman Empire in Turkey who sheltered them. Muslim lands were safe heaven for the Jewish people when their brethens in Europe were experiencing discrimination, execution and massacres.Furthermore, Jewish people along with the Christians were regarded as 'Ahl al-Kitab' or the people of the book.
Muslims are allowed to eat their slaughter and to marry their women. They even enjoy lot of previleges during the Islamic empires reigns. The condemns and critiques on the Jewish people in al-Quran was mentioned as part of the history which even the Old Testament (or Torah according to the Judaism) also shared lot of says. While some verses and even Hadiths cursing the Jews were mentioned in contexts, which amongts them were the acts of treason by the Jewish tribes (Bani Nadhir, Bani Qurayzar, Bani Qaynuqa') settling in Medina during that period and those critiques were not dedicated to the Jewish as a nation.
In sum, while confronting the inhumane Israeli agressions not only in Gaza, but every single inch of the occupied land, we should not neglect the justice. The stereotype of some anti-Islam parties in generalising all Muslims as terrorist, and the Islamic teaching as the doctrine of terror must be avoided by the Muslims in giving their judgement to the Jewish people.
As I strongly oppose those who embrace the idea that 'Muslims are terrorists', I am also against those who blatantly chanting 'Jahannam Yahudi'...As for the Zionists, they are not necessary to be Jews; the Christian Zionists in the USA and all over Europe are not to be forgotten. Perhaps their number is outnumbering the Jewish Zionists in Israel. However, the worst amongst them are the cold-hearted Muslim Zionists who have the guts to condone what their Zionist comrades committed to their Muslim brethens in Palestine.
Allahummansur Filistiniyin wa Muslimin,
Allahumma dammir Israel wa man wallahum,
Allahumma a'izzil Islaam wal Muslimin
Maszlee
Durham, UK.
"Jahannam Yahudi! Jahannam Yahudi Laknatullah! Mampus Yahudi!"
Those were amongts the swears being loudly uttered by the demonstrators in any rallies organised in Malaysia in condemning Israel and showing solidarity towards the Palestinians. For some parties, Jews are equal to Zionists, Judaism is equal to Zionism, Jewish nation is equal to Israel.
I wouldn't agree much with such generalisation. The fact that what is happening in Gaza, and Palestine as a whole has nothing to do with the Jewish people as a nation nor the Judaism as a religion. Since the day Herzl (the founder of World Zionist Organisation) declared the idea of Erez Yisrael (Israeli state) until today, thousands of Jews, from the lay people to intellectuals, politicians and thinkers strongly diagreed and oppossed the idea and the ideology for whatever reasons they adherent to.
If the Jewish people are all Zionists, What have we to say about people like Alan Hart, Ilan Pappe, Norman Finkelstein, Muhammad Asad, Mariam Jameelah, or Jewish organisations like Satmar and Naturei Karta who repeatedly calling for the inhilation of the Israeli state for it is against the teaching of Torah and Talmud?Are not they all Jews?Or do we want to agree with the Zionists' label against those good hearted people as 'Self-hating Jews'?
For those who still insist to curse or swear the 'Yahudi' as a nation, I am afraid this will lead to the Medieval Christian's and Europeans' creed that created the centuries of pogrom and discrimination towards the Jewish people, hence resulted to the butchery crime of Holocaust. The Medieval Europeans, specifically pre-protestant period and the Catholics later on adamantly believed that Jewish people were the murderers of Jesus.
Hence they are entitled to all the presecutions. Had not the Protestants and in specific, the Millenists promulgated the belief of Apocalypse, and had not Hitler slaughtered the non-Zionist Jews in Europe, the Jewish people should continue living in difficulties in Europe. As Uri Avnery used to mention in his writing criticising Pope Benedict's hatred remark on the Muslims, the Jewish people have never experienced more security and prospherity in Europe as they were in Islamic Andalusia.
When the inquisition of the Christian Spain chased the Jewish people from the Iberian Peninsular, it was the Ottoman Empire in Turkey who sheltered them. Muslim lands were safe heaven for the Jewish people when their brethens in Europe were experiencing discrimination, execution and massacres.Furthermore, Jewish people along with the Christians were regarded as 'Ahl al-Kitab' or the people of the book.
Muslims are allowed to eat their slaughter and to marry their women. They even enjoy lot of previleges during the Islamic empires reigns. The condemns and critiques on the Jewish people in al-Quran was mentioned as part of the history which even the Old Testament (or Torah according to the Judaism) also shared lot of says. While some verses and even Hadiths cursing the Jews were mentioned in contexts, which amongts them were the acts of treason by the Jewish tribes (Bani Nadhir, Bani Qurayzar, Bani Qaynuqa') settling in Medina during that period and those critiques were not dedicated to the Jewish as a nation.
In sum, while confronting the inhumane Israeli agressions not only in Gaza, but every single inch of the occupied land, we should not neglect the justice. The stereotype of some anti-Islam parties in generalising all Muslims as terrorist, and the Islamic teaching as the doctrine of terror must be avoided by the Muslims in giving their judgement to the Jewish people.
As I strongly oppose those who embrace the idea that 'Muslims are terrorists', I am also against those who blatantly chanting 'Jahannam Yahudi'...As for the Zionists, they are not necessary to be Jews; the Christian Zionists in the USA and all over Europe are not to be forgotten. Perhaps their number is outnumbering the Jewish Zionists in Israel. However, the worst amongst them are the cold-hearted Muslim Zionists who have the guts to condone what their Zionist comrades committed to their Muslim brethens in Palestine.
Allahummansur Filistiniyin wa Muslimin,
Allahumma dammir Israel wa man wallahum,
Allahumma a'izzil Islaam wal Muslimin
Maszlee
Durham, UK.
:: We Will Not Go Down ::
This is a song of hope for the Palestinians in Gaza, composed and performed by Michael Heart (www.michaelheart.com)
A blinding flash of white light
Lit up the sky over Gaza tonight
People running for cover
Not knowing whether they’re dead or alive
They came with their tanks and their planes
With ravaging fiery flames
And nothing remains
Just a voice rising up in the smoky haze
We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In Gaza tonight
Women and children alike
Murdered and massacred night after night
While the so-called leaders of countries afar
Debated on who’s wrong or right
But their powerless words were in vain
And the bombs fell down like acid rain
But through the tears and the blood and the pain
You can still hear that voice through the smoky haze
We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In Gaza tonight
We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
We will not go down
In Gaza tonight
A blinding flash of white light
Lit up the sky over Gaza tonight
People running for cover
Not knowing whether they’re dead or alive
They came with their tanks and their planes
With ravaging fiery flames
And nothing remains
Just a voice rising up in the smoky haze
We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In Gaza tonight
Women and children alike
Murdered and massacred night after night
While the so-called leaders of countries afar
Debated on who’s wrong or right
But their powerless words were in vain
And the bombs fell down like acid rain
But through the tears and the blood and the pain
You can still hear that voice through the smoky haze
We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In Gaza tonight
We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
You can burn up our mosques and our homes and our schools
But our spirit will never die
We will not go down
In the night, without a fight
We will not go down
In Gaza tonight
:: Easy than riding a bicycle ::
Artikel ini di copy dari keretamayat.blogspot.com
Sesungguhnya, Allah telah menjadikan agama islam itu adalah mudah untuk diamalkan, tapi malangnya, ada yang salah faham akan maksud ‘mudah’ itu lalu dengan mudah pula memudahkan apa yang sepatutnya tidak semudah itu yang mana akhirnya perkara yang menjadi mudah bertukar menjadi payah…
Mati masuk neraka, kan payah tu?
Maksud ugama yang mudah disini bukannya jika kita letih, kita boleh solat lengah-lengah.., jika sakit sikit terus tak payah puasa, jika malas, terus jamak solat.. jika sibuk terus tinggal solat dengan niat qotho.., jika tak nak ikut Sunnah maka boleh ikut Bidaah.., bukan! bukan dan bukan!!!
Maksud sebenar ‘Islamic ways are easy’ adalah.. semua orang boleh amal ugama tanpa mengira sama ada seorang itu sihat atau cacat, kaya atau miskin, gemok atau kurus, hitam atau sawo matang, cantik atau buruk.., semua boleh amal ugama!Malahan ‘Islamic ways is easy than riding a bicycle!’
Tak percaya Islam lebih mudah dari naik basikal?..kenapa tidak? Nak naik basikal kena ada kaki, kena pandai balance, kena pegang handle.., mata kena buka, rantai kena letak minyak pelincir dan lain lain.., sedangkan untuk amal ugama, orang yang tiada kakipun boleh, orang cacat masih boleh solat, orang buta masih boleh puasa.., orang bisu masih boleh bayar zakat.., orang miskin masih boleh makan cara Nabi, kan senang tu? Semua orang boleh amal ugama..,
Sesungguhnya, Allah telah menjadikan agama islam itu adalah mudah untuk diamalkan, tapi malangnya, ada yang salah faham akan maksud ‘mudah’ itu lalu dengan mudah pula memudahkan apa yang sepatutnya tidak semudah itu yang mana akhirnya perkara yang menjadi mudah bertukar menjadi payah…
Mati masuk neraka, kan payah tu?
Maksud ugama yang mudah disini bukannya jika kita letih, kita boleh solat lengah-lengah.., jika sakit sikit terus tak payah puasa, jika malas, terus jamak solat.. jika sibuk terus tinggal solat dengan niat qotho.., jika tak nak ikut Sunnah maka boleh ikut Bidaah.., bukan! bukan dan bukan!!!
Maksud sebenar ‘Islamic ways are easy’ adalah.. semua orang boleh amal ugama tanpa mengira sama ada seorang itu sihat atau cacat, kaya atau miskin, gemok atau kurus, hitam atau sawo matang, cantik atau buruk.., semua boleh amal ugama!Malahan ‘Islamic ways is easy than riding a bicycle!’
Tak percaya Islam lebih mudah dari naik basikal?..kenapa tidak? Nak naik basikal kena ada kaki, kena pandai balance, kena pegang handle.., mata kena buka, rantai kena letak minyak pelincir dan lain lain.., sedangkan untuk amal ugama, orang yang tiada kakipun boleh, orang cacat masih boleh solat, orang buta masih boleh puasa.., orang bisu masih boleh bayar zakat.., orang miskin masih boleh makan cara Nabi, kan senang tu? Semua orang boleh amal ugama..,
Oh! adilnya Allah…, sungguh Maha Adil..Begitu juga bab-bab lain dalam hidup,, Nabi tak beli kereta bayar muka RM 10 ribu dan bayar bulan-bulan RM 800 serta simpan RM1500 setahun untuk Road Tax dan Insurance.., tapi Nabi jalan kaki sahaja.., kan mudah tu?Nabi juga waktu nak makan, Nabi makan guna tangan tak guna sudu, Nabi makan duduk dilantai tak guna kerusi meja, kan mudah tu? Orang miskin pun boleh ikut sunnah.., Nabi kahwin dengan maskahwin yang murah, Nabi pakai baju yang murah, Nabi makan makanan murah dan lain lain, itukan mudah?
Tapi, yang perlu kita ingat adalah, janganlah pula memudahkan IBADAT ikut nafsu kita.., bab ibadat tetap kena MUJAHADAH macam Nabi Muhammad SAW dan para sahabat RA buat…, kena pergi solat jemaah, kena dakwah dari hati ke hati dan lain-lain, baru boleh capai tahap seperti mereka, dan selain dari cara Nabi dan sahabat yang di mudahkan dalam beribadat adalah bidaah!! Dan bidaah itu sesat! Boleh bawa masuk neraka…Faham?
Satu lagi, jika tadi kita cerita bab perintah Allah, dalam bab larangan Allah pula, juga mudah sebab dalam Allah haramkan sesuatu, Allah bagi pula pilihan, Allah larang minum arak tapi Allah tak larang minum air (teh tarik misalnya), Allah larang zina tapi Allah tak larang kahwin empat, Allah larang makan babi tapi Allah tak larang makan nasi lemak, kan mudah tu?
Cuma kadang kadang manusia ni suka buat sesuatu ikut logik akal, bila Allah larang babi, ada pula yang bantah, kata mereka: kenapa babi haram?, kenapa orang china makan babi tak kena penyakit kronikpun, siap pandai-pandai pulak tu. Apa-apalah!
Walau bagaimanapun, sudah 1000 tahun lebih ummat islam taat perintah Allah tanpa pedulipun alasan sains kerana apabila Allah Yang Maha Bijaksana sudah mencipta daya Elektrostatik, dah wujudkan klorofil pada daun, telah mencipta fotosentesis dan Ekosistem, telah mencipta Duodenum dan Pankreas, telah mengawal tekanan atmospehere pada nilai 14.7 psi, telah mengawal perjalanan planet, dan setelah semua itu, tiba-tiba apabila Allah cipta babi yang suka makan najis dan tak bagi aku makan, maka aku tak akan makan sebab Allah dah larang aku dari memakannya, dan aku tak peduli apapun alasan sainsnya!
Sebab, perkara ugama biasanya mendahului sains, lagipun aku nak belajar sifat sahabat, iaitu dengar dan taat..,Kerana “dengar dan taat’lah mereka akhirnya dapat jaminan masuk shurga..Manakala sifat yahudi pula ‘bantah dan tak taat’.., akhirnya di jamin pula masuk neraka..
oh!Jadi secara kesimpulannya, masalah besar manusia adalah bila buruk sangka dengan takdir Allah dan perintah Allah. Kitapun tak faham apa rahsia di sebalik semua perintah Allah dan larangan Allah...Contoh bab bersuci, air mani bukan najis, tapi jika keluar kena mandi seluruh tubuh...Kentut pula adalah najis yang tak dapat dilihat, jika keluar tak perlu mandi seluruh tubuh, dan tak perlu basuhpun tempat keluar, tapi kena ambik wudhu sahaja..
Kalau ikut otak memang tak logik, tapi itulah hukumnya..Sebab tu aku jarang berhujah guna alasan Sains untuk benarkan Perintah Allah atau larangan Allah, sebab jika satu teori sains di gunakan pada suatu zaman yang mana teori itu selari dengan larangan Allah, maka berhujjahlah semua orang islam tentang betapa betulnya islam bersandarkan teori sains itu, tapi andai kata seratus tahun kemudian ada pula teori sains yang membatalkan teori sebelum ini, maka orang tak akan salahkan teori sebelum ini, tapi orang akan salahkan islam pula.., bukan aku kata korang salah bila berhujjah guna alasan sains, tapi mungkin sebab aku bukan aliran sains maka jaranglah aku guna atau tak beberapa suka untuk guna alasan sains dalam ‘berdakwah’…
Kesimpulannya:-Orang yang suka hisap rokok, suka minum arak dan suka makan babi, cakap apapun mereka akan tetap dengan pendirian mereka…, iaitu hisap rokok best, minum arak best, dan makan babi best.., apa lagi nak dikata?
Cuma dari segi perubatan, cuba ambil contoh mayat yang makan babi dan mayat yang tak makan babi. Selepas beberapa waktu cuba buat kajian, mayat siapa yang lebih cepat reput dan busuk?..Boleh juga buat kajian kepada kesan kandungan peluh orang yang makan babi.. apa terkandung di dalamnya dan apa kesannya pada dunia?
Atau buat ujikaji keatas pemakan babi tegar dan petidakmakan babi, suntik mereka dengan virus JE, kemudian suntik mereka dengan IMUN JE, lihat hasilnya.., buat ujikaji pada suhu bilik, bandingkan ujikaji pada bawah tahap beku, dan kalau boleh hantar Angkasawan ke Soyuz dan buat ujikaji pada tahap gravity sifar selama 72 jam, lalu tengok hasilnya..
Aku tak tahu apa jawapannya dan apa alasan sainsnya, sebab ada antara korang yang expert bahagian ni, ’acu cuba try test’ sahaja.., dan aku hanya cadangkan, he he..Walau bagaimanapun, apapun hasilnya ujian kelak, sama ada positif atau negatif. Sama ada babi best atau tak best...
Aku tetap tak makan babi, ok?!: )
Ps: Mati itu mudah, masuk shurga itu mudah dan masuk neraka juga mudah, dan mudahnya semua itu tertakluk kepada apa yang kita mudahkan dan apa yang kita mujahadah, kan mudah tu?...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
:: 10 Steps ::
Got a pamphlet when I attended the “GAZA Under Fire” program. It was held last weekend, by al Aqsa Friends’ Society.A real-throng. The auditorium’s seats were filled by almost international students, making me feel like I was the one who study in their country! Malaysians were nowhere to be found around me. Perhaps they were sitting at the above side.
Focusing on the pamphlet distributed. 10 steps to support Gaza were stated there. Let me share them with you.
1. Follow up the news about what is happening in Gaza. The number of shuhadaa’, injured people, the volume of destruction, etc.
2. Download pictures of the massacre and distribute to your friends via print outs, e-mails, on the mobile.
3. Follow up on the achievements of the Palestinian resistance heroes in Gaza. What victory they achieve everyday, how many soldiers they kill, how many tanks they destroy.
4. Call the people of Gaza. Tell them where you from, and share with them your feelings of sympathy and support and your confidence that they will win this war. You can call this number: 009708285xxxx. Replace the x’s with any number. (I haven’t tried this yet)
5. Paste pictures of Gaza on your notebooks, in your room, PC desktops.
6. Participate in as much activities about Gaza as you can. Talks, gatherings, seminars.
7. Organize activities on what is happening in Gaza in your neighborhood, in your mahallah, surau, etc.
8. Make this the most important topic of your discussions among your friends. Make it the first thing after greeting the people you meet, tell them or ask about.
9. BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT Israeli & American products.
10. Remember them in your doa and prayers.
IT IS THE WAR BETWEEN US AND THEM. IT IS A REAL SHAME IF YOU NEVER CARE TO BE AWARE.
Oo Israel, you can kill our bodies over and over, but you can never kill the spirits within us!
And the resistance continues….
Focusing on the pamphlet distributed. 10 steps to support Gaza were stated there. Let me share them with you.
1. Follow up the news about what is happening in Gaza. The number of shuhadaa’, injured people, the volume of destruction, etc.
2. Download pictures of the massacre and distribute to your friends via print outs, e-mails, on the mobile.
3. Follow up on the achievements of the Palestinian resistance heroes in Gaza. What victory they achieve everyday, how many soldiers they kill, how many tanks they destroy.
4. Call the people of Gaza. Tell them where you from, and share with them your feelings of sympathy and support and your confidence that they will win this war. You can call this number: 009708285xxxx. Replace the x’s with any number. (I haven’t tried this yet)
5. Paste pictures of Gaza on your notebooks, in your room, PC desktops.
6. Participate in as much activities about Gaza as you can. Talks, gatherings, seminars.
7. Organize activities on what is happening in Gaza in your neighborhood, in your mahallah, surau, etc.
8. Make this the most important topic of your discussions among your friends. Make it the first thing after greeting the people you meet, tell them or ask about.
9. BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT Israeli & American products.
10. Remember them in your doa and prayers.
IT IS THE WAR BETWEEN US AND THEM. IT IS A REAL SHAME IF YOU NEVER CARE TO BE AWARE.
Oo Israel, you can kill our bodies over and over, but you can never kill the spirits within us!
And the resistance continues….
Thursday, January 8, 2009
:: Temuramah bersama Ust Maszlee ::
Angka kematian di Gaza semakin meningkat dari hari ke hari. Seluruh dunia kini menumpukan tumpuan kepada serangan terbaru rejim Zionis yang diakui terbesar semenjak 1967.Ikuti temuramah eksklusif wartawan Palestinkini , Gunx bersama Ustaz Maszlee Malek, seorang penganalisis isu Palestin yang tidak asing lagi yang kini berada di Durham, United Kingdom.
1-apakah sebenarnya yang membuatkan rejim Zionis melakukan serangan terbesar semenjak peperangan 1967 ini ? adakah ia ada kaitan dengan pilhanraya Israel Febuary nanti ?
Serangan ini merupakan medan bagi para pengganas Zionis mengambil miledge politik mereka menjelang pilihanraya. Tiada seorang pun pemimpin parti di Israel yang akan berani menentang serangan ini kerana takut tidak akan dipilih di dalam pilihanraya. Mereka akan saling berlumba menunjukkan siapa yang lebih brutal.
2-kenapa Mesir masih berdegil membuka pintu sempadan serta menghalang sebarang bentuk saluran bantuan kemanusiaan oleh negara2 lain yang ingin menggunakan laluan sempadan mereka utk ke Gaza ?
Tiada siapa yang tidak tahu bahawa Hosni Mubarak sebenarnya adalah lebih kejam dari rejim Zionis. Sepatutnya dia dicalonkan untuk menjadi presiden Israel berdasarkan rekod jenayah kemanusiaannya terhadap rakyatnya sendiri dan juga penduduk Gaza. Tanpa beliau rejim Zionis tidak akan dapat melakukan serangan hari ini. Di UK beberapa siri demo akan diadakan di hadapan kedutaan Mesir, begitu juga di beberapa negara lain, harap di Malaysia juga akan diadakan demo yang serupa.Mungkin negara2 Islam, terutamanya Msia boleh menarik kesemua pelajar2 mereka di al-Azhar sebagai tanda protes...ini bermakna kehancuran ekonomi Mesir di zaman kemelut ekonomi dunia!
3-Menteri Luar Israel meminta dunia menuding jari kepada Hamas dan semua serangan Israel ini adalah sama sekali berpunca dari Hamas. apa pendapat saudara ?
Apabila seorang perogol bersenjata, bertubuh sasa cuba untuk merogol gadis sunti yang lemah tetapi mempunyai tae kwan do black belt, apakah gadis sunti itu akan membiarkan dirinya dicabuli? Agak pelik apabila si perogol mengadu 'anu'nya disepak, dan mengatakan beliaulah mangsa 'keganasan' gadis sunti yang lemah dan cuba mempertahankan dirinya!
4-Jumlah kematian meningkat kepada 345 orang setakat ini manakala beribu2 orang masih tercedera. Bantuan kemanusian pula di sekat utk di bawa masuk ? apa pandangan saudara dengan keadaan ini ?
Putuskan hubungan ekonomi dengan Mesir dan tarik kesemua pelajar2 Muslim yang berada di Univ al-Azhar. Mesir adalah dalang utamanya! Mubarak adalah penjenayah utama sama seperti Olmert, Livni, Barak dan lain-lain. Jikalaulah si diktator Mubarak membenarkan pintu sempadan Refah dibuka, sudah tentu hal ini tidak timbul.
5-Obama di perhatikan tidak dapat melakukan apa2 dengan serangan terbaru Israel ini ? apa pandangan saudara ? atau saudara mempunyai pandangan optimistik tersendiri ? Apakah yang diharapkan dari Obama?
bila masa pula beliau bersimpati dengan nasib rakyat Palestin? beliau hanyalah seorang warga AS berkulit hitam dari parti Demokrat...beliau hanya akan meneruskan polisi2 luar AS berkaitan Israel.
6-Setakat ini , dengan kematian beratus2 orang ini , apakah tindakan terkini pihak Hamas ?
HAMAS seperti juga fraksi2 perjuangan yang lain telah bersumpah untuk mempertahankan rakyat, rumah dan tanah air mereka. Kita telah pun melihat serangan balas mereka, dan saya menjangkakan serangan yang lebih hebat akan mereka semua lakukan demi mempertahankan rakyat, rumah dan tanah air mereka.
7-Israel di laporkan akan melebarkan serangan udara kepada serangan darat. adakah ini merupakan serangan nekad Israel bagi melenyapkan Hamas dalam persada politik Palestin ?
Sasaran mereka bukan hanya HAMAS, tetapi rakyat Gaza, rakyat Palestin kesemuanya. HAMAS adalah suara rakyat Palestin. Melenyapkan HAMAS bererti melenyapkan rakyat Palestin keseluruhannya.
8- apa saranan saudara kepada masyarakat di Malaysia tentangan serangan terbaru rejim Zionis ini ?
8- apa saranan saudara kepada masyarakat di Malaysia tentangan serangan terbaru rejim Zionis ini ?
Rakyat Malaysia perlu lebih agresif. Cuba lihat di UK, hasil demo tiap2 hari, menteri luarnya David Miliband telah mengeluarkan kenyataan yang agak luar biasa mengutuk serangan tersebut. Namun ini tidak menyebabkan mereka menghentikan demo di depan kedutaan Israel, mereka akan tetap berdemo sehingga serangan dihentikan.
Begitu juga di negara-negara Eropah yang lain.Demo satu hal, satu lagi ialah kumpulan lobi, terutamanya di peringkat a'bangsa. Di zaman IT, pelbagai prasarana boleh dilakukan. Facebook merupakan satu wacana yang sesuai. Lobikan rakyat2 negara Eropah agar mempengaruhi wakil2 mereka di EU untuk menjadikan Israel sebagai rejim Aparteid dan diboikot. Lobikan juga agar EU mula menghantar bantuan.
Begitu juga dengan ASEAN dan OIC...Interest group juga amat penting. Ke manakah kumpulan pro-wanita dan kanak2 di dalam hal ini. Sepatutnya kempen mengutuk serangan di peringkat a'bangsa telah dilakukan oleh kumpulan2 ini untuk membela nasib wanita dan kanak2 di Gaza...
Mungkin kelab simpatisan 'Balouchi sisters' boleh ditubuhkan untuk kempen di rantau Asia. Jadikan iktibar kematian 5 kanak2 perempuan bersaudara itu sebagai tema kempen untuk dunia membantu. Kirimkan bantahan kepada negara2 Arab berjiran agar masuk campur dan menyerang rejim Zionis.
:: To all Muslims ::
Oh , man ..
Wherever you are , and however you are ..
You are a HUMAN , having eyes , heart and mind ..
Look what happened , going on and will be to happened ..
Look at the blood being shed ..
Look at the tears being shed ..
Look at the body parts scattered ..
It is the remains people like you ..
Do you see your hand ?? there are who lost it ..
Do you see your eyes ?? there are who disappearnce it ..
Do you understand what I say in your mind ??
there is who lost his head which has a mind like you ..
Yes , man ..
That is what happened in Gaza and is still happened for a moment ..
That is happened for Gaza people ..
No house .. No Family .. No life ..
Did you see that ??
Is this HUMANITY ???
Please , just answer me .. don't think too much ..
All religions DENY that ..
Why you are looking for reasons , is there any justifications for this massacre ??
Is there any justifications to bomb an unarmed people with aircraft ??
Is there any justifications to kill babies ??
My brother .. My sister ..
Now , while you reading my words , there are who dead .. distort .. blooding ..
any more things you can't imagine it .
Maybe in this moment who lost his parents .. her husband , their children .
May be there are many houses destroyed ..
All that happened and the world have been silent ..
No one doing any thing to stop this massacre ..
So , have you accept this ??
Do you want to continue in silence??
I believe in your strong .. I believe in your word ..
Any idea from your humanity can change the situation ,
and the history will tell that about you .
Let's go ,
Go and EXPRESS your refusal ..
HELP people in GAZA
Copied from facebook inbox msg.
Wherever you are , and however you are ..
You are a HUMAN , having eyes , heart and mind ..
Look what happened , going on and will be to happened ..
Look at the blood being shed ..
Look at the tears being shed ..
Look at the body parts scattered ..
It is the remains people like you ..
Do you see your hand ?? there are who lost it ..
Do you see your eyes ?? there are who disappearnce it ..
Do you understand what I say in your mind ??
there is who lost his head which has a mind like you ..
Yes , man ..
That is what happened in Gaza and is still happened for a moment ..
That is happened for Gaza people ..
No house .. No Family .. No life ..
Did you see that ??
Is this HUMANITY ???
Please , just answer me .. don't think too much ..
All religions DENY that ..
Why you are looking for reasons , is there any justifications for this massacre ??
Is there any justifications to bomb an unarmed people with aircraft ??
Is there any justifications to kill babies ??
My brother .. My sister ..
Now , while you reading my words , there are who dead .. distort .. blooding ..
any more things you can't imagine it .
Maybe in this moment who lost his parents .. her husband , their children .
May be there are many houses destroyed ..
All that happened and the world have been silent ..
No one doing any thing to stop this massacre ..
So , have you accept this ??
Do you want to continue in silence??
I believe in your strong .. I believe in your word ..
Any idea from your humanity can change the situation ,
and the history will tell that about you .
Let's go ,
Go and EXPRESS your refusal ..
HELP people in GAZA
Copied from facebook inbox msg.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
:: Israel's Message ::
The message the outlawed Zionist state of Israel is sending to the world and international leaders through this barbaric and sadist attack on Gaza is clear: “Do not ever think of reconciling with the Muslim and Arab world. This will never happen on our account.”
With a lot of naïve optimism roaming in America and the international arena for change after the election of Obama, many seriously thought that president-elect is capable as an individual, apart from the system he serves, of bringing change to the world and remedying the damage caused by the previous administration to the US foreign policy. They are still dreaming, and Israel wanted to make sure this dream never comes true.
These vicious attacks can never be justified on any human level. The only justification for this to Israel, is to make sure the relations between the US and the Muslim world of 1.3 billion people, and the Arab world in particular, remains severed. US interests with one fifth of humanity seems to be irrelevant to Israel when it comes to its own interests with the US.
It was that simple and they succeeded. Attack the innocent people in Gaza on a pretext of Hamas control of the area (assuming international tacit approval of ousting Hamas from power). The Muslim and Arab world will be enraged on the public level, embarrassed on an official level, and will start looking up for the CHANGE the president-elect promised. The US feels (or does not feel) embarrassed, but still supports its so called only democratic ally in the region because it is the beacon of democracy and the free world, and to heck with the rest of the world. (Did I mention that the Palestinian people, even if you do not support their choice, also democratically elected Hamas earlier before the drama started?)
Muslims and Arabs do not see any CHANGE or any justice coming any time soon, even before Obama takes office (read his and his democratic party’s statements again), so they go back to the same camp of disgruntled people. This will ensure that hopes for reconciliation with the Muslim and Arab world do not happen during the term of any president any time soon.
It seems that Israel is seriously in doubt of its own legitimacy after all these years, and any reconciliation between the US and the Muslim and Arab world on this subject will hurt Israel on political and economical levels. It might bring real justice to the Palestinians. Israel is thriving politically on the American Jewish lobbying for its cause and survival, which no American politician dares to criticize without paying hefty political and career damage. In addition, economically, Israel lives off the annual billions of US taxpaying dollars in the form of US aid, long-term loans and evangelical good-well charities. All of this might come to an end if there is no need for an unconditional support to poor state of Israel.
The message is clear: “Do not even think of reconciling with them.” The ties and relations have to remain severed. Message came through, and we are back to square one.
“The Unbelievers spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the path of Allah, and so will they continue to spend; but in the end they will have (only) regrets and sighs; at length they will be overcome: and the Unbelievers will be gathered together to Hell.” Al-Anfaal 8:36
muslimmatters.org
With a lot of naïve optimism roaming in America and the international arena for change after the election of Obama, many seriously thought that president-elect is capable as an individual, apart from the system he serves, of bringing change to the world and remedying the damage caused by the previous administration to the US foreign policy. They are still dreaming, and Israel wanted to make sure this dream never comes true.
These vicious attacks can never be justified on any human level. The only justification for this to Israel, is to make sure the relations between the US and the Muslim world of 1.3 billion people, and the Arab world in particular, remains severed. US interests with one fifth of humanity seems to be irrelevant to Israel when it comes to its own interests with the US.
It was that simple and they succeeded. Attack the innocent people in Gaza on a pretext of Hamas control of the area (assuming international tacit approval of ousting Hamas from power). The Muslim and Arab world will be enraged on the public level, embarrassed on an official level, and will start looking up for the CHANGE the president-elect promised. The US feels (or does not feel) embarrassed, but still supports its so called only democratic ally in the region because it is the beacon of democracy and the free world, and to heck with the rest of the world. (Did I mention that the Palestinian people, even if you do not support their choice, also democratically elected Hamas earlier before the drama started?)
Muslims and Arabs do not see any CHANGE or any justice coming any time soon, even before Obama takes office (read his and his democratic party’s statements again), so they go back to the same camp of disgruntled people. This will ensure that hopes for reconciliation with the Muslim and Arab world do not happen during the term of any president any time soon.
It seems that Israel is seriously in doubt of its own legitimacy after all these years, and any reconciliation between the US and the Muslim and Arab world on this subject will hurt Israel on political and economical levels. It might bring real justice to the Palestinians. Israel is thriving politically on the American Jewish lobbying for its cause and survival, which no American politician dares to criticize without paying hefty political and career damage. In addition, economically, Israel lives off the annual billions of US taxpaying dollars in the form of US aid, long-term loans and evangelical good-well charities. All of this might come to an end if there is no need for an unconditional support to poor state of Israel.
The message is clear: “Do not even think of reconciling with them.” The ties and relations have to remain severed. Message came through, and we are back to square one.
“The Unbelievers spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the path of Allah, and so will they continue to spend; but in the end they will have (only) regrets and sighs; at length they will be overcome: and the Unbelievers will be gathered together to Hell.” Al-Anfaal 8:36
muslimmatters.org
:: GAZA Islamic Uni was bombed ::
Last year, a large majority of British academics raised the issue of potentially boycotting Israeli universities. This ‘tactic’ did not just appear out of the blue, but rather had been discussed for a number of years before this throughout British academic circles. The boycott would serve as their symbolic act of protest against what they viewed as clear apartheid-like policies that discriminated against Israeli-Arabs and Palestinians, not just in the academic arena, but in all walks of life. Not surprisingly, American universities reacted quite harshly. Amidst accusations of ‘anti-Semitism’, over 450 presidents of various American Universities, and thousands upon thousands of professors, denounced their British counterparts and claimed that this was an assault on the very foundations of academic freedom.
Fast forward to the present. In this last week, Israel viciously bombed the largest University in Gaza, in six SEPARATE raids, and destroyed a number of facilities, including the Ladies Building, where female students attended classes. Although the university is named the ‘Islamic University,’ it teaches both religious and secular sciences, serving over twenty-thousand students, most of whom are female. It has over ten departments, including engineering, medicine, science, art, and nursing. It was established over thirty years ago, has graduated tens of thousands of students, and is recognized as the largest and most accessible institute of higher learning in Gaza.
All of this meant little to the state of Israel.
Israel justified the attacks by claiming that the Gaza University was merely a front for a “… research and development center of Hamas weapons.” But leaving aside the veracity of this claim for a moment, is there any modern research facility in the world that does not do research on aspects that could be used for military purposes? And how many of our own American universities directly receive aid from the government, and from private corporations, and use their intellectual resources for the political and military benefit of the country. Institutions of higher learning are supposed to serve the needs of their countries and are also supposed to be a place where diverse views are debated. The indiscriminate bombing of this university simply cannot be justified.
As if bombing the university was not enough, yesterday Israel succeeded in assassinating a professor of the University, Dr. Nizar Rayyan. Dr. Nizar was a professor of Hadith Studies at the Islamic Faculty, and had studied in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Sudan. He had been a volunteer Imam and khatib at a major Masjid in Gaza since 1985, and had been imprisoned and tortured numerous times (for a total of almost four years of his life). He was targeted because he was a ‘senior figure in Hamas’.
The Israelis were so terrified of this one man, who probably weighed around two hundred pounds, that they felt the need to drop a two thousand pound bomb on the apartment complex where he lived, killing him and eighteen other members of his family, including nine of his children. Men, women and children, murdered with unchecked savagery.
Dr. Nizar was clearly an advocate of military aggression against Israel, and also considered suicide bombings as a legitimate means of attack – a method that most other Muslim theologians and jurists (including myself) disapprove of. But regardless of what one thinks of the legitimacy of suicide attacks, such brutal violence against a professor and his entire family and innocent neighbors will undoubtedly generate more violence. International law does not allow extrajudicial assassinations, nor the permissibility of associated “collateral damage”. If the Israelis believed that Dr. Nizar was a terrorist, and that an assassination was justified, without trial, along with his innocent family and hapless neighbors, how then would they respond if someone asked them that is exactly the same logic with which Palestinian bombers view their own “innocent” targets?
The speed and enthusiasm with which certain American universities and academics jumped to attack the proposed British boycott of Israeli universities was a spectacle to witness. They claimed they were championing academic freedom.
I wonder where these same universities and academics are now, when an entire University is bombed, its facilities destroyed, and professors assassinated? The only reasonable answer seems to be that in the eyes of these academics, Palestinians don’t really deserve the same freedoms as Israelis do. In other words, some freedoms are just more sacred than others.
muslimmatters.org
Fast forward to the present. In this last week, Israel viciously bombed the largest University in Gaza, in six SEPARATE raids, and destroyed a number of facilities, including the Ladies Building, where female students attended classes. Although the university is named the ‘Islamic University,’ it teaches both religious and secular sciences, serving over twenty-thousand students, most of whom are female. It has over ten departments, including engineering, medicine, science, art, and nursing. It was established over thirty years ago, has graduated tens of thousands of students, and is recognized as the largest and most accessible institute of higher learning in Gaza.
All of this meant little to the state of Israel.
Israel justified the attacks by claiming that the Gaza University was merely a front for a “… research and development center of Hamas weapons.” But leaving aside the veracity of this claim for a moment, is there any modern research facility in the world that does not do research on aspects that could be used for military purposes? And how many of our own American universities directly receive aid from the government, and from private corporations, and use their intellectual resources for the political and military benefit of the country. Institutions of higher learning are supposed to serve the needs of their countries and are also supposed to be a place where diverse views are debated. The indiscriminate bombing of this university simply cannot be justified.
As if bombing the university was not enough, yesterday Israel succeeded in assassinating a professor of the University, Dr. Nizar Rayyan. Dr. Nizar was a professor of Hadith Studies at the Islamic Faculty, and had studied in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Sudan. He had been a volunteer Imam and khatib at a major Masjid in Gaza since 1985, and had been imprisoned and tortured numerous times (for a total of almost four years of his life). He was targeted because he was a ‘senior figure in Hamas’.
The Israelis were so terrified of this one man, who probably weighed around two hundred pounds, that they felt the need to drop a two thousand pound bomb on the apartment complex where he lived, killing him and eighteen other members of his family, including nine of his children. Men, women and children, murdered with unchecked savagery.
Dr. Nizar was clearly an advocate of military aggression against Israel, and also considered suicide bombings as a legitimate means of attack – a method that most other Muslim theologians and jurists (including myself) disapprove of. But regardless of what one thinks of the legitimacy of suicide attacks, such brutal violence against a professor and his entire family and innocent neighbors will undoubtedly generate more violence. International law does not allow extrajudicial assassinations, nor the permissibility of associated “collateral damage”. If the Israelis believed that Dr. Nizar was a terrorist, and that an assassination was justified, without trial, along with his innocent family and hapless neighbors, how then would they respond if someone asked them that is exactly the same logic with which Palestinian bombers view their own “innocent” targets?
The speed and enthusiasm with which certain American universities and academics jumped to attack the proposed British boycott of Israeli universities was a spectacle to witness. They claimed they were championing academic freedom.
I wonder where these same universities and academics are now, when an entire University is bombed, its facilities destroyed, and professors assassinated? The only reasonable answer seems to be that in the eyes of these academics, Palestinians don’t really deserve the same freedoms as Israelis do. In other words, some freedoms are just more sacred than others.
muslimmatters.org
Monday, January 5, 2009
:: Membalas Cinta ::
Aku tercari-cari sinar cahayaMU.. Namun dalam pencarian itu, aku disapa oleh dunia. Ia sering merapatiku, menyinggah dalam hatiku, sehingga aku benar-benar jadi jatuh cinta padanya. Meski padanya tersusun duri-duri kehinaan, namun aku tidak punya masa untuk memikirkannya. Apatah lagi untuk mencabutnya dari diriku.
Mereka kata, “Kau telah melupakan Tuhanmu…” Aku menjawab, “Tidak, setiap hari aku bersolat. Setiap hari akau berdoa sebelum tidur, selepas makan… setiap waktu. Sebagai tanda bahawa hari-hariku bukan hanya dipenuhi dunia.”
Sungguhkah begitu? Engkau melakukannya kerana manusia sekelilingmu melakukannya atau kerana engkau benar-benar merasakan bahawa engkau memerlukannya??? Engkau bersolat kerana ia sudah menjadi rutin harianmu atau kerana engkau tahu ia adalah tanggungjawabmu sebagai hambaNYA? Engkau berdoa kerana dirimu terasa bergantung harap sepenuhnya padaNYA, atau sekadar mempraktikkan apa yang telah nenek moyangmu lakukan?
Wahai diri… mengapa engkau terlalu mengejar dunia . Meski sejak mula lagi engkau meyakini bahawa pengakhiran jalan pilihanmu ini hanyalah sebuah penderitaan?? Bukankah engkau sedia tahu bahawa airmata yang selama ini engkau titiskan, penyebabnya adalah dunia? Namun dalam hatimu, mengapa apabila kesakitan yang engkau terima, engkau lantas mengatakan Tuhanmu telah menghinamu?
Firman ALLAH dalam surah alfajr: 16 yang bermaksud;
Adapun bila Tuhannya mengujinya lalu membatasi rezekinya Maka dia berkata: "Tuhanku menghinaku"
Sesungguhnya sedikit pun ALLAH tidak akan menzalimi hamba-hambaNYA. Engkau derita kerana perbuatanmu sendiri. Engkau menganiaya diri sendiri dengan menjauhi dari Tuhanmu. Sedangkan engkau tahu, hari-hari yang tidak diselubungi ingatan terhadapNYA, pasti perjalanannya sempit dan berliku. Lupakah engkau akan firmanNYA dalam surah Thaha: 124,
Dan barangsiapa berpaling dari peringatan-Ku, Maka Sesungguhnya baginya penghidupan yang sempit, dan kami akan menghimpunkannya pada hari kiamat dalam keadaan buta".
Sedarlah wahai diri, setiap hari tanda kecintaanNYA kepadamu terbentang, tetapi sengaja engkau membutakan matamu dan memekakkan telingamu dari semua itu. Maka jadilah engkau sentiasa terawang-awang di langit gelita. Membawa hati yang lara, seolah-olah dinaungi bangkai dunia. Dan semakin hari ia menyubur di dalam hatimu.
Ya.. aku silap. Silap kerana menyambut cinta dunia yang bila-bila masa sahaja bisa fana.
Lantas jiwaku berbisik, “Ampuni aku ya ALLAH, selama ini aku terlupa untuk membalas cintaMU…”
Mereka kata, “Kau telah melupakan Tuhanmu…” Aku menjawab, “Tidak, setiap hari aku bersolat. Setiap hari akau berdoa sebelum tidur, selepas makan… setiap waktu. Sebagai tanda bahawa hari-hariku bukan hanya dipenuhi dunia.”
Sungguhkah begitu? Engkau melakukannya kerana manusia sekelilingmu melakukannya atau kerana engkau benar-benar merasakan bahawa engkau memerlukannya??? Engkau bersolat kerana ia sudah menjadi rutin harianmu atau kerana engkau tahu ia adalah tanggungjawabmu sebagai hambaNYA? Engkau berdoa kerana dirimu terasa bergantung harap sepenuhnya padaNYA, atau sekadar mempraktikkan apa yang telah nenek moyangmu lakukan?
Wahai diri… mengapa engkau terlalu mengejar dunia . Meski sejak mula lagi engkau meyakini bahawa pengakhiran jalan pilihanmu ini hanyalah sebuah penderitaan?? Bukankah engkau sedia tahu bahawa airmata yang selama ini engkau titiskan, penyebabnya adalah dunia? Namun dalam hatimu, mengapa apabila kesakitan yang engkau terima, engkau lantas mengatakan Tuhanmu telah menghinamu?
Firman ALLAH dalam surah alfajr: 16 yang bermaksud;
Adapun bila Tuhannya mengujinya lalu membatasi rezekinya Maka dia berkata: "Tuhanku menghinaku"
Sesungguhnya sedikit pun ALLAH tidak akan menzalimi hamba-hambaNYA. Engkau derita kerana perbuatanmu sendiri. Engkau menganiaya diri sendiri dengan menjauhi dari Tuhanmu. Sedangkan engkau tahu, hari-hari yang tidak diselubungi ingatan terhadapNYA, pasti perjalanannya sempit dan berliku. Lupakah engkau akan firmanNYA dalam surah Thaha: 124,
Dan barangsiapa berpaling dari peringatan-Ku, Maka Sesungguhnya baginya penghidupan yang sempit, dan kami akan menghimpunkannya pada hari kiamat dalam keadaan buta".
Sedarlah wahai diri, setiap hari tanda kecintaanNYA kepadamu terbentang, tetapi sengaja engkau membutakan matamu dan memekakkan telingamu dari semua itu. Maka jadilah engkau sentiasa terawang-awang di langit gelita. Membawa hati yang lara, seolah-olah dinaungi bangkai dunia. Dan semakin hari ia menyubur di dalam hatimu.
Ya.. aku silap. Silap kerana menyambut cinta dunia yang bila-bila masa sahaja bisa fana.
Lantas jiwaku berbisik, “Ampuni aku ya ALLAH, selama ini aku terlupa untuk membalas cintaMU…”
Saturday, January 3, 2009
:: Personal vs Societal ::
Yesterday’s lecture was really an attention-grabbing one (I think). Especially because the venue of the class already changed to a normal class, making the gap between me and madam was only a few inches. I love it when the lecturers are spreading their words of wisdom and beautiful lectures exactly in front of me. For the past two weeks, my sociology class was stated in the slip as ‘will-be-having-the-lectures’ in Soca Lab. Urgh, it’s not a class. It’s a lab, a long yet narrow so-called class. It was hard for madam to just remain delivering the lessons by standing in front of the class since the ‘back-benches’ might having problem in earshot her words clearly. Due to this reason, for a moment or two, madam was forced to walk to the center of the class, ‘leaving’ me a bit far. I dislike that. I have to turn around my head almost the whole period of the lesson. It’s a tiresome 50 minutes for me.
However, all praises be to ALLAH. Yesterday’s was the beginning of the real excitement. We are now being placed in a proper and better venue to be spent there, thrice in a week. Being given the chance to learn about sociology is a blessing, really. It helps you to understand your ‘location’ in the society, how the society is giving a great impact to your life, plus you also will be exposed about other societies in this world, with their peculiarities, and of course, lots and lots more. More weeks left for me to grab this chance and enjoy learning all those excitements and knowledge.
For yesterday, we were taught about the theory of sociological imagination. A theory grounded by C. Wright Mills. It is a theory about an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the widen society. He stated that the society is highly potent and intoxicating in influencing your decision. Are we really aware of it? Let me give you and example. Our society (in Malaysia) tells that women are pretty in all colors-what to do- but there are certain colors which are strictly considered as women’s colors. For instant, a striking pink color. So, when a guy is choosing his t-shirt in a mall, he would undoubtedly think about others’ perspective towards him as well. He can’t choose a striking pink t-shirt, although he might be the one who are –fortunately- fated as a guy who likes pink. “It’s only for women”, the society said that. Then, it is proved that even in buying your own things; you are not making the decision on your own, the society has a share there. So it’s also a societal decision-making rather than solely personal.
The second example, committing suicide is regarded as a highly personal action. However, is it truly personal? Is there really a sane person who will suddenly kill him/herself right after he/she woke up from sleep, without any reasons? Absolutely the answer is no. The society is the entity which is forcing someone to commit suicide. Take one case, a student in a leading country in this world is committing suicide just because he failed to enter a prominent university, and surprisingly it is not something weird. Why? Because the society in that particular country said, it is better for you to die than to continue living in this world but being humiliated. It is obvious that the society really has a hand in shaping your life.
There are more examples given by madam yesterday but I think it’s enough for us to understand how society –in almost time- is making the decision for us. That’s why it is very vital for us, to choose a very good society in order to lead this life blissfully. However, interestingly said, isn’t it better for us, if in making any decision in our lives, we let Islam to ‘decide’ it for us as well? For example in the case of buying clothes, we are free to choose but it must be in accordance to the guard lines given by ALLAH. As women, when we are buying our stuffs, especially outfits, do we ‘allow’ the Islamic Law to share its views in producing our firm decision? Do we really consider which attire is allowed or not allowed, or which attire will contribute points of sins into our accounts and so on…? A thing to be ponders upon. :)
However, all praises be to ALLAH. Yesterday’s was the beginning of the real excitement. We are now being placed in a proper and better venue to be spent there, thrice in a week. Being given the chance to learn about sociology is a blessing, really. It helps you to understand your ‘location’ in the society, how the society is giving a great impact to your life, plus you also will be exposed about other societies in this world, with their peculiarities, and of course, lots and lots more. More weeks left for me to grab this chance and enjoy learning all those excitements and knowledge.
For yesterday, we were taught about the theory of sociological imagination. A theory grounded by C. Wright Mills. It is a theory about an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the widen society. He stated that the society is highly potent and intoxicating in influencing your decision. Are we really aware of it? Let me give you and example. Our society (in Malaysia) tells that women are pretty in all colors-what to do- but there are certain colors which are strictly considered as women’s colors. For instant, a striking pink color. So, when a guy is choosing his t-shirt in a mall, he would undoubtedly think about others’ perspective towards him as well. He can’t choose a striking pink t-shirt, although he might be the one who are –fortunately- fated as a guy who likes pink. “It’s only for women”, the society said that. Then, it is proved that even in buying your own things; you are not making the decision on your own, the society has a share there. So it’s also a societal decision-making rather than solely personal.
The second example, committing suicide is regarded as a highly personal action. However, is it truly personal? Is there really a sane person who will suddenly kill him/herself right after he/she woke up from sleep, without any reasons? Absolutely the answer is no. The society is the entity which is forcing someone to commit suicide. Take one case, a student in a leading country in this world is committing suicide just because he failed to enter a prominent university, and surprisingly it is not something weird. Why? Because the society in that particular country said, it is better for you to die than to continue living in this world but being humiliated. It is obvious that the society really has a hand in shaping your life.
There are more examples given by madam yesterday but I think it’s enough for us to understand how society –in almost time- is making the decision for us. That’s why it is very vital for us, to choose a very good society in order to lead this life blissfully. However, interestingly said, isn’t it better for us, if in making any decision in our lives, we let Islam to ‘decide’ it for us as well? For example in the case of buying clothes, we are free to choose but it must be in accordance to the guard lines given by ALLAH. As women, when we are buying our stuffs, especially outfits, do we ‘allow’ the Islamic Law to share its views in producing our firm decision? Do we really consider which attire is allowed or not allowed, or which attire will contribute points of sins into our accounts and so on…? A thing to be ponders upon. :)
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