tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78319672024-03-08T11:48:07.489+08:00Ayman RoslandAyman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-11240961014909521122014-09-20T23:44:00.001+08:002014-09-20T23:49:38.540+08:00 Shaykh Mustafa Mahmoud al-Azhari<div style="text-align: justify;">
I have been to weekly tafsir classes by Shaykh Mustafa Mahmoud al-Azhari in Masjid as-Syakirin, KLCC. I was introduced to Shaykh Mustafa by my friend (Yassir) who had known him in Houston,Texas. The class just started on 30/8/14 and will be conducted every Saturday from 930-1130 am. So far, there are only less than 10 students in our class. Shaykh Mustafa just moved from Houston, Texas to Kuala Lumpur few months ago and he is not well known to Malaysian public.</div>
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Shaykh Mustafa Mahmoud, age 65 was born in Cairo in 1949. He is purely Azhar-trained scholar who received his primary/secondary/tertiary education in Al-Azhar, Egypt. He completed his degree in 1974 and work as lecturer in Al-Azhar University from 1974-1979. Among his notable teachers in Al-Azhar :</div>
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In the year of 1979 to 1983, he was sent by al-Azhar to Islamic University in Islamabad, Pakistan. He taught Quran lessons including tafsir and Arabic language. In 1983, he returned to Egypt and continued his teaching profession until 1986. He was again sent abroad by al-Azhar for teaching, this time to Ghana, Africa until 1992. </div>
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Shaykh Mustafa spent another few years in Cairo, Egypt before being sent to Texas, US in 1995. Unlike akistan and Ghana, he continued to stay in Texas, US for the next 19 years. He actively involved in da'wa and propagation of Islam in Houston, Texas. He was the Imam of Masjid Bilal, Houston and also Head of Ulama and Fatwa Council Committee of North America. Apart from that, he was the Vice President of NAIF (North America Imam Federation).</div>
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His tafsir class in Masjid As-Syakirin is currently commenting on the Juz 'Amma (Surah Naba). No specific tafsir are used, only the translation of the Holy Quran in English. Shaykh Mustafa is using some classical tafsir as his sources including Tafsir of Ibn Kathir, Zamakshari (Kasyaf), at-Tabari and Baydawi. </div>
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His classes are open to public. Kindly pm me if interested. </div>
Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-72757317095146878312013-08-31T23:37:00.000+08:002013-09-01T00:05:48.394+08:00Acheh<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Ramadan lepas, aku berkelana ke Acheh bersama saudara Jhaznarul. Ini ziarah kali kedua untuk tahun ini selepas Vietnam. Hujung minggu di Acheh tidaklah sepadat atau sesibuk di Jakarta, Bandung atau Kuala Lumpur. Banda Acheh bukanlah kota metropolis. Malahan kegemilangan Acheh sebagai kota dagangan terkemuka Asia Tenggara sudah lama pudar.</div>
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Dalam kitab-kitab atau manuskrip lama Arab, Acheh disebut 'Asyi'. Empayar Acheh diasaskan oleh Sultan Ali Mughayat Syah pada tahun 1514 hingga 1530. Periode ini menyaksikan nasib malang menimpa umat Islam di Asia Tenggara apabila Portugis berjaya menakluki dan menjatuhkan Kesultanan Melayu Melaka. Menurut catatan Shihab al-Din Ahmad Ibn Majid, ketua navigasi ekspedisi Vasco da Gama ke India, keadaan masyarakat Islam di Melaka pada pertengahan kurun ke 15 amatlah menyedihkan. Menurut beliau, amat sukar membezakan umat Islam daripada golongan kuffar kerana rata-rata anggota masyarakat mengalami kebejatan moral. Lelaki Muslim Melaka berkahwin dengan wanita kafir, arak diminum secara terbuka di pasar-pasar malahan daging anjing turut dimakan oleh umat Islam. Kenyataan ini boleh dibaca dalam buku Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas, 'A Commentary on Hujjat as-Siddiq of Nur al-Din Al-Raniri' yang diterbitkan pada tahun 1987. Kerusakan moral masyarakat Islam di Melaka membawa petaka apabila Kesultanan ini diranapkan oleh bala tentera Portugis pada tahun 1511.</div>
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Bencana yang dibawa oleh Portugis ini, bagaimanapun membawa hikmah besar terhadap umat Islam. Kejatuhan Melaka menandakan permulaan zaman keemasan Acheh yang mengambil alih kedudukan Melaka sebagai kota pelabuhan dan pusat penyebaran Islam di Asia Tenggara. Menurut Shaykh Zainuddin Malibari al-Makhdum dalam kitab 'Tuhfah al-Mujahidin', Sultan Ali Mughayat Syah adalah salah seorang pemerintah Islam yang berani melakukan penentangan terhadap kuasa Portugis selain Zamorin di India. Baginda menakluk hampir keseluruhan Sumatera termasuk Pedir dan Pasai, sekaligus menahan perluasan kuasa Portugis di Nusantara.</div>
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<i>Maqam-maqam Sultan Acheh dan kerabat diraja</i></div>
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Usaha -usaha untuk menekan kuasa Portugis masih berterusan hinggalah pada zaman Sultan Iskandar Muda pada tahun 1607-1637. Baginda menakluk Deli (1610), Johor (1613), Pahang (1616), Kedah (1619), Perak (1620) dan Nias (1624). Cubaan baginda untuk merampas Melaka bagaimanapun tidak berjaya pada tahun 1629. Baginda adalah seorang sultan yang 'adil dan soleh serta gemar menyantuni para 'ulama. Bahkan penaklukan wilayah-wilayah yang disebutkan ini bukanlah untuk perluasan kekuasaan semata-mata. Baginda menegakkan pemerintahan dan undang-undang Islam secara bertulis dalam Empayar Acheh. Antara ulama yang menjadi tulang belakang kerajaan Acheh ialah Shaykh al-Islam Nuruddin al-Raniri. Kitab 'Sirat al-Mustaqim' karya Nuruddin al-Raniri turut dihantar ke Kedah untuk dijadikan rujukan umat Islam di sana.</div>
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Setelah menawan kerajaan Pahang pada tahun 1616, Sultan Iskandar Muda turut membawa pulang anak kepada Sultan Ahmad Shah dari Pahang. Putera Pahang ini kemudiannya dikahwinkan dengan salah seorang puteri baginda dan akhirnya mewarisi takhta kerajaan Acheh sebagai Sultan Iskandar Thani 'Ala al-Din Mughayat Syah. Sultan Iskandar Muda juga mengahwini salah seorang puteri dari kerajaan Pahang. Sehingga kini, binaan dan taman yang dibina oleh baginda untuk puteri tersebut masih wujud.</div>
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Boleh dikatakan bahawa pemerintahan Iskandar Muda adalah kemuncak zaman keemasan empayar Acheh. Acheh merupakan kerajaan Islam yang ke-4 terbesar dan terkuat di dunia pada waktu itu. Hubungan diplomatik antara Acheh dan Turki Uthmaniyya terjalin erat sekaligus meletakkan Acheh sebagai sekutu kerajaan Uthmaniyya di Timur Jauh. Pengaruh Turki di Acheh juga dapat dilihat daripada tinggalan manuskrip 'Risalah Masail al-Muhtadi lil Ikhwanil al-Muhtadi' yang dikarang oleh Shaykh Daud bin Ismail bin Mustafa al-Rumi yang merupakan ulama asal Turki, guru kepada Shaykh Abdul Rauf Singkili (Tengkue Syiah Kuala).</div>
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Malang sekali banyak warisan tinggalan para ulama Acheh yang musnah sewaktu peristiwa tsunami pada tahun 2004. Pusat Dokumentasi dan Informasi Acheh ranap sepenuhnya, menyebabkan kita kehilangan sejumlah besar manuskrip-manuskrip lama Acheh. Bagaimanapun, masih banyak manuskrip-manuskrip lama Acheh yang terselamat seperti di Dayah Tanoh Abee. Usaha-usaha untuk menyelamatkan warisan Acheh ini giat dijalankan. Antaranya usaha penyenaraian manuskrip-manuskrip lama ini di dalam katalog seperti yang dilakukan oleh Toyota Foundation. Untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut, bolehlah mendapatkan <a href="http://www.toyotafound.or.jp/english/topics/topics03/2012-0111.html">'Katalog Dayah Tanoh Abee Acheh Besar'</a> yang disusun oleh Oman Fathurahman dan Toru Aoyama<br />
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As protests and defiance spread in Muslim countries, questions are being asked as to whether such conduct is halal.</h1>
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As revolutions and uprisings sweep the Middle East and North Africa, most Muslims everywhere are energised by a wave of hopeful change in a region that has suffered far too long under the stultifying rule of “presidents for life.” However, some Muslims are more hesitant, and view the protests as unsanctioned rebellions against legitimate rulers.</div>
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To begin to analyse the current situation, each of the movements in the various affected countries would have to be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Conditions in each country are unique, and therefore any blanket statement would be inaccurate and irresponsible. What follows are some considerations that would have to be part of any meaningful discussion of the Islamic legitimacy of the various movements that can potentially reshape the political map of the Middle East.</div>
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Firstly, we have to bear in mind that classical treatises and writings dealing with Muslim political theory will not give us the entire answer to the question of the Islamic legitimacy of the ongoing uprisings in the Muslim world. This is because those writings occurred in a socio-political environment that differs from the current one. Especially significant is the advent of the modern nation-state, and its associated concepts of state sovereignty, legitimacy, allegiance, citizenship, the social contract and the national interest. Each of these concepts, in the modern setting, differs from its pre-modern conceptual counterpart, or was unknown at the time. Hence, the writings of pre-modern Muslim scholars, no matter how brilliant, cannot give us full insight into the social, political and cultural issues that Muslims are currently dealing with.</div>
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Secondly, the nature of the neo-colonial arrangements that prevail in many Muslim nation-states, where a “comprador bourgeoisie” “manages” the indigenous masses on behalf of a foreign power renders the entire question of the legitimacy of the state a controversial point. In other words, if the state is merely a front for foreign control, and the policies it pursues are oriented to serve the interests of a foreign elite first and foremost, it is meaningless to discuss the allegiance people owe to the state without asking a deeper question. Namely, if in reality allegiance to the state is a sort of de facto allegiance to a foreign non-Muslim power, how can questions of allegiance to the state have any definitive meaning or relevance from an Islamic perspective?</div>
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A third issue of significance is the hegemonic nature of the modern state and its ability to exert control over the lives of its citizens in ways that were inconceivable at the time medieval Muslim political theorists were writing. Generally speaking, the modern state controls the economic life chances of its citizens; it defines the parameters of political participation; it controls the scope and nature of education; it can intrude almost at will into the private lives of its citizens; it can determine the conditions of mass incarceration (ie. the Japanese Internment Act, or the current Drug War in the USA) and, if it chooses, it can tyrannise the citizenry with impunity as, by definition, the state monopolises the legitimate use of force in the society it presides over.</div>
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The upshot of the preceding passage is that the expanded reach of the modern Muslim state demands an expanded basis for defining allegiance and legitimacy. In earlier times, when the lack of information and security technology limited the scope of state power, it was natural to limit the scope of state legitimacy to questions revolving around primarily religious issues. However, the deepened reach of the state demands that examination of legitimacy and allegiance begin considering questions such as economic security, political participation, and basic human dignity along with related matters. If these issues are motivating Muslims who are challenging the legitimacy and efficacy of their states, they have to be considered by the religious scholars and authorities who are assessing the appropriateness of those challenges.</div>
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When we do consider existing Muslim writing on these issues, there are caveats that normally escape discussion. Let us consider, for example, the issue of the legitimacy of revolt against an established “Muslim” ruler. There are those who claim that any rebellion against a Muslim ruler is unsanctioned. However, we do not find this opinion in the writings of the traditional scholars. This opinion is close to the conservative Sunni view. However, even the Sunni view is conditional, and rebellion is sanctioned in the case of the ruler openly rejecting Islam or sanctioning laws or practices that violate accepted Islamic laws or principles, and it is not feared that a greater tribulation will befall the believers should they rise up.</div>
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This Sunni position, which gives priority to stability over justice, evolved over time and is informed by well-known historical realities. However, it is not universally accepted among the Muslims. The Shi’a and the Mu’tazila both hold that a rebellion in the pursuit of justice is lawful, and even encouraged in some instances. This is particularly the case when the injustices being challenged are clearly unsanctioned by the laws or principles of Islam. Hence, the scholarly consensus needed to declare the current protests as absolutely forbidden is lacking.</div>
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Similarly, a simplistic application of the verse, “If two parties of the believers fight each other make peace between them…” (49:9), to challenge the protests would be difficult in places like Egypt, because two parties amongst the believers were not fighting each other. The protesters were non-violent in their actions and intent. Any violence was initiated by the supporters of the government, or the state security forces, while during the periods the protesters resorted to violence it was clearly in self-defence. As soon as the violence against them abated, they returned to their non-violent ways. Their peaceful protest was guaranteed by Article 54 of the Egyptian constitution, while Article 57 clearly condemned as unconstitutional the violence the pro-Mubarak goons were employing against them. Hence, to declare their movement as illegitimate would be difficult from either an Islamic or a constitutional basis.</div>
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This brings up a related point. In that the protesters were speaking out against the excesses of tyrannical, authoritarian powers, they are engaging in the best Jihad. The blessed Prophet mentioned, “The best Jihad is a just word in the face of a tyrannical ruler.” In light of this hadith, what Islamic argument can validly be made to deny the people their right to speak out against the tyranny of their rulers?</div>
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Others argue that these rebellions are sowing the seeds of instability in the region. It should be borne in mind that the seeds of instability are sown by the governments themselves and the rapacious elites and foreign powers that benefit from their rule. The political repression of the people and their economic exploitation is the source of any instability, not the action of those protesting against the abuses. The protesters are themselves the fruit of the seeds sown by the ruling elites. Hence, any efforts to identify the source of any instability must go to the source of that instability and not focus on its effects.</div>
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Finally, we can add that as Muslims we should not see ourselves as being eternally trapped in a world where we are the helpless objects of the actions of others who have constructed institutions that are antithetical to our values and interests. The nation-state system in the Muslim world is less than one hundred years old. As an institution, it has debatable legitimacy and authenticity according to Muslim political thought. The way its socio-political role in Muslim societies has evolved has been shaped by un-Islamic realities such as colonisation and the Cold War, and by un-Islamic institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and now the World Trade Organisation. To declare this arrangement beyond question, criticism or challenge is not only unjust, it is a betrayal of Muslim history.</div>
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This is an issue that requires an analysis beyond the limited space available here. We pray that God blesses the people of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and elsewhere to fulfil their aspirations to enjoy a dignified existence in lands where the nobility and honour conferred upon them by God is celebrated and cherished.</div>
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Freedom in Egypt after 30 years</div>
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Salute to the young Egyptians!</div>
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Bye-Bye Suzanne and Mubarak!You won't be missed<br />
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You glue ain't stitching enough</div>
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People's power. Knocked out the American puppet<br />
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Planting the seed of freedom and justice in Tahrir Square</div>
Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-84269848751170153572011-01-10T11:37:00.002+08:002013-09-01T00:08:47.062+08:00Sudan Set For Split<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/world/10/sudan/img/sud_geography_464.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/world/10/sudan/img/sud_geography_464.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 540px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 464px;" /></a><br />
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Entah mengapa aku teringatkan kisah Tanah Melayu dan Singapura.<br />
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Rakyat Sudan di sebelah selatan telah keluar beramai-ramai untuk mengundi.<br />
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Lebih 40 ulama Islam termasuk Dr Yusuf Qardawi telah memfatwakan tidak harus (HARAM) hukumnya bagi umat Islam mengundi untuk mengeluarkan Selatan Sudan. Agenda Barat adalah jelas untuk memecah-belahkan kekuatan negara Islam paling luas di benua Afrika ini.<br />
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Di sebalik keghairahan umat Islam di Malaysia dengan tahun baru 2011 dan AJL semalam, adakah yang masih peduli?<br />
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Huge numbers of Southern Sudanese have been voting in a landmark referendum on independence from the north. </div>
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The week-long vote is widely expected to result in Africa's largest country being split in two.</div>
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Amid scenes of jubilation, south Sudanese leader Salva Kiir said: "This is an historic moment the people of Southern Sudan have been waiting for."</div>
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The poll was agreed as part of the 2005 peace deal which ended the two-decade north-south civil war.</div>
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The leaders of the mainly Muslim north have promised to allow the potential new country, where most people are Christian or follow traditional religions, to secede peacefully.</div>
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The BBC's Will Ross in Southern Sudan says he has not met a single person who says they will vote in favour of continued unity with the north.</div>
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But President Omar al-Bashir has warned an independent south would face instability.</div>
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Long lines of people began waiting to vote well before dawn, as Southern Sudanese turned out in droves to decide whether or not to seek independence.<br />
"We watched the light of the sun rise up this morning - the dawn of a new chapter for the south," said Paul Nduru, a teacher who had been waiting from midnight.<br />
There was a carnival atmosphere, with people waving the Southern flag, as dancers and drummers beat out tunes.<br />
Red and white tape marked out the lines for the queues, with celebratory party balloons tied alongside.</div>
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Many people queued up to vote long before polls opened. </div>
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"My vote is for my mother and father, and my brothers and sisters who were murdered in the war," Abraham Parrying told the BBC as he waited to vote in the southern capital, Juba.</div>
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"I also vote for my children-to-be - if God grants me that - so that they can grow up in a south Sudan that is free and is at peace."</div>
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Another voter, 36-year-old soldier Maxine About, said he had "seen the inside of war so we have to stop the war now". </div>
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"We are very happy the Arabs are going away," he told the Associated Press.</div>
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Voting had been due to end at 1700 local time (1400 GMT) but polling was extended in many Juba polling stations because of the long queues.</div>
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Southern Sudan has high levels of illiteracy so voters are faced with two symbols on the ballot paper - a single hand for independence or two clasped hands to remain one country.</div>
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On Saturday, Mr Kiir said the referendum was "not the end of the journey but rather the beginning of a new one". </div>
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He was speaking in Juba alongside US Senator John Kerry, who has been in talks with both northern and southern leaders attempting to smooth the voting process.</div>
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Mr Kiir, who was the first to cast his ballot, urged people to "be patient", in case they were not able to vote on the first day of polling.</div>
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Veronica De Keyes, head of the the European Union observer team in Juba, said voting appeared to have started well.</div>
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"What I observed this morning was very moving in the sense that you can feel it, in the crowd, the expectation of the people is important," she said. </div>
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"It's very, very well organised. People are queuing very quietly so far and I hope it reflects what is happening in the country today."</div>
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However, the run-up to the vote was marred by an attack by rebels on Southern Sudan's military in the oil-rich Unity state.</div>
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Col Philip Auger, a military spokesman, told the Associated Press on Saturday that his troops had retaliated and killed four of the rebels.</div>
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UN officials confirmed that they had received reports of an attack in the area, but did not say which side had suffered the fatalities.</div>
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There are also reports of clashes between southerners and Arab nomads over grazing rights for their cattle in the disputed oil-rich region of Abyei, long seen as a potential flashpoint which could trigger wider violence.</div>
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It was due to hold a separate referendum at the same time on whether to join north or south Sudan but this has been postponed indefinitely as the two sides cannot agree on who is eligible to vote there.</div>
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In an <a href="http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/01/2011171839053529.html" title="Al-Jazeera website story">interview with the Arabic news channel al-Jazeera</a>, Mr Bashir said he understood why many southerners wanted independence, but he expressed concern at how the new nation would cope.</div>
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"The south suffers from many problems," he said.</div>
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"It's been at war since 1959. The south does not have the ability to provide for its citizens or create a state or authority."</div>
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Mr Bashir said southerners living in the north would not be allowed dual citizenship, and floated the idea of the two nations joining in an EU-style bloc.</div>
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He also warned that if southerners seized Abyei for themselves, it could lead to war.</div>
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Analysts say Mr Bashir is under intense pressure from northern politicians, who fear that secession of the south may lead to a further splintering of the country, in particular the western region of Darfur which has faced its own rebellion since 2003.</div>
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North and south Sudan have suffered decades of conflict driven by religious and ethnic divides.</div>
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Southern Sudan is one of the least developed areas in the world and many of its people have have long complained of mistreatment at the hands of the Khartoum government.</div>
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Earlier this week the official in charge of the referendum commission, Chan Rene Madut, said the region was attempting "something that has never happened".</div>
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"Nobody ever bothered to ask the people of Southern Sudan as to what their destiny should be," he said.</div>
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Turnout in the referendum will be important, as the 2005 peace agreement stipulates that for the vote to be valid, 60% of the 3.8 million registered voters must take part.</div>
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The official result is not due to be announced for at least four weeks, partly because of the logistical difficulties gathering the ballot papers from across a region the size of France and Germany which has no paved roads linking its towns and cities.</div>
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Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-264413251637855902010-12-04T09:40:00.002+08:002013-09-01T00:09:03.744+08:00Pandai Bahasa<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Untuk menipu, kita perlukan bantuan pakar-pakar bahasa. Akhbar harian menonjolkan contoh yang sempurna sekali;</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">SUBSIDI PETROL, DIESEL. GULA, LPG <span style="font-style: italic;">DIKURANGKAN</span> ESOK</span> ( Berita Harian)<br />
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Subsidi bagi petrol RON95 dan diesel<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> dikurangkan</span> sebanyak 5 sen seliter, Gas Cecair Petroleum (LPG) sebanyak 5 sen sekilogram dan gula sebanyak 20 sen sekilogram mulai esok.<br />
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Berikutan <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">penyelarasan jumlah subsidi</span> itu, harga petrol RON95 kini ialah RM1.90 seliter, diesel RM1.80 seliter, LPG RM1.90 sekilogram dan gula RM2.10 sekilogram.<br />
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Subsidi bahan api, gula<span style="font-style: italic;"> diselaras</span> (Utusan Malaysia)</h3>
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KUALA LUMPUR 3 Dis. - Kerajaan hari ini mengumumkan <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">pengurangan subsidi</span> sebanyak lima sen bagi setiap liter petrol RON 95 dan diesel, lima sen setiap kilogram (kg) bagi Gas Asli Cecair (LPG) dan 20 sen sekilogram bagi gula berkuat kuasa esok.</div>
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Berikutan <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">pengurangan subsidi </span>itu, harga petrol RON95 adalah RM1.90 seliter, diesel RM1.80 seliter, LPG RM1.90 satu kg dan gula RM2.10 satu kg.</div>
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Pengumuman tentang<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> rasionalisasi subsidi </span>itu dibuat melalui kenyataan bersama Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan dan Unit Pengurusan Prestasi dan Pelaksanaan (Pemandu), Jabatan Perdana Menteri.</div>
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Menurut kenyataan itu, <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">penyelarasan harga runcit</span> bagi semua barangan berkenaan di <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Malaysia masih rendah </span>berbanding negara jiran Indonesia, Singapura dan Thailand. </div>
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Sebagai contoh, petrol RON95 berharga RM2.46 seliter di Indonesia, RM4.36 di Singapura dan RM4.25 di Thailand, manakala harga diesel pula RM2.50 seliter di Indonesia, RM3.18 di Singapura dan RM2.96 di Thailand. </div>
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Harga LPG pula RM2 bagi satu kg di Indonesia, RM6.42 di Singapura dan RM1.93 di Thailand, manakala harga gula RM3.50 bagi satu kg di Indonesia, RM3.80 di Singapura dan RM2.80 di Thailand. </div>
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Langkah pertama program rasionalisasi subsidi dilaksanakan pada 16 Julai apabila subsidi bagi petrol RON95 petrol dan diesel dikurangkan sebanyak lima sen seliter, 10 sen bagi satu kg untuk LPG dan 25 sen bagi satu kg gula.</div>
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Menurut kenyataan itu lagi, <span style="font-weight: bold;">rasionalisasi subsidi</span> perlu dilakukan kerana kerajaan mendapati ia perlu terus mengurus kedudukan fiskalnya dengan cara meningkatkan jumlah kutipan hasil dan pada masa sama, mengurangkan perbelanjaan.</div>
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Program Transformasi Ekonomi (ETP) bertujuan meningkatkan per kapita Pendapatan Dalam Negara Kasar (PDNK) kepada AS$15,000 menjelang 2020, tambah kenyataan itu.</div>
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Untuk mencapai sasaran tersebut, Keluaran Dalam Negara Kasar (KDNK) perlu berkembang sekurang-kurangnya enam peratus setahun bagi membolehkan hasil yang diperoleh kerajaan meningkat melalui kutipan cukai.</div>
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Program Transformasi Kerajaan (GTP) dilaksanakan untuk menangani isu dalam enam Bidang Keberhasilan Utama Negara (NKRA) dan daripada enam bidang itu, NKRA mengenai kemiskinan, infrastruktur asas luar bandar dan pendidikan awal dengan jelas memberi kesan terhadap 40 peratus penduduk peringkat bawah di negara ini, tambah kenyataan itu.</div>
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Sebagai contoh, sejak Januari tahun ini, kerajaan telah membina 538 km jalan luar bandar, 260 peratus lebih banyak berbanding tahun lepas, membuka 1,358 kelas prasekolah yang memberi manfaat kepada 54,569 kanak-kanak dan mengurangkan jumlah isi rumah miskin tegar sebanyak 55 peratus.</div>
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Kenyataan itu turut menegaskan bahawa di bawah GTP, kerajaan memberi keutamaan terhadap kebajikan golongan miskin. - Bernama</div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Bahasa yang digunapakai ialah 'pengurangan subsidi', 'rasionalisasi', penyelarasan harga. Tiada sepatah haram pun perkataan 'naik harga' digunakan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Agak-agaknya nak menipu makcik-makcik FELDA ataupun nak kelentong rakyat yang tak pandai membaca?</span><br />
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Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-19627521670631286452010-11-07T21:47:00.000+08:002013-09-01T00:09:20.424+08:00The Many Blessings of the Ten Days of Dhul Hijja<a href="http://www.nursacredsciences.com/the-many-blessings-of-the-ten-days-of-dhul-hijja/?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4cd6ada2c913c4dc,0">The Many Blessings of the Ten Days of Dhul Hijja</a>Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-72734113514825070612010-11-05T21:13:00.007+08:002013-09-01T00:09:44.059+08:00On Hajj and The Two Sanctuaries<a href="http://zombietime.com/mohammed_image_archive/islamic_mo_full/Jami_al-Tawarikh_stone.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://zombietime.com/mohammed_image_archive/islamic_mo_full/Jami_al-Tawarikh_stone.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 372px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 550px;" /></a><br />
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We'll be welcoming the month of Zulhijjah, all praise to ALlah!<br />
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Of course when we mentioned the blessed month, we'll always remember the ibada of Hajj (major pilgrimage) and the two sacred land, Makkah and Tayba (Madinah). I watched few programmes on RTM about pilgrimage this year. I hope I can be one of the selected few people that are honored to be the guest of ALlah, visiting His sacred sanctuaries.<br />
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Last year, somebody told me about 'Hajj' Medical team send by KKM to work in Makkah during hajj season. I filled the form, but never return it back. What a mistake! One of my close friend was selected to go this year!<br />
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For all future 'Haji' and 'Hajah', I would like wish them well and may ALlah SWT accepted your Hajj (mabrur) and may all of you return in good health with increased iman and taqwa.<br />
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Please remember that Makkah and Madinah are not like ordinary town or city or any land in this universe. They are not owned by anybody except Allah SWT. Some scholars advise us to treat the two sanctuaries like our mother. Love and respect the land like the Prophet did.<br />
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Once, Ottoman Empire ruled over Arabia. The great Sultan Selim I annexed the Memluks of Egypt and automatically, he became the ruler of Haramayn. Selim I did not take control of Makkah and Madinah by force. After the Memluks defeat, Sharif Barakat, the governor of Makkah and a vassal of Memluks sultan expressed his allegiance to Selim I. He sent his son, Abu Numay to deliver keys of Makkah and Madinah, as well as the sacred relics, belonging to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him!) to the pious sultan.<br />
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Abu Numay was welcomed ceremoniously in Cairo on Friday, July 3, 1517. Three days later Sultan Selim received him personally. The governor of Makkah, Sharif Barakat was allowed to keep his post and the sultan honoured him by presenting him with a valuable robe. Even though Hijaz became a province of Ottoman state, its flag was not flown over the fortress at Makkah and Madinah, out of respect for Ka'ba and the Prophet. Centuries later, the Ottoman flag was flown in the two cities for diplomatic purposes; in Madinah during the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz and in Makkah during the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.</div>
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The Turks continued to show love and reverence to the two cities. Hijaz was continued to be ruled by commanders from Ahl-Bayt families, but they were appointed in Istanbul. An officer was sent from the Ottoman capital to help administer the province but they were called 'muhafiz' (guard) rather than governors.<br />
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During the First World War, with the threat from British and the rise of Wahabism, the Ottoman felt that they were unable to defend the Holy Sanctuaries. Decision was made to evacuate the city of Makkah and Madinah. For centuries, the Sultans and their royal families from Istanbul had been sending gifts for the two Holy Mosques in Hijaz. To prevent loss and damage (and looting), the relics were all transferred to Istanbul, now safe in the Chamber of Sacred Relics (Hirka-i Saadet Dairesi) in Topkapi Palace.<br />
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Perhaps we can feel and sense the love and reverence showed by the Ottoman Turks that time regarding the two cities. One of the lieutenant of the Ottoman army, Idris Sabri who was involved in the evacuation process wrote a beatiful poem, reflecting the feelings of the soldiers defending the cities.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">You Are Our Master in Both World</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">You were a ruler; we came under your command</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">You are our king; promised from eternity</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">We were just a few, we have realized our goal with you</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">You are our Sultan in both worlds</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">We have forgotten our past kings</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">You are the pupil of our eyes</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Forgive us our mistake, o intercessor</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">For the sake of our thousand-year strive</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">We have transgressed much, no good deeds we have</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">We have become spoiled, counting on your nearness</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">We are rich at heart but not covetous</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">A morsel for your intercession would suffice for us</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Almost no one will listen to, alas!</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Our wish so pure</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">In spite of your illiteracy, O Messenger of God</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">You are the only one to read our heart</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Rosewater flasks have dried</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Our tears haven't stopped; mercy!</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">The cinders of incense burners have cooled</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Hearts are burning with your love</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">No poets of ours like Labid, or Hassan</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">And no poem do we have like Burda or Mu'allaqa</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Except for history written,</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">By the Ottomans with rubies in red.</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Cannot live without you, the children of Ertugrul</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Turks will give up their lives but not the beloved</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">We are eternally servants of Haramayn</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Even if we die, our souls will guard your tomb!</span></div>
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May all of us have the same love and feelings for the Prophet and for our Holy cities like what shown by our Ottoman brothers hundred years ago.Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-41540268653381120032010-10-30T20:37:00.011+08:002013-09-01T00:10:40.807+08:00Merapi dan Kraton Yogjakarta<a href="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/audio/video/2010/10/30/1288433961986/Indonesias-Mount-Merapi-E-006.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/audio/video/2010/10/30/1288433961986/Indonesias-Mount-Merapi-E-006.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 450px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;" /></a><br />
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26 Oktober lalu, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Merapi">Gunung Merapi</a> meletus lagi di Pulau Jawa. Korbannya seorang wanita, Mbah Maridjan dan sekarang mangsa letusan sudah meningkat naik melebihi 300 nyawa. Takziah kepada warga Indonesia yang kehilangan ahli keluarga kerana 'amarah' Gunung Merapi.<br />
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Bagi yang tidak mengenal <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Merapi">Merapi</a>, gunung berapi paling aktif di dunia ini letaknya di persempadanan Jawa Tengah dan kota Yogjakarta. Apa yang menarik, meskipun kota Yogjakarta terletak tidak begitu jauh dari gunung ini, kota Yogjakarta seolah-olah 'terpelihara' daripada bahana asap letusan Merapi. Berita yang aku baca hari ini mengingatkan aku kepada kota kebudayaan Jawa ini.</div>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">"ALTHOUGH Mount Merapi is only 30km from Yogyakarta, its 400,000-strong population is going about business as usual. </span><br />
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The Javanese believe that they are protected by divine powers from the kraton, or sultan's palace, which is located in the city centre.<br /><br />The city was built on land that was formerly the sultan's sole domain and, as absurd as it may seem, this belief has some strong points to support it.</div>
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Local media reported that ashes from Mount Merapi had fallen in Semarang, 100km from the volcano. Ashes have also fallen on Cilicap, 250km from Mount Merapi and at the Borobodur temple, which is hours away by car from Yogyakarta.<br /><br />"Yogyakarta city has been blessed for years by the divine power of the kraton. Even during Mount Merapi's eruption in 2006, no ashes fell here," said Trihandono, 37, adding that certain rituals had to be followed to keep the disaster at bay. </div>
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<br />Berita ini memetik kenyataan penduduk yang percaya bahawa kota tersebut dilindungi kerana keistimewaan pada Kraton atau istana Kesultanan Yogjakarta. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogyakarta">Yogjakarta</a> adalah bandar yang agak istimewa di Indonesia. Ini kerana wilayah ini adalah satu-satunya provinsi yang diberikan keistimewaan untuk diketuai oleh seorang Sultan atau raja.<br /><br />Kerajaan Yogjakarta adalah serpihan daripada kerajaan Hindu Mataram yang pernah tegak di Jawa Tengah. Candi Borubodur adalah manifestasi kegagahan empayar Hindu ini.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2Fkd_Jr6qmCaS3mjrL214M-vnGpUUxwgahh0fVuAgjb1-dlJ9zPBc9NgNSzzLJFpd-vxEbzmw61jJv1xwHS7MHSYI7McKVd6xEdysCaXpfrsiDLhhNCD1K-OUaQ60qcXAS-Puw/s1600/CIMG5911a.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533833243627794034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2Fkd_Jr6qmCaS3mjrL214M-vnGpUUxwgahh0fVuAgjb1-dlJ9zPBc9NgNSzzLJFpd-vxEbzmw61jJv1xwHS7MHSYI7McKVd6xEdysCaXpfrsiDLhhNCD1K-OUaQ60qcXAS-Puw/s320/CIMG5911a.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
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Pada tahun kurun ke 18, berlaku peperangan saudara di antara Putera Mangkubumi, pewaris kerajaan Mataram dan saudaranya Pakubuwono II. Mangkubumi lebih muda daripada saudaranya Pakubuwono. Antara sebab utama penentangan Mangkubumi terhadap Pakubuwono ialah kerana abangnya bersekongkol dengan Belanda (Syarikat Hindia Timur Belanda: V.O.C) untuk menjadikan tanahair mereka sebagai tempat eksploitasi sumber bumi dan hamba abdi. Pada zaman tersebut, hamba-hamba dari Jawa dieksport ke negara-negara jajahan Belanda seperti Surinam untuk tujuan ekonomi.<br />
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Mangkubumi yang tidak sanggup berkompromi dengan dasar-dasar memperhambakan pribumi lantas bangkit dan menyusun strategi memerangi abangnya sendiri. Dibantu oleh Raden Mas Said, Mangkabumi memenangi beberapa siri pertempuran di Demak, Grobogan, dan Bogowonto. Pakubuwono mati pada tahun 1749 dan pada tahun 1751, tentera Belanda di bawah De Clerk ditumpaskan di Bogowonto. Mangkubumi menjadi raja dan mengambil gelaran Hamengkubuwono I.<br />
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Kejayaan dan keberanian sang putera ini menjadikan Sultan Yogjakarta dan waris keluarganya satu simbol perlawanan dan perjuangan menentang kaum penjajah. Mereka dihormati dan disayangi hinggalah sekarang. Bahkan, atas dasar inilah kerajaan Indonesia mengurniakan status 'Special Region' kepada Yogjakarta. Keluarga diraja masih berperanan besar dalam pentadbiran dan pemerintahan wilayah ini.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1H28yCdtEo6GhIeeLU3aGV64u2xSIK97ZCTMRR_NIH6n16fqmtMgC8-OfoQ1-N3nAnZjRxjgBsO8oBlW2FBzlkYcsiyzg7iEfiP_fFZzIRKJRK_RYk5j8eZTbbIALZXu8U_RmLg/s1600/CIMG5920.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533829525903082690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1H28yCdtEo6GhIeeLU3aGV64u2xSIK97ZCTMRR_NIH6n16fqmtMgC8-OfoQ1-N3nAnZjRxjgBsO8oBlW2FBzlkYcsiyzg7iEfiP_fFZzIRKJRK_RYk5j8eZTbbIALZXu8U_RmLg/s320/CIMG5920.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWcENbu3-rG6trTHSmKyD9cl34FZ9oFLNgjz0uwWlvfIFsOLm3AyuX8WkTebiC1K2Z2XpKAcXcXdGiGgF8MKeUZuV4Q62mW7-MfBdqyZd29tlWtGvwRfz5fOvUF4MA3W-7VUz8Q/s1600/CIMG5910.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533831711462625170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWcENbu3-rG6trTHSmKyD9cl34FZ9oFLNgjz0uwWlvfIFsOLm3AyuX8WkTebiC1K2Z2XpKAcXcXdGiGgF8MKeUZuV4Q62mW7-MfBdqyZd29tlWtGvwRfz5fOvUF4MA3W-7VUz8Q/s320/CIMG5910.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Jika ke Yogjakarta,Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat masih utuh. Jika dibandingkan dengan istana-istana kesultanan lain di Timur Jauh atau Eropah, Kraton ini nampak sangat 'simple.' Tiada mahligai atau barang kemasan mewah yang keterlaluan. Tidak seluas Versailles di Paris atau semewah Dolmabahce di pinggir Bosphorus. Tidak juga 'segila' istana Neuschwanstein milik Raja Ludwig di tengah Bavaria.Istana ini mungkin membayangkan peribadi keluarga diraja Yogjakarta yang begitu rapat dengan rakyat jelata.<br />
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Mudah-mudahan Allah SWT mengurniakan keselamatan kepada saudara-saudara kita di Indonesia daripada malapetaka seperti gempa bumi, letusan gunung berapi atau tsunami.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWcENbu3-rG6trTHSmKyD9cl34FZ9oFLNgjz0uwWlvfIFsOLm3AyuX8WkTebiC1K2Z2XpKAcXcXdGiGgF8MKeUZuV4Q62mW7-MfBdqyZd29tlWtGvwRfz5fOvUF4MA3W-7VUz8Q/s1600/CIMG5910.JPG"><br /></a>Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-24414742887356653922010-10-26T19:54:00.004+08:002013-09-01T00:11:39.273+08:00Darul Mustafa Malaysia<div style="text-align: justify;">
Hari ini, aku berjumpa dengan teman dan guru, Ustaz Fauzi Hadrami di HKL. Sudah beberapa tahun tidak berjumpa, sepatutnya banyak perkara yang mahu dibualkan. Tapi aku terpaksa bergegas untuk ke ICU kerana kerja yang masih tidak berkesudahan.<br />
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Dalam masa yang singkat itu, kami sempat juga bertanya-tanya khabar. Beliau kini di KUIS, jadi tenaga pengajar. Kami sempat berbual tentang kedatangan Habib Umar ke tanahair tempoh hari.Semasa kemuncak sambutan Haul Imam Haddad di Shah ALam, Ustaz Fauzi tidak hadir. Beliau menceritakan bahawa pada sebelah siangnya, Habib Umar dan beberapa anak muridnya bermesyuarat tentang satu agenda yang sangat penting: penubuhan Madrasah Darul Mustafa di Malaysia.<br />
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Buat masa sekarang, madrasah ini akan berteduh sementara di Madras an-Nur sebelum lokasi dan bangunan sebenar madrasah didirikan. Yang paling penting, para Habaib dan Masyaikh dari Yaman akan dibawa untuk menjadi tenaga pengajar di sana kelak. Di Malaysia, memang terdapat banyak sekolah-sekolah pondok dan madrasah-madrasah tradisional. Kebanyakannya di negeri Kelantan, Kedah, Pualau Pinang dan Perak. Sistem pengajian pula, terutama di Kelantan mengikut acuan pondok-pondok di Fathani Darul Salam. Pengaruh madrasah-madrasah di Mekah juga begitu ketara memandangkan kebanyakan tok guru pondok mendapat pendidikan formal di sana.<br />
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Penubuhan Madrasah Darul Mustafa ini diharapkan akan mengeratkan lagi hubungan keilmuan dan keimanan umat Islam Malaysia dengan saudara-saudara kita di Yaman, khususnya Hadhramawt. Tidak dapat disangkal lagi, Islam tersebar ke Nusantara dengan kegigihan alim ulama dan saudagar dari Tanah Arab, terutamanya dari Yaman sejak sebelum zaman Kesultanan Melayu Melaka lagi. Oleh itu, tidak hairanlah umat Islam di Malaysia bermazhab Shafi'i dan mengikut mazhab aqidah Imam Asha'ari, seperti umat Islam di Hadramawt. Madrasah Darul Mustafa ini diharap dapat menawarkan ruang alternatif dalam pendidikan Islam secara tradisional seperti model sebenarnya di Tarim, Hadramawt. Pembukaannya pasti ditunggu-tunggu oleh para pecinta ilmu dan ulama di tanahair.<br />
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Ustaz Fauzi kini akan membuka satu kelas pengajian di Kuala Lumpur.<br />
Selepas musim haji, beliau akan mengajar di masjid/pusat tahfiz yang terletak di belakang bangunan NAZA di Kg Baru.<br />
Ada beberapa kitab yang akan diajar (masih dalam pertimbangan):<br />
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1) Hadith: Kitab Sahih Bukhari<br />
2) Tasawwuf: Minhaj Abidin oleh Imam Ghazali<br />
3) Fiqh: Minhaj at-Talibin oleh Imam Nawawi.<br />
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Bagaimanapun, pengajian ini disasarkan untuk para imam atau kiyai yang sudah ada 'basic ' dalam pengajian Islam. Kitab 'Minhaj Talibin' misalnya, adalah kitab fiqh mazhab Shafi'i peringkat tinggi. Kelas akan diadakan hari Jumaat malam Sabtu. Mudah-mudahan diberikan taufiq oleh Allah SWT untuk hadir nanti!<br />
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Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-10220015806729528192010-10-24T18:27:00.009+08:002013-09-01T00:12:06.817+08:00Haul Imam Haddad 2010<div style="text-align: justify;">
Tempoh hari, aku ke Masjid Negeri di Shah Alam. Ada sambutan Haul Imam Haddad. Cuba juga mencari-cari teman atau kenalan yang mungkin hadir ke sambutan tersebut. Malangnya aku tenggelam dalam ribuan manusia yang hadir bagi memperingati 'Qutb al-Irsyad' ini. Tahun ini sudah masuk tahun ke-9 majlis haul sebegini diadakan di Malaysia. Masya Allah, <span style="font-style: italic;">from very humble beginning</span>, sambutan untuk mengenang ulama besar dari Hadramawt ini sudah mencapai momentum yang agak besar jika dilihat pada skala penganjuran pada tahun ini. Tahniah kepada organisasi Hawi al-Khairat yang merupakan badan utama penganjuran ini.<br />
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Ketika aku duduk di dalam masjid, salah seorang hadirin menghulurkan cenderahati untuk majlis itu, buku kecil yang mengandungi riwayat, qasida, wirid dan beberapa nukilan Imam Haddad. Selain Habib Kazim as-Saqqaf dan Habib Umar bin Salim bin Hafiz, beberapa masyaikh dan Habaib dari Indonesia turut hadir. Mufti Singapura, Syed Isa Semait (abang kepada al-marhum Syed Ahmad Semait) turut kelihatan. Agak malang kerana bilangan hadiran yang begitu ramai dan bersesak-sesak, aku langsung tidak dapat menghampiri mana-mana Habaib yang menjadi tetamu pada malam itu. Sayang sekali..<br />
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Di bawah adalah transkrip kuliah tetamu utama pada malam itu, Habib Umar bin Hafiz<br />
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Segala puji bagi Allah Tuhan Sekalian Alam yang telah menjadikan hubungan hakikat kita dengan Allah Ta’ala terkait dengan hati kita dan roh kita. Seperti yang dijelaskan baginda saw, “Sesungguhnya Allah Ta’ala tidak melihat hambanya pada jasadnya tetapi pada hatinya. Salawat dan salam kita hadiahkan kepada seorang yang menjadi pintu mengenalkan kita kepada Allah Ta’ala iaitu Junjungan Besar Rasulullah saw berserta para hali keluarga dan para sahabatnya.</div>
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Hadirkanlah hati-hati kalian agar hati kalian dipandang Allah Ta’ala ketika kita sedang mengenang seorang imam yang sangat berjasa dalam usaha membersihkan hati-hati manusia untuk mengenal kepada Allah Ta’ala. Dan renungkanlah, kalau bukan kerana kedudukannya di sisi Allah Ta’ala yang cukup tinggi itu sudah tentu kita tidak berhimpun di sini untuk meraikannya. Kalau bukan kerana keimanan dan kecintaan kepadanya sudah tentu kita tidak duduk membaca ratib dan zikir yang disusun oleh imam yang riwayat hidupnya disebut malam ini.</div>
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Ketahuilah bahawa zikir adalah lafaz dari lisan kita. Al-Imam al-Haddad yang riwayat hidupnya disebut malam adalah merupakan hamba Allah yang mempunyai keistimewaan tersendiri. Begitu juga dengan masjid seperti yang ada pada hari ini adalah merupakan binaan yang mempunyai keistimewaan tersendiri. Ketahuilah bahawa semua makhluk adalah merupakan tempat yang boleh menjadi hubungan yang menyampaikan cinta kita kepada Allah Ta’ala. Nabi saw ada bersabda bahawa Rukun Iman itu ada enam. Empat daripadanya adalah terkait dengan hubungan harta-harta Allah Ta’ala. Iman bermakna kita beriman kepada Allah Ta’ala. Walau bagaimanapun jika dia mengaku beriman kepada Allah tetapi pada masa yang sama dia mendustakan salah satu dari rukun iman yang lain maka jadilah ia orang yang kafir dan kekal di dalam neraka.</div>
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Seorang Yahudi datang bertemu Rasulullah saw dan bertanya kepada baginda saw, “Siapakah yang telah menyampaikan wahyu kepadamu?”</div>
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Lalu dijawab Rasulullah saw, “Jibril”.</div>
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Lalu Yahudi itu berkata, “Dia itu musuh kepada kami”.</div>
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Maka Allah menurunkan wahyu dengan maksudnya, “Katakanlah wahai Muhammad, barangsiapa yang memusuhi Allah dan malaikat, Rasul-Rasul Allah, Jibril dan Mikail maka mereka adalah musuh-musuh Allah dan golongan kafir”.</div>
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Permusuhan mereka kepada Jibril bererti mereka juga adalah musuh kepada Allah. Allah tidak akan menerima iman orang-orang yang memusuhi para malaikat dan Rasul-Rasul Allah. Iman mereka langsung tidak membawa manfaat. Dalam satu hadith Qudsi yang diriwayat Imam Bukhari, Allah berfirman bahawa barangsiapa memusuhi wali-wali Aku maka Aku mengisytiharkan peperangan ke atasnya”. Para ulama menyatakan bahawa sesiapa yang terkena musibah kerana memusuhi wali Allah tidak mungkin akan mati dalam keadaan Islam. Mana mungkin ia akan mendapatkan keamanan dalam hidupnya apabila ia diperangi Allah Ta’ala.</div>
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Wahai sekalian kaum mukminin yang hadir, sesungguhnya hakikat keimanan kita kepada Allah Ta’ala boleh terjalin melalui hamba-hamba yang dekat dengan Allah Ta’ala.</div>
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Nabi Yaakub as berkata kepada anak-anaknya ketika baginda as berhadapan dengan sakaratul maut, “Apakah yang akan kamu sembah selepas aku mati?”</div>
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Kata anak-anaknya, “Kami akan menyembah Tuhan ayah kami, Tuhan Nabi Ishak dan Tuhan Nabi Ismail”.</div>
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Kenapa anak-anaknya menyebut nama Nabi-Nabi ini padahal kesemua Nabi-Nabi bertuhankan kepada Tuhan yang satu iaitu Allah Ta’ala? Ini adalah kerana nama Nabi-Nabi ini memberi kesan kepada mereka untuk mendekatkan diri kepada Allah Ta’ala. Tidak mungkin tauhid kita menjadi sempurna jika kita putuskan hubungan kita dengan para anbiya dan para wali Allah. Seseorang yang tidak belajar dengan betul dan tidak mempunyai sanad mungkin akan terkeliru dan tidak tahu membezakan pengagungan terhadap orang-orang yang di agungkan Allah dengan orang-orang yang diagungkan oleh orang musyrik. Orang-orang musyrik mengambil keberkatan berhala yang disembahnya sedangkan perbuatan ini adalah batil. Sedangkan para sahabat mengambil keberkatan baginda saw menerusi sisa-sisa air wuduk baginda saw sehinggakan ada sahabat mengambil pula sisa air itu dari sahabat yang lain apabila tidak berkesempatan mendapatkannya dari baginda saw. Sepertimana kisah Nabi Yusuf as yang memberikan gamisnya kepada ayahandanya Nabi Yaakub as. Ayahandanya yang buta itu dapat melihat semula sebaik sahaja meletakkan gamis milik Nabi Yusuf itu ke wajahnya. Kaum musyrikin sujud kepada berhala tanda mereka sekutukan makhluk. Sebaliknya para malaikat sujud kepada Nabi Adam manakala Nabi Yaakub as beserta ahli keluarganya sujud kepada Nabi Yusuf bukanlah bermakna tujuan mengagungkan makhluk sebaliknya ia adalah perintah Allah.Iblis tidak sujud kepada Nabi Adam namun ia tidak memberi manfaat kepada Iblis kerana ia melanggar perintah Allah.</div>
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Dalam Sahih Bukhari ada diceritakan tentang peninggalan jubah milik Rasulullah saw yang disimpan oleh isterinya, Maimunah ra. Kata Maimunah ra, “Saya membersihkannya manakala airnya saya berikan kepada orang-orang sakit untuk menyembuhkannya”.</div>
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Ada seorang masuk dalam majlis Rasulullah saw dengan keadaan janggutnya dibasahi air wuduk.</div>
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“Sebab itulah aku nampak ada syaitan pada wajah kamu”, kata baginda saw.</div>
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Si ayah bertanya, “ Berapa harga upah menajamkan pisau ini?”</div>
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Si anak menjawab, “Tukang besi itu tidak mahu menerima upahku”.</div>
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“Bukan ayah, saya pergi ke rumah tukang besi”, jawab si anak dengan jujur.</div>
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Kata Imam al-Haddad, “Aku langsung tidak rasa terhina dengan peristiwa ini”. Imam al-Haddad mempunyai hati yang sangat bersih dan sanggup menajamkan pisau yang diberikan oleh si anak walaupun beliau bukanlah tukang besi yang dimaksudkan. Cubalah bayangkan jika kita berada di kedudukan Imam al-Haddad, sudah pasti kita akan marah-marah kerana membuat kerja yang tidak sepatutnya.</div>
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Ucapan Imam al-Haddad penuh keluhuran. Katanya, “Aku tidak berasa bimbang setelah aku mendengar firman Allah yang menyatakan bahawa tidak akan berlaku apa-apa melainkan rezekinya dijamin Allah Ta’ala”.</div>
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Imam al-Haddad mentakzimkan sunnah-sunnah Rasulullah saw. Beliau melaksanakan semua sunnah Rasulullah saw. Beliau sering bermimpi bertemu Rasulullah saw bahkan beliau turut bertemu Rasulullah saw dalam keadaan jaga. Ketika musim haji, apabila beliau mengunjungi makam Rasulullah saw dan memberi salam kepadanya, ada ulama yang turut berada disitu mendengar Nabi saw menjawab salam Imam al-Haddad. Rasa perhambaan yang tinggi yang ada pada Imam al-Haddad telah menyebabkan beliau mempunyai kedudukan yang tinggi disisi Allah Ta’ala. Pernah satu ketika keluarga Bafadhal berhajat hendak menziarahi makam Nabi saw. Pada masa itu, Imam al-Haddad telah pun wafat. Namun disebabkan ada masalah tertentu mereka tidak dapat memenuhi hajat itu sehinggalah mereka berasa sedih yang amat sangat. Pada satu malam, mereka bermimpi bertemu Rasulullah saw. Dalam mimpi itu, Rasulullah saw bertanya, “Adakah kamu rasa sedih kerana tidak dapat menziarahi aku? Ketahuilah jika kamu menziarahi cucuku (Imam al-Haddad), Allah akan tunaikan 70 hajat kamu”. </div>
Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-78114940861724138862010-10-24T18:24:00.001+08:002013-09-01T00:12:33.922+08:00Nik Aziz Dalam EraMuslim<a href="http://www.eramuslim.com/fckfiles/image/nik-aziz-4-edit.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.eramuslim.com/fckfiles/image/nik-aziz-4-edit.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 151px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
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Namanya Abdul Aziz bin Nik Mat. Orang biasa memanggil beliau dengan Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat. Lahir di Kampung Pulau Malaka, Kota Bharu pada tahun 1931.<br />
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Sejak kecil, Nik Abdul Aziz sudah gemar belajar ilmu-ilmu Islam. Saat itu, guru beliau adalah seorang ulama terkenal di daerahnya. Dan sang guru tak lain adalah ayah beliau sendiri yang biasa dipanggil masyarakat dengan Tuan Guru Haji Nik Mat.<br />
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Setelah dirasa cukup mendapat pendidikan dasar-dasar Islam, Nik Abdul Aziz disekolahkan ke pesantren di Jertih, Trengganu. Namanya pondok pesantren Tuan Guru Haji Abbas.<br />
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Pada tahun 1952, Nik Abdul Aziz meninggalkan tanah air untuk melanjutkan pendidikannya ke Universitas Deobond, India. Di sana, ia berguru kepada ahli tarekat terkemuka, Maulana Husain Ahmad al-Madani.<br />
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Lima tahun kemudian, Nik Abdul Aziz melanjutkan studi ke Lahore, Pakistan untuk memperdalam tafsir Al-Qur'an. Setelah itu, beliau melanjutkan studinya ke Universitas Al-Azhar, Mesir untuk mengambil spesialisasi bahasa Arab dan dilanjutkan dengan memperdalam perundangan (hukum) Islam.<br />
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Setelah hampir sepuluh tahun belajar di negeri seberang, Nik Abdul Aziz memutuskan kembali ke tanah kelahirannya. Dia ingin mengamalkan pengetahuan yang dimilikinya dengan berkiprah sebagai guru di sekolah menengah Agama Tarbiyyah Mardiah, Panchor dan di Sekolah Agama Darul Annuar yang didirikan oleh ayahnya.<br />
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Selain mengajar, ayah sepuluh orang anak ini juga aktif memberikan ceramah-ceramah Islam. Mulai dari khutbah di masjid, hingga majelis taklim yang tersebar di masyarakat. Kiprahnya sebagai ulama, benar-benar disambut baik oleh masyarakat.<br />
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Yang menarik masyarakat dari sosok Nik Abdul Aziz adalah kesehariannya yang sarat dengan keteladanan. Mulai dari keluarganya yang terjaga dalam akhlak Islam, kedekatannya dengan kaum dhuafa, serta rumahnya yang sederhana dan akrab dengan lingkungan sekitar. Tidak jarang, hanya sekadar memotong rambut untuk bayi pun masyarakat rela antri ke Nik Abdul Aziz.<br />
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Pentas Politik Di tahun 1967, di usianya yang ke tiga puluh enam, Nik Abdul Aziz bergabung dengan Partai Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS). Dia memilih PAS bukan sekadar asasnya yang Islam, tapi juga visi perjuangannya yang benar-benar ingin menegakkan daulah Islam di Malaysia.<br />
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"Saya memilih PAS karena parti ini merupakan sebuah pergerakan yang landasannya jelas-jelas memperjuangkan akidah Islam. PAS di mata saya tidak memisahkan antara politik dan agama. Namun, bagaimana caranya bisa berjalan seiringan satu sama lain," ujarnya.<br />
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PAS lanjutnya, adalah harakah Islamiyah (pergerakan Islam) yang dicarinya. "Sebab, PAS memiliki cita-cita untuk menegakkan daulah Islamiyah seperti yang diidam-idamkan oleh setiap mukmin."<br />
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Sejak terjun di dunia politik bersama PAS, tekanan dan dukungan silih berganti dirasakan Nik Abdul Aziz. Di tahun pertama bergabung dengan PAS, Nik Abdul Aziz berhasil memenangkan pemilihan umum untuk daerah Kelantan. Sejak itu, daerah Kelantan menjadi basis kekuatan PAS. Walau dengan cara apa pun, Barisan Nasional (BN) yang merupakan partai pemerintah saat itu tidak pernah mengalahkan Nik Abdul Aziz dan PAS di daerah pemilihan itu.<br />
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Karena ketokohan dan sosok karismatiknya sebagai ulama, Nik Abdul Aziz diamanahkan pimpinan PAS untuk menjabat Ketua Dewan Ulama PAS. Di posisi itu, Nik Abdul Aziz menyerukan seluruh pimpinan dan kader PAS untuk kembali menghidupkan sunnah Rasul dalam semua sisi kehidupan. Perjuangan PAS menurutnya, harus dalam rangka menegakkan Islam, bukan untuk memuaskan ambisi atau syahwat kekuasaan semata.<br />
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Walau sudah menjadi pimpinan dengan berbagai kesibukan yang luar biasa, Nik Abdul Aziz tidak pernah melalaikan dakwah. Kesibukan mengisi ceramah dan taklim tidak mengendur dengan alasan apa pun. Baginya, politik adalah bagian dari dakwah. Bukan sebaliknya.<br />
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Menteri Besar Pada pemilu 1990, PAS mendapat perolehan suara luar biasa di Negeri Kelantan. Nik Abdul Aziz diberi amanah sebagai Menteri Besar atau setingkat gubernur untuk di Indonesia. Hingga pemilu 2004 lalu, PAS tetap unggul mayoritas di Kelantan. Dan selama 14 tahun itu pula, Nik Abdul Aziz memikul amanah berat itu. Di posisi yang strategis itu, Nik Abdul Aziz kian kuat menyampaikan dakwah dalam bentuk lain. Ia tidak mentolerir seluruh pejabat di jajarannya untuk menerima hadiah apa pun. Menurutnya, semua itu riswah. Ia pun memberikan teladan. Nik Abdul Aziz langsung memotong 40 persen gajinya untuk menambah pelayanan kepada masyarakat.<br />
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Berubahkah Nik Abdul Aziz? Sama sekali tidak. Ia tetap Nik Abdul Aziz yang dulu. Rumahnya tetap sederhana. Mobil yang dikendarai juga mobil seperti orang kebanyakan di negeri Kelantan. Setiap hari Jumat, ia mengkhususkan waktunya untuk mengisi pengajian umum di sebuah majelis taklim yang berada di pusat kota. Siapa pun boleh datang. Sedemikian besarnya sambutan masyarakat, hari Jumat menjadi hari pengajian untuk mereka. Mereka datang dari berbagai pelosok di negeri Kelantan. Bahkan, tidak sedikit yang sengaja membawa tenda agar bisa khusyuk mendengarkan kajian dari sang guru, Nik Abdul Aziz. (mn)</div>
Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-34675860075776555902010-10-10T12:55:00.004+08:002013-09-01T00:13:13.258+08:00First Lady Summit<a href="http://i38.tinypic.com/2eg7j37.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://i38.tinypic.com/2eg7j37.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 472px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 610px;" /></a><b>Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, his wife Rosmah Mansor, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Maira Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani pose as they arrive at the Islamic Fashion Festival in Monte Carlo August 9, 2010.<br /><br /></b>Who is Malaysia's First Lady?Now, I'm confused...<br />
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16 First Ladies To Attend Conference Beginning Monday</div>
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Sixteen First Ladies from 16 countries have confirmed their attendance at the three-day First Ladies Summit beginning Monday.<br /><br />The wife of the prime minister, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor said among those who had confirmed their attendance were the First Lady of Albania (Teuta Topi), Chile (Cecilia Morel Montes), Congo (Marie Olive Kabila), and Sri Lanka (Shiranthi Rajapaksa).<br /><br />"Besides the First Ladies, we also invited seven ministers from various countries to attend the conference," she told reporters after visiting the conference area at the Palace of Golden Horses, near here.<br /><br />"I'm most satisfied with all the preparations at the hotel and I hope everything will proceed smoothly," she said.<br /><br />Also present was Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.<br /><br />The summit, organised by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development with the theme 'A Child Today, A Leader Tomorrow', will highlight important agendas in empowering the children as the future leaders.<br /><br />Rosmah, who is also the patron of the programme, will deliver the keynote address on the first day before the opening ceremony by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, at Seri Perdana, Putrajaya.<br /><br />-- BERNAMA<br /><a href="http://malaysiasms.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/najib-rosmah-altantuya.gif?w=219&h=146" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://malaysiasms.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/najib-rosmah-altantuya.gif?w=219&h=146" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 146px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 219px;" /></a></div>
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SHAH ALAM 9 Okt – Imej isteri Perdana Menteri, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor yang dikaitkan dengan pembunuhan kejam wanita Mongolia, Altantuya Shaariibuu serta dakwaan pembabitan beliau terlibat dalam konspirasi terhadap Ketua Oposisi, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim telah menyebabkan kebanyakan Wanita Pertama negara maju menjarakkan diri mereka daripada terlibat dalam Sidang Kemuncak First Ladies anjuran beliau.</div>
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<br />Malah acara tiga hari bermula Isnin depan hanya dihadiri oleh 20 Wanita Pertama yan.kebanyakannya datang dari ‘dunia ketiga’.</div>
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<br />Wanita Pertama yang hadir termasuk dari Albania, Afghanistan, Chile, Congo, Gambi Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Iran, Jamaica, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Paraguay, Seychelles, Soerra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan dan Zambia<br />Isteri kepada Datuk Seri Najib Razak itu dikatakan menghina dengan merampas gelaran yang pada sisi Perlembaagaan adakah hak Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tuanku Nur Zahirah yang selayaknya digelar Wanita Pertama Malaysia.</div>
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<br />“Imej beliau di kalangan Wanita Pertama negara Eropah dan Amerika Syarikat sudah tercalar. Mereka tidak mahu dikaitkan dengan beliau yang terpalit dengan bermacam-macam tuduhan yang memalukan negara.</div>
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<br />“Yang peliknya bagaimana seorang yang tidak layak memanggil dirinya wanita Pertama atau First laday dari segi Perlembagaan Persekutuan boleh menganjurkan sidang kemuncak yang mengumpulkan wanita Pertama negara lain walhal beliau sendiri bukan dalam kedudukan itu. Ini amat memalukan imej negara,” kata Ketua Wanita Parti Keadilan Rakyat (KEADILAN) Zuraida Kamaruddin ketika dihubungi Suara Keadilan.</div>
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<br />Zuraida berkata tindakan Rosmah membelakangkan Tuanku Nur Zahirah dengan ‘menyamar’ sebagai wanita Pertama adalah sesuatu yang mencerminkan kejelekan peribadi beliau.</div>
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<br />Malah lebih memalukan dakwaan Rosmah yang mengaku sebagai Wanita Pertama Malaysia dipertikai bukan sahaja oleh pakar Perlembagaan dan juga rakyat negara tetapi pernah dibahaskan semasa sidamng Parlimen.</div>
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<br />Perkara 32 (2) Perlembagaan Persekutuan dalam Bab 1 berkaitan “Ketua Utama Negara bagi Persekutuan, dan isterinya” jelas dinyatakan, ” Isteri Yang di-Pertuan Agong (digelar Raja Permaisuri Agong) hendaklah diberi keutamaan daripada segala orang lain di dalam Persekutuan selepas Yang di-Pertuan Agong”.</div>
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<br />“Memang kita sudah bawa isu ini di dalam Parlimen dan saya sudah pun membahaskan perkara ini pada sidang yang lepas. Jadi kita akan teliti lagi sekali dan saya akan persoalkan mengapa kerajaan boleh berikan peruntukan dana awam untuk sidang kemuncak ini serta apa peranan dan keperluan penganjuran sidang berkenaan? </div>
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Hari Raya pertama, jangan lupa ke masjid untuk solat Subuh dan solat sunat Eidul Fitr.</div>
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Di bawah ini ialah petikan dari blog <a href="http://www.daralhadith.org.co/">www.daralhadith.org.co</a> berkenaan amalan-amalan sunat yang digalakkan pada hari raya. Fatawa ini dikumpulkan oleh ulama-ulama mazhab Hanafi di India pada zaman pemerintahan Maharaja Moghul Aurangzeb.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div>
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“It is desirable <em>(mustahab) </em>on the day of Fitr for a person to bathe, use a toothstick and wear their best clothing as mentioned in <em>‘al-Quniyah’</em>, whether they are new or (K:old clothes which) have been washed as mentioned in <em>‘Muhit al-Sarakhsi’</em>.</div>
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<strong>Issue 7:</strong> Optional <em>(nafl)</em> before the Eid prayer is absolutely disliked whether it be in the Eidgah or at home, whether the Eid prayer is compulsory on them or not, to the point that if a woman wishes to offer the Chasht prayer at home she should pray after the Eid prayer has been offered. To offer optional prayers after the Eid prayer is disliked in the Eidgah, however, he may offer them at home rather it is desirable that he offers four rakahs. These rulings are related to the elite (<em>khawas</em>) if the common people (<em>awam</em>) offer nafl before the Eid prayer even in the Eidgah they will not be forbidden. (<em>Dur al-Mukhtar, Rad al-Muhtar</em> 1/777,779)</div>
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<strong>Addendum:</strong> [Regarding the rulings related to optional <em>(nafl)</em> prayers on the day of Eid]</div>
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Issue 7: Optional (nafl) before the Eid prayer is absolutely disliked whether it be in theE idgah or at home, whether the Eid prayer is compulsory on them or not, to the point that if a woman wishes to offer the Chasht prayer at home she should pray after the Eidprayer has been offered. To offer optional prayers after the Eid prayer is disliked in the Eidgah, however, he may offer them at home rather it is desirable that he offers four rakahs. These rulings are related to the elite (khawas) if the common people (awam) offer nafl before the Eid prayer even in the Eidgah they will not be forbidden. (Dur al-Mukhtar, Rad al-Muhtar 1/777,779)</div>
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Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-45920160347976866782010-08-15T08:25:00.000+08:002013-09-01T00:13:58.975+08:00Ramadan Mubarak!<object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mMrQO_sQY80&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mMrQO_sQY80&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-16354605779558133162010-07-31T14:04:00.004+08:002013-09-01T00:14:28.876+08:00Back to KL (for good)Doing a major housekeeping exercise today.Monday will be a new day for me.All this while, I'm doing the referral jobs to tertiary centre.Now, I'll be in the busiest and the biggest referral centre in the country.God bless...<br />
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The good thing about going back to KL for good is returning to my own family home.Plus now it's handy to participate in any courses or religious classes around KL.<br />
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By the way, I would like to congratulate Kojek and Shira for their wedding today.Will be attending their reception in De Palma Hotel tonight.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">BarakAllahu lakuma wa jama'a bainakuma fi khair!</span>Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-13540739276045210552010-06-18T00:21:00.009+08:002013-09-01T00:15:03.706+08:00Java<div style="text-align: justify;">
I'll be leaving PD soon, the exact date will be on the 2nd of August. I'll be reporting to GHKL, unsure of which department. To be frank, I'm in dilemma. I haven't make up my mind for my specialty training. Is it going to be Medical or perhaps Oncology?I really don't know.<br />
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I spent about ten days last month visiting Java, Indonesia. Jakarta-Bandung-Jogjakarta-Borobudur-Surabaya. The early part of the travel was traumatic. There were 4 of us but we were reduced to 3 when one of our friend lost his passport and wallet in LCCT, Nilai. Not a very pleasant start indeed, having to fly without the person that planned the whole trip. At the end, it's onlyme, Jhaznarul and Syahir.(We are so sorry, Acap!)<br />
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It's an eye-opener trip. Even though we share the same roots (Malays), the same region (Malay Archipelago), I hardly know about Indonesia or Indonesians. When I was young, I always thought Indonesians are all poor and they are wandering across the globe to earn money. Some of them, especially in Malaysia turn up to be bandits, robbers etc for the sake of getting money to send back home.Sitting and having meals in posh Grand Indonesia in the heart of Jakarta, I think otherwise now. Indonesia is not a poor country.But she is poorly managed. When I was boarding train from Jakarta to Bandung, I can see how urbanization had ruin the charm of Java. Squatters with densely packed houses are common alongside the railway. If you compare it with areas downtown Jakarta, you must feel the tremendous social distant between the rich and poor.<br />
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I regretted that we missed the trip to Gerisik, Demak and Solo. I got a friend studying medicine in Solo. And in Gerisik, the burial place for 2 of the famous saints of Java including Maulana Malik Ibrahim and Sunan Giri. But we did manage to visit the tomb of Sunan Ampel in Surabaya.<br />
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Masjid Istiqlal, Jakarta</div>
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House of Soemporna, Surabaya</div>
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Perangai Pengganas:<br />
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1)Serang kapal pembawa muatan makanan dan kemanusiaan<br />
2)Tembak dan bunuh aktivis yang terdiri dari lelaki,wanita, kanak-kanak, warga emas yang berbangsa Arab,Turki, Caucasian, Amerika, Britain termasuk berbangsa Yahudi sendiri.<br />
3)Culik aktivis di perairan antarabangsa dan bawa ke wilayah sendiri<br />
4)Paksa aktivis yang diculik tandatangan pengakuan menceroboh wilayah Israel.<br />
5)Dah kantoi buat aktiviti terrorisme, terhegeh-hegeh salahkan satu dunia.Konon misi kemanusiaan membawa senjata untuk HAMAS.Aktivis cuba mencederakan komando-komando Israel. Diorang ni buat bom daripada gauze dengan iodine ke?<br />
6) Dah salah, masih tak mengaku.Memang sah korang ni YAHUDI<br />
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CELAKA!</div>
Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-82010858303931375012010-05-25T17:10:00.002+08:002013-09-01T00:16:06.727+08:00Mula-mula Batu Putih, Sekarang Tanjong Pagar, Lepas ini Iskandar<a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs531.snc3/30156_1508096141403_1204310469_31448965_4941677_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs531.snc3/30156_1508096141403_1204310469_31448965_4941677_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 449px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 720px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">To kowtow is our new diplomatic style when dealing with Singapore .Where's Ibrahim Ali's PERKASA?</span><br />
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<b><span lang="MS">PM Perlu Perjelas Isu KTMB Tanjong Pagar Di Parlimen<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="MS">Angkatan Muda Keadilan Selangor mendesak Perdana Menteri,Dato’ Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak memberi penjelasan di Parlimen isu tanah Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad di Tanjong Pagar yang akan berpindah ke Woodlands. Kita menuntut Perdana Menteri menjelaskan butiran perjanjian bersama PM Singapura,Lee Hsien Loong agar rakyat dimaklumkan isu berkenaan dengan ini dengan jelas dan munasabah.</span></div>
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<span lang="MS">AMK Selangor melihat seolah-olah Perdana Menteri mudah ‘tunduk melutut’ kepada permintaan negara-negara luar dalam isu hak dan kedaulatan negara yang bakal merugikan masa hadapan negara. Dalam isu KTMB ini,kita melihat seolah-olah Perdana Menteri tunduk dengan tekanan Singapura apabila dengan </span><span lang="MS">mudahnya </span><span lang="MS">sanggup</span><span lang="MS"> bersetuju dengan perpindahan KTMB</span><span lang="MS"> dari Tanjung Pagar ke Woodlands dengan beralasan tanah seluas 12 hektar (29.65 ekar) akan diserahkan kepada sebuah syarikat usahasama yang ekuitinya 60% Malaysia dan 40% Singapura.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="MS" style="font-weight: bold;">Luas asal tanah rezab KTM termasuk laluan keretapi dan stesen di Tanjung Pagar adalah 200 hektar atau 494 ekar (mengikut Singapore Railway Transfer Ordinance 1918) dengan tempoh pajakan selama 999 tahun. </span><span lang="MS">Menjelang hujung tahun ini satu syarikat yang diberi nama M-S Pte Ltd yang akan ditubuhkan yang kononnya 60% milik Malaysia dan 40% milik Singapura.Apakah berbaloi Malaysia akur dengan persetujuan ini dalam masa pendek dan panjang ?.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="MS">AMK Selangor mempersoalkan penubuhan syarikat ini berkenaan pegangan ekuiti tersebut di mana pada masa akan datang yang mudah dibeli oleh pihak Singapura kelak melalui Temasek Holdings Limited.Malahan sebelum ini Malaysia yang sudah pun kehilangan hak kedaulatan Pulau Batu Putih dan isu pangkalan TLDM Woodlands. Kali ini sekali lagi negara bakal kerugian besar terhadap potensi masa hadapan yang tidak dapat dikenalpasti dan dinilai pada masa sekarang.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="MS">AMK Selangor juga melihat keputusan perpindahan KTMB ke Woodlands Train Checkpoint pada 1 Julai 2011 dan kemudian ke Johor menjelang 2018 adalah agenda terancang Singapura secara berperingkat ‘menghalau’ hak dan kedaulatan Malaysia sedikit demi sedikit yang kelak merugikan negara. Perkara ini ada disebut dalam kenyataan media bersama antara kedua-kedua Perdana Menteri pada 24hb Mei 2010 lepas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="font-weight: bold;">“ For the convenience of commuters, the rapid transit system link will have a single co-located CIQ facility in Singapore with the exact location to be determined later.</span> <b>It is targeted that the proposed rapid transit system link will be operational by 2018. Thereafter Malaysia may consider to relocate the KTMB Station from Woodlands to Johor.”<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<span lang="MS">AMK Selangor juga menggesa Perdana Menteri memberi penjelasan di Parlimen pertemuan beliau bersama Perdana Menteri Singapura perkara-perkara yang dibincangkan yang perlu diketahui oleh rakyat. Kita tidak mahu,media-media hanya mengumumkan perkara-perkara yang positif tetapi pada realitinya menenggelamkan isu-isu yang amat penting berkenaan hak dan kedaulatan negara.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="MS"> AMK Selangor menggesa agar kerajaan bertegas dan tidak mudah tunduk kepada negara luar khususnya yang melibatkan hak dan kedaulatan negara. Rakyat tidak sanggup melihat negara kerugian besar di masa hadapan akibat kegagalan Perdana Menteri masakini melihat dan berpandangan futuristik membuat keputusan tepat dan terbaik untuk negara. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="MS"> Kita menggesa agar rakyat bangkit mempersoalkan kewajaran keakuran kerajaan Malaysia berkenaan isu-isu dengan Singapura mutakhir ini. Kita mahu hak dan kedaulatan negara tidak mudah tergadai dan digadai kepada negara luar dengan mudahnya. Negara ini adalah hak, amanah dan tanggungjawab kita semua bersama-sama.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="MS">Mohd Ezli Mashut<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<b><span lang="MS">Ketua Penerangan AMK Selangor</span></b>Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-72987791948570058412010-05-18T00:32:00.003+08:002013-09-01T00:16:27.939+08:00<a href="http://attahawi.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/hidayah-fi-l-nahw.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://attahawi.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/hidayah-fi-l-nahw.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 650px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 490px;" /></a><br />
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Tiba-tiba terasa bagai hendak belajar bahasa Arab semula.<br />
Adakah ini krisis pertengahan umur?<br />
Saya terjumpa satu buku terjemahan <a href="http://go2.wordpress.com/?id=725X1342&site=attahawi.wordpress.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fattahawi.files.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fhidayah.pdf&sref=http%3A%2F%2Fattahawi.com%2F2010%2F05%2F12%2Fal-hidayah-fi-l-nahw-full-english-translation%2F">'Al-Hidayah fi'l-Nahw'</a> dalam bahasa Inggeris.<br />
Buku ini menghuraikan prinsip-prinsip nahu Arab dalam susunan yang mudah.<br />
Mudah-mudahan sesiapa yang hendak mendalami bahasa Arab dapat dibantu dengan terjemahan ini.<br />
Terima kasih blog <a href="http://attahawi.com/">Attahawi!</a></div>
Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-81330587812746115722010-05-14T16:43:00.004+08:002013-09-01T00:16:52.263+08:00Sport Betting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2vC4qyAzi_RsQ4ks2zTNEQHCfi4CtW9hsyAA5lBIbWfMTrTTtuslljROY7ITmj9nOpSQRgfpzcHcZvh9SMwSygy_Sqfj5KcmpCvGAfqqoCpfM603ZTNn9S0xygeFBCbpeixz/s1600/27763_393320338276_528348276_4224588_5584977_n+%281%29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2vC4qyAzi_RsQ4ks2zTNEQHCfi4CtW9hsyAA5lBIbWfMTrTTtuslljROY7ITmj9nOpSQRgfpzcHcZvh9SMwSygy_Sqfj5KcmpCvGAfqqoCpfM603ZTNn9S0xygeFBCbpeixz/s1600/27763_393320338276_528348276_4224588_5584977_n+%281%29.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 554px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 720px;" /></a><br />
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13 Mei ialah hari bersejarah 1Malaysia.<br />
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Kita akan bergerak ke hadapan untuk mencontohi negara-negara maju.<br />
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Secara rasmi kita akan mengizinkan 'sports betting' untuk musim Piala Dunia 2010.<br />
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Langkah ini khabarnya akan mengurangkan kes-kes perjudian haram tanpa lesen di negara yang berleluasa terutama ketika demam bola sepak melanda.<br />
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Tahniah kepada semua kaki judi yang sudah memperjuangkan hak mereka sebagai rakyat Malaysia.<br />
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Mereka berhak sekali berjudi secara terang-terangan tanpa perlu berselindung di kedai-kedai tertentu.<br />
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Syabas juga kepada JAKIM yang telah mengeluarkan logo halal untuk 'sports betting' di Malaysia.(hahaha)<br />
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Mungkin selepas ini untuk mengawal pengedaran dadah dan pelacuran, industri ini akan turut dihalalkan dan diberikan lesen.<br />
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1Malaysia, Rakyat Didahulukan, Berjudi DibiarkanAyman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-47183891558434044212010-05-14T16:34:00.003+08:002013-09-01T00:17:17.568+08:00<object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_gg3F6opyGw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param>
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<strong>Shaykh Bouti:</strong> As far as previous generations are concerned, it’s not possible for me to pass judgment on them because I did not live in those times. However, I have read biographies of people such as Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani, Shaykh Raslan al-Dimashqi, and Shaykh Ahmad al-Rifa`i. I swear by Allah, these people embodied prophethood, except that they did not receive divine revelation.</div>
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<strong>Interviewer: </strong>They embodied prophethood?</div>
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<strong>Sh. Bouti:</strong> Prophethood, minus divine revelation. In other words, if they had revelation, they would have been prophets. What I mean by that is that they represented, in their character, in their self-discipline, in their inner development, the life of God’s Messenger (peace be upon him). However, since divine revelation was not present in their case, [obviously] they were not prophets or messengers.</div>
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And for such people – the foundation of their journey to Allah was the two wings of the Divine Book and the <em>Sunnah</em> [Prophetic tradition], and nothing more. Abdul Qadir al-Jilani – may Allah sanctify his soul – when death drew close to him, his son, whose name was also Musa like your name, was sitting next to him. He gave him his parting advice. Among what he said to him was, “My son, fly to the Truth with the two wings of the Book and the <em>Sunnah</em>.” And he warned him from <em>bid`ah </em>[innovation].</div>
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So I don’t want to speak about such people [who came before us]. If I want to look for strict adherence to the proper methodology, it is in their lives that I will find such an adherence. If I want to look for opposition to <em>bid`ah</em>, it is in their lives that I will find opposition to <em>bid’ah</em>.</div>
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However, if you’re asking me about the <em>tariqas</em> of this age, I request that you show me a single <em>tariqa </em>from among them whose <em>murshid </em>[spiritual leader and advisor]<em> </em>possesses knowledge of Islamic law that is proficient and sufficient, who is aloof from this world and everything that it contains and is attached to it, and who possesses uprightness in his character. [If such a person were found] I will go tomorrow to become his <em>murid </em>[student]. But I have looked everywhere, and have not found such a <em>murshid</em>.</div>
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<strong>Sh. Bouti:</strong> Well, I don’t know. The <em>nafs</em> [lower self] is as it always has been – and I don’t absolve my own <em>nafs </em>from this – “Verily the <em>nafs</em> is ever commanding of evil.” The whole business of being a <em>murshid </em>is a dangerous business. It’s a slippery road. The <em>murshid</em>, when he tastes the pleasure of leading others, the pleasure of having a following… it’s something that is almost intoxicating. When he sees people kissing his hand day and night, and some almost willing to kiss his knees and his feet [out of awe and respect]…. when he sees things like this, he begins to believe and imagine that he has become someone great. And the <em>nafs</em> is a constant presence. If such a person has not spent long periods of time in self-reproach, reminding himself that he is nothing, and that he has done so many bad deeds etc, he will not be able to withstand these pressures.</div>
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Furthermore, when [this <em>murshid</em>] finds his <em>murids</em> bringing gifts for him, giving him money… Even if I didn’t have an appetite for wealth when it was first given to me, I begin to develop one. I begin to desire wealth. I begin to desire position. I begin to desire humility and deference from people because I am such an important and great human being. All of this is <em>fitnah</em> [trial and tribulation] for me… a <em>fitnah</em>… a <em>fitnah</em>.</div>
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And the person who does not fulfill the essential requirements for being a <em>murshid,</em> yet somehow becomes a <em>murshid – </em>this responsibility is dangerous for him, and dangerous for his <em>murids</em>.</div>
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Just to make what I’m saying clearer for you, my brother, let me present to you the opposite picture. Let us turn to the age of Shaykh Ahmad al-Rifa`i, may Allah sanctify his soul. Now that is an amazing man. He always used to say in his gatherings, in front of his <em>murids</em>, something that he would repeat again and again – that he was not a <em>shaykh</em>, and not a <em>murshid</em>, and warned against people looking at him in that light. He said in one of his gatherings – and this can be found in his book <em>al-Burhan al-Muayyid </em>– “May I be resurrected with Fir’aun and Hamman if I consider myself better than any one from among you.”</div>
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“I am not a <em>shaykh</em>. I am not a <em>shaykh</em>. My name is Little Ahmad, The Nothing. Or better yet, Nothing, The Nothing [a play on his name which literally means ‘the praised one, the high’]” – this is what (Sh. Ahmad ar-Rifa’i) used to say.</div>
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And he used to say, “The <em>murshids</em> whom Allah favors with <em>karamaat</em> [special abilities or occurrences] conceal them, just as a woman [naturally] conceals her menstruation from others.”</div>
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Compare between this and what we see from <em>murshids </em>of our times. Some of them extend their hands for people to kiss, to teach them [the practice of] kissing hands, and if one of them doesn’t kiss their hands they consider him negligent in his duties.</div>
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<strong>Interviewer:</strong> But is there something wrong with kissing the hand out of respect? There are many people who would even wish to kiss your hand, but you absolutely refuse?</div>
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<strong>Sh. Bouti:</strong> Yes… yes. Why do I refuse my dear brother?</div>
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<strong>Sh. Bouti</strong> [close to tears]: I swear by Allah, the One besides whom there is no other god, I feel embarrassed before Allah when someone from among the people kisses my hand. Because I know myself, and my Lord is One who conceals and veils the mistakes of His servants. He conceals so much… He conceals. I know my shortcomings. I know how much I’ve fallen short in my relationship with my Lord. Yet, He makes it so that the people only see the positive side of me, and He hides the rest from the eyes of people and keeps it something hidden between us.</div>
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So if some innocent person comes to me, who only sees my outer state and doesn’t know my inner state… it’s true that he doesn’t know, but doesn’t Allah know? How can I say to him, “Go ahead, kiss my hand, it’s ok, so that you may learn proper etiquette,” while Allah<em> azza wajal</em> [Mighty and Majestic] is watching me and saying, ‘Haven’t you done this? Haven’t you done that? Aren’t you the one who sees such and such [bad qualities] in your self?” This is what prevents me from allowing people to kiss my hand.</div>
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Hakim Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah mengaku dan berkata inilah pertama kali dalam negara ini, mangsa dituduh <span style="font-weight: bold;">dengan kerelaan</span> dan tapi kes disiasat atas<span style="font-weight: bold;"> 'tanpa kerelaan'</span><br />
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Pendakwaraya II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden berkata ada sedikit kelemahan (kekeliruan) pada pendakwaan.<br />
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KARPAL: "ini bukan kekeliruan, ini menunjukkan Saiful <span style="font-weight: bold;">berbohong</span>."<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Hahaha....I rest my case! </span>Ayman Roslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708257432136386533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831967.post-90404897209809521012010-04-08T00:15:00.007+08:002013-09-01T00:19:13.132+08:00Cambridge New Mosque and Travelling Light Series<object height="320" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2360863&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2360863&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="320"></embed></object><br />
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Tempoh hari aku 'memaksa diri' untuk hadir ke fundraising dinner anjuran ABIM bersempena kehadiran Sidi Abdal Hakim Murad ke Malaysia. Sekalung tahniah kepada ABIM Islamic Outreach yang menganjurkan makan malam ini. Selain makan malam, majlis ini dianjurkan bagi mengutip dana bagi pembinaan masjid baru di Cambridge, UK.<br />
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Sidi Abdal Hakim melancarkan DVD siri 'Travelling Light' yang menghimpunkan kuliah-kuliah huraian kitab 'Ihya Ulumuddin' karangan Hujjatul Islam Imam Ghazali. Kitab ini mempunyai 40 bahagian dan bagi setiap siri memuatkan syarahan 4 bahagian dari kitab ini. Apa yang menarik, setiap siri ini dirakamkan di tempat-tempat yang berbeza, yakni tempat-tempat yang mempunyai kaitan erat dengan Islam dan ajarannya. Contohnya di masjid-masjid bersejarah, 'tekke', khanqah dan sebagainya.<br />
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Bagi siri pertama, rakaman dilakukan di Sinanova Tekke, pusat kegiatan Tariqat Qadiri di daerah Vrbanjusa, Sarajevo. Tekke ini dibangunkan pada tahun 1640 dan ketika peperangan Bosnia 1992-1995, pengikut-pengikut tariqat Qadiri di tekke ini ialah golongan terawal mengangkat senjata menentang tentera Serbia. DVD siri pertama ini menghuraikan kitab 'Tawbah', 'Sabr wa Syukr', 'Khawf wal Raja', dan 'Faqr wa Zuhd'. Setiap topik ini diselang-selikan dengan nasyid-nasyid atau 'Ilahi' dalam bahasa Bosnia oleh kumpulan <a href="http://bosnamuslimmedia.com/2007/09/24/ilahije-i-kaside-nesidu-l-huda-mp3/">Nesidu-l-Huda</a>.Dengan harga RM100, kesemua wang ini akan mengalir ke dalam dana masjid baru Cambridge.<br />
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Berbalik kepada acara anjuran ABIM ini, aku agak tertarik dengan beberapa perkara yang disentuh oleh Sidi Abdal Hakim Murad. Antara lain dalam ceramahnya beliau menyebutkan beberapa sebab kenapa bulan (atau anak bulan) dianggap sebagai simbol Islam. Ini kerana Nabi Muhammad SAW sering digambar sebagai manusia membawa cahaya kepada ketamadunan manusia. Nabi sebagai pembawa cahaya seumpama bulan. Namun cahaya bulan bukanlah cahaya pada zat bulan sendiri. Bulan memancarkan sinar yang dipantulkan dari matahari yang akhirnya memandu manusia dalam kegelapan malam. Ini adalah hakikat kenabian sendiri. Nabi membawa cahaya risalah bukan dari dirinya. Sebaliknya dari Allah SWT. Dan sifat-sifat Nabi adalah manifestasi atau refleksi sifat-sifat ketuhanan yang terpancar dari jasad manusia.<br />
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Sidi Abdal Hakim turut menceritakan pengalaman merakamkan siri 'Travelling Light' ini. Di Bosnia, mereka berkesempatan menatap beberapa manuskrip lama di Perpustakaan Gazi Husrev-Beg. Antara yang paling mencuri tumpuan ialah kitab 'Ihya Ulumuddin 'tulisan tangan bertarikh 1105/1106, lebih kurang enam tahun sebelum kematian Imam Ghazali. Ini menjadikan naskah kuno ini sebagai manuskrip 'Ihya Ulumuddin' yang paling tua di dunia.<br />
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Di Granada, Sepanyol semasa rakaman siri kedua, beliau menceritakan pula beberapa perkembangan umat Islam di Andalusia. Dikhabarkan pihak berkuasa tempatan baru-baru ini menemui beberapa khazanah yang ditanam di kawasan sekitar Granada semasa projek pembinaan padang golf di sana. Khazanah-khazanah ini berupa manuskrip atau kitab-kitab Arab lama yang ditanam oleh umat Islam Andalusia ketika cuba menyelamatkan kitab-kitab ini dari dibakar oleh tentera Kristian.(Umat Islam dihapuskan secara sistematik dengan diharamkan buku-buku, tulisan dan kebudayaan Arab dalam projek 'Inquisition' mulai tahun 1478. Mereka dipaksa memeluk agama Kristian dan melakukan pelbagai perkara yang bertentangan dengan Islam seperti meminum arak dan memakan daging babi)<br />
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Rakaman siri ketiga dilakukan di Cape Town, Afrika Selatan. DVD siri ketiga akan diterbitkan tidak lama lagi dan Sidi Abdal Hakim juga berharap salah satu siri dapat dirakam di tempat-tempat bersejarah di Nusantara.Mungkin di Malaysia atau di Indonesia. Aku mengharapkan projek ini akan berjaya disempurnakan (sebanyak sepuluh siri) dan sememangnya projek ini akan menjadi warisan keilmuan Imam Ghazali dalam bentuk kontemporari yang sangat-sangat bermakna untuk generasi kini.Syabas kepada Sidi Abdal Hakim Murad dan sahabat-sahabat dari Cambridge, UK!</div>
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