THE BENEFITS OF READING

1. Reading repels anxiety and grief.

2. While busy reading, one is prevented from delving into falsehood.

3. Habitual reading makes one too busy to keep company with the idle and the inactive.

4. By reading often, one develops eloquence and clarity in speech.

5. Reading helps to develop the mind and purify its thoughts.

6. Reading increases one in knowledge and improves both memory and understanding.

7. By reading, one benefits from the experiences of others: the wisdom of the wise and the understanding of scholars.

8. By reading often, one develops the ability to both acquire and process knowledge and to learn about the different fields of knowledge and their applications to life.

9. One's faith will increase when one reads beneficial books, especially books written by practicing Muslim writers. The book is the best giver of sermons and it has a forceful effect in guiding one towards goodness and away from evil.

10. Reading helps to relax one's mind from distraction and to save one's time from being wasted.

11. By reading often, one gain a mastery over many words and learns the different constructions of sentences; moreover, one improves his ability to grasp concepts and to understand what is written "between the lines".

"Nourishment of the soul is in concepts and meanings,

And not in food and drink."

SPARE A MOMENT TO PONDER .....

Suatu rahasia halus yang harus diperhatikan

Di sini ada suatu rahasia yang halus, yang harus diberikan perhatian dan kesedaran kepadanya, serta menharapkan taufiq bagi orang yang belum mendapat taufiq, iaitu bahawasanya Allah S.W.T. menjadikan bagi tiap-tiap anggota dari anggota-anggota tubuh manusia kesempurnaan. Apabila kesempurnaan tidak ada pada dirinya, niscaya ia akan berada di dalam ketakutan, kerusingan dan ketidak-tenteraman disebabkan kehilangan kesempurnaan ini. Umpamanya kesempurnaan mata mesti lah dengan penglihatan, kesempurnaan telinga dengan pendengaran, kesempurnaan lisan dengan bertutur-kata, dan seterusnya. Sekiranya anggota-anggota ini tidak mempunyai kekuatan yang dengannya ia menjadi sempurna, niscaya akan berlakulah kepedihan dan kekurangan disebabkan kehilangan alat-alat itu. Maka Allah S.W.T. telah menjadikan kesempurnaan hati itu pada kenikmatannya, kegembiraannya, kelazatannya dan kemuncak riangnya dalam makrifat Zat Allah S.W.T. penujuan hati kepadaNya, dan kepada kecintaanNya serta bertaubat kepadaNya, di samping suka mengingatiNya, asyik serta bermesra denganNya. Sekiranya hati itu tersisih dari semua ini, niscaya ia akan merasakan siksa yang amat sangat, yang mana siksanya lebih berat daripada mata yang kehilangan cahaya pemandangan, dan daripada lisan yang kehilangan daya bertutur dan merasa. Pada hakikatnya, tiada jalan kepada thumakninah dengan apa cara sekalipun, kendatipun dia memperoleh dunia dan segala sebab-musahabnya, dan ilmu pengetahuan sampai berapa banyak sekalipun yang dicapainya, melainkan sesudah menjadikan Allah semata-mata sebagai tempat menumpu kecintaannya menjadikan Tuhan tempat tertumpu penyembahannya dan kemuncak apa yang diharap-harapkannya, dan bahawasanya hendaklah Dia saja menjadi tempat permohonannya untuk mencapai segala apa yang dicita-citakannya.

Jelaslah kini, bahawa hakikat perkara itu, ialah tiada thumakninah baginya tanpa merealisasikan konsep 'Iyyaka Na'budu wa Iyyaka Nasta'iin' (hanya kepada Engkau sajalah kami menyembah, dan kepada Engkau pula kami meminta pertolongan).

YOUR BEST COMPANION IS A BOOK

An activity that brings about joy is for you to read a book and develop your mind through the acquisition of knowledge.

Al-Jaahiz, an Arab writer from centuries ago, advised one to repel anxiety through the reading of books:

"The book is a companion that does not praise you and does not entice you to evil. It is a friend that does not bore you, and it is a neighbour that cause you no harm. It is an acquaintance that desires not to extract from you favours through flattery, and it does not deceive you with duplicity and lies. When you are pouring through the pages of a book, your senses are stimulated and your intellect sharpens... Through reading the biographies of others, you gain an appreciation of common people while learning the ways of kings. It can even be said that you sometimes learn from the pages of a book in a month, that which you do not learn from the tongues of men in a century.

All this benefit, yet no loss in wealth and no need to stand at the door of the teacher who is waiting for his fees or to learn from someone who is lower than you in manners. The book obeys you by night as it does by day, both when you are travelling and when you are at home. A book is not impaired by sleep nor does it tire in the late hours of the night. It is the teacher who is there for you whenever you are in need of it, and it is the teacher who, if you refuse to give to it, does not refuse to give to you. If you abandon it, it does not decrease in obedience. And when all turn against you, showing you enmity, it remains by your side. As long as you are remotely attached to a book, it suffices you from having to keep company with those that are idle. It prevents you from sitting on your doorstep and watching those who pass by. It saves you from mixing with those that are frivolous in their character, foul in their speech, and woeful in their ignorance. If the only benefit of a book was that it keeps you from foolish daydreaming and prevents you from frivolity, it would certainly be considered a true friend who has given you a great favour."

FOREVER FRIENDS

My No. 2 BOOK GIFT from Marianne Rankin. I worked for her husband, John Rankin:

Years: 1977 to 1993

Marianne Rankin 2008

Printed and bound in Great Britain

Contents: Religious Triggers of Spiritual Experience: Pilgrimage

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF HAPPINESS

"Live in this world as if you are a stranger or a traveller who is just passing through."

1. Know that if you do not live within the scope of today, your thoughts will be scattered, your affairs will become confused and your worrying will increase - these realities explain the hadith:

"When you are in the morning, do not expect to see the evening, and when you are in the evening, do not expect to see the morning."

2. Forget the past and all that it contained. Being absorbed in things that are gone is sheer lunacy

3. Do not be preoccupied with the future. Because the future is in the world of the unseen, do not let it bother you until it comes.

4. Do not be shaken by criticiscm; instead, be firm. And know that, in proportion to your worth, the level of people's criticism rises.

5. Faith in Allah and good deeds; these are the ingredients that make up a good and happy life.

6. Whoever desires peace, tranquility, and comfort can find it all in the remembrance of Allah.

7. You should know with certainty that everything that happens, occurs in accordance with a divine decree.

8. Do not expect gratitude from anyone.

9. Train yourself to be ready and prepared for the worst eventuality.

10. Perhaps what has happened is in your best interest (though you may not comprehend how that is so).

11. Everything that is decreed for the Muslim is best for him.

12. Enumerate the blessings of Allah and be thankful for them.

13. You are better off than many others.

14. Relief comes from one hour to the next.

15. In both times of hardship and ease, one should turn to supplication and prayer.

16. Calamities should strengthen your heart and reshape your outlook in a positive sense.

17. Indeed, with each difficulty there is relief.

18. Do not let trifles be the cause of your destruction.

19. Indeed, your Lord is Oft-Forgiving.

20. Do not be angry... Do not be angry... Do not be angry.

21. Life is bread, water, and shade; so do not be perturbed by a lack of any other material thing.

22. Most evil that is supposed to happen never occurs.

23. Look at those who are afflicted and be thankful.

24. When Allah loves a people, He makes them endure trials.

25. You should constantly repeat those supplication that the Prophet (bpuh) taught us to say during times of hardship.

26. Work hard at something that is productive, and cast off idleness.

27. Don't spread rumours and don't listen to them. If you hear a rumour inadvertently, then don't believe it.

28. Your malice and your striving to seek revenge are much more harmful to your health than they are to your antagonist.

29. The hardships that befall you atone for your sins.

A GENTLE REMINDER

Siksa orang yang shalat tanpa wudhu'

Ada seorang lelaki dari kota Madinah, dia mempunyai seorang saudara perempuan yang tinggal di salah sebuah kampungnya. Dia selalu mengadu sakit, lantaran itu saudara lelakinya selalu datang menziarahinya. Pada suatu hari dia telah meninggal dunia, maka saudaranya telah menanamnya. Apabila kembali dia teringat ada suatu barang yang terjatuh daripadanya di tepi kubur itu. Dia pun pergi kepada seorang teman meminta menemaninya pergi ke kubur itu. Mereka cuba mengenepikan batu-batu yang menutup kubur itu, sehingga dia menemui semula barang yang terjatuh daripadanya itu. Kemudian dia mengatakan kepada temannya: Cuba ke tepi sedikit, aku hendak melihat kubur saudara perempuanku sekejap. Maka dia pun mengangkat tutup kuburnya, dan dilihatnya kubur itu sedang bernyala api. Dia pun segera menutup semula kubur itu, lalu dikembalikan semula semua batu-batu yang di atas kubur itu serta diratakannya.

Dia lalu pergi mendapatkan ibunya seraya bertanya: Apa hal saudara perempuanku? Jawab ibunya: Apa yang hendak kau tahu lagi, bukankah dia sudah mati? Dia terus menanya ibunya: Beritahulah aku, apa dia buat di masa hidupnya? Jawab ibunya: Saudara perempuanmu itu selalu mencuaikan sembahyangnya, dan kadang-kadang dia bersembahyang tanpa wudhu'. Dia sering mengintip pintu jiran-jirannya dan menyampaikan berita mereka kepada orang lain.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

"And if you smile in the face of your brother, then that is a form of charity."

Smile - Pause to reflect

When you experienced sadness yesterday, your situation didn't get any better by you being sad. Your son failed in school, and you became depressed, yet did your depression change the fact that he failed? Your father passed away, and you became downhearted, yet did that bring him back to life? You lost your business, and you became saddened. Did this change your situation by transforming losses into profits?

Do not be sad: You became despondent due to a calamity, and by doing so, created additional calamities. You became depressed because of poverty, and this only increased the bitterness of your situation. You became gloomy because of what your enemies said to you; by entering into that mental state, you unwittingly helped them in their attack against you. You became sullen because you expected a particular misfortune, and yet it never came to pass.

Do not be sad: Truly a large mansion will not protect you from the effect of depression; and neither will a beautiful wife, abundant wealth, a high position, or brilliant children.

Do not be sad: Sadness causes you to imagine poison when you are really looking at pure water, to see a cactus when you are looking at a rose, to see a barren desert when you are looking at a lush garden, and to feel that you are in an unbearable prison when you are living on a vast and spacious earth.

Do not be sad: You have two eyes, two ears, lips, two hands, two legs, a tongue, a heart, peace, safety, and a healthy body.

George Bernard Shaw said:

"Perhaps the secret of depression is in allowing yourself to have time for superfluous thought, especially in whether you are happy or not. Don't allow such thought to creep into your mind; rather, you should remain steadfast in working. When you apply yourself to a serious task, your blood will begin to circulate and your mind will be spurred into action. You will find that your new life has quickly been removed of anxiety and worrisome thoughts. Work, and do so on a continual basis; for this is the most inexpensive remedy available on the face of the earth and the most effective."

DO IT! - D U I T

Sounds synonymous - English and Bahasa. It is just like a 2 year old kid learning to talk. I recollect my nieghbour's two year old son who speaks in syllables example the word "bola" he would say "bol la."

In islamic term the abbreviation D U I T is:

D for DOA

U for USAHA

I for ISTIGHFAR

T for TAWAKAL

Last December 2008 I attended ESQ LEADERSHIP TRAINING at Batam. ESQ stands for: Emotional, Spiritual Quotient. 3 solid days of training. A training we never get a chance to fall asleep, open our ears, open our eyes for visuals, open our hearts, up on our feet, role plays, lots of fun and packets of tissues (sob...sob...sob) - banyak keinsafan!

7 NILAI DASAR ESQ

1. JUJUR adalah pengabdian kepada AL MU'MIN

2. TANGGUNG JAWAB adalah pengabdian kepada AL WAKIIL

3. VISIONER adalah pengabdian kepada AL AAKHIR

4. DISIPLIN adalah pengabdian kepada AL MATIIN

5. KERJASAMA adalah pengabdian kepada AL JAAMI'

6. ADIL adalah pengabdian kepada AL 'ADL

7. PEDULI adalah pengabdian kepada AS SAMII' dan AL BASHIIR


Excerpt from ESQ MAGAZINE June 2008 issue


ENERGI SUARA HATI

Bila dicermati, kisah-kisah sukses para pebisnis kelas dunia, memerlihatkan suatu kesamaan, terasahnya kecerdasan spiritual menjadi sumber kekuatan laur biasa penggerak bisnis mereka. Perlu ditekankan disini bahwa spiritualitas, sebagaimana diperkenalkan dalam pelatihan Emotional Spiritual Quotation (ESQ), tidak mesti berkaitan langsung dengan agama. Kecerdasan spiritual itu dipandang sebagai potensi yang secara universal dimiliki oleh setiap manusia.

Dalam Model ESQ, yang bersumber pada konsep Satu Ihsan, Enam Rukun Iman dan Lima Rukun Islam (165), potensi kecerdasan spiritual itu diyakini sebagai pantulan sifat-sifat unggul yang terpancar dari Nama-Nama Allah SWT (Asmaul Husna). Potensi itu terpantul melalui ruh yang ditiupkan pada setiap manusia. Tugas manusialah untuk mengasahnya agar teraktualisasi menjadi energi. Model ESQ adalah sebuah ikhtiar untuk menguraikan dan mengasah potensi-potensi itu, dengan mengidentifikasi tujuh dari 99 Asmaul Husna. Ketujuh potensi atau suara hati, yang kami sebut Tujuh Budi Utama (Jujur, Tanggungjawab, Visioner, Disiplin, Kerjasama, Adil dan Peduli) itu menjadi pijakan awal untuk mengenali jati diri, betapa manusia sesungguhnya memiliki potensi yang kaya.

Founder of ESQ Leadership Centre: Ary Ginanjar Agustian, Indonesian

JUJUR - HONESTY

An extract from ESQ magazine June 2008

TIME - GOD WILLING ......

BURJ DUBAI - OPENS LATER THIS YEAR - WORLD'S TALLEST SKYSCRAPER - THIS TIME MUST VISIT..... GOD WILLING

BAITULMUQADDIS - VISITED JUNE 2008 VIA JORDAN - GOD WILLING WILL REVISIT

VIEW FROM MOUNT OLIVE - BEYOND THE WESTERN WALL IS DOME OF THE ROCK

Row 2 : AISHAH in white with sunglasses, standing in between two glamorous ladies in red and purple bajus with sunglasses

Row 1 : COUSIN JAIEMAH ALI with sunglasses, black tudung, pink baju

Row 3: JAIEMAH'S husband NORIKAT ABDULLAH, 5th from right with sunglasses. Next to him is USTAZ AHMAD DAHRI. Ustaz family is in the 2nd and 3rd rows

Row 3: On the extreme left, stripe shirt, sunglasses, is Mahmood our Palestinian Tour Director

PETRONAS TWIN TOWER, TALLEST BUILDING IN KUALA LUMPUR.

WRITER had been there in the morning on three separate occasions - ONLY MANAGED TO QUEUE ON THE GROUND FLOOR - gave up after half hour, as slot-in TIME is 3 hours later.

The next TIME ....

SAMBUTAN HARI KELUARGA 2009, JOHOR BAHRU

This is the 18th Hari Raya year that the writer meets and bersilaturrahim with her Malaysian second cousins. As usual it is held on the second day of Hari Raya. It is a great opportunity for the writer to meet once a year all her second cousins who come from the length and breadth of Peninsula Malaysia.

Dato Hj Khairi Bin Hj Mohamed made great efforts gathering all his relatives from near and afar and set Johor Bahru as a meeting place for all of us to celebrate Hari Raya Idil Fitri. This is the day when we are all at our very best, smiling, bermesra and bersalam salaman. Children had their fill too.

KELUARGA BESAR HJ MOHAMED, KAMPONG TAROM

Seated: Dato Hj Khairi Hj Mohamed in blue black baju kurung with sunglasses, next to him is his wife, Datin Hjh Latifah with grandson, their eldest son, Mohd Daud in light green baju kurung, is on the extreme left

On the ground: Hj Mohamed Hatta Hj Mohamed with sunglasses, checked shirt, is Dato Khairi's youngest brother

Seated: Purple baju kurung, red tudung, Hjh Aishah Hj Said who has joined the rank of "WARGA EMAS"

TAKING A BREAK!

ASSALAMU'ALAIKUM WARAHMATULALLAHI WABARATUH


Dearest All,

"SELAMAT HARI RAYA IDIL FITRI, MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN"

Songket with "bunga bintang" and "buah cermai" motifs arranged alternatively on checkered background of Kain Bugis

New developments will be posted in two months time. INSYAALLAH

WASSALAM

WRITER

TAKEN FROM A PAGE .....

DOING GOOD TO OTHERS GIVES COMFORT TO THE HEART

Book entitled DON'T BE SAD written by: 'Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni
Translated by: Faisal ibn Muhammad Shafeeq

The first person who benefits from an act of charity is the benefactor himself, by seeing changes in himself and in his manners, by finding peace, by watching a smile form on the lips of another person.

If you find yourself to be in difficulty or distress, show kindness to others, and you will be the first to find solace and comfort. Give to the needy, defend the oppressed, help those in distress, and visit the sick: you will find that happiness surrounds you from all directions.

An act of charity is like perfume - it benefits the user, the seller, and the buyer. Furthermore, the psychological benefits that one receives from helping others are indeed great. If you suffer from depression, an act of charity will have a more potent effect on your sickness than will the best available medicine.

Even when you smile upon meeting others, you are giving charity. The Prophet (Blessings and Peace Be Upon Him) said:

"Do not dismiss certain acts of kindness by deeming them to be insignificant, even if (such an act) is to meet your brother with a smiling face (for that is a deed which might weigh heavily in your scale of deeds)."

On the other hand, when you frown upon meeting others, you are displaying a sign of enmity, an act that is so detrimental to brotherhood that only Allah knows the full extent of its evil effects.

The Prophet (bpuh) informed us that the prostitute who once gave a handful of water to a dog was rewarded for that deed with Paradise, which is as wide as the heavens and the earth. This is because th Giver of rewards is Forgiving, Rich and Worthy of Praise.

O' you, who are threatened by misery, fear and grief, occupy yourself in the betterment of others. Help others in different ways - through charity, hospitality, sympathy and support. And in doing so, you will find all of the happiness that you desire.

*** He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification, and has in his mind no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return; except only the desire to seek the Countenence of his Lord, the Most High. He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise) ***

FINGER DIPPED IN OCEAN

A nice Hadith contributed by one of our youngest cousins, Dr Fadzil Jaafar

Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) said "By Allah, this world in comparison to the hereafter is nothing but as though one of you dipped his finger in the sea. So ponder how much of the sea water, the finger returns with." (Mishkaat)

The duration of the Day of Judgement is equal to 50,000 years. The sun will be brought overhead so that it is unbearably hot. People will be drenched in their sweat according to the amount of their sins. Some will be ankle deep in it, some will be in it up to their ears. In this condition, people will be standing for hundreds of earth years and not even a minute of that day will have gone by. Those who love Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) in this world will be under the shade of Allah's Throne on the Day of Judgement - the only shade available that Day.

That is why Luqman Hakeem advised his son: "Serve this world according to the time you were going to spend in it, and work for the akhirah according to the time you are going to spend in it." After we have been standing in the same spot for thousands of years, our life on earth is going to look like nothing!

Make a ratio of your time on earth compared to your time on the single Day of Judgement. If you live for a hundred years, it is 100:50,000. The time to spend each day in the pursuit of dunya comes out to be less than 3 minutes! The rest of the day should be spent preparing for the Day of Judgement. If you were to make a ratio between the time to be spent in dunya compared to the time in akhirah, it would be 100 years: infinity. Any number compared to infinity becomes zero. Effectively, the significance of the duration on dunya becomes zero. 0 minutes, not even 3 minutes! How is it possible that we spend all our time preparing for the akhirah?

Abdul-Malik LeBlanc writes in "The Bible Led Me To Islam": "During my Christian days ... I often wondered how a person was supposd to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17)?.. But when I was introduced to Islam in 1987, and began to read and learn more about this way of life, I found that Islam provided divine guidance from God and Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) by which a person could pray (be in a state of worship) without ceasing, if it was the will of God. Whether waking up, eating, sleeping, putting on clothes, being in the presence of a woman, look at a woman, going shopping, going to the bathroom, looking in the mirror, travelling, visit the sick, sitting in a non-religious meeting, taking a bath, having sexual intercourse with one's wife, yawning, cutting your nails, sneezing, greeting people, talking, hosting guests at home, walking, exercising, fighting, entering my house, praying and many other acts, Islam and the guidance therein of the Quran, and the acts and sayings of Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) provided ways in which I could observe 1 Thessalonians 5:17."

In other words, our dunya can be spent working for the akhirah - at the same time that we fulfill our duties on earth. This can be achieved by fulfilling our roles and responsibilities according to the guidance of Allah (subhana wa ta'ala). Ask yourself: "Am I spending all my time on earth working for the akhirah.?"

The online version of Daily Hadith is available now, please visit:

http://dailyhadith.adaptivesolutionsinc.com/

The writer searched another website:

http://islamreligion.com/

THE ROLE OF COLOURS

This is a contributed article from Rina Malini a niece from Kuala Lumpur. Terima Kasih Rina.

Ditulis oleh Ustaz Zahazan

RAHSIA SOLAT AWAL WAKTU

Setiap peralihan waktu solat sebenarnya menunjukkan perubahan tenaga alam ini yang boleh diukur dan dicerap melalui perubahan warna alam. Fenomena perubahan warna alam adalah sesuatu yang tidak asing bagi mereka yang terlibat dalam bidang fotografi.

Pada waktu Subuh alam berada dalam spektrum warna biru muda yang bersamaan dengan frekuensi tiroid yang mempengaruhi sistem metabolisma tubuh.

Jadi warna biru muda atau waktu Subuh mempunyai rahsia berkaitan dengan penawar/rezeki dan komunikasi.

Mereka yang kerap tertinggal waktu Subuhnya ataupun terlewat secara berulang-ulang kali, lama kelamaan akan menghadapi masalah komunikasi dan rezeki.

Ini kerana tenaga alam iaitu biru muda tidak dapat diserap oleh tiroid yang mesti berlaku dalam, keadaan roh dan jasad bercantum (keserentakan ruang dan masa) - dalam erti kata lain jaga daripada tidur. Disini juga dapat kita cungkil akan rahsia diperintahkan solat diawal waktu. Bermulanya saja azan Subuh, tenaga alam pada waktu itu berada pada tahap optimum. Tenaga inilah yang akan diserap oleh tubuh melalui konsep resonan pada waktu rukuk dan sujud. Jadi mereka yang terlewat Subuhnya sebenar sudah mendapat tenaga yang tidak optimum lagi.

WAKTU ZUHUR

Warna alam seterusnya berubah ke warna hijau (isyraq dan dhuha) dan kemudian warna kuning menandakan masuknya waktu Zohor. Spektrum warna pada waktu ini bersamaan dengan frekuensi perut dan hati yang berkaitan dengan sistem penghadaman. Warna kuning ini mempunyai rahsia yang berkaitan dengan keceriaan. Jadi mereka yang selalu ketinggalan atau terlewat Zuhurnya berulang-ulang kali dalam hidupnya akan menghadapi masalah di perut dan hilang sifat cerianya.

WAKTU ASAR

Kemudian warna alam akan berubah kepada warna oren, iaitu masuknya waktu Asar di mana spektrum, warna pada waktu itu bersamaan dengan frekuensi prostat, uterus, ovari dan testis yang merangkumi sistem reproduktif. Rahsia warna oren ialah kreativiti. Orang yang kerap tertinggal Asar akan hilang daya kreativitinya dan lebih malang lagi kalau di waktu Asar ni jasad dan roh seseorang ini terpisah (tidur ia tu). Dan jangan lupa tenaga pada waktu Asar ni amat diperlukan oleh organ-organ reproduktif kita.

WAKTU MAGHRIB

Menjelang waktu Maghrib, alam berubah ke warna merah dan diwaktu ini kita kerap dinasihatkan oleh orang-orang tua agar tidak berada di luar rumah. Ini kerana spektrum warna pada waktu ini menghampiri frekuensi jin dan iblis (infra-red) dan ini bermakna jin dan iblis pada waktu ini amat bertenaga kerana mereka resonan dengan alam. Mereka yang sedang dalam perjalanan juga seelok-eloknya berhenti dahulu pada waktu ini (solat Maghrib dulu la) kerana banyak interferens (pembelauan) berlaku pada waktu ini yang boleh mengelirukan mata kita.

Rahsia waktu Maghrib atau warna merah ialah keyakinan pada frekuensi otot, saraf dan tulang.

WAKTU ISYAK

Apabila masuk waktu Isyak, alam berubah ke warna indigo dan seterusnya memasuki fasa kegelapan. Waktu Isyak ini menyimpan rahsia ketenteraman dan kedamaian di mana frekuensinya bersamaan dengan sistem kawalan otak. Mereka yang kerap ketinggalan Isyaknya akan selalu berada dalam kegelisahan.

Alam sekarang berada dalam kegelapan dan sebetulnya, inilah waktu tidur dalam Islam. Tidur pada waktu ini dipanggil tidur delta dimana keseluruhan sistem tubuh berada dalam kerehatan.

Selepas tengah malam, alam mula bersinar kembali dengan warna putih, merah jambu dan seterusnya ungu di mana ianya bersamaan dengan frekuensi kelenjar pineal, pituitari, talamus dan hipotalamus. Tubuh sepatutnya bangkit kembali pada waktu ini dan dalam Islam waktu ini dipanggil Qiamullail.

Begitulah secara ringkas perkaitan waktu solat dengan warna alam.

A BEAUTIFUL HADITH

A CONTRIBUTED ARTICLE FROM COUSIN SULAIMAN AHMAD FROM PERTH

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: "When a man dies and his relatives are busy in funeral, there stands an extremely handsome man by his head. When the dead body is shrouded, that man gets in between the shroud and the chest of the deceased.

Thereafter he turns to his dead companion and said: "I am the Qur'an, which you used to read, sometimes in a loud voice and sometimes in a low voice. Do not worry. After the interrogation by Munkar and Nakir, you will have no grief.

"When the interrogation is over, the handsome man arranges for him from Al-Mala'ul A'laa (the Angels in Heaven) silk bedding filled with musk.

Rasulullah (Sallallhu Alaihi Wasallam) said: "On the Day of Judgement before Allah, no other Intercessor will have a greater status than the Qur'an, neither a Prophet nor an Angel."

HADITH YANG MENARIK

Rasulullah (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wassalam) bersabda: "Bila seseorang lelaki itu mati dan saudaranya sibuk dengan pengebumiannya, berdiri lelaki yang betul betul kacak di bahagian kepalanya. Bila mayatnya dikapan, lelaki itu berada diantara kain kapan dan si mati.

Selepas pengebumian, semua orang pulang ke rumah, 2 malaikat Mungkar dan Nakir, datang dalam kubur dan cuba memisahkan lelaki kacak ini supaya mereka boleh menyoal lelaki yang telah meninggal itu seorang diri mengenai ketaatannya kepada Allah. Tetapi lelaki kacak itu berkata: "Dia adalah temanku, dia adalah kawanku. Aku tidak akan meninggalkannya seorang diri walau apa pun jika kamu ditetapkan untuk menyoal, lakukanlah tugasmu. Aku tidak boleh meninggalkannya sehingga aku dapati dia dimasukkan ke dalam Syurga."

Selepas itu dia berpaling pada temannya yang meninggal dan berkata: "Aku adalah Al-Qur'an yang mana kamu membacanya, kadang kadang dengan suara yang nyaring dan kadang kadang dengan suara yang perlahan. Jangan bimbang. selepas soal siasat dari- Mungkar dan Nakir, kamu tidak akan bersedih."

Selepas soal siasat selesai, lelaki kacak mengatur untuknya daripada Al-Mala'ul A'laa (malaikat dalam Syurga) tempat tidur dari sutera yang dipenhuhi bauan kesturi.

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) bersabda: "Di hari pengadilan, di hadapan Allah, tiada syafaat yang lebih baik darjatnya daripada Qur'an, mahupun dari nabi atau malaikat.

MEMBACA AL QUR'AN

The last family page of our Family Calendar 2009, the writer wrote:

"Setiap Mu'min yakin, bahawa membaca Al Qur'an sahaja, sudah termasuk amal yang amat mulia dan akan mendapat pahala yang berlipat ganda, sebab yang dibacanya itu adalah Kitab Suci. Al Qur'an adalah sebaik baik bacaan bagi orang Mu'min, baik di kala susah, di kala gembira atau pun di kala sedih. Malahan membaca Al Qur'an bukan sahaja menjadi amal dan ibadah, tetapi juga menjadi ubat dan penawar bagi orang yang gelisa jiwanya"

SECOND COUSIN - MOHD SALLEH AND FAMILY - 8TH AUGUST 2009

One month old Aryan WR Jamarulan

Bundle of Joy, sleeping peacefully

Left to right: sisters Fareha, Quistina and Alicia Jamarulan

"Grandaunt Aishah" with 3 adorables Fareha, Alicia and Quistina

2 day old Graduate Ellyeen Almaseh Eesa Mohd Salleh with nieces, Quistina and Alicia

One for the Album! Raja Anoura, the girls' mother. Raja Anoura and her daughters returned to Putrajaya from Shanghai to deliver her fourth child, a baby boy finally, named Aryan. Husband WR Jamarulan stayed back in China, working for a well established American Co which had set office there.

Proud parents: mother Roziah Sidek (Anum): father: Mohd Salleh Maharat (Ham)

Interfloria Exhibition at Putrajaya on its final day 9th August: background hot air balloon

Background: one of the government offices at Putrajaya

Exiting University Putra Malaysia after Convocation on Sunday noon 9th August 2009

Saturday 8th August 2009 at Anoura's house, Putrajaya: Ham's eldest brother Noor, elder sister Nani whose daughter is Raja Anoura, Ham and myself, small chat after lunch

PRAISE TO ALLAH

SUNSET AT THE NORTH POLE

Sunset at the North Pole is contributed by cousin Sulaiman Ahmad from Perth, who now and then keep in touch with the writer via email.

This contribution received on 3 August 2009 which reads:

"This is sunset at the North Pole with the moon at its closest point last week, a scene you will probably never get to see in person, so take a moment and enjoy God at work at the North Pole".

TIME SHARING ..... JUNE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2009

THROUGH MY EYES .... A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY LIVING IN HARMONY .... WELL MANNERED CHILDREN, WHOLESOME LIFE WITH FULL OF ANTICS ....







MERSING: OUR FIRST LEG ALONG THE COASTAL ROAD TO PANTAI BALOK

Row 1: left to right: Nur Soleha, Mohd Noor Solihin, Nur Shuhadah, Mohd Noor Mahfuz

Row 2: left to right: Nur Fadilla, her cousin Lily, Nur Safiah, Aishah, Mohd Noor Fitri, Nur Nasuhah, Mohd Noor Fatheha, Mohd Noor Faisal with youngest sister Nur Jannah

PANTAI SEPAT: OUR LAST LEG HOMEWARD BOUND

Level 1: Mohd Noor Fatheha, 2: Mohd Firdaus, 3: Mohd Noor Farid/Mohd Noor Faisal

PANTAI SEPAT: Son Mohd Noor Fatheha, daughter Nur Hidayah, Kamal, twin Mohd Noor Farid and Mohd Noor Faisal

PANTAI SEPAT: Father of 15 children - Kamarozaman Masnurt

PANTAI SEPAT - OUR LAST LEG ON HOME BOUND

Row l: 3 year olds Nur Safiah, Nur Fadilla, Mohd Noor Fitri and Mohd Noor Solihin

Row 2: 2 year old Mohd Noor Azhad, 2nd wife Alina, behind her is Nur Nasuhah

Row 3: Nur Shuhadah, Mohd Noor Mahfuz, Lily in red T, Nur Soleha white tudung and Dahlia
Row 4: Mohd Noor Faisal, Ana, and myself

Last row: Mohd Noor Farid, Mohd Firdaus, Mohd Noor Fatheha and Nur Hidayah

Anything can do! A low tree trunk for a seat

Angelic 2 year old Mohd Noor Azhad

Mr. Macho Kamarozaman Masnurt

Cutie 1 year old Nur Jannah

Ana, myself, Soleha in orange T, Shuhadah in black tudung and Nasuhah in white tudung, front is Mahfuz

Alina (wife No 2) with her daughter Nur Jannah and son Mohd Noor Azhad

Having fun! Kamal with twin sons Farid and Faisal. Their Mama Ana behind struggling in pool wife no. 1

Nur Safiah 3 yrs, daughter of wife no. 3 Dahlia, brother and sister Mohd Noor Azhad 2 yrs and Nur Fadilla 3 yrs children of Alina's wife no. 2

Sons' antics

Ana's children - antics - Pantai Balok

Mohd Noor Faisal, Mohd Noor Farid and sister Nur Shuhadah

TELOK CEMPEDAK - Dahlia with her daughter Safiah with "chapteh" hairstyle. Alina and her children, Azhad, Fadilla and Nur Jannah

TELOK CEMPEDAK - Kamarozan Masnurt elder 4 sons: Eldest son, second year undergrad Mohd Firdaus 19 yrs, Kamal, Mohd Noor Farid, Mohd Noor Faizal (sons from first wife Ana) 15 years, Mohd Noor Fatheha (son of Alina's wife no. 2) 13 years

TELOK CEMPEDAK - Ana below: sitting Dahlia's sister Wani, Ana's daughter Nur Hidayah 18 yrs, leaning on Hidayah is her cousin Lily: standing: Mohd Noor Fatheha, Ana's twin Mohd Noor Farid and Mohd Noor Faisal

AT TELOK CEMPEDAK

AT TELOK CEMPEDAK which brought nostalgia. I was there in year 1989 and stayed at the Merlin

Kamal with his younger sons: Mohd Azhad, Mohd Solihin blue T, behind him is Mohd Mahfuz next to Mahfuz is his brother Mohd Fitri

"SEMUA ADEK BERADEK SEBAPA"

"MAIN BELON" - Soap Bubbles

FOR THE MEMORY AT TELOK CEMPEDAK

Need a seat - at Telok Cempedak

Faizal/Farid 15 yrs one of the identical twin - I cannot distinguish

Farid/Faizal 15 yrs one of the identical twin - I failed to distinguish

Nur Hidayah 18 yrs, now serving "Rukun Negara" in Melaka - I adopted her for one year in 2008 due to her final year of schooling at Taman Daya

Nur Fadillah 3 yrs and her brother Mohd Noor Azhad 2 yrs. Their mother is Alina

Shopping at CHERATING

Eldest son of Kamal and Ana (wife no. 1) is Mohd Firdaus 19 years old an undergrad, with youngest sister Nur Jannah 1 year old whose mother is Alina (wife no. 2) and father Kamarozaman (Kamal) - A BOND OF LOVE

Group photo at CHERATING BEACH

AT CHERATING

CHERATING BEACH

Day 2 - Pool - Duta Village Beach Resort
KAMAROZAMAN MASNURT (KAMAL) - THREE LOVELY WIVES

Left to right: Wife No. l: ANA: Wife No. 2: ALINA: Wife No. 3 DAHLIA

Kamal baby sitting with 1 year old daughter Nur Jannah

Day 2 -Fun time in the pool

HARMONY IN THE SEA - PANTAI BALOK

Action at Pantai Balok!

THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY - KAMAROZAMAN MASNURT (KAMAL)

LIVING IN HARMONY - Third Wife Dahlia in turquoise slack, hugging her sister Wani, First Wife in red is Ana, Second Wife in brown is Alina

AT PANTAI BALOK - MY ADOPTED MALAYSIAN FAMILY