YEAR OF THE DRAGON

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HANG TUAH, HANG JEBAT VS ABU BAKAR, UMAR, USMAN DAN ALI...

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......Disebabkan adanya halangan dan tentangan, Islam menganjurkan umatnya supaya berjihad. Islam ajar umatnya berjihad kalau setiap pekerjaan ini boleh dilaksanakan tanpa halangan dan mudah.

Firman Allah SWT:

"Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, bersabarlah kamu dan kuatkanlah kesabaran dan tetaplah bersiap-siaga (di perbatasan negerimu) dan bertakwalah kepada Allah SWT supaya kamu beruntung."

Surah Ali Imran ayat 200

Kalau Islam semudah itu, apakah tujuan Allah SWT mengajar hamba-hamba-Nya supaya berjihad? Apakah tujuan Allah SWT mengajar hamba-Nya melawan nafsu?

Apa yang pasti, memartabatkan Islam bukanlah perkara yang mudah, malah digalangi dengan seribu satu kesusahan. Perkara ini dinyatakan sendiri oleh Allah SWT dalam Al-Quran.

"Kalau yang kamu serukan kepada mereka itu keuntungan yang mudah diperoleh dan perjalanan yang tidak seberapa jauh, pastilah mereka mengikutimu, tetapi tempat yang dituju itu amat jauh terasa oleh mereka."

Surah at-Taubah ayat 42

Oleh itu, melalui ajaran-ajaran begini, kita dapat fahami bahawa Islam bukan ajaran remeh. Dalam keadaan jerih-payah, kita perlu berhempas-pulas sehingga terpaksa mengorbankan harta benda dan nyawa, kita harus bersabar ketika sedang melaksanakan kerja-kerja Allah SWT.

Orang Melayu zaman dahulu taat melulu kepada sultan, dan sesiapa yang berani mencabar perintah sultan walaupun ia berunsurkan kezaliman akan terima padahnya. Timbullah cerita Hang Tuah yang begitu taat setia kepada rajanya, sedangkan Hang Jebat pula kitakan menderhaka. Hari ini, tukarkan pola pemikiran kita seratus peratus daripada Hang Jebat dan Hang Tuah*, kepada Saidina Abu Bakar ra, Umar ra, Usman ra, dan Ali ra. Barulah kita layak digelar Muslim dan bukan sekadar Melayu yang mudah lupa.

*Ideologi Hang Jebat dan Hang Tuah berbeza dengan pemikiran Abu Bakar dan Umar. Hang Tuah sanggup membunuh sahabatnya Hang Jebat yang dikatakan menderhaka kepada raja kerana tidak bersetuju dengan arahan raja membunuh Hang Tuah tanpa usul periksa terlebih dahulu. Saidina Abu Bakar ra dan Umar ra hanya mencari keredaan Allah SWT semata-mata, bahkan Saidina Abu Bakar ra, meminta kaum Muslimin mebetulkannya jika tindakannya menyalahi perintah Allah SWT dan ajaran Rasulullah SAW setelah diangkat menjadi khalifah umat Islam yang pertama.

2012 DOOMSDAY PREDICTIONS DEBUNKED....

Apocalyse Not Now: 2012 Doomsday Predictions Debunked by NASA

On December 21, 2012, many doomsday believers fear the apocalyse - anything from a rogue planet smashing into us to our world spinning end over end. However, the world should expect nothing more next year than the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, NASA says.

Many people point to the end of the Mayan Long Count calendar on December 21, 2012 as evidence of the coming apocalyse, but astronomers have been quick to stress that there is nothing to be concerned about.

According to the ancient Mayan calendar, next year's winter solstice marks the end of a 144,000-day cycle. This cycle which begins as the mythical Maya creation date, has already been repeated 12 times. The 13th will end in 2012 capping a full 5,200-year Mayan cycle of creation.

This date has long been shrouded in mystery,with many claiming that it will bring destruction to our planet.

Rogue planet Nibiru?

One fear is that a rogue planet that has been dubbed "Nibiru" or "Planet X" is supposedly aimed at Earth. Self-proclaimed Nibiru expert Nancy Lieder, who says she is in contact with the aliens from Zeta Reticuli, first said Nibiru would cause widespread disaster in May 2003, only to change it to December 21, 2012.

There is, however, no evidence that Nibiru is real.

"Nibiru is ridiculous because it doesn't exist - it never existed as anything other than a figment of the imagination by pseudo-scientists who don't seem bothered by a complete lack of evidence, " astronomer Don Yeomans, manager of NASA'S Near-Earth Object program office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., told SPACE.com

There is no basis for the claim that it might be lurking behind the sun, as it could not have hidden from observation until now, Yeomans said. If such a planet was headed toward Earth by December 21, 2012, it would already be visible now, Yeomans said. If such a planet was headed toward Earth by December 21, 2012, it would already be visible to the naked eye.


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JANGKAAN BERLAKU KIAMAT PADA TAHUN 2012?

Ramalan tarikh kiamat bukan perkara baru. Sudah sering kali penduduk dunia dimomokkan dengan ramalan-ramalan ini nanum ternyata dunia tetap hidup dengan pelbagai akitivitinya.

Pada tahun 2009 dan 2010, ramalan perihal kiamat kedengaran lagi dan kali ini berdasarkan teori 'pengakhiran kalendar' kaum Maya, Mexico. Berpandukan kalendar kaum Maya, kiamat diramalkan akan berlaku pada 21 Disember 2012 dan sebuah filem mengenainya bertajuk 2012 diterbitkan di bawah arahan Roland Emmerich.

Disebabkan isu 2012 ini dikaitkan dengan fenomena alam, iaitu pada tarikh itu akan berlaku jajaran galaksi di mana sistem solar kita - matahari, bumi, bulan bersama planet-planet lain, akan berada pada garisan 'Galaktic Beam', sejajar dengan titik pusat galaksi, maka NASA terpaksa mengeluarkan kenyataannya. Para sudut sains astronomi, pakar-pakar mengesahkan penjajaran sistem solar yang dikatakan berlaku setiap 5,125 tahun, tidak akan berlaku pada tahun 2012.

Demikian juga dengan dakwaan Planet Nibiru atau Planet X akan melanggar bumi pada tahun 2012. Ini juga pembohongan dan tidak akan berlaku. Malah planet itu sebenarnya tidak wujud. Kisah planet ini dikaitkan dengan kisah-kisah dongeng kaum Sumeria pada zaman dahulu. Pada asalnya, ramalan yang mengatakan planet ini akan melanggar bumi pada bulan Mei 2003, dan selepas ia tidak menjadi kenyataan, diubah tarikhnya kepada Disember 2012.

Dalam Islam, kalendar kaum Maya dan pentafsiran atau persepsi manusia mengenainya bukannya kalam Tuhan, bukannya wahyu dan bukannya dalil bagi diimani. Demikian juga dengan filem 2012 ia bukan rujukan untuk kita. Apa yang jelas, pengarah filem 2012 mengaut keuntungan melebihi $769 juta dolar Amerika, mengikut en.wikipedia. org/wiki/2012_(film)

Dalam surah al-A'raf ayat 187, Allah berkata, "Mereka bertanya kepadamu (wahai Muhammad) mengenai hari kiamat, 'Bilakah masa datangnya?' Katakan, 'Sesungguhnya pengetahuan mengenainya hanya ada di sisi Tuhanku, tidak ada sesiapa pun yang dapat menerangkan kedatangannya pada waktunya melainkan Dia."


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ONE YEAR OLDER!

Dear Readers,

'WITH ALL BEST WISHES FOR YEAR 2012'

The past is gone forever

Episodes of the past are finished: former days are gone with, and you benefit nothing by carrying out an autopsy over them, by turning back the wheels of history.

Today is all that you have

When you wake up in the morning, do not expect to see the evening - live as though today is all that you have. Yesterday has passed with its good and evil, while tomorrow has not yet arrived. Your life's span is but one day, as if you were born in it and will die at the end of it. With this attitude, you will not be caught between an obsession over the past, with all its anxieties, and the hopes of the future, with all its uncertainty. Live for today: During this day you should pray with a wakeful heart. Organise the hours of the day, so that you make years out of minutes and months out of seconds. Seek forgiveness from your Lord, remember Him, prepare for the final parting from this world, and live today happily and at peace. Be content with your sustenance, your wife, your children, your work, your house and your station in life.

Leave the future alone until it comes

The important thing to know is that tomorrow is from the world of the unseen, a bridge that we do not cross until it comes. Who knows, perhaps we might never reach the bridge, or the bridge might collapse before we reach it, or we may actually reach it and cross safely.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

EDUCATION

First we shall want the pupil to understand, speak, read, and write his mother tongue well - H. G. Wells





Education should be a conscious, methodical application of the best means in the wisdom of the ages to the end that youth may know how to live completely - Austin O'Malley

The school should always have as its aim that the young man leave it as a harmonious personality, not as a specialist. This in my opinion is true in a certain sense even for technical schools...The development of general ability for independent thinking and judgement should always be placed foremost, not the acquisition of special knowledge. - Albert Einstein

GREETINGS...GREETINGS!.....

'WISHING ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS'

GIFTS

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity - Balfour

OUR ONCE UPON A TIME ....

Even without the torn jeans, he made a scruffy-looking ten year old. His fifth grade classmates had never seen anyone as poorly dressed and unpolished as Marco. This was his first day of elementary school in a quaint New England town of well-to-do families. Marco's parents were migrant fruit pickers and his classmates eyed him with suspicion for the first part of the day. Even though they whispered and made comments about his clothes, he didn't seem to notice.

Then came recess and the kickball game. Marco led off the first inning with a home run, earning him a bit of respect from his wardrobe critics. Next up to kick was Richard, the least athletic and most over-weight child in the class. After his second strike (amid the groans of his classmates), Marco edged up to Richard and quietly said, "Forget them, kid. You can do it!" Richard kicked a home run and at that precise moment, something began to change in Marco's class. Over the next few months, Marco was able to teach the class many new things. Things such as how to tell when fruit was ripe, how to call a wild turkey and, especially, how to treat other people.

By the time Marco's parents finished their work in the area, the class was preparing to celebrate Christmas. While other students brought the teacher fancy scarves, perfumes and soaps, Marco stepped up to the teacher's desk with a special gift. It was a rock that he delivered into the teacher's hands which was beautiful and bright. "I polished it up special," he said.

Years later, the teacher still had Marco's rock on her desk. At the beginning of each school year, she would tell her class about the gentle boy who taught her and her class not to judge a book by its cover. And that it's what's on the inside of others that truly counts.

From: This Little Light of Mine

JENNIFER...A CHRISTMAS STORY...(sob...sob)

MERRY CHRISTMAS. Love, Jennifer

(In the previous story, Merry Christmas, Jennifer, Wayne Furrow sent his departed daughter, Jennifer, a Christmas letter via the Internet. It was picked up by a few people and shortly after, Mr. Furrow received this reply.)

Dad,

I did get to experience the Internet and you're right .... I love it. I don't think it's the same Net you are on though. I travel the universe - no downtime, flames, smears, nothing like that at all.

I am with you Christmas morning. Actually, I'm with you every morning. Haven't you felt my presence? Heard my voice? Seen me in a thousand different places? I can do that for a while but eventually I will have to spend more and more of my time spreading around the things you taught me: love, caring, giving, loyalty.

I can't say that I miss you because where I am there are no feelings that are sad. Honestly! Not ever! I do know when you think of me and I am happy. Did you know that I can view my whole life with you and Sarah and Mom in just a few seconds! Can you imagine?

I have so many other people here that are the greatest. Someday you'll find out for yourself. Just remember this Daddy, I'm never sad. I have a feeling that someday this great feeling will be even greater. That's because you'll be with me. Don't be in any rush though. There are a lot of neat things that you can do down there that I can' t do up here, like, love Mom a lot.

Love, Jennifer


Mr. Furrow, I lost a wife and a child a long time ago. I wish I could have received one last letter. God be with you and please forgive an old man's sentimentality. Your letter touched me at the very core of my being.

Every blessing to you.
Fr. Howard Gorle

MERRY CHRISTMAS, Jennifer

Hi, sweetheart. Christmas won't be the same without you this year, but we will try to cope with the many memories of our 19 years spent with you. All I want for Christmas is to have you back with us, but knowing that is impossible I will settle for a letter to you: God will hopefully hand-deliver it in time for the holiday.

I missed having you being here to help me with my Christmas shopping. You always had a sense of what your mom liked. I managed okay, I think you were probably helping me. Your mom will love the gift you sent her from Heaven! Sarah too!

Your mom has done a lot of baking this week; uncooked cake, date squares, etc. Surprised, eh?

Our traditional Christmas get-together will be at your Uncle Steve's place this year. We don't know how we will handle it, but will cross that bridge when we come to it.

Sarah is doing okay, still dating Brian (which has really helped her).

We know she misses you mostly at nights, when you two would do so much talking. She misses her big sister's advice and odd spat!

I have to go to the cemetry tomorrow and shovel 3 1/2 feet of snow, in case some of the family want to visit your grave site. We decorated the poles, hung a white and red bird and a few bells for you to hear when the wind blows. It really looks nice. We know Patrick misses you, and you him. Sorry I wasn't more supportive of your relationship, that will bother me until I can apologise in person.

I'm sorry you never got to experience the Internet, Jenny. You would have loved it! I have met some wonderful people online, families that have also lost children. They have helped me tremendously in coping with your death. Most times, other than your mom, it has been my only release. Losing one's child is the most pain a parent can experience, and being able to correspond with others in the same situation is surely a blessing. Jennifer, we will miss you always. We will never stop loving you or ever forget you!

Love, Sarah, Mom and Dad Furrow

IHSAN SESAMA INSAN

Ihsan juga dituntut semasa bergaul sesama manusia. Tuhan menjelaskan dalam surah al-Qasas ayat 77 yang bermaksud, "Buatlah ihsan sebagaimana Allah telah membuat kebaikan kepadamu. Janganlah kamu lakukan kerosakan di muka bumi. Sesungguhnya Allah tidak menyukai mereka yang melakukan kerosakan."

Berhubung dengan perintah melakukan ihsan yang terdapat dalam ayat ini, Imam Ibn Kathir berkata: "Buatlah kebaikan kepada hamba-hamba Tuhan sebagaimana Tuhan berbuat baik kepada kamu." Dalam hadis yang lain yang dilaporkan oleh Imam Tabrani dan Bazzar, nabi berkata, "Mahukah aku tunjukkan tentang sesuatu yang akan menaikkan darjatmu? Bersopan santunlah dengan mereka yang tidak mempedulikanmu. Maafkanlah mereka yang menzalimimu. Berikanlah kepada mereka yang bakhil terhadapmu. Hubungilah mereka yang memutuskan hubungan persaudaraan denganmu."

Antara insan yang wajib kita gauli dengan ihsan adalah ibu bapa kita. Tuhan menyatakan dalam surah al-Israk ayat 23 yang bermaksud, "Dan Tuhanmu telah memerintakan supaya kamu tidak menyembah selain Dia dan hendaklah kamu berbuat ihsan (iaitu kebaikan) kepada ibu bapamu dengan sebaik-baiknya. Apabila salah seorang antara mereka ataupun kedua-duanya mencapai umur tua, janganlah kamu mengucapkan perkataan 'uh' kepada mereka dan janganlah kamu membentak mereka. Sebaliknya ucaplah kepada mereka ucapan yang mulia."

Konsep ihsan sesama manusia diperincikan lagi dalam surah an-Nisak ayat 36 yang bermaksud, "Sembahlah Allah dan janganlah kamu mempersekutukannya dengan suatu apa pun. Dan berbuat ihsanlah kepada kedua-dua ibu bapa, kaum kerabat, anak-anak yatim, orang-orang miskin, tetangga yang dekat dan tetangga yang jauh, rakan-rakan karib, ibnus sabil (iaitu mereka yang terputus bekalan dalam perjalanan termasuk juga anak-anak yang tidak diketahui ibu bapa mereka) dan hamba sahayamu. Sesungguhnya Tuhan tidak menyukai mereka yang sombong dan yang suka membangga-banggakan diri."

THANKS .....AGAIN!

A British family journeyed to Scotland for a summer vacation. The mother and father were looking forward to enjoying the beautiful Scottish countryside with their young son. But one day the son wandered off all by himself and got into trouble. As he walked through the woods, he came across an abandoned swimming hole, and as most boys his age do, he took off his clothes and jumped in. He was totally unprepared for what happened next. Before he had time to enjoy the pool of water, he was seized by a vicious attack of cramps. He began calling for help while fighting a losing battle with the cramps to stay afloat.

Luckily, it happened that in a nearby field a farm boy was working. When he heard the frantic cries for help, he brought the English boy to safety. The father whose son had been rescued was of course very grateful. The next day, he went to meet the youth who had saved his son's life. As the two talked, the Englishman asked the brave lad what he planned to do with his future. The boy answered, "Oh, I suppose I'll be a farmer like my father." The grateful father said, "Is there something else you'd rather do?" "Oh, yes!" answered the Scottish lad. "I've always wanted to be a doctor. But we are poor people and could never afford to pay for my education." "Never mind that," said the Englishman. "You shall have your heart's desire and study medicine. Make your plans, and I'll take care of the costs." So, the Scottish lad did indeed become a doctor.

There is more. Some years later, in December of 1943, Winston Churchill became very ill with pneumonia while in North Africa. Word was sent to Sir Alexander Fleming, who had discovered the new wonder drug, penicillin, to come immediately. Flying in from England, Dr. Fleming administered his new drug to the ailing prime minister. In doing so, he saved Churchill's life for the second time. For it was the boy Winston Churchill whom Alexander Fleming had rescued from the swimming hole so many years before.

FISIOLOGI SABAR DAN FIKIRAN POSITIF

Kajian yang dilakukan di Harvard School of Public Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs menunjukkan golongan tua yang optimis mempunyai risiko yang rendah menghidap sakit jantung koronary. Fikiran negatif memberi impak negatif dalam kehidupan. Mengikut satu kajian pelajar-pelajar yang bersikap pesimistik sering kali menghidap penyakit selesema, sakit kerongkong dan demam influenza. Mereka yang berfikiran negatif sering dihinggapi tekanan atau stres. Tekanan jangka panjang menyebabkan paras lemak meningkat dalam darah. Lebihan lemak ini menyempitkan pembuluh darah. Apabila ini berlaku dalam pembuluh darah koronari, serangan jantung akan berlaku. Pengeluaran hormon kortisol meningkat pada waktu stres. Hormon ini menyebabkan tekanan darah meningkat. Apabila keadaan ini berterusan individu itu boleh menghidap penyakit darah tinggi. Hormon adrenalin memudahkan proses pembekuan darah. Ini boleh menyebabkan serangan sakit jantung berlaku.

NEEDED: PEOPLE!

Opportunities must be nourished if they are to survive. As Peter Drucker, the father of modern management, says, "Feed an opportunity; starve a problem."


You cannot do it on your own. You will need the help of others - and you will need to give help to others - if you want to be successful. And that will require you to connect with others. To do that, follow these suggestions:

* Focus on people.

* Be likable.

* Show others that you care.

* Remember everyone's name.

* Walk slowly through the crowd.

* Be generous.

SIKAP

"Apabila kita melihat masalah sebagai kesempatan membangunkan diri, kita berfikiran positif."

Mengikut kajian yang dilakukan oleh Carnegie Institute, "Dari kajian ke atas 10,000 orang, Carnegie Institute merumuskan, 15% kejayaan adalah berpunca daripada latihan teknical, 85% berpunca daripada personaliti. Aspek personaliti yang paling penting untuk kejayaan adalah sikap."

ATTITUDE

High achievers tended to care about people as well as profits; low achievers were preoccupied with their own security.

High achievers viewed subordinates optimistically; low achievers showed a basic distrust of subordinates' abilitities.

High achievers sought advice from their subordinates, low achievers didn't.

High achievers were listeners; low achievers avoided communication and relied on policy manuals.

Often our attitude is the only difference between success and failure.

History's greatest achievements have been made by men who excelled only slightly over the masses of others in their fields.

This could be called the principle of the slight edge. Many times that slight difference was attitude. The former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir underlined this truth in one of her interviews. She said, "All my country has is spirit. We don't have petroleum dollars. We don't have mines or great wealth in the ground. We don't have the support of a worldwide public opinion that looks favourably on us. All Israel has is the spirit on its people. And if the people lose their spirit, even the United States of America cannot save us." This great lady was saying.

ISLAM

Extract from: I AM MUSLIM

The Five Pillars of Islam are:

* The testimony that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger

* Establishing the prayer, and that one is to pray five times a day: at dawn, afternoon, late afternoon, at sunset and at night (Subuh, Zuhur, Asar, Maghrib and Isya)

* Zakat - giving alms to the poor

* Fasting in the month of Ramadhan

* Performing the Hajj at least once in a lifetime, provided the believer is sane, has reached puberty, is a free man as opposed to being a slave, and financially and physically able to perform the Hajj.

The Six Pillars of Faith (Iman) :

* His Angels

* The Book - Quran

* The Messengers

* Qiamat - the Last Day on earth

* Qada' and Qadar - Divine Preordainment

"SELDOM EVER WAS ANY KNOWLEDGE GIVEN TO KEEP, BUT TO IMPART; THE GRACE OF THIS RICH JEWEL IS LOST IN CONCEALMENT" - Joseph Hall

Dear Readers,

ISLAM: An Overview

Islam is the second most widespread of the world's religions, with more than one billion adherents.....

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WHEN GOD THROWS A BRICK AT YOU...

GOD DIDN'T PROMISE DAYS WITHOUT PAIN, LAUGHTER WITHOUT SORROW, SUN WITHOUT RAIN, BUT HE DID PROMISE STRENGTH FOR THE DAY, COMFORT FOR THE TEARS, AND LIGHT FOR THE WAY...



THE BRICK

A young and successful executive was travelling down a neighbourhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down, when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown.

The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, 'What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?. That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?'

The young boy was apologetic. 'Please, mister... please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what to do' . He pleaded. 'I threw the brick because no one else would stop...' With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car...'It's my brother' he said, 'he rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up.'

Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, 'Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt, he's too heavy for me.'

Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and tapped at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay 'Thank you and may God bless you,' the grateful child told the stranger. Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy push the wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home.

It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar... The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: 'Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!' God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have to listen, HE has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not.

Writer's Comments: Thank you Raja Anoura Raja Mohd Biajid and friends for sharing this beautiful story to all readers.

'GOD TEST WHOM GOD LOVE'

God willed the boy's hand to throw the brick to get attention. Blessed is the young and successful executive, owner of the new Jaguar known for its sleek and speed. God had thrown "hidayah", God-Given Guidance onto this young executive. We, religious and non-religious waited a life time to be thrown "hidayah" onto us.

DO NOT COVET YOUR IDEAS

GIVE AWAY EVERYTHING YOU KNOW, AND MORE WILL COME BACK TO YOU

You will remember from school other students preventing you from seeing their answers by placing their arm around their exercise book or exam paper.

It is the same at work, people are secretive with ideas. 'Don't tell them that, they'll take the credit for it.'

The problem with hoarding is you end up living off your reserves. Eventually you'll become stale.

If you give away everything you have, you are left with nothing. This forces you to look, to be aware, to replenish.

Somehow the more you give away the more comes back to you.

Ideas are open knowledge. Don't claim ownership

They're not your ideas anyway, they're someone else's. They are out there floating by on the ether.

You just have to put yourself in a frame of mind to pick them up.

BEES

The world of bees is full of wonders that remind us of Allah's care. The tiny bee leaves its hive in order to seek out sustenance. It lands on a good and pure surface and sucks out nectar. It then returns with a liquid that provides remedy for people, always returning to its own hive without losing its way.

SUMBER DAN KHASIAT MADU LEBAH

Madu lebah ialah nectar yang pekat dan juga makanan asas bagi lebah dewasa. Madu lebah yang dicampur dengan debunga atau pollen menjadi makanan asas bagi lebah pada peringkat larva. Madu lebah mengandungi gula asli glukosa dan fraktosa yang mudah dihadam. Apabila ia dicampur dengan sedikit air, ia menyerap masuk ke dalam darah dalam masa tujuh minit dan dapat dimanfaatkan sepenuhnya oleh otak. Madu lebah juga mengandungi vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 dan C di samping pelbagai zat logam seperti magnesium, potassium, kalsium, sodium, klorin, belerang dan zat besi.

Ahli-ahli sains daripada pelbagai negara termasuk Amerika mengesahkan berkenaan khasiat madu lebah di World Apiculture Conference yang diadakan pada 20 hingga 26 September 1993 di China. Seorang doktor dari Romania membentangkan pengalamannya menggunakan madu lebah bagi merawat 2094 pesakit-pesakit katarak mata atau cataract dan mendapati 2002 daripada mereka sembuh sepenuhnya. Di persidangan yang sama, doktor-doktor dari Poland memberitahu para perwakilan berhubung keberkesanan madu lebah dalam merawat penyakit bawasir, penyakit kulit dan sakit paun.

1 MUHARRAM 1433 HIJRAH

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT AWAL MUHARRAM 1433 HIJRAH WHICH FALLS ON 27 NOVEMBER 2011

MUHARRAM First month of the Islamic lunar calendar.

Hijrah: Migration. Typically refers to the migration of Muhammad and his Companions from Mecca to Medina in 622 C.E. the first year in the Islamic calendar.

Islamic Calendar: Also known as hijrah calendar. Lunar calendar consisting of twelve months, each of which lasts from the first sighting of one crescent moon to the first sighting of the next, approximately twenty-nine or thirty days. The year is 354 days long. The months in order are Muharram, Safar, Rabiulawal, Rabiulakhir, Jamadilawal, Jamadilakhir, Rejab, Syaaban, Ramadhan, Syawal, Zulkaedah and Zulhijjah. Holidays occur during different seasons from year to year since the calendar is lunar rather than solar. Days run from sunset to sunset. Year 1 of the Islamic calendar begins with the Muslim emigration (hijrah) from Mecca to Medina in 622 C.E.

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KNOWLEDGE IS A COMFORTABLE AND NECESSARY RETREAT AND SHELTER FOR US IN ADVANCE AGE, AND IF WE DO NOT PLANT IT WHILE YOUNG, IT WILL GIVE US NO SHADE WHEN WE GROW OLD - Chesterfield


SELDOM EVER WAS ANY KNOWLEDGE GIVEN TO KEEP, BUT TO IMPART; THE GRACE OF THIS RICH JEWEL IS LOST IN CONCEALMENT - Joseph Hall

SUCCESS THE DISNEY WAY.....

(How I long for a snooze, until birdie makes nest...)

Think "tomorrow."

Make today's efforts pay off tomorrow.

Free the imagination

You are capable of more than you can imagine -

so imagine the ultimate.

Strive for lasting quality.

"Good enough" never is.

Have "stick-to-it-ivity."

Never, never, never give up.

Have fun.

You're never truly a success until you

enjoy what you are doing.

(I do!)

AIR YANG DIABAIKAN

Air ialah asas kepada kehidupan. Allah menyatakan dalam surah al-Anbiyak ayat 30, "Dan Kami jadikan setiap hidupan daripada air. Apakah mereka tidak beriman?" Menurut Abu Daud, Tarmizi, Ahmad dan Ibn Majah, Nabi Muhammad berkata, "Apabila seseorang berbuka puasa, berbukalah dengan buah tamar. Apabila dia tidak memperoleh buah tamar, berbukalah dengan air kerana air itu pembersih." Berhubung dengan kepentingan air, Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyah berkata, "Air bersih yang segar bermanfaat bagi mereka yang sihat dan yang sakit. Air, apabila terhimpun padanya kebersihan, kesejukan yang asli dan kemanisan, bermanfaat bagi tubuh badan dan cara yang penting bagi memelihara kesihatan. Oleh itu, Nabi Muhammad suka meminum air yang dicampuri dengan madu lebah."

Fungsi dan Keperluan Air

Air adalah bahan keperluan yang penting dalam kehidupan. Dua pertiga daripada dunia adalah air. Dalam konteks manusia, 70 peratus daripada berat badan, 70 peratus daripada otot dan 74 peratus daripada otak manusia adalah air. Air diperlukan bukan sekadar bagi menghilangkan dahaga, tetapi juga bagi melaksanakan tiga fungsi utama:

1. Megawal suhu badan disebabkan peluh mengeluarkan kepanasan melalui kulit.

2. Membawa glukosa kepada otot-otot.

3 Membuang sisa toksik daripada badan melalui air kencing.

Kita memerlukan lebih kurang 8 gelas air setiap hari iaitu setiap gelas bersamaan 240 cc, tidak termasuk minuman yang mengandungi soda dan yang mempunyai kafeina seperti kopi dan nescafe. Seorang lelaki yang mempunyai berat badan 68 kilogram memerlukan 8.5 gelas air setiap hari. Formula yang boleh diguna pakai secara umum bagi mengira keperluan air seseorang adalah, 1 oz iaitu 30 cc air diperlukan bagi setiap 1 kilogram berat badan. Keperluan ini meningkat apabila cuaca panas ataupun selepas bersenam.

Bagi yang rajin melakukan senaman, sebagai contoh senaman aerobik, sebelum memulakannya seseorang perlu minum, paling kurang, 16 oz atau 480 cc air. Semasa sedang bersenam, air yang diperlukan adalah sebanyak 4 hingga 8 0z. atau 120 hingga 240 cc bagi setiap 15 hingga 20 minit. Selepas bersenam 24 oz atau 720 cc air diperlukan.

Cara yang mudah mengesan kekurangan air dalam badan adalah dengan melihat warna air kencing seseorang, dengan syarat dia tidak mengambil ubatan ataupun vitamin yang dapat mengubah warna air kencing itu. Apabila warnanya gelap, umpamanya coklat, ia adalah petanda air dalam badan seseorang tidak mencukupi dan sebaliknya apabila warnanya jernih, airnya mencukupi.

NEGATIVE TALKING IS CONTAGIOUS

PERSEVERE (EVERY DAY)

Never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
- HARRIET BEECHER STOW

A man who lived by the side of the road and sold hot dogs was hard of hearing, so he had no radio. He had trouble with his eyes, so he read no newspapers. But he sold good hot dogs. He put up signs on the highway advertising them. He stood on the side of the road and cried, "Buy a hot dog, mister?" and people bought his hot dogs. He increased his meat and bun orders. He bought a bigger stove to take care of his trade.

He finally got his son to come home from college to help out. But then something happened. "Father, haven't you been listening to the radio?" his son said. "Haven't you been reading the newspaper? There's a big recession on. The European situation is terrible. The domestic situation is worse."

Whereupon the father thought, "Well, my son's been to college, he reads the papers and he listens to the radio, and he ought to know."

So the father cut down his meat and bun orders, took down his signs and no longer bothered to stand out on the highway to sell his hot dogs. His sales fell overnight.

"You're right, son," the father said to the boy. "We certainly are in the middle of a big recession."

Has someone else's negative attitude ever changed your actions?

HADITH (pl. AHADITH)

Report of the words and deeds of Muhammad and other early Muslims: considered an authoritative source of revelation, second only to the Quran (sometimes referred to as sayings of the Prophet).

Compilers were careful to record hadith exactly as received from recognised transmission specialists. The six most authoritative collections are those of al-Bukhari, Muslim, al-Tirmidhi, Abu Daud al-Sijistani, al-Nasai and al-Qazwini.

In an authentic hadith, the Prophet (bpuh) said:

"All blessed is He and Most High says: 'O' son of Adam, indeed you will not supplicate to Me and hope from Me except that I will forgive you in proportion to what came from you (i.e. your level of sincerity), and I won't mind. 'O' son of Adam, if your sins were to reach in magnitude the height of the heavens, and then you were to ask Me for forgiveness, I would forgive you, and I won't mind. 'O' son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins that (in their size) almost fill the earth, and you met Me without ascribing to Me any partners, I would come to you with its size in forgiveness.'"

Bukhari related that the Propet (bpuh) said:

"Indeed, Allah extends His Hand in the night to forgive the one who sins in the day, and He extends His Hand in the day to forgive the one who sins at night, and this continues until the sun rises from the west."

In another authentic narration, the Prophet (bpuh) said:

"Every one of you is constantly doing wrong, and the best of those who constantly doing wrong, are the ones who are constantly making repentance."

He (bpuh) also said in this authentic hadith:

"Truly, Allah is happier with the repentance of His slave than one of you who is on the mount, and upon his mount is his drink and food, then he loses his mount in the desert, and he searches for it until he loses hope, so he sleeps and then wakes up to find that his mount is beside him, and he says, 'O' Allah, you are my slave and I am your Lord'. He pronounces this mistake as a result of his extreme happiness."

He (bpuh) is also authentically reported to have said:

"Verily, a slave (of Allah) commits a sin and then he says, 'O' Allah, forgive me my sin, for indeed, none forgives sins except You'. Then he commits another sin, and he afterwards says, 'O' Allah, forgive me my sin, for indeed, none forgives sins except You'. Then he commits another sin, and he afterwards says, 'O' Allah, forgive me my sin, for indeed, none forgives sins except You'. Then Allah says, 'My slave knows that he has a Lord, Who takes one to account for sins, and Who also forgives sins, so let my slave do as he wishes.'"

The meaning of this is that as long as Allah's slave is contrite and repentant, then Allah will forgive him.

TUNJUKI KAMI JALAN KE SYURGA

Agama dengan syariat-syariatnya harus ditaati dan dilaksanakan sepanjang umur hidup manusia. Manusia juga diharuskan untuk selalunya bermurah hati. Hanya apabila manusia dapat menjalankan segala hal-hal tersebut dengan penuh maka manusia dapat mencapai Syurga. Mungkinkah kita hidup dengan sempurna?

Berapa tekunkah kita sepatutnya menjalankan syariat-syariat agama ataupun berapa banyakkah kita melakukan amal-amal soleh agar dapat masuk ke Syurga?

Oleh kerana manusia tidak akan pasti dapat masuk ke Syurga, maka banyak orang tinggal keragu-raguan, dengan kebimbangan dan kegelisahan. Sepanjang zaman orang selalu berdoa kepada Allah agar ditunjukkan jalan yang lurus agar dapat mencapai Syurga.

"Tunjukilah kami jalan yang lurus...."

(Al-Fatihah: 6)

"Tunjuki kami jalan yang lurus" bererti "tunjuki kami jalan ke syurga." Inilah idaman setiap insan. Inilah cita-cita setiap manusia yang berakal.

MUTIARA KATA

Rasulullah s.a.w. bersabda yang bermaksud:

"Takutlah doa orang yang dizalimi sekalipun ia seorang kafir kerana sesungguhnya tidak ada halangan di antara doanya dengan Allah."

(Riwayat Ahmad)

PERNAHKAH anda menganiaya orang lain? Menganiayai secara fizikal, mental atau emosi orang lain? Sekiranya anda telah biasa atau pernah menganiaya, anda perlu takut terhadap doa mereka.

Ingatlah doa orang yang teraniaya adalah antara doa yang mudah diperkenankan Allah. Mintalah maaf kepada mereka sebelum anda terlambat. Terlambat ini bermaksud sama ada anda meninggal dunia atau Allah membalas kejahatan anda di dunia ini.

Firman Allah s.w.t. yang bermaksud:

"Dan antara mereka ada yang telah membuat janji kepada Allah dengan berkata: "Sesungguhnya jika Allah memberi kepada kami limpah kurnia-Nya, tentulah kami akan bersedekah dan tentulah kami akan menjadi orang yang soleh." Kemudian setelah Allah memberi kepada mereka limpah kurnia-Nya, mereka bakhil dengan pemberian Allah itu, serta mereka membelakangkan janjinya dan sememangnya mereka orang yang sentiasa membelakangkan (kebajikan)."

(Surah al-Tawbah: 75-76)

JANGANLAH anda menjadi seperti golongan orang yang disebutkan dalam ayat di atas. Setiap janji hendaklah ditunaikan.

Sabda Nabi s.a.w. yang bermaksud:

"Allah s.w.t. sentiasa membantu hamba-Nya selagi hamba itu masih menolong saudaranya."

(Riwayat al-Bukhari daripada Abdullah IbnUmar)

"Sesungguhnya bagi Allah ada kaum yang diberikan kepada mereka nikmat untuk menolong hamba-hamba Allah, ia akan berkekalan di tangan mereka selama mereka menggunakannya untuk membantu orang lain kalau tidak ia akan ditarik semula dari tangan mereka akan diberikan kepada orang lain."

(Riwayat al-Tabrani)

HEBAT betul janji Allah kepada orang yang suka membantu orang. Di akhirat Allah akan bantu daripada diseksa dan di dunia Allah akan bantu kehidupan dunia. Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. juga menyatakan Allah akan menarik nikmat yang ada pada kita jika kita tidak membantu orang yang memerlukan.

NAMES AND NAMING

The names given to a child often reflect the religious convictions of the parents. The Quran instructs that the only "given" name is the first name. The second name is to be the father's and the third name the grandfather's. This requirement traditionally applies to both boys and girls. Naming of a child may not occur until registration, which in some cultures is delayed if the actual birthdate is considered inauspicious or important family members are absent. The family typically discusses the name and assesses the child's personality and health to determine the name to be given. Traditionally, in the interim male children are called Muhammad and female children Fatimah. Celebrations herald the decision on a child's name in traditional societies. Converts are typically given Muslim names as a sign of conversion.

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

THE FUTURE DESTINY OF THE CHILD IS ALWAYS THE WORK OF THE MOTHER - Napoleon

"WHAT IS WANTING," said Napoleon one day to Madame Campen, "IN ORDER THAT THE YOUTH OF FRANCE BE WELL EDUCATED?"

"GOOD MOTHERS," was the reply. The Emperor was most forcibly struck with this answer. "HERE," said he, "IS A SYSTEM IN ONE WORD." - J.S.C. Abbott

DOCUMENT XXXVIII
Profession of Islamic faith by Bonaparte

When the defeat by the Ottoman army was known in Cairo, the Muslims of that town regarded it as a calamity. They were filled with bitter disappointment, and lost hope of seeing Egypt restored to the Islamic power.

"Ulemas and lords," he said to them,"I am surprised at the sorrow caused by my victory. You have therefore not yet learned to appreciate me: however I have often told you and repeated to you, that I was a Muslim, that I believed in the unity of God, that I honoured the prophet Muhammad and loved the Muslims, and you have not given credence to my words, and have believed that they were inspired in me as fear.