Category: Agama

Nana Karia – Open Letter To Non-Muslim Friends: Respect Rules When Choosing To Patronise Halal Establishments

Dear non-Muslim friends of mine,
I know most of you love your pork dishes.
I really don’t blame you. I have heard close friends of mine sang lyrical praises for the luncheon meat, heh.

But please, we are living in a multi-racial and multi-religious country. The HALAL certification is there for a definite purpose. It means the food establishment certified with the HALAL certificate MUST be free of pork and alcohol, plus it is an assurance for Singaporean Muslims to patronize and utilize sans doubts and worries, including the cutleries and the kitchen wares. The HALAL certification by MUIS does not come free and cheap, plus there are vigorous routine checks and tough procedures to go through to obtain this particular certification.

I am not asking you to understand the need of HALAL food for Muslims, but the least you can do here in Singapore, is to respect the rules and the due moral process when you choose to patronize a HALAL food establishment. There are so many non-HALAL food establishments in Singapore, even more than the HALAL ones. So it’s all about choice, most definitely.

By choosing to bring pork/alcohol (not only consume them) into a HALAL food establishment, these ignorant women in this article had not only blatantly disrespect Singaporean Muslims, but also blatantly disrespect some of the most important rules and regulations of Singapore as a multi-religious society. And I sure hope they did not use the ‘apologies-we-do-not-know’ or using the ‘racism’ excuse. If they did, then it just shows the type of lazy excuse of human beings that they are. (Update : They used the ‘racism’ excuse. Oh, how predictable!)

You are most welcome to enjoy your pork delicacies at non-HALAL food establishments, of course. No Singaporean Muslim will fault you for that. They will even feel happy for you that you enjoyed your well-loved pork dishes (like me! ?). Sincerely, if you call yourself a Singaporean, you should know these details by birth, so to speak, haha. But yes, we are all human, so lest you forget, then I hope my honest and sincere post is a timely, well-intentioned reminder for you.

So to all my dear non-Muslim friends, Singaporean or not, I love you, and I love that you enjoy your food. So let me enjoy mine without worries too yah. Appreciate much.

Thank you and loads of love, xoxoxo,
Nana ❤????

Source: Nana Karia

September 8, 2016
Group Eats Packed Pork Dish Using Utensils From Halal Chicken Rice Stall, Calls Man Racist For Informing Manager

Bros can you share this. You see for yourself the ignorance.

This is at Cantine Jurong Point a halal food court. This people were so disrespectful they brought pork and eat there using the halal fork & spoon

They only put the pork away after the manager come but still say this bro was racist.

All we are asking for is a little respect and understanding. You have your space to makan give us our space to makan. If you want to come into our space to makan by all means but have some manners, respect the religion.

Mcm mana kita tak marah sibodoh ini semua bawa daging babi di cantine kedai makan kat jurong point.panggil manager baru nak bungkus balik tapi bagaimana dengan perkakas yang di gunakan
Bila kasi tahu kata kita racis
Kalau nak share share lah

Some say that this is not the first time this happen at that Cantine..

Hope MUIS will do something about this since this already report to them

Anonymous

[Reader Contribution]

September 8, 2016
Madrasah Wak Tanjong Perlu Kumpul S$12 Juta Jika Mahu Perbaharui Tempoh Pajakan

Madrasah Wak Tanjong Al-Islamiah dikatakan perlu mengumpul lebih S$12 juta dalam kurang dua tahun jika ia mahu memperbaharui tempoh pajakan premisnya di Sims Avenue.

Anggaran jumlah itu dianggarkan berdasarkan pemerhati pasaran hartanah.

Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) dalam satu kenyataan semalam (5 Sep) menawarkan pakej bantuan menyeluruh kepada Madrasah Wak Tanjong bagi membiayai pajakan jangka panjang itu.

Seluas 43,000 kaki persegi, Madrasah Wak Tanjong yang terletak di Sims Avenue dekat Geylang Serai berada di tengah-tengah hartanah komersil dan kediaman.

KOS PAJAKAN JANGKA PANJANG BOLEH CECAH HINGGA S$18 JUTA

Berdasarkan itu, pemerhati pasaran hartanah, Commercial Guru dan SRX Property, menganggarkan kos pajakan jangka panjang bagi Madrasah Wak Tanjong boleh mencecah lebih S$12 juta hingga S$18 juta.

Pengamat hartanah, Sazali Sarwan, berkata: “Ia dibina atas tanah institut pendidikan, jadi selalunya kosnya tidak dapat disamakan dengan kos biaya untuk komersil di mana komersil dianggarkan S$4 hingga S$4.50 bagi setiap kaki persegi.”

Dengan tempoh pajakan Madrasah Wak Tanjong berakhir pada Jun 2018, ia perlu mempertimbangkan sama ada ia mampu mengumpul dana sebanyak itu dalam tempoh kurang dua tahun.

Encik Sazali berkata: “Dari pandangan komersil, kalau mereka tidak dapat mengumpul dana sebanyak itu, mereka harus membuat keputusan untuk beralih tempat, pindah, ataupun tidak dapat diteruskan.

“Selalunya bagi pihak URA (Penguasa Pembangunan Semula Bandar), mereka akan memberikan peluang kepada penyewa sedia ada atau institut yang ada ini untuk memberikan tender tertutup. Andai kata ia tidak memenuhi syarat-syarat yang ditentukan, selalunya pihak URA akan memberikan peluang kepada yang lain secara tender terbuka dan tertutup.”

Untuk meringankan beban Madrasah Wak Tanjong dalam usahanya mengumpul dana, MUIS sudah bertemu dengan pihak pengurusan Wak Tanjong minggu lalu bagi menawarkan pakej bantuan menyeluruh.

MUIS TAWARKAN BIAYAI KOS PAJAKAN

Dengan ini, MUIS akan membiayai kos pajakan jangka panjang serta mengukuhkan lagi madrasah tersebut, sekaligus membolehkannya memberi tumpuan kepada usaha meneruskan warisannya dan melahirkan barisan ulama yang dapat menyumbang kepada kebaikan masyarakat Islam/Singapura.

Inisiatif itu, menurut MUIS, adalah sebahagian daripada usahanya untuk mengukuhkan lagi seluruh sektor madrasah.

Ketika dihubungi semalam, Mudir Madrasah Wak Tanjong, Ustaz Abdul Halim Mohd Noor berkata pihaknya masih lagi meneliti tawaran MUIS dan perinciannya akan dibincangkan lagi.

Pada masa sekarang, para asatizah dan pelajar Madrasah Wak Tanjong menerima sokongan dari MUIS melalui Skim Bantuan Kewangan Madrasah (PROMAS), pemansuhan bayaran peperiksaan nasional bagi semua mata pelajaran serta biasiswa dan dermasiswa.

Source: Berita MediaCorp

September 7, 2016
Puluhan Jemaah Haji Indonesia Alami Gangguan Emosi Di Arab Saudi

Puluhan jemaah haji Indonesia mengalami gangguan emosi di Arab Saudi namun semuanya sudah ditangani dan sebahagian daripada mereka dirawat secara intensif di Klinik Kesihatan Haji Indonesia (KKHI) Makkah.

Menurut Ketua Bidang Kesihatan PPIH Arab Saudi, Dr Eka Yusuf, sekarang hanya tinggal 16 jemaah yang masih dirawat.

“Di Madinah saja ada seramai 89 orang yang mengalami gangguan emosi tetapi tidak semuanya dirawat. Yang dirawat adalah 24 orang. Di sini (Makkah) 16 orang,” kata Dr Eka di KKHI pada Sabtu (3 Sep).

Beliau menambah, ada juga jemaah haji yang mengalami gangguan emosi namun tidak dirawat di rumah sakit namun dipantau oleh doktor masing-masing.

Menurut pemantauan Merdeka.com di ruang di mana jemaah yang mengalami gangguan emosi diasingkan, rata-rata mereka sedang berbaring, ada yang tidur ada yang cuma mengelamun.

Malah ada juga jemaah yang kedua tangan dan kakinya diikat di tempat tidur supaya tidak melarikan diri.

Source: Berita MediaCorp

September 7, 2016
Treat Others How You Want Others To Treat You

When a Muslim head of a non profit organization that promotes “dialogue” and “building bridges” publicly calls another leader in the Muslim community uncivil and lacks intelligence and continues to double down on other statuses and then posts about it on their Facebook saying “I thinks it’s an issue of capacity and abilities” and continues to discredit leaders and visionaries – then they should be called out for it. Screenshots are available as well.

Imam Dawud Walid is known for his fiery speech delivery and impassioned sermons. He is not only a leader, an imam, a media spokesperson representing the best Muslims have to offer, he is also a Black man in America who stands in his power and has moved and challenged our community to take on race and racism as a top priority issue. He was one of the participants in the debate lead by the ISPU at ISNA where he and Dr. Sahar Aziz argued against engaging in government-lead Countering Violent Extremism programs that could harm and criminalize our communities further. We know many disagreed with their positions but by no means can anyone in good conscience or good faith say that Imam Dawud lacks intellect.

I am outraged when Arab American Muslim or South Asian Muslim leaders question Black Americans on “civility” or “intellect” cause we confirm once again the stereotype that Black people are just angry, and that they need to work twice as hard to prove their worth and capabilities. This is a form of anti-black racism that some may be doing subconciously or even consciously. As an Arab American I am ashamed of the actions of this leader and will do my part to challenge this mindset. I have responded directly on other threads but took this time to use this as a learning opportunity.

If you disagree with someone’s positions – you state your points you don’t police their tone nor question their intellect because their positions don’t match yours. When you critique someone especially of stature in a community – see them as a whole person. I don’t agree with Imam Dawud on some issues but will never question his or anyone else’s intellect. This is absolutely offensive and should not be left unchallenged in our communities.

Let’s remember that we are to treat people the way we want to be treated – with dignity and respect. We are Muslim and we are to remember that we are sisters and brothers and some level of decency and mercy is in order in accordance to our faith.

Source: Linda Sarsour

September 6, 2016