Category: Agama

  • Dr Mahathir Mohamad: Some Muslims Not Living As Muslims, Conduct Their Lives In Accordance With Spirit Of Quran

    Dr Mahathir Mohamad: Some Muslims Not Living As Muslims, Conduct Their Lives In Accordance With Spirit Of Quran

    Pakatan Harapan chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad has denounced Muslims who display piety through conspicuous acts of worship but do not conduct their lives in accordance with the spirit of the Quran.

    Speaking at a forum in Bangi, he said such Muslims would focus only on “fardhu ain (obligatory acts of worship)” such as prayer, fasting, charity and the Haj, ignoring many other Quranic injunctions, such as those that would lead to mercy and compassion among human beings.

    He said unrest in some Muslim countries was the result of defiance against such teachings.

    Referring to the Islamic State (IS) terror group, he said it was obvious that its members were defying the Quran.

    He said he wondered whether the terrorists, when slaughtering their victims, would invoke God’s attributes of Grace and Mercy like Muslims were supposed to do when slaughtering animals for food.

    He said this was why it was important for Muslims to read and understand the Quran.

    “When I read the Quran,” he said, “I also read the translations so that I understand what I’m reading, and I will find out whether those translations are correct by reading other translations.

    “If I find two or three translations that are similar, then I can safely assume that the translation is accurate.”

     

    Source: http://www.msn.com/

  • Dalam Islam Tiada ‘Monday Blues’, Dalam Islam Hari Isnin Penuh Dengan Keistimewaan Dan Kelebihannya

    Dalam Islam Tiada ‘Monday Blues’, Dalam Islam Hari Isnin Penuh Dengan Keistimewaan Dan Kelebihannya

    Hari Isnin…Tak de mood nak pi kerja?
    Monday Blues…???

    Dalam Islam, TIADA Monday Blues sebenarnya

    Dalam Islam, hari Isnin penuh dengan keistimewaan dan kelebihannya nya yang tersendiri…

    Apakah keistimewaan & kelebihan hari Isnin dalam Islam?

    Di antara kelebihan hari Isnin dalam Islam adalah berikut:

    1. Daripada Abu Qatadah al-Ansari berkata, RasuluLlah saw ditanya sahabat tentang kelaziman baginda berpuasa pada setiap isnin, maka Nabi pun bersabda yang bermaksud, “Padanya aku dilahirkan dan padanya Wahyu yang pertama diturunkan”.

    2. Abu Hurairah meriwayatkan bahawa RasuluLlah saw bersabda yang bermaksud, “Dibentangkan amalan-amalan di hadapan ALlah swt pada hari Isnin dan hari Khamis. Maka aku menyukai dibentang amalan ku dihadapan ALlah swt pada ketika aku berpuasa”.(Riwayat Imam Tirmidzi).

    3. Nabi Idris as naik ke langit.

    4. Nabi Musa as telah pergi ke bukit Tursina, untuk menerima wahyu.

    5. Turunnya Dalil tentang keEsaan ALlah swt

    6. Lahirnya Nabi Muhamad saw

    7. Malaikat Jibril turun buat pertama kalinya bertemu dengan RasuluLlah saw

    8. Wafatnya RasuluLlah s.a.w.

    Oleh itu, usahlah terikut-ikut dengan tabiat “Monday Blues” yang tiada asal usulnya dalam Islam.

    Hari Isnin hari baik
    Harinya tidak jelek
    Lakukan yang terbaik
    Natijahnya insyaaALlah molek

     

    Source: Mohd Khair

  • Johor Tahan 21 Pengikut Syiah Di Ulu Tiram, Termasuk 3 Warga Singapura

    Johor Tahan 21 Pengikut Syiah Di Ulu Tiram, Termasuk 3 Warga Singapura

    Seramai 21 individu termasuk 3 warga Singapura dipercayai pengikut ajaran Syiah ditahan dalam serbuan di sebuah rumah dikenali sebai Hauzah Syiah di Ulu Tiram, dekat sini, malam tadi.

    Pengarah Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri Johor (JAINJ) Amran A Rahman berkata, kesemua mereka lelaki, berusia antara 21 hingga 67 tahun, ditahan ketika sedang menghadiri 1 majlis berkaitan fahaman itu.

    Beliau berkata, serbuan oleh 34 anggota bahagian penguatkuasaan JAINJ dan Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) pada pukul 10.05 malam itu, turut merampas beberapa bahan berkaitan ajaran berkenaan termasuk buku ajaran Syiah, batu karbala dan kain rentang berunsur syiah.

    “Serbuan dibuat hasil maklumat dan risikan jabatan itu bersama Cawangan Khas PDRM selama tiga bulan. Kami percaya rumah tersebut dijadikan hauzah Syiah kerana dilihat aktif menjalankan majlis berkaitan fahaman itu seminggu sekali atau dua kali,” kata beliau dalam kenyataan di sini hari ini.

    Menurut Amran, ketika serbuan, kesemua mereka sedang menghadiri majlis memperingati kematian Saidina Hussain (cucu Rasulullah SAW) yang jatuh pada 10 Muharam setiap tahun yang mana pengikut Syiah menjadikan tarikh itu sebagai hari untuk berkabung dan menunjukkan kesedihan.

    “Sejak tahun lepas, kita sudah membuat serbuan sebanyak 2 kali. Pada serbuan kali kedua ini, 8 lelaki kita dapati telah pernah ditahan atas kesalahan yang serupa pada serbuan kali pertama,” kata beliau.

    Justeru itu, beliau berkata pemantauan akan terus diadakan pada lokasi-lokasi yang dipercayai aktif dalam menjalankan aktiviti berkaitan fahaman syiah dan turut dijadikan Hauzah Syiah.

    Kesemua mereka ditahan kerana disyaki melakukan kesalahan Seksyen 9 Enakmen Kesalahan Jenayah Syariah 1997 iaitu mengingkari pihak berkuasa agama yang dinyatakan melalui fatwa dan jika sabit kesalahan boleh didenda tidak melebihi RM3,000 atau dipenjara tidak lebih 2 tahun atau kedua-duanya.

    Kesemua mereka dibawa ke Bahagian Penguatkuasa JAINJ untuk disoal siasat.

     

    Source:http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com

  • PM Lee: Why Didn’t Malay Candidates Come Up In PE2011? Cause They Knew Non-Chinese Have No Chance

    PM Lee: Why Didn’t Malay Candidates Come Up In PE2011? Cause They Knew Non-Chinese Have No Chance

    Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made it plain that he knew the reserved presidential election would be unpopular and would cause the ruling party to lose votes, but said it had to be done because it was the right thing to do.

    Addressing the unhappiness over the election for the first time at a dialogue last Saturday (Sept 23), he said: “Did I know that this subject would be a difficult one? That it would be unpopular and would cost us votes? Yes, I knew. If I do not know that these are sensitive matters, I cannot be in politics.”

    “But I did it, because I strongly believe, and still do, that this is the right thing to do,” he added.

    The candid remarks were the first by the Prime Minister, since Madam Halimah Yacob was declared President in a walkover at the election reserved for Malay candidates.

    PM Lee was speaking at a People’s Association Kopi Talk dialogue with about 500 grassroots leaders last Saturday, and the Prime Minister’s Office released an edited transcript on Friday (Sept 29).

    During the dialogue, he spoke about race, multiracialism, terrorism and the elected presidency, and gave a stout defence of why constitutional changes were made to reserve elections for groups that have not held the presidency for some time.

    Acknowledging that there was “some unhappiness” over the election, PM Lee said: “I can feel that; you don’t have to tell me.”

    He noted that the Government had spent nearly two years preparing to make changes to the Constitution, and had discussed and debated the issue continually since he first raised the subject in January 2016 during the opening of Parliament.

    “But it is only now that people are seized with it, after a reserved election in which only one candidate qualified,” he said.

    PM Lee added that while some people think “we may be going backwards towards racial politics”, the reality “is the opposite”.

    In fact, he said, ensuring that minorities are elected president from time to time will strengthen Singapore’s multiracial system.

    The current state of affairs, where Singaporeans of different races and religions live in harmony, is not a given, he said.

    “There is nothing natural about where we are – multiracial, multi-religious, tolerant and progressive. We made it happen, and we have got to protect it, nurture it, preserve it, and never break it.”

    Referring to the recently-concluded reserved election, Mr Lee said that three Malay candidates had put themselves up for the presidency, of whom two did not qualify.

    “But they came forward,” he added.

    In the 2011 presidential election, there was not one Malay candidate, he noted.

    “Was there a Malay candidate? Where were the Farid Khans and the Salleh Maricans? Why didn’t they come? It did not cross their minds? No. So why didn’t they come? Because they knew that in an open election – all things being equal – a non-Chinese candidate would have no chance,” he said.

    Citing President Halimah, who said when she was sworn in that she looked forward to the day when reserved elections are no longer needed, Mr Lee said: “I too hope that we will eventually not need such a mechanism to ensure minority representation.”

    But he said it would take time to work towards this ideal state.

    “In climbing towards that ideal state, we need guide-ropes and guard-rails to help us get there and to prevent us from falling off along the way. The reserved election for the President is one such guard-rail,” he added.

     

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com

  • Kisah Mamat Tshirt-Jeans-Kasut-Converse Berkenan Dengan Seorang Ustazah Tudung Labuh

    Kisah Mamat Tshirt-Jeans-Kasut-Converse Berkenan Dengan Seorang Ustazah Tudung Labuh

    Di sebuah Universiti, ada sorang mamat tshirt jeans kasut converse berkenan dekat sorang student ustazah tudung labuh yang sangat cun.

    Masalahnya, ustazah tudung labuh ni tak bekenan dekat mamat ni, sebab dia dah bekenan sorang brader yang selalu imamkan sembahyang berjemaah di masjid. Sebenarnya, yang dia bekenan sangat bila imam tu baca Al Fatihah dan surah dengan tarannum hadar yang MasyAllah punya la sedap. Suara lunak merdu imam buat ustazah bertudung labuh ni jatuh hati.

    Kadang kadang, terasa geram di hati bila brader imam baca surah lazim pendek. Tak puas menikmati sedapnya suara imam diselang seli dengan tone bacaan power, sekejap Nahwand, naik pula ke Rhos kemudian di akhir ayat masuk pula Bayyati Khusaini. Amboihhh bertuahnya kalau dapat dibuat imam di rumah nanti.

    Paling dia suka, bila tiba subuh Jumaat. Sang imam melunak surah As Sajdah beralun sedap sampai kadang kadang makwe ustazah boleh pergi ruku’ walhal takbir tu untuk sujud sajdah. Punya lah asyik dengan bacaan sampai terlalai step sujud sajdah.

    Pernah juga beberapa kali orang lain jadi imam subuh Jumaat, agak sedikit down makwe tadi tapi apa boleh buat, sembahyang mesti diteruskan.

    ***

    Suatu hari, mamat pakai tshirt jeans kasut converse ni memberitahu ustazah tudung labuh yang dia bekenan betul dekat ustazah, dan plan nak masuk meminang. Memang selalunya trend student muslimah alim tak ada declare kapel kapel. Kalau suka, beritahu dan pergi lah masuk meminang. Mamat tshirt jeans converse tahu benar konsep itu. Kalau nasib baik dapat lah. Itu pun kena tengok juga istikhoroh belah perempuan dapat petunjuk ke tidak. Juga, lagi penting clearance dan approval dari kakak Naqibah.

    Ustazah menjadi serba salah. Nampak mamat ni macam bersungguh, tapi hati dia dah bekenan pada imam masjid suara sedap. Dalam hati dia curiga juga mamat ni power ke baca Quran, hafal dah banyak mana? Itu belum lagi masuk kira bacaan dia sedap atau malap. Tengok budak budak dia berkawan pun semuanya selebet naik motor jenis suka beremba. Ahhhh.

    Setelah mengambil pendapat Naqibah, dan pendapat ibu ayah, ustazah tudung labuh tadi membuat kata putus menolak hasrat mamat tshirt jeans converse. Tidak berwibawa kelibat mamat tadi menampilkan dirinya. “Pakaian melambangkan akhlak, sikap dan pergaulan” – begitu hipotesis akhir mereka.

    Tindakan susulan, demi mengelakkan another incident mamat tshirt jeans converse lain berani berani cakap nak masuk meminang, kawan kawan ustazah mencadangkan untuk menyampaikan pinangan sang ustazah kepada imam yang dia berkenan sangat tu, kerana pada dia, imam itu lah cinta pertama dan selamanya.

    Rancangan dibuat dengan rapi.

    Tidak berapa lama, suatu petang, wakil ustazah dapat juga bertemu imam yang dimaksudkan. Hasrat sang ustazah disampaikan kepada brader imam. Semua ciri, sikap malahan gambar ditunjuk kepada imam.

    Sang imam tersenyum, lalu dia memberitahu kepada wakil ustazah;

    “Tuan, sebenarnya tidak lama dahulu saya pernah mempelawa dia untuk saya peristerikan, tapi malangnya lamaran saya ditolak atas alasan cara saya berpakaian dan kawan kawan saya yang dia tidak kenal pun hati budi mereka”

    Wakil ustazah terperanjat bukan kepalang.

    Sang imam menambah lagi;

    “Lagi pun, minggu depan saya akan menikah dengan wanita lain pilihan ibu”

    ***

    Sebenarnya Tuhan, telah lebih awal memaqbulkan permintaan ustazah tudung labuh itu. Namun apakan daya, dia tidak nampak doanya datang jelas di depan mata, yang ternampak padanya cuma tshirt, jeans dan converse yang tidak langsung membawa apa apa makna.

    -Confession Tanjong Malim-

     

    Source: Fdaus Ahmad