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  • Ustaz Abd’-Halim: Why Are We Hiding The Ibadah Of Korban?

    Ustaz Abd’-Halim: Why Are We Hiding The Ibadah Of Korban?

    AsSalaam’alaikum!

    When it was said that many are disappointed with the way the Ibadah Korban was carried out in Singapore, detractors say, what do you need to take photos of the korban act for?

    That really misses the point.

    I have said it before and I will say it again. The Ibadah of Korban is not a personal thing. The very nature of the Ibadah is community based. It is a time when the ummah come together to help each other, work together in organising themselves to carry out the slaughter of animals and to distribute the meat to those deserving, where those who make the sacrifices praise Allah swt and Takbir – proclaiming His Greatness.

    We have been doing this for more than a thousand years…

    So why is it that today we hide the goats, we hide the ibadah of slaughter and whisper the Takbir when we do the slaughtering?

    We have been doing this for more than a thousand years… and we never had to hide anything especially not whisper the Takbir like cowards!

    MasyaAllah! It is as if we are doing some clandestine, evil and shameful thing!!

    Why do the Islamic authorities agree to such unnecessary regulations that serves only to water-down and can eventually erase this Shiyar of Islam?

    Allahu Musta’an!

     

    Source: Abd’ Al-Halim

  • Bridge To Nowhere Shows China’s Failed Efforts To Engage North Korea

    Bridge To Nowhere Shows China’s Failed Efforts To Engage North Korea

    Towering above the murky waters, the New Yalu River Bridge was supposed to symbolize a new era in relations between China and North Korea, helping bring investment to landmark free trade zones jointly run with the impoverished and isolated state.

    Costing 2.2 billion yuan ($330 million) and partially completed last year, the dual-carriageway bridge today sits abandoned, the impressive border post on the Chinese side deserted and locked, not a soul to be seen.

    On the North Korean side the unfinished bridge ends abruptly in a field, with little sign of infrastructure work happening.

    Launched with great fanfare at a five-star Beijing hotel in 2012, the free trade zones close to the Chinese border city of Dandong were meant to be part of China’s efforts to coax its erstwhile diplomatic ally into cautious, export-oriented economic reforms, rather than saber rattling and nuclear tests.

    China’s anger at North Korea for carrying out its fifth and biggest nuclear test last week means the bridge looks unlikely to open any time soon, especially as Pyongyang is already under wide-ranging UN sanctions China has promised to uphold.

    The lonely streets of the Dandong New Zone stand testimony to the failure of those engagement efforts. Apartment complexes with fancy names like “Singapore City” lie bare or half-finished, and shopping malls empty or at very low capacity.

    At the Guomen Wanjia Home & Life Square Mall, Sun Lixia sits waiting for customers at a lighting store.

    “North Korea hasn’t opened their end of the bridge and we can’t really do anything about it. It’s been bad for the local economy here. Who knows when they’ll open it?” Sun said.

    “Apartments haven’t been selling quickly, a lot of people aren’t willing to move here,” she added. “There isn’t even a proper hospital here, it’s only been half completed.”

    It’s far cry from what one Dandong official told state media in 2012: that the development would resemble Causeway Bay, one of Hong Kong’s busiest commercial areas, and the bridge handle 50,000 people and 20,000 vehicles a day to North Korea.

    “ABUNDANT RESOURCES”

    The Hwanggumphyong and Wihwa Islands economic zones, along with one at the other end of the border at Rason, had high level support. Late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inked an agreement for them during a trip to China in 2010.

    The Rason zone has been more successful, though, with much more development, including a Chinese-built road into town and a new bridge being built at its border crossing.

    Kim’s son, the youthful current leader Kim Jong Un, has yet to visit China, and seems unlikely to be invited any time soon as he pursues an accelerated nuclear weapons and missile testing program to the increasing alarm of the outside world.

    A glossy promotional booklet from 2012 shows an artist’s rendering of gleaming tower blocks in Hwanggumphyong and wide, tree-line avenues.

    “North Korea has not only abundant, high-quality human resources, but also rich capital resources and enormous land to develop,” the bilingual Chinese-English booklet reads, promising legal protection for investors and tax breaks.

    When Reuters visited this week, only farmland and barbed wire fencing could be seen from the Chinese side.

    “The government was counting on trade between China and North Korea to drive economic growth here but that hasn’t happened,” said a security guard who gave his family name as Liu, standing in front of an office building on the optimistically named Commercial Street.

    “To be honest, the main reason the new zone hasn’t developed is because the bridge isn’t open,” Liu added.

    WAR TIES

    The new link is meant to supplement Dandong’s old “Friendship Bridge”, with its lone lane for both vehicles and people running parallel to a single-line railway track.

    About three-quarters of bilateral trade flows through the city, and statistics show how limited that still is.

    China’s trade with the North is dwarfed by that with capitalist South Korea, which was worth 908 billion yuan ($136 billion) between January and July, compared to just 17.7 billion yuan between China and North Korea.

    Dandong’s emotional ties with North Korea run deep, thanks to its front line position during the 1950-53 Korean War when China and North Korea fought against a U.S.-led UN coalition.

    Shops are packed with often low quality-looking North Korean goods, including ginseng and spirits infused with snakes and medicinal herbs, and North Korean waitresses sing patriotic songs at government-run restaurants for curious tourists.

    Those relations have been severely strained by North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests and periodic shootings and murders blamed on North Korean residents and security forces.

    “I don’t like North Korea. The police on the other side used to shoot farmers who’d go over to sell potatoes, corn, things like that, in the winter,” said Dandong farmer Zhao Guangfu, 70.

    Jin Qiangyi, Director of Yanbian University’s Centre for North and South Korea Studies, said China found itself in a “distressing” position on what to do with North Korea.

    “We have a choice about whether we can push them to reform and open up, to get them to change,” Jin said. “Of course political and military sanctions need to be stepped up, but civilian opening up and exchanges must be strengthened too.”

    Shutting the door won’t work, Jin added.

    “Can it really change that way?”

     

    Source: TODAY Online

  • Lelaki Singapura Antara 3 Maut Dalam Kemalangan Motosikal Di Johor

    Lelaki Singapura Antara 3 Maut Dalam Kemalangan Motosikal Di Johor

    Seorang lelaki warga Singapura antara tiga yang terkorban dalam kemalangan melibatkan tiga buah motosikal di Kilometer 45, Jalan Batu Pahat Mersing di Kluang, tengah malam tadi (12 Sep).

    Ketiga-tiga mangsa dikenali sebagai Mohamed Hassan Ali, 65 tahun, yang merupakan seorang pekebun dan menantunya warga Singapura, Noraripen Surni, 48 tahun dan seorang penunggang motosikal lain iaitu Muhamad Hafiz Ghazali, 21 tahun.

    Seorang lagi penunggang motosikal pula iaitu Muhammad Ekmal Yussry Md Yassin,19 tahun, cedera parah dan kini menerima rawatan di Hospital Kluang.

    Ketua Polis Daerah Kluang, ACP Mohamad Laham berkata kejadian berlaku pada pukul 12.40 tengah malam apabila motosikal ditunggangi Muhamad Hafiz bertembung dengan motosikal Mohamed Hassan.

    Pertembungan itu berpunca daripada tindakan Mohamed Hassan yang ingin masuk ke laluan motosikal Muhamad Hafiz selepas warga emas itu keluar dari sebuah simpang di Taman Ria.

    Menurutnya pertembungan mengejut itu, menyebabkan sebuah lagi motosikal yang ditunggangi seorang lelaki dari arah Kluang ke Ayer Hitam juga gagal mengelak daripada melanggar motosikal Mohamed Hassan.

    Kemalangan tersebut menyebabkan Mohamed Hassan, Noraripen dan Muhamad Hafiz mati di tempat kejadian dan mayat mereka dibawa ke Hospital Kluang untuk dibedah siasat.

    Kes disiasat di bawah Seksyen 41( 1 )(A) Akta Pengangkutan Jalan 1987.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Setiap Rakyat Singapura Punyai Peranan Tolak Idea Yang Jejaskan Integrasi Kaum, Agama

    Setiap Rakyat Singapura Punyai Peranan Tolak Idea Yang Jejaskan Integrasi Kaum, Agama

    Setiap rakyat Singapura mempunyai peranan untuk menolak idea-idea yang menjejas integrasi kaum dan agama di negara ini.

    Menteri bertanggungjawab bagi Ehwal Masyarakat Islam, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim berkata demikian selepas solat Hari Raya Haji di Masjid En- Naeem di Tampines pagi tadi (12 Sep).

    Dr Yaacob menekankan segala usaha yang dilakukan selama 50 tahun untuk memupuk integrasi di Singapura adalah satu proses penting, yang harus dijaga dengan baik.

    Pentingnya menghayati ajaran Islam dalam konteks masyarakat majmuk berbilang kaum, budaya dan agama di Singapura juga menjadi teras khutbah solat Aidiladha yang disampaikan di masjid-masjid seluruh negara.

    Khutbah solat Aidiladha bertajuk “Ilmu Agama Sebagai Pembimbing Jalan” disampaikan kepada sekitar 3,500 jemaah oleh Mufti Negara Dr Mohd Fatris Bakaram di Masjid En-Naeem.

    PEMAHAMAN AGAMA DARI ASATIZAH DIIKTIRAF PENTING

    Mufti menekankan pelbagai aliran pandangan wujud di luar dan di dalam agama Islam sendiri yang berpotensi memecah belahkan masyarakat.

    Maka itu, pemahaman agama yang benar, yang diperolehi daripada asatizah yang terlatih dan diiktiraf penting bagi memastikan masyarakat menerima ajaran daripada pihak-pihak yang bertanggungjawab.

    “Atas dasar itulah, maka ulama dan guru-guru agama mapan di negara kita bersama Muis dan Pergas telah menubuhkan Sistem Pengiktirafan Asatizah atau ARS lebih daripada sepuluh tahun yang lalu. Ia bertujuan memastikan masyarakat yang ingin mendapatkan khidmat bimbingan agama untuk dapat mengenal pasti asatizah yang terlatih dan mempunyai kemahiran yang diperlukan. Diharapkan dengan sistem pengiktirafan, ARS, kewibawaan institusi pendidikan Islam di Singapura akan terpelihara daripada individu yang tidak bertanggungjawab dan ingin menyampaikan pandangan agama yang bermasalah ataupun mungkin sesat,” menurut Ustaz Dr Fatris.

    Tambah Mufti dengan pembelajaran menerusi internet begitu berleluasa sekarang, semakin penting bagi ibu bapa untuk memastikan anak-anak mereka tidak terpesong atau terpengaruh oleh fahaman-fahaman atau ideologi songsang.

    TOLAK PANDANGAN EKSKLUSIF

    Sejajar dengan itu, Menteri Bertanggungjawab bagi Ehwal Masyarakat Islam, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim menggesa rakyat agar menolak pandangan eksklusif dan sebaliknya merenung tentang integrasi agama dan kaum di Singapura.

    “Apa yang kita lakukan selama 50 tahun untuk kita berintegrasikan dengan masyarakat yang lain adalah satu proses yang penting yang harus dijaga dengan baik. Dan, mesej ini bukan saja tanggungjawab pihak Mufti atau pihak MUIS tetapi ini adalah tanggungjawab masyarakat kita. Setiap individu, setiap pemimpin ada peranan,” Dr Yaacob memberitahu BERITAMediacorp.

    “Saya rasa ini adalah satu mesej yang tepat pada masanya bagi kita untuk mengukuhkan apa yang kita telah capai selama 50 tahun dan terus bekerjasama dengan pihak-pihak tertentu untuk memperkuatkan lagi keharmonian kaum yang kita ada di Singapura,” tambah beliau.

    “Kita harus menguatkan silaturrahim antara kita sebagai orang Islam dengan mereka yang dikatakan bukan Muslim. Dengan itu kita dapat menunjukkan bahawa bagusnya kesejahteraan Singapura ini. Dan, para belia kita dapat mencontohi dengan sebaik-baiknya,” salah seorang jemaah yang bersolat di Masjid En-Naeem, Erwin Shah Effandy, memberitahu BERITAMediacorp.

    “Sebagai seorang bapa adalah penting untuk saya mendidik anak-anak ataupun sebenarnya menghantar anak saya ke asatizah yang dapat mengajar pendidikan agama yang menyeluruh,” kata seorang lagi jemaah, Suryadi Mohd Bajuri.

    Masjid En-Naeem antara 13 pusat korban yang melakukan ibadah korban kambing Australia.

    Upacara korban dijayakan dengan sumbangan tenaga lebih 100 sukarelawan.

    ANGKA KEMATIAN KAMBING TERLALU TINGGI

    Mengulas kematian 121 kambing Ireland tahun ini, Dr Yaacob berkata siasatan sedang dijalankan untuk menyediakan laporan penuh kejadian itu secepat mungkin

    “Saya rasa ini kadangkala tidak boleh dielakkan tetapi angkanya terlalu tinggi bagi kita, tetapi kita akan menyelidik untuk mendapatkan apa yang telah berlaku. Tetapi yang lebih penting ialah adakah kita boleh menjalankan ibadah korban. Tetapi, Alhamdullilah, dengan kerjasama JKMS dan MUIS dan sebagainya, kita berjaya pada hari ini, pada pagi ini, untuk kita menjalankan korban, di seluruh Singapura. Dan di sini, saya berterima kasih kepada masyarakat kita kerana kepercayaan dan kesabaran mereka,” jelas Dr Yaacob.

    Bungkusan-bungkusan daging korban juga diagihkan kepada 10 keluarga daripada golongan kurang berkemampuan.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Muslims Around The World Celebrate Eid Al-Adha

    Muslims Around The World Celebrate Eid Al-Adha

    Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday on Monday (Sep 12), one of the two most important festivals of the Islamic calendar.

    Marking the willingness of Ibrahim, or Abraham, to sacrifice his son on God’s command, Muslims mark the holiday by slaughtering animals such as sheep and goats. The meat is shared among family and friends and also donated to the poor.

    At Jamarat in Saudi Arabia, nearly two million Muslim pilgrims performed a symbolic stoning of the devil, the riskiest part of the annual haj pilgrimage, a year after the ritual’s worst disaster in decades.

    Saudi authorities said that some 1.86 million Muslims from around the world are performing the pilgrimage at Islam’s holiest city, one of the main pillars of Islam which every able-bodied Muslim is required to undertake at least once.

    That is less than previous years, when up to 3 million pilgrims have attended.

    To ensure a safe pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia deployed thousands of security forces, civil defence staff and volunteers as well as modern technology including drones and electronic bracelets.

    Across continents, the faithful marked the festival which comes as the annual Haj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia draws to a close.

    Palestinians flocked to Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque for prayers.

    In Iraq, authorities adopted tough security measures during the festival, searching worshippers as they entered Abdul-Qadir al-Gilani mosque in Baghdad.

    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad prayed at a mosque in the Damascus suburb of Daraya, which was evacuated by rebels and surrendered to government control last month, state media reported.

    In Asia, tens of thousands of people left Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on crowded trains and ferries for their hometowns to celebrate the holiday with family and friends, while in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, Muslims attended morning prayers.

    The festival was also celebrated across Africa, with the faithful in countries such as Somalia and Kenya attending mass prayers.

    In Russia, thousands of Muslims gathered for prayers in Moscow while in Britain, Prime Minister Theresa May released a video message to the country’s Muslim community.

    “I am proud of the contribution British Muslims make to this country and proud that Britain is home to people from vibrant and diverse backgrounds,” she said.

     

    Source: ChannelNewsAsia

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