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  • Yaacob Ibrahim: MUIS Kumpul $300 Dari Setiap Jemaah Singapura Untuk Tampung Kos Misi Haji

    Yaacob Ibrahim: MUIS Kumpul $300 Dari Setiap Jemaah Singapura Untuk Tampung Kos Misi Haji

    Dalam jawapan bertulisnya pula, Dr Yaacob berkata Muis mengumpulkan $300 dari setiap jemaah untuk menampung kos operasi misi Haji.

    Ini termasuk menyediakan khidmat perubatan dan kebajikan kepada para jemaah.

    Bayaran itu termasuk dalam harga pakej haji.

    Dr Yaacob menerangkan, yuran $300 yang dikumpulkan Muis dari setiap jemaah, tertera sebagai ‘Kos Perubatan dan Pentadbiran’ dalam harga pakej haji yang ditawarkan oleh pihak GSA.

    Menurutnya, yuran itu membentuk sebahagian kecil daripada harga keseluruhan pakej haji yang dibayar setiap jemaah iaitu antara $7,000 hingga $18,000.

    Bagaimanapun Dr Yaacob menambah, jumlah yuran itu sahaja tidak menampung sepenuhnya kos Muis untuk perkhidmatan perubatan dan kebajikan, iaitu sebanyak $700 bagi setiap jemaah, sejak 3 tahun lalu.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Jemaah Haji Singapura Selamat Berlepas Ke Arab Saudi

    Jemaah Haji Singapura Selamat Berlepas Ke Arab Saudi

    Kumpulan terbesar jemaah haji Singapura seramai 467 orang berangkat ke Arab Saudi, petang tadi (5 Sep).

    Menteri Bertanggungjawab bagi Ehwal masyarakat Islam, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim bertemu dengan mereka di kedua-dua terminal 2 dan 3 Lapangan Terbang Changi untuk mengucapkan selamat berangkat.

    Dr Yaacob juga berkata beliau optimis dengan meningkatnya jumlah penduduk Islam di Singapura, kuota haji 680 orang sekarang akan ditambah pada masa akan datang. Ini sungguhpun rayuan untuk menambah kuota haji bagi jemaah Singapura tahun ini tidak dipenuhi.

    “Kita juga buat rayuan untuk menambahkan lagi kuota yang kita telah diberikan untuk mendapatkan 1,000 setahun.

    “Dengan itu kita akan mempercepatkan lagi peluang bagi jemaah kita untuk memenuhi keperluan haji oleh kerana kita tahu bahawa ada banyak keinginan di kalangan masyarakat kita,” ujarnya.

    BERI JAMINAN MUIS SIAP SIAGA SEDIAKAN PASUKAN PERUBATAN

    Dalam pada itu, Dr Yaacob juga memberi jaminan bahawa Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) bersiap siaga menyediakan pasukan perubatan untuk para jemaah terutamanya di tengah-tengah penularan jangkitan Zika.

    MUIS menghantar 21 anggota delegasi untuk memelihara kesihatan, kebajikan dan keselamatan para jemaah haji Singapura.

    “Lebih penting ialah tanggungjawab setiap jemaah untuk menjaga diri mereka dengan baik, mengambil langkah-langkah berjaga yang tertentu.

    “Tapi kalau ia (sebarang insiden tidak diingini) berlaku, kita ada pasukan perubatan di Arab Saudi untuk menolong jemaah kita untuk mengatasi cabaran-cabaran kesihatan mereka,” kata Dr Yaacob.

    Antara jemaah haji yang berangkat ke tanah suci hari ini ialah Cik Siti ‘Alawiyah Johari, 26 tahun berserta ibu dan ayahnya. Tahun ini merupakan kali pertama mereka menunaikan haji. Segala persiapan dari segi mental dan fizikal sudah dilakukan sebaiknya.

    “Dalam segi persiapan, kita tahu informasi dari segi apa yang kita perlu buat di sana dan juga dari segi mengambil langkah-langkah berjaga tambahan,” ujarnya.

    141 JEMAAH NAIK SCOOT

    Daripada 467 jemaah hari ini, 141 daripadanya berangkat menaiki penerbangan Scoot – tahun pertama ia menyediakan penerbangan ke Jeddah.

    (Gambar-gambar: MUIS)

    Lebih menarik lagi bagi seorang lagi jemaah haji, Cik Sharifah Salmah Alhabshi, 60 tahun, ini merupakan pengalaman pertamanya menaiki Scoot memandangkan kali pertama beliau ke Makkah adalah dengan menaiki kapal laut.

    “Itu dalam akhir tahun 1974, 1975 saya masih budak lagi, saya pergi naik kapal dengan ibu, bapa dengan kakak saya. Jadi kita pergi haji dengan kapal Eastern Malaysia Raya, ia memakan masa 16 hari sampai ke Jeddah,” ujarnya.

    Kumpulan terakhir jemaah haji Singapura dijadual berangkat, lusa.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Mecca Stampede Survivor: I Was Pinned Down

    Mecca Stampede Survivor: I Was Pinned Down

    MECCA: Hamza Musa Kabir from Kano in northern Nigeria survived the massive stampede at the hajj by shedding his pilgrim’s garment after he was pinned under a man in the crush, which killed 769 people.

    Reflecting on the shocking events that unfolded on Thursday in Saudi Arabia, the 55-year-old tall, thin trader told his dramatic story to AFP’s Kano correspondent Aminu Abubakar, who also performed the pilgrimage:

    “We set off at sunrise from Muzdalifah and marched towards the Jamarat,” the place in Mina where pilgrims ritually stone the devil, Kabir recounted.

    “We were more than halfway through the procession when the road was blocked by the police, which led to buildup (of pilgrims).

    “Then the police blocked all the roads, leaving us with only one route. The situation became worse when the police allowed people returning from the Jamarat to use the same route back to their tents” where the pilgrims stay.

    “From where I stood, I could see a police officer on a raised platform at a nearby control post beckoning at pilgrims returning that they should move on.

    “Because those returning were moving in the opposite (direction) of the surging crowd, there was a stampede.

    “People became weak from suffocation and heat. People couldn’t breathe (in the crush). Many collapsed, mostly women and the old and disabled on wheelchairs.

    “I also was pinned down by this huge man I believe to be an Asian. I had to strip myself of my shroud which had become an obstacle to my escape.

    “I raised my hand and grabbed the shroud of another pilgrim from Nigeria who was already standing on a fence. He couldn’t pull me up because I was pinned down by this huge man.”

    ‘Countless bodies’ 

    In an act of desperation, Kabir grabbed the man’s testicles “and squeezed them which made him jump off me.

    “This enabled me to use my other hand to reach for the metal bar of the fence, and grab it. I then pulled myself up with the help of another young Arab man who was standing on the fence,” reaching safety inside one of the camps where Kabir then passed out.

    “I was so dizzy and weak and too weak to walk. I was spread on the floor and another pilgrim, seeing that I had regained consciousness, offered me his other shroud.

    “People offered me drink and some food. I then realised that I had been bitten (on) the side, by a young man from underneath.

    Kabir lost his backpack and most of his belongings except for a small bag around his neck.

    “I spent, like, two hours sitting down recuperating,” he said.

    “After that, I was assisted by another pilgrim from Niger to make it to the Jamarat and carry out the stoning rites.

    “What I saw on my return to the scene of the stampede frightened me, because I just saw countless bodies lying on the floor covered in white shrouds, and I knew I could have been one of them.”

    Still, he is not too frightened to return.

    “I know I will not die until the appointed hour…. Hajj is very important to my faith, and no obstacles will discourage me from seizing another opportunity to come back.”

     

    Source: http://english.astroawani.com

  • Halal Slaughter Is Most Humane Way, Education, Not Banning, The Way Forward.

    Halal Slaughter Is Most Humane Way, Education, Not Banning, The Way Forward.

    Hi Nicole,

    Just to help re-enforce some of the points made here ;-

    I went to an Abbatoire in Turkey last year & took our kids (1 & 4 at the time), where they slaughtered 10,000 Qurb’an. Each one is done by hand.

    To explain the pillars for the slaughter to be halal (permissible by God) are a) the person performing the slaughter must be Muslim b) he must pronounce the name of Allah c) he / she must use a very sharp instrument to cut the jugular in one swift cut, severing the jugular, windpipe / oesophagus.

    When I watched the man performing the slaughter was constantly sharpening his blade on a slather around his waist. This ensured his instrument was razor sharp the whole time. He was extremely expert whipping around like a dervish, slaughtering at least 3-5 animals (sheep in this case) in a matter of seconds.

    The animals is very unlikely to feel any pain, as the instrument is so sharp that by going straight through the neck & oesophagus it cuts off the oxygen to the brain and the animal passes out within seconds. A German scientist did a study comparing the Halal way of slaughter versus the stunning & other methods & he concluded the Halal method is far superior as the brain patterns show it is like the animal is falling asleep. The animals come out individually from a segregated enclosure & they are really not intelligent enough to figure out what is going on in that space of time.

    Slaughter in this method is compulsory as the heart then pumps out all the blood & it is compulsory to drain out all the blood from the animal (they are hung up). There is a lot of science to back all this ancient wisdom up & it is to do with health reasons, as the blood can contain harmful bacteria.

    The Western media in some cases may make it look like some sort of bloody occult ritual, as if people go to Makkah to bathe in the blood of camels & delight in the killing. They do have a habit of sensationalism, sometimes even turning things upside down to the confusion of the reader.

    Halal slaughter is the most humane way to kill an animal. Whereas MNC animal slaughter has many cases where it is grossly inhumane & simply cruel in the extreme.

    Part of Islamic teaching is to observe the act of halal slaughter, I have volunteered a number of times at the Mosque. It is very moving. On a smaller scale (80-100 sheep) a few of us will hold and stroke the animals to keep them calm. No animal likes to be manhandled, but it doesn’t mean they are in fear of being killed – they do not have awareness of this as they are segregated. When we witness the slaughter process we are less likely to take the steak & food we get served up on a plate for granted. It puts us in a higher state of gratitude. I encourage my children to see it and explain to them what it is about.

    The Western MNC slaughterhouses are often really inhumane. The animals are backed up & stunned. They are in such shock & pain that the animals behind go into a state of fear & adrenalin is pumped through the body of the animal which hardens the meat. You can taste the difference with halal meat.

    As a consequence of all this negative publicity animal rights movements have prevented people from being able witness this sacred ritual in Singapore, which is a great education for kids. In Singapore now for the past 4 years they have had to totally screen everything off, no observation points! How will kids learn to appreciate all this food they devour & take for granted? Isn’t it better they grow up to appreciate that an animal sacrificed it’s life so we can eat? In Singapore you never even get to see a cow or a sheep!

    So as is often the case media critics have it wrong. The meat is distributed to the poor and needy as an act of alms giving. The act of slaughter is to represent the slaughtering of the ego.

    I hope you will accept the invitation to come to Al Kaff Mosque, (next to where I live too) & we will be very happy to share more with you / answer all your concerns.

    A last point is these animals are actually in submission. I can show you videos where animals will literally lie down and place their necks to be slaughtered. This is an act of obedience to God.

    Have a blessed day.

     

    Source: Tim Alden

  • Australian Animal Rights Probe into Mistreatment of Sheep Flown Over For Korban in Singapore

    Australian Animal Rights Probe into Mistreatment of Sheep Flown Over For Korban in Singapore

    2,200 sheep were packed into wooden crates and stacked into the cargo hold of an aeroplane.

    They were destined to face fully conscious slaughter in Singapore — but their suffering began much sooner.

    Temperatures became so unbearable on a flight last week, that 174 sheep were found dead upon arrival (www.bit.ly/1xUdeAI).

    In their wooden crates, there was simply nowhere these animals could go — nothing they could do — to cool their bodies down. It would have been a horrible way to die.

    This is the fourth major incident of animals dying on planes in only the last year.

    Both sheep and cattle have endured flights from hell — with ‘deficient’ or ‘inadequate’ ventilation blamed for the horrific suffering of animals who have suffocated to death, or died from heat stress.

    Their deaths — like so many others — are just written off as a ‘cost of doing business’ to an industry that knowingly puts animals at great risk, for the sake of profit.

    As you read this, our team of investigators are en route back to Australia — bringing with them the stories of the other animals who have suffered terribly at the hands of this industry.

    Their evidence will form the basis of significant legal complaints to ensure those responsible for their suffering will be held to account.

    Source: Animals Australia

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