If Mdm Halimah runs for the Malay President, SDP will be ready to give the people of Marsiling and Yew Tee another chance to consider us to be in Parliament to voice the people’s concern now having seen the outcome of their vote 2 years on.
The PAP must play it fair, the minority representation by an MP must be replaced in a GRC by-election.
Lets do it people!!!
Source: Damanhuri Abas
The National Muslim Youth Association (Pembina) advised Muslim women against using emoticons in text messages or wearing fragrance, ahead of Valentine’s Day tomorrow.
Pembina’s guide published on its official Facebook page today said Muslim women should avoid seven things while dealing with “non-mahram”, or men they can marry, even outside the day commemorating love.
Besides avoiding the use of emoticons and wearing “excessive” fragrance, the guide also urged Muslim women to avoid making their voice sound sweet, and to cover up their “aurat”, or intimate parts.
The Islamist group also warned Muslim women against being alone with “non-mahram” men, and to avoid inappropriate times by dealing with them only in daytime.
It also told Muslim women to keep their text messages simple for “non-mahram” men.
The guide is part of Pembina’s annual anti-Valentine’s Day campaign, claiming the celebration threatens the faith of Muslims and leads to illicit sex.
Earlier today, the group released a list of five things Muslim youths can do to reject the day, such as publicly chastising unmarried couples who are dating.
The group also suggested youths wear Pembina’s anti-Valentine’s Day T-shirt, post its posters in public, and urge their friends to join Islamic or beneficial activities on the day.
The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) has consistently opposed the celebration of Valentine’s Day among Muslims, claiming it possesses Christian elements.
The global celebration was banned during the 71st meeting of the National Fatwa Committee for Islamic Affairs in 2005.
An anti-Valentine’s campaign called “Mind the Valentine’s Day Trap” has also been held by Jakim since 2011, where volunteers approach youths to warn them of the celebration’s alleged danger.
In addition, previous sermons had claimed the day originally worshipped ancient Roman deities, or celebrated the fall of Muslim rule in Cordoba, Andalusia, now in modern-day Spain.
Islamic enforcement agencies also regularly hold raids on budget hotels and public parks, detaining and charging unmarried Muslim couples with “khalwat”, or being in close proximity with the opposite sex.
Originally a celebration of a Christian saint, Valentine’s Day has long taken a commercial nuance to celebrate romantic love and is vastly popular in East Asia.
Source: www.themalaymailonline.com
Hari Valentine menurut sejarah Kristian pada asalnya ialah hari memperingati dua orang suci (saint) Kristian yang memiliki nama yang sama. Hari tersebut jatuh pada 14 Februari. Menurut lagenda Kristian, salah seorang dari dua orang suci tersebut adalah seorang paderi Rome yang terkorban dalam zaman penindasan Maharaja Claudius di Rome.
Hari Valentine (St Valentine’s Day) yang disambut orang pada hari ini (khususnya masyarakat Kristian) adalah merupakan hari istimewa bagi remaja-remaja yang bercinta. Walaupun menurut dakwaan bahawa hari ini tidak ada kaitan dengan hari peringatan paderi di atas, tetapi hari ini menurut sejarah telah disambut oleh masyarakat purba Roman di mana pada hari ini para remaja akan menamakan kekasih mereka dan meminang mereka dalam Perayaan Lupercalia yang jatuh pada 15 Februari. Perayaan ini kemudian diperkenalkan oleh masyarakat Kristian Rome kepada England. Sebagai menyesuaikan adat ini dengan amalan agama Kristian, pihak gereja telah menukarkan kepada Perayaan St Valentine yang dikenal sekarang ini dengan Hari Valentine (St Valentine’s Day).
Di Singapura, Hari Valentine disambut oleh kalangan muda-mudi dari berbagai bangsa, termasuk segelintir para remaja Islam yang cetek pengetahuan agama Islam dan hakikat hari tersebut. Kebanyakan remaja Islam kita yang menyambut hari tersebut adalah di kalangan mereka yang masih menuntut atau mereka yang terdedah kepada pergaulan bebas.
Pada hari tersebut, para remaja akan bertukar kad ucap selamat dengan menggunakan kad khas Hari Valentine yang bertemakan cinta. Bagi remaja-remaja yang bercinta pula, mereka akan membeli bunga-bunga untuk diberikan kepada kekasih. Bagi mereka juga seolah-olah hari tersebut adalah hari yang paling baik untuk mendapatkan kekasih. Oleh itu ramailah remaja-remaja yang keluar berdua-duaan pada hari tersebut sebagai meraikan sempenanya.
Dinukil dari artikel “Panduan Menyambut Perayaan Dalam Islam”, Majalah Warita (Issue 114) terbitan Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Muis), 1998
Source: Islamic Sq
The Practice of Celebrating Valentine’s Day is HARAM & Contradicts the Teachings of Islam – Fatwa of the Research Panel of Faith and the Research Panel of Syari’a of the Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM)
Here are excerpts of the research paper, “Avoid Celebrating Valentine’s Day”, available at Islam.gov.my
✦ Avoid Celebrating Valentine’s Day
The celebration of Valentine’s Day began to influence our society’s culture, especially among the youngsters, around the end of the 1980s along with the emergence of television broadcasts showing advertisements or films with the celebration as the theme.
Valentine’s Day celebration becomes more popular among the younger generations due to the influx of foreign culture through various media channels either electronic or print. The celebration is known to them as a day to celebrate love, which according to them, is the most appropriate moment to express the feeling of love and affection towards their dearest or loved ones.
✦ 14 February was the Date Christians Defeated Muslims in Cordova
Historically, the word Valentine was after a Christian priest during the reign of Queen Isabella of Spain which was Saint Valentine. His success in defeating the Islamic government in Cordova, Spain on 14 February 270 AD gave a deep meaning to Queen Isabella so much so that he was regarded as the lover of her beloved people. Hence, February 14 is celebrated every year by the people of Cordova to celebrate the victorious day with a celebration called Valentine.
✦ Valentine’s Day is a Christian Festival
History has clearly shown that Valentine’s Day is a religious festival celebrated by the Christians. If we refer to the statements of the Christians today, they still regard Valentine’s Day as a ritual in Christianity.
In the website Spiritrestoration.org: The Premier, Ecumenical Christian Website. A Resource for Mature Christians and Scholars under the topic Definition of Religious Holy Days, under the index of Saint Valentine’s Day, it is stated that:
“Christian celebration of the love of God presented in Jesus and in the lives of Christian believers. St Valentine was a 3rd century martyr. This day is widely observed in the USA as a secular celebration of love”.
Written in the Catholic Encyclopaedia’s website, the recognition and in any version on St. Valentine, was that all of them were regarded as martyrs. A quote stated: “At least three different Saint Valentines, all of them are Martyrs, mentioned in the early martyrologies under the date of 14 February”.
Based on the above facts, it is clear that Valentine’s Day is one of the celebrations which have become a ritual practice of Christianity. This automatically contradicts a principle of Islam which does not allow its followers to imitate the identity of another religion or ways of life especially in the matters involving the faith of Islam.
✦ Muslims Must Have Distinct Identities
Islam cares and desires for all Muslims to have distinct identities which are different from the people of other religions. Therefore, the appreciation of the Islamic faith, the execution of ibadah, muamalah and moral as well as other traditions of the Muslims should not be the same and similar to other religion followers. In other words, Muslims must not mix their own faith and devotion with the faith and devotion of other religions.
Allah s.w.t. has said:
Say, “O disbelievers, I do not worship what you worship. Nor are you worshippers of what I worship. Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship. Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship. For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.” (Al-Kafirun verses 1-6)
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In this matter, the Research Panel of Faith and the Research Panel of Syari’a of the Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM) have decided that “the practice of celebrating Valentine’s Day is haram and contradicts the teachings of Islam”. The 71st Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Affairs Malaysia Meeting which was held from 22 to 24 November 2005 concluded that: “The practice of celebrating Valentine’s Day has never been recommended by Islam. The spirit of the celebration has elements of Christianity and the practice, which is mixed with sinful acts, is contradictory and prohibited by Islam. Thus the practice of celebrating Valentine’s Day is not encouraged by Islam”.
Source: Islamiq Sg
Leftenan Adnan b Saidi – Al Fateha
14 Februari
gugur seorang pahlawan sejati
Leftenan Adnan bin Saidi
demi mempertahankan ibu pertiwi
dari serangan Jepun bertubi-tubi
Bukit Chandu tempat terjadi
biar putih tulang jangan putih mata
menjadi pegangan semua anggota
titisan darah terakhir dengan rela
walau bekalan peluru hampir tiada
menentang musuh dengan waspada
meneruskan perjuangan walaupun cedera
inilah pertempuran paling sengit di Singapura
sedarlah rakyat Singapura sekelian
keberanian ketaatan Leftenan Adnan
tidak ada pada diri pejuang sekarang
bukan kerana wang atau kedudukan
demi negara jiwa dikorbankan
wajar beliau diagungkan
diingati zaman ke zaman
dikenang setiap tahunan
menjadi ikutan generasi akan datang
Leftenan Adnan Saidi
kau sentiasa lekat di hati
Aman Samat
13 February 2017
Source: Aman Samat