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  • Ramadan 2016: How Muslims Fast In Countries Where The Sun Never Sets

    Ramadan 2016: How Muslims Fast In Countries Where The Sun Never Sets

    The holy month of Ramadan is now underway, with Muslims fasting from dawn to dusk to observe the period. But what happens when you live in a country where the sun never, or scarcely, sets?

    Muslims living in the Arctic Circle are experiencing some of the most challenging conditions for Ramadan as they can experience 24 hours of sunlight. People observing it will not consume food or drink, smoke or engage in any sexual activity, from when the sun rises until sundown again. Fasting ends with a meal known as the Iftar.

    Around 22 per cent of the world’s population, or 1.6 billion people, are expected to join in the holy observance around the world.

    Areas including Lapland, Finland and Sweden can experience little or no sundown during the summer months. A family have shared their experiences of how they experience Ramadan in northern Finland where the sun sets for just 55 minutes.

    Mohammed told AJ+: “Fasting starts at 1:35 in the early morning and will end at 12:48 in the evening. So [fasting] will be 23 hours, 5 minutes. My friends, family and relatives who live in Bangladesh, they can’t believe we could do Ramadan or fasting for more than 20 hours. “So when they heard from us we do Ramadan here for 23 hours or 22 and a half hours, they just say ‘That’s unbelievable, how could you manage this.’ But somehow [thank God] we manage it, and we’re doing very well.”

    He said other Muslims in nearby countries with similar sunlight conditions had found other ways of adapting, adding: “Some other Muslims who live in Lapland, most of them follow the Middle East time table, as they follow the nearest Islamic country, Turkey.”

    Depending on a person’s location, Ramadan for people living in the UK can last between 16 and 19 hours a day.

    The times and dates of Ramadan and fasting vary each year in relation to the Western calendar as they are determined by the lunar cycle.

     

    Source: The Independent

  • Pakar: Kaum Arab Yang Dahulu Temui Amerika Syarikat, Bukan Columbus

    Pakar: Kaum Arab Yang Dahulu Temui Amerika Syarikat, Bukan Columbus

    Bukan Christopher Columbus yang pertama temui benua Amerika Syarikat, tapi orang orang Arab!

    Demikian dakwaan daripada Profesor bahasa purba di Univerisiti Raja Saud dan pengkaji di Pusat Raja Faisal bagi Pengkajian dan pengajian, Suleiman Al-Deeb.

    Beliau mendakwa bahawa Amerika Syarikat ditemui terlebih dahulu oleh suku bangsa Arab Thamudic sebelum Christopher Columbus ke sana pada abad ke-15.

    Dalam satu wawancara yang diterbitkan dalam satu laman web, Prof Al-Deeb berkata beliau antara 15 orang dari pelbagai bahagian di dunia yang membincangkan satu ukiran yang dijumpai di sebuah pangkalan tentera di Colorado.

    Teks tersebut dibaca dan didapati bahasa Arab Thamudic yang sama seperti yang dijumpai di Semenanjung Arab, menurut laporan Arab News.

    WUJUD PENGHIJRAHAN ARAB KE AMERIKA 500 TAHUN SEBELUM COLUMBUS

    Menurut laporan Arab News lagi, Prof Al-Deeb berkata ukiran tersebut adalah dari abad ke-10 dan ini mengandaikan bahawa adanya penghijrahan orang Arab ke sana semasa zaman tersebut.

    Beliau juga berkata tiada masala untuk beliau membaca teks Thamudic itu yang dikirim kepadanya dari AS.

    Prof Al-Deeb menjelaskan bahawa ada cebisan batu di Semenanjung Arab khususnya di Arab Saudi yang mempunyai ukiran yang berusia lebih daripada 3,000 tahun.

    Menurut Prof Al-Deeb ukiran pada cebisan batu itu adalah satu bentuk karya seni yang mencatatkan kehidupan, agama, makanan dan minimum bangsa tersebut pada zaman itu.

    Christopher Columbus dikatakan menemui Amerika Syarikat pada 1492 semasa menerajui ekspedisi laut rentas Atlantik, yang berpangkalan di Sepanyol.

    Ekspedisi itulah yang dikatakan membawa kepada penemuan Amerika Syarikat.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Kisah Bagaimana Muhammad Ali Peluk Islam

    Kisah Bagaimana Muhammad Ali Peluk Islam

    Sukan tinju dunia dikejutkan dengan berita kehilangan seorang lagenda apabila Muhammad Ali disahkan meninggal dunia, 4 Jun 2016.

    Ali yang dilahirkan pada 17 Januari 1942 di Louisville, Kentucky, Amerika Syarikat menghembuskan nafasnya pada usia 73 tahun, dipercayai kerana menghidap masalah pernafasan.

    Beliau yang pernah menjadi peninju juara heavyweight dunia sebanyak tiga kali sememangnya merupakan salah seorang tokoh sukan terbesar pada abad ke-20.

    Dalam namanya sedang meningkat naik, Ali tiba-tiba mengejutkan dunia apabila memilih untuk memeluk agama Islam dan menukar nama asalnya, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr, pada tahun 1964.

    Pengumuman pertukaran agamanya itu didedahkan kepada umum buat pertama kali di arena gelanggang selepas Ali berjaya menjuarai heavyweight dunia menumpaskan Sonny Liston.

    Petukaran agamanya itu juga membuatkan ada yang menggelarkannya sebagai ‘Black Muslim’.

    Ali yang awal merupakan mualaf ketika itu dikatakan mempunyai pegangan yang berubah-ubah terhadap Islam.

    Namun, selepas itu Ali mula mendekati ajaran Islam dengan menyertai Nation of Islam, sebelum mengambil keputusan berada dalam aliran Islam Sunni pada tahun 1975, kemudian kepada mazhab Sufi pada tahun 2005.

    Sementara itu, ramai peminatnya percaya Ali memeluk Islam ekoran pengaruh rakan baiknya yang dikenali Malcolm X.

    Malah, ada sumber yang memberitahu, lagenda itu menerima hidayah ketika menemani rakannya mendengar ceramah ajaran Islam.

    Keyakinan Ali terhadap Islam semakin utuh apabila beliau merasakan agama itu tidak membezakan warna kulit, etnik, kekayaan dan semuanya sama di mata Allah SWT.

    Setelah pertukaran agamanya, Ali yang popular dengan gelaran ‘The Greatest’ meminta orang ramai tidak lagi memanggilnya sedemikian kerana mahu bersederhana seperti yang dituntut oleh ajaran Islam.

    Sepanjang hayat, Ali sememangnya cukup terkenal dengan suara lantangnya demi mempertahankan isu-isu kaum, agama dan politik.

    Awal Disember lalu, Ali sekali lagi memainkan peranannya menegakkan hak Islam apabila menyelar pendirian calon presiden Amerika Syarikat, Donald Trump yang mahu menghentikan imigrasi umat Islam ke negara itu.

    “Saya seorang Muslim dan tidak ada orang Islam mahu membunuh orang yang tidak bersalah di Paris, San Bernardino, atau di mana sahaja di dunia. Penganut Islam yang sebenar tahu bahawa keganasan yang kejam bertentangan dengan ajaran agama Islam,” ujarnya.

    Sesungguhnya, insan bernama Muhammad Ali ini sukar dicari ganti dan akan kekal diingatan setiap peminatnya.

    Semoga roh Muhammad Ali berada dalam kalangan orang-orang yang soleh. Al-Fatihah.

    Sumber: http://www.mynewshub.cc/2016/06/04/ini-kisah-bagaimana-muhammad-ali-masuk-islam/

     

    Source: www.indahnyaislam.my

  • 100 Year Old Grandpa Still Fasts During Ramadan

    100 Year Old Grandpa Still Fasts During Ramadan

    He will be celebrating his 100th birthday in two weeks, which makes him one of the oldest Singaporeans around.

    But with the month of Ramadan starting today, Mr Othman Nasir will not be having his usual birthday celebrations on June 20 because he will be fasting.

    He told The New Paper that he wants to observe Ramadan because he is still capable of fulfilling his obligations as a Muslim.

    His daughter, Madam Norlela Othman, 44, who is the youngest of his 10 children, said her father often fasts throughout Ramadan despite his advanced age.

    Mr Othman, who was born in Batu Pahat in Johor, moved to Singapore in 1939 to serve in the British army.

    His time spent in the army is what made him a disciplined and responsible man and father, said Madam Norlela.

    Speaking from Mr Othman’s four-room flat in Tampines, where he has lived since 1984, the mother of four daughters said: “He was a strict father when we were growing up, especially with his words.”

    It is this discipline that may have contributed to his longevity.

    He eats plenty of vegetables and fruits. When he eats meat, it is mostly fish.

    He also leads a relatively stress-free life, spending his free time reading the Quran.

    Mr Othman still looks healthy at his age. Other than gout, he has no major illnesses.

    His memory remains good although his hearing has weakened and his speech has slowed down considerably.

    He used to be able to walk with the help of a walker, but has been using a wheelchair since a fall last year.

    “If I were to tell my life story, it would be too long,” Mr Othman told TNP in Malay, with a chuckle.

    After leaving the army, Mr Othman worked as a messenger.

    He was then at a security company for 25 years before retiring in 1997.

    Mr Othman has only vague memories of kampung life in Malaysia and Singapore, but he said he prefers life in Singapore today – everything is easier here.

    His domestic helper, who wanted to be known only as Ms Setyani, has looked after him for eight years.

    “Every two weeks or so, we take him out to get some fresh air,” said the 32-year-old Indonesian.

    HARI RAYA CLOTHES

    Madam Norlela, who works as an airline ticketing officer, said her father often asks to be taken to Geylang Serai and Beach Road, to places he remembers fondly.

    “He used to take his children to Geylang during Ramadan to look for Hari Raya clothes” she added.

    “And his old army quarters was at Beach Road.”

    When asked about the birthday celebrations, Madam Norlela said she has nothing planned, but it is likely that her siblings and their families will break fast together with Mr Othman on that day.

    The last day of Ramadan will be on July 5 in Singapore, the day before Hari Raya Puasa.

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • Sudah Masuk Waktu Solat, Kucing Kejutkan Jemaah Di Masjidil Haram

    Sudah Masuk Waktu Solat, Kucing Kejutkan Jemaah Di Masjidil Haram

    Siapa sangka, kucing pun tahu apabila waktu solat sudah masuk!

    Baru-baru ini, menerusi sebuah rakaman video seekor kucing dilihat seolah-olah mengejutkan seorang jemaah yang sedang lena di pekarangan Masjidil Haram.

    Aksi kucing itu dimuat naik ke laman YouTube oleh akhbar ‘Ajel’.

    Kucing tersebut sedang bermain-main dengan seekor lagi kucing sebelum ia tiba-tiba berlari ke arah jemaah berkenaan dan mencuit bahagian kepala lelaki itu yang ditutup dengan sehelai kain.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

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