Tag: Islam

  • Pakcik Hari-Hari Berdoa Agar Strike TOTO

    Pakcik Hari-Hari Berdoa Agar Strike TOTO

    Am walking towards Mawaddah Mosque 2 days ago for Friday prayers.

    It was a long walk from my place.

    Saw the pakcik TOTO fram afar and I increase my speed and finally caught up with him.

    ” assalamualaikum cik…”
    ” Wa alai Kum salam… Kau lagi.. mana2 kau Ada. Tak kerja ke?”
    “Saya Mana kerja cik, saya makan hasil bini…. ”
    “Untung kau.. pakcik kerja guard dah 20 tahun lebih.. istri pakcik Pat rumah jaga anak…”
    “Cik nak gi Mana ni?”
    “Go solat jumaat lah….”

    At this point I’m trying change the topic and ask him about the TOTO results..

    “It Hari cik beli TOTO Kena Tak?”
    “Takde rezeki lah…”
    “Ohhhh.. nanti cik doa lebih supaya rezki cik bertambah dan Tak payah lah cik beli TOTO lagik….”
    “Tahulah…. Hari2 cik doa supaya cik kena TOTO… Kita merancang, tuhan menentukan”

    In amacham cakap?? Tak tahu lagi macam Mana nak nasihat orang mcm ni…..

     

     

    Source: Encik Gambir

  • FAQ On The Current Jerusalem Issue

    FAQ On The Current Jerusalem Issue

    (1) “So sekarang Jerusalem/Baitulmqadis tu Israel punya kah?”

    TIDAK. Bila Trump kata Jerusalem itu ibu negara Israel, bukan bermaksud secara automatik Jerusalem terus jadi hak milik Israel. Trump bukan hakim dunia. Dia hanya Presiden US. Di dunia kita sekarang, hanya Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (United Nations – UN) saja yang boleh beri kata putus bahawa wilayah ini milik siapa, wilayah itu milik siapa. US hanya salah satu daripada 5 kuasa besar dunia (selainnya ialah Rusia, China, UK dan Perancis) yang boleh membuat keputusan di UN melalui kuasa veto mereka di Majlis Keselamatan. Sehingga sekarang, UN masih menganggap pendudukan Israel ke atas Jerusalem Timur tidak sah dan Israel perlu berundur ke sempadan asalnya sebelum tahun 1967. Kalau guna bahasa undang-undang antarabangsa, Israel hanya ada kawalan “DE FACTO” ke atas Jerusalem Timur. Pendudukan Israel ke atas Jerusalem Timur tidak diberi pengiktirafan “DE JURE” oleh komuniti antarabangsa.

     

    (2) “Ya Allah! Kiamat makin dekat! ”

    Baitulmaqdis tidak jatuh ke tangan Israel bermula semalam. Al-Aqsa (di Jerusalem Timur) telah pun jatuh ke tangan Israel 50 tahun yang lalu lagi, selepas kekalahan Jordan (penguasa asal Jerusalem Timur) dalam Perang Enam Hari 1967. Tanda kiamat dah mula pun sejak 50 tahun yang lepas. Apa yang korang buat selama 50 tahun lepas lah wey.

     

    (3) “Ibu negara Israel kat mana sebenarnya?”

    Sejak 1950, ibu negara Israel ialah Jerusalem Barat iaitu tempat terletaknya Parlimen, Mahkamah Agung dan Pejabat PM Israel. Selepas Israel menawan Jerusalem Timur pada 1967, Israel meluluskan Jerusalem Law pada tahun 1980 yang menyatakan “the complete and united Jerusalem is the capital of Israel”. Maksudnya Israel nak menyatukan Jerusalem Barat dan Jerusalem Timur sebagai ibu negaranya. Perjanjian Oslo 1993 yang dipersetujui oleh Yitzhak Rabin (Israel) dan Yasser Arafat (Palestin) mengatakan status Jerusalem Timur harus ditentukan melalui perundingan bersama Israel-Palestin. Ini menyebabkan Rabin dibunuh oleh ekstremis Zionis kerana ia bakal menggadaikan pemilikan penuh Israel ke atas Jerusalem Timur. Perundingan damai Israel-Palestin asyik gagal disebabkan politikus right-wing di Israel seperti Netanyahu tidak mahu berkompromi dalam isu Jerusalem. Jadi, NO, Israel tidak perlu memindahkan ibu negaranya susulan kenyataan Trump.

     

    (4) “Kenapa Trump nak mengiktiraf Jerusalem sebagai ibu negara Israel?”

    Gimik politik. Mid-Term Election dah nak dekat. Trump pernah berjanji semasa kempen tahun 2016 bahawa dia akan mengiktiraf Jerusalem sebagai ibu negara Israel, satu strategi untuk mengambil hati Yahudi Zionis dan Kristian Evangelis (tak semua Yahudi pro Israel, jangan pukul rata). Sama seperti Obama yang pernah berucap semasa kempen tahun 2008 bahawa “Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided”. Apa yang Trump buat adalah lebih kepada prosedur standard Presiden. Pada tahun 1995, Kongres US telah meluluskan Jerusalem Embassy Act yang mengiktiraf “undivided Jerusalem” (merangkumi Jerusalem Barat dan Jerusalem Timur) sebagai ibu negara Israel dan mengarahkan Department of State (Kementerian Luar) untuk memindahkan kedutaan US ke Jerusalem.

    Tapi akta tersebut turut memberi peruntukan “waiver” di mana Presiden boleh menangguhkan perpindahan tersebut. Sejak 1995, Clinton, Bush dan Obama telah pun menandatangani waiver tersebut walaupun ada di kalangan mereka yang pro-Israel. Waiver itu perlu renew setiap 6 bulan. Kali terakhir Trump menandatangani waiver adalah pada 1 Jun 2017, jadi waiver itu dah expired pada Disember 2017 dan Trump mengambil kesempatan ini untuk membuat kenyataan. Tak pasti Trump sudah atau belum menandatangani waiver tu. Kalau ikut sumber ini, Trump sebenarnya dah menandatangani waiver. Jadi kali ini Trump sekadar sembang, sebab election dah dekat.

    Pada 23 Disember 2016, Majlis Keselamatan UN 2015-2016 telah meluluskan Resolusi 2334 yang mengatakan pendudukan Israel ke atas Jerusalem Timur tidak sah. Resolusi tersebut dapat diluluskan kerana US tidak menggunakan kuasa vetonya. Obama saja nak kenakan Netanyahu sebelum habis tempoh jawatannya sebagai Presiden. Kalau sekarang Israel dan US nak mengusulkan sebarang resolusi untuk menjadikan Jerusalem sebagai ibu negara Israel pun, ia tetap akan diveto oleh Rusia dan China yang telah lama menyokong Palestin dalam hal ini. Jadi kenyataan Trump kali ini tidak akan mengubah keputusan tersebut. Ia cuma dapat menyelamatkan sedikit air muka Netanyahu.

     

    (5) “So kalau tak ada apa-apa effect, buat apa nak bantah?”

    Sebab US sebagai penimbangtara proses perdamaian Israel-Palestin, ia harus menghormati Perjanjian Oslo 1993 dan menjaga perasaan Palestin. Kenyataan Trump seolah-olah memberi sokongan moral kepada Israel dan membelakangi resolusi-resolusi UN yang jelas mengecam klaim Israel ke atas Jerusalem Timur.

     

    Kadang kala kita perlu menguasai pengetahuan asas hubungan antarabangsa sebelum meninggalkan komen-komen yang tidak matang di merata media sosial. Trump tengok komen korang pun rasa WTF. Kurangkan karut, satukan hati. Insya Allah, Palestine will be free.

    (p/s: my brothers and sisters, the Jerusalem issue is not a religious issue. It is an universal humanitarian concern over Israel’s illegal occupation of East Jerusalem and its continued defiance of international law. Don’t let the extremists from both sides lure you into choosing side based on your faith).

     

     

    Source: Ayman

  • Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak To Issue Statement On US Recognition Of Jerusalem

    Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak To Issue Statement On US Recognition Of Jerusalem

    MALAYSIA will make an official statement on the United States’ decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a move that is certain to have repercussions in the Middle East.

    Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the Prime Minister would be making an announcement on the matter.

    He told reporters this after a 30-minute meeting with Hamas Political Bureau member Dr Maher Salah on the sidelines of the Umno general assembly here yesterday.

    Dr Maher said such a move would cause more concern among the Arabs and asked the Organi­sation of Islamic Cooperation to intervene.

    “This move is in contravention with international laws and the rights of the Palestinians. Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine and belongs to Islam.

    “I laud the Deputy Prime Min­ister’s stand on this issue,” he added.

    It was reported that US President Donald Trump would be declaring a formal recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move its embassy from Tel Aviv.

    Later yesterday, Dr Ahmad Zahid launched the Home Ministry’s booth at the Putra World Trade Centre for the assembly.

    The booth will offer services from all agencies under the ministry, including the police, Prisons Dep­artment, Immigration Depart­ment and National Registration Department.

    He also unveiled a 238-page book on the ministry’s achievements and performance since he became Home Minister.

    Dr Ahmad Zahid, who is also Umno vice-president, took time off to sit in debates at the Umno Youth, Wanita Umno and Puteri wings.

  • Muslimahs At Workplaces – Gain Your Bosses’ Trust First

    Muslimahs At Workplaces – Gain Your Bosses’ Trust First

    Some workplace, tak benarkan kita pakai pakaian yang “terlalu” muslimah (baggy clothes/tudung labuh).

    After 11 years of working and jumping around few MNCs and gov offices, first time, boss aku talk to me about “professional attire”.

    Aku is vendor. Engineer dari lain company giving service to another company. So he told me, dia nak aku dress professionally and deliver expertise aku accordingly. Aku faham apa dia trying to say bila dia tengok aku atas bawah.

    He shared with me, dia taknak ada incident where he will be asked not to take “muslimah” again sebab diorang pernah encounter banyak problem with the previous muslimah.

    Waktu solat takes forever.
    Bila bercakap, tak tapis. Nak jaga with non mahram sampai appear rude.
    Dressing terlalu labuh/extreme.
    Datang kerja lambat.
    Buat kerja selalu ada mistakes.
    Bila ada mistakes, tak own up. Argue.

    Aku pernah ada staff muslimah.
    Bila kerja, mulut dia kumat kamit. Prolly berzikir.
    I dont have any problem with that.
    I dont have problem with dressing as well.
    But kita selalu kena be mindful of other religion and race. Nak baca apape.. jangan lah sampai macam tengah berjampi. Maybe ada orang tak selesa.

    And masa tu, aku was fronting auditors for my team. And tiap kali auditor spot a mistake, mesti it comes from this lady. Everyday datang lambat. Masuk waktu solat, hilang almost 45 mins. Pastu argue je.. dengan boss. Dia try to gunakan aku as a shield but aku, time kerja, kerja. Time friends, friends.

    So aku share skit, aku stick to black bila masuk office. So “nampak” professional. Tudung je tukar2 color. Try to wear baju office gi office. Baju kurung ke, jubah ke, maybe boleh pakai on Friday. On weekdays, you can wear palazzo/skirt and tops labuh.

    But one thing aku paling jaga is timing pergi balik office and work performance. Jangan lambat masuk office. Orang benci those yang tak datang on time tapi nak balik on time.
    Those yang tak jaga break time. Tak pernah ada dekat desk. Kalau nak gi solat pon, tu bukan company bapak kita. So plan your time wisely. Jangan sampai mulut orang kata “amik muslimah, nak kena put on radar. Because they are so irresponsible”.

    Bila boss aku amik aku, he told me honestly that dia akan put aku on radar, and aku baru dapat lepas his hook sebab aku selalu available bila clients ke customer carik.

    Jangan busukkan nama muslimah. Be a professional productive muslimah.

    Then once boss da percaya, nak pakai sari gi kerja.. pakailah..

     

    Source: Nisa Tahir

  • (Russia) ‘Halal’ Bitcoin May Be Coming To A Muslim Community Near You

    (Russia) ‘Halal’ Bitcoin May Be Coming To A Muslim Community Near You

    Cryptocurrency as a tool of Islamic banking is being discussed by the Muslim community and could be created within the next two or three years, according to the adviser on Islamic economics and finance of the Russia’s Muftis Council Madina Kalimullina.

    She told TASS that based on the cryptocurrency characteristics, the coin can be halal [permissible – Ed.]. “Sharia standards do not cover this issue yet, but in the perspective of two or three years they can be developed,” Kalimullina said after a conference in Kazan.

    “This topic is now very popular in the Russian Islamic community, particularly in the Caucasus, it is constantly discussed at the meetings of Islamic economists,” she added.

    There’s already a so-called ‘meet-coin’ in Kazan for settlements in the livestock business.

    Kalimullina said bitcoin exchanges have been opened in some Muslim countries. Middle East’s first wallet BitOasis which opened for UAE customers, and is now available in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. Indonesia’s Bitcoin and Malaysia’s Coinbox also offer services linked to cryptocurrencies.

    The absence of a single regulator for cryptocurrencies is one of the major issues which confuses followers of Islam, according to Kalimullina. “Among the main arguments against bitcoin is a high degree of risk (maisir) and uncertainty (garar), a lack of provision of real assets and state guarantees,” she said.

    The expert added that it is not forbidden to conduct bitcoin operations for Muslims if they access all the “risks and the high probability of garar and maisir.” The UAE has recently started issuing a new cryptocurrency, secured with gold, she said.

    Islamic banking requires banking activities following the religious teachings of Islam. Maisir and garar are forbidden by Islamic law. Sharia law requires a currency to be tangible or to have evidence of existence. Islam forbids the use of a money that is tied to debt, and prohibits the charging and profiting from interest paid out on loans. For a currency to be halal, it must be deflationary in nature meaning that it is resistant to inflation and has a steady market price.

     

    Source: RT