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  • How A Chance Meeting While Queuing For Beer Set Penniless Minah Rocker On The Path To Allah

    How A Chance Meeting While Queuing For Beer Set Penniless Minah Rocker On The Path To Allah

    Last Saturday night, I was at 7-11 buying mineral water while i was having dinner with my sisters. There was this young Malay girl queuing in front of me. She was really a rocker with her short torn jeans. When it was her turn, she didnt realize she did not have enough cash to pay for her cigarette and liquour. Her hp battery was flat. She lost her ATM card. The cashier was really making lots of noise. Its almost turning into an ugly scene. So I step up to pay for the amount she needed. She was so shocked to hear I am willing to pay. She turned to me saying “Abg ni benda haram saya beli. I replied: I give you the money because you need the money. Whatever you do with the money, is between you and Allah, none of my business. She was taken back. She remained in silence for a while. I told the cashier to calm down. I know the queue is getting longer but just be nice and patient with her. I said she is going through tough times right now. All of us go through such moments in our life. Just be good to others.

    Out of a sudden, she changed her mind. She said I am gonna only buy cigarette. I dont want the liquor. I was like ok. I thought she left for good or maybe she was embarrassed by what happened she did not want to buy the liquor. When I exit the store, she was outside waiting for me. She was smoking gently, her eyes was like about to shed some tears. I smiled and said to her “Are you ok? You need help? You need money? You are in trouble? I continue : I gotta go back to the food place where my wife and sisters are waiting. She was just walking beside me saying “You know what Abg, maybe sometimes, we are looking for miracles but Allah is kind to give us an ease when we meet some strangers . I replied to her, that is how Islam started “As strangers”. It grew because the Prophet sallahu alaihi wa sallam build the community for everyone to know each other in loving and taking care of each other.

    As we reach the gate of masjid sultan, she raise her hands in saying “Allah always listen to our prayers but it is our expectation is making us disappointed with ourselves. O Allah today I learn you are so kind, generous, etc I am so poor yet YOU enriched with YOUR guidance and hope in my soul.

    This morning, she msg me saying “The first time I did solat tawbah as how you had taught me, free my mind, my heart and my life, I was release from the prison of the self. it was really out of this world. Fajr was just another day when the sun rise, we said Alhamdulilah, Allah is there to take care of us.

     

    Source: Khalid Ajmain

    *Editor’s Note: Picture, from Says.com, is strictly for illustration purposes.

  • Alias Ismail: Othman Wok May Championed Multiracialism But Didn’t Champion Rights Of Malays

    Alias Ismail: Othman Wok May Championed Multiracialism But Didn’t Champion Rights Of Malays

    The man who suggested that the Muslim be burned on their death because Singapore has a land shortage.

    The man who kept quiet when Malay youth was not called for National Service and many become drug addict BecoS to find a job u must complete ur National service and many Malay man had no letter to say they were exempt .

    YES THIS IS THE MAN.

    Maybe we should burn his body as he was so into it

     

    Source: Alias Bin Ismail commenting on ST video on Othman Wok

  • Family Remebers Othman Wok As Humble, Kind And Loving

    Family Remebers Othman Wok As Humble, Kind And Loving

    Pioneer Cabinet Minster Mr Othman had been warded at SGH since April 6 for a chest infection and stomach complications.

    Madam Lily, 60, said she usually does the night duty in caring for him.

    “I will read some prayers for him and pat him to sleep before I go off,” she recounted his final hours to The Straits Times on Monday (April 17), after Mr Othman died just after noon. He was 92.

    “We hope that he will always be remembered as part of the Singapore Old Guard and a contributor to the harmony of Singapore,” she added.

    “We tried our best to take care of him to the best of our ability, but I think God knows better, and you know we are quite happy to let him go. He passed away…peacefully, so we are happy with that,” Madam Lily told reporters during the wake for Mr Othman outside the family home in Kew Avenue in Bedok.

    Madam Lily, a housewife, described him as a kind and loving father who was also devoted to his work when he was MP for Pasir Panjang constituency from 1963 to 1981.

    “We know that we are more or less like his second family compared to his political work. We totally got it and we appreciated that as well,” she said with a laugh.

    But he always made time for the family, especially when he returned from his overseas trips as Singapore’s first Minister for Social Affairs, a post he held from 1963 to 1977.

    “Whenever he (came) back from his travels, he (spent) at least one night with us, sharing his overseas stories, souvenirs,” she said.

    One lesson he often drummed into them was the importance of racial harmony as he lived through the 1964 race riots. He also emphasised humility, she said. “You could be the president’s daughter or the king’s daughter, but humility should be your middle name,” she recalled him saying.

    Mr Othman had been in and out of hospital since last November, and his last message to his children was to live peacefully with each other and maintain good relationships with one another, she said.

     

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Late Minister Othman Wok To Be Given Highest State Honour For Funeral

    Late Minister Othman Wok To Be Given Highest State Honour For Funeral

    The late Mr Othman Wok will be given a state-assisted funeral on Tuesday (April 17), with a memorial service for invited guests to be held on Wednesday evening.

    At a quarter past noon on Tuesday, a private hearse carrying the casket will make its way from his residence in Kew Avenue to the Sultan Mosque at North Bridge Road for funeral prayers.

    After the prayers, the State Flag will be draped over the casket in the presence of Mr Othman’s family.

    A statement issued on Monday by the State-assisted Funeral Organising Committee said the draping of the flag is “the highest State honour that can be accorded to a deceased person”.

    It added: “The State flag is placed over the casket with the crescent and stars lying over the head and close to the heart. The Order of Nila Utama (2nd Class) that was awarded to the late Mr Othman Wok will accompany the casket.” Mr Othman was conferred the honour in 1983 for his contributions to Singapore and nation-building efforts.

    At 2pm, the gun carriage carrying the casket will travel to the burial site at the Choa Chu Kang Muslim Cemetery — passing through North Bridge Road, North Boat Quay, River Valley Road as well as the heartlands of Alexandra Road, Commonwealth Avenue, Commonwealth Avenue West and Clementi Avenue 6.

    On Tuesday, Mr Othman’s body will be moved to Sultan Mosque, which was closed to visitors on Monday. The mosque’s manager, Mr Zainal Abidin Omar, said regular prayers will start shortly after 1pm, followed by prayers for Mr Othman.

    After that, Mr Othman will make his final journey to Pusara Aman at Choa Chu Kang Muslim Cemetery. In a statement on Monday, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said Mr Othman will be accorded the honour of being borne on the Ceremonial Gun Carriage for the journey to the cemetery.

    The Mufti of Singapore, Dr Mohamed Fatris Bakaram, will lead the last rites.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • Retired Parking Attendant Becomes A Graduate At The Age Of 67

    Retired Parking Attendant Becomes A Graduate At The Age Of 67

    Fond of reading, retired parking attendant Rokiah Omar always wished she had attended a madrasah – an Islamic religious school – when she was a child.

    Yesterday, the 67-year-old fulfilled her childhood dream by graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Islamic studies. She was the oldest among the Jamiyah Education Centre’s (JEC) 33 graduands.

    “I didn’t want age to be an obstacle to my learning,” said Madam Rokiah, who did not graduate with O levels, and got her first diploma in the Arabic language only in her 40s.

    With the support of her husband, three daughters, and two grandchildren, she obtained her degree after 11/2 years of part-time study.

    Her thesis examined the role of Muslim women in Singapore, and she looked to Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob and family physician Elly Sabrina as examples.

    “I hope to be a role model for others my age, to not give up and to pursue lifelong learning,” she said.

    For Madam Rokiah, the learning continues – she is currently pursuing a certificate in Islamic psychology, which she believes will help her understand her religious texts better. Next year, she will embark on a master’s in Islamic studies.

    At the ceremony yesterday, Senior Minister of State for Defence and Foreign Affairs Maliki Osman said lifelong learning is one of the tenets of Islam, as there are many things that are constantly changing and which require new ways of thinking.

    He encouraged the graduates to take advantage of their SkillsFuture credit to improve their skills and “guarantee a brighter future”.

    He also urged them to make use of their knowledge to help others understand Islam better, whether in Singapore or abroad.

    “Give guidance to members of the public, especially those who are on the Internet with information that is less accurate, but can become viral quickly,” he said.

     

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    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com