Tag: Madrasah Alsagoff Al-Arabiah

  • Kerjasama Bawa Berkat Buat Pelajar Cemerlang Al-Maarif

    Kerjasama Bawa Berkat Buat Pelajar Cemerlang Al-Maarif

    Usah mengejar ilmu hanya untuk mencapai kejayaan dalam bidang pelajaran, jika ilmu tersebut tidak diterapkan dalam kehidupan harian.

    Itulah antara nasihat dan penekanan yang diberi ibu bapa pelajar terbaik Madrasah Al-Maarif, Cik Radiah Md Nizam, kepadanya dan masih dipegang erat sebagai pembakar semangat.

    Cik Radiah, 19 tahun, muncul sebagai antara pelajar terbaik GCE Peringkat ‘A’ madrasah itu dengan meraih empat gred ‘A’ tahun lalu.

    “Ibu bapa saya sentiasa memberi sokongan dan dorongan kepada saya dan sering menekankan peri pentingnya mendapatkan ilmu.

    “Mereka juga selalu ingatkan saya bahawa ilmu itu bukan sekadar meraih keputusan cemerlang dalam peperiksaan, malah kita harus mampu ‘menghidupkan’ ilmu itu dalam kehidupan harian,” kata Cik Radiah.

    Beliau telah meraih gred ‘A’ dalam mata pelajaran Undang-undang Islam, Teologi Islam, Bahasa Arab dan Melayu.

    “Saya bersyukur dapat meraih keputusan ini dan ia adalah satu cerminan kerja keras yang telah saya lakukan sebelum menduduki peperiksaan ini.

    “Dalam pada itu, ia juga berkat usaha padu asatizah di Madrasah Al-Maarif yang tidak berputus asa membimbing kami dalam perjalanan ini,” tambahnya lagi.

    Sebagai ketua pengawas Madrasah Al-Maarif, Cik Radiah juga sentiasa memberi sokongan yang sama kepada rakan-rakannya yang menduduki peperiksaan itu.

    Turut meraih keputusan empat ‘A’ ialah Cik Nur Diyanah Fatihin, 19 tahun.

    Beliau mendapat gred ‘A’ bagi mata pelajaran Undang-undang Islam, Teologi Islam, Bahasa Melayu dan Sastera Melayu.

    Anak keempat daripada keluarga lima beradik itu adalah anggota keluarganya yang pertama menduduki peperiksaan GCE Peringkat ‘A’.

    Walaupun rasa tertekan mahu membanggakan keluarganya, Cik Diyanah tidak membiarkannya menjadi satu halangan baginya mencapai kecemerlangan dalam peperiksaan itu.

    Beliau turut menyatakan bahawa abangnya sering memberinya kepercayaan membuat yang terbaik dan memasuki universiti.

    “Abang saya adalah antara anggota keluarga yang selalu memberi saya sokongan dan kepercayaan agar mencapai yang terbaik dalam peperiksaan ini.

    “Beliau turut menaruh harapan agar satu hari nanti saya dapat masuk dan melanjutkan pelajaran saya ke universiti,” kata beliau sambil menguntum senyum.

    Seorang lagi pelajar terbaik Madrasah Al-Maarif, Cik Nur Aida Poh Md Aizat Poh, 19 tahun, mendapat dua ‘A’ dan tiga ‘B’.

    “Sebelum peperiksaan, kami sentiasa saling bantu membantu dalam mata pelajaran yang kami tidak begitu pasti.

    “Kami akan belajar bersama dan berkongsi pengetahuan bersama-sama,” kata Cik Aida.

    Seramai 21 pelajar Madrasah Al-Maarif telah menduduki peperiksaan GCE Peringkat ‘A’ tahun lalu dan menurut madrasah itu, kesemua mereka mendapat surat mengundang mereka memohon masuk ke Universiti Nasional Singapura (NUS) untuk melanjutkan pelajaran mereka di universiti itu.

    Ketiga-tiga pelajar itu berharap dapat melanjutkan pelajaran mereka di institusi pengajian tinggi setempat.

     

    Source: http://beritaharian.sg

  • Keep Alcohol Out of Kampong Glam URA

    Keep Alcohol Out of Kampong Glam URA

    If you have not done so, you might want to check out Facebook community, Alcohol Free Kg Glam Conservation Area.

    For the local Arab and Malay Muslim community who have longed for the ban of alcohol in the vicinity of Kg Glam, this is the page where you can be heard and where you can obtain latest updates on the matter.  The more ‘likes’ the page receives, the more the relevant authorities will have to listen to our voices. Isn’t this the hallmark of a more consultative government that PAP aspires to be?

    Alcohol Free Kg Glam

    Politics aside, this is a serious matter which has been brought up and championed by numerous individuals such as Habib Alwi Al Habshi and Dr Ameen Talib, the owner of Cafe Le Caire. Despite their best efforts, there has yet to be a satisfactory response from the authorities.

    Dr Ameen Talib Habib Alwi Al Habshi

    Alcohol has never been a part of Kg Glam’s heritage. It should not be part of its future.  There are many examples of alcohol-free zones around the world, including in Western countries like Australia and the UK. Here, the authorities have also acted to enforce an alcohol-free zone in Little India following the riots. They have also acted to weed out sleazy activities and booze in Joo Chiat and Clarke Quay after much lobbying by the residents.

    Alcohol Free Zoen Kg Glam

    So why not in Kg Glam? Today, people drink alcohol openly without any regard for the majestic place of worship that anchors the area, Masjid Sultan.  Some blatantly consume alcohol even in front of ‘halal’ banners in the area.

    Halal Banners

    This is a man-made situation.  It was never this way.  A reminder of what Kg Glam used to be, taken from URA’s own website (www.ura.gov.sg/uol/conservation/conservation-xml.aspx?id=KPGL).

    Kampong Glam probably derived its present name from the gelam tree. The bark of the gelam tree was used by the Orang Laut to make awnings and sails. Its timber was often used for constructing boats and also served as firewood. Its fruit was ground and used as pepper – mercha bolong; and its leaves boiled and concocted into the Cajeput oil, a medication for rheumatism and cramps.

    The area is well known for two major landmarks: Sultan Mosque, Singapore’s most important mosque, and the Istana Kampung Gelam, the former Sultan’s palace. Aside from the Sultan’s family, residents of the area included the Arabs, Boyanese, Bugis and Javanese, and by 1824, at least 1/3 of the residents were Chinese.

    Different streets were settled by Muslims from different parts of South-East-Asia. Other major community and religious landmarks are the Hajjah Fatimah Mosque (National Monument), the Malabar Mosque and the Madrassah Alsagoff Al-Arabiah.

    The commercial landscape of Kampong Glam was characterised by many traditional businesses that catered to the Malay/Muslim community and beyond: frame makers, tombstone carvers, textile wholesalers, spice traders and perfumers, sandal makers, Muslim food caterers, and retailers of gemstones, rattan handicraft and religious paraphernalia.

    Many streets also had their own unique trades. North Bridge Road was known for many tailors and Chinese-run goldsmith shops. Sultan Gate used to be dominated by stone masons and blacksmiths. The Beach Road waterfront before reclamation was the focal point of trading and shipping services that thrived on the arrival of Bugis ships and traders. Haji Lane, named after the ‘Hajj’ – which is the pilgrimage undertaken by Muslims to Mecca and Medina, and the stretch of Bussorah Street nearer to Sultan Mosque were residences and also centres for pilgrimage services, serving Muslim pilgrims from around the region.

    Kampong Glam was also a centre for publications dealing with Islamic and Malay literature, and education for the Muslim community. Madrassahs, educational institutions based on Islamic principles were set up. One such institution is the Madrassah Alsagoff Al-Arabiah.

    Kampong Glam has a rich history which should be acknowledged by the authorities.  This is how we want to remember Kg Glam.

    Istana Kg Glam Masjid Sultan Old Photo

     

    Not like this.

    Alcohol Kg Glam

     

    So friends, please do your part to ‘like’ the page.  Share it with your friends and family and encourage them to ‘like’ the page too.

     

    Contributor: Aku Tak Mau Glam-our