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  • Mufti KL: Tidak Salah Ucapkan ‘Merry Christmas’

    Mufti KL: Tidak Salah Ucapkan ‘Merry Christmas’

    Tidak salah untuk orang Islam memberi ucapan Selamat Hari Krismas atau “Merry Christmas” kepada orang Kristian atas dasar memupuk persaudaraan dan muhibah, kata mufti Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.

    Mufti Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri memberi contoh mesyuarat ke-78 Ehwal Islam Majlis Jawatankuasa Nasional Muzakarah pada tahun 2007 yang berakhir dengan pemberian ucapan melalui kad, emel atau kiriman SMS kepada golongan bukan Muslim semasa musim perayaan ini, menurut laporan Malay Mail Online.

    “Setelah kami amati dan tekuni isu ini dengan berhemah, di samping membincangkan dengan pakar serta kembali kepada rujukan yang muktabar, maka kami berpendapat hukum mengucapkan Merry Christmas adalah harus,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan yang ditukil laman Free Malaysia Today.

    USAH ADA NIAT AGUNGKAN AGAMA LAIN

    Beliau menggariskan beberapa panduan umum untuk orang Islam seperti mengucapkan “Merry Christmas” sebagai tanda perpaduan dan hubungan kemasyarakatan.

    Beliau juga menegaskan ia tidak boleh disertai niat untuk mengagungkan, memuliakan dan menyetujui agama lain; dan tidak mengandungi perbuatan yang menyalahi syarat.

    Menurut laporan Free Malaysia Today Dr Zulkifli ditukil sebagai berkata menghadiri jemputan makan malam, menziarahi golongan bukan Islam dan bertukar hadiah juga dibenarkan, khususnya kepada mereka yang mempunyai ikatan tertentu seperti kaum kerabat, jiran tetangga, teman pengajian dan sekerja.

    “Kita perlu sedar bahawa hubungan dan kesatuan antara kita sesama manusia adalah bertaut pada semangat kemanusiaan (insaniyyah) dan bukannya pada faham creedal nation (al-ummah al-‘aqidiyyah).

    “Adapun melibatkan diri dalam upacara keagamaan khusus mereka, ia tetap tidak dibenarkan di sisi Islam,” kata Dr Zulkifli.

    MASYARAKAT RATA-RATANYA SENANG DENGAN PERKARA ITU

    BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-81: HUKUM MENGUCAPKAN “MERRY CHRISTMAS” KEPADA MEREKA YANG BERAGAMA KRISTIAN Alhamdulillah, pujian…

    Posted by Mufti Wilayah Persekutuan on Sunday, 18 December 2016

     

    Dr Zulkifli yang melakukan kenyataan itu melalui akaun Facebook, rata-ratanya mendapat reaksi yang baik daripada masyarakat.

    Seorang pengguna dengan nama Abdul Hadi Ruslan berkata: “Subhanallah… sangat jelas dan lengkap…semoga Allah rahmati Dr dan admin (admin Facebook itu)”.

    Bagi seorang lagi pengguna dengan nama Ameirul Anwar Mustadza pula berkata: “Terbaik. Ilmuan yang hebat. Moga Allah merahmati Tuan Dr Mufti.

    AKTIVIS, TOKOH AGAMA PADA MASA LALU DINASIHATI SESUAIKAN TEKS

    Seorang aktivis dengan kumpulan Muslim konservatif Isma menyatakan pada Disember 2014 bahawa ia tidak sesuai golongan Muslim mengucapkan penganut Kristian “Merry Christmas” sambil memberi contoh bahawa tokoh lama dan tradisional yang menganggap perbuatan itu sebagai “haram”, menurut laporan Malay Mail Online.

    “Fitrah kemanusiaan yang menginginkan keamanan, kebersamaan dan keadilan inilah yang boleh memandu kita dalam menghargai fiqh kewujudan bersama dalam kepelbagaian ini.

    “Adapun melibatkan diri dalam upacara keagamaan khusus mereka, ia tetap tidak dibenarkan di sisi Islam,” kata Dr Zulkifli.

    Mufti Wilayah Persekutuan turut menasihatkan para ulama supaya mentafsirkan teks klasik lama dengan disesuaikan pada kerangka masa kini.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Why Malaysians Are Staying Home This Holiday Season

    Why Malaysians Are Staying Home This Holiday Season

    The end of the year is usually holiday time for Malaysians, especially with the long school break.

    Recent years have been different, however, as a combination of rising costs and a deteriorating ringgit have made holidays — particularly abroad — a greater luxury than they once were.

    Nearly a dozen families polled by Malay Mail Online said they were cutting back, either by trying to select more affordable options or even foregoing vacations altogether.

    One such family that has opted to give up holidays completely is that of Mr Jagjit Singh’s.

    “We just cannot afford holidays anymore. The cost of it is too expensive. We just end up taking them to malls or parks,” he told Malay Mail Online, referring to his children.

    The “trips” to the mall also do not mean they get to spend lavishly there, as the family mostly uses their time window-shopping or possibly watching a movie.

    According to his wife, Ms Taranjit Kaur, a local holiday would cost them between RM1,000 (S$322) and RM2,000 per trip, which they can ill afford.

    “In the current economic situation, my husband has to do Uber despite him having an office job. I also support our income by tutoring part time,” Ms Taranjit, 31, said.

    The ringgit this week fell to its lowest since the Asian Financial Crisis, spurred by an investor sell-down of emerging market assets as well as Bank Negara Malaysia’s ongoing crackdown on currency speculators.

    It traded at 4.48 to the US dollar on Monday (Dec 19) morning, a level that it has not reached since the 1998 crisis.

    Nurse Amutha Rayaretinam, whose family visited Istanbul, Turkey last year, said they would be travelling to a local destination this year, possibly Port Dickson in Negri Sembilan or Langkawi island in Kedah.

    “The currency is very bad… I used to go travelling once a year but this year I cut off because now our currency is very low.

    “Now wherever we go our currency value very low, last year I still went,” the 38-year-old mother of two told Malay Mail Online.

    Those who still plan to holiday abroad are also cutting back, opting to visit a single country rather than going on the multiple-nation tours that they previously chose.

    Mother of two school-going children, Ms Pei Gin, is among those considering this option to allow their families to still go for holidays outside the country.

    “There is not much travelling for us now. We have lessened our spending, of course. We used to go for long overseas holidays, like two to three places. Now, we have to narrow it down to one, if we do go at all,” the homemaker said.

    According to travel consultant Annuar Rizwan, his profit is down by nearly half compared to last year due to Malaysians opting to remain in the country as well as from competition of the ever-growing number of “staycation” providers.

    To cope, he said he either takes his family for domestic holidays or to theme parks such as Sunway Lagoon.

    “Usually we just go window shopping at malls. We don’t buy anything because we can’t afford it. We just look and see,” the father of two school-going daughters said.

    Mr Annuar added that his family is prioritising education for his two girls, and needed to scale back any luxury spending.

    They also try to save where they can, such as shopping for discounted school supplies or during sales.

    “Education is one thing we don’t think we can cut down or reduce on. We have cut down on their shopping allowance and have tried restricting them from spending unnecessarily.”

    But not everyone is complaining about foreign trips becoming more expensive

    The Malaysian Inbound Tourism Association (Mita) told Malay Mail Online that business has been booming for its 1,500 members, although it did not provide statistics.

    Mita president Uzaidi Udanis also said local holidays is still very affordable if consumers are shrewd at spotting deals, such as early booking discounts or choosing off-season stays.

    “The local destinations are ever popular among Malaysians. There might be a drop from overseas travels but as far as local travels are concerned there is an increase. Fewer people are leaving the country,” he said.

    Even travel agents are opting to holiday locally.

     

    Source: TODAY Online

  • History Of Searches For Missing Malaysia Airlines Airliner

    History Of Searches For Missing Malaysia Airlines Airliner

    A look at the progressive searches for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which are the most challenging and expensive undertaken in aviation history.

    FIRST SEARCH: On March 8, 2014, an air and sea search begins in the Gulf of Thailand and the South China Sea on the assumption that the plane crashed on its way from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing. Malaysia reveals two weeks later that its military radar had tracked the plane flying far off course to the west.

    SECOND SEARCH: Analysis of satellite signals emitted by the plane in its final hours suggests that it crashed west of Australia. A sonar search appears to detect the ‘ping’ of the jet’s black box near the end of its monthlong battery life. But after 850 square kilometers (330 square miles) of seabed is searched, authorities conclude that they must have been mistaken.

    THIRD SEARCH: Further analysis of satellite data defined a more remote search zone 1,800 kilometers (1,100 miles) off Australia’s southwest coast in the Indian Ocean. The 60,000-square-kilometer (23,000-square-mile) search area was later doubled. In July, officials agreed the search would be suspended once crews finish scouring the area, unless new evidence emerges pinpointing a specific location of the aircraft.

    POSSIBLE FOURTH SEARCH?: In December, international investigators released a report based on a fresh analysis of the data concluding that the plane is highly unlikely to be in the current search zone, and suggesting that the aircraft may instead have crashed in an area farther north. The investigators said a new search should be launched of the 25,000-square kilometer (9,700-square mile) area immediately to the north of the current search zone. But Australian officials said that was unlikely, as the report failed to identify a specific location of the plane.

    CHALLENGES: The search zone is so remote that the sonar ships spend half their monthlong shifts transiting to and from their Australian port. The ocean ranges from 600 meters (2,000 feet) to 6.5 kilometers (4 miles) deep, with the average depth being 4 kilometers (2.5 miles). The seabed has jutting ridges and volcanoes and deep, sharp crevasses.

    COST: Australia has agreed to pay US$60 million and China $20 million for the current search. Malaysia has paid $80 million and has agreed to pay the balance of the final search cost.

     

    Source: The Jakarta Post

  • Hubungan Neelofa, Fattah Amin Retak, Ada Orang Ketiga

    Hubungan Neelofa, Fattah Amin Retak, Ada Orang Ketiga

    Bagi peminat drama Suri Hati Mr Pilot yang teringin melihat gandingan pasangan sejoli, Neelofa dan Fattah Amin, kekal ke jinjang pelamin, harapan anda mungkin berkecai sudah.

    Hubungan pelakon Malaysia terkenal, Neelofa dan Fattah Amin dilaporkan retak akibat kehadiran orang ketiga.

    Fattah Amin dikatakan bercinta dengan wanita lain – aktres kacukan, lapor mStar Online hari ini (20 Dis).

    Ini tentunya satu kejutan kepada para peminat mereka. Baru minggu lalu, media Malaysia melaporkan Fattah Amin mengakui sudah berjumpa dengan keluarga Neelofa untuk meminta restu agar mereka dapat berkawan dengan lebih rapat. Bahkan ramai peminat yang meluahkan rasa gembira atas berita itu hingga pasangan itu digelar “Lofattah.”

    “Ada memang ada (jumpa keluarga). Perkara macam ini kita tidak tahu lagi. Jodoh itu di tangan Allah, kita boleh merancang sahaja,” kata Fattah Amin ketika ditemui Malay Mail Online di Anugerah Melodi 2016, pada 10 Dis.

    NEELOFA AKUI KECEWA

    Bercakap kepada mStar Online, Neelofa, 27 tahun, mengakui kecewa selepas mendapat tahu tentang berita Fattah Amin mempunyai hubungan cinta dengan wanita lain kerana mengetahuinya dengan cara “tidak elok”.

    Namun, Neelofa berkata beliau tidak ingin mengulas panjang kerana tidak mahu memburukkan lagi keadaan.

    “Tidak adil kalau saya ulas perkara ini tanpa Fattah atau orang ketiga itu di sini dan tidak mahu ia akan jadi salah faham dan memburukkan lagi keadaan.

    “Saya baru tahu cerita ini cuma saya kesal cara saya mengetahui berita dakwaan ini dengan cara yang tidak elok,” ujarnya kepada mStar Online ketika ditemui dalam satu sidang media hari ini sempena pelantikannya sebagai duta Kad Muslimah Bank Rakyat.

    Neelofa, yang juga pengasas Naelofar Hijab, memberitahu mStar Online, beliau kini ingin fokus kepada kerjayanya justeru tidak mahu terlalu memikirkan tentang perkara tersebut.

    HUBUNGAN KINI “RUMIT”

    Beliau juga berkata hubungannya dengan Fattah Amin kini agak rumit untuk dijelaskan.

    Namun, Neelofa menegaskan beliau boleh bersikap profesional sekiranya digandingan dengan Fattah Amin sekali lagi dalam drama lain.

    “Kami mulai rapat sejak berlakon bersama dan selesa berkawan dengan dia sepanjang kami berlakon bersama.

    “Peminat pula suka dan mahukan saya dan Fattah betul-betul mempunyai hubungan istimewa. Ia bukan sesuatu yang mudah kerana saya perlu memikirkan banyak pihak jika ingin memberi kenyataan tentang hubungan kami.

    “Bagaimanapun apa yang saya boleh katakan hubungan kami sekarang ialah complicated,” ujar Neelofa kepada mStar Online.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • British Embassy Questioned Whether Malaysian PM Cleared Of Corruption

    British Embassy Questioned Whether Malaysian PM Cleared Of Corruption

    The British embassy in Kuala Lumpur has questioned a claim by the Malaysian prime minister, Najib Razak, that his country’s anti-graft agency had cleared him of corruption, according to a diplomatic cable seen by the Guardian.

    Malaysia’s anti-corruption commission (MACC) said in August last year that its investigation had found that nearly US$700m had been deposited into Najib’s personal bank account from unnamed “donors”.

    It did not elaborate on the donor or why they transferred funds to Najib’s private accounts but said the money was not from the debt-laden state fund 1MDB, which had been the focus of the scandal.

    Five days later, Najib told members of his ruling party that the MACC had cleared him of corruption allegations.

    But a diplomatic telegram sent to London from the British High Commission in the Malaysian capital suggested the embassy queried that claim.

    “Najib announced the MACC had exonerated him of corruption and the funds in his bank account were a donation from the Middle East and not from 1MDB,” it said.

    “There has been no official MACC statement to this effect.”

    Opponents of Najib, who denies taking money for personal gain, say the funds may have originated from 1MDB but were laundered internationally. Malaysia’s attorney general said in January 2016 that the money was a gift from the Saudi Arabian government.

    The UK has been criticised for not speaking out more firmly against one of the world’s biggest financial scandals. Former British prime minister David Cameron was chided for meeting Najib shortly after the story broke last July.

    The British cable was released under a freedom of information request made by the Guardian but was heavily redacted to include mostly factual reporting of events in Malaysia.

    The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said the redactions were made as some of the information may “prejudice relations between the United Kingdom and other states if it was disclosed.

    “In this case, the release of some information within diptel [diplomatic telegram] reporting could harm our relations with Malaysia.”

    Najib sought to contain the greatest threat to his power by suspending two newspapers, removing a deputy who openly criticised him, and sacking the country’s top attorney, who had been leading the official investigation.

    The man he replaced him with closed the case and ended the MACC investigation in January by clearing Najib, to the anger of opposition figures.

    While Cameron’s staff said he had pressed Najib over claims he had stolen government money, the regional trip was intended to boost trade ties and coordinate efforts to fight ISIS.

    However, several countries are conducting publicly-declared investigations into the alleged misappropriation of billions of dollars siphoned from 1MDB, which has debts of over US$11 billion and whose advisory board Najib chaired.

    Switzerland said the sum suspected to have been stolen from 1MDB amounts to around US$4bn, some of which was transferred to accounts held in Switzerland by various former Malaysian public officials.

    And the US attorney general announced it “seeks to recover more than US$1bn laundered through the United States”, the largest corruption investigation in the country’s history.

    Najib contends the allegations are part of a opposition-led campaign to force him from office. 1MDB has also denied transferring funds to Najib.

    The US investigation details a complex network of international transactions it says were used to launder money from 1MDB into high-end real estate in New York and Los Angeles, a US$35m jet aircraft, and paintings by Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet.

    Funds are also alleged to have been diverted to make the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street, a Hollywood production about a corrupt stockbroker played by Leonardo DiCaprio.

    The MACC has since announced it will cooperate with the FBI.

    “The Department of Justice will not allow the American financial system to be used as a conduit for corruption,” US attorney general Loretta Lynch said.

    The US complaint document alleged Najib’s stepson Riza Aziz bought a luxury home in Belgravia, London for £23.25m using diverted funds. It said misappropriated monies were also used to buy nearly £2m in services from a UK-based interior decorator.

    The UK is reported to have started its own investigation, although this has not been officially confirmed.

    The Guardian opened freedom of information requests into potential 1MDB investigations in the UK with the Home Office, HMRC, the Metropolitan Police, and the Serious Fraud Office during the past year.

    All have been rejected.

     

    Source: The Guardian