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  • Man Who Stole $1.9k From Mosque Over Three Weeks Given 4½ Years Jail

    Man Who Stole $1.9k From Mosque Over Three Weeks Given 4½ Years Jail

    A thief made a contraption out of a coat hanger and sticky tape so that he could fish cash out of a donation box, a court heard yesterday.

    Harmudin Bahar, 54, broke into the Masjid Al-Iman mosque 12 times in three weeks to steal a total of $1,900 using the improvised device.

    He was jailed for 4 ½ years after pleading guilty to four out of 12 charges of housebreaking at night to commit theft.

    Harmudin, who was previously jailed for housebreaking in 1987 and 2011, was also given an additional eight weeks’ jail in lieu of caning.

    A district court heard that Harmudin and an accomplice, Azhar Musa, 48, would go to the mosque at 10 Bukit Panjang Ring Road between 1am and 3am.

    Harmudin would enter by unlatching the rear gate, while Azhar kept a lookout outside the mosque. If Azhar saw anyone else entering the mosque, he would call Harmudin on his mobile phone.

    After stealing from the mosque, the duo would leave together. Harmudin would give Azhar between $40 to $65 each time for his help.

    At about 2.30am on March 17, Harmudin used his device to retrieve cash notes inside a donation box placed outside the mosque’s main prayer hall.

    He spent a few hours fishing out money from the box and made off with an estimated $160.

    The donation money would have gone towards the mosque’s operations and maintenance.

    Harmudin and Azhar returned to steal from the mosque several times.

    On April 1, at about 1am, Harmudin climbed through the window of an office to take an envelope containing $200 in cash, and a petty box containing two keys and 30 booklets of stamps valued at $45 in total.

    Later that day, the mosque’s facilities coordinator made a police report after discovering the items missing.

    Harmudin and Azhar went back to the mosque again on April 3, 4 and 6. Harmudin filched about $160 on each of the days, while Azhar kept a lookout.

    Harmudin was arrested on April 7.

    The punishment for housebreaking at night in order to commit theft is between two and 14 years’ jail. Repeat offenders below age 50 are also liable to caning.

    Azhar’s case is pending.

     

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com

  • Al-Iman Mosque Madrasah: We Apologise For Parent’s Dissatisfaction, We Will Improve Pedagogy

    Al-Iman Mosque Madrasah: We Apologise For Parent’s Dissatisfaction, We Will Improve Pedagogy

    Assalamualaikum Wr Wb

    May this message find you in good health and eeman. InsyaAllah. My name is Sabrina Yahya and I head the Corporate Services Dept at Al-Iman Mosque. My dropping in is to get in touch with you and as this is the only way, in order to resolve issues that were highlighted in your FB post regarding our Al-Iman Mosque Madrasah.

    First and foremost, on behalf of the management, we would like to sincerely offer our countless apologies and hope to make amends on what had transpired. I can totally understand your dissatisfaction and emotional outburst. Do note that the management takes this matter seriously and we will conduct an investigation and will not leave a stone unturned. We will appreciate your assistance and will be happy to work with you in improving the standards of our Madrasah, pedagogy as well as others.

    Kindly get in touch with me at my email address [email protected] as I do need more information from you regards to this matter.

    Baarakallahu feek.

     

    Source: Abdul Malik Mohammed Ghazali

  • Komentar: Tidak Perlu Menghina Pengunaan Sesuatu Bahasa dan Para Penggunanya

    Komentar: Tidak Perlu Menghina Pengunaan Sesuatu Bahasa dan Para Penggunanya

    Isu Bahasa & Agama: Tidak Perlu Menghina Pengunaan Sesuatu Bahasa dan Para Penggunanya

    Baru-baru ini ada tengkarah mengenai penggunaan bahasa yang digunakan dalam kelas-kelas agama yang dijalankan di sebuah Masjid.

    Si ayah mengatakan yang beliau rasa “ditipu” kerana anaknya hadir dalam kelas madrasah sambilan yang menggunakan bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa pengantar dan bukan bahasa Inggeris, sebagaimana yang dikatakan ayah tersebut. Kata-kata yang diluahkan ayah tersebut telah mengundang reaksi yang pelbagai.

    Satu bentuk reaksi adalah kehampaan terhadap ayah tersebut yang telah mencemuh pihak Masjid dan juga para pengguna bahasa Melayu.

    Sekiranya benar bagai dikata oleh ayah tersebut, maka seharusnya pihak Masjid terbabit pastikan yang kelas-kelas madrasahnya menggunakan bahasa Inggeris dan bukan bahasa lain. Dan pihak Masjid sudahpun berikan respons yang cepat untuk tangani maklumbalas tersebut dengan segera, sambil memohon maaf.

    Namun, pada masa yang sama juga, isu ini sebenarnya dapat ditangani dengan cara yang lebih bijak. Sekiranya nak bawa juga isu ini ke tengah melalui media sosial, pendekatan yang lebih merendahkan diri akan lebih meraih simpati dan sokongan ramai. Dan setentunya, terdapat pilihan lain untuk tangani isu secara bersemuka – bertemu dengan pihak Masjid terbabit dan dapatkan penjelasan secara terus-menerus tanpa melalui hiruk-pikuk media sosial sebagai perantaraan.

    Satu perkara yang susah untuk dilepaskan atau dibiarkan begitu sahaja adalah sikap yang tertonjol jelas melalui episod ini.

    Apakah yang sikap tersebut?

    Iaitu sikap negatif terhadap penggunaan bahasa Melayu dalam pengajaran Agama. Episod ini, tidak secara langsung, mempamerkan betapa bahasa Melayu dan para penggunanya dipandang begitu rendah sekali oleh sesetengah golongan yang kelihatannya seperti berbangsa Melayu. Dan pandangan negatif itu menjadi lebih negatif apabila ianya dibawa ke dalam konteks pengajaran Agama.

    Mengapakah sampai begitu negatif sekali tanggapan sesetengah pihak terhadap penggunaan Bahasa Melayu dan para penggunanya, apatah lagi dalam konteks pengajaran Agama?

    Dan di sini juga, bukanlah berniat untuk mempertikaikan penggunaan Bahasa Inggeris dan penggunaan dalam pengajaran Agama.

    BUKAN.

    Nak pakai Bahasa Inggeris, pakailah. Silakan.

    Isunya adalah, apakah perlu memperlekehkan Bahasa Melayu dan para penggunanya dalam kontek mempertikaikan apa yang dikatakan dijanjikan oleh pihak Masjid terbabit berbanding apa yang disajikan dalam kelas?

    Tidak ada sesiapapun akan mempertikaikan hak seseorang untuk mendapatkan apa yang dijanjikan oleh pihak lain. Dan sekiranya didapati betul akan tuntutan hak tersebut, pihak yang menjanjikan memang seharusnya memenuhi janji tersebut dan memohon maaf sekiranya tidak melaksanakan janji tersebut.

    Namun, dalam menuntut hak tersebut, tidak perlu untuk melakukannya dengan cara menghina sesuatu bahasa dan para penggunanya.

     

    Source: Mohd Khair

  • Angry Parent: Madrasah Teachers Did Not Carry Out Lesson In English As Advertised, My Son Cannot Understand The Lessons

    Angry Parent: Madrasah Teachers Did Not Carry Out Lesson In English As Advertised, My Son Cannot Understand The Lessons

    My child goes to the mosque every Saturday for religious classes. The classes are supposed to be conducted in English but the teacher speaks Malay instead.

    Because of this, my child cannot understand what is going on and has lost interest in going to the classes. She cries every week. The religious teacher insists on using Malay in an English class and ignores those who don’t understand.

    Should I make a complaint? Who shall I address it to? MUIS or PERGAS? Why aren’t the ustazahs trained like MOE teachers? Don’t they need to have a good command of English to teach? What standards are they held to when it comes to pedagogy?

    Above all, why do they speak Malay in a religious class that is supposed to be taught in English? Isn’t that the reason why I put my children there in the first place?

    It’s sad that nothing has changed in over 20 years. I hated going to religious classes because they were ALL conducted in Malay during my time. The teachers then wouldn’t have passed an MOE interview by any means (no standard). Now, they advertise religious classes in English but end up teaching in Malay and the teachers ostracise those children who don’t speak Malay.

    Why? Does being able to speak Malay somehow make you more religious? That’s the kind of bullshit mentality that hasn’t been eradicated for over 2 decades.

    I can still remember the rubbish my Ustazah told me when I was a kid…

    “Nak percaya Quran ke nak percaya scientist?”

    All because I asked why Allah never mentioned about dinosaurs.

    Utter bullshit.

    #MadrasahIsCrap#KampungMentalityStillStrong#WeHaveNotProgressed#MalayProblem#IfOnlyYouCouldSeeMeNowUstazah

     

    Source: Abdul Malik Mohammed Ghazali