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  • Syed Danial – Parable Of The Bull And Muslim Unity

    Syed Danial – Parable Of The Bull And Muslim Unity

    Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

    Parable of the bull n Muslim Unity
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    With regards to the recent sorry episode, Muslims can learn from an ancient Arab parable. Will inshaAllah make this as brief as poss. I beg your indulgence as the parable is central to the lessons for us going forward.

    Once there was three black Bulls n a white one living in an open field surrounded by thick jungle where many wolves reside. Though life was difficult, they managed to keep themselves safe from the wolves by protecting each other n having each other’s backs.

    One day the three black Bulls had a mtg. They said the white bull is problematic for them. Because he’s white he’s easy target for the wolves at night. As such we keep on having to protect him. So they decided to have nothing to do with the black bull.

    That same night, the wolves attacked. They found it different fr previous nights. Less unity. They quickly figured out the white bull was boycotted. So they ganged up and attacked the lone white bull. Pretty soon they managed to overpower it, leading to its demise and a meal for the wolves.

    The next night the wolves returned. Now there’s only three Bulls left. Although they put up strong resistance after several hours of struggle one of the Bulls fell and the wolves managed to devour it.

    The following night only two Bulls remained. Though they put up a valiant fight they were exhausted soon after. One bull fell fr sheer exhaustion n the wolves pounced to devour him.

    The next night there was only one bull left. It was an easy matter for the wolves. Before he met his violent end, the bull made a statement we all can learn from. He said , “I didn’t die today. I died the day when I allowed the White bull to die and did nothing to protect him.”

    Bros n sis we need to learn from this wise parable. The Bulls represent us Muslims as a community. The wolves represent Shaitaan. We may have differences among ourselves. Oftentimes Shaitaan amplifies these differences. To an extent we consider the one outside our jemaah as the enemy. Some wayward individuals even see it fit to collaborate with outside forces in order to hurt the ‘other side’. And celebrate when we see the ‘other side’ being persecuted by forces outside our ranks.

    The thing is the one that benefits is Shaitaan. And we must realise Shaitaan’s appetite is vociferous. Today we celebrate when their sheikh is attacked. Tomorrow our sheikh will be next. And then us and our families. Because Shaitaan will not rest until all of bani Adam is thrown into the hellfire.

    So going forward we really need to wisen up. We are Muslims. In certain issues that does not reach core Aqeedah, we can have differences. We are One Ummah. It doesn’t mean we are carbon copies of one another. We can hold differing views.

    But our stance is that if Shaitaan attacks one of us he’s attacking all of us. We should then close ranks and defend the right of our fellow Muslim.

    Instead of feeding more fuel to the flame n stand back gleefully when the ‘other side’ is being devoured by Shaitaan.

    Final word. And this is a reminder for me first n foremost. We should all watch our rhetoric. Some words come loaded with venom. These are meant primarily to label n vilify.

    Moving forward I tell myself first and then remind my bros n sis to cool down the rhetoric. Avoid words and actions that drive a wedge between us.

    We are Muslim brothers. We may have differences.

    But we are one Ummah.

    Wallahualam.

    Pl share if u find this beneficial.

     

    Source: Syed Danial

  • Eighteen Chefs Owner Benny Se Teo: Non-Muslim Customers Must Respect Restaurant’s Halal Status

    Eighteen Chefs Owner Benny Se Teo: Non-Muslim Customers Must Respect Restaurant’s Halal Status

    Call me proud , arrogant or whatever … if you insist on bringing in “Non – Halal” food and consume in my restaurants i will show you the way out !!!
    I might lose some customers but my Halal status must never be compromise . ‪#‎sibehtulan‬

    Complain :
    Darren Chua Hi, I’m a loyal customer of 18 chefs and have been patronizing their branches, the ones I commonly go to are the one at NEX and AMK hub, I must say that they have superb service. However, today was my first time going to the branch at Bugis, and I am really truly disappointed by the service there.

    Today, on the 26th November 2015, my friends and I were eating at 18 chefs really happily and all, despite the long wait, we were glad that we could find seats. We were about to celebrate our friend’s birthday and we took out a cake (from chocolate origins) to eat it.

    Yes, 18 chefs is a halal restaurant, but the cake from chocolate origin is halal but not certified. I understand that by consuming it there it could be inappropriate and spark unhappiness. However, how the staff a handled the situation was really a shocker to me. There was a Muslim lady that approached is first, I didn’t get her name, but she handled it well, we told her we were apologetic, and since we already ate the cake (Without even using your utensils but with tissues and our hands), we would clear it and leave immediately, which we were doing, until a man (assumingly the manager, a rather plum man in his thirties perhaps) made my experience with 18 chefs today a horrid and disappointing one.

    He came up to us and told us, “You know you shouldn’t be eating this here.” My friends told him that we were sorry and are already cleaning up, he stopped is halfway and told crossed his arms and said, ‘no.’ No explanation, no listening, just a big no. We tried to explain that we didn’t know and wanted to apologize sincerely, as our Muslim friends were also eating the cake, we thought it was perfectly fine, but he just raised his voice and said no. I got a tad bit angry with receiving such disgusting service from a shop that I really enjoy having my meal at, told him, ‘okay, your staff told us to ask for permission in the future and to clear it immediately and leave. And that’s what we are doing.’ He came up closer than he already is to the table and just said “No.” Again, even louder, practically screaming in our faces. 16 of us, having a meal at 18 chefs, trying to enjoy a birthday celebration, to be ruined by nothing but a no.

    I really do understand and am honestly apologetic on the behalf of my friends for being so ignorant and bringing something that isn’t halal into your restaurant. However, I am really disappointed and very sure I’m never going to eat at the branch in Bugis as I really am disappointed and ashamed by such crude behavior displayed by a manager. If that’s how a manager treats their customer by saying no and with no explanation or patience I think that the other service staff is going to be worse. Having a sign that perhaps say ‘ask for permission before brining any outside food or drinks.’ Or ‘outside food and drinks are strictly not prohibited.’ Would be good enough compared to a no.

    I strongly feel that we deserve a proper explanation or perhaps and apology for having to experience something that is rather traumatizing from a well known brand for their excellent service. Once again, truly disappointed by that man’s rude, boisterous and monosyllabic attitude and response and I sincerely hope that you can educate your staff members more and such incidents to ever happen again. I do not want to tell my friends ‘No.’ (With no explanation at all) when they ask if I would like to eat at 18 chef in the future. Thank you and I hope you can get back to me.

    Sincerely,
    Darren Chua

     

    Source: Benny Se Teo

  • Osman Sulaiman: City Harvest Episode Shows Even ‘Man Of God’ Errs, Community Must Not Be Complacent

    Osman Sulaiman: City Harvest Episode Shows Even ‘Man Of God’ Errs, Community Must Not Be Complacent

    Generally, the Malay Muslim community placed their trust on MUIS to have the honesty, integrity and soundness of moral character managing funds and donations from the public.

    With the recent convictions of CHC leaders, it showed that even a ‘Man of God’ can err. Therefore, we should not be complacent and relinquish our moral duty just because all is well now.

    No system is perfectly safe. Without proper transparency and accountability, things might just go astray. There should exist within an organization, proper system in place to highlight any irregularities or suspicious activities.

    Stakeholders should not just care when something goes wrong. It should be done continuously to ensure rot has not been given a chance to fester.

    Questioning our religious leaders when we sense something is amiss, is not blasphemy. Although there are proper etiquettes to observe when doing so. It is part of our responsibility as a Muslim to always seek clarification.

    Hopefully we can learn some useful lessons from the CHC’s case.

     

    Source: Osman Sulaiman

  • Legal Action Threatened Against Rilek1Corner For 2014, Public-Submitted Information Article On Halal Practices At 89.7 Supper Club

    Legal Action Threatened Against Rilek1Corner For 2014, Public-Submitted Information Article On Halal Practices At 89.7 Supper Club

    On 27 May 2014, #Rilek1Corner published an article on halal practices concerning 89.7 Supper Club.

     http://rilek1corner.com/2014/05/27/89-7-supper-club-food-court-is-not-100-halal-certified

    The information contained within the article was received from a member of the public (informant) who used the moniker “Hamba Allah”.  “Hamba Alllah” had provided two attachments which contained a feedback to MUIS Feedback (dated 24 Apr 2014), as well as the response, from MUIS (dated 5 May 2014). These attachments were reproduced in full, in the article concerned. MUIS Feedback, as the recipient of the feedback in question, and the sender of the reply, can testify to this fact.

    Subsequently on 29 May 2014, we published a clarification from HalalDesk, a company that provides halal consultancy to 89.7 Supper Club.  http://rilek1corner.com/2014/05/29/halal-issue-halaldesk-clarifies-on-behalf-of-89-7-restaurant

    Neither the information from “Hamba Allah”, or the clarification from HalalDesk, were embellished or edited. As far as Rilek1Corner is concerned, we, as an online media platform, have given fair representation for both sides to state their case and address the facts. This is in line with our objective of serving the public, to be an independent online voice for the Malay-Muslim community.

    We regret to inform you that we recently received an email from Gomez & Vasu LLC (dated 21 Oct 2015), acting on behalf of 89.7 Supper Club Pte Ltd, demanding, the following:

    Gomez and Vasu LLC 1

    Gomez and Vasu LLC 2

    We will be taking down the two articles concerned within the next two hours. Nonetheless, this should not, in any manner, be taken as an admission of wrongdoing or guilt on our part.

    We are especially concerned with the demand to reveal information that may lead to the identification of the informant. This will, no doubt, undermine journalistic principles and integrity.

    We would like to assure you, our readers, that we continue to welcome information from our readers, so long as the information you provide is not baseless and falsely created with malicious intent.

    Rilek1Corner

  • NUS Dining Operator, Chartwells, Served Non-Halal Roast Beef At Halal Counter

    NUS Dining Operator, Chartwells, Served Non-Halal Roast Beef At Halal Counter

    A dining operator at the National University of Singapore (NUS) was found to have served non-halal roast beef at a halal counter earlier this month.

    The beef was served at two dining halls for students from four residential colleges at NUS on Oct 8. Close to 2,400 staff and students, including about 80 Muslims, attended the dinner.

    A spokesman for Chartwells, which was appointed the dining operator for both halls in June, told The Straits Times that the lapse “is an isolated incident, resulting from a (chef’s) poor judgment call, for which the chef feels deeply regretful”. The chef had worked at the kitchens on the NUS campus for “a number of years” and has since been suspended, pending the outcome of Chartwells’ full inquiry.

    When contacted, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) said Chartwells had breached conditions of the halal certification system, and that Muis “will be taking further action”.

    Muis said the halal certificate may be suspended or revoked. Anyone found guilty of abusing the Muis halal certificate and logo could also be fined up to $10,000 or jailed for up to a year, or both.

    An NUS spokesman told The Sunday Times that a Muslim student resident had told an academic staff member on Oct 8 that the beef served at a halal counter was prepared in an oven in a non-halal kitchen. Chartwells has halal and non-halal kitchens in NUS. NUS’ Office of Housing Services then immediately alerted Chartwells and apologised to the affected Muslims the next day in an e-mail.

    The beef had been taken to the halal kitchens before being served at a halal counter, and the halal kitchens were closed after NUS learnt of the incident. They will reopen only after being re-certified by Muis.

    While Chartwells is still serving non-halal food, it stopped serving halal food a day after the incident and was replaced by another halal-certified vendor, Eurest Catering. But some NUS students were uneasy with this arrangement.

    Mr Syamil Maulod, believed to be from the University Scholars Programme (USP), posted on Facebook on Oct 10 that Eurest Catering and Chartwells belong to the same parent company, Compass Group.

    “Our trust was violated. We do not feel it is right to engage the same (parent) company,” he wrote.

    An article on The Cinnamon Roll, an official online publication of the USP, also said last Sunday that “most students, Muslim and non-Muslim, regard (the lapse) a serious breach of trust”.

    The NUS spokesman said that getting Eurest to provide halal meals was an “interim measure” and a “third-party, external halal-certified caterer” has been providing halal meals since last Thursday. The caterer is not related to the Compass Group, said NUS.

    Compass Group Singapore managing director Andrew Marshall said: “We deeply regret this issue… We continue to work closely with NUS and the student body to rebuild the trust of the community.”

    A Cinnamon College resident, who declined to be named, said that NUS should have given an assurance earlier and asked the vendor to provide a public explanation.

    “Only Muslims need to observe the dietary standard, but if you think about it, it is about food handling in general,” he said. “People who are vegetarians, or people who have allergies… we expect their needs to be taken care of.”

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com