Tag: Muslim

  • Muhd Danish Abdul Malik Ditahan Reman Kerana Penglibatan Aktiviti Tailong

    Muhd Danish Abdul Malik Ditahan Reman Kerana Penglibatan Aktiviti Tailong

    Seorang lelaki 21 tahun yang didakwa melakukan gangguan tailong melibatkan kebakaran, dibawa semula ke tempat kejadian di Sin Ming Avenue. Muhd Danish Abdul Malik dituduh melakukan kesalahan itu pada 28 hari bulan lalu.

    Dia ditangkap pada 31 Ogos dan didakwa di mahkamah pada Sabtu lalu (2 Sep). Danish ditahan reman selama seminggu untuk siasatan lanjut. Mereka yang melakukan kesalahan seperti itu boleh didenda sehingga $50,000, dipenjara tidak lebih lima tahun dan disebat sehingga enam kali.

     

    Source: Berita Mediacorp

  • Saudi Man Circumambulated The Kaaba 700 Times, But Not To Perform The Haj

    Saudi Man Circumambulated The Kaaba 700 Times, But Not To Perform The Haj

    Adham Al-Hawwash, a Saudi in his middle age, had circumambulated the Kaaba about 700 times during this year’s Haj season but did not do the Haj. “I rent my wheelchair to the pilgrims and push them seven times around the Kaaba. This is how I make a living,” he said. He said he was obliged to circumambulate the Kaaba to enable the old or disabled pilgrims do their tawaf so he had no time to think of doing the Haj himself. Al-Hawwash said he was not in a good financial position that would have enabled him to do the fifth pillar of Islam and had to continue working hard to provide for his family.

    He said he started this job some years back on the advice of his mother, whose head he kisses every time he leaves his house. “I tie my waist with a piece of cloth to reduce my back pain. I also wear heavy stocking to avoid foot ache,” he said on how he prepares for work. Hawwash said he has pushed more than 100 pilgrims around the House of God at SR350-SR500 per head. “This is a tiring job but it earns me good money to spend on my family and save for the future,” he said.

    Hawwash said his job is seasonal climaxing during Ramadan and the Haj when pilgrims come in large numbers to the Grand Mosque. He also said he guides his customers to the best dua (supplication) according to the Prophet’s Sunnah. “The pushing of wheelchairs needs tactics, fair knowledge of the peak hours and a balanced distribution of strength to avoid exhaustion,” he said. Al-Hawwash said he eats dates and bananas to provide him energy, which he needs in his job.

     

    Source: Saudi Gazette

  • Damanhuri Abas: “The Reserved PE Has Divided The People Like Never Before”

    Damanhuri Abas: “The Reserved PE Has Divided The People Like Never Before”

    “The reserved PE has divided the people like never before” – What do you think?

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    A nation agonizes over 2 commendable aspiring candidates, from a tiny almost non-existent pool limited by imposed racial restriction, hoping to qualify over an excessively high financial bar that they clearly cannot meet, and a hollow sloganeering ex-government figure trying hard to abandon her recent past and parading her sudden new found neutrality, all over a supposedly noble Presidential campaign sadly undermined and tarnished even before it begin. The reserved PE has divided the people like never before. A cruel departure from its stately position as the unifying figurehead it was meant to be. It fly against all reason to execute an out of sync intervention on the PE for its declared reason to right some racial inequality in society. It is totally unnecessary and misplaced affirmative action for ulterior motives and will likely backfire.

    The smiley faces that front the prospective candidates paint a false media led facade of acceptance for this queer act by the Government. It belies their insincere and bad faith to address deep systemic discriminatory practises that it admits still exists today and may have had a hand in. Ironically, the very community that supposedly will benefit, in fact will have its collective integrity severely damaged for accepting to be used for it. The issue of race is about the intent of our nation to establish a truly multi-racial democratic society based on justice and equality. What we all pledged to daily, for a good 10 or more years of our lives. This single act by this Government tarnished those words we religiously uttered together, rendering them meaningless into years of futile parroting exercise by us and our children.

    Singaporeans should not allow ourselves to forget those lofty ideals that our founding fathers wrote and fought very hard for. This aberration is a sad chapter in our history that we must overcome together. Many of us still truly believe and live our lives daily to realise the multi-racial Singapore that we worked tirelessly to keep. The Government that once stood for all the good that this country has build, now, is sadly led by leaders who strangely abandons those core principles that has made us to be, a shining beacon of prosperity, justice and equality, that our founding fathers aspires for this nation. The achievements that we made surely are much more than the mesmerizing iconic skyline of our city. It is more preciously, the collective identity shaped by years of rigour, sacrifices and hearts of the multitude of people of all races living together in this island state we call our home. Each one cognizant of our unique diversity contributing to the colourful tapestry of our multi-racial society build overtime with honesty and mutual respect for one another. These are the sacred values that unfortunately we see eroding caused by the very people that are responsible for its upkeep.

    In this lose-lose scenario, the next elected President will unceremoniously inherit a divided country it ironically has caused. We in truth, also allowed ourselves to be divided, for all the wrong reasons. Led by leaders who chooses their vested interest for continued power, above the interest of our nation, our founding fathers and us, the people. May all of us who love this country and cherished all that it stands for as enshrined in the verses of our constitution, huddle on, wised up and collectively rise again from this dismal state we are in, to one day correct the mistakes we did, before its too late, for the sake of our children and our future generations. Heads up my fellow Singaporean and be counted when our country needs us the most. We may lose this battle but let us unite to win another day to regain back our country.

     

    Source: Damanhuri Bin Abas

  • Farid Khan: “Kerana saya memang dari rakyat jelata, saya bukan elit…”

    Farid Khan: “Kerana saya memang dari rakyat jelata, saya bukan elit…”

    Membantu belia-belia bermasalah untuk membaiki kehidupan mereka menjadi fokus Encik Farid Khan, pengerusi syarikat perkhidmatan marin yang mengumumkan hasrat untuk bertanding dalam Pilihan Raya Presiden, bulan depan. Sebagai seseorang yang terpaksa berhenti sekolah semasa berusia 14 tahun, beliau begitu faham erti hidup dalam keadaan “tidak berdaya”. Encik Farid juga menyentuh tentang pertikaian mengenai keturunan dan kemelayuannya. Malah, beliau mengaku agak “terasa” dengan cakap-cakap masyarakat.

    “KENAPA ORANG MELAYU S’PURA TAK BOLEH TERIMA SAYA”

    Sebagai seorang yang tidak biasa menjadi perhatian ramai, kritikan dan persoalan-persoalan yang dilemparkan kepada Encik Farid Khan, pada awalnya membuatkan pengerusi syarikat Bourbon Offshore Asia Pacific ini berkecil hati. “Dari awal saya sudah bilang, itu adalah saya, IC saya Pakistani. Tapi kalau kita lihat balik cara saya cakap, memang saya orang Melayu. Kalau dari telefon mungkin orang tak tahu ini orang Pakistan mungkin, orang Peranakan yang cakap. Jadi saya mula-mula terasa juga sedikit, kenapa orang Melayu Singapura macam tak boleh terima saya, tapi akhirnya saya rasa, setelah kita tunggu satu dua hari, yang positif mulai memberi reaksi.”

    Malah, Encik Farid berkata pengalaman membesar dalam kalangan orang Melayu dan liku-liku kehidupan yang diharunginya sendiri membuatkan beliau begitu faham dengan isu-isu yang menjadi keprihatinan masyarakat Melayu. “Kerana saya memang dari rakyat jelata, saya bukan elit, tidak. Dari rakyat, jadi saya tahu benar masalah kita, satu seperti perjuangan yang dilakukan sebagai rakyat biasa, banyak itu, saya tahu, saya tahu benar. Seperti belia-belia bermasalah, di situ saya banyak menaja mereka, ada yang kalau tak salah, dua yang agak bagus itu, memang the pelajar cemerlang, kata mereka, pelajar terbaik, kita hantar pergi Umrah,” ujar Encik Farid.

    HAMPIR 14 TAHUN BERHENTI SEKOLAH, IBU MENANGIS

    Encik Farid turut berkongsi pengalaman paling pahit semasa membesar, apabila terpaksa berhenti sekolah demi membantu menyara keluarga dan keputusannya itu membuatkan ibunya menitiskan air mata. Susulan itu, Encik Farid menanam azam untuk kembali ke sekolah dan meskipun sukar, tekadnya yang kuat membuahkan hasil. “Masa saya berhenti sekolah itu saya berjanji dengan ibu. Saya berhenti, umur saya 14 tahun. Ibu saya tidak kasi, bilang jangan, menangis tidak kasi, itu susah. Tapi saya janji, saya akan simpan wang dan balik ke sekolah. Jadi makan masa lebih daripada 12 tahun, hampir 14 tahun untuk saya kembali ke sekolah. Itu janji saya kepada ibu saya. Itu pertama kali saya masuk sekolah itu, itu sangat berkesan pada saya,” kongsi Encik Farid.

    Meskipun sukar, istilah putus asa jelas tidak wujud dalam kamus kehidupan Encik Farid. Setelah hampir 14 tahun meninggalkan bangku sekolah, beliau boleh berbangga dengan kejayaan yang dikecapi. “Susah, memang susah. Tapi kerana tekad itu agak kuat, jadi azam untuk berjaya agak kuat. Jadi saya belajar bersungguh-sungguh, jadi kita tak tahu tanya orang sana, tanya orang sini, telefon sana, telefon sini sampai saya faham. Waktu nak ambil peperiksaan itu, saya panik sebentar, sudah lama tak balik sekolah. Tapi Alhamdulillah, pertama kali saya masuk, saya lulus! Itu adalah satu-satu, boleh kita katakan, kenangan yang sangat- sangat berkesan, pertama kali pegang sijil,” kata Encik Farid dengan nada ceria.

    BUKAN MUDAH, PERLU FOKUS

    Walaupun Encik Farid sudah boleh disifatkan sebagai orang yang berjaya dan dapat hidup senang, hatinya masih mahu menyumbang lebih banyak kepada negara yang begitu dicintainya. Oleh sebab itu, pada 11 Julai lalu, beliau mencetuskan tanda tanya dalam kalangan masyarakat mengenai siapakah gerangan pengerusi eksekutif sebuah syarikat perkhidmatan marin yang melahirkan hasrat untuk bertanding dalam Pilihan Raya Presiden pada bulan depan. Apakah yang menjadi motivasi kepada bapa dua orang anak itu untuk berani menggalas tanggungjawab baru dan besar, sedangkan beliau tiada pengalaman dalam bidang politik sebelum ini?

    “Waktu pertama kali yang kita mulai fikirkan untuk bertanding, itu bulan Mei. Perjalanan ini memang bukan semudah yang kita fikirkan, tak semudah itu. Banyak cabaran. Tapi kalau kita sudah mulai fokus, tumpuan kita itu agak jelas. Jadi banyak yang boleh kita atasi. Jadi ada, terutama sekali sokongan daripada teman-teman dan kita lihat juga dari catatan Facebook yang kita terima daripada rakyat, orang yang kita tak kenal, jadi sangat terharu saya. Jadi saya rasa dari situ motivasinya makin kuat,” ujar Encik Farid. Dengan Pilihan Raya Presiden yang semakin hampir, Encik Farid berharap masyarakat dapat melihat dirinya sebagai seorang yang berkorban demi Singapura. “Lihat saya sebagai seorang yang benar-benar maju ke hadapan untuk negara, bukan untuk sanak-saudara, bukan untuk saya, bukan untuk keluarga saya. Saya akan berkorban untuk rakyat Singapura, seluruhnya, bukan rakyat Melayu sahaja. Seluruh rakyat Singapura,” ujar beliau.

     

    Source: Berita Mediacorp

  • Fund Raising For Ahmad Fahrin’s Medical Treatment In Taiwan

    Fund Raising For Ahmad Fahrin’s Medical Treatment In Taiwan

    If any of you would like to help, please go to https://give.asia/story/help_fund_for_fahrins_treatment_in_taiwan.

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    I am Dalilah Hani, wife of Ahmad Fahrin. We are raising funds for Fahrin to receive medical treatment in Taiwan for a spinal cord regeneration treatment at the Taipei Veterans General Hospital. 3 years ago, on the 11th of August, my husband Fahrin, met with a road traffic accident while on his way home from work. The motorcycle he was riding was part of a chain collision on the Pan-Island Expressway. He collided with a car and was flung from his bike, landing on the hood of the car. As a result, he sustained a traumatic brain injury and spinal injury that left him paralysed from neck down.

    At the point of the accident, we had just received the keys to our own home and I had just given birth to a 3-month old baby girl. We were just building our lives. We had loads of plans and dreams that got shattered in a blink of an eye. He wasn’t able to hold our daughter and missed out on alot of her milestones due to his long stay in the hospital. And due to the injuries, he has been certified permanently incapacitated to work leaving me as the sole breadwinner.

    When Fahrin was brought to the Accident & Emergency department at National University Hospital, doctors had to perform an emergency operation and had prepared us for the worst. They predicted only a 15% chance of survival. But we took any chance we had and by God’s will he made it through. And for that, we are utterly thankful. But his road to recovery was a long and rocky one with multiple surgeries that followed to help him to stabilise. Since the accident, he depends fully on the motorized wheelchair for mobility and needs help to perform activities of daily living such as dressing, bathing, transferring and toileting.

    He spent approximately 12 months away from home comprising of about 2 weeks in Intensive Care Unit, 2 months in High Dependency ward and 4 months in a regular ward before being transferred out to a rehabilitation hospital where he was for about 6 months. But even then he was not spared from hospital stays as he still needed to be warded for subsequent seizures, urine infection as well as for pain management.

    His main Consultant who has been giving us advice has high hopes in his recovery. However, he feels that Fahrin has not benefited much from the treatment here. We were informed that he might benefit from a spinal cord regeneration procedure (currently a study) in Taiwan. The estimated amount needed for his treatment in Taiwan is around SGD45,000 which is not covered under our insurance. Your kind donations will go towards Fahrin’s cost of treatment as well as for daily expenses and accommodation in Taiwan. We seek your kind donations and prayers to help ease our journey to recovery, God-willing. And may God bless all of you for your kind help and donations.

     

    Source: Give.Asia