Tag: Muslim

Belia Bangun Aplikasi Bantu Jemaah Elak Masjid Sesak

Aplikasi bimbit yang membolehkan pengguna menilai tahap kesesakan sebuah masjid sebelum memilih tempat bagi menunaikan sembahyang Jumaat.

Itulah idea daripada sekumpulan belia yang membangunkan prototaip atau versi awal aplikasi tersebut dalam tempoh 24 jam menerusi satu peraduan Cabaran Teknologi Masjid (MTC) yang berakhir semalam.

Kumpulan yang merangkul tempat pertama dalam peraduan itu terdiri daripada tiga mahasiswa – Encik Muhammad Hadziq Sulaiman, 23 tahun, dari Universiti Teknologi Nanyang (NTU); Encik Tengku Muhammad Hafidzuddin, 22 tahun, dari Universiti Nasional Singapura (NUS); dan Encik Muhammad Syafiq Hanafee, dari Institut Teknologi Singapura (SIT).

“Kami berharap aplikasi itu akan dapat membantu mengurangkan masalah kesesakan di masjid sewaktu solat Jumaat,” ujar Encik Hafidzuddin, seorang mahasiswa sistem maklumat.

Menerusi aplikasi yang dinamakan Go Mosque SG itu, orang ramai juga boleh ‘check-in’ atau daftar masuk ke masjid bagi mendapat ‘markah’ dengan lebih banyak markah diberikan bagi solat pada awal waktu.

Ini bertujuan menggalakkan orang ramai ke masjid dan mendirikan sembahyang secara berjemaah, kata Encik Syafik pula.

Kumpulannya merancang melancarkan aplikasi itu kepada orang ramai dalam masa setahun.

Acara MTC dianjurkan buat julung-julung kalinya oleh Kelab Mendaki dengan kerjasama IslamicEvents.SG, EchoedLabs, Majulah Community, 12 Geeks, dan Kelompok Masjid Tengah Utara.

Peraduan itu diadakan di Masjid An-Nahdhah.

Seorang penganjur, Cik Rufaidah Mohd Kamal daripada EchoedLabs berkata:

“Menerusi acara ini, kami menggalakkan belia memikir tentang cabaran yang dihadapi masyarakat dan mencari huraian baginya.”

Seramai 15 belia dalam empat pasukan menyertai peraduan itu.

Selain idea aplikasi Go Mosque SG, idea lain termasuk menggunakan ‘crowdfunding’ (membiayai sesuatu usaha secara beramai-ramai) bagi membantu masjid mengumpul dana, memadankan sukarelawan dengan projek kemasyarakatan serta projek keusahawanan sosial bagi membolehkan suri rumah mengambil tempahan makanan daripada jemaah di masjid.

Turut hadir dalam acara penyampaian hadiah peraduan itu semalam ialah Menteri Perhubungan dan Penerangan (MCI), Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, yang berkata inisiatif itu sejajar dengan usaha negara menjadi Negara Bijak.

“Pemerintah boleh sediakan prasarana Negara Bijak tetapi apa yang perlu dibangunkan ialah aplikasi.

“Ini tidak boleh datang daripada pemerintah tetapi daripada mereka yang berminat dan mampu menghuraikan satu cabaran,” ujar Dr Yaacob semasa ditemui media di acara itu.

Source: http://beritaharian.sg

July 6, 2015
Bekas Pelajar Madrasah Kecapi Ijazah Pujian Kelas Pertama Dalam Bidang Kerja Sosial Di NUS

Daripada madrasah ke menara gading.

Namun bukan itu sahaja, Cik Siti Nur Diyanah Hardy, 23 tahun, kini menempa sejarah sebagai anak Melayu pertama yang lulus daripada jurusan kerja sosial di Universiti Nasional Singapura (NUS) dengan ijazah kepujian kelas pertama.

Cik Diyanah merupakan antara lebih 10,000 lulusan yang akan menerima ijazah mereka dalam majlis konvokesyen di NUS yang berlangsung hari ini hingga Selasa depan.

Majlis konvokesyen bagi fakulti bekas pelajar Madrasah Al-Maarif Al-Islamiah itu akan berlangsung pada 14 Julai.

Meskipun beliau telah menghabiskan masa 13 tahun belajar di madrasah, Cik Diyanah berkata beliau tidak pernah mengalami kejutan budaya apabila melangkah masuk ke universiti.

“Pastinya kehidupan di universiti baru dan lain bagi saya tetapi saya rasa perkara ini tentu sama bagi ramai pelajar lain, sama ada mereka daripada madrasah atau bukan.

“Semasa saya membesar pun, saya tak fikir apa yang saya lalui di sekolah berbeza daripada pelajar lain di sini. Semakin saya membesar juga dan lebih tahu tentang perbezaan yang ada, saya tak mengalami cabaran masuk universiti,” katanya.

Sepanjang di NUS, Cik Diyanah turut aktif menabur bakti kepada bekas madrasahnya.

Anak kedua daripada empat beradik itu memulakan program Maarif Maths Mentoring tiga tahun lalu bersama temannya bagi membimbing pelajar Madrasah Al-Maarif yang mengalami kesukaran dalam mata pelajaran tersebut.

Program itu telah berkembang kepada 20 mentor kini berbanding enam mentor apabila ia baru dimulakan dan sejauh ini telah membantu sekitar 250 pelajar madrasah itu.

Sikap suka membantu itu juga mungkin antara sebab beliau terdorong menyertai sektor kerja sosial.

Cik Diyanah turut diberi Anugerah Angkatan Karyawan Islam (AMP) yang mengiktiraf pelajar Fakulti Sastera dan Sains Sosial (FASS) NUS yang menghasilkan tesis kepujian terbaik berkaitan isu yang relevan kepada masyarakat Melayu/Islam setempat.

Tesisnya meninjau bagaimana individu seperti ustaz atau bomoh menjejas cara orang Melayu yang mengalami isu kesihatan mental mendapatkan bantuan profesional.

“Topik ini menggabungkan minat saya dalam kerja sosial dan pengajian agama.

“Pengalaman ini mendatangkan kepuasan bagi saya dan saya dapat belajar banyak bukan sahaja dengan menulisnya (tesis), malah dengan mendengar sendiri daripada mereka yang mengalami isu kesihatan mental.

“Saya mahu suara mereka didengar menerusi tesis saya… dan saya harap hasil dapatannya akan mendatangkan manfaat kepada masyarakat,” kata anak pasangan guru dan pegawai logistik itu.

Cik Diyanah kini mengikuti program internship dengan Jawatankuasa Singapura bagi sayap wanita Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB) dan antara lain terlibat dalam kempen Girls2Pioneers yang bertujuan menggalak lebih ramai golongan wanita menceburi kerjaya dalam bidang Sains, Teknologi, Kejuruteraan dan Matematik (Stem).

Presiden Tony Tan Keng Yam yang juga Canselor NUS akan merasmikan majlis konvokesyen utama NUS tahun ini di Kampus Kent Ridge hari ini.

Source: http://beritaharian.sg

July 6, 2015
7 Things Your Muslim Husband Won’t Tell You
What’s Going Through Your Muslim Husband’s Mind?

Ever wish you could read your husband’s mind? Western culture encourages husbands and wives to talk to each other and discuss things.

However, in many Muslim cultures, men are raised to be stoic and tight-lipped. Muslim husbands are very often (not always) reluctant to talk about certain things with their wives.

Part of the problem is also that sometimes it is hard to actually formulate our thoughts into the right words.

The only thing more difficult than translating thoughts to words is translatingfeelings to words.

So, a lot of Muslim men and women go through their marriages with very little communication and never really knowing what the other person is thinking.

This quick list is for the Muslim sisters in my audience. This list will give you good idea of some of the things your husband thinks about, but just doesn’t know how, or want, to tell you.

1. Above All, He Desires Your Respect

I spoke about this in my article “Love or Respect: Which Do You Prefer?”.

In this article, I explained that women want to know their husbands love them, and men want to know their wives respect them.

It’s important that Muslim women understand the value of respect for men, especially Muslim men. In Islam, men are taught from a young age that they are supposed to be the bread-winners and caretakers of their families.

You can imagine how frustrating it would be for a man, who tries his best to care for his family, to be married to a woman who doesn’t respect him. She may declare that she loves him, but without her respect, he will quickly fall out of love with her.

This idea is put forward in the Quran where Allah says:

Men are in charge of women by what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband’s] absence what Allah would have them guard.

Chapter 4, Verse 34

If you fear there is a problem in your marriage sisters, I would suggest you start here.

2. He Desires Your Loyalty

This goes hand in hand with respect.

There’s nothing that will ruin a marriage quicker than the idea that your spouse is not loyal. The idea, that he or she is not going to stick by you.

I’m not talking about infidelity. This is what usually comes to mind when people talk about loyalty in a marriage.

What I’m talking about is knowing that the person whom you’ve chosen to spend the rest of your life with is going to be there for you when you really need them.

Most men won’t admit it, but we do need women. And we do need your support.

And it’s very troubling to be married to a woman who may not be around when the going gets tough.

If you are constantly threatening divorce or separation or Khula (Islamic divorce initiated by the wife), you can expect your marriage to fizzle out very quickly.

Your husband needs to know that you’re going to be by his side if:
- He loses his job and the money gets tight.
- He tries to do something (like start a business or go back to school) but fails at it.
- His reputation is tarnished or his honor is attacked.
You should be loyal to your husband before everything else except Allah and His Messenger (pbuh).

If you’re loyal to your husband, than rest assured he’ll be loyal to you.

3. He Wants To Have Sex More Often

Let’s get this right out into the open.

Some women might think men are narrow-minded brutes for this, but it’s the truth.

Men desire sex. Men really desire sex.

So when you give him the following excuses:
- “I’ve got a headache.”
- “I’m not feeling good.”
- “Can’t it wait till the weekend? I’m really not in the mood.”
Know that your husband is going to go to sleep a little upset with you, even if he doesn’t show it.

And do this often enough, he’s going to start resenting you. And that resentment will build up and may lead to him being unnecessarily mean to you or losing some love.

Please keep the following hadith in mind:

When a man calls his wife to his bed, and she does not respond and he (the husband) spends the night angry with her, the angels curse her until morning.

Bukhari and Muslim.

Something to think about.

4. He Thinks About Other Women

Okay, first of all, calm down. Don’t unsubscribe from my mailing list just yet. Let me explain this.

All men think about other women.

It doesn’t mean he’s going to cheat on you.

It doesn’t mean he’s thinking about taking a second wife.

It doesn’t mean he’s fantasizing about another woman.

It just means that all (straight) men do, at some point in their lives, consider having another woman (i.e. wife).

You’re better off coming to terms with this and accepting it than having false, purile notions about men.

The best way to combat these thoughts are to apply the advice given in the first three secrets:
- Respect him.
- Be loyal to him.
- Give him physical love when he wants it.
Does this mean he’ll never take a second wife if you do these three things? Of course not.

But it will raise your value in his mind relative to other woman and he’ll be all the more reluctant to look for those three things (respect, loyalty, and sex) elsewhere.

5. He Wants To Make You Happy

Why do you think men work so hard to make money?

Why do you think men are willing to leave their jobs and risk starting a business?

Why do you think men like buying women gifts?

Because deep down, we really just want to make you happy.

Sometimes we screw it up and forget our anniversary. But we really would prefer to remember because we know it would make you happy.

So when your husband buys you a gift, accept it, rejoice over it, thank him profusely, and use it as often as possible.

If he buys you some jewelry, wear it.

If he buys you a new smartphone, use it.

If he buys you a car, drive it.

And don’t be so quick to nag him about the things he doesn’t do right. Because then he’ll start feeling that you don’t respect (there’s that word again) the things he does do for you.

6. If You Nudge Him, He Can Be A Better Muslim

Nobody’s perfect.

Perhaps your husband isn’t a Muslim scholar. Perhaps he’s not the best Muslim in the world.

You can nudge him to make him better. But you can’t force him.

Do little things to get him to improve his Islam.
- Offer to wake him up for Salaatul Fajr.
- Encourage him to make Salaah at the Masjid.
- Tell him how much nicer he’d look if he grew his beard.
This takes deliberate words, a soft touch, and careful action. No one likes to be preached to.

But if you do this right, you’ll be getting a double reward:

The reward that comes with living with a righteous husband. And the reward in the next life for encouraging your husband to the truth.

Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.

Chapter 103, Verse 3

7. He Loves You, Even If He Doesn’t Always Show It

I know, this one may be kinda hard to swallow. But it’s true (usually).

Men are just not that good at showing emotion (unless we’re talking sports or politics).

We don’t tell our wives “I love you” often enough.

We’re not perfect. And constantly comparing us to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) ain’t helping.

Of course, we are supposed to emulate him (pbuh) as much as we can. And for most of us, we are doing the best we can.

But we just can’t treat you the same way he (pbuh) treated his wives. Similarly, it’s unfair for men to expect their wives to behave like Aisha (RA) and his other wives (RA) did.

Just because your husband doesn’t treat you in the way (you think) the Prophet (pbuh) treated his wives, doesn’t mean your husband doesn’t love you.

It just means he’s human.

It is very important that you understand this.
- If he’s doing his best to take care of you.
- If he doesn’t abuse you or sleep around.
- If he sincerely tries to solve your problems and helps you in the best way he can.
Then chances are he loves you. A lot.

Now move from in front of the television and go make me a sandwich.

JUST KIDDING!

Source: https://islamicreflections1.wordpress.com
July 5, 2015
Abang Maut Selepas Menegur Adik Yang Tak Puasa

KUALA LANGAT: Seorang lelaki maut akibat cedera parah di leher selepas dilibas dengan pisau oleh adik lelakinya dalam kejadian di Jalan Orkid, Batu 8 Sijangkang, Telok Panglima Garang di sini, petang Rabu.

Ketua Polis Daerah Kuala Langat Superintendan Zailan Tasir berkata, dalam kejadian kira-kira 6 petang itu, mangsa yang berusia 32 tahun dikatakan bertengkar dengan suspek dalam rumah mereka.

“Kejadian bermula apabila mangsa bertengkar dengan adiknya yang berusia 26 tahun disebabkan suspek tidak berpuasa.

“Berikutan itu berlaku pergaduhan antara kedua mereka apabila mangsa bertindak agresif dengan mengambil besi panjang di bahagian dapur dan suspek turut ke dapur mengambil pisau,” katanya kepada pemberita di lokasi kejadian.

Zailan berkata, ketika pergaduhan, suspek menyerang abangnya dengan melibas pisau menyebabkan mangsa mengalami kecederaan parah di leher kiri.

“Suspek berhenti menyerang mangsa apabila melihat darah mengalir banyak di bahagian leher si mati.

“Akibat kecederaan itu, mangsa keluar dari rumah bersama seorang rakan lelaki menggunakan Proton Wira milik suspek ke Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR), Klang,” katanya.

Zailan berkata, mangsa, bagaimanapun disahkan meninggal dunia ketika dalam perjalanan ke hospital.

Berikutan kejadian itu, beliau berkata, polis menahan suspek untuk siasatan lanjut dan kes itu disiasat mengikut Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan.

Source: www.mstar.com.my

June 26, 2015
4 Facts: Hizbut Tahrir Malaysia Vows To End Haram Sports

Islamist group Hizbut Tahrir Malaysia (HTM) has applauded the person who started the snowball of criticism against champion gymnast Farah Ann Abdul Hadi for wearing a leotard that showed off her “vagina shape” during the SEA Games, adding that such “haram” sports would be barred under a caliphate.

1. The Hardline Islamist Group Told Authorities To Punish Muslim Men And Women Who Do Not Cover Their “Aurat” In Sports

The local chapter of the international hardline Islamist group also told the authorities to punish Muslim men and women who do not cover their “aurat” in sports, even in events such as swimming, saying it was a religious obligation to do so. The group said in a post on its website yesterday:

Praises must be given to the servant of Allah who gave criticism on this issue, although obviously the one who gave the criticism was then criticised by Farah herself and her supporters.

This is not a question of judging, but the question of preventing wrongdoings because it is an obligation for every Muslim, and for the State it is obligatory to take action through punishments.

2. The Group Said Defenders Of Farah Ann Proved Some Muslims Have Been Poisoned By Ideas Of Freedom From The West

HTM said defenders of Farah Ann proved that some Muslims have been poisoned by ideas of freedom from the West, where winning gold medals and bringing pride to the country is considered more important than covering up.

The group, which wishes to establish an Islamic caliphate in Malaysia, claimed that sports with “haram”, or forbidden elements, will never be allowed in a caliphate, and their athletes will be punished if found to be participating in such sports. It added:

Muslims are known to participate in ‘sports’ such as archery, horseriding, swimming, swordplay and so on, all of them done within the frame of performing jihad in the path of Allah,” it said, using the Arabic word that means “holy struggle”.

[They are] not like the sports of these days which bring humans further away from Allah.

3. Several Facebook Users Slammed Farah On Facebook Last Week After TV3 Uploaded A Photo Of Her In The Gymnastics Outfit

Several Facebook users had last week slammed the 21-year-old Farah Ann on Buletin TV3’s Facebook page after it uploaded a photograph of her in the gymnastics outfit, along with a caption that announced her winning gold in floor exercise in artistic gymnastics.

The woman athlete has since received an outpouring of support, however, from Malaysians who pointed out that the athlete should be celebrated for her performance at the games, which not only saw her take home gold, but three bronze medals and a silver in other individual events.

4. Youth And Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin Has Since Defended Her, Telling Detractors They Have No Right To Judge Her Attire

Khairy also said a guidelines for sportswear by the federal Islamic authorities is unnecessary.

Even former minister Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz weighed in on the issue, slamming Farah Ann’s critics for being obsessed with athletes’ body shapes and dressing instead of their performances.

Source: http://greatermalaysia.com

June 25, 2015