The Great Dive - The Unusual Life of William Williamson

A tribute to those who crave for adventures.

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The Great Dive - The Unusual Life of William Williamson by Abdal Hakim Murad
Scanned from Seasons, Autumn-Winter 2003-2004.

Other goodies:
Music : Halal or Haram?
Dr Lois Lamya al-Faruqi
edited by Arshad Zaman
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Deen Intensive Dublin II

Update:

Find Dublin Mosque on Google Map.

It is located at the end of Dufferin Avenue with South Circular Road.

Deen Intensive Dublin II
26 Mei - 24 Jun 2006
Dublin Mosque, South Circular Road


For second time, Persatuan Pelajar Islam Malaysia Ireland is proud to host a month of intensive study of Islam, covering important branches of Islamic revealed knowledge. This include, Creed ('Aqidah), Jurispundence (Fiqh), Sufisme (Tasawwuf), Prophetic Traditions (Hadith) and Qur'anic Exegesis (Tafsir). The summer course will be lead by Al-Fadhil Sheikh Mohammed Fauzi Ibn Abdul Aziz al-Hadrami student of Al-Azhar University, Egypt.

Sheikh Mohammed Fauzi is a teacher with classical Islamic education background. He was qualified from Dar Mustafa, a renowned traditional Islamic 'madrasah' in Hadramawt Valley in Yemen. After completing 5 years education in Dar Mustafa under various scholars, among them Habib Umar Hafeez, Habib Ali al-Jifri and the Grand Mufti of Yemen, Habib Ahmad Mashur, he pursued his post-graduate study in Al-Azhar University. He was also granted 'ijazahs' from various scholars apart from Yemeni scholars. Among them is the late Muhaddith of Hijaz, Shaykh Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki.

These are the details of the programme:

Date: 26 May -24 Jun 2006 (4 weeks)
Venue: Dublin Mosque, South Circular Road, Dublin 8
Fees: 40 Euros (negotiable), 10 Euros per week

Texts covered:

1) Safinah Najah by Shaykh Abdullah bin Saad bin Sumair al-Hadrami
(A basic manual for Shafi'i fiqh but also covers 3 branches of most important aspect of deen, namely Aqidah, Tasawwuf and Fiqh. The text is a basic corpus used for beginners in Shafi'i 'madrasahs' around the globe)

2) Tarbiyatus as-Syibyan by Imam Ahmad al-Ramli al-Shafi'i
(A classical corpus that touches on Islamic parenting or ways to educate children.A traditional touch of 'Tarbiyatul Awlad' by one of the most brilliant Syafi'i scholar of in-depth applications of Sacred Law. Imam Ahmad al-Ramli represents the foremost resource for legal opinion (fatwa) for the entire late Shafi`i school, alongside with Imam Ibnu Hajar Haythami al-Makki.His famous book, 'Nihayah al-Muhtaj' and Imam Ibnu Hajar's 'Tuhfah' reflect a high point in Shafi`i scholarship. Tarbiyatus as-Syibyan was wrote in nazam or verses that cover important aspects in Islamic parenthood.Commentary on the verses will be delivered by the Shaykh Fauzi himself.)

3) Wasiyya of Imam Haddad by Imam Habib Abdallah 'Alawi al-Haddad
(A collection of sayings/advices/kalam of the monumental scholar and spiritual master that lived at Tarim in the Hadramaut valley between Yemen and Oman.He is widely held to have been the 'renewer' of the twelfth Islamic century. A direct descendant of the Prophet, his sanctity and direct experience of God are clearly reflected in his writings, which include several books, a collection of Sufi letters, and a volume of mystical poetry. He spent most of his life in Kenya and Saudi Arabia where he taught Islamic jurisprudence and classical Sufism according to the order (tariqa) of the Ba'Alawi sayyids.)

4) Tafsir Munir (Juz 30) by Shaykh Dr Wahbah Zuhayli
(A continuation of last year's Deen Intensive Dublin. The tafsir of Dr Wahbah is highly regarded as the best contemporary Qur'anic exegesis that combines both traditional and modern interpretations.Classes will cover the main 'surahs' in Juz 30 of the Qur'an)

5) Hadith al-Mukhtar by Habib Umar bin Salim bin Hafeez
(A compilation of 59 important prophetic traditions that were arranged by alphabetical order.The work of the great scholar of Yemen, Habib Umar Salim bin Hafeez is a basic text of hadith, used for memorization in Dar Mustafa in Yemen.Commentary of the hadith will be delivered by Shaykh Fauzi)

*6) Fiqh an-Nisa'
(Special classes for sisters concerning rulings for women.The class will depend on the demand of female participants)

*7) 'Ilm Faraid by Shaykh Mohammed Fauzi Ibn Abdul Aziz
( A corpus in Malay language concerning Islamic law of estate distribution.Summarized from the famous books of faraid like 'Takmilah Zubdah Hadith' by Habib Umar and 'Futuhaat' of Sayyid Abu Bakar bin Abd Rahman bin Shihab. However, the class will depend on demand and subject to changes)

*8) Kitab Salam by Shaykh Mohammed Fauzi Ibn Abdul Aziz
(A small book that covers the rulings regarding the practice and adab of giving salaam. Additional text for DID)

*These texts are additional and subject to changes.It will depend on participant's demand and availability.

All of the texts will be teached with 'isnaad' or unbroken chain of transmission that can be traced back to the writers.This is the methodology of our previous generations (Salaf as-Soleh) in preservering the purity our Sacred knowledge.There will be few lessons per day (for each text).Lessons are in Malay language.Individuals from all over Ireland and UK are invited to join the programme even if it is not for full 4 weeks of study.Non-Dubliners who wish to come will be placed in Dublin's student houses (only by early notice to the contact person).Any enquiries, please contact;

Nik Farhan Nik Fuad - nikef84@yahoo.com
(Ketua Lajnah Tarbiyah dan Dakwah PPIMI)
Director of Deen Intensive Dublin II
Phone No:+353857110 472

Fauzah Rahimah - tenium4eva@yahoo.com
(Naib Ketua Lajnah Tarbiyah dan Dakwah PPIMI)
Vice Director of Deen Intensive Dublin II
Phone No: +353857170928

Shafiq Ayman Rosland - ibnu_taimiyya@hotmail.com
Phone No: +353857343 888

Remembering The Beloved II


Remembering the Beloved - Sirah Tour 2006
18th-24th March ’06

‘Remembering the Beloved’ is a national sirah tour organised by the Federation of Student Islamic societies (FOSIS) and the Islamic Institute for Development and Research (IIDR). The tour aims to highlight the different dimensions of the life of the Final Messenger of Allah – Muhammad (s). A diverse and unique line-up of local and international speakers will address topics ranging from the humour of the Prophet to the Prophetic legacy. In addition to these lectures, the programme will also include the airing of exclusive video clips, scholarly advice, recitation and poetry.

Tickets

Hotline UK : 07849 786 341
Hotline Ireland: 0870 567 424
Tickets: £5 - info@sirahtour.com

Speakers

Imam Suhaib Webb (USA)
Born and raised in the State of Oklahoma, USA. During his teens he became a Hip Hop DJ and made many records with different artists and bands. During this period of his life, he was a member of a gang and turned his back on organised religion. Suhaib William Webb accepted Islam at the age of twenty. He graduated with Honours in Education from the Central Oklahoma University and has studied Arabic and Islamic Sciences under many notable scholars. Imam Suhaib is a dynamic and inspiring speaker and is a former Lecturer at the Islamic American University (IAU) in California. He is currently studying Shariah at Al-Azhar University (Egypt) and is the author of the best selling audio CD album ‘Mothers of the Believers’.

Imam Yassir Fazaga (USA)
Imam Yassir Fazaga graduated with a BA in Islamic Studies from Imam Saud University, Fairfax VA. He also obtained a MA in Psychotherapy from California State Long Beach. Imam Yassir currently serves as the Imam of Orange County Islamic Foundation, Mission Vallejo and is the President of the Eritrean Muslim Council. He is currently producing a series of innovative lectures (due to be released late 2006) entitled ‘Free your self; Free your soul’ which explores the Islamic and psychiatric dimensions of a Prophetic invocation related to seeking refuge from anxiety, sorrow, laziness, cowardice and miserliness.

Shaykh Zakariya Siddiqi (France)
Shaykh Zakariya al-Siddiqi memorised the Quran at the very young age of nine. He studied the traditional Islamic Sciences with scholars in Algeria and later went to Egypt for ten years and graduated from Al-Azhar University. He has a MA in the Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence and has recently completed a PhD at the University of Sorbonne (France). He is the Former Dean of the Faculty of Quranic Studies and Professor of Islamic Jurisprudence at the European Institute of Islamic Sciences (France). Shaykh Zakariya is a member of the IIDR Board of Scholars and the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS).

Abdur Rahman Helbawy (UK)
Member of the IIDR Board of Directors. Preliminary study of Islam and Islamic Sciences was with his father Dr Kamal el-Helbawy (Founder President of the Muslim Association of Britain) and later with other notable scholars. He graduated with a BA in Islamic Studies from the European Institute of Islamic Sciences (France) and a MA in Islamic Studies (University of London). He has extensive experience in organising educational courses for the youth and lecturing on Islam. Abdur Rahman is also Director of Dome Tours International.

Bara al-Ghannouchi (UK)
Co-founding director of IIDR. Graduated with a BA (Hons) in Arabic & Law (University of London). Preliminary study of Islam and Islamic Sciences was with his father Shaykh Rashid al-Ghannouchi (Islamic Thinker and President of the Nahda Movement) and later with other notable scholars. Bara al-Ghannouchi has extensive experience with scouts and student movements in the UK and is currently studying Islamic Sciences with scholars of Al-Azhar University (Egypt).

S.M.Hasan al-Banna (UK)
Co-founding director of IIDR. Graduated with a BA (Hons) in Arabic & Law (University of London) and completed the Bar Vocational Course (BVC). Preliminary study of Islam and Islamic Sciences was with his father Maulana Abdul Qadir (Former President of Dawatul Islam UK & Eire) and later with other notable scholars. He studied Arabic Language and Literature at the European Institute of Islamic Sciences (France) and the University of Alexandria (Egypt). He is currently pursuing his postgraduate studies at Al-Azhar University in Islamic Jurisprudence. Hasan al-Banna has translated several classical and contemporary works and is the author of the bestselling book ‘Sirah of the Final Prophet’

Venues and Dates

Glasgow
Saturday 18th March
Wellington Church, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Starts: 1pm

Dublin
Sunday 19th March
Astra Hall, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Starts: 1pm

London
Tuesday 21st March
Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ
Starts: 6.30pm

Birmingham
Wednesday 22nd March
Great Hall, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET
Starts: 6.30pm

Manchester
Thursday 23rd March
Roscoe Building, Brunswick Street, Manchester, M13 9PL
Starts: 6.30pm

Cardiff
Friday 24th March
Lecture Theatre 0.22, Law Building, University of Cardiff, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3XJ
Starts: 6.30pm


Organisers

fosis.org.uk
The Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS) is a body that caters for the needs of Muslim students in further and higher education across the UK and Ireland . Established in 1962, the Federation seeks to uphold the Quranic verse: "Hold fast to the rope of Allah, all of you together, and be not disunited." [Quran 3:103] At the heart the FOSIS vision are two central aims: to represent Muslim students and to serve students. FOSIS is affiliated to the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), the umbrella organisation for the majority of Muslim organisations in the UK .

iidr.org
The Islamic Institute for Development and Research (IIDR) is a non-profit knowledge and research based service provider which organises courses, seminars, conferences and produces educational materials and resources. It aims to disseminate Islamic knowledge and worldview and promote a balanced, moderate and holistic interpretation of Islam. IIDR aspires to bridge the gap between youth and scholars, knowledge and activism, traditionalism and modernity, Muslims and the wider society. The Institute is managed by a Board of Directors under the guidance of a Board of Scholars and Advisors.

copied from iwanismail.blogspot.com without permission

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I thought that TJW or SAA is going to be here, but then, it is still a good conference to attend.
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Monolog - "Moga-moga kesedihanku membuatkan daku meneruskan perjalanan dengan lebih bersedia dan berhati-hati... serta lebih hampir kepada Allah dan Rasul-Nya"


Remembering The Beloved

Thanks to Yusuf Shamsi for bringing back the memory of Acheh (the beloved).

Jadilah orang yang bersyukur wahai diri...

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//My first potrait proper with D70s. Bokeh is not so good.

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//Remembering Meulaboh, Nanggro Aceh Darussalam - ground zero.

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//Panoramic shot is my favourite. Click here for bigger photo.

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//Anyone please read out the Indonesian Jawi for me...

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//Bro Hisham & Kak Khadijah (husband and wife) walking along the ground zero.

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March-April happenings

The Sirah Tour is finally up on the schedule,

followed by Cuti-Cuti Musim Bunga '06 (or should I say Cinta-cinta Musim Bunga?).

Then, the 3rd IMAM Symposium & AGM - it's been a while since the first one 2 years back.

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Actually I feel like sharing a couple of stuff - videos, links, whatever.

Women Police in Iran
wow ganas siut...

The heart of the matter
Cardiology anyone?

A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure
Can't miss the grand rounds!

Le Silence Des Mosquees - Wa Subhanallah
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Knowledge is something afar


العلم شىء بعيد المرام
Knowledge is something afar

لا يصاد بالسهام

Cannot be hunted with arrows

ولا يورث عن الاباء والاعمام
Nor inherited from fathers and uncles

بل هو شىء لا يدرك الا باافتراش المدار

Nay, it is not achieved except by making the earth as one’s bed (always being in the mosque)

وارتخاء الحجر
And (feeling the ) softness of the stone (of the floor of the mosque)

وكثير النظر
And a lot of seeing (and thinking - that is reading and observation)

وكثرة الفكار
And a lot of thinking

واجتهاد فى كتب البحار
And striving (looking for knowledge) in oceans of books (giving detailed explanations of things)

- Tok Kenali -

Animals Love Quran

Cheer up your life!
There was a chipmunk climbing up a tree.
I stopped to look at him and he stopped to look at me.
When I said hello he didn’t understand and he went to runaway.
I recited some Quran and he decided to say.

Animals love to hear Quran, try it out someday.
They’ll stop and listen carefully to every word you say.
Allah created animals, Allah created man.
And he sent a book to guide us all, even animals love Quran.

Sitting at my window to ponder at the sky,
I saw a little bird as it flew by.
I recited some Quran, and it wasn’t very long,
Till the bird sat near my window and decided to sing along.

Animals love to hear Quran, try it out someday.
They’ll stop and listen carefully to every word you say.
Allah made the chipmunks and the birds, Allah created man.
And he sent a book to guide us all, even animals love Quran.

Playing in the yard on a warm sunny day,
A shy little kitten watched me play.
I bent down to pat him on the head but I think he was scared of me.
I recited some Quran; she smiled and brushed against my knee.

Animals love to hear Quran, try it out someday.
They’ll stop and listen carefully to every word you say.
Allah created animals, Allah created man.
And he sent a book to guide us all, even animals love Quran.
Animals love to hear Quran, try it out someday.
They’ll stop and listen carefully to every word you say.
Allah created animals, Allah is Ar-Rahman.
Cause he sent a book to guide us all, even animals love Quran.
Allah made horses and dogs and bats and camels and gnats and pigs and coes and spiders and chickens and elephants and crocodiles and dolphins and beavers and sheep; lions and zebras and whales and emus...

But he sent a book to guide us all even animals love Quran
Dawud Wharnsby Ali : Animals Love Quran

Download Dawud Wharnsby Ali : Animals Love Quran

Suhu naik dan permata hati

Dublin semakin panas. Begitu juga suhu badan, semakin nak demam rasanya - mungkin disebabkan oleh stress.

Minggu ini datang lagi seorang tetamu dari Kanada, Sheikh Ziaullah Khan ditaja oleh FOSIS. Jika tidak dapat hadir ke ceramahnya bolehlah ke www.lightuponlight.com, untuk melihat rakaman video ceramah-ceramah beliau yang lepas.



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Menyentuh isu kartun yang hangat sehangat mentari pagi, delete saja apa-apa email yang diforward yang mengandungi kartun tersebut. Do not let your curiosity overpower you. Dengar saja pasal kartun tersebut saja dah cukup meluat, apatah lagi kalau dilihat!

IMHO, hate speech is not a free speech. Its an abuse. Period. But of course over-reaction causes harm and violence too - then leaving those Islamophobes able to chant their slogan (whatever their slogans are) loudly. The result? The masses confused...

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Minggu depan juga, Islam Awareness Week anjuran UCD Islamic Society, dan World Chechnya Day dibawakan khas oleh Trinity College Dublin Muslim Student Association. Memang meriah sungguh Dublin kali ini. Marilah warga Dublin kita manfaatkan peluang yang ada...

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Alhamdulillah Praktica L2 beserta glassnya (50mm f2.8 Domiplan) sekali telah tiba di Sheffield. Yashica 35MF pun sama. Hmm... bilalah aku bakal bertemu dengan dua permata hati ini? Tak sabar nak kembali kepada filem hitam dan putih - macam kembali ke pangkal jalan pula.

Ingatlah, perjalanan masih lagi jauh...



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Ya Tuhan kami, berikanlah rahmat kepada kami dan sempurnakanlah bagi kami petunjuk yang lurus dalam urusan kami... (27, 28, dan 1hb nanti). Berusahalah... supaya lepas dan terus ke Beaumont!

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Kuliah Maal Hijrah can be accessed here, and here.

Beberapa perkara

Assalamualaykum Warahmatullah,

Tambah album Moez Masoud, dan MP3 Miloud Zenasni.
Update link ke dakwah-info.blogspot.com
Tukar kepada nasheed dari kumpulan Le silence des Mosquées.

Perhatian ayat yang dibacakan tu adalah dari Surah At-Tahrim ayat 8 (copy www.altafsir.com). Sedap betul la suara mamat tu...

Firman Allah,
"Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Bertaubatlah kamu kepada Allah dengan Taubat Nasuha, mudah-mudahan Tuhan kamu akan menghapuskan kesalahan-kesalahan kamu dan memasukkan kamu ke dalam Syurga yang mengalir di bawahnya beberapa sungai, pada hari Allah tidak akan menghinakan Nabi dan orang-orang yang beriman bersama-sama dengannya; cahaya (iman dan amal soleh) mereka, bergerak cepat di hadapan mereka dan di sebelah kanan mereka (semasa mereka berjalan); mereka berkata (ketika orang-orang munafik meraba-raba dalam gelap-gelita): Wahai Tuhan kami! Sempurnakanlah bagi kami cahaya kami dan limpahkanlah keampunan kepada kami; sesungguhnya Engkau Maha Kuasa atas tiap-tiap sesuatu."

Kali ini banyak perkara sebenarnya yang nak dikongsi bersama: (tidak mengikut susunan)

HAMAS menang
Alhamdulillah... setelah sekian lama. Ramai orang kata Hamas (Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya) terroris bla bla bla. Hah lantak pi la. Briged Al-Aqsa (tak silap saya) adalah cabang kecil saja, sedangkan HAMAS itu meliputi kebajikan etc etc...

Yusuf Estes
Ke kuliah beliau 3 kali - satu celik habis (UCD), satu mengantuk dan terlambat (Clonskeagh sebelum maghrib), satu lagi tidur terus, sedar-sedar orang semua dah nak blah (typical of me). Sesiapa yang berminta, kindly proceed to www.islamalways.com. Sangat rekemended... rasa nak angkat empat-empat ibu jari termasuklah ibu jari kaki untuk thumbs up. Masha Allah tengadah juga daku akhirnya...

Foto-foto ini diambil ketika beliau berceramah di UCD.

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//Yusuf Estes - islamalways.com

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//Antara yang hadir...

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//Antara yang hadir juga...

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//Yusuf Estes sedang set up camcorder

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//Yusuf Estes dari pandangan ventral eh dorsal eh terlupa...

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//Akhirnya ada juga foto sendiri setelah sekian lama... payahlah jadi photographer, susah nak ada foto sendiri!

side note: hampir-hampir seorang brother melafazkan shahadah, seperti yang telah dinukilkan dalam blog Mijiemojo, huuu mereka bersih... kita?

Walimah Brother Haseeb
Alhamdulillah, akhirnya nikah juga brother masjid kita nih... setelah lama membujang. Beliau menikah dengan muslimah Irish - surely his children akan comel-comel belaka like every other child. Hmmm... I wonder, buleh lagi ke kita lepak2 lps maghrib or isyak bercerita bersurah itu ini... banyak yang dapat dari conversation/debate/lecture dengan dia. Entah lah labu. Semoga Brother Haseeeb kita menjadi sangat sinergistik dan bahagia sentiasa... amin.

sidenote: Haseeb challenged Fahad, Azlan n me - of course Azlan akan menang dulu insha Allah. Fahad? Aku?

Exam 1st Professional
Alhamdulillah... walaupun perit.

Tetamu dari tanah air
Tetamu kita berucap di UCD Earlfort Terrace...

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//Foto jiran-jiran terhampir dari teratak Kilmainham kami...

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//Education Attache dan Duta Besar ke Ireland

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//Nazri Aziz

1427H
bertambah lagi... ya Allah... bilakah 27 Ramadhan akan tiba lagi? Dah semakin berusia. Semakin dekat ke kubur... hmmm... kat Dublin ini dah banyak kali jugalah macam nak menemui ajal. Yalah, naik basikal celah sana celah sini... memang bahaya betul. Weekend ini pun ada kursus pengurusan jenazah. Hmmm... kali terakhir experience death, lepas SPM dulu. Jiran pergi tak kembali dek kemalangan jalan raya. Awal sikit, arwah nenek dahulu, itu pun semasa Form 1 jadi memang blurr la (tak mengenal dunia lagi). Then, arwah Wak Jasman... sugul juga sehari dua. Jadi... kursus jenazah ini kenalah hadiri... nanti ahli keluarga sendiri yang meninggal dunia, tidaklah kalut... Ingat! Kitalah sepatutnya yang mandikan dia, kafankan dan solatkan sekali. Hmmm... antara syarat nak mandi jenazah nih, kalau dah cukup orang jangan tambah seorang lagi. Jangan ramai-ramai sangat. Lagi satu, orang yang mandikan mestilah pandai menjaga rahsia. Jangan macam mulut tempayan.


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//Teringat kata Bapeq: rajin-rajinlah ke masjid...

Akhirul kalam, kadang-kala hati kata nak, tapi... hmmm pada waktu itu mintalah kepada Allah untuk guide kita. Jawapannya? Solat hajat dan solat istikharah...

Wallahu a'lam.

Final note : Kadang-kala kita terlalu excited untuk berkisah atau bersurah tentang pengalaman kita sehinggakan kita terperlekeh apa-apa yang orang lain lalui tanpa kita sedari. Ingat... jagalah adab kita sebagai Muslim... Sesiapa yang faham, harapnya jangan ulangi, sebab kerja kita bukannya untuk menghukum orang atau melabel orang. Sesiapa yang tak faham, insha Allah anda akan faham nanti.

Is it not the time to ponder why?

http://www.turntoislam.com

hmmm... to all torrent buffs, why not you guys check out these two torrent sites? sure you'll have a good watch...

www.islamictorrents.com
www.chomskytorrents.com

Paroles de Douce Mère

Esok bermulalah peperiksaan first professional kami - 2 tahun in one go. Jadi blog ini akan senyap sebentar. Doakan saya ya? Amin ya rabbal 'alamin...

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Comment jamais oublier ton regard
Et ne plus t’avoir en mémoire
Oublier la chaleur de tes bras
Toi qui a tant veillé sur moi
Ta voix qui chante avec tes mots
Que l’amour a aussi son drapeau
Flotte sur le plus haut des sommets
Il a les couleurs du respect

J’ai fait un songe
Un beau voyage sur une terre
Là ou n’existe nul mensonge
Tout près de toi ô douce mère
Loin de troubles qui rongent
J’ai lu dans tes yeux tant de douceur
Ils m’ont conté comment aimer
Moi j’ai puisé tant de valeurs chez toi
Tu m’as appris à partager
Mes biens et mes joies.

Combien de larmes, pour moi, tu as versé ?
Combien de nuits, pour moi, tu as prié ?
Un simple geste, cadeau du Seigneur
Se manifeste alors le bonheur
Toi qui cachait dans tes mystères
Que l’innocence a aussi sa bannière
Berce mes plus nobles espérances
Elle a les couleurs de la patience

J’ai fait un songe
Un beau voyage sur une terre
Là ou n’existe nul mensonge
Tout près de toi ô douce mère
Loin de troubles qui rongent
J’ai lu dans tes yeux tant de douceur
Ils m’ont conté comment aimer
Moi j’ai puisé tant de valeurs chez toi
Tu m’as appris à partager
Mes biens et mes joies.

Maman tu m'as donné sans me reprendre
Ce que je ne pourrais jamais te rendre
L'amour, toute la tendresse que les enfants attendent
Je prie pour toi maman que Dieu m'entende
Je prie pour toi maman que Dieu m'entende

Miloud Zenasni


Download it here...

Takbir Raya...

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//Mari bertakbir sambil memahami ertinya sekali...

Allah Maha Besar

Tiada Ilah melainkan Allah, kami tidak menyembah kecuali kepada-Nya dan Allah-lah Maha Besar

Allah Maha Besar… Segala puji bagi Allah…

Tiada tuhan melainkan Allah yang Maha Besar, Allah Yang Maha Besar dan untuk Allah-lah segala puji-pujian…

Tiada tuhan melainkan Allah, kami tidak menyembah kecuali kepada-Nya, dengan ikhlas untuk agama (Islam), walaupun dibenci oleh golongan kuffar yang menyekutukan Allah...

Tiada tuhan melainkan Allah Yang Esa yang benar janji-Nya, yang memuliakan tentera-tenteraNya (tentera Muslimin) yang menolong hamba-Nya (dengan) mengalahkan tentera Ahzab (tentera bersekutu yang diketuai oleh kaum musyrikin serta kaum Yahudi dan Nasrani) dengan keesaan-Nya...

Tiada Ilah melainkan Allah, kami tidak menyembah kecuali kepada-Nya dan Allah-lah Maha Besar

Allah Maha Besar… Segala puji bagi Allah…

download pdf lafaz di http://www.gundala.com/takbir.pdf

من يرد الله به خيرا، يفقه في الدين

Living by the River

by Ayman Ahwal

I am not a scientist in the way one understands nowadays. From an early age my education had a distinctly classical leaning but I have a good eye for observing people and phenomena in the attempt to derive the universal from the specific, quantifying experience and learning from it. I might describe myself as a past master at the trial and error method. I have nothing against modern science and indeed I sometimes regret my lack of knowledge in physics chemistry, mechanics and the like. But I strongly reproach what people call modern science for its lack of an overall holistic approach in its various specialised domains. I have learned by experience that everything seems to be inter-connected in often unsuspected ways.

When my father retired from banking he disappeared into a Cornish garden with a gypsy gardener who arrived every day on a horse and cart hardly to be seen again in the household except for silently consumed meals and to read books late into the night. Twice a week he emerged from the garden to walk to the golf club where he would play a round of golf and a few rounds of bridge with his also retired cronies. We had a garden of some ten acres, with a stream running through it at its lowest level. It was big enough to get lost in. It included a large vegetable patch, a fruit garden, an orchard, a paddock, extensive lawns, rosegardens galore, a greenhouse, an ornamental pond, even a small wood of various species of trees. Dutifully, as a young boy I would sometimes watch my father and listen to him expound eloquent on the mysteries of rose cultivation, crop rotation, the intricacies of seedling boxes and transplanting in neat rows in well prepared soils. I used to wonder what an educated man found exciting about digging and getting his hands dirty with earth. I would watch as he and Jenkins the gypsy gardener patiently, endlessly weeded lawns and beds, while I was endlessly and patiently bored. Surely life was about other things, I thought.

Some fifty years later, by now in Malaysia, a writer, Muslim since more than half of my life, having lived in many countries and travelled all over the world, I suddenly arrived at a crossroads in my life. I had just divorced my third wife. In business as in my personal life I have not been so successful at choosing partners. I wanted to get away from the city and urban life. Living in Kuala Lumpur at the time, I just went to the forest and found a piece of land with a wooden house on stilts on it. I decided to settle there. From there my life took a totally unexpected turn from which, I believe, I will never turn back. Images of disappearing for ever in a tropical forest flashed across my mind. At last, I thought, I would write all those books I had intended to write but had never quite had the right quality time for reflection, or any time at all with city preoccupations. Now it was quality time all the time. So I made the intention to make the most of it.

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من يرد الله به خيرا، يفقه في الدين

Barangsiapa yang Allah inginkan darinya kebaikan, maka dijadikannya faqih dalam deen.

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