Monday, November 02, 2009

Sejarah & Watak

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Mempelajari sejarah lepas adalah panduan penting bagi kehidupan insan di hari ini dan akan datang.

Sejarah jika tidak diingati untuk pengiktibaran bak kata Winston Churchill: “History repeats itself because no one was listening the first time”.

Membaca sejarah bukan bertujuan untuk mengungkit kesalahan orang yang lepas atau sudah tiada, tetapi panduan dan juga peringatan untuk mereka yang masih hidup kerana para pelakon di pentas sejarah itu datang dan pergi, tetapi watak yang diwarisi tetap seiras.

Al-Quran menceritakan sejarah penentang Nabi Musa a.s. dan kerakusan Firaun, bukan untuk kita pergi Mesir menyokong Nabi Musa, atau bersiap menentang Firaun Mesir.

Mereka semua sudah tiada lagi dan hanya tinggal dalam lembaran, tetapi watak perjuangan Musa dan kerakusan Firaun terus diwarisi zaman berzaman.

Maka kita wajib bersama dengan perjuangan ala Musa, dan menentang kerakusan watak ala Firaun. Demikian al-Quran menceritakan tentang kisah Nabi Yusuf a.s. dan adik-beradiknya, bukan untuk kita mengungkit kesalahan adik-beradik Yusuf, tetapi pengajaran dan panduan untuk kita yang masih hidup.

Dosa Jual Beli Hari Jumaat

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Solat Jumaat adalah wajib hanya ke atas lelaki baligh dan bukan wanita. Justeru setiap urusniaga di antara wanita dengan wanita selepas azan pertama atau kedua dikumandangkan pada hari Jumaat adalah sah dan harus. Justeru, ia tidak termasuk di dalam perbincangan para ulama dan bukan pula fokus artikel ini. Ia adalah satu keharusan yang disepakati oleh keempat-empat mazhab terbesar dalam Fiqh Islam.

Demikian juga halnya bagi mereka yang tidak wajib solat jumaat kerana sebab lain seperti sakit, musafir dan sebagainya.

Perbincangan hukum hanya berkisar kepada para lelaki, sama ada peniaga lelaki, pembeli lelaki atau kedua-duanya sekali yang sihat, baligh dan tidak bermusafir.

Asas hukum adalah dari surah al-Jumaat ayat 9 yang maksud-Nya: Hai orang-orang yang beriman, apabila diseru untuk menunaikan sembahyang pada hari Jumat, maka bersegeralah kamu kepada mengingat Allah dan tinggalkanlah jual beli. Yang demikian itu lebih baik bagimu jika kamu mengetahui.

Walaupun telah ijma' di kalangan ulama akan pengharaman jual beli berdasarkan ayat di atas, mereka berbeza ijtihad dalam menentukan pengharaman itu jatuh selepas azan pertama atau kedua.

Perlu difahami bahawa azan Jumaat di zaman Nabi s.a.w, Abu Bakar as-Siddiq r.a dan Umar r.a hanyalah sekali sahaja, iaitu di ketika khatib (imam) naik ke atas mimbar untuk memulakan khutbah. Di zaman pemerintahan khalifah Uthman r.a, bilangan umat Islam bertambah lalu diperkenalkan azan kedua dan seterusnya ketiga (berfungsi sebagai iqamah).

Namun, hasil daripada kewujudan lebih dari satu azan selepas zaman Uthman, para ulama sekali lagi perlu berijtihad dalam menentukan azan manakah yang mesti tiada lagi jual beli selepasnya. Mazhab Maliki dan Hanbali jelas dan tegas bahawa pengharaman adalah selepas azan kedua iaitu di ketika khatib sudah naik ke atas mimbar, ia juga bertepatan dengan suasana di ketika turunnya ayat Al-Quran, para masa hayat baginda Nabi saw

Imam At-Tohawi Al-Hanafi menegaskan : Azan yang terpakai (dalam hal ini) adalah yang ketika keluar imam di atas mimbar, maka itulah yang asal sebagaimana Jumaat di zaman baginda Nabi s.a.w (Mukhtasar at-Tohawi, hlm 24)

Namun demikian, ulama mazhab Hanafi kelihatan mempunyai berbilang pandangan dengan majoriti di antara mereka berijtihad azan kedua adalah ‘pasti haram', cuma terdapat sebahagian besar mereka yang juga berpendapat pengharaman bermula sejak dari azan pertama (azan masuk waktu) lagi atau selepas tergelincirnya matahari pada hari tersebut.[3] Ini bermakna, mazhab Hanafi lebih tegas dalam hal ini dan disepakati oleh keempat-empat mazhab, berjual beli selepas azan kedua adalah haram.

Imam Ibn Kathir Al-Syafie menyebut : Para ulama bersepakat berkenaan pengharaman jualbeli selepas azan kedua ( Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 4/367)

alaupun berjualbeli di waktu itu adalah haram yang beerti berdosa atas si penjual dan pembeli, namun adakah aqad jual beli mereka terbatal?

Jika kesalahan ini dilakukan, dosa yang ditanggung adalah satu peringkat, manakala sah batal transaksi itu pula adalah satu peringkat yang lain. Jika aqad tidak sah, beerti pemilikan harga yang diperolehi oleh penjual adalah batal dan demikian juga pemilikan pembeli ke atas barangan beliannya. Jika itu berlaku, beerti kedua-dua mereka menggunakan harta milik orang lain dan berterusan keadaan itu sehingga akhir hayat mereka dalam keadaan penuh syubhat dan bermasalah.

Dalam hal ini, para ulama tidak sepakat dalam menanggapi kesahihan atau terbatalnya aqad. Para Ulama terbahagi kepada dua kumpulan :

Pertama : Aqad adalah sah dan hanya dosa ditanggung oleh penjual dan pembeli. Ia adalah ijtihad dari mazhab Hanafi, Syafie dan sebahagian Maliki.

Kedua : Aqad batal dan berdosa ; Ia adalah pendapat mazhab Hanbali dan majoriti Maliki.

Namun, berdasarkan penelitian, pendapat pertama adalah lebih kukuh, khususnya adalah rukun dan syarat jual beli telah semuanya dipenuhi, kecuali ia melanggar waktu jualan yang diharamkan sahaja, atas kesalahn itu dosa sahaja ditanggung tanpa pembatalan aqad.

Apapun, amat perlu umat Islam di Malaysia dan dimana sahaja untuk lebih berhati-hati dalam hal ini. Justeru, amat digalakkan agar dapat dinasihatkan kepada para peniaga dan semua warga Muslim yang wajib ke atas solat Jumaat untuk menghindari kesalahan ini. Kita bimbang,akibat kejahilan, ramai yang melanggarnya secara berulang kali.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Rights Groups Condemn Aceh Stoning Law


A man grimaces in pain as he is caned in public by a veiled law-enforcement official for gambling in Banda Aceh. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesian rights activists condemned as "cruel and degrading" Tuesday a new Islamic law calling for adulterers to be stoned to death in the country's staunchly conservative Aceh province.

The law -- which also allows punishments of up to 400 lashes for child rape, 100 lashes for homosexual acts and 60 lashes for gambling -- was passed unanimously Monday by lawmakers in the region at the northern tip of Sumatra island.

The law replaces elements of Indonesia's criminal code with sharia, or Islamic law, for Muslims. It allows the death penalty for married people and 100 lashes for unmarried people found guilty in cases of adultery.

"The laws that have been approved in Aceh are cruel and degrading to humanity," National Commission on Human Rights head Ifdhal Kasim told AFP.

But let see what their bible have to say.

Leviticus 20:9-11

9 " 'If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother, and his blood will be on his own head.

10 " 'If a man commits adultery with another man's wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.

11 " 'If a man sleeps with his father's wife, he has dishonored his father. Both the man and the woman must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.


They've no gut to implement thier own law but also against others too...

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Tiket Murah Maruah Pun Murah

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Baru-baru ini, kita berasa amat terganggu tatkala menonton iklan terkini syarikat penerbangan tambang murah negara, Airasia di televisyen. Ia bersifat sangat kasual, cheeky dan boleh dianggap sebagai satu gurauan seperti yang dimahukan oleh pengarahnya, Yasmin Ahmad. Tetapi subjek yang menjadi tumpuan iklan itu sangat memalukan dan menjadi promosi murahan bukan sahaja terhadap Airasia, malah Malaysia sendiri.

Tidak lain dan tidak bukan, punggung pramugarinya!

Kita semua sedia maklum dengan pakaian seksi yang menyeksa si pemakainya di kalangan krew perempuan Airasia. Terfikir juga saya, sesuaikah pakaian itu untuk menyelamatkan penumpang sekiranya berlaku kecemasan atau kemalangan udara? Atau penumpang pula yang terpaksa membantu pramugari yang terkial-kial dengan skirt ketat mereka.

Tetapi dengan iklan Airasia terbaru itu, ia memberitahu penumpang supaya setiap kali menaiki pesawat Airasia, jangan lupa kepada punggung pramugarinya, termasuk di kalangan penumpang kanak-kanak sebaya Isaac!

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Bulan ini sahaja sudah beberapa kali iklan Air Asia yang berunsur lucah itu, menggambarkan susuk tubuh pramugarinya disiarkan di stesen-stesen TV swasta namun tiada sebarang tindakan diambil oleh Kementerian Penerangan berhubung hal tersebut.

Malah Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat juga dilihat tidak sensitif dengan eksploitasi yang dilakukan oleh syarikat penerbangan terhadap wanita dalam iklan itu sehingga tiada sebarang reaksi balas kementerian sehingga kini.

Lebih mendukacita, iklan terbabit menggunakan seorang kanak-kanak lelaki sebagai subjek atau watak utama untuk 'menghayati' bentuk badan pramugari wanita sebagai galakan untuk naik dan menggunakan khidmat syarikat penerbangan tambang rendah itu.


Saturday, October 17, 2009

Cinta Allah Tapi Bukan Jalan Rasulullah SAW?

Bagindalah pemimpin, baginda teladan. Kita ini rela menderita, rela dihina, rela dianiaya, rela dipersenda demi memenuhi cinta kepadanya dan agama yang dibawanya.

Kita akui jalan bagindalah jalan yang terbaik dan kita membenci setiap bidah yang cuba ditokok tambah, atau khurafat yang cuba dipalitkan kepada agama yang dibawa baginda, kerana hidup kita hanya mengiktiraf baginda sebagai rasul yang akhir.

Demikianlah Allah mengingatkan kita: (maksudnya) Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad): "Jika benar kamu mengasihi Allah maka ikutilah daku, nescaya Allah mengasihi kamu serta mengampunkan dosa-dosa kamu. Dan (ingatlah), Allah Maha Pengampun, lagi Maha Mengasihani” (Surah Ali-‘Imran, ayat 31)

Kata al-Hafizd Ibn Kathir (meninggal 774H): “Ayat ini adalah pemutus kepada sesiapa yang mendakwa mencintai Allah tetapi tidak di atas jalan Muhammad. Maka sesungguhnya dia adalah pendusta atas apa yang didakwanya, sehinggalah dia mengikuti syariat Muhammad dan agama nabawi dalam semua perkataan, perbuatan dan hak ehwalnya seperti yang pasti dalam Sahih al-Bukhari daripada RasululLah s.a.w:Sesiapa yang beramal dengan suatu amalan yang tidak di atas petunjuk kita, maka dia ditolak” (Ibn Kathir, Tafsir al-Quran al-‘Azim, 1/366, Beirut: Dar al-Ma’rifah)

Sunday, September 27, 2009

The entire Bible is corrupted anyway according to its Theologians!

We must know that the Bible can not be trusted. Let us look at what the Theologians and Historians of the NIV Bible wrote about the Book of Song of Songs:

* Please be advised that the Bibliography of the NIV Bible that I used is listed at the end of this article. I used the latest version of the NIV Bible.

About the book of Song of Songs: "Verse 1 appears to ascribe authorship to Solomon. Solomon is referred to seven times, and several verses speak of the 'king', but whether he was the author remains an open question. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 997)"

As we clearly see, no one knows who wrote the porn-full book of Song of Songs. How can you claim that the books were indeed all revealed by GOD Almighty? If you're not sure, and you still insist on your claim, then you are committing a crime against GOD Almighty's Revelations.

(www.answering- christianity. com/authors_ gospels.htm)

The NIV Bible Theologians and Historians also commented on other books of the Bible to be corrupted by the scribes:

"...portions of the book were probably added by scribes or editors from later periods of Israel's history... (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 183)"

The Jewish scribes had very badly corrupted the Bible and turned it into a big lie. That is why GOD Almighty said:

"`How can you say, "We [the Jews] are wise, for we have the law of the LORD," when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely?' (From the NIV Bible, Jeremiah 8:8)"

"How can you say, 'We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us'? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has made it into a lie. (From the RSV Bible, Jeremiah 8:8)"

In either translation above, we clearly see that the Bible has too many narrated stories and man-made cultural laws that were inserted into it that were not Divine Revelations from GOD Almighty.

It's quite obvious that the Bible is more like a man made cultural book than a divine book that is meant to be for all times and all places. Anyway, the Bible was not even written by its original authors. That is why you see things such as "And Moses went up to the mountain.... " instead of "And I [Moses] went up to the mountain.... ", or "And Jesus said to Matthew...." instead of "And Jesus said to me [Matthew]... ." Most of the Books and Gospels of the Bible were written by third party people that were not even chosen by GOD, which makes the Bible just a cultural history book rather than a divine book from GOD Almighty.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Manifesto of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain

This material I got from website http://answering-islam.org. If we look into its content you will find that it must be back by Christians. A lots of debate are taking from Christians / Bible point of view. You will find it become funny when they talk about prophecy of Muhammad SAW in the Bible, but still did not understand or choose not to understand!.


Now we can call them the Lawak King when I found this. You see, how could Christian holding this type group of people who are not believe in God. I wonder what are the Christians fighting for. These peoples not only reject Islam but Christian as well. So why they are here in Christian website. Jesus said "1"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. Matthew 7. And this verse Sheikh Ahmad Deedat teach to us as "Memulang Paku Buh Keras".



Manifesto of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain

We, non-believers, atheists, and ex-Muslims, are establishing or joining the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain to insist that no one be pigeonholed as Muslims with culturally relative rights nor deemed to be represented by regressive Islamic organisations and 'Muslim community leaders'.

Those of us who have come forward with our names and photographs represent countless others who are unable or unwilling to do so because of the threats faced by those considered 'apostates' - punishable by death in countries under Islamic law.

By doing so, we are breaking the taboo that comes with renouncing Islam but also taking a stand for reason, universal rights and values, and secularism.

Whilst religion or the lack thereof is a private affair, the increasing intervention of and devastation caused by religion and particularly Islam in contemporary society has necessitated our public renunciation and declaration. We represent a majority in Europe and a vast secular and humanist protest movement in countries like Iran.

Taking the lead from the Central Council of Ex-Muslims in Germany, we demand:

  1. Universal rights and equal citizenship for all. We are opposed to cultural relativism and the tolerance of inhuman beliefs, discrimination and abuse in the name of respecting religion or culture.
  2. Freedom to criticise religion. Prohibition of restrictions on unconditional freedom of criticism and expression using so-called religious 'sanctities'.
  3. Freedom of religion and atheism.
  4. Separation of religion from the state and legal and educational system.
  5. Prohibition of religious customs, rules, ceremonies or activities that are incompatible with or infringe people's rights and freedoms.
  6. Abolition of all restrictive and repressive cultural and religious customs which hinder and contradict woman's independence, free will and equality. Prohibition of segregation of sexes.
  7. Prohibition of interference by any authority, family members or relatives, or official authorities in the private lives of women and men and their personal, emotional and sexual relationships and sexuality.
  8. Protection of children from manipulation and abuse by religion and religious institutions.
  9. Prohibition of any kind of financial, material or moral support by the state or state institutions to religion and religious activities and institutions.
  10. Prohibition of all forms of religious intimidation and threats.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Sheikh Ahmad Deedat

Ahmed Deedat

Sheikh Ahmed Hussein Deedat (July 1, 1918–August 8, 2005) was an Indian-South African author, lecturer, and orator. A Muslim, he was best known for his numerous inter-religious public debates with evangelical Christians, as well as lectures, most of which were centered around Islam, Christianity and the Bible. According to David Westerlund, Deedat aimed at providing Muslims with theological tools for defending themselves against the intense missionary strivings of many Christian denominations. He used English instead of Arabic or any other language to get his message across to Muslim minorities in the western world.

Ahmed Deedat was born in Gujarat, India in 1918. His father had emigrated to South Africa shortly after the birth of Ahmed Deedat. At the age of 9, Deedat went to join his father in what is now known as Kwazulu-Natal. His mother died few months after Deedat left for South Africa. Applying himself with diligence to his studies, Deedat was able to overcome the language barrier and excel in school, getting promotions until he completed standard 6. But had to start working at the age of 16.

In 1936, while working as a furniture salesman Deedat came across missionaries at a Christian seminary on the Natal South Coast. In between the deep racial divides, the religious ideology was used by the authorities to numb and pacify the masses. This is considered to be a major influence on Deedat's interest in comparative religions.

Sheikh Deedat credited his inspiration to be a book entitled "Izhar ul-Huqq", meaning "Truth Revealed", written by Rahmatullah Kairanhvi, which he had read while working at a Muslim owned furniture store near a Christian seminary on the Natal Coast of South Africa. In particular the idea of holding debates had a profound effect on Deedat who then purchased his first Bible and began holding debates and discussions with trainee missionaries, whose questions he had previously been unable to answer.

Deedat's first lecture, entitled "Muhammad: Messenger of Peace", was delivered in 1942 to an audience of fifteen people at a Durban movie theatre named Avalon Cinema. Within a short space of time, attendance grew.

Among Deedat's close friends were Goolam Hoosein Vanker and Taahir Rasool, whom many refer to as 'the unsung heroes of Deedat's career'. They formed a study circle to look at the teachings of the Quran, and in 1956 Deedat and Vanker set up the IPCI in Durban.

In 1957, Deedat, together with Vanker and Rasool, founded the Islamic Propagation Centre International (IPCI) which printed a variety of books and offered classes to new Muslims, (and remained its president until 1996). He later established an Islamic seminary at the As-Salaam Educational Institute, in Braemar, on the South Coast of Natal and published more than 20 books distributing millions of copies of free literature and pamphlets across the world. Ahmed Deedat has influenced many to take part in the course of dawah and a major part of dawah that is carried out around the world has indeed his mark in it.

With the increased success, Deedat engaged into a broader range of activities over the next three decades. He conducted classes on Biblical Theology and conducted numerous lectures. Da'wah (inviting people towards Islam) became the dominant factor of his life, with the audiences at his lectures reaching forty thousand. He later also went on to write a large number of books on varied topics such as Christianity, Islam, the Arab-Israeli Conflict, conducted classes on Bible studies and also delivered numerous lectures and held debates on varied topics of Islam, Christianity and Judaism to large numbers of audiences; of the most famous being a debate against a Christian missionary from Nazareth Dr Anis Shorrosh titled Is Jesus God? and another being against the pioneer of Christian Televangelism Jimmy Swaggart titled Is The Bible the Word of God which was witnessed by about 8,000 people. Henry Hock Guan Teh, a well-known Christian writer described the debate against Jimmy Swaggart in his article The Law of Evidence as:

His debates were later broadcasted online on popular sites like Youtube, and continue to be watched by fans and adversaries. Some of his lectures have also been collected in a book titled 'The Choice: Islam and Christianity', published by the Islamic Book Service.

His debates had such an impact on observers or participants, that some embraced Islam . Deedat also held a combined lecture with ex-missionary Gary Miller (now Abdul-Ahad Omar).

On May 3, 1996, Sheikh Ahmed Deedat suffered a stroke which left him paralyzed from the neck down, and also meant that he could no longer speak or swallow. He was flown to King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, where where he was taught to communicate through a series of eye-movements. He spent the last nine years of his life in a bed in his home in Verulam, South Africa, encouraging people to engage in Da'wah (Islam propagation). He continued to receive hundreds of letters of support from around the world, but was a target to many missionaries who tried to convert him to Christianity, to which he replied -via eye movements- with verses from the scriptures. On August 8, 2005, Ahmed Deedat died at his home on Trevennen Road in Verulam in the province of Kwazulu-Natal. He is buried at the Verulam cemetery.