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Jul 9, 2009
Mukmin sejati mesti sabar hadapi ujian
SUATU hari, tiba-tiba Allah SWT menentukan turunnya bala ke atas
diri dan keluarga kita. Hati dan perasaan kita mencari dan bertanya,
apakah salah dan dosa yang dilakukan? Mengapa begitu susah
mententeramkan hati dengan berprasangka baik kepada Allah SWT? Kita
berusaha memujuk diri dengan satu kefahaman bala dan ujian itu akan
Allah SWT balas dengan sesuatu yang lebih baik berbanding apa yang
hilang di tangan anda.
Allah SWT sentiasa memilih yang terbaik untuk diri kita. Adakah
patut kita mendahului Allah SWT dalam setiap pilihan-Nya? Manusia
berkata dalam hati: “Alangkah eloknya jika begini dan begini.” Adakah
manusia itu mengetahui seperti mana Allah SWT Mengetahui? Yang sehelai
daun gugur di serata bumi ini pun tidak akan gugur kecuali dengan
pengetahuan-Nya? Alangkah naif manusia jika ia merasa dirinya lebih
tahu apa yang terbaik buat dipilih.
Saidina Umar bin al-Khattab, pernah berputus asa ketika kemenangan
Islam tidak muncul. Pada hal di sisi beliau ada Rasulullah SAW.
Perasaan putus asa Umar ini jauh lebih bernilai daripada rasa putus asa
kita yang kehilangan dunia, anak atau isteri.
Perasaan putus asa Umar adalah mewakili Islam dan kesetiaannya kepada
Allah SWT dan Rasul-Nya. Manakala perasaan putus asa kita mewakili
kepentingan dan ego dalam diri sendiri. Umar meratap sedih: “Wahai
Rasulullah bukankah kamu utusan Allah? Bukankah Agama ini benar?”
Rasulullah menguatkan semangat sahabatnya: “Sesungguhnya Aku adalah
seorang hamba Allah dan sudah tentu Dia tidak akan membinasakan
diriku.” (Sirah Nabawiyah oleh Dr Mustafa al-Sibaie)
Kata-kata keramat Baginda ini sudah selayaknya menghiasi hati orang
mukmin yang bergantung sepenuhnya kepada Allah SWT. Jika kita mahu
menelusuri selok-belok kehidupan ini, ujian dan cabaran itu sebenarnya
membuat anda menjadi lebih kebal. Tidak mudah goyah dan mampu melompat
lebih tinggi.
Orang yang memenangi pertarungan itu sebenarnya bukan yang kuat
tetapi yang paling mampu menahan sakit. Lihatlah mereka yang berjaya.
Di atas kesakitan itu mereka membina kekuatan, rela tidak tidur untuk
kerja yang perlu diselesaikan. Mereka yang berjaya begitu disiplin dan
menghargai kesakitan yang diderita. Allah SWT menguji siapakah yang
paling baik imannya dan paling reda dengan qada dan qadar-Nya.
Dr Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, dalam kitabnya Al-Iman wal Hayah menyatakan:
“Tidak mungkin manusia dapat menghindarkan diri daripada pelbagai
kesulitan, begitulah kenyataan hidup, ramai yang bersua dengan
kegagalan, ditinggalkan kekasih, penyakit menyerang tubuh, kehilangan
harta benda dan seterusnya. Kemudian beliau mengambil hadis Rasulullah
bermaksud: “Perumpamaan orang beriman yang ditimpa ujian bagai besi
yang dimasukkan ke dalam api, lalu hilang karat dan tinggal yang
baiknya saja.”
Beliau juga meminjam kata-kata seorang ulama: “Setiap kali aku
ditimpa ujian duniawi, terbayang olehku tiga kurniaan Tuhan. Yang
pertama, cubaan itu tidak menjejaskan agamaku. Yang kedua, aku tidak
ditimpa bahaya yang lebih besar dari itu. Yang ketiga, aku mendapat
pahala dari Allah SWT kerananya.
Betapa indahnya ungkapan semangat yang mencerminkan kekerasan hati
orang beriman. Seperti mana kata-kata Saidina Urwah bin al-Zubair saat
menghadapi sakit sehingga anggota badannya diamputasi dan kematian anak
lelakinya: “Ya Allah, di atas kesedihan ini hamba memuji-Mu, Engkau
memberiku tujuh orang anak, lalu Engkau mengambilnya satu. Aku tidak
menyesal, bukankah Engkau tinggalkan untukku enam orang lagi? Kaki dan
tanganku semuanya empat dan Engkau hanya ambil satu saja daripada
mereka. Bukankah ada tiga lagi yang sepatutnya aku syukuri? Kalau
Engkau yang mengambil maka Engkau juga yang memberi. Kalau Engkau yang
menurunkan bala, sesungguhnya Engkau juga yang menyelamatkan.”
Itulah hikmah sebenar mengapa Allah SWT menguji, supaya tumbuh jiwa
hamba pada diri kita. Tiada ego melampau dan menganggap akulah yang
kuat lalu menzalimi orang lain. Kerana ada Yang Maha Kuasa yang serta
merta boleh merenggut ubun-ubunnya dan menghapuskan apa saja yang
dimiliki.
Firman Allah SWT bermaksud: “Katakanlah wahai Muhammad: Mahukah Kami
khabar kepadamu orang yang amat merugi perbuatannya? Iaitu orang sesat
perbuatannya sewaktu hidup di dunia sedangkan mereka mengira
perbuatannya itu adalah kebaikan.” (Surah Al-Kahfi: 103-104).
Manusia merancang, Allah menentukan. Jika seorang bapa kehilangan
anaknya nescaya Allah membalas dengan Baitul Hamdi (sebuah istana
khusus di syurga) kerana kesabarannya. Bagaimana pula orang yang cekal
di atas bala lebih teruk daripada itu? Balaslah ujian Allah SWT dengan
lafaz pujian dan syukur kepada-Nya, kerana ia tanda kasih sayang Allah
SWT ke atas diri kita.
Penulis ialah pendakwah dari Negeri Sarawak, boleh dihubungi melalui juanda@kutpm.edu.my
May 26, 2009
BALANCE SHEET OF LIFE ...........
Our Death is our Closing Balance!
Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities
Our Creative Ideas are our Assets
Heart is our Current Asset
Soul is our Fixed Asset
Brain is our Fixed Deposit
Thinking is our Current Account
Achievements are our Capital
Character & Morals, our Stock-in-Trade
Friends are our General Reserves
Values & Behaviour are our Goodwill
Patience is our Interest Earned
Love is our Dividend
Children are our Bonus Issues
Education is Brands / Patents
Knowledge is our Investment
Experience is our Premium Account
The Aim is to Tally the Balance Sheet Accurately.
The Goal is to get the Best Presented Accounts Award
Some very good and very bad things.....
The most destructive habit....... .......Worry
The greatest Joy......... ......... .........Giving
The greatest loss.......Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work........ .......Helping others
The ugliest personality trait....... .....Selfishness
The most endangered species ...... ...Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource.... ......... ...Our youth
The greatest 'shot in the arm'........ .Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome.... ......... ...Fear
The most effective sleeping pill....... Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease...... . .......Excuses
The most powerful force in life........ . .......... .Love
The most dangerous act...... ..A gossip
The world's most incredible computer.... ....The brain
The worst thing to be without..... ......... ..... Hope
The deadliest weapon...... ......... ........The tongue
The two most power-filled words....... ......... 'I Can'
The greatest asset....... .......... ......... .....Faith
The most worthless emotion..... ......... ....Self- pity
The most beautiful attire...... ......... ........SMILE!
The most prized possession.. .......... ......Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication. ...Prayer
The most contagious spirit...... ......... ......Enthusiasm
Life ends;
when
you
stop
Dreaming,
Hope ends;
when
you
stop
Believing,
Love ends;
when
you
stop
Caring,
And Friendship ends; when you stop Sharing...!! !
May 18, 2009
Didik Masyarakat Jadi Prihatin - Rosmawati
Pengarah Raudhatus Sakinah, Rosmawati Zainal (gambar) berkata, kekejaman berlaku bukan hanya kerana bayi itu dibuang, malah lebih dahsyat lagi, ia membawa kepada pembunuhan bayi yang malang tersebut.
“Kegiatan pembuangan dan pembunuhan bayi ini seolah-olah sudah menjadi kebiasaan dalam masyarakat lantaran hampir setiap hari kita mendengar berita-berita mengenainya dalam media massa. Namun hal yang menjadi tanda tanya ialah kegiatan tersebut berlaku dalam masyarakat yang bagaimana?” ujar Rosmawati ketika diminta oleh Malaysia Harmoni untuk mengulas kes pembuangan bayi yang berlaku di belakang sebuah kedai makan di Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock di sini pada malam 16 Mei 2009 yang lalu.
Dalam kejadian tersebut, mayat seorang bayi lelaki yang masih bertali pusat ditemui oleh salah seorang pekerja kedai makan tersebut dalam keadaan berbungkus dengan surat khabar dan masih terdapat kesan darah, dipercayai baru dilahirkan.
“Kita tidak tahu siapa yang melakukannya dan bagaimana bentuk pembuangannya. Namun kita bersyukur kerana masih ada ahli masyarakat yang bersikap prihatin walaupun kita tahu kebanyakan daripada mereka tidak tahu apa yang perlu dilakukan apabila berhadapan dengan situasi sebegitu,” tambah beliau.
Untuk itu, beliau memberikan saranan agar seluruh ahli masyarakat harus terus dididik dalam menangani gejala sedemikian.
“Mereka yang melakukannya adalah mereka yang jahil. Justeru, dengan didikan yang betul, mereka mampu keluar daripada kejahilan tersebut. Mereka yang lain juga harus turut dididik agar menjadi ahli mayarakat yang prihatin dengan suasana yang berlaku di sekeliling mereka,” tegas beliau lagi.
Dalam pada itu, Raudhatus Sakinah yang merupakan sebuah pusat perlindungan dan bimbingan remaja puteri kini sedang giat menjalankan kempen “Anda Bijak Jauhi Zina”, sebuah kempen yang mula dilancarkan pada tahun 2007 dengan menjadikan para pelajar sekolah-sekolah menengah serta institusi pengajian tinggi sebagai golongan sasaran.
“Kita harap kempen sebegini bukan dilakukan oleh pihak Raudhatus Sakinah sahaja, namun harus turut digerakkan oleh semua pihak, termasuk agensi kerajaan dan swasta. Kita laksanakannya adalah untuk membantu golongan remaja, belia dan masyarakat seluruhnya daripada terus terjerumus ke lembah dosa dan noda,” kata beliau.
May 15, 2009
15th May, A Day of Remembrance of Nakbah
PACE (Palestine Centre of Excellence, Malaysia) declaration of support for the Palestinian cause in conjunction with the 61st remembrance of an-Nakbah (the catastrophe of 15th May 1948)
15th May, a day of remembrance of Nakbah
The tragedy of an-Nakbah or catastrophe officially unfolded on the 15th May of 1948 with the birth of the illegitimate state of Israel. It was the culmination of the systematic usurpation of Palestinian land by Jewish settlers since the 1920’s and ended with the mass exodus of more than 800,000 Palestinians vacating their homes and land to save dear life. Sixty one years have past to date, and these displaced Palestinians or their children and children’s children are still living in refugee camps across the middle east, longing to return to their homes in historic Palestine.
It all started with the notorious Balfour Declaration passed in the British House of Commons in 1917, giving the rights to the people of Jewish descent to migrate and populate the British mandated territory of Palestine. It marked the success of the International Zionist movement started and led by Teodor Hertzl in 1897, which after much consultation settled for Palestine for the Jewish National Home. They came and settled in Palestine, buying over land or taking over from absentee landlords. Thanks to the great Mufti of Palestine, al-Haj Amin Husaini, a religious edict was passed by the council of muslim scholars which forbade Palestinians from selling their lands to Jewish settlers. Things came to a head after the Second World War, when displaced jews of Europe as a consequent of Hitlers pogrom, or the Holocaust, flocked to Palestine in their hundreds of thousands. They formed armed groups like Haganah and Irgun, terrorizing Palestinians by conducting raids and massacres in their villages. To resolve the situation in Palestine, the United Nation formed the UNSCOP (United Nation Special Committee on Palestine) to preside over the issue, and they came up with the Partition Plan, whereby historic Palestine was divided into Arab and Jewish territory. Fifty five percent of Palestinian territory was carved up for the Jewish immigrants from Europe. The Partition Plan was tabled in the United Nations General Assembly in 1947 and was passed as the Resolution 181 with majority votes. As Arab and Islamic countries have yet to become members of the United Nation, as they were still under the colonial yoke, the outcome of the vote was a forgone conclusion. What’s worst was the Palestinian people, the rightful owner of the land was ignored as if they were non existent.
Nineteen years later, the zionist State of Israel annexed the remaining 23% of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the East Jarusalem (Baitul Maqdis), what’s left of the Arab territories from the first Arab-Israeli War of 1948. Right to this day, every single inch of these remaining territory has been under occupation. Despite of repeated calls by the United Nations to withdraw to the Green Line of 1967, as stipulated by the UN Resolution 242 and 338 Israel remain defiant. The longstanding occupation now has lead to other more demeaning and sinister moves by the Zionist regime to carve up more land by buiding jewish-only settlements on Palestinian lands, constructing the notorious wall that snakes through the West Bank from north to south, disrupting daily movements of the Palestinian people and blocking access to schools, farms and water sources. Against every sense of justice and international laws and convention, Israel has been laying siege on the densely populated Gaza strip since 2006, turning it into the biggest terrestrial prison on earth. The population of Gaza was collectively punished for putting up a resistance against the occupation, an act that is sanctioned even by the United Nations and the Geneva Conventions. The siege was than followed by a massive military strike against a deprived population that lasted for 22 days with the aim of breaking the spirit of the Palestinian people. But the Palestinian people survived the terrible ordeal and came out stronger.
These episodes only prove one thing i.e. no power can put down a national aspiration for freedom. The Palestinian people will continue to remain steadfast in their struggle to liberate their land and restore their dignity in the face of the most oppressive regime the world has ever known. They have put up sixty one years of honourable fight to regain their freedom and they are showing no signs of letting up.
PACE proudly stood by the Palestinian cause. The Palestinian people deserve a standing ovation for such an increadible feat.
Assoc Prof Dr Hafidzi Mohd Noor
Director PACE
May 8, 2009
NEED WASHING??
A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in
Target. She must have been 6 years old, this
beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of
innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain
that gushes over the
top of rain gutters, so muchin a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow
down the spout. We all stood there under the awning
and just inside the door of the Target.
We waited, some patiently, others irritated because
nature messed up their hurried day. I am always
mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in the sound and
sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust
of the world. Memories of running, splashing so
carefree as a child came pouring in as a welcome
reprieve from the worries of my day.
The little voice was so sweet as it broke the
hypnotic trance we were all caught in 'Mom let's
run through the rain,' she said.
'What?' Mom asked.
'Lets run through the rain!' She repeated
'No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit,'
Mom replied.
This young child waited about another minute and
repeated: 'Mom, let's run through the rain,'
'We'll get soaked if we do,' Mom said.
'No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this
morning,' the young girl said as she tugged at her
Mom's arm.
'This morning? When did I say we could run through
the rain and not get wet?'
'Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy
about his cancer, you said, 'If God can get us
through this, he can get us through anything!'
The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you
couldn't hear anything but the rain. We all stood
silently. No one came or left in the next few
minutes.
Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she
would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold
her for being silly. Some might even ignore what
was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a
young child's life. A time when innocent trust can
be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.
'Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through
the rain. If GOD let's us get wet, well maybe we
just needed washing,' Mom said.
Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling
and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes,
through the puddles. They held their shopping bags
over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But
they were followed by a few who screamed and
laughed like children all the way to their cars
And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.
Circumstances or people can take away your material
possessions, they can take away your money, and
they can take away your health. But no one can ever
take away your precious memories. So, don't forget
to make time and take the opportunities to make
memories everyday. To everything there is a season
and a time to every purpose under heaven.
I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE
RAIN.
They say it takes a minute to find a special
person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love
them, but then an entire life to forget them. Send
this to the people you'll never forget and remember
to also send it to the person who sent it to you.
It's a short message to let them know that you'll
never forget them.
Take the time to live!!!
Keep in touch with your friends, you never know
when you'll need each other -- and don't forget to
run in the rain !
May 1, 2009
Permata hatiku
1st : Muhammad(12 tahun)
2nd : Zubair(11 tahun)
3rd : Muaz( 8 tahun)
4th : Sofwan( 5 tahun)
5th : Yaasir (4 bulan)
Anak-anak
Apr 30, 2009
Excellent article on cancer
AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY.
Cancer Update from John Hopkins:
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.
2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.
3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.
4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.
5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.
6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.
7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.
8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.
9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.
10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.
11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.
WHAT CANCER CELLS FEED ON:
a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg's amino or sea salt.
b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk, cancer cells are being starved.
c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.
d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).
e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.
12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meats remaining in the intestines become putrefied and leads to more toxic buildup.
13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.
14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.
15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.
16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.
(PLEASE FORWARD IT TO PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT)
This is an article that should be sent to anyone you consider important in your life.
Apr 24, 2009
Beauty of Mathematics !!!!!!!
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111
9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888
Brilliant, isn't it?
And look at this symmetry:
1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111 =
12345678987654321
Now, take a look at this...
101%
From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:
What Equals 100%?
What does it mean to give MORE than
100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving
more than 100%?
We have all been in situations where someone wants you to
GIVE OVER 100%.
How about ACHIEVING 101%?
What equals 100% in life?
Here's a little mathematical formula
that might help
answer these questions:
If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26.
If:
H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
And:
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+ 5 = 96%
But:
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+ 21+4+5 = 100%
THEN, look how far the love of God will take you:
L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D
12+15+22+5+15+ 6+7+15+4 = 101%
Therefore, one can conclude with
mathematical certainty that:
While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close,
and Attitude will get you there,
but it's the Love of God that will
put you
over the top!
It's up to you if you share this with your friends &
loved ones just the way I did..
Have a nice day & God bless!!
Apr 20, 2009
My life was ready for a hero...
My keynote presentation was scheduled for 7:00 PM, but I had been invited to show up at 6:00 to see a performance they said I'd enjoy. Little did I know that I was about to see something I would never forget.
They introduced the young musician. Welcome...Mr. Patrick Henry Hughes. He was rolled onto the stage in his wheelchair, and began to play the piano. His fingers danced across the keys as he made beautiful music.
He then began to sing as he played, and it was even more beautiful. For some reason, however, I knew that I was seeing something special. There was this aura about him that I really can't explain and the smile...his smile was magic!
About ten minutes into Patrick's performance, someone came on the stage and said..."I'd like to share a 7-minute video titled, The Patrick Henry Hughes story." And the lights went dim.
Patrick Henry Hughes was born with no eyes, and a tightening of the joints which left him crippled for life. However, as a child, he was fitted with artificial eyes and placed in a wheelchair. Before his first birthday, he discovered the piano. His mom said, "I could hit any note on the piano, and within one or two tries, he'd get it." By his second birthday, he was playing requests (You Are My Sunshine, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star). His father was ecstatic. "We might not play baseball, but we can play music together."
Today, Patrick is a junior at the University of Louisville. His father attends classes with him and he's made nearly all A's, with the exception of 3 B's He's also a part of the 214 member marching band. You read it right...the marching band! He's a blind, wheelchair-bound trumpet player; and he and his father do it together. They attend all the band practices and the half-time performance in front of thousands. His father rolls and rotates his son around the field to the cheers of Patrick's fans. In order to attend Patrick's classes and every band practice, his father works the graveyard shift at UPS. Patrick said..."My dad's my hero."
But even more than his unbelievable musical talent, it was Patrick's "attitude of gratitude" that touched my soul. On stage, between songs, he would talk to the audience about his life and about how blessed he was. He said, "God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability...the musical gifts I have...the great opportunity to meet new people."
When his performance was over, Patrick and his father were on the stage together. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered for over five minutes. It gave me giant goose bumps!
My life was ready to meet Patrick Henry Hughes. I needed a hero, and I found one for the ages. If I live to be a hundred, I'll never forget that night, that smile, that music, but most importantly, that wonderful "attitude of gratitude."
I returned to Chicago and shared Patrick's story with my wife, my friends, and our team at Simple Truths. About two weeks later, I received a letter from a friend. He said, "Mac, I don't know who said it, but I think you'll love this quote."
"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass...
it's about learning to dance in the rain!"
I thought...that's it! We all face adversity in our life. However, it's not the adversity, but how we react to it that will determine the joy and happiness in our life. During tough times, do we spend too much time feeling sorry for ourselves, or, can we, with gratitude...learn how to dance in the rain?
It almost sounds too simple to feel important, but one word...gratitude, can change your attitude, thus, your life, forever. Sarah Breathnack said it best...
"When we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present....we experience heaven on earth."
What I just shared is the introduction to our new book, Learning to Dance in the Rain...The Power of Gratitude.
Apr 17, 2009
The simple truths of appreciation
My friend, Bob Danzig, has an amazing story. Simple words of appreciation and encouragement changed his life. Bob was in five foster homes during his youth, and said he spent his childhood trying to find someone to love and appreciate him.
When he was nine years old, he had a new social worker. He said after she had done all the paperwork to move him to yet another foster home, she sat him down, looked him directly in the eyes, and said, "Bobby, I want you to always remember these words: YOU ARE WORTHWHILE!"
Bob says that no one had ever said anything like that to him, and each time they met, she repeated those words. They became an affirmation of appreciation that he heard over and over again in his head.
Bob graduated at sixteen, not because he was smart, he says, but because he got mixed up in the system!
He soon took a job at the Albany New York Times as a copy boy, and his very first boss was a woman named Margaret. After he had worked there about six months, Margaret called him into her office one day and asked him to sit down. He thought for sure he was going to be fired! She looked him right in the eyes and said to him, "I have been the office manager for 15 years - I have been observing you - and I believe YOU ARE FULL OF PROMISE." Those words, on that day, gave him permission to aspire.
Those two positive messages of appreciation played over and over again in his head and ultimately gave him the courage to be the very best he could be. Sixteen years later he became the Publisher of the Albany New York Times, and seven years after that, he became CEO of Hearst Newspapers, one of the largest newspaper companies in the world; and he credits it all to those simple words of appreciation and love. What a wonderful example of how little gifts of appreciation can make such a difference in a life!
I love stories that our hearts can appreciate. This one is one of many in Barbara Glanz's book, The Simple Truths of Appreciation. Zig Ziglar said it best..."You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life." Barbara's book is filled with true stories that capture those moments!
Apr 13, 2009
Kenangan lalu
Terasa rindu untuk kembali mengulangi zaman-zaman di alam persekolahan dulu. Tapi, ianya telah berlalu. Dan sebagai muslim sepatutnya hari ini lebih baik dari hari semalam. Ya, masa yang berlalu itu adalah zaman-zaman indah untuk dikenangkan, tapi sekarang adalah zaman yang terbaik untuk kehidupan. Sebab tu dinamakan "kenangan" ianya hanyalah untuk dikenang, tapi tak mungkin sama walaupun kita mengulanginya semula.
Buat teman-teman yang masih mengingati diri ini
"Kenangan lalu tersemat dihati
walau kemana jua ku pergi
Kenangan itu tetap mengekori
Bukan untuk ku tangisi
Tapi sebagai pedoman diri
Semoga persahabatan tetap termateri
Untuk kita kenangkan hingga akhir nanti
Suatau zaman yang telah kita lewati
Yang sentiasa terpahat dihati
Bukan untuk diulangi
Tapi hanay untuk dikenangi
Semoga kehidupan kita hari ini
Lebih baik dari 18 tahun yang telah pergi
Bukan saja baik di kehidupan dunia ini
Tapi jua diakhirat nanti
Apr 7, 2009
Evidence in Ottoman Archives hurts Israel land grabbing dreams
Evidence in Ottoman Archives hurts Israel land grabbing dreams
A document recently uncovered from Ottoman archives in Ankara dispels Israeli misconceptions on the ownership of East al-Quds (Jerusalem).
If an Israeli court rules based on a document provided by Turkey, a 30-year-old dispute over the ownership of around 30 buildings in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood will end and Palestinian families threatened with eviction will be able to save their homes, Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported on Thursday.
Attorneys representing the Palestinians said they were granted access to the archives following the recent strains in Israel-Turkey relations.
“Until half a year ago the Turks didn’t want to spoil their relations with Israel and were unhelpful. They would put us off with all kinds of excuses. Today their attitude has changed. We felt this change especially after the Gaza operation. Now senior Turkish officials are helping us,” said attorney Hatam Abu Ahmed.
In January, lawyer Salah Abu Hussein traveled to Turkey and with the help of local officials found a document proving that the Jews demanding the eviction of the Palestinians were not the rightful owners of the area.
The present Palestinian residents had previously lived in West al-Quds (Jerusalem) until they were forced to go to Sheikh Jarrah as refugees.
In the 1970s, the Sephardic Leadership in al-Quds (Jerusalem) claimed they had purchased the land before the Palestinians were transferred and produced Turkish documents to substantiate their claims.
The courts eventually recognized the Sephardic Leadership’s ownership but granted the Palestinians protected tenants’ status.
However, the Sephardic Leadership and a group of settlers who moved into the nearby compound have been demanding the Palestinians’ eviction, claiming they have violated their rental terms.
Over the years, several Palestinian families were evicted and other families moved into their houses. The last eviction took place in November 2008 when the al-Kurd family became subject to a land grab and moved into a protest tent near their sealed house. Shortly afterward, the father — Mohamed al-Kurd — died of an illness.
Throughout the years, the Palestinians claimed that the ownership documents presented by the Zionists were forged, but due to Turkey’s reluctance to cooperate, they could not prove their ownership and the courts rejected their suits.
Now the attorneys say the Ottoman document proves that the Sephardic Leadership had never even purchased the compound and had only rented it. Another Ottoman document confirms that the document presented by the Jewish party is not authentic.
“There is no trace of the Jewish document in the archive,” said Abu Hussein.
The attorneys on Wednesday asked the court to withhold eviction procedures against two Palestinian families on the basis of the Turkish document.
“Now it will be possible to issue ownership deeds. The Turks are very well organized and helpful,” Abu Ahmed commented.
Source: Press TV
Comment by Dr. Cetiner: Ottoman Archives were opened long before the Davos case. Ottoman Archives are fully open for anyone who wants to study history..
Apr 6, 2009
Mungkir janji
1) "(yaitu) orang-orang yang melanggar perjanjian Allah sesudah perjanjian itu teguh, dan memutuskan apa yang diperintahkan Allah (kepada mereka) untuk menghubungkannya dan membuat kerusakan di muka bumi. Mereka itulah orang-orang yang rugi." Al Baqarah : 27
2) "Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang menukar janji (nya dengan) Allah dan sumpah-sumpah mereka dengan harga yang sedikit, mereka itu tidak mendapat bahagian (pahala) di akhirat, dan Allah tidak akan berkata-kata dengan mereka dan tidak akan melihat kepada mereka pada hari kiamat dan tidak (pula) akan menyucikan mereka. Bagi mereka azab yang pedih." Ali Imran : 77
3)"Barang siapa yang berpaling sesudah itu, maka mereka itulah orang-orang yang fasik." Ali Imran : 82
4) "Dan barang siapa yang menentang Rasul sesudah jelas kebenaran baginya, dan mengikuti jalan yang bukan jalan orang-orang mukmin, Kami biarkan ia leluasa terhadap kesesatan yang telah dikuasinya itu dan Kami masukkan ia ke dalam Jahanam, dan Jahanam itu seburuk-buruk tempat kembali." An Nisa : 115
5) "(Tetapi) karena mereka melanggar janjinya, Kami kutuk mereka, dan Kami jadikan hati mereka keras membatu. Mereka suka merobah perkataan (Allah) dari tempat-tempatnya, dan mereka (sengaja) melupakan sebagian dari apa yang mereka telah diperingatkan dengannya, dan kamu (Muhammad) senantiasa akan melihat kekhianatan dari mereka kecuali sedikit di antara mereka (yang tidak berkhianat), maka maafkanlah mereka dan biarkanlah mereka, sesungguhnya Allah menyukai orang-orang yang berbuat baik." Al Maaidah : 13
6) "Dan Kami tidak mendapati kebanyakan mereka memenuhi janji. Sesungguhnya Kami mendapati kebanyakan mereka orang-orang yang fasik." Al A'raaf : 102
7) "(Yaitu) orang-orang yang kamu telah mengambil perjanjian dari mereka, sesudah itu mereka mengkhianati janjinya pada setiap kalinya, dan mereka tidak takut (akibat-akibatnya)." Al Anfaal : 56
8) "Jika mereka merusak sumpah (janji) nya sesudah mereka berjanji, dan mereka mencerca agamamu, maka perangilah pemimpin-pemimpin orang-orang kafir itu, karena sesungguhnya mereka itu adalah orang-orang yang tidak dapat dipegang janjinya, agar supaya mereka berhenti." At Taubah : 12
9) "Mengapakah kamu tidak memerangi orang-orang yang merusak sumpah (janjinya), padahal mereka telah keras kemauannya untuk mengusir Rasul dan merekalah yang pertama kali memulai memerangi kamu? Mengapakah kamu takut kepada mereka padahal Allah-lah yang berhak untuk kamu takuti, jika kamu benar-benar orang yang beriman." At Taubah : 13
10) "Maka Allah menimbulkan kemunafikan pada hati mereka sampai kepada waktu mereka menemui Allah, karena mereka telah memungkiri terhadap Allah apa yang telah mereka ikrarkan kepada-Nya dan (juga) karena mereka selalu berdusta." At Taubah : 77
11) "Orang-orang yang merusak janji Allah setelah diikrarkan dengan teguh dan memutuskan apa-apa yang Allah perintahkan supaya dihubungkan dan mengadakan kerusakan di bumi, orang-orang itulah yang memperoleh kutukan dan bagi mereka tempat kediaman yang buruk (Jahanam)." Ar R'ad : 25
12) "Dan tepatilah perjanjian dengan Allah apabila kamu berjanji dan janganlah kamu membatalkan sumpah-sumpah (mu) itu, sesudah meneguhkannya, sedang kamu telah menjadikan Allah sebagai saksimu (terhadap sumpah-sumpah itu). Sesungguhnya Allah mengetahui apa yang kamu perbuat." An Nahl : 91
13) "Dan janganlah kamu seperti seorang perempuan yang menguraikan benangnya yang sudah dipintal dengan kuat, menjadi cerai berai kembali, kamu menjadikan sumpah (perjanjian) mu sebagai alat penipu di antaramu, disebabkan adanya satu golongan yang lebih banyak jumlahnya dari golongan yang lain. Sesungguhnya Allah hanya menguji kamu dengan hal itu. Dan sesungguhnya di hari kiamat akan dijelaskan-Nya kepadamu apa yang dahulu kamu perselisihkan itu." An Nahl : 92
14) "Dan janganlah kamu jadikan sumpah-sumpahmu sebagai alat penipu di antaramu, yang menyebabkan tergelincir kaki (mu) sesudah kokoh tegaknya, dan kamu rasakan kemelaratan (di dunia) karena kamu menghalangi (manusia) dari jalan Allah: dan bagimu azab yang besar." An Nahl : 94
15) "Bahwasanya orang-orang yang berjanji setia kepada kamu sesungguhnya mereka berjanji setia kepada Allah. Tangan Allah di atas tangan mereka, maka barang siapa yang melanggar janjinya niscaya akibat ia melanggar janji itu akan menimpa dirinya sendiri dan barang siapa menepati janjinya kepada Allah maka Allah akan memberinya pahala yang besar." Al Fath : 10
Apr 3, 2009
Pemimpin
Di dalam surah as-saff ayat 3 allah telah memberi amaran
"Amat besar kebencian di sisi Allah bahwa kamu mengatakan apa-apa yang tiada kamu kerjakan."
Hidup sebagai pemimpin bukanlah satu anugerah, tetapi adalah satu ujian. Berbahagialah mereka yang lulus dengan ujian ini, malanglah mereka yang gagal! Walaupun di dunia ini diuliti kemewahan, tapi ianya tidak dapat dibawa ke akhirat nanti. Berbahagialah pemimpin yang beriman dan bertaqwa. Sayang seribu kali sayang jika bahagia di dunia, muflis diakhirat!
Apr 1, 2009
DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH
It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking
up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its
value. We publish below a description of use of water for our
readers.
For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses. The water
treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as
a hundred percent cure for the following diseases:
* Headache * Body ache * heart system
* arthritis * fast heart beat * epilepsy
* excess * fatness * bronchitis
* asthma * TB * Meningitis
* Kidney and Urine diseases * vomiting gastritis
* diarrhea * piles * diabetes
* constipation * all eye diseases * womb cancer
* menstrual disorders * ear nose * throat diseases
METHOD OF TREATMENT
1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink four
glasses of water each of 160 ml.
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45
minutes.
3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or
drink anything for two hours.
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink four glasses of
water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and
gradually increase it to four glasses per day.
6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and
others can enjoy a healthy life.
The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to
cure main diseases:
1. High Blood Pressure 30 days
2. Gastric 10 days
3. Diabetes 30 days
4. Constipation 10 days
5. Cancer 180 days
6. TB 90 days
Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment for only 3 days
in the first week to be followed by daily treatment.
This treatment method has no side effects, however at the
commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times.
Good Health to you all.....
Mar 31, 2009
Berapa lamakah kita hidup?
Seorang ulamak sufi memberi nasihatnya dalam sebuah kitab
dan saya olahkan dan kembangkan lagi agar sama-sama kita
teliti nasihatnya untuk diri sendiri khususnya dan saudara
saya seagama amnya.
Hidup ini sebenarnya hanyalah 3 tahun!
Tahun lepas, tahun ini dan tahun hadapan yang mungkin
tahun terakhir kehidupan kita tapi sebenarnya bukan
begitu ia lebih pendek lagi!
Hidup ini sebenarnya hanyalah 3 bulan! alangkah pendeknya.
bulan lepas, bulan ini dan bulan hadapan yang mungkin bulan
terakhir kehidupan kita tapi sebenarnya bukan 3 bulan bahkan
hanya 3 hari sahaja! Hari semalam yang kita telah bernafas,
hari ini ketika kita menikmati kehidupan dan hari esok yang
tiada kepastian
tapi sebenarnya bukan 3 hari bahkan 3 jam sahaja!
satu jam yang lepas yang kita telah menikmati kehidupan,
satu jam sekarang yang kita sedang menikmatinya dan
satu jam lagi yang mungkin jam terakhir kehidupan kita!
tapi sebenarnya bukan 3 jam bahkan 3 tarikan nafas
sahaja! tarikan nafas yang kita telah menikmatinya,
satu tarikan nafas yang kita sedang menikmatinya dan
satu tarikan nafas yang mungkin adalah nafas terakhir
dan pulanglah kita kepada Allah Rabbul Jalil!
Oleh itu bersiap sedialah wahai mukminin akan hari dan
nafas yang terakhir. Moga kita semua mengakhiri kehidupan
ini sebagai mukmin dan muttaqin serta Dai ilallah yang
amat-amat mencintai menemui Allah SWT dan merindui
akhirat. Bukan pulang kepada Allah sebagai Aasi
(pembuat maksiat), pelaku dosa dan kejahatan
(faajir).Nauzubillah min zaalik
Tanda orang yang lalai ialah takut kepada mati
kerana mati itu penamat segala kenikmatan dunia
yang fana ini dan tempat pembalasan bagi segala
dosa yang telah mereka lakukan. Orang
yang cerdik ialah orang yang merancang akhiratnya
dan sentiasa bersiap sedia menemui KhaliqNya.
Bukankah akhirat itu lebih abadi dan lebih baik dari
negeri dunia yang sementara ini.
Ingatilah Firman Allah SWT Surah Al-Jumuah:
Say (to them): "Verily, the death from which You flee
will surely meet you, Then You will be sent back to
(Allâh), the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen,
and He will tell You what You used to do.
Katakanlah (Wahai Muhammad): "Sebenarnya maut
Yang kamu melarikan diri daripadanya itu, tetaplah
ia akan menemui kamu; kemudian kamu akan
dikembalikan kepada Allah Yang mengetahui Segala
Yang ghaib dan Yang nyata, lalu ia memberitahu
kepada kamu apa Yang kamu telah lakukan
(serta membalasnya)".
Inna Ad-Deen an-Nasiihatu ....
Mar 30, 2009
Kenyataan PACE - Land Day Palestin dan kempen BDS 30 Mac 2009
mpas tanah-tanah milik orang Palestin samada di Tebing Barat, Baitul Maqdis Timur dan di negara haram Israel sendiri. Bahkan perjanjian Oslo 1993 yang kononnya menjanjikan sebuah wilayah Palestin yang merdeka berasaskan resolusi PBB 242 1967 terus dicabuli sendiri oleh regim zionis apabila terus merampas tanah rakyat Palestin dan merobohkan kediamam mereka bagi membina lebih banyak penempatan haram Yahudi. Penipuan-penipuan yang berselindung disebalik perjanjian damai terus berlaku sehingga kini. Ini termasuklah merancakkan aktiviti pembinaan penempatan Yahudi di Ma'ale Adoumin di Tebing Barat sebaik sahaja Konferens Annapolis selesai pada tahun 2007. 
