Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Surah Yasin — the Heart of the Qur’an

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Most Kind

About Surah : Surah Ya-Sin is Known as the Heart of the Qur’an.

below are the few benefits and virtues of learning and reading this beautiful Surah.

The Benefits and Virtues of Surah Ya-Sin ::

1. The Prophet () said,Surely everything has a heart, and the heart of the Qur’an is Yasin. I would love that it be in the heart of every person of my people’
[Bazzar]. (S.Muhammad Ali Sabuni, Tafsir-al-Sabuni Vol.2)

2. The Prophet () said, Whoever recites Yasin once Allah will record the reward of reciting the Qur’an ten times.
[Maqal, Tirmidhi 2812/A & Dhahabi]

3. It has been reported by Aisha (radiAllahu anha) that the Prophet () said that there is a surah in the Qur’an that intercedes for its reciter and forgive its listener. Know! It is Surah Yasin. It is called ‘Mu’amma’ in the Torah.

It was enquired, what is Mu’amma? The Prophet () said, ‘it embraces the person with the goodness of this world and removes the dismay of the Hereafter’
[Hashiya of Tafsir Jalalalayn , pg 368].

4. On the authority of Ma’qil ibn Yasar from the Prophet () said, ‘Recite Yasin on your deceased’
[Abu Dawud, Nasa’I,Ibn Maja]
[Imam Nawawi, Al-Tibyan li-Hamalati’l-Qur’an pg 168].

5. The Prophet () said, ‘Whoever recited Surah Yasin in the night seeking Allah’s pleasure, Allah would forgive him’
[Ibn Hibban, Darimi 3283/A, Abu Yala, Tabarani, Baihaqi & Ibn Mardawaih]

Ipoh the forgetten city

Ipoh developed into one of Malaysia's main cities due to the booming tin mining industry around the turn of the 19th century. During the British colonial era, Ipoh was Malaysia's second city for administration purposes. There are several notable buildings from the British Colonial era such as the railway station and the town hall. The population of Ipoh is about 70% of Chinese origin

These days Ipoh is perhaps best known for its excellent restaurants, hawkers, and famous local dishes

Savoury

Nasi ganja(vanggey)

  • Bean Spouts Chicken(Cantonese nga choy kai - 芽菜雞), - This consists of chicken meat, assorted chicken innards and beanspouts boiled in water and served with soy sauce and sesame oils.
  • Hainanese Chicken rice (Cantonese Hoi lam kai fan - 海南雞饭)
  • Chee choung fun (Cantonese - 豬腸粉) - This is a breakfast dish which consists of large flat pieces of flat rice noodles rolled up and served with sweet or spicy sauce. Unlike the chee cheong fun in Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh has it with minced pork sauce and mushrooms, topped with preserved green chilli, a sprinkle of deep-fried shallots and sesame seeds.
  • Dim Sum, is also widely enjoyed in Ipoh. Several famous Ipoh dim sum restaurants are located at Jalan Leong Sin Nam.
  • Ipoh "Hor Fun" (from Cantonese hor fun- 河粉) - These are flat rice noodles prepared in the hard water. There are two varieties. Sar hor fun - 沙河粉 is served in a clear chicken and prawn soup with chicken shreds, prawns and spring onions. Chau hor fun is fried with a little dark gravy, as opposed to Penang Char keow teow which has no gravy but is fried with egg, prawns and cockles. It is also different from Cantonese-style wat tan ho which is completely immersed in clear, egg-starch gravy.
  • Fried cuttlefish vegetables (Cantonese yau yee oong choy - 魷魚蕹菜) - This is a dish of cuttlefish with kangkung and sweet and spicy sauce on top.
  • Nasi Ganja(Ipoh Nasi Kandar)-Kedai Kopi Yong Suan, a chinese named coffee shop. Who say you won't find Indian food at a chinese restaurant, indeed this is where the famous Nasi Kandar of Ipoh was located. Some would call it Nasi Ganja or Marijuana Rice!
  • Ipoh Laksa (Malay: Laksa Ipoh) - Laksa in Ipoh tastes sour and spicy, . The noodle soup contains prawn paste.
  • Salt-steamed Chicken (Yim gouk kai) - This dish is prepared by using paper to wrap one whole chicken together with salt and certain Chinese herbs and double-steamed for several hours. With this cooking technique, the meat will not lose its tenderness and the essence of chicken can be preserved as well. The combination of salt and herbs gives the meat a unique flavor.
  • Claypot Chicken Rice (Chinese - 瓦煲鸡饭) - This kind of chicken rice differ from the Hainan Chicken rice , this is served in a claypot and mostly cooked with charcoal. Most of the time salted fish is added in the rice but sometimes is not according to one's preference. The most famous ones come from Bercham , the popularity spread throughout Malaysia including famous tourist destination Genting highlands.
  • Sate (also written as satay) is meat served on a skewer, served with peanut sauce. The Ipoh satay is similar to satay served elsewhere in Malaysia .
  • Tempoyak is a popular Malay delicacy. It is durian extract which is preserved and kept in an urn. Commonly eaten with chillis and other dishes; it is well known due to the popularity of its key ingredient, durian, among the locals.

Desserts and pastries

Ipoh is famous for its pomelos
An unpeeled pomelo
  • Fragrant biscuits (Cantonese heong peng - 香餅) - These are flaky biscuits with a sweet filling, and are often bought as souvenirs by tourists to Ipoh. Among locals, 'heong peng' is famous in the suburb of Gunung Rapat, which is purportedly the pioneer in their production. For the best and most original taste, dipping the biscuit in water is not recommended.
  • Fruits - Ipoh is famous for its fruits, such as seedless guava,pomelos and durians. Pomelos are sold in front of Sam Poh Tong (三寶洞), along Gopeng Road (the old Route 1 that links the towns in Perak and neighbouring states). These stalls cater mainly for tourists driving into Ipoh. Alternatively, one can go right into the Tambun-Ampang area where most of the pomelo plantations are located to have more choices (and more competitive prices).
  • Ipoh White Coffee- This is made from coffee beans specially roasted with palm oil margarine.Ipoh White coffee is abundant in the Old Town of Ipoh. But, many places in Ipoh also serve white coffee well. Such as Bercham and Menglembu. Many locals strongly believe that the aroma, taste and texture of the traditional "white" coffee blend is superior to commercially-packed sachets or those found outside Ipoh.
  • Kampar Chicken Biscuits (Cantonese kai zhai peng - 雞仔餅) - They are also a popular souvenir for tourists to Ipoh. These are famous in Kampar, a neighboring town of Ipoh.
chicken biscuits (kai zhai peng)
  • Kaya Puff - These are pastries consisting of flaky pastry (akin to currypuffs) with coconut jam (kaya) filling.

The famous Chapathi Sardine and Briyani Rice with Honey Chicken in Gunung Rapat,

Monday, May 16, 2011

Hormati lah Azan....


Diriwayatkan sebuah hadis yg bermaksud: “Hendaklah kamu mendiamkan diri ketika azan, jika tidak Allah akan kelukan lidahnya ketika maut menghampirinya.”Ini jelas menunjukkan, kita disarankan agar mendiamkan diri, jangan berkata apa-apa pun semasa azan berkumandang.
Sebagai orang beragama Islam kita wajib menghormati azan. Banyak fadhilatnya. Jika lagu kebangsaan kita diajar agar berdiri tegak dan diamkan diri. Mengapa ketika azan kita tidak boleh mendiamkan diri? Lantas sesiapa yang berkata-kata ketika azan, Allah akan kelukan lidahnya ketika nazak . kita takut dengan kelunya lidah kita semasa ajal hampir tiba maka kita tidakdapat mengucap kalimah “Lailahaillallah. .” yang m ana sesiapa yang dapat mengucapkan kalimah ini ketika nyawanya akan dicabutAllah dgn izinNya menjanjikan syurga untuk mereka.

Dari itu marilah kita sama-sama menghormati azan dan mohon kepada Allahsupaya lidah ini tidak kelu semasa nyawa kita sedang dicabut. “Ya Allah! Anugerahkanlah kematian kami dengan kematian yang baiklagi mulia, lancarkan lidah kami mengucap kalimah “Lailahaillallah. ..”semasa sakaratul maut menghampiri kami.
Amin..amin.. amin Yarobbal a’lamin..”

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Hari Ibu Haram? meh baca nie

Sejarah hari ibu telah dikenalpasti sebagai perayaan musim bunga orang-orang Greece, sebagai penghormatan terhadap Rhea, ibu kepada tuhan mereka. Pada tahun 1600 orang-orang England merayakan hari yang mereka namakan sebagai "Mothering Sunday". Ia dirayakan pada hari Ahad keempat setiap Lent. Lent adalah tempoh masa selama 40 hari samada dalam bulan Februari atau Mac. Dalam tempoh ini, sebahagian orang-orang Kristian akan berhenti melakukan atau memakan makanan tertentu atas alasan agama. Amalan tersebut adalah sebagai penghormatan mereka terhadap Mother Mary. Mother Mary adalah Maryam, ibu kepada Nabi Isa Alaihissalam atau Jesus yang mereka anggap sebagai tuhan.

Dalam tempoh tersebut juga, kebanyakan rakyat England yang faqir dan miskin, akan bekerja sebagai pembantu rumah. Mereka sanggup keluar jauh meninggalkan keluarga kerana percaya bahawa Jesus akan memberikan kekayaan dan kesenangan dalam tempoh tersebut. Menjelang hari Ahad keempat, mereka digalakkan untuk bercuti oleh majikan, dan pulang ke kampung untuk bertemu dengan ibu. Setiap ibu akan dihadiahkan dengan Mothering Cake atau kek hari ibu sempena perayaan tersebut.

Amalan dan tradisi ini menular ke seluruh dunia dan ia kini disambut sebagai penghormatan kepada Mother Church. Mother Church dianggap sebagai kuasa spiritual yang agung yang memberi manusia kehidupan dan memullihara mereka dari sebarang kecederaan. Sejak dari itu, perayaan Mothering Sunday telah diadun dengan upacara kegerejaan. Penghormatan mereka terhadap ibu sama taraf dengan penghormatan mereka terhadap gereja.

Di Amerika Syarikat, Hari Ibu disambut seawal 1872 hasil ilham Julia Ward Howe. Beliau adalah seorang aktivis sosial dan telah menulis puisi " The Battle Hymn of The Republic" (TBHoTR). TBHoTR telah dijadikan lagu patriotik yang popular di kalangan warga Amerika. Ungkapan "Hallelujah" dalam bait-bait lagu tersebut menyerlahkan lagi sentuhan Yahudi dan Zionis dalam mencaturkan politik dunia.

Pada tahun 1907 Anna Jarvis dari Philadelphia telah memulakan kempen untuk melancarkan Hari Ibu. Beliau telah berjaya mempengaruhi Mother's Church di Grafton, West Virginia agar meraya dan meraikan Hari Ibu pada hari ulang tahun kedua kematian ibunya, iaitu pada hari Ahad kedua dalam bulan Mei. Semenjak dari itu, Hari Ibu dirayakan saban tahun di Philadelphia.

Anna Jarvis, dan pendokong-pendokongnya telah menulis surat kepada menteri, golongan peniaga dan ahli-ahli politik agar Hari Ibu disambut secara meluas di seluruh wilayah. Matlamat mereka telah berjaya sepenuhnya pada tahun 1911 apabila hari tersebut disambut oleh hampir keseluruhan wilayah Amerika. Pada tahun 1914, Presiden Woodrow Wilson, secara rasminya telah mengisytiharkan Hari Ibu sebagai Hari cuti umum dan mesti raikan pada setiap hari Ahad kedua dalam bulan Mei. Biarpun sebahagian besar negara-negara di dunia menyambutnya pada hari yang berlainan, tetapi negara seperti Denmark, Finland, Itali, Turki, Australia, dan Belgium masih merayakannya pada setiap hari Ahad kedua dalam bulan Mei.

Sumber : http://www.mothersdaycentral.com/about-mothersday/history/

Bila Dijajah?


Pabila di Jajah....semua menderita...
tanah dulu milik kita pon boleh dirampas begitu sahaja..
dulu Masjid munkin boleh bertukar...ngeri nya
contoh nya bekas Masjid di Cordoba,spain.
Mungkin akan terjadi kembali..
sekarang Anti-Islam semakin meluas..
negara islam pun sanggup berkerjasama sambil membunuh saudara semuslim...
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