CHINESE NEW YEAR

In Malaysia we have been celebrating CNY every year but to be honest, not many of us knew the calendar used by the chinese to determine the start of each year. It is common for us to notice that this new year is celebrated between 20th January to 20th February of each year. The movement of days in a cycle of a few years always determined that the new year will never fall other than the mentioned date above.

This short article below tell us what CNY is all about.. happy reading!

Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.

The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to "catch up" with the solar calendar the Chinese insert an extra month once every few years (seven years out of a 19-yearcycle). This is the same as adding an extra day on leap year. This is why, according to the solar calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year.

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. The celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth, the gods of the household and the family ancestors.

The sacrifice to the ancestors, the most vital of all the rituals, united the living members with those who had passed away. Departed relatives are remembered with great respect because they were responsible for laying the foundations for the fortune and glory of the family.

The presence of the ancestors is acknowledged on New Year's Eve with a dinner arranged for them at the family banquet table. The spirits of the ancestors, together with the living, celebrate the onset of the New Year as one great community. The communal feast called "surrounding the stove" or weilu. It symbolizes family unity and honors the past and present generations.

FOOD FOR THOUGHTS

Very interesting quotations about honesty. Let's indulge in them..... come on....


HONESTY

Truly, to tell lies is not honorable;
But when the truth entails tremendous ruin,
To speak dishonorably is pardonable.

Sophocles (c.495-406 BC)
Creusa, fragment 323




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Honesty is generally less profitable than dishonesty.

Plato (c.428-348 BC)
Republic




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The rulers of the State are the only ones who should have the privilege of lying, whether at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the State.

Plato (c.428-348 BC)
Republic




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Pain forces even the innocent to lie.

Publilius Syrus (1st century BC)
Sententiae, Number 171




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It is annoying to be honest to no purpose. (I just feel like laughing reading this)
Ovid (43 BC-AD 18)
Ex Ponto, II, iii, 14




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He who conceals a useful truth is equally guilty with the propagator of an injurious falsehood.

Saint Augustine (340-430)




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Neither a borrower, nor a lender be;
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Hamlet, 1600-1601
Act I, scene iii, line 65




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They begin with making falsehood appear like truth, and end with making truth itself appear like falsehood. (True to the politicians)

William Shenstone (1714-1763)




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The more honesty a man has, the less he affects the air of a saint. The affectation of sanctity is a blotch on the face of piety.

Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801)




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A truth that's told with bad intent
Beats all the Lies you can invent. (ha ha)

William Blake (1757-1827)
"Auguries of Innocence", line 53
Poems from the Pickering Manuscript, c.1805




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Oh, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practice to deceive. (I like this)

Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)
Marmion, 1808
Canto VI, Introduction, stanza 17




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Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man.

Richard Whately (1787-1863)
Apophthegms, 1854




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A commercial, and in some respects a social, doubt has been started within the last year or two, whether or not it is right to discuss so openly the security or insecurity of locks. Many well-meaning persons suppose that the discussion respecting the means for baffling the supposed safety of locks offers a premium for dishonesty, by showing others how to be dishonest. This is a fallacy. Rogues are very keen in their profession, and already know much more than we can teach them respecting their several kinds of roguery. Rogues knew a good deal about lockpicking long before locksmiths discussed it among themselves, as they have lately done. If a lock -- let it have been made in whatever country, or by whatever maker -- is not so inviolable as it has hitherto been deemed to be, surely it is in the interest of honest persons to know this fact, because the dishonest are tolerably certain to be the first to apply the knowledge practically; and the spread of knowledge is necessary to give fair play to those who might suffer by ignorance. It cannot be too earnestly urged, that an acquaintance with real facts will, in the end, be better for all parties.


-(read again and again to understand this one)

Charles Tomlinson (1808-1897)
"Rudimentary Treatise on the Construction of Locks", 1853




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Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.

(Proverb like)

Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, 1858
Chapter 6




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Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)




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Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others.

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881)




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Young as he was, his instinct told him that the best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way.

Samuel Butler (1835-1902)
The Way of All Flesh, 1903
Chapter 39




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That is English as she is wrote at the Colonial Office. Eleven syllables, many of them of Latin or Greek derivation, when one good English word, a Saxon word of a single syllable, would do! But it is quite sufficient.

Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914)
23 February 1906
Former colonial secretary, of Churchill’s speech




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"Not that you lied to me but that I no longer believe you - that is what has distressed me-."

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
Part 4 "Maxims and Interludes", Number 183
Beyond Good and Evil, 1885-1886
Translated by R.J. Hollingdale, 1972




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The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
The Quintessence of Ibsenism, 1890
Chapter 4




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A labour contract into which men enter voluntarily for a limited and for a brief period, under which they are paid wages which they consider adequate, under which they are not bought or sold, and under which they can obtain relief, may not be a desirable contract, may not be a healthy or proper contract, but it cannot in the opinion of His Majesty’s Government be classified as slavery in the extreme acceptance of the word without some risk of terminological inexactitude.

Winston Churchill (1874–1965)
Speech to the House of Commons on the position of indented Chinese
laborers working in the Rand mines in the Transvaal, South Africa
22 February 1906




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Hitler had said that if you tell a big enough lie, people will believe it, but he rather overlooked the fact that once the lie is exposed, everything else you've said is also disbelieved.

Paul Brickhill (1916-1991)
The Great Escape, 1950
Chapter 5




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You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.

Margaret Thatcher (b.1925), 1976

(Wow, this lady too????)


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Take, for example, the act of lying. We hold the telling of truth as a value; we are not supposed to lie. Yet if everyone told the truth all the time so that one could have complete trust in what one is told, then the advantage that would accrue to a single liar in society would be immense. This is not a stable social situation. On the other hand, in a society of individuals in which everyone lied all the time, society would be unworkable. The equilibrium state seems to be one in which people tell the truth most of the time but occasionally lie, which is how the world really seems to be. In a sense, then, it is the liars among (and within) us that keep us both honest and on our guard. This kind of scientific analysis of lying can help us understand why we do it.

Heinz Rudolph Pagels (1939-1988)
The Dreams of Reason:
The Computer and the Rise of the Sciences of Complexity, 1988
page 330




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To live outside the law you must be honest.

Bob Dylan (b.1941)
"Absolutely Sweet Marie"
Blonde on Blonde, 1966




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We lie to you by not telling you things. We don't lie by telling you things that aren't true.

anonymous
U.S. official
Washington Post
11 January 1991




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And it does matter. An honest man or woman is an honest man or woman more because he or she is honest in the small, everyday things that "don't matter" individually, but which make up a well-lived life, than because of some single great temptation that was passed. A person who is concerned about individual rights or about individual dignity makes his or her difference not because of any sweeping great statement or action, but because of the accretion of small, individually seemingly insignificant acts that spread that dignity and confirm those rights through every action they take. It matters because every action you take, and every action I take is an expression of the human spirit.

William Oliver
Internet newsgroups misc.misc, news.admin, news.groups
15 January 1990

Another Blunder,

Teacher says sorry to parents
it shouldn't happen in the first place
IPOH: The discipline teacher who ordered six secondary students to shave off their moustaches and beards has apologised to their parents for the misunderstanding, Perak education director Hussain Harun said.

He said the department held a meeting with the parents at the school here yesterday, where the teacher made his apology.

“Investigations showed that there were nine students involved in the incident. The teacher was actually enforcing the rules which forbade the wearing of accessories.

“But in fact, he was being insensitive to the students’ religious and cultural practices,” he said.

Last Saturday, four parents lodged a police report against the teacher after he ordered the boys to shave off the moustaches and beards they had allowed to grow ahead of fulfilling their vows on Thaipusam.

The discipline teacher also ordered them to remove their religious wristband and supposedly used harsh words when they tried to explain.

One of the fathers said he had also written a letter on Jan 7 informing the school that his son would be allowing his moustache and beard to grow as he was going to fulfil his vows on Thaipusam.

The boy’s father had said that his son would be bald and have his moustache and beard removed after the religious festival which fell on Jan 23..

Meanwhile, another father who spoke for the parents, said they accepted the teacher’s apology.

Defunct U.S. Spy Satellite Falling From Orbit

The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer, or EUVE which fell from orbit on Jan. 30. 2002


A defunct U.S. spy satellite is falling from orbit and could hit the Earth in late February or March, agencies reports said Saturday.

"Appropriate government agencies are monitoring the situation," Gordon Johndroe, spokesman for the National Security Council, told reporters.

"Numerous satellites over the years have come out of orbit and fallen harmlessly. We are looking at potential options to mitigate any possible damage this satellite may cause," he said.

The satellite, which has lost power and propulsion, could contain hazardous materials, U.S. government officials said. Because the satellite could not be controlled any longer, it is unknown where the Earth it might hit, the officials said.

Asked whether it is possible to intercept the falling satellite with missiles before it hits the Earth, spokesman Johndroe refused to comment.

In 1979, Skylab, a 78-ton abandoned NASA space station fell from orbit in an uncontrolled manner. Its debris eventually dropped into the Indian Ocean and across a remote section of western Australia harmlessly. (Xinhua)

***** Let's hope it drops into one of the oceans far, far away from any inhabited area. It would be a terrible catastrophe if the satellite were to fall onto a city or any other densely populated zone.

RCI on Lingam Videotape: Boys Sent To Do The Job of Men

January 20th, 2008
Extract from M.Bakri Musa blog......

Hmmmmmm, very interesting




Regardless of the outcome of the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the “Lingam Videotape,” these public hearings have already given us a rare and instructive glimpse on the inner workings of our government at the highest levels, and of the caliber of individuals in such positions.

This is also clearly demonstrated by the commissioners themselves. Their individual impressive credentials notwithstanding, they are merely boys sent to do the job of men.

In forcing Prime Minister Abdullah to convene this Royal Commission, Anwar Ibrahim has done a great service to the nation. Malaysia owes a huge debt of gratitude to him, as well as to the son of businessman Loh Mui Fah for having the foresight to tape that infamous conversation in the first place, and to the anonymous individual who subsequently gave that tape to Anwar.

The alternative media, in particular Malaysiakini and Malaysia Today, together with various bloggers and members of non-governmental entities, helped ensure that the evolving scandal was not conveniently ignored by the government. The mainstream media were, as usual, irrelevant. They not only missed this most important story but tried initially to dismiss it.


Third World Proceedings


Not being physically present, I missed important details of the dynamics of the hearings, such as the demeanors and body language of the various participants. I have to rely on the alternative media, the various blogs, and personal communications from individuals present at the hearings.

A few years back I was a spectator at a medical malpractice trial in the brand new courthouse in Malacca. The judge and lawyers looked impressive; the lawyers solemn in their black gowns, the judge wise if not owlish in his robe and wig. Unlike the Malaysian courtrooms of yore, this one was mercifully air-conditioned.

Alas only the appearance was First World. Once the trial proceeded, the Third World mentality and culture oozed out. There was no court recorder or computers or overhead projectors. Consequently the judge was reduced to scribbling furiously, barely paying attention to the witnesses and lawyers. No wonder Malaysian judges are notorious for their delinquent written judgments; they are busy being secretaries! With no overhead projectors, valuable court time was wasted circulating important documents and exhibits.

This Commission of Inquiry apparently is no different.

In an inquiry of intense national interest, I would have expected the proceedings to be videotaped, and if not broadcasted live then at least posted on the website. Certainly the transcripts should be. Alas the Commission does not even have its own website.


Poor Staff Work


The Commission’s poor staff work was evident. The commissioners and lawyers relied too much on official documents and mainstream media reports. In questioning former Chief Justice Eusoff Chin no one bothered to present the damning evidence garnered through the investigative reporting of Malaysiakini.

If the Commission were a nefarious attempt to embarrass former Prime Minister Mahathir, then that too was a bumbling failure. The questioners were easily flummoxed by Tun’s repeated “I-do-not-recall” responses. They were either intimidated by Tun or simply incompetent. The Tun easily dismissed them, and with a smile to boot. They could not elicit anything substantive from him. Those commissioners forget that no one is obligated to make their work easier.

The Tun reduced DPP Nordin Hassan to a bumbling first year law student in a moot court. Nordin would have gained more if he had asked general questions on the Tun’s philosophy and mode of filling senior appointments instead of trying to force him to recall obscure details. If nothing else such queries would reveal how we ended up with a sleepy head like Abdullah Badawi as Prime Minister. It is really naïve for the prosecutor to think that Mahathir could recall (or try hard to) specific letters written six or seven years ago.

The omissions are equally revealing. There was for example, no criminal investigation to the leaked official letters.

There are a few illuminating moments related to the proceedings. The Star dutifully published a photograph of seven pathetic members of the Malaysian Youth Secretariat carrying placards mocking Mahathir for his repeated memory lapses. This is the paper that did not see fit to print pictures of the recent massive Bersih and Hindraf rallies. What do you expect from editors who are only too eager to receive directives from the government?


Naïve Inquiry


It is an axiom among savvy lawyers never to ask witnesses questions you do not know or anticipate the answers. This requires doing your legwork thoroughly. If you anticipate “I do not recall” responses, you should avoid asking specific details and instead relate some favorable events the witness might have done or said at the material time. He would then be more likely if not eager to recall the details. Only after that would you sneak in questions about the details of the specific material item. The witness would then appear sneaky if he or she were to claim loss of memory.

The commission has considerable authority including the granting of immunity and prosecuting those who perjure themselves (give false testimony). It should use that power to depose (get sworn statements) minor witnesses like Lingam’s brother and secretary, as well as the secretaries to Tun Mahathir and Eusoff Chin well ahead of the public hearings. In calling star witnesses like Eusoff China and Tun Mahathir prematurely, the Commission committed a major strategic blunder.

The Commission is now halfway through its public hearings. Like the earlier one on the Police Force, this one too will prove to be an exercise in futility. Prime Minister Abdullah will, as usual, form yet another committee to “review” the findings, and within a short time, all will again be forgotten.

Nonetheless we have learned much on how senior governmental positions are filled and the caliber of those appointed. That should embolden us in cyber world, alternative media and non-governmental organizations to continue holding those in authority accountable.

Kejadian Pada Hari Asyura'

Asyura merupakan peringatan akan di mana terjadinya hal-hal di bawah ini pada tanggal 10Muharram.

1. Bebasnya Nabi Nuh dan ummatnya dari banjir besar.

2. Nabi Ibrahim selamat dari apinya Namrudz.

3. Kesembuhan Nabi Yakub dari kebutaan dan ia dibawa bertemua dengan Nabi Yusuf pada hari asyura.

4. Nabi Musa selamat dari pasukan Fir'aun

5. Nabi Isa diangkat ke surga setelah usaha Roma untuk menangkap dan menyalibnya gagal.

kalau tak betul tolong bagi tau....

The Day of Asyura

Assalamualaikum

Peace be upon to all of you

As tomorrow is the tenth of Muharram in the Islamic calendar(actually, it is already the 10th of Muharram the moment night descends just now), a day which is known as Asyura or 'Ashura, I would like to share with you all about that particular day to everyone disregard of who they are whether they are Muslims or not. Thus, do not feel disheartened if you come across my posting, for I am verily spreading knowledge if that is possible.
So, what is so special about this auspicious Day? What good does it bring upon us all?

This is what I found in a note from a Friday Sermon about it. Well, there is a sentence which goes:

The Prophet Muhammad S.A.W* said in a Hadith (the sayings of the Prophet) narrated by At-Tirmizi:

“By fasting on the day of Asyura, I hope that Allah S.W.T will forgive last year’s sins.”

As a matter of fact, there is another Hadith from a credible resource that goes:


Abu Qatada reported that a person came to the Prophet of Allah (S.A.W) and said: "How do you observe fast?" The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) felt annoyed.

When 'Umar (Allah be pleased with him) noticed his annoyance, he said: "We are well pleased with Allah as our Lord, with Islam as our Code of Life, and with Muhammad as our Prophet. We seek refuge with Allah from the anger of Allah and that of His Messenger."

Umar kept on repeating these words till his (the Prophet's) anger calmed down. Then Umar said: "Messenger of Allah. What is the position of one who perpetually observes fasts?"

Thereupon he said: "He neither fasted nor broke it," or he said: "He did not fast and he did not break it."

He ('Umar) said: "What about him who observes fast for two days and breaks one day."

Thereupon he (the Prophet) said: "Is anyone capable of doing it?" He ('Umar) said: "What is the position of him who observes fast for a day and breaks on the other day?"

Thereupon he (the Prophet) said: "That is the fast of David (A.S)." He ('Umar) said: "What about him who observes fast one day and breaks it for two days."

Thereupon he (the Messenger of Allah) said: "I wish I were given strength to observe that."

Thereafter he said: "The observance of three days' fast every Month and that of Ramadan every year is a perpetual fasting. I seek from Allah that fasting on the day of 'Arafa may atone for the sins of the preceding and the coming years. And I seek from Allah that fasting on the day of Ashura may atone for the sins of the preceding year.


Sahih Muslim



Yes, I know it is a lengthy one but I just want to uphold honesty by listing everything down so that the originality of the Hadith will be preserved without any alterations made. Should any of you it is too long for you to read, my advice to you is just to focus on the bold line and the different colour of text used (easier said, just read the last line of the whole Hadith).

Of course, there is other religion that fasted on this auspicious Day and based on what I know it is the Jews who observe fasting. In fact, there is a Hadith that proves it which goes:

Ibn 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with both of them) reported that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) arrived in Medina and found the Jews observing fast on the day of 'Ashura. The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) said to them: “What is the (significance) of this day that you observe fast on it?”

They said: “It is the day of great (significance) when Allah delivered Moses and his people, and drowned the Pharaoh and his people, and Moses observed fast out of gratitude and we also observe it.”

Upon this the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) said: “We have more right, and we have a closer connection with Moses than you have; so Allah's Messenger (May S.A.W) observed fast (on the day of 'Ashura), and gave orders that it should be observed.”
Sahih Muslim


At first, it seemed compulsory. But there are Hadiths which stated that fasting on the Day of Asyura is not compulsory but rather as an act of devotion.

'Abdullah b. Umar (Allah be pleased with them) reported that the day of 'Ashura was mentioned before the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) and he said: “It is a day when the people in the pre-Islamic days need to observe fast, so he who wishes to observe fast should do so, and he who wishes to abandon it should do so.”


Sahih Muslim


There are also other few Hadiths narrated by other companions of the Prophet such as the followings:


Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Fasting was observed on the day of 'Ashura' (i.e. 10th of Muharram) by the people of the Pre-Islamic Period. But when (the order of compulsory fasting) in the month of Ramadan was revealed, the Prophet said, "It is up to one to fast on it (i.e. day of 'Ashura') or not."


Sahih Bukhari

Narrated 'Aisha:
The people used to fast on the day of 'Ashura' before fasting in Ramadan was prescribed but when (the order of compulsory fasting in) Ramadan was revealed, it was up to one to fast on it (i.e. 'Ashura') or not.


Sahih Bukhari


Basically, that is all that I could share of what I came across. But in any case, it is my pleasure to advise all Muslims reading this post to fast on the 10th of Muharram aka Day of Asyura as sins of the preceding year will be forgiven. On top of that, do take other few abovementioned Hadiths as part of knowledge –at least we learn together about the histories of the Day of Asyura instead of just observing fasting. To all the non-Muslims, I do hope you gain some knowledge from here with understanding towards the religion of Islam. Till then, stay tuned to my blog!


P.S: O Muslims, you should not fast only on Saturday as it is one of the days fasted by people from other religions. Therefore, not to imitate any religion, we need to fast on either Friday and Saturday OR Saturday and Sunday. If the Day of Asyura falls upon the weekdays (except Friday), only then you could fast ONLY for that Day.


*S.A.W is an abbreviation of "may Allah be pleased upon him" in Arab

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Doa Akhir Tahun dan Awal Tahun

Doa Akhir Tahun
Dibaca sebelum masuk waktu Maghrib

Dengan Nama Alah Yan Maha Pengasih Lagi Maha Penyayang.
Segala puji bagi Allah Tuhan pentadbir sekelian alam. Semoga Allah mencucurkan rahmat dan sejahtera atas junjungan kami Nabi Muhammad saw semulia-mulia nabi dan rasul serta ahli keluarga dan para sahabat sekelian.

Ya Allah, wahan Tuhan kami, perkara-perkara yang telah kami lakukan daripada perbuatan-perbuatan yang engkau larang dalam tahun ini maka kami belum bertaubat daripadanya pada hal Engkau memang tiada melupakannya dan Engkau berlembut tiada mengazabkan kami malah memberi peluang supaya kami bertaubat selepas kami menceburkan diri melakukan maksiat itu, maka kami sekelian memohon keampunan Mu, Ya Allah, ampunilah kami.

Dan mana-mana perbuatan yang telah kami lakukan sepanjang tahun ini yang Engkau redhai dan yang telah Engkau janjikan ganjaran pahalanya, maka kami mohon perkenankan akan perbuatan yang telah kami lakukan itu dan Engkau tidak menghampakan
harapan kami.
Amin-Amin YaRabbul 'Alamin......



Doa Awal Tahun
Dibaca selepas solat Maghrib....


Dengan Nama Alah Yan Maha Pengasih Lagi Maha Penyayang.
Segala puji bagi Allah Tuhan pentadbir sekelian alam. Semoga Allah mencucurkan rahmat dan sejahtera atas junjungan kami Nabi Muhammad saw semulia-mulia nabi dan rasul serta ahli keluarga dan para sahabat sekelian

Ya Allah, Tuhan yang kekal selamanya, sedia ada, tiada permulaan.... Kelebihan Mu Maha Besar dan kemurahan Mu sangat diharap-harapkan. Tibalah sudah tahun baru, kami mohon padaMu agar terpelihara kami sekalian di dalam tahun baru ini daripada tipu daya syaitan yang dilaknat, juga daripada kuncu-kuncu syaitan dan bala tenteranya, Dan kami mohon daripada Mu akan pertolongan mengalahkan runtunan nafsu amarah (nafsu yang mendorong membuat kejahatan). Kami mohon juga kepada Mu Ya Allah akan rasa sedia ingin membuat kerja-kerja kebajikan yang boleh mendampingkan diri kami kepada Mu Ya Allah Tuhan yang Maha Agung lagi Mulia. Ya Allah, Tuhan yang sebaik-baik mengurniakan rahmat.

MAAL HIJRAH 1429H

HAVE A BLESSED 1429H
SALAM MAAL HIJRAH

The Month of Muharram and The Asyura'

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is reported to have said, “The best of fasts besides the month of Ramadan is the fast during Allah’s month of Muharram and the best of prayer besides the obligatory prayers is the Tahajjud prayer.”

The 10th Day of Muharram known as the day of `Ashura’, is a very significant day in the Islamic calendar. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, has exhorted the Ummah to fast on this day. He is reported to have said, “Fasting the day of `Ashura’, I hope that Allah will accept it as expiation for the previous year.” (Reported by Muslim)

The Fast of `Ashura’

It is reported in the Sahih of Imam Bukhari and other authentic collections of Hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions used to fast on the 10th day of Muharram while they were in Makkah (before the Hijrah).

Ibn `Abbas says, ‘I did not see the Prophet anxiously awaiting the fast of any day, which he gave preference to over other days, but this day (of `Ashura’) and the month of Ramadan.’

It was a day on which people of Makkah used to change the covering (Kiswah) of the Ka`bah. Quraysh also used to fast on this day. (Reported by Al-Bukhari)After the Hijrah when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madinah, he found that the Jews of Madinah also used to observe this day with fasting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked them the reason of their fasting on this day. They said, “This is a blessed day. On this day Allah saved the Children of Israel from their enemy (in Egypt) and so Prophet Musa fasted on this day giving thanks to Allah.”

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “We are closer to Musa than you are.” He fasted on that day and commanded Muslims to fast on this day. (Reported by Al-Bukhari)

In another report it is mentioned that Jews of Madinah used to hold feast on this day. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told his Companions to fast instead. (Reported by Al-Bukhari)`Ashura' fasting was obligatory (Fard) in the beginning.

In the second year of Hijrah (624 CE) when Allah’s command came that Muslims should fast the whole month of Ramadan, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then sent someone to announce to people that fasting of `Ashura' had become voluntary (Nafl). This indicates that whosoever wishes to fast, may fast and whosoever does not want to fast, there will be no blame on him/her.Imam At-Tirmidhi mentions that Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say that we should fast on two days: the 9th and 10th of Muharram to distinguish ourselves from the Jewish community. (Reported by At-Tirmidhi)

Ibn `Abbas also quotes the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as saying, “If I live next year, I shall also fast on the 9th day.” (Reported by Ahmad)

There is a great reward in fasting the `Ashura'. There are many Hadiths that mention its blessings and virtues. It is good to fast on this day, although it is not obligatory.

MAAL HIJRAH 1429H

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UNTUK RENUNGAN KALIAN........



Suatu hari, Imam Al-Ghazali berkumpul dengan murid-muridnya lalu beliau bertanya ( Teka Teki ) :

Apa yg paling dekat?

Imam Ghazali = " Apakah yang paling dekat dengan diri kita di dunia ini ?" Murid 1 = " Orang tua "
Murid 2 = " Guru "
Murid 3 = " Teman "
Murid 4 = " Kaum kerabat "

Imam Ghazali = " Semua jawaban itu benar. Tetapi yang paling dekat dengan kita ialah MATI. Sebab itu janji Allah bahawa setiap yang bernyawa pasti akan mati ( Surah Ali-Imran :185).

Apa yg paling Jauh?

Imam Ghazali = " Apa yang paling jauh dari kita di dunia ini ?"

Murid 1 = " Negeri Cina "
Murid 2 = " Bulan "
Murid 3 = " Matahari "
Murid 4 = " Bintang-bintang "

Iman Ghazali = " Semua jawaban itu benar. Tetapi yang paling benar adalah MASA LALU. Bagaimanapun kita, apapun kenderaan kita, tetap kita tidak akan dapat kembali ke masa yang lalu. Oleh sebab itu kita harus menjaga hari ini, hari esok dan hari-hari yang akan datang dengan perbuatan yang sesuai dengan ajaran Agama".

Apa yg paling besar?

Iman Ghazali = " Apa yang paling besar didunia ini ?"

Murid 1 = " Gunung "
Murid 2 = " Matahari "
Murid 3 = " Bumi "

Imam Ghazali = " Semua jawaban itu benar, tapi yang besar sekali adalah HAWA NAFSU (Surah Al A'raf: 179). Maka kita harus hati-hati dengan nafsu kita, jangan sampai nafsu kita membawa ke neraka."

Apa yg paling berat?

Imam Ghazali = " Apa yang palin berat didunia "

Murid 1 = " Baja "
Murid 2 = " Besi "
Murid 3 = " Gajah "

Imam Ghazali = " Semua itu benar, tapi yang paling berat adalah MEMEGANG AMANAH (Surah Al-Azab : 72 ). Tumbuh-tumbuhan, binatang, gunung, dan malaikat semua tidak mampu ketika Allad SWT meminta mereka menjadi khalifah (pemimpin) di dunia ini. Tetapi manusia dengan sombongnya berebut-rebut menyanggupi permintaan Allah SWT sehingga banyak manusia masuk ke neraka kerana gagal memegang amanah."

Apa yg paling ringan?

Imam Ghazali = " Apa yang paling ringan di dunia ini ?"

Murid 1 = " Kapas"
Murid 2 = " Angin "
Murid 3 = " Debu "
Murid 4 = " Daun-daun"

Imam Ghazali = " Semua jawaban kamu itu benar, tapi yang paling ringan sekali didunia ini adalah MENINGGALKAN SOLAT. Gara-gara pekerjaan kita atau urusan dunia, kita tinggalkan solat "

Apa yg paling tajam?

Imam Ghazali = " Apa yang paling tajam sekali didunia ini "

Murid- Murid dengan serentak menjawab = " Pedang "

Imam Ghazali = " Itu benar, tapi yang paling tajam sekali didunia ini adalah LIDAH MANUSIA. Kerana melalui lidah, manusia dengan mudahnya menyakiti hati dan melukai perasan saudaranya sendiri "

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT MAAL HIJRAH 1429H

PERANGKAP TIKUS

Sepasang suami dan isteri petani pulang kerumah setelah berbelanja. Ketika mereka membuka barang belanjaan, seekor tikus memperhatikan gelagat sambil menggumam "hmmm...makanan apa lagi yang dibawa mereka dari pasar??"

Ternyata yang dibeli oleh petani hari adalah rerangkap tikus.
Sang tikus naik panic bukan kepalang.

Ia bergegas lari ke sarang dan bertempik, " Ada perangk! ap tikus di rumah....di rumah sekarang ada perangkap tikus...."

Ia pun mengadu kepada ayam dan berteriak, " Ada perangkat tikus !"
Sang Ayam berkata, " Tuan Tikus ! Aku turut bersedih tapi ia tak ada kena-mengena dengan aku."

Sang Tikus lalu pergi menemui seekor Kambing sambil berteriak seperti tadi.
Sang Kambing pun jawab selamba, "Aku pun turut bersimpati...tapi tidak ada yang boleh aku buat. Lagi pun tak tak ada kena-mengena dengan aku. "

Tikus lalu menemui Sapi. Ia mendapat jawaban sama. " Maafkan aku. Tapi perangkap tikus tidak berbahaya buat aku sama sekali. Tak kanlah sebesar aku ni boleh masuk perangkap tikus. "

Dengan rasa kecewa ia pun berlari ke hutan menemui Ular. Sang ular berkata " Eleh engkau ni...Perangkap Tikus yang sekecil tak kan la nak membahayakan aku."


Akhirnya Sang Tikus kembali kerumah dengan pasrah kerana mengetahui ia akan menghadapi bahaya seorang diri.
Suatu malam, pemilik rumah terbangun mendengar suara berdetak perangkap tikusnya berbunyi menandakan umpan dah mengena. Ket! ika melihat perangkap tikusnya, ternyata seekor ular berbisa yang jadi mangsa. Buntut ular yang terperangkap membuat ular semakin ganas dan menyerang isteri pemilik rumah.

Walaupun si Suami sempat membunuh ular berbisa tersebut, isterinya tidak sempat diselamatkan.
Si suami pun membawa isterinya kerumah sakit. Beberapa hari kemudian isterinya sudah boleh pulang namun tetap sahaja demam.

Isterinya lalu minta dibuatkan sup cakar ayam oleh suaminya kerana percaya sup cakar ayam boleh mengurangkan demam. Tanpa berfikir panjang si Suami pun dengan segera menyembelih ayamnya untuk dapat cakar buat sup.


Beberapa hari kemudian sakitnya tidak kunjung reda. Seorang teman menyarankan untuk makan hati kambing. Ia lalu menyembelih kambingnya untuk mengambil hatinya.Masih juga isterinya tidak sembuh-sembuh dan akhirnya meninggal dunia. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un.

Banyak sungguh orang datang melawat jenazahnya. Kerana rasa sayang suami pada isterinya, tak sampai hati pula dia melihat orang ramai tak dijamu apa-apa. Tanpa berfikir panjang dia pun menyembelih sapinya untuk memberi makan orang-orang yang berziarah.

Dari kejauhan...Sang Tikus menatap dengan penuh kesedihan. Beberapa hari kemudian ia melihat Perangkap Tikus tersebut sudah tidak digunakan lagi.

Moral:

SUATU HARI....KETIKA ANDA MENDENGAR SESEORANG DALAM KESUSAHAN DAN MENGIRA ITU BUKAN URUSAN ANDA...PIKIRKANLAH SEKALI LAGI.

HOW ROMANTIC ARE YOU?

GET A PIECE OF PAPER AND NUMBER IT 1-11.(NO CHEATING!)

SEE YOUR RESULTS AT THE END OF THE TEST.

WHEN YOU SEND IT ON PUT YOUR SCORE IN
THE SUBJECT BAR.

1. WHAT SHADE OF HAIR DO YOU HAVE?
a) Dark.
b) Light.

2. OUT ON A DATE WOULD YOU WANT TO:
a) Go to a party.
b) Go out to eat.

3. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR OUT
OF:
a) Baby-Pink.
b) Yellow.
c) black.
d) Turquoise.

4. PICK YOUR FAVOURITE HOBBY OUT OF:
a) Surfing.
b) Skate-Boarding.
c ) Skiing.

5. IF YOU COULD PICK A STORE OUT OF
THE
FOLLOWI NG, WHICH WOULD IT BE?
a) Louis Vuitton.
b) coach.
c) against all odds.

6. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE OUT
OF
THE FOLLOWING?
a) Hawaii.
b) London.
c) FLorida.

7. IN THE SUMMER WOULD YOU RATHER GO
TO:
a) The Beach.
b) Somewhere Cooler.

8. WHAT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY MONTH?
a) January.
b) February.
c) March.
d) April.
e) May.
f) June.
g) July.
h) August.
i) September.
j) October.
k) November.
l) December.

9. WOULD YOU RATHER:
a) Chill at home.
b) Go out with friends.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE INSTRUMENT
OUT OF:
a) Guitar.
b) Bass guitar.
c) Drums.
d) The Triangle.

11) NAME A PERSON OF THE
OPPOSITE SEX


==== NOW MAKE A WISH! ====
====== NO CHEATING! ======


** ANSW ERS**
1. a. dark= sexy [5points]/
b. light= sweet [2 points]

2. a. go to a party= playful
[2points]
b. go out to eat= romantic [5
points]/
3. a. baby-pink= cute [2]
b. yellow = loud [3]
c. black = emo [5]/
d. turquoise = sexy [5]

4. a. surfing = active [2]
b. skateboarding = determined [2]/
c. skiing = daring [5]

5. a. Louis Vuitton = tasteful [7]/
b. coach = laid back [2]
c. againt all odds = stylish [5]

6. a. hawaii = you like being around
people [2]
b. London = You are quiet, and like
the
cold [2]/
c. florida = You like to party! [5]

7. a. beach = tan, likes the sun
[5] /
b. somewhere cooler = pale and
original [2]

8. a. January = popular [5]
b. February = lovely [2]
c. March = loud [2]
d. April = playful [5]
e. May = happy [5]
f. june = chills a lot [5]
g. July = smooth [2]
h. August = fun [5]
i. September = quiet [2]
j. October = out-going [2]/
k. November = pimpin' it [5]
l. December = warm [2]

9. a. home = quiet, romantic [5]
b. go out with friends =crazy [5] /

10. a. guitar = eye-catching [5]/
b. bass-guitar = mellow [2]
c. Drums = loud [2]
d. Triangle = crazy [5]

11. This person will fall in love with you!



SCOR ES!!!!UP TO 17= LOUSY GET A LIFE MAN

1 8-20=OKEY

21-35 = Rather ROMANTIC

36+ = SUPER ROMANTIC... U ROCK !

NOW REPOST THIS IN THE NEXT 2 MINUTES AND YOU WILL HVE GOOD LUCK WITH YR ANSWER FOR NUMBER 11

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