Saturday, February 19, 2005

ANOTHER ENTRY

Salam,

Am spending some times in front of the computer, doing nothing particular to be described as 'work'. Just browsing friendster bulletin board. It has been a long time since I logged in to friendster.

So found this - what I think as a valuable article to be shared with - posted by a friend of mine; check it out:

Assalamu'alaikum wr wb Alhamdulillah umi akan paparkan satu wawancara yang begitu menyentuh hati umi dan juga setiap jiwa mereka yang beriman insyaAllah. "Saya marah pada orang Melayu. Mereka tidak serius bercerita mengenai Islam. Mereka sambil lewa seolah-olah mereka saja yang mahu masuk syurga," katanya dengan nada kesal bercampur marah.

Menurutnya lagi, di akhirat kelak, orang bukan Islam akan mengadu kepada Allah dengan kata-kata seperti, "Kami berkawan dengan mereka (orang Melayu) selama bertahun-tahun tetapi mereka tidak pernah mengajak kami ke arah agama mereka."

Adakah umat Melayu Islam bersedia untuk menghadapi aduan itu? Selama beberapa tahun, saya tidak nampak kecantikan Islam. Sebaliknya rasa macam hendak lari daripada Islam apabila mereka terlalu menekankan soal hukum hakam tanpa berhujah dengan terperinci mengenainya. Pada pandangan saya, ISLAM DIHIJAB OLEH ORANG ISLAM SENDIRI."

Siapakah saya di atas itu? Beliau ialah Shah Krikit bin Kakulal Govindji, seorang pendakwah sepenuh masa di IIS (Islamic Information Service Foundation) dan pengurus kedai buku Saba Islamic Media Sdn Bhd.(kalau xsilap, dia pernah datang kmys and bagi talk mase symposium nuqaba' dulu). Beliau mengakui kadang-kala air matanya berlinangan apabila mendengar paderi bercakap di dalam gereja yang lemah lembut mengajak pada agama mereka.

Itulah sebenarnya yang diajar oleh Islam. Malangnya, tidak ramai Imam di masjid yang bercakap dengan nada lemah lembut atau mengambil berat tentang kebajikan qariahnya. Orang Kristian sering mengajak penganut agama lain memasuki gereja tetapi orang Islam sering menghalau orang kafir daripada memijak kawasan masjid.

Inikah Islam yang diajar oleh Nabi Muhammad saw.? Sedangkan di zaman Rasulullah saw. baginda biasa mengajak utusan orang kafir dari luar Madinah untuk bermalam di masjid Nabawi. (diedit dari majalah Milenia Muslim terbitan YADIM - Yayasan Dakwah Islam Malaysia) Februari 2005) Wallahuta'ala a'lam bissawab Wassalamu'alaikum wr wb ummimq

And here is another one:

Seorang lelaki berjalan mundar-mandir di lorong hospital, gelisah akan keadaan isterinya yang akan melahirkan anak sulung mereka. Setelah beberapa jam ia menunggu, tak jua terdengar tangisan bayi.

Tiba-tiba,seorang doktor berjalan tergopoh-gopoh keluar dari ruang persalinan menuju kearahnya. "Bagaimana keadaannya doktor?" tanyanya penuh harap. "Maaf encik, kami sudah berusaha, keadaannya amat kritikal. Si ibu sudah tak sedarkan diri! " jawab doktor itu. "Jadi bagaimana doktor ...?" "Kami tak mungkin dan berupaya untuk menyelamatkan keduanya, tapi masih ada harapan. Kami hanya punya satu pilihan, menyelamatkan si ibu, atau menyelamatkan si bayi!"

Lelaki tersebut kebingungan, dan tak dapat berkata-kata....... "Maaf encik, setiap saat amat berharga, tolong cepat untuk membuat pilihan!" desak doktor itu. Akhirnya, dengan berat hati lelaki itupun berkata dengan nada sayu, "Doktor, saya sangat bingung ... Saya serahkan sepenuhnya kepada doktor. Tolong lakukan yang terbaik!" pintanya. Doktor pun bergegas kembali ke ruang persalinan. Nampaknya dia sudah berpengalaman menangani masalah darurat atau kritikal seperti ini. Dan dia tahu apa yang harus dilakukannya.

Ini adalah salah satu contoh, bagaimana keyakinan beragama boleh mempengaruhi keputusan disaat genting. Bagi seorang doktor beragama kristian/katolik, ia akan berusaha menyelamatkan si anak, dan mengorbankan si ibu. Bagi doktor muslim, ia akan berusaha menyelamatkan si ibu, dan mengorbankan si bayi. Memang benar, dua-duanya adalah pilihan yang sukar, tapi itulah jalan terakhir dan muktamat. Mengapa ia boleh berlaku seperti demikian?

Dalam ajaran kristian, setiap manusia yang lahir sudah membawa dosa, doktrin ini dikenal dengan "dosa waris" atau "dosa asal". Manusia yang lahir sudah menanggung dosa Nabi Adam dan Hawa. Untuk menebusnya ia harus mengikuti seorang penyelamat yakni penebus dosa (Ketua Paderi atau Pope). Doktor Kristian itu akan berjuang sedaya upaya untuk menyelamatkan si anak, agar dia dapat lahir dengan sihat dan selamat walaupun sebaliknya terpaksa mengorbankan si ibu . Doktor berharap, setelah anak itu lahir ia akan mendapat kesempatan untuk dibaptiskan, untuk tujuan menebus dosanya. Jika si anak meninggal sebelum dibaptiskan, anak itu akan masuk neraka. Sebab, dosanya belum sempat ditebus.

Dalam ajaran Islam, setiap manusia lahir dalam keadaan fitrah/suci. Doktor muslim akan berjuang menyelamatkan si ibu, kerana dia tidak bimbang yang bayi akan masuk neraka. Dengan terselamatkannya si ibu, insyaAllah setelah sihat kembali akan dikurniai kekuatan untuk mengandung lagi dan mudah-mudahan mendapatkan ganti yang lebih baik, yang lebih soleh. Sedangkan anak yang tak sempat terselamatkan, biarlah ia kembali kepada Allah dalam keadaan suci. Mungkin lebih baik sekiranya bayi itu tidak dilahirkan di dunia yang penuh tipu daya ini agar hidupnya kelak tidak menjadi orang yang tersesat.

Demikianlah, dalam keadaan serba salah lelaki itu tak sempat untuk memastikan agama doktor tadi. Dan ia sudah berserah sepenuhnya kepada doktor itu.

Di dunia ini ada banyak agama dan kepercayaan. Pemahaman kita terhadap ajaran agama yang kita anut, akan menentukan jalan hidup kita. Itu sebabnya amat penting bagi kita orang Islam menentukan yang bakal menerima kelahiran anak kita adalah seorang doktor muslim.

Sejak bangun tidur, kita sudah dihadapkan kepada pilihan.
1. Meneruskan tidur, atau bangun sholat subuh?
2. Untuk lunch dahulu, atau sholat zohor dahulu?
3. Setelah habis kerja, adakah terus pulang ke rumah, atau singgah ke gerai kopi/disco dahulu?
4. Ikut terlibat melakukan pecah amanah, atau dimusuhi rakan sekerja?
5. Menyegerakan berkahwin, atau menundanya dulu?
6. Hidup mulia di sisi Allah, atau mulia dalam pandangan manusia?
7. Dan banyak lagi.....

Hmm...camtuh ek, memang bg kristian lagi penting selamatkan baby ke?? Interesting question to ask a groupmate, anyway. tp kene laa prepare kalo derg tanye balik pasal kite plak. Another iktibar from the latter article was not to be syirik. Probably we think the doc can decide who's going to be saved, but the truth is....it's all in god's hand. Dr cume laa ikhtiar dan penyampai ie perantaraan dalam case nih, yang menentukan hanyelaa Dia yang maha esa.

A lil more news about me:
1. I'm not homeless anymore. Probably will move to 196 Dilston Road (a.k.a. rumah Poknik skang nih). InsyaAllah esok sign contract. Tapi nak balik Mesia jugak. Rumah kat KT lagi bes *sob sob*

2. I've got a copy of my result from my personal tutor, so can send it straight away to JPA ---ehe, trying to be a good student here =P

Until now, take care. Wassalam.

"Sebaik-baik manusia diantaramu adalah yang paling banyak manfaatnya bagi orang lain" (HR Bukhari)

Friday, February 18, 2005

NAK DEM DULU!!

1. Baru je habis buat practical medical database. Esok ade endnote plak. Kene blaja elok2 nanti lembap plak nak buat assignment yang bakal menyusul lepas nih.

2. Sbenanye, terase nak menaip nih sebab baru lepas bace blog tun. Die citer pasal anatomy. Tibe2 teringat nak bgtau korg demonstrator kat sini dah tukar. Huhuuh....bukanlaa nak cakap dem baru aku nih xbes, tapi.... aku prefer yang dulu. Dem dulu cakap lagi clear, pastuh die suke teka2 (nih kalo buleh jawab bes laa), pastuh very encouraging, sweet n baik plak tuh. Bergaye pon ade, heheh.... mebbe xsuke sangat dem baru nih sbb die cakap tenggelam timbul, or probably aku yang x bg full attention kot. Sbenanye, yang baru nih suke jugak teka2, and the words he was using that day were encouraging too, cume I like it the way my former dem cakap. Hehe...memang cikgu menginfluence semangat. I love anatomy. Walaupon xdela terer pon. Harap2 lepas nih sbb tukar dem xdelaa xminat dah plak. Anyway, baru skali ngan dem baru. Give me some times, and hopefully I'll feel lucky me of having him as my new dem. He must be good in his own way...

3. Semalam online, bincang ngan Hajar pasal nak gi Paris. Ade kebodohan geografi yang dah aku lakukan, hahaha - boleh senyum sengsorang macam orang gile bile pikir balik - but I'm not going to tell it here. Just know that I am so baaaad in geography ;P I remember how I hate geography dulu, sebbaik belajar for 3 years jek. Aisyah xonline, ape citer nih?? Aisyah?? Asma' xpe, aku tau ko exam. Gudlak anyway for another paper coming up - 22 feb kan??

4. Ngocop bitau 9 orang dak kmys dapat offer datang sini. Wow!! Congratulations! Makin ramaila populasi malaysian kat sini. Harap2 nanti bertambah lagi yang dapat offer tuh, untuk membantu sape2 yang tak dapat offer (kalau ade, tapi harap2 xdelaa, tension tau xdapat offer)

Guess that's all. Wassalam.

Monday, February 14, 2005

MUHASABAH DIRI LAGI: The Night They Raided Zouks

Lame tak bace news. Tadi dapat tahu pasal ni (thanx to this sister who told me this), mebbe ramai dah tahu kot. So macam biase, cut and paste:

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (IPS) - One Saturday night recently, Sarinah Majid, a 23-year-old accountant, was dancing the night away with her Chinese boyfriend at Zouks nightclub -- the most happening night spot in Malaysia's capital city.

Then suddenly the world, as she knew it, collapsed dramatically around her.''The music suddenly stopped, the lights came on and dozens of uniformed and plainclothes Islamic police were crowding the dance floor, shouting, gesticulating and ordering,'' said Sarinah using a pseudonym to avoid legal complications.

''What happened that night in January was humiliating, inhuman and thoroughly disgusting ... I felt ashamed to be a Muslim,'' Sarinah told IPS, relating to the shame and agony she and about 100 other Muslim youths suffered that night.Police from the Federal Territory's Islamic Department separated Muslims from non-Muslims.

While non-Muslims were told to party on, Muslims were herded into trucks and taken to the department's head office where the particulars of the youths were taken. They were held overnight and released the next day. They were then ordered to return for counseling sessions with Islamic clerics to learn the ''true'' Islam. Some will be prosecuted under 'syariah' laws for ''indecent behaviour.''

''They leered, jeered and ogled at us, took photographs of us and thoroughly humiliated us ... one of us even urinated in her pants out of shock and fright,'' Sarinah said.

''That night I became a criminal ... the Islamic police told me I had committed heinous sins forbidden by Islam,'' said Sarinah who studied at top schools here and in Australia.

''I have to appear before a 'syariah' court next month and be charged for indecent behaviour and punished accordingly.''

''I don't know what crime I had committed,'' she said spitting out the words with bitterness.

''I feel helpless and completely violated.''

Many moderate Muslims in the country are showing the same shock and anger felt by Sarinah. The incident has sparked a fiery debate focusing on morality and compulsion in Islam and the clash between a secular constitution that guarantees fundamental rights and freedom of choice and Islamic syariah laws that prescribes what a Muslim can wear and cannot and who he or she keeps company and where.

The raid at Zouks has shaken moderate Muslims and their fear and anger is palpable. Moderate Muslims had felt comfortable and safe with the election of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and the elevation of his Islam 'hadhari' or moderate Islam to official status. They had felt that the fundamentalist wave that had gripped the country with the ascendancy of the opposition Parti Islam se Malaysia of PAS was defeated and over.

''We were naïve to think fundamentalism was done away with when PAS was defeated at the polls last year and Abdullah announced his Islam 'hadhari','' said a prominent Muslim political analyst who declined to be named for fear of persecution by fundamentalist opponents.

Last March, Abdullah in his first election since taking over as prime minister swept through parliament with his coalition winning 198 out of the 219 parliamentary seats. The opposition only secured 20 seats with PAS seeing its number of seats decline from 27 in 1999 to just seven.

''Fundamentalism and intolerance runs very deep in Malay Muslim society,'' he told IPS.''It is everywhere in the schools, academia, media, politics and everyday life.''

''Muslims have few choices...our life is regulated and regimented,'' he said.

The constitution guarantees fundamental freedom for all citizens including Muslims. Nonetheless, Muslims are further governed by 'syariah' laws which each of the country's 13 states have enacted in the last decade. Within the capital, the applicable law is the Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997. Section 19(1) prohibits Muslims from imbibing any intoxicating drink and Section 19(2) refers generally to the area of selling alcohol. Section 29 is the catchall killer that states ''any person who, contrary to Islamic Law, acts or behaves in an indecent manner in any public place shall be guilty of an offence.'' Under this vague section, Muslims are regularly arrested for ''indecent'' attire or behaviour like holding hands with someone from the opposite sex that is common among non-Muslims. Muslims charged under Section 29 usually plead guilty and quietly pay a fine usually under 1,000 ringgit (263 U.S. dollars). But this time the raid was on a top nightclub frequented by Muslim youths from influential upper class families with connections to powerful politicians. It is the cream of Malay society that was belittled and humiliated by the Islamic police. This law however does not specify what constitutes ''indecency''.

The question now is, is it an act of indecency to wear tight jeans or tank tops or dance at a nightclub where alcohol is served?

Human rights activist Elizabeth Wong points out that there is nothing in 'syariah' law that says a Muslim can't be in a club, cafe, bar, restaurant or venue that serves alcohol.

''There is nothing that says one can't dance or listen to very loud mind-numbing music,'' said Wong, a lawyer and director of HAKAM, a human rights organisation.

''The mere presence of Muslims in the nightclub does not constitute a criminal offence,'' she told IPS.''What constitutes indecent behaviour is also highly subjective.''

''The problem is not whether the religious authorities did their job in accordance with procedure. It's the existence of such laws that 'govern' moral behavior which violates fundamental liberties,'' she said.''These laws should never exist in the first place.''

Ape pandangan korang?

Hmm...teringat bulan lepas (rasenye laa) pasal Prince Henry pakai baju tentera nazi pegi "costume party". Kalo ikutkan dah name pon costume party, suke ati die laa kan nak pakai ape. Tapi betape yahudi pandang serius kat kes tuh (kalo tengok nampak cam kecik je hal tuh), siap suh minta maaf depan public lagi, xkire pangkat- kaye ke, miskin ke, tue ke, mude ke, tername ke, org kebanyakan ke.... and tak kire sekecik mane pon hal tuh.... Semangat tak diorg memperjuangkan kaum diorg?

Kite yang Islam nih camne? Agak2nye berani ke nak tentang orang berpangkat buat salah? Kawan sendiri pon tak berani nak tegur kadang2 tuh. Tambah lagi, kalo tengok news tadi tuh, terbalik pulak yang dipertahankan.

Moga2 kite dapat fikir dengan sebaik2nya. Wallahualam

Sunday, February 13, 2005

LONG TIME NO UPDATE

Lame tak update. Banyak mende nak cakap. Tapi pendek2 je laa.

1. Easter holiday. Tak habis2 lagi bincang pasal nak pegi sane. Accommodation pon tak confirm lagi. To Asma', Aisyah n Hajar: bile nak berdiskusi nih?

2. Rumah. Me, Ija n Dila are becoming homeless people now. Huhu. Rumah nih (41 Brighton Grove) dah ade orang datang tengok, and yet, we haven't decided where to move out for next year. Ade jek rumah available tapi.... banyak pulak alasannye. Malas nak menaip pasal tuh.

3. I lost £20. Huhu... aku yakin gile aku letak skali ngan duit umah for this month. letak £170 sebab budget nak bayar current skali. Mase tuan umah datang amik duit aku tengah masak kat dapur, malas nak naik bilik pegi amik duit. So suh Ija amikkan. Ija pon nak rush sebab nak pass kat Aisyah yang tengah on the way nak turun bayar duit tuh, so die xkirekan dulu. Hmm...so agak2 ke mane ye duit tuh?? Yakin sungguh letak skali ngan duit umah....takpelaa bukan rezeki laa tuh. Tanye tuan umah, die ckp xde. Wallahualam. Memang bukan rezeki. Pengajaran: lenkali pegi amik sendiri duit tuh n jangan campur duit electric ngan umah. Huhu... 20 x 7 = RM140.

4. Bought a new mobile (finally!!) from Nini. She upgraded her contract but she doesn't want the phone, so sold it to me. Quite a good deal for a brand new samsung d500. So skang pakai prepaid 02 yang ade 300 free texts tuh. Cheaper than if I sign a pay monthly contract, but obviously, with a less calltime (but extra texts!!) - which I think is a reasonable decision to make. Sape pon yang aku nak call, by the way? But I still like nokia 6230, more functions...tapi xpelaa, try boikot sket. Huhuu...tapi nnt pegi paris, dah merancang nak gi Disneyland...camne tuh?

By the way, my new mobile no:
07706 822156

5. School. Learning 4 cases in a time. NME, life cycle, epidemiology, pharmacology. Next week gonna start a new one - about diarrhoea I guess. Sebbaik dah abes yang liver tuh. But I can barely understand the lecture from Laker about the lipid metabolism. Pharmacology lagilaa kan..mengantuknye dalam lecture tuh. Tuhan je tau. Self study pon xde, camne nak faham. Iffa...iffa...cakap ari tuh xnak last minute dah. Last week memang tak sentuh buku langsung. Huhu, ape nak jadi nih. Ya Allah, bukakanlah hati hambaMu ini. Ameen.

6. Result x hantar2 lagi kat JPA. Bile nak settle nih??

7. Nak rumah kosong kat fenham yang murah!!!!!!!!!!!

8. Nak balik Mesia laa camni susah sangat nak cari rumah. £150 pon buleh bayar satu rumah 2 tingkat kat mesia. Ini satu bilik kecik nak bagi £40 per week. Gile. <----tande orang tension.

9. Laparnye...nak makan, tapi takde orang masak ari nih. Ape kate masak sardin jek. Cepat dan sedap aje kalo dah lapar tuh. Hehe. Ok, babai.