Sekarang kita ikuti kisah Sang Kelembai yang termakan sumpah sendiri menjadi batu. Seprti kata sudin dalam filem Seniman Bujang Lapu, " hai batu hikmat...." akhirnya batu tersebut tercampak ke dalam longkang. Seperti kebanyakan ahli-ahli UMNO yang lain yang telah terbentuk dari DNA yang mengandungi UMNO-asid ( bukan amino asid ) dalam protinnya maka ia turut tidak mampu bermutasi kepada yang lebih baik dan maju. Tinggallah ia nanti sebagaimana mereka yang tertinggal dari satu penghijrahan yang besar yang sejarah pernah menyaksikan. Malang sekali yang menimpa nasibnya dan kita terpaksa mengucapkan sayonara kepadanya dengan taburan bunga cempaka kubur bukan dengan kuntuman bunga sakura. Sebagaimana langau ia akan menghurung najis akhirnya.
Kisah Blogger Sang Kelembai korner baring
Oleh AgendaDaily
Selasa, 08 April 2008
ZAHARIN Mohd Yasin asalnya adalah satu nama kecil dalam arina politik tanahair.Dulunya bekas Setiausaha UMNO Bahagian Bandar Tun Razak,Kuala Lumpur ini lebih dikenali dalam lingkungan orang UMNO sahaja kerana perwatakannya yang vokal dan jenis ‘ lepas cakap’.
Kisah Zaharin tiba-tiba menarik perhatian satu negara bila dia menjadi blogger pertama dipecat dari UMNO. Malah boleh dikatakan perhatian orangramai di negara ini pada kewujudan laman-laman blog terus menjadi-jadi setelah isu pemecatannya menjadi berita besar. Ini gara-gara Zaharin menerusi laman blognya yang popular ‘ Sang Kelambai’ dan terus aktif hingga ke hari ini telah berterusan membelasah Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dalam setiap tulisan. Kebetulan pemecatannya pada 26 September 2006 oleh Lembaga Disiplin UMNO telah diumumkan oleh Perdana Menteri sendiri semasa sidang akhbar selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat Majlis Tertinggi UMNO di PWTC. Tindakan itu tidak menutup mulutnya sebaliknya laman blognya semakin ganas menghentam Abdullah. Selain laman blognya, Zaharin meneruskan tindak tanduknya menerusi sebuah laman web tv bebas dimana dia menjadi pengulas politik undangan dari masa ke semasa. Dia juga menghentam Abdullah dalam beberapa ceramah politik yang disertainya. Semasa kempen pilihanraya umum baru-baru ini dia adalah penceramah utama yang kerap turun padang di Rembau khusus untuk membelasah menantu Perdana Menteri,Khairy Jamaluddin yang bertanding atas tiket BN di kerusi parlimen itu. Tiba-tiba pagi Isnin satu kejutan berlaku. Lokasinya ialah Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kota Kinabalu semasa ramai orang politik berhimpun di situ menyambut ketibaan Abdullah untuk mengadakan pertemuan dengan para pemimpin UMNO dan BN Sabah. Antara kelibat yang kelihatan di situ tidak lain tidak bukan ialah Zaharin sendiri. Siapa yang tidak hairan melihatnya di situ. Dia terus mencuri perhatian apabila meluru menyapa Abdullah tidak lama lepas Perdana Menteri turun dari pesawat pada jam 10.30 pagi dan bersalaman dengan para pemimpin UMNO dan BN yang menyambutnya di situ. Sewaktu bersemuka dengan Abdullah dia kelihatan bersalaman dan bercakap sesuatu. Selepas pertemuan Abdullah dengan para pemimpin UMNO di Hotel Sutera Habour kira-kira jam 3 petang,sekali lagi Zaharin bersua dengan Abdullah. Kali ini mereka berpelukan. Apa dah jadi ? “Sewaktu bersua di lapangan terbang saya terus memohon maaf kepada Pak Lah dan beliau tidak berkata apa-apa tetapi wajahnya nampak sebak,”kata Zaharin kepada Agendadaily. Manakala di Hotel Sutera Habour semasa berbual sejenak Zaharin memberitahu Perdana Menteri mulai sekarang dia akan berusaha membantu mengukuhkan balik UMNO. Katanya Abdullah menerima permohonan maafnya dan mereka sama-sama sekata nak buka ‘ buku baru’. Anihnya kenapa Zaharin tiba-tiba berubah ? Apapun dia segera menjelaskan kedatangannya ke Kota Kinabalu bukan diatur oleh sesiapa atau perubahan pendirian kerana ‘dibeli’ dan sebagainya. Katanya tujuan asal dia datang ke Kota Kinabalu adalah untuk menyiasat sendiri kebenaran cerita dan dakwaan mengatakan ada kalangan ahli parlimen BN nak melompat ke pembangkang. Menurutnya dia pergi ke lapangan terbang semasa ketibaan Perdana Menteri untuk ‘ lihat-lihat’ saja. Namun katanya dia merasa tersentuh bila tiada dikalangan para pemimpin UMNO dan BN di situ yang memandang serong,mengata atau menyindirnya. “Lagipun misi saya terhadap Pak Lah dah selesai.Mungkin peranan saya tidak besar tetapi sebagai blogger sentiasa menghentam beliau dan melakarkan banyak kata-kata yang menjadi ikutan orang...saya rasa saya turut sama menyumbang pada tsunami politik yang melanda UMNO dalam pilihanraya umum baru ini,”katanya. Menurut Zaharin sebenarnya dia sudah terasa nak ubah pendirian bila Abdullah membuat pengakuan beliau memikul tanggongjawab atas prestasi teruk BN dan kekalahan di empat negeri lagi dua hari lalu. “Bagi saya satu pengakuan bertanggongjawab itu penting bagi seseorang pemimpin,”katanya. Katanya beliau tidak mahu lagi melihat UMNO terus terumbang ambing dan kalangan ahlinya dan pemimpinnya bercakaran sesama sendiri mencari salah siapa dan sebagainya. “Walaupun kini saya bukan ahli UMNO setelah dipecat dari parti tetapi jiwa dan roh saya masih lagi UMNO…Selama 35 tahun saya jadi ahli parti jadi saya mahu lihat parti saya stabil balik dan Pak Lah diberi peluang membetulkan balik keadaan. “Ibaratnya UMNO macam sebuah kapal yang bocor ditengah lautan.Maka semua orang dalam kapal itu harus sama-sama bantu membantu membawanya balik ke pelabuhan.Mana ada orang buang nakhoda kapal di tengah laut ketika ia sedang dilambung lautan bergelora,”katanya. Menurut Zaharin beliau tidak setuju dengan tindak tanduk Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad dan Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah terus menerus membelasah Abdullah. “Yang sudah tu sudahlah…Dalam keadaan sekarang mereka sepatutnya tampil sama-sama membetulkan keadaan dari dalam dan bukannya tumpu perhatian nak singkir Perdana Menteri,”katanya.
“Tun dan Ku Li adalah pemimpin besar.Saya tidak akan kata apa-apa pada mereka.Saya akui dulu saya selalu bersama mereka.Sebaliknya sekarang saya sendiri akan berusaha untuk menarik mereka yang sokong tindak tanduk Tun dan Ku Li agar kembali membantu Pak Lah mengukuhkan balik UMNO,”katanya. Menurut Zaharin sekalipun UMNO ada sedikit sebanyak kekurangan tetapi ia satu-satunya wadah yang paling selamat bagi orang Melayu berpayung. Baginya PKR-PAS–DAP adalah satu pakatan pembangkang yang tidak menentu nasib masa depannya. “Sekarang ada Datuk Seri Anwar nampak macam OK …soalnya kalau sesuatu terjadi padanya atau lepas beliau tidak ada nanti apakah lepas itu PAS boleh berkerjasama dengan DAP.Semua orang tahu bagaimana rapuhnya hubungan kedua parti.Sebaliknya UMNO dan BN sudah teruji selama ini. “Tengoklah nanti…saya menduga lepas ini sokongan orang Melayu akan kembali kepada UMNO seperti dulu.Oleh itu dari sekarang para pemimpin UMNO harus fokus pada usaha memantapkan balik parti. Zaharin memberitahu dia akan memohon untuk masuk balik UMNO. “Jika tak diterima balik sekalipun saya akan tetap membantu UMNO dari luar,”katanya. Bagaimana tentang laman blog Sang Kelambai? Apakah ia akan kiritikal macam dulu? “Saya tidaklah hentam Pak Lah macam dulu-dulu tetapi tetap menegur apa yang saya nampak hal-hal tidak betul dalam parti dan kerajaan,”katanya.
4/07/2008
4/06/2008
"Assalamualikum" in Hokkien version?
This lady really have a ridiculous idea on how to insult someone else integrity. We have seen this kind of behaviors lately since what they call the rising of people’s power. Electronic maisl which circulated have been bombarded with similar intention on attacking the belief of the Muslims as for example mails received telling the origin of word ka’ba and etc with some says it originated from the words selected in an Indian epics follow with few provocative remarks. We’ll if there is something like that as what they'd claimed then it will need a debate or explanation finding out the similarities and how it occured and perhaps from those findings humans with different beliefs might be easily directed to become more understanding towards each other. Due to the vast world and the told or untold histories of human evolution which expanded from continent to continents thru generations involving traditions and religions there are possible chances that human can be united and live in peace in the near future if they know how to behave towards each other.
How some language or words contradicted in meanings or similar against races will of course because as what have been told earlier and it is the wonders of humans languages and don’t forget that we are originated from the same individual at earlier stage of human existence.
But like what this lady call Tan Siao Ping from Penang mentioned (as attached) it sounds like humiliation and she is trying to trigger other people’s rage. She is really looking for trouble and look at what she quote in one of it contents “Why corruption in Malaysia will never eradicated! Because when (Muslim) officials meet, they remind one another:” unquote.
Muslim is mentioned in close and open brackets. What is she trying to catch? is it because of her arrogant or perhaps that is how she or people like her been brought up in this country and their mind are full with so much unsatisfactory and hatred inspite of being welcome to stay and breed. I’ve got some funny feeling the moment I look at her image by some chances and by trying to understand those two words following her sir name, it remind me of someone from Communist China. I really do not know whether this Tan Siao Ping is a descendant from Deng Xiao Peng or that she only resemble in belief.
I will like to ask Hokien’s Chinese the meaning of Muslim greetings when they meet each other, as what she claimed is it true or it is just an insult. Actually I do have my own references. For this Tan Siao Ping I will like to remind her something. She did mentioned Muslim officials when they meet… How will she feel when some Muslim government officials really wants to meet her? Hope she can prepare herself with linguistic specialist to confirm her claim.
As to officials where she work is this behaviour acceptable to the standard of information to be passed around amongs staffs and exported to public. From some sources where the company she is working it happened to have only one Malay Muslim Manager and one Indian among hundreds appointed. Are there discrimination in appointing officers we really do not know ? Maybe R.O.C or some government authorities will need to check this company status and find out did it comply to the standard required in appointing staffs? ( reffering to government quota ) Is there exist discriminations in that area? This kind of double standard have been implemented unofficially in some company especially Malaysian owned. Trying to understand the new Penang government and how they administrate, CM Lim Guang Eng will know better how handle this problems. Hope he will do as what he is trying to potrait and actually Penang citizen even me did have high expectation in him. Just remember that everybody is equal and the pay should be equal too so thus the chances by merit. On pursuing the same opportunity and standard of living the present situation will be unfair for Malays and Indian because they are way off being left behind. It will also not be fair when the Malays are trying to give but there is no return.
Adios!
Read her statment below;
Location : Bayan Lepas FTZ
Plexus Penang.
From: SP Tan
How some language or words contradicted in meanings or similar against races will of course because as what have been told earlier and it is the wonders of humans languages and don’t forget that we are originated from the same individual at earlier stage of human existence.
But like what this lady call Tan Siao Ping from Penang mentioned (as attached) it sounds like humiliation and she is trying to trigger other people’s rage. She is really looking for trouble and look at what she quote in one of it contents “Why corruption in Malaysia will never eradicated! Because when (Muslim) officials meet, they remind one another:” unquote.
Muslim is mentioned in close and open brackets. What is she trying to catch? is it because of her arrogant or perhaps that is how she or people like her been brought up in this country and their mind are full with so much unsatisfactory and hatred inspite of being welcome to stay and breed. I’ve got some funny feeling the moment I look at her image by some chances and by trying to understand those two words following her sir name, it remind me of someone from Communist China. I really do not know whether this Tan Siao Ping is a descendant from Deng Xiao Peng or that she only resemble in belief.
I will like to ask Hokien’s Chinese the meaning of Muslim greetings when they meet each other, as what she claimed is it true or it is just an insult. Actually I do have my own references. For this Tan Siao Ping I will like to remind her something. She did mentioned Muslim officials when they meet… How will she feel when some Muslim government officials really wants to meet her? Hope she can prepare herself with linguistic specialist to confirm her claim.
As to officials where she work is this behaviour acceptable to the standard of information to be passed around amongs staffs and exported to public. From some sources where the company she is working it happened to have only one Malay Muslim Manager and one Indian among hundreds appointed. Are there discrimination in appointing officers we really do not know ? Maybe R.O.C or some government authorities will need to check this company status and find out did it comply to the standard required in appointing staffs? ( reffering to government quota ) Is there exist discriminations in that area? This kind of double standard have been implemented unofficially in some company especially Malaysian owned. Trying to understand the new Penang government and how they administrate, CM Lim Guang Eng will know better how handle this problems. Hope he will do as what he is trying to potrait and actually Penang citizen even me did have high expectation in him. Just remember that everybody is equal and the pay should be equal too so thus the chances by merit. On pursuing the same opportunity and standard of living the present situation will be unfair for Malays and Indian because they are way off being left behind. It will also not be fair when the Malays are trying to give but there is no return.
Adios!
Read her statment below;
Location : Bayan Lepas FTZ
Plexus Penang.
From: SP Tan
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 11:35 AM
Subject: FW: The origin of Allsalmualaikum and Mualikumsalam is not Middle Eastern, it'sHokkien!!
The origin of Allsalmualaikum and Mualikumsalam is not Middle Eastern, it'sHokkien!!
The origin of Allsalmualaikum and Mualaikumsalam is not Middle Eastern,it's Hokkien!!Why corruption in Malaysia will never be eradicated!
Because when (Muslim) officials meet, they remind one another:Official A says: ''Wa salah Lu Mai Kong' (Allsalamualaikum)
Official B replies: 'Wa Mai Kong Lu Salah' (Mualaikumsalam)So now we know the origin of Allsalmualaikum and Mualikumsalam is not Middle
Eastern, it's Hokkien!!
4/05/2008
Putin scores diplomatic victory by blocking NATO's expansion plan
The Associated Press
Published: April 3, 2008
BUCHAREST, Romania: Russian President Vladimir Putin scored a major diplomatic coup by scuttling the NATO membership bids of Ukraine and Georgia even before he reached the NATO summit.
NATO's plan to expand further into former Soviet turf collapsed Thursday when leaders — anxious to avoid angering Moscow — opted not to put the strategically important nations on track for membership.
Putin had strongly warned the military alliance against moving to bring Ukraine and Georgia aboard. He even threatened that Russia could point its nuclear missiles at Ukraine if it joins NATO and hosts part of a U.S. missile defense system.
In the waning days of his eight years as president, Putin demonstrated his strength — successfully driving a wedge through the NATO alliance.
The United States, Canada and Central and Eastern European nations backed the membership bids of Ukraine and Georgia. But Germany, France and some others resisted it for fear of damaging ties with Russia, a key energy supplier to the continent.
NATO pledged Thursday to embrace Ukraine and Georgia some day, but the failure to grant them a specific route to membership was a major foreign policy success for Putin just over a month before he steps down as president.
Russia has been unable to prevent Western recognition of Kosovo independence or to block U.S. missile defense plans. The collapse of NATO's expansion plan marks the first time since the Soviet collapse when Russia got the upper hand in a dispute with the West.
"Clearly Putin is victorious," said Sergei Karaganov, a Russian political analyst with close ties to the Kremlin. "He has changed the tone of relations between Russia and the West."
Putin's coup comes after the Kremlin closed a series of pipeline deals, dashing Western hopes of easing the EU's dependence on Russian energy.
Last fall, Russia signed an agreement with Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan for a pipeline that will carry Central Asian gas via Russia, draining the main source for the U.S.-backed Nabucco natural gas pipeline. It has also struck deals with Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary and Serbia.
Konstantin Kosachev, the head of foreign affairs committee at the lower house of Russian parliament, said NATO's failure to grant membership action plans to Ukraine and Georgia showed Germany, France and some others bear a "responsible attitude."
For the expansion plan to succeed, all 26 bloc members must approve. Even backing from President Bush, who stopped in Ukraine on his way to Bucharest, failed to persuade the reluctant NATO members to drop their objections.
"It was a victory for those who didn't want destabilization in Europe, and it was a defeat for those outside of Europe who were seeking to destabilize it," Karaganov said.
Looking upset, Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko said Thursday that his nation's membership bid was a test for the alliance. He tried to put on a brave face, declaring: "I'm convinced that Ukraine will be in NATO."
Andriy Parubiy, a lawmaker from Yushchenko's faction in parliament, criticized Germany and France, saying: "Their decision was based on economic blackmail by Russia."
Georgia's president, Mikhail Saakashvili, warned that snubbing his U.S.-allied nation would be a "bad sign."
"It would not help our reform process," he said in an interview published in the German daily Handelsblatt. "But either way, we will stick to the Atlantic perspective."
Putin was to dine with NATO leaders and summit guests Thursday evening, and will attend a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council on Friday.
Russia and NATO signed a partnership agreement in 2002 envisaging cooperation in combating terrorism, curbing proliferation of mass destruction weapons and other issues. But Russia's ties with the West worsened amid various disputes, and Putin grew increasingly critical of NATO.
Russia has strongly opposed U.S. plans to deploy missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic. Last year, it suspended its participation in a Cold War-era arms control treaty limiting the deployment of conventional weapons on the continent.
Ukraine and Georgia were part of the Russian Empire for centuries before becoming Soviet republics, and their importance is underlined by key westbound energy pipelines.
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Associated Press writers Mike Eckel in Moscow, Maria Danilova in Kiev, Ukraine, and Alison Mutler in Bucharest contributed to this report.
Published: April 3, 2008
BUCHAREST, Romania: Russian President Vladimir Putin scored a major diplomatic coup by scuttling the NATO membership bids of Ukraine and Georgia even before he reached the NATO summit.
NATO's plan to expand further into former Soviet turf collapsed Thursday when leaders — anxious to avoid angering Moscow — opted not to put the strategically important nations on track for membership.
Putin had strongly warned the military alliance against moving to bring Ukraine and Georgia aboard. He even threatened that Russia could point its nuclear missiles at Ukraine if it joins NATO and hosts part of a U.S. missile defense system.
In the waning days of his eight years as president, Putin demonstrated his strength — successfully driving a wedge through the NATO alliance.
The United States, Canada and Central and Eastern European nations backed the membership bids of Ukraine and Georgia. But Germany, France and some others resisted it for fear of damaging ties with Russia, a key energy supplier to the continent.
NATO pledged Thursday to embrace Ukraine and Georgia some day, but the failure to grant them a specific route to membership was a major foreign policy success for Putin just over a month before he steps down as president.
Russia has been unable to prevent Western recognition of Kosovo independence or to block U.S. missile defense plans. The collapse of NATO's expansion plan marks the first time since the Soviet collapse when Russia got the upper hand in a dispute with the West.
"Clearly Putin is victorious," said Sergei Karaganov, a Russian political analyst with close ties to the Kremlin. "He has changed the tone of relations between Russia and the West."
Putin's coup comes after the Kremlin closed a series of pipeline deals, dashing Western hopes of easing the EU's dependence on Russian energy.
Last fall, Russia signed an agreement with Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan for a pipeline that will carry Central Asian gas via Russia, draining the main source for the U.S.-backed Nabucco natural gas pipeline. It has also struck deals with Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary and Serbia.
Konstantin Kosachev, the head of foreign affairs committee at the lower house of Russian parliament, said NATO's failure to grant membership action plans to Ukraine and Georgia showed Germany, France and some others bear a "responsible attitude."
For the expansion plan to succeed, all 26 bloc members must approve. Even backing from President Bush, who stopped in Ukraine on his way to Bucharest, failed to persuade the reluctant NATO members to drop their objections.
"It was a victory for those who didn't want destabilization in Europe, and it was a defeat for those outside of Europe who were seeking to destabilize it," Karaganov said.
Looking upset, Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko said Thursday that his nation's membership bid was a test for the alliance. He tried to put on a brave face, declaring: "I'm convinced that Ukraine will be in NATO."
Andriy Parubiy, a lawmaker from Yushchenko's faction in parliament, criticized Germany and France, saying: "Their decision was based on economic blackmail by Russia."
Georgia's president, Mikhail Saakashvili, warned that snubbing his U.S.-allied nation would be a "bad sign."
"It would not help our reform process," he said in an interview published in the German daily Handelsblatt. "But either way, we will stick to the Atlantic perspective."
Putin was to dine with NATO leaders and summit guests Thursday evening, and will attend a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council on Friday.
Russia and NATO signed a partnership agreement in 2002 envisaging cooperation in combating terrorism, curbing proliferation of mass destruction weapons and other issues. But Russia's ties with the West worsened amid various disputes, and Putin grew increasingly critical of NATO.
Russia has strongly opposed U.S. plans to deploy missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic. Last year, it suspended its participation in a Cold War-era arms control treaty limiting the deployment of conventional weapons on the continent.
Ukraine and Georgia were part of the Russian Empire for centuries before becoming Soviet republics, and their importance is underlined by key westbound energy pipelines.
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Associated Press writers Mike Eckel in Moscow, Maria Danilova in Kiev, Ukraine, and Alison Mutler in Bucharest contributed to this report.
4/04/2008
Sekadar Memberi Pendapat.
Tuhan Itu Maha Pemurah Dan Pengampun manakala manusia sememangnya lemah dan sentiasa bersengketa serta bersifat leka dan lupa……
Ada Syiah ada Sunnah ada Wahabi dan banyak lagi yang menghasilkan sektoran atau mazhab yang semakin merumitkan sarjana-sarjana selama berabad yang cuba memenuhkan gedung ilmu mereka. Sejarah Islam yang dipenuhi konflik menerbitkan pelbagai fahaman-fahaman dan pendapat-pendapat yang bersimpang siur menyusuri perkembangannya dan sukar dielakkan dari sesetengah kita meragui sebilangan pendapat yang diwarisi . Penerimaan fahaman pula bergantung kepada individu bagaimana ia dididik dengan pendekatan dan ilmu pengetahuan tersebut. Di sini bukan untuk menafikan fahaman atau pendapat mereka yang berusaha untuk membawa dan menegaskan sesuatu pegangan yang mereka kira benar dan betul sebagai ikutan. Apabila dua orang yang kita kenali baik dan warak serta berpengetahuan dan mereka berselisih pendapat tentang sesuatu tidak membolehkan kita yang marhain ini secara taksub menerima atau menentang secara semberono. Bersangka baik itu dituntut dan adalah lebih baik untuk bersangka baik dari bersangka buruk yang hasilnya tentu juga buruk. Masing-masing ada khilafnya dan masing-masing ada maslahatnya, apa yang sesuai untuk sesuatu pihak tidak pasti sesuai untuk yang lain dan manusia berdiam melampaui sempadan sosio budaya dan ekonomi dan ini telah berlangsung selama beberapa abad dan kurun. Kini walaupun dengan kepantasan teknologi maklumat segala pendapat yang dilambakkan oleh sesuatu pihak akan tetap perlahan untuk diadaptasikan dalam kehidupan manusia yang berbeda budaya, sejarah dan geografi.
Sejarah perkembangan Islam memang penuh bergolak dan dari keadaan itu terbit perbedaan pelbagai pendapat dan fahaman dengan pro dan kontra pada sesuatu pendekatan yang diketengahkan. Pertelingkahan dan persengketaan sesama sendiri turut menyumbang pada hadirnya pelbagai pendapat yang melahirkan fahaman-fahaman yang sesetengahnya ketara bertentangan sesama sendiri. Oleh kerana kesederhanaan dituntut maka kesederhanaan dipopularkan untuk mengasingkan umat dari sifat ekstrim yang melampau. Tetapi sifat ekstrim itu pula berbeda pendekatan dan iktikad pada situasi yang dihadapi. Sebagai contoh mereka yang merasa berdosa yang teramat, kelihatan seolah-olah meninggalkan dunia dan asyik beribadah untuk mendekatkan diri pada ketuhanan dan ini dilihat melampau oleh mereka yang sibuk mengintai atau suka mengambil tahu hal dan keperibadian orang lain. Walhal ianya hanya menyentuh kejiwaan dan perasaan seseorang hingga ia kembali tenang dan selesa. Manusia memang lengah dan cepat merasa jemu dan begitu juga berlaku pada praktis ( yang kelihatan ekstrim atau berlebih-lebihan ) yang dilakukan untuk mencari ketenangan jiwa yang dirasanya bergelumang dengan kesalahan. Sesuatu yang tidak memudaratkan umat secara keseluruhannya dan lebih bersifat peribadi kenapa begitu dibahaskan dan diserang habis-habisan seolah-olah ianya satu kemungkaran atau jenayah yang besar . Adakah berkemungkinan kerana terbit pula sifat jemu pada mereka yang resah melihat sesuatu keadaan atau tabiat yang dikira bertentangan dengan ilmu yang mereka tuntut. Sesuatu tabiat walaupun ianya tidak menyentuh akidah tetapi dilihat jelek kerana berlawanan dengan pendapat yang dianggap suatu bidaah yang buruk.
Berbalik pada hadis laungan azan tadi dan pada sebilangan hadis yang lain kalau hendak dikaitkan dengan pendapat-pendapat muktabar yang melibatkan pelbagai perselisihan menerusi perdebatan pasti akan terbit keraguan. Ianya tidak akan diperdebatkan sekiranya tiada keraguan dan hasil dari masing-masing pendapat ada pula yang dikutip oleh yang ramai dan kelangsungan itu berterusan hingga ke hari ini. Tentang kesahihan melalui penelitian dan perbicaraan oleh jiwa-jiwa manusia tentang kebenaran jalan dan kisahnya ( sanad ) berupaya mewujudkan ruang yang membawa kepada keraguan. Tiada manusia yang benar-benar sempurna dan status kesempurnaan itu terbit dari para-para pengikut dan penuntut yang memberi gelaran hingga sebahagiannya menjadi taksub berlebih-lebihan. Apapun apa yang wujud sekarang baik dari segi material, sosio ekonomi malahan perkembangan sains dan teknologi dikira amat berbeda (bidaah) dengan apa yang terdapat pada awal waktu Islam itu berkembang. Peraturan-peraturan telah lengkap dicatatkan di dalam wahyu sebagai rujukan untuk jiwa yang bersih tulus dan rasional. Mereka yang sayangkan agamanya akan beramal dengan sebaik mungkin menurut Al Quran dan berusaha merujukkan amalan dan praktis mereka pada hadis-hadis sebagai garis panduan dan timbangan bahkan untuk menggariskan sempadan. Apa yang baik diterima dan yang nyata mudarat hingga membawa pada kemungkaran dan kerosakan jiwa dan duniawi perlu di ketepikan. Jalan yang lurus itu jelas dan yang batil juga jelas. Risalah kebaikan yang dibawa oleh Rasul juga jelas dan mana-mana yang meragukan memang harus ditinggalkan andainya tidak membawa sebarang manfaat. Untuk menghiasi amalan bergantung pula pada kecenderongan dan keadaan jiwa yang tulus tanpa mencederakan tanggungjawab terhadap tanggungan, masyarakat dan alam sekitarnya. Apabila menemui sesuatu simpang dan cabang kerana tertarik hatinya, pegangan pula harus kukuh pada teras agamanya yakni jalan yang lurus yang tidak terpisah dengan pengertian akidah yang kukuh.
Wasallam.
From: Abdul Aziz [mailto:Abdul_Aziz@Jabil.com] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 6:16 PMTo: AbdulRahman Osman; Arman Rashid; Azlan Ahmad; Ani Ahmad; Abdullah Nanyan; Azah Shaari; Anarkallia Aziz; Osman Hamid; othman.bahari@dhl.com; Saaroni Yaakob; safreezz@gmail.com.; Shimah; safreezz oo7; Jasmin Bidin; Khairolazani Ahmad; Kamal MdDaud; khalib@mypotensi.net; KamalP Abdullah; Khairulridhuan MdAni; Mawar Omar; Mohamed Ismail; Asri; ZulHusni Hassanudin (DHL MY); zainol@mypotensi.net; nurmiza-binti_ismail@agilent.comCc: WanSalleh_MohdDaud@bradycorp.comSubject: RE: Seruan Azan......
Salam
Hadis ini dah di”confirm”kan, tak sahih.
From: AbdulRahman Osman [mailto:AbdulRahman.Osman@plexus.com] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 6:02 PMTo: Abdul Aziz; Arman Rashid; Azlan Ahmad; Ani Ahmad; Abdullah Nanyan; Azah Shaari; Anarkallia Aziz; Osman Hamid; othman.bahari@dhl.com; Saaroni Yaakob; safreezz@gmail.com.; Shimah; safreezz oo7; Jasmin Bidin; Khairolazani Ahmad; Kamal MdDaud; khalib@mypotensi.net; KamalP Abdullah; Khairulridhuan MdAni; Mawar Omar; Mohamed Ismail; Asri; ZulHusni Hassanudin (DHL MY); zainol@mypotensi.net; nurmiza-binti_ismail@agilent.comCc: WanSalleh_MohdDaud@bradycorp.comSubject: FW: Seruan Azan......
On 3/29/08, zulfazle musthapa <zulfazle@gmail.com> wrote:
---------- Forwarded message ----------From: SyfulAzril K <SyfulAzril.K@wdc.com>Date: Mar 28, 2008 3:13 PMSubject: Seruan Azan......To: RENUNG KAN LAH WAHAI KAWAN-KAWAN KU SEKALIAN....Lidah kelu di Saat kematian. Kematian pasti menjelma. Hanya masa dan waktunya yang tidak kita ketahui. Cuba kita amati... mengapa kebanyakanorang yang nazak (hampir ajal tidak dapat berkata apa-apa, lidahnya kelu, keras dan hanya mimik mukanya yg menahan kesakitan sakaratul maut.Diriwayatkan sebuah hadis yang 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-apapun semasa azan berkumandang. Sebagai orangIslam kita wajib menghormati azan. Banyak fadhilatnya. Jika lagu kebangsaan kitadiajar agar berdiri tegak dan diamkan diri.... mengapa azan kita tidakboleh 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 tidak dapat mengucapkan kalimah "Lailahaillallah..." yang mana sesiapa yg dapat mengucapkan kalimah ini ketika nyawanya dicabut... Allah dengan izinNya menjanjikan syurga untuk mereka. Dari itu marilah kita sama-sama menghormati azan,...dan mohon kepada Allah supaya lidah ini tidak kelu walaupunnyawa sedang dicabut."Ya ... Allah, anugerahkanlah kematian kami dengan kematian yang baik lagi mulia, lancarkan lidah kami mengucap kalimahLaillahaillallah......semasa sakaratul maut menghampiri kami......amin..amin.. aminYarobbal a'lamin.."WASIAT NABI JUNJUNGAN KPD SAIDINA ALI R.A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wahai Ali, Bagi orang mukmin ada 3 tanda-tandanya :1) Tidak terpaut hatinya pada harta benda dunia2) Tidak terpesona dengan pujuk rayu wanita3) Benci terhadap perbualan dan perkataan sia-siaWahai Ali,Bagi orang alim itu ada 3 tanda-tandanya :1) Jujur dalam berkata-kata2) Menjauhi segala yang haram3) Merendahkan diri
Wahai Ali,Bagi orang yang takwa itu ada 3 tanda-tandanya :1) Takut berlaku dusta dan keji2) Menjauhi kejahatan3) Memohon yang halal kerana takut jatuh dalam keharaman
Wahai Ali,Bagi orang yang jujur itu ada 3 tanda-tandanya :1) Merahsiakan ibadahnya2) Merahsiakan sedekahnya3) Merahsiakan ujian yang menimpanya
Wahai Ali,Bagi ahli ibadah itu ada 3 tanda-tandanya :1) Mengawasi dirinya2) Menghisab dirinya3) Memperbanyakkan ibadah kepada ALLAH s.w.t.
LUCU YA !!!Lucu ya, duit RM50 kelihatan begitu besar bila dibawa ke kotak derma masjid, tapi begitu kecil bila kita bawa ke supermarket.
Lucu ya, 45 minit terasa terlalu lama untuk berzikir tapi betapa pendeknya waktu itu untuk pertandingan bolasepak.Lucu ya, betapa lamanya 2 jam berada di Masjid, tapi betapa cepatnya 2 jam berlalu saat menonton t.v. dan wayang di pawagam.
Lucu ya, susah sungguh merangkai kata untuk dipanjatkan saat berdoa atausholat, tapi bertapa mudahnya cari bahan bersembang bila bertemu kawan-kawan / pakwe / makwe.
Lucu ya, betapa seruan dan teriakan yang perpanjangan waktu pertandinganpasukan bola jadi kegemaran kita, tapi betapa bosannya bila imam sholat Tarawih bulan Ramadhan bacaannya lama dan panjang.
Lucu ya, susah sangat baca Al-Quran 1 juz saja, tapi majalah hiburan dan novel best-seller 100 halamanpun habis dilahap.
Lucu ya, orang-orang berebut paling depan untuk menonton bola atau konsert, dan berebut cari saf paling belakang bila sembahyang Jumaat supaya boleh cepat keluar.
Lucu ya, kita perlu undangan seawal 3-4 minggu sebelumnya untuk majlis ilmuan supaya boleh dimasukkan di agenda kita, tapi untuk acara lain seperti menonton wayang, annual dinner atau high tea jadual kita boleh diubah sekelip mata.
Lucu ya, susahnya orang mengajak menyebarkan dakwah, tapi mudahnya orangmenyertai dan menyebar gossip.
Lucu ya, kita begitu percaya pada yang dikatakan oleh orang sebagai e-mail layang di internet, tapi kita sering menolak, mempermudah serta mempersoalkan apa yang terkandung di dalam Al-Quran.
Lucu ya, semua orang inginkan masuk syurga tanpa harus beriman,berfikir,berbicara ataupun melakukan apa-apa.
Lucu ya, kita boleh mengirimkan ribuan jokes dan surat berantai melalui email, tapi bila mengirim yang berkaitan dengan ibadah seringkali berfikir dua-tiga-kali.
JANGANLAH BIARKAN DIRI KITA INI MENJADI SEBAHAGIAN DARI KELUCUAN TERSEBUT.
"Hai orang-orang yang beriman, ingatlah akan Allah dengan ingatan yang sebanyak-banyaknya (perbanyakkan mengingati Allah)" (Surah Al-Ahzab - ayat 41)"Dan sampaikanlah berita gembira kepada orang-orang mu'min bahwa sesungguhnya bagi mereka kurnia yang besar dari Allah. Janganlah engkau ikut orang-orang kafir dan orang-orang munafiq, dan biarkanlahmereka menyakiti engkau, dan tawakallah (menyerahlah) kepada Allah. CukuplahAllah sebagai wakil (tempat menyerahkan urusan)." (Surah Al-Ahzab - ayat 47 - 48 )>>
sebgaai tazkirah utk saya sendiri jugak...lucu atau tak..perkara ini memang melanda umat kita sekarang.....
wallahua'lam..
Ada Syiah ada Sunnah ada Wahabi dan banyak lagi yang menghasilkan sektoran atau mazhab yang semakin merumitkan sarjana-sarjana selama berabad yang cuba memenuhkan gedung ilmu mereka. Sejarah Islam yang dipenuhi konflik menerbitkan pelbagai fahaman-fahaman dan pendapat-pendapat yang bersimpang siur menyusuri perkembangannya dan sukar dielakkan dari sesetengah kita meragui sebilangan pendapat yang diwarisi . Penerimaan fahaman pula bergantung kepada individu bagaimana ia dididik dengan pendekatan dan ilmu pengetahuan tersebut. Di sini bukan untuk menafikan fahaman atau pendapat mereka yang berusaha untuk membawa dan menegaskan sesuatu pegangan yang mereka kira benar dan betul sebagai ikutan. Apabila dua orang yang kita kenali baik dan warak serta berpengetahuan dan mereka berselisih pendapat tentang sesuatu tidak membolehkan kita yang marhain ini secara taksub menerima atau menentang secara semberono. Bersangka baik itu dituntut dan adalah lebih baik untuk bersangka baik dari bersangka buruk yang hasilnya tentu juga buruk. Masing-masing ada khilafnya dan masing-masing ada maslahatnya, apa yang sesuai untuk sesuatu pihak tidak pasti sesuai untuk yang lain dan manusia berdiam melampaui sempadan sosio budaya dan ekonomi dan ini telah berlangsung selama beberapa abad dan kurun. Kini walaupun dengan kepantasan teknologi maklumat segala pendapat yang dilambakkan oleh sesuatu pihak akan tetap perlahan untuk diadaptasikan dalam kehidupan manusia yang berbeda budaya, sejarah dan geografi.
Sejarah perkembangan Islam memang penuh bergolak dan dari keadaan itu terbit perbedaan pelbagai pendapat dan fahaman dengan pro dan kontra pada sesuatu pendekatan yang diketengahkan. Pertelingkahan dan persengketaan sesama sendiri turut menyumbang pada hadirnya pelbagai pendapat yang melahirkan fahaman-fahaman yang sesetengahnya ketara bertentangan sesama sendiri. Oleh kerana kesederhanaan dituntut maka kesederhanaan dipopularkan untuk mengasingkan umat dari sifat ekstrim yang melampau. Tetapi sifat ekstrim itu pula berbeda pendekatan dan iktikad pada situasi yang dihadapi. Sebagai contoh mereka yang merasa berdosa yang teramat, kelihatan seolah-olah meninggalkan dunia dan asyik beribadah untuk mendekatkan diri pada ketuhanan dan ini dilihat melampau oleh mereka yang sibuk mengintai atau suka mengambil tahu hal dan keperibadian orang lain. Walhal ianya hanya menyentuh kejiwaan dan perasaan seseorang hingga ia kembali tenang dan selesa. Manusia memang lengah dan cepat merasa jemu dan begitu juga berlaku pada praktis ( yang kelihatan ekstrim atau berlebih-lebihan ) yang dilakukan untuk mencari ketenangan jiwa yang dirasanya bergelumang dengan kesalahan. Sesuatu yang tidak memudaratkan umat secara keseluruhannya dan lebih bersifat peribadi kenapa begitu dibahaskan dan diserang habis-habisan seolah-olah ianya satu kemungkaran atau jenayah yang besar . Adakah berkemungkinan kerana terbit pula sifat jemu pada mereka yang resah melihat sesuatu keadaan atau tabiat yang dikira bertentangan dengan ilmu yang mereka tuntut. Sesuatu tabiat walaupun ianya tidak menyentuh akidah tetapi dilihat jelek kerana berlawanan dengan pendapat yang dianggap suatu bidaah yang buruk.
Berbalik pada hadis laungan azan tadi dan pada sebilangan hadis yang lain kalau hendak dikaitkan dengan pendapat-pendapat muktabar yang melibatkan pelbagai perselisihan menerusi perdebatan pasti akan terbit keraguan. Ianya tidak akan diperdebatkan sekiranya tiada keraguan dan hasil dari masing-masing pendapat ada pula yang dikutip oleh yang ramai dan kelangsungan itu berterusan hingga ke hari ini. Tentang kesahihan melalui penelitian dan perbicaraan oleh jiwa-jiwa manusia tentang kebenaran jalan dan kisahnya ( sanad ) berupaya mewujudkan ruang yang membawa kepada keraguan. Tiada manusia yang benar-benar sempurna dan status kesempurnaan itu terbit dari para-para pengikut dan penuntut yang memberi gelaran hingga sebahagiannya menjadi taksub berlebih-lebihan. Apapun apa yang wujud sekarang baik dari segi material, sosio ekonomi malahan perkembangan sains dan teknologi dikira amat berbeda (bidaah) dengan apa yang terdapat pada awal waktu Islam itu berkembang. Peraturan-peraturan telah lengkap dicatatkan di dalam wahyu sebagai rujukan untuk jiwa yang bersih tulus dan rasional. Mereka yang sayangkan agamanya akan beramal dengan sebaik mungkin menurut Al Quran dan berusaha merujukkan amalan dan praktis mereka pada hadis-hadis sebagai garis panduan dan timbangan bahkan untuk menggariskan sempadan. Apa yang baik diterima dan yang nyata mudarat hingga membawa pada kemungkaran dan kerosakan jiwa dan duniawi perlu di ketepikan. Jalan yang lurus itu jelas dan yang batil juga jelas. Risalah kebaikan yang dibawa oleh Rasul juga jelas dan mana-mana yang meragukan memang harus ditinggalkan andainya tidak membawa sebarang manfaat. Untuk menghiasi amalan bergantung pula pada kecenderongan dan keadaan jiwa yang tulus tanpa mencederakan tanggungjawab terhadap tanggungan, masyarakat dan alam sekitarnya. Apabila menemui sesuatu simpang dan cabang kerana tertarik hatinya, pegangan pula harus kukuh pada teras agamanya yakni jalan yang lurus yang tidak terpisah dengan pengertian akidah yang kukuh.
Wasallam.
From: Abdul Aziz [mailto:Abdul_Aziz@Jabil.com] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 6:16 PMTo: AbdulRahman Osman; Arman Rashid; Azlan Ahmad; Ani Ahmad; Abdullah Nanyan; Azah Shaari; Anarkallia Aziz; Osman Hamid; othman.bahari@dhl.com; Saaroni Yaakob; safreezz@gmail.com.; Shimah; safreezz oo7; Jasmin Bidin; Khairolazani Ahmad; Kamal MdDaud; khalib@mypotensi.net; KamalP Abdullah; Khairulridhuan MdAni; Mawar Omar; Mohamed Ismail; Asri; ZulHusni Hassanudin (DHL MY); zainol@mypotensi.net; nurmiza-binti_ismail@agilent.comCc: WanSalleh_MohdDaud@bradycorp.comSubject: RE: Seruan Azan......
Salam
Hadis ini dah di”confirm”kan, tak sahih.
From: AbdulRahman Osman [mailto:AbdulRahman.Osman@plexus.com] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 6:02 PMTo: Abdul Aziz; Arman Rashid; Azlan Ahmad; Ani Ahmad; Abdullah Nanyan; Azah Shaari; Anarkallia Aziz; Osman Hamid; othman.bahari@dhl.com; Saaroni Yaakob; safreezz@gmail.com.; Shimah; safreezz oo7; Jasmin Bidin; Khairolazani Ahmad; Kamal MdDaud; khalib@mypotensi.net; KamalP Abdullah; Khairulridhuan MdAni; Mawar Omar; Mohamed Ismail; Asri; ZulHusni Hassanudin (DHL MY); zainol@mypotensi.net; nurmiza-binti_ismail@agilent.comCc: WanSalleh_MohdDaud@bradycorp.comSubject: FW: Seruan Azan......
On 3/29/08, zulfazle musthapa <zulfazle@gmail.com> wrote:
---------- Forwarded message ----------From: SyfulAzril K <SyfulAzril.K@wdc.com>Date: Mar 28, 2008 3:13 PMSubject: Seruan Azan......To: RENUNG KAN LAH WAHAI KAWAN-KAWAN KU SEKALIAN....Lidah kelu di Saat kematian. Kematian pasti menjelma. Hanya masa dan waktunya yang tidak kita ketahui. Cuba kita amati... mengapa kebanyakanorang yang nazak (hampir ajal tidak dapat berkata apa-apa, lidahnya kelu, keras dan hanya mimik mukanya yg menahan kesakitan sakaratul maut.Diriwayatkan sebuah hadis yang 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-apapun semasa azan berkumandang. Sebagai orangIslam kita wajib menghormati azan. Banyak fadhilatnya. Jika lagu kebangsaan kitadiajar agar berdiri tegak dan diamkan diri.... mengapa azan kita tidakboleh 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 tidak dapat mengucapkan kalimah "Lailahaillallah..." yang mana sesiapa yg dapat mengucapkan kalimah ini ketika nyawanya dicabut... Allah dengan izinNya menjanjikan syurga untuk mereka. Dari itu marilah kita sama-sama menghormati azan,...dan mohon kepada Allah supaya lidah ini tidak kelu walaupunnyawa sedang dicabut."Ya ... Allah, anugerahkanlah kematian kami dengan kematian yang baik lagi mulia, lancarkan lidah kami mengucap kalimahLaillahaillallah......semasa sakaratul maut menghampiri kami......amin..amin.. aminYarobbal a'lamin.."WASIAT NABI JUNJUNGAN KPD SAIDINA ALI R.A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wahai Ali, Bagi orang mukmin ada 3 tanda-tandanya :1) Tidak terpaut hatinya pada harta benda dunia2) Tidak terpesona dengan pujuk rayu wanita3) Benci terhadap perbualan dan perkataan sia-siaWahai Ali,Bagi orang alim itu ada 3 tanda-tandanya :1) Jujur dalam berkata-kata2) Menjauhi segala yang haram3) Merendahkan diri
Wahai Ali,Bagi orang yang takwa itu ada 3 tanda-tandanya :1) Takut berlaku dusta dan keji2) Menjauhi kejahatan3) Memohon yang halal kerana takut jatuh dalam keharaman
Wahai Ali,Bagi orang yang jujur itu ada 3 tanda-tandanya :1) Merahsiakan ibadahnya2) Merahsiakan sedekahnya3) Merahsiakan ujian yang menimpanya
Wahai Ali,Bagi ahli ibadah itu ada 3 tanda-tandanya :1) Mengawasi dirinya2) Menghisab dirinya3) Memperbanyakkan ibadah kepada ALLAH s.w.t.
LUCU YA !!!Lucu ya, duit RM50 kelihatan begitu besar bila dibawa ke kotak derma masjid, tapi begitu kecil bila kita bawa ke supermarket.
Lucu ya, 45 minit terasa terlalu lama untuk berzikir tapi betapa pendeknya waktu itu untuk pertandingan bolasepak.Lucu ya, betapa lamanya 2 jam berada di Masjid, tapi betapa cepatnya 2 jam berlalu saat menonton t.v. dan wayang di pawagam.
Lucu ya, susah sungguh merangkai kata untuk dipanjatkan saat berdoa atausholat, tapi bertapa mudahnya cari bahan bersembang bila bertemu kawan-kawan / pakwe / makwe.
Lucu ya, betapa seruan dan teriakan yang perpanjangan waktu pertandinganpasukan bola jadi kegemaran kita, tapi betapa bosannya bila imam sholat Tarawih bulan Ramadhan bacaannya lama dan panjang.
Lucu ya, susah sangat baca Al-Quran 1 juz saja, tapi majalah hiburan dan novel best-seller 100 halamanpun habis dilahap.
Lucu ya, orang-orang berebut paling depan untuk menonton bola atau konsert, dan berebut cari saf paling belakang bila sembahyang Jumaat supaya boleh cepat keluar.
Lucu ya, kita perlu undangan seawal 3-4 minggu sebelumnya untuk majlis ilmuan supaya boleh dimasukkan di agenda kita, tapi untuk acara lain seperti menonton wayang, annual dinner atau high tea jadual kita boleh diubah sekelip mata.
Lucu ya, susahnya orang mengajak menyebarkan dakwah, tapi mudahnya orangmenyertai dan menyebar gossip.
Lucu ya, kita begitu percaya pada yang dikatakan oleh orang sebagai e-mail layang di internet, tapi kita sering menolak, mempermudah serta mempersoalkan apa yang terkandung di dalam Al-Quran.
Lucu ya, semua orang inginkan masuk syurga tanpa harus beriman,berfikir,berbicara ataupun melakukan apa-apa.
Lucu ya, kita boleh mengirimkan ribuan jokes dan surat berantai melalui email, tapi bila mengirim yang berkaitan dengan ibadah seringkali berfikir dua-tiga-kali.
JANGANLAH BIARKAN DIRI KITA INI MENJADI SEBAHAGIAN DARI KELUCUAN TERSEBUT.
"Hai orang-orang yang beriman, ingatlah akan Allah dengan ingatan yang sebanyak-banyaknya (perbanyakkan mengingati Allah)" (Surah Al-Ahzab - ayat 41)"Dan sampaikanlah berita gembira kepada orang-orang mu'min bahwa sesungguhnya bagi mereka kurnia yang besar dari Allah. Janganlah engkau ikut orang-orang kafir dan orang-orang munafiq, dan biarkanlahmereka menyakiti engkau, dan tawakallah (menyerahlah) kepada Allah. CukuplahAllah sebagai wakil (tempat menyerahkan urusan)." (Surah Al-Ahzab - ayat 47 - 48 )>>
sebgaai tazkirah utk saya sendiri jugak...lucu atau tak..perkara ini memang melanda umat kita sekarang.....
wallahua'lam..
4/02/2008
Who Is Iraq's "Firebrand Cleric"?
From Baghdad, veteran Middle East correspondent Patrick Cockburn explains why Muqtada al-Sadr is no maverick.
By Justin Elliot02/04/08
"Mother Jones" -- -- - "Interview in Baghdad," "Interview in Najaf," "Interview in Basra," "Interview in Amara": The endnotes at the back of Middle East correspondent Patrick Cockburn's new book read like an atlas of Iraq. Such is the depth of reporting in Cockburn's Muqtada: Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq, a political biography-cum-war chronicle due out April 8. As the U.K. Independent's correspondent, Cockburn has spent about half of the last five years reporting, unembedded, around Iraq, a country he's been visiting since 1977. His subject is the real Iraq, and Iraqi voices predominate in his work. British and American officials rarely appear in the book. (He assiduously avoids the U.S. military's Green Zone press briefings.) When Cockburn does give airtime to the official line, he's usually debunking it. It was this irreverent attitude that got him barred from entering Iraq in the late 1990s when the regime was displeased with Out of the Ashes: The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein, a collection of Iraq reportage focusing on the aftermath of the Gulf War, which Cockburn wrote with his brother. In Muqtada Cockburn both explores the rise of al-Sadr, undoubtedly one of the most important men in Iraq today, and traces the disintegration of Iraq through five years of American occupation. After several failed attempts, I reached Cockburn by phone at the Al-Hamra Hotel in Baghdad March 17, just before the start of the recent fighting in Basra. In between broken connections and over the loud whir of a military helicopter above the hotel, I asked him what al-Sadr's role will be in the future Iraq and if, on the fifth anniversary of the invasion, he sees any reason for hope.Mother Jones: In the beginning of your book, you write that Muqtada al-Sadr leads "the only mass movement in Iraqi politics." Can you elaborate on that, especially given that in the American media we still hear more about the official Iraqi government than some of these other factions?Patrick Cockburn: It's always sort of amazing, sitting here in Baghdad, to watch visiting dignitaries—today we had Dick Cheney and John McCain—being received in the Green Zone by politicians who have usually very little support and seldom go outside the Green Zone. Muqtada leads the only real mass movement in Iraq. It's a mass movement of the Shia, who are 60 percent of the population, and of poor Shia—and most Shia are poor. Otherwise the place is full of sort of self-declared leaders, many of whom spend most of their time outside Iraq. You know, if you want to meet a lot of Iraqi leaders, the best places are the hotels in Amman or in London. In general the government here is amazingly unpopular.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19665.htm
By Justin Elliot02/04/08
"Mother Jones" -- -- - "Interview in Baghdad," "Interview in Najaf," "Interview in Basra," "Interview in Amara": The endnotes at the back of Middle East correspondent Patrick Cockburn's new book read like an atlas of Iraq. Such is the depth of reporting in Cockburn's Muqtada: Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq, a political biography-cum-war chronicle due out April 8. As the U.K. Independent's correspondent, Cockburn has spent about half of the last five years reporting, unembedded, around Iraq, a country he's been visiting since 1977. His subject is the real Iraq, and Iraqi voices predominate in his work. British and American officials rarely appear in the book. (He assiduously avoids the U.S. military's Green Zone press briefings.) When Cockburn does give airtime to the official line, he's usually debunking it. It was this irreverent attitude that got him barred from entering Iraq in the late 1990s when the regime was displeased with Out of the Ashes: The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein, a collection of Iraq reportage focusing on the aftermath of the Gulf War, which Cockburn wrote with his brother. In Muqtada Cockburn both explores the rise of al-Sadr, undoubtedly one of the most important men in Iraq today, and traces the disintegration of Iraq through five years of American occupation. After several failed attempts, I reached Cockburn by phone at the Al-Hamra Hotel in Baghdad March 17, just before the start of the recent fighting in Basra. In between broken connections and over the loud whir of a military helicopter above the hotel, I asked him what al-Sadr's role will be in the future Iraq and if, on the fifth anniversary of the invasion, he sees any reason for hope.Mother Jones: In the beginning of your book, you write that Muqtada al-Sadr leads "the only mass movement in Iraqi politics." Can you elaborate on that, especially given that in the American media we still hear more about the official Iraqi government than some of these other factions?Patrick Cockburn: It's always sort of amazing, sitting here in Baghdad, to watch visiting dignitaries—today we had Dick Cheney and John McCain—being received in the Green Zone by politicians who have usually very little support and seldom go outside the Green Zone. Muqtada leads the only real mass movement in Iraq. It's a mass movement of the Shia, who are 60 percent of the population, and of poor Shia—and most Shia are poor. Otherwise the place is full of sort of self-declared leaders, many of whom spend most of their time outside Iraq. You know, if you want to meet a lot of Iraqi leaders, the best places are the hotels in Amman or in London. In general the government here is amazingly unpopular.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19665.htm
4/01/2008
Less regulation, More Power to the Fed
Mike Whitney Information Clearing HouseApril 1, 2008
It is being billed as a “massive shakeup of US financial market regulation”, but don’t be deceived. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s proposals for broad market reform are neither “timely” nor “thoughtful” (Reuters) In fact, its all just more of the same free market “we can police ourselves” mumbo jumbo that got us into this mess in the first place. The real objective of Paulson’s so called reforms is to decapitate the SEC and increase the powers of the Federal Reserve. Same wine, different bottle. Paulson’s real motive is to preempt the regulatory sledgehammer that is set to descend on the entire financial industry following the 2008 election. There’s growing fear that a President Obama may tote his firehose down to Wall Street and flush out some of the debris that has collected in the market’s dark corners.
If Paulson’s plan is approved in its present form, Congress will have even less control over the financial system than it does now and the same group of self-serving banking mandarins who created the biggest equity bubble in history will be able to administer the markets however they choose without the annoyance of government supervision. That’s exactly what Treasury Secretary and his pals at the Fed want; unlimited power with no accountability.
Paulson is expected to lay out guidelines and principles that are intended to help regulators supervise the financial markets. According to AFP:
“The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets said the current regulatory structure is working well despite calls by some US lawmakers.”
In other words, the failing banking system, the housing meltdown, and the frozen corporate bond market are all signs of a robust financial system? This may be the most incongruous statement since “Mission accomplished”. The system is imploding and real people are being hurt by the fallout. Thirty years of industry-led lobbying has dismantled the regulatory regime which made US financial markets the envy of the world. The credibility and transparency are gone along with Glass-Steagall and government oversight of the explosive growth of over-the counter derivatives instruments. Now the system is prey to all types of dodgy debt instruments, suspicious “dark pool” trading and off-balance sheets operations which further reinforce the belief that cautious investment is no better than casino gambling.
“The regulatory line of sight today is by the counterparties,” the official said, adding that the guidelines should be “beneficial to industry.” (AFP)
How is that different than saying, “Caveat emptor”? That’s not a motto that inspires confidence. Many people still naively believe that planning their retirement should not have to be a Darwinian tussle with a crafty junk-bond salesman.Under Paulson’s plan, the Federal Reserve will be granted new regulatory powers, but whatever for? The Fed doesn’t use the powers it has now. No one stopped the Fed from intervening in the mortgage lending fiasco, or the ratings agency abuses or the off-balance sheets shenanigans. They had the authority and they should have used it. The Fed knew everything that was going on—including the mushrooming sales of derivatives contracts which soared from under $1 trillion in 2000 to over $500 trillion in 2006—but they decided to cheerlead from the sidelines rather than do their jobs. The fact is, they were worried that if they got involved they might upset the gravy-train of obscene profits that was enriching their bankster friends.
Former Fed chief Greenspan used to croon like a smitten teenager every time he was asked about subprime loans or adjustable rate mortgages. And, as New York Times columnist Floyd Norris points out, (Greenspan) “praised the growth in the derivatives market as a boon for market stability, and resisted calls to use the Fed’s power to increase regulation.” Of course, he did. It was all part of Maestro’s “New Economy”; trickle-down Elysium, where the endless flow of low interest credit merged with financial innovation to create a Reaganesque El Dorado. There are no regulations in Eden; anything goes and to heck with the public, they can fend for themselves. Its a dog eat dog world and there ain’t no love.
Now its Paulson’s job to keep the neoliberal flame lit long enough to make sure that government busybodies and bureaucratic do-goodies don’t upset the applecart. That means concocting a wacky public relations campaign to convince the public that Wall Street is not just a pirate’s cove of land-sharks and bunko artists, but a trusted ally in maintaining a strong economy through vital and efficient markets.
The Times’ Norris summed up Paulson’s sham reforms like this:
“The plan has its genesis in a yearlong effort to limiting Washington’s role in the market. And that DNA is unmistakably evident in the fine print. Although the proposal would impose the first regulation of hedge funds and private equity funds, that oversight would have a light touch, enabling the government to do little beyond collecting information — except in times of crisis. The regulatory umbrella created in the 1930s would grow wider, with power concentrated in fewer agencies. But that authority would be limited, doing virtually nothing to regulate the many new financial products whose unwise use has been a culprit in the current financial crisis. (“In Treasury Plan, a Reluctant Eye over Wall Street”, Floyd Norris, New York Times)
What nonsense. The house is on fire and hyperventilating Hank is still wasting our time with this rubbish. The real problem is that Paulson and his buddies at the Federal Reserve think of the financial system as their personal fiefdom so they refuse to loosen their hoary grip even though the economy is listing starboard and the water is flooding into the lower decks.
Once again, the New York Times:
“All the checks and balances in the plan reflect the mindset of its architect, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, who came to Washington after a long career on Wall Street. He has worried that any effort to substantially tighten regulation could hamper the ability of American markets to compete with foreign rivals.”
No one elected Paulson to do anything. He has no mandate. He is an industry rep. who has worked exclusively for a small group of wealthy investors who have put the entire country at risk with their toxic mortgage-backed bonds, their reckless Ponzi-type speculation, and their off-book chicanery. Paulson should be removed immediately and returned to his wolf’s lair at G-Sax. If Bush is serious about straightening out Wall Street, then bring in Eliot Spitzer. He’s available. And he’ll do what it takes to clean house, that is, put a truncheon-wielding robo-cop in every trading-pit at the NYSE, and dispatch government accountants to every office of every CFO making sure they have a Big Red Pen in one hand and a taser in the other. That’s the only way to get the attention of the bandit-class.
“I do not believe it is fair or accurate to blame our regulatory structure for the current turmoil,” says Paulson.
Paulson is wrong. The current turmoil is all about the lack of regulation and he’d better prepare himself for some big changes. The pendulum is already in motion and tighter regulations will soon follow. There needs to be an accounting process for all transactions and capital requirements for every financial institution that creates credit. No exceptions. All of these businesses pose a real danger to the overall system and, therefore, must conform to clearly articulated and strictly enforced rules; no off-balance sheets operations, no dark pool trading, no unregulated derivatives contracts, no level 3 assets, no “mark to model” garbage bonds where CFOs unilaterally decide what they are worth by picking a number out of a hat. Its time to restore order to the markets so retirees and working class families can feel safe investing in their futures. They are the ones who are most hurt by Wall Street’s endless trickery.
Paulson’s plan is a non starter. The era of sandbagging, supply-side banditry is over. Good riddance.
Mike Whitney Information Clearing HouseApril 1, 2008
It is being billed as a “massive shakeup of US financial market regulation”, but don’t be deceived. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s proposals for broad market reform are neither “timely” nor “thoughtful” (Reuters) In fact, its all just more of the same free market “we can police ourselves” mumbo jumbo that got us into this mess in the first place. The real objective of Paulson’s so called reforms is to decapitate the SEC and increase the powers of the Federal Reserve. Same wine, different bottle. Paulson’s real motive is to preempt the regulatory sledgehammer that is set to descend on the entire financial industry following the 2008 election. There’s growing fear that a President Obama may tote his firehose down to Wall Street and flush out some of the debris that has collected in the market’s dark corners.
If Paulson’s plan is approved in its present form, Congress will have even less control over the financial system than it does now and the same group of self-serving banking mandarins who created the biggest equity bubble in history will be able to administer the markets however they choose without the annoyance of government supervision. That’s exactly what Treasury Secretary and his pals at the Fed want; unlimited power with no accountability.
Paulson is expected to lay out guidelines and principles that are intended to help regulators supervise the financial markets. According to AFP:
“The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets said the current regulatory structure is working well despite calls by some US lawmakers.”
In other words, the failing banking system, the housing meltdown, and the frozen corporate bond market are all signs of a robust financial system? This may be the most incongruous statement since “Mission accomplished”. The system is imploding and real people are being hurt by the fallout. Thirty years of industry-led lobbying has dismantled the regulatory regime which made US financial markets the envy of the world. The credibility and transparency are gone along with Glass-Steagall and government oversight of the explosive growth of over-the counter derivatives instruments. Now the system is prey to all types of dodgy debt instruments, suspicious “dark pool” trading and off-balance sheets operations which further reinforce the belief that cautious investment is no better than casino gambling.
“The regulatory line of sight today is by the counterparties,” the official said, adding that the guidelines should be “beneficial to industry.” (AFP)
How is that different than saying, “Caveat emptor”? That’s not a motto that inspires confidence. Many people still naively believe that planning their retirement should not have to be a Darwinian tussle with a crafty junk-bond salesman.Under Paulson’s plan, the Federal Reserve will be granted new regulatory powers, but whatever for? The Fed doesn’t use the powers it has now. No one stopped the Fed from intervening in the mortgage lending fiasco, or the ratings agency abuses or the off-balance sheets shenanigans. They had the authority and they should have used it. The Fed knew everything that was going on—including the mushrooming sales of derivatives contracts which soared from under $1 trillion in 2000 to over $500 trillion in 2006—but they decided to cheerlead from the sidelines rather than do their jobs. The fact is, they were worried that if they got involved they might upset the gravy-train of obscene profits that was enriching their bankster friends.
Former Fed chief Greenspan used to croon like a smitten teenager every time he was asked about subprime loans or adjustable rate mortgages. And, as New York Times columnist Floyd Norris points out, (Greenspan) “praised the growth in the derivatives market as a boon for market stability, and resisted calls to use the Fed’s power to increase regulation.” Of course, he did. It was all part of Maestro’s “New Economy”; trickle-down Elysium, where the endless flow of low interest credit merged with financial innovation to create a Reaganesque El Dorado. There are no regulations in Eden; anything goes and to heck with the public, they can fend for themselves. Its a dog eat dog world and there ain’t no love.
Now its Paulson’s job to keep the neoliberal flame lit long enough to make sure that government busybodies and bureaucratic do-goodies don’t upset the applecart. That means concocting a wacky public relations campaign to convince the public that Wall Street is not just a pirate’s cove of land-sharks and bunko artists, but a trusted ally in maintaining a strong economy through vital and efficient markets.
The Times’ Norris summed up Paulson’s sham reforms like this:
“The plan has its genesis in a yearlong effort to limiting Washington’s role in the market. And that DNA is unmistakably evident in the fine print. Although the proposal would impose the first regulation of hedge funds and private equity funds, that oversight would have a light touch, enabling the government to do little beyond collecting information — except in times of crisis. The regulatory umbrella created in the 1930s would grow wider, with power concentrated in fewer agencies. But that authority would be limited, doing virtually nothing to regulate the many new financial products whose unwise use has been a culprit in the current financial crisis. (“In Treasury Plan, a Reluctant Eye over Wall Street”, Floyd Norris, New York Times)
What nonsense. The house is on fire and hyperventilating Hank is still wasting our time with this rubbish. The real problem is that Paulson and his buddies at the Federal Reserve think of the financial system as their personal fiefdom so they refuse to loosen their hoary grip even though the economy is listing starboard and the water is flooding into the lower decks.
Once again, the New York Times:
“All the checks and balances in the plan reflect the mindset of its architect, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, who came to Washington after a long career on Wall Street. He has worried that any effort to substantially tighten regulation could hamper the ability of American markets to compete with foreign rivals.”
No one elected Paulson to do anything. He has no mandate. He is an industry rep. who has worked exclusively for a small group of wealthy investors who have put the entire country at risk with their toxic mortgage-backed bonds, their reckless Ponzi-type speculation, and their off-book chicanery. Paulson should be removed immediately and returned to his wolf’s lair at G-Sax. If Bush is serious about straightening out Wall Street, then bring in Eliot Spitzer. He’s available. And he’ll do what it takes to clean house, that is, put a truncheon-wielding robo-cop in every trading-pit at the NYSE, and dispatch government accountants to every office of every CFO making sure they have a Big Red Pen in one hand and a taser in the other. That’s the only way to get the attention of the bandit-class.
“I do not believe it is fair or accurate to blame our regulatory structure for the current turmoil,” says Paulson.
Paulson is wrong. The current turmoil is all about the lack of regulation and he’d better prepare himself for some big changes. The pendulum is already in motion and tighter regulations will soon follow. There needs to be an accounting process for all transactions and capital requirements for every financial institution that creates credit. No exceptions. All of these businesses pose a real danger to the overall system and, therefore, must conform to clearly articulated and strictly enforced rules; no off-balance sheets operations, no dark pool trading, no unregulated derivatives contracts, no level 3 assets, no “mark to model” garbage bonds where CFOs unilaterally decide what they are worth by picking a number out of a hat. Its time to restore order to the markets so retirees and working class families can feel safe investing in their futures. They are the ones who are most hurt by Wall Street’s endless trickery.
Paulson’s plan is a non starter. The era of sandbagging, supply-side banditry is over. Good riddance.
Drum Beat Within Mid East.
A Third American War Crime in the Making
By Paul Craig Roberts
31/03/08 "ICH" -- -- The US Congress, the US media, the American people, and the United Nations, are looking the other way as Cheney prepares his attack on Iran.If only America had an independent media and an opposition party. If there were a shred of integrity left in American political life, perhaps a third act of naked aggression--a third war crime under the Nuremberg standard--by the Bush Regime could be prevented. On March 30, the Russian News & Information Agency, Novosti, cited “a high-ranking security source: “The latest military intelligence data point to heightened US military preparations for both an air and ground operation against Iran.” http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070327/62697703.html According to Novosti, Russian Colonel General Leonid Ivashov said “that the Pentagon is planning to deliver a massive air strike on Iran’s military infrastructure in the near future.”
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19658.htm
By Paul Craig Roberts
31/03/08 "ICH" -- -- The US Congress, the US media, the American people, and the United Nations, are looking the other way as Cheney prepares his attack on Iran.If only America had an independent media and an opposition party. If there were a shred of integrity left in American political life, perhaps a third act of naked aggression--a third war crime under the Nuremberg standard--by the Bush Regime could be prevented. On March 30, the Russian News & Information Agency, Novosti, cited “a high-ranking security source: “The latest military intelligence data point to heightened US military preparations for both an air and ground operation against Iran.” http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070327/62697703.html According to Novosti, Russian Colonel General Leonid Ivashov said “that the Pentagon is planning to deliver a massive air strike on Iran’s military infrastructure in the near future.”
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19658.htm
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