Dua Kalimah Syahadah (Revised)

 PREFACE : 

There's a stories shared by a professor in his lecture about "Being a Mediator". 

"Let's say one day your eldest and youngest sons are fighting over a toy. They argue with each other until youngest son being pushed away and crying. After you approach to them, you realize the situation is youngest son is trying to grab eldest son's toy.. However he failed and fall on floor, so who do you going to scold between them? The eldest son... or the youngest son?"

Everyone were whispering : Must be the eldest son's fault, how can he fight with youngest son? 

Professor was smiling and said: "The answer is you must scold the youngest son."

Everyone was shocked with his answer, we didn't understand why professor said so... 

"Because your emotion and prejudice have been mislead your mind in understand the real situation. All of you are feeling pity of the youngest son and ignore eldest son. But the truth is youngest son is the one who grab the toy, so he is the one who start the argument. Whenever you judge any situation as a mediator, you must clear your mind totally before judging who is right or wrong. Self assumption and prejudice is the faulty way to let you see the "Real Picture". "

That was a most meaningful speech. 

I written this as my preface because what I am going to share can be annoying or uncomfortable to some people. Especially the word "Non Muslim", it can be different aspect to different people. As I have been written in my post Bagaimana Berdakwah Kepada Non-Muslim , there are many kind of non muslim like those who are not aggressive and being nice with muslim, those who are atheist but in searching of God, and those who are love to fight over religion issue. 

Those "non muslim" who mentioned in this article are those who debate that "Islam is not true religion", or may be they are muslim who have been disbelieved in Islam due to their knowledge in Al Quran verse and some of the hadis they written. It can be seen in Cari.com.my forum post Soalan dari non-muslim . 

My Final Declaration : Those Non Muslim who mentioned in this article is "Disbeliever about Islam" (Not Included Non Muslim who know nothing about Islam or never againts Islam), and my points is only related to the Forum Post "Soalan dari non-muslim" .   

 Orang Islam tidak menyembah Bulan, kerana Bulan juga merupakan ciptaan Allah SWT

Bulan senantiasa menurut perintah untuk mengeliling bumi tanpa perlanggaran antara 2 planet atas Kebijaksanaan Allah SWT

While I was browsing through Islamic Forum, there's one weird question from so called Soalan dari non-muslim forum post

"Sekiranya sabar ialah separuh daripada Iman,

dimanakah SEPARUH lagi Iman ???"

There were a lot of muslim willing to debate for it, writing away a lot of facts and factual. However, is there an answer for such question? Would non muslim just accept it while they never feel impressed with any of the Al Quran verse and Hadis?

These non muslim able to quote a lot Al Quran Verse but in negative perspective. They doesn't feel impressed with Islam but to find "mistakes" and "conflict" (Al Quran bebas daripada sebarang kecacatan dan tiada versi Al Quran yang berlainan di atas dunia) Sometime the reason would be they believe that religion other than Islam are more perfect, and they are trying to dip their head in Islamic books for their preaching purpose. Especially while some of the muslim doing any criminals they would points at Islam and say : "See, that's the real facts about muslim and Islam. Islam who teach them to do so."

Muslim try hard to dakwah, explaining all of the hukum hakam and Istilah. But non muslim doesn't accept it and finding another conflict point in Islam. Proof and Science seems like not even mean anything to them, Alam Ghaib like how syaitan and Malaikat/Angels looks like would be their favourite question too as well. Because their religion also have different way in describing Alam Ghaib. Apparently that's a blind-spot because human are impossible to prove something that our eyes can't even see or I should say Alam Ghaib that not even in the Dimension we can reach or understand.

So while muslim vs non muslim...
Muslim are striving to explain all of the question refer to Al-Quran and Hadis. But does it help to non muslim with intention of breaking the barrier of Islam? Or more terribly, those ignorant muslim who want a "Change" in Halal Haram so they would enjoy what they desire officially and following "Syariat Islam". (Like drinking beer, Kahwin Bidaah menurut ajaran Syiah)

INTENTION/Niat does rule everything:

Daripada Amirul Mukminin Abu Hafsin 'Umar ibn al-Katthab r.a. beliau berkata: Aku mendengar Rasulullah SAW bersabda:

Bahawa sesungguhnya setiap amalan itu bergantung kepada niat, dan bahawa sesungguhnya bagi setiap orang apa yang dia niatkan. Barangsiapa yang hijrahnya menuju kepada Allah dan RasulNya, maka hijrahnya kepada Allah dan RasulNya. Barangsiapa yang hijrahnya kerana dunia yang dia mahu mencari habuannya, atau kerana seorang perempuan yang dia mahu kahwininya, maka hijrahnya ke arah perkara yang ditujuinya itu.

And also while Islam being preached, some of the non muslim behave like what in Surah Yunus Ayat 42-43 :

Dan di antara mereka (yang ingkar) itu, ada yang datang mendengar ajaranmu (dengan tidak mendapat faedah sedikitpun sebagai orang pekak); maka engkau (wahai Muhammad) tidak berkuasa menjadikan orang-orang yang pekak itu mendengar, juga kalau mereka menjadi orang-orang yang tidak mahu memahami perkara yang didengarnya. Dan di antara mereka pula ada yang memandang kepada perkara-perkara yang engkau tunjukkan (tetapi mereka tidak nampak kebenarannya sebagai orang buta); maka engkau (wahai Muhammad) tidak berfaedah menunjuk jalan kepada orang-orang yang buta, juga kalau mereka menjadi orang-orang yang tidak mahu melihat (perkara yang engkau tunjukkan itu).

Muslim able to preach in precise way, but muslim is not the one who force someone embrace Islam. Tiada istilah "Mengislamkan si polan" dalam agama Allah SWT, kita hanyalah manusia yang serba lemah untuk menyampaikan mesej Allah SWT berdasarkan Wahyu yang diturunkan dalam Al-Quran dan Hadis. Sekiranya seseorang ingin mengenali Tuhan Semesta dan berbuat baik, maka dia akan memperoleh petunjuk Hidayah untuk memeluk Islam. Dan sebaliknya jika dia memilih hawa nafsu di atas dunia yang begitu fana, maka kekufuran tetap susah dikikiskan dari hatinya. 

Oleh sebab itu jika mereka berhujah (menyangkal dan) membantahmu (Wahai Muhammad), maka katakanlah: “Aku telah berserah diriku kepada Allah dan demikian juga orang-orang yang mengikutku”. Dan bertanyalah (Wahai Muhammad) kepada orang-orang (Yahudi dan Nasrani) yang diberi Kitab, dan orang-orang yang “Ummi” (orang-orang musyrik Arab): “Sudahkah kamu mematuhi dan menurut (ugama Islam yang aku bawa itu)?” Kemudian jika mereka memeluk Islam, maka sebenarnya mereka telah memperoleh petunjuk; dan jika mereka berpaling (tidak mahu menerima Islam), maka sesungguhnya kewajipanmu hanyalah menyampaikan (dakwah Islam itu). Dan (ingatlah), Allah sentiasa Melihat (tingkah laku) sekalian hambaNya.

(Surah Ali Imran : ayat 20)

Sekiranya ingin berdakwah kepada Non Muslim, sebenarnya sangat mudah sahaja. Usah menyahut setiap soalan yang extreme dan penuh konfliks ataupun menjelaskan hukum hakam dengan huraian yang panjang. Apa yang perlu disampaikan ialah Kunci kepada Islam, Rukun Islam yang paling pertama iaitu Dua Kalimah Syahadah. (Rukun ialah sendi atau sandaran)

Aku bersaksi bahawa tidak ada Tuhan (yang disembah) selain Allah dan bahawa aku (juga) bersaksi bahawa Muhammad adalah utusan Allah .

Sungguh senang kan? Tetapi mengucap Dua Kalimah Syahada juga perlu memenuhi antara beberapa syarat yang penting iaitu :

1. Tertib lafaz syahadah seperti yang dinyatakan.
2. Melafazkan kedua-dua kalimah syahadah dengan berturut-turut (tanpa diselangi perbuatan lain)
3. Mamahami makna kedua-duanya.
4. Mendustakan perkara yang menyalahi atau bertentangan dengan maksud syahadah.
5. Menggunakan perkataan "asyhadu" (ﺃَﺷْﻬَﺪُ) pada keduanya.
6. Tidak syak atau ragu-ragu akan kedua-duanya.

Bagaimana non muslim yang didakwahkan boleh memahami makna kedua-duanya dan tidak syak atau ragu-ragu akan kedua-duanya? (Bukannya semata-mata membaca Kalimah Syahadah dengan membuta tuli atau sebutan sahaja) Ia amat bergantung kepada kebijaksanaan pendakwah. Kenapa Allah SWT ialah Tuhan? Kenapa Nabi Muhammad ialah Utusan Allah? Sila Buktikan... 

Sumerian Ziggurat. Ziggurats were a form of temple common to the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians of ancient Mesopotamia.The earliest examples of the ziggurat date from the end of the third millennium BCE and the latest date from the 6th century BCE.

 The Choice : Dialog Islam & Kristian ( Terjemahan Bahasa Melayu)

Muslim sendiri yang perlu mengambil langkah inisiatif untuk melontarkan persoalan supaya non muslim berfikir. Bukannya asyik menjawab soalan hukum hakam kepada non muslim yang tiada dasar Rukun Iman dan Rukun Islam. Saya percaya Arwah Ahmad Deedat juga menjalankan urusan dakwah sepanjang hayatnya berdasarkan konsep ini... Kerana beliau sering mencabar Christian seperti soalan berikut : "Kenapa kamu berkata Jesus ialah Utusan yang dijanjikan? Sila buktikan. Apakah konsep Triniti dan kepentingannya? Buktikan.." Beliau bukannya mencaci atau menghina agama sesiapa sebaliknya menunjukkan jalan menuju Kalimah Syahadah. Persoalannya mungkin amat menyinggung perasaan non muslim tetapi niat beliau adalah mengajak masyarakat supaya Berfikir. Cara berdakwah ini amat sinonim dengan Nabi Ibrahim yang menyampaikan mesej Tauhid kepada kaum Sumerian yang membina Ziggurat untuk mengagungkan Bulan sebagai Tuhan, Ibrahim berkata kepada mereka seperti apa yang terkandung dalam Surah Al- An'am ayat 76-79 :

Maka ketika ia berada pada waktu malam yang gelap, ia melihat sebuah bintang (bersinar-sinar), lalu ia berkata: “Inikah Tuhanku?” Kemudian apabila bintang itu terbenam, ia berkata pula: “Aku tidak suka kepada yang terbenam hilang”. Kemudian apabila dilihatnya bulan terbit (menyinarkan cahayanya), dia berkata: “Inikah Tuhanku?” Maka setelah bulan itu terbenam, berkatalah dia: “Demi sesungguhnya, jika aku tidak diberikan petunjuk oleh Tuhanku, nescaya menjadilah aku dari kaum yang sesat”. Kemudian apabila dia melihat matahari sedang terbit (menyinarkan cahayanya), berkatalah dia: “Inikah Tuhanku? Ini lebih besar”. Setelah matahari terbenam, dia berkata pula: ` Wahai kaumku, sesungguhnya aku berlepas diri (bersih) dari apa yang kamu sekutukan (Allah dengannya). “Sesungguhnya aku hadapkan muka dan diriku kepada Allah yang menciptakan langit dan bumi, sedang aku tetap di atas dasar tauhid dan bukanlah aku dari orang-orang yang menyekutukan Allah (dengan sesuatu yang lain)”.

Tentu sesiapa yang berani menolak agama sesiapa pun akan dibantah sekeras-kerasnya. Apa yang disampaikan oleh Nabi Ibrahim ialah Ajaran Tauhid.. Maka beliau menjawab pada surah seterusnya : 

Dan ia dibantah oleh kaumnya, ia pun berkata: “Patutkah kamu membantahku mengenai Allah, padahal sesungguhnya Ia telah memberi hidayah petunjuk kepadaku? Dan aku pula tidak takut (akan sebarang bahaya dari) apa yang kamu sekutukan dengan Allah, kecuali Tuhanku menghendaki sesuatu dari bahaya itu. (Sesungguhnya) pengetahuan Tuhanku meliputi tiap-tiap sesuatu, tidakkah kamu mahu (insaf) mengambil pelajaran?

“Dan bagaimanakah aku hendak takutkan apa yang kamu sekutukan dengan Allah itu (yang tidak dapat mendatangkan sesuatu bahaya), padahal kamu tidak takut bahawa kamu telah sekutukan Allah dengan sesuatu yang Allah tidak menurunkan sebarang keterangan kepada kamu mengenainya? Maka yang manakah di antara dua puak itu yang lebih berhak mendapat keamanan (dari bahaya), jika betul kamu mengetahui?”

Orang-orang yang beriman dan tidak mencampur adukkan iman mereka dengan kezaliman (syirik), mereka itulah orang-orang yang mendapat keamanan dan merekalah orang-orang yang mendapat hidayah petunjuk.

Dan itulah hujah (bukti) Kami, yang Kami berikan kepada Nabi Ibrahim untuk mengalahkan kaumnya. Kami tinggikan pangkat-pangkat kedudukan sesiapa yang Kami kehendaki. Sesungguhnya Tuhanmu Maha Bijaksana, lagi Maha Mengetahui.

(Surah Yunus : 80-83)

Muslim tidak sepatutnya bersikap pasif menyahut persoalan non muslim semata-mata sehingga mengelirukan rakan-rakan lain yang masih cetek ilmunya dalam hal ehwal Islam. Persoalan tersebut boleh memerangkap muslim agar terpesong Akidahnya sehingga meninggalkan Agama Islam yang sungguh mementingkan ajaran Tauhid.


Persoalannya bukan : "Bagaimanakah saya menjelaskan hukum tersebut kepada non muslim"
Sebaliknya ialah : "Bagaimanakah saya membuktikan bahawa Allah SWT ialah Satu, dan Nabi Muhammad ialah Utusan Terakhir?"

Ia melibatkan kebijaksanaan orang islam masing-masing. Juga merupakan Entry kepada Islam...
Zaman sekarang science telahpun memainkan peranan yang penting kerana ia membuktikan Kalimah Allah SWT dalam Al-Quran adalah benar, selain itu perilaku muslim, sistem bank yang mengharamkan riba untuk kestabilan ekonomi, cara makan yang sihat dalam sunnah Nabi, Hak wanita dalam perkahwinan, pengurusan Harta Pusaka, ataupun sekadar senyuman manis juga merupakan ajakan non muslim ke arah tuju Kalimah Syahadah. Tentu ada sesuatu yang menarik perhatian non muslim mengenai Islam walaupun sekadar kita bersenyum dengan mereka. 

Berdakwahlah Dua Kalimah Syahadah kepada non muslim, kerana itulah akar tunjangnya dalam membentuk Keimanan dan Amalan seseorang muslim.


It's easy to say so
But's it's very challenging to do so

Akta Hasutan

Akta Hasutan 1948 merupakan suatu akta undang-undang di Malaysia yang digubal untuk menghalang perbincangan yang dikatakan sebagai menghasut. Akta ini sebenarnya digubal oleh penjajah British pada tahun 1948. Akta ini menjadikan ucapan yang "mempunyai kecenderungan menghasut" sebagai suatu kesalahan jenayah.

Written "Dua Kalimah Syahadah", then my wife advised me not to mention "Non Muslim" words. It's offensive and may get caught by Akta Hasutan with what I have been written.. So my article have been deleted. Few days later I refer to my friend who have working experience in publishing field. She told me it happened where some people interpret few of these article as "Hasutan" or having offence to them, they print it out and taking it to court. Even though blogger's intention is not to do so..

What a "Misinterpret"...
In Malaysia, non muslim don't have to worry anything about religion because everyone are have freedom in embrace any religion they want. It's stated in Akta Perlembagaan Persekutuan :

Perkara 3. Agama bagi Persekutuan.

(1) Islam ialah agama bagi Persekutuan; tetapi agama-agama lain boleh diamalkan dengan aman dan damai di mana-mana Bahagian Persekutuan.

 

Perkara 11. Kebebasan beragama.

 

(1) Tiap-tiap orang berhak menganuti dan mengamalkan agamanya dan, tertakluk kepada Fasal (4), mengembangkannya.

(2) Tiada seorang pun boleh dipaksa membayar apa-apa cukai yang hasilnya diuntukkan khas kesemuanya atau sebahagiannya bagi maksud sesuatu agama selain agamanya sendiri.

(3) Tiap-tiap kumpulan agama berhak--

(a) menguruskan hal ehwal agamanya sendiri;
(b) menubuhkan dan menyenggarakan institusi-institusi bagi maksud agama atau khairat; dan
(c) memperoleh dan mempunyai harta dan memegang dan mentadbirkannya mengikut undang-undang.

(4) Undang-undang Negeri, dan berkenaan dengan Wilayah-Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Labuan dan Putrajaya, undang-undang persekutuan boleh mengawal atau menyekat pengembangan apa-apa doktrin atau kepercayaan agama di kalangan orang yang menganuti agama Islam.
(5) Perkara ini tidaklah membenarkan apa-apa perbuatan yang berlawanan dengan mana-mana undang-undang am yang berhubungan dengan ketenteraman awam, kesihatan awam atau prinsip moral.


Also recalled my muallaf friends experience, no one willing to teach him Islam untill he registered officially at Pejabat Agama. Now he is taking initiative to learn Iqra till able to recite Al Quran few weeks later. I guess pendakwah afraid to teach him before reverted officially also due to "Akta Hasutan". 

Can't be denied, from the newspaper I read everyday and Internet forum, Islam always being misunderstood. Especially one of the case in adopting daugther after one of the marriage partner embraced Islam. Mother and daughter who embrace Islam are criticized by family as being "Brainwashed".

In order to respect non muslim in right of embrace any religion, muslim forbidden to share or preach to them because it may break the law "Akta Hasutan". I am thinking over and over again about this issue, now I understand why I was misunderstood a lot about Islam. No one would dare to come near me and say "What Islam is really about", but I was left alone to find the answer on my own. 

It happens due to the reaction from whole community, where everyone have their own freedom and right, especially Religion. I know a lot conflicts and misunderstands between religion, based on facts and dalil. But I have to give up in publishing such article and remain silent forever. I need time to rearrange my thoughts, feeling blur in my next step of writing blog.  

Perhaps, I will never talk about "non muslim", religion comparison, conflicts in community, and everything seems related to "Hasutan".


Need to clear my mind, hush for a little while and trying to understand this article.
(Am I also being challenge by them?)  :
Pastikan Islam Kekal Agama Persekutuan. 
Ancaman Penubuhan IFC di Malaysia

And also the same situation face by Muhammad Rasyidi Abdullah in this blog's link :
Warkah Untuk Majalah Al-Islam



Terasa buntu dan tiada daya untuk menulis lagi, saya membuka Al-Quran sambil memohon petunjuk dari Allah SWT, kemudian saya ternampak ayat ini.. Mungkin ada hikmahNya. 

Ia menciptakan manusia dari air benih, (setelah sempurna kejadiannya), tiba-tiba menjadilah ia seorang pembantah yang terang jelas bantahannya.

(Al-Nahl : 4) 

我们一起静静走着不说话, 好吗？ (Would you follow me, silently?)

There are some people questioning about my "Chinese" status, whether I am a chinese with "Malay name" or a malay with "Chinese muslim" name. In a matter of fact, I was studying at primary and secondary chinese school. Although my Chinese subject only get 3b in SPM, my interest in chinese language and writting never get low. Chinese books are my best friends while I was small, only read other than chinese language books while I met Islam since few years ago. 

I tried post article to Newspaper however failed, however one of my chinese blog are published by Guang Ming newspaper few years ago.

Please enjoy this self written article below, or visit my darkcat life blog. 

It's specially dedicated to those readers who in love with chinese language. 

I am not Malay, or not so called "Masuk melayu".

I am just a chinese who recites Kalimah Syahadah.

我们一起静静走着不说话, 好吗？

某天，女孩对男孩说："不如我们今天的约会。。一起不说话，好吗？"

"不说话，难不成耍手语？"男孩呵呵笑着。

Shhh... 女孩用食指做出别说话的手势。
男孩觉得蛮好玩的，于是他们开始了沉默的约会。双方没有半声声响，唯有凝视和比手划脚般的聊天。走在路上时，旁人难免会避忌的隔开几步。。不要冒犯聋哑人士，给予他们最基本的尊重吧。路人这么心想着。


难题来了。
这对情侣坐在西餐餐馆里，当男孩要开口点餐时。。却被女孩踢了一脚。
于是，男孩硬着头皮在 Menu 上指指点点，待从很有耐心的"听着"。他们享用着无言的西餐，没有情话绵绵的诗意，唯有默哀中的扒肉和果汁。

走出了餐馆后，女孩对男孩比划着波浪式的手势。
按摩？ 男孩指着脚板按摩店。
女孩摇摇头。
游泳？男孩做出自由式游泳姿势。
女孩嘻嘻笑了几声。。然后微笑着摇摇头。

嗯。。。
男孩以双指来指指自己的眼睛，然后以手指在半空写出 ： S . E . A . ?
女 孩点点头，男孩终于猜对了。于是他们开车前往 Lumut 的海边。。 Lumut 位于霹雳州，对岸就是 Pangkor 了。这海边并没有像外国般优美，至少它清新自然，没有任何掩饰。。海边的椰树轻微摇摆着，踏在海沙上觉得松松的，海浪一波波的发出声响，海风四面八方地吹 着每个人。

他们静静地提着拖鞋一起走在沙滩，以脚足感受着海沙的温柔。
聆听着大自然的声音，海浪的声音，鸟儿的声音。。
还有海风的声音。海风的声音很微妙，听起来似是呼呼，偶尔高音偶尔低音鸣着。

噪音，男孩发现到他听不见那段早已听惯了的噪音。
此时此刻没有电台的垃圾广告声，电话响声，汽车轰动声。。闹市中人山人海的唇声，以及一切外来的任何声音。男孩静静地听着大自然的细语，无论什么种族都听的懂的语言。

他们走得疲倦了，一起坐在椰树下休息一会儿。
"如果全世界都没有声音，会不会更美好呢？"女孩开口问道
男孩静静听着没答话，他竟然已经习惯了沉默。

海风继续吹拂着他们的脸，男孩的思绪随着海风拂来一丝领悟。
人类总是为自己制做出种种样样的声音，比如音响，音乐来刺激自己。世上同样的一个东西，却有几十种的语言来形容它。人类愤怒时，喉咙嘶喊得连猴子都会从树上跌下来。人类恋爱时，总想出种种甜言蜜语来讨欢心。。。却从来都没有想过让自己安宁下来，看一看周遭的事物。

有很多身旁的事物都很优美，可是人类已经忘抬头看看了。人类只记得喋喋不休的说着自己伟大的理想，悲哀，苦与乐。。直至形成了噪音和催眠，每天都对自己重覆说着同样的话。

男孩和女孩走得疲倦了，他们一起坐在沙滩上看海。。
女孩靠在男孩的身体上，聆听着男孩的心脏跳动声。。




我们一起静静不说话地恋爱，好吗？
我想以最宁静的心境来听见你最真诚的声音。

Family Reunion Lunch at Chinese New Year Eve （新年团圆饭）

I was standing at outside of parent’s house and not dare to step in.

It was late night already, their reunion lunch already finished. Every year my family would prepare steamboat at house at CNY eve, it’s very important for Chinese community, no matter they are staying at the other side of world also have to come back and have a reunion lunch with family. It would be not forgiven if any of the family member dare to break this traditions. 

“Come in.” My father says to me at door

I was silent and don’t know what to say.

“Just come in.”

Moments later, I stepped into my parent’s house. My mother asked me a lot of questions, why I dare to embrace Islam without telling them first, and lots more. I believe that my family totally lost their mood in celebrating 2009 Chinese New Year. 

“So you are not going to eat anything that I cook anymore right?” My mother asked

I was still remaining silent, I don’t know much to talk. I know that my decision may broke their heart into pieces, but I have to embrace Islam too because I realized that Islam is the right path. I was not inform my parents while register at Pejabat Agama because I afraid they would try anything to stop me.

“Are you feeling comfortable to live your life as Malay?”

“Why are you doing this to me? My heart feels like being stabbed by you.”

“I told your father that I don’t want to live anymore. I am already lost my son”

I tried to explain with my mother, but it seems like didn't make sense to her at all. How do I pick up my mother’s heart that broke into pieces, and stick it together? I know gaps would never disappeared after it’s stick up, but It’s much more better than I let it be.

At year 2009 is my first time ever that I was not having Reunion Lunch with my family. There are a lot of problems in finding the suitable steamboat restaurants, my mother wanted the “Chinese Taste” steamboat too no matter how I tried to recommend some Thai’s halal steamboat. It was so frustrating that my father still insist to ask me have a lunch and stay overnight with them. (In Chinese tradition, every family member should be stay overnight at CNY Eve in welcoming new years.)

Till this year CNY, my mother told me that she want to prepare steamboat at my family house. “I will not put pork inside it, why not you bring your wife and daughter to join us?” Of course I can tell her about samak or buy whole new set of steamboat pot, but there’s some problems I still need to beware of. CNY was getting closer and closer, I was still can’t figure out how do I solve this Reunion Lunch problem.

I can’t simply explain to my mother the beauty of Islam in speech but action. It need takes lot of effort in showing her that what I can and can’t do as a muslim. Then I would let her judge and understand how I live my way including how I talk with them. Before I getting know about Islam, I always shouted at my parents and not respect much.. I never appreciate what I have and being rude to everyone, until after I embraced Islam.. I am learning to talk gently and treat them well, I understand I broke their heart in my selfish decision so I want to show them that I am not ignorant son.

“I have a relative who married with malay and embrace Islam, after he embraced Islam hor.. His whole family very angry with him, they kick him out and never see him anymore for few years. Till now I am never know where is him.” I recalled my ex colleagues sharing her relative’s story in year 2008. I was remain silent and eating my vegetarian food with them.

“Yes lo yes lo.. I also don’t know why Islam law is so forcefully, it’s ok la if girl want to get marry with anyone or any race, girl would follow husband la but for the boy how come he need to follow girl’s religion and tradition??”Another colleague is arguing in this issue.

In Chinese community, girls who get married would need to follow husband’s every order, including religion status, tradition, surname and lots more. Husband have the total right in controlling everything, so called in Chinese Idioms “Follow the chicken or duck once married to either one of  it”. Including reunion lunch issue, wife have no right to celebrate it with her own family but follow husband back to his family living place.

So it’s become an weird issue that why husband must be the one who bowed down and follow muslim wife’s religion? According to surah Al-Baqarah : 221 :

Dan janganlah kamu berkahwin dengan perempuan-perempuan kafir musyrik sebelum mereka beriman (Memeluk Islam) ; dan sesungguhnya seorang hamba perempuan yang beriman itu lebih baik daripada perempuan kafir musyrik, sekalipun keadaannya menarik hatimu. Dan janganlah kamu (kahwinkan perempuan-perempuan Islam) dengan lelaki kafir musyrik* sebelum mereka beriman (memeluk ugama Islam). Dan sesungguhnya seorang hamba lelaki yang beriman lebih baik daripada seorang lelaki musyrik, sekalipun keadaannya menarik hati kamu. (Yang demikian ialah kerana) orang-orang kafir itu mengajak ke neraka (2), sedang Allah mengajak ke Syurga dan memberi keampunan dengan izinNya. Dan Allah menjelaskan ayat-ayatNya (keterangan-keterangan hukumNya) kepada umat manusia, supaya mereka dapat mengambil pelajaran (daripadanya).

* Lelaki yang berugama Islam diharamkan berkahwin dengan perempuan kafir musyrik, demikian pula perempuan yang berugama Islam diharamkan berkahwin dengan lelaki kafir musyrik.


** Haramnya orang-orang Islam berkahwin dengan orang-orang kafir musyrik, bukan sahaja kerana berlainan ugama tetapi juga kerana pergaulan mesra dengan mereka yang terjalin dengan kasih sayang sebagai suami isteri, akan mendorong orang-orang Islam melakukan sesuatu yang bertentangan dengan Islam, yang kesudahannya membawa ke neraka.

In this verse Allah SWT is not command “Paksalah mereka memeluk Islam sebelum berkahwin” but commanded this “Dan janganlah kamu berkahwin dengan perempuan-perempuan kafir musyrik sebelum mereka beriman (Memeluk Islam)”. Which means Islam is not forceful in religion issue, but it is partner’s self decision whether he/she want to embrace Islam or not. Being embrace Islam under self decision and awareness is much more better than forcing partner to follow Islam blindly, because partner will be playing important role in leading family at the future.

Tidak ada paksaan dalam ugama (Islam)*, kerana sesungguhnya telah nyata kebenaran (Islam) dari kesesatan (kufur). Oleh itu, sesiapa yang tidak percayakan Taghut**, dan ia pula beriman kepada Allah, maka sesungguhnya ia telah berpegang teguh, yang tidak akan putus. Dan (ingatlah), Allah Maha Mendengar, lagi Maha Mengetahui.  (Surah Al-Baqarah : 256) 

*salah satu dari asas ugama Islam ialah tidak adanya sesuatu paksaan. Yang perlu ialah memberikan penerangan dan Da’wah Islamiyah kepada orang ramai dengan cara yang baik dan bijaksana serta dengan contoh-contoh amalan yang baik menurut ajaran Islam yang sebenarnya. 


** Taghut: ialah Syaitan, berhala, dan apa sahaja yang menyesatkan.

In this two verse of Surah Al-Baqarah already explained that Islam is never forceful. But it’s more to community tradition being crashed with Hukum Allah S.W.T. It’s never easy to persuade family members to accept their beloved son being embrace Islam, however it’s son’s responsible to explain Islam in gentle or direct way to them. Getting run away from family never solve anything, but they should be taking initiative to prove that Islam is the righteous Religion.

Two weeks before Chinese New Year, my wife show me a newspaper published about Chinese Muslim Steamboat at Perak. That restaurant name is Jade Nusantara Steamboat, surprisingly the location are very near to my parent’s house (Less than 1KM). Thus I tried to call my parent and tell them that I can have steamboat reunion lunch with them, my mother’s first reaction was: “Are you sure that’s Chinese restaurant? It seems have a lot of malay waiters at there, and you know I prefer to Chinese taste steamboat only.”

“Of course mother, that’s really chinese’s restaurant. Why not you try to go there and take a look?”

At the same day I called my parent, they went to that restaurant at night and agreed to have Family Reunion CNY lunch at there, Alhamdulilah. I believe the restaurant boss have been talk with them in Chinese language, which makes them feels more confident that their steamboat would be more suitable to their taste. This would be the first time ever in my whole life celebrating CNY with family at Chinese Muslim Restaurant, which record a whole new historical day in my family tradition.

It was a wonderful family gathering in my whole life, I spent more than 2 years effort to enjoying this Reunion Lunch along my wife and daughter. Alhamdulilah.

Restoran Jade Nusantara Steamboat

Gong Xi Fa Chai... 

Waiting to be served... 

2 different soup for different taste..

Beautiful Quranic frames

Damia being holded by her grandfather 

This article also shared at Open SEAM. 

Happy new year !!!

Happy Chinese New Year to everyone !!! This year Chinese Calender have been turn into Rabbit year, a new page into new year.. Wish all the best to everyone.

恭祝大家新年快乐，年年有余，万事胜意。。。
恭喜恭喜。。期望大家与家人渡过一个好年。

Solving 9-11: The Deception that Changed the World by Christopher Bollyn

What does this pic means to whole world? Islam = Terrorist?
I'm still recalled how shock I was while I woke up by family, they urge to look at TV News. Two building at USA were being Bombed !! Newspaper headline written 911 crisis, and a muslim named Osama Bin Laden claimed his organization is responsible for the attack.

It happened at 11 September 2001.
I was shocked with that tragedy, till I was afraid with muslim at Malaysia. Whenever I went out I must be asking myself why muslim did that to USA? Newspaper keep on publishing how Osama was hiding himself at cave, USA Troop was chasing at nowhere of Middle East.

Year 2004, I met my wife at school.
She told me 911 is a HOAX, Yahudi who did the job. The most apparent reason is non of the Jewish died in this tragedy. I was still hesitated.

Year 2008, Alhamdulilah I embraced Islam.
The beauty of Islam and truths doesn't stopped me from embrace Islam. I found out there's a very thick wall build by arrogant people at the entry of Islam, they are using lots slander as their brick, racist follower as wall builder. However I was breakthrough it, ignoring what society criticize on me. At this very moment, I still don't know much about 911.

Untill year 2010, I was accidentally found Solving 911 Online Book written by Christopher Bollyn .

http://www.bollyn.com/solving-9-11-the-book

An American who loves his country more than anyone.
When talk about 911, you or me also not qualified to talk about it. Because we are not American who lives there, we don't how what's really going on at USA land. Just like Malaysia politic, do you think foreign people knows more than Malaysians? There are a lot of dark side in politic which only local people understand it, Newspaper is failed to telling the truth. (Alhamdulilah Malaysia is not too complicated like America where Jewish controlled their country)

While reading through his article, I found out a lot of interesting facts.
He is definitely qualified to discover truth about 911, and the truth he founds can be annoying and disgusting. I would quote some of his article as a brief intro :

Jews from Eastern Europe created an empire of their own in Hollywood in the early 1900s and have influenced how Americans see the world ever since.

Indications of Israeli Involvement

The first indication that the attack on the World Trade Center was an elaborate "false flag" operation came with the arrest of the five men on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. These men, described as "Middle Eastern" in the first media reports, were later identified as Israelis.  A false flag operation is a crime which is designed and carried out so that another party or nation is blamed.

That the five jubilant Middle Eastern men, who had photographed themselves smiling and celebrating with the burning World Trade Center in the background, were indeed Israelis (namely Sivan and Paul Kurzberg, Oded Ellner, Omer Marmari, and Yaron Schmuel) and that two of them were known to U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies as agents of Israeli intelligence, was ignored by the mass media. 

The men had been observed taking video or photos of themselves with the World Trade Center burning in the background.  Sivan Kurzberg told the police that the men had been driving in their van in the immediate vicinity of the towers that morning.  He was photographed flicking a lighter with the burning towers behind him. 

A woman who had observed the jubilant Israelis said she was struck by the expressions on the men's faces. "They were like happy, you know," she said.  "They didn't look shocked to me. I thought it was very strange." 

When they were arrested, Sivan, the driver of the van, told the police, "We are Israeli. We are not your problem. Your problems are our problems. The Palestinians are the problem."

Odigo Warnings 

In the first days and weeks after 9-11, I paid very close attention to the large number of Israeli terror suspects arrested, which was more than two hundred by November 2001, and investigated the published reports that an Israeli instant text message service had been used to warn Israelis of the attacks in New York, hours before they occurred.  Many Israelis were evidently forewarned of the attacks through an Israeli instant messaging service called Odigo. This story, which presents the clearest evidence of Israeli prior knowledge of the attacks, was reported only very briefly in the U.S. media – and then forgotten. 

According to the published reports, Israel-based employees of Odigo reported having received warnings of an imminent attack at the World Trade Center hours before the first plane hit the north tower.  Odigo, an Israeli-owned company, had its U.S. headquarters two blocks from the World Trade Center, but the forewarned Odigo employees did not pass the terror warning on to the authorities in New York, an act that would have saved thousands of lives.
 

Two weeks after 9-11, Alex Diamandis, Odigo's vice president, said, "The messages said something big was going to happen in a certain amount of time, and it did – almost to the minute."  "It was possible that the attack warning was broadcast to other Odigo members, but the company has not received reports of other recipients of the message," Diamandis said.  Four thousand Israelis were expected to have been working at the World Trade Center on 9-11, yet only one was reported to have died at the complex.  Based on the Israeli government figure that 4,000 Israelis were expected to have been at the World Trade Center at the time of the attacks, it seems evident that many Israeli Odigo users got the message of warning.

ISRAEL - A TERRORIST STATE 

Israel is a nation which was founded by terrorists, ruthless men with histories of committing genocidal crimes and false flag terror attacks.  Israel was created in 1948 in Palestine on land that had been "ethnically cleansed" of its indigenous Christian and Muslim inhabitants.


The Terror Drills That Became Real


"The easiest way to carry out a false flag attack is by setting up a military exercise that simulates the very attack you want to carry out," Captain Eric H. May, a former military intelligence officer from the U.S. Army wrote in a recent article entitled "False Flag Prospects, 2008 - Top Three U.S. Target Cities."
"This is exactly how government perpetrators in the US and UK handled the 9-11 and 7/7 'terror' attacks," May writes, "which were in reality government attacks blamed on 'terrorists'."

THE 9-11 FAIRY TALE – The alleged hijackers, according to the government and media version. But why has the mass media shown no interest in interviewing the families of these men in order to document and support the official story? How can it be than several of them are even reported to be alive and the media doesn't investigate?

The BBC's Jane Standley reported that Larry Silverstein's Salomon Brothers building (WTC 7) had collapsed 30 minutes before it fell straight into its foundation.  The BBC later said it had destroyed all of its original tapes of 9-11 broadcasts.

I have a very hard feeling while reading through Solving 911, I would say I can't even continue to read more. I can't accept how cold-blood a race would do for their "Holy Land". I can't clapping hands and yelling like them when I was looking at thousands of innocents life being killed. 

Allah SWT already warned us beware of Yahudi, long ago before Islam become the last and the only religion for mankind. How could we forget the history of Prophets and Quran Verse that condemn Yahudi? How are we going to stop Islam being "defined" as Terrorist through Movies and "terrorist attack"?

Sungguh engkau akan dapati manusia yang keras sekali permusuhannya kepada orang yang beriman ialah orang Yahudi dan orang musyrik. Dan sesungguhnya engkau akan dapati orang yang dekat sekali kasih mesranya kepada orang yang beriman ialah orang yang berkata: Bahawa kami ini orang Nasrani. Yang demikian itu, disebabkan ada di antara mereka pendeta dan ahli ibadat, dan kerana mereka tidak berlaku sombong.

(Surah Al Maa'idah ayat : 82 )

Alhamdulilah now we have the connection of Internet. 

Through Internet we may find lots of info easily, especially those news who "blocked" by jewish.  Alhamdulilah. Insyaallah one day, whole world would know that 911 actually is a "Hollywood Terrorist Show" who directed by Jewish. 

I put these link as my conclusion and condolence for those who passed away in 911 tragedy, and also Palestine civilians who fight for their beloved country. Assalamualaikum.

Permusuhan Yahudi Terhadap Islam Dalam Sejarah

http://muslim.or.id/manhaj/yahudi-islam-dalam-sejarah.html

Solving 911 PDF Format (Recommended/Easier to read)
http://www.bollyn.com/public/Solving_9-11_-_The_Deception_That_Changed_The_World.pdf

Reviews on Malaysia Reverted Muslim Gathering @ Ipoh 8 Jan 2011

hehe we weren't attend kusus pra perkahwinan..

For detailed progress of gathering please read :
Malaysia Reverted Muslim Gathering by Firdaus Wong Wai Hung.

Honestly, this is not an easy task for me to write a review about Muslim Reverts Gathering 8/01/11 at Macma Ipoh, especially I was stick with the gathering barely one and a half hour then left earlier at 2.30pm for my personal job. The gathering is organized and lead by Bro Firdaus Wong who create Reverts Club at Facebook. The gathering was held up successfully alhamdulilah, however I do have personal opinion about Pros and Cons in this first time ever “Experimental Gathering” .

(I am not a talkative person, this is my declaration to those who thinks why I was so silent in gathering. I think twice before I talk and I don’t like to talk too much meaningless chit-chat. You may assume I am a weirdo but that’s my character since I was born at 1985.)

First of all, I would like to thanks Mrs Marlina Wong from MACMA HQ for given us green light on using their Ipoh Branch Macma, Tuan Pengerusi Macma Ipoh Dato’ Dr Fadzley Cheah, Mr. Hafiz Ng Naib Pengerusi Macma Ipoh, Mr. Firdaus Wong as Muslim Reverts Club FB page creator, and every attendant from Kuala Lumpur, Pangkor and Macma Members from Ipoh.

KL convoys have reached Macma safely on 12.00pm alhamdulilah, after having lunch and brief introduction by Mr. Hafiz Ng then our discussion and experience sharing is started at 1.00PM. However I was left at 2.30 pm so the rest story I would let Firdaus Wong to explain more about it and let me just give my little review on our small gathering.

If your aim in gathering is want to gain more islamic knowledge or improve your Fardu Ain/Kifayah, this is definitely not your place. We don’t have ustaz or Imam in our discussion. Most of the attendant don’t have any official qualification in Islamic studies, so you must be have a very “strong heart” to stand different kinds of amateur opinion and views from reverts which may makes you feels uncomfortable.

Of course, you may ask WHY? Why you guys gathering are so fussy and misleading? Are you going to play around with Hukum Allah SWT? No, of course we are not daring to challenge every sunnahtullah. Also we are not any form of Ajaran Sesat… But this kind of “Speak your mind out” gathering may be helpful to some serious muslim in dakwah. For underground muslim, they barely have any friends to share about their feeling, doubt and worries. Within this gathering we may give them a warm feeling that “You are never alone”. Also we may know what’s the underground muslim problems, how are they striving to keep their Iman silently. Also they may know some new friends who is same status like them, giving encouragement and support to each other in the future.

Another purpose is for born Muslim realize what’s bother reverts actually in context of Islam? What’s their misunderstanding about Islam and how muslim can help reverts? This is a voice that never heard in public, at least reverts won’t simply open their mouth and tell you their problems as a muallaf. This can be a real battlefield for pendakwah to find out the exact problem in muallaf community, it’s not some kind of assumption paperwork or so called “General Research”. The environment that everyone was sitting in round circle makes them feel safe to speak our just about anything in their mind, especially our gathering place is stay in closed door room.

About Cons…

Please bear in mind, no matter anything that we are feel not sure about it in Islam, or Hukum-hukum Allah SWT.. Please ask ustaz that’s already expert in Islam knowledge just like what stated in surah Al Baqarah ayat 168 - 170:

Wahai sekalian manusia! Makanlah dari apa yang ada di bumi, yang halal lagi baik, dan janganlah kamu ikut jejak langkah Syaitan; kerana sesungguhnya Syaitan itu ialah musuh yang terang nyata bagi kamu. Ia hanya menyuruh kamu melakukan kejahatan dan perkara yang keji, dan menyuruh kamu berkata dusta terhadap Allah, apa yang kamu tidak ketahui. Dan apabila dikatakan kepada mereka: Turutlah apa yang telah diturunkan oleh Allah, mereka menjawab: (tidak), bahkan kami hanya menurut apa yang kami dapati datuk nenek kami lakukannya. Patutkah (diikut) sekalipun datuk neneknya itu tidak faham suatu apapun, dan tidak mendapat petunjuk?

(No offence but I decided to give my personal review too)

There are some people in gathering are trying to give their personal opinion about Hukum Allah SWT. Sort of like : “ Saya rasa cara XXX yang betul ialah…. / Sebenarnya kita boleh buat macam sekian2…. / Kawan saya kata kita boleh kalao… / Itu hanya persepsi manusia, siapa cakap itu haram?...” Also some of the statement is more focus on Tahayul especially when it’s related to specific race’s tradition. I was not able to stop it but just observing what’s everyone reaction in this situation. Denying someone statement would lead to endless argument especially I am not qualified as well in Islam Studies, at the same time I was worry that some of the members would think what some of them is telling “the right things and it seems make sense for me” but actually it’s not. Of course this situation also may makes born muslim feels disturbed because they already knows Hukum Allah SWT can’t be fooling around just like what stated at surah Al Baqarah ayat 113 :

Dan orang-orang Yahudi berkata: "Orang-orang Nasrani itu tidak mempunyai sesuatu pegangan (ugama yang benar)"; dan orang-orang Nasrani pula berkata: "Orang-orang Yahudi tidak mempunyai sesuatu pegangan (ugama yang benar)"; padahal mereka membaca Kitab Suci masing-masing (Taurat dan Injil). Demikian juga orang-orang (musyrik dari kaum Jahiliyah) yang tidak berilmu pengetahuan, mengatakan seperti yang dikatakan oleh mereka itu. Maka Allah akan menghukum (mengadili) di antara mereka pada hari Kiamat mengenai apa yang mereka berselisih padanya.

This situation is very complicated. Those who are profession in Dakwah may realize those misunderstanding statement and conflict that frustrated muallaf a lot but at the same time it can be misleading to those muallaf who are still stay at “beginner stage” no matter in Iman or Knowledge about Islam. As a little advice for you and me please ask Ustaz at nearby mosque for clearer answer if you feel frustrated in Hukum Islam.

Although we get to know muallaf friends easily at internet era, there are still lots more reverts out there in Malaysia doesn’t like online communication. They prefer to speak out their mind directly rather than learn how to login their facebook account, so by attending this gathering 30% facebook members may hear the voice of other 70% real life reverters. Perhaps I should describe it as “Discussion forum in Reality”, anyone is feeling free to give opinions without exposed their identity to unrelated outsiders.

One last challenge is attendance’s racist perception with others which is what happened on my family though. I was bringing along my malay wife and daughter in attending this gathering, apparently there are few of the members was feeling sick with us for unknown reason. However I would say I am already feel numb with people’s perception. Perhaps this multi-race gathering also become a good chance for those members learning how to get along and giving respect with different race people. 

"Steven Lai & Dato Dr. Fadzli Cheah"

What surprising me the most was attendance of Kak Mariah’s friend Mr. Steven. Few days before gathering day being held, Kak Mariah asked me whether she can bring along a christian friend or not? Mr. Steven is very hardworking in studying islamic article but still not ready to embrace Islam. I said yes it would be no problem, who knows he may get his answer in our gathering? Afterwards on that day Mr. Steven and Kak Mariah were attended gathering at 4pm, I didn’t know how was the gathering going on but from what my friend Destiny said: “I am totally impressed by Mr. Steven, he studied a lots of islamic article and even when he talks… he would use words like Alhamdulilah, Insyaallah and Allahuakbar just like any muslim. I feel so shame that Mr. Steven is not embrace Islam yet but his islamic knowledge is more than anyone in gathering”

That’s an unexpected surprise in our gathering.

I wish I was there while Mr. Steven was sharing his view about Islam, but seems like too late. From what Kak Mariah told me afterwards Mr. Steven is profession officer, Insyaallah one day Allah SWT may open his heart to accept Islam.

Bukanlah kewajipanmu menjadikan mereka mendapat petunjuk, akan tetapi Allah jualah yang memberi petunjuk kepada sesiapa yang dikehendaki-Nya.

(Surah Al Baqarah : Ayat 272)

Alhamdulilah, our gathering was successfully help up at MACMA Ipoh on 8 Jan 2011. Pengerusi Macma Dato’ Dr Fadzley Cheah also agree to give Reverts Club fully support in held up more gathering! That’s definitely very good news for us for our first attempt in this.

Every facebook members also giving lots of positive feedbacks (Except me huh?) Everyone are feels warm to talk with other reverts, this is an very rare chance for muallaf. According to Firdaus Wong next gathering will be held up at Johor or Penang, I feel impressed with his effort and aims in doing Gathering… Insyaallah our virtual reverts community may grow healthy and firm in future.

As a conclusion, I apologize if my article disturbed anyone directly or indirectly. Also congratulation to everyone who have attended gathering, Insyaallah our silaturahim may become wider in the future, Amin... 

Breeze at seashore

 

Year 2008, I was went to Lumut seashore with Shiema.
This could the our first time went to seashore together, releasing our tension. She was bring along Nasi Lemak that cooked at house, we was having our tasty lunch under coconuts tree. As usual, people would looking at us with strange emotion, the situation that we get used to.

After having lunch, we rent two laying chair which cost us RM10..
There was so many problem we face in our journey, especially religion problem dan our future. How do I going to face my parent if I get married? What's my life going to be if I become a muslim, do Islam is the true religion I am looking for in my whole life? I believe there's God, but I don't know where is God.

"You will be going to interview police application right?"  she asked
"Yes, it's written I need to do physical test on next month.. I think it would be my last chance for our future, you know it's not easy for chinese to get job after convert."

"Insyaallah.."
"hmm.. "

I want to throw away all of the problems in my head, get rid all of them. Breeze blowing on my face, sounds like whistling on my ears.. The nature of beauty, it was so comforting me.

"Have you ever think about how breeze being created?"
"Nope... Is there a reason? "

"Yes la... These breeze is not created by fans, not human's power. Gentle breeze always blowing on anyone at anywhere on earth, no matter they are rich or poor.. or what race they are, breeze is still blowing gently everyday. We don't even have to pay money on enjoying these breeze like those aircond, don't you ever think about it?"
"Yes, it's for everyone.. no doubt at all"

"Then have you ever think who create breeze? Who is the one so caring to whole world humans, until everyone can enjoy it no matter who they are?"

I didn't answer Shiema.
This is not the first time she ask me such question, those question would stuck in my mind and takes long time to melt down in my heart. An invitation to Think and Find Answer. Our conversation stops right there, enjoying the beach breeze with hush.



I was felling asleep, soft breeze have become my blanket covering my whole body...

New Year New Target...

Happy New Year to everyone... My blog is being published for 6 months already, so far I have received a lot positive comments, feel glad about that.

This brand new year, I am laying out my new points in writing this blog. I would focus more on :

- My experience before and after reverted
- Misunderstand that makes people feel doubt about Islam
- One week at least one article

According to Google Analytic, this is some of the keywords of people searched my blog :

-Ajaran Sesat

Well.. I am not really expert in analyzing ajaran sesat, just a glance on the newspaper information.

- Muallaf Friends

I can be anyone's friend, that's no problem..

- Cabaran seorang muallaf

I will try to write more about it...

- Beijing seronok tak

I don't know..  Seronok kot ?

- Cara mendakwah yahudi

I think it's impossible... They will get rid of muslim I guess

- Cari girl chinese muallaf

I am male.. Yes it's true and I am married.

- Kahwin melayu tak mahu masuk melayu

no comments... I guess it's no answer in my blog


Any suggestion with my blog? What's more you would like to read from me?

Malaysia Reverted Muslim Gathering at Perak

Link : Malaysia Reverted Muslim (Facebook)

Link : Gathering Invitation at Facebook

**FINAL NOTICE - PLACE AND TIME CONFIRMED**

Date : 8th January 2010 (Saturday) at Macma Ipoh, Perak (Greentown zone, In front of Bangunan Persekutuan Perak, the most highest lot)

Itinerary of the gathering
11am - 2pm
- Getting to knew each other by experience sharing
- Propose & voting of Protem committee for future activity
- Planning for future activity

2pm - 3.30pm
- Solat Zohor
- Lunch

3.30pm - 5.30pm
- Discussion of tentative 2011 calendar
- Other agenda to be propose by other

Firdaus Wong Wai Hong called me last few days, he suggested to do a gathering among muallaf at Ipoh. We discussed about it and I am agree with his concept of gathering : "Muallaf, born muslim or even non muslim are very welcome to our gathering, any race also can come to join us. Unlike any other organization just focus on specific race only." 

Thus I agree and it would be the first time ever "Malaysia Reverted Muslim" from internet are going to held up an unofficial gathering at Ipoh. We are just meet each other as friendship gathering not debate about Religion. 

However, we are still finding suitable place... and we need more people to join our gathering. So far we got 16-20 muslimin muslimah attendance. 

If you are interested to join us, please message me through FB at http://www.facebook.com/ikhwanng , or email me :

or you also can call me at 014-3055 326, This gathering are specially for interaction between those who interested in Islam, muallaf and Underground Muslim. For more information please join our FB Club at Malaysia Reverted Muslim

P.S. Anyone are welcome to drop by and join us anytime during the event, no serious registration really needed.

KepadaMu aku bersujud...

When I was sembahyang, my daughter always feel curious with every movement in my solat. She would sit beside me silently... Untill one day, when I was just put sejadah on ground she crawls quickly towards sejadah then sujud on it.. It is so surprising because she is just one years old now,  but she is memorize what I did in solat everyday.

Her little and cute sujud keep on reminds me that I should be strive hard to be her good example, Insyaallah.

Wanita yang bertudung tetapi....

There was a friend asked me one question at Facebook chatroom before, I was give a simple answer and she accepted it. However I think I should write it out at my blog with more detailed answer... 

Soalan : 

"Seorang wanita yang bertudung dan anda menganggap dia seorang wanita yang baik...tetapi dia senang untuk disentuh oleh lelaki yang bukan muhrim...apakah pandangan anda tentang wanita ini..."

Jawapan saya:

Imej dan gerak geri seseorang senantiasa dijadikan sebagai penyukat Iman dan Takwanya.. Tetapi pandangan manusia adalah serba lemah, kerana mereka tidak dapat mengetahui segala aib dan apa yang dirahsiakan olehnya melainkan Allah swt. Macam saya pula, orang sering menganggap saya ialah orang kafir atau jahiliah, tetapi Allah swt saja yang mengetahui bahawa saya beragama Islam.

Allah swt adalah Maha Melihat lagi Maha Mengetahui. Walaupun wanita itu dipandang baik oleh umum, Allah swt tetap menghitung setiap dosa yang dilakukan olehnya… Tiada rahsia serta perbuatan aib boleh diselindungkan daripada pandangan Allah swt seperti apa yang difirmankan dalam Surah Al Mujaadalah Ayat 7 :

Tidakkah engkau memikirkan, bahawa sesungguhnya Allah mengetahui segala yang ada di langit dan bumi? Tiada berlaku bisikan antara tiga orang melainkan Dialah yang ke empatnya, dan tiada antara lima orang melainkan Dialah yang ke enamnya, dan tiada yang kurang dari bilangan itu dan tiada yang lebih ramai, melainkan Ia ada bersama-sama mereka di mana sahaja mereka berada. Kemudian Ia memberitahu kepada mereka pada hari kiamat apa yang mereka kerjakan. Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mengetahui akan tiap-tiap sesuatu.

Walaupun dari pandangan manusia wanita itu nampaknya baik, tetapi di akhirat dia tetap disoal setiap dosa yang diperlaku olehnya. Maka hendaklah wanita itu segera bertaubat dan berhenti segala perbuatan yang berdosa itu… Kita tidak boleh bertakwa kepada Allah swt secara 50/50 sahaja, waktu siang menjalankan tugas harian sebagai muslimah, waktu malam pula mencuba “Aksi Terlarang”…

Wahai orang yang beriman! Masuklah kamu ke dalam Islam keseluruhannya; dan janganlah kamu menurut jejak langkah Syaitan; sesungguhnya Syaitan itu musuh bagi kamu yang terang nyata.

[Surah Al Baqarah Ayat : 208]

You may interested in these.... :

Bertudung tetapi hanya Hipokrit? - Ustaz Zaharuddin

Sangkaan Dugaan

 

Nowadays everyone are exposed to all kinds of information, no matter from internet, TV, newspaper... I found out this comic is interesting, Media always show the negative side of other country, it cause lots of hatred and condemnation among country's citizen. Especially among Christian and Muslim... However their parents are playing the role in telling kids : "Not ALL Muslim/Christian are hateful."

Only those who are educated and able to think (Berakal), realise that not ALL Muslim are suicide bomber, and not ALL Christian are prefer to insult Islam. Just like one chinese idiom : "Various kind of people are eating the same kind of rice." There are various kind of people on this world, we can't justify someone or any community are the same at all. 

Look at everyone around you, can you say everyone from your race have the same thought and character like you? The answer is definitely not, so how can you judge other race are the same from any personal perspective when your own race is not the same? Only Allah swt know everything about everyone just like what stated at Surah Az Zalzalah ayat 6-8 :

Pada hari itu manusia akan keluar berselerak (dari kubur masing-masing) untuk diperlihatkan kepada mereka (balasan) amal-amal mereka. Maka sesiapa berbuat kebajikan seberat zarrah, nescaya akan dilihatnya (dalam surat amalnya)! Dan sesiapa berbuat kejahatan seberat zarrah, nescaya akan dilihatnya (dalam surat amalnya)!

This world is very complicated, there's no one single word can be use to describe any race. We are often being taught that don't judge book by its cover, but nowadays TV and Movie are teaching us to "Judge their cover forget about their book". Showing the "Cover Story" without in depth of analysis, scared away most of the viewer and keep hatred in their heart with other race or religion.



Mari kita sama-sama renungkan Surah Al Hujuraat ayat  12...

Wahai orang yang beriman! Jauhilah kebanyakan dari sangkaan kerana sesungguhnya sebahagian dari sangkaan itu adalah dosa, dan janganlah kamu mencari kesalahan orang; dan janganlah setengah kamu mengumpat setengahnya yang lain. Adakah kamu suka makan daging saudaranya yang telah mati? Maka sudah tentu kamu jijik kepadanya. Dan bertakwalah kamu kepada Allah; sesungguhnya Allah Penerima taubat, lagi Maha Mengasihani. 

Connecting the dots

It takes me quite long time to write an article, perhaps few days till weeks.
I am working hard on finding trusted source information, ayat Al-Quran.. (Especially I am just new-learner) plus I am sharing my personal experience as Muallaf. Which is what I am working hard to prove that Islam is true, more facts and information need to be collected and combined into one little article. This process makes me feel like connecting the dots. Each dot is stand for one small piece of trusted information, I search for few dots from various kind of books and information at internet then link them into one "Image".

Sesungguhnya pada kejadian langit dan bumi, dan pada pertukaran malam dan siang, ada tanda-tanda (kekuasaan Allah) bagi orang-orang yang berakal. (Iaitu) orang yang menyebut dan mengingati Allah semasa mereka berdiri, duduk dan berbaring mengiring, dan mereka pula memikirkan tentang kejadian langit dan bumi (sambil berkata): Wahai Tuhan kami! Tidaklah engkau menjadikan semuanya ini dengan sia-sia, Maha Suci Engkau, maka peliharalah kami dari azab neraka. 

[Surah Ali 'Imran Ayat : 190-191]

Islam is not fairytale that full of fantasy because Allah swt are the One who made this world.. Al-Quran have been proven everything about universe and life, day by day science keep on proven every Kalam Allah swt precisely describe every creation of Him.

However, the religion situation in Malaysia could be a mess. Which is muslim and non muslim always fight about religion issue especially at Internet. No one know what's their real identity at internet, just register any nickname then they will insult Islam openly at forum discussion board. Even if you google Islam photo, 80% of them are insulting cartoons and picture.

Before we condemn those rude non muslim, perhaps we should sit back and think may be the problem is come from muslim ourselves. Muslim should be preaching Islam to others patiently and politely, but occasionally what happening is other religion's idol oftenly being abused with all kind of rude words and criticism. Just like what it means in Surah Al An'aam Ayat : 108 :

‎

Dan janganlah kamu caci benda yang mereka sembah selain dari Allah, kerana mereka kelak akan mencaci Allah secara melampaui batas tanpa pengetahuan. Demikianlah Kami memperelokkan pada pandangan tiap-tiap umat akan amal perbuatan mereka, kemudian kepada Tuhan merekalah tempat kembali mereka, lalu Ia menerangkan kepada mereka apa yang mereka telah lakukan.

Allah swt won't forgive us if we do Syirik to Him, however Allah swt also warn us don't insult other religion's Idol. We are not asked to respect other god than Allah swt but to respect non muslim's feeling with their "god". Everyone need god in themselves,  insulting their god would lead to meaningless debate.

I tried to explain about Islam at chinese forum, but most of their feedback is abusive article like berita saudara baru merogol saudara baru, mayat muallaf direbut oleh pihak berkuasa, Islam meniru agama Christian and lots more criticism that drive me mad. It's very easy to teasing and insulting others, they don't need any knowledge to do so. Just search through the internet and they would copy paste a lot of nonsense information about Islam. Just like what have been quoted in Surah Al An'aam "Kerana mereka kelak akan mencaci Allah secara melampaui batas tanpa pengetahuan."

Such situation always happened on me while I try to explain Islam to non muslim.
They throw away those critical question on me, but most of the time I am just remain silent.. Honestly I have heard a lot of those negative rumours already about Islam before reverted, now it's my turn to stand on Islam side collect facts and fatwa from books then reply back. Sometime after I replied back with long true information they would refuse to accept it then walk away (Perhaps they don't understand at all) The last comment I received is : "Why you always trying hard to fight for that religion Islam? What's wrong with you? You are just living in your own world, act like dirty politician forcing everyone to accept all of the nonsense..."

Another hush from me...
I believe I am not fight for nothing or insult others feeling, but I just want to show them that Islam is true, Allah swt is the God and Prophet Muhammad saw is the last prophet.

Sesungguhnya Allah, Tuhanku dan Tuhanmu, maka sembahlah Kamu akan Dia; inilah jalan yang lurus.

[Surah Az Zukhruf Ayat : 64]