22nd Ramadhan Teaser

have a great weekend everyone!!

Penjelasan Saintifik

tq to nurina for this piece

hamilton Fuji GP Safety Car crash

Aku tak sure la OFFICIAL camera tak sempat amik or dah di edit.. This one taken by one spectator... Commentator ASTRO pro British team, takde pulak dok bising pasal spying case nih... biasalah MacLaren dah menang, diorang syok la...

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Hatred ever kills, love never dies - such is the vast difference between the two. What is obtained by love is retained for all time. What is obtained by hatred proves a burden in reality for it increases hatred. gandhi

The DANGER of Internet to KIDS

jaga-jaga... mende ni dah ada kat malaysia, cuma takde kes yg jadi public attention.. regardless this is based on a true story or not, mende ni dah 'normal' crime in US and UK mcm mencuri, merompak, dsb.. Nauzubillah //mod EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ ALL OF THIS and HAVE CHILDREN READ IT TOO! After tossing her books on the sofa, she decided to grab a snack and get on-line. She logged on under her screen name ByAngel213. She checked her Buddy List and saw GoTo123 was on. She sent him an instant message: ByAngel213: Hi. I'm glad you are on! I thought someone was following me home today. It was really weird! GoTo123: LOL You watch too much TV. Why would someone be following you? Don't you live in a safe neighborhood? ByAngel213: Of course I do. I guess it was my imagination cuz' I didn't see anybody when I looked out. GoTo123: Unless you gave your name out on-line. You haven't done that have you? ByAngel213: Of course not. I'm not stupid you know. GoTo123: Did you have a softball game after school today? ByAngel213: Yes and we won!! GoTo123: That's great! Who did you play? ByAngel213: We played the Hornets. LOL. Their uniforms are so gross! They look like bees. LOL GoTo123: What is your team called? ByAngel213: We are the Canton Cats. We have tiger paws on our uniforms. They are really cool. GoTo1 23: Did you pitch? ByAngel213: No I play second base. I got to go. My homework has to be done before my parents get home. I don't want them mad at me. Bye! GoTo123: Catch you later. Bye Meanwhile.......GoTo123 went to the member menu and began to search for her profile. When it came up, he highlighted it and printed it out. He took out a pen and began to write down what he knew about Angel so far. Her name: Shannon Birthday: Jan. 3, 1985 Age: 13 State where she lived: North Carolina Hobbies: softball, chorus, skating and going to the mall. Besides this information, he knew she lived in Canton because she had just told him. He knew she stayed by herself until 6:30 p.m. every afternoon until her parents came home from work. He knew she played softball on Thursday afternoons on the school team, and the team was named the Canton Cats. Her favorite number 7 was printed on her jersey. He knew she was in the eighth grade at the Canton Junior High School . She had told him all this in the conversations they had on- line. He had enough information to find her now. Shannon didn't tell her parents about the incident on the way home from the ballpark that day. She didn't want them to make a scene and stop her from walking home from the softball games. Parents were always overreacting and hers were the worst. It made her wish she was not an only child. Maybe if she had brothers and sisters, her parents wouldn't be so overprotective. By Thursday, Shannon had forgotten about the footsteps following her. Her game was in full swing when suddenly she felt someone staring at her. It was then that the memory came back. She glanced up from her second base position to see a man watching her closely. He was leaning against the fence behind first base and he smiled when she looked at him. He didn't look scary and she quickly dismissed the sudden fear she had felt. After the game, he sat on a bleacher while she talked to the coach. She noticed his smile once again as she walked past him. He nodded and she smiled back. He noticed her name on the back of her shirt. He knew he had found her. Quietly, he walked a safe distance behind her. It was only a few blocks to Shannon 's home, and once he saw where she lived he quickly returned to the park to get his car. Now he had to wait. He decided to get a bite to eat until the time came to go to Shannon 's house. He drove to a fast food restaurant and sat there until time to make his move. Shannon was in her room later that evening when she heard voices in the living room. "Shannon , come here," her father called. He sounded upset and she couldn't imagine why . She went into the room to see the man from the ballpark sitting on the sofa. "Sit down," her father began, "this man has just told us a most interesting story about you." Shannon sat back. How could he tell her parents anything? She had never seen him before today! "Do you know who I am, Shannon ?" the man asked. "No," Shannon answered. "I am a police officer and your online friend, GoTo123." Shannon was stunned. "That's impossible! GoTo is a kid my age! He's 14. And he lives in Michigan !" The man smiled. "I know I told you all that, but it wasn't true. You see, Shannon , there are people on-line who pretend to be kids; I was one of them. But while others do it to injure kids and hurt them, I belong to a group of parents who do it to protect kids from predators. I came here to find you to teach you how dangerous it is to talk to people on-line. You told me enough about yourself to make it easy for me to find you. You named the school you went to, the name of your ball team and the position you played. The number and name on your jersey just made finding you a breeze." Shannon was stunned. "You mean you don't live in Michigan ?" He laughed. "No, I live in Raleigh . It made you feel safe to think I was so far away, didn't it?" She nodded. "I had a friend whose daughter was like you. Only she wasn't as lucky. The guy found her and murdered her while she was home alone. Kids are taught not to tell anyone when they are alone, yet they do it all the time on-line. The wrong people trick you into giving out information a little here and there on-line. Before you know it, you have told them enough for them to find you without even realizing you have done it. I hope you've learned a lesson from this and won't do it again. Tell others about this so they will be safe too?" "It's a promise!" That night Shannon and her Dad and Mom all knelt down together and thanked God for protecting Shannon from what could have been a tragic situation.

Datuknametoolongitis

From my email box //mod I suffer from an incurable disease. Its called Datuknametoolongitis . Datuknametoolongitis is typically characterised by the sufferer's inability to remember people's names in full, especially that of the Datuks. At best the sufferer can absorb the first three syllables of the name. Anything after that becomes pure gibberish. Jalan Datuk what-what-what? Kuching, my hometown, is a city that discriminates victims of Datuknametoolongitis, like me. I'm saying that because 70% of the roads here are named after famous people, most of whom are Datuks, some of whom have unfortunately very very long names. Many years ago I remember studying at a Chinese Primary School along Pineapple Road, not too far from Palm Road . I remember a Jalan Keretapi (Train Road ) near Wisma Saberkas. There's even a oddly named Jalan Central Barat (Central West Road ), which is a strange fusion of Malay and English words. Jalan Rambutan. One of the few old road that retained its name. No there's no Jalan Coconuts. I then travelled to Perth Australia where I stayed for eight years growing accustomed to road names like Hay Street where I do my shopping, and James Street where there's good bubble tea, great coffee and fantastic pubs at night. The longest road name I've came across is probably Sir Charles Court Promenade, which is more of a walkway on campus than a road. And then I return to Kuching. And I experienced reverse culture shock. There are some changes with Kuching that I can put up with. Then there are some that I cannot. One road, two names. One new, one old. Kinda defeats the purpose of changing its name isn't it? Gone was Jalan Central Barat, its now Jalan Tan Sri Ong Kee Hui. Gone were Palm Road and Jalan Keretapi, its now Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce . I have nothing against their names. I don't even know who the heck they are. But I'm sure at one point or another probably they did something so magnificient the city council decided to name a road after them. Then another. And another. And one more. Then another... As if remembering long and complicated names wasn't difficult enough for sufferers of Datuknametoolongitis like me, I was further punished by having to differentiate between two almost similar road names. Two roads, similar names. But the difference is day and night. Its not that I didn't try remembering the names. Believe me, I tried. Its very difficult to know the names by heart. One trick I find very useful is to associate the road name with food. Doing so helps me remember long road names, but makes me hungry very easily. Its too bad some road names are a bit too long for me to use that trick. Umm... Jalan Murtabak? Then they start naming the roundabouts after these famous people. Try reading them double fast without pausing. How bad can this get? I thought those were the worst, I have no idea. Until I came face to face... with The Mother of All Long Roundabout Names. Its not true what they said about Sarawakians living on trees you know. That's not what we're famous for. We're famous for giving road directions to tourists. Angmoh tourist: "Excuse me, how do I get to the library?" Local Sarawakian: "Oh that's easy! From here, go along Jalan Datuk Abang Abdul Rahim, turn right at Jalan Tun Abdul Rahman and drive until you reach Bulatan Datuk Temenggong Abang Kipali Bin Abang Akip . Do a 3 o'clock towards Jalan TunKU Abdul Rahman, make a left at Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce and drive until you reach the roundabout at Bulatan Datuk Amar Abang Haji Suleiman Bin Haji Taha . Exit at Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg , then turn left at Jalan Laksamana Cheng Ho. Soon you'll reach Bulatan Datuk Menteri Abang Haji Mohammad Zin Bin Haji Salleh , where you should turn into Jalan Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Muhammad Salahuddin until you arrive Bulatan Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah Bin Datuk Bandar Abang Haji Mohammad Kassim . The library is just on your left. Any questions?" Angmoh tourist: "Huh?"

cool website .. lifelogger

this website is similar to friendster and myspace but a bit extra. If you are looking for a site to host your song, movie you should register for this one. The raya songs in this blog are host by lifelogger (terima kaceh aini) and the player interface is nice and simple. Of course you can do more with this site... you can add pics, add your personal information, blogging and so on...... give it a try! upload your songs at http://www.lifelogger.com

21st Ramadhan Teaser

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Never miss the first opportunity

A young man wished to marry the farmer's beautiful daughter. He went to the farmer to ask his permission. The farmer looked him over and said, "Son, go stand out in that field. I'm going to release three bulls, one at a time. If you can catch the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter." The young man stood in the pasture awaiting the first bull. The barn door opened and out ran the biggest, meanest-looking bull he had ever seen. He decided that one of the next bulls had to be a better choice than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull pass through the pasture out the back gate. The barn door opened again. Unbelievable. He had never seen anything so big and fierce in his life. It stood pawing the ground, grunting, slinging slobber as it eyed him. Whatever the next bull was like, it had to be a better choice than this one. He ran to the fence and let the bull pass through the pasture, out the back gate. The door opened a third time. A smile came across his face. This was the weakest, scrawniest little bull he had ever seen. This one was his bull. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and jumped at just the exact moment. He grabbed... but the bull had no tail! Life is full of opportunities. Some will be easy to take advantage of, some will be difficult. But once we let them pass (often in hopes of something better), those opportunities may never again be available. So always grab the first opportunity..

SURAT DARI SETAN UNTUK MU

Aku melihatmu kemarin, saat engkau memulai aktiviti harianmu. Kau bangun tanpa sujud mengerjakan subuhmu Bahkan kemudian, kau juga tidak mengucapkan "Bismillah" sebelum memulai santapanmu, juga tidak sempat mengerjakan shalat Isha sebelum berangkat ketempat tidurmu Kau benar2 orang yang bersyukur, Aku menyukainya Aku tak dapat mengungkapkan betapa senangnya aku melihatmu tidak merubah cara hidupmu. Hai Bodoh, Kamu millikku. Ingat, kau dan aku sudah bertahun-tahun bersama, dan aku masih belum bisa benar2 mencintaimu . Malah aku masih membencimu, karena aku benci Allah. Aku hanya menggunakanmu untuk membalas dendamku kepada Allah. Dia sudah mencampakkan aku dari surga, dan aku akan tetap memanfaatkanmu sepanjang masa untuk mebalaskannya Kau lihat, ALLAH MENYAYANGIMU dan dia masih m emi liki rencana-rencana untukmu dihari depan. Tapi kau sudah menyerahkan hidupmu padaku, dan aku akan membuat kehidupanmu seperti neraka. Sehingga kita bisa bersama dua kali dan ini akan menyakiti hati ALLAH Aku benar-benar berterimakasih padamu, karena aku sudah menunjukkan kepada NYA siapa yang menjadi pengatur dalam hidupmu dalam masa2 yang kita jalani Kita nonton film 'porno' bersama, memaki orang, mencuri, berbohong, munafik, makan sekenyang-kenyangya, bergosip, manghakimi orang, menghujam orang dari belakang, tidak hormat pada orang tua , Tidak menghargai Masjid, berperilaku buruk. TENTUNYA kau tak ingin meninggalkan ini begitu saja. Ayuhlah, Hai Bodoh, kita terbakar bersama, selamanya. Aku masih m emi liki rencana2 hangat untuk kita. Ini hanya merupakansurat penghargaanku untuk mu. Aku ingin mengucapkan 'TERIMAKASIH' kerana sudah mengizinkanku memanfaatkan hampir semua masa hidupmu. Kamu memang sangat mudah dibodohi, aku menertawakanmu. Saat kau tergoda berbuat dosa kamu menghadiahkan tawa. Dosa sudah mulai mewarnai hidupmu. Kamu sudah 20 tahun lebih tua, dan sekarang aku perlu darah muda. Jadi, pergi dan lanjutkanlah mengajarkan orang-orang muda bagaimana berbuat dosa. Yang perlu kau lakukan adalah merokok, mabuk-mabukan, berbohong, berjudi, bergosip, dan hiduplah se-egois mungkin. Lakukan semua ini didepan anak-anak dan mereka akan menirunya. Begitulah anak-anak . Baiklah, aku persilakan kau bergerak sekarang. Aku akan kembali beberapa detik lagi untuk menggoda mu lagi. Jika kau cukup cerdas, kau akan lari sembunyi, dan bertaubat atas dosa-dosamu. Dan hidup untuk Allah dengan sisa umurmu yang tinggal sedikit. Memperingati orang bukan tabiatku, tapi diusiamu sekarang dan tetap melakukan dosa, sepertinya memang agak aneh. Jangan salah sangka, aku masih tetap membencimu. Hanya saja kau harus menjadi orng tolol yang lebih baik dimata ALLAH.

Ujian Darah Sempena bulan Ramadhan

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Perihal hidung

SYAITAN DAN HIDUNG Hadis Abu Hurairah r.a: Nabi s.a.w telah bersabda: Apabila seseorang dari kamu bangkit dari tidur, maka hendaklah dia memasukkan air ke dalam hidung dan menghembusnya keluar sebanyak tiga kali kerana sesungguhnya syaitan tidur dalam rongga hidungnya iaitu ketika dia tidur (Muslim) . Tidak kiralah berapa besar lubang hidung kita atau macam mana bentuknya, kenalah kita ambil tahu sikit. Bunga akan berkembang segar jika disirami air, dan hidung akan berkembang megah bila dipuji ye dak? Bila kita nangis kekadang hidung pun tumpang nangis, kadang-kadang air hidung lebih banyak dari air mata. Malah ada orang jatuh cinta kerana terpesona dengan hidung seseorang. Tahukah kita hidung adalah salah satu anggota yang amat diminati oleh syaitan. Masa yang paling sesuai untuk dikunjungi syaitan adalah ketika kita tidur. Ketika itu syaitan akan berkumpul di dalamnya. Tidak diketahui pula dengan tepat kenapa dia suka sangat dengan lubang hidung, tetapi ia boleh menganggu keupayaan kita untuk bangun dari tidur. Membersihkannya sebaik sahaja bangun dari tidur adalah satu amalan yang dilakukan oleh Rasullullah selain dari bersugi. Bayangkanlah syaitan buat sarang dalam lubang hidung kita, macam-macam dia bikin. Oleh itu bersihkanlah sebaik bangun dari tidur. Cara nak membersihkannya; Berselawatlah dan gunakan jari yang kecil, bersihkanlah perlahan-lahan. Jangan gunakan jari yang besar atau sebarang objek kerana dikhuatiri hidung akan tercedera atau bulu hidung akan tertanggal, boleh jadi juga lubang hidung akan menjadi luas macam serombong kapal... Nak bubuh sabun pun boleh, tetapi jangan le banyak sangat, nanti berbuih pulak lubang hidung tu, boleh lemas tu, kan susah, setakat ni tak ada seorang pun yang sanggup buat CPR melalui lubang hidung. Kalau teringat sama-sama lah kita mengamalkannya kerana melalui hidunglah kita menyedut udara pemberian Allah dan dapat menghidu bau syurga (ini bergantung kepada amalan masing-masing). Akhir kata........ "Walaupun dirimu tidak kukenal, tetapi lubang hidungmu tetap menjadi pujaan hatiku"

Custom Made for Mat Yie

sebab mat yie kata byk kenangan baju melayu dia.. ni ha.. special effect pics specially made for Mat Yie.. geng homeroom aku :D

One of Us.. Mat Yatt

info ni maybe lama dah... tapi aku jumpa kat http://www.mrg-online.org/members/heazar.htm Ni yang ditulis kat Mission Malaysian Research Group Objectives
1. To coordinate and tap the expertise among fellow Malaysian researchers at all levels in identifying research support needs and in providing assistance to undergoing postgraduate students 2. To allow interactive network between sectors of research 3. To build strengths and country’s research expertise in various selected and strategic areas through establishing Special Interest Group (previously) or Research Grouping (now) 4. To act as a reference platform in establishing research and educational culture to the people of Malaysia proud of your bro!!

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Easing your preschooler's fears

by Sarah Henry Source: http://www.babycentre.co.uk Preschoolers and fear It's normal for a preschooler to be fearful. After all, anxiety is a natural condition that helps us cope with new experiences and protects us from danger. Some 3- and 4-year-olds are frightened of very specific things: bugs, dogs, the dark, or clowns. Other kids are afraid of new situations or meeting new people. Certain fears are particularly prevalent during the preschool years because a child's highly active imagination may make him worry about make-believe creatures, his (and your) health, death, disaster, and pain. Being hurt is another common fear (that's why your preschooler wants to cover up even the most minor scratch or cut). Most of your preschooler's fears will fade as he becomes more secure in himself and his environment. What you can do to ease your preschooler's fear Acknowledge his fears. They may seem silly and irrational, but they're very real and serious to him. Try not to smile when he tells you he's scared of, say, the neighbor's poodle or monsters under the bed. Let him know you understand how it feels to be afraid of something. If you're reassuring and comforting, he'll learn that it's okay to have fears and that it's best to deal with them. "Try to depersonalize the fear by getting your child to talk about it or label what's making him scared," says William Coleman, a behavioral pediatrician at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. "Fears won't go away if you ignore them." Trying to convince your preschooler that there isn't any reason to be afraid will only backfire. You'll probably just make him more upset if you say, "It's okay, the dog won't hurt you. There's nothing to be afraid of." Instead, try, "I understand that the dog frightens you. Let's walk past him together. If you don't want to do that, I'll hold you while he walks past us." {read full article here}

20th Ramadhan Teaser

Tips Bila Nak Bawa Isteri Shopping Raya

sent by Adzimi.... SOURCE: saujanautama.net Apabila datang hari kebesaran ini, orang yang paling banyak sekali berfikir ialah isteri kita. Memerahkan otaknya menghias ruang tamu dan hidangan meja untuk menceriakan hari tersebut. Yang paling menjemukan kita ialah apabila dia mengajak kita pergi shopping. Suami yang paling susah hati ialah isterinya yang bekerja yang ada duit sendiri. Kita tiada 'kuasa' untuk menahan kehendaknya. Kita lebih rela menjaga anak di restoren atau taman kanak-kanak yang berdekatan dengan kompleks beli belah dari mengekor isteri kita bershopping. Bukan kita tidak suka dia membeli barang-barang untuk hiasan rumah dan juga anak-anak sebab kesemuanya itu adalah untuk memudahkan diri kita juga. Tetapi cara isteri kita shopping itu yang sangat menjemukan kita. Mana tidaknya, dia akan tawaf satu komplek dulu 2-3 jam dan akhirnya barulah beli barang yang nak dibeli itu. Kita suami ni pula membeli secara objektif, sampai ke car park, terus ke kedai, beli, bayar dan terus pulang. 2-3 minit aje. Lagi menjemukan kita bila dia inginkan pendapat kedua dari kita seperti, "Bang, kain ni sesuai tak dengan Yah?" sambil diletaknya sedikit hujung kain yang masih bergolong di rak pameran di atas lengannya. Kita pun kata, "Ennn, cantik?. Kemudian dia akan ambil lagi kain yang disebelah dan diletak lagi di atas lengannya dan malah kali ini dilabuhkannya sampai ke hujung kaki dgn bertanya sekali lagi, "Yang ini pula Bang?,". Kita pun menjawab, "Cantik juga?". Dia pun naik kelabu fikiranya dan meminta kepastian, "Abang cakaplah betul-betul, yang mana sesuai untuk Yah?" Kita mula naik 'fed up'. "Mana-mana aje lah" . Dengan meninggikan sikit suara agar cepat-cepat dia membuat keputusan. Apabila dia tengok muka kita dah naik mencuka, dia pun letakkan kembali kedua-dua kain tadi dan terus beralih ke bahagian kanak-kanak untuk membeli pakaian anak-anak kita. Kita pun terasa puas dengan anggapan yang isteri kita tahu yang kita sedang marah padanya sebab banyak sangat membuang masa. Bila balik ke rumah isteri kita pula asyik bermasam muka sedangkan pakaian anak-anak semua dah dibelikan dan bahan-bahan untuk buat kek dan biskut pun semuanya lengkap. Kita pun naik pening. Harapan isteri kita pada pagi tadi yang begitu tinggi keseronokan pergi bershopping akhirnya bertukar kepada malam yang bermuram durja. Mengapa boleh terjadi demikian? Semasa kita keluar bersama-sama dengan isteri tadi, kita tidak dengan niat yang benar-benar mahu menolong dan menghiburkannya. Di dalam otak pemikiran kita masih ada agenda lain yang kita rasa lebih penting yang masih kita fikirkan. Atau kita telah membuat temujanji dengan kawan-kawan kita pada waktu yang tertentu pada sebelah petang hari itu juga. Ini menyebabkan fikiran kira sentiasa mendoakan agar aturcara shopping ini berakhir tepat mengikut apa yang kita jadualkan. Oleh itu jika isteri kita asyik membelek satu-satu kain ambil masa yang lama, kita mulalah nak menjadi 'time-keeper'. Jika lebih waktu, kita mula naik 'hot'. Kebanyakan isteri kita ni amat teliti semasa membeli-belah dan ingin berjimat agar duit yang dia belanjakan itu bernilai tinggi baginya. Diikuti pula dengan cara pemikiran mereka yang menilai sesuatu barangan itu dari pelbagai sudut. Kalau kita sang suami hanya fokus kepada harganya sahaja. Tetapi isteri akan melihat dari sudut kesesuaian dengan kasutnya, sesuai dengan warna kulitnya, ada tak rakan sepejabatnya yang memiliki kain yang sama dan sebagainya. Inilah menyebabkan dia susah nak membuat keputusan. Maka pandangan kedua dari kitalah yang dia harap-harapkan sebagai kata pemutus. Jika kita kata, "Abang suka yang ini sebab corak dan warnanya memang abang suka." Pasti dia akan kembang kincup hidungnya dan terus membeli kain itu dengan hati yang riang. Nanti apabila rakan-rakannya komen, dia akan berkata, "Baju ini abang I yang pilih kainnya". Di berasa puas yang kasihnya terbelai. Abangnya telah menghargainya. Dengan hanya menyatakan sukanya kita atas pilih itu sudah cukup untuk mengembirakan dia pada bulan itu. Bukankah kita juga yang bahagia jika isteri kita gembira. Pergi shopping adalah satu aktiviti yang dapat menghilangkan stress bagi isteri kita dan malah menyeronokan pula kerana: 1. Hiasan di komplek itu menyeronokkan dan melegakan dia. Sebab di rumah dah jemu hiasan dalamnya. 2. Pengunjung yang juga bershopping adalah "peragawati" bagi isteri ini melihat fesyen yang mereka pakai. 3. Dia pula yang sengaja mengenakan fesyen up-to-date, menjadi jelingan rujukan pengunjung yang lain juga. Rasa megah di hati jika ada yang jelling padanya. 3. Hiasan perabut dan susun-atur di kedai adalah rujukan hiasan dalaman di rumahnya. 4. Dapat memegang dan memakai pakaian yang diminati, lebih meningkatkan kepuasan menilai pakaian sebelum dibeli. 5. Mengetahui harga barangan terkini adalah satu senjata tawar menawar untuk mendapatkan harga termurah, terkualiti dan terpuas. 6. Dapat membeli barangan / pakaian yang diimpikannya (diangan2kan) itu laksana bulan jatuh ke riba, 2-3 hari masih seronok menceritakan kepuasan dapat memilikinya. Oleh itu, jika kita telah bersetuju untuk bersama dengannya pergi 'shopping', maka letakkan niat untuk menolong dan menghiburkannya pada hari itu. Sebelum melangkah ke pintu, Angkat tangan dan tadah ke langit dengan menyebut niat, "Sahaja aku keluar shopping untuk menghiburkan isteri pada hari ini kerana Allah Ta'ala". Kosongkan agenda lain yang mungkin mengganggu perjalanan agenda shopping di kepala kita. Pohonlah keberkatan dari Allah sehari bersama dengannya ini. Selamat Mencuba.

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Scientific Studies on Muslim Slaugthery

By Dr. Aisha El-Awady SOURCE: http://www.islamonline.net/English/Science/2003/02/article01.shtml Islam’s stance on what is permissible to eat and what is not is clear. There are strict rules when it comes to meat regarding what is allowed and what is forbidden. In Surat Al-Maida (The Table) Allah says: "Forbidden to you [for food] are: Al-Maytatah (the dead animals -cattle-beasts not slaughtered), blood, the flesh of swine, and the meat of that which has been slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah, or has been slaughtered for idols, etc., or on which Allah’s Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering, and that which has been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by the goring of horns - and that which has been [partly] eaten by a wild animal - unless you are able to slaughter it [before its death] ­ and that which is sacrificed (slaughtered) on An­Nusub[ (stone altars). [Forbidden] also is to use arrows seeking luck or decision, [all] that is Fisqun (disobedience of Allah and sin). This day, those who disbelieved have given up all hope of your religion, so fear them not, but fear Me. This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But as for him who is forced by severe hunger, with no inclination to sin [such can eat these above-mentioned meats], then surely, Allah is Oft ­Forgiving, Most Merciful." The Islamic practice of slaughtering animals by means of a sharp cut to the front of the neck has frequently come under attack by some animal rights activists as being a form of animal cruelty, the claim being that it is a painful inhumane method of killing animals. In the West, it is required by law to stun the animals with a shot to the head before the slaughter, supposedly to render the animal unconscious and to prevent it from reviving before it is killed so as not to slow down the movement of the processing line. It is also used to prevent the animal from feeling pain before it dies. German Research Studies Pain It therefore may come as a surprise to those who have made such acclimations to learn of the results of a study carried out by Professor Wilhelm Schulze and his colleague Dr. Hazim at the School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover University in Germany. The study: ‘Attempts to Objectify Pain and Consciousness in Conventional (captive bolt pistol stunning) and Ritual (halal, knife) Methods of Slaughtering Sheep and Calves’ concludes that Islamic slaughtering is the most humane method of slaughter and that captive bolt stunning, practiced in the West, causes severe pain to the animal. In the study, several electrodes were surgically implanted at various points of the skull of all animals, touching the surface of the brain. The animals were allowed to recover for several weeks. Some animals were then slaughtered by making a swift, deep incision with a sharp knife on the neck cutting the jugular veins and the carotid arteries as well as the trachea and esophagus (Islamic method). Other animals were stunned using a Captive Bolt Pistol (CBP). During the experiment, an electroencephalograph (EEG) and an electrocardiogram (ECG) recorded the condition of the brain and the heart of all animals during the course of slaughter and stunning. The results were as follows: I – Islamic Method 1. The first three seconds from the time of Islamic slaughter as recorded on the EEG did not show any change from the graph before slaughter, thus indicating that the animal did not feel any pain during or immediately after the incision. 2. For the following 3 seconds, the EEG recorded a condition of deep sleep - unconsciousness. This is due to the large quantity of blood gushing out from the body. 3. After the above-mentioned 6 seconds, the EEG recorded zero level, showing no feeling of pain at all. 4. As the brain message (EEG) dropped to zero level, the heart was still pounding and the body convulsing vigorously (a reflex action of the spinal cord) driving a maximum amount of blood from the body thus resulting in hygienic meat for the consumer. II - Western method by C.B.P. Stunning 1. The animals were apparently unconscious soon after stunning. 2. EEG showed severe pain immediately after stunning. 3. The hearts of animals stunned by C.B.P. stopped beating earlier as compared to those of the animals slaughtered according to the Islamic method resulting in the retention of more blood in the meat. This in turn is unhygienic for the consumer. Western-Style Slaughtering and Mad Cow’s Disease Not only is this method of stunning animals before the slaughter severely painful as shown by the previous experiment, but there is also a rising concern that this method may be a factor in the spread of mad cow’s disease from cattle to humans as it was discovered in recent research carried out at Texas A&M University and by Canada’s Food Inspection Agency, that a method called pneumatic stunning (which is the firing of a metal bolt into the cow's brain followed by a pulverizing burst of 150 pounds of air pressure) delivered a force so explosive that it scattered brain tissue throughout the animal. This news is disturbing since the brain tissue and spinal cord are the most infectious parts of an animal with mad cow disease, which causes fatal Swiss cheese like holes in the brain of the infected animal. It is more disturbing to find out that around 30 to 40 percent of American cattle are stunned by pneumatic guns. Islamic Regulations for the Slaughter As one can see from the previous studies, Islamic slaughtering of animals is a blessing to both the animal and to humans alike. In order for the slaughtering to be lawful, several measures must be taken by the one performing the deed. This is to ensure the highest benefit to both the animal and the consumer. In this regard, the Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) said: "God calls for mercy in everything, so be merciful when you kill and when you slaughter: sharpen your blade to relieve its pain". The object used to slaughter the animal should be sharp and used swiftly. The swift cutting of vessels of the neck disconnects the flow of blood to the nerves in the brain responsible for pain. Thus the animal does not feel pain. The movements and withering that happen to the animal after the cut is made are not due to pain, but due to the contraction and relaxation of the muscles deficient in blood. The prophet (peace be upon him) also taught Muslims neither to sharpen the blade of the knife in front of the animal nor to slaughter an animal in front of others of its own kind. The cut should involve the windpipe (trachea), gullet (esophagus), and the two jugular veins without cutting the spinal cord. This method results in the rapid gush of blood draining most of it from the animal’s body. If the spinal cord is cut, the nerve fibers to the heart might be damaged leading to cardiac arrest thus resulting in stagnation of blood in the blood vessels. The blood must be drained completely before the head is removed. This purifies the meat by removing most of the blood that acts as a medium for microorganisms; meat also remains fresh longer as compared to other methods of slaughtering. Therefore accusations of animal cruelty should very rightly be focused on those who do not use the Islamic way of slaughtering but prefer to use those methods which cause pain and agony to the animal and could also very well cause harm to those consuming the meat.

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Apa yang telah berlaku kepada Nurin Jazlin Jazimin merupakan satu peristiwa yang telah mendapat perhatian seluruh negara. Kesakitan dan penderitaan yang dialami oleh kanak-kanak yang hanya berumur 8 tahun ini tidak dapat dibayangkan. Begitu juga dengan trauma yang terpaksa dihadapi oleh ibubapa, adik beradik dan keluarga arwah Nurin Jazlin, berat mata memandang berat lagi bahu yang memikul. Sedarkah kita bahawa kejadian culik, rogol dan bunuh ini bukanlah perkara yang baru tetapi sebelum ini ada beberapa kes lagi. Kebanyakan kes-kes ini melibatkan remaja dan kanak-kanak. Pada 18 Mei 1999 Audrey Melissa Bathinathan, 17 tahun telah dijumpai berhampiran Sekolah Perempuan Methodist Kuala Lumpur, tempat beliau belajar. Hasil bedah siasat mendapati mangsa telah dipukul di kepala, dirogol dan dijerut lehernya. Noor Suzaily Mukhtar, 24 tahun telah ditemui di Taman Bukit Tinggi pada 7 Oktober 2000 Klang. Mangsa telah dirogol dan bunuh dalam sebuah bas ekspres dan mayatnya dicampak di sebuah jalan di kawasan pembinaan Taman Bukit Tinggi, Klang. Pada 23 Oktober 2000 Nor Shuhada Borak, 6 tahun ditemui mati dalam tangki air di bumbung bangunan kediaman tiga tingkat jenis townhouse di Selayang dalam keadaan separuh bogel dan lebam pada muka dan tangan. Mangsa dipercayai telah dirogol sebelum dibunuh. Gadis berusia 17 tahun, Farrah Deeba Rustam dirogol dan dibunuh di bawah jambatan jalan masuk ke Kampung Tersusun Batu 2, Jalan Lama Bidor-Tapah pada 14 Februari 2001. Mangsa mati akibat dijerut dengan menggunakan tali. Nurul Hanis Kamil telah dibunuh dalam semak selepas pulang dari sekolah di Serkam Darat, Merlimau, Melaka pada 3 Julai 2001. Sementara itu seorang kanak-kanak perempuan berusia tujuh tahun dirogol dan diliwat sehingga terkeluar usus oleh dua remaja berusia 19 tahun tahun ketika merompak keluarga mangsa di rumahnya di Taman Bukit Maluri, Kepong pada 13 Ogos 2001. Norshakila Ramli Choo, 6 tahun telah dirogol sebelum dibunuh di Taman Tasik Permai Ampang pada 1 April 2002. Seorang pelajar sekolah menengah telah ditolak dari atas jejantas, ditendang dan dicekik sebelum dirogol di bawah jejantas Jalan Reko, Kajang antara jam 2.35 petang dan 4.00 petang pada 8 Oktober 2002. Mangsa mengalami patah tulang belakang dan nyaris meninggal dunia. Kaki dan tangan mangsa juga diikat ke belakang dan badannya ditutup dengan plastik hitam, mulut disumbat dengan stokin dan diikat dengan sapu tangan sebelum ditinggalkan. Pada 6 November 2002 Siti Nurliyana Shamimi Rosdi seorang kanak-kanak berumur dua tahun telah diculik, dirogol dan dibunuh, dijumpai dalam keadaan bogel di tebing Sungai Kedah, kira-kira 500 meter dari rumahnya di Kampung Seberang Terus. Hasil bedah siasat mendapati ada kesan koyak pada kemaluan mangsa, selain lebih 40 kesan luka pada badan. Mangsa juga mengalami pendarahan dalam otak dipercayai akibat dipukul dengan benda keras. Noritta Samsudin berumur 22 tahun telah dijumpai mati di Kondominium Puncak Prima Galleria, Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur pada 5 Disember 2003. Mangsa dikatakan telah dirogol sebelum dibunuh. Pada 13 Jun 2003 Canny Ong lay Kian telah dilarikan dari tempat letak kereta Bangsar Shopping Center. Mayat mangsa ditemui separuh rentung di dalam sebuah longkang di tepi Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur. Kanak-kanak berusia 10 tahun, Hasirawati Saridi ditemui mati dipercayai dibunuh dan dirogol ketika dalam perjalanan ke sekolah di Kampung Ratau, Menggatal, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah pada 8 Januari 2004. Pada 17 Januari 2004 seorang kanak-kanak berusia 10 tahun, Nurul Huda Abdul Ghani telah dirogol, diliwat sebelum dibunuh di pondok pengawal stesen pencawang Tenaga Nasional Berhad Kampung Pekajang, Gelang Patah, Johor. Mayatnya ditemui berbogel tersandar pada dinding tandas pondok pengawal tersebut dalam keadaan mencangkung. Mazny Abdullah dari Junjung, Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang telah dibunuh pada 23 November 2004. Siti Syazwani Ahmad Dusuki, 9 tahun telah dibunuh selepas dirogol di Taman Rhu pada 22 Disember 2004. Masih ingatkah lagi kita kepada apa yang telah berlaku kepada mereka ini? Bila membaca kisah Nurin Jazlin ramai yang merasa sedih dan hiba malah ada juga yang terkejut dan marah. Kita merasa perkara yang sama bila kejadian sebelum Nurin Jazlin berlaku tapi selepas itu kita lupa. Sudah tiba masanya sesuatu dilakukan untuk mencegah daripada berulangnya kes-kes seumpama ini. Ketika ini ramai yang bercakap dan memberi pelbagai cadangan selepas apa yang berlaku pada Nurin Jazlin. Persoalannya bilakah pandangan dan cadangan ini boleh dilaksanakan? Bila pula kita sendiri akan mengambil tindakan untuk mengubah keadaan ini? Adakah kita hendak menunggu Siapa Selepas Nurin Jazlin baru ada kesedaran?

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SPORTS WEEKEND IN REVIEW

Chelsea drawn against Fulham as Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal won their away matches 1-0. United goal scored by Ronaldo against Birmingham, Arsenal by van Persie against West Ham and Liverpool by Benayoun against Wigan. This result left Chelsea 8 points behind Arsenal with the Gunners played less one game than the Blues. At this rate, Chelsea could be out of title race and Champion League tournament by December. So much for Roman's aim to win Champion League this season. I guess the game against Valencia at Mestalla will be the focal point of Avram Grant managerial career at Chelsea. Winning against second tier team in Carling Cup with first XI squad is not really an impressive feat. Meanwhile, Pompey (Portsmouth) had an incredible game with different sort of deflection goals. 7-4 was the final score at Fratton Park against Reading although the first half only recorded 3 goals, 2-1 to Portsmouth. Benjani scored his first hatrick in English game for Pompey and they are 6th in the table, toppling Chelsea to 8th place. This game is the highest aggregate goals for EPL history. I just amazed how FIA allowed MacLaren to race as they were the culprit behind spying saga against Ferrari. Its just like you allow one guy who has all the exam questions (before sitting for his exam) to exam hall. MacLaren showed their pace last weekend at first Fuji circuit Grand Prix race but I would not regard any MacLaren drivers as world champion as they had unfair advantages. Unlucky for our Nicol David who lost to her arc rival Grinham in British Open final. I guess a good thing about this, she can now starts another winning run, if I am not mistaken was around 50++ before her loss to Grinham. Rugby World Cup is in quarter final stage where Argentina top Pool D without losing a match and it will be an interesting match against Scotland. Other matches, South Africa vs Fiji, New Zealand vs. France, Australia vs England

GOD Spot?

By Dr. Ebrahim Kazim** April 7, 2005 Allah gave us the human brain to make us the best of all His creations The human brain is the most complex organ man has been endowed with. Allah gave us the human brain to make us the best of all His creations, in order to differentiate us from animals and other creatures. It contains 100 billion neurons (nerve cells) and trillions of connecting fibers called synapses. It can store a hundred thousand facts at a time and a million billion facts in a lifetime. Recently, a new science is being developed called neuro-theology to study the neurobiology of religion, to identify the brain's spirituality circuit, and to explain how it is that religious rituals have the power to move believers and non-believers alike. Tune Into the Divine Whenever any man sets foot in a holy place such as a mosque or a church, a feeling of reverence generates within him. Some scientists say there is a “God-spot” or a center for spirituality in the temporal lobe of the human brain (dysfunction of which may also cause seizures). This lobe has connections to the frontal cortex which also houses the attention center as well as the cognition center responsible for logical thinking. Al Ḥamdu Lillāh, some of us who do not believe in God at least possess a brain with the capacity to believe in God. The brain circuitry may amount to an antenna to make us tune in to the divine. Many people have a profound acceptance that religion has changed their lives, perhaps because spiritual practices activate the temporal lobe. That is why "God won't go away" from us. Muslims are offended by the notion that God is a creation of the human brain, rather than the other way around. Allah might have put a God-spot in the brain because it is His sovereign choice to be in relationship to humankind in order that we could develop it further if we want to understand more about Him. This higher center may have evolved to have control over the present day neo-cortex (our ‘new’ brain or ‘thinking’ brain which distinguishes us from animals), and thereby our mind, leading to deeper thinking and a prolonged state of Taqwa (God-consciousness). This God-spot should be well developed in those of us who are religious as well as pious in our actions, but underdeveloped in those who do not respond to the Great Caller and who should be labeled as deaf, dumb and blind “Summun Bukmunn ‘Ummyunn” (Qur’an 2:18). If the temporal lobe is surgically resected, then this lobectomy would amount to a “Godectomy” and the person would become an agnostic and would not know about God. The Difference Between Brain, Body and Soul When we feel carried away by intense prayer and have an uplifting ritual, it is reflected in activity in the temporal lobe Although it is said that the temporal lobe houses the God-spot and is the seat of a God-given human faculty for experiencing the divine, it is only acting as an antenna. It is not the locus of a person’s soul (Rūḥ), although Allah breathed His Rūḥ into the first man - Adam. The Rūḥ has an existence independent from the brain and the rest of the body. There are very real differences between brain, body and soul. Whenever we feel carried away and transported to another scenario by intense prayer and an uplifting ritual, it is reflected in activity in the temporal lobe with changing of the frequency and amplitude of the brain waves as seen in the electro-encephalogram. Moreover, brain imaging techniques such as FMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and PET (Positive Emission Tomography) which are presently being used to locate and map out the different areas of the brain during prayers and meditation show activity in some areas while other areas in the brain are blanked off. The prefrontal cortex of the brain, which is the seat of attention, lights up, and the superior parietal lobe, (acting as the "orientation association area," which processes information about where our 3-dimensional body stands in space and time, and which is situated towards the top and back of the brain) is switched-off, and so is the amygdale, which registers fear and anger by monitoring the environment for threats and dangers. Experimentally, bursts of electrical activity could be triggered in the temporal lobes through mini-electrodes, which produce sensations described by the patient as supernatural or a sense of the divine. Such brain storms can also appear in times of personal crisis and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) suggesting a reason that some people "find God" in such moments. However, losing one's self in prayer and feeling good or uplifted have nothing to do with how well we communicate with God. In fact, many people pray best when harm afflicts them (Qur’an 41:51) and they feel guilty, shameful or sad. The sheer habit to pray may also be more affirmative than the occasional feeling that God is close by and listening to us. Some scientists are not sure whether the brainwaves create God or God creates the brainwaves, though they admit that both prayers and meditation give rise to a relaxed dualistic mind with intense feelings of love and joy when both excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters in the brain come into play to exert their biological and emotional effects. To the average man, it is a matter of faith. To a Muslim, everything is from Allah. Thank Allah Some studies have found no benefit at all from third-party prayer because, they say, it puts God to the test instead. However, the benefits of prayer and meditation to the individual himself are cumulative, leaving their footprints in the neural pathways. Hence, the importance of introducing children to prayers at an early age (Ḥadīth). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To a Muslim, everything is from Allah. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No matter how we take it, we must thank G.O.D. (the Great Organising Designer) Who gifted us with a brain equipped with different centers and neurotransmitters so that we could think of the divine and be confident, calm and comfortable. The first to mature is that part of the brain controlling movement and senses followed by language, while the center for attention, reasoning and problem-solving is the last to mature, which leads to wisdom. Executive activities which are prioritized in the prefrontal cortex don't fully develop until young adulthood. The hyper-religiosity of some individuals has been attributed by some researchers to various grades of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Approximately a quarter of TLE patients have intense religious experiences during seizures, saying that they had an aura preceding the attacks that relate to God, such as hearing a divine voice or seeing a divine vision. Although some non-Muslim scientists have labeled some prophets and some mystics as suffering from temporal-lobe epilepsy, recent studies have cast doubt on the connection between religiosity and temporal-lobe epilepsy (the latter disease presenting itself in a fascinating array of symptoms sometimes referred to as supernatural). Laws of the land make human beings behave differently than they would have otherwise. Faith in God results in different behavior. There is no harm in such knowledge of neuroscience co-existing with a person’s faith. Muslims accept that even scientific inspiration comes to us from higher sources; Allah. When prayers and meditation are repetitive, the various neuro-transmitters may stimulate growth of some dormant neurons in the brain to develop a higher centre on the evolutionary ladder of the present day cerebral cortex with a capacity to think and to rationalize much better. Religion Linked to Better Mental Health It is to be noted that, until 1994, the American Psychiatric Association officially classified strong religious belief as a mental disorder, but now they believe that religion is linked to far better mental health. Mystics describe their experiences as ecstatic and serene, and they show utmost humility, while psychotics, schizophrenics and epileptics experience hearing the same voice with the same message during their bouts of illness. Although such persons are confused and frightened by these hallucinations, they see themselves as prophets or even God with special divine powers. However, mystical experiences can also come to anyone spontaneously without desiring them. The reader may refer to the Qur’anic verses 40:15 and 16:2. Having religious faith can speed recovery from depression in older patients. Religiously active older people tend to have lower blood pressure than those who are less active, and live longer. Religion is not only meditation and prayers. It is much more than that such as fasting, charity, visiting widows and orphans, and looking after their welfare. Disclaimer: The ideas expressed in this article represent solely the opinion of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of IslamOnline.net.

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