Pastikan makanan anda halalan thoyyiban.

Salam, Maklumat penting untuk dikongsi kepada semua umat Islam yang prihatin tentang pengambilan makanan yang halal lagi baik.  Berserta FAQ dari laman web HDC. http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/ Logo Halal selain dikeluarkan oleh Jakim/HDC atau Halal negeri sahaja diiktiraf dan sah, yang lain tidak diiktiraf sah akan kehalalannya. . ianya samada dibuat untuk keuntungan,menipu dsbnya. Takrifan Halal: http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/corporate. php?ID=109&parent_id=91 Pork Free = Tak Halal Majoriti pemilik premis makanan, bukan Islam. Syarat Restoran/Premis Makan Halal buka kerna pekerja Islam bekerja di restoran/ food court itu, pekerja bertudung(ada yg masa berkerja sahaja bertudung). elok sebelum kita membeli tanya, siapa pemiliknya, ada sijil halal ke tak? (Dave’s Deli, Dome, Johnny’s Restaurant, Uncle Lim’s dan banyak lagi tidak pernah memohon untuk disemak barang makan/minum, sembelihan ayam/daging, bahan mereka halal.. mengapa kita masih menyokong mereka yang tidak prihatin terhadap kita?) Senarai terkini syarikat yang telah mendapat pengesahan sijil halal daripada HDC. http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/maklumat_ persijilan. php Manhattan Fish Market (pemilik bukan Islam) http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan : Assalamualaikum, adakah premis restoran The Manhattan Fish Market. Contohnya di Alamanda Putrajaya, Ikano Power centre, Sogo dan Centre Point mendapat Logo Halal from HDC atau JAKIM. Tarikh Aduan :     14/04/2009 – 01:28:47 Jawapan : Waalaikumsalam, Restoran tersebut tiada didalam rekod JAKIM/HDC. Sekian. Terima Kasih (Bagaimana dgn London Fish Tale yg juga dimiliki oleh tuanpunya Manhattan?hmm. ..) ———— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— - Halal Islamic Council South East Asia (kalau tak sah, mengapa Jakim tidak mengambil tindakan, membiarkan sahaja Islamic Council dan lain-lain bermaharajalela sesuka hati menjual sijil Halal?) http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan : Asalamu’alaykum, Saya ingin bertanya samada logo halal tu hanya di keluarkan oleh pihak HDC sahaja atau sebaliknya. Ini adalah kerana kebanyakkan premis restoran di sekitar Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya mempamirkan logo halal “South east asia Islamic Council” yang beralamat di Taman Tun Dr Ismail, KL. Ini mendatangkan banyak kemusykilan tentang kesahihan sijil halal yang dipamerkan. Wasalam. Tarikh Aduan :     23/03/2009 – 06:18:30 Jawapan : Waalaikumsalam. . Terima Kasih kerana bertanya. Logo halal yang diiktiraf oleh pihak kerajaan hanyalah yang dikeluarkan oleh HDC & Jab Agama Islam negeri.Selain daripada itu tidak diiktiraf oleh kerajaan sama sekali. http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan :     Adakah sah halal – kedai2/produk2 yang mempunya logo halal south east asia. Tarikh Aduan :     20/07/2007 – 13:12:21 Jawapan : Salam, Badan Islam tersebut tidak diiktiraf JAKIM. Terima kasih. http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan :    Tuan, Saya ada sedikit kemusykilan yang ingin diajukan kepada pihak tuan. Minggu lepas saya ke sebuah shopping kompleks (The Summit, Subang Jaya). Saya lihat ada beberapa kedai makan yang mempamerkan Logo HALAL daripada South East Asia Council…kedai makan seperti Mr. Teppanyaki, Station Kopitiam dan beberapa kedai lagi. Soalan saya, adakah Logo Halal dari SEA ini diiktirafkan di Malaysia? Seperkara lagi, saya melihat ada 2 kedai makan yang mempamerkan Logo Halal tetapi tiada pengesahan kod & juga tanda JAKIM. Yang tertera di antara logo tersebut adalah Makanan Halal! Tanda tersebut begitu mengelirukan umat Islam. Saya berharap pihak Jakim dapat membuat pemantauan ke atas kedai2 makan yang meletakkan tanda halal sewenang2nya untuk keuntungan pihak2 yang tertentu. Sekian, Terima Kasih. Yang Benar Hanis Abdul Halim Tarikh Aduan :     27/08/2007 – 16:45:07 Jawapan : Assalamualaikum. .. Berkenaan dengan pertanyaan saudari itu tentang premis yang menggunakan logo halal dari SEA itu, adalah perlu difahami oleh semua pengguna di Malaysia ini bahawa hanya JAKIM dan JAIN yang boleh mengeluarkan pengesahan halal ke atas premis-premis atau kilang yang berada di Malaysia. Logo halal selain dari JAKIM dan JAIN memang tidak diterima pakai dalam pengesahan halal. Bagaimanapun permohonan pengesahan halal adalah sesuatu yang sukarela dan bukan diwajibkan ke atas premis. Mereka berhak untuk menggunakan perbahasaan halal seperti ‘di tanggung halal’, ‘no pork serve’, ‘tulisan halal jawi dalam bulatan’ dan sebagainya di premis mereka selagi mana produk mereka tidak mengandungi bahan-bahan yang diharamkan oleh syarak. Dari segi perundangan, memang tidak menjadi kesalahan untuk mereka mengguna pakai perbahasaan halal itu, tetapi jika mereka menggunakan bahan-bahan yang haram sedangkan dalam masa yang sama mereka mempamerkan perbahasaan halal, tindakan boleh di ambil ke atas premis tersebut. Sebagai pengguna islam, kita mempunyai pilihan dan pilihlah produk, premis dan sebagainya yang diyakini suci. Dan langkah yang paling bijak ialah dengan memilih produk atau premis yang ada logo halal Malaysia(JAKIM) . Sekian, harap maklum. http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan : Salaam, 1. senarai aduan yang disediakan dlm website jakim tiada jawapan dr pihak jakim sendiri. patutkah kami percaya? 2. apa beza status halal yang di keluarkan jakim dan logo halal yang di keluarkan oleh ‘islamic comitte of south east asia’ yang berpusat di ttdi, kl di bawah bahtera lagenda? sekian Tarikh Aduan : 16/07/2006 – 15:18:10 Jawapan : Saudara, 1. Kami akan menjawab semua soalan yang dikemukakan, namun tidak semestinya setiap jawapan akan disiarkan di laman web. 2. Pengesahan halal daripada badan pensijilan tersebut adalah tidak diiktiraf di Malaysia, kerana di negara ini pensijilan halal hanya dikeluarkan oleh JAKIM/JAIN sahaja. s.a Old Town White Coffee (pemilik bukan Islam,ayam/dagin & bahan dipersoalkan) http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan :     Saya ingin bertanya tentang sijil halal bagi WHITE COFFEE Oldtown Kopitiam. Adakah premis ini mendapat sijil pengesahan halal bagi semua produck dan bagi semua outlet? Tarikh Aduan :    12/12/2008 – 17:32:23 Jawapan : Assalamualaikum. . Old Town White Coffee memiliki sijil halal daripada Jab Agama Islam Perak hanya untuk produk coffee 3 in 1 dan pelbgai variasi coffee & tea segera. Sementara bagi premis makanan / restoran, TIADA rekod syarikat ini memiliki sijil halal daripada HDC, Jab Agama Islam negeri atau Badan Islam yang diiktiraf. http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan :     Diminta pihak Jakim dapat mengesahkan status kehalalan produk Old Town White Coffee 3 in 1 Classic (no. kod bar # 9555076303001) dan Old Town White Milk Tea 3 in 1 (no. kod bar # 9555076303018) yang dikilangkan oleh White Cafe Sdn. Bhd. dan beralamat di No. 1, Persiaran Tasek Timur 6, Taman Medan Bercham, 31400, Ipoh, Perak. Saya inginkan kepastian. Sekian dan terima kasih. Tarikh Aduan :     27/04/2008 – 13:44:51 Jawapan :     Salam, Syarikat tersebut bukanlah pemegang sijil pengesahan halal JAKIM yang sah. Oleh itu, syarikat tersebut tidak boleh menggunakan logo halal JAKIM. Namun tidak dapat dipastikan sekiranya syarikat tersebut ada mendaftar halal dengan Jabatan Agama Negeri dan menggunakan logo halal Jabatan Agama Negeri. Terima kasih http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan : Assalam… ini kali ke2 saya membuat aduan berkenaa product Old Town white coffee yg di kilangkan oleh White Cafe Sdn Bhd. Saya telah menyemak di Halal Jakim untuk produk ini tp tidak terdapat pengesahan halal sedangkan di bungkusan minuman tersebut ada terdapat logo halal. sila pihak jakim sahkan. sekian wassalam. Tarikh Aduan :     25/04/2008 – 17:37:11 Jawapan :     Salam, Syarikat tersebut merupakan pemegang sijil pengesahan halal Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri Perak. Harap maklum Chicken Rice Shop (pemilik bukan Islam) http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan :     Assalammualaikum. ..saya ingin tanya kepada pihak jakim…kedai CHICKEN RICE SHOP adakah halal untuk umat islam makan makanan di kedai itu? Tarikh Aduan :     12/12/2008 – 01:28:11 Jawapan :     Assalamualaikum. . The Chicken Rice Shop (TCRS) mendapat pengesahan halal Malaysia.Kesemua outlet dan dapur utama telah mendapat pengesahan halal. Syarikat ini dedikasi di dalam mematuhi prosedur pensijilan halal Malaysia. Sekian, terima kasih JC Donut & Big Apple Donut (pemilik bukan Islam, bahan dipersoalkan) http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan :     adakah KEnny Roagers mendapat sijil Halal dari pihak Jakim?begitu juga dgn Big Apple@Donut J Co? Tarikh Aduan :     27/04/2009 – 00:53:42 Jawapan :     Salam, Kenny Rogers dibawah syarikat Berjaya telah mempunyai sijil halal sejak Jakim lagi hingga sekarang ini. Untuk Big Apple@Donut J Co, mereka masih belum mempunyai sijil halal dari Jakim mahupun HDC. Sekian Terima Kasih http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan :     Assalamualaikum. Saya ingin bertanya status HALAL pruduk J.CO Donuts yang terdapat di PAVILLION K.Lumpur Tiada logo HALAL atau status NON-HALAL. Ramai orang Islam pergi beli. Tarikh Aduan :     19/02/2008 – 14:22:00 Jawapan :     Wassalam, JAKIM tidak dapat memastikan statusnya kerana premis tersebut bukan pemegang sijil pengesahan halal JAKIM yang sah dan tiada rekod di dalam sistem JAKIM. Pengguna digalakkan menggunakan produk yang mempunyai pengesahan halal JAKIM kerana JAKIM sentiasa memantau dan memeriksa syarikat pengeluar tersebut dari masa ke semasa. Terima kasih. Lot100 gummy, Cocopie, London Choco Roll http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan :     Harap dapat periksa kembali sijil halal yang dikeluarkan kepada syarikat cocoaland yang mengeluarkan lot100 gummy yang dijual berleluasa dengan harga yang murah. kandungannya meragukan kerana mengandungi GELATIN yang ditulis HALAL. harap dapat perhatian. Tarikh Aduan :     27/04/2008 – 11:48:48 Jawapan :     Salam, Hasil pemeriksaan kami, kami dapati gelatine yang digunakan adalah dari Halagel yang mendapat pengesahan halal dari JAKIM. Namun jika terdapat aduan lengkap yang menyatakan syarikat tersebut ada menggunakan sumber gelatine selain yang diisytiharkan, pihak JAKIM akan mengambil tindakan.Terima kasih. http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan :     Asalamualaikum, Saya telah terbeli Coklat MUM’s BAKE – COCOPIE Kandungannya tercatit Gelatine Bovine Source. Maknanya punca dari lembu. Macamana JAKIM boleh berikan sijil halal? Tertera di pembalut dan kotak loga halal Malaysia Barcode: 9 556296 300993 Dibuat oleh: CCOCOALAND INDUSTRY SDN BHD (203954-X), LOT 5, RAWANG, SELANGOR,MALAYSIA, 480000,RAWANG SELANGOR MALAYSIA TEL 0360913131 FAX 03 60915131 Harap dapat siasat dan ambil tindakan segera. Terima kasih. Tarikh Aduan :     19/04/2008 – 15:51:34 Jawapan :     Salam, Gelatine yang digunakan oleh syarikat tersebut adalah halal kerana ia diperolehi dari Halagel yang sememangnya disahkan halal. Sumber gelatine tidak semestinya haram kerana dari sumber bovine yang telah disahkan sembelihannya mengikut syarak adalah halal dimakan.Syarikat tersebut juga menjalani pemantauan dari semasa ke semasa bagi memastikan syarikat tersebut mematuhi prosedur pensijilan halal.Terima kasih. http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan :     Snek kanak-kanak kek cokelat London Choco Roll di bawah syarikat LONBISCO pembungkus berwarna ungu mengandungi Emulsifier kod E471 yg saya difahamkan mengandungi lemak babi. Namun, produk ini mengandungi logo halal & sedang rancak diiklankan di televisyen. Mohon pihak anda untuk menyiasat tentang perkara ini & sekiranya tidak halal untuk dimakan oleh umat Islam, tolong wartakan segera agar kandungan haram tersebut tidak menjadi darah daging Muslim. Sekiranya pemahaman saya tentang E471 tersebut salah, usah diperbesarkan hal ini & maklumkan saya melalui emel di atas. Sekian, terima kasih di atas kerjasama anda. Tarikh Aduan :     19/12/2008 – 15:55:47 Jawapan :     Assalamualaikum LONDON BISCUITS BERHAD adalah pemegang sijil halal HDC, tempoh sah sijil sehinggga 15/07/2009 E471 tidak semestinya mengandungi lemak khinzir. Ia adalah kod pengemulsi bagi Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl distearate (Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids) . Bahan ini boleh dihasilkan daripada tumbuhan (sawit) dan haiwan. Jika produk tersebut telah mendapat pengesahan halal, sudah pasti E471 tersebut dihasilkan daripada sumber yang halal. Terima kasih. Produk Ayam AA http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan :     Saya ada mendapat email menyatakan produk Ayam AA ditarik balik status halal. Adakah dakwaan itu benar dan saya minta kekeliruan ini dihebahkan kerana satakat ini saya tidak dapat mencari laporan yang official mengenainya. Saya cuba cari di direktori tetapi tiada yang berkaitan produk Ayam AA. Tarikh Aduan :     14/01/2009 – 00:43:53 Jawapan :     Produk Ayam AA telah ditarik sijil halal oleh Jab Agama Islam Negeri Perak. Pihak Jakim/HDC tidak mengeluarkan sijil halal untuk syarikat tersebut.Jab Agama Islam yang mengeluarkan sijil halal untuk syarikat Ayam AA. Terima kasih Keju Chesdale http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan : Assalamu’alaykum. ……… .boleh saya pastikan chesdale da keluaran new zealand yang menggunakan bahan rennet adalah halal atau tidak kerana sudah tersebar mengatakan bahan ini yang digunakan untuk membekukan cheese adalah menggunakan bahan dari bahagian khinzir….. ……. Tarikh Aduan :     03/03/2008 – 14:54:47 Jawapan :     Wassalam, Jenama keju yang tuan nyatakan telah mendapat pengesahan halal dari Badan Islam luar negara yang diiktiraf JAKIM. Malaysia tiada pengeluar keju.JAKIM hanya memberi pengesahan halal terhadap produk tempatan bagi melancarkan proses pemeriksaan dan pemantauan. Namun bagi produk luar negara, terdapat beberapa Badan Islam luar negara yang diiktiraf. Untuk mengetahui senarai Badan Islam tersebut, sila lawati laman web halal JAKIM. Terima kasih. Sushi King http://e-halal. hdcglobal. com/aduan_ siar_c.php?&a=U Aduan :     saya adalah pelanggan tetap di restoren jepun Sushi King sdn bhd. saya kerap bertandang ke tempat tersebut hampir setiap hujung minggu. baru-baru ini saya mendapat kejutan dari pekerja premis tersebut yang beragama islam memaklumkan kepada saya yang terdapat makanan di premis tersebut adalah tidak halal kerana mengandungi sejenis arak iaitu mirin. selain itu, status bahan mentah seperti ayam dan daging juga diragui kehalalannya kerana paket membungkus dari pengilang tidak tertera logo halal dari jakim. dan juga produk beasaskan ikan , ikan sebelah dan belut juga idkhuatiri tidak halal kerana produk tersebut ialah produk siap dari kilang. mendengarkan berita ini saya merasa sungguh terkejut, dan bila diperhatikan tiada sebarang logo halal ditampal di tempat tersebut. terdetik dalam hati saya bagaimanakah sekiranya makanan ini tidak halal. bagaimana dengan beribu orang islam yang menjadi pelanggan seperti saya ini. kebetulan pada masa itu terdapat satu keluarga yang berpakaian berserban berjubah dan berpurdah turut menjadi pelanggan. saya mohon agar perkara ini dapat disiasat oleh pihak tuan bagi membebaskan umat islam dari perkara haram ini. Tarikh Aduan :     01/11/2007 – 11:17:51 Jawapan :     Untuk pengetahuan tuan, syarikat tersebut tidak/belum mendapat sijil pengesahan halal dari JAKIM sehingga Januari 2008. Tuan boleh lawati laman web JAKIM www.halal.gov. my untuk mendapatkan status pengeluar makanan halal di Malaysia serta badan-badan Islam yang diiktiraf JAKIM. Syarikat atau premis yang mempunyai sijil pengesahan halal JAKIM dimestikan mempamerkan sijil asal dan logo halal JAKIM di premis mereka bagi memudahkan pengguna dan pihak lain. Terima kasih di atas aduan pihak tuan. Harap maklum.

Mesej yang terkandung didalam surah al-Fatihah (2)

Sambungan Surah al-fatihah dari minggu lepas.

Ustazah masih menyentuh tentang asas Aqidah dalam ayat ke 3-4.

1. Al-Rahman al-Rahiim, yang merupakan pujukan Pencipta kepada hamba-hambaNya supaya jangan lari daripada Allah yang menciptakan semua makhlukNya dengah fitrah berkasih sayang, dan hidup dengan penuh harmoni hatta haiwan sekalipun. Kecuali apabila berlakunya perlanggaran dalam norma kehidupan.

2. Maaliki yaumiddiin yang bermaksud penguasa di hari Qiamat/pembalasan iaitu hari manusia membayar hutang-hutang. Perkataan diin berasal dian, iaitu hutang, di mana hutang manusia yang menangguh-nangguh, bermalas-malasan di masa hidupnya di dunia, dan apabila sampai hayatnya didunia, dia tidak sempat menunaikan tugas yang dipertanggungjawabkan kepadanya. Dan Al-Quran berperanan sebagai peguambela juga sebagai pendakwa bergantung kepada cara mana manusia itu memperlakukannya di dunia ini.

3. Ayat 1-4 ini bermula dengan mengenal Allah, dan berakhir dengan adanya hari pembalasan. Segala keputusan yang manusia ambil dan lakukan yang pasti semuanya kan kembali kepada perhitungan Allah di hari pembalasan nanti.

4. Di dalam ayat 5, iyyaka na’budu wa iyya ka nastai’iin terkandung asas ibadah. Perlakuan manusia dengan ibadah-ibadah khusus merupakan bukti perhambaan seorang makhluq kepada PenciptaNya. Amalan kerja hanya akan dinaik taraf kepada ibadah sekiranya mengikuti dan mencukupi syarat-syarat yang telah ditetapkan Allah. Contoh, seorang muslimah yang pergi bekerja kerana Allah, menjaga adab pergaulannya di tempat kerja dan mengikuti segala syarat-syarat yang ditetapkan shariat akan diterima Allah sebagai ibadah dan akan memperolehi pahala.

5. Hidup adalah untuk ubudiyyah, mengabdikan diri kepada Allah. Contoh dalam ibadah umum, amar ma’ruf nahi mungkar dan dalam menjaga silaturrahim semuanya diniatkan kerana Allah. Dan dalam melakukan ibadah, kita amatlah dituntut memohon pertolongan Allah, menandakan sifat tawadhu’ seorang hamba dalam mentaati Allah dengan jayanya adalah dengan adanya pertolongan dari Allah.

6. Segala usaha yang dicapai oleh hambaNya bukan dengan hasil usaha sendiri tetapi dengan izin dan pertolongan dari Allah.

7. Asas ke 3 dalam ayat 6 ialah asas al-Toriq (jalan), Ihdinas siratol mustaqiim iaitu jalan-jalan orang-orang yang istiqamah itu adalah yang sebenarnya, al-Haq. Hadith Rasulullah SAW, jalan menuju ke syurga ialah iman berserta taqwa.

8. Asas ke 4 dalam ayat 7 ialah asas Manhaj, siratollazi naana’mta a’laihim. Jalan orang-orang yang mendapat ni’mat dari Allah, kekal di Akhirat. Terdapat 5 golongan yang Allah janjikan ni’mat itu. 1. Para Nabi dan Rasul, 2. Para Shuhada’, 3. Para Sadiqiin, 4. Para Ulama’ dan Auliya’, dank e 5, Para solihiin dan Muslih.

9. Asas ke 5, sambungan dari ayat 8, ghairil maghdhubi a’laihim wa ladhaalliin, bermaksud, bukan orang-orang yang dimurkai ke atas mereka, dan orang-orang yang sesat. Asas kesesatan, Allah menyatakan dua kaum yang Allah murka iaitu pertama kaum Yahudi, bangsa yang telah diberi petunjuk dan penerangan. Mereka merupakan bangsa yang berilmu tetapi fasik, melanggar sesuatu dalam pengetahuannya, dan mengingkari perintah-perintah Allah. Manakala kaum yang sesat pula ialah nasrani iaitu saki baki kaum Yahudi yang berasal dari satu tempat bernama Nusra. Merupakan golongan terakhir dari kaum Yahudi dari Nabi Isa yang enggan mengikuti ajaran Nabi Isa. Mereka ini golongan yang kurang berilmu berbanding dengan kaum Yahudi dimana mereka ini hanya mengikuti agama nenek moyang mereka yang telah diseleweng, dimana mereka memilih untuk mengasingkan diri menjadi rahib di biara-biara. Mereka dipanggil ummiyyiin, buta Injil, tidak mengambil keseluruhan ajaran nabi Isa, meninggalkan seruan jihad dan beramal tanpa ilmu.

10. Ayat ini juga sebagai peringatan kepada kita semua supaya mengambil pengajaran daripada kedua-dua kaum ini supaya kita tidak mensifati perangai yang dimurkai Allah dan sesat ini. Wallahu A’lam.

Khadija Watson’s journey of faith

She is an American from California. Her card gives you some clue: “Khadija Watson, ex-professor of theology.” She has a BA and an MA in theology. She was an ordained, licensed minister, a Christian missionary who spent seven years preaching in the Philippines.

That was six years ago. Today she is a Muslim and a teacher at Al-Hamra Islamic Education Foundation in Jeddah. When she first visited her children in the United States in an “Abaya” and “Hijab,” they screamed, “Oh Mom! You look like a terrorist!”

Khadija never thought in her wildest dreams that she would become a Muslim. “I had no inclination toward Islam. I had been taught that Islam was satanic and demonic!” What changed her mind? When she studied church history and learned that the idea of the trinity was introduced 325 years after Jesus Christ, Khadija’s professors could not give her satisfactory explanations. She was also concerned that if what they taught was true, why was it making no difference to society which was growing steadily worse?

While in the Philippines, where Khadija worked as a missionary and taught as a professor in two colleges, she enrolled in a German language class. There she met a Filipino, who impressed her because he was so kind and gentle. He always carried a plastic bag from which he distributed coins to the beggars in the street. He had been in Dubai and had converted to Islam. In the same classroom was a Filipina, who had been in Saudi Arabia and had converted to Islam. She was always covered.

Khadija said she was shocked! “I could not believe I had met two Christians in one week, who had become Muslims. Especially, a woman! I was under the impression, like so many Westerners, that Islam considered women second-class citizens and that their husbands locked them up and beat them!”

The Filipina told Khadija about the beauty of Islam and how it was a liberator of women and a protector of women’s rights. Khadija realized that women were actually more abused in the West. “In the United States, every four minutes a woman is beaten by her spouse or partner so badly that she needs to go to the emergency room. In the UK, the same thing happens every two minutes. These statistics are based on reported cases only!”

Khadija felt a stirring in her heart. Could she have been wrong about Islam? The Filipina suggested that Khadija visit the Islamic Center. “I prayed and asked the Lord to show me if Islam was wrong. Then I went to the Islamic Center. Their approach shocked me. As a missionary, I was familiar with many evangelical strategies and methods. These Muslims used nothing. There was no harassment, no psychological manipulation and no subliminal suggestion. They simply gave me some books and told me they would answer any questions I had.”

It was the first time Khadija had read books about Islam written by Muslims. She was surprised to find Allah is One, the Sustainer, the Merciful, the Ever-Present!
“There was no go-between, no priest. I went back to the Islamic Center the very next day and guess what?” Khadija said, resorting to her wonderful sense of humour. “They gave me more books!” After many hours of reading and over 15 discussions, Khadija was convinced of the authenticity of the Holy Qur’an. “The Bible has more than 66 books, 40 authors and was written in several different languages. The Holy Qur’an has not changed as the Bible has.”

She became a Muslim and chose the name Khadija. “Because, like Khadija, I was a widow. I embraced Islam at about the same age as she was when she converted. I also have nine children as she had.” Khadija lost all her friends and most of her family after becoming a Muslim. “My in-laws, who were from the Philippines, and had a very warm relationship with me even after my husband died, totally shunned me. My children who were good Christians because I had worked hard on them, had emergency meeting on how to bring mom back to her senses!”

Khadija’s 18-year-old son, however, became a Muslim. “Something I could not believe. He was into music and dating and was not ready for any kind of religion. I used to leave books for him to read, but I found them untouched. But I prayed a lot for him – and all my children – to become Muslim. Later, when he converted to Islam, he confessed that he had read all the books and kept me from knowing. He was the one who went to Makkah first. When he came back, he told me excitedly, ‘Mom, you will love Saudi Arabia. All the women dress like you!”

By: Sameen Khan
[From: Muslim World League Journal]

The Pearl Necklace

Qazi Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Abdul Baqi Ansari is an illustrious personality of Islamic History. He was the most pious person of his time. Even after the lapse of nine centuries, his exemplary life is a source of guidance to Muslims. His biographers tell a number of tales of his honesty and reliability but the one that affected his whole life is full of strange and unique events. He has narrated this story in his own words and it adorns the pages of history books.

“In the middle of the 5th century Hijri, I was a student of the Holy Quran and Hadith in Makkah. During that period, I once became jobless and my means of income came to an end. I managed, somehow, to subsist for a few days but soon it became hard to obtain even two square meals. My studies were discontinued and I had to sell a few of my books to support myself. I was at the edge of starvation but my feelings of self-respect did not allow me to borrow or beg from anybody.

One day, I was hungry, as usual. I went to the Holy Ka’bah to pray to Almighty Allah to save me from my sad plight. On my way back, I saw a velvet cloth pouch lying near the road edge. I picked it up. It was nicely sewn and neatly tied with a silk cord. I looked around to find its owner but the road was deserted and nobody was in sight. I carried the pouch to my house.

I was curious to know the contents of the small bag. As I untied the cord, a very precious necklace of pearls slipped into my hand. The luster of the spotless pearls almost lit my room. The pearls of different sizes were nicely put together in a string of crimson colored silk. It was a radiant beauty and I was thrilled to hold the valuable ornament. For a moment, I altogether forgot the hungry and pitiable state in which I was. My thoughts went to the unfortunate owner who had lost the precious jewelry. He must be unhappy and very worried due to his great loss. The course of action which I instantly decided on was to look for the owner and give him back his necklace to relieve him of this mental suffering. It never came to my mind to keep it wrongfully in my possession. So I set out to search for him. Leaving the bag behind, I went straight to the place were it was found.

A group of excited men were standing there and were busy in anxious conversation. I went close to them. Their topic of discussion was the missing pouch of pearls. An old man whose nobility and magnanimity was evident from his imposing personality, was standing amidst them. He was explaining the loss of his pearls to the attentive audience and was announcing a reward of five hundred gold coins to the person who could help him in recovering the lost necklace.

I listened to his account of the loss very carefully. When I was sure of his ownership, I held his hand gently and requested him to come along with me. He looked at me very hopefully and without asking any questions, he followed me. On the way back to my house, I was delightfully thinking that a handsome amount of five hundred dinars would be mine after a short while. The very thought of getting a reward of that much money was very pleasing. I was wondering whether my miseries would be over. I would no longer be a hungry or poor person. With such happy ideas in my mind, I entered my house and also invited the old man to come in.

When we sat down, I asked my perplexed guest about some marks of identification of his lost bag, so that his ownership could be established beyond doubt. He readily explained the shape and color of the pouch. He told me about its contents and gave an exact count of the pearls. He even described the tying cord. It convincingly proved that he was the rightful owner of the bag and the necklace of pearls. I silently rose and brought out the necklace pouch. As he saw it, his gloomy expression at once changed. His shining eyes beamed with joy and he looked at me with sincere gratefulness. His pleasant glance of thanks impressed me, and my own mode of thinking suddenly changed.

A little earlier, I was enjoying the idea of getting a good reward but now my mind was reasoning as to what I had actually done to deserve it. It was by sheer chance that the bag had came into my possession. I had exerted no efforts to obtain it. Therefore, why did I expect to get a reward for returning it to its rightful owner? But I was actually in dire need of money. My poverty and the grim realities of life were looking me in the face. Why shouldn’t I accept the reward? It was absolutely legitimate and surely there was no harm in taking it. A painful conflict of indecision was going on within me and I was in an uneasy state of double mindedness.

The noble old man was looking at the necklace again and again as to assure himself of its recovery. He then looked at me and said, “O dear me, you are a virtuous person and I thank you from the core of my heart. I am unable to express fully my feelings of gratitude for your act of praiseworthy conduct. Nevertheless, I offer you a purse of five hundred dinars as a humble present and request you to kindly accept it.”

He then placed in front of me a purse full of gold coins. A conflicting struggle of ideas was still going on in my mind. The sight of money which was within my easy reach was very tempting but I checked myself and said, “Sir, I thank you for offering me a substantial amount as a reward but it is impossible for me to accept it.”

“Why not?” asked my noble guest, “You justly deserve the reward because I am giving it entirely of my own free will. I gladly give it to you as a humble token of my gratitude. Please do not dishearten me by refusing it.” I replied, “Sir, I cannot even think of being rude to decline your kind offer, but it is certainly improper for me to take it without doing anything to earn it. The necklace is yours and I happened to find it only by chance. Its restoration to you does not entitle me to take anything in return. Please do not insist on me to accept what is not morally due to me.”

He was rather surprised by my firm refusal. Normally people yearn for money but I was adamantly declining it. He said, “My son! It is a virtue to be an honest person but the money which is being offered to you is not disallowed by our faith. It is not prohibited to offer or accept such presents. Therefore, I request you to reconsider your unrealistic stand and keep that purse for the sake of my pleasure if not for anything else.”

I said, “Sir, I do not at all intend to displease you, but the pleasure of Almighty Allah is more important to be reckoned with than your or my pleasure. If there is any good in my action, I will prefer to leave the matter to His Grace for compensation, which I do not want to risk for all the riches of this world. Kindly do not insist because I am determined not to accept any undue reward.” My guest collected his pouch and purse and stood much dejectedly to leave. He patted me on the back and left without a word.

After a week or so, I got back my previous job. My days of deprivation and hunger were over. I rejoined my classes and forgot all about the incident in my busy schedule of daily routine. I exerted all of my energy to acquire knowledge of the Holy Qur’an and Hadith. My main subject of interest was Islamic Jurisprudence. I completed my studies with a distinction.

On the recommendation of my tutor, I was offered an appointment as Qazi of Qurtaba, (Cordova) the capital city of Haspaniyah (presently known as Spain). I readily accepted the post and started to prepare myself very happily for the long journey. I took leave of my colleagues and went to the port of Jeddah to embark on the ship for my destination. I boarded a merchant ship to carry me to the land of my future hopes.

For the first few days, the voyage was smooth and very enjoyable. Then suddenly a violent storm of severe intensity overtook us and the ship was engulfed by stormy waves. The mountain high waves tossed the ship around like a tiny toy. The masts were broken and the sails torn. A mighty wave crushed the ship and wrecked it completely. A few screams were heard and it was all over. I saw some floating boards and a few victims of the crash swimming around trying to save their lives. They were the only survivors of the hapless ship who were drifting over the ocean surface. When I recovered from the shock, I found myself clinging to a plank and moving with it at the mercy of the waves.

After drifting for two days, in a semi-conscious state, the waves tossed me upon the shore. I thanked Almighty Allah for saving me from the jaws of death. I was so weak that I couldn’t move. I helplessly lay there exposed to the scorching heat of the burning rays of the sun. I crawled to the dim shadows of a thorny bush. I lost track of time and was in a state between dizziness and heavy slumber.

After some time, I slightly opened my eyes and saw a few strange faces staring at me. They poured a few drops of water into my mouth and I came out of my oblivious state but was still unable to speak. They made up a stretcher and carried me to a nearby town. When we approached near it, the first man-made thing which caught my eyes was a towering minaret of a Masjid. I thanked Allah for being among my own brethren of faith.

They took me to a house belonging to one of them and laid me on a comfortable bed. With proper care, feeding, and treatment, I soon regained my lost energy. I told my kind host all about myself and the mishap of the ship wreck. My host, whose name was Faleh Hasan, informed me that I was in Hodeida, a coastal town of Yemen. The tract where I was luckily found was a desolate region and was a less traded part of the coast. Faleh Hasan and his friends noticed a few vultures circling over the area, so they went to investigate and found me there in an unconscious state. He introduced me to his friends and I expressed my heartfelt thanks for saving my life. Due to their loving concern, I was soon normal, both mentally and physically.

I began to attend Masjid to offer my regular prayers and there I came to know many persons of nobility and of high-ranking positions. They all knew my unhappy episode through my host and treated me with understanding and respect. One of them was the aged and pious Sheikh Ahmad bin Suhail who usually led the prayers. He always greeted me with fatherly affection which touched me to the heart.

One day, he was a little late to arrive to the Masjid, so the people requested me to lead the prayers. My hesitation and excuses proved to be useless before their sincere appeals. That day I performed the duties of Imam. I did my best to recite clearly the Verses of the Holy Qur’an during the prayer and afterwards delivered a brief sermon on Islamic Law. Everyone seemed to be highly impressed. Sheikh Ahmad bin Suhail came forward and congratulated me on my excellent performance. I thanked him for his appreciation and encouragement. I came back to the house of my host filled with delight and self-confidence.

But later, I had sometimes thought that I had overstayed my welcome. So after the evening prayers, I stated my intention of leaving, but my host disagreed with me. He wanted me to stay for a few more days to recoup my health fully. At night, when I was going to bed, Sheikh Ahmad bin Suhail came with a few respectable people of the town. The friends of Faleh Hasan, who were my saviors, were also with them. When the preliminary formalities of greeting each other were over and all were comfortably seated, Sheikh Ahmad turned his eyes towards me and said, “Dear Abu Bakr, I have been honored by these gentlemen to speak to you, on behalf of them, about their commendable wish. I expect, you will please assent to it.”

I was perplexed by that kind of address. So I said nervously, “Sir, you are very helpful and kind to me. I cannot disregard any of your commands or wishes. You can order me to do anything and it will be an honor for me to obey it.”

He said, “Dear son, we all earnestly desire you to stay here with us forever. The regular Imam of our Masjid had died last year. We still mourn his death and perhaps will do so forever. His respect is deeply rooted in our hearts. He had enlightened our lives with the torch of knowledge. We wish you to take his place and consent to be our Imam. We may not be able to offer you a better paid position than that of the Qazi in Qurtaba, but we will surely give you our love, affection, and respect.”

“But Sir,” I protested, “I am a fresh, inexperienced student and feel small to carry out the sacred duties of the high office of Imam.” The Sheikh said, “My son, do not underestimate yourself. We all have heard your recitation and sermon, and are fully convinced of your ability to fulfill those responsibilities.”

Before I could think of any evasive answer, my host, Faleh Hasan, and his friends vehemently backed up the proposal. I was left with no other alternative but to nod in affirmative. Everybody was pleased with my decision, especially Sheikh Ahmad who thanked me and kissed my forehead. They all rose to leave and thanking me individually, departed very happy.

They left me thinking how the secret hands of fate change the course of destiny in a secret manner. Circumstances secretly take such a turn that they altogether change the plans made up by man. I had cherished the hope of being a Qazi of Qurtaba and had taken steps to attain that goal, but preordained events made me an Imam of the Masjid in Hodeida.

So a new phase in my life began. I took charge of the imposed position and shifted to the assigned house of the Imam. I restarted the primary school that had closed due to the sad demise of the former Imam. I also commenced evening classes to impart lessons to explain the meaning of the Holy Qur’an.

I completely adjusted myself to the new environment and people generally accepted me as their religious leader. I was very contented and never for a moment regretted my decision to settle there. All the people, young and old alike, were happy and respected me. The feelings of any estrangement all faded away and I became as if I was one of them for ages.

One day, Sheikh Ahmad came to me and after inquiring about my welfare, said, “Dear Abu Bakr, your services to the townsmen are praiseworthy and beyond our expectations. I am glad that you had accepted our offer of staying with us. Now I have come to you to ask one more favor.”

I said, “Sir, I am at your service. Please tell me and I will comply with your order.”

He said, “Dear son, a man is not perfect without his partner of life. I want you to marry and take full advantage of life. Marriage is also a sacred Sunnha of our Holy Prophet. The sweet marital responsibilities are a real blessing which have been conferred onto man.”

I replied, “Sir, you have always advised me in my best interest. I take you as a father to me and in this matter also, I will follow your counsel.”

The Sheikh said, “Your predecessor, the late Imam of this Masjid was a very close friend of mine. He had a daughter, and when he was sure of his end, he entrusted her to my protection and care. Since then she has been under my guardianship. She is a lovely and adorable girl of good manners. Allah has endowed her with physical and mental beauty. She is virtuous and is a suitable match for you. I wish to give her in marriage to you and I feel sure that it will be a marriage of true minds.”

I had no objection to the proposal whatsoever. A few days later, the bonds of marriage united us. After the festive ceremonies were over, Sheikh Ahmad escorted her to my house that was in fact her old abode where she had lived with her late father. I looked at her and my gaze was concentrated steadily on her. I forgot to even say welcome to her. I was not only looking at her beautiful and charming face, and at her downcast eyes; but my glance was riveted upon her pretty neck, which was ornamented by precious pearls. I at once recognized that necklace. It was the same necklace that I once found on a deserted road of Makkah. I looked at her in silent and open-mouthed wonder.

Sheikh Ahmad noticed my confused condition and thought that her beauty and the luster of the pearls had enchanted me. He politely said, “Dear Abu Bakr, that necklace and its wearer, both are yours now and you can take all your time to behold them. It may, perhaps, interest you to know that the necklace has a strange story of its own. Five years ago, my friend went to Makkah for pilgrimage and took that necklace with him to get it re-polished. There, he lost it. But due to the goodness of an honest young man, he recovered it intact. That commendable young man refused to sell his honesty and declined the pressing offer of a handsome reward. He left a lasting impression upon my friend who always remembered and talked about him. He once confided to me that he had a mind to go to Makkah again and ask that virtuous young man to accept the hand of his daughter, but time did not allow him to do so. Anyhow, it was destined differently. His daughter was to become your wife instead of his. The decreed decisions of fate are strange and beyond the understanding of man.”

An emotional storm erupted within me. The strange happenings of the fateful events which were unfolded by the hidden hands of destiny agitated me and drops of tears rolled down my cheeks; I looked towards Sheikh Ahmad through misty eyes and said, “Dear Sir, you are very right to say that insight into the unknown mysteries of fate is not possible. It would perhaps be a pleasant surprise to know that I am the same person who found the necklace and restored it to your friend. He, in return, offered me an amount of five hundred dinars. Although I was a pauper and was suffering from the agonies of hunger in those days, my conscience did not allow me to accept anything that was not my due. I pinned all my hopes and expectations of Almighty Allah for any reward. And here I am with His gracious and greatest reward of all.”

Sheikh Ahmad was amazed and without saying a word, he held my hand and shook it with passion. My newly wedded wife lifted her eyes and looked at me full in the face. Her eyes were filled with enthusiastic love that any husband ever could desire for. Almighty Allah had bestowed upon me His favors by giving me a considerate and loving wife and nothing in life surpasses that bliss.”

Mesej aqidah tauhid yang terkandung didalam surah al-Fatihah

Surah al-Fatihah juga merupakan ayat-ayat syafiah, penyembuh segala penyakit.  Penyakit yang ditekan kan oleh ustazah di kuliah tafsir selasa lalu adalah terutamanya pada penyakit minda, pemikiran manusia.  Contoh seperti ideologi-ideologi sesat dan menyeleweng dari ajaran al-Quran dan al-Sunnah.  Dengan itu Surah ini berfungsi sebagai ruqyah iaitu penangkal kepada serangan-serangan pemikiran yang menyeleweng yang boleh merosakkan aqidah kita.

4 asas utama terkandung di dalam ummul kitab ini.

Asas aqidah di dalam ayat 1-4.

Bermula dengan basmallah, iaitu bermaksud dengan nama Allah itu terkandung nama Allah yang bersifat asma ul-Husna.  Diganding nama Allah itu dengan sifat al-Rahman dan al-Rahim yang bersifat pengasih dan penyayang kepada hamba-hambaNya.  Penyempurnaan akhlaq yang bersifat Asma Allah ulHusna merupakan aqidah yang lengkap susulan dari tauhid Uluhiyah, dan Rububiah.  Nilai tarbawi yang terkandung di dalam basmallah ialah dengan berakhlakkan dengan sifat-sifat Allah ini merupakan pelengkap kepada aqidah tauhid kita yang dapat memberikan timbangan yang berat dalam amalan seharian kita.  Memulakan sesuatu amalan dengan bismillah merupakan adab seorang hamba muslim yang mengetahui akan segala yang ada pada dirinya di muka bumi ini adalah merupakan pinjaman dari Allah.

Dalam ayat ke 2, Alhamdulillahi rabbil A’lamiin ini.  Perkataan rabb yang terkandung merupakan asas aqidah tauhid kita iaitu rububiyyah, pengiktirafan Allah sebagai pencipta, pemilik mutlaq dan pemberi rezeki kepada makhluqNya.  Pengucapan hamdalah merupakan tanda syukur kepada Allah, tidak cukup dengan hanya lafaz di lidah tetapi dibuktikan dengan perlakuan.  Sebagai contoh, dalam menerima kesihatan yg dikurniakan Allah, hamba yang bersyukur akan  menggunakan tenaganya dalam membantu insan yang memerlukan.

Akan disambung di kuliah tafsir akan datang, inshaAllah.

Keutamaan amalan yang berterusan atas amalan yang terputus-putus

‘Aisyah meriwayatkan, baginda SAW mengatakan, “Amalan agama yang paling dicintai olehnya ialah yang senantiasa dilakukan oleh pelakunya.  Yang beliau inginkan ialah amalan yang sedikit tapi terus-menerus dilakukan. Melakukan ketaatan secara terus-menerus sehingga banyak berkah yang diperoleh akan berbeda dengan amalan yang banyak tetapi memberatkan.  Dan boleh jadi, amalan yang sedikit tapi berterusan akan tumbuh sehingga mengalahkan amalan yang banyak yang dilakukan dalam satu waktu.

Nabi SAW memperingatkan orang-orang yang terlalu berlebihan dalam menjalankan agamanya dan sangat kaku; kerana sesungguhnya Nabi SAW khuatir bahwa orang itu akan bosan dan kekuatannya menjadi lemah, sebab pada umumnya begitulah kelemahan yang terdapat pada diri manusia. Dia akan putus ditengah jalan.  Ia menjadi orang yang tidak jalan dan juga tidak berhenti.

Petikan dari buku Fiqh Keutamaan tulisah Dr. Yusuf Al Qardhawi.