MISI PENTING! : Misi mengirim peralatan hospital, ubatan, makanan & bahan binaan kepada rakyat Palestin

Semalam ketika memandu pulang ke rumah, saya berpeluang mengikuti perbualan telefon dalam Radio IKIM antara DJ Ustaz Zamri dengan seorang wakil dari sebuah badan bantuan yang akan menyertai misi antarabangsa bagi menghantar peralatan hospital, ubatan, makanan & bahan binaan kepada rakyat Palestin.

Mengikut kata wakil tersebut, misi bantuan ini menggunakan strategi 20 buah kapal laut Turki yang mana Israel tidak boleh menghalang konvoi ini memasuki Gaza kerana mematuhi perjanjian yang telah ditandatangan antara Turki dan Israel sebelum ini.

Semoga Allah mempermudahkan Misi ini, insyaAllah.

Bersama-sama kita menyumbang dalam Tabung Palestin HALUAN (Akaun Maybank: 564490208528)

Maklumat boleh diperolehi di laman web: http://www.lifeline4gaza.org/


Berikut berita terkini yang dipetik dari laman web tersebut:


Gaza Cargo Ship Arrived in Istanbul

The ship that will transport the humanitarian aid cargo to Gaza has been purchased. The cargo ship, named Gaza, will be carrying medical supplies, medicines, cement and iron. The ship, anchored in Haydarpasa at the moment, has a cargo capacity of 3150 tons (3.150.000 kgs) of aid.

Following the ship with a 1080 passenger capacity named “Mavi Marmara” (Blue Marmara), IHH (The Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief) has purchased another cargo ship which will carry humanitarian aid to Gaza Strip. The dry cargo vessel named “Gaza”, will transport medicines, medical items, cement and iron. Anchored in Haydarpasa Harbor in Istanbul, has a cargo capacity of 3150 tons.

Turkish-flagged ship, made in 1981, is 82 meters long and weighs a total of 1999 gross tons. The ship, purchased for 850.000 USD, will embark on its journey to Gaza through the Mediterranean together with other ships. It is expected that together with ships joining from Europe, 15 ships will join the flotilla. The activists who previously broke the embargo through the land with a convoy of 200 vehicles, are now preparing to break it by the sea.

“Palestine our route, humanitarian aid our load” campaign is run by activists participating from all over the world such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Greece, France, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia and Venezuela. 42 countries so far are supporting the project.

IHH’s General President Bulent Yildirim, said that they preferred the seaway with the aim of delivering more aid to the people of Gaza. Yildirim also mentioned that they would transport tons of aid to Palestinian people by those ships. Yildirim pointing out that in Gaza, 1.500.000 million people are struggling to survive with only very little help that is carried through the tunnels and said, “Where on earth, in which country in the world, does there exist such a practice?

It is just like restricting a man to breathe only through a tube while he can breathe naturally. Only limited amounts and types of aid materials are let through these tunnels. Besides, these items cost a lot more than they normally should. So many children are losing their lives due to a lack of medicines and medical supplies. Who is going to be held responsible for all this?

This embargo has a place neither in the heart and the conscience of the mankind nor in terms of international justice. Now, we are acting against it. I hope, God willing, the governments will act against the embargo as well. If Israel is left alone, isolated, this will quicken the end of the embargo.”

Penemuan Hebat: Bahtera Nabi Nuh AS Ditemui?

SubhanAllah! Penemuan ini telah lama dibincangkan, namun kali ini ia telah mendapat pendedahan meluas dengan kajian yang bersungguh-sungguh dari kerajaan Turki.

Dipetik dari: http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2010&dt=0429&pub=Kosmo&sec=Dunia&pg=du_01.htm


LONDON - Seorang saintis Britain meminta satu kumpulan ekspedisi China-Turki menunjukkan lebih banyak bukti saintifik bahawa mereka telah menemui bahtera Nabi Nuh di Gunung Ararat, Turki, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Pada Isnin lepas, agensi berita AFP melaporkan sekumpulan 15 penjelajah dari Hong Kong dan Turki mendakwa menemui tujuh struktur berupa kandang kayu besar di dalam lereng curam bersalji pada ketinggian sekitar 4,000 meter berhampiran puncak Gunung Ararat di timur Turki.

"Kami belum dapat mengesahkan 100 peratus ia bahtera Nabi Nuh tetapi kami 99.9 peratus yakin bahawa kami telah menemuinya (bahtera Nabi Nuh)," kata seorang pembikin filem yang menyertai ekspedisi itu, Yeung Wing-cheun berhubung penemuan sisa tinggalan kayu pada Oktober tahun lalu di gunung berkenaan.

Menurutnya, sisa tinggalan dan struktur kayu itu bukan peninggalan penempatan manusia dahulu kala kerana tiada tempat tinggal manusia pernah ditemui pada ketinggian melebihi 3,500 meter di lokasi berkenaan.

Kumpulan penjelajah itu enggan mendedahkan dengan tepat lokasi penemuan itu sehingga pemerintah Turki bersetuju untuk mengisytiharkan kawasan tersebut sebagai tapak arkeologi.

"Saya melihat struktur diperbuat daripada papan kayu balak. Setiap papan selebar kira-kira 20 sentimeter," kata seorang ahli kumpulan ekspedisi itu, Panda Lee pada sidang akhbar di Hong Kong Isnin lepas.

"Saya turut melihat pasak-pasak kayu, bukti struktur itu adalah binaan dahulu kala sebelum penggunaan paku besi.

"Kami kemudian berjalan ke satu lagi tapak. Saya dapat melihat beberapa serpihan papan dilitupi glasier, sesetengahnya memiliki panjang sehingga 20 meter," tambah Lee.

Menurutnya, dinding kayu sebuah kandang adalah rata dan melengkung seperti dinding bahtera manakala klip video yang ditunjukkan kumpulan itu mendedahkan struktur kandang itu mempunyai beberapa pintu, tangga dan pasak kayu.

Pasukan penjelajah itu memberitahu, papan yang mereka temui berasal daripada kayu pokok pain Cypress walaupun kitab Injil sebelum ini menyatakan, bahtera Nabi Nuh dibina daripada kayu kokka.

Kitab al-Quran dan Injil ada menyatakan, banjir besar berlaku di bumi dengan Tuhan memerintah Nabi Nuh membina sebuah bahtera dan membawa bersamanya haiwan.

Menurut kitab Taurat, ukuran panjang bahtera Nabi Nuh adalah 160 meter, lebar 24 meter dan tinggi 16 meter iaitu lebih tinggi daripada sebuah bagunan tiga tingkat manakala dek bahtera itu pula seluas 36 gelanggang tenis.

Ujian penentuan tarikh karbon mendapati struktur yang ditemui di Gunung Ararat itu berusia 4,800 tahun.

Bagaimanapun, seorang pakar arkeologi Britain, Mike Pitt berkata, buat masa ini, kumpulan ekspedisi itu masih belum mengemukakan bukti kukuh.

"Jika berlaku banjir besar yang berupaya mengapungkan kapal hingga ketinggian 4,000 meter ke lereng sebuah gunung pada 4,800 tahun lalu, saya yakin terdapat bukti geologi mengenai banjir ini di seluruh dunia tetapi sehingga kini tiada bukti lagi," kata Pitt.

Penganut agama Kristian sebelum ini menyatakan Nabi Nuh memerlukan 40,000 haiwan bagi mewakili setiap jenis binatang di bumi.

Namun, mereka yang sangsi dengan kenyataan itu memberitahu, Nabi Nuh perlu membina kapal amat besar yang boleh memuatkan sekurang-kurangnya 1.5 juta spesies haiwan sekiranya ingin membawa bersama semua haiwan di bumi.

Ekspedisi penemuan serpihan kayu itu turut boleh dilihat di laman perkongsian video YouTube di Internet. - Agensi

MELAKA 1278 MASEHI PENGIKTIRAFAN TERKINI?

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Dipetik dari: http://themalaypress.blogspot.com/2010/04/melaka-1278-masehi-pengiktirafan.html

MELAKA 1278 MASEHI PENGIKTIRAFAN TERKINI?

Muhammad Syah Melaka (juga dikenali sebagai NARA SUAN) 1278 MASEHI dalam UUK:

“Maka diadatkannya khalifah menyempurnakan pekerjaan dalam negeri melaka pada zaman purbakala itu, jika kanak-kanak itu sekalipun nakhoda itu kerana sudah teradat boleh diketahui didalam laut dan dalam jong baluk itu; hubaya hendaklah segala orang didalam jongnya itu berbuat takut dan malu kepadanya; hubaya-hubaya dituruthukum ini yang tertulis di dalam kertas kerana hukum dibawah Duli Yang Dipertuan Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Sultan Muhammad Syah yang kerajaan dalam negeri Melaka supaya selamat sempurna kepada negeri yang takluk dan berkasih-kasihan dengan negeri itu, iaitu pada segala Islam yang di laut dan yang didarat, wallahualam”. UUK, ms88

Baca penerangan selanjutnya di SNK mengenai Siapa yang membuka Melaka?


*Maharaja Terra Cota pada zamannya telah MENYERAGAMKAN TULISAN DAN BAHASA kepada satu sahaja demi penyatuan sebuah empayar, maka tidak menjadi hairan jugalah jika penyeragaman terhadap bahasa dan tulisan lingua franca telah dilakukan di Benua Nosantara ini - JAWI/MELAYU (terbaik/termudah) oleh maharaja yang memerintah pada ketika itu.


Nota Penulis:

Sila rujuk lampiran keratan dari tulisan HAMKA diatas:

Lihat sahaja cara mereka memadamkan nama Sultan Muhammad Syah @ Nara Suan dari lipatan sejarah. Seterusnya memutuskan sejarah realiti umat Islam dari pengetahuan generasi berikutnya. Gantinya kita disogok dengan sejarah yang batil; asal Kesultanan Melayu Melaka bersusur galur Parameswara hindu dari Palembang.

Padahal sebelumnya mereka (ahli2 sejarah) tahu, ada bukti serta fakta yang mengatakan Sultan Muhammad Syah 1276M itu memang wujud! Yang peliknya lagi, setelah mangkatnya Sultan Muhammad Syah datang pula orang lain dari Jeddah (?) yang membawa agama Islam, adakah ini boleh diterima akal? NAMA Sultan Muhammad Syah itu bukan Islamkah?

Manakala diperenggan kedua, bukti daripada sumber-sumber luar negara mengkuatkan lagi kisah kerajaan Siam yang menguasai Semenanjung Melaka pada abad ke 14 (sepatutnya sehingga abad ke 19 - sebelum Sultan Long Jaafar Muadzam Syah 1876 dibunuh Thai dan Ingris).

Manuskrip Undang-undang Kedah mengesahkan perkara ini, Sultan Muhammad Syah Melaka yang cuba dipadamkan dari sejarah itu adalah seorang Maharaja Siam atau gelaran lainnya King Narasuan (amat diagongkan oleh bangsa Thai hari ini).

Kebenaran fakta ini disulami pula babad tanah Jawa (Babad Tanah Jawi (The Chronicle of Java) and Serat Kanda, both written during the 17th-century period of the Mataram kingdom) raja-raja Majapahit sendiri, yang mengaku kekuasaan Siam Ayuthia! Cuma apa yang mereka tidak ketengahkan atau cuba untuk menafi ialah hakikat bahawa kerajaan Siam Ayuthia itu beragama Islam.

Dengan adanya 'berita' Sultan Muhammad Syah (sebelum UUK dikembalikan pada 2003), dan wujud pula namanya di dalam UUK (ms88) yang telah dikembalikan, secara tidak langsung menyangkal cerita dongeng Melaka 1511 yang bersumberkan British dan SATII.

Terang, hakikat sebenar sejarah Islam rantau nusantara yang mula timbul ini bakal membatalkan sejarah batil penjajah dan agen-agennya. Sesungguhnya, umat Islam rantau ini tidak akan 'bebas merdeka' selagi mendokong dan terkongkong dalam sejarah palsu. Buatlah macamana, cakaplah apa sahaja, hanya omongan tin kosong belaka.

Justeru, adalah menjadi tanggungjawab kita yang telah sedar untuk memperjuangkan sejarah realiti ini walau apapun terjadi. Ini adalah perihal sejarah agama tauhid-sejarah umat Islam yang telah ditong-sampah, dihinjak-dihina maruahnya oleh puak barat dan sekutunya. Maka wajib kita mengeluarkan, membersihkan, mengangkat dan meletakkannya kembali ke tempat asalnya yang selayaknya paling tinggi.

Perjalanan jua...

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Masih ingat lagi kaligrafi bertulisan Jawi- Malaka Haji Mi Malaya dalam kisah Cherokee Islam yang dijumpai di sebuah gua di El-Salvador Amirika Latin pada abad ke 13? Ia berkisar pada zaman pemerintahan Sultan Muhammad Syah Melaka II yang pernah berlayar ke Parsi dan menunaikan fardu haji di Baitullah Makkah.

Kerajaan Melayu Melaka diasaskan pada 1278: Penyelidik

Mengapa dokumen Undang-undang Kedah tidak disebut sebagai rujukan? Saya tertunggu-tunggu pembongkaran seterusnya.

Dipetik dari: http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/KerajaanMelayuMelakadiasaskanpada1278_Penyelidik/Article/index_html

Kerajaan Melayu Melaka diasaskan pada 1278: Penyelidik


2010/04/17

MELAKA: Sepasukan penyelidik yang dilantik kerajaan Melaka mendapati kerajaan Melayu Melaka diasaskan pada 1278 dan bukannya pada 1400 sebagaimana diketahui umum selama ini.

Ketua Menteri Melaka, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, berkata 1278 itu dipilih berdasarkan kepada Sejarah Melayu atau Sulalatus Salatin versi Raja Bongsu, salah seorang kerabat diraja Johor ketika itu yang ditugaskan menyalin naskhah itu, yang menjadi asas rujukan dan sumber oleh kumpulan penyelidik berkenaan.

"Jawatankuasa Penyelidik bersetuju Melaka bermula sebagai satu entiti politik yang dikenali sebagai Kesultanan Melayu Melaka di alam Melayu pada 1278," katanya.

Bercakap kepada pemberita di sini, Mohd Ali berkata hasil penyelidikan itu dibentangkan kepada Yang Dipertua Negeri, Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob di pejabatnya di Ayer Keroh di sini, semalam.

Jawatankuasa penyelidik dengan 15 anggota itu dipengerusikan Naib Canselor Kolej Universiti Islam Melaka, Prof Emeritus Datuk Wira Dr Mohd Yusoff Hashim manakala ketua penyelidik Prof Dr Abdullah Zakaria Ghazali dari Jabatan Sejarah Universiti Malaya.

Jawatankuasa itu diberi tugas membuat kajian dan penyelidikan bagi mengenalpasti tahun penubuhan kerajaan Melayu Melaka sebagai satu entiti politik di alam Melayu dan memulakan penyelidikan pada Jun tahun lalu.

Mohd Ali berkata kumpulan penyelidik berkenaan menolak 1400 sebagai tahun kerajaan Melayu Melaka diasaskan kerana ia hanya berdasarkan kepada kesepakatan sarjana barat, bukan berdasarkan kepada fakta sejarah.

"Suma Oriental (dunia Timur) yang ditulis oleh Tome Pires pada 1512-1515 hanya berdasarkan pengumpulan maklumat menggunakan kaedah dengar cakap, bukan dokumen bertulis, dan menyatakan bahawa Melaka bermula sebagai satu entiti politik pada 1400," katanya.

Diketahui umum, Kesultanan Melayu Melaka diasaskan oleh Parameswara antara 1400 dan 1403.

Berikutan penemuan baru itu, Mohd Ali berkata satu seminar akan diadakan pada tahun ini bagi membincangkan lebih lanjut perkara berkenaan.

Sementara itu, Dr Abdullah Zakaria berkata mereka menjalankan penyelidikan dan kerja lapangan di negara ini dan Indonesia.

Beliau berkata tahun penubuhan kerajaan Melayu Melaka adalah berasaskan tempoh pemerintahan Raja-raja Melaka seperti yang dikisahkan dalam Sulalatus Salatin versi Raja Bongsu.

Katanya mereka juga mempunyai bukti lain yang dapat mengesahkan kerajaan Melayu Melaka diasaskan pada 1278. - Bernama

The honest insurance: Takaful Ikhlas

Dipetik dari: http://starproperty.my/PropertyGuide/Finance/3818/0/0


The honest insurance: Takaful Ikhlas
by: Delia Zamir, 12 April 2010

A lot of people may not know much about Takaful, aside from it being a part of Islamic banking and that it is compliant with Syariah law.

So how does Takaful differ from conventional insurance and why is it Syariah compliant? Most importantly to the insurer, does its policy offer the same benefits of conventional insurance, or is it more beneficial?

President and CEO of Takaful Ikhlas Datuk Haji Syed Moheeb bin Syed Kamarulzaman talks to StarProperty.my about the concept of Takaful and how it differentiates from conventional insurance, as well as the value proposition of the company and its services for homebuyers or homeowners.

What are the benefits or differences of Takaful Ikhlas compared to conventional insurance?
Datuk Hj Syed Moheeb: The Takaful industry follows what the conventional industry does. By agreement, we have agreed not to innovate outside the tariff. We agreed to follow exactly what is in the tariff, we have agreed to play along the same rules, level playing fields.

To ensure consistency of practice and to facilitate proper growth of the industry, Bank Negara required all tariffs. So there is really no difference between conventional House Holders and a conventional House Owners, compared to what is being offered by the Takaful industry. No difference at all in the cover.

There are other types of differences in between conventional and Takaful. Conventional insurance is a contract of exchange. In Takaful, it is not a contract of exchange. You are actually putting the money into the pool with a “niat" (benevolent wish).

If anything unfortunate befalls any one of the participants, the Takaful operator use this money to assist them. So, you have the charitable, benevolent intention in that particular act. And you know that any charitable or any benevolent act will receive rewards in life hereafter.

Therefore even if there is a cross-subsidy, we still take up that risk. At the very least, the intention here is that one is donating to the pool.

What is the value proposition of Takaful Ikhlas for the public?
Datuk Hj Syed Moheeb: What makes us unique is our use of technology. Our distribution finds it very convenient working with us. To the buying public, we have a reputation of being prompt and fair in claims handling.

Takaful insurance is free from “riba”, “gharar” and “maisir”. Please explain these terms.
Datuk Hj Syed Moheeb: Conventional insurance is a contract of exchange of goods or service. In Takaful, in Syariah, when you want to exchange something, there must be a definite amount as well as a definite time for the exchange.

When you put your money into an insurance company, you don’t know when you’re going to get back something as an exchange. You don’t know whether you are going to get anything back, when you may get it back, and how much. There is a lot of uncertainty. And, as such, that uncertainty is what we call ‘gharar’: this leads to wagering. You don’t know whether you’re going to get your money or not.

It’s wagering where you are going to lose. So that contract is unfair and has the element of uncertainty. Wagering, and whichever kind of contract that is unfair, is prohibited in Islam.
Under Islamic contract law, you cannot and should not enter into a contract which is weak. So this contract is called “fasir”’. If you enter into a contract which is weak, you are entering into a contract whereby one party is going to be oppressed, and that is “Haram” (forbidden).

Therefore, entering into an insurance contract is “Haram”.

"Riba" is of course when you pay a premium to an insurance company, they will invest it in interest bearing instruments. Takaful companies are not invested nor are they kept in any "riba" arrangement.

Please explain the SAC (Surplus Administration Charges) application in Takaful Ikhlas.
Datuk Hj Syed Moheeb: When you pay a premium to a conventional insurance company, you are actually transferring your risk. You are actually paying the other person to bear your risk. You have already transferred your risk to them.

In Takaful, it is a little different. You are not transferring your risk, you are sharing your risk. When you come to me, Takaful Ikhlas, you are putting your money into a pool. When somebody has to claim, the operator will take out some money and pay. Therefore the many people contributing into the pool creates a risk fund.

The Takaful operator is just an operator managing the fund.

At the end of the period, if there is still money left, then the proceeds, or the surplus, would be returned to the participants because this still belongs to you.

The SAC is a small amount (from the pool) as an agency fee. But if there is surplus which means that I have invested this properly, I have managed to control the claims properly, I also get a reward for managing the surplus fund.

The difference here is that when you pay your premium to the conventional, it’s their money. Whether there’s surplus or not, its their money. So you don’t get anything back. In Takaful, the surplus is yours, but because we are managing it we can take a fee from there.

You cover acts of God (natural disasters) such as earthquakes. Does Takaful Ikhlas cover landslides?
Datuk Hj Syed Moheeb: Landslides are exclusion under the policy. There are some excluded perils that can be included by paying an additional premium but normally, insurers would be very suspicious if a client walks in and says “I want landslide cover.” When that happens, either there are already traces of weakening or removal of support, or the risk is already quite real.

So what I would advise is that all financial institutions insist on a standard cover when when they take up a loan or when they give up a loan, instead of letting individuals select what cover they want, or if the bank only arranges for fire and flood. What this means is that whilst that may be suitable for 95% of the borrowers, but it is 5% of the borrowers who need this, who would have problems later on when they want such a cover.

If the bank arranges landslide cover for all their borrowers, then insurance companies may consider because then at least it is spread. Insurance is about spread of risk. That way everyone, every bank, every financier, insists that people take the full cover.

You have to pay more, yes, but at least you are secured. So what this means is that there will be cross-subsidy.

I am a first-time housebuyer. What Takaful insurance would you recommend?
Datuk Hj Syed Moheeb: So you’re a first time house buyer. First of all, make sure that you cover the building on a comprehensive basis. So that means the House Owners. The House Owners is a multi-peril cover for your house. Extend it to include whatever extensions are available.

Then you need House Holders, which is a multi-peril cover for your contents. Extend it to include anything that is available, especially what is called a Full Theft cover.

Your House Holders or the insurances on the content, the standard House Holders cover requires evidence of forcible entry being used at points of entry or exit. Robbers may just crawl through your grill if your grill is big enough, or your gate could be ajar and your door unlocked, therefore someone comes in to take your briefcase.

So, for whatever reason items are stolen and there is no evidence of break-in, the Full Theft actually provides exactly what it implies - full theft.

Next you may require protection. Whilst the Houseowners and the Householders has a small PA element there, that is not enough. You are young, you got lots to live for, but just imagine if something untoward should happen to you when the burglar comes in, or when the Bandaraya forgets to cut the tree in front and a branch falls on you, or if you were to slip and injure yourself to the point of paralysis. So, make sure you have Personal Accident, if not a Life cover.

I want to buy a condominium unit, or an apartment. Such properties are upcoming trends. What if the the management have insured the entire building. Should I still apply for Takaful?
Datuk Hj Syed Moheeb: For a condominium or apartment unit, the management would only cover the common areas. You would still need to cover your unit. They will only cover the building, but they won’t cover the contents.

And, in a condominium or apartment setting, you’re very proximate to third parties and you might do certain things that might put your neighbours in danger. This is much more than if you were to stay in a landed property. Therefore it’s always good to also have Personal Liability cover whilst your House Owners provides an indemnity to third parties, but the limit there is quite low; only RM100,000.

Therefore it is advisable to take up Personal Liability cover. So to your question, do you need additional cover? The answer is yes because the cover taken up by the management is only for the common areas.

Sunan Kalijaga

Dipetik dari: http://www.seasite.niu.edu/indonesian/islam/Kalijaga.htm


Dialah "wali" yang namanya paling banyak disebut masyarakat Jawa. Ia lahir sekitar tahun 1450 Masehi. Ayahnya adalah Arya Wilatikta, Adipati Tuban - keturunan dari tokoh pemberontak Majapahit, Ronggolawe. Masa itu, Arya Wilatikta diperkirakan telah menganut Islam.

Nama kecil Sunan Kalijaga adalah Raden Said. Ia juga memiliki sejumlah nama panggilan seperti Lokajaya, Syekh Malaya, Pangeran Tuban atau Raden Abdurrahman. Terdapat beragam versi menyangkut asal-usul nama Kalijaga yang disandangnya.

Masyarakat Cirebon berpendapat bahwa nama itu berasal dari dusun Kalijaga di Cirebon. Sunan Kalijaga memang pernah tinggal di Cirebon dan bersahabat erat dengan Sunan Gunung Jati. Kalangan Jawa mengaitkannya dengan kesukaan wali ini untuk berendam ('kungkum') di sungai (kali) atau "jaga kali". Namun ada yang menyebut istilah itu berasal dari bahasa Arab "qadli dzaqa" yang menunjuk statusnya sebagai "penghulu suci" kesultanan.

Masa hidup Sunan Kalijaga diperkirakan mencapai lebih dari 100 tahun. Dengan demikian ia mengalami masa akhir kekuasaan Majapahit (berakhir 1478), Kesultanan Demak, Kesultanan Cirebon dan Banten, bahkan juga Kerajaan Pajang yang lahir pada 1546 serta awal kehadiran Kerajaan Mataram dibawah pimpinan Panembahan Senopati. Ia ikut pula merancang pembangunan Masjid Agung Cirebon dan Masjid Agung Demak. Tiang "tatal" (pecahan kayu) yang merupakan salah satu dari tiang utama masjid adalah kreasi Sunan Kalijaga.

Dalam dakwah, ia punya pola yang sama dengan mentor sekaligus sahabat dekatnya, Sunan Bonang. Paham keagamaannya cenderung "sufistik berbasis salaf" - bukan sufi panteistik (pemujaan semata). Ia juga memilih kesenian dan kebudayaan sebagai sarana untuk berdakwah.

Ia sangat toleran pada budaya lokal. Ia berpendapat bahwa masyarakat akan menjauh jika diserang pendiriannya. Maka mereka harus didekati secara bertahap: mengikuti sambil mempengaruhi. Sunan Kalijaga berkeyakinan jika Islam sudah dipahami, dengan sendirinya kebiasaan lama hilang.

Maka ajaran Sunan Kalijaga terkesan sinkretis dalam mengenalkan Islam. Ia menggunakan seni ukir, wayang, gamelan, serta seni suara suluk sebagai sarana dakwah. Dialah pencipta Baju takwa, perayaan sekatenan, grebeg maulud, Layang Kalimasada, lakon wayang Petruk Jadi Raja. Lanskap pusat kota berupa Kraton, alun-alun dengan dua beringin serta masjid diyakini sebagai karya Sunan Kalijaga.

Metode dakwah tersebut sangat efektif. Sebagian besar adipati di Jawa memeluk Islam melalui Sunan Kalijaga. Di antaranya adalah Adipati Pandanaran, Kartasura, Kebumen, Banyumas, serta Pajang (sekarang Kotagede - Yogya). Sunan Kalijaga dimakamkan di Kadilangu - selatan Demak.

Siapakah Makhluk Yang Paling Hebat Imannya?

Dipetik dari Laman : http://www.saifulislam.com/

Daripada Anas katanya: Telah bersabda Rasulullah sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam: Siapakah makhluk yang paling hebat imannya? Mereka menjawab: Para Malaikat. Jawab Nabi sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam: Bagaimana mereka tidak beriman sedangkan mereka di sisi Tuhan mereka. Mereka menjawab: Para Nabi. Jawab Nabi: Bagaimana mereka tidak beriman sedangkan kepada mereka wahyu-Nya diturunkan. Tetapi manusia yang paling menakjubkan imannya ialah kaum yang datang sesudah kamu, mereka mendapati kitab Wahyu (Al-Quran) lalu mereka beriman kepadanya dan mengikut ajarannya. Merekalah manusia yang paling menakjubkan imannya (Riwayat al-Bazzar)

Dari Abu Hurairah, Rasul sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam bersabda: Mereka menjawab lagi: Kami semua. Jawab Baginda sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam: Bagaimana kamu tidak beriman sedangkan kepadamu ayat-ayat dibacakan dan Rasul-Nya pula berada di tengah-tengah kamu. Tetapi orang yang paling menakjubkan imannya ialah orang yang datang sesudahku, mereka beriman kepadaku walhal mereka tidak pernah melihat aku, merekalah yang paling hebat imannya, merekalah saudaraku (ikhwani), Sedangkan kamu adalah sahabat-sahabatku (Ashhaabi).

"THE ARTFUL CRITIQUE"

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"THE ARTFUL CRITIQUE"

An artful critique can be one of the most helpful messages anyone can send. An artful critique focuses on what a person has done and can do rather than a mark of character into a job poorly done.

A character attack --- calling someone stupid or incompetent - misses the point. You immediately put him on the defensive, so that he's no longer receptive to what you have to tell him about how to do things better.

In terms of motivation, when people believe that their failures are due to some unchangeable deficit in themselves, they lose hope and stop trying.

4 TIPS ON THE ART OF CRITIQUE (which is intricately entwined with the art of praise are as follows:

1. Be Specific

Pick a significant incident, an event that illustrates a key problem that needs changing or a pattern of deficiencies, such as the inability to do certain parts of a job well. It demoralizes people to hear that they are doing "something" wrong without knowing what the specifics are so they can change. Focus on the specifics, saying what the person did well, what was done poorly, and how it could be changed. Don't beat around the bush or be oblique or evasive; it will muddy the real message. This of course, is akin to the advice to couples about the "XYZ" statement of a grievance : say exactly what the problem is, what's wrong with it or how it makes you feel, and what could be changed.

2. Offer A Solution

The critique, like all useful feedback, should point to a way to fix the problem. Otherwise it leaves the recipient frustrated, demoralized, or demotivated. The critique may open the door to possibilities and alternatives that the person did not realize were there, or simply sensitize him to deficiencies that need attention - but should include suggestions about how to take care of this problems.

3. Be Present

Critiques, like praise, are most effective face to face and in private. People who are uncomfortable giving a criticism - or offering praise - are likely to ease the burden on themselves by doing it at a distance, such as in a memo. But this makes the communication too impersonal and robs the person receiving it of an opportunity for a response or clarification.

4. Be Sensitive

This is a call for empathy, for being attuned to the impact of what you say and how you say it on the person at the receiving end. Managers who have little empathy, are most prone to giving feedback in a hurtful fashion, such as the withering put-down. The net effect of such criticism is destructive : instead of opening the way for a corrective, it creates an emotional backlash of resentment, bitterness, defensiveness, and distance. Some emotional counsel for those at the receiving end of criticism. One is to see the criticism as valuable information about how to do better, not as a personal attack. Another is to watch for the impulse toward defensiveness instead of taking responsibility. And, if it gets too upsetting, ask to resume the meeting later, after a period to absorb the difficult message and cool down a bit. Finally, one has to see criticism as an opportunity to work together with the critic to solve the problem, not as an adversarial situation.

Queens of Langkasuka : Pahlawan Melayu Tidak Hanya Berkeris!

Soalan ini berlegar sejak zaman persekolahan lagi. Mengapa pahlawan melayu sering kali digambarkan dengan berkeris sahaja? Adakah tiada senjata lain yang canggih seperti pistol, bedil, meriam dan lain-lain?. Masakan bangsa Melayu menguasai rantau Nusantara (Asia Tenggara) ini sehingga ke wilayah Australia dengan hanya berkeris sahaja?

Apapun, filem ini yang dikeluarkan oleh pengusaha filem Thailand amat menarik untuk ditonton.