Hudhayfah ibn Usayd Ghifari, the companion of the Prophet, said, “Allah’s Messenger came to us all of a sudden as we were (busy in a discussion).
He asked: What are you discussing?
(The Companions) replied: We are discussing (the subject of) the Last Hour.
Thereupon he said: It will not come until you see ten signs.
And (in this connection) he made a mention of the ‘ smoke’, ‘Dajjal’, the ‘beast’, the ‘rising of the sun from the west’, the ‘descent of Jesus son of Mary’, ‘Gog and Magog’, ‘sinkings of the earth in three places, one in the east, one in the west and one in Arabia ’ at the end of which ‘fire would burn forth from Yemen, and would drive people to the place of their assembly ’ (i.e., the place where mankind will be assembled for judgment).” (Sahih Muslim)
the ten major Signs of the Last Day as prophesied by Prophet Muhammad pbuh:
• Dajjal the false Messiah or Anti-Christ
• Gog and Magog,
• Smoke,
• The beast of the earth or land (most likely the holy land),
• The sun would rise from the west,
• Three sinkings of the earth
• one in the east
• One in the west
• and One in Arabia,
• A fire would come out of Yemen and would drive people to their place of assembly (for judgement)
• The son of Mary would descend.
Although these signs were not given by the blessed Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah Most High be upon him) in their chronological order of occurrence I have made an effort to put them in that order, with the ones that have not as yet occurred at the bottom of the list. How did I arrive at the above order?
We know from the prophecies of the blessed Prophet that the third major ‘ sinking of the earth’, i.e., the one that would occur in Arabia, would swallow an army that would be heading south to Makkah. That army would be on its way to attack Imam al-Mahdi, the descendent of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah Most High be upon him). It was prophesied that he would restore the Islamic Caliphate (or Islamic model of a state) in the Arabian peninsula. It is after that sign has occurred (i.e., the third major earthquake) that the son of Mary would descend from the sky with his hands resting on the wings of two angels, and would kill Dajjal the False Messiah or Anti-Christ.
The Qur ’an itself has described Jesus (i.e., the return of Jesus) as the ‘ ilm (which here means the very key to the subject) of the Last Hour:
“And he (i.e., Jesus) shall be a Sign (for the coming of) the Hour (of Judgment): therefore have no doubt about the (Hour), but follow Me: this is a Straight Way. ” (Qur’an, Zukhruf, 43:61)
It follows that his return must come chronologically at the end of the list. We also know that the ‘fire’ from Yemen would follow the third earthquake. And so now that it appears that the major earthquake in the East has occurred, we await four more major signs that still remain to occur. When did the first six ‘major’ signs occur?
DAJJAL
I have argued in my book, ‘ Jerusalem in the Qur’an – An Islamic View of the Destiny of Jerusalem ’, that Dajjal the False Messiah or Antichrist was released into the world in the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah Most High be upon him).
He has already completed the first stage of his mission that lasted for “a day like a year”, and is about to complete the second stage that lasts for “a day like a month”.
The third and last stage of his mission (of impersonation of the true Messiah) that would last for just “a day like a week” would, I believe, commence when Israel replaces USA as the ruling state of the world.
And that would occur when Israel wages a big war that would result in dramatic territorial expansion “from the river of Egypt to the river Euphrates”.
Israel would then seize control of the Suez Canal and all the oil of the Arabian Gulf. By the end of that third stage, Dajjal the false Messiah or Antichrist would have been born into the world of Jewish parents, would have risen to become ruler of Israel and, hence, would have completed his mission to rule the world from Jerusalem. And Allah Knows best!
An entire chapter of the book is devoted to explaining the subject of Dajjal. I am now writing a quartet of books on Surah al-Kahf of the Qur ’an, and one of the four books would be entirely devoted to a comprehensive explanation of the subject of Dajjal, the false Messiah or Anti-Christ in Islam Insha Allah.
GOG AND MAGOG
I have also argued in my book that Gog and Magog were released into the world in the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah Most High be upon him).
The Qur’an itself has made mention (Qur’an, al-Anbiyah, 21:94-5) of a ‘town’ which was destroyed by Allah Most High, and the people of the town expelled, and then banned from returning to reclaim their town until Gog and Magog were not only released but, also, had spread out (around the world) in all directions.
“But there is a ban on a town which We have destroyed: that they (the people of the town) shall not return (to reclaim that town as their own); until Gog and Magog are let through (their barrier), and they swiftly spread out in every direction (replicating themselves amongst all the peoples of the world). ” (Qur’an, al-Anbiyah, 21:95-96)
I identified that ‘town’ to be Jerusalem. And since the Jews have already returned to Jerusalem to reclaim it as their own, it follows that Gog and Magog, like Dajjal, are also close to the end of their mission. And Allah Knows best!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Signs of the Last Day 2: Minor Signs of the Last Day (P2)t
• Universal consumption of Riba (i.e, money lent on interest, and transactions which ‘rip off’ people through deception in business, etc.) Around the world today Riba in modern banking and insurance, as well as in the monetary system, has already taken total control over the market and over economic life. There are some minor signs which have been couched inenigmatic language such as,
• “A slave woman would give birth to her mistress”, made possible through a combination of Riba and the modern feminist revolution, and;
• “Naked barefooted shepherds would vie with one another in the construction of high-rise buildings ”.
This is already being fulfilled when wealth is wasted in grandiose and expensive public relations construction projects commissioned by people who hanker for visible symbols of status in a modern world which recognizes the rich as a ‘somebody’ and the poor as a ‘nobody’ (see story of the rich man and the poor man in Surah al-Kahf of the Qur ’an). And then there are minor signs which have not as yet occurred such as:
• “The Last Hour would not come until there issues from the land of the Hejaz (which is in Saudi Arabia) a fire which will illuminate the backs of the camels in Busra ”. But for the exchange of Basra for Hejaz, this prophecy perhaps, anticipates a nuclear attack in or around Iran which would formally launch Israel into the club of nuclear powers.
So many of these minor Signs of the Last Day, and so many more not here mentioned, have already occurred, that we can now turn to the major Signs with a clear recognition that we are already living in that Last Age.
• “A slave woman would give birth to her mistress”, made possible through a combination of Riba and the modern feminist revolution, and;
• “Naked barefooted shepherds would vie with one another in the construction of high-rise buildings ”.
This is already being fulfilled when wealth is wasted in grandiose and expensive public relations construction projects commissioned by people who hanker for visible symbols of status in a modern world which recognizes the rich as a ‘somebody’ and the poor as a ‘nobody’ (see story of the rich man and the poor man in Surah al-Kahf of the Qur ’an). And then there are minor signs which have not as yet occurred such as:
• “The Last Hour would not come until there issues from the land of the Hejaz (which is in Saudi Arabia) a fire which will illuminate the backs of the camels in Busra ”. But for the exchange of Basra for Hejaz, this prophecy perhaps, anticipates a nuclear attack in or around Iran which would formally launch Israel into the club of nuclear powers.
So many of these minor Signs of the Last Day, and so many more not here mentioned, have already occurred, that we can now turn to the major Signs with a clear recognition that we are already living in that Last Age.
Signs of the Last Day 2 : MINOR SIGNS of the Last Day
Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah Most High be upon him) prophesied of the Last Age that:
• “People would follow a way of life other than mine, and give guidance other than mine ”…“I fear for my people only the leaders who lead men astray ”…“Before the Last Hour there will be great liars, so beware of them ”
…“When the most wicked member of a tribe becomes its ruler, and the most worthless member of a community becomes its leader, and a man is respected through fear of the evil he may do, and leadership is given to people who are unworthy of it, expect the Last Hour ”.
All of these warnings have already been dramatically and ominously fulfilled. Around the world today, with but few exceptions, and even here in my native Caribbean island of Trinidad, people, including Muslims, now have the worst leaders.
This ominous sign of the Last Day has come to pass, yet there are so many who do not, or cannot see, and they blindly rush as dumb cattle to endorse or to follow such leaders for personal gain, or fear, or due to sheer ignorance;
• “Women would arrange their hair to look like the hump of a camel ”, and this sign has already occurred, we see it everyday;
• “ Women would dress like men”, and we already see them today with trousers, jacket and, perhaps, a tie; and “women would be dressed and yet be naked ”, and this prophecy, also, is now fulfilled. When women parade in public “dressed, yet naked”, as they do today, and when Muslims cannot prevent such, they should then seek to flee from such mainstream society rather than to remain a part of it until the women are fully naked and “donkey-like” sexual intercourse is on public display.
If they foolishly choose to remain a part of such corrupt and decadent society then they or their children would eventually be ruined by such a society.
• “Men would dress like women”, and already this sign also has come to pass. Almost no one can tell that ‘she’, the so- called ‘crossdresser’, is really a man;
• Homosexuality (and lesbianism) would become commonplace, and that is now happening before our very eyes. Social acceptance and legal protection for this abominable sexual perversion is gaining ground. Indeed those who hold fast to the divine prohibition of such sexual perversion are now demonized as a people who suffer from a disease called ‘ homophobia’;
• Children born outside of marriage would become commonplace, in fact marriage itself now seems destined to become obsolete;
• Fornication and adultery would become commonplace, that, also, appears to have already been fulfilled in a modern world in which virginity and marital fidelity are becoming old-fashioned;
• Disproportion in balance of men and women to such an extent that “one man would have to maintain (not marry) fifty women ”, that is yet to occur but could be linked to the impact on male sperm production of such things as environmental pollution and genetically modified food;
• Universal consumption of alcoholic beverages, this “ mother of all evils” has already become a horrendous plague in which no one is safe from the drunk driver; the unborn baby drinks when his mother drinks and suffers unimaginably for such; people, including Prime Ministers, drink and become drunk, and then behave in public like asses;
• “Religious knowledge would disappear”, since the rightly- guided scholars of Islam are demonized, marginalized, “ banned”, or declared to be “great security risks”. Only those scholars who can skillfully skip and dance to the tunes of those who control power are allowed the unfettered freedom to preach a sanitized cosmetic version of Islam acceptable to the godless rulers of the world. Institutions of Islamic learning are forced to submit to the control of those waging war on Islam. If they do not submit, they are shut down. Foreign students are prohibited from studying Islam in certain so- called Islamic Republics;
• “Time would move swiftly—a year passing like a month—a month like a week—a week like a day” etc., and already the perception of swiftly moving time is a universal experience;
• Such prevalence of random killing, murder and violence that “ a killer would not know why he is killing and the one who is killed would not know why he is being killed ”, and “every age is followed by one which would be worse ”—already around the world senseless random killing has arrived and is constantly escalating;
• “Nothing would remain of Islam but the name, and nothing would remain of the Qur ’an but the traces (of its writing) (i.e., the Qur’an would not be studied, no one would follow its guidance, it would be recited mechanically etc.); the Masajid (mosques) would be grand structures but would be devoid of guidance; and the Ulama (religious scholars of Islam who represent such people) would be the worst people beneath the sky. From them would emerge Fitnah (trials) and they would be the centers of Fitnah (since they betray Islam )” — there are many distinguished scholars of Islam who declare that this prophesy, also, has today found fulfillment. The evidence of such is overwhelming. The Islamic Khilafah (Caliphate) has been long destroyed, Zakat is no longer collected and distributed by the state, money itself is now corrupted, the universal Shirk of the modern state has corrupted all of mankind, Riba is universally prevalent, the Hajj would probably soon be abandoned;
• “People would follow a way of life other than mine, and give guidance other than mine ”…“I fear for my people only the leaders who lead men astray ”…“Before the Last Hour there will be great liars, so beware of them ”
…“When the most wicked member of a tribe becomes its ruler, and the most worthless member of a community becomes its leader, and a man is respected through fear of the evil he may do, and leadership is given to people who are unworthy of it, expect the Last Hour ”.
All of these warnings have already been dramatically and ominously fulfilled. Around the world today, with but few exceptions, and even here in my native Caribbean island of Trinidad, people, including Muslims, now have the worst leaders.
This ominous sign of the Last Day has come to pass, yet there are so many who do not, or cannot see, and they blindly rush as dumb cattle to endorse or to follow such leaders for personal gain, or fear, or due to sheer ignorance;
• “Women would arrange their hair to look like the hump of a camel ”, and this sign has already occurred, we see it everyday;
• “ Women would dress like men”, and we already see them today with trousers, jacket and, perhaps, a tie; and “women would be dressed and yet be naked ”, and this prophecy, also, is now fulfilled. When women parade in public “dressed, yet naked”, as they do today, and when Muslims cannot prevent such, they should then seek to flee from such mainstream society rather than to remain a part of it until the women are fully naked and “donkey-like” sexual intercourse is on public display.
If they foolishly choose to remain a part of such corrupt and decadent society then they or their children would eventually be ruined by such a society.
• “Men would dress like women”, and already this sign also has come to pass. Almost no one can tell that ‘she’, the so- called ‘crossdresser’, is really a man;
• Homosexuality (and lesbianism) would become commonplace, and that is now happening before our very eyes. Social acceptance and legal protection for this abominable sexual perversion is gaining ground. Indeed those who hold fast to the divine prohibition of such sexual perversion are now demonized as a people who suffer from a disease called ‘ homophobia’;
• Children born outside of marriage would become commonplace, in fact marriage itself now seems destined to become obsolete;
• Fornication and adultery would become commonplace, that, also, appears to have already been fulfilled in a modern world in which virginity and marital fidelity are becoming old-fashioned;
• Disproportion in balance of men and women to such an extent that “one man would have to maintain (not marry) fifty women ”, that is yet to occur but could be linked to the impact on male sperm production of such things as environmental pollution and genetically modified food;
• Universal consumption of alcoholic beverages, this “ mother of all evils” has already become a horrendous plague in which no one is safe from the drunk driver; the unborn baby drinks when his mother drinks and suffers unimaginably for such; people, including Prime Ministers, drink and become drunk, and then behave in public like asses;
• “Religious knowledge would disappear”, since the rightly- guided scholars of Islam are demonized, marginalized, “ banned”, or declared to be “great security risks”. Only those scholars who can skillfully skip and dance to the tunes of those who control power are allowed the unfettered freedom to preach a sanitized cosmetic version of Islam acceptable to the godless rulers of the world. Institutions of Islamic learning are forced to submit to the control of those waging war on Islam. If they do not submit, they are shut down. Foreign students are prohibited from studying Islam in certain so- called Islamic Republics;
• “Time would move swiftly—a year passing like a month—a month like a week—a week like a day” etc., and already the perception of swiftly moving time is a universal experience;
• Such prevalence of random killing, murder and violence that “ a killer would not know why he is killing and the one who is killed would not know why he is being killed ”, and “every age is followed by one which would be worse ”—already around the world senseless random killing has arrived and is constantly escalating;
• “Nothing would remain of Islam but the name, and nothing would remain of the Qur ’an but the traces (of its writing) (i.e., the Qur’an would not be studied, no one would follow its guidance, it would be recited mechanically etc.); the Masajid (mosques) would be grand structures but would be devoid of guidance; and the Ulama (religious scholars of Islam who represent such people) would be the worst people beneath the sky. From them would emerge Fitnah (trials) and they would be the centers of Fitnah (since they betray Islam )” — there are many distinguished scholars of Islam who declare that this prophesy, also, has today found fulfillment. The evidence of such is overwhelming. The Islamic Khilafah (Caliphate) has been long destroyed, Zakat is no longer collected and distributed by the state, money itself is now corrupted, the universal Shirk of the modern state has corrupted all of mankind, Riba is universally prevalent, the Hajj would probably soon be abandoned;
Signs of the Last Day 1: LAST DAY MEANS LAST AGE
The term ‘Last Day’ in reality stands for the ‘Last Age’, or the age which would culminate in the end of history —when the true Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary (not son of God), would return to rule the world from Jerusalem with justice and ‘ eternal’ rule. It would be ‘eternal’ in the sense that history would end with that event. Life on earth beyond that event, and after Jesus dies a human death and is buried next to Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah Most High be upon them both) in Madinah, would not qualify as history.
This would be so since the modern secular rope would have reached its predictable end in total godlessness, and with such a consequent collapse of morals, and of moral consciousness, that people would forget their human status and “would engage in sexual intercourse in public like donkeys ”. Already it is quite clear (particularly at the time of Trinidad ’s Carnival) that we are quite close to the fulfillment of that ominous prophecy made by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
So much so then, for the spurious claims of the one-eyed Judeo-Christian western civilization and its ‘colored house slaves’ around the world. They claim that mankind is witnessing unprecedented progress, that the present is the best of all ages, that the world keeps on growing better and better, and that modern western civilization has rendered all previous civilizations, including Islam, moribund and obsolete!
So much so, then, for the local one-eyed ‘house slave’ here in my native island of Trinidad who insists that Muslims must remain a part of ‘mainstream society’ -even when that mainstream is heading for the hell-fire. When a ship is sinking and you cannot prevent it from sinking, you have to get off that ship, and urge others as well to do so. The ship of the world is now sinking!
The evidence is all around us as plainly visible as daylight! But those who are blind cannot see that the ship is sinking. They use their checkbooks, or the barrels of their guns, to impose themselves around the world as leaders. The blind then lead the blind until all are lost and will be drowned like the people of Noah (peace be upon him).
Prophet Muhammad prophesied many more signs of the Last Day other than public ‘donkey sex’. Most of these are known as the ‘ minor’ signs. Let us describe some of them (randomly selected) before we turn to the ten ‘major’ signs in which we venture to include the major underwater earthquake and resultant Tsunami in South East Asia that occurred in late December 2004.
This would be so since the modern secular rope would have reached its predictable end in total godlessness, and with such a consequent collapse of morals, and of moral consciousness, that people would forget their human status and “would engage in sexual intercourse in public like donkeys ”. Already it is quite clear (particularly at the time of Trinidad ’s Carnival) that we are quite close to the fulfillment of that ominous prophecy made by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
So much so then, for the spurious claims of the one-eyed Judeo-Christian western civilization and its ‘colored house slaves’ around the world. They claim that mankind is witnessing unprecedented progress, that the present is the best of all ages, that the world keeps on growing better and better, and that modern western civilization has rendered all previous civilizations, including Islam, moribund and obsolete!
So much so, then, for the local one-eyed ‘house slave’ here in my native island of Trinidad who insists that Muslims must remain a part of ‘mainstream society’ -even when that mainstream is heading for the hell-fire. When a ship is sinking and you cannot prevent it from sinking, you have to get off that ship, and urge others as well to do so. The ship of the world is now sinking!
The evidence is all around us as plainly visible as daylight! But those who are blind cannot see that the ship is sinking. They use their checkbooks, or the barrels of their guns, to impose themselves around the world as leaders. The blind then lead the blind until all are lost and will be drowned like the people of Noah (peace be upon him).
Prophet Muhammad prophesied many more signs of the Last Day other than public ‘donkey sex’. Most of these are known as the ‘ minor’ signs. Let us describe some of them (randomly selected) before we turn to the ten ‘major’ signs in which we venture to include the major underwater earthquake and resultant Tsunami in South East Asia that occurred in late December 2004.
Monday, September 27, 2010
The Negative effects of Body Art (Tattoos)
Imagine only having one shirt to wear for the rest of your life, it would be kind of weird wouldn’t it? Well that’s what tattoos are like, ink scarred into your flesh for the rest of your life. The word Tattoo comes from the Tahitian word “Tatu”, which is an indelible mark or design fixed upon the body by the insertion of pigment under the skin”(Clark, 2005, para. 1). These days, this is done by using a Rapid-Injection-Electrical device that punctures the dermal layer of the skin at a rapid pace, producing a design. In this essay paper I will explain the Negative effects that come with getting tattoos, such as, Health risks, Society’s view, and financial harm.
Good health is very important. That’s why you should be very careful when deciding to get a tattoo. Visit a range of studios, make sure the studio you choose is up to basic health standards. Make sure the studio you decide to go to has an autoclave or medical sterilization machine (uses very high heat to steam the equipment), and the needles are individual packaged, sealed and dated. Unlicensed artists who complete an apprenticeship do a lot of tattoos you see these days, so be careful which studio you go to. Tattoo inks are made of dyes created from a range of metals, which are mostly toxic. The most common effects of tattoos are hypersensitivity to the red dyes (cinnabar), and photosensitivity to the yellow pigments (cadmium, which is another toxic metal). There has never been a documentation of anyone getting cancer from tattoos, but dark inks can make melanoma, skin cancer, harder to detect. Another well-known infection from tattoos is Hepatitis. In one study, tattooing accounted for 41% of Hepatitis C infections (Clark, 2005, para. 15). The only cases known about HIV are of two men who received prison tattoos. Well-known signs of an infection after getting a tattoo are high fever, puss leaking from the wound, and red streaks extending from the tattoo. “Infection that is not properly tended to can result in serious health consequences and even death”(Hudson, 2005, para. 1).
Society frowns upon many things today in age, one of the biggest and most common being tattoos. In a recent study, completed by myself, the average person described body art as dirty, and gross. The damage tattoos can bring to someone in today’s society can be a lot worse than one would think. Many employers will not higher someone with tattoos, when they come in for an interview, and some employers will fire their staff if they find out they have tattoos. Over half of the families in Canada would not let their children get tattoos. A lot of parents kick their kids out of the house for getting body art, which leaves them, in most cases, with no where to go. Some families even disown children; I have a friend from high school in which this happened to. A large number of Restaurants and stores will not allow entrance with body art showing, must have them covered up or no entry.
A very well noticed effect that comes along with getting tattoos is financial trouble. As we all know it, body art costs money. The average rate for a tattoo studio is $100/per hour, and when you are in getting tattooed for 3-5 hours at a time, it can become very costly. After getting the actual tattoo, you will have to take care of it until it heals, which is approximately 6-7 weeks, so now you have to purchase skin lotions to help maintain the healing process. If one is concerned about their financial statement, than one should not get a tattoo because they are highly addictive, trust me, I know from experience. Before you know it, you won’t have any spare money or money at all, and soon fall behind in bills. Coming back to health effects, if you were to receive an infection or disease from getting a tattoo, now you will have to fork out more cash to buy creams and ointments for infections or paying hospital bills for treatment of the disease.
In conclusion, getting a tattoo can be a big mistake. You could end up with health problems, such as getting a small innocent infection or even attracting HIV. Think hard and long before you decide it’s your time to get one. Make sure you visit many studios, and look for one that meets the health standards. Plan out where you are going to get the tattoo on your body, think about what may happen at work or at home if you get this body art inked into your skin. And don’t get addicted like I did, because it is very hard to stop!
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Having Tattoos Could Be a Sign of Low Self-Esteem
Note: This article is from the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph.
(by Kate Devlin, Telegraph.co.uk) - Covering your body in tattoos like David Beckham is a sign of low self-esteem, a new study has found.
The body art, increasingly popular with celebrities such as Amy Winehouse and Angelina Jolie, could conceal a poor personal opinion of oneself, psychologists have found.
They warn that people considering a tattoo should think extremely carefully before submitting themselves to the needle and ink.
The study found that people who had three or more tattoos were likely to have low self esteem.
Marie Randle, from Liverpool Hope University, who carried out the study, said: "Tattooing has become more popular in recent years, especially among young women and there is a growing fascination with the tattoos of celebrities.
"The findings of this study suggest that tattoos are not just fashion accessories but driven by a wide range of motivational factors that are significantly associated with self-esteem.
"This strongly suggests that people consider getting tattooed should be encouraged to question their motivation before deciding to permanently change their appearance."
Researchers questioned 48 people for the study, some of whom had tattoos covering much of their body.
They found that there were four main reasons why people got tattoos - to be rebellious, to belong to a group, for aesthetic reasons and because of a strong emotional attachment.
This last group was becoming ever more popular, Mrs Randle said.
She added that not everyone who had a tattoo had poor self-esteem and that Beckham was unlikely to fit the bill.
"I think that David Beckham would be the exception to the rule. We found that having tattoos was just one predictor of self-esteem and not everybody who has tattoos has low self-esteem."
The findings were presented at the British Psychological Society annual conference in Brighton.
Good health is very important. That’s why you should be very careful when deciding to get a tattoo. Visit a range of studios, make sure the studio you choose is up to basic health standards. Make sure the studio you decide to go to has an autoclave or medical sterilization machine (uses very high heat to steam the equipment), and the needles are individual packaged, sealed and dated. Unlicensed artists who complete an apprenticeship do a lot of tattoos you see these days, so be careful which studio you go to. Tattoo inks are made of dyes created from a range of metals, which are mostly toxic. The most common effects of tattoos are hypersensitivity to the red dyes (cinnabar), and photosensitivity to the yellow pigments (cadmium, which is another toxic metal). There has never been a documentation of anyone getting cancer from tattoos, but dark inks can make melanoma, skin cancer, harder to detect. Another well-known infection from tattoos is Hepatitis. In one study, tattooing accounted for 41% of Hepatitis C infections (Clark, 2005, para. 15). The only cases known about HIV are of two men who received prison tattoos. Well-known signs of an infection after getting a tattoo are high fever, puss leaking from the wound, and red streaks extending from the tattoo. “Infection that is not properly tended to can result in serious health consequences and even death”(Hudson, 2005, para. 1).
Society frowns upon many things today in age, one of the biggest and most common being tattoos. In a recent study, completed by myself, the average person described body art as dirty, and gross. The damage tattoos can bring to someone in today’s society can be a lot worse than one would think. Many employers will not higher someone with tattoos, when they come in for an interview, and some employers will fire their staff if they find out they have tattoos. Over half of the families in Canada would not let their children get tattoos. A lot of parents kick their kids out of the house for getting body art, which leaves them, in most cases, with no where to go. Some families even disown children; I have a friend from high school in which this happened to. A large number of Restaurants and stores will not allow entrance with body art showing, must have them covered up or no entry.
A very well noticed effect that comes along with getting tattoos is financial trouble. As we all know it, body art costs money. The average rate for a tattoo studio is $100/per hour, and when you are in getting tattooed for 3-5 hours at a time, it can become very costly. After getting the actual tattoo, you will have to take care of it until it heals, which is approximately 6-7 weeks, so now you have to purchase skin lotions to help maintain the healing process. If one is concerned about their financial statement, than one should not get a tattoo because they are highly addictive, trust me, I know from experience. Before you know it, you won’t have any spare money or money at all, and soon fall behind in bills. Coming back to health effects, if you were to receive an infection or disease from getting a tattoo, now you will have to fork out more cash to buy creams and ointments for infections or paying hospital bills for treatment of the disease.
In conclusion, getting a tattoo can be a big mistake. You could end up with health problems, such as getting a small innocent infection or even attracting HIV. Think hard and long before you decide it’s your time to get one. Make sure you visit many studios, and look for one that meets the health standards. Plan out where you are going to get the tattoo on your body, think about what may happen at work or at home if you get this body art inked into your skin. And don’t get addicted like I did, because it is very hard to stop!
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Having Tattoos Could Be a Sign of Low Self-Esteem
Note: This article is from the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph.
(by Kate Devlin, Telegraph.co.uk) - Covering your body in tattoos like David Beckham is a sign of low self-esteem, a new study has found.
The body art, increasingly popular with celebrities such as Amy Winehouse and Angelina Jolie, could conceal a poor personal opinion of oneself, psychologists have found.
They warn that people considering a tattoo should think extremely carefully before submitting themselves to the needle and ink.
The study found that people who had three or more tattoos were likely to have low self esteem.
Marie Randle, from Liverpool Hope University, who carried out the study, said: "Tattooing has become more popular in recent years, especially among young women and there is a growing fascination with the tattoos of celebrities.
"The findings of this study suggest that tattoos are not just fashion accessories but driven by a wide range of motivational factors that are significantly associated with self-esteem.
"This strongly suggests that people consider getting tattooed should be encouraged to question their motivation before deciding to permanently change their appearance."
Researchers questioned 48 people for the study, some of whom had tattoos covering much of their body.
They found that there were four main reasons why people got tattoos - to be rebellious, to belong to a group, for aesthetic reasons and because of a strong emotional attachment.
This last group was becoming ever more popular, Mrs Randle said.
She added that not everyone who had a tattoo had poor self-esteem and that Beckham was unlikely to fit the bill.
"I think that David Beckham would be the exception to the rule. We found that having tattoos was just one predictor of self-esteem and not everybody who has tattoos has low self-esteem."
The findings were presented at the British Psychological Society annual conference in Brighton.
Islamic sexual jurisprudence
Homosexuality and Islam
Islam discourages celibacy as a form of religious practice, and considers marriage as the best form that regulates the sexual relationship of human beings.
Qur'anic verses made it legal for Muslim men to marry women from other Abrahamic religions (i.e. Jews and Christians), provided that the women are faithful (adherent) to their own religious beliefs. Contemporary scholars have upheld this ruling, but many view inter-faith marriages as unwise (as it leads to many problems such as determination of religion of children, etc.), albeit legal.
A Muslim woman, on the other hand, is only allowed to marry a Muslim man, one of the reasons being, to marry a non-Muslim man would mean that the children would grow up as non-Muslims. A marriage contract between a Muslim woman and a non-Muslim man is traditionally considered illegal and void, and hence legally an adulterous affair.
The Qur'an states the following conditions for men with regard to marriage:
4:22 And marry not women whom your fathers married save for what is past: it is shameful and odious—indeed an abominable custom.
4:23 Prohibited to you (For marriage) are:- Your mothers, daughters, sisters; father's sisters, Mother's sisters; brother's daughters, sister's daughters; foster-mothers, foster-sisters; your wives' mothers; your stepdaughters under your guardianship, born of your wives to whom ye have gone in,- no prohibition if ye have not gone in;- (Those who have been) wives of your sons proceeding from your loins; and two sisters in wedlock at one and the same time save for what is past; for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
4:24 Also (prohibited are) women already married. Thus hath God ordained (Prohibitions) against you: Except for these, all others are lawful, provided ye seek (them in marriage) with gifts from your property: desiring chastity, not lust, seeing that ye derive benefit from them, give them their dowers (at least) as prescribed; but if, after a dower is prescribed, agree mutually (to vary it), there is no blame on you. And God is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
4:25 If any of you have not the means wherewith to wed free believing women, they may wed believing girls from among those whom your right hands possess. And God hath full knowledge about your faith. Ye are one from another: wed them with the leave of their owners, and give them their dowers, according to what is reasonable. They should be chaste, not lustful, nor taking paramours: when they are taken in wedlock, if they fall into shame, their punishment is half that for free women. This (permission) is for those among you who fear sin; but it is better for you that ye practice self-restraint. And God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
4:26 Allah doth wish to make clear to you and to show you the ordinances of those before you; and (He doth wish to) turn to you (In Mercy): And God is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
Most forms of sexual contact within a marriage are allowed. Sex is considered a pleasurable, even spiritual activity, and a duty. At least one hadith explicitly states that for a married couple to have sex is a good deed rewarded by God. Another hadith suggests that a man should not leave the proverbial bed until the woman is satisfied, a reference many say points to orgasm.
Adultery warrants severe punishment. Pre-marital sex is also considered sinful, albeit less severe. All shari'a laws regulating sexual conduct apply to both men and women equally, apart from those concerning menstruation.
Forbidden sexual contact includes genital contact with a woman while she is menstruating. In such case, other sexual contact (such as kissing and any sexual activity that does not include vaginal contact) is explicitly allowed. Anal sex, whether it be between a married couple or not, is forbidden by all scholars according to the hadeeth "Cursed is the one who approaches his wife in her rectum" [20] Temporary marriage (Mut'a, marriage designated for a preset period of time) is not allowed by the majority Sunni schools, but is allowed by Shia schools. Debate continues on its validity.
There are dissenting views on the topic of masturbation. While some scholars consider it unlawful and thus prohibited according to Islamic doctrine, others (such as those of the Hanbali doctrine) believe that those who masturbate out of fear of committing fornication or fear for their bodies have done nothing wrong and are not punished if (and only if) they are unable to marry. According to some hadiths however, men are encouraged to fast in order to avoid fornication and tempting oneself with sexual thoughts or conversations with opposite sex outside marriage is strongly discouraged.
Homosexuality is forbidden in Islam; acts of sodomy are explicitly punishable by death in accordance with the Hadith: "Whomever you find doing the deed of the People of Lot, then kill both the doer and whomever he is doing it to." The four Caliphs upheld this ruling, as did all of the Prophet's companions. Sodomy is a capital crime in Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Sudan, and Mauritania.
Islam discourages celibacy as a form of religious practice, and considers marriage as the best form that regulates the sexual relationship of human beings.
Qur'anic verses made it legal for Muslim men to marry women from other Abrahamic religions (i.e. Jews and Christians), provided that the women are faithful (adherent) to their own religious beliefs. Contemporary scholars have upheld this ruling, but many view inter-faith marriages as unwise (as it leads to many problems such as determination of religion of children, etc.), albeit legal.
A Muslim woman, on the other hand, is only allowed to marry a Muslim man, one of the reasons being, to marry a non-Muslim man would mean that the children would grow up as non-Muslims. A marriage contract between a Muslim woman and a non-Muslim man is traditionally considered illegal and void, and hence legally an adulterous affair.
The Qur'an states the following conditions for men with regard to marriage:
4:22 And marry not women whom your fathers married save for what is past: it is shameful and odious—indeed an abominable custom.
4:23 Prohibited to you (For marriage) are:- Your mothers, daughters, sisters; father's sisters, Mother's sisters; brother's daughters, sister's daughters; foster-mothers, foster-sisters; your wives' mothers; your stepdaughters under your guardianship, born of your wives to whom ye have gone in,- no prohibition if ye have not gone in;- (Those who have been) wives of your sons proceeding from your loins; and two sisters in wedlock at one and the same time save for what is past; for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
4:24 Also (prohibited are) women already married. Thus hath God ordained (Prohibitions) against you: Except for these, all others are lawful, provided ye seek (them in marriage) with gifts from your property: desiring chastity, not lust, seeing that ye derive benefit from them, give them their dowers (at least) as prescribed; but if, after a dower is prescribed, agree mutually (to vary it), there is no blame on you. And God is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
4:25 If any of you have not the means wherewith to wed free believing women, they may wed believing girls from among those whom your right hands possess. And God hath full knowledge about your faith. Ye are one from another: wed them with the leave of their owners, and give them their dowers, according to what is reasonable. They should be chaste, not lustful, nor taking paramours: when they are taken in wedlock, if they fall into shame, their punishment is half that for free women. This (permission) is for those among you who fear sin; but it is better for you that ye practice self-restraint. And God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
4:26 Allah doth wish to make clear to you and to show you the ordinances of those before you; and (He doth wish to) turn to you (In Mercy): And God is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
Most forms of sexual contact within a marriage are allowed. Sex is considered a pleasurable, even spiritual activity, and a duty. At least one hadith explicitly states that for a married couple to have sex is a good deed rewarded by God. Another hadith suggests that a man should not leave the proverbial bed until the woman is satisfied, a reference many say points to orgasm.
Adultery warrants severe punishment. Pre-marital sex is also considered sinful, albeit less severe. All shari'a laws regulating sexual conduct apply to both men and women equally, apart from those concerning menstruation.
Forbidden sexual contact includes genital contact with a woman while she is menstruating. In such case, other sexual contact (such as kissing and any sexual activity that does not include vaginal contact) is explicitly allowed. Anal sex, whether it be between a married couple or not, is forbidden by all scholars according to the hadeeth "Cursed is the one who approaches his wife in her rectum" [20] Temporary marriage (Mut'a, marriage designated for a preset period of time) is not allowed by the majority Sunni schools, but is allowed by Shia schools. Debate continues on its validity.
There are dissenting views on the topic of masturbation. While some scholars consider it unlawful and thus prohibited according to Islamic doctrine, others (such as those of the Hanbali doctrine) believe that those who masturbate out of fear of committing fornication or fear for their bodies have done nothing wrong and are not punished if (and only if) they are unable to marry. According to some hadiths however, men are encouraged to fast in order to avoid fornication and tempting oneself with sexual thoughts or conversations with opposite sex outside marriage is strongly discouraged.
Homosexuality is forbidden in Islam; acts of sodomy are explicitly punishable by death in accordance with the Hadith: "Whomever you find doing the deed of the People of Lot, then kill both the doer and whomever he is doing it to." The four Caliphs upheld this ruling, as did all of the Prophet's companions. Sodomy is a capital crime in Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Sudan, and Mauritania.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Rendahkan Hati Dan Tidak Angkuh Dalam Berbicara
Bersikap rendah hatilah ketika Anda berbicara dengan orang lain. Allah berfirman, Katakanlah, Wahai Ahli kitab, marilah menuju kepada kesepakatan (kalimat sawa) antara kami dan kalian, yaitu kita tidak menyembah selain Allah dan kita tidak mempersekutukan Dia dengan apapun. Dan sebagian kita tidak (boleh) menjadikan sebagian yang lain sebagai tuhan-tuhan selain Allah. (QS. Ali Imran: 46) Rasulullah SAW menuliskan ayat ini dalam sebuah surat yang dikirim kepada Heraclius.
Perhatikan ucapan para Rasul kepada kaum-kaum mereka, Kami hanyalah manusia biasa seperti kalian. Hanya saja Allah memberi karunia kepada orang yang Dia kehendaki dari hamba-hamba-Nya. Dan kami tidak mampu mendatangkan kekuatan (bukti), kecuali dengan izin Allah. (QS. Ibrahim: 11)
Yusuf as. berkata, Tidak disampaikan kepada kalian berdua makanan yang akan diberikan kepada kalian, melainkan aku telah dapat menerangkan takwilnya (artinya) sebelum makanan itu sampai kepada kalian. Yang demikian itu adalah sebagian dari apa yang diajarkan kepadaku oleh Tuhanku. (QS. Yusuf: 37). Perhatikan kerendahan Yusuf yang dengan kemampuannya itu ia tetap mengatakan bahwa itu milik Allah.
Berikut ini adalah bentuk kerendahan hati yang tertinggi:
Rasulullah SAW berkata dalam suratnya kepada Heraclius, Dengan menyebut nama Allah Yang Maha Pengasih dan Maha Penyayang. Dari Muhammad, hamba Allah dan Utusan-Nya. Kepada Heraclius Penguasa Ramawi. (HR. Bukhari dan Muslim)
Begitu juga dengan Sulaiman as. yang menuliskan surat kepada Ratu Saba dan berkata, Sesungguhnya surat ini dari Sulaiman, dan sesungguhnya (surat ini diawali) dengan nama Allah Yang Maha Pengasih lagi Maha Penyayang. Janganlah kalian berlaku sombong terhadapku dan datanglah kepadaku sebagai orang-orang yang berserah diri. (QS. An-Naml: 30-31) Oleh karena itu Ratu Saba menyebut surat itu dengan sebutan surat yang mulia, Telah dijatuhkan kepadaku sebuah surat yang mulia. (QS. An-Naml: 29)
Rendahkanlah hatimu ketika berbicara dengan orang lain. Jangan bersikap angkuh. Rasulullah SAW bersabda, Sesungguhnya Allah mewahyukan kepadaku agar kalian bersikap rendah hati, sehingga tidak ada orang yang membanggakan diri di hadapan orang lain dan tidak ada orang yang menzalimi orang lain. (HR. Muslim)
Dan beliau bersabda, Setiap orang yang rendah hati kepada Allah, pasti Dia mengangkat derajatnya. (HR. Muslim)
Oleh :
Musthafa Al-Adawy
Perhatikan ucapan para Rasul kepada kaum-kaum mereka, Kami hanyalah manusia biasa seperti kalian. Hanya saja Allah memberi karunia kepada orang yang Dia kehendaki dari hamba-hamba-Nya. Dan kami tidak mampu mendatangkan kekuatan (bukti), kecuali dengan izin Allah. (QS. Ibrahim: 11)
Yusuf as. berkata, Tidak disampaikan kepada kalian berdua makanan yang akan diberikan kepada kalian, melainkan aku telah dapat menerangkan takwilnya (artinya) sebelum makanan itu sampai kepada kalian. Yang demikian itu adalah sebagian dari apa yang diajarkan kepadaku oleh Tuhanku. (QS. Yusuf: 37). Perhatikan kerendahan Yusuf yang dengan kemampuannya itu ia tetap mengatakan bahwa itu milik Allah.
Berikut ini adalah bentuk kerendahan hati yang tertinggi:
Rasulullah SAW berkata dalam suratnya kepada Heraclius, Dengan menyebut nama Allah Yang Maha Pengasih dan Maha Penyayang. Dari Muhammad, hamba Allah dan Utusan-Nya. Kepada Heraclius Penguasa Ramawi. (HR. Bukhari dan Muslim)
Begitu juga dengan Sulaiman as. yang menuliskan surat kepada Ratu Saba dan berkata, Sesungguhnya surat ini dari Sulaiman, dan sesungguhnya (surat ini diawali) dengan nama Allah Yang Maha Pengasih lagi Maha Penyayang. Janganlah kalian berlaku sombong terhadapku dan datanglah kepadaku sebagai orang-orang yang berserah diri. (QS. An-Naml: 30-31) Oleh karena itu Ratu Saba menyebut surat itu dengan sebutan surat yang mulia, Telah dijatuhkan kepadaku sebuah surat yang mulia. (QS. An-Naml: 29)
Rendahkanlah hatimu ketika berbicara dengan orang lain. Jangan bersikap angkuh. Rasulullah SAW bersabda, Sesungguhnya Allah mewahyukan kepadaku agar kalian bersikap rendah hati, sehingga tidak ada orang yang membanggakan diri di hadapan orang lain dan tidak ada orang yang menzalimi orang lain. (HR. Muslim)
Dan beliau bersabda, Setiap orang yang rendah hati kepada Allah, pasti Dia mengangkat derajatnya. (HR. Muslim)
Oleh :
Musthafa Al-Adawy
24 CARA @ CIRI2 ORANG YANG MENCINTAI KAMU.... LELAKI @ WANITA....
Dalam kehidupan, kamu tidak sedar apa yang dilakukan oleh seseorang terhadap diri kamu merupakan satu petanda yang dia mencintai kamu. Dia tidak ingin kamu tahu secara terus daripada mulut dia tetapi dia menunjukkannya melalui perbuatan. Berikut merupakan 24 ciri-ciri yang dilakukan oleh seseorang yang menunjukkan bahawa dia mencintai kamu.
1.Orang yang mencintai kamu tidak pernah mampu memberikan alasan kenapa dia mencintai kamu. Yang dia tahu di hati dan matanya hanya ada kamu satu-satunya.
2.Walaupun kamu sudah memiliki teman istimewa atau kekasih, dia tidak perduli! Baginya yang penting kamu bahagia dan kamu tetap menjadi impiannya.
3.Orang yang mencintai kamu selalu menerima kamu apa adanya, di hati dan matanya kamu selalu yang tercantik walaupun mungkin kamu merasa berat badan kamu sudah bertambah.
4.Orang yang mencintai kamu selalu ingin tahu tentang apa saja yang kamu lalui sepanjang hari ini, dia ingin tahu kegiatan kamu.
5.Orang yang mencintai kamu akan mengirimkan SMS seperti ‘selamat pagi’, ‘selamat hari minggu’, ‘selamat tidur’, ‘take care’, dan lain-lain lagi, walaupun kamu tidak membalas SMS nya, kerana dengan kiriman SMS itu lah dia menyatakan cintanya, menyatakan dalam cara yang berbeza, bukan “aku CINTA padamu”, tapi berselindung ayat selain kata cinta itu.
6.Jika kamu menyambut hari jadi dan kamu tidak mengundangnya ke majlis yang kamu adakan, setidak-tidaknya dia akan menelefon untuk mengucapkan selamat atau mengirim SMS.
7.Orang yang mencintai kamu akan selalu mengingat setiap kejadian yang dia lalui bersama kamu, bahkan mungkin kejadian yang kamu sendiri sudah melupakannya, kerana saat itu ialah sesuatu yang berharga untuknya. dan saat itu, matanya pasti berkaca. kerana saat bersamamu itu tidak boleh berulang selalu.
8.Orang yang mencintai kamu selalu mengingati setiap kata-kata yang kamu ucapkan, bahkan mungkin kata-kata yang kamu sendiri lupa pernah mengungkapkannya. Kerana dia menyematkan kata-katamu di hatinya, berapa banyak kata-kata penuh harapan yang kau tuturkan padanya, dan akhirnya kau musnahkan? Pasti kau lupa, tetapi bukan orang yang mencintai kamu.
9.Orang yang mencintai kamu akan belajar menggemari lagu-lagu kegemaran kamu, bahkan mungkin meminjam CD milik kamu, kerana dia ingin tahu apa kegemaran kamu – kesukaan kamu kesukaannya juga, walaupun sukar meminati kesukaan kamu, tapi akhirnya dia berjaya.
10.Kalau kali terakhir kalian bertemu kamu mungkin sedang selesema, atau batuk-batuk, dia akan sentiasa mengirim SMS atau menelefon untuk bertanya keadaan kamu – kerana dia bimbangkan tentang kamu, peduli tentang kamu.
11.Jika kamu mengatakan akan menghadapi ujian, dia akan menanyakan bila ujian itu berlangsung, dan saat harinya tiba dia akan mengirimkan SMS ‘good luck’ untuk memberi semangat kepada kamu.
12.Orang yang mencintai kamu akan memberikan suatu barang miliknya yang mungkin buat kamu itu ialah sesuatu yang biasa, tetapi baginya barang itu sangat istimewa.
13.Orang yang mencintai kamu akan terdiam sesaat, ketika sedang bercakap di telefon dengan kamu, sehingga kamu menjadi bingung. Sebenarnya saat itu dia merasa sangat gugup kerana kamu telah menggegarkan dunianya.
14.Orang yang mencintai kamu selalu ingin berada di dekat kamu dan ingin menghabiskan hari-harinya hanya dengan kamu.
15.Jika suatu saat kamu harus pindah ke daerah lain, dia akan sentiasa memberikan nasihat agar kamu waspada dengan persekitaran yang boleh membawa pengaruh buruk kepada kamu dan jauh.
16.Dihatinya dia benar-benar takut kehilangan kamu, pernah dengar ‘jauh dimata, dekat dihati?’
17.Orang yang mencintai kamu bertindak lebih seperti saudara daripada seperti seorang kekasih.
18.Orang yang mencintai kamu sering melakukan hal-hal yang SENGAL seperti menelefon kamu 100 kali dalam masa sehari. Atau mengejutkan kamu di tengah malam dengan mengirim SMS. Sebenarnya ketika itu dia sedang memikirkan kamu.
19.Orang yang mencintai kamu kadang-kadang merindukan kamu dan melakukan hal-hal yang membuat kamu pening kepala. Namun ketika kamu mengatakan tindakannya itu membuat kamu terganggu dia akan minta maaf dan tak akan melakukannya lagi.
20.Jika kamu memintanya untuk mengajarimu sesuatu maka ia akan mengajarimu dengan sabar walaupun kamu mungkin orang yang terbodoh di dunia! Bahkan dia begitu gembira kerana dapat membantu kamu. Dia tidak pernah mengelak dari menunaikan permintaan kamu walau sesukar mana permintaan mu.
21.Kalau kamu melihat handphone-nya maka nama kamu akan menghiasi sebahagian besar INBOX-nya. Dia masih menyimpan SMS-SMS dari kamu walaupun ia kamu kirim berbulan-bulan atau bertahun-tahun yang lalu. Dia juga menyimpan surat-surat kamu di tempat khas dan segala pemberian kamu menjadi benda-benda berharga buatnya.
22.Dan jika kamu cuba menjauhkan diri daripadanya atau memberi reaksi menolaknya, dia akan menyedarinya dan menghilang dari kehidupan kamu, walaupun hal itu membunuh hatinya.
23.Jika suatu saat kamu merindukannya dan ingin memberinya kesempatan dia akan ada menunggu kamu kerana sebenarnya dia tak pernah mencari orang lain, dia sentiasa menunggu kamu.
24.Orang yang begitu mencintaimu, tidak pernah memaksa kamu memberinya sebab dan alasan, walaupun hatinya meronta ingin mengetahui, kerana dia tidak mahu kamu terbeban dengan karenahnya. Saat kau pinta dia berlalu, dia pergi tanpa menyalahkan kamu, kerana dia benar-benar mengerti apa itu cinta.
“Pernah adakah orang yang berbuat seperti di atas kepada kamu? Jika ada, jangan pernah mensia-siakan orang tersebut… Kamu akan menyesal melakukannya!”
1.Orang yang mencintai kamu tidak pernah mampu memberikan alasan kenapa dia mencintai kamu. Yang dia tahu di hati dan matanya hanya ada kamu satu-satunya.
2.Walaupun kamu sudah memiliki teman istimewa atau kekasih, dia tidak perduli! Baginya yang penting kamu bahagia dan kamu tetap menjadi impiannya.
3.Orang yang mencintai kamu selalu menerima kamu apa adanya, di hati dan matanya kamu selalu yang tercantik walaupun mungkin kamu merasa berat badan kamu sudah bertambah.
4.Orang yang mencintai kamu selalu ingin tahu tentang apa saja yang kamu lalui sepanjang hari ini, dia ingin tahu kegiatan kamu.
5.Orang yang mencintai kamu akan mengirimkan SMS seperti ‘selamat pagi’, ‘selamat hari minggu’, ‘selamat tidur’, ‘take care’, dan lain-lain lagi, walaupun kamu tidak membalas SMS nya, kerana dengan kiriman SMS itu lah dia menyatakan cintanya, menyatakan dalam cara yang berbeza, bukan “aku CINTA padamu”, tapi berselindung ayat selain kata cinta itu.
6.Jika kamu menyambut hari jadi dan kamu tidak mengundangnya ke majlis yang kamu adakan, setidak-tidaknya dia akan menelefon untuk mengucapkan selamat atau mengirim SMS.
7.Orang yang mencintai kamu akan selalu mengingat setiap kejadian yang dia lalui bersama kamu, bahkan mungkin kejadian yang kamu sendiri sudah melupakannya, kerana saat itu ialah sesuatu yang berharga untuknya. dan saat itu, matanya pasti berkaca. kerana saat bersamamu itu tidak boleh berulang selalu.
8.Orang yang mencintai kamu selalu mengingati setiap kata-kata yang kamu ucapkan, bahkan mungkin kata-kata yang kamu sendiri lupa pernah mengungkapkannya. Kerana dia menyematkan kata-katamu di hatinya, berapa banyak kata-kata penuh harapan yang kau tuturkan padanya, dan akhirnya kau musnahkan? Pasti kau lupa, tetapi bukan orang yang mencintai kamu.
9.Orang yang mencintai kamu akan belajar menggemari lagu-lagu kegemaran kamu, bahkan mungkin meminjam CD milik kamu, kerana dia ingin tahu apa kegemaran kamu – kesukaan kamu kesukaannya juga, walaupun sukar meminati kesukaan kamu, tapi akhirnya dia berjaya.
10.Kalau kali terakhir kalian bertemu kamu mungkin sedang selesema, atau batuk-batuk, dia akan sentiasa mengirim SMS atau menelefon untuk bertanya keadaan kamu – kerana dia bimbangkan tentang kamu, peduli tentang kamu.
11.Jika kamu mengatakan akan menghadapi ujian, dia akan menanyakan bila ujian itu berlangsung, dan saat harinya tiba dia akan mengirimkan SMS ‘good luck’ untuk memberi semangat kepada kamu.
12.Orang yang mencintai kamu akan memberikan suatu barang miliknya yang mungkin buat kamu itu ialah sesuatu yang biasa, tetapi baginya barang itu sangat istimewa.
13.Orang yang mencintai kamu akan terdiam sesaat, ketika sedang bercakap di telefon dengan kamu, sehingga kamu menjadi bingung. Sebenarnya saat itu dia merasa sangat gugup kerana kamu telah menggegarkan dunianya.
14.Orang yang mencintai kamu selalu ingin berada di dekat kamu dan ingin menghabiskan hari-harinya hanya dengan kamu.
15.Jika suatu saat kamu harus pindah ke daerah lain, dia akan sentiasa memberikan nasihat agar kamu waspada dengan persekitaran yang boleh membawa pengaruh buruk kepada kamu dan jauh.
16.Dihatinya dia benar-benar takut kehilangan kamu, pernah dengar ‘jauh dimata, dekat dihati?’
17.Orang yang mencintai kamu bertindak lebih seperti saudara daripada seperti seorang kekasih.
18.Orang yang mencintai kamu sering melakukan hal-hal yang SENGAL seperti menelefon kamu 100 kali dalam masa sehari. Atau mengejutkan kamu di tengah malam dengan mengirim SMS. Sebenarnya ketika itu dia sedang memikirkan kamu.
19.Orang yang mencintai kamu kadang-kadang merindukan kamu dan melakukan hal-hal yang membuat kamu pening kepala. Namun ketika kamu mengatakan tindakannya itu membuat kamu terganggu dia akan minta maaf dan tak akan melakukannya lagi.
20.Jika kamu memintanya untuk mengajarimu sesuatu maka ia akan mengajarimu dengan sabar walaupun kamu mungkin orang yang terbodoh di dunia! Bahkan dia begitu gembira kerana dapat membantu kamu. Dia tidak pernah mengelak dari menunaikan permintaan kamu walau sesukar mana permintaan mu.
21.Kalau kamu melihat handphone-nya maka nama kamu akan menghiasi sebahagian besar INBOX-nya. Dia masih menyimpan SMS-SMS dari kamu walaupun ia kamu kirim berbulan-bulan atau bertahun-tahun yang lalu. Dia juga menyimpan surat-surat kamu di tempat khas dan segala pemberian kamu menjadi benda-benda berharga buatnya.
22.Dan jika kamu cuba menjauhkan diri daripadanya atau memberi reaksi menolaknya, dia akan menyedarinya dan menghilang dari kehidupan kamu, walaupun hal itu membunuh hatinya.
23.Jika suatu saat kamu merindukannya dan ingin memberinya kesempatan dia akan ada menunggu kamu kerana sebenarnya dia tak pernah mencari orang lain, dia sentiasa menunggu kamu.
24.Orang yang begitu mencintaimu, tidak pernah memaksa kamu memberinya sebab dan alasan, walaupun hatinya meronta ingin mengetahui, kerana dia tidak mahu kamu terbeban dengan karenahnya. Saat kau pinta dia berlalu, dia pergi tanpa menyalahkan kamu, kerana dia benar-benar mengerti apa itu cinta.
“Pernah adakah orang yang berbuat seperti di atas kepada kamu? Jika ada, jangan pernah mensia-siakan orang tersebut… Kamu akan menyesal melakukannya!”
Sepuluh Langkah Menyambut Bulan Ramadhan
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=138913339481032&id=148308538514036&r41abaa2c&refid=28
Apabila kita akan menyambut tamu,kita akan berusaha menyiapkan penyambutan tamu tersebut dengan sebaik-baiknya,dengan memperindah pemandangan yang ada di rumah, mengumpulkan seluruh keluarga dan menyiapkan berbagai macam hidangan. Terlebih kalau tamu tersebut adalah tamu yang sangat kita hormati, maka persiapan yang kita lakukanpun akan semakin besar dan optimal. Beberapa hari lagi tamu yang agung akan datang menghampiri kita yaitu Bulan suci Ramadan. Kita sebagai orang beriman tidak boleh menyia-nyiakan musim ketaatan ini, karena Allah menyuruh kita untuk berlomba-lomba menyambut dan mengisinya dan untuk yang demikian itu hendaknya orang berlomba-lomba. (QS.Muthaffifin:26).kemudian bagaimana kita menyambutnya?
Paling tidak ada 10 langkah yang harus kita lakukan dalam menghadapi kedatangan bulan Ramadan:
Berdoa agar Allah kembali memberikan kesempatan kepada kita bertemu dengan bulan Ramadan dalam kondisi sehat wal afiat,sehingga kita bisa melaksanakan ibadah baik puasa, shalat, tilawah dan dzikir. Dari Anas bin Malik ra berkata, Bahwa Rasulullah saw apabila masuk bulan Rajab beliau selalu berdoa Allahuma Bariklana fi Rajab wa Syaban wa balighna Ramadan artinya Ya Allah berkahilah kami pada bulan Rajab dan bulan syaban dan sampaikan kami ke bulan Ramadan (HR.Ahmad dan Tabrani). Dan para salaf shaleh selalu memohon kepada Allah agar diberikan karunia bulan ramadan, dan berdoa agar Allah menerima amal mereka, apabila telah masuk awal ramadan mereka berdoa kepada Allah Allahu akbar, Allahuma Ahillahu Alaina bil amni wal iman was salamah wal islam wa taufik lima tuhibbuhu wa tardha artinya Ya Allah karuniakan kepada kami pada bulan ini keamanan, keimanan, keselamatan dan keislaman dan berikan kepada kami taufik agar mampu melakukan amalan yang engkau cintai dan ridhoi
Bersyukur dan memuji Allah atas karunia Ramadan yang kembali diberikan kepada kita. Al-Imam Nawawi Rahimahullah- dalam kitab adzkarnya berkata Dianjurkan bagi setiap orang yang mendapatkan kebaikan dan diangkat dari dirinya keburukan untuk bersujud kepada Allah sebagai tanda syukur, dan memuji Allah dengan pujian yang sesuai dengan keagungannya. Dan diantara nikmat terbesar yang diberikan Allah kepada seorang hamba adalah ketika dia diberikan kemampuan untuk melakukan ibadah & ketaatan. Maka ketika Ramadan telah tiba dan kita dalam kondisi sehat wal afiat maka kita harus bersyukur dengan memuji Allah sebagai bentuk syukur kita kepada Allah.
Bergembira dengan kedatangan Bulan Ramadan. Rasulullah saw selalu memberikan kabar gembira kepada para shahabat setiap kali datang bulan Ramadan, sebagaimana dalam sebuah hadits Telah datang kepada kalian bulan Ramadan, bulan yang penuh berkah, Allah telah mewajibkan kepada kalian untuk berpuasa, pada bulan itu Allah membuka pintu-pintu syurga dan menutup pintu-pintu neraka (HR.Ahmad). Dan para salafus saleh sangat memperhatikan bulan Ramadan, mereka sangat gembira dengan kedatangannya, karena tidak ada kegembiraan yang paling besar selain kedatangan bulan ramadan, karena bulan tersebut adalah bulan kebaikan dan turunnya rahmat.
Merancang agenda-agenda ukhrawi yang tepat agar mendapatkan manfaat bulan ramadan. Karena banyak diantara kaum muslimin hanya merencanakan agenda yang bersifat duniawi dengan sangat detil, tapi melupakan agenda-agenda yang bersifat ukhrawi. Ini merupakan gambaran bahwa kaum muslimin kurang memperhatikan waktu-waktu yang berharga dalam memperbaiki hubungan dengan Allah untuk membersihkan dirinya. Dan diantara agenda yang dapat dilaksanakan yaitu memanfaatkan ramadan dengan program-program ketaatan yang teratur dan terarah.
Bertekad mengisi waktu-waktu ramadan dengan ketaatan. Barangsiapa jujur kepada Allah maka Allah akan membantunya dalam melaksanakan agenda-agendanya dan memudahkannya melaksanakan aktifitas-aktifitas kebaikan. Tetapi jikalau mereka benar terhadap Allah, niscaya yang demikian itu lebih baik bagi mereka. (QS.Muhamad(47) : 21)
Mengertai dan memahami hukum-hukum Ramadan. Wajib bagi setiap mukmin dalam menyembah Allah dilandasi dengan ilmu. Tidak ada alasan bagi setiap mukmin tidak mengetahui ilmu yang berkenaan dengan hal-hal yang telah diwajibkan kepadanya. Diantaranya adalah puasa Ramadan, maka wajib untuk diketahui ilmu dan hukumnyanya sebelum Ramadan datang, agar puasanya benar dan diterima oleh Allah SWT. maka tanyakanlah olehmu kepada orang-orang yang berilmu, jika kamu tiada mengetahui.(QS.21:7)
Menyambut Ramadan dengan diiringi tekad meninggalkan dosa dan kebiasaan kebiasaan buruk dan bertaubat secara benar dari segala dosa dan kesalahan. Dan bertekad meninggalkannya disertai dengan penyesalan. Ramadan merupakan bulan taubat, kalau bukan di bulan Ramadan, kapan lagi kita bertaubat? Firman Allah Dan bertaubatlah kamu sekalian kepada Allah, hai orang-orang yang beriman supaya kamu beruntung.(QS.24:31).
Mempersiapkan jiwa dan ruhiyah kita dengan bacaan dan penelaahan melalui buku serta artikel. Juga dengan menghadiri majlis ilmu yang membahas tentang keutamaan puasa serta hukum dan hikmahnya. Sehingga secara kejiwaan kita siap untuk melaksanakan ketaatan pada bulan Ramadan. Rasulullah selalu memberikan semangat kepada para shahabat setiap penghujung syaban dan menjelang Ramadan tiba.
Mempersiapkan diri untuk berdakwah dengan langkah sebagai berikut:
Menulis catatan kecil untuk disampaikan dalam kultum
Membagikan buku-buku saku yang berisi nasehat,keutamaan puasa.
Memberikan hadiah Ramadan
Mengingatkan kaum muslimin untuk lebih peduli dengan kaum fuqoro.
Menyambut Ramadan dengan membuka lembaran baru yang bersih:
Kepada Allah dengan taubat yang jujur..
Kepada Rasul saw dengan mentaati apa yang diperintahkaan dan menjauhi apa yang dilarang.
Kepada Orang tua, karib kerabat serta anak dan istri dengan menyambung silaturrahmi.
Dengan masyarakat yang kita hidup bersama dengan mereka agar kita menjadi orang yang baik dan bermanfaat bagi mereka Khairun naas anfauuhum linnas Manusia yang paling baik adalah manusia yang paling bermanfaat bagi manusia.
Beginilah bumi yang kering menyambut turunnya hujan, baginilah seorang yang sedang sakit menyambut datangnya dokter dan beginilah seorang menunggu kekasihnya yang sudah lama ditunggu tunggu kedatangannya.
Penerjemah Abu Asma (H.Abdul Rahman, Lc)
Apabila kita akan menyambut tamu,kita akan berusaha menyiapkan penyambutan tamu tersebut dengan sebaik-baiknya,dengan memperindah pemandangan yang ada di rumah, mengumpulkan seluruh keluarga dan menyiapkan berbagai macam hidangan. Terlebih kalau tamu tersebut adalah tamu yang sangat kita hormati, maka persiapan yang kita lakukanpun akan semakin besar dan optimal. Beberapa hari lagi tamu yang agung akan datang menghampiri kita yaitu Bulan suci Ramadan. Kita sebagai orang beriman tidak boleh menyia-nyiakan musim ketaatan ini, karena Allah menyuruh kita untuk berlomba-lomba menyambut dan mengisinya dan untuk yang demikian itu hendaknya orang berlomba-lomba. (QS.Muthaffifin:26).kemudian bagaimana kita menyambutnya?
Paling tidak ada 10 langkah yang harus kita lakukan dalam menghadapi kedatangan bulan Ramadan:
Berdoa agar Allah kembali memberikan kesempatan kepada kita bertemu dengan bulan Ramadan dalam kondisi sehat wal afiat,sehingga kita bisa melaksanakan ibadah baik puasa, shalat, tilawah dan dzikir. Dari Anas bin Malik ra berkata, Bahwa Rasulullah saw apabila masuk bulan Rajab beliau selalu berdoa Allahuma Bariklana fi Rajab wa Syaban wa balighna Ramadan artinya Ya Allah berkahilah kami pada bulan Rajab dan bulan syaban dan sampaikan kami ke bulan Ramadan (HR.Ahmad dan Tabrani). Dan para salaf shaleh selalu memohon kepada Allah agar diberikan karunia bulan ramadan, dan berdoa agar Allah menerima amal mereka, apabila telah masuk awal ramadan mereka berdoa kepada Allah Allahu akbar, Allahuma Ahillahu Alaina bil amni wal iman was salamah wal islam wa taufik lima tuhibbuhu wa tardha artinya Ya Allah karuniakan kepada kami pada bulan ini keamanan, keimanan, keselamatan dan keislaman dan berikan kepada kami taufik agar mampu melakukan amalan yang engkau cintai dan ridhoi
Bersyukur dan memuji Allah atas karunia Ramadan yang kembali diberikan kepada kita. Al-Imam Nawawi Rahimahullah- dalam kitab adzkarnya berkata Dianjurkan bagi setiap orang yang mendapatkan kebaikan dan diangkat dari dirinya keburukan untuk bersujud kepada Allah sebagai tanda syukur, dan memuji Allah dengan pujian yang sesuai dengan keagungannya. Dan diantara nikmat terbesar yang diberikan Allah kepada seorang hamba adalah ketika dia diberikan kemampuan untuk melakukan ibadah & ketaatan. Maka ketika Ramadan telah tiba dan kita dalam kondisi sehat wal afiat maka kita harus bersyukur dengan memuji Allah sebagai bentuk syukur kita kepada Allah.
Bergembira dengan kedatangan Bulan Ramadan. Rasulullah saw selalu memberikan kabar gembira kepada para shahabat setiap kali datang bulan Ramadan, sebagaimana dalam sebuah hadits Telah datang kepada kalian bulan Ramadan, bulan yang penuh berkah, Allah telah mewajibkan kepada kalian untuk berpuasa, pada bulan itu Allah membuka pintu-pintu syurga dan menutup pintu-pintu neraka (HR.Ahmad). Dan para salafus saleh sangat memperhatikan bulan Ramadan, mereka sangat gembira dengan kedatangannya, karena tidak ada kegembiraan yang paling besar selain kedatangan bulan ramadan, karena bulan tersebut adalah bulan kebaikan dan turunnya rahmat.
Merancang agenda-agenda ukhrawi yang tepat agar mendapatkan manfaat bulan ramadan. Karena banyak diantara kaum muslimin hanya merencanakan agenda yang bersifat duniawi dengan sangat detil, tapi melupakan agenda-agenda yang bersifat ukhrawi. Ini merupakan gambaran bahwa kaum muslimin kurang memperhatikan waktu-waktu yang berharga dalam memperbaiki hubungan dengan Allah untuk membersihkan dirinya. Dan diantara agenda yang dapat dilaksanakan yaitu memanfaatkan ramadan dengan program-program ketaatan yang teratur dan terarah.
Bertekad mengisi waktu-waktu ramadan dengan ketaatan. Barangsiapa jujur kepada Allah maka Allah akan membantunya dalam melaksanakan agenda-agendanya dan memudahkannya melaksanakan aktifitas-aktifitas kebaikan. Tetapi jikalau mereka benar terhadap Allah, niscaya yang demikian itu lebih baik bagi mereka. (QS.Muhamad(47) : 21)
Mengertai dan memahami hukum-hukum Ramadan. Wajib bagi setiap mukmin dalam menyembah Allah dilandasi dengan ilmu. Tidak ada alasan bagi setiap mukmin tidak mengetahui ilmu yang berkenaan dengan hal-hal yang telah diwajibkan kepadanya. Diantaranya adalah puasa Ramadan, maka wajib untuk diketahui ilmu dan hukumnyanya sebelum Ramadan datang, agar puasanya benar dan diterima oleh Allah SWT. maka tanyakanlah olehmu kepada orang-orang yang berilmu, jika kamu tiada mengetahui.(QS.21:7)
Menyambut Ramadan dengan diiringi tekad meninggalkan dosa dan kebiasaan kebiasaan buruk dan bertaubat secara benar dari segala dosa dan kesalahan. Dan bertekad meninggalkannya disertai dengan penyesalan. Ramadan merupakan bulan taubat, kalau bukan di bulan Ramadan, kapan lagi kita bertaubat? Firman Allah Dan bertaubatlah kamu sekalian kepada Allah, hai orang-orang yang beriman supaya kamu beruntung.(QS.24:31).
Mempersiapkan jiwa dan ruhiyah kita dengan bacaan dan penelaahan melalui buku serta artikel. Juga dengan menghadiri majlis ilmu yang membahas tentang keutamaan puasa serta hukum dan hikmahnya. Sehingga secara kejiwaan kita siap untuk melaksanakan ketaatan pada bulan Ramadan. Rasulullah selalu memberikan semangat kepada para shahabat setiap penghujung syaban dan menjelang Ramadan tiba.
Mempersiapkan diri untuk berdakwah dengan langkah sebagai berikut:
Menulis catatan kecil untuk disampaikan dalam kultum
Membagikan buku-buku saku yang berisi nasehat,keutamaan puasa.
Memberikan hadiah Ramadan
Mengingatkan kaum muslimin untuk lebih peduli dengan kaum fuqoro.
Menyambut Ramadan dengan membuka lembaran baru yang bersih:
Kepada Allah dengan taubat yang jujur..
Kepada Rasul saw dengan mentaati apa yang diperintahkaan dan menjauhi apa yang dilarang.
Kepada Orang tua, karib kerabat serta anak dan istri dengan menyambung silaturrahmi.
Dengan masyarakat yang kita hidup bersama dengan mereka agar kita menjadi orang yang baik dan bermanfaat bagi mereka Khairun naas anfauuhum linnas Manusia yang paling baik adalah manusia yang paling bermanfaat bagi manusia.
Beginilah bumi yang kering menyambut turunnya hujan, baginilah seorang yang sedang sakit menyambut datangnya dokter dan beginilah seorang menunggu kekasihnya yang sudah lama ditunggu tunggu kedatangannya.
Penerjemah Abu Asma (H.Abdul Rahman, Lc)
Awas Kurma Israel Laknatullah! Jangan Jadi Pembunuh!
Menjelang Ramadhan yang penuh barakah ini,sudah tentu ada antara kita yang mencari cari kurma sebagi pemula semasa berbuka puasa. Namun anda semua mesti AWAS dengan kurma dari jenama "JORDAN RIVER"
Walaupun kurma ini didatangkan dengan kotak dan dicetak Jordan River,namun ia bukanlah dari Jordan tetapi dihasilkan dari Israel Laknatullah! Kurma ini telah diimport serta dikotakkan di Singapura dan diedarkan di pasaran Malaysia.
Kurma ini telah ditanam di suatu kawasan luas di bahagian timur Israel Laknatullah yang bersempadanan dengan Negara Palestin dan dimiliki oleh seorang Yahudi yang kaya serta ramai pekerjanya yang juga berbangsa yahudi.
Hasil jualan kurma kurma ini akan disalurkan kepada tabung pertubuhan pertubuhan yahudi. Pendedahan ini telah dibuat oleh akhbar Berita Harian Singapura.
Kalahari
Terkini kurma ini juga dipasarkan dengan nama "KALAHARI" dengan tulisan Jordan River dicetak kecil pada kotak. Jangan kita turut sama menjadi pembunuh saudara saudara kita di Palestin sedangkan dalam masa yang sama kita melaungkan jihad dan kebencian kepada Israel Laknatullah!
SILA SEBAR SEBARKAN untuk MAKLUMAN RAMAI
Walaupun kurma ini didatangkan dengan kotak dan dicetak Jordan River,namun ia bukanlah dari Jordan tetapi dihasilkan dari Israel Laknatullah! Kurma ini telah diimport serta dikotakkan di Singapura dan diedarkan di pasaran Malaysia.
Kurma ini telah ditanam di suatu kawasan luas di bahagian timur Israel Laknatullah yang bersempadanan dengan Negara Palestin dan dimiliki oleh seorang Yahudi yang kaya serta ramai pekerjanya yang juga berbangsa yahudi.
Hasil jualan kurma kurma ini akan disalurkan kepada tabung pertubuhan pertubuhan yahudi. Pendedahan ini telah dibuat oleh akhbar Berita Harian Singapura.
Kalahari
Terkini kurma ini juga dipasarkan dengan nama "KALAHARI" dengan tulisan Jordan River dicetak kecil pada kotak. Jangan kita turut sama menjadi pembunuh saudara saudara kita di Palestin sedangkan dalam masa yang sama kita melaungkan jihad dan kebencian kepada Israel Laknatullah!
SILA SEBAR SEBARKAN untuk MAKLUMAN RAMAI
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