Ucapan selamat tersebut saya tujukan khas buat saya. Ya, saya. Bagaimana dengan azam yang dibuat pada tahun sudah? Alhamdulillah, ada yang terlaksana dengan sempurna, ada yang separuh jalan dan ada juga tak terlaksana (oh tidak). Saya baru je semak list azam saya. Saya rasa saya boleh buat lebih baik dari itu. (yes I can. Why not? Thanks Ms Mollie). Jadi azam untuk 1431H ni belum siap lagi. Sibuk ngat. Sibuk ke tak efisen? Jawab sendri ha..sungguh saya sibuk + bermalas-malasan + menjaga Mak kesayangan saya yang tidak berapa sihat (Ya Allah berikan kesihatan yang baik untuk ibu bapaku). Saya baru sahaja selesai mengikuti short course iaitu Flash CS4 diikuti dua hari kelas untuk softskills. Saya tak pernah belajar Flash. Alhamdulillah, result ok. Orang tua belajar mende-mende gini. Di hujung-hujung kelas, Mak saya masuk wad di SALAM. Darah tinggi. Mak saya takde darah tinggi. Bacaan sistolik tinggi, tensen la tu. Tensen ke makhluk tu. Kesian Mak. Mak punya jaga makan. Dah nak kena ujian Tuhan. Ayah pun ada darah tinggi tapi dari masa muda, Ayah selamba je. Risau bangat aku. Alhamdulillah semua ok. Skang ni Mak tengah memantangkan Ayah. Payah tul nak pantangkan Ayah ni, Mak cakap. Semua Mak kena cakap dan pesan. Kalau tak Ayah belasah je heheh. Itu pun Mak tak makan kambing. Doktor cakap faktor genetik. Wan aku tu takde darah tinggi, tetibe je strok belah kiri. Kolestrol tinggi agaknya. Ha, jangan makan organ dalaman. Maklumlah, deme-deme ni nege sate. Sambil-sambil cucuk sate tu, ratah sikit hati ke pedal ke. Kulit duk tengah sate (klu tadek kulit tengah sate, tak sedap). Tapi klu selain dari sate, kitorang memang tak makan kulit pun. Aku pun kena hati-hati. Rasa macam tak makan daging sangat tapi aritu, McD wat offer gelas Coca-Cola, peh makan sampai rasa muak. Aku beli nak wat collection. Bukan apa, Ayah cakap, masa Mak mengandungkan aku, Mak nak minum Coke, tapi nak Coke dari Kuala Lumpur, tanak Coke Kuantan. Ada beza rasa kot. Tu yang aku beli tuh. Tujuh warna x 2. pat belas. Mau tak muntah. Plus angah ada beli dalam 3-4 biji.

Jadi saya bercadang malam ni (ececeh) nak buat azam baru tu. Masa pergi ke bengkel assessment, ada 1 cadangan yang best dan ianya baru bagi saya. START, STOP, CONTINUE. Apa yang patut dimulakan. Apa yang patut diberhentikan dan apa yang patut diteruskan. Simple kan? Saya suka dan sangat suka. Nanti kalau rajin saya publish kat sini apa azam saya dan yang bersifat peribadi, saya simpan sendiri heheh.

Excerpted from: Rashahat ‘Ain al-Hayat [Beads of Dew from the Source of Life: Histories of the Khwajagan: The Masters of Wisdom]. Translated by Muhtar Holland. Al-Baz Publishing. P.194-5, 201-2.

“Mawlana Ala’ ad-Din Abizi was also one of Mawlana Sa’d ad-Din Kashghari’s companions. He came from a village called Abiz in the vicinity of Kuhistan. After the death of the venerable Mawalana Sa’d ad-Din, he continued in the service of the venerable Mawlana Jami, who treated him with great care and attention, and likened his character to fresh and pure soil.

…The venerable Shaikh ‘Abd al-Kabir once asked Mawlana Ala’ ad-Din: “When your Shaikh was ill at ease, what did he say to you?” Mawlana replied: “When you come to my side, you collect yourself and remember Allah. Even if you are far away from me, you must not forget, so that you do not fall apart!”

The Shaikh then asked him: “And how did you respond?” He said: “With silence.” The Shaikh said: “That was very inconsiderate of you! You ought to have said: ‘We cannot know Allah, but we do know you!”

According to the author of the Rashahat:

One of the great saints has said: “The disciple sees himself in his own mirror, but he does not see himself in the mirror of his Shaikh.” In Samarqand, I heard the venerable Khwaja ‘Ubaidu ‘llah say: “Since you have not been able to see Allah while I am still alive, what will you do after I have died?” The saying of Shaikh ‘Abd al-Kabir must also be understood in this sense. What the venerable Shaikh sought to convey is not that one cannot recognize and know Allah from the fundamental standpoint, and that spiritual knowledge of the Divine [ma’rifa Ilahiyya] is of little importance. It is rather intended to show the seeker the method of concentration, and to establish him in this practice. The pilot of those who learn by direct experience, the venerable Amir Husain, says in his works: “The seeker must become annihilated [fani] in his concentration on his spiritual guide, so that inner knowledge may be revealed to him from the countenance of his Shaikh.”

If the seeker strives to reach his goal by ways of the Shaikh alone, he will reach his goal… the seeker must therefore remind himself, the one road to Allah’s good pleasure is the good pleasure of the Shaikh, and he must act accordingly The route to arrival at the Truth, and to contact with the Truth, passes through the heart of the Shaikh. In reality, the heart of the Shaikh is the home of Allah…This means that the wisdom contained in the saying of the venerable Shaikh ‘Abd al-Kabir -“We cannot know Allah, but we know you!”- is also related to this subtlety. It is tantamount to saying: “You are the door that leads to Allah! The house is entered through the door!” It shows the seeker the way to his goal.”

Ecorev, communiqué, le 23 novembre 2009

Je ne dis pas que ces transformations radicales se réaliseront. Je dis seulement que, pour la première fois, nous pouvons vouloir qu’elles se réalisent. Les moyens en existent ainsi que les gens qui s’y emploient méthodiquement.” André Gorz (2007).

Il y a deux ans nous recevions le dernier texte de notre parrain André Gorz, seulement quelques jours avant que sa femme et lui ne nous quittent.

Le présent numéro d’EcoRev’ rend hommage à ce penseur de l’écologie politique et prend une forme particulière puisqu’il parait dix ans après notre premier numéro : Survivre au capitalisme. Mais ce n’est pas un hommage qui tenterait de sacraliser “une pensée gorzienne”, c’est plutôt – dans un contexte de crises systémiques globales – une réflexion qui vient interroger et prolonger l’idée centrale de son dernier texte : La sortie du capitalisme a déjà commencé.

Ce numéro a également pour objet de montrer combien ses intuitions sont plus que jamais actuelles et capables de contribuer à la construction, certes complexe mais nécessaire, d’une écologie politique alternative au capitalisme.

Une revue ne vit que par ses abonnements, alors n’hésitez pas !

Penser l’après capitalisme avec André Gorz

Dossier coordonné par Anita Rozenholc et Emmanuel Dessendier

Editorial par la rédaction

Classique : Les limites de l’adaptabilité du capitalisme par Ernest Mendel

La sortie du capitalisme a bien commencé par Yann Moulier-Boutang

Transformation/révolution/transition revisitées au tranchant de l’écologie politique par Yann Moulier-Boutang

La crise de l’immatériel, la production entre pairs (P2P) et l’économie éthique à venir par Michel Bauwens

Pour une science écologique par Marc Robert

L’après consumerisme par Emmanuel Dessendier & Anita Rozenholc

Autoproduction et numérique par Daniel Kaplan/Rémi Sussan

De la transformation des modes de vie. Quartiers populaires et écologie par Élise Lowy

Changer de système de production par Jean Zin

Quelle transformation écologique de l’économie ? par Jérôme Gleizes

Quelques principes d’organisation pour une gouvernance bioéconomique par René Passet

Pensez la question des outils avec André Gorz par Françoise Gollain

Les vraies causes de la récession et les raisons qui la convertiront en dépression par Yves Cochet

Peut-on penser un au-delà du capitalisme ? par Bernard Maris

L’au-delà de la crise financière par Geneviève Azam

André Gorz, “dérangeur” ou constructeur d’une nouvelle utopie éco-socialiste ? par Arno Münster

Allahu akhbar.. pagi2 ni aku dah bukak quran explorer.. dan baca terjemahan dari Surah Al-Mukminun.. buat aku yang sering lupa ciri2 orang yang berjaya ini lah petikan terjemahan surah tersebut :

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ (١) ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِى صَلَاتِہِمۡ خَـٰشِعُونَ (٢) وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَنِ ٱللَّغۡوِ مُعۡرِضُونَ (٣) وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِلزَّكَوٰةِ فَـٰعِلُونَ (٤) وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ حَـٰفِظُونَ (٥) إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزۡوَٲجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَـٰنُہُمۡ فَإِنَّہُمۡ غَيۡرُ مَلُومِينَ (٦) فَمَنِ ٱبۡتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٲلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡعَادُونَ (٧) وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِأَمَـٰنَـٰتِهِمۡ وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ رَٲعُونَ (٨) وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَٲتِہِمۡ يُحَافِظُونَ (٩) أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡوَٲرِثُونَ (١٠) ٱلَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ ٱلۡفِرۡدَوۡسَ هُمۡ فِيہَا خَـٰلِدُونَ (١١)

Sesungguhnya berjayalah orang-orang yang beriman. (1) Iaitu mereka yang khusyuk dalam sembahyangnya. (2) Dan mereka yang menjauhkan diri dari perbuatan dan perkataan yang sia-sia. (3) Dan mereka yang berusaha membersihkan hartanya (dengan menunaikan zakat harta itu). (4) Dan mereka yang menjaga kehormatannya. (5) Kecuali kepada isterinya atau hamba sahayanya maka sesungguhnya mereka tidak tercela. (6) Kemudian, sesiapa yang mengingini selain dari yang demikian, maka merekalah orang-orang yang melampaui batas. (7) Dan mereka yang menjaga amanah dan janjinya. (8) Dan mereka yang tetap memelihara sembahyangnya. (9) Mereka itulah orang-orang yang berhak mewarisi. (10) Yang akan mewarisi Syurga Firdaus; mereka kekal di dalamnya. (11) (Surah Al-Mukminun 1-11)

Orang yang berjaya ini akan mewarisi Syurga Firdaus dan kekal didalamnya. Ciri orang yang berjaya(beriman) itu ialah :

1. Orang yang kusyuk dalam solatnya
2. Orang yang menjauhkan diri dari perbuatan sia-sia(lagho)
3. Orang yang membersihkan hartanya
4. Orang yang menjaga kehormatannya hanya kepada Isteri dan Hamba Sahayanya sahaja.
5. Orang yang menjaga amanah dan janjinya.
6. Orang yang tetap memelihara solatnya.

Allahu akhbar.. semoga aku ciri-ciri ini menjadikan panduan dalam hidupku.. Aku nak jadi orang yang beriman, orang yang berjaya..

Amanah yang diberikan perlu dilunaskan, amanah sebagai suami, amanah sebagai AJK, amanah sebagai pekerja dan amanah-amanah lain.

Aku nak lari dari semua kegelapan dan menuju ke arah kecemerlangan dunia dan akhirat. Sesungguhnya bala tuhan tu sudah hampir, lihatlah berleluasanya wabak, berlakunya gempa bumi dan tsunami dan pelbagai lagi kemusnahan… adakah kita menjadi orang yang berfikir… Allah permudahkan urusan hambaMu.

Dan kata-kata Jeffery Lang bila mengenali Islam :

“For those whom Islam has embraced, the greatest witness to God’s unremitting, pursuing, sustaining, and guiding love is the Qur’an. Like a vast magnificent ocean, it lures you deeper and deeper into its dazzling waves until you are swept into it. But instead of drowning in a sea of darkness, as described above, you find yourself immersed in an ocean of divine light and mercy. … as I read the Qur’an and prayed the Islamic prayers, a door to my heart was unsealed and I was immersed in an overwhelming tenderness. Love became more permanent and real than the earth beneath my feet; its power restored me and made it so that even I could feel love … I was happy enough to have found faith in a sensible religion. But I never expected to be touched by such intoxicating mercy.”

Sumber  : http://www.welcome-back.org/profile/jeffrey_lang.shtml

Allahuakhbar.. ape lagi nak jadi dengan aku ni, hari ni aku lambat gi kerja.. solat subuh pun lambat.. tula asyik main game jer sampai tido lewat.. kan dah lambat..

Aku patut ubah cara hidup aku, perkara yang paling payah aku nak ubah walaupun try nak stop ialah main game. Tp skng ni dah kurang, dulu memang x leh tinggal. Maklumlah dah tua2 ni..

Adoi… kalau aku tulis kat sini, dedahkan keaiban sendiri lak… kalau orang baca malu la aku… Allah suruh kita jangan buka keaiban sendiri… dah buat dosa, mintak ampun dan berharap Allah ampunkan kita dan berazam x mengulanginya… tayah citer kat orang…

Okey, aku nak bina hidup baru.. jadi pekerja cemerlang dan usahawan cermerlang…. Aku pasti berjaya… demi Islam..!

Pada tau ga dengan drama religi ini??? pasti udah dong ya…seru yak…baru beberapa kali ini nonton, langsung kecanduan euy…duuuuh kebiasaan dewh…

Yang paling bikin aq penasaran & selalu pengen nonton pelm ini adalah masalah problematika cinta segitiga antara Aya – Azam – Kalila. Jadi penasaran nih siapa ya yg bakalan jd istri Azam. Aya kah? Kalila? atau dua-duanya? atau bahkan bukan kedua nya? ck ck ck … pak sutradara ini emang jago banget bikin org penasaran.

Oiya..untuk episode kemaren, lucu banget deh. Saat Kalila maen ke rumah Aya, mereka lagi membahas tentang istri2 Rosululloh, ibu Qotijah & Aisyah. si Aya kepengen banget seperti ibu Qodijah, sedang kan Kalila dia suka ama Aisyah karena cerdas, manja & Nabi meninggal di pangkuannya.

Aya pun tak kalah argumen, Siti Qodijah adalah istri pertama & satu2 nya yang tidak di poligami. Satu2 nya istri Rosul yang melahirkan keturunan (Fatimah). ” Aq tambahin ya Aya, SIti Qotijah juga termasuk 1 dari 4 wanita yang menjadi ratu nya bidadari kelak di surga” waow..subhanallah.

Setelah membahas hal itu, mereka pun terbersit ingin tau kalau Azam lebih suka yang mana. n then…tulilulit…sms pun masuk ke HP Azam. xixixixi…mereka berdua panggil Azam buat ke rumah Aya juga

Disinilah adegan2 seru dengan ekspresi2 yang seru juga di pertontonkan. Go Azam, go Aya, go Kalila…kalian memang punya karakter2 masing2. Berikan yang terbaik ya…huehehehe

NB: aq sih dukun Azam dapetnya ama Aya aj, karena Aya kan emang yg pertama kali kenal ama Azam. Walauuuu dia terlalu ragu untuk menerima lamaran Azam di waktu lampau, seblum muncul Kalila ditengah-tengah mereka

DAPATKAN PULSA SUPER MURAH DISINI

Date: August 26, 2009
Source: Rahe Sabz
Link: http://www.rahesabz.net/story/794/

Azam Taleghani Writes a Letter to Parliament

In a letter addressed to members of parliament, Azam Taleghani, daughter of Martyr Ayatollah Taleghani, stated that public concern is serious. If they [parliament] don’t act fairly and courageously, don’t support Mousavi and Karoubi, and don’t arrest and bring those who committed rape, torture and killings of innocent protesters in the prisons to justice, the nation will fully lose its confidence in the Iranian parliament.

lemonde.fr, Amélie Poisson, le 25 août 2009

L’association Attac investit le champ de l’écologie

Cap sur l’écologie. L’association altermondialiste Attac, qui a clos mardi 25 août son université citoyenne en Arles, après cinq jours de débats en présence de 650 participants, opère une mue.

“Pour la première fois, nous avons posé le mécanisme de la convergence des questions sociales et des questions environnementales“, explique Geneviève Azam, membre du conseil scientifique. Connue pour ses réflexions sur la taxe Tobin et la régulation des marchés financiers, l’association élargit son champ d’analyse au capitalisme dans son ensemble, thème de son université 2009. Elle s’empare du même coup des problématiques écologiques, et cherche à peser sur le prochain Sommet mondial sur le climat, à Copenhague.

Son réveil écologiste a été tardif et progressif, principalement initié par Aurélie Trouvé, ingénieure agronome et coprésidente de l’association depuis 2006. Mais la dynamique s’est récemment emballée lors du Forum social de Bélem, en janvier, où 130 000 altermondialistes étaient réunis, au point de devenir “centrale”. “Nous avons déjà commencé à préparer le sommet sur le climat à Copenhague, en décembre“, précise Christophe Aguiton, membre du conseil scientifique d’Attac. “Nous étions présents en juillet au Camp climat, à Nantes, et nous animons la coalition Urgence climatique-justice sociale”, ajoute-t-il. Ce collectif regroupe diverses organisations : Amis de la Terre, FSU, Solidaires, Sortir du nucléaire, Verts, Parti de gauche (PG), NPA…

L’objectif est de proposer un nouveau modèle de développement principalement fondé sur le concept de “décroissance” : au plan individuel, réduction volontaire de la consommation, à l’échelle internationale, réduction des dépenses énergétiques par une relocalisation des activités qui, à terme, diminuerait les inégalités Nord-Sud.

“La Terre a atteint ses limites physiques ; désormais le développement doit être qualitatif et non plus quantitatif“, explique Aurélie Trouvé. Avec ses expertises sur la finance carbone ou sur le marché des émissions de CO2, Attac considère avoir une place “modeste” mais “légitime” au sein des mouvements écologistes.

Ce “virage” vert permet à Attac d’investir un thème fédérateur et mondial, et de retrouver ainsi davantage de visibilité.

Malgré un contexte favorable lié à la crise économique, la mobilisation de la structure militante (12 000 adhérents revendiqués, à comparer aux 30 000 de 2004) reste faible. Pour les jeunes adhérents, étudiants pour la plupart, comme Aurélien Pinceaux, 23 ans, étudiant en économie et sociologie à Paris I, Attac est avant tout “un lieu de rencontre et de réflexion”. Les autres sont des “pluri-militants”, investis en parallèle d’Attac dans d’autres structures, syndicats ou partis politiques.

“C’est une association intellectuelle ; moi je serais plus dans le rentre-dedans que dans la réflexion”, regrette Didier Falleur, adhérent à Attac-Uzège (Gard) et membre d’une Association pour le maintien de l’agriculture paysanne (AMAP). “Dans notre comité local, on est 10-12 personnes, vieillies de 10 ans depuis Seattle”, poursuit-il, consterné. La grave crise interne qu’a vécue l’association en 2005 et 2006 n’est pas étrangère à cette atonie militante. Lors du renouvellement de l’ancien conseil d’administration, en juin 2006, une fraude électorale avait profondément ébranlé l’association, et contraint à la démission l’ancien président Jacques Nikonoff.

“On remonte la pente. Le nombre d’adhérents est stabilisé, et nos finances sont assainies “, précise Aurélie Trouvé. Le combat d’Attac contre les paradis fiscaux, et le pouvoir de la sphère financière dans son ensemble, lui a permis de réaffirmer sa crédibilité au sein du mouvement social et altermondialiste. Le site de l’association d’éducation populaire attire “des milliers” de visiteurs par mois, assure la coprésidente, et ses données alimentent des mouvements comme réseau éducation sans frontières ou les associations pour le maintien de l’agriculture paysanne.

Attac appelle à participer à la manifestation altermondialiste du 12 décembre à Copenhague… Un rendez-vous “capital”, en somme.

Dewa Kebaikan berfirman dalam ‘Surah’ Azam Sé, ayat 1 hingga 9:

Alhamdulillah ala kulli ni’ma (nyanyi ngikut ghontak lagu Too Phat — Alhamdulillah) [1] Den punyo fans dah membiak-biak monjak den bukak websait sampai la nijam [2] Mako, ngan sukocito ‘eh den lotak azam untuk den menghapdate websait limo kali setiap haghi [3] Tetiap kali lopeh semayang suboh, luhor, asa, megoghib dan isak akan ado la hapdate [4] Jonih-jonih hapdate tebahagi pado duo [5] Satu lahir, satu laie bathin [6] Kok kau tak nampak hapdate tu, mako tu adolah hapdate bathin [7] Kok nampak, mako itu adolah hapdate lahir [8] Kok ghaso-ghaso tak kompiden antagho nampak mo tak nampak, mako kau dah gilo kah kah kah [9]

Tafsiran:

Syukur pada Allah atas segala nikmat yang dikurniakan-Nya. Peminat Dewa Kebaikan sudah bertambah dari hari ke hari. Maka, saya berazam dengan bersungguh-sungguh untuk update setiap hari walaupun satu ayat, insya-Allah.

Soalan: Eh, ayat ada sembilan. Kenapa maksudnya cuma ada tiga ayat?
Jawaban: Memang sah kau sudah gilo. Aku tulis “tafsiran” bukan “maksud.”

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Kamus: Firman (Bahasa Urdu) — Cakap (Bahasa Melayu)
DK: Mungkinkah saya cuba memberi harapan palsu? Kekeke sama-sama kita saksikan.

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Akbar and Jodha were blessed with a son named Saleem,after 10 long years…he wished for an internet connection and Akbar got it for him…but he was staying late at night and watching adult material…so Akbar blocked those sites and sent him to learn Webdesigning so that he has a good scope for a job…Saleem completed the course and came back and started using Orkut…Akbar found out that Saleem added Anarkali,a mistress…He asked him to delete her from his account…but Saleem refused…Akbar threatened him that he would get the internet disconnected…Saleem was not afraid and said that he would go to cyber cafes to scrap Anarkali…Akbar was furious and gathered all the Internet Providers and decided to fight his son…Saleem also gathered all the cyber cafe owners…They fought a battle and Saleem lost and as a punishment Saleem was to be banned from Orkut…finally Anarkali came to Akbar and requested him not to ban Saleem from Orkut…he agreed with a deal that he will ban her instead…Saleem came to know about this and tried to stop it but in vain…Anarkali was about to get banned when Akbar pitied on her and told her that he will not ban her but instead,change her password and profile name…She agreed and her password and profile name was changed…and Saleem lived thinking that Anarkali was banned from Orkut…Akbar was sad to see Saleem searching for her profile again and again but could not do anything…This was what Akbar thought…The truth was that one of Saleem’s friends studied in Anarkali’s college and through him she sent him her new Id and by this time Orkut was old…It was time for some FACEBOOK…yeah baby…

Q. What is the true position regarding the religion of Abu Talib, the uncle of the Messenger of Allah and the father of ‘Ali?

A. The author of the well renowned book Sirat-An-Nabi, Allamah Shibli Nu’mani believed that Hadrat Abu Talib was a Believer and he recited the Kalima at the time of his death in presence of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) into the ears of Al Abbas.

He also disregarded the narrations of Muslim and Bukhari as being unreliable because their narrator was not only a Kafir himself at the time when he allegedly witnessed this event, but states that he was actually not even present in the room with the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Hadrat Abu Talib and the Prophet’s uncles and therefore, this tradition is “not worth taking as reliable”.

Here is the excerpt from Allamah Shibli Nu’mani’s book Sirat-An-Nabi, from Vol 1. “Death of Khadija and Abu Talib” P. 223-224:

“The Prophet asked Abu Talib to recite the credo of Islam La illa ha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah, so that he might bear witness to his faith in the presence of Allah (SWT). Abu Jahil and Ibn Umayya expostulated with Abu Talib and asked if he was going to turn away from the religion of Abd al-Muttalib. In the end, Abu Talib said he was dying with his belief in the religion of Abd al Muttalib. Then he turned to the Prophet (S) and said that he would have recited that creed, but he feared lest the Quraish should accuse him of the fear of death. The Prophet (S) said that he would be praying to Allah for him till He forbade. This is the version of Al Bukhari and Muslim. Ibn Ishaq says that while dying Abu Talib’s lips were in motion. Abbas, (the Prophet’s uncle)…put his ears to his lips and said to the Prophet (S) that he was reciting the KALIMA the Prophet (S) had wanted of him. It is on account of these conflicting reports that there is such a difference of opinion regarding the Islam of Abu Talib. But as the version of Al Bukhari is generally considered to be more trustworthy, the traditionalists hold him to have died an unbeliever.

But from a traditionalist point of view, this report of Al Bukhari is not worth taking as reliable because the last narrator is Musaiyyab who embraced Islam after the fall of Mecca and was not himself present at the time of Abu Talib’s death. It is on this account that Al Aini, in his commentary has remarked that this tradition is mursal.” (Nu’mani, Sirat-An-Nabi, Vol.1 p.224)

Hadrat Abu Talib is the grandfather of the most illuminated spiritual individuals of this Ummah, including all of the Twelve Imams, and all of the major Cardinal Poles (Aqtaab); in specific Ghawth al-Adham Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, Hadrat Khwaja Bahauddin Shah Naqshband, Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, Sayyid Ahmad Bedawi, Abul Hasan ash-Shadhali, Sayyid Ahmad Kabir al-Rifai, and our beloved Master al-Ghawth Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, al-Qubrusi (qad). As such, it is my personal belief that the correct position is that Hadrat Abu Talib was a believer.

And Allah Knows Best!

Ahmed Amiruddin

Source:

Sirat-An-Nabi (The Life of the Prophet), by Allamah Shibli Nu’mani, rendered into English by M. Tayyib Budayuni. Rightway Publications, New Delhi, India. From Vol 1. “Death of Khadija and Abu Talib” P. 223-224.

Q. I wanted to know more about the Islamic history of the Ark of the Covenant. How is it that the Ishmalite Mahdi will inherit it when it contains the relics of the family of Moses and the family of Aaron (and not the family of Prophet Muhammad)? How can you justify his inheritance of a treasure, which does not belong to him, nor his father as per your own Quran?

A. The Ark of the Covenant in Islamic traditions has a different origin than the Ark of the Covenant mentioned in the Bible. In the Holy Quran the actual Ark wherein the Covenant was found, is refered to as ‘Tabut’ and the Covenant as ‘Sakina’, hence it is also referred to as Tabut Sakina (the Ark of the Covenant) in (al-Baqara, v.248) and Sakina in the Holy Quran in (at-Taubah v. 26, 40) and (al-Fath, v.26).

Introduction

The Ark of the Covenant is the name of a Heavenly treasure chest, which was used as a weapon of war by the Prophets, including Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, and as I will prove, even by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wa aalihi wa sallam). The Holy Quran states,

“And their Prophet said to them: “A Sign of his authority is that there shall come to you the Ark (Tabut), and in it Sakina with (a Covenant) therein of security from your Lord, and the relics left by the family of Moses and the family of Aaron, carried by angels. In this is a symbol for you if ye indeed have faith” (al Baqara, v.248)

The author of Tafsir Uthmani (English) writes, “(The Ark of the Covenant, Tabut Sakina) contained some holy relics of Hazrat Moosa (alaihi salam), and other Prophets. The Bani Israel (Children of Israel) put this box in the front line in times of war and Allah gave them victory by its auspices.” (Tafsir Uthmani, Allama Shabbir Ahmad Uthmani, trans. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmad. Bombay: Taj Publishers, 1992. Vol. 1, p.140)

As the author of Tafsir Uthmani wrote, this Ark contained the Covenant (Sakina), which was the assurance of help from the unseen and victory over enemies, in the form of Prophetic relics. These relics it (the Ark) contained were connected to Prophetic authority, which represented the Vicegerency of God on earth by His Prophets and Messengers, and as such, assured victory over misbelief to the possessor of the Ark.

From Eden to Adam

The Islamic history of the Ark of the Covenant is that its origin was from the time of Adam, who brought it out from Eden. It contained the Hajr al Aswad, the Staff of Moses, the Ring of Solomon, the Sword of Prophet Muhammad (s) called Zulfiqar among many other relics. From Adam, it was passed to Seth, and from Seth, to his son, and it continued to be guarded by Prophets until the birth of Abraham.

Abraham inherited it from his father, and his father was not Azar the idolater, rather his name was Tarah, as per the many Islamic historians, including Ibn Kathir, and even the Holy Bible. Tarah died when Abraham was a young boy. According to the Islamic tradition, there were Prophets who came before Abraham as well, and it is our belief that they guarded it, until it made its way to Abraham. Abraham gave it to his son Ishmael (a). Together, they built the Ka’ba in Makkah, and placed in its corner from the Ark of the Covenant the black stone (Hajr al Aswad). (See for example, Ark of the Covenant Found in Mecca by Mathematician Anatoly Fomenko, one of the world’s leading experts in topology and statistics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXt_EyeRnLc

The Children of Ishmael

The Ark then continued to be in the possession of the Children of Ishmael, amongst whom were both Prophets (Salih, Hud, the Prophet sent to the people of ar-Raas etc.) and Kings (the Kedarites, the descendents of Qedar, the son of Ishmael). The Kedarites were such a powerful tribe that they were even mentioned in the Torah, Assyrian Tablets and by the ancient Greeks. We read in the Bible,

“And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve mighty princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation” (Genesis 17:20)

From Jethro to Moses

Have you ever wondered why the Children of Ishmael were free, and mighty, while the Children of Israel were still enslaved to the Pharaoh? Amongst the descendents of Ishmael, the Islamic tradition holds that the Ark was eventually inherited by the Prophet Shuaib (Jethro), whose daughter Safura (Zipporah) married Moses. Jethro was an Ishmaelite, not an Israelite. Moses and Aaron were descendents of Ladi (Levi) the son of Yaqub (Jacob), the son of Isaac, the younger son of Abraham. The Banu Nadhir tribe were also from amongst the descendents of Levi, and the Mother of Believers Lady Safia (r), the wife of the Messenger of God (s) also descended from it.

I would like to point out here that the identity and lineage of Jethro has been confused by some historians, just as some of them confused Tarah, the father of Abraham with Azar. The truth is, Jethro was an Ishmaelite. The Holy Qur’an states, “To the people of Madyan (Madian) (We sent) their brother Shu’aib ” [Qur'an, 7:85], according to this author, and even according to the Holy Bible, the Midianites were Ishmaelites. See, Genesis 37:25-36 and Judges 8:22,24,26, were the Midianites are referred to as “the Ishmaelites”.

Moses served Jethro the Ishmaelite Prophet for a number of years, learnt from him, and was given guardianship of the Ark of the Covenant by him, and the staff of Adam from it, to go and set the Children of Israel free. Through the blessings of the Ark, the Children of Israel became free, and the Pharaoh was destroyed. The Ark stayed with the Children of Israel from this stage in history onwards, and they placed in it the relics of Moses and Aaron as well.

When the Children of Israel began to disobey God and kill Prophets, it was taken from them and hidden during the era of the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar. The Israelites then asked the Prophet Shamwil (Samuel) to pray God sends them a King, to fight in God’s way and take back their lost lands.

Saul and David

Samuel prayed, and as he was a Prophet, God heard his prayer. Talut (Saul) was appointed as the King of the Children of Israel, and the sign of his Kingdom was that he would be given the Ark of the Covenant (al Baqarah, 246-249). Saul was a descendent of Ben Yamin (Benjamin), the younger brother of Yusuf (Joseph), the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham. Saul promised to marry his daughter to the person who would kill Goliath, and the Quran states David [alaihi salam], who was a direct descendent of Yahuda (Judah), the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, killed Goliath, and inherited it and the Kingdom from Saul. David now became the King of the Children of Israel. The Bible states that David, the greatest King of the Children of Israel also lived amongst the Ishmaelites, see (Psalm 120:5) and his son Solomon (alaihi salam); is reported to have said, “I am as dark and lovely as the tents of Kedar” (Song of Solomon 1:5).

Solomon and Sheba

King Solomon inherited the Ark of the Covenant from David. He also built the Temple, in Jerusalem, in honor of the Seal of Prophets, Muhammad, who was to come to it on the night of Ma’raj, and lead all Prophets in prayer. However, the topic of the Temple is for another time. Solomon married Sheba (Bilquis), and from her had a son. Inner Islamic traditions have it that Solomon gave the responsibility of guarding of the Ark of the Covenant to his son from Sheba, who carried it to Ethiopia after the death of Solomon, which was still kept a secret until sometime. Some non-Muslims also agreed with this theory, see for example, History Channel’s “Ark of Covenant in Ethiopia“, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOqLpT6HKzY

Islamic tradition holds the reason the Ark was sent to Ethiopia by Solomon was because the delegation of the Seal of Prophets, Muhammad ibn Abdullah (s) was going to come to Ethiopia, and the descendents of Solomon and Sheba would surrender it to him through them.

Negus of Ethiopia: Ashama bin Al-Abjar

Islamic tradition then holds, the Emperor of Ethiopia Negus, Ashama bin Al-Abjar, embraced Islam secretly on the hands of the cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, Ja’far ibn Abi Talib who resembled the Holy Prophet so much in looks, that people often mistook him for the Prophet Muhammad (s). The Ark was surrendered to him by Negus. The proof he embraced Islam, was that the Prophet Muhammad prayed the funeral prayer over him (al-Najashi), and called him pious.

Additionally, there are clear verses in the Holy Qur’an which speak of this victory, that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa aalihi wa sallam) was granted, that the Ark of the Coventant was in his possession, but most people, other than Saints fail to notice them, similar to how the Ashab (Sahabah, Companions) felt after Abu Bakr al-Siddiq’s sermon after the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) passed on, that they had heard the verses 3:144 from Surah Aal ‘Imran for the first time. Abdullah ibn Abbas is reported to have said after hearing the sermon of Abu Bakr al-Siddq , “It seemed that the verse of the Holy Qur’an to which Abu Bakr referred was just revealed, although we had recited it several times in the past”.

The verses in the Holy Qur’an which corroborate this fact that the Ark with the
Covenant in it (Tabut Sakina, Ark of the Covenant) was actually in possession of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) prior to the Hijrah are found in Surah al-Taubah and Surah al-Fath, wherein the Ark (Tabut) with the Covenant (Sakina) (referred to Tabut Sakina in al-Baqarah, v.248) is referred to in specific as “Sakina“

Here are the verses, “But Allah did send Sakina on the Messenger and on the Believers, and sent down forces which ye saw not: He punished the Unbelievers; thus doth He reward those without Faith” (9:26)

and ,“If ye help not (the Holy Prophet), (it is no matter): for Allah did indeed help him, when the Unbelievers drove him out: he had no more than one companion; they two were in the cave, and he said to his companion, “Have no fear, for Allah is with us”: then Allah sent down Sakina upon him, and strengthened him with forces which ye saw not, and humbled to the depths the word of the Unbelievers. But the word of Allah is exalted to the heights: for Allah is Exalted in might, Wise” (9:40)

and, “While the Unbelievers got up in their hearts heat and cant – the heat and cant of ignorance,- Allah sent down Sakina to his Messenger and to the Believers, and made them stick close to the command of self-restraint; and well were they entitled to it and worthy of it. And Allah has full knowledge of all things.” (48:26)

The Zulfiqar Sword and ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib

It then follows that the Zulfiqar sword was taken out from it (the Tabut Sakina, Ark of the Covenant) and granted to the spiritual successor of the Prophet, ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib. The Ark of the Covenant was the best kept secret of the first two of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, due to which both of them gave their spiritual allegiance to the first Imam of spirituality on the 18th of Dhul Hijjah, known as the day of Ghadir Khum, wherein the Prophet appointed ‘Ali as his spiritual successor, and the Guardian of Believers by declaring, “Whoever has me as his Master, ‘Ali is his Master”. Dr. Tahir Qadri writes in his book; ‘The Ghadir Declaration’, when commenting on Hadith 5: “Manāwī has written in Fayd-ul-qadīr (6:217) that when Abū Bakr and ‘Umar had heard the Prophet’s saying — One who has me as his Master has ‘Ali as his Master — they said to ‘Ali: O son of Abū Tālib! You have become the master of every male and female believer, morning and evening (for ever).”

The Rightly Guided Caliphs & Twelve Imams as Guardians

From the Ghadir Declaration onwards, the new guardian of the Ark of the Covenant, ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib was granted a distinct status by the Rightly Guided Companions, and allegiance to this secret administration continued from their time onwards. Professor Tahir ul-Qadri writes in Hadith 47 of his book ‘Ghadir Declaration’, “Umar ibn Khattab said: One who has Allāh’s Messenger as his master has ‘Alī as his master. Sālim narrates: ‘Umar was asked why he always treated ‘Ali differently from other Companions. (At this) ‘Umar replied: Indeed that (‘Alī) is my master”. Any indifference or disrespect towards him was regarded by the Rightly Guided Sahabah as a sure sign of nifaq and wickedness, to the extent there are even reports of the second Rightly Guided Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab strangling someone who disrespected ‘Ali in his presence, stating that anyone who did not regard ‘Ali as his Master could never be a true believer. Professor Tahir Qadri writes in his book the ‘Ghadir Declaration’ Hadith 46, “It is narrated by ‘Umar that two Bedouins came to him disputing with each other. He said to ‘Ali: O Abū Hasan: decide between these two. So he decided between them (and settled their dispute). One of them said: Is he the only one left to decide between us? (At this) ‘Umar moved towards him and caught him by his collar and said: May you be dead! Do you know who he is? He is my master and the master of every believer (and) one who does not acknowledge him as his master is not a believer.”

It was through the power of the Ark that the Rightly Guided Caliphs were able to bring Jerusalem into the Islamic dominion, as well as the entire Middle East (more or less), defeating every army who marched against them. However, during the reign of ‘Ali, the fourth Caliph, the Ark came under danger through the civil wars instigated by the camps of the rebels of the battles of Jamal, and Siffin, and so it was secretly hidden in Antioch or around it. The secret of its location remained a sworn secret within the illustrious sons of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Twelve Imams. Its secret location was granted to Hasan ibn ‘Ali, then from him to Husayn ibn ‘Ali, and through their descendents, its secret location will known by the Mahdi (a), the Twelfth Imam, a King and the last of the Rightly Guided Caliphs; “then there shall be a Caliphate again, on the pattern of Prophetship” (Ahmad). Al Mahdi will be from the Ahlul Bayt; the bloodline of the Prophet Muhammad, from the descents of Abraham and Ishmael. It is on this account that the earliest generation of Muslims prayed in every prayer, “O God, bless Muhammad, and the Family of Muhammad, as thou blessed Abraham, and the Family of Abraham”.

A Symbol of Islam’s Eternal Victory

It is also interesting to learn that the Zulfiqar sword was historically a symbol of power for Muslims. In fact, the first flag commissioned and carried into battle by the Victorious Sultan Selim I in 1519, when he claimed the Caliphate to himself and the House of Osman (the longest lasting empire in history), after vanquishing the last Abbasid Caliph al-Mutawakkil II, had the Zulfiqar sword on it as a symbol of the Prophet’s and his religion’s promised and eternal victory. See, http://flagspot.net/flags/tr-zulf.html. The Ottoman Caliphs used the Zulfiqar as a symbol of power and carried Zulfiqar flags into their battles against their enemies.

It will be brought forth by Al Mahdi

Al Suyuti wrote, “The reason he will be known as the Mahdi is that he will show the way to a hidden thing. He will bring the Ark (of the Covenant) to light from a place called Antioch.” (Suyuti, al-Hawi li’l Fatawa, II, 82,). See, http://www.harunyahya.com/articles/32ark_of_covenant.html

Related by Sulaiman ibn Isa (radhi Allahu ta’ala anhu): “I was informed that the Ark of the Covenant will emerge from the Tabariyya Sea through the efforts of Imam al-Mahdi. It will be placed before him at the Sacred House (Bayt al-Muqaddas in Jerusalem). When the descendents of Judah (the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham) see this (Ark), all except a few will embrace Islam.” (Ibn Hammad transmitted in al-Fitan (1:360#1050); and Suyuti copied it in al-Hawi li’l Fatawa (II:83).

Hence, according to multiple Islamic traditions, the Ark of the Covenant will finally be ‘taken out’ by Imam Al Mahdi (a), who will be its true and rightful heir, as a descendent of both Abraham, Ishmael and the Seal of Prophets, Muhammad (s), from the bloodline of ‘Ali and Fatima al-Zahra (r). After retrieving this sacred Prophetic treasure of his ancestors, he will be coronated King of the Kingdom of Heaven in Jerusalem by Jesus Christ, upon his Second Coming.

It is reported in Tazkia Lil Qurtabi on Page 704-706 that Huzaifa, a trusted Companion of the Prophet (s) once asked him (s) about the Ark of the Covenant, where upon the Apostle of God (s) informed him “it would be brought forth by Al Mahdi”. Thereafter, Huzaifa states the Holy Prophet (s) recited the following verses of the Quran in reference to this,

4 And We decreed for the Children of Israel in the Scripture: Ye verily will work corruption in the earth twice, and ye will become great tyrants.
5 So when the time for the first of the two came, We roused against you slaves of Ours of great might who ravaged (your) country, and it was a threat performed.
6 Then we gave you once again your turn against them, and We aided you with wealth and children and made you more in soldiery.
7 (Saying): If ye do good, ye do good for your own souls, and if ye do evil, it is for them (in like manner). So, when the time for the second (of the judgments) came (We roused against you others of Our slaves) to ravage you, and to enter the Temple even as they entered it the first time, and to lay waste all that they conquered with an utter wasting.
8 It may be that your Lord will have mercy on you, but if ye repeat (the crime) We shall repeat (the punishment), and We have appointed hell a dungeon for the disbelievers. (Quran, 17:4-8)

And Allah Knows Best!

Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin
Copyright © 2009 Ahlus Sunnah Foundation of Canada. All rights reserved.
Permission to reproduce this article is granted by the author for fair use only, with citation of the name of the author and source (this blog) without editing or changing the words in the article or concealing the complete matters of truth related herein, specifically relating to the role of the illustrious Twelve Imams.

From Zübdeit-üt Tevarih 1583: The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul

A. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Wa Alaikum As Salam Wa Rahmatullhi Wa Barakatuhu,

“Allah did choose Adam and Noah, the House of Abraham, and the House of ‘Imran above all people, Offspring, one of the other: And Allah heareth and knoweth all things.” (Holy Quran, Sura 3, V. 33-34) and,

“Or do they envy mankind for what Allah hath given them of his bounty? But We had already given the House of Abraham the Book and Wisdom, and conferred upon them a Mighty Kingdom” (Holy Quran, Sura 4, V.54)

The correct definition for ‘Arab’ is, those persons who descend from the bloodline of the House of Abraham, through his eldest son Ishmael. This was also the correct view of the renowned Arab genealogist Hisham ibn Muhammad al-Kalbi (A.D. 737-819), known as Ibn al Kalbi, who established a genealogical link between Ishmael (alahi salam) and the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and wrote that the people known as ‘Arabs’ were specifically and only the descendants of Ishmael, from his twelve sons, who formed The 12 Tribes of Ishmael.

The Bible gives us the following record of these tribes:

“But as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: behold I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.” Genesis 17:20

“And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth, and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, Hadad and Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedmah. These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations.” Genesis 25:12-16

According to Islamic traditions, the names of the twelve sons of Ishmael (alaihi salam) are, Qedar, Fidmah, Bana Buth, ‘Awil, Taqes, Masma’, Taima, Jasham, Hadu, Duma, Yatur, and Massa . Madinah the Illuminated was inhabited by the descendents of Taima and Yemen by the descendents of Massa.

Allah’s Apostle (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) descends from Qedar (Kedar) the son of Ishmael (alaihi salam). The Kedarites were a mighty tribe whose historical importance may be noted from the fact that they were mentioned in the pages of the Torah, Assyrian Tablets, and ancient Greek history. Aryan, Ptolemy and Pliny give clear mention of their existence in the Hijaz province of Arabia. (Forester, ‘Arab Geography’, Vol. 1, p.248)

And Allah Knows Best!

Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin

*Final League Game*

Xinwen

Philip

HockDoong

[photo credit: Shinji@enzan as photographer]

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On 25th of April, 2009, It was perhaps the most important day of the league of Xinwen is to play against his so called “rival”, Philip Cher. According to the league results, Xinwen had only won 5 games (Suzanne, Zhi Wei, Dennis, Shu Wen and Chyn) which considerably having a poor performances in comparison of Philip’s results (Mr.Tiong, Billy, Zhi Wei, Dennis, Shu Wen, Chyn, Jimmy).

Hock Doong, had volunteered honorary as the game’s recorder and judge and deligated the lecture’s duty to Dennis.

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*世紀のゲーム*

Move 1 - 121

Hot battle

[download the game here]

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Hock doong: “i entitled this game, century game.” and began the war between Xinwen and Philip.

The game was thought to go on nicely with Xinwen’s tactics in mind “playing conventional theory, outside” until he made an atari at move “72″ which when he had changed mind to “let’s fight!”. To certain extend, Xinwen thought answering the move “63″ was a mistake.

Lastly, despite knowing Xinwen had already lost the game, he decided to play to this suffocating war and lost in pride. Thus, Philip had granted his 8-wins in the League.

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*Dennis in action*

Dennis giving lecture

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Dennis had been delegated by Hock Doong honorary to replace and to give lecture to the participants: Fazzy, Shino, Seng Chea and Azam.

The lecture covered the topic of: Snap Back, Fundamental of connection and shape, Cutting and Reviewing of last exercises.

Special announcement, Xinwen had requested to offer a free special lecture on the 16th of May to the participants.

“Sayyid Ahmed Effendi, Shaykh Ahmed Pasha, Amiruddin wal Dunya, Our Son…My message to the people of your country is make friends with Muslims, Arabs and Iraqi people”.-H.E. the Naqeeb of Baghdad, Sayed Ahmad Dhafar al-Jilani, Custodian of the Mosque and Tomb of Ghawth al-Adham Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, Baghdad, Iraq

The genealogy of H.E. the Naqeeb of Iraq is as follows, H.E. Sayed Ahmad al-Jilani, Son of Shaykh Sayyidna Mahmood Hussamu-ud-Din Al-Jilani Al–Qadri Son of Shaykh Sayyidna Said Abd Al-Rahman Al-Jilani Al-Mehadh Al-Qadri, Son of Shaykh Sayyidna Ali Al-Qadri, Son of Shaykh Sayyidna Mustafa Al-Qadri,Son of Shaykh Sayyidna Suleman Al-Qadri, Son of Shaykh Sayyidna Zain-ud-Din Al-Qadri, Son of Shaykh Sayyidna Muhammad Dervesh Al-Qadri, Son of Shaykh Sayyidna Hussamm-ud-Din Al-Qadri, Son of Shaykh Sayyidna Noor-ud-Din Al-Qadri, Son of Shaykh Sayyidna Wali-id-Din Al-Qadri, Son of Shaykh Sayyidna Zain-ud-Din Al-Qadri, Son of Shaykh Sayyidna Sharaf-ud-Din Al-Qadri, Son of Shaykh Sayyidna Shams-ud-Din Al-Qadri, Son of Shaykh Sayyidna Muhammad Hattak Al-Qadri, Son of Shaykh Sayyidna Abdul Aziz Al-Qadri, Son of Ghawth al-Adham Shaykh Muhyiuddin Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (radhi allahu ta’ala anhu).

*Hockdoong’s first lecture!*

Hock Doong

Hock Doong giving lecture

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Malaysia Weiqi Association had been going through a long degree of discussion to create a Go class so called “beginner class” for years during their Annual General Meeting.  Hock Doong having the qualification been appointed to take the responsibility to create syallabus and to become the teacher!

On the 11th of April, there were quite number of participants attended in the lecture:- Azam, Ah Teik, Shino, Seng Chea, Fazy and Xinwen had volunteered to record the lecture outline given by Hock Doong. Exercises (Introductory problems level one) had been given to the participants.

Lecture Outline:-
1 ) Introduction to the game of Igo
2 ) Tips of playing go
3 ) Disciplinary in playing the game
 - way of grabbing and putting stone
 - greeting before and after the game
4 ) Expectation in the game of Go
- different kind of boards (9×9, 13×13, 19×19)
- stones and bowls
- way of sitting
5 ) Objectives of the game
- territory
- how does the game end (resignation, times out)
6 ) Theory of Fuseki (corner – side – center)
- Shimari’s reasoning
- Comparison between the corner, side and center
7 ) Fundamental of Capturing stone
- liberties
- ladder
8 ) Rules of Go
- Illegal suicidal move
- Ko Rule
9 ) Hikaru no go
10 ) two-eyes (life and death)

Fore more information, please visit:-
Shino’s blog
HockDoong’s blog (regarding the lecture series)
Malaysia Weiqi Association Forum

Material regarding the Level one: Introductory Problems can be downloaded here.

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*highlight*

Corner-side vs Center

“Maulana Shaikh Amiruddin Saheb…May Allah bless you, your Murshid and your family. Thank you very much for coming to Calgary and giving us the opportunity to host you…Insha Allah, you are an important part of Islamic Supreme Council of Canada and Jama’t Ahle Sunnat Canada. We will talk soon”-Prof. Syed Soharwardy, Founder Islamic Supreme Council of Canada, First Canadian Muslim to Walk Across Canada leading the Multi-Faith Walk Against Violence (April 14 to October 27, 2008)

New players

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Lately, there are new players attending Japan Club! It seems like Weiqi in Malaysia is taking move, slowly but efficiently [how?].

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*Seng Chea*

Seng Chea

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Seng Chea, a new player showing up in KGS in the end of March, who is also known as Michael, studying in Segi College just beside Summit Mall in Malaysia.

Started to attend Japan Club for the first time in his life touching real stones and boards [28th March, 2009].Interesting fact is that, he has a japanese cousin who is studying as an Insei in Japan.

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*Azam*

Azam

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Azam, go player from Kuching, Sarawak who is surprisingly having the passion in learning the game. Xinwen first met him through KGS then a true meet up personally in Kuching, New Year.

Azam is currently studying in Taylor’s College, taking up the course of Foundation in Architecture. Xinwen felt quite joyful to be able to play Go with someone who is truly interested.

Moreover, Zhe Fan [kgs:elementary] might be taking enroll to Taylor’s Computing course in July!

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*Take-Kun*

Ah Teik

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Ah Teik, the penang boy who is taking same course as Azam from Taylor’s College, Foundation in Architecture, has started to get interested in the game of Igo and Shogi.

on the 11th, April of 2009.  Take-kun visited the Japan Club and taking this wise opportunity, Hock Doong gave a beginner lecture to the new players.

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*Adam, a new-comer from Australia*

指導碁

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4th of April, 2009 was indeed a special occasion to mention but oddly to say that there were unusually more go players came.

Adam, a newcomer heard to be Malaysian who just came back  from Australia came to Japan Club and requested a Shidou-Go (指導碁). Everyone else were busy and hence, Xinwen had decided to give him a teaching game.

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*More new-comers!*

Shino

Fazy

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Surprise to witness, there were 2 new players who came to Japan Club themselves for the first time and to play the game of Go! The Shino and Fazy, the interior designer.

Xinwen were overjoyed to find new players swarming Japan Club to learn Go, thus, Xinwen took the responsibility himself to teach Shino and Fazy that day.

Pir Salman Gailani is a direct descendent of the Holy Prophet (salallahu alaihi wa aalihi wa sallam) from Baghdad, through the family of Ghawth al-Adham Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (rad)

“Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin, I will never forget you and I will always remember you in my prayers. Convey my salams to Shaykh Haqqani and ask him to continue to pray for me”-Pir Salman Gailani, Son of Pir Najmuddin al-Gailani, Grandson of Iraq’s First Prime Minister.

Q. Please explain for us the significance of the conflict in Palestine and Iraq and its role prior to the advent of Al-Mahdi and Dajjal.

A. Iraq was the home of Abraham, who prayed for the Imamate to continue in his progeny, and Jerusalem is home to al-Aqsa, the blessed place of the Coronation of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaih wa aalihi wa sallam) as Imam of Creation. Amongst Muslims, Sufi Saints are able to solve this puzzle and understand the relevance of these lands to the Kingdom of Heaven. People have forgot everything about Islam, and what the essence of the message of the Holy Qur’an is. How many know why the Fourth Caliph chose Kufa for his Capital? How many know the grounds for Hadrat Mahdi (alaihi salam)’s declaration of Jihad with Jesus on the evil armies seeking to control Jerusalem when he arrives? People have forgotten. The world is being paved and prepared for the Armageddon. The camps are being prepared, that of the Ishmaelites, and that of the Israelites. The King of the Ishmaelites and Arabs is al-Mahdi and the King of the Israelites is Dajjal. The forerunner to Dajjal is as-Sufyani.

Turmoil in the Middle East

The turmoil in Iraq and Jerusalem is not without purpose. The forerunners of Dajjal, who seek a New World Order, understand the symbolic importance of Iraq and Jerusalem, and seek to destroy it and the Signs of Allah contained therein. Imam Mahdi and Dajjal are already at war. Imam Mahdi and his followers are busy spreading spirituality in the Capitals of Europe, America and the West, forcing devils to leave the satanic kingdom more so than at any other time in the history of the West. These supporters have successfully influenced the conditions in the world to force its leaders, Western leaders, to co-operate for the rise of Prophetic spirituality and its cultural hegemony where ever possible. These supporters of al-Mahdi are influencing the world’s greatest powers to help them end the ideology hate and terror which has hijacked, with the help of the forces of the Dajjal, the Islamic world. Once these individuals are removed, Islam will be brought to the forefront. The splendor of Islam will shine in the world.

Forces of Dajjal

However, while the supporters of al-Mahdi are busy in these peaceful tasks, the forces of Dajjal are busy killing and attacking throughout the world, preparing for the arrival for the Dajjal, who will unleash death, war and chaos on the earth until he is killed by Jesus. These forces of Dajjal are behind the Iraq war, the stationing of American troops there contrary to the laws embraced by the international community, and the opinions of Americans in general. These forces are acting to try to fulfill what they understand to be the ‘destiny’ of those whom they believe to be God’s chosen people, and that bloodline. You must understand that what we are witnessing in the Middle East and what has happened in the sanctuaries of the Muslim world are the direct doing of the Dajjal and his supporters. These decisions to demolish all Ishmaelite history in Hijaz, redefine Islam with an alien ideology and grant it the crown jewel of Islam, jihad, is part of a global web being spun by the Dajjal. You must know that it is not a coincidence that after 9/11 each of the shrines of the Princes of the Ishmaelites and Arabs, the Ahlul Bayt, were attacked. It is not a coincidence that the shrine of Salman Farsi (rad), about whom the Ishmaelite Prophet (S) declared, “Salman is from my Ahlul Bayt” was also attacked after 9/11. It is not a coincidence that the shrine of Ghawth al-Adham, the Cardinal Pole of Sufism, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani al-Hasani wal-Husayni, the Ishmaelite, was also attacked.

The Last Ritual to Welcome Dajjal

This destruction is part of the global web of Dajjal, to pave the way for his advent and his global kingdom, which will include most of Middle East. One of the last major rituals to welcome his arrival and that of his kingdom is to destroy the heritage sites in Hijaz of the Prophet (S) and his family. The heritage sites of the Prophet’s (S) family, Dajjal’s greatest enemies, in Baqi were destroyed after the fall of the Ottomans and they followers of Dajjal seek to complete this evil ritual now with more destruction and their crown jewel will be their attempt to destroy the Green Dome of the Prophet (S) in Madinah and level the three tombs inside the Masjid an-Nabawi. You must know that it is in Dajjal’s name that capitalism is being pushed into our holy places, the haramayn, where now you can buy Gucci openly, but cannot make Salawat aloud. It is no secret, plans are currently under way, in the name of extension work, to erase all Prophetic history in Makkah, and Madinah, including the one of the greatest crimes against history committed in his name and honor, the bulldozing of the home of the Prophet (S) in Makkah where he lived and replacing it with latrines nearby.

Ishmaelite Heritage Erased in Honor of Dajjal

In preparation of his (Dajjal) arrival, his supporters have successfully erased from history the auspicious location where Ishmael (alaihi salam) was being sacrificed by Abraham (alaihi salam), and caused sever damage to the well of Ishmael, Zam Zam. It is for the honor of Dajjal that the exact blessed spot on earth wherein Allah made His Covenant with the Ishmaelites, in honor of which all Muslim males are circumcised, has been bulldozed and erased from history. It is in anticipation of his arrival that while the house of the Ishmaelite Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa aalihi wa sallam) was bulldozed, the house of Kaab bin Ashraf the Israelite still stands. If the house of Kaab bin Ashraf is destroyed, how will they trick the world into believing their claim on that part of the earth as well? In honor of Dajjal, you must know that plans are currently underway to collapse al-Aqsa, the place of Coronation of the Seal of Prophets. The forces of Dajjal are working hard to finish Islam and its heritage from the world, and erase its true message from the minds of Muslims. We are living in a time wherein people think the greatest enemies of Islam, terrorists, are its greatest supporters, and oppression, which Islam came to end, is the solution to revive Islam. What a grievous situation we are faced with! It is not a coincidence that to prepare the world for the arrival of the Dajjal, and war against al-Mahdi, the Ishmaelite Arab, that almost every film made in America to date about Arabs has demonized them, and dehumanized them for what other reason other than hate for the Ishmaelite Prophet and al-Mahdi, the Ishmaelite Imam and King. The Apostle of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, “Allah examined His creation and chose the children of Adam from among them; He examined the children of Adam and selected the Arabs from among them; He examined the Arabs and chose me from among them, so I was always the choicest of choices. Behold, people who love the Arabs, it is out of love for me that they love them, and those who hate the Arabs, it is out of hatred for me that they hate them.”

Two Forces

Oh brother, you must believe that we are living in a world wherein there exists the forces of good and also the forces of evil. Muslims must condemn terrorism in all of its forms, as it is supported by the global agenda of the forces of evil, the Dajjal. Imam Mahdi (alaihi salam) is our only hope to restore justice and balance, to bring back peace. We are in the last days, witnessing all of the significant events unfold BeforeArmageddon faster than most of us can comprehend. Things will unfold so fast in the next seven years, that people will be forced to search out Al Mahdi (alaihi salam) and they will not stop until they have found him and pledge their allegiance to him.

While the supporters of al-Mahdi are working to spiritually finish all devils in the satanic kingdom, the world is seeing what havoc Dajjal is wreaking in the Middle East. Seeing this, our young generation which has been cut from the Wiliyat of Awliya and their support, do not know how to react, and what to do in face of such circumstances. Under such circumstances, you must first believe that Allah has already made arrangement for the settlement of these disputes and wars. He has already sent to the world al-Mahdi (alaihis alam), who is currently alive, and helping the true believers. Mahdi. Because al-Mahdi (alaihis alam) is already alive, and working, it is haram for anyone to declare Jihad anywhere in the world, without him. How many Middle Eastern countries are teaching their populations of his advent, not denying him, and the rights of the Quraysh and the Mahdi over them? First the entire world must speak of nothing else other than him, love for him must enter the recesses of our hearts, but today these countries are in complete denial. The only country which asks Allah to send forth the Mahdi, opposes and oppresses with laws the very teachings which connect us to him.

Our (Transmitted) Message

For the entire nation, and especially those in Iraq and Jerusalem, our (transmitted) message (from our Masters) is, obey your leaders and follow the example of the Prophet (S) who declared, “I am leaving for you two precious and weighty symbols that if you adhere to both of them you shall not go astray after me. They are, the Book of Allah, and my progeny, that is my Ahlul-Bayt”.

You must love the Ahlul Bayt and follow their example if you seek peace. Their method is to remain steadfast in the face of oppression and persecution. Look at their history, they were murdered, their fathers were poisoned, their children were killed, their women were unveiled, and yet they continued to thank Allah, and guide people to good works and patience. They spread Islam, taught Iman and Ihsan to the greatest scholars of the Sunni and Shia world, under such conditions. These illustrious Imams preached patience to their followers, and trained them to recognize God, equipping them with the greatest weapon, which makes one victorious, knowledge of Truth, and to be Haqqani, supporters of Truth. It was the practice of these Imams to give hope to their followers through the good news of the Mahdi al-Muntazr (alaihi salam) during whose time wrong will be righted.

May Allah enable you to decipher what is being sent to us as information to understand what is happening now. Where there is darkness, the only way to remove it is through light. The Imams and their teachings are the light needed to extinguish the darkness of Dajjal. That is why Dajjal will be killed by the party of al-Mahdi. There is a great secret in this, but who is listening to understand it?

Jalia til Qadr

The venerable late Muhaddith of Hijaz; ‘Shaykh al-Islam fil-Balad al-Haram’ as-Sayyid Muhammad ibn ‘Alawi al-Makki (rah) used to make it a practice with his students to recite the Qaseeda Jalia til Qadr on the 17th of each month, this Qaseeda under the spiritual gaze of Shaykh al-Islam fil Balad al-Haram, opens our hearts to Truth, and highlights the importance of following the example of the illustrious Ahlul Bayt, identifying them for us as “Hasnain, ‘Ali Sajjad, wa bi Baqir, wa bi Sadiq, wa bi Kadhim, and Radha. Naqihum, wa Taqihum, wa bi ‘Askari, the Twelve Imams, and the Seal of them, the descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (S), Muhammad Mahdi our guide, the Awaited Imam”. Those who wish to see the destruction of the heritage sites in Hijaz come to an end, must follow in the example of the venerale Muhaddith, Sayyid Muhammad ibn Alawi (qad) and push for the same reform he pushed for and recite this Qasida, because it will help connect one to Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamah and the Twelve Imams. It will bring help from the heavens for us. Here are the verses from the Qaseeda about the Twelve Imams in Arabic,

وكذا بفاطمة التي فَضُلَتْ على كل النِّسَاء وقلِّدَتْ عِقدَ الفَخرأيضاً
وبالحَسَنين سِبطي سيِّد ال كونين مَن بكِسائِهِ لهُما ستر
وبعمه العباسِ ثمَّ بنجلِهِ ال حَبر عبد الله نِبراس الفِكر

وكذا بكل الآل والأصحاب وال أزواجِ والعمات ربَّاتِ الخَفر
وعليٌّ السَّجَّادِ مِصباحِ الدُّجَى وبباقرٍ مَن للمعالمِ قدْ بقر
وبصَادقٍ وبكاظمٍ ثمَّ الرِّضَى مَن للمَساجد والمدارس قد عَمر
والأمْجَدَين نقِيهُم وتقِيهُم وبعسكري أئِمَّة اثني عشر
وبختْمِهم نجْلَ الرَّسُول مُحَمد مَهدِينَا الآتِي الإمَام المُنتظَر

Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal related in Musnad-e-Ahmad: “…By virtue of them (the Substitutes: Al Abdaal), Allah Almighty provides rain and by virtue of them, Allah Almighty provides help against the enemies. By virtue of them, Allah Almighty’s punishment is averted“(Musnad-e-Ahmad).

Wa minAllahi Taufiq.