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Sapa2 yg belum tonyoh lagi, boleh download borang ni dan hantar ke pejabat LHDN berdekatan. Jgn lupa fotostat IC & Slip gaji. Sekadar mempermudahkan. Wassalam

Welcome to the 21st Century!!

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Communication	-	Wireless
Phones	-	Cordless
Cooking	-	Fireless
Food	-	Fatless
Sweets	-	Sugarless
Labour	-	Effortless
Relations	-	Fruitless
Attitude	-	Careless
Feelings	-	Heartless
Politics	-	Shameless
Education	-	Worthless
Mistakes	-	Countless
Arguments	-	Baseless
Youth	-	Jobless
Ladies	-	Topless
Boss	-	Brainless
Jobs	-	Thankless
Needs	-	Endless
Situation	-	Hopeless
Salaries	-	Less & Less

PROTESTS - USE LESS

Health Care - Blood Pressure

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Indian Gooseberry: Indian gooseberry is also very effective in controlling high blood pressure.

Lemon: Lemon is also very effective food in controlling high blood pressure.It helps in maintaining capillary fragility.

Grapefruit: Grapefruit is useful in preventing high blood pressure.

Watermelon: Watermelon also safeguards against high blood pressure.The seeds of watermelon also can be dried and roasted and taken in liberal amounts.

Rice: Rice is low-fat, low-cholesterol and low-salt content is very good for people suffering from high B.P. who have been advised salt-restricted diet.Particularly brown rice having calcium soothes and relaxes the nervous system and helps relieve High B.P symptoms.

Potato: Boiled potatoes are very valuable in lowering high B.P. Boiled potatoes absorb very little salt and thus are very useful.Potatoes are rich in Potassium and not sodium salts and magnesium present in potato is also beneficial.

Parsley: Parsley is very useful in high blood pressure..It helps maintain the blood vessels .Parsley can be taken as a beverage by simmering 20gms of fresh parsley leaves gently in 250 ml of water for a few minutes.Drink this several times a day.

Vegetable Juice: Raw vegetable juices, especially carrot and spinach juices, taken separately or in combination, are also beneficial in the treatment of high B.P If taken in combination, 300 ml of carrot juice and 200 ml of spinach juice should be mixed to make 500 ml and taken daily.If taken separately, one glass should be taken twice daily, morning and evening.

Cut down on these: Cut down on salt, cholesterol, fat, tea, coffee and alcohol intake to keep a tab on high blood pressure.

Don't repress your feelings: Don't repress your feelings, talk about them to friends and exercise regularly.

"Curiosity is the key to Creativity"

The main causes of liver damage

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1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.
2. Not urinating in the morning.
3. Too much eating.
4. Skipping breakfast.
5. Consuming too much medication.
6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.
7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.
8. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver.
Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.

We should prevent this without necessarily spending more. We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to 'schedule.'

DO TAKE CARE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH

BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS

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1. No Breakfast
People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level.
This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.

2. Overeating
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.

3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.

4. High Sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.

5. Air Pollution
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.

6. Sleep Deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.
7. Head covered while sleeping
Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.

8. Working your brain during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.

9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.

10. Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain

Resepi Ramadhan

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PUDING CENDUL

Bahan-bahan

1/2 paket agar2 [20 gm]
3 gelas air
1 cawan gula
1 cawan susu cair
2 cawan cendul
1 cawan gula merah

Cara Memasak

1. Rebuskan agar dengan air sehingga mendideh..
2. Masukkan gula dan biarkan mendideh lagi. Tapiskan.
3. Bahagikan adunan pada 3 bahagian.
4. Bahagian 1/3 itu dipanaskan dan masukkan gula merah.
5. Kacau rata dn biarkan mendideh dan tapis.
6. Masukkan sedikit dalam acuan dan biarkan agak keras tetapi jangan ekras sangat nanti adunan tidak melekat.
7. 2 bahagian lagi dipanaskan dan masukkan susu cair dan cendul.
8. Kacau rata dan tuangkan perlahan2 atas adunan gula merah dan sejukkan.
9. Hidangkan.

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PUDING LAPIS

Bahan-bahan

1 paket agar-agar [30 gram]
6 cawan air
250 gm gula
1 tin susu cair
pewarna merah,kuning dan hijau

Cara Memasak

1. Rebuskan agar-agar dengan air sehingga agar-agar hancur.
2. Masukkan gula dan masak sehingga mendideh.
3. Tapiskan dan masukkan susu cair.
4. Bahagikan agar-agar pada 3 mangkuk yg sama banyak.
5. Masukkan warna yg berlainan pada 3 mangkuk.
6. Tuangkan 1 bahagian [mangkuk] dalam acuan dan sejukkan.
7. Bila agar2 hampir beku tuangkan lagi 1 bahagian yg lain dengan perlahan [supaya warna tidak bercampur dengan warna yg lain] .
8. Lakukan sama dngan bahagian yg akhir.
9. Sejukkan dan hidangkan.

NOTA
sementara agar-agar beku, mangkuk agar2 yg lain diletakkan dalam loyang yg berisi air panas supaya agar2 dalam mangkuk itu tidak beku.

NASI PAPRIK AYAM

Bahan-bahan

500 gm isi ayam [boleh juga gunakan ayam..potong kecil
6 biji cili api [diketuk]
3 ulas bawang merah [dimayang halus ]
2 ulas bawang putih[dimayang ]
1 btg serai [diketuk]
5 sudu sos cili
2 sudu sos tomato
1 sudu sos tiram
3 btg kacang panjang [dipotong pendek]
Garam secukup rasa
sedikit minyak masak
daun limau purut [ koyakkan]

Cara Memasak

1. Panaskan minyak dan tumis bawang merah dan bawang putih.
2. Bila kekuningan, masukkan cili api.
3. Masukkan sos cili, sos tomato, sos tiram, serai dan sedikit air
4. Selepas menggelegak, masukkan isi ayam dan daun limau purut.
5. Biarkan ayam lembut.
6. Hidangkan ngan nasi putih.

AYAM MASAK HALIA

Bahan-bahan

500 gm ayam [potong kecil dan basuh bersih]
3 s/b sos tiram ]
1/2 cawan air ] bancuh
1 s/k tepung jagung ]
1 s/k serbuk lada hitam
1 pokok daun bawang [potong pendek]
1 biji buah tomato [belah 4]
minyak
garam

Bahan Hiris
5 cm halia
3 ulas bawang merah
3 ulas bawang putih
3 tangkai cili merah

Cara Memasak

1. Panaskan minyak dan tumiskan bahan hiris sehingga layu.
2. Masukkan ayam dan kacau rata. Masukkna sikit air dan tutup
3. Masakkan ayam sehingga lembut.
4. Masukkan bancuhan tepung jagung dan sos tiram. Biarkan sehingga pekat.
5. Masukkan tomato buah dan daun bawang. Kacau rata.
6. Hidangkan.

Kerutub Ayam

Bahan-bahan

1 ekor ayam [buangkan kulit & potong kecil]
2 s/b rempah kari ] dibancuh
2 s/b rempah kurma ]
2 cawan santan
1 s/b gula merah
1 s/b kerisek
3 s/b minyak untuk menumis

Bahan kisar...
100 gm bawang merah goreng
2 biji buah keras
2 cm halia
2 cm lengkuas
3 batang serai
5 ulas bawang merah
3 ulas baswang putih

Cara Memasak

1. Tumiskan bahan kisar sehingga garing.
2. Masukkan rempah. Kacau sehingga sebati.
3. Masukkan ayam, kerisek, garam gula dan santan. Biarkan sehingga mendideh
4. Masakkan sehingga pekat dan ayam lembut.
5. Pastikan kacau sekali sekala.
6. Hidangkan dengan nasi atau roti.

DAGING GORENG LADA HITAM

Bahan-bahan

500 gm daging lembu [potong kecil dan nipis]
2 s/b kicap pekat
2 s/b tepung jagung ] bancuh
1 cawan air ]
2 s/b lada hitam [tumbuk]
3 s/b minyak untuk menumis
garam secukup rasa...

bahan tumis [mayangkan/hiriskan]
5 ulas bawang merah/kecil
2 ulas bawang putih
1 inci halia
1 labu bawang besar

bahan hiasan
2 tangkai daun sup ]
2 tangkai daun bawang ]potong 1 inci
1 biji tomato [belah 6]
2 biji cili merah
2 biji cili hijau

Cara Memasak

1. Panaskan minyak dan tumiskan bahan tumis sehingga wangi dan layu.
2. Masukkan daging dan gorengkan sehingga daging lembut.
3. Masukkan bancuhan air tepung jagung dan kicap pekat.
4. Masakkan sehingga pekat dan masukkan bahan hiasan.
5. Angkat dan hidangkan dengan nasi atau roti.

RENDANG TOK

Bahan-bahan

1 kg daging [potong sebesar 3 inci]
2 cawan santan pekat [1 biji kelapa]
1/2 cawan kerisik
1/2 biji kelapa [dipotong nipis] >> kakliza x masukkan sebab anak2 tak suka..
3 s/b gula merah
3 keping asam keping
Daun kunyit [koyakkan]
garam

Bahan mesin
2 s/b ketumbar
1 s/b jintan manis
1 s/b jintan putih
1 s/b lada hitam
3 kuntum bunga lawang
5 kuntum bunga cengkih
25 biji cili kering
20 biji bawang merah
5 cm halia
5 batang serai
3 cm lengkuas

Cara Memasak

1. Masukkan semua bahan kecuali daun kunyit, kerisik dan asam keping dalam kuali.
2.. Masakkan dengan api perlahan sehingga pekat dan naik minyak.
3. Bila telah pekat masukkan daun kunyit, asam keping dan kerisik. Kacau rata.
4. Masakkan lagi sehinggan naik minyak dan cukup pekat. [sebaiknya keringkan sikit rendang ni]
5. Hidangkan.

Warna warni Kehidupan Di Pejabat

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Ada lelaki & ada wanita
- Ada yang pura2 rajin & ada yang bersantai
- Ada yang pengampu & ada yang pak turut

- Ada yang main games & yang tidur

- Ada yang suka marah2 & yang stress

- Ada yang suka gosip & yang suka jalan2

- Ada yang suka merosakkan harta pejabat & ada yang suka
ulang alik ambil minum

- Ada pujian & makian
- Ada yang ceria & yang boring
-Tapi katanya "We're a team"
-So be fun , enjoy your time , your work & achieve the best

SELAMAT BERTUGAS KAWAN2 !!!

Be thankful

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I AM THANKFUL: FOR THE WIFE WHO SAYS IT'S HOT DOGS TONIGHT,
BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME, AND NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

FOR THE HUSBAND WHO IS ON THE SOFA BEING A COUCH POTATO,
BECAUSE HE IS HOME WITH ME AND NOT OUT AT THE BARS.

FOR THE TEENAGER WHO IS COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING DISHES
BECAUSE IT MEANS SHE IS AT HOME, NOT ON THE STREETS.

FOR THE TAXES I PAY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM EMPLOYED .

FOR THE MESS TO CLEAN AFTER A PARTY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS.

FOR THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO SNUG
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.

FOR MY SHADOW THAT WATCHES ME WORK
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM OUT IN THE SUNSHINE

FOR A LAWN THAT NEEDS MOWING, WINDOWS THAT NEED CLEANING, AND GUTTERS THAT NEED FIXING
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE A HOME.

FOR ALL THE COMPLAINING I HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT
BECAUSE IT MEANS WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

FOR THE PARKING SPOT I FIND AT THE FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM CAPABLE OF WALKING AND I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH TRANSPORTATION.

FOR MY HUGE HEATING BILL
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM WARM.

FOR THE PILE OF LAUNDRY AND IRONING
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE CLOTHES TO WEAR.

FOR WEARINESS AND ACHING MUSCLES AT THE END OF THE DAY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF WORKING HARD.

FOR THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM ALIVE.

AND FINALLY, FOR TOO MANY E-MAILS
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE THINKING OF ME.

SEND THIS TO SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT. I JUST DID.
Live well, Laugh often, & Love with all of your heart!

21 Pain Cures You Can Find in Your Kitchen

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Make muscle pain a memory with ginger
When Danish researchers asked achy people to jazz up their diets with ginger, it eased muscle and joint pain, swelling and stiffness for up to 63 percent of them within two months. Experts credit gingers potent compounds called gingerols, which prevent the production of pain-triggering hormones. The study-recommended dose: Add at least 1 teaspoon of dried ginger or 2 teaspoons of chopped ginger to meals daily.

Cure a toothache with cloves

Got a toothache and can't get to the dentist? Gently chewing on a clove can ease tooth pain and gum inflammation for two hours straight, say UCLA researchers. Experts point to a natural compound in cloves called eugenol, a powerful, natural anesthetic. Bonus: Sprinkling a ¼ teaspoon of ground cloves on meals daily may also protect your ticker. Scientists say this simple action helps stabilize blood sugar, plus dampen production of artery-clogging cholesterol in as little as three weeks.

Heal heartburn with cider vinegar

Sip 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar mixed with 8 ounces of water before every meal, and experts say you could shut down painful bouts of heartburn in as little as 24 hours. Cider vinegar is rich in malice and tartaric acids, powerful digestive aids that speed the breakdown of fats and proteins so your stomach can empty quickly, before food washes up into the esophagus, triggering heartburn pain, explains Joseph Brasco M.D., a gastroenterologist at the Center for Colon and Digestive Diseases in Huntsville, AL.

Erase earaches with garlic

Painful ear infections drive millions of Americans to doctors offices every year. To cure one fast, just place two drops of warm garlic oil into your aching ear twice daily for five days. This simple treatment can clear up ear infections faster than prescription meds, say experts at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Scientists say garlic's active ingredients (germanium, selenium, and sulfur compounds) are naturally toxic to dozens of different pain-causing bacteria. To whip up your own garlic oil gently simmer three cloves of crushed garlic in a half a cup of extra virgin olive oil for two minutes, strain, then refrigerate for up to two weeks, suggests Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., co-author of the book, Best Choices From The Peoples Pharmacy. For an optimal experience, warm this mix slightly before using so the liquid will feel soothing in your ear canal.

Chase away joint and headache pain with cherries

Latest studies show that at least one in four women is struggling with arthritis, gout or chronic headaches. If you're one of them, a daily bowl of cherries could ease your ache, without the stomach upset so often triggered by today's painkillers, say researchers at East Lansin's Michigan State University. Their research reveals that anthocyanins, the compounds that give cherries their brilliant red color, are anti-inflammatory 10 times stronger than ibuprofen and aspirin. Anthocyanins help shut down the powerful enzymes that kick-start tissue inflammation, so they can prevent, as well as treat, many different kinds of pain, explains Muraleedharan Nair, Ph.D., professor of food science at Michigan State University. His advice: Enjoy 20 cherries (fresh, frozen or dried) daily, then continue until your pain disappears.

Fight tummy troubles with fish

Indigestion, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel diseases...if your belly always seems to be in an uproar, try munching 18 ounces of fish weekly to ease your misery. Repeated studies show that the fatty acids in fish, called EPA and DHA, can significantly reduce intestinal inflammation, cramping and belly pain and, in some cases, provide as much relief as corticosteroids and other prescription meds. “EPA and DHA are powerful, natural, side effect-free anti-inflammatories, that can dramatically improve the function of the entire gastrointestinal tract,” explains biological chemist Barry Sears, Ph.D., president of the Inflammation Research Foundation in Marblehead, MA. For best results, look for oily fish like salmon, sardines, tuna, mackerel, trout and herring.

Prevent PMS with yogurt

Up to 80 percent of women will struggle with premenstrual syndrome and its uncomfortable symptoms, report Yale researchers. The reason: Their nervous systems are sensitive to the ups and downs in estrogen and progesterone that occur naturally every month. But snacking on 2 cups of yogurt a day can slash these symptoms by 48 percent, say researchers at New York’s Columbia University. “Yogurt is rich in calcium, a mineral that naturally calms the nervous system, preventing painful symptoms even when hormones are in flux,” explains Mary Jane Minkin, M.D., a professor of gynecology at Yale University.

Tame chronic pain with turmeric

Studies show turmeric, a popular East Indian spice, is actually three times more effective at easing pain than aspirin, ibuprofen or naproxen, plus it can help relieve chronic pain for 50 percent of people struggling with arthritis and even fibromyalgia, according to Cornell researchers. That’s because turmeric’s active ingredient, curcumin, naturally shuts down cyclooxygenase 2, an enzyme that churns out a stream of pain-producing hormones, explains nutrition researcher Julian Whitaker, M.D. and author of the book, Reversing Diabetes. The study-recommended dose: Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon of this spice daily onto any rice, poultry, meat or vegetable dish.

End endometrial pain with oats

The ticket to soothing endometriosis pain could be a daily bowl of oatmeal. Endometriosis occurs when little bits of the uterine lining detach and grow outside of the uterus. Experts say these migrating cells can turn menstruation into a misery, causing so much inflammation that they trigger severe cramping during your period, plus a heavy ache that drags on all month long. Fortunately, scientists say opting for a diet rich in oats can help reduce endometrial pain for up to 60 percent of women within six months. That’s because oats don’t contain gluten, a trouble-making protein that triggers inflammation in many women, making endometriosis difficult to bear, explains Peter Green, M.D., professor of medicine at Colombia University.

Soothe foot pain with salt

Experts say at least six million Americans develop painful ingrown toenails each year. But regularly soaking ingrown nails in warm salt water baths can cure these painful infections within four days, say scientists at California’s Stanford University. The salt in the mix naturally nixes inflammation, plus it’s anti-bacterial, so it quickly destroys the germs that cause swelling and pain. Just mix 1 teaspoon of salt into each cup of water, heat to the warmest temperature that you can comfortably stand, and then soak the affected foot area for 20 minutes twice daily, until your infection subsides.

Prevent digestive upsets with pineapple

Got gas? One cup of fresh pineapple daily can cut painful bloating within 72 hours, say researchers at California’s Stanford University. That's because pineapple is natually packed with proteolytic enzymes, digestive aids that help speed the breakdown of pain-causing proteins in the stomach and small intestine, say USDA researchers.

Relax painful muscles with peppermint

Suffering from tight, sore muscles? Stubborn knots can hang around for months if they aren’t properly treated, says naturopath Mark Stengler, N.D., author of the book, The Natural Physician’s Healing Therapies. His advice: Three times each week, soak in a warm tub scented with 10 drops of peppermint oil. The warm water will relax your muscles, while the peppermint oil will naturally soothe your nerves -- a combo that can ease muscle cramping 25 percent more effectively than over-the-counter painkillers, and cut the frequency of future flare-ups in half, says Stengler.

Give your back some TLC with grapes

Got an achy back? Grapes could be the ticket to a speedy recovery. Recent studies at Ohio State University suggest eating a heaping cup of grapes daily can relax tight blood vessels, significantly improving blood flow to damaged back tissues (and often within three hours of enjoying the first bowl). That’s great news because your back’s vertebrae and shock-absorbing discs are completely dependent on nearby blood vessels to bring them healing nutrients and oxygen, so improving blood flow is essential for healing damaged back tissue, says Stengler.

Wash away pain injuries with water

Whether it’s your feet, your knees or your shoulders that are throbbing, experts at New York’s Manhattan College, say you could kick-start your recovery in one week just by drinking eight 8-ounce glasses of water daily. Why? Experts say water dilutes, and then helps flush out, histamine, a pain-triggering compound produced by injured tissues. “Plus water is a key building block of the cartilage that cushions the ends of your bones, your joints’ lubricating fluid, and the soft discs in your spine,” adds Susan M. Kleiner, Ph.D., author of the book, The Good Mood Diet. “And when these tissues are well-hydrated, they can move and glide over each other without causing pain.” One caveat: Be sure to measure your drinking glasses to find out how large they really are before you start sipping, she says. Today’s juice glasses often hold more than 12 ounces, which means five servings could be enough to meet your daily goal.

Heal sinus problems with horseradish

Latest studies show sinusitis is the nation’s number one chronic health problem. And this condition doesn’t just spur congestion and facial pain, it also makes sufferers six times more likely to feel achy all-over. Horseradish to the rescue! According to German researchers, this eye-watering condiment naturally revs up blood flow to the sinus cavities, helping to open and drain clogged sinuses and heal sinus infections more quickly than decongestant sprays do. The study-recommended dose: One teaspoon twice daily (either on its own, or used as a sandwich or meat topping) until symptoms clear.

Beat bladder infections with blueberries

Eating 1 cup of blueberries daily, whether you opt for them fresh, frozen or in juice form, can cut your risk of a urinary tract infection (UTIs) by 60 percent, according to researchers at New Jersey’s Rutgers University. That's because blueberries are loaded with tannins, plant compounds that wrap around problem-causing bacteria in the bladder, so they can’t get a toehold and create an infection, explains Amy Howell, Ph.D. a scientist at Rutgers University.

Heal mouth sores with honey

Dab painful canker and cold sores with unpasteurized honey four times daily until these skin woes disappear, and they’ll heal 43 percent faster than if you use a prescription cream, say researchers at the Dubai Specialized Medical Center in the United Arab Emirates. Raw honey’s natural enzymes zap inflammation, destroy invading viruses and speed the healing of damaged tissues, say the study authors.

Fight breast pain with flax

In one recent study, adding 3 tablespoons of ground flax to their daily diet eased breast soreness for one in three women within 12 weeks. Scientists credit flax’s phytoestrogens, natural plant compounds that prevent the estrogen spikes that can trigger breast pain. More good news: You don’t have to be a master baker to sneak this healthy seed into your diet. Just sprinkle ground flax on oatmeal, yogurt, applesauce or add it to smoothies and veggie dips.

Cure migraines with coffee

Prone to migraines? Try muscling-up your painkiller with a coffee chaser. Whatever over-the-counter pain med you prefer, researchers at the National Headache Foundation say washing it down with a strong 12- ounce cup of coffee will boost the effectiveness of your medication by 40 percent or more. Experts say caffeine stimulates the stomach lining to absorb painkillers more quickly and more effectively.

Tame leg cramps with tomato juice

At least one in five people regularly struggle with leg cramps. The culprit? Potassium deficiencies, which occur when this mineral is flushed out by diuretics, caffeinated beverages or heavy perspiration during exercise. But sip 10 ounces of potassium-rich tomato juice daily and you'll not only speed your recovery, you'll reduce your risk of painful cramp flare-ups in as little as 10 days, say UCLA researchers.

Clean your kidneys with parsley

It is very easy, first take a bunch of parsley (daun ketumbar) and wash it clean.

Then cut it in small pieces and put it in a pot and pour clean water and boil it for ten minutes and let it cool down and then filter it and pour in a clean bottle and keep it inside refrigerator to cool.

Drink one glass daily and you will notice all salt and other accumulated poison coming out of your kidney by urination also you will be able to notice the difference which you never felt before.

Parsley is known as best cleaning treatment for kidneys and it is natural!

For job seekers - check this one out

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Clean your kidneys with just a few ringgit

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Years pass by and our kidneys are filtering the blood by removing salt, poison and any unwanted entering our body. With time, the salt accumulates and this needs to undergo cleaning treatments and how are we going to overcome this?

It is very easy, first take a bunch of parsley (daun ketumbar) and wash it clean.

Then cut it in small pieces and put it in a pot and pour clean water and boil it for ten minutes and let it cool down and then filter it and pour in a clean bottle and keep it inside refrigerator to cool.

Drink one glass daily and you will notice all salt and other accumulated poison coming out of your kidney by urination also you will be able to notice the difference which you never felt before.

Parsley is known as best cleaning treatment for kidneys and it is natural!

Hope you will forward this to all your loved ones

KISAH PERLAWANAN ANTARA SEORANG LELAKI ALIM DGN IBLIS

2011-05-11T13:20:00.000+08:00

Suami isteri itu hidup tenteram mula-mula. Meskipun melarat, mereka taat kepada perintah Tuhan. Segala yang dilarang Allah s.w.t. dihindari, dan ibadah mereka tekun sekali. Si Suami adalah seorang yang alim yang taqwa dan tawakkal. Tetapi sudah beberapa lama isterinya mengeluh terhadap kemiskinan yang tiada habis-habisnya itu. Ia memaksa suaminya agar mencari jalan keluar. Ia membayangkan alangkah senangnya hidup jika segala-galanya serba cukup. Pada suatu hari, lelaki yang alim itu berangkat ke ibu kota, mahu mencari pekerjaan. Di tengah perjalanan is melihat sebatang pohon besar yang tengah dikerumuni orang. Ia mendekat. Ternyata orang-orang itu sedang memuja-muja pohon yang konon keramat dan sakti itu. Banyak juga kaum wanita dan pedagang-pedagang yang meminta-minta agar suami mereka setia atau dagangnya laris.

"Ini syirik," fikir lelaki yang alim tadi. "Ini harus dibanteras habis. Masyarakat tidak boleh dibiarkan menyembah serta meminta selain Allah s.w.t.." Maka pulanglah dia terburu. Isterinya hairan, mengapa secepat itu suaminya kembali. Lebih hairan lagi waktu dilihatnya si suami mengambil sebilah kapak yang diasahnya tajam. Lantas lelaki alim tadi bergegas keluar. Isterinya bertanya tetapi ia tidak menjawab. Segera dinaiki keldainya dan dipacu cepat-cepat ke pohon itu. Sebelum sampai di tempat pohon itu berdiri, tiba-tiba melompat sesusuk tubuh tinggi besar dan hitam. Dia adalah iblis laknatullah yang menyerupai sebagai manusia.

"Hai, mahu ke mana kamu?" tanya si iblis laknatullah. Orang alim tersebut menjawab, "Saya mahu menuju ke pohon yang disembah-sembah orang bagaikan menyembah Allah s.w.t.. Saya sudah berjanji kepada Allah s.w.t. akan menebang roboh pohon syirik itu." "Kamu tidak ada apa-apa hubungan dengan pohon itu. Yang penting kamu tidak ikut-ikutan syirik seperti mereka. Sudah pulang sahaja." "Tidak boleh, kemungkaran mesti dibanteras," jawab si alim bersikap tegas.
"Berhenti, jangan teruskan!" bentak iblis laknatullah marah. "Akan saya teruskan!"

Kerana masing-masing tegas pada pendirian, akhirnya terjadilah perkelahian antara orang alim tadi dengan iblis laknatullah. Kalau melihat perbezaan badannya, seharusnya orang alim itu dengan mudah boleh dibinasakan. Namun ternyata iblis laknatullah menyerah kalah, meminta-minta ampun. Kemudian dengan berdiri menahan kesakita dia berkata, "Tuan, maafkanlah kekasaran saya. Saya tak akan berani lagi mengganggu tuan. Sekarang pulanglah. Saya berjanji, setiap pagi, apabila Tuan selesai menunaikan sembahyang Subuh, di bawah tikar sembahyang Tuan saya sediakan wang emas empat dinar. Pulang saja berburu, jangan teruskan niat Tuan itu dulu,"

Mendengar janji iblis laknatullah dengan wang emas empat dinar itu, lunturlah kekerasan tekad si alim tadi. Ia teringatkan isterinya yang hidup tidak berkecukupan. Ia teringat akan saban hari rungutan isterinya. Setiap pagi empat dinar, dalam sebulan sahaja dia sudah boleh menjadi orang kaya. Mengingatkan desakan-desakan isterinya itu maka pulanglah dia. Patah niatnya semula hendak membanteras kemungkaran.

Demikianlah, semejak pagi itu isterinya tidak pernah marah lagi. Hari pertama, ketika si alim selesai sembahyang, dibukanya tikar sembahyangnya. Betul di situ tergolek empat benda berkilat, empat dinar wang emas. Dia meloncat riang, isterinya gembira. Begitu juga hari yang kedua. Empat dinar emas. Ketika pada hari yang ketiga, matahari mulai terbit dan dia membuka tikar sembahyang, masih didapatinya wang itu. Tapi pada hari keempat dia mulai kecewa. Di bawah tikar sembahyangnya tidak ada apa-apa lagi keculai tikar pandan yang rapuh. Isterinya mulai marah kerana wang yang kelmarin sudah dihabiskan sama sekali.

Si alim dengan lesu menjawab, "Jangan khuatir, esok barangkali kita bakal dapat lapan dinar sekaligus." Keesokkan harinya, harap-harap cemas suami-isteri itu bangun pagi-pagi. Selesai sembahyang dibuka tikar sejadahnya kosong. "Kurang ajar. Penipu," teriak si isteri. "Ambil kapak, tebanglah pohon itu." "Ya, memang dia telah menipuku. Akan aku habiskan pohon itu semuanya hingga ke ranting dan daun-daunnya," sahut si alim itu. Maka segera ia mengeluarkan keldainya. Sambil membawa kapak yang tajam dia memacu keldainya menuju ke arah pohon yang syirik itu. Di tengah jalan iblis laknatullah yang berbadan tinggi besar tersebut sudah menghalang. Katanya menyorot tajam, "Mahu ke mana kamu?" herdiknya menggegar.

"Mahu menebang pohon," jawab si alim dengan gagah berani. "Berhenti, jangan lanjutkan." larang si iblis laknatullah "Bagaimanapun juga tidak boleh, sebelum pohon itu tumbang." jawab lelaki itu.
Maka terjadilah kembali perkelahian yang hebat. Tetapi kali ini bukan iblis laknatullah yang kalah, tapi si alim yang terkulai. Dalam kesakitan, si alim tadi bertanya penuh hairan, "Dengan kekuatan apa engkau dapat mengalahkan saya, padahal dulu engkau tidak berdaya sama sekali?" Iblis laknatullah itu dengan angkuh menjawab, "Tentu sahaja engkau dahulu boleh menang, kerana waktu itu engkau keluar rumah untuk Allah, demi Allah. Andaikata kukumpulkan seluruh belantaraku menyerangmu sekalipun, aku takkan mampu mengalahkanmu. Sekarang kamu keluar dari rumah hanya kerana tidak ada wang di bawah tikar sejadahmu. Maka biarpun kau keluarkan seluruh kebolehanmu, tidak mungkin kamu mampun menjatuhkan aku. Pulang saja. Kalau tidak, kupatahkan nanti batang lehermu."

Mendengar penjelasan iblis laknatullah ini si alim tadi termangu-mangu. Ia merasa bersalah, dan niatnya memang sudah tidak ikhlas kerana Allah s.w.t. lagi. Dengan terhuyung-hayang ia pulang ke rumahnya. Dibatalkan niat semula untuk menebang pohon itu. Ia sedar bahawa perjuangannya yang sekarang adalah tanpa keikhlasan kerana Allah s.w.t., dan ia sedar perjuangan yang semacam itu tidak akan menghasilkan apa-apa selain dari kesiaan yang berlanjutan. Sebab tujuannya adalah kerana harta benda, mengatasi keutamaan Allah s.w.t. dan agama. Bukankah bererti ia menyalahgunakan agama untuk kepentingan hawa nafsu semata-mata ?

"Barangsiapa di antaramu melihat sesuatu kemungkaran, hendaklah (berusaha) memperbaikinya dengan tangannya (kekuasaan), bila tidak mungkin hendaklah berusaha memperbaikinya dengan lidahnya (nasihat), bila tidak mungkin pula, hendaklah mengingkari dengan hatinya (tinggalkan). Itulah selemah-lemah iman."
Hadith Riwayat Muslim

GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD

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1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional...

2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

3) When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there.

4) You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.

5) It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions...

6) Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician

7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.

So stay young....at heart.

FW: THIS IS HOW THE INTERNET COMES AT UR PLACE: Internet Undersea World.

2010-03-22T20:10:00.000+08:00

Kesan minum ais selepas makan

2009-12-13T19:29:00.000+08:00

Serangan Jantung dan Amalan Minum Air Panas ....

Artikel ini berguna untuk semua.

Bukan sahaja amalan meminum air panas selepas makan, tetapi berhubung SERANGAN JANTUNG!!!!...Kita tidak akan kehilangan apa-apa... malah akan mendapat faedah dari amalan ini.

Kepada sesiapa yang suka minum AIS, artikel ini sesuai untuk anda baca. Sememangnya sedap minum air berAIS selepas makan.
Walaubagaimanapun, AIS akan membekukan makanan berminyak
yang baru kita makan. Ia akan memperlahankan penghadaman kita.
Bila lemak-lemak ini terbentuk di dalam usus, ia akan menyempitkan banyak saluran dan lama kelamaan ia akan menyebabkan lemak berkumpul dan kita semakin gemuk dan menuju ke arah mendapat pelbagai PENYAKIT.
Jalan terbaik...adalah untuk minum sup panas atau air PANAS/suam selepas makan.

:Nota penting tentang SERANGAN JANTUNG!!!

Anda patut tahu bahawa bukan semua tanda-tanda serangan jantung akan mula terasa pada tangan sebelah kiri.
Berhati-hati juga pada permulaan sakit sedikit-sedikit pada bahagian atas dada anda.
Anda mungkin tidak akan mengalami sakit dada pada
serangan pertama serangan jantung.
Keletihan dan berpeluh adalah tanda-tanda biasa. Malah 60% penghidap SAKIT JANTUNG tidak bangun selepas tidur.
Marilah kita berwaspada dan berhati-hati. .
Lebih banyak kita tahu, lebih cerah peluang kita untuk terus hidup...
PAKAR SAKIT JANTUNG berkata, jika semua orang yang mendapat e-mail ini menghantar kepada 10 orang yang lain, beliau yakin akan dapat menyelamatkan satu nyawa.
Baca ini..... ia juga mungkin dapat menyelamatkan nyawa anda!!!!.

**Jadilah teman yang setia dan teruskan menghantar artikel ini kepada teman-teman yang anda sayangi..... !!!!

Resepi sumbangan kawan2

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PUDING CENDUL

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AYAM MASAK HALIA

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Kerutub Ayam

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DAGING GORENG LADA HITAM

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Pictures from Islamic History

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The Green Dome of Rowdah tur Rasool (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam)

Mazar Mubarak of Hazrat Yahya (John) (Peace be upon him) within the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus . Some scholars report that it is only the head of Yahya (Alaihissalam) that was found when the mosque was being refurbished during the Umayyad period. Others claim that the head of Yahya (John) Peace be upon him, is housed in the crypt below a mosque in the old city of Sebastiya near Nablus, and still others claim the head was buried at Muwakir, site near the Jordan river.

Mazar of Hazrat Nooh (Noah) in Baqa'a Valley in Lebanon . Some other scholars say that the Mazar of Hazrat Nooh can be in Jordan OR Lebanon OR Iraq. Allah knows the best.

The story of Hazrat Nooh (Noah) and the flood is found in a number of different passages in the Quran. Muslim scholars say that the Ark came to rest on Mount Judi and that Noah was buried nearby. Some claim that Hazrat Nooh founded a city called al-Thamanin ( i.e. "the Eighty) because there were 80 people on the Ark. Many scholars say that the first city founded by Hazrat Nooh, and where he was buried, was called "Karak."

The Mazar of Hazrat Yousuf (Joseph) is located in the city of Nablus or Shechem. The older, Ottoman-era tomb was replaced by Israeli authorities, and the Israeli site was attacked by Palestinians during the Intifada.

This sign marks the Maqam (where he prayed) OR the Qabr-e-Anwar of the prophet Hud (Peace be upon him) in Damascus . It is located in the Qiblah wall of the Umayyad mosque in the center of the old city. Some older traditions claim that this is actually the Mazar of Hazrat Hud, that he was buried inside this wall when the mosque was constructed in the early Umayyad period. The mosque also contains a well which is called the "Well of Hud." (Peace be upon him)

This black and white photograph was taken by W.H. Ingrams in the early twentieth century and published in the account of his travels to visit the tombs (Qabr) of Hazrat Salih (peace be upon him) and Hazrat Hud (peace be upon him) in the Hadhramawt. Ingrams reports that this tomb (Qabr) is 64 feet long. See: W.H. Ingrams, "Hadhramaut: A Journey to the Sei'ar Country and Through the Wadi Maseila," Geographic Journal 88 (1936): 524-51, esp. p. 535.

According to some traditions, these are the Mazarat of brothers of Hazrat Yousuf (Joseph) (Peace be upon him). Only the main dome is now intact. Beneath it is a triple mihrab surrounded with Fatimid-style calligraphy and decoration. Some evidence of a burial site is extant just to the west of the dome. The site is located in the Southern Cemetery in Cairo just north of the Lu'lu' Mosque.

Maqam Hazrat Salih in Sinai. According to some scholars, Hazrat Salih (Peace be upon him) stayed and prayed here.

The Mazar of Hazrat Salih (peace be upon him) is said to be located in Mada'in Salih, in Hijaz, or in the Hadhramawt. According to the local people in the Hadhramawt, Salih was the father of the prophet Hud, corresponding to the biblical Shelah father of Eber. Both Hud and Salih are said to have been giants, thus accounting for the extraordinary length of their tombs. According some scholars this is the Mazar of Hazrat Salih at Hasik.

The cave of Hazrat Loot (Lot) (Peace be upon him) is located just above the eastern edge of the Dead Sea . Some traditions refer to this cave as the burial place of Hazrat Loot ( Lot ). The prophet Lot (Lut) is mentioned by name 27 times in the Quran in several long passages that relate how he was sent to the people of Sodom . The cities destroyed by God include Sodom , Zeboiyim [Sab'ah], Zoar [Sa'rah], Gomorrah [Amarah], and Admah [Duma]. Q 51:33-34 mentions stones of clay marked by God which were caused to rain down upon the people of Lot (Peace be upon him) as punishment for their sins.

The Mount Nebo (Jabal Nebo) in the mountains on the east side of the Jordan Valley opposite the city of Jericho . The site is also revered by Muslims as one of the possible places for the Mazar of Hazrat Musa (Moses) (Peace be upon him) also known as the "Red Mound" [Ar. al-kathib al-ahmar].

Mazar Hazrat Yusha' bin Noon (Joshua b. Nun) (Peace be upon him) in the town of Zayy near the city of al-Salt in Jordan . The tomb itself is roughly 10 meters in length. Some scholars and travelers claim that this is actually the Mazar of the prophet Hosea [Ar. Hoshu'a] (Peace be upon him). Hazrat Prophet Joshua (Peace be upon him) is not mentioned by name in the Quran but Muslim scholars say that he is the "companion" of Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him) mentioned in the holy Qur'an (18:60-65) and he became prophet after Hazrat Musa (Peace be upon him). Scholars on the narratives in the Quran referring to the Israelites' conquest of the Holy Land detail the stories associated with Joshua b. Nun. Ibn Kathir reports that Joshua was a great warrior and lived for 127 years.

Mazar Mubarak Hazrat Ayyub (Job) (Peace be upon him) in Salalah in the Dhofar region of eastern Oman

Mazar Mubarak Hazrat Ayyub (Job) (Peace be upon him) located on the hills overlooking the coastal city of Salalah in the Dhofar region of eastern Oman . The building containing the Mazar is surrounded by gardens, and the room itself is roughly 6 meters long.

the Mazar of Hazrat Imran is located in downtown Salalah in the Dhofar region of western Oman . Some believe that Hazrat Imran was a local Arab prophet, and others believe that the name is a reference to the father of Mary mother of Jesus (Peace be upon him) mention in the Quran, or the father of Hazrat Musa (Peace be upon him) mentioned in the Bible.

These ruins used to be the palace of Queen Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba, perhaps one of those supposed to have been built by Prophet Sulaiman (Solomon) (Peace be upon him). These ruins are located on the eastern coast of Oman just west of Salalah in the Dhofar region. It is thought that these ruins are to be identified with the city of Abyssopolis mentioned by the classical Greek geographer Pliny. Arabic sources maintain the city was built by King Aziz II who ruled over the Hadramawt in the first century CE. The city is now named Sumhurum and was excavated a number of times, including by Wendell Philips and the American Foundation for the Study of Man in 1952

Mosque containing the Mazar of the prophet Aila (Peace be upon him) on the western slopes of the Lebanon mountains overlooking the Baqa'a Valley in Lebanon .

Some scholars believe that the prophet Idris (Peace be upon him) and prophet Seth (Peace be upon him) to have been buried in the two largest pyramids on the Giza plateau near Cairo . It is also said that Sabaians from Harran made pilgrimage to Giza and offered sacrifices there because they believed the pyramids were the Mazars of these two prophets.

The Seal of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) in TopKapy Museum in Turkey

Mazar Mubarak Moazzin-e-Rasool, Hazrat Bilal Al Habashy (May Allah be pleased with him) in the Bab al-Saghir Cemetery to the south of the old city in Damascus , Syria .

Mazar of Hazrat Jafar Ibn Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him), the cousin of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) near the city of Mu'tah in southern Jordan.

Mazar of Hazrat Hafsa (May Allah be pleased with her) in the Bab al-Saghir Cemetery south of the old city of Damascus .

Mosque of Imam Husain (May Allah be pleased with him) in central Cairo . According to one narration, the head of Imam Hussain was brought here from Karbala and buried here.

According to some Muslim sources, the head of Imam Husain (May Allah be pleased with him) was discovered in Asqalan (Ashkelon) and brought to Cairo where a mosque and Mazar was built to house it.

Mazar and Mosque of Hazrat Nafisa binte Hassan (May Allah be pleased with her) in Cairo , Egypt

Sayyida Zaynab (Salamullah- e-Alaiha) Mosque in Cairo , Egypt

Mazar of Hazrat Sayyida Zaynab (May Allah be pleased with her) in Cairo , Egypt .

A scene of Jannatul Muallh in Makkah before the demolishing in Saudi Arabia

Mazar Hazrat Nafisa binte Hassan (May Allah be pleased with her) in Cairo

Mountain where Ameer ul Mo'mineen Imam Ali b. Abi Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Ameer Muawiyyah (May Allah be pleased with him) met to adjudicate an end to their armed conflict over the right to the Caliphate. Located in southern area, near Mutah, of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Mazar of great Sufi Shaikh-e-Akbar Hazrat Muhyyuddin Ibn Arabi encased in glass in the lower level of a mosque at the bottom of Mount Qasyun in Damascus . There are Mazarat of other Aulia Allah

This is the Mazar of the mother of Hazrat Bahauddin Naqshband (May Allah's mercy upon him) located just to the north of the large complex of Mazarat associated with Hazrat Bahaudddin Naqshbandi. Nearby this Mazar is a tree said to be grown from one of the round beads taken from Hazrat Bahauddin's prayer beads that he brought back from his pilgrimage to Makkah. Also nearby is a reconstruction of the house where it is said that Hazrat Bahauddin grew up with his mother.

Portion of this vast graveyard said to be where close to 10,000 people were buried, among them many of the companions of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) sent into battle by the Caliph Hazrat Abu Bakr us Siddiq (May Allah be pleased with him) in 633 CE to fight against the false prophets such as Musailma Kazzab and Ansi, etc. This is near Fujaira, in the United Arab Emirates .

The Qabr (grave) of Hazrat Imam Bukhari (May Allah's blessings upon him) is part of a completely refurbished shrine just outside of the city of Bukhara . Imam Bukhari is best known for his authoritative collection of the sayings (Hadith) of the prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), but also authored other works on the prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and the transmission of his sayings including a large biographical dictionary of the transmitters mentioned in his hadith collection

Mazar of Hazrat Imam Bukhari (May Allah's blessings' upon him) located inside of the large courtyard of the main shrine complex in Bukhara .

Mosque housing the Mazar of Hazrat Abu Ubaydah Ibn Jarah (May Allah be pleased with him) in the town of Abu Ubaydah in the Jordan valley just East of the Jordan River

Mazar Hazrat Imam Al Shafi'i (May Allah be pleased with him) in Cairo .

The outside view of the Mazar of Hazrat Imam Al-Shafi'i (May Allah be pleased with him) in the Shafi'i Mosque in Cairo .

Mazar of Hazrat Qadi Iyyad (May Allah be pleased with him), a prominent Maliki jurist whose body was moved to Marrakech from its original resting place in Spain .

Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) birthplace in Makkah. Saudi government converted the place into a Library. Recently, Saudi's has announced that they will be demolishing this holy site and replacing it with a high rise hotel / shopping centre.

The footprints of Hazrat Ibrahim (Abraham) (Peace be upon him) inside Maqam-e-Ibrahim in Makkah.

Entrance to the Mazar of Hazrat Qadi Iyyad (May Allah be pleased with him) in Marrakech

This rock holds 14 camel-hoof-shaped prints supposed to have been left by the she-camel of Hazrat Prophet Salih (Peace be upon him), and two marks apparently made by Hazrat Salih's rod.

The rock on the left has been preserved in this Museum in Salalah , Oman . This building is located in downtown Salalah in the Dhofar region of eastern Oman

Mosque housing the Mazar of Hazrat Sayyid al-Badawi in Tanta , in the Delta region of northern Egypt . There is also a chamber that houses the two footprints of the prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) preserved on a single black stone.

A very old photograph of Masjid Al Nabawi in Madinah

This is the cave of Uhad . Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) prayed and took some rest here during the battle of Uhad.

Maqam-e-Ibrahim used to be under this shed. This has been now removed in order to make room for Tawaf of Ka'ba.

In Topkapy museum, Turkey , this box contains the soil from the Qabr-e-Anwar (grave) of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

An old photograph of Ka'ba. Ordinary people used to have access to the inside of Ka'ba but now it is available to only Kings and highly connected government officials

A Very old door of Ka'ba in Topkapy Museum

Jade casket of King Timur surrounded by members of his family and other prominent figures from Timurid rule in Central Asia . The Qabr is housed in the Bibi Khan mosque in Samarqand

The gushing water of Zam Zam. People do not have access to this site any more.

An old photograph of the city of Makkah . On the right was the house of Hazrat Abdullah and Hazrat Aminah where Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was born.

The sacred mantle of Hazrat Imam Hussain (May Allah be pleased with him) with his sacred blood when he was martyred in Karbala . This mantle is in Topkapy museum, Turkey

See how Amitabh Bachchan transformed to 13-year old child Auro

2009-12-11T07:12:00.000+08:00

The most Herculean task about the latest release PAA was transforming a 67-year old Amitabh Bachchan into 13-year old child Auro, suffering from a rare disorder called progeria. So come let's take a short run-through over how Amitabh became Auro.

Now you can see what's hidden

The prosthetic makeup, as we know, has been done by Hollywood 's Christien Tinsley (THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, CATWOMAN) and Dominie Till (THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY).

According to the reports Bachchan's make-up cost 10 per cent of the total budget.

It is learnt that it used to take four to five hours daily for Amitabh Bachchan's makeup to be done for his film PAA.

Not only this, if it used to take four hours to put on the make-up then two hours to remove it.

There are eight different layers of clay which has been put in his make up in the film.

While applying the make up he cannot eat, drink and talk for four hours.

Most of the performance comes out because of the make up.

Big B wore specially designed dentures so as to effortlessly replicate the voice of a 13-year old child.

He gets a lisp and his speech pattern gets altered because of the extra teeth.

He wore the dentures throughout the film's shooting and also had them on while dubbing.

Infact he has also sung a song in his voice wearing these dentures, which sounds like a child.

But Big B never ever showed a sign of panic, on the contrary he was always co-operative, patient, cool and full of enthusiasm.

PERODUA MPV ALZA

2009-11-19T05:40:00.000+08:00

Sesiapa yang berminat bolehlah mula order...support lah kereta nasional kita
(walaupun kita sendiri yg teruk nanti...hehehe)

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Empat punca hidup manusia tidak tenteram

2009-11-05T18:28:00.000+08:00

SEKUMPULAN bekas pelajar sebuah universiti berkumpul menziarahi bekas pensyarah mereka.. Pensyarah itu amat gembira menerima kedatangan bekas pelajar yang berjaya dalam jurusan dan kehidupan masing-masing. Mereka bertanya khabar dengan penuh mesra dan terus terang. Perbincangan berlanjutan sehingga menyangkut kepada permasalahan berbentuk peribadi. Ada yang mengeluh, mengadu dan meluahkan perasaan yang tertekan dengan pelbagai permasalahan, tekanan hidup berkeluarga, dengan rakan di tempat kerja serta masyarakat sekeliling.

Pensyarah itu hanya tersenyum dan terus menuju ke dapur untuk mengambil cawan pelbagai bentuk dan warna. Ada yang dibuat daripada tembikar, kaca dan plastik. Ada yang cantik, penuh hiasan, kelihatan mahal dan ada yang biasa saja dan murah. Pensyarah itu menjemput semua bekas anak murid itu minum menggunakan cawan pilihan mereka.

Apabila semua bekas pelajar itu mengambil cawan yang terisi air, dia pun berkata: "Jika kamu perhatikan, semua cawan yang cantik dan mahal itu diambil, yang tinggal hanya cawan yang biasa-biasa dan murah! "Begitulah lumrahnya kita hanya akan memilih yang terbaik (menurut pandangan luaran), sebenarnya itulah punca masalah dan tekanan hidup yang kita semua hadapi!"

Apa yang kita perlukan sebenarnya adalah air, bukan cawan itu, tetapi kita secara tidak sedar memilih cawan yang cantik saja! Demikianlah kehidupan ini ibarat air. Kerjaya, wang ringgit dan kedudukan dalam masyarakat semuanya umpama cawan yang beraneka warna itu. Semua itu adalah alat atau pemudah cara untuk meneruskan hidup tetapi kualiti hidup tidak berubah. Jika kita hanya menumpukan perhatian kepada cawan, kita tidak ada masa untuk menghargai, merasakan dan menikmati air itu!

Apa yang pensyarah itu katakan bertepatan dengan apa yang al- Quran bentangkan mengenai jiwa manusia yang selalu berkeluh kesah dan tidak pernah rasa cukup. Pelbagai permasalahan kita berpunca daripada empat perkara:

# Kita hanya memandang dan menginginkan apa yang ada pada tangan orang lain.. Kita tidak nampak atau lupakan nikmat di dalam genggaman kita. Walhal, Allah telah berikan kepada kita. Oleh itu kita tidak rasakan 'keseronokan' atau terasa nikmat dengan pemberian itu.

# Kita terlalu banyak 'komplen' dan komen (mengadu) dan mengeluh serta menyalahkan keadaan sehingga kepada permasalahan sekecil-kecilnya dalam kehidupan dunia ini. Tetapi, kita sering lupa kesusahan dan penderitaan sebenar yang bakal kita hadapi di akhirat kelak.

# Kita terlalu mengejar kemewahan, kemegahan dan glamor kehidupan sehingga melupakan tujuan hidup kita sebenarnya. Inilah sebenar ujian hidup yang kadang kala kita rasakan amat memeritkan untuk dihindari, pada hal kita tahu ganjarannya adalah syurga daripada Allah.

# Kita selalu menganggap kehidupan di dunia ini untuk hidup selama-lamanya. Oleh itu, kita menghabiskan seluruh sumber dalam diri semata-mata untuk membina pengaruh, mengumpul harta dan kemasyhuran diri seolah-olah 'kematian' itu untuk orang lain, bukan untuk kita. Kita lupa semua kejadian akan mati dan walhal akhirat adalah kehidupan abadi.

Oleh itu, dari sekarang kita hentikan perangai suka komplen, komen dan berkeluh kesah. Kita hargailah kehidupan ini. Kita jalani kehidupan sebagai khalifah Allah, melakukan yang makruf, melarang perkara yang mungkar. Kita syukuri nikmat yang ada dan panjangkan nikmat ini kepada orang lain dengan memberikan khidmat menolong dan memudahkan kehidupan orang lain.

Pernah suatu ketika Saidina Ali ditanya oleh seorang lelaki: "Jika diberikan pilihan, mana satukah yang kamu pilih?, kehidupan di dunia atau mati? Jawapan baginda memeranjatkan lelaki itu: "Saya akan pilih kehidupan di dunia, melalui perjuangan dalam kehidupan ini, saya mendapat bekalan untuk mencapai keredaan Allah di akhirat kelak."

Moga seluruh perjalanan hidup kita diredhai dan dirahmati oleh Allah. Apa guna hidup seorang hamba tanpa keredhaan penciptaNYA.

The Story of a Violinist: People's Perception

2009-10-29T06:46:00.000+08:00

This is the best true story being experimented.

The questions raised: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning. A man with a violin plays six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people passed through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.

4 minutes later:
The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

6 minutes:
A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

10 minutes:
A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.

45 minutes:
The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

1 hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin valued at $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the price of seats averaged $100.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities. The questions raised: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made... what else are we missing?

Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah: Tragedi 4 Disember 1977

2009-10-13T19:43:00.000+08:00

Daging berkecai di 'paya hangus'

Tapak pesawat Penerbangan Malaysia MH635 yang terhempas di Tanjung Kupang, Gelang Patah, Johor pada 4 Disember 1977 kini hanyalah sebuah belukar tinggal. Ia menyembunyikan 1,001 misteri yang belum sempurna terjawab.

ANTARA faktor pemula kisah yang disiarkan ini ialah cerita-cerita yang disampaikan dari mulut ke mulut oleh para pemandu teksi di sekitar Johor Bahru. Mereka menyebarkan cerita tentang kelibat wanita berpakaian seperti pramugari pada waktu malam di jalanan sekitar Jalan Kebun Teh dan juga di Gelang Patah, Johor.

"Wanita itu meminta dihantarkan ke salah satu destinasi itu. Kawan saya pernah terkena sebelum ini. Apabila ditanya wanita itu kenapa dia mahu turun di tempat yang gelap dan bukan kawasan perumahan, wanita itu tiba-tiba ghaib dari tempat duduk penumpang.

" Ada pula yang sempat dijawab wanita itu. Katanya, 'bang, saya nak cari tangan saya yang putus'. Gugur jantung saya," cerita seorang pemandu teksi, Yusof Mohamad, yang menggeleng-gelengka n kepala sambil berdoa dirinya tidak diuji dengan pengalaman seperti itu.

Ramai orang di bandar raya Johor Bahru maklum tentang kisah seram tersebut. Sama ada mendapat respons ketawa atau rasa takut yang melampau, ia sebenarnya merantai ingatan mereka terhadap sebuah tragedi dahsyat yang pernah berlaku lebih tiga dekad lalu.

Isnin 4 Disember 1977 adalah tarikh yang paling mendukacitakan dalam sejarah Penerbangan Malaysia (MAS). Penerbangan MH653 yang membawa seramai 93 penumpang bersama tujuh anak kapal telah meletup dan terhempas di sebuah kawasan paya bakau di Tanjung Kupang, Gelang Patah, Johor.

Rangka pesawat yang berlepas dari Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang itu berkecai dan terbakar hingga meranapkan muka bumi seluas kira-kira dua kilometer persegi dari titik hentamannya.

Kegemparan itu mengejutkan sekalian penduduk kampung nelayan di situ. Ada yang berkurung dan segera menutup pintu kerana ketakutan. Ada pula penduduk yang berani bergegas ke tempat kejadian.

"Saya ternampak gugusan api yang marak menyala di langit. Sejurus ia terhempas ke bumi, bergegar jadinya kawasan ini. Semua orang terdiam dan berdebar-debar, " ujar seorang warga Kampung Tanjung Kupang, Ahmad Puteh, yang sewaktu kejadian itu berusia 26 tahun dan masih bujang.

NAHAS MH653 mendapat perhatian ramai termasuk Tengku Mahkota Johor, Perdana Menteri, Allahyarham Datuk Hussein Onn (kini Tun), Menteri Perhubungan, Mendiang Tan Sri Manickavasagam dan Timbalan Mufti Johor, Datuk Ahmad Awang.

Segalanya masih jelas dalam memori nelayan berusia 58 tahun itu. Menurutnya, hanya selepas setengah jam, baru dia nekad untuk melihat 'raksasa' apakah yang jatuh ke kampungnya itu.

Kutip duit berguni

Dalam gelap malam yang diterangi api yang masih marak, orang kampung sungguh terkejut apabila mendapat tahu yang jatuh itu adalah bangkai kapal terbang.

"Sebelum kedatangan pihak berkuasa, saya melihat beberapa orang kampung sibuk mengutip sesuatu di tanah. Duit berselerak macam daun pokok getah.

"Malah ada yang dapat kumpul hingga berguni-guni banyaknya," katanya yang tidak berani mengambil, namun tidak menafikan bahawa sesiapa pun akan tergerak hati untuk memungut not-not kertas wang ringgit, yen Jepun, dolar Amerika dan pound sterling di sekitar kawasan tragedi.

"Saya dengar cerita, beg-beg yang berisi pakaian dan barang kemas pun dijumpai orang kampung. Bila tengok barang-barang macam itu, mereka pun 'menyelit-nyelit' lah.

"Paling kecoh, apabila ada seorang yang ternampak cincin lalu ingin memungutnya secara diam-diam. Rupa-rupanya, cincin itu masih tersemat pada sebatang jari yang sudah putus!" kata seorang suri rumah, Zaiton Dol, 47, tentang tabiat rakus orang kampung.

"Entah siapa agaknya yang membawa wang tunai begitu banyak. Tapi bila difikirkan balik, memang ramai orang kenamaan dalam kapal terbang itu, kan ? Mesti barang-barang itu milik mereka," katanya.

Selain mengorbankan seorang usahawan Jepun, Tomio Gotto, dan Duta Cuba ke Malaysia, Mario Garcia serta isterinya, tragedi pesawat MH653 itu turut meragut nyawa Menteri Pertanian, Datuk Seri Ali Ahmad, Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Kerja Raya, Tan Sri Mahfuz Khalid, Pengarah Kerja Raya Bahagian Tentera, Datuk Khalid Mohamad, dan Timbalan Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Perikanan, Abu Bakar Othman Merican.

Selain itu, dua orang pegawai Bank Dunia, O.D. Hoerr dan S.A. Naime turut terkorban bersama-sama puluhan penumpang dan petugas kabin. Tiada seorang pun yang terselamat dalam pesawat yang dipandu juruterbang Kapten G.K. Ganjoor dan pembantunya, Kamarulzaman Jalil itu.

Seorang lagi penduduk kampung yang teruja menceritakan kisah itu ialah Siti Rahmah Ismail, 39. Walaupun ketika kejadian dia baru berusia tujuh tahun, Siti Rahmah masih mengingati banyak perkara.

"Budak-budak disuruh tidak keluar dari rumah. Maklumlah, ibu bapa kami takut perkara buruk terjadi kepada kami. Keadaan semakin kecoh apabila pihak berkuasa dan keselamatan yang terdiri daripada anggota polis, tentera, bomba dan ambulans tiba tidak lama kemudian. Kerja-kerja menyelamat berlarutan ke lewat malam," imbasnya.

MEMORIAL memperingati tragedi pesawat Boeing 737 MH653 masih dikunjungi ahli keluarga mangsa di Jalan Kebun Teh, Johor Bahru.

Keesokannya, udara kampung menjadi tidak nyaman. Ramai yang terkejut apabila terjumpa atau ternampak dari jauh kecaian daging dan tulang manusia yang bersepah dan membusuk. Lebih meloyakan adalah apabila isi perut yang terburai dilihat tersangkut pada ranting dan dahan pokok bakau.

"Ramai yang tidak boleh tidur malam kerana dibayangi pemandangan itu. Apatah lagi mereka diganggu mimpi ngeri, terutama mereka yang telah mencuri simpan barang peribadi milik mangsa nahas," kata Ahmad.

"Siapa yang mengambil milik orang pada malam kejadian, terimalah habuannya. Mereka tidak tenang. Sampai ada yang sakit seperti terkena badi hingga terpaksa dibawa berubat," tambah Zaiton pula.

Suara jeritan

Ahmad mengakui, selama beberapa tahun, Kampung Tanjung Kupang terutama di kawasan tragedi itu seperti berhantu. Semua orang takut untuk melaluinya.

"Kalau menaiki motosikal di daratan atau menaiki bot di sebelah paya bakau itu, pasti akan terdengar suara-suara kelam seperti orang menjerit, meratap dan memekik meminta tolong.

"Penghuni rumah yang paling dekat dengan tempat kemalangan juga telah lama berpindah sejak tragedi itu berlaku," kata Ahmad mengenai sebuah rumah tinggal yang terletak kira-kira 100 meter dari rebakan api bangkai MH653.

Kru Jurnal yang mengunjungi Tanjung Kupang kelmarin nekad 'menceroboh' masuk tapak tragedi walaupun mengetahui laluan masuknya sudah dipagar kerana telah menjadi milik Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas (PTP). Sewaktu memperlahankan kereta di sebatang jalan yang sempit, tidak pula terasa apa-apa yang meremangkan bulu roma.

SELAIN tapak tragedi, balai polis lama di Tanjung Kupang ini juga sudah menjadi sejarah lantaran tidak lagi berfungsi.

Semakin kereta kami ditelan belukar yang kian meliar, bau busuk tiba-tiba menusuk hidung. Namun, bau itu bukan daripada bau reputan daging manusia seperti yang diceritakan sebelumnya. Saat tiba di penghujung jalan, kami menemui sebuah kandang lembu yang diusahakan oleh seorang penduduk kampung, Mohamad Nor Kamaludin, 34.

"Daripada kawasan ini terbiar, biarlah saya memanfaatkannya. Lagipun kandang ini hanya sementara," kata Mohamad yang seakan-akan tahu tujuan kedatangan kami.

"Memang di sinilah tempat kapal terbang itu jatuh. Kisah tragedi itu sudah lama berlalu, tak ada apa pun yang menakutkan di sini. Silakanlah ambil gambar. Orang kata, masih ada tayar kapal terbang di hujung tanah sana . Kalau ada pun, pasti dah tenggelam ke dalam lumpur," ujarnya.

Menurut sumber daripada Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas, tempat tragedi pesawat MH653 itu adalah sebahagian daripada kawasan paya seluas 800 hektar milik kerajaan yang kini diletakkan di bawah jagaan PTP secara konsesi. Ia sekadar dirizab sebagai zon bebas aktiviti manusia.

Paya hangus yang telah mengorbankan 100 jiwa itu kini hanyalah hamparan muka bumi yang mirip hutan sekunder. Wartawan Jurnalsekadar menemui sebuah terusan air dan benteng tanah laterit yang ditinggikan bagi memisahkan kawasan belukar darat dengan kawasan bakau yang semakin teranjak melebihi garis air laut.

Di situlah 32 tahun lalu berlaku sebuah tragedi yang telah menggemparkan negara.

Ihsan: http://www.ehoza.com/v4/forum/x-files-mistery-amazing/63901-daging-berkecai-di-paya-hangus.html

REMOVING GALLSTONES NATURALLY

2009-10-01T12:08:00.000+08:00

REMOVING GALLSTONES NATURALLY
by Dr Lai Chiu-Nan

It has worked for many. If it works for you please pass on the good news. Chiu Nan is not charging for it, so we should make it free for everyone. Your reward is when someone, through your word of mouth, benefits from the regime.. Gallstones may not be everyone's concern. But they should be because we all have them. Moreover, gallstones may lead to cancer. 'Cancer is never the first illness,' Chiu Nan points out. 'Usually, there are a lot of other problems leading to cancer.

In my research in China , I came across some materials which say that people with cancer usually have stones. We all have gallstones. It's a matter of big or small, many or few.

One of the symptoms of gallstones is a feeling of bloatedness after a heavy meal. You feel like you can't digest the food. If it gets more serious, you feel pain in the liver area.' So if you think you have gallstones, Chiu Nan offers the following method to remove them naturally.

The treatment is also good for those with a weak liver, because the liver and gallbladder are closely linked.

Regimen:
1. For the first five days, take four glasses of apple juice every day. Or eat four or five apples, whichever you prefer. Apple juice softens the gallstones. During the five days, eat normally.
2. On the sixth day, take no dinner.
3. At 6 PM, take a teaspoon of Epsom salt (magnesium sulphate) with a glass of warm water.
4. At 8 PM, repeat the same. Magnesium sulphate opens the gallbladder ducts.
5. At 10 PM, take half cup olive oil (or sesame oil) with half cup fresh lemon juice. Mix it well and drink it. The oil lubricates the stones to ease their passage.
PS. 1cup=250ml, � cup lemon juice=3 lemons (aprox.)

The next morning, you will find green stones in your stools. 'Usually they float,' Chiu Nan notes. 'You might wan t to count them. I have had people who passes 40, 50 or up to 100 stones. Very many.'

'Even if you don't have any symptoms of gallstones, you still might have some. It's always good to give your gall bladder a clean-up now and then.

PASS THIS AND YOU MAY HELP OTHERS!

How Islamic Inventors Changed The World

2009-10-01T11:37:00.000+08:00

How Islamic inventors changed the world From coffee to cheques and the three-course meal, the Muslim world has given us many innovations that we take for granted in daily life. As a new exhibition opens, Paul Vallely nominates 20 of the most influential- and identifies the men of genius behind them

The Independent, UK: Saturday, 11 March 2006

1 The story goes that an Arab named Khalid was tending his goats in the Kaffa region of southern Ethiopia, when he noticed his animals became livelier after eating a certain berry. He boiled the berries to make the first coffee. Certainly the first record of the drink is of beans exported from Ethiopia to Yemen where Sufis drank it to stay awake all night to pray on special occasions. By the late 15th century it had arrived in Mecca and Turkey from where it made its way to Venice in 1645. It was brought to England in 1650 by a Turk named Pasqua Rosee who opened the first coffee house in Lombard Street in the City of London. The Arabic qahwa became the Turkish kahve then the Italian caff� and then English coffee.

2 The ancient Greeks thought our eyes emitted rays, like a laser, which enabled us to see. The first person to realise that light enters the eye, rather than leaving it, was the 10th-century Muslim mathematician, astronomer and physicist Ibn al-Haitham. He invented the first pin-hole camera after noticing the way light came through a hole in window shutters. The smaller the hole, the better the picture, he worked out, and set up the first Camera Obscura (from the Arab word qamara for a dark or private room). He is also credited with being the first man to shift physics from a philosophical activity to an experimental one.

3 A form of chess was played in ancient India but the game was developed into the form we know it today in Persia. From there it spread westward to Europe - where it was introduced by the Moors in Spain in the 10th century - and eastward as far as Japan. The word rook comes from the Persian rukh, which means chariot.

4 A thousand years before the Wright brothers a Muslim poet, astronomer, musician and engineer named Abbas ibn Firnas made several attempts to construct a flying machine. In 852 he jumped from the minaret of the Grand Mosque in Cordoba using a loose cloak stiffened with wooden struts. He hoped to glide like a bird. He didn't. But the cloak slowed his fall, creating what is thought to be the first parachute, and leaving him with only minor injuries. In 875, aged 70, having perfected a machine of silk and eagles' feathers he tried again, jumping from a mountain. He flew to a significant height and stayed aloft for ten minutes but crashed on landing - concluding, correctly, that it was because he had not given his device a tail so it would stall on landing. Baghdad international airport and a crater on the Moon are named after him.

5 Washing and bathing are religious requirements for Muslims, which is perhaps why they perfected the recipe for soap which we still use today. The ancient Egyptians had soap of a kind, as did the Romans who used it more as a pomade. But it was the Arabs who combined vegetable oils with sodium hydroxide and aromatics such as thyme oil. One of the Crusaders' most striking characteristics, to Arab nostrils, was that they did not wash. Shampoo was introduced to England by a Muslim who opened Mahomed's Indian Vapour Baths on Brighton seafront in 1759 and was appointed Shampooing Surgeon to Kings George IV and William IV.

6 Distillation, the means of separating liquids through differences in their boiling points, was invented around the year 800 by Islam's foremost scientist, Jabir ibn Hayyan, who transformed alchemy into chemistry, inventing many of the basic processes and apparatus still in use today - liquefaction, crystallisation, distillation, purification, oxidisation, evaporation and filtration. As well as discovering sulphuric and nitric acid, he invented the alembic still, giving the world intense rosewater and other perfumes and alcoholic spirits (although drinking them is haram, or forbidden, in Islam). Ibn Hayyan emphasised systematic experimentation and was the founder of modern chemistry.

7 The crank-shaft is a device which translates rotary into linear motion and is central to much of the machinery in the modern world, not least the internal combustion engine. One of the most important mechanical inventions in the history of humankind, it was created by an ingenious Muslim engineer called al-Jazari to raise water for irrigation. His 1206 Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices shows he also invented or refined the use of valves and pistons, devised some of the first mechanical clocks driven by water and weights, and was the father of robotics. Among his 50 other inventions was the combination lock.

8 Quilting is a method of sewing or tying two layers of cloth with a layer of insulating material in between. It is not clear whether it was invented in the Muslim world or whether it was imported there from India or China. But it certainly came to the West via the Crusaders. They saw it used by Saracen warriors, who wore straw-filled quilted canvas shirts instead of armour. As well as a form of protection, it proved an effective guard against the chafing of the Crusaders' metal armour and was an effective form of insulation - so much so that it became a cottage industry back home in colder climates such as Britain and Holland.

9 The pointed arch so characteristic of Europe's Gothic cathedrals was an invention borrowed from Islamic architecture. It was much stronger than the rounded arch used by the Romans and Normans, thus allowing the building of bigger, higher, more complex and grander buildings. Other borrowings from Muslim genius included ribbed vaulting, rose windows and dome-building techniques. Europe's castles were also adapted to copy the Islamic world's - with arrow slits, battlements, a barbican and parapets. Square towers and keeps gave way to more easily defended round ones. Henry V's castle architect was a Muslim.

10 Many modern surgical instruments are of exactly the same design as those devised in the 10th century by a Muslim surgeon called al-Zahrawi. His scalpels, bone saws, forceps, fine scissors for eye surgery and many of the 200 instruments he devised are recognisable to a modern surgeon. It was he who discovered that catgut used for internal stitches dissolves away naturally (a discovery he made when his monkey ate his lute strings) and that it can be also used to make medicine capsules. In the 13th century, another Muslim medic named Ibn Nafis described the circulation of the blood, 300 years before William Harvey discovered it. Muslims doctors also invented anaesthetics of opium and alcohol mixes and developed hollow needles to suck cataracts from eyes in a technique still used today.

11 The windmill was invented in 634 for a Persian caliph and was used to grind corn and draw up water for irrigation. In the vast deserts of Arabia, when the seasonal streams ran dry, the only source of power was the wind which blew steadily from one direction for months. Mills had six or 12 sails covered in fabric or palm leaves. It was 500 years before the first windmill was seen in Europe.

12 The technique of inoculation was not invented by Jenner and Pasteur but was devised in the Muslim world and brought to Europe from Turkey by the wife of the English ambassador to Istanbul in 1724. Children in Turkey were vaccinated with cowpox to fight the deadly smallpox at least 50 years before the West discovered it.

13 The fountain pen was invented for the Sultan of Egypt in 953 after he demanded a pen which would not stain his hands or clothes. It held ink in a reservoir and, as with modern pens, fed ink to the nib by a combination of gravity and capillary action.

14 The system of numbering in use all round the world is probably Indian in origin but the style of the numerals is Arabic and first appears in print in the work of the Muslim mathematicians al-Khwarizmi and al-Kindi around 825. Algebra was named after al-Khwarizmi's book, Al-Jabr wa-al-Muqabilah, much of whose contents are still in use. The work of Muslim maths scholars was imported into Europe 300 years later by the Italian mathematician Fibonacci. Algorithms and much of the theory of trigonometry came from the Muslim world. And Al-Kindi's discovery of frequency analysis rendered all the codes of the ancient world soluble and created the basis of modern cryptology.

15 Ali ibn Nafi, known by his nickname of Ziryab (Blackbird) came from Iraq to Cordoba in the 9th century and brought with him the concept of the three-course meal - soup, followed by fish or meat, then fruit and nuts. He also introduced crystal glasses (which had been invented after experiments with rock crystal by Abbas ibn Firnas - see No 4).

16 Carpets were regarded as part of Paradise by medieval Muslims, thanks to their advanced weaving techniques, new tinctures from Islamic chemistry and highly developed sense of pattern and arabesque which were the basis of Islam's non-representational art. In contrast, Europe's floors were distinctly earthly, not to say earthy, until Arabian and Persian carpets were introduced. In England, as Erasmus recorded, floors were "covered in rushes, occasionally renewed, but so imperfectly that the bottom layer is left undisturbed, sometimes for 20 years, harbouring expectoration, vomiting, the leakage of dogs and men, ale droppings, scraps of fish, and other abominations not fit to be mentioned". Carpets, unsurprisingly, caught on quickly.

17 The modern cheque comes from the Arabic saqq, a written vow to pay for goods when they were delivered, to avoid money having to be transported across dangerous terrain. In the 9th century, a Muslim businessman could cash a cheque in China drawn on his bank in Baghdad.

18 By the 9th century, many Muslim scholars took it for granted that the Earth was a sphere. The proof, said astronomer Ibn Hazm, "is that the Sun is always vertical to a particular spot on Earth". It was 500 years before that realisation dawned on Galileo. The calculations of Muslim astronomers were so accurate that in the 9th century they reckoned the Earth's circumference to be 40,253.4km - less than 200km out. The scholar al-Idrisi took a globe depicting the world to the court of King Roger of Sicily in 1139.

19 Though the Chinese invented saltpetre gunpowder, and used it in their fireworks, it was the Arabs who worked out that it could be purified using potassium nitrate for military use. Muslim incendiary devices terrified the Crusaders. By the 15th century they had invented both a rocket, which they called a "self-moving and combusting egg", and a torpedo - a self-propelled pear-shaped bomb with a spear at the front which impaled itself in enemy ships and then blew up.

20 Medieval Europe had kitchen and herb gardens, but it was the Arabs who developed the idea of the garden as a place of beauty and meditation. The first royal pleasure gardens in Europe were opened in 11th-century Muslim Spain. Flowers which originated in Muslim gardens include the carnation and the tulip.

"1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World" is a new exhibition which began a nationwide tour this week. It is currently at the Science Museum in Manchester. For more information, go to www.1001inventions.com.

Kisah Nabi Salleh a.s.

2009-09-25T17:39:00.000+08:00

Berlalulah hari demi hari. Lahirlah sebahagian lelaki dan matilah sebahagian yang lain. Setelah kaum 'Ad, datanglah kaum Tsamud. Lagi- lagi azab berulang kepada kaum Tsamud dalam bentuk yang lain. Kaum Tsamud juga menyembah berhala kemudian Allah SWT mengutus Nabi Saleh kepada mereka. Nabi Saleh berkata kepada kaumnya:

"Wahai kaumku, sembahlah Allah yang tiada Tuhan lain bagi kalian selain-Nya. " (QS. Hud: 61)

Kalimat yang sama yang disampaikan oleh setiap nabi, dan kalimat tersebut tidak pernah berubah sebagaimana kebenaran tidak pernah berubah. Para pembesar kaum Nabi Saleh terkejut dengan apa yang dikatakannya. Beliau menyatakan bahawa tuhan mereka tidak memiliki nilai yang bererti. Beliau melarang mereka untuk menyembahnya dan memerintahkan mereka hanya menyembah Allah SWT.

Dakwah Nabi Saleh cukup menggoncangkan masyarakat. Nabi Saleh terkenal dengan kejujuran dan kebaikan. Kaumnya sangat menghormatinya sebelum Allah SWT mengutusnya dan memberikan wahyu padanya untuk berdakwah kepada mereka. Kaum Nabi Saleh berkata:

"Hai Saleh, sesungguhnya kamu sebelum ini adalah seorang di antara kami yang kami harapkan, apakah kamu melarang kami untuk menyembah apa yang disembah oleh bapak-bapak kami? Dan sesungguhnya kami betul-betul dalam keraguan yang mengelisahkan terhadap agama yang kamu serukan kepada kami. " (QS. Hud: 62)

Renungkanlah bagaimana pandangan orang-orang kafir dari kaum Nabi Saleh: "Sesungguhnya engkau sangat kami harapkan kerana keluasan ilmumu, kematangan akalmu, kejujuranmu dan kebaikanmu. Kemudian hilanglah harapan kami terhadapmu. Apakah engkau akan melarang kami untuk menyembah apa yang disembah oleh nenek moyang kami. Alangkah celakanya! Kami tidak berharap engkau mencela tuhan-tuhan kami yang kami mendapati orang tua-orang tua kami menyembahnya."

Demikianlah kaum Nabi Saleh merasa bingung di hadapan kebenaran dan mereka hairan terhadap saudara mereka Saleh yang mengajak mereka untuk menyembah Allah SWT. Mengapa? kerana mereka tidak memiliki alasan dan pemikiran yang benar. Mereka hanya beralasan bahawa datuk- datuk mereka menyembah tuhan-tuhan ini. Demikianlah taklid yang menyebabkan manusia terjerumus dalam kesesatan. Dan Nabi datang untuk menghilangkan taklid buta ini. Akidah tauhid disebarkan sebagai dakwah untuk membebaskan fikiran dari segala belenggu, yaitu suatu dakwah yang membebaskan akal manusia dari belenggu taklid, khurafat orang-orang dulu, dan khayalan tradisi yang mapan. Inilah dakwah tauhid yang menyuarakan kebebasan akal dan segala bentuk kebebasan lainnya.

Dakwah tersebut tidak akan ditentang kecuali oleh orang-orang yang akalnya terpasung oleh pemikiran orang-orang dulu dan khayalan orang- orang tua. Meskipun dakwah Nabi Saleh disampaikan dengan penuh ketulusan, namun kaumnya tidak mempercayainya. Mereka justru meragukan dakwahnya. Mereka mengira bahawa Nabi Saleh tersihir. Mereka meminta kepadanya agar ia mendatangkan mukjizat yang membuktikan bahawa ia memang utusan Allah SWT. Allah SWT berkehendak untuk mengabulkan permintaan mereka. Kaum Tsamud mengukir rumah-rumah besar dari gunung. Mereka menggunakan batu- batu besar untuk membangun. Mereka adalah orang-orang yang kuat yang Allah SWT membuka pintu rezeki bagi mereka dari segala hal. Mereka datang setelah kaum 'Ad lalu mereka tinggal di bumi dan memakmurkannya. Nabi Saleh berkata kepada kaumnya ketika mereka meminta mukjizat kepadanya:

"Hai kaumku, inilah unta betina dari Allah sebagai mukjizat (yang menunjukkan kebenaran) untukmu, sebab itu biarkanlah dia, makan di bumi Allah, dan janganlah kamu mengganggunya dengan gangguan apa pun yang akan menyebabkan kamu ditimpa azab yang dekat." (QS. Hud: 64)

Yang dimaksud ayat dalam surah tersebut adalah mukjizat. Diriwayatkan bahawa unta itu merupakan mukjizat kerana batu gunung pada suatu hari terpecah dan keluar darinya unta, dan keluar di belakangnya anaknya yang kecil. la lahir melalui cara yang tidak umum dalam proses kelahiran. Diriwayatkan juga bahawa ia merupakan mukjizat kerana ia minum air yang terdapat di sumur-sumur pada suatu hari lalu binatang- binatang yang lain tidak berani mendekati air itu pada hari tersebut. Ada riwayat lain mengatakan bahawa ia merupakan mukjizat kerana ia mengeluarkan susu yang mencukupi untuk dipakai minum oleh seluruh manusia di hari di mana ia minum seluruh air sehingga tidak ada sedikit pun yang tersisa darinya. Unta ini merupakan mukjizat di mana Allah SWT menyifatinya dengan sebutan: "naqatullah" (unta Allah). Itu bererti bahawa unta tersebut bukan unta biasa, namun ia merupakan mukjizat dari Allah SWT. Allah SWT menurunkan perintah kepada Nabi Saleh agar beliau melarang kaumnya untuk mengganggunya atau membunuhnya. Beliau memerintahkan mereka untuk membiarkannya, makan di bumi Allah SWT dan tidak menyakitinya. Beliau mengingatkan mereka bahawa ketika mereka mencuba untuk mengganggunya, maka mereka akan mendapatkan seksaan dalam waktu dekat.

Mula-mula kaum Tsamud sangat terhairan-hairan ketika melihat unta lahir dari batu-batuan gunung. Ia adalah unta yang diberkati di mana susunya cukup untuk ribuan laki-laki, wanita, dan anak-anak kecil. Jika unta itu tidur di suatu tempat, maka binatang-binatang lain akan menyingkir darinya. Jelas sekali ia bukan unta biasa, namun ia merupakan tanda-tanda kebesaran dari Allah SWT. Unta itu hidup di tengah-tengah kaum Nabi Saleh. Berimanlah orang-orang yang beriman di antara mereka dan sebahagian besar mereka tetap berada dalam penentangan dan kekafiran. Kebencian terhadap Nabi Saleh berubah menjadi kebencian kepada unta yang diberkati itu. Mulailah mereka membikin persekongkolan untuk melawan unta itu. Orang-orang kafir sangat membenci mukjizat yang agung ini dan mereka membuat rencana jahat untuk melenyapkannya. Sebagaimana biasanya, para tokoh-tokoh kaumnya berkumpul untuk membuat, makar. Allah SWT berfirman:

"Dan (Kami telah mengutus) kepada kaum Tsamud saudara mereka, Saleh. Ia berkata: 'Hai kaumku, sembahlah Allah, sekali-kali tidak ada Tuhan bagimu selain-Nya. Sesungguhnya telah datang bukti yang nyata kepadamu dari Tuhanmu. Unta betina Allah ini menjadi tanda bagimu, maka biarkanlah dia, makan di bumi Allah, dan janganlah kamu mengganggunya, dengan gangguan apa pun, (yang kerananya) kamu akan ditimpa seksaan yang pedih. Dan ingatlah olehmu di waktu Tuhan menjadikan kamu pengganti-pengganti (yang berkuasa) sesudah kaum 'Ad dan memberikan tempat bagimu di bumi. Kamu dirikan istana-istana di tanah-tanahnya yang datar dan kamu pahat gunung-gunungnya untuk dijadikan rumah;, maka ingatlah nikmat- nikmat Allah dan janganlah kamu merajalela di muka bumi dengan membuat kerosakan. Pemuka-pemuka yang menyombongkan diri di antara kaumnya berkata kepada orang-orang yang dianggap lemah yang telah beriman di antara mereka: 'Tahukah kamu bahawa Saleh diutus (menjadi rasul) oleh Tuhannya ?' Mereka menjawab: 'Sesungguhnya kami beriman kepada wahyu yang Saleh diutus untuk menyampaikannya.' Orang-orang yang menyombongkan diri berkata: 'Sesungguhnya kami adalah orang yang tidak percaya kepada apa yang kamu imani itu." (QS. al-AVaf: 73-76)

Nabi Saleh menyeru kaumnya dengan penuh kasih sayang dan cinta. Beliau mengajak mereka untuk hanya menyembah Allah SWT dan mengingatkan mereka bahawa Allah SWT telah mengeluarkan mukjizat bagi mereka, yaitu unta. Mukjizat itu sebagai bukti akan kebenaran dakwahnya. Beliau memohon kepada mereka agar mereka membiarkan unta itu memakan dari hasil bumi, dan setiap bumi adalah bumi Allah SWT. Beliau juga mengingatkan mereka agar jangan sampai mengganggunya kerana yang demikian itu dikhuatirkan akan mendatangkan azab bagi mereka. Bahkan beliau mengingatkan mereka dengan nikmat-nikmat Allah SWT yang turun kepada mereka: "Bagaimana Dia menjadikan mereka penguasa-penguasa yang datang setelah kaum 'Ad, bagaimana Dia memberi mereka istana dan gunung-gunung yang terukir serta berbagai kenikmatan dan kekuatan."

Demikianlah yang dilakukan oleh Nabi Saleh namun kaumnya justru menjawabnya dengan jawapan yang aneh. Mereka tidak menghiraukan nasihat Nabi mereka. Mereka menemui orang-orang yang beriman kepada Nabi Saleh. Mereka bertanya dengan pertanyaan yang tujuan untuk merendahkan dan mengejek: "Apakah kalian mengetahui bahawa Saleh seseorang yang diutus dari Tuhannya?" Pertanyaan ini tidak pantas dikemukakan setelah mereka melihat mukjizat unta. Alhasil, mereka merendahkan pengikut Nabi Saleh dan mengejeknya.

Sekelompok kecil yang beriman kepada Nabi Saleh berkata: "Sesungguhnya kami percaya dengan apa yang dibawa oleh Nabi Saleh." Perhatikanlah jawapan orang-orang mukmin. Jawapan tersebut sangat bertentangan dengan jawapan para pembesar dari kaum Nabi Saleh. Para pembesar itu justru meragukan kenabian Saleh sedangkan orang-orang mukmin itu menegaskan kepercayaan mereka terhadap kebenaran yang dibawa oleh Nabi Saleh.

Kebenaran yang dibawa oleh Nabi Saleh tidak berhubungan dengan unta itu, namun berhubungan dengan dakwahnya dan ajarannya. Mereka mengatakan: "Kami mengimani apa yang dibawa oleh Nabi Saleh," dan mereka tidak mengatakan: "Kami beriman kepada untanya." Mereka tidak mengatakan bahawa unta itu yang menetapkan kenabian Saleh. Orang- orang mukmin lebih memperhatikan kebenaran ajaran yang dibawa oleh Nabi Saleh, bukan memperhatikan mukjizat yang luar biasa itu. Melalui dialog tersebut kita dapat melihat sikap orang-orang kafir di mana mereka justru merasa mulia dengan penentangan terhadap kebenaran: "Orang-orang yang menyombongkan

diri berkata: 'Sesungguhnya kami adalah orang yang tidak percaya kepada apa yang kamu imani itu. "

Demikianlah penghinaan mereka, kesombongan mereka, dan kemarahan mereka. Rasa-rasanya sia-sia untuk mencari dalil yang dapat memuaskan orang-orang kafir saat berdialog dengan mereka. Mereka selalu menolak kebenaran, padahal mereka orang-orang yang merdeka dalam memilih kebenaran itu.

Malam mulai menyelimuti kota Tsamud. Gunung-gunung yang kukuh menjulang dan melindungi rumah-rumah yang terukir di dalamnya. Dinyalakanlah lampu-lampu dalam istana yang terukir di gunung itu. Gelas-gelas minuman diputarkan di antara mereka. Tidak ada seorang pun dari tokoh-tokoh kaum yang tidak hadir dipertemuan penting itu. Di mulailah pertemuan dan terjadilah dialog. Salah seorang kaflr berkata:

"Bagaimana kita akan mengikuti saja seorang manusia (biasa) di antara kita? Sesungguhnya kalau kita begitu benar-benar dalam keadaan sesat dan gila. " (QS. al-Qamar: 24)

Sementara yang lain menjawab:

"Apakah wahyu itu diturunkan kepadanya di antara kita? Sebenarnya dia adalah seorang yang amat pendusta lagi sombong. " (OS. al- Oamar: 25)

Gelas-gelas minuman kembali diputar di antara mereka, dan pembicaraan beralih dari Saleh ke unta Allah SWT. Salah seorang kafir berkata: "Jika datang musim panas, maka unta itu mendatangi lembah yang dingin sehingga binatang-binatang ternak yang lain lari darinya dan kepanasan." Seorang kafir lagi berkata: "Jika datang musim dingin unta itu mencari tempat penghangat, lalu ia istirahat di situ sehingga binatang-binatang ternak kita lari darinya dan menuju tempat yang dingin sehingga terancam kematian."

Gelas-gelas minuman kembali diputar dan bergoyang di tangan orang- orang yang meminum. Salah seorang yang duduk memerintahkan agar perempuan yang menyanyi berhenti dari nyanyiannya kerana ia sedang berfikir. Kemudian kesunyian menghantui segala penjuru. Orang itu mulai berfikir sambil meminum dua gelas minuman keras, dan dengan suara pelan ia berkata: "Hanya ada satu cara." Orang-orang yang duduk di sekitarnya bertanya: "Bagaimana jalan keluarnya?" Tokoh mereka berkata: "Kita harus melenyapkan Saleh dari jalan kita. Yang saya maksud adalah untanya. Kita harus membunuh untanya dan setelah itu kita akan membunuh Saleh." Demikianlah cara yang dilakukan orang- orang yang kafir sepanjang sejarah. Demikianlah senjata yang digunakan oleh mereka dalam menghadapi kebenaran. Mereka tidak menggunakan akal sehat atau adu argumentasi, tapi mereka justru menggunakan kekuatan fizik. Bagi mereka, ini adalah cara yang paling aman. Pembunuhan akan menyelesaikan masalah. Namun salah seorang di antara mereka berkata: "Bukankah Saleh mengingatkan kita akan azab yang keras jika kita sampai menyakiti unta itu." Namun, orang-orang yang duduk di majlis itu segera memadamkan suara orang itu dengan dua gelas arak.

Kemudian percakapan dimulai tentang Saleh: "Berapa kali kita putus asa dan dibuat kecewa olehnya. Sebaik-baik jalan adalah membunuhnya. Mula-mula kita membunuh untanya setelah itu kita akan menghabisi Saleh." "Namun siapa gerangan yang berani membunuhnya?" Pertanyaan itu menciptakan keheningan di antara mereka. Setelah beberapa saat, salah seorang mereka mengangkat suara: "Saya mengenal seseorang yang dapat membunuhnya." Lalu nama demi nama berputar di antara mereka sehingga mereka menyebut seorang penjahat yang selalu membikin kerosakan di muka bumi dan ia suka mabuk-mabukan. Ia mempunyai kelompok penjahat di kota.

"Dan di kota itu ada sembilan orang laki-laki yang membuat kerosakan di muka bumi, dan mereka tidak berbuat kebaikan." (QS. an-Naml: 48)

Mereka adalah alat-alat kejahatan. Mereka adalah penjahat-penjahat kota yang terkenal. Mereka sepakat untuk melaksanakan kejahatan. Kegelapan semakin menyelimuti gunung. Kemudian datanglah malam tragedi. Unta yang diberkati itu sedang tidur dan mendekap anaknya yang kecil di dadanya. Anaknya yang kecil itu merasakan kedinginan dan mendapatkan kehangatan di sisi ibunya. Sembilan orang penjahat tersebut telah menyiapkan senjata mereka, pedang mereka dan tombak mereka. Mereka keluar di kegelapan malam, dan pemimpin mereka banyak minum khamer sehingga ia hampir tidak melihat apa yang di depannya.

"Maka mereka memanggil kawannya, lalu kawannya menangkap (unta itu) dan membunuhnya." (QS. al-Qamar: 29)

Sembilan laki-laki itu menyerang unta itu, lalu ia bangkit dan bangunlah anaknya dalam keadaan takut. Akhirnya, darah unta itu terkubur dan anaknya pun terbunuh. Nabi Saleh mengetahui apa yang terjadi, lalu beliau keluar dalam keadaan marah untuk menemui kaumnya. Beliau berkata kepada mereka: "Bukankah aku telah mengingatkan agar kalian jangan mengganggu unta itu." Mereka menjawab: "Kami memang telah membunuhnya, maka datangkanlah seksaan kepada kami jika engkau mampu. Bukankah engkau berkata bahawa engkau termasuk utusan Tuhan." Nabi Saleh berkata kepada kaumnya:

"Bersukarialah kamu sekalian di rumahmu selama tiga hari. Itu adalah janji yang tidak dapat didustakan." (QS. Hud: 65)

Setelah itu, Nabi Saleh meninggalkan kaumnya. Kemudian datanglah janji Allah SWT untuk menghancurkan mereka setelah tiga hari. Berlalulah tiga hari seksaan atas orang-orang kafir dan mereka menunggu-nunggu azab yang datang. Maka pada hari keempat langit terpecah melalui teriakan yang keras di mana teriakan itu menghancurkan gunung dan membinasakan apa saja yang ada di dalamnya. Kemudian bumi bergoncang dan menghancurkan apa saja yang di atasnya. Itu adalah satu teriakan saja yang membuat kaum Nabi Saleh hancur berantakan. Allah SWT berfirman:

"Sesungguhnya Kami akan mengirimkan unta betina sebagai cubaan bagi mereka, maka tunggulah (tindahan) mereka dan bersabarlah. Dan beritakanlah kepada mereka bahawa sesungguhnya air itu terbagi antara mereka (dengan unta betina itu); tiap-tiap giliran minum dihadiri (oleh yang punya giliran). Maka, mereka memanggil kawannya, lalu kawannya menangkap (unta itu) dan membunuhnya. Alangkah dahsyatnya azab-Ku dan ancaman-ancaman-Ku. Sesungguhnya Kami menimpakan atas mereka satu suara yang keras mengguntur, maka jadilah mereka seperti rumput-rumput kering (yang dikumpulkan oleh) yang punya kandang binatang. " (QS. al- Qamar: 27-31)

Mereka hancur semua sebelum mengetahui apa yang terjadi. Sedangkan orang-orang yang beriman bersama Nabi Saleh, mereka telah meninggalkan tempat tersebut sehingga mereka selamat.

Kisah Nabi Saleh Dalam Al-Quran

Kisah Nabi Saleh diceritakan oleh 72 ayat dalam 11 surah di antaranya surah Al-A'raaf, ayat 73 hingga 79 , surah " Hud " ayat 61 sehingga ayat 68 dan surah " Al-Qamar " ayat 23 sehingga ayat 32.

Pengajaran Dari Kisah Nabi Saleh a.s.

Pengajaran yang menonjol yang dapat dipetik dari kisah Nabi Saleh ini ialah bahawa dosa dan perbuatan mungkar yang dilakukan oleh sekelompok kecil warga masyarakat dapat berakibat negatif yang membinasakan masyarakat itu seluruhnya.

Lihatlah betapa kaum Tsamud menjadi binasa, hancur dan bahkan tersapu bersih dari atas bumi kerana dosa dan pelanggaran perintah Allah yang dilakukan oleh beberapa gelintir orang pembunuh unta Nabi Saleh A.S.

Di sinilah letaknya hikmah perintah Allah agar kita melakukan amar makruf nahi mungkar. kerana dengan melakukan tugas amar makruf nahi mungkar yang menjadi fardu kifayah itu, setidak-tidaknya kalau tidak berhasil mencegah kemungkaran yang terjadi di dalam masyarakat dan lindungan kita ,kita telah membebaskan diri dari dosa menyetujui atau merestui perbuatan mungkar itu

Bersikap pasif acuh tak acuh terhadap maksiat dan kemungkaran yang berlaku di depan mata dapat diertikan sebagai persetujuan dan penyekutuan terhadap perbuatan mungkar itu.

Ikhsan: http://harmoni-my.org/arkib/kisahnabi

Mesej Raya: Regular Health Mistakes

2009-09-17T10:18:00.000+08:00

All of us make little health mistakes that cause damage to our bodies in the long run - simply because we are unaware we are doing something wrong. Here are some of the most common mistakes made by many of us.

Crossing our legs
Do you cross your legs at your knees when sitting? Although we may believe that this is the lady-like elegant way to sit, sitting this way cuts down circulation to your legs. If you don't want varicose veins to mar the beauty of your legs and compromise your health, uncross your legs every time you realise you have one knee on top of the other. The best way to sit is to simply place both legs together on the floor, balancing your weight equally. If you feel like changing position, instead of crossing your legs, simply move both legs together to one side. As an alternative, you could also consider crossing your legs loosely at the ankles. This is a classically elegant way to sit, and is far better for your legs and your health than sitting with your legs crossed at your knees.

Not changing our toothbrush
How often do you change your toothbrush? Most of us wait until most of the bristles have either fallen off, or are in such bad shape that we'd be embarrassed to pull out our brush in public. However, since not many of us need to pull out our brush in public, we carry on with our frayed one until we lose it. Replace your toothbrush often. Damaged bristles can harm the enamel, and don't massage your gums well. If you find brushing your teeth a pain like I do, but know you must do it, you might as well be doing it right. Imagine going through the annoyance of brushing your teeth twice a day only to find out that you're damaging your enamel every time you clean your teeth. Also, use a brush with soft bristles unless your dentist has advised otherwise.

Eating out often
There are oils that are high in cholesterol, and oils that cause little harm and are better for your heart. However, no matter how light
the oil is, it is never a good idea to eat too much of it. Avoid fried foods..Remember that in all probability your favorite Indian food
restaurant throws a huge, HUGE chunk of butter in a tiny bowl of dal. Rita, who worked in the kitchen of a 5 star hotel, was shocked when she saw the cook chop a 500gm butter slab in half, and throw half into a Paneer Makhani dish. No wonder the customers left licking their fingers. And no wonder they felt so stuffed and heavy afterwards. Limit outdoor eating unless you know that you're getting served light and healthy food.

Skipping breakfast
Never, ever skip breakfast. Remember, when you wake up in the morning it's been around 10-12 hours since your last meal. Your body needs food now, more than at any other time. Eat a heavy breakfast. You will then be busy through the day, and the calories will get expended quickly. If you are trying to diet, eat a light dinner. Here are some more common health mistakes we make. Being informed and making a few changes can help make us feel a whole lot better.

High heels
High heels sure look great, but they're murder for your back. This however doesn't mean you should steer clear of stilettos. Wear them, but not when you know you will be walking around a lot. Wear them when going out for lunch or dinner - when the only walking you will be doing is to your car, to the table, and back. Avoid high heels when you are going somewhere on foot. If you are constantly tempted to wear your heels, take a good look at your flats. Is there something about them you dislike? Invest in a new pair of beautiful flats or shoes with a low heel. Buy something you love, that you will enjoy wearing. If possible, get a matching bag. You will then enjoy your flats as much as you do your heels.

Sleeping on a soft bed
You don't have to sleep on the floor be kind to your back, but do make sure you have a firm mattress. Although a mattress on springs is soft and lovely to sink into, it's bad for your back. If you already have an old bed with springs, you don't need to invest in a new one - simply get a thick wooden plank put over the springs, and place the mattress on the plank. Similarly, if your mattress is old and lumpy, throw it out and get a new one. Your neck and your back will thank you. The same rule applies to sofas. If you will be spending hours on a sofa, get a firm yet comfortable one. Sofas you completely sink into are not the best idea.

Pillows
No matter how comfortable sleeping with ten cushions is, have pity on your neck and resist. Sleep with one pillow, and make sure it is not too thick. If your pillow gets lumpy, discard it and go for a new one. Get a thin pillow if you sleep on your stomach, and something a little thicker if you sleep on your back, to give your neck adequate support.

Not exercising
So all of us know we should exercise more, but many of us don't. This is a health mistake we consciously make! And why is that? Simply because we refuse to admit the damage we are causing to our bodies by not working out. A number of people only start working out once they've experienced a warning signal. Don't wait for a heart attack to strike before you decide to opt for a lifestyle change. Make the change now. You don't need to train for the marathon to be in top shape. Half an hour of brisk walking three to four times a week will make a world of difference to your health. You could then increase this to forty minutes, four times a week - and you're all set. If you haven't exercised for a week, you're making a mistake.

Today's Message of the Day is:

Life is short. Forgive quickly. Love truly. Laugh often, and never regret anything that made you smile.

Uniknya kejadian buah kurma (diceritakan oleh krew RTM)

2009-09-10T07:04:00.000+08:00

Ketahui lah....

Ketibaan bulan Ramadan tidak meriah tanpa dapat menikmati buah tamar sebagai juadah berbuka puasa. Seperti menjadi satu kewajipan bagi setiap rumah untuk membelinya tidak kira dari jenis, gred yang paling rendah atau yang paling mahal seperti tamar ajwah 'pure' Madinah yang berharga RM120.00 sekilo pada hari biasa manakala pada bulan ramadan harganya menjadi lebih mahal.

Tamar juga menurut kajian sains merupakan buah yang khasiat dan kandungan gulanya cepat meresap ke dalam tubuh. Kita selalu mendengar kisah2 Rasulullah s.a.w. dengan pohon tamar. Nyata pohon tamar punya sejarah yang cukup unik dan masih ramai tidak mengetahuinya. Syukur dengan berkat mengunjungi Makkah dan Madinah untuk mengerjakan umrah semasa pengambaran Drama Cinta Madinah yang bakal disiarkan ceritanya pada saluran RTM bulan ini, saya dan semua krew dan artis memperolehi satu lagi cerita istimewa asal-usul kejadian pokok tamar dari Tuan Haji Isa Darus atau Pak Long (Kisah Pak Long Isa pernah tersiar dalam Anis julai lalu).

Menurut cerita Pak Long , asal-usul kejadian pokok tamar adalah dari lebihan tanah yang Allah s.w.t. ciptakan Nabi Adam a.s. Pokok tamar betina tumbuh pada zaman Siti Maryam. Selepas Maryam melahirkan anaknya Nabi Isa a.s., Siti Maryam telah diminta oleh Allah s.w.t untuk menggoncangkan pohon tamar yang terdapat di tempat dia melahirkan anaknya lalu gugurlah buah tamar masak dan dimakan oleh Siti Maryam. Itulah sejarah yang pertama tamar menjadi ubat berkhasiat kepada manusia. Siti Maryam dapat mengalas perut untuk mengumpul tenaga selepas selamat bersalin hanya dengan makan tamar, tanpa tumbuhan
herba yang lain.

Ditakdirkan Allah s.w.t. dengan kelahiran Nabi Isa a.s. itu juga, Allah s.w.t. telah tumbuhkan pokok tamar jantan di sebelah pokok tamar betina. Dan untuk tujuan mendapat hasil buah tamar yang elok ia juga harus dilakukan menerusi kaedah 'kahwin bunga' (melakukan proses pendebungaan betina dengan debu bunga jantan).

Untuk mengenali perbezaan di antara tamar jantan dengan tamar betina, tamar jantan lebih tinggi pohonnya, berdaun keras menjulang ke langit. Pokok tamar betina rendah sedikit dan daunnya dmelintuk ke bawah. Pada bulan februari pohon tamar jantan berbunga setahun sekali sama dengan tamar betina.

Bezanya bunga jantan ia mengeluarkan debu-debu halus. Pada bulan ini ketika tamar betina mengeluarkan bunga, petugas (terdiri dari mereka yang berbangsa Arab) akan memanjat pokok tamar betina dan dijalankan proses kahwin bunga, ditepuk-tepuk, disapu dua tiga ranting bunga jantan kepada setandan bunga betina yang terkembang dari tandannya. Ternyata untuk menghasilkan buah tamar yang elok berkualiti, ia mesti 'disenyawakan' oleh tangan manusia, tidak boleh melalui binatang atau diterbangkan oleh angin.

Pokok tamar tidak akan berbuah dengan sempurna jika tidak dicantum oleh tangan manusia. Buah tamar tidak akan masak jika suhu kurang dari 55oC. Bulan Julai adalah musim tamar masak ranum manakala bulan ogos adalah musim menuai. Menurut Pak Long Haji Isa, bagi sebuah kebun memadai ada beberapa batang sahaja pokok tamar jantan berbanding dengan ratusan pokok tamar betina, kerana debunga pada satu dahan pohon tamar jantan boleh digunakan untuk proses pendebungaan dengan ratusan tandan pada pokok tamar betina . Debu yang perlu digunakan pada setiap pokok terlalu sedikit. Bunga jantan ini juga boleh disimpan di tempat yang kering untuk kegunaan berulang-ulang kali selagi debunganya masih ada.

"Allah s.w.t. jadikan buah tamar cukup istimewa. Cuba perhatikan sepanjang ia berada di atas pokok tidak ada seekor binatang atau burung yang mematuk atau merosakkannya. Ini kerana buah tidak berbau. Allah s.w.t pelihara dan memuliakannya. Ia mesti disenyawakan oleh tangan manusia. Di Madinah hanya bangsa Arab sahaja yang sanggup panjat dan turun naik ke atas pokok tamar untuk lakukan kerja pencantuman ini. Bangsa lain tak mampu, tenaga tak sekuat bangsa ni." Jelas Pak Long.

Pokok Tamar ayah saudara kita.... Mula-mula kami juga bingung kenapa keunikan ini berlaku pada buah yang istimewa ini, lalu Mak Long Normah Morad, isteri Hj Isa Darus beri kami sentuh debu jantan, "Gosok pada tangan dan cium," katanya. "Masya-Allah bau air mani," kata kami tergamam.

"Ya, memang bau air mani, bau ini bukan semua makhluk suka. Pokok tamar kalau mahukan buahnya elok, ia mesti disenyawakaan oleh tangan manusia, sebab pokok ini Allah s.w.t. jadikan dari lebihan tanah kejadian Nabi Adam a.s. "

"Ringkasnya, dia umpama pak menakan (ayah saudara) kita. Sebab itu kita tak boleh pandang remeh padanya. Rasulullah s.a.w. dan Nabi-Nabi lain sangat sayang padanya. Sebab itu dikatakan sebaik-baik buah yang serasi dengan badan kita adalah buah tamar kerana ia sebahagian dari kita. Jadi setiap kali menjamah tamar ingat-ingatlah asal kejadiannya. Buah ini tidak berbau kerana Allah s.w.t. nak pelihara kesuciannya di samping mudah untuk kita menguruskannya dengan kelebihan cuaca yang panas kering. Penjual tak risau lalat atau semut kerana bumi barakah ini. "Ujar Pak Long dengan senyum lebar.

Food as Medicine

2009-09-08T17:15:00.000+08:00

Food as Medicine

HEADACHE? EAT FISH!&n! bsp;
Eat plenty of fish -- fish oil helps prevent headaches.
So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.

HAY FEVER? EAT YOGURT!
Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season.
Also-eat h! oney from your area (local region) daily.

TO PREVENT STROKE DRINK TEA!
Prevent build-up of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular doses of tea. (actually, tea suppresses appetite and keeps the pounds from invading.....Green tea is great for our immune system)!

INSOMNIA (CAN'T SLEEP?) HONEY!
Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative.

ASTHMA? EAT ONIONS!!!!
Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes. (onion packs place on chest helped the respiratory ailments and actually made breathing better).

ARTHRITIS? EAT FISH, TOO!!
Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent arthritis. (fish has omega oils, good for our immune system)

UPSET STOMACH? BANANAS - GINGER!!!!!
Bananas will settle an upset stomach.
Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea.

BLADDER INFECTION? DR! INK CRANBERRY JUICE!!!!
High-acid cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria.

BONE PROBLEMS? EAT PINEAPPLE!!!
Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented by the manganese in pineapple. !

MEMORY PROBLEMS? EAT OYSTERS!
Oysters help improve your mental functioning by supplying much-needed zinc.

COLDS? EAT GARLIC!
Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. (remember, garlic lowers cholesterol, too.)

COUGHING? USE RED PEPPERS!!
A substance similar to that found in the cough syrups is found in hot red pepper. Use red (cayenne) pepper with caution-it can irritate your tummy.

BREAST CANCER? EAT Wheat, bran and cabbage
Helps to maintain estrogen at healthy levels.

LUNG CANCER? EAT DARK GREEN AND ORANGE AND VEGGIES!!!
A good a! ntidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables..

ULCERS? EAT CABBAGE ALSO!!!
Cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastric and duodenal ulcers.

DIARRHEA? EAT APPLES!
Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to cure this condition. (Bananas are good for this ailment)

CLOGGED ARTERIES? EAT AVOCADO!
Mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? EAT CELERY AND OLIVE OIL!!!
Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure.
Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure too.

BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCE? EAT BROCCOLI AND PEANUTS!!!
The &n! bsp; chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and ! blood sugar.

Kiwi: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E & fibre. It's Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.

Apple: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low Vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart &n! bsp;attack & stroke..

Strawberry: Protective fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protects the body from cancer causing, blood vessels clogging free radicals. (Actually, any berry is g! ood for you..they're high in anti-oxidants and they actually keep us young..........blueberries are the best and very versatile in the health field........they get rid of all the free-radicals that invade our bodies)

Orange : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2 - 4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessen the risk of colon cancer.

Watermelon: Coolest Thirst Quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione which helps boost our immune system.. They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients
Found in watermelon are Vitamin C & Potassium. (watermelon also has natural substances [natural SPF sources] that keep our skin healthy, protecting our skin from those darn UV rays)

Guava & Papaya: Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fibre which helps prevent constipation.

Papaya is rich in carotene, this is good for your eyes. (also good for gas and indigestion)

Tomatoes are very good as a preventative measure for men, keeps those prostrate problems from invading their bodies.....GOOD AS MEDICINE.

4 things you cannot recover

2009-09-08T10:40:00.000+08:00

A young lady was waiting for her flight in the boarding room of a big airport. As she would need to wait many hours, she decided to buy a book to spend her time. She also bought a packet of cookies.

She sat down in an armchair in the VIP room of the airport, to read in peace. Beside the armchair where the pack of cookies lay, a man sat down in the next seat, opened his magazine and started reading.

When she took out her first cookie, the man also took one. She felt irritated but said nothing. She just thought: 'What a nerve! I would want to punch him for daring.'

For each cookie she took, the man took one too. This was infuriating, but she didn't want to make a scene. When only one cookie remained, she thought: 'what will he do now?' Then, the man took the last cookie, divided it into half, gave one half to her. That was too much. She took her book and stormed to the boarding place.

When she sat down in her seat in the plane, she looked into her purse for her spectacles, to her surprise, her packet of cookies was there, unopened. She was ashamed.

And now there ain't any chance to EXPLAIN, nor APOLOGISE..

There are 4 things you cannot recover:

THE STONE... after the throw!
THE WORDS...after it's said.
THE OCCASION... after the loss.

THE TIME... after it's gone.

Fw: Kisah Rozita - Pengasas Sendayu Tinggi: Saya berpurdah bukan kerana alim atau H1N1

2009-08-27T08:21:00.000+08:00

Rasanya sudah ramai yang tahu tentang kesusahan lampau saya kerana banyak majalah menyiarkan cerita itu. Niat saya tiada lain, hanya mahu menjadi pencetus semangat untuk wanita di luar sana. Biar mereka tahu, sebagai manusia jangan terlalu mengharapkan orang lain untuk berjaya dalam hidup.

Saya pernah jadi penoreh getah, sambil-sambil itu melakukan bermacam-macam kerja kampung untuk menampung hidup. Malah pernah juga cuba berniaga kedai runcit, menyertai MLM dan bekerja kilang.

Apabila berjaya dengan perniagaan Sendayu Tinggi, saya mula sedar manusia perlu ada tiga sifat jika mahu berjaya. Pertama, mereka mesti mengorak langkah untuk memulakan perkara kecil dalam diri. Kemudian, jangan pernah berkata tidak sebelum mencuba kerana tiada apa yang mustahil. Ketiga, jangan suka menyalahkan orang lain.

Nilai sepuluh sen

Bila sudah berjaya mengumpul kekayaan, tiap-tiap tahun saya pergi umrah. Ada banyak peristiwa yang dialami di tanah suci namun ada satu pengalaman yang paling menarik. Ia berlaku ketika saya tidur lalu bermimpi, satu suara menyuruh saya membaca beberapa ayat daripada surah Al-Baqarah.

Sekembalinya saya ke tanah air, saya terus mencari tafsir Al- Quran. Saya mendapati antara maksud ayat yang disuruh baca itu ialah mereka yang mendapat hidayah namun jika memalingkan mukanya, mungkin tiada lagi hidayah untuknya selepas itu.

Saya memang sudah lama terdetik mahu berganjak ke alam (fasa) lain sebaik sahaja usia mencecah 40 iaitu membuat persediaan untuk mati. Saya mula melihat betapa kehidupan di dunia ini sangat singkat, indah dan perlu dinikmati. Saya sedih mengenang ramai orang yang berjaya dalam perniagaan tetapi hidup tidak bahagia.

Ketika saya mengejar dunia, hidup dirasakan huru-hara. Pernah saya beli sebuah kereta dengan harga RM1 juta. Setiap kali tiba di satu-satu tempat, saya senang melihat banyak mata memandang dan berbisik-bisik kagum. Namun lama-kelamaan saya tersedar, rasa bangga melihat kekaguman orang itu menimbulkan perasaan riak dan mahu menunjuk-nunjuk.

Jika syiling sepuluh sen terjatuh, pernah satu ketika saya tidak mahu mengutipnya semula. Waktu itu saya memikirkan kelas sebagai seorang jutawan. Tetapi hari ini, saya tidak mahu lagi bersikap begitu. Saya mahu buang rasa riak, sebab nilai duit sepuluh sen itu besar nilainya pada sesetengah orang dan tidak patut dibazirkan begitu sahaja.

Saya tidak pandai mengaji dan tidak tinggi ilmu agama. Jadi saya mengupah seorang ustazah yang tinggal bersama di rumah ini untuk mengajar serta seorang ustaz untuk berkongsi ilmu agama. Sehari setiap minggu, rumah saya dibuka untuk orang ramai menyertai majlis ilmu yang dibuat di sini.

Impian saya yang masih belum tercapai ialah membina sebuah kompleks hasil perniagaan. Di kompleks berkenaan saya mahu membangunkan aktiviti dakwah di samping memberikan kehidupan kepada fakir miskin menerusi perkongsian ideologi perniagaan.

Saya tidak mahu golongan susah yang saya bantu ini memandang saya sebagai sumber kewangan. Saya tidak memberikan mereka 'ikan' tetapi 'pancing' untuk mengubah kehidupan. Caranya saya beri mereka produk untuk dipasarkan. Saya juga mengambil kuih, kerepek dan lain-lain daripada mereka untuk dijual.

Satu lagi impian yang sedang diusahakan, saya mahu bina sebuah rumah perlindungan untuk anak yatim piatu dan mualaf. Rumah sudah ada, tenaga pengajar pun tidak ada masalah. Cuma tinggal mencari bayi dan kanak-kanak untuk dibesarkan dengan pendidikan akademik berserta ilmu agama di rumah tersebut.

Kini mula berpurdah

Purdah ini sudah lima bulan saya pakai. Bukan sebab alim, dan bukan juga sebab H1N1. Sebaliknya inilah antara cara saya menjaga hati daripada dirasuk perasaan riak. Bila mengenakan purdah, tiada orang yang mengenali saya jadi tiada lagi layanan istimewa yang biasa saya dapat.

Saya tidak malu untuk mengaku, selama ini memang saya pakai tudung tetapi hati masih kotor. Ini kerana walaupun memakai tudung saya sering kalah bila syaitan berbisik supaya bersolek setiap kali ke luar rumah sesuai status selaku pengasas produk kecantikan.

"Kau kenalah pakai baju yang menampakkan kelangsingan, barulah orang tahu produk kau bagus" - itu juga antara bisikannya yang sering menewaskan saya. Barangkali ketika itu saya antara wanita akhir zaman yang disebut dalam hadis 'menutup aurat tetapi masih bertelanjang'

Sebagai majikan pula, kadangkala saya memarahi pekerja kerana mahu semuanya serba sempurna. Saya menjadi sungguh takut apabila tersedar dan berfikir bagaimana pula saya di sisi majikan paling besar iaitu Allah Taala? Dia pun berhak marahkan saya kerana sungguhpun solat, di mana zikir dan amalan sunat bagi menyempurnakan lagi amalan kepadanya?

Syukurlah, perubahan yang dibuat melimpahkan bahagia dalam hidup. Anak-anak (Nurhayati, Alif Syukri, Aiman Hazim, Nurazizah dan Nurain Sufiyah) dan suami melengkapkan lagi dunia wanita ini.

Kini hari-hari saya lalui sambil meneguk kelazatan ilmu akhirat. Melayan keletah anak-anak, mengulit orkid, epal Madura, daun kesum, kedondong, kari, limau purut dan pokok herba lain; juga melayan burung, ayam, lampam, puyuh, puyu dan tilapia melengkapkan lagi kediaman bak syurga dunia yang saya gelar Sorga Ammi.

Sesudah solat Subuh, tatkala berdiri di balkoni rumah menyaksikan kabus berlalu dibawa angin sambil merenung kalam-kalam bukit , saya semakin yakin betapa perlunya saya bersyukur menjadi hamba yang dilimpahi kasih sayangNya.

Fw: Eat Less Rice!

2009-08-25T20:48:00.000+08:00

The human body was never meant to consume rice! You see, our genes have hardly changed in more than 30,000 years. However, our food choices and lifestyle have changed dramatically. The caveman would hardly recognise our food or way of life.

Caveman food was never cooked as fire was not yet tamed. Thus, he ate only those foods that you can eat without treatment with or by fire.. He ate fruits, vegetables, fish (sushi anyone?), eggs, nuts and meat. Yes, even meat! You can even eat meat raw if you were starving in the forest. You have the necessary enzymes to digest meat.

However, rice, like wheat and corn, cannot be eaten raw. It must be cooked. Even if you were starving in the desert, you cannot eat rice in the raw form. This is because we do not have the system of enzymes to break rice down. You were never meant to eat rice. To make matters worse, you not only eat rice, but also make it the bulk of your food.

In some parts of Asia , rice forms up to 85% of the plate. Even if you take rice, keep it to a minimum. Remember, it is only for your tongue - not your body. Actually, rice and other grains like wheat and corn are actually worse than sugar. There are many reasons:

Rice becomes sugar - lots of it! This is a fact that no nutritionist can deny: rice is chemically no different from sugar. One bowl of cooked rice is the caloric equal of 10 teaspoons of sugar. This does not matter whether it is white, brown or herbal rice. Brown rice is richer in fibre, some B vitamins and minerals but it is still the caloric equal of 10 teaspoons of sugar. To get the same 10 teaspoons of sugar, you need to consume lots of kangkong-10 bowls of it.

Rice is digested to become sugar. Rice cannot be digested before it is thoroughly cooked. However, when thoroughly cooked, it becomes sugar and spikes circulating blood sugar within half an hour-almost as quickly as it would if you took a sugar candy. Rice is very low in the 'rainbow of anti-oxidants. '

This complete anti-oxidant rainbow is necessary for the effective and safe utilisation of sugar. Fruits come with a sugar called fructose. However, they are not empty calories as the fruit is packed with a whole host of other nutrients that help its proper assimilation and digestion.

Rice has no fibre. The fibre of the kangkong fills you up long before your blood sugar spikes. This is because the fibre bulks and fills up your stomach. Since white rice has no fibre, you end up eating lots of 'calorie dense' food before you get filled up. Brown rice has more fibre but still the same amount of sugar.

Rice is tasteless-sugar is sweet. There is only so much that you can eat at one sitting. How many teaspoons of sugar can you eat before you feel like throwing up? Could you imagine eating 10 teaspoons of sugar in one seating?

Rice is always the main part of the meal. While sugar may fill your dessert or sweeten your coffee, it will never be the main part of any meal. You could eat maybe two to three teaspoons of sugar at one meal. However, you could easily eat the equal value of two to three bowls (20-30 teaspoons) of sugar in one meal. I am always amused when I see someone eat sometimes five bowls of rice (equals 50 teaspoons of sugar) and then asks for tea tarik kurang manis!

There is no real 'built in' mechanism for us to prevent overeating of rice:
How much kangkong can you eat?
How much fried chicken can you eat?
How much steamed fish can you eat?
Think about that!

In one seating, you cannot take lots of chicken, fish or cucumber, but you can take lots of rice. Eating rice causes you to eat more salt. As rice is tasteless, you tend to consume more salt-another villain when it comes to high blood pressure. You tend to take more curry that has salt to help flavor rice. We also tend to consume more ketchup and soy sauce which are also rich in salt.

Eating rice causes you to drink less water. The more rice you eat, the less water you will drink as there is no mechanism to prevent the overeating of rice. Rice, wheat and corn come hidden in our daily food. As rice is tasteless, it tends to end up in other foods that substitute rice like rice flour, noodles and bread. We tend to eat the hidden forms which still get digested into sugar.

Rice, even when cooked, is difficult to digest. Can't eat raw rice? Try eating rice half cooked. Contrary to popular belief, rice is very difficult to digest. It is 'heavy stuff'. If you have problems with digestion, try skipping rice for a few days. You will be amazed at how the problem will just go away.

Rice prevents the absorption of several vitamins and minerals. Rice when taken in bulk will reduce the absorption of vital nutrients like zinc, iron and the B vitamins.

Are you a rice addict? Going rice-less may not be easy but you can go rice-less. Eating less rice could be lot easier than you think. Here are some strategies that you can pursue in your quest to eat less rice:

Eat less rice-cut your rice by half.
Barry Sears, author of the Zone Diet, advises 'eating rice like spice'. Instead, increase your fruits and vegetables. Take more lean meats and fish. You can even take more eggs and nuts.

Have 'riceless' meals. Take no rice or wheat at say, breakfast. Go for eggs instead. Go on 'riceless' days. Go 'western' once a week. Take no rice and breads for one day every week.

That can't be too difficult. Appreciate the richness of your food. Go for taste, colours and smells. Make eating a culinary delight. Enjoy your food in the original flavours. Avoid the salt shaker or ketchup. You will automatically eat less rice. Eat your fruit dessert before (Yes! No printing error) your meals. The fibre rich fruits will 'bulk up' in your stomach. Thus, you will eat less rice and more fruits..

It's your life. Decide what you want to eat! But eat less rice!

Just for laugh: Love and Marriage

2009-08-25T07:11:00.000+08:00

One day, a man came home and was greeted by his wife dressed in a very sexy nightie. 'Tie me up,' she purred, 'and you can do anything you want.' So he tied her up and went golfing.

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A woman came home, screeching her car into the driveway, and ran into the house. She slammed the door and shouted at the top of her lungs, 'Honey, pack your bags. I won the lottery!' The husband said, 'Oh my God! What should I pack, beach stuff or mountain stuff?' 'Doesn't matter,' she said. 'Just get out.'

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Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right, and the other is a husband.

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A Polish immigrant went to the DMV to apply for a driver's license. First, of course, he had to take an eye sight test. The optician showed him a card with the letters: 'C Z W I X N O S T A C Z.' 'Can you read this?', the optician asked. 'Read it?' the Polish guy replied, 'I know the guy.'

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A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband. Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen. 'Careful,' he said, 'CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my GOD! You're cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my GOD! WHERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER? They're going to STICK! Careful . CAREFUL! I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you're cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your mind? Don't forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them.. Use the salt. USE THE SALT! THE SALT!' The wife stared at him. 'What in the world is wrong with you? You think I don't know how to fry a couple of eggs?' The husband calmly replied, 'I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I'm driving.'

Know the Difference between Cold and Swine Flu Symptoms

2009-08-24T06:05:00.000+08:00

Symptom	Cold	Swine Flu
Fever	Fever is rare with a cold.	Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases. A temperature of 100�F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the flu.
Coughing	A hacking, productive (mucus- producing) cough is often present with a cold.	A non-productive (non-mucus producing) cough is usually present with the flu (sometimes referred to as dry cough).
Aches	Slight body aches and pains can be part of a cold.	Severe aches and pains are common with the flu.
Stuffy Nose	Stuffy nose is commonly present with a cold and typically resolves spontaneously within a week.	Stuffy nose is not commonly present with the flu.
Chills	Chills are uncommon with a cold.	60% of people who have the flu experience chills.
Tiredness	Tiredness is fairly mild with a cold.	Tiredness is moderate to severe with the flu.
Sneezing	Sneezing is commonly present with a cold.	Sneezing is not common with the flu.
Sudden Symptoms	Cold symptoms tend to develop over a few days.	The flu has a rapid onset within 3-6 hours. The flu hits hard and includes sudden symptoms like high fever, aches and pains.
Headache	A headache is fairly uncommon with a cold.	A headache is very common with the flu, present in 80% of flu cases.
,Sore Throat	Sore throat is commonly present with a cold.	Sore throat is not commonly present with the flu.
Chest Discomfort	Chest discomfort is mild to moderate with a cold.	Chest discomfort is often severe with the flu..

Checklist Ramadhan

2009-08-21T05:55:00.000+08:00

Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan
Wishing all Muslim friends - selamat berpuasa..

Ramadhan hampir menjelang dan persiapan hendaklah diadakan dengan memahami cara beramal di bulan Ramadhan mengikut sunnah dan jangan menjalani ibadah Ramadhan mengikut adat kerana Rasullah pernah bersabda didalam hadisnya :

Barang siapa menghidupkan sunnahKu ketika rosak umat-Ku maka baginya mendapat pahala seratus syahid. Oleh itu berhati-hatilah melakukan amal supaya mempunyai nilai yang tinggi dan mendapat kesan yang baik disepanjang bulan Ramadhan dan dibawah ini dicatatkan amalan-amalan mengikut sunnah.

CHECK LIST AMALAN DI BULAN RAMADHAN

1. Mengucapkan tahniah (Selamat datang Ramadhan atau Selamat menyambut Ramadhan.

2. Niat sebulan bagi malam yang pertama dan selanjutnya niat untuk hari-hari.

3. Sembahyang Isyak berjamaah di masjid/surau.

4. Solat Tarawikh 20 rakaat.

5. Tadarus membaca bersemak dan berturut-turut juzuk.

6. Tidur malam membaca 4 ayat terakhir Surah Al Kahfi supaya dikejutkan bangun tepat jam 4.00 pagi.

7. Bangun jam 4.00 pagi dan setengah jam untuk Qiamullail ringan (Solat Tahjud, Solat Taubat dan Solat Hajat)

8. Jam 4.30 pagi kaum ibu masak sahur.

9. Jam 5.00 pagi/5.15 pagi makan sahur.

10.Jangan tidur sesudah sahur.

11.Solat Subuh berjemaah di Masjid.

12.Tadarus pendek.

13.Matahari tinggi segalah, lakukan solat Isyraq.

14.Menjalankan kerja harian dan menjaga pancaindera.

15.Jam 11.00 pagi tunaikan Solat Dhuha.

16.Lakukan Solat Kafarah Baul 2 rakaat. Rakaat pertama selepas Fatihah baca Surah Al Kautsar 7 kali dan rakaat kedua selepas Fatihah baca Surah Ikhlas 7 kali.

17.Jam 12.00 tengahari tidur, niat tidur waktu Qailulah (ganti jaga satu jam diwaktu sahur)

18.Solat Zuhur berjemaah.

19.Tadarus pendek.

20.Sebelah petang kaum ibu menyediakan berbuka petang.

21.Solat Asar berjemaah di Masjid.

22.Jika masa petang jangan gunakan untuk bersiar-siar atau menonton TV yang melibatkan kemaksiatan. Sebaik-baiknya digunakan untuk mengikuti majlis-majlis ilmu atau berdoa kerana waktu itu amat mustajab.

23. Berbuka dengan ala kadar iaitu minuman yang belum dipanas oleh api atau dengan buah kurma atau buah tempatan.

24.Segera Solat Maghrib di Masjid.

25.Makan malam bersama keluarga.

26.Bersiap sedia untuk ke masjid menunaikan Solat Isyak dan Tarawikh secara berjemaah.

KELEBIHAN-KELEBIHAN YANG LAIN

1. Menghadiri majlis ilmu setiap langkah di beri pahala ibadah sunah setahun.

2. Mengekali berjemaah diberi balasan dengan disediakan sebuah bandar khas di Syurga.

3. Membuat hubungan baik kepda kedua ibu bapa, Allah pandang dengan penuh kasih sayang.

4. Isteri taat kepada suami diberi pahala seperti pahala Asiah dan Mariam.

5. Sesiapa yang menyampaikan hajat saudaranya disampaikan 1000 hajatnya di akhirat.

Mengurangkan berat badan di dalam menjalani ibadah Ramadhan

1. Sebelum puasa timbang badan

2. Kawal berbuka puasa

3. Pastikan semakin lama menunaikan ibadah puasa akan semakin kurang berat badan

4. Elakan daripada makan berlebihan

RANCANG PENINGKATAN IBADAH RAMADHAN

1. Sepuluh hari yang pertama adakan muhasabah amalan.

2. Sepuluh hari yang kedua, pastikan keimanan bertambah kuat dan selaraskan dengan sempena Nuzul Quran.

3. Sepuluh hari yang ketiga kuatkan azam untuk beramal di malam Al Qadr :

i. Dengan melakukan Solat Maghrib,Isyak dan Tarawikh berjemaah.

ii. Atau ditambah dengan Solat Subuh berjemaah

iii. Duduk dengan air sembahyang dan baca Al-Quran, Ayat Kursi, Surah Al Baqarah terakhir (Amanarrasul), Surah Az -zalzalah, Suraah Al Kafirun, Surah al Ikhlas dan Surah Yasin.

iv. Bagi kaum ibu yang uzur, baca zikir.

v. Bangun pukul 1.00 pagi tunaikan Solat Sunat Wuduk, Solat Hajat, Solat Tasbih, Solat Taubat, Solat Istikarah.

vi. Jika sedang beramal, badan terasa sejuk dan terharu maka inilah tanda-tanda mendapat Lailatul Qadar.

SELAMAT TINGGAL RAMADHAN

i. Pastikan Tarawikh terakhir

ii. Ucapkan Selamat Tinggal Ramadhan dengan penuh terharu dan berdoa semoga dipertemukan sekali lagi dengan Ramadhan yang akan datang.

25 Health Benefits of Lemons

2009-07-15T12:44:00.000+08:00

1. Lemon being a citrus fruit, fights against infection. It helps in production of White Blood Cells and antibodies in blood which attacks the invading microorganism and prevents infection.

2. Lemon is an antioxidant which deactivates the free radicals preventing many dangerous diseases like stroke, cardiovascular diseases and cancers.

3. Lemon lowers blood pressure and increases the levels of HDL (good cholesterol).

4. Lemon is found to be anti-carcinogenic which lowers the rates of colon, prostate and breast cancer. They prevent faulty metabolism in the cell, which can predispose a cell to becoming carcinogenic. Also blocks the formation of nitrosamines in the gut.

5. Lemon juice is said to give a glow to the skin.

6. A few drops of lemon juice in hot water are believed to clear the digestive system and purify liver as well.

7. The skin of lemon dried under the sun and then ground to make powder can be applied to the hair for a few minutes before bath which relieves head ache and cools the body.

8. Applying lemon juice to acne dries the existing ones and prevents from getting more.

9. Lemon juice acts as a natural hair lightener and skin bleach which reduces the pigment melanin and prevents the risk of chemical allergic reactions which is common with hair dyes and bleaches.

10. Lemon juice is given to relieve gingivitis, stomatitis, and inflammation of the tongue.

11. Lemon juice is used to prevent common cold.

12. Lemon juice is given to prevent/treat urinary tract infection and gonorrhea.

13. Lemon juice is applied to the sites of bites and stings of certain insects to relieve its poison and pain.

14. Lemon juice relieves colic pain and gastric problems.

15. Lemon juice soothes the dry skin when applied with little glycerin.

16. Lemon juice used for marinating seafood or meat kills bacteria and other organisms present in them, thereby prevents many gastro-intestinal tract infections.

17. Lemon juice with a pinch of salt (warm) every morning lowers cholesterol levels and brings down your weight.

18. Lemon juice is the best drink to prevent dehydration and shock in case of diarrhea.

19. Lemon juice can also be used as a mouthwash. It removes plaque, whitens the teeth and strengthens the enamel.

20. A table spoon o thick lemon syrup everyday relieves asthma.

21. Lemon juice relieves chilblains and itchy skin.

22. Gargling lemon juice relieves throat infection and also used as a treatment for diphtheria.

23. Lemon juice is an excellent treatment for dandruff and greasy hair.

24. Lemon juice, applied over the face, removes wrinkles and keeps you young.

25. Lemon juice helps to prevent and cure osteoarthritis.

Lemon is not usually allergic or toxic to many, so why not try its natural benefits first, then go on to medicines.

Sugar Level - Must Take Note

2009-06-01T10:32:00.012+08:00

Life Is Too Short To Hate Anyone

2009-05-29T07:21:00.000+08:00

A story tells that two friends were walking
through the desert
During some point of the
Journey they had an
Argument, and one friend
Slapped the other one
In the face.

The one who got slapped
was hurt, but without
saying anything,
wrote in the sand:

TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE .

They kept on walking
until they found an oasis,
where they decided
to take a bath.

The one who had been
slapped got stuck in the
mire and started drowning,
but the friend saved him.

After he recovered from
the near drowning,
he wrote on a stone:

TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
SAVED MY LIFE.

The friend who had slapped
and saved his best friend
asked him, "After I hurt you,
you wrote in the sand and now,
you write on a stone, why?"

The other friend replied
"When someone hurts us
we should write it down
in sand where winds of
forgiveness can erase it away.

But, when someone does
something good for us,
we must engrave it in stone
where no wind
can ever erase it."

LEARN TO WRITE
YOUR HURTS IN
THE SAND AND TO
CARVE YOUR
BENEFITS IN STONE!!!

They say it takes a
minute to find a special
person, an hour to
appreciate them, a day
to love them, but then
an entire life
to forget them.

Pass this phrase to
the people you'll never
forget. If you don't
send it to anyone,
it means you're in a
hurry and that you've
forgotten your friends.

Take the time to live!

Do not value the THINGS
you have in your life. But value
WHO you have in your life!

"Happiness is not something you find, it's something you create..."

The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling...
And even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it!!!

Minyak Masak Kelapa Sawit Boleh Diguna Ganti Minyak Hitam

2009-05-26T21:10:00.000+08:00

PERCAYAKAH anda bahawa minyak masak berasaskan minyak kelapa sawit boleh digunakan sebagai minyak pelincir untuk kenderaan anda?

Malahan sudah terdapat segelintir penduduk di Negeri Sembilan menggunakan minyak masak sebagai minyak pelincir atau minyak hitam untuk kereta mereka tanpa menghadapi sebarang masalah.

Pengurus Pemasaran Sekolah Golf Michael Ismail, Nik Safian Afzani Omar berkata, beliau telah menggunakan minyak masak yang dibeli pada harga RM2.50 sepaket untuk enjin kereta Kancilnya.

"Kancil saya menggunakan tiga liter minyak hitam. Jadi, saya tuang dua paket setengah minyak masak untuk menyamai kuantiti itu. Dahulu, kalau servis minyak hitam, saya berhabis sehingga RM130, tetapi sekarang kurang RM10," katanya..

Jika dahulu beliau menggunakan minyak hitam semi sentitik jenama Castrol, kini Nik Safian Afzani menggunakan 'minyak hitam' yang dibelinya dari sebuah pasar raya.

Menurutnya, selepas menggunakan minyak masak sebagai minyak hitam, suhu enjinnya sangat rendah dan meter suhu tidak pernah lebih dari satu takuk.

Nik Safian berkata, ketika menghantar kereta ke sebuah bengkel kenderaan untuk ditukar penapis minyak, pekerja bengkel tersebut terkejut apabila mendapati keretanya menggunakan minyak masak sebagai minyak hitam tetapi mengakui ini merupakan alternatif terbaik sebab harga minyak pelincir pada hari ini sudah naik.

Sementara itu, pencipta alat penjimat minyak kereta berasaskan gas hidrogen dan air, Hisham Abdullah, 43, turut menggunakan minyak masak sebagai minyak hitam untuk kereta Proton Iswaranya.

Beliau sudah menggunakan bahan itu setahun yang lepas dan mendapati tidak ada kesan negatif menimpa keretanya..

Bekas jurutera sebuah syarikat Jepun serta graduan dalam bidang ekonomi dan kejuruteraan dari Universiti Arkansas, Amerika Syarikat itu berkata: "Minyak kelapa sawit merupakan minyak paling sentitik, tetapi kita tidak tahu mengenainya."

Mekanik kereta, Mohd Tajuddin Jalil pula, mula mengetahui mengenai rahsia minyak masak sebagai ganti minyak hitam kira-kira dua tahun lalu selepas bertemu dengan seorang pakar minyak dari luar negara.

Sejak itu, beliau menggunakan minyak masak berasaskan kelapa sawit sebagai minyak hitam keretanya, malahan beliau mengenali 67 pengguna kereta di Negeri Sembilan yang menggunakan minyak masak sebagai pelincir enjin kereta mereka.

"Hanya minyak masak berasaskan kelapa sawit sahaja boleh digunakan sebagai minyak hitam. Jangan pakai minyak masak berasaskan jagung, sayuran atau kacang kerana minyak ini pada suhu sejuk akan menjadi beku," katanya.

Katanya, harga minyak hitam keluaran pelbagai syarikat kini meningkat dengan sebotol empat liter minyak hitam semi sentitik kini berharga RM160 dan minyak sentitik sepenuhnya, mencecah RM200.

Bagaimanapun, beliau menasihatkan orang ramai supaya menukar gasket kereta mereka kepada jenama yang lebih baik sebelum menggunakan minyak masak sebagai pelincir enjin kereta.

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Don't sleep late

2009-05-20T12:37:00.002+08:00

Good rest and sound sleep is very Important... if u don't sleep well, the toxic in your body will accumulate..
Affecting your health and your mood...

The main causes of liver damage are:
1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are the main cause.
2. Not urinating in the morning.
3. Too much eating.
4. Skipping breakfast.
5. Consuming too much medication.
6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.
7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.
8. Consuming overly done foods also add to the burden of liver. Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.

We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our body to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to 'schedule.'

Because: Evening at 9 - 11pm : is the time for eliminating unnecessary/ toxic chemicals (de-toxification) from the antibody system (lymph nodes). This time dura tion should be spent by relaxing or listening to music. If during this time a housewife is still in an unrelaxed state such as washing the dishes or monitoring children doing their homework, this will have a negative impact on her health.

Evening at 11pm - 1am : The de-toxification process in the liver, and ideally should be done in a deep sleep state. Early morning 1 - 3am : de-toxification process in the gall, also ideally done in a deep sleep state.

Early morning 3 - 5am : de-toxification in the lungs. Therefore there will sometimes be a severe cough for cough sufferers during this time. Since the de-toxification process had reached the respiratory tract, there is no need to take cough medicine so as not to interfere with toxin removal process.
Morning 5 - 7am : de-toxification in the colon, you should empty your bowel.

Morning 7 - 9am : Absorption of nutrients in the small intestine, you should be having breakfast at this time. Breakfas t should be earlier, before 6:30am, for those who are sick. Breakfast before 7:30am is very beneficial to those wanting to stay fit. Those who always skip breakfast, they should change their habits, and it is still better to eat breakfast late until 9 -10am rather than no meal at all. Sleeping so late and waking up too late will disrupt the process of removing unnecessary chemicals. Aside from that, midnight to 4am is the time when the bone marrow produces blood.

Therefore, have a good sleep and don't sleep late.