Mosques In Makkah Have Wrong Qibla Direction

MAKKAH – The building of multistory residential towers adjacent to the Grand Mosque has led to the discovery that the direction of the Qibla in some 200 old mosques in the proximity of the Holy Mosque is wrongly positioned.

Qibla is the Arabic word for the direction a Muslim should face when offering prayers. Most mosques contain a niche in a wall that indicates the Qibla which faces in the direction of the Holy Ka’aba.

These high residential towers around the Grand Mosque have enabled some worshippers to discover slight discrepancies in the direction of the Qibla of an estimated 200 mosques, especially the ones in Al-Mansour and Al-Tandbawi districts and Al-Sitteen.

The direction of the Qibla in some of these mosques is set to the western wing of the Holy Mosque while others are inclined toward Al-Misfala District. It is believed some of these mosques were built 50 years ago.

Muslims consider the direction of the Qibla very important because of the fact that all Muslims pray facing the Holy Ka’aba. It is traditionally considered to be a symbol of the unity of all Muslims worldwide. Thus, the Qibla, anywhere on Earth, is the direction of the Ka’aba.
Anwar Damaj, Muhammed Assiri and Ibrahim Hawsawi who pray in one of the mosques at Al-Mansour District said worshippers had discovered the wrong position of the Qibla in these mosques after people visiting the high rise towers noticed it.

Residents in these districts have called upon the authorities concerned at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs to correct the direction of the Qibla in these mosques or adjust the direction of the carpets on which the worshippers pray facing the Ka’aba.

They suggested that laser beams be installed on the minarets of the Holy Haram in order to show the direction of the Qibla.

Muhammed Ibrahim, a muezzin in one of the mosques in Al-Mansoura District, said most of the mosques in the district were built a long time ago and the direction of the Qibla was randomly estimated.

Hassan Bukhari, a muezzin in another mosque in the same district, said many worshippers were perplexed by the location of the Qibla. This made them have doubts about the prayers they have already offered.

Talal Nouh, a former mosques supervisor in Makkah, said the old mosques in the city were not directly set towards the eye of the Ka’aba though they face it, pointing out that this stems from the lack of accurate instruments for determining the real direction of the Ka’aba.

Dr. Saad Mousa Al-Mousa, a member of the teaching staff of the Faculty of Shariah at Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah, said the Endowment Administration is responsible for determining the location of the Qibla since they have experts trained specifically for the purpose.

By Salman Al-Salmi (Saudi Gazette)

Dari Oman..

Kiriman Pada 18 Oct 2009.

Sampai ke Singapore Pada 22 Oct 2009.


Cantik sangat..."THE OMAN KHANJAR"

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Maaf kerana lambat memasukkannya ke blog ni :D

Evening With Khadijah Ibrahim

DATE: 4 Dec 2009 Fri, 7PM

DURATION: Approx 4 hrs

VENUE: Persada Johor International Convention Centre, Johor, Malaysia, Tanjung Puteri Hall

TICKET PRICE (Exclude Booking Fee)
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* Photography is allowed, but no Video Recording for this event !

Golden Memories Christmas Concert

Venue: Victoria Theatre

Date: 21st December 2009

Time: 7.30 pm

Tickets: S$30, S$40, S$50 & S$60

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Salam Aidil Adha 1430H..

Allah is a guardian to those who believe. He brings them out of darkness & brings them into light...(The Holy Qur'an - 2:257)



May his love & protection gives us peace & happiness which leads us to bliss on this Eid & always..Amin.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha 1430H

Utk Semua Muslimin Musliman....

Happy Eidul Adha

To All My Muslim Frenz.....

6 Years Old Boy Found Dead

SINGAPORE: A 31—year—old man has been arrested after Police found the body of a missing boy at the bank of Kallang River at 8.40am on Wednesday.

By the time Police discovered the body near Block 44 Bendemeer Road, it was already decomposed.

The body was that of six—year—old Muhammad Nor Rashidy Rahmat.

The boy’s grandmother reported him missing on Monday, saying an acquaintance had taken him five days earlier.

Intensive police investigations led to the arrest of the man in a hotel at Westerhout Road in Geylang.

He is believed to be the husband of Rashidy’s babysitter.
Residents saidd they saw police leading him from Block 44 to the crime scene.
Addieriz Md Said, a resident, said: "This morning I saw four CIDs bring a Malay guy with a strip of leather, legs and hands, moving off from my house under my block, to the restaurant, to the crime scene.

“But I didn’t know what was happening and I just followed to see. He was wearing a white shirt, white pants and was a bit plump and had shoulder—length hair."

Police have classified the case as murder which carries the death penalty.

The man will be charged in court on Thursday.

Born Day

Gladiolas - August Birth Flower

Gladiolas is the birth flower for people who are born in August.

The Gladiolas symbolizes remembrance, strength of character,

dedication and devotion towards family.

If your birth flower is Gladiolas: You are an intellectual person.

People love you for your enthusiasm and charming nature.

You constantly try to succeed ...in whatever you do.

You desire to occupy leadership positions.

Loses Benefits Over Facebook Photo

BROMONT, Quebec: A Canadian woman on sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits after her insurance agent found photos of her apparently having fun on Facebook.

Nathalie Blanchard said Monday she was diagnosed with major depression and was receiving monthly sick-leave benefits until payments dried up this fall.

When Blanchard called her insurance provider, Manulife, to find out why she says she was told the Facebook photos showed she was able to work.

"If you have insurance, be careful. This is a major battle and it's not going to be easy," Blanchard, 29, said in a telephone interview from her home in Bromont Quebec.

She said her insurance agent described several pictures Blanchard posted on Facebook, including ones showing her having a good time at a Chippendales bar show, at her birthday party and on a sun holiday.

Blanchard said Manulife told her it was evidence she is no longer depressed.

Her lawyer, Tom Lavin, said Blanchard was wrongfully dismissed from her benefits, and she had the right to go on holiday.

"The issue for me is that they stopped her disability benefits without the proper medical recommendations. Her doctor recommended she go on vacation," he said.

Blanchard said she took three four-day trips when she was feeling especially low, on her psychiatrist's advice.

Manulife declined to comment on the case specifically but has said in a statement that "we would not deny or terminate a valid claim solely based on information published on Web sites such as Facebook."

Blanchard's case will be before Quebec Superior Court Dec. 8.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2009/11/22/2009-11-22_nathalie_blanchard_loses_benefits_over_facebook_beach_photos.html/

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Batam Ferry Capsized

JAKARTA - An overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday, killing four while nearly 300 passengers survived the accident, officials said.

A transport ministry official told a news conference in Jakarta the ferry, which had the capacity to carry 273 people, had 213 passengers on its manifest. Sunaryo, director general of sea transportation, said 292 people had survived.

"The disparity between the manifest and reality is large, it's such a classic case" of breaking the regulations, said Sunaryo.

"Bad weather is hampering search and rescue efforts. The waves are as high as six metres, it's difficult for small ships to reach the location."

The ferry, the Dumai Express 10, was sailing from Batam near Singapore to Dumai island in Riau when it ran into massive waves, Riau police chief Puji Hartanto told Metro TV.

Survivors were spotted floating at sea, Hartanto said.

Separately, another ferry, the Dumai Express 15 with 278 people on board, ran aground after it was hit by large waves, said Riau police spokesman Yasin Kosasih.

All passengers and crew survived, he added. The ferry was travelling between Batam and Moro island.

Indonesia relies heavily on ferry services to connect the many islands in the sprawling archipelago.

But accidents are common, largely due to years of under-investment in infrastructure and a tendency to overload ferries.

Fasting First Nine Days of Dhul-Hijjah

Hunaydah ibn Khaalid narrated upon the authority of his wife who said, “Some of the wives of the Prophet (salallaahu‘alaihiwasallam) told me that the Prophet (salallaahu ‘alaihiwasallam) used to fast the Day of ‘Aashoorah, the first nine days of Dhul-Hijjah, and three days out of every month*.” (Imam Ahmad, An-Nasaaee)

*- 13th, 14th, and 15th every month

Commentary: Imam An-Nawwawee (rahimahullaah) said with reference to fasting the first nine days of Dhul-Hijjah,
quote: “It is extremely preferable to do so.”

Fatwah from Shaikh al-’Uthaimeen

A questioner asked Shaikh al-’Uthaimeen (rahimahullaah) the following question:

Question: Oh Shaikh, are there any authentic ahadith that mention fasting the first [nine] days of Dhul-Hijjah?

Answer by Shaikh al-’Uthaimeen:

quote: “Fasting the first [nine] of Dhul-Hijjah is from the righteous actions without doubt.

And the Prophet salallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam said, “There are not any days in which righteous actions are done that are more beloved to Allaah than these ten days.” They said, “Oh Messenger of Allaah, not even jihad in Allaah’s cause?” He said, “Not even jihad in Allaah’s cause, except for a man who left out with his self and his wealth, and he did not return with either.”

So fasting is included in the general context of this hadith. And there appears a hadith stating that the Messenger of Allaah salallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam used to fast the first ten of Dhul Hijjah, not counting the ‘Eid [in other words, the first nine days of Dhul-Hijjah].

And Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal rahimahullaah takes this position and it is authentic. Fasting in the first ten [of Dhul-Hijjah, excluding the 'Eid] is sunnah. Yes.”

Panadol

TRY 100PLUS & WATER.

NOT PANADOL DON'T TAKE PANADOL, PANADOL ACTI FAST & PANADOL SOLUBLE (ESP. PEOPLE HAVE GASTRIC)

FYI... One real story from a guy... My husband was working in a hospital as an IT engineer, as the hospital is planning to set up a database of its patient. And he knows some of the doctor quite well. The doctors used to tell him that whenever they have a headache, they are not willing to take PANADOL (PARACETMOL). In fact,they will turn to Chinese Herbal Medicine or find other alternatives.

This is because Panadol is toxic to the body, and it harms the liver. According to the doctor, Panadol will reside in the body for at least 5 years. And according to the doctor, there used to be an incident where an air stewardess consumes a lot of panadol during her menstrual as she needs to stand all the time. She's now in her early 30's, and she needs to wash her kidney (DIALYSIS) every month.

As said by the doctor that whenever we have a headache, that's because it is due to the electron/Ion imbalance in the brain. As an alternative solution to cope with this matter, they suggested that we buy 1 or 2 cans of isotonic drink ( eg.100PLUS), and mix it with drinking water according to a ratio of 1:1 or 1:2 (simply, it means one cup 100plus, one cup water.or 2 cups water).

Me and my husband have tried this on several occasions, and it seems to work well. Another method will be to submerge your feet in a basin of warm water so that it bring the blood pressure down from your throbbing head. As Panadol is a pain killer, the more Panadol you take, the lesser would be your threshold for pain (your endurance level for pain). We all will fall ill as we aged, for woman, we would need to go through childbirth. Imagine that we had spent our entire life popping quite a substantial amount of Panadol (Pain Killer) when you need to have a surgery or operation, you will need a much more amount of general anesthetic to numb your surgical pain than the average person who seldom or rarely takes Panadol .

If you have a very high intake of Panadol throughout your life (Migraine, Menstrual cramps) it is very likely that normal general anesthetic will have no effects on you as your body is pumped full with panadol and your body is so used to pain killer that you would need a much stronger pain killer, Morphine??

Value your life, THINK b4 you easily pop that familiar pill into your mouth again.

Love Expose

"Love means exposing yourself

to the pain of being hurt,

deeply hurt by someone you trust."

Open doors

When one door closes another door opens;

but we so often look so long and

so regretfully upon the closed door,

that we do not see the ones which open for us

- Alexander Graham Bell