Every year,
January 1st marks the beginning of a New Year,
according to the Gregorian calendar,
During the night of New Year's Eve,
people across the world turn festive,
dazzled by entertainment, fireworks and other surprises,
throughout the night till the morning sun rises,
ushering the New Year with celebrations of many faces,
Many Muslims around the globe are not exception,
as they also join in some form of New Year celebration.
In the Muslim world celebrations are usually mild,
but in the West they are rather wild,
A different reality is seen in most Western cities,
where massive party jammed the streets,
and live entertainment greets,
with prevalent free mixing between sexes,
where youngsters got drunk at roadsides and pubs,
and celebrations which often turned vicious,
as drunken revellers lost their senses,
From London to New York and other places,
Including some German cities where sexual assult was numerous,
During New Year's Eve crime was indeed the highest,
Many of these are incompatible with Islamic teachings,
and are against Islamic dignity and moral preachings,
So Muslims must not be carried away during celebrations,
Activities that are not permissible are non inclusions.
While we delightfully usher in the new year,
part of the Ummah that requires our sympathy we must remember,
the mass eviction and murder in Syria,
the imprisonment of the people of Gaza,
the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya,
the seizure of Palestine and capture of al-Aqsa,
“How can I smile when I know that Masjid Al Aqsa is being defiled says Salahuddin Ayyubi,
Indeed the lack of empathy is a tragedy,
for the Prophet (pbuh) always wanted the Ummah to be like one body,
Celebrating the New Year in a highly festive manner only shows huge lack of sympathy,
So let's focus our time and energy,
what is more when many Muslim countries are poor and under developed,
and many Muslims remain uneducated.
Eventhough many Muslims use the Gregorian calendar,
we Muslims also have our own Hijrah calendar,
which has been in use for more than 1400 years,
On every 1st of the month of Muharram our new year commences,
But even for our own Muslim New Year we don't actually celebrate,
Instead we mostly only commemorate,
For only the two major Eids Muslims are enjoined to celebrate.
Islam (as I understood) ordains Muslims to treat others kindly,
to all people be peaceful and friendly,
But Islam also tells Muslims to protect ad-Deen and their Muslim identity,
and not to imitate Western culture freely,
Muslims may use the Gregorian calender if they need to,
and convey their friends a simple New Year wish if they want to,
but be wary as to it Western culture is intertwined,
Western style celebrations should be avoided,
as the Islamic identity must be protected,
and Muslim morality and dignity safely guarded.
Wishing everyone a peaceful and blessed New Year 2018.
Poetized by drK@KuantumHarapan, updated Jan 2018
Sunday, 29 January 2017
PERGINYA SEORANG KETUA MENTERI (pantun)
Mari menyanyi lagu yang sepi,
Lagu Melayu berirama sunyi,
Kembali ke ramatullah Ketua Menteri,
Pembela rakyat penduduk negeri.
Jangan menari di waktu ini,
Tarian gemalai tak mengubat hati,
Kembali ke ramatullah pembela negeri,
Teruskan legasi kukuhkan integrasi.
Nukilan drK@KuantumHarapan, Jan 2017
Lagu Melayu berirama sunyi,
Kembali ke ramatullah Ketua Menteri,
Pembela rakyat penduduk negeri.
Jangan menari di waktu ini,
Tarian gemalai tak mengubat hati,
Kembali ke ramatullah pembela negeri,
Teruskan legasi kukuhkan integrasi.
Nukilan drK@KuantumHarapan, Jan 2017
JALAN-JALAN CARI MAKAN KE UTARA (puisi)
Ku berkereta ke negeri paling utara,
Cari Nasi Ganja dan kawan lama,
Di Kuala Perlis ada Laksa Kola,
Dekat Sena pula ada Nasi Ganja.
Singgah dulu di Seberang Perai,
Kandar Jamal Mohd ku pekena,
Sedap teramat Pelita di Prai,
Tapi tak sama Nasi Ganja di Sena.
Sampai Kuala Perlis ku hirup laksa,
Kempunan macam bertahun tak rasa,
Lepas subuh bergegas ke Medan Sena,
Pak Sheikh pagi-pagi sudah buka.
Ku makan tengahari di Anjung Keli,
Depa goreng keli amat rangup sekali,
Ku tengok Sains Perlis kot pagar tepi,
Nostalgia di hati rasa tidak terperi.
Ke Wang Kelian ku ada rancang,
Ngopi Kopitok belum ku sempat,
Kalau ada umur yang panjang,
Ku jengok Perlis selagi dapat.
Ku tepuk dada ku tanye iman,
Iman di dada kena buktikan,
Tujuan hidup bukan untuk makan,
Sekadar menikmati kurniaan Tuhan.
Nukilan drK@KuantumHarapan, Dis 2016
Cari Nasi Ganja dan kawan lama,
Di Kuala Perlis ada Laksa Kola,
Dekat Sena pula ada Nasi Ganja.
Singgah dulu di Seberang Perai,
Kandar Jamal Mohd ku pekena,
Sedap teramat Pelita di Prai,
Tapi tak sama Nasi Ganja di Sena.
Sampai Kuala Perlis ku hirup laksa,
Kempunan macam bertahun tak rasa,
Lepas subuh bergegas ke Medan Sena,
Pak Sheikh pagi-pagi sudah buka.
Ku makan tengahari di Anjung Keli,
Depa goreng keli amat rangup sekali,
Ku tengok Sains Perlis kot pagar tepi,
Nostalgia di hati rasa tidak terperi.
Ke Wang Kelian ku ada rancang,
Ngopi Kopitok belum ku sempat,
Kalau ada umur yang panjang,
Ku jengok Perlis selagi dapat.
Ku tepuk dada ku tanye iman,
Iman di dada kena buktikan,
Tujuan hidup bukan untuk makan,
Sekadar menikmati kurniaan Tuhan.
Nukilan drK@KuantumHarapan, Dis 2016
ULANG TAHUN HARI LAHIRKU KE 55 PENUH MAKNA (puisi)
Beberapa bulan lepas ada hari yang agak istimewa,
Dengan izinNya aku mencapai usia 55,
Aku ambil peluang untuk menyatakan kesyukuran,
dan untuk mengenang nikmat Tuhan,
di sepanjang perjalanan kehidupan,
Syukur padaNya kerana umurku masih ada,
Sudah agak jauh perjalanan hidupku sejak lahir ke dunia,
Dapatku menadah pelbagai nikmat dari Pencipta,
Syukur atas peluang yang diberi oleh Allah Maha Kuasa
Aku terima hakikat bahwa hidup ini cobaan,
untuk membuktikan iman dan ketaatan,
dan perjuangan menentang godaan,
Di usia ini ku harap diterima segala amalan,
Pengembaraan hidupku tak kesepian dari kesalahan dan kesilapan,
kerana aku hanya manusia biasa,
Tapi aku yakin Tuhanku Maha Pengampun segala dosa.
Aku dilahirkan dalam keluarga sederhana,
di Bagan Datoh pekan tercinta,
Kepada ayah dan ibu aku berhutang kejayaan,
Ayahku guru suka fikir pasal pendidikan,
Kejayaan anak2 sentiasa mereka rancangkan,
Aku berketurunan Pulau Pinang bercampur Bugis dan Jawa,
Keturunan apa pun kita tetap bangsa serumpun,
Pendidikan awal di SRJK Sungai Sumun,
Sekolah menengahku di Sains Perlis,
Ketika teringat kampung ada kala aku menangis,
Habis SPM aku dihantar ke Amerika,
Tahun 1985 aku pulang ke Malaysia,
Mula kerja untuk menyara keluarga,
Serta membalas jasa ibu bapa dan rakyat Malaysia,
Kepada mereka aku terhutang selamanya,
Pada Allah swt jua terlaksana takdirNya.
Kini aku menua di umur yang baru,
Ujian hidup akan terus memburu,
Tambah hampir aku ke penghujung usia,
Telahku lalui pelbagai peristiwa,
mengharungi kala gembira dan derita,
Ujian Allah sentiasa aku redha,
Mewarnai hidup sehingga akhirnya.
Sungguh Allah swt Maha Kaya, di atas segala kurniaNya;
Di kala aku tercari2 matlamat dan tujuan,
Engkau pertemukan aku dengan insan2 beriman,
yang mengajar Islam satu sistem kehidupan,
Baru ku sedar Islam merangkumi dunia dan keakhiratan.
Di kala aku terasa kekosongan dan kesunyian,
Engkau berikan aku teman hidup pengubat kesepian,
Dapatku mengasihi dan dikasihi keluarga,
Hidupku tidak ketandusan curahan kasih sayang mereka.
Di kala aku tiada pekerjaan,
Aku terus dipanggil kursus perguruan,
Rezeki untuk anak2 yang jadi tanggungan,
Kemudian Engkau datangkan jalan kehadapan,
Sekarang giliranku menghulur pada yang memerlukan.
Di kala aku berada di persimpangan,
Engkau pertemukan aku dengan ilmuan yang menunjukkan jalan,
Hingga aku bertapak di dunia ilmu,
Berkarya dan menyelidik hasil yang ditemu.
Di kala aku teruja dan terlalai,
Dalam kesenangan dan kenikmatan,
Hatiku banyak tertawa dan terbuai,
dari menangis dalam ketawadukan,
Engkau anugerahku anak yang keistimewaan,
Kurniaan Mu sebagai peringatan,
Baruku sedar dunia ini bukan untuk berleka lekaan.
Syukur pada Allah dan banyak2 terima kasih aku rakamkan;
kepada keluargaku yang banyak memberi sokongan,
dan guru-guruku yang banyak berkorban,
dan teman-temanku yang terus memberi dorongan,
serta kawan-kawan yang berkongsi kegembiraan,
walaupun adakalanya timbul perbezaan,
dan pelajar-pelajarku yang meniti kesabaran,
Terima kasih kerana kehadiran dalam hidupku,
walaupun ada teman-teman yang hanya dalam talian,
Sudi berkawan hingga ke hujung kehidupan,
Entah bilakah tiba, hari kita akan berpisah jua,
Maafkan aku atas segala kekurangan,
Kenangan bersama sentiasa jadi ingatan.
Nukilan drK@KuantumHarapan, Nov 2016
Dengan izinNya aku mencapai usia 55,
Aku ambil peluang untuk menyatakan kesyukuran,
dan untuk mengenang nikmat Tuhan,
di sepanjang perjalanan kehidupan,
Syukur padaNya kerana umurku masih ada,
Sudah agak jauh perjalanan hidupku sejak lahir ke dunia,
Dapatku menadah pelbagai nikmat dari Pencipta,
Syukur atas peluang yang diberi oleh Allah Maha Kuasa
Aku terima hakikat bahwa hidup ini cobaan,
untuk membuktikan iman dan ketaatan,
dan perjuangan menentang godaan,
Di usia ini ku harap diterima segala amalan,
Pengembaraan hidupku tak kesepian dari kesalahan dan kesilapan,
kerana aku hanya manusia biasa,
Tapi aku yakin Tuhanku Maha Pengampun segala dosa.
Aku dilahirkan dalam keluarga sederhana,
di Bagan Datoh pekan tercinta,
Kepada ayah dan ibu aku berhutang kejayaan,
Ayahku guru suka fikir pasal pendidikan,
Kejayaan anak2 sentiasa mereka rancangkan,
Aku berketurunan Pulau Pinang bercampur Bugis dan Jawa,
Keturunan apa pun kita tetap bangsa serumpun,
Pendidikan awal di SRJK Sungai Sumun,
Sekolah menengahku di Sains Perlis,
Ketika teringat kampung ada kala aku menangis,
Habis SPM aku dihantar ke Amerika,
Tahun 1985 aku pulang ke Malaysia,
Mula kerja untuk menyara keluarga,
Serta membalas jasa ibu bapa dan rakyat Malaysia,
Kepada mereka aku terhutang selamanya,
Pada Allah swt jua terlaksana takdirNya.
Kini aku menua di umur yang baru,
Ujian hidup akan terus memburu,
Tambah hampir aku ke penghujung usia,
Telahku lalui pelbagai peristiwa,
mengharungi kala gembira dan derita,
Ujian Allah sentiasa aku redha,
Mewarnai hidup sehingga akhirnya.
Sungguh Allah swt Maha Kaya, di atas segala kurniaNya;
Di kala aku tercari2 matlamat dan tujuan,
Engkau pertemukan aku dengan insan2 beriman,
yang mengajar Islam satu sistem kehidupan,
Baru ku sedar Islam merangkumi dunia dan keakhiratan.
Di kala aku terasa kekosongan dan kesunyian,
Engkau berikan aku teman hidup pengubat kesepian,
Dapatku mengasihi dan dikasihi keluarga,
Hidupku tidak ketandusan curahan kasih sayang mereka.
Di kala aku tiada pekerjaan,
Aku terus dipanggil kursus perguruan,
Rezeki untuk anak2 yang jadi tanggungan,
Kemudian Engkau datangkan jalan kehadapan,
Sekarang giliranku menghulur pada yang memerlukan.
Di kala aku berada di persimpangan,
Engkau pertemukan aku dengan ilmuan yang menunjukkan jalan,
Hingga aku bertapak di dunia ilmu,
Berkarya dan menyelidik hasil yang ditemu.
Di kala aku teruja dan terlalai,
Dalam kesenangan dan kenikmatan,
Hatiku banyak tertawa dan terbuai,
dari menangis dalam ketawadukan,
Engkau anugerahku anak yang keistimewaan,
Kurniaan Mu sebagai peringatan,
Baruku sedar dunia ini bukan untuk berleka lekaan.
Syukur pada Allah dan banyak2 terima kasih aku rakamkan;
kepada keluargaku yang banyak memberi sokongan,
dan guru-guruku yang banyak berkorban,
dan teman-temanku yang terus memberi dorongan,
serta kawan-kawan yang berkongsi kegembiraan,
walaupun adakalanya timbul perbezaan,
dan pelajar-pelajarku yang meniti kesabaran,
Terima kasih kerana kehadiran dalam hidupku,
walaupun ada teman-teman yang hanya dalam talian,
Sudi berkawan hingga ke hujung kehidupan,
Entah bilakah tiba, hari kita akan berpisah jua,
Maafkan aku atas segala kekurangan,
Kenangan bersama sentiasa jadi ingatan.
Nukilan drK@KuantumHarapan, Nov 2016
THE WOMEN’S BOAT TO GAZA (poem)
It's about the boat to Gaza,
Thirteen women on board Zaytouna-Oliva,
Part of the bigger Freedom Flotilla,
Highlighting illegal blockade of Gaza
All delegates and crew were women,
Lead by Nobel Laureate from Northern Ireland,
In doing so they hope to raise concern,
Isreal's disregard of UN Resolution,
Mission is to highlight the oppression,
Giving Gaza the needed media attention,
Isreal's ongoing illegal blockade,
International Law which Israel continue to violate.
Remember in 2010 Mavi Marmara have tried,
But ten non-violent activists have died,
Shot by Israeli Navy with guns brandished,
The Illegal act still go unpunished,
The Zaytouna-Oliva boat was detoured,
The women captured and deported.
But what happenned to Oliva and Marmara was nothing,
Compared to daily violence Gaza is experiencing,
We have been guilty watching,
The captivity of 1.9 million Palestinian,
Extreme injustice to men, women and children,
All caged in the world's largest prison,
Without the much needed provision.
Homes, schools and hospitals have been destroyed,
97% of water can no longer be enjoyed,
Electricity supply is very limited,
Conditions are bad and depleted,
UN predicted Gaza by 2020 uninhabited.
The Flotilla seeks to bring hope and solidarity,
To the besieged Palestinian territory and city,
The brutal siege must be lifted immediately,
Freedom Flotilla must continue to sail until Palestine is free.
Poetized by drK@KuantumHarapan, Oct 2016
Thirteen women on board Zaytouna-Oliva,
Part of the bigger Freedom Flotilla,
Highlighting illegal blockade of Gaza
All delegates and crew were women,
Lead by Nobel Laureate from Northern Ireland,
In doing so they hope to raise concern,
Isreal's disregard of UN Resolution,
Mission is to highlight the oppression,
Giving Gaza the needed media attention,
Isreal's ongoing illegal blockade,
International Law which Israel continue to violate.
Remember in 2010 Mavi Marmara have tried,
But ten non-violent activists have died,
Shot by Israeli Navy with guns brandished,
The Illegal act still go unpunished,
The Zaytouna-Oliva boat was detoured,
The women captured and deported.
But what happenned to Oliva and Marmara was nothing,
Compared to daily violence Gaza is experiencing,
We have been guilty watching,
The captivity of 1.9 million Palestinian,
Extreme injustice to men, women and children,
All caged in the world's largest prison,
Without the much needed provision.
Homes, schools and hospitals have been destroyed,
97% of water can no longer be enjoyed,
Electricity supply is very limited,
Conditions are bad and depleted,
UN predicted Gaza by 2020 uninhabited.
The Flotilla seeks to bring hope and solidarity,
To the besieged Palestinian territory and city,
The brutal siege must be lifted immediately,
Freedom Flotilla must continue to sail until Palestine is free.
Poetized by drK@KuantumHarapan, Oct 2016
SELAMAT HARI MALAYSIA (puisi)
16 September Hari Malaysia
1963 terbentuk negara tercinta
Sabah, Sarawak bersama Malaya
Kekal membentuk satu negara
Hujan emas negeri orang
Hujan batu negeri sendiri
Indah khabar negeri seberang
Baik lagi negara sendiri
Di mana tempat bumi dipijak
Di situ harus langit di junjung
Cinta negara suburkan semerbak
Musuh negara sama membendung
Negara bangsa bersatu padu
Wilayah dan etnik terintegrasi
Bangsa Malaysia sejahtera selalu
Masa hadapan sama dikongsi
Walau terpisah seberang lautan
Sabah dan Sarawak seiring jalan
Kerana geografi kita berjauhan
Atas muafakat rasa berdekatan
Timur dan Barat sama berhubung
Kepelbagaian budaya dapat dipergiat
Integrasi terbina dengan Semenanjung
Malaysia terbuka sekalian rakyat
Kita mengharung hidup bersama
Hak dan keadilan sama serata
Mari perkukuh Bangsa Malaysia
Ketinggian cinta pada negara
Bulat air kerana pembentung
Bulat manusia kerana muafakat
Warga negara terus beruntung
Selagi semua kekal sepakat
Walau tinggi kelapa di gantung
Ada saja tupai berkunjung
Perjanjian sesama harus dijunjung
Ancaman negara sama dibendung
Negara mesti kejar kecemerlangan
Cepat sedari segala kemungkinan
Jangan minda terkongkong zaman
Tangkas hadapi segala rintangan
Ekonomi perlu daya ketahanan
Mampu berdepan dengan persaingan
Pengagihan kekayaan mesti saksama
Baru kemajuan dinikmati bersama
Duduk biar sama rendah
Berdiri biar sama tinggi
Hati gajah sama dilapah
Hati kuman sama dicecahi
Suku dan bangsa maju serata
Timur dan Barat bangun bersama
Tiada tersemat rasa curiga
Aman makmur Malaysia tercinta
Firman Allah (s.w.t.):
"Jikalau sekiranya penduduk negeri-negeri (itu) beriman dan bertakwa, pastilah Kami akan melimpahkan kepada mereka berkah dari langit dan bumi..." [Surah Al-A’raf/7:96].
Sabda Nabi (s.a.w.):
“Wahai Allah, jadikan kami mencintai Madinah, seperti kami mencintai Makkah atau lebih dari mencintai Makkah.” (Shahih Al Bukhari)
Nukilan drK@KuantumHarapan, Sept 2016
1963 terbentuk negara tercinta
Sabah, Sarawak bersama Malaya
Kekal membentuk satu negara
Hujan emas negeri orang
Hujan batu negeri sendiri
Indah khabar negeri seberang
Baik lagi negara sendiri
Di mana tempat bumi dipijak
Di situ harus langit di junjung
Cinta negara suburkan semerbak
Musuh negara sama membendung
Negara bangsa bersatu padu
Wilayah dan etnik terintegrasi
Bangsa Malaysia sejahtera selalu
Masa hadapan sama dikongsi
Walau terpisah seberang lautan
Sabah dan Sarawak seiring jalan
Kerana geografi kita berjauhan
Atas muafakat rasa berdekatan
Timur dan Barat sama berhubung
Kepelbagaian budaya dapat dipergiat
Integrasi terbina dengan Semenanjung
Malaysia terbuka sekalian rakyat
Kita mengharung hidup bersama
Hak dan keadilan sama serata
Mari perkukuh Bangsa Malaysia
Ketinggian cinta pada negara
Bulat air kerana pembentung
Bulat manusia kerana muafakat
Warga negara terus beruntung
Selagi semua kekal sepakat
Walau tinggi kelapa di gantung
Ada saja tupai berkunjung
Perjanjian sesama harus dijunjung
Ancaman negara sama dibendung
Negara mesti kejar kecemerlangan
Cepat sedari segala kemungkinan
Jangan minda terkongkong zaman
Tangkas hadapi segala rintangan
Ekonomi perlu daya ketahanan
Mampu berdepan dengan persaingan
Pengagihan kekayaan mesti saksama
Baru kemajuan dinikmati bersama
Duduk biar sama rendah
Berdiri biar sama tinggi
Hati gajah sama dilapah
Hati kuman sama dicecahi
Suku dan bangsa maju serata
Timur dan Barat bangun bersama
Tiada tersemat rasa curiga
Aman makmur Malaysia tercinta
Firman Allah (s.w.t.):
"Jikalau sekiranya penduduk negeri-negeri (itu) beriman dan bertakwa, pastilah Kami akan melimpahkan kepada mereka berkah dari langit dan bumi..." [Surah Al-A’raf/7:96].
Sabda Nabi (s.a.w.):
“Wahai Allah, jadikan kami mencintai Madinah, seperti kami mencintai Makkah atau lebih dari mencintai Makkah.” (Shahih Al Bukhari)
Nukilan drK@KuantumHarapan, Sept 2016
REFLECTING UPON THE LIFE OF THE NOBLE PROPHET (on the occasion of Maulidur Rasul) (poem)
Muhammad, may the blessings of Allah be upon him
More than 1.5 billion Muslims loved him
One in every five persons believes in him
He was the last prophet with oneness of Allah as theme
Muhammad was an illiterate man
Neither write nor read he can
To Muhammad God sent the final revelation
The Quran as book of guidance
The prophet call to worship only one God
Allah al-Mighty is our Lord
and taught us how to live in this world
preparation for Hereafter where life is eternal
Muhammad's behavior was highly noble
He was indeed most remarkable
The Prophet was himself selfless
and enjoined followers to help others
Muhammad taught Islam as a way of life
Quran as guidance in all spheres we strive
He founded a state and laid down a constitution
Governed with justice, respect and tolerance
Muslims believe in the earlier prophets
including Abraham (Ibrahim), Moses (Musa), and Jesus (Isa)
The same message by all the messengers
worship God alone, without partners
Islam is not for any particular race
nor people of any specific place
Muhammad is the last of God's messengers
The Quran as guidance for all frontiers
Prophet Muhammad earned high respect
by non-Muslim notables both East and West
Michael H. Hart chose Muhammad as world's most influential man
Ghandi was convinced that not by the sword Islam won people's heart then
The prophet quoted from the Quran
scientific facts his time knew none
in astronomy, biology, metrology, geology, embryology and medicine
This is one proof the Quran is undoubtedly divine
Prophet Muhammad was careful to preach just as God had prescribed
Not to adulate him during his life and after he died
Muslims do not worship their Prophet
but they truly adore him with utmost respect
Islam today is world's second largest religion
In embracing Islam there is no compulsion
There is much more about Muhammad that we must learn
for his life is full of wisdom and a source of inspiration
Poetized by drK@KuantumHarapan, updated November 2017
More than 1.5 billion Muslims loved him
One in every five persons believes in him
He was the last prophet with oneness of Allah as theme
Muhammad was an illiterate man
Neither write nor read he can
To Muhammad God sent the final revelation
The Quran as book of guidance
The prophet call to worship only one God
Allah al-Mighty is our Lord
and taught us how to live in this world
preparation for Hereafter where life is eternal
Muhammad's behavior was highly noble
He was indeed most remarkable
The Prophet was himself selfless
and enjoined followers to help others
Muhammad taught Islam as a way of life
Quran as guidance in all spheres we strive
He founded a state and laid down a constitution
Governed with justice, respect and tolerance
Muslims believe in the earlier prophets
including Abraham (Ibrahim), Moses (Musa), and Jesus (Isa)
The same message by all the messengers
worship God alone, without partners
Islam is not for any particular race
nor people of any specific place
Muhammad is the last of God's messengers
The Quran as guidance for all frontiers
Prophet Muhammad earned high respect
by non-Muslim notables both East and West
Michael H. Hart chose Muhammad as world's most influential man
Ghandi was convinced that not by the sword Islam won people's heart then
The prophet quoted from the Quran
scientific facts his time knew none
in astronomy, biology, metrology, geology, embryology and medicine
This is one proof the Quran is undoubtedly divine
Prophet Muhammad was careful to preach just as God had prescribed
Not to adulate him during his life and after he died
Muslims do not worship their Prophet
but they truly adore him with utmost respect
Islam today is world's second largest religion
In embracing Islam there is no compulsion
There is much more about Muhammad that we must learn
for his life is full of wisdom and a source of inspiration
Poetized by drK@KuantumHarapan, updated November 2017
XIN NIAN KUAI LE (Happy Chinese New Year) (poem)
The Chinese New Year (Xin Nian),
is an important celebration in the lunisolar Chinese calendar,
This time, February 16 is Chinese New Year,
Celebrations start from the evening before the first day,
to the Lantern Festival fifteen days away.
The New Year (CNY) is a cultural celebration,
Often the evening preceding CNY day is the main occasion,
Chinese families gather for their annual dinner reunion,
Red is the favoured colour for the festivity,
as it signifies success, happiness and prosperity,
During the New Year activities include visiting friends and families,
and giving away ang pows in red envelopes,
Others include the lion dance and the burning of firecrackers,
which make the atmosphere happy and prosperous.
Although it may not have been that obvious,
CNY celebrations also involve Chinese Muslims,
where millions live in and outside China,
together they pray facing Mecca,
In China alone there are more than 20 milllion Muslims,
where 10 million are ethnic Hui Chinese,
Their most famous son was Zheng He,
He was a fleet admiral during early Ming dynasty,
Hui Muslims demonstrated that although they are culturally Chinese,
at the same time Islam they are able to practice.
Islam (as I understood) does not discourage Muslims,
from conforming to their culture and traditions,
Islam has always celebrated differences among races,
and encouraged Muslims to retain their racial characters,
As Muslims it is important to be mindful of other cultures,
as it can remove unnecessary man-made barriers,
and allow Muslims to reach out and remove prejudices,
It's God's wisdom we were created to be different,
but not for us to be indifferent,
We must not ignore each other,
as the more we know other cultures,
the better we develop trust, mutual respect and openness.
"O mankind! We created you from a single
(pair) of a male and a female, and made
you into nations and tribes, that ye may
know each other...." (The Quran 49:13)
Some little experiences of my own I still remember,
during CNY we visited our primary school van driver,
whose name I recall was uncle Ah Khaw,
He generously gave us drinks and ang pow,
When I was in secondary school in Perlis,
I enjoyed basketball with friends who were Chinese,
Under coach Wong we played against others,
When I got married and had small boys and girls,
they received ang pows from our Chinese neighbours,
Once at a neighbour's wedding dinner,
we tossed Yu Sheng together,
Later as part of my work I attended a conference in Nanjing,
There I looked for a mosque along a street named Taiping,
People there showed me the Muslim Temple,
Surprised me that it was a mosque built with features oriental,
More recently, when I was at Taman Tasek in Ipoh for a visit,
I went to a Chinese Muslim mosque and prayed in it,
the red colored mosque was in Malaysia the first one built,
with a 100% fully Chinese architectural design,
The roof was imported from the Chinese city of Longyan,
at first glance it also looks like a Chinese temple,
which was indeed very much oriental,
Indeed the experiences were multiracial and multicultural.
Of course for Muslims there are do's and don’ts,
Alcohol and gambling are not allowable,
and some rituals and acts may not be permissible,
but there are other practices which are commendable,
When it comes to cultural celebrations,
observing Islamic manners is a must,
but showing sensitivity to other cultures we are also asked,
So let's together welcome the Chinese New Year,
and usher in the Year of the Rooster,
Remember that God has made us into tribes and nations,
so that we can get to know one another,
thus experience the beauty of each other's culture.
Wishing all our Chinese friends Xin Nian Kuai Le (Happy New Year)
Poetized by drK@KuantumHarapan, Jan 2017
is an important celebration in the lunisolar Chinese calendar,
This time, February 16 is Chinese New Year,
Celebrations start from the evening before the first day,
to the Lantern Festival fifteen days away.
The New Year (CNY) is a cultural celebration,
Often the evening preceding CNY day is the main occasion,
Chinese families gather for their annual dinner reunion,
Red is the favoured colour for the festivity,
as it signifies success, happiness and prosperity,
During the New Year activities include visiting friends and families,
and giving away ang pows in red envelopes,
Others include the lion dance and the burning of firecrackers,
which make the atmosphere happy and prosperous.
Although it may not have been that obvious,
CNY celebrations also involve Chinese Muslims,
where millions live in and outside China,
together they pray facing Mecca,
In China alone there are more than 20 milllion Muslims,
where 10 million are ethnic Hui Chinese,
Their most famous son was Zheng He,
He was a fleet admiral during early Ming dynasty,
Hui Muslims demonstrated that although they are culturally Chinese,
at the same time Islam they are able to practice.
Islam (as I understood) does not discourage Muslims,
from conforming to their culture and traditions,
Islam has always celebrated differences among races,
and encouraged Muslims to retain their racial characters,
As Muslims it is important to be mindful of other cultures,
as it can remove unnecessary man-made barriers,
and allow Muslims to reach out and remove prejudices,
It's God's wisdom we were created to be different,
but not for us to be indifferent,
We must not ignore each other,
as the more we know other cultures,
the better we develop trust, mutual respect and openness.
"O mankind! We created you from a single
(pair) of a male and a female, and made
you into nations and tribes, that ye may
know each other...." (The Quran 49:13)
Some little experiences of my own I still remember,
during CNY we visited our primary school van driver,
whose name I recall was uncle Ah Khaw,
He generously gave us drinks and ang pow,
When I was in secondary school in Perlis,
I enjoyed basketball with friends who were Chinese,
Under coach Wong we played against others,
When I got married and had small boys and girls,
they received ang pows from our Chinese neighbours,
Once at a neighbour's wedding dinner,
we tossed Yu Sheng together,
Later as part of my work I attended a conference in Nanjing,
There I looked for a mosque along a street named Taiping,
People there showed me the Muslim Temple,
Surprised me that it was a mosque built with features oriental,
More recently, when I was at Taman Tasek in Ipoh for a visit,
I went to a Chinese Muslim mosque and prayed in it,
the red colored mosque was in Malaysia the first one built,
with a 100% fully Chinese architectural design,
The roof was imported from the Chinese city of Longyan,
at first glance it also looks like a Chinese temple,
which was indeed very much oriental,
Indeed the experiences were multiracial and multicultural.
Of course for Muslims there are do's and don’ts,
Alcohol and gambling are not allowable,
and some rituals and acts may not be permissible,
but there are other practices which are commendable,
When it comes to cultural celebrations,
observing Islamic manners is a must,
but showing sensitivity to other cultures we are also asked,
So let's together welcome the Chinese New Year,
and usher in the Year of the Rooster,
Remember that God has made us into tribes and nations,
so that we can get to know one another,
thus experience the beauty of each other's culture.
Wishing all our Chinese friends Xin Nian Kuai Le (Happy New Year)
Poetized by drK@KuantumHarapan, Jan 2017
BAGAN DATUK BUMI BERTUAH (puisi #1)
Bagan Datuk tanah tumpah darahku
Tempat lahir dan pendidikan awalku
Ia perkampungan pekebun kelapa dan nelayan
Beting Beras Basah tempat istiadat Sultan
Bagan Datuk pekan kecil yang sunyi
Hanya dua baris kedai yang membarisi
Ada yang menggelarnya `pekan mati’
Tarikan utama adalah sebuah jeti
Dahulu ada bot tambang ke Pangkor dan Sitiawan
Tapi tidak lagi selepas adanya jambatan
Kini jeti hanya tempat memancing dan berlibur
Namun pembangunan Bagan Datuk sudah mula disusun atur
Sejarah silamnya kurang diketahui orang
Tambahan pula oleh generasi sekarang
Nama Bagan Datuk ada perkaitan sejarah
Penempatan dibuka (1880-an) oleh Tok Kelah
Asal penempatan berstruktur bagan
rumah tepi laut bertitian ke daratan
Barangkali orang luar panggilnya Bagan Tok
Kemudian bertukar panggilan Bagan Datok
Straits Plantation Company Limited (1896)
menggunakan nama Bagan Datoh,
Mungkin kesukaran orang Inggeris menyebut “Datok”,
jadi sebutannya ditukar kepada “Datoh”,
Kini diperbetulkan sebutan dan ejaan kepada Bagan Datuk
Mungkin juga nama Bagan Datuk kerana sebab lain?
Umum tak tahu guru agama dan pondok ramai bukan main
Kehadiran mereka dulu menjadi tonggak
kekuatan pengajian Islam di negeri Perak
Antara nama-nama besar ulamak:
Kiyai Mohd Yasin Thoha Al-Bakri (Sungai Batang Baruh)
Tuan Guru Dato’ Haji Ghazali Arshad (Batu 26),
dan menantunya Tn Hj Hashim Anang
Tuan Guru Haji Abdul Rahman Hassan (Teluk Penikam)
Tuan Guru Kiyai Radin Haji Siraj (Sungai Nipah Darat)
Tuan Guru Haji Abdullah (Sungai Nipah Baroh)
Tuan Guru Haji Abbas dan Tuan Guru Haji Masduki (Sungai Tiang Darat),
Tuan Guru Haji Radzi (Selekoh)
Tuan Guru Haji Arshad (Batu 20)
Tuan Guru Haji Adnan (Tanjung Bayan)
Mereka ini punya murid dan pengikut yang banyak
Masjid al Quro di pekan Bagan Datuk jadi mercu tanda
Di situ Tuan Guru Hj Abdul Rahman mengajar agama
Diusahakan pembinaan oleh Dato' Penghulu Embi
Dan penduduk Kampung Teluk Penikam dan Pasang Api
Tuan Guru kembali ke rahmatullah semasa cucu-cucunya di bangku sekolah
Ku lihat terukir senyuman pada wajah arwah
Susah nakku lupakan kerana ia terukir indah
Datukku berasal Seberang Perai merantau ke bumi bertuah
Firman Allah swt "Itu adalah umat yang lalu; baginya apa yang telah diusahakannya dan bagimu apa yang sudah kamu usahakan, dan kamu tidak akan diminta pertanggungan jawab tentang apa yang telah mereka kerjakan." (al-Quran 2: 134)
Guru terulung ialah Tuan Guru Dato’ Haji Ghazali
Lebih 10 tahun beliau menimba ilmu di Tanah Suci
Tuan Guru mendirikan Madrasah Irshadiah setelah kembali
Haji Ghazali antara terawal akademik dan agama diintegrasi
Antara pengiktirafan diterima peringkat negara dan negeri Perak:
Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Menilai Darjah Kealiman Calon-calon Mufti Kerajaan
Negeri Perak (1976)
Tokoh Maal Hijrah peringkat daerah Hilir Perak (1989)
Pingat Dato’ Paduka Mahkota Perak daripada Sultan Perak (1992)
Juga kerana ketokohan dan keilmuan yang mendalam
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia anugerahkan Tokoh Ulama Silam (1989)
Kata-kata hikmah Tuan Guru Dato:
"Penuntut agama adalah umpama setandan buah kelapa,
ada yang gugur dibuat gulai untuk orang lain dan ada juga yang gugur dan bercambah (pula),
Yang dibuat gulai itu menunjukkan kurang tersebar ilmunya,
manakala yang bercambah pula bagi orang yang dapat menyebarkan ilmunya,
sehingga dapat melahirkan para ilmuan (semula).”
Demikianlah sedikit tentang Bagan Datuk
Sejarah gemilang yang sangat tokok
daerah terpencil di negeri Perak
yang berjasa melahirkan mualim dan ulamak
Dari sini muncul tokoh-tokoh pejuang dan pendakwah
yang kini tinggal dalam lipatan sejarah
Mereka gigih menegakkan syiar Islam di bumi bertuah
Penduduk majmuk hidup aman muhibbah
Walaupun tak dapat kita mengulangi kegemilangan sejarah
Mari pelihara Bagan Datuk agar terus berkat dan bertuah
Projek-projek baru sedang dirancang bakal merubah wajah
Kekalkan berkat dengan pembangunan patuh syariah
Dipuisikan oleh drK@KuantumHarapan, Jan 2017
Tempat lahir dan pendidikan awalku
Ia perkampungan pekebun kelapa dan nelayan
Beting Beras Basah tempat istiadat Sultan
Bagan Datuk pekan kecil yang sunyi
Hanya dua baris kedai yang membarisi
Ada yang menggelarnya `pekan mati’
Tarikan utama adalah sebuah jeti
Dahulu ada bot tambang ke Pangkor dan Sitiawan
Tapi tidak lagi selepas adanya jambatan
Kini jeti hanya tempat memancing dan berlibur
Namun pembangunan Bagan Datuk sudah mula disusun atur
Sejarah silamnya kurang diketahui orang
Tambahan pula oleh generasi sekarang
Nama Bagan Datuk ada perkaitan sejarah
Penempatan dibuka (1880-an) oleh Tok Kelah
Asal penempatan berstruktur bagan
rumah tepi laut bertitian ke daratan
Barangkali orang luar panggilnya Bagan Tok
Kemudian bertukar panggilan Bagan Datok
Straits Plantation Company Limited (1896)
menggunakan nama Bagan Datoh,
Mungkin kesukaran orang Inggeris menyebut “Datok”,
jadi sebutannya ditukar kepada “Datoh”,
Kini diperbetulkan sebutan dan ejaan kepada Bagan Datuk
Mungkin juga nama Bagan Datuk kerana sebab lain?
Umum tak tahu guru agama dan pondok ramai bukan main
Kehadiran mereka dulu menjadi tonggak
kekuatan pengajian Islam di negeri Perak
Antara nama-nama besar ulamak:
Kiyai Mohd Yasin Thoha Al-Bakri (Sungai Batang Baruh)
Tuan Guru Dato’ Haji Ghazali Arshad (Batu 26),
dan menantunya Tn Hj Hashim Anang
Tuan Guru Haji Abdul Rahman Hassan (Teluk Penikam)
Tuan Guru Kiyai Radin Haji Siraj (Sungai Nipah Darat)
Tuan Guru Haji Abdullah (Sungai Nipah Baroh)
Tuan Guru Haji Abbas dan Tuan Guru Haji Masduki (Sungai Tiang Darat),
Tuan Guru Haji Radzi (Selekoh)
Tuan Guru Haji Arshad (Batu 20)
Tuan Guru Haji Adnan (Tanjung Bayan)
Mereka ini punya murid dan pengikut yang banyak
Masjid al Quro di pekan Bagan Datuk jadi mercu tanda
Di situ Tuan Guru Hj Abdul Rahman mengajar agama
Diusahakan pembinaan oleh Dato' Penghulu Embi
Dan penduduk Kampung Teluk Penikam dan Pasang Api
Tuan Guru kembali ke rahmatullah semasa cucu-cucunya di bangku sekolah
Ku lihat terukir senyuman pada wajah arwah
Susah nakku lupakan kerana ia terukir indah
Datukku berasal Seberang Perai merantau ke bumi bertuah
Firman Allah swt "Itu adalah umat yang lalu; baginya apa yang telah diusahakannya dan bagimu apa yang sudah kamu usahakan, dan kamu tidak akan diminta pertanggungan jawab tentang apa yang telah mereka kerjakan." (al-Quran 2: 134)
Guru terulung ialah Tuan Guru Dato’ Haji Ghazali
Lebih 10 tahun beliau menimba ilmu di Tanah Suci
Tuan Guru mendirikan Madrasah Irshadiah setelah kembali
Haji Ghazali antara terawal akademik dan agama diintegrasi
Antara pengiktirafan diterima peringkat negara dan negeri Perak:
Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Menilai Darjah Kealiman Calon-calon Mufti Kerajaan
Negeri Perak (1976)
Tokoh Maal Hijrah peringkat daerah Hilir Perak (1989)
Pingat Dato’ Paduka Mahkota Perak daripada Sultan Perak (1992)
Juga kerana ketokohan dan keilmuan yang mendalam
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia anugerahkan Tokoh Ulama Silam (1989)
Kata-kata hikmah Tuan Guru Dato:
"Penuntut agama adalah umpama setandan buah kelapa,
ada yang gugur dibuat gulai untuk orang lain dan ada juga yang gugur dan bercambah (pula),
Yang dibuat gulai itu menunjukkan kurang tersebar ilmunya,
manakala yang bercambah pula bagi orang yang dapat menyebarkan ilmunya,
sehingga dapat melahirkan para ilmuan (semula).”
Demikianlah sedikit tentang Bagan Datuk
Sejarah gemilang yang sangat tokok
daerah terpencil di negeri Perak
yang berjasa melahirkan mualim dan ulamak
Dari sini muncul tokoh-tokoh pejuang dan pendakwah
yang kini tinggal dalam lipatan sejarah
Mereka gigih menegakkan syiar Islam di bumi bertuah
Penduduk majmuk hidup aman muhibbah
Walaupun tak dapat kita mengulangi kegemilangan sejarah
Mari pelihara Bagan Datuk agar terus berkat dan bertuah
Projek-projek baru sedang dirancang bakal merubah wajah
Kekalkan berkat dengan pembangunan patuh syariah
Dipuisikan oleh drK@KuantumHarapan, Jan 2017
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