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Designer su Palestin, ia kisah perjuangan
panjang suatu umat yang menuntut atas Baitul Maqdis dan seluruh bumi perjalanan ke langit menaiki Buraq?

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Mohd. Hakim Jamil pengorbanan ribuan nyawa, ke- Barakah (diberkati) itu. Umat Islam semua tinggal dengan
Quran & Sunnah hidupan, keluarga, harta benda dan
tanahair. Hari ini, atas nama kemanu- Bayangkan jika golongan kufar
aman di dalam sebuah negara Islam
sama seperti yang pernah dibina Ra-
Cartoonist I WONDER, AND I KNOW siaan dan keamanan isu ini telah menda- memasuki masjid kita, merampasnya sulullah dahulu? Tidakkah kita meny-

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pat perhatian seluruh dunia, Baik Mus- dan menghinanya dengan impan satu hasrat yang sama? Tidak-
Ferdy Surya Effendi
Islam & Medicine lim mahupun bukan Muslim, semua
pihak bangkit memberi pandangan,
„sembahyang cara mereka‟. Sensitiviti
kita tentunya terusik. Mengapa kita
kah kita merasakan bumi ini sangat
dekat dengan hati kita? Perjuangan
Publisher
Nur Amalina Mohamad Khair
7 Brotherhood
mengutuk serangan dan menghulurkan
bantuan demi menzahirkan kebencian
ke atas kezaliman Zionis. Tetapi ada-
„double standard‟; buat tak kisah tat-
kala tempat ketiga paling suci di
muka bumi dirampas? Tidakkah kita
mereka adalah perjuangan kita.
Pesan kekasih kita, Muhammad ibn
Abdullah saw “Sesungguhnya Mus-
YA ALLAH, SALAHKAH AKU MENCINTAI HAMBA-MU?
kah tindakan ini lahir hanya dari semua mengimpikan agar satu hari limin itu bersaudara,” apa maknanya

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simpati atau atas dasar persamaan
aqidah saudara seIslam? Silap jika
kita hanya bersimpati! Jika kita tersen-
nanti kita dapat solat berjemaah di
Masjid Al-Aqsa, qiblat pertama umat
Is-
pada kita?

Kita semua mempunyai pilihan

9 Muslim Scholar tuh pun, menung hanya seketika. Jika

air mata kita mengalir pun, hangatnya
CAT STEVENs – HOW I CAME TO ISLAM cuma seketika, keinsafan yang timbul
Gaza Crisis
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tumpul kembali dengan satu kesatan.
MSOC UPDATES
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Sekadar simpati, apa gunanya pada
mereka?
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Ibadah …ITU LEBIH TERUK DARI ZINA Lontarkan persoalan-
persoalan ini pada diri kita- Adakah
kita benar-benar faham perjuangan
mereka? Kaitan isu bumi wakaf umat
Islam ini dan aqidah kita? Sejauh mana
kesedaran ini menggerakkan hati-hati
kita untuk mendalami sejarah Palestin,
Al-Aqsa dan perkara semasa yang ber-
...Kita semua
mempunyai pilihan samada untuk
terus berada di takuk di mana kita
berada sekarang; membisu dan
terus tidak berkesedaran. Tetapi
ingat, setiap pilihan akan diper-
soalkan oleh Allah kelak...
l a m ,
masjid kedua dibina di atas muka
samada untuk terus berada di ta-
kuk di mana kita berada
sekarang; membisu dan
terus tidak berkesedaran.
Tetapi ingat, setiap pili-
han akan dipersoalkan
oleh Allah kelak.
Mereka akan bangkit
menuntut di atas kele-
suan dan kebisuan kita.
Di manakah kita di saat
mereka bertaruh nyawa,
bahkan kanak-kanak mereka mem-
baling batu dan wanita pun mengangkat
senjata? Mereka tidak akan lari dan gen-

How I came to Islam

“bigger, thicker laku di sana? Atau kita sekadar buat-
buat tak tahu dan masih merasakan
bumi dan masjid ketiga suci umat
Islam? Bebas masuk ke bumi para
tar kerana mereka yakin Allah telah
memilih mereka yang berada di Palestin
and better” ianya konflik orang-orang Arab? Jika anbiya‟(nabi-nabi) ini untuk menyak- untuk berjihad menentang musuh Allah
9 kesedaran tidak lahir, kita akan merasa-
kan isu Palestin ini hanya sebuah misi
sikan sendiri kesan-kesan perjuangan
sejak dari zaman Nabi Ibrahim?
dan mempertahankan bumi Islam dan
Masjid Al-Aqsa. Bahkan syahid adalah
Edition 02/2009 ke a ma na n d a n b u ka n l ah ta n g - Menziarahi bumi Isra‟ dan Mikraj matlamat utama kehidupan mereka ker-
1st April 2009 gunggjawab kita untuk bersama-sama yang pernah dilawati baginda Rasu- ana bagi mereka, apa yang diimpikan
MSOC Publication berjuang menuntut kembali hak kita ke lullah yang sangat kita cintai dalam adalah syurga balasan Allah. Kerana
International Medical University
Kuala Lumpur
And when some of them said; “Why do you preach to a people whom Allah will destroy or to punish with terrible
punishment?”
4 They said; “To discharge our duty to your Lord (Allah) and so that they may fear Allah.” [7;164]
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syurga Allah bukanlah boleh dibeli
dengan harga yang murah, tetapi di-
bayar mereka dengan nyawa dan da-
rah. Layakkah kita ke tempat yang sama
dengan mereka? Mereka tidak rugi,
tetapi yang rugi adalah kita selagi kita
tidak bangkit memikul tanggungjawab
yang sepatutnya dipikul setiap daripada
kita.
Oleh itu, bermulalah sekarang.
Berikrar dengan diri kita untuk menjadi-
kan perjuangan Palestin ini perjuangan
kita juga, keperitan mereka keperitan
kita juga. Kita membantu atas dasar
Lailahaillah yang kita imani bersama,
demi mengejar syurga yang kita impikan
bersama. Lakukan peranan kita, se-
daya dan sepadan dengan kemam-
puan kita. Semoga Allah mengira usaha
kita ini dan memberatkan timbangan
amalan kita di akhirat kelak. Akhir
kalam, mari kita ambil peringatan dari
fatwa yang telah dikeluarkan Syeikh
Yusuf Qardawi yang berbunyi “Setiap
dari kita adalah wajib, wajib ke atas
umat khususnya yang mampu dari
timur & barat, utara & selatan men- ents, carry out metabolism, dispose
ghulurkan tangan membantu”. wastes, reproduce themselves and grow”.
(Marieb, 7th Edition, page 4) Is it? Is it
only that? Then how can we become spe-
cial if we just do follow that very cycle?
The small boy then when out of
his room to ask his mum. “Mum, what
make a Muslim so special? I would love

Apayang boleh aku lakukan?

A small child looked out
the window, seeing the
hasty busty city life
1 Berdoa di setiap solat fardhu & bila– bila masa memohon pertolongan Allah. Semoga Allah memberi kemenangan ke atas through his windowsill.
umat Islam dan menghancurkan Zionis laknatullah. His long, curious gaze fell
boy climbed down his chair near the win-
dow, walking out from his room to his
brother‟s.
“Do you mind to look up the meaning of
Muslim in your dictionary my dear
brother?”
to be special”
“Well, actually Allah give us the
opportunity to choose either we want to
be a true Muslim or not. And if we
choose to be one, and try hard to live up
to Islamic values, then Allah‟s love is
ours. And He will reward us for every
single thing we do, every single thing”,
replied the blissful

2 Boikot produk Yahudi. Beralih kepada barangan keluaran umat Islam & produk tempatan. Kita telah mempunyai banyak on a group of people, ….Ah, they mother.
clutching heavy books all are university student, they are
The boy ran
happily to his
produk-produk alternatif, kenapa masih memilih barangan mereka yang masih diragui suci dan halalnya?
along. “Students perhaps”, excellent people. As much as they room, climbed
3 Memberi kefahaman kepada diri sendiri tentang isu Palestin dengan membaca buku & melayari internet & berikan keseda- he thought.
are willing to find an answer re-
back his
ran kepada Muslim di sekeliling kita tentang isu-isu semasa yang berlaku di Palestin. Caranya; Among them there are a few Mus- chair and
looked
i. Hantar SMS! Sebarkan info terkini tentang apa yang berlaku di Palestin atau sempena memperingati hari Al-Quds. lim students, he guessed again. Their garding their assignment, they through
ii. Kutipan dana untuk Palestin. Mendermalah di akaun NGO yang terlibat & sediakan tabung Palestin 1 tabung 1 rumah. Jana- Malaysian Muslim appearances at least
kan tabungan seperti RM1 seminggu setiap orang termasuk anak-anak agar mereka lebih bersyukur terhadap nikmat keamanan give a clue that they are not non-muslim. must be more willingful to find his win-
“Oh thanks my Lord! The article I dow again.
yang kita kecapi kini.
saw on daddy‟s table almost make me
the biggest quest of H i s

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iii. Photostat & edarkan fliers tentang isu Palestin.
iv. Anjurkan ceramah, minggu Al-Quds, tayangan video & pemeran Palestin di tempat anda untuk Muslim dan juga bukan
believe that Muslim professional-to-be is human being; …. „exploration‟
that day made
so sparse. It said that throughout world-
Muslim. wide Muslim population, only 2% com- him so happy, that
v. Kibar bendera Palestin tanda hati kita bersama mereka. Hasilkan bendera mini & edarkan percuma. Ramai yang tidak kenal “Oh,ok. Mus- he now knew who he is.
plete their tertiary studies, compared to
lim literally means a person “But do my hectic broth-
bendera Palestin. that of Christian which is about 40%.
whose religion is Islam”. ers and sisters over there know they are
vi. Pakai badge atau tampal sticker dan poster Palestin di tempat anda. Sticker, badge, poster boleh didapatkan dengan meluas Yup, statistic always a debatable thing
“So what does Islam mean then brother”? special? Yes, i am certain they know.
dari NGO yang terlibat seperti Aman Palestin. but this one does indicate something
“Literally Islam means „total submis- Yes, they should know that, much early
right?” he reiterated.
4 Peka tentang apa terkini di Palestin. Tiada kos, hanya layari internet. Kumpul info & sebarkan. Jadikan ianya laman web di “I wonder why it is so...”
sion‟, which means every breath and
work of ours is dedicated for Islam and
then me. But, but what if they don‟t
know? Ah, they are university student,
ruang „favourite‟ yang akan dilayari setiap kali online sama seperti wajibnya membuka mail atau facebook. Antara laman web “Muslim and professional, profes-
our Lord. And that make us, the Muslim they are excellent people. As much as
yang boleh dilawati- sional and Muslim; any similarity? As far
special among human being”. they are willing to find an answer regard-
1) http://www.amanpalestin.org as my childish mind can think, profes-
The small boy went back to his ing their assignment, they must be more
2) http://palestinkini.info sionals must live up to a certain expecta-
room. Just now, while is his brother‟s willingful to find the biggest quest of
tion – from their colleges, their bosses,
3) http://www.infopalestina.com room, he peeped through his textbook human being; why am I created, what I
the society. They must behave, think and
and the wordings really ruffled him. The am looking for and where I am heading
work professionally to distinguish them
wording goes, “What does this highly to? They should already known, where to
5 Berusaha menjadi Muslim sebenar! Berpegang teguh pada al-Quran & Sunnah, cinta Allah & Rasul, ibadah yang menyelu- from non-professional people. Can i ex-
trapolate that theory to define a Mus-
organised human body do? Like all com- look for the answers. They surely do.”
plex animals, human beings maintain “Ya, life is indeed a choice,” he
ruh/syumul dan tepat, profesional, menghargai masa, amanah, memuliakan maruah sesama manusia, kasih sayang atas dasar lim?”
their boundaries, move, respond to envi-
aqidah dan sebagainya. Isu Palestin adalah manifestasi kepada jauhnya majoriti Muslimin seluruh dunia (termasuk aku dan “What does a Muslim literally boy when asleep.
ronmental changes, take and digest nutri-
kamu) dari Islam; lemah, gagal bersatu dan menjadi peneraju dunia; khalifah. Kita akan kekal begini, sehingga kita berubah; itu means ya?” That naive, yet thoughtful
janji Allah

“Setiap kita adalah wajib, wajib ke atas umat khususnya yang mampu dari timur & barat, utara &
Demi jiwa serta penyempurnaan (ciptaan) Nya, maka Dia mengilhamkan kepadanya (jalan) kejahatan dan
selatan menghulurkan tangan membantu” -Syeikh Yusuf Qardawi 5 6
ketaqwaannya, sungguh beruntung orang yang menyucikannya (jiwa itu), dan sungguh rugi orang yang mengo-
torinya. [as-syams:8-10 ]
 Islam & Medicine
Medicine is not just
one field of jobs; it
is a pledge and
commitment that
you have made to
yourselves that you
will help the people
in need of your
knowledge and
skills. The knowledge and
skills that you have is of a life-
saver, by ALLAH‟s Will.
"...We ordained for the Children of Is-
rael that if any one slew a person -
unless it be for murder or for spreading
mischief in the land - it would be as if he
slew the whole people. And if anyone
saved a life, it would be as if he saved
the life of the whole people...." (Qur'an
5:32)
ALLAH has said that when you
help to save one life, it is like you have
save the whole population of mankind. It
is how Islam views any profession that
save lives, such as the medical practitio-
ners, whether they are doctors, pharma-
cists, psychologist, or any other field
that we are involved in.
Medicine nowadays is much
more complex than it was used to be, not
just in the practice, but also on its guide-
lines, procedures, drugs and manage-
ment where most of them are very vague
and uncertain whether it is permitted or
not in Islam. Some are those practice are
originally considered as „haram‟ and
thus it is not allowed but the Islamic
scholars has made it tolerable because it
is in the case of „darurah‟. But how
could we as practitioners know that the
procedures is not allowed, permissible
or anywhere in between? It is by using
the very method that is used in the Is-
lamic law or syariah, the scholars apply
this method in the field of medicine.
Wahai anak cucu Adam! Pakailah pakaianmu yang bagus pada setiap (memasuki) masjid, makan dan mi-
numlah, tetapi jangan berlebihan. Sungguh, Dia (Allah) tidak menyukai orang yang berlebih-lebihan. [7;
By: Akumaru88
In Islam, there is a method that is
used to consider any Islamic Laws. It is
to ensure that the Law is applied cor-
rectly in the right time, situation and
place. It is called legal maxim. For ex-
ample, two of the related maxims are
“harm must be eliminated” and
“necessity renders prohibited things
permissible”. It is not that we can apply
any law that is useful to us and neglect
other laws on our own free will but by
ALLAH‟s Mercy, some of those laws
can be loosen a bit if these two condi-
tions meet together; there is a need to
the extend that it can cause harm if
the need is not fulfilled and it must be
under the situation of „darurah‟. For
instances, we know that pork is abso-
lutely „haram‟ in Islam. But when a
Muslim does not have anything to eat
(including leaf, earthworm, garden snail,
grass & other halal „food‟) but pork
(darurah), and he is in the condition
that if he does not eat he will die
(need that leads to harm), then it
...as medicine is considered
to be a job of life and death,
is permissible for him to eat
that pork, but just enough for
him to withstand his hunger
and not until his is full, in
others words, just enough to
eliminate the harm and thus the
below maxim takes place where
it says, “ when a prohibition is
removed the thing to which such
prohibition attaches reverts to its for-
mer status of legality”.
Other example, which is medi-
cally and Islamically related is the ex-
posing of the patients‟ aurah. As a Mus-
lim, we know that to cover your aurah is
a compulsory and thus exposing it to
other than your family members is not
allowed. But, if there is need and da-
rurah, then it is allowed but only to the
specific areas only.
There are other related maxims
that can be used in the field of medicine
such as choosing the lesser of two evil,
necessity does not invalidate the right
of another, harm is to be removed as
far as possible, and harm cannot be
removed by similar harm. Thus, as
medicine is considered to be a job of life
and death, these maxims have to be used
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with knowledge and sincere heart by the
medical practitioners in accessing any
kind of medical decision in their profes-
sion for the benefit of their patient in
accordance to the Islamic Law.
But, please bear in mind that all
these legal maxims are based on the
Quran, Sunnah, Qiyas by the Compan-
ion, and the Ijtihad of the Muslim schol-
ars. Therefore, at least the medical prac-
titioners must have learned these from
the appropriate teachers, scholars or any
knowledgeable individuals on this
method to make certain that the imple-
mentation of such maxim is correct and
legal on Islamic standpoint.
In conclusion, the legal maxim is
a method that is used by Islamic scholars
to d e t e r m i n e wh e t h e r any
these maxims have to be
used with knowledge and
sincere heart...
medical re- lated deci-
sion making is legal and permissible in
the Islamic Law. As medical practitio-
ners, we should at least know these legal
maxims and if possible, learn them from
individuals that have knowledge and
expertise on these methods so that al-
though as doctors, pharmacist or any
related professions, our decision is still
under the influence and judgement as a
Muslim and may ALLAH guide us with
right decision making for the benefit of
the patients and ourselves on the day
where ALLAH‟s judgement is absolute.
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Ya Allah, salahkah aku mencintai hambaMu?
Allah Taala itu cantik dan suka
kepada kecantikan. Cinta itu
hakikatnya indah dan cantik.
Jadi, kalau cinta kepada CINTA
bererti cinta kepada Tuhan. Jadi
cinta itu bukan dosa malah
suatu pengabdian. Dengan
mengenali cinta, makrifah
(pengetahuan) kepada Tuhan
sepatutnya semakin mendalam
kerana cinta
kepada makhlukNya bererti
cinta kepada Penciptanya juga.
C
INTA. Ianya suatu fitrah dan
naluri semua insan. Kamus
cinta itu sangat luas, sempit-
nya fikiran kita jika hanya
memandang cinta dari aspek hubungan
lelaki dan perempuan sahaja. Kerana
cinta, lahir sebuah persahabatan, sebuah
ikatan perkahwinan, sebuah pengorba-
nan ibubapa demi anak-anak dan sebuah
kehidupan yang penuh bermakna. Cinta
yang agung tentunya pada Allah yang
menciptakan kita dan mengurniakan kita
naluri dan perasaan cinta. Namun satu
hakikat yang kita tidak boleh lari dari-
padanya ialah lelaki dan perempuan
diciptakanNya untuk saling mencintai.
Sering terbit rasa gusar di hati ini,
apakah cinta yang diberi kepada makhuk
ciptaanNya melebihi cinta kepada sang
Pencipta? Kadangkala terfikir juga
apakah cinta yang lahir untuk mak-
hlukNya itu cinta sejati? Hubungan ba-
gaimana yang dikatakan berlandaskan
cinta sejati?
Untuk menjawabnya, kita perlu
kembali kepada firman Allah s.w.t:
“Sudah pastilah kecintaanKu itu terha-
d ap o ran g - o ra ng yan g zia ra h -
menziarahi keranaKu: Sudah pastilah
kecintaanKu itu terhadap orang-orang
yang cinta-mencintai keranaKu. Sudah
pastilah kecintaanKu itu terhadap orang
-orang yang bersusah payah keranaKu.
Dan sudah pastilah kecintaanKu itu
terhadap orang-orang yang tolong-
Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them; And who believe in
the8Revelation sent to thee, and sent before thy time, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter.” [2:2-3]
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menolong keranaKu”.
Allah mengganjarkan cintaNya
untuk mereka yang mencipta cinta ker-
anaNya. Allah menjadikan cinta sejati
sebagai anugerah hanya kepada orang-
orang yang mencintai makhlukNya ker-
anaNya. Cinta yang sebenar hanya lahir
apabila kita benar-benar mencintai Sang
Pencipta Cinta. Ia tidak dibuat-buat atau
dinodai nafsu kerana ia didasarkan
kepada Allah semata-mata. Dengannya
baru lahir cinta sesama makhluk;
...Yang pasti jika semua orang sedar
hakikat ini, cinta itu tidaklah semu-
dah untuk dilafazkan. Takkan ramai
yang berani bermain api cinta, tak-
kanlah ada ungkapan lirik demi cinta
lautan api direnangi...
ibubapa, ke- luaraga, saha-
bat, anak-anak dan suami isteri.
Jadi bagaimana kita mahu men-
gukur sejauh mana cinta kita itu disan-
darkan kepada Allah? Ambil contoh
yang ini; Saya menyayangi guru saya
kerana menerusi dia, saya memperolehi
ilmu pengetahuan yang akan menjadi-
kan saya insan yang berjaya di dunia
dan juga dapat memperbaiki amalan
saya agar saya turut mendapat kebaikan
di akhirat. Jelas, tujuan utama dari
menuntut ilmu ialah keselamatan di
dunia dan akhirat. Ia merupakan cinta
yang dituntut. Juga, jika seseorang itu
menikahi seorang wanita yang dicin-
tainya untuk melindungi dirinya dari
godaan syaitan, serta memelihara aga-
manya, dan mengharapkan zuriat yang
soleh daripada perkahwinannya, maka
dia adalah seorang pencinta kerana Al-
lah Ta‟ala. Oleh itu, jika kita mencintai
seseorang untuk memilikinya secara
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halal, ia tidak ditegah sama sekali selagi
mana patuh kepada garis panduanNya;
yang sering kali dicampak tepi oleh
para pencinta manusia. Hubungan lelaki
dan perempuan selain daripada tujuan
itu dibimbangi dapat menjerumus ke
arah maksiat.
Sebagai golongan dewasa berin-
telek, kita seharusnya dapat menimbang
cinta apakah yang dikatakan berlandas-
kan syariat. Mungkin juga bosan jika
mahu dihurai satu persatu. Cinta yang
terbit dari naluri ini, harus juga lahir
dari sandaran rasional dan kesedaran
bahawa cinta itu satu tanggungjawab.
Dengan menzahirkan cinta, kita sepatut-
nya memikirkan kesan yang bakal lahir
daripadanya. Apakah yang lahir itu satu
tuntutan dalam Islam dan mendekatkan
kita denganNya atau menjauhkan diri
kita daripadaNya? Yang pasti jika se-
mua orang sedar hakikat ini, cinta itu
tidaklah semudah untuk dilafazkan.
Takkan ramai yang berani bermain api
cinta, takkanlah ada ungkapan lirik
demi cinta lautan api direnangi dan om-
bak badai diredahi..Itu semua bukan
cinta sejati, ianya cinta murahan.
Namun, ramai yang lari dari hakikat
cinta yang suci ini dan memilih definisi
cinta mereka sendiri. Memilih cinta
murahan dari yang tulen dek kabur den-
gan keindahan cinta nafsu. Memang
diakui, ia sesuatu yang diidamkan oleh
semua insan but love is also blind. Jadi,
berhati-hatilah dalam memilih cinta.
Ingatlah, Allah telah menjanjikan cinta
sejati buat mereka yang mencintaiNya.
Sabarlah bagi mereka yang sentiasa
berusaha mengejar cinta Allah kerana
Allah tidak pernah memungkiri janji
bahkan telah menyediakan cinta sejati
untuk mereka.
“Ya Allah, Engkau pandulah
hatiku ini mencari cinta insan
yang hanya mengharapkan cin-
taMu. Ya Allah, kurniakanku in-
san yang mencintaiMu dan
mencintaiku dan Engkau juga
mencintainya.Ameen”.
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BRINGING

I was brought up in the modern world

of all the luxury and the high life of
show business. I was born in a Christian
home, but we know that every child is
born in his original nature - it is only his
parents that turn him to this or that re-
ligion I was taught that God exists, but
there was no direct contact with God, so
we had to make contact with Him
through Jesus - he was in fact the door
to God. This was more or less accepted
by me, but I did not swallow it all. I
looked at some of the statues of Jesus;
Jesus on the crucifix they were just stones with no life. And
in Christianity... when they said that God is there, I was follow the will of God. I was fascinated
an atmosphere of peace and tranquil-
puzzled even more but could not argue. by the new terminology I was learning lity prevailed.
I more or less believed it, because I had in the Eastern religion. By now I was
to have respect for the faith of my par- fed up with Christianity. I started mak-
ents. ing music again and this time I started THE QUR'AN
reflecting my own thoughts I also wrote
a song, "The Way to Find God Out." I When he came to London he brought
POP STAR back a translation of the Qur'an,
really had a difficult time because I was
getting rich and even more famous, and which he gave to me. And when I re-
Gradually I became alienated from this
at the same time, I was ceived the book, a guid-
religious upbringing. I started making
sincerely searching ance that would
music. All those things I saw in the
for the Truth. Then explain every-
films and on the media took hold of me,
and perhaps I thought this was my God, I came to a stage ...I tried Zen and Ching, thing to me -
the goal of making money. I decided where I decided numerology, tarot cards who I was;
what was the
that Buddhism is
then that this was the life for me; to
make a lot of money, have a 'great life.' all right and no- and astrology. I tried to purpose of
So what happened was that I became ble, but I was not look back into the Bible life; what was
... are materialised, so ready to leave the reality and
the worshipers can see
But, Allah is nowhere to very famous.I wanted to live larger than
the world. I was and could not find any- what would be
be seen with our eyes. life and the only way to do that was to
them with their eyes, Thus, as a muslim, is that be intoxicated (with liquor and drugs). too attached to thing. At this time I did the reality;
feel their presence, and the world and and where I
have faith in them.
a reason not to remain
faithful? was not prepared not know anything came from - I
IN HOSPITAL to become a about Islam,... realized that
monk and to iso- this was the true
After a year of financial success and late myself from religion; religion
'high' living, I became very ill, con- society. I tried Zen and not in the sense the
tracted TB and had to be hospitalized. I Ching, numerology, tarot cards and West understands it, not the type for
started to think: What was to happen to astrology. I tried to look back into the only your old age. In the West, whoever
me? Was I just a body, and my goal in Bible and could not find anything. At wishes to embrace a religion and make
life was merely to satisfy this body? I this time I did not know anything about it his only way of life is deemed a fa-
realized now that this calamity was a Islam, and then, what I regarded as a natic. I was not a fanatic, I was at first
blessing given to me by Allah, a chance miracle occurred. My brother had vis- confused between the body and the
to open my eyes - "Why am I here? ited the mosque in Jerusalem and soul. Then I realized that the body and
Why am I in bed?" - and I started look- was greatly impressed that while on soul are not apart and you don't have
ing for some of the answers. Then I the one hand it throbbed with life to go to the mountain to be religious.
realized I had a will, a God-given gift: (unlike the churches and synagogues We must follow the will of God. Then
Prophet Muhammad pbuh. said, "[Ihsan is] to which were empty), on the other hand, we can rise higher than the angels. The
worship God as though you see Him, and if
you cannot see Him, then indeed He sees
you." (Al-Bukhari and Al-Muslim).
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first thing I wanted to do now was to
be a Muslim. I realized that everything
belongs to God, that slumber does not
overtake Him. He created everything.
At this point I began to lose the pride
in me, because hereto I had thought the
reason I was here was because of my
own greatness. But I realized that I did
not create myself, and the whole pur-
pose of my being here was to submit
to the teaching that has been per-
fected by the religion we know as Al-
Islam. At this point I started discover-
ing my faith. I felt I was a Muslim. On
reading the Qur'an, I now realized that
all the Prophets sent by God brought
the same message. Why then were the
Jews and Christians different? I know
now how the Jews did not accept Jesus
as the Messiah and that they had
changed His Word. Even the Christians
misunderstand God's Word and called
Jesus the son of God. Everything made
so much sense. This is the beauty of
the Qur'an; it asks you to reflect and
reason, and not to worship the sun or
moon but the One Who has created
everything. When I read the Qur'an
further, it talked about prayer, kindness
and charity. I was not a Muslim yet, but
I felt that the only answer for me was
the Qur'an, and God had sent it to me,
and I kept it a secret. But the Qur'an
also speaks on different levels. I began
to understand it on another level, where
the Qur'an says, "Those who believe do
not take disbelievers for friends and the
believers are brothers." Thus at this
point I wished to meet my Muslim
brothers.
CONVERSION
Then I decided to journey to Jerusalem
(as my brother had done). At Jerusalem,
I went to the mosque and sat down. I
then joined the prayer, though not so
successfully. Back in London, I wanted
to embrace Islam, this was about one
and a half years after I received the
HICOM
Qur'an. Now I realized that I must get
rid of my pride, get rid of Iblis, and face
one direction. So on a Friday, after
Muslim Society
International Medical University
Jumma' I went to the Imam and de- 08/09
clared my faith (the Kalima Syahadah) President
at this hands. You have before you Rahimi b. Mohd Ariff
someone who had achieved fame and
fortune. But guidance was something
that eluded me, no matter how hard I
Vice President 1 Vice Presicet 2
tried, until I was shown the Qur'an. SYU’BAH SPORTS & SYU’BAH ECONOMY &
Luqman Faiz b. Mohd Hasni Haryanti bt. Hamdan
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Akmal Hisham bin Ab Azit Akmal b. Damanhuri
Finally I wish to say that everything I Nadhirah bt Nawam Nurul Aifaa bt. Hj Rahman
do is for the pleasure of Allah and Secretary Vice Secretary
pray that you gain some inspirations Johari b. Talep Nur Amalina bt. Mohd Khair
from my experiences. Islam is perfect,
and if we imitate the conduct of the SYU’BAH TARBIYAH SYU’BAH MULTIMEDIA
Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sal- Treasurer Vice Treasurer Muhammad Nadawi b. Zamauri Mohd Hakim b. Jamil
lam) we will be successful. May Allah Abdul Karim b. Jamaludin Nusaibah bt. Zainuddin Wan Ruwaida bt. Wan Mokhtar Nur Syafiqa bt. Amri
give us guidance to follow the path of Aimi Hamizah bt. Kamarul Zaman Sakinah bt. Abas
the ummah of Muhammad (SAW). Nurul Faeza bt. Mohd Salleh
A m e e n !
Special Task
Aishah bt. Aminuddin
-- Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)

Upcoming activities... May:

April: 1) MSOC has to cut down on its activities during
Fiqh Travelers. For seniors or even juniors who choose PMS this month since IT’S THE EXAM FebruarY:
1)
option and will further their clinical years oversea, this course is worth MONTH!! EOS2 begins 11/2 and EOS5 begins
JanuarY
going.
a week later, 18/5..Big month..ganbatte and 1) M109 join IMU and MSOC family.
2) Annual MSOC Camping!! It’s the most awaiting and hap- study hard to all 1)MSOC welcomes P109 to IMU. And
pening event every year. We haven’t come it’s also a sad goodbye to our dearest 2) Gaza Talk- On 26th of February, SRC organize GAZA talk
up with a suitable date yet but we promise M206. condemning the latest Israeli attack on Gaza. MSOC involved with
that this year’s camping will be one of the Palestine booth and exhibition in Atrium.
best memory you will ever treasured in

GOOD NEWS March:

IMU is Top 5! 1) Talk on Islamic Medicine-
Talk by Prof Rashid, PPIM Presi-
dent on 3rd of March held in SR1.
Alhamdulillah! Last 14th March 2009, IMU Nasyid representatif, Luqman Faiz (lead vocals), Izat (vocals Thanks to Prof.Rashid for a meaningful
and harmony), Hakim (3rd voice), Kamal (bass), Azam (bass) & Karim (bass) had won the 5th place of Ma- sharing on Islamic Medicine.
lam Inspirasi Seni, which was an intervarsity Nasyid competition, held as one of the activities of ‘Heart for 2) Recruitment drive for the junior batches held on 10th of March in
Islam Campaign’ in University Teknologi Petronas (UTP). Despite last minute practice and training (less Atrium.
than 2 weeks), they managed to attract the judges’ and audiences’ attention; and even scored the highest 3) Malam Inspirasi Seni in UTP. Dear sem5, Luqman Faiz Mohd and
mark for their first song! Congratulations! IMU BOLEH! The competition was participated by 10 IPTs. friends that represent IMU.
4) Inter Religious Forum (IRF)- MSOC in collaboration with Buddhist Soci-
ety, Christian Fellowship and Catholic Group plan to organize a forum to discuss
about Science and Religion. Please come on 27th of March at the Atrium. Show our
solidarity as Muslim and support us.
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…itu lebih teruk dari zina

Wahai orang-orang yg beriman, bertaqwalah kamu kepada Allah dan tinggalkanlah
sisa baki riba sekiranya kamu benar-benar beriman, sekiranya kamu tidak menig-
galkannya, isytiharkanlah perang dengan Allah dan RasulNya…. (al-Baqarah: 278)
akan dikatakan kepada pemakan riba di hari kiamat “ambillah senjata kamu untuk berper-
ang dengan Allah SWT” - Ibn Abbas

Riba mempunya 72 pintu. Riba yg paling ringan (dosanya) seperti seorang lelaki
berzina dengan ibunya. (Hadis riwayat At-Tabrani dan al-Hakim)

Dalil -dalil di atas (dan banyak

lagi) jelas menunjukkan keseriusan
haramnya riba yang kerap kali tidak
dipedulikan oleh Muslimin, bahkan isu-
isu seperti Muslim mengusap anjing
dan memeluk khinzir lebih terkesan di
hati kita. Riba yang dikelaskan oleh
sebahagian ulama‟ sebagai dosa kedua
terbesar selepas syirik kurang pula
popularitinya. Mengapa ya?
Artkel kali ini hanya mampu
menyetuh isu riba secara ringkas sahaja.
Riba terjadi dalam urusan pinjaman (ad-
duyun) & jual beli barang ribawi (al-
buyu‟). Dalam keluaran kali ini, saya
sekadar ingin mengfokuskan riba ad-
duyun.
Riba ad-duyun umumnya teba-
hagi kepada dua iaitu al-qardh dan al-
jahilyyah. Riba al-qardh adalah kadar
atau manfaat tambahan yang disyarat-
kan semasa awal kontrak pinjaman.
Contohnya apabila si A meminjam mo-
tor si B dan disyaratkan supaya si A
mengisi minyak penuh ke dalam motor
apabila memulangkannya sedangkan
kuantiti asal minyak di dalam motor
kurang dari itu.
Riba al-jahiliyyah pula adalah
kadar atau manfaat tambahan yang
dikenakan kerana peminjam lambat
memulangkan pinjaman & disyaratkan
semasa awal kontrak pinjaman. Contoh-
nya agak serupa dengan contoh di atas,
cuma kali ini si B mensyaratkan si A
mengisi minyak penuh jika lambat me-
mulangkan motornya berbanding waktu
yang telah dipersetujui.
Dalam konteks semasa, riba ad-
duyun jelas diamalkan di bank-bank
konvensional. Pinjaman perumahan dan
kereta, kad kredit serta akaun simpanan
wang dan akaun deposit tetap yang
mempunyai kadar faedah/interest meru-
pakan jenayah riba yang dianggap biasa
oleh masyarakat.
Riba dalam urusan pinjaman
rasanya sudah jelas. Peminjam perlu
membayar lebih mengikut peratusan
yang ditetapkan atas pinjaman dan caj
tambahan dikenakan jika lewat bayar.
Dalam kon-
teks akaun
simpanan
wang pula, ...“Perbankan Islam (PI)
pihak bank hanya bersalin kulit dan
d i k i r a
meminjam menukar nama
wang dari- lebih Islamiah”?..
pada pelang-
untuk Oh, sudah tentu tidak!...
gan
melabur dan
mereka perlu
memberi
riba/faedah kira-kira 0.1% dari jumlah
simpanan pelanggan. Dalam kebanyak-
kan kes, bank memperolehi keuntungan
berlipat kali ganda hasil menggunakan
wang pelangan dan pelanggan pastinya
rugi di sini. Jika bank rugi, mereka ma-
sih perlu membayar faedah kepada pe-
langgan seterunya memburukkan lagi
keadaan kewangan bank. 0.1% mungkin
kecil bagi kita, namun bagi bank yang
mempunyai ratusan ribu pelanggan den-
gan jumlah simpanan mencecah berbil-
ion ringgit, 0.1% daripadanya dalam
keadaan kewangan yang mendesak tentu
saja amat menyakitkan.
Bank-bank belandaskan syariat
sudah banyak kini di Malaysia. Guna-
kanlah. “Perbankan Islam (PI) hanya
bersalin kulit dan menukar nama kepada
lebih Islamiah”?.. Oh, sudah tentu tidak!
Terlampau banyak hujah yang
ada utntuk menyangkalnya. Pelik
rasanya jika seorang jurutera memperti-
kaikan pandangan seorang dktor pakar
dalam bidang perubatan. Bertambah
pelik jika seorang awam yang kurang
pengetahuan tentang perbankan dan
undang-undang berkaitan serta ilmu
feqah kewangan mempertikaikan fatwa
-fatwa hasil per-
bincangan ulama'-
ulama' sedunia
yang pakar dalam
isu kewangan dan
kepada feqah muamalat
yang berijtihad
menggunakan
dalil-dalil sahih.
Namun,
tak dapat dinafi-
kan, usia PI masih
muda berbanding perbankan konven-
sional yang berusia ratusan tahun. PI
bukanlah boleh naik sekelip mata, ia
memerlukan proses kematangan.
Ketika bertatih ini, sudah tentu sekali-
sekala terjatuh. Kesilapan boleh saja
berlaku.Yang penting, jatuhnya ke ha-
dapan, bukan mengundur ke belakang.
& sebagai pengguna kita perlu faham
masalah akar umbi PI agar tidak terpen-
garuh dengan pandangan yang salah.
…yang demikian itu kerana mereka
mengatakan jual beli itu sama dengan
riba. Padahal Allah menghalakan jual-
beli dan mengharamkan riba… al-
Baqarah, 275

Maka adakah kamu sangka bahawa Kami menciptakan kamu main-main (tanpa hikmat/
tujuan) dan kamu tidak akan dikembalikan kepada Kami? [al-Mukminun;115 ] 13