SAWADDE KAP! THE AMAZING THAILAND

SAWADDE KAP! The greeting and politeness make us feel at home
in Thailand.

31st May - 4 June 2011, my spouse and me joined a holiday trip to Thailand. The excursion was organized by MPSM(Board of Malaysia School's Principal), Kelantan Branch, formerly PKPSM. The group comprised 38 participants, principals, former principals and some with their spouses.
The entire trip was loyally accompanied by a tourist guide, Mr Hatta, a Malay of Thailand nationality who provided us knowledge with his fluent narration and humour.

We spent overnight in Bangkok and the next morning(1st June) had an interesting experience cruising the Menam Chao Phraya to view the city and riverside settlements from its mother river. We were astonished to come across shoal of enormous catfish or ikan patin surrounded our boat and more to come by the time we threw snacks and bread into the water.

We left Bangkok bound for Chiengmai by air in the evening and had a stay for a couple of nights. We travelled by road from Chiengmai to Chiengrai and northwards(2nd June). On the way we stopped to witness a fake geyser, claim to be highest in Thailand and some of us purchased gems and jewels at nearby shops. Further north, Mae Sai the most northern point of Thailand, the bordering town with Myanmar. Some of us particularly women had a gems and jewels rush. Then we proceeded to the Golden Triangle, formerly the most perilous place but currently had turned to be the safest place.

The next day(3rd June) we had another amazing experience. At the Maesa Elephant Camp, Chiengmai we witnessed tame and friendly elephants, their activities and the incredulous show performed by these long nose. On the same day we visited Orchid Garden, local silk weaving and knitting and leather industries, honey shop and the handicraft centre. Before having a dream we strolled the night market for some goods and the foot massage for good.

We left Chiengmai for Bangkok in the evening, stayed overnight before flew home the next day.

The only three Thai words that could remember were Sawadde Kap for the greeting, hongnam for the toilet and kopun which mean thank you

Below are few photos and a brief captions about our trips

On arrival at Swarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok.

Myself and spouse at the departure hall, the same airport

My spouse, myself, Hj. Ahmad and spouse at the departure hall, KLIA,
patiently waiting for a flight bound for Bangkok

My spouse and Puan Fauziah posing at the
Swarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok
before leaving for home

Cruising Thailand's mother river, Chao Praya.
The floating hawker persuading us to buy his goods.
To our surprise, further up shoal of huge catfish surrounded our boat
and had an interesting time feeding them.

The bridge over Menam Chao Phraya
and the modern multi-storey building in the far sight.

Whoooosh! Up the fake geyser, it shoots up 100 ft.
and claim to be the highest in Thailand

All in the group, Mae Sai the most northern town in Thailand
bordering Myanmar in the background. Nationalities of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos
are free to cross the border for business.

The Golden Triangle.
On the Thailand side, at the junction of Mekong River and its tributary. On the left bank is Myanmar(formerly Burma) and Laos on the right.
A gigantic catfish or ikan patin inhibit the river.
Recently fish weight more than 560 kg was netted by the local fisherman.

A traditional settlement by the bank of Menam Chao Phraya

Members of the group at the Orchid Garden, Chiengmai.
Varieties of appropriate plants and butterflies are abundant

One of the main tourist attractions in the country
can be found in the province of Chiengmai

At the elephant camp. Elephants after the show

The elephant parade before and after the show.
The incredulous performance had made spectators refused to vacate
the arena until the end.
The most astonishing performance definitely elephants did the painting,
the result was remarkable.

At the Golden Triangle, the area is solely to attract tourists,
statues dominate the erections

At the local silk factory.
The girl is boiling cocoons to kill and separate the moths and intruders from the fibre

At the silk factory, the weaving process

At the local handicraft factory.
The petal of the umbrellas are made from the Sal bark and is processed traditionally

One of the sal bark giant umbrellas.

Astonishing! One of the incredulous painting finished by one of the elephants

Some facts to share and to think critically.

1. A man made geyser that shoots 100 ft. high was built just to attract tourists.

2. Imitation goods especially precious stones, gems and jeweleries dominate jewel shops, is the main attraction for women.

3. Shoal of catfish swims freely, openly and grown up to giant size in the river but no one cares to fish them out.

4. Elephants are well trained, friendly and intelligent, could do the painting better than human being.

5. The Golden Triangle that covers part of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos once the most hazardous area, currently turns to be the safest one.

6. The Swarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok took 42 years to complete due to bribery.

7. Nature are fully utilized even on small scale to add up as part of tourism.


Thank you

SEGALANYA DI ANGKA 5

Alhamdullillah berbanyak-banyak syukur kepada ALLAH SWT tuhan semesta alam kerana dengan taufik dan hidayahnya yang telah mengurniakan hambanya segala kebaikan di dunia dan insyaAllah di akhirat. Salam dan selawat kepada Rasulallah SAW, keluarga, kaum kerabatnya, para sahabat, seluruh mukminin dan mukminat, muslimin dan muslimat.

Tujuan saya publish post ini adalah sebagai satu cara bagi memperingati dan mengukuhkan pengetahuan, keimanan dan ketaqwaan dalam asas-asas agama yang meliputi aqidah, syariah muamalat dan sosial. Perkara yang akan dibincangkan nanti berdasarkan ilmu dan pengetahuan yang sedia ada, bacaan dan tafsiran al Qur'an dan kitab-kitab agama, internet serta beberapa kuliah, pengajian dan majlis interaksi agama yang saya ikuti dan dicatat.

Angka 5 dipilih kerana mudah diingati, jari-jari setiap tangan dan kaki ada 5 dan angka ganjil yang di sukai Rasulallah SAW Saya memohon ribuan ampun dan maaf sekiranya terdapat kesilapan-kesilapan. Sebarang teguran, pembetulan dan maklumat amatlah dialu-alukan. Post ini akan sentiasa di edit sekiranya terdapat pembetulan dan penambahan.


SEKIAN DAN TERIMA KASIH.

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5 RUKUN ISLAM

1. Mengucap dua kalimah sahadah
2. Sembahyang/Solat 5 waktu sehari semalam
3. Puasa di bulan Ramadhan
4. Menunaikan zakat
5. Mengerjakan Haji


5 SEMBAHYANG/SOLAT WAKTU

1. Subuh
2. Zuhur
3. 'Asar
4. Maghrib
5. Isya'

5 CARA MENGETAHUI WAKTU SOLAT BERPANDUKAN MATAHARI

1. Waktu ZOHOR apabila matahari condong ke sebelah barat dan bayang
condong di sebelah timur
2. Waktu ASAR apabila bayang lebih panjang dari pancang asal.
3. Waktu MAGHRIB bila semua bulatan matahari tenggelam.
4. Waktu ISYAK bila hilangnya cahaya merah ditempat matahari jatuh
5. Waktu SUBUH bila terbitnya fajar.


5 HUKUM SYARA'

1. Wajib: Tuntutan ke atas setiap mukallaf supaya melakukan sesuatu perbuatan secara
Qat'ie, sekiranya dibuat dapat pahala, jika tidak buat dapat dosa.

2. Sunat: Perbuatan yang digalakkan, jika dilakukan dapat pahala, tidak buat tidak berdosa.

3. Harus: Boleh dilakukan, jika baik dapat pahala, jika tidak baik dapat dosa.

4. Makruh: Perbuatan yang tidak berdosa jika dilakukan, tapi dapat pahala jika ditinggalkan.

5. Haram: Perbuatan yang dilarang, jika dilakukan akan dapat dosa.


5 SYARAT SAH SOLAT/SEMBAHYANG

1. Mengetahui masuknya waktu.
2. Tahu arah Qiblat.
3. Tutup aurat.
4. Suci dari najis pada badan, pakaian dan tempat solat.
5. Berdiri bagi yang mampu.


5 PERANAN AL QUR'AN

1. Peringatan kepada seluruh alam
2. Petunjuk kepada manusia
3. Cahaya dari Allah
4. Tali Allah yang kukuh
5. Rugi jika tinggalkannya atau cari hidayah melalui sumber lain.


25 Rasul yang wajib diketahui/diingati

1. Adam
2. Idris
3. Nuh
4. Hud
5. Saleh
6. Ibrahim
7. Luth
8. Ismail
9. Ishak
10. Yaakub
11. Yusuf
12. Ayyub
13. Shu'aib
14. Musa
15. Harun
16. Zulkifli
17. Daud
18. Sulaiman
19. Illyas
20. Illyasa'
21. Yunus
22. Zakaria
23. Yahya
24. Isa
25. Muhammad SAW
*Semua dipangkal nama Rasul ada 'Alaihis Salam.(AS)


5 RASUL ULUL AZMI
Rasul yang paling banyak menerima dugaan dan cabaran ketika menjalankan dakwah serta tabah menghadapinya.
1. Muhammad SAW
2. Isa AS
3. Musa AS
4. Ibrahim AS
5. Nuh AS

* AS = Alaihi Salam

5 PERKARA TIDAK DIKETAHUI MANUSIA HANYA ALLAH YG TAHU

1. Waktu Kematian(Ajal)
2. Tarikh Kiamat
3. Jodoh Pertemuan
4 . Rezeki
5. Tanah kubur.


5 RUKUN UMRAH

1. Niat ihram di miqat
2. Tawaf mengelilingi Kaabah
3. Sa'ie dari antara bukit Safar dan bukit Marwah
4. Bertahallul( bergunting atau bercukur)
5. Tertib.

* Rukun Haji ada 6, WUKUF di Padang Arafah selepas niat.


5 SYARAT WAJIB HAJI DAN UMRAH

1. Islam: tidak wajib bagi orang kafir dan murtad
2. Baligh: tidak wajib bagi kanak-kanak, tapi sah bila dilakukan dan tidak gugur wajib bila baligh.
3. Berakal: tidak wajib bagi orang gila, bila dilakukan tidak sah.
4. Merdeka: tidak wajib bagi hamba tapi sah bila dilakukan dan dapat pahala.
5. Berkuasa: cukup perbelanjaan bagi diri sendiri dan orang di bawah tanggungan dari awal hingga akhir, ada kenderaan pergi dan balik, aman dalam perjalanan, sihat tubuh badan dan ada kesempatan.

5 SYARAT WAJIB BERPUASA

1. Islam: Tidak wajib bagi orang kafir dan murtad
2. Akil Baligh: Tidak wajib bagi kanak-kanak yang belum cukup umur.
3. Berdaya/Berkuasa: Tidak wajib bagi orang sakit yang memudaratkan dan orang
tua yang tidak berdaya.
4. Berakal: Tidak wajib bagi orang gila.
5. Bermukim: Tidak wajib bagi orang musafir tetapi wajib qada'.

5 SYARAT SAH PUASA

1. Niat: Tidak sah puasa tanpa niat.
2. Islam: Tidak sah puasa bagi orang kafir dan murtad.
3. Mumayyiz: Dapat membezakan yang baik dengan yang tidak baik
4. Suci dari haid dan nifas: Tidak sah puasa tapi wajib diganti dengan jumlah
hari yang ditinggalkan.
5. Dalam waktunya.

5 PERKARA DIMANTAPKAN DALAM BULAN RAMADHAN

1. Mantap Aqidah.
Hati sesuatu yang sensitif perlu persiapkan untuk taqwa, melembutkannya dan
takutkan Allah.

2. Membersih Jiwa.
Jiwa penentu utama bagi diri dalam sikap dan perilaku seseorang. Sikap perilaku
yang baik atau buruk ditentukan oleh jiwa. Puasa mendidik menjadikan jiwa yang
bersih.

3. Memantapkan hubungan dengan ALLAH.
Nilai tarbiyyah diri dan ibadat puasa berupaya memantap hubungan dengan
ALLAH . Wajib dilaksanakan kerana diwajibkan ALLAH

4. Memantapkan hubungan sesama manusia.
Dilakukan serentak di seluruh dunia, sama-sama menjalani ibadat, lapar dan haus
bersama, sama-sama mampu berjuang dan manahan diri dari apa yang dilarang
oleh ALLAH.

5. Memantap Jiwa Ketabahan
Sesuatu yang amat dituntut yang ada pada diri kerana setiap perjuangan perlukan
ketabahan. Ketabahan perlu dididik dan puasa merupakan ibadat yang mampu
mendidik ketabahan jiwa.

INGAT RAMADHAN INGAT 5 PERKARA

1. Puasa dan Teraweh
Diwajibkan berpuasa bagi yang cukup syarat. Di bulan-bulan lain puasa
wajib adalah puasa ganti dan puasa nazar. Solat teraweh hukumnya sunat muakad boleh dilakukan di antara selepas solat fardhu isyak dan sebelum subuh. Jangan pertikaikan sama ada 8 atau 20 rakaat, lakukanlah yang mana mampu.

2. Zakat Fitrah
Wajib ditunaikan oleh semua ketua keluarga ke atas tanggungannya.
Di Kelantan, 1 gantang Baghdadi atau 3 cupak beras bersamaan RM7.00.

3. Nuzul al Qur'an
Al Qur'an mula di turunkan pada 17 Ramadhan kepada Nabi Muhammad
SAW di Gua Hira' dan pelantikan sebagai Rasul oleh Allah SWT

4. Lailatul Qadr.
Orang tempatan panggil "malam lailatul kodar" yang akan mendatangi kita
pada satu malam daripada malam-malam ganjil pada 10 malam akhir
Ramadhan. Malam ini lebih baik dari 1000 malam sebagaimana dalam suroh
Al Qadri.

5. Semua syaitan diberkas.
Sebagaimana maksud hadith, " Menjelang Ramadhan pintu-pintu rahmat di
buka, pintu-pintu jahanam ditutup dan semua syaitan diberkas dan digari"

5 RACUN DAN 5 UBATNYA

1. Dunia itu racun, zuhud ubatnya.
2. Harta itu racun, zakat ubatnya.
3. Perkataan yang sia-sia itu racun, zikir ubatnya
4. Seluruh umur itu racun, taat ubatnya
5. Seluruh umur itu racun, RAMADHAN ubatnya


5 ERTI TAWAKKAL

1. Menyerahkan urusan pada orang lain ( erti dalam sudut bahasa)
2, Berserah kepada Allah
3. Serah hati pada Allah sebagaimana mayat dimandikan
4. Bergantung pada Allah dalam semua urusan
5. Redha dengan Allah.


15 TANDA KIAMAT KECIL YANG SUDAH TERJADI

1. Diutusnya Rasulallah SAW
2. Amanah disia-siakan
3. Pengembala menjadi kaya
4. Sungai Efrat(Euphrates) berubah menjadi emas
5. Baitul Maqdis dikuasai umat Islam
6. Banyak terjadi pembunuhan
7. Munculnya kaum Khawarij
8. Banyak polisi dan pembela kezaliman
9. Perang antara Yahudi dan Islam
10. Fitnah berleluasa dan dominan
11. Ramai orang jahil
12. Merebaknya penzinaan
13. Banyaknya kaum wanita. Ada riwayat ramai penghibur wanita, wanita bermain alat musik
14. Bermewah-mewah dalam pembinaan masjid
15. Menyebarnya riba dan harta haram


5 PENGAJARAN DARI PERISTIWA ISRA' DAN MIKRAJ.

1. Memberi cahaya kepada akal manusia yang diselaputi kejahilan, menguji orang Islam untuk mempercayai sesuatu yang amat jauhdari lojik akal dan menguji keimanan para sahabat.

2. Satu wasilah kepada penganugerahan Allah kepada umat Islam iaitu sembahyang/solat. Sembahyang 5 waktu sehari semalam adalah kewajiban yang sentiasa mendapat keredhaan Allah SWT.

3. Membawa berita gembira kepada umat Islam bahawa syurga benar-benar wujud sebagai balasan untuk orang-urang beriman dan sebagai motivasi kepada umat Islam supaya terus melakukan kebajikan.

4. Perkhabaran hikmah teragung kepada umat Islam iaitu dapat menatap wajah Allah yang maha suci secara bersemuka. Baginda Rasulallah SAW sendiri diberi peluang bercapa secara terus dengan Allah

5. Membuktikan bahawa manusia adalah makhluk paling istimewa berbanding makhluk-makhluk lain dan Nabi Muhammad SAW adalah paling istimewa berbanding nabi-nabi lain kerana dijemput oleh Allah secara khas untuk menghadapNYA.


5 RUKUN NIKAH

Nikah: Pengertan bahasa; berkumpul dan bercampur. Pengertian Syara'; Ijab dan Qabul yang menghalalkan persetubuhan lelaki dan perempuan yang sah nikah(ajnabiah) yang diucapkan kata-kata nikah dan peraturan Islam yang tertentu

1. Pengantin Lelaki
2. Pengantin Perempuan
3. Aqad (Ijab dan Qabul)
4. Wali
5. Saksi


15 CARA TERBAIK BAGI ISTERI MENAMBAT HATI SUAMI.

1. Sentiasa menghormati keluarga suami seperti mana dia menghormati keluarganya.
2. Sentiasa menjaga aurat daripada dipandang yang bukan mahramnya. Tidak
membenarkan lelaki bukan mahram memasukki rumah ketika ketiadaan suami.
3. Sedia menjadikan suami sebagai ketua dalam rumah tangga.
4. Sedia memberi kesetiaan, ketaatan dan kepatuhan kepada suami selagi suruhan
tidak bercanggah dengan perintah Allah.
5. Sedia memberi layanan dan kasih sayang sepenuhnya sehingga membuatkan
suami merasakan rumah tangga adalah tempat mendapatkan ketenangan dan
kebahagiaan.
6. Sentiasa menjaga rahsia dan maruah suaminya dan dirinya. Mohon kebenaran
suami untuk keluar rumah dan hendak berpuasa sunat.
7. Bijak menguruskan harta suami dengan berbelanja secara sederhana.
8. Sedia menerima pemberian suami dengan ikhlas dan tidak meminta sesuatu yang
luar kemampuan suami.
9. Sentiasa bersyukur menerima nikmat ataupun dugaan daripada Allah dan sedia
melaksanakan tugas dan tanggungjawab sebagai seorang isteri dan ibu serta
perintah Allah dengan tabah dan sabar.
10. Berdiam diri sambil mendengar sewaktu suami bercakap.
11. Sedia melayami suami dan memenuhi kehendak batin suami sewaktu diperlukan.
12. Sentiasa menghias diri apabila dihadapan suami dan sebaliknya ketika ketiadaan
suami.
13. Sentiasa mendahulukan keperluan suami daripada keperluan sendiri.
14. Sentiasa bersikap malu kepada suaminya, bersopan santun dalam perkataan dan
perbuatan.
15. Menemani suami ke muka pintu sewaktu suami hendak keluar rumah dan
menyambut kepulang suami dengan senyuman.


5 PERKARA MENYEBABKAN PENYAKIT HATI

Penyakit hati atau keras hati ialah penyakit yang berkaitan dengan jiwa dan akhlak yang bertentangan dengan ajaran Rasulallah dan dimurkai Allah seperti syirik, riya, bakhil, sombong dan sebagainya disebabkan berikut;

1. Makan berlebihan
2. Banyak tidur
3. Terlalu banyak bercakap perkara yang sia-sia dan duniawi
4. Bercampur gaul lelaki dan perempuan tanpa batas
5. Banyak berhibur.


5 UBAT HATI

1. Baca Al Qur'an dan faham maknanya
2. Dirikan solat malam
3. Berkumpul dengan orang soleh
4. Banyakkan berpuasa
5. Banyakkan zikir malam


5 CARA MENCUCI HATI

1. Cintakan akhirat melebihi dunia
2. Ingatkan mati
3. Ziarah kubur
4. Banyakkan baca al Qur'an
5. Dengar kisah orang-orang soleh.


5 PERKARA SEBELUM DATANG 5 PERKARA

1. Masa Muda sebelum Tua
2. Sihat sebelum Sakit
3. Kaya sebelum Miskin
4. Masa Lapang sebelum masa Sempit
5. Masa Hidup sebelum Mati


5 KEWAJIBAN SEORANG MUSLIM KEPADA MUSLIM YANG LAIN

1. Bagi salam dan menjawab salam
2. Menjawab bersin
3. Ziarah orang sakit
4. Memenuhi undangan
5. Ziarah orang meninggal dunia.


5 ADAB MENYAMBUT KELAHIRAN BAYI

1. Mengucap tahniah bila mendapat khabar saudara kita akan mendapat cahaya mata baru dan disertai doa bermaksud. "Muga diberkati untukmu pada kurniaNya dan bersyukurlah kepada Pengurnia(Allah) dan semuga anak ini mencapai umur dewasa dan engkau memperolehi kebaktiannya"

2. Bila anak itu lahir hendaklah diazankan di telinga kanan dan iqamah di telinga kiri. Menurut pendapat sebahagian ulama akan dijauhi dari Ummu Shibyan(jin perempuan) atau angin penyebab penyakit.

3. Ditahnikkan dengan kurma. Ambil sedikit kurma dengan jari telunjuk dimasukkan kedalam mulut bayi dan gerakkan perlahan-lahan agar menyentuh seluruh ruang mulut.

4. Mencukur rambut bayi dan sedekahkan dengan nilai berat timbangan rambut itu dengan jalan Allah atau kepada musafir atau fakir miskin.

5. Aqiqah. Dua ekor kambing bagi anak lelaki, anak perempuan seekor kambing.


5 ADAB DALAM PEPERANGAN DALAM ISLAM

1. Berperang secara berdisiplin.
2. Elak dari mencederakan orang awam. merosakkan tanaman, pokok, binatang
ternak dan rumah ibadat.
3. Meminimumkan tekanan.
4. Tanpa kemarahan
5. Melayan tawanan perang sebaik-baiknya.

5 PERKARA YANG WAJIB DIPERTAHANKAN

1. Agama
2. Nyawa
3. Maruah diri
4. Harta
5. Tanah air


5 BALA DI AKHIR ZAMAN DENGAN SEBAB 5 PERKARA

1. Penyakit yang tiada ubat dengan sebab banyak berlakunya zina
2. Susah mencari rezeki, harga barang naik dan banyak berlaku kezaliman kerana ramai peniaga
yang menipu.
3. Berlaku kemarau kerana ramai yang tidak mengeluarkan zakat.
4. Musuh Islam menguasai umat Islam kerana umat Islam mungkir janji kepada Allah
5. Berperang sesama sendiri meyebabkan rakyat membiarkan pemerintah meninggalkan Islam.

Sumber: Hadith Rasulallah SAW riwayat Ibnu Majah.


WALLAHU 'ALAN.

Sekian dan terima kasih.

Post ini akan di edit dari masa ke semasa.

A JOURNEY OF PURIFYING THE SOUL AND HEART

Tarikh/Date: 10 Mac/March - 24 Mac/March 2011

Perjalanan kami meliputi Sanaa (Republik Yaman), Madinah dan Makkah

The journey covers Sanaa, Madinah and Makkah.

In the name of Allah the Al Mighty, the most benevolent and the most gracious. Praise be to Allah the Creator and the owner of the universe, created Kaabah as a Qiblat and a source of blessing and forgiveness.

Pray for safety to Prophet Muhammad(SAW), to his family, companions and followers.

Umrah is a once in a lifetime devotion, to discover most valuable blessing and teaches the Muslims to move about. It is a physical devotion that needs a strong and strenous body movement, only can be performed by a healthy and active Muslims. In other word every Muslim should keep their body healthy in order to perform well in doing umrah



Performing haj and umrah is compulsory once in a lifetime to every able Muslim in form of material and health

Visiting Baitullah or Kaabah, our Qiblat, is not compulsory but highly recommended and umrah is the most grand assembly and the centre of brotherhood and solidarity for the Muslims throughout the universe

UMRAH: Mean to visit a place. In Syarie, to visit Kaabah, perform tawaf, sa'i and halq/taqsir after assuming ihram or be in state of sacred by following the terms and conditions imposed.

Tawaf: Circling the Kaabah seven times in a counter clockwise direction.

Sa'i: Walking seven times back and forth between the hills of Safar and Marwah:

Tahallul: cutting of at least three hair after Sa'i(taqsir) or complete shave of the head for men(halq)

After completing the ritual in sequence and can go out of ihram, free from the prohibitions.

The 13 prohibitions while in ihram:

1. Covering the head for men.
2. Wearing of any sewn clothes.
3. Covering the face for women.
4. Wearing gloves
5. Using perfumes
6. Using hair cream or oil.
7. Destroy hairs from any part of the body, purposely or purposelessly.
8. Cutting, chopping or uproot trees in the holy lands except dead trees.
9. Clipping finger and toe nails.
10. Hunting or destroying halal animals, keeping of captured animals at home.
11. Strictly not allowed intercourse, if it happens before tahallul, umrah will be void and must
perform again as soon as possible and to pay ransom of a camel.
12. Be in seduction or romantic action with spouse.
13. Involve in marriage esp. aqad, become wali or witness.


Performing Umrah in sequence, including the Rukun/Wajib(Pillar/compulsory) and Sunat(encouragement).

1. Taking shower with intention (sunat)
2. Performing ihram prayer esp. at miqat (sunat)
3. Intension (rukun)
4. Tawaf (rukun)
5. Performing prayer after tawaf (sunat)
6. Sa'i (rukun)
7. Tahallul (rukun)
8. In sequence or Tertib (rukun)

The tawaf wida'

"No body would depart from Makkah without performing
Tawaf of the Kaabah as the last thing"

( the saying of the Prophet or hadith)

It is obligatory(wajib) in Haj, not in Umrah and no objection leaving Makkah without performing Tawaf in Umrah but much better to do it. The above saying addressed for Haj Pilgrims. Allah knows the best.

After completing tawaf, perform two rakaats of solat tawaf, drink Zamzam water at its source, kissing the Black Stone or Hajarul Aswad if possible or only show the sign(istislam)and approaching Multazam for Doa or prayer. Then leave the area immediately without turning back but with intention to be back sooner or later.

It is not allowed to delay your departure from Makkah except the above activities, purchasing food for the journey home, searching for the lost relatives and waiting for the appropriate vehicle. No more shopping, snapping photographs and other delaying activities. If these should happen the Tawaf will be null and void and must perform it again.

Wallahu alam.

Masjid Al Saleh, Sanaa, the largest in the Republic of Yemen,
on arrival the mosque was heavily guarded by armed President's army

Honey shop in Sanaa, Yaman, providing and offering authentic local honey(sidr).
The shopkeeper is showing the high viscosity of the honey to prove its authentic quality.
The honey taken with black seed(habbatus sauda') is an antidote to all diseases and illness except aging and death.

An ancient civilization site of some early kingdoms, a palace of the Saba Queen, Balqis was believed to be situated at the highest point of the valley or wadi, situated about 30 minutes drive from Sanaa. The area was declared as one of the World's Heritage

Dar al Hajjar or the settlement of the rock dwellers, Sanaa, Yemen.
The erection of buildings on a steep rock top is familiar,
also declared as one of the World's Heritage.

The dwellers of the Dar al Hajjar in their traditional attire including a Yemenite dagger,
they are so decent but kind to guests.

Masjid Al Salleh, Sanaa, Yaman

At Jabal Uhud or Uhud Mountains
A historical and spiritual spot for Muslims. On the 3rd Hijrah, the Muslim troop led by the Prophet Muhammad was defeated by the enemies for disobeying orders. About 70 muslims were killed as matyrs or Syuhada, including Sayyidina Hamzah bin Abu Talib,
Mus'ab bin Aamir and Abu Thalhah bin Zubair and their bodies were buried at the foot of the mountain. The Prophet was safe but injured.

At the Prophet Mosque or Masjid Nabawiah, Madinatul Munawwarah,
the second most sacred mosque next to Masjidil Haram, Makkah.
Who ever perform prayer one rakaat in this mosque will be granted 1,000 rewards or pahala .

The hadiths narrating the special and advantage of Masjid an Nabawi

"Whoever perform a prayer in my mosque(Masjid Nabawiah) is 1,000 better than praying in other mosques except Masjidil Haram in Makkah and performing a prayer in Masjidil Haram is 100,000 better than other mosques"

"Whoever perform 40 times praying in my mosque without missing a single time, will be written to him/her guarantee free from hell, unbearable punishment
and cleaned from being a liar"

Another view of the same mosque. The mushroom like objects are shelters, automatically open in the day and down fold by night.

Assuming ihram or in sacred state at Zulhulaifah or Bir Ali. The place is the miqat for those who wish to perform umrah especially to entre Makkah from Madinah

A typical dwelling in the Dar al Hajjar, Sanaa, Yemen

The Baitullah or Kaabah situated in the midst of Masjidil Haram, Makkah, the most sacred and the Qiblat for the entire Muslims. Whoever perform a rakaat of prayer will be rewarded 100,000 pahala. In this mosque there are 120 blessings or rahmat: 60 blessing for those who tawaf, 40 blessing for prayers and 20 blessing for other good deeds. Just watching the Kaabah will be rewarded with a plenty of blessing.

Crowd leaving the mosque after performing prayers or other devotions. The mosque in the background showing the main entrance, The Bab Malik Abdul Aziz .

Jabal Nur or Nur Mountains. The most spiritual spot, the Hera cave or "Gua Hera" the place where Muhammad received a wahyu and proclaimed as prophet from Allah
situated in this montains.

At Jabal Rahmah or Rahmah Mountains situated next to Padang Arafah. It was a reunion spot of Prophet Adam with his spouse Hawa after a long separation.

Kaabah at night time. People performing tawaf


At the ruined Hudaibiyyah mosque, another vital historical and spiritual spot. It was built in the reign the 3rd Caliphate Ar Rashidin, Usman bin Affan.
Hudaibiyyah was known in the 10th Hijrah, a bai'ah or oath taking with the followers and a memory of understanding was agreed between Prophet Muhammad and a Quraish representative.

At a camel ranch, Hudaibiyah. Here I drank a fresh camel milk. It is believed that who drinks fresh camel milk consistently will look younger than his/her age. Camel is considered as "ship of the desert' and a miracle animal. Every part and its products are valuable and useful.


At the museum of the two most sacred mosques.
It exhibits the previous parts and photographs of the two mosques.
In the background is the prevoius Zam Zam Well.

With the members of the group at the
Jeddah International Airport before leaving for Sanaa

On top of the Jabal Rahmah, the reunion spot of Prophet Adam and Hawa.

UMRAH DAN ZIARAH 2011 (14 hari/days)


PERJALANAN PENYUCIAN JIWA
(A JOURNEY OF ENLIGHTEN)

Hari/Day 1(10 Mac/March 2011)

Perjalanan bermula dengan penerbangan Yemeni Air dari KLIA ke Sanaa, Yaman. Penerbangan bermula 1845 waktu tempatan ke Sanaa dan sampai ke destinasi pada 2355 waktu tempatan selepas singgah sekejap di Dubai. Suhunya cukup dingin.

The journey started on the 10th March 2011, fly Yemen Air from KLIA to Sanaa, The administrative capital of Republic of Yemen at 1845 hrs and reached our destination at 2355 after a brief stop at Dubai. Wow! The weather is so cool.

Hari /Day 2(11Mac/March 2011)

Keesokannya sehari di Sanaa, kami dibawa melawat Masjid Al Saleh, masjid terbesar di Yaman, Bab al Yaman dan pasar tradisional Arab Yaman. Persekitaran pasarnya mengingatkan kembali filem Ali Baba Bujang Lapok! Pada tengah harinya kami melawat kesan sejarah tamadun Yaman, di sebuah lembah yang dahulunya kerajaan Saba' dan kesan istana Ratu Balqis. Selepas itu ke Wadi yang ada sebuah perkampungan tradisional. Kedua-duanya dianggap satu keajaiban dan telah dijadikan warisan dunia.
Dalam perjalanan dari pasar kami "terperangkap" dalam demonstrasi aman penyokong-penyokong Ali Abdullah Al Saleh, Presiden Yaman, tiada sebarang provokasi.

The next day, whole day in Sanaa, visited As Saleh Mosque, the biggest in Yemen, Bab al Yemen and the Arabian traditional market, almost similar in the movie Ali Baba Bujang Lapok! The most interesting is the arid valley or wadi, a historical site of remnant of early civilizations of several ancient kingdoms especially the Saba Kingdom, where we could see the site of the Queen Balqis palace. Another wadi witnessed an undisturbed traditional village and dwellers. On the way to these wadis, we were "trapped" in a peaceful demonstration supporting their incumbent President, Ali Abdullah Al Saleh.

Hari/Day 3 - 4, (12-13 Mac/March 2011)

Perjalanan ke Jeddah bermula 2030, 11 Mac 2011) dan sampai pada 2359 selepas singgah di Eden kemudian dibawa ke Madinah dengan bas, solat subuh dan sarapan di tengah perjalanan. Kami sampai di Madinah pada 12 Mac 2011, jam 0930 dan menginap di Hotel Durrat Fayroz, amat hampir dengan Masjid Nabawi. Suhunya amat dingin hingga ke tulang hitam. Sepanjang berada di Madinah kami solat berjemaah lima waktu, berkesempatan bersolat sunat dan berdoa di Raudhah, disamping menziarah Makam Nabi, Abu Bakar dan Omar al Khattab, Jannatul Baqi', Masjid Kuba', Jabal Uhud, Masjid Qiblatain, Masjid Tujuh dan Pasar Tamar.

The next day we left Sanaa for Jeddah at 2030 hrs and reached the destination at 2359 hrs and proceeded to Madinah by road, halt for solat subuh and breakfast. Reached Madinah on the 12th March 2011 at 0930 hrs. The temperature was so chilled especially in the morning. During our stay we performed prayers, visited Prophet, Abu Bakar and Omar al Khattab graves, as well as some historical places.

Hari/Day 5 (14 Mac/March 2011)

Kami meninggalkan Madinah pada jam 1400 selepas solat zohor dan ziarah wada menuju Makkah. Kami berhenti di Zulhulaifah atau Bir Ali untuk solat asar dan berihram. Kami tiba di Makkah pada jam 2000 selepas makan malam di tengah perjalanan, check in di hotel Royal Sultan dan melakukan solat Maghrib dan Isya secara jama' qasar di Masjidil Haram sebelum melakukan tawaf, saei dan bertahallul.

Left Madinah at 1400 hrs bounced for Makkah, halt at Zulhulaifah or Bir Ali for solat asar and assuming ihram, reached Makkah at 2000 hrs, check in Royal Sultan Hotel and completed our prayers and ihram

.Hari/Day 6 -13(15 -22 Mac/March 2011)

Keesokan harinya, 15 Mac 2011, kami berihram di Tana'im dan melakukan umrah, saya mengambil kesempatan mencukur semua rambut. Pada 16 Mac kami di bawa menziarahi Jabal Nur yang mana terdapat Gua Thur, tempat persembunyian Rasul dan Abu Bakar dalam hijrah ke Yathrib, kemudian ke Padang Arafah, Jabal Rahmah, Mina dan Ja'aronah, sebahagian kami berihram di disini dan melakukan umrah.
Semasa tiba di Makkah keadaan cuaca yg redup dan suhu yang dingin hampir menyamai Madinah. Langitnya berawan dan hujan sekejap-sejap menjadi lebat. Hujan amat lebat pada 16 Mac 2011 sebaik selepas solat Isya' dan suhu pagi keesokannya suhu amat dingin.

On the 15th of March 2011, we performed ihram via Tana'im, I had a complete shave. Next day we visited Jabal Nur, Arafah, Jabal Rahmah, Mina and Ja'aronah, some of us performed umrah via Ja'aronah. The weather was cloudy with a shower and a torrential down pour on the 16th night, the temperature was so cool.

Sepanjang berada di Makkatul Mukarramah mulai 15 hingga 22 Mac 2011, kami mengambil kesempatan melakukan solat waktu secara berjemaah, tawaf sunat, pelbagai solat sunat, berdoa, membaca al qur'an dan ada yang melakukan umrah mengikut keupayaan masing-masing.

Pada 20 Mac sebahagiannya termasuk saya berziarah ke ladang unta sambil meminum susu unta jadid, melawat museum "dua tanah haram", berihram di Hudaibiyyah sambil bersolat sunat di masjid berkenaan dan melihat kesan masjid Hudaibiyyah yang telah dibina pada zaman Khalifah Usman ibni Affan.

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During our stay in Makkah we grabbed this golden opportunity performing our devotions to Allah. On the 20th of March, some of us visited a camel ranch, drank its fresh milk, visited "haramain" museum and the historical mosque in Hudaibiyyah.

Hari/Day 14(23 Mac/March 2011)

Hari terakhir di Makkah, selepas melakukan solat subuh secara berjemaah dan tawaf wada kami meninggalkan Makkah menuju Jeddah pada jam 0900. Kami pulang ke tanah air melalui Jeddah pada 1430 dan sampai ke Sanaa pada jam 1800. Penerbangan tergendala dari Sanaa selama 6 jam sebelum meninggalkkan Sanaa pada jam 0130 pagi menuju KLIA sebelum singgah di Riyadh dan Jakarta, sampai pada 24 Mac 2011 di KLIA pada jam 2145, terlepas penerbangan ke Kota Bharu tapi dapat meneruskannya pada keesokan harinya 25 Mac 2011 pada jam 0755 dan selamat sampai di Kota Bharu pada jam 0900.

ALLHAMDULILLAH.

Terminated our stay in Makkah by performing tawaf wada and left for Jeddah, then to Sanaa before leaving for Malaysia via Riyadh and Jakarta, finally reached KLIA on 24th March 2011 at 2140 hrs, late for our flight to Kota Bharu but continue the next day at 0755 hrs and finally touched down at 0900 hrs.

THANK TO ALLAH.

APPRECIATING THE RETIRED

From left Hj. Abd. Aziz Abdullah, myself, Dato' Hj. Ghazali Ab. Rahman, Hj Saufi Ab. Majid
on the arrival.

The luncheon

With friends at the ceremony

Head of Sector of School Management, Hj. Ab. Aziz b. Abdullah,
representing the Director of the State Education Department addressing the ceremony
with gratefulness and some golden advice to the retired

Yg Bhg. Dato' Ghazali b. Abd. Rahman, The Director of the Teachers' Training Department, Ministry of Education, as the main Guest of Honour also expressed his gratefulness to the audience for the support and cooperation.

Myself representing the entire guests(the retired) with thankfulness for the lunch, gifts and cooperation before the retirement.

Receiving a gift of appreciation from Dato' Ghazali

The welcoming speech by Bachok District Education Officer, Hj. Saupi b. Abd. Majid

Date: 13rd December 2010

Location: Hotel Chantique, Kelantan Trade Cemtre(KTC), Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

Ceremony: Appreciating the retired

Sponsorship: Bachok District Education Office.

Special Guest: Yg Bhg Dato' Hj. Ghazali b. Abd. Rahman
The Director, Teachers' Training Section, Ministry of Education.

Attendance: Head of Sector of School Management, Entire Officers Of The
Appropriate Department and The Retired.

My Personal Comment: Greatly appreciated at the bottom of my heart.