Hi guys! Hope you are all doing well. Well, life as we do. We all know the fact that we are now living in an era of economical crisis. If we look towards Barrack Obama, President of USA, his policies to combat economic issues is yet to be successful. The value of Pound Sterling for instance, dropped by almost RM 3 (Malaysian Ringgit) for the past two years.
But look at us, the Malaysian.We are the citizens of a third world country, who are supposed to be facing more economic hardship than you; the first and second world countries do. Instead, we manage to balance ourselves and has been moving forward beginning from the governance of of our former great leader, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. When the world experiences the economic boom in 1992, where the stock market increases and many peoples; ordinary people like us are becoming multi-millionaires just in one night. At that point, life was so great and when it comes to the time that we say hello to 1997, the economic growth stunted, suddenly. I am not a person of economics, I don't even attached to it in my studies, even though I learned it everyday. I observed, the patience of my parents, facing economic hardship in 1997. We was poor, originally. Try to imagine, even to buy a new pair of slipper, my parents cannot afford to. I love them the very much. But, what I value the most is the action taken by Tun Mahathir, setting the Ringgit valuelower than it is, rather than borrowing from the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Malaysia has no debt. We almost, yes, almost, go bankrupt, but we are saved by this great man, Mahathir.
Can you imagine a year where USA is not involved in a war campaign?? Or simply cold dispute between countries, particularly with the Middle Easts? As far as I am concern, the answer is no. I am no prejudiced towards USA. I love USA. My uncle loves telling me stories about thi great country of yours where he's studying. I am just givind an easy and clear example. There are many other countries are doing the same. Iraq, the North and South Korea, India and Pakistan (just naming a few). Praise be to Allah, we manage to keep South East Asia a peaceful place to visit. Its undeniable there have been various misunderstanding between Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and even Philippines with our country Malaysia, but we solve the disputes through endless discussion, agreements and others, not war. We love peace and I know all of you do.
Peace to the world. Write me.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
ISLAM
Nowadays, when we heard about Islam, we often relates it to terrorism, war, child and wife abuse and the concept of equality which is sometimes considered to be bad even by some educated persona. Why did this happened? The major cause of these situation is the lack of knowledge.
As a Muslim, I myself often felt sad when peoples relate Islam with every kind of negative things. Thus, as a Muslim too, I feel obliged to make things clear once again as it is before. In Islam, we were never taught to be a terrorist nor to use violence to treat others. This is against the teaching of Prophet Muhammad PBUH and the religion of Allah Himself, Islam. The concept of Jihad which clearly misinterpreted by most prejudice as terrorism is actually brings a noble intention and more towards self-improvement. Literally, jihad is a call to serve in the path of Allah and Islam by writing (like what I did in this post; its Jihad), teaching others about everything is Jihad, serving and taking care of our parents is Jihad, walking to the mosque is Jihad, even restraining yourself from doing something is even considered as a greater Jihad! It is true, Muhammad once used the word Jihad when he go to war, but literally, Jihad in the scope of war is the same as the Holy Crusade, that is to defend the Christendom or Islam itself! So, thus Islam brings us, me, or all of you closer to destruction??
When Prophet Muhammad PBUH teaches we, Muslim, the concept of equality, we accept it in open arms like you were ready to hug your child. This is because for me, and the rest of the Muslim, in religion, every devotees are the same, but not in social life. Muhammad himself was once offered the position to be the King, greater than Solomon PBUH (peace be upon him) has ever become! But, Muhammad rejected the offer as he would rather be a slave than a King because the responsibility in becoming a leader is too much to be carried on his shoulder (even the fact that he is indeed a great leader). So, here in Islam, the concept of equality does not effect your social status, a King is a King, a Prime Minister stays as it is, even a father, still have more authority than the son, so do the elders! Lets not deny that fact, brothers. But, in religious position, we are all the same, the Imam, the elders, the King, the President, lawyers, doctors, engineers, cleaners, teachers, "garbageman"; we are all the same! The only thing that divides us in Islam is the level faith or Iman and Taqwa that we have. If the garbageman have more Iman and Taqwa than the King, than in the hereafter, he shall be positioned higher than the King himself!. Do you have any trouble in understanding this matter? PM me.
How about wife and child abuse and the biggest yet I think, polygamy?? In Islam, there are words from Allah in the form of the Holy Quran, just like the Holy Bible and all the Hindu and Buddha scripts. Allah said (more or less), punish your wife if she do wrong. Punish here does not mean beating up your beloved wife to their death, or to abuse them or spanking, but enough with a few strokes of small rattan that is given with a gentle blow just to wake them up from their mistake. And if they do not listen, then the husband can sleep in the different room from his wife as this to punish her emotionally, because she do not listen. This in time will make them realise that they have done wrong and they will eventually repent, hopefully. In the case pf Prophet Muhammad PBUH asking a father to punish their children when they do not perform their prayers, this is important as this in turn will shape the children's attitude to be more time-concern and disciplined. However, misconceptions have always occur, considering this act is more or less, nearing abuse (that is according to the prejudice).
Who am I to explain all this? I am not a person of strong faith, I am a regular Muslim. But I have teachings that will always stay in my mind. Any confusing facts or questions, please don't hesitate to comment. Thank you.
As a Muslim, I myself often felt sad when peoples relate Islam with every kind of negative things. Thus, as a Muslim too, I feel obliged to make things clear once again as it is before. In Islam, we were never taught to be a terrorist nor to use violence to treat others. This is against the teaching of Prophet Muhammad PBUH and the religion of Allah Himself, Islam. The concept of Jihad which clearly misinterpreted by most prejudice as terrorism is actually brings a noble intention and more towards self-improvement. Literally, jihad is a call to serve in the path of Allah and Islam by writing (like what I did in this post; its Jihad), teaching others about everything is Jihad, serving and taking care of our parents is Jihad, walking to the mosque is Jihad, even restraining yourself from doing something is even considered as a greater Jihad! It is true, Muhammad once used the word Jihad when he go to war, but literally, Jihad in the scope of war is the same as the Holy Crusade, that is to defend the Christendom or Islam itself! So, thus Islam brings us, me, or all of you closer to destruction??
When Prophet Muhammad PBUH teaches we, Muslim, the concept of equality, we accept it in open arms like you were ready to hug your child. This is because for me, and the rest of the Muslim, in religion, every devotees are the same, but not in social life. Muhammad himself was once offered the position to be the King, greater than Solomon PBUH (peace be upon him) has ever become! But, Muhammad rejected the offer as he would rather be a slave than a King because the responsibility in becoming a leader is too much to be carried on his shoulder (even the fact that he is indeed a great leader). So, here in Islam, the concept of equality does not effect your social status, a King is a King, a Prime Minister stays as it is, even a father, still have more authority than the son, so do the elders! Lets not deny that fact, brothers. But, in religious position, we are all the same, the Imam, the elders, the King, the President, lawyers, doctors, engineers, cleaners, teachers, "garbageman"; we are all the same! The only thing that divides us in Islam is the level faith or Iman and Taqwa that we have. If the garbageman have more Iman and Taqwa than the King, than in the hereafter, he shall be positioned higher than the King himself!. Do you have any trouble in understanding this matter? PM me.
How about wife and child abuse and the biggest yet I think, polygamy?? In Islam, there are words from Allah in the form of the Holy Quran, just like the Holy Bible and all the Hindu and Buddha scripts. Allah said (more or less), punish your wife if she do wrong. Punish here does not mean beating up your beloved wife to their death, or to abuse them or spanking, but enough with a few strokes of small rattan that is given with a gentle blow just to wake them up from their mistake. And if they do not listen, then the husband can sleep in the different room from his wife as this to punish her emotionally, because she do not listen. This in time will make them realise that they have done wrong and they will eventually repent, hopefully. In the case pf Prophet Muhammad PBUH asking a father to punish their children when they do not perform their prayers, this is important as this in turn will shape the children's attitude to be more time-concern and disciplined. However, misconceptions have always occur, considering this act is more or less, nearing abuse (that is according to the prejudice).
Who am I to explain all this? I am not a person of strong faith, I am a regular Muslim. But I have teachings that will always stay in my mind. Any confusing facts or questions, please don't hesitate to comment. Thank you.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Angry Birds
Hello guys. Tell me, who haven't heard of Angry Birds? I think who haven't must be living on their own in a somewhat creepy, waiting-to-tumble-down-old house. This application, well actually a game from Rovio Mobile gained its popularity when it was at first released for iPhone by Apple Inc.
The game is addicting and when I started to play it, I can't stop but ironically, I am yet to finish the Poached Eggs level! Rovio Mobile made a drastic move when the game was officially released to be played on Android OS. Yeah, we Malaysian rarely have the opportunity to own an iPhone because of its price a bit higher here than the other countries. Well, not all of us, some. I myself own an Android phone, so when Angry Birds is available for this OS, I straightaway downloaded it from the Market.
I am pretty sure that whoever read this post must be assuming that I am boring type of dude, nerd, noob who talked about Angry Birds but sorry guys, I can't help it. Hahaha. See ya!
The game is addicting and when I started to play it, I can't stop but ironically, I am yet to finish the Poached Eggs level! Rovio Mobile made a drastic move when the game was officially released to be played on Android OS. Yeah, we Malaysian rarely have the opportunity to own an iPhone because of its price a bit higher here than the other countries. Well, not all of us, some. I myself own an Android phone, so when Angry Birds is available for this OS, I straightaway downloaded it from the Market.
I am pretty sure that whoever read this post must be assuming that I am boring type of dude, nerd, noob who talked about Angry Birds but sorry guys, I can't help it. Hahaha. See ya!
Biting, eagerly.
Hello guys. As this is my very first post, I would rather introduce myself first than talking rubbish about biting other peoples’ lives eagerly. I am Affiq Parthi and to be frank, just call me Affiq. I’m a law student, still studying of course but don’t worry, I am not a liar nor a nerd either. I think the best part about being me is that I am single (for now..) and thus, making me more independent and mature, hopefully.
I am open to debate, often on constructive issues even though sometime I talk bad about Justin Bieber. Well Beliebers, sorry to say so. I was born a Muslim and still until today, a Muslim, pious and proper, modern and open. I am not a terrorist, just as normal as you do and I enjoy Harry Potter.
Seeing that for now, I’ve run out of ideas to be talked about, I’d better get going before I start talking crap (I think I’ve started). But it’s okay, cheerio!
See you later guys.
Ouh, by the way, I come from a third world country which is vastly developing, Malaysia. Nice to know me.
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