Showing posts with label Islam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Islam. Show all posts

Monday, October 31, 2011

Spiritual Journey - Makkah and Madinah

This series of photos were shot (secretly) during my Umrah, a couple of years ago. All photos were capture by using my Nokia Communicator E90.

Masji AL Nabawi, also known as Masjid Nabi

Buka puasa was such a simple yet a fulfilling spiritual experience. Its amazing how more tahn 1 million people from different background, nationalities, social status can have proper buka puasa within10 minutes and the whole Masjid is ready for Maghrib prayer. And it's free.

Makkah is always busy, hectic and I felt the crowd. Madinah is peaceful, quiet and cooling. I love Madinah. I felt like I was on a holiday.


 
This scene is typical during Ramadhan. People reciting the Quran - throughout the day - and night.


The 5 item on the foreground is actually a stand for air Zam Zam


These are retractable roofs which is opened at night. The mechanical movements of the huge roof opens up to the sky.


The Raudah - where most prayers are answered by His Almighty.


The hotels - just a stone throw away from the Masjid

Saturday, January 09, 2010

Why lah Did you BURN the Church?




I have to note this event - so that I can remember it in the future.

I do read my previous entry from time to time and I am glad I have been blogging.

The burning of the church is a big black dot in Malaysia history.

It is sad to think that there are such narrow-minded people who do this sort of thing in Malaysia.


To me the main cause of this is lack of education. I am not talking about Mathematics or Science. I am talking about tolerance and even the real teaching of Islam itself. The religion doesn’t condone such act. I believe all of my non-Muslim friends do not blame the religion but the stupid individual itself.


Most of us are cleverer than that. We are educated in many ways.

Some of us are good architects, engineers and lawyers. We were exposed to different culture, values and we learn to tolerate and most importantly respect other people belief.

To think of it, sedikit sebanyak, I have to blame the political leaders. Intentionally or unintentionally, all the relevant and sensitive issues have been politicize and this is one of the major consequences.



Leaders today have not been in control of our country. They fight solely for their very own survival interest. In the long run, we will see such action will only cost the rakyat and the country a price we cannot imagine.


Since Mahathir left, as a matter of fact, a lot of issues have been handled very badly without long-term goals we all need.

Perhaps this is a result when leaders are only care whether they will sill be in power after every five year.


Any party for that matter, if they prove themselves they can rule a state (to start with) or a country, they don’t even have to bloody campaign. Rakyat will automatically vote for them.

Kalau ikut hati, rasa nak pergi bakar rumah mamat yang bakar church tu.

Memang Bodoh!


pics:

Masjid Muhammadi, Kubang Pasu, Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Kateral Jakarta