Where Do We Find Happiness ?

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST MERCIFUL .

The Secret of Sujood (prostration)
Placing your forehead to touch the ground is called sujood.



Where do we find happiness?

Not material happiness, but true internal happiness. As Muslims, we may respond that true happiness in this world comes from being closer to God. The closer you are to Allah, the more your heart is at rest. This is why the Prophet ﷺ chose to be with Allah, saying “God has given a slave the choice between immortality in this world for as long as God wills, or meeting his Lord, and he has chosen to meet his Lord.” When Abu Bakr (radi Allahu `anhu – may Allah be pleased with him) heard this he wept, because he knew that the Prophet ﷺhad chosen being with Allah over this life.
To be close to Allah, you have to go into sujood. The Prophet ﷺ said:

أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ

“The closest that a servant is to his Lord is when he is in prostration.” (Muslim)
The more you humble yourself and go into sujood, the closer you are getting to Allah; and indeed, He elevates you. The Prophet ﷺ said:

من تواضع لله رفعه

“Whoever humbles himself before Allah, Allah will elevate him.” (Muslim)
This is why, whenever the Prophet ﷺ received something that pleased him, he would immediately prostrate to Allah in thanks. Allah has said in the Qur’an to the Prophet ﷺ

“No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allah].” (96:19)

Rising up to the heavens
Ibn Taymiyyah said that the souls of people are brought closer to Allah during prostration. The Prophet ﷺ taught us:

اكثر من السجود فإنه ليس من مسلم يسجد لله تعالى سجدة الا رفعه بها الله درجة في الجنة وحط عنه بها خطيئة

“Prostrate much because there is no Muslim that prostrates to God except that God raises him one degree in Paradise by it and forgives for him a sin.” (Ahmad)
The more you prostrate, the more you raise your ranks in paradise insha’Allah (God willing), until we reach the highest level, Jannat Al-Firdaws (Paradise), and this is where the Prophet ﷺ will be. And the roof of this particular level is the Throne of the All-Merciful. How do we know that prostration allows us to achieve this? Rabi’a bin Ka’b (ra), a companion of the Prophet ﷺ said:

“I was with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ one night and I brought him water and what he required.
He said to me: ‘Ask [anything you like].’
I said: ‘I ask your company in Paradise.’
He said: ‘Anything else besides it?’
I said: ‘That is all (that I require).’
He said: ‘Then help me to achieve this for you by devoting yourself often to prostration.’” (Muslim)

The Prostration of the Heart
Does the heart prostrate? It does, and to a greater degree than the body. The prostration of the heart is in its humility, such that a person could physically rise from prostration, yet his heart would still be performing sujood. It does so with the knowledge that it is Allah who guides, who raises people and lowers others, who shows mercy but also punishes, and who removes the afflictions and sadness of the heart. If your heart does not experience a certain type of brokenness, the humility that we speak of, then an important component of sujood is missing.
The da’iya (caller to Allah) Mishary Al-Kharraz was once asked “How do I know whether my heart is in a state of humility or not?” He answered, “When you feel it, you will know.”It is impossible for your heart to be prostrating in humility to Allah and for you not to feel it. Allah says in the Qur’an:

سيماهم في وجوههم من أثر السجود

“Their mark is on their faces from the trace of prostration…” (48:29)
Most people assume that the “mark” refers to the physical mark on one’s forehead that sometimes appears when one prostrates much. However, commenting on this verse, Mujahid stated that the “marks” refer to the marks of humility that come from khushoo’ (devotion), and this is just in the dunya (world). In the Hereafter, Al-Jalalayn described it as a light and radiance by which these people will be recognized. The Prophet ﷺ said:

إن أمتي يومئذ غر من السجود محجلون من الوضوء

“My ummah on that day will surely have bright faces because of sujood, and bright arms and feet because of ablution.” (Ahmad)
The prostration is so important that Satan hates us for it. It has been narrated that when the son of Adam recites the verse of Sajdah (prostration) and then falls down in prostration, Satan goes into seclusion and weeps and says: “Woe unto me, the son of Adam was commanded to prostrate, and he prostrated and Paradise was entitled to him and I was commanded to prostrate, but I refused and am doomed to Hell.” (Muslim)

Some Evidence for the Truth of Islam

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST MERCIFUL .

Chapter 1

God supported His last Prophet Muhammad with many miracles and much evidence which proved that he is a true Prophet sent by God. Also, God supported His last revealed book, the Holy Quran, with many miracles that prove that this Quran is the literal word of God, revealed by Him, and that it was not authored by any human being. This chapter discusses some of this evidence.

(1) The Scientific Miracles
in the Holy Quran

The Quran is the literal word of God, which He revealed to His Prophet Muhammad through the Angel Gabriel. It was memorized by Muhammad , who then dictated it to his Companions. They, in turn, memorized it, wrote it down, and reviewed it with the Prophet Muhammad . Moreover, the Prophet Muhammad reviewed the Quran with the Angel Gabriel once each year and twice in the last year of his life. From the time the Quran was revealed, until this day, there has always been a huge number of Muslims who have memorized all of the Quran, letter by letter. Some of them have even been able to memorize all of the Quran by the age of ten. Not one letter of the Quran has been changed over the centuries.

The Quran, which was revealed fourteen centuries ago, mentioned facts only recently discovered or proven by scientists. This proves without doubt that the Quran must be the literal word of God, revealed by Him to the Prophet Muhammad , and that the Quran was not authored by Muhammad or by any other human being. This also proves that Muhammad is truly a prophet sent by God. It is beyond reason that anyone fourteen hundred years ago would have known these facts discovered or proven only recently with advanced equipment and sophisticated scientific methods. Some examples follow.

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The Difference of The Bible and The Quran

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST MERCIFUL .

Based on a transcript of a lecture by Dr. Gary Miller

The Bible is a collection of writings by many different authors. The Quran is a dictation. The speaker in the Quran - in the first person - is God talking directly to man. In the Bible you have many men writing about God and you have in some places the word of God speaking to men and still in other places you have some men simply writing about history. The Bible consists of 66 small books. About 18 of them begin by saying: This is the revelation God gave to so and so… The rest make no claim as to their origin. You have for example the beginning of the book of Jonah which begins by saying: The word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Elmitaeh saying… quote and then it continues for two or three pages.
If you compare that to one of the four accounts of the life of Jesus, Luke begins by saying: “many people have written about this man, it seems fitting for me to do so too”. That is all… no claim of saying “ these words were given to me by God here they are for you it is a revelation”, there is no mention of this.
The Bible does not contain self-reference, that is, the word 'Bible' is not in the Bible. Nowhere does the Bible talk about itself. Some scriptures are sometimes pointed to in the Bible, say: Here where it talks about itself, but we have to look closely. 2nd Timothy 3:16 is the favourite which reads: “All scripture is inspired of God” and there are those who would say, here is where the Bible it talks about itself, it says it is inspired of God, all of it. But if you read the whole sentence, you read that this was a letter wrote by Paul to Timothy and the entire sentence says to Timothy: “Since you were a young man you have studied the holy scriptures, all scriptures inspired by God” and so on… When Timothy was a young man the New Testament did not exist, the only thing that stems he was talking about are scriptures – which are only a portion of the Bible - from before that time. It could not have meant the whole Bible...............


Is The Bibles and The Quran God's word ?

One of the major sources of corruption of the Bible is translation and translations of translations. With regards to the Gospels of the Christians, there is no record of even writing down any document when Jesus received revelations. It is believed by the Christians that the first records of the teachings of Jesus (A) and his life were made decades after his disappearance and it was in the Greek language. The earliest manuscript available is from the fourth century after Jesus. In the case of the Old Testament, it was written in Hebrew and its dialects, but was destroyed at least twice by the enemies of Judaism in ancient times without leaving a single copy and was rewritten from memory, one of the sources of corruption. The Qur'an was recorded in writing as well as in the memory of many people in the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (S) and was compiled in book form according to his directions by his companions shortly after his death..........

Prophet Muhammad's Last Sermon

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST MERCIFUL.

Prophet Muhammad's Last Sermon

This sermon was delivered on the Ninth day of Dhul al Hijjah 10 A.H. in the 'Uranah valley of Mount Arafat.
After praising, and thanking God, he said:

"O People, listen well to my words, for I do not know whether, after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and take these words to those who could not be present today.

O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust. Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners. Treat others justly so that no one would be unjust to you. Remember that you will indeed meet your LORD, and that HE will indeed reckon your deeds. God has forbidden you to take usury (riba), therefore all riba obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your capital , however, is yours to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer inequity. God has judged that there shall be no riba and that all the riba due to `Abbas ibn `Abd al Muttalib shall henceforth be waived.

Every right arising out of homicide in pre-Islamic days is henceforth waived and the first such right that I waive is that arising from the murder of Rabi`ah ibn al Harith ibn `Abd al Muttalib.

O Men, the Unbelievers indulge in tampering with the calendar in order to make permissible that which God forbade, and to forbid that which God has made permissible. With God the months are twelve in number. Four of them are sacred, three of these are successive and one occurs singly between the months of Jumada and Sha`ban. Beware of the devil, for the safety of your religion. He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.

O People, it is true that you have certain rights over your women, but they also have rights over you. Remember that you have taken them as your wives only under God's trust and with His permission. If they abide by your right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Treat your women well and be kind to them, for they are your partners and committed helpers. It is your right and they do not make friends with anyone of whom you do not approve, as well as never to be unchaste...

O People, listen to me in earnest, worship God (The One Creator of the Universe), perform your five daily prayers (Salah), fast during the month of Ramadan, and give your financial obligation (zakah) of your wealth. Perform Hajj if you can afford to.

All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over a black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do not, therefore, do injustice to yourselves.

Remember, one day you will appear before God (The Creator) and you will answer for your deeds. So beware, do not stray from the path of righteousness after I am gone.

O People, no prophet or messenger will come after me and no new faith will be born. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand words which I convey to you. I am leaving you with the Book of God (the Quraan) and my Sunnah (the life style and the behavioral mode of the Prophet), if you follow them you will never go astray.

All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those to others again; and may the last ones understand my words better than those who listen to me directly. Be my witness O God, that I have conveyed your message to your people.

Pendapat Tokoh-Tokoh Terhadap Bible

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST MERCIFUL.

Pendapat Tokoh-Tokoh Non-Muslim Terhadap Bible

1. Dr. Mr. D. N. Mulder dalam bukunya "Pembimbing ke dalam Perjanjian Lama", tahun 1963, pagina 12 dan 13, berkata sebagai berikut: "Buku ini dikarang pada waktu-waktu tertentu, dan pengarang-pengarangnya memang manusia juga, yang terpengaruh oleh keadaan waktunya dan oleh suasana di sekitarnya dan oleh pembawaan pengarang itu sendiri. Naskah-naskah asli dari Kitab Suci itu sudah tidak ada Iagi. Yang ada pada kita hanya turunan atau salinan. Dan salinan itu bukannya salinan langsung dari naskah asli, melainkan dari salinan dan seterusnya. Sering di dalam menyalin Kitab Suci itu terseliplah salah salin."

2. Drs. M. E. Duyverman dalam bukunya "Pembimbing ke dalam Perjanjian Baru", tahun 1966, pagina 24 dan 25, berkata sebagai berikut: "Ada kalanya penyalin tersentuh pada kesa-lahan dalam naskah asli yang dipergunakannya, lalu kesalahan itu diperbaikinya, padahal perbaikan itu sering mengakibatkan perbedaan yang lebih besar dengan yang sungguh asli. Dan kira-kira pada abad keempat, di Antiochia diadakan penyelidikan dan penyesuaian salinan-salinan; agaknya terdorong oleh perbedaan yang sudah terlalu besar diantara salinan-salinan yang dipergunakan dengan resmi dalam Gereja."

3. Dr. B. J. Boland dalam bukunya "Het Johannes Evangelie", p. 9, berkata sebagai berikut: "Zijn ons de waarheden van het Evangelie van Jesus Christus in haar corspron-kelij-ken onvervalschen, zul veren vorm over-geleverd of zijn de door het intermediair van den Griek schen Geest, van de Griek sche reid, het laat stea an te nemen...dat de letter der Nieuw-Testament-ische boeken in de eerste eeuwen anzer jaar-telling gewichtig wijzungen moet hebben ondergaan."

Artinya: Apakah kebenaran-kebenaran dari Injil Jesus Kristus diserahkan kepada kita dalam bentuk murninya, asli dan tidak dipalsukan, ataukah telah dirubah melalui alam fikiran kebudayaan Gerika? Umumnya yang terakhirlah yang diterima oleh orang jaman kini... bahwa tulisan-tulisan Kitab Perjanjian Baru pada dua abad pertama perhitungan tahun kita, pasti telah mengalami perubahan besar.

4. Dr. A. Powel Davies dalam bukunya "The meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls The New American Library" tahun 1961 , p. 106, berkata: "The first three, or Synoptic Gospels tell much the same story. There are discrepancies; but it is impossible to a considerable extent to reconcile them. John's Gospel, however, tells quit a different story from the other three. If John is right, then the other three are wrong; If the Synoptic are right, the John's gospel must surely be in error."

Artinya: Tiga Injil pertama, yaitu Injil Synoptik, membawakan cerita yang sama. Terdapat pertentangan-pertentangan di dalamnya, sehingga tidaklah mungkin sedemikian jauh untuk mendamaikan ayat-ayat ini. Namun Injil Johannes, menceritakan cerita-cerita yang amat berbeda dari ketiga Injil pertama itu. Bila Injil Johannes yang betul, maka ketiga Injil yang lain itu salah; bila ketiga Injil itu betul, maka Injil Johannes pasti salah.

5. Dr. G. C. Vari Niftrik dan Dr. B. J. Boland dalam bukunya "Dogmatika Masakini", cetakan ketiga; tahun 1978, p. 322, berkata seba-gai berikut: "Kita tidak usah merasa malu bahwa terdapat pelbagai kekhilafan di dalam Al-Kitab; kekhilafan tentang angka-angka, perhitungan-perhitungan tahun dan fakta-fakta. Dan tak perlu kita pertanggungjawabkan kekhilafan-kekhilafan itu berdasarkan caranya isi Al-Kitab telah disampaikan kepada kita, sehingga dapat kita berkata: dalam naskah asli tentu-lah tidak terdapat kesalahan-kesalahan, tetapi kekhilafan-kekhilafan itu barulah ke-mudiannya terjadi di dalam turunan-turunan (salinan-salinan-pen) naskah itu."

6. Herman Bakels (1871-1954) dalam bukunya "Nij Ketters? Ya.. Om deere Gods", p. 119-120, lewat buku "Dialog antara Ahmadiyah dengan saksi-saksi Yehowa", p. 83 dan 88 berkata sebagai berikut: "De andere ses Bijbels (Weda, Awesta, de boeken over Boedha, Tao-teking, Con-fusius boeken, Kor'an) ken ik niet ge-noeg...Van onzen Bijbel weet ik dit zeker. Ik heb hem dertig jaar lang van voren tot achteren doorploeterd. En ik zeg ronde-ment; ik kan in Europa geen boek dat meer stikvol dingen-die-niet-waar-zijn zit dan de Bijbel."

Artinya: Adapun enam buah kitab (Weda, Awesta, Kitab-kitab tentang Budha, Tao-teking, Kitab--kitab Confusius, Al-Qur'an) tidak begitu saya kenal. Akan tetapi Bijbel kita ini, pasti saya ketahui. Sudah 30 tahun lamanya saya mengincah Bijbel kita ini dari awal sampai akhir. Oleh karena itu terus terang saya katakan, bahwa di Eropa, saya belum kenal sebuah kitab yang lebih padat dengan hal-hal yang tidak benar dari pada Bijbel. Dia juga berkata: "Bijna alle koeken zijn er misleidend, nip-seudepigra fisch. D.W.Z. niet geschreven door de auteurs op wier namen zestaan, maar wel later geschreven."

Artinya: Hampir semua kitab-kitab dalam bibel itu menyesatkan, yakni memakai nama. palsu, yaitu tidak ditulis oleh pengarang-pengarang yang tercantum nama mereka di atasnya, melainkan ditulis jauh di belakang mereka.

7. Surat kabar di Ghana, yaitu Harian Times, 24 Juni 1964 yang dimuat oleh harian Mercusuar Yk. tertanggal 31-8-1968; Mr. RT. Payet, di dalam parlemen inggris tahun 1964 mengusulkan kepada Pemerintah Inggris dalam hal ini The British Home Secretary agar Injil dilarang beredar. Salah satu di antara sebabnya seperti yang ia katakan sebagai berikut: "I know of no book in history which could compare with the Bible as a source of bru-tality and sadistic conduct. Artinya: Tidak ada di dalam sejarah satu buku yang merupakan sumber dari perbuatan-perbuatan yang brutal dan sadis selain Injil ini. (I. Sudibya Markus dalam buku "Dialog Islam--Nasrani dan Usul Pelanggaran Injil di Inggris", terbitan Potrosari Ler. 28 Mgl.).

8. Prof. Herbert J. Muller dalam buku "The Uses of the Past, p. 168 lewat bukunya O. Hashem, "Marxiesme dan Agama", tahun 1965, Japi Surabaya, p. 45, berkata: "Scholars regard this text ( I Johannes 5:7) as a later interpolation however, since it does not appear in the best manuscripts." Artinya: Para sarjana menganggap bahwa naskah ini ( I Johannes 5:7) adalah suatu sisipan/tambahan kemudian, karena ayat seperti ini tidak diketemukan pada manuskrip-manuskrip terbaik.

9. Kata Herman Bakel dan Dr. A. Powel Davies, "Injil Matius 28:19 dan Injil Markus 16:9-19 adalah sisipan. Bacalah bukunya." (Hashem, "Jawaban Lengkap Kepada Pendeta Dr. J. Verkuyl," terbitan JAPI, Surabaya, tahun 1969, halaman 94).

10. Uskup John Shelby Spong dalam bukunya Why Christianity Must Change or Die (1998). (Mengapa agama Kristen Harus Berubah (keimanannya) atau akan Mati).

"Kita harus membebaskan Yesus dari kedudukannya sebagai Jurusalamat… Ajaran ini harus dicabut dan dibuang"

11. Reverend DR Charles Francis Potter dalam bukunya The Lost Years of Jesus Revealed (1992).

"Para pemuka agama Kristen tidak dapat dimaafkan untuk (mempertuhankan Yesus) dengan memanfaatkan keterbatasan… berfikir orang-orang Palestina 2000 tahun yang lalu"

12. John Davidson dalam bukunya The Gospel of Jesus (1995).

"Barangkali kita (umat Kristen) telah tersesat selama 2000 tahun"

Contoh diatas memperlihatkan bahwa para pakar di atas bukannya mengatakan bahwa agama mereka, Kristen, adalah agama yang paling benar, tetapi malah sebaliknya mengakui bahwa agama mereka ternyata adalah agama yang salah dan menyesatkan.

Selanjutnya kalau saudara mengutip Karl Rahner tentang Teologi Inklusif yang sekarang mulai dianut oleh Vatikan: "Agama lain adalah bentuk implisit dari agama kita". Hal ini tidak berlaku untuk agama Islam dan Kristen sebagaimana yang dibeberkan oleh Pakar sejarah Max I.

Dimont dalam bukunya Jews, God and History (1994).

"Pemisahan antara Kristen dan Yahudi terjadi setelah tahun 50-an, setelah sekte Kristen dibawa ke penyembahan berhala dan menjadikannya agama dunia"

Dari pernyataan Max I. Dimont ini, jelas terlihat bahwa Islam sebagai agama wahyu bukan merupakan bentuk implisit dari agama dunia (Kristen).

Demikian pula kalau saudara mengutip John Hick dan John B. Cobb Jr. yang mengatakan bahwa "Agama berbeda-beda tetapi semuanya benar", ini dibantah kembali oleh John Shelby Spong dalam bukunya Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism (1991) dengan mengatakan:

"Dia (Paulus) tidak menulis firman Allah. Yang dia tulis adalah kata-katanya sendiri yang khusus, penuh keterbatasan serta memiliki berbagai kelemahan sebagai ciri seorang manusia"

Rev. David J. Fant, seorang Setiausaha Umum bagi New York Bible Society: The question naturally arises, do any of the original manuscripts of the Bible still exist? The answer is No. The original manuscripts were on papyrus and other perishable materials and have long since disappeared.

(Soalan biasanya ditanya, adakah naskah-naskah asal Alkitab masih wujud sehingga kini? Jawapannya tidak. Naskhah-naskhah asal di atas papirus dan bahan-bahan lain yang mudah rosak semuanya telah lama hilang)

Kenyataan di atas dipetik daripada Rev. David J. Fant, Simple Helps and Visual Aids to Understanding The Bible, m.s. 6.

Dr. Verkuyl di dalam bukunya berjudul Fragmenta Apologetika, bahawa

Kitab-kitab Alkitab yang seluruhnya berjumlah 66 itu, datang kepada kita dalam bentuk salinan-salinan yang beribu-ribu banyaknya. Naskah-naskah asli yang tertulis dalam tulisan tangan-autographa telah hilang semua.

Baca Quran tapi tak faham.

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST MERCIFUL.

Hadis dr Sahl bin Hunaif r.a:

Diriwayatkan daripada Yusair bin Amr katanya:

Aku bertanya kepada Sahl bin Hunaif:

Adakah engkau pernah mendengar Nabi s.a.w menceritakan tentang Khawarij?
Sahl menjawab:
Aku mendengarnya sambil menunjuk dengan tangannya ke arah timur.

Suatu golongan membaca Al-Quran dengan lidah mereka, tetapi tidak sampai ke otak mereka. Mereka keluar dari agama sebagaimana anak panah menembusi binatang buruan.
(Riwayat Muslim, #1776)

What Quran says abt the disater on Earth?

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST MERCIFUL ..
WHO HAD BESTOWED RAHMAH TO THE WORLD OF UNIVERSE ..
MAY HE FORGIVES US ALL AND GUIDE US.

System and particles in of the universe is predispose the disaster on earth and also source of life.

Allah the exalted said in surah at Tariq: 11-12..
By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)

What goes up will come down . It is unfortunate to ignore the feature of the universe.

Pickthall

And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;

Malay

Dan di langit pula terdapat (sebab-sebab) rezeki kamu, dan juga terdapat apa yang telah (ditakdirkan dan) dijanjikan kepada kamu.

Maher Zain - Open Your Eye with Lyrics

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST MERCIFUL ..
WHO HAD BESTOWED RAHMAH TO THE WORLD OF UNIVERSE ..
MAY HE FORGIVES US ALL AND GUIDE US

Maher Zain - Insha Allah | Insya Allah (Malay Version)

No War for Israel in Iran - Keep Americans Safe

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Warren Buffett's son preaches values as wealth

By Christine Kearney Christine Kearney – Mon May 10, 8:36 am ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett has an old-world spiritual message for today's money-rich parents: teach your children values and do not give them everything they want.

Musician and now author Peter Buffett preaches the message in his new book "Life is What You Make it: Finding Your Own Path to Fulfillment". Recently released in the United States, it describes how he wound up a "normal, happy" person instead of a spoiled child to one of the world's richest people.

Buffett, 52, teaches the rewards of self-respect and pursuing one's own passions and accomplishments rather than buying into society's concepts of material wealth.

"I am my own person and I know what I have accomplished in my life," he said. "This isn't about wealth or fame or money or any of that stuff, it is actually about values and what you enjoy and finding something you love doing."

2010 : The interesting aspect of 3rd richest man of the world

Everyone has heard of Warren Buffett who is reported to be the world's greatest stock market investor and is worth US$36 billion, lives in a house he bought for US$31,500, dines on burgers and quotes Mae West.

The following is a brief write-up on this super-rich man.


Subject: CNBC interview with Warren Buffett
There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffett, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:

1) He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!

2) He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.

3) He still lives in the same small 3 bedroom house in mid-town Omaha, that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.

4) He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.

5) He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.

6) His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis.

7) He has given his CEO's only two rules. Rule number 1: do not lose any of your share holders' money. Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.

8) He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch television.

9) Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.

10) Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.

11) His advice to young people: Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself.



Amazing individual indeed.......

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST MERCIFUL .. WHO HAD BESTOWED RAHMAH TO THE WORLD OF UNIVERSE .. MAY HE FORGIVES US ALL AND GUIDE US

CEOs Without College Degrees

by Rebecca Reisner
Monday, June 1, 2009provided by

The thousands of wait-listed would-be MBAs who may not get the chance to go to their dream B-school might want to draw inspiration from the following group of CEOs. Not only did they not get graduate degrees, they didn't get undergraduate degrees -- and some never even attended college.

Of course, not having a degree didn't stop them from being a big name on campus. You'll find Alfred Taubman's name at Brown, Harvard, the University of Michigan, and Lawrence Technological University; at least one building on each campus bears his name, although the retail magnate and philanthropist never finished college. Read on to learn who else made it into corporate top spots without the benefit of a bachelor's degree.

1. Dennis Albaugh

Chairman, Albaugh
Type of Business: Pesticides
Education: Associate's degree from Des Moines Area Community College
Fun fact: He has a collection of more than 100 classic Chevrolets

2. Paul Allen

Founder and chairman, Vulcan
Type of Business: Media, telecommunications
Education: Dropped out of Washington State College after two years
Fun fact: He persuaded Bill Gates to drop out of Harvard. They later founded Microsoft (MSFT) together.

3. Richard Branson

CEO, Virgin Group
Type of Business: Travel, radio, TV, music, venture capital
Education: No college degree
Fun fact: He became an entrepreneur at age 16 with the creation of Student magazine.

4. Maverick Carter

CEO, LRMR Innovative Marketing & Branding
Type of Business: Marketing
Education: 3.5 years of college at Western Michigan University and University of Akron combined
Quote: "Don't be afraid if you see an opportunity to go and give it shot. You can finish school later; it's always there."

5. John Paul DeJoria

CEO, John Paul Mitchell Systems
Type of Business: Hair-care products
Education: No college
Fun fact: He started out selling greeting cards at age 9.

6. Michael Dell

Founder, chairman, and CEO Dell (DELL)
Type of Business: Computers
Education: Attended University of Texas, Austin; did not finish.
Quote: "When I started our company, it was very much an idea outside of the conventional wisdom, and if there were people telling me that it wasn't going to work, I wasn't really listening to them."

7. Felix Dennis

Founder and chairman, Alpha Media Group, formerly Dennis Publishing
Type of Business: Publishing (Maxim, The Week)
Education: No college degree
Fun fact: He wrote a biography and published a magazine about Bruce Lee; sales surged when the martial arts star died suddenly in 1973.

8. Barry Diller

Chairman and CEO of IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI)
Type of Business: Media
Education: Dropped out of UCLA after three weeks
Fun fact: He started his career working in the mail room of the William Morris Agency.

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Terowong rahsia Hamas yg tak rahsia lagi

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST MERCIFUL ..


Kubu rahsia Hamas
Susunan Hafizah Iszahanidmailto:Iszahanidhafiza@bharian.com.my

Selain Koridor Philadelphi yang dikesan Israel, ada ratusan lagi terowong yang berselirat antara Gaza dan Mesir JIKA terowong menjadi nadi kehidupan kebanyakan warga Semenanjung Gaza, bagi Hamas, terowong adalah paksi kekuatan ketenteraannya. Ini diakui Komander Israel bahawa pergerakan Islam masih memiliki jumlah senjata yang besar dan mempunyai lebih 20,000 pejuang terlatih yang mana mereka bergerak melalui terowong jauh di bawah sempadan Mesir.

Terowong ini adalah kunci memastikan kuasa politik dan ketenteraan Hamas yang bukan saja menjadikan mereka sasaran serangan Israel malah menjadi isu utama dalam rundingan gencatan senjata. Selain sebuah terowong yang dikenali sebagai Koridor Philadelphi yang sudah diketahui Israel, ada ratusan lagi terowong yang berselirat antara Gaza dan Mesir. Pengarah Pusat Pengajian Strategik Begin-Sadat Universiti Bar-Ilan Israel, Prof Efraim Inbar, percaya kerajaan Israel bertanggungjawab pada kewujudan pelbagai terowong ini.

SEORANG penyeludup Palestin turun ke pintu masuk satu terowong yang berada di sempadan Gaza-Mesir.

PENYELUDUP bercakap menggunakan telefon dengan penyeludup lain di terowong.
















“Israel tidak melihatnya sebagai serius pada awalnya. Malah tidak menggunakan sumber dan wang yang ada untuk mengesan dan menghentikannya. Masalah yang dihadapi Israel sekarang adalah mereka perlu memusnahkan semua terowong ini dan memastikan ia tidak akan dibina pada masa depan,” katanya, Terowong yang berselirat di bawah tanah Semenanjung Gaza memiliki sejarah yang panjang. Ia dibina bertahun dulu dengan pelbagai kedalaman dan keluasan. Terowong menjadi laluan pelbagai benda, daripada anak kambing kepada roket. Malah, ada yang hanya dikhaskan untuk golongan kenamaan dengan laluan yang lebih pendek. Sebelum ini, Israel pernah menimbangkan untuk menangani kewujudan terowong ini dengan menggali parit yang dipenuhi dengan air laut. Justeru, setiap pengguna terowong berisiko untuk lemas. Bagaimanapun, pelan itu tidak menjadi kerana ia boleh mendedahkan Gaza pada keadaan bawah tanah yang rapuh.




Israel juga pernah meminta Amerika Syarikat membekalkan jurutera tentera yang boleh membina dinding bawah tanah di sebelah Mesir bersebelahan Koridor Philadelphi. Amerika Syarikat bersetuju pada prinsipnya walaupun tidak jelas sama ada pihak Mesir memberikan kebenaran. Ketakutan Israel pada terowong di Gaza yang semakin banyak dibuka semula amat jelas apabila mereka meminta pihak berkuasa antarabangsa memantau gencatan senjata. Malah, Israel cuba untuk memusnahkan jaringan bawah tanah ini dengan bom jenis bunker-busting (bom yang boleh menembusi sasaran bawah tanah) yang diperoleh dari Amerika Syarikat.



Nicholas Pelham, penganalisis dari Kumpulan Krisis Antarabangsa berkata, penutupan terowong ini secara kekal adalah proses utama dan berpanjangan. “Tanpa memperoleh semua wilayah, sukar untuk menutup terowong ini dalam masa yang lama,” katanya. Apa yang membuat Israel lebih bimbang apabila sayap bersenjata Hamas, Briged Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam menggunakan terowong untuk persiapan perang. Sayap itu dikatakan menghantar ribuan pejuang untuk berlatih di Iran dan Lubnan melalui terowong, taktik yang digunakan secara berjaya oleh Hizbollah bagi menentang Israel pada 2006.



Menurut seorang Komander Hamas, satu daripada pelajaran yang dipelajari daripada terowong adalah ia mengurangkan risiko yang diambil apabila menyerang balas. “Jangan ledakan bom di situ, gali terowong dan gunakan wayar peledak bagi membolehkan misil dilancarkan dari jauh. Jadi, Hamas hanya akan kerugian tiub atau alatan menembak yang hanya berharga RM30.20 dan bukan pejuang,” katanya. Komander Islam Jihad, Abu Bilal yang beroperasi secara bebas di Gaza, mengakui serangan roket secara psikologinya memusnahkan Israel tetapi memiliki impak ketenteraan yang sedikit. “Kami tidak boleh berbuat apa-apa selain serangan roket dan harapan mereka memasuki Gaza. Kami berdoa supaya kereta kebal masuk ke kawasan kami, semua pejuang akan menunggu peluang untuk membunuh mereka,” katanya.



Rangkaian persenjataan Hamas termasuk misil Qassam yang dihasilkan di Gaza dan roket tiruan Russia yang dihasilkan di China. Semua itu diseludup melalui sempadan selain mortar, mesingan, bom, pelancar roket dan pelbagai senjata perang lain yang diimprovisasi. Hamas juga mewarisi stok senjata infantri Amerika Syarikat dan amunisi yang ditinggalkan Pergerakan Fatah apabila pejuangnya keluar dari Gaza pada 2007.



Hamas juga meningkatkan struktur ketenteraannya dengan lima briged di bawah komander berbeza yang melapor kepada Ketua Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam. Mereka juga dilatih bergerak dalam unit individu jika keadaan memerlukan. Selain itu, pejuang Hamas juga meningkatkan propaganda melawan persenjataan Israel. Dengan wartawan yang dihalang memasuki Palestin oleh tentera Israel, laman web Hamas - Pusat Maklumat Palestin (PIC) adalah senjata utama bagi mendapatkan sumber berita. Ia menyiarkan berita duka berikutan serangan Israel dan ikrar untuk menyerang wilayah yang dikuasai Israel. PIC juga memberi alamat web yang lain jika laman web itu gagal dicapai. Ini kerana Israel sentiasa mencari jalan memusnahkan Hamas termasuk mengganggu stesen TV Hamas, Al-Aqsa dengan menyelitkan kartun menunjukkan pejuang Hamas diletupkan dengan nasihat 'anda tidak akan berjaya'.






Info Terowong Gaza

Ada lebih 750 terowong di bawah bumi Gaza dan satu daripadanya ditemui Israel dikenali sebagai Koridor Philadephi.



Terowong yang biasa untuk penyeludupan barangan pengguna panjangnya antara 800 hingga 1,400 meter dengan kedalaman antara 15 hingga 30 meter.


Pembinaan mengambil masa paling kurang enam.


Upah menggali RM480 sehari.


Dianggarkan 90 peratus produk yang memasuki Gaza setiap bulan bernilai RM128 juta dan semuanya dibawa melalui terowong melalui Mesir.


Jaringan bawah tanah ini juga sumber pendapatan dan senjata bagi pergerakan Hamas dengan bayaran RM8,880 untuk setiap terowong.