Khutbah Jumaat 29 Januari 2010

Hari ini, aku pergi solat jumaat di Masjid Kuarters Senai Airport. Khutbah hari ini sangat best. Topik aqidah islam.

1) Aqidah merupakan tunjang asas agama islam, ditonjolkan melalui kalimah syahadah. Mimbar turut menjelaskan ciri-ciri Allah, dengan berdasarkan surah alikhlas.

2) Mimbar mengakui perkataan Allah memang digunakan oleh orang arab bukan islam, terutama pengikut agama samawi, sejak zaman sebelum islam lagi.

3) Kesesuaian penggunaan kalimah Allah di malaysia di kalangan bukan islam adalah tidak sesuai, kerana sudah beratus tahun ia digunakan secara khusus oleh masyarakat Islam.

4) Mimbar menyuruh umat islam terus mempelajari akidah, agar tidak terkeliru.

Lebih kurang la, aku mintak salinan khutbah, tapi imam cakap dia tak ada copy, pasal dapat pun pukul 12 tgh hari. Tapi aku tabik la khutbah hari ini, relevan dengan isu semasa.

Point yang ada pun dihujahkan dengan baik. Sekurang-kurangnya, mimbar tak gunakan hujah "orang terkeliru" sebagai sebab untuk mengharamkan penggunaan Allah, sebaliknya lebih kepada faktor budaya. Dan mimbar turut meminta umat islam terus belajar akidah agar tidak terkeliru, dan lebih faham akidah.

Ibarat main bola sepak, kalau kita kalah, jangan kita marah dan ikat kaki team lawan. Memang patut kita tingkatkan praktis supaya lebih terer.

Apa pun, aku tabik juga lah khutbah Jabatan agama islam johor. Tak macam JAKIM yang kerja nak mengampu sahaja, sampai "faedah mengurangkan gula dalam makanan" pun boleh jadi tajuk khutbah.

Pengalaman Van Jenazah

Adapun van jenazah yang aku naiki bersaiz agak besar. Buatan Inokom, dan agak tinggi jika dibandingkan dengan van biasa. Ini memudahkan orang berjalan-jalan di bahagian belakang.

Van ini adalah milik badan khairat kematian Kariah Paroi Jaya, sumbangan lembaga tabung haji. 3 orang boleh duduk di depan, dan 3 lagi boleh duduk di belakang mengiringi jenazah.

3 kerusi di belakang di atur secara menegak. Seorang duduk di bahagian kepala jenazah, seorang di tengah, seorang di bahagian kaki.

Trip kali ini dipandu oleh Hj Khalid, dgn Hj Shafie sebagai pembantu beliau.

Di bahagian belakang, aku duduk di bahagian kepala jenazah, dan kak marsina di bahagian tengah.

Jam 12 tgh hari, van mula bergerak meninggalkan perkarangan rumah. Hj Shafie segera memasang kaset surah yasin. Maklumlah, kalau nak baca nonstop, mau berasap kepala. Aku pun, tanpa berlengah lagi, cuba melelapkan mata. Apa lagi yang boleh dibuat di belakang van jenazah.

Tak sampai 5 minit, aku dengar kak marsina menjerit. Aku segera toleh, tiba2 dia cakap dia sakit perut, tak boleh duduk di situ. Suspension tak bagus. Aku stress tahap 1.

Kali ini aku terlelap. Tiba2 aku dengar kak marsina jerit lagi, dan habis kepala aku digoyang2kan. Tangannya merewang2. Aku tanya kenapa, dia kata beg dia jatuh, kena kaki dia dan dia terkejut. Aku stress tahap 2.

Jalan baru melalui ke sri menanti telah dibuka. Aku tengok van ni dengan steady memotong kenderaan lain. Ada la 110-120km/j. Fuh boleh tahan pak haji ni. Kepala aku masih mamai di awang awangan, so aku tidur balik.

Tiba2, kepala aku digoyang2 lagi. Kak marsina terkejut sebab apebenda ntah. Kali ni aku dah stress.. tahap 3.. jadi aku tukar tempat dengan dia, dia duduk bahagian kepala, aku duduk bahagian kaki.. jauh sikit dari dia..

Dah nak sampai muadzam, dia jerit2 lagi, rupanya cakap kat phone dan tak clear, aku dah stress tahap gaban.. sampai tempat rehat, kitorang gilir2 solat, dan lepas tu, aku mintak dia duduk depan sebelah hj khlaid, dan haji shafie duduk belakang..

Bila haji shafie duduk belakang, barulah aku dan dia boleh tidur dengan aman.. haha..

sampai dungun jam 6, kami hantar jenazah ke masjid sura untuk solat jenazah. Lepas tu ke kubur. aku bawa pakcik2 ni ke resort untuk berehat dan mandi serta makan.

Usai solat maghrib, kam makan, dan sekitar jam 8, bertolak balik ke seremban. Hj shafie pesan, jangan duduk belakang sebab sunyi.

Sekitar 30min berjalan, aku kesian tengok hj shafie tak berapa selesa duduk di tengah-tengah. Aku volunteer pindah duduk belakang..

Kedua-dua pakcik memandang aku berkali2. Masing2 seolah-olah mahu bercerita sesuatu, tapi nampak seperti keazaman aku tak boleh digugat lagi.

Mereka terus bagi aku duduk belakang, dan pesan, apa2 hal, ketuk tingkap yang memisahkan compartment. jangan lari terjun pulak.

Aku terus duduk di seat paling belakang sekali. Ketika ini, baru aku perasan bau kapur barus yang kuat di bahagian belakang.

Sekejap saja aku duduk, dan terlelap...

Tiba2 aku terjaga, dan jam sudah 12malam, berhenti rehat di muadzam.

Sambung perjalanan aku terlelap lagi, dan 2 jam kemudian, terjaga betul2 dah nak sampai rumah.

Aku ambil kereta jam 2 pagi, dan sampai pd jam 225pagi. Laju juga la bawa malam2.

Apa pun, jutaan tabik spring pada Hj khalid yang steady bawa van sorang2 dari seremban ke dungun 6 jam, rest 1jam setengah, dan balik 6 jam. Jasamu dikenang...

Apa yang misteri? tak ada pun... hehe

Life and death

Dua minggu lepas, in-laws aku ada menerima ahli baru keluarga. Pertambahan ini diharapkan dapat menambah lagi bilangan ahli secara eksponen, kuasa 2.

Sabtu lepas, sempat la aku pergi kenduri kahwin di PD. Sempat jumpa ayah, umi, adik beradik dan kawan2 yang tak berapa ramai, sebab ni kenduri kahwin abang ipar aku.

Hari selasa, aku nak jumpa mak mertua aku di seremban, tapi tiba2 mendapat tahu bapa mertua kawan aku dah meninggal, jadi aku pun tak pergi la ke seremban. Jadi, malam tu juga aku pergi la masjid lama teluk kemang, solat jenazah dan kebumi. First time aku pergi kebumi jenazah malam. Jarang orang buat.Malam yang sama, mak kepada pak mertua aku a.k.a wan khatijah dibawa balik ke seremban selepas sesi rawatan di hospital ampang dan HUKM kerana serangan strok.

Hari rabu, lepas kerja, aku ke Seremban, ada la benda2 nak bincang sikit dengan parent in laws aku. Malam tu, aku balik ke PD, walaupun mak mertua aku nasihat tidur di Seremban aje. Ada juga adik2 ipar aku (Muiz, Aishah, Aliya) dan cousin derang, Nida.

Pagi esok, lepas solat subuh, aku tengok ada sms dari isteri aku, Abg wan dah meninggal. Aku pun heran, abg wan mana pula. Wan saiful ke, wan mana nih. Sehingga la aku dapat mesej dari adik ipar aku Aishah, " Wan kahtijah telah pulang ke rahmatullah". Barulah aku faham, rupanya wan dah meninggal. Aku pun terus ke Seremban.

On the way, aku sempat call maryam. Macam2 versi la yang diceritakan. Sampai sahaja di seremban, aku duduk sekejap, dan tak berapa lama, terus ambil IC wan, dengan satu surat discharge HUKM bawa ke balai Polis. Surat tu tak perlu pun sebenarnya, cuma nak memudahkan proses, kalau polis tanya sakit apa.

Aku ajak juga adik2 ipar aku kalau nak ikut, nak belajar prosedur. Tapi memandangkan masing2 ada hal masing2, aku pun pergi la ke balai polis paroi. Aku pun tak ingat kat mana, jadi berhenti tepi jalan tanya sorang akak ni. Dia pun tunjukkan arah dengan jelas, dalam accent Nogori. cakap minang la.

Aku pergi balai polis, ada sorang anggota polis bertudung dan cun tengah jaga kaunter. Aku pun buat la laporan kematian. Aku bagi la IC wan, dan lepas tu dia tanya la aku beberapa perkara, termasuk la nombor telefon aku. Dia tanya aku, nenek ni meniggal sakit apa, aku jawab la susah bernafas ke asphyxiation, tapi dia cakap dia tulis sakit tua sajalah. Dia tanya kalau nenek ni bekerja, mana la tau kaya raya jadi ada motif jenayah. Aku cakap takde apa. Dia tanya hubungan aku dengan si mati, dan aku kata "yang meninggal ni nenek kepada isteri saya". Jadi mula-mula dia nak tulis nenek mertua, tapi lepas tu dia nak tulis cucu menantu, tapi bos dia tegur, jadi dia tulis cucu sahaja.

Lepas tu, aku pun balik dengan dapat surat daftar kematian, bersama dengan permit menguburkan jenazah. Memandangkan banyak benda tak setel lagi aku pun keluar balik, cari kedai fotostat nak buat salinan surat2 tu. Tapi pagi buta, mana ada kedai buka. Ada satu kedai tu, aku pergi pasal dia tulis signboard besar2 PHOTOSTAT tapi tak ada mesin. Bodoh, kalau tak ada, buang la singboard tu. Lepas tu aku pergi fotostat kat 7Eleven. Mahal, tapi apakan daya.

Aku balik ke rumah, dah ramai orang. Cik Su dah call on speakerphone, baca surah yasin nangis2. Tak lama kemudian, datanglah team orang mandikan jenazah. Aku rasa lama betul depa mandikan. Time aku mandikan tokwan dulu, kejap je.

Lepas tu, depa kafankan dan solatkan jenazah. Plan asal, aku ingat nak sampai takat tu aje, pasal aku ada meeting kat PD. Tapi tengok2, tak ada orang nak naik van jenazah. Aku tanya pakcik van tu, Hj Shafie, kalau pergi hari ni, balik bila? Dia cakap, sampai sana, rehat satu jam, terus balik. So, aku pun setuju, naik van jenazah ke dungun.. kami bertolak jam 12 tengah hari...

To be continued (episod pengalaman van jenazah)

Tough times

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going..

Aku rasa cam nak amek flight ke penang...

Makan sedap...

Allah, Herald and Churches

Ok, let's look at what the issue is. Herald (the catholics newspaper) wants to use word Allah in their paper. Ok, Herald only produces 10000 copies a month, and they are distributed in churches throughout the country only. To get one, you don't need to pay. You can put some money in the donation box.

OK, out of the 10000 copy, only 2 pages out of 10 is in Malay, and the rest is in english. And out of the 10000 copies, I don't think every buyer reads them.

Anyway, so in 2 pages, how many times can they repeat the word Allah that it can confuse muslims.

Recently, in Bangsar, some more stupid people were going around smashing cars with cross inside. Crazy. Typical UMNO style in PRK. I am not accusing anyone, but can we see the pattern?

OK, some stupid blokes have been going around burning churches. Why I am calling them stupid is because these people have been burning THE WRONG CHURCHES. Real 1Malaysia category of stupidity. Why burn non-catholics church. If you are so mad etc, at least show some brain by knowing how to identify catholics church, that is really related to the herald issue.

While the media has been focusing the Allah issue, few things have been eclipsed..
1) Price hike for sugar, bread etc
2) Gov't cut the food subsidy for boarding school from 250 days to 200 days, and triple the food fare.
3) Anybody cares for the jet engine anymore?
4) Kedah is top of league
5) My wife's brother got married

PISSED OFF

Today I got locked out of office. With my shoes, helmet and access card inside, I had to call the security. I told them I could not pick up the key.

Half an hour later, someone came to me and said security asked me to go and pick up the key from them. I called them again, and said I cannot go. And they said they don't have the manpower to send the key. They have only FOUR personnel. I said it is a two minutes job. Drive (drive, not cycle), unlock the door, drive back. He said ' you cakap senang la'.

So now, I am in the middle of breaking 2 rules. One is going to the guardhouse with selipar surau and no helmet. The other is breaking in through the window.

And I chose the second one. Maybe I should have chosen the first one making a bolder statement. But I guess, if people do not want to help you, what else can you do. I may get charged under the company rules for breaking the law but hey, I do not care anymore. How am I supposed to care, when I am in a position of breaking the rules regardless of what I do.

Damn

2009 Wraps up (Dengan apologi buat makantido)

2009 passed by..

Personal Life

I just started my married life with Siti Maryam... a totally new experience.. had to learn to share my spacious bed with a stranger...

Tok Wan passed away in the summer months of the northern hemisphere (since malaysia has summer and daylight saving throughout the year).

Career

I passed the pressure piping examination and got my second API certification in January

I was consumed with Corrosion Under Insulation study and deadlines the first half of 2009, that nothing else seemed important.

Being assigned with doing SRBI was one of the best experience I have had with Shell.

Being focal point for material and corrosion was also an enjoyable experience.

Set up several corrosion awareness training for the whole refinery, which was attended by almost all junior staff.

I became active in quality audit again...

And I seemed to quiet in the eyes of the bosses, hence...

Still have not passed the steam boiler engineer Gr II certification.

Regardless, I am happy with I am doing

And this year's great plan will be passing API571 & API580 plus the steam engineer plus getting my IR. Big year 2010.

Airasia

I started becoming a regular airasia passenger. If only they had something like 'frequent flyer' programme, I may have collected enough points to go around the world.

I started accepting the fact that airasia and flight delays are inseparable terms. Frequent flyer like me can still feel good if the delay is more than 2 hours, as we'd be entitled to RM200 voucher, which I'd use for the next purchase. Random europeans popping up in Asia: sorry that the voucher got wasted. You should have sold them on e-bay.

What pissed me off most was when the delay was 1 hr and 50 mins. damn damn.

I later learned that MAS had also embarked on cheap ticket, so yeay, I switched to MAS from time to time.

Sports

Last year, I just did normal running now and then, and played football when there was opportunity. Sadly, being a weekend husband did not allow me to do much sports since I worked till maghrib to keep the weekends free.

Newcastle surprisingly got relegated, but are on the way of coming back.

Travels

Highlight for 2009 was travelling, as I spent 6 weeks abroad.

4 in Australia (work related) where I celebrated hari raya plus going around victoria & great ocean road.

Special thanks to Ihsan who managed to mengepau me when he was in Geelong, and brought along some baklava with him.

At least we spotted some Koalas, and understood why this animal are going to extinct. It is survival of the fittest, and they don't seem fit at all

2 weeks in Turkey backpacking. Great experience. Went to cappadocia to see how nature eroded the stone (like in great ocean road), and how people ran into the caves to keep their faith. Well honestly I don't if that was christian as in the trinity faith or unity faith, but we should not ruled the unitarian out, since they were there before the time of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.

Politics

2009 was full of by-elections, including one in my constituency, Bagan Pinang. PR won most of them, but saw the backlash, in Bagan Pinang. Almost got interviewed by TV9 hot reporter with tudung, when she interviewed early voters that day. Regardless, it was a good experience, i mean the voting and the election, and not the reporter.

PR also had their conference, and PKR had established themselves to be sort of the saviour of the people (even though their candidates crossed over etc). PAS on the other hand lost significant trust from the public, especially due to the unity government issue, and further attack on TG Nik Aziz. Sad.

Others

Got the news that my sister's husband's wife and his brother-in-law's wife (biras) are pregnant. So, we'd be expecting 2 babies in the family in 2010.

2009 ended with the court ruling allowing the Herald Tribune, and christian communal newspaper to use the word Allah in their publication. Hmm, personally, I do not see the problem since the Christian's God and Muslims God and Jewish God is the same Allah. That's why sembelihan ahli kitab adalah halal.

However, I do not want to comment much, since another group will be calling me apostate etc.