Friday, January 2, 2009

Donut Enak



Cara-cara membuatnya..simple je

1. beli sepeket yis di mana-mana kedai.. (xkesah lah jenama apa pn, yg penting belakang peket kne ada resipi donut)
2. baca resipi donut di belakang peket tersebut..
3. jangan percaya 100% dengan sukatan yg diberi.. adjust la yg mana patut..
4. uli doh dgn penuh kasih sayang..
5. biarkan doh mengembang dgn sihat dan gebu.. (lebih kurang 30min)
6. uli doh bentuk bebola kecil (diameter 3cm), boleh isi dgn jem, sekaya, peanut butter, coklat.. boleh buat lubang ditengah..
7. panaskan minyak dalam kuali.. biar betul2 panas..
8. lepaskan donut yg dah dibentuk ke dalam kuali satu demi satu.. deep fry sampai diorang jd kembang dan berwarna kekuningan..jangan lama sgt nnt hangit (xsmpai 30saat)
9. dry blend gula biasa smpai jadi debu..
10. golek2 donut yg baru goreng tadi dalam gula debu..
11. ambik bau.. hidang.. baca doa dan makan..

sennag kan?

(resipi utk 1 peket yis td selalunya boleh buat 20 biji donut) :p

Kisah Seorang Tua dan Budak Kecil


Ada seorang lelaki tua bertemu anak kecil ketika menyusuri sungai. Anak kecil itu sedang berwudhuk sambil menangis. Ketika ditanya, "Nak, mengapa engkau menangis?" Budak itu menjawab, "Wahai datuk, ketika aku membaca Al-Quran aku temukan firman Allah 'Wahai orang-orang beriman, jaglah diri kamu dan ahli keluargamu dari api neraka yang bahan bakarnya dari manusia dan batu..' (At-tahrim:6) Timbullah ketakutanku apabila dilemparkan ke dalam api neraka."

Lelaki tua itu berkata, "Wahai anakku, janganlah engkau takut, engkau tidak akan dicampakkan ke dalam neraka, sebab engkau belum baligh. Engkau belum layak untuk di masukkan ke dalam neraka." Anak kecil itu menjawab, "Engkaukan orang yang berakal, apakah engkau tidak tahu apabila seseorang hendak menyalakan api, ia akan memasukkan kayu bakar yang kecil dulu baru kemudian kayu bakar yang lebih besar.."

Mendengar kata-kata budak itu, menangislah lelaki tua tadi sambil berkata, "Sesungguhnya anak kecil ini lebih ingat kampung akhirat daripada diriku. Dunia telah jauh menyeretku."

(Al Buka Al Mabrur)

Kisah Imam Malik


Ibn Qasim seorang ulama' fiqh Mesir yg wafat tahun 191H mengisahkan, "Aku pernah mendatangi Imam Malik sebelum waktu fajar. Aku tanyakan dua masalah, tiga masalah atau empat masalah, dan aku melihatnya benar-benar dalam suasana lapang. Kemudian aku mendatanginya hampir setiap waktu sahur. Terkadang kerana lelah,mataku tertutup dan aku tertidur. Ketika Imam Malik keluar ke masjid aku tidak mengetahuinya. Kemudian aku dibangunkan oleh pembantunya seraya mengatakan, "Gurumu tidak tertidur seperti kamu. Padahal usianya telah mencapai empat puluh sembilan tahun. Setahu ku ia nyaris tidak shalat dengan wudhu' untuk shalat Isya'."

(Zero to Hero)

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Visit To Korea




I wanted to share about my experience when I visited Korea last month. It was on the fourth day. Our group had to be divided into 2 because the restaurant we went for lunch cannot support too many people. So some of us went to pray at the mosque and some get to have lunch first. I had to join the group that gets to eat first and most of them are boys. The restaurant is in Itaewon city and it provided halal food for Muslim community there. The lunch was one full plate of white rice, some small pieces of beef and a stack of salad with mustard. Hm.. to be honest, I don’t have the appetite to eat much because the day before that, I had a very bad fever (I’ll tell u why in the next episode). So I decided to take a walk in Itaewon city alone. There were some Muslim shops there probably because it’s near to the Masjid. So this place was like Muslim centre spot. The weather that day was warmer than yesterday probably -4oC. I had some information from the tourist guide that Itaewon is a heaven for fake goods. You can find all kinds of fake branded stuff here. Handbag, clothes, shoes and other accessories. Most of them are for winter season. All with variety of fashion and style. I was attracted to go to the Muslim shop, of course, keen to know bout Muslim life here. I was told by the tourist guide that there are not many Muslim live in Seoul and the Korean people had slight bad impression over Islam because of the killing of a Korean guy in Iraq few years back. I don’t know if it’s true or not but what I can see is that she’s correct about the number of Muslim community here. The first shop I entered was a book shop. It was a small and nice shop. I forgot the name of the shop. As I entered, the shop owner gave me a salaam. I answered him as my eyes began to browse over the shelves. He then asked me where I came from. I told him I am from Malaysia. Then he said, “what are you looking for? If you’re looking for Quran, I have Quran with Indonesian tafsir”. I looked at him, surprised. “I even have books in Malay language” he added. He showed me the Quran, and it was the same as the one I had. Then he showed me to the shelf with Malay books. Interesting I thought… they even had ‘Asas2 Islam’.. Who would read all this, I thought.. Then the book owner told me that they had a library situated few blocks away. But it only open on weekdays (that day was Saturday). So he suggest if I were staying longer, I should go to the library.. I was so excited to hear bout the library but we’re going back on Monday morning. I spend some time there going through some books. Most of the books there are for the reverts. These brothers here are doing well with the community. If only I had a chance to live here.. I would love to join the Dakwah team and had the experience meeting with Korean reverts. While I was there, there was a Korean man, talking to the shop owner about Islam. He was asking him about the Ka’abah, about the prophets and some basic things in Islam. I was so interested to listen more but I don’t have much time. I need to get back to the bus. So I decided to buy a book as a souvenir. Its was ‘Hari2 Dalam Hidupku’ by Zainab al-ghazali for 8000 won.

Monday, November 10, 2008

In Quest Of Knowledge (PART 4&5)

Special Heavenly Beneficence

We talked of different matters for some time, and then he said, with great emotion:

“My son, Allah has listened to your prayer, and your wishes have been granted. Look at that fine sturdy camel! Anon you will mount it, and set upon your journey o holy Madinah. Since you have left your home with the object of acquiring knowledge of the Hadith of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, you are actually his guest. We shall look after you throughout the journey, and shall feel special pleasure in providing for all your comforts. And we shall ourselves take you to Imam Malik”. And I could see that the old gentleman’s face was really lit with the spiritual pleasure he was inwardly feeling at the thought of being of help to me.

Then all the camels were lined up, and the old gentleman himself made me mount the particular camel, showing all respect and reverence for me as if I were an elder and already a scholar and, then invoking Allah’s blessings, the caravan set out.

Recitation of the Holy Quran on the Journey

No sooner did the caravan start than I began reciting the Holy Quran, and I kept this on day and night. How blessed was the journey to holy Madinah in which I finished one complete recitation of the Quran during the day and another during the night, and so by the time I reached Madinah I had completed sixteen recitation in all, and may Allah be praised, for all praises are due to Him alone.

In Quest Of Knowledge (PART 3)

A Kind Host

My first halt after leaving Makkah was at a place called Zu Tuwa where I came upon an encamped caravan. I greeted the entire company and, while going round, saw an elderly gentleman with a noble mien who took most kindly to me and began to insist that I join him and those with him in their meal. Being thus urged, I sat down, and began to eat without standing on any ceremony. I noticed that they were eating with all their five fingers, while I had been used to eating with three fingers only. However, in order not to embarrass them on finding themselves doing differently from their guest, I too began quietly to eat with my five fingers. After I had finished, took some water, and uttered the usual after-meals prayer:

“All praise is due to Allah (alone), He Who provided us with food and drink, and thanks also be to Him for having made us of those who submit to Him (and are therefore Muslims)”

And then, turning to my host, uttered some appropriate words of thanks. When everybody had finished, and general conversation ensued, the old gentleman said to me:
“Son, you are from Makkah aren’t you?”
“Yes”, I replied, adding, “Makkah is my home indeed”.
“And you are of the Quraish?”
“Yes, I am that too, but how did you know that I come from Makkah and am from the Quraish?”
“That was not so hard to guess, son. After all, I have spent a lifetime roving around. From your dress I concluded that you were a town-dweller while from the way readily closed in with our invitation to eat with us I concluded that you were from the Quraish. Those who so freely share the meals of others are also generous I sharing their own with others, and that is a special noble trait of the Quraish.”
“May I ask, sir”, I then asked, “where you hail from?”
“My home, son, is the holy city of Allah’s Prophet, Madinah al-Munawwarah”.
“Then, can you tell me, sir, who is the most learned person there?”
“The most learned person there is the chief of the Bani Aslah, Malik ibn Anas, may Allah heap more honour on him”.

I said ‘Ameen’ to hat prayer and, uttering a sigh, added, “I cannot tell you, sir, how eager I am to get to him. It is Allah alone who could fulfil my desire.”
“That too I could guess from your talk, and I could tell from your refined manners that it is the desire to acquire knowledge which alone has made you leave your home”.
The old gentleman spoke very tenderly, and his words were full of affection. He again said to me, most sweetly, “My son, yours is a sacred purpose, and so Allah will not let you go unfriended”.

And while he was saying this, I could see that he was experiencing great spiritual happiness at the thought that Allah had given him an opportunity of playing host, and of being help, to one bound on a mission to acquire knowledge of Hadith.

In Quest Of Knowledge (PART 2)


PART 2: A Tearful Goodbye


My mother’s heart melted, and tears began to flow from her eyes, and she replied, in great emotion, “No, my child, that is not the case. What you ask for is, actually the very answer to my fondest dreams and prayers about you. Little do you know how often I have kept awake nights, beseeching Allah Almighty to bestow on my beloved son the richest of learning about His noble Prophet, on whom be peace. I have prayed to Him again and again, lifting up the tattered forepart of my shirt in humble supplication, to grant you that learning of light of which may illumine the path of His creatures for so long as the world endures. If I have looked worried, my darling son, it is not for what appears to you to be the reason. It is because I have nothing at all to give you for your expenses. There aren’t even any food grains in the house for preparing something for you to eat on the way, nor any money with which to meet your needs”. And so saying, she broke down utterly and shed profuse tears.

However, with all this display of emotion, she was made of sterner stuff and had great inner strength, and was a person who could be both soft or determined and cheerfully make any sacrifices for the Faith. She soon collected herself, and went on to add:

“Very well, my son. Have no fears. He in Whose Path you are venturing forth will Himself make due provision for you and look to all your needs. It is He Who, in His inscrutable ways, fulfils the needs of His faithful servants in manners we humans cannot even think of ”.

Then she handed to me two Yemeni sheets, and said,
“Go now, my son. I consign you to the care of Him Who has given you to me as a trust from Him. I feel sure that He will not let you go waste”. Then she again patted me on the head, embraced me and, after wiping off her tears, raised both her hands heavenward, and prayed as follows:

“Dear Almighty God, I am sending out my only son, my own flesh and blood, in Your Path, to acquire learning about Your beloved Prophet (p.b.u.h). Dear God, just as You have granted my humble prayers in bestowing on him a yearning for knowledge, in the same way be his Protector and Provider and Guardian. Hold him by Your unseen Hand, and hasten the day when my fondest hopes and aspirations about him shall have borne fruit and when my heart will be filled with joy on seeing him return laden with the wealth of knowledge”.

Then with another kindly pat on my back she bade me farewell, praying once again that I might, by the Grace of God, shine like a sun on the horizon of knowledge, and recited the following Quranic verse:

‘Allah is the best Protector and He is (at the same time) the most Merciful of all mercy-givers’ [xii:64]

And then she bade me final goodbye and thus, with my mother’s prayers as my only stock of capital and my hands empty of any worldly pelf, I set forth, trusting solely in God.