RUMAH NURUL IMAN


Dalam temubual saya sewaktu kunjungan ke Persatuan Kebajikan Anak Pesakit HIV/AIDS Nurul Iman Malaysia (PERNIM), kata pengasasnya, Puan Norlina Alawi (yang lebih akrab dipanggil Mama), PERNIM lebih mengamalkan konsep kekeluargaan dan ia bukanlah seperti rumah kebajikan yang lain yang lebih menggunakan kaedah penginapan asrama. Sedetik mereka menjejakkan kaki ke PERNIM, sepanjang hayat mereka adalah anak-anak Norlina Alawi.

Dan ketika kunjungan itulah, saya terpandang sorot mata anak gadis Puan Norlina yang baru selesai menunaikan solat Zohornya. Dari tatapan matanya, saya memikir-mikir, apakah yang ada dalam benak anak remaja itu. Apakah detik rasa yang hadir dalam kalbunya yang masih remaja tentang ibunya yang hari demi hari menerima dengan lapang dada anak-anak pesakit HIV/AIDS, anak-anak yatim dan anak-anak gelandangan untuk menjadi sebahagian daripada keluarga mereka. Saban hari, ahli keluarga mereka bertambah dan bertambah. Bagaimanakah perasaan seorang gadis remaja yang terpaksa tinggal sebumbung, tidur sekatil dan makan semeja dengan anak-anak yang langsung tidak dikenalinya. Harus menganggap orang-orang yang tidak dikenalinya itu saudara malahan. Apakah dia mampu untuk berlapang dada seperti mamanya? Apakah hatinya sejernih, semurni hati mamanya? Menyelami hati gadis inilah, maka terhasilnya cerpen Rumah Nurul Iman yang Alhamdulillah, berjaya menggondol Hadiah Utama (Cerpen Remaja) Hadiah Sastera Kumpulan Utusan-Exxon Mobil 2007.

Tentunya saya harus berterima kasih kepada Puan Norlina Alawi serta seluruh ahli keluarga PERNIM. Semangat dan iltizam mereka adalah inspirasi buat saya sehingga terhasilnya Rumah Nurul Iman. Benar. Semua anak dilahirkan fitrah, bersih. Tiada dosa asal yang harus mereka kendong ke dunia ini. Kita tidak layak menghakimi anak-anak ini atas dosa kedua ibu bapa mereka. Andai Tuhan sendiri tidak menghukum, mengapa perlu kita?

Moga Allah memberkati usaha Mama dan moga akan ada ratusan bahkan ribuan Norlina Alawi!

Tabung Perlindungan PERNIM:

RHB BANK 2-64124-00019124 / cek atas nama “Tabung Perlindungan PERNIM”.


Untuk membaca cerpen "Rumah Nurul Iman" dan cerpen-cerpen remaja yang lain, dapatkan Antologi Cerpen Remaja HSKU 2007, "Wira Mandala Hijau" terbitan Utusan Publications & Distributors Sdn. Bhd.



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SEKITAR MAJLIS ANUGERAH HADIAH SASTERA KUMPULAN UTUSAN 2007, 20 JUN 2008, HOTEL CROWNE PLAZA MUTIARA, KL.

HSKU tentunya bukan sekadar majlis menerima anugerah, tetapi ia sebuah majlis pertemuan sesama penulis untuk beramah mesra dan bertukar-tukar fikiran. Malah HSKU merupakan anugerah sastera paling konsisten di Malaysia yang telah banyak mengangkat dan memperkenalkan bakat-bakat baru dalam dunia penulisan di Malaysia dan telah membuka banyak peluang kepada para penulis muda.

Tentunya HSKU menjadi tumpuan khalayak penulis Malaysia dan majlis penganugerahannya pada malam 20 Jun yang lepas, saya kira ada kelompangannya. Berbanding Majlis Anugerah HSKU 2003 dan 2004 yang pernah saya hadiri, ternyata tahun ini ia begitu berbeza dan mengejutkan saya dan saya yakin, mengejutkan teman-teman penulis yang lain juga malahan.

Saya agak terkejut dengan kehadiran banyak artis veteran yang menjadi penyampai hadiah kepada para pemenang. Mak yang menemani saya malam itu malahan tertanya-tanya, kenapa yang menjadi penyampai hadiah ialah Dato' Rahim Razali, Dato' Mustafa Maarof, Fauziah Nawi, Rubiah Suparman dan lain-lain artis veteren, bukan Sasterawan-sasterawan Negara mahupun penulis-penulis mapan yang lain? Tanpa niat merendahkan mereka, saya kira lebih sesuai penyampai hadiahnya ialah kelompok penulis sendiri kerana kami, para penulis muda lebih-lebih lagi, akan berasa sangat teruja dan berbangga kerana menerima hadiah daripada tangan sifu-sifu besar sastera. Usahlah hatta majlis sastera sendiri pun memerlukan artis untuk berdiri, kerana HSKU itu sendiri, bagi saya sudah mampu berdiri gah dan berprestij tanpa perlu menumpang glamor artis.

Benarlah seperti kata Cikgu Abu Hassan Morad ketika dalam perjalanan menghantar saya dan mak pulang ke hotel, begitulah murahnya nilai buku, begitulah rendahnya martabat ilmu di mata kita...




Bersama mak, bunga hati saya:)




Ayah, ibu. Kalianlah kekuatan kami!




Bersama Khairunnasriah Abdul Salam, orang kaya baru:P




Faizati Ali, Salina Ibrahim, Khairunnasriah Abdul Salam, Ghafirah Idris

WHY DOES GOD ALLOWS EVIL AND SUFFERING?
BY GHAFIRAH IDRIS


From the very beginning of man’s life, people keep on complaining about their journey on this world. Men nowadays still searching for answers on how to make this world a better place to live, how to create a peaceful and safe environment as well as how to develop mankind to become a civilized society. In this life, both happiness and suffering exist, evil and good are still fighting with each other. Thus, people keep on complaining and questioning on what is this life is all about. Why does God allows evil and suffering on this world? Why God not only allow good and happiness in man’s life? This question will be answered by taking into consideration the philosophical and societal context.

God creates man as His servant as well as His vicegerent (khalifah) on earth. These noble duties have been mentioned in the Holy Qur’an:

وما خلقت الجن والإنس إلا ليعبدوا

إني جاعل في الأرض خليفة


As the servant of God, man has to follow everything that has been asked and subscribed to him by God. Therefore, everything that has been put onto him by God, no matter how though it is must be taken seriously and whole-heartedly. God as the Creator of this world does not leave His servant without any guidance and rules to be followed. These rules and guidance have been subscribed in His Holy Qur’an and the teaching of His prophets. Therefore, God does allow evil and suffering to see whether His servants will follow or just neglect all of these rules. Patience and gratitude are attitudes, which recommended by God on handling a suffered life. All of His Prophets and many Islamic scholars, most of them lived in suffering. Therefore, God does allow suffering to see whether His servants will follow the path of His Prophets and practice these kind of noble attitudes or not.

Apart from that, God claims man as His vicegerent on earth and the most perfect creation whom is granted with intellect (‘aql). As what Faruqi said in his writing, “man has been endowed with all that is necessary to fulfill the divine will and even loaded with the grace of revelation.” Relating to that, man’s life on earth, therefore is specially meaningful and significant. As the vicegerent of God, man has to carry great responsible and with it, he will be tested. Evil and suffering on this world is a kind of test from God onto His vicegerent whether he will use all the things that have been granted to him by God wisely or not. Besides that, God does allow evils because He wants to test His vicegerent whether they will led astray by their desire and this worldly life or will committed with this noble duty.

But, as we can see nowadays, as men became smarter with their so called up-to-date knowledge, they have been led astray by this worldly life and the tendency to cast aside God and ignore His enormous power. Though, evil still exists in this world. Men nowadays believe in their own judgment and acquired knowledge. They feel that human achievements are the result of their own effort without any Divine help or intervention. They forget why they are being put on this earth and hence their duties to serve God and be His vicegerent are ignored and as the result, men have failed in God’s test in handling evils and suffering.

God also allows evil and suffering as a cause for da’wah activities in the society. Dr. Ibrahim Zain in his “Method of Da’wah” mentioned that da’wah is the invitation to Islam and extended to humanity. Therefore, da’wah is a method and mechanism for Muslim people to clinging to the religion and invites other people to do good deeds and refrain from what are being forbidden. Besides, da’wah is a manifestation of what has been asked by God onto mankind which is “Amr Ma’ruf Nahi Munkar” (enjoining the right and forbidding the wrong). This sort of da’wah is a call or invitation to good deeds and to stick with it as well as the call or invitation to keep away from the evil, mischief, calamity and so on. Therefore, by allowing evil and suffering, God at the same time also allows mankind to practice da’wah activities which is also the main duty of His Prophets.

In the society context, God allows evil and suffering to make people help each other. There is no doubt that this life is a struggle to all mankind. Every man has different fate and takes different routes in managing their lives. Some people are fortunate enough to have good life, but there are also in certain part of this world where many people live in suffering. Thus, with this black and white color of the world, men whom are given happy and good life by God must take serious initiatives and find out the very best way in helping the unfortunate one. Apart from that, God allows evil so that people are helping and co-operating with each other to find the best solution and ways to overcome the problem. As we can see men have put their effort in minimizing the evil in the society. But, as Muslims, we have to bear in mind that this effort must be in accordance with God’s guidance as this noble effort is a fulfillment of man’s duty as the vicegerent of God.

Another reason why God allows evil and suffering is related to the ‘aqidah (faith) of Islam. As Muslims, we believe in fate and destiny which being stated in the pillars of Iman as believing in Qada’ and Qadar. Our fate in this world has been designed by God. Therefore, if we are living in suffering, we have to be patience and accept it as a way of God’s test on us. As Muslims, we have to believe that “God is the sole creator of His servants’ actions (harakat), but these are also within the capacity (qudrah) of the servants through acquisition (iktisab).” Thus, evil and suffering are changeable through man’s acquisition and effort as man has been granted by God the intellect (‘aql) and capacity (qudrah) as well as His guidance and revelation. It is up to man to use them wisely.

Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) has been sent to all mankind as the messenger of Allah in spreading the message of Tawhid (Oneness of God). There are many aspects of life that are very close related to this message of Tawhid including the moral and ethical value. As Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) said:

إنما بعثت لأتمم مكارم الأخلاق

Therefore, God allows evil and suffering as He has sent His messenger to perform a duty that has relation with this kind of situation. Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) is the best role model to us in facing the evils and suffering. There are many stories in his sirah on how he handled these two situations. For example, in the case of one Badawi man who urine in the mosque. Sayyidina Umar al-Khatab asked for prophet’s permission to beat the man but the prophet refused. He himself even cleans the place. The Badawi man saw the beauty of Islam in Prophet’s attitude and he at last embraced Islam. While in the case of suffering, there is no doubt how our Prophet faced so many difficulties in his life. But he did not regret and even became a strong person and whole-heartedly gave his life to God. Thus, nowadays, God still allows evil and suffering because His Prophet himself had suffered and faced so many difficulties in his life, though he is the most loved one to Allah The Almighty. Therefore, we as Prophet Muhammad’s followers (ummah) have to follow his track in facing the evils and suffering, as he is the best model to us.

As the whole world are working towards development and civilization, evil and suffering are being seen as problems in the society that must be overcome. Thus, by the existence of these two situations, we can see how people deal with them. Different people have different ways in controlling and dealing with the situations. Though, people keep on searching for answers. Which is the best system as well as the best way of life to choose? What is the mechanism, tools and skills that can be used in handling and solving these problems? Is it the system and rules that have been created by man or is it something that is revealed?

As far as man-made rules and systems are being taking into consideration, we can say that none of them is succeed in dealing with the situations. Utilitarianism, Communism, Marxism as well as Modernism and Post-modernism, all of them are failed. This is because; the inputs as well as the methodology of all these systems and ideologies are always changeable according to situation and time. These ideologies which have been promised to provide the best way of life and as the best mechanism for men to face any kind of situations and problems are not for all mankind and their natural (fitrah) as well as do not suit all kind of situation, time and person. For example, the practice of homosexual, which once has been said as evil in the society, nowadays in the Post-modernism period, it is a permissible practice to certain countries in this world. Here we can see that how man-made system can make certain evil practice become noble when society, time and situation is changed. But Islam presents something which is totally different.

As far as revelation is concerned, Islam provides the best way in dealing with evils and suffering. Islam has been revealed to all mankind as the answer to all kind of problems. It comes to release man from being slave to other man and become the only servant to God The Almighty. Islam gives the answers on what is the objective of man’s life on earth, what is his duty, for what purpose this world and the whole universe is created, where is the last destiny for man and so on. Thus, relating to this point, for the conclusion, Islam is the best way of life to choose as it provides rules, regulations and mechanism which is certain as well as it suits the natural inclination of man in dealing with all kind of problems and situations including evils and suffering.

HADIAH SASTERA KUMPULAN UTUSAN (HSKU) 2007

Majlis penyampaian hadiah akan dilangsungkan pada 20 Jun 2008 di Hotel Crowne Plaza Mutiara, Kuala Lumpur. Hadiah bakal disampaikan oleh Menteri Kewangan II, Tan Sri Nor Mohamad Yakcop sekaligus melancarkan antologi karya-karya pemenang tahun ini.

Untuk abah dan mak, ini untuk kalian! :)


KATEGORI NOVEL REMAJA

Hadiah pertama (RM7,000)

Khazanah Warisnya Kalbu

Sri Rahayu Mohd Yusop

Hadiah kedua (RM4,500)

Sayap-sayap Cendekia

Nisah Haron

Hadiah ketiga (RM3,000)

Baromkeh: Matamu di Mataku

Ummu Hani Abu Hassan


KATEGORI CERPEN REMAJA

3 Hadiah Utama(RM2,500)

1)Banglo Kolonial di Lot 152

Khairunnasriah Abdul Salam

Mingguan Malaysia 2 Disember 2007

2)Cerita Sagita dan Sagupa

Saifullizan Yahaya

Mingguan Malaysia 28 Oktober 2007

3)Rumah Nurul Iman

Ghafirah Idris

Utusan Melayu Mingguan 28 Mei 2007

6 Hadiah Penghargaan – (RM800 setiap satu)

1)Dunia di Pergelangan Tanganku

Dr. Ilias @ Illias Zaidi

Mingguan Malaysia 28 Ogos 2007

2)Kalendar Baru Abang

Siti Aminah Mat (Tie Camar)

Mingguan Malaysia 15 April 2007

3)Mamaku Menteri

Salina Ibrahim

Utusan Melayu Mingguan 22 Januari 2007

4)Selamat Kembali Nurul Merdeka

Khairunnasriah Abdul Salam

Mingguan Malaysia 19 Ogos 2007

5)Tiga Catatan di Tiga Perhentian

Lim Swee Tin

Mingguan Malaysia 2 September 2007

6)Wira Mandala Hijau

Khairul Hafiz Abdul Rahman

(Serunai Faqir)

Mingguan Malaysia 2 Julai 2007


KATEGORI CERPEN

3 Hadiah Utama (RM3,000)

1)Dari Suatu Tikungan Lorong

Zainal Palit (Zaen Kasturi)

Mingguan Malaysia 4 Februari 2007

2)Moluska

Syed Mohd Zakir Syed Othman (S.M. Zakir)

Mingguan Malaysia 29 Julai 2007

3)Warna

Faizati Mohd Ali

Mingguan Malaysia 4 November 2007

6 Hadiah Penghargaan – (RM800 setiap satu)

4)Cerita Sebuah Lembah

Muhammad Lutfi Ishak

Mingguan Malaysia 16 Disember 2007

5)Ini Chow Kit Road, Sudilah Mampir

Mohamed Ghozali Hj. Abdul Rashid (Malim Ghozali PK)

Mingguan Malaysia 23 Disember 2007

6)Jihad Sang Hamba

Khairul Hafiz Abdul Rahman

(Serunai Faqir)

Utusan Melayu Mingguan 26 Mac 2007

7)Laut Tetap Bergelora

Zaharah Nawawi

Mingguan Malaysia 11 November 2007

8)Nilai Cinta Kita

Azizi Haji Abdullah

Mingguan Malaysia 9 September 2007

9)Putik Qunaitara

Ummu Hani Abu Hassan

Mingguan Malaysia 10 Jun 2007


KATEGORI PUISI

3 Hadiah Utama (RM 1,000 setiap satu)

1)Denyut Murba

Zainal Palit (Zaen Kasturi)

Mingguan Malaysia 28 Oktober 2007

2)Menggeledah Nurani

Ahmad Fadhlil Mohamad Pakarul-Razy (Fahd Razy)

Mingguan Malaysia 14 Oktober 2007

3)Suriku, di Sejadah Ini Kita Sujud

Muhamad Ikram Abdullah

Mingguan Malaysia 27 Mei 2007

6 Hadiah Penghargaan (RM500

setiap satu)

4)Bumi Tersohor Kerana Kau Tanah Selatan

Wahyu Budiwa Rendra A.Wahid (WB Rendra)

Mingguan Malaysia 20 Mei 2007

5)Doa Maal Hijrah di Kaki Maghrib

Shamsudin Othman

Mingguan Malaysia 25 Februari 2007

6)Ingatan Kepada Kawan xx

Zainal Palit (Zaen Kasturi)

Mingguan Malaysia 11 November 2007

7)Lidah Anakku Berbelang-Belang

Zainal Abidin Suhaili (Abizai)

Mingguan Malaysia 19 Ogos 2007

8)Luka Pujangga Bangsa

Roslizan Yaacob (Marjan S)

Mingguan Malaysia 18 November 2007

9)Sajak Anum Kepada Jebat

Siti Raihani Mohamed Saaid

Mingguan Malaysia 13 Mei 2007


KATEGORI KAJIAN & RENCANA SASTERA

Kajian Sastera (RM2,000)

Tiada Pemenang

Rencana Sastera (RM1,000)

Ke Mana Hala Tuju Sastera Melayu?

Dr. Mohd Zariat Abdul Rani

Pemikir

Oktober – Disember 2007


NOVEL REMAJA BAHASA INGGERIS

Hadiah pertama (RM7,000)

Peace Child

Seliong ak Wau

Hadiah kedua (RM4,500)

Magic Eyes

Teoh Choon Ean

Hadiah ketiga (RM3,000)

Dahlia

Sherifah Binti Baharudin


Tahniah buat semua!

KHAZANAH PERUBATAN ISLAM

Berniaga itu kata Nabi S.A.W, 9 per 10 daripada sumber rezeki. Abah sekarang giat menjalankan aktiviti berniaga dari rumah. Menyokong usaha abah dalam memartabatkan khazanah perubatan Islam, berikut ialah produk-produk khazanah perubatan Islam tersebut.

Untuk yang berada di sekitar KL, andai berminat, anda boleh terus menghubungi saya di al_maghfirah@hotmail.com atau ym ghafirahidris. Untuk yang berada di sekitar Perlis dan Kedah boleh menghubungi Ustaz Idris bin Yaacob di talian 0124005648. Terima kasih:)

PENGENALAN SYARIKAT



Perniagaan Qurba Sdn.Bhd adalah sebuah syarikat pertama di Malaysia yang mengeluarkan produk makanan kesihatan berteraskan kepada kitab-kitab Ulama’ perubatan Islam serta mempunyai nas dan dalil kebaikannya sama ada dari Al-Quran, Hadith dan pendapat Ulama’.

PRODUK

Kesemua produk-produk yang dikeluarkan adalah hasil kajian terperinci oleh Ustaz Abdul Jamil b Ahmad.
-B.A(HONS)Pengajian Islam, UKM,1987.
-Diploma Pendidikan Islam
-Ijazah Perubatan Islam
-Institute of Color Vibration Therapy German Malaysia Scientific Ideas
-Persatuan Doktor Homeopati Malaysia


1)FAQEH & MADU MINDA (Makanan Kecerdasan Minda)



Mengandungi 12 bahan makanan yang kesemuanya mempunyai nas-nas dan dalil-dalil.
Ia dipercayai dapat membina akal yang cemerlang, kuat ingatan, otak kreatif serta terhindar dari sifat lupa dan nyanyuk.

Harga: RM 40


2)KHAL TAMAR plus (Minuman Kesihatan)



Khal adalah satu bentuk minuman kesihatan, dicampur dengan madu lebah dari Iran.
Dicampurkan dengan herba-herba penting bagi mencapai kesihatan dan penyembuhan yang maksimum.

Harga: RM 80


3) SAFFRON (Za’faran) (Herba Kesihatan)



Za’faran adalah sejenis bunga yang paling berharga dan mempunyai banyak khasiat menurut perubatan Islam. Untuk mendapatkan satu kilo Za’faran tulin, sebanyak 50 ribu kuntum bunga diperlukan. Harganya mencecah sehingga 22 ribu ringgit sekilo. Rujukan Internet tentang khasiat Saffron by Dr. Duke www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/farmacy2.pl. Antaranya penawar alahan, asma, kencing manis, HIV, gastrik, ulser, darah tinggi, menghancurkan lemak, melindungi hati, merendahkan tahap kolestrol dalam darah, penawar kanser, gastrik, sembelit, dll.

Harga: RM 20


4) KOPI HERBA IBN SINA (Minuman Herba)



Kopi Ibn Sina mengandungi empat herba pilihan (Hindiba’, Habbatus Sauda’,Hulba dan Zanjabil) Gabungan kesemua khasiat tersebut memenuhi keseluruhan keperluan organ-organ penting serta memulihkan segala kelemahan tubuh badan manusia.

Harga: RM 19


5) TEH HERBA IBN SINA (Minuman Herba)




Teh Herba Ibn Sina adalah gabungan Halia (Zanjabil) dan Za’faran (Saffron) minuman yang menjadi amalan tradisi masyarakat Arab.

Harga: RM 19


6) LI KHAMSATUN (Makanan Kesihatan Badan)



Li Khamsatun terdiri daripada gabungan madu dan 20 herba terpilih. Di antara khasiatnya ialah mengubati masalah jantung, peru-paru, penat, masalah usus, buah pinggang, letih, kencing manis, buang angin di badan, serta membuang racun(toksid) dalam badan.

Harga: RM 42