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ECONOMIC VIEW Confused over the credit crisis? You're not the only one By David Leonhardt Published: March 19, 2008 http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/19/business/leonhardt.php Raise your hand if you don’t quite understand this whole financial crisis. It has been going on for seven months now, and many people probably feel as if they should understand it. But they don’t, not really. The part about the U.S. housing crash seems simple enough. With banks whispering sweet encouragement, people bought homes they couldn’t afford, and now they are falling behind on their mortgages. But the overwhelming majority of homeowners are still doing just fine. So how is it that a mess concentrated in one part of the mortgage business - subprime loans - has frozen the credit markets, sent stock markets gyrating, caused the collapse of Bear Stearns, left the U.S. economy on the brink of the worst recession in a generation and forced the Federal Reserve to take its boldest action since the Depression? I’m here to urge you not to feel sheepish. This may not be entirely comforting, but any confusion you might have is shared by many people who are in the middle of the crisis. “We’re exposing parts of the capital markets that most of us had never heard of,” Ethan Harris, a top Lehman Brothers economist, said last week. Robert Rubin, the former Treasury Secretary and current Citigroup executive, has said that he hadn’t heard of “liquidity puts,” an obscure financial contract, until they started causing big problems for Citigroup. I spent a good part of the last few days calling people on Wall Street and in the government to ask one question: “Can you try to explain this to me?” When they finished, I often had a highly sophisticated follow-up question: “Can you try again?” I emerged from it thinking that all the uncertainty has created a panic that is partly irrational. That said, the crisis isn’t close to ending. Ben Bernanke, the Fed chairman, won’t be able to wave a magic wand and make everything better, no matter how many more times he cuts rates and cheers Wall Street. As Bernanke himself has suggested, the only thing that will end the crisis is the end of the housing bust. So let’s go back to the beginning of the boom. It really began in 1998, when large numbers of people decided that real estate, which still hadn’t recovered from the early 1990s slump, had become a bargain. At the same time, Wall Street was making it easier for buyers to get loans. It was transforming the mortgage business from a local one, centered around banks, to a global one, in which investors from almost anywhere could pool money to lend. The new competition brought down mortgage fees and spurred innovation, much of which was undeniably good. Why, after all, should someone who knows that they’re going to move after just a few years have no choice but to take out a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage? As is often the case with innovations, though, there was soon too much of a good thing. Those same global investors, flush with cash from Asia’s boom or from rising oil prices, demanded good returns. Wall Street had an answer: subprime mortgages. Because these loans go to people stretching to afford a house, they come with higher interest rates for the borrowers - even if they’re disguised by low initial rates - and thus higher returns for the lenders. These mortgages were then sliced into pieces and bundled into collateralized debt obligations, or CDOs. Once bundled, different types of mortgages could be sold to different groups of investors. Investors then goosed their returns further through leverage, the oldest strategy around. They made $100 million bets with only $1 million of their own money and $99 million in debt. If the value of the investment rose to just $101 million, the investors would end up doubling their money. Home buyers did the same thing, by putting little money down on new houses, notes Mark Zandi of Moody’s Economy.com. The Fed under Alan Greenspan helped make it all possible, sharply reducing interest rates, to prevent a double-dip recession after the technology bust of 2000, and then keeping them low for several years. All these investments, of course, were highly risky. Higher returns almost always come with greater risk. But people - by “people,” I’m referring here to Greenspan, Bernanke, the top executives of almost every Wall Street firm and a majority of American homeowners - decided that the usual rules didn’t apply based on the idea that home prices nationwide always rise. And they did rise ever higher, so high, says Robert Barbera of ITG, an investment firm, that they were destined to fall. It was a self-defeating prophecy. And it largely explains why the mortgage mess has had such ripple effects. The American home seemed like such a sure bet that a huge portion of the global financial system ended up owning a piece of it. Last summer, many policy makers were hoping
[ppiindia] Economics and the rule of law
Economics and the rule of law Order in the jungle Mar 13th 2008 From The Economist print edition The rule of law has become a big idea in economics. But it has had its difficulties “AM I the only economist guilty of using the term [rule of law] without having a good fix on what it really means?” asks Dani Rodrik of Harvard University. “Well, maybe the first one to confess to it.” The rule of law is usually thought of as a political or legal matter. The world's newest country, Kosovo, says its priority is to improve the rule of law in order to reduce corruption and build up the state. But in the past ten years the rule of law has become important in economics too. Indeed, it has become the motherhood and apple pie of development economics—which makes Mr Rodrik's confession the more striking. The rule of law is held to be not only good in itself, because it embodies and encourages a just society, but also a cause of other good things, notably growth. “No other single political ideal has ever achieved global endorsement,” says Brian Tamanaha, a legal scholar at St John's University, New York. But as an economic concept the rule of law has had a turbulent history. It emerged almost abruptly during the 1990s from the dual collapses of Asian currencies and former Soviet economies. For a short time, it seemed to provide the answer to problems of development from Azerbaijan to Zimbabwe, until some well-directed criticism dimmed its star. Since then it has re-established itself as a central concept in understanding how countries grow rich—but not as the panacea it once looked like. Economists became fascinated by the rule of law after the crumbling of the “Washington consensus”. This consensus, which was economic orthodoxy in the 1980s, held that the best way for countries to grow was to “get the policies right”—on, for example, budgets and exchange rates. But the Asian crisis of 1997-98 shook economists' confidence that they knew which policies were, in fact, right. This drove them to re-examine what had gone wrong. The answer, they concluded, was the institutional setting of policymaking, especially the rule of law. If the rules of the game were a mess, they reasoned, no amount of tinkering with macroeconomic policy would produce the desired results. This conclusion was strengthened by events in the former Soviet empire. Many post-communist countries got their policies roughly right fairly quickly. But it soon became clear this was not enough. “I was a traditional trade and labour economist until 1992,” says Daniel Kaufmann, now head of the World Bank Institute's Global Governance group. “When I went to Ukraine, my outlook changed. Problems with governance and the rule of law were undermining all our efforts.” Pretty quickly, “governance”—political accountability and the quality of bureaucracy as well as the rule of law—became all the rage. Economists got busy calculating what it was, how well countries were doing it and what a difference it made. Mr Kaufmann and his colleague Aart Kraay worked out the “300% dividend”: in the long run, a country's income per head rises by roughly 300% if it improves its governance by one standard deviation. One standard deviation is roughly the gap between India's and Chile's rule-of-law scores, measured by the bank. As it happens, Chile is about 300% richer than India in purchasing-power terms. The same holds for South Africa and Spain, Morocco and Portugal, Botswana and Ireland. Economists have repeatedly found that the better the rule of law, the richer the nation. (The chart below shows the results of three studies, put on a comparable basis by Mr Kaufmann.) Every rich country with the arguable exceptions of Italy and Greece scores well on rule-of-law measures; most poor countries do not. Mr Rodrik reviewed the contributions to growth of governance (“institutions”, he called it), geography and openness to trade. He concluded, to use the title of an article he published in 2002, that “Institutions Rule”. Writing from the perspective of a political scientist, Francis Fukuyama of Johns Hopkins University concurred: “I believe that the institutionalists have won this argument hands down.” Partly because of this, and also because the rule of law is desirable for its own sake, governments and aid agencies began splurging money on rule-of-law reforms, such as training judges, reforming prisons and setting up prosecutors' offices. Such reforms had begun in Latin America in the mid-1980s. Now they became universal. The European Union insists that all its members satisfy standards for the rule of law. It requires applicants to commit themselves to legal reforms to meet those standards and dispatches armies of lawyers to advise them how to bring their legal systems up to scratch. America's Millennium Challenge Corporation, set up in 2004 to improve the effectiveness of American official aid, confines its largesse to
[ppiindia] Dang Aryanyacala: Sukses AAC mengerikan
From: Dang Aryanyacala E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear all Cerita sukses film AAC kok mencemaskan ya. Buat saya succsess story AAC malah mengerikan. Bukan apa-apa, orang kreatif di dunia seni kita umumnya bermental pedagang kelontong. Maka bukan mustahil, AAC menjadi sebuah genre yang yang bisa terperosok kepada kultur budaya pop. Cirinya apalagi kalau bukan mengekor. Malah kadang-kadang dibuat simple karena yang terbayang keuntungan yang bakal diperoleh mumpung sedang digemari orang. Setelah AAC sukses, kompetitor MD Entertainment, yaitu Sinemart sudah ancang-ancang cari talent untuk besutan terbarunya, Ketika Cinta Bertasbih. Novelnya kang Abik juga. Nah lho. Jadi bisa jadi seperti kisah sukses sinetron religi. Ustad Sombong Kuburannya Gosong atau Tukang Bubur Bisa Naik Haji. Setelah rating-nya bagus terus broadcast lainnya latah, bikin juga sinetron serupa. Lalu hilang setelah antiklimaks. Aduh ngeri banget deh kalau sampai ini terjadi. Nggak kebayang semua studio 21 muter jenis film nasional sejenis. Kayak zaman dulu ngeseks ya semua bikin ngeseks juga. Terus Babi Ngepet, produser lainnya tak ketinggalan kereta. Ah, semoga kecemasan saya kali ini tak beralasan. Ayo bikin lagi film lain yang bagus. Jangan biarkan film nasional mati suri lagi ditinggal penonton di negerinya sendiri. mediacare http://www.mediacare.biz [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Business And Its Benefits In Islam
Business will bring two types of profits:1. Profits in the form of money; although there are circumstances where one failed to gain anything from the business.2. Profits in the form of good rewards in the Hereafter; although there are people who commit sins and transgressions in their business and Allah has promised them the suitable rewards as well. In this discussion there is no need to list out the necessary steps to be taken to make monetary profits in business. This has been discussed greatly by the experts. However, we provide an opportunity here to discuss the benefits of doing business in Islam. Business is one of the acts of devotion to Allah. We are granted opportunities to bring ourselves closer to Allah. We are granted opportunities to think and getting ourselves ready to uphold the shariah (rules) and the characters of Allah. Business is an arena to seek taqwa (fear of Allah). While prayers (solat) are the specific occasions to renew our pledge and intention, to do post-mortem on our past deeds, and to renew our hope to live and die to seek taqwa and to be a servant to Allah, business on the other hand is the manifestation of such prayers to widen, extend and expand the activities of the shariah of Allah. If we can uphold the shariah of Allah through all our business activities, it means that the whole period we spend in business are considered as an act of devotion, that bears far bigger rewards than commendable prayers (solat sunat) or commendable fasting. This indicates that our hearts are truly with Allah in our effort to fight against our evil desires (nafs) in order to uphold whatever He likes and whatever He prefers. Listed below are the profits that can be gained from business that is carried out truly because of Allah and in accordance to the shariah of Allah: -1. In doing business, we are not only trying to make profits from customers but we are actually doing service to the society by providing the goods people need. By selling our goods, various people are being served well whether directly or indirectly. We get good rewards for giving such services. We should be thankful to Allah and to the customers for accepting our services. Because of them, Allah gives us good rewards.2. Specifically in the supply of provisions, which include food and drinks, these are essential items for consumers and they will try to obtain them no matter how difficult it is. Therefore, if we run a business that deals with provisions in a certain place, we are providing essential services for the community. This service in actual fact, will bring about great rewards in the Hereafter as we manage to help lessen the burden of the community. They should be thankful although this is not solicited. Better still if we are able to sell the goods at reasonable prices thus providing huge help to the customers. And would not we feel satisfied and victorious to be able to make our fellow humankind happy and in doing so, Allah will in turn make us happy. Thus in business , do not merely think in terms of monetary gains alone as there are many other forms of profit. Do not be worried about our sustenance. If we put our trust in Allah by giving priority to whatever He likes, has not Allah promised to help? Allah is All Rich and Benevolent.3. When both businessmen and consumers feel they have benefited from each other, there would be feelings of appreciation and need from both parties, ultimately their hearts will become attached. Friendship blooms. The longer we do business, the better opportunity we have to serve customers and the more friends we can make. Having friends are wonderful! Friends are a benefit on earth and in the Hereafter when they can give intercession (shafaah).4. Buying and selling between customers and retailer require cooperation between the two parties. If both customer and retailer feel each others need, surely they must cooperate and help each other. There should be no oppression. As an example, if the retailer is busy especially when there are many customers to serve, customers can help the retailer by taking what they need themselves. Retailers, as a token of gratitude, could give something to them in return, may it be just a piece of candy. Another instance when a restaurant or eatery is extremely busy with customers, it is considered a good deed for patrons to help collect and arrange used cups and plates, help to clean the table off spills, scraps of the meal after they have finished their meal. This helps the restaurateur and can help develop good relationship between the two. Business should be an arena for cooperation and unity within the society. Unfortunately, this opportunity in getting to know each other through business cooperation is not fully utilized by either business owners or customers.5. Mankind should endeavour to become tolerant and to yield to others. By being so, man can be virtuous. Is it not good if we can
[ppiindia] HOW TO ADMINISTER THE FOUR ELEMENTS IN MAN(THE PHYSICAL, THE MIND, THE NAFS AND THE SOUL OR HEART)
Within the self of man, there are four elements that are very important namely the physical, the mind, the nafs (lust) and the soul (heart). We must be aware of these elements. We must take care of them and administer them the best way possible, so that mankind can be aware of his humanity and can appropriately act as the servant of Allah and as His vicegerent on earth. Otherwise, mankind will only appear to be human but his attributes and behaviour will be that of animals and satan. They will ruin themselves and other people and in fact will destroy all life and civilization on the face of this earth. As such, Islam strongly advocates that the four elements in the self of man be taken care of, nurtured, administered and put in the proper place in accordance to its roles. This is such, that the four elements can contribute to the good of the individual self and to the universe as a whole congruent to the demands of Allah upon humankind as His servant and vicegerent on earth. What happens when the elements in the self of man become ill? The Physical When the physical falls ill, it becomes weak. This renders the physical inactive so much so it cannot strive and work. The Mind When the mind falls ill, it cannot think properly, it becomes forgetful, it cannot comprehend knowledge and information or it may even make one lose his mind totally. The Nafs When the nafs falls ill, one will have no appetite for food nor the desire to be together with his wife.The SoulWhen the soul falls ill, one loses interest to do good, becomes inconsiderate, loses sympathy for others, dislikes helping and doing service to other people, does not feel sinful, does not feel regret for any wrong doing, loses his fear of sins and finds it difficult to accept criticisms.When the soul or heart of man becomes ill? Most people are unaware and will not realise it if their souls fall ill. If someone else notice it and tell them so, they find it difficult to accept. In fact, they will be enraged if told that their souls are ill or diseased. Because of the fact that the soul is fine and esoteric, it cannot be seen. It nestles in the flesh of the heart. It is what is called the spiritual heart. As such it cannot be seen by the naked eye. It can only be seen by the vision of the heart and illuminated by divine revelation (wahyu). This is why it is difficult to detect ailments of the soul or heart or what is sometimes known as diseases of the spirit. Consequently, it is also difficult to remedy. Physical illnesses or ailments on the other hand are easily seen, detected and diagnosed because it can be seen by the naked eye. To cure such illnesses too is easy compared to curing spiritual illnesses or diseases of the soul. There are also numerous doctors and specialist who can cure physical illnesses. But doctors and specialists who can remedy spiritual illnesses are scarce and very few. As a result most people who are inflicted by spiritual illnesses and diseases of the soul are left neglected and unattended until they die. At the same time, most people seriously fight against physical diseases but are laxed and apathetic in dealing with spiritual diseases, whereas spiritual diseases or diseases of the soul are markedly more dangerous than the physical ones. _ Help Splitzo Sally Before Its Too Late! http://www.thegirlwhosplitinto5.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] *** Berdikusi dg Santun Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality Shared Destiny. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia *** __ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://ppi-india.blogspot.com 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ppiindia] ISLAMIC FINANCIAL STRENGTH
The whole world is particular about economy which is considered as the main source of life. Every nation and every country strive hard to strengthen their economic situation. When the economy of a country is strong, the country will advance in many other fields like industries, technologies and even military. The strong economy enables a country to take over another country. Little wonder, economy is always the focus of all the world leaders. The muslim world are also in the race. They are also strengthening their economy. Many via the capitalist system introduced and supported by the Western countries and the Jews. The muslim forget that Islam has its own economic system which is far better than the capitalist. Under islamic economy, God is the essence. The capitalists main focus is profitability per se. The concept of love and care in undertaking business decision is almost non existing. Economy as an ibadah is unthinkable. As such, capitalists will compete vigorously to increase their profits and minimize their losses even by stepping on others. Unfortunately, many muslims are also in the same school of thought. Instead of taking God as the guidance, we try to compete with the capitalists on their own platform which is created by them to generate income for themselves. The result? We always failed and face further diminution. Muslims must reassess their economic focus and guidelines. Taqwa is the foundation upon which all business decisions and planning should be constructed. The Islamic economic and financial systems are meant to protect human, and to promote love and care, unity among all, bringing peace and harmony here and the hereafter. _ Express yourself with 30 new emoticons from Windows Live Messenger! http://messenger-emoticons.spaces.live.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] *** Berdikusi dg Santun Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality Shared Destiny. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia *** __ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://ppi-india.blogspot.com 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ppiindia] DEFINITION OF TAQWA
When taqwa is mentioned, it would be interpreted as fear of God. This is not so as taqwa does not mean fear. Taqwa towards God does not mean fear of God. Fear of God is one of the attributes of mahmudah which is embodied into the attributes of taqwa, but it is not considered as taqwa. Fear in Arabic language is khauf or khasha. Taqwa originated from the term waqa-yaqi-wiqoyah which means to preserve. The proof statement is in the verse of the Quran as follows: Meaning: O you who have attained to faith! Ward off from yourselves and those who are close to you, that fire (of the Hereafter). (At Tahrim: 6) God has stipulated in the Quran with the kalimah ittaqu or yattaqi. Additional words to the basic kalimah waqa would alter the meaning. At this instance, ittaqullah means one must take Allah as the One who cares/guards/protects. God must be taken as the Protector. God taken as the Fortress or stronghold. Once under God's protection, within His Fortress or stronghold, negative or dangerous elements would not penetrate or break through. In other words, God is the wall, protection against evil. The endeavours rendering Allah as the One who cares or protects or be the fortress are by implementing His commands both physically and spiritually. In other words, His commands are meant for developing the attributes of mahmudah. To accumulate and nurture the attributes of mahmudah are the endeavours rendering Allah as the One who cares or protects. To develop the attributes of mahmudah are the efforts towards taqwa. Taqwa or wiqoyah have been misinterpreted and its intentions have been limited. It's actually global and comprehensive, like a storage or warehouse for mahmudah (good attributes) consisting of all the attributes of mahmudah. It includes patience, acceptance (redha) , generosity, being loving and caring, charitable with forgiveness vice versa and many other good attributes. The entire mahmudah attributes are considered as taqwa. Thus taqwa meant a great deal. It provides security in this world and the Hereafter. As such if we say ittaqullah, it would mean; you must take Allah as the One who care for you. Many of the Islamic terms have been misinterpreted and misused causing the loss of their bliss or barakah. When Islamic terms are in use, somehow there are no associated feelings or sense. For example the term khalwat is an honourable word meant as one in a state of solitude with God. It is part of the practices of sufism. However, its interpretation has deviated from the original, now it is meant as the close proximity between man and woman who are not muhram. The same with the term ittaqullah. Every week on Fridays, the term is being called aloud at the mimbar of the mosque, but majority of the congregation (jamaah) could not sense anything. The blessedness or barakah of the term has gone as it has been misinterpreted. To be someone with taqwa means to be one under God's protection and care and staying within God's fortress or stronghold. One is protected, immuned or untouched from external invasions.Someone with taqwa could be considered as one wearing the armour of steel or bulletproof jacket. Taqwa is the spiritual attire. It is the rituals for the soul. Taqwa is an inner matter involving the rituals of the heart.When sincerely practised and performed, the attributes of mahmudah such as sincerity, just, truthfulness, loving and caring, gentleness, generous, tawadhuk, humbleness, tolerant, humanitarian, patience, redha, tawakal, giving priority to others, forgiveness, trustworthy, consistent, hard working, open heartedness, cooperative, sympathy, compassion and others, will submerge. The person with taqwa is an extraordinary person as he has the attributes of malaikat. He is a godly person receiving assistance and protection from God with guaranteed security in this world and the Hereafter. _ Easily manage multiple email accounts with Windows Live Mail! http://www.get.live.com/wl/all [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] *** Berdikusi dg Santun Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality Shared Destiny. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia *** __ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://ppi-india.blogspot.com 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:
[ppiindia] Re: Pernyataan Pemerintah Belanda ttg. film Fitna
Kebetulan saya mengikuti berita ini sejak masih berupa rencana oleh Geert. Sejak awal, pemerintah Belanda berusaha mendiscourage Geert agar mengurungkan niatnya (dan kebetulan ada 2 anggota kabinet Belanda yang beragama Islam). Tetapi mereka tidak menemukan perangkat hukum di Belanda yang bisa dijadikan dasar untuk pelarangan, mirip kasis kartun di Denmark. *** Reaksi di Belanda, syukur hingga saat ini kabarnya biasa-biasa saja. Saya sendiri sejak awal sama sekali tidak berminat menonton ini karena sudah bisa menebak isinya +/- apa. Saya sangat sependapat dengan komentar salah seorang yang menanggapi pada blog/situs yang menampilkan film tsb: *** there is no new material in this film. Sepuluh tahun ini saya sudah mengikuti banyak, mungkin lebih dari 'seratusan' milis berbahasa Indonesia. Di sana kita akan bisa sering menemukan orang-orang Indonesia (sebagian mengaku Muslim, sebagian bukan) yang sudah langganan menulis hujatan terhadap Islam. Jadi bagi saya sudah biasa sih membaca yang kaya gituan, dan saya yakin materi film nya Geert enggak jauh-jauh berbeda dari materi hujatan yang sering ditayangkan para internaut Indonesia itu. *** Reaksi di Indonesia: sejak bbrp. waktu yang lalu, 2 organisasi Islam terbesar: Muhammadiyah NU konon sudah mengirim surat protes ke pemerintah Belanda. Kemarin PM Belanda mengirim surat jawaban ke PB NU menjelaskan posisi resmi pemerintah Belanda. *** Reaksi dunia internasional: Dewan HAM PBB meloloskan reaksi mengutuk penggambaran tentang Islam oleh media yang dianggap tidak benar dan tidak adil. Ini tidak terlalu mengejutkan, karena di dalam dewan HAM ini suara negara-2 berkembang, termasuk negara-negara Muslim cukup berperan. Dari total sekitar 45 anggota/negara, 21 mendukung resolusi ini melawan 10 yang menolak, sisanya abstain. Yang menolak adalah negara-negara Eropa + Kanada. Argumentasi penolakan umumnya, karena mereka tidak ingin isu religious-defamation dijadikan alasan untuk 'menindas' kebebasan mengungkapkan pendapat. http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=49221sectionid=3510212 *** Tentu saja yang saya pandang lebih 'menarik' adalah sikap/reaksi pemerintah negara-2 barat atau posisi lembaga yang 'netral' seperti halnya Uni Eropa serta Sekjen PBB. Setidaknya presiden EU ikut memberi komentar negatif mengenai film tsb. (meskipun mereka setuju dengan pemerintah Belanda, bahwa di lingkungan negara-2 EU tidak ada perangkat hukum yang bisa melarang freedom of expression semacam itu. Sekjen PBB Ban Kim Moon juga memberi komentar negatif. *** Saya punya 1 pertanyaan saja kepada para pemimpin Eropa: --- Kalau betul pemerintah negara-negara Eropa menjunjung tinggi freedom of expression, kenapa orang yang menyatakan sikap tidak mempercayai peristiwa Holocaust - Holocaust Denial- ( yang umumnya diyakini benar-benar terjadi di zaman Nazi) diancam dengan hukuman penjara? Silahkan membaca uraian ringkas di bawah ini. Kiranya cukup jelas bahwa motivasi *undang-undang anti defamasi* versi EU ini sebenarnya tidak berlaku *universal* untuk semua golongan, tetapi exclusively untuk memberi kesan EU memberikan perlindungan hukum kepada komunitas Yahudi di Eropa, karena rasa bersalah/guilty feeling mereka yang telah berbuat dholim kepada komunitas Yahudi di masa lalu ( sejak abad pertengahan s/d tahun 1940-an sebelum akhirnya mereka membantu mendirikan negara Israel ). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust_denial#European_Union *** ** ** European Union ** --- ** There is a strong push to criminalize denying the ** Holocaust in the EU. On July 15, 1996, the EU adopted ** the Joint action/96/443/JHA concerning action to combat ** racism and xenophobia which prohibits public denial ** of the crimes defined in Article 6 of the Charter ** of the International Military Tribunal appended ** to the London Agreement of April 8, 1945, ** insofar as it includes behaviour which is ** **(1) contemptuous of, **(2) or degrading to, **(3) a group of persons ** **defined by reference to colour, race, **religion or national or ethnic origin. ** ** During the German presidency there was an attempt ** to extend this ban. This was blocked by Britain ** and the Nordic countries. ** As a result the EU has not prohibited Holocaust ** denial outright, although a maximum term of three ** years in jail is optionally available to all member ** nations for denying or grossly trivializing crimes ** of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. ** *** --( ihsan hm ) -- - World-wide criticism on the anti-islam film by Dutch -- - The Hague / Brdo (AFP) - The film of the
[ppiindia] Re: Pernyataan Pemerintah Belanda (deskriminasi TV jerman)
Satu hal lagi, selama 10 tahun tinggal di Jerman ini, dan memperhatikan tayangan TV Jerman, ada cukup banyak acara komedi/satire (komedi yang disisipi kritik sosial, semacam Republik Mimpi). Di samping mengeritik politisi Jerman, kadang-kadang ada juga kritik pada kalangan agama atau etnik yang berkaitan dengan agama di Jerman (misalnya etnik Turki). Kita sudah sering melihat bagaimana simbol-simbol agama Kristen dijadikan sasaran kritik atau banyolan dalam acara-acara komedi/ataupun iklan di TV jerman. Kadang-kadang simbol-simbol agama lainnya seperti Islam dan Budha juga menjadi sasaran. Sejak peristiwa WTC, Islam lebih sering lagi dijadikan sasaran. Tetapi BELUM PERNAH 1 kali-pun, saya melihat TV-TV Jerman ini BERANI menjadikan figur atau simbol-simbol yang berkaitan dengan agama/komunitas Yahudi untuk sasaran banyolan/kritik ataupun ilustrasi dalam iklan mereka, termasuk di dalam karikatur-karikatur media cetak mereka. Yah, begitulah perilaku sebuah bangsa yang merasa terlanjur punya beban dosa sejarah di masa lalu, ... wassalam, --( ihsan hm ) --- In imuchtarom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Saya punya 1 pertanyaan saja kepada para pemimpin Eropa: --- Kalau betul pemerintah negara-negara Eropa menjunjung tinggi freedom of expression, kenapa orang yang menyatakan sikap tidak mempercayai peristiwa Holocaust - Holocaust Denial- ( yang umumnya diyakini benar-benar terjadi di zaman Nazi) diancam dengan hukuman penjara? Silahkan membaca uraian ringkas di bawah ini. Kiranya cukup jelas bahwa motivasi *undang-undang anti defamasi* versi EU ini sebenarnya tidak berlaku *universal* untuk semua golongan, tetapi exclusively untuk memberi kesan EU memberikan perlindungan hukum kepada komunitas Yahudi di Eropa, karena rasa bersalah/guilty feeling mereka yang telah berbuat dholim kepada komunitas Yahudi di masa lalu ( sejak abad pertengahan s/d tahun 1940-an sebelum akhirnya mereka membantu mendirikan negara Israel ). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust_denial#European_Union *** ** ** European Union ** --- ** There is a strong push to criminalize denying the ** Holocaust in the EU. On July 15, 1996, the EU adopted ** the Joint action/96/443/JHA concerning action to combat ** racism and xenophobia which prohibits public denial ** of the crimes defined in Article 6 of the Charter ** of the International Military Tribunal appended ** to the London Agreement of April 8, 1945, ** insofar as it includes behaviour which is ** **(1) contemptuous of, **(2) or degrading to, **(3) a group of persons ** **defined by reference to colour, race, **religion or national or ethnic origin. ** ** During the German presidency there was an attempt ** to extend this ban. This was blocked by Britain ** and the Nordic countries. ** As a result the EU has not prohibited Holocaust ** denial outright, although a maximum term of three ** years in jail is optionally available to all member ** nations for denying or grossly trivializing crimes ** of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. ** *** --( ihsan hm ) -- - World-wide criticism on the anti-islam film by Dutch -- - The Hague / Brdo (AFP) - The film of the islamophobia Dutch-rightwing, Geert Wilders has been criticized worldwide. The film serves no purpose other than incitement to hatred, said Slovenian EU Presidency in Brdo. Even UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon condemned the film. The BKA (the German's FBI ) fears an increased terrorist threat by the video, In Islamic countries caused outrage. Wilders Had a responsibility for possible riots Muslims furious. The EU presidency stressed that freedom of expression and the respect for other faiths and presupposes convictions. Ban Kim Moon made the criticism on the video through his spokeswoman sharply condemned. The Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende immediately distanced himself from the pejorative representation Of the Koran in the video. The government in The Hague fears similar riots As after the publication of the Mohammed cartoons in Danish newspapers 2006. The chief of Bundeskriminalamts (BKA), Joerg Ziercke, said on n-tv television, the video Increases the terrorist threat in Germany. The chairman of the Turkish community in Germany, Kenan Kolat, described the film on ZDF as very, very Dangerous. Organization of the Islamic Conference (OCI) condemned the video as incitement to hatred. The plant beleidige the world's 1.3 billion Muslims,
[ppiindia] One World, One Dream !
One World, One Dream adalah Motto dari Olympiade Beijing 2008. Yang menjadi pertanyaan: Apakah mungkin orang di seluruh dunia bisa memiliki mimpi yang sama ? Apa orang di Indonesia bisa memiliki mimpi yang sama seperti para penduduk di Tiongkok ? Tidak ! Boro- boro bisa mimpi bareng, bahkan beberapa negara sedang merencanakan untuk memboikot Olympiade Beijing 2008 yang akan datang ini. Apa yang sebenarnya kita ketahui tentang mimpi itu ? Apakah anda tahu bahwa dalam keadaan tidur (bermimpi) pun; orang bisa mengemudikan mobil sampai mencapai jarak 40 km, hal inilah yang dilakukan oleh Ken Parks di Canada pada tahun 1987. Kejadian ini bisa dilacak, karena setelah ia mengemudikan mobil tersebut ia membunuh iparnya dan kejadian ini semuanya ia lakukan dalam keadaan mengigau (ngelindur) atau dalam bahasa kerennya disebut somnambulisme . Di pengadilan ia dibebaskan, karena memang terbuktikan, bahwa ia melakukan semuanya ini benar-benar dalam keadaan bermimpi (ngelindur). Di Hotel Travelodge (England) seringkali terjadi dimana tamu mau checkout berdiri di hadapan kasir hotel dalam keadaan telanjang bulat, maklum ia lakukan ini dalam keadaan tidak sadar alias sendang dalam keadaan bermimpi. Dalam satu malam kita bisa mimpi berkali- kali. Pada umumnya antara empat sampai tujuh kali mimpi, walaupun demikian yang kita ingat dalam seminggu hanya satu atau dua mimpi saja. Maklum pada saat kita tidur, kita tidak mungkin akan bisa bermimpi terus-menerus. Kita bermimpi hanya satu sampai dua jam dalam semalam. Kita bermimpi rata-rata lebih dari 2.100 kali sepanjang masa hidup kita. Berdasarkan penelitian ternyata terbuktikan, bahwa bukan hanya manusia saja yang bisa bermimpi melainkan semua binatang mamalia juga bisa bermimpi. Misalnya kuda dan gajah baru bisa bermimpi apabila mereka dalam keadaan tidur berbaring. Sedangkan anak kecil baru mulai bisa bermimpi setelah ia mencapai usia tiga sampai empat tahun. Tiga sastra klasik terciptakan setelah sang penulis mendapatkan wangsit pada saat mereka bermimpi misalnya buku karangan dari Mary Shelley yang berjudul Frankenstein atau buku dari Robert Louis Stevenson yang berjudul Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde begitu juga Puisi dari Samuel Taylor yang berjudul Xanadu. Sayangnya puisi tersebut tidak pernah bisa tuntas ditulis sebab sang penulis terbangun oleh ketokan pintu pada saat ia mendapatkan ilham menulis puisi tersebut. Begitu juga dengan karya musik dari Handel The Messiah inipun didapatkan pada saat ia bermimpi. Paul Mc Cartney bisa menciptakan melodi Yesterday pada saat ia bermimpi. Joe Griffin seorang psikolog menjelaskan dalam bukunya yang berjudul The Origin Of Dream bahwa mimpi itu memiliki pengaruh yang sangat baik bagi diri kita. Mimpi dapat mengurangi penderitaan stress kita, sebab pada umumnya pada saat kita bermimpi, kita dapat mencurahkan seluruh kekesalan maupun perasaan emosi kita. Tiga hal yang menjadi pokok impian atau dambaan dari setiap manusia di kolong langit - Kesehatan: terutama ingin bisa hidup sehat, disamping itu banyak juga orang yang mendambakan untuk bisa memiliki poster tubuh yang ideal - Mendapatkan pasangan hidup yang ideal, keturunan maupun keluarga yang harmonis - Jabatan maupun harta kekayaan misalnya rumah, mobil, tour ke luar negeri dll-nya Hanya sayangnya impian atau cita-cita tersebut bagi kebanyakan orang akan tetap menjadi impian saja atau impian yang tak tercapai, seperti juga di Buyung yang merindukan bulan. Walaupun demikian apakah anda tahu bahwa setiap impian yang anda miliki sekarang ini sebenarnya dapat dengan mudah terwujudkan yang penting anda harus mengetahui bagaimana caranya! Setiap manusia sukses di dunia ini maupun setiap orang besar di dalam sejarah, selalui memulai kariernya dengan memiliki suatu impian, seperti juga anda dan saya. Bedanya mereka telah mampu dan berhasil mewujudkan impiannya menjadi kenyataan. Seperti juga Martin Luther King Jr. Pada awalnya ia hanya memiliki suatu impian saja, dimana ia sendiri menyatakannya I have a Dream! Begitu juga dengan Obama, karena ia yakin akan dapat mewujudkan impiannya menjadi kenyataan. Mang Ucup mempunyai kiat jitu bagaimana Anda dengan pasti dapat mewujudkan impian Anda misalnya ingin mendapatkan harta yang berlimpah, pasangan hidup yang ideal maupun jabatan tinggi. Ingin tahu caranya ? Bacalah sambungan dari tulisan ini dan percayalah bahwa kiat jitu ini ditulis bukan dalam keadaan mabok atau hanya sekedar khayalan gombal saja. Perlu saya tekankan disini juga bahwa kiat jitu ini bisa anda dapatkan gratis 100% jadi tidak akan ada tagihan dibalik batu. Yes - We Can make our Dreams Come True ! Mang Ucup Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: www.mangucup.net
[ppiindia] Re: MURAD AIDIT IN MEMORIAM
saya turut berduka cita, semoga keluarga yg ditinggalkan tabah menghadapi cobaan. salam, heri latief amsterdam --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], samiaji [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MURAD AIDIT In Memoriam Wawancara dengan HD. Haryo Sasongko, 26 November 2000 Murad Aidit telah meninggal dunia pada hari Sabtu, 29 Maret 2008 pukul 05.00 di Depok Jawa Barat dan dikebumikan hanya beberapa jam kemudian. Untuk mengenang perjalanan hidup almarhum, berikut dipetikkan rekaman hasil wawancara dengannya. * * * Murad Aidit, adik kandung DN Aidit, Ketua CC PKI. Hanya seratus hari setelah kembali ke Indonesia dari menjalani pendidikan di Uni Soviet, Murad ditangkap, dijebloskan ke dalam tahanan dan akhirnya menghuni Pulau Buru selama sektiar 10 tahunan. Apa alasan menangkap saya dan membuang saya ke Pulau Buru, hingga kini saya tidak tahu. Mungkin karena di belakang nama saya ada kata Aidit itu. Sialnya, istri saya juga ikut ditahan juga tanpa penjelasan apa alasannya, kata Murad. Dilahirkan di Belitung Sumatera Selatan, Murad Aidit merupakan salah seorang dari lima bersaudara anak Abdullah Aidit, seorang pejuang di masa revolusi dan pendiri sebuah madrasah Nurul Islam di Belitung. Abdullah Aidit bersama dokter Suryo adalah pengibar bendera Merah Putih yang pertama di masjid yang dipimpinnya. Abdullah Aidit mempunyai anak tertua, DN Aidit, menyusul kemudian Basri Aidit, Murad Aidit, Sobron Aidit dan Asahan Aidit, yang bungsu. Murad dilahirkan pada 21 Agustus 1927, pendidikan HIS di Tanjungpandan.Melanjutkan belajar di MULO Jakarta, hanya setahun karena pecah perang di mana Jepang mulai mendarat. Dia menjual koran bersama kakaknya untuk menyambung hidup. Dia dikembalikan ke Belitung oleh PKP (Penolong Korban Perang). Di Belitung Jepang sudah berkuasa dan banyak rakyat sudah menjadi romusha. Oleh ayahnya dia dikirim kembali ke Jakarta dengan naik kapal. Akibat angin kencang, kapal terbawa sampai pantai Pekalongan, dan dia harus nak kereta api untuk kembali ke tujuan semula, Jakarta. Sambil meneruskan sekolah Murad masuk Angkatan Pemuda Indonesia (API), aktif di Menteng 31, bertemu dengan Sukarni, Chaerul Saleh, Hanafi, Wikana dan lain-lain. Murad masuk Laskar Rakyat Jakarta yang bermarkas di Karawang bersama teman-temannya dari Pesindo. Di Karawang dia bergabung bersama Darwis dan Adam Malik. Murad dipercaya sebagai pengantar surat dan banyak terlibat dalam pertempuran. Namun aktivitasnya harus dikurangi ketika menjelang Clash II ia menderita TBC hingga saat penyerahan kedaualatan. Ia harus menjalani pengobatan di Rumah Sakit Cisarua Bogor. Menjelang Pemilu 1955, Murad yang sudah sebagai veteran perang kemerdekaan ini kembali ke Belitung untuk mendukung PKI di daerahnya. Terpilih sebagai anggota DPRD Kabupaten Belitung sekaligus anggota DPRD Provinsi Sumatera Selatan. Murad mendapatkan tawaran belajar ke luar negeri dengan pilihan Jepang atau Uni Soviet. Ia memilih ke Uni Soviet dan belajar di Universitas Negara Patrice Lumumba. Selesai pendidikan enam tahun (1965) dengan mengantongi ijazah sebagai sarjana ekonomi. Murad kembali ke Indonesia pada bulan Agustus dan ditempatkan di Kementerian Pendidikan Pengajaran dan Kebudayaan (PP dan K) golongan F/II. Karena seorang veteran, golongannya akan dinaikkan menjadi F/III, setara dengan pejabat tinggi. Namun sebelum naik pangkat, dia harus naik mobil petugas keamanan yang tiba-tiba menangkapnya di rumahnya di Depok. Selanjutnya dibawa ke Bogor, terus mendekam di penjara di Bandung. Tak lama kemudian dia dibebaskan dan pulang ke Depok. Hanya sebulan, dia disambar Operasi Kalong dan kembali masuk tahanan di Jakarta.Istri saya yang masih menyusui bayi ikut dibawa sampai dibuang ke Plantungan, tuturnya lagi. Sementara itu Murad mendekam di penjara Salemba selama beberapa tahun, untuk kemudian diberangkatkan ke Pulau Buru bersama sekitar 500-an tapol lainnya. Selama 10 tahunan dia berada di Unit XV pada barak khusus yang disebut Barak Isolasi. Selanjutnya ia dipindahkan ke Unit V. Di Pulau Buru inilah Murad Aidit bertemu dengan kakaknya, Basri Aidit yang menghuni Unit lain sehingga jarang bisa berkomunikasi. Selama menjalani pembuangan dan dalam kondisi sakit-sakitan, berbagai bentuk kekerasan fisik dialaminya, di tengah kerja keras untuk bertani dan berkebun.Dia hanya mendapatkan jatah 2 ons beras untuk makan sehari. Untunglah bersama teman-temannya dia dapat mencuri hasil keringatnya sendiri sehingga bisa makan 6 ons beras sehari. Murad dibebaskan pada tahun 1978 dan langsung kembali ke Depok setelah ditampung sementara di Bandung, kota di mana dulu dia diberangkatkan ke Pulau Buru. Dan ternyata, istrinya malah masih mendekam di tempat pembuangan Plantungan dan dia harus menengoknya ke sana sampai istrinya dibebaskan setahun kemudian. Meskipun sudah dibebaskan sebagai tapol, dia tetap hidup sebagai tapol, dalam arti tidak bebas bergerak apalagi bekerja. KTPnya diberi tanda ET.Memasuki usia 73 tahun
[ppiindia] ASINAN
mata pucuk menara menari menyisihkan taoge, kol, wortel, sawi asin pepaya, nanas dan bengkuang puncak rumah sedekap diam menghaluskan cabai merah, terasi, ebi, gula pasir dan garam atap tenda silang tangan menanti masaknya mereka sribu mata sembab bunyi lirih dalam beku kau pucat wajah hingga mendidih smua bilang ceriamu berbagi cerah menyusun taoge, kol, wortel, sawi asin, pepaya, nanas, dan bengkuang dalam mangkuk, sukacitamu menyiram dengan kuah dan taburi kacang goreng . dan bahagiamu bersilaturahmi menyajikan dengan kerupuk mi : tetaplah baka yonathan rahardjo/ bekasi-depok, 2004-2007 Arus Kata, 27-7-2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] WHEN THE MAIN PILLARS OF SOCIETY ARE GOOD, THE REST OF SOCIETY WILL FOLLOW SUIT
No one likes a society that is beset with ailments, problems and the emergence of negative symptoms, like the occurrence of the various forms of crime and vandalism such as theft, robbery, strife, fraud, adultery, rape, disrespect for leaders and the aged, no compassion for the young, destruction of public property, loitering and abusive behaviours.It will destroy public peace and instill restlessness, fear, worry, nervousness and turmoil among the society whether directly or indirectly.Negative events happen in the society here. What I wish discuss is Islamic society as outlined above. Inevitably there will be groups which will think and try to overcome such problems. Normally the educated and those with some standing in society will come forward to address the problem. The general populace will surely be in the dark, confused and in such confusion and fear, they prefer to wait and see who will take responsibility. When a group comes forward to solve the problems of the society, it is for certain that they will meet and discuss proposals. Finally conclusions pertaining to the actions to be taken and steps as to how it will be implemented, is taken as a guide. Such mechanism and efforts comes second in the process of solving the ailments of society. The basis of solving such problems is to ensure that the main pillars or stalwarts of such society who wish to take action must firstly be good. What is meant by pillars or stalwarts of society are the heads of the various races, the leaders of society, the theologians (ulama), the educated elite, political leaders, government officers especially those holding high posts and lastly, parents. Not only should they take action to arrest the problems but they must also set good examples to society, so that the public will love, respect and give them their heartfelt support and fullest cooperation. Moreover, those who cause the problems will feel ashamed and be respectful. Whatever the leaders say will be heeded. More importantly, the leaders will not be mocked and scoffed at behind their backs.The main pillars or stalwarts of society are the examples and role models that the public emulates. If they can be good examples, their efforts will become effective because the public respect and is shy of them. Their words and suggestions are readily accepted. More important than that is Allah SWT will help and will grant them success through their efforts. Hence the stalwarts of society must be people whose religious practices (ibadah) are good, who have knowledge and good character such as being humble, generous, loving and caring, gentle, honest, sympathetic, compromising, who serve others before self and other positive qualities.When the pillars and stalwarts of society are good, they are loved and respected. They become role models for the public. Their efforts are fully accepted. Their struggle is whole-heartedly supported. The public feels ashamed and is filled with self-realization. Allahs assistance comes because of their taqwa (fear of Allah).The pillars of society are like masts or poles. The people are like shadows of the masts or poles. If the masts or poles are straight, their shadows will also be straight. If the masts or poles are crooked, their shadows will also be crooked. Such are the stalwarts of society. If they are good, the society will be good. The people are apt to follow and emulate, especially when those whom they follow are people they love and respect. Today it is difficult to alleviate the evils in society because its pillars or stalwarts who have the power in the society and who wish to be responsible for the society, are by the majority not loved and respected. In fact, there are cases where their efforts are mocked and scoffed at behind their backs if not in public, for the people and the criminals know the evil deeds of the stalwarts themselves so much so they are neither loved nor respected. The public refuses to give full support. The bad-hats in society hate them more. There are times when they become angrier and revengeful. They commit more wild and savage transgressions worsening the situation.Examples of the leadersâ evil (although they may not commit vandalism): they are arrogant and hotheaded. They may not loiter, but they are corrupt. They may not steal, but they are greedy and miserly. They may not commit adultery but they are selfish. They may not quarrel but they are conceited, they love glamour and fame.A normal person may not realize these characters, because they seldom publicize these inner qualities in public but Allah knows. This is the reason why Allah does not assist them in their efforts. Today too many stalwarts of society are not or are still not repentant but wish to make others repent. They seldom purify themselves but want others to do so. They want to change the violators of society but they themselves refuse to change. Moreover while they refuse to
[ppiindia] Islam is rising from the EAST (Through LOVE and CARE)…
I observe, Malaysia, our beloved land is undergoing a conventional yet extraordinary process of progressing towards becoming an Islamic nation in this last era. She will become a country of peace, prosperity and blessed the by Oft- Forgiving Allah. This process had started since the past 40 years. And it is not impossible to be realized with Gods will. We should not, however, be anxious or perturbed by this statement. Let us wait and see whether this vision will materialise. Let us not object or spurn it too hurriedly, in order to avoid any later embarrassment. There are many famous Hadiths regarding the revival of Islam in the East. There are also many famous Hadiths regarding Al Mahdi, and the founders of this revival. Moreover, Islamic scholar and theologians of the Middle East including Morroco had said Islam will re-emerge from this region (the East). Among those who mentioned of this revival beginning from the East was the late Sheikh Abdullah As-Siddiq Al Ghumari, a famous Hadith expert from Morroco who was also a saint. It was told that during his final moments on his deathbed in 1993, a Morrocan undergraduate from a university in France, Atiya Abdel Illah, asked of his opinion an Islamic movement in Malaysia and its leader. Sheikh Abdullah instantly arose from his weak and critical state, and despite great difficulty, replied slowly but clearly with the words, Nur Nur (Light Light ). Not long after that, he died. Such is the the truth of a death statement of a saint. This is also the opinion of many soothsayers around the world whether of the past or the present, including the orthodox-Jews. This is why they are very sensitive concerning this revival of Islam. It is therefore of no surprise that they (esp the Zionist regime) are preparing themselves in their own way in facing the destined revival. Their conviction that this is the era promised for Islam can be seen through our experiences with them. An economic journalist from Egypt, Asraf Numeiri, once told of his experience when he met a group of Israel journalists who visited Egypt. Little did he expect that in one of their meetings, they ended up having an intense debate regarding faith and religion. The debate concluded with a threat from the Jewish journalists, proclaiming, We will not be threatened by you Arabs. We will not be defeated by you, and neither will you be able to stop us. The much-upset Egyptian journalists then retaliated by proclaiming otherwise and mentioning, We Arabs are willing to die in the path of the struggle. Take note of what happened in Afghanistan- how many Arabs there became martyrs? The same happened in Bosnia, how many Arab fighters died there? The Jewish Journalists then responded with a sneering smile, We are not afraid even if your people are willing to die. According to our understanding, it is not your people who will cause us trouble. We have identified the people who will truly obstruct us. They are people of a particular group and a particular race from the East. We have identified who they are; we know their leader, their methods of struggle, their group or jamaah and their country of origin. These are the people who will cause us trouble; not you. In another incident, a Tabligh group from Singapore arrived in Baitul Maqdis for a visit. Upon their arrival, a Jewish rabbi approached them and asked, Who amongst you come from the East? One of them admitted he came from the East, i.e., Singapore. But the rabbi quickly added, I meant Malaysia. Perplexed, the Tabligh member asked, Why should Malaysia be considered as East? Why not Singapore? The rabbi then answered, Because there will emerge the man who will hand over the black pennon to Al-Mahdi. Notice how anticipative and sensitive they are concerning this revival. They are fully aware that this time Islam will emerge from the East. We, Muslims, should in fact be more anticipative and sensitive compared to them. Therefore, whosoever wish to refute or belittle the Hadiths concerning the revival of Islam from the East, should be careful and be a little more patient. It will be a reality not too long from now. These few years will determine the truth. According to schedule, it will surely take place because it has been promised by God. The majority of Muslims in Malaysia are in full agreement to this view. This is exciting news that will greatly benefit to humankind. Speaking as an Islamic fighter from the East, I am most certain that Malaysia is the country meant as The East and that Malaysia will be the Islamic nation as mentioned. I purposely state my confidence in this truth before it truly happens, in order to attract the attention of Muslims so that they could think and ponder about this grand event. If it does not happen, we will not lose anything. If it does happen, it will be of great benefit to us because we are ready and prepared. Like a condominium which is to collapse;
[ppiindia] HADITH - Ikhwan (Brothers) Rasulullah
One day the Messenger of Allah (PBUH: peace be upon him) asked his companions: Which of Gods creatures possess the most amazing iman (faith)?The Angels, answered his companions.How would the Angels not have faith in Allah when they are always close to Him, replied the Messenger in disagreement.The prophets, answered the other companions.How would the prophets not have faith when words of God are revealed unto them? the Messenger disagreed.We - your companions? the companions suggested.How would you not have faith when I am always amidst you? retorted the Messenger. Finally the Messenger decreed: The creatures with the most amazing iman are those who live after me. They have never met me but they declare faith in me. They love me more than they love their children and elders. They are my Ikhwan (Brothers). They read the Quran and are faithful to all its contents.(Related by Abu Yala) O Abu Bakr, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) asked, Do you not long for my Ikhwan since they also love you because you are my companion?(Related by Ibnu Hajar Asqalani) The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) continued: Good tidings for those who meet and declare faith in me. And sevenfold good tidings for those who declare faith in me but have never met me. (Related by Ahmad) Let it be known to you, that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) longs for a thaifah (group) from amongst his ummah near the end of time; an ummah whose morals are akin to the prophets and who remain steadfast to the ways of the siddiqin (righteous). They are the strange ones among the general Muslim population. _ Express yourself with 30 new emoticons from Windows Live Messenger! http://messenger-emoticons.spaces.live.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] *** Berdikusi dg Santun Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality Shared Destiny. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia *** __ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://ppi-india.blogspot.com 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ppiindia] Menggunakan Nikmat Di Jalan Tuhan
Marilah kita pahami secara umum maksud menggunakan nikmat di jalan Tuhan. Pertama, cara mendapatkan nikmat itu mesti betul-betul sesuai dengan syariat. Nikmat yang kita rasakan itu mendapatkannya dengan cara yang halal dan bukan dengan cara yang haram. Nikmat yang kita gunakan itu bukan hasil dari cara mencuri, korupsi, manipulasi, merampas atau menipu. Nikmat yang kita dapatkan itu hasil dari cara yang baik dan berhikmah. Nikmat yang kita perolehi itu didapatkannya atas dasar ada keredhaan dari orang yang memberinya. Misal nikmat harta, didapatkannya dengan cara jual beli yang sah. Kalau dapat nikmat ilmu, hasil jerih payah belajar dengan guru. Bagi orang muqarabin atau warak, mereka sangat berhati-hati dalam menggunakan nikmat ini. Malah yang halal kalau tidak jelas halalnya, mereka tidak ambil. Mereka ini orang sangat takut dengan Tuhan sepertimana yang digambarkan oleh Rasulullah: Tidaklah dinamakan taqwa itu sehingga seseorang itu meninggalkan sesuatu yang tidak salah karena takut terjebak kepada hal-hal yang salah. Kedua, sesudah kita mendapatkan nikmat, hendaklah dirasakan bahwa nikmat yang kita kecapi itu datangnya dari Tuhan. Meskipun kita mendapatkan nikmat itu daripada orang dan kita berterima kasih kepada orang tersebut, hakikatnya semua nikmat yang kita terima itu adalah hasil dari pemberian Tuhan. Oleh sebab itu, haruslah kita benar-benar merasakan nikmat itu datang dari Tuhan. Dari sini, sepatutnya lahir berbagai macam rasa kehambaan terhadap Tuhannya. Kita rasa berterima kasih kepada Tuhan yang Maha Baik memberikan nikmatNya kepada kita. Rasa malu dengan Tuhan atas nikmatnya yang banyak kepada kita sedangkan siapalah diri kita ini di sisi Tuhan. Rasa tidak layak untuk mendapat nikmat, contohnya jika kita diberi jabatan, karena kita bukan orang yang selayaknya mendapatkan nikmat itu. Rasa cemas mendapatkan nikmat, bimbang kita tidak dapat menggunakan nikmat ini di jalan Tuhan. Atau boleh saja kita lalai dan menyalahgunakan nikmat itu. Rasa takut dengan Tuhan, takut-takut nikmat itu adalah tanda kemurkaan Tuhan kepada kita. Justru, nikmat itu tidak menjadi rahmat tetapi bertukar menjadi istidraj. Juga dari sini akan lahir berbagai macam rasa bertuhan seperti merasakan Tuhan itu Maha Pemurah, Maha Kaya, Maha Pemberi Rezeki dan Maha Adil. Ketiga, nikmat yang kita dapat itu, hendaklah digunakan sesuai dengan apa yang dikehendaki oleh Tuhan. Di sinilah perlunya ada ilmu, jika tidak, kita tidak paham yang mana satu kehendak Tuhan, yang mana satu kehendak nafsu kita. Malah perlu juga ada pimpinan agar kita senantiasa terpimpin menuju Tuhan. Nikmat harta yang banyak yang kita dapat contohnya, sepatutnya kita hanya mengambil mana yang perlu saja. Dimana yang selebihnya, sudah bukan keperluan, maka kita kembalikan kepada Tuhan. Kita berikan pada fakir miskin atau digunakannya untuk proyek membangunkan keperluan umat Islam. Kemudian, dalam menggunakanlah nikmat itu Tuhan sudah mengingatkan untuk kita supaya tidak mubazir karena orang yang mubazir itu adalah kawan syaitan. Selain itu, apapun harta yang kita miliki, bila cukup syaratnya untuk berzakat, hendaklah kita tunaikan kewajiban tersebut. Contoh lain, nikmat ilmu, janganlah kita gunakan untuk tujuan cari makan, dapat gaji tinggi. Atau kita gunakan ilmu itu untuk tujuan bermegah-megah dan mencari glamour dan nama. Ini sudah tidak bersesuaian dengan kehendak Tuhan. Sekian. _ Help Splitzo Sally Before Its Too Late! http://www.thegirlwhosplitinto5.com/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] *** Berdikusi dg Santun Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality Shared Destiny. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia *** __ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://ppi-india.blogspot.com 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ppiindia] THE HIDDEN KNOWLEDGE
Among these things are: 1. One of the ways to foster mankind to be good is to endeavor to hurt his nafs (desire). 2. A Muslim who dies in pain due to his physical disease, such pain obliterates his sins or he is awarded a high standing in heaven. But if he dies with the disease of his soul (heart), he goes to hell. 3. A man who suffers physical disease, such disease affects his physical, but a man who suffers disease of the soul (heart) will destroy many things including total destruction on earth. 4. We find it difficult to manage things or matters that we truly like or favor. Normally we often make mistakes in managing them. 5. Most of us can talk about diseases of the soul (heart) but fail to detect such diseases within themselves. Hence, there are people who talk about arrogance, but the same time they are arrogant themselves. 6. To nurture people informally and through our attitude (manners) is more effective than to give them knowledge and its theories. 7. Unbrainy or uneducated people are destroyed by the most stupid of creations. In fact, the cleverest of people including professors as well are also destroyed by them: which is money and wealth. 8. A race of people who have taqwa (fear of Allah) and knowledge, will have control over other races. But majority of races are not able to follow this path. So they control other races with their physical might and strength but this brings about too much destruction. 9. People who own the world always have souls that are not at peace. People who own Allah have souls that are serene and at peace. As such, there are people who own the world but who commit suicide. This does not happen to people who have God. 10. A person who commits suicide has created a bigger sin than a person who kills another person. 11. Actually, problems of human life in this world can be easily solved if we know the secret; which is faith and taqwa (fear of Allah). With faith and taqwa, leaders will protect the people and will uphold justice, the wealthy will be generous, the poor will be patient, the knowledgeable will teach, the theologians will give advice and will foster people, and the youth (males and females) will contribute their energy. Every human will maintain his or her self respect and are by nature shy. Everyone will give priority to other people. Young children are shown love and care, those in school are not to be shown love and care openly and the grown-ups are shown warmth and regarded as friends and are brought into discussions. 12. A person will be loved or will be given sympathy if he knows himself and is able to put himself in his proper place. 13. It is the innate nature of man to love peace, love and care, sympathy, being helped and assisted, being respected and not being disturbed. But man always forget that sometimes and in fact in most cases, the thing that he does not like, occurs as a result of his own fault whether directly or indirectly. As an example, a tyrant will be treated with hate and spite and people will create trouble for him. There will be no peace for him. When there is no peace, the tyrant himself will suffer difficulty and will be threatened. When the rich and wealthy are misers, people will be envious and spiteful. They (the rich) will then have to bear the consequences. When one is arrogant, people hate him. If something happens that put him in difficulty, people will not care for him and they will not sympathize with him. So it is our attitude that sometimes invite calamity and adversity. The same analogy can be drawn from other evil attitudes. _ Get your free suite of Windows Live services today! http://www.get.live.com/wl/all [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Hidden Secrets
The Apostles, Prophets and saints are people who are loved by Allah Taala. They are the chosen ones whom Allah loves and whom Allah gives attention to. But why does God impose so much trials and tribulations upon them? Why are they put into difficulties? Why are they poor? Whereas leaders and dignitaries who are infidels (kafir), hypocrites (munafiq) and unbecoming (fasiq) are given comfort, are given luxury and are given wealth. Why? There are several covert reasons for this. Among them: i. So that they will always maintain a strong feeling of subservience towards God. They will only rely and put their hopes upon God. God is their only savior. These are the characteristics of a servant that Allah Taala prefers. Upon these feelings lie His acceptance and love. With that Allah Taala awards them high status and rank in paradise which is eternal. ii. Allah Taala wants to tell and to teach mankind that worldly materials and luxuries are worthless compared to the materials and luxuries of the Hereafter. Hence, what is the point of giving worthless things to those whom He loves as these thing are not easy to manage. _ Easily manage multiple email accounts with Windows Live Mail! http://www.get.live.com/wl/all [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Perasaan Seorang Hamba
Dalam kita membuat kebaikan baik ketika kita sedang melaksanakan sembahyang, bersedekah, menolong orang, mengerjakan haji atau berbagai kebaikan lain, bagaimana rasa hati kita di waktu itu? Bilamana membuat kebaikan, hati kita selalu ada merasakan sesuatu. Apakah di waktu itu kita sudah merasa aman dengan kebaikan itu? Terasa selamat? Merasa yakin bahwa Allah terima ibadah kita? Kita yakin kita sudah menjadi orang baik-baik. Kita sudah mengira-ngira syurga mana yang sesuai untuk kita. Lebih dahsyat lagi bila kita merasa hebat, merasa cukup sempurna dan bangga dengan kebaikan yang sudah kita lakukan. Kita rasa bahwa kitalah orang yang telah membuat kebaikan. Kita pandang orang lain kecil. Memandang yang lain sudah tidak selamat. Kita anggap mereka akan masuk ke neraka. Yang mereka itu dari golongan jahat-jahat.Sebenarnya kalau beginilah rasa-rasa kita di waktu membuat kebaikan sebenarnya kita sudah tertipu dengan kebaikan yang kita buat. Bila membuat kebaikan hati tidak boleh merasa baik. Bayangkan kalau kita sembahyang, hati merasa kita orang yang khusyuk bersembahyang. Bila kita bersedekah, hati kita terasa kita ini seorang pemurah. Bila kita menolong orang, kita rasa kita ini seorang yang penyayang, suka tolong orang dan bertanggungjawab. Bila kita naik haji, kita rasa haji kita ini sudah mabrur dan layak mendapat tempat di sisi Tuhan. Hakikatnya rasa-rasa inilah yang mendorong kita mendapat kemurkaan Tuhan, bukan kesukaanNya. Rasa-rasa inilah yang menjadikan kita kawan syaitan, yang sombong dan angkuh bila sudah dapat kelebihan. Rasa-rasa ini bukan rasa-rasa yang menjadikan kita orang baik. Rasa-rasa ini layak menggiring diri kita masuk kedalam neraka. Rasa-rasa ini bukan semakin mendekatkan diri kita kepada Tuhan, tetapi justru menjauhkan diri dari Tuhan. Rasa ini menjadikan kita orang yang hina di hadapan Tuhan. Tidak beradab dengan Tuhan.Mana boleh dengan nikmat kebaikan yang sudah kita lakukan, yang dianugerahkan oleh Allah, kita sudah merasa selamat dan merasa baik. Boleh buat baik itu kan anugerah Tuhan. Allah gerakkan hati kita untuk boleh buat kebaikan. Allah yang kehendaki. Tapi seolah-olah kita rasa kita sudah berbuat. Kita rasa kita yang empunya kebaikan. Bukan milik Tuhan. Bukan keijinan Tuhan. Sudahlah itu, kita pula yakin sekali yang Allah terima ibadah kita. Tahukah kita sejauhmana keikhlasan kita dengan ibadah tersebut. Sedangkan malaikat yang membawa amal kita itu pun tidak tahu, apakah dinilai ikhlas ibadah tersebut. Ia adalah rahasia Allah. Hanya Allah saja yang mengetahui sejauhmana ikhlasnya ibadah seseorang hambaNya.Mana rasa hamba kita, bila kita buat kebaikan atau buat ibadah? Bukankah kita ini hamba Tuhan.Bagaimana adab, tingkah laku seorang hamba? Haruslah betul-betul menjaga adab di hadapan tuannya. Selalulah rasa takut dan cemas di hadapan tuannya. Walaupun sudah buat banyak kerja, bolehkah kita mendabik dada, bercekak pinggang di hadapan tuan kita. Kita kata pada tuan kita, saya sudah buat ini, sudah buat itu. Seolah-olah kita jadi tukang nilai pada kerja-kerja kita. Bolehkah kita yang buat kerja, kita nilai sendiri kerja kita. Kita buat penilaian sendiri untuk kerja kita. Kita seolah olah tidak mau memberi penilaian yang terburuk untuk kerja kita tapi bagi kita karena merasa yang kita membuat kerja sudah bagus, sudah sempurna, kita beri nilai A untuk pekerjaan kita. Kita menunjuk-nunjuk dengan tuan kita yang kitalah yang terbaik. Atau kita sudah rasa berbuat, kita pun demand macam-macam dengan tuan kita.Begitulah misalannya untuk kita agar bila kita dengan Tuhan, rasa hamba kita itu kekal. Sesuai dengan watak hamba, sesudah membuat kebaikan, patut-patutnya kita rasa berdosa. Sudah buat kebaikan, rasalah tidak sempurna. Rasalah kebaikan itu banyak cacat-celanya. Rasalah ibadah yang dilakukan tadi tidak dapat kita buat kalau tak diijinkan Tuhan. Senantiasalah bertanya-tanya pada diri apalah nasib amal kebaikan tersebut. Senantiasalah mengharap-harap agar Allah terima. Rasakan ada kekhawatiran, takut-takut Allah lemparkan kebaikan itu kepada kita kembali. Malulah di hadapan Tuhan dengan kebaikan kita itu. Tak tahu kita bagaimana rupa kebaikan kita itu bila sampai kepada Tuhan. Baguskah? Atau buruk sekali hingga tiada nilai di sisi Tuhan. Rasailah serba kekurangan pada kebaikan kita itu. Serahlah kepada Allah untuk menilai kebaikan kita. Bagi kita, kita tidak layak. Rasailah kita ini bukan orang baik. Kita banyak dosa. Banyak buat kejahatan. Kebaikan-kebaikan yang kita buat itu, lupa-lupakanlah. Jangan dikenang-kenang. Sebaiknya senantiasa merintih pada dosa-dosa yang kita lakukan. Senantiasalah merasa kita ini orang yang jahat. Orang yang banyak membuat dosa dan kemungkaran. Soal syurga janganlah dipikir-pikirkan. Itu hak Allah untuk memberi. Itu hadiah dari Allah. Patutnya kita selalu memikirkan yang neraka itu. Atas terasa kita ini bakal dilemparkan ke neraka atas dosa-dosa kita itulah, yang membuat kita
[ppiindia] Merujuk Kepada Ahli Zikir,Zaman Sekarangdikurun ini Abuya Syeikh Imam Ashaari Muammad At Tamimi ada
Maksud Firman Allah:Bertanyalah kepada Ahli Zikir jika kamu tidak ada pengetahuan tentang hal itu.(An-Nahl:43) Ayat ini menuntut kita untuk merujuk kepada orang yang dikatakan Ahli Zikir dalam memberi jawaban kepada setiap permaslahan kehidupan kita. Ayat ini, sesungguhnya, sangat relevan dalam memberi jalan keluar kepada permasalahan sosial yang melanda masyarakat hari ini seperti gejala pemakai narkoba, seks bebas, korupsi dan vandalisme. Ahli Zikir inilah yang patut menjadi tempat rujuk semua pihak dalam menyelesaikan masalah masyarakat itu. Malangnya, kebanyakan daripada kita merujuk kepada yang bukan ahlinya dan hasilnya masalah tetap tidak selesai-selesai, malah semakin hari semakin bertambah pula. Maka, benarlah kata-kata Rasulullah iaitu: Apabila sesuatu urusan itu diserahkan kepada yang bukan ahlinya, maka tunggulah kerusakan yang bakal menimpa. Siapakah dia Ahli Zikir yang dianjurkan Tuhan agar kita merujuk kepadanya dalam menyelesaikan masalah kehidupan? Ahli Zikir ini bukanlah orang yang duduk-duduk berzikir atau berjalan-jalan dengan membawa tasbih ke sana sini sambil mulutnya kumat-kamit. Benar, mereka itu berzikir tetapi belum lagi boleh diiktiraf sebagai Ahli Zikir. Yang dimaksudkan Ahli Zikir ini ialah orang yang hatinya benar-benar sudah tersambung dengan Tuhan dalam semua hal. Firman Allah:Orang-orang yang hatinya senantiasa terhubung dengan Allah pada waktu berdiri, duduk dan berbaring (Ali-Imran:191) Apabila hatinya sudah selalu terhubung dengan Tuhan, maka jadilah dia orang kesayangan Tuhan seperti yang digambarkan oleh Tuhan dalam sebuah Hadis Qudsi:Amal-amal ibadah fardhu yang Aku wajibkan kepada hamba-Ku yang mereka lakukan untuk mendekatkan dirinya kepada-Ku dan Hamba-Ku itu senantiasa melakukan ibadah-ibadah sunnat untuk mendekatkan diri kepada-Ku hingga Aku mencintainya. Dan apabila Aku mencintainya, maka Aku menjadi telinga baginya untuk mendengar, mata untuk melihat, tangan untuk memegang serta kaki untuk berjalan. Apabila ia meminta kepada-Ku pasti akan Kuberi. Apabila meminta perlindungan kepada-Ku pasti akan Kulindungi. Inilah dia gambaran orang yang sudah terhubung hati dengan Tuhan atau disebut juga sebagai Ahli Zikir. Oleh yang demikian, bilamana dirujuk kepada Ahli Zikir tentang sesuatu masalah, makanya masalah itu diselesaikan mengikut kehendak Tuhan. Dorongan hatinya adalah dorongan Tuhan. Bilamana dia berbuat, dia berbuat bagi pihak Tuhan. Bilamana dia berpendapat, dia berpendapat bagi pihak Tuhan. Karena kehendak hatinya sudah selaras dengan kehendak Tuhan. Tuhan pasti akan membantunya. mohamat safiri +628197671913 _ Easily manage multiple email accounts with Windows Live Mail! http://www.get.live.com/wl/all [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] *** Berdikusi dg Santun Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality Shared Destiny. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia *** __ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://ppi-india.blogspot.com 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[ppiindia] Newspaper print ad revenue falls at record pace in 2007, online ads rise
Newspaper print ad revenue falls at record pace in 2007, online ads rise 1 day ago NEW YORK - Newspaper print advertising revenue fell by the biggest percentage on record in 2007, while revenue from online newspaper ads grew but at a slower pace than a year ago, an industry trade group reported Friday. The growth in online ad revenue was not enough to overcome the print decline, as total newspaper ad revenue fell 7.9 per cent to $45.38 billion. Print advertising revenue fell 9.4 per cent to $42.2 billion last year, according to data released the Newspaper Association of America. That marks the largest decline since the association began tracking the data in 1950. The previous biggest contraction was a nine per cent decline in 2001. Print ad revenue fell 1.7 per cent in 2006. The NAA reported a 16.5 per cent drop in print classified ads in 2007 to $14.19 billion. Retail ads, which are also affected by slowing consumer spending, fell five per cent to $21.02 billion. Advertising declines, particularly for real estate and classified ads as the housing market crashed and the economy slowed, led to lower sales at nearly all major newspaper publishers last year. Internet advertising revenue grew 18.8 per cent to $3.17 billion, but slowed from the year-ago pace of 31.5 per cent. The result was also the slowest growth for online newspaper ads since the association began counting in 2003. http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hll-UwUUGA15RUAZe9Cq7e81qn-w mediacare http://www.mediacare.biz [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] e-book Kompatiologi logika sampler dan translater silahkan download dan dibaca
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kompatiologi/message/20 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Komunikasi_Empati/message/3563 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vincentliong/message/23979 KETERANGAN BUKU Judul: Kompatiologi logika sampler dan translater Penulis: Vincent Liong dan Cornelia Istiani Penerbit: belum diterbitkan (dicari penerbit yg cocok) Jumlah halaman: 80 halaman A4 Jenis dan ukuran tulisan: times new roman 11 spasi 1 Download, print dan baca: for free US$ 0.0 Tema: Filsafat, Budaya, Psikologi, Pendidikan, Spiritual, Teologi, Agama. SINOPSIS Ketika budaya sampai pada diri kita, kita tidak pernah memikirkan asalnya dan juga tidak menyadari bahwa budaya sudah terbelenggu di balik terali besi. Sampai pada suatu saat Vincent Liong secara tidak sengaja menemukan bahwa budaya sudah menjadikan manusia merana karena dengan berbudaya berarti manusia ikut terbelenggu di balik terali besi. Dengan susah payah Vincent Liong mempertahankan hak asasiya sebagai manusia untuk tidak dilabelkan Indigo secara sembarangan oleh masyarakat. Hilang sudah kebebasannya. Bayangkan hanya dengan sebuah kata Indigo ternyata tidak hanya merampas kebebasannya tetapi juga sikap tidak bersahabat, vonis pengucilan, penekanan mental dan teror. Terlihat disini kata yang adalah bagian dari budaya itu menjadi mengerikan, sehingga Ide yang murni tidaklah mungkin muncul karena kata, dari kata hanya dapat melihat fenomena, sehingga data mentah hanya dapat ditemukan jika tidak memakai kata. Menarik jika diperhatikan lebih lanjut penemuan Vincent Liong tentang tehnik zat cair yang masuk ke dalam tubuh kita, dalam hal ini dengan cara diminum dengan aturan dan cara Vincent Liong ternyata dapat mempunyai relasi terhadap hal hal yang tidak pernah terpikir, akan membawa effect memunculkan data mentah pada tiap individu, yang sebenarnya sudah ada tetapi tenggelam menuju ke permukaan. Sehingga setiap individu menjadi suatu individu baru yang memiliki kemampuan lebih dari sebelumnya. Kemampuan manusia yang sudah lama terkubur karena tidak pernah diperhatikan dan sudah terdesak oleh kemajuan jaman, menjadi tersadari atau lebih tepatnya menjadi bagian penting dalam manusia membuat pertimbangan untuk mengambil keputusan. Tidaklah berarti dia menjadi manusia super, tetapi suatu pribadi yang lebih utuh. Yang sebelumnya dia mengira apa yang menjadi pilihan dalam hidupnya sudah benar dan mungkin juga sudah tidak ada pilihan lain, ternyata menjadi melihat ada pilihan pilihan baru yang yang dihasilkan dari dasyatnya kehendak bebas (free will) dan jika dia memilih tanpa pertimbangan yang matang akan membuat kehendak bebas yang tadinya bernilai positif berubah menjadi kutukan. Perlahan tapi pasti dari efeknya akan membuat dia menjadi mahir dalam bidang strategi, kewaspadaan dan kesadaran diri meningkat, sehingga tidak ada lagi tindakan konyol yang akan dilakukannya, seandainya ada orang yang melihat dia konyol sebenarnya tindakan yang tampaknya konyol itu dilakukan dengan sadar dan sudah menjadi pilihannya dan rencananya. Strategi dan kesadaran diri adalah sebagian hal yang membedakan manusia dari binatang. Kekuatan badan dan akal saja tidak akan membawa manusia menjadi unggul dan menjadi penguasa bumi. Manusia purba tidak mungkin berkembang menjadi manusia masa kini jika tidak memiliki kedua unsur tersebut. Di dalam perkembangannya ada masanya manusia lebih mengunggulkan kekuatan badan, kekuatan kelompok, dan pada masa kini manusia lebih mengunggulkan kekuatan akal. Akal yang diharapkan akan menghasilkan hal yang lebih baik dan bermoral, ternyata malah menghasilkan kekacauan dan kesengsaraan bagi manusia dan hanya menghasilkan keuntungan bagi kelompok atau dirinya dan tidak pernah mempertimbangkan kerugian dipihak lain. Sedangkan strategi bertujuan meminimalkan kerugian dari semua pihak. Semenjak manusia sadar bahwa dia memiliki kesadaran diri, dan kesadaran diri adalah sesuatu yang pasti, maka manusia menganggap semua ilmu pengetahuan harus dibangun atas dasar kepastian. Semua pengetahuan yang didapat dari pengalaman dan dan ketidak pastian tidak dapat dipandang sebagai ilmu. Tetapi jangan lupa kesadaran diri dan pengalaman tidaklah ada hubungannya. Pengalaman akan menghasilkan pemahaman yang berbeda bagi tiap individu. Jadi pengetahuan yang didapat dari pengalaman tidak dapat dengan begitu saja dikatakan benar atau salah dengan memakai metode kepastian. Kini tiba pada pengertian baru, bahwa pengalaman tidak dapat menjadi tolok ukur, tetapi menghasilkan jangkauan variasi yang berskala. Ini sebenarnya sudah kita ketahui sejak dulu, tetapi tidak pernah kita sadari, seperti waktu, tidak kita sadari adalah suatu dimensi sampai Einstein mengenalkan pada kita bahwa waktu adalah dimensi. Setelah dimensi waktu kita sadari, banyak pengetahuan yang dahulu terasa benar, akhirnya kebenarannya hanya di dalam lingkup dan kondisi yang sangat sempit dan tertentu. Anda mempunyai kesadaran akan adanya pilihan. Pilihan ada ditangan anda. Tetap
[ppiindia] Re: MURAD AIDIT IN MEMORIAM (1927-2008)
Yang Berlawan : Asahan puisi yang melukis awan merah warna langit sejarah negeri luka tragedi berdarah sebaris sajak anti penindasan buat semua kita yang berlawan salam, heri latief amsterdam, 30/03/2008 BISAI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MURAD AIDIT IN MEMORIAM 1927-2008 Manusia hidup dengan dua paru-paru Tapi di usia beliamu yang berkobar Sebuah paru-paru harus di buang Karna terlalu banyak menerima pukulan Juga tendangan musuh kaki pendek Dan musuh putih jangkung Dalam penjara-penjara yang bertukar majikan Lalu majikan yang berkulit sama denganmu Bahkan yang pernah sama mengusir musuh Lalu melemparkamu jauh ke pulau`siksa Paru yang tinggal ahirnya berhenti Pada tangga usiamu yang ke lapan dua Meninggalkan keadilan yang tercampak Meninggalkan dendam tak terbalas Meninggalkan negerimu yang begitu buruk Meninggalkan kulit bumi yang selalu berdarah Meninggalkan kekalahan yang dikutuki oleh teman-temanmu Meninggalkan fitnah yang diabadikan oleh musuh-musuhmu Dan ahirnya kau juga bahagia abadi Dan mulailah aku menyimpan rasa iri hati Karena cuma itu yang diwariskan bangsa kita Aku tak bisa jadi yang lain Jadi aku sama dengan yang lain-lainnya Iri hati adalah jiwa kita Yang bahkan di setiap kepergian siapa saja ah, dia sudah senang, saya masih susah Kita adalah bangsa besar Selamat jalan artinya jalannya sudah selamat Yang masih bisa berjalan sungguh Jalanmu sedang susah Bisakah aku tidak iri Asahan Aidit. Hoofddorp, 2932008 [EMAIL PROTECTED] milisgrup opini alternatif http://geocities.com/lembaga_sastrapembebasan/ penerbit buku sejarah alternatif http://progind.net/ kolektif info coup d'etat 65: kebenaran untuk keadilan http://herilatief.wordpress.com/ - No Cost - Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now. Sweet deal for Yahoo! users and friends. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Falsafah Tajdid Sains Teknologi
Pertama kali saya mendengar tentang Abuya Syeikh Imam Ashaari Muhammad At Tamimi pada tahun 1988 melalui sebuah majalah berita mingguan yang menceritakan pribadi dan perjuangan beliau yang begitu unik dan menarik hati, khususnya bagi saya yang ketika itu sangat merindukan sebuah kehidupan Islam ala Rasulullah SAW. Majalah itu menceritakan betapa beliau mencuba untuk mengamalkan Islam dan sunnah Rasulullah SAW dalam semua aspek kehidupan. Ketika itu saya berada di Paris sedang menyelesaikan program Masters saya dalam bidang Aeronautical Engineering. Saya baru mendapat kesempatan berjumpa dengan beliau 2 tahun kemudian (Juli 1990) di Paris ketika beliau membawa rombongan dakwah untuk berdakwah di beberapa negara di Eropah. Sejak itulah saya tertarik untuk mengkaji dan menganalisa pribadi, keluarga, buah pikiran dan perjuangan beliau. Ternyata semakin saya kaji, semakin saya menjumpai pesona-pesona baru, baik yang berkaitan dengan ketinggian akhlak, rasa bertuhan yang tajam, buah pikiran dan perjuangan yang global dan luar biasa. Pemikiran dan perjuangan beliau begitu luas, mencakup seluruh aspek kehidupan manusia. Pada tulisan ini saya hanya akan memfokuskan pemikirannya dalam bidang sains dan teknologi saja. Suatu hari dengan agak ragu-ragu saya bertanya kepada beliau tentang universe atau alam semesta. Saya khawatir pertanyaan saya tidak tepat dan akan membuat beliau merasa kurang senang. Tetapi yang terjadi luar biasa. Setelah diam hampir 5-6 saat lalu beliau mulakan dengan Bismillahirrahman nir Rahim, lalu beliau uraikan tentang alam semesta bermula tentang tahap-tahap the creation of universe (penciptaan alam semesta) oleh Allah SWT yakni alam semesta ini ada permulaannya dan akan ada akhirnya. Allah saja yang tahu kemaha-luasan alam semesta dan jumlahnya sangat banyak bahkan mungkin tak terhingga atau infinit. Ada alam yang lahir ada yang ghaib. Dalam setiap alam Allah menciptakan makhluk-makhluknya. Setiap makhluk dapat bemusafir (traveling) ke dalam alam lainnya dengan izin Allah SWT. Seluruh universe akan berakhir melalui suatu proses yang disebut kiamat. Saya terpegun. Beliau yang tidak menempuh pendidikan sains dan teknologi ternyata mampu menerangkan ilmu aerospace kepada seorang PhD aerospace lulusan Perancis dengan sangat ilmiah dan masuk akal. Persiapannya hanyalah 5-6 saat saja. Sedangkan para ahli kosmologi menghabiskan ratusan tahun dan berbilion dolar untuk menciptakan berbagai alat penelitian dan mengkaji alam semesta. Bahkan seorang saintis paling top saat ini di England menghabiskan umurnya hanya untuk membuktikan secara ilmiah dan matematik bahwa alam semesta ini ada permulaan dan akan ada akhirnya. Pada kesempatan lain saya bersama 2 orang kawan yang masing-masing pemegang PhD dalam bidang sains dan teknologi dari Perancis dan Jepang berdiskusi dengan beliau tentang falsafah sains. Berikut adalah uraian ringkas dari hasil diskusi tersebut yang pernah saya sampaikan dalam sebuah seminar ilmiah tentang Sains pada Augustus 2002 di Washington Convention Center yang dihadiri ratusan saintis, profesor dan engineer dari seluruh dunia Islam. Falsafah Sains Tajdid (Menurut Abuya Syeikh Imam Ashaari Muhammad At Tamimi) Kita mengakui bahwa sains memang telah mengambil peranan penting dalam pembangunan peradaban material. Penemuan-penemuan sains telah memberikan bermacam-macam kemudahan hidup bagi manusia. Semua ini adalah nikmat, anugerah dari Tuhan yang patut manusia syukuri. Tetapi kelihatannya, semakin maju manusia, semakin sains berkembang, tetapi semakin sedikit manusia yang bersyukur. Malah kejahatan yang ada bertambah kejam dan canggih. Adakalanya manusia sudah hilang kemanusiannya. Yang lebih menyedihkan lagi, banyak saintis dan pakar teknologi yang menuhankan ilmunya, sampai tanpa disadar mereka diperbudakkan oleh ilmunya. Mengapa dengan semakin berkembangnya sains, manusia semakin jauh dari ketenangan dan kebahagiaan? Bukanlah sains itu yang perlu dibuang. Sebenarnya yang jadi masalah pada dunia dari dulu sampai sekarang bukan karena sains, teknologi dan produk-produknya, tetapi yang menjadi masalah adalah pada manusianya. Bila manusia bermasalah, maka sains, teknologi dan produk-produknya akan menjadi masalah. Sebab itu masalah utama yang perlu dibaiki adalah manusianya yang sudah tidak ada rasa hamba. Jadi sebelum membahas peranan sains dan cara memanfaatkannya, sangat penting dibahas peranan manusia. Tuhan menjadikan manusia di dunia ini sebagai hamba dan khalifah untuk mentadbir dunia. Maka Tuhan tahu apa yang mesti dibekalkan pada manusia. Tuhan datangkan manusia ke dunia dengan khazanah, aset kekayaan baik yang bersifat material atau pun berupa ilmu, sains dan teknologi. Tujuannya supaya khazanah-khazanah dan kekayaan, segala kepandaian yang Tuhan izinkan manusia menguasainya, dapat digunakan dan dimanfaatkan untuk hamba-hambaNya juga. Maka akan timbullah kasih sayang diantara sesama
[ppiindia] Nusantara Symphony Pentaskan Karya Komponis Dunia
30/03/08 05:20 Nusantara Symphony Pentaskan Karya Komponis Dunia Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Nusantara Symphony Orchestra (NSO) di Jakarta, Sabtu malam, menggelar konser musik klasik karya para komponis dunia dalam tema Viva Vienna bersama konduktor dari Tokyo National Universiti of Fine Arts and Music, Hikotaro Yazaki. Konser kali ini merupakan konser pertama NSO di tahun 2008 dan kembali mengajak konduktor kelas dunia untuk berkolaborasi dengan NSO. Tujuan kami adalah untuk mewujudkan impian bahwa Indonesia menjadi orkestra kelas dunia, diterima dan disegani oleh negara-negara tetangga di Asia, ujar Pemimpin Nusantara Symphony Orchestra, Miranda S Goeltom dalam pidato sambutannya. Konser yang berlangsung di Balai Sarbini Concert Hall, Jakarta, ini menghadirkan karya Franz Schubert dalam Symphony no.9 in C major The Great, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dalam Symphony no.41 in C major Jupiter, dan Johan Strauss Jr. dalam Die Fladermaus Overture. Sementara itu Direktur Eksekutif NSO, Aida Swenson mengungkapkan Viva Vienna dipilih menjadi tema dalam konser kali ini karena komposisi ketiga komposer dunia tersebut lahir di Wina, Austria. Konser dibuka dengan repertoar karya Johan Strauss Jr. Die Fladermaus Overture. Strauss (1825-1899) terkenal sebagai Raja Wals pada saat dansa Wals sangat populer dan digemari. Komposisi ini didahului bunyi Big Bang atau bunyi musik yang besar dan bergemuruh yang dimaksudkan agar para penonton menjadi tenang dan memperhatikan penampilan di panggung. Karya Mozart (1756-1791) menyusul pada bagian inti dari konser ini. Karya simfoni Jupiter ini merupakan karya Mozart yang paling besar. Komposisi ini dimulai dengan perbedaan antara bunyi keras dan lembut dari seluruh orkes dan dijawab oleh kelembutan alat musik gesek. Di bagian akhir konser ini karya Franz Schubert (1797-1828) The Great dimulai dengan suatu tema besar untuk alat tiup horn yang menuju suatu tempo allegro penuh dengan gerakan ritmis. Sang konduktor, Hikotaro Yazaki terlihat enerjik dan ekspresif di atas panggung. Maestro Yazaki merupakan Guest Principal Conductor NSO dan sebelumnya juga Principal conductor Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Hofer Symphoniker di Jerman, serta tampil di Eropa bersama Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Orchestras, Oslo Philharmonic, dan Ochestre de Lyon. NSO merupakan didirikan tahun 1988 di bawah Yayasan Nusantara yang dipimpin Pia Alisjahbana. NSO beranggotakan lebih dari 60 musisi muda dan senior yang secara profesional dipersiapkan untuk tampil di pentas nasional hingga internasional.(*) http://www.antara.co.id/arc/2008/3/30/nusantara-symphony-pentaskan-karya-komponis-dunia/ mediacare http://www.mediacare.biz [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
