gyres ...

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim
 اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh

Alhamdulillah syukur ... 

AlhamduLillah syukur ... banyak yang dipelajari dari satu kehilangan ... tentang nikmat masa ... tentang sahabat dan bukan sahabat ... tentang ketidaktentuan kehidupan ...

tentang dunia di luar jangkauan minda ... tentang tidak putus asa berusaha dan sabar most of all ... AlhamduLillah ...

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MH370 has also opened up the world of ... aviation ... navigation ... and communication to all of us ... the young and the old ...

Everyday we are surprised by new concepts and words ...
 that can be aptly applied across life ...

Some may dismiss these words and phrases as jargons of the field ... but when the jist of a jargon cut across many fields it becomes a concept ...

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many have caught my attention ... here are some that are common in our real life ... with examples ...

aviate ... some drivers aviate on the highways ... they are particularly prone to start aviating on the first drop of rain ...

navigate ... okay let us navigate through this jam ... left, right, middle but NEVER the emergency lane okay ...

turn-back ... you promised this, this and that ... now why this turn-back ... tak suka lah ...

waypoints  ... this is so vague please identify your waypoints ...

most welcome to add ...

a garbage patch turtle ... details below ...

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and today i learned about ... the gyres (g as in giant) and the garbage patch ... of the world oceans ...

more here ...

http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/exclusive-debris-could-have-drifted-242km-1.525779

World Ocean Gyres

 
and its Giant Garbage Patch ...

A giant mass of old tires, Styrofoam,
plastic bottle caps, old toys,
sneakers, tiny plastic bits and other
flotsam, known as the Eastern
Garbage Patch, stretches as wide as
Texas on the Pacific Ocean between
Oregon and Hawaii.

The floating landfill has pooled from
decades of washout from land, illegal
dumping at sea or from cargo
accidentally tipping from container
ships. The bulk of the floating junk is
made of plastic since the material
doesn't biodegrade.

http://www.forensicgenealogy.info/contest_295_results.html

and

the garbage patch turtle ...

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on this 15th day of missing MH370 ... the word seems so very apt ...

a gyre ... of thoughts and emotions ...

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 May Allah SWT keep us safe from the gyres of  this life and hereafter ... ameen

Friday of fear ...

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim
 اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh

Alhamdulillah syukur ... for Friday of bless and barakah ... selawat dan salam ke atas Junjungan Rasul ... اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

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but for some ... Friday is feared ... because on this day every  week ... without fail they see the ummah gathering ... giving their souls to the Almighty ... and this is too much for some ...

and that is the reason why every Friday there is issue about Palestinians entering Masjid Al Aqsa for Juma'at Prayer ... so for today let us pray that peace prevails in the Haram Al Sharif ... Ameen.

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if we could not perceive the difficulties faced by our Palestinian brethren in the Occupied Territory ... please read this piece ... just a piece of many such pieces written by many who have seen and felt the need to make it known to others ...

http://www.foa.org.uk/news/omar-and-the-checkpoint

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Under the 1940 agreement Jordan is the administrator of the Haram Al Sharif ... but now Israel wants full control ...  more details here ...

Saving the Haram Al Sharif Masjid Al Aqsa

Masjid Qubbat As Sakhrah (Dome of The Rock)

Masjid Al Aqsa (with the black dome south of Dome of the Rock)

... inside Masjid Al Aqsa (also referred to as Jami' Qibli) and the Dome of the Rock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NmkvCKMmOE

inside Masjid Al Aqsa ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfTzwX_mpgI

Haram Al Sharif is the entire walled compound or courtyard of Masjid Al Aqsa and The Dome of the Rock ... 

at 8:08 of the second video is the underground Masjid Marwan. It is just next to Masjid Al Aqsa. It used to be a stable after the Muslims were defeated by Christians hundreds of years ago ...

at 10:54 is the Buraq Wall - the western wall of Masjid Al Aqsa which the Jews refer to as the wailing wall ... 

it is referred to as the Buraq Wall by Muslims because it was narrated that the Buraq that transported RasuluLLAh SAW was tied at the site on The Night Journey Isra' dan Mikraj ... on the night when the Prophet SAW was lifted to Heaven, the Buraq stayed back ...  you may ask why the need to tie the Buraq ... it was not about securing ... rather it is just an indication that it needed to stay put while waiting for the Prophet SAW return.

Allahu'alam ... Allah SWT is Most Knowing ...

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an anxious incident at the Buraq Wall during our ziarah resulted with us having a new nickname for a Sister ... Kakak Buraq ... The sister was on her own exploring the Buraq Wall from the Masjid side, when she was separated from our group ... when we were ready seated for lunch within the Old City ... we realised she was missing ... after a long while ... and anxious search by our Brother Palestine Guide ... Allah SWT brought her back to us ... AlhamduLiLLAH ... but it was a truly anxious longgg minutes for all of us ... because the walled city along with its narrow streets and structures is like a huge maze ...

so please always stay alert of your jema'ah (group) where ever we are ...

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by the way we had that lunch ... at Buraq Restraurant ... a very uniquely built underground restaurant.

 

google image - not from the restaurant - but my favourite bread and spread.

AlhamduLILLAH ... for masyaAllah fresh and nutritious food served  while we were there ...

 but never forget the less fortunates who were also there ... especially when we were in Amman where Syrian Refugee Children were out in the shivering cold ... hungry ...

may Allah SWT ease the burden of those affected ... by war ... and occupation.

Aameen

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aina Umar ...

 Di manakah Umar ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHXmG7-_THw

AstaghfiruLLAH ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFOIuy6-wS0

You're dangerous ... if you are under fifty ...

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim
 اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh

 

Alhamdulillah syukur ... for rain ... it's been quite awhile and we had a late evening rain yesterday ... sabar insyaAllah ... and doa that this hot spell will pass soon insyaAllah ... 

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this late night post is just to share this ... you're feared if you are under fifty ...

http://www.foa.org.uk/news/thousands-pray-at-police-checkpoints-after-aqsa-restrictions

http://www.foa.org.uk/news/israel-to-limit-access-to-al-aqsa-mosque

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while searching for an illustration i was led to this site ...  http://30masjids.ca/day-1-jami-mosque/

 

do visit ...

 

 

 

 

Defeated by trees ...

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim
 اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh

 

Alhamdulillah syukur ... for understanding in bits and pieces ...

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I was reading this ...

Al Sisi of Egypt

an article that originally appeared in Utusan Malaysia (in fact i read this in Utusan Malaysia last week and it's somewhere among the pile of "old newspapers" (read it like that of old newspapers buyer - only in Malaysia) ... 

i had a mind to scan that article then ... and write about it but then i procrastinate(d?). Today i came across it again while google searching for something ... as usual :)

Original Article ... : http://www.veteranstoday.com/2013/09/16/al-sisi-jew/

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and that article led me to this ...

for a brief on the event please copy and paste this address ... about Eli Cohen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkS2gMWh8-Y

a Zionist spy caught in Syria ... the above was an excerpt from Radio of Israel about their hero ... why i did not link it ... the truth is once in a while i received virtual visitors from Israel ... once in while okay ... but not too often ... i am not important okay :)

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i share this because being a wanita myself i used not to pay heed to such matters of the nations ... because i thought it is beyond my control ... and "i'm not even the mayor of the city" (this is another story altogether :) ...

but then again i realize that however small or insignificant we think we are ... writing and sharing of information is indeed a powerful means of disseminating understanding of real life issues about the ummah ...

we may agree or we may disagree ... but we should be able to ponder based upon varieties of information ... and decide what is closest to the truth - that is in the case where we could not determine the truth ...

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now ... defeated by trees ... alludes to the advice of Eli Cohen to the Syrian to plant trees as shade for  the Syrian Armies ...

and the same trees were used by the Zionist army to locate and destroyed the Syrian ... during the six days war ...

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lesson learned is ... sometimes something appeared to be good advice ... but we also must understand thoroughly the person and his or her agenda for the advice ...

my favourite is the SWOT analysis ... the easiest method for decision making in real life ... and Istikharah Solat seeking Allah's guidance :) ... in this i was reminded by Al Marhum Datin Ustazah (May Allah SWT forgive and redha her) ... she said do Istikharah Solat even for your daily affair ... seeking Allah's guidance for every step we take ...

Allahu'alam

trees in the desert ... google image

 

Ghost of Baghdad ...

Assalamualaikum wbt ...

in the middle of the night i visited this ...

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2013/09/201392103333392771.html

and detailed here

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/07/8804_ordered_to_just_walk_away.html

And the reality of the real what ... i cannot conceptualise nor label ...

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a decade or so has passed and we begin to see the ghosts ... it could be very well that another decade or so shall pass before we see the ghosts of Egypt and Syria ...

image source ... here

di malam hari yang mulia ... hambaMu memohon bantulah hamba hamba Mu yang teraniaya Ya Allah ... jauhkan lah yang zalim dari mereka mereka yang lemah ...kami memohon keampunanMu tentang apa apa yang kami lalai dan lalaikan ... aameen Ya Rabbal 'Alameen ...

Beyond words ...

Assalamualaikum wbt ...

so let me just share the pictures ... a blood bath for eid ...

more here ... Egypt

anak muda dan seorang ibu tua ... sebatang kayu nak pukul apa ...

pukul hatinya pukul hatinya ... 

tidak dengan kayu bagi hati yang sudah beku ...  dengan iman kasih sayang ketika mereka masih dalam pangkuan mu ...

pandai mengenal pandai membeza ... yang mana saudara yang mana durjana

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Yes we are proud of you ...

Mercy Malaysia ... 

Malaysia hands over refurbished health centre to Pakistan ...

yes ... we are a caring lot ... we care a lot for others ...

more here ...

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/30/nation/20130530195917&sec=nation

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but bagi yang hanya memerhati ini ...

mereka yang miskin dan fakir ditinggalkan for others to care ... yang mampu, the professionals, berpelajaran tinggi dan punya harta di mana agaknya mereka ... gamitan dollar and pound adalah lebih menarik ...

actually sedih saja melihat ... yang ada sangat sangat sangat berada ... whilst yang tiada pula sangat sangat sangat bertiada ...

... jurang yang tiada  jambatannya ... bila banyak hati hati yang keras ...

source ... 

 

Orang ni tak percaya pada Penciptanya ...

... but he respects what is fair ...

Stephen Hawking for Palestine 

thank you ...

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the last time i read his book ...

The Brief History of Time 

... still in a box somewhere in the store ...

he clearly said he didn't believe in the Creator ...

May Allah SWT gives him hidayah for his fair deeds ...

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That Ancient Tree  again ...

Eerie ...

I love waterscapes and oceans ...

but this waterhole is ...

eeeeeerie ...

check out the link for more ...

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ishhhh this one pula is supposed to be for patah hati ... but the rhythm is rather soothing so lagi
si
 Yuna version ni

but please jangan patah patah hati ...  :)

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