Yusuf Al Qardawi _ Jadilah Umat Pencipta

Jadilah negara pencipta bukan hanya negara pengguna.. support lah National Automotive Policy NAP dan PROTON.. tingkatkan semangat patriotik anda .. sepatutnya berbangga dengan kemampuan negara menjadi negara tunggal pengeluar original kereta (OEM) di Asia Tenggara, bukan menghina

Dalil Tentang Fitnah

Dalil Alquran Tentang Fitnah

Allah berfirman, maksudnya:-

“Hai orang-orang yang beriman, jika datang kepadamu orang fasik membawa suatu berita, maka periksalah dengan teliti, agar kamu tidak menimpakan suatu musibah kepada suatu kaum tanpa mengetahui keadaannya yang menyebabkan kamu menyesal atas perbuatanmu itu”. [Al Hujurat : 6].

SYED MOKHTAR CONTROVERSY

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT : SYED MOKHTAR CONTROVERSY

This writing is to provide alternative view on this issue, especially when the issue of syed mokhtar business was sensationalized in the recent pru13. is this really a political issue? or manipulated for advantage of some parties and to disadvantages of others.. worst, the innocent has been victimized by irresponsible acts.. hopefully we at personal level would able to act in responsible manner

whatever you want to say it has to be based on facts! assumption without fact is stupid.. enough said

IPP & Malakof

2 May 2007 – MMC Corporation Berhad announced on Monday the completion of its acquisition of Malakoff Berhad's businesses. MMC acquired Malakoff’s businesses in an all-cash transaction for RM9.3 billion in the largest leveraged buy-out ever undertaken in Malaysian corporate history. The acquisition is also the largest completed mer ger & acquisition exercise in Malaysia to-date.

MMC acquired Malakoff’s businesses through its 51% subsidiary Malakoff Corporation Berhad (Malakoff Corporation), which is the new name for Nucleus Avenue (M) Berhad. The remaining 49% stake in Malakoff Corporation is held by key local and foreign financial institutions. Malakoff Corporation is the largest independent power producer in the country, with a potential effective generation capacity of over 5,000 MW, representing a 24% market share of the generation capacity in Peninsular Malaysia.

IPP business in Malaysia has long started since  electricity crisis happened in our country in 1992. Independent Power Producers (IPPs) in Malaysia were first mooted by the then Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, after an incident of power glitch in Terengganu that affect main grid of peninsular electricity suplly line caused blackout that left the country without electricity for up to 2 days. Mahathir felt that dependency on Tenaga Nasional Berhad as risky.  For a better national power plan and strategy, Tun decided to deregulate the electricity industry. If we want to criticize the condition and stipulation of IPP as excessively benefiting IPP at the peril of TNB, then we have to look at the situation in 1992, not at what our country situation today. The situation in 1992 require government to give big incentive to IPP, it is comprehensible as building power plant is not cheap. Of course for those who want to commit big amount of capital want guarantee in term of ROI. Whatever it is, the term of the contract is already binding. Let discuss about the future hopefully government    will able to negotiate a fair new term to all parties.

WHY ONLY QUESTION SYED MOKHTAR OF BENEFITTING FROM IPP WHEN THE TAKEOVER ONLY TAKEN PLACE IN 2007, WHY NOT QUESTION YTL, ANANDA  KRISHNAN & GENTING WHO OWN IPP SINCE THE INDUSTRY FIRST INCEPTION?

Sugar Business

The Sugar business in Malaysia evolve around these companies

Note : in 2009 FGVH has acquire substantial assets and share of sugar related companies for RM1.5bil from Robert Kuok specifically the shares are from these companies

1. ·       Kilang Gula Felda Perlis - remaining 50% of share from PBB Group controlled by Rober Kuok
2. ·       Malaysia Sugar Manufacturing (MSM) 100% sold to FGVH
3. ·       20% Tradewind share

Other sugar players

·       Central Sugar Refinery CSR (controlled by Tradewind since 1983 )

Business Robert Kuok PBB Group have diverse business operation with the well known such as cooking oil/ Minyak Masak Seri Murni and Flour/ Tepung Gandum cap Sauh and Orang Kampung, PBB subsidiary – FFM is the largest Flour milling in Malaysia the detailed of product from Robert Kuok business is here

http://www.ppbgroup.com/2_business/2_1_5_consumer.html

CURRENTLY MAJORITY MARKET SHARE OF SUGAR BUSINESS IN MALAYSIA IS HOLD  BY FGVH, BEFORE 2009 THE INDUSTRY WAS CONQUERED BY ROBERT KUOK. SYED MOKHTAR NEVER EVER BE MARKET LEADER IN THIS INDUSTRY… WHAT THE HECK ABOUT SYED MOKHTAR MONOPOLY? WHY IT WAS ALL QUITE WHEN ROBERT KUOK HOLD NEARLY 10% OF WORLD MARKET THEN? WHY NOW? THESE PEOPLE JUST BARKING ON THE WRONG TREE

Rice Business

In August 2009 Tradewind (M) Bhd announced it proposed acquisition of share in BERNAS from Hong Kong Based Wang Tak ltd. BERNAS has sole right to import rice but the milling and retailing of rice in Malaysia is not limited only to BERNAS as we have other miller and retailer of rice in Malaysia that mostly are comprise of non bumi.

ARE YOU RATHER HAPPY TO  LET BERNAS CONTROLLED BY OUTSIDER RATHER THAN SYED MOKHTAR? I STRESS HERE THAT THE ACQUISITION OF BERNAS SHARES, SAME AS OTHER ACQUISITION  OF MALAKOFF, ETC DOESN’T INVOLVE GOVERRNMENT MONEY.. IT IS PURE BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT IS MOTIVATED TO SECURE THE SUPLLY OF OUR  MAIN COMMODITY IN THE HAND OF OUR PEOPLE. SYED MOKHTAR HAS RISK TO INCUR HIGH DEBT IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS!!

Proton

2012 PROTON is now a private entity following its takeover by DRB-HICOM Berhad. DRB-Hicom Bhd controls over 69 companies, which mainly focus on the automobile industry, properties and others. Apart from Proton, other automobile-related businesses under DRB-Hicom include Modenas, Isuzu Malaysia, Honda Malaysia and EON. DRB-Hicom bought a 42.7 per cent stake in Proton from Khazanah Nasional Bhd for RM1.29 billion. Is this considered as undervalue?

DRB USED TO OWN PROTON BEFORE THIS LATEST ACQUISTION FROM KAZANAH.. IS THERE ANY LOCAL COMPANY THAT IS SUITABLE TO OWN PROTON OTHER THAN DRB?

NOTE

Tradewind (M) Bhd was taken private by syed mokhtar in May 2013, due to

UNCONDITIONAL TAKE-OVER OFFER BY PERSPECTIVE LANE (M) SDN BHD, KELANA VENTURES SDN BHD, SEAPORT TERMINAL (JOHORE) SDN BHD AND ACARA KREATIF SDN BHD (COLLECTIVELY, THE “JOINT OFFERORS”) THROUGH MAYBANK INVESTMENT BANK BERHAD (“MAYBANK IB”) TO ACQUIRE

MMC is a PLC controlled by Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar by indirect shareholding through Seaport Terminal (Johore) Sdn. Bhd or Indra Cita Sdn Bhd

Allah berfirman, maksudnya:-

“Hai orang-orang yang beriman, jika datang kepadamu orang fasik membawa suatu berita, maka periksalah dengan teliti, agar kamu tidak menimpakan suatu musibah kepada suatu kaum tanpa mengetahui keadaannya yang menyebabkan kamu menyesal atas perbuatanmu itu”. [Al Hujurat : 6].

FEAR

FEAR

FEAR is not real
FEAR is a choice
FEAR is our own choosing
but do not you be mistaken
the danger is real 
mitigate, manage, reduce and avoid the danger
but do not FEAR
nothing to FEAR

HIKAYAT PEMUDA DENGAN KAPAK YANG TAJAM

Alkesah seorang pemuda yang memperolehi sebilah kapak yang tajam.. ketika itu dia sedang berteduh berada di bawah sebatang pokon yang cantik dan rendang.. Maka ujud lah dia dengan kemampuan dan kehebatan dia mempunyai sebilah kapak yang tajam... dengan kapak tersebut dia boleh buat  macam macam.. maka dengan itu dia ingin menguji kehebatan barunya.. maka ingin diuji kehebatan kapak tersebut lalu dikapaknya pokok tempat dia berteduh.. sekali kapak maka terkopak lah sebahagian batang pokok yang cantik itu.. bertambah kagum lah dia dengan ketajaman kapak tersebut dan kehebatannya... maka dikapaklah sekali lagi maka tumbanglah pokok yang rendang itu.. sinaran terik matahari mula memancar, silau mata dia, panas muka nya, peluh mula membasahi badan tubuhnya, maka ketika itu akal fikiran mula mengatasi ujud hati dengan kehebatan dia dan dia sedar yang dia telah kehilangan pokok yang cantik dan rendang   

moral of the story?

  

Tafsir Penerangan Tiada Paksaan Dalam Agama

Tafsir Penerangan Tiada Paksaan Dalam Agama Perbandingan pendapat antara Ustaz Azhar Idrus dan  Dr Akmal Khuzairy - pakar bahasa arab - Lecturer di UIA

(Note : Dr Akmal Khuzairy - pakar bahasa arab - Lecturer di UIA)
Nak komen sikit pasal topik yg sdg hangat skrng:sebenarnya semua berpunca dr masalah makna@semantik perkataan "deen" tu. Asalnya ia adalah bermaksud azzillu@taat(ketundukan dan kepatuhan). Sebab tu dlm fatihah maliki yawmiddin ialah ekspresi figuratif utk hari qiamat sdgkan asalnya ialah hari ketundukan dan kepatuhan sbb semua makhluk x kira walaupun yg kafir di dunia tunduk dan patuh pada keAgungan Tuhan di hari pembalasan kelak. Oleh itu ayat "laa ikraha fiddeen" sepatutnya bermaksud : tiada paksaan dalam kepatuhan dan ketaatan, bukan tiada paksaan dlm agama mengikut makna agama sebagai religio dlm bahasa roman tu. Sama juga dgn ayat "innaddeena 'indalLaahil Islam" : bukan sesungguhnya ugama yg sebenarnya di sisi Allah adalah Islam TETAPI ialah : sesungguhnya kepatuhan dan ketaatan di sisi Tuhan Yg Esa itu ialah penyerahan (diri kepadaNya)..agama adalah dari bahasa sanskrit asalnya igama..bermaksud undang undang...

Satu lagi kesan ketidak tepatan menterjemah ialah berkenaan Ayat yg selalu dijaja untuk menghukum mereka yg tolak hudud: wa man lam yahkum bi ma anzalaLlaahu fa 'ulaaika humul kaafiruun@ faasiquun @ zolimuun. (Ayat ni adalah tiga ayat yg berturut..berubah di hujungnya) selalu dimanipulasikan sbg bermaksud: " barangsiapa yg tidak MEMERINTAH dgn apa yg diturunkan Allah, maka mereka itu adalah golongan yg kafir @ fasiq @ zolim"..sebenarnya 'hakama' Bahasa Arab tu maknanya luas..daripada membuat keputusan, memberikan pendapat, menjatuhkan hukuman, mengurus, mentadbir dan memerintah. Jadi ayat tu boleh juga bermaksud: barangsiapa yg tidak memberikan pendapat dgn apa yg diturunkan Allah, maka mereka adalah ingkar@derhaka@ tidak meletakkan sesuatu pada tempatnya..agak berbeza kesan maknanya kalau digunakan juga kafir@fasiq@zalim tadi. Yg penting agak tidak ilmiah mereka yv menggunakan ayat ni untuk hujahan mengkafirkan orang..

Satu lagi, kafir zaman nabi konotasi (implied meaning) hanyalah bermaksud yg tertutup pemikirannya dari pedoman. Sbb kafara tu kata perbuatan untuk kambus, tutup. Kemudian berubah jadi ingkar. Sekarang perkataan kafir amat negatif..sebab sudah dimaksudkan juga sbgai musuh. Sebab itu ulama dulu yg tidak sependapat menggunakan kafir untuk menunjukkan pihak lawannya yg juga alim besar sbgai tidak dapat melihat sesuatu kebenaran bukannya kafir aqeedah. Mcm ibn rushd bila gaduh dgn al ghazali..selamba ja dia kata alghazali kafir dan juga beberapa contoh lain...Konklusinya: kesilapan menterjemah makna yg mengikut konteks akan membawa kepada kepa pemahaman yg salah..pemahaman yg salah akan membawa kepada perpecahan...perpecahan pula akan membawa permusuhan. Allahua'lam..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E07cGzZWf-A

Only Fools Rush In...

Only Fools Rush In To Make Conclusion Without First Use Their Brain

All aboard the illogical train

SKEWED LOGIC: Relevance of proof can be manipulated to justify even the most absurd claims

THERE was once a man who told everyone who cared to listen that he could understand the language of animals and insects, and that the country was in danger of a locust attack if he was not made king.

He said the insects, who felt neglected, were angry that a wise man like him was not made king of the country, so the locusts were planning to swarm the country to install him as king.

A fine orator, the man soon got quite a large following among his countrymen and those who were loyal to the king told him about the man's prophecy.

He was summoned to the palace to explain himself, for the king was worried that if what he said was true, the people will suffer if he continues to rule the country.

The king was impressed when he came with thousands of followers and he asked the man to explain how he was able to convince so many people.

He told the king that he proved his knowledge of the insect language by letting them know a secret; that cockroaches hear with their legs and flies hear with their wings.

When told to prove the secret, the man asked for a pair of cockroaches and a pair of flies.

He held the first fly in his fist and said "Fly' before opening his palm. The fly flew away the minute it was free from the man's fist.

Next he cut off the wings of the second fly before telling it to fly. The insect just crept on the floor.

With the cockroaches, he told the first one to run and cut off the legs of the second one before telling it to do the same. The second cockroach just wriggled on the floor, unable to move.

"See your highness, the first fly heard what I said through its wings and flew away while the second one could not hear me and did not do so.

"The first cockroach heard me through its legs and ran away but the second one is still here, unable to hear my instruction as I had cut off its legs," the man said proudly and his followers, who had seen the demonstration hundreds of times, cheered loudly.

The wise king clapped his hands and ordered the man to step forward.

The man was thrilled for he thought that the king will abdicate and let him rule the country after seeing the demonstration.

However, when he was halfway across the hall from the throne, the king ordered his guards to arrest the man and tie him up tightly with a rope.

He protested loudly that a man of wisdom like him should not be treated that way.

"Please tell us why did you walk towards the throne and I will explain my action," the king said.

"I heard you ordering me to do so, your highness. It was your own order!," he said.

The king chuckled and repeated his order for the man to walk towards the throne.

"How could I do so with my legs tied up like this, your highness?," he asked, bewildered by the king's absurd demand.

"But just moments ago you expected us to believe that the cockroach did not run away because it could not hear your order when it was clear that it could not do so without its legs," chided the king.

This story is just an illustration of how the process of proving something can be skewed if we are not careful in checking the relevance of the said proof with the question at hand.

The story came to mind after hearing one  opposition leader after another touting the alleged ease of removing the indelible ink used in the 13th General Election (GE13) as proof of fraudulent practices in the election during the Blackout 505 rally in Kuala Ibai last week.

Maybe the ink was not good enough but if that was the case, it only points to the fact that a better ink should be used in the next election, if we still want to use it as a means to curb fraudulent practices.
It certainly did not prove there were fraudulent practices.

If that's the way things are proven, then I must soon fix the CCTV I installed months ago.

It was installed to prevent thefts, and now that it is broken, I am afraid someone might say that the broken CCTV was proof that a theft had indeed been committed.

Illogical? Well, it seems that more illogical things may be touted as the truth when a certain man has his eyes on the throne despite losing in GE13.

Read more: All aboard the illogical train - Columnist - New Straits Times