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RISEAP ORGANIZES SHORT ISLAMIC COURSE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA (HIGHLANDS PROVINCE)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 29th October 2010 – This was the second time RISEAP organized an Islamic Course in PNG. For me, this was my second trip to PNG. Last year was my first. I arrived at the Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby on 29th October 2010, stayed there for 1 day at the guesthouse of ISPNG (detached with Imam Mikhail’s house in the large compound of ISPNG Mosque). The next day I, together with Imam Mikhail Abdul Aziz (Imam of ISPNG Mosque in Port Moresby) and Br. Mikhail Korah (Secretary General of ISPNG) flew to the Highlands and landed at Goroka Airport and we stayed there for the night as it was getting dark and it’s not safe to travel at night there.
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EiD MUBARAK
After a month long fasting, 1.8 billion of Muslims all over the world will end the month by celebrating EID AL-FITR on 1st day of Syawal. Mosques will be full of prayers performing Eid-ul-Fitr Salat and recite takbirs all throughout the religious festivity.
RISEAP would like to capture this holy moment by offering greetings of Eid Mubarak (“Blessed Eid”) to all Muslims wherever you are. May ALLAH bestows HIS grace to our Ummah and fills our hearts and souls with Iman and Taq’wa.
RAMADHAN IN ASIA AND PACIFIC – CENTRAL ZONE (PART 2)
- Every day, as dawn approaches, Quran recitation will be heard from the mosques or prayer rooms breaking the silence of the morning air while Muslims are preparing or having their meals. This is typical of Ramadan in some of the ASEAN countries namely Indonesia, Brunei and Malaysia where Muslims are majority.
- Each day, moments before breaking fast, there is a sense of quietness engulfing Muslims residences waiting for breaking time to quench their thirst and hunger after their day long fasting.
- That is the privilege of Ramadan celebrations in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. This same atmosphere can be felt in southern Thailand, the Muslim villages in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. More >
ARMY LIFE IN THE JUNGLE – OPERATION DURING RAMADHAN
- After the Second World War, Malaysian security was still being threaten by Communist Insurgency from 1948 to 1960 and was declared as Emergency Period. The state of insecurity continued until December 1989 when the Communist Insurgence was subdued by the authority and laid down their weapon and ceased the aggression against the government. Within those 40 years of struggles, Malaysian Security agencies comprised of the Military, Police and other departments made a joint cohesive effort in fighting insurgences from the fringes to the deep virgin jungle.
- The Malaysian army was deployed to track the communists in the vast Malaysian jungles. Even during the month of Ramadhan! More >
FASTING IN MALAYSIA RELATIVE TO OTHER MINORITY MUSLIM COUNTRIES
FASTING DURING RAMADHAN in majority Muslim country and other minority Muslim countries differ. Perhaps, not that much, but there are differences nonetheless. For instance, in Malaysia the fasting month begins when the official announcement via television or radio after sighting the moon. The special announcement is made by the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal after the consent by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the consensus of the Rulers of other states. Perhaps, in minority Muslim countries there is no specific bodies to announce the date to start fasting. Sometimes, each state has its own bodies or their own institutions to fix the date of fasting.
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THE HIDDEN VIRTUES OF SAHOOR
PROPHET MUHAMMAD (S.A.W) encouraged Muslims to take sahoor to differentiate between our fasting as Muslims with the fasting of People of The Book (the Christians and the Jewish), he said: “The thing that differentiates between our fasting and the fasting of the People of the Book is eating sahoor.” (Related by Imam Muslim). Sahoor means to take or to eat something before the azan for Subuh, it is a sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.). But the order here according to the Muslims scholars is considered as a sunnah muakkadah (highly recommended act) only, not wajib (compulsory) but still it’s highly regarded by the Prophet and the companions so for us Muslims we are not to miss it if we More >
MY BITTER SWEET EXPERIENCE DURING RAMADAN IN BOSNIA
- The tragic conflict in Bosnia Herzegovina begun on 6th April 1992 in the capital city of SARAJEVO when the Republic was recognized as an independent state by the United Nation. The causes of the conflict were said to be due to the collapse of a strong Communist Government of the former Republic of Yugoslavia under late President Tito, escalating unemployment, inflation, political ineptitude, ethnic differences which created tensions and followed by a strong nationalism which escalated conflict. Bosnia Herzegovina has a population of 4.44 million. Forty percent are Muslims while the rest are ethnic Serb (East Orthodox) Croat (Roman Catholic).
- The Republic of Bosnia Herzegovina is a More >
