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RISEAP Staff Visit USIA
1 year ago
by Aree Mamat
in General
Usia And Riseap Staff
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah – It is a very special event for RISEAP staff to have an opportunity to visit Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, almost 3-hour fly from Kuala Lumpur, especially when it made a courtesy call to its only member organization in the state, the United Sabah Islamic Association (USIA) on 23 December 2010. A group of RISEAP staff led by its Secretary General, Tuan Hj Mohd Marzuki Mohd Omar made a historical visit to USIA, which is located right in the middle of beautiful city of Kota Kinabalu, and were given a very warm welcome by its Secretary General YBhg Datuk Hj Arshad Hj Idris and his staff.
During a brief meeting, several issues related to da’wah activities More >
DAKWAH IN LAE MOREBE PROVINCE (PAPUA NEW GUINEA)
“Ust. Nik, dakwah in Papua New Guinea is a Jihad (struggling for sake of Islam). The Muslims here are still the first generation and there a lot more to do so that Islam can be spread widely and Muslims will know more about their religion here. And may Allah reward you accordingly.” – Imam Mikail Abdul Aziz
This was what Imam Mikail Abdul Aziz said to me before he left the Highlands to return to Port Moresby. And with his words ringing in my mind, I continued my Dakwah journey to Lae Morebe Province on the 6th November 2010 (Saturday) together with Br. Mikail Korah (ISPNG Secretary General) and Br. Abdul Qadir, a local guy from Lae who attended the course in the Highlands. We traveled by More >
IAIS Organizes International Conference on Family Institution
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International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies Malaysia (IAIS) organized an international conference entitled “Family Institution in the 21st century- Ideals and Realities” on 13 and 14 December 2010, with more than 20 speakers gave talks on various issues relating to challenges and problems both ideological and practical confronting family institution especially in Southeast Asian countries.
The objectives of the conference was to identify the major challenges and problems faced by family institution that have brought about their degradation and decline and to learn lessons from various experiences and features of family life in Southeast Asian communities More >
CAMBODIA – AIDIL ADHA
1 year ago
by Mohd. Marzuki Omar
in General
Tuesday 16th November 2010 - ISLAMIC UNION of HONG KONG (IUHK) donated 27 cattle and 5 goats to the various deserving Muslim communities of Cambodia. RISEAP’s Secretary General, Mohd. Marzuki Omar and his officer, Shafiq Abdullah made the trip to Phonem Penh on official duty at the same time representing IUHK to give away the cattle and goats to the selected villages.
As MAS flight MH311 descended to the 29,000 ft level from 40,000 ft level, the Kingdom of Cambodia begun to show its scenic view of the majestic River Mekong, green padi fields, Tonle sap lake dotted by the houses and commercial buildings. Ust. Salleh Musa and Hambali Bin Abdullah were at the arrival hall waiting for the More >
PUTRA MOSQUE – KUALA LUMPUR
- Putra Mosque was built in 1997 located beside Dataran Perdana overlooking Putrajaya Lake. It was completed and given to JAKIM officially on 1st September, 1999. It took two years to complete the whole building of the mosque. Putra Mosque was named in honour of Malaysian first Prime Minister Almarhum Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj. It becomes one of the landmark and an attractive point in Putrajaya. The cost of the construction is estimated RM250 million.
- Putra Mosque is one of the most beautiful and distinctive mosques in the world and becomes a famous tourist attraction and destination in Malaysia.
- The structure of mosque is based on the model of Persian Islamic architecture of 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.
Once the fasting confirmed, all More >
RISEAP Conducts Islamic Training Course in Cambodia
Kampong Phluk Phau
RISEAP launched an intensive Islamic course for religious teachers in Kampong Phluk Phau, District of Ponhea Krek, Kompong Cham, from 26 June to 2 July 2010. Twenty participants comprising young teachers cum imam from various mosques in the area attended this one-week course.
In March 2010, RISEAP had conducted a similar course for Imam in Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam, where 30 Imam from different mosques around Ho Chi Minh City attended the course which was lasted for 10 days..
The course is a part of RISEAP da’wah activities in Cambodia. RISEAP is concerned about the future of Muslims in Cambodia especially the roles of religious teachers who play a significant part in
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