31 January 2014

Help Palestine [hidayahnet] Story: Make the Right Effort

 

by Ahmed.

This is the story of the giant ship engine that failed. The ship’s owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.

Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, from top to bottom.

Two of the ship’s owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man searched into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. & instantly, the engine lurched into life & got started.

He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for £10,000.

“What?!” the owners exclaimed. “He hardly did anything!”
So they wrote the old man a note saying “Please send us an itemised bill.”
The man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer …..£2.00
Knowing where to hammer..£9,998.00

Total £10,000

Moral of The Story:
Effort itself is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life,
‘Makes all the difference’.  So often we see people striving, working and making effort tirelessly, often for years only for them to later on realise that they were all misplaced and how they wish they had spent the time and effort on something more fruitful.  This reminds me of a quote I once read a long time ago:

“My worry for you is not that you fail to succeed, but that you succeed in the wrong thing.”

An example that spring to mind which I have heard from our scholars is that people strive to do a lot of good a’maal but fail to refrain from committing sins, and they explained this point by using the example of a petrol tank with a hole in the bottom, we keep on filling it with petrol, little realising our loss of fuel from the hole in the tank.

May Allah give us the ability to reflect, learn and act on the above.

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Help Palestine [hidayahnet] Pentas Kajang, Menteri Besar Dan PM

 

       

          Terima kasih pada semua yang memberi komen dalam perkembangan terkini berkenaan perletakan jawatan Adun Kajang dan senario yang sedang berjalan dalam politik di Malaysia.

         Kepada semua warga Malaysia samada yang mengambil tahu perjalanan politik dalam dan luar negeri atau yang sedang bergelumang dengannya, ketahuilah bahawa politik di Malaysia sedang menari atas pentas demokrasi tersendiri.
Sedikit berbeza dengan demokrasi Indonesia, British, Turki ataupun di Mesir.
Biarlah kita sendiri tahu bahawa demokrasi di Malaysia berdiri di atas acuannya sendiri yang kononnya berpaksi dari demokrasi Yunani.

       Mungkin bekas mufti Perlis Datuk Dr Asri Zainul Abidin sendiri tahu bahawa ianya tidak cantik dan penuh dengan keraguan. Apakah lagi yang ada dengan demokrasi ini, jika ada pulak pihak yang meragui ketelusan Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya, setiap kali menjelang mereka bertugas ?

       Kedua-dua pihak yang menggunakan demokrasi meragui keputusan SPR dan  mencabar keputusan SPR ke Mahkamah. Cuma belum ada lagi rakyat Malaysia yang mengheret SPR dalam penipuan terbesarnya dengan dakwat kekal, yang sangat masyur.

       Tuan-tuan sekelian sememangnya nilai permainan politik ini berdiri atas demokrasi yang dijelaskan tadi .. Jadi, apakah kita masih berharap adanya nilai murni dalam permainan dan pemain-pemainnya ?  Dalam lain perkataan, memang kita sendiri telah menerima prinsip demokrasi yang diragui, jadi kenapa pulak kita harapkan kemurniannya ?

       Jika "hakimnya" sendiri hampir-hampir sentiasa membelot, bodohlah pemain dan penontonnya yang mengharapkan "Fair Play", mungkin anda tidak bersetuju. (sebab mengatakan anda tidak pandai )

        Kenapa harini kita bercakap tentang pembaziran sedangkan dalam perbelanjaan negara dan projek-projek mega, berbilion wang rakyat dibazirkan. Juga dalan mana2 pilihanraya, samada kecil atau besar, ia memang dah jadi adat dan kebiasaan.

       Politik adalah gerakan badan, silat atau putaran yang perlu dibuat untuk menjatuhkan lawan. Jika lawan itu besar, maka pergerakan silat itu juga perlu tersusun dan lincah. dan yang paling penting perlu kepada gerakan berpasukan yang bersefahaman-  "Team Work".
Jika PR dulu melalak mahu menjatuhkan BN yang korup, maka di mana perginya persefahaman itu ?

Bagi yang mengetahui  peruntukan undang-undang Malaysia, apa yang sedang digerakkan oleh Anuar atau PR dalam hal ini, masih lagi dalam peruntukan Perlembagaan, tidak menceroboh hak sesiapa. Secara kasarnya-"bersih", beliau sedang bergerak dalam perancangan menjatuhkan lawannya.

Di Turki, Recep Tayyib Erdogan  pernah terhalang menjadi calon dalam parlimen walaupun parti pimpinannya menang majoriti besar dalam pilihanraya umum Turki. Setelah tamat tempoh dan layak bertanding, president parti itu bertanding dalam pilihanraya kecil untuk Parlimen Turki, setelah seorang ahli parlimen yang dipilih rakyat dikorbankan !!

Harini, Recep Tayyib Erdogan berada di tempatnya sebagai PM Turki atas kerjasama pelbagai pihak, dan sempat menziarahi PM Malaysia tiga minggu lepas.

Inilah politik !!

Inilah demokrasi !!

Bersih ? Kotor ?

Anda yang nilaikan ..!!



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Help Palestine [hidayahnet] Fw: Peta Pemusnahan Terbesar Di Dua bandar di Suriya

 

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 On Friday, 31 January 2014, 2:28, muhammad haleem <alhikmah004@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Demolitions in two Syrian cities target civilians - PHOTO (HRW) HRW said the demolitions often occurred after government forces had cleared an area of rebels and in some cases extended several kilometres away from military or strategic locations which the authorities might be justified in protecting. World Bulletin / News Desk   Syrian authorities have flattened seven residential districts for no apparent military objective but to punish civilians living among rebels who had already fled, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. The New York-based advocacy group published before-and-after satellite images of the destruction, along with witness testimony, in a report released on its website. It says Syria deliberately and unlawfully demolished thousands of residential buildings in the year from July 2012, estimating the total built-up area destroyed at 145 hectares (360 acres), the equivalent of 200 soccer fields, and said many of the buildings were apartment blocks up to eight storeys high. It names the districts as Masha'a al-Arbaeen and Wadi al-Jouz in the central city of Hama, and Qaboun, al-Tadamon, Barzeh, Harran al-Awamid and Mezze airport in and around the capital, Damascus. Human Rights Watch cites Syrian officials and pro-government media as saying the demolitions were conducted to remove buildings constructed without the necessary permits or as part of urban planning efforts. But it said "the context and circumstances" of the destruction showed it was actually intended to punish civilians living in areas that had previously housed rebel fighters. It said the demolitions often occurred after government forces had cleared an area of rebels and in some cases extended several kilometres away from military or strategic locations which the authorities might be justified in protecting. It said the destruction violated internationally recognised laws of war forbidding combatants from targeting civilians, and said Syrian authorities should be held accountable. "No one should be fooled by the government's claim that it is undertaking urban planning in the middle of a bloody conflict," said Ole Solvang, a Human Rights Watch researcher. "This was collective punishment of communities suspected of supporting the rebellion." HRW Report I. Demolition of Masha` al-Arb`een neighborhood, Hama II. Demolition of Wadi al-Jouz neighborhood, Hama III.Demolitions in Qaboun neighborhood, Damascus IV. Demolitions in Tadamoun neighborhood, Damascus V. Demolitions in Barzeh neighborhood, Damascus VI. Demolitions around Mezzeh airport, Damascus  VII. Demolitions in Harran Al-`Awamid Neighborhood, Damascus   Legal Notice: Copyright, trade marks and other intellectual property rights in this website can not be reproduced without the prior permission.

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30 January 2014

Help Palestine [hidayahnet] Human Kindness in Islam

 

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Nov 15th, 2012
by Ahmed.

Nasiruddin was the slave of a king, and very fond of hunting. One day he came across a very pretty baby deer and picked it up and rode away. The mother deer saw Nasiruddin take her baby and followed him anxiously. Nasiruddin, pleased with the baby dear, was thinking about presenting it to his children to play with. After a time, he chanced to look back and saw the mother deer following him, her expression full of grief. He noticed too that she did not seem to care about her own safety. Moved to pity, Nasiruddin set the baby deer free. The mother deer nuzzled and licked her baby fondly and the two deer left happily away into the forest. But many times the mother deer looked back at Nasiruddin, as if to express her thanks.

That night Nasiruddin dreamt that the revered Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was addressing him: 'Nasiruddin, your name has been entered in the list of Allah, and you will one day have a kingdom. But remember that when you are king you will also have many responsibilities. Just as you have shown mercy to the deer today, you should be merciful to all Allah's creatures. You should not forget your people by falling into a life of luxury.'

This dream came true and Nasiruddin did become king, Amir Nasiruddin Subaktagin, father of Sultan Muhammad.

The moral of the story is that if we wish Allah to be merciful to us, we must be eager to show mercy to all the living creatures of the earth.

When a flower blooms, its colour and scent first touch the garden near it, and then spread. In the same way, a Muslim's acts of human kindness should first touch those nearest to him, his family and his neighbours.

Source: Muslim Manners by Iqbal Ahmad Azami

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Help Palestine [hidayahnet] Cooking / Frying in Olive Oil

 

اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونِةٍ لاَّ شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ نُّورٌ عَلَى نُورٍ يَهْدِي اللَّهُ لِنُورِهِ مَن يَشَاء وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

 

Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light, Allah Guides unto His light whom He Wills. And Allah Speaks to mankind in allegories, for Allah is Knower of all things.

 

Cooking / Frying in Olive Oil


Some of our friends have heard from the doctors that olive oil should be eaten as RAW & it is not good for cooking OR frying.


We always cook the curries in olive oil, & we have no doubts for that, as the olive oil takes its accreditation from Quran & Hadith.


In Quran, Allah Exemplified His Noor with the olive tree, furthermore, the following Hadith do not mention the name of Olive, rather they quote the words "OIL produced by a blessed tree" which means that the only oil recommended by our beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam is OLIVE OIL, either for massaging or eating, and it can be eaten as raw or used for cooking & frying.


Second Hadith mentions the word ائْتَدِمُوا which interprets that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam also advised to use olive oil in curries, curry is called إدام Idaam in Arabic & ائْتَدِمُوا means to use in curries. So we hope that your doubts should be clear now.

‏يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونَةٍ لا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلاَ غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِىءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ‏

"Lit from a blessed tree, on olive, neither of the east (i.e. neither it gets sun rays only in the morning) nor of the west (i.e. nor it gets sun rays only in the afternoon. but it is exposed to the sun all day long), whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself), though no fire touched it". (24:35)


وفى الترمذىِّ وابن ماجه من حديث أبى هريرة رضى الله عنه، عن النبىِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال‏:‏ ‏(‏كُلُوا الزَّيتَ وادَّهِنُوا به، فإنَّه من شَجَرَةٍ مُبَارَكةٍ‏)‏‏.‏

 

Tirmizi and Ibn Majah narrated that Abu Hurairah Radi Allaho Anh related from Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam that he said: "Eat the oil, and use it as an ointment, because it is produced by a blessed tree".


وللبَيْهَقِى وابن ماجه أيضاً‏:‏ عن ابن عمر رضى الله عنه، قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏(‏ائْتَدِمُوا بالزَّيتِ، وادَّهِنُوا به، فإنه من شَجَرَةٍ مُبَارَكةٍ‏)‏‏.‏

 

Al-Bayhaqi and Ibn Majah also narrated that Abdullah bin Umar Radi Allaho Anh reported that Messenger of Allah Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said: "Use the oil in your curries and apply it as on ointment (for massaging) because it is from a blessed tree (olive tree)".


As per the advice of our beloved prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam, we cook our curries in olive oil & it is a surprise that the blessed oil increases the digestibility, a special case was Cruciferous vegetables like Broccoli, Cauliflower & cabbage, curries of all these create burping / belching, but when they were cooked in olive oil, burping / belching never appeared, Masha'Allah, the magnificent oil fixed the problem & the curry was so easy to digest.


And to provide some references from the research of WEST, the following stuff will be sufficient for you Insha'Allah.

 

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http://www.oliveoilsource.com/cooking_olive_oil.htm

 

 

Cooking with Olive Oil


Olive oil is great oil for cooking.  Strong flavored olive oils can be used for frying fish or other strong flavored ingredients.  A mellow late harvest Mission variety oil could be used in baking a cake.  Olive oil has a high smoke point, 410 degrees F, and doesn't degrade as quickly as many other oils do with repeated high heating.  Use a variety of healthy vegetable oils when preparing food and incorporate a good extra virgin olive oil when you want its health benefits and wonderful Mediterranean flavor.


There are some myths which have recently circulated about olive oil which we are constantly answering via email and our newsletter. Olive oil has been used for thousands of years and is one of the cornerstones of the healthy Mediterranean diet.

 

Olive Oil Myth: Olive oil loses its benefits when heated

 

The Facts: Excessively heating olive oil will evaporate the alcohols and esters which make up its delicate taste and fragrance. Heating olive oil will not change its health aspects, only the flavor. Use a cheaper olive oil which doesn't have much flavor to begin with if you want to fry with it, add a more flavorful olive oil after cooking or at the table.


Olive Oil Myth: Heating or cooking oil will make it saturated or a trans-fatty oil.

 

The Facts: As far as making a saturated fat, according to Dr. A. Kiritsakis, a world renowned oil chemist in Athens, (Book - OLIVE OIL FROM THE TREE TO THE TABLE -Second edition 1998), all oils will oxidize and hydrogenate to a tiny degree if repeatedly heated to very high temperatures such as is done in commercial frying operations. Olive pomace oil and virgin olive oil are both highly monounsaturated oils and therefore resistant to oxidation and hydrogenation. Studies have shown oxidation and hydrogenation occurs to a lesser degree in olive oil than in other oils. But in any case, the amount of hydrogenation is miniscule and no home cook would ever experience this problem.


The large refinery-like factories which take unsaturated vegetable oil and turn it into margarine or vegetable lard do so by bubbling hydrogen gas through 250 to 400 degree hot vegetable oil in the presence of a metal catalyst, usually nickel or platinum. The process can take several hours. You cannot make a saturated product like margarine at home by heating olive oil or any other vegetable oil in a pan. We don't know where this weird notion has come from. For more see our olive oil chemistry page


Changing a cis-fat to a trans-fat does not occur on a home stove.

 

Olive Oil Myth: Cooking in olive oil diminishes the nutritional value of the food.

 

Olive Oil Fact: Heating food will break down its nutritional value. High heat such as frying is worse than moderate heat such as steaming, which is worse than eating vegetables raw. It is not the cooking oil per se, but the high heat of frying. I am not aware of any edible cooking oil which of itself diminishes the nutritional value of the food cooked in it. Most nutritionists recommend lightly steaming vegetables or eating them raw. A touch of a flavorsome olive oil added at the table will add taste and healthful anti-oxidants. Such is the "Mediterranean diet" which has been shown to help prevent coronary disease and have other health benefits.


Some Other Olive Oil Questions:


Frank Asks: Can I deep fry croquettes in olive oil without an undesirable taste ? Is it healthy ? If it the answer is yes, why is there so little information publicized and why don't the fast food restaurants use it ?

OOS Responds: Gee, we're trying our best to get the word out about the healthy aspects of olive oil. Fast food restaurants will never use olive oil; it's just too expensive compared to seed oils such as canola, safflower, etc. What may be affordable for a home cook wouldn't pencil for a big chain where costs are shaved by fractions of a cent for each order of fries.


Olive pomace oil is often recommended for frying due to the fact that it is cheaper than virgin olive oil. Olive pomace oil and virgin olive oil are both high monounsaturated oils and therefore resistant to oxidation (rancidity).  See cooking chart at bottom of page


Walter asks: What is the boiling point of olive oil?

OOS answers: The boiling point of olive oil (570 degrees Fahrenheit) is much higher than the smoking point (375 - 400 degrees F) and would be a very dangerous temperature to try to achieve on a home stove.  It would certainly ruin the oil and would be close to the flash or fire point (around 600 degrees F) and the danger of a conflagration would be great.  (When you are deep frying and you see the oil "boiling" you are actually seeing the water in the batter or food boiling, not the oil.) A more useful temperature would be the smoke point. See smoke point


Shelby asks: Does cooking oil evaporate?

Dear Shelby: Volatile oils will evaporate in a few days or weeks, "fixed" oils are more resistant to evaporation. Most vegetable cooking oils are classified as fixed oils. However, if you set out a container of most cooking oils, it would partially evaporate very slowly over months to years leaving a sticky varnish. You can see this varnish on the sides of pots and baking pans where the process has been speeded up by heat.


Linda asks: A friend used cold pressed olive oil to roast and fry certain pieces of meat and it has damaged his non-stick frypan

Dear Linda: Any oil if heated excessively will leave a varnish like coating on a pan.  Remember that vegetable oils like linseed oil were formerly the primary ingredient in tough paints and finishes used on furniture, etc.

 

Question: Which is better for your health, Extra Virgin, Virgin, or plain olive oil?

 

Answer: The difference between the olive oils you listed is their acidity level, which affects mostly taste, not nutritional content. Lower acidity oils, such as extra virgin, tend to have more anti-oxidants, but that is not reflected in their classification. Anti-oxidants in olive oil may help prevent heart disease and cancer so sticking with extra virgin seems to make sense. Pomace olive oil is processed with hexane and other solvents just as most seed oils like canola, corn, safflower, soy, etc. This removes many of the minor constituents which may be the healthiest part of this natural product. 10/12/02

 

Kevin asks: Why is there a conversion chart for butter/margarine to olive oil? Do you do that for all cooking recipes?

 

OOS replies: The conversion chart is more for cake and pastry recipes where quantities are critical.

You can't convert all recipes from solid shortening (butter/margarine) to liquid shortening (olive oil/vegetable oil). For instance, a cake frosting must stay solid at room temperature so a quick frosting made with butter and powdered sugar would work, olive oil and powdered sugar wouldn't.

Then there is the taste. A mild tasting late harvest olive oil would probably work OK in most cake and pastry recipes because cooking will get rid of the aromatic olive oil flavors. Uncooked confections such as the cake frosting would taste more than a bit unusual if made with olive oil.

For most main course dishes where margarine or butter is being used for frying or sautéing, olive oil could be readily substituted. In olive oil producing countries the flavors of olive oil and butter/margarine are used to enhance each other in some recipes.

 

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Frank asks: Does olive oil have Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)?:

 

Dear Frank: Many foods naturally contain small quantities of PAHs. It is not good to eat foods high in PAHs as some studies connect them with cancer. Olive oil, like all other vegetable cooking oils, has been found to contain minute amounts of up to 17 PAHs such as benzanthracene and chrysene. Unripe olives tended to have more than ripe olives. Burning any cooking oil can increase the amounts of PAHs. This is not considered a major risk source in the diet and the oil would have to be heated repeatedly and for extended periods to the smoking point. It is unlikely that in home use olive oil or other cooking oils would be a significant source of PAHs.

Claire asks: What's the best way to store olive oil?


Dear Claire: See Olive Oil Storage


Sue inquires: I am in Australia, and have been given a 1 lit bottle of olive oil, but unfortunately it is very rancid and I cannot use it for cooking. I there any way I can filter this oil so it becomes usable?

OOS responds: Olive oil must be chemically refined to correct rancidity. It is not a matter of filtering. Throw it away and buy yourself a nice fresh bottle of Australian grown olive oil. It is only good for a year or so; be generous with it in your cooking, use it up and buy some more.


A reader asks: Is it possible to make olive oil hard for spreading, like margarine?

 

Margaret Chidgey, editor of the journal of the Australian Olive Association recently answered this question: "We use 500g of butter to 1.5 cups of evoo. Make sure it is fairly light-flavored oil; otherwise the oil will overwhelm the butter taste.

Beat the butter in a food processor or Mixmaster until softened, and then gradually add the olive oil. When it is all completely blended, it will be quite pourable. I pour it into 500 ml containers and put lids on, then store them in the fridge. When cold it is quite hard.


Variations: You can add some milk to make it go a bit further - up to 1/4 cup for this quantity. We make winter and summer blends too. The recipe above is for winter. In summer I use only 1 cup of olive oil, because the spread becomes too soft when it is left out in warm weather."


Grimmy asks: I make large batches of pesto and was wondering if I could freeze it and have it return to its original consistency.


OOS responds: Freezing pesto is the best way to preserve it. Freezing olive oil will not harm it; it will actually prolong it's nutritional benefits and its flavor.

 


When heated, olive oil is the most stable fat, which means it stands up well to high frying temperatures. Its high smoking point (210 C) is well above the ideal temperature for frying food (180 C). The digestibility of olive oil is not affected when it is heated, even when it is re-used several times for frying.

 

TEMPERATURE

TYPE OF FOOD

Medium (130–145 C)

High water content: vegetables, potatoes, fruit…

Hot (155– 170 C)

Coated in batter, flour or breadcrumbs, forming a crust

Very hot (175–190 C)

Small, quickly fried: small fish, croquettes

 

An excellent resource with voluminous bibliography is a monograph entitled "Frying Food in Olive oil" by Gregorio Varela, Professor of Nutrition, and Madrid University. It is available from the International Olive Council (IOC)

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