Carta salasilah para anbiya

Berkongsi Salasilah Para Nabi/ Rasul dan juga salasilah junjungan kita, Nabi Muhammad SAW.

Saya kekadang akan 'save' info, esp. chart / doa / article yang saya berminat untuk rujuk dari internet, fb, email, etc. Since sesetengahnya sudah berzaman dalam computer folders, so saya tak berapa pasti dari mana sumber dan 'originator'. Moga2 dihalalkan saya ambil untuk berkongsi demi ilmu dan pengetahuan, bukan for profit purposes pun. Semoga Allah sajalah yang membalas jasa orang2 yang menghasilkan semua ni. 

Dari sumber "This is Mohammad":

Allah telah kurniakan keturunan dari Nabi Ibrahim (Abraham) i.e. Nabi Ismail (anak dengan isteri keduanya Hajar) dan Nabi Ishak dikenali jugak sebagai Isaac, anak dengan isteri pertama baginda, Sarah. DiberitahuNYA kepada Nabi Ibrahim bahawa dari keturunannya akan berkembang kepada dua bangsa, dan tiga agama. Antara sebab kenapa Allah telah mengarahkan Nabi Ibrahim membawa isterinya, Hajar untuk melahirkan nabi ismail ke tempat baru jauh dari Palestin. Dari keturunan Nabi Ismail lahirnya Nabi Muhammad SAW dan dari Nabi Ishak berkembang keturunan Nabi Musa (Moses) dan Nabi Isa (Jesus). Allah Maha Pengatur dan Maha Mengetahui.

Dari sumber yang sama, moyang Nabi (SAW) iaitu Hasyim merupakan orang yang bertanggungjawab menjayakan dan menetapkan dua perjalanan perniagaan terpenting ketika itu, satunya semasa musim panas ke Syria (utara) dan semasa musim sejuk ke Yaman (selatan) yang mana telah menjadikan Mekah di zaman itu berkembang menjadi bandar kaya dan pusat perniagaan yang maju. 

Umrah trip, ziarah and a bit of sirah

~Perjalanan Umrah dan ziarah 6-14 April 2012~

Alhamdulillah, dipermudahkan kami untuk mengerjakan umrah kali ini. One thing that I always notice, should we have the right intention of doing something, Insyallah, Allah will assist and make it easy for us. Pada mulanya, kitaorg berkira-kira untuk memandu dari Doha ke Mekah secara solo. Bila tanya orang2 yg dikenali (masih baru di Doha, orang yg dikenali pun beberapa kerat ajelah) kebetulan ada yang baru saja pergi cuti sekolah lepas ataupun ada yang ambil 'flight' ke sana. So, kami rasa 'confident' untuk redah 'drive' berpandukan gps dan info dari internet. Tak disangka, selang seminggu sebelum pergi, semasa saya borak2 dengan seorang kakak yang baru dikenali ni, dia pun nak ke sana pada hari yg sama dan tak keberatan jika kami konvoi dgnnya. Last minute kawan ofis suami pun turut serta. Jadi kami 3 kereta convoy ke Mekah, alhamdulillah ada guide utk yg 'first timer travel via road' macam kami ni. Kalau tak, rasanya terkial2 jugaklah. Pergi dengan orang yang dah 3-4 kali pergi, sungguh 'reliable', sbb dorang dah tau selok belok dealing with custom, arah jalan dan tempat2 R&R yg sesuai. All in all, syukur dipermudahkan. Lepas2 ni dah taulah kalau nak memandu ke sana cuma perjalanan yang agak jauh memenatkan pemandu (x boleh nak bergilir sbb perempuan x dibenarkan memandu di sana). Cabaran utama, mengantuk semasa memandu dengan jalan lurus di tengah padang pasir dan kadang2 meredah ribut pasir yg tebal & kadangkala berpanjangan, kena 'slowdown' due to low visibility. 

sandstorm

Antara pemandangan yg menarik sepanjang perjalanan

sekawan unta di padang pasir

Akid in ihram.

Singgah bermalam di Taif. Another 60-70 km to Mecca. 

Mula berihram dan pasang niat di Miqat Qarn Al Manazil di Taif. 

Masjid di Miqat ni bersih dan bilik airnya selesa. Bagi orang yg tidak bermalam dimana2 tempat penginapan, boleh mandi sunat ihram di sini. Bilik air & mandi (shower) banyak. Selepas niat dan solat sunat di Miqat, kami memulakan perjalanan ke Mekah dgn bertalbiah. Kenangan mengerjakan haji kembali menerjah, cuma 2 tahun lepas, ramai2 bertalbiah didalam bas dari Madinah ke Mekah. Terbit perasaan teruja dan kerdil, teruja untuk sampai ke rumah Allah dan merasa sungguh kerdilnya kita sebagai hamba yg Esa. Dari Taif ke Mekah Al Mukarramah, muka buminya jugak berbukit bukau dari batu2 keras dan berpadang pasir. Bila baca sejarah, Rasulullah ke Taif dari Mekah (60-70km) untuk berdakwah dan menyeru kaum di Taif untuk beriman (menerima Islam), namun balasan yang diterima, baginda dperlekehkan dan dilempar dengan batu. Sebenarnya byk cabaran dan liku2 ditempuhi rasulullah di awal2 dan sepanjang mengembangkan ajaran Islam terutamanya tentangan dari kaumnya sendiri kaum Quraisy.

Sepanjang perjalanan yg panjang dari Doha-Taif-Mekah, Mekah-Madina dan pulang Madinah-Riyadh-Doha) sambil2 utk menemani suami agar tidak mengantuk, mcm2 topik keluar, selain isu semasa kadang2 berkisar sejarah zaman rasulullah dan khalifah. My hubby is my 'walking library', mcm ada folder buku2 yg dia baca dlm otak dia tu, so byk exchange cerita. Ada few applications yg dah lama saya download ke handphone tp tak sempat nak baca habis, so baca dlm spjg perjalanan, refresh balik sejarah nabi yg pernah dengar dan baca dulu2, ada yg dah lupa. Kdg2 tertidur jugak, kesian driver ;p

Saya suka baca 'Prophetic Timeline' ni sungguh padat & ringkas, dengan setiap cerita ada subsections: 'events' ; 'lessons & wisdoms'; 'Edicts & Rulings'. Senang ikut based on timeline. Another application: 'This is Mohammad' by iPhoneislam, menceritakan agak terperinci pasal perjalanan hidup Rasulullah. Others sejarah kalifah2 islam dan hero2 islam yg banyak berjasa mengembangkan syiar islam ke kontinen2 sekitarnya. Dalam Prophetic Timeline, it starts with the descendents of Abraham (ke keturunan nabi, kaum Quraish dari bani Hashim) till to the last chapter, the 'The Choice', hari2 terakhir baginda Rasulullah (SAW). 

Bercerita dengan anak, Nabi Muhammad (SAW) pun anak tunggal, (macam isu besar to some people yg murah rezeki dengan anak2, rezeki Allah tetapkan tidak sama ok, ada terlebih dan terkurang here and there. Perlu ker nak tanya berulangkali dan persoalkan takdir Allah. Ops sessi meluah perasan pulak:@). Malah baginda dilahirkan anak yatim, tak pernah kenal rupa bapa, so I pesan dekat anak kita kena banyak bersyukur, kita dah diberi nikmat macam2. Seawal 6 tahun, Rasulullah ditakdirkan menjadi yatim piatu. Sedih sungguh baca, bila ibunya, Aminah membawa nabi ke Madinah bersama pengasuhnya Barakah berjumpa dgn relatives, uncles and cousins, seronok bermain bersama, belajar main layang2 etc, but then bila otw pulang ke Mekah, ibunya meninggal, nabi yg ketika itu baru berusia 6 tahun, pulanglah dengan sedih dengan  pengasuhnya. Baginda kemudian dijaga oleh datuknya Abdul Muttalib. Nama sebenar Abdul Muttalib, Shaybah, anak kepada orang berpengaruh Mekah, Hashim & Salma. Bila Al-Muttalib, adik kepada moyang nabi Hashim mengambil datuk nabi dari Madinah (dulu, dipanggil Yathrib) dan membawa ke Mekah, org2 Mekah menyangka dia hamba Muttalib, lalu dipanggil Abdul Muttalib. (Abdul maknanya hamba). 

Nabi Muhammad SAW antara cucu kesayangan Abdul Muttalib, sentiasa berada disebelah datuknya ketika datuk berehat2 bersama anak2nya di tepi kaabah. Anak Abdul Muttalib (bapa2 saudara nabi) kesemuanya 10 orang, antaranya Hamzah & Abbas yg memeluk Islam, Abu Talib yg menyokong nabi dan Abu Lahab yg begitu tegar menentang baginda sehingga turun ayat Al-Lahab. Tempat bermanja, datuknya pula meninggal semasa baginda berumur 8 tahun. Sedih mengenangkan seorang kanak2 hilang tempat bergantung, satu persatu. Alhamdulillah, Allah tidak membiarkan nabi terkontang kanting, baginda kemudian dibela bapa saudara kesayangannya Abi Talib. Kemudian, years later (dalam tahun 10 kenabian) nabi diuji dengan pemergian orang2 kesayangan bila Abu Talib bapa saudara yg banyak membela dan melindungi nabi dari kaum Quraish (walaupun bapa saudaranya tidak beriman dgn agama Allah) diikuti dengan isteri tercinta Khadijah, orang yg paling rapat, tunjang kekuatan yang sentiasa menemani dan menyokong baginda. Tahun tersebut dikenali dengan The year of deep sorrow. Hmmm so heartbreaking! Dah jadi entry sejarah pulak. Btw, kisah rasulullah tak pernah jemu untuk dibaca.

Alhamdulillah, sampailah kami ke kota suci Mekah, yg Allah janjikan pahala berganda bila beribadat keranaNya di situ, insyallah, ameen! Tanah haram yang tidak dibenarkan 'non muslim' untuk menjejak kaki ke situ. Suasana di masjidilharam walaupun tidak sepadat musim haji, tapi orang sentiasa ramai persis ketika haji.

Selepas 3 hari di Mekah, kami bergerak ke Madinah. Dalam perjalanan dari Mekah ke Madinah, permandangan sekitar yang tenang dgn bukit bukau dan padang pasir seluas mata memandang. Satu dua tempat terdapat wadi dan ladang unta. Bila mengenangkan bagaimana Rasulullah (SAW) dengan sahabat baiknya Sayyidina Abu Bakar (ra) sekadar menunggang unta meredah padang pasir yang berbukit-bukau, selama 7 hari berturut2 (mengikut sumber yg dibaca, credit to 'Prophetic Timeline') dalam terik mentari dan dingin malam (mungkin ada ribut pasir jugak, ni saya tambah, but it could be so) semasa awal berhijrah secara senyap2 dari Mekah ke Madinah setelah ada pakatan dari kaum Quraisyh Mekah untuk membunuh baginda. Whereas, nowadays people travel via staright hiway and as ourselves, we travelled in air conditioned vehicle just within few hours (roughly 5hrs) to reach Medina. 

Alhamdulillah, selamat sampai Madinah Al Munawwarah, bumi kaum Ansar yang menerima agama Tauhid, Allah swt dan banyak mendokong perjuangan Rasulullah, disamping menerima dan banyak membantu kaum muslimin muhajirin dari Mekah. Check-in di salah satu hotel antara banyak hotel2 sekitar masjid Nabawi. Kali ni, saya berulang alik ke ke masjid bersendirian sahaja, tidak seperti waktu haji ada kawan perempuan (Fuza) bersama2 dengan dia sentiasa. Bila masuk area Raudhah, banyak bertawakkal sahaja sbb orang ramai yang sesetengahnya agak aggressif. Saya menyelit2 sahaja dengan jemaah2 dari Turki, Arab dan Pakistan (kes malas nak menunggu, Kumpulan dari Asia selalu dilepaskan akhir-akhir), alhamdulillah dipermudahkanNya untuk solat didalam raudhah. Ada seorang wanita muda kebetulan berdoa didepan saya, lalu saya mengalihkan dia sedikit untuk berada ditepi dan solat. Dia seolah2 faham dan jadi 'guard' dari saya ditolak jemaah lain. Selesai solat dia melambai tangan bye2 utk pergi & saya ucapkan tq :) 

Semasa menunggu salah satu solat zohor, kebetulan sampai awal ke masjid, saya mengambil tempat di sebelah wanita pakistan dari Manchester. Selesai solat sunat dan baca Al-quran, kami sempat jugakla bertegur sapa. Dia yang menegur saya dulu (as usual, sbb saya jarang nak tegur orang yang belum dikenali) Seronok dengar seorang ibu yang bangga bercerita tentang anak2nya dan saya yakin dalam hati dia terdetik syukur. Dari seramai 5 org, yg duduk serata dunia termasuk Asia, i.e. Korea & indonesia. Sebelahnya diperkenalkan menantunya Sofea, a British convert married to her 2nd son, 'minah saleh' yang ayu bertudung litup. Nampakla dia mengajar menantunya sembahyang sunat, baca Quran. She's such a good mother in law. Selepas zohor, bila nak sembahyang sunat, terdengar menantunya bertanya, again? hehe... Sebelum berpisah sempatla dia (if not mistaken her name is Shumi, m bad with names) pesan to remember them in prayers. Insyallah, we are encouraged to pray for all muslims even for those are no longer with us in this world. Nampak kelibat mereka semasa masuk ke raudhah. Tidak terserempak pulak kakak2 dan makcik2 (emak kakak2 yg pergi bersama) dan orang2 Doha semasa di masjidil nabawi maupun di masjidilharam. Selain tempat besar, orang ramai, saya jenis jalan tak nampak orang... Bila jumpa semasa nak pergi ziarah bersama, barulah dengar cerita pengalaman mereka beribadat disana dan alhamdulillah mereka juga dipermudahkan semasa masuk ke raudhah. 

While in Madinah, kitaorg ambil kesempatan ke masjid Qubaa dan Bukit Uhud sebelum bertolak balik keesokan paginya dengan menempuh ribut pasir yg berpanjangan sebelum sampai ke Riyadh dan bermalam di situ sebelum meneruskan perjalanan ke Doha. Pecah rekod tidak membeli belah apa-apa di Mekah dan Madinah kecuali membeli sebotol besar air zam zam untuk dibawa pulang dan sedikit makanan utk bekalan di dalam kereta. Harapan saya, suami & anak akan diberi hidayah, lebih berubah ke arah kebaikan dan disayangi Allah swt. Saya tak kisah jika manusia tak memperduli dan mengasihi kami asalkan tidak Allah swt. Semoga kami dipanjangkan umur, dimurahkan rezeki, diberi kelapangan dan diizinNya untuk kembali lagi dan dapat beribadat di Masjidilharam & Masjidilnabawi, insyallah.

Syukur, segalanya dipermudahkan Allah, arrived home safe and sound.

Masjidil Nabawi

Masjid Qubaa

Makam Syuhada Uhud.  

Bukit Rumat - dimana rasulullah secara strategik menempatkan pemanah muslim semasa perang Uhud melawan angkatan Mekah pimpinan Khalid Al Walid. Perang Uhud yg memberi banyak pengajaran kepada kaum muslimin Ansar & muhajirin.  Bapa saudara nabi, Hamzah yg digelar Singa Allah antara yg syahid, ditangan Wahshi yg tangkas dgn tombak yang telah diupah untuk membunuhnya.

Wah panjangnya my entry this time. Saya memang suka sejarah ter 'elaborate' lebih sikit! Kelemahan saya if ada fakta2 yg agak lari, sbb sy tulis laju2 apa yg sy faham & ingat dan 'flow' agak yg keluar dari otak ke jari yg menaip. That's why bahasa kali ni agak campur baur, english-bm. Hmm again, my bad.

Menyelusuri seni Islam silam

Going to museum? Yawn! Well, it might be boring to some people but not us, I mean me. When we were about to leave the house to the Museum of Islamic Art, my son asked me: "Why museum??" Sigh.

When I entered the building, my first impression was Wow! 

I love its masterpiece architectural and peaceful ambiance. 

~Among the displayed items~

This pen box from Spain was beautifully crafted from Ivory and brass, dated 1003-1004 AD.

 i.e. more than 1000 years ago and it's still in an excellent condition!!

Impressive!

These are quadrants from 13-14th Century.

Compass and ruler from 19th century

Gold coins of no particular order:

Muayyad dinar, Tremissis (third dinar), Abbasid dinar, Fatimid dinar and Ottoman findiq.

It was ancient ago!!

Hunting horn from Italy dated 11-12th century.

Ramayana text from India since 16th century.

Steel armour for the rider and horse from Turkey dated late 15 century.

And actually lots more of magnificent artworks collection from the different regions of the world (Turkey, North Africa, Middle east, Iran, Iraq, Europe, Far east, China, India, etc.) dating as early as 7th century. The (studied) physical evidence somehow provides useful information to the modern generation of the early Islamic civilisation, the Islamic world history, their inventions, technology, the diversify culture and creativity. 

For more information, please visit this website:

http://www.mia.org.qa

The legacy of Imam Bukhari

During the weekend in Uzbekistan back in 2009, my colleagues and I planned a trip to Samarkand. It's the second largest city in Uzbekistan which has been listed by UNESCO in its World Heritage as Samarkand, Crossroads of Cultures.


While in Samarkand, alhamdulillah I had a chance to visit the mosque of Imam Bukhari to perform our jama' prayer and it is where the Imam Bukhari mausoleum is placed. Imam Bukhari is well known for his contribution to the Muslim worldwide with his widely referred hadith compilation, Sahih Bukhari that has been acknowledged as the most authentic compilation of all. Personally, I do aware of that and appreciate his effort and contribution. However, little did I know about the history of this great man. Knowing this, it gave me the urge to find out more about Imam Bukhari. 


Some brief information, summarised from the googled websites:

Imam Bukhari or written as Al-Buxoriy in Uzbek, was a Muslim scholar, born in 810AD in the city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan which previously known as Khorasan. His real name was Muhammad Ibn Ismail Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Al-Mughirah Ibn Bardizbah Al-Bukhari. His father, Ismail Ibn Ibrahim was a known hadith scholar who was died while in his young age and Imam Bukhari was an infant.


At the young age of 10, Imam Bukhari obtained the admission in the Hadith class in Bukhara. Then at 18, he visited Makkah (Mecca) accompanied by his mother and elder brother to perform pilgrimage. Both of his mother and brother returned home after the hajj and Imam Bukhari stayed there for further education. He had also travelled to Medina, Egypt, Syria, Kufa, Baghdad and Basra to seek knowledge for Hadith transmission.


Imam Bukhari was gifted with remarkably strong memory and sharp intellect. He did not depend on pen and paper as much as he relied on his mind and memory. He was known as a pious man, hard working and generous. He had spend his wealth descended by his father in the path of Allah, where in the end he had been left with no money forcing him to spend his day with few almonds.


In the year 864AD, Imam Bukhari settled in Nishapur where he met Muslim ibn Al-Hajjah and being his student. He eventually collected and organised his long, thorough works on hadith collection, Sahih Muslim. 


Due to political issues and problem, he returned to his hometown, Bukhara. While in his hometown, the Governor of Bukhara has requested the Imam to visit the governor's home to teach his children. He had declined stating that he gave greater respect to knowledge than to people. According to him, for they who in need of the knowledge and it is they who should seek it. A second request was made for the Imam to hold sessions strictly for governor's children which was also declined by him. The governor was infuriated by the second refusal and ordered him out of Bukhara. Upon hearing this, the people in Samarkand invited Imam Bukhari to his town. 


Imam Bukhari moved to Khartank, a village near Samarkand where he died on 1st Syawal in 870AD at the age of 62. (To Allah we belong and to HIM we shall return)

His legacy, the hadith collection which have reached us:


1. Sahih Bukhari, is regarded as the most authentic of all hadith compilation which was based on sound reports with chains of narration going back all the way to the Prophet SAW, regarding matters pertaining to the Prophet's practises and words during his times. 


2. Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, the book devoted to matters of respect and propriety.


May Imam Bukhari's works considered as his 'amal jariah' (good deed) during his life and May ALLAH SWT rewards him the place in Jannah (heaven). 

Imam Bukhari's mosque in Samarkand

The mausoleum of Imam Bukhari in the centre of the mosque's compound

In front of Imam Bukhari's mausoleum

The legacy of Danish writer

Currently, my son loves reading the storybooks written by Roald Dahl, a British writer, which he borrows from his school library. Interesting books, kind of unique and sometimes, even I, myself read them.  It reminds me when I was a little kid, I enjoyed reading the fairytale books such as 'Thumbelina', 'The princess and the pea', 'The emperor's new clothes', 'The Little Mermaid', 'The ugly duckling' and many more. Being just a kid, it didn't really matter to me who was the writer as long as I liked the book. 

~Google pix~

I came to know the author of those books when I was in Copenhagen, way back in 2005. He was Hans Christian Andersen (H.C. Andersen), the 19th Century Danish writer whom was born in Odense, Denmark. He moved to Copenhagen when he was 14 and died at the age of 70. His works on the children books had tremendously delighted children worldwide including myself. His writing of poetry and stories have been translated into more than 150 languages which many had inspired the movies, plays, ballets and animated films (e.g. Disney films). On his birthday, April 2 is celebrated as International Children Book Day. 

It happened to be in the year 2005 when I was around in Copenhagen, they celebrated the bicentenary of Andersen's birth. A rememberance on his legacy, highlighting the history of his life and work. Being on the unpaid leave or best described as being on a summer holiday, I had the ample time to tour the city and visited the places (other than going to shopping streets and malls) with my 4 year old son at that time, while hubby was busy working :) 

Visited the Gallery of H.C. Andersen with no one else but Akid ;)

The statue of H.C. Andersen in the Copenhagen city

A statue of The Little Mermaid was placed in the Copenhagen harbor in honor of H.C. Andersen

My Kampung

Original site of the Malaysia's oldest mosque in Kampung Laut, Kelantan - google pix

Kampung Laut

My late granny whom I called Cik, enjoyed telling her grandcildren about her childhood life in Kampung Laut. Her memories of the kampung, incidents during the world war II and her memories of the Kampung Laut mosque (masjid), before it was relocated to Nilam Puri in 1968. I can still remember there was a painting of Masjid Kampung Laut, hanging in Cik's family hall in Palekbang. I believe she was proud of that oldest mosque which was originally built in her birthplace. (My granny and my parents moved to suburb Kampung Laut, Palekbang in 1970s). 

According to Cik, when she was a little kid in Kampung Laut, it was common to see the elephants passing the village. Hmmm, I can't imagine this :-o

Early this year, my parents had moved to Pengkalan Chepa, 5 minutes drive to the Sultan Ismail Airport. However, there are few relatives remain in Kampung Laut, which is well known for its delicious Beef 'Serunding' or we call it 'sambal daging', sort of spicy meat floss. It's commonly eaten as a side dish, best served with hot rice during 'sahur' or as filler with bread :)

Serunding Daging Kampung Laut

The view of housing areas in the villages nearby Kota Bharu and Pengkalan Chepa. (Pix in June 2011)

Pekan Palekbang, on the way to Kampung Laut. (pix June 2011)

A boat at a jetty in Kampung Laut, an alternative transportation for villagers.
Daily transporting passengers from Kampung Laut,  across the Kelantan river to Kota Bharu and vice versa.
Along the river of  Kampung Laut, there are few Batik, Dodol and Serunding home-based cottage industries.
(pix June 2011)

The history of Masjid Kampung Laut

It's believed that Masjid Kampung Laut was built by the Muslim missionaries from Jawa, whom survived the struggle in the open sea when their boat leaked and safely landed in Kampung Laut. They built the mosque as a gratitude to Allah for saving their lifes. Masjid Kampung Laut is regarded as the oldest mosque in Malaysia. Although the actual 'built - date' was not recorded, but its design shown the similarity of Masjid Damak in Jawa which was built in 1401. The mosque had survived the two 'big' floods known 'Bah Air Merah' in 1926 and in 1966. Severe damages occured in second one, where parts of the mosque were swept away by the flood. The mosque was transfered to University Malaya Islamic Academy compound in Nilam Puri in 1968. The original architecture has been retained except for the damaged parts, which was rebuilt by the Malaysian History Society.

Picture of oldest mosque, Masjid Kampung Laut from google:

The original site of the mosque in Kampung Laut, taken in 1905.

The mosque was then relocated to Nilam Puri in 1968 and handed to State Government in 1970.

The mosque in Nilam Puri

Recent pix of the Masjid Kampung Laut in Nilam Puri